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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-13
I OFFER
For Sale
Ono House and Lot and vacant
lot in the City of AbbevilIe nea'
the shops. A desirable home at
reasonable D ice, only $1,000.

Oh
lot in the City of Abbeville near
the shops. A desirable home at 5
reasonable p ice, only $1,000.
200 Acres of land on Due Wes'
and Antreville rosd. Three ten
ant houses, three wells of water,
pasture, timber and wood. This
rlace is II miles from Abbevillt
and about I miles from Due West.
A bargain at the price, Only $1,000.
Dwelling and Store in the Cit!'
of Abbeville near S. A. i. shops
Price S 1000. The very place for a
man wanting to do small mercan'
lille business.
House and Lot corner Church
and lanyard Streets. This hous'
is new, we'll built and has six rooms.
Price $1,000.
House and Lot in Mt. Carmel
is located in the best section Of tht
town. Price $3.50.
211 Acres about 10 miles from
Abbeville, one 5-rocm dwelling, two
tenant houses and out houses. This
place is well watered. Three hors'
farm open and 100 ACRES in pasture.
Price $l3 Ter acre. Is worth NOR
money.
One Lot on corner Of Orange anf
Lemon Streets, beautifully locate'
level aud we'll drained, $500.
Two Lots near Wardlaw Street.
two minutes walk from Graded
School; near in, and a bargain al
$500 each.
165 Acres, known as the Faulkner
ner place, right AT Lower Long
Care Church, a two holse farm
open and rented. Price 81 800.
Ill Acres one and one-fumth milf
from City limits, price S2GOn0O.
469 Acres, well improved, II ten
ant houses aid necessary out house
all comparatively new, II mile.
from Ahheville, 4 or 5 mites from
Calhoun Falls, price $500.
One 5 Room House, on 6 acre To-
in the town of Mt. Carmel, WITH
in so yards Of two churches and
the high school, price 500, would
lie cheap al $1,000.
260 Acres land near Nj. Carmel,
S. g., price 5000, possibly cnougl
wood on this place TO ray for it.
List your Real Estate with me aEG
come to see me. Ifyou want to buy |
haveor can get what you want. I fyor
want to sell I canfind you a buyer
I also buy and sell al kinds of
Stocks and Bonds.
Remember / represent Tie Equita
bl' the strongest Life lnturalce Gem
papy in the world.
Robt. S. Link
Office over Miifold's Book Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-13
J, S. Stark Off For Tennessee.

Mr.. j. S. Stark leaves this week for the
Tennessee markets where he expects to
buy a lot of mules and holses for this
market. Mr.. Stark is a good judge of
horse flesh and will come back shortly
with a fine bunch of animals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-13

Mr.. A. D. Grant II of the thrifty far
mers Of the Mt. Camel section is doing
jury service in the city this week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-13
Annual Report

OF TREASURER ABBEVILLE COUNTY
" for fiscal year July |, l90S-b9.
The County Treasurer respectfully re-
ports tl" expenditures "f his office Tor lis
cal year as follows:
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1909-08-01

press" and we shall soon be there.
True, an editor cannot make
London or Thames; but he can,
at least, approximate to the
Times; his paper can SAVIOR of it,
a flavor of Itch? Why not? Let
us have living water" spark
ling, pure and sweet-clear, in Our
journals; read in the home, in the
ofice-and in the school. We
knew OF highschool at home
wherein the first secular work
done on Monday morning was the
exhaustive reading aloud by the
pupils Of the morning paper, and
splendid drill it was
it was foundation-work of solid
stone masonry well-cemented.
There is a difference, be it said
before passing on, between honest
and dishonest, journalism; and
every printer of experience knows
wherein that difference lies!
But it is too often in journal
ism, as in other things, the low
cunning, the chicanery, and
sleight-of-hand of the trickster,
wins; while the man of honor and
integrity must stand aside, and
look on with derisive scorn at his
rivals successful success.
1t is not Gin ORDER" not parlia-
mentary terms, for him to say
that brother-editor is consum-
mate cheat. But he is, cheat,
never the less.
The first printed newspaper
was the Gazette Of Nuremberg,
1457. SO Germany led the way i'll
journals. In 1922 appeared the
first regularly printed English
newspaper-the Weekly News.
Nothing can be finer than the
Revue DIES Deux Mondes. "Paris,
Rue Bonaparte, 17.")
Set the newspaper mark high,
with the Times, and the Tribune
Of New York, the Transcript OF
Boston, the Eclectic of Canada,
the wit of Jerrold, the fun of a
Punch; anything and everything
that caters to "the true and the
beautiful" Living water" in Our
lives and in our Journalism.
We must say, we can't "abear"
a paper split open at the top.
There is to me certain charm in
cutting the leaves of my own new
volume, and in turning my own
newspaper inside out and outside
in for myself, and no meddling of
other hands. 1t makes us not an
cry but annoyed. Indeed, we
have never been angry" but once
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1909-08-01

