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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-03-12
Coamberlaln'S Collie. Cholera and Di
arrhOed Remedy.

This remedy has been in use for
over thirty years and has proved it.
self to be the most successful RENE
dy yet discovered for bowel COM
plants. 1t never fails. Sold by r.
w. Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Peanut Facts.

Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia
are the leading peanut States. In
Virginia. the white peanut and the
small red peanut are the varieties
chiefly produced, while Georgia also
largely produces this small red nut.
In Tennessee the white nut, which
Is larger than the red, and the larger
variety of the red nut are raised. The
chief peanut counties are Humphreys,
Perry, Hickman and Dickson, but the
area of peanut cultivation has been
enlarged in more recent years. Few
peanuts are produced in East or West
Tennessee, but in the counties named
they are the chief money crop of a
large per cent. Of the farmers. The
peanut has many names-goober,
pindar, earthnut, groundnut, ground
pea. Northern soldiers called them
COOLERS, and there was a we'll known
Scus entitled Grabbing -Goober-
Peas" which was a favorite with the
troops marching through Georgia"
According to the 1904 census the to-
tai peanut crop amounted to 1864
900 bushels, valued at $7.270,00O.-
Nashville American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
An Easy Task.

In his day, Herr Lauterstein had
been a busy instructor of many music
students; promptness and economy
were two of his watchwords. Now
that he had grown old and taught butt
sparingly, his habit of speech often
caused a smile. .
What time shall I come for my
lesson tomorrow" asked one of his
few pupils.
You come e you get retty," said
the music master, but be prompt, so
as not to waste my time nor your
own. Understand"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Cherokees Want Texas to Give
Them Realty Worth S5O,OO0,O 600

Dallas, Texas. "A telegram from
Muskogee says full blood Cherokees
presented to Indian Agent Dana H.
Kelsey a document, signed in 1888
by Sam Houston and fifty-three other
Texans. granting to the Cherokees III
perpetuity 100000 acres OF land IN
Rusk, Smith, Cherokee and Angelina
counties, with the request that he i'm
mediately transmit the document to
Congress, with a claim against the
State of Texas for the land. The land
would be would S50,000,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
The Labor World.

There are 1927 strictly union wood
workers in Russia.
Boilermakers in New South Wales,
Australia, are paid thirty cents an
hour.
A acknowledgement ending the
strike in the Tyne shipyards was
reached at London.
A new union Of Cambridge (Mass.)
retail meat cutters was permanently
organized March l.
More than fifty labor unions in
Massachusetts have passed resolu-
tions in favor of woman suffrage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

MISS BESSIE FARRELL, l0ll Third
MAve., Brooklyn, N. Y, is President OF
the Young Peoples Christian temperance,
Association. She writes.
"Peruna is certainly a valuable nerve and,
blood remedy, calculated to build up the
broken-down health of worn-out women.
have found by personal experience that,
it acts as a wonderful ,restorer of lost
strength, assisting the stomach to assim-
late and digest the food, and building. up.
worn-out tissues. In my work / have had
occasion to recommend it freely, especially
to women. II
II know of nothing which is better to
build up the strength of ayoung motheEs
in fact all the ailments peculiar to women,
so I am pleased to give it my hearty en-
dorsement." &s.
DR.. Hartman has prescribed Peruna for
many thousand women, and he never tails
to receive a multitude Of letters like the
above, thanking him for lthe wonderful
benefits received.
MoA.a.lsn $hn IdnaI laxafiNG.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Why Many Arc Unemployed.

The time which usually elapses be:
tween the child leaving school and
entering regular employment is the
most dangerous period of its life; in
many cases the parents take small In.
terest or trouble in seeking employ.
ment for their children, and are con-
tent to have them at home doing odd
jobs, running errands, not always i'm
proving errands, and leaving the
child's future to chance. - Empire
Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
About Notcd People.

