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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
The Worm Turned.

A muscular Irishman strolled into
the civil service examination room,
where candidates for the police force
are put to a physical test.
Strip" ordered the police sur
geon.
What's that" demanded the IN
initiated.
Get your clothes off, and be quick
about it," said the doctor.
The Irishman disrobed, and per-
mitted the doctor to his
chest and legs and to pound his
back.
Hop over this bar" ordered the
doctor.
The man did his best, landing on
his back.
Now double up with your knees
and touch the floor with both hands"
He sprawled, face downward, on
the floor. He was indignant but 81
lent.
Jump under this cold shower"
ordered the doctor.
Sure, that's funny" muttered the
applicant.
Nov run around the room ten
times 70 test your heart and wind"
directed the doctor.
The candidate rebelleS. "Ill not.
I'll SHAY single"
'Single?" asked the doctor, sur
prised.
Sure" said the lrishman, whats
al this fussing got to do with a mar
riage ~license!"
He had strayed into the wrong bu-
reau.-New England Guide.
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MeD&S;q%5m1 me
WASHINGTON

The Acting Secretary Of War adj
yised the President that the Canai
Commissions request to be permitted
to create q deficit might legally be
granted.
Governor Magoon. Of Cuba, re-
ported to the War Department that
careful measures had been taken in
Cienfuegos to eradicate yellow fever.
Navy officials declared poor oil
supplied by independent dealers
caused the change in specifications
for oil bids which favored the Stand
ard Oil Company.
United States Navy officers de-
clared the average performance OF
navy gunners with big guns was bet
ter than the British.
The Secretary Of the Treasury II
nounced that hereafter national de-
pository banks would be permitted
to use Philippine railway bonds, at
ninety per cent. Of market value, as
security.
It was announced at the Offices of
the Panama Canal Commission that
work was proceeding SO rapidly in
the canal zone that S~S,000,000 more
was needed for the present years ex-
penses.
It was announced in Washington
that because Of the alleged trans
fer of some of it's property by the so
called Powder Trust, the Government
had filed at Wilmington an amend
ment to its petition.
Samuel Gompers said in Washing
ton that the American Federation of
Labor would probably bring counter
suit agains: the National Manufacture
ers' Association, charging conspiracy.
The United States Government will
submit the Newfoundland fisheries
dispute to the Hague Conference for
arbitration with the consent of Great
Britain. .
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SONG OF TIE DRIFTWEED.

Here's to the home that was never, never
ouTSi
Toast 1t full and fairly when the winter
lowers.
Speak We low. my merry men, sitting at
your ease.
Harken to the drift in the roaring of the
seas.
Here's to the life we shall never live on
earth!
Cut for lie awry WY, ages ere the birth.
Set the teeth and meet it well. wind upon
the shore;
Like a lion, i'll the face look the Never
morei
Here's to the love we were never meant
to wini
What of that? 4 many shells have a pearl
within;
Some arc mated with the gold in the light
of day;
Some are buried iathoms deep in the seas
away.
Here's to the selves we shall never, nevee
bel
Were the drift Of the world ard the tangle
of the sea.
ITS far beyond the Fleiad, it's out beyond
the sun
Where the ~lootlcss shall be rooted when
the wander-ycar is done.
Jessie Mackay. in Everybcdy's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
Over Blouse With Grille.

Each new variation Of the owe
blouse seems a bit more attractive
than the last, and here is one which
is grace itself and which can be util-
ICED for a whole host Of lovely sea-
sonable materials. In the illustra-
ton it is made of marquisette in one
Of the beautiful new apricot shades
and is trimmed with applique and
with velvet, but while thin woods Of
the sort are greatly in vogue and
there are a great many light weight
silks to be worn throughout the
warm weather, there are also innum-
cradle materials that can be made in
this .Jay and which are exceedingly
charming and attractive in color and
in design. Again, the inner edges
of, the waist are straight, and it con-
sequently a be made from bordered
material with singular success. The
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
JEWIsH-GENTILE MARRIAGES.
Increasing in English Speaking Coun-
tries-Darger to Zionist Movement.

