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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
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When Rossetti was a student OF art
he one day happened to 60 with some
fellow. students to the East End OF
London. There, at a wharfside inn he
saw an immense canvas On the bar
room wall. After laughing a. it for
some time, and thus provoking the
in%nkeeper's wrath, the following n
yersation took place:
Where did you get that picture?'
ooh, never mind, young man, where
I got it."
what price do you set on it"
"More than you can afford"
Indeed" said Roseth. Now, how
muchT"
"Three thousand pounds" replied
the innkeeper.
At this there was a loud burst OF
laughter from the young artists.
do you know how much 1 would
give you for your $4,000 picture"
"How much?" asked the innkeeper.
'Three pounds" said Rossetti.
"Done," said the innkeeper, prompt:
"; and to his amazement and amuse-
ment Mr.. Rossetti found himself the
owner of the colossal daub.-London
Tit-BitS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Give Ynur Lungs . Bath.

Returning from the theatre via the
Subway, Dr.. Henry Russell, of the
upper West Side, with his wife and a
neighbor whom he had met on the
train, walked wei to Riverside Drive
at the physicians request, to take a
lung BATH" as he expressed it.
"Our lungs, quite as well as our
bodies, need baths" said he. "Espe-
cially do they need a bath after we
have sat for three or four hours in the
impure and stale air Of a theatre or a
church. Then, if we could see them,
OUT lungs would look as u~nsightly as
the face of a coal HEAVIER looks after a
hard days work.
"Air, pure air, is the cleanser of the
lungs, and to battle them the head
should be thrown back, and through
the nostrils pure, fresh air should be
inhaled till the lungs are distended to
their utmost limit. About twenty-five
of the deepest possible lungsfuls OF
pure air should be slowly inhaled n
exhaled. Then the pure air PUSHES
like a torrent through all the dusty
crannies and hidden, grimy corners OF
the lungs, and it carries out with it
every impurity.
AFTER a long sitting in a theatres
stale air, try a lung bath. You will be
amazed to find how it will cheer and
strengthen you.'-New York Press.
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Heads.

II was going about Cadillac Square
the other day." says a Detroit business
man, when I noticed q wagonload OF
calves heads standing before Il OF
the markets. l began to wonder what
under the sun anybody could use
calves heads for, so I stepped into the
market and made inquiry.
"Well, do you know, there is really
an industry in calves head? Several
men in town, and particularly n out
Gratiot avenue, make a business of
buying them up. They prepare the
tongue and brain for use as edibles,
and as these are regarded as a delicacy
on the best tables, they bring a COIL
siderable sum-. Sometimes the whole
head, with the lower joint of the fore
legs and the feet are used by hotels
for table decorations. After the brain
and tongue have been removed, the
remaining portion is used for head
cheese or sausage. The bone is sold
to be used as fertilizer.
"My informant told me that about
500 calves are killed every week in
Detroit, and each head brings about
thirty and one-half cents, or a total in
a year of some $4,000. That's a pretty
big sum to be realized on an article
that the average person would regard
as absolutely without value. "-Detrolt
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Towns Mada While You Walt.

In the clearings the log house is a
rarity, because the portable saWmlll
goes along with the timberman n
Sits the log into framing and boards
for the dwelling while you wait. And
the people are even in ouch with the
world. If they have no time to plant
telephone poles, they nail the insula-
tor to the trees and run the wire
through the woods. In tile old days
of the "Plains West" the town was
born when the saloon, the smithshop
and the corner store threw open their
doors. In this Northwest the commu-
nifty springs into existence with every
thing ready for the daily life of its i'll
habitants. Not only are the stores
prepared for trade, but the school,
house is awaiting the children, the
church invites to Sunday worship and
it is strange if the town newspaper
does not come off the press to its read
ers within a month OF so after the
birth o. the future city.-D. H. Brock
in "The Americanism Of the Last
West" in the Outing Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
MIKE Salt From the Ocean.

