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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
Brave Man Il warded.

As q reward for defending the post.
eff o at E nma, N. @ four years ago,
against four BURGERS, President
r )osevelt has waived the civil serV. ce
regulations upon the rec 'nmendation
of Postmaster Gsneral C~orteliou and
promoted S. 81. Alexander from a
Ia orer to a clerkship in the depart
ment. Not only has the brave North
Oarolenian been promoted but to &C.
centuate the honor an I'll iial state,
ment was issued which gives a full
account of the deed. The attempted
robbery took place on the night OF
February 6, 1901, and the OH ,ial &C
G unit shows that Alexander, although
of small stature, engaged in a desper-
ate struggle with the men, one OF
whom shot him in the abdomen. Alex
ander, however, continued to fight,
and shot two men. seriously I'M lring
them. He called for assistarc c. and
was found lying weak and faint In q
pool OF blood. The two accompl'css
who were waiting on the outside car
ried away the wounded BURGERS tc
the house in which they ware arrest
ed the same night. Two OF them were
hanged, February 26, 1892, while the
other two received life sentences.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
"A Rough Time.

A dispatch from Galveston, Texas,
says without food or water and with.
ont scarcely enough air to sustain
life, Carl Joseph Kuhlcck, a youog
German stowaway, 16 years Ct age,
after suffering understandable tortures
for a period Of nearly 10 days, was
rescued from his perilous position In
a,narrow space between sacks Of cot.
fee in the lower hold Of the Mallory
steamer Comal at II O'Clock Thursday
morning. He was Immediately con.
veyed to the John Sealy hospital
where medical attention was given
him. His chances for recovery are
considered god. He says his home
is at 3o5 Columbia avenue, jamaica,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
SCHOOL FIGURES.
Statistics Presented to legislst re by
supt. o. B. Martin.
There Has Bern L,rger Increase
in Numb r of White Pupils
Than of CulOred.

In his annual report to the genera
assembly, Hon. O B Martin, S ate
superintendent Of equation, gives
interesting figures In regard to THE
enrolment Of pupils In the public
&C coils Of ths State.
Tn Re W. re iu the schools Of the
State for the Ii cal year ending June
3O5h, 1895, q total ct III SOL whit"
CHILD en- and 161, PIP c ,lored, q grand
total Of 302, 1858. For thu same Pc
ri2d for the fiscal year 1894 there
we're enrolled 1875 527 whites and
1856, 5SS' colored, making a grand total
OF 292 115 This shows a gain Of
S 1854 white children and Of 1884
col. red children.
There were 2 661 white schools and
2 $50 negro schools with an average
OF 81 viii Q pupils and 10 c lored to a
>chool. TIE average number Of white
pupils to a teacher was 49,; colored, g.
Toe white schools showed an average
O: "a weeks for a session while the
c)lored schools had Is 5. Tie number
of schools showed an increase Of 7
white and A colored over the year
preceding.
The receipts and expenditures for
the fiscal year 1905 were as follows:
R scsipts: Poll tax. s183, 901; 3
mill tax, s619-863 80; d~ispensary
fund. s210, OIL AZ; extra levy, 1926,
100 II; other sources, $59. 1856 20; to-
tai, 81 681 500 81.
Expenditures; Teachers, $685..
28o. IL; total expenditures, 81. 3O4,.
629 ID; balance on hand June 80,
49, 4, YVES s376. $40 1e.z . -
Receipts fiscal year 1904; Poll tax,
slS5 SAL. OIL; 8 mill tax, 1894 2l2 II;
dispensary, 1926 1852; extra levy;
5000, 1853. 25; other sources, S43 534. Is;
total revenue. 81, sos. 1876 H.; an. in,
crease for 1905 Of sll0, 600 in round
numbers.
It will be observed that for the
fiscal year 1875 the %dispensary profits
are nearly as much as for the year
pre- seeding when really this does not
represent the profits Of the d%ispensary
or the calendar year running from
January to January, and from the
evidence brought out in the dispen.
sary investigation the school fund
may show a falling IF In ~dispepsary
profits for the f:ch Year ending June
3oth, 1905.
following Is the enrollmont by
counties for the year ending June 80
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
They Are Grateful.

