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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
THIS ADVANCED WESTERN SCHOOL
HAS GLASS IN WOOiNG
coushin Formally Illinois Has 2a
PuuIs--some of the Subjects Will Be Taught.

ing the courtship Of Miles Standish.
Romeo and Juliet, and other stand
ard works OF fiction. Pupils will be
expected to learn:
How to take heart by storm or by
siege.
How to detect the advent Of the
grand passion.
How to behave if parental objec-
tion is manifested.
How to pay a compliment.
How to encourage bashful suitor
or corner an elusive girl.
How to allay unfounded jealousy.
How to propose.
How to ask papa.
The etiquette of the engagement
ring. >.-.,-,
Department during engagement.
Girls will learn how to promise to
be sister. The years course will
take the students all the way from
the first sweet sting Of love to the
altar
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
TRINIDAD SHOWERS HOAORs
ON THE AMERICAN FLEET
Cordial Greeting Extended by
Governor to Visiting Armada.
SEVEN THOUSAND GO ASHORE
Holiday in the Fleet-Rowing Races
Of Crews-Battlesl,ips Decorated
Torpedo Boats Sail For Para
After Making Repairs.

Port of Spain, Trinidad. Rear
Admiral Evans, Rear-Admiral Emory,
commanding the second division OF
the battle fleet; Rear-Admiral Thom-
as, commanding the third division, /.
and Rear-Adimarl sperry, command
ing the fourth division, together with
the members of their stats, went
ashore and proceeded to Government
House, where they paid the usual for
NAL call to Sir H. M. Jackson, Coy
ernor of the colony. s..
The battleship fleet. under. COM
mand of Rear-Admiral Evans reached
it's first port of call in its Ia ,000-mile
voyage to the Pacific a full day.
ahead of schedule.
The ships entered the harbor IN
four divisions, and steaming past the
city came to an anchorage In the Gun
of Paria about four miles from Port
Of SPAIN. The fleet made hne spec
tacle as 1t swept through the Dra-s
CONS Mouth and down the harbor.
The ships came to anchor In splendfd
form, all the anchors dropping 81,
mulatneously with a splash.
The usual port ceremonies followed
at once. The harbor master and
health officer of the British colonial
city called and pratique was granted
without delay. -. e e
The holiday spirit peryaded the,
American feet, but 1t was more ike
the celebration of the Fourth OF July
than that of the Christmas which the
men had known in colder iclimes.
Decorations there were In plenty.
wreaths of holly and evergreenS
which had been brought along 10
keep alive the remembrances OF the:
day, and there were special dinners
in the mess rooms for the officers anu
turkey and other good things for the
men. r. -
It was not given to the men OF the
torpedo boat flotilla to spend Christ
mas ashore, for in the early morning,
with flags flying and the firing OF q
salute to Admiral Evans. flag foat-e
ing on the main truck OF the battle.
ship Connecticut, they steamed away
to Para FIVE days journey. :.
Not fewer than 5000 or 1000 OF
the bluejackets were allowed on
shore, and they entered into the
spirit of merry-making with the
townspeople, whose geniality and hos
pitality have known no bounds.
The feature Of the festivities was
a regatta, in which many OF the bat
tleships had crews. There were
plenty of exciting finishes, and en-
thusiasm ran high. Admiral Evans,
with his staff, watched the. struggles
of the competitors from his launch.
and big crowds occupied points OF
vantage along the course.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
CHANCE FoRRETyRNING ALIENS
May Buy Farms in New York For
Less Than Buildings Cost

