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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
HORSES.
Becoming More Common - Arab
Strain Traced to David's Time.


Although never bred to as great
an extent in America as in England,
many good Arabian horses have been
brought over and their influence is
very noticeable, especially in the old
Morgans. They have also been used
1t different times to improve almost
every type-draught horses, road
Eters, etc.
The famous gray charger ridden by
General Washington in the Revolu-
ton was a son of Ranger, a desert
bred Arab that was imported to New
London, Conn, about 1865. In 1887
Commodore Elliott brought in a num-
Der of mares and stations, but al
though recorded in Bruce's "Ameri-
can Stud Book" their disposition Is
not noted. Keene Richards also
made some notable importations in
1854, but unfortunately practically
all were lost in the Civil War.
Altogether in the century between
1850 and 1860 forty-two Arab horses
duO lHSlfO A1o CO olC VIZ W LOW
been imported to the United States,
including those presented to General
Grant by the Sultan of Turkey. Most
of the best pure Arabs in the country
are related to these. OF late years
the greater number Of Arabs have
come from England instead Of d.
rect, though a few breeders have
gone to Arabia. for them.
The practice of crossing Arabian
horses with American thoroughbreds
that are used for speed has become
quite common of late years, for as a
result of too much inbreeding and ex-
a~ggerated development along racy
lines the thoroughbreds, have become
high strung animals, in many cases
verging on nervous wrecks. At the
present time there are several farms
in this country which are quite sue
cessful in breeding pure Arabs with
other horses for various purposes.
It Is a mistaken though common
opinion, says Country Life in Ameri-
ca, that all Arabs are either spotted
or white. On the contrary, there are
no spotted horses in Arabia, and the
only white animals are those that
change from the gray in old age. 1t
has been estimated that about hfty
per cent. are bays, thirty per cent.
grays and twenty per cent. chestnuts,
with an occasional black, or brown.
One of the ways Of telling Arabian
blood is by the color of the skin
rather than the color of hair. The
skin is always slate color, without the
slightest spot of white or any other
color. i
Arabian horses have been definite
" traced back as far as 1885 BIC. to
five beautiful mares owned by one
Rabiab, a contemporary of King
David. These FIVE are the foundation
of all our present day Arabs, their
progeny having been bred in Arabia,
without faint of foreign blood, for
v e 5000 years.
While the Arabs have always
guarded their horses very carefully
to keep the blood pure, and while
their ways of rearing have been such
az produced a fine and hardy race
their method selection Of individuals
for breeding never greatly modihed
the breed.
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Men and Mustaches.

"In Europe" the barber said, 1T
is the fashion for men to wear their
mustaches long and trained carefully
at the ends, in which shape they must
be looked after at the cost Of much
time and trouble. Here 1t Is the
fashion for men to wear their mus
taches short, which may not be quite
so pretty but is vastly more conven.
lent and comfortable, and is eharac-
teristic of the country. 1t is doing
away with surplusage and keeping
the decks cleared for action.
"No man who has had his mus
tache trimmed short once" the bar
Der said, would ever let it grow long
again. New York Sun.
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Russian Pudding.

Beat up two eggs in a pint Of MILK
the whites and yolks must be whisked
separately. Add to this two ounces
OF bread crumbs, two ounces Of finely
chopped suet, the grated rind of one
lemon, half an ounce of chopped cit
ron peel, two tablespoonfuls brown
sugar, five tablespoonfuls golden
strip. Beat to a stiff cream.
Fill a we'll buttered dish with the
mixture, cover with buttered paper
and steam for two hours and a half.
Serve with sweetened white sauce
favored with vanilla extract.-New
York Press.
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here resembles somewhat the clamps
used by photographers to support wet
prints while drying. They are made
so that any number can be placed on
a clothesline, being movable in either
direction. The clothes are supported
by small jaws, the grip being decided
ly frmer than in the ordinary clothes
pin. In addition. the clothes do not
come in direct contact with the
clothesline and cannot become soiled.
as is often the case with the ordinary
line. They are also easier to handle,
and after the clothes are removed are
allowed to remain on the line.
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Pressed Chickens,

