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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
The Way of the World.

When Thackeray was in this country
he called on General Scott, full Of ad-
miration for his remarkable campaign
in Mexico and eager to hear the war
rior explain how. battles were fought
and fields were won. well, now you
know all about it." remarked a friend
as the novelist returned from a two
hours tete-a-tete with the soldier.
Not at ALL" replied Thackeray. with a
twinkle in his eye. "The general takes
no interest in strategy. I found that
literature was his forte"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Labor World.

r;orbrrs at East Liverpool. O.. are oI
strlko for shorter hours.
IopdOn's threatened cab strike seems
to have been abandoned.
During 1907 there wcre less strikes
in Indiana than for many years.
The Musicians Union. OF toronto.
Canada, claims the distinction OF nav
ting one oc tic largest memberships IN
America.
The Canadian Manufacturers hsso-
ciotiop. after careful inquiry among
fhe members, find that there are places
for 44O5 women in Canadian factories.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
A Rare Occasion.

As new words are coined for new
uses, so language must contain blanks
where words have never been needed.
Commander Peary, the arctic explor-
er, was one day talking to group of
friends; who were greatly interested
about life in the extreme latitudes.
DO you speak the Eskimo Ian
guage?" asked one.
YES"
What is it like? For instance, how
would an Eskimo say good morning? "
"He wouldn't say it." returned the
commander. with smile.
mot say it? Are social customs en-
tirely lacking there"
NO, but you see." said the explorer,
sit is country where they would have
occasion to use those words only once
a year SO you see, they don't have
them"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

between the fingers of the hand when
the mitt is in use. After slipping on
the mitt it is necessary to exhaust the
air by simply doubling up the hand and
pressing the parts If the mitt together,
which causes tie opposite faces of the
webs to come together, the pressure of
the water and atmosphere being capa-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Skirt of Black BrOadcIoth.

Nothing could be prettier for the
blue-eyed, blond-haired iuss than a
short-skirt of black broadclotll. cut SD
as to show the graceful lines of the
1.-the young figure, and 4 black Knitted
Jacket. The latter has knitted rcverS
in q baby blue running the length of
the blouse front, and the narrow cuffs
and rather wide rolling collar are OF
the same delicate shade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
VARIETY In Silks.

Never were silks more lovely OF more
varied. There are dozen new weares,
some of the richest showing disks and
figures Of velvet ombre of the color of
the ground or a contrasting shade.
Many of the light colored silks are
woven with velvet figures, flowers and
leaves Of the natural colors. Martele
yelvets resemble embossed veivets. bu:
have gone through slightly different
process. giving the pattern a vague,
shadowy effect.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
TWO KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
Intercolonial Express Train Plunges
Into River Near Halifax.

Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Two dead,
two mortally and twenty-five seriously
injured is the revised casualty list in
the wreck of the Intercolonial express
train, the five cars of which left the
rails at Hunters Crossing. forty miles
west of this city, and plunged down a
thirty.foo en1bankment into the Shu-
1,epacadie River. Every one OF the
thirty passengers suffered more OF less
serious injuries. as did the ten mem'
bars Of the train crew.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
WIFE DYING, HE KILLS HIMSELF
Young Husband Says. "If She Goes,
I'm Going Too"

Philadelphia, Pa.-William Anderson,
q young married man, of this city,
committed suicide under pathetic Cit
cumstances EIe was informed by q
physician that his wife, who had given
birth to a daughter, was dying. He
Immediately picked up revolver. and
saying, "If she goes. I'm going too"
He then shot himself through the head.
His wife died few minutes after the
shooting. Il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Velvet in Great Variety.

Velvet, which is being much used for
visiting and reception gowns. is OF a
new and wonderful softness and comes
in many varieties. Besides the many
stamped and printed designs there are
some inlaid with satin spots and
stripes and Others of changeable col
,rs, which shade from brown to deep
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

shoe in the main is the same as usual,
but in the nahleSs method Of applying
shoes, notches are made in the side of
the shoe, extending inward to the usual
nail groove, to admit and retain the
fasteners. These are Of any flexible,
strong material, with upset heads, and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
.rbrae Arrests at CieutucgoS.

Three arrests have been made i'll con.
uection with the recent throWuiE or
mud 1T the escutchpon over the door
of the American consulate at CientlIe-
COS Cuba. Citizens of Clentuegos ap-
Dear generally to regret the occurrence.
The otficia! investigations IS being
;,I>had
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
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wool and feels like silk, and her stocks
are taffeta. plain or plaided, and tied
with dashing wide bow exactly un-
der the chin. Her hats are trim, boy
ish felts with huge pom-pons and soft
silk ScarfS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
GERMANS DEFEAT AFRICANS.
Two Towns Relieved and Natives
Driven From Their Main Camp.


