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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
NOVELTY IN elevated ROADS.

Several of the larger cities III tile
United States are in need of an ele-
waited railway to accommodate the
heavy railway traffic in the more dense
ly populated sections which the sur
face lines are unable to handle. Be
cause of the unSightliness of elevated
railways at present in use, their FUR
ther use has been discontinued in ia
vor of the underground road.
An Ohio engineer has invented an
elevated railway built on entirely new
ideas. This structure is made OF q
series Of individual posts, firmly SET
in the ground and imbedded i'll cement
to make them permanently rlgld.
These posts are formed Of a number
of tubular sections united at the joints
by collars. the latter made with sockets
which receive the supporting braces
Upper. and lower tracks are supported
by these braces, the whole being fur
Their braced Ind supported by a span
mechanism All of the braces, arms
and other parts are made OF OF
pipes. The rails are carried on the
outer extremities Of the horizontal
crossarms, and are arranged in parallel
pairs one above the other, so that an
upper and a lower rail constitute a
track for a car. All the central posts
are equipped with lateral arms for one
or more lines of cars at each side. 1t
is claimed that by this construction 1t
is possible to build an elevated struc-
ture which will stand perfectly rigid
and which needs no special provision
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DOMESTIC.

Omaha citizens are angry over the
acquittal Of "Pat" Grove in the Cud-
ahy kidnapping case, which Is pub
licly denounced as a farce.
In a letter to the Truesdale invesh-
eating committee. Justice Peckham,
Of the United States Supreme Court,
advised the commencement Of suits
against the McCurdys before the elder
sailed for Europe. as planned.
Stuyvesant Fish resigned as a menu
Der of the Tuesdale housekeeping COM
mittee of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company.
Proceedings were started at Cincin-
natl to make the Electric Mule" Ca
nal Company promoters pay up To
capital stock.
John B. Stetson, the millionaire hat
ter, died in Florida from apoplexy.
Niverton, Penn, a small mining
town, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire.
Banks were warned Of q band OF
swindIers that steals letters from Of!
fee mail boxes and forge indorsements
on checks.
Charles Truax, of Chicago, in an adj
dress before the Baltimore Chamber.
of Commerce, declared that the Ameri-
can Consular service is q disgrace to-
the country.
William P. Rudd, representing the,
New York Central Railroad, appeared
before Judge Ray, in the United States
District Court, Albany, and entered a;
plea of not guilty to the Indictment
charging a violation of the rebate law,
The Pennsylvania Railroad, which on
January 1 put into force. the anti-pass
rule, has apparently weakened and has
begun by issuing passes Oh its lines
west,of Pftfsburg to "those who may
do theieause good" 3
President Coler, Of Brooklyn Bor-
ough, challenged Controller Metz, Of
the city of New York, to q public de-
bate OH the ability of the city to COM
pete with the Ryan-Belmont interests
in constructing new subways.
Peter Wyckoff, "the millionaire
farmer of Brooklyn" sent'fve checks,
each for $4,000, to public institutions
in Williamsburg, where he was born.
Alexander Legler, Jr., was arraigned
on charge of murder in Jersey City, N.
J., Police Chief Murphy saying he be-
lieved the man had caused his broth
er's death to get $4,000 insurance.
Representatives Of two packing com
panies testified at Chicago that they
had received the promise that informa-
ton furnished the Government would
not be used against them.
w. T. Cheswell, Chief Of the Bos-
ton Fire Department, died from heart
disease while fighting a fire in Boston.
Governor Higgins announced that
Francis Hendricks, Superintendent Of
Insurance, of New York, would not
be a candidate for reappointment
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They have beautiful metallic. Dlack
plumage, with large single combs, anu
clean s~late-colored shanks.
They are good foragers. and like to
roam over the fields, but they stand
confinement we'll and are very gentle
when kept in small yards.
One of the greatest objections TO
them, and yet one of their most attrac-
tive features, is the large comb. which
gives so much trouble in cold climates
They require houses where the temper.
allure will not go below freezing, and
they must be closely watched during
days when there are sudden changes.
Frosted combs are not only unslght.
~, but hens will not lay for several
weeks after swelling has disappeared.
Taking them altogether, the Minor
cas- are excellent and useful fowls, n
exceptionally we'll suited for those Gil
mates which are only moderately Sc
yere.-Home and Farm. ."
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TRAPPING a Burglar.

