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is this quality of soil which Is noted
for it's crop production. Upon the
"red lands" as they are called, Of the
Carolinas and Georgia is raised a
large proportion Of the cotton crop,
some of the planters averaging nearly
two bales of cotton to the acre. This
land Is also adapted for the growing
of fruit, as is shown by the great
peach orchards in the red lands OF
Central Georgia. Much Of it is in
Guided in the older plantations which
have been cultivated for over a half
century. 1t is in this country, how
ever, that erosion from water has
done great injury; for many of the
plantations are situated in the foot
hill country where the land is suf'
acientiy rolling to permit a rapid
Cow of water.
The erosion even of a small riVulet
is of such an extent as to seem almost
Incredible. The writer has measured
ravines and gullies in the plantation
districts of South Carolina which
| wei dCIudlly llSJ ASSS 49, oNHS
only two or three feet wide at the
top. The drainage water cut through
the soft surface like a knife, and
with no hard clay or rock to stop its
course, had eaten it's way into the
earth. With such a formation, it Is
not strange that n can see fields OF
fifty acres or more which have been
abandoned because so creviced by the
water. But even greater damage has
been done to plantation and other bot
tom lands in the valleys through
which flow the mountain rivers. Such
may be the force of the flood torrent
that it will carry away the entire
earth crust, washing it down to the
rock itself. AS these bottom farms
are usually extremely fertile and pro-
duce large crops of corn and cotton
the loss to the farmer is very great.
Scientific American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
OUT OF FASHION.
Men No Longer Carry Their Hats to
the Drawing Room When Calling.

A number of customs which used
to be part and parcel of the social
system are being much modified or
are fast disappearing altogether. Pay
ing afternoon calls, for instance, and
conversation after dinner have been
completely elbowed out by bridge.
Dining out, unless you are a
bridge player, is reduced to a mini
num-" says the Gentlewoman, and
those who cannot join in the fashion
able game have to be content with an
invitation to luncheon where they
used to dine.
Among the minor changes in So
cial usages l have remarked lately
that it is now quite demode for a
lady to take the arm of a gentleman
under any circumstances whatever,
except just for going into dinner, and
that perfunctory sign of feminine
weakness will also probably disappear
very.
Formerly after dancing, and when
going in to supper at a ball, young
ladies always put their hand through
the arm of their partner, but now II
any n did such a thing in an up to
date ballroom they would be looked
upon as Gin the ph%raseology of the
day. not quite there.
How very seldom too you see a
man in these days, hat in hand, in a
lady's drawing room! Up to quite a
short time ago elderly gentlemen who
went to evening parties invariably
walked in, crush hat under arm;
while every man, whether young or
old, went up to the drawing room,
hat in hand, when going to visit a
lady. 1t used to be said that this GUS
tom differentiated a social call from
that of a doctor or lawyer.
The practice had its inconveni-
ences, for there was always a danger
of an all too heavy foot being plant
ed in the middle of a band new silk
topper by an absent minded fellow
visitor. Anyhow, whether for good
or evil, the custom has disappeared
like many others"
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and deposited by the action of the
Colorado River, the original surface
of the sink being covered in some
spots to a depth of NJ less than 200
feet.
Erosion caused by a river or creek,
however, is seldom beneficial. In
the case of the Colorado, the ma
terial carried down in flood contains
so many fertile ingredients that 1t
has reclaimed a large area of the
Southwestern desert, making it mt
for cultivation by irrigation. In this
respect the conditions resemble the
annual i%nundation of the Valley OF
the Nile with its renewal of the fer
tility of the soil.
In many other portions OF VIE
United States, however, the result OF
erosion by water has brought literal
destruction to very large areas OF
farm land and Of territory available
for. agriculture by reason of its ad-
vantages Of climate and soil. In spite
Of the enormous extent of cultivated
lands in the various portions Of the
country and the many tracts which
can be made available by the farmer
in the East as we'll as in the West
this destruction has already assumed
such large proportions that it has
seriously affected our most important
industry. While evidences of the in
jury done by erosion can be found in
New England and in many parts OF
the Middle States, possibly the South
ern States present the most notable
illustrations. This is due to several
conditions, such as the topography
the character Of the soil, the size and
number of the streams and the vol
ume of water which they carry, es'
pecially in the food season. A con.
siderable area of the South is com
posed Of the fiat, level land adjoining
the s%eacoast. The descent of the riv-
ers from the mountains where they
have their source to the coastal
plains is so abrupt that experts OF
the Geological Survey who have been
Investigating the Appalachian region
estimate that nearly 100000 horse
power could be secured from the prin-
cipal water courses-more than
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
The Gentler Sex.

