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FIRE AT KREBS' BARN.

Newport, Nov. 1.-THE frame barn
adjoining the Krebs Pigment Chemi-
cal Company's plant at Newport WIS
partly burned last evening. IT is
thought the FIRE was caused by cleo
tric wires, and was noticed shortly
after o'clock.
A quantity OF hay and straw was
burned. The horses were turned out,
and all harness. wagons. etc, wee
also gotten out. The building was not
entirely destroyed. due 10 the Efforts
OF the Minouas flre company of New
port. the Five Points firo company OF
richardson Park, the Fairvicw COM
pany OF Els.nerc, and tho Cnnstoh
Heights Fire Co., nll OF whom To-
rpondcd 10 the call.
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NtwN or SMYRNA.

smyrna, Nov. 12s-Armistice Day
was observed by having special ser
vice az prayer In st. Peters 4. T..
'hufch, from IL 10 12 O'Clock. All the
churches of town were represented.
~ 1890 the Citizens Hose Co. gave n
Administration az the -Four Corners.
The Twentieth Century Clubs reg
ular meeting was held last evening.
nnd was open 60 the public. II was
addressed by Chief Scout Master
FRANK A. Grccnhawk. The local Boy
scouts under the leadership OF Scout
Mas'or' Rev T. g. I'm, attended in a
body.
The now cclored school recently
huilt 10y tho Delaware school Auxili-
nfN N~sorioiion, with money donated
hN Y. :. du ron,. was first used for
school purposes on November I. Thi,
oncsstory brick building cost abou,
saa,u"o, and IN as complete as money
could maxi. II.
Mrs. W. V. Mcssick has returned
nom a visit 90 her sister. Mrs. Cha,
y Williams IN Springfield Mass.
Nrs. Leland Harmonson has re.
turned from an extended trip 10 Al.
lnntic city, and other points.
On Monday Mrs. prcssly spr,,ance
Formerly ~ smyrna. celebrated her
nlnctle'h birthday anniversary. M
o,is~sn
Nirs Melf.. Marker OF phliadelph.s
wns n visitor M tho homo of her nun,
MiAr Fannie Marker of Clayton. ins
week.
Mr., and Mrs Charles Robinson ar,
receiving congratulations on the h,r,l
"i q hadN boy, Daniel Cauf'iel Robin.
son.
Mr, ana Mrs James Bowors o
'rumr'on, Md. have becn ylsltin,
Mis. Anderson Ford. ~ Coinmcrc,
street, this week.
Mrs. Henry Cochran of Cambridge
Nal, sp"nt tho wcck-cnd with Mia
'nnnic Marker Of Clayton.
irving Walls visited Smyrna %,
Friday and Joined q party Zoe duel
shooting.
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MIDDLETOWN,

Middictown, Nov. i2.-Wniiam ID
Oricr and Miss Anna Il. Allen wore
ranrri1c AZ the 81. Il. parsonage, NJ
$50 o'clock "Wednesday evening, BY
Rov. V. i. Northrup.
Mrs. Ina Freeman OF Dover han an
rouaessi The engagement OF her eaaSh'
ter, Eimirs Virginia. 10 Wiliinri
Reynoses Money, soa OF Mr., and Mrs
sSmcs A. Money ~ near M1ddietown
The marriage win take place durin;
the winter,
Mr.. and Mrs, II, X, Thompson d
rear summit Bridge were gwen
Variety shower at the home or Mrs
Tnvsspsan,s parents, Dir, and Nrf
ilSrsSy Jewell. Tuesday evening The,
received n number Of beautiful gifts
lss flV~nments wore served py Ahs
Thompson's Sunday school class,
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TALK TO THEMSELVES.

