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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-01
r GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
TILE VICE OF INTEMPEEANCE.

Poem: Drink and Woman-The Num-
Der and Influence of Temperance
Societies is Growing in Nearly
Every European Country.
In a hospital ward a woman lay
Painfully gasping her life away;
So bruised and beaten you scarce could
trace
Womanhood's semblance in form or face.
Yet the hair that over the pillow rolled '
In n tangled mass was like threads of cold;
And never a sculptor in any land
Nodded a daintier foot or hand.
Said one who ministered to her need:
None bu. a coward could do this deed;
And what bitter hate could have nerved
the arm -,
That a helpless creature like this could
harm"
Then the dim eyes, hazy with deaths
Slowly unlocked, and the swollen lips
Murmured family: Gle loves me we'll
NV husband-'twas drink-be sure and tell
When he comes to himself-that l forgive;
Poor fellow-for him l would like to 1--we"
A shudder, a moan, as the words were
said,
And a ~drunkards Wlie on the couch lay
dead.
Oh, fathers, who your daughters rear,
Somebody's daughter is lying here! \
Oh, brothers of sisters, come and see
What the fate of your precious one may
be!
Oh, man! however you love your home,
Be it palace, or cottage, meath heavens
blue dome;
This demon of drink can enter in;
For law strikes hands and bargains with
sin.
You have legalized crime, you have the
gold,
Now hand them over, the sons you sold
Keep pushing them forward. Drink, boys
drink
Your fathers are paid for your souls, they
And in the great mart where mammom
strives
Cheapest of all things are human lives.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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CHAPTER III.
Aunt Maria's Headache.

Aunt Maria's Headache.
Tt is true that Miss Maria was no
mother, but the responsibilities OF
her position in regards to Sophy were
the same as though she had been her
child, while her diff u were even
greater than she was aware of. The
canon knew little or nothing of this.
His sister, who understood him thor
oughly, spared him all such trou-
bles as though she had been his
wife. He had his edition of Milton
and his Concordance to think about.
he had q large correspondence with
sympathizing friends, and he mag
1ned himself to be a man full of at
fairs" who had quite the average
share of troubles. Save for the abb
senee of his son, however, they were
crumpled nos leaves. The very
breath of heaven, thanks to his Sis
ter's care, was not suffered to visit
his cheek too roughly.
At this very moment, when the
cigars have been produced at his
pleasant Trinity rooms (for under
the influence of the genial weed the
talk grows deeper and wider, and
carries the thought with it,, and
while his part is but to encourage
guests who need nc spur, Miss Maria
has another and less agreeable task
before her. The girl who calls her
aunt, and whom she loves more dear
ly far than most women love their
nfeces, is alone with her in the draw
ing-room for a few minutes, pre-
yiously to their going upstairs to
dress for the ball.
? "Sophy, / have a word or two to
say to you"
ayes, Aunt Maria"
She looked up with such a sweet
smile of simplicity and assent that it
almost put to fight Aunt Maria's in
tended probation.
Whatever imprudence the girl
commits" she says to herself, "she
has certainly 10 thnngbt Of wrong.
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Saloons in France.

At present there is n liquor shop
for every eighty-three persons in
France. In Paris, where there are
615 miles of streets, there are over
$4,000 liquor selling places-nearly
ffty-four to a mile. One industrial
centre, Roubaix, containing a popu-
lation over 100000, has now one
liquor-selling place for every fifty in
habitants. In all France there are
463,967 liquor shops, an increase of
more than 100000 during the last
twenty-five years. And yet some peo-.
pie want to see the United States fol-
low France in wine drinking.-Na-
tiOnal Advocate.
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Sidc-Hill Pillow Memorial.

A monument to commemorate the
man who invented and manufactured
the first side-hall pillow will soon bel
erected in Peru, Ind. The pillow wasi
first designed and cast at a little fur7Y
mace on the top of a mountain in
Peru seventy-6ve years ago by a many
named Warren. Lately n of the in
ventor's sons, a wealthy resident on
Philadelphia, visited his birthplace
and drew up plans for a ~suitablei
memorial to his father. I
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An Array Of Responsibility.