While a Paris architect named NJ.
George was sitting in his Office the
other day, he heard a knock at the
door, but as he desired to be alone he
took no notice and went on with MS
work.
A few minutes later he heard a key
moving in the lock, so, not douDtlns
that his visitor was a burglar, the arcn'
itect armed himself with a revolver
and hid behind some curtains. A mo-
ment later the burglar entered and
proceeded to rifle the room. Then I'D
denly he started and grew pale. In a
mirror he had seen a revolver leveled
at his head from behind the curtains
.Open the window" ordered the
architect. "and shout 'Police!" The
burglar had no alternative but to obey
and was speedily arrested.-London
Mail.
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The Independent Shaver.

Two BARRIERS were disengaged when
the customer came in. Both got their
chairs ready, but the newcomer lodged
them.
81 need a shave all right" he said
to the proprietor, "but 1 want to
shave myself. Can you accommodate
me here"
Certainly" said the proprietor, "buf
I'll charge you the same as if one OF
my men shaved YOU"
That's all right" said the man.
"I'm not kicking about the price. All
I want is a chance to do my own bar.
bering.'
A tonsorial outfit was speedily pro-
duced and the self-suficient individual
set to work.
isn't that a new wrinkle?' asked
another man who had been an inter
ested observer of the proceedings.
Not at ALL" returned the proprie-
tor. Every once in a while we run
up against a fellow who prefers to
shave himself, but hasn't the ap-
paratus at hand. We keep a lot Of eX-
ira razors in stock for the accommo-
dation Of just such independent GUS
tomers."-New York Press.
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Feeding Pigs,


I have forty fall pigs from thorough
bred Poland China sows, crossed with
a thoroughbred Berkshire boar, weigh
ing 100 pounds at three months old.
This makes the best cross I yer saw.
I let these pigs run with sows until
eight weeks old, then separated them
and began feeding to themselves. I
give them slop made of ground corn
and oats of morning and whole corn
at nights. I get the pigs up in a pen
regular once a week and sprinkle them
with some good disinfectant mixed
with warm water. If it is real cold
I sprinkle them at noon in a close pen
and leave it there until they rub it in
and dry off, as the heat from them
will soon do so. This keeps the lice
off, always keeping them in a healthy
growing condition. I have built good
hog houses for them to sleep in, built
five by six with a single roof, with
swinging doors, so whenever a pig
goes in or out he always shuts the door
after him, therefore keeping the draft
and STORM out. A pig two weeks old
will work these doors. They are some
thing every hog raiser should have.
The hog beds must be kept dry and
clean. I always make it a rule to
clean out and sprinkle air Stacked lime
around and fresh bright wheat straw
once a week. Keep Stacked soft coal
salt and ashes in a trough where they
can get it whenever they want It'll.
w. D., in Indiana Farmer.
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4t7!6F% 9ae1 amy

, gines at no very distant date. Their
advantages are many, and have so
frequently been dealt with that it is
unnecessary to recapitulate them here;
suffice it to say that a small oil engine
is more economical to run than q small
steam engine, all things considered.
The larger sizes are now being con-
structed for consuming crude oil in
stead of the gasoline hitherto en-
ployed, the former fuel being much
cheaper; thus the oil engine has be-
come a still more serious rival to the
steam engine. A gas engine operated
with producer gas is about the cheap
est power %Obtainable, water or wind, Of
course, excepted, the cost of fuel being
only about one-ffth of a cent per
actual horsepower, per hour.
For intermittent work oil and gas
engines possess a great advantage over
steam engines in that they are avail
able for full power at a few minutes
notice, much less attendance is re-
CURED, and that can be given by any
laborer Of ordinary intelligence.
On most farms a small oil engine
will generally be found the most con
venient motor, but if considerable
power is required, a gas engine COM
bined with a gas producer plant would
be preferable on the score Of economy.
These plants, which are coming rapid
ly to the front, do not require much
more attention than slow combustion
stoves, and it is perhaps superhuous
to add that they render the engine in
dependent of the local gas supply.
If q fall of water is available it
should prove an excellent source Of
power. The old-fashioned, cumber-
| some water-wheels have now given
| place to the modern turbines, the latter
| being more efficient in the utilization
of the energy Of the falling water.
cheaper in first cost and erection, and
owing to the fact that they run at a
far higher speed, the massive and
| costly gearing necessary with water
wheels, to give the requisite velocity
to the machinery, can be dispensed
with. 1t should, however, be stated
that in a few situations an "over-shot'
water-wheeI still holds its own. Wind
power is coming to the fore again;
there is no doubt that it might be util-
lied more than it is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
FOREIGN.

