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New Britain herald., 1916-10-27

OOW1l ClldC | COulQ not work. l was
 thin, pale and weak,
 W e ig h e d but 1O0 pounds and was in b e d m os t of the time. I began talk ing Lydia K. Pink hams V ge t a b l @ Compound and five m o II h 8 la t CT l weighed 133 pounds. I 1c all Inc bo11ca~
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
NEW USE FOR CLUBS.

London, Oct 27-The National Lib- eral club and the Constitutional club, two of the most widely known Lon don clubs. have been communicated for war administration purposes. Both buildings are close to the War Office and the ministry of munitions. Like all the clubs of London these two have suffered such a large decrease in membership through the war that the action of the government will incon- venience onJv~ 2. handful of the older members.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
THE PRINCESS PAT'
 HERE TOMORROW

One of the most enjoyable things about the Henry Blossom Victor Her bert comic opera, "The Princess Pat,' which John Cort will present at the I.yceum with Miss Ruth Welch and a clever cast from it's long run at the Cort theater, New York, and Park Square theater, Boston, is that fact
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
A WOMANLESS FILM
 AT FOX'S THEATER

Thos. Ince contributes to the Tri- angle program a play without a wom- an in the cast-"The Patriot" in which w. s. Hart is starred, and which will be one of the attractions at Fox's today and tomorrow. The roster, however, contains, besides MT. Hart, two children, an Indian, 82
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27

This turban came from Paris, the material being Joffre blue velvet con trasted with a brilliant silvery fan cy.' For maidens is the plainer black velvet model bound with blue satin ribbon, picoted and trimmed on the off side with one pink rose appli- qued.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
WIFI f TOO ILL 10 WORK TN BED MOST OF TIME. Her Health Restored byLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound.

Indianapolis, Indiana. - My health was so poor and my constitution so run
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27

that it is not weighed down with an unWieldly lot of chorus girls nor cursed with a collection of vaudeville. There are just enough young ladies ir the ensemble to form a pleasing background "The Princess Pat" is a real comic opera with an abundance cf humor and a score that is a de-
 light to hear. Seats now at CrowelPs.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27

A skunk neckpiece may be fas- tened by a gold motif or a velvet flower.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27

TRIMMED HATS .$2.9S al
 LINGERIE WAISTS 9Sc an SILK WAISTS ..... 3.9S an SHOES ........... $50 an
New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
Vevs for 7heater Goers 6and N/o1nezp Readers

and accept payment il CC ranged to suit your incon Fair Price to All.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
REAL EVERYDAY LIFE.
10 Seen on the Stage and Appreciated
by Two Spectators.


Two women stood in a queue wait.
ing to get in to see Il melodrama.
''This'll be a good show" said the
first woman. Life, you know-real
life-nothin' o~verdone."
Yes, | like life, too" said the other.
II don't want to be put to sleep,
though. Still, 1 can't stand nothin' far
fetched"
Same here" said the first woman.
And then they went in and sat
through five acts, wherein the hero kill
ed thirty Kaffirs with his naked hand.
found a diamond as big Us u ducks
egg, smashed with his revolver from
a mile away the bottle of poison that
the beautiful heroine was about to
swallow rather than yield to the blan-
dishments of the villain and finally
killed the latter in an aeroplane duel.
slightly off the stage, inheriting later
an unexpected dukedom. and so forth.
and so on.
When the curtain fell to the sound
Of wedding bells the two women look
ed at each other with glistening eyes.
Grand. wasn't it?" said the first.
Life. real life. eh"
"You bet" said the second. That's
life, that is-notIin' farfetched or over
done."-Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
TOWER OF SKULLS.
A Legacy Left by the Turks to the
Servian City of Nish.

