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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEA1PERANCE.

A Hard Nut to Crack-Drinking Of
Beer Does Not Tend to Discour-
age Use of Distilled and Other
Strong Liquors.
: A professional English statistician,
Mr.. J. Holt Schooling, who has had
twenty years experience tabulating
the, reports of Governments, has fur
nished a hard nut for the advocates
of beer drinking to crack. These lat
ter are wont to declare that the
drinking of beer tends to discourage
the use of distilled and other strong
liquors. We quote from an exchange
a summary of q strong article by Mr..
Holt in the London Fortnightly Re-
view:
80 large a proportion of the rev.
enue of States is now raised by tax
upon wines and liquors that 1t is not
easy to misrepresent the facts. we
have not estimates or Impressions,
but official data prepared by appoint
ees of the Governments, whose duty
it is to see that each product Is duly
taxed. And from these reports Mr..
Schooling clearly shows that the
more the use of malt or fermented
liquors is encouraged the more rapid
becomes the consumption of rum, gin
and brandy. This destroys the the
ory upon which the German beer
bouts have been recently introducing
into the schools of Boston and Cam
bridge. In the year 1900 the beer
consumption of Germany was 27.5
gallons per capita; in America, 1873.
Of course, we ought to find that the
beer drove out distilled liquors. On
the contrary, we discovered that the
German demanded 10 gallons OF
spirits per capita to the IL con-
sumed in America. In France one
Of those wine producing countries
where travellers assure US, there Is
no drunkenness, there were con-
sumed 25.4 gallons q wine per cap
ita, and more spirits than in Ger
many, nearly twice as much as in the
United States. These facts are just
as patent as those of population, or
import and export; but nevertheless
tho professors and tutors who have
weakness for mugs and bottles will
go on assuring the innocent public
that the only way to-keep a boy from
whisky is to fill him up with beer.
Mr.. Schooling in the article referred
to attributes the present commercial
supremacy of America to the rela-
tive sobriety of her workmcn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
An Eve Test.

Most people believe that they sec
the same with both eyes. That this is
not the case one can easily convince
himself by the following simple ex-
pertinent: Cover one Of the eyes with
a hand or a bandage and let the ex-
permenter attempt to snuff out cam
die suddenly placed within a few feet
of him. He will almost invariably miss
the flame, either overreaching, under
reaching or putting the fingers too far
to the right or left Of the fame. With
both eyes normal and open the accom-
modation for distance and direction is
instantaneous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Individual Law.

A mans interest often gives bias to
his Judgment, but the relation between
law and individual opinion is seldom
so close as it was believed TO be by
iuryman who figures in q Century
Magazine story.
A far Western Judge summed up q
case fully and learnedly, but the jury
were unable to agree.
Judge. this ERE is the difficulty"
the foreman explained. The jury
wants to know if that thar what you
told US was rally the law, or only just
your notion"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Farmers Postal Boxes.

Farmers can make their own pos
tai boxes. Postmaster-General Cor
telyou has issued an order resembling
the regulation under which patrons
of rural free mail routes are COM
PEELED to purchase boxes from one OF
the 200 listed manufacturers. Inc
boxes must conform to the require
ments of the department as TO slze'
durability, safety and protection
from the weather.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
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nOUR sUFfTCIENCY Is OF GOD.~

"OUR sUFfTCIENCY Is OF GOD.~,
Lord, some are rich in house and land,
Can thousands give at Thy command; y;
Mine is an almost empty hand" "
Thou hast thy Lord" g
lord, some have friends, circle wide; !
And strength to work Thou hast supplied
With open doors on every SIDE"
Thou hast thy Lord" K
Lord, some are fair form and face;
And in their aspects we may trace
The workings of Thy heavenly grace"
'Thou hast thy Lord"
lord, some have store of earthly fame,
And hardly feel the breath of blame,
While mine is but hidden name"
Thou hast thy Lord"
Lord, am rich since We Thee,
Thy beauty Thou can /. put on me;
And, if NOT time. Eternity ,'
Will set me for Thy service free;
have my Lord.
e. E. Trusted, in London Christian
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Women to Vote.

