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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14
Speed of Motor Cars in France.

In consequence of the reckless driv-
ing of motor cars through villages
many Of the local mayors issued orders
prescribing speeds Of only six or eight
kilometres an hour within certain
bounds. These restrictions have been
brought to the notice Of the Prime Min
lister, who has just issued a circular
to the Projects, in which he says that,
while he quite agrees that the speed
of motor cars should be limited in
places where there is considerable
traffic, he does not think it equitable
that the cars, which are so easily
handled and pulled up, should be
required to travel at less speed than
horse-drawn vehicles. He consequently
invites the Projects to see that the ac-
ton of the local mayors is not vexa-
tious and beyond the real requirements
of public security, as it is necessary
that hostility should not be shown to-
ward the new means of locomotion,
which is destined toi render great SER
vices. and with which the public will
gradually become familiarized.-Paris
correspondence in London Standard.
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A Grim Humor of the Boer War

Gilbert and Sullivan in their widest
fights of fancy never ventured to in
vent such things about the British
Army as have been disclosed by the as.
tonishing testimony before the Military
Commission. Consider the artistic
perfection of this incident, for exam.
pie: Lord Roberts wrote to President
Steyn, of the Orange Free State, on
March II, 1900, complaining that eX-
plosive bullets had been found in
Cronje's laager. "Such breaches of
the recognized usages Of war;" he SOL
cmnly proceeded, land Of the Geneva
Convention are q disgrace to any civil
ized power. A copy OF this telegram
has been sent to my Government with
request that it be communicated to
the neutral powers"
Mr.. Steyn explained that the bullets
in question had been taken from Brit
ish troops. Now it turns out that this
ammunition with expanding bullets
had been manufactured in England be.
fore the war to the extent Of GG,000,OOO
rounds; that there was every intention
of making it the standard outfit of the
British Army all over the world, but
that its production was stopped be-
cause it was found to be dangerous to
the user in hot climates. 1t was con-
demned by The Hague, Convention on
grounds of humanity. but it had to be
II -. Il
Africa because at one time there We're
only two or three boxes Of any other
kind on hand.
All that Is needed now to make the
story complete is an apology from Lord
Roberts to Mr.. Steyn, but the wire
seems to be- busy in that direction
New York World.
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Difference in Bird Songs.

Much Of the attractivenesS Of the
voice Of the wood-thrush is due to the
excellent sounding-board furnished by
the foliage by which his songs are
backed. In an open field the tones
would be deadened and their ringing
quality lost. 1t would perhaps be going
too far to credit him with knowledge
Of the value Of his chosen environ
ment. but he certainly shows no dis
position to abandon the advantages he
thus secures. in this respect differing
from several Of his usual associates.
The cardinal, wood pewee. Carolina
wren. and many other woodland birds
frequently pour their songs into the
larger spaces Of the open meadow. and
the wood-thrush, through chance or
choice, thus gains distinct advantage
over these less consistent performers.
There is a marked difference in the
light notes of the Carolina wren that
come from fence post or isolated tree
and those that ring out in the echoins
forest. The cardinals rich pertamen.
tos, too, are far less striking in the
pasture than in the deep wood. And
much Of the sad sentiment of the mel.
ancholy plant Of the wood pewee is
lost when it rises from bush in the
open instead Of stealing out of the
heart Of the wood.-Henry Oldys, in
Lippincott's.
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suited to a variety Or materials, SILK
md light weight woods and to the
many cotton and linen fabrics. Lace
insertion can be substituted for the SILK
of the yoke, or bands of materlai
feather stitched, or any yoking mate
rial can be used.
The waist consists of a fitted lining
on which the front and backs are ar
ranged. The yoke is separate ana
ioined to the waist at its lower edge.
Both front and backs are tucked ut
their upper portions, but the backs are
drawn down smoothly, while the front
blouses slightly over the belt. Ihe
sleeves suggest the Hungarian style,
and are made with snug fitting upper
portions to which the full sleeves are
attached.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size is four yards twenty
one inches wide, three and one-fourtn
yards twenty-seven inches wide, TWO
and one-half yards thirty-two inches
wide, or one and seven-eighth yards
forty-four inches wide, with seven
yards of banding to make as illustrated
or five-eighth yards of material eigh'
teen inches wide for yoke and collar.
Triple skirts are much in vogue and
are exceedingly graceful and attractive
when worn by tie women to whom
they are becoming. The very charming
model shown in the large drawing IS
adapted to all the seasons materials
and to variations Of trimming that are
very nearly Nithout number, but in
the case of the original is made OF
chiffon yelling in cream White with
bands of antique lace as trimming.
The skirt consists Of foundation
which is cut in five cores, the upper
portion Of the skirt and the two
founces.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size is eight yards twenty
seven inches wide, seven and one-half
yards thirty-two inches wide, or FIVE
and three-fourth yards forty -four
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Danger in Green Paper.

