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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-22
THE WAREHOUSE ACT
is NOW IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AS TO cONSTITUTIONALITY
ARE MADE.
MANY POINTS ARE RAISED
The Supreme Bench Of South Caro-
lima is Asked to Pass On the Right
of the State to Engage in This Bus
mess.

Columbia.-The ccnstitutionality OF
the cotton warehouse act, providing
for an expenditure of $250,000 by the
state of South Carolina and a COM
mission of three members to have
charge of a system of warehouses for
storing cotton was argued before the
supreme court. The state of South
Carolina was represented by Attorney
General Lyon and the constitutionall-
ty Of the measure was defended by
John l.. McLaurin, of Bennettsville.
D. =. Ray, of Columbia, and w. F
Stevenson, of Cheraw. That the act
be tested in the supreme court was
provided in the measure by the pro-
vision authorizing the attorney gen,
eral to bring suit. The measure was
passed at the last session of the gen.
eral assembly.
The action was brought by Attor.
ney General Lyon to enjoin J.. w. Nc
Gown, chairman, and T. l.. Clink
scales and John S. Horlbeck, commits
SlOueTS eleClSu NY llG SSuCldl doocLl'
bly,, from carrying out the provisions
of the measure.
Attorney General Lyon attacking
the constitutionality of the act said
that it was submitted and with conf.
dence urged that the state can not
go into any business or trade unless
such business or trade be an absolute
necessary exercise of the police power
He declared that among all of the au-
thorities examined that there is only
n exception of the universal rule
that the state may not enter into 3
business or trade, and that is with
respect to the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
: 1--WE do not think that a text write,
can be found" said the attorney gen.
eral, who sets forth the doctrine that
a state man enter into the warehouse
business or other commercial enter.
prise aside from the liquor business.
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fRx H. ERICHsENA

The roses enumerated are such as
have grown on my own grounds
and know to be satisfactory in every
respect. Before l take up the indi-
vtdual roses. 1t might be well to make
= concise reference to the two grand
divisions of Queen Rosa's kingdom
and point out the difference between
the Tea and Monthly Roses and Hy-
brid Perpetuals.
The former make constant growth
and new flower buds all through the
summer and are therefore very prop
erly termed ever-blooming. But the
appellation of the latter is a misnomer,
Tor they do not bloom perpetually, as
the name would indicate, producing
only one crop of flowers in June, with
an occasional blossom in autumn.
Unfortunately, the tea-roses are not
entirely hardy in our northern climate
and. If planted at all, require winter
protection. The Hybrid Perpetuals, on
the other hand. are perfectly hardy
and vigorous, and distinguished by
fne foliage and magnificent flowers.
both as regards size of bloom and
color, which explains why they con-
There is. for instance. our old Hy-
orid Perpetual friend General Jacque-
minot. familiarly known as Jack"
which still holds first place among
the dark red roses and is simply
mass of bloom when at its best
Paul Neyron, by far the largest rose
In cultivation, and one of the most
proiihc boomers, is of a deep, clear
pink color and very desirable as
garden rose. 1t is an exceptionally
strong grower, often making straight
shoots four to five feet high in one
season, each shoot bearing an i'm.
mense flower. No collection of roses
would be complete without 1t.
Most rosarians II called upon to des-
ignate the finest fiesh-colored Hybrid
Perpetual would unhesitatingly name
Clio. The flowers are simply perfec-
ton in form, and in color they are a
delicate satin blush with light shad.
Ing OF rosy pink at the center. As the
plant makes vigorous growth, pos
sesses handsome foliage and is a fine
bloomer, 1t is one of the best roses
for the urban or suburban garden and
should not be omitted from any COZ
lection.
Baroness Rothschild is another rose
OF value for the open ground. Owing
to the toughness Of Its large, heavy
foliage. 1t is especially free from mil
dew and insect attacks. 1t is perfect.
1y hardy and blooms twice and some
times thrice in n season.
Among the other Hybrid Perpetuals
that may be safely recommended to
beginners in rose culture are: Mrs.
John Laing. delicate pink. large fine
form. very fragrant; Magma Charta,
priced On account Of its strong, up
right growth, and bright, healthy foli-
age. as well as for its magnificent.
fragrant. full. globular. deep pink bios
SONS; Ulrich Drummer. one of the
most abundant bloomers. with flowers
bright cherry-red and very fragrant;
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Richard Lightnut. an American with an
erected English accent. receives pres pres
proves to be a pair of pajamas. 4 letter
hints of surprise to the wearer. Lightnut
no aons the pajamas and late at night n,iins fnss
nut. attempts to put him out. Thinking
clothes Intending to summon help. When
ne reappears Jenkins falls on his as necS
Nth Tsh 10y eonfrming LsIhtnpttsb I tIb,ns Ssief ef
Chinaman dressed in pajamas; In
Lishtnut is asked to put up 'the kid"
Tor the night on his way home from col,
iege, % Later Lightnut hnds oeautihhul iahsl
smoking and slangy talk, She tells him him,
with a story of her love for her sisters
room. mate. named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl is missing and Lishtnut, i. hur- sr
costed by a husky college boy. who calls
him him "Dielty; but he does not ,es see The The
night with Llghtnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OF
the the, pajamas billings dons the i1s5onars ps5amas
In his apartment beefy person In NUT
ton.chop whiskers and wearing pa1amas:
Jenkins calls the police. who declare ..sdns the
Grandpa" The intruder declares he Is
ghtnIrs guest and 4, ,I1ea appeaais IN 70 tn tne iai
=
In the morning Lightnut is astonished 70
hnd Billings gone. and more astonished
when he gets a message from the iatter:
demanding his clothes. Lightnut; bound
for Tarrytown. Billings home. discovers
Frances" the girl of the pa1amas, on
the train. Lightnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
in black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
Is met by a husky college % youth. VINO inc
nores the boy. who then threatens TO
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
storms over the outrage OF his arrest. He
and Lightnut discover mysterious Chi
nese characters on the pajamas. Profess
sor Doozenberry is called in to interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over what he
calls the lost silk of Si-Ling-Chi. The
writing declares that person wearing
the pajamas will take on the semblance
of the previous wearer. The professor
borrows the pajamas for experiment
Billings" dressed in pajamas is found In
the professors room and is taken home
In an automobile with Frances and n wo-
man Lightnut calls the trump
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Be GLOW s s
Me RUBIES
bu FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
ILLUSTRATIONS IIT NA/UAAzes
lo,10IN1T mn ~ 6O4R Izx1H2UL COVHez1Y