Boil a chicken in as little water as
possible till the bones slip out and
the other portions are soft. Remove
the skin and fat, pick the meat apart
and mix white and dark meat. Sea-
son the liquor highly with salt, pep
per, celery and a little lemon juice.
Boil down to one cupful and add q.
little gelatine to make it jelly. But
ter a mold or oblong pan, turn in
meat, drop in along centre slices Of
four hard boiled eggs, pour over the
liquor when cool and place a weight
on the top. When ready to serve,
garnish with parsley or small crisp
lettuce leaves.-New Haven Register.
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|SA w The La
IEsBM1NahaaggG

Chopped olives are an addition to
almost any salad.
An excellent wash for the mouth
before retiring is milk of magnesia.
Have you ever noticed the soft,
agreeable tone of the light which
comes through the curtain of cream
colored cheesecloth?
"I always warm the -four" said a
housewife, when I make bread in
cold weather. Then there is never
any danger that the bread will not
rise"
It is much newer not to put a fancy
edge on the curtains OF wash TAB
RIGS which you may be hanging at
the windows. Let them hang straight
and plain.
Table linen hens much more easily
if the dressing in it is first washed
out, although there is no doubt but
that a hem is turned more easily
when new. D.,
When making fudge use one table,
spoonful of peanut butter instead OF
butter and chopped nuts. This gives
a much richer fayo. and is pleasanter
to the tongue.
When cutting a tomato some pre-
fer to pass the knife frequently oVef
the freshly cut surface of a large
onion. The resulting flavor is indie
scribably delicate.
A quick way to bleach linen thai
has become yellow from lying a long
time packed away is to soak It in
soul milk or buttermilk for some
time before laundering.
The woman who knows how to re.
lax and save her nervous energy sits
when combing her hair or massag.
ing her face. She does her work bet
ter because it is less tiresCme to sit.
To use more of the candle tnaD
is usually possible, fit a cork into
the candlestick, leaving about a quar-
ter of an inch space around the top.
Run a heavy needle through the cork
md push the candle down on that.
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Terrapin q La Newberg.

For this delicious dish a duck
roasted the day before will be re-
quired. Cut the meat into dice and
mix with one-half pound Of boiled
calf's liver. Put into the chatting dish
a tablespoonful butter and one Of
flour. Blend tn. oughly, then light
the lamp and add one-half pint Of
cream. When this is boiling add a
teaspoonful Of onion Juice, a single
Glove of garlic split into halves and
one-half can of mushrooms. Cook
for three minutes longer and then
stir in the chopped duck and liver.
Slip underneath the hot water pan to
keep hot for t. -econd' helping.
Boston Post.
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Coffee

The following directions for pre-
pairing coffee as they prepare it at the
Waldorf-Astoria, are given in the Ma
tional Food Magazine: Allow n Ia
blespoonful of coffee to each person.
The coffee when ground should be
measured, put in the pot and boiling
water poured over it in the proper
ton of three-quarters of a pint to
each Tablespoonful. The instant it
boils take the pot of, uncover and let
it stand minute OF. two; then cover,
put it back on the fire and boil again.
Let it stand for five minutes to SETTLE;
it Is then ready to pour out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
A Model Judge,

In q case at Greenwich County
Court Judge Willis remarked: Il
do not make any claim to exception
al probity, but l do not know that I
have never read Sunday newspaper"
Judge Willis has previously stated
that he has
Never used a telephone.
Never ridden in a tube railway.
Never watched a horse race.
Never gambled a penny.
Never entered a place of amuse-
ment when a lad.
Never run into debt.
Never borrowed money.-London
Mail.
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The Same Principle.

"Fust time you yer MIXED a cow,
is it," said Uncle Josh to his visiting
nephew. Wal, y do it a durn sight
better'n most city fellers do"
1T seems to come natural some
how" said the youth, flushing with
pleasure. I've had a good deal OF
practice with a fountain peO."-EV-
eryDody's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
Colombia Rich in Platinum.

