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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-24
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Good Roads in the South.

It Is a very exceptional nefghbor-
hood in the South that does not need
better roads, and 1t is an equally ex-
ceptional community that cannot have
better roads. While many sections
cannot hope to have the best roads
macadam or gravel-for a long time
to come, there Is no excuse for any
locality allowing its roads to remain
positively and permanently bad.
A good road is a (1) hard, (2)
smooth road, (3) free from heavy
grades. Any road which answers to
these requirements will insure easy
and quick travelling, and permit OF
the hauling Of large loads-and that
is all that is required of a1road. OF
course, the best road is the hardest
and smoothest one, the macadam road
being superior to the gravel road; but
remember that even the earth road
need not be bad. This is the thing we
wish this good roads special to say
to every man who reads 1t, There Is
a way for you to improve the road
over which you travel, and It will pay
you to do it. If we can only get our
readers to realize this fact we be-
lieve that they will not be content to
longer waste the strength of their
teams, their own time, and their
money by dragging, over rocks, pull.
ing through deep sand, jolting across
bitches, splashing about in mudholes,
and climbing steep hills. Every road
cannot be macadamized, or even grav-
eled; but many more could be than
are. Few bond Issues for good roads
in our territory have been bad invest
ments, while the cases in which they
would be good investments could be
numberediby the hundreds. The tax
the ordinary farmer would have TO
pay to build and maintain stone
roads, in any moderately settled COM
muntty, is much smaller than the tax
he now pays to bad roads Id the In
creased cost Of his hauling. Over a
large section OF the south sand-clay
roads could be built at q very small
cost, indeed, compared to what they
would be worth to the communities
through which they run. Thousands
and thousands Of msles Of earthroads
could be redeemed from their chronic
state Of badness by the persistent use
OF the split-log road drag, and the
cost Of doing the work would be SO
small that no one would feel It. And
everywhere that there is a bad road
it could be improved If the men who
work it would simply remember that
the surface of the road should always
be kept smooth and free from OBJ
structions, and that the fsrt thing to
do with the water that falls on a road
is to get 1t off and away.-Raleigh
IN. o. Progressive Farmer.
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Canada and Her Unproductive Areas.

The annual report of the Canadian
Pacific Railway for the year ending
June 80, 1909, presented at the an
nual meeting on October 6, has al in
~teresting statement in regard to their
tareatment and subsequent sale of
desert areas. The directors set apart
about $4,000 acres, called the west
ern block" of which $4,000 are IT.
rigable and over which canals and
bitches have been dug. Of this land,
69,963 acres have been sold at an
average price of s24.71 al acre. The
remaining sales of land. amounting
for the year to about 100000 acres,
brought only IN average of s1O.96 an
acre. The experiment has been so
successful in opening up a very large
body of land which would otherwise
be unproductive of traffic that the
directors are considering the advisa-
bility of extending the irrigation sys-
tenn to another block of about 1,000,-
600 acres.-Daily Consular Reports.
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THE INDIANS HOME.
Idea Of 1t is the Whole Country Through
Which They Roam.

"Homesick longing was in her
voice. Minnesota was home to her,
ever after all those years.
"The children of a missionary FAM
lily went away to school, and when
they came back for vacation, one af-
ter another spoke of how pleasant it
was to be at home, or how sorry they
were for other boys and girls who did
not have such a home. The mother,
who had been silent all this while as
to her own feelings, finally gave word
to them, and told how she had longed
for a better home for them. They
were almost too much astonished to
reply, but at last the little girl of the
family went and put her arms round
her mother, and said, Why, mother,
you are home!'
q fancy something of this feeling
was had by a little ~siX-year-old In
dian girl who came to Oahe School.
She had said good-by to her parents
without any show of emotion. She
was very fearless, very friendly with
the teachers, very much interested in
all the new things she saw, but rs
the day wore away and the evening
came On, she came and stood by ME
as 1 sat sewing. l was the only N
who could talk Dakotah to her. I
looked up at her and saw the tears
yelling up in her eyes, and 1 said.
Why, Maisie, what is the matter?'
"She answered, sobbing. 1 won't
see my mother for a long timc!'
Poor little homesick soul! Moth
er meant home to her."
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Thorough Road Construction.

