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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15
Good Prospects Tor Dendy's Bridge

= We learn that the new road from Ions
Cane creek 10 q Junction with the old road be
ond Long Cane has been finished. Work or
this side will progress as soon as rights OF way
are occurred. IL Is thought II Mr.. Thos. +
Thomson could be induced 10 start his saw
mill, that work would soon com on the
new bridge, which We believe IL 10 span tht
Rock Hole In Long Cane. MIR. Thomson Will
no doubt set his saw to running at all early
day, II not tor the profit In 80 doing, certainly
for The love which he has for his old home
When The road ts finished he can drive u
town In safety, without danger OF having u
be tlshed out Of the mud hole at Dendyi
bridge.
The new road Is almost level. and will prove
10 be one or the best driveways in this section
The old Dendy's bridge, and the great MUG
mules and men have gone down. will poss
oily be fenced up, and carefully preserved IRON
desecraiop by the profane. until cYn6f1&2I
can be secured TO dig out the sink, I'd ~
can see and know all that has bee 47f52t
We could get the things out OF OF
bridge mud hole, we could Ill up w8
The building Of the Indian Show. Z2E e
especially set aside for curios would ~
them. &. '' ... o.. .:.'-. 43S3t44SSSfsf
Abbeville has long been famo Z
great men, her big estates, ha B&et
churches, and her rich schools. 25k& } 4
Her legends and stories OF low z,
would entertain the world. Whe f#a4tal
Of the mud al Long Cane are revea af4l
have the largest museum kno ~ Wln
Work Of art and sculpture, betoI 13#
specl mems OF prehistoric man and kiy4te
deluvian specimens OF telegraph pfH4<8f6 or e
automobile, electric machines. rHN&4Nefs
hOrseless carriages, the lost a. F13hC
their chariots will be among thdS8441 q
may be resurrected. and those e8& DW
citizens who have been care ~ oei
health should now begin TO stu Vi
the laws which may prolopg III p or
taking is so great that many vel re
Quired for the eXcavotion. 4ou
lends who have their eye tur n GI un
set will never live 10 see and I'd tru'
story of the great bog W hich ha Psec
| swaI lowing 30 much that cam l
win be glory enough for them tina
the history Of that snare and poer
nnlahed. They can then View fidg'
and die. P<!2& H#
The suuls Of those who hava n a
I'endy's bridge, by special dis &g have
con tracted not 10 waylay Of3& Rssen
gems on the new road, and Xhrldg'
across Long Cane may be dri tthos
| let or hindrance. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15

Try our seeded raisins, currants and citron
Barksdule.
Nice line lamps aud lamp goods
w. D. Barksdale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15

L.W. White carries at all times full lint
OF groceriers and hardware. Call on him
You will be well treated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15

For ice call at Maxwell's Market.
- Phone No, Il. ..-,.nt ........ $780,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15

New crop N. o. molasses just received. j.
Allen Smith Jr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15
IMMORTAL SERVICE,

Beautiful and appropriate memorial services
we're held at the Methodist Sunday School
last Sunday afternoon in memory OF Miss
Bessie Hill. Suitable resolutions were read
adopted auimousiy by a rising vote, and
ordered spread upon the pages Of the Sunday
School record book. The pastor Rev. ]. o.
Wilson made few touching and appropriate
remarks as 10 her beautiful life, usefu ness
In the school, and the sorrow of all over her
death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-15

n The solo sang In the Methodist Church last
Sunday morning by MISS Caro- Miller, of
Anderson, was most charmipgly rendered,
holding the congregation spell bound all the
while. MISS Miller has full sweet voice
W hich she has under fine control. She has a
hne IN usical talent which Is always enjoyed
and fully appreciated by The people OF Abbe-
Vile.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
var BryTJvG. BIT BrrcBhRF.

