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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Motor Trims i'm Germany.

French roads are getting steadily
worse for motoring. while the main
German ones are steadily improving
Hence the fatherland is growing in
favor as a touring ground and can
be recommended as %affording much
delightful travelling.
The duty on cars is very moderate
and both customs officials and police
are most polite and obliging if n
takes the trouble to treat them court.
eously and drive with consideration
in populated places. Some of the
roads are the finest 1 have ever been
on. except the latest of our tarred
roads, and the land is full Of beau.i-
full scenery and delightful Old World
towns and villages. One of the best
approaches from France is by the
Paris-Strassburg highway.-Queen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
bsent-Minded

When lapses Of memory become
habitual the person is properly called
absent-minded. The Chicago Tribune
relates the following absurdities into
which some victims of this disease
have fallen:
A bridegroom of twenty-four hours
left his wife, strolled around to his
new mother-in-law's house, and asked
her if her daughter was at home. This
came from force of habit; he had
been calling there daily for some
time, and it probably occurred to him
that he had not paid his usual visit.
A Chicago bank president is I'M
able to account for th%ree-quarters of
an hour of his life. He went into a
restaurant, as usual, and ordered his
lunch. Nearly an hour later he found
himself in his office chair, and sud-
denly remembered the order.
He went back across the street and
asked if the luncheon was ready.
The clerk informed him that he had
eaten, paid the bill, and that he 1.-THE
clerk had not noticed anything Pc
culiar in his actions.
The bank president congratulates
himself that he can be trusted to be-
have like an ordinary mortal even
when he doesn't happen to have his
mind with him.
An editor on a daily paper has laid
himself open to unkind remarks by
trying to take up a collection in his
Office. Happening to want a small
coin he turned to a fellow-worker and
asked for a quarter.
Haven't got it. but here's a dollar"
the man replied, as he tossed it over.
The editor put the dollar in his pock-
ct and Immediately turned to a spe-
cial writer at the next des!: and said:
miss -. could you lend me a
quarter?" Then. seeing the man
from whom he had got the dollar
grin. he added hastily, "Oh. never
mind: I just got a dollar from
Brown"
In Analysing his conduct he said
that Browns reply that he did not
have a quarter was apparently the
only part of the transaction that made
any impression upon him. But he is
under suspicion in that office, and
will probably never be able to live it
down.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
His Adyerbial Name.

A bellboy at the Hotel Baltimore
went through the lobby yesterday
with this cry:
"A. Cordingly!!"
what the answer" asked a tat
lounger.
81 beg your pardon" replied the
bellboy.
complete your sentence replied
the fat man.
What sentence?"
s'The one you notwithstanding
ly;' accordingly WHAT" ,..
That's the gentleman's name.
There's a call for him at the desk
The fat man took the trouble to
ace if he was being "Eidded." On the
register was the name ALFRED Cord
ingly, Denver, Col."-Kansas City
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Expenditures For Improvement.

The amount which was expended
on public roads in the United States
in 1904 would represent the interest
on S1,994,2S ,446.25. if computed on
a basis Of four per cent. When it is
considered that the expenditure which
this vast sum represents was for the
construction and maintenance OF
2,151,57O miles of public highways,
enough roads to reach around the
earth at the equator eighty-six times,
it is somewhat surprising that the ex-
penditure was not greater.
About one and fve-eighth times, as
much was expended for all the public
schools in the United States in the
fiscal year 10000 as was expended
on public roads In 1904. The Ma
tional Government spent in the fiscal
yea 1sO3-O4sS2,37 .360.10for deep
ing the waterways, which is about one
and three-tenth times as much as was
expended by all the States. counties,
townships and districts in the United
States for the construction and main
tenance of all the public highways.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
AVIATION IN ITS INFANCY.
No Sooner is the Air Hostile Than Down
Comes the A%erOplane.

Crossing the Channel i'll twenty
Ave minutes, NJ. Bleriot has done cas-
lily the greatest OF feats so far with
an aeroplane. Zeppelin and the
Wrights were before him in their diff
terent aerial vessels. but there is a
sensation and a success about the
Frenchman's adventure that far out
distance those Of the German and the
American.
NJ. Latham in a much larger ma
chine that NJ. Bleriot has failed twice,
and at the second try his m%onoplane
seems to have been wrecked. This
wreck is significant Of much in the
immediate future of aeroplaning. In
squalls and storms these machines
will often break up, and those who
steer them will be killed. They are
heavier than air, they are rapid, they
can be steered, hut the second and
third of these conditions only apply
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Newspaper Advertising.

