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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Grant Under Fire.
By MORRIS SCHAFF.

For the information of those VINO
have never been in battle, let me say,
without seeming didactic, that the
commanding general Of his corps
commanders are rarely where the art
lists have depicted them. on rearing
horses leading or directing amid a
sheet of fire. There are times, how
ever, when the artist is true to life,
as when Sheridan seeing Ayres and
his regulars recoiling for a moment
under terrific fire at Five Forks
dashed in. and there and then with
those flashing eyes he might have
been painted; Warren that same day
seized the colors on another part OF
the field, and led u. But, as a rule,
the corps commander chooses a po-
sition where he can see all the field
and his troops as they engage. The
test of his genius is in choosing the
critical moment when he will join
them. Suppose Mcclellan had shown
himself and ridden his lines at
Gaines Mill, or Bragg at thicka-
manga, the outcome might have been
different. Owing to the character of
the Wilderness, Grant had few
chances to seize opportunities OF that
kind. At Spottsylvania, the night
Upton was making his assault and
breaking their lines temporarily, he
was close up, and l sat my horse not
far from him. He was mounted on
Egypt, there were two or three lines
of battle within thirty or forty PAGES
of each other and of him. The fire
that reached us was considerable; an
orderly carrying the headquarter
standard was killed and a solid shot
struck an oak five or six inches
through squarely, not thirty feet
from US, shivering it into broom sliv.
ers; but through it all Grant wore the
same imperturbable but somewhat
pleading face.-Atlantic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22

Judge Wright, Of the Twelfth Jul
dicial Circuit of Virginia, has started
y movement which should spread all
over the United States. This move
ment is to make the court house Of
each county a kind of historical CEN
tire or museum for that county. This
Judge Wright proposes to accomplish
by placing in the court halls portraits
Of distinguished men who have been
citizens of the county, together with
tablets recording important historic
events of the locality. The effect of
this if the plan we're adopted in Mary
land would be to perpetuate the mem
DRY of many distinguished men and
important events, to stimulate inter-
est in the history of Maryland and
each of it's counties, to encourage pa
triotism and pride of State, to make
the court houses far more attractive
and interesting. Almost every coun-
ty in Maryland is rich in history. In
each court house portraits of impor-
tant people belonging to the county
could be placed. In each county
events have happened which are wor-
thy of commemoration by tablets.
What Judge Wright proposes in Vir-
ginia might we'll be done in Mary
land.-Baitmore Sun.
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No Cheap Resorts Near Paris,

1t is a remarkable thing, but in
the near neighborhood of Paris. there
are but very few places where you
can go and spend a cheap holiday and
take your family. For one thing,
milk is always difficult to-get in coun-
try places. 1t is all sent to the near
est town or the ground is cultivated.
Pasture land Is rare in France and
milk is dear. The same with the
fruit and vegetables they all go
away to the towns.
Apropos of this, there Is a butcher
in Barbizon who enjoys a unique po-
sition. He is the only butcher within
five or six miles, aud if you grumble
at him he says: "The tramway leaves
in two hours. See If you can get bet
ter insthe next town-or try the for
est, if my meat doesn't please you
London Globe.
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Waste Of Material.

IN process of time it was OBJ
served that the multimillionaire phi
lanthropist had ceased giving away
costly library buildings to towns and
cities.
"Why is this, Mr. Canaggy?" the
reporters asked him. q.
Young men," he said, what is
the use of building great houses for
libraries when all a nan needs for an
education is five feet of books?"
Whereat they marvelled, but they
could not answer him..-Chicago Tri-
bune. ...'
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In a former article some facts were
stated concerning the different tenn
peraments or types of vital action into
which mankind is divided. These are
usually reckoned as five, although
the classification is nowvery definitely
fixed. Each OF these types is distin-
guished by a predisposition to GER
tain maladies and by a special mode
of reaction to the poison Of infectious
diseases. Those Of the Emphatic or
phlegmatic temperament are sluggish
and disinclined to exercise, their mus
,cles are soft and f1abby and there is
a. general absence of tone in the sys-
TEN. The diseases from which they
suffer are those marked by debility,
and they have often to be keyed up
with tonics, even when not really Ill.
I Those Of the nervous type are of
small frame, active in mind and body,
light eaters and light sleepers. Their
tendency is to disease of the nervous
system. They tire easily after a
squirt of work or play, but above all
things should resist the temptation to
resort to "pick-me-ups," which have
a fatally good effect for the time be-
ing. These people need sleep-but
must not resort to drugs to get tt
and restful vacations.
The jolly people Of the sanguine
Temperament, with their ford COM
Iplexions, their hearty appetites and
good digestions. enjoy life as it
comes. The diseases to which they
are most liable are govt and prema-
ture hardening Of the arteries, with
dts consequent heart and kidney trou-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Child's Cap and Bib.

