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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
CUT WAGES OF MILL MEN.
Reduction Goes Into Effect in Fac.
tories Employing 10000 Hands.

Reduction Goes Into Effect in Fac
tories Employing 10000 Hands.
Boston.-The general reduction of
ten per cent. in the wages of New
England cotton mill operatives, which
was recently decided upon, has be-
come effective in mills employing
$4,000 persons. Next week the move
ment will apply to the pay of as many
more. The reduction is due to the
dull state of the cotton goods mar
ket, which forced many mills to cur
tain production during the winter and
at present. The cities of Fall River
and Lawrence and Berkshire County
arc not included in the general re-
duction, but may be affected later
or.
There was some interest in mill
circles as to how the operatives would
accep. the cut down. Several minor
strikes were regarded as possible, but
no serious walkout was expected at
any point. .
Curtailment is general throughout
New England. Since January 1 it is
estimated that mills with a total Of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
A Famous Encounter.

Not long ago King Edward was
visiting a country house near the
scene Of one of Cromwell's historic
battles. Strolling out one day by
himself, he met tie village black
smith returning from a shoeing expe-
dition. II say, my good fellow" said
His Majesty genially, II understand
there was a big battle fought some
where about here?" "Well-er-"
stammered the blacksmith, recognize
ing the King, II did ave a round with
Bill, the potman, but I didn't know
Your Majesty had heard of IT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
The Evolution OF
Household Remedies

The modern patent medicine bust"
ness is the natural outgrowth OF the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history Of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
hitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor:
Such remedies as picra, which was
aloes and quasaia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes a hop tonic, made
of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more Of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulate for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, i'm
pressed by the usefulness of one OF
these homemade remedies, would take
it up, improve it in many ways, manu-
facture it on a large scale, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus it would become used over a
large area. LATTERLY THEH0USE-
hold REMEDY. BUSINESS TOOK
a MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM -.
Peruna was originally one Of these
old-time remedies. It was used by the
M~ennonites, Of Pennsylvania, before it
was offered to the public for sale. Oh.
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is Of Men,
nonite origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale of it increased, and at last he
established q mandatory and fur
nished it to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in a great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and its value inthe
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in
Dr.. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
on his remedy, Peruna.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
The Field of Labor.

A metal trades council has been
organized at Brainerd, MINI.
A labor paper in the French Ian
guage has been started at Montreal,
Canada.
A union to be composed Of street
laborers. in San Francisco, Cal, is
proposed.
Kansas City (Mo.) labor unions
decided to occupy their new labor
temple on next Labor Day.
The ten = hour workday law for
women in the State of Oregon has
been declared constitutional.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
100000 COAL MINERS
TEMPORARILY QUIT
Wait Adjustment of Scale in Bi.
luminous Fields.
MANY J0BLESS MEN IN LAND
Over $4,000 Railroad Men on Seven
teen Roads Have Been Laid Of
Long Coal Strike is Not at
All Probable.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Two hundred
and fifty thousand bi%tuminous coal
miners of the United States stopped
work until a wage settlement has
been reached and a scale adopted be-
tween the members Of the United
Mine Workers Of America and the
coal operators of the various fields.
The situation, however, does not
indicate a prolonged strike. The diff
~ferences between miners and opera
tors are very slight. 1t is practically
agreed that the present wage scale
will be continued.
Vice-President Lewis, who sue
ceeded President Mitchell at mid
night. is endeavoring to revive the
interstate unit rule.
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
mines will close, as no agreement has
been reached. The Southwest Dis
trict, consisting Of Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, is
holding it's meeting at Kansas City,
and & is probable that the miners in
this district will be idle for a time.
Thirty-fve thousand men are affected.
An ayr cement is looked for in the
Kanawha field in West Virginia.
Pit,sburg.-It was decided that the
5000 miners in the Pittsburg soft
coal district should lay down their
tools at the end of the days work.
The MINI wner assert that they
have decided to end some troubles
which have worried them for years,
and so insis.ed on a two-year con-
tract. with th,a Sympathetic strike"
eliminated and with the right of arbi-
tration at all titles guaranteed.
Des Moines, 5owa.-Every coal
mine in the State If Iowa closed. The
shutdown will last at least thirty
days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
b

The thimble was originally called a
thumb-bell by the English, because
worn on the thumb. then a humble,
and finally It's present name. 1t was
a Dutch invention, and was first glass
and pearl. In China beautiful carved
pearl thimbles are seen. brought to
England in 1895. Thimbles were
formerly made only of iron and brass,
but in comparatively late years they
have been made of gold, silver, steel.
horn, ivory and ever glass and pearl
thimbles are seen, bound with GOLD
and with the end of gold.-Eclectic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
MEXICO'S PEACE COUNCIL.
Brancl, of the Central american Fra
tcrnity Organized.

