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why Many Men Drink.

The dean Of Rochester, writing to a. hor-
:~icultural correspondent recommends vegc-
table growing as conducive to temperance.
Get a man to take pains with his veget-
ibles. SAYS the dean. and you will do more
70 keep him sober than all the blue rib
oons and pledges worn or signed.T There
IS here the practical statement OF a fact
which extends far beyond the vegetable
zarder, and which is too often overlooked:
Drinking for the most part is proof Of
aothing so much as a lack of interest in
life, says the London Graphic. A work
lngman who has no resources outside his
round of daily toll goes when it is over to
the public house simply because there Is
nothing else for him to do to escape being
bored. He is too tired to read, even II he
Jared much about reading, and he can
scarcely be expected to sit wrapped in med
itation. Hence, ever il his wife be thrifty
md his home we'll kept. the temptation is
strong to betake himself to the public
house, where at least he can meet and talk
with his fellows. Give him q counter at
traction-something that he likes and can
lake a personal interest in-and the public
house at once begins to lose its compelling
power. This has becn demonstrated over
and over again where workingmen have
been supplied. or have supplied themselves,
with machinery for rational recreation
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Up, and Be Doing.

The day is short, the work great, the
workman lazy. the wages high, the Master
urgeth; up, then, and be doing.-Scottish
Reformer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Paid S11OO For Silver Dollar.

W. F. Durham, of Chicago, ILL.,, paid
S11OO for a silver dollar of 1904 1t
the sale of the H. 6. Brow! collcc-
ton in New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Killed in 2 Prize Fight.

John G. Peters, aged twenty-five. was
killed in q prize fight at North Bergen,
n. J.. -Four policemen, It is alleged,
promoted the fight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Storm Off ENGLAND.

A severe gale blew over the English
coasts. -Four fishermen were drowned
and an Orient liner grounded off Care
Loeb,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
CRANE SUCCEEDS HOAR.

Governor Bates Names Former Gov.
ernor to the Senate.
Boston, Mass.-Governor John L.
Bates appointed former Governor
Winthrop Murray Crane to be United
States Senator from Massachusetts,
succeeding the late Senator George
Frisbie Hoar. Mr. Crane has accepted
the honor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Alcoholism in Schools.

An interesting investigation on the prev
aience of alcoholism among, school children
in Germany has recently been published,
SAYS Harncr's Weekly. Its author. DR..
Goldfeld. believes that the situation is Sc.
rious. and should be brought to the atten-
ton of the parents by means of addresses
at meetings and by the distribution of es-
says on the evil effects Of alcohol; The IN
vestigator is medical officer of the public
schools of Schoneberg, a suburb OF Berlin.
and his examination included 967 children;
47O of whom were in a boys school and
497 in a girls school. Oh these. 496, or
from one tn two glasses of beer daily, while
200, or 800 per cent. took spirits more or
less frequently. The ~favorite beverage was
malt beer. but all kinds of beer and varl'
GUS kinds Of spirits were taken, the sweet
or liquors being preferred by the girls. DR.,
Goldfeld was informed by the teachers that
the children addicted to the use OF, spirits
were especially lazy, absent-minded and in
clined to living. Neither children nor par
ents needed DR.. Goldfeld's warning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Sundny-School Temperance.

