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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
Possibilities of The Peanut.

Washington, D. c., June 13,-[Spec-
iall-From the bulletin just issued
by the department of agriculture,
many important facts are gathered
as to the uses and the culture of the
peanut. The peanut, which is often
known as an earthnut, g%roundnut,
groundpea, goober and pinder, grow
with better results in the soils of the
states of Virginia, Georgia, North
Carolina and Tennessee. This is due,
possibly, to the fact that their soils
and climate are admirably adapted
to the successful cultivation of this
plant, and also no doubt, because Of
the large profits which the. farmer
was able to secure from the culture
Of peanuts at a time when other agrl-
cultural industries were in a very de-
pressed condition.
A sandy loan, neither too dry o
too sandy, yet light and porous, pro-
duces the most marketable peanuts,
because it Is nearer the natural color
of the shell, and the trade for which
American peanuts are raised demands
q light-colored she'll. Almost any
soil that a be put into a friable
condition and kept SO will produce
peanuts, provided it contains a SUI
flcient quantity of lime.
While the peanut requires a climate
in which there are a season OF five
months free from frost, it is not neces-
sary that this should be a period of
extreme heat, as the seeds form dur
ing cool weather and in the latter
part of the summer and early au-
Uumn.
The nut alone is not the only
part about the plant which can be
used, the vines proving a wonderful
feed for stock. After the harvesting,
which should take place soon be-
fore the first frost falls, then cut
and dried properly, make a splendid
feed which is claimed by some
farmers to be as good as fodder
and other feeds. An analysis with
other feeds shows the peanut vine
to be of high feeding value, compar-
ing favorably in this respect with
the most highly esteemed forage
plants. When some Of the nuts are
cured and fed with the hay the feed
ing value is greatly increased.
Whether the oil which is extracted
from the kernels of the nut will
ever become an established industry
in this country depends upon the
two following questions: whether suf-
ficlent quantities cal be secured to
keep the mills at work and whether
peanuts can be raised at a low
enough price to compete with the
other oils which have control of the
markets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
DONALDS.
Donalds, s.. G., June 10, 1905.


The question OF building an electric line be-
tween Donalds and Due West Is again being
discussed and 1t really looks as If something
will be done this time. A meeting Was held
In Due West one night last week TO discuss
the ways and means OF building the road,
The people seem TO be very much in earnest
and Will work hard 10 get the road. A com
mittee was appointed 10 visit other places
and INQUIRE into the cost of building the line,
etc. II is the plan OF the promoters to gel
the power 10 run the road with from Wares
Shoals. The people of Donalds are very anz'
ious for the road 10 De built.
During Il rain-storm last week, Tightening
struck the house of Mr.. J.. &. Martin but for.
tunately did little damage. 1t first struck a
tree in the back yard and was conveyed 10
the house by q clothes line, which was tasten'
ed TO 1.-The tree which was struck, No one was
IN the house when 1t was struck.
A delightful rain fell here Saturday and
the farmers were glad to see II. Tue crops
were very much In need oft before IT came.
Rev. J. A. Brown, the pastor OF the Baptist
Church at this place, will leave on Il trip 10
Europe this week; his congregation very
H. c. b.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
NO GOLD CURE NECESSARY.
How an Inveterate Smoker Was Cured q
the Tobacco Habit.

How an Invererate Smoker Was Cured a
the Tobacco Habit.
eyes" he said to The Tobacco journal,
II quit smoking nearly "a year ago and
haven't even taken a single puff SINCE"
sit must be considerable of q struggle
for a maj who has boon in tho habit of
smoking a good deal, " said the man who
never had tried TO stop, bat was always
promising himself that some day he would.
81 had smoked Tor over 20 years. said
the man who had quit.
eyes, 1 know it," returned the man
who never had tried. "That's what sur
prises me in your case. 1t must have re.
quired a good deal Of nerve and self con-
troll"
"Not at all; not at all; merely judg.
ment."
Judgment"
"Precisely. It's very simple when you
know how"
"Why, I've always understood that a
man went through all kinds of torture and
only hung to his determination by the very
greatest exhibition Of will power"
"When he doesn't understand or grasp
the proper method, yes" said the man who
had quit. "But if he exercises u little
Judgment and common sense it is the east.
est thing in the world. Now, I didn'5 go
off by myself and make a solemn VOW that
I never would smoke again and then stop
right short off"
"Limited yourself, Isuppose, and graded
down."
"Not a bit of it. That's where all the
struggle and the fight come in. I didn't
undertake to put any limit on my smok'
ing, and made it a pointfo o. several weeks
to keep a box Of cigars open on my desk
at home, only
eyes"
81 let my wife buy Them" E
"Ahl I begin to understand"
"I gave her the money that 1 usually
spent for cigars and told her that she was
a better bargain hunter than 1 and would
naturally be entitled to anything that she
could save out of my cigar money. OF
course she was delighted"
"That was to he expected"
"Three days later I was sick, and the
smell of cigar smoke soon became nauseat.
ing to me. 1 never could stand poor cigars,
you know. I quit smoking from choice in
side of q week."
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Railway.

