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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-29

churches actually 30 united for tina
purpose. 1t has been characterized a,
"The church in action against the sa
loon"
The agency through utilization will
which all organizations and movements
opposed to the saloon may cooperate
The agency for the leadership of all
people, Of whatever party, creed OF
race, whether total abstainers or not
who will work for saloon suppression
"Get-at-able' body, with responsible
trustees, directors, and superintend.
ents, for each State, and for the Ma
ton.
| 1t seeks the ultimate national sup
preston OF the saloon in the United
States, as a means to the advancement
Of civilization and of the Kingdom OF
Heaven in all the earth. BY the "sa-
loon" it means the public, legalized
beverage, liquor traffic. But it also
fights Illicit sale of liquor.
The progressive local repression OF
the saloon, as means to that end. 1t
takes the next possible step, provided
this be in the line Of what 1t seeks
always leading, but close to, existing
public sentiment. License in any form
Is rejected as hindrance to progress.
1t works by educating, enlisting, and
organizing the churches, and through
them the people, against the saloon.
Seeking, first, through legislation
the enfranchisement of the people, I'M
der local option, on the single issue
of yes" or mo" vote on the exist
ence of the saloon in their own locali-
ties; and, second, by then leading
them to vote mo" under that privil-
eye. Local option may be any admin
istrative, territorial division of State
that public sentiment will effectively
utilize. AS a policy it is abandoned
only when State, as whole, is deem
ed ready for prohibition.
Enlisting the voters, on a non-par-
tisan basis, in support of legislators
or local officials who oppose the ga
loon, and in opposition to those who
bsfriend it.
CLARENCE ]. FERGUSON.
Burlington, Sept. Is.
The Journal recognizes that the An
ti-Saloon League is made I'D largely
Of men and women who are earnest
and honest in their opposition to the
evils of intemperance. 1t fears that
ut times they are intolerant of the
opinions OF others who are Just as
truly opposed to the liquor evil as
hey are, and that their zeal sometimes
)utruns their discretion, so that they
1urt the cause they seek to help. In
not few instances the friends of tenn
Derance have requested the Anti-Sa-
Don League to keep out of local license
fearing that their activity
would turn the scale in favor of IL !
'ense A little more tolerance, lit |
lie greater breadth of view, in the
opinion of this paper, would benefit
he organization. This does not mean |
clearance for that which should be
Condemned, but tolerance, for exam
'l", that will admit that the man who
ices not believe in prohibition is not,
II necessity, friend of the saloon
I'd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
Colored Muslin Dresses
$1.98

Monday we will place on sale one hundred
pretty sheer Muslin Dresses at the above price.
Dresses that are easily worth twice the amount
asked. Pink, blue and green stripes; also neat
little checks with the much wanted overskirt
Come in all sizes.
This will be for Monday only so please do
not ask for them Tuesday. Come and get
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
August End of Sea-
son Sale Silk
Dresses
$500 Value $9.98

We have just exactly % Silk Dresses left
from our spring selling. Dresses that are the
best styles of the season. Come in solid colors
and neat little pin stripes. Materials are mes
saline, pongees and taffeta. Taffetas the very
cream of this seasons production, all high
class Values to be sacrificed Monday at the
above price. No two alike. This is the oppor-
tunity of the season to purchase handsome
silk dress for less than half their former val
ue. There will be none of these left for Tues
day, so Monday. Will pay you to be on
hand early and get choice. Only. -. 1898
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
Cambria Night Dresses at 400

Better materials and making than usual for
the price, and cut as long and full as most $1.OO
Night Dresses. One style has round yoke of en-
broidery inserting, chemise effect with short
sleeves; dainty embroidery edges; some have lace
edges Remarkably attractive garments for 49c
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
Monday Special of
Lingerie Dress
s.n 6 $2.98

For Monday selling we have added now
every white lingerie Dress in stock that form
erly were priced to sell up to Ten Dollars. We
are determined not to carry over single lin
gerie Dress, hence this small price. Lovely
sheer lingerie Dresses, all handsomely trimmed
in val and cluny lace, all new styles, not an old
one in the lot. To be closed out in this great
August End of Season sale, Monday 1898
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
The Respected "Cowcatcher.n

