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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
Light From Flash of Powder.

Judge D. w. Bond, of the Middle.
sex Superior Criminal Court. in
charging a jury recently, in speaking
of the question as to whether the
witness had sufficient light to iden-
tify the defendant by, referred to an
odd case in England at a time when
old fashioned black gunpowder that
made considerable light when dis
charged was used.
A woman who happened to be pass
ing saw the shot in question fired
and identified the man who fired it
by the light of the flash. The pris-
oner afterward verified her testimony
by his confession.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
A Cold Compress.

The woman whose throat has a
trick of aching in the morning when
she first arises and remaining a trife
hoarse and sore for the next hour,
should try a cold compress.
It is made out of a wide handker-
chief or a small towel, folded over
and over wrung out in cold water.
This is bound around the throat for
a few moments. One should be care
full to put a piece Of flannel or a dry
towel over the wet one.
More harm than good is done when
one neglects the dry compress, as the
air striking the wet cloth makes the
throat worse than before.
Another good remedy is to lean
over the spigots of the bathtub and
slap cold, then hot water, over the
chest and throat with the hands. The
hot and cold should alternate for
about five minutes and then the
throat briskly rubbed with a dry,
rough towel.-New Haven Register.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
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Showing Country'S Growth.

The mineral production of the
United States has more than doubled
in value during the last ten years.
During the same period the value of
our farm products has increased only
sixty-fve per cent. The principal
mineral products of the country dur.
ing the year 1907 represented a total
valuation of over $4,000, 600, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
First Daily Newspaper.

Elizabeth Mallet established the
first daily newspaper in the world.
In London, March, 1902, she pub
lished and edited the Daily Courants
which took up the cudgels for WON
ems rights and during its prosperous
career carried out the expressed de-
termination Of it's founders to spare
the public at least half the imperti-
nences which the ordinary papers
contain"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
New Work Bag.

A pretty new work bag easily made
has a square ~pasteboard bottom COW
cred on both sides with ribbon. On
two opposite sides of this square
there are sewed little silk bags
shirred top and bottom and finished
at the top with a drawstring. On
the other two sides there. are sewed
straight sides Of silk covered card.
board with shirred pockets on the in.
side. The sides of the bags and OF
the straight cardboard covered sides
are sewed together, and the result is
a box centre part with bag ends. II
would make an attractive and salable
novelty for an Easter gift for a ba.
zaar.-American Cultivator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
The Embroidered Panel.

The woman is fortunate who has a
panel Of embroidery that can be used
down the front of her gowns from
bust to hem. This method is am
ployed on nearly every new frock one
1t may be Of cloth or satin or
some braided material, but 1t Is al
ways there. If one has embroidery
for it so much the better. It may be
of any material If it Is in the color
that the gown needs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
The SIaShed Coat,

The slash at each side Of the coat
is now necessary for walking. The
new coats are so narrow at the h.m
that if they were left without an
opening American ONE would have
to learn the queer new sidestep called
walking" in Paris.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
inexpensive FrOck.

When one wishes to make up a
frock from the inexpensive striped or
colored lawns in a simple model there
is nothing prettier than a skirt pulled
into the belt and tucked about the
bottom; the waist made In baby eff
feet and topped by a perfectly plain
yoke made from white dotted Swiss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
Important to Bachelors.

Celibacy does not pay. A good
marriage is the supreme human felic-
ity; a tolerable marriage is as much
as the tolerable majority of people
deserve; but even a bad marriage is
better than no marriage at ALL
BookfelloW.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
Large Number of Women Students.

There are now 67women students
in the University of Glasgow. This is
said to be the largest number on rec,
ord. Queen Margaret College is the
women's hall, which is presided over
by Miss Galloway, LII. D., and Miss
Janet Spens, M. A.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21

ii ous1notd
Hint to the Laundress.

Recently while ironing I scorched
a fine white waist so badly I feared
I should be unable to wear it, but af-
ter covering it with ordinary starch,
dampened and laying it in the sun
for an hour every vestige Of scorch
disappeared.-National Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
Not q Military Hero.

Mr.. Taft will be the first repub-
lican President elected since the Civil
War without a record of military
service! Who says we care not for
the heroes of peace?-Boston Tran
script
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21

Nakuru, Kisumu, Entebbe and Jinpa.
FSalt, tea, coffee, cocoa will be taken
from Mombasa. For the rest, the
hunters will have to supply them
selves with fresh meat from game
that exists on every side.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21