said you were, he says to me kinder
excited and impressive like: Well
you go to him at once-at once-and
tell him I'm on the trail OF the mys
terry of those pajamas, and I'll soon
know as much about 'em as he does
Just tell him that-he1l know what
mean"
"Oh!" / gasped shortly.
Yes. SIR" Wilkes nodded, but that
amt quite all. He says: Tell Mr..
Lightnut that when l first saw those
pajamas in his rooms" Wilkes
paused inquiringly. Did you say some
thing. sir?"
had not-I had only groaned!
He went on, repeating as by rote:
when found and took them away,
was curious and amused. but skep-
tical-firmly skeptical-of there be-
ing any dark mystery about them. But
now l know let myself be deceived
the whole thing"
Wilkes seemed to kind OF waver
and fade before me, and then go out
like candle. Then he came back
into view, and heard his voice again:
"'And what's more. you tell him l
say"
The butler hesitated and seemed
embarrassed-his heavy jowls red
dened little. He looked beyond me
and coughed.
''Of course. you know. SIR" he said.
shifting uneasily. Mr.. Billings amt
exactly himself. SO to speak. SO you
mn N yf,tn NJ 10
so-he's got the most considerable
case OF jimmies ever see him with,
So"
"Oh, go ONT" l breathed miserably.
Yes, sir-h'm!" Wilkes heaved dis
tressfully. then drove doggedly ahead:
"Oh. well, sir. what he says was that
1t was his duty, he thought. to tell
the family the truth about those pa
jamas. SO that they would know that
the man they were harboring under
their roof wasn't what he seemed to
be-" His gaze bored higher over my
head. his voice tapering on so family
could hardly hear.
But l heard all right! Oh. yes, |
got the full devilish force OF 1t: but
couldn't speak. My dry lips touched
wordlessly and 1 hunched deep into
the hollow OF the big leather rocker.
Wilkes coughed again. l WINGED
there was evidently more!
Yes. SIR" he murmured, as cut a
quick glance upward. HE did say
further that II you weren't satisfied.
though, and would prefer another
trial"
"Eh!" / bounded out of the chair
What's that? Oh. dash 1t. yes-I
would. by Jove!"
Very good. SIR" Wilkes looked re-
lieved. himself. In that case, he
said he was willing to experiment
again-that was his word-experi-
ment. He said he wouldn't detain you
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-16
CHAPTER xxi.
4 Speak to Her Father.

