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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

prisoners as If they were dangerous
wild beasts instead of unarmed gray
haired old farmers, some Of them
nearly eighty years Of age, kindly
fathers Of families, three with grand
children with them. little boys under
twelve years of age.
A gunboat lies on either side, and
not far away are the batteries of
one Of Great Britain's greatest doc6.
yards, all pointed day and night at
that helpless camp. Since the escape
of David du Ploy a powerful search.
light has swept the camp from time
to time during the night to prevent
further escapes.
Two prisoners did swim to the
shore of the main island lately, div
ing under the water to avoid the
search-lights, only to be caught by
the negro soldiers.
A reward is offered for information
concerning any runaway, and all per.
sons are warned that a severe pun
ishment awaits any person who fails
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

to the smallest and most helpless of
her colonies, from which the brand
of a penal colony had been wiped
away chiefly by the Introduction of
the industry Of lily-srowing by an
American and by the winter visits
of Americans to an American hotel.
The inhabitants of the islands
mostly seem to believe that a Boer
is n mixture of pirate and cannibal
with a dash of wildcat thrown in.
New rifles can now be found in priv
ate possession among the colonists
Ito defend their household if one OF
the Beers get loose!
A Boer prisoner amused himself by
making a toy. a little box, and threw
it to a resident who rowed past the
camp in his boat. The lid of the box
Slid back and showed snakes head
with a pin for a tongue. The Ber-
mudan keeps it as relic of war, but
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

tbe glare of the tropic sea. It's rocky
surface is covered with a thin soil
Oh which grows a coarse grass and
a few scrubby cedars. Darrells is
distant about GOO yards from the
main island and is surrounded by the
bright shallow waters of the sound.
Across this island is a strong iron
fence, to the east of it Is the Boer
camp, composed Of ten rows Of tents,
set as closely together as possible.
Here and on 4 tiny island. Burts one
acre, to the north, are huddled to-
gether like sheep in q pen some 93G
prisoners of war, eighteen of whom
are officers.
The sick have been placed on an
other small island, Ports. on which
q convalescent tent and hospital for
their accommodation is being built.
It has been very hot and dry for
weeks, and no provision has yet been
made for an ample supply of fresh
water. A condensing machine was
sent out from England, but it is
useless so far, because an important
part of the machinery was left be-
bind.
There are no wells in Bermuda.
All the water used on the main island
Is rain water caught in huge cisterns,
and the supply is low, owing to the
drought. Their cooking places are
still incomplete.
England has sent these prisoners
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

structed as to minimize the danger OF
explosion, but the dress of the work
men is also regulated by the manage
ment.
All workers in smokeless or nitro
powder and other high explosives wear
rubber aprons and sleeves. Another
safety appliance is the aluminium he'll
met, which causes the simian appear
ance of the men in the picture. The
object Of this queer costume is to pro-
tect the man from splashes of acids
and other chemicals. The tongs car
ried by one of the men are made Of
aluminium and are used for making
guncotton from its bath of nitric acid,
which has no effect upon aluminium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
leo Removal Lowered Lake Level.

An old suit was recently brought in a
Minnesota court by the owner of consid-
erabie' property along the White Bear
Lake. It was asserted that the removal
of ice by certain ice companies in winter
had resulted. in markedly lowering the
level of the water. 1t was shown, how
ever. that the company in question in re-
moving $500 tons yearly only withdrew
the equivalent of .02l of an inch of water
over the entire lakes surface, which cor
responds to the thickness of postal card.
This, it was held. is SO small fraction of
the annual loss by evaporation as to be
utterly insignificant and the case was dis
missed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

the burning sunshine Of Luzon with
much more comfort than an Aneri-
can with umbrella and fan. Their
skin is almost as tough as that of
q cariboo, and their feet have never
known what shoes are.
They are perfectly trustworthy" :"
says Postmaster Kingsnore, Of Dag
upan, more so than the average Fill
ipino, and among all have ever seen
not one was q beggar."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Oueer Tax PAYMENTS,

The natives of Uganda have just paid
their taxes for the current year, amount
ing approximately to 100000. This in
cludes payments in &ind consisting of
five elephants, one zebra, twenty chimpan-
2ees, several warthogs. water antelopes,
porcupines, snakes and cranes and numer-
Gus monkeys All these creatures have
been received at the Government head.
o"a tiers at Port Alice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
English Csages About Spurs.

