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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

Small Cakes for Various Occasions.
The following recipes are appropri.
ate to serve with frozen dishes or
with tea or chocolate. Many delicious
little cakes and cookies may be
bought; but no matter how attractive
they are, one likes the touch of indi-
viduality which is shown In cakes OF
home manufactures:
Chocolate Nut Cake.-Cream three
fourths of a cupful Of butter, add one
and a half cupfuls Of sugar gradually,
then alternate a half cupful Of milk
with two and a quarter cups OF Jour
sisted with three teaspoonfuls of ba-
king powder several times to Insure
q thorough mixing, then add three
squares of grated chocolate, a cupful
of broken pecan meats, a teaspoonfui
of vanilla and the whites Of eight eggs
beaten stiff. A little salt Is an i'm
provement. Bake in gem pans about
twenty minutes.
Fondant.-This is the foundation
for French candies and is used for
cake fr~ostings. Use four cupfuls OF
sugar, one cup Of water and a table
spoonful of glucose. Boil until a little
dropped in water will make a soft.
waxy ball. Cool and stir until white
and creamy. It will keep for weeks
and always be fresh for use by heat
ing over hot water. Keep the fondant
in a dish covered with a waxed paper
and tightly covered, or it will dry and
crumble.
Orange Cakes.-Cream a quarter OF
a cupful of butter, add a half cupful
Of sugar gradually, the grated rind OF
an orange and a tablespoonful OF the
juice, the yolks of two eggs we'll beat.
en-. Sift one and two-thirds cups OF
flour and half a teaspoonful of cream
Of tartar and a quarter Of a teaspoon
full of soda, a pinch Of salt. Fold IN
the whites Of two eggs beaten stih.
Bake in patty tins and ice with frost
ing favored with orange juice.
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SIiuhtlY Mixed.

Two Englishmen were resting at the
Red Home inn at Stratford-on-Avon.
One Of them discovered a print pictur-
ing a low, tumbling building under
meath which was printed: "The
House in Which Shakespeare Was
Born" Turning to his friend in mild
surprise he pointed to the print. His
friend exhibited equal surprise and
called a waiter, who assured them Of
the accuracy of the inscription.
"'Pon my word" said the observing
Englishman, shaking his head dubious
ly. II thought he was born in a man
ger!" ..., -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
Tit for Tat.

Lloyd c. Griscom, in an interview
in New York, said of party dissen
sions:
"They are animated by a nasty spir
1t, a ~tit-for-tat spirit; and they &c
from bad to worse.
"It's like the case Of the engaged
couple at the seaside dance. The
young man, a little jealous, said cold
ly to his fiancee at supper:
"Let me see-wa it you I kissed
in the conservatory"
"tAbout what timer the young CIR
answered, with a little laugh"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
The Arithmetic of God.

The lad with the loaves and fishes
vas willing to give up his lunch.
'Subtracting' it from himself, he
added" it TO the resources of Jesus.
Jesus divided" the gift, that it might
be distributed, and in the division it
was multiplied" until the great throng
was fed. So there is a divine arith-
metic. Some of its rules may be hint
ed at here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
Like the Other Kind.

It was in a down east" village that
the young man met his sweetheart, a
charming country beauty. When he
returned to the city he sent her a jar
Of cold cream to keep her cheeks as
fresh as the budding rose
On his next visit he asked her how
she liked his little gift.
THE taste was very NICE" she
said, with a rather sickly smile. hut
! think that l like the other kind OF
cream best. dear."-Lippincott's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
Poor Prospects,

YES" said Miss Passay, II found
a very nice boarding house today, but.
the only room they had to offer me
had a folding bed in it, and I detest
those things" "
"Of course" remarked Miss Pert.
"one a never hope to find a man
under a folding bed."-Catholic Stand.
ard and Times.
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Free Blood Cure.

If you have pimples, offensive eruptions,
old sores, cancer, itching, scratching
eczema, suppurating swellings, bone pains.
hot skin, or if your blood is thin or i'm
pure, then Botanic Blood Balm B,B.B.(
will heal every sore, stop all itching and
make the blood pure and rich. Cures after
all else fails. $l.OO per large bottle at
drug stores. Sample free by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, Department B.
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A Biased Opinion.

do you think buttermilk will pro-
long ones life, Colonel Soaksby?"
"Ahem. | have no doubt, Miss
Plumper, that if a person had to drink
buttermilk every day it would make
life seem longer"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
What We Need,

The greatest need today is not more
men. but more man. Not more women,
but more woman. To be rich in deed
and in truth is ultimately conscious
ness.-Rev. James Montgomery, Meth
odist, Denver.
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to be removed by an operation or I
could not live more than a year,
or two, at most. wrote Mrs. Pink
ham, atLynn, Mass, for advice, and
took IA bottles Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and to-
day the tumor is gone and I am q
perfectly well woman. I hope my
testimonial will be Of benefit to 9th
ers: Mrs. s. j. BARBER, Scott,
N. Y.
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without benefit, I began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon received relief.
Continued use cured me. I believe
Doan's Kidney Pills saved my life"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
Mrs. s. j. Barber says.

