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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-30
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of frierds at Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-30

In the matter of sheriff, Madison will
go almost unanimously for the Repub
llcan nominee together with Fairfield
which will mean that F'ernald will car
ry the same votes. In Scion Fernald
has the stronghold but in the matter
Of sheriff the Democrats will win out,
and the same with Pittsfield. All the
smaller towns are for Fernald but
split for sheriff. In SkoWhegan the Re
publican candidates will win out. The
French vote will he entirely for Fer
nold and the Republican candidates
for representative and sheriff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-30

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Anthony TrolIope's Fun.

Mr.. T~rollope's big voice drowned overJ
one else as he chafed my father down thu
length Of the dinner table. he had TESTED
over golf John Blackwood was a devote|
and attained to bong captain Of the St
Andrews club). What would he not do
nextp BE used to make daring ASSAULT
upon the most cherished articles Of thu
Blackwood faith. Blind, u~nswerving do
Votion to the sovereign VA ono Of ais ia
sorite points Of attack.
Now, Blackwood, how could the death
Of the sovereign possibly affect your" HI
would say. II you heard Of 1t tomorrow
morning, you know perfectly we'll you
would eat just as good a breakfast-you
would not even deny yourself that second
kidney" 1t was In vain to protest that II
face Of such a calamity the very thought
Of broiled kidneys would be distasteful
MIR. Trollope bore everything before him
and prepared for another attack.
The Conservative party and Dizzy wers
q tempting subject for a tit "You know,
Blackwood-you know you think exactl,
about Dizzy as I do. You know you would
be very glad to hear he had been had W
for-for shoplifting." Tableau, oil hold
Ing up their hands and Nh. Trollope dc
lighted with the sensation he had pro
duced.-"Annals Of a Publishing HOUSE., y
by Mrs. G. Porter.
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An Anlr7al Story ror
Little Folks
The Rooster SAdviCe

Tommy was in trouble. Tommy was
also In bed, for his trouble was q bro
ken wrist, brought Nh BY hitting the
ground too hard when he fell out Of the
apple tree. He was lying on lis white
pillow and dreaming Of the coed times
the boys were having outside when the
door opened, and to his great nmuse-
ment In walked Jack. the old rooster.
He was carrying n big book under his
wing, and he came straight for the
bed. Tommy felt like crying out with
mingled fear and surprise rs he saw
Jack hop up on the table beside him,
but his voice seemed to be stuck some
where down In his stomach. Jack said
nothing. but pulled a big pair of spec.
tacles from beneath his other wing
and opened a large book Of notes. Tom
my's eyes bulged.
"What are you going to do" he ask
ed timidly.
"Going to read you q few helpful
rules for climbing trees. Some from
my own valuable experience" said
Jack, winking one eye and turning the
pages with his claws. IF you Will
climb trees, you should know how to
do It"
This certainly is queer" thought
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TWO SsRookY" sroaisA
A Crash That Broke Nothing saa y
Vanished Dinner.

