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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Held For a Rise.

Charles Steckler was recently visit
ing a friend whose children are very
fond Of him. His hosts little daughter
was sitting on his knee. She had a
little brother, whom she regarded with
wonder.
II know a man." said Steckler, who
would give a whole roomful of gold
for your little brother. Will you sell
him"
The child shook her head.
But" said Steckler, think OF how
many nice things a roomful OF goid
would buy! Don't you think that you
had better let the man have him"
NO" answered the girl, thoughtful
"; "I'll keep him till he's older. He'll
be worth more then" New York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Bows Sold in Slavery.

Slavery is one of the peculiar institu-
tions of the Flowery Empire, but 1t
is different kind of slavery from that
which formerly existed in this country.
In China every member of a family
is property and may be sold voluntar-
iIy or seized for debt. Contracts are
held sacred among the Chinese, and
whatever is promised must be per-
formed. A father may sell his SON
and this is the despairinS Celestlals
last resort. 1t is being done now daily
in the Province OF Kwang 81, where the
people are starving.
The Chinan2n sells a son in ordcr
TO save the life Of the boy and the rest
of the family If afterward the fath-
er's circumstances improve he can buy
the boy back again. usually at some ad-
vance. 1t is not considered disgrace
full, but rather an act Of humanity. to
buy children in China, as otherwise
the parents, as last resort, must let
them die by the roadside.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
A Popular Costume.

Shirt waists are among the soou
thincs of which no woman ever mas
enough. The very stylish May Man
ton one. shown in the large drawing is
new and becoming to the generality OF
icures. The tucks, which are arranged
10 give a pleat effect, are stitched only
10 woke depth at the front, SO forming
Incoming fields over the bust, whhe
The back gives tapering lines TO the llg-
ure. The original is made OF dotted
chambray. but ell waist materials are
equally suitable.
The waist consists Of the smoothl!
fitting lining, which can be used or
omitted as preferred, the fronts and
the back, and is shaped by means OF
shoulder and under-arm seams. Ihe
back is drawn down smoothly ana
snucly at the waist line, while the
front blorses slightly over the pelt.
The sleeves are cut in one piece and
are full below the elbows and gathered
into straight cuffs at the wrists.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is TOUR anu H"'l
yards twenty-one inches wide four
Yards twenty-seven inches wide. three
and three-quarter yards thirty-two
inches wide. or two and a quarter
wards forty-four inches wide.
Walking skirts have become so much
of a necessity as to be included in
every wardrobe. The very stylish one
Illustrated in the large picture is adapt
cd to cloth OF all grades. to etamlncs
and the like and to the heavy linens
now in vogue. but rs shown is made
of Sicilian mohair in royal blue with
stitching in corticelli silk.
The skirt consists of nine cores which
are shaped to fit with perfect snug,
ness above the knees ard TO flare free.
" about the feet. The fullness at the
back is laid in inverted pleats.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is five and three
quarter yards twenty-seven inches
wide. three and three-quarter yards
forty-four inches wide, or three and
n quarter yards fifty-two inches wide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Tucked Blouse.

Blouses made with horizontal tucks
are greatly in style and suit girlish hS-
ures to perfection. This one, designed
by May Manton, shows three tucks IN
the blouse and three in the sleeves
made on continuous lines, so giving the
broad effect which is demanded by
present fashions. The model is made
Of white handkerchief linen with COL
lar and cuffs of lace and is unlined'
but the design suits wool and silk as
we'll as cotton and linen fabrics. and
the lining can be added whenever de-
sirable.
The blouse is made with the fitted
foundation, the tucked front and
tucked backs. and is shaped by means
of shoulder and under-arm seams. The
fullness in the front is laid in tiny
tucks at the neck and both front and
backs are gathered at the waist line.
The sleeves are the new ones that are
snug above the elbows but form full
soft puffs at the wrists.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size is three and three
quarter yards twenty-one inches wide,
three and th"ee-quartcr yards twenty
seven inches wide, two and three-Quar-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
The Lion and the Drunkard.

