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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
A\Nho Eats-PavalN

No indoor worker can continue b
eat meat thrice. or even twice dsfly.
after middle life-and middle LIE,
mark you. begins with the ~thirtySnfth
year-without paying the penalty IN
an attack Of govt, rheumatism.
Bright's or an allied disease. q few
years later. This few years" may, In
special cases, stretch itself to q score
but. inevitably, who eats. payslS~
Dietetio and Hygienic Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
TooL Etref Dncifi0n

Mr.. William Milligan Sloane, Seth
Low" professor Of history at Column
bia university, in an interview with
the London Daily Mail correspondent,
said: Il understand that a certain
Berlin correspondent of a New York
newspaper received a cablegram from
his editor which read, Don't send
much war news; worlds baseball Sc
ries ntrw on!'"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Love Of Books.

BOOK love. my friends, is your pass
70 the greatest, the purest and the
most perfect pleasure that God has
prepared for his creatures. 1t lasts
when all other pleasure fade. 1t will
support you when all other recrea.
lions are gone. 1t will last you until
your death. 1t will make your hours
pleasant to you as long as you live
anthony Trollope.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
House Built of Porcelain.

An English inventor Is building q
aouse Of sheets of porcelain, paneled
and welded on a steel framework.
The walls, being non-porous, would
not retain dirt or disease germs. No
matter how careless or dirty the pre-
1ious tenant had been, a bucketful Of
water and some soap would make it
as sweet and clean as a polished din
ner plate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Couldn't See His Third,

During the cotton-picking season In
Texas a colored brother who had gone
into the country to work returned very
much disguised. Don't yo' git no
offahs ter pick no cotton?" asked a
friend. "Sech ez dey was. White
mar done offered me one-third O. wat
All could pick. All done TUX a look at
de field an saw dat when 1t .wah all
picked it wouldn't amount ter one
third. So All done lit out fer homel"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Hadn't Missed IL,

Little Virgil, aged five, travelled IN
California with his parents just prior
to the earthquake and felt there was
nothing in the state that ne hadn't
seen. Upon his return home a neigh
Dor said: We'll, Virgil, you just miss
ed the earthquake" To which he re-
piled: "Oh, no! We saw it, but It
hadn't gone off yet
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Even The Ci1anticlcar.

Clarence vas leaving early that
night. The cuckoo had just sounded
the eleventh hour. In the back yard
the family rooster uttered a maudlin
crow. Clarence" called her father
from an UPPER window, will 1t trouble
you to step around back Of the house
and throttle that rooster? He heard
the door close aud he thinks Its day
light"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
To Exterminate Xernn1n,

Mix and let stand for several hours
one-half gallon Of gasoline and ten
cents worth Of corrosive sublimate.
Pnt the mixture into a pint oil can,
with a long spout, and spray into ev.
cry place where there are bugs. Air
the room thoroughly. After a few ap-
plications the vermin will have entire
" disappeared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
HappieSt Home.

Dut the happiest home is built
when the twain together meet the
trials and ca'estrophes that come
from the outside world with the good
health. the common sense, the humor,
the patience and courage that will
rout them. It should not be necessary
for these qualities to be used by the
n to combat the faults of the other.
barbara Boyd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Indexin1 Extraordinary.

Indexers nave been responsible for
many errors, but possibly the strang.
est example Of curious indexing oc'
curs in a law book. Turning over It's
index, a correspondent of the London
Chronicle noted the entry: BEST, Mr..
Justice, His Great Mind" and refer
ence to the page brought this: mt.
Justice Best said he had a great mind
to commit the witness for contempt
Of court"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
HI PACE THAT KILLS.

Railroad Heads Under the Strain OF
Doing "Bis Things"
Two railroad men Of long service.
nresident james McCrea Of the Penh-
S~lvania Railroad company and NJ. Il.
ingalls,, chairman of the Big -Four.
have resigned with the explanation
that they must give up work of such
risor and responsibility to conserve
their health. President McCrea has
been In harness for forty-eight years,
and Chairman Ingalls, for more than
forty. Both began at the foot OF the
ladder as rodmen, and as they rose
their labors made greater and greater
demands upon them until the top was
reached, and then their hours Of work
were limited only by their endurance
and the responsibility they s~houldered
was often near breaking them down.
Men In ordinary pursuits envy such
Iecutive giants the handsome salaries
ry receive. but they are always earn
often at the cost Of physical well
ed hand the %enjoyments of home life.
soree are no greater bondmen in in.
Therfy than executive railroad officers.
II IS voluntary sefeitude. but OF a
kind that allows them little rest, scant
time for change and recreation. and
almost never a vacation.
The general manager 90 less than the
president must devote himself body
and soul to bis duties, and only sick.
:. mess excuses him. There must. OF
course be a fascination about such a
calling. and 1t is the fascination Of do.
eblg way. but II
Z vitality. The col
ONES when the vic
still In the prime OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Unsuitable Ambition,

IT hope our ambitious friend II sat
isied," said the philosophic observes.
He has prosrered so that he can do
as he pleases." Eyes. But, that doesn't
content him. While he Is doing as he
pleases he wants everybody to quit
work and applaud him for doing It "a
Observation-Disclosures Star. !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Hadn't Done So Badly.

