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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-07
TO CUT NEW CHANNEL.

Contract Price for Work on Nishna-
botna River, is $47,319.
Special to Times Republican.
Sidney, Jan. 7.-One OF the largest
undertakings every planned in the
county is the cutting of a new channel
for the Nishnabotna river. east of
Hamburg, the contract for which has
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-07
Appendix Kept Busy.

| Your appendix is kept busy warding
off the dangers of constipation. Help It
with DIR. Kings New Life Pills. 25c
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-07

William M. Collier, American minis-
ter to Spain, sailed for Europe onJthe
steamer Kroonland.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

In getting up a camping party IND
enough congenial companions to
make the party up to four or i've,
rarely more, never less. Two Is too
few in case of accident or the in
eyitable camp squabbles, three per-
mits the association of two as chums
leaving the third one to himself;
four, two pairs, is the most satisfac-
tory number, although five can travel
very comfortably. Get as well ac-
quainted as possible with all mem
bers of the party before starting. An
uncongenial member may spoil n
pleasure of the whole party. If pos
sible, let one mar know well how to
do camp cooking. Try him on a short
outing before you trust him on n
real trip. The comfort OF the whole
party depends most on the ability
of the cook. Fancy cooking or chat
Ing dish adeptness amount to but
little when it comes to frying bacon,
making f1apjacks, and building fires
with green wood when the rain is
pouring down and the others OF the
party are begging for something
hot, and mighty quick about it., too"
The Travel Magazine.
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Pointers For the Pulpit.

A preacher is a man called Of God
and commissioned by the church to
preach the gospel.
In these days it is understood that
in addition to being called of God
and commissioned by the church the
man thus authorized should seek and
secure at least a fair literary and the
illogical education. But experience
has long since demonstrated that
quite a number we'll qualified In both
a literary and theological sense,
make a sad failure as ministers. This
raises the question, why do they fail?
e 1t may be lack Of enduement Of
power from on high" lack Of con-
secration, lack of adaptation to the
peculiar requirements of the calling,
and so on.
1t is not the purpose here to point
out causes of failure in the ministry,
but to call attention to a few things
which go a good distance in the d.
rection of insuring and securing uc-
cess for preachers. They are as fol-
lows:
1. Thorough knowledge of the
Bible.
2. The study of human nature.
3. Genuine interest in the welfare
of the people.
4. Kindly, gentlemanly behavior.
5. Intelligent, sensibly directed in
dustry.
G. The exercise of practical COM
mon sense, both in and out of the
pulpit.
Z. Preaching out Of a full soul, di-
rect to the hearts and consciences of
the people.
8. Having the good sense to quit
before exhausting the peoples pa
tience.
9. Being manly, candid, heroic and
faithful in the discharge of duty.
10. A desire to please rather than
offend, and yet care to avoid being
a time server or an inordinate crager
of popularity.
II. Being far more anxious to win
men to Christ than to secure from
them a large salary and big dona-
lions; and yet, being frank enough
and manly enough to insist upon re-
ceiving a respectable salary.
~. Moral uprightness in daily life.
the demeanor being such that the
people involuntarily exclaim: Truly
he is a godly man - he practices
what he breaches"
10. Complete devotion of soul,
body and spirit to the one sacred
calling. Paul was phenomenalIy a
successful preacher because his motto
was: This one thing | do."-Relig-
ious Telescope. ~ -
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Cause Crime.