The platinum output Of Colombia
Is second only to that of Russia. This
precious metal, washed from the grav-
els Of the Choco, is always found
mixed with gold, sometimes one or
the other metal greatly predominant
ing. Although platinum occurs to a
small extent in other parts. of the
Choco, its main sources are the Plat
ina and Conoto rivers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
II Killed the Rose.

According to a lovely North Caro-
lima woman, who has become a per-
manent resident of the city OF
Charleston, when rose cuttings are
planted they must always be named,
and so, when she planted a cutting
in the yard Of a neighbcr several
weeks ago, she named it THE Meek
lenberg Declaration And the rose
cutting died, naturally, because the
declaration is a myth, INT no rose
bush could live with such a name
Charleston Courier.
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Holder For Laths.

There is no reason now why the
next generation of fathers should not
have the erect, military carriage Of
a West Point cadet. Two brothers
in Colorado have invented a lath-
holder which relieves them of the
necessity of stopping several thou
sand times a day. This device Is
made to fit over the shoulders-the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
Outside the Curriculum.

Dolly-"We had to practice Chopin
for three hours to-day, mammal"
Mrs. Parvenoo-"Really, my dear,
shoppin' is all very well, but your
papa sent you to the ladies' hacademy
% learn music an that sort O thing!"
-Tit-BitS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
Getting Rich.

How did you get the money to buy
paints to finish your big picture"
asked the sympathetic intimate of
the struggling artist. "Pawned my
coat" "Oh! And how much did you
get for your picture?" Nearly
enough to get my coat Out. '-London
Globe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09
Improved Clothespin.

If asked the question, the majority
Of housewives would say that the
common %clothespin vas perfectly sat
isfactory in it's present form. Never
theless, a glance at the illustration
below shows what a decided improve
ment can be made in these laundry
accessories. The improved pin shown
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

The new contracts alone, made last
year by the New York Edison Com
many, numbered 1881, aggregating
an equivalent of ~2,765,G1G lamps Of
sixteen candle-power. consuming fifty
watts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

It Is estimated by a New York
builder that there are buildings un-
der construction in the city which
will aggregate in value more than
S100.Q00.000
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Baseball Curver.

II the Nebraska man who invented
the baseball curver shown in the cut
had kept the idea to himself and used
It secretly, he could command a SAL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

shoulder pieces being padded under
neath-and buckle around the body.
In the back are two supporting arms
capable of holding a bundle Of laths
and projecting far enough in the rear
to be out of the way of the workman.
At the left side is a cup to hold the
nails
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

Throughout the United States
there is one licensed physician to
every 7O9 persons; in New York
State, one to 672. and in New York
City, one to only 653.
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SHZWGS
AWO RTH KNOWINGM

Eighty-eight Alpinists were killed
last year. In the previous year the
| number was s~eventy-two, and in
1906 it was only ffty-nine.
Roosevelt and Taft are the only
Presidents elected from the same
| towns in which they were born.
France is now claiming the record
for depth in the bowels Of the earth.
At Bonchamp, in the Haute Saone,
| the Buyer shaft, sunk for coal, is said
! to be the deepest of all shafts sunk
by the hand of man for industrial
purposes. 1t is exactly 1910 metres,
Or about 1920 yards deep.
Complaints are made in German
| papers of the depredations of tour
! lists who hunt in Spitzenbergen; one
| wealthy Berliner killed thirteen bears
In four days.
The postage stamp made its first
appearance in 1889. It's invention
Is due to James Chalmers, a printer
Of Dundee, who died in 1868. Eng
| land adopted the adhesive stamp, &C
| cording to a decree of December 81,
1899, and issued the first stamps for
| public use on May 6, 1910. A year
later they were introduced in the
| United States and Switzerland.
The mortality under chloroform
averages one person in 10000.
According to a Cornell University
professor, insects pests cost the farm
ers of the country over $700,000,000
q year.
When a hen attains her third year
her laying capacity is at it's be-. She
will lay, on an average, from 300 to
500 eggs in her lifetime.
Authoritative opinions hold that
the number of sheep in all countries
In the world decreased from AGO.
600, 900, in 1878, to 00,OO0,O00 in
1908.
Germany has spent $3.50, 100000
in the last twenty years in the devel-
| opment and improvement of inland
waterways. AS a result the empire
has now 8278 miles of navigable
streams and canals.
The petroleum production of the
| United States in 1908 has been esti-
mated at between $4,000 900 and
$50, 1000, 900 barrels, an increase Of
five to nine per cent, as compared
with the production Of 166,000,00O
barrels in 1907.
Concrete itself is very old. The
concrete stairs Of Colchester and Ro-
chester castles still show the marks
Of Agrippa's Pantheon, which is 142
feet in diameter, Is of concrete. and
fragments of concrete buildings are
found in Mexico and Peru.
ISUESc, OuC VI IuC hiO oOpoA
horses in Bellevue, KY, has acquired
bad habits since beginning work for
the city. He is a, confirmed chewer
IF tobacco, taking a whole pack for
a chew. It he can't get the tobacco
be will chew hats or paper. He ate
2atrolman Klett's hat recently when
refused a chew of tobacco.
In the railway mail service in
1888, before it was brought into the
classified service under the law, there
was one error in distribution Of mail
matter for every 300 pieces correct
ly handled; in 1897, some years af-
ter the new system became operative,
there were $4,000 pieces accurately
sorted for every one that went astray.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

