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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
SENT POISON TO HIS CHILD.
Charles 7. Davcnport's Trial in Trcn-
tor Ends in His Conviction.

C(afICS I, DaFUHPUTI IIIaI III HUI
tor Ends in His Conviction.
Trenton, N. J.-Charles T. Daven-
port was convicted in the Mercer
County Court of sending poisonous
candy through the mails to his
twelve-year-old daughter, Josephine.
Davenport's wife was first sus-
pected of the crime, and arrested.
In the Judges summing up the testi-
mony of the handwriting experts
was bitterly attacked. The Judge
said it seemed to him there was no
doubt, according to the testimony. of
the Identification Of the handwriting
on the box of candy.
Davenport wept when he heard the
verdict.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
Wreck Inquiry Postponed.

The Coroner's inquiry into the
English railway disaster was ad-
journed for a fortnight without TAX
Ing any evidence as to the cause of
the wreck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
Warrant For Rockefeller

A warrant vas issued at Findlay.
Ohio, for John D. Rockefeller, charg-
ing him with violating the antitrust
laws
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
Tagging in San Francisco.

One of the few adverse reports in
the business world is the delay to re-
building San Francisco by the hlgn
price Of labor and the hardness OF
some insurance settlements.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
Three Lives Lost in Hotel Fire,

Fire destroyed the Ouichita House.
an old frame hotel, at Monroe, La.
John Taylor, proprietor; Irwin Tay-
Ior, his grandson. and John Farrell
Of Bienville parish. guest, lost their
lives
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
Now Village at Vesuyius.

The Duke and Duchess of Aosta
laid the cornerstone for new village
on the side Of Vesuvius, Italy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
OPERATION AVOIDED
ExPERIEKCE0FMIss MERKLEY
She Wns Told That An Operation Whs
Inevitable. How She Escaped It.

When physician tells woman sgf-
fering with serious feminine trouble
that an operation Is necessary. thevtry
thought Of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for Just such operations. 8
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01

Wheat Crop, 100000, 900 Bushels.
The United States will raise this
year the largest winter wheat crop
in the history of the country-420,-
600 900 bushels.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01

President Starts His Vacation.
President Roosevelt reached Oys'
ter Fay for his summer vacation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
Saloons Padlockcd Sunday.

The saloons of Kansas City. Kan.
were padlocked by the authorities to
| enforce the Sunday closing law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-01
BLOATED WITH DROPSY.
The Heart Was Badly Affected When
the Patient Began Using
Doan's Kidney Pills.

Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell. Of 413
West Fourth St., Olympia. Wash.o
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COOPERATIVE Plan for Servants

benefactiOns Of food to her relatives.
and, also. to help them with their saw
inEs from the joint stock company. I
soon made her comprehend that this
part Of the letter of the agreement was
not TO be violated, and her wits rallied
TO meet the necessities of the case. At
the end OF the first week of the trial
fortnight she received IS cents as her
share of what I pleased her by calling
our dividend" The secJnti week she
pOcketed 81 I showed her the bills and
the sum total upon my book. and the
thirst for gain. never dormant in the
least proVident of her class. awoke
powerfully within her. When she learn
ed, the second week OF June. that we
had cleared $3.50 between up in the last
seven days. tears irrigated a smiling
face. Encouraged by our success,
took her into my counsels when we laid
in our winter supply of coal in June.
was sure, l said, that she could save
at least two tons between November
and March. l should order two tons
less than l had bought last year and if
she made il last throughout the winter
would pay her in the spring the price
of one ton. The coal lasted two months
longer than the same quantity had ever
served us before
Margaret was married in May She
told me cOnfidentialIy at our parting
that she had explained the tint COM
pany stock business TO Mike and that
he was quite agrayabIe to the idea of
thrying it in their housekeeping"
] have often wondered If they did, and
how it worked.
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A Valuable Contribution.

