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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Boston Shocked at Countess.

A very charming, pretty young
| woman, who registered at the Hotel
Lenox, Boston. Mass, as the Countess
de Swirzsky, st. Petersburg, created
a sensation in the cafe of that ex-
elusive house when, after dining, she
coolly lighted a cigarette and puffed
away with evident pleasure and un-
! concern. Lorgnettes were leVeled in
her direction and a murmur ran over
the room which attracted the atten-
ton of the manager. He requested
the countess to throw away her smoke
and for his pains received a rapid
fire of Russian invectives. The
countess then addressed the diners
in general with mingled English and
Russian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
An Unsafe Bird.

How did the new parrot turn
out?"
"Oh, he's a fine talker, but I'm
afraid I can't keep him"
why not?"
"He used to live in a medical col.
lege and the students taught him a
whole lot of professional terms.
was so mortified the other night. That
rich Miss Morris was calling on us,
and somebody asked her to sing. You
know what a voice she has. Well,
she sang a long French ballad for us,
and the instant she finished the last
verse that dreadful bird screeched
'Chloroform her!'"-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
A Last Appearance.

We were turning the pages of the
current issue of an illustrated maya
zine, and we came upon an illustrated
joke. A guard opens the door of a
railway carriage, in which a young
couple are seated, and. says, en-
gagged" The man replies that they
were married that morning. We will
not attempt to explain it, but we i'm
mediately had a conviction that we
had seen that joke before; it was &C
companied by the feeling that we
should not grieye if we never saw it
again.-Black and White.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Watch Her Grow.

Daniel O'Connell Lively, o. Port
land, Ore, who is somewhat of a
booster himself, tells a story Of two
Seattle boosters who met in Port
land.
Hello, Bill"
"Hello, jim"
"When'd you come down from
Scatter"
Il left yesterday morning
- came down last night, and, say,
Bill"
WHAT"
"Jee-rusalem! You ought to see
her now!"-Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
As in LaundrieS.

"A California woman, in training a
new Chinese servant to wait on the
door, had her daughter ring the bell
and present her card. Next after.
noon a friend called and handed her
card to the Celestial, who pulled out
of his sleeve the card the daughter
of the house had presented the after
noon before and carefully compared
the two. '"Tickee no matchee," he
exclaimed. handing back the visitors
card. mo can come n.'-Success
Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
1t is Unreasonable to Think So.

Sometimes persons who advertise
in a newspaper, denounce advertising
because they cannot see immediate
results. But in many cases he who
expects to get a benefit from his ad-
vertising the next day after it APP
pears is as unreasonable as the farm
er would be who would look for a
cro; of wheat a few days after it had
been sown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
The Word ChantiCleer.

Dear Anne Rittenhouse-Will you
give me. through the paper. the pro-
nunciation Of the word "chanticleer"?
+. c. II.
1t is a good English word. pro-
nounced in three syllables, beginning
as you would with the word chant IN
church music. The last syllable has
the long sound of the double e. The
French word is spelled with only one
e.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Fire Heroines at Phones.

When fire destroyed the big Ohio
building, at Gary, Ind, involving a
loss of $4,000, two telephone opera
tors, Harriet Stevens and Charlotte
Chesnes, became heroines, by staying
at their posts near by until they were
driven away by %suffocation and heat.
The two girls were alone in the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Why There Are No Fresh Eggs.

We are aware that when fresh eggs
come rushing from the farms in enor-
nous quantities they are promptly
shot into cold storage just as they
come, while the stale eggs, already
in storage, are put out to the GUS
toners. The fresh eggs are whtsked
out Of sight, SO as not to break the
market" There is an abundant nat
ural supply for the season, but be-
cause 1t is withdrawn from the con-
sumers the artificial shortage Is main
tanned, with relatively high prices
and for stale eggs in the fresh egg
season.-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Does Love Come?

In matters of love it is strikirgly
noticeable how reckless and eXtrava-
CANT Cupid is in some cases, and how
slightingly he treats other deserving
women All of us know three or
four women Of different ages whose
lives are made supremely happy by
the power of a great love. The mys-
tic art that strengthens the weak and
tramples on the strong has a wonder
full effect Of presenting smiling vic,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

to-daya well woman."-Mrs. WILlIAM
AHRENs, 9ss W. 21st St., Chicago,m
E5dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, uI-
ceration, displacements, fbroid tumors,
Irregularities periodic pains, baekache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owesi it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a conffden.
tia1 letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
The Whole Cheese.