Caps and bibs that are embroidered
by hand are the daintiest of all for
little children and their making in.
wolves very little labor. Illustrated
is a cap that can be made either with
or without the turned-over portion
and a simple but satisfactory bib,
The embroidery designs are effective
without meaning any great amount OF
labor. In the illustration both caps
and bib are made Of handkerchief
linen, but all materials that are used
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22

OF satin and corded silks, too, are
much in vogue, and simpler materials
include taffeta, French flannel and
the familiar washable waistings. In
the illustration silk serge is combined
with satin, and that material is one
of the best liked and newest that the
season has to offer.
The waist consists of the lining,
which is optional, fronts and back.
The sleeves are made in n piece
each and can be finished with the
straight cuffs or with the rolled-ove
ones shown in the front view, as
liked. There are pleats over the
shoulders that mean becoming fsl-
ness and which conceal the armhole
seams. The neck is finished with a
high turned-oyer collar.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-fourth yards twenty-four or
twenty-seven, three and three-eighth
yards thirty-tWo, or two yards forty
four inches wide, with three-fourth
yard of velvet.
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Novel Hair Ornament.

A French jeweler has made an or
nament which can be bound around
the hair in a straight line, quite far
down on the forehead. 1t consists OF
a narrow band of ribbon edged with
pearls strung on a platinum wire.
This band surrounds only the front
of the hair, and is held securely in
place by platinum wires, which pass
through the hair at the back.
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Considered That, Too.

An outrageous verdict was brough'
in, contrary to all instructions Of the
court, who felt called upon to rebuke
the Jury. At last one old farmer
arose.
"Jedge," said he, weren't we tt
ledge the law as we'll as the facts?"
Certainly" was the response
t'but I told you not to judge the Law
unless you were clearly satisfied tina
you knew the law better than 1 did"
well, Jedge," answered the farm
er, as he shifted his guild, I'VE con
sideredJ that p'int."-San Francisco
Argonaut.
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Not at Custer Massacre.

Doane Robinson, head of the de-
partment of history for the State Of
South Dakota, says of Sitting Bull
and the Custer massacre: "The In
dams tell me that Sitting Bull was a
medicine chief; that he was the great
est influence among the Sioux at that
time by eason of his constant agita-
ton against the whites, and that he
did not personally engage in the fight
against Custer, but that he was back
on an elevation between the Little
Big Horn and the Big Horn making
Observation-Disclosures School Journal.
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Harte and the Conductor.

The unexpected arrival Of the tor
pedo boats when we were planning a
reception for them recalls Bret
Harte's encounter with the conductor.
whats the matter with the
train?" asked the lecturer, vexed with
the speed they were making.
If you don't like this train,' the
conductor retorted, you can get off
and walk"
by Jove!" said Harte, I'D do it,
but a reception committee is to meet
me at my destination, and I don't
want to get in ahead of time:"-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Ascent Of the Aviator.

In the air one minute-Another
fool inventor. ~
In, the air three minutes-Hasn't
he killed himself yet?
In the air five minutes-All the
fools amt dead yet.
In the air thirty minutes-Mr. Az
rider, the well known aviator.
In the air one hour-Our distin-
guished fellow-countryman.
In the air one hour and a quarter
The wizard Of the air. f
In the air one hour and a half
The Legion of Honor could have been
bestowed on no worthier han.-Life.
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Eskimos and the Telephone.

Zone of the most amusing incidents
in all my experience with Eskimos
was when l first showed them a tele-
Phone" General A. w. Greedy, the
Arctic explorer, said.
They absolutely could not under
stand it. They tried in every way
to understand the trickery. First
talked to one, and he vas sure I was
fooling him in some way. Then I put
one at each end of the phone and
let them talk to, each other. 1t was
here that mystification knew no
bounds. Boston Record.
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History of Mustard.
X X X X X X

per cent. OF white mustard -four.
with ten per cent. Of rice flour and
three per cent. Of black pepper and a
little Chill pepper. 1t also contained
ginger Besides its ordinary uses,
ground mustard is largely employed
incidentally, as an emetic in cases OF
poisoning, in preparing external poul-
tees, making drenches for cattle and
with hot liquids, like milk. The
fresher the mustard is. the better.
The crop is generally harvested in
August and is threshed in October.
The Retailers Journal.
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scanty and my head was ore and dir
zy. I used Doan's Kidney Pills on
the advice of a friend, found COM
plete relief in time, and two years
have now passed without a sign Of
kidney trouble"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. SO cents a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
V-ShaDed Effects,

A V-shaped effect over the hips,
pushing the fulness Of the gown down
quite to a becoming point, seems to be
a favorite first model with the design
srs. There are also V backs on the
waists and V fronts-lines which are
especially becoming to the woman
vho inclines to stoutneSS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Four Kings in One Day.

