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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Miss Marie Cromsr in Aiken.

Miss Marie Cromer of Abbeville
County who has been teaching In
Aiken for some time returned there
last week to read paper before the
rally in that county.
The Aiken Journal gives the follow
ing epitome OF Miss Cromers address
MISS CROMER's ADDRESS.
Miss Cromer ia president of the
Aiken County School Improvement
association. Miss Cromer said that
the teachers in the schools are the
watchmen over the educational inter-
ests of communities and urged that
more care be exercised In the selection
of teachers. Teachers are needed who
will train the mind and morals Of the
children, and who will be willing to
become power for good in commun-
ity. Such teachers are of as much
benefit to q community as business
men or women. The teachers should
be cheerful, have love for children,
and should strive to make men and
women of character. She deplores the
salary that Is paid teachers here, stat
ing that it is one of the reason why
efficient teachers can not always be
procured, teachers who will always
teach that character and character
alone is what counts in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01

Australia is . great country for
competitions. The Victoria mining
CITY of Ballarat has had q love letter
com petition, which proved 80 attrac.
tive as to draw competitors from all
over the British empire. It closed .
few days ago, with the result that the
first prise was awarded to Mics Ger
trude Leighton Of England. The let
ter judged to the best ran thus: -
To An Imaginary Correspondent
You ask me to forgive you. What can
you ever do, sweetheart, which for one
moment could make me forget what
you are to me, or that love which has
made earth Heaven. and my life ajoyP
Have I to forgive the sun for lurking
behind the clouds when he has shone
on my days and made them golden; or
shall I welcome him the less when be
comes forth to warm me again?
Beloved, i'll have ought to forgive
1t is that you, I hold have asked the
question. I have no desire to know
anything, except that you have loved
me and love me still. My faith is un-
questioning, for have I not crowned
you king, and the king can do no
wrong? These eyes Of mine, which have
closed beneath your kisses, are sight
less until you unseal them. My. ears
are deaf except to the magic call Of
my beloved, and my heart has ceased
to beat until it can throb on yours
am sleeping, and shall awaken but nj
the sound Of your footsteps.-Ex.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Officers Raid Glenn Springs Club.

Spartanburg, Aug. 23-"SkeeW
Poat, manager of the Glenn Springs
club house. was arrested today on the
charge of maintaining nuisance and
bis place of business raided, the officers
capturing many bottles of beer and a
small quantity of whiskey, together
with packs of cards, poker chips and
other gambling effects.
The officers making the raid were
Constables John Miller and Moos
Hays and Mr.. Isom Miller. These
officers went down to Glenn Springs
armed with five warrants to search
the club house and to arrest those con-
nected with it. The officers did not
find any gambling going on at the
time of the raid.
Manager Poat was arrested, but he
gave bond before Magistrate Lancaster
and was not brought to town. A negro
named Nelson. one of the attaches OF
the place, also succeeded in giving
bond. Henry Davis, colored, was the
only party locked. up.
The warrants for the Glenn Springs
club houses were issued by Magistrate
Kirby. They were sworn out at the
instigatlon of number of prominent
citizens of the Glenn Springs section,
several ladies being among those who
made complaint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
When Jack Baldwin Prayed.

An old man in Georgia named Jack
Baldwin, having lost bis hat In an
old dry well one day, hitched a rope
to a stump and let himself down. A
wicked wag named Neal came along
just then and quietly detatching bell
from Baldwin's old blind horse, ap-
preached the well, bell in hand, and
began to ting-a.ling.
Jack thought the old horse was
coming and said: Hang the old
blind horse! He's coming this way
sure; be amt got no more sense than
to fall In on me. Whoa Bali"
The sound came closer.
"Great Jerusalem! The old blind
fool will be right on top of me in a
minute! Whoa, Ball! Whoa, haw,
BallW
Neal kicked little dirt on Jacks
head, and Jack began to pray:
"Oh, Lord, have mercy on-whoa
-Ball!-a poor sinner-I'm gone now
Whoa. Ball! Our Father who art in
whoa, Ball-hallowed be Thy-gee,
Ball, gee! What'll do? Now l lay
me down to siege, Ball" Just then
in fell more dirt. "Ob, Lord, II You
ever intend to do anything for me
back, Ball! Whoa-Thy kingdom
come-gee, Ball! Oh, Lord, You
know | was baptised in Smiths mill.
dam-whoa, Ball! Ho up! Murder!
Whoa!"
Neal could hold in no longer and
shouted q laugh which might have
been heard two miles, which was
about as far as Jack chased him when
he got out'-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
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News About and Around Cave.