Berlin. Germany.-A dispatch from
Colonel Leutwein. Governor Of German
Southwest Africa, who was marching
from the Warmbad region toward the
besieged German posts. states Wund-
hook and Okahundia, which were be-
sieged by the rebellious natives. have
been relieved. The chief encampment
Of the rebels, at Kaiser WilhelDsburg,
was stormed by the Germans on jan
uary %. The rebels fled. carrying with
them the cattle they had stolen. They
raided all the farms in the neighbor-
hood, destroyed the railway stations
and murdered and mutilated forty -four
settlers, including children. Fifty more
are believed to have been killed. Tue
German losses in the fighting num-
bered twenty-six. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Short Coats in Favor.

Short coats are predicted by the
keenest observers Of fashion. There
is no doubt that the general trend
toward 1880 styles would logically
bring in the short Eton with full
sleeves and loose back. but fashion is
not always logical in it's processes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Zibeline Motifs.

Zibeline motifs. more often in white
than in color, are first stitched to can
vas t, give them frmness and then ap-
piled as trimming to everything. from
cloth to chiffAn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
White and Brown.

The combination of white and brown
Is also popular. White cloth or white
suede embroidered in browns and
showing a CLINT Of gold forms delight
ful waistcoats, collars. cuffs, etc.. and
one handsome evening coat is Of white
cloth applique in brown velvet. emu
broidered in brown and gold, and lined
with frills of brown chiffon OF soft
silk foundation
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
New Acetylene Burner.

A new acetylene burner, which it Is
claimed gives an efficiency double that
Of the twin injector acetylene jets has
been patented in France. 1t consists
Of a central tube which carries a fat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

BILE of maintaining them in this, posi-
ton. Indeed, so effectively does the
mitt cling when once put on that it is
only by stripping it off that it can be
removed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Dodge EXtradited.

The application for reeuisition 'or
G.. T. Dodge. charged by New York au-
thorities with perjury. was granted by;
Governor Lanham, of Texas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Rocus Prince Goes to jail.

William Brown. alias A. +. Stewart,
who. as Prince AthrObatd Stewart de
Modpna, married the Countess EusSeil,
OF London. was sentenced 10 SIX
months in Jail at Toronto. Canada.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
A Fashionable Petticoat.

The most fascinating petticoat con-
sists Of innumerable frills Of NOUS
seline over white silk. with tiny green
satia shamrocks scattered among the
frills.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

Postofice Robbers Get $500 in Stamps.
The postoftice at Edwardsville. Pa,
was broken into and robbed. The safe
was dynamited and money and stamps
TO tho amount of $500 were taken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

orange or from petunia to pale hello
trope. The trimming Of velvet gowns
is. of necessity. simple, and lace-Irlsh
or renaissance-is much used for this
purpose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
NaiIless Horseshoes

By means of binding. or fastening
device, Washington man has made it
possible to apply IN ordinary horse
shoe without nails. The design Of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

greatest anxiety to those concerned in
putting it in its final form. in order to
prevent any possible leakage before
the appointed day OF its delivery.
From the time it leaves the White
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Detective Arrested.

Detective Ireland. Of Mckinieys
bodyguard at Buffalo. N. T.. was ar
rrstril in Nice charged with sWs9d'ins-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

New York City.-Every woman who
has ever been i'll knows the necessity
of light wrap that can be slipped on
over the night gown without effort.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24

Of the $1,000 inhabitants Of Vladivo-
stock. $4,000 are Russian soldiers.
There are also 5000 japanese residents,
Of whom 233 are merchants and 264
laundrymen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
Mapneta and Violet.

Reds are seen in all shades, but espe-
cially in those tints bordering on ma
genta or violet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
TIL. Sew Cotton Shirt Waists.

The dainty girls shirt waists are
plain, more often than not Of Gotten,
the new heavy kind that looks hike
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
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Getting Out the d.
Presidents MESSAGE
ID. Under Guard
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

RESIDENT ROOSEVELTS
recent message. like the
other Presidents messages
which have gone before it.
was the source Of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-24
DOMESTIC.

