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to have it made Of heavy planks. and
the forward one curved upward as
shown. An old stone boat can be util-
lied. if necessary. The planks should
be bolted to the side pieces in order
to give additional strength, and, when
necessary, stones may be put on the
implement to give additional weight.
Any plan for attaching the horses may
be adopted that one desires. The
farmer who is without roller can use
some Of his spare time the coming
winter in constructing this device. and
lie will find it will pay in better stand
after seed sowing.
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directly between the two masts. The
masts are among the tallest of their
kind in America. being 20? snd 2O3
feet high. respectively.
The station is in direct connection
with the Western Union Telegraph,
and also telephone lines. so that per-
son at any place will olly have to tele
phone or telegraph to the station and
the message will be at once repeated
to its destination. This does away
with having the message repeated
through the city Office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
MODRL BARN POOR.

have not been used in making the door,
it will be necessary to put them on
before the plan as shown can be made
effective.
In order that this plan may be all
that is claimed fer it, it will be neces.
sary to have strong hinges and those
of a proper size on the doors, for the
trouble with many doors lies almost en-.
tirely in the small hinges that have
been placed on them. The strap hinge
is to be preferred to any other for'harn
doors. where they can be properly
placed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
A Model Barn Door.

The plan Of constructing barn door
as shown in the illustration, is an old
one. but one OF the best in use. Thou
sands of sagging barn doors on farms
all over tine country indicate that some
such simple remedy as that shown is
needed. AS will be seen from the cut
the idea is simply to apply the braces
as shown over the three cross pieces
which are used in the construction Of
most barn doors; if these three pieces
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
AGRICULTURAL.
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Sandy-Clay Soils.

Light and heavy soils are accepted as
terms applying to sandy-clay locations.
A sandy soil is considered light. but in
reality it is heavier than a ebay soil, so
: far rs the weight Of soil is, concerned;
but light soil is one that is easy to
work. hence the application to sandy
soils. Clay soils may be sticky when
wet, or bake hard when dry, requiring
much labor before the soil can be got
ten in proper condition for crops, but
a sandy soil is always mellow, seldom
clogs. and can be worked at any time
during the season.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16

Rameses H., whom the Bible calls
Pharaoh, the Egyptian tyrant who per-
secuted the children Of Israel.
For some time Egyptian students
1--we identified Rameses II. as the
Bible Pharaoh of the oppression and
Remeses III. as the Pharaoh Of the
exodus. The mummy of Rameses II.
was discovered at Deir-el-Bahari in
1881, and that of his successor five
years later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
A Frank Saloon Keeper.

The Scottish Womsns Temperance News
Says: -.
"a publican has recently been inter
viewed by the Daily Express, and his con.
tribution to the awful revelation of the
drink evil among women and children is as
follows: The other day. he said, I was
summoned to an inquest. There were six
bodies to view, and five of the six were
those of babies who had been overlaid ON
the previous Saturday and Sunday nights:
I won't have the women with children Il
I can help it, but am not always in ths
bar. I got home at quarter to twelve
the other night and found six women in
one bar, with as many children. The poor
little things were crying to 60 home; the
remedy was hard smack. / told the
women they ought TO be ashamed Of them.
selves. Their answer was in the form OF
pouring gin and ;,Rater, and in some cases
beer, down the throats of the little ones.
not one of whom was over eight yearS
old -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
Decline in Drunkepuess,

Cooperation of the Boston press, the
officials of the Boston elevated railway,
and the new head of the Police Board OF
Boston, has materially decreased the
amount of drunkenness in the city, espe-
cially on Saturday nights. Suburbanites
coming to Boston now find it far more
difficult to secure transportation home
than they used to. Stringent orders have
been issued to the police and to the mo-
tormen aud conductors of the cars to re-
fuse admittance to all men who are in the
slightest degree under the influence OF
liauor.-National Advocate.
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A QUEER PLOw.
Primitive Implement Oeea-
SionaIIy Seen in New
Mexico.