The general public, we fear, is not
acquainted with the dangers arising
from arsenic coloring matter in wall
paper. a recent death in Palmer,
Mass. is directly attributed by the
medical authorities to this cause. The
trouble which resulted SO disastrously
made its appearance a year and half
ago in what seemed to be nervous dys.
pepsia. Two months Of travel abroad
seemed to greatly improve the patient,
but on returning home he soon grew
worse again. On account of certain
conflicting symptoms which could not
be readily accounted for specialist
was called in and gave it as his opinion
that there was arsenic poisoning in the
system. An investigation was then
made which resulted in the discovery
Of arsenic colors in the wall paper Of
the sitting room. This room had been
papcred shortly previous to the appear.
ance of the first symptoms. The wall
paper was at once removed. but the
disease had by this time progressed so
far that it was impossible to save the
life of the unfortunate Tictim.-Scien-
tific American.
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Teaching Po11 Parrots 70, Speak.

Tie strangest school in the world has
been established in Philadelphia by
woman. 1t is school where parrots
are taught to speak by means Of the
phonograph. which is a new method
only recently adopted by the founder
of the school, Mrs. Jacob Hope
The old way of teaching parrots is
tedious and unsatisfactory. The tutor,
crouched in corner out of sight of
the bird, repeats to it, over and over.
thousands of times, the same word, the
same phrase, till his back aches from
his cramped and still position and till
his voice cracks and gives out. The
new way Of teaching these birds to
talk is pleasant and wonderfully sue
ressful. The tutor sets his phono-
graph going at the parrots ear, and
chen retires to read or to look after
other business. His phonograph, while
he rests, works for him. With a preci-
sion and perseverance that he could
never equal it drums into the brain Of
the bird the sentence that is to be
learned. This sentence the parrot ac-
quires much more quickly and much
more thoroughly by the new way than
by the old.
The term at the Philadelphia phono-
graph school of languages for parrots
lasts six months. The tuition fee is
$40 a term, and the school has at pres
ent twenty pupils.-W. B. Trites, in
LeSlie'S Weekly.
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Tucked Blouse Waist.

Big round collars are much worn AND
are very generally becoming. The
smart May Manton waist illustrated
combines one Of the sort with tucked
fronts, that are exceedingly graceful
and can be made with tucked elbow
or plain bishop sleeves. The model IS
made of mauve peau de cynge stitched
with corticelli silk, the trimming, shield
and collar being Of heavy applique IN
twine color, and is worn with a skirt
of the same, but the design also suits
the odd waist and all pretty, soft mate
rials that can be tucked successfully
are appropriate. When desired the
shield and collar can be omitted and
the neck worn slightly open.
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Costly Inpoliteness.

1t pays to be polite, and sometimes
impoliteness is rather expensive. The
smoke from gas and electric plant in
San Francisco annoyed Claus Spreck-
els, the sugar king. He complained
to the President of the company, polite
ly requesting an abatement Of the nui-
sance. The President responded curtly
and limited that Mr.. Spreckels should
"chase himself" The sugar king, at
an expense of S4,0oO,0OO, started rival
gas and electric company, and brought
down the price Of these, illuminants to
one-quarter what they had been. Then
the President begged for quarter, and
Spreckels sold his plant to the penitent
company for S6,000,O00. The sugar
king cleared $2,OOo,oOO by the transac-
ton, and the company had to pay S6.-
100000 for the impoliteness of its Of
ficer,
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Costliness of Linen Costumes.

