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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
PLUcKED OUT HER RIGHT EYE.
Young Wife Literally FulfIls the Sripes
tural Injunction.

Nashville, Tenn.-Mrs. ',Bula Abby,
wife of young merchant near Sparta.
is dead, as the result Of pulling out
her right eye in fanatical and literal
Interpretation Of the Scriptural injunc-
ton: If thine eye offend thee, pluck
it out and cast it from thee; for 1t Is
better to so into heaven having only
one eye than to suffer the torments
of hell fire."
She became much excited over re-
lieion early last autumn, and since that
time, it is said, she has been noted for
strange vagaries in religious work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
ELEvATING HoRsEDRA WIN GRADER AT WORK.

your triumphs and participate in your
defeats. You will keep in spirit and
letter the terms Of this holy contract.
Coach her around the hard bases of
life. Make her steal her way under
the watchful eye of the enemy, until
she reaches the home of happiness.
Make her score many bright and
joyous days, that the pennant of pros
perity may continuously wave over
YOUR heads"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
A Plighting Stone.

The canuy Scot, as we all know, says
the World Wide Magazine, is found all
over the world, but it comes to one as
somewhat of a surprise to find genu-
inc old Scotch "plighting stone" in a
museum in Toronto, Canada. 1t bears
the inscription: "Plighting Stane O
Lairg, Sutherlandshire, Scotland" and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Cold In Thibetan Mountnins.

When on his recent trip to the Thib>
etan mountains Sven Hedin had to
suffer greatly. In one Of his letters he
writes that although he wore all the
clothes he could get On his body, he
was always cold. At the constant al.
titude of about $4,000 feet it was i'm.
possible to walk without palpitation Of
the heart, wherefore he had to remain
on his horse and freeze.
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The apparatus shown in the accom-
panying drawing Is not an instrument
of torture, but rather an appliance to
remove the cause Of much suffering.
1t is the invention Of William II. Jak.
way, and is designed for the easy loca:
tion of bullets or other foreign sub:
stances lodged in the anatomy. 1t
provides a simple means whereby the
surgeon may readily locate the position
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12

the same point. While the surgeon Is
looking at the bullet he adjusts two
points of the indicator into the same
plane as the line of vision, treating the
opposite points after the same manner.
Then the central indicating screw Is
lowered to the flesh, standing directly
over the foreign substance located in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
a year,s Patent Business.

The Commissioner Of Patents has
submitted to Congress a report Of the
business of his Office for the year ended
December 81, 1901. There were 1882
patents issued, including designs, 81
patents reissued, 1928 trade marks reg
istered, SIS labels and 159 prints, about
so per cent. of the applications being
orantpd
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was presented by a Scotch gentleman
resident in Ontario. Troths plighted
and promises made by grasping hands
through the stone seen in our photo
were inviolate in matters Of love, busi-
ness and all social relations. The GUS
tom was kept up until quite recently,
and ~ IS probably Of Druidical origin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
A Flea Circus.

A circus, in which all the perform
ers are feas is amusing the patrons Of
the Panopticum at Berlin, this season.
The arena of the circus is about the
size of an ordinary dining-room table.
and Professor Karutsch, the director,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
British Blocklhouses.

Similar hlockhouses to this are being
raised in long lines throughout the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony,
on Lord Kitchener's Gordon system,
ct distances of 1000 yards, and with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
To Have Pure Water.

TO prevent water from becoming i'm
pure in passing through lead pipe
tin lining is placed inside, the space
between the tin and lead being filled
with cement
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Would Like Moro Thanks.

It doubtless often occurs to the man
who pays the bills that he should hear
less crying for cake, and more graft.
tude fcy bread and butter.-Atchison
fKanl Glnhe
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A Lisbon lady was being buried
when a cry from the coffin disclosed
the fact that she was still alive. Five
hours afterWard she died from fright
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nnIa Asked to Resign.

Governor Dole, of Hawaii, has been
asked to resign by the State Depart
ment at Washington.
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The sun is travelling at forty miles 4
second, about 10000 times as fast as
nm express train.
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THE PAN.AMERIcAN CONGRESS.
Would Save tho Ancient Ruins OF All tho
Countries Of America.

