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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
That Detective Faculty.

He had been observing tall, rather
spare man, walking up and down the
station platform, and wishing to cult
vate a new faculty he was develop
ing, he walked up and addressed the
stranger.
pardon me, sir" he said politely,
"but isn't one of your shoulders high
er than the other?"
eyes, it u.s." answered the stranger
shortly.
"And if I mistake not one arm Is at
least an inch longer than the other
from habit you have Of extending 1t
in a straight line when you walk"
What do you mean"
"Do not get angry. I am investi;;
eating some fine scientific tests. You
also drag one leg when. you walk,
showing to a close observer Of those
tell-tale facts that at some time OF
your life you have done time and &C.
quired the lockstep habit"
Probably he was right in his conclu-
sions, but he never knew. When the
stranger was through with him he
was such very small potatoes he might
have been swept up In peck meas
ure. And he didn't care continental
whether the theory Of Hemlock
Shermes was the right one or not BE
had enough.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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What Was II, AnYhoW?

The train had just recommended dts
journey toward Bedale.
what did the porter say was the
next station?" asked one passenger Of
another.
Excuse me-" said passenger No. 2.
"you mean what is the next station.
It's still a station, you know"
you're wrong. What it was, wasn't
it? Is is was, but was is not necessa-
rily is." r.. i : .,...-,.,,
"Now you're getting ridiculous" ,"
said the second speaker irritably.
what was is, and what is is. Is was
is, or is is was?"
Don't be foolish! Was may be Is,
but is is not was. Is was was, but If
was was is, then is isn't is, or was
wasn't was. If was is, was is was,
isn't it? But If Is is was, then"
"Listen. Is is, was was, and is was
and was is; therefore is was is, and
was was was, and is is was"
"Shut up, will you! I've gone by
my station already" '..' ..
And there was silence for awhile
London Answers.
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Missea, sailor Shirt Waist.

The shirt waist with sailor collar,
and shield Of contrasting color Is, and
will be, favorite for young girls
both for school and afternoon wear.
For the school the materials chosen
are cheviot, linen, madras, hannel'
cashmere and the like, for the more
fancy waists silk of simple sorts, en-
broidered and plain cashmere in light
colors. The May Manton model shown
in the large drawing is suited to both
uses and all the fabrics mentioned
but in the original is Of MORE louisine
silk, showing lines and dots Of blue
on white, with trimming of blue vel
vet ribbon, and shield. tie and cuffs or
white silk banded with blue. The
foundation is q fitted lining, on which
the waist proper is arranged that is
eminently desirable when SILK ana
wool fabrics are used, but which can
be omitted when washable materials
are selected. The lining closes at the
centre front. and fits snugly to the
figure, but the waist proper Is drawn
down in gathers at the waist line and
blouses slightly at the front. The
shield is attached to the lining, when
it is used, to the waist, beneath the
collar, when the waist is unlined, and
is attached permanently at the right
side, hooked into place at the left.
The sailor collar Is scanned to the neck
of the blouse and the tie ends are at
tached beneath its points. The sleeves
are in bishop style with narrow point
ed cuffs.
TO cut this waist for a girl of four
teen years OF age three and a half
yards of material twenty-one inches
wide, two and q half yards twenty
seven inches wide. two and a quarter
yards thirty-two inches wide or one
and three-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide will be required, with
three-quarter yard for shield, stock
collar, tie and cuffs. and one piece of
velvet ribbon to trim as illustrated.
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The Moulting Period.

When the fowls begin to moult they
will require about three months in Or
der to produce new feathers, but the
time for moulting may be reduced 0y
feeding oily food, such as sundower
seed, oil cake or linseed meal. First
put the hen on a low diet. giving little
or no food except lean meat, so as to
reduce them in flesh. and then begin
with the oily food. which will cause
them to drop their feathers rapidly. TO
produce feathers Ghe new ones) they
should be fed ground bone, lean meat
and also little sulphur daily, allow
ing but small quantity of oily food
after the old feathers are thrown on.
During the warm season little or no
grain should be given. Feathers con-
sist largely of the heterogeneous ele-
ments and also contain considerable
sulphur, hence the food need not be
of a kind that is fattening.
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Brnisers at the Coronation.

