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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Andy Decided He Needed No Help.

Andy Lewis, a negro in Manhattan,
had a 'possum given to him this week
and a friend asked him: Andy, don't
you want somebody to help you eat
that 'possum,?" And Andy replied:
Il tell you how it IS, boss. De las
time ah 'vited a white man to help
me eat a 'possum, he mighty near
done ct dat air 'possum all by his
self, and | only got de pickin's: yes.
sub, dat's what dat white man did. |
like pow'fuI we'll to hab yo' company.
but dat 'possum he's only jist so big,
and you-all know how it is. Yes. sub
dat las time, l only got de pickin's.'
Kansas City Star.
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crawled closer to Bud as If for the
protection he could not get from his
own people.
"Ah, senor!" he whined, your par
don! What?" as he sighted the sack
Of meat-"you are going, too? All. my
friend"-his eyes lighted up suddenly
at the thought-"let me ride with you!
I will pay you-yes. anything-but II
Bernardo Bravo takes me he will hang
me! de has sworn it,"
wei, you got it coming to your
answered. Hooker heartlessly.
But ! will pay you WE'LL" pleaded
Aragon. Il will pay you" He paused
as If to consider what would tempt
him and then suddenly he raised his
head.
What Is 1t you wish above every
thing?" he questioned eagerly. your
title to thu mine-no? Bien! Take
me to the line-protect me from my
enemies-and the, papers are yours!'
Have you got them with your" In
CURED Hooker with businesslike di,
rectness.
mo, but 1 caE get them!" cried Ara
gon, forgetful of everything but his
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
German Ship Damaged.

London.-The official information
bureau has issued a statement saying:
According to information derived
from a trustworthy source, seven Ger
man destroyers and torpedo boats
have arrived at Kiel in a damaged con-
dition and it is understood that 9th.
ers have been sunk in the vicinity OF
the Kiel Canal"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Feared Capture.

Notwithstanding from Rome
he correspondent Of the Exchange
Telegraph Company says that a mes
sage received there from Basel, Swift
erland declares that an unconfirmed
report has come in Basel from Berne
setting forth that General Lieutenant
Won Deimling and the German forces
under his command have crossed into
Switzerland to prevent their capture
by the French.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Pouring Houses to Be Great Sport.

Pouring houses, not pouring tea,
is going to be the great sport Of wom-
ems clubs in the next decade. accord
ing to Mrs. lisa Maud Ilsen. lecturer
and only woman representative OF
Thomas A. Edison. And a pleasant
time the guests are going to have"
she said. All they'll have to do is
sit and watch Ii porch drip out here. a
geegaw decoration there, or criticize
the size Of the refrigerator or the
funny little window in the den. 1t
won't take more than an hour" Mrs.
Irsen is proud of the fact that she
is the only woman representative OF
the wizard" She admits there are
5000 men who act for him, but that
does not diminish her glory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

cruuched behind the cut bank. and the
trees above them bowed suddenly to
the slash Of an iron hail
-Dynamite!" cried the roadmaster,
grinning triumphantly as he looked
up after the shock; and when the fall
OF fragments had ceased. and they had
fed as II by instinct from the place,
they struck hands on their narrow es-
capa. But back at the big house, with
everybody giving thanks for their de-
livery from the powder train, the mas
ter mechanic raised a single voice Of
protest. He knew the sound. He
knew that dynamite had not been re-
sponsible for the crash that smote the
ears Of the anxious listeners.
-"Twas not dynamite!" he yelled.
Powder train be damned! 1t was No.
9! She was sour as a distillery! She
bowed up, l tell ye-she blowed up
when she hit the creek!"
And even after a shower Of bullets
f->m the ridge had driven them all to
cover he still rushed to those who
would listen and clamored that it was
the bran.
But there was scant time to hold a
post-mortem on No. 9, for on the sum
NIT of a nearby ridge, and overlooking
the black tank, the rebels had thrown
up a wall in the night. and from the Sc
curity of this shelter they were indus
triously shooting up the town.
The smash Of the first wild car had
been their signal for attack, and as
,+h6 explosion threw the defenders into
confusion they made a rush to take
the tank. Here, as on the day before,
was stationed the federal garrison, a
scant twenty or thirty men in charge
tof a boy lieutenant.
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CHAPTER xxlIi-contlnued.