An instrument is being used in one
of the South African mines which au-
tomatically keeps a record Of the cage
or skip journeys are we'll as the sig
nails given in the shaft and in the
engine room. A band Of paper ruled
off into time spaces is marked by a
small disc provided with a needle at
one side. While the skip or cage is
in motion, the disc travels owe the
cylinder making its record. When
the signal bell is sounded the needle
is caused to perforate the paper once
for each ring of the bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

In the railway mail service in
1888, before it vas brought into the
classified service under the law, there
was one error in distribution Of mail
matter for every 300 pieces correct
ly handled; in 1897, some years af-
ter the new system became operative,
there were $4,000 pieces accurately
sorted for every one that went astray.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

George, one of the fire department
horses in Bellevue, KY, has acquired
bad habits since beginning work for
The city. He is a confirmed chewer
Of tobacco, taking a whole pack for
a chew. 1t he can't get the tobacco
be will chew hats or paper. He ate
patrolman Klett's hat recently when
refused a chew of tobacco.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

An arrangement or a SHIPS lights
in a definite triangle on a known
plan is urged as a safeguard against
collision. The lights would then
show an observer on another ship
the vessels course, her distance from
the observer, and her approximate
speed.
It appears, according to facts col
lected by Arthur Nee, that Thomas
Harriet, the English astronomer,
born in 1860, made telescopes con
temporaneous with the first instru-
ments of Calico. The very first tele-
scope seems to have been made in
Holland in 1908. The next year Gal
ileo heard of the discovery, and, after
writing for information, began his
own experiments. In the same year
Harriet had one or two of the Dutch
telescopes sent to him, and immedi-
ately began improvements on his own
account.
The great Importance of X-ray and
radium already play in the treatment
of disease is shown by the appear
ance in Germany of a "Handbuch
der Roentgentherapie," by o. Mem
mich, which has nearly a thousand
pages.
At a meeting of the Academy OF
Sciences in Paris it was established
recently that ultraviolet rays passed
through milk will completely steril.
ize the liquid and efectually rid 1t
of all microbes. The fluid is ster.
ilized without heating or the use Of
chemicals, and, what is most impor.
tant of all, without the loss of any
essential character of the milk.
. The euphorbias are very numerous
in the colony of Queensland, and
among them is the Euphorbia pill.
u~lifera, the Queensland asthma
plant" which has a remarkable rep.
utation for curing this troublesome
complaint. Several pharmaceutical
preparations of the plant are exten.
sively sold in Australia. Analysis
shows that a green plant contained
seventy-nine per cent. by weight OF
water and three per cent. of ash.
leaving eighteen points of vegetable
matter. A dried plant contained an
%alkaloidal substance equal to about
one part in a thousand. It contained
also a %glucosidal substance to the
amount of not more than four parts
in the thousand. Possibly n OF
both of these was the active principle
of the plant.
An instrument Is being used in one
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

