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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-02-16
Reply to Mr.. Graydon's Card.
Abbeville, S. c., Feb. IA, 1910.

AUUtNlllc, -. Sy ISU' IL, WV
Editor Press and Banner:
Dear Sir-The card of Mr.. w. n. Gray
don in your last issue raises the question
of the prOpriety of the action Of the Board
of Trustees in not ordering an election for
Mr.. ViSanSka'S successor by the meeting
held on Dec. 28th, 1903.
The following facts are now submitted
for the consideration of those whose atten-
ton may have been called to the matter by
Mr.. Graydon'S card.
MI. Visanska offered his resignation as a
trustee in December, after the advertise
ment of the meeting had been inserted in
a newspaper published here, and too late
for the election Of a successor to be adver-
tised twice as required by the law.
His resignation was MOI accepted by the
Board, which had no meeting till after the
december election, and there was there
fore no vacancy in his case to be filled.
In the meantime Mr.. Visanska reconsid-
cred his determination to resign, attended
the meeting of the Board following the
election and participated In the reorgani-
cation Of the Board.
About the middle Of January he again
rendered his resignation, which was laid
before the Board at it's next meeting, Jan.
26th, 1910; it was then accepted, and, the
vacancy being for less than n year, the
Board, as the law directs, elected his sue
.cessor, by a unanimous vote.
With regard to the wisdom of the Boards
choice each is Of course entitled to his
opinion.
From the establishment of the present
school system in Abbeville Mr.. Gary has
been a faithful efficient member of the
Board Of Trustees and he has demon
strated his fitness for the position through
years of honorable service.
Respectfully, F. E. Harrison.
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Engineer Shannon And The Boys.

When Engineer C. NJ. Shannon went to
the postoffice the other morning he got q
letter that surprised him a little but at the
same time made him feel good. 1t was
from some of the boys at the. Greenwood,
South Carolina, O~rphanage, which is sit
uated on the Seaboard, and explains itself
so Interestingly that no comment is nee
essary, save to say that Mr.. Shannon is
mighty proud of that letter, and it is GER
tain that he will not forget to make him.
self known to the boys. The letter says:
II have never got q chance to meet you,
but hope to do so before long. Mr.. Shan
non, I guess you have seen us boys down
at the railroad when you go into Green
wood, haven't you? We found out your
name by asking the railroad hands. The
orphanageis located about a mile outside
of Greenwood and we are the boys that
are down at the railroad when you are
going north. II you write back, just throw
it out the window and some of us boys will
be down there. Mr.. Shannon, / tell you,
we boys like to hear you pull that whistle
you have. You must pull it good for US
when you pass the o~rphanage whether we
can get down there to see you or not.
Pull it for the boys. l am going to try to
see you in town some of these days.
.'P. S. The way you can tell MI is by me
pointing at myself when you pass BY.
Mr.. Shannon will certainly not forget to
pull that whistle for the boys"-Monroe
Journal.
The Index has not been able to find out
exactly how Mr.. Shannon answered, but
the whistle is no longer with Mr.. Shannnn.
Is now on another engine. Greenwood
Index.
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The APPLE BLOSSOM.
Covering" The First "Story" as to The
Apple Orchard.

Because of the wide difference Of opinion
relative to the numerical record of the
apple consumption of u first parents, the
statistical editor sent the cub reporter out
to trail the truth to its lair in the garden
of Eden, back it up in a corner and choke
the exact facts out of it-with this highly
edifying result:
1T could be said Eve 8 and Adam 2, a
total of 10; also that Eve and Adam s too,
total 16; but if Eve s and Adam ~, the
total would be 80. Now if Eve 81 AMI Sl2,
the total would be 1893; then if Eve 81 lst
and Adam S12, the total would be 1873; or
again, if Eve Sl4 Adam and Adam 81 ,242
oblige Eve, the total would be S2,056
though it is admitted Eve Sl3 ADAM Adam
if ihe S,131 ,242 keep Eve company, total
S'lS2, O56. But this is all wrong, Eve,
when she S1S12, many, and probably felt
sorry for it, and Adam, in order to relieve
her grief, s12, therefore Adam, if he
sls14242fy Ewes depressed spirits. Hence
both 81 1896 ,S66 apples. ;,
The statistical editor is in a padded cell
Cover Chat.
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Cotton Seed Flour.

