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By THE BmLopHILE

MT Trask meets MT Watts in due time and the ''steel man" invited him to dinner at his home.
 Here he meets the magnates s daughter, Mary Watts, and, of course, sees in her his ideal wornan--the woman whom he means to make his future bride.
 She, however. is not so favorablys i'm pressed with him, and does not recognize in him lover until very much later in the story.
 Trask fills humble clerical positions for a long time, working his way up, finally by chance becomes the Secretary of J. J. Harrington. whom anybody can easily recognize as the erstwhile manager of the popular 10 cent Monthly Magazines.
 Some very amusing descriptions are given of Harrington, and when he prints a series of articles on the Captains of Industry" Trask, who has been advanced to the position of Business Manager, avails himself of this opportunity to write to Mary Watts and obtain an interview with her in order that she may tell him about her fathers career.
 She is delighted at his advancement. and from this meeting she and Trask be- come very close friends, and finally very much in love with each other.
 After much opposition Mary's father gives his consent to the marriage and later Trasks father-in-law installs him in his Pittsburg establishment in order to test his ability.
 Step by step he rises, and his story in a nutshell is that from a mere office boy to a man of affluence and Influence, wealth and position. heirises. and in the teiiing Mr. Oppenheim has given his read CTS a remarkably clever story-espeeially to those who regard money making and the automobile habit as the two most important things in modern life.
 PRISCILLA'S SPIES.' By c. A. Birmingham. George H. Doran & Company. New York
 The heroine of G. A Birmingham story, 'Priscilla's Spies" r a glorious young colleen. beauty a rascal and a tom-boy, has seen unaccountabIe strang- CTS in lonely Rosnacree Bay on the far of west coats of Ireland. She at once scents adventure and mystery
 Injecting others with her suspicious, she bands together her spies and sets sail in her little yacht. The Tortoise. to probe the secret to its depth. Whereupon follow grecks, marooninEs. passionate elope-
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as one of Enelands most important dramatists.
 "AsHToN-KGRK, SECRET AGENT" By John T Mcintyre Frontispiece and
 other Illustrations by Ralph L. Boyer.
 The Penn Publishing Company, Phiia- delpha. All those whc read MT John T, Me- Intyre's very enjoyable story. Ashton Kirk, Investigator,9 will be interested in his new story "Ashton-Kirk. Secret Agent
 The latter book holds q double interest since 1t is a sequel to the former and re- calling the thrilling. daring chapters ia that the reader will naturally wish to fol- low the trail of the man who could hold ones attention so closely and keep up an interest in things throughout the whols story.
 'tAshton-Kirk. Secret Agent is. of course. a detective story. as it's name 'implies. but 1t s a detective story of ab- sorblng interest. which starts with . scarlet scapular and involves four great nations. Ashton Kirk follows clues fur nished by love and loyalty and hate. un- earths the criminal and by diplomatic methods. settles an international compli- cation
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED fRE-
 VIEWS LATER)
 THE MOUNTAIN DIVrDE.r By Frank H. Spearman, Illustrated by Ar rnand Both. Charles Scribners Sons, New York.
 
