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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
COSTLY FUNERAL FOR PUG DOC.
Hundreds OF Children See the Body Ly-
ing in Pink Silk,

Ing In Pink SILK.
Trenton, N. J.-Fannie, pug dog
owned by Mrs. c. E. Bosser, was
buried under extraordinary circum-
stances, mourned by hundreds. The
dog lay in state all day in the front
parlor. 1t required large casket,
for it had grown broad and heavy be-
cause Of fatty degeneration of the
heart.
The casket was lined with pink silk,
the artistic idea of Mrs. Bosser, work
ed out by an undertaken. Fannie was
carefully washed, so that her light
brown coat matched the casket lining.
A large bow of white silk was around
the dogs neck.
Several hundred school children
took leave of the dead pet and praised
its life-like appearance. There were
solemn tunes on the organ and the
children sang hymns. Some placed
carnations in the casket before 1t
was closed and carried with much
solemnity to the rear yard, where 1t
was inferred under pear tree. A
stone will be placed to mark the spot.
Mrs. Boser's eyes were infamed with
long weeping for Fannie.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Rooseyelt to Ride and Drive.

President Roosevelt has purchased
three horses, q landau, a brougham
and a victoria. They We're obtained
in New York City through the Presl'
dents brother-in-law. Douglas Robin.
son. The President already has in
the White House stables a fine ken-
tucky thoroughbred saddle horse, as
also is Mrs. Roosevelt's saddle mare
Yacanka. 1t is the intention OF the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt TO ride
occasionally together.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Klondlko Mining Swindies.

Consul McCook. of Dawson, writing
to tie State Department, at Washing
ton, warns against investing in GER
tain klondike mining companies float
ed il the United States. He says:
These companies issue prospecruses
giving as reference, without authori-
ty, prominent Government officials and
others in Dawson. The statements
made are in most instances flagrantly
false, and some companies have been
known TO actually pay unearned divi-
dends in order to sell their stock"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
RESCUED FROM SH|PNRECE
Two Hundred Passengers Taken From
the Hating in Alaskan Waters
$25O,OOO IN GOLD DUST SAVE[

I1-Lucle Pursues the Ships of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway-Englneer Brewe
Says That the Accident Could No
Have Been Avoided-Praise For tn
Captain and Crew-Passengers Stories
Vancouver. B. C.-Two hundred pas
sengers and a quarter Of million
dollars worth Of gold dust. rescued
from the wrecked steamer Hating. ar
rived in Vancouver by the steamer
Willipa. All the stories told by the
passengers vary slightly, but the mair
facts are the same.
W. M. Brewer, the well-know1
American mining engineer, said that
the accident could not have been
avoided; that the ill-luck following
the Canadian Pacific steamships had
overtaken the Hating. and that the
cleverest navigator in the world
could not have prevented the accident
81 was in the bow Of the boat" he
said, when the vessel struck. and al
though the shore was fifteen feet
away the fog was so dense I could
not see it. When the Hating rammed
her nose on the rock the women
screamed. One of them seized life
preservcr, while the Chinese cook
rushed from below with an ugly cary.
ing knife in one hand and life-pre'
server in the other and shouted to the
passengers. You go in boat, me 60
too His song died away by force
The men passengers We're as cool as
if they were on Sunday-school pic
mic, though with the long list Of dis
asters to Klondike steamers in their
minds they expected the worst"
J. B. McGregor says: II was in the
bow directly under the pilot house
when we struck. Captain Gosse, the
mate and a quartermaster were on
the bridge peerins ahead. All after
noon we were running into dense bill
lows of fog. Just as we reached the
narrowest part of the channel we ran
Into a pocket. A hundred passengers
peered over the bow. One could not
see a foot ahead. Then the fog lifted,
and Captain Gosse was the first to see
rocks to the right, fifty feet ahead.
"He signaled to reverse the en-
gines, but it was too late. The steam
er with her own headway scraped
upon the rocks into a natural groove
between two Jagged ridges thirty feet
either way. Had the engines not been
stopped when they were the steel ship
would have been split in two and
gone down in 130 fathoms with all on
board"
A dozen other passengers told SINH
lar stories, and of how the Captain
assured them that the steamer was
wedged fast. and sent them ashore
down the side ladders with the pre-
cious gold dust. While they were on
shore the wreck was examined. 1t
was found that the steamers entire
forefoot was ripped off and six-foot
hole stove in her plates. and that she
was leaking badly. If left as she was
she would turn turtle with the rising
tide. She was then tied tight with
hawsers to trees on the Isle where she
had run ashore and the passengers
returned to the ship.
The Hating cost the Canadian Pa
cifc Railroad $233,000 at the begin
ming Of the season, and she was to
have been taken off the run at The end
Of this trip.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
MaacaRni,R Long Hair.