Linen launders we'll, but it muses.
very easily and is therefore by no
means economical wear. A smart
white linen toilet is in two pieces. The
slightly full skirt is of the five gored
model, with an inlet above the hem Of
a three-inch band of embroidery done
on linen. The three-quarter length
coat has a similar band around its
skirt, set perhaps two inches above the
hem. A deep-jointed cape collar of the
linen falls over the shoulders. with a
second collar of embroidery size
smaller falling over the first. The
sleeves drop from the elbow with an
inlet of embroidery, and are gathered
into a long-pointed cuff of embroidery
at the wrist.-New York Post.
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"Soans IN mo I've heard that LOCI,

Seems to me I've heard that LocA-
once wrote book on how to bring up
children properly"
Theodosia Desmond blushed furious
ly. so he did, but I've not read it. l
see how it is: we can't agree. and l
would not read one of your authors if
the reading would make me superin-
tendent Of schools. I'll stick to Locke
and Kant. and you can keep on reading
about the earthworms."
Nevertheless, they went walking to-
gether again, and when they separated
for the summer there was just q sus-
picion of lingering over the farewell.
Better read White and Burroughs,
Miss Desmond" said Professor Bent.
You couldn't hire me to. Suppose
you try Locke"
The professor shook his head and
they parted.
Two weeks later Thaddeus Bent
walked into the Crerar Library and
wrote an order for book. He took
the volume and started for table. He
turned out to avoid a pillar and ran
plume into little woman coming from
the other side She uttered smoth-
cred exclamation and dropped a book.
Thaddeus Bent stopped, picked the
book up. looked deliberately at the title,
and. with a bow. handed it to Theo-
dosia Desmond, who was standing with
heightened color and flashing eyes look
ing at him.
How dare you look to see what I
am reading?" she said.
II thought I recognized the cover rs
that of an old friend" said the pro-
fessor, coolly. "They always bind Bur
roughs' works nicely. The book I'm
about to read is snuff color. DO you
know the author, Theodosia?"
He turned the book back to her, and
she read, Human Understanding,
Locke"
Don't you think. Theodosia. that we
would better do the rest Of our life's
reading together?"
They put the books on the table and
went out side by side, and the attend
ant at the desk noticed that the glasses
which the little woman wore were
dimmed, though the face below was
smiling.-Edward B. Clarke, in Chicago
Record Herald.
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The waist is made over a smoothly
fitted lining that closes at the centre
front. The back is plain, drawn down
in gathers TT the waist line, but the
fronts are tucked for few inches be-
low their upper edges and form so1'
folds over the bust. The neck 1s M
ished with the big collar which laps
over with the waist to close 1nV1slDly
at the left of centre. The shield Is
separate and is arranged over the lln.
ing, beneath the waist. The tuckeo
sleeves are eminently graceful and
form frills below the elbows. but the
bishop sleeves are plain, gathered into
straight cuffs. ,
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and one
fourth yards twenty-one inches W'de'
four and one-fourth yards twenty
seven inches wide or two and three.
eighth yards forty-four inches wlde'
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A Curious London Custom.

A curious survival in London Is the
continuance of taxes and tithes on the
houses which used, as every one
knows, to stand on London Bridge.
The houses, grown decrepit, were torn
down in 1856, and the bridge followed
them, but the tithes survived, and are
still paid by the Bridge house estates
to the rectors of st. Magnus and st.
Olave churches, the total amounting
to 100000 since the houses disap-
peared. These ghostly taxes on things
that have no corporeal existence might
have given Dickens a theme.
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The HandbiIl Nuisance.

