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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
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CITY INVITES BIDS FOR
ASPHALT SURFACE MIXTURE

AS the contract for supplying as
phalt wearing surface to the city Is
about to expire, the board of public
works yesterday asked the council to
pass a resolution authorizing the
board to advertise for bids.
The contract for the furnishing of
the mixture required by the bureau
of street maintenance and inspection
expires June 80, and 1t will be neces-
sary to enter into new contract for
a further period of six months.
This mixture is used in the repairing
of paved streets, the cost of which will
be paid from the street department
fund
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

HOLLENBECK LODGE. No. Sl9, f..
a g. A. NJ, will confer the third de-
wv gree this (Tuesday), June 2 com,
M mencng at p. IN. o-z-l
]. WILL DICK, Secy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

If there's anyone in the city
who COULD fill and fit the job
a want ad. will probably find him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

A merchant should try to make
his store-advertising the most in
teresting serial story" in the
paper. It's a profitable aspiration |!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
Three Firemen Badly Injured

CHERBOURG, June IA boiler tube
in the engine room of the American
line steamer st. Louis exploded while
the vessel was entering the roadstead
here this morning. Three firemen We're
seriously injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

The window of the Bartlett Music cOm-
pany displays The Heraid's auto-piano.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

MILL ENDS sILKO- II
LINE. ALL COL0Rs. -. ~
I believe this is the greatest
bargain in siikoiine the store
has ever put out. All colors;
oriental and floral patterns.
Think of it-1c yard.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

800 only. I've just received them.
They are all fine, dainty little par
asols fancy edge and ruffle top.
we never had a better value at 25c.
Out they go today at 121sc.
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near future. The centre-front por-
ton Is a feature and can be made OF
anything in contrast. Bandings can
be utilized, and some of the Oriental
effects are exceedingly handsome,
while again, the bands on the blouse
itself can be cut from any contrasting
material or could be Of the same en-
broidered or braided with soutache,
or banding could be applied over
them.
The blouse is made with the fronts,
centre front and backs. The sleeves
are cut in one with it and there are
trimming straps which conceal the
shoulder seams while the shaped
strap finishes the neck, front and
back edges. The closing is made in
visibly at the back.
The quantity Of material required
for the sixteen year size is TWO and
seven-eighth yards tw~enty-one or
twenty-four, two yards thirty-two or
one and one-half yards forty-four
inches wide with one-half yard eight
cen inches wide for the centre front,
three-quarter yard thirty-two inches
wide for the centre front, three-Quar-
ter yard t~hirty-two inches wide for
the trimming to make as illustrated,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
The Freedom Of the Farm.

Il hope you don't mind if We
tramp over your farm this afternoon
and picnic a while in your woods,
cheerfully asked the spokesman of a
large picnic party as they walked
into the gates of the yard.
Not at all. Not at ALL" laughed
Uncle Charlie Seayer as he dropped
his stockened set from the veranda
post and showed up his specks. Just
mosy right along and have a good
time. The farm is yours for the day.
Take that road neal the corn crib
and help yourself. Step a little ligh!
though, in goin' through those MEG
ders along tn creek, as l have never
been able to 'sterminate that bed Of
ra~ttlesnakes in thare. But there's only
a couple O. dozen CT the pesky critters
left. I'll get 'em all soon. Better
walk around the north pasture where
old Joshua is a PAWN and a bellerin'
fer he's a powerful bad varmint and
when he commands tn sun to run you
bet he gifts. That little rayine back
Of the woods is q fine place Ter a
picnic even ii Hank Hawkins does
say tibet tn ice-dam at the head O
tn gully is weak and liable to bust
any minute. l took some O. tn
braces out of the dam yesterday jist
to prove Hank is a liar.
IF that buck-sheep over IN the
orchard gets funny, one O you grab
him by tn horns and kick tn wool
off him. He's been q mite too frisky
since he nearly killed one O. tn hired
men. Don't let the young 'uns get
too friendly with those hornets nests
in the berry patch below the grain
fields. What! Coin up tn road
apiece? Why, yes, l reckon Wall
Weaver'l let We in his big woods.
Better stay right here. l give We tn
freedom o tn farm!"-From Puck.
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little girls coats. White is always
pretty and attractive, but dark red,
dark and medium blues and mixtures
are all in vogue, while for the real
warm weather linen, pique and
pongee all are liked.
The little coat is made simply with
the loose fronts and back and With
the big sailor collar. The shield
when worn is buttoned into place be-
meath the collar and closed at the
back. The full sleeves are finished
with Follower cuffs, but the plain
ones are simply stitched to simulate
straight ones.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (siX years. Is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
Sleeps in Cold Storage.