Albany. N. Y.-Ihe fact that for
eigners are leaving, this country ID
increasingly large Numbers this sea-
son is awakening tue interest OF the
State Agricultural Department. Since
January 1, 1907, over 100000 have
returned to Europe in the steerage.
This is unprecedented. The represen-
tative of the State Agricultural De-
partment called on Governor Hugnes
to discuss the questions involved.
This department dep has branch once
in New York City for the Ttrpp4SSsss- of
securing laborers for the farmers OF
the State, and in 1907 secured places
for 5000. Many immigrants in this
country who at home were farmers
labor otherwise here and stay Just
long enough to save money to return
home and become small landed pro-
prietors. ;
The State Agricultural Commis-
sioner said that there were thou
sands Of good farms in New YORK
State which could be purchased for
amounts less than the buildings upon
them were worth, and that an enort
is to be made to reach this foreign
population, especially the Hunga-
rians, with a view Of showing them
the bright possibilities Of becoming
nroperty owners in New York State
rather than return home.
A representative of the State AS-
ricultural Department has recently
visited the steamship docks In New
York City and talked with many for
eigners who were returning home ID
the steerage. Some we're going back
home to spend the winter months
others were going back for good.
Il is the latter class the State Agri-
cultural Department intends to make
an especial effort to reach from this
time on, with a view of having them
become New York State farmers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
The Field OF Labor.

The Cabinet Makers Unions OF st
Paul and Minneapolis have formed
a district council.
Upward Of 100000 workers In
New England are out of work be-
cause of factories closing.
The Chester (England) Gas Com.
pany has started a system Of profit
sharing with it's employees.
The aggregate membership of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen is
now 3O,451, distributed in 455
lodges. The organization has ST.
SGT cash on hand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22

Greenville, Ill.-Professor H. G.
Russell, superintendent of the High
School, has introduced instruction IN
lovemakking into the school currl-
culum. Parents of some of the pupils
declare they do not want their chill
dren's thoughts turned so early to
love, but Professor Russell and his
wife, who is his assistant, say they
will see the experiment through.
Russell thinks in time courtship will
be taken out of the realm of en-
pyricism and lifted into the realm OF
exact science as chemistry followed
alchemy.
Twenty-three pupils, ten Of whom
are girls, constitute the first class IN
the world to receive formal instruc-
ton in courtship. Professor Russell
has given them three lectures ana
they have written essays. The In
struction will be chiefly through
study of the literature of love, includ-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
NEW YORK OVERRUN
WITH HOMELESS MEN
Federated Unions to Ask Govern.
ment Aid For Unemployed.
LABOR In DEMAND ELSEWHERE
Central Federation Moves to Draft
Plan of Relief For the Army OF
:. .125,OOG Out Of Worh-Whole
Country Needs Workers.

New York City. - The army OF
homeless and unemployed men that
has crowded into New York in the
last few weeks has grown to such an
extent that a conference Of men rep
tesenting all the charity organizations
that have to do with such cases was
held to consider some cooperative
plan of dealing with the problem.
The charity workers have found,
they say, that large percentage OF
the army of unemployed men that is
crowding into the city is made up of
young men from the small towns
within radius OF fifty miles of New
York. They come because the small
factories which formerly employed
them have either closed down for a
while or have laid off some Of their
employees.
Being out of work and having
nothing particularly to hold them in
their little, towns, they have decided
that now is the time to make a trial
Jump into the industrial life of New
York City.
1t was decided to give out a state
ment to all the papers setting forth
the industrial conditions of New York
at this time, and advising young men
in the little towns within striking
distance of New York to stay at home
unless they have funds to sustain
them while they are looking for en-
ployment here. AS for the profess
&h1 mi
to care for them.
With $4,000 persons out Of en-
ployment in New York City, the Cen
trail Federated Union declared that
it is time for the Government to come
to their relief.
The city's army of the unemployed,
say labor leaders, who know what IS
the actual condition Of industry, Is
from three to four times as large as
it usually Is at this season. A con-
servative estimate of the idle was
given as follows:
Skilled mechanics ......... rs ,O0O
Miscellaneous trades. ........5 10000
Unskilled labor ............5O $4,000
Every winter New York has thou
sands out of work, not because work
is entirely lacking, but from unwil-
lingness or inability OF many to 40
anything except the task to which
they have been trained. But now 1t
Is different. Thousands of men,
young, strong and willing to work,
are walking the streets, unable to
End enough to do to keep them out
of the free bread lines. Twothousand
to $500 men, nightly applicants for
this form of charity, with 500 to
1000 turned away, testify to the con-
dition of many Of the poor. -
! Pronounced Socialist delegates tc
the Central Federated Union declared
that the warehouses should be thrown
open and the poor fed and clothed;
that the Government instead of clos
Ing it's navy yards and throwing
thousands of mechanics out Of work.
should supply more work for the idle.
One Socialist delegate declared that
John D. Rockefeller predicted two
years ago that 100000 men would
be idle by now and might have to go
to breaking stones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
MAJOR w. A. MERCER RESIGNS.
Head Of Carlisle Indian School Gives
Up Els Position.

