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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Origin Of the Dog Watch.

The dog watch" on shipboard is
either of the short spells from 4 to
6 o'clock in the evening or from 6
to 8 to break the monotony of the
regular four-hour watches, so that
the same men will not stand watch
during the same hours every day. If,
however, you should ask the most
nautical person Of your acquaintance.
or, indeed. all the nautical people
you know, why this is 50 called. you
would probably find them unable to
tell you.
The true answer is this: Dog
watch is a corruption of dodge watch.
The dog watch was introduced to pre-
vent the same men from always keep
ing watch the anne hours OF the day:
hence on these occasions the sailors
are said to dodge the routine, or to
be doing dodge observation-disclosures
Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
A Pauper by Law.

a young man was telling his
troubles to some friends in a restau-
rant Tuesday evening.
Talk about bad luck" he said.
1.-The law certainly played a mean
trick on me when 1 was two years
old"
The friends showed interest and
the young man continued.
when I was that age my father
and mother were divorced; 1 was
given to father and my sister was
given to mother.
Father and I have been hard
workers since I was a mere child.
Mother married another man a
few years later, and, with sister. they
went to the klondike. Mothers new
husband struck it rich. They are
said to be worth owe a million"
Then he sighed.
IF the law had only given me to
acknowledgements Telegram.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
FOREIGN.

One hundred and seventy Japanese
immigrants were detained at Victoria,
B. C.
Six bronze tablets in memory of
American soldiers and sailors were
unveiled at Tien-Tsin, China.
The Chinese are alarmed at the
tone Of the Japanese publicists and
press, the annexation Of Manchu;la
being openly advocated.
At Lisbon, Portugal, King Manuel
formally took up court life "nen lie
received Populations from several as
sociations, VINO assured him of their
sympathy and support.
In London Carl Won Veltheim. nat
uralized American, who posed as q
baron, was sentenced to twenty years
penal servitude, having been conF'ci-
ed OF attempting to blacHm"ll a
wealthy inancier out OF $4,000.
Queen Wilhemina has approved Of
the new Dutch Cabinet under tho
leadership of Deputy HeamsAirE.
King Edward went to Brighton for
a change OF air, having suffered from
throat trouble. which caused sleep
less nights.
Prince Eitel Frederick, the second
son of Emperor William, left Paris
for Berlin after i short stay. Tne
visit is expected to have a good erect
on Franco-German relations.
The big shipbuilding firm OF Sir
James Laing G. Sons, at sunderland,
England. employing; 5000 men. has
SUSPENDED. The concern had built
several men-of-War liners or the
oeninsular and Oriental and Cunard
Companies.
The Russian Ministry OF War has
decided 10 convert VladiEostok into
n fortress o. the first class At 4 cost
Of s6,0O0,0O0.
The entry Of Cossacks into Persian
territory is considered necessary as a
result of the strong representations
OF the British and Russian legations.
The Financial Committee of the
Danish F%olkething has approved OF
the plan for the Government 10 qua
antee the liabilities OF the Freehold
ers' and Detailhandlers' Banks at
Copenhagen, which are in tronble.
Police repealed an attempt OF wom-
en- suffragists to storm the House Of
Commons and made forty arrests.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
TEN LITTLE LOVERS.

Ten little lovers. signing. "Oh. be mine,"
One met a new girl, then there were nine.
Nine little lovers, questioning their fate;
One saw her freckles, then there were
eight.
Eight little lovers-one stayed till eleven;
Papa shouted down the stairs, then there
were seven.
Seven little lovers-by some artful tricks
A grass widow caught one, then there were
six.
Six little ~lovers-one. upon a drive.
Used both hands to drive with, then there
were five.
Five little lovers-one began to snore
When she sang a love song, then there
were four.
Four little iovcrs-on his Bonded knee
One was told twas hopeless, then there
were three.
Three little lovers came each week to WOO;
Two little lovcrs--with a thought to stun.
She showed one her dress bills, then there
was one.
One little lover-and the tale is done;
She was married to him, now there is
none.
Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Brief News
BIZ w RE
WASHINGTON.

President Roosevelt sent to the
Senate the nomination Of Louis A..
Coolidge, of Massachusetts, to be As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion announced that the mine hour
law" could not be suspended except
in particular cases.
President Roosevelt asked Con-
gress to pass laws protecting official
messages sent by wireless telegraph.
1t was stated that President Roose-
velt will make no more public ad-
dresses until after the close Of the
political campaign.
Rear-Admiral Seth NJ. Ackley, U. S.
NJ, retired, died, aged sixty-two years.
He was born in Nantucket, Mass,
and entered the navy in 1852.
President Roosevelt pronounced
false and malicious" the charge that
he had been using Federal patronage
to promote the Presidential candidacy
of Secretary Taft.
Senator Foraker read correspond
ence regarding the appointment OF
an Ohio postmaster and charged the
President with trying to force SUP
port for MI. Taft in Ohio.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
The Father of Algebra.

