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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-08-05

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Works Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-08-05

Capt. William Kelly came up
from the Point this morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Ladies' Blouse Basque.

The two distinct and prominent fea-
lures of the season, writes May Man.
ton, are undoubtedly the blouse with
added basque and the use OF plaid
stuffs, combination Of which is shown
in the large illustration. The model
from which the drawing was made is
of late style OF all-wool plaid, with
sleeves and vest of plain material
matching the darkest color, but it can
be made with the sleeves of the plaid,
if preferred The trimming is fine mo-
hair braid which also matches the dark
est tone found in the plaid. The waist
has q fitted lining composed OF the
usual number Of pieces and fitted with
the usual number of seams. The
blouse itself is composed of fronts,
back and under arm cores. The fitting
is effected by means of these last and
shoulder seams. The basque portion
is cut in a separate piece and scanned
at the waist line; over the seam is worn
O belt of ribbon finished with bow at
the left side. The fitted lining closes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Worlds Fair Money to Distribute.

There remains over $4,000 in the
possession of the President and direc-
tors of the Worlds Columbian Expo
sltion to be distributed among the
stockholders pro rata just as soon as
the last lingering suit of the accumu-
lated litigation of the Fair has been
disposed of. There are about twelve
cases remaining in which the directors
of the Fair are involved. These are
mostly of minor Importance, for the
ones of the greatest moment, notably
the claims of the French Government,
have been disposed of.
The only person now drawing
salary from the funds of the Fair is E.
Norton White, the custodian of the
Fair records at the Field Columbian
Museum. He has been in charge Of
them since the closing of the Fair, and
for his services receives monthly
stipend of SIS. In addition to this,
according to the statement of 81. N.
Higinbotham, the only expenses OF the
directors are those entailed by htlga-
ton. There are attorneys to be paid,
and court costs; but there are no
salaries. Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Revival of OId-Tima Inns.

"There is one thing that the bicycle
has done that can't be put in the col
umn of occupations that the wheel has
crippled" said Mr.. W. F. Bassler, of
New York, at the Shoreham, "and that
is its restoration of the wayside inns
or country taverns of our grandfathers.
Along the State road to Albany many
of the old-time inns have been started
up again. This has been brought
about by the bicycle. The old taverns
that have been closed to trade for
years from the very want of it have
thrown open their doors again, and
the descendants of a Knickerbocker
age bring out bowls of milk rather
than hagons of ale for the riders of the
silent steel coursers.
Is"There isn't, perhaps, much ro-
nance in all this, and the realistic
novelist of to-day couldn't begin to
write of a solitary horseman' as did
the late G. P. R. James, but there's
more money in it for the keepers of
the country inns, and they are loud in
their blessings on the head of the in
ventor of the bicycle. ."-Washington
Star
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Steel Country Roads.

The steel country roads with which
the United States Department of Agri.
culture is now experimenting, accord.
ing the Engineering News, will practi.
cally be constructed as follows: The
design calls for an inverted trough.
shaped steel rail with slight raised
bead on the inside and an eight-inch
tread and seven -sixteenths inch thick.
These rails are to be bedded in gravel
laid in well-drained trenches and the
rails are to be tied together at the
ends and at the middle. On grades
the rails will be indented to prevent
the horses from slipping. The ad-
vantage claimed for these steel roads
is the reduction of traction from forty
pounds per ton on macadam road to
eight pounds on the steel rails. The
materials for the heavier type Of steel
roads of this design will cost $500 in
small quantities. The amount Of ma
terial required is less than 100 tons
per mile, and the lines can probably
be built for $4,000 per mile. The
lighter types only cost about $1,000 per
mile, but this does not include laying
of grading or road bed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29

teacher Lad had ''set-to," and that
Wayne had got the worst of the en-.
counter.
ct don't countenance sich doin's,"
said Deacon Snyder, shaking his head
in stern disapproval. "I never got in
to fights in my young days, an I hain't
no patience with them that does"
"P'rhaps nobody tried to cut you
out when you was sparkin' " suggested
a man. 'Mebbe you'd "a fit eff they
had"
"Nobody interfered 'twixt me an
Sary Ann,'' said the deacon: $50 I
can't say what I would ha' done under
sich circumstances. Fer my part, I
think Dicks to blame. Eff the singin'-
teacher cut him out with Nance, he'd
orter grin an bear it an not try to
git even by thumpin' him. Let her go,
an good riddance, I sh'd say. Eff Sary
Ann had been foolish enough to give
me the slip, I'd ha' let her went, an
told the feller that got her to make the
most ont. He'd a had the wust ont,
I reckon" And the deacon chuckled
as he wouldn't have dared do if Sary
Ann had been there to hear him.
When the session was over, Dick
went up to Rhoda, who was standing
by the door.
MAY ] walk home with you?" he
asked.
"No, SIR" she replied curtly, and
turned her back on him.
"Poor, foolish grill" Dick thought,
and walked away through the star
light, alone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
A Country Without a Railroad.

