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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
A THEFT OF 100000
American Mail Bag Stolen on Board
To 1uorco-nn arrpcf-

American Mail Bag Stolen oar
La Provence-One Arrest.
Paris, France.-An American mail
bag, the contents of which are valued
at approximately 100000, has been
stolen. The theft occurred on board
the French Line steamer La Prov
ence, which left New York on Febru-
airy >2S and arrived at Havre on
March 6.
The postal authorities have placed
the affair in the hands of detectives.
A man giving the name OF Butloss
was arrested here recently with
American securities to the value of
s42,O in his possession for which
he could not account satisfactorily.
Butloss is believed to be an accom-
plice of the thieves, and to have been
attempting to negotiate the proceeds
OF the robbery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
pleasant Surprise" For
:Jones and His True

pheasant Surprise" For
Jones and His True. Wife.
Saltillo, Mexico.-The wife of G.
Belle Jones, q wealthy American bust
ness man in North Mexico, has ar.
rived here from Long Beach, CAL,
where she lived for several years.
She was panied and shocked to find
her husband living with another Mrs.
Jones. He weakened, "a taken be-
fore the local authorities and swore
the Long Beach woman, was his legal
wife.
Jones came to Mexico twelve years
ago, bringing wife No. 2 with him.
The original Mrs. Jones says that she
received letters regularly from him.
He always wrote that he was work.
ing at a small salary in o remote
mining camp and could not get
enough money ahead to visit her. She
has been saving money for several
years to make this visit, thinking tc
give him a pleasant surprise. He has
a son born in Mexico.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
ALI Of a Sudden Wintarberg
Lost q Good Appetite.

Lakeview, Iowa.-Mrs. Charles
Wintarberg, the young and pretty
bride of a business man here, has
suddenly disappeared, causing a SEN
sation, particularly to Mr.. Wintar-
berg. He found this note on the din
ing table instead of his dinner:
"Good-by, Charlie. I am going
away. I do not love you any more"
Inquiry develops that a well-known
young man of Auburn, Sac County,
to whom Mrs. Wintarberg was once
engaged, is absent from home. The
husband says he had no intimation of
his brides unhappiness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
The Field of b

A building trades council has been
formed in Lawrence, Mass.
Eighteen unions in Germany pub
lish a newspaper of their own.
Boston (Mass.) ladies' garment
cutters formed a union recently.
Master horseshoers, Of Can Jose,
CAL, have granted che journeymen
the wage raise demanded.
Union printers of Norfolk, Va,
have made a demand for an increase
in their wage scale Of $3.50 a week.
The increase is based on the increased
cost of living.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
ARRESTS FOR LONDON THEFT.
Two Famous Criminals Taken For
Robbing Tiffany's Abroad.

New York City.-Charged with
having committed a jewelry robbery
in London, the biggest recorded by
the police in twenty years, TWO
thieves we'll known to the police were
arrested on board the Hamburg
American liner Amerika when she
reached Quarantine. Jewelry valued
at between $4,000 and $4,000
which it is alleged they stole from
Tiffany's London, house and another
big jewelry store in Bond street, was
concealed about their persons and IN
their first cabin on the Amerika.
The mel were booked as Arthur
Preston Green and Charles Rohrer.
Their pictures are in the Rogues' Gal
lerY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Oeyeland's Birthday Observed.

The SEVENTEEN birthday of Grover
Cleveland was commemorated at
Caldwell, N. j., at the First Presby-
terian Church parsonage by the I'M
yelling of e tablet inscribed: In this
room Grover Cleveland was born
March Is, 1887" In New York City
National, State and city flags were
flown from the City Hall in his honor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
"LOOK FOR THE WOMAN" HERE;
STUDY HER VARYING MOODS
Talk About Laying Bare Hr Soul --TheSe Brief Stories, Gathered From One
Days ~TelegPaphie News, Prove What Adam Knew, That She
ENteS at Once the LOdeS and Lowest Emotions.