The "cowcatcher," or pilot, of
American locomotives is an object OF
derision to European engineers, who
regard the presence Of a large animal
on the track as a possibility too re-
mote for serious consideration. But
constructors of locomotives for use
in colonial or oriental countries would
do well to adopt the American prac-
tice. In Siam recently two railway
accidents were caused by elephants.
In one case a train Of twenty-seven
cars, drawn by two locomotives, was
derailed, both engines were over
turned and six cars telescoped. In
each case the offending elephant was
killed by the collision. A Germa1
firm which builds locomotives for Il
railway from Damascus to MeccaSpfDs
Vides cowcatchers Of light construc-
ton, but strong enough to throw a
vagrant camel off the track. Then
engines of two Algerian lines are also
provided with Observation-Disclosures
tifc American. 8.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Carp as O Food Fish.

When Seth Green stocked waters In
this State with German carp to add
to the food supply he didn't count ON
the delicate taste Of Americans. They
wouldn't eat the coarse fish, and
treated the carp with contempt.
Now it seems a use has been found
for the carp. Some food experts
noting the low prices at which
smoked salmon was offered il Chi
eago, and Investigating, found that
it was carp treated with pink paint
and liquid smoke. OF course. that
fraud will be stopped but if it was
palatable, honest smoked carp, sold
under it's true name, it ought to be
a good contribution to the countrys
food supply. Evidently it only needs
smoking to make it good.-Water-
town Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

disappointed when they encounter tho
match machine invented by an Ohio
woman. Storekeepers who have been
victimized by this form Of petty lar
ceny are conversely grateful for the
chance to end it. The match safe In
question consists of a case a little
wider than the length Of a match and
with inclined plane inclosed. Under
the plane is a slide with a groove run
ming across it just large enough to ad-
NIT a match. The little sulphur
sticks can DO seen, piled neatly,
through the glass in front of the case,
but as only one comes out at a time
even the hardest CRATER" will hest
tate before attempting to lay in a
weeks supply. Another advantage of
this device is the fact that it keeps
the matches dry, whereas they often
become damp and useless when left
out in the open.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Snakes of East Africa.

For one thing East Africa must
have credit; snakes are not numer-
Gus, as they are in the South, at least
l have never seen many. There are
pythons, but they do not appear to
be dangerous. 1 shall never forget
how, down in South Africa, during
the war, l once awoke and found a
black Mwamba in bed with me.
This snake is absolutely deadly. 1t
frightened me so that after the whole
thing was over ! went out and was
sick. Fortunately / was quite ig-
norant of the fact that it was under
the blankets with me, and rolled out
unconcernedly. Had I known it was
there, in all probability it would
have struck me.-Forest and Stream.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
The False Teeth Trade.

Some idea Of the general use Of
false teeth may be gathered from the
statement that twenty millions Of
them are~exported from America to
England every year. When we con-
slider that probably not more than
half the inhabitants Of Great Britain
indulge in the luxury Of false teeth,
no matter how many grinders they
may have lost, these figures would
seem to indicate that nearly every
n in England suffers from defective
or missing teeth. AS far as observa-
ton goes, the United States is no bet
ter off than England in this respect.
-Tit-Bits. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

bucket fits into the one below it, and
they are thus "nested," a series Of
them occupying little more space than
one would take up. The tank is filed
with water or with some specially
prepared fire-fighting fluid, and holds
enough to insure each bucket being
filled as. it is drawn out. There Is no
time lost in Selling a bucket and run
ming to another place to fill it, and
everyone knows that speed is an es-
sential feature in fighting flames. The
apparatus not only does away with an
unsightly row of buckets, but expe-
dites the work of combating the blaze
to an important degree.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
First Aid.