Just at this time when all other food
|tuffs are Out, Of sight in price comes the
announcement that flour made from cot
or seed meal has been perfected, a -four
khich is good, healthful and nutritious.
Hereafter instead Of using cotton seed
heal to feed COWS and fertilize land, it will
Bemade into -four.
This flour will be bread and meat COM
kined. Let pork soar, let beef rise sky
Rghand the COW jump over the moon, let
Ht backs, chunks and backbands go up
9Th the rest, the man who has cotton seed
kbfffbe safe. .
Why not cotton seed -four? Is there
|nything purer? The pure heart Of the
btton seed, freed from its casing, with the
u squeezed out, leaves q rich, nutritious,
Ieaithy meal which will rival the old time
hacking corn bread. Just enough oil
fl be left to shorten, the bread well.
Now. when the spring time comes on, the
me when the house wives worry most
Der their daily menus, the time when most
as must HE to the garden and eat grass
be an OK, as did old King Belteshazzar Of
ID. the news Of another standby" like
arn dumplings or turnip greens, being
Recovered comes as a blast Of the dinner
prn to q fourteen year old farmer.
AL hail King Cotton! He will furnish US
18th food as well as clothing. King cotton
smiling on the land Of his choice.
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Memory Exercise.

Simpliiication of the multiplication table
or rather q discarding Of a part Of the null
duplication table, which seems unnecessary
to them, is under consideration of the
school authorities of Philadelphia.
They say that the table as all of us
have learned it, up to IL times -, is
too long and contains too many useless
parts to memorize.
If there is to be any criticism on our way
of %memorizing the multiplication table, it
is not enough table rather than too much
table,
You learned the table so easily that you
are sorry that your teacher did not require
you to learn it up to 20 times 20, instead Of
70 times 70. 1t would have required very
little more work to have done this.
Memory has no limits, no metes, no
bounds. It's capacity varies directly as
the exercise OF its function, then why not
exercise the memory? Especially when
it concerns such an important matter as
the multiplication table.
Such a curtailment Of the table as pro-
posed by the authorities Of Philadelphia
leads back to the use of the abacus as
practiced by the Chinese. John Chinaman,
to be a complete scholar, must memorize
$4,000 characters, and yet he cannot tell
you what five times six are without the
aid of his ever present abacus.
AS a result Of such stupendous memory
training, John Chinaman possesses the
most capacious, marvellous memory Of any
man OF the globe. He keeps his books, If
he is a m erchant, in his head; he keeps
the run of his stock in his head; ask if he
has a spool of cotton No. 40 white, and he
will tell you Immediately, without going
to look, whether or not no has it; he does
not have to take stock at the end Of the
year, he knows at any time, instantly, just
what he has, how much he has, and the
value of his stock-and yet he does not
know the multiplication table, simply be-
cause no one has taught him that it might
be profitable to memoriZe it.
We do not do enough Of memory work
/ n our schools. Of course, the learning of
the multiplication table up to 20 times 20
would require very little time, but in the
matter of memorizing good literature We
are deficient.
No doubt some verses or some rich prose
selection flashes on your memory o
which you memorized years ago. The
task of memorizing them was small, and
you only wish now that you had memoir
lied more when you had the opportunity.
The pupil may forget the words OF what
he memories, but the thought will stick
to the end of his days.
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Two Fires Yesterday.

Yesterday was a strenuous day with the
fire company.
Two calls were sounded. One fire oc-
cured on Greenville St., out of range OF
the hose; it did little damage, Another
occurred at the home of Mr.. James Cox,
e the Shops. The last fire was put out
before the company reached the shops.
Yesterday was the firsttime it was nee
essary to use the new fire gong recently
erected on one Of the poles in the public
square, and operated from the telephone
Office.
The gong could easily be heard all over
the square. The ringing Of this gong is a
signal for some one to ring the fire-bell.
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DESPITE DOCTORS And AUTOS.
Miss Alma GambrelI in a Smashup.