"A good story is being told about
Mascagni. 1t is we'll known that he
has been offered and will probably ac-
cept an engagement to conduct a Sc
ries Of concerts In the United States
next winter. Upon this Mascagnl, 1t
seems, has let his hair grow. he be-
ing under the impression that the
Americans will not accept any but d
long-haired musician. Somebody, at
any rate, has told him so, and In
stanced the case Of NJ. Paderewsh-
London Truth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
DAYTON WOMAN DENIES CHARGES
Pleads Not Guilty of Poisoning Her Four
Husbands and Children.

Dayton, Ohio.-The formal charge Of
murder in the first degree was pre-
ferred against Mrs. Mary Belle Wit
wer, suspected of having caused the
deaths OF her four husbands and her
own children by poison.
The affidavit was sworn to by Chief
of Detectives Frank Mcbride, and is
based on the death Of Mrs. Anna c.
. Pugh, q sister of the accused. 1t is
charged that death was due to the ad-
ministration Of arsenic wilfully and
purposely by Mrs. Witwer.
Mrs. Witwer was arraigned in police
court On the charge of murder. She
pleaded not guilty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
MUSOLINO is CAPTURED
italian Brigand Accused of Having.
Committed twenty-five Murders.
The Government Had Offered Big Re-
wards FIR His Arrest - Taken
After a Desperate Struggle.

Rome, Italy.-Thc notorious b:igand,
Musollno. has been captured after u
fierce resistance at Urbino. He had
long tcrrorized Calabria. and is credit
cd with having committed twenty-five
murders.
Owing to the sympathy manifested
toward him by the peasantry Muso'
limo had always escaped capture. de-
spite the immense reward the GcVeru-
nent offered for his arrest.
Giuseppe Musolino. who styles him.
self a gentleman br:gand," has been
q fugitive from justice for two years.
He claims to be the victim of judi
cial conspiracy.
In October, 1893. Musolino, who is a
man of good family and education,
met Vincenzo Zoccoli, one Of his polltI-
cal oDponents. A quarrel arose ana
Zoccoli stabbed Musolno ever forty
times in the hands and arms. Muso-
limo was lying dangerously i'll from his
wounds when Zoccoli was shot from
ambush. Musolino was accused of the
crime, and dragged frcm his bed to
prison. The presiding Justice was a
notorious protector of the opposing
faction, and Musolino was convicted
and sentenced to twenty-five years at
hard labor.
Musolino managed to escape before
long, and has since been renorselessly
enforcing the threats to kill those re-
sDonsible for his conviction made at
the time he was sentenced. His sole
motive for leading the bloodthirsty
life which has made him famous
seems to have been vengeance. He Is
said to have killed twelve out of the
fifteen men who appeared on the stand
against him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Twenty-nine HaSers Suspended,

Twenty-nine students have been sus>
Dended from the Missouri University
at Columbia, Mo-, for hazing L. l..
Thompson. They clipped his hair i'll
the form Of u horseshoe. marched him
about mile into the country, removed
all his clothing and left him there af-
ter q good spanking. They must make
him written apologies before they will
be reinStated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Commissions For Naval Gunners.