Charles D.! Carter, the member
from the Fourth District of Oklaho-
ma, is an Indian who has all his life
lived among his kinsmen.
Mr.. Nathan Straus, of New York,
achieved a signal victory in having
the Information Pure Milk Congress
in Brussels, officially declare against
the use OF raw milk.
Bishop Wilkinson. in a letter pub
lished in the London Daily Mail, de-
scribes the devastation wrought by
revolutionist.s in Russia, and says that
the government has erred on the side
of leniency.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands to Trem-
bic.

- The surgeons duties require clear
judgmep. and a steady hand. A slip
or an unnecessary 1ncision may do IT.
reparabie damage to the patient.
When he found that coffee drink
Ing caused his hands to tremble, an
Ills. surgeon conscientiously gave It
up and this Is his story: ,
For years l was a coffee tinker
until my rvo system was nearly
broken down, my hands trembled so L
could hardly write, and insomnia tor
tured me at night
Besides. how could / safely per-
torn operations with unsteady hands,
using knives and instruments OF pre-
cislon? When I saw plainly the bad
effects OF coffee. I decided to stop 1T,
and three years ago | prepared some
Postum, OF which | had received q
sample.
THE first cupful surprised me. 1t
was mild, soothing. delicious. At
this time | gave some Postum to q
friend who was in a similar condition
to mine, from the 8 OF coffee.
"A few days after, ! met him, and
he was full OF praise for Postum, de-
clartng he would never return to cor
fee. but stick to Postum. We then
ordered a full supply, and within a
short time my nervousness and con-
sequent trembling, al we'll as insom-
MIA disappeared. blood circulation be-
came normal, no dizziness nor heat
flashes.
My friend became a Postum en-
thusiast, his whole family using it ex-
clusively.
1T would be the fault OF the one
who brewed the Postum If it did not
taste good when served.
The best food may be spoiled If
not properly made. Postum should
be boiled according to directions on
the pkg. Then it Is all right, any one
can rely on 1t. 1t ought to become
the national drink" There's a Rea-
SON" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read THE Road
10 Wellville." in Dkgs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Peat in Montana.

A large area of peat land has been
found in Madison County, Montana
The owner of a farm in the peat re,
gion has experimental in drying the
peat, and samples of the fuel distrib-
uted in Virginia City have met with
much favor. The fuel will be pre-
pared in large quantity and can be
sold at a low figure. A coal famine,
due to lack of cars, has been theaten-
ing the region, and the discovery of sc
cheap and efficient a substitute just
at this time is considered a godsend
.-Philadelphia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Stub Ends of News.

Wall Street markets stay be-
numbed.
British administrations are charged
with selling titles.
The merger Of Mexican railroads
is said to be practically perfected.
The next President will probably
have the appointment of four new
Supreme Court Justices.
Comptroller Metz issued a report
that S102, S34,327 is due New York
City in uncOllacted taxes.
Baron Takahira, the new Japanese
Ambassador. said wal with she Uni
ted States would be a crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Pixies Toothachc Drops
Cure In One Minute
Elusive Species.

The hack writer had used up his
vocabulary on the circus prospectus
and ctill there were many things to be
described and glories to be set forth.
Therefore he repaired to the mana
ger.
Have you a thesaurus?' he In
CURED.
mo, sir, I have not" admitted the
man, with a crestfallen air, land ID
like to know where they're raised
that I never heard of EN- before,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
SHARES FALL.
Licensing Bill Causes Loss Of $780,
OOO,O 900 in London.

London.-Seldom has the promise
Of legislation worked such havoc
with the trade as has the licensing
bill with the brewing interests. Stocks
in all the breweries, including the
foremost companies, went down to
amazingly low rates, until they
they could not be sold at any price.
The .shrinkage in the nominal value
of brewing properties is estimated at
about $250,000,000 The stocks IN
the leading companies have fallen as
much as fifty per cent, some more
than that, in two days.
Sir Thomas Whitaker, in a state
ment supporting the bill, points out
that the sales of liquor annually in
England and Wales have decreased
STE, 100000 in a decade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Catarrh Cannot Re Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh y Q
blood or constitutional disease, and m order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
face. HalPs Catarrh Cure Is not q qrack
medicine, 1t was prescribed BY OF the
best physicians In this country. for years.
and is a regular prescription. lt %
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect combination
OF the two ingredients Is what produces
such wonderful results In curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
+. j.. CHENEY Il Co., Props. Toledo. O.
Sold BY druggists, price, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Halls of Congress.

