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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
OUR LOSSES BY FIRE.
Waste That Could Be Prevented by
Proper Construction.

Too many buildings burn down in
this country. In 1898, the cost OF
fire, including not only property de-
stroyed, but insurance, the mainte-
nance of fire departments, ETC., was
over S500,000,000 In the same
year the building operations Of the
leading cities amounted to about
S65O%,000,O0 On the face of it,
eighty per cent. of the new building
construction was Offset by fire cost.
Herbert M. Wilson, Of the National
Geological Survey, says on this
point:
This fire tax exceeds the total
annual value of gold, silver and coal
production. The annual fire loss in
the United States is, according to
the National Board of Underwriters,
SAT per capita, while the average
annual loss in six large European
countries Is only $0.33 per capita,
or on%e-eighth that of the United
States. The greater part OF. this i'm
mense waste could be prevented by
proper construction of houses, fac
tories and business buildings. Such
construction would not only cost
little more than the prevalent COM
bustible buildings in the first place,
but also would result in real econo-
my in the long rum
The same excuse will be given for
this poor showing, as compared with
our neighbors abroad, that is given
for the fact that mining accidents,
railroad accidents and homicides are
several times more numerous per
capita in this country than in the
most enlightened countries of
Europe, and that our architecture is
less Overwhelmingly, that We are
a young nation" But railroad
building began in this country at the
same time that it did abroad; most
Of the mines that are worked since
this country took the field; the
buildings that give European cities
their attractions are nearly all Of
modern erection-of later date than
the brownstones Of Murray Hill
and with more wealth collectively
and Individually we have the means
to build well and safely.
Whether it is a young nation or
not, there are several respects in
which this country is old enough to
know better.-New York Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
REzzGloUs READ1NG
For THE QUIET HOU-.

FLOWERS AMONG : =
LIVING.
Scatter flowers among the living,
Do not save all for the dead;
They no longer need their fragrance,
Resting in their narrow bed;
They are with the blessed angels,
Where the flowers never fade;
Clothed in garments pure and spotless,
In the mansions God hath made.
Some are bent with heavy burdens,
AS they journey on life's road;
Nav we not strew sweetest blossoms
II we carry half their load?.
Then the God who watches Ger US,
He who knoweth every thought,
He will send US many blessings,
With the sweetest fragrance fraught.
May the sunshine on u faces
Shine upon some face that's sad!
1t may help to Danish sorrow,
1t may help to make them glad
Give to them the choicest blossoms,
Some of kindness, some Of. love;
Help them feel there's hope remaining,
Point them to the home above.
D. L. French, in the Christian
Herald. a'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
To be Continued.
SpottinC the Invisible.

German military authorities are
experimenting with a device by which
the location of troops using smoke
less powder may be easily discovered.
BY this device it is proposed to sur
vey the landscape through pale red
glasses. The flash of smokeless pow
der appears strong in red light, while
ordinary objects are dimned. By
furnishing field glasses with the de-
vice in question, which is provided
with screens of the proper tint, the
position of concealed marksmen can
be detected.-PittsburS Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Oleo Reoulations Stand

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
of Washington, D. c., after hearing
representations of oleomargarine and
dairy interests regarding the placing
Of the Government mark of inspection
on oleomargarine, announced that the
recent regulations requiring the
mark, as promulgated by the depart
ment, would stand, the statute being
clear and admitting of but one con-
struction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Perverted Proverbs.
n onion there is strength.

In onion there is strength.
Sweats are the juices of adversely.
Cosmetics cover a multitude OF
skins.
4 soft director turneth away graft.
He'll hath no fury like a Woman's
corn.
A wise boss maketh a glad party.
A fat rebate is rather to be chosen
than straight profits.
A woran is known by the COOKS
she cannot keep.
Fools invest where angels iaii to
enthusiastically Night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

The Rev. w. Arthur Noble, Of ko-
rea, has one Of the largest districts
in Methodism. Recently he walked
800 miles, the churches in one Sec
ton of his district being near enough
for him to do this.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
lower

Very few men have been able to
keep their balance when invested
with power. Power is dangerous
men thirst for it; they perjure them
selves for it; they will compromise
for it, and be destroyed by it at last.
The Rev. C.. F. Wimberly, Meth
odist, Louisville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Great Canal Opened.

A great canal which drains the two
Italian provinces of Mantua and Reg
gio and discharges into the River Pc,
has Just been opened. For five years
5000 men have been employed in dig
ging the big ditch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Welland Canal to Be Deeper.

The depth of the Welland Canal Is
to be increased from fourteen to
twenty-five feet to compete with
America in wheat transportation to
Europe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

The thin paper on which the OK
ford Bible is printed is made after a
secret process by the Oxford Univer-
sity Press. The secret is valued at
S1,250,0O0.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Wealth..

