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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Deserter's Strange Career.

After an absence Of forty years
John Peck, a native of Nottingham
returned to England recently and dis
covered that he was still liable to he
arrested for having deserted from his
regiment in 1869. His career, how
v has been so remarkable that
when the facts were related the wal
Office not only granted him a Tree
pardon but a pension as we'll.
Peck ran away from home at the
age of twelve and went to sea. he
subsequently Joined the army and
served in the Crimea. After peace
was declared he got transferred ia
another regiment and was ordered
out to India, where he went through
the mutiny. Later he quarreled Win
an officer and deserted.
He had a hard time as a South
African diamond prospector. pu'
whenever a chance Of fighting. &C.
CURED be always embraced it, and 81
he served against the Basutos, the
Zulus and the Beers. His relatives
had not heard Of him for f~fty-three
years, when he recently r~eappeared
He is now seventy-two years OF age
and is bent on going back to Soutr
Africa to find work in the mines
London Daily Mail.
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EDITORS OFFICE ON EDGE OF
FOREST.
Mountain Stream Furnishes Power
For Plant of Western Newspaper
-EnyironS Wild.

Perhaps the most picturesquely sit
uated newspaper Office in the country
is that of the Megaphone at Quilcene,
Wash. The owner is M. F. Satterlee.
a pioneer newspaper He says:
ut is hardly possible there is an
other newspaper in the world stu
ated in a similar way to the Mega
phone establishment. On the n
hand, within less than four rods Of
the office, is a virgin forest, extending
back to Walker mountain, while on
the other are the waters Of the Pacific
Ocean, which pay daily visits within
100 feet of the huge water wheel
driving the Megaphone press. The
wheel is turned by a sparkling noun
tain stream that flows in front of the
Office and then empties into the bay.
We can reach out Of the window Of
the establishment and pick from the
tree Early Transparent apples, while
within twenty-five feet are apples of
eight other kinds, and prunes, plums
and cherries are buta few steps away.
"Of wild fruit there are blackber-
ries ard salmon berries within a rife
range of the editorial desk. Then we
can so out on a wharf, 200 feet from
the Office door, and catch salmon
trout, salmon, perch and rock cod,
while the beach is one spread of clam
beds; and fuel, in the shape Of fir
bark, broken in the proper lengths
for the office stove, floats to us on
every tide, as it loosens from the log
booms in tow to the mills. The Meg
aphone office nestles at the foot Of
Walker mountain, whose shadow in
summer falls upon the spot at 4 p. m,
and where the morning sun, flashing
across the Taraboo peninsula, casts
its beams at an early hour. In winter
the place is sheltered from the blasts
of the sou'easters which roar over the
Sound. From the Megaphone place
can be seen the moonbeams glisten-
ing on the waters Of Quilcene Bay
and miles out on Hood Canal"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Schools Abroad.

Miss Mary S. Woolman, Of Teach
ers' College, who has just returned
from her sixth trip of investigation
among schools for women in Europe,
found in Berlin a school where in
struction in a new profession-for
women, at any rate-is given. 1t is
a course in professional photography,
with special reference to work in the
sciences. Young women trained in
this course are in demand by physi-
clans and scientists who want expert
photographs Of their specimens and
apparatus.
Schools in the old country, Miss
Woolman found, are paying a good
deal of attention to subjects relating
to farm work. In some schools stock
raising, horticulture. etc., are taking
the place of higher mathematics.
Various women's clubs in different
parts of the German Empire, Miss
Woolman said, are, with govern
mental aid, establishing professional
schools which give free instruction
to girls in housekeeping and allied
branches. These schools are doing
much to break up the old German
rnirit of class distinction. The elab-
evstem Of private trade and
1~chools has benefited the
" ale. for in these
~es are high,
higher
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&26 NETSl=M
M% THMS ~NN
INSAaM~