The Navy Department, at Washing,
ton, has received the papers in the
cases OF Naval Gunners Francis Mar
tin ard Henry b. Soule, who have
passed guod examinations and have
been recommended for appointment as
officers Of the line. When they receive
their commissions they will be the
first enlisted men to obtain such ad'
yancement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
TYPES OF BULGARIAN BRIaANDs.

Stone. He then proceeded to the resi-
dence of the Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, Tewfik Pasha, and demanded
the immediate retirement Of the Turk.
ish troops.
This was acceded to, and the Bulga'
sarian forces followed suit. Mr.. Ed
dy's action has the unanimous APPROX
nj Of the members Of the Diplomatic
Corps, who are convinced that eft.
forts to liberate Miss Stone by force
will undoubtedly result in her murder
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
New Trial Granted TO Miller

The Appellate Division of the Su
preme Court at Brooklyn, \. T.. has
handed down an opinion g." 1ting a
new trial to William F. Milier, mana
ger of the defunct Franklin Syndi'
cate, of Brooklyn, which induced peo'
pie to invest on promise of $50 pei
cent. profit per annum. Miller was
convicted on April 80, 1900, and SEN
fenced to ten years at hard labor in
Sing Sing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
1isntenant Williams Slain.

Second Lieutenant James G. Will
Jams, of the Twelfth Infantry, fell
off q train in Tarlac, ?. l.. and was
killed. Lieutenant Williams was a
son of General Robert Williams, for
merly General of the Army.
who died few weeks ago. Young
Williams enlisted in the Army as
private in the Thirty-fourtb Infantry,
and was promoted rapidly to second
lieutenancy for efficient services IN
the Philippines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
REFORMS IN AFGHANlSTAN.
New Ameer Increases Pay OF the Soldiers
and Will Reduce the Land Taxes.

New Ameer Increases Pay OF the Soldiers
and Will Reduce the Land Taxes.
London.-The Simla correspondent
of the Times says Ameer Habib vi.
lab has increased the pay Of the At
CHAN soldiers and promises reduc.
ton of the taxes on land. He Is likely
to spring into immediate popularity.
The Afghans presumably hope that
Habib Ullah will depart from the tis-
cal policy Of his father and abolish
the heavy imposts on trade and the
State monopolies. The removal Of
the transit duties and the abolition
of the monopolies would cause an i'm
mense revival of trade between India
and Afghanistan along the ancient
caravan route.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Citizens Return the Fire of Safe Blower
Woundinc Three of Them.

Citizens Return the Fire of Safe Blowers
wounding Three of Them.
Evansville, Ind.-A loud explosion
aroused the village of Howell, a few
miles from here, a few days ago. The
citizens discovered that four robbers
had blown open the bank safe and
were in the act of plundering it. In
stantly the bank was surrounded,
and the citizens opened fi"e, which
was returned by the robbers as they
fed.
When the fusilade ended three rob-
bers, badly wounded, were stretched
out on the ground. The fourth had
escaped Marshall Sumpter was shot
in the leg. The wounded robbers are
in the hospital. They refuse to talk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Thistles Fed to Cattle.

Owing to the scarcity of hay IN
Western Kansas farmers are feeding
Russian thistles to their stock IL
has been discovered that Russian this,
ties make good food for cattle, ana
cattlemen have gathered them the
same as hay and stacked them for
winter feeding.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Rank Robbero Make q Big Haul.

The vault of the Farmers and Cit
zcns' Bank in Trio, Ohio, was wrecked
by six robbers, who procured the con-
tents and escaped. 1t is said the vault
contained $4,000. The explosion
awoke the people of the town. All
who approached the bank were driven
away Dy the robbers. who were armed
with rifles. They escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
LEOPOLD PLANS A VISIT
fhe King of Belgium is Coming to
the United States.
expects to Get Suggestions of Shipping
Arrangements Beneficial to the
Ports OF His Kingdom.

