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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

President Roosevelt to-day told Repre-
sentatives Calderhead and Scott. OF Kan
sas. that Eugene Ware would not be
sworn In as commissioner OF pensions for
two or three morths.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

The secretary OF the treasury has sent a
letter 10 Assistant Commissioner OF I'm
migration Insolvency.. in New York, call
ing for his resignation. The secretary in
closed the letter from Mr.. Cortelyou re-
ceived by him yesterday.
Count Albert Freiherr Won westenholz,
CT Germany. who is visiting the United
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

The President to-day sent 10 the Senate
the following nominations: Walter T.
BSrns, United States district judge. South
err. district OF Texas: James w. Ownby
C1ited States attorney. Eastern district OF
Texas; Robert ]. Wynne, of Pennsylvania
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

No MsesiuS Of the Board Necessary.
Ifyou want TO be convinced OF the heart.
Iessness and unfairneas with which students
at Clemson have been treated. aud II you
would DO convinced Of the utter disregard
OF the responsibility imposed on tho truslees
OF Clemson College read the report Of what
Col. Simpson has 70 say.
1.-THE Legislature of this State discharges
lis duties to the people, IL will order an extra
committee to Investigate the trustees and
find out Why Il 10 not their duty 70 inquire
into the cause which Induced one fourth OF
the students TO leave because OF an In.
dignity and an apparent injustice By the
faculty TO one Of their number.
1t has been suggested that the faculty may
regard themselves N aristocfats who are not
specially bound TO respect the rights aud
feelings OF those Who they are supposed 10
educate.
The College was established for the benefit
OF the boys, and not 70 create fat salaried Of
dces for lucky professors.
Al Q matter OF fact, there must ba some
thing radically wrong at Clemson. IL may
be that the board Of trustees need re-organi.
xatIou, but IL 10 perfectly certain that the
members OF no college faculty which succeeds
In running iis students away are properly In
their places. II Is up to the faculty TO shov
,ha, they were right and were authorized 10
run OF one. fourth OF the college studeuts.
That faculty should be allowed 10 explain
Why they INFLICTED . punishment which was
unusual and contrary TO precedent There
vss 10 law. NJ far a. We are informed. which
nxed the penalty OF suspension for using test
tubes out Of the laboratory. A test tube 10 .
sort OF bottle. worth perhaps I've or ten
cents . dozen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
rhs orisin Of Nj. md Mr..

In earlier times the ordinary man was
simply william or John-that 10 to say, bs
had only o Christian name without any
kind OF "handls" before II or surname
after 1t, Gays the Philadelphia Record.
Some means Of distinguishing one John
or William from another John or william
became necessary. Nioknames derived
from O mans trade or bis dwelling plaos
or from some personal peculiarity were
taoked on to bis Christian name, and plain
John became John Smith. A yet there
were no "mistefs" In the land.
Some Johr Smith accumulated moro
wealth than the bulk Of his fellows-be'
oame perhaps . landed proprietor or an
employer of hired lnbor. Then he began
to be called In the Norman French Of the
day the "mnistre" Of this place or that,
of these workmen or Of those.
In time the "maistre," OF "maister. :"
% 1t soon became, got tackled on before
his name, and be became Maister Smith
and bis wife was Maistress Smith.
Gradually the sense Of possession was
lost sight Of, and tho title was conferred
upon any kindly mere possession OF
wealth or holding some position Of more
or less consideration and Importance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
Tho Cesnsy Cesve.aIsn.