Increasing in English Speaking Cour-
tries-Darger to Zionist Movement.
The growth Of intermarriage be-
tween Jews and gentileS in recent
years has moved the Jewish Chronicle
of London to make a plea for
STRENGTHENING the historic religious
| conscience of u people"
A we'll know Jewish lecturer IL an
interview said the intermarriage OF
Jews and gentiles had first assumed
notable proportions in Germany part
ly as a result of the increased social
! intercourse Of the gentiles and Jews
which followed the intellectual eman-
cipation of Jewry wrought by the pop
ular philosopher Moses Mendelssohn
and his contemporaries.
Figures show that it has affected
all English. speaking countries, par
! ticularly New South Wales and other
Australian colonies. The figures are
most significant because they apply
only to marriages not solemnized IN a
SYNAGOGUE. There are thousands OF
unions which are intermarriages in
fact though not technically so re-
garded, because one Of the parties &C
] cepted the Jewish faith before the
ceremony, and the marriages are
therefore between persons OF the Jew
ish religion if not OF Jewish blood.
In such cases the children are sell
dom lost to Judaism. But the con-
sequences toe, often is that the par
ents settle their differences by ignor-
ing religion altogether and do not
bring up their children as ~adherents
either to Judaism or to Christianity.
These facts are Of course powerful
arguments in the mouths Of Zionists
and to some extent account for the
rapid hocking of intellectual Jews to
their banner. The Jewish people are
beginning to believe, this authority
says. that so long as they remain
dispersed without territorial foothold
the amenities of modern civilization
are a greater danger to their exist
| ence than the confinement of the
| ghetto and the barbarities OF the
torch and the thumbscreWs Of the po-
grom.
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| postillion back is a feature OF the
season, and it gives a smart touch
whenever becoming, but it is not obi
| gatory, and the plain girdle can be
made the finish If found more salts
factory. Beneath the waist can be
worn any guimpe that may be liked,
and one Of it's many advantages is to
be found in the fact that it is suited
both to indoor occasions and to the
street.
The waist is made with two over
portions that are pleated at the shout.
ders and gathered at the ends and
that are joined to a foundation cir
die. Over this foundation girdle the
draped one is arranged and the clos
ing is made invisibly at the back.
The postillion, which is optional, is
separate and when used is arranged
lover the girdle at the back, attached
to position with ornamental buttons.
The quantity Of material required
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! tween the divisions. It is in exist
ence now. I have seen it many a
time. Well, the children's father
laid this great cupboard down on it's
back in the oX-cart and proceeded TO
pack the three children in one OF its
compartments. and the pigs'-the
old gentleman paused dramatically
the pigs in the other!
and that was the way they traV-
| eled all the way to the new home
jog-jog, jog-jog, jog-jog. They u
have bumped about and the pigs must
have squealed. How would you have
liked that? Not u very luxurious
way to travel, was it? But, do you
| know, I rather expect those three fit-
tie shavers thought it was great run.
| Thought they were travelling IN style
most likely! And the pigs-it must
have been a great day for the pigs:
France and Bruce and the Willy
| Wisp went back soberly to their own
seats. They had forgotten Loubelle
and the maid and the dinner with a
capital D.. Back and forth across
their minds logged a great oX-cart
| with a huge cupboard inside, on us
back, and in one end were three
children and in the other end were
pigs. They could hold their breaths
and almost hear the children laugh
and the pigs squal. 1t was an inter-
esting story that the deep-voiced,
kind-faced, twinkly-eyed old man
had told.
"What a comfortable a this Isl"
Frances said, by and by.
How fast we go-most fly" said
Bruce.
And there are such nice folks in
the car"
And nobody in the other end is
sauealing THE Interior.
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FOREIGN.