feel as though l had listened 10 YOUR
many good little sermons and then
walked out Just before you passed the
hat; for 1 have never given one iota
for the hundreds of helps l have re-
ceived. However. ! will try to do so
now
/. When preparing q rabbit for the
kettle instead of picking off the stray
hairs singe it as you would a chicken.
.. Place a frozen egg In u teacup and
fill the cup with boiling water. You
will find Ii is not injured in the least If
thawed in that way.
g. Try keeping small paper bags turn
ed over the lamp chimneys on the kitch-
en- shelf. As a rule. there is more dirt
on the outside of the chimney than
within.
4. To remove paint spots from window
glass place copper cent beneath the
tip of the finger and rub over the paint
1t quickly disappears.
). When eggs taste so strongly of
money that it Injuries the flavor of the
pumpkin pies, try using two tablespoon
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teaspoonful Of castor oil and all the
water they can drink; or. If the cold he
a very bad one Il small teaspoonful Of
melted vaseline is good This is good for
grown people, too.
2 I pound common green tea into a
fine powder and keep this on hand 70
sprinkle the children with Sometimes
they get chapped. and this is the best
thing l know.
8 To make stove polish stick to the
top Of a stove that has burned red
sprinkle with a few grains of sugar be
fore blacking. This makes it stick
longer.
l. I use turpentine for burns. When
applied Immediately it takes the sting
out instantly. 1t is also good for fresh
cuts.
I thought the recipe for homemade
yeast might come in well for you.
see so much in your column about
women trying to make good bread
without good results. This viii make
good bread. Every two or three months
/ make fresh yeast. as tie old runs out
DORA (Shister's Foint. Ontario)
In the days that are no more. all
hOusekeepers made their own yeast.
may err in saying that the bread based
upon this was sweeter and more whole
some than that we have now, but l
think so, nevertheless.
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The Latest Dinner Cards

New dinner cards-as full of sugges-
ton II joyous spring days as they are
of color and beauty-are shaped in gar
lands which are meant to hang from the
side of your goblet.
They're pretty bit of color, adding
not little to the decorative effect Of
the table as you go into the room, the
cards just raised from the white cloth
enough to be displayed in the fullest
way.
Those other cards. with a folded bit
pasted upon the back. by means of which
they are made to stand up upon the
cloth, are next prettiest of the MANY
styles shown. Whatever your flower
scheme is TO be can be repeated in these
cards. red roses or pink ones daffodiIs
or carnations. even the purest of Easter
!ilies-all have their copies in cards,
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Doing Over Morris
Chair Cushions

Having your morris chair cushions
done over Is a vastly different affair
from that of doing them yourself. In the
matter of the cost. And The work. al
though somewhat heavy. isn't hard to
DO most of it being machine work. and
only the iinishings necessary to do by
hand.
Leather makes the most satisfactory
coverings, both for beauty. and for
wearing qualities. Bat it is the hardest
OF all to put on well The threading in
ana out with leather thongs (Which is
enough to seam a pillow up pulls out
in little while from the strain the
average chair cushion is subjected to-
Leather should be stitched up firmly
on the wrong side and turned. the pillow
slipped in and the edges scanned again
In a sort of ridge. That work is too
heavy to be done upon the usual sew
Ing machine without seriously affect
Ing it.
There's only one way of covering cush-
ions with leather at home which it is
possible to carry out with any degree of
success. That is to punch small holes
ali along the edges, about half an inch
apart and tie same distance from the
edge. and to lace the sides together with
thongs. bringing them up and over,
crossing as often as possible, until the
lacing looks very much like braiding.
Velour and corduroy and the rest of
the tribe OF VelVet-natuTcd stuffS are as
easy to work with as leather is hard.
When you get your cushions ready
for the new covers, try ripping a few
stitches of one of the seams. If the
cushion inside is intact, rip the covers
of, and use them as a pattern by which
To cut and make the new. slipping the
cushions into the new covers before you
do the last of the stitching. But if the
HlliHE of the cushion shows through the
ripped seam, sew it together again and
cut the covers off, slipping your scis-
SOTS as near the seam as they can go
ana cutting carefully. so as not to cut
the strong muslin cover underneath.
Cut as close to the seams on the out
side as you can. and work the bits,
which are held by the stitching. free.
Measure for the cover, allowing couple
of inches each way for the tufting.
new cover. which, in spite of its
being so new, has been thoroughly
tested, is made of a heavy linen, which
looks something like burlap, but has a
closer nrmer weave. The covers are
made in the same way as those of We
lour, but are trimmed with odd de-
signs, usually saVOring of art nouveau.
These designs are In applique always
the shapes being cut out OF denim or a
lighter weight Of linen and Dasted on,
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side it.
A change that impressed me disagree
abIy BY some subtle law of intuition
I OWNED on the instant that the woman
was not wastefuI. but dishonest, and
that she expected to be arraigned upon
that count Her expression was uneasy.
shiftv. defiant. ! could almost hear the
slatteTnly sisters whine and the chill
dTen's opportunities for share in what
was to be had for the asking from the
aunt who lived like a lady" in a
twinkling. too. I asked myself if I
would have had the moral courage. were
in her place. TO withhold bit and sup
from my own flesh and blood. The
query -softened heart and tone.
Margaret" 1 began. graveIy. but
gently, I have been looking over last
weeks bills. and. indeed. the bills of the
last three months. 1 am wondering if
we cannot between US hit upon a way
of making them smaller"
ITS all been ate. fair and honest.
in this house. num-" the girl broke in
here. May 1 never meet me Maker If
what, say amt true as 1 am standin'
here!'
I went on as If she had not spoken.
You know that Mr. Sterling allows
me S25 a week for table expenses. /
told him that this would be enough. and
have no right to go beyond it. I have
a right TO live as far within il as
choose Now, here Is my plan. You
and l viii put our senses to work to
see IL we cannot save, say a couple OF
dollars each week out of our allowance
dividing what We save between us. II
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IN The spring. flying through the open
windows in droves. as they do some
times even II your house is we'll guard
ed against them. try shutting un a room
al time and spraying with naphtha.
observing to the letter the numerous
precautions against letting a light be
made in the room until it has been
opened again and aired for twenty-four
hours.
Smoking n room with sulphur Is one
or the best ways of disposing OF buffalo
bugs and their kin, and is much less
dangerous than the use of naphtha.
The white spots and the odd little
places which sometimes show upoD a
night dress or gray furs or upon rugs.
after they have been taken out OF
camphor, have beer traced TO the OF
which is contained ID gum camphor and
IN some sorts of tar camphor balls
The safest way Is &. wrap the camphor
in tissue paper anC lay IL in. II is a
simple little preCautiOn. and one which
may prevent serious spotting.
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afterward buttonhOled on with rather