Woman, whether in her hours OF
ease or in her moments of greatest
strenuosity, is no longer coy, but
seems as hard to please as ever. Con-
template her doings for but one day
as revealed in newspaper reports. OBJ
serve her heroic assault upon the
Guildhall dinner in London, when the
toast to the Kings health was inter-
rupted by the ~breakage of windows,
fo lowed by her soft and low voice
an excellent thing in woman-de-
handing the ballot for her sex. Read
also of the gallant charge of the wo-
mans broom brigade upon the street
cars of St. Louis, that those filthy
conveyances might be cleansed. Med
itate upon the three women slain in
a riot by soldiers in the Calabrian
hills, where once her sex was content
to sit by the herds and listen to the
piping of lovelorn Strephons.-Chica-
go Tribune.
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The ChauReur's Child.

Have you decided what to call the
child?" asked the minister, who had
been engaged to baptize the chauf-
feur's new baby.
Eyes, sir" replied the proud and
happy father, "I'm going to call him
John, 1909 model"
What" cried the minister, "a
name like that would be scandalous!'
"Well, it's going to be that name
or nothing" retorted the parent,
stoutly, my boy is a 1909 model
and I'm going to let the people know
n "-ChicagO News,
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Bath For the Capitol.

The United States capitol receives
its annual bath a short time before
Congress %converes, the toilet articles
that are used consisting of about
$500 feet of hose in the expert hands
of one company of the fire depart
ment. Powerful streams of water at
high pressure remove dust, spider
webs, insects of all kinds, birds nests
and other foreign substances from
the many crevices.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Macadam Roads Cost $30C a Mile.

Harold Parker. chairman OF the
Massachusetts Highway Commission,
is quoted at some length to the eff
feet that while 500 a mile had been
the previous cost for maintaining
macadam roads, that to keep them in
perfectly good condition at least $500
a mile should now be provided.
Figures in the possession of the
Massachusetts Highway commission
show that about ffty-three per cent
of the destruction of State Highways
is due to automobiles" "It
may be, and, indeed, it seems almost
certain that a material will be found,
if it has not already been found,
which, when placed upon the surface,
or embodied in the top course of q
macadam road, will offer a s%urfacing
which will not be destroyed by the
abrading motion of the automobile
wheels"
1t is evident, according to Mr.. Rich
ardson, that the best type Of ordin-
airy macadam road that can be con-
structed to-day will be rapidly de-
stroyed by motor traffic, and that re-
course must be had to a bituminous
macadam for relief. The question,
then, is that of the additional cost.
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Question Of Quietude.

where's your father?" asked the
summer boarder.
Gone fshin'," answered the boy
with one suspender. He has some
of the queerest luck you ever heard
Of" -.
"Why didn't you go with him?"
dad wouldn't let me. When he
goes fshin' he doesn't want anybody
to disturb him while he's thinkin' up
the things he's goin' to tell when ne
gets home. "-Washington Star.
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High Cost of Beauty.

