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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10
Observation-Disclosures
: DUELLING FOR !
FUN. !
oSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSd

Duelling not for honor. but for fun,
Is one Of the latest pastimes INDUCED
ir by the gayest Of nations. And they
call this fencing with buttonless foils,
do the merry Gauls. ia poule sang
lante." /. e., the bloody hen. For these
ensanguined poultry contests the fol-
lowing regulations have been laid
down: Swords with buttonless blades.
face uncovered, right arm barred. ordi-
nary kid gloves if desired, upper part
of the body clothed in vest fitting
tightly to the skin. belts forbidden,
each fencer to be assisted by two Sec
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10
Coolino a Hot Iron.

The small girl had been told not to
put her toy fatiron on the stove. as II
would become too hot. She insisted
that she must have a hot iron, how
ever; for how else could she make her
dolls clothes look nice? But when the
iron was given to her she found its
warmth more than she bargained for.
She said nothing to her mother, but
quietly taking up the iron she toddled
out to the refrigerator and deposited
there; and when her mother asked her
for an explanation she said:
81 fought I'd cool 1t off."-New York
Press.
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onds. The competitions will consist
of two-minute bouts. and will stop at
the first blood" The first public event
Of this kind took place early in March
at Neuilly, near ParisS the fighting
cocks Tor hens) to lead off being NJ. La
berdesque and NJ. de Vilette. The lat
ter received a scratch on the forearm.
Then the police interviewed. After a
perfunctory though clamorous official
demonstration, the officers Of the law
withdrew, and then the series Of duels
continued and more Of the brave Gallo
birds bled for fun.-Collier's Weekly.
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From the Scientific American.

brother upstairs. He came this morn
ing when you were asleep. What do
you think of that?
Did he:" exclaimed the sharp-eyed
Edith. Then 1 know who brought
him."
You do"
"Yes, it was the milkman. It said so
on his cart yesterday"
"Said WHAT" asked Aunt Jennie in
astonishment.
why, Families supplied daily""
was the quick reply.-New York Times.
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fastened to a mas! attached to the
framework, and are used in coasting
before the wind.
Gagged Birds Live Longest.

Many people declaim against the
cruelty of keeping birds in cages, but
it is a well-proved truth that cage-birds
live about six times as long as wild
bird, and the bird invariably becomes
so fond of its owner and its surround
1ngs that, when the cage is thrown
open, it will not fly away. 1t suffers so
little from solitude that, # prospect
i've mate is introduced, it hits her on
the head at first for her impudence in
daring to intrude into private apart,
ment.-New York tress.
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A MISSING LINK.
Strange Animal Connecting Rep
tiles and Mammals.

In Permian times, which was about
midday in the great geological past,
there lived many strange and wierd
creat atures belonging to the vast reptil-
ian class. The fossil sunlight, which
we call coal, was just forming in Penn
sylvania and no mammal had yet trod
upon this earth.
The comparatively brief period Of the
worlds history embraced by the Per-
mian and Trias saw some remarkable
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10
THE srRETcHER SUPPORTED ON SPRINGS.

stretcher itself, which Is shown in the
accompanying Illustration. The method
Of supporting the stretcher In the van
from below was resorted to In prefer
ence to that Of suspending It, as the
latter requires for its manipulation
several strong hands trained to the
work; and also because the horizontal
of a suspended stretcher curing the
journey can never be wholly eliminat-
ed even by the most careful fastenings.
The stretcher rests on four small
wheels with thick rubber tires, which
are connected with the main part Of
the stretcher by two pairs of good
springs. This affords an exceedingly
elastic and soft support and the
stretcher easily glides into the van TN.
der the hand of quite an inexperienced
operator. The handles are made to
slide In under the stretcher when the
latter Is placed In the van, and when
In this position they fit with their rub
ber-tipped ends against the front and
back walls Of the van, holding TIE
stretcher securely in position. TIL"
mattress of the stretcher Is covered
with rubber cloth, which can be re-
moved and thoroughly cleaned.
For short distances the model in the
other cut is used The sailcloth avn
ing protects the patient from wind and
rain and shuts off the gaze Of the in
auisitive. AS it Is removable it does
not inconvenience the bearers in pass
ing through narrow passages of a
building, and does not unnecessarily
add to the weight Of the stretcher in
doors. The top can be thrown back
near the head, thus admitting light and
air at discretion. In this case also the
mattress is covered with rubber cloth
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The Source Of Supply.