afterward buttonholed on with rather
heavy silk.
When the cushions are of dark blue or
green, the motif is often of a soft dull
deep rose shades-buttonholed with a
green that is either lighter or darker
than the cushion itself
Where the design is cut from a firm
mateTial-so firm that the edges are
not likely to fray-the stitches are taken
quite far apart. which lets the silk tone
the cOfOTs in an even softer way
When Il rose motif is used make stems
by chain stitching with green silk, and
buttOnhole the flower with deeper shades
of the deep rose color it is made Of
letting the stitching divide it into petals
of conventional type.
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Dull Tan Color Chosen.

For that pillow leather of soft. dull
tan--hardly darker than champagne col
ors-Uas chosen: the coIors, hardly more
than tints, put on almost like stains
| ievenders and greens soft buns, ana q
curious duh rose color, which seemed
/ to reconcile all the colorS into perfect
/ harmony.
one strikingIy effective pillow has one
/ side Of green, upon which Is appuqueQ
| a Darrot done in brilliant reds and
| green's. with touches Of vivid orange
| And the back of the pillow IS OF deep
red-the deepest shade in the many dis
played by the parrot
The most effective OF all OF then ioi
the least work are those plain pillows.
the sides Joined together by narrow
strips Of leather, threaded IN and out
ELL the way round and the edges
sIasbed 10 form fringe That fringe, Dy
the way is usually uneven-Cut OF al
most TO the edge of the pillow at one
place. to trail down in long ends at an
other.
Variety OF a certain sort is got in
them by using two colors, or what Is
much prettier. two shades OF the same
color-a light and a medium brown, for
instance And college pillOws-made in
The COJOTs-2Te fascinating
The first step in trimming them-when
you want something a little different
from the absolutely plain ones-is in the
addition Of bands. set of where thew
cross at each corner with ieather-Cov-
cred ttOn-molds. and outlined with =
single line, done with topographic nee
die.
Occasionally a side Will be divided
diagonally, feathers of two cOlors laced
together with thongs. and this Is a par
ticu'arly popular style for college and
club pillows.
Most of the ones made without fringe
are Sewed together with thongs holes.
first pierced through at intervals az
along the edges and the stitches taken
over and ove-. OF laced back and forth.
exactly like the lacing of a shoe
From some Of them. too. tassels dan
gle. made by slashing n strip to within
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W/TT TIE DESIGD
M APQLLOUE

