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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
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An Obstacle to Good Roads.

Missouri has a special road district
law under which by a majority acre
age vote-one vote for each acre OF
land-good roads may be constructed.
The law provides for payment in one.
five or twenty years. In the latter
event the road can be paid for in
yearly installments Of interest and
principal, amounting to a cost each
year of from twelve to twenty-five
cents for each acre.
With a law so favorable for the i'm
provement of roads it might reason
ably be supposed that there had been
a large amount of highway work done
under it's provisions. Such, it ap-
pears, has not been the case although
the law has been in effect for many
years. A correspondent Of the Kan
sas City Star, who signs himself "a
Country Missourian," expresses the
belief that absentee landlordism is the
principal obstacle that has prevented
the building of a large number Of
roads under the provisions of this
statute.
He gives an example as follows:
"a short time ago farmers in a
county not far from Kansas City, a
county noted for best agricultural
lands and poorest roads, took initial
steps to organize a road district and
build a rock road under the law. The
,oo++or ottrootod uidocnraa Dotipe
and favorable comment for a time,
and this ceased because it soon be-
came known that the whole thing
died at its very beginning. A farmer
farms his land and who favored the
rock road. told the writer Of the fail
ure. Said he: There were too many
acres along our road, as we had to
plan it, owned by men gone to town
to live and rented their land to ten
ants on shares. Their votes and their
talk killed the good road. They are
all these eight and ten per cent. fell
lows that live off the farms and be-
grudge a solitary cent off their rentals
no matter if you show a dollar sure
to come along right after and keep
coming every year. No use talking
rock roads any more until these eight
and ten per cent. fellows die off and a
new set comes on that's better than
their daddies.'"
This is a short-sighted policy on
the part of the absentee landlords,
but the correspondent says many pro-
jects for road improvement have been
frustrated by their opposition. That
being the case it would seem to be in
order for the Missouri Legislature to
make some amendments to the special
road district law which would curtail
the voting power Of the %absentees.
Every landowner ought to be inter-
ested in good roads, whether he lives
in city or in the country. Good roads
greatly increase land values, and the
absentee landlord who is so selfish in
his views as to block improvements Oh
such material importance is an incu'
bus and a stumbling block.-Louis'
vile Courier-JouTnal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
MARSHALL FIELDS WEALTH.
Fortune For Two Young Boys-Must
Wait Long For it.

FOEluhS TOT WV AoohS AOJS
Wait Long For it.
Marshall Field. third, and Henry
Field. grandsons of the Chicago mer-
chant prince, who died in 1906, are
for the first time in position to figure
how much they will be worth If they
live to be fifty, at which age they
will come into possession OF the resld-
uary estate of their grandfather. Ac-
cording to an estimate made public
by Judge Rinaker in the County
Court the boys share Of the estate
has a present market value Of more
than s54,OOO,O0O.
The elder boy is sixteen and the
younger fourteen. At twenty-five,
thirty. %thirty-five and forty the elder
will receive on each birthday $780,
900, and the younger on each of those
birthdays $4,000 Except for ade-
quate maintenance and these pay
ments they must wait until they reach
the age of fifty to come into their
legacies. 1t is estimated that the es-
IdIS ny lila IlulC 1 hafO i1oiSiPAi$"
it's market value at least four times
and be worth for division $200,000.-
900. because it includes not only the
profitable Marshall Field business.
but the real estate and other invest
ments of constantly increasing value.
Mr.. Field worked out the trust fea-
lures of his will in most elaborate de-
tail. He set forth exactly what was
to be done with each particular trust
in case Of the death of a beneficiary
before or after his or her legal heirs.
and he covered the residuary estate
with provisions for management and
disposition down to the prospective
grandchildren to the two boys. The
boys take the place in the will of their
father, Marshall Field, Jr., an only
son. vino died in November, 1905.
According to the court declaration,
| the estate at Marshall Fields death
was worth sS3,459,O32. Payment Of
$1,000, 600 to Mrs. Della S. Field,
the widow, under an ante-nuptial
contract, and other payments for
debts. claims and business and legal
fees, totalled $4,196,373, leaving the
present net value at $~79,2G2,65S.
This will be reduced by about $685.
100000 by the payment of seventy
five specific legacies, leaving S54,-
100000 to go into trust for the two
boys. Their sister, now seven years
old, and the other child of Marshall
Field, Jr., will receive as her share Of
the estate the income on $1,000, 900.
Chicago News.
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Advice Not Necessary.

