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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02
Trust God.

. Providence hath thousand keys to
open a thousand doors for the de;iveranee
of His own, when it has come to the great
est extremity. Let us be faithful and care
for our own part, which is to do and SUI
fer for Him; and lay Christ's part on Him
self and leave it there: duties are ours,
events are the Lords. When our faith
goeth to meddie with events and to hold
a court-if / may so speak-upon Gods
providence. and bcginneth to say: How
Wilt Thou do this or that?' we lose
ground-we have nothing to do there; il
is our part to let the Almighty eexerclst
His own Office and steer His own he!ni.-
Sanuel Rutherford.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02
Noted Shakespeare Folio Defaced.

A Shakespearian student in the Ber'
lin Royal Library has discovered that
the unique copy of the famous 1923
First Folio. which the Emperor Will
liam I. presented to the library, has
been completely mutilated by care
less or malicious reader. The whole of
"The Comedy Of Errors" has been cut
out. It is believed that the loss is fire.
placeable, as the remaining copies Of
the First Folio are in private hands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02
A Thnnaand Mile Channel.

A six!foot channel in. the Mississippi
River at low water FROM St. Paul and Min
neapolis, to Cairo, a dissanGe Of 1000 miles,
to be Completed by the time the Panama
Canal is put into operation, is the project
advocated before the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors at Washington, D. g.,
by a number of capitalists from different
States. The total cost Of the Improvement
is estimated at Sl5,O00,0O0. Governor Van
SAINT. of Minnesota, told the committee
that fifty cities were directly interested, ,
and l5,OOO, 600 people would be benefited
BY the canal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02
Died From Nightmare.

Jacob Harlan, of Union Guy, Ind, evi.
IDENTIFY died as the result of a nightmare.
Ear,y ono day he awakened shaking with
a chill, and said that be dreamed he was
driving a team of horses that ran away,
and that his father was killed in an effort
to stop them. He grew worse, gasped a
few times and died.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02
A Simple Religion.

A quiet home; vines of our own plant.
ing; few books full OF the inspiration OF
genius; a few friends worthy OF being
loved, and able to love US in return;
hundred innocent pleasures that bring nc
that will never swerve; q simple religion
empty OF all higotry, full of trust and hope
and Iove-and to such philosophy this
world win give up all the empty joy II
has.-DaVid Swing. - =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02
In In. the Dop.Faced Man, Dead.

10 10, the UO2-F aceu Man, OeHu'
Jo-Jo, the dog faced man, who travelled
through the United States with Barnum,
and who appeared in many museums in the
United States, died at Salonica, Macedonia,
of pneumonia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02

Louisiana Adopts Election System:
Louisiana is the latest Southern State
to adopt the South Carolina primary eleca
ton system. .---.--.A...->
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02

nardo waited to be perfected in his son,
Torquato Tasso; William Herschel left
many problem in the heavens for John
Herschel to make clear; Leopold Mozart
wrestled with melodies that Chrysostom
Mozart found afterward of themselves in
every chai--ber of his brain, and Raymond
Bonheur needed his daughter Rosa to come
and paint out his pictures for him. DR..
Reid has said. that when the bee makes
it's cell 80 geometrically, the geometry is
not in the bee, but in the geometrician that
made the bee. Alas, if in the Maker there
is no such order for US as there is for the
bee! If God so instruct the bee; If God so
feed the bird: if even the lions, roaring
after their prey, seek their meat from
God; if He not only holds the linnet on
the spray, but the lion on the spring. how
shall we dare lose heart and hope?
So, then, while we may not know what
trials wait on any of Us, we an believe
that as the days in which this man
wrest,ed with his dark maladies are the
brance, and but for which his name had
never been written in the book of life;
so the days through which We struggle,
finding no way, but never losing the light,
will be the most significant We are called
to live. Indeed, men of all ages have
wrestled with this problem of the differ
ence between the conception and the con-
dition. Life is full of these appeals, from
the doom that is on us to the love that
is over us-from tie. God We fear to the
God we worship, The very Christ cries
saken Me% Yet never did our noblest
and bc.c, our apostles, martyrs and con-
fessors, finch finally from their rust,
that God is light; that life is divine: that
there is way, though We may not see it;
and have gone singing cf Their deep con-
idence. by fire and cross into the shadow
of death. 1t is true, nay. it is truest of
in battles for the true and just" have had
the strongest conviction, like old Latimer,
that way would open in those moments
when it seemed most impossible. Their
light on the thing. brought commanding
assurance that there must somewhere,
sometime, be light on the way.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-03-02