In a leatlet issued by the National Tenn.
Derance Society, Mr.. D. F. Small, super.
intendent of the Sabbath school of the
First Church, Of York. Pa. tells of the
temperance society in that school. Hop.
ing that it may prove a stimulus to other
Sabbath schools, We reproduce part Of his
article.
The meetings are held monthly at the
close of the school on the last Sabbath OF
the month. never taking moro than half
an hour. often only fifteen to twenty min
ntes. the superintendent Of the school
shortening his exercises OH that day ten
or fifteen minutes. The meetings are pre-
sided over by the president or one of the
vice-presidents. The exercises arc opened
with singing a few appropriate verses and
Il short prayer led by one of the teachers.
The pledge is then read by the secretary,
some brief addresses. showing the evils re-
sulting from the use of intoxicating drinks.
and the Importance of leading sober and
v~irtuous lives. The secretary then pro-
ceeds from class to class, offering the
pledge for s%igners, which arc written in a
book. This is done at all the meetings.
This done, the meeting is closed with sing.
ing.
Now for the results: During The spacc
IF n little over nine years, seven hundred
and fifty scholars. teachers. officers and
Visitors have signed the pledge. It rarely
occurs that a new scholar, young or old,
attends the school for three consecutive
months, that his or her name is not volun-
:arily added to the pledge. We have no
instance where scholars under twelve years
If age ever broke their p,edsc, but we
nave the evidence of their being: without
exception, pronounced friends of TEMPER
tpoo. rnony n ouInn nOnn RI reside IN nthpr
places throughout the country. carrying
heir abstinence principles with them. and
putting them into practice by esta biishlng
associations similar to the one above re-
ierred to in Sabbath and public day
schools at their new homes. Some of the
teachers who were in the habit of using
vine in their family and social gatherings
ind who never thought it necessary to
pledge themselves. within six months after
The organization of the association gave up
The use of it, sigued the pledge and have
become earnest advocates OF temperance.
In 1865 the school had about l50 schol-
lrs; in 1875 it had over $50. In 1865 the
church had about 100 members: in 1873 it
had over 300, a large proportion OF them
coming from the school.
Il is q notable fact that when nee a
.hild takes its first step in the right direc-
20 take the next and more important stem
in a public profession of Christ. The total
number of sjgners to the pledge February
&c, 1901, was ITO.
And now. in view Of this practical snc-
less, I appeal to all workers among the
young. Will not you. dear pastor, teacher
Or friend of Jesus. look at this suhicct
earnestly and give it serious thought? Why
should any Christian hesitate a moment to
commence work earnestly with the young,
when it is such a clear duty, and when
youth is the time Of life when lasting i'm
orcssioas are neutrality-suspicious. Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-02
Geo,riu Almost q Prohibition State.

Georgia" said Congressman Llvingston,
OF that State. is almost q prohibition
Commonwealth. Out OF a total OF l37
counties. l26 have voted that no intoXi'
cants shall be sold within their borders,
In the few remaining counties mat foses
:wat' the saloons must close at 10 o'clock
# NIGHT. and not reopen earlier than {
o'clock in The morning. We live in a part
Of the Union where temperance is q com
mon virtue and where the baneful effects
OF o~ver.indulgence in LIQUOR have been re
duced to a minimum. Washington Poss.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
The War

The Japs and Russians have been
fighting almost night and day for
the past week. Most of the dis
patches seem to indicate that the
Japs have the better of the affair,
yet the later dispatches claim that
Kuropatkin is making bold stand.
Some indicate that he has assumed
the defensive. The chances are,
however, tnat when the thing comes
to focus, old Kuro will be found
on the run as usual with the laps
whacking away at his heels. To a
man up tree it looks like this war
may be drawn out for a year or
more yet but that the Japs will final
ly win out. 1t is all guess work
however, and a fellow usually
guesses it the way he wants to see
it go.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
The State Ticket

For Governor. Edward W. Hoch, Marion.
For Lieutenant Governor, David j. Hanna
Graham.
For Secretary of State-Joel R. Burrow
Smith.
For Treasurer of State-Thomas I. Kelley,
Miami.
For Attorney General-C. c. Coleman, Clay.
For Superin tendent OF fInsurance-Charles Lu'
ling, Sedgwick.
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction
J.L. Dayhoff, Reno.
For Judge of the Supreme Court (six-year
term)-W. r. Jmith, Wyandotte,
For Judge of the Supreme Court (six year
term)-E. Cunningham. Lyon.
For Justice of the Supreme Court -four year
term)-Clark A. Smith. Mitchell.
For Railroad Commissoners-Geo. W. wheat
ley, IA D. walker
For Congressman at Large-Chas. F. scott.
For Congress-P. P. Campbell.
For District Judge-L. Stillwell.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
Do You Want to YaNn.