If Diophantus. of Alexandra,
fourth century of the Christian era.
was not the inventor Of algebra, then
it is not known to whom the honor
belongs. TO DiophanLus the honor IS
generally given. The Arabians claim
that the invention belongs to one OF
their countrymen. Mohammed Ben
Musa. who Hourished about the mid
die of the nth century. Certain 1t
is that the Arabians introduced alge-
bra to Europe by way OF ltalV,
through Leonardo. a merchant or
Pisa, who had lived among the Arabs
OF Barbary. Leonardo's treatise was
written in 1202.-New York Amerl
can.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
CLOTH FROM PAPER.
German Yarn Result of Years OF
Scientific Study.

oClcLltilC StuNg'
ITO the ingenuity of Herr Emil
Claviez; a well-known Saxon inventor
and manufacturer, is due the produc-
ton of a paper yarn termed 'Zyolin,
that has been successfully used in a
wide range of textile fabrics So
writes Frank N. Bauskett in the
Technical World Magazine.
The utilization of paper wood
fibre in this practical way and the ex.
IRENE cheapness of the new material
compared with other yarns now in
use is really a most remarkable
achievement. This is not a haphaz-
ard discovery, but rather the logical
result Of years of painstaking study
and experimentation. After the final
development of the theory at first in
mind into tangible material for all
manner of Uses in textile industries,
the paper thread and yarn, loose or
tightly spun. Of all ~thicknesses, have
since been woven into almost every
conceivable fabric and tested and re-
tested, until the invention has be-
come an important commercial sue
cess. The paper yarn has extraor-
binary wearing properties, and as the
full scope of its usefulness has prob
ably not been determined. 1t will.
in all likelihood, lend itself to other
yet to be discovered"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
DOMESTIC.

The American ship Emily Reed
f%Oundered off the coast OF oregon.
Twelve lives were lost.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $780,
900 to Morgan College, of Baltimore.
for the education of colored youth, II
the officers raise another $4,000.
John G.. Grant, a pressman, crazed
by the grip, leaped from the Brook
lyn Bridge, New York City. His life
was saved in St. Gregory's Hospital.
George H. Norman, who took Ad-
miral Cervera off the burning flagship
Jnfanta Maria Teresa at the Battle OF
Santiago, died at Brookline, Mass.
Alfred Stieglitz, one Of the best
known amateur photographers in the
world, was expelled from the Camera
Club, New York City.
William B. Ridgely is to become
president of the reorganized National
Bank of Commerce, Of Kansas City,
and Lawrence o. Murray, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, is
to succeed him as Controller of the
Currency.
A vote of 270 to 200 by principal
public school teachers of New York
City favored giving corporal punish
ment to naughty school children.
Heinrich Conried resigned as di.
rector Of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City, and Julio
Gatti- CasazZo was selected to fill his
place.
A dispute on business led to the
killing OF A. H. Cline by Luke Banner
at Elk Park, N. G.
At Cleveland, Ohio, Fred Wigle,
an actor, shot and killed his wife,
Maud, and committed suicide.
At Boston, James H. Lehnemann,
of Brookline, head of the band who
smuggle Chinese into New England,
was sentenced to four months in the
East Cambridge jail.
The Illinois Tax Reform Associa-
ton wants al injunction to prevent
Cook County from accepting $1,000
600 from the Marshall Field estate
for back taxes, instead OF the full
amount.
Reprimanded for Sinking work,
George Benscusch, a prisoner in the
workhouse at Cincinnati, attacked
Guard John Devens, who shot h.D
dead.
Secretary Taft, speaking at Kansas
City before the Association OF Young
Republicans Of Missouri, defended
President R%oosayelt's attitude t1-a.l
Tho Trusts
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

bands that are trimmed with tiny but
tons like those upon the chemisette,
and the effect is altogether a chic and
charming one
The waist is made with the guimpe
lining, full front and backs. These
last are shirreG at the shoulders and
gathered at their upper edges and
arranged owe the lining, which is
faced to form the chemisette and the
yoke is arranged yer the whole.
The prettily full sleeves are shirred
at their lower edges and the Innings
are faced to form either the narrow
or the deep cuffs.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is three and a
quarter yards t~wenty-one, two and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven or
one and fve-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide, with three-quarter yard
eighteen inches wide for chemisette
and cuffs for three-quarter sleeves,
one-half yard Of silk for trimming,
one yard eighteen inches wide if deep
cuffs are used.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