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Deep Step Cor:Sandersville Progress
After several weeks hard fight we
have the victory over the grass
and crops are looking very good. The
health of our community is generally
good and we have much to be
thankful for.
Bee ch Island Cor. Aiken Recorder;
Crops are fine: oats are turning out
fine: a nice lot of hay was saved last
week. Corn is better than for some
time past, but needs rain very much.
Watermelons are blooming and
black berries are getting ripe, Cotton
is clean and gardens are doing well.
Americas Times: Notwithstanding
the heavy rains there is ample oppor-
tunity yet for making of good crops
in 81 nth Georgia, but crops not ordi-
narily planted must take the place OF
cotton and corn on much land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
South Carolina Notes.

Servia has demanded an apology
from Turkey for her violation of the
Servian consulate at Monastir, Mace
donia.
In his message to congress Presi-
dent Castro, of VeneZula, discusses the
claims of the allies and the asphalt
imbroglio.
The British government sustained a
crushing defeat in a Yorkshire byelec-
ton, where a liberal was elected in a
conservative stronghold.
Geo. Clevenger, white was shot and
killed neal Nacogdoches, Tex, by
Bob Davis, a negro, as the result of a
dispute over a five cents. The negro
has been arrested and is in Jail.
Engineer j.. f. Lumpkin of the
Georgia, Southern and Florida Rail
road, was shot while in his cab run
ming his engine. He has been taken
to his home in Macon.
Suits will be started, it is said a.
gainst several OF the directors of the
defunct City Bank of Greenwood for
amounts lost in the failure of the bank
by some of the stockholders. The
action will allege negligence on the
part of the directors.
The South Carolina Press Associa-
ton will meet in part. with. the North
Carolina Association at Kenilworth
Inn, Asheville, July 5, 6, I, This
will not interfere in any way with the
South Carolina meeting at White
Stone Springs the week following.
1t is reported that petitions will be
circulated asking for the holding of
an election on the question of voting
the ~dispensary out of Charleston
County, 1900 signatures will be nee
essary. The ~dispensary profits in
Charleston are $50. 600. 90 a year.
A motion has been before Special
Judge Cary for the appointment of Il
which has about SIS, 900.
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rum

Perfumes exercise a peculiar influence
over ones nervous system. A faint, sub
tie odor is nearly always eneryating, while
q pungont, rich perfume often has a brao-
ing effect. Civet induces drowslness, a
faint breath of musk invigorates and the
perfume of the aloe and the citron is posi-
lively soothing and comforting. The dell
cate, spicy odors Of pinks, carnations, apple
blossoms and sweetbrier are thought to be
boro6oial
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
n DEEP WOOD.
rees stand guarded, isolate,

The trees stand guarded, isolate,
The warGers hoTcr at the gate.
No smallest wandering loneliness
Goes hence, zone ever finus access.
AT Junc's Ilithe call ~ vine may III
A tip to gid it i'll the sun.
The pcrfumed wind from off ne field
Before it enter here must yield
Its burden. Sweetest meadow flowers
Send never greeting TO these bowers.
Young morn not yet has sprung with n.iat
To cast thus deep his lance of light.
To moon and star is still unrollcd
The mystery of these wizards old.
Ages ]uncountcd slroud this art,
Time and the silence Of Gods heart.
john Vance Cheney in Critic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
A Cannibal Tidbit.

The Missionary Herald quotes Captain
Kinds assertion that nearly all tribes in
the Kongo basin are or have been cannibals,
and that the practice is on the increase,
not merely for superstitious reasons, but
also for the provision of food. There is a
certain sturdy, fat race in Africa which
has never been famous for it's proves, but
which is made q regular staple article OF
diet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

A five-yearold girl in Chicago died
after putting some toy heads in her
mouth. An examination showed that
the beads contained arsenic. They
were said to have been made in Ger
many.
Judge Lafontaine. ~eXtradition COM
missioner of Canada, has ordered John
+. Gaynor and B. d. Greene, fugitives
from the United States courts in
Georgia, to he returned to that state
for trial. The parties fought eXtradi-
ton for FIVE years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
THE WORK OF S C