Sir Henry Picard, Lord Mayor of
London in 1888, entertained four
kings in one day. The monarchs
we're John, King of Greece; the. King
of Cyprus, David, King Of Scots, and
Edward IIIS King of England. The
guests played at dice after the ban
>quet, and Sir Henry Picard won some
hundred marks from the King of. Cy-
prus, but as the King was not a good
loser, the winner gave him his money
back iagain.-HoEe Notes,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
TORE HIS SKIN Off IN sHREDs.

Itching Was lntense-Sleep was VI.
ten Impossible-Cured by Gu /.
ticura in Three Weeks.
AT first an eruption of small pustuIes
commenced on my hands. These spread
later to other parts of my body, and the
itching at times was intense, so much 80
that I literally tore the skin off in shreda
in seeking relief. The awful itching inter
fered with my work considerably, and also
kept me awake nights. I tried several doc
tors and also used a number Of different
ointments and lotions but received prac:
tically no benefit. Finally / settled down
to The use OF Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointr
ment and Cuticura Pills, with the result
that in a few days all itching had ceased
and in about three weeks time all traces
of my eruption had disappeared. I have
had no trobule of this kind since. H.
Krutskof, STA Wabash Ave, Chicago, H.,
November ls and q, 1907"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
of Cuticura Remedies, Bostona Mass.
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From National Forest.

The forest service grants a large
amount of timber free each year to
bona fde settlers, miners and pros
pectors in the vicinity of the national
forests in this State for irewood,
fencing, building, mining, prospect
ing and other domestic purposes.
Each such person may obtain $40
worth Of this material annually by
applying to the nearest forest officer.
San Francisco Call. !
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for caps and bibs are appropriate
Silk is much liked for caps and is al.
ways pretty, and the bib a be made
of thinner or heavier MATERIAL az
liked. If embroidery can too great
labor the caps can be finished with
lace frills at their edges and left plain
or trimmed in any way that may suit
the fancy, and made from bengaline.
velvet or any preferred material. Vel.
vet with edge of fur is smart and
much liked for cold weather a
The bib also could be finished with a
little lace frill and made of ross
barred muslin or of all-over en-
broidery.
The cap is made with the brim por-
ton and crown. The turned-over
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Sought Fatal Inspiration.

Vladimir Nesteroff, a Moscow man,
who had resolved to write a play after
the style of Hamlet tooka dose OF
Indian hemp, and invited three com.
panions to write down the words of
wisdom which he expected would fall
from his lips while he was under the
influence Of the drug. As his words
were no wiser after twenty minutes
he took a larger dose, with the re-
suit that he became unconscious and
died.
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Rourh ON Rats in Out buildings.

In setting Rough on Rats in OUT oniid-
ings after mixing it well with any food de-
cided upon, separate into small bits, place
on several pieces of boards. and put these
here and there under the floors. Close up
all openings large enough for Dogs, Cats or
openings for Rats TO get in and out. One
25c. box of Rough on Rats, being all
poison, will make enough mixture to clear
out in one or two nights setting, hundreds
of Rats and Mice. 15c., 25c., 75c.. at
Druggists. f. S. Wells, Jersey City, N. j.
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six months. They
called it Bright's dis
ease. My limbs e
swollen so badly I
had to keep to the
=. house for nine
months. The urine
was thick, passages
Mera fren11nnt and
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Made Luminous; by a ozark Lamp

In France a so-called lamp has been
Invented for the production of dark
radiations which, although them.
selves invisible, are capable Of Inn
parting a phosphorescent glow to,
certain objects brought within their
influence. A statuette coated with,
lime sulphide, for instance, when
placed in total darkness near a dark
lamp" soon begins to shine, emerging
into sight as If it had been created
outiiof nothing.
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Distemper

In all it's forms, among all ages of horses
and dogs. cured and others in the same
stable prevented from having the disease
with .Spohn's Distemper Cure. Every bot.
tie guaranteed. Over 100000 bottles sold
or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co..
Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
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Yellow Capes.