1t is not necessary to "look for the
woman" in any of these short and in
teresting stories. AS always she
aroused the love, inspired the jeal-
ousy, excited the hatred that lends
them all q moral and makes them all
so valuable to the student of human
nature-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
odd Names of Sanors.l

When the crew OF the timber lad
en- vessel from Nova Scotia we're
lined UP at Liverpool In order that
they might declare" before the Gus
toms officer, one man gave Hsssname
as Washington Seafoam, ana another
as Salvation Army. Thinking the
men were joking, the officer appealed
to the captain, who confirmed the ac-
curacy of the names. rBir1ninghaml
Post.
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and women's boots and a mans hat.
She ran away"
She left It's note, which the police
have:
81 have decided to kill myself.
Don't bring any more girls from Ken
osha to Racine while I am alive. I
would have killed you last night only
my nerve failed me-"
The note is unsigned. The police
say the writer is a married woman OF
Racine, where the Graves family live.
Graves admits that the Racine woman
is jealous of him, but vows he Is not
certain that she shot him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Felony TO Run q Bucket.Shop.

Governor Folk, of Missouri, signed
the bill passed by the last Leglslat-
ure making it a felony to operate a
bucket-shop in Missouri. The pen
atty clause also includes any tele-
graph or telephone company which
Furnishes information to a bucket
shop. The Governor also signed a
bill amending the pool-selling law SO
as to make telegraph and telephone
Instruments devices for registering
bets on horse races.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Bridegroom Of Is Shoots
Wife and Kills Himself.

Richmond, Va.-Oris Thompson, a
cotton mill operator, eighteen years
old, shot and fatally wounded his
young wife and killed himself at
Lynchburg. They married three
months ago and quarrelled two weeks
ago.. Then the bride, who has worn
long skirts only since her wedding,
left her husband and sought a board
ing house. Thompson went to his
wife's apartments and talked with
her awhile.
She vowed she would not return to
him. Mad with jealous rage, he
drew a revolver and shot her twice,
one ball piercing her neck. Then
Thompson blew out his alleged
brains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
American Pe,nut Shortage.

estimate a yield of ffty-three and
one-third per cent. peanut crop based
on the crop Of 1905 (Which was es-
timated by the Americal Nut Jour-
nal, of Petersburg, Va, at 1900, 900
buShelS).
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HUSBANDS VENGEANCE.
In This Case the Man Who Steals a
Wife is Killed.

Richmond, Vac. B. Miles, a
miner, at Seaboard, Tazeweil County,
was shot and instantly killed by Rich
ard Terrell. 1t is alleged that Miles,
who had been boarding with Terrell,
had become too fond of Ferrell's wife.
He was ordered to leave the place,
but he persuaded Mrs. Terrell to go
with him. Terrell came upon t!
two while they were making thei"
escape and promptly shot Miles dead.
Terrell gave himself ul.,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
MOB LYNCHES TWO WOMEN.
Negresses, Who Had Attacked White
Woman, Shot in Arkansas.

Stamps, Ark.-Two negro women
were shot to death by a mob at Nc
Kamie, a village six miles south of
here. The town has no Jail and the
women had been locked up in the
schoolhouse and a guard placed in
charge of the building. They were
charged with using a razor with
probably fatal effect on Mrs. Ella
Rhoton, a white woman, and her
daughter, and kicking Mrs. Rhoton's
little son.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
MANITOBAN LABOR FAMINE.
Vast Railroad Projects That Contrac-
tors Are Unable to Carry Out.

Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Slx tnou-
sand miles of railrLad are under con-
tract to be completed during 1907 on
the prairies between Winnipeg anu
the mountains CT Western CANADA
on the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
Canadian Northern Railroad, Great
Northern and Grand Trunk and Pa
cifc. The latter has opened 100 new
towns.
There is DO labor to complete this
work. Contractors are growing des-
perate, as they are under heavy pen
alties to complete the work. All hill
contracts are let with a bonus a
nenalty in Western Canada.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

William O'Brien Gains Libel Suit.
The jury in the libel suit of Will
lam O'Brien, M. P, against the
Freeman's Journal, of Dublin, Ire
land, awarded the plaintiff a farthing
on each Of the six counts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
GETS A PRIZE AND DIES.
Town Belle Expires After Skating
Four Hours in a Rink.

