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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

In Quito, Ecuador, it is usual to IN
cover ones head when there is q fash
of lightning. This is probably a relic
of fire-worshiping days.
An old man named Fuss was buried
in Egregy, Hungary, with his fortune
of $1,000 in his coffin. His relatives
heard Of it and exhumed his body and
divided the money.
A Paris bicycle thief who had stolen
a bicycle belonging to a M. Marcel
Brunard, was impaled on a mechanical
poniard which the owner had concealed
in the saddle of the machine for such
emergencies.
An egg with a perfect yolk and con-
tanning another egg about the size OF a
linnet's egg, which also had q good
shell and was perfect, has been laid
by q hen belonging to a SWindon tEng-
land) tradesman.
Many curious instances of old laws
NAV still be found in England. In
Chester the man who fails to raise his
hat when a funeral is passing becomes
liable by an old law to be taken before
a magistrate and imprisoned.
Organ grinders in Vervieres, Bel
GUM, are by law compelled to appear
every morning before the police super
intendent and play their instruments.
The organs which chance to be out OF
tune must be set in order before a L.
cense to play on the streets will be
granted. O.
The following is an official report
sent to his superior by the station
master at Nimba, on the Uganda Rail-
way ITO station Nairobi, from sta
lion Venani. From station master.
Guard No. 2 reports struck giraffe at
mile 1853. No damage to permanent
way or train. Driver states giraffe ran
off uninjured."
A difference of opinion seems to have
risen over the effect of firing q candle
at q board. For a long time the an
Gent tradition has held its own that
q soft tallow hurled at the mark by a
musket would put a hole through an
ordinary plank. Yet here comes a gun
bearer who declares that he has tr1ed
the experiment and finds the material
of the candle wildly scattered upon the
target. OF course, with ~present-day
rifles and brechloaders it may not be
possible to discharge a candle effective
" from a military arm. or from the lat.
est style of sporting guns. But II
would certainly be a pity to leave the
question unsolved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Encland's Visitors.

When she is in England the femin-
inc Australian despises and rejects
Australia. 1t is not so with the Amer
lean woman or the Canadian. They
are, it is true, possessed of a mania Of
admiration for all old things. and make
extravagantly enthusiastic pilgrimages
to such Shrines as the Fleet street tav-
ern where DR.. johnson is reported to
have lifted his elbow, to Stratford-on-
Avon or Windsor Castle-but run down
any part of the American continent.
and be edited by the fine way in which
they bite your head or!--Sydney Bul!e-
tin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Couao Of Headache.

AS is naturally TO be expected 1nT
commonest cause of headaches IS
some nervous disturbance or weak
ness irritated by some experlence
which in prime condition Of health
would produce no p~crceptible effect:
The common causes are Therefore ol
two classes, namely. those which pre-
viously exist within the BODY anu
those which exist outside of it n eX-
cite the inner o. latent evils into ac-
fi0n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

either of the Miss Tennants?'