Bsisf notes Of The 70 oreanisation Of the
Dsnocrstic party for the coming campaign
b pubaishsd. The necessity for the resolu.
tsons and the Requirement Of pledges By the
delegases 20 the state Convention, II seems 10
n. shows Q general distrpst on too part OF the
people. or olse the whole businoss 10 ludiorous.
Tks necessary additional oaihs would indi-
ease thss the Democratic party will soon be-
cone . vsry select party, In which there can
% no difference OF opinion on any subject.
when men with Individuality OF opinion are
Fulsd out. harmony viii prevail, and har.
Uony within the ranks 10 even moro essen-
siai than solid front TO the enemy. All
ssoat political parties must present solid
phsianx 70 the enemy. and his can be done
only In one Of two why's. First. appeal 10 the
reason Of those Who may be moro progressive
os more nksly 70 entertain opinions which
have not hsen sanctioned BY the lav.giver
os shs party. But the easiest way 10 get rid
Of oppopsuts and 10 bring harmony is 10 ex.
eluds aiiWho may have brains enough 70 do
. list,s thinking on their behalf. A man who
may ansums to diner In optnion from Will
liam jsnnings Bryan, or who does not ses
the advantage 20 b derived from the free
coinage Of silver. should DO accommodated.
without bsneAt Of clersy. The fact b. man
Who vould pspiss In holding 70 the sound
Doasy policy Of the Republican party should
se taken eQt Of the vest sats of the temple
and shos 10 death. No such political hsretic
shcnid he allowed 20 live, II be tries 70 vote
tAs Democratic ticket His impious hands
shoeid not be allowed TO handle % sacred Q
thing @ Democratic ballot. II there should
bs 0 white man In Abbeville County who
woold Shii 10 recognise . good Democratic
principle, II he met u In the road. he should
sebsesibs for Bryan's paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS.
Ths Burden Of Their Cost Should n
Alike on All the People.

The Burden of Their Cost Should Bs
Alike on All the People.
Il hos been estimated that 500. 900.
600 tons of farm produce are hauled to
market annually in the United States
and that the cost Of marketing 1t is %
per ton, or just about 81, 900, 600, 600.
This IL not money paid out but is the
value Of the time spent by farmers with
their teams in marketing crops or what
these men and teams would have earned
II they had been hired for cash to do
this amount Of hauling. The secretary
Of the farmers national congress and
the United States department Of agri.
culture agree in estimating that about
60 Der cent Of this vast amount, or
$500, 900, 900. would be saved each year
II farmers were able to do this hauling
over good roads
This, then, 10 the amount Of the an.
nual mud tax TO which we have been
submitting, says the Cedar Rapids (la.
Gazette. Railroads. telegraphs and
steamboat lines have been assisted BY
the states and subsidized BY the govern
ment but nothing has been done for
the common country road. The farmers
alone have had to build country roads.
without assistance from the cities, from
wealthy corporations or from the state.
Every citizen will be benefited BY the
construction Of good roads, directly and
indirectly, and every taxpayer should
contribute bis share to their cost. No
wonder the farmer opposes the good
roads movement, If he alone Is to stand
the expense. He has rightly suggested
that he should be assisted through the
medium Of state road tax, under sys-
tenn Of state aid, as now employed In
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachu.
natf0
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
STUDENTS DUELS.
How the German Univcrsity Men Afs
Padded For the Fight.