Lord Grey de Ruthyn claims the
right to carry the sovereign's golden
spurs. A Field Marshal wears gilt
spurs, and mounted officers of other
services wear steel spurs, except in
mess dress. A victorious South At
rican general has been presented by
his many admirers with pair Of
gold spurs. He will never be able
to wear them in unifoTm.-London
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
English Lightship That Has No Crew.

A novel sort Of lishtShip is to be moored
off the Otter River. Islav. 1t will have
no crew, and will be worked by the com.
pound gas system. Two large gas hold
ers will contain as much gas as will light
the lantern for several months The gas
escaping from the holders Of the lantern
will operate the clapDer of bell placed
on a deck belfry, and the rocking of the
vessel will set Il tongue going as well.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Drink-Dens tho Cause.

Karl RECLAIM, NJ. D., Professor, Univer-
sity at Leipsic, says: "It is not militarism,
nor lack of religion, nor the materialistic
tendency that are producing the barbarity
and insubordination of our times, brought
to our notice by the police and court rec
ords Of every German land, but the in
credible number of drinking places. Week
after week others are being added to those
we already possess"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Signs Used by English Burglars.

Should you, while taking your morn
ing or evening stroll around your
house, notice any of these drawings,
or any chalk marks in the least resem-
bling them, on your garden wall or
the walls of your house, says Answers,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

10 be less harmful to the fbres Of the
threads than the usual bleaching pow
ders. goods bleached by electrolytic
means here described losing only two
per cent, against some eight per cent.
for chloride Of lime bleach. The ra-
pidity Of the bleaching operation ia
also somewhat increased.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
The French Alarmed.

The French Legislature has recently
passed rule that in order to protect chill
dren from the seductions of drunkenness,
the principles of temperance and the per
lis of drink should be systematically
taught in all elementary schools.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

A specially trained sanitary troop
lately drilling near Berlin has trans
formed cars of different kinds into
hospital cars with berths for sick
or wounded in from three and one
half to Ave minutes per car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

GENERAL VIEW OF BERMUDA ISLANDS,
BRITISH SENDING BOER PRISONERS. THE LONG, MAR
ISLAND IN THE CENTRE DARRELLS ISLAND, WHERE
FIRST DETACHMENT WAS SENT. OPPOSITE THIS is
PORTS ISLAND WHERE THE HOSPITALS ARE STATIONED
( fuckers SMALL EXTREME
IN BACKGROUND
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
Fashions For Dynamite Workers.

In factories where gunpowder and
the modern high explosives are made
the greatest precautions against acci-
dent are taken.
Not ONLY are the buildings so con-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
MEASURING THE SUMS HEAT.
The Immense Work Done by the Rayl
on the Earth's Surface.

Every school boy knows that rain is
produced by the sun evaporating the
water from the sea and the reprecipi.
tation of this water. But let him ask
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

with the greatest care, not allowing
any one to touch it. as he thinks the
pin is probably poisoned.
Precautions are taken to guard the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04
, ,>Tt'Se'eFt5s'Ct'<3t'St t'St'C<'SVCc'oOoC
! B0ER PRISONERS
! OFF AMERICAS COAST;
Are Ouartered Opposite Hamilton,
Bermuda.
HE 2300 Boer prisoners in
Bermuda are Ouartered on

~ HE 2300 Boer prisoners in
Bermuda are quartered on
| fuckers and Morgan islands,
in Great Sound, opposite the
city Of Hamilton, writes corre-
spOndent Of the New York World.
The entire area Of the isles on which
these men and their guard will be
encamped is less than thirty acres.
Darrell's Island, containing the first
lot of prisoners, those who arrived
from Cape Town in June, is less than
twenty acres in extent. long mar
row strip Of land on which the fierce
summer sun beats down, reflected in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04

