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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Four Men Lost.

Four men caught by . storm on
the crib work TO the now break1ater
at the entrance to Holland harbor on
Lake Michigan. were washed away by
tho waves and drowned, The four
men. with Ell Bennett won't out on
the crib work In q launch and q scoW
In the afternoon shortly before the
storm broke. When tho wind struck
the crib the scow with Bennett
aboard, was torn loose. 1t drifted
I'D tho lake and was finally cast
ashore north Of Ottawa beach with
Bennett safe, although In exhausted
condition. The four men left on the
crib could not gain tho shore because
of the immense sea. A life saving
crew attempted to aid them, but the
waves were so high that no boat
could live. Attempts were made to
shoot q line to them but the hurri.
cane hurled tho line back. When
night cloyed the men were still cling.
ing desperately to the crib work. At
dayoreak Friday they were gone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Hung Him Quick.

They made short work Of q muir.
derer last week at Centre, Texas. Diok
Garrett, . negro killed DR.. M. M. Paul
on Saturday week ago. The grand
Jury returned . true bill on We'd
nesday Of last week, the scafold was
constructed the same night, on ths
public square. The trial took place
on Thursday and Thursday afternoon
at half.past one O'Clock he Was hung.
DR.. Paul was killed by Garrett, whom
he was endeavoring to arrest for dis.
playing q weapon on the street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
BUNS BABY FARM.
LOATHsOME DETAILS OF GRIM
INALITY IN NEW YORK,
4 Woman Accused Of Vilsness by Her
Daughters Who Have Her
Arrested,

At New York the spectacle Of two
women denouncing Is Z nurderess
the woman who brought them into
the world but whom they refused to
call "mother" was witnessed In thu
Office OF the district attorney Thurs
day. The women are Mrs. Marie
S3hoh, recently q residsnt Of Maass
chusetts, and Mrs Wilhelmia Ihrig Of
Now York.
Tho mother whom they accused ia
Mrs. Wilhelmia Eckardt, who was II.
rested by representatives, Of the county
medical society on q ohnrge OF having
performed q criminal operation. The
arrest was made upon information
furnishsd tho society by the daugh
ter and the two younger women ap.
peared Voluntarily Ut the district at
torney's Office to ampltfy the teS-
timony they already had given against
their mother.
Both Mrs. Schoch and Mrs. Ihrig
declared that they had seen Mira. Eek
hardt kill hour.old infants and dis
pose Of the bodies by burning then
In her kitchen stove. Mrs. Ihrig de
slared that her mother had %quarreled
with her because she refused to assist
in burning the bodies of babies.
Mrs. SchUch told the district attor
ney that when she was three days old
her mother wrapped her In . bundle
Of rags and cast her in the street.
She was rescued by her grandmother
who reared her and with whom she
remained until she became q woman.
When she came to this country she
said she found her mother conducting
. disorderly house and she declared
that her mother sought to have hel
become an inmate oil the place. She
refused. The first she knew of hel
mothers present occupation. she said
was when Mn. Eckhardt's little adop,
ted son made : discovery In the
house which led TO the exposure and
Mrs. Eckhardt's arrest.
When she learned of the discovery
made by the little boy Mrs. Schooh
said she went TO her mother about II
and she declares Mn Eokhlrdt pro.
posed that they 60 into partership,
This she did after consulting with
representatives Of the county medica
society, and with . view Of causing
a. n-IL.-1A. --.> -
while occupying this position in bel
mothers house, she said that she pro
cured the evidence which resulted ir
Mrs. Eckhardt's arrest. Mrs. Ihril
came here four months ago from Rsg-
ensburg, Germany. She testified
that she lived with her mother aftel
coming hero and that In August Inst
she saw her mother burn the bodies o!
infants,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Murder And Suicide.

After e trivial quarrel Thursday
with his bride Of three months over
the purchase OF some furniture, Delos
Highland, q farmer living near Cas-.
novia, Mich, shot and killed her. he
then turned the revolver upon him.
self, kill g himself instantly. High.
land was % years old and hiS wife
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Vessel Lost on. Reef.

A vessel supposed to be the bark
Magda has been lost On Rsd leland
reef with all aboard. She carried Z
crew Of IA men. Whom she sailed
from Quebec she carried Is pilot
Charles Pelletier of St. Michael. Pei.
letter has not been landed anywhere
and unless he has been carried to sea,
the indications are that II is the Mag.
d. which struck on Rsd island reef
and that she went down with all on
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REWARDED FOB v
French Convict Wreaches Gun from
Lunatio's Hand.