The revival m Getting has started at Little
River. Hoping 20 have . large crowd each
day. ...S +
;, Miss Irene Gordon from Anderson is visit
Ing Miss Madge Tucker.
It was sad about Miss v. Hsll's death. The
family have our sympathy.
Mr.. John Walker OF Due West, attended
the picnic at Antreville, and also visiting Mr..
]. r. Tucker and family frequently.
Crops OF this section are needing rain very
bad. ,-..
Mr.. Livy Pratt attended the picnic.
Mr. John Shaw, OF Honea Path, have q
beautiful turnout It is said that he has
the fstest mule Of any one. He also visits
Mr.. J. r. Tucker, Jr. Mr.. Shaw says he en-
Joy seeing Mr.. fuckers fine corn and cotton.
Mr. Kyle McAdans of Keaton has been Wis
iting Mr.. Tucker. I made mistake It was
Miss Tucker instead ofMr. Tucker.
It seem as II Mr.. Tucker and family are
having all the company Of this section, For
one reason he has one Of the most attractive
young ladies OF this section. -
Mr.. Pink Busby Ia having all Of bis ont
houses whitewashed. Looks like he might
have his dwelling painted.
The roads around here are In bad condl-
ton almost passed travelling.
Misses Irene Gordon and Madge Tucker at
tended service At Little River Sunday.
We are having some nice cool waether. BY
that VIC know winter 10 drawing close.
Rosebud and Pet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01

The enterprising manager OF our
phone system, which, by the way, Is
one of the best conducted systems In
this part of the country, has recently
gotten out q new directory with q re;
vised list of subscribers, in which the
house or store you wish to speak to by
number. Suppose you wish to speak
to Mr.. Smith, and his number is rs,
When central answers and asks what
number, say ''seven-five, seventy-f1ve." "
By repeating each number separately
and then putting them together Gen.
trail" is almost sure to hear distinctly
the number you wish. Then, when
Mr.. Smith takes down his receiver, II
be knows how to answer the phone,
he will not say, "Halloo! who is this?"
Did you ever stop to think that this is
not only poor way to answer the
phone but that 1t is bad grammar? VI
the two pronouns this and that, this
refers to the nearer object, that to the
more remote object. So do not say,
"Halloo, who is this?" when probably
you are several miles from the person
who has answered, and you are asking
him to guess who you are, just like
you do a little child when you wish it
to call the names of several people.
You put your finger on one and say,
"Who is this?" But when you call
some one and the answer comes, "Hel-
To-" say "Who Is thatW Butto return
to Mr.. Smith. He takes down his re-
celver and says "75.n or "Mr. Smith"
Then the one who has called him, says
This is Mr.. Love-" and the converse
ton begins. This saves time and q
great deal of useless halIooing. Or, as
some might say, a fright smart smart"
of trouble. Well, the man that says
that Is not smart and certeinly murders
the Kings English, for the word
smart does not mean quantity. Mr..
Smith wants to call MIR. Love and Mr..
Loves number is 125, 80 Mr.. Smith
rings central, and says l-2I5"-"one
Mr.. Love-" And then
with our good phone system how easy
it is to talk love to your sweetheart
miles away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01

You Never Can Tell How Great
He IS Destined TO be.

+ have q profound respect for boys.
Grimy, ragged, tousled boys In the
street often attract me strangely. A boy
is a man In the cocoon-you do not
know what 1t is going to become-his
life is big with possibilities, He may
make or unmake kings change boundry
lines between States, write books that
will mold characters, or invent ma
chimes that will revolutionize the COM
merce of the world.
Wouldn't you like to turn them
backward, and see Abraham Lincoln
at ~, when he had never worn q pair
of boots? The lank, lean, yellow,
hungry boy-hungry for love, hungry
for learning, tramping off through the
woods for twenty miles to borrow q
book and spelling it out, crouched be-
fore the glare of the burning logs!
Then there was that Corsican boy,
one Of a goodly brood, who weighed
only fifty pounds when 10, years old;
who was thin and pale and perverse.
and had tantrums, and had to be sent
supperless to bed, or locked In dark
closet because he wouldn't "miod"
Who would have thought that be
would have mastered every phase Of
warfare at 26, and when told that the
e1chequer OF France was In dire con-
fusion would say. "The finances? !
will arrange them"
Yesterday I rode horseback past q
field where boy was plowing. The
lads hair stuck out through the top
Of his hat his form was bony and
awkward, one suspender held bis
trousers in place; his bare legs and arms
were brown and sunbnrned and briar
SCARED. He swung his horses around
just as I passed by, and from under
the flapping brim Of bis hat be cast
quick glance out Of dark, half fbashful
eyes, and modestly returned my salute
When his back was turned I took
off my hat and sent . God bless you
down the furrow efter him. Who
knows? may 60 to that boy to borrow
money yet, or to hear him preach or
to beg him to defend me In lawsuit; or
he may stand with pulse unhastened,
bare OF arm, in white apron, ready to
do his duty, while the cone is place
over my face, and Night and Death
come creeping into my veins.
Be patient with the boys-you arc
dealing with soul-stuf Destiny awaits
just around the corner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Lethe Well Managed
Mccormick Messenger

