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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Z Z Cotton Fields within ,ss Arctic Circle.


The climax of natures irony in the
arctics is the cotton-plant. Wher-
ever cotton blooms, declares the
miner, ice is not far below. One may:
trudge for miles through fields Of cot
ton, the white, silky tops swaying de-
family in the arctic breeze. The bios
son Is silky, dainty, Elusive as the
down of our own yellow dandelion on
its way to seed. From June until
late August the tundra is white with
the cotton-plant. Unlike the cotton
Of the Southern States, the fiber is
short and soft, having more OF the
texture of silk than Of cotton. The
cot%ton-plant will, in all probability
sSne day, be the means of developing
an Alaskan industry giving employ
ment to thousands. To-day, however,
the cotton-ields are purely decora-
tive-a splendid sweep Of Immaculate
bloom in a bleak, timberless land
scape guarded by hills ever hung in
wells Of deepest purple. In great
bouquets it Is occasionally met in a
miners shack, while not a few house
wives gather the cotton for pillow
filling.
Throughout the cotton-felds flow
ers bloom in abnormal splendor, as
becomes q country in which the sun
shines continuously during summers
voluptuous reign. 1t is an ~intoxicat-
ing joy for the flower-hunter to
gather great armfuls of purple lark
spur, bluebells, monk's-hood, prim-
roses, sweet peas, beautiful purple
and red asters as large as. the most
cultivated, lilies of the valley, baby
breath, yellow arrow, sage-rose, pink
and white straw-fower, gentians Of
many hues, arctic geranium, crimson
rhododendrons, and giant fire-weed,
all growing on the hillsides-to
enumerate further is to reproduce a
florists catalog!-From "A Wild
Flower Quest in the Frozen North"
by Ida Rose McCabe, in the Circle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
A Nature Fake.

1.-THE late Senator Morgan" said a
resident OF Selma, was a keen nature
student, and nature taking was as
abhorrent to him as to the greatest
personages in the land.
II once saw Senator Morgan throw
down a magazine with a sheer.
Another nature fake!' he ex-
claimed. Why, these things are as
absurd as-as absurd AS
And then he laughed and said that
it reminded him of an address that
an absent-minded missionary once
made.
I'm China, dear friends said the
missionary, human life is regarded
as of but slight value. Indeed, II a
wealthy Chinaman Is condemned to
death, he can easily hire another to
die for him, and I believe many poor
fellows get their living by acting as
substitutes"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Wasting Human Lives.

In ancient times the great engineer
ing works YER costly in human lives.
The making of the Red Sea Canal is
said to have involved the loss of no
fewer than 100000 Egyptians.
Buckles examination mado him be-
lieye the number to have been some
what exaggerated, but he gives 1t as
still a guide to enormous waste of hui
man life in those days. The mel who
kept 1000 slaves engaged Hr three
years bringing a single stone from
Elephantinc to the pyramids did not
ARE a great deal so long rs in the
twenty years in which one Of the py-
ranids was building there were forth
coming the 100000 men required for
the work.-Kansas City Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Out of Names.

"A lady in a small Alabama town
had occasion to call at the cabin of
her washerwoman, Aunt Betsy. While
waiting for the article she sought to
be found she observed a Woo1ly head
which appeared from under the edge
Of the bed, and asked, us that one of
your children, Aunt Betsy?"
deed an tits, honey" was the
reply.
What is his manner"
dat chile amt got NJ name yet,
MissDRosa," Aunt Betsy said.
why, it must be five or six years
old; surely it ought to have a name at
that age" the lady said.
Aunt Betsy nodded.
Dat done worried me a whole lot,
honey, hit sho' has," she said, "but
whut ali gwine do? My ole man, he
done used up all de good names on
de dawgs, an now dat chile he halter
wait till one Of dem die, so he can git
his name."-Concord Times.
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out at the neck so that it can be worn
with or without the chemisette. The
chemisette is entirely separate and is
arranged under the waist and closed
at the back, but the closing of the
waist proper is made beneath the
edge of the left front. There are COM
tortably full sleeves that a be either
tucked or gathered at their lower
edges and that are trimmed with
shaped bands.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one, three and one-half yards
tWenty-seven or two yards foTty-four
inches wide, fve-eighth yard of all
over lace and six and three-fourth
yards of banding.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
A pREsERvATIvE OF WOOD.
Successful Experiments Made in Bel.
GUM with Coal Tar Extract.