All the salt produced in California IS
obtained by evaporation from ocean
water, there being out few salt springs
or wells. Probably not less than TWEEN
ty-fve large salt plants are in opera
ton around the lower arm of San
Francisco Bay. 1t is estimated tina
the total output of salt per year in Al
ameda County alone reaches 1U.00o
tons, while not less than 10000 tons
are annually produced. in other parts
of the State. The salt produced from
sea water has no superior in world, in
strength and purity. There is every
grade produced, down to the very
finest table salt, by certain refining
processes. The salt output of Call
fornia is shipped to the Northern
States Of the Pacific coast, British Col
umbia, Mexico, Central and South
America, Hawaii, Japan, Russia, ana
even the Philippine Islands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

am working the road now. All my
work is hauling gravel. I do my grad
ing in the spring. Then the road bed
is we'll settled for the gravel. Can !
do the work for the money? No, I cam
not. Then I must tell you why. On
Monday we put four men in the pit
to load the wagons, and warned out
ten teams to work on the roads. Some
of these teams were to make long
hauls. others shorter ones. In all we
should take out seyenty-ive loads OF
gravel, have four teams com to work.
the ones that were to make long hauls.
The result was we got out sixteen
loads. Four men in the pit at $3.50 per
day equals Sc, and divided equals thir-
ty-seyen and one-half cents a load, for
putting the gravel on the wagon. Who
is to blame for this? 1t can not be the
fault Of the supervisor. On Tuesday
you have arranged for q like number
Of teams. Every one comes; the BAL
ance Of those that were to come on
Monday. Now what is the trouble?
Too many teams for the number Of pit
hands. You. cannot send them home.
The law gives them the right to work
the tax, for which you are to al
low them $3.75 for ten hours. You can
take the money and hire the same
teams for $3.50 per day. Mr.. Cullen,
my neighbor, has the county work and
is hauling from the same pit. Can he
get men? Yes, by the dozen. He
has no phone, and 1 sometimes call on
men or tell them when ne wants them
to work. Last night. I called a man
for him. I wanted to know of the man
what he was doing. He said not much
of anything. Then I said, can you
work the roads tomorrow? Well, he
had not bought a farm, nor married a
wife, and it was amusing to hear him.
tell why he could not work the roads.
Oh! I said Mr.. Cullen wants you to
work on the county roads. A sudden
change came at that time. Yes! l
promised Cullen to haul a few days
for him. At the other end Of the
phone he was saying II can work for
you at any time"
Now to the men who made the Road
law: Why not give the supervisor
the same chance with the other fellow?
The railroad companies are paying men
in my road district $3.50 for ten hours
labor with man and team. They sell
the work to the lowest bidder. "Come
off and change the law" Or stay at
home, and let some of the poor, ig-
norant supervisors make laws for a
while. They can do no worse, and
might do better.-T. NJ. l., in the In
diana Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

| to weather the most terrible storms
| of adversely, and now that we are
grown old and glad to rest, Providence
has sent us an annuity of fifty pounds
a year, on which we cal live in COM
fort and with thankful hearts. Pa-
tience, my dear"
ut will be such a long time before
I get DID," Lily sighed. "And there
are all those storms to get through
first. And perhaps the fifty pounds
a year won't come along at all when 1t
is most wanted. Very well, Miss
Beatrice, I will try to be patient; 1
will, indeed"
Then Miss Beatrice turned to Kath-
| arine and kissed her.
my DEAR" she said, when there IS
no news there is always hope"
1.-THE natives have brought in reports
that they are killed." Katharine re-
| piled, with dry eyes. Nobody thinks
there is any room for hope. I went to
the office of the paper today and saw
n of the assistant editors. He is a
kind man, and the tears came into his
eyes. But he says it would be cruel
| to entertain any hope. Tom is dead!
Tom is dead!!'
Then she sprang to her feet and
rushed out Of the room.
Don't follow her, Miss Beatrice"
said Lily. "She will throw herself on
the bed and cry. 1t will do her good,
poor thing. 1t would do most of us
good if we could lie down every even
ing for all hour or two and, have a good;
| cry"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
A Vision Of Glory.