Carlisle, Pa. - Major William A.
Mercer, Second United States Cav
airy, superintendent Of the Carlisle
Indian School, has requested the Fed
eral authorities to accept his resigna-
ton as the head of the famous Car
Isle training school for redskins, and
has been notified by Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Leupp that the Sec
retary of War will Immediately close
his detail at Carlisle.
Major Mercer in asking to be re-
lieved gave as his reasons, Though
In good personal health, I find the
daily annoying responsibilities more
than 1 can stand. l am advised that
a few months leave of absence would
be a benefit"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Norfolk Druggists Sell
Large Quantities Of Dope.

Norfolk, Va.-According to Dr.. R.
J.. McMurran, of Portsmouth, there
is a Norfolk druggist who dispenses
fifteen gallons of laudanum daily,
and another druggist whose cocaine
sales average $50 daily. The start
ling statements were made in the
course Of a paper DR.. McMurran read
before the recent meeting Of the
Seabord Medical Association on "The
Evil Effects of the Drug Habit" A
crusade will be started for the sup
Dression of the evil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
GRIP EPIDEMIC IN
MANY LARGE CITIES
More Prevalent Throughout CouR-
try Than Since 108s-sO.
OPEN WINTER Is The CAUSE
Numerous Cases in Chicago - One
Person Out of Every Ten in Bos-
to Said to Be Suffering From the
hialHoy' sJ5s@*.a?:.}-Ss:.. 81: Z. :.

Chicago, Ill.-Not since the epi-
iemic Of 18S9-90 has there been so
much grip in the cities of the United
States as at present, according to re-
ports gathered from the various larg-
sr ones. Mild, open weather, unsea-
sorable now, is held responsible by
many physicians and health authori-
lies.
One death, the only one of the last
week here from grip, was reported to
the Health Department, but 1t is pre-
dicted that more will follow unless
real winter weather comes. Pitts
burg, New York, Baltimore, Cincin-
natl, Philadelphia. Boston, Cleveland,
Milwaukee and other Eastern cities
are reported wrestling with the dis
ease, with several deaths in each city.
daily. .-FST.' -.,-. -r-.-
Cases have been arriving at the
county hospital here at an average Of
about six or seven day, although the
other large hospitals throughout the
,ity have had no cases brought to
them as yet. At the county hospital
Warden Happel says that the cases
treated have not been serious.
Keep up your vitality; get plenty,
Of fresh air and exercise in the day.
Time, and sleep with your bedroom
window open. These are the only
precautionary measures which can be
taken in regard to the grip" Is the
warning issued by Health Commis-
sioner Evans.
Philadelphia reports the whole
number of deaths during the week as
sol, of which 61 were attributed to
tuberculosis. of the lungs, 20 to bron-
,hitis, 35~ to broncho: pneumonia, 65
to pleurtsy, II to in
Huenza and 5 to congestion OF the
lungs,
Physicians in Boston say that grip
Is more prevalent there than ever be-
lore. A careful estimate places the
number of cases at 10000 in the
,ity, or about one in every ten of>the
population. Few of these cases are
serious. Thus far not above fifty
deaths from grip have been recorded.
In Baltimore the Health Depart
ment's report shows eight deaths d.
rectly due to the grip, while in addt-
ton the disease is given as contr1bu-
tory cause in twenty-seven cases OF
pneumonia. In Pittsburg the disease
threatens to be worse than that in
lSS9-90, according to City Physician
Booth. He says there is only one
way to get rid of this epidemic, and
that is to isolate the cases.
In Milwaukee few cases OF grip
have been noted this time and none
IF a serious nature. The first death
caused by the disease has just been
reported. Officers Of the Cleveland
Health Department give the opinion
that close to-3999S Cases Of grip were
included IN the physicians returns.
Sixteen deaths occurred in the week
now at an end. f..:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
About Noted People.

