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lUUik Established 1844. I tl ! ? The Press and Banner1' ! 3 ABBEVILLE, S. C. ?ltl ;b Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. ij, i . | a Published Every Wednesday by j a The Press and Banner Co. L Telephone No. 10. jv Entered as second-class mail mat- j ]. fcar at post office in Abbeville, S. C. 1 ?: Torrot of Subscription: One year $1.50 fix months .76 j Three months .60 ^ ^ Payable invariably in advance. * Wednesday, Au^ist 8, 1917. INCORPORATION TALK. o I,' t & . . 1 In his letter written to the editor; t of The Press and Banner which was o sent to The Medium instead of to us, a and published after our last issue, p Mr. J. S. Stark asserts that a greats deal we have had to say on the bond! tl issue is "irrelevant"?(lawyer talk J o you see) to the issues joined in the 1 e: & fconr? issue contest. | e After so stating Mr. Stark says! that he might say something about j the corporations, etc., and our connection with them, but he will notj pc; because that too, would be "irrele- i jj vant." If the matter in hand wasj^j f irrelevant, we see no occasion toU have mentioned it. The truth is that;j lawyers sometimes mention "irrele-'n( vant" matters to put the poison out ' n( 'and at the same time disclaim any | m effort to pull in "irrelevant" issues. That is a clever dodge of some prac- SJ . titioners?mind you! we say some. C( We are sorry that Mr. Stark did jn not push the corporation inquiry. We a] noticed from The Medium that the w E?-.- Southern Railway, the biggest cor-j ; poration in the South, was support-; jj( f?. ing the cause. We are informed p, jv * that the Southern Cotton Oil Com-j0f r- pany, of this place, subscribed fiftyjfi] dollars to the campaign in this coun-|a^ tf. It is a big corporation. Its of- J fiecrs are long-headed too, and they, jd< no doubt, figured that if good roads Knilf oil +V10 nennlp in flip fnnn. u. ws's f?I j iji try would quit patronizing the small w country gins, and haul the cotton to! ? }) Abbeville to be ginned, whereby it|W would make more money .by ginning th and by buying the cotton seed. As large a corporation as The Abbeville Medium was for the bond issue. We p< have yet to hear of any corporation if hereabouts taking any active steps 0| against the bond issue. Certainly1 jn none of them subscribed any money * ': . to "educate" the people. & Therefore, it looks to us like the reason the corporation issue was not i 0j developed was because it might have! proved a boom-e-rang. |a NOTES ON LETTER WRITING. S' Col. Patrick Roche will be compelled to revise some of his rules on [ I polite letter-writing. Instead of mail-| ing letters to those persons to whom they are addressed the latest thing; t, in the art is to mail them to someborly else. Uncle Jim wrote us a letter last week, and after we had gotten out our last issue, we saw it a for the first time in The Medium. iW Having occasion to investigate cer-p tain newspaper accounts of roads ^ being built in North Carolina, we|tr wrote Mr. Patton, the head of af-L j fairs at Hendersonville with regard! . VI to the matter. We received a reply from Mr. Patton from Greenville, where he is supervising the road ^ building in that county, but before we received it, we noticed that he ' v had forwarded a copy to the late Publicity Committee, in which he attempted to boost the bond issue in ^ Abbeville county. Mr. Patton no doubt was more " anxious to stand in favor with the bond issue advocates than to furnish us information. He is an engineer, so called, and saw three hundred thousand dollars of Abbeville county ^ money with which it was proposed to "sweeten" a few engineers and con- ^ tractors, and therefore he hastened ^ to put the late Publicity Committee . "next." U MORE MEDIUM FIGURES. h k Having been shown up on the pro- " position that the four and one-half b mills levy would pay the bonded in- ^ debtedness and interest in twenty si ????? a. Dcfoomarl Medium linHpr VT70X U1W VUWVIUVU ? ??.?. takes to crawl out by saying that only one hundred thousand dollars C ?f the bond issue would be sold the n first year, and a like amount in the y econd and third years, and that the o tax levy for the whole amount hav-!a ing been levied during these years' we would have money on hands when' the bonds were sold in the last year, j a The Medium only adds to its pre-is dicament. If the sum of twenty-one' s< thousand dollars should be raised | each year for tnree years, arm un:y j about ten thousand dollars paid out'g each year, we would have a