"I might have married a million
aire," declared Everywoman. "One OF
my old schoolmates Is now one
And several Of your schoolmates are
working right in this town for SO a
week." retorted Everyman. while one
Of them Is in Jail. l guess In marry.
ing a chap getting $500 a year your
average is fairly good" And then
Everyday set up a howl and they
had to stop quarreling to attend to
h1m.-Pittsburg Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
End of a Noted Folly.

The monocle has long since beer
out of fashion in England, and Is soon
to disappear from Paris, which hat
been it's last stronghold. 1t was In
vented by a Dutch dandy, and its evil
effects upon the eye were at once
noted by oculists. The monocle first
appeared at the congress of Vienna
in 1914, when it was worn by It's in.
ventor. One folly, at least, has had
only about a century OF life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Cultivate Sense of Humor,

A sense of humor is certainly the
salt of life, either Of the married va
riety or the plain, single exietence.
It certainly helps a wife to laugh of
many a little bruise that otherwise
would grow into a fostering sors. To
see the funny side Of many 11 the
trivial snnoyances Of life at thu time
they happen certainly eases The situa-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Ancient Use of Cork.

Cork was known to the GreekB and
Romans, and was put to almost as
many Uses as at present, although
there is no mention in Rome Of limo
leum, Notwithstanding Its Roman
sound. Glass bottles, with cork stop
pers, for wine and beer, did not come
into use unit the middle Of the four
teenth century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
The Real Problem.

"Well dear" said the young nus
band to his bride, I'll make out the
deposit slip in your name, and all you
have to do is to take it to the bank.
Eyes," she responded, "but suppose l
want to draw out some money some
day, how will they know which ID my
money?"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Where Caravan Seed Abounds,

Cara way seed Is extensively grown
in Holland. Groningen. in the north
east corner, produces more than any
other province, next being north Hol.
land, In which Amsterdam is situated.
In these two provinces more than
half tina caraway plant acrcage is
found. In the whole country the num-
Der If acres devoted to caraway
growing was, in 1911. 20,337.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Lucrative Find In South Africa.

Lucrative Find In South Africa.
South Africa's possibilities as a pro-
Queer Of vegetable oils are wide in
deed If the results Of recent expert
ments under the auspices of the Mo-
zambique authorities are translated
into commercial realities. For in
stance, tho fruit of the "macua-
macua" was shown to yield 10 less
than 60 per cent Of fine edible oil. and
Of the "pombula" 81 per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

To Freshen Air.

To freshen the air Of Q sid15oom,
ground coffee should be sprinkled On .
shovel or coalscoop previously heated
In the fire. A match should then b
held to a small piece Of camphW>Sum
and when this Is alight II shouid b
placed in the center. Of the .Ehoves
The burning coffee gives an aromatic
aroma 10 the room. which Il vsEy 10
freshin9.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
His Best.

Hes a brute" How so?" "When
she promised to be his wife he said
he would do everything in his power
to make her happy" "Well?" "He
spends all of his time at the club"
"Well, If he Is really a brute that
ought to help some"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Some ENCOURAGEMENT.

THAT girl has rejected me three
times" coifaded the disconsolate
youth. "Well," replied Miss Cayenne,
you should feel encouraged. A girl
who will listen to three proposals
from the same man must think some.
thing Of him."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Courage.

AS courage Is pre-eminently tho W.
tue OF men, SO 1t Is the virtue which
most powerfully challenges the re-
spect and emulation Of men. And II
deserves this prominence, for It 10
also the virtue which. gives security
to all the other virtues.-LoY& =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Increase of Dope FIends-

Drug taking is greatly en- he in
.rea@e in London. Somebody recent
' introduced "hasheesh" into that
rot city, and so popular has it be-
Are that two hasheesh chambers are
ow in full swing not a hundred yards
ON Piccadilly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
SoftenInu Granite Slabs.