A Legacy Left by the Turks to the
Servian City of Nish.
There have been many tragic cpl
sodes in the history Of Nish, in Servia.
In the fifteenth century the Turks cap.
tured the city. and for 300 years it re-
manned in their possession. although
there were brief periods when the
Austrians held It. Then. in 1909. the
Servians. who had recovered most of
their country from the Turks, besieged
Nish, but were defeated with great
loss. The Turks to celebrate their vic
tory erected a rough tower composed
alternately Of Jumps Of rock and skulls
Of Servians cemented together.
1t Is related that there were original
ly 1900 skulls in the tower Of Nish.
For a long period it was the habit of
travellers to Nish to carry off a skull as
q souvenir. and this reduced their num-
bers. But in the Russo-Turkish war
the Servian army, under the command
of King Milan, besieged Nish, and the
fortress fell on Jan. 10. 1878.
The remaining skulls were then rev.
erently buried by the Servian troops
except one. which was too deeply i'm
bedded in the plaster to be extracted.
The so called tower Of skulls" is now
only about four feet in height, and
only one skull can be see to remind
the traveller Of its gloomy history
London Answers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
Eanny Dickens,

Fanny. the sister Of Charles Dickens,
was one of the first students entered at
the old Royal Academy Of Music when
it opened it's doors at Tenterden street
in 1923. and at that time the students
lived at the academy, only going home
for the week end Every Sunday"
Dickens told Forster. II vas at the
academy at 8 o'clock in the morning to
fetch her Fanny. and We walked back
there together at night" And the Sun
day itself the two spent-in the Mar
shalsea prison, where their father and
mother then resided. owing to Mr..
Dickens having failed to propitiate
his creditors" While her father was
still in prison Fanny won a prize at
the academy. and the future novelist,
then engaged in pasting labels on
backing pots at I shillings q week,
was present to see her receive it
Westminster Gazette.
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MASTERS SALE

The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas.
Acker Building and Repair Co.,
Plaintiffs.
against
]. T. Hunter and others, Trustees of
Mt. Clement Methodist church,
South. Defendants.
By authority Of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State,
made in the above stated case, I
will offer for sale, at Public Cutlery,
at Abbeville, C. H., S. c., on Sales
day in February, A. D., 1916, with
in the legal hours of sale the follow
ing described land, to-wit: All that
tract or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in Abbeville County, in the
State aforesaid, containing Two
Acres, more or less, and bounded
by Public Road leading from Abb
beville to Antreville and by lands
of j. H. Moore and D. H. Hill and
others-and known as Mt. Clement
church.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Pur.
chaser to pay for papers and stamps.
R. E. HILL,
Master, A. c., S. G.
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CREED FOR FARMERS.

Here is Il creed for farmers written
by Henry Ward Bcecher nearly three
quarters Of a century ago. Yet it is
still timely and applicable:
I'VE believe in small farms and
thorough cultivation.
'We believe that soil loves to eat as
well as its owner and ought therefore
to be MANFRED.
"We believe in large crops, which
leave the land better than they found
it, making both the farmer and the
farm rich.
"We believe in going to the bottom
of things and therefore in deep plow-
ing and enough of it.
1--WE believe that every farm should
own a good farmer.
I'VE believe that the best fertilizer
Of any soil is q spirit of industry, en-
terprise and intelligence. Without this
lime and gypsum, bones and green
manure, mari and guano will be of lit
tie USE"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
Aaron Burr,s Grave.

Aaron Burr died at Port Richmond.
Staten Island. Sept. IA. 1886. His re-
mains were conveyed to Princeton.
N. j., where. according to his request,
he vas inferred at the feet Of his ia
Their and grandfather. Both his father
and grandfather were presidents of
Princeton college.
For nearly two years the spot where
he lay was unmarked. when one morn
ing it was discovered that a small,
very substantial and not inexpensive
monument of granite and marble had
been placed during the night over his
remains. No one in the town saw the
monument erected or knew anything
whatever respecting it There was no
s]tonecutter in the vicinity capable Of
executing the work. The stone bears
the inscription: Aaron Burr. Born
Feb. 6. 175G. Died Sept ii. 1885,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
LUCK IN A MISTAKE.
When the Famous Singer AIbani First
Went to London.

When the Famous Singer AIbani First
Went to London.
The curious story Of Nine. Albanfs
first London engagement Is as follows:
Colonel Mapleson heard of her singing
at q theater at Malta. and, thinking
that she would be successful. he made
her an offer through an agent of a con-
tract to sing in Her Majesty's theater.
She agreed to it and went to London.
but on arriving there she told the cab
man to drive her to the Italian opera
house.
He, instead Of going to Her Majes-
ty'sstook her to Covent Garden. which
was also devoted to Italian opera. She
was shown up to the managers office
and stated that she had come to sign
the contract which Mr.. Mupleson had
offered her.
Mr.. Gye, thinking to play q joke on
his rival, Mapleson. made out a con-
tract, and Albani signed it. Mr.. eye
then told her that he was not Colonel
Mapleson. but that he could do much
better by her. He offered to tear up
the contract if she liked. but told her
that Nilsson was singing at Her Maj
esty's and would brook no rival.
Albani decided to let the contract
stand and thus became one Of the stars
Of Covent Garden. eventually marrying
the son Of Mr.. ~Gye,-Westminster Ga
Zette,
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Armenian History.