'1thinkLydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
Compound
Is the best medi-
cine in the world
for women-and
I feel it my duty
to let theirs
know the good it
has done for me.
Three years ago
I had q tumor
which the doctor
said would have
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
TRy MIJRINE EVE REMEDY

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and GRADUATED Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. : Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c,
SOC, $1.00. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, Csc, $1.00. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
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More to BE Pitled.

Tramp Ito lonely spinster)-Come
Missus, arst yer 'usband if e amt got
a pair O. trousers to give away.
Spinster (anxious not to expose her
solitude)-Sorry, my good man, he
eh-never wears such things.-Punch,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

lions contained sedi
ment and passed with
a smarting sensation
S h a S S b 0
through my body and
bent me almost double,
I became so bad
could not drive to my
work. After doctorins
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

TO DRIVE PIT M MAItb "a TIE SYSTEM
Take the Old standard GROVES TASTELES3
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
sowing IL Is simply Quinine and Iron In q taste-
less form. The 6uinfne. drives out the malaria
and the Iron builds up the system. Sold by all
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

1t is never quite polite to contradict
a girl, except when she says she
doesn't. want to be kissed, and then II
can be done silently.
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The Way 1t Looked.

Mrs. Benham-How do you like my
hat?
Benham-You mean the one with
the m~ayopnaise dressing?
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For l. and GRIP

Hicks CApuDISE is the best remedy-re.
Ncves the aching and the
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
liquid-effects Immediately. 10c., &c, and soc.
At drug stores
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

Considering what most people are
willing to do for money It's a wonder
there are not more millionaires.
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Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethtng, sottens the gums, reduces infammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, CSC a bottle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
AGAINST Orders,

IF you refuse me, Miss Gladys, !
shall get a rope and commit suicide"
mo, colonel, you must not do that.
Papa said distinctly he would not
have you hanging about here"
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
and invigorate stomach. liver and bow
els. Do not grippe.
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table Compound, and the pain soon
disappeared. I continued its use
and am now In perfect health.
Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound has been a Godsend to me
as I believe I should have been in
my grave If it had not been for NIs.
Pinkham's advice and Lydia j.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. GEORGE MAY, So 18th Aye.,
Paterson. N. ]. IN Q
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SUFFERED Fifteen YEARS.
How Chronic Kidney Trouble Wa,
Permanently Cured.

F. P. Semmel, Sr., 236 N. 9Th st,
lLehighton, Pa, says: For " II
years I suffered from kidney trouble
My kidneys were weak; the secre
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

For HEADACHE-Hicks' CAPUDINE
Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudine will relieve You.
It's ~liquid-pleasant to take-acts mmedi-
ately. Try it. 10c., 25c.. and so cents at drug
stores.
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Tired Out,

Tired Out.
"Is the first edition of your novel
exhausted YETI"
mo. Why?"
IT thought it might be from stand
ing 30 long on the counters"
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Its ADVANTAGE.

Its Advantages.
There Is one appropriate use Of q
good poker hand"
What Is that?"
1T will shovel in the money"
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News to Her.
He-Concerning love, everything
possible has been said and thought.
She (coyly)-But not to me.-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
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Mrs. George KYay sayss

"No one knows
what / have sui
Efered from fe-
male troubles,
neuralgia palms,
and backache.
MY doctor said
could not give
anything to
It. Through
the advice Of q
friend I began
Ito use Lydia z.
Vege-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

Love him and keep him for thy
friends, who, when all go away. will
perish at the last.-Thomas a Kempls
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26

Life is a grind, but the world Is full
of cranks.
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|MkTFGIHiEN


M HE heart should give charity
when the hand cannot.
Both oil and truth will get uppermost
at last.
An ounce Of mother is worth a pound OF
clergy.
Joseph Parker.
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Because your case Is 8 difficult
one, doctors having done you no
good, do not continue to suffer with
out giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound q trial It surely
has cured many cases Of female Ills
uchasinfammation ulceration,dis-,
placements, ibroid tumors, trregr-
larities, periodic pains, backache, etc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-10-26
Mrs, 4. F. HAYES saws,