French Convict Wrenohes Gun from
Lunatio's Hand.
At Paris, France, an extraordinary
act of bravery performed by an escap.
ed convict has resulted in bis obtain.
ing what is practically : free pardon.
The man is Francois Pivot, who
seven years ago was sentenced to
death for murder. The sentence was
afterwards COMMITTED to penal servt.
tuds for life. PIvet however succeed
cd In escaping, and nothing moro was
heard of him until q few days ago
when he reappeared ut Nantes under
extraordinary circumstances.
A lunatic b~arricaded himself In bis
house and from IN upstairs window
fred shots into the crowd Of people
in the street. Several persons wore
injured and great excitement pre-
vailed.
Suddenly . man sprang forward and
sealing the wall Of the house, wrench
cd the gun out Of the msdman's
hand.
The Mayor Of Nantes specially con-
graduated the stranger on his re-
markable ~coolneBs and bravery wher
suddenly q policeman present recog
nizsd him as tho missing convict. he
was arrested, and was taken bsfort
tho tribunal.
The trial was short but sensational
The crowd cheered and applaudsd Pt
vet and clamoured fol. him to be sci
free.
Instead OF bsing sent back topena
sarvituae for life he was sentenced
to one months imprisonment, ate
which be will be free in considers
ton of his heroic deed"
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Killed With Scissors.

Miss Ca Kelly, aged %, was muir.
dered Thursday night at her home In
Holloway, Mich, by Joseph Ehlich, .
rejected huiter, aged 20, who cut her
shroz5 with q pair Of scissors and then
drove the scissors into her heart.
Ehlich confessed,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Done by Negroes.

Burglars have become active In
Pittsburg, Pa, and vicinity again IT.
ter an abatement Of two days. Scores
Of houses were entered. a number Of
people were held up on tho streets.
A ma shortly OF thu highwaymen were
negroes. At Washington, Psnn,,
Mac Delaney, a negro II years OF age
was stabbed to death while tr ying to
rob an Italian. Alfred Murray,
student at the Washington and JET.
forson college, WAS seriously cut by q
negro whom be caught ransacking bis
room.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10

The southern immigration conVen.
tion ~ Nashville Last week was well
attended. Gov. Hayward was the
central figure Of the convention ana
made an address that has beon very
favorably commented on. He wa
elected president Of the association.
The next session will be hold in Biz
mingham, Ala.
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Death of Bishop Tigert.

Bishop John J. Tgert, Of the Meth
odist Espiscopal church, South died
at Tulas, I. T., on Wednesday after
an illness of. ten days. Bishop TT.
CERT was taken Ill while attending .
church conference at Atoka, I. T.,
but disregarded the advice
Of bis ply sician to rest. 10 came to
Tulas intending to open the confer
ence on the 18th, but wa compelled
to take to his bed. His illness was
caused BY the Judgment Of . piece Of
chicken bone just below the tonsils.
This caused an inflammation Of tho
throat and resulted In blood poison.
ing.
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government whose sovereignty should
belong to them and their posterity.
We established = people whose racial
distinction was that OF tho white man
and confirmed to them the sovereign
ty that had won from tho British
CROWN"
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Woman Murdered.

With head horribly battered by a
club and with her throat black and
blue, Mrs. Sarah Kiingsr, aged 80
years, the widow of q Civil war veter.
an, was found In her home at Sham
okin, Pa, on Thursday. Tho wo,
man lived alone. The authorities
have no clue to the murderer and are
not yet able to decide whether the
woman was killed by robbers OF
whether her life was taken to acccm-
plish some other purpose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Merchant Kills Chief.