The Indian appropriation bill was
passed.
Mr.. Gallinger and Mr. Depew spoke
in support of the ocean mail subsidy
bill.
The House wildly cheered Speaker
Cannon on the thirty-fourth anniver-
sary of the first speech made by him
in Congress.
A lively debate on the ace ques-
ton arose over the District of Column
bia street railway bill, an amendment
providing for Jim Grow" cars being
rejected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Hog-Raising Side Line
to Paper Manufacture

Bangor, Me. - Hog-raising on an
extensive scale as a side issue to the
manufacture of paper is the expert
ment which the Great Northern Pa
per Company Is going to make on its
hundreds of acres of land throughout
the State.
The first consignment Of hogs will
be turned loose on an island in a
northern Maine lake, and the animals
will be allowed to run wild, feeding
on the roots. herbs and other vegeta-
ton which grows in the forest land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Penned i'm by Flames and damned Against
Locked Door in COllinwOOd (OhiO) School,,
They Die i'm Sight of Helpless Parents.

Unable to Escape Till Too Late, They Fall in Heaps HopeleSSly
Entangled--In Thirty Minutes Building Was Blackened
Ruin, Filled With Little BodieS--PaniC Attended With
Scenes of Greatest Horror---Brave Teachers Stick to Their
Posts---Cause of Fire Unknown,
Cleveland. Ohio-One hundred and yyenty-one children, possibly
more,b between the ages Of six and fifteen, persisted in a fire that destroyed
the Lakeview public school at ColHnwood, a suburb of this city.
The disaster a attended by horrors unparalleled perhaps by any
like calamity. Scores of the children met a terrible death, while their par
entsa and others strove in wild frenzy to drag them from the piled up
masses in which they had formed in their efforts to escape from the burn
ing building. -
So tightly had the children become wodged just inside the doors
front and ear, that not n vas disengaged n saved, u thy dRa De-
fore the yes If those helpless to rescue them.
The front doors of the school house were locked when the fire started
il the basement and swept up the wooden stairways and through the
building, and it is evident that the children became massed inside in a
narrow passageway before workmen from the railroad car shops near by
were able to break down the doors.
The rear stairway was 81 narrow, and the spread of the flames was so
rand that most of the children who tried to escape that way were quickly
in a jam, from which no human power could extricate even oft Them
Penned in the narrow Railways, damned up against doors that only
onened inward, the little ones died by fire, by smoke and beneath the
grinding heels of their panic stricken paymates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
BREAD LIN IN BOSTON.
First Station Opened and Thirteen
Hundred Persons Fed.

Boston. For the first time since
the panic of 1898 a bread line has
been started in Boston. The appeals
made for temporary relief and the
number of persons who needed it led
Associated Charities to take this &C
ton. Eight hundred people were fed
by evening.
In other sections of the city soup
houses" were opened by private char
ity organizations. About 500 people
were fed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Sociology and Speculation.

A sociologist of genius who hap
pened to care about money could
probably make a fortune on b Q
Exchange, where knowledge OF sha-
mainly is the essential thing. Hen
rik Ibsen was one of the most sue
cessful spectators in Europe--Lon-
don Outlook.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
A Modern Household.

The Cook-"You have borrowed
my savings, you wear my best hat
when you go out, and I've only half
enough to eat at that, so I'm going
to leave"
Mistress-"Why, I told you that we
should treat you as a member of
tho family. "-Transatlanti Tales.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
SENATOR PROCTOR DEAD.
Aged Representative of Vermont Died
i'm Washington, d. G.

