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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

weather. There were three passen-
gers only, one an elderly lady, richly
though very quietly dressed, and
wearing a thick veil v her face.
When she lifted it at the inn door
to put a question to the landlord
there was a haunting sweetness in her
expression, and a dignity in her bear
ing which instantly commanded at
tention and respect.
She asked for a room, and for some
light refreshment, and gave her name
as Mrs. Grantley. About an hour
later she walked through the falling
snow along the village street in the
direction of the school, and turned in
at the gateway of the old schoolmas-
ter's house. The daylight was fading
as she lifted the latch Of the wicket
gate, and at the very moment Chris
tina Fellows happened to be at the
sitting-room window, for the purpose
of drawing the blind after having lit
the cheerful lamp.
There's somebody at the yeti"
she said curiously. "a Teddy, an l
dinna ken her. She must hae made
a mistake"
The schoolmaster, deep in his book,
returned an absent answer, and
Christina fastened to the door to
interview the stranger, and, if need
be, put her in the right way.
Yes, Master Thornton lives here,
an he is at hame," she said in no
little surprise. will ye step in?"
The invitation was not very gra-
c:ously given, but was instantly ac-
cepted. Christina preceded the Wis
itor to the sitting room door, which
she flung open.
Somebody to see ye. sir" she said
excitedly; then, her curiosity getting
the better of her good manners, she
| stood still to watch the effect, and if
possible get a clue to the strangers
business.
The schoolmaster rose quickly to
his feet, and came forward smiling
benignly, blinking a little as the
lamplight shone full on the eyes from
which he had removed the reading
| glasses. Then Christina Fellows be-
he'd a strange thing, from which she
shrank with the secret shame CT a
strong, reserved nature incapable of
any emotional display.
The strange lady, with her veil
thrown back and her sweet face all
aglow, spoke the schoolmaster's name
in accents of tenderness, and laid her
two hands on his shoulders.
I've come at the long last, Tom"
she said. Thank God, it is not too
late"
Then Christina, in a~mortal panic,
not over sure that she had heard or
seen Alright, closed the door in haste,
and retired wringing her hands to
her own domain. mercy me, sic on
gauns! l wonder wha she is! It's
hardly decent, but I maun wait or ]
see."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
As Dangerous as NosinG About Stills.

Some years ago a Chicago doctor
had a lot of walking cases of con-
sumptives, and wanted to make sure
they got pure butter. So he sent Tip
into the butter cellars there to look
for information. After going into
two or three in the same block and
asking to see. smell and taste, Tip be-
gan to think the butter merchants
were acting queerly, and about that
time a young fellow came up in but
ter and egg garb and said. Say,
friend, you was just back in the boss
place looking for butter. Now l can
tell from your talk you're from the
same place as I am, but this bunch
down here takes every stranger for a
| spying inspector. Let me give it to
you straight; coming down here and
asking questions about butter is about
as dangerous as nosing about stills
down in the mountains. It's this way.
They're all selling fake butter, law
or no law, and if any of them get
caught at it the Butterine Trust pays
all fines and expenses. And a man
who beats up a spy gets well paid for
it."-Nsw York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

found the place that was her very
own.
Later in the evening an interview
took place between the stranger lady
and Christina Fellows, ar interview
which not only appeased the ire Of
that somewhat hard-visaged spinster,
but spread out a vista before
her bewildered eyes. A message was
sent to the Haws Inn, and the lady's
belongings were forthwith brought to
the schoolhouse, and the new era be-
gan.
1t made a great talk in the Loan
ing, it being freely rumored that a
mysterious rich relation had suddenly
swooped down upon the old school
master and was DESTROYS of carrying
him off to her castle in the south.
Christina, for her WI amusement,
and to add to the dignity Of the oc-
casion, assiduously famed the flame
of village gossip, adding a few tit
bits of her own manufacture to the
astounding sum of the schoolhouse
romance.
But all Loaning imaginings fell far
short of the actual end of the story,
which presently shook the place. to
its very foundations.
One fine February morning the
schoolmaster and his guest departed
from the Loaning, being accompanied
to the station by Christina, who babe
| goodbye to them in tears.
Two days later this announcement
set the county by the ears.
cat Edinburgh, by special license,
on the 10th inst, Thomas Bradbury
Thornton, to Mary Caxton, widow of
the late Sir Charles Grantley, of
Garth Castle, Pembroke" - British
Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Japanese Floral Calendar.