President Diaz, of Mexico, has used
his influence toward promoting the
friendliness Of all the nations of Amer
lea. Representatives Of the republics
have been enjoying the hospitality of
Mexico in the City Of Mexico, where
they have been holding a Pan-Ameri-
can Congress for the purpose of unit
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Colombia Wants French Gunboats.

Colombia Wants Erencn UuHUVatb'
Th. Government Of Colombia has OF
fered to purchase number Of obsolete
French gunboats.
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easy means Of communication. They
have proved exceedingly effective in
hemming in many of the minor COM
mandos, whose attacks without artil-
lery on their massive walls have often
ended in discontinue.
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|Making Roads by Machinery
By Waldon Fawcett.

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The Washington times., 1902-02-09
CENTURY ROAD CLUBS RULES.
New system Under Which Prizes
Will lie Earned and Awarded.

The Century Road Club of America has
inaugurated several new ideas for 1902.
which cannot help but meet the approval
of all riders, says the philadelphia Rec
ord 1t offers sixteen prizes for mem
bers for road work. but these prizes will
be won under novel conditions. The CEN
tury and mileage contests will not be
separated as of old. The first century and
mileage medal will be awarded to the
member making the best record in both
these classes of riding, considered to-
gether. Thus the awards will be for the
best general performances of the year
instead of for each kind of riding sep
arately. The other plan has never been
satisfactory. as the leader in mileage is
naturally near the front in single and
multiple centuries, and one or two men
have in the past captured the lions share
OF everything
The new plan adopted by the C. r c. A.
is to allow 120 points for every century
run made within the standard limit OF
fourteen hours. and one point for every
mile ridden in addition. This places a
premium of twenty points on a century
over 100 miles of ordinary riding and each
members record at the end of the year
will be as many points as he has ridden
miles, plus twenty points for each cen
tury. The winner of the greatest num-
ber of points will be the road riding
champion of the year. His gold medal
will attest this fact, and also show his
century and mileage record. The riders
record will also appear on the second
prize, a gold medal; third and fourth
prizes Will be reproductions of the frs:
and second. in silver. and fifth and sixth
prizes will be reproductions of he first
and second in polished bronze. Special
prizes are offered for those who. at the
end of the year. are the holders of a new
100 2G0, 300. 400. and 500 mile record
Women members vill compete for the
Cornish medal, for which continuous CEN
turtles viii not count. A separate prize
is offered for the best twenty four hour
record by man.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09

tering the people in all directions. Some
had very narrow escapes. A score of
horsemen, provided with lassoes pursued
the vicious creature, which was at last
lassoed by Irwin Lee. of Reinholds. Other
horsemen went to his assistance and sf-
ter the animal was completely played out
criZe.
Col Sanders Devices Bruce. founder Of
the Turf Field. and Farm and one of
the greatest authorities upon the pedigree
and genealogy of thoroughbred horses.
died Friday at his home in New York. He
was in his seventyseventh year. Ths
funeral will be in Lexington Ky.
Colonel Bruce was born in Lexington in
1926, and was graduated from the Uni
versity of Kentucky. At the outbreak of
the civil war he became captain OF the
Lexington Chasseurs. one of the small
number of Union commands in Kentucky.
Later he organized the Twentieth Ken
lucky Regiment. His sister was the wife
of Gen. John Morgan. the Confederate
cavalry leader. Colonel Bruce was on tne
staff of General Buell. when the latter
marched to relieve General Grant at the
battle OF Shiloh In 1869 Colonel Bruce
founded the Turf, Field, and Farm" He
was also the founder of the American
Stud Book" and was one Of the leading
spirits in the organization and conduct
of the National Trotting Association. the
Western Turf Congress. and other organ
izatiOns of horsemen. Colonel Bruce was
frequently consulted by owners of racing
stables and was in demand as an auction
Ger for sales of thoroughbreds-
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
MARYLAND ANTI-PooL LAW.
If Favorable Legislation Is Had bet.
ting and Gambling VIII He
UnVopuIar.