dian" logged out in his war paint or
wrapped in a gay blanket, he seems in
an appropriate setting. realistic
touch is given a little wigwam by n
loose flap which is lifted, revealing the
interior of the wigwam.
\ Japanese girl glows out from an
other pillow top; pipes, with smoke
curling out OF them. Suggest the COz1-
est of smoking rooms; and horses and
deers-even the tameet pussies-aTe
painted realistically upon this pillow
or that. while crests and college en-
blems-from footballs TO secret society
crests-are prettiest OF all done in this
way.
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EFFECTIVE F0R
LITTLE MORK

a half or a quarter Of an inch OF the
edge Then 1t is rolled and sewed
strongly and the stitches hidden by a
tiny b-aidiug OF thongs
y curious effect is got by the process
of shining the leather which is done.
in the case of the soft oOze feathers. by
clipping off the fine little nap IN de-
signs: and with the other feathers
those with smooth perhaps even glazed
suTfaCe-jhe thinnest possible skin cut
from the surface with the sharpest Of
little knives
The things accomplished b. the use
Of paint are marvellous One of the
most popular subjects is the poor In
The Washington times., 1906-02-25
The HOusemOthers' Exchange

T NOTICED in your column few
weeks ago an inquiry concerning
waffles. If it is not too late I
= should like to write you the recipe
in common use in Georgia. the place
where the waffle finds itself at home in
every household
?. If after sweeping a stained or
painted floor cloth kept for the Dur-
pose is slipped In the mop and satur-
ated with kerosene oil it will look well
for some time and not accumulate dust
for several days.
I have two babies playing about me.
so do excuse this.
MOTHER OF FOUR GIRLS.
Macon. Ga.
The waffle may not be indigenous to
the South. but it is certainly found
there at it's most tootnsome estate
Your recipe will appear in the column
devoted to culinary formulas.
There is no need to excuse anything
in your letter. so let the blessed babies
Dloy on unchecked.
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we spend only $24 give YOU fifty cents
and keep fifty cents myself. If we can
| save =, We pocket a dollar apiece. II
may be that once In a great while.
| when fruit and eggs, butter and vege-
ables are at the cheapest we may set
a good table for $50 per week. OF course.
When we have company we can save
but little. In that case, what we nut by
shall be yours 1t is but fair that l.
VINO have the enjoyment OF nv friends
society, should pay for it. and you
work"
While all this was in saying. my au-
dltor stood like a statue of amazed in
creduliJy-Jaw dropping and eyes dis
/ tfGstfuI As plainly as If her skull had
/ been transparent glass, l read the work
ing OF the slow brain Like most of
! her guild, the first and foremost 0ues-
/ ton upon taking in the import of anv
proposed innovation upon stabIisba5
household usage was: What does she
mean TO make out of me. and for her
Sef, in all this? Won't / be pIaving
I INTO her hand and cheating myself if
7 L give into her notion?''
l had heard the adage "A Iivjr' out
Surfel must look out for herself il this
correctly at the meaning of hesitation
I purred on as placidly as a well-fed
house tabby. to give her. time in which
10 collect her scattered ideas:
One thing must be understood from
the trst: l must set a good table al
ways There must be no SCTimping and
no mednneSS. You have a talent for
using left-overs TO advantage. and [
have gift in the way Of made dishes
Together We can do wonders in that
line. Instead of buying fresh meat ana
bones every other day for soup stock.
we will make a study of broths made
OF the bones left from roasts and of
vegetables. Our rule shall be Throw
nothing away that can be used in any
way You can go now, Margaret. Think
the matter over at your leisure and if
you decide to join my stock company.
let me know by-and-by."
Distrust fingered.
At luncheon time she informed me
very soberly, the distrustful shadow still
lingering in her eyes, that she had
made up her mind to thry the strange
plan for fortnight at amy rate If so
be it didn't woork straight there'd be
no bones broke" She never suspected
that she would have lost her place and
the perquisites upon which her pension
ers were fattening if she had given a
negative decision
Temptations Overcome.
As ] had apprehended. her temptation
was TO shorten supplies and impoverish
our daily fare. There may have been
the lurking intention to continue heE
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w TITH moths, as with most
AN lesser evils, an ounce of pre-
Wv vention is worth FUZZY a
pound of cure. several pounds
or Il. In fact, for a moth-touched thing
IS usually about ruined Under the
same head for severe condemnation as
moths come buffalo bugs which refuse
10 snow even the consideration that
ton.
Fresh air. frequent brushings and
beatIng5 are among the best preven-
uVes- aud spraying with formaidehvde
one of The best Of cures.
10 keep moths ami buffalo bugs alike
OUT OF closets and bureaus, vine each
drawer or shelf (and the inside OF
bureau as welD with 4 cloth wrung
out mot too thoroughly of hot water.
lnto which turpentine has been nut in
The proportion of d EenerOus re7s0OoD-
iul 10 quart Of water
II moths make their appearance early
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fuls of fine cracker crumbs 10 each pie
instead OF the eggs.
MRS. /. /. D. buffalo, n. y
1t IS no small change YOU have
drooned into the hat this time. but
enough coin of the realm to entitle You
to a season ticket to our Corner. One
of the privileges of membership is that
one NAV write often-wheneVeT she has
aught to communicate to her fellow
workers or which she thinks may help
or interest them.
Improve your advantages
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