Some of the best friends God ever
had in this world were rlch men
The Rev. S. B. Dexter. Aurora. III.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

According to Professor Berthold.
of Vienna, a mans intelligence, hon
esty and good nature are in proper
ton to his portliness. His brain ex-
pands with his body, so that a stout
man is, as a rule, more Intelligent
than a thin man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Cost of Old Age Pensions.

It is expected that the Australian
old age pensions project will cost
81, 100000 yearly. -.-.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

.TRepM11AS ~
S. Il SCIENCE y p

A laboratory for the teaching Of
electric science has been established
in Manila by the Jesuit Fathers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05
Balloon Crosses Alps.

The Swiss Aero Clubs balloon Cog
aac succeeded in crossing the Alps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

Shingles are o made under =
patented process from asbestos fibre
and portland cement. Owing to the
enormous pressure under which the
shingles are manufactured, it is said
that they absorb, when fresh, only
about five per cent. of their weight
of water; and when exposed to the
atmosphere for a year or two that
h~ydration and subsequent c~rystalliza-
ton make them absolutely imper-
meable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

A Kansas gas man who has spent
years in the business makes the state
ment that natural gas is capricious
and that men who have studied it all
their lives give up in despair when
it comes to explaining. the why's and
w%herefores of some of it's ways.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

A pint bottle, which seems to be
empty, in reality contains eleven
grains of air. The same bottle would
hold something more than 5000
grains of water, if water were poured
into it in place Of air. Water is,
therefore $40 times heavier than air.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

Instead of having fusible plugs in
the bottom of a boiler i've the fire,
it is proposed by an English engineer
to place a small pipe inside the shell
having one end closed by being sealed
to the shell by a suitable fusible
metal. The other end passes through
the shell and is furnished with a
cock, or it may be led to an alarm
or to a feed pump. When the water
falls below the safety point the rise
of temperature in the boiler acts in
the usual way on the fusible metal,
but the pipe being protected from the
heat of the fire escapes injury, and
when the cock is closed the boiler
can be used for steam raising without
stoppage for insertion Of a new plug.
The lower atmosphere and the up
per atmosphere are believed by Pro-
lessor J. Ham to be two very differ
ent gaseous mixtures. At the earth's
surface the composition is: Nitrogen,
1903; oxygen, 20.99; argon, 0.94;
carbonic acid, O.O3; hydrogen, DOL;
neon, O.0O15; helium, 0.00015; kryp-
ton, O.0O010. At a height of twenty
kilometres (12.43 miles) he finds the
nitrogen increased to 84.34 per cent,
with 1919 of oxygen. At 100 kilo-
metres, with a probable temperature
of eighty degrees below zero Cent,
the hydrogen seems increased to
99.45 per cent, with O.453 OF helium,
and only O.O99 Of nitrogen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-05

Subject: David and Goliath, 1 Samuel
17:1, 1S:5-Golden Text, Ps.
11:1-Commit Verses 4s, a.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Reference to the people Of matter like
abolition Of the death penalty will serve to
reveal, through the discussion which must pre-
cede the poll, such change as has gone on i'll
a commonwealth supposed to be unusually in
telligent and sensitive to ethical distinctions.
For this reason a referendum would be
watched far beyond state bounds. Ideals in
penology have lately altered so much, motives
for doing justice have changed to such a de-
gree, the ''eye for an eye and tooth for a
TOOTH theory has been so undermined by
Christian ethics, that it is very doubtful wheth
er the laity, if left alone, would vote to go on
executing murderers-Boston Herald.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
PAGE TWO
OLD POPS, READ THIS.

Out in Texas, in the town of Abilene, is
true-hearted, Industrious reformer, who is do
ing his level best to stimulate independent
though and action, and to revive the interest
which tens of thousands Of good citizens once
felt in Jeffersonian democracy. He has been
doing this work at his own expense. Being
poor man. this is an imposition which we
ought not to allow. We owe it to ourselves to
help the man who is trying to help us.
The Jeffersonian strongly urges upon every
citizen who feels that in the campaign of 1908
every legitimate effort should be made to
bring out full, independent vote, to send
Mr.. III. t. Bentley, Abilene, Texas, contri-
button to help him on in circulating literature,
conducting national correspondence, and or
Canizing Jeffersonian clubs. If you can send
81, send it-send it now. Ii you can spare
SIS, send that. Thousands Of you can send
$40 and never miss it. Do it, and reap the
reward Of that good feeling which follows the
performance Of good deed. If you can send
no more than Is cents, send that amount.
The Jeffersonian can vouch for Mr.. Fl. L.
Bentley, and for the fact that that money will
be honestly applied to the purpose herein in
Dictated.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
PROTECT THE NATIONAL UNIFORM.