A member of the Maryland Legislature
has introduced a bill in the House to
prevent gambling or selling pools in any
part of the State.
The bill states that all games, devices
or contrivances at which money or other
thing is waged shall be deemed gaming,
and that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to bet, wager or gamble in any man
ner, or by any means, or make, sell or
buy books or pools or any interest there
of within the limits of this State. Cn the
result of any trotting. pacing or running
of horses or other beasts or race or con-
test of any kind trotted, run or paced, or
held within or without the State of Mary
land, or to establish. keep, rent or use
or permit to be used any house or build
ing. vessel. ground or place for the pur-
pose of gambling in any manner. Should
the provisions of the bill be violated, a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than
81 goo one-half of which sum goes to the
informer and the remaining half to the
county school commissioners of the re-
spective counties, Cor the benefit of the
public schools and to the Society for I'm
provement of the Condition of the Poor in
Baltimore city, shall be imposed. The act
also provides Imprisonment for not more
than twelve nor less than six months.
This is one OF the most stringent bills
prohibiting gambling introduced in this
State for some time past, and it Is more
Than probable that it viii be fought bit
terly by the horsemen, and especially SO
in the counties of the State where agri-
cultural fairs are held annually, and
which are permitted by law 10 sell pools
on trotting. running and pacing races.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Annual Question as TO Allotment of
United states Association
Journeys.

Indications point to a renewal of rival
ry in connection with the allotment OF
this years championships of the United
States Golf Association. Chicago will be
satisfied if, at the annual meeting. II
gets the open. amateur. and women s
events. Just where Philadelphia. New
York, Boston, and any other section fig
ures is. s.~according TO the Western Golf
Association, a trifing detail.
Upon this subject the Ledger" says:
1t will certainly be relief when the
rule arelating 10 the selection of courses
for the three championships is changed,
so that the rivalry which crops up at the
annual meetings cannot possibly exist.
Walter J. Travis for some time has ad-
vocated sectional championships and the
winner or winners and runners-up to
meet in the section to which the previous
years champion belongs. This. so far.
has been The most rational solution of
the problem. and the present amateur
champion. II he ever does offer such a
resolution, might go further and insist
on certain courses in the various divi-
sons being fixed upon as worthy of hold
ing the tournaments in turn.
This plan would do away with the
sectional rivalry and all chances of re-
currence of the distasteful attitude as
sumed by some of the delegates at last
year S annual meeting. Courses should
also be selected for the open champion
snip, as by this means such an important
event would be bound to receive The rec
ognltion which it deserves. So far clubs
with links of high merit have held aloof
from the open event. This should not be
possible, and each course worthy OF such
q contest should be made TO toe the mark
These and minor details coulG be thrashed
out by representative body of amateurs
with benefit to the sport the country over.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
NONRESIDENT GUNNERS.
Licenses Mny He Exncted OF Seekers
After sport In Maryland.

A conference OF the leading gunners of
Cecil County, Nd, was held at Elkton
last week for the purpose of comforting
with the county's members of the Mary
land Legislature and for the discussion
of certain legislation for this county
relative to the game law. The members
of the Legislature decided unanimously to
oppose the game provisions in bill pre-
pared by the State Game and Fish Pro
tective Association.
No legislation will be asked with re-
CARDS to the fish law, except that an
amendment to the law will be presented
stopping the use of fke nets on the gun
ming ground of the Susquehanna River
| during the months of April and May.
The gunners decided to favor the intro
duction of a bill. providing Hartford Coun-
" will join with Cecil in asking 1t. that
a license of s. per year shall be demand
ed of all nonresident gunners who go to
shoot in either county, this bill to apply
to the cunning on the Susquehanna flats
and the tributaries of the Chesapeake
Bay, as well as on land. In ,he event of
Hartford County refusing TO join with
Cecil. a separate bill for Cecil Will be
passed, providing for license OF s. per
year for all nonresident gunners for
shooting on land:
The argument used in favor OF this
measure is that. under the Delaware law,
Cecil County gunners cannot shoot game
in the Diamond State unless they pay the
required license, and as the closed season
for game In Cecil expires several weeks
in advance of the Delaware game law, the
county is overrun with gunners from Del
aware, Pennsylvania, and Washington,
who carry off the game in large quantities
The license money obtained from nom
residents is 10 be used to stock the coun-
ty with birds.
The result of this movement interests all
local gunners, hundreds of whom follow
the sport on Chesapeake Bay and its trib-
utaries.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
Savings in Pianos.
Two Ipriyhts mt Bnrgain Figures
and square Pianos rs Low ns SO,
on ~ Weekly Payments.