An old superstition says that the lion,
king of beasts, is instinctively fond of
high moral character, and can tell at sight
the moral nature OF woman. 1t Is alleged
that the lion would under no circumstances
injure one of the vestal virgins, as he could
instantly recognize her superior character.
This is, of course, nonsense, even leaving
out of consideration some sad facts in
regard to certain vestal virgins, The lion
knows nothing of abstract morality.
But Mr.. Bostock, professional trainer
of wild beasts, is perfectly right when he
says that lions and other savage animals
can tell when the trainer who controls
them begins to drink too much. =.
Mr.. Bostock tells us that the lion and
the tiger, the lion especially, can tell if a
man is a drunkard, or if he is addicted in
other ways to bad habits that ruin health
Mr.. Bostock tells US Of one trainer, the
best in America in his day, now retired
from business. This trainer began to
drink, and although he was always perfect
ly sober when he entered the cage with
spect for him; he received various warn
ings and decided to give up lion training
before the lions killed him.
Does the lion know anything about NOR.
ality, chastity, drink, ETC.? No.
But the lion does know a great deal
about frmness of character, force in the
eye, determination in the voice and move
ment.
A good lion tanner is man of powerful
magnetic force. He possesses absolute con.
troll of himself physically, and this control
of himself gives him control of the lions,
The lion detects the trainer who drinks,
be detects the trainer who lives immor-
ILL, looo,,ea 1r;nL on1 inrn ora fty HeetrOv
in man the qualities necessary to good
lion tanner.
A great majority of our readers are not
lion tanners; we should not bore them with
this dissertation but for the fact that Mr..
Bostick's observations are useful to others
than those who train lions.
The qualities that make. lion tanner
successful are the qualities that make every
other man successful. To do your best
work you need to keep at par, to keep
your vital forces at the highest point.
Whisky and immortality take the edge
off of human character, they weaken 1t In
every spot from top to bottom.
Firmness and aelf-control are diminished
by foolish self-indulgenee.
1t would be worth the while of parents
who take their children to see the hon
tanners to read them lecture on this
subject
Point out to the children the man who
stands in the cage of the lions, and lecture
them as follows:
.." You see that man; see how straight and
steady he stands; you see how firm his
eye is and how the lions respect him? Do
you admire him? Well, children, one bot
tie of whisky or a half bottle, would take
all of that frmness out of the greatest
lion tanner, and make of him such mis-
erable spectacle that the lions would be
almost ashamed to eat him.
If you want to have any of the hon
tanners qualities, children, leave whisky
alone-and 60 to bed early.-New York
Evening Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

ferinc sometimes was simply inde-
scribable. Finally, saw Doan's Kid
ney Pills advertised and got box
After a few doses l told my husband
that | was feeling much better and
that the pills were doing me good.
When finished that box | felt like q
different woman. didn't stop at
that. though. 1 continued the treat
ment until l had taken five boxes.
There was no recurrence until week
ago, when l began to feel miserable
again. 1 bought another box and
three days treatment restored me to
health. Doan's Kidney Pills Get very
effectively, very promptly. relieve the
aching pains and all other annoying
difficulties. l have recommended
them to many people and will do so
when opportunities present them
selves"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Brunei
will be mailed to any part Of the
United States on application. Ad-
dress Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo. n.
Y. For sale by all druggists. Price
SO cents per box.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Dressmaking Made Easy.

One of the greatest conveniences to
the home dressmaker is special hem
mer that can be bought now which
fits any machine. either lock or a
chain stitch. Unlike the ordinary hem
mer. it can be used for all woolen and
soft materials. 1t used to be that in
tucling a woolen material Of any kind
each tuck had to be carefully basted
in. and then run with a guide. This
does away with all that. There is
absolutely no basting to be done, and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
The Human Eye.

The eye of a young child is &C trans,
parent as water; that of c youth q
little less so; in the man Of thirty the
eye begins to be slightly opaque; IN
the man Of fifty or sixty it is decidedly
opaque, and in the man of seventy or
eighty it is dull and lustreless. This
gradual development of opacity is due
to the increase Of fbrous tissue and dc.
post Of waste matter in the eye.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Alcohol and Criminality.