Though the prescription seems 70
have disappeared from the pharma-
copia of modern beauty specialists, "
it was for centuries notorious that to
feed on snake meat was the way to
win perpetual youth; to cure goiter,
or any other swelling, all that
was necessary was to MUNICH a viper,
from the tail up, as it might be a
stick of celery; while yet another
snake, if eaten, conferred the power
of understanding all the tongues of
birds.
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At twenty, Tintoretto was one {
the most prolific and popular painters
in Italy; Schelling had %grappled with
the philosophy of Kant; Calico had
discovered the use Of the pendulum;
Lafayette was a Major-General, and
Garrison voiced emancipation for the
slave.
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Knee Breeches ForctoId.

According to the opinion Of Mr..
Thornton, who presided at a recent
conference of the foreman tailors of
London, mems dress will Don UNDER
go a great change and the present
styles will give way to more classic
garments. Knee breeches' and fancy
W~aistcoats will be introduced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
Device to Cool Rooms.

An unusual mean has been devised
for cooling the rooms Of the Railroad
Club on the roof of a New York City
Office building. A glass covering has
been built above the roof proper and
over this a stream Ct water is kept
constantly running. The water IS
drawn off in copper leaders.
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total length of all the roads in tho

total length of all the roads in tho
country.
Education, organization and ad-
ministration are the great factors in
carrying on the work of road build
ing; let them all be given due atten-
ton. 1t may be true that we are on
the eve of great developments in the
navigation of the air. With the build
ing of roads above the earth we are
not concerned at present. We have
the roads here on earth to-day, and
we will have them with US tomorrow.
We must rely upon them, and there
fore we must make them good. We
can do this through unity Of action,
through enterprise and through edu-
cation and organization.-New York
Times.
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Beware Of Ideas!

An English dramatist should guard
himself against ideas as carefully as
a young girl should preserve her char
acter. Dramas of ideas are ephem-
eral. Dramas Of adventure are i'm
mortal-Era.
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ingS from terrlpie
bearing down pains,
dizzy spells, head
h and periods
of partial blindness.
The urine was full
Of sediment. l was
in the hospital three
weeks. Doan's Kid
ney Pills we're quick
to bring relief and
O o made me we'll
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DiStemper

In all its forms, among all ages of horses
and dogs, cured and others in the same
stable prevented from having the disease
with Spohn's DistempeE. &c Cu 1ne Every pot
last wear. SOC. and 5 100. Good druggists,
or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
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Members Of the London Stock Ex-
change were trimmed by 4 faker
selling limitations" of common al
mond nuts at two cents each. But the
"imitations' turned out to be real
nuts, showing that brokers know
more about melons than nuts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

At tw~enty-one, Alexander stood at
the head of his army on the plains OF
Thessaly, Wilberforce entered Parlia-
ment and Tasso had begun his Inn
mortal poem, Jerusalem Delivered"
which took ten years to complete.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
T'hc Right Place.

The Tramp-"Ah, Mister. what
would you do if you felt like you did
not have a friend in the world?' The
Rich Man-"What would do? Why,
I'd apply for a job as baseball UNI
Dire. of course."-Chicago News.
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Diet Suited to the Emotions.

The tree is known by his fruit.
Kean, the actor, always suited his
diet to his part. When he had to
play the lover he ate mutton; for
murderers he took beef, very under
done; and pork for tyrantS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23
The Rural Cynic.

Hard work." said the ready-made
philosopher, brings the greatest hap
piness in life" YES" answered
Farmer Corntossel, Especially when
you kin afford to hire somebody to do
it fur YOU"
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Eating.