J. s. Johnson, . merchant of La
nett, Ala, shot and instantly killed
Chief of Police J. ". Jones in Lanett
Thursday afternoon. No cause for the
tragedy 10 known. johnson gave him
self up, but fearing violence, asked to
be taken to the county jail at LaFay.
cite, which was done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
n FOB PRKsIDIIT
"savoyard" thinks he Would Mako
Fine Exc cuttye,

. Fine Exc cuttye'
"Sa oyard." the we'll known Wash
ington correspondent, writes: Ben
Tillmsn la bluff, blunt, honest, In
tensely Southern and intensely Amer
lean. he can get more votes In WIZ.
consin, Illinois, Iowa. Indiana ana
Minnesota tan William jennings
Bryan or William Randolph Hears6
end I make no doubt that against the
n.n lhe Republicans are likely 70
nominate he can get . butch OF cleo.
tolal v)tes out Of that fquad. And
Why potP His only fault ID that hs
speaks the truth. Can you find other
10 him? I have tried and failed. Will
&C me gentleman put me on track OF
onsP There he Is, standing up before
the American people, his heart ON his
sleeves, and all can soc that he would
not 1attsr Neptune for bis trident
nor Jove for bis power to thunder. he
too, would carry q big stick and 3 deck
Of cards. Not as able q man q Bail-
ey, perhaps; not Is cultured q man g
Williams, certainly; not as SELF. poised
~ Culberson, mani1estly; he has mora
Of the human in him than any one Of
them, and with him Christ would
have sat at meat. II every voter Of
the United States knew Ben Tillman
by hand grasp, had rubbed up against
him, felt bis splendid personality,
realized his wonderful individuality,
DO would be the next President Of tho
United States as sure as the Ameri.
can people put character above place.
As I said at the outset, the Demo.
cratic party is invincible when 10 r.
united and impotent when IT ig diytd.
ed. It has been demonstrated that
Mr.. Bryan can not unite IL. IT wls
shown that Judge Parker could NOT
unite 1t. It Is clear that Mr.. HearBt
can not unite ii.
Any man Of the North who would
vote for any Of these three would vote
for Ben Tillman-that is to cay, n
less Mr.. Hearst should run % an In-
dependence League candidate, . he
probably will. And II he does he will
poll Is many Republican votes as he
will Democrats.
Certain it Is, the country 10 tired,
the times are out Of joint. For the
Republican party the returns are.
ominOus. The election wa not .
vote of confidence in evan tho RGoGo-
velt acknowledgements not In.
the G.. o. P. tt Ia also here that the
returns say to the Democrats in every
language and in every dialect Of every
language: you are too big . fool %
DO given place and power ct this time
Put Ben Tfllman on q safe and sane
platform and Let him tour the North.
splitting out the truth O. only be can
do IL, and We would see 8 good many
things in the returns you Not not Of.
Truth is mighty. Letaul Democrats
try ii, If only for Z change.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Fatal Pistol Duel.

A special from Dublin, Ga, says
Charles Gardiner, q white man, and
an unknown negro were killed in a
pistol duel at Beachman's mill, 3 few
miles from Dublin, early Friday. The
fight was the result Of = quarrel
Thursday over an unknown differ.
ence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
Was IT Accidental.

James Epps, living near Gaffney,
shot and instantly killed bis wife about
2 O'Clock Wednesday. Sheriff Thorn.
as, who was notified Of the tragedy
promptly arrested Epps, The ptis-
oner claims the shooting was acciden,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10

THE Democrats would have an ex
cellent chance Of winning the next
presidential eleotionif they could only
get together, but that seems impossi.
hla.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10

IT will always remain . mystery tie
US how some people who can't pay
their debts can afford to give big
functions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10

South Carolina honored the mem
DRY OF one of her creates tsOns on Tues
day when the monUmens was unveiled
to Wade Hampton In Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10
We Have FOR Sale

One 25 horse power Talbot, second hand engine in stock which has recent
y been overhauled. This Engine is in first class condition and will b
q great bargain for anyone who is in the market for such a size engine.
We are headquarters for anything in the way Of machinery supplies, and
prompt attention will be given to all inquiries and orders entrusted to our
care. Write uswhen you are in the market for anything, and be surs
to get pourrioes before placing your orders elsewhere.
GstsuHs Supsly g., . . gsiuubia. & & s'@,
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g.; 8 .: ss So :;;s:s
sscoAeoxnesA
Organ

that will last q life time ia what you
want. Our Organs have q pure tone
and lovely cases. We can supply
you with an Organ that will please In.
every particular for only S85 and 90,
delivered. Write US for our special.
terms Of payment, and administrations
Of the beautiful Organs referred to.
II you prefer q Plano we have beau
ttful and good new Uprights from 1855
Address Xalons's Music House,
OolumbiA, s.. @.
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Rsuataia Peas RsrsaIs.

