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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Feminine Notes.

WashingtCn was visited Curing
lime by 24O0 newly married couples
from all over the country.
Mrs. John B. Stetson was married
in Philadelphia to Count Santa Eula-
liza. Portuguese Consul at Chicago.
DR.. v. T. Power, of New York, and
Miss Esther Redmond, daughter OF
John E. Redmond, were married IN
London.
In filing her petition of bankrupt
cy Miss Sophia Kluber, of Trenton, n.
j., included in her list of property
zone gold engagement ring on the
finger of her petitioner, value $5.-r
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SOME progress in the higher branches Of criminal art is argued
by the following narrative Of how a Pennsylvania hotel keeper was led
to art with $4,000 of his hard earned wealth under the delusion that
he was betting it or a prize fight gotten up for the amusement Of a
party of Chicago and Philadelphia milionaires. OF course the fight
was arranged solely for the benefit of the hotel keeper. The million
aires" are represented in the Rogues' Gallery. e
The elaborate cleverness of this swindle also argues that the coun-
try is getting educated. A novelist and thousands. of newspaper re.
porters have explained again and again the trick of the "wiretappers'
which has trapped many a man that would not have bet a dollar on a
straight horse race. Gold bricks re seldom sold nowadays, and the
green goods game appears to be so generally known by this time that
a confidence man is driven to his wits end for devcesto part m come.
on from his hoard. One cannot help thinking that the same amount OF
ingenuity expended on nominaly legitimate schemes for getting some
thing for nothing n directed into absolutely honest effort would have
paid the inventors of the fake prize fight much more handsomely than
their originality in crime did reward them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Bad as the Egg.

A witty as we'll as a soft answer
will sometimes turn away wrath. A
candidate, in the midst Of a stirring
address, was struck by a rotten egg
full in the face. Pausing to wipe
away the contents Of the missile, he
calmly continued: .u-. 4s.
z II have always commended that my
opponents arguments were very un-
sound"
The crowd roared, and he was no
longer molested. 10.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
The Labor World.

Chicago has a school of instruction
for railway trainmen.
Cigar makers at Mayagues, Porto
Rico, have formed a union.
A Women's Label League has re.
Gently been organized at La Crosse.
Wis.
The insurance agents of Wheeling
w. Va, propose to organize a labor
union for their self-protection in the
near future.
In Paris, France, nearly a third OF
the streets were blocked with rubbish
and workmen's materials, owing to
the labor crisis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Not O Success.

On a Southern plantation the
dairy hands were accustomed to do
the milking, ~squatting down In a
primitive fashion, until the ownsr
introduced milking stools.
But the first experience with in
novation was not a success. The ne
gro who sailed forth with the stool
returned bruised and battered, and
with an empty pail.
II done my best, sah," he x
planned. DAT stool looked all right
to me, but the GOV she won't sit on
it,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
A Friend Indeed.

A party of Scotsmen had been hav-
ing a little celebration in a Canadian
township, and unsteady were the
steps on the homecoming in the
morning. One fell by the wayside
and called for help from another way
farer. The would-be good Samaritan
tried to steady himself as he looked
down upon the fallen one, and then
settled matters by saying: Il Gamma
help We up, but I'll lie doom aside
ye."-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Suicide Under Blazing Bed.

After driving his wife from the
house and then sending his two chill
dren to her with $500 in cash and
the deed to his property, Stephen
Joshua, a store proprietor Of Wishawr
Pa, saturated his bed with kerosene,
set it ablaze, and crawling under ii
fired three bullets into his head, dy.
ing almost instantly. 1t is said Jos.
hua was extremely Jealous of his
wife.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Mont Blanc Climbers
We're $50 Last Year

Geneva.-Statistics have Just been
published showing that during las,
year 100 Alpinists climbed to the
summit Of Mont Blanc. Twenty OF
the climbers we're English and el2ht
we're Americans. Fourteen OF the
climbers were women, the majority
being English.
The ages of the Alpinists varied
from fifteen to ffty-five years. n
among them were a prince, a general
two barons, a priest. several doctors.
LAWYERS and q Swiss chimney sweep.
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Kills Wife and Self.

