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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Marlboro County Teachers Meet.

The second meeting Of Marlboro
County Teachers Association was
held in the Murchison school building
recently at Bennettsville. In the abb
sence of the president, the vice pres.
ident presided. The programme was:
Music, Miss Lille Watson; Clio
school; Observation-Disclosures of
Education ]. E. Swearingen: discus
sion-"Relation of Literary Societies
to the School," opened by Miss Flora
ence H. Doty; business-Election OF
officers for county school improve
ment association.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Palmetto Physicians to Attend.

South Carolina physicians, particu
larly those Of Charleston, will occupy
a prominent position in the program
Of the Southern Medical Association
which meets in the near future at
Jacksonville, Fla, bringing together
one of the most notable gatherings Of
medical men in America. 1t is noted
that DR.. Robert Wilson, Jr., of Char
lesion, is a member of the board of
councillors of the association.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
sidna Allan On Trial for His Life

Sidna Allan On Trial for His Life.
Wytheville, Va.-Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, two of the Allen
clan, who. on March IA last, shot up
Carroll county court, and killed five
persons, including the presiding
Judge, were brought here from Roam
oke, where they have been in jail
since their capture at DesMoines.
These two trials will end the case.
Two members OF the clan, Floyd AL
len and his son. Claude, hyae been
sentenced to death for their partici,
patton in the shooting and W 9TH
ers-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Charleston County Fair.

Charleston CoUht DIT.
At the first stroke of 9 o'clock on
the morning Of November Is officials
of the Charleston Fair Association
will open the gates Of the Palmetto
Park for the fair and a half hour Ia
ter Mayor John p. Grace will formally
open Charleston county's first annua'
fair. From then until Saturday night
there will be an amending round o.
pleasure and constant opportunity fo,
instruction within the great ground:
lust outside the city limits, and a pro
gramme Of wonderful variety VIII De
carried out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
South Carolina New Enterprises.

The secretary of state has issued q
charter to the Black Dry Goods Com.
pany of Prosperity, with a capital OF
$4,000. The officers are: N. L. Black
president; L. A. Black, vice president
secretary ard treasurer. The Com
mercial Company of Sumter has been
commissioned with a minimum CAPT
tai of $1,000 and a maximum capital
OF $4,000. The petitioners are: r,
A. Bradham, G. C. Warren, E. M. Hall
H. P. Moses, ". J. Crowson, Jr., o.
B. Cantey and R. D. Lee. The Greer
Fertilizer Company has been granted
a commission with a capital Of $4,000,
with the right to increase to 10000.
The petitioners are: N. A. Collins, o.
P. Smith and T. e. Smith. The Nc.
Leon Grocery Company Of Darlington
has been commissioned with a capital
Of $4,000. The petitioners are: C. w.
Mcleod and J. w. Mcleod.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
ms ZANE MAN WRECKS BANK
Only 1852 Found in the Kirby Institu,
ton at Chicago.

Only 1882 Found in the Kirby lnstitu,
o. ton at Chicago.
Chicago.-Vaults of the Kirby Saw
ings bank, which was taken charge
of by receivers on the discovery that
William T. Kirby, president Of the
institution, had. not been found for
some time. were found to contain but
1852. A mob of several hundred per.
sons, representing about $4,000 in de.
posts, it is said, waited outside the
bank doors and shouted in rage when
the information as to- the amount OF
funds was given them. Police were
summoned to dispense the crowd. To-
tai liabilities of the bank are unknown
William T. Kirby, president Of the
bank, was adjudged insane in the
county court and was placed In a
sanitarium in Winnetaka, III.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Must Elect a Senator for County.

Marlboro county must elect a ena
tor to fill out the unexpired term O.
The late J.. B. Green. There is a gen
oral desire for J.. L. McLaurin to be-
come an aspirant. 1t is felt that his
signal ability will be of great benefit
at this time. The county has had
a number of elections this year, and
the several Democratic clubs will be
called together and delegates sent to
a convention instructed to nominate
a candidate as was done when Judge
J. H. Hudson filled out the unexpireo
term of Capt. c. S. McColl.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Many Miles of New Railway Lines.

During the last two years the con
struction Of nearly $50 miles of new
steam and electric railway lines has
been undertaken in South Carolina,
according to figures in the office Of
the railroad commission. Of this 140
miles will be operated by steam and
los miles by electricity. During the
last year So miles of new steam roads
and ~ miles of new electric lines
have been put in operation. The re.
naming ~ miles of steam railways
and SIS miles of electric railways are
in various stages of construction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Teachers Of Clarendon Meet.