Rayville, La.-"I feel so tired"
gasped Miss Mary Hixon, twenty
years old, the belle Of the town.. at
midnight after she had skated four
hours in a roller rink without missing
q number. Miss Hixon fell back into
the arms of her escort. Roland Will
Jams. and was dead in a few seconds:
A physician said that the nights
exertion had affected the girls heart.
Miss Hixon recently adopted the
roller craze, and had become a pro-
fcient skater. An hour before being
stricken she and her partner had been
awarded the prize for the most grace
ful couple on the floor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Nine Die in School Wreck.

Nine persons, eight Of them school
children, were killed and many 9TH
ers injured at Durango, Mexico, by
the collapse of the roof Of the public
school building while the rooms were
crowded. The dead include n of
the teachers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Perverted Proverbs.
on thera is strength.

In onion there is strength.
Sweats are the juices Of adversely.
Cosmetics cover a multitude OF
skins.
A soft director turneth away graft.
He'll hath no fury like woman's
corn. 49,.
A wise boss maketh a glad part.
A fat rebate is rather to be chosen
than straight profits.
A woman is known by the COOKS
she cannot keep.
Fools invest where angels fall 70
swim.-Saturday Night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Blasting Cap Tears Off Mans Head.

L. L. Walden, superintendent of
the Purcell mines in the Serrita
Mountains. Arizona, was killed by
the explosion of a blasting cap which
he was crimping between his teeth.
He lived several hours with his head
almost Off.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
EXPELLED FROM ASSEMBLY.
Punishment Inflicted OIL the Rev. j.
Frank Burke at Trenton.

Frank Burke at Trenton.
Trenton, N. J.-For the first time
in the history of the New Jersey Leg
islature a preacher has been driven
off the floor of the House. This was
the punishment inflicted on the Rev.
J. Frank Burke, secretary of the
New Jersey Anti-Saloon League, be-
cause of his charges Of conspiracy
made against Assemblymen Perkins,
Klenert and Alexander for the failure
of the House Judiciary Committee,
of which they were a majority, to re-
port the local option bill introduced
at the instance of the League.
Mr.. Burke failed to su%bstantiate
his charges and this was the punish
ment decided upon by the House.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Mother of DR.. Osler Dead.

Mrs. Featherston Osler died at her
home in Toronto, Canada, IN ner
1Olst year. She was the mother OF
Professor William Osler, of OXFORD,
who advocated the chloroformlng o.
veterans over sixty years OF age.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

To Be Electrocuted on a Saturday.
An electrocution on Saturday in
stead Of Friday, as has been the Gus
tom, will be that at Columbus, Ohio,
Of DR.. Oliver G. Haugh, who will die
April 6. the Supreme Court having
decided against his appeal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
JAIL FOR COAL TRUST HEAD.
Omaha Judge Fines Howell and Gives
Him Six Months Sentence.

Omaha.-Samuel E. Howell, presl-
dent of the Omaha Coal Trust, was
sentenced to serve six months in Jail
and pay a fine of $4,000. This is the
limit of the law.
Judge Sutton, in sentencing How
ell told him he was mo better than a
common highwayman who put a re-
volver to a mans face and made him
give up his money" He said hat If
it had not been for money and good
lawyers Howell would have been I'm
Jail long ago. where he belonged
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
nnma Hall Ceiling Falls.

The fill of a large part of b cell
ing of the hall in which the Duma
has been meeting in st. petersburg
caused an indefinite posuponement Oh
tho sessions,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

worked hard In my
time and have been
exposed again and
again to changes of
weather. 1t is no
wonder my kidneys
gave out and I went
all to pieces at last
Ea. Fnn uaarn I maa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Cuban Sugar Plantation Burned.

JuDHH SuSuI
At Guantanamo, Cuba, fire broke
out on the C%onfuente sugar planta-
ton. The damage is estimated at
more than 100000. The president
of the company owning this planta-
ton is Senior Lena, the Mayor OF Ma
drid
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
THREE BOYS HAD ECZEMA
Were Treated at DispeEsary-Dfd
Not Improve-Suffered 5 Months
Perfect Cure by Cuticura.

