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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
SHARK ToWEo THEM Tc SEA.
Queer Things Happening In the Gulf
Since II Got So Salty.

New Orleans. La.-From all parts Of
the Mississippi Sound and the bays and
bayous OF the Louisiana and Missis.
sippi coast come wonderful stories Of
the unprecedented saltiness Of the Gulf
waters and Of the appearance Of deep
water fish hitherto unknown here. The
belief Is growing that the volcanic dis
turbances manifested by the Marti-
nique disaster are the cause At Horn
Island Harrison County. Miss. q mum.
Der OF devil fish. one Of them measur-
Ing thirty feet from tip to tip. have
been harpooned by fishermen. There
has also been an ilva i'm Of uap-e1t-
Ing sharks.
4 party Of gentlemen f:on few Cr-
leans while fishing OF Ship Island fas-
tened their three boats together and
steadied them with q heavy anchor.
\ shark became entangled In the an-
chor, carried all three boats out to
sea and finally wrecked them on the
shore. The fishermen narrowly es-
capped with their lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
GOOD Q
@ ROADS
Value TO the Farmer.


At the recent meeting Of the Indiana
State Board of Trade. held at Indian.
apolis. q morning session was devoted
to the subject Of Good Roads" The
first speaker was C. W. Sheriff. Of
MuncIe. who laid special stress upon
the value OF good roads to the farmer:
He spoke Of an old fogy farmer. in
Kentucky. who resisted the building OF
a macadamized road through his farm.
and said that II they forced the build
ing Of It he would sell out and leave
the COUNT He had 2S0 acres Of fair
land. only a part under cultivation.
mostly covered with a fine growth Of
poplar timber that. up to the time OF
building this road 1t was practically
impossible to market. But the road
was built. and. true to his threat. he
did sell out. n, S3G an acre. The pur-
chaser Of this property sold the timber
for $500 more than the entire farm cost
him. he afterward sold the farm at
$50 an acre. The entire cost to that
farm was little more than $500. 80
you see." said Mr. Sheriff. that farm.
er No. 1 was penny wise and pound
foolish"
Our farmers" ae continued. have
the situation in their own hands. They
can influence legislation that via give
them ample road facilities for market.
ing their grain and all the products Of
their farms at all seasons Of the year.
Good roads not only give them this.
but save their horses and protract their
lives and their usefulness. They save
In tirae. A load Of wheat over bad
road may be excessive at a few hum
dred pounds. and require another day
to haul to the market and take many
pounds from his horses flesh and many
days from their lives. whereas good
road may mean several thousand
pounds. one-half days time and aesh
and buoyant horses at night.
Good roads add to the enjoyment OF
country life. The distant church bells
on Sunday morning only cause the
farmer upon q bad road to shake his
head. and, with his family to rensain
at home. How different from the man
upon the other road. A prancing paie
of horses. q happy family All points
are nearer upon good road. as all are
distant upona bad one. The time Ia
rapidly approaching when the whirr OF
the horseless carriage will waken the
echoes In every valley In our land. We
are living in q wonderful age. Every
day brings US In contcat with new won.
ders. The tramp. tramp Of the magic
feet OF progress awakens US in the
morning. and It's ringing changing lulls
us to sleep at night All about Us mo-
ton. Our roads must keep pace with
the grand procession"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Christian Life In It's Fulnsss.

The Rev. John McSeill draws this il.
iustration to show the ideal Christian life,
one that gives out To the world as 1t re-
ceives from above. He says:
I'm driving between Melbourne and my
home I often stop at wayside trough to
give the horse drink. As the horse
drinks the water is lowering. and pres.
emily I hear sound as ot running tap.
Yes the sound is coming from the box.
Within it there is tap connected by
pines with the Yam Iean Reservoir up in
the Plenty Ranges. Attacked by lever
to the tap Is meta! ball. which rests on
the surface of the water. As the horse
drinks. the water on which the ball is
floating is lowered. and thus the ball Is
lowered; the lowering OF the bali opens
the tap and the Van Yean begins to pour
in. 80 that, although the water is being
withdrawn by the thirsty animal. fresh
supply i, being poured in. the trough Is
being filled so that it is always full.
Thus may 1t be with the soul OF the be.
lever. 1t is ours to see to the connection
between US and the infinite reservoir away
up among the hills of God being kept
open. to see that the tap is kept in proper
working order BY faith prayer and medi'
tation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
The People Aroused.

