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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Roads, Wealth and Intelligence.

Roads, Wealth and Intelligence.
It is estimated by statisticians in
the Department of Agriculture that
there are hauled annually over the
2,151,000 miles of public roads in the
United States, more than $50 million
tons Of freight an average Of nine
miles, at a cost of twenty-five cents
per ton per mile, amounting to more
than $50 millions of dollars. AS the
cost in sone foreign couEtries;S where
good roads are the rule, Is estimated
to be only from eight to twelve cents
per mile, attention is naturally called
to the element of absolute waste Of
energy and substance, without. COM
| p%ensation. ~
Take the waste as being one-half Of
the amount paid, and it amounts to
over $50 millions of dollars, which
would be saved by the existence Of
| good roads. With our population Of
S0,000,0O0 people this loss amounts
to $3.50 for every man, woman and
child in the country every year, or a
handicap to our citizenship of $500
per capita. Z
It is further found that good roads
appear to have a strong effect on the
educational qualification of the peo-
pie. In four States with a high per-
centage Of good roads (30.55 per
cent? the percentage of white illit-
eracy is only O.34 Of one per cent,
while in four other States which have
few good roads (1.51 per cent? the
percentage Of white illiteracy is A76
per cent. 1t may be claimed that the
relation of cause and effect may be
an inverted one, but whether bad
roads are the result Of ignorance, Oh
ignorance the result OF bad roads, the
fact remains that they are closely
allied.
It is invariably the case, when a
good road is constructed through any
section of agricultural country, the
farms begin to assume a finer and
better; aspect. Buildings are painted,
fences renewed, better horses, vehi-
cles and farm machinery are pro.
cured, and the farm houses and
farms take on an atmosphere Of
thrift and prosperity. It may not be
putting 1t too strongly, to assert that
the means for this advancement
comes from the saving made in mar
keting the crop. "A small farmer may
have Of crops which he sells, thirty
tons to take to market. His supplies
may amount to six tons, making thir-
ty-sfx tons in all for aiyear. At the
average distance of nine miles at
| twenty-five cents per ton per mile, the
cost will be sS1 for the marketing OF
the year. It eanFbe readily seen that
when good roads are constructed,
and a half Of this amount saved, q
good deal of paint can be spread and
many elements of improvement put
into operation. When this is done
the social natures Of the people begin
to develop and a broader and a bet
tier intelligence results.-Good Roads
MAGAZINE.
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Mrs. Incke's Theory.

If the theory ~propounded by Mrs.
Clinton Locke is correct the cat is
likely to play an important part
among the remedial agencies of the
future. She has developed the con-
viction that the care of a cat will ex-
ert a soothing and beneficial effect on
lunatics. Mrs. Locke, is president of
the Beresford Cat Club'and %vice-presi-
dent of the American Cat Association.
She's an enthusiast on the cat ques-
ton. She has been studying the posi-
bilities of tabby, and has come to the
conclusion that a person whose wits
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
OyaIic Acid Costly,

A most injurious thing which costs
New Workers a big lot of money Is
the sly use Of oxalic acid in home
laundries by the visiting washer.
woman, who carries a small bag OF
oxalic acid in her hand grip or maybe
under her apron. Two or three table
snoonfuls of this cleaning dope put
into a laundry tub Of water MAKE
washing so easy that it is a sin to
take the money, but what it does 10
clothes is a~-plenty. Wise housekeep-
ers try to watch for this trick, but II
Chemicals used for laundering are
deadly poisons.-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
She Took q Pair.

Chow much are those shoes?"
asked the lady who had the reputa-
ton of being a keen shopper.
= ''Those shoes are not for SALE" re-
oiled the salesman, who had some
thing of a reputation, too. We're
giving them away with every pair of
shoe laces at $3.50."-Judge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22

Michael Idvorsky Pupin, known as
the inventor Of wireless telephony and
who, according to report, received
$500, 900 for an invention which Is
used in long distance telephoning,
worked his way through Columbia
College,. -, Z $500.
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are added can, be, materially helped
by taking care of a cat or two. In
order to test her theory she has sent
n of her finest animals-"a beau
tiful white female"-to an insane
asylum in Observation-Disclosures
Daily Times. \
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Too Near the Pole.