Only 900 people in million die OF
old age.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-04


it the most attractive place on earth. 1t
is the only calm harbor in this world.
You know as we'll as I do that this outside
world and the business world is long
scene of jostle and contention. The man
who has dollar struggles to keep it; the
man who has it not struggles to get it.
Prices up. Prices down. Losses. Gains.
Misrepresentation. Gougings. Under
selling. Buyers depreciating; statesmen ex-
aggerating. Tenants seeking less rent;
landlords demanding more. Gold tidgety.
Struggles about office. len who are in
trying to keep in; men out trying to get
in. Slips, tumbles. Defalca tions.. Panics.
Catastrophes. 0 woman, thank God you
have home and that you may be queen
in it!
Better be there than wear queens cor
onet. Better be there than carry the
purse of princess. Your abode may be
humble, but you can by your faith in God
and your cheerfulness of demeanor gild it
with spiendors such as an upholsterer' s
hand never yet kindled.
There are abodes in the city-humble,
two stories. four plain uupapered rooms,
undesirable neighborhood-and yet there
is man here to-day who would die on the
threshold rather than surrender it. Why?
1t is home Whenever he thinks of it he
sees angels OF God lowering around it.
TIE ladders Of heaven are let down to this
house Over the child's rough crib there
are the c!antings of angels. as those that
sounded over Bethlehem. 1t is home.
These children may come up after
awhile. and they may win high position,
and they may have an affluent residence,
but they will not until their dying day
forget that humble roof under which their
father rested and their mother sang and
their sisters played.
Oh, if you would gather up all tender
memories, all the lights and shades of the
heart, all banquetings and reunions, all
tilial, fratcrnal, paternal and conjugal af.
fections, and you had only just four let.
ters TO spa neght ama ae5tn
eternity OF meaning. you would, with
streaming eyes and trembling voice and
agitated hand, write it out in those four
living capitals. HOME!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
Probate Court News.

In the estate of jeremiah Lowers, of
Lawrence township. inventory and ap-
praisement have been filed.
In the estate of Benjamin +. Her
shey, of Alliance. new bond Of trus-
tee has been filed and approved.
In the estate of George F. fengling,
of Minerva, final dividend of Az per
cent has been ordered.
The will of Michael Holtz, of Plain
township, has been filed for probate.
In the estate of Godfrey Grossni-
klaus. of Canton, George II. Clark has
been appointed administrator.
In the guardianship of Albert w.
Berger. of Canton, appraisement and
real estate bond ordered.
In the guardianship of George. JOS
eph and David Reese. Of Lawrence
township, third account has been filed.
In the guardianship of the Swanson
heirs. Of Canton, inventory has been
filed.
In the guardianship of Caroline Dau-
man. Of O0snaburg, inventory has been
filed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18

the penitentiary just few moments
before the pardon arrived. Quinn got
two years for assaulting with intent
to wound John Kelso. He used knife
and claimed he had to do 80 to protect
himself from an onslaught from his vic
tim, who was armed with dangerous
The cutting took place In this
city The governor and board of par.
dons reached the conclusion that Quinn
acted from the stand point Of self pres.
ervation.
The majority of the applicants who
passed the recent -
BAR EXAMINATION
appeared before Chief Justice Nina.
hall at the supreme court YESTERDAY
afternoon and were sworn and present
ed with their certificates. About the
usual number were successful at the
examination. The state Is turning out
between four and FIVE hundred lawyers
annually despite the tendency to make
each succeeding examination more rig.
orous than it's predecessor.
George r. Lichty, of Bucyrus, passed
the recent examination before the state
military board, and has been commis-
stoned first lieutenant Of Company A,
Eighth infantry. Another otficer-elect
in one of the companies of the regi-
ment did not meet the requirements
but will be given another opportunity
to pass the test.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
ON TO PITTsBuRG.
Northern Ohio Traction Com
pany Will Have Direct
Connection.

