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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
JAPs LAUNCH FIRST BATTLEsHI
Greatly Elated That It Is Perhap!
Greatest Terror of Sea, Too.

Toxic, Japan.-The frst-class bat
tleship Satsuma, $4,000 tons, the first
%battleship to be launched in Japan,
took the water in the presence Of the
Emperor, and amid the greatest en-
thusiasm. The newspapers reflect
the experimenting nature Of the
event, as indicated by the unprece-
denied presence of the Emperor, and
eulogize the success of the naval con-
structors. + is taken for granted
that the Satsuma is the equal to. and
perhaps the superior of, anything
a1oat, including Great Britain's
Dreadnought.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Prominent People.

Edison claims he has built an
auto that will run fifteen years.
General Sherman M. Bell has
named his baby girl Theodore Roose-
welt.
Ex-Mayor Phelan has been elected
president of the California branch of
Red Cross, in charge of San Fran
cisco relief.
The Marquis Doria, at Rome, de-
clared that Canada would welcome
Italian immigration.
Frank M. Nye, a brother Of the
late Bill Nye, the humorist. is one of
the Congressmen-elect IN Minnesota.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Sporting Brevities.

Ecstatic lowered the pacing record
in competition by a mare to 2.01A
at the Readville Grand Circuit meet
ing.
H. H. Hackett and F. B. Alexan-
der won the Eastern lawn tennis
championship in doubles by defeat
ing W. ]. Clothier and w. A. Larned.
In England there are some 5000
clubs directly or indirectly, through
local associations, under the control
of the Football Association. Of these
approximately 1900 clubs, or fifteen
sixteenths of the whole, are exclu-
sively amateur.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
The Field of Labor

The United Textile Workers Will
convene at Providence, r. l., next
year.
A local of automobile workers d
trimmers has been established IN
Buffalo, N. Y.
Chicago switchmen accepted tne
offer Of the managers of the western
roads for an increase of three Genus
an hour IN wages.
There Is a concerted movement
among the big corporations to ad'
vance wages. This goes hand IN
hand with the rumor that the fre1Snt
rates are also. to- be advaDcad.-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
] HELD BY GAS WE'LL CAP.
Extraordinary Accident Costs Two
Workmen Loss of Hands.

New Martinsv1lle, W. Va.-George
Wilson and Arthur Steepleton, oil
workers, narrowly escaped death in
a remarkable accident. The two
men had cleaned an oil we'll and we're
putting the cap, which weighed 1000
pounds, back on the we'll. Their
tools accidentally slipped, causing
the cap to fall on their hands. Oil
and gas began to escape, threatening
both men with asphyyiation.
With a mighty jerk Steepleton re-
leased his hands, tearing off three
fingers. He then, with great difi-
Guilty, released Wilson, and both men
fell unconscious from pain and in
haling the escaping gas,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Ncwsy Gieanings.

The budget proposals of the Span
ish Government include the introduce
ton of the gold standard.
The Westminster Presbyterian
Church applied for readmission to
the New York Presbytery.
The New York Central was bitterly
attacked at a hearing before the
State Railroad Commission.
Two amendments to the Education
bill were carried by large majorities
in the British House Of Lords against
the position of the Government. A
phase of the Irish question was dta-
cussed in the House Of Commons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Standard Oil Troubles.

New York City.-It' was in many
ways a day of Oil Trust troubles. Be-
sides the great Federal suit at st.
Louis, there was almost sensational
activity on the part of the Ohio au-
thorities, who are trying to bring
John D. RocA efeller and his associ-
ates to book for violating the Ohio
Antitrust law. Deputy Sher1hs
secured the State In search OF M. &.
Villas, H. P. Mcintosh and J. M. Rob
inson, officials Of the Standard OIL
Company of Ohio, who were indicted
by an Ohio Grand Jury at Findlay
with John D. Rockefeller. Rockefel-
Ter Is known to be in New York, but
the other defendants are in Ohio and,
through their attorneys, vainly
begged the public prosecutor to al
low them to appear by attorney. .
Flushed by their success IN secur-
ing the indictment of five officials Of
the Standard Oil Company of Ohio,
the Ohio authorities now propose to
institute criminal proceedings against
the officials of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, the parent cor
poration, and propose to seek GRIM
inal indictments against John D. and
William Rockefeller, H. H. Rogers
and John D. Archbold.
At the same time the States of
Missouri and Texas are attacking the
Oil Trust. Dispositions are now be-
ing taken in St. Louis, with the OBJ
ject Of ousting the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company from these two States.
AS If merely amused by the terrific
legal assaults that are being made
upon it, the Standard Oil aounted its
wealth in the face of the Government
by announcing a ten per cent. quar-
terly dividend. The Governments
attack, however, had its effect upon
the stock, which fell from 56S to $40
on the New York curb.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

dered and passages Of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice of my
husband I began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my
trouble has not reappeared. This is
wonderful, after suffering two years."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
He Must Have Had Faith.