If people eat what they like with
out troubling themselves with the
question of whether it is good for
them they will probably live just as
long and be a good deal happier. !
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One of the most encouraging signs
of the times is to be found In the fact
that a man may be defeated in a POI
litical campaign without being re-
ported to have taken a trip up Salt
River. n
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The radish, greatly modified by cui-
tivation, probably had it's origin In
the temperate zone, but from what
wild species it is derived is not ex-
,ct1y known N.Y.
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The United States Geological Sur
vey reports that in 1908 California
produced s18,761,559 in gold, 1,647;-
278 ounces of silver valued at $685.
057, and 706 ounces Of refined plat
mum valued at $13,414.
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A SharD Distinction.

alabama defeated ths prohibition
amendment br over $4,000 blu: a
large majority OF ;EE people of the
STAT, favor :empecance.-St. Louis
Globe-DemocIC&
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United States Commissioner John
A. Shields, of Brooklyn, has com.
pleted ffty-fve years service in the
Federal courts. He began as a clerk
and has been a commissioner for
forty-one years.
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In Winter Use Aliens Foot.Ease.

The antiseptic powder. Your feet feel un;
comfortable, nervous and often cold ana
damp. If you have sweating. sore feet or
tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Gase. Sold by
81 n druggists sas1 tI and A shSS sso Alien e 5. e oln:
sted lie Row. N. Y.
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r ORDEAL.
A Virginia Woman's Sufferings With
Kidney Disease.

Mrs. Virginia Splitter, Buena Vista,
Va, says: For thirty years l SUI
fered everything but death with my
kidneys. 7 cannot describe my suffer-
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The Lord Provided.

Inventors paid s1,SS7,443 in fees
to the Government last year. The
necessity of these fees was probably
the mother of their invention.
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Deaths from hydrophobia in Europe
average only a small fraction over one
wear.
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Belgium's complete system of narrow
gauge steam railways connecting all the
towns and villages with the main centres
is being electrified.
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To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25cs
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Fl. H. GREEN'S Sons, OF Atlanta, Ga, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
mcnt in another column of this paper.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup tor Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces int1amma'
tion. allays pain cures wind colo, 2Sc. q bottle
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

Remember the name-Doan's. Fol
sale by all dealers. SO cents a o
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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The driving wheels of a locomotive aver
age twenty feet in circumference
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The people of the United States are the
greatest users of the telephone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

There are more than 1000 distinct opera
tions in the assembling Of a high-grade
watch,
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New Noise Maker.

Just how much credit is due the
Chicago man who invented the TOW IN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-23

The Chinese divide the day into tweive
parts of two hours each.
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=! Piles Cured in 6 [ o II Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded. SOC.
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The postmarks of Belgium advertise the
international exposition of 1910.
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Seven persons out of ten have eyes o
differing strength.
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Itch cured IN 80 minutes BY Woolford'
Sanitary Lotion. Never tails. at druggists
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u nvFsAKFpn Watson e. Coleman Wash
VI lax lngton, DC. Books free. High
ktU " est rsfsrsnoeA Beat rsaulA
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
LIONESS HANGLES
SEEIEYS NEPHEW
Enraged Beast Seriously In
lures Francis ThuTmOnd
and Companion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 21-Fran-
ciz Thurmond, a nephew Of Walter
HoR Seeley, was caught and mangled
by a uoness on the stage Of the
California Theater. and a companion
who sought 10 aid him, was also
caught and torn.
While or the stage, ThurmCnd
stepped too near a big cage IN which
a couple OF African lions, male and
female. were. The lioness. watching
Thurmond as he stepped behind the
cage to get at some paints which
he used IN his work on scene paint
ing, suddenly darted a powerful paw
through the from bars and caught
Thurmond by the right arm, tearing
Il almost TO pieces
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
PAPER IS SERVED
AS VESSEL STARTS
Duke and Duchess Proceed
on Worlds Tour, Ignor-
ing Notice.

QUEENSTOWN. Jan. 51.-Just as the
CUnarj steamer 8Iauretania was sailing
from here for New York. the duke OF
Manchester, en- route with the duchess
to Cincinnati for a visit to the iatter5s
father. Eugene Zimmerman, the duke
was served with a paper by a stranger.
The nature of the paper is not known
The server, u Is stated. said that ne
was a special officer. Beyond that he
did not reveal his identity
The affair did not deter the duke
and duchess from continuing their trip
Following their stay IN Cincinnati and
other points in the United States. the
duke and duchess VIII start on a tour
Of the world that will last a year. AZ
ter a visit 70 Yellowstone Park. they
viii go to +he coast, then to Hawaii and
the Philippines. Japan. China, and Rus
sia other places they viii visit Will
be France. italy. Greece, Egypt, and
the Holy Land.
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
TWO HUNDRED HURT
WHEN FLOOR FALLS
Sunday School Children Vic
tins of Collapsing Tim
bers In Italy.

