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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-12

Eggs for setti ng nom the finest B. r. Rocks
Now 10 the best season 70 set esgs get
strong healthy chick. j. b Glenn.
II you want good groceries ct lowest prices
and prompt deliver, call at Glenns.
Glenn buys In large qualities, pays spos
cash. Come and win sell al the lowest liy-
ing prices. Shoes, dry goods. notions, hats,
farm tools. collars. pads. harness, traces 20.
Never buy dour, corn. bran. oats. sugar, good
sugar 20 lbs. 81. Coffee rice. roolasse6, 3c, be-
fore you got prices from Glenns.
Garden seed all kinds. Also bliss triumph
seed potatoes, the earliest and best st Glenn'a
All goods delivered promptly ct Glenn's.
DuPre's Locals. E
Read DuPre's Ads. and bis street sign, and
you will make no mistake II you buys bis
Toys.
DuPre has hne line o! Iron Toys at 10c.
and &C.. better than tin toys at tho same
price.
DuPre has Job lot OF Toys he is selling ont
very cheap.
You can buy doll almost AZ large a. two
years old baby for sl.j0 at DuPre's Store.
Call and see the line OF Wall Paper ut Du-
Pres store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-12
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Ses us when you need drugs. The Speet
Drug Co.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
The Women of Damascus.

The women of Damascus-that Is, the
Moslem wOmen-are more closely veil
ed than those Of Constantinople and
other eastern cities because the people
here are more tenacious in the observ-
ance Of the ancient customs Of their
race and the requirements of their re-
ligion. The wells are thicker, also, and
cover the entire face. Some of them
are figured so that the concealment is
even more complete.
Greeks, Jews and Armenians do not
wear wells, and some of them are very
handsome, particularly the Jewish wo-
men. Their eyes, complexion and hair
are superb. The types Of orienta, love-
illness remind you of Solomon's Song.
No women are employed about the
hotels or resta urants. All the "domes-
tic" work is done by men. In the shops
and manufactures of Damascus thou
sands of women and girls are employ
ed, but they are exclusively Greeks and
Jews. No Moslem would permit his
wife, daughter or sister to appear in q
shop or any other place where men are
employed. Chicago Record-H Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
MICHIGAN BRIEFS.

Skat In Detroit-Some 500 faithful
followers Of skat, representing the
North American Skat league, are as
sembled in Detroit this week for their
annual tournament.
Speedy on the Wabash.-A Wabash
special Sunday night from Montpelier,
O., to Detroit, distance of 81 miles,
made the trip in the remarkably short
time Of SS minutes.
Michigan Conference Sept. 1.-THE
date of the Michigan conference of
Methodist Episcopal churches, to be
held at Traverse City, has just been
fixed for Sept. II.
horticultural Meeting Postponed
The midsummer meeting of the Mich
igan State Horticultural society, which
was to have been held at Pontiac on
June and 4, has been changed to
June and 5.
Left Money for Charity.-Mrs. Mary
V. Forbes of Allegan, recently de-
ceased, has bequeathed to the Peoples
church Of Kalamazoo $4,000, and to
the Children's home $4,000. Both in,
stitutions are in Kalamazoo.
Captured Four Cub Bears.-Dan
Smith, a woodsman and hunter at
Turner, captured four cub bears with.
out a gun and succeeded in getting
them away from the mother by adroit
maneucering. He will train the cubs
for a circus.
Kalamazoo Has Twenty Unions
The baftenders Of Kalamazoo organ
lied a-union Sunday, with 48 members.
This makes 20 unions in the city. It
is said to be the second in the United
States of less than $4,000 population,
in point Of the number of unions and
their membership.
Danced Himself to Death.-Walter
Stone of Big Rapids, with a male COM
panion, attended a country dance Sat
urday night, returned home Sunday,
quietly entered his parents home in
this city and slept on a couch in the
parlor. Later he was found dead. A
coroner's jury said he died of over.
exertion at the party.
Shafter Expected as a Guest.-The
annual reunion of the Seventh Michi
gan Volunteer infantry will be held at
Leslie June II. The excero ~ COM
prise dinner, business meet - in the
afternoon and banquet in the even
Ing. 1t Is expected that Gen. Shafter,
the old commander OF the regiment in
the war, will be present.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
TIE CATFISH ZONE.
And the Origin OF the Philadelphia
| Habit OF Catfish md Wnflcss