II a member of your family died.
would you print the resolutions on q
billboard?
IL o were going to enlarge your
business would you advertise itSdn ,
hotel register?
= If you were going to have a we'd
ding in your family would you get out
a.handbill? ) q \
You would send such items to =
newspaper, wouldn't you? i
Then why don't you put your adj
vertisements in a newspaper? ]
Every man who uses the billboard
Is adding to nature taking.
The newspapers build your town;
why not help build UP the newspa-
pers. There is no better advertise
ment in the world than a good news
paper. A newspaper IS the barometer
of the towns industry. Show us a
good newspaper. full of, advertising.
and We. will show you a good town,
full of live merchants.
Newspapers are town builders.
town advertisers, fortune makers.
prosperity forecasters-they are a ne
cessity, not a luxury; they must be
maintained. Without them we would
retrograde to the medieval days.
Don't patronize them from a char
liable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them be-
cause they deliver the goods-that Is
jl thoy are the right kind.
Gut out the foolishaess and work
for the upbuilding of your town and
State BY upbuilding your newspapers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Married on q Glacier.

A. novel marriage ceremony was
performed at the highest point ON
Mount Tacoma glacier recently, when
Miss Ada Rogers, Of Puyallup. and
Harry A. Green climbed to the snowy
peaks of Mount Tacoma and were
married by the Rev. ]. Franklin Day.
The wedding party left PuyalluD
at 4 o'clock in the morning. All
scaled the dizzy heights Of Mount Ia
coma until the highest point of the
wedding party cc;sid reach was at
tanned.
There with the snowclad peaks
above them and with the flowers OF
the fields below them the novel we'd
ding ceremony was pcrformed.--Ta-
coma Correspondence Spokane
Spokesman Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

when the air is in a state kindly to
the aviator" No sooner is the air
really hostile than down comes the
vessel. 1t is a matter of life and
death to the aviator" that he should
pick and choose his hour with nicely.
The feat is curious and beautiful;
n is not inclined to regard it at
present as a great deal more than
this. A little gas about aerial adven-
lures is natural and eXcusable, but it.
is childish to write and talk as some
are writing Of the aeroDlane.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
his,c Of the Gar in a Railroad Wreck.

A veteran railroad man gave l
piece of valuable advice not long ago.
IF you ever get into a wreck" he
said, land have time to follow out
this suggestion remember this: AL
ways stand in the aiyle. Most Of the
injuries that are suffered occur be-
cause the victim is crushed between
the seats. If you are in the aisle you
may he thrown forward and bruised
a little, but there is much less chance
of receiving serious hurts. 1t isn't
always possible to get out of your
seat before the crash comes. but if it
it follow that advice."-Louisyille
Courier-Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Her Mother Wit.

A Kentucky girl whose father was
an undertaken was sent to L fashion,
able New Yor!; boarding school for q
finishing term. One day Ii OF the
girls asked her what business her
father WIS in, and, fearing she would
lose caste il she told the truth, she
carclcssly answered. oh, my flther's
q Southern planter. "--LiDpiucott's =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Coming Debut of Kaiser's Daughter.

Coming Debut of Kaiser's Daughter.
The Kaiser's, only daughter, Prin-
cess Luise Victoria, is to be confirmed
and to come out in the world after
her seventeenth birthday.
She has been kept back much less
than English ~princesses. says the. Gen.
tlewoman, and f~ashionably dressed
has visited endless theatres and con
cert halls and driven her cwn pony
cart in the Thiergarten and ridden
there ever since 81 was 4 little girl.
Most distinguished in appearance the
Princess is as full of pluck and spirit
as any of her six brothers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
White Velvet Hats.

In Paris white velvet hats have
been made to send to the resorts.
The hats were large of brim. round
of crown. with the former rolling well
to the side. Ne other trimming was
to be put on except the velvet ribbon
band. At the side a mother of pearl
buckle the width Of the crown was
10 be posed. Another hat exactly the
same shape and with the selfsame
finish was Of black velvet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
FISH WITH GOOGOO EYES.
Same Being About the Size of Loco.
motive Headlights.

Captain Ross, Of the Standard Oil
Company's steamer, Dakotah, which
arrived here yesterday from Manila.
enjoyed a brief but soul-stirring fir
tation July II with a strange fish.
On the Dakotah's log the finny .firt
is described as being forty feet long
and ten feet wide, with a cavernous
mouth and very large eyes.
Captain Ross was on the bridge
when his mate called attention to
what he thought was a whale on the
port bow. When within about a hun
dred feet of the monster they saw
that while very like a whale at a dis
lance an intimate view showed no re-
semblance.
LAS we came along" said Captain
Ross, "the creature turned its head
toward the ship. It was the iercest
face I ever saw. The mouth was like
the entrance to a railroad tunnel and
the eyes big as locomotive headlights.
For all the ~ferocity of the face the
yes had a kind look in them.
1--WE. watched the brute intently.
Just as we came almost alongside he
gave those eyes a regular googoo roll
and sank out of sight. A whale would
have gone down head first and waved
goodbye with his tail. We, v
saw the fellows tail. and whether he
said goodbye or come along. boys
with his eyes Is. more than I can tell.
I've been to gea for many years, but
never saw another fish like that'one.'
AS proof that the fish was all he
describes, Captain Ross points to the
log, which says the encounter took
place in latitude forty-five degrees
thirty minutes north. longitude l52
degrees west.-San Francisco Call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Narrow Sleeves.