Antwerp, Belgium. - King Leopold
has decided to visit New York City.
He announced this decision at an in
terview granted to the Burgomaster.
His Majesty expects among other
advantages to obtain in the United
States many suggestions regarding
the handling of shipping which will
prove beneficial to the ports of Bel
GUM.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
PresIdent Castro Seeks Peace

President Castro has made state
ment of the attitude of Venezuela to-
ward Colombia, declaring that he de-
sired and. was seeking peace between
the republics. but, in common with
Ecuador and Nicaragua, Venezuela
desired the downfall Of the present
Conservative Government at Bogota.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

German kidnapped by Bulgarian Brigands
Herr Rosenthal, the representative
of German firm, has been kidnapped
by Bulgarian brigands at silistria.
The Roumanian Government has sent
n nrotest to Sofia and the Bulgarian
Government has ordered troops to
pursue the brigands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
An Anarchist Editor Sentenced.

Laurent Tailhade, the Anarchist, at
Paris, France, was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment and to pay fine
OF 5000 for an article he printed in
the Libertaire,at the time of the Cars
visit. The article melted an attack
on the Gar and gloritied the Anar'
chiSts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Typhoid Fever Prevalent.

The weekly bulletin Of the City
Health Department of Chicago calls
attention to the unusual prevalence
of typhoid fever throughout the coun'
try, and ventures the opinion that the
first year Of the new century will be
known as a typhoid fever year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Student Without Money Kills Himself.

David Arnott, of Woodford County.
ky., q member of the senior class at
the State College, at Lexington, shot
himself in the head with q revolver.
Lack Of money with which to COM
plcte his course is assigned rs the
cause.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Treasury at Highest Mark.

Nearly $1,2Oo,OO0,OOO is the enor
nous sum of money which the United
States Treasury has now in its pos.
session. This is an aggregate OF
wealth never before equaled In the
history of this or any other country
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
TURKISH TROOPS WITHDRAW.
Miss Stone Would Be Killed If the Mill
tary Activity Was Continued.

Constantinople. Turkey.-It Is now
learned. that the Turkish commander
had completed arrangements to sur
round Miss Ellen NJ. Stones captors.
Spencer Eddy, Secretary Of the Uni
ted States Legation, however, received
Information that further activity
would result in the death Of Miss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
E,caped From a Transport.

Thomas Brennan, a private soia!er,
under sentence of life imprisonment
for killing a superior officer. escaped
from the transport Fitzpatrick wnlle
she was lying in the harbor of Hello
r.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Mistaken For a Deer and Killed.

William Bowley. Of Skowhegan,
aged nineteen years, was accident
nlly shot and killed by Edwin l..
VAN, of Houlton. at West Hastings
Brook, Me. Bowley was mistaken
for deer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Ronl Robbers Get S11, 900.

The Bank of Barysville, at Poto.
mac. ILL.,. was entered by robbers and
about $1,000 in currency taken. TO
get into the safe two charges OF nitro
glycerine were used. The men es.
caped on q hand-car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

LUCAS COUNTY. %" 81
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner Of the firm Of F. J. CHENEY d
Co., doing business inthe City ofToledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of cATARRH that cannot be
tured by the use of HALJ's CATARRH CUBE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my
t~, presence. this 9Th day Of December,
SEAL A. D., 1886. A. ". GLEASON;
'~~' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
MYSTERY IN M'KlNLEY'S DEATH.
Doctors Now Declare tho Exact Cause
Will Never Be Known.


Will Never Be Known.
New York City.-The physicians and
surgeons who attended President Nc
Kinley in the closing days of his life
have presented to the State Medical
Society, here in semi-annual session, a
report covering the medical and surgi.
cal history Of the case. 1t was read
by DR.. Mann. who said that there was
absolutely no meteorological infection.
Continuing he said:
"If you ask me what caused the
Presidents death I could not tell you.
doubt if that will ever be discovered.
Amongst contributory causes, how
ever, were the Presidents age. his
lack of exercise and his naturally
weak heart, which made his pulse
high"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Cub.n General Elections.