New York is d city of people with
loneiy souls, VINO talk TO themselves
on tho quiet s.do streets at night
men, immersed in deep study, stroll
along talking aloud. Those who live
here understand, niYerside Drive
benches In ths evening are aise filled
with strangers whose lips humble In
self canyorestiCi. Tho boarding
house patrons are used 10 it, But
those who coias nsts 10 Inc cas' ima-
eina Il Is some sort Of mentai conf
plain. is.a iaem go ho~eYes, Tor
Gays. w.thoss talking - any o3e aHd
they viii sooR Do among iae vast army
OF "seif-tsihefs. s."--indiaHspoiis Star
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NEWS or STAFFORD.

SoGford, Nov, la.--Mrs. George w.
Nllllean, Sr., received telegram,
yesterday, announcing the death of
her nephew, calvin Coulhourn. which
occurred at hls home at Norfolk, Va.
lie u about 20 years OF ago and leaves
n widow and two children. lie was a
non of George Coulhourn OF Chinco-
tcnguc, Va, formerly Of Seaford.
~ Rev. Philip Cook, II. d.. Bishop
of Delaware. viii visit ST. i.uke's u.
~ church, this town. sunday, and ad-
mlnlntcr confirmation 20 a class.
Professor and Mrs. Ralph Il. Ash of
lllhhinR. Mimi. announce the birth OF
% aon. Mrs. Ash before her marriage
was Miss ncssic q. Dulany. daughter
~ former state Auditor John y. Du-
lany of this town.
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Don't Miss Seeing This Cunning
Little Kerosene Lamp From England

called the "Ksndlet" which will burn all night couple
of spoorfu Of and WON'T EXPLODE If You
tip it
For the hail. nursery, bathroom eroonn nothing
could be economical and satisfactory
It's the trimmesrookinx little affair made In she shape
Of candle and ean0iestck. with hood tho
candle" protect the dame Candlesk, candle
the fat wick (which
kerosene) al OF metal. lacquered choice
dainty cofors,
Decidedly noveaseidsdy useful, This is It's first show
ing in America. Price. S1.I5.
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ROAD INSPECTION TRIP.

Dover. Nov. 12.-The trip arranged
by the Sussex County Highway Com
mission over the State Highway, was
highly gratifying TO the members OF
the State Highway Department. They
were taken in automobiles over all OF
tho new and improved roads In
Sussex county. shown tho improve
ments made to dirt roads and pointed
out the necessity OF Improvement OF
more or the dirt roads by making
them concrete.
Tho party was banqucted at Laurel
by the Sussex delegation. Former
Governor John G.. Townsend. Jr., and
William 7. Valiant made the trip most
interesting for the visitors.
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LEWES NOTES.

Loves, Nov, 1.-THE high school
o. Lcwcs played basketball Thursday
evening. with the high school team OF
ooorsotown. The score was Q 20 6, in
ihNor uf Loves. Professor Bunzer Of
The lscwos School accompanied his
runils and Louis Chambers, Mrs. VII
Ham I. orr. Mrs. zcrdon and Mrs.
Hannah Norris went over 20 witness
the gnmo.
Mrs. Howard Davis is visiting her
sis,er m Baltimore.
Mrs. James N. Rowland and Mrs.
Fred iubkor are chairmen OF fancy
articles FOR the hazaar for the NJ. Il,
Church Of lcwcs. Mrs. Dan Jones is
chairman 81 the apron committee.
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Experienced,

Airs, Jones was entertaining some
of her sons little friends, Willie, she
said addressing a siH-year- who
was enjoying a plate Of cold beef, are
you sure you can cut your own meat
The child wha was making desper-
ate efforts with his knife and fork
replied,
Yes, tiaasa.is, I've often had IL ss
tough as this af home.-The Chris
tiaa-Evaageiist est, Louis),
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s150--is nothing to the va
siety to be shown in eolors,
designs, sizes, shapes and
materials, Of shades for
bridge lamps boudon lamps.
table lamps, hoor lamps, all
lamps.
Silk shades, gSaes shades,
shades Of Aand-deeorated
parchnaeHt-the choice is all
most bewildering.
Very rarely viii you find
two l4napshaSes alike, es-
peeialsy among the richer
silk shades. which are made
as finely as any ladys Paris
gown-and Of as fine mate
rialS,
Speaking Of lowered
prices, an Interesting offer
ing Is ready now. About
100 glscs shades handsome,
eolorful, IN foorlamp size
(s2 fnehes), are special at
$3.50.
This Is just about one
sixth of what they sold for
last year,
|. Ehestnat)
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eEnd Of aPerfect Thanksgiving Day WILDE
The New Lamp Lighted
And Looking Euen LOueIier Than
1t Looked in Wnnnmnker's!