Mr.. Theodore ". Alvord, of Park
ersburg, w. Va, furnishes the fol-
lowing instructive facts, showing
how closely related are bar-rooms
and crime:
There are ffty-fve counties in
West Virginia.
"Thirty-two counties grant no
liquor licenses. ;.
Twelve counties grant licenses in
one town each.
eleven grant licenses wherever an
application is made.
There were 748 prisoners in the
p~enitentiary on the first day OF Oc-
tober last.
"Of this number LOG came from
the thirty-tTo no-license counties;
1874 came from twelve one-town Ii
cense counties; 458 came from the
eleven license counties.
THE license counties have one
man in the penitentiary for every 500
of their population; the twelve one
town license counties have one for
every 1871; while the ~thirty-two no.
license counties have n for every
1922.
Several n%o-license counties have
no one in the penitentiary, several
have one EACH and the highest num-
Der from any no-license county is
nine.
1.-The criminal expenses of the no.
license counties averaged seventy-two
mills for each inhabitant; the one
town license counties averaged nine
ty-three mills, and the license coun-
ties averaged 267 mills. Pioneer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
The Great Lesson Of Life.

What a vast proportion Of our lives
is spent in anxious and useless fore
holdings concerning the future-eith-
or our own or those of our dear
ones. Present joys. present bless
ings slip by and we miss half their
favor, and all for want of faith in
Him who provides for the tinieSt
sunbeam.
Oh, when shall we learn the sweet
trust in God that our little children
show us every day by their confiding
faith in us? We. who are SO muta-
bic, SO faulty. SO irritable. SO unjust:
and He who is SO Watchful, so pitt
full, SO loving, so forgiving? Why
can not we. slipping u hand into
His every day, walk trustingly over
that days appointed path. thorny or
lowary. crookcdS or straight. know
ing that evening will bring us sleep.
peace and home?-Philiips Brooks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
The Enemy of Labor.

Some say liquor gives employment
to labor and creates a demand for
material. Professor Barker says:
at purchases less material. employs
fewer men and pays a lower rate of
wages than any industry with which
it may be equitably compared. 1t
ranks lowest in the aggregate num-
Der of wage earners in a list of fifty
five industries. It pays, only eight
per cent. for labor while the general
manufacturer pays twenty per cent.
for labor" The United States De-
partment of Labor found upon in
quiry that seventy-two per cent. OF
ag~riculturists, seventy-nine per cent.
of manufacturers, eighty per cent. of
tradesnen and ninety per cent. OF
railroad officials discriminate against
men who drink.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

way they are grown nowadays-these
fungi which are considered q deli
cacy the world over, and the work Is
so profitable that available space IS
at a premium. Under the streets and
buildings Of Edinburgh a single tun-
mel 5000 feet long shelters beds which
produce 5000 pounds Of prime plants
e month, worth eighteen cents a
pound wholesale, at an average. In
Paris some 1900 men burrow in the
holes which abound under that city
of secrets in pursuit Of a like employ
ment. In other cities Of France and
Of Germany also the idea has been
developed and the industry is grow
ing.-Technical World Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
From Recreation.

drip. D~iagonally across the frame
are span wires. a considerable mum
Der Of dishes being thus accommo-
dated in a comparatively small space.
AS the span wires touch the dishes
only in one spot, there is nothing to
prevent thorough cleansing, the
drainage being perfect. The dishes
may be washed or partially washed
before being inserted in the rack, or,
as some prefer, they can be placed
in the rack exactly as they come from
the table and then cleansed by pour
ing boiling water over them.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
Adaptable.

A man went into a village store
and asked for a pair Of socks, size
ten. The clerk said he was sorry.
but they kept only one size, and that
VICE twelve.
What" said the man. you
surely don't mean to say that every
one in this village wears the same
size sock?"
ooh, no, sir; but if they happen to
be too long, they pulls them up at
the heels, and if they are too short
they pulls them down at the toes."-
Lippincott's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
How to Remove Ftshbones.

While eating fish a bone became
lodged in the throat OF James Wis
man, and al, efforts to dislodge IT,
were futile until he hit upon q plan
quite novel. 49," :'."
Tying a string to q piece OF pork
he swallowed the meat. but the bone
failed to come up when the pork was
gently pulled up again. The second
attempt was successful, the bone be-
ing fastened in the pork. ~.
II told you I could bring It up
said the war yeteran.-Mount Holly
Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

SOLDIERS FIGHTING THIS CURSE
GREATLY CHEERED.