At a special meeting Of the Coined
crate vetsra1scInp 81 Natchez, Mss,
a committee Of Confederate veterans
OF the camp was appointed to draft
reso' lions thanking President Roose-
Walt for his recommendation for the
nation to taxa care Of Confederate
graves and for the appointment OF
General Will T. Martin a Confederate
major general of cavalry, as postmas.
ter Of Natchez and Captain John Rus
sell a one armed veteran, as collector
Of the port. The commit e will re-
port on january 8, 1905.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
Burned to o

To be- burned so that there was
nothing to identify him but butto1s
on his cloths was the fate OF Dennle
Bradley, aged 81 years IN a hre on
Stanton Street, Trenton, N. j., on
Christmas Day. Bradley had a room
in an old barn. He was formerly
we'll off, but lost his fortune IN tne
panic Of 1893. Since then ne mas
lived as he could. Christmas he was
the recipient of a bounty Of his neigh
b rs, and had a !ittls Christmas tree
which he had placed in a cerner OF
his room. Il is presumed that he
lighted 1t and was thus burned to
death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
141,391 16l,272

The statistics as to the enrolment
by races In the town and country
schools is as follows:
Towps: Whites, 40. 1888; colored,
80 800.
g untry: White, 100, 553; colored,
1877 1913.
Average attendance If whites in
town. 27, 500; In country, Is 026. ="
Average attendance OF colored chill.
dren in town, Il, 6S4; n the country,
Sc. 1l6. 3D..
The vast disparity between enroll
ment and average attendance suggests
that it might be advisable to have
school f ln1s apportioned upon all en-.
rollment based on average attendance
rather than upon the number OF
names on the soho u teachers books
This would prevent any padding OF
the rolls. . .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
All ere LOsr.

The British bark Pass, of Melfort,
Captain Caugal, from Ancon for Pug.
ct sound, drove ashore on the rocks of
Vancouver Island, a quarter of q mild
east OF Ampaitrite point, Tuesday
night, and all on board wers Lost.
The vessel was making for the en-
trance to the straits when q terrific
southwest gale drove her to the lee
shore on Vancouver Island and tina
doomed ship drive With terrific force
onto the rocks, breaking up soon az.
terWards. Tae bodies Of lost seaman
arc coming ashore,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
PART
given a. to the cause Of bis Dr. ath, and
the pecp's OF this city and county are
apxiously awaiting further news.

Civ, a. to the cause Of bis Dr. ath, and
the pecp's OF this city and county are
a~nxiously awaiting further news.
Immediately upon the racejp nf the
telegram announcing his death MI. G,
W. Garrett Of this city and NJ. Hal T
Sloan of Ninety S K left for NJ )bile to
escort the remains to this county. II
was learned that the Masons Of Mo-
bile have taken charge of the body,
Mr.. Rice being a prominent member
OF that order. The body will probib
ly arrive here next Sltnrday, and the
interment will take place at Ninety.
Six on Sunday following. Prepare.
tions are being made b! the Masonic
lodge OF this city to inter the remains
with Masonic honorS.
Mr.. Edward q. r &c was about 80
years o. age, ard was a general favor
| Q IN this city and county with eVsry.
one with VIII. % he came In contact.
Hs was ,nela ally loved by the youny
people of Greenwood, and bis death
comes as q d. iDct shock to the per pie
4 this c ty. H. was born at Ninety
Six and Is suiv. Ell by Two brothers,
James Henry Ric', IT,, OF Georgetown
AMI Manner L Rec, mayor Of Ninety
Six; a sis CT, Mrs Hal T. Sloan Of the
came place, and his father and moth
or, Mr.. ard Mrs. Us. Henry. Rice Ct
Ninety Six.
Mr.. r c for a number OF years he'd
= responsible position with the Eiisto
Phosphate company OF Charleston and
sew. red bis CONF ction with that ON.
c RI to 60 into business in this city,
forming a connection with Mr.. W. P
Hall, under the firm name Of Hall &
Rice. he was closely identified with
the busin ess interests Of Green wood
during the life OF The concern, and
was a general fav orite In social circles.
He possessed a genial and whole heart.
ed nature which made for him num-
bers Of friends. A few years ago he
went to Mobile, Ala, where he &C
cspted a position with the Virginia.
Carolina Chem:.cl Il company as book.
keeper. He was a Shriner and a
K aight Of Pythias.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
sAVAGERY IN MOSCOW.
Bare Hints as to Horrors Existing in
the City.