Now she strikes I'll" he announced,
as the rumble turned into a roar; but
the roar grew louder, there was a
crash az the trucks struck g curve,
and then a great metal ore-car swung
round the point, rode up high as 1t
hit the reverse and, speeding by as II
shot from q catapult, swept through
the yard; smashed into q freight car,
and leaped, car and all, into the creek.
They've sneaked my derailer!" said
the roadmaster, starting on a run for
the shops. Who'll go with me to put
in another one? Or wen loosen a rail
on the curve-thatu call for no more
than a clawbar and a wrench"
TN go!" volunteered Bud and the
man who stood guard, and as startled
sleepers reused up on every side and
ran toward the scene Of the wreck
they dashed down the hill together and
threw q handcar on the track.
Then, with what tools they could
get together, and a spare derailer on
the front, they pumped madly up the
canyon, holding their breaths at every
curve for fear of what they might see.
II there was one runaway a there
was another, for the rebels were be-
ginning an attack.
Already on the ridges above them
they could hear the crack Of rifles, and
a Jet or two Of dust made it evident
that they were tie mark But with
three strong men at the handles they
made the handcar Jump. The low hills
fed behind them. They rounded a
point and the open track lay before
them, with something
"Jump!" shouted the roadmaster,
and as they tumbled down the bank
they heard a crash behind them and
their handcar was knocked into kind
ling wood.
It was a close call for all three
men, and there had been but an In
stant betSteen them and death, q
de1th by the most approved fighting
msthods az the revolutionists, methods
which kept the fighters out Of harms
way. ....
Now up to the track!" the roadmas-
ter painted. as the destroyer swept on
down the line. Find some tools
we'll take out q rail!"
With frantic eagerness he toiled up
the I'LL and attacked a flsh-plate, and
Bud and the young guard searched the
hillside for tools to help with the work.
They fell to with sledge and clawbar.
tapping of nuts. Jerking out spikes,
and heaving to loosen thu rail-end
then once more that swtft-moving
something doomed up suddenly on the
track
Up the hill" commanded the road
master, and as they scrambled into q
gulch a wild locomotive, belching
smoke and steam like q fire engine,
went rushing past them, struck the
loose rail- and leaped into the creek
bed A moment later, as it crashed
Its way down to the water, there was
an explosion that shook the hills. They
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

can sternly al Aragon spoke rapidly
in his a Bus If they planned ven.
geance between them the times were
not right, for q rattle Of arms came
from the lower town and the captain
was up and away to marshal his men
to the defense.
So far in the siege Del Rey had kept
under cover, patrolling the streets
and plaza and letting the volunteers
fight, but now the wal had shifted to
his territory and mis- rurales were run
ming like mad. For, matching treach-
cry against deceit, the rebel leaders
had sent men around to clip up near
the town and at the first fusillade from
the hillside they came charging up
the creek.
Then it was that the ever-watchful
rurales proved their worth. AS the
rebels appeared in the open they ran
to the outlying houses and, fighting
from the fiat roofs, checked the ad-
vance until the miners could come to
their aid.
But in the confusion another party
Of rebels had rushed down the gulch
from the west, and while the fight was
going on in the lower town they found
Judgment in a big adobe house. And
now for the first time there was fight
, ing in earnest-the house-to-house
fighting that is seen at its worst IN
! Mexico. While women screamed In
the casa grande and the Americans
paced to and fro on the hill, the boom
Of a dynamite bomb marked the begin
ming Of .hand-to-hand.
If there was to be a casualty list In
this longIooked for battle Of Fortuna.
the time was at hand when they could
begin counting the dead.
With a fearlessness born Of long "a
miliarity with explosives the Sonoran
miners advanced valiantly with their
hand grenades-baking powder cans
filed with dynamite and studded with
Illuminating caps. digging fiercely
through wall after wall they ap.
preached u~nperceived by the enemy
and the first bomb. flung from a roof.
filed the adobe with wounded and
dead.
A dense pail of yellowfsh smoke
rose high above the town and, as bomb
after bomb was exploded and the yells
Of the miners grew louder with each
success, the stunned invaders broke
from cover and rushed helter-skslter
up the gulch. Then there was a prodi.
gious shouting from the Sonorans and
more than one triumphant grenadier
swung his can Of giant powder by the
| sling and let 1t smash against the hill
in a terrific defamation.
In the big house all was confusion.
| Soon the cheers Of the defenders her.
aid victory and, in spite Of all efforts
to restrain them, the wives Of the
miners rushed into the open to gaze
upon the triumph of their menfolk.
On the hilltops the Ineffective rebel
| rifemen rose I'D from behind their
stone wall to stare, until suddenly
they, too, were seized with a panic and
ran to and fro like ants. Then, around
| the curve below the concentration. a
tall man came dashing up on a pure
white horse, and behind him, charging
as he charged, came the swarthy va.
| ouis Of Alvarez, their new rifles CLEAN.
ing in the sun.
ITO De CoNTINT1ED,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Pray to Mohammed.

