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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
Good for the Post Office De-
partment.

The efficiency Of the U. S. Post Office de-
partment is again in evidence. The an
nual report Of the Chief Inspector is a rev.
citation.
The promoters of fraudulent schemes,
INSCRIPTIONS rapscallions who have used
the mails to feed on the unsuspecting pub
lie nave suffered as they ought to suffer.
During the year just past these uncen-
scionable leeches bled the American pub
lie for the sum Of seventy-seven million
dollars. 1T is a sweet thought to "Old
Brother People" that out Of 1876 OF these
human ticks tried 1874 were convicted.
There is now many a scheme being pro-
NOTED through the U. s: mails which Is on
the ragged edge Of rascality.
This scribe was bled by a New York
leech to the tune Of $500 for books adrer-
tised by a New York house. With the
lad, came a dummy Of the book describ-
ing the binding, quality Of paper, illustra-
tions, etc. The books Of which titles we're
given we're the kind usually sold for from
Is cents to % cents. They we're offered at
2 cents each. Not less than one hundred
sold to any man. We might have known
that we could not get something for moth
ing, but we were still gulbble and sent q
check for $500 which we have not seen
since-nor have We seen the books.
There are still many fake propositions
afoat and it Is up to the citizen to keep his
weather eye open at all times.
Quite q number Of monumental fakes
and gigantic swindles come to US through
the patent medicine loute. For this rea-
son this paper is careful to look into such
propositions before it takes an lad"
Only recently three Or four companies
have had issued against them fraud Or
ders and have been refused the use Of the
mails to further the golden harvest from
the pockets of "Old Brother People,"
During the year 2491 arrests were made
of which 42s were burglars. OF this num-
Der arrested 112 were postmasters, % as
sistant postmasters, SO clerks in post Of
fees, 81 railway clerks, AZ city letter ear
riers, SO rural letter carriers, 16 mail car
riers and II other employees, and 2112 per-
SOUS uOG COuucCtco WILL GuC cc1 NtSO.
There IRE many men who do not care to
work for an honest living who are on
stantly ransacking their brain for schems
to get money in the wrong way. 1t is
we'll that the department is after them.
May it succeed in trapping the last one.
We are funny folk. We think there is
great good In the scheme that halls from
off yonder." The medico with a nostrum
in kalamazoo appeals to US, while the fol-
low in Kalamazoo thinks that the quack
with a nostrum 1000 miles away is the one
for him to follow.
There is only one safe and sane way Of
doing business and that is to do business
with your own people at home. Consult
your own doctor; buy your own goods
: from your own grocer, your clothes from
your own tailor, and buy nothing from a
man whom you do not know.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
Good Plumber.
To Whom It May Concerned

To Whom It May Concerned:
1t gives me pleasure to testify to the
%capability of Mr.. j. E. Norris, Of Able
Vile, s.. c., as a plumber. MI. Norris has
done considerable work at my house in
that line during, the past few years and
well done and perfectly satisfactory in
every way. He is a good plumber, pn7
derstands his business thoroughly, does
honest work and Is reasonable is his
charges. In order to enable him to open
a shop in Abbeville sometime ago I went
his bond. Wyatt Aiken, M. G.
January II, 1912.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
THE DANGER OF LA GRIPPE

g its ~ tGl tendency 10 pnenmHpia. To cure
our Ia grippe coughs take Folcy's Honey
md Tar Compound. X. +. Fisher. Washing
on. KaR.. says Il wus troubled with a ne:
yere attack o. Ia grippe thai threatened
,neu mnnia. A f-ltDd advised Fn!ey'a Honey
md Tai Compound and / got reliet after TAX
ing the first few doses. tc"k three bottles
nd my la grippe was cured Ge' the err-
Inc IN the yellow pHckag:. McMuIray
Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
MIR. Joe Wilson in Town.

