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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18

T. OR small boys, the Oliver Twist
l suits seem to suit the little n
and to appeal to the mothers who are
always looking about for something
new and practical for their restless
youngsters. These are two-piece suits
combining plain and striped materials
or plain material in contrasting-colors
In a blouse and pants. They are made
up in several different models, the sim
plest Of them consisting Of a plain
blouse like that shown in the picture.
to which a pair Of straight pants is
buttoned.
The blouses are made Of striped per.
;ale or in plaid ginghams OF of equally
durable plain materials Of other kinds.
When the blouse is plain the pants
often are made of a narrow stripe, or
If the blouse is striped the pants are
plain. Plain pants, with striped blouse
having round collar and turnback cuffs
Of the plain material, make the best
looking Of the Oliver Twist suits. In
the better grades Of these suits the
blouses are box plated, made with
round collars and turnback cuffs.
The plaits make the waist a little more
dressy and add to its strength. In
the cheaper suits the blouse Is cut
without plaits and the sleeves finished
with narrow band Of contrasting ma.
terial like that IN the collar. A small
patch pocket on the blouse is finished
with a narrow band at the top also. In
all the suits the pants are straight.
These suits are made for very tiny
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
No Exhibit at Frisco Fair.

Columbia.-Movement for a South
Carolina building at the 2anama-Pa-
clfc exposition has been abandoned,
according to an announcement by Ed
win w. Robertson, chairman Of the
committee.
The following statement was issued:
I'm view of the unprecedented con-
dition Of affairs in South Carolina, we
find It out of the question to raise
sufficient money to put a South Caro-
lima building at the Panama-Pacifc
exposition.
"Your committee has used every
effort to sell the medals and the NOV
ing picture company has done It's best
to get subscriptions without sufficient
success to justify further efforts. We
are, therefore, Of necessity forced to
abandon the movement" /,
South Carolina will not be repre-
scented at the exposition unless pro-
vision is made by the next general
assembly. The appropriation pro-
posed in 1914 was voted down In the
state senate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18

THERE are so many varieties in the
i development of the redingote dress
that the idea prevails in gowns for all
sorts of wear. Here Is a clever new
adaptation for the street that Is a sort
If compromise between the one-piece
garment and a coat suit. 1t is an ex-
,ellent design for betweenseasons'
wear, without an outside coat, and, for
tilted with a heavy outer garment, is
all that is desirable for the coming
winter.
1t consists Of a semiftting basque
finished with scallops at the bottom.
The scallops are bound with braid and
the basque as long asithe average coat
in a coat suit. A box-plaited tunic is
set into the basque, stitched by ma.
chine along the line of the scallops.
The tunic is finished with a plain hem
less than two inches in width, and is
very long. 1t is worn over a plain,
straight-line underskirt Of either the
same material as the dress or Of satin.
This underskirt, which Is short, Is not
much in evidence. 1t is narrow, and
when made Of the same goods as the
tunic is often slashed in three or four
places to admit of a free stride. When
slashed in this way it has the effect Of
trousers WORT under a long skirt, and
we must concede that it looks attrac.
i've and would seem a startling innova-
lion except that we are already accus.
toned to slashes in walking skirts.
Redingote models, like or similar to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
The Bauer of Austria.

The most interesting Of Austrian
types and the backbone Of the dual
monarchy, is the bauer" In SOCIAL
rank he occupies somewhat the same
position as the old English yeoman.
farming his own land, and in many
cases enjoying a far more substantial
fortune than the nobility. The bauer"
has a strict social code of his own,
mixing neither with the laborers on
one hand nor the aristocracy on the
other, is apparently quite content with
his lot, and takes pride in his ability
to provide almost all the necessaries
Of life from the productions Of his own
land, even, in many cases, growing the
fax from which his womenfolk weave
all the household clothing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
RELIEF COMMITTEE
NAMES AGENT IN EACH COUNTY
FOR BELGIUM RELIEF
WORK.
A LETTER OF INSTRUCTION
County Agents VIII Collect Dona-
tIons and Forward to State Head
quarters List Of Agents.