remains poor At last, when hungry and
faint and alone, the devil comes-a nice
person, probably, but still devil-and
tempts him. The young man yields, Or
he succeeds, and then slides into the belief
that there is Providence that will keep
% Disaster comes. and he loses bis all, in
Guiding mis- belief in God. Or. a maiden
leaves her home full of trust and love
Under adverse conditions she loses hope
and asks: Why is life given when the
wav IS hid?"
And so, T say, in men and nations you
will find everywhere this discord between
tile longing that is in the soul, and what
the man can do. Our life, as some one
said of the Cathedral of Cologne. seems to
be broken promise made to GOD.
this question, l want TO say frankly that
I cannot pretend to make the mystery all
clear, so that it will give you no more
trouble; because / cannot put a girdle
around the world in forty minutes, and
also because full solution must depend
greatly on our own dissolution. believe
also. that the man who thinks he has left
nothing unexplained. in the mystery o.
providence and life, has rather explained
nothing. I listen to him, if am in trou
bic, and then 60 home and breal! my heart
ulI lUS SdLle, USCdQSC 1 SCS IlldI lC lluS lo'
only not cleared up the mystery, but that
he does not know enough about it tt
trouble him. The "Princpia" and the
Single Rule OF Three are alike simple ant
e,sy to him because he does not know the
Rule of Three. And SO cannot he sat
isfied with the last words which some later
hand has added to the book that holds this
sad history. They tell us how Job has al
his property doubled, to the last ass ,and
lee
daughters has entire satisfaction of al
his accusers, lives a hundred and forty
years, sees four generations of his line and
then dies-satisfied.
Need I say that this solution will not
stand the test of life, and that if life, OF
the average, came out so from its most
trying ordeal, there would be little need
for our sermons. For then, every life
would be an open, self.contained proYi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
BEST ARTILLERY DRILL
FOR STATE MILITIAMEN
Citizen SoIdiery to Be Provided With
Best Armament, Congress-
man Hull Says.

Militiamen of the United States are
to be provided with the most modern
type of artillery and drilled in its use
until they approach in proficiency the
West Point graduates. according to
Congressman j. A. T. Hull of Des
Moines. Iowa, who stopped at the Au-
ditorium hotel in Chicago yesterday on
his way to Washington. Mr. Hull is
chairman of the house committee on
military affairs.
While a retrenchment will be made
in the regular army" said Mr.. Hull.
there is a disposition on the part of
the house military committee TO i'm.
prove the equipment of the national
guard, for il is upon that branch of
pend in the event of any war Lately
there has been a disposition To appro-
pirate a considerable sum for the ar.
mament of the militia with the most
modern type of artillery. This is
something that has been neglected.
"The militia has Jared tolerably well
in its equipment of small arms. but.
generally speaking. any sort Of rapid
fire guns and field pieces have been
considered good enough for the citi-
zen soldiers. and there has been little
or no effort 10 give them efficient ar
the highest type of field guns and be
given instructions by capable artil-
lery officers of the regular army
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
SAWMILL on ROCK RIVER
Portable Affair Near Briar Bluff Is En-
pIoyinq Seventy Men.

Spencer Bros. of Wood county, Wis,
have erected a portable saw mill in
Coal Valley township on the McCaff-
rey land and have engaged in the lum-
Der making business. They expect to
cut lumber for the farmers along Rock
river, and have recently come from
Skunk river Iowa, where they divest
ed the shores of that stream of all tim
Der that would cut to lumber to advan-
tage. Seventy men are employed, Is
being engaged at the mill and the bal
ance being occupied in cutting timber
in the woods near at hand. The camp
presents a lively scene, and il is sur
prising the large amount of lumbe.
that is turned out. They propose to
stay in the present location for some
time, and move up Rock river as the
demand for the services of the mill ex-
lists. In this way all timber available
for lumber making will be used. and
the banks of the stream will be de-
nuded.. The mill is substantial con-
Germ with an so horse power engine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
IN LUNG
Leonard Gray, Eleven.Year. Old
Hamlet Lad, is tn.
iured.
ACCIDENT WITH TARGET RIFLE
Elder Brother Passing Gun to Him
When il Was Discharged
Condition Critical.