Mr.. Joe Wilson, who is travelling engi-
neer in the service OF the Seaboard road,
and who Is now located in Florida Is In
Ahbeville for a short visit.
MI. Wilson would like to return to Able
vile, but his services are SO valuable to
the road that they can not let him 60
Mrs. Wilson will return with him to re-
main for a few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are both deserved
ly popular in Abbeville. 1t Is hoped they
may o take up permanent residence
here again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

What about that stove or range you
have been intending to buy2 We are
in a position to give you some close
prices on the very best Stoves and
Ranges that r on the market, and
before you buy make US prove this
Dargan-K King Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

TAl6 E40 WILMA ~
e..
book hold Of the cord upon which ths
kite, away up in the air, was pulling
as hard as wei 1t could pull. II
"This Is great fun" said he.
"Hold tightF' cried the other pigs
II WILL" said our pig.
After awhile he became tired, and
be called the other pigs to come and
take their kite, but they did not come.
What do you suppose had happened7
Those two naughty little pigs had run
away with his baskets.
When he got home there were tears
In his eyes and his mother had q little
switch waiting for him. You may be
sure that the next time she sent him
on m errand he did not stop on the
way to fly kites or anything else. There
Ia a time for play and a time for work.
-Pittsburg Dispatch. 8
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
AUNT SUklE'S
SANTA CLAUS
. 4 Cuisines @ s.e.z
YALE Suk1e Bluesktn
She fell In love wild me,
~ Ole Sukie Blueskin
She fell IN love wild me,
Ole Aun' Sukie Blueskin
OK <all In Io1ra Mid me -

Sne 1ell N love WIZ me-
Ole Aun' Sukie Blueskin
She fell in love wild me,
An she axed me down ter her house
Ter drink er cup er tea"
80 sang Black Cesar. the wag Of the
plantation. and then he proceeded to-
tell Us about Aunt Sukie.
ct des' tell yo' wat-I tell 20 TO er
fac. by Jo! Eff I didn't git in de lam.
mines scrape er Crismus time! Dat
wus de time we an dem wife boys
made up ter play er projick on Unc
Ike an Aun' Sukie.
Long time TO Crismus come wei
don't heah nuttin' but Sandy Claws
Sandy Claws rom, Aun' sukie. She
20 pudgin' erroun' de kitchen sayin':l
sUm-m! Won'er wat ole Marse Sandy
Claws gwipe ter fotch me Crtsmus'
Den eff we git ter cuttn' mp de leases
bit bout de house she low: 'Bettun
min, wat yo' bout Fuses fng 20
know ole man Sandy Claws gwine ter
pars alon' by n new 80 much es no.
dice dem ole socks er yon. Won't
chen put er groun' pea In 'em.
$50 we all 'sidered an 'sidered, an
las we made up ter fix. dat ole crittur
up n good shape. We all know ole
Aun' sukie aim got no sense ter frow
way nohow. 80 we eide we gwtne tef
sea- Aun' Sukie m Unc Ike out n deyI
| seben senses. ~ !
"Two er free days f0 Crismus We
wus er settin' on de fence, n ole Lady
sukle come by wild some truck ter
| make de fab wild, an den \ sing doe
| little song wat q ben singin', an ]
KEEP on: :.
"An' It's wat DO 20 fink
Ole Sukie had TO- suppah.
An it's wat do 20 fink
Ole Sukie had 60 suppah,
An It's wa do 20 fink
Ole Sukie had TO suppah-
Apple sass an sparrer grass s
An hominy an buttah.
"Well, sab. dat ole soul mos hac q
spazzum wen she hearn as er singfn'
Dat song, an she rail ont n buse %
an 'buse us an call rs all kim er bad
names an freaten us wild ha'nts an J
dunno wat all
"Unc Ike, he Aun' Sukie's ole man
an he wur de contraries an de spite
fules ole niger on de whole planta'
ton. He aPus er pokin' erroun' an es
grumlin' bout sumpin. BE couldn'
res easy less'n he studyiH' up soms
kim er meanness. I dom see wat mex
ole Imarse keep dat ole Niger bout d
place TO nohow, 'cass he ain ftten 10
muffin but ter prowl erroun, an hunt
hen.nesses, an wen he I'm one he afua
tex toll outn It he 'casioned Us tef
cit er many ,er larrupin', wild e OLE
grumplin' ways, case marse blieys
ev'y wo'd UnG Ike say. mex no dif.
funce how much de ole scouna stretch
de blankit. But we done made up ouH
minis ter git chen wild ole Aun' Sukis
an'.UnG Ike. too. an we des tease dem
ole pussons twel dey mos have er at
"Useter sing dis way wen we zee
Unc' Ike er comm:
big IKE, little Ike. yo' bettah goi
Sukie bake de ashcake' slow,
OATS so; q
Sukie bake de ashcake slow.
Too slow;
Big Ike, little Ike. yo' bettah soI
"Lo'd massy! 70; des arter seed dat
ole contrary niggab wen we sing DAT
song. He look 80 vigus dat 20 n ole
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

Don't forget to attend the Dynamite
Exhibition to DO given by u rerrcson-
tative from the DuFont factory on the
farm of Mr.. j. s. Start, 1 l-s miles
n. w. from Abbevflle on Tuesday the
SOth. No cost to anyone. Dargan.King
Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

Mr.. j. Moore Mars bill against the
Southeastern Tariff Association is being
fought to the last ditch. Lawyers from
Charleston and other places ore looking
panies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
AS to Seaboard Shops.