Peter Sendak shot and killed his
wife and then ended his own life with
a bullet from the same revolver at
Cleveland, Ohio. Sendak earlier in
the day attempted to kill his three
children, bat they managed to escape
by locking themselves in a room.
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BY CABLE.
AriOn Singer Dies Abroad.

Arion Singer Dies Abroad.
Frankfort = on = Main, Germany
Jacob Schrumpf, one of the members
Of the Brooklyn Arion Choral Society
who remained in Berlin on account
of illness, is dead.
Tunnel Into Hidden River.
Berne, Switzerland.-Through the
tapping of a subterranean lake or
river the Loetschberg tunnel, in the
Berne Alps, was flooded and twenty
five workmen were drowned.
Hawaiian Naval Reserve.
Honolulu, Hawaii. - The visit OF
the battleship fleet has led to a move
ment here for the organization of a
naval reserve, to be recruited mainly
from native Hawaiians.
Planchette Swindler Flees.
Berlin.-The planchette swindler,
Willis J.. Skinner, alias William E.
Scott, of Boston, who was arrested
neal Berlin last February, charged
with receiving large sums of money
in the sale of these articles, by means
of which he declared people could
hypnotic themselves and read the
future, has jumped his bail of $685.
900.
New Airship Tested at Aldershot.
Aldershot.-The new airship for
the British army made the first OF a
series of trials. The flight was a
brief one, but successful. The air
ship did a circle of two miles.
Freneh Airship Wrecked.
Paris.-The engine Of M. Bierot's
monoplane gave out while he was
flying at a height Of fifteen feet. The
machine crashed to the earth and was
wrecked. The aeronaut escaped with
Commissions.
200 Casualties in Teheran.
Teheran, Persia. A heavy can
nonade, it is reported, has been going
IN at Tabriz. Advices received here
say the casualties number 200. The
residents of Tabriz have made an ap-
peal to the Shah through the Euro
pean legations here. Disorders are
reported in Ispahan and other places.
Sir w. r. Cremcr Dead.
London.-Sir William Randall Gre
mer, Member of Parliament from
Haggerston since 1885 and for thlr-
ty-seven years Secretary of the Inter-
national Arbitration League, is dead.
Ten Killed in Feud.
Rio Janeiro, Brazil.-A fatal po-
litical feud is reported from the little
town of st. Ann du Paranahyba, IN
the State of Matte Crosse. The trou-
BILE arose over local politics and was
confined to two families, both promi-
nent and influential. The i'll feeling
ran so high that a general armed con-
test resulted, in which ten men were
killed. Among the dead are two mag
istrates.
Commons After Meat Trust.
London.-The British Government
is taking up the campaign against the
American meat combine seriously.
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There Are 5000 More Women
Than Men in Evanston

Chicago.-Is Evanston the uni
yersitv suburb. destined to become
an Adamless Eden? The question
was presented with great force to the
authorities of the suburb when the
census takers completed the annual
school census of the city.
The new census shows a surplus Of
almost 5000 women in a population
of less than $4,000. There are 49,
S37 women and 1896 men in the
city, a total Of 24,G73, and a major
itv of 2971 for the women.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Complain of Z.

Complain of Too Much Rain Now.
Continued heavy rains throughout
Western New York have done great
damage to the hay and wheat crops.
The uncured wheat began to grow in
the shock in the warm weather and
hay has been made rusty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Major McCrea Found Dead.

While en- route from Washington
D. c., to Pittsburg on the Pullman
car on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Major H. l. McCrea, a ~paymaster in
the United States Navy, was found
dead in his berth. He was a cousin
of President McCrea of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Fogs and ~Sandbanks.

Fogs are common over s~andbanks
because shallow water covering sand
banks is colder than the deep sea.
The Banks Of Newfoundland fogs are
aggravated by the warm Gulf Stream
running into this layer of cold water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
New Line to Butte Finished.

The last spike connecting Butte,
Mont, with Chicago On the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul coast extern
sion has been driven. Through pass
enger trains from Chicago will be
running into Butte by September.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Ohio Banker Surrenders.