Speeding along at a rapid rate, the large
automobile of Mr.. F. Fuller Watson, on
Saturday afternoon, tore into an embank-
ment Just beyond Rocky River bridge,
throwing all of the occupants out and in
tlicting upon them all painful, though not
serious injuries. Almost miraculously, it
appears, the ladies in the car escaped dam
gerOuS wounds
In the car with Mr.. Watson were Miss
Bessie Simpson and her guest, Miss Laura
Wilmington of Asheville, n. c.; and Miss
Rena Farmer and her guest, Miss Alma
Gambrell Of Abbeville. The party was re-
turning to the city when the accident
occurred. At a sharp turn the wheels
skidded on the damp road bed, the car
plunging into the ~embankment and re-
bounding into the middle Of the road.
DR.. S. w. Page fortunately. passed the
scene a few minutes after the accident,
and gave medical attention to all of the
Injured. DR.. J C. Harris was called by
telephone and arrived in a short time. A
carriage was secured and the young ladies
brought to the city for treatment. 4
carriage was secured and the young ladies
brought to the city for treatment. None
are seriously injured, though all are shak-
en- up and will remember the experience
for some time. The auto was towed into
the city by DR.. W. L. Atkinson in his
White Steamer.-Anderson 1ntelligencer.
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b. r. s. Link, agent for the equitable
hrance Company has returned from
kdi Gras festivities in New Orleans.
h. Link won the trip, all expenses in
led, by competitive work for the In
Lnce company. The company takes
method Of showing to it's agents
kr appreciation for the volume Of work
/.
Ii. Link has taken all such prizes offer
kince he took the agency for the Equit-
|. He spent a week in New York last
! as guest of the Insurance Company.
more public spirited citizen than MIR.
L would be hard to find. He has the
by faculty OF doing whatever ne makes
lis mind to do. He is a man OF de-
hination and ability-a handy man to
! around when the city's interests are
lake.
is easy to see that Mr.. Link will take
kher free trip if the Equitable company
hid see fit to offer another for volume
tork done, for he has the knack OF do
things.
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Valentine Day.

Last Monday, Feb. IA, was valentine
dav St. Valentines day probably had Its
beginning hundreds of years ago. .
At first the order Of the day was 1or all
the unmarried folk Of a community 10 get
together and place in a large box or re-
centacle. cards with the name OF each per-
son present inscribed thereon.
Each person present then tished IN the
box for a card with the name OF some one
of the opposite sex on it. This person vas
RI he his or her valentine until the year
ended. ,
The wav st. Valentines day is observed
now is not far different. On Monday az
the Graded School each grade PROVIDED
itself with a commodious box. The boxes
we're elaborate affairs Of colored papers,
golden hearts, gaudy tinsel, ect. .
Into this box during the day were placed
valentines. The valentines consisted OF
almost any thing from a red heart to an
elaborate, costly celluloid affair. Spooky'
o~utlandish, weakened faces printed on
poster paper illumined by sundry stanzas
we're a larger part Of the stock in trade.
Smitten SWANS wrote love ditties to the
objects of their heart troubles and mailed
them in the boxes. The teachers were
not forgotten. They came in for a share
of mixed valentines. The girls took ad-
vantage of this splendid opportunity to
throw a banter at their ''steadies' and dl-
rected to them many ~heartrending verses
and stanzas under and over clasped hands,
cooling doves, billing pigeons, roses, ect.
At the appointed time @ postmaster ana
clerks were named. The duty of the post
master was to open the box, call out the
names on the valentines, and give them to
the clerks for delivery. This is the most
interesting part of the occasion. John
sits in his seat, trying to seem un-
conscious, while his heart beats like a
trip hammer, wondering if Mary at whom
he has been making goo goo eyes, VIII
honor him with a l~ovelorn ditty; and
Mary is in about the same plight.
AS might naturally be expected the
most popular girl gets more valentines
than she can carry. All the %lovelorn, I'M
happy SWANS laden her with their cards
full Of doleful dove dope. The less fortu-
nate, though is probably just as happy
with a single valentine.
And SO the pupils are dismissed, some
in an ecstacy of delight, and some not
quite satisfied with the event, and some
not interested at all. The last kind, how
ever, are always in the smallest minority
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Clemson College Exhibit.

The Clemson College exhibit will be at
Abbeville on March the fourth and fifth.
The President of the Farmers Union has
been in correspondence with the Clemson
authorities and he has made arrange
ments with them for the above dates.
A trip to the car will be sure to help any
one who expects to farm. There will be
men with the car to answer any questions
which the public desire answered. There
will be specialists to lecture on impor-
tant topics to the farmer.
The exhibit will, consist of results Of de-
monstration work done at Clemson.
All those who can find it convenient to
do so should be sure to visit the car while
it is here.
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j. II. Glenn's Locals.