Vice-Consul J. A. Van Hee, OF
Client, says that recent expert
ments in Belgium made with a new
coal tar extract, known as "injectol,"
have given satisfactory results. He
writes:
J., "The experiments were principally
devoted to the treatment of wooden
poles and blocks used in street paw
ing. The product is a liquid, OF g
dark brown color, very thin, and OF
regular density. Its degree OF viscos-
ity changes very little with atmos-
pheric variations. One Of the prin-
cipal advantages is its pentration into
certain woods without any pressure.
For the antiseptic treatment of COM
pact woods, using the apparatus SIM
liar to the "Breant" system, the time
necessary for the pressure and soak
ing into of a given quantity Of In
iectol is considerably less than for
any other antiseptic liquid, including
creosote.
at has been found that where creo-
soteG poles in the ground have only
resisted decay for a few months,
those treated with injectol remained
unattached after three years. Sim
liar experiments were also made with
railway ~sleepers. treated with differ
ent a%ntiseptics. Some were soaked
in a mixture of coal c%reosote, creo-
sote and chloride of zinc, and two
were treated with ~injectol. After
having been left for two years in a
sleeping vat composed Of miscel-
laneous decomposing substances, 1t
was found that the two treated with
injectol we're still in good condition.,
while the others were almost COM
pletely destroyed. Similar results
were obtained with wooden blocks
for street paving"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Blouse Sleeves.

Sleeves are constantly in need Of
remodeling, for no detail Of dres.
changes its style more often, and con.
sequently such satisfactory models az
these are always in demand. They
provide a number of different sorts.
and will be found adapted to every
style of shirt waist or blouse. y In this
illustration No. l is made Of a dotted
hatiste with cuff of embroidery, while
No. 2 Is made of linen and Nos. 8 and
4 Of handkerchief lawn, No. 4 being
trimmed with pleating, while No. 3
is finished with banding, but trim
ming and finish a be varied again
and again, the sleeves being adapted
not alone 10 the washable materials,
but also to the silk and wool waist!
ings that already are being made up.
The cuff of No. l affords a special OPP
portunity for the use of the hand
work that is so distinctive and smart,
while No. 3 shows a straight band
cuff that can be treated in various
ways, and Nos. 2 and 4 provide the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
sShOcIeinoi" Said Polly.

A few weeks ago a servant was n
gagged polishing brasswork near Poi
ly's cage, and the bird Immediately
started talking to her.
"Hullo, Polly! What do you want?
What's the matter with you? Are
you quite well? Do you feel cold!
Where have you been?" and much
more.
Eliciting no reply she shouted out:
"Why don't you TALK" and drew the
retort from the woman Because l
am too busy, Polly"
Polly replied: How shocking!"-
Correspondence London Spectator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
WANDERLUST.

1 am homesick for the hills;
They call me all day long
To hear the music of the streams,
The pine-tree's whispered song.
I am homesick for the hills;
My soul longs for the balm.
o, to be there, among them,
Their solitudes and calm.
o, to be there, among them,
e Meath sky so blue and clear,
Where the world of men seems far away,
And God so very near!
I am homesick for the hills
Green-clad, with spruces tall,
Where golden mists come creeping dow.
And purple shadows fall.
And ! long to sit at sunset
On high places that | know.
And watch the rose and crimson flush
- Upon the banks of snow.
I am homesick for the hills,
Where life is full and free,
Where the air is like a draft OF wine
There's where l fain would be!
And my straining eyes look westward,
Ny heart with longing fills.
For / hear the pine-trees calling
I am homesick for the hills!
Florence NJ. Cooley, in Good Health.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
AUTO CRASH KILLS FOUR
Crowded Car Takes Wild Dash
Down Hill i'm Colorado Springs.
Powerful Racing Machine Fits Tele'
phone Pole While Going
at Terrific Speed.

