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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
BeesWax From China.

British manufacturers of blacking
purchase large crates Of beeswax.
The beeswax imported from China is
in large cubes, each done up in a
written guarantyof purity and quality.
Nevertheless, deep down in the mid
die of the crates are Jumps Of a sub
stance resembling European brick,
trimmed t 0 the exact shape of a gen.
uine packet of beeswax. In other
cases cubes when u%nwrapped are still
apparently genuine wax, but on being
sliced open are found to contain a
large core of shavings, Girt and gen.
eral floor sweepings Of a busy factory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

One OF the new emergency devices
for use in submarine vessels Is q
helmet and coat containing enough
air to lift the wearer to the surface
Of the water.
The human body is a machine OF
such wonderful efficiency that m
fifth Of the energy expended by 1t can
be utilized as work, as shown by the
recent experiments of Professors At
water and Benedict.
A French scientist has recently pro-
| claimed that cider Is an antidote for
typhoid fever. The acid in 1t Is the
agent, as it destroys the germs. Cider
in Europe Is more generally used as
a beverage than in this country. Ger
mans appear to prefer cider after
it becomes sour, but Americans usual
ly prefer it while 1t is sweet.
It has been reported by the French
commission formed for the purpose
| of making comparative studies OF the
vertical and inclined styles Of hand
writing, with regard to the health OF
| school children, that the inclined style
is far simpler and less %fatiguing than
the vertical style, and less likely to
cause spinal curvature and other evil
results.
The eel has q singular formation
by which it is enabled to- retssn life
longer than any other fish. This is
a bladder at the back of its upper fins.
which it fills with water and is there
by enabledato moisten its gills for q
considerable time when out Of water.
An cells heart is in its tail, where Its
beats can be plainly seen.
Lifting magnets have demonstrated
their value in certain special lines
of work and are now in daily use in
many places. An aggregate weight
of fifteen tons Of rails Is handled by,
magnets at the works of the United
States Steel plant at. Gary, Ind. This
comprises the @lock section" Of a pile
of rails which consists OF q layer OF
tracks with alternate rails inverted
SC that the mass will hold together.
An interesting and valuable present
has been recently made by D. o. Milla
to the department Of mammalogy OF
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory; in1the shape of eight specimens
Of the fur seal, to be utilized in the
preparation of a group illustrating .
seal rookery. The specimens were
collected at the Pribilof Islands,
Alaska, expressly for the museum, by,
order of Mr.. Mills, who had special
permission from the Department of
! Commerce and Labor for their cap
ture. The series consists of male
seals two, three, five and seven years
old; female seals three and four years
old and two. pups,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
Figure Preserved.

1t is far more important to have a
pretty figure than a pretty face. as
everybody knows, and women who
value their looks take as great pains
to preserve their lines as their COM
plexions. THIS Is not to be accom-
plished merely by the careful selec-
ton of a corset, but diet, exercise and
massage must be carefully attended
to, ever to the point of sacrifice, in
some instances.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
Electricity Superior to Steam.

None of the railroad companies
which have adopted electricity in the
regular service Of moving trains
seems disposed to give out any fig
ures showing the cost of operation,
but it is declared that in point of con-
v~enience and regularity of service the
electric has shown a decided super
iority over the steam service.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

The owners Of grain godowns and
warehouses in Calcutta are compelled
by municipal regulation to pave with
concrete to prevent the ingress Of
rats, which, it is believed, will aid ma.
t~erially in the determination of this
active distributor of the plague germ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
Small Motoring Hats.

The lew small hats are delightful
to wear motoring. Their close brims
give taem a jaunty air and make the
adjusting Of the veil an easy matter,
too. The fuller the hair beneath the
prettier the effect.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
A Kansas Woman's Confession.