Now that the coronation is current
topic Of conversation, it may be noted
that the court officers who will be in
trusted with the conduct of the pa
geant will doubtless have no need to
resort to an expedient to preserve Or
der which was deemed necessary
when the kings great uncle, George
w., was crowned in 1921. 1t was then
feared that the numerous sympathiz-
ers with Queen Caroline would create
a disturbance at the door Of Westmins-
ter Abbey. So noted pugilist of the
day, "Gentleman Jackson" who taught
Lord Byron boxing, was Instructed to
hire some twenty well-known bruisers.
These gentry were attired as kings
pages and posted on duty. - London
News.
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shown has the merit of being simpl

shown has the merit Of being simple
Of construction, at the same time that
1t is Sufficiently elaborate in effect to
,e appropriate for afternoon and infor-
NAL evening wear. The original is OF
iouisine silk, with cream guipure lace,
and is made over the fitted lining,
but all waist and gown materials are
suitable, silk, wool and cotton, and the
lining can be omitted whenever desir-
able. Silks and woods are better and
more serviceable made over the foun-
iation, but washable fabrics are pref
erable unlined.
The fitted foundation is snug and
smooth and closes at the back together
with the waist. The fronts proper are
tucked to yoke depth and gathered at
the waist line, but the backs are plain
across the shoulders and show only
slight fulness at the belt. The lace is
applied over the material on indicated
lines, the scalloped edge making an
admirable effect over the plain waist.
The sleeves are in bishop style, with
pointed cuffs, and the neck is finished
with a plain stock, to which are at
tached turnover portions of lace.
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Soilfnc and Pasturing.

Soilinc will be found an excellent
substitute for pastures where land is
high priced, or too scarce to devote
any of it to that purpose. Soiling saves
feed and labor. An acre of oats, clo-
YER or orchard grass, for instance,
will feed as many as twenty cows,
two or three days, and an acre of half
grown corn will feed that number for
twice that length Of time, and II full
grown. much longer. The saving IS
apparent when we consider that this
rumber of COWS would use up an acre
of pasture in a day. Furthermore, in
soiling. all the ground can be made to
produce two crops. and some Of it
three; and, although the pasture Will
keep on growing, it will not grow so
fast as crops on plowed ground. Be
sides the groupings and tramping OF
the stock will greatly retard :rowth.
On the other hand when the crop is
fed to the stock all the manure can
be gathered up and put on the fields
as it may be wanted, which OF itself
Is an important item. There is great
economy in soiling in dairy farming
on high-priced land, and where there
is market for all kinds Of produce.
Under such circumstances to use land
for pastureswould not only be direct
loss of money, but Of opportunity of
making it. The market crops, begin
ming with green peas, for instance,
and followed with green beans, sweet
corn. melons, cabbage, etc., furnishes
sufficient waste per acre to feed at
least two COWS, and few acres of clo-
yer. orchard grass, rye, oats, beets ana
other roots will feed a great many
more. Thus the profits from this source
Would be considerable. and would ne
cessitate but little additional eXpendi-
ture of time or money.
The crops for summer soiling usu-
ally begin with winter rye, which
comes first, and can be cut in May.
1t is an excellent change from dry to
green food. Glover and other grasses
lOllOW Ill ClOSC Su(SCSoiOls NhSh SSiAAJ
sown corn, oats, peas and other crops.
Corn, however, may be sown every
two or three weeks until August. In
summer sheds with stalls to feed in
are preferable, but in winter the stock
should be sheltered and fed in stables
or barns, provided with stalls, and
here cleanliness and good ventilation
should be secured and the stock sup
piled with pure water. In changing
from green food to dry care should be
taken that the change be not too sud-
den, especially with milch cows. AS
the green feed becomes insufficient cut
up some early cured hay or clover and
mix with a little bran or mill feed.
This will serve to keep up not only
the quantity but the quality of the
milk ard butter. - Agricultural Epi-
tomist.
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Ninepenny Umbrellas.

The umbrella has taken q firm hold
upon the native of India, or st any rate
upon the Bengali. No less than 3,OOO.-
600 umbrellas are imported into the
country every year. The quality OF
these umbrellas is not described. but
as those imported from England
(about three-fourths Of the whole are
sold wholesale at one rupee apiece,
and those from foreign countries at
eight annas apiece, something may be
left to the imagination.-Lahore Civil
and Military Gazette.
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Higher Priced Farm Lands.

We are gratified with many evil
dences Of the fulflment of predictions
we made many years ago about inn
proved methods Of cultivation that
would ultimately be forced upon farm
ers by the increased value Of farming
lands that the decreasing public do
main and increasing population would
inevitably cause The increased value
has come, and with it are coming the
better methods Of farming. The effect
of this new order will be both crafty
ing and profitable. 1t means reduc-
ton in the size Of farms, dividing the
large farms of the fathers among the
children. because tho latter cannot so
easily get a farm away from the an
cestral acres as before. This means
that the old acres, with their several
owners, will produce much more than
they did under the former regime, be-
cause necessity compels it. 1t also
means denser population to a given
area, another great advantage, for it
ins9rcS more contributions to road
making, 10 school support and all other
public enterprises, raising their stand
ard and lessenins their per capita cost
at tire same time.
Concentration OF effort and OF popu-
lation will result in advantages that
but few are able to comprehend until
realized. The country will probably
grow in beauty as we'll as in utility,
for the places that were waste and un-
slightly when land was cheap and pop,
ulation scarce will be drained and
grubbed into a condition Of fertility
that will make them bud and blossom,
as tine rose There will be more
homes, which will mean more groves
more gardens. more fruit, more Of the
comforts and lu1urics Of life, and
these things add Immensely to tho
beauty Of q country as well az to the
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Forgot He T Part.

