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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Reasons For La ushter.

When the young mistress Of the
house entered the kitchen she carried
herself with great dignity. She bad
come to call the cook to account.
Mary" she said, Il must insist that
you keep better hours, and that you
have less company in the kitchen at
night. Last night 1 was kept awake
because Of the %uproarious laughter OF
one OF your women friends"
"YiS, num-, l know" Mary replied,
ch%eerfully, but she couldn't help it
1 was telling her how you tried to
make cake yesterday morninS.'-Bir
mingham (England) Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Matches.

Alas" lpurmurcd tile Young gIr.. L
cannot decide whom to accept. Harold
mas money and would be the safer OF
the two. but Reginald would look SO
handsome at my afternoon receptions
Ny dear" replied her very best
freud. when il cones to 4 cllGtce be-
tween a safety mattel, and Il p&rior
match. choose tie safety every tine"
-pr;HvctoI Tigec.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
TONER "You are a. competent
A Difference In Palms.

IT'S strange how the strength Of
robust young man varies at times"
sis it," -,
Eyes. There is q young man up N
way who can sit and held "a pretty
young woman's palm all the evening,
and yet if his mother asks him to moye
her palm from the hall to the sitting
room she nearly has a ft.''-CleVetand
Plain Dealer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

and the pistol in such a manner that
thew are both available as the exiSen-
cies of the occasion demand.
The implement consists of two parts,
the mace and the handle. The latter
IS supplied with O hammer mechanism
and with a handle which does well for
either purpose. Between these two
parts it is possible to tit a cylinder
with cartridge-carrying chambers, so
that an officer desiring to be armed for
any emergency may do so by fitting
and loading the cylinder
Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Turning Him Down.

Burroughs-"say, old man. can You
lend De-"
Merchant-"Look here, Burroughs.
your visits always remind me Of an
inverted alphabet" 4
Burroughs A what"
Merchant-"An inverted alphabet
Because U always come after q W.
Catholic Standard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Awake Every Night.

"Mrs. Chellus looks bad, doesn't
she" .s.
eyes, and no wonder. She's been
awake every night for a week past
"The idea!S. What was the matter?"
"She discovered about a week age
that her husband talks in his sleepatndo
of course, she had to listen."-Kansas
City Independent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
wi.t: Ito Did.

Rrawn--"Stili troubled with rhcu-
matiEm:'
Erapn-"EeS."
FvDwu-"WEy don't yoN so 70 that
doclor wko advert!ses 10 hea! by.
touch"
Grecn-"T did"
Browu-"Did he do you any good:"
Creeu-"OE. yes; he did me-Aud he
all me good. H. touched me for $50
md thereby lecIed Huns :U."-ChicaGo
save
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Domestic Bliss.'

Wife--"According to this paper, hot
water wilt prevent wrinkles" "
Husband-"So? Then how do you
account for the numerous wrinkles I
have?
Wife-"How do I account for thetn?"
Husband-"Yes; you keep me In hot
water nearly all the time, you know"
Chicago News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Homeliko.

Mamma said the little girl who
was having her first experience of rid
ing in a sleeper.
Flush, DEAR" whispered mamma,
"you will waken the others"
"But, mamma, I only want to ash
one question"
"Well, what is it?' a. i
".Who has the fiat above us?"--Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
IT'S Ever Thus.

Visitor-"That young fellow seemed
to me to be rather fresh for an en-
ploye. He seemed to think he knows
more about the business than YOU" .
Merchant-"Oh, yes, lie knows more
about everything than l do, but it's
quite natural"
Eisitor-"Indeed"
Merchant-"Tcs; he's my sou ."-Pli!-
adclphia Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

The way to apply liquid insecticides
to house plants is often a puzzle, and
a bothersome sort of thing at most
times. A very nice sprayer, with 4
very fine hose, is specially designed
for insecticides. You fill a rubber bulb
with the liquid, minute perforations
covering n side of: the bulb. By oper-
ating the handle. which works like a
scissors. a piece of iron presses against
the bulb, ejecting from it a fine spray.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Death OF Horsedies,

Florida has a peculiar fly called the
'horseguard." which has the appear
ance of a hornet. This fly follows the
horses and catches the horseaies that
settle on them. but does not annoy the
animals themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