A young Scotch girl. who was taken
i'll in this country. knowing that she
must die. begged to be taken back
to her native land. On the homeward
voyage she kept repeating. ooh. for q
glimpse O. the hills o. S%cot]and!' Be
fore the voyage was half over it was
evident to those who were caring FOL
her that she could not live to see hef
native land.
One evening. Just at the sunsetdng.
they brought her OF deck. The west
was all aglow with glory. and for q
few minutes she seemed to enjoy the
scene. Some one said to her: us II
not beautiful" She answered. Yes
but I'd rather see the hills o Scotland"
For q little while she closed her eyes,
and then opening them again, and wife
O look Of unspeakable gladness on hef
face. she exclaimed. 81 see them moo
and aye they're bonnie" Then, with
n surprised look. she added: II never
kenned before that it was the hills Of
Scotland wnere ;ns prophet saw q
horseman and the chariots, but Z
see them all, and we are almost there"
Then, closing her eyes. she was sooE
within the veil. Those beside her knew
that it was not the hills of Scotland;
but the hills Of glory that she saw.
Perhaps there are some fair hills to,
ward which you are now looking, apd
for which you are nov longing. and
YOU may be. thinking that life will'be
incomplete unless you reach them
What will it matter If, while you are
eagerly looking. there shall burst upon,
YOUR vision the Kings country. and the
King Himself comes forth to meet you
and take you into that life Where TOT.
ever you shall walk with Him IN Wnlte
because you are found worthy
Waterman. ,..~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Spiritual Life

He who guides will guard.
I defy the world to steal a lamb out
of Christ's flock unnissed. Alexander
Peden.
Sunday is the golden clasp that binds
together the volume Of the week.
Longfellow.
The Bible is a window in this prison
of hope through which we look into
eternity. -Dwight.
Christianity is intensely practical
She has no trait more striking than her
common sense.-Buxton. -,
The OILY way to be an optimist. is to
put the living God on the throne of the
universal with power and responsible
ity to run the world. IT. spite OF evil
and wrong the eternal purpose of God
moves on to fruition.-F. L. Patton.
The essential characteristic of the
eternal life in the soul is the love OF
truth and good, and thus of God, who
is the true and the good. and Of Christi
in whom God is manifest. This is the
life of the angels, which inspires them
in their ministries. 1t is the hea venlyN
lifo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Eyes Drop OUT, But Sight Remains.

A man in Berlin aWOke recently III
terrible pain and found his left eye
on the pillow. With the assistance or
his family he put it back, but has to
hold his head erect while on the street
for fear it will drop cut again. The
right eye fell out soon after the first
acquired the falling trick, and now
the poor fellow fears that some time
he will literally lose his eyes. His
sight is as good as it ever was. The
case has been brought before. the
Berlin Medical Association.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
An Erc Within an Egg.

An egg within an egg was brought
to Smith Center, Mo-, the other day by
C. l.. Boswell, a farmer. The outside
egg measured eight inches in circum'
ference the long way and seven in
ches the other way. inside Of this
was another perfect egg, shell and all.
being separated from the big egg by
about a half inch of the white Of the
egg,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
His One Thousandth Funeral.

When Rev. DR.. Thomas E. Vassar,
a retired Baptist clergyman, OF Eliza
beth, N. j., preached the funeral ser.
mon ovel the remains Of Mrs. Jane
Runyon, who died at the age of Inc
ty-three, he had oficiated at his one
thousandth funeral service. II Dr.
Vassar had preached an average of one
funeral sermon a week it would have
taken nineteen years and three months
to complete the number which he has
attained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Odd Oath For Chief

Samuel D. Weakley, of Montgomery,
Ala. took the oath of Office as Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Ala
bama. In his oath he AYERS that he
has never engaged in a duel or carried
a challenge nor will he do so as long
as be retains the Office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
His Last Words.

The detective was fond of enumerat-
ing the good points in human nature:
Eat any. rate, women are truthful"
he raid, solemnly. II had that fact
impressed on me recently, when a
woman's husband had disappeared, and
I was called in to try and find him.
He had been missing three days When
I arrived. Of course I first OF all ques-
toned his wife. The first thing 1
asked a
What were the last words your
husband said to you before he dlsap-
pearedF
"She blushed deeply as she answered
truthfully:
".His very last words were: "Oh,
for goodness sake, shut up"'"-T1t-
Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Old Turtle Dies.

About the time the Galapagos Isl
ands were discovered a young turtle
was born there. he died the other day
in the Zook gical Gardens, London,
Eng. he was at least $50 years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Farmer Makes Cheap Ice.