"Omit, if you please, the first verse
Of the hymn" said the minister.
The congregation looked surprised.
at mentions 'Greenland's icy
MOUNTAINS" explained the minister:
1--WE cannot afford to introduce into
this peaceful gathering any subject
likely to lead t. acrimonious debate"
philadelphia Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Name to Fit tile TRADE.

Old newspapers give us many In
stances of mems names fitting their
callings. Thus we have Last, a shoe.
maker Of Exeter, and Tredaway, who
piled the same trade In Hammer
smith.
There was a Bristol schoolmaster
named Rod. Dodge and Wynne, at
torneys at law OF Liverpool, must
have been the butts of their fellow
townsmen, while few could have q
more appropriate name than the
Primitive Methodist preacher River
Chronicle.
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To Enjoy

the full confidence Of the Well-nformed
of the World and the Commendation Of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts Of Syrup.
Of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be;
known to and approved by them; there,
fore, The California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes 9 full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity O pro-
duct, which they demand in. laxative
rem.iy of an ethical character, are assured
by the compans's original method Of man
ufacture known to the Company only
The figs Of California are used IN the
production Of Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant TASTE, but
the medicinal principlesar obtained from
plants known to act most bene6ciAly.
To get It's beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists,
- u NJ
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< Apple Cake.--Place a thin layer of short pastry on a
g round baking dish, pinching up the edges with the fingers so
6 as to make a little ledge around the cake. Peel and cut in
g two some large apples, carefully taking out the cores. Slice
3 them and arrange in a circle around the. pastry, one slice
; overlapping the other. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon and
. sugar and bake for three-quarters of an hour in a steady
6 oven. When cold sft: powdered sugar over the top.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Adams, OF NOR
witch. N. Y, are parents of triplets'
two boys and a girl. weighing less
than eight pounds total. The father
himself Is one of a triplet.
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Poor Animal.

little boy" asks the w%ell-mean-
ing reformer, ais that your mamma
over yonder with the beautiful set OF
furs?"
eyes, sir" answers the bright lad.
4"fWell, do you know what poor.
animal it is that has had to suffer IN
order that your mamma might have
the furs with which she adorns her
self SO proudly?'
Eyes. sir. MY papa'-Chicago
Evening Post.
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A Farmers Enterprising Daughter.

I am a farmers daughter, twenty
six years old, and have earned my
W living for eight years. 1 am
employed on my fathers farm, eight
miles from town, and he pays me
S2.25 a week. Out of this I have
clothed myself, had a very good time
and have laid up some money each
year.
The third year I bought with my
savings seven head of good sheep,
and let them out on shares. The next
year 1 bought fifteen more; then I had
twenty-five old ones. 1 kept my part
of the increase, the eve lambs. The
wethers I would sell. l kept increas.
ing my flock until I had thirty-three
head; then I would Gull out each year
and sell the oldest ones.
The wool and wether lambs from
year to year helped to keep me in nice
clothes and spending money. My
wages I loaned at eight per cent,
Each year I put in from one to two
acres of potatoes, and these I cult
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Society Millinery,

Miss Maude Converse, one Of the
society leaders of Washington, D. c.,
has opened a millinery establishment
in the fashionable Northwest destrict.
Miss Converse is a daughter of the
late Rear-Admiral Converse, once
chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
Speaking of her venture, Miss Con-
verse said:
Il have been abroad several months
studying Paris fashions, and all my
life have been interested in the artis-
tic designing of clothes"
Miss Converse said her shop would
devote itself mostly to children's fine
clothes, layettes, tea gowns, evening
gowns and trousseauX. She acknowl-
edged that she had gained much Of
her notion to open the shop from
the successful venture of Lady Duff
Gordon in London.
After the death of their father, it
was reported that, because of fnan-
cial circumstances, Miss Olga Con-
verse and Miss Maude Converse would
go into business or on the stage
Baltimore News.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-12-30
STATEMENT