How many handsome
Wanamaker candles viii
beam proudly on the boun-
tiful Thanksgiving tables
Of this city and State, next
Thursday a week, we can
not exactly estimate, but we
will say that the candle
counter alone constitutes
an extreme busy corner OF
the Lamp Store, and that
we can show candles in 30
different shades and in 40
different sizes;
So that, ia X in g all
shades and all sizes and
laying them out in p row.
there would be over 1000
different candles here for
your choice!
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MLSMA TED!
So Many Lamps and Shades
But NeUer at WnnQmuker's

VTyE HAVE no lamp
w here for which We
' cannot show you at
least enc style Of appropri-
ate shade. often a wide
choice in styles
Some lamps are easily
suitea-you see, It's ike
matchmaking, after al.
For others it's quite a
study. but We keep ON study
ing, using almost the same
exquisite care with which the
poet searches for the right
rhyme to finish his eouplet,
the one perfect word TO ex-
press his glowing thought.
until we find the particular
shade that seems born to
adorn that particular lamp,
however particular.
If we haven't the suitable
shade in stock, we have It
made to erder-if we have TO
send to France for it.
The variety in cur range
of lamp-shade prices-$1 to
(Fourth Eli
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Candlesticks, IN not quite
30 sizes, but IN a satisfac-
tory range Of sizes, and in
every ornamental or useful
form or style that can be
thought Of, are also here.
But after all, a candle is
not a lamp.
Even the mellow spien-
dor of these 1000 candles
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DYEING DEMONSTRATION.
Newport. November. H.

Newport, November. a.
The Dyeing demonstration given in
Friends Meeting House on Tuesday
evening under the auspices of the
Stanton Sewing Club, and the New
Castle County Farm Bureau CO.
operating. WAS a decided success.
Miss Phillips OF the North American
Dye Co, who had the demonstration
in charge gave some interesting IL
lustrations of the work, as we'll as =
very instructive talk concerning the
,lyeing Of different materials. The
meeting was we'll attended.
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style or color effect your
fancy may elect, Huge,
five light ''processfonals,"
tall as a woman. or tiny
neutrality-suspicious. you
require will be found here
if anywhere.
You can say 1t with
candles If they are what
you prefer or need,
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WANT ROAD IMPROVED.

Georgetown, Nov. 12.-Residents of
Millsboro and vicinity have petitioned
the State Highway Department for
the Improvement to the road leading
Into Long Neck and for its connection
with the du Pont Highway.
This is one of the most fertile eec-
tons in. lower Delaware and much
trade goes from that section TO Mills
boro. Dagsboro and Franldord. No
action. It is said, has been taken on
The petition.
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Look about and you'll see
lamps from Mexico, lamps
from China and japan,
lamps from Turkey, lamps
from Czecho-Slovakia. from
Italy, from England and
from France.
Recently we have been
able TO bring in a few lamps
from Damascus, the oldest
city in the world.
And it goes without say
ing that there are multi
tudes Of fine lamps of do
mestic manufacture.
We Can Light Up Your
Whole House
or any room in your
house, in practically any
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tNvpiTABLF PARADE.

l'oyer Nov. q. 1hs Nrm'siico Day
parade. YESTERDAY Afternoon, ws.cii
VAS mosi cr~,iitsh'e. inciuoed Dover
bshd. pf'cndinF the ciyii War vctrr-
an. and Ainsfirsn Legion member.
i~p dei.iis uf Nsiiossi Guards of
ll'l~Naf,s 'onp~ny C.s D0seIss two
~ siiSinxs aaa numerous automo-
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TEACHER MARRIED.