Perfect Cure BY Cudcura.
my three children had eczema for five
months. A little sore would appear On: The,
head and seemed very itchy, increasiuEs
day after day. The baby had had |. about
q week when the second boy took the-dis-,
ease and a few sores developed, then sthc
third boy took it. For the first three
months I took them to the N Dispens
sary, but they did not setm to improve.
Then used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, and in a few weeks they had
improved, and when their heads were well
you could see nothing of the sores. Mrs.
Kate Keim, 5l3 West 18th St, New York,
N. Y. Nov. l, S. and q. 1907
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Wounded in a French Duel.

NJ. Arene, a Senator, and M. Bris-
son, a newspaper man, fought a duel
with swords at Paris, in which the
former was severely injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

One trial will convince you Of the
culiar fitness of Natures remedy, Garfield
Tea. For liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels, for impure blood, rheumatism and
chronic ailments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
Jealous Woman Puts on
Mans Clothes and Shoots.

Kenosha, VISA woman wearing
mans clothes shot twice at Herbert
A. Graves, a young unmarried archi-
tect, in his office. One bullet pierced
his left hand. He Gays only:
1.-THE person who shot me stood
behind portieres and J saw a raincoat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
SUB-TREAsURY CASH NOT FOUND
Count Of $e2, 0OO,O 900 in Chicago
Fails to Reveal Missing $3.50

Chicago.-The official count OF the
money in the Sub-Treasury was COM
pleted,. and with it went the last hope
that the missing $4,000 might be
accounted for through a mistake in
depositing or checking up.
Practically $62, 100000 was gone
over under the direction of Deputy
Assistant Treasurer Gideon c. Bantz,
wac came, from Washington to SUI
Dervise the work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10
d TO A sEApoE.
Worn Down by Five Years OF Suffer
ing From Kidney Complaint.

Mrs. Remethe Myers, of $50 South
Tenth ST., Ironton, o., says: 81 have
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

Mrs. SaSc's Gift.
Mrs. Russell Sage gave S575,000
in charity to four organizations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

about the mental history Of Harry
Thaw. but which technical legal OBJ
~jections had kept him from getting
before the jury. This was the thun-
derholt that smote the Thaw defense:
eff the real facts were known, I
have no right to be here trying this
man. 1t would be absolutely prohibi-
tive. But this knowledge that I have
cannot be put in any legal form at
this time. If it could it would shock
the conscience Of the court and in
stantly this last would be stopped.
Il know and so does every man
who has followed this case and who
has watched this defendant, that
Harry Thaw is insane at this moment.
and that he is absolutely incapable
of comforting with his lawyers. To
execute him would be butchery. We
have no right to try him for his life
A babel of voices broke upon the
courtroom-Jerome, Delmas, Gleason
endeavoring to get the ear of the
court, Justice Fitzgerald striving to
calm the agitated advocates. In all
parts Of the room excited men were
on their feet, despite the loud cries
of the attendants for order.
Surely, 20 more dramatic picture
has ever been presented in a court of
justice.
But this was not all. The District
Attorney, raising his voice to a pitch
that found the remotest corners Of
the courtroom, proceeded to make a
savage attack on the lawyers for the
defense.
He asserted that if certain state
ments in regard to Thaw's actions
which had been made to him were
true, he would ask the Appellate Di-
vision of the Supreme Court to take
judicial notice of the conduct of the
--1.z Co., tho lofarIonf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

The appointment of a lunacy COM
mission has been invoked under Sec
ton 65S, Chapter 5 of the Criminal
Code. Under this the court Is NJ
powered. If the defendant Is report
ed sane, the trial will be resumed;
if reported insane, he will be sent
without further proceedings to Mat
teaWan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-04-10

There have been more Presidents Of the
Presbyterian faith than of any other.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
For SaIe-Fruit and Truck Farm

of IS acres, situated near No. school
house, % miles of Lincoln City, q miles
Of Ellendale fine location with 800
peach trees in bearing order, 100 pear
trees, good variety OF apples, 3 acres in
blackberries, 6 acres in Strawberries
and all these fruits in fine shape. All
the land is in a fine state of cultivation,
and surrounded by good neighbors.
My only reason for selling Is tnat 1
want to get near a good colOred school.
Possession given any time until last oi
March; after that time, not until first
of coming year. By buying now you
can get $1,000 worth of fruit if season is
anyways favorable. This land will
grow anything. Terms made to suit
purchaser
2.15-tf. ENos R. Ross, Lincoln, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Proof Of Merit.