One Of the bills that the Ohio Leg
islature will be urged to enact into
law will accord to women the right
to vote at local option elections. 1t
is a most righteous demand, and
should succeed by all means. The
saloons are the most defiant and woe
besetting enemy of women and chill
dren in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
All Things Through Christ.

Take Christ for your strength,
dear soul. He'll give you power.
Power to overcome the world, the
flesh and the devil; power to cruelty
every besetting sin, passion and lust;
power to shout in triumph over every
trouble and temptation of your life:
Il can do all things through Christ
which strengthens men. ID. L.
Moody.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
D. g. NELSON'S WILL.
Fortune Divided Among Forty Rela.
tiyes-Son-ir.-Law Cut Out.

Fortune Divided Among Forty Rela.
tives-Son-ir-Law Cut Out.
Springfield, Massey the will OF
Daniel B. Wesson; filed here, $780,.
600 is given to the Wesson Memorial
and Maternity Hospitals, of Spring
field, and the remainder of his for.
tune of $15,00O,O00 or more is d.
vided among forty relatives.
Specific bequests totaling S5,00O,.
600 are made, and it is provided that
the income from the remainder shall
be divided among twenty-four mem
bers of Mr.. Wesson's family. His
son-in-law, George J. Bull, is not pro-
vided for, the will expressly making
this clear. Among the specific be-
quests are 100000 to J. II. Wes-
son and 100000 to Walter H. Wes.
son,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
NOT A CRIME 20 ROE A WIFE.
Kcnrad, alias Baron Santos, EXcncr.
ated Under German Law.

Hamburg, Germany. y.-Ewald Ko1.
rad, alias Baron Santos Won DobroW-
ski Donnersmarck. who was alleged
to have deserted his American wife
in Paris, taking with him Jewels
worth $4,000 and some moneE, and
who was arrested here on the charge
of robbery. was discharged, the court
holding that he was not culpable un-
der German law
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Progress in Illinois.

Nine counties of Illinois-Moultrie,
Warren, Saline, McDonough. john
son, Lawrence, Hamilton, Crawford
and Edwards-are now wholly under
prohibition law. More than 2OO
towns and cities are now free from
the saloon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Coffin For Kentucky Giant.

Ordinary coffins would not fit The
odore Bohlsen, who died in Louis
Vile, so a special coffin was made for
he Kentucky giant. Bohlsen
weighed over 400 pounds, and 1t was
impossible to get the coffin through
the door into the house. He died
from stomach trouble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
SPAIN OPPOSES PAPAL CLAIM.
Royal Decree Restores Civil Maj
riagcs-Strugslc Expected.

Madrid, Spain.-A royal decree re-
stores the civil marriage formalities,
and suppresses the obligation, on the
part OF persons desiring to get mar
ried, to declare their religion. Thls
is directly opposed to the Papal Nun-
clos claim. 1t is expected to arouse
e. political struggle when Parliament
reassemblcs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Railroad Construction.

Reports for the year show that in
railway construction North Dakota
stood first in the whole list Of States,
with 525 miles of new track, and Mill
nesota ranked fifth with POI miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Cannot I,eayc Manchuria.

Manchuria must be an awful hard
place to get out of. 1t took Russia
several years to make the move, and
Japan is having desperate time get
ting out. I.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17

The Texas Liquor Dealer, published
in San Antonio, declares that II
is the duty of the liquor men through
out the country to "spct" every con-
gresham and member Of legislature
VINO is suspected of strong temper
or,e proc!ivities and exert themselves
= Q: n,w7:: to defeat hiw.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17
Public Phones on Berlin Streets.