 "AURELIE." By Arthur sherburns Hardy. Illustrated by Elizabeth shipper Green. Harper Brothers, New York.
 GRIT I.AwLESs.p By r. E. Mills Young. The John Lane Company, New York.
 THE HONORABLE MISS MOON- LIGHT By Onoto Watana. Harper Brothers, New York.
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Not long ago l was al the Terminal station and q buSom looking girl with
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der. the paint and powder. with the thick black hair of the peasant-who makes up best to my mind to illustrate the deprav- ty of clothes.
 You can see her for yourself almost any day.
 She looks more like a Russian toy doll- the kind which you hit and knock over and it bounces back agaiE-than an em- brYo woman under the protectson of he American Goddess of Liberty.
 She's the type who would be serf or a slave in her own country and who would not know the name of--FREE- DOM-and even now in the this glorious Land of the Free and Home of the Brave" you find her still a slave. but a different sort--for she's slave now with all other women-a slave to CLOTHES which slavery holds her In thraldom. all most as relentless as the dominion of the Car of Russia or the Pasha's adamant word in the Orient. where women are nicked and euffed and shown no con sideration.
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man who has studied conditions with q view to undcrstandinyly helping women who need help, tells me that the work ing girl in the big city takes the actress as her model.
 "she goes to the theatre and the Mov- ing Picture Show" he went on to say, and she sees her favorites in low-neckel dresses and pearl beads. with furs slip. ping from their shoulders. She sees her cheeks vivid with rouge and heavy with powder. Not weighing the matter she concludes that since the actress is so at traotive she will be as irresistible her self if made up In the same way So, be- hold her the next morning at 7:30 o'clock -furs slipping off her shoulders. picture hat awry. with pearl necklace apd silk stockings. stepping across the street de- luding her simple little mind into belee ing that she is as gratifying a vision as the star whom she has endeavored 10 initiate"
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Betty found one girl who lacked he furs or the Pony Coat the other day, but she. had three pearl necklaces to make up Tor them.
 Doesn't human nature repeat itseif?" she said. "It brings back the old story of the mllionaires wife al Palm Beach who said to her maid
 Celeste. l am chilly Bring me an other string of pearls
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THE HONORABLE MISS MOON LIGHT By Onoto Watana. Harper Brothers. New York
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as one of Ensland's most important
 dramatsts
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GRIT LAwLESs" By F F. Mills Young. The John Lane Company, New York.
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"AURELIE." By Arthur Sherburns Hardy. Illustrated by Elizabeth shipper Green Harper Brothers, New York.
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. GRE.
 VIEWS LATERD

THE MOUNTAIN DIvDE.r By Frank H. Spearman, Illustrated by Ar- rnand Both Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
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. man told us he gaw one of thes
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Personal.
The Rambler,
At Rest at Last.

The many friends of Mr.. John H. Link.
who lives near Bethia, were glad to see
him out last Friday. Mr.. Link has been
quite sick as a result of rat bite.
Mai. T. J. Lyon, commandment of cadets
at the South Carolina Co-EducatiOnal In
~stitute, at Edgelield, is spending Al part OF
his vacation with friends and relatives i'll
Abbeville.
Mr.. John r.. Bolts, of Ninety-Six, was in
town Thursday.
Mt. Carmel, was in town last Wednesday,.
Friends of DR.. C. G. Gambrell are glad to
see him out again after Il weeks illness.
Dr.. P. B. Carwile was in town last
Thursday. DR.. Carwile says he will make
the race for Ike Legislature as a supporter
of Governor Blease unless he can flnd
some one to take his place.
Among visitors in town salesday: Capt,
VIM. Shaw, of LOwndesville, DR.. +. b
Carwile, of Antreville, Capt. G. n. NickleS
OF Due West, Jas. Long, Of Troy, W. d
Morrah, OF Mt. Carmel.
Mr.. N. E. Wilson, son of Nh. Geo. Will
son, left recently for Maryland, where he
will Join the U. s.. navy. He has been as
signed to the Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Morrah and Mr.. ant
Mrs. S. P. Morrow, of Bellevue, were il
town Saturday.
Miss Blanche Gary, teacher Of music il
the Aiken schools, is ut home for the sum
mer vacation. She has been reelected
and will return to Aiken for the fall open
ing of the schools.
Miss Sue McCaslan, sister of Mrs. Barn
well, is said to be ill.
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times, keeps his name a secret, does NOT
chew, smoke, drink, or gamble.
A tramp gave him his name in 1888
Kid, you are all right" declared an older
tramp to him, at the end Of a particular
hard journey. "You are A No. l."
This title has stuck and the wanderer
has more than lived up to it, for II ever a
hobo's life could be said to be a success, 1t
is that of this nan.
He travels in overalls and jumper, but
after arriving In town divests himself OF
these and appears in a neat suit; Is always
clean shaver and has a very prosperous
appearance.
He has a memorandum book full Of cards
and letters given him by railroad officials.
Many Of these state that he has prevent
ed the possible loss Of human life and
property by telling train operators, when
beating his way, Of broken car wheels, or
other Heterogeneous and thus has pre-
vented serious wrecks and disasters. He
has been In five wrecks, but luckily, has
never been hurt.
He has autograph endorsements given
him by President Taft; e1-President
Roosevelt; Thos. 4. Edison, the famous
Inventor; Luther Burbank, tie plant wiz
ard; and many other prominent Ameri-
cans.
He also has an Autograph letter from
Jack London, the author, telling Of their
companionship on the road together In
1894.
During his travel "a No. l" has learned
ffoGr anguages-English, German; French
and Spanish. His parents we're Of the
French and German nationalities, but he
was born in San Francisco.
His toilet is cof6piefe, thoagh It takes
little room to carry it. It consists Of q
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his book sooner, as they are illustrated
and highly interesting stores, and he
stated that lately, after 90 years OF rowing
he had come ITO the conclusion that the
dangerous, senseless and pitiful life he has
led all these years has been wasted, and
that perhaps by telling his W pitiful ex-
p~eriences he might possibly prevent Others
from following in his footsteps.
In 1894 he received 81 600 cash and a
beautiful medal from the Police Gazette
for tramping from New York to San Fran
cisco in II days and six hours, and with
$3.50 OF this prize money he bought Il tomb
in a cemetery in Cambridge Springs, Pa.
The epitaph will be Il silent, everlasting
warning to others who seem afflicted with
this strange longing to roam, very APPLY
called "~wanderlust," and is simply:
"a No. l."
The Rambler,
At Rest at Last.
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Winthrop College :
Scholarship and Entrance
Examination.