A city which attempts to have clean
streets might very properly pass an
ordinance regulating the distribution
Of handbills, and if it vent so far as
to abolish them altogether no harm
would be done.
They are thrown into door-yards and
on door-steps, where somebody must
pick them up and put them in the fire,
or else suffer them to litter up the
yard and street. Their practical value
as advertising is by no means commen-
surate with the annoyance they occa-
sion
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Older Than Solomon's Temple.

1t is not generally realized that when
Solomon erected his temple thousand
years before Christ, Americans in Peru
were building their tremendous "struc-
lures to the glory Of. creator god.H
Yet this is the conclusion toward which
our archaeological researches in South
America how point. Professor Max
Uhle, of the University Of California,
writes in Harper's Magazine Of the
slow but effective processes by which
these records have been unearthed, re-
vealing city buried beneath city, as
each new period Of culture succeeded
it's predecessor. The article is Illus
trated by curious pictures Of early pot
terry and Of significant ruins.
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Wealthy New York Church es /.

A New York church that keeps 81.
lence respecting its wealth is the Dutch
Collegiate, which is reputed to have an
income from investments of 100000 q
year. Trinity Church has an income
from it's investments of over $l,000,C0O
per annum.
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THE OLD FARM:

old farmhouse I see it again;
Its low dark caves the twitterlng wren
Is nested as long ago;
Id I breathe once more the south wind S
balm,.
Ind sit and watch, in the twilight's calm,
The bat fit to and fro.
The white COWS lie at the pasture bars
hid the dairy cool, with its tins and jars,
Is stored with curds and cream;
here's somebody putting the things to
ID through the window I see the light
From the tallow candle CLEAN.
garden is rich with its old-time bloom,
y catch, in fancy, the faint perfume
blossoms dank with dew;
yer it all is the starlit dome,
Ind about it the peace of home
it all comes back to view!
BIT wind stirs in elm and oak,
from the millpond comes the croak
Se bullfrog's S rich bassoon;
tch the gleam, as over the brink
eps with a tremulous, shivering
inn Of crescent moon.
les back from the dusk OF time,
>uournful cadence and swell OF
be
half remembered, still
&sure from some forgotten strain,
66ntingly comes and fees again,
FINDER dusky twilight sky
Hingling, floats with the plaintive cry
y OF the desolate whip-Door-will.
Hollis w. Field.
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A RQr1afn.

1t was in the raspberry season, and
a freckled, barefooted little girl in
torn blue calico gown came to the door
of a country boarding house to sell
some berries she had gathered.
How much are your berries?" asked
the mistress of the house. a
"They are fifteen cents quart,
maam. But" she added, in the same
breath, "if you don't want them, you
can have them for ten."
II don't want them, so you may give
me three quarts" replied the lady, mer-
rily.-Woman's Home Companion.
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Aching backs are eased. Hip, back,
and loin pains overcome Swelling of
the limbs, rheumatism. and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with brick-dust
sediment, high colored, excessive, pain
in passing, dribbling, frequency. Doan's
Kidney Pills dissolve and remove calcuh
and gravel Relieve heart palpita-
tion, sleeplcssness, headache, nervous
ness.
TELL CrrY, IND.-I received the free
trial Of Doan's Kidney Pills. They are
splendid. I had ar awful pain in my
back on taking the pills the pain eft
me right away and I feel like a new
man Stephen Schaefer.
Mrs. ADD1E ANDREWS, R. F. D. No. /.
BRoDHEAD, WIS, writes L received
the free trial of Doan's Kidney Pills with
much benefit. My little nephew was
suffering terribly with kidney trouble
from scarlet fever. Two doctors failed
to help him and he finally went into
spasms. His father gave him Doan's
Kidney Pills and from the second dose
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Packing the Trunk.

Trimmed hats and starched blouses
suffer greatly from packing. 1t is
much better to pack the blouses rough.
dry and have them got up when one
arrives at ones destination. Hats can
easily be packed before they are
trimmed, with the ribbons which are to
adorn them slowed away inside the
crown. Linen collars can be packed
very safely in the crown Of a sailor
hat, and this is one way Of economic
ing space.
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Feature of the Season.