Jane smiled, but her smile was a
| forced one. She by no means wished
| Clifford to fall in love with either of the
| Miss Tenants. She had heard, not
| without satisfaction, that he did not
| think them as handsome as 1t was the
fashion for other persons in that neigh
| borhood to call them. But a strange,
an i%ndefinable pain smote her heart
| when he. spoke of MI. Tenants past
life. What interest had she in such a
subject ct all? What was Mr.. Ten
Inant's good or evil repute to her? Moth
ing-she knew that; but the pain she
| could not account for was at her heart
| still, to be remembered through long
| after years as the first dark whisper
of her own fate-the skeleton whose
| grim hand had been upon her, though
with faint, unsteady hold, even in those
| earliest moments Of the one festival OF
her life.
II am thinking, Mr.. Mohun; / am
bordering on what you have just said"
"And you arrive at the conclusion"
II arrive at the conclusion"-she
looked very steadily in his eyes as she
| said this-".that you have v known
anything at all about really deep feel
! ing. A person who, who knew what
love was, could not speak Of pressing
his suit no further just as though he
| were deciding about some mere matter
| of business, and not very important
business, either. If you were engaged
to Aggie Tennant-no, we will leave
Door Aggie alone, and speak generally
if you were engaged to any one you
really cared for, you would not change
| merely because you found out some
| thing in her fathers history to be dis
| approved Of"
"You speak as one having authority,
| Miss Grand. 1 defer to you. I have
| never been in love yet, as you justly
surmise. I know nothing about the
! laws and canons Of the passion. Evi-
IDENTIFY you understand the whole thing
thoroughly. I submit"
"Mr. Mohun, I understand nothing
about it, either; but I know-I mean
feel-that no one really in love could
change, on principle, as you talk of
doing"
And then Clifford answered-some-
thing which I dare say would not ap-
pear strikingly clever if it were to be
recorded here-something, however,
which had the effect of making Miss
Grand's heart futter, and her eyes
sink down from his face. And then she
remembered that it was already past
the time at which she. had promised
Miss Lynch to return; and, as it was
getting so late, she thought she must
really 60 back the shortest way to
Chesterford, although that walk
through the lower plantation was
rather a lonely n as evening fell.
Clifford would go with her. Oh, dear,
no! she could not let Mr.. Mohun take
so much trouble for worlds-just as far
as the outskirts Of the last plantation,
then-she could get on quite we'll alone
when she once found herself in the
open fields by the village.
And the moon was shining high and
clear above their heads when Mohun
left Jane Grand at the garden gate OF
her own cottage that night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
The rru.srurne.. 81 Religion.

What but the mighty mastershfp OF
religion has ever led al people up
through civil wars and revolutions
into a regenerated order and liberty?
What has planted colonies for a great
history but religion? The most august
and beautiful structures Of the world
have been temples of religion, crystal
lizations, We may say. of worship. The
noblest charities the best fruits OF
learning. the richest discoveries, the
best institutions of law and justice,
every greatest thing the world has
seen. represents more or less directly
the fruitfulness and creativeness Of res
ligion.-Horace Bushnell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Pencil la Appendix.

Robert Hammers, a baker. walked into
the County Hospital, at Chicago, ILL.,.
and said to the physician in charge:
doctor, two years ago 1 swallowed
a lead pencil and it's bothering me a
bit" The doctor laughed at him, but
Hammers stuck to his story and COM
planned of d severe pain in his right
side. His case was diagnosed as ap-
pendicitis that required immediate op.
Grafton. The pencil, five inches in
length, and sharpened at one end, was
found Embedded in the appendix.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Pussy Feeds o b

Close rival to the Bowdoinham cat
is the Richmond feline who was seen
early the other morning providing food
for O young robin. When seen by his
mistress, this tender'hearted kitten was
buslly engaged in dropping food into
the wide stretched mouth OF the young
bird, who seemed in nowise disturbed
by his unusual foster mother.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
German Army Changes Color.

The authorities of the German Army
have decided to alter the color Of the
military uniform. The dark blue color
is to be discarded as unfit for service
in the field, and q cloudy gray shade
has been chosen. Three battalions OF
the German Army are already supplied
with the new uniforms. In shape the
trousers are to remain as before, and
the caps and helmets will not be
changed. The tunic, however, is to
be looser in the waist.-London Stand
ard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
UkeGA
WMdM
RrehkfAM
kunble
THE SIMPLE De SIRE.

o Master let me walk with Thee,
In lowly paths of service free;
Tell me Thy secret, help me bear
The strain of toll, the fret Of care.
Help me the slow of heart to move
By some clear, winning word. of love-
Teach me the hayward feet to stay,
And guide them in the homeward Wy.
Teach me Thy patience, sian with Theo !,
In closer, dearer Company -
In work that keeps hith sweet and strong
In trust that triumphs over wrong
In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the futures broadening way.
In peace, that only Thou canst give,
With Thee, o Master, let me live.
Washington GLADDEN..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Help the Woak,

The world is full Of weak uues. Tine
Bible has not commanded us to despise
the weak, to crush the weak, to neg
lect the weak, but to support the weak.
eve that are strong ought to bear the
infirmities of the weak" 3
Christ bore our intirmities. Like
Him We should be burden. bearers.
But how a we support the weak so
long as we have no strength Of our
own? How can we support the weak
while we walk in doubt and fear? Be.
fore we can support the weak We must
become strong. This is a duty. BE
strong" IS. a command. Christian Ad-
yocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