One Of the appeals of the military and
naval service of the United States ought to be
its dstinctiveness and distinction And that
necessities measures to prevent the misuse
of the national uniform. No person should
be permitted to copy the uniform for business
or other private purposes.
Nobody should be permitted to simulate
United States soldiers and sailors and national
guardsmen save in theatrical performances.
Were such laws enacted and enforced the
men in the service would have an added pride
useful in recruiting first-class men-New York
American.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
us, SONGS So sI!I;3; FREE
NATIONAL SONGS, HYMNS, HOME
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ETC. FOR LOVERS

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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENT.

To the Voters of the Northern judicial CIR
cult:
announce my candidacy for the Office Of
Solicitor General Of the Northern Judicial
Circuit, subject to the primary to be held for
that purpose. I assure you that l will appre-
ciate your support.
L ID. MGREGOR.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19

government. Congress is now considering va
1ious plans for the relief Of the finances and
for the prevention Of money strlngency; 1t IS
to be hoped that some measure such as this
will receive favorable attention.-Farmers'
Advocate.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19


You'd the power of estimation. To be free
from the extortion Of the express companies
and to be able to send and receive packages
up to a certain weight through the handy
medium of the rural delivery, would mean
another important step in the amelioration Of
conditions of life in the country. 1t would
rank with the telephone and the rural deliv-
cry of letters, as link in the chain Of COM
munication that binds the farm to- centers Of
civilization, which, by doing away with its iso-
lation, has removed one of the fundamental
drawbacks to residence in rural communities
The plan is intended particularly for the ben
eft Of farmers, as Mr.. Meyer designs spe-
cial graduated rate for parcels on rural deliv-
cry routes, his object being to utilize more
fully the machinery Of this system, and also
to foster local trades, by enabling merchants
in country villages to hold custom in COMPETE
ton with mail order houses, which latter
would not be given the benefit Of the reduced
rates.
Another plan that the postmaster general
has at heart, which would still further utilize
the resources of his departments, is the estab-
ishment Of a postal savings bank system, on
the order of that in Canada. In a recent in
terview, he explained that his idea was to let
each postoffice be an agency where money
could be deposited, this money to be placed
afterward in the state or national banks, so
that it could be led back into the channels of
trade in that particular locality. There is no
intention, Mr.. Meyer said, to compete with
existing savings banks, as the amount of de-
post will be limited to $500, and only per
cent interest will be paid. The postoffce de-
partment would be preferred creditor, and
no government bonds would be given as col
lateral for the deposits as these should be
left free for currency. There was no reason,
he thought, why the plan should not work as
well here as in Canada, where it has been tried
for forty years. The expense is small, no addi-
postoffices to carry it out. Money order clerks
handle the deposits entering the amounts III
the passboolzs of the depositors In England,
as well as in other European countries, postal
savings banks have been for many years one
Of the most popular institutions, putting as
they do a sort of national security behind
savings A great many people, including
nearly all foreign born population, have
a natural distrust of banks, and regard the
government as the most stable institution to
take care of money. 1t is thought the intro
duction of the system in this country would be
widely beneficial, and might aid in preventing
crises such as the one just past That crisis
was sharply accentuated by the withdrawal Of
money from local banks by small depositors
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
PARCELS POST.

Postmaster General Meyer loses no chance
of urging upon congress, collective and indi-
vidual, his pet scheme for the establishment of
a parcels post; and it is safe to say that no
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
Culpepper'S Re-Improved Big Boil
Extra Prolific Cotton

It is the best cotton that grows, made
three bales on one acre last year. 1t
is early and turns out more lint that
any big boil variety known. Every
farmer should plant it. Write for
circulars.
]. E. CULPEPPER, LutherSville, Ga.
PRICES: bushel. 81. so; bushels, $6.75;
10 bushels, $3.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-07-30

4 large. shy man with whisEers
told me d. sovereign cure for de
s0oa'"' -. other day He had a
number Of girls in mis- employ. among
them one that he knew was in snug-
Cling circumstances and supporting q
sick mother On a none too healthy sal
airy. She had come into the store and
laid her purse and somber widow hat
on the counter while she did something
about the place The large tieshy man
got between her and the purse and
when she was not looking he slipped
five dollar bill into it and moved un-
consciously about his business In the
afternoon he noticed that she had
red spot in each cheek, and she was
heard asking other girls if they be.
lieved in fairies She never solved the
mystery-it was two years ago-and
never will unless she reads this. But
the five dollar bill was very useful in
its little way, and the large respondent
man felt so good for two whole days
that he hip-hopped on the sidewalk on
his way home.-Alinneapolis Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-07-30
Living on Next to Nothing.