Akron, June 15.-The Everett Moore
syndicate will have a line to Pittsburg.
Oficials of the Northern Ohio Trac-
tion company have gone over route
from Ravenna to Garrettsville. and
Vice President Christy intimated Fri.
day that the Ravenna line will be ex-
tended to Garrettsville. The Chagrin
Falls and Eastern company is prepar-
ing to extend it's line from Burton to
Garrettsyille. and on to Warren. From
Warren to Youngstown there Is already
a line, and there remains but few
short stretches to be closed up to give
the Fverett-Moore syndicate entrance
to Pittsburg. These lines will be built
in short time, and probably within a
year Akron people may be able to reach
Pittsburg by electric lines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
LIBRARIANS REPORT.
Only Sixty Six Free Circulating
Libraries in the
State.

Columbus, o., June 15.-C. B. Gal
breath. state librarian, yesterday filed
with the governor the library commits
sion's report upon the Libraries of the
state prepared by authority of spe-
cial act of the legislature. Brief ac-
counts Of the establishment and the
condition of the various libraries in the
state are given. There are only sixty
six free circulating libraries in Ohio,
according to the report.
Much difficulty was experienced in
collecting the statistics and they are
not complete.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
OWNS COLUMBUS.
The HalIucination q Columbi-
ana County Man Has,
Taken to Lisbon.
STAFF Correspondence.

Staff Correspondence.
Columbus, o., June 15.-Peter Pali-
tazga, who was received at the peniten-
tiary on December 15, 1891, from Col
umbiana county, to serve 15-year sem
tence for manslaughter. completed his
term and was discharged Friday after
noon. He is insane and last evening
an attache of the warden's Office stated
an officer arrived during the day to
take Palitazga to Lisbon, for an inquest
in lunacy He has been an inmate of
the prison insane asylum for several
years and was confined in one cell In
that department for four years. He
has attempted suicide several times and
once tried to dash his brains out
against the bars Of his cell. He injur-
ed himself very severely before he was
quieted down. He has hallucination
that he owns the city Of Columbus.
George X. Kehrer, second lieutenant
OF Company A. Eighth regiment, Buoy
rus. has rendered his resignation to Adj
jutant General Gyger. II has been ac-
cepted and an election ordered 70 MI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
WiLMOT NEWS.

Wilmot, June Is.
Deputy Auditor w. 0. Reed, of Can
ton. spent Sunday with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Reed.
J. ]. Bast, of Massillon, was in town
Tuesday buying horses.
Mrs. w. Fl. Agler and Mrs. b. F., Agler
were the guests of Mrs. Isaac Kanage
one day this week.
Joseph Lenz and wife were at Canal
Dover on business one day last week.
Messrs. A. Horraw and w. s. Ellis
were at Baltic on business Friday.
VIII Calp and wife. of Justus, spent
Sunday with J. III. Palmer and family.
DR.. Deane Davis was at Columbus one
day last week.
Harry Sprankle. of Massillon, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sprankle
C. l.. Lenz, who has been working at
Cleveland for the past month, has re-
turned to Wilmot. He will move into
his new house on East Main street as
soon as it is completed.
Earl Carnahan, of Akron, spent Sun
day with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Carnahan.
Mrs. d. Barkey on Wednesday took
her class to Zoar, where the day was
spent in viewing the sights in and
around the old town. The members
of the class are Misses Lulu Ellis. Mona
Ellis, Orpha Cooper, Mary Frank,
Rosetta Haas. Florence Cooper, Kate
Airhart, Ivy Tceple. Annie Williams,
Edna Altman. Mrs. J. P. Bowman. Mrs
C. F. Grassland. G. f. Grassland, d. B.
Barkey. w. G.. Agler, Guy Barkey
Harry Meese and w. M. Meese.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
Damaged by the Storm.