Feel colo shiverings, aching in the
bones. lack of energy, headache, and
great depression? These symptoms
may be followed by violent headache,
high fever, evtreme nervousness. a
condition known as malaria. Her
bine cures it. Take it before the
disease gets a fair hold. though it will
work cure in any stage. ]. A.
Hopkins, Manchester, Kan, writes:
II have used your great medicine,
Herbine, for several years. There
is nothing better for malaria, chills
and fever, headache, biliousness, and
for blood-purifying tonic, there is
nothing as good" SOC at G. P.
Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
Cause of LocKjaW.

Lockjaw, or tetanus. is Caused by
bacillus or germ which exists plent.
fully in street dirt. It is inactive so
long as exposed to the air but when
carried beneath the skin, as in the
wounds caused by percussion caps or
by rusty nails, and when the air Is
excluded the germ is reused to activs
ity and produces the most viruleut
poison known. These germs may be
destroyed and all danger of lock jaw
avoided by applying Cham berlain's
Pain Balm freely as soon as the
injury is received. Pam Balm is an
antlseptic such injuries to heal with
out maturation and in one third the
time required by the usual treatment.
1t is for sale by all druggist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
Chamberlain'S Cough Remedy.

No one who is acquainted with its
good qualities can be surprised at the
great popularity of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t not only cures
colds and grip effectually and per-
manently. but prevents these dis
eases from resulting in pneumonia.
1t is also certain cure for Group.
Whooping cough is not dangerous
when this remedy is given. 1t con
talns no opium or harmful substance
and may be given as confidently to a
baby as to an adult. 1t is also plea
SAINT to take. When all of these facts
are taken into consideration it is not
surprising that people IN foreign
lands, as well as at home, esteem this
remedy very highly and very few are
willing to take any other after having
once used it. For sale by all drug
gist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

In accedlng to the request of the
Interparliamentary Union that he
invite the nations to a second
Hague conference. Pres. Roose-
welt has taken a step worthy of all
praise. 1t may be impossible to re-
assemble the Peace Congress soon
Russia and Japan could scarcely
send representatives at present
and the unsettled questions may not
be disposed of even when the dele
gates do find themselves at The
Hague; but the President has, at
any rate, shown his hearty good
will, and, by so much, officially
committed the United States to dis
approval Of war.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
If President Roosevelt's lorna

If President Roosevelt's formal
letter of acceptance was a mastery
example of downright honesty in
stating principles, direct force in
meeting issues and unhesitating can
dor in making definite and unes
capable pledges. Mr.. Parker, in
his formal letter of acceptance, sur
passes all the previous performances
at lodging, twisting, squirming and
backing and filling on the great
questions which are before the
American people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
Start an Herb Garoen.

Fortunes in Ginseng, Golden Seal
and Senega, all valuable medical
plants. Easily grown and hardy
throughout the U. S. Always a ready
market and demand increasing. Room
in your garden TO grow thousands Of
dollars worth We sell roots and
seed. Plant in fall. Booklet and
magazine telling all about it &c.
Write today. OZARK GINSENG Co.
Dept w., Joplin, Mo.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
Wanted.

Special Representative in this
comfy and adjoining territories, to
represent and advertise an old esta-
bished business house of solid financial
standing Salary S2l weekly, with
expenses advanced each Monday by
check direct from headquarters.
Horse and buggy furnished when,
necessary; position permanent. Ad-,
dress Blew Bros. & Co., Dept. A..
Monon Bldg, Chicago, Ill. $50 st
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

The fact that every vote in Con-
gress against pension legislation has
been cast by Democrat completely
discounts Judge Parker's promise of
liberal treatment by his party of the
men whose claim on the gratitude
and bounty of the Nation can never
be adequately paid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
The County Ticket.