surplus n at the end of the third year of some- a hing like thirty-three thousand dolirs. Now the proposition of The ledium is that we should borrow his thirty-three thousand dollars y issuing bonds, with the money i our pockets to pay the whole mount, and pay interest on that mount for a year. The people will appreciate what ind of a newspaper The Medium is rhen they understand that ,it advises hem in substance to borrow money rom a bank and pay interest on it fhen they have the money in their ockets to repay the loan at the very loment the money is borrowed. Was any crowd ever as ignorant n business methods as The Medium nd the late Publicity Committee? WHOSE OX IS GORED. t When one man hires a man to go ver the country boosting a proposiion, and himself takes the stump in he endeavor to impose his views on ther men he "educates," but when nother man undertakes to tell the eople that he is wrong, and to how them what is right, and urge nat they do the opposite thing that ther man "dictates." The differoce between the two is in the owni-cViin /vf fha nr IN CONCLUSION Uncle Jim: Well, friends, we are eked, but I want to tell you one ling, I am satisfied that I was the nest stump speaker in the crowd, am proud of myself, and so is my 2phew Kerr. I expect to attend the! sxt Association on Broadmouth and ake a speech an hour long. Mr. Smith: This thing of public leaking never was as easy to me asj Electing interest. You can charge j iterest sitting down, but you can't i ways find a place to lean, even, hen speaking. Little Gussie: My friends, I have! ;en elected by the K. of P., the Odd; ellows, and appointed to this small fice and that, all of which I have' led to my entire satisfaction, butj ?ter running for the legislature | iree times to get in once, and un-! jrtaking to talk sense, at which 11 ridently failed, I think I shall go| ick to the practice of medicine. here a man's mistakes are buried. The Expert: Are there any morej orlds to conquer? If so, lead me to j ie two seventy-five. Col. Joe Jones: Well, gentlemen,! ie way not to be disappointed in a! >litical race is to be on both sides; you lose on one, you win on the ;her, and there is nothing like beg on the winning side. The Mayor: Ten dollars or twenty ays. Next case! Col. Horton: Pull for Abbeville : Pull Out! Chorus: s Moses Lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness, d was the City Council lifted out of that $500.00. Exeunt, All. NOTES ON THE ELECTION. After electing Cousin John to conress last summer, establishing Wilamston county last winter, putting rer the three hundred thousand dolr bond issue in this county this eek, the editor of The Medium exacts to "pull out" for Williamston le day soon where he will rest for vo hours, returning on the night ain, when he will again take up is business of "pulling for Abbelle." * * * Well, after all, the people seem to ive taken the "dictation" pretty ell, and right faithfully to have anscribed the notes. * * * The reason there is no sidewalk on reenville street is because the matsr is "irrelevant." * * * The price of. mules is still the ime, and so is discount. * * * If you want a man who really nows how to "dictate," try a reacher. He is so accustomed to ;lling people what to do with no one > say him nay, that he is perfect 1 the art. (Music by the band.) ? * If some far-seeing business man ad gotten in a supply of sugar-tits ist night, he could have made a killing" selling them to the memers of the late Publicity Committee, too were in need of something nothing. * * * Little Gussie says that the Road lommission was made up of six busiess men and one who wasn't. Well, ou know, little Gussie knows. The ther man is only needed when we re in deep waters. * * * Well, boys this thing of carrying n election for three hundred thouand dollars of bonds is no Sunday:hooling. * * * We expect to see "more little raves" about the end of August ext year. The city council should ppropriate money to buy flowers. Col. J. D. Kerr may now cancel the order for the large truck which was to do business in Donalds and Due West in competition with the furniture merchants there, who pay property taxes for the privilege of doing business in these towns. * * * Friends, Romans, Countrymen, (hear me for my cause, and be silent I that ye may hear. Uncle Jim is I i voeHnor pasv. J *' * * * Everybody who wouldn't be "dictated" to by the Publicity Committee was either a knave or a fool. "Upon what meat hath these our Caesars been fed," etc? * * The Press and Banner is still growing daily in favor