The Japanese are extremely fond
of all flowers, and they have there
fore made a calendar from them, CIV
ing to each month q favorite blossom
or leaf.
Thus the pine, the emblem of last
ing prosperity and life, belongs to
January. It's branches are used to
decorate all houses on New Years
Day.
To February belong the blossoms
of the plum tree, which stand for
purity, and the beautiful blossoms of
the peach tree, to which young girls
are compared, are associated with
March.
Next the cherry blossom, the most
beloved of all flowers, is held to be-
long to April, and to May are as
signed the gorgeous clusters of the
wistaria.
The iris flower, to which is COM
pared the strength and beauty of
young boys, belongs to June, and
July has the glory and perfume of
the water lily. The Towering hibis-
sus tree attaches its beauty to the
month of August, while September
claims the exquisite azales.
The royal flower of Japan, the
chrysanthemun, which forms a part
of the crest of the imperial family,
belongs to the month of October,
while to November is associated the
beautiful camelia, which blooms in
the gardens even in the mflst OF
snow.-From the Housekeeper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
HOUSE DESIGNED BY
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN

Famous Mansion in Belfast
Suffers Damage by Fire, Los
ing an Ell.
Since the fire a few days ago, which
destroyed the ell or back wing Of the
Edward sibley residence, at Belfast,
the attention of the public has been
called to this grand old mansion
standing back from High street, with
it's wide spreading lawns surrounded
by fine old trees, says the kennebec
(Me.) Journal.
It is known to but few, however,
that this structure was designed by
none other than Sir Christopher
Wren, the famous English architect,
who also designed st. Paul's Cathe-
dral. The mansion was built in 1892
by the late Judge Joseph Williamson,
of Augusta. 1t came into the pos
session of Timothy Thorndike, Quar-
termaster in the Twenty-sixth Maine
REGIMENT, in 1873, and later to his
daughter, Mrs. Edward Sibley.
The house is handsomely furnished
and is frequently the scene OF society
affairs, Mrs. Sibley being a charming
hostess and entertaining royalty.
The main house stands practically
intact, although somewhat damaged
BY smoke and water. 1t is n OF
the show places of the city and n
of which all are very proud.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
THE ICE OF THE NORTH,

White, immaculate, storra.beaten beaches,
Lonely sea beyond seas, beyond ken;
From the ice of your farthermost reaches,
Reechoes your challenge to men!
They have sought you with worship and wonder;
In despair they have sent forth their breath -.
And for answer-the crash of your thunder,
The SILVER and silence Of death!
You have wooed them. aroused them, and quelled them,
You have prsoned them fast in your foes.
You have drawn them, betrayed and repealed them,
And heir bones n'u ,0'eae . Il OO' SD'"'' -
Is your diadem, gemmed with star-fowers
From those far.haming fields of the sky,
But the sign of 4 Tyrant whose powers
Overthrow and destroy and defy?
Oh! imperious, pitiess regions
Snow-panophed hills that entce-
Are those silent impossible legous
But guarding q bosom of ice?
Or is it the radiant duty
Of your rapturous heart of delight,
That crimsons with current of beauty.
The dark span of your desolate night!
Through the long voicelcss twihghts that darken
Your virginia., sumberlng plain,
Do YOU dream Of the sunlight. and harken
For the voice of the southwlnd again?
Oh! mysteries never beholden
By the ages. we question and walt
For the ultimate answer w1thhoden
In the mist-woven mantle OF Fate.
By your star-vestured beauty still haunted,
In the wake of your moons, we set forth
By your pernous silence undaunted,
We follow the call of the North!
Margaret Ridgely Partridge, in Harpers Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

The old schoolmaster and Chris
tina dwelt together in their green
bower with a perfect understanding,
though in all these years the veil was
never once lifted from the old mans
heart and life.
At the very last, It seemed as If
fate had relented and determined to
make late amends. 1t happened on a
bleak day in winter when the lower
ing sky seemed to breathe out threat
enings, while the scudding snowfakes
presaged the coming storm.
The Loaning moorland was very
bleak on such a day, and the few pas
sengers in the village omnibus, which
piled from the station in the after
noon, we're glad of the shelter of the
old leather cover, kept for hard
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Monograms For Street Gloves.