The telephone bell rang in the con-
sulting room of a doctor wbB-;Vas an
enthusiastic cyclist. In hia t.bsence
his assistant answered it, and said the
doctor was out.
will you tell him." the voice
asked, that Mrs. Thompson has a
gymkhana coming on and wants to
know if he can do anything for it,"
II will tell him the moment he
comes in," the assistant answered.
Meanwhile put a bread poultice on
it, and renew every two hours. "--iit-
Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

springs. When not in use they are
partly raised, but when a person sits
on them they close and set in opera
ton an electric registering device,
which registers the length of time a
person is seated, the number Of per-
sons who use the seat and the distance
covered during the time the said seats
are occupied. The aforementioned fig
Tres are obtained by mean of a chain
gear which is attached to a wheel Of
the carriage, and which works after
the method Of the device used in taxi
cabs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
PIJH N POINT;

he said he wouldn't let his.daughfV
ter marry a man who couldn't kept
I job" "But' did you explain that ydA
loved her?" Eyes; but he had
comeback ready. Saddle loved bsc4
too. "-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Nell-,"Judging from the way Miss,
Antique guards the family Bible sha!
must be exceedingly fond Of 1t. She
even keeps it under lock and keysS
Be1le-"Yes; you know, the date OF
her birth is recorded in it."-Philasx
delphia Record. I
Baby's in the ice.cream freezer,
Willie turns the crank to squeeze her.
Ma says:g Dear, the way that's fixed
You'll have that child completely mixed
Life.
Notwithstanding to reports the
are no ats in the arctic reg1ont.s =
Gyer-'That's a fortunate thing III
the natives. isn't it?" Myer-"HoW
500" Gyer-"Well, just imagine
cats in a country wheretthe nights are
six months long" - Chicago Daily
News.
The housewife views with failing nerve ?
Preserving times proximity.
Sne fears she can't at once preserve 5
Catholic Standard.
The Shooting Season - Extract
from a letter from BERTHE to his
friend Percy-"Dear Percy: TheS
Daunceys, with whom I am staying.
are awfully decent, and do every
thing they can to make my visit en-.
joyable. For instance, whenever We
go shooting, they give me- a whole
field to myself."-Punch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
CHAPTER XIII.

Frowningly Jacqueline looked at
her e%rstwhile sutton. Teddy wore his
usual shy, unobstrusive air; but un-
der her searching gaze he WINGED Wis
lilly.
Did Doris send you?" demanded
J%acqueline.
Teddy grew as red as a lobster.
No." he stammered; that is, your
sister is greatly worried, but she did
not send mel came of my W &C
cord. / wanted to speak with Philip
Trevor myself"
Then you are too late. Mr.. Cra-
ven. Look at the house yonder-it
was burned last night, and Philip
Trevor in it,"
Craven staggered back a step.
Heaven above" he cried in hor-
Tor. How did it happen?"
1t was Vic who poured forth the
story to the astonished Jim and his
passenger--Vic, overjoyed, now that
help had come, and woes were passed.
When the gruesome tale was told,
Teddy drew up his inferior person, as
though throwing off some weight
long endured. With a dignity new
and strange he faced ~Jacqueline and
St. George. A swift and subtle
change had come over him--both
saw that. in a moment, Teddy Craven
was an altered man.
This matter concerns me more
closely than either Of you a we'll
imagine" he said, m%ournfully. Miss
Hatton, you were angry just now be-
cause / had presumed to come in
search Of you. Forgive ne. 1 could
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Their FRvoritc Topics.

MY friends all call me down. COLI
planned the artist who had just made
a beautiful portrait Of a we'll known
actress, whenever l begin to talk
about my work. They wont let me
brag a minute. Their either snub me
or get up and go away"
They are partly right" remarked
the poet sadly. IF they let lis talk
about our work all we wanted to
there'd be no other subject of con-
vcrsation. New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Can't Knock Down Fares.

If the trolley companies that are
experimenting with pay-within and
pay-as-you-enter cars could make use
Of the invention Of a Nebraskan their
difficulties would be solved and con-
ductors with peculiar ideas Of owner
ship would find it impossible to knock
down fares. This invention is a pas.
senger register for public vehicles,
but is adapted for use In carriages
and coaches and not in cars The
seats are in sockets and mounted on
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
"a EeaufD

The golden-haired song bird had
Just bowed to her audience when a
man rushed frantically upon the stagd
and cried:
rs there a physician in thu
house,"
A young man in the third row
-sblushing with embarrassment, arosel
"a Say, doc" asked the man on tn
stagrFith a jerk of his thumb I'd
war ~Singer, "ain't she a beauty
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
Handy Fire Apparatus.