Pauuin, the famous man dress
maker of Paris, is dead.
Sneaker Cannon says he never feels
better than when he is smoking.
Premier Wekerle, of Hungary, and
ex-Minister Of Justice Polonyi fought
q duel.
Admiral Evans is said to be an
expert in fine embroidery and
"tidies."
The King Of Spain has never yet
witnessed Carmen" which is re-
garded as rather taboo" in his OWN
kingdom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Supt. Williams, of New York,
Calls For Real Bank Reforms

Albany, N. Y.-The annual report
of the new Banking Superintendent,
Clark Williams, submitted to the Leg
islature, excited more comment than
did the Governors message. The &C.
tivity on the part of Senators and AS
semblymen in discussing it and their
inclinations to introduce reform bills
indicates that banking will be the
most important topic Of legislation
this session.
The report urged sweeping bank
reforms, including increased powers
for the State Department of Banks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Women in the Days News.

The Duchess Of Marlborough visit
ed Ellis Island.
Woman suffrage in Finland prompt
" brings q prohibitionist triumph.
"Be polite to women!" is the motto
of q new reform society started in
Paris.
Mrs. Russell Sage is said to be
tired of receiving suggestions as TO
what she ought to do with her money.
Miss Margnerita Arlina Hamm. a
magazine and newspaper writer, died
from pneumonia at the Woman.s Hos
pital. New York City. Miss Hamm
was twice married.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Political Pot a-Boiling.

Secretary Taft's tour of the ~oriu
Is to be put on the stage.
There are more than ninety Heni-
hers of the House Of Representatives,
who are serving their country LOT
the first time.
Vice-President Fairbanks was ell.
Enthusiastically urged for Presldent a.
the biennial Republican love leasI
at indianapolis.
Mayor Mcclellan, Of New YORK,
asked the Supreme Court to compel
Jackson to submit more complete
bill of particulars in his suit to oust
the Mayor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
The Labor World.

The London (Canada) Labor party
has pronounced in favor of old-age
pensions.
A majority of the musicians Of
Santa Cruz, Cal, met recently and
organized q union.
A select committee of the House OF
Commons is inquiring into the sweat
ing evil in London.
Organized labor in Seattle, Wash.
has carried out its proposed plan Of
obtaining a coal mine.
Employment was given to 500 men
when work was resumed in the Steel
Trusts mills at Bay View, Wis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Fall Rivers Richest. Year.

Cash dividends of s2,701,S75 have
been paid out to stockholders by Fall
River (Mass.) cotton mill corpora.
tions for 1907. On the total capital
Of approximately $25,475,000 this
dividend is about 1927 per cent. In
addition to the cash dividends there
have been stock dividends of $780,
900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Seaboard Receivership Asked For.

Attorneys for the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad applied, at Richmond,
Va, to Federal Judge Waddell for
receivership for the company. The
application was based on the claim
that the road is unable to pay inter-
est charges now due. The. Judge de-
clined to take action, referring the
attorneys to Federal Judge Pritchard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
British Government Orders
Discouragement of immigration.

Halifax, N. S.-The Canadian Gov
ernment has adopted policy of dis
couraging immigration to Canada
during the winter season as the re-
suit Of the great volume which the
influx of colonists attained in Oc-
tober and November. The govern
ment has instructed agents to stop
all efforts to induce immigration to
Canada, and an extensive advertis-
ing campaign setting forth the ad-
vantages of the country has been
stopned
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
AIMING IN PLAY, KILLS MOTHER.
Boy Accidentally Pulls Rifle Trigger
at Stroudsb1rg, Pa.

stroudsburg, Pa Aiming a parlor
rife at her in a spirit of play, Lewis
Hoenshilt, eight years old, accidental
" pulled the trigger and killed his
mother, Mrs. George Hoenshilt, as she
stood at telephone.l Mrs. Hoenshlit
reeled backward and fell at her little
boys feet. The bullet, though or
small calibre, inflicted wound tnat
caused her death within a few min
utes.
She was unconscious from the mo-
ment she was struck, and she died be-
fore the lad realized what he had
done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Kills Wife and Self.