n was with some surprise aud a good deal
of some stronger sentiments that we received
and read the letter from Mr.. Rornaday. d-
rector or the New York Geological Society.
which We published yesterday The letter was
a protest against the Inhnman abOmlnstion
known a. side hunting We had supposed
iEat particular form OF deyilIry ro be longer
practised In this or any other civilized state
but 10 have been relegated 10 the internal
limbo Of ratpits. bull batting and breaking ON
The wheel II seems that were TOO optim
istlc The prize fight is still with in dis
guse. pigeon shooting still has fits devOtees
and side hunting too. is stlll practised here and
there by depraved beings whom Providence
has for some inscruiable reason endowed
with the power Of life and death over what
are technically hut somewhat ironi, ally known
inferior forms of existence
A side hunt. We may explain for the benefit
Of readers not versed in criminal pathology
is conducted after this fashion: Two parties
are organized of from a dozen 10 several hun
dred men and boys each. armed with rifles and
shoiguns and these set forth for period Of
from one TO many days TO kill just as many
Wild creatures as possible the side which kills
The most being accounted the victor in the re-
voltng contest There is no pretence al killing
for food fur or feathers or the destruction
Of pests. or for any utility whatever All Is
game that comes within the range OF their
guns, useful and useless. harmful and harm
less. They slaughter mol only partridge and
woOdcOck. recognized game birds. bnt wood
peckers. blue jays. herons and cranes AS we'll
The object is 10 kill. not for any use bur for
the sheer sake OF killing. IL is species of dev-
iltry Of which not even savages are guilty bur
which is reserved for the depraved and blood
msting products Of civilization
In the present case IL Ia reported thai the
side hunt Is 10 take place al Rome v Y under
me auspices OF local lodge Of Odd Fellows
and that three hundred men and BOYS are 70
parncipate In H. for a period OF three dsys
r or three days three hundred hunters ,spare
ine mark are 10 see how nearly they can
come 10 exterminating the wild fauna OF that
region IL is revolving thing Ii will be
oisgraoe 10 Rome IL many lovers Of sheer
pntchefy can be found within ifs borders It
WIN Oe disgrace 10 the hitherto highly es
'eeihed order of odd Fellows IL il permits
suen wickedness 10 he done in it's name Ana
INDIVIDUAL municipal and frsterpal ,nsu.
ehees are not sufficient 10 prevent .uch deads
WIZ ne mp To" the State Of Newyort, >,
'i"ui'h'' Hsef against disgrace oy making
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
DE BR4DSKY'N 4IRNHrp