Columbia.-One man in practically
every county in the state was appoint
ed by the Belgian relief committee
of the Columbia chamber Of commerce
to assist in collecting foodstuffs and
donations Of all kinds.
In a letter Of instruction, sent to
each appointee, there is an explana-
ton of the aims and projected scope
Of the movement. 1t Is expected OF
those appointed that they shall collect
all contributions from citizens Of
their respective counties, sending cash
to the chairman or treasurer, Bruce
Walker Ravenel and R. ". Holcombe,
respectively, and holding donations Of
foodstuffs or clothes until further In
structions from the committee.
The following are the appointees
of the Belgian relief committee Of Co
lumbia for the counties of the state,
with the exception of Berkeley, Char
lesion and Richland counties: :,
Abbeville, F. E. Harrison; Aiken,
Mr.. Dibble; Anderson, Lee G.. Rolle-
man; Bamberg, H. A. Folk; Barnwell,
H. D. Calhoun; Beaufort, w. ]. Thorn!
as; Calhoun, J.. Skottowe Wannama-
ker; Cherokee. D. C. Ross; Chester,
J. L. Glenn: Chesterfield. VIM. God
frey; Clarendon. J.. A. Weinberg; Col.
Teton, J. E. Peurifoy; Darlington.
Bright Williamson; Dillon, w. T..
Bethea; Dorchester, F. E. Hin1ant;
Edgefeld, John C. Sheppard; Fair
field, w. R. Robb; Florence, J. w.
McCown: Georgetown, H. B. Springs;
Greenville, j. w. Norwood; Green
vile. S. H. McGhee; Hampton, w. C..
Mauldin; Horny, r. B. Scarborough;
Jasper, j. B. Bostick; Kershaw, c. J.
Shannon, Jr.; Lancaster, Leroy
Springs; Laurens, H. K. Allen; Lee,
w. A. Jones; Lexington. s. B. George;
Marion, W. H. Cross Marlboro, D. D.
McColl; Newberry, B. C. Matthews;
Oconee, E. c. Doyle; Orangeburg, B.
H. Moss; Pickens, Med. Bruce; Sa-
1uda; B. w. Crouch; S~partanburg,
John W. Simpson; Sumter, r. I. Man.
ming; Union, Emslie Nicholson; Will
liamsburg, E. C. Epps; York, w. J.
ROddey.
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NEWS NOTES.

Florence is going to have a debt
Paying Day." which will be Decem-
Der 1.
The death rate in Spartanburg de-
creased 9 per cent, per 1000, last
year.
The North Carolina Conference OF
the Wesleyan Methodist church will
convene in Rock Hill December 1.
A. A. Richardson, chief game war
den, has called attention to the fact
that the hunting eason in South Car
DINA does not open until Novem-
Der Is. 49,
Fire recently destroyed the oil mill
and ginning plant of the Fork Town
ship Oil Mill Company. The loss is
about $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
James A. Hayne, M. D., state health
officer, F. Asbury Coward, M. D., bac-
teriologist, state board OF health, and
w. A. Boyd, M. D., Columbia health
officer, went to Richmond, where they
attended the convention Of the Ameri-
can Medical association. Drs. Hayne
and Coward read papers.
Reports issued by A. w. Jones.
comptroller general, show a marked
increase in the value Of all property
in South Carolina for taxation.
Farmers of Jasper county are hold'
ing cotton for a better price.
The negroes Of York county held a
creditable fair at Rock Hill.
Many Confederate veterans attend
ed the Orangeburg fair.
C. F. Hampton, a Florence mer'
chant. took his own life recently.
The Union county farmers are SOW
ing a large amount of vetch, clover,
rye, etc.
Mullins has awarded the contract
for installing her $4,000 water works
system.
Citizens of Greenwood county are
getting interested in live stock.
The fire which completely destroy
ed the car barns of the Columbia Elec-
trio Railway Company recently caus'
ed a loss of $4,000.
G. H. Nicely who killed himself and
wife in st. Louis was a native OF York
county.
Two Greenwood college graduates
wore cotton dresses costing less than
so cents each.
Charleston county taxable property
increased s207,792 during the past
year.
Mrs. M. T Coleman Of Abbeville, is
state vice president Of the Southern
States Woman Suffrage organization.
J. E. Swearingen, state superintend-
emit Of education, has been spending a
few days in Newberry county.
Hubert Lamar Strickland, aged ~,
Of Columbia, died in Macon, Ca, re-
Gently of ptomaine poison.
The value of Richland county tax
able property has increased $S,S53,527
during the past year.
About 90 bales of cotton were burn
ed on the cotton platform at Woodruff
recently.
The Florence Baptist association
has just closed it's annual session at
Florence. The 1915 meeting will be
at Ebenezer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
WINNERS IN BABY CONTEST
The Scoring Committee at Last Conn
pIetes Its Arduous Tasks and An
nounces Winners.