And the Origin OF the Philadelphia
Habit OF Catfish and Wnflcs.-
While pessimists have been denouuc-
ing the extension of the pie belt
through the United States and the en-
largement of the saleratus biscuit dis
trict, they have been entirely Obvious
Of the extraordinary development OF
the catfish zone. This mischievons
dweller Of the pool is known to the
small boy and the rustic angler under
many names-ln one place as sucker.
In another Il bullhead, in u third wolf
fish and, most outrageous Of all, in
northern Mississippi as shad. But its
own only genuine title is catfish. The
name is derived from the fact that
when the creature is raised from the
water 1t emits grunting protest which
poetical fishermen have pronounced
like the purring Of n family cat.
Philadelphia produced the catfish
habit. For two centuries the animal
was looked at as something which
might be eaten to prevent starvation
until one fine day thrifty Quaker
found that the catfish would eat boiled
cornmeal and that this simple food not
only fattened the eater, but changed
the color of it's belly from white to
yellow. He perceived the pecuniary
value Of the discovery and established
catfish farm in which he fattened the
fishes which he caught elsewhere and
in due season sold them to the Phila-
delphia markets.
A Quakeress soon after that discov-
cred that the old fashioned waffle,
slightly sailed and covered with melt
ed butter, made an irresistible accesso-
ry to the fish when well fried. This
started the catfish and watiles for
which the City of Brotherly Love has
ever since been famous. The habit
spread like an epidemic, and, like the
star of empire, its way was westward.
So far as is known the United States
government has no record of catfish
and waflles east Of the Delaware river,
but starting at Philadelphia a distinct
catfish zone runs westward, terminal
ing at Denver reaching as far north
as Minneapolis and st. Paul and as far
south as Mobile and New Orleans. The
catfish is said to possess medicinal vir-
tue. 1t is mildly annsthetic, soporific
and antispasmOdic.-New York Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
One of Rhodes Ideas.

A well known peer once asked Cecil
Rhodes to stand godfather to his son,
and he replied that he would on one
condition, which was that he might in
vest at once 600 in the boys name
and give f100 on each succeeding birth
day, provided that it should all go on
at compound interest until the boy was
old enough to begin to spend the inter-
est, and that then he might yearly de-
eide on what to spend it, so long as it
was net on himself. 'This," said Mr..
Rhodes, twill do two things-frst, it
will teach your boy how to spend mon
ey, and, secondly, it will make him I'M
Court Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
nER LOST DIARY.
The Plaguy Thing Had All Her Dear
est Secrets Recorded Too.

est Secrets Recorded Too.
"Diaryv' fairly shrieked the pretty
young lady. with flashing eyes, as she
walked down the avenue with a com.
panion. "Diary! Don't you say diary
to me again. What do you know
about it, Kate?"
Nothing. only that you told me that
you had commenced keeping a diary,
as usual, and | supposed you had drop
ped it at the end of month, as usual
l didn't mean to throw you into hys
terics."
kate, don't you ever breathe a word
Of 1t, but I've lost that diary; dropped
it somewhere on the street. And the
plaguy thing has all my dearest secrets
In it. / wrote just what thought too
1t just sends me crazy. There it Is in
black and white that Lillian looks like
q fright, that Hattie is turning greer
from jealousy, that Charley is just toe
sweet to live and that Fred hasn't
sense enough to talk more than three
minutes unless he rehearses in ad.
vance"
"Why don't you advertise and Offer
a rewardT
Indeed, won't. l never want to
see the thing again. If any one returns
1t, l shall declare that it's q forgery
from beginning to end. I'll never own
up the longest day live"
"What did you say about me, Edith"
''Oh, don't Just remember, but some
thing nice. You can depend on that, for
you're my very dearest friend"
81 can help your memory. You wrote
that / was the most inquisitive little
mink in the city and that l thought II
my special business to look after othe,
peoples business. Here's your diary.
You left it at our house, and Tommy
spelled out your estimate Of me before
I knew what he was doing. Good after.
noon."
Then they looked at each other, both
began to cry, fell into each others arms
and in five minutes were criticising a
mutual friend.-Kansas City Independ
fnt
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30