Speaking OF reports there is one current
in Abbeville, on very good authority, that
all the talk Of the shops being carried
away from Abbeville is mere bosh. AS far
as can be learned no such plans have been
given out by the Seaboard management.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

Stalk cutters would help you to get
your land ready for this years CROP
and we can show you the best on the
market. Also we haye''a good line Of
Disc Harrows, Drag Harrows and
many other good Farming Tools.
Dargan. King Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAB COMPOUND
CURES IN EVERY CASE"

MIR Jss. GcCrtieIy, Mgr. OF the Scbiitz Ho-
lei, Omaba. Neb., rec, m mends Foley'r Hon
.y ind Tar Compound, because II cures n
every car e. II have used II myself and /
have recommended II 10 man. others who
bave since told ME OF It's great curative pow
er IN diseases Of tho throat and lungs" For
all coughs and colds 1t Is speedily effective.
McMurray Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
New Warehouse.

There Is a proposition on foot to build a
new warehouse in Abbeville. Something
like twelve thousand dollars have been
subscribed. The location is to be on the
Seaboard railroad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
New Schedule for SeabOard.

No 81 due u aT.p. NJ. SoutbbouDG.
No. SO due 3.5S o.. n. Southbound
No, al due 2.s6 q. m. Soutbbound.
No. 80 due 5.59 D.. M. Eorthbound.
No. 50 due 1850 D. m. Northbound.
MO. 80 due 2l8 q, m. NorthbOund.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
Schedule forsDue West Railway.

Morning train leaves Due West at 1890.
Evening Train leaves Due West al 40. These
rains meet the morning and evening trains
on the Southern at Dopalds.
Passengers can go ont from Due Vest on
the evening freight train which leaves Dne
West at two o'clock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

Need some wire2 We have every.
thing in Poultry Wire, Farm Fence
and will make you low prices on what
you want Dargan.K King Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

The dispensary bill Of Mr.. J. Howard
Hoore lost in a vote of 40 to so. Pretty
close.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

A good family holse; easy kept and per
feet ly gentle. Apply to R. M. Haddon
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24
Blue Ridge Railway Co.
Effective Nov. q. 1870.

No. II No. 10 Nos
EsstbOund. Dai ) Daily Daily
FIX. SuI
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

Ladies, it will pay you to see our 81 line
of muslin under wear. Mrs. J. s. Cochran.
Just a few children's and misses long
coats left. We will sell them at half price
for cash. Mrs. J. S. Cochran.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-24

VII Also stop aL He showing stations auC
take on and let of pahsengers-phinney'.
James, Toxaway, WEIGH.
X A,f.rsrp SpYertptt rder
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
The McWhorter Sale.

The big sale of stock held by Mr.. E.
G. McWhorter at his farm few miles
west of Paint Lick on last Saturday
attracted a large crowd and fairly good
prices were realized for the offerings.
Capt. |. n. Dunn conducted the sale.
with Mr.. W. S. Carrier acting as clerk
and Mr.. ]. W. Elmore as cashier. The
sale amounted to between $4,000. and
So, 900. Mule colts brought on an
average of SIS. per head. Work mules
from S1OO. to $225. per head; young
horses, including young green stuff,
work horses & c., brought from S85.
to $3.50; one pair OF draft mares
brought $500; 100 head of cattle, con-
sisting of 80 yearling steers, % heifers
and so short two year old steers
brought on an average of 81 cents per
pound, and 200 picked mountain ewes,
sold in lots Of rs, brought from $3.50
to $500 per head.
A splendid dinner was served in
ample quantity to satisfy the entire
crowa.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
Ten Good Reasons For Home Patronage.