Uncle Sans Annual Drink Bill-It'
is Enormous, But He is by Far
the Soberest of the Great Ma.
tions--Who Pays the Bill?
Uncle Sans drink bill, a billion a
year-a billion and a quarter, to be
exact! This Is simply the direct cost
OF the alcohol drink consumed, at so
much a glass, or SO much a gallon.
Yet, it is as much as the entire rum
ming expenses Of the government.
Is Uncle Sam a drunkard, then?
No; on the contrary, he Is by far
the soberest Of the great nations. Is
he, then, going bankrupt with the
waste of money!. BY no means. He
is the richest Of nations.
How does Uncle Sam pay his enor-
nous drink bill? Does he issue
bonds and give the proceeds to- the
liquor dealers? Does he mortgage
the public domain for 1t? Does he
collect direct taxes to buy drink with?
No, the statement is a fiction, a trick
with figures, a play upon words.
Uncle Sam pays no drink bill to speak
Of. He grows richer and soberer ev-
cry year.
But there is a drink bill of a bill
lion, is there not? Yes, of twice
that II the known facts could be tab
ulated. Does the liquor dealer, then,
90 without payment? Not he. He
trusts nobody. He never loses. Ellis
eyes stand out with fatness; he has
all that heart can wish" Who, then,
puts up the money? Is 1t the rich?
No; the poor pay two-thirds Of 1t;
they who, on the basis of mere
money, can least afford it-wage
earners, working women, children
robbed of food and clothing and edu-
cation, that their fathers may de-
bauch themselves. Who pays the
billion? The same persons who take
the blows, and rags, and poverty
and insanity that come of it, the wild
ows and orphans, the weak who can
not defend themselves, the outcasts
who have no hope, the victims Of
habit, the helpless poor.
What, then, has Uncle Sam to do
with it? He shares the bloody bill
lion with the most nefarious trade
on earth, and fills his pockets. with
Bpoils of the weak-men and women
and children, and rejoices like a
strong man to run a system of sa-
looms"
Aye, but he suffers, does he not?
Yes, indeed, but not so much in purse
as in deprecated character and lean
ness of soul.
But the church-what does the
church do about this? Much in
words, much in small ways Of per-
sonal rescue of the victims, much in
certain localities where it Is easy to
DO much; but at the general elections
ninety-fve per cent. Of the church
vote stands by the policy Of taking
revenue from the liquor business in
consideration of permission to lie
In wait to catch the weak and poor.
Home Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
automatic Wagon Break.

A wagon brake which operates au'
tomatically has been recently pat
ented by a Mississippi man. The Or
binary arrangement of attaching a
foot lever beneath the drivers seat,
connecting with the brake, is entire
ly dispensed with. The driver is not
required to handle the brake In any
way, the simple hating Of the horses
only being necessary. AS shown IN
the illustration the brake is pivoted
so as to come in contact with the rim
of the rear wheel. On the extreme
outer end of the shafts is a vertical
pivoted lever. n end Of which con-
meets with O rod extending to the
brake. The upper end of this lever
is connected by a strap or chain to
the harness on the horse. AS shown,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
CATACoMBS FURNISH EATABLES
By William George.

Working like moles in the earth.
deep down under the streets of some
Of the greatest European cities, there
is q class Of men engagedin a strange
industry. To meet q demand from
the tables of the rich they are delving
among the rocks, hunting out old cat
Rcombs and forgotten tunnels and
paying for the privilege Of using
them. They have utilized old cellars,
too dark and damp and unhealthful
for other purposes. and even, in some
Instances. are operating in galleries
of subterranean quarries which have
been lost to the remembrance or
most men for hundreds Of years.
What for? Mushrooms. 1t Is the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

now growing in popularity. An en-
tirely new arrangement Of flower
stands has been patented by an II
linois man, but the construction be-
ing exceedingly simple, it requires
little skill to make one. AS shown in
the illustration, this flower stand is
attached to the outside of the window
frame. Three shelves, arranged
equal distances apart, are supported
by iron brackets at each side. The
side frames are inclined, so that the
foliage of flowers on the lower shelf
will not touch the shelf above. The
three shelves thus afford a support
for over a dozen pots of flowers,
where formerly the flower lover "a
limited to less than a half Dozen
Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
sts NJ Temperance Leaders.

