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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
The Flying Machine Didn't fly.

The goodly town of Auguste during the
recent fair held at that place adver-
tised that a heavier than air machine would
make daily ascents for the delectation of
all visitors who might attend the festivi-
ties.
The Curtiss exhibition company with
whom the contract for the aerial flights
was made failed to deliver the goods, one
Mars who Wa to have made the flights
representing to his company that the
weather was so bad in Augusta as to pre-
clude all possibility of making a flight,
when, as a matter Of fact, the weather
was ideal.
Now President James W. Jackson of the
Georgia Carolina Fair Association has TAX
en- steps to sue the exhibition company for
not fulfilling the contract.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Jackson will recover
the $4,000 damages for which he has asked
1t is a great discredit to a town to adver-
tise that there will be such an attraction
and then fail to have the attraction put on.
No doubt hundreds attended the fair for
the sole purpose Of seeing the air ship Ny
and their Disappointment will reactin future
to Augustus detriment unless Augusta
can show that her skirts are clear.
The. people should be protected from
humbugs, Circuses : and shows and fairs
carnivals and theatrical companies that
advertise attractions which they do not
present should be made to show cause be-
fore the courts for not doing so.
The city Of Augusta was honest in its in
tentions to give her visitors the show ad-
vertised, but on account of some idiosyn-
cracy OF the exhibition company she. was
OF integrity is at stake and she is right in
sueing the exhibition company for the
$4,000 damages. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Fertilizer Made fror.the Rir.

And now comes the scientist with an
actual demonstration of his ability to cN-
tract nitrogen, the principal and most eX-
pcnsive ingredient Of fertilizer, from the
air. While the process IS not maze pialh
it is claimed that the extraction is BY
means of. the electric current. A one
horse dynamo is capable of manufacturing
a ton of the condensed nitrogen in a year,
and this ton will supply the ammonia or
nitrogen for something like twelve tons
of Sill guano.
This is not mere theory. According to
the Anderson Daily Mail, a sample OF tho
guano, manufactured as stated, was sen
to Anderson by Mr.. Patton Of Greenvlllt
and it ran about IS per cent ammonia.
: If the pea, clover or other legumes eX-
tracts nitrogen from the air and conve!
it to the soil, then why not some humal
device for the same purpose?
Imagine the possibilities Of farming
when this patent is put into general use
Old barren hills will laugh with fatness
and barns will burst with the fruits o.
the harvest.
Only now, while the project is in its in.
fancy, means should be used to keep Swift
Armour or other trust magnates from
securing a MONOPOLY Of the air.
Congress should take immediate step,
to protect from the greed of the Gugen
helms, all government air not here-to-for,
preempted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
To Make Park Of Magazine Hill.

The Daughters Of the ~Confederacy are
instituting q movement to purchase maya
zine Hill for the purpose OF making of it a
public park.
Every city should have a park. A place
for recreation and rest. A place for mar
fried men to roll the baby carriages Sunday
evenings. Aplace for SWANS and lassies
to court each other. A place to be made
beautiful to the eye and comfortable to
those who would rest.
Magazine Hill is near the city-close In,
and while it may not be as level as some
places, still the walks and flower beds and
play grounds could be made level with
little labor.
The beautiful shade trees that arc there
the growth of many decades is an asset
to begin with, land the fact that the spot
is on historic ground lends to this partic-
ular place an added charm.
We would like to see a pretty park some
where near town and we hope that the
Daughters of the ~Confederacy or the Civic
League will see to it that Abbeville is not
behind other places in this respect,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Where'd Ye Get En-?