the City.
There are no signs yet that the end
of civil war II Moscow is In sight.
RsvolCtionists are surprising the au.
thorities BY the termination which
they have constantly shown since the
fighting began. A host Of saVag
passions have been shown, not only by
Cossacks, but by r~evolutioDists as
we'll, especially by women who. are
fighting in the ranks Of revolutionists
who have shown the greatest cour.
age. /
The number of casualties among
the rebels has been decreased owing
to a change In their ts tics Of fight.
ing from houses instead of from BARR
cades. The CASUALTIES now number
about 200 q day, while twenty-seven
houses is the record destroyed by ar.
artillery in one day.
Two of the chief leaders Of the Mos
COW revolt have been arrested. The
police discovered that a general .uprls.
ing and revolt had been planned to
take place at st. Petersburg in sup
port OF the M scow insurgents. Fol-
lowing the discovery many arrests
we're made and the movement in St.
Petersburg has been checked tempo
rarily.
Advices from Sarat' # tell Of one
instance tf brutality on part OF the
Cossacks Ia the village Of Uoorori. A;
Cossack eff ;ar demanded that peas
ants should pay ESQ roubles for a
horse which had been killed accident
ally. The peasants replied that they
We n too poor and could not pay the
amount asked. TIE officer then or.
dered Cos a to fire on PEASANTS,
d spite the appeal Of vic inns on tteir
knees that tney be sp red. Cjssacks
m~utilated m N and outsaged the wo
men and practically destroyed the
entire v llags. MIaY Of tae victims
we're thIo IN into wells by Cossacks.
The total casualties numbered twenty
eight killed and over a hundred
wounded.
Advices from Moscow say the situa'
tion is graver than ever. Hostilities
have spread to neighboriug districts
and peasants are responding to ap-
peals to arm themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
w ants L.

President Roosevelt's attention hsy.
Ing been called to a dispatch from
Baker City, Oregon, to the Ell sct that
a subscription was about to be started
for wedding presents for Miss Alice.
The president stated that while he
deeply appreciated tho evidercs OF
good will be hoped nothing of the
kind would be undertaken. In fset
ne wished particularly that tho pro-
posed collection Of funds should not
be made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
Dred1,r Blown Up.

A dynamite cartridge, which failed
to explode when Henderson's Point
N. H., was blown up by the Govern
ment last Summer, vase
struck by the digger Of one of the
Eastern Dredging Company's dred.
gers Tuesday with the result that
the craft was nearly sunk and several
members of the crew slightly injured
by being thrown against tie machin'
cry,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
Old; at OddfelIow's Birthday.

John Wade. Of Sumner, Ia, who has
the distinction Of being the Oldest
member of the order Of Oldfellows
living, celebrated mis- s75h birthday
Wednesday. He became q member OF
the order in 1743, when the organiza-
tion was only a few years old. Mr..
Wade is a saddler By profession, but
has devoted himself to farming for
many years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-01-03
Blew Up,

A dispatch from Newport News,
Va, says while the two masted
schooner Emma was coming into Dar-
ling's Wharf, in Hampton Creek,
Wednesday, an explosion If the Rsso.
line tank of the auxiliary engine &C.
Cured. Capt. A. T. Nottingham was
instantly killed. The explosion was OF
such force as to tear a hole through
the vessel. The boat was owned at
Buckroe, and used for o. estering.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18

against the arrest of Mover, HaJWoo1 and others of the Western Federation of Miners, indicted for plotting tha assassination Of former Governor stauonberg, in Idaho. The meey'as vas attended hy about 2,00o persons vh9 rara&o4= =tao rcots carryia% rcd h,"s. placard5 r@a1ing "Our bro'h- CTS must net be r2:.rl red; SLOW tsfe mastar ciaas U s"lr5, " ra c2s- fiod. Acecreine ta these "reds, it is all ri@A ptaa aad execnte assas- sinati0u. 1u; all wrong t. 1aag the murdef1r5 aud scoundrals that com init such foul deeds. There is ton much liberty and license in this c2aa= try
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18
WASTElN COAL.

Up North where fuel is a most inn portant factor in providing personal comfort at least six months in the year they are discussing the waste of coal, and all parties to the discus sion agree that Americans are very Nasteful of this fuel, which is so ex- pensive now and may soon be more so. Statistics show that in round numbers the United States burns 35O,- 100000 tons of coal every year. which costs the consumers approximately 100000, ,0OO. This is a moderate es- innate. although while householders pay upwards of s7 a ton for anthra cite in the Eastern cities, the great bulk of bituminous costs the consum- CT less than s2 ton There is near ly five times as much soft coal burn ed as hard coal.
 The United States geological survey is now carrying on series of inves. tisations with view to stopping the heedless waste of this precious fuel How to get the same amount of heat or energy by consuming less coal is the problem So far it's expert tnts have been interesting. even if they do not reveal any specially new fact or may not be fruitful of iIame- 1'4te and practical results.
 It has been demonstrated with lewa bituminous that ton of coal. II first converted into gas and then burned, will produce almost three f'mes as much energy as if the coal were put under boiler to generate steam directly, In other words. a gas engine eats up only a third of the coal that must be fed into a steam engine that will do the same work. CH-hand, this might save nearly $500,- 100000 annually.
 However, like many another ex- pertinent which works handsomely in theory, this one is less satisfactory in practice. Engineering experts say that while the gas generator saves nearly two-thirds of the coal required by direct steamins, yet the far great CT cost of installing and maintaining the gas engines just about consumes the difference, so that there is but little economy after all.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18
TIE iSLECE ptNEs.