A Scotsman wa3 hired BY a
Cheshire farmer. At breakfast one
of the famous cheeses Of the county
was set before him. His master left
the Scot at table, and later, when he
appeared for work, said to him:
Sandy. you take 4 long time over
breakfast
"Troth, master" replied the Scot,
"a cheese O. that size is nae so soon
eaten as We may think."-Tit-Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Happy Homes.
IS would be happier

Homes would be happier
Married people were as agreeable as
in the days of their counting.
Each tried to be a real support and
comfort to the other.
IF
Household expenses were under and
not over the sun given for them.
Married people remembered they
were married for worse as well as
better.
People we're as polite to each other
in private as they are in public; and
Husbands and wives did not make the
fatal mistake of drifting into hum
drum Manifestations Notes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

Welsh Rarebit.-Whilet this is a fayorite preparation for
the chatting dish, it can be prepared just as we'll in an ordi-
nary saucepan or a double boiler. Melt one tablespoonful of
butter. Stir into it q teaspoonful Of cornstarch, and when
they are thoroughly blended stir in slowly one-half of a cup
full of thin cream. Cook two minutes after the cream is all
in; then add half a pound of mild cheese, which has been
cut in small pieces. Season with salt, paprika and mustard.
Serve as soon as the cheese is melted, on rounds of toasted
bread, or crisp small crackers--EmiieF Fox.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
Not q Woman Drunk.

In the whole Of her American tour,
said Mrs. Philip Snowden, in an ad-
dress at the Kings Weigh House
Church, Duke street, London, b
never saw a drunken woman or a
woman in a drinking saloon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

building and their presence was nee
essary to summon help, and during
the hours of fre-fighting they stayed,
until at last relieved by Manager l..
H. Myers, who assisted them to fresh
air and took their places himself, al
though the smoke was so dense he
could not see the plug lights in his
switchboard. The young women SUI
Tered seriously from the fumes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

At Lisbon Byron performed q more
perilous, though less cerebrated feat
than swimming the Hellespont. That
was when he swan across the Tagus
from Old Lisbon to Belem castle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

~7M#@E-1IEE
NAT p E@S0lENCE

In Bengal, wherever wells have
been disinfected with permanganate
of potash excellent results have fol-
lowed, but outside the towns it has
been difficult to carry out this pro-
oedure owing to the prejudices of the
people. In rural areas cholers must
inevitably recur in epidemic form,
until the people understand that i'm
pure water Is the real source of the
disease.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

A discovery of large deposits Of tin
ore is reported as having been made
recently in the Brooks Mountains
in Alaska. The details of the strike
are not given.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30
THE VOLUNTEER.

He leapt to arms %unbiddcn,
Unneeded, OVERLOAD;
His face by earth is hidden,
His heart in earth is cold.
Curse on the reckless daring
That could not wait the call
The proud fantastic bearing
That would be first to fall!
Q tears of human passion,
Blur not the image true;
This was no folly's fashion,
This was the man we knew.
: Henry Newbolt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

Boats of 1000 to 5000 tonnage now
ply between Japan and Formosa on
regular three and iye-day schedules.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

GOlS Sdlu w ulo AOU
get well unless I
had an operation.
I knewI could not
stand the strain Of
one, 80 I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my health
and you told me
what to do. After
Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
Blood Purifier I am
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

To Cure a 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. Csc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

On an average a man requires 1900
pounds of food per annum; a woman
1900 pounds, and a child 900 pounds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

Recently at a meeting of the New
York Academy of Sciences Charles H.
Townsend described his studies in
the Strait of Magellan. Among other
things, he spoke of the native tribes
inhabiting that region, and expressed
the opinion that those dwelling among
the more westerly channels of the
strait are probably the lowest of eE-
listing primitive races. They go al
most naked and live mainly on she'll
fish.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

HER
LIFE TO
lydia e. Pinkharn's,
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, Ill.-"I was troubled with
falling and Inflammation, and the doc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

Moscow has the lowest priced daily pub
ication. It costs q farthing. Q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

munyon,s Paw Paw Pills coax the liver
into activity by gentle methods. They DO
not scour, grippe or weaken. They are q
tonic to the stomach, liver and nerves;
invIgoratc Instead Of weaken. They en-
rich the blood and enable the stomach to
get ali the nourishment from food that Is
put into it. These pills contain no Gallo
mel thew are soothing. healing and slim
ulating. For sale by all druggists IN l0c
and csc sizes. II you need medical al,
vice. write Munyon's Doctors. They Will
advise to the best Of their ability abso-
lutely free Of Charge. MUNYON'S, SD
and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