It shall be gratifying to the people
of A bbeville County to read Of condi.
tions at the Lethe Home as portrayed
by Mr.. w. G. Shaw In an article which
we copy from the Press and Banner.
Lethe is one of the oldest of the indus.
trial schools in the United States, hav.
ing been established hundred~years
or more. and great numbers of boys
and girls have been educated there.
From the article referred to 1t is ap'
parent that the trustees are faithfully
discharging their duties by making
various Improvements and by choosing
suitable men as superintendents. Mr..
Hagan has served four years as super
intendent, and Mr.. Shaw says he was
the right man in the right place. We
are sure that his successor. Mr.. Geo.
Watkins, will be equally faithful and
commended for the good judgment ex.
ercised In selecting men for the res
ponsible position Of superintendent.
We join the Messenger in compli-
menting the Board of Trustees in se-
curing the service of Mr.. Geo. Watkins
as manager of the Lethe School. Mr.
Watkins is the possessor of great big
heart that emminently qualities him
for just such position. Those who
know Mr.. George Watkins know few
men into whose hands they would rath-
er their children would fall than into
his.
A man at the head Of an orphan asy.
lum ought to be such man. The
poor fatherless children gathered there
should be made to feel that they have
at least, hcme if they haven't pa
rents.
The Trustees of the School have
been fortunate in their selections of
managers. They have made no mis-
take in securing the services Of Mr..
George Watkins.
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WOULD you EMPLOY YOURSELF.

Suppose the conditions wereju reversed. !.
Suppose you were doing the business (of
Would you be glad 70 employ yourself,
In other words, get out Of yourself for o
moment and have look at that self from
an unbiased standpoint.
Do you think that other chap you're gazing
at measures MP TO the standards yon have
In mind?
Does he work hard while he is working.
with the best interests Of the business at
heaat-or does he DO as little as he can, and
choke his conscience when he accepts his
salary?
Are You the sort OF man you would hire II
you were made "the boss" tomorrow?
II NOT; II there are little dews tn your char
acter az you turn the spot light on yourself
Grind 'em out! Get rid OF them, because
these ia no telling when you may be hiring
men, and YOU'LL want the best ofthem-apd
the best in them-just as your employer does
right now.
Make that Superman ofyours square up to
the standarda you have In heart-then you
would be glad TO employ yonrseli7.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
BREAK RECORDS
IN MULLET FISHING
North caroIinians Catch Half q Million
Pounds-Find Schools Miles Long.

Beafort N. c., Aug. 23.-A catch of
of mullets aggregating half million
pounds, said to be the largest ever
known along the Atlantic coast was
mad off this port by deep sea fisher
men This morning.
The fishermen went to sea early In
search of menhaden, but their boats
ran into schools of mullets miles long
and each vestel was loaded to the gun
wales with them.
The catch was brought to market
here. and the entire working force
available here will be engaged all
night in preparing the fish for ship.
ment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
TWILIGHT m NY GARDEN.