Il was under the
doctors treat
ment for a fbroid
tumor. ! Suffered
with pain, sore
ness, bio a 6,
and could not
walk or stand on
lmy feet any
| length Of time. +
wro tie to Mrs.
IPinkham for ad-
vice, followed her
directions and
aVoontah1a
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thought. 1t, was her last tribute OF
affection. Jesus was at a crisis OF
his life when 1t was of the. utmost
value to him to know that he had won
a place in a human heart"
This story has been told in every
known tongue, and is now being re
lated in more than four hundred diff
ferent languages to every great nation
on the earth. No monuments, not
even the Pyramids, are as enduring
Mary Is still I uring out the precious
nard in an endless living stream, the
fragrance thereof still is filling human
hearts and lives all over the world
Like Abel, being dead, she yet speak
eth" For a memorial of her. By
which her deed shall be remembered
not to glorify her, but to continue her
usefulness, to give Immortality to heI
character and influence. She is like
the tabled fountain, each drop Of
whose water was the source of an
other similar fountain.
We are told in the Britannica that
the late DR.. Septimus Piesse "endeav
ored to show hat a certain scale OF
gamut existed among odors as among
sounds, taking the sharp smells tc
correspond with high notes, and the
heavy smells with low" He assert
ed that to properly constitute a bou
uuet, the odors to be taken should
correspond in the gamut like the notes
of a musical chord-oae false note
among the odors, as in music, destroy
ing the harmony" So the fragrance
from Mary's flask of nard fills the
world with a chorus Of doors, the
many forms in which the fragrance Of
her deed has been expressed by count
less numbers.
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They dye In cold water better than any other dye.
MONROE DRUG co., Quincy, Minofss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09
Wasblno
the BLANKETS

DURING the summer months careful
housewives always see that the
blankets used on the beds through the
winter months are washed and careful
ly packed away until cold weather. 1t
is a mistake, says an /, lthority. to do
the laundering with soap. Ammonia
does the work much easier. and the
blankets come out much whittier and
softer than when soap is used. Besides,
when ammonia is used much of the ire
mendous rubbing and other back
breaking exertion of blanket washing
is avoided.
Put about a cupful of ammonia into
the washtub if single blanket is to be
washed. allowing twice as much for the
double blanket. Lay the blanket loose
YIN the tub and pour over 1t just bare
" enough hot water to cover it. About
two gallons of water will be necessary
for every cupful OF ammonia. Move the
blanket about with a wooden stick for
about ten minutes. so that the ammo
mia fumes will have chance to reach
every particle of the surface. No soap
or rubbing is necessary except possibly
around the edge. The ammonia draws
out all the dirt. When the water is
discolored and the blanket is nice and
white rinse It in fresh water. Do not
wiring It. but squeeze 1t lightly with the
hands. Wringing pulls 1t out OF shape
AS soon as the blanket is properly
rinsed hang 1t at once upon the line,
letting the wafer drip from 1t while dry
ing. Occasionally while 1t is drying
squeeze the ends with the hands, being
careful not to pull the fiber. When per
fectly dry, take 1t into the house and
then press 1t with heavy weights II
not perfectly smooth. No ironing is
necessary
Some housewives dry blankets on
curtain stretchers. They say that the
blanket keeps its shape better. and. Of
course, there is no possibility OF its
shrinking.
Needless to say, a sunny day should
be selected for the work The more
quickly a blanket dries the less 1t
shrinks and the better 1t looks.
When the blanket has colored bor-
der, as 1t usually has, care should be
taken that it does not overlap, as the
color may "T-ua-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09

With O deep circular fiounce OF the
silk at the bottom. The bodice is laid
in plaits, with the ones just below the
opening at the neck laid crosswise and
cut short by the lengthwise plaits Of
the bretelles. The sleeves are Of the
fashionable short length and are laid
In transverse plaits like the front and
back of the bodice. About the low.
round neck is slightly low necked
guimpe Of fine baby Irish lace.
The jauntiest coat sweaters are
shown in the shops to tempt the ath-
letic girl. The very newest are single
breasted in preference to the double
row of buttons. They are extremely at
tractive and give just the right note to
an outdoor costume. And in connec-
ton with outing clothes a khaki cloth
separate skirt is an env1able posses
sion. The skirt should be very short,
trotting length, and one Of the new cir
cular patterns that button up the en-
tire front seam is an excellent model.
The kimono waist is another good
model for the tennis waist, as 1t gives
a great amount of ease at the armscye,
and the cut of this blouse requires a
moderately low collar and short
sleeves.
The only trouble with a waist cut In
this style is that the material is apt to
pull at the underarm seam. This diff
ficulty may be overcome by setting In
a gusset at this point. It is needless
to say that the vacation wardrobe
should be always well stocked with
shirt waists for morning wear and
blouses for use with afternoon cos
tunes Take as many as you own.
You'll be thankful for the hint
CATHERINE TALBOT.
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.Wben
the
Is
Lit
MUSINGS OF ELINOR HITE