Editor Dendy of the Clinton Gazett
writes it thru" just like the big mag
azines up moth and Teddy and the other
literary fellers and spelling reformers.-
Newberry Observer.
We don't write it that way all the time,
Bro, Wallace; only now and then we are
short on thin spaces and the track is so
crowded that we just can't get through
By the way, whoo us taught the Obsserv
er to write it "fellars?'"
Clinton Gazette.
Well, if through spells thru" why
doesn't plough spell "plu"; Or If p-l-o-u-
g-h spells ''plow" why does't Cough spell
''cow"? If educated men say it is sensible
to revise the spellingof such words itseems
that the printer should be glad Of it.
1t must be interesting to a foreigner
learning English to go up against such
words. =
And what a maze it must throw q Polak
into to tell him that he is pretty ugly"i
May be he would translate it to mean
that he was ugly to the point Of being at
traotive and consider himself in the face of
such a statement as being ugly pretty
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Man Was Made to Mourn"

Man that is born of is of few
days and full of trouble" How fatally
real is the application of this sentence!
= Pleasure is a dream that vanishes with
awakening; it is the goodly apple that
turns to ashes in the mouth. Rich and
poor alike build on it, only to find that
they have builded on shifting sand.
The poor desire riches that thew NAV
buy the luxuries of the rich, counting not
the cost OF indulgence that has wrecked
SO many lives. The rich turn from the
price OF one disappointment after another,
TO find at last that pleasure may not be
bought with wealth. Then too, there is
the great middle class who perhaps ap-
proach nearestto a realization of pleasure.
And what OF their lives? They rise in the
morning to begin the work Of tho day:
they lie down at night to plan the work of
tomorrow. And day follows day and
nlght follows night and year follows year,
unth they come at last to the grave, bent
With the burdens Of life and worn bv the
constant grind Of routine. Well may it be
assumed that the fires of sin have burned
low IN such a life, for constant empIoy-
ment is but poor fuel for this consuming
element. The pleasure then, of the middle
class II pleasure it be called, consists of
little more than intervals of rest from
TOLL while the leisure Of the rich becomes
a burden. The industrious man tolls and
gathers to the brink of the grave, leaving
to another to scatter abroad"
Poverty finds solace In simple wants
'mediocrity In employment and wealth in
waste; but these are mere phases of ex-
istence and, not of pleasure.
Not three per cent OF the human family
i've In history, and a large per cent Of
these have attained distinction by
questionable methods. What then is the
end and purpose Of it all?
Light and shadow are so blended In
every life that there can be no real un-
aloyed happiness. This was what Scion
meant when he said to Croesus: "No man
car be truly happy until he comes to die"
considering the brevity of life, and the
burdens, In millions Of varied forms, that
lie on every breast, is it strange that the
human family looks instinctively to some
thing beyond the grave? If our mortal
existence Is the sole purpose and end of
creation then creation is a failure. II
there Is any real continuous pleasure, it
Is incidental to a life OF self denial and
charity; never in the truest sense, is it
overtaken by the selfish votary, who
follows after it primarily.
Pleasure so called, which, In reality
means pursuit and not possession, is a
mere ellusion. We'll did tho poet express
this thought in the lines:
Pleasures are like peoples spread
o seize the flower, it's bloom is she'd"
Solomon with a thousand wives, with
the choicest wines Of vine clad Jerusalem,
with gold from Ophor, with the power of
king and with greater wisdom than was
ever possessed by finite man, wisdom
That should have made moderation his
guide, wrote in the bitterness of his dis
appointment: Vanity Of vanities! ALI
Is vanity" And the accumulated expert
ences OF subsequent centuries have pro-
dueed no reasons for questioning that
sentiment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
The Agricultural Righ School.
1t is a good thing.

