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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

Our Tea Rooms as
Moral Uplifters.

Speaking of civilization, do you
know what a genial change the tea
room Is working in our morals and
manners? There r many interest
ing phases of its progress among US,
and not the least interesting of these
is it's being SO largely the enterprise
Of ladies who must not only save
money, but must earn money, in Or
der to live, not cheaply, but at all.
Their fearlessness in going to work
has often the charm Of a patrician
past, for many Of them are Southern
women who have come to New York
to repair their broken fortunes. The
tea-room has offered itself as a grace
full means to this end, and they have
accepted its conditions, which are
mainly the more delicate kinds OF
cookery, with those personal and ra-
cial touches in which Southern wom-
en- are so expert. But there are tea
rooms managed by Western women,
If I may judge from the accents IN
voluntarily overheard in their talk
at the telephone. The tea of the tea
room NEAR lunch, too, and In some
places breakfast and dinner, or rath-
er supper, on much the plan OF the
several Women's Exchanges, but
these are mostly of New England in
and operation, and their
cooking has a Northern quality.
They, as we'll as the tea-rooms, leave
something to be desired in cheapness,
though they might be dearer; in some
you get tea for fifteen cents, in others
q no better brew for twenty-five. But
they are all charmingly peaceful, and
when at the noon hour they overflow
with conversation, still there is a pre-
vailing sense Of quiet, finely qualified
by the feminine invention and infu-
ence. Mere men are allowed to fire.
Quent these places, not only under
the protection Of women, but also
quite unchaperoned, and when one
sees them gently slipping their SOU
chong or oolong, and respectfully
munching their toasted mullins or
their chicken pie, one remembers
with tender gratitude how recently
they would have stood crooking their
elbows at deleterious bars, and visit
ing the bowls of cheese and shredded
Ash and crackers to which their drink
frees them, while it e~nslaves them to
the witchery Of, those lurid ladies
contributed by art to the evil attrac-
tions of such places; you see nowhere
else ladies depicted with so little on,
except in the Paris salon. The New
York tea-rooms are not yet nearly so
frequent as in London, but I think
they are on the average cozier, and
On the whole I cannot say that they
are dearer.-W. D. Howells, in Har-
per's Magazine. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
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A novelty is repped mohair, called
ottoman royal.
White gloves seem to have come
back for evening wear.
Black lace edged with velvet is the
latest thing in sashes.
Peacock designs figure prominent
ly in decorative effects.
Darned effects continue in favor in
the matter of embroidery.
For the dressy waist the tucked
sleeve is generally chosen.
Eyelet embroidery will maintain
its vogue the coming season.
The turnover linen collar with
jabot will be worn as of yore.
The old-fashioned sailor collar has
come back for the younger set.
Among the small hats are turbans
of silver with co1ored %aigrettes.
Large spots and tiny ones are
mixed on some of the new wells.
The scarf is almost indispensable
for both day and evening yea
With the tailored suits MORE silk
betting of every color is being worn.
The one-button glove is the thing,
and made of natural colored chamois
skin.
The lavender sweet pea is very new
and is seen only on the most cXpen-
sive hats.
Gold slippers, which ere unmis-
takably popular. come in gold cloth
and gold leather.
Dutch collars Of Irish crochet are
among the most attractive Of the
neck filings.
Low-cut, two-eyelet oxford ties Of
gray suede are among the --latest
showing in shoes.
The indications for children's gar
ments are that they will be more and
more simple.
Some of the smartest of the new
hatpins are small enameled placques
in all tones of color.
Double effect wells come in all sorts
of modish c%olorings, green e
brown being a smart combination.
There is a fad just now for making
the color of the hatpins contribute
to the trimming of the hat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Siberian Brides First Duty.