There is al apartment house in
New York City which has what is
known as cold storage. In each
apartment there is a kitchen which
is supplied with a refrigerator. In
side the refrigerator it is always ice
cold, says the New York Sun. A coil
of pipes is covered with perpetual
frost. The owner Of one Of these
apartments opens the refrigerator
door on very hot nights and sets an
electric fan in front of it. In a short
time the air of the whole apartment
is cooled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
ALMOST A SHADOW
Gained 90 lbs. on Grape-Nuts.

There's a wonderful difference be.
tween a food which merely tastes
good and one which builds up
strength and good healthy flesh.
1t makes no difference how much
we eat unless we can digest it. 1t is
not really food to the system until it
is absorbed. A Yorkstate woman
says:
81 had been a sufferer for ten years
with stomach and liver trouble, and
had got SO bad that the least bit of
food such as l then knew, would give
me untold misery for hours after
eating.
Il lost flesh until | vas almost a
shadow of my original self and my
friends were quite alarmed about me.
First l dropped coffee and used
Postum, then began to use Grape
Nuts, although l Lad little faith it
would do me any good.
But | continued to use the food
and have gained twenty pounds in
weight and feel like another person
in every way. l feel as if life had
truly begun anew for me.
Il car eat anything l like new in
moderation, suffer no i'll effects, be On
my feet from morning until night.
Whereas a year ago they had to send
me away from home for rest while
others cleaned house for me, this
spring l have been able to do it my
self all alone. .
My breakfast is simply Grape-Nuts
with cream and a cup of Postum, with
sometimes an egg and q piece OF
toast, but generally only Grape-Nuts
and Postum. And l can work until
noon and not feel as tired as one
hours work would have made me a
year ago." "There's a Reason" q.
Name given by Postum Co., Baltic
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road tc
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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How God AssimiIatcs Human Souls.

By every holy deed, by every spir.
itual aspiration, by each sacrifice OF
inclination to duty, of passion to prln-
ciple, of the hayward human will to
Gods, the spiritual instincts of the
believer are becoming more refined,
his spiritual perceptions more acute,
Not one fervent prayer, not one act
of earnest, thoughtful intercourse
with Cod, but is strengthening the
wing of aspiration ard purifying the
eye Of faith.
The time will come when this
process shall be completed, when love
Shall be refined from all admixtures
of %selGshness, and the soul, to its in
most depths, assimilated to God, shall
be prepared to reflect, without one
dimming shadow. the beams of in
finite beaHty.-Caird.
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Mans Heart is q Shuttle.

A mans heart is laid in the loom
of time to Il pattern which he does
not see, but God does. and his heart
is a shuttle. On II side OF the
loom is sorrow, and on the other
is 10y; and the shuttle, struck alter
nately by each, flies back and forth,
carrying the thread which is white or
black as the pattern needs.
And in the end, when God shall
lift up the finished garment, and all
its changing hues shall glance out,
il will then appear that the deep
and dark colors were as needful to
beauty as the bright and high colors.
H w. Beecher.
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Child's Refer.

There is no coat worn by TIC small
girl that quite takes the place OF the
REFER. 1t is very generally becom-
ing, it is simple yet absolutely smart
in effect and 1t can be slippes on and
off with the greatest possible ease.
This one is made of white serge with
collar and cuffs of Copenhagen blue,
but the model can be utilized for
every material that is in vogue for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
Had Been Attended To.

An Italian went up to the civil
Service Commissioners rooms in the
Federal Building the other day to
be examined for a laborer's position.
He answered most of the questions
correctly. Finally they asked him II
he had ever been n~aturalized. He
seemed a bit puzzled, but at last his
face lighted up.
"Ah! l know whata you mean.
Scratcha da arm. Yes, lasta week
philadelphia Ledger.
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What is Life?