One Of the earliest legends of ChriT.
tianity tells the story of a king into
whose hand was eacherously put a
cup Of poison. But the king spoke the
name of God over the cup, aud it was
shattered in his grasp.
There is a profound and lumious
truth in this story, as in so many Of the
old legends, that have survived in lit
erature because of their ethical and
spiritual significance and value. The
poisonous thing, the soul-kiIling thing,
of whatsoever sort, is rendered power
less by naming yer it the name Of God
in sincerity and trust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Cat Swallowed Her Gold Tooth.

"A cat in Concordia, Cal, swallowed
the gold tooth which her careful mis-
tress had had put in to replace IL de-
cayed from eating condensed milk
The. cat is dead, and was buried in al
coffin lined with mouse skins.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
Rubies For Ton Cents.

DR.. Horace g. Byers, professor OF
chemistry at>the University of WASH
ington, says he has discovered the
means of making rubies which can be
sold at a profit for ten cents each. ,,.s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
on,v American Life Guard.

Marshall Roberts occupies the more
or less enviable position of being the
only native born American who ever
became an officer in the British Life
Guards,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

The locomotives on the new fast ex-
presses between Cologne and Berlin
are built after an American pattern.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

American Salmon In Japan.
American dried salmon is being
shipped in large quantities to Japan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

A Paris bicycle thief who had stolen
a bicycle belonging to a M. Marcel
Brunard, was impaled on a mechanical
poniard which the owner had concealed
in the saddle of the machine for such
emergencies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
4E&EE9E C1
or
WWEBWRQ0&2g1

In Quito, Ecuador, it is usual to IN
cover ones head when there is q fash
of lightning. This is probably a relic
of fire-worshiping days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

An old man named Russ was buried
in Egregy, Hungary, with his fortune
of $4,000 in his coffin. His relatives
heard of it and exhumed his body and
divided the money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01

An egg with a perfect yolk and o n
tanning another egg about the size OF a
linnet's egg, which also had q good
shell and was perfect, has been laid
by a hen belonging to a Swindon eng
land) tradesman.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
wan rs new SCHOOL
Cannon Falls VIII Try for Girls,
Industrial Institute


Cannon Falls will be candidate for
the state Industrial school for girls. If
IL is~ to be separated from the boys
school at Red Wing by action of the
legislature.
The Cannon Falls Commercial club
mas appointed committee of its mem-
spers TO confer with the legislative COM
inlttee on state training schools and
the committee on appropriations, and
II the school location is to be deter
Insneo On question of the gift of a
site, 1t is prepared to make overtures
10 the commission which is provided
house.
Cannan Falls is thirty-nine miles
from st. Paul, and as more than one
nalT OF the girl inmates of the Red
wing school are from the Twin Cities,
II is urged that the matter of expense
would be considered in locating the
school at Cannon Falls. 1t is but twen-
ty-two miles from Red Wing and Can
non Fails people say that its location
there would permit of one general SUI
sperlntendent for both the Red Wing
school and the girls school The citi-
zens claim that from a sanitary stand
point no better location could be secur-
ed In the state than is offered on the
high bluff near the river passing
through the town.
1t is possible that the Anderegg bill
providing for commission to select a
site for the girls industrial school may
De changed, to leave the selection to
the state board of control, or to have
the commission named by the gov
ernOr
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
INSPECTORS NAMED
Governor Appoints Many Dep.
uty Boiler Examiners

