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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
THE SMALLEST YET.

Quality rather than quantity was the
principle upon which Washington bride
planned her trousseau. The marriage
which could only be cIassed under the
head of runaways-was undoubtedly the
subject of much deep thought before.
hand, inasmuch as the accessories of
toilet to be carried upon the eventful trip
were reduced to the minimum. The
wedding took place in the summer, and
the conventional travelling bag was re-
placed by white lace parasol. This
was carried furled, the fimy white
aounces serving as receptacle for the
srousseau-a pair of curling tongs and a
tooth brush.-Kate Fields Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
A RAILROAD WOMAN.

Woman has succeed in journalism,
law, medicine, theology and politics, so
it is not surprising to learn, that she has
done we'll in railroading. Minnie G.
Rush has attracted attention by her re-
markable success as an organizer of ex-
cursions. She is the Vandalia Lines
agent at Lakeville, Ind. For three
years she has had charge of the passen-
ger, freight and telegraph Office. The
receipts in October amounted to more
than $40, 900, and that is only slightly
in excess of the average.
Miss Rush was born in Lakeville
twenty .one years ago. After acquiring
a common school education she learned
telegraphy, and her proficiency led to
her selection as agent. She is worker
in the W. G. T. U. and Methodist
Church societies. Her latest success
was the conception and execution Of
"Harvest Home" excursions, when she
surprised the Vandalla magnates by
sending several hundred people into
neighboring States on special trains, and
thus netted profit for the railroad.-New
York Advertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
Deaths From Joy, Fright, Grief, Etc.

We read Livy that when Hannibal had
vanquished the Romans in the battle of
Canna, two women, seeing their sons
whom they had supposed dead return IN
good health, died Immediately from ex-
cessive joy.
A Frenchman who had by chance
passed over a narrow plank lying across
deep gorge in the dark, on viewing
the spot the next day fell down dead
while contemplating the dangers of the
previous night.
Montague relates the case Of a German
nobleman who died of excessive grief on
discovering that his son had been killed
in battle. "He stood" says Montague,
"like stock, with his eyes fixed on the
corpse till the vehemency of his sorrow
having overwhelmed his vital spirits, ne
sank stone-dead to the ground. ."-St.
Louis Republic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
German
Syrup"

I simply state that.I am Druggist
and Postmaster here and am there
fore in a position to judge. I have
tried many Cough Syrups but for
ten years past have found nothing
equal to Boschee's German Syrup.
I have given it to my baby for Group
with the most satisfactory results.
Every mother should have it. J. H.
HOBBS, Druggist and Postmaster,
Mofat, Texas. We present facts,
living facts, of to-day Boschee's
German Syrup gives strength to the
body. Take no substitute. 8
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

not touch the pretty dip of your sweep
ing, gracefully trailing gown" says one
of these in authority. The time foI
tubby skirts has not yet arrived; but il
you must have something new just now.
at this transition period, have all the
fare possible on the skirt portion, and
all the excrescences and elaboration pos
sible about your neck and shoulders, and
you will pass the best kind of muster OF
dress parade, on this side the water ''a1
least. New York Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
THE LENGTH OF DRESS.

Concerning the length of street
dresses, fashion-makers, like doctors,
disagree. From Paris, the seat of Gov
ernment, whence the Parliament of
fashion issues its fats, come such con-
Hicting declarations that it is easy to
perceive that two powerful factions are
at work, and that not fashion alone but
the potent interests Of trade are at the
root of these vital questions. One noted
designer declares emphatically that very
full dresses, and most likely hoopskirts,
will appear simultaneously with the
coming of the robin and the organ
grinder. Another equally powerful au :
thority shifts derisively at this dreadful
prophesy, and declares that the balloon S
and hideous wire cages-relics Of be.
nignted and demoralized age-will never
again be tolerated by nation of women
whose tastes have become so cultivated,
and whose personal ideas and opinions
have become so marked and so decided.
This bloodless war makes it rather
puzzling time for the modiste. "Do
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founces, fastened on at the same time, one
turning upward and the other down. They
are sewn to keep this form The skirt is
about three and half yards wide. It is
composed of front breadth, two side
breadths on each side, and two back
breadths, the latter very much sloped at the
top. Unnecessary, the parts that are cut out
at the top, in order to make this bias, can
be used to widen the skirt. The front
breadth is rounded on top and has small
part on each side. The first side widths are
rather longer than usual, in order that the
skirt may afterwards be made quite equal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