Bad roads throughout the greater
portion Of the year. In many sections
OF the United States. have aroused the
people 10 definite action. Object lesson
roads were built last year by the Fed
erl Government In nine States. Some
Of the older States are also doing such
work on their own account. New iorb
has good roads law that encourages
the building of improved roadways by
providing both State and county aid,
THIS arrangement has become SO popu!
lar that the applications are a long way
In excess Of the available funds. Other
States have similar laws and the move
men; for respectable highways Is ap.
parcntly we'll established. We have
not paid much attention to the proper
care Of 4 road after 1t is built. Water
Is permitted 10 collect In pools that
soon puddle into mud. Each passing
wheel throws out few drops OF mud
dy water and the depression deepens
with each rain until the mud settles
around the large foundation stonest
This gives the frost chance 10 lif9
them out of place. and the road Is Ind
jured in that spot beyond repair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Good Roads Arithmetic.

Good roads enthusiasm appears to-
have run away with the arithmetic OF
Supervisor Conboy. II he Is correctly
quoted in Saturdays Commercial. The
public has been given from time to time
various glowing assurances OF the ~
duction which could be made In coli.
structIng highways by using prisoeeis.
from the Jail and the penitentfary.,
Supervisor Conboy has got past the
stage of predicting a mere economy.
He has now figured 1t out that the con-
yict labor plan Is going to save the eia-
tie cost, so far as the county Is con-
cerned. This Is the way the CONNER;
ciai quotes him: I've have 6sured
closely and carefully. and do not think
any mistakes will be discovered. The
State appropriates half the money for.
these road improvements. The county
supplies the other half. Well. we think
we can do the work so cheaply that
the money the State will give Us. will
be sufficient to meet all expenses with
out forcing the county to furnish any
money to meet the half Of the entire
cost advanced by the State"
Isn't that clear as city water In May?
The law provides that the State shall
pay half the cost Of building roads.
The county. by using convlcts. will do
the work for half the cost. Ergo. the
State will be paying 1t all. and the
county will get its roads for nothing.
A resolution authorizing the purchase
Of a stone crushing plant for $4,000 al.
ready has been put In through the
Board Of Supervisors.
The law provides that the State Engt.
peer may In his discretion award the
contract to the Board OF Supervisors
Of the county or the town board or
boards Of the town or towns In which
such highway lies. provided their re-
spcctive bids do not exceed by ten per
cent. the bid of such lowest responsible
bidder. and except that no contract
shall be awarded at greater sum ttisn
the estimate" What the supervisors
evidently have in mind to do Is to make
a bid approaching the States estimate.
say, $1,000 a mile. and then do the
work for half that figure. They think
the State would pay half the contract
price. which would be only half the
real cost. so the county would hve
nothing to pay. Even II this rosy
dream Of chcapness should be realized
it Is a question whether. as the law
reads, the State would not base its
quota on the real cost instead OF the
contract price.-BufIalo Express,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23

A pleasing little story is that of timid
little girl at a religious meeting in the
south Of London, who had longing de-
sire to come to Jesus. She said to the
gentleman conducting the service, will
you pray for me in the morning, please!
But do not mention my name"
In the meeting which followed, when
every head was bowed and there was u
perfect silence, the gentleman prayed for
the little girl who wanted to come TO
jesus, and he said. oh. Lord. there is a
little girl who does not want her name
known, but Thou dost know her; save her
precious soul" There was a perfect 81.
lence, and away in tine back OF the meet.
ing little girl arose. and in little voice
said, Please. It's me. Jesus; it's me. J."
She did no, want to have a doubt. She
meant it. She wanted to be saved, and
she was not ashamed to rise in that meet.
ing. little girl As she was, and say, Jesus,
It's me"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
True Orthodoxy