Colorado Springs, Cola power
full racing automobile occupied by
seven prominent Elks and a chauf-
feur, and built to hold but three pas
sengers, while running at a terrific
rate crashed into a telephone pole
at the bottom Of West Jaurfano street
hill here and was wrecked. Three Of
the occupants were killed outright, a
fourth was fatally wounded and died
next morning, and the others we're
more or less seriously. hurt. The
bodies Of the three killed were man
gled almost beyond recognition.
The dead were: ". H. RalstoD. a
dealer in electrical supplies; H. Win
nal and John S. Grey, formerly OF
New York; Britton L. Graves, drug
gist.
The injured: James English, Geo.
Buckley, F. H. Ward, A. W. Mark
scheffel.
The men were returning from the
Elks' clubhouse at Manitou in a six
cylinder, forty-horsepower machine.
The car with passengers crowded into
the two seats, on the hood and on the
steps, plunged at a terrific clip down
the hill. Markscheffel, who was driv-
ing, lost control of the wheel, and
the powerful machine swerving from
side to side across the car tracks, ran
into the gutter. +;
For fully fifty feet the heavy a
plunged onward, the right front and
rear wheels running in the gutter
and the left wheels a foot higher on
the curb. Suddenly the right FRONT
wheel struck some object and the
machine was thrown "A: distance OF
about forty'f feet down the hill against
a telephone pole. >
Gray was p~recipitated out CT the
car and iammed against the telephone
pole. The entire left side Of his face
was fiattened and his skull was laid
open, the impact tearing the top OF
his head almost in two.
Ralston evidently was thrown
against the pole or against the board
fence on the other side Of the walk
His skull was fractured, as was also
that of Winnal. who was hurled Fifty.
feet
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Black Hops.

The latest innovation where mill
linery is concerned is that OF black
hops, which are substituted for bril-
liantly colored flowers, and a curious
effect is gained in the case OF white
hats wreathed with these hops, which
give a mourning effect more potent
even than black ribbon or black
flowers. In some cases the hops are
introduced on FURNISHED mordore
straws, and ~interspersed with quanti-
ties Of green foliage and loops Of
black taffeta ribbon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
DrpSSY Tips.

Hats have been bordered and lined
with black for some time, but a pretty
reversal of this scheme is c e in a
picturesque shape which is all black
above, brim, crown and trimming,
but under the brim is Of soft ivory
drawn chiffon over white chip. A
hat all of one color looks smart with
such a lining, or, Of course, a black
one, especially if there be q note Of
black worn in the gown. A black hat
and a black gown can each have q
colored lining.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
The Field of Labor.

Prison guards in New York State
are asking for more pay.
The leather workers Of Toronto
will ask for an increase of wages.
The Eight-Hour League of America
has been organized for the universal
sight-hour day.
The mattresses of Phoenix, Ariz.,
demand a ten-hour day. They have
been working eleven and twelve
hours.
It is the intention Of the Interna-
tional Photo ngravers' Union to es-'
tablish a fund for aid Of consumptiVaI
members.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

New York City.-Striped materials
are sc much in vogue and 80 gener-
ally becoming that such a waist as
this one, which is especially well
adapted to their use, is much in de-
mand. In the illustration a pretty
gray and white marquisette is
trimmed with gray silk banding and
combined with chemisette of lace, but
all materials that are soft and thin
enough to be tucked successfully are
appropriate, the many silks and silk
and wool fabrics and also the pretty
silk and cotton mixtures that are so
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

when she frightened that old Office.
And she doesn't understand"
"'Oh, the tears we waste" his
friend quoted. and the years we
waste, and the work of Dur head and
hand, belong to the woman who did
not know (and now that she can
never know and did not under
stand"
"No,' he answered.; mot that. II
couldn't have been that. It's just
some blamed nonsense that's got
under my skin and keeps there. But
it's curious-I thought I had for
gotten. Home Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
MUST GIVE BONDS IN se,oOo,Ooo.
Only Way Standard Can Stay Execu-
ton ON S29, 24O,O 900 Fine.