A French chemist HAS Invented. D.
tablet which, IL dissolved In a. glass,
If water, will give of as much. oxygen;
to clarity the air in a room az though:
I window had been left open, for, an
hour.
: The electric furnace Is capable OF
attaining a heat Of 1900 degrees.
This is a fearful temperature and Will
melt almost everything solid known
20 man. In comparison with this
heat. a redhot iron. bar would be-
called cold. Il
Motorists who suffer. with cold
hands while driving their cars may
have relief by using a steering wheel
provided with electric heat. An Eng
fish invention describes g. steering
wheel with a core that carries two
electrically heated coils insulated one
from the other and from the outer
rim. gyk+
Under the new laws in effect IN
New York State, there are oculistss
opticians and ~optometrists. The OPP
tician seems to have lost Importance.
as the optometrist is n who ascer-
.ains and prescribes the character, Of
The lens. The technical optician SIM
ply grinds the lens in accordance with
directions from the optometrist and
manufactures spectacles and eye
glasses. The oculist Is a surgeon who
treats the diseases Of the eye.
According. to the Investigations OF
Dr.. Deniker, we'll known for his an-
:ropologic studies, the influences OF
city life tend toward a decrease Of
human stature. It is away from the
large cities that the benehcent effects
Of the general amelioration Of social
conditions and improvements in hy-
giene Of modern times most clearly
manifest themselves by distinct in-
crease Of stature. This increase has
been marked among several Of the
European races during the last half.
century. When the people are sub.
jected to urban Influences the gain
Is less notable.
A wonderful instrument Is that
which has recently been invented for
the purpose Of measuring the sense
If touch. The device consists Of d
series Of little disks, suspended By
fine, delicate thread from wooden
handles, the last being stuck into
holes around a block. The highest
disk is taken out and brought into
contact with, the skin of the subject,
the latter having closed his eyes. II,
nothing is felt, a heavier disk Is em-
ployed, and 81 ON until the pressure
becomes noticeable. Through the
medium of these disks it has been
found that the sense Of touch is acute
on the forehead and temple. A touch
Of a disk weighing three hundredths
Of a grain was observable on the
temple, one weighing five hundredths
On the nose or chin, and one weighing
nine hundredths on the inside aof a
finger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
Gowns For Calling.

Some effective cloth gowns, simple
enough for walking costumes yet
smart enough for paying calls, are
being made in close but Eot tight-fit-
ting robes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21
Innings.

Evening wraps are indeed elegant
when the silk lining is hand-painted
In huge, shadowy flowers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21

A French chemist. has Invented o
tablet which. II, dissolved In a. glass
If water, will give of as much9oxygen;
to clarity the air in a room as though
I window had been left open, for. AM
hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21

The electric furnace Is capable OF
attaining a heat Of 1900 degrees.
This is a fearful temperature and Will
melt almost everything solid known
60 man. In comparison with this
heat. a redhot iron. bar would be-
called cold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-04-21

w WILL SuIn q oioIih0 ohC Poi ~.
Eggs may ever attain a rate of three
cents apiece, and potatoes may cost
five cents per pound. A good deal Of
the food will be supplied by the ma
tive chiefs, who will expect rather
elaborate presents in return. But l
remember receiving a very handsome
goat from Sultan Sulima, of the Wa
chagga tribe, for which I gave him
three can of condensed milk and a
half pound tin of cocoa.
Along the Nile there will be steam
er connection from Lake Albert to
Khartum, except for six days
march from Wadelai to Gondokoro.
On this trip there ought to be good
antelope hunting. There will be
plenty of lions and hippopotami, and
the ex-President may even shoot an
okapi. This strange animal SEEM
ingly comes between q zebra and a
giraffe and is eaten by the natives. But
it will not do for the ex-President's
party to depend on ok:pi meat, since
only one or two specimens of this
animal have ever been seen by white
men.
These, then, are some of the means
by which the party of MI. Roosevelt
will be fed in Africa. There will be
rice, chickens, chutney and rough
bread as the staple in camp for the
white men. Greek bakers in Nom
hasa now supply hunters with bags
of hard biscuits, which are extreme
,ly good upon the march, because in
sects cannot pierce their indurated
surface. Potatoes and garden vege-
tables will be available at Nairobi,
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
NOTICE.

Is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Probate Court of Nevada County made and en- tered of record at the July, 1909 term thereof that the undersign ed as executor of the last will of W. W. Atkinson deceased will on the 9th day of September 1909 offer for sale at public out.cry at the front door of the court house in the town of Prescott. to the highest bidder on a credit of three months the following lands to wit: North half of the south east quarter of section nineteen township fourteen, south range. twenty two west.
 Said sale is made for the pur- pose Of paying debts of the said estate, and the purchaser will be required to give bond with aD- proved security bearing ten per cent interest from date. The pur- chaser will be allowed to pay cash and save the interest.
 Witness my hand this the 7th day of August, 1909.
 John. R. Atkinson.
 Executor.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
DISAGREEABLE AT HOME