Widespread public interest has been attracted
to the Bradbury Piano Factory's annual clearing
sale Of pianos account of the very unusual
savings which are to be made in slightly used
instruments of the highest grade. A great many
Of the bargains offered have already been shapPeu
up but there two very extraordinary NdiueT
in Upright Pianos to be offered Monday one Is
a Fine Upright Grand which shows no signs OF
wear-it is a modern model-having full swinging
iIont-Boston iall-3 strings pedals The case
is of mahogany, handsomely designed and carved.
For this instrument only $40 is asked-aoout
half the actual value.
The other Upright Piano is in excellent cohdl-
tion musically-has a rich, dark rosewood case
and is one of the leading makes-iamous Tor dura-
bility and tone qualities. S225 is the sale price
though The original cost must have Dteh NEAR
500. The purchaser will not be required 10 pay
cash-but may arrange TO buy TINS listr uiHtit @
on 50 monthly payments. stool scarf Cte
years tuning and delivery are included Tree Win
both Of these Pianos.
Besides the Jprights there are nuinDer VI
S75, 81 weekly payments. ..-
Parties who desire the use OF good piano ioI
either a long short time mas rent one al tie
Bradbury Factory Warerooms, 1925 "a ave- AZ
special rates this month Renting pianos . are "a
ways put in brst-class condition before delivery
MI
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
STATISTICS ABOUT q
AMERICAN TEAMS
Figures Make Athletics Lead
ers in Batting and Fielding.
Washington Leads BOst.n, st. Louis,
TLe.d in the Fielding Department..

The subjoined tables show the batting
and fielding averages of the players. the
philadelphia Ledger" says. announced as
composing the various American League
teams for the coming season.
Not all of them are under contract and
the names are given OF those who have
been reported as having agreed to play
with President Johnson's organization
this year.
Washington Among the Leaders.
The figures are interesting as showing
the changes in team batting and fielding
by the influx of players from the National
League.
As will be seen, the Athletics lead in
both fielding and batting, and. on paper.
at least. have the best chance for this
seasons pennant.
1t will be seen further that Washing
ton is to be some pumpkins this sea-
son. In batting our team will lead Bos-
ton, st. Louis. and Detroit, while in the
fielding department We come third, fol-
lowing the Athletics and Cleveland.
If all this great promise on paper is
only fulfilled, the local American Park
will by no means be large enough to hold
all who want to see the Lotus Senator's
at work.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
BANAsTAR's TOP POSITION.
Justice of Placing Him mt Head of
Handicap Questioned.


The honor conferred on Banastar in
placing him at the top of the big handi-
caps is most unusual one. Not in the
last ten years. if ever before in the his
tory of the Brooklyn and the Suburban,
has a horse of Banastar's age been asked
to take up top weight in these handicaps.
Rightly or wrongly the modern American
horsemen believe that our thoroughbreds
are in their prime at four years old or at
five years at the latest. II opinion on
this point has undergone a change in re-
cent years the change has been toward
the younger and not toward the older
horses.
Our thoroughbreds have been coming to
hand earlier. and the inclination, if any,
is to the belief that they attain maturity
at three years of age. Horsemen gener-
ally, however, hold to the belief that the
thoroughbred is at his best at four years
of age. Those of them who believe in the
three-year- are exceptions to the rule,
although they probably are as strong nu-
merically as those who believe in the su-
periority Of horses more than five years
old.
Year by year the three-year-o when
in competition with older horses has been
asserting himself more strongly. The
Metropolitan Handicap has been the me-
dunn of q number of distinguished tri-
umphs for horses of this age. and last
year we had the three-year-old Conrov
showing his heels to a field of old horse
in the Brooklyn Handicap. Then, as tn
scale runs, horsemen have believed that
the three-year-old had an advantage over
the older horse in weight-for-age races
like the Brighton Gun While the achieve
nents of the three-year-old do not prove
him to be better than the four-year-old.
they would seem to indicate that the
three year-old relatively is a better horse
than the thoroughbred Ave years old and
upward.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
STARS COMING TO
GEORGETOWN GAMES