The prison at Dawson Springs, Ky,
was burned, one prisoner dying in the
flames.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

clock is, by man, considered an enemy
An evil to be tolerated necessarily,
but not to be treated with any eonsid-
Grafton or respect. Considering their
faithfulness, this is. to me, pathetic.
An alarm clock will last until it sim
ply falls to pieces and dies of old age.
Our company has been making the
clocks for fifty years, and I believe that
some of the first clocks turned out by
us are still doing business at the old
stand, or mantelpieces, as you wish.
Il gave friend of mine a clock ten
years ago, and 1t is still ticking away
and telling the time. This clock has
been thrown at the concert cat, has
been used to hold the window open, and
has been through fire and flood 1t
used to occupy prominent place on
the table near his bed. Itfell habitual-
~ from the table, smashing against a
radiator and bounding on the floor, and
I believe it got SO it liked it. 1t would
ring its head off at the required hour
and would take the cussing that result
ed as matter of course.
Zone time during the races it got so
it gained time. A man who said he
was a locksmith, and knew all about
clocks. called on my friend, and after
taking out the entrails managed to in
fict compound fracture of the main
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31


having its own wire and electrometer
The experiments were made with three
different specimens in succession The
first had been made in 1899, and its ac-
t1v1ty was not known. 1t did not APP
pear to be sufficiently sensitive though
and hence was replaced with a second
one This had an activity 5000 times
mat OF uranium. 1t worked no better
than the other. Strong fluctuations in
the electricity would affect 1t perceptibiy
but feeble ones did not. Finally, a bit of
rad1um was used whose activity was 30
wv times as great as that of uranium
The third specimen rivaled the water
dropper in sensitiveness. The two in
struments kept close together in all their
! indications.
After eight months the last mentioned
specimen seems to be as powerful as
ever, though the combined action Of the
radlatlons from it and the water hurt
the cover plate Of aluminium At the sug-
gestlon of Prof Curie, the cell has been
covered with several coats of the best
coach varnish in place of metal. and the
new method of protection is effective. In
the hope that some cheaper material than
radlum may be found 60 work equally
well. further experiments are in progress
Radium possesses several advantages
which make it superior to the agencies
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

cial interest. They were conducted at
an observatory in Pare St Maur, under
the auspices of Director Moureaux. and
with the cooperation of Prof. and Nine.
Curie, the attempt was made to see if
small quantity of radium, suitably in
closed and placed in the usual elevated
position above buildings, would not give
the desired results.
In the center of a thin copper disk,
slightly over an inch and half in dame
ter, small depression was made The
radium was put in the cavity, and a
bit OF aluminium soldered over it, SO that
the radium was hermetically sealed From
this device copper wire extended dcwn-
ward, ike that from a water collector,
and the usual electrometer was attached
to the lower end, to indicate by its move
ments the strength of the current For
purposes of comparison the old type of in
strument was placed beside the new. each
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
spring. got new one. and with m
friend performed an operation on tn

spring. I got a new one, and with my
friend performed an operation on the
timepiece, whereupon it resumed. The
crystal, if its frank open face can be
so complimented, was broken by drop
from the bureau, but the hands worked
winter and summer without gloves and
made a success of their task. Its sides
are battered and one leg is lost, allow
ing it to repose on it's left side, but it
still tells the time without fibbing even
five minutes worth. The bangor, or
what-you-may -call-it, that tattoos the
bell is the only thing that is out of
killer; that suffered a paralytic stroke
some months since, and has been as
silent as the tomb. My friend says
that he believes it will be going when
we are all dead, and it certainly looks
that way."-Denyer Republican.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

formerly employed for measuring atmos-
pheric electricity. The most important
is that it will not freeze. Hence it can
be employed on mountain tops and in the
arctic regions, where intense cold pre-
walls. The record obtained thereby is not
interrupted, as is that of the water drop
per-, where dust gets into the fluid and
checks its flow. The new apparatus can
be more easily raised than the old to high
levels above trees and buildings con-
sideration which will be better appreciat-
ed when it is remembered that elevation
is essential to the proper working of any
apparatus to test atmospheric electricity
The new device requires much less per-
sonal attention to keep it in order, and
practically no expense for maintenance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

now? They will probably insist that,
four were still left. There is some
won't last long, for they win either
be sunk or captured when the Ja',s
take Port Arthur. These battleshff,sa
appear to be equally destructive eitoi
their own crews in peace or war. I'm
peace they go to the bottom without
any apparent provocation or their, tur-
rets blow up and kill men by whole
sale, while In war mine or Tor
pedo boat knocks them out If japan
had had two submarines at Port Ar
thur there would not now be a Russian
ship in the harbor.-Baltimore Arfieffli
can -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
< Faithful Friend

with the single exception of dog
there is nothing in the world, probably
more faithful or more abused than an
alarm clock" said A. T. Hyatt, a guest
at the Windsor last night. Mr.. Hyatt
is from Bridgeport, Conn. He sells
alarm clocks and therefore knows of
what he speaks.
Il could write volumes on Alarm
Clocks have Known" he continued.
and in almost every instance would
indite hard luck story. An alarm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
Radium Measures Electricity