BY H. F. C.
"Not every one that saith unto Me,
Lord. Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom
of Heaven, out he that doeth the will of
Ny Father, which is in Heaven" Matt.
I: 2l.
Doing is greater than doctrine. The
men who can say, Lord, Lord" with a
right amount Of JUNCTION and no more can
be found everywhere, but the men who do
His will are not always found in the same
places. To be able to think correctly is a
purely intellectual process. The orthodox
man, popularity, is he who thinks Alright
or says he does; often, in fact, be is the
man who finds that it makes his head
tised to think. and so he gives up the ef.
fort, subscribes to whatever. formula 9th.
ers may prescribe, and betbmes hence
forth an ardent defender of the faith,
probably o hot hereto hunter. But with
God the orthodoxy Of mere opinion Is
neither here nor there.
Modern Pharasaism prides itself on it's
correct creed just as the ancient type did
on its correct ceremonies, but they are
using their confessions Of faith for the
withdrawing Of their sepulchres. Phara.
saisn within the church has made as
many martyrs as persecution from with
out. Intel!ectualbm is the devils snare,
leading the saints to neglect the lost while
they Mirl logic at one another Often the
church has said, By her attitude, If you
will 80 it blind in creed We will go it
blind as to your character. And so many
have gone all their lives in darkness,
feeling no fear, fondly dreaming that when
the last summons should come they would
exhibit their church certificates and say,
"You see | am orthodox" thinking their
khn I'D as hair
sins. And others, mope honest, have
struggled. their brains fairly churnins
with the effort to make the thoughts OF
the most High fit into the thinking of
man, and feeling that they would never
find salvation.
What Christ insisted on Is that man
cannot be known and will not be meas
ured by his words, or his party cry, or
opinions, but BY that faith that leads him
to follow in His steps, to do His will. II
is so much easier to speak the word than
to dc the will. so much easier to make a
religious sound with the lips than right
eous one with the life. to say g! am a
Methodist" or "a Baptist" or whatever
landmarks" than. it is to make men see
that we are Christ's, and that we stand by
our Lord. The question is not, after all,
between orthodoxy aad heterodoxy, but
between opinions and life. between philo-
sophy and personal piety, mere intellect.
ua! process or a mighty life passion.
Do the conflicting questions, the diff.
culties Of faith trouble you? lou will
never settle them by trying to be either
orthodox or heterodox. Perhaps il you
settled them all you would be little better
of. They are not OF first Importance.
Yet it is not right to try to escape think.
ing. but to remem Der that living comes
before creed Place the Lord first, learn
to know Him and as you love Him more
you will forget some Of the questions al.
together and light will break on the rest
Rams Horn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
REPLY OF THE VATICAN
Settlement! Of friars Land Questions
by Arbitration Proposed.
The Philippine Government to Buy Land,
Of Religious Orders. the Holy See
Acting ~ Intermediary.

Rome.-The answer Of the Vatican
to the note OF Judge Taft. Governor of
the Philippine Islands. concerning re-
ligious affairs in the archipelago. has
been delivered to Judge Taft. The an
swer follows:
The contract which the Vatican pro.
poses shall be signed by both parties
comprises twelve articles.
The hrst article says the Philippine
Government Is to buy the Lands Of the
four religious orders concerned. the
Holy See acting as intermediary.
The second article describes what are
the agricultural lands to be bought.
. The third article says that II some OF
these lands are possessed by corpora.
tons the friars will sell their share.
The fourth article establishes tri.
bunal Of arbiters. to be composed OF
FIVE members. two of whom are 70 bo
chosen by the Vatican. two by the Phil.
ippine Government. and the fifti by the
other four. In case Of disagreement az
to the fifth member. he sail be chosen
In common accord W tlc Pope and
President Roosevelt.
The fifth articl- provides t.iat the
work Of the arbiters shall be;iI OF Jan.
uary /. 1908.
The sixth article refers {, title leeds;
these will be tire lsfe-red - tic Philip.
pine Government.
Article Z sets forth that payilent /,
to be made IL Mexican dollars in the
period OF time proposed by Judge Taft
In his note OF July 3. interest drrias
the period Of payment accruiuS at four
per cent.
Article 6 deals witt tn, trans-cr to
the church Of ancient crown lanes With
ecclesiastical buildings OH then.
The ninth article proposes arlicable
accord In the latter Of the existing
charitable or educational trusts which
are In dispute. In the event Of fail.
ure to agree In these matters recourse
Is TO be had to the arbiters. to whom
will also be submitted the case of the
Medical College Of San Jose at Manila.
The tenth article provides for arbitra
ton as to the Indemnity the United
States shall pay for the ecclesiastical
buildings used during the wcr In tie
Philippines.
According to the eleventh article. the
expenses Of the tribunal Of arbiters are
to be paid by the Philippine Govern.
ment.
Article Il declares that the Holy See
In the sphere Of action which Is In Its
competence, shall use all Its influence
for the pacification Of the Philippine
Islands aud In favor Of adhesion Of the
people to the established Government
and that 1t shall prevent all political
opposition on the part Of the clergy
both regular and secular.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Labor World.