The strong woman and the seedy
loking gentleman came on board at
Fishguard. The seedy loking gentle
man retired to his cabin, and the
strong woman tucked him up Win
shawls.
Then the strong woman strobe on
deck and hailed the captain.
"Well, NUM-" queried the skipper.
my husband is particularly liable
to seasickness, captain said the
strong woman
The captain nodded.
i've heard of the complaint afoTe,
num-" he said.
Gould you tell him what to do IN
case of an attack" asked the strong
woman.
"'Tain't necessary, num-" replied
the skipper. Hell do it!'-London
Telegraph.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

Fig. l. When this figure is cut, the
pieces A and B will fall out. In Fig.
2 this fault is corrected. In other
words, the parts that make the de-
sign must in each cas- be separated
from each other by the background
of paper.
If, when the design is drawn, and
before it is cut, the spaces are filled in
with pencil or ink, it will be easy to
determine if the figure is made so it
will cot fall apart.
Those stencils are best which avoid
long. loose connecting parts Gig. 81,
as they are likely to be pushed aside
by the brush and the design blurred.
Fig. 4 shows the proper arrangement.
The space to be decorated must
first be marked off into rectangles the
size of unit in the stencil. Four holes
cut in corners of the stencil will en-
able n to see where to place the de-
sign Gig. 81.
If more than one color is desired,
the parts intended for each color must
be cut on a different piece of paper
and if three colors are wanted a third
stencil must be made. These are
used one after the other, allowing
each to dry thoroughly before using
the next.
II, however, the different colors are
quite removed from each other in the
design, or if one color is a small por-
ton of the design, sometimes it is
possible to cut them on the same
sheet, and then with a separate small
brush the extra color may be worked
in at the time the first color is ap-
piled. The stencils must be wiped
with a clean cloth from time to time,
and care must be taken not to let
the color get on the front of the
paper. The brush should be stiff and
with short hairs. If a regular stencil
brush cannot be procured, bind an
ordinary brush with Irvine for an
inch or more, and then cut off the
hair thTee-quarters of an inch below
this binding. (See CUT
The color should be the consistency
of cream, and applied by stippling,
that is, dabbing, not by moving brush
backward and forward.
For stenciling on cloth it is neces-
sary to have the color free Of oil de-
post. Squeeze tube paint on to blot
ting paper. Then If thinning is nee
essary use benzine, which dries very
quickly.
Although it is impossible to give
any absolute rules about the COM
binations of color, yet to help those
unfamiliar with colors to produce
pleasing effects, we hazard a few COM
binations which have proved salts
factory.
These colors are given in the order
Of the proportion. that is, the first
named should be used in the largest
areas and the others in the order of
their precedence:
! | Gray-green gray orange
2 ~Yellow-green gray lemon-yellOw
3 Gray-green dull orange orred
4 Gray-violet yellow-green cream-white
$ Gray-blue dull orange
. Lightgray-green s%almon-plnk
Two shades of any of the colors
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
The First Difficulty.

Like starting a heavily loaded
wagon the hard thing to do in the
campaign for good roads is to secure
construction of the first highway OF
the kind desired, which would be an
object lesson from which the public
would learn to appreciate the advan'
tage of possessing an extensive sys-
tenn of such highways over which ira
vel would be easy and the cost OF
TRANSPORTATION comparatively light
Denver Republican.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Harry Lehr's Pun.

Harry Lehr, at the wedding OF
Marjorie Gould and A. J. Drexel, Jr..
praised the young brides beauty and
elegance. but what pleases me
most of ALL" said Mr.. Lehr, sis that
this charming girl, with all her mill.
ions, has married a plain and simple
American instead of some dodderine
peer. "Yes," Mr.. Lehr ended, smil-
ing, Eyes; Marjorie Gould is our n
peerless heiress, isn't she?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Character.

Character gives weight to ones
words and permanence to ones acts
Character the confidence OF
those who employ us, the respect OF
those above US, the love of those on
our level. the loyalty of those be-
meath. Character is the guinea
stamp on the gold, the signature at
the edge of the portrait, the ring OF
the genuine coin, the accent Of the
speech of the New Jerusalem. which
is found only on the lips Of the true
~citizen.-Woman's Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

virtues and values of Munyon's Paw
Paw tonic and are made from the
Juice of the Paw-Paw fruit. I unhes-
itatingly recommend these pills as be-
ing the best" laxative and cathartid
ever compounded. Send us postal OF
letter, requesting a free package OF
Munyon's Celebrated Paw-Paw Laxa-
tive Pills, and we will mail same free
Of charge. MUNYON'S HOMOEO.
PATHIC HOME REMEDY CO., SD
and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia. Pa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Kansas is Awakening.

Kansas, having the livest people on
earth, should have also the best pub
lie roads. But she has not-at least
not in all cases. There is room for
Improvement and this Improvement
should be made, especially when 1t
can be done cheaper here than in al
most any other State you might men,
tion.-Atchison News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

but he did not help me-. For mopths
l was laid up and did not walk a step.
At last 7 began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and all my troubles disappeared.
In a few weeks l was so changed my
friends could hardly believe it."
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, 1910-07-27
clipping Up to Date.