Washington, D. Ex-senator Red
ield Proctor, Of Vermont, died at his
apartments after a short illness fol-
sowing an attack of grip. His son,
Governor Fletcher Proctor, Of Yer
mont, who was summoned to the city,
was at his bedside when he passed
away. He was seventy-seven years
Sid. 1t was decided to take the body
10 the old home in Proctorsville, VT,
TOR interment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

weak to work. Though constantly
using medicine I despaired OF being
cured until I began taking Doans
Kidney Pills. Then relief came
quickly, and in a short time l was
completely cured. I am now In ex.
cellent health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents q box
-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Whip Barred From Schools,

BY a vote of twenty-one to seven
teen the members of the Board OF
Education defeated the proposal to
introduce corporal punishment in the
public schools of New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
Court Rules Rowboat Not a ''Vessel."

The Federal Court, at Detroit,
Mich, acquitted a man who struggled
Cinnamon from Canada because he
used a rowboat. The court ruled that
a roWboat is not a vessel" and the
aliens didn't come by land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

I had a bad faH ana II
affected my kidneys
Severe pains in my
back and hips became
constant, and sharp
twinges followed any
exertion. The. kidney
secretions we're badly
d%isordered. lost
flesh and grew toe
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
CUBAN IMPORTS FALL OFF.
Customs Receipts For February
Amounted to Only $1,6O4,73O

Havana, Cuba.-The customs re-
ceipts at Havana for February
amounted to only S1,604,730. In
January the receipts were $685.
042, and in December S2,221,000.
The February receipts were less
than those of any month since the
evacuation of Cuba by the Spaniards,
excepting the month Of September,
1906.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

Sixty-seven Die Every Minnie
It has been computed that sixty
seven persons die each minute. No
one knows in what minute he will be
one of the sixty-seyen. rlf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

What Causes Headache.
From October. to May, Colds are the moot
frequent cause of Headaches. !EaTatIye
Bromo Quinine removes cause. e.. w.
Grove on box. Csc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
HER GOOD FORTUNE

After Years Spent in Vain Effort.
Mrs. Mary E. H. Rouse, Of Cam
bridge, N. Y, says: Five years aga
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per
manently cured by Dr.. Hines Great Nerve
Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise frce.A
DR. n r. Kline, Id, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25
FREE POST CARDS sI: g: 9

With g pen you can get o package OF Souxsn1H
Post Cards Free. Send postal. C.Y.POVtEfsy
SIS Exchsugel Place, New York City.
A chimney lis feet high VIII sway ten
inches in q high wind without danger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

Piles Cured in 9 to II Days.
Pszo Ointment is guaranteed to cure an5
caseo Of Itching, Blind. Bleedingor PrctrndinS
Piles in 8 to 14days or money refunded. 6Uc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

Berlin has a greater number OF police
men, per capita, than any other city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

Probably the largest wheat field in the
world is in Argentina. 1t Is 68,720 acres IA
extent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford,s
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggistss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-25

1t is said that London produces owe 200.
new designs in "penny toys every week
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-12-30
COURT IS UNDfMONSTRATIvE
Arguments of Counsel for New Trial
Are Unavailing-Rucf OF to
Jail.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.-Four-
teen years in the penitentiary. the
maximum. is the sentence meted out
today to Abe Ruef, who for four
years directed the destines of San
Francisco as advisor of the admins
tration of former Mayor Schmitz
The judgment was pronounced al
the close of the day, which was de-
voted to legal battle wherein the
defense sought to introduce many
reasons for new trial. Judge Law
Tor denied the motion and other mo-
tions involving delay, the defendant
at the courts command. arose and
stood unmoved throughout the recit-
al of the Judgment.
There was no demonstration on the
part of the spectators during the
proceedings in the court room. nor
later. when Ruef. having entered the
prison van in the custody of the
deputy, started at dusk on his long
ride TO Jail.
The crime for which Ruef was con-
victed was the bribing of former SUI
pervisor Furey to favor the award of
the overhead trolley franchise to the
United Railroads.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-12-30
SENSATIONS IN TRIALS
OF MADDEN SUITS FORsf
SEPARATION OR DIVON {

