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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
AMERICAS WILD RICE.
Furnished Wholesome Support For Trad
ers and Hunters Years Ago.

WnOleRO1ne support = OF lTaus
ers and Hunters Years Ago.
In the early days the extension Of
the fur trade in a territory .unsur-
passed for richness in pelts was actu-
ally made practicable by the wild rice,
which furnished wholesome support
for the traders and hunters. Pike, the
explorer, in 1916, described the fort Of
the Northwest company at Leech Lake
rs stored with large quantities of the
grain, 500 bushels of which were put
away in loft over the trading room.
Employees of the company depended
on it chiefly for food, buying it from
the savages at the average price of
about S1.50 bushel.
At the present time white people in
the neighborhood of all the reserva-
tions in Wisconsin and Minnesota are
very fond Of wild rice, which is COM
monty offered for sale in the towns.
Charles G. Opel, produce dealer of
Duluth, states that he handles from
one to two tons of it every season.
Most of the cruisers, explorers and
homesteaders take it into the woods
with them," he says, ''and they claim
that it is better than tame rice, be-
cause it does not take so long to pre-
pare" 1t is largely consumed in lum-
ber camps in the region where 1t
grows.
The wild rice that comes to market
In this way is all of it gathered by the
Indians, the work of harvesting and
preparing the grain performed almost
entirely by the women.
Wild rice is more nutritious than
any of CUR common cereals, such as
wheat, rye, corn, barley, oats and Or
dinary rice. 1t is richer in starch and
sugar than any Of these, and contains
more of the stuff that makes muscle
and blood. The freshly gathered seeds
may be cooked by simply pouring
water over them, but the parched
grain requires half an hours cooking
and the fre-cured a full hour. 1t
swells like the Southern rice, single
coffee cupful of the dry kernels fur
nishing an ample meal for two In
dians, or sufficient breakfast food for
eight or ten persons. 1t is especially
wholesome for breakfast, served with
sugar and cream.
If it could be cultivated with any
certainty, wild rice would long have
become a staple for the white popula'
ton. Unfortunately, however, no
method has been found whereby reg
ular and satisfactory crops can be in
sured.-Pearson's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
-1NAL TREATY RATIFIED
,enate Passed Hay-7a 7auncefote Agree.
ment by a Vote Of II to 6.
WATERWAYWILL BE HUI RRIED NOW

With the Main Obstacle Removed All Eff.
forts VIII Be Directed Toward Begin
ming the Construction of the lsthlniar
Canal - The Treaty Passed withou'
ANY Amendment-The Negative Vote,
Washington, D. C.-The second Hay.
Pauncefote canal treaty has been rati
fed by the Senate - yeas, 70; nays, G
The opposition votes were cast by Sen
ators Bacon, Blackburn, Culberson,
Mallory, Teller and Tillman. Two
other Democratic Senators, Bailey and
Rawlins, were paired against the
treaty, while four Senators, Daniel,
Jones, of Nevada; Patterson and Quay,
were absent and impaired.
AS the treaty now stands, unchanged
from the text to which Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncefote attached their
signatures. it assures the United States
complete control of the canal. Great
Britain asked this Government not to
discriminate in the matter Of tolls and
to guarantee the neutrality of the ca.
nal as against belligerentS, both OF
which requests were granted.
The United States, on the other hand,
secured the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty without any considera-
ton therefor, and the elimination of
the clauses prohibiting Notifications
and requiring the assent of other ma
tionS to the treaty. In short, Great
Britain secured what it asked and the
United States got all it wanted. so that
there was no chance of friction.
The ratification Of the treaty paves
the way for the consideration Of the
Canal bill. Senator Morgan, who will
retain his position as Chairman. of the
Committee on Isthmian Canals, is pre-
pared to bring this important legisla-
ton to the attention of the Senate at
once. He already has reported and
has had placed upon the calendar of
the Senate q measure which has been
decided upon as the next step toward
beginning the work Of construction.
This bill provides for acquiring the
rights necessary for securing and con-
trolling the territory through which
luS Sdho1 W LII POSS, Aao ASoSeS az Ava
lows:
"That the President of the United
States is hereby authorized to conclude
agreements with the republics. Of
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, or either of
them, for and in behalf Of the United
States for the acquiring and full con-
troll Of such portion of territory now
belonging to Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua as may be desirable and neces-
sary on which to locate, construct,
maintain, govern, regulate, police ard
protect a canal of such depth and ca
pacity as will be sufficient for the
movement of ships Of the greatest ton
mage and draft from 4 point near
Greytown, on the Caribbean Sea, via
Lake Nicaragua, to Brito, on the Pa.
cifc Ocean, and such sum as may be
necessary to secure such necessary
rights, privileges and control is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Caue hit the Egg Thief.