A Globe reporter, a mere man,
lately saw a woman wash her hair.
And he remarked that after she had
dried it and done it up on the back OF
her head, she had a little knot about
as big as a walnut, although when
she appears on the street she has a
big lot, rolls, puffs, switches, braids,
marcels, etc. LAS a matter of fact"
said one of the women, "a little
bunch is all any of US have. on the
dead square.'-Atchison Globe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Poison from infected or rotten
cheese is not so very rare. The Ger
nan Government proved that some
cheeses are deliciously ripened by
ways too nasty to tell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
Golf For I'aupers.

In some English warehouses pau
pers have golf outfits given them and
use of grounds for playing the game.
New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

New York City will SOC have with.
in its borders the longest bridge in
the world. 1t will span He'll Gate
channel, and. will be three miles long.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Street workers of Boston, who are
ON the night shifts, Ire protected
from speeding automobiles by electric
lights on their caps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

was astonished 20 see Ehud Lehng-
we'll arise in his pew.
"An' We might add. parson." he
shouted, "that her eyes amt mates
an she's a leetle mite lame in the on
hind leg wallpapers Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

pretty effect Is obtained by making
the cap to match the blouse and the
sleeves of thinner material, such az
chiffon, net, lace or muslin. All-ove1
lace makes exceedingly handsome
cuffs, but any pretty material can be
utilized.
The sleeves are all made over fitted
foundations which are cut with up
per and under portions. The plain
puffs, or bishop portions, are slightly
full and gathered at the upper and
lower edges. Whichever cuff is used
is arranged over the lower portion OF
the lining and the cap is arranged
over the completed sleeve. The
tucked sleeve is made in three-quar-
ter length, and finished with a short.
err band. Any of the sleeves can be
made unlined. if preferred.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is one End three
eighth yards twenty-one, twenty-fou1
or thirty-two inches wide, three-quar-
ter yard forty-four for any sleeves;
three-quarter yard twenty-ore. TWEEN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

There are in all thirty-fve electric
furnaces in operation in this country
and Europe for steel production.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

In the illustration the material is silk
serge, and the puffs are of chiffon
cloth in matching color, the under
sleeves are made of lace, and the
trimming is banding. The puffs Of
the sleeves can be Of the same mate
rial il preferred. however, and for the
collar and the under-sleeves any CON
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Last year more than $4,000 chill
dren were taught to swim at the Lon
don public SCHOOLS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
The Lingerie Bag.

The lingerie bag is a quaint and
pretty fashion, and the familiar leath-
er handbag has been outplaced by
this, the latest novelty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
sisE IN WHOLESALE PRICES IN THIRTEEN YEARS.

Quotations for standard commodities at the low point IN 1895 te sc
ceeding high point in 1900, the succeeding low point IN heh pom u
1QO7 am smnarisons with 1908 and 1909:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
@M1M MODES B1M
w. THAT BLOSSOM YR
NJ = :, THIS SEASON ~

New York City.-The blouse that
Is closed at the left of the front Is
one of the very newest and latest.
This one includes that feature. and
also sleeves that are made with inset
puffs that are in the very latest style.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

The electric blower for hot air fur
naces has been successfully used for
the heating of buildings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06
Belt Novelties.

A novelty in belts is a handsomely
tailored leather one, with chatelaine
of the leather from which swings an
envelope bag Of the same kind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

1t Is planned to use electricity for
heating and lighting the lighthouses
of: the Government II the wave motor
can be perfected in a practical and
useful manner. g.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

One Of the biggest car companies
in this country has decided to
abandon the use Of steam in its plant
and is now putting in a mammoth
electric plant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

The new t~elegraphing typewriter ia
the latest method Of transmitting
messages. The operator writes his
message on one typewriter and it Is
recorded in plain letters OF another
typewriter at the other end Of the
line.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

On the Bowery a dope gun is called
a sewing machine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

There are more than 100000
telephones in regular service in this
country, and during the past year
more than 7,500,000,000 messages
were sent over the wires.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