The history of the later years Of the
Armenian kingdom is bound up in the
history Of Am. The stronghold city
became the capital Of the Bagratid
kings of Armenia in 961. The Byzan-
tine emperor captured 1t in 1046, and
it was then u hive Of many scores of
thousands, a wealthy city and an in
viting one. The Seljuk Turks carried
fire and sword throughout it's confines
eighteen years later. The warlike
Georgians took it five times between
1125 and 1900. The Mongols overran
it in 1889. and an earthquake in 1919
completed the work Of ruin. The great
cathedral, the most perfect survival,
was founded in 1910, just at the begin
ming of the city's long chain Of misfor-
tunes.
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PROTECT YOUNG APPLE TREES

Precautions Should Be Taken Against
. Winter GirdIina by Mice and Rabbits.
1t is time 10 protect newly plallleu
apple trees. against winter girdling Dy
mice and rabbits. A tree thoroughly
or even partially girdled has little or
no chance to live without expert bridge
grating, which is not especially easy.
ut least for the man who is unaccus-
toned to it. Perhaps the best protec-
ton is obtained by using a thin wood
en- veneer wrapper which has beer
soaked to keep it from breaking. then
bent around the tree and held in place
by a single wire about the middle.
The wire stays IN place better If press
ed through q hole near the outer edge
of the veneer wrapper. The wrapper
should be pushed down into the earth
so that mice cannot burrow under 1t,
or they may he shut out by heaping
soil up around the bottom of the case
and tramping it firm. Coiled screen
wire may be used in much the same
way, but it is more expensive. The
veneer wrappers do not usually COST
more than half or three-Quarters of a
cent apiece and can be secured from
any orchard supply house.
Bunches of long grass or split corn
stalks may give good protection against
rabbits, but fail to keep mice from do
ing harm. Newspaper or tar paper
wrapped around the tree trunk has
been successfully used by many or
clardiSts.
Paint and washes do not give good
results, as the rabbits sometimes seem
to attack the washed trees more than
the untreated ones.
Damage from mice should be avoid
ed by the removal Of all loose. trashy
material from the neighborhood Of the
base Of the tree trunk. If the ground
has been fall plowed the under furrow
slice furnishes good nesting places for
mice, and the nearby trees are likely
to suffer. but If the ground near the
tree is clean and we'll compacted little
damage will be done by these rodents.
&c. c. Wiggans. Missouri Station.
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BANANAS AS FOOD.
Tho Best Way to Servo Them Is Baked
When Full Ripe.

Tho Best Way to Servo Them Is Baked
When Full Ripe.
Children under three years Of age do
not chew their food thoroughly; they
bolt it. For this reason they should
not have bananas to eat uncooked.
Bananas are nutritious. but they are
an indigestible food unless they are
we'll musticated. They are more easily
digested when cooked than when eaten
raw
The most digeStible form Of cooked
banana is the baked one. This Is pre-
pared first by washing the fruit. then
cutting n small piece from each end
Of the bananas ,as when preparing a
sweet potato for baking). Place the
bananas to be baked on a tin pie plate
or similar dish in Il hot oven. When
they feel tender after pricking with a
fork they are well baked. Dark brown
or brown stained bananas (not the
bright yellow ones, are best for eating.
either raw or baked.
After the fruit is baked it is placed
on Il platter and served as Il meat. 1t
Is not. however. turned out Of the skin.
When ready to eat it split the skin and
banana lengthwise Of the fruit: season
it with salt. pepper and II little butter.
In warm weather baked bananas
NAV be used to rake the place Of meat
ut Il meal.-Philadelphia Record.
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Odioua Comparison.

