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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
How to Get Better Roads.

Concerning the proposal for the
reduction of railway freight and pas"
senger rates in the South much has
been said these last twelve months,
but there is one form Of traffic rate
production in progress about which
little has been written, which Is yet
q factor Of no small importance In the
agricultural uplift Of which I am
writing. To transport a ton n mile
by sea costs one-tenth Of a cent; by
rail, one cent; while to haul a ton
a mile over good road costs seven
cents, and over an ordinary country
road, twenty-five cents. 1t is the
extortionate freight and passenger
rate exacted by the ordinary country
road that we are now setting our
selves to reduce; We must bring the
ton rate down from twenty-five to
seven cents a mile. Hence another
builder of the State I would mention
is S. B. Alexander, of Mecklenburg,
leader of the movement in which that
county built highways which have
made it famous. But the agricultural
uplift is debtor not only to these ex-
pensive methods Of road-making, but
also to that m~arvelously simple and
inexpensive, and no less m~arvelously
effective, good roads maker, the split
log drag. with a three-horse plow
and a drag" Mr.. H. H. Williamson.
of Rockingham County, tells me, Il
have built nearly a mile of road in
ten hours which in many respects
was superior to roads with an ex-
pensive. machine" For another eX-
ample, take Griffith dirt road out Of
Monroe, dragged after rains this
spring with two pieces of timber
dashed together. 1T will do your
eyes good to see It," as a farmer eX-
pressed it, road fifty per cent. better
at practically no cost; a dirt road as
smooth and level as the macadam
streets in Monroe Progressive
Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

Metals are usually regarded as
opaque, but they become translucent
when hammered out into very thin
sheets. An English physicist, who
has been studying this property, finds
that although thin gold is usually
green by transmitted light, the green
light becomes white when the film Is
heated on glass. Microscopic exam
nation shows that the gold has
formed into Opaque, detached spots,
leaving clear spaces, through which
the light passes. Silver leaf also
becomes transparent when heated.
Copper leaf, when heated more and
more, becomes successfully emerald
green, light olive, dark olive and dark
port wine color. These latter results
are apparently due to the formation
Of films Of oxide, since to produce
them the metals must be heated in an
atmosphere containing oxygen.
Aluminium and Dutch metal" do not
become transparent when heated. BY
the electric theory Of light, according
to which conductors must be opaque
and insulators transparent, the met
ais should not transmit light, and it
is notable that they do not except in
very thin films which have a high
electric resistance.-New York Her
aid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
A Lawsuit in Rhyme.

A diligent, tractable mule was
given to a negro with which to pillow
Thereafter it was discovered hat the
animal had been most cruelty treated,
The darky had remarked that he
would either make her do as he want.
ed or kill her. Death came before
the requisite obedience. In Tally VS..
State, GO Southeastern Reporter, SAB,
the negro appeals from a judgment OF
conviction of cruelty, his attorney ar
guing thus:
No matter how hot is the bottom,
And the mule is beset with the flies,
Let the negro at work in the cotton
Never slap with the lines if he's wise:
Though the lines may be tight on the
Niger,
And the contract enslaves. he's a fool
If he slaps and then thinks he's bigger
In the eyes of the law, than the mule.
The Court of Appeals of Georgia,
affirming the judgment in verse, said,
N substance:
TIE law holds the driver far bigger
Than n c~onScienceleSs mule to be.
Yet the law should avenge with all vigor
All drivers acts of wantCn cruelty.
charleston News and Courier
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
SEALING FREIGHT CARS.
New York Central Lines Trying a
New Guard Against Thieves.