Concrete itself is very old. The
concrete stairs Of Colchester and Ro-
chester castles still show the marks
Of Agrippa's Pantheon, which is 142
feet in diameter, Is of concrete. and
fragments of concrete buildings are
found in Mexico and Peru.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-09

Complaints are made in German
papers of the depredations of tour
lists who hunt in Spitzenbergen; one
wealthy Berliner killed thirteen bears
In four days.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
Speakers at Irrigation Con
gresS Condemn Neglect
SAY UNITED STATES DOES NOT
CONSERVE ADVANTAGES
NEW CONSTITUTION TO GIVE
OFFICERS POWER TO ACT
Prominent Men Point Out Methods for
ovement-PuebIo, Colo, or
San Francisco Will Get the
Next Convention

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 9.-"The gov
ernment of the United States is sitting
idly while millions of dollars worth of
natural resources are going to waste"
american lands are going to waste
while last year So 900 Americans sought
homes in Canada
THE Appalachian forestry bill which
passed the senate and house twice was
killed by Uncle joe"
Malaria is just as evil as sand fieas."
notwithstanding the dispensary sys-
tenn in south Carolina, there is too much
water there"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

q POKANE, Aug. 9.-E. J. Watson,
y commissioner of the South Caro-
~ lima department of agriculture,
commerce and industry, SHE'D a few
castors in the ring before the national
irrigation congress this afternoon,
when he uttered the foregoing with
such telling effect the convention was
kept in pretty much of an uproar.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity; Fair
Tuesday, overcast in the morning;
light south wind. Maximum tempera-
ture yesterday, n degrees; minimum,
SO degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
FOREIGN

China, awed by EnGland's alliance with
Japan, watches rehabilitation Of An Tung
cutoff sullenly.
South American diplomats believe Bolivia
is anxious TO engage Peru in quarrel.
Bolivia and Peru may come to war over
question of boundary.
Acapulco, Mexico, experiences another earth
quake shock; no one killed.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and children ar
rive in Paris
Greek flag is pulled down in Crete and
Turkey sends formal letter to her enemy
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
LOCAL


Octaviano Almanac, charged with attempt
to set fire to rooming house at 361 North Main
street, arrested on arson charge.
Figures show an almost limitless opportunity
for citizens of San Pedro if consolidation is
carried Thursday.
AIRS 7, Y. Scott. 1751 East Thirty-ninth
street admits that she struck husbands an
tagonist three times with hoe; husband is
fined $40,
Public Administrator Bryson calls halt to
digging in search of gold supposed to have
been buried by Ballerino.
Judge James, in order issued yesterday, DE-
clares that Citizens Savings bank Of Long
Beach may re reopened when s625 500 is sub
Firsl trial of Banker w. H. Carlson on
charge of embezzement set for September IA.
Contractor Leonardt accused by union men
of violating eight hour law at hall of records,
county hospital and East Main street bridge.
Daniel Brown sentenced to seven years in
the panitentiary for burglary; John Cooper
given three years for stealing horse and buggy.
Funeral services over body of First Assist
ant City Engineer Henry G. Parker attended
by many city officials and friends.
Real Estate Broker L. E. Bigler arrested on
charge of embezzlement; released on $500 bail.
Southern California Veterans association
preparing for annual encampment at Hunting
ton Beach which opens August "a.
Nick Oswald testfes In court that he was
not outside Of Los Angeles while hue and cry
was raised against him.
Ten thousand Methodsts expected at big
ricnic and entertainment at Long Beach to-
day.
Charges Of brutality are brought against
Patrolmen r. ]. Gregory and R. NJ. Turner.
Budget committee of council saves city half
million dollars by cutting estimates of depart
ments.
Clinton Burrs held without bail for killing
Irving G. Hobart In Pasadena.
Members of Aero club aroused by pubIica-
tion of proposal to admit only experts to aero
associa tions.
Anniversary of founding of Los Angeles to
ha Cd af
Formation Of public utilities commission to
come before council today
Evangelist Torrev stops fight in alleged dis
orderly hotel at which he stopping.