The railroad companies have
learned that there is economy In
heavy steel rails, in strong bridges
and in large freight cars, and IN like
manner the farmers will learn that
good roads reduce the cost of trans
portation by wagon. As a chain is no
stronger than it's weakest link. SO the
availability of a wagon road is de-
termined by its steepest hill or It's
toughest place. A natural road, good
in some places, may nevertheless
make economic hauling impracttcable
because of difficult distractions at one
or two points. Hence arises the need
of thorough road construction and
maintenance.-Denver Republican.
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1t is a common notion that the
Indian has no idea of home because
he is always moving as the season
and the game may call MIN. There is
added to this eason for the belief,
the fact that in the Indian languages
no word is found by which to render
our word home" Mrs. Riggs writes
to the American Missionary Associa-
ton on this point:
1T seems to me that the Indians
do have some of the ideas of home.
To them as q nomadic people perhaps
no particular place was home, but the
whole country through which they
roamed vas home.
Some years ago l was travelling
with an Indian oma Her early
home had been in Minnesota, but she
had been among those who, after the
outbreak Of '62, had gone to eastern
Dakota, and when l first went into
the mission work she had come West
to the Missouri River to help us in
our work there.
"On this journey, as we travelled
into Minnesota. one after another of
the landmarks were recognized by
her, and her "reminiscences came
quick and vivid. Here was Sleepy
Eye, named by her grandfather,
where they forded the river; there
was where they hunted for game;
there where they gathered the wild
rice.
"'Ah,' she said, Minnesota is a
beautiful country-so different from
Dakota!'
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Women Harvest Crops Wen.

Many hundreds. of women assisted
in gathering the harvest around
Beatrice, Neb. They were lured to
the fields by the offer of board and
So a day. A farmer went into
Beatrice looking for farm hands.
Loungers in the town refused to
work, and the farmer had to face the
possibility of losing part of his crop.
He went into a restaurant, and when
waiting to be served was struck with
the idea of bidding for the mattresses
as harvesters. He offered them SO a
day, and every waitress threw aside
her apron and went to the farm.
They did such efficient work that
other farmers sought women, and
they drew school teachers, stenogra-
pliers and college girls as well.-New
York Press.
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What's the Use?

1T hate to be contradicted," she
said!
"Then I won't contradict YOU" he
returned. 80.
You don't love me-" she asserted.
81 DON'T" he admitted.
you're a hateful thing" she cried.
Il am" he replied.
II believe you are trying to tease
me-" she said.
81 am" he conceded.
"And that you do love me-" T..
81 do" ..t .'
For a moment she was silent.
WELL" she said at last, Il do
hate a man who's weak enough to be
led by a woman. He ought to have
a mind Of his own-and strength"
He sighed. What else could he
do?-New York Times.
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An Odd Little ByWOduCt.

It was believed that every conceiv'
able saving had been effected in the
disposition of byproducts of the pack
ing house industry, but not long ago
it was found that the hair in the ears
of steer is of a quality that permits
it to be used in the manufacture OF
"camel's hair" brushes. So now hair
is removed from the ears of steers,
to the end that art may flourish as
we'll as the packing house industry.
New York Tribune.
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every year. These events attract
great attention, and the entrants are
not children, but men and women who
have given the sport a great deal oil
attention, practicing and training for
weeks in advance. This has given
al impetus to the sled business, and
several new forms have been recently
introduced. One of the novelties Is
a folding sled, which can be readily
carried under the arm when it is de.
sired to take it from n point tc
another. The method of construction
is clearly shown in the cut, which pre-.
sents a bottom view Of the sled, with
the runners folded back on the under
side of the seat board. The unne
are made of steel rods, which are
clamped to the wooden top in a man
ner that permits them to be easily
folded. When in upright position
the legs are held by adjustable braces
A notable feature of the design used
in this construction is the clear open.
ing between the runners, which offers
no obstruction to the
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ment. However that may be, she and
her co-inventor have devised an ap-
paratus which is very simple, and
equally effective. This consists of a
drum, which resembles a huge spool,
and which is suspended from the win
dow ledge, having a long straight
edge for engagement with the wall.
Around this drum one whole turn Of
a cable is taken, n end of the cable
the end near the Misunderstanding
4 seat attached. When the fire breaks
out the person In the room climbs out
over the. window ledge, thrusts one
leg over the seat, and, grasping the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-24
Uses OF THE EUCALYPTUS.
They Range From Timber to Cough
Drops-OnIy the Bark Wasted Now