1t is far cry from an up-to-date
steel sulky p!ow to the antiquated
wooden object pictured in the accom-
panyiug drawing; yet. strange to say.
In this twentieth century of grace the
latter represents auimplement which
may still be met with occasionally in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16

The forty-fve national banks Of New
lork City hold from s4O0,000.OOO to
$500. 900, 900 deposits OF other banks.
The Seven Stars inn, at Manchester.
EuSland. boasts of having been IL
censed for $50 years.
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Relentless.

"That man is merely parrot" said
the intellectual person.
"He isn't even that" answered Miss
Cayenne. "a parrot has at least the
faculty of quoting with accuracy"
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"How do we know that Solomon was
the wisest man." .
That's easy" answered Senator Sor-
ghum because he was the richest"
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In the Clouds.

What are you moving over SO Lar
for?" asked the young man passenger
on the airship.
"Well." answered the sweet young
thing .:we'rc going to pass through
another dark cloud ir a minute, ana
YOU wrinkle my waist dreadfully every
time YOU kiss e."-Indianapolis Sun.
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since 1900. Heretofore the practice
has been to elevate a minister to the
Embassy here, and while this has re-
suited in the choice Of excellent men
for the post, it gratifies us to observe
that Washington has come to be re-
garded as a diplomatic station quite as
important as most if not all Of the Eu.
ropean capitals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
Helping O Fellow Out.

Clerk-"I am to be married shortly.
Couldn't you manage to increase my
salary a little?'
Empioyer-"Couldn't really. but LII
tell you what I'll do for you, my boy.
ri shorten your hours during the
6rst three months, so that you can
spend your evenings at home, and after
that III lengthcn them again. SO that
you will have an excuse to get away
Tit bits.
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Interested Party weakened.

"How did that last endurance con,
test of piano playersrome out?"
1T. t.ended, believe. at the fourteenth
hour. The neighbors interfered. Chi.
cago Tribune.
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The Schedule.

Newcastle-"Was, there any romance
connected with your engagement"
Ingerfeld--"Romance?: proposed to
her at S45 and she accepted me pre-
cisely at 9.15."-Detroit Free Press
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why He Fled.

Demosthenes was rehearsing at MS
home one of his most brilliant orations.
eyes" said his wife, chats very
fine. Now, won't you just step over
and discharge the cook?"' -. ,
Suddenly remembering an engage
ment downtown he fed from the mouse
with fear upon his face.-Judge.
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the remote parts o.. the Southwestern
United States.

tne remote parts o. the SOUTHWESTERN
United States.
Rude as it is. however, and quite in
adequate to the requirements of the
best farming. a wooden plow of this
type is not without its interesting fea-
lures. vne Of which is the extreme SIM
plicity Of its structure combined with
great strength. Three pieces of tim
ber suffice for it's construction. Thus
the handle and the share are in one.
being fashioned from tree trunk and
one attached branch. In the obtuse
angle of the juneture Of this trunk
and limb hole is dug and into this is
mortised the long shank piece. which
serves the purpose Of beam and OF
tongue to fasten the OK yoke to. A
smaller stick skewered through share
and beam and holding these together
completes the work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
An Enormous Expenditure.

Bishop McCabe says: :'The laborins
peop,e Of this country spend more money
for whisky and beer than the entire
banking capital of the nation. In three
years. by saving what they pour down their
throats, they could have banks running in
their interest with an aggregate capital
OF Sc, ,25O, ,O00, ,000."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
A Hnaton Adam.

Grimes-"What did you mean TINS
evening by winking when my dausnter
came into the room"
Hurtle-"No fault Of mine; you Want
to talk to your daughter. 1t was all
her fault. why should she come into
tha room inst as 1 was in the act OF
w;n1,inpp"-Boston Transcript,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
OuR BvDcEr
-
OF HUMoR.
Gitt

Gitt
IF you want to win life's victo- les,
No matter what the skit, 80,
There's. just one way to do the thing
Up and git!
Git
TN 1r.ys
r. 49,. - ESa.s,,sty .... ..s,
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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Prodta1lo.

"Did those mining stocks prove to be
a good Investment" 49,.
eyes," answered the hard luck man,
1for the people who sold them to me-"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
A Good Reason.