Ottoman cloth-a wooden material
with a raised ribs very fashion
able.
The star belt is made Of dull gold,
covered with tiny silver sequins on
the shape of stars.
A hat of greenish blue MORE has
its crown encircled with a wreath of
brown leather leaves.
One of the most popular waists for
dressy wear this aso is the model
with the bib effect.
The changed definition of the waist
line is one of the most striking fea-
lures OF the new styles.
Velvet belts, cut in the design of
flowers, each blossom holding q gem,
will be a pretty fashion.
The tunics, which are many and
various, are reserved mostly for visit
lug gowns and house dresses.
While the plain nets are popular.
those with the dot and the vermicelli
design are more in first style.
The latest whim Of the Partisan is
carrying the evening gloves in the
hand instead of wearing them.
Hatpins of mammoth dragon flies
huge beetles and other terrible things
are reproduced of iridescent glass.
For evening wear elaborate gold
and silver belts, hand painted, jew
eled or embroidered, will be popular
The French tailors are making q
great effort to give the back of the
new coat a small, contracted look.
With a tailored suit it is fashion
able to wear a stock of satin with q
narrow linen line turned over at the
top.
Rings have grown to such large
size and are so enormous that the
wearing of gloves has become a ques
ton.
For evening wear there are huge
turbans of white marabou, trimmed
with white ~aigrettes and a rhinestone
buckle.
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land I haven't seen it. But wheE
you actually give away the flower you
said you would wear for me-"
II tell you 1 lost it" broke in
Peggy, tearfully.
"Pesgy, 1 saw Chester with it IN
his coat. More than that, he had
taken it out, I think, and was putting
it back, and the look he ore was
proof enough who had given it to
him. You've cared for him all the
time and you have been amusing
yourself with me-"
"You know I haven't" cried Peg
gy. And then they saw me.
The explanations and forgiveness
and all that were over. Peggy had
gone away with her little nose and
eyes red, but happy, nevertheless,
with young Hammond, who was to
take her home. Evelyn and I stood
alone by the divan.
evil you let me take you home,
dear?" I entreated.
She nodded seriously. Her eyes
went to my coat, from which Peggy
had taken the little rose which had
made so much trouble.
"You need a posy," she said. And
she stock one out of her hair and
put it in place herself.
"Ill keep it always" I promised;
t'and there's the rest that I want you
to give me to keep-alWays. Am I
to have that?"
"Oh, you've had that a long time"
said Evelyn, simply.-Boston Post.
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A Monkey Aigrette.

Fur Is more and more employed for
hats as the season advances. Skunk,
sable, fox, ermine, c%hinchilla and
opossum are all equally favored at
times as q trimming, and also as en-
tire turbans, toques or caps. There
is still another fur much used for its
long, silky hairs and which forms the
smost effective Of aigrettes. I am al
luding to the skin of the monkey
that most of the Paris furriers are
supplying to our leading milliners. An
aigrette en- SINCE, a. it is called here,
is one of the smartest innovations of
the Observation-Disclosures.
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Brittl Institutions.

] . pE| 0IlcrefHI ~
Zoe the graceful and felic-
"a schesor which his name In
H"ssre~ celrated Lord Rosebery
dyed Recently his admis-
the Sinners Company by
til institutions of the
The are many whe spend
M les inlttacking the ancient
ESasandhe political and social
.a1tnaba6 of, Britain. Their
dnSketive; they do not
tie aength of the institu-
49, lhich stsy have marked down
Jtructio, nor do they under
la.Sshat ihse very institutions in
49, they Sc no good are really
vt adhtage. They r sincere
~ III Spsition, but they are
shelss lighting the air. the
ap3idcian is short. The life,
fnstution is, long. The ono
y scertai inevitable borhds; the
neelDnKe none so long as it
s ttss the changing needs
e . day It does not. If it shows
gns oN6gres$ or of usefulness
~ es; bGstS dies mot from outside
lks, III 4f6fn kenile decay and
ply. Is AN ex4nple Of vigorous
and aaptabilitf the City Livery
n1paniegstand al a foremost ex-
.spie. Tieyshaye lbng outliyed their
ginal ANS and objects, but they
ryiye am will continue to survive
cause hey haze found other
,heres ofusd ulnegs , and the benefit
I their work Ia; Cordially recognized
y the country az large.-London
WI
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the most fashionable restaurants
| those of world wide reputation among
society-the frocks really do not
| differ from those used for dinners in
| private houses.
Americans still cling to the old
custom of wearing hats in public
places, therefore the effect in the
toilet Is different from that worn at
home. With a gown cut decollete,
though not as low as for a dance, a
large picture hat is an essential. In
London and on the Continent women
go bareheaded to dinner.
In less fashionable restaurants a
girl should wear a light. high neck
frock, or n that has some pretense
to elegance if the color is dark. A
dark velvet, for example, would be
correct, for the material presupposes
elaboration in effect, If not in fact.
The hat to go with it must be Of the
picture order.
One Of the most satisfactory gowns
for a woman who dimes much in res
t%aurants is a light colored broadcloth.
If in gray, champagne, ETC., it will
possess a certain dressiness, yet be
sufficiently strong to endure the wear
of street car travel when cabs are not
available. Such a frock should be
high neck, and if very well cut need
not be deliberately trimmed. :.
A black dress is always in good
form if it is we'll made. But 1t
should be relieved about the face
with a white guimpe of lace or other
thin material to give a dressy appear
ance.
A coat and skirt, with separate
waist, may be considered smart and
good form, but lever by any chance
dressy. The suit is intended for
service, ard no matter how it may be
! modelled, the combination never has
a dressy effect. For luncheons such
may be admirable, but for dinner,
even in a restaurant, it is merely gen.
| eral utility.
A dark colored crepe de Chine is
one Of the smartest frocks that can be
devised for evening wear in public
l places, for there is an attraction and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Not to Give Away.