1ICy 1ldDsC CIOhI LII W -
Drops-OnIy the Bark Wasted Now.
Since the introduction Of the euca-
it's friends have been trying to push
its cultivation by making known the
many uses to which it may be put.
1t is declared that eucalyptus wood Is
suited to all purposes for which hard
woods are used. .
Barring the countless other uses
to which it Is adapted, al a means to
reimburse the forest supply aloae
eucalyptus Is invaluable to the coun-
try, it is asserted. Then the euca-
lyptus Is valuable in windbreaks for
orchards and dwellings. for land re-
clamation, for conservation of water,
improvement Of climate and as nat
ural antitoxins to malarial germs.
The beauty of the grain, the color
and the texture Of eucalyptus, rival
ling many species of oak, has led to
its popularity as a furniture product.
Offices and residences have been
finished with the wood, and cabinet
makers and wood workers throughout
the country have been led to make a
practical study of the eucalyptus wood
as a finishing product.
Much of the fuel consumed in Cali
fornia is eucalyptus wood, which re-
tails at from $40 to S14 a California
a1-I Tor f,1nl tho qocfncf ornrufno
varieties are planted. OF the kinds
planted for other purposes the weak
ling trees, limbs and waste are util-
lied as firewood.
II house construction, mining tim
Der, flooring and street paving .euca-
lyptus has assumed Importance, and
for miscellaneous uses, for posts, tele-
graph poles, railroad ties, piles
bridge timber, wagon tongues, spokes.
handles for implements and tools,
logs for corduroy roads and insulatol
pins the popularity of eucalyptus is
growing. VI
Eucalyptus blossoms yield profit to
the ~beekeepers. An oil is distilled
from the leaves and is used as a COM
pound for many medicines. An ex-
tract from the leaves forms the
foundation for cough syrups. The
buds are used in making portieres and
souvenirs. w
Efforts are being made to find a
use for every portion of the euca-
lyptus tree-even for the bark, which
so far is waste.-New York Sun.
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For the Kitchen.

A tiny box cabinet, supported
against the wall by brackets, as
shown. ..... ...... n.
There are three drawers. The
largest one is for the housewives
tools-hammer, screw driver, small
saw and tack puller, and numerous
other small tools, which a housewife
may require, also an assortment OF
nails, screws, tacks, etc. One small
drawer is for Irvine, thread and rolls
of linen and other emergency sup
plies. Is.
The third drawer I use for grocery
bills, also for small change, which :
need when small articles are brought
TO the door for which I must pay cash.
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Joke on ADDIcton.

They are telling a great joke on
Lysander John Appleton. Mr.. Apple
ton writes a very poor hand, and re-
Gently wrote an angry letter to his
wife's brother, asking him to pay
what he owed him or be sued. The
brother called in all the handwriting
experts in his neighborhood, and they
deciphered the letter to be an invita-
ton to the brother and family tc
come for an extended visit, and five
of them arrived to-,iay.-AtchisoD
Globe.
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Credentials Of q Cannibat.

A real Fiji man came into Wash
ington to attend the international
convention of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists, according to the Philadel-
mia Record. He was armed with a
club with which his former CHIEF
in the South Sea Islands used to beat
the life out of American missionaries
and also with a big dish upon which
the chief used to serve up meat from
these missionaries bones. Club and
dish were brought along as mute evi.
dences of the conversion of the Fill
chief. who now heads the Seventh
Day Adventists' Society in the South
Sea Isles.
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There has just been unearthed
from the River AMMAN, near Lock-
erbie, a relic of early Britain in the
shape a canoe in a wonderfully good
state of preservation. 1t is of a type
known as dugouts, the material be-
ing the trunk of a black oak tree,
about twelve feet long, rudely shaped
and followed out.-London Stand
ard.
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Vague Associations.

Said a teacher on the East Side:
"Who was Robinson Crusoe?"
Il know" said a little girl in the
front row. 'He was a great singer
Next"
ooh, l know" chirped a little girl
before Next" had time to reply. He
was a monkey. New. York Times.
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other end Of the cable, lowers him.
self or herself gently to the ground.
The turn of the cable Over the drum
prevents the rope from slipping and
letting the seat down except as the
slack is paid out.-Washingtcn Star.
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Governor Guild, of Massachusetts,
has appointed Professor Emily
Greene Blach a member Of the State
Industrial Commission. Miss Blach
is professor of economics at Wellesley
College and president Of the Women's
rad, League Union of Aassachu-
-ettS
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A Russian correspondent writes: The recent attack by brgands on
the Monastery of Luganski, in the Ekaternoslav district, was an exciting
affair, though the Russian press gave few details beyond stating, without a
word of comment, that among the dead bandits we're a rural policeman and
a Cossack in uniform! Attracted by the great treasure and valuable ikons
possessed by the monks, the brigands in the dead of night made an organ
lied attack on the monastery, which has a very solitary position. The aged
monks. who have a plentiful supply Of arms, made a stout: resistance, boldly
sauying out and engaging the enemy at close quarters. A vertable battle,
lasting a good hour, took place, and finally the Church triumphed The
Graphic.
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Lesson il Patience.

patience will accomplish any
thing. You can ever carry water in
a sieve, if you wait long enough"
rs that so? Say, how long would
l have to wait to do that?"
Till it gets cold enough for the
water to freeze."-Cleveland Leader.
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New Fire Escape.