Speak to Her Father.
$50 glad to see you here. my boy.
the Judge was saying. And his little
round face beamed at me across the
library table. 1 had encountered him
in the hall Just as had descended to
rejoin the girls in the living-room.
Forthwith, he elbowed me into the H.
brary.
Know from Jack how glad you al
ways are to escape girls" he re-
marked cheerily as he produced Gig
ars. Don't blame you at all-in fact.
do you know 1t refreshes me to find"
Don't know what dashed thing 1t
refreshed him to find, for never
caught 1t. For just then through the
doorway there f1oated, from across the
hall. a bar OF music-the laugh of the
dearest girl in the world!
l strained for another bar.
"Hah!" calculated the Judge. paus
ing with questioning uplift of cigar.
THE silly cackle of those girls-it
disturbs you. Yes, it does-I can see
it-you look disturbed" And, dash it.
he insisted upon closing the door.
You mustn't let them bother you
while you are here, he urged pleas
antly: you must Just go ahead and do
the thing you want to do"
By Jove, there seemed little oppor-
tunity for it!
Thanks awfully." murmured
feebly.
The judge proceeded geniaily: "Of
course we all understand that you
Just came up to Woihurst to please
Jack" Then his face clouded. Hin,
Sorry to learn that he came home with
another" his eyes rolled through a
circle-"er-is not feeling Just fit.
It's too bad. for wanted some one to
take you over the neighborhood-in-
teresting landmarks. you know. rem
iniscent of Major Andre and Washing
ton Irving"
Charmed. I'm sure" chirped up.
Jolly lie. though. for wasn't i'm
pressed; didn't know who the other
fellow was. but l had seen Irving in
London-scores of times. Not a potch
on John Drew to my thinking!
"And now. let's see." said the Judge
Il wonder who We can get to take
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WORK OF BORER
ON APPLE TREES
Little Insecta May be Found in
Most Orchards and arc
Overlooked Until Damage
As Done.

Apple tree borers may be found in
most orchards, and their presence is
usually overlooked until serious dam
age has been done. They can work
away in old trees for long time with
out seriously affecting them, but one
seasons work in a young tree will
often prove fatal.
They work just under the bark, and
their presence may usually be de-
tected by sunken areas, about an inch
or more in diameter, and by the fam.
iliar sawdustlike castings at the base
of the tree. There is very little that
can be done in the way of prevention,
although some people claim satlsfac-
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tory results from painting the treei
with various substances, and from
applications of coal ashes at the bas,
of the tree.
None of these can be relied upon
and the best recommendation offered
is to examine each tree twice year
in May and September, and dig on,
the borers with a pocketknife. A
strong flexible wire may be found use
full where the pest has borrowed far in
to the wood. Some people recon-
mend knitting needle for this DUR
pose. but more flexible wire would
seem better adapted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-16

here on his account, but he would
have to ask you to stay another day
or two while he made his observa-
tions."'
1t was a devilish cold shoulder. but
I had no choice. Fact was, by Jove,
l was so jolly glad for that chance.
and for being trusted again by Bill
ings, even in this half-hearted way.
that Just ground my pride under my
heel-why, dash It, would have
ground anything under my heel for
herl l was as happy as a bird. and
life was again one grand. sweet
whnt's-its-name.
And then Just Topped down upon
divan and lay there painting like
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II
Roses and ferns arranged together
display both to advantage.
cial attention because they are nearly
hardy, and among the most beautiful
of all roses.
They are cross between the Hy'
brid Perpetuals and the delicate Tear
and have inherited the vigor Of the
former and the charming form and
fragrance of the latter. Probably the
| best known of these roses is the in.
comparable la France"
| Maman Cochet. large, full, cleaI
carmine rose, shaded with salmon vel
low, is also very free Towering ane
lasts long time when cut.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is also in
valuable as a cut flower. In color II
is a pearly white. softly tinted with
lemon in the center.
The color of Belle Siebrecht talsc
offered under the name OF Mrs. w.
Grant, is an imperial pink of the
| richest shade. 1t is a vigorous growA
er, with large, glossy foliage of leath
cry texture.
| Among other roses that are sure tc
give satisfaction, I would include the
"Gruss aus Teplitz," the Golden Sun
Clothilde Soupert (Polyantha). pear,
white, with bright pink center; Min.
iature, another fairy rose, perhaps the
smallest of all roses; Harrison's vel
low, an Austrian brier-rose of merit:
Madame Planter QHybrid Chine),
Rosa Rugosa. and the Crimson Ram
bier. and that pink rambler. the Dor
| othy Perkins.
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you'll" His fingers drummed together
thoughtfully, "Um, of course. there is
Francis" my heart took jolly leap
but Francis is impossible-quite
impossible!"
by Jove, mol" calculated eagerly.
and came up in my chair like a gal
vanized what's-its-name. lust the
thing-be delighted, you know
He smiled grimly. Natural you
should say that. but" He expec-
torated with deliberation, glowering at
me as he did it. mo. sirl" HIS head
shook with decision. Wouldn't do
| wouldn't think of trusting you With
Francis" he finished shortly.
CTo BE coNTINUEp.)
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CHAPTER Xxx. (contlnued.)