rI"ln me brlef accounts or the Wrrckiuy or
ne h'auSAt = living machine ia Paris which The
'do'e transmitted The other day II appeared
'h"l the immediate cause of that accident was
va" '"ns'u'Hon Besides confirming that
'"e"''' 'h' foreign papers hl ought by mail re-
'e"i serious fault in HE design of The craft
one which had already cmbarraS The ,aro
maui greatly. although il did not copduce f., his
uealh ana thai Of his companion one or tho
means L" which De Bradsky reSortpd in order
10 promote ascension was a screw nronetIar
"huef Ms hfship rotating in horizontal plana
al 'he rate or five hundred revolutions a min.
hle- IN" device performed the service which
ihe inventor expected. but il also did sometime
"hi'h ne may not have foreSern. II caused the
snip i'stI !" 'ufh on vertical axis in 4 direc-
'i"h "Pp">''e y" lhat of the screw This whirI
was moi rapid. but it was continuous In ronS,
q"""'t pe hr"dSky and his companion found
'he"ieeNes RACING 10 ali the points Of the com
pass III I's"i"r succession an exceedingly awk-
ward experience. To say the least
Three methods of lifting an oirshi,, From, ,t..
ground nave been proposed. one is to ,,,,. a
gas bag. another EMPLOYS Tho s..ro,,r,,,.. .,,,,
the third utiliZeS the prin,inie ,f ,ho .,..o,,
So long ago az 1862 Frencbra,, .,,,.,,,, >-,
designed craft that was pcvar buiI,, -, lit.
the last of these means was Ia ha his .,I rolf
ance for ascent I.andelle mejitotad com,
bination of the screw and aeropIape fan, that
purpose two wears later. hut could NOT sa,uro rho
necessary money 10 execute his nI.ns ne
bradskF. therefore, was one of tho first If nat
the hrst 10 put the idea into practice uis
machine differed in many ways from tbo.a
which Nadar and landele had in view He
combined the gas bag with The scrAU and .,
The general form OF his ship as well ,s its ,o,,a
equipment he followed Santos. .Dumon, ra,har
closely Still. he was good deal ar = ,,o,oo,
ia actual experiment with lifting a.en, mil,
those with which Renard and IanpIey bara haa,.
so closely identified
Before the use Of screw for Iiftiu,. ,,,,.r.,sos
is abandoned by aeronauti, enoinears :, n,
probably receive several fresh trials II Two
propellers were used instead OF one a.,b ,oto,
Ing in different direction from the otber ~,
in the same plane and with the same .neaa a.,
tendency Of the airship itself n snin aro,,.s
would probably be overcome SomA anth,siaat
will want 10 try that plan sooner or later ana
his example may De followed by others II will
be discovered eventually. however that tho
necessary attachments. ether above or beIou,
the ship. will prove an obstacle in borizontaI
progress The latter is the prime desideratum
and IL is already hampered bv too MANY insu'
ences The huge bulk of the gas bag which is
now ID such favor is formula BILE drawback 70
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31

Washington Oct 30 (specaD.-Presaosn'
Welt sleeps in the White House to-nisn. -,
his personal effects were moved there IN 'A a., >
forenoon. His sleeping room is the s~ -
second floor OF the building. it mas O0e" ., !,
GRATED and refurnisbad and among the suOstah'iai
improvements added is private path' -, So
dent thinks his presence will hurry the WO ~
for various reasons has been greatly ~ ~oe,aS -
President Is the sole member of the lahi'is ~ 80
In the White House and the FIRST 10 , -,
renovated building. Mrs. RooseVet y o. 80.
Bay with Quentin and Archie; Miss shce Hoose'ei
Is out OF the city Theodore, JT' anu ,I -.
both in school at GrotoH, Mass an" 49, -
school Washington. The living rCo' ~ az
ready for Mrs. Roosevelt, but the ps -
East Room and other portions OF 'A1 N
not be finished before December
Father Doyle Catholic priest OF New iO,h, VINO
the Presidents guest at dinner iaS' Nie"'' -
making short visit to this city ,-
Commander CowIes accompanied oS wv u.
called ON the President at the 'einpO,S -.
House this afternoon They were received In the
Baron Aoti also called to make an fren
the Italian Emhsssv here and wishes to bid him
goOdby. .,-.a,
of the Democratic National COMMITTEE. eallea on
the President and remained WITT House he said
he had called merely TO pay St, n1s on RJs Recovery
from his recent ini,srv He admitted having talked
politics with the President, pnt aoes9 s 'h'' 'e'e
Other callers Of the day were Representative
Gaulsha A Graw of PennsylVttl'"I I'm tsmtananf Gov
ernor or North Dakota The President was invited
TO witness the opening ton 0t the date being left
TO his convenience but he regretted that even WIZ III
this concession his official duties WOuio prevent III"
President Roosevelt and small party NIL MIL es'e "a
Washington tomorrow nlght !. on DroSabIe that some
OF the battlehelds of the Civil war VIII oe N'S'e-
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
AFTER EFFECTS or THE BOHB.
LONDON FRIENDS BY CABLE coNGRATU-
LATE WELDON GROSSMTrH ON Es-
GAPING ASSASSINATION.