London.-A dispatch to The Even
ing Standard from Paris says 1t Is
learned that the Vienna papers have
received a telegram from CONSTANT.
NOBLE stating that prayers for the sue
cess of the Aust-oGerman army have
been ordered in all Turkish mosques.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Looked for the Show.

Paris.-Crowds' again gathered in
all the open places in the city watch
ing for the customary appearance Of
a German %aeroplane but none appear.
ed. A French airman went up and
Unanswered ove the Place de LOpera
several times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Attacked AeropIane,

Bordeaux, via London-The Petite
5irdone said that when a German
aeroplane tried to approach Paris 1t
was attacked near Vincennes by two
French airmen. The French aviators
sent a charge of ~grape-shot into the
wings of the machine smashing 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Nav Surrender Paris.

London.-In a dispatch from Rouen,
France, a correspondent of The
Chronicle says he has learned that
the French authorities in Paris are
considering the surrender of the city
n the Germans in order to avoid the
destruction of property from artillery
fro
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Youthful Foresiqht.

Seniors Of the Bostoh high school
of commerce, some twenty in num-
Der, have been visiting business men
in their offices to learn what is eX-
pected Of such young men when they
apply for jobs. This inquiry origi-
mating with public school authorities
is being promoted by the chamber OF
commerce.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Russians at Iemberu,

London.-A Petrograd Est. Peters.
burg) special to the Reuter- Telegram
Company, says the c~ommander-in-
chief has notified the emperor that
the Russians have occupied Lemberg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Indications of Advance.

London.-The official press bureau
issued the following statement: 1.-THE
situation in the French theater of war
has not undergone substantial change.
Allies position was well maintained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Checked Advance.

Ostend, Belgium, via London.-The
adv &c of the German right wing is
reported checked. The Germans have
been obliged to retire on st. Quentin.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
IN ALL SIZES AND SHAPES
New Buttons May Be of Any Kind Which the Fancy of the Wesrer
 Chooses to Dictate.

The new buttons are in odd shapes and eolorings Squares. hexagons, pyramid effects. barrel. platter, olive, bathtub and pear shapes are the nov cities. Besides these unusual shapes there are still the ball and half-ball buttons.
 Some very striking novelties are Tn black glass or crystal with mosaic de signs in Chinese coIorings These an- usual effects are accomplished by means Of carving. and by painting the designs underneath the crystal Dainty floral designs are done the same way. These Chinese coloriBgs are even more strikingly emphasized In the samibaH buttons. some Of which are haR one color and half another while others are divided Into as many as four sections, each Of which Is in d.t- fsseat color Rich burnt orange tones are frequently ased.
 Some handsome porcelain buttons are painted iu Persian and mosaic ef- fleets. Among the extremely new ef- fleets in porcelain and crystal are the fruit buttons in realistic shapes and eoiorings Apples. pears cherries, etc, are so perfectly designed as 10 render them readily recognizable.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
n.n. .ola PsanIs -Ia- BsrlIn