with the people who pay the taxes. * * * To hear some members of the Publicity Committee talk you would have thought that they paid all the taxes, and expected to keep on doing so. Brethren th6re are others jwho want a chance in life. * * # deer dote, ther eleckshun are oavar an so are a grate menny of our hick;ary nut heded pollertishuns. * * * deer edditoral, miss bonds is ded. ' " ' ? r 1 [the las time 1 neera 01 ner sne wus bein doctared by dr gambol and i I sed then goodnite miss bonds, yourn, I dote. * * * We suppose that some of the foreigners who were so anxious to have bonds voted on Abbeville county will now find time to study up on Methuselah. * * * We believe that the roads are still good enough for some of the progressive citizens to "pull out" if Abbeville county does not suit them. ? * * Speaking about progress, how much did you give to the Red Cross? j Did Governor Manning select any; of the "progressive citizens" of Ab-| beville to raise five thousand dollars! when money was to be raised? Gov-j ernor Manning knew who stood fori real progress. Some of those who are, so anxious to be progressive now "sweated big drops of blood" then. * * * When the cows come home at night, in those counties which vote bonds,1 they will find the engineers and contractors waiting to milk them. * * * We believe that a man who votes I )? for bonds because somebody elsej' pays the taxes, when he admits that he would not vote for bonds if he paid = the taxes himself, is a "poor man." * * * deer jim, i hed not seed you sints E( we urter go in a-washin tergether , till i seed you speek at antersvil. you ^ spoke moar like you uster call hogs than i speckted arter you had quit it Ai so long. ?yourn, rastus macknite. Hi FOOD PRODUCTION. "T A leading business man oJ: the West, in writing the Manufacturers1 g( Record in regard to the campaign j which we have been waging for the |j last two years in behalf of larger! food production, says: i^y "I am glad we can help in the crisis now upon our country. You surely! ^ are doing splendid service, and if at any time we can be of assistance do; j >ioci+nfo fn command us. We are greatly disappointed over the attitude of the agricultural press this group should be carrying the ? banner for more things to eat. We can only see in this part of the press jj] supreme selfishness. I do not believe we can expect from Washington, for positions in the y( Government are filled by men of mediocre ability, and there is no reason jj( to expect that the war will put brains into empty heads. Our only hope is ?<j in the hard work of the outsider in all sections of the land. p( We trust this intimation that the farm papers of the country are moved by selfishness in not urging the importance of enlarged food production is incorrect. We cannot believe that the many splendid agricultural papers of all sections are moved by any ^ spirit other than that of patriotism. It is possible that they have been thrown in such close touch with the * complaints of farmers that they have not quite realized the nagnitude of ^ the task that is before the nation to increase our supplies of foodstuffs ? for our own needs and for the Allies. >T Unfortunately, there are many in- 1 competent men in .the Government's service, but it is difficult everywhere * to find thoroughly efficient men, and the Government is badly handicapped ^ by much of its red tape. A FREE OF CHARGE. p. Any adult suffering from cough, cold or bronchitis, is invited to call _ at the drug store of P. B. Speed, and 1 [get absolutely free, a sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup, ;l SOOth- 'W ing and healing remedy for all lung troubles, which has a successful record of fifty years. Gives the patient a good night's rest free from coughing, with free expectoration in the It morning. Regular sizes, 25 and 75 cents. n, For sale in all civilized countries. ^ Boss The Bos: never laz always r licious ii them on STOVES ^ RA! LIFE'S VALUE. o i Iward Axtell, in Boston Transcript. Th; asked a little lad with winsome face Thi nd golden hair, and eyes of Heaven's own blue, * ? i -3 :J . e smilingly lOOKea up, snu saiu jv * to me; Jv Vhy, life is everything to me andj^ .y?ujcause I live, I spin my top and! play, , j fly my kite, and pick the fragrant T., flowers. " | hy, life to me is one long holi-L day, j j nd filled with happy, glad and joy-1. ous hours," asked him one again, when leav- j ing school, . , hat he thought then. He made a ouick rei>lv: I , 'Tis that which gives me chance to!