At the last meeting of the Scottish
Temperance League, in Glasgow,
there we're eighteen hundred people in
the audience, ~three-fourths men, and
a solid bank of leading men on the
platform, one hundred of them
preachers, the others prominent IN
business and professions.
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What

1t is not what people eat, but what
they digest, that makes them strong.
It is not what they gain, but what
they save, that makes them rich. IL
Is not what they read, but what they
remember, that makes them learned:
It is not what they profess, u what
they practice that makes them right
eous.-Herald of Light.
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The Growth of the Soul.

We have only to be patient, to
pray, to do His will, according to our
present light and strength, and the
growth of the soul will go OH. The
plant grows in the mist and under
cloud as truly as under sunshine. so
does the heavenly principle Within
w, z. Charming.
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Largest Toothpick Factory.

The largest quill toothpick factory
in the world is near Paris, where
here is an annual product of 20,0O0,-
900 quilts. The factory was started
to make quill pens, but when these
went out of general use it was con-
verified into a toothpick mill.
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TfNuGHTS 'FoR THE
r~ MT O.
NAA~
0ulET x.HC~
TILE GOOD WILL OF GOD.

God sendeth sun, He sendeth shower;
Alike they're needed for the flower;
And joys and tears alike are sent
To give the soul fit n%ourishment;
As comes to me-. or cloud or sun,
Father, Thy will, not mine, be done!
Can loving children e'er reprove =
With murmurs those they trust and love?
Creator! 1 would ever be
A trusting, loving child to Thee;
As comes to me, or cloud or sun,
Father, Thy will, not mine, be done!
o ne'er will I at life repine;
Enough. that Thou hast made it mine,
l will yet sing with parting breath:
As comes to me, or cloud or sun,
Father, Thy will, not mine, be done!
Sarah F. Adams, author of Nearer, My
God, to Thee" in Philadelphia Ledger.
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Furnish No Helpful Element.

Beer, wine, spirits, ETC., furnish no
element capable of entering into the
composition of the blood, muscular
fibre, or any part which Is the seat
of the vital principle.
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The Safe Kind.

The safe kind of whisky, declares
Dr.. Wiley, of the Department of Agri-
culture, is that which is bottled. THE
records show that whisky left in a
bottle has never injured anyone sert-
ously," states Harper's Weekly.
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Canadian immigration.

Consul-General Church Howe, of
Montreal, reports that the total immi-
grafton into Canada during 1906 was
215,912, aD increase of forty-nine per
cent, oyer 1905.
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AFamous Welsh Preachers AIIegory.