New Guard Against Thieves.
A new way of sealing freight cars
is being tried out on the New York
Central lines between New York and
Buffalo.
Up to a few years ago the annual
loss by freight robberies on this d.
vision Appropriated 100000. This
loss has been cut down materially by
q system of patrol organized by WILL
lam A. Humphry, chief Of the rail-
road police of the division.
Everyone who has visited a freight
yard remembers the device Of twisted
wire with a lead seal that was sup
posed to protect the doors Of loaded
freight cars. 1t was a simple matter
for thieves to untwist the wires, rob
a freight car on a siding and then
clamp the lead seal back in place
again.
When this was done the robbery
remained undecided until the car
had reached its destination. Then 1t
Mas impossible to say where or when
the looting was done.
The new scheme does not have for
its object the greater security of the
car doors themselves. A complicated
device lock is impracticable, since it
Is necessary to arrange it so that the
car doors may be opened quickly and
without a key. The new seal aims
rather to make certain the detection
Of any tampering with a car on the
first inspection after the time Of the
robbery.
The lock itself is simple-merely a
pin through a staple and hasp, very
like the ordinary barn door sort. The
difference lies in this, that the pin
drops down into a slot, where it is
secured in place by a pasteboard car
seal. The pin cannot be withdrawn
without the removal and practical de.
5truction Of the card.
1t follows that the first inspection
will show that the car has been
tempered with and that it will be easy
to figure at what point or between
what points the robbery was accom-.
plished. When this Is known, the
railroad detectives say, it is compare.
lively easy to catch the thieves. /,
The card seals are so large that
their absence may be easily noted by
a mai beside the tracks when a train
is in motion. 1t is believed that the
lmpossibility of opening a car without
the break being detected at the next
station if not before will in itself pre-.
vent a large proportion Of the pilfer-
lng.-NeW York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

cago man. In too many houses the
gas brackets are placed so close to
the ceiling that sufficient light does
not reach a person who may be read
ing at the table. Imagine how i'm
mensely convenient this extensible
bracket would be in such cases.
When the light is desired only as a
general illuminant for the room it
can be pushed upward close to the
ceiling, so that the rays of light will
extend over the entire room. But
when it is desirable to bring the light
close to a table, for instance, for
reading or sewing, the light can be
instantly pulled down to the exact
position Vhich is most convenient.
This bracket is simply constructed of
pivoted tubes, which readily collapse
or expand as the light is raised or
lowered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the
injurious effects Of coffee and the
change in health that Postum can
bring, they are glad to lend their tes-
timony for the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in one of the southern states says:
my mother, since her early child
hood, was an inveterate coffee drink
er, had been troubled with her heart
for a number of years and complained
Of that weak all over feeling and
sick stomach.
Some time ago, l was making an
official visit to a distant part Of the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants of the place. l noticed
a somewhat peculiar favour Of the
coffee, and asked him concerning it.
He replied that it was Postum.
II was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, l bought a pack
age to carry home with me, and had
wife prepare some for the next meal.
The whole family were so well
pleased with it, that we discontinued
coffee and used Postum entirely.
II had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but we noticed that after u.s.
ing Postum for a short time, she felt
so much better than size did prior to
it's use, and had little trouble with
her heart and no sick stomach; that
the headaches were not SO frequent,
and her general condition much i'm
proved. This continued until she was
as we'll ard hearty as the rest Of US.
II know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members Of the
family, but not in SO marked a degree
as in the case of my mother, as she
was a victim of long standing" Read
THE Road to Wellville," in Ags.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
az. genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Music Leaf Turner.

Among recent patented devices is
an ingenious apparatus for turning
the leaves of music, designed by a
Pennsylvania man. Numerous at
tempts have been made to devise a
music leaf turner, but non has as
yet proved practical. At least We do
not see orchestras or bands using any
of them. The one shown in the Illus
tration certainly seems practical in
every way. At the same time its OPP
Grafton is very simple. 1t can be used
in connection with any of the Or
binary music stands generally en-
ployed for the purpose. Attached to
the frame is a receptacle containing
the operating mechanism. Extend
ing from the receptacle are six or
more rods, which are bent at right
angles and end in fingers. The latter
when in position rest on each sue
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
MEMOIRS OF DAN RICE" THE
CLOWN OF OUR DADDIES.
Dan Rice in His Memoirs" Tells In.
side Mysteries Of Show Life.

Dan Rice in His memoirs" Tells In.
side Mysteries of Show Life, .
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest of his customers
is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the race Of American
humorists has run out and comic 1T
erature is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs of Dan Rice" the
Clown Of Our Daddies, written. by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lie a volume Of the great TESTERS
most pungent jokes, comic harangues,
'caustic hits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches OF ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
enusions; wise and witty. serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings OF
the sawdust arena Of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor OF tie
famous lone Horse Show" was more
Of a national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $3.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 1874 Leonard
street. New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Sex in Cromwe1Is.