The American cruiser squadron
steamed from Yokohama, Japan,'fo r
San Francisco via Honolulu.
Frost was reported from many
points in the Canadian Northwest.
but no serious damage to crops, espe-
cially to wheat, is feared, although
the price of wheat went up at To-
ronto.
1t was reported from Berlin that
cholera had broken out IN Shanghai,
and that; several Europeans, had sue
cumbed to the disease.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt
in the West India Islands Of Guade-
loupe and Dominica.
The Hague Peace Conference .spe-
cial committee approved the PROPOSE
ton to establish an International
prize court.
The Transvaal Parliament voted to-
buy the Cullinan diamond, valued at
$1,000 900, and give it to King Ed
ward as a mark Of gratitude for the
recent constitution.
A tablet in memory Of those who
persisted in the railway disaster at
Salisbury, England, LAST year. was
unveiled in the ancient cathedral
there.
The officers and men Of the Amer
lean fleet received a flattering recep-
ton at Yokohama by the japanese
people.
NJ. Jules Cannon, the French Am
bassador in Berlin, will go to Nor
deney TO confer with Prince % Bu-
low, the German Imperial Chancel-
Tor, on the Moroccan and other ques-
tions.
Three Japanese, belonging to 4
travelling acrobatic troupe, have been
arrested at Rostof-on-Don, Russia.
with plans OF Notifications and other
secret military documents in their
possession.
Confirmation is obtained, declares
a Berlin cable iii the Paris edition OF
the New York Herald, OF the exported
purpose OF a Japanese bank pool to
acquire the Philippines by peaceful
conquest
Prominent naval critics, insisting
that the gunnery Of the British Navy
is superior to that Of the United
States, advocate publishing the COM
parative records Of the two countries
as an incentive to Improvement
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
a Chance For Hens.

A new use has been found for the
domestic hen. The shells of the dur
nal egg can be used as a mantle for
the flame of acetylene. A French
inventor, Emile Louis Andre, has
proved by experiment that the shell
does not shatter Or break, but is g
%erviceable mantle, and emits a pleas,
ant, soft light. All that is needed is
to perforate the shell at each end and
insert the burner. Where is the hen
that Will lay eggs with shell thin
enough to serve as a substitute for
the ordinary gas Observation-Disclosures
Post EXPRESS.
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be of any contrasting material that
may be liked or several car be made
to wear with n waist, so providing
change without difficulty.
The blouse is made with fronts and
back. The back Is tucked for its en-
tire length and there is a trimming
band that finishes the neck and front
edges, the extensions On which con-
ceai the shoulder seams and combine
with the box pleats in the sleeves to
give the long line so necessary to
correct style. Whether the sleeves
are long or short they are laid in box
pleats at their lower edges and are
finished with straight cuffs. The
pointed belt is held by two large but
tons.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and one
half yards twenty-seven or thirty
two or two and one-eighth yards for
ty-four inches wide with three-Quar-
ter yard eighteen inches wide for the
chemisettc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18

chemisette Is of embroidered muslin.
Such a simple blouse as this one,
however, can be made from a great
many materials and as there is a
choice allowed of three-quarter or
full length sleeves it is suited both
to afternoon and to morning wear.
All the many and attractive wash
able materials are in every way ap-
propriate for immediate wear while a
little later, or even for travelling or
the mountains at the present time,
such materials as t~afreta, light weight
flannel and the like would make up
most attractively and satisfactorily.
The chemisette being separate, can
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
The Short Skirt.

In spite of the fact that skirts were
predicted longer, there are very
many fashionable skirts built in a
very short walking length. Many Of
the skirts are very lear the ankles,
and there are a few daring ones that
boldly display the shoe tops. The
English walking dresses are rarticu-
larly noticeable in this respect. There
are dresses made for fashionable
walking during the London season
that arc short and sc full that they
srinS clear of the ankles, frankly
displaying a very handsome pair of
shoe tops.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
DEAD IN THE LAKE
Miss Agnes Mcguire, of Brooklyn
Drowned at Hopatc0ng, N. J..
CORONER CALLS IT SUICIDE
Says She Was Not Attacked-Father
Insists Murder Was Done-Dis.
appeared During q Storm--She
Was Z School Teacher.