a manuscript, on Literature, the
outcome of years of study,
thought and research was read,
and then stolen and destroyed. 1t
had not so much as soupcon of
island affairs in it's lines except
ing, perhaps, few words of
humor. The world demands
(even before printing was thought
out) and will have newspapers;
and demoralized journal is like
putrid, stagnant water sending
out its stencil and feverish con-
tagion into the world. Let us
twist them all to Our liking, and
let that liking rest on the heights.
Let us publish what mankind is
about, at its best-not at it's gut
ter end, its "swipes' and it's
canaille.
Let us try to ''level up in all
of our work. See! here we are
at the termini of London and
Great Western, the London and
Southeastern, the Great Eastern,
the Midland, and the London and
Blockwall. London on the
Thames"
Oh, that we might live in Lon
don for even one-twelfth of one
year every year! But the dissat-
isfaction of the stay, so short,
would breed other desires never
to be gratified and it is better as
it is.
When a dear friend had spent
a winter in London sightseeing,
he related to the writer his ex-
perience, from Gad's Hill to Rag
fair-life at ST. James, and life un-
der the bridges, and all the rest.
But he declared, he would be
never content until he could spend
two years more in that city; and
he thought in that time, if indus
trious, he could get round"
But, death got round to him; and,
seemingly, his work undone. My
friends make, with no certainty,
your plans for any London.
We may have had fairy god
mother at our birth. We believe
firmly that we did; but, she had
given everything away to other
babies of our clan, and came with
an empty basket; writing upon
the soles of our feet work." and
in the palms of our hands "pover-
ty," and went on her way with a
grim smile.
London, the world of "letters I"
London brave, sweet and fair.
The countless myriads of the
good and the true, men and wo-
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1909-08-01

pher and true philanthropist-ac-
tive agent of that little world.
But it must be man with brains
and not beetles, in his box; and
paradoxical as it may seem, the
smaller that town, the live-er wit,
the shrewder judgment, the more
wisdom of Solomon is needed. If
an editor is not king on stable
throne, it is his lack of ability,
alone.
People will have a daily paper
even if they borrow, or steal one,
Many very devout folk cannot al
ford two papers, consequently the
religious weekly, or monthly, and
a frst-rate good goods, too, goes,
often. to the wall. If there could
be a sort of missonary-newspa-
per fund for every community,
and such paper tossed "free
gratis for nothing" into every
ones door it might be a good
thing, and even pay in the end F!
Now, as that scheme of mine is
not as yet foated. the daily jour
mails can look little more alive to
themselves, and try to meet every
demand. We put religion, GER
tainly, at the top of the heap; then
we want space for an "old favo-
rite" of poem, or a song. At
all-rates something that will sing
itself into the heart. We want
the sly bit of sweetest humor in
the corners; we want all the news
of those "who go down to the sea
in ships" Yes. We want
strong, brave, terse, brief, bright
editorial every day-just bite;
grip, perchance, And we like
odd kinds of advertisements; we
weary of the same monotonous
words over and over. 1t should
be made one of the telling, fetch
ing" (custom) "sells" of daily.
The words of Advice are ended.
There are so many master
pieces in English (the Queens
English) so many reviews and
magazines it makes one dizzy to
name them, even. But oh. to be
able to get Just a "slant' at them,
one by one, and-clip. But, we
could write a book on journalism;
the question is would anyone read
it, and how much money should
we make; and the very thought
of it is so depressing, we are go
ing to close out this article, now,
very quick! But we must have
our fling, at London, first,
We have, however, a few more
miles to go, few more stations
to make, before switching off for
the capital of the enlightened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
EAST MOLINE