most exciting is the ifty-yard dash. Duff
fey Will. of course. be the star. but he
will have some fast mel pitted against
him. and he is expected to equal his
mark at Convention Hall last year, when
he ran the distarrce in fifty seconds fat.
Minahan will be his principal opponent in
this event, and as he is running faster
than ever before, he may spring a sur
prise on the athletic world. Minahan is
acknowledged the fastest 220-yard runner
in the college. and is training especially
for this event. and if the Handicapped is
good TO MIN will, no doubt. finish near the
front
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
GAVE BACK TIE PRIZES
fenhsy Helny Team Promptly Re.
turns Medals When Officially
Reuuestcd

A lesson never to be forgotten should
be learned by all relay runners from the
experience the University of Pennsyl-
vania relay team had at last week s
knickerbocker games. In the race with
Yale, two of the Quaker runners ware dis
qualified for failure TO touch hands upon
completing relay. The runners started
before they had been touched off by theii
team mates.
The matter was taken up officially, and
it was decided that Pennsylvania was at
fault, and although Yale finished Is or 20
yards to the rear of the faulty runners
the prizes will be awarded to her men.
Upon receipt of the official notification
of the decision. Captain Westney. OF
Pennsylvania, promptly sent the prizes
to Secretary Sullivan. OF the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club. and by him will be
sent to Yale.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
CHESS CHAMPIONSAT MONTE CARLO
MIR. Marshall, the American. Is Max
ing Rig Hit.

MONTE CARLO, Feb. S.-The two ia
vorites in the chess tourney here are
Pillsbury and Tarrasch. The former has
hardly done himself justice, and is suf-
fering from cold, while MIR. Tarrasch is
still more below his form.
NJ: Ivanowski, the winner last year, is
playing strongly. Mr. Marshall. the
American. has made the biggest hit of the
tournament yet in defeating TarrascA and
Schlecter. He and Mr.. Napier, OF Pitts
burg. the youngest competitor, are re-
garded as talented players, but lacking
in the necessary experience.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
L. A. w. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
Matters of Interest Will Receive
Attention mt Coming Meeting.

The national assembly of the League
of American Wheelmen will be held at
Torrington Conn, next Wednesday. Dele
gates from all over the country have been
directed to present reports OF the wheel
ing interest in their respective districts.
Every effort will be made to increase
interest in cycling affairs, as well as TO
uphold the rights of individual wheeimen-
A. Howell, of Connecticut. is being
spoken Of as a league presidential posi-
bility.
The Washington times., 1902-02-09
RECAPITULATION.

The following tables show how the teams COM
nare with oacn oiher in team hattng and iielding:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-05
-ELOPEMENT CAUSES MUCH TALk
DrusGist nisappear st Same
Time.

NELSON. Neb.. Sept. 4.-(special)-Nel-
son society is all in an uproar over a sen
sation In which some Of It's prominent peo-
pie are the leading actors. Last week the
Rock Island agent left for Wichita, Kan.
purporting to 60 to see his SICK mother. A
few days since a letter came here to his
wife in which no mention was made Of the
sickness Of the mother. and later q telegram
in which we're regrets that the son had not
been seen or heard from and that the mother
was well and would leave that day for a
VISIT back east. For some time rumor had
It that this man was Intimate with a woman
who had about a year ago married a local
druggist. an old and prominent citizen OF
this place. The express company yesterday
sent a representative here to check up the
once, and this caused great suspicion. The
abused husband at once began TO look into
the matter and found, It IL alleged, that his
wife. whom he supposed had gone to Iowa
on a visit. had spent q day and night at
F%airbury with the missing agent, and then
they left for the east together. The man
leaves a wife and two children.