All markets have advanced. J. R.. Glenn
contracted ahead and Ia In position to save
his custom rs Rome Of the advance. Can save
you Is to so on -four contracted for several
months ago.
Molaases by barrel. half barrel, kegs and
cans, all grades.
Oats. bran, cracked corn and chicken feed
Pratt's ponltry and cattle powders, worm
and collie cure. g..
Pillow sieels. stocks. middle busters, harness,
traces, back bands; leather, canvass n col.
ton collars, hair pads. Rhovels and forks.
Asphalt-,be best ready-roofng made-put
up one square rolls, with nails and cement
free.
Garden wire. 8, 4. S feet; wire and cut nails.
Garden seed, onion sets and spring barley
Some extra good values In shoes, hats,
pants, overaIla and staple dry goods. These
were bought at much lower than the present
market.
Caraja or flee. 5 pounds roasted and ground.
Your 81 90 can't buy better.
Rock salt fr cattle.
Good soda II pounds for 25,.
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Senator E. D. Smith proposes a bill to
Eafn wet lands Of the South and else
here. He has been to o the President
lout it. He claims that it is a much bet
K paying proposition to drain wet lands
an to irrigate dry lands-that it can be
bne at a much less cost per acre.
tf Senator Smith can get his bill through
! will do much for the South, for there
le hundreds Of thousands Of acres thai
|e too wet for cultivation here which
light be redeemed.
The Senator will have worked wonders
turning the golden tide this way
len he persuaded the dear brethren
Toss Mason and Dixous' line that the
lions money might be ~judiciously spent
the South. 49,
The time is coming when the nation will
be to respect the wishes of the south.
by will not do it until made to do it but
time is not far off when the Old South
ID will enter into its proper estate-as a
|3st powerful factor in national affairs.
The gods help those who help themselves
new South has many problems to
X out and she is at work on them.
still has MEN within her borders who
J work out her mission under the ap-
wing eye Of the Almighty until her
stine glory is established ever in the
8 Of the bitterest enemies, until the
be OF her Sons in the nations forum
hl be heard, until the eyes Of our en-
les shall gee US as we are and respect
or what we are.
be south is behind on public benefac-
8 the North has held the purse strings
q misers' grip. In many ways we
3 been bled!
ut the time OF our redemption is near
and. Let US thank the Almighty and
B courage. The tide has turned and
ship Of the South is coming to port.
en- our senators will be heard.
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Editor j. c. HsmphiIl is Succeeded by
Robert Latham.

The News and Courier has been most ably
edited by Major j. e. Hemrhill, formerly
pf Abbeville County, for many years. Ma
Tor Hemphill has few equals and no su-
beriors as a new spaper a
He has a style that is his own-an indi-
kiduality, without which no man a be-
eome a forceful writer. Major Hemphill
Is a man OF ideas. He thinks. What he
writes is not a ragout OF the thoughts OF
bther men, but the clean, clear ideas Of his
5Dwn brain and fertile imagination.
His editorials are always fresh and crisp
hnd brown and well done, and consequently
basilH. digested, full of mental nutrition;
hot f1sbby, half done, cold, clammy, lead
heavy editorials which give the intellect
hausea and ~stomach-ache, so to speak.
We wish Major Hemphil continued
prosperity. We regret that he is leaving
The State.
Mr.. Hemphills successor on the News
Ind Courier is a young man. He is we'll
known to people Of this county. He was
reared at Due West, taught school in the
county for a year Dr. two, studied stenog-
fsphy and entered the newspaper bust
hess, where he forged his way to the front,
The young man who will succeed Major
HemphM Is Mr.. Robert Latham.
he is a brilliant man, safe and sane,
backed by !Scotch-Irish ancestry and old
lime fSeceder" training, which never
caves nor forsakes a man. Mr.. Latham is
not afraid Of anything, least Of all, work.
Chis has been thoroughly demonstrated
byshis career up to. this time.
And so an Abbeville man still sits in the
anetnm sapctorum Of the editorial rooms
ps the News and Courier-a man who
sieids . ready pen-a broad mana good
nonf.r 'AF. .-".
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Notion Stock