Mexico City.-The Mexican branch
of the Central american Fraternity,
provided for in the recent Peace Con-
gress held at Washington, organized
with the following officers: Ramon
Corral, Vice-President of the Repub-
lie; federico Bamboo, Sub-Secretary
of Foreign Affairs; Felix Romero,
Chief Magistrate of the Supreme
Court; Joaqin Casusus, former Am
bassador to the United States; Pablo
Maccdo. Senior A. Cambacho and
Mayor Portirio Diaz, Jr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
yottinTs About Sports.

Of late yachtsmen have wondered
why the public does not take as live.
Iy interest in the sport afloat as II.
did q few years back.
Coach Courtney, of the Cornell
Varsity crew, has discovered a new
Varsity rowing star in L. A. Stevens,
a junior in the College Of Law.
New Orleans papers thu
beginning of a campaign to abolish
horse racing in Louisiana. The Nance
Of many we'll known men in that city
are signed to a petition now being
circulated for presentation to the Leg
islature.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
RIOT OF PHILADELPHIA IDLE.
More Than q Thousand Hunt Jobs On
New Opera House.

Philadelphia. - Fifteen hundred
idle men took part in a riot and
threatened to swarm over an iron
fence surrounding the Harrah prop.
erty at Broad and Poplar streets,
where two score Of Italians began
work on the excavation for Oscar
Hammerstein's new opera house.
For half an hour the demonstra.
ton continued, and before the disor-
der could be quieted details of police
charged the crowd with riot clubs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Responsibility For Wrecks.

The Nebraska State Railway Com
mission now requires photographs
and complete details of wrecks fur
nished to it by all railroads in the
State. These are used to fix respon-
sibillty for disasters. Details OF
equipment must be supplied to the
commission AMI the road must give
Its opinion as to the cause of the &C.
cident. The Public Service Commits
sion in this State also requires full
details Of all accidents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Polandcrs Going Home Because of
Reduction Of Wages in Cotton Mills.

Springfield. Mass. A wholesale
exodus Of Polanders to Europe will
follow the ten per cent. reduction in
wages in the Chicopee and Holyoke
cotton mills. Se~venty-fiVe per cent.
Of the $500 operatives are Polish.
Steamship agents stated that they
have sold all the stecrage and second
cabin accommodations at their dispo.
sal in outgoing liners for six weeks
to come. Four days work a week at
reduced wages. the workmen assert,
will not pay the cost of living.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
News Of the Athletes.

The Brooklyn Club is willing to
give $4,000 for an experienced left
fielder of ability. So are most other
clubs.
At Trenton, N. j., F. C. Smithson,
Of Portland. Ore, broke the worlds
record in the sixty-yard hurdle race
He made the distancein7 As seconds.
Luke Marsh, a Western fight pro
moter, has offered Jim Driscoll' the
English featherweight champion.
$4,000 to fight Abe Attell, the Amer
can champion. Marsh also offers TO
award a gold title belt to the winner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Japanese Press is Enthusiastic
Over Promised Visit.

Toxic, Japan.-The press, without
exception. is enthusiastic over the
announcement that the American
fleet will visit Japan, and the govern
ment is receiving considerable praise
for extending the invitation. The
newspapers regard the prompt accep-
lance of the invitation evidence of
Americas friendship for Japan, and
that the visit will SLOW the world
that a breach of the friendship is i'm
possible. The press urges the gov
ernment not to limit the expenses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
The American Girl Viewed
aS New European Peril

Rome.-KiLg Victor Emanuel le1'
for Venice to meet the German Em'
peror.
The Giornal D'Italia, in concluding
its comments on the visit of the Ger.
man Emperor, says that the German
Crown Prince once ran the same dan.
ger as the Duke of the Abruzz!-tna'
is. infatuation with an American.
Perhaps" adds the paper, tine
Emperor will be able to communl,
cate to King Emanuel a method OF
avoiding this American danger
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