A threatened strike OF Boston (Mass''
bakers has been averted.
Labor unions At Oneida. \. u nave
orc,nized a trades assembly.
The telegraph linemch's strike AZ
Troy. \. u. has been settled.
Every ice dealer in Albany " L.
now employs union ice handlers.
Hod carriers at Norfolk. Va. have re-
ceIved al increase from Sl.'o to =
day.
ENGINE wipers il the Canadian North
ern shops at Winnipeg. Manitoba have
strnck
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
The Estimate OF Q Man.

II man be gracious and courteous to
strangers, it shows that he is citizen of
the world and that his heart is no island,
cut of from other lands. but continent
that joins to them. II he be compassion.
ate towards the Affections of others, it
shows that his heart is like the noble tree
that is wounded itself when it gives the
balm. II he easily pardons and RENTS
ofienses, it shows that his mind is planted
above injuries. so that it cannot be shot.
II he be thankful for small benefits, it
shows that he weighs mems minds, and
not their trash.-Catholic Mirror.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
BLOW UP JAIL TO ESCAPE.
Prisoners Use Dynamite. But Jailer Hoids
Them ia Check with q Revolver.

ST. Joseph. Mo.-Forty prisoners con
fined in the county jail made daring
attempt to escape by blowing cut the
rear end Of thr Jail with dynamite.
The building was badly wrecked and
one wing of the court house shattered.
The prisoners had gone into their
cells and none Of them was injured.
Jailer Thomas rushed to the scene the
minute the explosion occurred. and. re-
volver In hand. guarded the hole torn
out by the explosion until assistance
arrived. thus frustrating wholesale
delivery. Not prisoner got away.
james Blades. under zen years sen.
tence for highway robbery. Is believed
to he th, prisoner who applied the dy.
namitc. assisted by Leck Allen. under
sentence for the same crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
GODS MESSAGE TO MAN
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

'oem: Day BY Day Our Daily Bread
Living Comes Before Logic. Doin
Before Doctrine. Christ Before Greed
MAN Measured By Faith.
Lord, for tomorrow and its needs
| do not pray;
Keep me, my God. from stain of sin
just for to-day.
Let me both diligently work
And duly pray;
Let.me be kind in word and deed
just tor to-day.
Let me be slow to do ms will,
Prompt to obey;
Help me to mortify my flesh
Just for to-day.
Let me no wrong or idle word
Cnthinking say
Set thou seal upoh my lips
Just for to-day.
Let me in season. Lord, be grave.
Let m me 't'Ga Be faithful to Thy grace
Just for to-day.
And if to-day my LIE
Should ebb away,
Give me Thy sacrament divine
Sweet Lord, to-day
So, for tomorrow and its needs
! do not pray;
But keep me, guide me. love me, Lord,
just for to-day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Character Ripepiug.

Not all Christian peop.e bear loss, sor
row and sickness in a victorious way. Too
often do We see men yielding to trouble.
not growing more beautiful in soul. but
losing their spiritual beauty in LIES trials.
This il not the way it should be. how.
ever. Our character shoad r:pen in life's
weather, whatever the weather may be.
"Tribuation worketh patience" The OBJ
ject OF life is to learn to live. We are At
school here. and shall always be at school
until We are dismissed from earth classes
to be promoted into heaven. 1t is pity
il we do not learn our lessons. 1t - a
pity If We grow no gentler. no kinder.
no more thoughtful, no more unsclfish. no
more unwor,dly. as the years pass over
us.-Christian fntelligenccr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Tho Minhty Sin.