The examination for the award of vacant
scholarships in Winthrop College and fol-
the admission Of new students will be helc
at the County Court House on Friday
July S, at 9 a. m. Applicants muSt bt
scholarships are vacant after July 5 they
will be awarded to those making the high,
est average at this examination, provided
they meet the conditions governing the
award. Applicants for scholarships should
write to President johnson before the ex
animation for" Scholarship examination
blanks. ? ..
Scholarships are worth 500 and free tut
ton. The next session will open Septem.
Der Is, 1912. For further information and
catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson
Rock Hill, S. G.
May 8, 1912.
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State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. lss
Lucas County. ~

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of F. J. Cheney
e Co, doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev.
ery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1886.
iSeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Send for
testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
TAKE Hap's Family Ealls Tor constipation. ,,
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FAMOUS TRAMP IN
ABBEVlLLE SATURDAY
GA No. 1" Rambles Into City
and Out.
SIGNATURE ON FURNITURE FACTORY.
Has Travelled More Than 800.
900 MileS-HaS HObOed
Since 1888,

Have you ever seen a queer eabalistlc
sign painted ON depots, fences and barns
along the railroad rights-of-way or carved
artistically into shanties, water tanks, etc.
"a No. l." with the date and arrows be-
meath it?
II you have never seen it. you now have
the opportunity, as it now adorns the old
furniture factory and many other places
in town.
This man, whose only known name is
this sobriquet, "a No. L." visited Abbevllle
Tuesday and made a%personal call on The
Press and Banner and gave som very in
teresting experiences CT his rowing life.
He is very modest and desired us not to
make his identity known, and no ole
knew of his presence here except the
members OF our Office force.
His fame as a tramp rests upon actual
facts, and it will no doubt be interesting
to repeat here:
He has hoboed since 1888, SOC, 600 miles
and has spent only s7.61 for railroad fare.
He has been around the world three
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Know Paint

There's a pai%nt-education in this adver'
tisement.
Buy by the job, not gallon. Buy by the
paint put-on that's the job.
The price of paint is so much a gallon
that can't be helped, but amounts to moth
ing.
You've got to or lose perhaps half of your
money.
age job; an average paint, 10. Now reck-
on your costs. Count labor a day for a gal
lon. Devoe 10 days; the other Is:
Devoe about $50; the average paint about
$40 or $50; the dearer the labor the Digger
the difference, always that way. g.,
But that's for the job. How long is 1t
going to last One twice as long as the
other. -or
P. 3. Speed sells it.
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Next Session Opens
SEPTEMBER IiIh, 1919.
The University Of South
Carolina.