Chicago.-The Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana, in order to obtain a
supersedeas staying execution on its
property to satisfy the judgment or
s29,240,000 recently imposed by
Judge Lands in the United States
District Court, must furnish bonds to
the amount of $6,000,000.
This was determined by Judge
Grosscup in. the United States Circuit
Court-much to the chagrin of the
attorneys on both sides. Counsel for
the oil company had contended siren
uously for a bond Of not more than
$1,000, 600, while the attorneys for
the Government demanded that the
bond be as high as the judgment I'M
posed by Judge Lands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
OWN GIRL ON OPERATING TABLE
Autoist Carried His Victim Into Her
Fathers Home.

Springfield, Mass. - Pauline II.
Reardon, six and one-half years old,
the daughter of Dr.. Thomas G. Rear
don, was struck and fatally Injured
in front of her home by an automo-
bile owned by DR.. Charles T. Hooker
and driven by Ernest E. Southland.
DR.. Hooker, without knowing who
the girl was, carried her into DR.:
Reardon's house. The latter's first
knowledge Of the accident was the
sight of his child lying on his operat'
ing table.
The girl died soon afterward-
Southland was arrested on a charge
of manslaughter. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Low, Flat Heels,

One of the most sensational.
changes of the present season has
been the substitution of low, fatNheels
instead of high ones usually approved
by the chic Parisienne. For some
time past many Of the aristocrat!
have worn sandal shoes in the house
especially with Early Victoria toilets
and out of doors no n who is smart
thinks Of wearing now the long knife
shaped boot, choosing instead one
with a fiat heel and a square toe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
ARMoURs QUIT FRUIT BUSINESS.
Hartman Lines Will Have Their Own
Refrigerator Cars After Oct. 1.

San Francisco.-The Armours, OF
Chicago, will handle no more green
fruit from : California. They have
had a virtual monopoly for twelve
years and have made a profit OF i've
millions in that time. Robert Ora
ham, their representative, arrived
here last night to close up the bust'
ness. 81.
Recently, owing to action by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the
Southern and Union Pacific roads
have bought 5000 refrigerator cars,
and Mr.. Hartman has served notice
on the Armour Company that after
October 1 his roads will not need any
more of it's cars to handle California
fruit shipments. t
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
S3.OOO,OO0 Left to Masons.

Under the will of Thomas r.. Pat
ton, treasurer of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons of Pennsylvania, who died
recently, his entire estate, valued
between 100000 and $3,oOO,o0o'
is devised to the grand lodge OF Penn
sylvania for the education and sup
port of male orphans of Master Ma
sons
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
THIRTY JAPANESE DROWNED.
Fire and Flood Around a Mine Near
Eotaro-Reservoir Burst.

Toxic, Japan.-Thirty persons
were drowned and 100 houses, burned
at the Kosakabi mine, near Kotaro.
A fire started in the mining WORKS,
and while attempts were being MADE
to save the mine the water reservoir
was broken, flooding a portion or the
village. Many women and children
were among The victims.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
WORDS OF sDo

There are two deep principles in
Nature in apparent contradiction
one, the aspiration after perfection;
the other, the longing after repose.
In the harmony Of these lies the rest
of the soul of mani. w. Roberts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Accentuating Simplicity.

Still further accentuating the sim.
plicity note are the ribbon trimmed
hats. Whole bolts of soft, glazed
ribbon are utilized in %concocting the
bows and loops which adorn some OF
the newest chapeaux.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Canal Zone Has 10000 Inhabitants.