Even the press agent is not exempt from the non
law that the least considered word may be fraas
with direfuI consequences Whoever STANDS De-
tween weedOn GrosSmith and the hungry pnohc
is the latest find this out It was ne VINO To-"
of the schockng accident the English aelor
the other night. at the Democratic fireworks as
play iu Madison Square. when roman csu0is
ball struck the actor behind the left ear, found
his collar big for his neck and slipped betsee"
down his shoulder And because OF TINS tei =
rible burn. the press agent said. Mr.. Grossmila
tainted during his performance the following even
ing
Well all that harmless enough, ana =
rather pleasant diversion after Democratic RAW
But to Mr.. Grossmith's horror he received eaois
message yesterday from his brother george
England, asking him IL his life was Stii II 10, Sa
ger. and imploring him 10 reply at once -
came another dispatch Congratulaung him on n
escape from aSSaSSina ton Then Stlll alot,se,,
telling him that the news had spread IN Lon1sii ~
that the New-York Democrats had tTled 20 A. 81
him. and asking what he had done TO tnen -
arouse their anger Stitl others eSns5s,u srora
him his escape. followed during the DAY -
Beerbohm Tree. Sir Charles Wyndham Sir S'A'
Doyle and many more. s,.r-
If Sir Arthur had offered TO sSnd me -
lock Holmes IL would have been the last sua enc
Mr. Grossmith remarked as he laid doNn sis
money to pay FOR reply that shouiQ 50
brothers fears at rest. A.xs
Just what II will cost MIR. 6rossmith N pos
time and cable fees get QUA OF the pickle sss
passionate press agents boomerang came H'H''
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
forever impossible the repetition Of this worse
than brutal performance.
nR nLrcHELL.S SoENp WORDS.

Mr. John Mitchell president of the United
Mine Workers OF America in his address at
Wflkesbarre on Wednesday-"Mitchell Day -
uttered one of the sOmdesy and wisest sch
fences that have been heard in all the long
dispute between labor and capital Il want
he said the union miners 10 prove that they
are better workers than the nOn-union men
In that he cot close to the heart OF the trade
union question. He set forth the one grounu
upon which organized labor" eau hope perIna-
nanty TO succeed. What is wanted IS not union
labor nor non-uniOn labor per Sc but simpl!
the hest labor the most skful. the most eff
cien, the mos1 trustworthy la bOr / hat is what
employers want and what they are bound 10
have and when they find il they Will employ II
without regard 10 its uniOnism or nOh-hnlohishi'
The moment union workers prove that they are
better workers than nOn-uniOn workers lheE
viii he employed to the exclusion OF the la'ter'
and ,hqre win he no need of strikes to effect
that end. But not only employers want the o"sI
labor. Industry wants il. The public welfare
reouires II. The commercial and industrial in
terests Of America demand It. 1t is the reriest
truism that that nation will most succeed IN
the arts OF civilization and in the Industrial
conpatitiOn OF the world in which The standard
of efficiency among wOrkmen is highest.
Those were sound words Of Mr.. Mitchehs.
They deserve 70 be inscribed npOn the walls or
the meeting place Of every labor m'on in the
land They express what should he the true
mission. or one Of the chief missions, or the
labor union. 10 make its members better WORK
ers more efficient workers. able 10 do more
work and better work. and therefore to earn
greater profits for themselves and their families
and TO raise themselves 10 a higher standard OF
achievement and of life. II the labor unions
will do that there will moi he voice against
them in all the land
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Washington Oct 80 (SpeciaD--The former French
Ambassador NJ Cambon. win be continuously ei-
tertained while here. particularly oy his former
colleagues OF the Diplomatic Corps. Tonight he
was the guest Of honor a dinner given by the
Italian Ambassador. He Will also receive much
social attention from the French colony in New
York Senator Depew and James FL Hyde Will
give a large dinner on November Is, at which the
diplomat will be the guest Of honor. NJ Camoon
expects TO visit Chicago and Boston. and will sail
for Europe on a French steamer about the last Of
November.
No has yet been appointed minister from
Switzerland to succeed Mr PiOda, who sailed from
New-Tork to-day for his post at Rome. Mr.,
Boucart, who was originally selected for the place
refused the mission, nd is waiting orders
AT his home in Switzerland. Mr.. PioGa either sold
or sent home his household effects ard the Iega-
ton to-day is a place OF bare floors aud dismau-
lied walls except for a cheerful suite OF rooms
Nh Iardy. the charge d'sGaires. has ftted up on
the second floor. Hs reception room is an inter
esng little place filled with Things both beauttfut
ana An ancient altar piece Of Swiss carving
ecclesiastical works % art a Swedish conception
OF the birth of the saviour painted hundreds O
Years ago I'm primitive coIors canvas.
Percy Wyndham OF the British Embassy. is ne
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. =. T. French at the Virginia
Hot Springs.
The counsellor and charge d'anaires OF the
French Embassy and Mime. de MaTgerie have re-
opened their house I'm N-st.
Dudley Raws0n de Cahir, ROYAL Nav. has ar
rived in Washington, having been appointed at
and is considered quite addition To the Dipo-
matte Corps
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
MRS. ROOSETELT PREFERS WALK
WITH SEVERAL HORSES IN THE SrARIr
SIZE CHOOSES THIS METHOD TO co SIN
MILES TO AND FROM A MEETING