Auburn, n. Y.-Chester Gillette,
who was put to death in Auburn
prison for the murder Of Grace
Brown, made a confession tc his spir-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Beware Of Ointments For Catarrh
That COntein Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely dersnge the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh GGuEe, manufaetuEed
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine, 1t is taken in
ternally ard made in Toledo, Ohio, BY +.
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price. 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Chicago Police Chief EXoneratcd
For Shooting Anarchist ASSailar

Chicago.-A Coroner's jury de-
ciared Chief Of Police George Nj.
Shippy ard ]. F. Foley, his driver,
to have been justified in killing La
zarus Averbuch, the young Russian,
who attacked the Chief in his home
recently.
More than a score Of witnesses
were examined, chief among whom
were Olga Averbuch. sister Of the
dead man; Chief Shippy himself, his
son, Harry, who is recovering from
4 serious wound in the chest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
BOYCOTT JAPS IN AUSTRALIA.
Cinnamon Object to Settlement o.
the Tatsu Incident.

Melbourne.-A Chinese boycott OF
,Japanese on account of the Tatsu in
cident has been widely taken up by
Chinese merchants throughout Aus
tralia. At a meeting in Sydney III
SUPPORT of the boycott movement, II
was decided to %patronize a new line
of steamers which is being formed at
Canton for trading between China
Australia and the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
HILL NAMED FOR GERMANY.

Resignation Of Ambassador Tower
Accepted by President Roosevelt.
Washington. D. C. President
Roosevelt sent to the Senate these
nominations:
David J. Hill. to be Ambassador 10
Germany.
Arthur M. Beaupre. to be Minister
to the Netherlands and Luxemburg
(The Hague).
Spencer F. Eddy. to be Minister 10
the Argentine Republic.
The resignation Of Ambassador
Tower at Berlin will take effect June
1, at which time the above nomina'
tons will go into effect.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
INVENTS GUN
Norwegian Pcrfccts Attachment to
Make Firearms NoiscleSs.

Boston. Mass. "A young Norwe-
gian, of Worcester, has invented a
muller for all kinds OF guns which
makes them noiseless. An ambition
to shoot bothersome cats without his
neighbors knowing che origin of the
shots brought about this result. The
mufier is a simple piece of rectangu-
lar steel two inches long, fitted over
the end OF the gun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Iron Workers Wage Gut.

London.-The Cancellation and Ar
bitration Board governing the Scot
fish iron trade has agreed on a reduc-
ton in wages of seven and a half per
cent. on account Of the decrease in
tho iron business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Reduction at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass.-Notice Of a re-
duction in wages at the Pacific Mills,
to take effect early in April, was
posted at the mills. The amount Of
the reduction is not stated, but it Is
understood that it will average about
ten per cent. About six thousand
operatives are affected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

ago my pack grew
weak and lame AMI
I could not stoop
without a sharp
pain. 1t was just as
bad when | tried to
get up from a chair.
] was languid and
liStlesS and a
pain and trou.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
After Other Treatment Failed-RaW
Eczema on Baby's Face Had
Lasted Three Months.

sour baby boy broke OFT with eczema on
his face when one month old. One place
on the side of his face the size Of a nickel
was raw like beefsteak for three months,
and he would cry out when | bathed the
parts that were sore and broken out. l
gave him three months treatment from a
good doctor, but at the end of that time
the child was no better. The2 my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using a cake
of Cuticura Soap, a third of 4 Jox of Cutl-
cura Ointment, and half bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolvent he was we'll and his face
was as smooth as any baby's. He is now
two years and a half old and no eczema
has reappeared. Mrs. NJ. L. Harris, Alton,
Kan, May II ana June II, 1907"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Reading Lays OF Men.

Reading, Pa.-At the close Of work
in the Reading Railway Company's
car and locomotive shops in Reading,
600 employees were laid off. This is
in addition to $50 suspended last
week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
AS Genius Affects Women.

A reviewer in one Of the recent
publications. calling attention to Mr..
Gribble's book about George Sand,
says that I'VE still believe that gen.
ius. however it may palliate the
crimes of a man. aggravates the wick
adneSS of a woman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Law Of 200 Navy Yard Hands.