Ice at thirty cents a ton has been
made in small tanks for some days
by W. NJ. Eaton, a farmer living near
Emerson, Iowa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

The consumption-prevention commit
tees Of New York and Washington are
leading in a movement whose object is
to discourage the sending Of consump-
tives away to distant sections, such as
Colorado or Arizona. These unfortu-
mates are generally better off right at
home, it is declared, than when sent
away. None should 60 except those
that have promise of definite work or
that have at least $1O:a week to main-
tain them, as otherwise the deDriVa-
tons do more harm than the climate
does good, the committee say.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

BY the verdict Of q Brooklyn jury,
a dash left out of q Geographic mes
sage will cost the telegraph company
$1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
The Road Law OF Indiana.

wonder il
the men who made the law
as it now is ever had the
honor of being supervisor.
They say you must do all
4I r-nrl- In fn1,fu dnEa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

Many observations have convinced
Mabel S. Nelson, a British psychologist.
that men hear better than women, and
that both men and women hear farther
with the right than the left ear. Men
are clearly superior in recognizing blue,
and women are possibly superior in
recognizing yellow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

Medical authorities in France have
discocered. that a.fairly good substitute
for quinine, for uses in cases of marsh
fever, vr other malarial disease, can be
concocted from the g%enitan. Peasants
in Auvergne have long used sort OF
LIQUID made from that plant to combat
such diseases.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11

The largest grasshoppers are found
in South America, where some specl-
mems reach a length CT five inches,
with a spread Of wings of ten inches.
The small lake of Sewalik, in Alaska,
has regular tides, probably due to un-
derground connection with the sea, n
the water of the bottom is salt while
that of the surface is fresh.
The effect of ultra violet rays OF
light on. some kinds of glass is striking
" shown at high attitudes. AT a noun
tain station Of the Canadian Paclhc
Railway-fve thousand or six thousand
feet high-green glass telephone lnsu-
lators have changed to brilliant pur-
ple.'
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-20
MOSIER.

The basket social given by the Re-
bekabs on Friday night was the event
OF the season. Following the most
exc llent aud we'll rendered program,
was an able discourse given by K. w.
Simpson, of this place, and later came
the baskets. 1t is quite needless to say
that a more attractive and varied lot
of baskets could not be found, nor
could they be excelled, when the lids
we're removed and the good things
partaken of. The young men with
their best girls easily found their way
to the candy booth, where they found
the sweet things, in the form of home
made candies. After luncheon most
enjoyable time was bad In game play
ing, etc. Mr.. A. Stewart now is the
possessor of double teart which he
says he alone Is monarch of, and none
other can possess. The Rebekahs of
Msnzsnito. No. l6l, arc up to date
and progressive in every way, and
feel that they reaped ountiful har
vest In the neat sum OF s55 10 net
Mrs. Margaret Dunn wasytaken to
The Dalles last week. Her illness has
has given much alarm to her friends
who wish her speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. McGregor, of
Portland, are at present al their sum
X. II. Dunn, OF the real estate firm
of Dunn Lawrence Co "a, CT Portland,
was visitor in our midst lately and
is very much interested In our val
ley's future.
@. A. McCargar, of Portland, who
owns one Uf the finest fruit farms OF
80 acres In our valley, will start
force of men to clearing some &c
acros more which he will set to apple
trees. As Mr.. McCargar is man
with unlimited means, he is just the
man for this valley, and will have one
of the finest fruit farms along the Co.
lumbia soon. Mr.. McCaig gar's farm
is ony three miles from town and is
on what is known as Lonesome ridge.
j. 7. Neff, county school superin-
tendent, was a visitor to our school
one day this week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-20
CRAPPER.