in length. The side breadths are little
longer, and the back ones are cut the whole
length of the train. IN joining the differ
ent breadths which are lined with muslin
through ali the parts that touch the ground,
only the silk is taken; the muslin is sewn
separately and is afterwards attached under.
meath these seams. OF course the seams
must be ironed first The front breadth has
one dart the side ones have two and the
back breadths are gathered in at the waist.
The inside of the skirt is trimmed with two
OF three founces of scalloped silk, at the top
the basques of pleated silk arc sewn on, the
ends Of which fall in front on 10 the skirt
in the shape of jabot, as shown by the en-
craving. The plain waist Of dark green
velvet has plastron in front and behind;
it is of the same color as the changeable
material of the dress. The plastron is gath.
cred ready to fasten to the collar. These
pleats are stretched very tightly and in the
back form grove of pleats above the waist
belt. The velvet is, Of course, cut away
where the plastron comes, so that this j.
only supported by the lining. The velvet j.
folded on both sides, according to the form
of this plastron. The braces are of lace like
the basques, and are fastened at the back
underneath the belt The plastron is edged
with three folds of lace, which are fastened
on to the pleated founce. A folded belt on
strong lining is fastened on the side. The
bands of velvet which rise from the belt al
the back join on the plastron in front m
derneath the braces, and thus form simu.
lated corselet. Balloon sleeves on tightly
fitting lining are gathered in by an elastic
at the bottom and trimmed with a rosette
or bow OF ribbon.
The ball toilet illustrated is made of Gin.
der gray cactus cloth with sunken figure
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
A GIRL FAMINE.


A San Francisco paper raises the
alarm that California is suffering ga
girl famine" In every large town in
that State, with the exception of Ala
media, there is lamentable paucity of the
gentler sex. In Los Angeles the male
population exceeds the female by 1000,
in San Jose and Stockton by 1000, in
Fresno by $500, in Sacramento by 1000,
and in San Francisco by the startling
number of 10000. Perhaps half of the
excess in these cases is due to the Chi
nese population, which consists mainly
of adult males, but after making liberal
allowance for thus element, there still re-
mains an immense preponderance of
Caucasslana of the sterner sex. The
same thing is true of all the new West
ern States. Montana has two men to one
woman. Unless this peculiar disparity
in numbers is soon recti6ed, thousands
of men in that section of the country are
doomed to lives If involuntary bachelor
hood.-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
NAMES OF FASHIONABLE coLoRs.

The fashionable colors, or rather the
names for colors now in
rogue, are: ~.
Angelique, pale apple green
Beige, really beige drsb.
Castor, a dark beige.
CASTLE, bright tuff yellow.
Coauelicot, bright brick red.
Diavolo, bright cinnamon. =
! Emerande, a brilliant emerald green.
Floxine, brilliant light crimson.
Geranium, a pale geranium red.
Mascotte, medium moss green.
Murier, an indefinite moss green.
Paradis, bird of paradise yellow.
Pivoine, a deep metallic scarlet.
Vareche, a dark moss green.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
HooPsKIRTs ARE ON TIE WAY.

The scoming event" of crinoline and
.ctual hoops is foreshadowed in the
found skirts now worn which fashion
lble modistes are stiffening at the bot.
tom to stand out quite as if upheld by a
mall hoopskirt. 1t will be dreadful to
20 about in cage again, but at least it
will be cleaner than the present fashion
If skirts Topping about the feet.-Sf.
Louis Republic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

During the year 1892 suits against
New Yerk City for damages aggregating
e253, 1865 for personal injuries were de-
Tended by the Corporation Counsel. The
amount awarded in these suits was ST.
198.04.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

Bishop Doane is to have carved wood
throne in the cathedral at Albany, n.
Y. 1t is the gift of Mrs. ]. v. L.
Pruyn, and is said to be the finest thing
O. the kind in America. The wood is
black oak, and the throne is twenty-five
teet high. ....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
Deafhess CAM be Cared

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased.portion Of the ear. There 10 only one
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an IN
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets n
famed you have q rumbling sound or tmper-
DEAFNESS Is the result, and unless the fnham-
matior can bo taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition hearing will be
destroyed forever: nine cases out Of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an In
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of deafness caused by catarrh) that we
cannot cure by taking halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free. q
F. J. CHENEY g Co.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
FASHIONS LATEST ED|CT.
A PRETTY TOILET.
Made of Silk and Velvet, W With Balloon
Sleeves. Styles in Cloaks.

RETTY gowns may
be made for all
kinds of wear by
taking ideas from
ornate ball toilets.
The initial sketch
was drawn from a
toilet in dark green
velvet and change
able red Sicilienne
silk. The edge Of
the skirt is sur
rounded by two
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

sThat unrivalled complexion" said q promi-
nent New Yorker, alluding to lady ae9uaint,,
alce, was the result OF using Garfield Tea"
New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
Loss OF APPETITE | |
SICK HEADACHE,
INDIGESTION,
DIZZY FEELINGS,
BlLIouskEss,
TORPID LIVER, /
DYSPEPSIA.