Some of the newest frocks are
made with narrow sleeves. slopin3
shoulders and scarcely any ~fulness in
the bodice. They have turned down
collars, round waists and merely .
little embroidery as trimming.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Gathered About Caters.

Cater tops should preferably
match the serge or b%roadclOth suit.
but in cheviot they will be found a
bit too cumbersome, and if the tailor.
made be one of the brown cheviot or
Scotch serge it will be easy to match
either tone in brown kid boots.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Antics of Meat in 4 Car.

Packing house products are rather
4 risky commodity to haul, because
fresh meats hung from hooks in a
refrigerator car may get to swinging
violently when the train is moving
rapidly and throw cars from the
tracks.-Railroad Age Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

There is no place in the world
where the Glove trees thrives as we'll
as in the islands of Zanzibar and
Pemba. II is the principal product
of the islands, and, together with the
copra and tho ivory brought from
the mainland, cloves form the princi-
pal item Of export.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Harmony in Costume.

Never was the vogue so great for
harmony of the whole costume, and
the most stylish ome appear with
gown, tie shoes and accessories OF
the same hue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

New Jersey gets $S.000.C00 a year
from its oyster beds, but could get
$40, 900 from the same source
f the available tide land was properl:-
seeded aud cultivated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

The Japanese r beginning to ap-
preciate American dentistry. All of
their most expert dentists got their
training in this country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
FOu.ard Vogue.

The foulard vogue is at its height,
and in its class the graceful fabric is
absolutely unrivailed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
STRAINS For Sinners

The newest slippers have straps
that on the instep and button
high up on the side.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

. The exterior walls Of the new Penn
sylvania terminal station in New York
City are nearly half a mile long and
contain 400, 900 cubic feet of granite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
GX
(swO ORTIZ KNOW1NGM
Izss@aME

A gardener in st. Petersburg has
succeeded in producing a black rose.
. New York City has added 1874 fam
lilies to it's population during the last
month. -"
New York City imported $780,
900 worth of precious stones during
the last month.
During the last year there has been
consumed in New York City one ton
of ice for each inhabitant.
Birmingham has the largest pin
factory In the world, manufacturing
IN average Of 81, 700, 000>a day.
Information gathered from model
makers show that about 100000 per-
sons are working on various inyen-
lions in New York City.
New Workers may expect thirty
seven inches of snow before the roses
bloom again. That is the annual av-
erage Of the last twenty years.
There are more persons getting
free educations that extend into all
trades and professions in New York
City than in any other city in the
world.
' - HtHLE-- go
It is esctimated by a New York
builder that there arc buildings under
construction in the city which will
aggregate in value more than $780,
0 0,000.s
Naples.B to have sea baths capable
of accommodating 10000 persons.
They are to be supplied with hot and
cold water, so that they may be en-
ioyed at all times Of the year.
In every 1000 marriages in Great
Britain. twenty-one are solemnized
between first cousins. Among tho
nobility the rate is much higher.
amounting to forty-ive inf1000.
A New York retail merchant who
has been in business for q quarter OF
a century says that not one sign out,
of a hundred In a shop window that
tells of bankruptcy, fire sales, closing
out prices. moving bargains and snch
like information tells the truth.
go e ',.as -- y.Ear.@ - stlgI sE#Ir
In old Holland, when a couple aD-
piled for digorce, thsy were locked up
In a one-room, trying-out cabin. with
one dish and one spoon. r. after 4
month, they had not come to limerick
they got the writ, which was seldom
asked for after this bundling.
A New York woman shopper who
Is fond Of figures has estimated that
the time lost by customers each day
In one Of the large department stores
In waiting for their change is equal
to the average time Of labor for one
person for seventy days. ..S
The name ablue laws was given
to the first collection of laws framed
for the government Of the New Haven
Colony. They were published IN col
lectiye form IN 1850, the volume be-
ing in a blue cover. which gave rise to
the name that has chung to the laws
eever'since.
Inquiry among the guests %, the
bread line aesEfsSenth street and
Broadway. made at midnight n Fri
day, developed the fact that out OF
121 men fourteen had been getting
free bread for five years and eleven
others had been applying regularly.
for more than n year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
.GAE@hasssee M
ep1;1aS ~
81 Il SCIENCE y ~

