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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
% KNOTS FOR A BATTLEsH1P.
Full Speed Record For Eight Hours
Of the New InvincibIe.

London. - The British %battleship
Invincible, at her full-power trial,
steamed twenty-eight knots an hour
for a period Of eight hours.
At a recent trial, under seven
tenths of her power, the Invincible
attained a speed of twenty-five knots,
and it was expected at her full-power
trial that she would reach thirty
knots. She is the fastest battleship
in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02

New York City. - Simple n....
blouses such as this one are much
worn by young girls, both with skirts
to match and as separate blouses. All
the pretty soft silks and satins, crepe
de chine and chiffon and materials Of
the sort are much in vogue for the
odd waists and for the gowns CASH
mere, challis. wolfe and the like are
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
Get Ruef Jury After Three Months,

The jury to try Abraham Ruef on
a charge of bribery was completed at
San Francisco, Cal. This prelimin-
airy has taken more than three
months.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
Dyed Oil Red.

A former representative of the
Standard Oil Company testified that
be had dyed oil red in order to take
away the business of a rival concern.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02

The railroads of the United States
used l~S.S55,691 barrels Of oil for fuel
in 1907, an increase OF 100000
barrels over 1906.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
DuSky Blue.

The new color that is a good deal
talked about with the designers Is
known as dusky blue. 1t comes In
mousseline, in suede in cloth and In
plumes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02

Supreme Court Justice Asphalt.
of New York, decided that a bride
who deserts her husband without
cause cannot obtain a divorce on the
ground of infdelity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02

the habit back the skirt is cut off at
the back edges and simply scanned.
The quantity of material required
for the siXteen-year size is six yards
twenty-four, five and a quarter yards
t%hirty-two or three and a half yards
forty-four inches wide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
New York Cjty's Millions.

The New York City budget, carry
ing 156,545,14S.14, was passed by
the Board of Estimate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
HUNTER SHOT WI SON.
Stumbled When About to Fire at Deer
and Killed Lad. I

Calais, Me.-Word was received
here that the fourteen-year-old son Of
D. c. Rollins, of st. Stephens, N. g.;
had been accidentally shot and killed
by his father while deer hunting.
Mr.. Rollins. stumbled when about
to fire at a deer and his aim was d.
verted, the bullet passing through the
neck of his son, who was some dis
lance in advance of him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
French Train Off Rails; Ten Dead.

An express train vas derailed near
Grisolles, France. Ten persons were
killed and many injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02

to be extensively worn this season.
This model has the great advantage
Of allowing a choice of the chemisette
edged with banding or Of a palmer
waist with the tucks extended to the
collar and made of one material
throughout. The sleeves are dis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
less Divorce in South Dakota.

Less Divorce IN q UaKota.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-Election returns
make it certain that the new divorce
law has been approved by the voters.
This is expected totput the so-called
divorce mills" out OF business. The
proposed amendment to the Gonsti-S
tuition requires a residence of one
year to make one o legal resident OF
the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02
France to Erect Aerial Garages.

Paris.-Minister of Public works
Darthou, speaking in the Senate,
promised to ask a Government credit
of 100000 to begin the establishment
of a system of garages throughout
the country that should the :.
nrincipal aerial routes Of %travel."L>
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-12-02

Washington, D.. The largest
fine ever paid in open court here was
settled when Edwin M:a&Nan Dyke
handed IN two $4,000 bills to pay q
fine of $4,000 on a plea OF guilty Of
attempting to defraud the Govern
ment. Van Dyke was formerly an
ink expert in the Bureau OF Engray-
Ing and Printing. y
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
FALLS VILLAGE