A joint meeting Of the teachers
and school trustees, Of Clarendon
county was recently held in the
court house at Manning. Many topics
of interest were discussed, but the
principal address was delivered by
the state superintendent of educa.
ton. There was a full attendance not
only Of teachers and trustees but also
of all others interested in the cause
of education. p
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Paris has prohibited duelling In the
streets and those who wish to engage
in this merry pastime must retire tc
secluded places. Denying combatants
a gallery Is one Of the most effective
methods of breaking up the practice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

The air and the water continue to
claim sacrifices and death walks
abroad on the lard. Clearly there is
NO place where a man can go and
be safe, but the man with a clear con.
science need not be troubled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

An English duke who Is In his
n~inety.second year hurt himself lately
by falling from his car. These sporty
old boys are still giving the laugh to
the Oslerian theory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Wireless will next be used to regu
late clocks on shipboard. When it has
been successfully applied to the run
ming Of aeroplanes, it may do away
with that ~inconvenient stopping Of
the motor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A Washington cow ate a bunch OF
dynamite and then laid down and
died. Had she survived her neal
she'd probably have given nitro
~glycerin. .,.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Holding, Of Cotton Important.
E. W. Dabbs, president Of the
South Carolina Farmers Union, in.
dorses Commissioner Watson's view
that it will not be necessary to hold
a Southern Cotton Congress this
year. MI. Dabbs, who since June has
been engaged in a campaign to- pro-
vide for better handling and fnanc
ing of the cotton crop, believes that
the bankers hold the key to the stu
alton. "The important thing" he
said, "is to hold cotton. To this end
1 have written the committee on, rul
raj relations Of the South Carolina:
Bankers Association that it is Of i'm
portance that the supply of money be
adequate to the demand. + have urgs
ed them to lend money on cotton at
the lowest possible rate, even though
it be apparently Improbable for the
time. l am also taking up the mat.
ter of holding cotton through the
columns of The Progressive Farmer
In which / will conduct a department,
I will urge farmers to market their
cotton in q safe and logical way
not dump it on the market all al
once"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

After all. It would seem that those
guns for the destruction OK war aero
planes are a waste Of time. Just give
the aviators enough space, and results
will be accomplished.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Shot and Killed. WRONG MAN.

William Marion, a cotton mill op;
e~rative, who recently came here from
Massachusetts, was shot and almost
instantly killed by David Kinard, Q
young merchant of Bamberg, in front
of the Palace Cafe on Main street. 1t
is said Kinard intended to kill an
other mill operative, but mistook his
a He surrendered to the sheriff
Immediately after the shooting and is
now in Jail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

The new type Of baggage check
omits, however. any means OF telling
the condition Of the baggage when de-
rvered. All the punches and holes ara
in that case in the trunk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A New York prisoner explained that
he gets thirsty every time the moon
changes, which is as good an excuse
as most men give.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Have you ever noticed how nice
looking and intelligent the women
are who have taken to wearing sen
sible heels on their shoes? OF course
YOU have! t..,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A Chicago waiter has been arrested
charged with hanging about GENE
teries and attempting to firt with the
women and girls. A grave ofense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Ohcial returns show that 10000 Co
rots have been shipped from London
to New York. That Corot must have
worked day and night
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

4 A Philadelphia woman has been
declared insane because she talks
necessarily. Bnt how does this dis
tinguish her from the normal?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Medicine is now placed In candy
for the benefit of the little ones. In
days gone by the youngster had a
choice Of standing for his castor oil
or a thrashing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A noted German editor is coming
over here to learn all about American
newspapers. He'll have a long time
to spend in studying.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A woman has sued her husband for
divorce because he insisted on play
Ing checkers all the time. COULDN'T
stand his checkered career, evidently.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

An Englishman has developed a
stingless honeybee that is a better
worker than the bee that stings. Hur
~ with the kickless mule.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

President Eliot of Harvard advises
freshmen to marry early. They'll have
10 If they marry while they're fresh
men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
Supreme Court Affirms Sentence.

Supreme Court HHIrms Sentence. =
The sentence of life in the state
penitentiary imposed upon Lewis Can.
trell by the Oconee county court on
the charge of killing Robert Fmer.
son, was affirmed by the supreme
court in a decision written by Asso-
ciate Justice Woods and concurred Ia
by Chief Justice Gary and Associate
Justice Hydrick. e
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A Fond du Lac judge holds that a
woman may slap her mother-in-law.
Sure she can. If h wants to run the
chance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A designer says that $3.4s is enough
for a dress for a young girl. It may
be enough for the dress, but II
wouldn't convince the wearer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

One may openly confess an unholy
curiosity as to what the woman con
ductors Of Philadelphia will say when
the trolley slips off the wire. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