To railway builders out of work
Alaska offers a great if not an inviting
field. With territory ten times as
large as New York State. it has not a
mile of steam road or of any othel
kind of road. Thousands of citizens
OF the United States are ready to emf
CRATE thither long enough to pick ur
what gold they want, and yet our
Government has not built single
railway for their accommodation. The
only transportation line into the gold
fields is owned by selfish capitalists,
nonresident at that, who expect tc
make q profit out of the INDECENT gold
seeker. Railway Age.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Utilization of Garbage.

The utilization of garbage question
is again on the tapis, with apparently
as little prospect as ever of being
brought to conclusion that will set
tie the long mooted question. It is
subject with which more municipal
cities than ours have been wrestling
for many years. The fertilizing value
of the garbage of a great city like
Philadelphia should, in these days
when manurial material is in such
strong request, be very valuable, and
we hope the sanitary authorities will,
for health as we'll as economy's sake,
persevere in their endeavors to discover
a method by which such vast amount
of fertilizing material may be saved
and the health of the city improved
also.-Philadelp Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29

at the centre-front by means Of hooks
and eyes. The vest is attached to left
side and hooked over onto to the right.
The blouse meets at neck and again at
the waist line, but between these two
points are sewed to the lining at the
left and fastened inrisibly ct the right
side. The fanciful collar is cut in
sections, lined throughout with silk
and having an interlining of crinoline.
The sleeves are two-seamed, slightly
faring at the band, close fitting we'll
above the elbow and terminating in
small puff at the shoulder. Narrow
braid finishes all the free edges, and
at the neck there Is collar of satin
ribbon with an outstanding frill Of lace
at the back. The skirt, which is FIVE
gored, fits with perfect smoothness
over the hips and is laid in deep un-
derlying plaits to form the fan back.
AS shown the material is cut bias, but
the lining of taffeta or percaline must
be straight. 1t is faced to depth Of
eight inches, with material like the
lining, and has an inter-facing Of hair.
cloth for the same depth. The braid,
which is all narrow, is arranged in
groups.
To make this blouse for lady in the
medium size will require three yards
of forty-four-inch goods, with FIVE
eighth yards Of twenty-two-inch for
the vest; or one and one-half yards ex-
elusive of sleeves and one and one.
half yards of contrasting material for
ty-four inches wide, for them and the
vest. The skirt requires five and
tbree-eighth yards of forty-four-inch
goods.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Practical Good Roads.

A Good Roads convention was held
at Cannon Falls which was notable for
the practical manner in which the sub.
ject under consideration was handled.
No city speakers were imported to en-
tighten the farmers upon the theory of
road building and to suggest legisla-
ton looking to future large expendi-
lures for costly roadways; but the
neighbors assembled proceeded to
show how the roads could be greatly
improved with the means already
available. The main point brought
out was the necessity of thorough
surface draining by effective ditching.
The roadbed must be rounded so that
the water will run of, but the best
material for surfacing depends upon
the locality and the character of the
soil. If the road surface can be kept
dry, any locality may have good roads
at comparatively small cost all the
year round.
Incidentally, the subject of wide vs..
narrow tires was taken up, and David
Valentine, a practical road builder,
stated that he had used both wide and
narrow tired wheels, and his expert
ence was such that if he were to pur-
chase a new wagon he would not take
narrow tired vehicle if he could get
it at half price, as he could haul dou-
BILE the load, with the same expendi-
ture of power, on wide tire. Where
the roads are dry and hard there can
be no doubt of the superior economy
of wide tire, not only in the matter
of hauling the load, but in preserving
the roadway. Minneapolis (Minn.)
Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
The Thames Tunnel.

The tunnel recently opened under
the Thames at Blackwell, London, is
one of the greatest engineering achieve
ments of the Victorian age. The
length is one mile and quarter. The
roadway is sixteen feet wide, having
seventeen feet headway to the centre,
and there is footpath on each side.
The quantity Of earth excavated is set
down at five hundred thousand tons,
and the portion of the tunnel under
the Thames was constructed in about
twelve months. which is at an average
rate of 100 feet per month. Another
tunnel under the Thames from Green
wich to the Isle of Dogs is now under
contemplation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
CHAPTER VII.