D surpls twilight, from thy dim reoessss
Pale memories steal and shaps thsmssavss
anew, ..
soft breezes stir and lift fair phantom trssDsA
Tears mingh with the sacramento dsw,
And shadowy lips are wSeathed with tsnAs
smiles,
And loving hands shine taintly th.eash -
gloomi
Tis not alone the rosss' fragrant hearts
That hood the dewy dusk with rare porfunA
The loved and lest with noisslss fsst ~
stfaying
Among the gardens old familiar walks
{ wonder do they hear the fountains playing
And see the lilies swaying on their stalkss
o twilight time, when all earth's jars and frst
Die ont, and quiet reigns on every handi
Who knows bat for little space perchanos
. The dear onso slip from out the ''summss
landf"
"A. Hedderwiok Browne in Chambers' Jour
nal =
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Why run the risk Of losing
eli when you can insure so
cheap. Insure you house, fur.
niture, outhouses, etc. The
fire companies represented in
our Office have assets aggre-
eating over $50,00O.000.0O.
We give you the best protec.
tion against loss by fire. ]. s.
Stark, President; J. E. Media.
vid, Secretary. Phone 11S.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
NsrveS Well, Rather!

A woman shoplifter was caught stealing
An umbrella ono day In , Philsdelphis dfy
goods store. But 1t was decided not to
prosecute her II she would pay for the um.
brella, valued at $3.50, which she did.
The nsxt day she returned and requested
to see tho manager. When that surprised
person could recover himself sufficiently
to ask her business, the woman calmly
told him that she had been pricing nm.
brellas In other stores and found she could
purchase ono like her own for % and she
wanted 70 know II he wouldn't = refund he4
30 cents. As . tribute to hsr monuAsntA
nerve the so cents was handed haf In d.
leucs.-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Night on Bald Mountain.

On a lonely night Alex. Benton OF
Fort Edward, N. Y, cIimed Bald
Mountain to the home of neighbor,
tortured by Asthma, bent on curing
him with DR.. Kings New Discovery,
that had cured himself of asthma.
This wonderful medicine soon relieved
and quickly cured his neighbor. Later
it cured bis sons wife of severe lung
trouble. Millions believe its the great
est Throat and Lung cure on Earth.
Coughs, Colds, Group, Hemorrhages
and Sore Lungs are surely cured by it.
Best for Hay Fever, Grip and Whoop.
ing Cough. SOC and $l.00. Trial bot
tie free. Guaranteed by P. B. Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01

It is said Of the late William Black that
bis literary method was . slow and pain.
Sul one. He thought about = proposed
book for months bsfore he put psn 10 par
per. He oonjured up the chief insidsnts
and charS5ters and lived with his psfson.
ages, 90 to speak. Whom he came TO ths
writing, he was obliged to have perfect
quiet. He could bear no noise at all.
Those who complain Of his endlsss descRsp-
tions Of scenery will be interested In know.
ing that he made careful and elsborste
notes of that scenery, Of localities and
especially of atmospheric effects.
"If one does not correctly and complete.
" framo q character or an inoidsnt With
all the circumstances Of tbs time" hs
said, lone gets only blurred page Tor
example, ono may say, 1t was beautiful
day. But what kind Of beautiful dayf
Il must be described 30 that the picture
shall be beautiful and fnished. Every hu-
man being In real life has background,
and must have in q novel II the story II 10
appear real to the reader"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
PRIMITIVE HoosIER CABINS.
Dwellings Constructed By the Earli-
er Settlers In Indiana. =