tue OIuludry praCtltlOHer
In the treatment and cure of womanly
ailments is the difference between skill,
and success on the one hand and casual
experience on the other.
GAINED TEN POUNDS.
CT took four bottles of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and two of his
Golden Medical Discovery and re-
ceived great benefit" writes Mrs. Elmer
d. Sheare, of Mounthope, Lancaster Co.,
Pa. 81 do not have those sick spells a.
formerly. Before / took your medicine
I could hardly walk at times, when had
uterine trouble. l can truly say that
after taking four bottles of 'Favorite
Prescription and two of Golden Med
ical Discovery I did not suffer any
more. l gained ten pounds in weight.
In June commenced using the medicine
and in July helped to harvest the wheat,
so you may know that 1 did not feel
very bad"
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
establishes regularity, dries disagreeable
drains, heals inflammation and ulcera-
ton and cures female weakness. It
tranquilizes the nerves, encourages the
appetite, and induces refreshing sleep.
AS tonic for weak, worn-out, rundown
women it is unequaled. It makes weak
women strong, sick women we'll.
Accept no substitute for wFavorite
Prescription" The only motive for SUBJ
stitution Is to enable the dealer to make
the little more profit paid on the sale of
less meritorious medicines.
GIVEN AWAY.
The Common Sense Medical Adviser
referred to in Mrs. Schnetyer's letter is
sent free on receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. This great
medical work contains over thousand
large pages and more than seven hundred
illustrations. Send 81 one-cent stamps
for the cloth.bound volume, or only az
stamps for the book in paper covers.
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
LOST OPPORTUNITIES.
Don't Waste Your Youth; Use IL In
Getting nm Education.


How the handicapped millionaire en-
vies logs in school or college and would
give half his wealth for the chance tc
lay q foundation which they are think
Ing Of spurningl How many an embar-
raised man in public life longs to re-
live boyhOod that he may correct the
mistakes of his youth! How much more
he could make of his life, Of his posi-
ton, If he had cultivated his mind
when young! He does everything at
disadvantage. His grasp of documents.
speeches and books Is weak because he
does not know how to study. He must
employ literary secretary to save him.
self from plumbers of grammar, errors
In history and biography or In politi.
pedients to hide his ignorance.
Oh. what a pity it is to see splendid
ability mace to do the work of medioc
rity! A man Of magnificent parts, feel
Ing that he is by nature intended to
shine as a leader, is pitiable when
compelled to do the work of an inferior
and plod along in hopeless obscurity.
lie euScN uuIcoI VI yOutu tldt SudleS
ut restraining school walls and longs to
rush to action makes havoc with count
less careers In after days the old prov
erb will ring mockingly in memory:
He that will not when he may
When he would he shall have nay.
What are investments in bonds and
stocks, in houses and lands, compared
with investment in an education, in a
broad, deep culture which will enrich
the life and be q perpetual blessing to
ones friends?
To rob oneself of the means OF en-
joyment which education and culture
give has no compensation in mere mon
ey wealth. No material prosperity can
compare with rich mind. 1t is per-
petual wellspring of satisfaction, of en-
joyment 1t enables one TO bear up un-
der misfortune. TO be cheerful under
discouragements, trials and tribulations
which oyerwhelm shallow mind and
an empty heart.-Success.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
II You Have to Fight r. Eon.

If any reader of this article should
ever be so unfortunate as to expert
ence the embrace of boa constructor,
it is recommended that he try to re-
lease himself by taking hold OF the
creatures tail and unwinding it from
that end. 1t can be easily unwound in
that way, but otherwise it is not posi-
bic. The way to kill a snake is not to
attempt to crush it's head, the bones Of
which are very hard, but to strike the
tail, where the spinal cord is but thinly
covered by bone and suffers readily
from injury. 1t is the same with an
eel. Hit the tail two or three times
against any hard substance, and the
eel quickly dies.
The boas are not venomous, but their
fangs are sufficiently powerful to in
flict serious wounds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
CRAFTY OFFICERS
Captured a Fugitive Negro at
Albion Tuesday.
WAS WANTED FOR BURGLARY
He Was Summoned by Relatives to
His Sisters Furerai@Regged to See
Dead Woman ard Cried Like a
Baby.