A new fad has crept in with the
girls who can be sensible, that is to
a certain degree, where fashions are
concerned. These young women, who
don't believe that jeweled bracelets
will keep their wearers warm or their
hands a lovely ivory white, unred-
dened by the cold, have ceased to re-
main elbow-sleeved girls any longer,
and are making up by wearing mono
grams on their heavy street gloves.
The letters are of silver, and, having
a substantial little pin attached, can
be transferred to different gloves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Nora's Nerve,

Mistress lin awed voice(-"Nora,
my husband is just raving over those
chops you sent up. He says they are
raw, and he is acting like a wild
man"
The Cook (placidly)-"Thin shure,
mum, if he is acting like a wolld
mon, raw meat is just the food for
hin. "-Cleyeland Leader.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Some Big Corn.

Ears of corn measuring twelve
inches in length were grown this year
ON tn. farm of DR.. T. j. Dodson, four
miles east of Manguu. Okla. One Of
these ears contained 99S grains.
Maize grown on this farm was the
largest ever produced in the country.
Breeders Special.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Spoiled q Story.

Tattered Terry-"Pm a newspaper
tnan, but 1 cant get a job"
Lady of the House-"Indeed! Why
hot?"
Tattered Terry-"Yer see, I saved
q, train from a terrible accident once,
and all de editors have been sore on
me ever since."-Puck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Fringe on Hate.

Fringe-narrow silk fringe-is
used to edge a new straw hat, and
very s%oftening is it to the face. The
bows of ribbon, which are the sole
trimming, are also edged with the
came narrow fringe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

New York City.-Simple as this
frock is, it can be made in a number
Of ways. In the illustration is shown
one Of the new ginghams piped with
striped material, and the dress Is
made unlined, worn with an open
neck and short sleeves. There Is a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
New Styles.

Curious as it may seem, the pre-
dominating influence at work among
the new styles are those borrowed
from the fashion of the 1905 and
sos.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Drapery a Feature.

Drapery is still a commanding fea
ture. 1t is quite the thing to wear
something loose, that may be called
a wrap, though it is more an evolu-
ton of the scarf.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

body lining included, however, which
IAN be made in one with the gown or
quite separately, and used as a
guimpe, and when treated in this way
It can be worn or omitted as occasion
requires. When the dress Is made
unlined as illustrated, it Is especially.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Tan in Vogue.

Tan footwear ispromised n great
est vogue that it has ever had, and it
will, of course, come in some start
ling new shades, all the way from
champagne to ochre.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

I eSAA E may grasp virtue so hard, till. 1t becomes
TTNEdH5 vicious, if we embrace it too straight, and Win
S~ too violent a desire.
"a man may be both too much in love with virtue ana De
excessive in a just action. I have known a great man pre1u-
dice the opinion men had of his devotion, by pretending 10
be devout beyond all examples of others of his condition.
I love temperate and moderate natures. And immoderate
zeal, even to that which is good, though it does not offend,
does astound.
Those who attempt to regulate the manners of men,
theology and philosophy, will have a saying on everything.
There is no action so private that can escape their inspection
and Jurisdiction. They are best taught who are best able to
censure and curb their own liberty.
There is no just and lawful pleasure, wherein the in
temperance and excess is not to be condemned; but to speak
the truth, is not man a miserable creature the while? 1t
is scarce, while in his natural condition, for him to have
the power to taste one pleasure, pure and entire; and yet,
man must be continuing doctrine and precepts to curtail
the little he has; he is not yet wretched enough unless by
arts and study, he augments his own misery."-Michae
Seigneur De Montaigne.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Suede Wristbands.