/ 1t was reported from Guayaquil that
Peruvians had occupied a town across
the frontier Of Ecuador.
A special cable despatch from Al
gecircas says that the German-Moorish
police scheme is quite unacceptable to
France.
The situation in France with regard
to the Separation Of the Church and
State law is rapidly becoming more
pacific. ~
A remarkable discovery has been
made by Dr.. P. E. Shaw, of Noting
ham, England, who has invented an
instrument for measuring up to the
1-70,OO0,ON0 part Of an inch.
The struggle between the reaction
airy forces in the Russian Ministry is
| said to have reached an acute stage.
A son, Prince Pu, has been born to
Prince Chun, brother Of the Chinese
Emperor, and it Is believed that the
infant will be designated successor to
the throne.
Public interest in the opening of the
British Parliament has been exceeded
by that of the new members, who can
not conceal their triumphant pleasure
Senior Leonte Vasquez, with the sup
port of General Caceres, proposes to-
reorganize the government of the Re-
public of Santo Domingo and inaugu-
rate an era of peace.
Countess Boni de Castellane filed, in
Paris, a bill of complaint against her
husband, asking for a separation: the
count, it is said. will not contest the
suit.
Russia ordered q Siberian Governor
to prevent Captain Mikkelson from
planting the American flag on islands
he may discover in the Arctic Ocean.
Advices from Paris say that the
Foreign Office is hopeful of an agree
ment at Algecircas, but shows no sign
of modifying contentious in regard to
the police.
The British cruiser Diana has been
sem to Tabah. on the Egyption coast,
to expel the Turkish troops who oc-
| cupied the town.
Count Boni de Castellane said he
would refuse to accept an allowance
from the estate Of the Countess, who is
suing him for divorce.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
Not What He Meant.

The supremacy il English history
Of little Prince Edward of Wales is q
matter of justifiable pride to his pa
rents and tutors, but, according to n
story in the London Telegraph, his
knowledge of periods and ~personages
is healthily tempered by the uncon-
scious humor Of the average s%chool-boy
of eleven years.
He was being examined recently on
the time and reign of Henry VII.
"yyho was Perkin WarbeckT' he was
asked.
"Perkin Warbeck was a ~pretender,"
replied the prince. "He pretended to
be the son of a king, but he wasn't.
He was the son of respectable pa
rents"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
EIactricity For Sickness.

The ship physician Of the Hamburg
American liner Patricia publishes his
account of a new method for treating
seasickness by means OF an electric
vibration chair, writes Consul Osmun
from Stuttgart. Six of these chairs
were placed aboard the Patricia and
connected with the electric-light con-
duit. The sedative effect on the pa
tient when vibrated in The chair was
noticeable, reducing the pulse and ner-
yous excitement. The use of these cleo
tric chairs will be extended to other
steamers this winter.-New York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
E 1T PASS.

Be mt swift to take o~tfense:
Let it pass!
Anger is a Zoe to sense.
Let it pass!
Brood not darkly DER a wrong
Which will disappear ere long!
Rather sing this CHEEKY song
Let 1t pass
Let it pass.
Strife corrodes the purest mind;
Let it pass
Pas the unregarded wind,
Let it pass.
ANY vulgar souls that live
May condemn without reprieve.
IT'S the noble who forgive.
Let it pass!
Let it pass!
Echo not an angry word:
Let it pass!
Think how often you have erred.
Let it pass!
Since our joys must pass away
Like the dewdrops IN the spray.
Wherefore should our sorrows stay!
Let 1T pass.
Let it pass.
IF for good you've taken Ill,
Let it pass!
Oh, be kind and gentle still!
Let it pass!
Time at last makes all things. straight;
Let US not resent, but wait,
And our triumphs shall be great;
Let it pass!
Let it pass!
Bid your anger to depart;
Let it pass!
Lay those homely words to heart,
Let it pass!
Follow not the giddy throng;
Better to be wronged than wrong; ,
Therefore sing the CHEEKY song. >
Let it pass! '
, Let It pass! !;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
The Victoria Cross.