Our public sins. OF town, city. State ana
nation are many. but for downright iniqu;.
ty none can be comparable to that moa.
ster sin OF legally empowering the making
If drunIa-ds. the wrcckins of manhood,
the debauchment OF homes, the filling OF
prisons. the multiplication of graves and
the overthrow OF any possibility of main.
tanning a true republic. all in consideration
of a large money payment and the hope Of
political gain. The sin is not less deliher.
ate and methodical, even il we admit that
a part OF the sinners are nothing worse
.han towards. We base our denunciat:on
not upon theory. but upon absolute cxpe.
riencc. National Advocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23

Workmen employed at The llmTstohe
quarry near H-ndman. Md. have dlscov.
cred a suhterranean passage eighty feet
deep. At the bottom l. stream OF pure
feet deep. The sides and floor contain sta:
isar,,e formations. Two men explored
the cave. going down to the bottom with
the aid Of a rope. They reported the
stream of water ice cold, but were not able
IN Get across it,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
What Your Life Can Become.

A!umina. common earth. can become
Oriental ruby, topaz. amethyst, sapphire.
or emerald Silica can become jasper.
opal. or Brazilian ruby. Charcoal can
become diamond. Why not body become
equally lustrogs-nay. luminou,: That
which Is designed to be 4 temple OF the
Hoy Ghost ought 10 be hit. says BISHOP
Warren. 1t must be capable OF such
glory that John. not yet out OF the body.
falls to worship. and finds the object to he
only one oil his brethren. the prophets
Old bodies do not need to be cast asidas
but to have their super-amethysiine Ca
pabilities brought out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF lNTEMPeRANeE.

Psem: The Rumseiler Rolls In Goid-fhs
"Come and Have . Drink" Huisanes-
Treating Habit Does Not Mako Good
ellowship-Drunkards Against Wiil'
Men starve as they toll in the black coal
mines; -,
Girls freeze as they stitch in the cold;
But in every land where the moonlight
shines,
The rumseller rolls in gold.
The laborer laboreth al his youth
For the poor.house when he's old,
And many a farmer tolls and fears;
But the rumsel!er rolls in gold.
In a coffin of pine lies the drunkard, dead,
Under the pauper mold.
And his orphans beg their daily bread
While the rumseller rolls in gold.
Mary 4. Dallas, in Demorests Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Has Held once seventy.four Years.

Roswell Beardsley, postmaster a. North
Lansing. n. Y, has completed seventy.
four years of service in his present posi-.
ton. It Is the longest period of Office held
by any one in the United States. He was
appointed by John Quincy Adams. and has
administration. Mr.. Beardsley is ninety.
four years old. The highest salary he has
ever received for one year was 500. His
first years salary was Sl9.52. The Office
occupies the same building as when Mr.
Beardsley assumed the postmastership.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Rinx's American Property Sold.

King Edwards investments in the Uni
ted States were not held in his own name,
but carried for him temporarily By per
sonal friends. and were promptly liqui
dated when the account presented the an
ticipated profits. Queen Victoria held
about SlOOO.OOO in New York real estate
mortgages at the time OF her death. The
contracts were drawn in the name of her
private counsel. 1t is understood that King
Edward received his share in that part OF
the Queens fortune. King Edwards i'm.
merse social expenses have lef. him very
little surplus for investment either in this
country or in his own
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
Pnupsriaru Due 70 Drink.

Mr.. John ". Keller, President Of the De
partment of Public Charities, New York
City. referring to the almshouse, says:
Out of the 2938 inmates 2729 were ad.
mittcd for destitution; they were just
helpless in the main because they had
yielded to the desire for drink until long
suffering friends could no longer bear the
burden of their existence and had to turn
them over to the State"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
ouarrymsn Discover Largo Cave.

Workmen employed at the limestone
quarry near Hyndman, Nd, have discov,
cred subterranean passage eighty feet
deep. At the bottom is a stream OF pure
limestone water, twelve feet wide and eight
feet deep. The sides and floor contain sta
lagmite formations. Two men explored
the cave, going down 70 the bottom with
stream of water ice cold, but were not able
TO get across it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
.,,. s,,.,,,. 70 His TRAGEDIES.

Theodore Oclfeuer. who murdered
his wife and wounded his baby and
.eventeen-yrar-old step-daughter. COM
mitt,d suicide in his cell at the polio"
station in Chicago. His body was d:s-
covered hanging by a rope made from
his uudergarments.