A large audience assembled to hear the children tt Citizens Hall, Tuesday evening. First there were two rollicking songs by 30 children, and an up and down drill by Charles Holmes, Harvey Wright, Church Ward, Alfred Abb, Francis Pulver, then dolly show by Ruth Agres, Sadie Surdam, Dora Heinz
 Eleanor Tracy, Mary Dean, Winifrcd smith. Gladys Berry, Hervey Wright and Fredric Morris. A vocal duet "The Quarrel" by May Boylan and John Wright. An operetta "Jacl Frosts Mistake" was finely presented, with Harry Frink as Lord High Chamber lain" Church Ward as Jack Frost. |" Preston Ward as Santa Claus Mes senger" with Marie Smith, Marion. La tour, Edith Wickwire, Olive Morse, Charles Latour, Byron Latour and George Latour as "Sprites." The red, white and blue drill and the several tableaux, executed by Gladys Haskins, Julia Surdam, Sadie Dickinson, Lillian Ethel Babcock, florence Surdam and Helen Alseph. concluding by singing America" Receipts were $36.00.
 The Thanksgiving sermon by Rev. H. B. Chown, Sunday, was heard by a good sized congregation. It was
 truly service which all who heard will remember as long as they are permitted to hold earthly Thanksgiving days. MT. Chown departed from the old custom of describing the origin of the day, and he spoke very eloquently of our Thanksgiving as a nation, in political life, in social life and individ- ual life. His prayer was a thanksgiving ln itself. It was m inspiration to be better men and women. We felt, too. that we had never fully appreciated the worth of the man who year after year has stood in the sacred desk and broken to us the bread of life-May his Thanks giving days be many in this little corner of New England. Mrs. Chown, an organist of ability presided at the instru- ment, the choir rendered excellent music.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
LIME ROCK

Miss Rhoda Reed and sister Mrs Wiokwire spent several days in Tor rington last week.
 Robert Huxley is driving team again for G. B. Latour.
 Mrs. Ben Cole and little son called on friends here last Thursday.
 Mrs. o. O. Kipp and daughter. Miss Nellie, were in Lakeville and Millerton one day recently.
 The B. R. Uo. are repairing some of their buildings at the station.
 MT. and Mrs. R. N. Barnum attended the football game in New Haven Satur- day.
 Mrs, Mary Belcher spent Friday in West Cornwall.
 Mrs. James Van Dyke took her brother. Louis Darling to Sharon last Thursday. MT. Darling is a shoe drummer.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26

township is surely blessed. And any than money or roads, viz, completely equipped wireless telegraph station, in stalled through the enterprise of MT Roland Marckres and his father. Your scribe has been informed that the first message intercepted by the apparatus read "-the lid" This could be variously interpreted as, "Put on the lid" "Take off the lid," Dash the lid, " etc., etc. It is also somewhat uncertain whether this is a message from "Dick v Croker to hls New York henchmen, or from some fashionable milliner to a prospective client.
 The News is requested to publish the following relative to the death of Miss Hattie Brasie whose remains were in tered ill the local cemetery Saturday. The extract is from Bridgeport paper:
 Retiring in her usnal good health about 10 o'clock Tuesday night Miss Hattie k. Brazis of Bridgeport awoke from her slnmbers about 11:30 o'clock with peculiar sensation of the heart. She gave an alarm, Dr. Ober who lives close by was hastily summoned to the bedside of the patient at 194 Nichols street, but before his arrival the patient fell back on her bed, dead. Heart disease was asoribed as the cause of the sudden death. Deceased is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Frederick Warner, Mrs. John Beatty, of this city, Mrs. Henry Reed of Nichols and Mrs. Will liam Goble, of Brooklyn, NY. Deceased was native of Sharon, Conn.,. the daughter of Oscar and Betsey Brasie. The funeral was held Friday after noon at o'clock from the home of Mrs. Frederick Warner, 188 Orchard street 'ssnd the remains were taken to Sharon for burlal Deceased was well known in East Bridgeport where she had a large circle of friends and dacquaintances who were shocked and pained to learn of her sudden demise.
 Burial service in accordance with the above was read in Hillside Cemetery Sharon, on Saturday, November 21 at noon, by the pastor of the M. E. church.
 Amateur"
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
EAST CANAAN