The University of South Carolina, Il first
class college with courses in law, Engi-
neering, and Commerce and Finance.
Forty-threc teachers scholarships TOrth
500 in money and exemption flU.I fees.
A rare chance for IN inspiring young man.
The health and morals Of the students
are the lirst care.
Enrolment 443 students.
Many Improvements T. session.
EntralIce examinations will lr held ut
the Court House Oh Friday, July 18th, at
0 o'clock.
For catalog write to
s.. C. Mitchell, President.
May 90, 1912. st Columbia, S. C..
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U.Iued to Keen Down Expenses

Mrs. J.. f. Henry, Akron, Mich
tells how she did so : II was bothered
with my kidneys and had to go near
" double. l tried a sample of Foley
Kidney Pills and they did ME so muct
good that | bought Il bottle, and | fee
that they saved me Il big doctor'sbill.'
McMurray Drug Co.
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WHEN BUYING, BUY ONLY THE BEST.
Costs No More, But Gives the Best Results.
A. L. Blomquist, Esdaile, Wis, says
his wife considers Foley's Honey aud
Tar Compound the best cough cure on
the market. ''She has tried various
kind. but Foley's gives the hest result
of ALL" McMurray Drug Co.
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Varnish stains, wall finishes, brushes.
&C., at Speeds drug store.
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THE
M AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE

Enrolment Over SOO-EaIue of Prop
erty Over Il Million and n Quarter
-Ninety-four Teachers and Ulcers
Degree Courses
Agriculture, Agriculture and Chemistry
| Agriculture and Animal Industry, Chemls-
try, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
ing, Civil Engineering, Textile Engineer
ing, Architectural Engineering.
Short Courses
! One year course in Agriculture. Two
! wear course in Textiles. Four weeks WIN
ter Course in Cotton Grading. -Four weeks
Winter Course for Farmers.
Cost.-Cost per session of nine months
including al fees, heat, light, water, board
laundry and the necessary uniforms
S133. so. Tuition $4,000 additional.
SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATIONS
The College maintains 1877 four yeal
Agricultural and Textile Scholarships and
81 One-year Agricultural scholarships
Value of scholarships $500 per session and
free tuition.
students who have attended Clemson
College or any other college or university,
are not eligible for the scholarships unless
there are no other eligible appllcants.)
Scholarship and Entrance EXAMINE
tion- will be held at tn" County Court
House OH July 18th. . II. III.
Next Session Opens
SEPTEMBER Iiih, 1919.
Write AT ONCE to w. NJ. Riggs, Prcsi-
i dent, Clemson College, S. G., for cataloE,
scholarship blanks, etc. If you delay, you
may be crowded out.
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When you go for paint, say Devoe. You
will never be disappointed in looks nor
quality. For sale at Speeds.
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Shirt Waists

We have them in all the newest
styles - Linen, Lawns and Silks.
Price ST. to $3.50.
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Enrolment over 500 Value or Prop
erty Over Il Million and n quarter
-Ninety-four Teachers and officers
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Every day the express brings to
us something new for this depart
ment, so at all times you may rely
on getting the very latest things out
at lowest possible prices.
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A remarkable showing in this
line. We cannot describe the many
beautiful things in an advertisement
but invite you to come in and let us
show you the line.
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We have all. the newest things
out and have marked them at low
est possible prices. A look will
convince:
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Shoes, Shoes