rial is appropriate, for the model
suits those Of lighter weight as well
as the. heavier suitings and, as it can
be made either in walking length or
with a slight train, it is adapted both
to the street and for indoor wear.
The stitched finish is a ~favorite one
Of the season, but banding can be APP
piled if something more elaborate Is
liked.
The skirt is made in v cores
and is laid in two pleats at each seam
and in inverted pleats at the centre
back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The City Council of Havana has re-
solved to abolish the taxes on thea
tres when plays by Cuban authors
are presented and to permit the mu-
nicipal band to play on sucn o2-
casions.
La Lucha, the Liberal organ, says
1t is convinced that Washington VIII
devise new measures to guarantee
Cuban stability.
The insular police seized $4,000
cartridges on the schooner King Ed:
ward VII. in the harbor at Maya
guez, P. R. The e~ontraband of war
vas destined for Santo Domingo.
The Assembly, at Manila, unseated
Dominador Gomez by a vote of 40 to
IS. The vote was the elimination OF
a Series OF sensational sittings. Co
mez, a labor and anti-American agi-
tator, was elected from Manila.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
buttons and Links.

The ]crocheted shirtwaist sets, but
tons and links. referred to some time
since in this column, al be made at
home by crocheting coverings for the
button molds, using them single on
the front, Of course, and connecting
pairs with the long gold links to be
found at tho jewelers. for the cuff
buttons. A button with a shank
gives the best satisfaction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Paving the Tightening.

4 party OF American tourists who
were comfortably established in a
hotel in Germany discovered a new
contribution to English as she is
spoke" only this time they found
il in the written word. The building
had been recently wired for electric
ity and under the bulbs in each room
directions were posted in French.
German and English. The French
was irreproachable, the German near
~ so. The English read as follows:
ITO open and shut the tightening
electrical on, is requested to turn to
the right hand. On going to bed it
must be closed. Otherwise the light
ching must be paid."-Boston Her.
aid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
The Field of Sports.

PENNSYLVANIA defeated Yale al bas-
ketball by a score Of IS to Z.
William Walker, the Western turf
man, has probably the largest stable
OF jockeys in the country under his
direct control.
Edmund Lamy, Of Saranac Lake,
n. Y, WOE the three-mile amateur
skating race OH Saranac Lake IN ION.
SIS. from a crack field.
Jimmy Casey. the eX-captain and
third baseman OF the Brooklyn Base
ball Club, will manage and have en-
tire charge Of the Montreal team
next SEASON.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Tints in

Wide bands of black filet mesh
richly embroidered in peacock colors.
with touches Of bronze, gold or sill
yer, are fast replacing the Japanese
and Oriental trimmings which have
held sway for so long. Some of the
designs shown in tints of orange and
burnt leather strike a particularly
happy note in combination with the
warm brown material so popular this
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Seven GOred Skirt.

The skirt that is laid in pleats at
the seams is the one that is quite sure
to give graceful lines to the figure,
and here Is a model that is just sufl-
GENTLY full for freedom and grace,
and which is stitched fiat over the
hips while it flares at the lower edge.
In the illustration the material Is one
of the striped novelties stitched with
belding silk, but every skirting mate
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
lin For the "Dcb."

Hard and severe outlines suit the
athletic girl better than tulle and
daisy effects. Tulle and chiffon are
for the small-faced girl with fluffy
hair. 1t is the charm Of simplicity
hat makes the young girls frock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Taft Wins in Ohio.

Secretary of War William II. TAFT
won q sweeping victory in Ohio at
primaries which were held in thirty
six of the Lightweight counties to
select delegates to the State Conven-
ton. Nearly all the delegates named
are for Taft.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Interlinings of Chiffon.

Two interlinings Of chiffon in two
different shades of the same color are
hung beneath a gown Of striped nous
seine de sole of black or white with
an effect that is truly lovely. Put thu
lighter of the shades next the outside
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is nine and a
half yards twenty-seven, five and a
quarter yards forty-four or fifty-two
inches wide if material has figure or
nap; eight and a half yards twenty
seven, four and three-quarter yards
forty-four or four yards fifty-two
inches wide if material has neither
figure nor nap.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

In this instance, however, brown chif-
fon is made over a lining Of white
India silk, and this lining Is faced
with net to form the chemisette. The
chemisette is banded with narrow
soutache braid and trimmed with lit
tie gold buttons, while the yoke is
made Of taffeta edged with stitched
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Russian Tcrrorists Kill Six Men.