Lots of men and women who are agreeable with others, get cranky at home. It's not dispos.- tion, it's the liver. If you find in yourself, you feel cross around the house little things worry you just buy a bottle of Balhard's Heroine and put your liver in shape. You and everybody around you will feel better for it.
 Price 50 cents per bottle. Sod by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
WEEDS

Weeds, weeds, we'll we should smile Mary Ann. The News goes to an occasional subscriber all over the United States. While lux uriant growth of vegetation is a sure sign of fertility oi soil. yet 1t pains us to advertise soil con d1tiOns by eXpatiatjng on tho great variety aud size of weeds prevent ill our beautiful city. We have weeds of all kinds, ana in abundance. Ever w ne1a the pc- destrian goes, or where the driv- CT for pleasure spins along. the ( eI present spectacle oG dust ] den weeds is sure to attract a t. I utiCn.
 We arc toid that there is an oldine Ice requiring people to cut weeds Evidently nobody is obe y ing the ordinance. Some people cut the weeds about their prem ie $, but it seems to be the pride they take in the appearance of their places rather than the obed- ionc U the ordinance that prompts them in doing this right thing. The weeds ought to be cut ana Iaked and burned. If there is an crdinance, it should be enforc- cd There is no excuse for the peopiao f the community becomf Ing SD careless and indifferent as to allow the streets and ditches and alleys to be filled with obnox- ious weeds, Don't take time toI look up the statutes or see what the law is. but let us get our blades and cut tue weeds. Do it now.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

get ready for the event. It will soon be goodbye. to all day frol- ics and joys of freedom, and in stead will be the clang of the school bell, and the hard work of mastering laborious tasks outlin- ed by nOt-to-bet trifled with in- structOrs.
 A thoroughly competent corps of teachers has been engaged for the coming year here and a high ly successful season is anticipated. A number of Improvements have been made in the buildings and equipments during the summer which will be of material aid in advancing educational work.
 Not only is the prospect bright fer the public schools. but -an un- usually. large attendance is ex- pected at tine high school. The advanced high school course which may be secured at the high school is proving mroe popular ev cry year as it prepares students to enter college much better than would De the case without the eX- tra training. Nearly all of the leading educators in the state are strongly advocating the advan- ced high school course for stu dents who expect to take col leTe course.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

WEDNESDAY, AUG. IS, 1909
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
CANNING PLANT SH UTS DOWN

DeQueen, Aug. 1S-On account of the scarcity of toma toes, caus- ed by the dry and hot weather the canning plant here has been forced to shut down. About 15.- OOO cans were put up and the fruit was good, such as was Of fered. The plant did not run full time at any time, as it has a ca pacity of 5000 cans daily.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
FINED FOR DYNAnITING

MCrTilton, August iS - Last week Tom Beeson and his son Claude of Gregory township. were fined S5 and costs for dynamlting fish. This practice has almost de. puded the streams of the county Of fish, and many other war rants were issued today. The next grand jury will make a full inves- tigatiOn
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
SPEAKING AT LOCKESBURG

Lockesburg, Aug. 1S-Prof Ru- fus j. Nelson of the experimental station of the University of Ar kansas, spoke here today to large crowd Of farmers. Prof. Walker fruit specialist of the ex- perimental station, was also pre- sent and gave the farmers much information concerning the ails and complaints of their trees.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

hFidehtly a great many peo- ple are not paying any attention to the request of tha water com panl Go Use the water sparingly Every body would like to have a
 resh flower bed and a green gar den but water for drinking and bat1ihE purposes must first be consider, Il. Think Of these things q, ynN waste the water.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
A UNIQUE SPORTSMAN

Searcy Aug. lS-Of all sports men in the state Searcy has tnr most unique. His name is Mont Borham and he uses q bow and arrow to get his fish. His arrows are tipped with a barb like n gig and in a short time he is able to bag from ? to 30 fish when he has enough and quits.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

The Wells Fargo express service recently inaugurated over the Prescott & North Western rail road will be q great convenience to the people Of Prescott in. as much as they agree to call for and deliver express. This will evi. dentlyy De an inducement to get people to patrOnize the Wells Far 20.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

ManZan the great Pile remedy prevents Piles by preventing con stipation 1t is conveniently ap- piled directly to the trouble by means of a small nozzle attached to the tube in which Manzan is put up. Sold by Nevada County
 Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

lt is tune for Prescott to begin to thu,k seriously about a sew er- az sys,tm. Certainly nothing is uf more importance for th, health, comfort and conyeniruca or the people than some way to eliminate the waste and filth that accumulatcs unnecessarily about us.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

for the present, and the State Capitol work progressing smooth ly the daily press is deprived of a great deal of material for the copy builder.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
LOOK LIKE BIG YEAR

The indications are that the at tendance at the schools in Pres colt will be larger than ever be- lore this year. The schools open September 9th, and already the
 boys and girls are beginning to
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18