The boast of Chairman Jones, OF
the Prohibition National Committee,
that "the whole Southland appears
to be on the warpath to drive out the
last yestige of the liquor business
is not extravagant, nor is his predic-
ton oversanguine that licensed
drinking will become practically ex-
tinct in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas within a decade.-New York
World,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA

For Over Two Years-Patent Medi-
cincs. Quack Cures, and Even Doc
tors Fail-Cuticura Succeeds.
81 was very badly afflicted with eczema
for more than two years. The parts al
fected were my limbs below the knees. |
tried all the physicians in the town and
some in the surrounding towns, and l also
tried all the patent remedies that ! heard
of, besides all the cures advised by old
women and quacks, and found no relief
whatever until l commenced using the
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura Rem
edies | found immediate relief and was
soon sound and well. q. Y. Beltz, Iippe-
canoe, Ind, Nov. Is, 1905"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
Telnperance Notes.

Drunkenness has a strong hold
upon the great French industrial
centres. Against this vice what a
the salaries of women and children
do?
Alcohol and drug taking arc very
acute causes Of consumption. Con-
sumption may not break out from
these causes, but pneumonia Is al
most certain to follow.
Railroads will not allow their men
to drink, and some roads ven go so
far as to prohibit their men from
boarding at any place where liquor
is sold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
An Exaggerated Report.

Some time ago the Tribune pub
lished a story Of the death of Charley
Strawn. We are slow to admit that
the Tribune is ever wrong, but 1t is
hard to reconcile that statement with
the fact that Charley got of the train
at Douglas Monday evening, never
looking better. If he is dead, it GER
tainly agrees with him.-Douglas
(Kan.) Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
Flower Stand.

Another week or SO will find ANA
teur gardeners digging up the lawn
overhauling old flower pots and pre-
pairing flower boxes for the window
and porch. The beauty of window
boxes and flower stands has never
been fully recognized, but they are
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
What Can Be Done.

Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas are
giving object lessons in what temper
ance people can do along non-par.
tisan lines. More than two-thirCs or
the counties in these States have To-
cal prohibition and where the people
have taken the trouble to get good
men into Office the law is fairly we'll
enforced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
For Of DAYS.

A gentleman entered a fishing tao
kle shop the other day, and remarked
to the dealer, Now that the fy-fsh-
ing season is open, 1 want some sink
ers."-Forest and Stream.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
a Colombian Railroad.

The Bulletin Commercial states
that the Colombian Government has
granted a contract for the construc-
ton and working of q railway be-
tween Palmira and Carriage, in the
State OF Cauca.-Engineer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

There are tobacco lands in this
country which are bringing their
owners a yearly profit Of $4,000 an
acre.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
The Way of the Navy,

Admiral-"And what made you
wish to become a sailor, my boy?"
Navy Candidate Tin perfect good
faith):-"Because he's got a wife IN
every port, sir!"-Punch. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

The American Museum Of Natural
History in New York has now the
largest and rarest collection of los
sils in the world. N.Y.N.U.-S$. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
One Generation Away.

It is sometimes only one gcrera-
ton from the rum bottle to the DC
caater.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
Dish Drainer.

Among recent inyentionsfor house
hold use is a dish drainer. which
should prove very useful. AS shown
in, the illustration, 1t is a device for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

The smallest dog in the world Is
bred in Mexico.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

Mrs. Winslow'sS Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegums, uceslnnam
tion. allays pain, cures WIND conc, oot'is
The Mohammedans Of the world are es-
timated at 200, 0n, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

E%ngland's drink bill has been decreasing
steadily for six years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

the top of this lever is normally IN
advance OF the lever end. Obviously,
a pulling pressure exerted by a back
ward movement Of the horses in stop
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11
pacing The MarIs.