OF course, with the sexes on a foot
ing of equality as regarded opportun-
ity, it could not be long before a
female Cromwell made her appear
ance, and, having made her appear
ance, was getting her portrait painted.
The painter, once more a fawning,
courtly fellow, would have the pic
ture a flattery, but she rebuked him
in words that became historic!
Paint in the hips!" she command
ed sternly, showing that she could be
more rigidly devoted to the truththan
Oliver himself.-Puck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

in all my life. I recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
my friends. Mrs. WILL YOUNG, 8
Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
Backache is a symptom Of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache, don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
Ehe root of the trouble. Nothing we
knowof will do this so safely and surely
as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
PRESSING aches and pains and you will
become well and strong.
The great volume Of unsolicited
testimony constantly pouring in proves
conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou.
sands Of women.
Mrs. ,Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to he a1th free OF
charge. ... .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Turning the Tables.

He was a terribly Short" man,
but he knew a real live business
woman when he saw her. She was
applying for a situation as confden-
tial clerk and typist, aud he turned
upon her a rapid fire of questions:
Talk slang?"
'"No, sir"
"Know how to spell cat and dog
correctly"
"Yes, sir"
use the telephone every other
ninute?"
mo, sir"
Usually tell everybody in the Of
fee how much the firm owes and all
the rest of the private business you
!earn?"
mo, sir"
He was thinking of something else
to ask her when she took a hand In
The matter and put a few queries.
Smoke cigars when you're die
tating?"
"Why-er-no!" he gasped In as
constituent.
SLAM things about when business
Is bad"
mo"
Think you know enough about
grammar and punctuation to appre-
ciate a good typist when you get
one?"
IL think So"
want me to 60 to work, or Is
your time worth so little that
He interrupted her enthusiastic
cally:
Kindly hang up your things and
let's get at these letters. "-Tit-Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Official Life in Missouri.

Whether Joe Anderson is success
full or not in his race for Alderman,
he certainly was doing some active
campaigning this morning. In an
endeavor to make a "hit" with the
voters he crawled out of bed about
daylight to drive a lot of hogs out OF
the city park that were trying to up
root the band stand. But Joe rather
overdid the matter, as one resident
claimed he was going to vote against
Anderson on the score that his peace
was disturbed by Joe's yelling
Rich Hill Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Appalling Thought.

A summer visitor who was trying
a horse, the property of a New
Hampshire farmer, with a view to
buying him, noticed that after driv-
ing a few miles the animal pulled
very hard, requiring a firm hand and
constant watching.
DO you think this is just the
horse for a lady to driye?" he in.
qVired doubtfully.
Well" answered the owner, with
an air of great candor, Il must say
I shouldn't really want 10 be the hus-
band of the woman who could drive
that horse. "-Christian Register.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
Big Game Fees.

IN the German possessions in Africa
a permit to shoot costs s205; special
permission is required to kill more
than two giraffes, four rhinoceroses,
and six zebras. In the case Of ele-
plant shooting, the authorities must
be given one tusk from each animal
killed. The hunter receives a small
payment if he shoots a lion, panther,
wild boar, or hyena. A permit to kill
gazelles, antelopes and monkeys costs
only $40.
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Reversed.

Il understand that you said some
of my jokes were as old as the hills?"
Intercepted the struggling humorist
in c%restfallen tones.
my dear sir, you have been misin-
formed" laughed the busy editor.
What I said was that some Of the
hills were as old as your jokes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

way. / doctored
until I was dis.
couraged, an d
thought I should
never get we'll. ]
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought I would
try it. After tax.
ing three bottles ]
was cured, and
nouar fa1f ca mall
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
A Missouri Tragedy.

Al the forms for the Wednesday
Herald were going down the eleva-
tor at 4.30 the elevator. chain broke
and let the entire load fell to the
floor of the basement in a conglom"
crate heap.--Columbia Herald.
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cessive page Of the music. Depend.
ing from the operating mechanism IS
a rubber tube and bulb, the latter
resting on the ground close to the
musicians foot. When the musician
has reached the end of the page ans
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
EStenSibIe Gas Bracket.

Every household in which gas or
electricity is used as an illuminant
would welcome the addition of the
extensible fixture shown in the il
lustration below, invented by a Chi
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

Although there have been G3.453
Chinese admitted into the Transvaal.
there are only 1900 there at pres
eut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
He Did Not Say.

For downright devilishness, says a
New England deacon, gossiping wom-
en- beats 'em all. What did the dea-
con do?-Houston Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
YOUR
BACkACHE
WLL.YIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my back
and side, and was miserable in every
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
TRANSPARENT Metals.