A compact and notwithstanding
apparatus that is a big Improvement
over the old-fashioned system, that
required a string of buckets hanging
along the wall, has been designed by
a New York man. This apparatus
consists of a tank, inside Of which is a
device for c~entering the buckets as
they are lowered into 1t, so that each
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
THE WISE MAN O. BEAUFoRs

I mind the day I went away, away
Beaufort town,
Me passage money in me purse an. y
else beside
These two strong hands / meant wan .
to lay on Fortunes froWn :
An twist the tickle face of her till it =
Not t iaIi,n am w,ns: the Kerry hid ri
such a task be done, 4
Not there where Freedoms self hhds y
five hundred years an more
With each day, from the risin' to o
tin o. the sun, .sE +
As like the wan to follow as the wan
Where Young men trod their fathers, y!
~contentedly an dreamed,
Nor ever strove for greater weall13
knowledge Or renown !,
Than blessed the master o the seq
John Kearney, who was DEEM
The wisest an the richest man in
Beaufort town.
With hopes q n fears these many
toiled in foreign lands,
An" cheek by jowl with Power
on behind the plow,
But these two restless hands o
bare, work hardened han
That plucked the frown from
brow are filed with mon
An knowledge deeper than.
ever scholar read
Or master eyer taught
quiet study hall,
I've gathered through the
within this grizzled he
All ready there for inst
need may call.S
Small wonder, thensItha
wisdom WILDLY famed
Would smile a pityin' smie e
thought - the renown ~
Of Master Kearney there at home th>h
the neighbors named {. n
The wisest an the richest man In an
Beaufort town.
To-day I roam where once was home. B
here in Beaufort town
I walk the ould familiar ways, but O.
bitter change;
For out O tune with everything ! wan
up an down,
A stranger to the neighbor folk WI
very speech is. strange.
The great wide world l fought uni
yielded me it's gold
IdS put us Hldrk UPON He, Oh ~
let me rest.
I look with sorrow on the hills
more can hold
beats within me breaI
An so for all me wealth
me presence here,
John Kearney o. the II
pirates of verb an NJ
Az koo M ,ora Cow onux
Is still the wisest, richie
IT. A. DAILY, in Cathol
Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

Large quantities OF cherries are
sent from Europe to this country,
simply preserved in brine. to escape
the high duty on fruits preserved in
sugar. They are then made into
"Maraschino" cherries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

The pounding noise Of steam pipes
can be obviated by attaching to the
pipes a small check valve, set to ad-
nit air, but not to release any press
ure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

English mercantile marine, which
forms more than one-half Of the
whole worlds shipping, brings "a
country about s45O,0O0,0O0 every
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
No Matches Wasted.

Men who are accustomed to taking
two cents worth of matches every
time they buy a five-cent cigar will be
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05
In the F1atette.

Miss Knicker - Why'd didn't you
have the fiat Tepapered?"
Mrs. Booker - It would have
made the looms so much smaller
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-05