A MYSTERIOUS NOCTURNAL EXCURSION.
That night was an extremely warm
one. No wind was stirring in the
tree-tops, as Dick went home. The
air was singularly sultry and oppressive,
and after he had got to bed he could
not sleep.
He lay there tossing restlessly about
for some time. Then he got up and
sat down by the window. The moon
shone with great brilliancy, and he
could quite distinctly discern objects
farther away than the house of Mr..
Porter, toward which his window
looked.
As he sat there, he saw figure ap-
pear at the window in the gable of Mr..
Porter's house. The moonlight fell
full upon it, and he could see that it
was man. This man stood by the
window, leaning out, as if listening,
for some minutes. Then he made his
way out upon the roof of the kitch-
en- built against the end of the main
building, and dropped from that to
the ground.
"Wayne sleeps in this end of Por-
ter's house." thought Dick. ''I won-I
der what he is up to now, climbing
out of the house in this way at this
time of night? I'll keep an eye on the
gentleman"
After reaching the ground, the man
,kooJ -, 4bo che dow, of 4ba oha1 for q
few minutes, as if to make sure that
the coast was clear. Presently the
sound of night birds call came from
the woods near by. It was repeated
three times, at regular intervals.
The man-Dick knew we'll enough
that it was Wayne-crossed the gar,
den and climbed over the fence into
the road. Then he walked rapidly
away in the direction from which the
sound of the night-bird's call had
come.
"I'd like to know if that sound
came from bird with feathers and
wings" thought Dick. ''It might,
but I don't believe it did. I think the
singing-teacher expected to hear it,
and was waiting for it. It didn't
sound just like any other night-bird I
ever heard, it seems to me-"
Dick was tempted to follow Wayne
and find out where he went.
"But perhaps I had better not" he
concluded. ''It would look too much
like playing the spy. I'll wait till I
have better excuse for acting in the
capacity of detective"
But he sat by the window and
watched for Wayne's return.
A half-hour went by.
An hour.
Still he did not return.
"He's up to some deviltry, I'll war
rant" thought Dick. '1'd give a
good deal to know what took him out
of bed at this time of night, and off in
that direction"
For Wayne had taken a road leading
back into the unsettled forest. A few
sycamore logs had been hauled there
from, for shingles, by the settlers of
Brownsville, and for the purpose of
getting these logs out, the road had
been roughly cut through the heavy
timber, but it had never been used for
any other purpose. Why should
Wayne have taken it?
"I'm bound to see this thing through,
now, if it takes all night" said Dick.
''I'll sit here till morning, if he
doesn't come before"
ITO be continued.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Dainty Dress for a Child.

Figured~blu and white chalGe and
white surah are here daintily com:
bined and decorated with narrow Va
lenciennes lace and insertion. A
smooth short body lining shaped with
shoulder and under-arm seams is the
foundation over which the full portion
of white surah is arranged in round
yoke shape. The full straight skirt is
deeply hemmed and has single band
of insertion above. The top is gath
cred and joined to the lower edge Of
the full yoke, band of insertion con-
cealing the joining. The neck finishes
with band and frill Of lace. The
two-seamed sleeves are of elbow
length and are decorated by deep
ruff1es and bands of insertion. Pretty
frill epaulettes extend over the sleeves,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
inexpensive Road Improvements.