The Detroit Edison Company will
spend 81, 900 900 in doubling the size
Of its plant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Few New Workers are aware that
the business thoroughfare known as
Duane street was named after James
Duane, who was the first Mayor of
New York after the Revolution.
The warship without tunnels has
come in the British "Indefatigable,
which will be propelled by internal
combustion engines.
BY signing a treaty on March IL at
Bangkok, Siam, $4,000 square miles
Of territory have been added to the
British Empire.
A live turtle, caught off the Natal
coast, weighed over 400 pounds, and
was nearly six feet long.
Water power Is used to supply the
electricity for the new Italian rail-
way from Castle Raymondo to
Camerino.
The first electric street railway to
be operated in Warsaw, Russia, was
put in service a few months ago. The
company operates 304 cars and
charges SO cents for first class pas
sengers.
Electric heating devices are sue
cessfully employed for branding cigar
boxes.
The wireless telegraph summoned
Ave vessels to the aid Of the White
Star liner Republic, which was
rammed by the liner Florida. This
was the first practical demonstration
of the value of wireless telegraphy on
shipboard. pc
The Detroit Edison Company will
spend 81, 000 900 in doubling the size
Of its plant.
There are more than 100000
telephones in regular service in this
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Electric heating devices are sue
cessfully employed for branding cigar
boxes. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-06

Water power Is used to supply the
electricity for the new Italian rail-
way from Castle Raymondo to
Camerino.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
SWEET LAVENDER BACK AGAIN
Revival of Old Fashion in Scent Is
Certainly One of the Most
Welcome.

An old fashion that deserves the re.
vival it seems to be having is the use
OF lavender. Lavender, sweet laven-
der" used to be carried about the
streets in English towns, and is be-
ginning to be sold again, both in Lon
don and New York
Laid away among the folds of cloth
ing, lavender. 1t is said, will keep out
the moths, and how much pleasanter
the scent is than the smell of moth
balls! Some women make quaint lit
tie bags to put the dried lavender
leaves in. The bags may be embroid-
cred in cross stitch, in designs show
ing baskets filled with bright flowers.
wreaths inclosing a name, mono
gram or a motto, or a spray of violets.
delightful toilet water is made of
white wine vinegar and lavender flow
ers. Steep the lavender, handfulls of
1t, In the vinegar, using stone Jars.
Keep the jars for three days In mod
erately warm place on the stove, after
which strain and bottle it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
SHARES BOST0M'S BEAN FAME
New York and Boston Products Differ
Mostly as to Color of Cooked
Vegetable.

There are beans and beans. Boston
baked beans, of course, have come to
be revered as one of the distinctive
institutions OF our country, their fame
being international. 1t is an old say
ing that you have to go away to find
out what has happened at home" and
1t is entirely probable that few New
Workers are aware of the fact that
there are New York beans. A traveller
discovered the bean representatives
OF the two cities on bill of fare in a
Philadelphia restaurant the other day.
he was curious enough to ask the
waitress what was the difference be-
tween the two.
She was plainly surprised at the
question. why, Boston beans are
brown she explained, "and New
York beans are white"
She could not explain, however, why
white beans should have the New
York label attached. But she volun-
teered the information that there were
almost as many calls for New York
beans as Boston, such requests com.
ing mostly from persons who were
from out of town and possibly had an
idea that New York beans had little
more Glass" a little more metro
politan flavor, as it were, than the
far-famed Boston product.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
TRUST BURSTING IN BAGDAl
Time by the Caliph Haroun al
Raschid.