Excessive tea drinking has it's evils
the same as excess in any ether drink
Part of the physical deterioration In
the lower classes Of Great Britain
WHICH is causing the thoughtful people
of the nation so much concern is at
tributed by the medical fraternity to
the prodigious quantities Of over
stepped tea which the poorer people
drink. In nearly every home in the
meaner streets of London one may see
the faithful old brown teapot standing
on. the hob, stewing. stewing away.
and that beverage, strong and bitter
with tannin, is drunk at intervals
from sunrise, to shutdown. They say
it is as bad, too, in Ireland and Scot
land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

There are $4,000 ki!ometars Of tele-
graph lines in Brazil, 1000 in Argen-
tina. 10, 100 in Chile, 7400 in Uruguay.
1850 in Bolivia, 400 in Peru and $50
in Paraguay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Hopeless.

Jigby-"Hello, old man, I hear that
new baby up at your house"
Popley-"You don't say? Great pair
of lungs, eh?'
, Jigby-.T say I hear that baby OF
yours"
Popley-"Yes, yes. and you 1--we TIVE
blocks away. Wonderful, wonderful"
Philadelphia. Press. ~.,gs,i!,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Humor of
ToadaYs.,
The Beneficiary

when the air is gray and sappy,
And the snowhakes MOSTLY sluirn.
Then the only thing that's happy
Is the gay pneumonia germ.
- Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

: HOUSEHOLD
) , > , MATTERS ,
To Sweeten Iced Ten.

For sweetening tea, many cafes now
serve 4 syrup made by melting granu-
lated sugar in hot water and cooled
rather than the: sugar, which often
does not melt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
An Unsafe Procedure.

a"This." said the manufacturer Of
toys, '.is .ounr latest novelty. Clever
isn't it," -" ~
Eyes" replied the transient customer,
"but you can't hold a candle to u
goods"
"Are you in the toy business"
mo. We make gunpowder."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
His Excuse,

BIS ENCuB6,
Deserted Woman-"How could you
fy from me when you knew that l
believed you were an angel"
Repentant Lover-"1t was all a mis-
take, dear; you see, it was the first
time I'd ever been endowed with a
pair of wings, and I didn't know JUST
exactly how to work thern."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
For Railing Wind ows.

Get your carpenter to let you have
some small wedge shaped pieces Of
wood. One Of these firmly fixed on
each side between the window and the
frame will prevent any rafting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

There are now eighteen cotton mills
in the Argentine Republic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Remedy.

doctor, isn't there anything 1 can
do for this seasickness"
why. yes. Try farming."-Life
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

SaSSh1kS

The German Astronomical! Society Of
fers a prize Of 1000 marks for the most
exact calculation of the next appear
ance Of Halley's comet. The paper
may be written in English. and need
not be presented until the end Of the
year 1908.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15

ferS Il prize OF 1OOO MARKS 1or tue mosl
exact calculation of the next appear
ance of Halley's comet. The paper
may be written in English. and need
not be presented until the end Of the
year 1908.
An International Association Of the
Anatomists will be established at a
meeting to be held at Geneva, from
August I to 10. Of the present year.
The initiative has been taken by the
anatomists Of the Swiss universities,
and has the support Of the anatomica.
societies of Germany, Great Britain,
France, Italy and America.
The library of the American Museum
Of Natural History has been given the
private scientific library Of Professor
H. c. Bumpu; the director OF the
museum, amounting to more than 3O0
volumes and. 2700 pamphlets. This
collection is especially rich in works IN
comparative anatomy and brings to the
library many valuable works and rare
reprints not heretofore owned by the
museum.
"Iron in the blood" expresses, no
doubt, a chemical fact, as wei. as a
figure of speech, but probably not one
in a thousand, even among chemists,
ever saw ferrum sanguinis materialized
to visible metal. This feat, however,
has been performed by NJ. Barruel,
head of the chemical laboratories OF
Paris. Mr.. Barruel. who has. in his
time. practiced much phlebotomy on
the human subject, has systematically
extracted chemically the ferrum from
the other constituents. ". b.
Wireless telegraphy is likely to be
put to a new use. In England expert
ments are being made with wireless
burglar alarms. Steel safes are
equipped with transmitters. Wher
the safe is opened the electrical waves
are radiated. These waves come II
contact with the usual coherer at some
distant central point, ring a bell and 81
nnoun that the door has beer
opened. 1t is thought that when thi:
system is perfected, which is<not a:
vet, no burglar will be able SO Il
tampsr with 1t as to destroy its ct
fciency. L..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
Mr.. Raspberry's
Ruse.
-es-c-o-o-S>
By Mary Kyle Dallas.