Henry w. GazeIl, wanted for the
alleged embezzlement Of $4,000 Of
the funds from the defunct Farmers
and Merchants Bank, drove to police
headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, II
an automobile and gave himself up.
He was released at once in $S00C
bail. e.
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80 pad Win Kidney
trouble that I could
not %straighten up af-
ter stopping without
sharp pains shooting
through my back. I
had dizzy spells, was
nervous and my eye
sight affected. The
kidney secretions
were irregular and
too f%reuuent. I was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
BUYS the Seven Gables.

Miss Caroline Emmsrton, n Of
the richest women in Salem, Mass.
has just purchased the celebrated
House of the Seven Gables aboul
which Hawthorne wrote, together
with a large tract OF land in the rear
She will use the estate in settlement
work
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19

in a terrible condition, but Doan's
Kidney Pills have cured me and I
have enjoyed perfect health since"
Sold by all dealers. 50cents a box.
Foster-M ilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Conrre.sman Powers Dead.

United States Representative Lew
ellyn Powers, Of the Fourth Maine
Congressional District, died at his
summer home in Houlton, Me. He
was forced to leave Washington, D,
c., for Brookline, Mass, early in the
SDrine Ey an attack Of grin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Mexico Deports GOO Chinese.

The Mexican federal authorities
have ordered the deportation OF 600
Cinnamon, who arrived at the port
of Salina Cruz a few days ago direct
from Oriental ports.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
The Kaiser's Yachts Coming.

The Imperial Yacht Club Of Kiel.
Germany, will send three soundel
class yachts to Marblehead, Mass, in
August of 1909 for a series of races
with any three American specia:
reters that may be selected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Addison Thomas Dead.

Colonel Addison Thomas, promi-
nent in social and military circles in
Newport, r. l., died at his home after
a long illness. He was siXty-threc
years of age.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19

Iron cloth is made from steel, and
has the appearance of horsehair cloth.
1t is largely used by tsilors as a ma
terial for %stiffening the shoulders and
collars of coats.
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LATEST NEWS
BY WIRE.
Glidden Ascends 1900 Feet.

o1 "lNIs
Glidden Ascends 1900 Feet.
North Adams, Mass.-Charles ].
Glidden, of Boston, madea fight alone
in the balloon Boston from here. He
was in the air just an hour, and
reached a height of 1900 feet. He
landed without incident at Peters,
burg, N. Y, fifteen miles away.
Women Would Sign Votes.
Annapolis, Md.-For the first time
the women of Annapolis, who pay
taxes, had the right of suffrage in the
$4,000 bond issue election. The de-
feat of the proposed issue is largely
credited to their votes.
Stole $1,000 on Street Car.
Philadelphia.-James A. Baughn, a
messenger employed by the Empire
Trust Company, was robbed of a wal
let containing $1,000 on a street a r
He was on his way to the Sub-Treas-
ury. The thief escaped.
Release Horse Thief; Lock Up Jailer.
Bassett, Neb.-A gang Of horse
thieves held up the county Jail here,
released Bill Hazard, a noted horse
thief, locked the jailer in a cell and
escaped.
Wrestlers Fall Into Canal; Drown.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-The second
double drowning here in two days oc-
Cured with Joseph Brizisky and
Stephen Wolseinski as the victims.
During their noon hour the men en-
gagged in a wrestling match, fell into
the power canal and were drowned.
Esperantists' Congress Ends.
Chautauqua, N. Y.-The Interna-
tional Congress of Es%perantists closed
here and the members enjoyed an
excursion on Lake Chautauqua.
twenty-five hundred dollars in indi-
vidual subscriptions vas secured at
the last session for the holding of the
fifth International congress in the
United States.
Blow From Baseball Fatal.
Elizabeth, N. J.-William Heffer-
man, twenty years old, died in the
Alexian Brothers Hospital here from
paralysis, brought on by being struck
by a baseball. He was catching and
wore a mask, but the ball hit him
back of his left ear.
Rests With President.
Washington, D. G.. - President
Roosevelt will decide whether the
eight cadets Of the Military Academy
who have been suspended for hazing
shall be dismissed or after a years
suspension shall be serevely repri-
manded and permitted to re-enter the
academy.
Service For New Hampshire.
Portsmouth, N. H. - Governor
Charles M. Floyd, Of Manchester, WIS.,
tied Portsmouth and completed ar
rangements for the presentation of a
silver. service by the State to the new
battleship New Hampshire.
Bather browns at Summer Camp.
Suffern, N. Y.-Frank Gray, OF
New York, who was spending the
summer at Mombasha Lake, was
i. drowned at the Y. M. C. A. camp.
Gray could NOT swim and wore a pair
of water wings.
G. A. r. Quits Parade.
Mount Vernon, Ind.-At the I'M
yelling of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument here, veterans of the Civil
War refused to march in the parade
behind the veterans Of the Spanish
War and formed a parade of their
own.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
SOMETHING NEW IN SWINDLES.