oNy DtAS h WV
Insists Murder Was Done-Dis.
appeared During q Storm-She
Was = School Teacher.
Lake Hopatcong, n. 1.-THE body
of Miss Agnes Mcguire, the pretty
Brooklyn school teacher who mys'
teriously disappeared during a storm
at Lake Hopatcong, was found in tbs
lake BY Chief Of Police Christie, who
had been dragging the lake all night,
1t was found directly in front OF
Camp Lookout, at Nolan's Point, not
far from the station OF the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey. It was neal
there that Miss Mcguire was last
seen.
James Garrison and William Sny.
der, of Paterson, helped Constable
Christie to bring the body ashore and
carry it into the boathouse of Aliens
Hotel.
After viewing the body Coroner
Hitchins and DR.. Sabater, a New York
physician, decided there was no sign
Of violence, and declared that in his
opinion Miss Mcguire had committed
suicide, as it was not probable, he
said, that the girl could have wan
dered into the water accidentally un.
der the influence of fright. !
Despite the Coroner's decision the
dead girls father refused to believe
that his daughter had taken her own
life, and demanded that a thorough
investigation be made by the authori'
ties.
The news of the finding of the body
quickly spread and parties Of campers
began to set out for Nolan's Point
in la,tnches and boats of every de-
sscription. Soon a big crowd had
gathered at the %boathouse, but only q
few persons were permitted to see ths
body. =
Miss Mcguire and her cousin, Chas
Mcguire, of Dover, had driven tc
Camp Look Who's Here, near Nolan's
Point, in a buggy and were about tc
start for home when a thunder storm
broke.
Mcguire left his cousin in the
buggy while he ran to the camp to gel
a suit. case, and when he got back
few minutes later she had disap'
peared.
The only person who saw the
young woman after her cousin left
her was Mrs. Lockman, a guest at the
camp. Mrs. Lockman says she san
Miss Mcguire leave the buggy, but
did not see which way she went.
The young woman was greatly
afraid of lightning, and there were
several terrifying flashes just before
she disappeared.
Miss Mcguire had been in an eX.
tremely nervous condition for a 1one
time and had been visiting her uncle's
home in an effort to regain hel
health. 1t is believed that after hel
cousin left her she became terrified
by the lightning and that when she
got out of the buggy she ran to the
lake shore, and, not knowing where
she was going, fell into the water and
was drowned.
Miss Agnes C. Mcguire was twenty
seven years old. She lived with her
parents at 81 Second place, Brooklyn
and was a teacher in Public School
SIS.
john Mcguire, the father of the
girl, is a tea merchant in business at
269 Columbia street, Brooklyn.
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LONDON MARKET LOSSES.
Decline in 3S7 Stocks $3.50, GOO, 900 in
August-$1,7 2o 900, 900 This Year.

London.-The Bankers Magazine
prints a table telling of the millions
~evaporated on the Stock Exchange by
the depreciation of securities, which
the editor likens to "a survey of a
district afflicted by some devastating
calamity"
For August the decline in 3S7 rep
resentatiye stocks reached the stag
gering total of s6S0,O0O,00 This
makes an aggregate of S~1,725,000,
900 since the beginning of the year.
of which $555,000,000 is in American
railroad shares, s24O, 600, 900 in Brit.
ish funds and $1S0,000,00 in Eng
Iish railway and ordinary stock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
Dreams Of the Healthy.

There has been much discussion
as 10 whether one dreams only on
falling to sleep and during the act
or waking up, ur whether dreams
take place At any time during sleep
While not definitely determined as
yet, the evidence seems to be rather
in favor Of the views that one may
dreams ut any time during the night,
or the whole night through. Dream
ing is common to perfectly healthy
persons, and in itself is no evidence
Of disGrler.--llarpcr's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
The Field OF Snort.

S. M. Rowland o the lawn ten
mis- championship of Maine.
S. C. Hildreth purchased the two
year-old colt Uncle from ]. E. Mad
den for 100000.
The American motor boat Dixie
won the British international cup at
Southampton, England.
David Shaw's Alice Pointer won
the $4,000 purse for 2.12 PAGERS at
the Buffalo Grand Circuit Meeting.
Miss May Sutton has decided not
to defend the lawn tennis cup which
she won last yea% at NeWcastle-op-
Tyne.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
Linen ParasolS.

Linen parasols in all colors are
seer this season and there r para
soils of fine materials neve used be-
fore for the purpose. The fluffy
white affair, consisting of a dotted
cover over a silk lining, is also seen,
and there is the parasol that is a
of lingerie rufles. The making Of
these is not at all difficult, providing
one has the frame and the material
upon which to operate.
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Snow White.