4 Dover. Nov. 12.-Miss Kathleen
Do,'r schools and this year teaching
In Smyrna schools, was married yes
tcrday afternoon. in Wilmington to
Mr.. William Dewitt. also OF this town,
but in business In New York City.
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SUSSEX WEDDING.

Georgetown, Nov. 12.-Miss Eliza
beth Messick. daughter OF Willard
Messick and Raymond r. Short. son
OF Roland r. Short. residing near here,
were. married Sunday afternoon. by
Rev. w. Townsend, pastor or the NJ
Z. Church at Cannon.
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Quaint Brass CnndLesticks
of Old English Type

TSHESE picturesque csr-
dlcsticks, which have
- Just reached rs from
England, are 50 remarkable
that when the first hundred
or 30 were delivered into the
Lamp Store xt noon-tfrne, It
was slow work getting them
set up for display on our
tables, because Of the fast
work that had to be done in
sarving people who bought
them literally OF our floors,
where they attracted atten-
ton from all passers-bys
The csndlceticks are Of
solid brsss, in antique finish.
and come in a variety Of
styles and sizes; but each and
every one Of them, as those
win pote who have visited
England, is careful copy Of
the fine old esndfesticks seen
yes, and used-in library,
livipg-room. hail and bed
chamber Of The homes. and
especially familiar objects in
she delightful old inns, IN that
conservative country.
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biles waving the American nag.
They marched through tho main
streets OF tho town and werc viewed
by several thousand persona
Captain Henry Hazel and State Dc
tectivc Wharton. both overseas men
were marshais OF the parade.
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AURORA sis nILEs HIGH.
Norwegian PAotogrnphs Gorxsous Dt
play Ssen n Many Parts Of World