Amazing Progress in the Higher Branches Of the Criminal Art is Shown
BY the Elaborate CIeverness Of the Ruse Used to Separate a
Pennsylvania HoteIkeeper From His Hard earned Wealth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Women Would Sign Votes.

Annapolis, Md.-For the first time
the women of Annapolis, who pay
taxes, had the right of suffrage in the
$40, 900 bond issue election. The de-
feat of the proposed issue is largely
credited to their votes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19

North Adams, Mass.-Charles j.
Glidden, of Boston, madea fight alone
in the balloon Boston from here. He
was in the air just an hour, and
reached a height of 1900 feet. He
landed without incident at Peters,
burg, N. Y, fifteen miles away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
A CONDITION.
Tortured by Sharp Twinges, Shooting
Pains and Dizziness.

Hiram Center, 518' South Oak
street, Lake City, Mimi, says: II was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Stole $1,000 on Street Car.

Philadelpbia.-James A. Baughn, a
messenger employed by the Empire
Trust Company, was robbed Of a wal
let containing $1,000 on a street car.
He was on his way to the Sub-Treas-
ury. The thief escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Release Horse Thief; Lock Up Jailer

Bassett, Neb.-A gang Of horse
thieves held up the county Jail here,
released Bill Hazard, a noted horse
thief, locked the jailer in a cell and
escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
G. A. r. Quits Parade.

G. A. r. Quits Parade.
Mount Vernon, Ind.-At the un-
yelling of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument here, veterans of the Civil
War refused to march in the parade
behind the veterans Of the Spanish
War and formed a parade of their
own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
JACKSON COUNTY HAS A
 PROGRESSIVE ROAD SYSTEM
BY H. M. HE NDERSoN.

Scottsboro, April 7.-(Special. )-'While we have one of the best. if not the best, systems of good roads in the state, yet there is plenty of room for more im- provement in our county remarked James Armstrong, editor of the Citizen and representative of Jackson county in the legislature.
 Jackson county has in the last two or three years spent $25OO00 for the better ment of her roads," he said and the people now see the vast difference in where the turnpkes begin and where they end
 "Only yesterday I saw two small mules trotting along with six bales of cotton on the wagon, when three years ago it would have taken four to six large mules to have drawn the same amount
 Farm lands where the pike roads run through or nearby have increased in value from 20 to 50 per cent. and that it was certain that good roads are among the greatest developers of the age. No one improvement affords so much comfort and convenience 10 the farmer, merchant and all citizens.
 .Only a short time ago it would take a farmer all day to haul in to town two bales of cotton or a wagon load of corn, while at the present time with our sys- tenn of turnpikes any farmer residing 10 or 15 miles away can come in and get back in half day, and his team is not tired to death but are ready for an after noon's blowing or work of any kind on the farm
 The good roads interest was aroused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
PEACH PROSPECTS
 ARE FLATTERING
CAPTAIN ELLIOTT, ONE OF THE LARGEST GROWERS IN ALA BAMA. SAYS THE PROMISE WAS NEVER BETTER THAN NOW.