Among the gorgeous capes are
those of heavy satin in deep old gold.
All shades Of yellow are very fashion
able. One of the fancies in capes is to
outline the form of a sleeve in gold
lace down the outside of the cape.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Black Satin CapeS.

Black satin capes are so very eff
fective over evening frocks of lace or
pale tints that they are bound to be
worn all season, in spite of the fact
hat they are not warm.
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Occasionally the English railwa,

Occasionally the English railwa!
section laborer cooks a rabbit without
the aid of a fire. All he does Is t.
! cover it with q thick crust of clay ant
immerse it in quicklime. In abou
twenty minutes he takes it out, cracks
the clay (which has baked hard) ant
inside is lis, meal done to a turn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Stockings Match Skirts.

1t is no longer necessary to have
stockings to match the footwear; in
stead they match the skirt, the head
gear, and even the gloves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22

On June 80, 1909, Japan's currency
circulation was 1929, 100000, an in
crease of $3.50, 600 over June 80,
1908. N.Y.-49
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Irish inventors have perfected en-
bordering machines which successful
ly rival the finest hand work of the
women of that country at much les:
cost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
Round Mufs.

Muffs again are of mammoth pro-
portions, but this year they are round
instead of fiat.
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GWI@M MODES ++*#*WR ]M
w. THAT BLOSSOM ~
NJ THIS SEASON ~

New York City.-The simple shirt
Yaist that is double breasted Is a faV-
rite one of the season, and this
aodel is turned back to form the
'ingle revers that are most effective.
. will be found appropriate for ali
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Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, ~softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, &c. a bottle.
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RESTORES LOST POWERS. "A weak
man is like q clock run; down. MUNYON'S
VlTALIzER will wind him up and make
him 60. II you are nervous, II you are
irritable, II you lack confidence in your-
self, IL you do not feel your full manly
yigor, begin ON this remedy at once. There
are 75- v1TALIZERl tablets IN one bottle;
every tablet is full OF vital power Don't
spend another dollar on quack doctors or
harmful drugs. Begin ON MUNYON'S
VITALIZER at once. and you VIII begin
to feel the yyitalizing effect OF this remedy
after the first dose. Price, 81, postpaid.
Munyon, 63rd and Jefferson. Phila, Pa.
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@King solomon's Mines netted $4,000
on it's first sale.
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Since its Introduction from Ameri-
CO the chigger has spread far and
wide along the west coast of Africa
and is now q greatly dreaded pest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
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DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in ! to 8 days. It's
and disease quickly disappears. First dose
greatly benefits. 75c. and 81. All druggists.
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At an elevation of 1000 feet the Alpine
air in Switzerland is free from microbes.
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HIS DAYS NUMBERED.

How a Youngstown Man Disappointed
the Pessimists.
John H. Trube, 342 Harvard St.,
Youngstown, Ohio, says: I'm spite of
three different doctors I was getting
worse. and was told / couldn't live
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You Indoor
People

must give the bowels help.
Your choice must lie be-
tween harsh physic and candy.
Cascarets: Harshness makes
the bowels callous, SO youneed
increasing doses. cascarets do
just much, butin agentIe way.
v~est:pockes box. 10 cents-at drug-stores. sa
Each tablet Of the genuine " marked ccc.
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Mark Train in his lifetime has earned
$700,O00
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Rheumatism Cured in q Day.

BUDAPEST has a school where the stu
dents are taught the art of eating.
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wasting materials, silk, wool, cotton
ind linen, and for the simpler gown
as well as for the odd waist. MORE
selours is being much used for waists
This season and would be exceedingly
handsome with trimming Of plain silk
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
g@ss% sn%$s% $@ Vss@ shgs@ &Ys s sTT s$$=$ nH- %&s s@sHSE5ES o. aSs SS@s
Courts Historical Centres.

Color moro goods brighter and faster colorc than
cnl dye any garment without ripping apart
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-18
LOCAL EVENTS.

Ties for the new interurban railway
are coming in rapidly. Four thousand
have been received in the last two
days.
IT is reported that during the month
of September the Grand Junction stfSet
railway carried a total of nearly oV'ooo
passengers.
Five drunks were taken under GUS
tody at the Jail last night and three
saturday night. Four paid their fines
and costs and the others Will "orh "u'
their time.
Leon ]. Chapman left last night with
the delegates to the grand lodge meet
ing of the odd Fellows to be heid IN
Pueblo The representatives Will be
gone some time.
handsome and extensive oillclal
program will be issued by the manage,
ment of the poultry show 10 be heiu
here in December. Interest in the poul-
try show is Increasing from day to day