We know that we have the best
line Shoes on the market and TO
show you our confidence in them
we guarantee every pair to give you
satisfaction or your money back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

fleet must be big enough to destroy Eng
land. Prince Buelow retorted:
''On the face OF 1t that is fantastic.
How fantastic it is may be judged from
the fact that even after the completion
Of our present plans the German navy
will be only fifth or fourth Of the navies
of the world
The present plans" i. e., the navy law
program, have not yet been completed.
yet Germany has already. caught up
France, Russia and America. All that
happened in nine short years. And when
she now declares that she has not the
least intention of rivaling England, nat
urally England does not feel safe as to
what may be the fact nine years hence.
The growth Of the German navy ls
splendid evidence that nation which
sets resolutely to work can effect most
things. Hard work, individual talents
and assiduous organization have made
the German navy what it is. The great
est of the individuals is Admiral Alfred
Won Tirpitz By virtue Of what he has
accomplished Tirpitz has had more In
fiuence on modern European history than
all the chancelIors. ministerial presidents
and foreign secretaries of the six great
powers put together.
Chancellors and ministers come and go,
but Tirpitz, the indispensable man, goes
on forever He is a sixty-three-year-
sailor, hailing from kuestrim. the once
famous fortress town; he has been every
thing in the navy from cadet to COM
mander of the east Asiatic squadron, and
now, for fifteen years. he has been min
lister OF marine. He is q grand adj
miral'' and was ennobled by Kaiser Will
helm: but these are the only ornamental
things about him, for he is a quiet.
serious man, who does not advertise, but
prefers secretly to run the whole imperial
Policy
Tirpitz was mainly responsible. for the
recent downfall of the secretary OF the
treasury, Wermuth. who said: mo ships
till we get the money" whereas Tirpitz
borrow or steal the money where you
like" Tirpitz does not believe in good
relations with England; he believes that
the only way to attain good relations is to
build good ships. When necessary he
does not hesitate to fight the Anglophile
usually intolerant Kaiser Wilhelm puts
up with it, which shows Kaiser Will
helms good sense.
& The second factor responsible for the
German navy Is the Navy League. 'The
Navy League as said Prince Henry Of
Prussia, lis Germany's schoolmaster."
Thirty years ago Germans did not want
q fleet. They had hardly recovered from
1S4S, or from Lord Pamerston's threat
that "a German warship on the high
seas would be treated as a pirates" The
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bers, will investigate the conditions I'M
der which they labor and will gather
other facts bearing upon their special
problem. The comparative effects OF diff
ferent state labor laws upon the health
and vitality of children win be studied.
All such facts will be furnished to ASSOC
Citations working for child welfare.
X X
Such organizations as well as legisla-
tors will then know for the first time
how many American children are en-
ployed in manufacture, agriculture COM
merce and the messenger service, and
how many work underground. Industrial
diseases of children will be thoroughly
probed, as will the related problem of
children's compensation for occupational
diseases.
All of our states now have child-labor
laws save one, Nevada, and in that COM
monwealth 1t Is proposed to pass such "A
law at the next session of the legisla-
ture. Maryland has passed an excellent
child-labor law in the past year. and both
Kentucky and Mississippi have passed
good ones. Other states which, according
to the national child-labor committee,
now have good laws of this character are
New York, Ohio. Illinois, California,
Oklahoma and Massachusetts, While those
which have the poorest laws respecting
the child worker are the Caroliuas, Geor-
gia, Florida and Alabama. Fourteen wears
is now the standard age limit for child la
borers in all of the states except Texas
and Montana, which have raised the limit
to fifteen: North Carolina, where II Is
thirteen; South Carolina, Georgia. Florida
and Alabama, where it is twelve. In
Georgia children of dependent parents
can be set to work young as ten.
Thirty-six of our states have already re-
stricted night work by children and for
ty-two have established maximum mum.
Der of hours for child's working day.
will be so. 40 per annum, to begin with.
1t will be established under the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor and Miss
Lathrop will have the aid Of an assistant
chief. a statistical expert. two special
agents and clerical force of eleven. peo-
pie. So. you will see that this new gov
eminent institution will not be heavy
burden upon the taxpayer. especially
when you take into consideration that (as
David Starr Jordan puts it,:
Every child has the inalienable right to
be born free from disease. free from de-
formity and with pure blood i'm it's. veins
and arteries. Every child has the in
alienable- right to be loved: to have its in
dfviduality respected: to be trained in
mind, body and SOUL. to be protected
from disease, from evil influences and
evil persons, and to have a fair chance in
life.
not INCREASINGLY strive to secure these in
alienable rights to its children"
Copyright, 1912 by John Elfreth watkins.)