AS fast as they could be taken from
the wreckage the dead were placed
aboard the train from Westminster
and taken to that town and Union
Bridge. The more seriously injured
were brought to this city. At Union
Station, when the trainload of human
wreckage arrived, five patrol wagons
and two ambulances were in waiting
When these were filled express wag-
ons were pressed into service. Of the
victims of the disaster who were lifted
from the cars many were unconscious
and one had died on the trip.
At Westminster a crowd of at least
a thousand people met the funeral
train, and relatives in the town, there
were terrible scenes at the engines
house, where the bodies were taken
and exposed for Identification.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

Bats are most curiously constructed, the
hearts action being aided by the rhythmic
contractions of the veins of the wings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

We fill prescriptions. and with DR.. {. H.
McMurray a first nopor graduate as perscrip-
lion clerk you may rest assured they Will be
lied right and In good time.-Speed's Drug
store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
SATURDAY NIGHTS HORROR.
TWENTY-THR DEAD. OTHERS
WILL DIE o FTHEIR WOUNDS.

The Scene of the Collision u Sharp
Turn on The Western Maryland
Railroad Near the PatapscO River
The Victims are Train Men and
Other Employees of the Railroad
of the Wreck Hearirending
Shrieks of the Injured Brings the
Wives and Daugh ters of NeighbOriug
Farmers to their Assistance and
these women do noble wOrks-Reiief
Sent from Baltimore.
Baltimore, June lS.-The death roll
Of last nights disaster on the Western
Maryland Railroad now footS up TWEEN
ty-three and his number is likely to
be increased from among the list OF
those g~rievously maDgled.
All the dead were employees of the
railroad company, returning to their
homes in the small towns along The
railroad to spend Sunday. With the
exception of the train crews, they had
been at work repairing the damage
done to the roaGbed ten days ago by a
minor freight wreck at Mount Hope
station, near this city. The train,
which was No 5 passenger, w~est-bound
carried a large number of passengers,
all the coaches being filled. AS many
of the workmen as could do so went
into the baggage car, the remainder
of the gang of thirty-five' finding
places on the platforms between the
mail and baggage cars and between
the latter and the tender.
In the neighborhood of Patapsco sta
ton, about eight miles from West
minister, the Western Maryland has
many curves, and that just west ofthe
bridge crossing the Patapsco River is
q sharp one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
THE COLLISION.

An extra freight, made up of heavy
coal and provision cars, was running
east. 1t should have taken a siding
to allow No 3 to pass. Such were the
orders. Why they were disregarded
will never be known, for all those who
should have seen that they were obey
ed are dead.
The passenger train was running
thirty miles an hour and the freight
was making good time, thanks to the
two engines pulling it. Just west of
the bridge they came together with
terrific force, the three engines being
piled upon one another, fortunately III
such q manner that sufficient steam
connection were brok en- to relieve the
boilers and thus prevent the further
horror of one or more explosions
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

If you need n Truss or n pair of crutches go
to Speeds Drug Store where you always nno
what yOu want.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21
THE AWFUL

The fearful impact drove the passen.
gel tender into the baggage car and
demolished it and the mail car. The
peaceful country scene was transform
ed into a shambles. Along the tracks
en- both sides were scattered dead men
snd frightfully mangled men, these
latter more fortunate than those who
had been in the baggage car and on
the engines, for most of them were
pinioned in the wreckage out of the
Immediate reach of helping hands.
The damage to the other cars of the
passenger train was confined almost
entirely to broken windows and door,
and the injuries to their occupants to
bruises from the shaking up and
minor cuts from flying glass.
SHRIEKSOF THE INJURED.
Heartrending shrieks from the in
iured brought to the scene the inhab-
ltants of all the farm houses within a.
considerable radius, and these imme-
diately began helping the victims.
Farmers wives'an daughters made
bandages of their clothing and house
hold linen and worked heroically
amidst the blood and CRIME. One or
two physicians among the passengers
directed the relief efforts. A messen-
ger rushed to the nearest telegraph
station to summon help from West
minister. There all the physicians in
the town were gathered at the station
when the fast mail from Blue Ridge
Summit, bound for Baltimore, pulled
in. The passengers left the cars, the
medical men hurried aboard and the
train made record time to the eel of
the wreck. BY this time another re-
lief train was on the way from Balti-
more, bearing more physicians and
supplies for the relief of the injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

A drosky Ia u low four wheeled vehicle
without u top. used by the Russians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

The finest candy you ever saw for only II
cent s Il pound al bargains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-21

- Arrivals al Green wood: Train No. !, daily;
from Augusta and informed late stalions ~ 40
o. M, Train No. Q, daily. from Asheville.
Spartanburg G%reenviIre, Columbia and In
termediate stations 2 46 p. IN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-09
IN CHURCH CIRCLES.