STATEMENT
W. B. Warren, lumber SO
II. p. Allen, lumber. 1913
B.. j. fletcher, lumber
and nails. :. ;. :. :. AZ
e. d. Boss, bridge tim
Der =. :. :. =. 80. 4'O
James Wright, culvert 400
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
Democratic Ticket
Carries Nine out
of Ten Districts
Democratic Nominees De.
fedted for No State
Office.
Republicans Lose Members OF the
House.
MAJORITY FOR DOMINANT PARTY I
BETWEEN 10000 AND 25,0OO-
SMALL VOTE is POLLED.

Returns from the election of Tuesday
have come in slowly, but more thar
enough are at hand to warrant the as
sertion that the Democratic State tick
ct has been successful by a majority O
$4,000, if not more.
The greatest surprise SO far is the ap
i parently light vote given J. B. Locke
the Republican candidate for Secretary
of the Commonwealth. 1t was said he
would get much larger vote than has
been returned so far. While Col. 30
James is elected by a good majority,
there appears to have been a large
amount of confusion in marking the
ballots, and but for an extra effort on
his behalf he would have gone down
due to the confusion of names on the
ticket.
Contrary to all expectations, Frank
p. Brent, Republican candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
ran ahead of Locke SO far as the returns
indicate at this time.
Returns have been received fcom lis
counties and cities, but nearly SO per
cent. OF these are incomplete, leaving
the actual result in more or less uncer-
tainty, but leaving no doubt as to the
election of all the Democratic State
ticket.
One of the big surprises of the cam
paign was the loss by the Republicans
of two members of the House from
Washington county, as it appears from
the figures so far in hand. The DEM
ocrats will have voting strength in
the next general assembly of from 12O
to 125.
FROM all parts OF the State, with but
very few exceptions, the vote cast
Tuesday was about the smallest since
the new constitution went into effect.
Some counties report that not more
than 80 per cent. of the qualified vote
went to the polls.
The fact that Judge Mann's vote and
that of his associates did not reach the
aggregate which has been given the
ticket in the past is taken to be due to
the indifference and apathy existing
in every direction. What is more, there
were reports in circulation to the effect !
that the voters were scratching Judge
Mann, and that they did not hesitate
to do so.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleep1essness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid
neys. Swamp.Root corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
OF being compelled to 90 often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
OF Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. It stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle and book that tells ali
about it, both sent free by mail. Address.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer in this paper. Don't maze
any mistake, but remember the name.
Swamp-Root, and don't let a'dea1er sell
you something in place of Swamp-Root-.
# you DO you will be disappointed.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
Forced Into Exile.

VIM. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla,
was an exile from uome. Mountain
air, he thought, would cure frightful
lung-racking cough that had defied all
remedies for two years. After six
months he returned, death lodging his
steps. "Then I began to use DR.. Kings
New Discovery" he writes, sand after
taking six bottles I am as well as
ever" 1t saves thousands yearly from
desperate lung diseases. Infallible fol
coughs and colds, it dispels hoarsness
and sore throat, cures grip, bronchitis,
hemorrages, asthma, Group, vhooping
cough. soc and 81, trial bottle free,
guaranteed by B. F. Hughes.
NOTICE. hereby notify the pub
lie that l have moved my place of bus
mess from n. Central Ave. to IL w.
Frederick street, and anu better pre-
pared to handle my business. Former
ly "Emmert,u now
STAUNTON PRODUCE Co.,
II w. Frederick ST.,
oc29 At Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
DEEDS, NOT WORDS,
Staunton People Have Abso-
Lutte Proof of Deeds at Home.