The c~oatless man puts a careless arm
Round the waist of the hatless girl,
While over the dustless, mudless roads
In a horseless wagon they whirl.
Like a leadless bullet from hanfmerless gun
By smokeless powder driven,
They fly to taste the spechless joys
By endless union given.
The only luncheon his coinless purse
Is a tasteless meal of homeless cod,
With a dish of s~tringless beans.
He smokes his old tobaccoless pipe,
And laughs a mirthless laugh
When papa tries to coax her back
By wireless telegraph.
Motor Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
A Reasonable Theory.

AS much fun Us a basket Of chips.
chs That's 4 bum saying. Now. what
fun could possibly attach to 4 basket
of chips"
"Malbc the saying had reference
10 an assortment of poker chips. -
Louisville COurier-Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Reason.

"What single trait in common gives
even his nerve the right to think OF
her as his affinity
81 don't know, unless it be because
she is dove eyed and he is pigeon
toed."-Baltimore American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Local Pride.

"Why do you insist on saying MOTH
ing, even when you are among friends
and neighboTs?"
ITS a matter Of local pride re-
piled the distinguished traveller. Il
desire to show that the tomb OF Ma
poIeon is not the only place in the
world where a man may attract alten-
ton by standing silent. Washing
ton Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
The Battle.

First Sweet Young Thing we
are starting the battle Of life
Second Sweet Young Thing-"Yes,
and we don't know whether a divorce
is a victory or a defeat. Judge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
A Package Mailed Free on Request OF.
MUNYON'S
PAW.PAW PILLS
The best StOmac

The best stomach and
Liver Pills known and
a positive and speedy
cure for Constipation,
Indigestion, J%aundfce.
Biliousness, Sour Stom-
ach, Headache, and all
ailments arising from a
disordered stomach or
sluggish liver. THEY
contain in concen-
trated form all the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Practice Campaigns.

"1 don't know whether I ought to
take you seriously or not" says the
fair young thing to the gallant officer
who has just, proposed. give heard
that you we're engaged to ten girls
last summer"
my dear, those wern't real engage
ments. They were just-er-sham
misunderstanding.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
discretion the Better Part.

Old Gent-"What are you doing
with those s~nowballs?"
Small Boy-"Selling 'em three a
penny, and those who cant afford to
buy gets EN- for muffin"
Old Gent-''tll take the lot.
Town and Country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Teach School Children 60 Swim.

Ella Flagg Young, superintendent
of schools, assisted by officers OF the
Y. M. c.. A., started a movement to
teach every school child in Chicago
to swim. Instruction began at bath
ing beaches along the shores OF Lake
Michigan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
a Great Event.

Frost-"Did you have a hard time
getting theatre seats?"
Snow-"Yes, indeed. When ]
finally secured two I had 1t announced
in all the society columns. New
York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

A French-Germany dictionary has
recently been issued from Vienna.
printed in Braille type, for the use OF
the Blind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

ton. My ankles and
wrists swelled and
puffy sacks appeared
beneath my eyes.
The pain when pass
ing the kidney secre-
lions was often SO
great as to make me
scream. I was treat
cd nv q musician.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
An Enthusiast.

Eyes, he went crazy over golf"
"Sad, sad"
ooh, no great harm done. They
have links at the asylum. He's play
ing a better game than ever now
Kansas City Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
The Reason.

"You mark all your compositions
forte" said the friend.
Yes" replied the composer.
"They wouldn'thaye any vogue among
people who live in flats if 1 had them
played softly. "-Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

may be used in place of n in case
the design calls for more colors.
Cream or ivory-white is always better
than pure white. If the colors in a
combination are kept in or near the
same value they will be more likely
to be agreeable. BY "the same value
is meant neither darker nor lighter.
Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
The Ruling Passion.

First Office Boy-"De boss's grand
mudder died las night"
Second Office Boy-"Gee! I won
der if he's goin' to de ball game
New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Hedging.

Clergyman-'Will you take this
woman until death?'
Prospective Bridegroom isn't
there any minimum sentence?."-NeW
York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
His Fix.

Tommy-"Pa says I must and ma
says I mustn't"
Johnny-"Gee, you must feel like
a railroad."-New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
4 Courteous Custom Stopped.

81 will be magnanimous," said the
French duelist. Rather than risk
taking human life / will fire in the
air"
Don't do that" responded bis Sec
ond: you'd be almost sure to bit an
aviator. "-Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

The first Mayor Of New York.
Thomas Willett, sleeps in the Little
Neck (R. ~ cemetery, and his grave
is neglected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Secrecy Assured.

CT found that our steno graDher
can't read his notes after they are a
day old"
What did you do? Discharge
him."
NO. Raised his salary and put
him under contract" - Washington
Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Ouch!