Russia has the highest death rate in Eu.
ope It is forty-one per 1000 a year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softensthe gums, reduces infamma-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

desires to continue en- the next, he
presses the bulb with his foot, and the
first page of music is turned over.
On each successive page he does the
same, each finger in turn forcing the
next page over.-Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

A Domestic Eye Kennedy
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug.
gists for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Murine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07

Eaude-cologne was invented over 20
years age.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
A Domestic Eye Remedy

There are $50 fremen on some of the
larger Atlantic steamers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-07
PERMANENTLY
CURED
OF Kidney Disease by Dr.. David
Kennedy's FaVerite Remedy.

Mr.. O. n. Bartholomew, Of Kalkasks,
Mich, was q sufferer in 1885 with what
all, including physicians, called Bright's
Disease Of tho Kidneys. Doctors said there
v.s no help for him. As . last resort
he used Dr.. David K~ennedy's Fsvorite
Remedy. The symptoms disappeared and
he WAS permanently cured BY this
great remedy. Bis case was . remarkable
one and attracted great. ATTENTION. Now,
In 1906 co years after, Mr.. Bsrtholo-
new writes that he confirms all that no
said In favor Of Fsvorite Rsmedy In 1885,
and again inderses It's use. Not .
"patsnt" medicine. It removes aric acid
from the system, the cause Of most Kidney,
Liver and Blood diseases. Successful3or 80
YEAR. Write Dr.. David Ksnnedy's Sons,
Rondout, N. Y, for free sample bottle.
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A frog farm Is the new and inter-
esting occupation which a California
woman has found to be very profit
able from a financial point of view,
realizing a substantial sum every
wear. N.Y.-25
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-21
Trinity Episcopal Church.

3OS East Noble avenue.
RI Rev Dr Brooke, Bishop.
Rev. A. 3 Nicholas Rector.
Eleventh SUNDAY alter Trinity
Holy communion, 7.3O a. m.
Sunday School g45 q. m.
Service and Sermon. II a. NJ
Evening service and sermon p Ii
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-21

Congregational Church
Corner Warner and Sfh 81.
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THE CHURCHES
First PRESBYTERIAN Church

Corner Noble and Division.
Rev. Harry Omar Scott ID. D.. Pastor
Sunday School. 945 a m.
Morning service at If 4. nj.
No ever ing service.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-20
HARMON
Continued from Page One.

so much like 'Over the Rhine
'If man is vain OF popular APP
plause,' he said, ~ set him down
enough TO draw the support of the
people unless he stands for some
thing and the people know ii. My
election was not an honor TO me.
1t was a mark of confidence, but the
honor Is at The other end. An cleo
ton Is only an opportunity to do
something. At the end, he should
be able TO say he had been faithful
TO the creed Of the party which
put him in Office. Then does he have
an honor which he will cherish as
long as he lives.
81 was elected under extraordinary
conditions, in a presidential year, in
a Republican state, which gave the
national Republican ticket 10000 plu-
rahty | wouldn't have been elected
II the people hadn't believed | stood
for something, and as | had lived
among the people, was of the peo-
pie. ! am Of the people. | was not
born with a silver spoon In my
early life a good wife in Democratic
Butler county, and to marry young
is giving the best of hostages for
faithful devotion TO life's work. Ir
there is any boy here who hasn't
yet found a good girl for a wife
so and find her quicK and let's have
more Democrats.
81 am on trial; 50 Is the Demo-
cra6ic party IL isn't ! who am gov
ernor; It's you, the Democratic par
ty, through me, your agent. Help
me by your support, sympathy and
advice. The state government ls
merely a big business enterprise
which colleats money from the peo-
pie and should give 100 cents worth
OF good government for every dolla,.
taken from the people.
''fou didn't elect me alone; Won
also elected the state treasurer, and
tllal is what hults some OF our op-
ponents the most Between us, wa,
nave been making some people get
busy. The thing which / thinh
elented him and me was that we
said THAI there had been gra6tinL
IN the statehouse---and there had.
Those officers came here poor, and
sot bank stock. Santa Claus doesn't
put bank stock in stockings They
hadn't made the banks bid, ana
they got the benefit through thu
banks In which they held stock. Some
OF those men said after election that
We had the money now and thai
we could put II out among ou,
friends That would have been favor
itism
blds were opened and instead OF
~ per cent there were bids as
nSh as per cent. take Il as a
compliment to have been put on the
state deposit board, 1t Is a simple