Reports from Maurice Warner say that he is rapidly improving at Hillcrest hospital.
 Miss Gertrude Brinton was attacked by dog last week and had her clothes badly torn. Fortunately she was not bitten. The dog has been shot.
 Rev. c. w. Hanna gave trip to the Holy land with the stereoptican at tho conference room Sunday evening.
 Eli Giddin9s has had fine granite monument erected ou the family lot in Hillside cemetery.
 Mrs. Thomas Richards remains were brought here for burial Tuesday D. m. from New Jersey.
 Mrs Helen Morgan of Schenectady, N. Y. is visiting her sister, Mrs. 0. B. Bennett.
 Miss Helen Bronson was home last week.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
Millerton Man Bankrupt

Owing to the business dullness of the past year or so and slow collections A. J. Pulver of Millerton has been obliged to file 8 petition in voluntary bank, ruptcy says the Telegram. The petition and schedules were filed last Thursday and show assets of about $500, and liabilities, unsecured. about 5000. F. L. Conklin has been appointed receiver anu George Grey and David Dempsey were by him appointed to make an iu- ventory of the stock.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26

WenJ GO Cno IOObDall RdIQe ldSb Wooh, Since which time we've not heard
 squeak,
 From out his lenthened face. (Yale lost) The assessors held several sessions last week. ,.".
 A. w. White was in New York last week. Alfred Deming is home for Thanks giving. ........
 Frank Dakin is enlarging his resi- dence. e-
 Walter Bartram spent Sunday in LakevlIle.
 Dr. J. s. Chaffee was in New York last week.
 Master Forrest Smith is home from New York.
 Mrs Chas Rhynus has returned from Bridgeport.
 Miss Katherine Kinney has been visit ing in Amenia,
 Miss Edith Sewell has been in New York for few days. William Gordon, of Hackensaok, N. J., is visiting ln town.
 Miss Louise Jackson has been visiting her brother in Canaan. Harry White, of Winsted, has been visiting friends in town.
 Miss Alioe Stone,. of Lime Rock, is visiting at Robert Prindle's. <.. . George Smith, of Patterson. N, Y. is visiting at Frank Harrison's. .r Mrs. Chas. Gibson, of Sherman, Conn, is visiting Mary Woodward.
 Mrs E. A. Deming returned home from New York last Saturday.
 Miss Hattie Dakin. of Millerton, has been visiting Mrs. A. w. White. R. St. John Boughton will spend Thanksgiving at Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Mrs. Emily Concklin, of Amenia is visiting her cousin, Mrs. s. Kirby.
 Gilbert Smith made one of his peri odical trips to the city last Saturday. The Misses Goodwin, Garter and Chapman were in New York last week. E. F. Gillette is having the interior of Lis house re-decorated by w. E Klebes. Mrs. Charles Jackson and Miss Louise Jackson, were i'll New York last week. Mrs. Volney Merwin has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jenkins, Ill Torring- ton.
 Mrs. Chas. M. Prindle is ill Mount Vernon with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Pike. e.. H-- Miss Julia Peck, of New Haven, has been visiting her cousin, Miss Ruth Prindle.
 E, A. Pequigney, Sr., is reported to be seriously ill, with small chance of recovery.
 A son of Richard Scott, aged six weeks died Tuesday morning. Interment at Salisbury.
 Chas. Whitford has been ill. His place on tho R. F. D. was filled by Rob- ert Prindle.
 George Conklin is again in town, after spending few days at his sisters in Poughkeepsie.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Fairchild are re- joicing over the advent of daughter born Monday.
 Miss Evelyn Bartram, of Brooklyn. N. Y., expects to soon return to her home for the winter.
 Mrs. Horace Williams has gone to visit her parents at Alleghany, Pa., and may stay over the holidays.
 A. w. Walter is now the lone scraper ill his barber shop, the services of an as sistant having beon dispensed with.
 "John," MT. Walters popular and well liked assistant the past season, has returned to New York for the winter.
 Union Thanksgiving service was held at the M. E. church Thursday Nov. 26 at Il a, m. Preaching by Rev. G. L. Forte
 Miss Eva Landon will spend next Sunday at Drew Seminary. ill Carmel N. Y, where she was formerly an art
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
SHARON VALLEY