A Siberian brides domestic capa-
bilities are put to a somewhat severe
test Immediately after her marriage,
as her first duty is to invite guests
to her husbands house to partake of
a dinner specially prepared by her
alone.
This dinner is regarded as the cru
cial test of her home education, and
dire disgrace is the consequence II
she is tried and found wanting on
such|an important occasion. If, how
ever, the meal is a success, the young
bride is assured that her social sue
cess is a ~foregone conclusion, and also
that her glory will be reflected on
her family from whom she received
such excellent instruction, says Home
Notes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
"NIultum in Paryo."

There are at least two ways OF
looking at most natures. Some ne
groes, says a writer in Puck, were
discussing the death Of a small darky.
The cause of the catastrophe was
clear enough to n of the men. DE
DO chile died fun eatin' too much
watahmillion," he explained:
One of the others looked his
doubts.
Huh" he grunted, scornfully.
"Dar amt no such thing as too much
watahmillion."
"Well, den," remarked the first,
"dar wasn't enough boy"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Entertaining. q Simple Art.

In our social life we are too often
governed by the two tyrants, They
say" and What will people think
Resolve to dress and entertain accord
ing to you means regardless of other
PEOPLES opinions. 1t is foolish to at
tempt to follow a style Of entertain
ing inaugurated by richer people.
Your friends will accept and enjoy
simple little entertainments within
keeping of your purse quite as much
as more elaborate affairs.
There is a modest little home of a
clever literary woman wbo is brave
enough to dare to invite the most
fashionable elite to her Sunday even
ing tea table. She cares not that
twelve-course dinners and much va
riety adorn her friends feasts. Her
own table never boasts more than a
plate of thinly sliced meat, good
brown bread and nut sandwiches, hot
chocolate and tea. These simple
yiands will be made attractive by ap-
pointments of fine and snowy table
linen, bright china and shining silver,
a centrepiece of flowers giving a fes-
tive air to the table.
To entertain simply, yet we'll, is an
art. 1t is vastly better to frequently
invite a few friends to drop in and
share our hospitality than to think OF
company as ~as.dreaded bore, whose
debts are to be %appeased once or
twice a year by giving a huge recep-
ton or tea. These large affairs are
seldom anything but enjoyable
"crushes," when one enters a house
and departs feeling no better &C
uuainted or no nearer the family life
than before.
1t is the eternal fear Of criticism
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Cat Saved Her Life.

Nine. Marie Rayot's cat saved her
mistress life one morning recent
ly. Nine. Rayot, who lives in Paris,
heard the cat NEW loudly and
jumped out of bed, thinking that it
was after her birds, which were In
the next room. AS Nine. Rayot
rushed into this DON a burglar
knocked her candle from her hand
and caught her by the throat and at
tempted to strangle her. He let her
go, however, with a cry Of pain, and
when Nine. Rayot's shrieks brought
In the neighbors it was found that the
cat had caught the burglar by the
throat and had scratched out one of
his eyes. An accomplice of the bur-
-,ar was found hiding under a bed.
New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
From a Philosophers Note Book.

There is no use in shedding tears
owe spilled milk, because it was hall
water anyhow.
A match that is based on money
is seldom useful in lighting the hres
on the Altar of Love.
A bonnet, or a hat, costing from
$3.50 to 5000, is a poor sort OF cap
to set for a cautious lover.
If you choose to sleep on a bed OF
roses, you should exercise very great
care lest you roll over on the thornss
The man who first said that figures
never lie must have lived in an age
when the sheath gown was fash
ionable.
People who try to climb into So
ciety by means of the Church speak
very low when they call themselves
poor, miserable shinners."-Har'
per's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

able arms. One Of these arms fits
over a pole and a rope is slipped
through a ring at one end and passed
through a ring at the end Of the other
arm, at the same time being slipped
through a short chain at the inter-
section. In using the catcher, the
operator seizes the animals leg with
the jaws of the instrument and pulls
the rope, which closes the jaws tight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
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her friends. Nothing so rich or ele-
CANT can be added to the dull grays
and green's. With cool gray looking
walls, these bits of pottery are as
r%estful. when old Sol climbs up, as
a shady dell by a brook. This same
hostess has been geeting some genu-
inc Spanish leather chairs. and on the
whole her corridor and dining room
suggest old Spain in its most attrac-
tive state. But" says this woman,
.'be sure to have nothing on view but
Spanish things or the attractiveness
of the idea is killed. NavaJoe blan-
kets or the crude Indian jars, or, per-
haps, some Indian feather work, add
the grotesQue touch and spoil every
thing."-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
For Catching Animals.