At last the doctor consented to smile,
the nurse was already laughing; the
shadow had been lifted from the sick
room. and everything was we'll; and
after profusely bathing her eyes Aunt
Jennie came down to the breakfast
table where her two small nieces were
seated, wondering what had turned
the house so topsy-turvy that morning.
Guess what l know, girlies" she
said, gayly. 'There is q little baby
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10
Mare ODiniOn.

A woman isn't old as long as she can
keep her daughter in short skirts.
People who are disposed to cry over
spilled milk have damp handkerchiefs
most of the time.
1t isn't always the most powerful 10.
comotive that has the biggest whistle.
There is many man who would be
willing to lose the respect Of a town
shipful of people in order to win a 81
prlze.-ChIcago Record Herald.
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The Pepper Plant.

The pepper plant-piper nigrum-
which produces the white and black
pepper of commerce, is a climbing,
vine-like shrub, found growing wild
in the forests Of Trevancore and the
Malabar coast of India. Pepper is en-
tirely tropical in it's requirements. The
white pepper is the black pepper de-
corticated by maceration and rubbing.
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The British Omcer.

The dash and bravery displayed by
the little British force in the storming
of Kano were quite up to the traditions
of the service. The British officer may
be criticised for lack Of "slimness," but
when it comes to leading straight into
an ugly breach he can give them all
cards and spades.-ottawa Citizen.
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Drinking Among FashioAables.

Let me here give the testimony of Sir
Andrew Clark, whose fashionable" prac-
tice in Englant was the greatest of his day.
Just before his death he wrote: ''The eA
tent to which the abuse of alcoholic drinks
exists in private families is very great, and
the consequences are fearful. When the
e sSs haf o esree e oaD Tbs + all Gye ,@IG
horrible nisery-I have sometimes to wit
ness is something that we could scarcely
believe if it were fully related. 1t is con-
tinuous and terrible"
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(From q Photo.l

The woman whose dream led to its dis
covery Is the presiding genius Of the
place, and receives so many gifts from
the worshipers that she Is already quite
rich. Our photograph shows the dream
church and it's discoverer, With her chill
dren.-The Wide World Magazine.
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Another Think Due.

The man who thinks his wife Is
blind to his faults Is entitled to an
other think.-New York News.
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Duluth, Mimi, is to have an immense
electrical power plant which will rival
that at the $780,"
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which can be taken off for cleaning.
The stretcher weighs forty pounds,
the awning twenty-five pounds and the
carriage 123 pounds. The springs are
carefully chosen and the whole is solid.
ly made.
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Ease For the
Wounded.
Improved Ambulance as
Used In Saxony.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
.HE State Ambulance AssocIa
ton. Of Saxony, has been In

UI dIuIHS SUCH IUHuUII1HtS OI
the rural districts as meet with bodily
accidents. Some of tht accessories
used are described by the Illustrirte
Zeitung in an article translated for the
Scientific American. from which trans.
lation we reproduce the following
paragraphs. One of the most import
ant reforms has been the introduction
of an ambulance carriage, with accom-
modation for two patients and an at.
tendant, which is made sufficiently mar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10

The man who has nothing to lose can
afford to gamble with destiny.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-10

The range Of hearing in adults under
fifty-five years Of age is approximately
$4,000 to $4,000 vibrations per second.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30