Mrs. Hotchlkiss and sister and ". Ross and daughter, Viola, started for Mrs. Hotchkiss' home in the south on Monday.
 Mrs. Julia Bristol recently visited her sister Mrs. A. Scutt.
 F. Haines and wife are to move in MT. Ross house. MT. Haines is to care for Mrs. Hotchkiss' place during her absence.
 Mrs. R. Randall and Miss Susan St. John attended the funeral of George Swift.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
Egg Within an Egg

H. O. Harrington of North Egremont, Mass, recently found very curious egg. laid by one of his Rhode Island Red chickens. It was a perfectly formed egg with another egg as perfect and with shell and all on the inside. The outside egg was of rather larger size than usual, while the one inside was quite small.-Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26

Our town now has constable
 And Justices to spare Of Lawyers, sad to say, but one,
 Though few they be who care. Yet this will soon be remedied,
 And our local bench adorned, By Thomas b. also H. B.
 Your scribe has been informed. And when their brain assimilates, Tho lore for which they try, And they start i'll, as sure as sin,
 They'll raiso the bar on high.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
PULPIT AND PEW

Happenings of Interest in Sharon's
 Religious Circles
 Methodist Church. The Rev. R. E. Wilson, D. D., Dis trict Superintendent, preached a sermon of remarkable tenderness and impress sioness, in the Methodist church last Sunday morning. Dr. Wilson was ap- pointed to the superintendency of the Poughkeepsie District last spring and has taken up the work with great vigor and efficiency.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26

A politician of this place, Who seldom fails to hold ap ace Went to the football game last week, Since which time we've not heard
 squeak, From out his lenthened face. (Yale lost)
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
Selling Water

Spring water is being sold at 10 cents 8 gallon in Winsted. Many people re- fuse to use the water furnished by the water works company.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
MY YEARS EXPENSE
An Ideal Book for One Years Accounting

A double page with 31 lines is furnished for each month, The printed classidcations are Rent and Water, Light and Heat, Meats and Groceries, Interest and Insur- ance, Clothing, Physician and Medicine, Carfare and Travelling, Books and Amuse- ments, Labor and Service. There are 3 extra columns without headings. There is a double summary page for recording monthly totals.
 Size 7 x 816, ledger paper, blank book ruling, and bound in stiff cloth board of assorted colors. A very handsome book.
 Price soc per copy, postage 4c.
 THE CANAAN PRINTING CO.
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
Want December Term

Litohfield county lawyers will en- deavor to get a superior court judge to hold a special session of court iu thIs county, probably at Winsted, in Decem- ber.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
.s SHARON .*

New subscribers may have THE NEWS free from now until January 1. 1909 and one full year from that date for the price of years subscription. Sead along the money. The sooner you subscribe the more papers you get.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
The Potato Record

William Dakin of Millerton seems to hold the record for potatoes. having raised about 900 bushels of fine ones on three acres of ground-Telegram.
Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
Poultry Show

The South Berkshire Poultry Associa- tion will hold show in Great Barring ton about January 1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-19


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The state herald., 1908-04-03
AN INTERESTING
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT
Any Child Can Do 1.-THE Result Is
Almost Like Maslc-Useful, Too.

Anything in the nature of a chem.
and usually educative. Here Is a sim
pie experiment which any child can
perform and which Is instructive in a
very practical way: Get a bit of White
Lead about the size of pea, n piece
of charcoal, common candle in Il
out little hollow in the charcoal to
hold the White Lead, then light the
candle, take the charcoal and lead in
one hand and the blow-pipe in the
other. with the large end of the blow
pipe between the lips; blow the fame
of the candle steadily against the bit
of White Lead on the charcoal and IL
the White Lead is pure it will pres.
emily resolve itself into little shining
Slobules of metallic lead, under the
intense heat of the blow.pipe, leaving
no residue.
If, however. the White Lead is adul-
terated in the slightest degree, II will
not wholly change into lead. So, 1t
will be seen, that this experiment is
not only an entertaining chemical
demonstration, but also of practical
use in the home. White Lead is the
most important ingredient of paint.
II should be bought pure and unadul.
terated and mixed with pure linseed
oil. That is the best paint. The
above easy experiment enables any
one to know whether the paint is the
kind which will wear or not
The National Lead Company guar
antee that white lead taken from a
package bearing their Dutch Boy
Painter" trademark will prove abso,
lutely pure under the blow-pipe test:
and to encourage people to make the
test and prove the purity of paint be-
fore using it. they will send free n
blow.pipe and valuable booklet on
paint to anyone writing them asking
for Test Equipment. Address Ma
tional Lead Company, Woodbridge
Building. New York City.
The state herald., 1908-04-03
WORKS FOR CIVIC PRIDE.
Excellent Scheme Devised by Mer-
chants of Western City.