The entertainment given by the La
dies Aid society last Friday evening.
at the school house, was grand sue
cess both socially and financially. 1t
has become well known fact that tho
Crapper ladies never fail, and when IL
comes to making things ego" and
giving pleasure to Others they are al
ways equal to the occasion.
There will be an entertainment and
Christmas tree at the school house on
Christmas evening. An elaborate pro-
gram is being prepared by the teach
ers, Misses Kydings and Burns. For
further information call at the school
house on Monday evening, December
"a
Miss Celia Reed, of Goldendale,
Wash, is visiting with her brother
Charlie in this neighborhood.
There is a great deal of com plaint
about the muddy roads In this vicin
ity. If the Rockford man would keep
his delivery wagon in the barn we
might have better roads, but as long
as he will persist in stirring up the
mud we can not expect to have good
travelling.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-20
M. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Entertain.

Mr.. aud Mrs. 0. l.. Vanderbilt in
formally entertained their friends
Monday evening on a large scale, Civ.
ing them a most pleasant evening.
The affair took place In Odd Fellows
nall which was very prettily arranged
for the occasion. The hall lends Il
self so nicely to the purpose of enter
tanning that some very nice effects
we're produced.
The early evening was taken up
With progressive whist, II tables be-
ing put in play. Mrs. Carl Vaughn
captured first honors for ladies', The
prize being a beautiful vase, and j.
Adrian Epping won the gentleman 8
prize, pretty tobacco jar. Supper
was served in the banquet room at Ii
o'clock, during which music was rem
dered by musicians who we're present
from Portland. Afterward dancing
was commenced and kept up until 3
O'Clock, the card tables and car pet
covering the large hall being removed
while the guests we're eating. During
the evening punch was served and
done to make the evening
a pleasant one.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-20
STRAY CATTLE

About two hundred head of my cattle scat
tered and strayed from the mountains about
the head of Bager and the head of Hood River
that re likely to come out at Hood River,
Mosier, Eight Mile, Fifteen Mile, Tygh Valley
or Wapinitia.
My mark is a crop offthe right ear and un'
derslope of the left. think all my cattle are
marked with this mark.
My brand is spear point or arrow head,
generally on the Zip. All of my cattle
have this brand except few of the 40"
cattle hereafter referred to,
Many OF the cattle were purchased by me
rom other parties and have heir brands in
addition to mine. Among these are (l) "SM"
brand, (2) "heart" brand, (3) "E" brand, (4)
some have the ''circle bar" brand, generally
on the side, (5) ID" brand. Some of these cat
tie with the I'D" brand do not have my spear
brand. (8) "stirrup'. brand on the side, (7)
"seven.up" brand on the hip or side.
In addition to these brands and some 9TH
ers not described, a good many of the young
cattle are marked with two notcnes or dew
laps in the brisket.
Ans one seeing any OF the above cattle will
confer favor by letting me know at The
Dalles, oregon, and will gladly pay for any
tryuble in the matter.
d27 ALFRED S. BENNETT
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-20

tanned their friends right royalty.
Ten tables were occupied during the
evening and for a while the excite.
ment was intense. Mrs. Rosegront se-
cured first ladies' Prize aud Miss Fau-
cett the second prize. For the men
Harry Premo got the fir prize and
MI. Snyder second. Mr.. Grey and
Miss Ethel Long carried away the
consolation prizes. A delicious lunch
was served at the conclusion OF the
game.
; A. W. BalsigeI seems to think he
has kick coming about our writeup
OF the lire which occurred in his store
last week He thinks the estimate OF
the lOss which We placed at y cents il
ridiculous He says that box of ap-
pies was so badly burned that he could
not sell it and so he gave 1t to a
squaw to get it ont OF tho way, and
that little red wagon was so badly
burned that II had to be repainted.
lie also says that instead of writing ii
up as to advertise his goods We adver-
tised McClintock & Simpsons fire OK
tinguisher which didn't extinguish
anything lie says that thsy didn t
take it iu the store and coulin't put
out the lamp which lay burning in
the middle OF the street. IL may be
that we placed the estimcte of the
loss little low, but Ma Balsiger
should remember that it was pai tly
for outside effect We don't want
outside poCr.e 10 know that our town
is tinder Uox and liable to go up in
Whit OF smoke any time. We want
them to think that it is go substsnti-
ally built that there ran be practical
ly no loss by liIe. So he will see that
1t is partly through policy that We
placed the loss so loS. His loss may
have been as much as 70 cents but be-
fore ae can decide the natter fully
We will have TO see the squaw and
find out whether he really gave her
the apples entirely for nothing