Akron, O.. June ia terrible storm
passed across this county from west to
east and the rain and hail did great
damage to crops In Bath, Northamp.
ton and Snow townships. The rain so
raised the Cuyahoga river that one OF
the supporting piers of the A.. b. & q.
electric railroad bridge over the gorge
at Cuyahoga Falls was washed out.
allowing the bridge to settle at one
point about eighteen inches. The
bridge Is an iron one and is very high
above the stream. It was built at .
great expense by the company and
county and 1t will cost large amount
to repair 1t. The cars cannot pass tho
bridge, the transferring Of the passcn-
gers being necessary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
new EVIDENCE.
1t Is Said to Have Been Secured
Against Bert J.
Steele,

Columbus, O., June 15.-The supreme
court may order rehearing of the case
in which Bert J. Steele. charged with
contempt of court in furnishing copies
of the lists of questions to G. M. Run
yam. who Is now serving time in jail
for the part he played in the affair. was
dismissed. While the state failed to
secure conviction.in the Steele case. it
is said that enough new evidence has
been discovered to make it worth while
trying Steele over again.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
A SIMPLE QUESTION.
Canton People Are Requested to Hon.
estiy Answer This.

Cotty EUoWGt s"os
Is not the word of representative
citizen of Canton more convincing than
the doubtful utterances of people liv-
ing everywhere else in the Union?
Read this
Mr. Charles Falls. Of 1900 Housed
street, says Whenever l hear any
one complain of backache or any of
the other evidences of kidney trouble
I always urge them to use 8. Doan's
Kidney Pills. do this because of their
wonderful value. l not only voice my
own high appreciation of their great
merit, but also the appreciation of a
number OF personal friends who have
used them. procured Doan's Kidney
Pills at The Durbin & Wright Co. Is,
1856 South Market street Should any
one desire minuter details. send them
to me-"
Sold by all dealers. Price so cents
per box. Foster-M -Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United States,
Buffalo. N. Y.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
A Joint
MEETING
OF Workhouse Directors
and Commissioners.
A QUEER SITUATION
Workhouse Building on An nother
Mans land--Red Bird Of
fender Ordered Re-
leased.

The commissioners and workhouse
directors held a Joint session at the
commissioners office Friday morning
to discuss some methods for making
the institution more nearly self-sus-
tanning. 1t was announced that Casper
Fala, broom manufacturer, had Offer
ed to employ from 80 to 60 men day
and pay 80 cents day for each. The
proposition had not been submitted in
writing and was discussed informally.
The question of moving the ice house
and hog pen of the workhouse was also
talked over. 1t appears that these
buildings have been erected on land
that belongs to other parties and they
must either be moved or the commits
sioners will have to buy four acres of
land at $4,000. The question arises,
that IL the parties who own the land
wanted to hold the buildings. they be-
ing permanent improvements, whether
they could not do 80.
Representative Pollock appeared be-
fore the workhouse directors and pre-
sented an application for the release
of John McLatchie. who had been ar
rested by Game Warden Dangeleisen
for having red bird in his possession.
He was taken before Justice Sibila and
sentenced to pay q fine and costs, and
stand committed till both were paid In
the commitment the justice entered
the fine and costs blank and recon-
mended the discharge of the prisoner
as he had been only technically guilty
The directors voted to discharge Nc
Lathe.
The commissioners and directors ad.
| journed at 1880 to meet at the work.
house and look over the situation ol
the ice house at 2:30.
The commissioners allowed the fol.
lowing bills:
II. G. McCurdy, stove repairs. $13.11
| John !. Hursh & Co., coal, $142.73.
| Ruggles Gale Co.. supplies. $71.50.
e. e. Early. supplies. $2.2O.
G. c. Bow. fees In Canal Fulton
bridge case. s185.00.
Steiner Bros. coal, $48.31.
Bills were also allowed to the cour'
house 1anltors and employees for theil
1 rexik1ar two weeks aolarx 4 .I'