The department under Senator
Blackburn has just completed a cea-
sus of the canal zone. The tahulation
is not completed, but the result shows
nearly $4,000 persons, including An
con and Cristobal. About twenty per
lent. Of the total are white.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

The water of Loeb Katrine is Won
derfully pure. 1t holds only a quar-
ter pound of alluvial deposit to every
1000 gallons of water. The Thames
averages four pounds to the 1000
gallons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
best possible STYLES for the tailored

best possible styles for the tailored
waist.
Each sleeve is cut in one piece. No.
l is gathered and Joined to a band to
which the cuff is attached, No. 2 is
finished in regulation shirt waist
style, No. 8 is gathered and attached
to the straight band cuff and No. 4 Is
tucked and joined to a band, to which
the Follower cuff is scanned.
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varied and so we'll liked. The plain
silk banding is effective and fashion
able, but it is not obligatory, for any
applique could be substituted that
may be preferred. Again, the de-
sign Is not confined to striped mate
rails, as it can be made from plain or
figured ones quite as well. Crepe de
chine and chiffon taffeta suit 1t ad-
mirably we'll and would be charming
with trimming of heavy lace. either
In self color or in a lighter tone as
liked.
The waist is made with combined
tucked and plain portions and is cut
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Stylish Getaway Coat.

A coat of new and stylish cut IL
a short cutaway, almost blazer fash
ion In front, and sloping to a point in
the back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

In all things throughout the world
the men who look for the crooked
will see the crooked, and the men
who look for the straight will see the
straight.-Ruskin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
LOW Shoes Popular.

Low shoes in brown leather with
white duck tops and white ribbon ties
promise to be popular,
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/ The German Kaiser employs four
a German, an Italian, an Eng
lishman and a Frenchman, so tho
he can have his meals served in >,
style he may fancr. Sausage Is one
of his favorite dishes, however, and
he has a fresh supply of frankfurters
made every day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

An act of goodness is in itself an
act Of happiness. 1t is the flower of
a loving inner life of JOY and content
ment; it tells of peaceful hours, and
days on the summit heights Of the
soul.-Maeterlinck.
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A conservative is a wall-fower
specimen of humanity too cowardly
to be in the firing line.-N. C. Fowler,
Jr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

Premier Stolypin's Plan Rejected.
The Zemstvo Congress at MOSCOW
rejected Premier Stolypin's plan for
local self-gOvernmenr.
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New Turkish Minister Appointed.
Mehmed Ali Bey was appointed to
succeed Chekib Bey as Turkish MINI
lister at Washington.
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. Compulsory spraying or dipping OF
calves is said, by Wyoming cattle own
ers, to result in heavy loss, owing to
the pungent odor left On the skin
which kills the natural smell and rem
ders the mother unable to recognize
her calf. Near Laramie over 100
calves died thus from starvation.
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In a recent picture of the govern
ors of the various States and Ter
ritories seventeen were shown to have
smooth-shaven faces, three wear
boards, two COATES, and eight are
noticeably bald-headed, while four
were pictured wearing glasses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

The quantity of material required
for the medium size is for either long
sleeves one and three-fourth yards
twenty-one, one and fve-eighth yards
twenty-seven or sever-eighth yard
forty-four inches wide; for either ell
bow sleeves one and one-eighth yards
twenty-one, n yard twenty-seven or
fi~ye-eighth yard forty-fous inches
wide, with one yard of rutaing for
No. 8, n and one-halt yards of BAND
Ing Tor No. I.
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Every failure teaches a man some
thing if he will learn.-Charles Dick
ems. ..5.
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Berlin University is the most nu.
merously attended seat Of learning
il. the world. 1t contains 7774 mai
circulated and 1880 non-matriculated
students. All the States of Germany
and every country in Europe, from
Norway to Sicily, from Ireland to
Russia, are represented in Its class
rooms.
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A mans worst enemy is his self
ishness. 1t narrows and poisons his
existence, and transforms him into a
slave of himself. Love Is the free
vast horizon where the soul can
spread it's wings.-Charles Wagner.
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Obedience is freedom when we have
learned to love the lips that COM
mand. We are set free that we may
serve.-Beecher.
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One good mother is worth a hun
dred schoolhasters.-George Her
bert.
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Half the world Is on the wrong
scent in the pursuit of happiness.
They think it consists in having and
getting and in being served by others.
1t consists in giving and serving 9TH
ers.-Drummond.