. It has been observed that, under
certain conditions which have not
been explained, granite will warp like
wood. A slab Sc. in a wall has been
under observation in Switzerland, and
a perceptible distortion has made IT.
self apparent.-Harper's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Cnnnectlnd Link.

soliloquy of a disconnected wtcee
1.-THE connecting link between tia an
imal and the human Is man. It needs
no biological research work to ma
him-he is Already too much IN oMt
dence.-Judge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
PLANT of Old Hqe.

Washington Irving didn't enjoy old
age more than the other fellow. He
sighed one day: What a pity 1t 10
that when we have grown old we
can't turn around and grow young
again, and die of cutting u teeth"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Chanoed by Marriage.

Father, did mother accept you tho
first time you proposed to herr" "Yea.
my dear, but since then any proposal
that / have ever made she has soorn-
fully rejected"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Just the Trouble.

opportunity really knocks at many
a door" Then why don't more Of US
succeed better?" "The trouble Is that
opportunity wfsts US to go to work"
-Pittsburg Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Cave DWeIIera Abroad.

Southern Tunis boasts Of a house
less town having a population Of 6.0hS
people. They are ~troglodytes, whose
fathers before them lived In similar
caves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Where Foliage Comes From.

Where Foliage Comes From.
A teacher was explaining to & III
tie girl how tbs trees developed their
foliage in the springtime. "Ah, yea
said the little miss. II understand
they keep their summer clothes IN
their trunks."-Ghristian Register
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Classified

"E9y precious lamb" said the new
parson to the little girl, II fear me
your father Is one Of those hayward
sheep, long strayed from the fold"
Dads not a sheep" smiled the little
girl. Hes a Bull Boose!"-Judge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

"A person should think twice %.
fore speaking" perhaps 10. but u
some people were to think twice be.
fore speaking they would be 30 en-
hausted they couldn't speak~~
m1nxham Age-Herald' =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

All. Akoun proposes TO initiate the
venture at Christmas He says at
was d pure accident which he'd to the
selection Of the London Opera HOUSE
for my purpose. was In London s
few days ago on a rather sad business
We funeral sos an old friend famous In
tbSe entertainlneat Forld. and. happen
SiHg to pass along Ksngsway. l saw the
stheater empty. Within forty-eighl
hours the scheme was formulated and
g syndicate formed ready to support
me. 1T was not long after that that ]
secured the lease"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Wise Precaution.

Shopper want to buy a necktie
suitable for my husband. Salesman
Sorry, madam, but we are not per-
mitted to sell neckties to women who
are unaccompanied by men.-Puck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Tho N,IuA If Trylnd,

If a man constantly aspires, Is he
not elevated? Did ever a man try
heroism, magnanimity, truth, SINGER
ity, and find that there was no advan-
tage in them? That it was a vain en-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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Comlna Events

Bank President-"What's the ma"
teri" Bank Vice-President-'1 was
Just thinking. I sat next to our casn'
Ter in church yesterday. and I dooe
quite like the way he sings VIII snsz
miss me when I'm gone.'"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Ali

"A woman has to be steadier than
q man and more self-sacrifcing than
q man, because when she plunges she
does more harm than a man."-"Mar-
ytage," by H. G. Wells.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Passiru Worry Along.

The man who doesn't borrow trou'
bic borrows money from his friends
and lets them do it.-Washington
Post
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

The girl who thinks no man is good
enough for her may be right, but it
is more likely that she is merely
spoiled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