"A spade is not an implement OF
wealth." remarks a Pennsylvania Ia
Dor leader. Still. money. the root OF
evil. can only be- obtained by digging
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A Gothamite frightened his wife 30
badly with toy pistol that she beat
him up and had him arrested. Per
haps she was afraid he didn't know 1t
was loaded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A man who watched the bears in
the Bronx ZOO suddenly lost his mem
Oily. Another thing the grizzly bear
is responsible for.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Intensive homework" is a phrase
recently uttered and brings up a pic
tture of much toll on the hands ane
knees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A Brooklyn man has been sentenced
to kiss his wife at least twice a day
for seven years. In that time he may
get the habit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A Chicago woman advertises herself
as a hat doctor" Must give her
patrons dope on the latest styles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Radium Is said to add fertility to
the soil. But there are lots Of cheap
er fertilizers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Garlic is suggested as a cure for
tuberculosis. A strenuous cure, all
right
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

A hunter was killed in the Maine
woods the other day. That ceased
long ago to be heroic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

The inventor Of circus lemonade
died recently, showing that all mer
eventually get what is coming to them
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

This is the open season for Welsh
rabbits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13

Burbank announces that he
&now make strawberries grow OF
berry bushes. 1t may be a cuts
stunt, but why not let 'em grow
old accustomed vine?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-11-13
WILL GIVE POULTRY SHOW
The State Association Plans Event
For coIumbia.-Expeet That 1900
Birds VIII Be Shown.

CoIumbia.-The first show. Of the
South Carolina Poultry Association,
which was organized several months
ago, will be held in connection with,
the National Corn Exposition here
during January and February. The
show will be cooped by Spratt's pat
ent Of Newark, N. j.. The dates OF
the show are January, 2s, 20, 80. 81,
1918.
The officers of the state poultry as
ISOLATION are: Theodore Holzhauser,
president, Irmo; DR.. F. D. Kendall,
vice president, Columbia; TIL Little,
Camden, Secretary. Members of ex-
ecutive committee: B. F.. Kelly, Bish;
opville; s. A. Matthias, 1rmo: DR.. F..
D. Kendall, Columbia; E. !. Allison,
Columbia; H. E. Thompson. Columbia.
The judges that have been selected
for the show are: ,Loring Brown,
Smyrna, Ca, and DR.. s. T. Lea, Holly
Hill, and others, If necessary.
Arrangements for the quarters for
the show will be announced later. It
is expected hat there will be between
1900 and 1000 birds shown. The pre-
MUM list will lbe announced in a few
days. The merchants and citizens Of
| Columbia have contributed literally
with specials Several handsome tros
ply cups will be awarded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-20
AYHAWKER JOTS

The secret of the high cost of liv-
ing, says the Augusta Journal. is lock-
ed up in the safety deposit boxes con-
tanning interest bearing stocks and
bonds.
Some poetry produced by the Sher-
man County Record He who finds he
has something to sell, And goes and
whispers it down a well. Is not so apt
to collar the dollars, As he who climbs
a tree and hollers.
It may be that the increased gold
supply makes the cost of living high,
says the associate editor Of the Engla-
wood Leader Tribune, but we cannot
testify to the fact, if fact it be, from
personal experience.
Athletes in a school are apt to hold
in light esteem the debaters. but the
latter come in mighty handy once in
a while, as was evidenced out at Had
dam recently. At a debate and enter
tainment given by those associated
with the high school there, the re-
ceipts, amounting to SIT, were turned
over to cancel the debt against the bas-
ketban team.
The world is made up of all kinds of
people, writes the Danville correspond
ent of the Harper Sentinel, and there
are sure funny things happening. But
things have happened in 1912 that have
reVer happened before. The writer has
not fully de cided why but he has q
suspicious idea that it is on account
of Leap Year. We will not try to state
all the unusual happenings, but on Sat
urday. February 5, 1912, a young gen.
tleman came to town who gave his
name as Chas. Coleman and purchased
from the Oliver Hardware company a
baby buggy. The young man was sin
gle, had a very attractive appearance
and loving disposition and we think
he will make some one a good husband.
However, we think that some grass
widow has proposed to him, but we
have not learned who. but we the Dan
vile Boosters extend extend rur hearty
congratulations and wish him much
joy and prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-20
EVENING CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON.