Public Phones on Berlin Streets.
The German postal authorities have
decided to erect public telephone sta
tions in the streets of Berlin to be
operated on the penny-in-the-lot sys-
tenn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17

about a quarter of the men VINO
are stripped and stranded and sho"
nm here are college men" says the
secretary OF the Bowery branch OF the
New York Y. NJ. G.. A. The great
majority of those educated who ne
come moral wrecks, lie says, owe
their downfall to drink.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17

Sunday closing in Minneapolis, the
Mayor estimates, will save to the in
habitants s250,O00 year, though
it may lose to the city 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17

The trouble with much p.es ching is
that it is advertising truft1es When the
people need potatoes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17

Bachelors in Maryland. Y
In Maryland there are over loo'-
900 single men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-17

He wears the devils yoke who
thinks that sin is jOkH.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

To BE Continued Next sunday
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Copyright by CMDillfn9ham Co.

anyone to disguise himself like you. You have
mt a double have you?'
Not that | ever heard Of" said Gore unable
to restrain smile; "but they say everyone has
double"
well, we must hunt out yours. II we find
the soldier who resembled YOU and who called
himself by your name, we will be able to prove
that he committed the crime"
But how can you go to work.?
L hardly know, Bernard. must ask Dur
ham Meantime you can stay here. And there's
Judas. I'll make it my business to hunt him
out. dare say he was employed by Beryl also"
How you harp on Beryi"
Because ] am sure he has everything to do
with the matter. It was carefully arranged
trap, and you have fallen into It, What Mrs
Gilroy expects to gain I can't think. However,
Beryl has found himself mistaken over the
money. The new will-so Durham told me to
tell you-was burnt by the old man, and so the
old one, giving you all, stands. Both Mrs Gil
roy and Mr.. Beryl are left out in the cold And
that is all the better for your safety"
Why" asked Bernard, looking puzzled
Because the person they hired to do the bust
ness-your double-will expect to be paid a
large sum. If not, he will round on them"
"You forget. If he confesses he puts a rope
round his own throat according to your theory !"
True enough. But there's Judas He'll have
his pound of flesh, or make an unholy row"
"Dick," said Bernard, seriously 'it's impossi.
bic that lad of thirteen can be such villain
as you make him out to be-"
"I tell you that lad is a born criminal, and if
he goes he is doing he'll come to the gal
lows, where, according to his grandmother, his
forefathers suffered before him. Judas is as
cunning as fox and very strong as to his will
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06


Eyes, / can help you," he said; my house
keeper wants housemaid 1 will give you my
address and letter to her. Go to Camden Hill
and if your character is satisfactory she will en-
gage you.'
"Oh, thank you, sir" said Jane, effusively
I'm sure my character is all that can be de-
sired, save in this last trouble. But Bernard was
such an agreeable"
"There there" interrupted Durham, cutting
her short, 1--WE won't talk of that Just now
"When did you first see this soldier~
Bernard, sir In the Park, about month
before Sir Simon came"
"How did he become acquainted with you?"
Jane Riggled and looked down. ''Well, sir
she said, blushing, Il am not bad-looking and
Bernard"
"He called himself Bernardo"
eyes, sir. He said he was corporal in the
Imperial Yeomanry. He had seen me in Crimea
Square. AS he was SO handsome, sir, and
smoke so civil we walked out. lie treated me
ID tea in the Park and then / asked him to meet
cook. He accepted at once, sir, and most will
ingly,"
ssWho did he say he was?"
'sWell sir, he did nothing but hint, saying he
was a gentleman of high rank, as could be seen
from his manners, and that he had enlisted be.
cause of a quarrel he had with his grandfather
But 1 never knew he was Sir Simons grandson
until / lost him." sobbed Jane. "Oh, dear me
and to think would have been Lady Gore, with
diamonds and fine clothes, had he lived"
when you saw him in the grasp Of the po
Hceman did you recognize him? Was he the
same man who eourted you?"
Jane stared again and looked puzzled There
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