Ed. Rifleman has recovered from his
operation, and is able to be around our
streets once more. His many friends
congratulate him on his recovery
The Y. P. S. c. f. of the Presbyterian
church, gave lawn social on the lawn
of w. w. Gamble and L. A. Drown, on
Friday evening, netting twelve dollars.
A surprise party visited Miss Emma
Weinkauf, on Thursday evening, at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Geo Rifeman
A very enjoyable time was had.
Halls big tent show was in the vii
lage, and gave a performance Satur-
day evening. The performance was
worthy of larger attendance,
A. c. Wagner, our enterprising fur
niture dealer, was in Oshkosh, this
week, attending a convention of I'M
dertakers and embalmers He is bound
to keep strictly up to date in all things
pertaining to his business.
The picnic given by the Edgar Lieder-
tafel and the fire department on the
2Sth, was great success. Everyone
says it was the best picnic ever given in
Edgar. The day was fine, the attend
ance and music good, aud every thing
passed off smoothly. 1t is to be hoped
that good sum of money was cleared.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
The following items were received
too late for publication last week;

The following items were received
too late for publication last week;
DANCY.
Mrs. Holmes Altenburg visited
friends and relatives at Baraboo the
past week.
Mrs. G.. G, Knoller visited at Wausau
last Thursday with Mrs. H. l.. Rosen-
berry.
A. E. Bourn, of Stevens Point, trans
acted business at this place Monday.
Mr. Bourn business, did not come under
his official capacity, he being Sheriff OF
Portage county.
A. f. Augerson ond K. r. Bourland,
of Peoria, H., transacted business with
q. g. Knoller at this place the first of
the week.
A very large delegation from this
place went to Wausau Saturday to see
Forepaugh q Sell Bros circus and re-
turned well pleased.
Matt Coniff, of Tomahawk, visited his
mother and other relatives here Satur-
day.
Henry Casper who has. resided here
for some years, having held the position
of Section foreman on c. NJ. IL. St. Paul
K. r. the past week was promoted to
Road master, his territory will be the
nolth end of this division, with head
quarters probably at Star Lake. Mr..
Casper has very many friends here who
are pleased over his promotion, but
very sorry to lose himself and amiable
family from our midst.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30
EDGAR.

Frank Bissell and Rev North drove
to Wausau, Saturday.
w w. Gamble has purchased a new
span of roadsters from Rob't. Freeman.
Mrs j. }. Kress is visiting her sister,
Mrs Filyus, in Oshkosh this week.
Fred Szebsdat has the improvements
on his property nearly completed.
w H. bissell, of Wausau, looked af-
ter business interests here Saturday.
e. w. Dudley, cashier of the Edgar
bank, Sundayed in Wausau.
Mrs. and Miss Bloomer, of Lacrosse,
visited with Mrs. G. b. Minshall this
week.
Mrs. Lottie LaLonde, of Ashland,
visited Mrs. A. w Puchner on Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week.
Mrs. Fred Helms and daughter,
Emma, of Crandon, are visiting friends
In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Goldberg returned
Wednesday, from q short stay in Chi
cago. where they attended the derby.
Mrs l.. 4. Drown and son, Hugh.
visited her parents in Wausau. several
days last week.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30

LOOKING over our exchange list,
says the Shawano Journal, the conclu-
sion is driven home into the mind that
no people in the union are so well
served in the newspaper interests as
are the people of Wisconsin. Every
county and every town has its publica-
tions, either weekly or daily as the
requirements justify, and all are digni-
fed, able and conscientious advocates
of the interests of their constituents.
Most of the grand development of
Northern Wisconsin into the richest
and most prosperous region of a great
country is due to the intelligent and
faithful endeavors of it's newspaper
press. Wisconsin is certainly most
fortunate in the high character for
enterprise of its newspapers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the larg-
est sale of any medicine in the civilized
world Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Bilious
ness Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous
Prostitution or Heart failure, etc. They
used August Flower to clean out the
system aud stop fermentation of undi-
gested food, regulate the action of the
liver, stimulate the nervous and organ
ic action of the system. and that is all
they took when feeling dull or bad
with headaches and other aches. You
only need few doses of Green's Aug
ust Flower, in liquid form, to make you
satisfied there is nothing serious the
matter with you. You can get this
edy at all druggists. Price and 25c
75c.
G.. G. GREEN, Woodbury., N u.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30