Electric light can be adapted to-
suit any imaginable architectural
scheme without entailing the slight
est fire risk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

The adaptability Of electrical ener-
gy is only limited by human imagin-
alton to devise new ways to put it to
work. New methods Of applying 1t
are invented eIory day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

collar and trimming are of Irish
crochet, while the chemisette is OF
tucked muslin. Every seasonable ma
terial is appropriate, however, and
n and foulard are being utilized
for SEPARATE blouses as we'll as for
entire gowns while they suit the
model admirably we'll. muslins are
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
Observation-Disclosures

New York ClLy.--.no ...use ...a.
is made with a separate cnemisette is
an exceedingly useful and practical
one Here is a model which includes
that feature and which is finished
with the fashionable and becoming
Dutch collar. In the illustration it is
made of embroidered batiste and the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

Arrangements are being made for
the celebration of the anniversary OF
the discovery of the San Francisco
Bay in 1859 by Portola, and for the
purpose of advertising this event
there has been constructed on Yerba
Buena Island, San Francisco Bay,
what is probably the largest sign ever
erected. The sign, which has been
cut on the sloping hills Of the island,
Is 1900 feet long by 1876 feet high.
The words "Portola Festival, october
19th-23d," are arranged in two lines.
each letter of which occupies a space
of forty-fiye feet by forty-fve feet,
the outline of the letters being eight
feet in width. The work was done
by digging trenches eight inches in
depth and filling them. with lime,
which shows up clear and white
against the green of the hillside.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

One of the most interesting parade
sights during the convention Of the
Elks at Los Angeles, Cal, was the
delegation from Santa Ana, Orange
County, in its .papier mache march
ing costume. Each huge orange con-
tanned a full-grown a
The ferry bridge continues to find
favor in Europe. One Of this type,
with a span Of 80 feet, is planned
for erection across the Rhine at Kob-
LEM, Germany. The floor with its
double tracks will be- carried by a
steel arch. Another ferry bridge OF
even greater length Is to be built at
Bordeaux, France, over the Garonne,
which at the point Of crossing has a
width of over 1900 feet.
The fast steam yacht Winchester.
which is now being built by Yarrow,
will attract considerable attention be-
cause Of the up-to-date character OF
her motive power. Steam will be sup
piled by water-tube boilers fired ex-
clusively with oil fuel, and the yacht
will be driven by Parsons turbines Of
240O horsepower operating. three sim
gle-propeller shafts. The vessel,
which is of $50 tons, is 165 feet long,
fifteen feet six inches beam, and nine
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

Inquiry among the guests toafs the
bread line -atsEfsSenth street and
Broadway. made at midnight one FRI
day, developed the fact that out OF
121, men fourteen had been getting
free bread for five years and eleven
others had been applying regularly.
for more than one year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

NaplesB to have sea bathss capable
of accommodating 10000 persons.
They are to be supplied with hot and
cold water, so that they may be en-
joyed at all times of the year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

In every 1000 marriages in Great
Britain. twenty-one are solemnized
between first cousins. Among the
nobility the rate is much higher.
amounting to forty-fve in 1000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17
The Egyptian Crocodile
It's Cunning and Wonderful
NOiseIessnesS--ltS Enemies

@,..s.ts..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

A New York retail merchant who
has been in business for q quarter OF
a century says that not one sign out
Of a hundred In a shop widow that
tells of bankruptcy, fire sales, closing
out prices. moving bargains and such
like information tells the truth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

! In old Holland, when a couple app
piled for Divorce, thsy were locked up
In a one-room, trying-out cabin. with
one dish and one spoon. II, after 4
month. they had not come to limerick
they got the writ, which was seldom
asked for after this bundling. /
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

It is esctimated by a New York
builder that there arc buildings under
construction in the city which will
aggregate in value more than $780,
100000
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

There are more persons getting
free educations that extend into all
trades and professions in New York
City than in any other city in the
world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

The name ablue laws" was given
to the first collection of laws framed
for the government Of the New Haven
Colony. They were published IN col
lectiye form in 1850, the volume be-
ing in a blue cover. which gave rise to
the name that has chung to the laws
'evefrsince. !.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

New Workers may expect thirty
seven inches of snow before the roses
bloom again. That is the annual av-
erage Of the last twenty years. !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

A gardener in St. Petersburg mas
succeeded in producing a black rose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-17

A New York woman shopper who
Is fond Of figures has estimated that
the time lost by customers each day
in one Of the large department stores
In waiting for their change is equal
to the average time Of labor for one
person for seventy days. .,Yh
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

And Reilly, standing squarely on his feet and
holding the great gamester's hand said between
his teeth:
There isn't any give more than l
SO. here goes. lie with the others, to win the
game, or die tryingl"