Any person who has tried to catch
q pig or other small animal In even
a comparatively restricted space will
appreciate the value Of the animal
catcher invented by an Oklahoman.
By means of this device the capture
of elusive little beaets is made com.
p~aratively easy, audit will no doubt
be much in demand among farmers
and butchers. The contrivance con.
sists of a pair Of graphing tongs
with pivoted curved jaws and fold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Pottery Adorns Her Homo.

The Spanish ways of making a
home attractive are growing on those
who furnish summer dwellings.
Spanish pottery is having a run OF
p~ccuIarity in the country homes
around New York almost to the ex-
sion Of the priced Indian ware or the
Delft plates. In the dining room of
a country home owned by a literary
woman of Gotham the plaques of blue
and bronze, which represent the best
of Spanish pottery. are the envy OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

five maiden aunts" are Jane Ad--
dams, of Hull House; julia Lathrop,
q charity expert; Mary Mcdowell, OF
the University Settlement; Margaret
Haley. who organized the Teachers
Federation, and DR.. Cornelia De Bey,
a practicing physician, who secured
the settl. :lent of the great ~stockyard
strike by arbitration. Dr.. De Bey
has also been prominent in iuvesti-
eating factory violations Of the child
labor law and is a member OF the
Chicago Board of Education.-NeW
York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Beautiful Lawyer.

When Mile. Helen Miropolosky
made her debut as a member of the
Paris bar recently, she was attired
in a simple black gown relieved by
the conventional white barrister's
bib. Her costume was further ac-
c%entuated by the black toque which
crowned her Jet black hair. 1t is
said that Mile. Miropolosky is strik-
ingly beautiful.-New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

Jujubes.-Dissolve one pound of gum Arabic in a pint
and a half of water. Strain and add one pound sugar. Stir
over a moderate fire and cook until the mixture .toughens
when dropped in cold water. 1t should be of thick con-
sistency. Flavor as desired; then turn while still warm,
though partially cooled, into shallow tin pans, we'll oiled.
Stand in a warm place to dry. When sufficiently dry to be
elastic. take from the heat and stand in a cold place. When
cold turn from the pan, with a pair of old scissors cut first
into strips, then blocks. If licorice jujubes are desired,
soak two ounces best Spanish licorice in a jill of hot water
and add to the syrup when the bubbles begin to tougher.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

Last year the export OF electrical
instruments and heavy machinery
amounted to $12,613,730, as COM
pared with S17,460.775 the previous
year, or a net falling of Of S4,s47.-
045. This is a loss Of over twenty
FIVE per cent. in the one year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Tent Used as q Coat.

The problem of the transportation
Of the tent has always been a difficult
one for the huntsman to solve. Be-
sides being heavy, the tent is cumber-
some to handle. A San Francisco In
yentor has devised an exceedingly
unique and staple arrangement 'of
the tent which makes transportation
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Deer Through Kitchen Window.

A deer chased by dogs jumped
through the kitchen window at the
home of Charles H. Mcclure, Of South
Ryegate, hurriedly leaving through
another window.
The deer was then followed by a
number of men and after a long pur-
suit was found in an exhausted con-
dition from the loss Of blood caused
by being cut by the window glass;
st. Adams Messenger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
Five Maiden AuntS.