A young man whom L know, has
what many of his friends term soft
snap He works for his older broth
err who is very fond of him and al
lows him many privileges and i'm
1 nunItles, besides paying him an excel
lent salary.
But the other day it became neces-
Sary for someone, who was in the con-
l ,i'a41 OF the hrm and entirely trust
worthy, to do certain exceedingly
dlfhcult and disagreeable piece of
work And, of course, this task fell to
the younger brothers lot In order to
DO this work, he was obliged to get up
at o clOck every morning for over a
month and that in the least pleasant
season of the year. He had to do a
great deal of hard manual labor eat
IN very cheap restaurants and put up
with very obnoxious sleeping quarters.
We We're speaking of all these dis
comforts afterwards, and one of those
/ friends who had always envyingly con-
tended that Richard had soft snap
ADMITTED that 1t might not be so soft
as We had supposed. ct guess he has
some things easy and some things hard
like the rest of u.s." said this man.
My friends there anyone whom
you have always had a tendency to
envy-anyone who seems to you to
live, as 1t were, on a bed of roses. and
never have anything to disturb or dis
appoint? Believe me, If you knew all
about his life, you would find that he
also had "some things easy and some
things hard, like the rest of u.s."
There are people who seem to swim
through life without ever encounter
ing any cross currents, without ever
being touched by want, misfortune, or
disappointment We may not exactly
envy them, but we certainly can not
see what possible cause, they can ever
have for unhappiness or dissatisfac-
ton. And yet, if we really knew their
daily existences and their inmost
thoughts, I'm sure we would find that
they too had many things to mar their
lives.
It might be that the necessity of
bearing with some very disagreed BILE
member of the family was the bitter
drop-it might be that the inability
to control a fearful temper, some 9TH
er weakness, or the fear of some in
herited disease was the skeleton of his
hearts closet. Indeed, any one of in
Vulnerable things might be the some
thing hard" which checkers the exist
ence that looks so perfectly happy to
US.
There may be somewhere. some time
an existence in which all things shall
be easy and satisfactory, but don't
believe such an existence ever comes
to any one in this life. Some things
easy and some things hard, light and
shadow, day and night, seedtime and
harvest-through all the world runs
the law of contrast and balance.
So don't fancy it is just in your life
that some things are easy and some
things hard. 1t is everywhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-20
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATCHIsON GLOBE

How we all love to hear our jokes re-
peated.
No soup is good enough to warrant
making a meal of it.
Life insurance agents are apt to be just
a trifle too friendly.
Another reason there are so many Up
filters is because its pays.
Hod Martin: "A man who hasn't seen
Kansas is no account"
Speed the departing guest sufficiently
so he won't miss his train
Generally speaking, a man takes two
looks at a boy Wanted" sign until he
has passed 40.
1t is our theory that no impetuous
youth should use the telephone to save
writing love letters
A yellow dog never seems very popular.
although blends of other species get away
pretty well.
While a boy soon arrives at the age he
is somewhat ashamed to be petted, he
never gets too old to enjoy it.
I am the real ultimate consumer" said
Doc Robinson recently, as he picked out
a rotten banana from a garbage can.
Speaking of ammunition, as the arms
companies catalogues do, women some
times uses a lot of smokeless powder in
chasing a man.
You may not learn anything else, but
YOU will know for "a dead moral certain
ty'' as you grow older, that you can't al
ways have things your way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-20
CONDITIONS HERE AND ABROAD

To listen to many men who are
speaking their pieces from the house
tops today, one would imagine that
these United States comprise the only
stable nation on the face of Gods
earth, where there is anything of I'M
rest among the people; where the cost
of living is pressing hard; where labor
is not getting a square deal and is be-
ing exploited by greedy capitalists.
And vet one does not have to be
possessed of long memory to recol-
Iect the strikes of labor of a few
months ago in Paris and France.
Some of these strikes occurred
among the workers on the government
owned railroads. a proposition that
probably appears chimerical to the
agitators here who insist that the only
panacea for many ills from which the
people are suffering is the government
ownership and operation of the large
public utilities. other of these strikes
happened in the agrarian districts, and
were known as the champagne riots"
England today is confronted by
stoppage of its coal mining, because
of a threatened strike of 100000 min
ers on March 1. Such a strike will
paraIyze every industry in the British
Isles for the period of its continu
ance Germany is witnessing a larger
proportionate addition to the ranks
Of the dyed Socialists than
is any other country. And why?
Well, because the Germans are being
taxed to death for military and naval
purposes. so that the kaiser some day
will be able to back up with powder
and shot some of the bluffs he makes
with his mailed fist In Russia, the
common people. the people of the
middle class, which makes up the
bone and sinew of every nation. fight
out an existence under conditions that
are almost unbelievable
As a matter of fact, the path Of
life in these United States for people
of all degrees of competency is a
roadway of sunshine and roses. com
pared to what it is in other lands that
make pretensions to civilization and
progress. There are evils here to be
rectified. to be sure. But many of
them are grossly exaggerated. They
are magnified by the notoriety seek
ers BY the men who think themselves
Moseses il they can gain moments