oyster Bay, Long Island Oct 30-This
heinE the daN OF the meeting of the St
itda Society ot Christ Church of which
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt is member. she
decided To attend. She left the house at
: O'Clock AMI walked along the Cove Road
"a the oyster Bay Road and thence along
that road to the Parish Hall where the meet
ing was In session. Mrs Roosevelt is fond of
exercise and although there are several horses
in the stable she decided to walk to the meeting
and alone.
Mrs Roosevelt remained with the other mem
bers OF the society and worked for an hour
knitting ana erocheting various articles, which
are sent to charitable institution in New-York
when finished
Mrs Roosevelt lefr the meeting and walked
all the way home again and up the steep hill
which leads 10 her house. arriving there about
= clock The distance from the meeting hall
to the Roosevelt home Sycamore Hill is over
three miles.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
yoykFRS DISSEMINATING ~scORcHERs.'

YONKERS DiNCOURAGING "NCOR'HERS.'
The sentence of six months Imprisonment i'm
nosed upon the mOtorman Of the automobile
which wrought such havoc in YOnkers on sun
day last doubtless causes much surprise and
may seem 10 some unduly heavy. little re
hection will show however thai either severe
punishment or none Al all was logically inevi
table No claim was made that the machine
was unmaua geable Therefore the collision
either was or was the fault OF the motor
man II il was not his fault. II he managed the
machine properly and with due regard to the
safety Of others on the highway. and il he was
really the victim OF the misconduct OF the man
IN charge OF the trolley car then he should have
been honcrably dismissed without punishment
But if # was his fault. il he doing stunts"
or otherwise abusing the privileges of the high
WAY then severe punishment was demanded
by sense and Justice If he was responsible for
a disaster which injured twenty-five people
manned some Of them for life and came close
to killing several. TO let him of with nominal
fine would have been much like a travesty OH
Justice The iadge held him TO have been 10
blame for the disaster and imposed suitable
sentence.
Ii is Announced that the police Of Nonkers
have been Instructed vigorously 10 enforce the
speed law against all vehicles automobiles
trolley ears, and horse vehicles alike-withOut
fear or favor. That is right II that trolley
car on SUNDAY was running an unlawful rate
Of speed The motorman ~ II and the company
which employed him should bc punished
Rapid transit is doubtless de-ira Uie but safe
transit is incomparaby more desirable The
tortoise "r the 0Acart j. not 90 he taken q
setting The standard OF vrhcuIar speed
Neiiher j. The racehOrse But in any event
the pdDlic highways must hr made aud kept
safe for public usr. The rate of speed pre-
scribed in NOnkers is. believe eight mil $
an hour or a mile in seven and u half minutes
To the 'scorcher" or 10 the frequenter Of the
Speedway that may seem painfully slow But
there are We fancy. few rational business men
who would regard il a. ruinouS waste OF time
10 spend fifteen minutes i'm going from the
New-lork P0stotire Ca Union Sauare while
As for those VINO ride for pleasure they would
pay poor compliment jo the lovely thorough
fafts or Nonkers il they were unwilling 10
SPe"" :" mi'h Tine upon them. In discOurag-
4hs S'orchers l0nkers acts wisely and viii
mus make her streets an The more attractive.
1" the general public
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31