One of the most effective allegories
ever spoken by human tongue was
spoken by Christmas Evans. In re-
lation to the Evil Spirit walking
through dry places seeking rest and
finding none, he commences by de-
scribing the genius of evil lowering
like a vulture on wings Internal
above a lovely district in Wales
watching for an opportunity of COM
municating himself through the ave-
nue. of some perverted desire to an
unguarded soul. ..
Presently his fiery glance fixes it.
self upon a young lad in the budding
time of life, whose lovely cheeks
shamed the crimson of the rose. He
was driving his masters cart to the
market.
There he u.s." said the Evil Spirit.
I will cast myself into his bosom.
He has to take back a considerable
sum of money to his master. I will
persuade him to steal and quit the
country. Then once started in a
career Of debauchery and crime, I
shall have no difficulty in persuading
him to continue it." ....
He approaches the youth, who, as
though cognizant Of the evil in
auences about him and which are
assailing the citadel of his safety, be-
gins to sing: Guide Me, o Thou
Great Jehovah, Pilgrim Through This
Barren Land"
"O!" exclaimed the Devil, "this is
a dry place" Then continued the
preacher: II saw him poised on wings
IF darkness above a charming valley
surrounded with beautiful hills. The
silvery stream vending its way made
sweet music between emerald banks
gemmed with flowers. A little ivy
bound cottage stands near by, its trel-
Used window bathed in the bloom
Of jessamine and ~honeysuckle. Be-
Meath the caves sits a maiden fair
some eighteen years Of age; a flower
among flowers.
There she is" said the Evil One.
I will gently insinuate the evil
thought in her heart. She shall re-
volve it over and over in her mind
and it shall evolve itself into a clan
iestine act that shall bring ruin and
shame. Then, Stunned by decency
and trampled upon by society, she
will give herself up to a life of aban-
comment. What more can I desire?"
See! The foul iend approaches
her. My Cod I%nterpose to prevent
the hideous calamity!
OH" He pauses, pierced as with
q shaft of life. The maiden is sing
ing:
Jesus, lover of my soul;
Let me to Thy bosom fly.
Another dry place"
Passing down the valley the glow
ering enemy beheld an old mother in
Israel with tremulous step going to
seek a little kindling to bake her last
cake until the parish p~ittance came
to hand, but that does not fall due
for a few days yet to come.
Says the Evil Spirit: II will tempt
her to doubt the love and power Of
God. Hark! What is the toothless
bag mutteripg to herself?" For the
mountains shall DEPART the hills be
removed, but My kindness shall not
depart from you. Neither shall the
covenant of Ny peace be removed
saith the Lord that hath mercy upon
you"
Another dry place. What course
am I to pursue now? 1t has been a
dry day Of failure, and I am over
taken by the night"
Back to his sulphurous den squirm-
Ing goes the foul 6end to glover in
one light of lurid fires, for that days
I'll success."-Rev. j. /. Davis.
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Lake Huron holds a curious record
in having more islands than any Other
lake. 1t Las at least 5000. Tough
Erne. in ireland. has $50 islands .
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Piety Without Reserve.
Christian heroism is Diety without
q string to it.
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SASe w 0'N
If he thought that Adair was a
coward, MI. Perry's judgment was
even less acute than usual. The
former had actually had it in his
mind by that long-continued stare at
his rival to goad him on to quarrel.
If he could have induced Perry to
disgrace himself in public he would
have cheerfully run the personal risk
to which it would have undoubtedly
exposed him. AS the night o on,
the other grew more impatient; once
or twice he passed into the refresh
ment room, from which he emerged
with heightened color, only again to
scan in vain the c~ountenances Of the
dancers for her he sought. At last,
with a smothered oath, he left the
place, and, shouldering his way with
out much courtesy through the
throng, reached the outer hall. A
wind had arisen and was driving the
rain in sheets through the deserted
town.
will you have a fly, Mr.. Perry?"
inquired one of the ticket porters,
who knew him.
Course your flies!" was the curt
rejoinder, as in his thin patent boots
and evening dress he stepped into
the street with nothing but his cap
and gown to shield him from the
storm.
That's a queer chap" observed
the custodian Of the hats and coats
to the ticket porter. -
GAY! but a good plucked one," OBJ
served the other admiringly. -
To be Continued. q
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-24
Baseball Notes.
Poor playing, New Haven.

Poor playing, New Haven.
 Errors were numerous and came at very convenient times for Waterbury.
 Durant's Pets played errorless ball and certainly deserved the game.
 Barry was New Haven's chief offend- CT in the error-making, fumbling one easy one and allowing another to roll through his legs.
 If Wade had been awake he would have gone after the ball and probably saved a run.
 Nolte had an off day, for he after wards said he couldn't even see the plate. His numerous wild pitches cor roborated this statement.
 Sherwood is certainly favorte with the fans. His ills were their ills yes terday, and his good fortune theirs. The "kid" accomplished a feat in the sixth inning which was impossible for Nolte--he shut out Waterbury without man reaching first. He also allowed only one hit in five innings.
 Bunyan's base running could certain ly be improved
 Harry Jope was out of the game yes terday on account of split finger.
 McEnroe made big hit in his home town, both at the bat and in the field. Three hits out of four times at bat, and a clean fielding record.
 Romer was sent out in left field in Sherwoods place and got two put-outs in succession.
 Roaring Red" Rorty maae his first appearance as an umpire in the State league yesterday and was very satis- factory-an unusual incident when an umpire makes his debut, especially in this city.
 Rorty showed his imperiousness by telling the players on both the New Haven and Waterbury benches to stop their coaching. Rorty also showed his experience as an acrobat by skillfully lodging several of Nolte's and Sher- woods wild ones.
 The Bridgeport Post says that New Haven is slowly getting into form and will be heard from later. When is that time coming? Yesterdays game might change this generous opinion,
 Chicago is again tied with the New York Nationals for first place.
 The St. Louis Americans had the happiness of being out of last place for two days. They dropped down out of sight again yesterday.
 The St. Louis Nationals reached the twenty-three lost mark Tuesday and their hoodoo seems to have been brok- en by the skiddoo mark.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-24
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
of Officers, Delegates and Com
 mittees Yesterday.