PERFECT DIGESTION win BE- accomplished b
taking Railways Pilla By their ANTlBH1O0S prop
Bile and its discharge through the hillary ducts
These pulls In doses Of from two 70 four VIII quickly
rom these disorders One or two Of Railways P1IA
taken daily by those subject 10 bilious pains and tor
pIdty Of the liver, VIII keep the system regular ana
secure healthy digestion. ~. 'E5ssts
Price, sc. Der box. Sold BY an drusgtsts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

THROAT DISEASES commence with Cough.
Gold or Sore Throat "Br0Dn's, Bronchial
TTochss" give immediate relief. Sold only 1"
bores. Price 25 cents .,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
Royal Baking Powder.
49,. THE GOVERNMENT TESTS
ESTABLISH ITS ABSOLUTE SUPERIORITY.

data from the latest Official Government Report o" 6aes"g
POyaey DEPARTMENT Of Ag,ata,e, Bulletin ~ page 5eo)
Royal is placed first of the cream OF tartar
powders actual strength, 1906 cubic inches OF
leavening gas per ounce of powder.
Every other powder tested exhibited much
lower strength than the Royal the average
being 80 per cent. less.
Every other powder likewise showed the
presence of alum or sulphuric acid.
The claim this report shows other powder OF su
peor strength purity has been denounced as faehooo
bv the Government officers who made the tests.
Avoid all baking powders sold with gift
or price, or at lower price than the Royal
as they invariably contain alum, lime or sui
phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it Is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and 40.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in it,
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, ite
many excellent qualities commend II.
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
! Syrup of Figs is for sale IN 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Amy reliable druggist Who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute. 4:
cALLFORKlA re SKRUP CO 4
saS FRANCISCO. CAT. q S
LOUISVILLE, tkf. - - 5s ZREW W. YORK, n, r.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-01
THE GRIP
ily weak condition; my
d. My appetite was all

Leu me IN u CcrTiuiy
health nearly wrecked.
gone, I had no strength,
felt tired all the
time, had disagreeable
roaring noises in my
head, like o waterfall. I
also had severe headaches
and severe sinking
pains in my stomach.
Having heard so much
about Hoods Sarsaparil-.
Ia, I concluded to try it.
All the disagreeable ef-
fects Of the Grip are gone,
Middletown transcript., 1893-10-21
PENINSULA NEWS.

Gathered Here and There and Con
densed for Ready Reading.
A large bay horse was stolen from
Thomas Fennimore, of DeakyneYille, last
Sunday night.
Smyrna will soon have electric lights.
The power-house is finished and the poles
are being put in place.
The festival given by the ladies's Aid
Society at the M. g. church in Clayton
Friday and Saturday evenings netted
$6l.3S.
Governor Reynolds has offered reward
of 5000 for the arrest and conviction of the
murderer of Edward F. Begley in Viii
mington recently.
William Cooch has sold his -four mill and
seventy acres of land at Cooeh's Bridge to
John T. Dayett This property has been in
the possession of the Cooch family since
1746.
The receipts at the last State Fair at
Dover were 81 200 less than the expenses.
The directors have decided to have races on
October 25th and 18th, hoping to make up
the deficiency.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Miss Yirmadel Wilson, daughter of John
T. Wilson, of Wilmington, to William L.
Fleming, of Easton. Md, to take place
November 1st, at Grace Chucrh, Whining
ton.
Theodore Dodd, resident and property
holder of Worton, Md. was lodged in
jail last week, charged with having wilfully
set fire to his own buildings on September
8. 1898. The grand jury has found true
bill against him.
The Chestertown Transcript says that
the average price per basket received for
the Kent County peach crop of the past
season, is put, by some of the most extern
siye growers. attwenty-five cents. Milling
ton was the largest point of shipment in the
county, and closed the season with record
of over 50,0O0 baskets, and an average
price of thirty cents.
Middletown transcript., 1893-10-21
.Erects Of spraying.

During the past summer w. 81. Moore
selected limb on Ranbo apple tree in
rear of the residence of Charles Jones, on
North Broad street. for the purpose of
testing the virtues of spraying This week
he picked from that limb about two and a
half bushels of apples, ninety per cent. of
which were perfect. The limb was sprayed
four times with the Bordeaux Mixture, in
combination with an insecticide of Mr..
Moore's compounding. The apples on
parts of the tree not sprayed were almost
worthless, proving conclusively that the
perfect fruit was the result of the use of the
wash.
In almost every part of the country
where fruit growing is pursued as a business
the intelligent use of insecticides on the
trees is acknowledged to be indispensable.
The Californians have made a success of
fruit culture only by persistent war on
insects by means of the spray pump, and
without il, hardly ten per cent. of any crop
of pears or apples produced there would be
free of knots and worms, save perhaps in
orchards in the mountain regions.
Here on the Delaware and Maryland
Peninsula it only needs intelligent care on
the part of growers to produce as fine fruit
of all sorts adapted to this climate as can be
grown anywhere.
Middletown transcript., 1893-10-21
sparks and coles Clrcus coming.