Repentance is not moping. but fac
ing the MARYLAND toe-ing it..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-11

Eighty-seven per cent. of the Ca
madam farmers own their Own farms.
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A Camping Party.

cents. .u-. .. rponaDn cTpEET A Y
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-01
ADVICE TO VICTIMS
TELLS READERS HOW TO CURE
RHEUMATISM AT HOME.
Directions to Mix Simple Prepare.
tion and the Dose to Take-Over-
comes Kidney and Bladder
Trouble Promptly.

There Is so much Rheumatism every
where that the following advice by an
eminent authority, who writes for read
ers of large Eastern daily paper, will
be highly appreciated by those who
suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelon,
one ounce Compound Kargon, three
ounces of Compound Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla. Shake these well in bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and at bedtime; also drink plenty
of good water.
1t is claimed that there are few vic
tins of this dread and torturous dis
ease who will fail to find ready relief
in this simple homemade mixture and
in most cases permanent cure is the
result.
This simple recipe is said to strength
en- and cleanse the eliminative tissues
of the Kidneys SO that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the posons, acids and waste matter,
which cause not only rheumatism, but
numerous other diseases. Every man
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active, or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever, should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as it is certain to do
much good and may save you from
much misery and suffering after while.
The Springfield herald., 1907-11-01
heiskell's Ointment
Cures Skin Diseases

For half n century Heiskelrs Ointment has
been used in all cnses OF skin disease with
most gratifying results. Many have become
entirely cured who had suffered untold pain
and annoyance for years. One man in New
Baltimore, Pa., writes that It cured him when
he was rnw all over. A lady in Philadelphia
cured q case of tetter OF six years standing
In fourteen days, while q man in Allentown.
Pa, cured his case OF eczema that had trou-
bled him for eleven years with less than two
boxes O tho ointment. These and hundreds
of others have found that Heislells Oint
ment Is worth moro than its weight in gold.
Being q purely vegetable preparation, Heis-
kelTs Ointment soothes and heals where
others fail. 1t allays the itching md burn
ing common to all skin disease, md all yield
quickly to its mnGic influence.
There are many varieties of skin diseases
with confusing titles, but they are all suscep-
tible to one and the same cure-IIeiskells
Ointment No one need suffer long ifafilicted
with any skin disease not OF O constitutional
character II they will apply this remedy. This
includes such skin diseases as erysi pelHs, pru-
rigo, eczema, milk crust, itching piles, scald.
head. tetter, ,ringworm, blackheads. psoriasis,
pim pies, freckles. In some cases II is neces-
sary 70 give some constituti9nai ,L treatment t
be toned to healthy action and the blood and
all the secretions purified. In all cases OF
skin disease cures nro hastened by the use OF
Iieiskelrs Medicinal Soap pbcforeapplying the
ointment, and in cleaning up the blood and
liver with ueiskelps Blood and Liver Pills.
Heiskelrs Medicinal and Toilet Soap con-
tains In a modified form the medicinal prop
critics OF Heiskells Ointment, and Is particu-
larIy effective in slight disorders OF the skin,
as rash. eruptions and Rbrasions. 1t clenns
perfectly, and in the bath is great luxury.
Heisl1elrs Blood and Liver Pills contain the
active medicinal principles OF various roots
and herbs approved in medical practice.
Remember that thero is no case so obstinate
that Heiskell's Ointment will not cure it. The
ointment is sold at 60c box. Soap at 25c Q
cake. Pills at 25c a bottle.
You can get them of any druggist, or We
will send by mail on receipt of price. Address
Johnston, Holloway & Company 63l Com.
merce ST., Philadelphia Pa