For County Treasurer, H N Filson, Big Creek
For County Clerk, l.. Baldwin, Centeryille
For County Superintendent of Schools, G.
Payne, Canville.
For Clerk of the Court H. H. Null, St. Paul
For Sheriff, NJ. L. Ogg Thayer.
For Probate Judge, W. o. Jeffries. Erie.
For Representative, G. o. Nelson Chanute.
For County Sur veyor, - illiams.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Grover Cleveland might be called
as witness to prove that the Dem
ocratic party does not keep faith
on its tariff pledges.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Judge Parker now believes that
he is running for the Presidency.
He will discover on the night of
Nov. 8 that he has only been
marking time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Judge Parker puts it, in effect,
that the Democrats might have done
lot of things if the Republicans
had not done them first.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

The merchant in the manufa ctur-
ing town is not going to vote for a
repetition of the times of 1898 and
Democratic tariff tinkering.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

The record of the Democratic
party on pension matters is the best
promise of how veterans and their
families would fare under Demo
catic rule.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Judge Parker would haye better
chance of winning if it were not for
his friends. 1t is hard for man to
win race with somebody stand
ing on his coat-tail.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

The West is singing the song of
good crops, good markets and good
wages. 1t is unnecessary to say that
the Democrats are not expecting
anything from the West.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

1t is thought that John Sharp
Williams is helping Judge Parker to
prepare an expurgated edition of
the Constitution, to be used as a
campaign document in the South.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

The Treasury deficit the Demo
Gratis have been talking about SC
much has disappeared. 1t lasted
about as long as the usual Demo-
cratic issue.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Taggart knows the game well
enough to understand that the Dem
ocratic prospects have already been
thrown into the discard.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

In the second Cleveland admins
tration their farmers could not sell
their products because the idle
wage-worker had no money to buy.
The savings bank deposits were
sI,74S, 900, 900 in 1894 but now
are SO, 900, 900, 900. The savings
bank deposits in New York State
increased SIS, 200, 900 from June
80, 1903, to June 80, 1904. There
are more savings bank deposits in
New York and New England than
there were in the whole country in
1894. If protection is ga robbery" "
as the democratic platform says,
the goods are found on the people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

We may look for subterranean
methods hereafter in the Democratic
campaign. German is politician
of the mole species.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

"Our party now has the courage
of its convictions" says Bourke
Cochran. The party is still shy,
however, on convictions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Truth bids us say that there is
little more spunk in Judge Parker's
letter of acceptance than in any
proceeding document of his compo-
sition since the campaign begun. A
little more, but not much. 1t is
easier to read than its predecessors,
because Mr.. Parker himself or some
useful friend, has edited away the
overabundance of qualify ing
phrases and modifying words with
which the excellent gentleman has
been accustomed in his political
manifestoes to ballast both sides so
impartially that when you get to the
end of one of his complicated SEN
tences you do not know whether
tweedledum or tweedledee has the
plurality.-New York Sun.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Democrats have very strong
passion for free things, including
free trade, free silver and free soup.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

"Kansas has SIoo, 900, 900 in the
bank" says a dispatch. Demo-
Gratis are making no claims In Kan
sas this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

1t has been settled that in the
event of Roosvelt's election John
Hay will remain in the Cabinet.
And they have been trying SO hard
to scare him out of it by predictions
of International complications.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Democrats are clamoring for
economy. Their record, when in
power, was one of extracagance in
the issue of bonds to save the Ma
tion's credit, in times of profound
peace.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

1t is difficult to understand how
the first voter should have any
hestiancy in choosing between the
uncertainties of the Democracy and
the sure and patriotic leadership of
the Republican party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