Columbia.-The scoring committee
Of the better babies contest and con-
ference held during fair week under
the auspices Of the South Carolina
Federation. of Women's Clubs and
Winthrop college a few days ago COM
pleted the computation Of scores and
made the following announcements OF
prize winning babies:
Division I rs to IL Months)./
Female-Nancy Thayer Mauldin;
score, 9S.4; daughter Of Mrs. G. s.
Mauldin, GA First street, Elmwood
avenue, Columbia.
Malcolm Thaddeus Dreher;
score, 99.5; son of Mrs. A. A. Dreher,
Irmo.
Division 2 rs to "a Months).
Female-Edith May Derrick; score,
OIL; daughter Of Mrs. George Der
rick, GIT Richland street, Columbia.
Male-Julius C. Dreher, Jr.; score,
97.3; son of Mrs. J. C. Dreher, 23O1
Main street, Columbia.
Division 8 (25 to So Months).
Female-Elinor G.. Rogers; score
97.8; daughter of Mrs. w. B. Rogers,
1906 IL Main street.
Male-John Asbury Zeigler; score,
98.6; son Of Mrs. John A., Zeigler,
1901 Washington street, Columbia.
Division a (37 to go Months).
Female-Dorothy L. Rhear; score,
96.5; daughter Of Mrs. Sam Rhea,
1920 Laurel Street, Columbia.
Malice. Hartford Parks; score,
96.8; son of Mrs. G. H. Parks, 1915
Pendleton street, Columbia.
Each of these little prize winners
will receive a gold medal donated BY
Sylvan Bros. ..' ,.
The babies were scored according
to the standard score card issued by
the American Medical Association,
and the scoring committee consisted
Of the following women: Mrs. Howard
Caldwell, Mrs. T. I. Weston, Miss Car.
oline D. Southland, Miss Anna Finn.
strom, Mrs. w. B. Burney and Mrs.
w. C. Carthcart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Stars Enough for All of Us.

When Emerson advised everybody
to hitch his wagon to a star, 1t was
thought the advice was impracticable
that there were not stars enough to
go around. At that time there were
only three or four thousand stars Wis
IDLE, which number was far short OF
the demand. But when maps Of the
skies were made with the assistance
Of the telescope and camera, 1t was
found there were $4,000, 900 stars-not
yet quite enough for all. These stars
we're below the seventeenth magni-
tude, which was as far as the optical
instruments would reach, but since
then the twenty-fourth magnitude
stars have been brought to view, and
now the number of stars Is estimated
at 1900, 900, 900. So there will need be
no trouble about it. There is a star
for every wagon, and a few left for
unborn generations. So hitch your
wagon to a star, and don't delay. The
times demand it.-Ohio State Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18

the n pictured here, are often worn
over straight underskirts faced, up
with Roman-striped satin. In this case
the collar and vestee and separate
cuffs are made of the same satin: This
makes a Shower and dressier costume,
and one may manage this dress by
having two underskirts Zone Of the
goods and n Of the satin) and two
sets Of collar and vestee with separate
cuffs. One of them is to be of white
cotton or linen and the other Of satin
like that in the underskirt facing, In
this way the same dress will furnish a
costume for many occasions and a re-
freshing variety, at least.
With the oncoming of cold weather
and the high military collars of outer
garments, new vestee and collar COM
binations have been designed with
closed throat and high turnover col
lars.
The sleeves in this particular gown
are the plain coat-sleeve type finished
with a soft, laring cuff. When sepa-
rate cuffs are to be adjusted an en-
tirely plain sleeve is preferable.
Either of the hats pictured Is appro-
pirate with this gown, and it Is a wise
thing to own both a small and a large
hat. But If only one is to be chosen
let 1t be the larger one. For brims are
widening and the large hat Is more
effective for occasions where one
wishes to look somewhat dressed up"
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boys; little fellows Of two years only
are put into them, much to their own
delight. But they are worn by boys
up to ten years, and are thoroughly
practical. Clever designers have
adapted the oliver Twist suits to girls,
substituting a skirt for pants. Very
pretty ones are made with plaid skirts
buttcned to plain blouses, the latter
having cuffs and collars of the plaid
material. These dresses are provided
with patch pockets on each side of the
skirt, and are made up In serge and
other wooden goods for school wear.
as well as in wash goods.
A little slip-over dress for a tiny
girl is shown in the picture. 1t is Of
plain blue bingham with a straight
narrow box plat down the middle of
the front and back. 1t Is decorated
with short bands of white embroidery
placed on the plat near the top and
bottom and with small pearl buttons
and simulated buttonholes.
The sleeves are long, with turn-back
cuffs. The neck is plain and bound
with a bias strip of the material. A
small separate round collar is to be
worn when the little dress needs to do
other duty than to provide an easily
Numbered romping outfit for the lit
tlest girl.
Both these garments r cut with
reference to the fact that they must
be washed and ironed often, and with
that in view they are made easy to
iron. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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Bio Fire at Andrews.