Possibly the Iowa woman who was
one of the joint inventors Of the fire
escape shown in the illustration once
tried to slide down the old-fashioned
and primitive rope escape and real
lied the crying need for an improve
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-24

The new tariff bill introduced to
most people the word quebracho, the
extract used in tanning hides. II
Paraguay and Argentina this is a
large industry, there being thousands
Of square miles of the quebracht
tree. Such land is valued at from
$4,000 a square league upward. Que
bracho logs are also used for railway
ties.
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In order to construct the Manches.
ter ship canal over 100000 cubic
Yards had to be eXcavated.
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Above the cabinet hangs pad and pen
Gil for memoranda, and a pair OF
shears for clipping strings of parcels.
Any housekeeper can realize the con.
venience Of an article of this sort
Miss l.. E. Hennessey, in Epitomist.
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Folding Sled.

Scientific shedding promises to be
a fashionable pastime in this country
in the near future, just as it is In
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-24

Hindoos are displacing the Jap
anese in some California orchards.
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The old Manor Hall is the pride of the city Of Yonkers. The front part
was built in 1852 by Frederick Phinpse, the first Lord Of the Manor OF
Phuipsburg. It was completed by the addition Of the back part IN l745.
The building remained in the possession of the Phtipse family Until ~
when because of the toryism of the Frederick PhiHpse of that day-the
third Lord Of the ManorLit was confscated by a act Of the Legislature OF
New York. 1t was used by private families until 1858. Since 1872 1t has
been the City Hall of Yonkers. The old structure has had the bst OF care
and is a perfect specimen of Colonial architecture. -
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Great Britain has 1900 kinds of
apples.
1t is said that sunlight is a cure for
Influenza epidemics.
s. At last reports there were 61,15S
postofices in this country.
The Turkish turban contains about
twenty yards of material.
Fast freight line service of this
country uses $4,000 cars.
One town in Spain has n hunch-
back to every thirteen inhabitants.
The annual supply Of water to
London, England, is S2,125, 100000
gallons.
The flour mills of Minneapolis
grind 100000 bushels Of wheat
every year. .
The Government Printing Office, in
Washington, D. c., employs over
1000 persons.
Each of the British DreadnouGhts
has a hospital with a capacity for
sixty patients.
In the course of his aeronautical
experiments M. Bleriot has met with
fifty accidents.
OF the Philippine Islands the one
which probably has the most produc-
tive soil is Mindanao.
The act approving the admission Of
the State of West Virginia as the
thirty-ffth State, to the Union,
passed Congress December 81, 1861,
to take effect June 80, 1868.
Glass water pipes covered with
asphalt have been in use for a. long
time in some parts of Germany with
success. They give thorough protec-
ton against the entrance Of gases and
acids.
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Los Angeles has a school in which
meals are served for n cent; that is,
to the pupils, and they get a big.
trimming bowl of a thick, delicious
soup, with two cold buns, all for their
penny. The idea has also been used
in one of the schools at Ann Arbor;
Mich, with great success
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-10-28
J. NJ. Davis & Sons, Oakland, Md

the management of Miss Mae Piper,
with an enrolment of about thirty eight
scholars.
Mr. J. w. Knox went to Confluence
last Friday to visit his brother Mahlon.
Mr.. Simon Beachy moved into Mr.
Mahlon Bender's residence last week.
Mr. John Ash has gone to Garrett,
Pa, to see his brother who is i'll with
typhoid fever.
Mr.. Bert Bittinger has rented Mr.. D.
J. Bender's farm.
The stork has visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Ash; it's girl.
Messrs. Jonas and Clarence Knox
were visiting Mr.. Simon Beachy last
Sunday.
Miss Mae Bowman was calling on
Miss Cora Knox last Friday
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held under the auspices of the Jewish
Nonpartisan Anti-AmenGment League.
Mr.. Bernhard Cline, a lawyer, with
offices in the Hoffman Building on East
Lexington street, who is known as an
independent voter, and who has sup
ported the Democratic ticket on several
occasions, said: 81 have a number of
reasons for opposing the proposed SUI
frage amendment. | am believer in
universal suffrage. If passed, the
amendment will create one-party
government in the state, a party whose
control would be undisputed. | believe
that when one party comes into abso-
lutte control, it is bound to become cor
cupt.
IF carried, the measure would ere
ate aristOcracy. | am opposed to any
qualification being put on the right to
vote unless it is applied to all classes,
and the proposed amendment does not
carry out this idea | am opposed to it
because those foreigners who were not
naturahzed before the passage of such
a measure, would be put in a class sep
arate from others. know large num-
Dor of foreigners who have come here
within the past four or five years, who
would make desirable citizens, and who,
IN case Of the passage of such an amend
ment, would be jeopardized and their
right to vote questioned.
Il do know and always have opposed
any property qualification. Under such
qualification many honest citizens
may be deprived Of their vote. while
rascals and drunkards, who may happen
to be assessed $500 would have the IN
questioned right of franchise,
THE general tendency throughout
the world today is to extend, rather
than to confine suffrage, and this feel
ing is exactly opposite to the desire Of
the trainers of the amendment. In any
real free country suffrage must be uni
versal.