A well.known Countess was an.
nounced to speak at a costers' gather
ing in the East End recently, so the lit
tie daughter Of one Of the costers-a
flower. seller-was deputed to present
the Countess on her arrival with a
beautiful bouquet.
The evening arrived, with an enthu-
siastic audience in the hall, and pres.
emily the Countess was announced.
The little girl, who had been coached
as to what to say, walked along the
platform to where her ladyship stood,
and in her confusion conyulsed every
one with laughter by shouting out:
ERE yer are, mum. Only a penny
a bunch-market bunch for a penny!'
The Countess smiled, accepted the
flowers and the child got the penny
London Spare Moments.
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The Cost of Quality.

Quality is always an important fac
tor in disposing of farm products. but
in many cases its. cost to the farmer Is
practically nothing. In the matter of
butter making 1t costs absolutely no
more to make q high grade quality
of extra Tabor in keeping things clean
and sweet about the dairy cannot be
counted, for it really does not take
more work to keep things clean than
to let them go dirty. 1t is merely a
question of method and system. If
one adopts system in handling every
thing about the dairy he will find that
time and labor are actually saved,
while the results are more than dou-
bled. The slovenly man or woman
only adds to his or her labors. 1t is
carelessness that produces accidents
and misfortunes.
Quality is worth a good deal in the
market. Whether it is butter, fruits
or vegetables or animals that one is
selling, the determining factor is the
quality of the goods. The extra pay
ment received for good quality most
generally represents the difference be-
tween profit and loss. The farmers
who find that no branch of farming
pays are usually those who pay little
regard to the quality Of their goods.
In some lines of work on the farm
quality does cost. 1t may in some
cases cost more to raise fine fruits
than poor ones. To begin with. fine
seeds or trees usually sell for trifle
more than ordinary ones. This initial
cost is further added to by the extra
labor of cultivation, spraying, pack
ing and marketing. 1t is hardly true
to say that it COSTS as much to raise
inferior fruits, which will take care Of
themselves. as it docs to produce fancy
grades. There is always extra cult
walton. which must be paid for in Ia
Dor or money, and extra care in pro-
tecting the fruits from insects and
bliGhts.
But the difference is not so great as
it may seem to some. This is due to
organization and system. If one or
ders his work after some good plan
which will save time and worry, the
difference will hardly be noticed.
Sometimes the difference is summed
up in the working capacity Of the in
dividuals. One prefers to idle most of
the time and let things on the farm
drift. Another seems born for work,
and finds his greatest enjoyment in
cultivating and improving his crops.
If we are not willing to give our time
and labor to the cultivation of the
crops in the hest possible manner we
have no business calling ourselves,
farlaers. We are on the farm to plant
cultivate and harvest. All this takes
labor, brains and constant strivings
The man who is not willing to pay
the price must fail. The secret OF
good farming is quality, and that can
be obtained only by careful planning
and intelligent work.-W. e. Edwards,
in American Cultivat0r.
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Artif7cial. Indigo .

So much progress has been made IN
the production Of indigo by chemical
processes that the producers Of the
natural article are threatened with
serious competition. The East Indian
crltivators are urged to call in the
aid of science to improve their meth
DDS before the artificial can have a
chance to drive them out Of the mar
ket. The natural indigo, however,
has one advantage over the artificial
it contains certaii: substances that IA
cilitate the operation Of dyeing and
that are not found in the artificial.
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A Field ToolboX.