A new scheme for arousing local
pride is being worked in an enterprls-
ing western city The plan in brief
is, instead of attempting to vitalize
the civic spirit of the whole commu-
nifty, to organize clubs in different To-
calities and to clean up and light up
certain sections, without regard to
what may be done elsewhere. For in
stance, club is organized in n
single block, and merchants on each
side of the street are persuaded to
join. If 1t is desired to make the
block brilliant with light at night an
investigation is had to see how 1t can
be done, how much it will cost and
what It is worth. The plan has worked
so successfully that organizations are
springing up all over the same city to
devote their attention to cleaning or
lighting certain restricted territory.
1t is much easier to secure co-opera-
tion between 20 merchants than he
tween 200, and the influence of the
few spreads in widening circle
Baltimore News.
The state herald., 1908-04-03
How Her Life Was Saved When Bit,
ten BY Larae Snake.

How few people there are who are
not afraid Of snakes. Not long ago a
harmless little garter snake fell on
the wheel of an automobile which was
being driven by woman. The woman
promptly tainted and the car. left to
its own resources, ran into stone
wall and caused serious accident.
The bite OF poisonous snake needs
prompt attention. Mrs. X. NJ. Fishel.
Route No. /. Box 40. Dillsburg. Pa.
tells how she saved her life when bit
ten by n large snake.
"on August 20, 1906. | was bitten
on the hand twice by large copper.
head snake. Being n distance from
any medical aid. as n last resort
used Sloan's Liniment, and TO my as.
tonlshment found II killed all pain and
was the means OF saving my life. |
am the mother OF four children and
am never without your Liniment"
The state herald., 1908-04-03
PUBLIC LAND OPENING,

$4,000 acres Of irrigated govern.
mcnt Land In pig Horn basin. wyom.
ms viii be thrown open for settlement
May u. under tho Carey Act AFFORD.
inE an opportunity to secure an irri.
gated farm at low cost on easy pay.
montH. Only 30 days residence IL ~.
luired. a report containing Official no.
tlcc Of the drawing, maps, plats. aud
fnll Information has been published
by the Irrigation Department. i06
Home lna nldRs Chicago. Any one IN.
torosted may obtain free copy by ap.
plying 10 the Department
The state herald., 1908-04-03
One of the
Essentials

Of the happy homes of to-day is vast
fund OF information MS to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval Of the
Well Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One OF the products Of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed Of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the wcll-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only. and for sale by all leading druggists.
The state herald., 1908-04-03
BUT WAS 1T THE SAME MELON
Paper Carried by Darky Amounted
Almost to Perpetual Permit.

"a negro Just loves a watermelon" +"
said Representative johnson of South
Carolina. Strange, too. that when n
policeman sees negro with a melon
at an unreasonable hour he has II
right down that the darky has stolen
that watermelon heard story about
a policeman who met a negro in the
early hours of the morning, and he
had a big melon on his shoulder,
- see you have a melon therey
"'Yes, sah,' answered the darSy.
Use got er melon; but Use fixed fer
you. sab, and pulling out a paper he
handed II TO the officer. who read:
This bearer of this is o. X. Ho paid
mo ten cents for the melon. and he
is pillar In the church. James
Elder
"'You are Fixed said the officer.
"'Dat's what lowed answered the
negro. and he moved on."-Wash!ng-
ton Herald,