According 10 statistic iasf pub liahea HesEHH 4Hs ta ba aH ettraae
 eiHaEiy HeaHhfai place for the aged. who Hive there iu remarkably large TufateI A feature CT tne 6Egrgs is 1ae much greater number ol old Rom- en iH proportion Q old men, and nl.h every q ado above seventy ths pro portion ucreases astouia hinely h EerIln tha number ol men between seventy and e.hsE Is 8ss while she number Of women is For Greater HaTiin the neures ase 2Hgf9 and a1 a res pecti4 ajg or HersoH# between eighty and ninety women ara 1n an euafm44s majority For EerilH the figures are 2,086 men and 5.3It women and for Greater Berlin 3 td3 men and 5-st0 women Berlin has a large number of uonaEeuaf3ans and of these three out of every fous ale Wom- en. ln Greater Berlin there are 364 women who have passed their nineti- eth birthday but only III men.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
SETTLED THE JUDGES DOUBTS
Naive Statement Of Convicted Nar- eerer Removed All Question as
 10 His Cult

When Judge Stewart of Vermont prasae al the tFlai Of 3 negro charged 1gitH asr Of aH8faeg of rz rae Hs adHllffaa araazH to fz aes That HH hsa doabEa af ths pr 8neF-a aaat aatI Ia began t9 pronounce s=a- teHee
 The negro had pleaded aas sHIsz and aIy sH beH q aae5 had ffe8 vita mleh eHFH disat do IT. The evidence a uct cohgiacuz. and fha Iaaea Aaa sue. yrlse8 v Hsa the 5ars brought l. 3 v r= dicf oJ eaIIfy. fla doaHzs vanished. when alter reminding the negro thai he had beea tried by 8arg Of 12 men, stc.. be said Fl is my duty To warn yoa that your sqgs on earth are nun bered. and t beheoYea you to avail yourself of the little remnant of time allotted 10 you to make peace with God
 Just there the negro broke in with the exclamation. sAh done dat already jedge befe. An went oat ter klil dat nigsah ''
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
mnuinn pinturn Animals.

A jungle of several acres inhabited by alld animals of all countries. many oI which are already well trained for the parts they are Co play as motion picture actors. is maintained near Los Angeles by one Of Jhe big American hlm producing companies k Is in- tended lo extend the acreage and ae- commodatlons uatil th motion picture jungle via form the largest single col- lection of 8ild animals in the world
 and within t wlll be. and new are. enacted many stirring scenes, A bis elephant named '.Toddies ls for in stance. the star performer n a dim eataloguea as Lest in the Jungle, la which foddles. during hls Waaderiass sn the forest hnds the heroine !yias exhausted ea the ground. and Heet lng. hgts her to bis back and saaantH carries her 5o safety Al Che animals are as coHseientlausly trained to do acts for tba motion picture camera as are gbe trained animals Of a circus.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
ALL SIMPLE OF CUT BLOUSE EFFECTS IN ORDER FOR
 SEASONS GARMENTS.
Smart Lfttie Coat sgit Illustrated May Be Taken as Design That "iii Have tfe Sanction of Those
 Who Know.

HeHehtf8I and more useful thaH ever are the coat and skirt slits Of tha coming season the majority Of which gre suitable for dress year or ssraat In wide range of handsome materials The blouse effects are con stanuy growing in faFor-iH fact they are the preferred designs for the sost.
 supple goods Ika the velour surfaced ones and che Hew cheYiot weaFes.
 All tailored suits are extremely sim pie ef cut. but more or less complex Of silhouette. and. contrary to preeed- ing sessoas. very Iittle trimming is used the success Of the costume de- beading largely on graceful drapiag and swafhing 0f materials.
 The smart little coat suit of the sketch Is representative of the simpler models. The coat is what Is known as Russian eutaway. an attractive compromise between two Of the sea sons faxnrite Whlms Its material is one of lhe pebblefi finished woolen 0eaYes In mole brown. The skirt IS rather long and plain. Hith the tunic
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
MAY BE MADE RICH OR PLAIN
Wide Variety Of Styles Allowed in the Adornment of Popular 5oieros
 and Etens.

Beaded wraps, boleros and etons are in a wide variety Of styles Many of these are decorated with beaded pam els or borders in rich oriental de- signs. FHturisf or cuhist patterns are also employed Coatees Of chiffon or net are e1aborateIy beaded. and many beaded robes are seen Handsome beaded and ieReled ornaments and very long beadea tassels adorn sashes.
 Pended tunfe. and draneries are particularly smart Tor Use with dainty dresses iu many models the waist and tunie are made ia one. the bead ing showing pearls. crystals. rhine st5ues. colored glass and gold and sil- ver Jetted tunics are especially fash ionable These beaded draperies are ussa over slightly draped Things. The combination og bends with chenille em- hroldery is new and smart. \ touch of wool embroidery Is often introduced into chenille and beaded goods
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
TulIe Tunlcs.