But her claws raked on: Il tell you
you Just can't be familiar with grooms
and hail-fellow-well-met with footmen
without demoralizing them-and that's
what Francis does" She jerked this
out viciously. and while | gasped.
went on: "You know very well. Mr..
Lightnut. II you play cards and drink
and carouse with your men-servants
until two or three O'Clock in the morn
ing, you can't reasonably look for re-
spect from them" She breathed heav-
ily. "The trouble is, Francis has no
self-respect-no pride!"
by Jove. If l were you. Miss
er-" Dash me II hadn't forgotten
her name! "If you feel that way. |
don't see why the de- HIM! | mean
why do you stay on here and-er-
sacrifice yourself?" l drawled this in
the most devilish sarcastic wayi I'D
pack my jolly trunk and get as far
away as ! could"
I added earnestly-coaxingly: And
stay away. you know!"
And / took a deep breath, for | ex-
pected to see her wilt or go straight
up in the air. | knew 1t was a toss
up for either.
Not she, She Just twisted a sour
smile at me.
'Ummh," she grunted. Perhaps
you don't know that Francis has sug-
gested that to me several times
frankly and rudely-when | have COM
planned. That may surprise you"
Dare say you've put up with Fran
ces though for Jacks sake," | let her
have it coldly. deliberately. Brother
Jack has been a sort OF compensa-
tion-that's 1t. eh?"
And | shot her a foxy winki
That is. ! almost did-pulled up.
though. Just on the brink. By Jove.
gave me cold marrows for an instant,
thinking how | might have compro-
missed myself. you know. Besides. /
could spare her that-had rubbed 1t
in so devilish raw. anyhow. That is,
you would have thought SO; for that
sort of thing said to a normal Yankee
girl would have stirred her pride or
unclaimed the jolly lightnings from
her eyes-you know!
But dashed If this imported freak
didn't suddenly nod with sort OF
chokey shuttle and reach ont her hand
for mine.
How you do understand" she
crooned unblushingly. and she leaked
a big cold tear down upon my hand
and let another splash my cufr-and
jenkins hadn't come with my things
yet. dash it! 81 do try to be patient
about Francis for Jacky's sake-he
asked me to; and do try not to mind
the way things are run. but oh. Mr..
Lightnut, what this place needs is a
headi" She almost squeezed my hand.
and blinked damply at me out of her
nasty face. And then" she SNUFF
fed 81 do so want to make a home
for my father and my brothers. They
have never known what IT was to have
a bome-think OF i'll"
sec here" / said. fixing my mon
ocle sternly and folding my arms
for had got back my hand under
nretepse OF fixing my part. You don't
mean to say that Jack would ever ash
roo 70 take charge herei"
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CHOICE VARIETIES OF ROSE
GROWN in MILD TEMPERATURE
Be Success
fully Raised-So-CaI1ed Hybrid Teas Deserve
Attention on Account of Their
Hard nd Beauty.