Mrs. P. c. Dunbar was taken to the
Moline sanitarium last week, suffering
from an attack of heart trouble and
dropsy.
Raymond Dick of Keithsburg re-
turned to his home Friday after a
weeks visit with his father.
Mrs Morton and daughter Merle
spent Friday and Saturday in Min
eral.
The tent meeting which has been
conducted by Rev Mr.. Anderson the past
two weeks. closed Sunday evening.
The Plymouth circle will meet Wednes-
day with Mrs. Charles Meyers. Ice
ceram and cake will be served.
Esmond Dick of keithsburg arrived
Sunday noon for a visit with her
father, George Dick. of the Herald
office.
Frank Dunbar of Chicago is home
with a fractured elbow.
o. E. Suderstrom is enjoying visit
with his mother, who is here from Des
Moines. Iowa
Gladys Jacobs left Friday for visit
at Mineral
! Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Shaw have gone
to Brainard. S. D., to visit with their
daughter Mrs. Pearl Elkins.
| Mrs. Sullivan of Rock Island street
is out after seven weeks seige with
infiammatory rheumatism.
Miss Ayers of Carthage, ILL.,. and
Miss Stowe of Moline attended SER
i vices at Union chapel Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. NJ NJ Aldrich has gone to Peo-
ria for visit with her sister.
| Mrs. Braesh of Dubuque is visiting
Mrs. Anna Flutch on Fifteenth street
| l.. A. and c. E. Williams spent Sun
day in Cleveland.
| Mr.. and MIS-. F. o. Hill arrived from
:, Chicago Monday room.
! Bud Stultz is home from st. Louis,
where he went in February to have
his limb Strengthened. He will Re
Obliged to walk on crutches until his
limb grows stronger.
4 The Ladies' union and children OF
the union Sunday school held their
picnic at Campbell's island Thursday
: afternoon
/ Orpha Krapff of Princeton, who has
+, been visiting Ruth Clendenin the past
week, returned to her home Saturday
Ruth accompanied her home and will
1 visit in Princeton for couple OF
. weeks.
Il Mrs. c. j. Garrett and daughter
Mabel. have gone to Kentucky for a
visit with relatives. Wilma Feaser
|, who has been visiting at the Garrett
home. has gone to her home in South
Bend Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
PARIS DOCTORS DISCOVERY
Dandruff, Falling Hair Are Caused
by a MicrObe-Dr. SabOurand
Proves 1t.

DR.. Sabourand is the leading der
matolOgist of France.
To prove his theory that germs
cause dandruff, he infected guinea
pig with these microbes and in a
short time the hair from the ami
mails body disappeared.
And Partisan Sage, which can now
mense sale and is highly recommend
ed by physicians in all parts of the
world.
1t is just because it is the only
prescription or hair tonic that is alb
solutely sure to kill the dandruff
germ
1t is guaranteed to cure dandruff,
stop falling hair or itching scalp in
two weeks or money back
In warm weather it keeps the
scalp clean and cool and free from
obnoxious odors. Partisan Sage is
a pleasant and dainty hair dressing
that will put bewitching charm and
luster into faded and lifeless hair in
one week 1t is distressing for any
woman to have dull, unattractive
hair and women so unfortunate
should use Partisan Sage.
Partisan Sage costs so cents a
large bottle at the Harper House
pharmacy and is sold by leading
druggists everywhere. The girl with
the auburn hair is on every bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
GREAT DAY AT THE VALLEY
Postponed Fourth of July Picnic
Long to be Remembered.