Andrews.-A very destructive fire
visited Andrews and destroyed a large
cotton gin. ALI the small houses with
In reach of the raging flames were
also consumed. The cotton which
had been baled was all saved. There
were three or four wagons loaded with
seed cotton under the sheds, all OF
which has burned or damaged save
one wogan load which was pulled out
into the street.
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to the front against all sorts or o.
stacles have proved the turning-point
in tens of thousands Of careers. They
have encouraged the disheartened to
hold on when they were ready to let
| go; they have induced them to perse-
we're when they had decided to turn
back. They have given them fresh
hope and renewed confidence in them
selves when those dearest to them
eve had predicted failure and had
told them that to continue would be
to waste their time.
Smiles "Self-Help" was a wonder
full stimulus to me and I believe 1t
has proved the turning point In the
careers Of tens Of thousands OF
youths. Nothing else Is more f%ascinat-
ing than the romance Of achievement
under difficulties. The youth full OF
hope, bubbling over with enthusiasm,
reads the life-stories of men and wom'
en- who have succeeded under difficult
ties, and he says to hia1self: why
can't I do it?", To which something
within him replies: 81 can and l
will"
Ambition requires a great deal and
a great variety of food to keep it Wig
orous. An ambition must be backed
by a robust will power, stern resolve,
physical energy, powers Of endurance
to be effective.
The fact that you have an almost
uncomfortable impulse, a great abb
sorbing ambition to do a thing which
meets with the approval Of your judy
ment and your better self, Is a notice
served upon you that you can do the
thing, and should do it at once.
There are tens Of thousands Of day
laborers in this country-common
workmen-putting their lives into
drudgery, who, If they had only been
aroused to their possibilities, would
have been employers themselves
would have been men of force, OF
standing in their community-but
they have been held down by their
ignorance of their own power. They
have never discovered themselves,
and so they must be "hewers of"wood
and drawers of water" We see
them everywhere-splendid men and
women, who impress US as giants in
possibility, but who are totally ig-
norant of the great forces that are
sleeping within them.
Why not take an inventory of your
self at the beginning of this new
year? If you are dissatisfied with
what you are doing and think you
ought to do better, try to discover,
no matter how long 1t takes you,
just where your trouble lies. Find
out the things that keep you back.
Make long searching tours Of dis
covery in your own consciousness.
Say to yourself over and over again:
why can others do such remarka-
bic things while I do ordinary, COM
mon things? Constantly ask your
self: IF others can do them, why
cannot II"
You may find some great nuggets
of gold in these tours of self-discov-
cry which you dreamed you
possessed-great possibilities of pow.
er which you never uncovered before,
and which may, If developed, revolu-
tionize your life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
South Carolina Death Rate.

South Cardinals death rate from
consumption is 1875 per cent as
against a rate for the country Of but
10 per cent. Such is the indication
from a QUESTIONABLE made among
churches in the state by the National
Anti-Tuberculosis association. The
figures of South Carolina r not as
accurate as in other States, because
there are as yet no vital statistics fo1
South Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
A New Gray.

Sphinx is the name given a new
gray which may be likened to gun
metal, or even moleskin, as 1t has a
luster which tones charmingly with
the metallic trimmings with which 1t
was designed to blend. In velvet and
the softer material, it takes the lights
and shades of real skin. A similar
shade sometimes confused with sphinx
is called cetrole, as it Is the exact
shade OF petroleum, and like that fluid
is dull and lusterless. However,
sphinx as a smart shade is pre-emi-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
The Neglected Pecan.