Is
son."
To my grandson Bernard Gore
The name is mentioned"
1T is. The money is clearly left to Sir Ber.
nard"
"Sir Bernard" she sneered "why give him
title to which he has no claim? The money may
be his, else | would not tell you what now do
ten you, My son is the baronet--my son
Michael"
Durham stared at her, quite taken aback.
What on earth are you talking about, Mrs. Gill
royY' he demanded
Mrs. Gilroy," she echoed with scorn ="
shall no longer use false name. am Mrs.
Walter Gore"
Impossible. Walter Gore was married to
Blanca Tolomeol"
lie was married to me first" said Mrs Gil
roy, rapidly Eyes, you may stare but am
the lawful wife of Walter Gore and my son
Michael is the heir. He is the image Of his
father. There's no trickery about the matter"
The image of his father" cried Durham, a
sudden light breaking in upon him. "And Wal.
Ter Gore was tall, slim, the image of his son
Bernard Mrs. Gore, or Mrs. Gilroy, or what
ever you call yourself, was it your son who muir
dered his grandfather"
The woman became lvid mo, / swear he
didn't. He is in America"
He is in England, and he rnasaueraded as
Bernard when counting Jane the housemaid,"
said Durham, excitedly "You say yourself he
resembled Walter Gore. Bernard is exactly like
his father, so Michael must resemble him suffi-
GENTLY to pass as him."
1T is absolutely false!" cried Mrs Gilroy, see
ing she had fallen into the trap of her own
words my son is in America. You shall not
prove him guilty. l opened the door to Ber-
nard."
ITO Michael You perhaps mistook him for
Bernard"
"a mother can't mistake her own son. But
Michael is the heir. I shall write to America
and bring him home. l can prove my marriage
with Walter Gore"
"Do so by all means" said Durham recover
ing his wits. II am acting for Sir Bernard, and
he shall not lose the title if can help It, I
see you are playing deep game, Mrs Gilroy,
but you have let out too much. | shall
search for Michael, your son, and see if he was
not in London on the night of the twenty-third
of October"
Mrs. Giroy, pale and looking like a tigress at
bay, drew back to the door without word Be
fore Durham knew of her intention she opened
it and slipped, away. He did not seek to detain
her.,
To Be Continued Next Sunday
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py TEaGOS MWMLS i.

fore in full possession Of all facts not known to
Julius, and after turning over these in his mnd
he concluded that IL would be best to start with
an examination Of Jane Riordan, the delinquent
housemaid. She could not possibly be in the
plot, as he had seen how simple woman she
was when at the inquest. Apparently-some
person had been impersonating Bernard so the
lawyer sent message to Miss Riordan asking her
to call
The housemaid arrived dressed in her best and
looking rather downcast She was evidently
nervous, and could not think what the lawyer
wanted with her. Being without situation she
erasped at the chance afforded of seeing Durham,
and hoped by working on his sympathies to Sc
cure a new one. As it was she duly appeared,
and was accommodated with seat beside Dur
hams desk.
'Now them" said Durham, wheeling round
his chair so that he could look her in the face
"You know I am the solicitor of Sir Bernard
Gore, who is accused of the murder of his
grandfather In spite of the evidence given,
do not believe he is guilty"
"I don't think so either sir" sobbed Jane,
who had got out her handkerchief at the men
ton Of the name.
"You never knew him"
eyes, I did. He courted me for nearly
month. And a sweet young man he was, the
very best / ever walked out with"
"You misunderstood me" he said mildly
However, I'll come to the point presently. You
must answer me as though you were in wit
ness.box.'
eyes, SIR" said Miss Riordan, timdy. "But,
please before 1 speak, could you help me to
new situation? Mr.. Jefferies dismissed me be-
cause l walked out with Bernard and received
him in the kitchen"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

However it's getting late. Well talk of this
tomorrow. 1 must go and see Durham, and
bring him down ostensbly for shooting"
Il wish you would bring Alice over" said Ber
face"
"And dearly her face has cost you," said Con-
niston. However, I'll ask my dear aunt to
come over, and bring Alice. As Miss Berengaria
is relative, it will be thought nothing out of
the way. Well save you yet, Bernard; only l
wish we had that piece of evidence-the
handkerchief you lost When that is found we
shall know who is guilty"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