A little girl from Brooklyn was TAX
en- to visit her maternal grandmother
in Connecticut. During her stay the
household made much Of her. and on
her departure she was Rugged and
kissed and wept over by each member
Of the affectionate family In turn. The
scene made Il deep impression on her
young mind.
A visit to some Boston relatives fol-
lowed. At the conclusion Of it her I'M
Gle and cousins stood smilingly waving
their adieus to the little n until she
was out of sight.
The child's mother was beginning to
wonder what made her SO unusually
quiet when a solemn little voice rang
out from her corner of the car:
Not q tear shed!"-New York Post
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
LIGHT ON LIGHT.
Ahat It Really Is and How Its Waves
Affect Our Eyes.

How MANY Of US could say what
light" is?
Could vi explain why the gloom of
The streets seems increased tcnfold
when we leave Il well lighted room!
And do we know why all Of US suffer
discomfort. if not actual pain. whcn
from darkness we enter Il brilliantly
lighted place:
The discomfort on entering Il lighted
room after darkness is because the
optic nerve, which receives light just
as the drum Of the ear receives sounds.
is suddenly burdeneu with light rays
before the pupil Of the eye has had
time to contract to receive them. The
pupils dilalc very much In the dark
in order to admit every ray possible.
and a dilated pupil cannot, without
discomfort. suddenly receive an abun-
dance Of light rays.
When the pupils contract there is an
automatic adjustment to the quantity
Of light. When we peer we are
really only adjusting u pupils. Co
ing from brilliant light to darkness.
the pupils do not dilate instantly.
They remain contracted and cannot
for q time collect what light there Is.
So the darkness appears intensified.
Cats. owls and other animals see in
the dark because they have the power
Of charging their broad pupils and
collecting light which Is invisible to us.
Light itself is q fluid Of luminous
ether. which fills up the spaces in the
air particles. 1t has an u%ndulating VI
bratory movement. which strikes on
the optic nerve. giving us the sensa-
ton of "light."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
FORESAW HIS DOWNFALL.
Napoleon Had Planned to Secure 9
Home In This Country.

Napoleon Had Planned to Secure a
Home In This Country.
When Joseph Bonaparte left me, the
impression on my mind was that had
be not been Napoleon's brother be
would have passed for u very remark
able man.
l had almost forgot to mention that
the conversation having incidentally
turned toward his chateau at Borden
town he mentioned as the principal
reason for choosing that situation q
conversation with Napoleon, | think
Immediately or not long after Napo.
Icons return from Russia. They were
alone together. and his brother. laying
q large map Of the United States on u
table, said:
":Joseph. it is very probable that the
time is not distant when you and I will
be forced to seek IN asylum in the
United States. Come, let US look out
the best spot
After q careful examination they
decided that the most desirable place
was somewhere between the Delaware
and Hudson in the state Of New Jer-
sey. Napoleon was destined to u slow
and painful sacrifice. but Joseph found
refuge in the United States and was
governed in his selection Of a home by
the recollection Of the prophetic inter
view with his brother."-FrOm an Un-
published Manuscript Of james Is.
Paulding in Harler's Magazine.
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PRECIOUS POSTAGE STAMPS.
Issues That Bring Joy to the Heart OF
thu Philatelist.

One Of the questions asked us most
frequently is. Which IS the rarest OF oil
the stampsi There are not a few claim
ants for this honor, all Of which are eX.
ceedingly rare, stamps Of which but a
single copy is known to exist. Indeed
there Is evidence which leads us to he.
lieve that some stamps were printed
and used Of which 40 copies at all are
known to he in existence.
Of those stamps Of which only II
COPY is known. the first Is a post
masters provisional issued at Bos-
cawen. n. II. Another is q stamp from
British Guiana. Only one copy of this
is known and is in a celebrated collcc-
ton in Paris. probably the largest col
lection in the world.
In 1893 the Niger Coast Protectorate
issued Il series Of ~surcharSed stamps.
oil Of which are scarce, and some or
them are in the ranks Of the worlds
greatest rarities. This refers especial
ly to the twenty shilling values. or
the 20 shillings. surcharged in violet.
only five copies were ever printed; OF
the vermilion s%urcharge, only two
copies. and Of the black surcharge. only
one copy.
AS there is and can be only one copy
Of this last stamp, it is justly entitled
to be considered the rarest Of all
stamps. 1t probably would not sell so
high as the better known and more
popular "postofice" stamps Of Maui
ritius. Yet Of these there are known
fourteen copies Of the penny and twelve
of the twopenny.-St. Nicholas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
Punched Him Financially.