1t is a good thing.
But 1t will cost money.
A costly equipment will be REQUIRED
chemical laboratories and land for expert
mental work.
Taxes are high now.
Unless Clemson can run such schools ont
ofthe proceeds Of her tag tax it Is doubt.
full whether the people OF the state would
be willing to take OH the extra burden.
Inc schools proposed are High schools.
Inc freshman class at Clemson College
does High school work. There would be
an advantage in having four High Schools
In different parts of the State. The adyan-
tage would be more thar railroad fare.
LOT having these schools in communities
Where there Is no such school would AVE
the effect OF absorbing pupils who would
probably mover think Of attending Clemson
College.
but clemson has every equipment nee
essary TO carry on such work and to so
equip foul High schools would entail an
Immense cost on the state.
1t would probably be a better idea to,in-
troduce into the High Schools of the State
the study Of elementary agriculture. At
present there are about $50 High Schools
IN the State with an attendance of prob
ably over $4,000 pupils. The introduction
That these pupils would receive to the stu-
dy OF agriculture by placing the course in
the State H~ighSchools would out weigh the
good that four high Schools Of Agriculture
could accomplish.
Ii d State is really in earnest on the
question OF Agriculture let it place tutors
OF Agriculture in the High schools already
established and equipped. The various
Boards would be only too glad to Coop
crate with the State, giving over recita.
tion rooms, laboratories, ect, for such use.
This would guarantee a more equal and
equitable division OF public funds and
would also have the effect of establishing
more High schools throughout the state.
Another advantage that would result
directly to Clemson from such a plan would
be in the better preparation of students
Tor Clemson College. The High school pupils
could thus take part Of the Clemson Curri-
iculum'at his home High School.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
J. Thomas Forteseue dead.

Mr.. j. Thomas Fortiscue died at his home
Saturday, November 26th 1910 after lin
gering for something more than a month.
Though seventy years Of age, at the time
he was stricken with paralysis he was the
picture Of robust health.
Mr.. FQrtiscue has not struggled for place
in the lime light; he has walked rather In
the path Of duty, than in the path Of fame.
He answered his country's call as a private
in the sixties, and he was with those who
gave up their arms in the final struggle.
A faithful friend without ostentation, an
industrious citizen, a man who would suff-
er injury rather than infect it, he has
gone to the great beyond carrying no Ill
will in his heart andleaving no one here
who thought i'll Of him.
Mr.. Fortiscue wa buried Sunday, at
Lebanon Presbyterian church, Of which he
was a member
Funeral services we're conducted by the
pastor, his many friends attending the
last solemn rite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Saves an Iowa Mans Life.

The very, grave seemed TO yawn be-
fore Robert Madsen, of West Burling-
ton, Iowa. when, after seven weeks In
the hospital, four of the best physi-
clans gave him up. Then was shown
the marvellous curative power of Elec-
trio Bitters. For, after eight months
of frightful suffering from liver trouble
and yellow jaundice, getting no help
from other remedies or doctors, nVe
bottles of this matchless medicine
completely cured him. LIS positively
guaranteed for Stomach, Liver or Kid
ney troubles and never Hisappoints.
Only soc. at Speeds drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
The Hobble Skirt.

Hobble, hobble, skip and wobble
Up and down the street they bobble
Eyes Of Reubens gobble, gobble,
In the strange, fantastic hobble
Tongues Of hombres wobble, wobble,
At the women dressed in'foibles
Knees a-kimbo, feet together
Dressed in russell patent leather
Here they come like Sis umbrella
Bound around with cotton tether
Blooming out above and rether
Like an s hinged to a feather
Hobble, hobble, skip and wobble
Up and down the street they bobble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
READ THIS

The entertainments given by the Civic
Club for the benefit of the High School are
four in number, each selected with some
particular and specific purpose in view
The first, the Scotch Singers was for the
pleasure of those who love good music
the second, the Caveny Co., was for the
edification OF the artistic; the third, Durno
the magician, is to demonstrate a goo'
clean entertainment Of pure and whole
some fun. A show for those who love u
lauph.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
'Possum Oysters.

Perhaps the best public dinner ever
served in Abbeville will he offered on sale
dav in December, by the women of the
Associate Reformed Church.
Dinner will be served in the Russell
building near the Court House.
Prominent on the Bill of Fare are:
'Possum, Turkey and Oysters with
every imaginable trimming that the cpl
cure could wish or tongue could crave.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Morse's Locals.