IL SS"o =
be shade trees for them during the
hot weather.
Ducklings are better off for not hav-
ing water to swim In until they get
their feathers.
The exercise Of good judgment Is
most necessary In handling the dairy
herd proatably.
Early morning Is the best time to
have good luck" In %churning, If the
weather Is hot.
In it's last analysis, silage Is moth
ing but canned corn fodder, and Is the
very best of feed.
If the little colts are slow to shed
their coats, feed a little oil meal or
use the horse clippers.
Allow chickens Of all sizes a good
dust bath. They enjoy it, from the
smallest to the largest.
AS soon as the early chicks reach q
weight Of a pound and a half, get the
broilers started for(market.
It Is we'll to plant peas where the
garden is a little moist. A spell OF
dry weather tests them severely.
Regular, careful, quiet milking will
permanently improve an animal as a
milk producer and will increase her
flow.
A good poultryman is Industrious.
not easily discouraged. filled with
pluck and grit, and full Of ambi-
ton.
Instead Of rushing things on churn-
ing day, take 1t steady and give
the cream a chance to chug as 1t re-
wolves.
Softshelled eggs are often caused
by fowls being confined, becoming
~overfat, and from lack Of mineral
matter.
It Is safe to say that once a calf
gets the scours, no matter from what
cause. it will never do as well as 1t
should. .
Beware Of the agent who sells a
preparation which. he claims, will pre-
vent milk from souring when used to
rinse cans.
It is q fine thing for q girl on the
farm to know how to milk a COW
these days when men folks are busy
and work presses.
AS soon as the cockerels reach the
Growing stage they should be put in a
separate run and fed all they will
eagerly eat up clean.
If the COWS are carefully fed and
are bred right, 1t Is not uncommon to
make a net profit Of $50 per COW per
year above cost Of feed.
Land plaster and acid phosphate are
excellent absorbents to use in the gut
tiers and their use increases the value
Of the manure to a large extent.
Mutton can be raised CHI aper than
any other meat, because the wool can
be made to almost, II not altogether,
pay the expense Of its production.
The dirt and hair should be re-
moved from the horse collar pads each
night. This will help cure sore,
swollen shoulders on your work ami
mails.
The successful farmer has two
things to keep in mind-the amount
and the quantity Of his products, that
they may realize him the most cash
, in market.
If any COWS that are large mixers
are about to calve, keep them in from
the pasture and feed hay for a time,
so that the udders will not become toe
much distended.
The finer ensilage Is cut the better,
for 1t packs more firmly, and Is more
easily chewed by the animals than If
cut coarse. Maize chaffed into one
| half inch lengths will not injure an
animals mouth.
Eggs should be sold by weight rath'
or than by the dozen. They |ary SO
widely as to size and weight that the
seller or the buyer Is sure to lose
when sold by count. If sold by the
pound, both get justice, because if Tn
eggs are small 1t requires more I:
weigh a pound.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14

the prettiest flow
er nature had
ever fashioned in
to womanhood. A
rustic picture was
she, indeed, di.
vine, Mercedes.
Don Palo, dark,
handsome, stood
beneath a festoon.
ed palmetto and
gazed enraptured
at this picture.
In the distance
could be heard
the silvery peal Of
q convent bell
and, when the
wind Quoted, the
faint echo Of the
Misereri foated
on the air.
Palo approached
and touched the
listening girl upon
tho RIM
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Deyelopina Great Industry.

The steel entering into the manu-
facture of automobile wheels during
last year amounted to $4,000 tons IN
this country alone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
IN JHEATER.

use Rented by vaudo
With Ideas.
We q variety theatei
attached a nursery
IN deposit their of
the knowledge THAI
itching the stage their
.,ompetently watched
i'll be one Of many
:aernund K o is to
London Opera House
chief Of u syndicate
] a lease OF the house
mmerstein for some
Intends to create
here about 1t. he, I:
make provision io'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
GETTING the Best Of II.

The wisest man would make a good
bargain If he could trade off what he
Knows for what he doesn't know.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
MISERERl Mel DOMINO
BY CHARLES w. CUNO.

In the province of San Diego, near
the River La Plaza, grew at one time
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-01-14
Sometimes It's Himself.

SOMEtIRnES IT'S TIITIIoN'"
When a man wears a flower IN MS
buttonhcle it indicates some woman
Is proud Of him.--Atchison Globe.
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'Ie5IL uolsouIld-'uBu
+qsIsuH ue 6! 4suI sqsneI oQA OH
'LomnH qsII6u3
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ettar Dave Coming.

Retor Days Coming.
Me tenth time you have
me-" said the Cleve-
kely. "1s 1t possible,
lied the prisoner.
1t wonderful how
ID Office under the
promise 1t won't
liter we get the
:: ': :: !:
Cheyenne record., 1914-03-26
MORE LIGHT.

MORE. LIGHT.
I'VE want the liquor question pre-.
sented in its true aspect" says one Of
the trade journals in a protest against
the announcements of the traffic by
temperance speakers and writer's.
Temperance people say amen to that
So do all who, are seriously consider
ing the question and are working to-
ward solution of this national prob
lem. We want the truth concerning
alcohol from the time the grain is d.
verted from its natural and legitimate
use-and its life-giving elements con-
verted and perverted into death-deal-
ing poisons-to the hour when, spark
ling and mocking, 1t lures men and
women to destruction and recruits
the ranks of paupers and criminals.
We want the truth concerning the re-
lation of strong drink to social and
economic conditions. We want moth
ing but the truth concerning the
liquor question in any of its aspects
physical. moral, financial, political.
Men. women and children are learn
ing the truth today as never before.
The public is being shown the real
nature of alcohol-and there can be
but one result.