When Spiritualism was comparatively
new and we were youngsters, we used To
hear delightful spooky stories about myE.
FERROUS actions of furniture and things
which one never seems to hear nowadays.
I remember one about some people who
had guests invited to O grand dinner. The
table was spread with all the dishes, but
the meal had not yet been served. Tit
family had o great store Of beautiful glass
and china, and 1t was all on hot table.
For a moment the servants were all ont Of
the dining room, and Just at that moment
all the people in the rest Of the house
heard q deafening crash Of falling dishes.
From the dining room there came the
sound of glassware precipitated upon the
floor and crushing into fragments, and In
the midst Of the roar Of this wreck there
rose to the terrified ears Of the host and
hostess the high, clear note Of the smaah-
Ing Of much thin china.
Everybody in the house-family, guests,
servants-rushed to the dining room door
al the same moment, expecting to see
nothing less than the table overthrown
and every precious dish on it broken. And
what did they behold' The table set In
perfect order, with not a thing on 1t dis.
turbed. What had made the awful orashi
Nobody ever knew. Not q dish was even
nicked in that house that day. The spirits,
80 the story ran to us, had just made Z
terrible ghostly crash for the fun Of 1t and
the alarm of the household.
I remember that this story impressed
me o great deal moro than 1t would have
impressed me If the dishes had really been
found smashed, though it could have been
proved that no human being had been In
the room at the time. I had never before
heard of q ghost that wal q crash and
nothing more. I fancy the astonishmen'
of those alleged people was not greater
than that of O friend Of mine over an cpl
sode not at all similar. This gentleman'i
wife and daughter were out shopping ont
afternoon, and he reached home ahead o.
them. So far from feeling grieved and
outraged at not finding them there tx
mako him welcome, no set to work pleas
antly to give them a surprise by getting
them their supper. He hadn't much II
the house, but he set out what he had ant
placed on each Of three plates q nice lot O
sardines and her went out 10 make then
tea. He got 1t made and came back ant
looked at his table in establishments. HI
supper was gonel The plates were their
Just where he had placed them, but the!
were as clean as when he put them on
He knew that there was not another hu
man being In the house. What sprite ha<
waited away those sardinesi
This is q true story. There wa not an
other human being in the house, but tn
gentleman owned two delightful cooke
spaniels, and they were in the house. VIII
can doubt that, as they licked the plate
which had contained the sardines, the.
had said to themselves: "Go to. We vii
make it unnecessary for our dear maste
to wash these platesp"-Boston Tran
Ecr1pt.
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Eryptian Mornlitaes.

Here are some extracts from tho advict
that Ami, an Egyptian scribe, gave his so1
in the thirteenth century before Christ:
If a man cometh to thee for counsel,
let this drive thee to books for informa'
tion."
Consider what hath been; set before
thee a correct rule Of life as an example to
follow. The messenger Of death Will come
to thee as to oil others to carry thee away
yea, he standeth ready"
"Take heed with all diligence that thov
woundest no man with thy words"
"The man who, having received much,
giveth little, Is as one who eonnittsth ~
injury"
"Whosoever speaketh evil reoeiveth NJ
good"
"Whon thou hast arrived at years Of
maturity and art married and hast q
house, forget never the pains which thou
hast cost thy mother, nor the care which
she hath bestowed upon thee. Never give
her u to complain Of thee, lest she Lift
up her hands to God in heaven, and ID
listen to her complaint"
BE watchful to keep silence "-West
minister Review.
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Mars Declared the Nominee.

cratic evecutiVe committee has been in
session for three days, hearing contests in
the matter Of the election for state senator
in the primary OF the 18th. When the
committee met on the morning OF the 18th,
the Hon. VIM. N. Graydon, who on the
face OF the returnes was defeated by J.
Moore Mars for that office by ten votes.
filed notice Of contest, urging that a negro
was allowed to vote at Mount Carmel, and
that one man voted after 4 o'clock, and
after the counting began, and on the futh-
er ground that thirty men voted at Able
Vile Cotton mills, whose names did not ap-
pear the club roll.
Mr. MARS Immediately counter on
tested the vote in every box in which Mr..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
FATHER AND MOTHER PULLED him OUT.

FATHER AND MOTHER PULLED BIN OUT.
Practice, my dear young mice, makes
perfect seel I do this every day for
ten hours"
"Wheww gasped No. 8. II don't
think it's worth while. I'd rather be
a frog out and out and swim around In
the cool pond. It's 50 hot out here In
the fields! How do you learn to swim1
Is that just practice too"
purely So" said Mr.. Frog. drawing
himself up proudly. purely 30. Just
lump In like this, then strike out Like
this, and then like this, and In a few
months you will find that your hair
will come OF. Your feet will become
webbed like mine, and your mouths
will stretch, your tails will drop out
as mine did, for I had a tail once. and
you will become frogs. But my dears'
remember, it's practice, practice. prae-
hce. Practice will change anything T.:
to anything"
THANK you," said they IN chorus.
I'VE will try 1t at once"
OF they set to the barn. where mo
drinking trough stood.
"Here goes for a frog" said one
and, standing on the edge, he plunged
In.
"ohl Oh! Oh! Help. helpF' he
squeaIed piteously. "I'm drowning. /
can't practice, cause I can't get my
breath. Motheri Fatherl HelpF
Just then mother and father came BY
and pulled him out dripping.
"Silly thing" scolded bis mother. TO
try to be what you can't"-st Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