THE earth's atmospheric envelope is

THE earth's atmospheric envelope is
at all times charged with electricity,
like storage battery or Leyden jar.
In different localities, however, the char
aeter and intensity of the charge is not
Always the same Besides, even in a
single place the conditions are not uni
form, but undergo variation. Though the
study of this phenomenon has not yet had
my important practical result, meteoroio
gists have hoped that eventually they
might thereby obtain a number Of useful
clews.
Several forms of instrument have been
devised for the purpose of measuring the
Intensity of atmospheric electricity. What
Is known as the water dropper, an in
Vention of Lord Kelvin has given more
satisfaction than any other, perhaps. but
1t does not meet all the necessities of the
work. For this reason experiments re-
Gently reported from France possess spe-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
Togo Smashing BattIeship Ideas

Admiral Togo waited until night and
ordered the Japanese fleet of destroy
ers to attack the Russians. He seems
to have been unwilling to use his bat
tleships or his best cruisers, for the
reason, perhaps, that Japan has no
battleships and cruisers to waste, and
there must be promise of commen-
surate gain before risking them. What
will the advocates of battleships say
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
On the Clothes Line

Q, Mrs. Moriarityl -.
l would not fail in charity,
Nor charge yez wild hilarity
When yeZ weren't drinking, mindr
But still / have me eye on you.
And yesterday-Oh fie on you!- 81
saw syez-tis no lie on you..
Wild four sheets in the wind! 80 q
New Orleans imes-Democrat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
Behind In the Rent

Hewitt-His words moved me-
Jewett-Whose? ~
Hewitt-My landlord Smart Set.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
Domestic Section

200 pieces of fine Manchester Cham
bray and Galy & Lords fine Cling
ham, worth 18c. Special for
Monday only .............pC
500 pieces of Pacific Cretonnes, new
fall styles, fast colors, for draperies
and comforter covering, worth SC.
Special, 20-yard E
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-22
ORDINANCE NO. 4s.

An ordinance providing for survey and division of the City of Bis bee, Cochise County Territory of Arizona, into Blocks, Lots, Streets l and Alleys and for filing a l plat thereof in the Ofhce of thel County Recorder of said County
 WHEREAS. the said City of Bisbee. on the Sth day of January. 1902 was duly incorporated by an order of the Board of Super.ysors of said County. in pursuance of Chapter K. Title XI. Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona. and that said city is still in- corporated and existing by virtue of said order. and.
 WHEREAS. On the 17th day of Oc- tober. 1904, the Mayor of said City of Bsbae, as trustee, entered ;the townsite of said city at the United States Land office, Tucson, Arizona, for a patent to said townsite from the Government of the United States. to be held by him in trust for the use and benefit of the occupants of the | land embraced within said townsite; | said entry of the aforesaid townsite was made and based upon a survey | made by John A. Rockfellow, Deputy | United States Surveyor. under con- tract No. S6. dated July s, 1901. a plat of which survey is now on file in the office of the City Engineer of said City
 NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT OR 1 DAMNED by the Mayor and Common Council of said City as follows:
 Section 1. That the City Engineer ha fhr,s-r .-.I yey said townsite into blocks, lots, streets and alleys. which said survey shall conform as near as may be to the existing rights and claims of the l occupants
 Section 2. That g plat of said sur vey. when plotted. shall be made by ] said City Engineer, which said plat shall be submitted to and approved by the Board of Supervisors of said COchise County Territory of Arizona, and then recorded in the office of the | County Recorde- of said County. and therclfter the streets and alleys designated in said plat shall remain dedicated to the public use forever.
 Secton 3. That said survey shall be made end said plat approved by the board of Supervisors and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of said County within three months from the 17th day of October. 1904.
 Section 4.That no lot or lots which the occupant claims by right of pre-. emption within said townsite shall exceed in the aggregate twelve thou. sand five hundred Q2,50O) square feet and such additional lots not exceeding three thousand one hundred and twenty-five (3.125) square feet to the lot, upon which the claimant shall have substantial improvements of the value of not less than one hundred dollars.
 Section 5. That all unoccupiet ground within said townsite shall bt surveyed into lots of three thousand one hundred and twenty-five (3125) square feet to the lot.
 Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of it's passage by the Common Counci and approval by the Mayor, and pub Hcaton as required by law. ] Passed and adopted this goth day of October. 1904.
 Approved the goth cay of October 1904
 JOHN s. TAYLOR
 Mayor Of the City of Bisbee Attest:
 i c. ". HICKS. Clerk.