l. Your home merchants can dupli-
cate the prices made by any response
BILE concern anywhere on goods of equal
quality, in the same quantities and on
the same basis Of delivery and payment.
2. You can examine your purchases
in the home stores and be assured of
satisfaction before investing your
money.
3. Your home merchants are always
ready and willing to make right any
error or any defective article purchased
4. Your home merchants help sup
port, through direct and indirect taxa
ton, your schools, churches and other
public institutions.
). Your home merchants help make
a good local market for everything you
have to sell, and that market-mOre
than any other factor-gives your land
its present value.
6. Your home merchants are your
good friends, ever ready to extend a
helping hand in time of need.
Z. If this community is good enough
for you to live in and make your money
in, It's good enough to spend it in.
8. The best citizens in this commu-
nifty are those who believe in and prac-
tice home patronage. Be one of the
best.
9. The merchants in the distant city
give you nothing valuable that the
home merchants can not give you-and
the former can not and will not do for
you many things the latter do gladly.
10. Every dollar kept in circulate n
in this community helps increase prop
erty values, Every dollar sent out Of
this community that could a, well be
spent here binders the wheels of pro-
gress and helps build up some other
community at your expense.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25

Only little more than a week until
the election, until we shall know who
shall be our next president. Our pros
poets for electing Gov. Woodrow Will
son are splendid, the reports are more
reassuring day by day. Just think of
it democrats, A DEMOCRATIC PRESI-
DENT. Have you helped to make
this possible, have you contributed to
the campaign fund, or by word, or
deed in any way aided the good cause.
All of US are not speakers, all of US
campaigners, These are necessary ad-
juncts to successful campaign, and
to secure them takes money. These
men must have their expenses paid,
and the financing Of a presidential cam
paIgn. the actual bona fide expenses,
which are absolutely unavoidable, takes
an enormous amount Of money. There
are no trusts contributing to Gov.
Woodrow Wilson's campaign fund, it
is campaign of and by the people
Have you contributed, if you have
not do 1T now. The cam
paign fund is sadly in need of
money, Every little bit helps, give a
dollar or as many of them as you can
possibly spare to aid the good cause,
and when the victory is ours you will
be able to say l helped.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
Already Being Felt.

Local fishermen report the best luck
in years IN Dix river and the Hanging
Fork, and during the last week we saw
exhibited several strings of Jumper"
which reminded US very much of old
times, strings of ten and twelve fish
weighing from a pound up to three
pounds, the old fashioned small mouth
bass, the gamest fish that swim, and
these fish were caught on hand pole
too, not by seine or net as has been the
custom. The sportsmen report great
numbers of small bass in the river
Can it be that the work of the newly
organized Fish Commission is already
being felt? We sincerely hope so, and
if the success would continue for a
couple of years as it has started, We
would again have the best fishing
streams in the country.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
Progressive Speaking Dates.

On Saturday, October Goth. at 1:3O
P. M. Mr.. King SwOpe of Danville, KY
will address the voters of Garrard
county in the interest Of the Progressive
party. Mr.. Swope while but Is years
of age is forceful speaker and large
crowd will turn out to hear the young
orator. On court day, October 2Sth- at
2:30 P. NJ Immediately following the
democratic speaking at the court house
in Lancaster, Hon. Henry Duncan Of
Lexington will address the voters of
Garrard county, in the interest of the
Progressive party. Mr.. Duncan is con-
sidered one of the best speakers on the
stump and a rousing Roosevelt meeting
is sure to be held.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
PAINT LiCk.

Mr..G. w. Rice attended the trots in
Lexington last week
Misses Nancy and Jane Terry of
Richmond are at home for visit.
Miss Kate Ely spent last week in
Lexington the guest of her cousin.
Mrs. Annie Stagner of Richmond
visited Mrs. Henry Riddleberger Satur-
day. and Sunday.
Mr.. Paul Griggs of Tucumcario New
Mexico spent Tuesday with his cousin
Mr.. o. G. Rucker.
Mrs. Henry Wallace will leave home
this week for visit to her sister Mrs
VIM Denton at Lexington.
Miss Emma Burchell is at home after
a months stay with her sister Mrs.
Arthur Better at Junction City.
Mr.. H. L. Wallace attended the
meeting of the Presbytery at Millers-
burg from Saturday, till Monday.
DIR. N. Mays has returned from
Richmond where he visited his daughter
Mrs. Ellen Wilson and son w. o. Mays
and family.
Miss Louise Terry is quite i'll of
typhoid fever and is being attended by
Miss Margaretta Smith, trained nurse,
of Richmond.
Mrs. Garrett Kemper of Lexington
visited friends here last week. She was
accompanied home by Miss Hazel
Patrick who will make her a visit of
several days.
Mr.. E. C. Nc Whorter left Wednes-
day for Louisville to bring his wife
home from the Deaconess Hospital at
Louisville where she has been for about
three weeks.
DIR. H. j. Patrick received telegram
from Dr. w. l.. Carman informing him
of the death of his sister Miss Malge,
at Ashville N. C. Much sympathy is
to DR.. Carman by his many
friends.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25