Gov. Johnson yesterday announced
the appointment of nearly all of the
deputy state boiler inspectors. Those
for the Twin Cities had previously been
named, and there are some ten dis
tricts inspectors for which have not
been agreed upon. The list of the ap-
pointments made yesterday will be
sent to the senate today for confirma-
ton. The places and their occupants
filed yesterday are:
First district, Herbert Smith. Houston:
Second district, j. A. Gainey, Winona;
Third district John Keating Wabasha
Fourth district, William Fitzgerald, Ohm
more; Sixth district, NJ. j. Mayer, Mower;
Seventh district, Thomas Cater Dodge:
Eighth district, Albert Panzer, Steele;
Ninth district Charles Nelson. Freeborn:
Twelfth district, Charles Hessler, Fari-
bault; Thirteenth district, William r
Boyce. Martin; Fourteenth district F. E.
Day.. Jackson and Cottonwood; Fifteenth
district, James J. ,Gustoss, Murray and
MOBILES; Sixteenth district. G. III. Henton,
Rock and Pipestone; Seventeenth. district.
Ole Anderson. Yellow Medicine; Eighteenth
Parle; Nineteenth district, O. k. Bhore,
Red Wing; Twentieth district, Andrew
Young. Nicollet; Twenty first district.
Mel Niels Fritheri F. Sibley; Twenty, second dis
sixth district, James H. Stratton, Scott;
Twenty-seventh district. Charles Schwarz,
lie Sueur; Twenty eighth district, w. H.
Charles A. Small, Dakota; Thirty second
district, John R; Dickinson, Chisago; For
Fifty-second district, w c. Richie Cass;
Fifty fifth district-Andrew. Riegstad,
Kandiyohi; Fifty-seventh district, N. A.
Dempsey, Traverse; SiXtieth district, N.
James E. Morrissey, Polk; Sixty-third dis
trict, Niels Johnson, Marshall.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
PRINCIPALS Do NOT
LIKE MERIT SYSTEM
Many Fear Teachers Would
Neglect Work for Their
Examinations

At meeting of school principals.
held yesterday in the school board
rooms, Principal H. w. Slack, Of the
teachers training school, introduced
the question of the payment Of teachers
upon the merit" system. After con-
siderable discussion the matter was re-
ferred to meeting of general assem-
bly, of teachers to be called by the su-
perintendent Of the school board.
Principal Slack in introducing his re-
port upon the question set out that
under the merit system teachers
would be divided into three classes. The
lowest class, to be composed of teach
ers of the least experience and teach.
ing ability, should, after three years
service, receive a salary of $3.50, If
worth that sum. The second class. to
which those of the lowest class were
TO be promoted only upon the recon-
mendation of the principal under whom
they Were working, upon the passing
OF examinations, should, after three
years service, be able to receive a.
maximum salary of $500 per annum.
The first, or highest class, was to be
composed Of training school teachers,
high school teachers and principals
from all schools, and were to have at
cAC Cil0 VI edCll Ol Tie IlFSC CHr60 years,
service, in this class, the chance of
800 raise In their salaries, but not
after that time.
All promotions should be under the
supervision Of board Of review, which,
1T was suggested, as is the case in Kan
-sas City, might be composed of the
superintendent of schools and three
others who should hold office for a
three-year term, but not be eligible for
reelection.
8 The discussion that followed the ex-
planation of the system showed that
the majority present did not favorably
regard the proposition. Objections
We're raised mainly upon the ground
that the measure was not practicable,
some objecting to the publicity that
would be. given to the salaries of
teachers, and others upon the ground
that with such examinations holding
opportunities for increased salary
teachers would neglect their work in
studying for their examination.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
HEALTH LEAGUE HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL SESSION
Work of Year Is Reviewed and Officers
Elected