Caesar Lombroso, the well-known Italian
Anthropoiogist, lately published a new
book, in which he deals at length with the
subject of criminaity. He attaches special
Importance to the influence of alcoholism
on criminality and the great misery it
causes. He. goes back some times for sew
eral generations to find why a man is a
criminal. He says that of ninety-seven
children born by alcoholics only fourteen
are normal. The abnormality may not, al
ways show itself as criminality,, but when
it does in one generation some abnormailty
Gun be shown in every generation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
A Mirror Fad.

Within the past few years a decldeo
fad for the collecting of antique
mirrors has developed, and many
looking glass of ancient days, treas
ured more for associations sake than
for its intrinsic value, has assumed
considerable importance commercially.
Colonial mirrors are having decided
vogue at the present time, more par
ticularly those decorated with pastel
across the top, but in the opinion OF
one critic they are not entitled to con-
sideration on the score of beauty
New York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANcE.

Poem: The Temperance Triumph, by San
ford G. Plumb-The Lion is No Judge OF
Morality, But He Can Detect Drunk
ard-Animal Trainers Must Not Drink.
(After Tennyson's Bugle Song.)
"A far note falls. The trumpet calls
To tell a listening world it's story;
The long night breaks and Temperance
wakes
Sad years with trumpet blasts of glory.
Blow, trumpet, blow! List, the echoes
falling!
Blow, trumpet; answer, echoes, calling,
calling, calling.
o bark, O hear! How grand and clear,
And grander, clearer, further going!
All, no uncertain note of fear,
The trumpet blasts of Temperance blow
ing!
Blow, with thy tones the foes of God ap-
Blow, trumpet; answer, echoes, calling,
calling, calling.
o God, they die who question why.
They faint, who hear and heed Thee
never;
Gods echoes roll from soul to soul,
Re-echo ever and forever.
Blow, trumpet, blow; retreat or death for\
stalling; :,
And answer, echoes, answer, calling, call
Union Signal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Tho Trinnph of the MIstletoe.

In lace and embroideries it looks
as if the too, too popular Grape was
about to be replaced by the mistletoe.
Though less snowy than the fruit OF
Bacchus, its artistic possibilities are
quite as good. Furthermore, 1t mas
traditions and associations Of Its own
that are distinctly pleasant, and, last
of all. it is new.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

a whole gown can be tucked in exactly
half the time it formerly required.
Another convenience to be apprecl-
ated is the little skirt gauge. With
this to help one. it only takes about
three minutes to hang a walking
skirt. a feat not easily to be accom-
plished, as every home dressmaker
knows. This gauge is little contriV-
ance that rests on the floor and has an
outstanding arm holding a piece of
French chalk. By moving the little
gauge around, the chalk marks evenly
on the skirt any distance from the
ground desired. All that has to be
done then is to turn up the skirt on the
line of the baste. 1t is then ready to
be finished, and is sure to hang
evenly.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

because it cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. No other systemic catarrh rem
edy has as yet been devised. Insist
upon having Peruna. There are no
medicines that can be substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable sd-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Sad State of Poetry.

For songs the use of poetry has for
some time been abandoned, and words,
any sort of words, have been employed
instead. 1t is probable that in another
ten years some member Of Parliament
will introduce a short bill making the
production of any other sort Of poem a
criminal offense, and it is not impossi,
BILE that the member of Parliament will
be a publisher.-Macmill Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
How Drunkards Are Treated In Persia.

Persian drunkards are blacklisted, and
to be blacklisted means that the person
80 enrolled cannot visit the bazaars to buy
things except at certain hours and only
then under police supervision. He cannot
visit any place of public amusement, and
even when at prayers in the, mosque he
must hold himself aloof from his most re-
spectacle neighhors. If, after being black
listed, he drinks again and is, found under
the influence. he gets eighty lashes on the
soles of his feet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

fifteen years l suf-
fered with terrible
pain in my back. |
experimental with
doctors and medi-
cines, but got little
if any relief. l ac-
tually believe the
aching in my back
and through the
groin became worse.
l did not know what
it was to enjoy q
nights rest and arose
in the morning
feeling tired and un-
refreshed. NV Suf-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Tulle Avaignec.