A band Of terrorists attacked a post
van near Janoff, in the government OF
Lublin, Poland, killed the driver and
five soldiers, wounded two soldiers
and carried off $500.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
Coiored Flannels.
Colored fannels are said to be the
coming thing in shirts.
Square Jackets.

The square jacket and the pleated
skirt in some heavy stuffs, plaids OF
plain brown-reds or very dark blues.
are much worn. With them are seen
shirt blouses and jabots that grow
fuller and wider.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

Though celluloid is a convenient
chemical preparation for the manu-
facture of a wide variety of articles,
it's high inflammability is a constant
danger, says Chambers Journal. In
view of these circumstances particu-
lar interest is being conferred in gal
alith," a German invention, which
is now coming extensively into vogue,
since it is non-inaammable, Of great
strength, and OF wide value in its
possible applications. The material
is a perfectly odorless. hornlike pro-
duct, prepared flpm casein, the
cheese constituent of SKINNED milk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

In Russia there are 100000
children between six and fourteen
years who are receiving no education
whatever.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

A scientific contemporary of across
the seas tells us that at present it is
estimated there are in the world s
oceans 1000, 900 cubic miles Of salt,
and the most astonishing thing about
it is that if all the salt could be taken
out in a moment the level Of the
ocean would not drop one single inch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

Of the worlds population there are
sixty-four to the million who are
blind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
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New York City.-Such a pretty,
soft, full blouse as this one makes up
charmingly in chiffon, in net, in all
over lace and in every thin material.
1t can be used over a lining Of match
ing or of contrasting color, and the
yoke portion can be Of silk or Of vel
vet or any fabric that may be liked.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

Professor Alexander Agassiz, d.
rector and curator of the University
Museum, at Harvard, president of the
Calumet and Hecla Company, and
worldwide traveller. will shortly
start on an expedition to the lakes
and wildernesses of central Africa
to pursue his scientific investiga-
lions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

Russian engineers have discovered
large naphtha fountains and also an
entire naphtha lake on the Russian
section of the island Of Sakhalin.
The spot is said TO be easily accessi-
BILE to steamers, and it is reported
that a line of ships will soon connect
with both Vladivostok and Japan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

tuberculosis is much less common
among coal miners than among other
classes of people. According to the
United States census statistics, min
ers and quarrymen occupy third place
in the scale of tuberculosis mortality,
only bankers and farmers being more
immune. Coal dust ~aT.a5onizes tu-
berculosis when already present, and
many physicians have treated ne dis
ease by inhalation of coal dust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

1t has been proposed to use electro
magnets for lifting and handling
large panes Of glass. This is accom-
plished by placing a piece Of sheet
iron under the glass and applying one
or more electromagnetic on the up
per face of the glass. The electro
magnets attract the sheet of iron
and thereby hold the glass suspended
while moving.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11
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A German biologist has calculated
that the human brain contains 3OO,-
100000 nerve cells. 100000 OF
which die and are succeeded by new
ones every day. At this rate we get
an entirely new brain every sixty
days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-03-11

According to American Consul
General Skinner. at Marseilles,
French farmers are readily able to
produce denatured alcohol Of from
fifty to seventy degrees strength
from the pulp of grapes, apples and
pears.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-04

the advantages offered, is decidedly
manevolent effect. The streets Of
city are dull but for idlers, and the
shoppers are not seen on them.
The housewife OF the city and coun.
try seldom visit store, but tele-
phones for what che needs. The de-
livery boy brings the goods to the
door and is informed she will pay
latter. Vast credit accounts pile up,
Of which the husband is not aware.
The merchant carries the housekeep.
er and the jobber the merchant, and
soon q sherif's notice is on the mer-
chants door. And for these things
will the people OF Marion pay higher
telephone rates2
Will the people SUBMIT Let the m
awenken from their lethargy and one
and all say I'VE will no longer be
outdonel" We cannot afford higher
rates in our homes; our business GER
tainly will not warrant it. More than
one hundred subscribers have order.
ed their telephones removed, includ-
ing all the more important businesses
Will no, each and all OF you do like
wiser 1t is only by continued and
united action that the people can gain
their we'll taken stand. just say to
the company: "You can choose be-
tween giving us the telephone at the
present rates or let your elaborate
system stand idle. Those who will
not do this are EDWARDS to their
own and to their neighbors interests.
Let US all have our telephones remoy-
ed and the Central Home Telephone
Company will realize that people
need telephones, what is more I'M.
portsnt to the telephone baron-HF
CAN NOT DO WITHOUT THE
PEOPLE. An Old Friend a d
Patron OF the Central Home Tele.
phone Company.