Yoke waists Of all sorts are among
The features of the season and are
made exceedingly attractive with TRIM
ming and contrasting material of vari-
BUS kinds. The stylish one designed
5y May Manton and depicted in the
.arge drawing, is shown in pale pink
crepe de Chine with yoke and trim
ming made of bands Of pink silk held
~ fancy stitches, but the design Is
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Tao of Iace in Winter Hats.

Heavy guipure lace in the form On
circular appliques, with deeply Van
dyked edges, and Of broad bands in
serted clear in the brim, must be reck-
oned among the fashionable decora'
tions for this style of hat when made
of velvet. The Vandyked guipure is
also used to trim the underside of hat
brims. Such lace is generally chosen
either pure white or Of light creamy
tone.-The Millinery Trade Review.
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Canaries az Featherless Bipeds

A canary breeder has two young
birds, now about six weeks old, whose
bodies are entirely destitute Of feathers
or down of any kind, with the excep-
ton of the quills on wings and tails.
The skin is perfectly smooth, with no
sign whatever of feathers to come
Nature Notes. d"
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Typhoid Fever.

The average mortality from typhoid
fever is three times as great in Amer
lean as in European cities. The cities
in the United States which suffer most
from the disease are Washington, Chi
cago, Boston, Philadelphia and Provi-
dence. in that order.
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2OO.OOO Kisses.

"Kissing the Book" Is practlce
which shows no sign Of losing its pop
ularity. Witnesses have enjoyed for
several years the statutory right OF be-
inr sworn in the Scottish fashion, but
extremely few exercise it, despite the
FREQUENT objection urged against kiss
inc the book on sanitary grounds. A
witness in the Newcastle County Court
has contrived to adhere to the practice,
while showing his appreciation OF the
grounds on which doctors have con-
demned it. Immediately he stepped
into the witness box he produced
Testament from his pocket to be sworn
on. This precaution was at once COM
mended by Judge Greenwich, who re-
marked that he himself would not KISS
one of the court Testaments for tloou.
In a court in another part of the coun'
try q Testament has been so long IN
use that it is calculated that over
100000 persons have kissed it. the OIL
ficers are said to have made this inter
csting calculation known to the world
with feelings of peculiar pride.-Lon-
don Globe.
Good Navy NIarksmanship.
An interesting illustration of the eN-
cellent craftsmanship of Uncle Sam
men behind the guns. az developer
during the recent inspection trip OF tue
naval committeeman on the I. ). s.
Dolphin, has just come to light hep-
resentative Roberts of Massacnusetts
was of the party. Approaching sun
ner's Mate Spoer of the ship, Nj. .'oo-
erts offered him a dollar to hit q seh
gull. Spoer took a forty-pound slA-lhi-
limetre Colts automatic gun. and a1ler
trial shot he popped a sea gull on the
fly at 400 yards. One Of the Represeh-
tatives was firm in his declaration that
the shot was an accidental one. Whefe'
upon Spoer shot another sea gull at
$50 yards. The crowd of astonisheo
witnesses to the feat finally came 10
the conclusion that Spoer. was tne
crack shot of the ship. This Spoer
.>odestly disclaimed. saying. we've
shipload Of 'em. sir" Spoer got dis,
Evening Star.
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STRAIGHT TO TIE SPOT

the pain was less. Ee began. to gain
and is to-day well boy, his life saved by
Doan's Kidney Pills. 49,
RIDDLES MILLS, KY.-I received the
free trial of pills They did me great
good had bladder trouble, compelling
me to get up often during night. Now
I sleep well no pain in neck Of bladder;
pain in back is gone, also headache
JNo. l.. HILL
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rr,a Tryor ponular CafnSbOrOugh.

The Gainsborough hat is, so report
SAYS. to have another season Of popu-
larity.
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inches wide, with eight and one-half
yards twenty-one or five yards thirty.
six inches wide for foundation.
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Even the sculptor may not cut much
of figure in society. N.Y.-4O
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New York City.-Long box pleated
coats are among the features of the
season that may be relied upon to ex-
tend their favor we'll into the future,