By Mary Kyle Dallas.

O see my friends mourn
= for me after I Am dead
would be the most charm
{ ing emotion , could expert
enca"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
THE DAVIS CASE
9he y1ry's Verdict Is in His Favor for
$1,000.

The verdict Of the jury iii the case Of
w. l. Davis vs. The Queen City Furni-
ture Company is in favor of the plain
tiff for $4,000.
Davis is young man noted for his in
dustry. He was reared in BOssier
When in the employ of the Queen City
Furniture Company he lost his left hand,
which was cut by a saw of the machine
at which he was working. The defend-~-
ant commended that Davis suffered
through his negligence. The plaintiffs
plea was defect in the machinery. he
jury visited the scene of the accident.
The defendant claimed $4,000. He was
represented by Murf & Webb and the
company by Thatcher & Nel|ch and
Fullilcvc & Mills. The case will be ap-
pealed to the State Supreme Court.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
E ADVERTISING CRATER
AND HIS METHODS.

Jacksonville Metropolis: The adver.
Using CRATER is a man who makes his
living solely by his wits. He is tn, sa1re
genus in the advertising field as the
street corner faker Nsho sc:'> worthless
shaving soap, toothache cures, cure al
remedies. etc.
He lands in town to-day, looks IN the
president or secretary 0; some labor
union and offers him SO FIR Tie union
and $40 for himself to get letter stat
ing that he is authorized to g.: up an
official union time book.
He arranges it so that half the inside
pages and all the covers carry ais. Say
that the printers charge is $40 Then
this privilege costs him $50 He has
sixteen pages of ads besides the four
pages of cover. HIS advertising space
then costs him S. per page.
With this letter of endorsement he
goes out to solicit the "support' Of the
business community for the benefit of
the union. Such benevolent man he
is.
Then he looks over the frn,s IN a GER
tain line and marks various fms names
down as having taken certain Specs
He then puts the screws on another firm
in the same line by showing the, the
merchants competitors are all in and he
should dislike to have the union form
the opinion that his house vas the onlv
one that refused the union much needed
friendly help He gets the Al aid gets
IS for quarter page.
Then he rubs out another name and
applies the same process to that firm and
gets another S., and so on.
The result is that he gets an average
of about $40 to SIS a page for his
twenty pages clearing up about 5000 Tor
in week or ten days at most.
hen rhe kisses Jacksonville fond
goodbye and posts a fellow CRATER that
Jacksonville merchants are dead easy.
he same game is practiced with all
sorts of lodges, societies. unions, philan-
thropies, charitable organizations &C.
as base
AS the worthy charity gets only
about hive to ten per cent of the total.
he merchant can mail the charity hi,
:heck for few dollars once year. do
more good to the charity and save him
self eighty per cent of this 'hold-up' e>-
)ense.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14

Will there be an investigation of and
report on the charges of cruelty and
the inhuman treatment of prisoners III
the convict road camps? This question
is all-important and should receive i'm,
partial attention. After the several pub
LEGATIONS in newspapers, which reflected
a discredit on the parish and the road
management to permit these reports and
alleged charges of cruelty to go unno-
ticed officially would only aggravate the
situation and the discredit to the parish.
Let the truth be known regardless of
who may suffer for such crueltles, as
alleged
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
POTATO RIGS.