Coal Valley, Aug. 3.-Coal Valley
lodge No. 3O4, l. o. o. F., held a picnic
in the village park Saturday. In the
forenoon Mayor G. w. McCaskrin
spoke to the people on the topics of
the day and Odd Fellowship. A fine
program was rendered consisting of
songs, recitations and music by the
Coal Valley brass band. Thomas j..
Murphy acting as president of the day
called the people to order, and made
a little talk. In the afternoon there
was a fine line of sports, consisting Of
foot races, hurdle races, sack races
and needle threading and pie eating
contests. immediately after the other
sports ball game was played between
Sherrard and Coal Valley. 1t was the
first game of series of five between
these two clubs and was won by Coal
Valley by the score of 4 to l. Sommer-
son for Coal Valley struck out Is men
and allowed only two hits, while
Thompson for Sherrard struck out four
men and allowed 10 hits. The feature
of the game was a three base hit by
Gregg of the local team, bringing IN
three scores. Sherrard got their score
on hit and several errors. In the
evening a grand display of fireworks
was given, one of the finest ever seen
in this burg. They also gave bow
cry dance on the bowery floor in the
evening One of the largest crowds
ever seen in this vicinity attended this
picnic. Some estimated the crowd at
least disturbance day or evening. The
various committees performed their
duties we'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
DAVENPORT

Saloon Gases Opened.-The saloon
contempt cases brought by Attorney
Betty on behalf of the Civic Fedora
ton were called to trial in the district
court yesterday before Judge Boiling
er. By agreement of counsel on both
sides, the agreed statement of facts
accepted in the Rink case were made
to apply to the present cases. Attor-
ney Betty was. given until Aug. Is to
present his written arguments, after
which the attorneys for the defendants
will be given until Aug. rs to present
their side of the case in writing. At
torney Betty will then have until
Sept. 2 to present his reply, on which
date the cases will be submitted to
the court for a decision. The parties
involved in the contempt cases are as
follows: John T. Eckmann, Herman
Lemm, Michael Kuhnen, Charles F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03

All moving would mean would be SAT
to a lot of furniture breakers to come
In here and smash all our bric-a-brac
and make dents in the top of the piano.
TO say nothing Of our having to break
10 a new janitor and tip lot of new
elevator boys. We stay where we
are"
I've taken it. too said Polly. ap
parently paying not the least attention
to my observations. ION long lease"
"Whaty cried Indignantly. Taken
fat Oh long lease without consult
ing me?"
You asked me to, dear" said Polly
dcmurely.
TY' l roared.
"Yes, and told you that in spite of
all your faults I loved you STILL" said
Polly. "and so l took you for life
just the dearest old fiat there ever
wasw-New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
When Knowledge ls Valuable.

The faculty of having ones mind
pigeonholed is of great value. Some
people have their mental bookcases
aud storeroom, piled up with masses
Of material. all valuable perhaps in
their way, but jumbled up and piled to-
gether so that when any one thing is
wanted 1t is not 70 be had without
overhauling ten times as much other
material, which. however valuable it
may be in itself. has no particular use
ut the moment of search. Other peo-
Die can lay their mental hands on any
particular fact or fancy at a moments
notice and can keep on pulling out
other facts and faneies of the same
general character until they have told
or found all they know. There is such
a thing as an embarrassment Of riches
in ones mental treasury as well as In
matters material-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do IS
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no mer-
curry and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine 1t is taken internally and
made in Toledo, Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price 20 cents
per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03