Tomorrow two special Harvest
Home service will be held in Grace
English Lutheran church. The sub
ject for the morning sermon will be
"Sowing and Reaping" and in the
evening the pastor will take for his
theme, "The Harvest of the Earth"
Service begins at 1880 in the norm
ing and I 4:5 in the evening. Sunday
school at 2:50.
Owing to the bad weather last Sun
day, communion service in Simpson
Nj. E. church will be held tomorrow
morning. The usual service will be
held in the evening.
The regular Sunday services will be
held in the Danish NJ. E. church to-
morrow morning and evening.
Rev. James Northrup, at the morn
ing service in the Presbyterian
church, tomorrow, will take for his
text "The Test of Time" The sub
iect for the evening service will be
"The Barter in Life"
The subject of the prayer meeting
Wednesday, "Woman and Her Work. -
This is the general service topic.
The subject for the annual Christian
Endeavor rally to be held in the
chapel at $40 tomorrow night is,
"What is Practical C~hristianity?''
Mr.. Nelson, the cornetist, will play
during the evening.
Services will be held as usual in
st. Paul's German church tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock Sunday school
will start next Sunday, September IL.
The Ladies Aid Society, of st.
Paul's church, have completed all
plans for their ice cream festival,
which is to be held next Tuesday af-
%ternoon and evening Several valua-
BILE prizes will be awarded.
Rev. John B. Humphries, OF Marl-
borough, will occupy the Baptist pull
pit at both services tomorrow.
The regular morning service will
be held in Our Saviour's Danish
Lutheran church tomorrow morning.
The service will be in English in the
evening. Rev. V. b. Skov will at
tend a convention in Boston next
week, leaving this city Monday morn
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-09
Boys Are Punished.

A young man and three small boys
from Hartford street appeared in
police court this morning in answer
to complaints charging them with
stealing some small looking-glasses,
combs and shoelaces from a building
in Hartford street owned by Samuel
Carlton. At first they all denied
their guilt, but later one of the young
boys acknowledged taking some of
the articles, aidedJ by the sister of
n of the other prisoners. From the
testimony, the older boy could o be
implicated in the thefts, and he was
freed. The three Younger boys Were
sentenced to spend the day in the
lookup, as the two of them who de-
MED the thieving confessed to having
remained from their homes the last
few nights.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-09
FIRST FRUITS MEETING.

A first fruits meeting will be held
by the Foreign Missionary Society, of
the Presbyterian church, Monday
evening. The subject for discussion
will be, s'Resolved that all countries
developed since the Christian era,
owe their civilization to missionary
labor" Those on the affirmative side
are Rev. James Northrup, f. W.
Barnes and Wilbur LaRoe. On the
negative side are Judge Lyon, Lawson
Ramsay and &. J. Proctor.
All fruits. vegetables and flowers
should be contributed during the after
noon and at the close OF the meeting
they will be sold.
The committee in charge of the
meeting are w W. Henry, Wilbur La
Roe, Jr., Charles Barnekov, Jr.,
Raymond Comings, John Soield,
Philip GABRIEL, Charles Macmillan
and Edgar Mullen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-09
COMMENT SOCIETY
READY FOR SEASON

The Dominant Society. after a vaca-
tion of two months, has comm enced
rehearsing for the fall concert to be
given in Wilder hall the latter part of
October.
AT the meeting held last night the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Albert Bollschweiler,
president; c.. w. Barnekov, vice
president; Frank Hilsdorf, treasurer I;
Erwin Mabel, secretary; Max Kali
etsch, librarian. S. f. Somogyi was
elected conductor with C. Howard
Smith as assistant.
The committee for the coming con-
cert consists of S, F. Somogyi, Charles
W. Barnekov and c. Howard Smith.
The society will meet every Friday
night at Miss Graham's studio in the
Scheuer building. The friends of the
organization no doubt will be glad to
hear that there is another musical
treat in store for them in the near
future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Edward Morris gave a luncheon
Wednesday 10 honor of her guest, Miss
Morgan, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. William Joy is entertaining
her sister.
Misses Aline and Constance hurry
returned from Norfolk yesterday.
Miss Julia Bcgert is entertaining
her friend, Miss Wilson.
Miss Fisher, of New Brunswick,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Benner, this
week.
The Public Service Corporation has
rented Mr.. Wilroy Voorhees, build
ing, in Main street, to be used as an
Office for the company.
Mrs. A. V. N. Conover and daught-
er are visiting friends in Someryillo
this week.
Jack Conner has accepted Il posi-
ton in the Metuchen bank.
Miss Elsie Woodruff is visiting Mrs.
Mckenzie.
Miss Ada hurry has gone to Nor
folk, Va, for two weeks.
e The Ladies Missionary Society, of
the Refol med church, met in their
lecture yesterday.