The Victoria Cross was instituted
fifty years ago. Since then only 500,
persons have received it, SIT Of them,
soldiers or sailors and three Of them,
civilians who were acting in a mill:
tary capacity when they did Gin the
face of the enemy" the gallant deed
which won them the cross.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
Trade Unions Abroad.

Probably the British laws will he
changed so as to allow trade unions
to bank money up to any amount in
the Postofice Savings Bank, as is
now permitted to friendly societies.
In the case of ordinary depositors ill.,
terest is not allowed on more than
$1,000
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
Antinue Russian Locomotives.

A German student finds one Of the
causes of the inability of the Russian
railroads 10 handle their traffic is the
antiquity of their locomotives. The
number of these seems in tolerable
-,-oportion to the traffic, but out OF
1926 locomotives no less than G9l9
are from twenty-four to ~forty-six years
old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
Beef Cattle,

In our beef cattle the breeders have
developed the most available and choic-
est portions Of meat where it is most
desired. The hind quarters and loins
are heavily developed, the head is
smaller, the bones finer, and the quail
ity Of the flesh increased. In thus
producing large at small
cost the value Of the animals is en-
HANGED by being bred to that degree Of
perfection which enables the farmer
or breeder to realize the best prizes
obtainable.
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Hens,

The Minorca has been dubbed the
>"middleweight egg machine" and there
is good reason why the name is ap'
propriate. While they will not lay as
many eggs as some of the smaller
breeds, yet in point Of weight they
easily outclass all others.
It is not unusual to find a dozen
Monorca eggs weighing thirty-two
ounces all being uniform in shape and
color.
Minorcas are strictly nOn-setting
hens, though like all others Of this
class, one will occasionally become
broody. They are large enough for
good table fowls, the males weighing
nine or ten pounds, and the females
weighing from six to seven.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
Sheep Notes.

Sneep NOIess
The greatest argument in favor of
feeding sheep, rather than cattle or
hogs, is that so much greater returns
can be realized from the amount OF
feed consumed.
Lambs should be put in the feed lots
at three to six months old, and forced
to an early market at eight to nine
months old.
Keep your sheep dry above and be-
low, and have the sheds on dry ground
and free from draughts.
Half-fat and inferior sheep will not
bring near as much as we'll fattened
sheep, and usually meet with very
slow sale at low prices.
Uniformity of carcass, age and size
are Indispensable in the selection OF
a good and profitable bunch Of sheep
for feeding to fatten probably.
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that time it has been rebuilding three
great institutions Of higher learning,
whose combined number Of students
aggregates 1O,45S men and women, and
whose total wealth is estimated at 500
O00 OOO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
Convenient Farm Power.

Oil and gas engines are now extern
si,ely adopted for farm work. says the
American Cultivator, and it is safe
to prophesy that steam will be dis
placed by these internal combustion ell
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The transport Buford arrived at
Honolulu with thirty-seven Japanese
picked up from a wrecked barkentine.
The Inauguration Of Henry G. Ide as
Governor of the Philippines in sue
cession to Luke e. Wright, who has
been appointed Ambassador to Japan.
will take place on April 2. Mr.. Ide
will retire from the Office on Septem-
Der Is.
Governor Garter. of Hawaii, decided
to visit the United States for his
health, and left Honolulu on the steam
er M%anchuria, for San Francisco.
The Island Of Guam is gradually re-
covering from the severe loss sus-
tanned in the typhoon and earthquakes
Of four years ago. Properties are adj
vancing in value and larger crops are
being raised.
The Riggs National Bank, Of Wash
ington, was the%successful bidder for
the four per cent. Philippine PUBLIC
works and improvement bonds.
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for expansion or contraction in its
framework and track and has tight
Joints in all temperatures.
Furthermore, it occupies the mimi
mum of surface room possible III an
elevated road, and. being tubular
throughout, obscurcs light less and Is
less Objectionable to the eye than any
other now in use. Any speed can be
attained with perfect safety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-04
BITS o! Ne VS.
WASHINGTON