Every line in a newspaper cost'
the publisher something. II 1t IS foi
the benefit of the individual it shoulc
be paid for. If the grocer were asEea
to contribute groceries 20 one abund
antly able to pay for them-h he would
refuse. The proprietsEsf a newspl'
per must pay for the free advertising
if the beneficiary does not. and yet II
is one of the. hardest things to De
learned by many, that a newspaper
has space in Its columns to rent ana
must rent them to live. To give away
rent for anything less tran LIVING
rates is as fatal to a newspaper as for
a landlord to furnish rent free.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

Baked Crust Pudding.-A pudding Of this description is
frequently spoilt by being too soft, too dry or lumpy.
In frugal cookery the bread is soaked in boiling water for
half an hour, squeezed dry in a cloth, and then all the Jumps
are beaten with a fork till quite smooth. Mix with three
breakfast cupfuls of the soaked crusts a teacupful of cur
rants, a teaspoonful Of cinnamon, the same Of ginger, two
tablespoonfuls of flour, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, one Of
treacle, two of dripping, two eggs beaten up and a pint OF
skimmilk. Stir all thoroughly, put into pudding dish. Place
a little dripping or shred suet all over the top, and at once
put the pudding into the oven. Bake slowly for an hour and
a half. If this is nicely made and baked it will, when cold,
eat like cake.
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grace to the material that gives it a
simple elegance, and the gown cannot
be considered ordinary. Some Of the
new cloths with high lustre finish
are also admirable. for they stand
hard wear and continue to look fresh.
-Rosanna Schuyler, in the New York
Telegram.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Merely o Suggestion.

He had managed to accumulate
lot of money by more or less GUT
tionable methods.
IT should like to do something |
the benefit of the town." he said. l..
"Well," suggested the poor but d,
erwise honest citizen, "you NIP
move out of it."-Chicago News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Drawing Room Suffragettes.

A great many women are suf-
fragettes because they feel their cause
deeply, and understand, with all the
mind that IS in them, what depends
on the question of votes for women.
But there are others who join the
army of woman grumblers because
they have nothing else to do. and
merely want to fuss over something
they don't. quite know what!-Gen-
tleWoman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Beating Him.

There are times when I envy n
hair" remarked the man who ha
failed in seventeen different bushes
enterprises.
Because why?" queried his wife,
Because it is coming out on tops
explained he of the many failures
New York Journal.
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Like Many Ventures.

@He had set his hopes on makinga
fortune out of that stone quarry"
"And when they touched off the
explosives yesterday his hopes were.
blasted."-New York Journal.
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Worse Than the Weather.

Skinner-"Good morning, MAIN!
Did you ever see anything so UPSET.
tied as the weather has been lateB?"
Mrs. Hashley-"Well, there's your
board bill, Mr.. Skinner &crk,
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
The e Criticism.

The Clergyman-"But, my friend
why make use of such abominatl
baths?"
The Motorcyclist -"Abominab!e
DO you know any better ones?"T
Harper's Weekly. :
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A Friendly Hint.