How the German Univcrsity Men Are
Padded For the Fight.
Ny friend had vanished into the dress.
ina room, and 1t first glance ! entirely
failed to recognize him in the padded
monster that now staggered clumsily Int
the room, supported on eaoh side oy Dis
sscond and sword bearer. Tho thick armor
Of leather and wadding with which no was
bolstered entirely protected his body and
iImbs His neck was rigidly ipcased In
b!Rh, thick collar of silk and whipcord,
and his eyes were protected BY Iron Cog
giles ns large as small teacups, from which
q strap passed round the ears to be buckled
st the back Of the head. His second was
somewhat similarly equipped, and IN ad'
dition wore o leather cap with STRONG
iron peak. The other principal presently
entered the room and took up his position
at one swords length from Zimmerman.
Ho was closely followed by the umpire or
unparteiischer. This parsonage was Q
chronic medical student OF ten years
standings mass Of genial rotundity,
with q fat, amorphous face In which fea-
lures seemed superfiuity. He was duly
qualified for bis responsible position by
an unlimited capacity for beer and the
glorious fact that he had mover passed an
examination. Enthroned on an armchair
Q little in front Of the other spectators, he
divided his time pretty equally between O
buae mug Of Muncbener end long pipe
of which the painted china bowl rested on
the ground. Ho now proclaimed "Silen'
tium!" and proceeded to announce the
duel. It was to last for go minutes, ex
cludinR all pauses, and os usual to consist
Of short bouts or gangs" with brief In.
teryals Of rest between each. The swords
long, nasty looking blades, sharp % "a
sors and flexible as riding switches-wers
carefully wiped with disinfecting lotion
and handed to the combatants. The Sec
onds took up their position behind and to
the left of their respective men, and gave
the word of command In the following ira
ditional form: -.
"Auf die Mansur bindet die Klingenr'
fCross blades for the duelD
"0ebunden sindP (Crossed they areD
"Losr' (6oO
The swords clash together in the pro
iminary stroke. Then epsues brief hail
storm OF blows 20 rapid that the eye refuses
b follow them and retains only confused
impression of flashing steel and lying
sparks. The head of each oombatant seems
to be enveloped In halo Of cleaning
points. It IL impossible to realize that
each Of these lightning strokes 10 deliber.
ately and scientifically aimed and a. de-
iiberateiy and scientifically parried.-Pan
Mall Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.
rhs Employment Of Free Labor Gives tbs
Best Results.

Fns Employment OF Free Labor Gives tbs
Best Results.
Commenting on the employment Of
,,onvicts on the public highways, the
New Orleans Times. Democrat points
out that tho best results have been OBJ
tanned In road building when the best
free labor only has been employed. II
says:
Road construction is . science re-
curing q more careful study Of the sub
feet than is generally imagined. The
prevalent idea that any one cum build q
good road will not hold good. The
matter requires study, care and thor.
ough knowledge Of tho soil and country
through which the road Is to be built.
The department Of agriculture has late
ly been doing good work by laying be.
fore the people exactly what is neces-
sary in road construction.
The employment Of convicts In road
construction 10 very popular just now.
as Offering simultaneously solution OF
the two troublesome problems Of what
to do with our prison population and
how to improve our highways. In view
Of the fact that the convicts in New
York, Indiana and other states are kept
idle, a. tbs law makes no provision fol
their support IL IL well that Louisiana
should take some steps to utilize herr
when it has them on its hands, and
road construction seems an Ideal EN-.
ployment for them.
On the other hand, the experience OF
those states which have been most sue
cessful with their roads is that only
the best labor (and convict labor 10 moi
the best) should be employed in theis
construction and maintenance. No state
which has made any material improve
meut with its highways has employed
convict labor, and no state which has
employed that kind Of labor has secured
much improvement in its roads The
best results have been accomplished by
road taxes and the giving out Of con-
tracts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
MeI.auPin'e Letter.

We publish elsew here the letter OF Senator
MeI,aur,n, wherein he gives reasons for de-
aiming to DO q candid ate for re election.
McIaurln Is asking nothing OF any BODY ano
he. no doubt, has o proper contempt for the
iI,,,e ,omti,s who may assume to misrepre-
..n, him or who may refuse TO understand
him.
Out o { politics. he Is entitled TO be let alone.
His action as Uui,ed Stats Senator IL
nroper subject OF criticism, but 70 pursue a
man In retirement IL unusual. except 10
crafty personal spite. Harsh criticism OF
man who 10 dead, or 10 In retirement Ia mean J.,
stale and Improbable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
fifty Miles 70 Market.

Il 10 not an uncommon thing In
France to see farmer 40 or 30 miles
from home in wet weather with q heavy
load. II he secs q prospect Of q three
days rain. he puts bis tarpaulin over
bis load, . cover over his horses and o
waterproof coat on and starts of to mar
kek He may 60 80 miles before he finds
o market that suits him, or he may
know in advance Just where be Is going.
You do not often see anybody driving 90
miles through rainstorm in the United
States to find market for o load OF
hay, but 1t IL not at all uncommon to
Gee farmers wagons 40 or so miles from
home in France. They choose the wet
weather for that purpose. Their roads
are Just as good then as at any time
General Roy Stone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
Good Roads Object Lesson.