A Long Island doctor who has been
missing eggs from his poultry yard
for some time is happy at last, for he
has discovered the thief. For months
every effort and every device to detect
the culprit failed, but, finally, the doc
tor hit upon scheme that was worthy
of Sherlock Holmes.
He took q dozen or more eggs and
bored the tiniest Of holes in the shell
of each. Then through these holes he
introduced into the eggs piece of
very fine wire. The holes were then
filed with white wax and the eggs
returned to the nest.
A few days afterward the doctor
was called in to see the child of a
woman in the village near him. After
attending to the child he talked about
one thing and another until the lady
told him of such strange thing that
had happened to her. A few days
before she had bought half dozen
eggs from the village grocer, and in
four of them she had found short
pieces Of wire.
These were produced and shown to
the doctor, who took possession OF
them and told the lady how they had
had come to be in the eggs. He then
interviewed the grocer. who finally
admitted that he had been buying eggs
for some time from a man employed
by the doctor. The man is now work
ing elsewhere and the doctor no longer
patronizes that particular grocer.-New
York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Fresh Air In Rubber Factory.

At rubber factory on the Continent,
saws the Scientific American, a con-
stant flow OF fresh air is maintained
in the spreading-room with the aid of
an exhauster fixed near the floor. The
vulcanizing room is especially con-
structed for the purpose, and has the
vulcanizers on a lattice support raised
three or four feet from the ground.
Below the platform, and right down to
the floor, the brickwork Of the struc-
ture is provided on all sides with nu-
merous airholes. The laborers are only
slightly inconvenienced by the carbon
bisulphide vapors. Formerly they
were obliged to work with n espirators.
but they do not now require them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Making L,nxui.t. Of Railroad Mon.

That Russia's relations with the CIV
ilized world are becomeing more init
mate is suggested by the fact that in
Bromberg and Danzic the Prussian
State Railroads have established semi
naries for teaching railroad employees
the Russian language. Men Of sew;
eral different ranks and classes in the
service selected for this requirement
will be excused from duty for nine
and one-half months to enable them
to follow the instruction in these SEM
inaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Unsentimental Ii Hung Chang.

Ii had, beyond all doubt, an iron Will
and a very unsentimental heart; once,
when he was Viccroy Of Chilli, a man
who had tampered will, a telegraph
wire was brought before him. The
man wrung his hands and begged for
mercy, saying that he would never
touch the wire again. Don't be veNed,
my good fellow" said Ii. NOR trouble
yourself any further about the matter.
l shall take care that it does not hap
pen again." Then he turned to the
3ailers and gave the order, "Cut of
his headI-The Worlds Work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Cost and Value of "Ads. ;"

It costs money to advertise in the
newspapers, but the returns amount to
q great deal more than the cost in the
long run. Advertising, too, Is neces-
sary means of protection against COM
petitors. AS a rule the concern which
does not persistently keep its name be-
fore the public will lose the bulk Of it's
trade to more enterprising establish
ments. The house which advertises
most will have the largest trade in its
limo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
NIarcOnf Nav BE Suel.

