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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Reduction of Express Charges.

Reduction Of Express Charges.
Orders issued by the railroad com.
mission last year, reducing the ex'
press charges in South Carolina and
adopting a standard freight tariff,
went into effect. The others were
adopted during last year by the com
mission after several hearings and
after long consideration of the testi.
mony presented. The standard
freight tariff will reduce the freight
rates on Interstate business mate.
rally, The estimated reduction has
been placed at from IL to 20 per cent
The express charge reduction is plac'
ed at about 8 per cent. The annual
report Of the commission has been
completed and will be sent to the
general assembly. The commission
will urge upon the legislature the
passage of a law to give the body
jurisdiction W. all grade crossings
in the state.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Citizen Of Ohio wants b divorce be-
ause his spouse smokes cigars. II she
goes through his pockets at night. and
sonfiscates his best ropes. we SYM
tpathize with him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

There Is a birth every four minutes
I'm New York. Even at that, New
Workers are often hard pressed tc
take care of the mo.ey constantly
handed. them by outsiders
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

II the European picture thieves will
come over here and give their atten.
ton to the studios of some Of the art.
lists who get out covers for the maya.
zines they will meet with a hospitable
welcome. f.r.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Case May Be Tried At This Term.

"The case may be tried during this
term of court" said Solicitor Cobb
when asked if the dispensary cases
were to come up at the present term
of the Richland county court in gen.
eral sessions. Frazer Lyon, attorney
general, is out of the state and is ex.
pected to return in a few days. Mr..
P. DeBruhl, assistant attorney gen.
eral, is expected to appear and ask
that the case be postponed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
New Child Labor Law In Effect.

The amended child labor law, elm
mating all children under IL years of
age from the textile plants of South
Carolina, went into effect. Under the
old child labor law certain exemp.
tons were allowed, because of vivid
owed mother or disabled parents"
The new law will affect about $40
children, who were working under the
exemption clause of the old act. Com
missioner Watson has notified all
manufacturers of the new, law and
children under II years of age have
been gradually taken from the mills.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

A man in New Jersey estimates that
In the last thirty years he has walked
$4,000 miles between his home and
church. This may be defined as real
ly taking steps to be saved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

You can't hold the women down:
soon they'll be invading the realm of
high finance. A New York woman has
been spending $4,000 yearly on an in
come of $4,000. ,yi%
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

In France the bicycle has become
the most popular of all vehicles. while
the craze for the motorcycle is begin
ming to abate. You never can tell wha;
the French are going to do.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Maeterlinck says that 1t will be easy
to die in the future. Evidently he has
come to the conclusion that no i'm
proyement in vaudeville is to DO look
ed for.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

There ought to be a hush in the mat
Ter Of jeering at women for being ur
able to hit any aim. A Kansas farme
recently shot at rabbits and struci
six young women sitting on his porch
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
executive cIemeney For Two.

Executive ciemeney For Two
The governor has granted a parole
to John M. McLemore, who was con-
victed in Barnwell county in Novem.
Der, 1910, on the charge Of violating
the dispensary law and sentenced to
pay a fine of $4O0 or serve six months,
on the condition that he pay a fine of
$3.50 to the clerk Of court of that
county and refrain from violating the
dispensary law, For the purpose of
restoring citizenship the governor
has granted a pardon to Frank Finch,
who was convicted in Spartanburg
county in November of last year and
sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or
serve 80 days on the charge of breach
of trust with fraudulent intent.
Since assuming Office on January II,
the governor has extended clemency
in 1923 cases.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

An X-ray examination Of a Michigan
man discloses the fact that his vital
organs are on the wrong side. all
road train or football? y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
CAROLINA Is VACATION LAND
Circular Issued BY National Corn
Show Advertises This State-Its
Advantages to Be Shown.

Columbia.-"A vacation time in ;
vacation land, for the farmer North
and South" is n of the slogans of
the National Corn Show, to be held
in Columbia during January of next
year. ts
Make your arrangements" says a
circular that is being distributed
throughout the country, ito attend
the exposition and visit the numerous
points of historical and scenic inter.
est in the land of the palmetto and
the magnolia and where the oleanders
bloom and the violets are fragrant
all months in the year."
George H. Stevenson is the secre-
tary and general manager of the Ma
tional Corn Show, the greatest agri.
cultural exposition in the world, and
he Is sending out much literature de.
scriptive Of this section, throughout
thesNorth, East and Middle West. All
persons interested in the exposition
are requested to write Mr.. Stevenson
His Office is located in the Palmetto
National bank building. All farmers
and business men Of South Carolina
visiting Columbia are invited to call
on Mr.. Stevenson and have the corn
show explained. ''aa
The date of the National Corn
the fifth. to be held; is January q to
February 9, 1913. Several thous-
and farmers from the West will at.
tend. The agricultural advantages OF
this section will be shown and South
Carolina will receive the kind Of adj
vertising that pays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

1t may be easy to fly across the At
iantic as Wills Moore says. but Il any
body eontemplates trying 1t we advise
him to take along q bathing suit
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

"A man of 20 is worth $780," says
4 statistician. This viii be good news
to a great many men OF twenty VINO
are looking for meal tickets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Fire destroyed Is automobiles in a
New York garage. Yet when they are
led out they do not rush back into the
flames.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

Columbia Chamber OF Commerce.
The chamber of commerce at it's
meeting elected officers for the IN
suing year and passed resolutions
of thanks to those who had charge
of the free bridge work. The meet
was held in council chamber and
was very short. Matters affecting the
organization will be taken up at the
regular meeting, it being understood
that the election would be the only
matter brought Up. The meeting
was called to order by R. