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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07

Writ, for do we not read of men
loving darkness rather than light,
because their deeds are evil?
81 do not mean to say that Mr..
Hughes was influenced by the con-
tributions made to him by the trust
magnates whose names were given
in the a~fter-election report. I do
not meal to say that you were in
fluenced by the contributions col
lected by Mr.. Hartman, neither do
l mean to say that Mr.. Taft will be
influenced by the contributions that
are being made to his fund by the
trust magnates; but I do mean to
say that the American people have
a right to know what contributions
are being made; that they may Judge
for themselves the motive Of the
givers and the obligation impose l
upon those who receive. The reflec-
ton upon the people involved in
your charge that they would misuse
the knowledge which publicity would
give Is unworthy of n who has
been elevated to so high an office
by the votes Of the people, and l ven
ture the assertion that you can not
procure from Taft an endorsement
of your defence. He Is now before
the people; he Is Offering himself as
a candidate for the Presidency; ha
dare not tell the people to whom Re
appeals that they have not sense
enough to form a just and correct
opinion as to the purpose which
leads parties interested in special leg
islation to make big contributions.
You fear that we would misrepre-
sent the motives of those who are
contributing to the Republican cam
paign fund, and cast an unjust sus
picions upon Republican candidates
IL the names and amounts were
known before the e%lecUion. Your
argument, If sound, would prevent
publication after the election, for
why should an unjust suspicion be
cast upon officials after the election
any more than before? Does moi
the secrecy before the election III
crease this suspicion? W. are goin4
to give you an opportunity to mis-.
represent the motives Of those who
give to our campaign fund, and to
arouse all the suspicion you can; We
are going to prove to the people that
we are making a fight for the Who'll:
people and not for those who have
been enjoying privileges and favors
at the hands Of the government, AM
we expect that the honest sentiment
Of the country will rebuke the party
whose convention refused to endorse
any kind Of publicity and whose can
didates are not willing that the PEG
pie should know until after the polls
are closed what predatory Interests
have been active in support of the
Republican party. With great re
spect, etc., yours truly
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
Heavy Loss Of Life and Property is
o.
East India.

A Bombay dispatch says thousands
of native houses were washed away
and heavy loss Of life occurred TO
the Hyderabad and Deccan districts
as the result OF floods which fol-
lowed unprecedented rains.
The river Must rose sixty feet.
All the bridges were carried away.
The country was devastated for man.
miles. Corpses were strewn every
where, scores Of bodies being found
in trees where they were lodged
by the swollen waters.
The native hospital at Hyderabah
was undermined by the waters and
collapsed and all the inmates were
buried in the w~reckage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
TRIED TO BRIDE HIM.
Ex-senator Pettigrew Tells Bryan OF
Attempt Made I'm 1904.

While travelling with ". ]. Bryan
from Sioux Falls to Mitchell, former
Senator Pettigrew publicly announc-
ed that four years ago he had been
approached by the Republican nat
ional committee, through a former
United State Senator, with an offer
Of $4,000 If he would deliver ten
speeches at such places as the COM
mittee would dictate In support OF
the candidacy of Thomas Watson, Of
Georgia, the Peoples party candidate
for President. Senator Pettigrew
declared that he declined the offer
and conducted an investigation with
the result that he satisfied himself
that the Republican party financed
in a large measure Watson's cam
paign.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
In tho Coal Mines Of tbs United
States,

Accidents in coal mines Of the
United States during the last CAL
endar year resulted In the death OF
3,125 men and injury to 5.316 mora.
according to statistics just made
public by the geological survey. The
death record among the coal miners
during the year was greater by 1893
than in 1906. and this Is said to
have been the worst year in the his
tory of the coal mining industry.
The figures do not represep: the
full extent Of the disasters. as re-
ports were not received from GER
tain States having no mine inspec-
tors.
West Virginia reported tho heav-
lest death rate In 1907-12.35 per
thousand employees and this State
also showed the lowest production
for each life lost-65,s69 M New
Mexico stood next on the list with q
death rate Of 11.45 and q production
of 1882 tons for each life lost
Alabama was third with q death rate
Of re per thousand and q production
Of e2,535 tons for each life lost.
Missouri had the lowest death rate,
heading the roll Of honor with .95
and 499,742 tons Of coal mined for
each life lost .
Statistics do not bear out the pop
ular idea that most mine disasters
result from explosions. OF : Total
number reported during the last year
947 deaths and 84s injuries result
ed from gas and dust explosions, and
FOL deaths and 46 injuries were
caused by powder explosions. The
chief cause of death among the min
ers, the report explains. was due to
the falling of mine roofs and coal.
Such disasters caused 1,122 deaths
and 2,141 injuries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
KILLED HIS I F
At WilIiston and Then Made Good
His Escape.

A special dispatch to Augusta
Chronicle from Williston says Mon
day night about 10 o'clock a negro
by the name of Andrew Washington
living right in the village, shot anu
killed his wife. The load from a
gun fired at short range penetrat-
ed the abdomen, tearing the intes-
tines into fragments. Some of the
neighbors got to the scene of th;:
in time to see the murderer
fleeing across a cotton field. This II
the second murder he has commit
ted in this community, and the no
groes are greatly excited over the
affair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
Aquae, OF

Aquae, 4 OF
Sig: Give this dreneh three times
daily.
The bodies of all affected animals
should be opened and the organs,
especially the brain. carefully ex'
amined The appearance Of this dis
ease, together with report Of the
post norton examination, should be
forwarded to this Office. All pos
sible advice and assistance will he
furnished to assist in control Of this
outbreak.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
COTTON CROP VERY SHORT.
The Georgia Output 100000 Bales
Under Last Year.

1.-THE cotton crop is Georgia Will
be the shortest in years." said Com
missioner of Agriculture Hudson III
Atlanta Tuesday. "a conservative
estimate Of the total yield is 1900
600 bales, against 100000 bales
last year" According to Commits
sioner Hudson's statement the de-
for the year will be 100000
bales.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
ANOTHER ONE CAUGHT.
Republican Leader Admits Hts Con-
nectiop With Trusts.

Charles Nagel, Of st. Louis, who
N the absence Of Chairman Hitch
cock, Is in charge Of Republican
national headquarters at Chicago.
Tuesday gave out q statement adj
hitting that the law firm OF which
he is a member is acting In q pro-
fesional capacity for the Waters
Pierce OIL Company.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
SHOT DOWN AT CHURCH.
Drunken Men Use Pistols as Services
Are Ended.

Are Ended.
One of the bloodiest affairs In the
history of East Tennessee occurred
north of Anthras %postoffce Sunday.
The scene was the Baptist church,
within fifty yards of which a blind
tiger has been operated for months.
Services had closed and nearly all
the congregation had emerged from
the church when a crowd of drunken
men who had visited the blind
tiger" began firing into the worship
pers with pistols.
John Bennett, ]. W. Mckinney
and Edward Thomas were shot doWn
at the church door and died almost
instantly. The preacher was moe
tally wounded. Another worshiper
was also shot down in front OF the
church, but Is not dangerously
wounded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07

SCHOOL TRUSTEES+WIshing conf
petent teachers, should write to
Sheridan's Teachers Agency.
Greenwood, 8. c.. No charges.
Endorsed by State and county
superintendents. State salary.
length Of term, board, etc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
CLASSIFIED COLUMN


WANTED - SECONDHAND BAGS
AND BURLAP; any kind, any
quantity, anywhere. We pay
freight. Richmond Bag Company.
Richmond, Va.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07

TEACHERS-TRUSTEES
We secure schools for teachers ana
have many excellent vacancies. We
recommend teachers to trustees
and sell school furniture OF AL
kinds. Write. Southern Teseh.
ers' Agency, Columbia, 8. O.
WANTED-By the American Cotton
and Business University Of Mill
~edgeville, Georgia, Students to
take one or more Of our courses
in cotton grading, buying and
selling. Business course OF Book
keeping, Shorthand, Typewritins.
or Telegraphy ana Railroad
course. Positions guaranreed
under reasonable conditions.
Write at once for III consolidat.
ed Catalog. Largest College South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07

FOR SALE-Common building oricK'
red color, immediate delivery.
Price upon application. Camden
Press Brick Co., Camden, 8. o.
WANTED-Pine logs bought Tor
cash. For particulars address
Press Lumber Co., SHmteI, 8. O..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07

Of Trusts and Other Man.
aged Interests Not q Personal
Questionable Enforcement Of the
Law Would Not Be Spasmodic and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
FIRST AIERICAa GLASS.
Made at Factory in New Hamp
shire Town

From the Crockery and Glass Journal
The first Amer can glass factory was
erected in the town OF Temple, n. H.
Washington. in his diary. speaks of glass
being made in New Haven Conn, in the
year 1850.
One would suppose by the language he
uses that he considered i: new and
quite extraordinary affair It was nine
years previous TO this. and during the
very war whose issue first enabled the
country to commence It's own manufac-
turing. that Robert HeWes of Boston
began to carry out the project which he
had long conceived. but had hitherto
found impra ctcable. if not impossible. I'M
der English rule-that of making glass in
America for America.
In 1880 Mr.. Hewes selected site fer his
factory secure from the Brit sh 4 ~cas
(his glassbloWers We're Hessians and Wal
observation-disclosures who had deserted from
the British army and he must have had
an eye for the beautiful in nature. He
chose a spot on the north slope OF kidder
mountain. near its base. To the north
west Mount Monadnock rears his granite
crown. standing like a giant sentinel: to
the north. and running east. are the Tenn
pie mounta MS bold and precipitous: 70
the east a beautiful valley holds in its
and Nashua. while to the northeast Joe
English Hill and the I-ncanernucks
mountains conceal the city of Man.
chester.
The place is now reached by a two
mile walk over an old road, long a
stranger to travel other than by grazing
cows and natureloving tourists The
stone work about the ovens and the
foundations of the building are all that
now remain TO remind us that here
was another example of the American
peoples struggle for independence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
AS TO OFFICE RAILING.
Various Uses Set Forth by Man
Who Works Behind One.

From the New York sun
The office railing" said an Office man
lis, to be sure, intended primarily TO keep
people out; it is a barrier at which
people can be held up and made 10 wait
il they are not wanted within. and many
a man has stood there and waited and
tUddled his thumbs and choked down
his impotence waiting for somebody in
side to tell him that he could come IN or
to send word to him that he was to &C
away. while all around within the men
keep on at work serenely.
But the office railing has another use
be sides that of keeping people out. 1t is a
barrier the passing of which may easily
be counted as an honor by those who are
invited in
lie; some customer come along by
chance that way or 10 see the boss or
some member Of the firm. and does .le
have long TO wait? Perhaps the member
from his desk sees him as he comes along
and he's at the gate In a minute witt,
hand outstretched and
Why. Mr.. Stiggby. How are you? Come
right in
And he fairly drags him in. he's so glad
to see him, and he sets him down in a
comfortable chair by his desk. while he
himself forgets his own work and SITS
hack in his own chair and smiles In his
pleasure at meeting Mr.. Stiggby again
and then:
How are things going in Mudville. Mr.
| Stiggby? How does the outlook strike you
at the present minute generally through
| the vest And so on and SO on.
And does this friendly reception and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
Quaint Drinking Games.

From Harpers Weekly
Drinking bouts have been accompanied
among all peoples by curious diversions
Cottabus is the most classical. having
been in vogue over most parts of the an
cient world. The player lay on a couch
and without moving his position at
tempted to throw from his goblet a few
drops of wine at mark. in high curve
without splitting any of the liquor. The
mark consisted generally of a little image
of Hermes. placed on a bronze saucer
which sometimes loated cn water. SO that
until it was filled by a sufficient quantity
of wine to sink 1t, the game continued
To play cottabus we'll was a mark OF
good breeding in Athens.
More widespread is the game mora
which is still played in Italy. but is de-
scribed by native writers of China where
it also appears to have originated spon-
taneously. One of the players suddenly
stretches cut one or both hands, with GER
tain fingers extended: his opponent must
Immediately guess the number, under
penalty of paying for the drinks
At certain colleges in the English uni
Nersites a fearful penalty is attached to
the making of pun during the dinner
of which undergraduates usually partake
in common with the faculty in the hall.
The pun is referred to the dean. and il
demo unced by him. the author is required
either TO empty at enc draught quart of
ale, or to supply drinks to all the auditors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
TROUBLESOME PLANT.
Water Eyacinth Has Sometimes In
terfered With Navigation.

From the Houston Post.
The water hyacinth. the beautiful ma
rine plant of green leaves and exquisite
flowers. which has done such great dam
age to commerce in Louisiana and east
Texas is making its appearance in the
ship channel A few years ago the water
hyacinth was brought from Florida to
Louisiana as a floral ornament. Last year
the government expended 100000 in an
effort to control the pest and has only
partly succeeded Streams and bayous
which once carried barges Of lumber in
Louisiana and eastern Texas have been
closed TO navigation by the rank vegeta-
ton of the hyacinth.
The Sa bine river above Orange has
become filled with the plants. and 1t is re-
lated that these all grew from few
plants carelessly thrown into the river by
some housewife when the plants she had
in tub became too numerous. The mat
ter has been brought to the attention OF
the city authorities and steps have al
ready been taken TO destroy before II is
too late all the hyacinths at Sam Hous-
ton Park and those which have got into
the bayou. A boat is to be sent along the
lower reaches and all hyacinths carefully
gathered ard destroyed. IT is anticipated
that there may he some legislative action
prohibiting the growing Ct these plants
near a navigable stream and punlsnins
any one so careless as to throw any OF
them into a stream which is Of use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
SHRINKAGE OF WOOD.
Some Tests Made as to the Results
When Dried.
From Wood Craft.

FROM W 0OI Craft.
Experiments on the shrinkage of wood
due to the loss of moisture have recently
been completed by the forest service at
its Embarrassing station at Yale Uni
versity These experiments show that
green wood does not shrink at all In
drying until the amount of moisture in it
has been reduced 10 about one-tllird of
the dry weight of the wood From this
point on to the absolutely dry condition
the shrinkage in the area of cross-section
of the wood is directly proportional TO
the amount Of moisture removed.
The shrinkage of wood in direction
parallel to the grain is very small: so
small in comparison with the shrinkage
at right angles to the grain that in COM
putting the total shrinkage in volume the
shrinkage lengthwise may be neglected
entirely.
The shrinkage in volume varies wit h
different woods. being about 70 per cent
of the dry volume for the species of
eucalyptus known as blue gum. and only
about per cent for red cedar. For
hickory. the shrinkage is about 20 per
cent Of the dry volume. and for long-leat
pine about IL per cent. In the usual air.
dry condition from II to Is per cent of
moisture still remains in the wood. SO
that the shrinkase from the green condi-
ton 10 the air-dry condition is only a
trifie over half of that from the green to
the absolutely dry state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
England's Biggest Goose Farm.
From Tft-Rits

To provide the Christmas goose for
eight thousand homes-or. at modest es-
innate. thirty thousand people-is no light
undertaking Twenty-odd years ago a
thrifty youth saved his pocket money
during the earlier months of the year.
and later purchased very young goslings
with his little hoard. These he reared
and fattened for Christmas on his par
ents' farm in Lanca hire. Young John
Harrison saw there was money in the lit
tie business he had taken up a hobby
The thing grew year by year as he grew.
until today he is we'll known as the Lam
cashire Goose King and his business has
assumed the aforementioned proportions.
peep at his huge flocks of geese wan
dering over fields acres and acres in eX-
tent AT Halsall picturesque hamlet
near the old market town of Ormskrk,
would indeed be revelation and a sur
prise to many. Twenty sacks of corn.
besides large quantity Of meal and po-
tatoes. have to be dealt out per day to
this stock of geese. the corn being usual
iy scooped out % carts into trenches
made along the fields. AS Christmas ap-
proaches the birds are even more liberal
ly supplied with delicaces. until they
erince no d Opposition to fly--and. indeed.
very little 10 wander about Al all. EX-
pert killers and FUCKERS get to work
some time before Christmas, and half
dozen of these men can prepare 800 to 40
day. They make more than a sovereign
a day at the work. The feathers some
times bring as much as two shillings q
pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
RIDICULE- AS PUNISHMENT
For the Man Who Sold Bad Meat
or Wine.

From the London Chronicle
1t is the problem of all ages to make
the punishment fit the crime. tut they
seem to have come nearer its solution
In Plantagenet times than they ever
We're after the Introduction of flosging.
When burglary meant the tai ruin
of the man who kept his whole fortune
in his house the burglar was hanged
But in the same period public ridicule
served as punishment for most
crimes; and the man who sold bad meat
was placed in the pillory and his bad
meat burned to windward of him: the
vintner who sold bad wine was forced
to drink some of it, and the rest was
poured over his head. for more serious
offenses the criminal had to walk along
Cheap side bareheaded. dressed only in
shirt and carrying a wax taper, es-
corted by the mayors sergeants.
The result was that law and order
were maintained far better than when
men became brutalized by the horrible
hoggings of Georgian times
Punishments became worse with re-
llgious prosecutions: and after the ref
ormation the pillory. with its terrible
accompaniment of slit ears. vihippings.
etc. became popular to say Lothing of
torturing. burning at the stake and SO
on. At st. Thomas Hospital one of the
sisters. for grave offense. contrarie
to ye lave OF God and according to the
profile of three WITNESSES" was ordered
to be punished and have xii stripes
well laid on.
But all this. bad as it was. was less
demoralizing than the terrible criminal
code of George lis reign. when there
were rty-eight crimes punishable by
death, and forty punishable by whip
ping, transportation or pillory. Flog-
ging for mere vagrancy began with
Henry VIII. and as late as 1904 six
women were publicly whipped at Glou-
cester for this unavoidable offense. And
never did public morality sink SO low.
In those good old days we logged our
sailormen Ito encourage the Others
and there were many trussed at the
triangles who would now be simply ad-
monished. pleasant form of punish
ment was "fogginS through the fleet"
1t was given to the ignorant sailorman
who struck a superior officer. And whe n
he had been carried from one ship TO
another and logged in each he survived
if he was unfortunate-for six
months. The lucky man die. acct
dentally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
Lieutenant Does His Own Cooking.

From the Army and Navy Journal
An army lieutenant writes with ref
erence to the proposed increase in pay:
Il have changed station four times
within the past nine months (no ex-
pense. of course). starting from the
Philippines and ending here-the last
ditch. l am post quartermaste- COM
missary and few other things of lesser
Importance. but not negligible. My wife
is i'll: am cooking three meals day
with my own hands; l can't anord TO
hire cock. as they are so month
here, which is nearly third of my own
salary. Painters and plasterers get 50
and So day for eight hours work. Does
the richest nation under the sun expect
an officer of it's army to do his own COOK
ing and homework? Can he do 1t and
attend to his various official duties? !
can't: even by working sixteen hours
day instead Of eight. Now. what is man
to do? Hire cook. live a little less like
a tramp. and let his notes go TO protest.
or do his own cooking and let his duties
suffer? Maybe ! should resign my COM
mission and look for job of painting and
plastering, but ! will not. There are
plenty of other officers too who are in
just as bad circumstances as I am"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
IN CITY BACK YARD.
Space to Be Utilized for Purpose of
Tobacco Growing.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
A number of large land owners. whose
homes are in the city. have planted to-
bacco beds in the gardens and back yards
of their residences in this city, and will
therefore be ready to plant tobacco when
the time comes If the state can give them
the protection. For obvious reasons the
persons who are said to have planted
such tobacco beds are anxious that their
action shall be kept secret, and, it is
understood. have enjoned upon their
friends and other visitors to their houses
not to speak of what they have done as
even with the protection of the police
force of large city their premises might
not be safe from depredations. and the
stock and buildings on their farms in the
country would be open to attack from
night riders.
NCtwithsta landing these precautions. it
is strongly believed here that such beds
have been planted in the city and that
the clouds of smoke which have hung
over the back premises of number of
city residences have come from burning
brush over tobacco beds and not from
the ordinary preparations for planting a
garden On account of cutting out the
tobacco crop a large crop of hemp will
proba bly, be raised in the blue grass re-
gion this year. although on account of the
scarcity of good seed the crop of hemp
will not be so large as it would II the
seed were more plentiful.