The church was packed, even the
aisles lined with chairs. Just before
the benediction, the thoughtful cler-
gyman, who loved order as he did the
Gospel, thus admonished his hearers:
I'm passing out, please remain seated
until the ushers have removed the
chairs from the aisles. "-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
x.Rays For Pearl Fishers.

Pearl fishers on the coast of Cey-
lon find X-rays of great service. By
their application it isspossib1e to dis
tinguish, without opening the shells,
the valuable oysters from those con-
tanning no pearls. The latter are
thrown back into the sea.-Straits
Budget. .g&G
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

ago, dropsy set y,
and my left side was
SO swollen the doctor
said he would have to
tap out the water.
There was constant
pain and a gurgling
sensation around my
heart, and + could not
raise my arm above
my e a The kid
new action was diSor-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Bourke Cochran WEEDS.

Simplicity marked the wedding OF
Miss Anne Ide, the oldest daughter
of Mr.. Henry Clay Ide, former Gov
ernor of the Philippines, to Mr.. Will
lam Bourke Cochran at the Hotel st.
Regis, in New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
New York Central Found Guilty.

The New York Central Railroad
was convicted in New York City on
the charge OF issuing rebates to the
American Sugar Refining Company
to the amount of $4,000, the jury
returning a verdict of guilty, after
being out two hours. The highest
penalty that can be inflicted is a fine
of $40. 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Our Wealth S1O6, ss1,414,O09

The Census Bureau, Washington.
D. c., estimated the total wealth OF
the country in 1904 to be S106,SS1,-
414,OO9. Converted into 81 bills
placed end to end the string would
be long enough to reach from the
earth to the moon and back thirty
times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

The Court Of Appeals " Client has
just declared invalid a. SECTION that
took place twenty-five years ago.
The illegal incumbent, who is g law
yer, by the way, will now, It Is ex-i
pected, yacate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Bank Teller Admits Taking Money.

B. G. Cavagna, receiving teller of
the First National Bank, at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, was arrested by United
States Marshal Lewis. 1t is alleged
that Cavagna is short s31.600 in his
accounts. Cavagna admitted his
guilt, and said that he took the
money from six large firms doing
business with the bank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

Experiments made in Germany
show that butter keeps best II mixed
with three to five per cent. OF salt.
If the percentage Of salt is over SIX,
the result is less satisfactory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Accidentally Kills Himself.

Joseph eastman, aged twelve, Of
Ashburnham, Mass, accidentally shot
himself with a rifle while going up
stairs to bed. He fell dead into the
arms of a sister, who was behind him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Synopsis of Allegations.

Washington, D. C.-Stronger even
than the arrangements of the Stand
ard Oil Company by Ida M. Tarbell
and President Roosevelt is the Wig
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

Capitalist Grants Improved Service.
H. H. Rogers, through his counsel,
promised improved lighting and troll
ley service for Staten Island.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
CRISIS OF GIRLHooD
A Time OF PAIN AND PERIL
Miss Emma Cole Says that Lydia u
Ptnkham's Vegetable Compound has
Z. Saved Her Life and Made Her Well.

How many lives Of beautiful young
girls have been sacrificed just as they
were ripening into womanhoodt How
many Irregularities or displacements
have been developed at this Important
period, resulting In years OF suferingt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

There are no .paupers In the Gold
Coast Colony, and there Is neither
lunatic asylum, reformatory. nor
poorhouse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Best Dried Apples.

The dried apple crop is said to be
the best ever known. First prices
are FIVE and one-half cents a pound.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Southern Pig Iron Higher.

Southern pig iron reached a new
level, when the price of No. q u
dry iron advanced to $22 a ton lot
immediate delivery. This is an ao-
vance of 50 a ton since July.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

Express Company Increases Wages.
The National Express Company has
announced a ten per cent. increase in
wages.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
sCHMITZ AND RUFF INDICTED

cisco's GrafterS.
San Francisco, Cai.-Maycr Eu-
gene E. Schmitz and his boss, Abe
Ruef, who made him mayor and with
whose assistance and connivance he
has built up the most far-reaching
and successful scheme of graft ever
operated in any American city, were
indicted on charges of extortion.
The indictments were found at the
end of two days of inquiry under the
direction of Francis ] Heney.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
A WOMAN
Tells a Story Of Awful Suffering and.
Wonderful Relief.

Mrs. J. D. johnson, Of 603 West
Hickman St., Columbia, Mo-, says:
Following an operation two years
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Hannah Elias Keeps Money.