Senator La Toilette, at a dinner dur
ing the tariff debates, illustrated q
statement with story.
The Caliph Haroun al Raschid," he
said. had once to wrestle with g
meat trust in Bagdad.
Beef for some reason, got little
scarce, and Immediately all the butch
ers met in secret conclave and doubled
their prices. Nasreddin, a million
aire, was the head of this trust.
THE caliph heard all about the
trust from his grand vazier He said
nothing. But, day or so later, he in.
vited all the Bagdad butchers to the
royal palace.
The butchers, knowing their cal
iphs vulgar love for the common PEG
pie. went to him with fear and trem
bling. But he greeted them with kind
words, and, 10, in the great marble
hall a superb feast was spread. The
caliph. ere he left the room, waved
them graciously to table.
They ate heartily. The meat
coures was particularly good. Where
though, was Nasreddin, Nasreddin, the
millionaire organizer of their trust?
"As they by turns praised the meat
and asked one another where Nasred
din could be, the caliph returned. His
aspect now was stern.
Where he said from his dais, rs
Nasreddin, o butchers?'
Silence. No one knew. The cal
iph frowned as black as a thunder
cloud.
'Nasreddin, he roared, is here
You have just eaten him. Go home
and reduce the price of meat, or your
fate will be as his!
And since. that day trusts have
been unknown in Bagdad"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
CONVENIENT SEWING SCREEN
Full Instructions for Making This
Useful and Ornamental Article
at Home.

Get two soft wood boards. 81 inches
long, Is inches wide. Cut one end in
any fancy shape, cover both sides
with fancy denim, drawing tight and
smooth, lacking on edge. Conceal edge
OF goods with guimp and brass tacks.
Fasten together with hinges. You
have two section screen. A small
castor on each bottom corner. Three
gathered pockets with elastic in top
extending across one side-the ton
one not so long-leaving space on one
corner for pin cushion. For other side
two shelves of thin boards six and five
inches wide, cover with goods. fasten
to screen with small hinges. Have
wider shelf at bottom seven inches
from floor; the other shelf is II inches
from top. Chain on corner of shelves
with hook in screen holds them ND.
Between and above shelves put hooks
for shears, keys, etc. Also make small
bags for articles of value. Shelves will
hold thread, hook, eye and button
boxes Outside of screen one or two
large pockets for patterns. One cannot
realize the convenience of this screen
until used, especially if room is linn
tied. Any woman can make one ex-
cept preparing the boards.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
If Seeing Is Believing.

"A lawyer can learn things from I'm.
expected sources" remarked Atty. w.
s. Kerruish.
"One of the most striking lessons |
ever learned about the relative value
of different kinds of evidence was
taught me by an old monk over in
Rome. This monk had taken me in
tow to show me slab where some
saint had been burned, or killed-at
least, the stains of his blood were on
the slab, so the monk said.
What evidence have you that it's
really stained by the blood of a saint?'
| asked him.
He smiled tolerantly. 1T is that
you are lawyer? he asked me. and
l owned up. He said he thought so.
You lawyers have lot of queer
views about evidence he told me.
Don't you know, my dear sir. that if
you were to accept only such evidence
as you lawyers admit in a court of
law, that you must discard at least
two-thirds of the things you believe?
Il told him to go on. Let us sup
pose, said the monk, that the old
fashioned watch you wear was handed
down as family heirloom from your
great-grandfather. You believe that
the watch belonged to your great
grandfather, and value it accordingly.
And yet what evidence have you that
the watch did belong to your great
grandfather? If you accept only the
evidence of your senses. you cannot
believe that your great-grandfather
ever saw a watch, or, for that mat
ter, that you ever had great-grand-
father
"Of course he told me a lot of things
| didn't believe, said Kerruish. but
just the same he opened my eyes on
the subject of evidence '-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
HIS LETTER WAS LOST
Children Used II as Bookmark, But
Promised Not to Do II
Again.