Chicago is Boosting Of it's five
maiden aunts" and declaring that
they have done more toward securing
better industrial conditions in that
city and in the country at large than
any other like number Of citizens,
men or women, in the world. The
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

The Japanese system of individual
licensing is decreasing opium smok-
ing in Formosa. The number Of U.s.
ers fell from 165,750 IN 1900 to 120.-
$40 In 1906.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

Hob-"Would you like to see wom-
en- voters at the polls?" Nob-"Yes,
indeed. At the North and South
Poles. "-Sewanee Tiger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

New York City is a liberal paymas-
ter. For each minute of the day 1t
nays s132 to it's more than $4,000
servants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12
For Filling Sacks.

In filling bags with grain, flour,
cement, etc., it has been found in
possible for one man to do the work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-05-12

New Zealand's drink bill inA190S
was $1S,750,O00, $4,000 more
than in 1907.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

In September of 1907 the first multiple
line insurance company west of Chicago
was incorporated under the laws OF the
state Of Nebraska. securing a broad char
ter from the state covering all the So
called minor lines Of insurance as distin-
guished from life and fire, among which
are accident, health, fidelity and surety
bonds, plate glass, burglary employers Tia
bilty. steam boiler. automatic sprinkler. etc.
In addition to the many millions. which
have been paid by the citizens of Nebraska
to eastern life and fire Insurance COM
panies, it is estimated that the eastern
fidelity and casualty companies alone nave
secured In premiums over sA'1o0o within
this last ten years.
This Immense drain on the financial re-
sources Of our state has had its ERECT IN
retaIding our material development ana
he business men OF Nebraska are real
King this fact and are giving their sup
port 20 home companies.
II is a significant fact that three-tifths
OF the actual money in the United States
u controlled in the state OF New York and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25
Home Industry in the Insurance Field

surance world. Il is a recognized fact that
money is always more abundant and avail
able In insurance centers and many cities
now point with pride to the home office
buildings of their insurance companies.
In the accumulation of assets, insurance
companies seek investment and employ
their money for development purposes and
they are in position to come to the assist
ance Of banks In time of stress and are an
additional safeguard and intrenchment to
the credit of any community.
There is no enterprise more far-reaching
In its benefits 10 a city than a well estab-
lished Insurance company. Its many agents
scattered over the country are daily adver-
Using the place of its home office and tons
Of the company's literature is sent out
for distribution, bearing the name of the
city where its headquarters are located
Commercial clubs and others organizations
formed for the purpose Of advancing the
interest of their city, could not do better
than TO give their support to the promo
ton and advancement Of home insurance
companies. EDWIN 8. sWoBE.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

were so fatal to these animals, and the
millions expended by the government in
this work have been returned many times
In the form of increased profits to the
farmers and stock raisers and have added
immensely to our national prosperity. The
problems Of the control of the diseases Of
mankind are not very different from the
problems OF the control of the diseases OF
beasts. Are not its citizens at least as
great an asset to a nation as Its hogs? The
government undertook the matter of pro-
tecting the lives of its hogs and cattle be-
cause the people demanded 1t. When the
people demand 1t, it will also undertake to
protect the lives of Its citizens. 1t is as
simple a problem to drive typhoid fever
out of the United States as 1t was to Danish
yellow fever from Havana and from Pan
anna. The medical profession has for years
been pleading for governmental aid in its
efforts to prevent preventable disease. II
has pleaded to deaf ears. Let the immense
Influence Of the life insurance companies
be brought to bear upon the government In
this matter and those ears will be deaf no
longer. Whether, gentlemen, the Director
of the companies represented in this assoc
citation see any merit in any definite sug-
gestion I have made TO you today or not
Is a small matter compared with the !n-
mense educational value to the people 81
witnessing an active effort on the psrt OF
the great institutions which you repregeni
to prevent preventable disease and 10 add
to human longevity"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

this is largely accounted for through the
immense accumulation OF assets by the
insurance companies located there, and for
the employment Of this money Nebraska
is paying it's share of Its interest income.
II is the eastern insurance companies who
furnish most OF the funds necessary to
move the crops of the agricultural states,
and the rates OF interest charged are largely
determined by the speculative conditions
existing in Wall street.
The growth of our western insurance
companies. with hardly an exception. have
far eelipsed the early history of those com
panies which have accumulated millions of
assets. and with proper conservative meth
DDS II is only a question OF time when
Nebraska will be able to finance its own
enterprises, and through the employment
OF assets of home companies our financial
Independence wiil be established.
With the further development OF home
companies. Omaha is destined to be an
other Hartford Of the west and take rank
with Detroit, Dies Moines and other cities
that have gained recosniEance in the in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25
Work of the woodmen Circle.