Washington, D. C.-Orders were
issued for the furlough of 200 me.
chanics at the Washington Navy Yard
for ninety days. Lack of work is the
information given.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Pathetic

He was very sad. His confidence
in some of his best friends had been
rudely shattered. He had just ac-
knowledged that he had been mis-
taken and they had not contradicted
him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Austrian Women BARRIERS.

Women BARRIERS are admitted to
the Austrian Union, but they are re-
quired to apprentice themselves for
three years before they can go into
business on their own account.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

Bile with the kidney secretions. This
was my state when I began with
Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me
from the first and four boxes made a
complete, lasting cure
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
READING EMPLOYEES LAID OFF.
Nearly 1000 Now Out of Work in Gar
and Locomotive Shops.

anu Locomotive SHOpS'
Reading, Pa.-At the close Of work
in the Reading Railway Company's
car and locomotive shops, 600 en-
ployes were laid off. This is in ad-
dition to $50 who were indefinitely
suspended last week. The force had
been previously reduced, so that less
than two-thirds of the men are now
at work. Foremen have been placed
in the ranks, and the plants are work
ing four days of eight hours each.
Similar suspensions took place at
Palo Alto and Schuylkill Haven
shops. The revival in the coal trade
has apparently not stimulated work
at the shops as was expected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Emperor Now Favors Hill.

Emperor William recalled his OBJ
jections to Dr.. David Jayne Hill as
Ambassador, and he will be ap-
pointed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

st. Louis and other Western cities
expect to be able to feast OH Mexican
oranges every year from the middle
Of October on. these oranges being
ripe a month or so earlier than the
California fruit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

Mrs. Winslow'- Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, ~softens the ums reduces inEamma-
ton, alIays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Mechanics Idle at Roanoke.

Roanoke, Va.-Eight hundred men
were discharged at Roanoke from the
shops of the Norfolk and Western
Railway. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

A cucumber weighing three and one-half
pounds was raised in Sawtclle, Cal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

The worlds total hop crop for 1907 is
about l.947, coo hundredweight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
Piles Cured in @ to ii Days.

1t is computed that the English language
is spoken BY CSC, 000, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
LANGUID n WEAK.
A Condition Common With Kidney
Trouble and Backache.

Mrs. Marie Sipfe, 4l6 Miller ST..
Helena, Mont, says: Three years
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Esss.
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and ~lngrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, . cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
Piles in s to iil'days or money refunded. Soc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
More Grounds For Divorce

More GROUNDS FOr
The French Senate passed the bill
approved by the lower house widen
ing the grounds for divorce.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

The expression, "a canary bird appetite"
is a misnomer, for a canary bird eats more
than its own weight daily.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
ONLY One "Bromo Ouinine"

On1y OHt bTVnfO VuluIhe
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of E. W. Grove. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25e.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
DOCTOR PRESCRIBED CUTlCURA

Only three per cent. of the worlds popu'
lation gains its living directly from the sea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22

The sale of women's gloves outnumbers
that of mems seventeen to one.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19
ManiCuring.

The most improved method. strictly sterile, including q treatment for thc hands, making them soft and of youthful appearance Price 90 cents.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-19

with a moral problem about tho ds- posaI of money from which he issues victorious obliged to leave high school he goes 10 work In an Essex shpyard, hoping to obtain practical knowledge of vessels Through Nnd-hearted de- sgncr he Is able at rainy intervals when work in the yard is impossible to study naval architecture in the "mould loft where full-sl2ed moulds for Va rious timbers are made The story teens with incidents, exciting and amusing, in which oakley figures with his chum, the ship builders nephew The boys make an adventurous sum, mer trip to Georges ShoaL and later on Oakley goes on a halibutlng voyage to Arctic waters, and Is astray in a dory for days Finally by his crude design of a fishing vessel, he attracts the at tentlon of naval architect, who offers him beginners berth in his office with opportunity to pursue his studies and realize his cherished ambition.
 The remarkably picturesque style of the author reflects the crisp, salty ut toranccs of those who follow the sea- and the interest never flags for q mo- mcnt, while all technical matters are treated with wonderful accuracy Furthermore the book Is sound and up. lifting, as well as Intensely interesting and all will be fond of the hero as he builds his character thoroughly, like q ship, from the lowly keel to the lofty kite" which ambltiously surmountS all other sails.