DemOcratic politicians dealing IN election
hgures are IN The habit of announcing often
ss they get the chance that New York j. normal
ly Democratic State. or course that is equiv
alent. the record shows ia prOcama ton
that Their sins and fOlies have turned things
upside down Tor y good many years but never
Eheless. their favorite assumption constitutes
So convenient basis for cheerful aud confident
claims thar they are always lager 10 employ it,
lust now they are busily engaged in demOnstrat-
ing that inaSmuch rs 1900 and 1896 were singu-
larry abnormal wears. no deductions fAvors bic
Ia the present Republican candidate can be
drawn from the election Of Governor Odell 10y
great margin two years ago and the stupen-
dous majority OF Governor Black We observe
however, that they are all shy about applying
their logic 20 the Aear 1894 which was quite
normal, sccording 10 the calendar being half
way between two Presidential elections hut in
reality remarkably abnormal owing TO circum-
stances which they naturally shrink from recall
Ing
IL Was in 1894 that David b. Hill. having been
nominated for Governor by convention which
Got away from him. was beaten by $4,000 votes
The people had expressed their opinion Of Msr
nsrd the previous year, but in 1894 they secured
their first chance 10 show how they fel, toward
the man who. in the striking phrase Of The
Brooklyn Eagle" head devilled the whole con.
spiracy" 60 steal the legislature OF 1888. II has
never been open 20 denial that they took keen
satisfaction In improving the chance. and there
Is no reason 10 think that they have since for
given the author OF that monumental fraud Ir
hih were running now IN his own name ana
person nobody imagines that he could escane
another hlistering cOndemna ton and we are no,
surprised rhnt Democratic statsticlsns In TALKING
about normal and abnormal conditions avoid an
reference 10 1885. For Hm made his party's
rsndidate this year and is its undisputed
leader he - seeking first OF ali his own com
piete REHABILITATION as the master OF New-York
State, and means 10 WELD the power OF the GOV.
ernorship II coler is elected 10 regain his nlaoa
as q figure in national politics whoever votes
for coler votes 20 put the election thief az 1899
lust where he longs 10 be-to restore the man
who head devilied that detestabIe ronspirscv
Into position in which he crn sdvastsyaons,r :
New-York tribune., 1902-10-31
THE CABINET.

WASHINGTON Oct 80 (specisD.-Mrs. Shaw. wife
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. is expected TO
arrive in Washington next Friday She went 10
Seattle a week or two ago 10 meet her SON Ear
shaw who spent the summer in Alaska
Secretary and Mrs. Hay have gone 70 SiulSou'S y
conn t at+e,d the dedication Of the chapel erect
ed bv the Secretary as memorial Of his son.
AdeIbert :. Hay.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Knox are making
a short visit 10 the Virginia Hot Springs. Mis- Re
becca Knox will go 10 New-York 10 attend the
Horse show and probably will be accompanied
b,- bsr mother and her brother Reed Knox. In
December Miss Knox will go abroad and may
spend the winter in Japan In company WIN her
uncle and family. u h.
Colonel Sanger. Assistant Secretary OF war, VINO
has been detained in New-York for some tlme oy
iIIress i'm his family. returned to Washington last
evening and was Acting Secretary OF War to-day
In the absence or Mr.. Root