Mrs. Youngwife-''My new home
has stained glass in all the windows"
Mrs. Boredwun-'Now, that's too
bad. Can't you find somethingthatu
take the stains out?"-N New York
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

The full blank. third line may be
written the name of the visitor that
the stork brought. Under this, in
the space provided for it, is written
this visitors weight, and the last line
of the card is, of course, for the sig
nature of the parents.-New York
Sun.
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Sure.

Olga Gall excitement over Nora's
account of her elopement)-"How TO-
mantle! But weren't you afraid of
the ladder slipping?"
Nora-"Oh, no! Mother was hold
ing itr"-Judge. &
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Within the seal in the lower left
hand corner of the card is a thin en-
graved figure of a stork.
The time Of the stork's coming is
written in the first line, and the day,
month and year in the next; while in
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Fitting.

Customer-"You will observe that
I am awfully broad and that it will
require a lot of material for my suit"
Tailor-"We'l fix that all right by
using Observation-Disclosures York Jour-
nal. .
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What the Shyster Wanted.

"What we want" said the alto
20 the reporters, SIS justice"
what | want" said the clie1
the attorney, lis a verdict in mi
vOr."-Life.
as many excuses on tap as a man
is asked to ray a bill.7&
,"PoiIted Paragraphs" in the CT
News.
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ABIT's CHAIN .
Certa'n naits Unconsciously Formed
,aA1Hard to Break.

nlinseE philosopher estimates
tnoat the aunt Of will power neces-
sary 70 Dry 4 lifelong habit would,
III " couf be transformed, lift q
wT9S2se OF II.ny tons. ,
: It. hes requires a higher de-,
spree OF hhis1h to break the chains
of d tperncius habit than to lead a
forlorn her In a bloody battle. A.
lady write,rota an Indiana town:
"From n earliest childhood I was
a lover Of ,ffee. Before I was out
of my teers was a miserable dyspep-i
tic, suffer- terribly at times with
my stomacl
"I was cyfnced that it was coffee
that. was cling the trouble and yet,
could naeny myself a cup fon
breakfast. the age of SO I was in
very poor 18th, indeed. My sister
told me I'in danger of becoming,
y a coffee drard.
"But I " could give up drink
ing coffee breakfast, although IL
A. kent me c:antly i'll. until I tried
Postum. armed to make 1t propj
IN erly accor' to directions. and now
m wa can ha;do without Postum foi
% breakfast, care nothing at all fol
coffee.
Ell am niger troubled with dys4
pepsia, if have spells of suffer
her ing win stomach that used to
vbo troublen when 1 drank coffee"
Look lbs. for the little book,
IT." 'HThe RaWellville." THERESA
ave Reason
d I REysS the above letter?
,een I new d1saas from time to tin
GhsS true, and full
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
e Brakeman.

The brakeman was a novice, and
on his first run here there was a very
steep grade to mount. The engineer
always had more or less trouble to
get up this grade. but this time he
came near sticking. He almost lost
his head. Eventually, however, he
reached the top.
p At the station that crossed the top,
liking out. of his cab, the engineer
= new brakeman and said, with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
The StOrk Card.

Perhaps the latest thing in the way
of cards is the stork card, used by
happy parents to announce to rela-
tives and friends a visit from the
stork. 1t is engraved in blank form
like this:
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Nothing Short of Disaster.

What is the advantage Of a hone
over an auto?"
None. Any time a horse triesto
get over an auto there isn't goingfo
be any advantage."-New York Jqr-
nal. '
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s~haIespeale's Wish.

b,aaJI Just handed skake-
'eareStne I5al revise of Hamlet"
.~1ts~sairi xooa stuff, Me Lud,'1
can't help isbinr George M. Conan /
i6oufo UT and get born before
our first niIht II viii, need a lot /
Hore srnSe1before it will be fit forJ
proaoHaySfNeW York Times.
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2 Ars1ltine Legislature is con-
siuerlIs ~ construction Of under
'srouhn rTaiiays for Buenos Aires.
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BIZ. Mum nIAsrHRorr
to tte a Prize That
Mossnp Buy