Sparks and Coles Colossal Shows, Circus
Museum and Trained Animal Exposition
win exhibit one day only. giving two. per-
formances, afternoon and evening, at Middle
town, Thursday Oct 18th. We clip the
following from the Canaan, Conn.,. Nsws.
Large crowds from this place and vicinity
filled the large tent on BarloW's meadow
near this village on Tuesday afternoon
and evening to witness the performances of
Coles New Colossal Shows. The street
parade which preceded the show was not
remarkable, Mr.. Coles idea being not 10
devote much time to this feature but rather
to give the people the full value of their
money when they get into the tents, and
that on this occasion, they had the full
worth of their money, and something more
there is no question.
We shall not attemt to give complete
description of all there was 10 be seen, hut
prominent features. There was q strong
force of acrobats and contortionists and
their feats of strength and agility were Of .
high order. The trained horses and mule.
which made such hit here last February,
we're also in the show and the school room
scenes were acted to perfection. Everybody
knows that the horse Is an intelligent
animal, but that he is capable of learning
and remembering so much as these animals
have was simply marvellous. The same
may be said Of the pack Of beautiful trained
dogs.
The rifle shooting Of the Burt family.
consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Burt and their
little six-year-old girl. must not be omit
ted All three used the rifle with unerring
accuracy in every Imaginable position.
Mr.. Burt hit small paper box placed on
bis wife's head, and in the street parade
while his horse was in rapid motion, broke
glass balls with ease.
An excellent concert followed the per
formance.
Admission, Adults, 25c. Children under
10 years of age. admitted in afternoon only
for 10c. At night all tickets will be 25e.
each. Remember day and date, Middle
town, Oct. 26th..
Middletown transcript., 1893-10-21
Doyer,s New wen.

Middletown people, who are hope full OF
obtaining more satisfactory water supply
for themselves, will be interested in the
success of Dovers efforts in the same line.
The Issder thus describes the test of the
artesian well recently finished: ''The
town's new nine inch artesian well had its
final test Tuesday morning and was perfectly
satisfactory. 1t has been attached to one
of the large pumps for several days. At the
test 50 gallons were pumped with ease in 15
seconds. With extra force 81 gallons were
pumped in IA seconds. Two gallons were
allowed for waste in the flow through
trough leading to the barrel. The capacity
ofthis well, therefore, will be 100000 gal
Ions per day more than enough to supply
ihe towns demand. The largest amount
pumped any day was 100000 gallons. The
well will cost abour 81 900. The old well
ON the creek side cost 81, 200. and viii not
yield half as much as the new one. The
water from the new well is of excellent
quality.
Middletown transcript., 1893-10-21
BRIEFS.
,he Peninsula apple crop is unusually

The Peninsula apple crop is unusually
good this season.
| The Watkins cannery at Odessa has
closed for the season.
Farmers are much pleased with the
appearance of the wheat fields.
The local market is well supplied with
New York grapes and other fruits.
--FoR sALE.-The lumber in the Old
Cannery. Apply to
G. II. GREEN, MIDDLETowN.
-One OF the tynamos in the old electric
light station has been removed ia Baltimore.
The Middletown creamery will pay
$1.03 per hundred pounds for September
milk.
The last reports of the Middletown
banks show them to be in very healthy
condition.
M re than hundred people from Mid
dletown and vicinity have visited the
Worlds Fair.
u. B.. Roberts has new advertisement
this week. telling our readers about his new
stock of stoves.
w. G. Brown, Practical Horse-Shoeing
and General Smithing, East Main Steeet.
Give him trial.
They have fine programme for next
weeks races at Dover.
The chestnut crop is being gathered.
During the past week many of the young
people laid in goodly store
-WAsTED.-Competent White Woman
for general work in family OF three. Liberal
wages. Address Box 81, Middletown, Del.
The arc lights are in great favor.
is pleased with them as street
and there ought to be more Of
them.
II. B. Maxwells switchback railway at
Augustine Pier was damaged to the extent
af $500 by the high water during the
recent storm.
j. B. Foard is loading schooners with |
wheat this week at Duck Neck and Chesa |
,eake City, and is also shipping by the
Clio" from Odessa.
The first heavy frost of the season came
his week. but tender plants were not much
injured. Few persons have as yet housed
heir palms. geraniums and other potted
,lants.
-Forty-eight shares of the capital stock
# the Citizens National Bank of Middle
own will be offered at public sale by the
Of the estate of James v.
at the Middletown Hotel, on
tuesday next at 2 o'clock.