With the sensa tional criminal trials of the country over with
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-18
For Sedtember Numbers
 of Magazines
We will receive each month, as they are issued, all
 t h e best magazines.
Our list of late books i!
 complete

The following list of the latest publications are not carried III stock but we can secure them Tor anyone in three days. If you do not find what you want here we can get it for you Loaded Dice
 Ellery II. Clark Infatuation
 Lloyd Osborne Much Ado About Peter
 Jean Webster With the Night Mail
 Rudyard kipling The House With no Address
 F. Nesbit The Wild Geese
 Stanley ]. Weymon Set in Silver
 C. w & A, M, Williamson The Firing Line
 Robert w. Chambers Gentle Grafter
 V I1eITy Inner Shrine
 Anonymous The White Mice
 F. Marion Crawford The Trailers
 Ruth Little Mason. The Lonesome Trail
 R w, Bower The Little Gods
 Rowland Thomas Jack Johnson, jr. NEWS MPANY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
GOBELINS..
The Rise and Decadcnce Of the Art Of
Tapestry.

Tapestry.
Each year the problem of finding re-
cruits 10 st.rp alive The glories OF
GoIelins l,.'omcS mo,p difficult 1t Is
the converse nf one of Adam Smiths
"canons of wages" The difficulty of AT.
i;linment does llnt IN this ease secure
a corresponding remuneration. AMI
youths. ar their parents for Them. think
Of occupations which permit their chill
dren 10 heroine wage carncrs III n
much earlier age than If they settled
down as artists uf GobelinS.
GobelinS takes its rise from the
time Of Henry IN, of France, who
brought workers from lsenrne. near
the i'yrcnecs. as Henry Of Navarro.
His adi,t is dated l,0T. In their in
fancy The atrlierS produced Noise
sauve DIES ca,x" aud "Artemise" and
III, file de .lpphte" Tho zenith of The
glory of Golclins was under Louis
NlN. This WAS under the directio.i of
Colbert.
Under I.chrun marvel succeeded mar
vel. which found place IN the palaces
Of The kings nr princely dwellings.
Among tllr masterpieces. says the Lon
don Globe. We're lies Elements" and
los SaiSons..' "I.'Historie du Roi.''
LES Enfants Inrdiniers." LES Mois''
and "I.'Ilistuire d 'AleNandre." Suddenly
there was IL change. The workers TIC
longer created. they copied pictures
and with the diffusion of pictorial cop
les commences the decadence of the
art of tapestry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
The Wealth of croesus.

Croesus WAS the king of Lydia. Il
state in Asia Minor. and assembled tho
throne about 5G2 B. C. Fills name has
ever been Al synonym for wealth. las
rich as Croesus" having been Il prov
CRIB from bis own time. but the most
liberal estimates of his property. so
far as descriptions of 1t have come
down to us. make 1t worth in our
money about $1O,000.0G0 His riches
were derived from gold mines near
Sardis. the capital Of Lydia. and from
the plumber of numerous surrounding
states. The Kingdom of Lydia was
overrun by Cyrus. the Persian con-
queror. and. according 10 the best au-
thorities. C.oesus was taken prisoner
and kept In The train of Cyrus. The
court of Croesus was considered one
of the most refined aid c.egant of an
cient times. and the ruins Of the royal
palace and the other magnificent build
ings are still to be seen on the site Of
SurliS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10
AN IRISH DUEL.
Rules Were Ignored and the Meeting
Had a Happy Ending.

Ruiee Were Ignored and the Meeting
Had Happy Ending.
A duel with IL happy ending seems
an anomaly. YET one Is coninlemorited
i'll Rluckwood's Magazine in an article
on Irish fire eaters" The duel as ar
ranged was between John Egnn. a
county judge. and Roger Harett. mas.
ter of the rolls. Both men We're hu.
u,orous, aud the meeting upon the fair
ground of pounyl,rook WAS character
iStic.
Upon the combntunts taking their
ground Rarett who was the rhallen-
ger. promptly fired without waiting for
the signal tu lie given and then walked
coolly AWAY. calling ont:
Now. Egan. my honor is satisfied"
The judge. however. WAS by no
means contpntcd and shouted: Hello.
Stop. Roger. till take IL shot at your
honor"
Barrett tllereupon came back and.
planting himself In his former station.
said composetlly:
'.All right. then. Fire away"
Egan presented his pistol and. taking
most deliberate aim. first ut one part
of the anatomy of the master of rolls
and then ut another. seemed deter
mined 10 finish him outright. At last,
however. liz cried out:
II won't honor you. ! won't be both.
cred shooting you. So now you may
go your own way or come and shake
hands with me. whichever way YOU
like best"
Barrett chose to shake hands. and
amidst the plaudits of the crowd the
antagonists departed from the field in
much good hunor. the best of friends