Did you see anything of letter OF
mine?" inquired the man. The woman
stared at him.
What sort of letter." she asked
1T was a business letter." explained
the man, retaining patience with some
difficulty; Il put 1t on the table right
here last night"
Was it Important" the woman
asked. Il wonder if Mary threw it out
with the trash?"
%. no." said the man, bitterly: at
wasn't important at all. | only wanted
TO find it just to look at the post
mark and to see if the government
had cancelled the stamp right"
We'll, you needn't get mad said
the woman; its sure to be about here
somewhere" <t1
Il know where it is" said the litues@
girl. j
"Where?" demanded her parents in
a breath.
Willie had it for a bookmark," ex-
planned the little girl.
"Will-ie." shrieked Willies moth
er. Come here"
Where did you put your fathers
letter that you were using for book
mark?" she asked Willie considered.
It's either in a book called Magda-
lene's Mystery or The Boy Discov-
erers,' said Willie. NO, it amt
either. | remember now. It's in the
dictionary, or it's in ]. Fenimore
Cooper"
The father hurriedly and with con-
siderable explosive energy began
shaking books, but no letter appeared.
Take EN- all out" he commanded.
"All of 'em?" walled the children in
chorus.
All of EN-, said the father deter
minedly, every book in the case.
Shake EN- all" Then he stopped and
looked foolish.
Here it is" he said; 'it was inl
my pocket Somebody put it there
l want you children to let my things
alone, do you hear?"
"Yessir," said the children together.
Galveston News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
SALLY Iunn.

Sally Lunn is of the order of a cof-
fee cake. Make ready one pint warm
milk, one teaspoonful of salt, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, three eggs.
three cups sifted -four, one-half yeast
cake and three tablespoonfuls of but.
ter. Scald the milk and cool it. Then
add the salt, butter (melted), sugar
and the yeast dissolved In a little of
the milk. Add the -four and beat
We'll Cover and set to rise in warm
place When very light add the yolks
of the eggs beaten thick, mix well and
add the whites beaten stiff Let stand
one hour to rise again. Pour into a
well-buttered shallow pan and let rise
again. Bake in a brisk oven When
baked remove from the oven, cover
the top with melted butter, sprinkle
with sugar and cinnamon, cut into
squares and serve hot.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
0 HIGH FINANCE IL CHESS
Tenderfoot in Second Avenue, New
York, Learns New Move in the
Game.

The lower part of Second avenue,
cheaper sort which cater to the i'm
pecunious chess player, who may be
found at all hours either playing for
a small stake or awaiting a victim or
customer
An amateur from one of the large
clubs and somewhat above the aver
age in strength, but unknown in the
Second avenue cafes, visited one of
these resorts not long ago. He was
hardly inside before he was tackled
by rathe~ seedy looking gentleman
who politely asked him if he played
chess.
"Oh, occasionally" replied the Wis
itor, and he was promptly invited to
try a game, which he readily agreed
to do
Before starting play the seedy one,
in his own diplomatic way, ap-
preached the delicate subject of the
stakes, explaining that he always
played for something, just to make it
interesting. 1t was agreed that they
should play for rs cents game
known as union rates.
The visitor lost the first game and
paid the 25 cents The habitue there
upon ordered a cup of coffee and
some cake. and they started on a
second game.
This time the visitor won, and the
other, without Offering to pay, hurried
ly gathered up the pieces and began
preparations for third game, but
this visitor was no greenhorn, he had
heard of the methods of high finance
practiced in these cafes and prom
ised himself that he would be no easy
mark.
When asked for the money the hab-
itue modestly explained that it would
hardly be necessary for him to pay, as
they would be even after the next
game. His explanation, however log
ical was not satisfactory, and finding
himself cornered, he had to admit
that he had no money.
Why said the other, 81 just paid
you 20 cents for the last game
That is true" came the answer.
hut | have already spent it,"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18
Calls for COURAGE.

mo matter how watermelon may
be cut up or served in fancy style, it
never tastes better than when placed
before one in the good old-fashioned
southern slice" said a man in the
Waldorf-Astoria the other night. 81
would have it oftener, but no one
feels more conspicuous than the man
who calls for it and has his waiter
approach in state with the huge. scar
let slice. 1t seems as if every one in
the room turned to stare. 1t takes
nerve to eat watermelon As for can
teloupe and ice cream as a dessert,
they are all right if a little apricot
brandy is put into the melon before
the ice cream. That blends the flavor
delightfully."-"