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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Saloon Man Votes "Dry."

A Chicago young man who is traV-
cling in the South. writes home to
his father of a conversation he had
with a Memphis saloonkeeper, the
proprietor Of one of the largest and
finest saloons in that city, which,
under the new State law, is to be.
come dry" on the first day Of next
July.
The young Chicagoan incidentally
fell into conversation with the man
at the hotel breakfast table, and
asked him what about the new pro-
hibitory law.
"Well, sir, when that law goes into
effect I will be a ruined man fnan-
cially," he said. Everything I've
got will go and I will have to start
all over again in some new business"
Being asked If he didn't feel rather
sore about it, he replied:
mo, sir, I don't. I am a whisky
man; have sold it all my life, and
know that it is the root Of all evil.
1t ruins more lives than any other
thing. 1t is the curse of this coun-
try. Though I am not a married man
and have no family, yet when I go
to the polls l vote for prohibition"
His new acquaintance semed sur.
prised at this, and he went on:
II have sisters and brothers who
are married and have children. Do
you think l am going to vote for a
thing that may ruin the lives of those
children and drag them down to de-
struction? No, sir; I've seen too
much misery caused by alcoholic liq.
uors to do a thing like that"
This saloonkeeper predicted that in
ten years we would have nationwide
prohibition.-Illinois Issue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Christian Charity.

Jesus is the incarnation Of true
charity, and o ever denounced
wrong with greater. energy than He.
He exposed the shallow pretensions
and denounced the insincerity of the
Pharisees with an energy and zeal
which burned with a white heat.
He al the uncompromising en-
envy Of all sham>an the fast friend
of truth and honest conviction, and
yet no one ever entered so fully into
sympathy with the erring and peni-
tent children Of men as did Jesus.
Fierce and u%nrelenting in His oppo-
sition to strongly fortified wicked
ness, He is tenderness itself when
dealing with the broken in spirit, or
when looking upon the bruised reed
and the smoking fax. His example,
in this respect, is worthy of imitation,
and is the pattern by which we should
shape u lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22

An unsuccessful attempt was made
TO assassinate S. D. Poyner, postmas-
ter at Moyock, N. c., by an unknown
person who fired upon him through q
bedroom window. Fortunately for
Postmaster Poyner it was the refec-
lion of his head in a mirror across the
'oom at which the would-be assassin
aimed, with a double-barreled gun,
whose load Of buckshot shattered the
mirror and slightly hurt a child sleep
ing in a nearby cradle. The cause
IF the attempt on the postmaster
life has not been explained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Bit of Advice From Missouri

Don't go into a newspaper Office
and ask the editor to roast some
body. You don't know how it looks
or you wouldn't do it. Here's a par
allel case: You step up to a
friend and say, Bill, ] wish you'd
20 over there and give that fellow a
good cussing for me. I'm a little
afraid to co it myself" - Lamar
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Every Letter in Ono Verse.

In the t~wenty-first verse Of the
seventh chapter OF Ezra can be found
every letter of the English alphabet.
1t runs thus: And !, even I, Artax.
erSes the King, do make a decree to
all the treasurers which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law of the
God of heaven, shall require OF you.
it be done speedily"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
The End.
Russian Wins Honor.

This years senior wranglership"
at the University of Cambridge, Eng
land, gave great honors to a young
Russian Jew. The result Of the
mathematical tripos" shows that Sc.
lig Brodetsky, whose father had
sought al asylum in England from
Russian oppression, had been brack.
eted with Mr.. Ibbotsop, scholar OF
Pembroke, for the coveted British
blue riband Of mathematics.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Big Fish browns Boy.

At Detroit, Mich, Harold Gibbons,
eight years old, was pulled into the
river by a carp or some other power.
full fish while he was fishing from the
dock at the foot Of Field avenu He
went down in about fourteen feet OF
water, and being unable to SWIM
drowned before the eyes Of his broth
er John.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
God Our Home.

God is our home; and in that home
life all His gifts are freely bestowed
upon US, We can use and enjoy
them; nay, we ought to do 80. The
marvellous endowments Of our hu-
man nature-of the mind, Of the
senses, of love and of beauty; all the
marvels of this universe in which we
live, which mar half receives and
half creates; these we are meant to
know, to use, to enjoy. 1t is the very
privilege of man to be able in some
degree to share Gods rapture" in
His creation, to see and know that it
Is very good"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Peanuts From Africa.

So many peanuts are eateh in this
country that the native supply is not
sufficient for the demand, and about
$4,000 worth Of the African nuts
we're imported from Marseilles in
1906. ard over $4,000 worth il
1907. The west coast Of Africa pro-
duces quantities of peanuts.-New
York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Diamond Set in His Fingernail.