Hartford, May 23.--At the second day session of the one hundred and fif- teenth annual convention of the Con necticut State Medical society in this city to-day the house of delegates re- ported the following officers and conn mittees as elected:
 President-Everett J. Mcknight, Hartford.
 -presidents-Dr Franklin P. Clark Danbury; Dr. Moner c. Hazen, Haddam
 Secretary pr. Walter R. Steiner, Hartford.
 Treasurer-Dr. Joseph H. Town sent, New Haven.
 Member of the committe on med ical examination and medical educa- tion-Dr. Horace s. Fuller, Hartford.
 Committee on public policy and legis- lation-Hartford county, Dr. Phineas H. Ingalls, Hartford; New Haven coun- ty, Dr. Charles s. Rodman, Waterbury; New London county, Dr. John G. Stan ton, New London; Fairfield county, Dr. John w. Wright, Bridgeport; Wind ham county, Dr. Sheldon B. Overlook, Pomfret Litchfield county, Dr. Elias Pratt, Torrington; Middlesex county, Dr. Charles E. Stanley, Middletown; Holland county, Dr. Eli P. Flint, Rock vile.
 Delegates to state societies-Main Dr. M M. Johnson, Hartford; pr. Will liam w Hooker, New Haven. New Hampshire, Dr. William B. Coggswell, IStratford; Dr. Francis N. Loomis, Derby Vermont, Dr. Robert c. White, Willimantic; Dr. E. T. Davis, Ellington. Massachusetts, Dr. w. s. Hurlburt, Winsted; pr. Carl E. Nun Iger, Waterbury. Rhode Island, Dr. J. H. Kingman, Middletown; Dr. F. A. Morrell, Putnam. New York, Dr.. Jean Dumortier, South Norwalk; Dr. c. Dal- ton, Hartford. New Jersey, pr. c. P. Lindsley, New Haven; Dr. c. c. Beach, Hartford. Pennsylvania, Dr. George B. Harris, Norwich; pr. Francis Net tleton, Shelton.
 Committee on scientific work-Dr. l.. W, Bacon, jr., New Haven; Dr. F. M. Wilson, Bridgeport, and pr. Walter B. Steiner, Hartford
 Committee on Honorary Members and Degrees-Dr. Otto G. Ramsey, New Haven ,Dr. Thomas F. Rockwell Rock vile; Dr. William Bissell, Lakeville
 Delegates to the American Medical Association-Dr. W. H. Carmalt, New Haven, one year; Dr. c. Chester Brown, Danbury, two years.
 The house also reported that the an nual session next year would be held in New Haven the fourth Wednesday and Thursday.
 The annual session closed with a banquet this evening at the Allyn House for the members and guests.
 At the session to-day Dr. Oliver T, Osborne of New Haven presented pa | per on "The Diagnosis of Kidney In- sufficiency, and the Treatment of Urae- mia" He said that if the kidneys failed to perform their duty the whole body begins to be poisoned The paper was almost entirely technical. A cef- tain amount of water ingested is nee essary for the kidneys. It is wrong to withhold water in diabetes. The condi- tion of the heart affects greatly the ac- tion of the kidneys. Long-conttnueJ intestinal indigestion affects the condi- tion of the kidneys. The paper was discussed in the afternoon.
 Drs. Ralph A. O'Donnell, Mark s Bradley and George Blumer, all of New Haven, participated in discussions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-24
POLES NEW THEATER.

The first week of the Poli Opera companys summer season at Polls theater next week will be devoted to sumptuous revival of Harry B. Smiths and Victor Herbert's tuneful opera, "The Fortune Teller" in which Alice Nelson rose to fame. Milton and Sar- gent Aborn, who are directing the op- cratic diversion at Polls have engaged a cast of general and individual excel fence to be seen in this and other ope- ras. In "The Fortune Teller" three of the most important roles will be as- sumed by artists who won their great est successes in these same parts in former seasons, and therefore are most happily placed in next weeks program.
 Vaudeville at Polls all this week with daily matinses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-24
SEMI-FINAL
IN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Miss Bishop Beats Miss liar Lon Easily and Miss Mix
 Takes Honors.