Jasper-"Jones once played practi.
cal joke on Smith" =.
Jumpuppe-"Was it success?"
81 should say it was. Why. they
haven't spoken since"
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Window in the Umbrella.

Frequent annoyance and inconven-
ience arises to persons carrying um-
brellas. from the fact that when
strong wind is blowing the umbrellas
are held in such a position to shield
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16

Great Britain's Ambassador to the
United States has come to be very
important parsonage among us, and
apparently the British Government
thoroughly realizes this fact. for she
has now for the first time sent full
fiedged Ambassador to Washington.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, who has
represented his country at Madrid
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
CHAIN OF WIRELESS STATIONS.
Several of Them Are Now in
Commercial Operation.

A test was made on Lake Michigan
recently of the proposition to maintain
connection with the steamers of the
great lakes from stations along the
shore. The experiment was made at
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
H;uta About Milking,

/. Always confine cows in stable
to b. milzed. 1t is better than having
them chase one another around the
yard.
>. Have the Stable t.eap. and have
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16

A free Pasteur institute is to be es.
tablished in New orleans in connec.
ton with the charity hospital.
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Recommendation.

Didn't your old employers recon-
mend you?" %. -., e.
"Oh, yes"
"Their word should have been
enough.
"It was. They announced me as the
best man they ever turned out.
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16

Only sixteen to 100 victims OF
Bright's disease are under forty-fve
years of age.
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10 you think so?"
Some Are Born. Great.

Fuddy-"Billings has q very high
opinion Of himself" >'
Duddy-"I should say he had! AS
Shakespeare says. Some men are born
great some grow greater as they grow
older. and some never find out now
little they are" .'"-Boston Transcript.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
THE PHARAOHS OF EXODUS.

A Remarkable Statue of Especial nter
est to Bible Students.
An Egyptian statue which has been
stored away in an obscure corner Of
the British Museum has just been
identified as an authentic effgy of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
u,a straat WRONGLY Named.

Church-"The man who-named, new
York streets made some great mis-
takes"
Gotham-"Do you think so?"
81 certainly do. Wall street, for In
stance, should have been called Water
street" ."-Yonkers Statesman. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
Slow.

"Who's the slowest man you ever
knew?"
"A chap in New York. He fell out
of a third-story fat window and diu
not reach the ground for an hour"
.'How was that?"
"He caught in a tree at the second
story and went in to visit some
friends. s."-Detroit Free Press.
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A W ay Out.

Away Out.
Briskly-"Hello. old chap! what s
I'd? You look as if you'd Lost your
best friend"
Slumpsky-"Oh. I'm down and out.
Everything put my hand to goes back
on me-"
Briskly-"That's easy. Back up 10
it. and sit down before you put your
lands Oh it."-Harpers Bazar.
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His Estimate Of Wisdom.

New Orleans Times. Democrat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
MISS MANNING AND
 MR. STOVALL MARRIEn-

Promptly at o'clock yesterday after noon. in the parlor of the Priests home. the beautiful and impressive ceremony of the Catholic Church was performed by the Rev. Father Savage which united in marriage Miss Mayme Cecelia Manning and Mir. Philip Ashley Stovali. First to enter the parlor was the maid of honor, Miss Ida Blackmond, and the best man, Mir. Henry McDonough. At the impro- vised altar they parted and the bride and groom following stood between The bride wore an elegant toilette of ecru peau de chine trimmed with white applique and a hat of white lace and ecru chiffon and ecru and white feather. Her flowers were bride roses and maidenhair fern.
 The bridesmaids gown was of cham pagne crepe de chine, with shirred white silk. and champagne applique. She wore a hat to match and carried an arm clus- ter of bridesmaid roses.
 Immediately after the ceremony. which was witnessed by only near relatives and a few friends. the bridal party returned to the brides home, where they received the congratulations of many friends.
 Mrs. Stovall is. the daughter of Mir Win Manning, and is young woman who oy her charm of disposition and winsome per sonality has endeared herself to her friends in the year in which she has lived in Montgomery. she having spent several years in school in Louisville, Ky.
 Mir. Stovali is an engineer on the At. lantic Coast Line. and prominent mesn- Der of the B. of L. E. Division 332, and IS a young man of sterling worth
 MT. and Mrs. Stovall left for Atlanta on the 6:3O train. From there they go to Louisville, Ky, and on their return will De at home at 314 Martha Street
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
TEN YEARS FOR ARSON
PATSY MITCHELL, A NEGREss,
 FoUliD GUILTY.
She Set Fire to Houses on Gay Plantation Because of Jealousy. Five Years For
 Williams.