Before the attorneys had progress
ed far with the argument. it became
apparent that technical point was
involved and Judge Preblc will de-
eide whether it is possible TO try bot h
suits together, or whether they must
be tried separately. It is usual tor Il
divorce suit and a cross complaint
to be tried at the same time. bur the
court has never had a problem such
as the motion brought on Tuesday.
After Judge Preble had taken the
matter under advisement. Attorney
Thompson discussed the case TO a
considerable extent. He said that the
evidence submitted by Madden would
show that Mrs Madden was nor en-
titled 10 separate maintainance. and
that Madden was the one wrongod
and not his wife The attorney also
intimated that number of leading
men of the city would be shown to
have an interest in the suit and that
there would be numerous sensations
The attorney did not keep back
names of the men he claims are in
volved in the suit and says that If
the case is contested, these Will be
produced in court.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-12-30
PHILIPPINE VETERANS
HOLD STATE CONVENTION

from - camps. located at Seattle.
Tacoma, Spokane. Everett. Belling-
ham. Walla Wala, Aberdeen, We
natchee. Centralia, Chehalis, Ho-
GUAM and North Yakima. Eugene
lnniS of Spokane is Fsslte president
of organization and will preside
at hIe Gathering. Henry W. Leach
as president of The North Yakima
club will have general charge of the
entertainment features. and Major
W. L. Lemon VIII be an active man
in the entertaining.
The Bolo clubs are formed Of vet
Grams of the Philippine wars, being
named after the PECULIAR weapon
with which they We're fought by the
nantives. They are especially active
in connection with politics, the club
being formed for the general adj
vancement of interests of the veter-
ans of the Spanish-American ana
ilippine conflicts.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-12-30
UNFOLD NUMBERS PERISH ALIVE
King and Queen of italy start for
Scenc-popc Gives S200.o0o to
Aid Fund.

ROME pee - One hundred
thousand dead: Messna. on the Is
land Of Sicily. and Reggie and score
Of towns Of southern Italy over
whelmed' the entire Calobran re-
eion laid waste that is the earth
quakes record so far as at present
known. Reports are coming slowly
into Rome on account of almost COM
plete destruction OF the lines oil COM
munication to the stricken places
The death rate at Messina ranges
from 1000 TO 80 900: that of Reg
sio. which. with It's adjacent villages
numbered l5, 600 people includes all
most the entire population At Pail
1000 are reported dead: AT Cassano.
1000. at Cosenza, 500 and half the
population OF Bagnara, about 1000.
The Monte Leon region was devas-
tated and Rinosa. Seninara. Sansio-
vanni Skilla. I.azzaro and killanitcl-
ia and all other communities and VII
lagos ON Inc straits are in ruins
The king and queen OF Italy are
now on their way 10 Messina
TT" N"a 9il't Y n '"s ttF'i ''"
al tne calamity ana ne hlmseit was
the ilfsl 20 com linaIe S-uu.oep 10 me
reilef or ne ahileted britlsh' trenci
ana Russiah WaFsnins are sieanhn-
toward the south and already several
o. we sums o. Nfeat ffltaiii ana huS-
STA have performed heroic service in
the work of rescue.
II IS feared many loreiSnetS We're
Killed as hunpef o. hotels N Aes-
siila ana douotless an othei places
were efo"aeo Win tourists
Little Is known oi the taie 9. we
uip4oiiidtlc le2ftst.l .l"tiNes % me
powers stat .ohed - 'A'se posts' az
.ioU1l aAe '.a tidh -0'eiillehl n W
~ eNetH eHotl - reileNe auAir'.
rev on lhlS account.
There is the gravest danger that
pestilence will follow The destruction.
on account Of the vast havoc wrought
the bodies Will lie unhurled for
weeks Those who are uninjnred are
making their way TO me nearest
places OF refuge.
ROME. Dec. 20 Messina was the
center Of Yesterdays terrestrial mael-
strom and WAS shaken Ia ruins.
Flames burst torth rs complete the