A new and popular material OF lDe
net class is tulle avaignee, q fine SILK
tulle with meshes forming symmetrl-
cal lace designs. 1t is much more DUR
able than the ordinary tulle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

It has been found, through extended
experiments, that Rhodesia can pro-
duce first class cotton, which will com.
mand the highest price in Liverpool.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
'CATARRH DESTROYS THE KIDNEYS
Was Miserable Not Stand Up or Walk
Pe-ru-na Cured.
Many Persons Have
Catarrh and Don't
Know 1t.

Mr.. James NJ. Powell, 683
Troost street, Kansas City
Mo-, Vice Grand Of I. o.
o. F., Of Cherryville, Kan,
writes:
"Abouf four years agol
suffered with q severe ca.
tarrh of the bladder, which
caused continued irritation
and pain.. Twas miserable
and could not stand up or
walk for any length of
time without extre me
WEAKNESS and pain. Ibe.
gan taking Peruna and 1t
greatly relieved me, and In
eleven weeks I was COM
plefely cured and felt like
q new man. "---James M.
Powell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

British merchants in all the worlds
ports are showing distress because. OF
the rapid increase Of Germany's for
eign commerce. v
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
A Hand-Painted Frock.

Among the hand-painted mousseline
frocks worn at a recent Paris function
was one in soft gray mousseline. paint
ed in shadowy fuchsias in their naf''r0'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

The Doodieian library at Oxford is
just three centuries old. 1t is the
largest university library In the
world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Ton Collars and Auto Cuffs.

Top collars and cuffs are daily grow
ing deeper, and rather more important
Vandyke points are favorite shapes,
and they are treated with VlV1o
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
SUFFERED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
CompIetely Restored to Health.

Mrs. P. Brunei, wife of P. Brunei,
stock dealer, residence Bill Grand
Ave-, Everett, Wash, says: For
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

inches wide, three and three-quarter
Yards thirty-two inches wide, or TWO
and q half yards forty-four inches
wide
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16

The self-made man Is satisfied to
take all the responsibility on his own
shoulders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
SHIRT WAIST, AND NINE GORED WALKING SKIRT.

splashes of embroidery in colors. red'
pale blue and black being most erect
i've
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
Hundreds of Dollars Spent
Ia Vain.

Mr.. cyrus Hers IN IN,
Sheridan, Ind, writes: #
"Two years ago I was
sick man. Catarrh had set
tied in the pelvic organs,
making life burden and giving me
little hope Of recovery. I spent hun.
dreds Of dollars in medicine which did
me no good. was persuaded by a friend
to try Peruna. I took it two weeks
without much improvement, but 1 kept
on with it and soon began to get well
and strong very fast. Within two
months was cured, and have been well
ever since. 7 am q strong advocate OF
Peruna."-C. Hershman.
Peruna cures catarrh Of the kidneys
liver and other pelvic organs, simply
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-09-16
THE UNANSWERED.

DY CLINTON scoLLARD.
From out of the shadows you start.
o heart Of my heart!
And l lean to enfold you, and then
You are lost in the shadows again.
Will you never come hither to stay,
0 day of my day?
j hearEen. No sound in reply
Save the voice of the wind sobbing by.
-Woman's Home Companion.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26
10 PALPITANTE