Patsy Mitchell, negress, was at !. h'c,och last right, after being on trial bu of vestsr6ay on a charge or arson, eonvicted of arson in the second degree hv a iury in the criminal division Of the |,ity Court of Montgomery. Her penalty |ras fixed at ten years Imprisonment. Abouc a year ago there were two hres bn tho plantation of John F. Gay' about Eeyeu miles from Montgomery. Tnese Ires were believed to be of lncenoiaFy origin. Patsy Mitchell, negress, was rrested aud appeared at a preliminary kearing on a charge of arson.
 At this hearing it developed that tie Mitchell woman was enamored of a ne kro man on the Gay plantation. The ad- kanees of the negress were repulsed. The went to show that the light after the Mitchell woman had been soId by the man, a married negro, that e had no desire to separate from his fam Nv for her sake, the quarters of the man <vero burned to the ground. He, with ms 'pife and children. narrowly escaped be- Sng burned to death. Several nights fol- owing, the man having moved into the uarters of snother family, those quar- ers were fired, but the flames were ex- &inguished before damage was done. Patsy Mitchell had been seen with kerr sene oil and. was the general object of uspicion.
 \ At the last term of court the Mitchell
 Fornan was acquitted of one of the cases, < he circumstances not being strong
 nough for the jury. \ When the verdict was announced last < fight the defendant wept aloud and 1t
 gas only after the greatest persuasion of
 eputy sheriffs and her friends that she
 bould consent to be taken to jail without
 he use of force.
 John Williams, the negro who killed the
 egro furniture collector, Jim Jones, by
 triking him on the head with a bottle
 everal weeks ago, was found guilty of
 1anslaughter in the first degree and sent
 need to five years imprisonment. ! The jury in the Mitchell case was as
 blows: W. L. Anderson. F. l.. Sander
 on. J. Vergil Smith, G. W. Walden, J. L..
 boyd, G. A. Cook, H. M. Chisholm. |.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
COMMITTEES FOR THANKS
 GIVING nTNNER

The following are the committees who will have in charge the dinner given on Thanksgiving evening at the Y. M. c. A. by the Auxiliary to the Y. M. c. A.
 The receiving party will be composed of the officers of the Auxiliary, who are: Mrs. w. A. Henderson. President; Mrs. o. F. Gregory, vice-President; Mrs. W. T. Kendrick, Secretary, and Mrs. J. D. Cody, Treasurer.
 The dinner committee is Mrs. J. War ren Jones and Mrs. Ed Gay, assisted by Mrs. WIT. Kendrick, Mrs. B. NJ. Wash burn, Mrs. J. D. Cody, Mrs. Crowder and Mrs. E. A. Stay.
 The Decorating Committee is Mrs Charles Campbell. chairman: Mrs. Pugh De Jarnette and Mrs. G. w. Patterson.
 The young ladies who will serve the dinner are Miss Lucille Washburn, Miss Annie Kendrick, Miss Sadie Aperius, Miss Katie Roemer, Miss Carrie Wash burn. Miss Fannie May Duskin and Miss Ellen Barry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
AN OYSTER SUPPER
 AT HIGHLAND PARK.