The New York Court of Appeals
has refused aged John R. Plat per-
mission to reopen his case against
Mrs. Hannah Elias for the restitu-
ton of $684,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
DEER INVADEs PROVIDENCE.
Rushes Into Square, Smashes Show
Windows, and Jumps From Wharf.

Providence, R. IA. wild deer
about the size OF a large St. Bernard
dog rushed down from the woods
into Cathedral Square, where he
charged through two plate glass win
dows. He then ran down one of the
principal streets and jumped off a
wharf into the Providence River.
Two oystermen captured the animal
after a lively race.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Stock For Christmas Box.

For a Christmas box the Great
Northern will distribute s150,000,-
900 in stock among it's shareholders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
Cnbans Want More Laborers.

Governor Magoon was petitioned
BY Cubans to aid immigration and
labor there at the expense OF the
Panama Canal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
ONE MAN&
Locks h Cler
Escapes Wit

Newton, Kan
Midland Bank D.
up by one man
in cash. The
letter of introduce
derman, the cash
the clerks they wos
an effort be made
Six or seven pers
bank at the time. A
to go into the vault
locked them in. ThS a
what currency was in
capped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12

VI q wal mS"
Of 1858 e ne,
their lives or WEI
disabled as a res
Gus occupations.
During 1906 8
workers were
number were
could not resui
the number Of ! I
less than eight
Secretary o.
added mortalits
i've season in
Speed require
had caused th
full. Most Of
to falls from
downtown dist
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-12
sKYsCRAPER DEATH LIST.
156 Out Of 1858 Men Killed or Dis
abled in Single Year.

Chicago Chicago skyscrapers
during the last year exacted the
heaviest toll of human life recorded
in the history Of building operations
in the city. Figures compiled in the
annual death roll Of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Union show
the increase in fatalities among mem
bers of that craft to be surpE1Fngly
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
BATON ROUGE BRANCH.
Work Begun on Bridge Over the
Teche at Breaux Bridge, Rails
Being Laid Towards
Lafayette.

Valley of The Teche.
The bridge across the Teche
in this town, for the extension of
the Southern Pacific railroad
from Lafayette to Baton Rouge,
was begun yesterday. A large
bridge gang is at work driving
the piling. Rail laying from this
town going towards Lafayette is
being prosecuted with vigOr. AS
soon as the rails are laid to Yer
million bayou another bridge will
be begun over that stream. 1t
is expected the line will be in
shape to allow the running of
trains between Breaux Bridge
and Lafayette by this winter,
though it will not be before at
least a year that actual traffic will
be opened up to Baton Rouge.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
TAKE YOUR OWN PAPER.
Some nishaps of the Man Who
Borrowed His Neigh boris
Paper.

A man who was too penurious
to subscribe for his home paper
sent his little boy to borrow the
copy taken by his neighbor. In
his haste the boy ran over a 81
stand of bees, and in ten minutes
looked like a warty summer
squash. His cries reached his
father. who ran to his assistance
and in falling to notice a barb
wire fence, ran into it, breaking
it down, cutting a handful of
flesh out of his anatomy and
running a So pair of pants. The
old COW took advantage of the
gap in the fence, got into the
cOrnfeld and killed herself eat
ing too much green corn. Hear
ing the racket, the wife ran, up
set a four'gallon churn of rich
cream into a basket of kittens,
drowning the whole flock. In
her hurry she lost a $25 set of
false teeth. The baby left alone,
crawled through the spilled
cream and into the parlor, ruin
a $40 carpet. During the ex-
element the oldest daughter ran
away with the hired man, the
dog broke up eleven setting hens
and the calves got out and
chewed the. tails off four fine
shirts.-Exchange.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
Unnecessary Expense.

Acute attacks of collie and diarrhOea
come on without warning and prompt
relief must be obtained. There is no
necessity of mourning the expense Of
a physicians service in such cases if
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy is at hand. A dose
of this remedy will relieve the patient
before a doctor could arrive. 1t has
never been known to fail, even in the
most YER and dangerous cases and
no family should be without it. For
sale By all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
A New Song.

Exchange.
I've sung of the girl that
played at golf, the girls who fish
and shoot; I've sung of the maid
who is not afraid to pose in a
bathing suit. I've sung of the
girl who wed a duke and lives in
a palace hall, and the foOtlight
maids with their lights and
shade. I've sung of them. one
and all. But now l will sing in a
soft refrain, of the girl you would
like to know; the. girl that can
cook without a paper or book,
the girl who can darn and sew;
of the girl who never went away
from home, who is void of social
schemes; who is homely and
neat, old fashioned and sweet,
the girl whom you see-in your
dreams.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
A Story With a floral.