1t is surprising that the Demo-
Gratis are not pushing Adlai Steven
son more to the front as spellbin-
der. He has record for surround
ing both sides of question, now a
strong Democratic need.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

dinner, but this is considered more
or less of an affection by his fellows.
My advice to people who have
yet to go to St. Louis is to leave the
Pike until the last thing and If you
fail to edo" it at all you will not
have missed much. With four or
five exceptions the Pike shows are
not worth the time it takes to see
them. l came home with pocket
full of passes to Pike shows which |
did not use and had no desire to use.
If there were nothing else to see the
Pike would be mildly diverting, bu:
if your time in St. Louis is limited
"cut" the Pike. The free open air
show on the Pike is we'll worth see
ing. A Jog once day down Pike
street is time we'll spent and it costs
nothing save little legwork, There
are all kinds Of peoples and all types
of humanity. But nearly all the
things on the Pike worth seeing are
on the outside. l went into a num-
Der of places where an admission
fee of IS to SO cents was charged
and all l found on the inside was
opportunity to eat and drink at
fancy price and a chance to buy
souvenirs made in Railway, N, j.,
or Montpelier. VT, at an exhorbit-
ant figure.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

A nations diplomatic strength is
measured by the size of its navy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
Excerpts from Oodd Gastons
''Seven Days at the Worlds
Fair.

1t is not only quite impossible
but ridiculous for one person to tell
another what he should see. In
this connection there Is only one
piece of advice worth giving. Do
not attempt to see the fair seriously
with party. 1t would take a hun
dred years and would be very un-
satisfactory then. 1 set out with
party of bully fellows to see the
slow. We were all intimate friends
and our general tastes were congen-
ial. But we did nothing except try
to decide what we should do next.
The things wanted to linger over
seemed not to interest the others. l
stood on one foot and chafed with
lmpatience while they wasted time,
as it seemed to me, on things which
l would not have opened the back
door to look at. You can share
your room, your meals, your joys
and your sorrows with friend, but
yov can't do the fair with him with
any degree of satisfaction to either.
Kansas does not snow up as 1t
should in the Agricultural building.
California, Missouri, Illinois, Okla
homa. the Dakotas and half dozen
other states overshadow it. | do
not know where the blame lies, but it
is probably due to the fact that the
other states had more money to
spend. Little old Oklahoma makes
a far better showing and there is
always an Oklahoma "barker" on
duty in the exhibit. Nobody in
particular seemed to have charge of
the Kansas exhibit when | visited
fthe building. The corn Indian and
steer, the notable things in the
Kansas exhibit, are so high that
half the crowd misses them. The
foreigner visiting the Fair must get
the idea that California is about the
whole thing. Where other states
use yards of floor space for their
exhibit California literally uses
acres. Everything else in the
Agricultural and Horticultural
building seems inconsequential when
compared to California.
The real features of the Filipino
show are the native Villages. /
think there are seven of them al
together, bur one needs to see only
two or three of them at most. The
primitive type of the Filipino is very
much the same no matter what his
tribal appellation. One finds the
viscayans strangely like the Moros
and the Moros only another sore of
of Ieorrotes. The Igorrote village
is the largest and most interesting
of all. Nothing that has been said
about the Igorrotes has been exag-
gerated. The Igorrote, when he
dresses in the morning, puts
on a pleasant smile and lights
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

a cigar. If he is very highly civili-
zed he occasionally wears vest tc
dinner, but this is considered more
or less of an affection by his fellows.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

Very few colored peaple, COM
paratively speaking, are attending
the Fair. In the seven or eight
days l spent on the grounds | saw
not to exceed twenty-five aside from
those who are employed in some
capacity. While great crowds at
tend the fair every day, with few
exceptions, nobody is making
money. The most the Fair man.
agement expects to do is pay oft the
government loan of four and a half
million dollars. Expect for the
salvage, the balance of the fifty
million dollars invested will be clear
loss.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21

lived comfortably, almost lux
uriously, at the fair for s.. so day.
Had I been hard put for money, or
had there been any necessity for
scrimping, l could have turned the
trick for 81. so. l had we'll furn-
ished room in a modern fiat in a
good neighborhood ten minutes ride
from the fair for which l paid dol
lar a day.