Our business is, not to build quick
ly, but to build upon a right founda-
tion and in a right spirit. Life Is
more than a mere competition as be-
tween man and man; it is not who
can be done first, but who can work
best; not who can rise highest, but
who is working most patiently and
lovingly in accordance with the de-
signs of God.-Joseph Parker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Notwithstanding Humor on
Ankles-Opiates Alone Brought
Sleep - Eczema Yielded to
C,Ificr,rn

81 had eczema for over two years. / had
two physicians, but they only gave me re-
lief for a short time and | cannot enum-
crate the ointments and lotions | used te
no purpose. My ankles were one mass OF
sores. The itching and burning were so in
tense that | could not sleep. ] could not
walk for nearly four months. One day my
husband said I had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three times,
l had the best nights rest in months un.
less I took an opiate. l used one set OF
Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, and
my ankles healed in a short time. 1t is
now a year since I used Cuticura, and there
has been no return Of the eczema. Mrs.
David Brown, Locke, Ark, May 10 and
,Julv l3. 1907"
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Elastic Beltings.

We have had leather belts and silk
betting, elastic belts, suede belts, gold
belts and silver belts, but now we
have com binations Of all these.
Elastic of the finest sort embroidered
in gold and silver, and betting with
an elastic thread embroidered in all
colors of the rainbow, and gold
braided belts, decorated with flowers
in silver and silk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
Motor Costume.

When milady goes automobiling
she must be provided with a dust
proof cloak which has a double flap,
so that her dress will be entirely pro-
tected. On her head she will wear a
small straw toque and, to keep this
on, a brown chiffon veil slit up both
sides, so that it will tie in both front
and back; this will finish her motor
costume.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
Great Elm Tree Cut.

At Gaylord, Mich, the other day
they cut down an elm tree that was
eight feet through at the base. 1t
scaled more than 10000 feet. An
other one, although rotten at the
base, was cut off eighteen feet from
the ground and contained 5000 feet.
A third tree in that section is twenty
seven feet in circumference. The
vandals have spared 1t so far.
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ModiSh Belts.

The belt should match the gown
as accurately as possible. Braiding
may be introduced, but the color
scheme should be the same. 1t is a
mistake to introduce a foreign note
in the belt for: the reason that it de-
tracts somehow from the style of the
gown. The French dressmakers have
for two seasons been refusing to make
up contrasting belts, holding that the
effect was poor; "a belt Of the same
color assists, a belt of a contrasting
color d~etracts.'
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the kidney secretions we're badly dis
ordered. was completely worn out
and discouraged when / began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, but they went
right to the cause of the trouble and
did their work well. j have been
feeling we'll ever :ince."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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Embroidered Net.

Az exceedingly pretty touch is Civ
en- the hand-embroidered waist by
basting a fine net under certain fig
ures before embroidering them, cut
ting out the material afterward so
that the figures appear to be OF EN-
%broidered net.
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as liked. In the illustration the ma
terial is pongee with bands Of tai
feta, while the centre front is made
of all-over embroidery, but almost
all materials that are used for girls
dresses are appropriate and 1t Will
be found equally satisfactory for the
thin materials of the present and
for the slightly heavier ones OF the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
India b Culture.

Reports received from the Black
Sea coast and the Caucasus affirm
that endeavors to cultivate and nat
uralize there the India rubber tree
known as "dichopsis gutta" are prov
ing eminently successful. Consider
ing how very restricted is the geo.
graphical distribution OF gutta-percha
trees, great importance is attached
to this discovery.
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five months in a
hospital | was dis
charged ss incura-
BILE, and given only
six months to live.
MY heart was affect
ed, l had smother
ing spells and some
times fell uncon-
0 | got so |
couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight
was Unmarried and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
Hair O Plain.

On occasions when hats are dis
carded the hair is worn plain, or
adorned with beads or paillettes, the
ribbons being quite abandoned.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is

New York City.-Never has there
q prettier style been IN vogue than
that Of the over blouse and it suits
the young girls so peculiarly we'll
that it is a special favorite among
the younger contingent. Here is n
that is charmingly graceful and at
tractive and which can be utilized
either separately or Joined to the
skirt, making a semi-Drincesse dress
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26
A Real OptimiSt.

Our idea of a genuine optimist is
the man who a keep smiling While
the home team loses.
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THE COME and SEE sign

This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building OF
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
1t means that public inspection OF
the Laboratory and methods OF doing
business is honestlydesired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that a permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it a purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs With
out drugs2
Come and See.
Do the women ofAmerica continu.
ally use as much of it as we are told ?
Come and Sec.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to write?
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential?
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents!
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compoundh has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army Of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confdence,forshe also
might just as we'll regain her health.
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Dead Leaves Brown.

Dead leaves" is a term which rep
resents one of the new browns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-26

A nan is known by the company
he keeps away from.
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FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged Because Doctors Could
Not Cure.