An esteemed citizen went into a shoe
store in a metropolitan town and asked
to see some leather goods. Another
minute and an obliging salesman was
hauling out some boxes.
That is q nice looking SHOE" re-
marked the customer as the salesman
pushed his foot into q shiny right and
started to lace it. What is the price,?
This pair is So" responded the sales
man as he finished the lacing and ran
his hands across the vamp.
Does it pinch you any?"
"Wcll. l should say it does" was the
prompt rejoinder Of the customer.
Give me something about So cheaper"
kansas City Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-01-12
THE HEART OF LONDON.
Whore the Land 10 Valued at Over
S16,000,000 Per Acre.

S16,o0o,o 900 Per Acre.
There is an amazing price set upon
the land of London. In the center Of
the English metropolis tiny lots have
been sold for fortunes.
An acre there is the dearest In the
world. Many a transaction over ground
In the heart Of the city has set the
figure Of $1G.25O,OOO per acre One
square mile of London Is valued at
S750,OO0.0OO. The land beneath the
Bank of England at low estimate Is
worth So! 1000. 900. and there are only
three acres in that tract too.
There are places ON Queen Victoria.
Upper Thames. st. Mary-at-Hul and
Cannon streets where n square inch
is worth SIPS. In Lombard street and
King William street prices have ranged
from 5000 and $3.50 to $3.50 per square
foot
Cornhill property has been bought for
more than $12.O00.0OO an acre. Thread
needle street land for $3.50 per square
foot, and q church in Austin Friars,
not such q large church either. was
tempted with an offer of S5.O00.000 for
the land beneath 1t.
The steady lifting Of London land In
price has brought fabulous riches to
the owners. Families have risen to
prominence ON no other ground than
that they owned small bits Of ground
n-- If~h
there, and sales have made owners per-
manently wellthy.-Philadelphia North
American.
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Problems of Northern Farmers.

The most important problems upon
which the farmers Of the northeastern
states need assistance by extension
workers are indicated by reports of the
county agents in the states Of Maine.
New Hampshire. Vermont, Rhode Is
land. Connecticut. New York, New Jer-
|sey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Soil-Need Of lime. including correc-
ton Of soil acidity; addition Of humus
forming material: drainage.
Crops-Growing Of alfalfa; proper
crop rotation; seed improvement; mar
keting.
Live Standardization of better
sires: improved feeding methods, elm
nation Of improbable COWS.
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Compulsory.

A certain amateur aviator talked re-
Gently about q flying trip with a pro-
fessional. when he fell 1900 feet into
the water without knowing it.
II wasn't frightened" he said with a
smile. 81 thought that our swift de-
scent was a piece of fancy flying. l
am, in fact, as ignorant Of aviation as
the little boy was ignorant Of English
history.
".Describe the Order Of the Bath
his teacher asked this little boy.
"It's very ancient he answered. 1T
goes back to the time when they didn't
take no baths except by order.'"-
Washington Star.
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How the Roughhouse Started.

They were talking about various
things at the club. when Il member
u0s especially noted for his cleanliness
remarked. Would you call i bath a
luxury or q necessity"
ain your case" replied the man adj
dressed. lit wouli be both-a necessity
because you need it so badly and q
luxury because YOU take it so rarely"
Boston Transcript.
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keepinu IL Quiet.

A little girl was out walking the
other day with her mother when she
caught sight of q man with q wooden
leg.
'NOh. mamma!" she cried. See that
man with q stick for a leg"
Don't talk so loudly" said mamma.
He'll hear YOU"
why" the little II replied in sur
prise. Doesn't he know it?"-London
Mail.
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A CueruIous Question.

1.-The sameness OF these meals is get
ting Oh my nerves."
81 can't think OF anything else"
rasped his wife.
you're strong for new styles in
shoes, hats and Ways Of fixing the
hair. Amt there never amy new styles
in eatables ?'-Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal.
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Easy to Preach.

who wrote that article on how to
support a family Of six on $40 a
week." a friend asked Woggles. the
editor of the Household Friend. Bling
ham. one of our best men," said Wog-
giles, without a smile. I'VE pay him
$1,000 a year."-Louisville Courier
Journal.