A diamond set in the nail Of his
little finger was displayed by AL
phonse Albert Dupuy, an Evanston
Gll.) tailor. The stone is one-third
carat. On ordinary occasions the tall
or wears a thimble yer the bejew-
elled finger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Luckily For the Captain.

Captain (spinning a yarn)-"l was
for eight days a prisoner among the
cannibals. Lady-"And how was it
they didn't eat youl" Captain (calm-
ly)-'Well, the truth was the chiefs
wife had mislald her cookbook"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Co., 40
YRSAL HEkPSY
Bothered for tbe
QUIET HoURt
WORK AND REST.

Q Father, while I live, I pray
That l may work from day to day
Work with strong hand and willing mind
At little tasks that help mankind.
And, Father, when I die, I pray
That, as / rise to greet the day,
I be not cursed with idle rest,
But with some heavenly work be blest.
John Haynes Holmes, in Isles of Shoals
Hymn Book.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
The Church.

We speak of attending church as a
duty; more deeply is it a privilege
and a benefit. The union of the soul
with it's God is the meaning and pur-
pose of religion; the church Is a
means to that end.-Rey. C. A. Mar
tin (Roman Catholic).
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Sioux Settlement in Nicaragua.

Little Bison, a Sioux Indian chief:
returned to New Orleans after max
ing arrangements with President Ze.
iaya 10 settle a colony of North Amer.
lean Indians in Nicaragua.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22

Although the mulberry tree is
raised in Mysore, the most OF the silk
produced in India is made from the
wild silkworms and from raw silk i'm
rc~ied from China aud Siam
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Shin Raced Iceberg.

Passengers on the California re-
ported on arriving at New York City
that an iceberg 1000 feet long and
500 feet high kept ahead Of the ship
in 4 race at sea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Patience.

Patience is as a case of armor
around the heart, which deadens the
blows inflicted upon it.-Rev. J. B.
QomanoDvdar
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Methodist Church Right.

Maybe the Methodist Church was
not So absurd in its resolutions, after
all. Is declaration concerning can
didates who refuse to put themselves
In an attitude of hostility to the
liquor traffic debarred christian
men" from supporting them, and
placed no restriction whatever on
church members"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Not n Criminal.

Fifty counties in prohibition Kan
sas did not furnish a single criminal
to the penitentiary in 1907. That
would seem to indicate hat prohi-
bition does something If it doesn't
prohibit"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22

Holland has been agitating the
question of local option and straw
votes have been taken in certain
communities for the purpose Of Sc
curing an expression Of opinion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
An Honest Judge.

Judge Steere, Of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, evidently has the courage Of
his convictions. Five proprietors Of
saloons, who had been convicted Of
having violated the State liquor law,
were before him. After imposing
UPON them fines and costs for the Of
fclse, he said:
Il find that the larger portion Of
criminal cases which come before me
arc in some manner traceable to you
liquor men. Your places are the
%ha:ooring places of crooks, gamblers
and loose women. 1t is just such
violations as yours here which are
responsible for the Prohibition move
ment now prevalent in parts Of the
country
One might as well talk to Canada
thistles as to try to talk morals to
you fellows. I will let you off with a
fine for this, it being your first of.
ferse. If you come before me again
YOU will take an enforced vacation
from your business"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Bank Deposits Increased.

Under prohibition during the past
year the bank deposits at Hurley,
S. D., increased from S213,015 to
$251,070; bank assets increased
$4,000; loans Increased $4,000.
Hurley previous to April last had
two saloons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22