TOMMY FELT LIKE CRYING.
Tommy. 1.-THE idea Of a rooster teach.
Ing me"
LET US see," said the rooster, read
Ing. "'Birds Of a feather fock'-no
that's not 1t.
"Tn cases of pip be sure to-
"Ah! Here it is-'Trees; flying up
into"
Jack looked 30 wise that Tommy
couldn't keep back a smile.
"'Rule 1.-Squat firmly on both
claws"
"But I have no claws" interrupted
Tom.
"That's go" Jack assented. well
try again.
"'Rule 2.-Then spread your wings
out wide.'"
"But l have no WINGS" said Tommy
THAT'S very true" said Jack, put
ting his head first on n side and then
on the other. II hadn't thought OF
that.
"'Rule 3.-Then hold your tail out
straight"
Here Tommy burst out laughing. u
never had any TAIL" he giggled.
Jack scratched his comb and thought
for a moment. II have It'll! he cried.
".Rule 909.-Men and boys that have
no claws, wings or tail should never
climb trees"
"That meets your case, Tommy
Take my advice and don't" saying
which he jumped to the floor and van
lshed.
Tommy rubbed his eyes.-St Louis
Post Dispatch.
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Zinc PeopIe In 1889.

My lady was as reckless as my lord and
ratified the dicebox and shufled the cards
from dusk till morning, going home with
ruined fortunes in her sedan chair when
workmen were going home from lathe and
loom TO breakfast. Family diamonds and
Jewels and plate were staked when the
guineas were exhausted, and when thesd
possessions had gone farms and estates
were sacrificed. The amusements, too, OF
wealthy people were Of o coarse and cruel
description. Rat worrying, cockfghtin0
and badger batting were favorite diver
sions. P~rize1ghting was regarded as es.
r,ential to keep up the courage Of English
men.-Chambers' Journal.
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He Preferred Death.

Baron de Malortie, a German who had
served In Mexico with Macmillan, told to
Sir NJ. Grant Duff, who records 1t IN bis
"Diary," the following story Of on In
dams devotion to ais leader:
General Mejia was q full blood Indian
In the service Of Macmillan and was tax.
On prisoner along with him. Two hours
before their execution was to take place
General Alatorre came to him and said
General Mejis, I have been three times
your prisoner, and three times you have
spared my life. My sid-de-oamp Is at the
door with q horse, and you are free to go
whore you please"
"And the EMPEROR" asked Mejia-
"Win be shot In two hours" answered
Alatorre.
"And you dare to come to me with suoh
. propositionI Leave the rooml' r%etoined
hs prisoner. Alatorre did So. and Malta
the emperor fell toeaths.-
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MAKING DIRT ROADS.
GOOD DRAINAGE THE MOST lMPOR
TANT REQUIREMENT.

Grass Should he Removed Between Road
way and Ditch-Kain Can De Made Csc
ful-Height Of Crown-Simple Engineer
ting Principles. OF Road Building.
The Spectator has recently had evi.
dence of the enlightening influence OF
travel. For years he has had occasion
to walk, to drive and to wheel over q
certain piece Of country road, a piece Of
road as bad as a combination of mud
and sand and sods and loose stones can
make a road. Last summer he found
this piece of road not only good, but
excellent and improving all the time.
until in the autumn it was as good .
dirt road as any one could want.
The other day the Spectator CHANGED
to meet the overseer of the district-the
same overseer, by the way, who has had
charge for 25 years past. II wish to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Kick and Be Kicked.