Albion, Mich, May 2S.-For some
time past Bert King, a local negro,
has been wanted for burglary CON-
mitted in Jackson. The local officials
have been on lookout for him. but
haze been unable to locate him in this
region.
Sunday afternoon Kings sister died
The other members of the family SEM
out a blind telegram Immediately to
a party in Detroit. who was supposed
to know of Kings whereabouts, sum.
moning him to the funeral A reply
arrived in due time and the local Off
GERS, who had been watching the tele-
the train to come in and nabbed their
man
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30

stefan. For this reason many woman
lets disease fasten upon her. She con-
ceals her condition and endures daily
martyrdom of pain because her mind
revolts at the thought of submission to
the treatment she knows the local prac-
titioner will insist upon.
Very many women have written CRATE
full letters to DR.. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo,
N. ", because they have found in his
methods an escape from the offensive
questions, the obnoxious examinations.
and the disagreeable local treatments
insisted on by so many home physicians.
These things are, as rule, not necessary.
DIR. Pierce's experience and success in
treating hundreds of thousands of women,
enables him at once to determine from
the written statements of women the
form of disease which it is necessary to
treat. Sick women are invited to con-
suit DR.. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence is sacredly confidential
and the same strict professional privacy
guards the written condolences of women
as is observed by DR.. Pierce and his staff
in personal consultations with women at
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute, Buffalo, N. Y.
A woMAN's STATEMENT.
cI enjoy good health, thanks to
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
Golden Medical Discovery" writes
Mrs. ]. J. Schnetyer, of Pontiac, Living
ston Co., III. cHave taken six bottles
of each kind. I was taken sick last
February and the doctors here called 1t
Grip I lay for four weeks in bed,
then when I got up found had Dis
r1acement.' Had such aches and pains
In my back and limbs could not stand
any length of time. / knew that our
home doctor would insist the first thing
on an examination, and that I would not
submit to, unless was dangerously sick,
and then it would be too late to do any
good. My son had your book, Common
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
FIFTEEN STORES BURNED.
Town Of Ravenna Suffers 100000
Fire.

Ravenna, Mich, May 27.-For the
second time within period Of about
year this town has suffered from a
terrible fire.
Near the hour of 10 last evening a
fire started in Bartholomew hard.
ware store. All efforts to quench it
were Of no avail, and ere another hour
had elapsed the flames had game J
such Roadway that eight stores were
in ashes.
The wind carried the flames from
one building to another, and at one
time it looked as though the whole
town would be laid in ashes before
morning.
Messages were sent to Grand Rapids
and Muskegon, asking for help. They
readily complied. With the aid Of
these firemen the flames were finally
gotten under control and quenched,
but not until Is stores had been
burned, with their contents.
The loss is roughly estimated at
100000.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
Thresher Works Nearly Burned Up.

Battle Creek, Mich, Nay 2S.-TA ,
Nichols G. Shepard Threshing Machine
works, at 10 o'clock last evening, was
nearly destroyed by fire, due to M
properly banked coke III the black
smith and iron departments. The loss
is estimated at 100000. Herolic work
by the city and company's fire depart.
ments was all that saved the entii q
r,ant. A house occupied by Fred Grey
and family was partially destroyed
Falling shafts of machinery nearly hit
several firemen. The loss is covered
py insurance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
BY IGNITION OF GASOLINE
Man Near Turner and Woman at Cold.
water Terribly Burned.

Turner, Mich, May 2S.-Fred Sindo,
aged 20. of Twining, attempted to light
a fire with quart can full of gasoline.
thinking 1t was kerosene. An explo-
sion followed and Sindo was badly
burned. He will recover but his face
will be terribly disfigured. His escape
from death was little short of mira
re, as he was alone at the time.
Coldwater, Mich, May 2S.-Mrs. G.
w. Potter filed cup with gasoline to
put in the water for washing. AS she
approached the gasoline stove the gas
oline in the cup took fire, filling the
room with sheet Of fire. Fortunate
Iy she had presence of mind enough
to throw a wet sheet over her head
and got to the door just as she fell in
dead faint. The unfortunate woman
was terribly burned and her condition
Is critical.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
Ionrest rel.rram on Reoora.