r FATHER is proving itself to be
a mighty adaptable article Of
commerce these days, for. from
the upholstery Of great, impos-
ing lounges to the finer, lighter uses
of trimming coats and suits, all sorts
of things are made or trimmed with it
1t is in leather pillows. perhaps, that
the most interesting developments have
been made. The first ones were crude
affairs. just plain square ones. stuffed
so that they weren't any too soft! But
the new ones IRE as different as day is
from night
The newest Of all are those with the
decoration done in sort Of embossed
work. which requires delicate toOling
and q good deal Of talent for design
ing. TO say nothing Of a rather teehni-
cal sort Of skill
Typography. which made things so
impossible for awhile. has simmered
down and become a really attractive
medium by means Of which designs
NAV be boldly sketched in: the figures
painted IN a way that makes them seem
Vanished and to stand out from The
dull. soft surface in consequence
Another design is evidently copied or
inspired by a Persian rug. the ColoTlug
soft indesCribabIe shades. which suE-
gest the wonderful flower dyes of the
East. The design on this is outlined
so delicately done that the impression
is of bits OF different feathers. each
coiored and shaved as thin as possible.
apulicd with the aid of fine tOOling.
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Sealing Wax Versus Rubber.

If the person whose fruit tastes OF
rubber will use instead a sealing wax
ring the same size, shape. and thickness
Of the rubber, but made of sealing wax.
her fruit will never taste of rubber, and
will keep much better
J. NJ. S (State College. Pal.
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Home Kindergarten Work.

If the young mother desirous of study
ing the mind of her child as it develops,
by posting heTseIF in the principles OF
psychology. will get 'Hallock's Psy-
chology" she viii find therein informs-
tion that may enlighten her upon this
subject. The book has the advantage
of being written in a plain. matter-Of-
fact style diVested of ali technical verb
iage. which unfortunately renders most
books on this subjest incOmprehensible.
except TO the advanced metaphysical
student. 1t is used as a sort of prelim-
mary book of the science in our normal
school
But would il not be better If this very
exceptional and advanced young mother
would get one of the many excellent
works on training the mind of the child.
TO be had at any of the branches of our
free library She would find matter
here in more concrete form ana with
out ZeneraIities.
X s (PhiIadelphia)
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Confectioners' Icing.

VIII you kindly state how the bakers
make the white icing that they are US
ing on their cakes, and Oblige?
JIM (Chicago).
Some confectiOners q do not say alll
mix into the merinSue of sugar and
white of egg alba terra-''white earth
in English. This looks like chalk and IS
tasteless. II makes frosting firm and
brittle. Others add cornstarch to give
consistency to the meringue.
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Homely Health Hints.

am the young mother of three chill
dren and do all my own work, bake my
own bread (Which is always good I
use Neighbor's Yeast. for which I in
close a recipe. ! have not called In a
doctor for any of my children but
once.
y. For colds. l give the children a
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ARTICLE NO. 2.

CHANGE came over Margarets
face as her eye fell upon the
account book open before me
and the little pile Of bills be