Polly-"A girl shouldn't marry a
man till she knows all about him"
Dolly - "And then she wouldn't
want to."-New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Not q Good Liar.

Judge-"Prisoner, are you guilty
or not guilty."
Prisoner-"Let my lawyer plead
not guilty for me, judge. I amt got
the nerve!"-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
SCREAMED PAIN.

Rochester, N. Y, Woman's Terrible
Suffering From Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. F. VI. Carnrike, 100 Allen St.,
Rochester, N. Y, says: my kidneys
and bladder were in terrible condi-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27

Madame de Sight-"Do you think
there is any danger of my being run
away with"
Jenkins-'Not by me!"-New
York Telegram.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-07-27
Just the Reverse.

Gunner - "Was young Biltwood
fired with ambition"
Guyer-"No; he was fired because
Ss didn't have any."-Boston Post.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
How to Kill Flies.

To clear room of flies, carbolic
acid may be used as follows: Heat
a shovel or any similar article and
drop thereon 20 drops Of carbolic
acid. The vapor kills the flies.
A cheap and perfectly reliable fly
poison, one which is not dangerous
to human life, is bichromate of pot
ash in solution. Dissolve one dram,
which can be bought at any drug
store, in two ounces of water, and
add little sugar. Put some of this
solution in shallow dishes, and dis
tribute them about the house.
Sticky fly paper, traps and LIQUID
poisons are among the things to use
in killing flies, but the latest, cheap
est and best is solution of formalin
or formaldehyde in water. A spoon
full Of this liquid put into a quarter
OF pint of water and exposed in the
room, will be enough to kill all the
flies.
To quickly clear the room where
there are many flies, burn pyrethum
powder in the room. This stupefies
the flies when they may be swept up
and burned.-Bulletin of American
Civic Association.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
The Succession of Crops.

Keep up the succession of crops.
If you want the fertility of your
ground to be soon exhausted, Just
give it the same treatment, and plant
in 1t the same crops, year after year.
And If you want your mind to be
sterile, just keep it fastened year at
ter year to the same narrow set of
ideas, jealousy excluding everything
that would bring you fresh sug-
gestion or new thought. Read new
books, welcome new thoughts, take
up new studies; thus only will your
mind retain its fresh vigor, thus only
VIII 1t attain to breadth and depth
to which it has not yet attained
Sunday School Times.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
OUR UGLY HOME.
What Shall We Do For 1t, and What
Will 1t COst?-NO. 1.

A gentleman who is very much in
terested in making the country a
sweeter. healthier, more attractive
place to live. asked me, the other
day, how l would go to work to beau
tify dilapidated, implanted, unat-
tractive, four-room country home
located In treeless, vineless, flower
less waste. l promptly answered
that first should clean the house,
room by room. l should remove
every article of furniture; with soap,
water and gasoline l should make
sure that every piece Of furniture,
every article Of clothing, every piece
OF bedding was free Of dust, dirt and
insect pests. Gasoline in small GUAM
titles, costs 80 cents gallon, in
larger amounts it may be had for
less. One gallon efficiently but eco
nomically used, I think, would be
sufficient to renovate my house.
Ito be COntinued.)
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14

there is call for the same system and
attention to details as in any other
department OF household work. The
housewife. first of all, wishes to be
economical. This Is true whether
the family income is large or limited.
Economy means thought OF what is
needed for the entire season, or bet
ter still. for the year. Certain
things are wearing out. Foresight
and plan mean doing away with
hurry. worry. and the necessity of
buying material when the price is
highest. When there is a plan, old
materials are taken into account.
The old dress may be fixed over" to
good advantage. and the price OF
two cheap garments may be used in
the purchase OF something really
handsome. With list of things to
be made In season or the year, the
buyer will often buy in quantity. A
bolt OF muslin. box Of thread,
stand for economy in buying Many
wise housewives take advantage of
a8ab'ta ~ iNtS Ahat aAC W bG Hau dt
the end OF the season, reductions on
goods slightly soiled. or unlaundered,
or remnants. This wise woman does
not buy because things are cheap,
but because she has need for them.
Keeping account OF the cost Of ma
terial per yard. the number OF yards
purchased and the amount of money
spent is great aid to economical
buying.
Keep Record of What Is Really
Needed.
The wise woman has q record |
for reference as to the amount |
OF material actually needed, and just |
here may l say that an amazing |
waste may go on unconsciously |
through the purchase of even few
inches Of material here
and there. BY keeping account of
the cost, the home dressmaker can
answer the questions:
Did the material wear we'll? Was
the color desirable, suitable and dur
able? What was the relation of the
cost OF trimming TO the cost Of ma
terial? Did the trimming really
prove satisfactory investment?
With data OF this kind kept through
q season.
Undoubtedly many ways OF re-
ducing the cost of clothing will be
discovered, and at the same time
really beautiful and desir-
able will be the result.