Papers have been served on Signor
Marconi at st. Johns, n. F., by the
Anglo-American Telegraph Company,
claiming a monopoly Of the telegraph
business in the island for the company
and demanding that he cease his ex-
periments and take away his appara-
tus, failing which an appeal for an in
junction will be made to the courts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
The Senate Confirms Knox.

The United States Senate Commit.
lee on the Judiciary unanimously voted
that the charges against the confirma'
ion of Philander G. Knox as Attorney.
General Of the United States, which
we're filed by the Antitrust League
we're not definite enough to warrant
consideration, and the former action OF
he committee recommending to the
senate favorable action on the nomina.
Ion was affirmed. The Senate con
rmed the nomination.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
A Disclaimer hy Germany.

The Berlin Foreign Office official
tie that Germany has not the re
test idea of seizing a Venezuelan
in order to OBTAIN satisfaction fol
claims. Germany has not an!
Fernment claims. and those connect
18th the ill-treatment Of sailors ant
3mans resident in Venezuela ar'
Stantially settled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
For Royalty's Entertainment.

Senator Frye has introduced a joint
resolution authorizing the President to
invite the King Of Siam to visit the
United States. An appropriation for
His Majesty's suitable entertainment
IS provided, but the sum is left blank
for the present.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Schley's Friends Appeal to Congress-.

|The Maryland friends in Congress
Rear-Adniral Schley have deter
lined to bring his case to the atten
|pn of Congress and seek there the
Indication they claim is due him
! his action was determined upon al
dinner given by General Felix Ag
S and attended by Senator McCo
bs, the Maryland members of the
buse and few other friends. Sec
ary Long allowed the counsel Of
miral Schley time in which to file
fections to the verdict of the Courr
INJURY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Asks Congress Tor More Power.

The Philippine Commission has
asked Congress to confer on it the
power to grant all franchises in the
Philippines, to issue bonds for pur-
chase of friar property, to fix Qualifi-
cations for voters and make land laws.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
A Boer Leader CAPTURED. |.

A dispatch from General Kitchener.
dated Belfast, South Africa, announced
that Commandant Kruitzinger, the fa-
nous Boer leader who has figured so
prominently in connection with the in
vasion of Cape Colony, has been cap
ture6 badly wounded, by General
French
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost You just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
cARErs Candy Cathar;ic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. c. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Carnegie Library For Redwine, MINI,

Andrew Carnegie has offered Red.
wing, Mimi, $4,000 for a public IL
brary building. provided the city fur
nishes site and $500 annually for
maintenance. The offer will be ac-
ceDted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Sword For Manila Hero.

Rear-Admiral Frank Wildes, r. 8.
~, who commanded the cruiser Bos-
ton at the battle of Manila. was the re-
cipient of handsome sword from his
many friends in the rooms OF the
Chamber Of Commerce at Boston.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
Negotiations For Danish West Indies.

A treaty for the cession of the Dan.
ish West Indies to the United States
has been completed by Secretary Hay
and the Danish Minister in Washing
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
nrn,u,per,a Wholesale Crime.

Inward Hollis. drummer. residin.
! lima. S. c., shot and killed his Wifi
! s1ster-in-law. fired at his mother
W and son, but missed them. anf
shot himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1909.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01

Norway, Servia, Greece and Bulgaria
are the only European nations which have
but one house of Parliament.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01

The little German university town. of
Jena has no fewer than seven free reading
rooms.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
wish All a Merry Christmasi

And tell them OF Garfield Tea, which cures
indigestion and liver disorders and insures the
return of many happy Christmas Dinners by
removing the cause Of dyspepsia and i'll health.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01

japanese are now producing about 49,.
600, 900 pounds of tea annually.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01

3 collars
FiS made
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fesign in
That may
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
may .. rs7s.