The public was reaaled recently bE the apparant sa'4 s.5sioG of the Isle O. Pines from Cuba and it's appeal t0 tie Unuted States for annexation. Tie event was brief, but amusing. ftes#- ever, an agreement has been reached as to the final disposal of the island and it will remain part of Cuba.
 Just after Inc Spanish war q nun ber cf Americans bought large tracts on the island, which is about n miles a4eth ana aaath AY about 9 mics iN Vdtb Il is 6 EsalthfnI little spot with many fine mineral springs and mineral baths much on tho order of ae lief Springs in Arkansas. Nat Urally the American resident there wished 10 remain under the iarisaie- ton Of this country, but the govern me4t would not see things that wa.
 The= =aoraement arrived at is that the aland shall be locked upon as . se pefate province of =tbe republic 0i NlttHt3 w Iti1iI, A4f5a4( ttHEA iaztiGss fl, win give tas ja#aI aa I representative ta tha#z'a s5a= g1ess. In other respects thu taaa taais will haze 1oea1 se1f=aoges ez.aa= a6a as the Americans aeo saa r8# iadH a5ial Heaple en the plaea. wifi practically have =955rTz sl=a3f eRsa %se.=. zaaa el.ma5e=is is sa t5 3a VeFy MHE} NftA even fRe ratay sa7- son from Iaaa te October faa zerg severe. E...tfa= Inc rest= Of fhs year makes t aa9alar ha9,ta sarf. T155 island is oa fly accessible fsa,o tha mainland Of Cuba. qua n fine. t k believed viii become second Ger muda.
 The a&1 cement which has bee reached. i k stated, is agreeable to the American property holders who are most interested, and they have at last consented to be taken over bv Cuba.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18

green CT brown apples are preferred to red apples, c9loss may be selected to suit. LUecl con should consist of two bartlett pears, three Turkish pulled figs, one ounce Of pisnoiias, coId sIaw with olive oil, one cake of 'unfired' bread, four pruacs aa3 one glass of egg-nogg.' Woman woul! b. delivered from cooking and there would remain only the washing of the dishes to remind her of hours Of drudgery.'
 Tlte Christians, Eugene and his wife, are building better than they know. "One very ripe banana sliced with thick cream" at a. m.! "One ounce of pienolias" and three Turk ish pulled figs. at 30 ?. m., There would remain nothing, not even the eating habit Appetite would have aaen stain. the family would have fled and the kitchen could be locked. There would be no dishes to be S5ashcd.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18
. + REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. ! + 1 + Reported by G. w. Byington, !!
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REAL EST TRANSFERS 1S90S s. Geisreiter to Mary A. Curtis; .ot 21, ne sw 7-G-9, s20O.
 J. w. Monk to Dodds Stuart; lot :, black 4, Monks Western addition No. ?. $50.
 Sallie B. McComhs to Mann-Tanker- s.ey Drug company; part lot 1, Fin Aerty's addition, $1,700.
 John Riley to J. A. Harwell; SC sw 2i-3-11, $90.
 Agnes Roberts to George Lee Chris man; all 6-3S etal lands, s1.
 Russell Hollis, commissioner, to Rena Eisenkramer; lot 8, block 43, Woodruffs addition, $1,225.
 Henry Demray to Murdis Childress; W 1-2 lot 1, block 6, eGisreitre's addi- ton, s1O.
 F. B. Houston to Holderness- -Fitz- hugh comapny: lots 3 and s, block II. Roane and Houston's addition, $100.
 A. B. Knight to F. G. Smart: lot 6, block ?, n0ae SC g. s32o.
 State of Arkansas to Frank Ken dall Lumber company; lots 3. 5, and 12, 16-7-11.
 K. B. Houston to Julia Taylor Hous- ton: lots and :, block (, Roane and Houston's addition, $50.
 K. B. Hesston to Edward H. Mar
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18
WHAT SHALL WE EA7?