oSi SSAllpoAAOh.
The soaring voice of the silver
throated tenor rang through the
house. George st. George, standing
in the shadow OF the curtain behind
Jacqueline, heaved an impatient sigh.
"Of all the operas Verdi wrote, the
best, to my taste, is the T%rovatore,"
she murmured, mischievousiy. But
you are not listening to this aria"
NO" he admitted, with reckless
ca1dor. Il did not come to the
| opera to hear arias, but to talk to
| you"
"Merci! Already Miss Wingate is
looking at us in wonder"
Miss Winsate's eyes have no ter
! rors for me, and do l not know that
her Ears are sealed? Jacqueline,
am desperately tired Of life, as 1 now
live it,"
She gave a laughing glance at the
blond face which still bore the scar
of skipper, Joe's bullet.
You should consult a physician, -
she said.
That is exactly what I am trying
to do. And you are the physician. JAG
Queline. Remember, this is not the
first time l have been cast helpless on
| your hands. l am lonely and heart
sick, and l love you, and covet you
with all the strength left in me. Come
to me, darling-I need you inex-
pressibly-poor Easil needs you"
The color 1uttered IN her cheek
her eyes grew moist.
will Basil ever love me as he
loves Doris?" she answered, softly.
Il fear not; but ] must try hard to
win a place in his heart. If you need
! me, les, you shall hear me confess
i'll also need YOU"
Three months later J~acqueline
married George ST. George.
Far away in her villa, among the
olive and lemon gardens of the Eivi-
era. Aunt Bradshaw heard the news
and wrote her stiff congratulations.
She had by Il means forgiven JAG
queline, and her wounded amour
propre spoke aloud il the closing
lines Of her letter:
Doris is now left alone. Former
ly she was not my favorite; but l am
- -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-17
A Deadening Habit.

A fault-flnding. criticising habit is
fatal to all excellence. Nothing will
strangle growth quicker than a tend
eDcy to hunt for flaws, to rejoice In
the unlovely. like q pig. which always
has his nose in the mud and rarely
looks up. The direction in which
we look indicates the life aim, and
people who are always looking for
something to criticise, for the crooked
and ugly, who are always suspicious.
who invariably look at the worst
side of others. are but giving the
world picture of themselves.
The disposition to see the worst
instead Of the best grows on one very
rapidly. until 1t ultimately strangles
all that Is beautiful and crushes out
all that is good in himself. No mat
ter how many times your confidence
has been betrayed, do not allow your
self to sour. do not lose faith In peo-
pie. The bad are the exceptions; |;
most people are honest and true. and
mean to do what 10 right.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-17
Two. Kinds Of Law.

A well known southern Judge re-
wives story about q white man, who
during reconstruction times was ar
raieRed before q colored justice OF
the peace for killing a man and steal
Ing his mule. It was In Arkansas,
near the Texas border. and there was
some rivalry between the states, but
the colored justice tried always to
preserve an impartial frame of mind.
We've got two kinds Of law In
dis yer cot" he said; Texas law
an Arkansas law. Which will you
hab!"
The prisoner thought q minrte.
and then guessed that he would take
the Arkansas law.
Den I discharge you TO- stealin'
de mule. an hang you TO- KILN de
man"
Hold on q minute. Judge" said
the prisoner. Better make that Tex
as law"
"AIl right; under de law of Texas,
I fn' you TO- KILN de man, an hang
you To- stealin' de mule. ."-Lippin-
colts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-17
Killed By Trolley Car.

Aiken. March 10.-An inquest was
held late this Afternoon over the re
mains Of Irvine McGhee, well known
white man Of this city, who was run
over late last night BY an Augusta
Aiken trolley car. some distance from
the city.
It developed at the inquest that
McGhee was drinking last night and
was lying across the track, beyond the
Park-in-the-Pines hotel. The car was
rounding q curve, and the motorman
said he could not see McGhee until
within a few feet of him, when he re-
versed the car motor, but the car did
not stop until 1t had passed 10 feet
beyond the body. Having slowed
down the car wheels did not run over
him, but pushed him In the middle of
the rails. He, however, suffered q
crushed skull. He was carried to q
sanitarium in North augusta. where
he died soon after.
McGhee's body will be inferred to-
morrow. His family resided in New
York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-03-17
WANTED IN ST. MATTHEW'S.
Calhoun County Man '.Shoots-Cp'
Washington-Arrest

Washington. March l2.-Forget.
ting for the time that he was in
Washington. and laboring under the
delus!on that he was shooting up
Brownsville" John Murray. who Is
wanted by Sheriff Dantzler. OF Cal
houn county. to-day made things
lively here by discharging his re.
volver many times on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. Murray was standing near
Centre Market. when he spied a de-
tective coming. and forthwith began
to shoot right and left. After firing
several shots he was overpowered
and will be sent to st. Matthews,
where there is charge of obtaining
money under false pretences against
him.