The whole of the New Testament, as
revised, was telegraphed from New
York to Chicago to the Times of that
city, to be set up as news for its issue
of the 22d of May, 1882. Sixteen Of
the twenty pages of that days Times
were filed with this unique telegram
of the entire New Testament. In De-
cember, 1887, the whole of Swinburne's
tragedy, "Locrine," was sent by tele-
graph from London to the New York
Times. occupying five hours in trans
mission.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
Filipino Attempted Murder.

Manila, May 27.-While Second
Lieut.. Robert c. Humber of the 10th
infantry, and Sergt. Walling of the
same regiment were walking about
six miles from Camp Vickers, in Min
danao, they perceived a single Moro
carrying flag of truce. When the ma
tive had approached close to the Amer
leans he suddenly drew his creese and
rlashed Sergt. Walling, cutting his
lrm completely off. Lieut.. Humber at.
tempted to shoot the Moro, but his re-
volver missed fire, and the native es.
capped in the tall grass.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
"She Let COnCealment
Like a Worm j. the Bud
Feed on Her Damask
Cheek"

How aptly Shakespeare touches the
She suffers in silence draws curtain
over her private sorrows, and endures
until endurance ceases to be virtue.
This is especially the case with the
modest minded women who suffer from
diseases peculiar to the sex. They are
miserable and unhappy, and yet, although
they know that they need medical aid
and assistance, they choose rather to
bear the ills they know than to submit
to the examination of some local ply
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
THROWN INTO THE STREET.
st. Joseph Newspaper Office Raided
by Mob.

st. Joseph, Mich, May 26.-The Of
flee Of the Town Topics was raided by
crowd of men while Editor w. A.
McGovern was out of town, and the
entire outfit thrown into the street.
The trouble began some weeks ago,
when McGovern had citizen, who
was later found guilty, arrested for IL
legal voting. The business men re-
sented the action, and a petition was
circulated and freely signed pledging
the subscribers to remove their adver-
tisement from the Topics.
McGopern commenced suit against
the circulators Of the petition for $5,-
900 damages, and began an attack
against his enemies through his sheet.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
Eccentric Farmer Kills Himself.

Ypsilanti. Mich, May 2S.-"Squire"
William Bishop Of Augusta township,
one Of the most prominent farmers of
the vicinity, committed suicide by
shooting. He complained Of feeling I'M
weel shortly after breakfast Monday
and went to bed, and in the afternoon,
when his wife returned from short
visit with a friend, she found him dy.
ing from a "elf-inflicted bullet wound
in the head. The Squire" was a very
eccentric character whose hobby was
law suits.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
$4,000 Breach of Promise Suit.

Ann Arbo", Mich, May 2S.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Whitney of this city has
commenced $4,000 breach of prom
Use suit against Charles ALDER, janitor
of t he Mechanical and Engineering
building Of the university. A few
weeks ago A,ber settled a similar suit
with Miss Elizabeth Wylie for SIS.
Mrs. Whitney is about so years old,
has two grown up sons and has lived
in Ann Arbor Is years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
Not Guilty.

as your husband bibliomaniac"
asked Mrs. Oldcastle as she was being
permitted to view the treasures in the
library of the new neighbors.
"Mercy sakes, no." replied Mrs. Pack
enham, che never bibles bit. Oh, of
course, don't say that he wouldn't
take little at his meals If the rest was
doin' it, but that's as far. as he ever
goes in them kind Of hings."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
A Change Suggested.

"What is your occupations" asked
the old physician as he felt the pa
tents pulse.
"I'm an opera singer" was the reply.
"Ahw exclaimed the NJ. d. "What
you need is change of air. Suppose
you try singing in a church choir
Chicago News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
Cried Like a Baby.

When King saw the game he was up
against he broke down and cried like
a baby, begging to be allowed to at
tend the funeral. or at least to look
on his dead sisters face, but the off,
GERS were obdurate.
You couldn't do her any good now,
anyway" said officer Dwelle of Jack
son, who had come to get the prisoner,
and, pursuant to this decision, King
was taken to Jackson just two hours
before the funeral.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-05-30
SaIoonkeeper Sued for $1,000.

Flint, Mich, May 28.-Mrs. Edward
Sanford OF Pine Run has begun suit
against Con Donaffde and his bonds
men OF Clio, alleging that Donahue
sold liquor to her husband and she had
been damaged to the extent of $4,000
thereby