The proof of the merits of a plaster is
the cures it effects, and the voluntary
testimonials of those who have used
Allcock's Plasters during the past sixty
wears is unimpeachable evidence OF
their superiority and should convince
the most skeptical. Self.pIaise is no
recommendation, but certificates from
those who have used them are.
AIIcock 's are the original and genuine
porous plasters and have never been
eoualed by those who have sought to
trade upon their reputation by making
Masters with holes in them. Avoid sub
stitutes as you would counterfeit money
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Guaranteed Tailoring.

"Fit or no sale" brings us the bus
mess. We like it,-yOu'll like tt. Fine
tailoring hold their shape. While
you're getting, get the best. Over 500
choice patterns, good things, not a lot
of "dead ones" Pleasing patterns
pleasing prices - over 100 patterns,
guaranteed quality, Sl45O, $16, $l7 so
S19, suit and over 400 patterns from
S16.25 to $50 suits. Remember the
RovaI Tailors give you the correct dress
The best dressers want tailor made t.
measure suits; bankers, lawyers, doc
tors, mechanics, merchants. we get
all classes. They are good judges
Give us your Easter order now.
&. NJ. TATMAN.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Public Sale Of Household Goods.

On Saturday, March 23rd, 1907, COM
mencing at O'Clock, p. m, will sell
the following personal property One
Cook Stove, one ParlOr Stove, one Gas
oline Stove, one set of Chairs, High
Chair. Extension Table, China Closet
and Cupboard, Couch, Rocking Chairs,
Window Shades, Stands, Hall Lamp,
Wash Stands, one Hat Rack, Pictures,
Mattings, Ice Cream Freezer. The sale
will take place at my residence on
North Walnut street. Goods can be
bought private. Terms strictly cash.
GEORGE D. SMEALLIE.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Bareainsl Bargains !

Now is the time to get bargains In
sewing machines. The "New Domes-
tic" is the best sewing machine fol
family use, and we have them at mod
crate prices. Other makes as low as
twelve dollars, with all attachments
New drop head machines as low as fif
teen dollars, Come while we are offer
ing special bargains
Z. w, DAVIDSON, Jeweler,
Walnut St., Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

Ifyou want your watch set absolute
" correct to the second stop in any day
at noon at Evans & Sons JewelTy
Store, or call up telephone No. 10, and
YOU can hear the ticking of the time
signaI from the clock in the Naval Oh
servatory at Washington, D. C., as 1t
is received over the Western Union
lines. This is the signal that sets the
time of the whole country.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Answer.

Many people ask why HOlden's bread
is always so good and so uniform l
feel it my duty to answer.
lst. By using nothing but first-class
material.
End. By making it in the latest,
cIeanesu and best possible manner.
Srd. By using no alumD no lime OF
poisonous adulterations.
The above is the answer in q nutshel'
THOMAS II. LOHAN, Baker.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

The Levy Court Commissioners have
promised the citizens of Pennington
several carloads Of shells for the streets.
Fifty carloads could be used to good
advantage
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15

Spring Millinery Opening Thursday,
Friday aud Saturday, March q, ~
and %. All are cordially invited to
see my display OF up-tO-date spring
millinery. SUSIE ANDEksON'
2t Cor. 2nd and Washington SITS.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Early Plants fer sale.

The home grown, wintered over,
Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage plants,
free from lice and ready now. Other
plants will be ready soon. Ice for sale.
Write for prices and send your orders.
]. H. PRETTYMAN & BROS.
9.15-3m. Milton, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Agents Wanted.

50 so day guaranteed agents for our
low priced Scissors, Razors and mousse use
hold necessities. Many making $500
a dav. General agents wanted on
salary. Ziegler Co., 22S Locust street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-15
Letter to Jas. q. Deputy & Bro
Milford. Del.

Dear Sirs: You may like to know
what you pay for the paint in gallon
of "paint," assuming the pure paint
part of all "paints" to be all alike;whieh
it isn't and worth $l.75 a gallon.
Ofa paint adulterated 10 per cent, the
pure-paint part brings $l.94 gallon.
* ner cent brings 81 .06 a gallon.