Levi P. Brockway, S. Second Ave,
Anoka, Mimi, says: After lying for
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-26
PRIORY IS DECIDED.
TO ENGLISH CHURCH

A deed was filed yesterday with
the Registrar of Conveyances by
which the land and buildings of st.
Andrews Priory are conveyed by the
Society of the Holy Trinity of Day.
enport, England, acting under the
express permission of the Board Of
Charity Commissioners for England,
to the directors of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Hawaiian
Islands. A condition is attached pro-
viding for the free residence and
maintenance upon the premises OF
Sister Albertina and Sister Beatrice
during their respective lives. The
deed was executed December 8, 1908.
{. f. Clemens filed the instrument,
acting for Judge Stanley, who is alb
sent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-26
CARNEGIE FOR FOWLER BILL

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 27.-Rep-
resentative Fowler of New Jersey,
chairman Of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, last night
made public the following letter to
him from Andrew Carnegie in refer
ence to the formers currency bill.
Dear Mr.. Fowler:--You have
started On the right line and your
proposed bill is the result. There is
only one right path-we must base
our currency upon gold. The Cana
dian system. has worked well. There
Is no reason why our own should not.
Sooner or later we must follow other
civilized nations and place our bank
ing system upon the same lines-the
sooner the better.
There is a great contrast between
the House and Senate at the present
tuncture. The Aldrich bill is a mere
makeshift. 1t cannot be needed for
many years to come. Panics have to
grow. And when 1t is needed II COM
pels the banks to use their much
needed funds to purchase bonds be-
fore they can increase circulation re-
CURED.
"The bill before the House, on the
contrary, will accomplish result i'm
peratively needed and place our
banking system on a par with the
banking systems of the other nations.
ANDREW CARNEGIE"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-26
Postal Bank
For Savings
LAW FOR BANKS is PROMISED
AT THIS SESSION OF
CONGRESS

Washington. ". c., March Z. 49,
BILLS to establish postal savings
lHnks. introduced by Senators Car
ter Knox and Burkctt. were today
considered by n subcommittee OF the
Senate Committee on postonicos aud
rost Roads, consisting OF Senators
Carter burrows, Bankhead and
CLAY Postmaster General Meyer
was before the subcommittee and
outlined mis- views on the subject.
Postmaster General Meyer stated
to the committee that while the
Knox bin was drawn in his depart
ment. he was not welded to that
measure and was very ready to APP.
prove amendments of the provision
to be taken from both the Burkett
and Carter bills. The committee and
Postmaster General We're agreed
Upon the plan for placing the funds
to be secured by the postal savings
bank in the various national banks
Of the country at the rate of inter-
est sufficiently large to pay deposit
ors per cent and to defray all at
tondant expenses.
Speaking today Of the chances of
securing action on this bill, Senator
Carter, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee, said: II have no doubt the Sem
ate will pass a bill embodying the
ppgta1 Yrino,,io
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-26
Bryan And
His Policy
SILVER Is DEAD AND NEW IS
SUES ARE TO BE CON-
SIDERED

Lincoln, Neb., March 15.-"Silver
liz not an issue in this campaign"
said w. J. Bryan today. The plat
form adopted in Nebraska last fall
covered the issues, | think, in a sat-
isfactory manner. as they we're pre-
sented then. Not to specify every
thing, II declared for vigorous en-
forcement of the criminal law
against Trusts, insisted on further
prohlbitive legislation to restrain
corporations from contributing to
campaign funds, and favored the
election OF Senators by direct pop
ular vote. II argued for an imme-
diate revision of the tariff by a re-
duction of import duty, spoke for an
income tax as part of the revenue
system, and protested against gov-
eminent by injunction.
IL am much in favor of appro-
priations for the improvement of the
Mississippi. the Missouri, the Ohio,
and such other streams as can be
made useful for commerce. The saw
ing would be very great, and plank
covering this subject should be add
cd to the Nebraska platform.
THE Aldrich bill is bad, In that
II provides for the issue of bank
notes as emergency notes, and it
permits the use OF railroad bonds as
a basis of security. | believe that
only State, County, township and
municipal bonds should be used.
THE Oklahoma law is the best
have seen. Without putting any re-
sponslbility upon the Government 1t
authorizes the banking board to col
lect assessments from all the banks
for the protection of the depositors
of each bank, and thus gives to each
bank the strength of all the banks.
would like to see this subject dealt
with by the national convention"
Bryan appeared in fine health and
laughed mt reports of his illness.