Twenty cans fresh sausage for Thanks
giving.
A half barrel of the finest fat mackerel
on ever saw.
We will have Il shipment Of that fine
ausagc to arrive today, and will make or
iers all during the fall.
This is the season for big hominy and
he old fashion buckwllcat. We have them
When you make your fruit cakes or
mince meat pies, remember we have the
seeded raisius and currents, all the dlIler-
mt kinds of nuts and citron.
We have a small quantity of nice home
aiscd pecans.
A fine lot of cucumber picket in brine
has just been received.
Mackerel and white fish in kits; they are
fine. Come and see them.
Give Us n call if o want nice pruncs, or
Il good Edam cheese.
Remember We can furnish you with the
best Jellico coal. Amos 3. Morse Co..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Smoke Speeds Cinco cigars md keep q
good taste III your mouth.
Fine candies, cut glass, Christmas goods
and something good to read at Speed
drug store.
DURNO appears. fun begins;, remove
his gloves, they vanish; waves his waIo
birds appear in mid-air, flowers can %
seen growing, q small bowl OF water is
produced from q silk handkerchief, then q
Urge one containing four. pailfulls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Robert Henry McCaslan, formerly of
this county, died in Greenwood OF last
Sundny Nov, 27thof paralysis. He was IS
years old. He is survived by two sons,
Lesly and Kennedy, and by three daught-
ers, Mrs. DR.. Cason of Hodges, Mrs. Will
Mcmillan of Greenwood, and Miss Katie
May who resides in Virginia. The remains
were laid to rest or last Monday in the
church yard of lower Long Cane.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Medieval Lynch Laws In Bavaria.

It is curious to note that in some parts
Of Bavaria n method of procedure which Is
called Haberfeld treiben still prevails and
ia practiced by the people in case OF
offenses which do not come within the
pale of the ordinary law. Neither person
nor property is injured. People assemble
with black or masked faces in front of the
offenders house aud howl, fire rifles and
beat pots and kettles. A mock sermon
setting forth the offense of the person con-
cerned is then rccitcd in the hearing OF
the Observation-Disclosures and Queries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Baptist to erect Fine Church.

The Baptists have bought the corner lot
near the home of w. D. Barksdale from
Major Long and will build thereon a fine
AkkhugehEh8.& go"
The lot is q part Of the old McGolvan lot
and is n Of the most desirable lotsi in the
city. The brethren Of the Baptist church
intend to build a church that will be second
to o n in the city. Work will begin as soon
as the winter is over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Don't put off your shopping
until the rush is on, but see the
big display now on at The OAR
gan-King Co.'S hardware store
and at their 10c store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Two horse plows, disc and peg
tooth harrows, barbed wire,
fence wire and all hardware
cheaper than you are used to
paying. The Dargan-king Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Toys of every description in
big quantities at The Dargan-
King Co.'S two stores. Cheapest
places in the city to buy holiday
goods.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Sec the Christmas goods at Speeds drug
store.
If it is a box OF fine candy you want go to
Speeds drug store. The girls say it is the
best.
If it Is a wedding present you are look
ing for see the nice cut glass at Speeds
drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

The expenses Of Great Britain arc now
about $500, 900, 000 yearly, or nearly 81, OO0
per minute, out every tick of the clock
represents an inflow Of q little over $1e
Into the British treasury, thus leaving an
annual surplus Of about S2o, QUO. Gce
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

For catarrh of the,head and stomach get
q bottle of Mucutone from G. A. Milford d
Co. Every bottle guaranteed.
Try that Russian Corn Cure at Speeds
drug store. It sure cures cornS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

A fresh lot of Huyler's candy just re-
ccivcl at Speeds drug store.
You can get what you want in school
DO CkS at klttd's Oh z sttlc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Guth's nutted chocolates for sale at
Speeds Drug Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

In toys we have Cmore new
things this year than ever before.
Come in and let us show you.
The Dargan-King Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

SSO.O O per month straight salary and ex-
,cnses. to men with rig, to introduce our
'oultry Remedies. Don't answer unless
on mean business. Eureka Poultry Food
.lfg. Co. Uncorporatcd) East st. Louis,
Illinois. st
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30

Mr.. Otto Paul, Milwaukee. VS.. says Fc-
ley's Honey and Tar Ia still more than the
best, He writes us, A those that bought IL
think IL is the hest for coughs and colds they
ever had and l think 1t is It'll II ore than the
best, Our baby had a bad cold end II cnred
him In one day. Please accept thanks =.
A, Milford & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.