The Young Mems Democratic Clubs
organized throughout the state are
rendering yeomen service to the party
and are demonstrating the fact that
the young man is a strong factor in
politics. not as presumptious adviser
to his elders, but as an actual worker,
one who goes down into the trenches
and does the actual labor incident tC
the campaign. These clubs have il
many counties aided materially in the
raising of campaign funds, in some
instances having complete control of
this branch of the work, and in many
other ways proved themselves of eff
ficient srrvice in the cause. On cleo
ton day these organizations will hold
themselves in readiness to assist the
regular campaign officials in any and
every possible manner, and after the
election is over the organizations will
be maintained for the welfare of the
party and the state.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
Grand Rally In Every County Seat In The
State To Be He'd On Saturday Be-
fore The Election.

There is to be in every county seat
in the state of Kentucky on the Satur-
day afternoon preceding the election,
which is Saturday November pa grand
Democratic Rally, gathering togeth-
er of the democratic clans. Good
speakers will be at every county seat
to address the assembled hosts and to
bring them the good tidings of how the
battle is going elsewhere. A list of
the speakers for Lancaster will be an
nonnced by handbilis and in next weeks
Record. Come il and take part in this
final Notification, urge every demo-
cratic voter in your precinct to come
and let US make of this the biggest
political gathering of the campaign.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
No More Gray Or Faded
Hair.

Women and men who use PARTISAN
Sage can be sure their hair will never
turn gray. '','
PARTISAN Sage will preserve the
natural color of the hair; stop it from
becoming faded and lifeless, and BY
nourishing the hair root give to the hair
a lustre and radiance that eompels ad
miration.
PARTISAN Sage stops falling hair;
banishes dandruff; makes the scalp
clean and free from itchiness and pro-
notes growth of heavy hair.
Large bottle so cents at dealers every
where. Sold by R. E, McRoberts &
Son on money back if dissatisfied plan.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25

In cesa,;liance with the requirements
of the postofsea department, We are
mailing statements to all of our SUBJ
scribers who are in assears, and we
hspe that each and everyone of them
will resnit promptly. We are endeavor-
ing to give you good paper, are MAX
ing every effort to give as much of
the home news every week as possible,
and we are charging sefy reasonable
price. 1t takes money to operate a
newspaper plant, and your dollar viii
go just tkst far toward helping to
make the papef brighter and better.
Aside from the government require
spent, we need the money, and we will
be indeed glad to see those who are in
arrears Ray up promptly upon receipt
Lsof notice.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
Col. Roosevelt Sufficiently Rescoveret
From The Attempt On His Life To
Be Removed To His Home.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt is sufficiently
convalescent after the dastardly
attempt on his life little over week
ago in Milwaukee to be taken to his
home. He was taken from Mercy
hospital in Chicago on Monday and
placed aboard ''24 hour" train which
bore him to his home at Oyster Bay.
He stood the journey well and with the
exception of the fatigue incident to
the journey was feeling as well as when
he left the hospital. He will enjoy a
quiet home life for a few days and
enveavor to recuperate sufficiently to
be able to take part in the campaign
during the closing days.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-10-25
$4,000. Company Organized At Lexing.
ton To Handle Kenlucky Blue Grass
Seed.

Articles of incorporation have been
filed in Lexington by the Kentucky
Blue Grass Seed Company, and includes
among its incorporators JamesB. Hag-
gin, Clarence Lebus and many prom
inent financiers. The capital stock is
$50, 600 and the concern is incorporated
for 100 years, and the company is au-
thorized to purchase sale or lease of
real estate, to construct factories,
warehouses and to buy and sell blue
grass and other seeds. The manage
ment of the new concern will be placed
in the hands of MIR Green Clay Goodloe,
one of the incorporators and their main
Offices will be in Lexington.