Here is a story with a moral
which was written by the re-
markable genius who confines
his contributions to Exchange:
A duck who had faithfully stuck
to business during the summer
and laid several dozen eggs,
claimed she was not appreciated.
See that hen over there!" said
the duck: "she has not aid so
many eggs as l have. nor SO big,
but she has books written about
her and verses composed in. her
honor. while nobody says a word
about me-" THE trouble with
you is" said the big buff leghorn
cock that was standing near,
"you don't tell the public what
you have done. You lay an egg
and waddle off without telling
anybody about it. If you want
to cut any ice in this community
you must learn to advertise"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22

BrOussard the nominee for
congress from this district, and
A.. M. Martin, of Lafayette,
nominee for member eff the State
Board of Equalization, as neither
of the gentlemen as yet have any
opposition, and a primary in un-
necessary.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
Congressional Committee to fleet
i'm AbbeviIle.

Congressional Committee to fleet
in AbbeviIle.
Abbeville Idea.
On Saturday. August 25, 1906,
VermiliOn Parish will be recog-
nized for the first time in the
sixty-two years of her history by
district politicians, who will hold
a meeting of the Congressional
Committee at Abbeville. In
honor of the occasion the inhabi-
tants of the parish and of the
town propose to have a grand
blow out; a barbecue, a picnic.
an assembling of about eight or
ten thousand of the democracy
of Vermilion. Arrangements
are being made, committees ap-
pointed. and donations of money
and meat coming in for the sue
cessful carrying out of the pro-
gram.
The duty of the committee on
this occasion seems to be nothing
more than declaring Bob"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
Cane Crop.

Louisiana Planter.
Our advices from the country
this week indicate a continuation
of the favorable progress made
by the growing cane crop during
the past several weeks. The
crop is now progressing at a rate
which is most encouraging to
our sugar planters and which
seems to lead many Of them to
believe that the final outcome
may be a satisfactory one. That
the canes are making very rapid
growth under the prevailing con-
ditions is unquestionable, and
were it not for the gappy spots
in the fields where no cane start
ed to grow at all, it is probable
that an entire recovery of the
backward conditions would be
secured, but where no stand was
had in the first instance the
most favorable weather is DOW
erless to help the situation.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22

An exchange tells this one:
"a few days ago a bashful young
woman went into a store carry
ing three chickens. She inquir-
ed the price of chickens and at
the same time put them on the
counter. The clerk didn't
know the chickens feet were
tied. and asked if they would lay
there. She bit her handkerchief
and said: mo, sir; they are
ROSTERS"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
Stolen.

On Tuesday, August IA, 1906,
one Creole sorrel mare, two q
years old and branded thus: "
and belonging to Julien Dugas,
was stolen from Mrs. Alcide Alleman's
pasture. A reward will be given for
her return to
JULIEN DUGAS,
$685.. Lafayette, La.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22

We guarantee DEVICES Fur
niture Polish to be the best
made. We have it in 25, so and
$1.00 bottles, at the Moss Phar-
macy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
SNAKE Hay While the SUN Shines

SNAKE Hay While the Sun Shines"
There is a lesson in the work of the
thrifty farmer. He knows that the
bright sunshine may last but a day
and he prepares for the showers which
are SO liable to follow. So it should
be with every household. Dysentery,
diarrhOea and cholera morbus may at
tack some member of the home without
warning. Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and DiarrhOea Remedy, which is
the best known medicine for these di-
-seases, should always be kept at hand,
as immediate treatment is necessary,
and delay may prove fatal. For sale
by all druggists.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22
Compromises in Married Life.

''If marriage meant the wedding of
a saint and an angel there would be
no problems to solve, no perfection to
to attain, nc progress to make. This
may be why there are no marriages in
heaven. On earth, it is different; hus-
band and wife are strangely human.
No matter how lovingly united or how
sweet their accord, they have
the same temperaments. tendencies or
tastes. Their needs are different,
their manner Of looking at things is
not identical, and in varying ways
their Municipalities assert them
selves. At any critical moment if
both express at the same time a de-
sire to defer to the others taste, the
result is foreordained for happiness.
This makes matrimony not merely
union, but unison and unity. The
spirit of compromise does not mean a
continuous performance in the way OF
self-surrender and self-sacrifice, it
does not mean ceaslng to be a voice
and becoming an echo; it does not i'm
ply or justify the loss of individuality
it means simply the instructive recog-
milton of the best way put of a diff
Guilty, the quickest lacking to avoid a
collision, the kindly view of tolerance
in the presence of weakness and errors
of another, the courage to meet an
explanation halfway, generosity to
be first to apologize for a discord, the
~largeness of mind that does not fear a
sacrifice of dignity in surrendering in
the interests of the highest harmony
of the two rather than the personal
vanity of one.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-08-22

White and Red ShallOtS. at the
Moss Pharmacy.