O"8u1uBB CoubtEuCt0u NJ tAO AA1AAs
er Settlers In Indiana.
In the primitive Hoesier cabin-rough,
unoouth, simple sbodes-more genuine
happiness has been enjoyed than In all ths
fine, costly mansions In the great city Of
New York. Thousands of wealthy, re-
spectable men and women are living to-
day who were born, reared and married In
such humble cabins. And there are mil
lions Of people living today who have no
idea how these cabins are constructed.
The pioneer from some Of the old east.
ern or southern states, with his wife, si1
or eight children, gun and dog, would
come to Greene county In bis covered
wagon, which was the family abode until
he erected his cabin, which was construct.
ed thus: Cut about 40 logs or 10
inches in diameter, 30 Of them 16 fest long
and 30 OF them IA feet. long; slope ths
snds of half and notch the other half to
Ct; put chunks In the cracks OF the logs
and daub them with mud. The gables
were made Of shorter logs until Teachins
what Is called the comb, the ends sloped
down to suit the pitch Of the root.
Il being now ready for covering, out
poles 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 16 fest
long, or the length Of the house, notch
thom down on the gables about 81 test
apart. Cut down 8 large oak tree, square
the butt and saw outs four fest long, spltt
them In blocks about six inches square,
take frow and rive boards half an insh
thick, lay them lengthwise on the afors-
said poles or rafters. breaking jointsi
weight them down with small poles. You
are now ready for the floors. Cut poles
nix inches in diameter, length tho width
Of tho cabin, for lower joists; place them
about four feet spaft; cut tree-general.
ly linn or some soft wood-saw logs about
dx or eight fest long; split into slsbs
about three inches thick; hew nnooth.
With these make Che floor. Tia door II
made Of boards the Same q the roof, ouiy
longer. The fastening II . wooden Latch
with string hanging on tho outs3ds.
Ore window, II BY 10 inches, has gfsss-
cd paper for glass. The ceiling u made
with poles for joists covered with clap.
boards.
Now comes tho most scientific msahan.
ical part Of cabin bu!ldine-the fireplace,
and chimney. Saw out about dx test
wide out Of one end Of tho house, Gix tea
high from the ground; csss up the aps-
ture lnolose this. aperture, extendinS
back Tar enough for the back wSll of tho
fireplace and a. high - the sporture.
Now dig yellow clay, dampen and with .
mail maui beat down and form tho
hearth, iambs and back wall. dsnsr.lly
tho janbs and back wall arc about foot
thick. Now split sticks the proper lsnsth
for the size Of the chimney-the stieka
about an inch thick and ~ vida Make
. mortar of the yellow clay and build youl
chimney to tho desired height. Thu makes
o comfortable dwelling without nails,
glass or paint Move In and hsvs "hes
down. Linton Call.
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Se1thoy and 0sstt.

A letter Of Southey's recently sold IN
England contains an interesting prophecy.
The poet writes 10 friend: my profits
upon this poem C'Madoo') In tho course
Of 10 months amount precisely to ss 17a
Id. In tho same time Wslter Scott has
sold $500 copies Of his Lay Of tho Last
Minstrel and nstted over Ell, 900. But
my acorn will continue to grow when biz
Turkey bean shall have withered" But
who reads Madoo nowf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01

Savannah, Ca, Aug. 26-Savannah
has woman moonshiner in Jail. She
is Margaret Van Blount, negress,
who was brought in on Tuesday night
from Liberty county. 1t is said
Margaret was literally caught with the
goods. She had all the parapherDalia
for making the inebriating cup right
in her cabin and the officers captured
the still and liquor both. The woman
is not very anxious apparently to tell
who is mixed up with her in the
running of the still and seems content
to take her medicine alone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
QUESTIONS FOR TEACHERS.
Orange City (La.) Herald.

The editor of the Tama News recently read
some questions used In teachers exam ina
lion and was so disguised that he suggests
that the following be added: Doyou feel your
best when you do or when you don't? When
you are absentminded, what fills the void?
II ben scratches, rat gnaws and humble
bee huns, what's the odds. If any, how prove
IL? fan ape will play pbonogr aph sea
lion drink beer and fleas play leap frog, is ed
and is patentable? How much psychology
must your pupil use In raising turnips, aud
does II require Jurors to raise cane? Illus
trate. Diagram the turntp, showing the ap-
plication OF the theory. Have you paid your
certificate fee, and If not, now do you expect
10 pass?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Toward the End Of June.
By JOHN A. MOROSO,

Toward the end OF June thing I crave
"A girl with daisies In her hat,
Their gold hearts shining thru wave
Ofpale blue fowers-only that!
Bnt, say! want that girls sweet eyes
A real deep blue. af1ne topaz;
want them wide apart and wise,
With all that girlish wisdom has.
Her mouth two csrmine hands must be.
And wide and foil and honey.f1lled,
And gaily smiling oonatsntiy ..a
Or singing. as her girlish wisdom has.
And In her veins the August heat
Must run in riot, foil and free,
With Bpringtime In her heart, 30 sweet,
And all her wondrous love for me!
No more I'll ask this time o. year
The fuli, sweet days at end OF June;
LII take your b ands In mine. my dear,
And love you'neath the summer moon.
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pleasant stay here with his home peo-

pleasant stay here with his home peo-
ole.
Rev. A. B. Woodson, of Manning,
preached at Long Cane church Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Arthur Morrow, of Anderson,
spent Sunday in the city.
Rev. T. NJ. Hunter, D. D., of Baton
Range, La, preached Sunday morn
ing and evening at the Presbyterian
church. He was the guest of Mr.. j..
allen Smith while In the city.
The friends of the Whites and their
visitors are glad to know that they are
all better after being seriously i'll for
several days last week.