n ,dtbrs4 bsrpe the health of a
H. tcsrg Ven ."-Munyon.
tted by Prof. Munyon
. mp 20, was the real cor.
cpe business. BE felt
ncine vi snatiop were neglect
!rne psopiS be- 10 lack of money.
Iuqeir neeas &c, ia view of helping
lime in The medicine busi-
nihity, ne p(hs iof money to emil
ripaylng ~ kkHDsyn and tried for
i{lwn 10 have been NC
tnat ~ Itdses. After carefully
III IN cu'aE Eorgpulas and putting
opndlng .ugs5ksetable condition, be
th w me- st(public for a few PEN
ORG reach of the poorest
nlLeasnE w. smihent specialists at
I,y. nSberef their services abb
N sa,aIies sI5ibfc to diagnose their
sseiylreS2y4emj what remedies TO
Ge an14 the public all these
u. 49, EinSatisfed and offered
isntSa = = Tasy16 we're not in reach OF
aheI 20 49, Established throughout
GONE lArtised, asking them to
,counuys ~ AIS for free medical ex-
,te 70 his Prof. Munyon is still
nneelon 70 sficy, and whenever he
blowing a new formula that
ears ot ~ TIN those that he is at
: MOI stis, he purchases them
legaralesS pp zip a separate cure for
froI. oaunydi Sal these remedies can DO
t:most eysgSGiggis mostly Is cents a bot
bad as- q, VI the remedies, you are TAX
Fle. u .takiadht bcalIed a sure thing, for
ing ~ "a the 10 produce satisfactory
be gIsransG WillS & our money. This
resulp: @ bic In and a remarkable in
. femers inifeR fair to all. and a firm
stitution. sedds
well recon yon,a ddress is 53rd and JET.
FRO alt Phiislphia. Pa
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Not Up to Modern Stanca1

NOt UP 10 NtOLcrn SCalIt-aT
"Your wife's new hat maxi
look like a queen" said the ma
tries to be complimentary.
Don't let her hear you sayI
answered Mr.. Bliggins.
looked through the Histories
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Selling American Wheat Abroad.

American wheat is not sold abroad
~ or even by sample.
H~n certif1-
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Inc TdCG OIL CQe puISe VI d uedlIuyN
person is four times that of thel
respiration.
A new kind of piano, the choral
:elo, has the ordinary keys and ham,
ners, which may be used if desired,
out is also provided with electro mag
acts, arranged to vibrate the wires
without striking with the hammers.
To get rid of the f~luttering effect of
moving pictures, an inventor has ap-
piled the principle of the stereoscope,
he picture being thrown on the
screen by two lenses, in front Of
which shutters open and close alter
1ately, so rapidly that there is no
break in the series
From a report of comparative tests
made by an American trunk line on
the new ferro-titanium steel rails and
hose of the Bessemer type, it Is noted
that the wear on the former showed
Las pounds per yard, as against 4.18
pounds per yard on the latter, which
Is nearly 800 per cent. in favor of the
new alloy steel. .
The United States Geological Sur
yey reports that in 1908 California
produced $18,761,559 in gold, 1,647,-
27S ounces of silver valued at $685.
057, and 706 ounces of refined plat
mum valued at $13,414. This plat
mum was all produced at placer
mines in Butte. Humboldt, Siskiyou,
Trinity, C%alaveras, Sacramento and
Del Norte Counties, three-fourths of
it having been mined in Butte
County.
On the suggestion Of Professor
Tissot, of France, an International
commission has been organized for
the purpose of transmitting wireless
time signals from stations suitably
located on coasts and islands to ves-
sells navigating all waters. The es-
tablishment of this system would
make the determination of longitude
at sea very accurate and independent
Of the errors of the chronometer,
which, indeed, would become super
f1uous. For transmitting the time
signals Tissot recommends the wave
length of 1900 meters, or about 5000
feet, which is used at the Eiffel tower
station.
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The work Won the J1ngfrau Rail.
waY7is progressing so rapidly that 1t
VIII probably be opened next year to
hgfrap joel Wsere 3 station
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Winnie-"I wouldn't marry you
you were the last man on EARTH"
Jack-"I know you wouldn't.
could have my choice then"
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Still in the Family.

Don't you think Comeup's remark
was twisted that he had a pedigree in
his family?" ......
81 don't know. He has a'dog with
q aarau Toll % -NIou Yarlz Iolarnal
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~ gMsl
NATURE M2SGTENCE

The rate of the pulse of a healthy
person is four times that Of the
respiration.