The Ladies Aid Society of Forest Ave nue Methodist Church at Highland Park gave an oyster supper at the residence of Mir and Mrs. w, II. Bowdon, last evening to aid in the purchase of furni- ture for the church.
 From to 10 o'clock the reception hall. parlor and dining room were crowded with happy lads and lassies. young men and maidens, fathers and mothers. all met for an enjoyable evening, and to aid in furtherlng the interests of their church.
 The supper being elegant, the floral dec orations splendid. and the company pleas ant and good humored' IL goes without saving that the evening passed away all too soon and that the occasion was both pleasant and profitable
 No church according to members, has a more faithful and energetic aid society than Forest Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
MRS. REEVES ENTER-
 TAINS MACCABLEG,

Mrs. Alice Rieves entertained the mem bers of the Maccabees and a number of their friends at her home yesterday after noon on South Lawrence Street.
 The entire first floor of her lovely home was thrown open for the entertainment of her guests, and were tastefully decorated with smilax, autumn leaves and cut flowers.
 A delightful program was arranged for the occasion and consisted of recitations, music, and special dances by children.
 A brief account of the Association and it's value was read by Miss Fannie Griffin, who is the Deputy Supreme Commander of the Maccabees for the South At the conclusion of the program. delightful re- treatments were served and social hour spent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
EMMET-DRExEL.

The engagement of Dr. John Duncan Emmet and Miss Josephine Drexel, both of New York. has been announced in the New York dailies.
 The announcement of this engagement IS or special interest to Montgomerians. where the groom has relatives. He is son or pr. and Mrs. Thomas Adis Elm met. His mother was formerly Miss r,ur- can of Montgomery. They have nosnv friends throughout the South. Miss Drexel Is member of the celebrated Philadelphia Drexel family and is a young woman of culture. of many personal charms and of great wealth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
MISS c1ARY AND MIR. BARRETTE

The following special from Charleston q. C.. Is taken from The Augusta (Ga.) Herald of November 23, and will be ln- teresting news to the brides friends here where she spent portion of season ana where she was expected to visit this win ter:
 "A very pretty romance, eliminating in a most romantic marriage. has just been announced-one, perhaps. of several grow ing out of the meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy in Charleston ten days since.
 Among the charming young ladies who attended the convention of the Daugh- ters was one of California's sweetest and most graceful flowers. Miss Maybelle Clary, who was chaperoned by Mrs. Stephens of Stockton, and Mrs. Alfred Humer Voorhies of San Francisco. presi- dent of the local chapter of U. D. C.'s At the St. John Hotel. where this party resided while here, Miss Clary met a young Carolina gentleman. Mir. Charlton Shannon Barrette, who is connected with the management of the hotel. They were almost constantly together, driving, walk ing. at receptions or at the hotel. where their friends noticed their devotion. The result was a quiet wedding at the resi- dence of the Rev. John Kershaw, D. D.. which was witnessed only by the rector s family, to all of whom the groom has been welt known from early childhood. MT. Barrette being a native of Sumter County, where pr. Kershaw resided for many years before his call to St. Mich aeFs church. in this city.
 A few hours after the marriage Mrs. Barrette left for Wilmington, N. C., pro- testing that she must keep her engage ment to visit her friend, Miss Mears From this point she was to have gone to New York, then to Montgomery. Ala. with Miss Randolph. spending the winter in the East. but all of these carefully pre- pared plans have fallen through. MT Barrette joined his young bride in Will mington yesterday and has taken her tc his mothers home, near Bishopville. s ! C., where they will remain a short while
 before taking their Southern tour, or re- turning to Charleston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
BEAUvoIR GERMAN
 FRIDAY EVENrrNcs

The members of the Beauvoir Club Will entertain at a german on Friday evening at their club home on Perry Street, where the dance will be led by Mir. and Mrs 1onn 'Iullis' This promises to be the most brilliant german of the season so far and the members and their friends are looking forward to 1t with unusual in- terest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
BIRTHDAY DINNER PARTY.

Mrs. James Crenshaw entertained yes- terday at her home on Adams Street at dinner party in honor of her mother, Mrs. NJ. E. Files. 1t being the annversary of Mrs. Fies's eighty-first birthday. The rooms were decorated in an arrangement of pink carnations and roses.
 Mrs. Files, the guest of honor, was sweet and gracious in gown of black silk and lace.
 Mrs. Crenshaw's guests were: Mrs. Cornelia Graham, Mrs Stakely. Mrs Wilingham, Mrs. Mary Bragg, Miss Frances Griffin, Mrs. William H. Ware and Mrs. Nix.