Frau Karl Druschki. white, free flow.
ering, with bright. heavy foliage and
strong. upright growth, and Prince
Camille de Rohan. large. moderately
full and best described as blackish
crimson in color.
The production of new varieties OF
roses of merit has been particularly
rapid in the past two decades, and
many novelties of exceptional value
have been introduced. Among them
the so-called Hybrid Teas deserve spe'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-16

Rather plain and direct, that, don't
you think? Sort Of heavy broadsword
stroke. you know. But she took 1t
full and clean-never WINGED or
turned hair. Just looked thought
full.
YES" she said slowly. "Jacky says
it'll have to come to that some day
some arrangement. Neither OF us
ever want to marry"
"Oh!"
And my monocle dropped!
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Excellent Farm Horses

Iceland horses are being used ex.
tensively in Denmark, as they make
excellent farm horses, being hardy and
resistant to fatigue. The Iceland horse
Is small. stoutly built and strong. They
are bred without selection and live
In an almost wild state. and from
three to four thousand are exported
yearly to Denmark. England and
Scotland.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-08-16

what's-its-name-reaction. you know.
So he had known! He had known
when he let me come to Wolhurst,
and had waited for the moment when
he would have me under his roof and
be able utterly to confound me. This,
then, explained his mental condition,
his relapse to drink again-his mad
ness on the subject Of paJamas. 1t
was awful!
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a. l. pertinent Station
a a
middle studs (by the wndow need
quiet
yet
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-06
LAKE COMO.

Lake Como, Dec. b.
The frozen body of Lansing Stew
ems of Cortez, Pa, was found on
last Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
by a trapper named John Jaycox of
Lake Como, in a woods on the Mel
son Underwood property.
JaycoX was making his usual
rounds examining his traps and sud
denly came across the body of a man
lying near a tree not far from the
road leading to Preston Park, Pa.
He Immediately informed the doctor
by telephone, and also gave the news
at Woodmansee's store where a num-
Der of men were congregated. A
large party went to the woods led by
Jaycox where they waited for the
arrival of Magistrate Davis of Lake
wood and Constable Sherwood of
Preston township.
At five o'clock the body was re-
moved to the Ladies' Aid Hall where
an inquest was held by a coroner S
jury with Rev. William S. German
acting as foreman.
From testimony given a verdict
was rendered that the party came to
his death from causes unknown.
The body was well dressed for a
working man, having on heavy wool
en- underwear, new woodman' s
shoes, a brown corduroy suit, a pair
of blue overalls, and a gray woolen
cap. A silver watch of the Elgin
| make, eighty-five cents in money, a
pair of red cloth gloves, a pair OF
leather gloves, box of matches, and
pouch of tobacco were found or
the corpse, while two pint bottles
| formerly filled with liquor were
| found by the body under the tree
There is no doubt that the man hat
been drinking heavily and had wan
| dered to this secluded spot some two
weeks ago, and was frozen to deatt
! from exposure.
The body laid in the hall unit
Monday morning before it was full!
identified William Bell PARTIAL!
identified the body as that of Ian
sing Stevens, and Victor Croop wa
notified and early on Monday morn
ing fully identified it.
Lansing Stevens came here abou
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-06

three weeks ago to work for a lum-
ber mill firm and had been doing
odd Jobs among them. He had been
missing for week or more but no
one thought very much about 1t as
the man was in the habit of going
away at his pleasure. He was last
seen in Lake Como intoxicated. He
is said to have a father, a brother
and a widowed sister residing at
Cortez, Wayne county, near Hollis
terville. A telegram was sent to ].
N. Black OF Archibald to notify the
relatives. Undertaken Lakin Of
Lakewood took charge OF the body,
which had laid out in the storms and
cold for over a week, and removed
it to Lakewood awaiting instruc-
tions.
Mrs. Fred Geidner and children
are visiting her mother.
Inez Knapp and Evelyn Chambers
of Equinunk, spent Sunday at c..
Knapp's.
Mrs. John Randall is visiting
friends in Binghamton.
William Johnston, who has been
sick for the past two weeks, is slow
ly improving.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-06
AHRsCt)etrcbHIiAAi| bIii| "A
QIl notee Al|

Grace Episcopal church, second
Sunday in Advent, Dec. s.: Services
at 10:30 a. m. and 1880 p. m;
Sunday school at IL M.
Rev. A. l.. Whitaker will hold
service in White Mills at 3:15 4
m.
DR.. Swift will speak Sunday even
ing in the Presbyterian church on
"Eugenics," or The Right to be
Well-Born." All welcome.
Sunday services will be as fol-
lows in st. Johns Lutheran church;
10:3O, services in the church par
lors; subject of sermon, "Beharr-
licher CLAUDE fuhrt zum ziele" ;
11:45 Bible school; 1880 p. m,
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