With the next issue Of the Press and
Banner, d kickers column will be opened,
free of charge, to everybody in Abbeville.
Short paragraphs for the improvement
of the town, for the correction of abuses,
suggesting something new OF improving
something old, will be received and print
ell free of charge.
SO long as the writer is parliamentary,
we will print his complaint CT commenda-
ton as a news item and withhold his
name.
Contributors should bear this in mind,
however, such paragraphs to be effective
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Al ADimal Story For
Little Folks
The Mice
Who Would Be Frogs

Mr.. Bullfrog sat summing himself on
the bank of the pond and wigglng his
throat to get 1t In good shape for the
evening concert at Lily Pad Opera
House.
Three young field mice came saunter-
Ing by looking for grasshoppers. They
soon spied Mr.. Bullfrog and were much
attracted by the funny wiggle In bis
green throat II wish I could do that"
said No. 1.
Easy enough" grunted Nh. Bull
frog.
yes, but we haven't the kind OF
throat" said No. 2.
"Its all in practice" commented Nh
Frog. "All in practice, I assure you.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

Graydon received a majority, alleging
that men voted who were not on the club
rolls, and that the club rolls were not GER
titled by the president and secretary Of
the various clubs, and that in three boxes
men were allowed to vote after the polls
were closed and the count begun.
Testimony was taken by q sutcom-
mittee on the matter at issue and the COM
mittec met at IL O'Clock to decide the con-
tests. The committee found that seven
teen votes were irrcgularly cast ut the Ab-
bevillc Cotton mills, forty in Abbcrillc No.
l, nineteen in Abbeville No. 2, and one each
at Lowndesville, Lebanon and the railroad
shops. These votes were apportioned be-
tween the two candidates, the illegal votes
at each box being divided between the cam
didates in prodortion to their total. The
net result was that Mars gained fourteen
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Medisnyal LYNCH Laws In Bavaria.

It Is curious to note that in some part1
of Bavaria Il method of procedure which Is
called Habcrfcld treiben still prevails and
Is practiced by the people In case OF
offenses which do not come within the
pale Of the ordinary law. Neither person
nor property is injured. People assemble
with black or masked faces in front Of the
offenders house and howl, fire ritlos and
beat pots and kettles. A mock sermon
setting forth the oflcnso Of the person con-
cerned Is then rccited in the hearing OF
the Observation-Disclosures and Queries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
At the Theatre.

"The Newlyweds and Their Baby" with
sixty and one-half people, one Of the big
gcst musical comedies on the road, will be
presented at the Opera House, Wednesday,
October 5th.
This company carries two car loads Of
special scenery, and they have scored Il
decided hit wherever they have appeared.
After IL recent performance i'll Charles
ton. and wherever they have appeared, the
papers have been most complimentary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

"That last speaker" said the first
guest at the banquet was quite enter
talning."
"Ycs," replied the other, land he's q
self made mar too"
81 thought his delivery rather slow,
though"
That's natural. He began life as q
messenger boy."-Denver News
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
4 Man of on Nerve.

Indum table will and tremendous en-
rrgy are never found where Stomach,
Liver. Kidneys and Bowels are cut OF
order. If you want these qualities
and the success they bring, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills, the matches
regulators, for keen brain and strot &
body. 25c at Speeds drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Mexican Funerals.