The date for the general elections in
Cuba has been set for December Il.
The Electoral College to choose d
President and Senators will meet on
February "a, 1902.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
ptr paaarvoir Burst.

A large reservoir. containing 10000.
OO0 gallons of water. burst and caused
great damage at East Liverpool, Ohio.
No lives were lost, but a score OF per
: MS had narrow escapes. The money
loss will reach $100,OO0.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
a,+o,n. E,nhezzler Sentenced.

James Fl. Mccullough, former Tax
Collector Of Altoona, Penn. who en-
bezzIed $4,000 of public funds, has
been sentenced to pay 5000 hne and
10 to tail for oDo year,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
To Ke,p Troops in Philippines.

To Keep Troops in Philippines.
It has been determined at the war
Department, at Washington, to send
troops to the Philippines to take the
plaee of those whose term OF ennst'
ment expires.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

No Abatement In Industrial Activity.
Industrial activity shows no abate-
ment, and the distribution of merchan-
disc of all kinds is very large.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Prison Tor FORMER Army Captain.

John VI. Neall, formerly Captain
In the United States Army, recently
convicted of forgery, at San Fran
cisco, Cal, was sentenced to serve
two years at Sc-n Quentin at hard la
boz
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

usIssuH Designs on Afghsnistan.
Afvices from st. Petersburg show
hlla& Russia is anxious to gain control
of AfghanNtAh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to sun.
light, washing and rubbing. Sold by all drug
0ists
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

The only people who keep diaries for
any length Of time are the people who
keep them for sale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Through Whirlpool Rapids in n Boat.

Peter Nissefh Of Chicago, has made
a successful trip through the whirl'
pool rapids Of the Niagara River in q
boat of his own design.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

Best For The Bowels. " +.
No matter what ails you, headache to .
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscAEETs help nature.
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost You just 10
cents to start getting your health back. Cas-
oARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes. every tablet has @. CO
stamped on It, Beware Of limitations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

Martial Law in Spain.
Martial law has been proclaimed ut
Seville, and disorders are reported
elsewhere in Spain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

More than twenty dirigible balloons
are building in or near Paris.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
milwaukee People
Could Hardly Believe It. A
Prominent Woman Saved From
Death by Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound. 4

"DFAHMRs. PMKHAM:-I suppose .
large number Of people who read of
nav remarkable cure Will hardly believe
It; had I not experienced 1t myself, !;
knoyy that should not.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

Naval Officers Wife a Suicide.
The wife Of Lieutenant Parmeter, u.
s. n, committed suicide ut Washing
ION while temporarily insane.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, I ..
66s

japan exported more than g ,000, 900
worth of lacquer wares last year. Va
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. go trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. d. KLINE, Ltd. a31 Arch st., Phila. Pa.
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It's only natural that at the close Of day
we should wear the clothes of night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

The man who jumps overheard is usually
over-bored with life.
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Best For The Bowels.

Electrical apparatus used in mining i
estimated to be worth Sl00,0O0,000.
The Conservative, 1901-02-07

and proceed to 60 under re house and it
catch could not, and am so compel re
old dog to kill and him to cook"
Instantly Colonel Gilmore was up out
of the room. onto the piazza and hanging
over the railing thereof mimicking sea-
sick passenger at the gunwale of ship.
Other stomachs were uneasy as though
dog fight were proceeding within their
inner sanctuaries. But the excitement
abated and the host explained that the
stew, of which we had partaken so
lavishly, was made of prime mutton,
although a dog feast was the highest
honor possible to tender aboriginals of
real distinction.
Antoine had been coached and trained
for the farce and played his part with
genius and skill. Colonel Sarpy declared
that the hoax was merely to initiate the
Fasteners into Western methods and to
demonstrate the power of mind over
matter, of the imagination over the
gorge and stomach. He was grim
joker as all his guests then and there
agreed.