One of the newest fashions In
Wristbands, for morning wear, Is OF
softest suede or kid, fastened with a
buttonhole and large, fiat button.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

w.
It is estimated that there are $780,.
600 inhabitants of the polar regions
n person to each ten miles Of area.
For headache, bathing behind the
ears with hot water often proves OF
immense benefit. T.
There are 270 active volcanoes In
the world, many Of them being como
p%aratiyely small. '"i :!
Italy has more theatres In proper
ton to population than any othe,
country.
Dean Swift would have been called
a "muck-raker" had he lived to-day.
His "Drapier Letters" forced q
change in the Irish currency. y
The Hungarians have a proverbs
king Matthias is dead" which
means that Justice is no longer done.
Matthias, son Of Hunyadi, was a
model king, who ruled from 1853 to-
1890. n.
The Passion Play at Oberammer!
gau dates back to the twelfth Gems
fury. It was made permanent in
the sixteenth, when eighty per cent,
of the towns population died Of the
plague. The survivors made a VOW
If the plague were stayed to performs
the play every ten years.
DR.. Carl Weber, still practicinG
in New York City, performed in 1865
the first operation for appendicitis.
At this time last year the steel
car builders had orders for 10000
cars. This year orders have amount4
ed to 10000. ,r,s
In proportion to its population,
more people earn a livelihood by sea-
faring in Norway than in any othe1
country. Britain comes next.
When Peter the Great visited Eng4
land he went to see Evelyn at the
latter's home in Surrey. In his
honor Evelyn cut a new road for the
monarch through the forest. !
-. . ..a a. "A fLr..|.t
Edgar Allan Poe was the first man
to formulate the! rules and theory OF
the short story. 49, .fHP /.
Farquahar, the dramatist, was the
son of a clergyman. When he was
expelled from Trinity College, Dpbt
lin, he became an actor and soon de-
voted himself with success to writing
plays. y
The modern collar known as th9
P~iccadilly is supposed to be named
after the London street Of that title
The street, in turn, was named, 1t Is
said, from the turn-down collar worn
in the time of James T., called pic
cadillies." .-. 'r4ielS
One of the strangest libraries I'D
the world was that Of the late Mad
anne Kaessavow, Of st. Petersburg,
It consisted of $4,000 volumes, all b.
women "'-t j.
Among the clocks Of Versailles fa
n of great interest historically, fol-
it belonged to Marie A%ntoinette, ting
hapless consort of Louis XVI. 1t Is
a musical clock. -. d..
Many African tribes count snake
flesh among the d~elicaciesi and John,
Ward says that with the Australian
natives "a dish of snakes is a much
esteemed luxury"
The practice Of cutting the claws
of the more ferocious animals OF the
London Geological Gardens has res
Gently been greatly facilitated by
chIoroforming the animals.
~
OF coffee the United States Is TING
worlds largest consumer, Germany
Netherlands, France, Belgium n
Austria-Hungary being next in the
order named. OF tea the United
Kingdom is the worlds largest cont
sumner, Russia being second In rank
the United States third, and Australia
and Canada also important consume
ers.
An Artists Criticism.
Falguiere, the sculptor, tells a cap
;tal Glory of Henner. the great artlSC,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
W~aistcoats.

The waistcoat, which never fails to
achieve a large measur Of popular
ity, has gained a revival. In its latest
guise it hangs we'll away from the
figure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Derby Silk.

One of the new silks, quite similar
in appearance to the popular rajah
Is called derby silk. 1t is silk and
cotton mixed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04
Waists to Match.