^-1 write my name 'j pon 'the scroll of fame* before T , die!" Ml! . , . , , , lha\ et once again I asked, when years q had fled, e answered?with a glad look rais- L a. ed to Heaven: I -.ife is god to all who rightly live I ! not >r, by our loving Father, it was( j given. J g veet affections make it ever beau-|0j teous, I ;irring conflicts make it noble, C0E grand, I ] nd a loyal ministry to others J Sui slls its true worth, that all can un-'Jol derstand!" j 1 asked a man who lived for self ligl alone, Sai ithout a thought of others' weal or or woe, I anc e slowly shook his head, "I cannot the tell. ! mil 'is mystery all, its worth I do not pre know." ed a3ked my Saviour, as on Calvary's lar; brow wa: e gave His life for mine, that I might live, IF nd that dying cry, "Lama sabach-i thani!" i-npioimoH T.ifp's value, what he had Eal to give. asked the blood washed, round the eternal throne, ' I 'ho sing "the song of Moses and the lik< Lamb." gee hey answered: "Life's celestial, elsi God's best gift. ery g. worth can ne'er be measured by ach earth's span." :er h may we all, the young and aged all .1 Oil Air Sto #*^ jiltAirStoves s is never c y, never lal eady. It coc tieals and the minute. SOLD ONLY BY NGES HOME OUT ? ~ too, ' Yoi jive to life its value true, -and active live, you fi at when its close shal come, with ney r< joy wel'll hear Jad S a glad "Well done, Eternal Life re- here, ceive!" ' > * of wa . days AVVVVVVV vvvvvv' ^ne* V j the a( LUWIMDfcSVIWLfc.. X COmDl V to flu! lVVVVVUVVVVVVVV late t] . neutn l,owndesville, Aug. 7.?Miss Annie nQ [dell, who spent last winter in La- 51^^, r, S. C., is at home on a visit to ja(j brother, Mr. Thos. C. Liddell. mal:es Miss Cornelia Tennant is attend- ^a?a v a house-party in Iva, given by shouic is Mabel Reid. their Miss Annie Bell of Tuxedo, N. 0., seriou visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary ^ ^ 1 Bell. sel VIrs. W. M. Speer left for a visit ^eliev several weeks to relatives in At- wj1j|e ta. 1 Messrs. Geo. Bell, Robt. Smith, 5s Lizzie Bell and her mother, ^ re returned from a trip to Fort y, letnorpe. iney maae tne trip in \, ir Ford. Mrs. Bell has a son in ining there, who was formerly v W ployed by the government and sta- No. 1 tied in the Philippines. She had No. 5 ; seen him in twelve years. No. 1 Hr. H. W. Robinson of Edgemoor, No. 2 C., has accepted the principalship No. 6, our school for the coming year No. 1! is a? graduate of Erskine and No. 1 nes highly recommended. No. 3 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Barnes spent tiday in Seneca the guest of Mrs. ^ in Hopkins. Mrs. E. W. Harper gave a moon- / it picnic at Harper's Ferry on the I Hannah river Friday night in Hon- \> of her house guests, Misses Smith { 1 Ligon. The young people carried * ir bathing suits and went in swim- /j lg. A delightful lunch had been J ipared and was thoroughly enjoyafter the swim. Riding in the ge flat in the beautiful moonlight 3 another feature enjoyed by all. BACK HURTS USE SALTS FOR KIDNEYS t Less Meat if Kidneys Feel Like t Lead or Bladder Bothers. Hi ? nL -frtiirc -fnrcrot fVint. t.Vie kidnevs. Illm iV""" ??? 1 tpm 1 the bowels, get sluggish and clog[ and need a flushing occasionally, 2 we have backache and dull mis- i in the kidney region, severe headies, rheumatic twinges, torpid liv- j* ( ,acid stomach, sleeplessness and J sorts of bladder disorders. ? ve I m ; v'osllf! If 3 ranky, ' .-;-i ir-tfc i ? te. It is ?' 1 - . . )ks de'i serves i". ii?. , i E ' -Vh? i ' ' FITTERS 1: ??II i simply must keep your kidneys and clean, and the moment eel an ache or pain in the kidegion, get about four ounces of ; alts from any good drug store take a tablespoonful in a glass ,ter before breakfast for a few and your kidneys will then act This famous salts is made from lid of grapes and lemon juice, ^ nea witn litma, ana is narmiess . 3h clogged kidneys and stimu- . iiem to normal activity. It also ilizes the acids in the urine so longer irritates, thus ending ;r disorders. Silts is harmless; inexpensive; ; a delightful effervescent lirater drink which everybody 1 take now and then to keep , kidneys clean, thus avoiding s complications. veil-known local druggist says Is lots of .Tad Salts to folks who e in overcoming kidney trouble it is only trouble.?Adv. AWVVVVVVVVVV V ; SEABOARD TRAIN V . SCHEDULES V V vvvwvvvvvvvvvv 7, South, leaves 5:00 A.M. , South, due 2:04 P.M. 1, South, due 3:04 A.M. 9, South, due 3:52 P.M. , North, due 6:03 P. M. 2, North, due 1:42 A. M. 8, North, arrives 10:00 P.M. 0, North, due 12:34 P.M. | ?i m ' v ' 1 '-;?$&}&>. xtit Al