Is now complete. Almost every article
in staple notions can now be had from our
stock. .
White Bias Tape, in cambria and law, Nos.
2, 3 and q at 1oc bunch. - "
Seam Braids, white and colored, Ioc to 15c.
White Peri Lusta, all Nos, SC skein. .
White D. M. c. Working Cotton, SC skein.
Silkatine, white, black and all c%olors, SC spool.
Knitting Silk 1oc spool.
Darning Cotton, black, tan and white.
Embroidery Silk, all shades, SC skein.
Coronation Braid, all the popular sizes, so
much used just now.
Linen Tape and Linen Bobbin.
Cotton Tape, all widths from to Z inch.
Ladies' Collars, plain and embroidered, Ioc
to 25c.
Ruching in all the new tinsel effects.
Lace Collars, Lace Collars and Cuffs, Duplex
Salty Pins, the best made, Nos. 1 to 8.
Hair Pins, Mourning Pins, America and
English Pins. Hooks and Eyes, all sizes,
o, I, 2 and g.. extra Eyelets, SC and 1oc
card. Silk and Cotton Featherbone,
black and white, Pearl Buttons, white
and smoked, Silk Buttons, Crochet But
tons, Talcum Powders, white and flesh,
Toilet Soap, Combs and Hair Brushes,
Silk and Leather Belts, Betting, Belt
Buckles, Belt Pins, Beauty Pins, Hair
Pins, Side and Back Combs, Barretts,
Garter Elastic, Hose Supporters for ladies
and children.
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Mrs. w. 7. Bradley of Cedar Springs
spent the week end in Abbeville.

Now comes DR.. Henry Thibault, of Scott,
Ark, with an anesthetic which the faculty
of the University of Kansas Medical college
declare to be superior to stovaine or any
other. The new anesthetic is a well known
drug 10 a new role-quinine. 1t is injected
locally, and its effect lasts for days-a
great advantage in many operations, which
require time, or are followed by much pain,
as when bones are cut from the nose. In
comparison with cocaine, the local ancsthe-
tic at present most used, quinine has three
adv~antages-its effects last long, while
those of cocaine pass off rapidly it hardens
the tissues, preventing h~emorrhages, which
COCAINE does not, and it is safe, whereas CO.
caine, except in small doses, is a polsoN.-
Atlanta Georgian and News.
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Rev. A. {. Cornish.

Rev. A. Z. Cornish, arch deacon, and as
sistant to Bishop Query, of the Episcopal
church will preach here, next Sunday
Feb. Goth.
3 He is going to make Abbeville his home
in the future and will minister to our
brethren of the Episcopal faith. He will
preach here every other Sunday until he
moves-after which time the arrangements
are not definite.
Mr.. Cornish is q man of pleasant ad-
dress and of ability, and his coming here
is looked forward to with the greatest
pleasure by the members of the church.
He will be an acquisition to the city as
well as to the church he is to serve.
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Death OF Miss Margie Calhoun.

Miss Margie NJ. Calhoun, who recently
spent a while in Abbeville, as the guest of
Miss Mamie Lou Smith, died suddenly in
Atlanta last Monday night.
Miss Calhoun was a sister to Mr.. Jno. c.
Calhoun, of Atlanta, and Mr.. Patrick Cal
houn Of San Francisco, Cal. She was
about 63 years old. The funeral services
will be held today at 8 o'clock inSt. Luke's
Church, Atlanta.
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M. HaddOn & Company.

Mr.. William Graydon came up from Col
umbia last week and spent several days
here with his home people.
Mr.. J. A. Hill, and Mr.. Henry Carlisle
spent Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.
MIR. Roy Miller Is at home from Column
bia spending a few days with his home
people.
from Clemson where she. has been spending
a while with her brother, Prof. Mark B.
Bradley.
MISSES STARKE ENTERTAIN.
The Misses Starke entertained informal
ly Tuesday morning at bridge in honor OF
Mr.. I. G. Perrin spent O day or two In
Atlanta last week.
VALENTINE BRIDGE.
Miss Irene Rosenberg ENTERTAINERS num-
Der Of her friends Monday afternoon. AS
this was Valentine day Miss Rosenberg
most beautifully and appropriately carried
out the Valentine feature. The parlors
were daintily decorated with cut flowers,
ferns and numberless. red hearts were
hung in graceful p~rofusion about the room.
From the electrician a large heart was
suspended, from this was hung smaller
hearts, arrow pierced or with Cupid,s,these
the guests drew as place cards; after an
hour OF interesting games, Mrs. NJ. L.. Bull
lock was found to have top score and was
given a dainty silver pickle fork. The re-
freshments we're most attractive. In beau
tifully fashioned baskets made from grape
fruit with dainty ribbon handles a delicious
fruit salad was served. With this was
served fruit cake, pink and white heart
shape cakes, crystalized fruits and heart
Miss Rosenberg was charming in
a becoming toilet Of blue crepe. She was
assisted in receiving by her mother, Mrs.
Philip Rosenberg who wore an attractive
silk gown.