Some Of the new tule tnnies are making an appearance. The word "tuIlet in this connection means real ly soft and vaporous net Of the finest kind One of these tunies is part of a toilet composed Of black foulard scat tered over with flowers in natural and very vivid eolors, Over this hangs a tunie Of dark blue tuIle, forming a deep point in front and hemmed all round with jet bugles. whose weight draws down the folds and gives them their proper position On the waist 8 little of this blue tulle is introduced and the raehe. now regarded as an indispensable finish 10 the neck open ing. is half white. half blue.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23

fastened across the front at the knees by square tab held in place with oval buttons, and trimmed with soutache motifs in purple and black. Mole brown satin is used for the un- der plain skirt and only needs panel of the suit material down the center front to hll iu the space above and below the buttoned-over section of the tunic
 In the blouse the fullnpss is distrib. uted across the sides. which pouch a trine over the crushed satin belt The fronts cross each other. the right side over the left, in a tab that repro duees the one Of the tunie, and sImi' larIy is trimmed and held in place with the ovelshaped buttons
 The soft collar rolls up high abou; the neck. and the soft purple satin tie running under the tab hangs out below it In a loop and tasseled end The tbreequarter.length sleeves are set into dropped shoulders finished with soft FoItbaek cuffs and trimmed with the soutache motifs,
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
Iusressntleus Royal Abode.

King Charles of Roum4nia has seen many changes, largely effected by him. self in his Balkan Kingdom since be arrived there in ls66 after an adyen. turous journey sa disguise from Ger many Notable among them are the changes ln his capital and in his own palace. When be made his triumphal entry as the country new prince the carriage reached 8 house before which a guard of honor was stationed. sH hat house Is thats he asked That Is The palace, replied General Goleskk The prince. thinking he had mlsunder. stood him. said. Where Is the pal aeeg" And the general was 60 embag- rasses that he could only point silent. ly 70 the onestoFied building The principal feature Of the view from the windows on one si3e vas gypsy en- ca mpment. with swine WalloWtng in thc main road before the p2Laeet
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
R. HFRMANSON, MANAGER Phone 134-3
 PUTNAM, CONN.

A T Court CT Probate holden at Thompson A within aud for the GistTic: of Thompson en the 10th day of Jan 4. D.. Isi4.
 Present. George .. Crosby, Ju 'ge Estate Of Andrew Mills late of Thompson in sg id district deceased
 rhe Administrators having mace written application to said Court. m Secordahee with the statute, Tor an order uf sale oI the wno,e or part of fhe real estate described therein. it is Order d that said app ieation be heard at the Probate 0fhce in Thompson in said district on the 2tth day Of January, at 1 o'clock in the aftern on. and hat nstice thereof be given, by publishing copy of this order tive times in some Newspaper having eiTCu stiOn in said District and return be made 10 this court
 Attest 3-4 GEORGE :. CROSBY, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23

told my husband to get me bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound ard would try it before l would submit to any operation. He did Sc and l improved right along. am now doing al my work and feeling fine.
 T hope other suffering women will try ye1r Compound. I will recommend 1t 10 all l kno~- - Mrs. DANIEL D. B. DAVIS. 11o Franklin St. Logansport, Ind
 Since We guarantee that all tsstiruo- uiais which We publish are genuine, Is it not fair to suppose that if Lydia E. FiHkham $ Vegetable Compound has the virtue to help these women 1t will help any other woman who is suffering in a hSs manner7
 Ii you are il do not drag along until an operation Is necessary. but st oncs take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
 Write to Lydia F. Pinkhan, Medicine Co.,, (confidentianL Lynn. Mass. Your letter vii he opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23

ring has been shfoned into the bove charming
 eek Tho blouse
 rtlaa was b. cred Into Q
 red fs form w gro over a dainty vest of cream shado o w lace with uttle
 88nte yoke of the same The sleeve similarly treated at the el- bow and a little euT of the lace shows below Sat uncovered but tons Of the shade of the crepe, which is a soft gray. trim bodice