play Sssn n Many Parts Of WorlA.
A Norwegian scientist. NJ. Stormcr.
was able to have photographed
several points In his country. tho
aurora borealis seen last May, which
upset telegraph lines and cables and
provided gorgeous display in many
parts OF the world.
Comparing these photographs In
relation to known stars photographed
Mt tho sa.ne time, he has calculated
the height at which this aurora
borealis was tpread forthA-nnmely
312M miles.
Thus. since the aurora borealis !,
by proof an electrical illumination OF
the rarifed air gases. the carth's Mt.
mospherc extends Mt least that dis.
tance above the earth's surface
Detroit News.
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Every day sosseoss will lose some
thing ~ value.-M Many use the class
fled columns Of Every Evening and
get the lost articles returned.--Others
count Il loss and are satisied.-Ady,
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stately csnd1esticks 30 and az
INCHES high-the kind that
they stand beside freplaces.
There are straight-bodied
eandfesticlss and delightful
twisted styles.
Some are set on bases IKE
great saucers, with the old
fashioned handle on The edge;
others have the even more
sfd-fsshioned sliding lift for
tho candle; and still others,
QuaSrt~st Of an, havc a handy
rnetef-hofder set hnR way
down The Stem, and above 10,
lol little tirrkifng brass befl,
most intriguing, whore orfgi-
nal 1se was TO summon my
lords ackey or my adys
n,aid--to whom. surely, a
wonderful sense Of hesrfng
must have been providen-
tally granted.
ANY one of these interest
ing eandfesticks takes you,
at a gtance-
Back Into the Days Of
Mr.. Pickwick
II not, indeed, of Sir Charles
Grandion,
And TO think that prices
start az low as 81! Even The
towering 48-inch specimen
a vsxitahle yrcnadfer OF can
dlAsxicks, is only S35.
At snch prices, we don't
sxpect them to remain here
long.
. CheAtHuD
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euI LII RUS lHdI IbtIllrxS Will
that honey, happy feeling
than comes when, at an in
stant,s touch, the stately
lamp on the table, OK by the
piano, or in any place you
please, brazes into beauty
and color, and the room is
filed with that benignnnt
glow and sense Of comfort
that nothing but a lamp can
dispense
Hences-m many lamps
of SO many kinds az Wara-
nakerNsI
The lamps From Nexfee
are vases, handmade and
hand-decorated by Indians.
IN the seff-sane arrAnfe,
fascinating patterns em-
ployed in pottery, besketYy
and weaving, by thefr Aztec
forpfathers, long before the
white man set foot In the
Western hemisphere.
No two of these vase
lamps are precisely ahRe IN
pattern or shape. Thefy
prices are moderate--S35
to $40.
The Turkish lamps are
glorious thfngs-tfe most
enrichfng ornaments for
any library, den, nn1sfe-
room or. CORNER in a hall,
that could be thought Of.
Both their bodies and their
shades are made Of An
brass, richly hand p6ercsd
an over. Tbs shades arc
finished with frfnges or
arnber-hued beads. Prices
(Encfodfng lamp and shads
eomp'ete) go from $50 for
q table-sized lamp to $3.50
for q massive hoor Arrp> If
which even The eAnborateN
hand d-pierced pedestal hnlmp
Illuminated from wittGn.
with superb effect.
Anyone n search Of a
rich and n1asuifcgue fanp
can b suited hsSe.
Equally so with ths sssk-
er for a modest tabAe Earnp
Of mahogany, which he viii
ind AT a startling price Of
only S10> or the seeker for
somefhfny move&. dAiudr, OK
moderatelpxiced IN a bou.
doir EampN
An excellent Illustration
is a boudoiY lamp that COM
bines al three of these
pleasing features. It is a
really chaxnAsr9 HttAe ons-
light lamp neasurfnx l2
inches In hef4ht. from the
base TO the tip Of the bulb.
1t is lacqoered (on b.ass)
in a beautiful rosa co1or
has silver trimmings, ano
even the cord Is Of silvery.
gray silk TO harnonize
Price, S5.
A shade that suits with
it perfectly is made WITH
five sides, In rose-colorec
silk covered with GeorgeSte
and trimmed with antique
gold gaftoon and a nirxs
Of the quaintest little rose.
eolored wooden drops.
Price, SIS, making tht
price Of lamp and sha6e to.
gether $40.
The Very Prices
in the Lamp Stors form
bright spots in a day
shopping
Nowhere viii they b
found lower than here
Twice this year have on
entire lamp stocks ander
gone notable reductions j
prices.
Many lamps are price,
wer than they bav
been within ten years, whil
others are priced as low a
they are likely to be for te,
years more, IN our opinion
Picture q little boudoi
lamp of real mahogany 70
as little as $3.50, and
pretty fittfe shade to g
with it. obtainable at 81
And the bridge lamp wit
adjustable arm - possibf
the most popular lamp 1
the land today-starting a
SS.50l
The Lamp MaSs says tina
II goa need Hghf on aa,
subject you sholih: pisi
the Lamp Store IN It's aes
quarters IN the Chestnu
Street section Of fh
Fourth Floor.
MFH MTNT a
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Here's a Chance

70 acquire ono Of these fas-
cinating eandlestieks, for
either ornamental or usefui
purposes (every ono Of them
can be adapted for cleo
trtcity.) There sre squat
candlestieks and there arc
Srs~th -
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((T IGHT the
II la m p, the
days are n0IC
druUinD toirnrd their
briefesf !"