1t is noticeable among well-dressed
women that the waists either match
the skirt exactly or at least blend
with it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

The practice Of cutting the claws
of the more ferocious animals OF the
London Geological Gardens has re-
Gently been greatly facilitated BY
chIoroforming the animals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

Edgar Allan Poe was the first man
to formulate the. rules and theory OF
the short story. 49, /
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

Farquahar, the dramatist, was the
son of a clergyman. When he was
expelled from Trinity College, Dub.
lin, he became an actor and soon de.
voted himself with success to writing
plays. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

Many African tribes count snake
flesh among the delicacies; and John
Ward says that with the Australian
natives "a dish of snakes is a much
esteemed luxury" :.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

When Peter the Great visited Eng4
land he went to see Evelyn at the
latter's home in Surrey. In his
honor Evelyn cut a new road for the
monarch through the forest. !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

OF coffee the United States Is TING
worlds largest consumer, Germany
Netherlands, France, Belgium and
Austria-Hungary being next in the
order named. OF tea the United
Kingdom is the worlds largest cont
sumner, Russia being second In rankl
the United States third, and Australia
and Canada also important consum*
ers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

Among the clocks Of Versailles fa
one of great interest historically, fo1
it belonged to Marie Antoinette, the
hapless consort of Louis XVI. 1t Is
a musical clock. .. J
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

The modern collar known as th9
Piccadilly is supposed to be named
after the London street Of that title
The street, in turn, was named, 1t Is
said, from the turn-down collar worn
in the time of James T., called "pic
cadillies." NJ. 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

One of the strangest libraries IN
the world was that of the late Mad4
m Kaessavow, Of St. Petersburg,
It consisted of $4,000 volumes, all b.
women. "i- '''' i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

Dean Swift would have been called
a "muck-raker" had he lived to-day.
His "Drapier Letters" forced d
change in the Irish currency. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-05-04

In proportion to It's population,
more people earn a livelihood by sea-
faring in Norway than in any othe1
country. Britain comes next. |
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MODERATION.

I eaA4 E may grasp virtue so hard, till it becomes
~ SEiM vicious, if we embrace it too straight, and with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-14
SCHOOL FUNDS
ARE APPORTIONED
ADVANCE STATEMENT FROM THE
COUNTY sUPERINTENDENTs
OFFICE REcElvED-THE STATE
FUNDS ANNOUNCED FROM BIS
MARck-cAss GETS ss,sss.64.

The statement of the August appor-
tionment of school funds for Cass
county will not be issued by Mrs. Mat
tie Davis, county superintendent, until
the end Of the week, but an advance
statement was given out to The Forum
today, showing the Cass county APP
portionment for each pupil to be z
cents. The state apportionment for
the individual pupil will be 81 cents,
making a total of $1.04.
For the city Of Fargo, where there
are 1904 students enrolled, the general
apportionment amounts to $3.644.16.
In the county there are 9112 students
enrolled and the apportionment will be
$9,476.1S.
The county auditors office has is
sued statement to the superintendent
OF county schools, giving the appor-
tionment of Cass county for the quar-
ter ending Aug. 1, for the months in
Guiding May, June and July, 1910 The
amount for May is s2O8.26, for June
$257.S6, for July $159.25, making total
Of $625.25 for the quarter.
The first complete statement of the
delayed August apportionment Of the
school funds for 1910 for the state was
issued today by the state superintend-
ene, w. l.. Stockwell. The per capita
apportionment is maze UP as follows:
Interest and income fund, IS cents:
nnes, etc, cents; total, 81 cents.
fHrzrNva n
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-14
City in Brief

All members of Fargo hive No. &
are urged to be in attendance at the
regular review of the organization this
evening. A great deal of business of
vital interest to the organization will
be presented.
Miss White of the Y. w. C. A. has
announced that all young ladies who
are expecting to take work in the
gymnasium classes of the association
and are to order gym suits, must have
their orders placed with her by Satur-
day, BY ordering a large quantity at
one time the young ladies will get the
benefit of the lowest prices and no one
should fail to get their order in by the
proper time.
c. e. Nipple, formerly of Fargo, Is
In the city for few days renewing
old acquaintance and becoming sur
prised at the recent development of
The city. Mr.. Nipple was formerly a
photographer in Fargo. He is the
guest of H. J. Linn of 1910 Tenth
street. Since leaving Fargo Mr. Hip
pie has travelled in every state in the
union, having for four years been con-
nected with vaudeville houses as a
special advance man and his work has
taken him everywhere He makes big
jumps and on leaving Fargo he goes
to San Francisco. His many friends
will be pleased to learn of his success
in his new field of work.