VIM. r Foster of STAFF ,rd was nomi-
mated assistant clerk at the house repub.
lican caucus, Tuesday evening at New
Haven.
Amasa Morse breaches at Stafford
Street church next Sunday at p. m.
Y. G. Dennis Is about to erect large
double house on his lot on South street,
south OF j. G. An lerspn's house.
Drs M X. Griswold from the Hollow,
and G. N Patten of West Stafford are
fitting up rooms In the Foster block for
the practice of dentistry.
AT the gathering held last Saturday
evening, for the purpose OF arranging for
the creating of voting district with a
polling place In this village, E. f. Viii.
ton, u. M. Ives and w. D. Heald were
appointed a committee to prepare petit.
tiol to the legislature indicating the
bounds for the district
The distiIlery in Vast Ashford was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning. The
warehouse was somewhat damaged. Loss
about 5000 with partial insurance.
This was the only distillery in the third
congressional district.
Bilths--Soners, April 10, 1879. daugh.
ter to G ,mfort G. Hunt.
Stafford Springs, April %, a son to
Josiah Converse. .. .
Union, April 90, son to Albert Agard.
Stafford ely leville), April 90, son to
David johnson.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01
Why He ROIted.

At one of the clubs one evening Mr..
Montagu Williams met Lord -, who
had just lost his father. The young
lord was naturally melancholy, and
the lawyer proposed visiting theater
opposite, which proposition was ac-
cepted. There was a slight fire in the
theater, whereupon the young lord was
among the first to bolt, like q rabbit"
out of the building. Returning leisure
ly to the club, Mr.. Williams found
there his young friend quietly smok-
ing cigar.
"What on earth made you bolt that
way? You seemed frightened out Of
your wits mot difficult matter. per-
haps). Don't you know that on such
an occasion if everybody got up and
rushed out panic would ensue, with
very likely fatal consequences? Why
on earth couldn't you sit still. as did
There was nothing serious the mat
ter" Upon this, with the most. pat
ronizing air, the young gentleman re-
piled, ooh. yes, that's very well for
you, bu, you've not just succeeded to
a peeraCe and 100000 year."
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01
One Cause of Elackheads.

Blackheads are often largely due to
poorness. Of blo5d. For this reason
an@mic people are generally troubled
with them. and in their case the gen.
eral health must lie improved before a
cure can be effected. Constipation also
tends to produce pimples and black
heads. People who suffer from these
should eat largely of fruit, both ripe
and stewed. and avoid starchy food,
such as potatoes and bread. This SIM
pie emollient will soften the skin with
out making it greasy and is excellent
for wiping over ones face after BIZ
cycle ride or. If used warm, after be-
ing out in a keen wind: Take three
parts milk ana one part cucumber
juice. heat almost to boiling and skim
before using. This does not keep long.
so it is useless to make large guam
tity at time. ......
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01

For everything fresh, simple and
genuine Brahms had the heartiest
love. He is said to have always car
ried candy in his pocket for the chill
dren he knew, and lady described in
a letter how she had seen him on the
hotel piazza Oh all tours clambered
over by his young playmates. He was
on cordial terms with walters and
servants and told Mr.. Henschel with
emotion the story CT serving maid
who lost her position in order to shield
a careless postman. who. being mar
ried. could not afford to lcse his.
Another pretty st-ry. showing at
once his modesty and his catholicity
Of taste. recounts how all the musical
friends of the daughter Of Johann
Strauss. the great waltz composer.
were writing their names. with phrases
from their works. in her album. When
it was his turn, the composer of the
German requiem wrote the opening
phrase of the 'Blue Danube" waltz
and underneath it the words. mot.
regret. to say, by your devoted friend,
Johannes Brahms So wholesome
and unaffected was the character of
this great man.-Outlcok.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01
Poor choice Either w.x.