performance is marked with due
ceremony which is quaint and full of interest to
the intelligent onlooker, the closing by no
means signifies the mere bringing together Of the
heavy wooden doors and the barring of the en-
perors highway against all comers
At the appointed hour a preliminary signal
is given by q large gong or iron shield being
struck with big iron bar fifty times in such
quick succession as almost to defy calculation,
and this is followed by 100 double strokes, COM
mencng slowly and dreamily for the first half,
and gradually increasing to half hurricane rapidi-
ty and this set of 100 blows is repeated in pre-
cisely the same fashion three times. When the
third and last cycle of gong strokes is entered on
number of old and, at this season, very much
bewadded and mufAed up old start
series of discordant yells to all outside to
hasten or they will be shut out, and this com
bination of signals is followed by josthng
stream of people from both directions.
Presently the rush slackens until only soli-.
tary pedestrian or possibly man on donkey,
full tilt, a belated ricksha or heavily laden
cart, straggles through. Then a movement is
made with the gates, yelling bursts out afresh
and another rush ensues, the gates being mean
while half closed and occasionally opened little
way again until the outgoers having meanwhile
ceased, there is final scrimmage to get into
the city and the process of closing, which has
taken some half hour in ALL is concluded.
Then, the huge iron-plated doors having
changed to, monster iron pole is dragged up and
placed across them on iron supports, being re-
tanned in position by a paddock of enormous pro-
portions and of the well-l1nown Chinese type.
There are in all in the city of Pekin some nine
teen gates and the same ceremony is observed
at each, but at such thoroughfare the Hata
man there is naturally more traffic and the pro-
cess is probably proportionately longer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

of the soldiers Of the Peiyang army have already
shortened their queues by two-thirds. However,
the Lianpingchu (the chief military administra-
tion, although it has several times discussed this
question, has not as yet permitted the soldiers
to cut off the remainder of their queues.
Even Prince Ching does not venture to address
the Empress Dowager with report about this
matter. just few days ago he asked the head
advisor, Lilienying to choose suitable occasion,
as if unintentonally, to find out from the EN-,
press Dowager her opinion on the question And
SO, at time when the Empress Dowager was
resting and was hearing the reading Of the news
paper the, chief made up his mind to tell her
that all the papers now state that during war
time the queue would be great Inconvenience
to the soldiers, and ON this account would it
not be better 10 cut them off
He had hardly finished his words when the
Empress Dowager full of wrath in her face,
answered sharply, "Wat till die. then you can
cut off your queues!"
Tho chief, Of course did not reply to such an
answer, and from that time no one has dared to
raise the question Of abolishing the queue.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

A STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

alias Mr.. Grant. had made
free with Conniston's clothes, as MIS-
- Moon had stated. But, being mucn
aH3M taller than his friend, he looked rain
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

niston Arms-for what purpose the lawyer could
not determine-he thought it wiser not to arouse
the crafty young mans suspicious by visit to
Cove Castle. I
Durham therefore returned to his business,
and at once set to work. So far he had done
all that he could to settle the government of the
property during Cores absence, and it now re-
manned to take such steps as would unravel the
lntrcaey of what appeared to be plot TO oust
him from his rights. Conniston had written a
letter directed TO the London Office stating in
full the conversation which had taken place be-
tween him and Sir Bernard Durham was there
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
CHAPTER XII
MRS. GILRoY,s PAST.

TIER making Lucy the mistress of the
Hall until the return of its legal mas
ter, Mark Durham returned to town.
Having regard to the fact that Beryl
had taken up his quarters at the Con
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Chinese Soldiers Queues

to the new Chinese mill
tary laws, in the army, from the COM
mander TO the private, new, uniform
is introduced, but the question of the
queue presents great difficulties. Many
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Closing Of Pekin's Gate

10 this day the great gates in the walls
of Pekin are closed every evening with
4 the queer ceremonies that have been
g) observed for centuries past. The daily
rerformanca is marked with a due
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-09-19

VIM. Zimmerman and
Henry Wilbur are here from
the east visiting relatives.
The writer never likes to
brag but we believe we are
justified in claiming the
~neatest, best appearing and
warmest printing office on
this line of road. Come in
and be neighborly and look
around, but don't mash the
typewriter.
When in great trouble put
ting up stovepipe in the Of
flee Monday a minister of
the gospel called but he left
hurriedly. Presently while
still laboring with and
trying to rub the wrinkles
out of the joints two more
ministers entered but they
also made a retreat that
seemed hasty.