The tree is natures real engine Of
production. Wild trees producing bar
rels and Barrels Of fruit are not I'm.
common. We have failed to develop
a tree agriculture long ago because
nobody happened to think of it. For a
hundred years the white man has been
chopping down pecan trees in the Mis-
sissippi valley. Yet the meat in the
NUS of these trees is more nutritious
ttan the meat of pigs. A single pecan
tee at times produces more meat than
does the sQueaIing quadruped. Still
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Farmers to Hello.

Yonkers, N. Y, has a Housewives
league that has started an inyestigas
tiol Of the high prices being charged
by the local dealers. Mrs. H. M. Grove
der, at the head OF the league, eau
toned the members against layingsin
too large supplies and urged them TO
buy more economically than ever. The
farmers will be asked to cooperate
with the league and keep the mem
bers supplied.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Points EVERYWHERE.

The fashion for points is in full
swing. The new note in some of the
autumn skirts is a point, back and
front. The trains Of evening frocks
are long and pointed. Many evening
frocks have drapery on the skirt OF
bodice which falls in long points.
There are pointed scallops. too, CD
some afternoon frock tunics-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Defective Classes.

Insanity is rapidly increasing In
this country. In 1890 the number Of
insane in the United States was LOG,
4S5; in 1906 the insane in hospitals
alone numbered 15o,151. In 1910 the
figures exceeded 100000. In213 years
from 1890 to 19OS-the number Of
insane hospitals increased from 162
to 1913. The number Of "feeble-mind-
ed" in the country is about two hum
dred and twenty-five thousand.
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Fort Mill TO Rebuild.

Fort Mill.-The merchants VINO
suffered in the fire recently are aKlng
hold Of the problems caused by the
fire with enterprise and vigor. Inc
firm of Stewart & Culp is moving us
stock to the store building OF w. l..
Hall, located at No. "a Trade street.
recently vacated by the Harris Furni-
ture company. l.. J. Massey Will re-
place his burned building as soon as
possible and for the present Is iocateu
At No, 8 Trade street. In all probao-
ilitv the building occupied by the Mills
3 Young Co. will be restored.
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Signature ssaas % q IMMzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Hetcher's Castcria

{ Warning to Brethren In the Flock.
"And now, brudders," solemniy said
good old Parson Bagster, during are
cent Sabbath mornings sermon.
"havin' renowned de sistahs for de
frivolity O. DER ways, / aims to say
a word to yo'. Yo' dat has been pes
term bout how yo' gwine TO pulIyo
robes on over yo' wings when 70
gets to heaven better be spuriatina
bout how yo' gwine to wear 70, hats
on yo' hawns when yo' lands in de
yudder place. Hur-raump!"-Kansa
City Star.
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Association Of Colleges.

Columbia. The Association OF
South Carolina colleges will meet in
Columbia, with the University of
soutb Carolina, November Fl. The
sessions will be held in Finn hall,
the university Y. M. c. A. building.
At the same time an association Of
college presidents of this state is to
he formed. For several years the As
ISOLATION Of South Carolina colleges
has not been in active existence. The
last meeting was held about five years
ago. 1t is planned to revive the asso-
citation and to operate 1t vigorously.
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BETRAYED by Her Sister.

The advanced maiden was out row
ing with a possible sutton and had
taken her little sister along, who was
exhibiting much fear at the waves.
why, Martha, If you are 81 nervous
now, what will you be at my age?'
"T%hirty-nine, I SUPPOSE" meekly re
piled little sister.
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Tobacco Warehouse For Cotton.

Lake City.-John L. McLaurin, state
warehouse commissioner, passed
through here en- route to Pamplico,
where he took over the two tobacco
warehouses owned by the Pamplico
Warehouse company. These he will
operate for the storage Of cotton as
provided under the warehouse act
passed by legislature during their spe-
cial session. These two warehouses
will take care of approximately 1000
bales and there is every indication
that they will be filled within the
next month.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
Bio Barn Burned.

Chester.-The big barn Of Malone
Young, a prosperous farmer near Fort
Lawn, was completely destroyed by
fire recently. A large supply of grain
and other feed were destroyed. The
stock was in the field. The fire was
of an unascertained origin.