The Me1icans have a queer way Of bury
Ing the dead. The corpse is tightly wrap
ped in century plant mating and placed
in q coffin hired for about q shilling. One
or t1so natives, as the case may be, place
the coffin on their heads and go at a trot
to the grave, where the body is inferred.
and the coffin Is then returned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

2YoU NEED o FRET" Il CROW BIZ
Piled.
"You need not fret" the replied;
I'D never marry thoe.
While true you have a greenback rare,
I cannot spend It; sect
I'm looking for a man with gold.
Who has it In a pack.
And not a hopping bullfrog bold
With greenbacks on his back"
-Pittsburg Dispatch
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Al Apimal Story For
Little Folks
N BuI|frog and theCrow

The bullfrog loved the Widow Crow.
But wasn't fond Of black.
And said: "I'll never marry you,
For taste In dress you lack.
III you were like the robin red
Or like the jay bird blue,
I'd say, My dear, como fly with me
And be my sweetheart true"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

The expenses of Great Britain arc now
about $500, O00, 005 yearly, or nearly Sl,OO
per minute, but every tick Of tho clock
represents an inflow Of II little over Sic
into the British treasury, thus leav!ug Of
annual surplus pf about s2c 0uO.LtS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
1t Saved His Leg.

"AlI thought I'd lose my leg" writes
J. A. Swensen, of Watertown, Wis.
"Ten years of eczema that Is DOCTORS
could not cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklen's Aruica Salve cured il,
sound and well. Infallihle for Skim
Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum,
BoIls, Fever Sores, Burus, Scalds,
Cuts and Piles. 25c. at Speeds drug
store, 4
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New Schedule for SeabOard.
School opens on 10Th, are you ready
Hnot 60 to Milford's Book Store.

Mrs. Jacob Wilm ert, Lipcolp, ILL.,, found
her way back to perfect health. She writes
II suffered with kidney trouble and bach ache
and my appetite was very poor at times. A
few weeks ago l got Foley's Kidney Pills and
Raves them q fair trial. They gave me great
elief, 30 continued Ill now l am again In
zsrieot health. G. A. Milford & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
Air In Caves.

Certain caves have been reported a
maintaining a uniform temperature, sum.
mer and winter, Of 81 degrees F. They
may BIO said to breathe twice q year-n.
haling during the winter and a1heuns
during thu summer.
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votes and he unanimously declared the
nominee of the party by the committee.
Mr.. Mars was represented in the colI,,
test by Wm. p. Greene, Esq, of the local
bar, and Mr.. Graydon presented his W
case.
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A. Aairnai Story PET
Little Folks
The Cat School

From Pittsburg and from Boston.
From Springfield, too. az well,
The cats came to the cats school
To learn to read and spell.
It's kept by Mrs. Scratcher.
A cat Of mighty brain,
Who teaches them their lessona,
Well aided by her .cana.
Beneath her sage tuition
In course Of time you'll soe
The maltese. II he studies,
A clergyman will be.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
need not be long.

need not be long.
Written or oral suggestions will be re-
ceived by any Of the staff Of the Press
and Banner, or il written, they may bel
handed,in at the Office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

Our store will be closeg next Thursday
and Wednesday, Oct. 4th and 5th.
The Rosenberg Mercantile Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
He Knew Him.

Shs-George says be feels for you
He-Hs always says that after b
has made q touch.-Yonkers Herald
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28

TO LEARN 10 Read AND SPELL.
Young Tab will be q soldier,
4 captain bold and true,
And Jack will be a lawyer.
And make a good Judge too.
The teachers kind and gentle,
Although severe she looks;
She makes them pay attention
And stick well to their bookk
Detroit Journal
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-23

$139.S5; old assessment, $145.99.
Lot 5, block 4, Amended Great
Northern Plat-New assessment
1927; old assessment. $8S.13.
! Lot 10, block 2. Wenatchee Ave
nue-New assessment, $214.44; old
assessment, $249.51.
Block II, lot 2, Columbia Street
New assessment, 1856; old assess
ment, $154.26.
Prepare Coal Oil Ordinance.
Fire Chief Throw reported that a
half a carload of coal oil had been
stored within the fire limits, with the
result that the insurance policies of
adjoining business men had been
cancelled, and asked that an ordi-
nance be prepared prescribing the
amount of coal oil to be stored with
in the fire limits. The attorney was
instructed to prepare such an ordi-
nance and present it at the next
meeting of the council