Kohn, George Tank, John P. Mass,
Hawkeye Realty company and Leo Won
Helm The first five opened up under
the new general statement of consent.
The Civic Federation contends the
new statement of consent Is illegal
They take the stand there was already
one statement of consent in existence,
and that another could not be legally
secured with one already in effect.
The cases against Messrs. Mass. Won
Helm, and the Hawkeye Realty COM
pany are brought on the ground that
their properties were reopened after
May 1, after having previously been
enjoined.
Fewer School ChiIdren.-County SUI
perintendent of Schools Ronge has fur
nished County Auditor Ed Collins with
county of school age, viz: between 5
and 81 years. There are 1889 boys
and girls of school age in the county.
Of this number $500 are boys and
$3.50 girls. This is falling off of las
from the number at the same time last
year, the decrease consisting of 100
less boys and sc less girls.
Injunction Case Up.-The injunction
case entitled Nels Petersen VS.. Ed
Koelle, brought by the Civic Fedora
ton through Attorney H. B. Betty was
called to trial in the district court yes
terday afternoon. Mr. Koelle was for
merly located in business at the north
west corner of Fifth and Brady streets
Being within 500 feet of the st. An
thony school building, he removed two
doors north. The filing of the injunc-
ton proceedings followed.
Lip Bitten Off.-An Austrian named
Thesha, being one of gang of Is or
more living in a single house on lower
Iowa street recently vacated by the
closing of the red light district, had
| his lip bit off yesterday by fellow
countryman named Mike Branzan
The lip was almost entirely taken off
and Thesha presented shocking sight
when brought to the police statioI
BranZan in his defense states Thesha
asked him to kiss him. and while do
| ing so he accidentally bit off the lip
The police claim the lip was bitten of
during a quarrel and the charge OF
mayhem will be preferred against
| Branzan. This is a penitentiary of
tense.
| Obituary Record.-Many Davenport
friends will be sorry to hear of the
death at Upton of DR. R. A. Nash. who
has been located in practice there fol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
Of the United States.

Interests Of the United States.
mo radical change In the curricu-
lum of the Freeport high school is con-
templated at present, but in all proba-
bility the system will be extended
along special lines looking to the edu-
cation of young men and young wo-
men to fit them for the special lines
Of work chosen by them.
Technical studies will be used as
mind trainers just as effectually as the
Greek and Latin of our old time peda-
gogues. and the boys will imbibe some
thing of practical value while they are
still young.--Kansas City Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
A Marathon Dance.

Two couples of Franklin. Pa. danced
continuously the other night for ten
hours and fifteen minutes 1t was
Marathon dance. and thirteen couples
started at 9:45 o'clock. but most OF
them dropped out before o'clock the
next morning. and at ) o'clock Syi-
voster Rich and Gertrude Monagan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
The Crime of IdIeness.

Idleness means trouble for any
one. It's the same with lazy liver.
1t causes constipation, headache,
jaundice, sallow complexion, pimples
and blotches, loss of appetite, nau-
sea, but DR.. Kings New Life Pills
soon Danish liver troubles and build
up your health. csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
She Finds q Flat.

SWELL" said Polly. smiling sweetly
as she poured the tea. Il saw a per-
fectly lovely fat this morning.
"Oh. nonsense. Polly" said 1; we're
not going to move this year. admit
this place isn't any too comfortable.
and the wall paper I'm the parlor is the
limit. but IL we moved the chances
are we. wouldn't get anything better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

most of the time since, several years
ago he was inferno at Mercy hospital
for year or two. He had been a
sufferer from tuberculosis for several
years, seeking but not finding relief
in Colorado and the southwest He
leaves a wife and two children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
This Will Interest Mothers

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, a certain relief for FeveriSh-
ness, Headache, Bad Stomach, Teething
Disorders. move and regulate the Bow
els and destroy Worms. They break up
Colds in "a hours. They are so pleasant
to the taste and harmless as milk.
Children like them. Over 10000 teSti-
monials of cures. They never fail.
Sold by all druggists; CSC. Ask today.
Don't accept any substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03
The Wheat King" of Chicago.

and Frank Sheehan and Jennie Sack
ard were the only ones left. They
danced until 8 and agreed to call it
draw and divide the purse of So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03

BIakemore in Business D.
Blakemore, former circuit court re-
porter in Rock Island county, intends
to open an abstracting Office in Moline.
A company will be incorporated
shortly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-03

Obituary Record.-Many Davenport
friends will be sorry to hear of the
death at Upton of DIR. R. A. Nash. who
has been located in practice there for