druUinO topard their
briefesf!"
How often. this Winter,
in the pleasant PennsyI-
vania homes which you and
we know Of, are these
words, or their equivalent,
going to be spoken, rs some
body goes to the window
and pulls down the shades
or draws the cozy curtainsl
AS many times, probably,
rs there are lamps and
candles to sell and to light,
in Wanamaker's great
Lamp Store in its new loca-
tion on the Fourth Floor
(Chestnut and Juniper
Streets)l
As a matter Of fact, if it
were not for these short,
gray days of Winter, with
their clipped afternoons,
their swift-marching twi-
lights, and their long, cozy
evenings, a part OF the fin
est side Of home life would
be less fully developed,
while RS for the lamp-light-
ing
Why, a single beautiful
lamp can often make a room
more lovely by night than
it was in the full flood of
MONDAY sunshinel
II you doubt this, come
here and look over the great
Lamp Store in its new and
enlarged quarters, with its
new equipment.
We were going to invite
you anyhow. II you were
looking for any kind of
lamp, for home use or for
gift purposes, you were
probably coming here any
how.
When a Lamp Is Wanted
for a gift for Christmas,
it's an excellent idea 10 So
lect it before the shopping
rush commences.
And If the home needs a
lamp at all. whether for the
guests desk or night-table,
or for library, lving-room,
music room or hall, surely
it should be set in before
the Thanksgiving holiday |!
Our Winter and holiday
stocks are now in their
finest flower, as to both
quantity and selection
Flower-shows are ineom-
parable, and people do well
to pay to see them; but
don't you think that q
Lamp Show, such as our
display may fairly b e
termed, is as Incompatible
in its way, and that it's a
jolly good thing one can
enjoy it, without a cent to
pay. just by stepping off a
Chestnut Street elevator at
the Fourth Floor
In this attractive new
location we have assembled
what we know 10 be the
largest and most varied
stocks of lamps to be found
in any retail establishment,
and what we certainly be
lieve to be the finest stocks
for taste and beauty, since
that is what we picked then
out for.
All the Lamp Markets
Of the world are open to us
and when their best offer,
ings are brought together
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All the Lamp Markets

OF the WOrId are open 10 us,
and when their best offer
ings are brought together,
as here, the result is Won
derful.
Any one of the worlds
skilled artists (for they are
artists) in the new craft
Of lamp-shade-m is
ready to serve us, and the
best Of them do.
Result, More fine shades
assembled here, we truly
believe, than in any two or
three ordinary stores put
together.
There are things to be
seen and acquired In this
Store that cannot be seen
or acquired anywhere else.
Ask, for instance, to be
sh 0 wn the fine, simple,
graceful silver candelabrum
which Is an exact copy of
the one under whose light,
In his study, Napoleon the
Great applied himself, early
and late, to solving stu
pendous problems of State
and Army.
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(FourtA Floor. SAsssnst)
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Back Into the Days Of
Mr.. Pickwick

rSUth Enasr. ChsAtHup
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-10
WORKING FOR WEEVILs>
Lawyer Nc. N. Says He Will Feed
'Em or Bust.

A certain we'll known lawyer about
town, who also. claims to be g de-
sultory farmer when the pressure OF
legal business does not overwhelm
him, has evidently been reading the
literature put out by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Boil
Weevils. He says a few Of the bugs
have been found on his farm and
that his neighbors have suggested
various remedies to exterminate
them. But says he can not bear to
send them to an early grave, or to al
low them to go hungry, so he has sr-
dered and directed that plenty OF
provender, in the form of cotton
squares, watermelons, fresh toma-
toes and other fruit shall be supplied
his kind insect benefactors, and that
none of them shall be molested or
disturbed in the pursuit of their
chosen occupation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-08-10
$50, 900 FERTILIZER
FIRE IN COLUMBUS, CA.

Columbus, Ca, Aug. 9.-The fer
tilizer shed of the local plant of the
Armour Fertilizer company, situated
three miles east of Columbus on Bull
Creek was razed to the ground short
ly after midnight last night, the
flames spreading so fast that the fire
fighting crew of the company were
unable to check them. The damage
from unofficial sources is estimated
at $15O,OOO Insurance men and Of
ficials of the company from Atlanta
are expected here today to look over
the situation and arrive at the a.
mount of damage suffered.