IT is no discredit to man to have
any opposition says an exchange.
Many men hesitate to adopt any course
that will call forth the opposition of any
person because they do not want enc
mics The world is full of envious peo-
pie. Some people hate man because
he is successful in business or occupies a
prominent position in the social circles
of community. People have no ami
mostly towards the quiet, unassuming
man who offends no one or gets in no
ones way. 1t is the man with push and
energy who excites envy and incurs
enmity. Every man who is fearless in
the discharge of his obligations in any
station of life has enemies but blessed
be he for he is usually the man with
principle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30
First Cast the Mote Ont of Thine
Own Eve"

IT is "sign of the times" but not
ern states feel proud, that Chicago and
Milwaukee papers for q week past have
gone into the glaring head line business
pretty near every day because a negro
who committed crime at Wilmington,
Delaware, was lynched and shot, and
the same papers barely mentioned the
fact that a negro school teacher in Ill
inoiS who got into quarrel with the
school superintendent and shot him
was burned alive by an Illinois mob.
The Illinois negro's offense was not
more than manslaughter, that is the
killing of human being in the heat of
passion. Yet an Illinois mob burns
him alive aud scarcely any notice is
taken of the matter by these daily
papers. The Delaware negro's crime
was worse than murder, yet he was
shot by the mob instead of being
burned alive.
Have we lost our moral sense alto
gethers Has it become impossible for
us to recognize crime, cruelty, iioud-
ishneSs, when we are guilty of these
sins ourselves Do we only recognize
them when they are committed by
Southern mohs. And is our state worse
even than that : Do we only recognize
them in the South for political pur-
poses = The Chicago and Milwaukee
papers that have been throwing con-
PORTIONS hr week over the Delaware
noh's work are Republican papers.
The Democratic papers of both cities
seem to have given no more prominence
TO one than the other. We would not
be afraid TO wager that there are many
readers of those Republican papers
who have obtained a wrong impression
BY the fact that the lesser of these mob
crimes has been given SO much more
prominence than the greater. Perhaps
there may be many of them who do not
even know thar an Illinois mob burned
a negro school teacher alive for the
crime of manSlaughter.
Another feature of this sign of the
times is not anything for as TO be proud
of. Much of the prominence given 10
the Delaware mob has grown out of the
efforts of the civil authorities TO arrest
and punish the guilty parties. We have
heard of no effort of the civil authori-
ties in Illinois to do the like. After the
negro teacher was burned alive every
thing Quoted down, apparently. and
there is nothing doing.
First cast the mote out Of thine own
eye"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30
Christian Endeavor Special to
nanvar

A Christian Endeavor Special Train
via the North-W Western Ry.. will leave
Chicago Tuesday, July 18th at 10. 30 p.
M, carrying various delegations of En-
deavorers aud their friends to the Inter-
national Convention at Denver. Pull.
man standard and tourist sleeping cars,
free reclining chair cars and standard
day coaches, through without change.
Only S25 90 round trip from Chicago.
Correspondence low rates from other
points For sleeping car reservations
and illustrated itinerary, address w.
b. Kniskern, p. r. M, Chicago, and
for rates, tickets, etc. Apply to agents
Chicago q North Western Ry j30
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30

dr. )phObia would ensue with Its hor-
lfble results, what ought TO be rhe
state of your feeling then? Aid what
has the community demanded to
limit this danger? Nothing. but that
the owner of the dog shall take care
Of bis beast, and II you are not will
ing to take care of your dogs and
keep them on your premises why
them for you? / say without
fear, and weighing every word
carefully. that the man who Is not
willing to undergo Il little iuconve
nience because that is all the dog
owner is undergoing now iosxthe
sake OF the security OF his fellow eth
IN. has no conception OF the duties
w hich he owes to mankind.
Men living In cities have duties to
perform, one to the Other One who
is unwilling to bear up with Il little
Inconvenience, and rather than suffer
that little Inconvenience, take the
chance as may be the case with rabtd
dogs on the street, OF booming an
innocent woman or child to q hOrri-
BILE death, has no excuse before God
or man and he cannot even plead ig-
norance. Your sentimental gnsh
about the eloquent speeches of The
dog in the back yard, can only have
the effect of encouraging ignorant
howlers, such as that foul-mouthed,
hare Drained idiot who said that IN
less that ordinance was speedily re-
pealed the mayor and aldermen
would he shot. / pay no attention
to such idle vaporings. but when a
man like you, who ought to know
better; who ought to know what
hydrophobia is, writes such silly gush
in favor of dogs, and In utter disre-
gard of humanity. 1t is time that he
should have an answer. This does
not absolve you, however from
answering the other questions.
Respectfully yours,
I.OuIS NJ A RCHETrI
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30