PAIAIERO, Jan. S1--Sews redSthed
here today o. tie injury OF 200 Sunday
school caildren during the service yes
terday IN a chapel at Santa Caterfna
when the floor collapsed and preciDi-
1afed the children 70 the basement.
Many Of them are believed 70 be IA
tally hurt
A scene Of terrible confusion followed
the floors collapse. The fire depart
ment and the police led IN the work
OF rescuiDE the children.
Al the height OF the excitement many
OF the maddened parents made an et-
tack upon the houses OF some Of the
city officials who were accused OF
criminal negligence, IN not ascertaining
that the supports Of the chapel floor
were rotten
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
HORSE THIEVES HELD
By Ohio OFFICIALS
Members Of Bandit Trust
Helped Arrest ROBBERS
Outside Gang.

TOLEDO, Oho. Js1. S4-Eke ''hoTse
thieves trust" e. the latest which
Ohio and Indiana officials s=s at
tempting 20 break Up
Sheriff Tony George. % ESsgfOn.
Ind, IS here rounding I'D hOrses al
legged to have been stolen n Indiana
by Oscar Bunker and his band. now
under arrest The P1ngieadersF &C
coFding 70 the sheriff, have confessed.
Sheriff George says that two promi-
nent farmers living near Marion are
named n the confession as being the
fences
He says that the gang had q most
perfect organization. They not only
appropriated the horses OF others. bur
went so far as 70 assist IN the cap
ture Of horEe thieves who I'D lot be-
long 20 the trust
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
GREET
SHIP AS A HERO
Big Demonstration for Former
Sheriff on His Return
Home

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Jan 81
Capt Joseph F. Ship. who has just
completed a sentence OF three months
IN the District OF Columbia jail for
contempt, today is a hero IN the eyes
Of his feIlOw-tCwnspeOpIe Since his
homecoming last night he has been the
object OF general conSratulauOn-
As the train bearing Captain Ship
arrived here he was met by 1900 cheer
ing. excited people. every one Of whom
sought 10 shake MS hand OF wish him
well The aged sheriff was too much
overcome to respond As a band began
Dixie the crowd went wild. continuing
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
of Fine Household Furniture.

&c complete displays Fancy Odd Furniture furniture of the
gheSt intrinsic WORTH and wide and diversified assortment of
All goods products wnOwn Makers good portion
pmposy for this sem-annua saethe other part from
EyerVD ieceiS Isl al
The Washington times., 1910-01-31
LOCAL MENTION.
! DOMESTIC Eve Remedy.

= Domestic Eye Remedy,
Compounded By Experienced PhyEi-
clans Conforms TO Pure Food and
Drugs Laws Wins Friends Wherever
Used. Ask Druggists for Murine Eye
Remedy TTy Murine in Your Eyes.
You viii Like Murine
New Comb Honey, zoc.
Jas 2. Donnelly. 18th and Eve SITS. NV
z5c. Try Our Famous Stews. age
PhIla- p-srer g Chop HOUSE. 512 18th nv
Try DonneIly's Denver Oyster Fry.
Delivery So 18th St NV. Phone n T00s
Gas Ranges, Water Heaters, 6I6 Izth St.
g. A. Nuddir1an & Co, I2o4 O St
Caveriy'.. plumbing, 1881 G St. " "
The Washington times., 1910-01-31

the demonstration until TIE Ship party
arrived at the captains home
Later. Captain Ship issued a state
ment thanking the people for their re
Ception-