At Sharon, Pa, William Van Bush.
aged forty years, killed his wife by
cutting her throat and took his OVID
life in the same way. The couple
uuarreled frequently. Bush was
machinist, and formerly lived in New
York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22

Confederates Oppose Pension Scheme.
Opposition to Congressman HoD-
sons proposed national act pension
ing Confederates was unanlmously
declared by Camp Hardee, Unlteu
Confederate Veterans, at Birmlns-
ham Ala
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22

Admiral Evans Soon to Retire.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
has written to his sister, Mrs. D.
Zevely. in Colorado Springs, Col,
that he will visit her after his cruise
around the Horn. He expects TO re-
fire as Vice Admiral in August.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
VOTES OUT DISPENSARY.
North Carolina Capital Foregoes
$4,000 q Year Profit on Liquor.

Raleigh, N C.-Raleigh, city OF
5000 Inhabitants and the capital OF
North Carolina, voted to close the
liquor dispensary at once.
For four years Raleigh has con-
Quoted a dispensary. The sales nave
amounted to S25O,OO0 a year, OF
which $4,000 was profit. The profit
was placed to the credit OF the school
iund, the road fund and the city ex-,
ense account.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Rroke Pledge; Killed Himself.

Frank Amos cs@of- Hastiaaggss7;~Pa:,
made despondent because he had
broken a temperance pledge, shot
and killed himself. His wife and
children, coming home from Clear
field County for the Christmas cele'
bration, found the body.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
$500 Barrels of Beer in Cutters.

Twenty-three hundred barrels OF
beer, valued at S1T,500, and belong
ing to the New State Brewery, at Ok.
lahoma City, Okla, were emptied
into the sewers by Internal Revenue
Collector Charles Howard. The
State would not permit its sale and
shipment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Mosuuito Indians Rebel.

The Mosquito Indians have risen
against President Zelaya, accusing
him of being responsible for the
death of their chief. A force was
landed from a British warship.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22

London's Famous Murder Trial.
The trial and acquittal of Robert
Wood, accused of the murder OF a
girl, caused the deepest interest in
London and has given rise to a re-
markable characterization Of the de-
fendant by Hall Caine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
FARMER KILLS MoTHER-IN-LAW.

Vermonter Shoots Himself AFTER
House is Surrounded by Posse.
Barton, Vt.-After shooting and
killing his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lydia
M. Durkee, driving his wife and chill
dren from home and holding at pay
a sheriff's posse which surrounded
his house all night, Edward Butter
field, a Sutton farmer, was founa
dead in bed, having shot himself with
a. rifle. Butterfeld is supposed 10
have been crazed by liquor. He was
City years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
American Watches Exported.

Germany's importations of Amer
lean watches are growing. Few high
grade watches are made in that coun-
try
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Conscription in Brazil.

The Senate, at Rio de Janeiro, on
third reading approved the Govern
ment bill requiring obligatory MILL
tary service under conscription.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
Indians On Warpath.

Yaqui Indians went on the warpath
after numbering twelve men, one OF
their captives, an American, being re-
leased
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22

Reception by the President.
President Roosevelt shook hands
with 5645 persons at his New Years
reception.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
American Bishop Appointed.

Monsignor Kennedy, rector of the
American College at Rome, was con-
secrated Titular Bishop Of Adrian
apolis, Italy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
,iotorv For Chicago Saloonists.

Victory For Chicago Saloonis's'
Thomas Chambales, the first sa-
1oonkeeper to be PLACED on trial Tor
violation Of the Chicago Sunday CLOS
ing law, was found not guilty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
State Buys the Telephone.

Manitoba purchased the Belle tele-
phone system in the province for So
100000. Payment will be made in
forty-year four per cent. bonds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22
King Oscars Body Inferred.

The body of King Oscar of Sweden
was inferred in the far famed burial
place of the Swedish kings, the Kid
dorholm. Kyria
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-22

Undertakers and Clergy Combine.
At Los Angeles, Cal, the under
takers and ministers have combined
to prevent Sunday funerals.