Four or five years ago the town OF
Hampstead. Queens county, N. Y. voted
to spend S400, 900 in road improvements.
Farms at the time were worth from $50
70 $50 an acre. They are now worth
several hundred dollars an acre and re-
turn good interest for those who pur-
chased them at that price. This has
been such an object lesson to their
neighbors that understand something
like 81, 900, 600 will be spent this year
In other parts Of Queens county and
neighborhood in building good roads.
This may seem q large amount Of mon
ey to be spent for the purpose, bat ow-
ing to the character Of the soil and the
fact that good road material must be
brought the cost Of construction is high
er than 1t would be in most parts OF the
ntata.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

Convict labor in road building is BE-.
ing employed in Duval county. Fla,
and in North Carolina. In the latter
case 2lk cents per day per head Is said
10 cover the cost Of food, clothes. medi-
cal attendance and guards. as compared
with 9S cents per day for maintaining
the same prisoners in Jail The Duval
Good Roads association Of Florida ad-
vocates the use Of short term convicts
on such work and makes tie claim that
they would in this manner pay back
some Of the money expended upon them,
and they would also stand better
chance Of being called back to an honest
life than il they were made to associ.
ste with more hardened criminals in .
prison.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
MAMMALS DEAR cHERuB.
No Deserved . Spanking and Got strsn-
cor In Trouble.

No Deserved . Spanking and Got sersa-
ger In Trouble.
People never get encouragement for do
ing the good Samaritan act In the Inter
ests Of tho public, rs the man decided who
offered to assist distracted woman and
ameliorate the suffefings Of lot Of people
on suburban car.
The boy who howls was in evidence, tho
our.ed darling uf bis only own mother and
tho terror of everybody else, and be had
kept the car IN state Of wild exoitement
and exhausted the patience Of everybody,
including his doting parent
"Oh, II your father wero only herei" she
had said for the dftieth time a. she tried
yainly to restrain the bowling terror.
At that he stopped bowling long enough
10 beat the air with bis small shins, and
the woman on the other side Of him re-
marked audibly that cage was the proper
place for savagos Like him.
Johnny. dear" asked his mother,
"won't you be q good boyf"~
Roars and kicks from Master Johnny.
"Oh, wish your father were here to
give you good trouneing this very min
ute!'' she walled as she struggled With
him.
Then 10 was that the philanthropist OF
the company asserted himself. He had
been trying In vain to read his morning
pape- ever since he started from home.
"Allow me, madam" he said blandly.
~ ain father myself, and will be happy
30 chast.se your oherub in behalf Of bis abb
sent parent"
"Oh, NO, you won't; not II I know it!"
ssid Johnny's mother. rising In her wrath
Ike tigrsss. "There amt that man lv'
Ing dare Lay finger on that boy-his own
father or any other ugly old oatamount
who thinks he knows IL ALI" And she
shut Of debate by going into the next car
and taking the sweet infant with her.-
Chicago Times. Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