Potato bugs are numerous this season
and we suppose remedy besides
poisonous one would be gladly received
bv those who are troubled by bugs eat
ing their potatoes. as the use OF PARIS
green is dangerous to use on them when
planted in the garden because some OF
the solution might get on some Of the
other vegetables.
1t has been discovered that stacked
lime sprinkled lightly over the potatoes
while they are wet with dew is sure
remedy. When it is applied the bugs
will at once begin to drop off and the
potato vines will in little while be free
from them This is a cheap and harm
less remedy and is worthy of trial by
all who have to contend with these pests.
-Minden Democrat.
And may climb over to the top again
at their leisure. An expert bug killer
recommends that the bugs be caught and
that their teeth be yankei out with a
claw hammer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
THE FLOWER PARADE
An Event Which Attracted Crowds on
the SideWalks-A Credltable
Display

The flower parade Yesterday afternoon
was a creditah'c display IF the artistic
AMI ;hc i,cnnt;iu L was well pro
grammc.! ":l was executed t. the salts
faction Il tie crowds IT ladies and chill
drcn AMI ->nlcmvn Is well who lined
the ~lcwail> REGARDLESS # the threat
cning c!''N''~.
In THE parade were exquisite designs
which were commended generously.
The Queen, Daisy Durinecr Nrctz,
and the Nui,I~ q; Honor, E>tcIIc lngcr
soil, Florence Scuvrl1. Lattn Fl"r>l1cim
and JuIia k,rlcy. were radiant in their
1"vcIinc>~.
The design AMI decoration Of the
Quccn> carriage was the work and
taste # Mr.. Charles Stvrnn.
The carriage was donated by Mr. Nc
Williams.
The Queen was dressed in white Or
candle, with garlanl> Of flowers and a
wreath Of white flowers.
The Maids of Honor were dressed in
white organdie.
The carriage was decorated in white
with a gilt canopy and gilt spears from
which were suspended white bells Gilt
swans upheld the canopy.
The Queen is the granddaughter of
Mrs. a. L. Durlngcr and a little bru-
nette beauty.
At the head of the parade were Chief
of Police Gerald and Lieutenant Basch,
followed by the home band and the
Caddo Rifles
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
PERSONAL

Mrs. + H. Go~man is visiting her
laughter, Mrs. John Rogers, on Grand
;.vcnuc.
Or. Joseph II Spcar'ng LETT Saturday
evening for Lake Charles, where he will
deliver the commencement address to
;Ev graduating class If the Lake
Charles high SCI ,ul he first five years
Of DR.. Spcarin"'~ ministry were spent in
Lake Charles; the people arc greatly at
;achc. to them. and avail themselves OF
every opportunity to call him back even
for brief visit
)cv. Dr. James Phil>on Of Thib"daux
is the guest OF his daughter. Mrs. Ro-
land Williams Il. DR.. Phil>on will
preach at St. Marks church today in
the absence OF DR.. Spcaring.
Mrs. Hanson Of Kansas City, who
has been visiting Mrs. \. B. Avery, re-
turned home last week.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14

A number of teachers of the public
schools of New Orleans who have for
years been struggling to obtain the
money due them for salaries, have
scored success Their claims have been
confirmed by Judge T. c. w. Ellis of
the civil district court. From all ac-
counts these teachers have been grossly
mistreated by the withholding of their
salaries on technicalites. The board of
liquidation has been mandamused to pay.
The case will go to the State Supreme
Court, where the teachers contention
will doubtless be approved.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14

An Italian who posed in New York
City as Count Carlo is in Jail. He was
seeking some handsome girl with a for
tune. While examining diamonds in a
jewelry establishment he slipped a fifteen
hundred dollar diamond into his glove
but he was detected in the act. He at
tempted to fee but was pursued and ar
rested on Broadway. He claims to have
lost $1,000, won at Monte Carlo, all he
possessed The American girl who was
about to sell herself for title may be
more prudent in the future.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
RIVER AND WEATHER

The weather yesterday was partly
cloudy
River: Arthur City 81; Fulton 24.6, d
rise of 20; Spring Bank 3o.3, a fall IF
OIL; Shreveport 22.3, rise of OIL.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Probably scattered showers AMI
thunder storms Sunday.
Red river forecast: Warning for Red
river valley, Fulton to Shreveport, dis
tributed by mail only: Recent heavy
rains will probably cause rise to .,',cv@
danger line of 28 feet at Fulton within
next FIVE days. Property should be fully
protected at once at all threatened
points Change will be slight at Spring
Bank and Fulton during next 48 hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14