WHY is 1t that so many girls let
their mental growth stop after
marriage? 1 have seen repeatedly
bright, clever. intellectual girls marry
and then contentedly sink down into
mediocrity. I have known college
bred girls who were chosen by their
husbands for their cleverness as well
as their womanliness slipping down
into intellectual sloth. How Is 1t, I
wonder? Marriage, If of the right
sort, should be broadening and educa-
tive 1t should lead to fuller and
more useful life in every way. I'm not
sneering at domesticity.
No one has a greater love of home
life than I have, and no one appre-
ciates a really womanly woman more
than do, but it seems to me as short
sighted a policy for young wives to
let themselves go mentally as 1t is
for them to neglect their personal ap-
pearance. The man of today wants a
companion as we'll as a wife.
Probably the reason why so many
women do stop growing mentally after
marriage is that they imagine they
will be more interesting to their hus-
bands If they concentrate their
thoughts on domesticity.
The happiest couple I know are a
college professor and his young wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09

TT you are ,ofng on a very long jour-
ney it is quite worth your while to
strap a small cushion on the outside of
your suit case. or. better still, put it in
side A small cushion at the back adds
immensely to the comfort of a long
journey and really takes UP very little
room.
Close your eyes for a few minutes
every now and then when on a long
train journey. 1t rests them amazingly.
. .
II you are travelling by night rub a
little cold cream well into your face and
wipe 1t off before starting again. Un-
less this is done the close air of the
railroad carriage and the heat from the
gas or electric light are apt to dry the
skin SO much that it is very uncomfort-
able before morning.
If you are going to cold part Of the
country take a rubber hot water bottle
with you If you happen to be one of
those people who indulge in the luxury
at home. Even in the height Of sum-
mer the nights are often cold in the
mountain hotels.
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Desserts

taken from the oven. The test Of it's
"doneness' is made by slipping a knife
blade down the side Of the custard- If
the knife comes up clean the custard is
ready to be removed from the oven.
The rule for plain custard is easy to
memorize-four eggs to a quart Of
milk and tablespoonful of sugar to each
egg. Add a pinch of salt and a tea
spoonful OF any 1avoring desired.
By grating little chocolate over the
top of the custard just as it is set in
the oven one can have a variation from
the usual chocolate custard.
This chocolate forms a crisp coating
which looks pretty and adds much to
the flavor for those who are fond of
chocolate. Orange custard needs the
grated yellow rind Of an orange with
little juice.
Cocoanut custard is made by sprin-
king freshly grated cocoanut into but
tered and slightly sugared cups before
turning in the plain custard. Flavor
with orange rind or vanilla.
When baked turn out and serve with
whipped cream.
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who was before her marriage an EnR~
lish literature lecturer.
It is a delight to stay In their house.
Every morning directly after breakfast
my friend goes to her husbands study.
and for an hour they pore over books
and papers. She understands his work
and can take q sympathetic interest In
it. After this hour-nothing is allowed
to interfere with it-shs goes into tina
kitchen and interviews her cook, for
she IL not q fool over domestic mat
tiers. She runs her own house on sci
entiflc lines and understands every de-
tail of its management. In the even
ing she Is just the mans lovable little
wife, staying at home sewing or read
ing or going out to social functions
with him She has not let her mind
stop growing on account Of her mar
rage.
Here is an opposite picture Of an
other couple. There. too. both man
and woman are clever. but marriage
has in the wife's case meant brain
stagnatfon. 1t was in q college debate
that this couple first met each other.
The man admired the woman for her
clear head. her shrewdness. her logical
speeches, for not losing her temper in
debate And she admired him for
similar qualities OF mind.
The attraction was at nrst purely
intellectual Then she found he loved
her, and she learned to love him. And
they married. No. unfortunately. they
did not live happy ever after" The
woman made the mistake OF thinking
that it was not her rz.ind, after all.
that he loved. 80 she gave herself
over to nothing but fripperies.
And the man who loved her grew
wistful eyed He had married for
companionship. For her versatility he
had loved her. Now he found she was
just bundle of pretty draperfes. n
wasn't so at all really. only he thought
so. And gradually he began to look
elsewhere for intellectual sympathy
because she had stopped growing
mentally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-09
Summer

WHEN you have become tired Of
serving berries and are looking
around for new culinary fields to con-
quer don't turn up your nose at Gus
tards for summer desserts. They are
ideal both from the standpoint of those
who eat and those who cook; easily
made, to be sure, but not less tooth
some on that account than more elab-
crate dishes.
Eggs are no longer prohibitive in
price, and desserts made from them are
so wholesome that the housewife is
warranted in preparing them often.
OF course a poorly made, watery Gus
tard, with no flavor to speak of, is not
tempting, but the real article with some
slight establishment is not to be
Scorned.
When it comes to preparing custard
remember that the easiest and best way
is to bake 1t, setting the dish contain
ing the custard into a large pan of hot
water.
The oven should be moderate, and the
instant the custard is done it should be