Leonard. the 11-year-old son of
George Gray, living near Hamlet. just
across the line in Mercer county. is
in a precarious condition as a result
OF an accident with a target rifle at
the Gray home Saturday.
Leonard and his elder brother
George, were shooting at a mark with
a % calibre rifle. Ii was the young.
er boys turn TO shoot and George
loaded the gun and passed it to him.
As she did SO the trigger was touched
accidentally and the rifle was dis
charged.
The ball entered the boys left lung,
fortunately missing the organs that if
penetrated would have caused instant
death.
Hopes tn Pull Him Through.
DIR. Moore, of Reynolds, was called
and found that the wound was not nee
essarily fatal. Today the injured lad
was reported as resting well with lit
tie fever and there was strong hope
of his recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION
PLANNED By RAILROADS
To Offset Effect of Statistics on Cas-
uafties Furnished by e. A.
MoseIey.

The railroads of the west, acting
through the General Managers asso-
citation. are planning campaign of
education with a view of combating
the effect of the accident statistics
which are from time to time published
by Edward A. Moseley. secretary of
the interstate commerce commission.
II is charged that these statistics are
misleading and are constantly placing
the railroads in a false light before
the public.
- The general managers admit that
the 1000 odd deaths and the 50.O00-odd
injured by the railroads. during 1903
and 1904 is a deplorable record, but
worse than that made by foreign
roads. with which comparison is fire.
Quently made.
Ii is openly charged that Mr. Nose
ley is kept in Office by the support
of the railway trade unions. and that
the presidents recommendation for a
national law limiting the hours of con
tinuOuS labor for railway men is due
largely to the efforts of the various
heads of the railway labor unions.
The general managers are not ready
to say that such a law would not be
good thing. but they protest against
its being passed if it is to be upon
the ground that overwork is a fruit
full cause of railway casualties. Re-
garding railway accidents it is said
the only possible basis of fair com
parison is the passenger mile which
the commission StudiOusly avoids us
ing
In preparation for the campaign fig
ures are being compiled To show that
American railroads are as safely oper-
ated as any others. Among the fiG-
ures already prepared there are some
relating to casualties on the Burling-
ton during 1908 and 1904. 1t is shown
for example. that this road carried
during 1908 3O4. 1882 95 passengers one
mile. and killed but four passengers
on passenger trains. This is at the
rate of only one passenger in every
&c. 047 PA passengers carried one mile.
During 1904 this road carried 1885,
914.034 passengers one mile. and kill
ed but three on passenger trains. This
is at the rate of one passenger killed
to every 99.971 ,344 passengers carried
one mile. In 1904 the total number
killed on passenger and freight trains
was four, or at the rate of one in every
"a ,97S, sos passengers carried one mile.
In 1908 there were nine killed on pas
senger and freight trains. or at the
rate of one in every 33,79S,1SS carried
one mile. 1t is noted that in 1908
no accident to passengers travelling
ON passenger trains was due TO either
collision or derailment and that OF
the four killed on passenger trains
during 1904 two were killed by falling
off and one of these was drunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19

is located at point 50 miles almost
directly north of Kewanee. according
to some maps and a trifie west of
north according to the map in the
Q folders.
The question at once arises, what
is the company's purpose in building
this line? There are many explana-
lions of the scheme but all are merely
matters of conjecture. 1t is taken for
granted however, that the q has. good
reasons for planning the line and that
it will result either in decreasing ex-
penses or increasing business.
Mr. Meade said that matters are be
ginning to crystalline more and more
each day and that other particulars
may be obtained before long. AS to
where the proposed line will nonnect
with the main line Mr.. Meade made
no definite statement. Judging by the
work which has already been done it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
PARTY BIRTH ONLY
IN GREAT CRISIS
Bryan Discusses Watson and Says New
Political Organization is
Not Needed.