The chief purpose Of the sound
proof room at the University of Upsa-
la is the insuring of perfect freedom
from sounds from outside. BY build
ing it on platforms of thick lead and
cement, and by constructing its walls
of many thicknesses of felt, cork, as
bestos and other bad conductors of
sound vibrations, the principal object
was attained. The room is so quiet
that the beating of ones heart or the
creaking of ones muscles is at once
heard on taking up a position within
it's closed doors and windows, and the
only defect of it as a laboratory for
acoustic experiments is that ventila.
ton is absent, and no m a remain
in it for more than an hour at a time.
Scientific American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

To the question, How old are the
Niagara Falls?" biologists have re-
turned replies varying by tens Of
thousands of years. At first it was
estimated that the Niagara River
came into existence through changes
in the level of the land around the
Great Lakes, about $4,000 years ago.
Later this was reduced to only H.
900 years. Lyell increased the esti-
mate again to $4,000 years, and still
later other scientists lowered it to
about 5000 years. AT one period,
many thousands of years ago, the
height of the falls was 420 feet
Harper's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-03-30

A new mounting for metallic fila
ment in lamps has been devised in
Germany. The mounting provides for
the shrinkage of the fllament, which
is not always uniform, and for this
reason each flament is supported at
it's lower end on a small spring which
is covered with a paste Of finely pow
dered tungsten so as to prevent 1t
from being consumed by the heat of
the incandescent flaments.-Scien-
tifc American.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-31
TEXT OF NEW VIADUCT
 PROPOSAL MADE PUBLIC


 The formal proposal of the railroads and corporations to construct a viaduct, in the neighborhood of Twenty-eighth street and First avenue, has been trans- mitted to the city authorities by L. Se- vier. general agent of the Southern rail- way, who is chairman of the local rail- road committee having the matter of a viaduct in hand. The formal proposal fol- lows.
 ITO construct 60-foot viaduct, either upon Twenty-eighth street or upon First avenue, at the option of the city
 "First-The railroads to construct at their expense the structure between ap- breaches and maintain same except the sidewalks and roadway, the railroad engi- neers to prepare and submit plans to the city for the approval of the city engineer.
 pSecond-The city to construct and maintain the approaches and assume the damages to all abutting property other than that of the railroads and main- tain the roadway and viaduct. If Twenty eighth street Is selected by the city. all streets and alleys between the west line of Twenty fifth street and the west line of Thirty-second street shall be closed and not opened thereafter. Thirty-second street must not be hereafter improved for highway purposes. Second, Third and Fourth avenues and alleys to be closed between west line of Louisville and Nash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-31
PROMINENT MEN WILL
 DISCUSS GOOD ROADS

A great deal of interest is being aroused in the coming meeting of the Alabama Good Roads association, which convenes in Birmingham October 12, 1S and IA. Several days ago Secretary J. A. Rountree mailed invitations to Gov B. B. Conner, Lieut.. Gov. Henry B. Gray, Governor Emmet ONeal. Lieu tenant Governor-elect Walter D. Seed to deliver an address on Good Roads Day. at the State Fair. Letters of ac- ceptance have been received from all four of these gentlemen. stating that it will afford them much pleasure to be in attendance. Letters of acceptance are expected from Governor Noel of Mississippi, Governor Sanders of Louis- lana, Governor Gilchrist of Florida, Governor Kitchens of North Carolina, Governor Ansel of South Carolina, Gov ernor Patterson of Tennessee, Governor Brown of Georgia. Governor Campbell of Texas.
 It Is hoped that on October 14, when the different governors from the vari- ous states assemble in Birmingham, that a concerted plan. or effort. may be formulated to start the building of great highway connecting these states. and that some plan will be adopted by which each state will assist in building connecting roads from state to state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-31
WILSON GOES TO
 WASHINGTON TODAY


 H. M. Wilson, of the federal geologi- cal survey and connected with the Unit ed States bureau, of mines, will return to headquarters at Washington. D. C., today after having spent several days in the Birmingham district making neces- sary preliminary arrangements for the erection of a federal mine rescue sta lion in this state. MT. Wilson. pr. 0. E. Rice of the bureau of mines Chief Hillhouse and a large crowd of mine officials were at East Lake yesterday afternoon to attend the miners meeting.
 What were the results of MT. Wilson s observations in this district are not known as his report will be made to headauarters before 1t Is made public. The fact is settled. however that the Birmingham district is to have federal mine rescue station. MT. Wilson's visit to this city was for the purpose of se- lecting a site. making plans and other steps which are necessary to the erec- ton of the proposed station. MT. Will son stated that 1t would be but short time before work would be started upon the station. The location will be an- 'nounced in a few days and will be a place which has the greatest accessibility to railroads on account of the hospital cars which will be maintained by the rescue station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-31
PROMINENT MINE
 OFFICIALS DISCUSS
 THEIR PROBLEMS Over 800 Present at Barbecue and Conference Held at 2 East Lake Yesterday FEES, RAMSAY, BUSH AND COKE AMONG SPEAKERS Flynn and HiIlhouse Make Extempor- aneous Addresses = Rutledge De- scribcs Work of National
 Geological Survey
BY CLYDE W. ENNIS