FeuHLAlA reas y 0aies
We have several dozsn sg6od Foaa-
tain Pens for sale. Guaranteed "a
karat. Prices 81 and q each, postpaid.
Leather Pockets for two or three pm
LIS cents each. NAH orders solicited.
Address SrKI' BOOK SToI1.
Orangeburg, s. o.
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DR.. Edwin Minis wins the Patterson
Memorial Cup for the best book OF
the year by q North CarOlinian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-10

Should the Republicans nominate
Roosevelt for a third term he would
be beatsn.>
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In this matter. We WISH you W0ulo
not do It," The young man said "Ill
tell you what I'll do. You all meet
me in my study to. morrow night and
I'll give you my reasons for believing
I should go into the Jones meeting
for all I am worth, and after I've
told you IL you still believe as you do,
l will not do it."
They agreed and tho next night
they were all on hand. The young
preacher said. Years ago my father,
q Methodist circuit rider, died sud.
denly In Georgia and left my mother
with Us six children and nothing In
the world except tho pittance the
conference provided for the widow
and the orphans. My mother won't
to the country town and found that
she could get q house for 81, 500, and
by taking bcarders she might be able
to keep her children with her and ed.
ucate and raise them until they were
old enough to help. I was : lad Of
fourteen. But where to get that
fifteen hundred dollars mother did
not know. Finally she wrote to
Brother Sam Jones, whom 8 he know
was my fathers friend, and asked him
If he could put put her in the way OF
borrowing the money on long time
till she could pay for it gradually,
The mail soon brought 3 letter from
Brother Jones enclosing bis persona!
check for fifteen hundred dollars as
. gift to my mother. Thus, she was
able to keep her family together and
when I wanted to study for the minis
try, Brother Jones became ny father
and saw me Through college, Now,
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SLEPT on TIE FLOOR.

SPEoNK, L. L.. Nov. 23.-Mrs.
Annie A, Rutland, wife of Daniel
Rutland, the village postmaster
has begun suit for separation in
the Pstchogue Court.
On what grounds p asked the
lawyer whom Mrs. Rutland first
consulted.
On the floor" she answered
feelingly. 1 have to sleep on
the floor. There is not even a
bed in our house; there's not
much more than broken stove
and piece of old oilcloth."
Generous Uncle Sam pays the
Postmaster $500 year. Rutland:
defense in the suit will be prob
ably that with his salary he can
not buy mahogany beds, spring
mattresses and eiderdowR com
forters.
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slider 1t an insult to be compared
with the thing.
On the other side is a strange
beast intended to represent the
American eagle. 1t looks like a
turkey bnzzard dressed in pajamas
Its head is too small and its legs
are too long, therefore the latter
have been covered with plnts-
lets. No icthyosaurus of prehis-
toric times was half as repulsive
as this beast; no crudely modelled
coin OF ancient Babylon or Egypt
was as ngly as this COIN"
Mr.. John Il. Hooper of the
Commonwealth Bank has one of
the $Io pieces which he is show
ing to his friends as a curiosity.
Our gold coins" he said this
morning, have been the hand
soonest in the world. These new
ones are the ugliest. People who
look at then, will wonder how
such change for the worse ever
could have occurred, They are
ridiculous. and will make the
country the laughing stock of the
nations"
Up to the time of going to press
however. no instances have been
reported of indignant citizens re-
tuslnG these coins when offe1e to
them.
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Cured OF Rnght,s Disease

Mr.. Robert o. Burke. Elnora, N. Y.
writes: Before started to use Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure had to get ur
from twelve to twenty times a night.
and was AL bloated up with dropsy
and my eyeSight was so impaired
could scarcely see one o. my family
across the room. 1 had given up hone
OF living, when a friend recommended
foley's Kidney Cure. One so cent
oottle worked wonders and before ]
MAD taken the third bottle the dropsy
mad gone as well as all other symp-
toms of Bright's desease. Sold by ali
druggists.
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NOT ONE DEATH IN THE HISTORY
Of THIS TOWN.