The Minnesota Health league held its
annual meeting and election of officers
at Central hall last evening. The work
of the society since its organization a
year ago was taken up by the retiring
officers in their reports and it was
shown that although the cash balance
was small the society had done a great
deal Of good during the year. Local
societies had been established at Ro-
chester, Alexandria and st. Paul, with
a total membership of nearly two hum
dred, and plans were laid for founding
more of the local organizations and in
ereasing the membership of the central
society. The executive committee was
instructed to arrange a series of lee
lures by famous advocates of the prin-
ciples of the league to be given in the
Twin Cities during the next year.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, H. w. Philips, ST.
Paul; first vice president, r. c.
Mitchell, Duluth; second vice presi-
dent, Ole o. Solern, Window; third
vice president Mrs. D. w. Norton; Min
ineapolis; secretary, Mrs. A. R. Free
man, Minneapolis; treasurer, Mrs H.
F. Beebe, st. Paul. The executive COM
imittee will consist of the officers and
J. w. Griggs, d. Carl Schurz and Mrs.
g. M. Kenyon, all of ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Articles of Incorporation of the Farm
ers' Savings and Loan association, of
Fertile, Minn., were filed with the sec
retary of state yesterday. The asso-
citation is capitalized at 100000, and
was created for the purpose of accumu-
lating fund by the savings of men,
bers, and will loan to members only.
1t will also do a general local savings
and loan business. These incorporators
are to serve as directors: Knute Sand
Wig, c. II. Carlson, Bent Anderson, John
M. Morris. Gustav Groberg, A. P. Od-
lang, Gustav Kyllander and D. D.
Bogahl.
In addition to the conducting and
carrying on of one or more theaters in
the state, the Acme Theater company,
of Duluth, just formed, intends to do
real estate business in, connection with
the owning of theaters. 1t is capital
lied at $4,000. John S. Gooch, Sioux
City, Iowa; Herbert l. Gooch, Duluth,
and William Getty, Duluth, are the
prime movers
The Gugler Electric Manufacturing
company has filed an amendment stat
ing an increase of it's capital stock to
$4,000.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
HEALTH BOARD TO
ASK FOR NEW LAWS
Members viii Meet Today to
Discuss Needed Legis.
Iation

AN important meeting of the state
board OF health will be held at tbe
once of DR.. H. NJ. Bracken, its secre-
tary, at the capitol today. 1t is planned
10 take steps to bring the sanitary
needs of the state to the attention or
lhe legislature. Among the questions
TO be considered will be the Drotectioy,
of water supplies from pollution tha
proper construction Of sewerage. school
hygiene, the prevention of cornp,uni-
cable diseases and the collection of vi
tai statistics
DR.. Bracken has prepared an ex
haustlve report of the work of his de-
paftment for the past two wears for
presentation to the board of health, He
VIII emphasize the growing Importance
OF the purity of municipal water sup
plies and the danger of their pollution
from sewers. The chief danger from
more congested population in the CEN
ters OF the state will be shoSn to be
typhold fever, a Water-borne disease.
Inc fact that more and more houses
are being equipped with sewerage has
resulted in emptying the sewage into
the nearest accessible body of water,
and the effect is that typhoid is con-
stantly increasing.
DIR. Bracken declares that this con-
d1tion cannot be allowed to continue
without working great and permanent
injury to the state as the infection in
wolves not only cities but the rural
population as we'll
DR.. Bracken deplores the lack of
larger laboratory staff to cooperate
with him in dealing with diphtheria
IN schools and state Institutions. He
says that personal visits of inspection
to the institutions are of little value
unless there is a laboratory staff to
carry out his Investigations Without
the sanitary engineer, the bacteriolo
gist and the chemist, he can do but
little. If these aids are not available
he is practically helpless in remedyins
conditions.
1t is expected that the board of
health will ask the legislature for in
creased appropriations to meet the
growing demands of the department.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-31
HASKELL HAS BILL
FOR POOR FISHERMEN
Measure Would Permit the Sale of
Melted Pike and PickereI

The people of sthe flats" want the
right to fish for pike and pickerel as
well as for the less toothsome sucker,
redhorse, buffalo fish catfish and dog
fish.
Representative Frank Haskell. of
West st. Paul, has prepared q bill
which he will introduce IL, the house
today providing fo, a $25 annual Ii
cense fee for seine fishing in the Mis-.
slssippf, between the falls of ST. An
thony and the confluence of the Mis-
sissippi with the ST. Croix. The usual
conditions are prescribed as to the
size OF the nets to be used, but the old
law prohibiting the taking of pike and
pickerel by the use of the net is modi-
fed to suit the wants of the fiat dwell
ers.
I will Introduce the bill at the re-
quest of good many of my constitu-
ents, Mr.. Haskell said yesterday
They want the right to take these
fish along the river and to sell them
in the market. The customers for the
cheaper grades of fish are the poorer
people, and the law now. preventing
them from fishing with nets doesn't
really prohibit the fishing, but only
the selling