A recent ee4tribltol to the Atlantlc Monthly asserts that whether it be 4t;mittea or denied that the discussion of what shah De eaten is eleVatlhG, ho other subject has received more tbmobtful attention. and he doubts if anything has been more important Ill the progress of the race than the ad- ditions which have been made to the variety of mans food.
 Tn his primitive state man, no vice in the culinary art, was hardly superior to the beasts that perish. When, armed with spear, he sought the strong meats of wild game he developed physically and expanded mentally. There followed the pas toral and agricultural age, with an acquired taste for vegetable growths, .nd civilization dawned. ''Today man is omnivorous," observes this authority. Man as at present con- stituted is certainly omnivorous; but of late there have been indications which point to possible if not a probable return to the aforementioned primitive state and perhaps to even simpler conditions.
 As is usual in all great revolutions woman, partly emancipated woman, Of hn Having succeeded through her own well-directed efforts in solving a number of problems in a way calcu- lated to relieve her of domestic duties and to provide her with the leisure necessary to her active participation in the administration of public af- fairs and the regulation of private morals she has been asking herself why she should not throw off the yoke entirely and stand forth unfet- tered, as free as the air.
 Why should I be compelled to eook?' she inquiries. Inasmuch as for years every housewife through out the length and breadth of the land has been complaining that there is nothing to eat, the question is both natural and pertinent At least. there is nothing to eat if the dreary, monotonous round of beef, mutton, pork and fish be excepted. The mar kets offer no wider choice. The fam fly is surfeited with roasts, it looks the broiled and the fried. The veXa- tions involved in the ordering of morning, midday and evening meals, crowding one another with depress- ing regularity. have become almost nnbearable. Figuratively, if not lit orally, there being nothing to eat, why cook, indeed, especially when for a pittance one may purchase a treatise by Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Christian entitled "Uncooked Food, D and refrain from cooking forever more?
 'The fruits of the earth are abun- dant and nourishing,' explain the kindly and solicitous Christians; nuts. oil, honey, milk and 'unf1red' bread are within the reach of the humblest." For breakfast these gift ed authors would serve "one red apple, two ounces of pecan meats, enc very ripe banana sliced with ahiek cream, one glass of milk" If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18
J1; lets 1 and 5, Ll9ck (, R@aHe a2o

,i7; lets and 5, bl2ck (, Roa1e a2o aoaatoa'5 a'7iti-n s5c.
 |. B. Houston to V. !. i9t5'oai lo.s C. [ aa1 B, tl1ck ,. ct a' lands Ecaro a-a ofFa etoa's alltt.oa, &,122 lanes CopII. s&cstff to j. ". Al len: e Ii 5-75 ct q lands. $1,5o0.
 F. II. u. Nij'5 to P, ? Uyrl; I'.si.s aa nv 22c,9.
 a.a,:sey Reed to T '. Dial; " 1-2 @4-7-1o $1o.
 Rachael Johnson ct al to H. M. Dial: 10 ne 34-7-1o, $t0
 !. B. Core. clerk, to s. Geisreiter; nea SC SIS. Ss.66; nv sw 4-7-S, $S.o4.
 |. A. Tamnert to Mrs. Hattie f,c44s: part W 1-2 2-G-9, $275.
 l.isz5fd aauahman to I. L. Trim asa 1-aa Int 2, hleo7: Doris addition east. &..2
 i. HH,:'et dc .famoa:s and con, raay to BoEerv R#a';N con'pany, 7 gc-e4 i9 SC - w @J.5-t0 $Go.
 Gsseor H1lIis, commissioner. Y pcare cara Y, raaaher; lot ,. .aez.z l. Woodruff ; ad1itio", S425.
 5,tssaH H His. -co0,nissiouer, t9 I sraefa~; pat lat ?. b'cc]. 21, ol1 sos5a ,ooo
 esr=sl5 E4=lis. =earmissioEer, to .7=..s,..r 5ss Aa-5 T .E}ar coi77paoy: ae... ~ z@-51=56 ot q la's#z4 SIS.
 1oo=af T .fi~. c9.a775 ;o7er, t9 a.tza2e: fz2 ssk 4a=s &2-3.
 a4a tr@.,.-. aa-a5s.szienae to .sa9s s=a7at.,et. ls4 A.sa& DaE= t7fzs5oa. &a 1f8
 -e=azt l7azf: ea"7se.s@ioaer to
 6aas geaF 1s=s and ! ...4za5 aa1ftion. $t 200-
 e3s3 #=fases= V zToritz Glaub= aaz#-ss: =5. Ssoo. 3z 7-#fsa= astssioner. to 0.za7tes..s' .fi9s..sr s 30 9=a ot al lands. 5=s6o.
 Arthur Toaa@ to Hattie Young; farf C f.2 2.fsa. T.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-18

Every once in while we are given a touch of real Russia right at home in these blessed United States "the land of the free and the home of tho brave" Only few days ago a lot of anarchists and socialists held a meeting ia New York to protest