The supreme forest OF the Woodmen cir
Gle was organized twelve years ago and its
marvellous growth has astounded those
who are familiar with the history of fra
ternal organizations.
Mention of this substantial increase is
due TO the wise guidance of Mrs. Emma B..
Manchester, who has been for ten years
the supreme guardian Of the order and who
has won both success for the order and re-
spect for her own ability as the head of
one Of the largest fraternal organizations
for women in the country.
There are few women who have de.
veloped the keen business abilities that are
possessed by Mrs. Manchester. Her strong
mentality, sound financial advice and ster.
ling womanly qualities have made a place
second to none for the supreme forest Of
the Woodmen circle. She has brought il
to a place in the business world where IL
Is recognized as an insurance order that
not only rests on a sound financial basis,
but which offers the best possible protec-
ton to women. being regarded as one Of
the safest insurance organizations IN ex-
istence.
This order has its headquarters In omahs
end gives employment to many clerks and
thus marks another step In the progress of
TIE growth OF Omaha. whose Importance a.
n business center brings TO It the head
quarters of so large an order as the Wood
ineE circle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

suggestion. This committee has
already in hand the proposition Of Prof.
Irving Fisher of Yale university that the
life companies should contribute financial
aid to a campaign of health education,
Prof. Fisher having declared that the gen.
eral adoption of hygienic reforms would
add fifteen years TO the span Of life In
this country.
Modern medicine has, above all, two
chief aims, the prevention of disease and
the recognition of its earliest signs in the
individual" said DIR. Foster in today's
address. I'm both of these aims the busi-
ness of life insurance has an immense in
terest, since the nearer we approach to
their accomplishment, the more we add to
human longevity. Prof. Fishers recent
plea for concerted action on the part OF
financial aid 10 the cause of preventive
medicine is one which meets with my
hearty sympathy and approval.
Preventive Medicine of Merit.
Preventive medicine becomes more
nearly an exact science all the time, and
while it's possibilities are far from being
realized. this is not because OF its owr
inexactness or shortcomings, but because
the people have not yet awakened to the
fact that those diseases which cause th'
greatest number OF deaths and the greatest
amount of suffering are actually pre-
ventable. If money enough is spent tC
prevent them. The only way to enlist al
the people actively in the crusade agains
preventable disease is to present the sub
ject as an economic one, which 1t surel,
is, and one which appeals directly 20 thei
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25

business of life insurance IL the public
were to learn that the companies, besides
offering a protection to the family after
the death of the bread winner, were earn
estly and seriously engaged in a concerted
effort to protect the bread winner during
his life? l believe 1t would, and l be-
lieve that If the business of life insurance
and the profession of medicine were to
join hands on the platform of preventive
medicine they would both earn the graft
tude Of humanity. The financial rewards
to the life insurance companies would also
be great; the people would share largely
In the financial benefits, since the cost OF
their insurance would be lessened, and the
medical profession. while not profiting
financially-indeed, preventive medicine Is
directly against the financial interests Of
the medical profession-would take pride In
its share of the added benefits to mankind.
When preventive medicine becomes actu-
ally preventive, a large number of dis
eases, notably the communicative diseases,
will become practically extinct, just as the
bubo plague and G. olera are now practically
extinc in most highly civilized communi-
ties.
Control of Disease Possible.
TT possibilities of properly directed
scientific effort in the control of disease in
animals have been amply demonstrated by
the United States government in the work
that has been done during the last twenty
five years by the Department of Agricul-
ture in protecting hogs, cattle and domestic
fowls from the many pests which formerly