Most people do not need the evidence
Of recently published statistics to prove
to them that it costs more to live in
London than it once did. But it is
doubtful if any Londoner now living
was ever able to do it on $50 a year,
as Boswells poor Irish painter did.
"He allowed 80 for clothes and linen
He said a man might live IN a garnet
at IS pence week. Few people would
inquire where he lived. and If they did
It was easy to say, sir, am to be
found at such a place BY spending
threepence at coffee house he might
be for some hours day in very good
company. He might dine for sixpence,
breakfast on bread and milk for a
penny and do without supper" or
course expenses can always be re.
duced to minimum by doing without
things. The question is. Which Of our
various expenses is unessential? Bos-
wells Irishman limited at one. "On
clean shirt days he went abroad and
paid visits" saws his lngenlovs chrou-
icler.-London Chronicle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-07-30

Der forehead. Her peuicaats We're held
at ankle length to lend heamess to hcg
strides. She certainly made q stunning
picture as she stood in the barn door
What was that queer noise: II might
be horriI rat. But before she had time
to decide she was confronted 10y a tall
chap clad in white danugls.
Tim beg pardon he began
perhaps we are poJchiHg:"
"We| repeated Harriet. Are there
two Of YOU
well, almost" said her companion.
"That is, l am here intact, but my
friend over there is bit damaged by
a blow he got on the links Otherwise
he's a very decent sort of chap. We
ran in out of the rain, you know" he
added.
Harriet glanced guiltily in the direc-
ton of the friend" who seemed busy
opening a basket.
81 ran in out of the wet, too" she
announced finally. You don't mind
if l stay until the lightning stops, do
your
Mind? Well, l guess not"' assured
the man, promptly turning host. Come
over and meet my friend, Mr.. Burch,
won't you? Billy, here's a lady come
to our feast"
Billy rose and beamed on the unex-
pected guest. He was taking a most
delicious looking lunch from a large
automobile hamper.
81 wish | could shake hands with
sou, Miss-Miss''- he stammered.
my name is Lake" supplied Harriet.
considering the day" said the chap
in white flannels, cts very appropri-
ate"
"Shut up, Arthur will you, and let
me finish my speech?" Billy nterposed.
what l was saying when my married
friend, Mr.. Ralston, interrupted'-con
siderable emphasis on the word mar
ried-"was that cannot shake you by
the hand owing to the fact that some
clumsy gawk selected me as target
this morning. Really there should be
a law preventing such persons running
at large"
Harriet was getting up courage to
confess when Ralston came to her
rescue.
"Why talk about personalities, Bill
ly?" he began. Suppose you ask Miss
Lake to share our repast?"
The three Of them sat down, tailor
fashion, on the floor of the old barn
and made inroads on the luncheon
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-07-30
First
Trophy.
BY J. LUDLUR1 LEE.
Copyrighted, 1898. by Associated
Literary Press.

Harriet Lake was indolent by ma
ture. She knew it and admitted it.
On warm mornings she preferred
rocking chair on the piazza to any
outdoor sport. But Harriet at twenty
four was taking on flesh, and the spe-
cialist whom she consulted said. Play
golf, take long walks and eat no rich
food" So Harriet went in for golf
She had just driven her ball from
the second tee, a very short and crook
ed drive, when a cry from the bushes
reached her ears. She glanced at her
caddie, and, as if having received a
silent command. he started in the di-
rectiOn of the ball. Harriets face
wore a somewhat bored expression.
Waits between drives were so long.
The caddie returned GREATNESS.
You certainly did swat that gentle
man Gee, Miss Lake" he announced.
''YOur ball hit him right on the back
of the hand as he was pulling some
bushes aside looking for his own ball"
Lucky fellow" replied Harriet. Il
WISH SOmelullS WOuiu MT me on the
back of the hand so | wouldn't have
TO trail around this green every day in
the week."
They had reached the fourth green
when the skies suddenly clouded over.
Glad of an excuse to stop Harriet di-
rected the caqdie to take her sticks
back to her locker, while she would
cut across lots home for luncheon.
She walked slowly through the old
orchard that adioined the links and
was startled by the rumbling of thun-
der Realizing that there was no pro
lection in sight, she hurried on until
she reached a broad lane that must
lead TO a house.
Large drops of rain had begun to de-
scend. Another clap Of terrific thun-
der. and Harriet began to run. When
the lightning flashed her ambition and
energy seemed blighted by it. At the
end of the lane stood an Old barn.
With renewed efforts she started for
its sheltering roof and, GREATNESS,
reached the door and dashed in.
Her hat had blown off. Her black
hair was falling in tiny ring!ets about