1t is not words, but deeds that.prove
true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills
for Staunton kidney sufferers, have
made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of Staun
ton people who have been cured to stay
cured.
William L. Rohr, 1041 Front street
Staunton, Va, says: 81 used Doan's
Kidney Pills, and the results were sat.
isfactory. Kidney complaint was
with me for a long time and / suffered
from severe pains in my back and
sides. STOPPING or lifting caused sharp
twings to dart through me and 1 had
to have assistance in getting out OF
bed. The kidney secretions were very
irregular in passage, and 1 had but
little control over them. I tried sew
eral advertised remedies, but received
no relief until procured Doan's Kid
ney Pills at Thomas Hogshead's drug
store l continued taking Doan's
Kidney Pills until / was completely
cured. | publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills six years ago,
and to-day am pleased to state that
the cure has remained permanent"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO cts
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
OTHER STATES.
NEW YORK.

| ~H' AOhns
In New York city Gaynor, Dem. wa.
elected mayor by 10000, the control O
the board of estimates is completely
out OF Tammany's hands. Whitman,
(Rep.) defeated Battle (Dem.) for dis.
trict attorney. The rest of the Tam.
many ticket was also defeated.
MARYLAND.
The disfanchise amendment was de-
feated by about 1900, but the Demo-
cratic State ticket won.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Republican majority of $4,000 of
last year was reduced to 5000 on last
Tuesday.
Tom L. Johnson, the widely known
mayor of Cleveland, was defeated for
fifth term by 5000.
NEBRALKA.
The Republicans have carried the
State by safe majority.
CALIFORNIA.
Heney, the great "graft" prosecutor
was defeated by $1,000; P. FL. McCar-
thy, union labor candidate was elected
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
"The Flower Of the Ranch. !"

Presented by company of some fifty
people, "The Flower of the Ranch" a
musical comedy, all the scenes of which
have been laid in the West, will come
to the Beverly Wednesday, Nov. 10.
The work enjoyed an extended run
in New York last season, playing at
three different theatres, and was the
summer attraction at the Garrick
Theatre, Chicago; sufficient guarantee
of its worth. Joseph E. Howard, whose
music contributed so materially to the
success of "The Time, the Place and
the Girl, "The Girl Question:" "The
Prince of Tonight, ssThe Golden Girl, !"
and half dozen other plays of re-
cent vogue, is the author and composer
of ''The Flower of the Ranch,u and it
is declared to be his best work.
OF the twenty odd musical numbers,
at least dozen are participated in by
the big chorus, and as Charles Mast
has staged the show, it is to be presun-
ed that the young women have much
to do and of decidedly diverting char
acter. Mast knows how to get strik-
ing stage pictures, and his dancing
numbers are delight.
Among the principal members of the
company, which is the same as last
season with two exceptions, are Nellie
Walters, vivacious Coincidence, FL
len James, a handsome and stately
soprano, Jess Harris, an eccentric
comedian who is considered one of the
best dancers on the stage today, John
b. Frank, a manly tenor, ]. NJ. Clay
ton, Alva d. Simms, Walter E. Long
and Mark Reed. A handsome and
complete production is carried and the
play ought to be the best sort of amuse-
ment for visitors to the Beverly next
Wednesday.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
Vote in Virginia for 20 Years.

1888, Observation-Disclosures, 15l,9
Harrison, $50, 43S.
1889, Governor-McKinney, 162, 1854
Malone, 120,477.
1892, Observation-Disclosures, 63,977
Harrison, 1925.
1898, Goyernor-O'Ferrall, 1880
Cooke (Pop.), s1,339.
1896, President-Bryan, 154, 7O4; Nc.
Kinley, 1855
1897, Governor-Tyler, 109,6e5; Nc
CaulI. $3.50.
1900, President Bryan, 146,OSO; Nc
Kinley, 1856.
1901, Governor-Montague, 116, 6S2;
Hoge, 1855.
1904, President-Parker, S0,64S;
Roosevelt, 1880.
1905, Governor-Swanson, S3, 544;
Lewis, As, 1856.
1908, President-Bryan, s2,946; Taft,
1913.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
Leave Charlottesville as follows:

Leave Charlottesville as follows:
No. 9, daily, 11.50 a. m. Local be
tween Washington and Danville.
No. 20, daily, 7.O5 p. m. Birming.
ham Special. Through coaches
and sleeping car 20 Columbia, Savan.
ma and Jacksonville sleeping car tc
Augusta and Aiken. Sleeping car tc
Birmingham. Dining car service. Tou-
rist to California tri-weekly.
No. 80, daily, 1910 p. m. U. S. Fast
Mail, first-class coaches and drawing
room sleeping car to New Orleans
dining car service.
No. Al, daily, LOS am. New York and
Chattanooga Limited (via Lynchburg)
first-class coach and sleeping cars to
Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga.
Sleeping car to New Orleans. Dining
car service.
No. 81, daily, LAP a. m. New York,
Atlanta and New Orleans Limited; ali
Pullman train, club and observation
cars to Atlanta and New Orleans;
sleeping cars to Asheville, Atlanta,
New Orleans. Sleeping car to Char
lotte. Dining car service.
700 a. m. daily. Memphis special.
Through sleeping cars and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car service.
Trains leave Harrisonburg for Wash
ington 6. 40 a. m. week days, and 2.55
p. m. daily; arrive Washington Has
q. m. and $50 p. m., respectively
Trains leave Washington for Harrison
burg $50 a. M. daily, and 4.15 p. m
week days; arrive Harrisonburg 255 d
M. and 1925 p. M, respectively.
Immediate connection in New Union
Depot at Washington for and from
Philadelphia and New ork
c.. H. Ackert, Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr.
8. II. Hardwick, Pass. Traffic Mgr.
H. F. Cary, Gen. Pass. Agt.
l.. s. Brown, Gen. Agt.
Washington, D. G
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

| with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis.
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood or mucus surfa-
ces. Halls Catarrh Cur is not quack
medicine. 1t was prepared by one of
the best physicians in this country for
years and is regular prescription. It
is composed of the hest tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifi-
ers, acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfect com bination of the
two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Props.
Toledo, o.
sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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Southern Medical Asso. New Or.
leans, La, Nov, Oil.

On account of the above occasion the
southern 'Ry. will sell from it's princi-
pal stations in Virginia, including
washington, d. G., greatly reduced
tickets, November 18th, Sth and 9th,
final limit for return not later than
midnight of November 18th. Consult
agents. L. s. BROWN. Gen. Apt
Washington, d. G.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-11-05
DECISION CONFIRMED.
COURT OF APPEALS UPHoLDs JUDGE
WRIGHT IN LABOR CASES

COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDs JUDGE
WRIGHT IN LABOR CASES.
Washington, DC, Nov. 1.-The long
expected decision of the District of Col
umbia Court of Appeals in the con-
tempt proceedings against Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison, of the American Federation
OF Labor, was handed down today, con-
firming the verdict of Judge Wright.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
were sentenced by Judge Wright, of
the District Court, on December %,
l9OS, to serve terms of twelve, nine and
six months, respectively, in the Dis
trlct Jail for contempt of court in violat-
ing an injunction in the Bucks Stove
and Range Company. James w. Van
Cleave is president of the company.
The court enjoined the defendants from
printing in the "Unfair listu and the
1--WE don't patronize" list of the FEEDER
ationist, the official publication of the
American Federation of Labor. the
name of the Bucks Stove and Range
Company, and they were also prohibit
ed from criticising the company in
speeches. The court considered that
the injunction was violated and the
sentences followed. An appeal was
taken to the District Court of Appeals.
Today's decision followed.
At the United States District Attor
ney's office this morning, after the de-
cision was rendered, it was said that
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison could
appeal from the decision. All that is
necessary to be done is for their attor-
neys to note an appeal, and the defend
ants may remain at liberty under their
present bonds until the Supreme Court
decid es the appeal.