While this is by no means a white
season, as many Of its predecessors
have boen called, the white gown
and the all-white toilet are in strong
eEdence among the most fashionable
sets. But the white gown with col
orsd accessories, such as a hat. para
sol, girdle and often coat and scarf
or ruff, Is more prominent. Rose
shades, khaki color and the golden
browns and soft dull blues are ponu-
lar tones for such combinations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
SHOW LION SEXES WOMAN.
Escapes Into a Pittsburg Crowd and
Fatally Hurts Victim.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Mrs. Anne Hucke.
an aged woman of this city, was
fatally injured and 1900 other per.
sons were thrown into a panic when
Cedar, a lion at Luna Park, escaped
from his cage and charged a crowd
composed mostly of women and chill.
dren. After a fight lasting fifteen
minutes four policemen killed the
beast, over fifty shots being fired at
him.
The lion show has been at the Park
only a short time, and Cedar, who
was three and one-half years old, had
only recently been placed in captivity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-18
CATS BITE KILLS WOMAN.
She Had Attack of H~ydrophobia at
Long Branch, N. j.

Long Branch, N. J.-Mrs. Rachel
D. Barry, who was bitten by a cat
seven weeks ago, died in her Eaton
town Boulevard home, after enduring
great agony. Her nurse and physi-
clan pronounced it the worst attack
of hydrophobia they had ever wit
messed. For hours before her death
she had to be strapped fast to the
bed to prevent her from breaking her
limbs.
Mrs. Barry was forty-six years old
and leaves five children. She was an
expert telegrapher, and when her hus-
band was station agent and r~:tmas-
ter at Oxford, Pa, she frequently OPP
Grated the telegraph.
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TRAIN BRINGS DEATH TO TWO
Philadelphia Driving Auto Instantly
Killed and Son Dies in Hospital.

Philadelphia Harry Gurk died in
a hospital here from injuries received
when a train crashed into an automo-
bile on Five Mile Beach, near Wild
wood, instantly killing his father,
Henry J. Gurk, Of this city, who Was
driving the machine. Mrs. Gurk, he1
brother-in-laW, Walter II. Gurk, and
his wife, who were also in the arto-
mobile, escaped severe injury.
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Sill Scarfs Needed.

Long silk scarfs, to be lightly
thrown about the head and Shout
ders for such slight protection a is
needed in the early twilight, are to
be found in the most delightful tints
and in beautifully drapable textures;
they are coquettish, picturesque or
demure, according to the style of the
wearer.
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New York City.-The chemisette
effect is always a pretty, attractive
and dainty n with the result that
waists including such are sure to be
IN demand. This one is very simple
and includes the surplice fronts that
are so we'll liked while it Is adapted
both to the gown and to the odd
waist. In the illustration soft An
ished white mesh pique is trimmed
with bands Of the same ornamented
with fiat pearl buttons while the
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RAILROAD EARNINGS ENORMOUS
Gross Increase in 1906 s234,442,5 SIG
Over 1905.

OScF lSUC.
New York City.-The gross earn.
ings of the railroads Of the United
States during 1906, according tc
the fortieth number of Poor's
Manual, made the enormous increase
over 1905 of s234,442,516. The net
earnings increased $104,723,224.
This was done in spite of a heavy
increase in operating expenses due
to higher wages and increased cost
Of material. Over II, 100000 more
people travelled by rail in 1906 thar
in the preceding year, while the rail
roads moved 1,610,099,S29 tons as
compared with 1,435,321,74S tons in
the preceding year.
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Nelson Morris, Big Packer, Dead.

Nelson Morris, the well-known
multi-millionaire packer, of Chicago,
died after an illness of several weeks.
He was a victim of kidney disease
and heart trouble. Mr.. Morris was
born in Germany in 1870, and he
came to this country when eleven
years old, landing in Philadelphia
without q cent.
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DR.. G.. TX. POWELL DEAD.
Daring Investigations in CarbOlic
Poisoning at Greenwich, Conn.

Greenwich, Conn.-Dr. Seneca n.
Powell died at his home here in his
siXtieth year. Dr.. Powell had been
i'll for three years, dating from the
time when he announced to the med
ical profession that clear alcohol was
an antidote for carbolic aid poison
ing. He had frequently Experimental
on himself. This is said to have un-
dermined his constitution.
DR.. Powell was a native Of Alaba-
ma, and was born on January 5. fS4X
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Governor Glenn's Warning.

Governor Glenn returned to North
Carolina after telling the Southern
Railroads representatives that they
are wasting time and money in the
hearings in New York in their fight
against reduced fares.