The President was quoted by vari-
Gus members of Congress as favOring a
court review of railroad rates to be
fixed by the Interstate Commerce Conn
mission under the proposed law, but
being Indifferent as to the terms of the
law.
It was learned that the President
has taken an interest in the Indian
frauds, and prevented the quashing
of several indictments.
The President decided adversely to
the wishes Of Germany with respect
to the administration of the customs
regulations. but hope is still expressed
that a tariff war will be averted.
Washington advices say the Chinese
boycott has been nearly all talk III the
north, but has proved permanently IN.
furious to American trade in the
southern provinces. NJ
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The port of Melbourne, Australia, is
in such bad condition that it Will cost
$4,000 to put it in shape.
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There are 1,S40,2S0 more men than
women in the United States.
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@s''sf@ m.
GHOST
~%rrrz DYER w.

NE evening I went home to
see my wife with some
wonderful Jews. I had
just learned from the law
yers that an old uncle of
nI1rS nunr in Iarsay frnm
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-14
JETT TELLS OF
THREE MURDERS
NAMES OF ACC0MPLICES ARE
MADE PUBLIC
Former Sheriff Ed Callahan and
Ebert Hargis Arrested as
Result of the Recent
Confession
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 1S-The
Courier Journal this morning, in dis
patch from Cynthiana, Ky. prints the
confession of Curtis Jett, which gives
the details of the assassinations of
James B. Marcum and James Cockrill
and also throws new light on the mur-
der of j. d. Cox, three crimes which
have been committed during the reign
of feudism in Breathitt county.
The confession is authorized by
Jetts attorneys.
Jett says he, John Smith and John
Abner killed James Cockrill; that Rob-
ert Deaton went after Abner and Smith
to aid in the murder, and that Ebert
Hargis. James Hargis. Ed Callahan,
Jesse Spicer and Bill Britton are the
men who formed the conspiracy.
Starting out with these statements,
Jett enters extensively into the details
of the murder and lays bare every fea-
ture of the conspiracy and the events
before and after the murder.
Also Murdered Marcum
He then confessed to the murder of
James b. Marcum, which he says was
at the instance of James Hargis and
Ed Callahan, declaring that the pistol
with which he did the shooting was
furnished him by Callahan for the pur-
pose. He says B. j. Even told the
truth about the killing.
Jetts statement in regard to the as
sasination of DR.. Cox is little less SEN
sational than his assertions in regard
to the other murders.
He says he was at the Jail and heard
three shots, after which the telephone
rang. He went to Alexander Hargis'
house and Hargis asked what the
shooting was.
Jett closes his confession by saying
that he had told the .'plain truth, moth
ing more or nothing less" He relieves
Alexander Hargis of any completely in
the CoclSrill and Marcum murders,
saying:
HE is an innocent man."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-14
ADOPTS
STATEHOOD BILL
CONFERENCE REPORT PROVES
SATISFACTORY
Senator Money, During Tilt with
Colleagues, Declares zone West
ern Man Is Worth Five
fasteners
BY Associated Press.

AoN AsEOClHIeO ETeSHs
WASHINGTON. June 13.-The SEN
ate adopted without division the con
ference report on the statehood bill at
500 o'clock this evening The report
was debated by Senators Foraker. Bal
ley, Patterson. Money, Dubois. Morgan,
stone McCumber and others.
Several Democratic senators intima-
ted that the consolidation of Okla homa
and Indian Territory would inure to
the advantage of the Republican party
and Mr.. Money declared that such was
the intent and charged further that the
Legislation Is Influenced by sectional
ism.
He declared that one western man
is equal in all the qualities of manhood
to five eastern men.
Senator Dubois announced his in
tention to vote against the aceptance of
the report because of the omission of
the anti-polygamy provision inserted
by the senate. and i'm doing so he took
occasion to review his own political
experience in dealing with the Nor
mons, saying that he knew that his
stand on the question would result in
his enforced retirement from the senate
The senate also listened during the
day to an argument by Senator Mil
lard in opposition to the sea level Pan
anna canal bill, and also to further de-
bate on the Lake Erie and Ohio river
canal bill which 2bll was not acted
upon. The senate adjourned at 6:25
u. m.