White Plains, May 23.-Neither of the semi-final round matches for metropol- itan honors proved close to-day. Miss Bishop showed that she is taking more and more kindly to the Knollwood course by administering a decisive beating to Miss Harrison.
 Miss Harrison won the long fifth hole up the hill, and later one more, but she turned for home down, so that 1t was a comparatively easy matter for Miss Bishop to win the match by up and 5 to play.
 Another match that claimed the at tention of the gallery was between Miss Mix and Miss Milne. Miss Mix assumed lead with a capital at the long fourth hole and the 425-yard fifth up the hill was also hers in another D.. 1t was there that the Englewood girl brought off clever put clear across the green. Then 2 up, Miss Mix con- tinued to improve her position by win ming the seventh and eighth holes in 4 each, They halved the ninth in be- cause Miss Mix took puts. Her card showed 45 going out. Good enough to enable her to turn for home 4 up.
 Miss Milne took 49. A beautiful re- covery from the bunker enabled Miss Mix to get halve in at the tenth hole. She used a wooden spoon. The only of the tournament was made by Miss Milne at the 11O-yard, eleventh hole, where she laid her iron-shot stone dead.
 This seemed to disconcert the other, who promptly took three puts and fol- lowed with three more puts on the twelfth green. This left Miss Milne only ? down, and she had a great chance to reduce this still more at the thirteenth, but she missed a short put and they halved in G.
 From the next tee Miss Milne's drive hit the top of the bunker and the hole went to Miss Mix in 4 to g. although better putting would have enabled Miss Milne to get half. This made Miss Mix up and when the next hole was halved in the Englewood player stood dominic 3. The match ended on the next green, where Miss Mix got a 5 after being in the bunker on her sec ond This made Miss Mix winner by 4 up and to play. Playing out the | bye-holes, the Englewood girl got an S6, as against 91 for Miss Milne.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-24
SLOW AND USELESS CAME
 WON BY WATERBURY Nolte Knocked Out of Box in Four Innings and Re-
 placed by Sherwood HoLYoKE TAKES TWO Whalers Surprise Senators and Springfield White
 washes Orators.

In the slowest and most listless eX- h.hition of baseball at the Prairie this season, Durant's Pets, the league lead CTS. defeated New Haven 8 to 4. The New Haven nine did not show the slightest sign of anxiety as to the result of the game, but played like an amateur team, making five errors, all of which counted much in the run making by Waterbury. Nolte was assigned by Hayward to do the box work. He was knocked out of the box In four and two- thirds innings being replaced by sher- wood, who, although little wild, held Waterbury down to one hit during the rest of the game.
 Waterbury started In the first inning to win the game, scoring one run. Ward hit to left field and scored on Nolte's wild throw. They repeated their tally ing in the second inning. Schincel hit over second. went to second on Bronkie's single Both men were ad- vanced on McEnroe's safe bunt. and were scored on Nolte's wild throw. Ward was safe on Havward's bad er TOT of a slow grodnder and LcChance singled scoring McfEnrOe.
 The Brownies tallied one run in their half of the second. Bunyan singled and went to third on Bronkie's error, SCOT ing on Sherwood's single over third.
 In the third inning waterbury again tallied, McNellis walking, went to sec ond on Schincel's sacrifice and scored on McEnroe's single to left field.
 T., +bo AftJ, Narxr IJoxyay bod 4x1yo y,1o,, cross the plate. Sherwood singled, went to third on Curtiss' long single to cen ter and scored on Barry's two-bagger. Curtiss also scored on Wards throw to third from right field Barry attempted to take third after stopping half way between second and third, but was nab bed by McAndrews.
 Both New Haven and Waterbury scored in the seventh. In Waterbury's half of the inning McEnroe walked, fol- lowed shortly by McAndrew McEnroe scored on Sherwoods wild pitch. In New Haven's half Barry was hit by Bronkie and scored on Councils timely single.
 The game was of a most uninterest- ing nature. Sherwoods replacing Nolte in the fifth served to offer slight in .terest as the "Kid' is a great favorite with the fans McEnroe. the Water bury shortstop. New Haven boy, made a big hit here by getting three hits out of four times at the bat. and also playing an errorless game at short.
 New Haven's defeat is partly due to the disobeying of Hayward's rule in re- gard to the playing of the felders. He told them all to back up the inield. Their failure to do this cost them sev- eral runs.
 Roaring Red Rorty, the polo official, was the "Ump" and was on to his job He made the players stop their croak- ing from the benches and also pleased the fans with his decisions
 The score.