The New Orleans States says: The
new officials of ex-President Three Mil
lion Dollar Embezzler Bigelow's bank,
in Milwaukee, are taking the precaution
Of having photographs and measure
ments made of all of its employees. The
danger line in banks, however, would
appear by recent experiences to be high
er up; and the pertinent question is
asked, Why not photograph and measure
the directors?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
The city council of New Orleans ha:

The city council of New Orleans has
put a premium on political rascality by
rewarding man who is under indict-
ment for the crime of ballot box stuff
flng. 1t is serious reflection and dis
credit, but, perhaps, this council was
moved by an memorable consistency in
giving recognition and substantial re-
ward to man who is charged with cor
rupt political practices. However, in a
political sense, all things are possible in
New Orleans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14

Avoidance of luxury is point of hon.
or among Japanese fighters. "All know
the story about General Nogi," says a
writer, who when during the China
war he was presented with costly
cloak sold it for the benefit of the sick,
declaring that he had one cloak already
and there were many soldiers without
any. An officer would consider himself
disgraced if he took into the field elab-
crate food or over abundant clothing"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14

The fat man who tried to drown him.
self in the Mississippi river at New Or
leans the other day, but whose adipose
tissue buoyed him up until he was COM
PEELED to submit to rescue, is excusable
for the suicidal attenpt.-Baton Rouge
State.
He is excusable, but he should not
have been SO rash. In his attempt to es
cape the heat he was about to land in
the hotter place.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-14
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT Il
In THE COTTON BELT


(C,1yrlgh,vI zoos tv y. /. F,>;yr)
Washington, d. G., May Is-Last
bulletin gave forecasts "i disturbance to
cross the continent II :" X, warm wave
10 T." ~, cool wave - +" y. The next
disturbance will reach the Pacific coast
about 10, cross west rf the Rockies nv
close Of u, great central valley, 1S to
TO- eastern states Il. Warm wave will
cross west of the Rockies about 10, great
central valleys IS, eastern state, 20 Coo,
wave Will cross west Of the Rockies
about 10. great central valleys p, east
ern states o.
This disturbance will come during the
warmest part Of May and therefore the
reader may expect the cool waves pre-
ceding and following it will not bring
very lew temperatures, willie in front
Of the storm center. or Disturbances verv
warm weather will prevail This will
be ideal corn crop weather, except in
limited localities where excessive rains
of the cloudburs. kind are probable, and
in other small districts where hail
storms will occur. Extremes Of weather
features in the cotton belt about dateaof
this disturbance will bring bad COTTON
crop weather; the oats crop, generally,
will suffer, while the grass crop will be
benefited. Such a great variety of
weather, will occur that the general ef-
feet on the wheat crop can not be esti-
mated. Hail storms seem to threaten
wheat about middle third of May.
The above described disturbance will
also come in the middle of the greatest
storm period in May. Rain, hail, wind
and thunder storms in great variety may
be expected, and the dread tornado
should be watched for. can not fix the
exact dates nor places where the latter
will strike, but | place the probable date
of greatest intensity within the Ave days
of which May II will be central day.
The fifth disturbance of May will
reach the Pacific coast about 20, cross
west of the Rockies by close of Fl, great
central valleys n to "a, eastern states
25 Warm wave will cross west of the
Rockies about TO- great central valleys
22, eastern states "a. Cool wave will
cross west of the Rockies about "a.
great central valleys Is, and eastsfn
states u.
This disturbance will come during a
period Of moderate temperatures aver
aging much cooler than the preceding
EN- days: better wheat weather but not
50 good for corn The great ten days
storm period that will be closing at this
lime will have stirred and cooled the at
nosphere.
he Weather Bureau gave nc warm
ng OF the great tornadoes that did 50
much damage in the Southern States
April 70. These bulletins had correctly
md repeatedly given ample warning of
hese awful storms. ! thoroughly believe
t possible to give the exact day and
'lace where such storms will occur, and
f | had some Of the assistance squan-
Tered on dude weather bureau chiefs
| would work out these Ie-
alls of great storms. But | am thor
'ughly satisfied under the circum-
tances, with my progress and notable \
uccesS.