Lincoln, Neb, Dec. 19.-Mr. Bryan
makes a caustic reply to Thomas Wat
sons recent communications to the
press. He says, in part:
THE difficulty of Mr.. Watson is
that he views the subject from stand
point entirely hostile to the democratic
party. The fact that he gave indirect
assistance to Mr. Roosevelt in the late
campaign and thus contributed to the
extent of his influence in increasing the
size of Mr.. RoOsevelt's mapority, also
tend to make him take gloomy view
of the democratic partys future.
but there is no reason why Mr.
Watson should ignore what the demo
cratic party has done and is trying to Go
in the direction of political and eco
nomic reform.
Mr.. Watson must not accuse that
those who differ from him are lacking
in patriotism or in genuine interest IN
reforms 1t is evident the populist party
is not in position to do the work that is
needed. 1t did an important education
al work in the beginning.
THE democratic party took up a
number of these reforms (they were
really democratic reforms) and brought
to them larger vote that the populist
party was ever able to secure for them.
The returns show the populist party
has lost ground. This is not because
it fused with the democrats, for if it
had not it would not have retained its
strength as long as it did.
1T is not only unnecessary to organ
ize new party for dealing with the
live issues. but it would be unwise TO do
SO. The formation of a new party is
possible only in great crises. There are
more reforms in the democratic party
than are likely TO be massed under the
name of any other party'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
new LINE THAT Q ROAD
is MAKING A SURVEY FOR
Engineer Meads Throws Light on Pro-
ject That is Being Plan
ned From keWanee.

The Kewanee Star Courier says:
First definite information as to the
destination toward which the gang of
q surveyors now in this vicinity is
working. was given out by Engineer
Meade, who is at the head of the sur
veying work now in progress.
In conversation with a Star-Courier
representative who called at the Office
of the surveyors in the Houle & Ches-
ley block, Mr.. Meade made the state
ment that he and his men are running
line to Prophetstown. This place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19

seems probable that il will connect
with the main line at a point few
miles west of Kewanee.
One of the explanations given by
local railroad men is that the line is
built to give more direct connections
between the main line and the line
running north from Denrock and
Prophetstown, which according to the
railroad map would give an almost
direct line between here and Minnea-
polls and st. Paul. Mr.. Meade evil
IDENTIFY means to push the work of the
surveying party as all of the force Is
hard at work along the line.
When you're broke the girls will shy
They turn and fly as you come nigh.
Brace up old man, show some pluck.
Take Rocky Mountain Tea; twill
change your luck.
It ii. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
Advertised List No. ST.

Following is the list of letters re-
naming uncalled for at the Rock ISL
and postoffice for the week ending
Dec. II. 1901:
Frank b. Archer. John Basler. J.
Behan. Miss Jennie Bolte, w. r. Bush
by. Ralph Caverly. Miss Nettie Fer
guson, Bailey Fergle. w E. Gould.
Annie Jackson, Miss ]. Lautz, Ed Law
renee. Val Lindbloom, Lew Meyer. c.
Olson, John Poole. Mrs. J. /. Rawlings.
Mrs. Jane Silver. Fred White.
T. II. THOMAS. p NJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
Big Saturday Shopping Crowd.

Thousands OF people did their
Christmas shopping in the stores of
Rock Island Saturday evening. and the
traffic on the street cars was SO heavy
that extra trips were made on all of
the lines running to Moline. The con-
pany has installed extra accommoda-
tons on the morning and evening
trips for the remainder of the holiday
season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
Council Meets Tonioht.

The city council meets again to-
night in regular session. The meeting
OF last Monday lasted just 90 minutes.
IL was said in advance of that meeting
that the GAZETTEER bill would be recon.
sidered and a move made to reopen
the waterworks investigation, but
there was not word on either ques-
ton. There may something happen
tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
Students to Give Party.

The S. b. b. club. an organization
of the members of the high school
graduating class of 1904. has issued
invitations for a dancing party to be
given AT Industrial hail. Dec. rs. Mes
danes Frazer. Don, and Peasants are
to be chaperons. Ogden's orchestra
has been engaged TO furnish the mu-
sic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-19
MISREPRESENTATION.

At the Office of Justice Louis +.
Roddewig. in Davenport. last Thurs
day afternoon, was SOiemnized the
marriage of Elmer Witherspoon, of
Rock Island. and Miss Edna Ralston.
of Maquoketa, Iowa The couple will
reside in this city
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14
Against PoIyuamy.