III QduSSF VI SSSdpluS. 1hO his'
thing is this: that friendly relation
ship does not consist of anything in
trinsic. 1t consists in the first place
in the human heart. We are friend
ly because God made US friendly,
and if that is so, what do things
matter? If things pass away as long
as we have the spring in ourselves
the water will bubble forth.
The thing is to look to the thing
inside ourselves and not to the thing
outside.
As that is 80 1t is true also that
this friendliness can never disappear
really as long as nan lives, and if
we have lost any Of it, it is because,
to some extent, W have ceased to
live. 1t is possible to have some
part Of us die-the things behind US,
and yet have them revive. 1t is quite
possible for us to feel that there is
beyond US something which we can
bring back to ourselves il we are per-
sistent enough in our search. The
relation between US and the thing
we have learned to be friendly to Is
based, not upon knowledge, but upon
feeling.
We cannot increase knowledge too
much if only we keep growing with
our knowledge.
There is another thing: we have
still direct and vital connection with
things, though our life does change
and the things change. Though
some things be destroyed, we have
still direct ccess to the things that
do not change. Does it matter that
there have been a dozen years be-
fore this one? This year is to US a
source Of joy and glory because this
year unfolds again the marvellous
way that God brings the spring to
life. Does it matter that it is the
same star that shone on Moses? 1t
is the same star.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
BABY IN CONFESSIONAL.
Boy Child Patined OFF On The
Church In Mysterious Way.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-"Look in
the confessional box on the left hand
side as you go into the church and
you will find a child"
A note with these words was hand
ed to Miss Mary Huntman, sister Of
the Rev. E. H. Huntman, pastor of
the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, in Harlem, last evening An
investigation was made Immediately
and sure enough there was the baby.
The child is ne healthy boy only a
few days old. He wore white dress
and a white lace cape and was wrap
ped in wooden shawl. The Rev.
Father Doyle was busy baptizing
some children when the little found
ing was discovered and it was taken
70 him and baptized with the others.
The name Michael Joseph was
.hosen.
The mysterious note which told Of
he child's whereabouts, was given
o some boys near the church by
nan who, after asking them to de1iv-
IT it, hurried on his way.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
STILL BELIEVES IN THE.
TRIAL BY JURY
FAMOUS JURY LAWYER OF
NEW YORK DELIVERS
AN ADDRESS.

/ KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb, a.
Dolphin N, Delmas Of the New York
Bar, delivered a Washington's birth.
day address here today
After giving the history Of the
trial BY Jury and It's origin in ancient
days, Mr.. Delmas said
The most perfect conception Of a
magistrate is that oE a just Judge, not
of learned Judge one who, knowing
the law, also knows that its admins
tration must suhserve, not thwarh the
purposes Of justice.
The age has reached the second
period in the evolution which takes
place in every system Of iurispu.
dence. The FIRST is that in which
the body OF magistration 70 whom IA
intrusted the administration OF the
law, losing sight Of their mission 10
do justice, place the administration
Of the law beyond the reach and
comprehension Of the uninitiated.
surrounding ii with ceremonies
which they alone understand. But
there is a second period in the evolu-
ton OF Jurisprudence. II is that in
which reaction takes place against
the jealous conservation OF the judi
cial body and the demand is for jus.
tice plain. ordinary, every day JUS
tice.
"And now, the final question re-
mains, in the trial Of controversies, 10
whose hands shall the application OF
these fundamental principles be con-
ijded7 Shall il be intrusted to judges |
Or to juries2 Shall il be given to a body |
of men who represent but one class
of the community, or to a body COM
,osed Of all ciasses7
For my own part, | have no hesi
alton in answering this question.
Believing in self government | be-
ieve in the right Of the people 10
make their own laws, | believe in
heir right to administer them. /
give my fullest assent, therefore,
% the words uttered by one of the
thief justices of England, of the Vic
.orian age, who summed up his judi
,ial experience by saying:
"A jury trial gives expression to
he sense Of justice Of the people.
vhich is the nearest approach to abb
olute justice attainabie in earthly
Il
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
ALLEGED TRAIN RoBBER.

AsHFORKS, Az, Feb. 22.-
Charles Casey was arrested here
last evening on suspicion Of compile
ity in the Denver & Rio Grande
train robbery. Casey came from
Phoenix on February II and has
since been drinking and spending
money freely. A heavy calibre re-
volver was found on his person, to-
gether with $1,000 in currency and
5000 in Wells Fargo money orders
purchased in Denver and Pueblo and
made payable to Charles Casey. He
claims to own a coffee plantation ii
but does not give a connect
ed account of himself. The Denver
have been notified,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
VALE, LEGISLATORS

Thanks be, for the pitiful modi-
cum Of advantage the State OF Ore
gon realizes from the vast, confused
and costly mess you have left behind.
We hope, most earnestly, that the
.90 Of you may Individually come to
know the pith Of the burdens you
have set up for the rest of us and do
your several shares Of pinching, and
pairing and cursing in the united eff
fort to meet the millions you have
plastered on the taxpayers Of the
commonwealth. We can wish you
nothing that is liable to impress you
with deeper sense Of your reckless,
ness, your stupidity, your poor citi-
zenship.
For such few wise and wholesome
things as did come through your
dense ranks, under compulsion Of the
rare brains and characters that de-
vised them and the sheer merit that
urged them, we are profoundly CRATE
full, though we are yet marveling that
they cropped ont of the avalanche Of
OF insane and hopeless stuff you piled
up, and found place and consideration
in your "counsels,"
Neither your State nor yourselves
have anything to be proud of; no
stretch of the Imagination, nor the
best disposed and most pfiable con-
science in all Oregon, will grant you
that. You have failed palpably, sure |
", completely, and you may make |
the best Of that, as we must make the |
best OF your raw blunders, and !
yorse!, |
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

Plnkham's Vegetable Compound made
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telling them what Lydia Z. Pinkham's
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me. = = MRS. EMMA IMsE, 833 First St.,
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The above is only one of the thou
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Mass, which prove beyond a doubtthat
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
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least give Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegeta-
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ting to an operation, or giving up
hope Of recovery
Mrs. Pinkhaln, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
u lhe nous and Lei small bahe.