inexpensive Road improvements.
The farmers of the country are grad
ually going over to the belief that good
roads are for their personal benefit and
there is decided change Of sentiment
along this line in many of the States.
One of the chief obstacles to reform
has been the'fear of the farmers that
the cost of highway improvements
would fall chiefly on them and as they
feel that they are already burdened
heavily enough they resist the passage
of good-roads laws with their local in
fuence and their votes often to the de-
feat of these worthy projects. New
Jersey has a law now in force, how
ever, that illustrates how properly this
burden can be divided between the in
dividual and the community so that it
falls lightly upon the farmer. This
law apportions the cost of all road i'm
'provements as follows: One-third is
paid by the State, one-tenth by the in
dividual beneficiary of the improve
ment, the owner of the abutting prop
erty, and the remainder by the county
in which the improvement occurs. Re-
duced to a scale of thirtieths the State
pays ten parts, the individual three
parts and the county seventeen parts
Stated in still another way the various
burdens are more easily appreciated.
The average cost of repairing a road
with macadam finish is about $4,000
O. mile. OF this sum the county would
pay S17O0, the State $1,000 and the in
dividual $500. It is to be remembered
that the $500 in this case is usually
divided among several persons, as few
properties in this section of the coun-
try extend for much more than quarter
or half mile along q highway, and
tax is assessed on the owners on each
side of the road. Thus it will fire.
uuently occur that the individual will
pay directly for q frst-class road in
front of his property and for mile
adjacent such small sum as $40 or
$50. To be sure he pays as we'll his
share of the county tax and IN less
proportion his part of the State tax,
but these burdens are comparatively
light and easily borne. These i'm
provements in New Jersey are under
taken on the petition of the owners OF
the abutting property. Such laws as
this, if copied in other States would
probably result in an immediate bet
terment of the country roads in every
section, an improvement of untold
benefit to millions of people.-Wash-
ington Star.
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vest beneath. The wide backs have q
centre-back seam and are separated
from the fronts by underarm cores.
The neck finishes with q close stand
ing band that is neatly rounded at the
front. The sleeves are two-seamed,
with the fulness at the arms eye laid
in box pleats.
The mode is adapted to oil manner
of weaves and textures. The garments
may be trimmed or simply finished
with machine stitching.
To make this jacket for a woman
of medium size will require two yards
of forty-four-inch material, with seven
eighth of a yard of twenty-two-lnch
goods for the vest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29

Its popularity, says May Manton, is
fully established. The model here
shown is developed in heavy black
diagonal, tastefully decorated with
braid in two widths. Tbs hat accom-
panying is of mottled felt, trimmed
with wide tafeta ribbon, that encircles
the crown and is stylishly bowed, at
the left side.
The vest front, which is of white
serge, is included in the shoulder and
underarm seams, and has single bust
darts, the closing being effected at the
centre-front with buttons and button
holes. The jacket fronts are also
trinity adjusted by deep single b1st-
darts. They close at the neck only,
gradually sloping away to show the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Copyrieht by Robert Bonner's Sons.
CHAPTER V.
CONTINUED.

"Curse you" cried Wayne, manag-
ing to get upon his feet. ''Ill payy you
for this! Inever forget blow, and I
swear I'll make you repent the day
you laid your hand upon me!''
''You needn't mind about paying for
what you've had" said Dick, quietly.
you're welcome to it, and there's
more to be had just like it, where that
came from, whenever you want it.
"Fool!" Kissed Wayne, furiously,
with livid lips, which seemed all the
more livid because of the contrast be-
tween them and the blood upon his
face. ''I wish T could kill you!"
"I don't doubt that in the least, !"
laughed Dick, tauntingly. But 1
wouldn't advise you to say much about
it, if you don't want to get hurt worse
than you are now. You won't be in
very good trim for singing-school, as
it is"
Wayne sprang at him like tiger.
But Dick was too quick for him. He
stepped aside, and as Wayne struck
at the place where he had stood, Dick
grappled him by the shoulder and his
trousers and slung him over the rail
fence into the road.
''There, that solves your difficulty
about getting past the gate, " he said,
in tone that was steady with concen-
trated passion. 'I don't care to have
any further trouble with you; but if
you don't let me alone and keep out of
my way, I'll give you something you
won't forget for many day to come. !"
Course you! Curse you! Curse
youl" hissed Wayne through bloody
lips, as he struggled to his feet, his
eyes full of a dangerous fire. 'I'H
make you sorry for this before we've
done with each other!''
Then he turned and walked away,
while Dick went back to his house
and upstairs to bed, feeling more at
ease with all mankind than he had for
some time past.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
Fcathered Fears In France.

All the feathered creatures in
France, from the barnyard hen up, are
in deadly fear of their lives. That is
because the Government has just for
mally promulgated a decree empower
ing citizens to shoot sparrows on sight.
AS there is a considerable part of tho
community which does not know the
difference between q sparrow and Oh
oriole or an eagle, there is general
panic in winged circles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-29
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Creamerles and Good Roads.

The Mankato (Minn.) Free Press
says that the establishment of cream.
cries is becoming a potent argument
for good roads. The daily trip to them
with the milk must be made regardless
of mud and wet or if the mud be ankle
deep,-for milk is perishable product.
Then, even when the road is dry, the
milk, of course. is injured by the
churning received on the journey ovel
the rough roads. The farmer is.
therefore, beginning to perceive the
direct money value of road improve
ment. The Free Press adds that the
creamery is becoming the focus at
which better roads centre.