FL abogado Torres Monge sigue,
imperterrito, defendiendo su proyecto
de admission y separation de empleados !;
proyecto que derrot6 ell ayuntamiento
de San Juan.
Ahora hace una consulta p1blica
sobre interpretations de ley, en- 10 que
4 su mencionado proyecto Sc refiere.
En- puridad de verdad, es penOso
que no triunfase con sus honradas ten
dencias ell licenciado Torres Monge,
pues su proyecto, 81 en- 10 que respteeta
Z separation es frfyolo, ocioso, insulso !;
en- lo relative & las admisiones nos pa
rece saludable v al propio tempo indls-
cutible.
Decimos que ell proyecto es fr1yolo,
ocioso, insulso en- parte, Y va Sc dira 81
la raz0n nos asiste al sentar este criterio.
Para que pueda destituirse q un
empleado del municIpio, seflala ell licen-
ciado Torres Monge, las siguientes eau
sas
10 Delito grave-felony.
20 Desobediencia grave sus SUI
periores en- ell ejercicio de sus deberes !;
y,
80 Mala conducta, COMPROBADA
CON DOCUMENTOs.
hO pOlpuC un III
dividuo convicto de grave delito va q
dar con su humanidad en- ell preside y
desde allf, es claro, no lie es possible ell
desempefio de cargos p1blicos, pues que
la sentencia apareja la inhabilitacion
hasta para ejercer ell derecho del voto,
durante ell tempo de la condena.
Lo Observation-Disclosures grave
huelga tambi6n, porque ell superior
Immediate de dicho empleado es ell al
calde, este tiene potestad concedida por
una ley para separar libremente sus
inferiores, Y va Sc cuidar1a de despedir
q los que, Observation-Disclosures lie fueran
hostiles. Esto, amen de que ell artfculo
90 del c6dico penal, en- relaci6n con ell
"a, castiga los funcionarios municipal
les que, obstinadamente rehusen cumplir
las obligaciOnes de su empleo; casti-
gandoles ell aludido articulo, por minis
terio del castigo sufren igualmente la
inhabilitacion, como una pena accesoria.
El tercero-como los anteIiores-
huelga.
81 la mala conducta es delictiva, por
imperio de una condena, Que 07T02aca1m
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-26

-Esta noche dara una retreta en-
la plaza de Baldorioty la banda de la
insular, para este hay anunciado IN es-
cojido programa.
-Es SECURE que ell gobernador
Hunt Sc embarcara para los Estados
Unidos en- los primeros dias dias de
Mayo, con objeto de pasar en- aquel pals
ell verano Tambi6n Sc asegura Que
I Mr.. Hunt volvera Puerto Rico, sola-
mente entregar ell gobierno 4 su suce-
sor que sera Mr.. Hartzell
~THE HELVETIA~ 81, calle de
la Cruz. Gran casa de huespedes.
<Table d'hOtel~. ApOsentOS para fami
lias Y personals solas. COnidas a Gin
cuenta centavOs cubiertO. BanOs. Te
lefOno. lQ2 Apartado correo, 295. Pro
pietariO, Pedro Schira. Nota: Este no.
tel esta cargo de una senorita ca
giiena.
Ell doctor don Alfonso Paniagua,
ha sido nombrado medico titular de
Utuado, para donde sale mafIana q ocu-
par su cargo, Este querido amigo hace
POGO fue destitufdo del cargo de medico
de sanidad de Rio Piedras, donde desde
muchos amos atras ejerc1a su cargo.
Nosotros felicitamosle, pues cree
mos que economicamente va ganando.
Sc puso discussion un bill del
senior H, Lopez hacienda extensive
los pleitos civiles ell juicio por jurado.
FL sefor Dfaz Navarro propuso q la
Camara que Sc pospusiese indefnida-
mente dicho bill, al que en- un extenso
discurso hizo una ruda Y fundamentals
oposici6n demostrando los graves incon-
venientes que traera en- la practica, asf
como que la forma de su redacci6n ha
de hacerlo inaplicable.
El sehor Hernandez Lopez al con
testar al senior Dfaz Navarro dijo que
este Sc contradecfa puesto que habiendo
votado ell que Sc pidiese la declaration
de Territorio para Puerto Rico ahora lie
hac1a oposici6n al Jurado trat6 de re-
batir las razones que le expusiera ell
senior Dfaz Navarro, afirmando que ell
Jurado habfa funcionado aquf sin per-
alguna en- 10 criminal 10
mismo funcionar1a en- 10 civil,
Ell sef1or Dfaz Navarro rectifc6 ma
nifestando que no era 6l como habfa
ell sef1or Hernandez Lopez, 81
no este ell que lie contradecia con fre-
,uencia, puesto que cuando Sc discutio
a pena de muerte Sc declare partidario