NJ 4aRS ASNsS &aN ASA SHt&lk D1pSs
Feeling akin to that against the
Greeks was heard frequently regard
ing large number Of japanese who
also are employed in the packing
houses.
Last nights riots developed the
fact that nearly every Greek in the
city is armed, Especial vengeance
was wrought by the crowd at places
where the Greeks made 4 display Of
firearms. Another noticeable feature
was the persistence with which many
women urged the rioters on, Hug-
dreds Of these women gathered with
the men and did not hesitate to ex-
press their dislike for the nationality
against which the mob was hurting
its inveetives.
Few arrests were made before mid
night, but after that hour the police
and deputy sheriffs began hauling in
those who gave evidence Of being
leaders and by morning nearly fifty
had been taken to the police station
and booked for disturbing the peace.
AT one time early in the evening an
immense crowd gathered around po-
lice headuarters and only display
Of firearms by the officers prevented
4 successful attempt to force their
way into the building.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
TERRIBLE RIOTS OVER
OMAHA GREEKS |
FORTTGN EMPLOYEES OF THE
PACKING HOUSES ARE AT.
Tackled WICKEDLY.

OMAHA, Feb. 22-The riotins
which began In the Greek quarter Of
South Omaha Sunday afternoon did
not subside until an early hour this
morning and the toll Of casulties is
Eve persons suffering with gunshot
wounds, eleven Greeks 80 badly beat
en- that they were taken to hospitals
for treatment and about is other per
sons suffering from assaults or as
the result Of nisdirected missiles in
tended for the Greeks on whom the
wrath 70 the maddened hordes was
centered. No estimate can be placed
on the financial loss resulting from
the destruction of property BY the
mob. Not less than FIVE shops Of
importance were almost wholly
wrecked, while sixteen smaller ones
escaped less serious damage only be-
cause Of their lesser importanc,
The last trace Of the rioters was
not seen until nearly o'clock and
at that hour Chief Of Police Briggs
and Sheriff Bradley began to collect
their forces in the packing house dis
trict, where it was expected trouble
would occur in the event Of the
Greeks attempting to return to work
rs usual. There was every indication
that trouble would be renewed should
the Greeks 60 to the packing houses,
but the authorities did not expect
any such attempt would be made, at
least for few days.
Last nights work Of the mob was
seen better after the streets were r.
nally cleared and the damaged pla-
ces looked over. ESPECIAL vent was
given to the destruction Of property
of the better class of Greeks. A. b.
Cokoris. known as "King Of the
Greeks" who owned two fine baker
fes and other shops, had little left to-
day to show for his thriving busi-
ness Of yesterday.
The homes Of not less than a doz-
en- Greeks who have families were
visited, and in one instance the aven-
gers entered and destroyed the furni-
ture, threw cooking viands from
heated stove and maltreated the wife
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
The Secret of Long Life

A French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolongs life and
makes it worth living. It purifes, en-
riches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds
wasted nerve cells, imparts life and
tone to the entire system. Its a god
send to weak, sick and debilitated peo-
pie. Kidney trouble had blighted my
life for months" writes w, M Sher-
man, Of Cushing, Me-, "but Electric
Bitters cured me entirely" Only 50
cents at Charles Rogers & Sons drug
Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
HoNoRED VETERAN DIES.

NEW YORK, Feb, 22,-Captain
w. H. G. Nymmo, who was in COM
mand of the steamboat Island City,
which was a supply ship to the ia
nous Monitor during the Civil War
died yesterday at his home in Flush
ing, l.. l. Captain Nymmo arrived at
Hampton Roads with his ship the
night before the Monitor met the
Merrimac and was an eye witness to
the now historic fight. He was born
in Virginia in 1880. A widow and
seven children survive him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23
This Will Interest Mothers.

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shness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
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They break up Colds in "a hours.
They are so pleasant to the taste and
harmless as milk. Children like them.
Over 10000 testimonials Of cures.
They never fail. Sold by all drug
gists Csc. Ask today. Don't accept
any substitute.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-23

me a well woman,
and | would like to
tell the whole leworld
of 1t. / suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back had the
best doctors and
they all decided
that / had a tunor
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised An opera
tiOn T,vdia =