We demand the determination OF
poiygamy within the Jurisdiction OF the
United States and the complete sep
aration OF church and state political
affairs.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14

Chicago, July 1O.-The following
telegram .gas sent from Chicago last
nigh. BY William Randolph Hearst to
Judge Alton b. Parker:
~ congratulate you upon your nomi-
nation and upon the expression OF
Democratic principles on which you
stand.
81 hope and believe that battling for
the people and for such principles you
Will lead the Democracy to victory"
Esopus, n. Y. July f0.-Telegrams
Of congratulations are pouring In upon
Judge Parker and include many from
leaders at st. Louis like August Bel
mont. W. +. Sheehan. ID. b. Hill and
]. R. Mclean.
Judges Bartlett. Gray and Vann, the
Democratic colleagues of Judge Par
ker on the State Court of Appeals
bench. also sent kilograms.
New York. July 1O.-Mayor George
B. Mcclellan. when he received news
from st. Louis that Judge Parker had
been nominated for President by the
Democratic national convention sent
the following telegram Of congratula-
tion to Judge Parker:
"All Democrats viii work enthusias-
tically for the election OF a candidate
in whom they have such confidence.
Accept my sincere and hearty congrat-
ulations''
Milwaukee, July 10.-Edward C.
Wall, Wisconsin's candidate for Presi.
dent. sent the following congratula-
tory message to the successful candi-
date:
please accept my hearty congratu-
labons on your nomination by the
Democratic convention for President
No one will strive harder to secure
your election than ]. There is a reas.
enable prospect Of your receiving the
electoral vote of Wisconsin. You can
rely upon every Democrat in the state
doing his full duty to accomplish that
racrIf
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-07-14
KAI CHOU TAKEN
JAPANESE OCCUPY THE PLACE
Russian Account Of the Fiaht--Loss
Does not Exceed 15o.--Japa-
nesc Still Advancing.

st. Petersburg, July 11.--Lieutenant
General Sakharoff. in dispatch to the
general staff. confirms the report OF
the japanese occupation OF Kai Chou
He says that the Russian loss did not
exceed $50 killed or wounded. Gencr-
nj Sakharor adds that the Japanese
are on the Yirkow road. The report
follows:
"our detachment remained during
July at Kai Chou station. having It's
advance posts on the right bank OF tho
Kantakhe river, the enemy occupying
the heights on the left bank and for
tifying themselves thereon
"Our battery on the river bridge
opened fire at the enemy's PATROLS.
which appeared In Kantakhe village
Toward noon fusillndo occurred be-
tween a detachment of the enemy and
our company which observed the
enemy retiring. Our losses were six
wounded.
Toward the evening of July sth tho
enemy's force. consisting OF four d.
visions and a brigade. could be made
out In front of Kai Chou extending
along the seashore. At dawn July 9th
the enemy resumed the offensive upon
the rear guard OF our detachment.
which retired about 6:30 in the morn
ing from Kai Chou to two and n half
miles northward toward the Shuan-
lunsa pass.
AT 10 O'Clock. under heavy pressure.
our rear guard retired on our position
at Makhunts. Gulga and Yaollntss.
three miles north Of the Shunnlunsa
pass. The rear guard held this posi-
ton under heavy Are until o'clock
In the afternoon. when, In ac-
cordancc with instructions, II retired
slowly and in perfect order on the
third position at Tchjoutzzi and land
"a Just as our main body was ooncen-
trnting at Datchnpu and on the POSI-
tion Mt Makhunts at Makunts Guiga-
THE enemy kept up a very heavy
cannonado for two hours unintorrupt-
eddy. hut our battery carried on the
struggle successfully. firing along tho
Shuanluuaa pass. 1t finally fell back.
with hardly any casualties.
"On our right flank our horse bat
terry shelled the japanese battery. At
the same time the cnemy's cavalry ad-
vanced slowly along the short road to
Ylnkow.
"our losses are not known. but, ac-
cording to the commander OF our
forces. they do not exceed $50. Among
the killed was Count Nyrodt. captain
on the general staff. who was COM
manding the last position, after bril-
llautly carrying out his duties"
General Sahrahoff also reports an
ambush OF Japanese twenty-five miles
north Of Siuyen. when the japanese
had one officer and eleven dragons
killed or wounded
On July 9TH. General .SalSharof
says. the Japanese began to advance.
but not in considerable force. toward
Siaosyou. occupying Stanchan.