u Q01Sh BreotO anu u boOfS Aste.
The little hotel boomlet u dead. It's projec-
tors are gone and their money went with
them. The little boomlet was buried With
none 10 do !t honor. But Abbeville still lives,
and has q good hotel, and one OF the best
hotel men 90 earth 10 keep II. He 10 akin 10
nobody and therefore has met opposition 10
the hotel. He has fought Il braveiy. Despite
malicious attacks he has Q com Portable bodg-
Ing place. where gentlemen may dine on tho
best tho market affords. and whsn night
comes they may sleep the sleep Of the just.
Speaking for this newspaper, weare fstisued
and tired OF hearing 20 much complaint about
Our hotel. We believe much OF II 10 unjust.
The Hotel In good enough TO satisfy rea.
sonabie pubiic. and II II were less than that
let those who do not like Il and us stay away
from Il, and out OF Abbeviile. We want NO
man TO come 20 this town who can talk OF
nothing but what he eats, or what he can't
got TO sAt. Such men are not needed Ia Abbe-
VILE.
In the Confederate army the men Who were
the poorest and least sed ai home. made more
noise about their food than did the we'll bred
and we'll fed gentlemen.
A far 40 this Newspaper 10 concerned, We
believe that great injustice has been done 70
both our hotel and this town-and this, too.
By people VINO have never contributed In any
way to the success OF o hotel In Abbeviile.
lts keeper II . stranger amongss a. He has
no kinfolk to defend him, while some OF the
boarding house ksspers have fr!spds who sre
more interested In them than In the hotel.
II anybody likes other places better than Ab.
beviils, let him 60 there and stay away from
here. Il 10 Q poor sort Of man who can talk
Of nothing eiss than lash and battercakss.
And We do not particularly need hIs presence.
II they like other hotels better than ours.
thsy are freemen. But all men. gentlemen o.
otherwise, can ind al least kind treatment
and com Portable lodging In Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

We see by The State OF yesterday that the
trustees Of Clemson College will hold special
meeting this week TO consider the recent
,roubles. We are informed that the sopho.
more class desired to appeal their case TO the
trustees, before they left college, bot that the
president refused to allow the boys TO carry
On their appeal. II 10 barely possible that the
faculty may yet learn from an Indignant pub
lie that they can be neither tryants nor onen'
s,ve aristocrats to remind the boys OF their
humble birth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
DENTAL NOTICE.
DR.. s. G.. Thomson,
FFICE UPSTAIRS ON AcILwAIN
Corner, Abbeville. d. q.
DuPrr'a Locals.

II you want good garden buy your seeds
nj Dufre's store.
International Poultry FOod makes henA lay
more eggs. For sale at DuPre's store.
International Stock Food will make your
horse healthy, strong aud lively. Try pack.
age.
Woods seeds never fail To produce good
gHrdens.
Good Friday has past. but IL Is not tn, lats
10 plant beans II you buy thetn al DuPres
store.
Wall paper kept In stock At DuPre's Drug
aud Book store.
Fine candles for the sweet tooth for sale NJ
DuPres Drug and Book Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07
New District Court House.

GreenviIIs II the proper place for holding
Court for The Western District OF South Caro-
lima, and We believe that Abbeviile would be
more than willing to ex 'rt any possible In
fiuence she may have TO that effect. Green
vile suits Abbeviile better than any other
place, and We hope that the Mountain City
may win without trouble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

The town Of Deseronto, In Canada,
where there aro several large lumber mills,
Is partially lighted BY gas made from saw
dust. The sawdust is charged In retorts
which arc heated by a wood fre, the gas
from the rctorts passing into series of
coils, and thence into the purifiers, which
ava similar to those ased for coal ga.
Lime L. the principal purifying assnt en-
ployed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

New Orleans. May DIR. b. II. Palmer, the
distinguished Presbyterian minister OF this
city. was knocked down by o trolley car al
~. Charles and Webster streets this afrer.
noon and perhaps fatally Injured. DR.. Pal.
mer was trying To cross 81. Charles avenue
when car ran him down, dragging him
some distance. One OF his legs was broken
and be sustained injuries about the head.
owing To the advanced age of Dr. Palmer, IL
II fareJ the Injuries Will result fatuily.
Dr. Palmer 10 ~ years old. He 10 perhaps
The most noted preacher In the sonth aud de-
livered the Grafton Al the Confederate reunion
IN Louisville two years ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-07

Are acknow lodged to be the best In
the world. We have q select lot Of
Hens, Hawkins & Thomson strains.
Yard headed by full blooded Thomson
Ringlet Cock. No stock for sale. For
the next two months will sell limited
number of Eggs for Soc. for IL. Ad-
dress all orders TO
Sunnyside Poultry Farm.
X. c. WILSON. Prop.
p. o. Box IS3. ABBEVlLLE. ;. {.
March %, 1902. u