VIM. Neitzke has sold his saloon at
Taegeville, and with his family moved
back into the city. They are residing
at 100 Clark street.
Those OF our young people who have
.lbeen attending school, at the different
educational institutions, have nearly
all returned to their homes in Wausau.
Florence Kelly entertained her Sun
day school class last Thursday after
noon, the occasion being her fourth
birthday. The little ones had most
enjoyable time.
Pr. Cur9an, of the town of Easton,
has purchased the residence of w. f.
Marqlart, corner of Seventh and Steu-
ben streets and viii sooL move to town
with his family and take possession.
E. w. Brooks, of the lumber firm OF
Brooks q Ross, was confined to his
room at the Bells House for several
days last week by illness, but later was
able to return to his home in Chicago.
An eagle measuring seven feet from
tip to tip of wings has been brought to
town to be carried at the head of the
industrial parade on the Fourth. The
parade starts from the market square
corner at 90 o'clock sharp.
A change Of time went into effect on
the C. & N. w. R'y Monday No
change in time of trains leaving Wan
sau except that the parlor car which
formerly left on train at 7:25 a. m, now
leaves on train at 1890 p. m.
Material is being hauled on the
ground and workmen are now exeavat-
ing for the new livery stable to be con-
structed by Barney Guenther on the
Peters property lately purchased by
him at the corner of Second and Jeffer-
son streets.
R. N. Larner, who was appointed by
the county committee on equalization
to estimate the lumber in the county
as basis for equalizing such property
of the towns, villages and city. has
about completed his work. He has
visited sixty saw mills and wood work
ing Institutions, and the total amount
of lumber in the county, according 10
his estimate is 175, 900, 600, which is about
%, 600, 900 less than last year. He in
forms us that nearly all of the old stock
has been disposed of and shipped out
of the county.
Saturday two strangers appeared in
town and one of them met man
named Peterson, who formerly knew
him at Waupaca, and Peterson was
asked for a loan of soc. the fellow
claiming he wanted to go to the Edgar
picnic next day, and was short Of
money to pay his railroad fare. The
loan was refused because Peterson
claimed that the fellow is a dead beat
and would never return it. The meet
ing was near the Healy livery stable,
and later two Wausau men came on. OF
VIM. Schmidt's saloon on Scott street,
and found that their bicycles had been
stolen. Peterson at once notified them
of hig suspicious, and the sheriff was
called upon and took up the chase to
recover the wheels. The fellows were
followed as far as Edgar, but there they
eluded the officer and escaped Peter
son says the man be knew has a bad
record He has served a state prison
sentence for the same crime, and is in
Jail half the time for theft The chase
has not been given up and the thieves
may yet be located.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-30

POSTMASTER GENERAL PAYNE will not
be successful in his ill-judged effort to
place on the late President Mckinley
the responsibility for present scandals
in the Post-Office Department. Mr..
Payne's persistent attempts to smother
the Tulloch charges, and his dismay
when those charges were sustained by
an official investigation which he was
unable to influence, showed that he
knows well where the responsibility be-
longs. 1t is not to be believed that
President Roosevelt is a party to the
PAYNE trick of blaming a dead Nation
al Executive for the sins of living men,
and Mr.. Roosevelt could not act more
wisely than by expressing, through for
chile official action, his condemnation
of such tactis The Postmaster Gener-
al should be made to face the music
Republic.