Court Of Common Pleas.
Mrs, Emma V. Bigby and others,
Plaintiffs, against Mrs. Lille Eu-
gepta Robinson and others, De-
By authority of a Decree Of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Able
vile County, in said States made in
the above stated case, l will offer for
sale, at Public Cutlery, at Abbeville q.
H., S. c., on Salesday in December, A.
D. 1910, within the legal hours of sale
the following described land, to wit
All that tract or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Abbeville County,
in the State aforesaid. containing
One Hundrend and Ninety-Six 1855
Acres, more or less, and bounded by
lands of L. A. Morris on the south and
southwest ; by DR.. j. W. Shirley on
the moth and northwest; by g. l..
Ashley and the Estate of James Big
by on north and northeast, and by Es-
rate OF John M. Ashley on the east.
This land may be sold in two or more
tracts. -
Terms of Sale-.One-half cash, bal
ance on a credit of twelve months,
with interest from day Of sale credit
portion secured by bond of purchaser
and a mortgage of the premises, with
privilege to pay all cash. =.
Purchaser to pay for papers and re-
cording. 4. Il. Hill,
Master A. c., S. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-30
New Schedule for SeabOnrd.

DRESSED IN BLACK AND YELLOW"
Not "Foutball Cnlots" hut the color OF Inc
hos, and safpst cough remedy for all coughs
snt colds. Do not accept n substitute but see
ina, you get The genuine FoIey,s Honey and
Tar 10 a yellow carton With black letters. I.
Milford d Co.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN COSTA RIGA
Property Losses Are Estimated
At S1,000,000
MANY PEOPLE WERE PANIC-STRlCKEN.
Government OF San Jose Orders A
Complete Suspension OF Business
Thirty Shocks In "a Hours
Communication Between The Va
rous Towns interrupted - The
People Ruth From Their Homes
To The Hillsides.

San Jose, Costa Rica Especially -
A series of earthquakes, varying in
intensity. has swept over Costa Rica,
doing vast damage, the extent of
which can only now be estimated
at more than 100000. So far
there has been no report of loss of
life, but the people in the cities are
panic-etricken and are abandoning
their homes for the hillsides.
In all there have been more than
30 shocks, 10 OF these occurring he
tween IL p. M. and A. NJ. Proper
~ In San Jose to the value OF several
hundred thousand dollars has been
destroyed, but 1t is feared that It
will total far more than this, as the
vibrations of the earth have not yet
ceased.
The government ordered q sus-
pension of general business until
such time as safety is assured. The
banks and public institutions have
been closed and trade and commerce
are at standstill.
The first shocks were of slight in
tensity and caused little alarm, but
later they became much more vio-
'NhN' ohu tNtH lllt
ings were shaken to their very foun-
dation. In several instances weak
er buildings were partially wrecked
and many person sere slightly injur-
ed. Communication between the va
rious towns has been interrupted, and
details of the damage done at these
places are lacking.
Costa Rica, which next to Salvador
is the smallest of the Central Amer
lean States, is very mountainous,
with numerous volcanoes, some of
which are active. San Jose, the cap
ital. has population OF $4,000. 1t
lies IL miles west northwest of Car
tage, whose chief volcano, Irazu, is
freely active. This has given rise
to several destructive seismic dis
turbances. Earthquakes are fire.
quent and the town of Carriage has
suffered complete or extensive ef-
facement four times during the
past century-in 1903, 1S41, 1851
and 1854.