Gadsden, April 17-(Special.)-Capt J.. M. Elliott, one of the largest peach grow CTS in the state. said today that the crop prospects were never better than al the present time. He coGhds ntly expects to harvest from 60 to 75 cars from his orch ard this year. He has nearly 70O0O trees at the bearing age and unless a frost or storm should yet damage the crop it will be one of the largest ever harvested.
 Strawberries from local growers are on the market, and with fair conditions it is said there will be a bumper crop. The fruit is already selling for b cents ] quart and will no doubt be cheaper than for many years.
 The Western Union Telegraph company has removed all it's wires from Broad street. and is the first of the various companies using electricity to comply with the city ordinance requiring this n order that the street may be paved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
BOOKKEEPER |S
 SET A! LIBERTY Charges Against DeSela Are
 All Withdrawn GOVERNOR NOEL PUZZLED Several Thousand Dollars Are To Be Raised For Silver Service For the Battleship Mississippi and Plans
 Will Have To Be Hurried.
GOVERNOR NOEL PUZZLED

Jackson, Miss, April Especial )- I. DeSola, bookkeeper for Enochs Bros. Manufacturing company, was taken before Justice Lancaster today for trial on the charge of forgery as made by Cashier McRaven of the State Bank and Trust company, but the af- fidavit was withdrawn and the case dis missed.
 DeSola was accompanied by his brother from New Orleans and his at torney. It is stated that DeSola has settled all peculations, amounting to three or four hundred dollars, and there will be no prosecution by Enachs Bros. or the bank.
 Governor Noel has recently received information from the navy department that the battleship Mississippi is near ing completion and that the big vessel will be sent to some Mississippi port to receive the silver service and he has | become very much interested to know where he is going to get that silver service to present. The legislature de | clined to appropriate cent and only l about $3O00 has been subscribed. Seven | tn lOuSdn0 more IS tO pc IdlSeu SoHeHoW | or other. The legislature appointed q | special commission to see to the mat | ter and the governor will call them 1 together in a few days to determine oh l a plan to raise the money.
 l Judge Potter has given A. F. West | the Jackson tailor convicted of bigamy on the testimony of wife No. l, from Demopolis, Ala, two years in the pen itentiary. Motion for new trial was ] oyerruled but it is stated an appea l will be taken to the supreme court. IL | the meantime wife No 2 sticks to West like a brother. Chairman Lomax of the democratic
 executive committee has issued a for
 nal call for a meeting of the commit tee at the senate chamber in this City April 28. This meeting is to select {
 time and place of holding the statt
 convention to choose delegates to th'
 national convention. Inasmuch as there
 is no positive opposition to MT. Bryar
 the convention will be a tame affair
 except possibly as to delegates from
 the state-at-large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
SWEDISH BALLOON
 LANDS IN RUSSIA

St. Petersburg, April 17-A balloon containing two Swedish officers at 3 o'clock this afternoon dropped in the orchard of Kinnive monastery at Schlusselburg, 21 miles east of St. Petersburg. The police found the pass ports of the aeronauts, Lieutenant Mol Ter, chief of the balloon division of tn e Swedish army, who was in charge of the balloon. He said he left Stock holm at o'clock yesterday evening. After conferring with the Swedish legation here. the officers were per mitted to pack their balloon and this evening started for Stockholm by way of Finland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
AUBURN STUDENT WINS
 ORATORICAL CONTEST T

Selma, April 17.-(Special. .)-Tonight took place in Selma the annual debate in the State Oratorical association, the entries being candidates from the Southern uni versity at Greensboro, the Alabama Poly technic institute at Auburn and Howard college at East Lake. Robert H. Mangum presided at the speaking, which took place in the Academy of Music. l. c. McCann of the Greensboro school, who is pres ident of the association was among the debaters.
 The rules of the contest required that the merits of the subject matter be graded by one set of judges composed of the faculties of the University of Virginia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
NEW FRUIT STEAMERS
For Gulf Trade Are Being Built At
 Glasgow, Scotland.

Mobile, April 1.-The United Fruit company is building at Glasgow, Scotland. three fine steamers for the Panama trade at a cost of more than $2,000000, and will operate direct between Colon and gulf ports The first steamer, the Heredia, is due to arrive at Colon on June 1.
 Her sister ships, the Parismina and Cartargo, will be delivered at the Pana- ma port July 1 and August l. They will have a speed of IA knots an hour and are expected to reduce the present time be- tween gulf ports by "A hours, making the run each way in four days and hdlf. The steamers are to be $50 feet long over all, 5000 tons burden and have accommoda- tions for 125 first class passengers. Each steamer is to have five decks.
 The steamers will sail from New Or