Seattle. Nov, 23.-Twenty-two
years town and yet no GENE
terry within a radius of FORTY miles
IS the claim advanced by the resi-
dents OF Metaline, Wash. To
make the claim even more remar.
kable. the city has been dead in a
business way for twenty-five
years, although it had great min
eral at its finger tips. waiting it's
awakening. But it is now exhi-
biting signs of life.
.Metaline is unique in manv
respects. The absence of GENE
terry Is a case in point. Colville
forty miles distant. is.said TO have
the nearest cemetery The old
time citizens solemnly saw that
there had been no funeral there
since the city was founded. and
that not one person has died of
illness.
They claim sickness is almost
unknown there Deed Man'e
Rect below the falls, has five
graves along the shore, but this
IS occassioned by drownings that
have taken place up the river to-
ward Newport, the bodies float
Tag to this point, where they are
thrown on the reef and are placed
IN the ground without funeral or
casket.
Indications point to a great
future for Metaline. 1t is now
wholly dependent upon the steam
boats that ply regularly between
Newport and lone, a distance of
nifty miles. The boats cannot 90
below lose, which is five miles
above MetAlone. the rapids i'm
peding further progress.
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Direct to the Consume r
PURE RYE, BOURBON and
CORN WISHES.

Below we offer you a selection
OF standard brands of known
Purity, Age and Excellence, af-
fording you the opportunity OF
saving between IS and so pei
cent. on same and only ask a
sample order to demonstrate the
superiority Of the goods over
others Of like price.
ne pay Express charges and SAiz
IN q plum sealed package.
-Four full quarts Tyron's Best
Rye, 10 years. express prepaid,
$500.
Tyson's Albemarle Club Rye
3 years old, four full quarters,
express prepaid, $500.
Tyson's Norfolk Rye, 6 years
old, four full quarts, express pre-
paid, $2.75.
Tyson's Exposition Kentucky
Kye, 4 years old. four full quarts.
express prepaid, s.. 80.
IysOn's Pure North Carolina
Corn Whiskey, four full quarts,
express prepaid, s.. go.
Iys0n's Pure Mountain Apple
Brandy, four full quarts, express
prepaid, So. so.
Iyson's Apple Brandy. years
old, express prepaid, four full
quarts, So, 80.
You run no risk il dealing with
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What our Reporter saw IN
New York.

"a recent visit to one of the Largest
paint factories in the world, disclosed
machinary that was producing 10, 600
gallons OF paint, and doing it better
and In less time than 100 gallons could
be made by hand mixing.
This was the celebrated /. & NJ.
Paint.
The L. & M. Zinc hardens L. & M.
White Lead and makes L. a.. M.
FAINT wear like iron for 10 to Is years.
gallons l.. & M. mixed with 3
gallons LInseed Oil makes Z gallons
OF paint at cost of less than 81 25
per gallon.
If any defect exists in l.. & M.
Paint, will repaint house for nothing.
donations of L. & M. made to
churches.
Sold by VIM. H. c. Murray. Will
Jams Wharf.
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s. p u & r.
Pure FIaV0TinQ Extracts

Made by the c. F. SAUER CO.. Richmond, Va
SOLD UNDER PROTECTION OF ALL PURE FOOD LAWS
OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
Eight Gold Medals First Awards Purity Strength and F
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Owing to the excellence of SAUERS EXTRACTS none are
sold IN less than TEN CENT BOTTLES.
1t your Grocer does not keep SAUERS EXTRACTS write
us and we will send sample and the goce
@aueT's Pure Extracts.
Try SaHer's Vanilla Eenops toe. and CSC Bottles
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GASOLINE ENGINES.

Because Of the scarcity OF
labnrsrs. you are perhaps going
to purchase Gasoline or Kero-
sens Engine-the greatest of all
labor-sayers. But don't expert
mcnt. Buy the Fairbanks
Morse engine and the New
Holland fesd-milI. You know
what they are. Write for cata-
logues. A. J. HUFF. Virginia
Travelling Agent. Richmond, Va.
Local Selling Agent Wanted.
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7'cEsDAr. NOV. Is, l,o7.

- ouNnAf. would hs greatly IN.
s.te9 ~ its correspondents IL thev
49, 'Hall their news letters So az TO
each this ofice before Wednes,, = :,
SsrninE. A great many items have -,
~spuSlished or be carried over until
ss following week and be stale read
Because they do not reach this
sAce in time.
OoituArIes and resolutions of reepact
-. enly % inserted as paid mater FOR
~hieh charge Of Eve cents per line Is
ConmunicatioDs advocating caudi-
aasss fer efiics will be Charged for A
regular line rstes for advertising.
Reading nstioe. 10 cents per line.
csssrast rate. furnished .A appii-
All transient Advertisements will be
sAaEged for. at the rate of SO cts. per
encS fer the first insertion, IS cte. per
AsA :er each subsequent insertion
vhe~ ne change is made.