The second annual outing of mine officials of the mineral district of Ala bama was held yesterday at East Lake under the auspices of the Alabama Coal Operators association. The meeting was pronounced at It's conclusion the most interesting held by the mining men since the idea was conceived. Jones Moore of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company, known to practically every mine official and in- dustrial man as Senator Moore" was the presiding officer and he introduced the speakers in capital style. Capt. J. ". Allen, secretary of the association had predicted 400 would be present, but when the meeting was opened over 5OO men had assembled.
 The addresses were made by promi- nent mining men in this section who dwelt upon designated topics in con- nection with the operation of mines.
 J. J. Rutledge of the United States geological survey made the leading address. upon the rescue work per1 formed under the auspices of the gov ernment experts. The address of MT. Rutledge carried some valuable and in teresting suggestions on tho local sit uation and was pronounced to be an able exposition of an interesting topic. He read his address from a prepared manuscript, but requested that he be excused from its publication until 1t had been read and revised by the Unit ed States geological survey. His re- marks upon meth ods employed by the government were gleaned from years of experience in dealing with the most perilous department of the survey. H. M Wilson. who Is here to esta blish a rescue station, was present but did not address the meeting.
 After the speechmaking had occu- pied about two hours the meeting ad journed for lunch. The officers of the association had prepared one of the most excellent barbecues ever served at East Lake, according to the views of many experts In the barbecue line. The meats were fine and every one of the 500 men present enjoyed himself The serving of lunch occupied about two hours and the meeting gathered again to listen to the speeches.
 The speechmakers included in addi- tion to Mir. Rutledge, Erskine Ram say. Milton H. Fies. Ed Flynn, Morris Bush, E. H.. Coxe, Jones HiIlh ouse and others. si.rrFi .es,- of'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-31

vile Railroad companys right-of-way and Thirty-second street if First avenue is selected by the city. All cross streets and alleys between the limits of said viaduct (except Twenty-eigfth street. must be closed from First avenue to Avenue B, nue at the present grade to be abandoned and the railroad companies to be held harmless for the same thereafter. First avenue to be closed at the surface for the length of its occupation by the viaduct. Second, Third and Fourth avenues and al leys to be closed between the west line of the Louisville and Nashville right-of-way and Thirty-second street.
 The railroads at a meeting last Wednes- day agreed to the proposal and if it is ac- cepted sby the council, ground will be broken in the next 90 days. The railroads at a meeting held In Louisville several weeks ago made a, proposition to the city that if the railroad could agree upon cer- tain matters the viaduct would be built. The council requested that a more definite plan be submitted.
 A number of aldermen were asked last night for their views on the new proposi- ton made by the railroads, but they stated that they had not examined the terms of the proposal and were not in po- sition to discuss 1t. Among those seen were Aldremen Hogan, Gregg and Moore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-31
NEW ROAD WORK
 WILL BE STARTED
BOARD OF REVENUE WILL SPEND s12,5OO IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. PROPOSE TO CLOSE UP SOME BAD STRETCHES

Tn addition to the strenuous efforts be- ing made to repair the roads in Jener- son county that need work at once, the Board of Revenue will take up the work of building five pieces of new road with in the next few days.
 It is planned to build a new stretch on the Lewisburg pike to cost 5000. A short piece will be constructed on the Pool Ford road on Shades mountain to cost $25oo. In the neighborhood of Yolande and be- tween that place and Johns road work will be started calling for an expenditure of S5O0O. This is the road that Hugh Nor row. senator-elect from this county com pared to the Tuscaloosa pike, the com parison showing that some of the roads of this county were far below the Tuscaloosa roads in the matter of construction and maintenance.
 slip of roadway below Bessemer near Horse Creek is to receive an appropria- ton of $1500, while near the pumphouse pike s25o0 will be spent. This takes up the $lZ,0UU r6Cenbiy SocuIeu by LID oooA VI of Revenue from a special fund for road work. President Job Going stated yes- terday that he hoped this work as planned would be started soon as many complaints were being received and he wished to re- lieve the situation as speedily as pos- sible.
 We receive every day reports of bad pieces of road" said President Going, but we have found that while some pieces are rather rough, many points In the country are holding up well. The bridges have all been repaired and are now in ship shape. We will soon have the emergency work about even. and then we will have time to devote to the main tenance of the highways. The fair wealth CT has been of material aid to us during the past few days, and think we will have relieved the situation very greatly within a short time.'