To be continually going back and
forth from field to house and from
house to field for tools and seeds, some
of which have been forgotten on the
first trip, entails much needless labor
upon the farmer. An excellent plan
is to have a long, commodious box that
will hold all the general tools. the seed
and the commercial fertilizer, and to
take in all necessary articles to the
field and to keep them there. The box
should therefore shed water and
should be provided with lock and key
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happiness of It's people. Higher priced
lands are gratifying to their owners
but they mean much more than the
dollars involved in the increased value,
for they mean enlarging intellllgence'
better social conditions. better culture
of the mind as we'll as the held, and
broader and higher views of life. all
of which work for the building OF q
better citizenship. the most essential
of all productions. especially under a
popular form of government.-farm'
Stock and Home.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, y.
ney for the last Is years. and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obhga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST TRuA1, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio. -.
WA1D1Ne, K1NNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Price. 75c. per, bottle.
Sold by all Druggists, Testimonials free.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
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If made in the form shown in the cut
q horse can be hitchcd 10 it, when it
can be drawn to the field without load
ing it upon a drag or cart. The bot
tom boards run lensthwise and pro-
ject in front, turning up to enable the
box to pass readily over any inequali-
ties in the ground. Such device will
save many steps and much time that
might he lost in going for articles that
by this plan are always right at hand.
New York Tribune.
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Return to Black Lingerie.

French women always pay great at
tention to the chaussure, and this year
shoes and stockings are prettier than
ever. There is q decided return to
black hosiery. probably due to the pas
sion for black in all garments; it IL
even rumored that black lingerie will
re worn in the autumn.
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To cut this waist for woman OF
medium size three and half yards or
material twenty-one inches wide'
three yards twenty-seven inches VIDE
two and q half yards thirty-two inches
wide or two and an eighth yards forty
four inches wide will be required, with
one and half yards Of lace seven ana
a half inches wide, and three-eighth
wards Of narrow edging to trim as H.
lustrated.
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The Pearl Necklace.

The collarless gown brings the pearl
necklace into vogue to such an extent
that the supply of real pearls cannot
meet the demand. But it Is the price
and not the small supply which is the
usual obstacle to obtaining such a
necklace. So the imitation pearls
have come into the breach in greater
perfection and beauty than ever be-
fore.
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Shoe Bags.

Never were there so many varieties
of heavy linen and drilling slipper and
shoe bags. There are the single bags,
two shoes going into bag; there is q
double shoe case, and so on up to the
large bag with eight pockets.
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Trimming With Cretonne Applique.

A novel style Of trimmings very
much in vogue is applique cretonne.
The design is simply outlined by a
chain stitch, and many are the artis-
tic variations to be attained thereby.
On a white silk ground n rose pattern
in soft shaded tints may be outlined
in self-colored silks. Or a very pleas
ing effect is created by fine gold .-rd
defining the pattern.
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Worlds Biggest Tree.

What is probably the biggest tree 10
the world has been discovered to be-
long to the cypress family. and was
found in Mexico. Its circumference
six feet from the ground is 154 feet
two inches, and to see the top of 1t one
must stand many yards away. 1t Is
near the famous ruins Of Militia. in the
State Of Oaxaca. It Is called the big
tree of Yue," and it's age is variously
estimated at from 500 to 1000 years.
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gate that will always stay shut. unless
one holds it open. Astout spiral spring
pulls the gate to, whichever way 1t IS
opened, the spring being attached to
the extended upper rail of the gate as
shown in the sketch.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
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this stylish model. Any thick material
would he inappropriate. There is a
hard and fast line for the termination
of lace bolero sleeves. They finish ex-
actly half way between elbow and
wrist. The same model can be exc
cuted iRfne batiste. The all-over, EN-.
broidered batiste is as costly as piece
lace for a blouse or bolero. Still 1t is
used, as is the plain batiste, because
it is SO beautiful and so well adapted
to the purpose.
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! FARM and GARDEN.
SNErENNN<EE
The Farm Hand .

A farm hand is not easily procured.
What the farmer wants Is a man who
knows what to do without being in
structed. The inexperienced man is
worth but little to a farmer the first
year There is much to learn to do
and to be done at the right time.
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Best For The Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache TO a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help nature,
cure you without gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
oARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. @. @.
stamped on it. Beware OF limitations.
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Archie. the huge elephant that car
ried the Prince of Wales through India
during his visit there. nearly thirty
years ago. died recently near London.
The animal was over seventy years
old.
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Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-WM
O. EspsLEY, yanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
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5000 TO $500 A YEAR

We want intelligent Men and Women as
Travelling Representatives CT Local Managers;
salary $500 to $500 a year and all expenses
according to experience and ability. We also
week and com mission, depending upon the time
devoted. Send stamp for full particulars ~ud
tate position preferred. Address, Dept
THE BELL COMPANY, Philadelphia. Pa.
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A "Kcpt Shut" Gate.

"A great deal of loss occurs each year
from accidents that come fro the
leaving open of some gate. 1t may be
ones own Or a neighhors stock that
does the damage-it was the fault of
the open gateway. The cut shows a
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The population of Norway is about
2,200, 900 souls.
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FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 80 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. R. b. KLINE, Ltd, 9S1 Arch St., Phila. Pa
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not spot, streak
or give your goods an unevenly dyed appear
ance. Sold by all druggists.