"When passing through certain Sec
ton of certain state once" said a
man who has travelled much. "a friend
and l stopped at the house of neigh
Dor for tea. Soon after we had sat
down at the table the housekeeper look
ed toward us and asked whether we
wanted long or short sweetening in our
coffee. AS she asked that question
looked toward my friend, and he look
ed at me. | nudged him in the side.
meaning that wanted him to speak.
He said he would take long sweetening.
With that she put her finger in cup
Of molasses. put the same finger in his
coffee and stirred. That was long
sweetening.
"Then she asked me what wanted,
and said Immediately. Short So she
put her finger in another cup took out
something that resembled maple sugar.
put it between her teeth and bit it in
two parts. One part went into my cup
and the other into hers. 1t seemed to
be case of no matter which sweeten-
ing you tried you'd wish you had taken
the other"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01

SoIATIo RHEUMATISM CURED AFTRI
FOURTEEN YEARS OF SUFFERING.-"lh av'
been afflicted with sciatic rheumatism fol
fourteen years." says John Edgar, O.
Germantown, Cal. II was able to bt
around but constantly suffered. 1 tried
everything I could hear of and at last was
told to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm
which ! did, and was Immediately re-
lieved and in short time cured, and an
happy to say 1t has not since returned
Why not use this liniment and get well
For sale by E. K. Taft, Fl. F. Cady
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
WELLINGTON,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01

the best interests Of the city. or the
people wouldn't have it."
ssYou are quite municipal student,
DAM
"Do you agree with my theoryY
81 must"
"Then all you'll have to do is to de-
eide as to who you want fer platform
builders. Let them submit it to you.
IL you feel you can honestly carry out
as an executive what the platform de-
clares for, sign it. Let it be published
in the newspapers, and the majority of
the voters will decide ON election day
whether the platform is of sound or rot
ten timber. Let members of the city
government be elected on the same
platform, and there will be backbone
to your dministration-men working
under orders from the people, and not
lot of puppets wiggled about by a
clique of moneyed men, as is the case
at present. What is your opinionY
"My opinion is that your views are
quite correct, but your associates and
mine might differ greatly as to plat
form planks and
y
two men from each ward. Pick out
men Of intelligence, irrespective of
wealth or social standing. Tell them
what you wish them to do. The plat
form will be drawn up by majority
rule, and the voters will decide wheth-
err 1t is for the city's best interest or
not. Doing this, you establish prec-
edent. The opposition party will he
compelled to follow suit, and each
the best platform possible for the peo-
pies consideration"
"By Jove, Dan, your argument has
won me, and I'll do it!'
"You will?"
"Yes, and / want you to serve on
this - this platform committee from
ward 3. 1 leave it to your good judg,
ment to select fer me man from each
of the other wards. will name man
in each ward myself, and a meeting
will be arranged for Thursday even
ings at the Worthy House. We will
try this municipal scheme of yours
and, win or lc.e, will cheerfully abide
by the result"
Greenville Whiteleaf sat at his break
fast Friday morning scanning the col
umns of his morning paper. The TIA
BILE girl entered the dining room in
time to see him tear a page from the
paper and, after kicking his chair aside
hastily leave the room. From the mo,
ment of leaving his breakfast table un
til the closing of the ward caucuses
nearly a month later, the old banker
worked necessarily for the defeat OF
Dick Dean and the success of Jonas
Norden. Money was used freely, but
many of those who accepted it went
into the caucuses and, protected by
the secret ballot system, cast their
vote for the man who had dared to
say what he would do if elected. The
bankers protege was buried by vote
of two to one.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01
To Wash 1t Out.

EYES," said the aristocrat, II was in
dignant. and wrote him that the
clandestine marriage of our son to his
daughter was a blot on the family
scutcheon. and his only reply was to
brand of soap he is just putting on the
market"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-01

the cavalry was an important part of
the army. A great deal Of adverse
criticism has been passed upon their
horsemanship and skill in managing
the cavalry. The Prussian hussar Of
ficer, Warnering. pronounces Caesar an
Indifferent cavalry general and ridi-
cules his arrangements where cavalry
are concerned. Caesar, however con-
quered all the same. His famous
horse, credited with having a human
fore foot, was equal to the star eyed
goddess herself for victory.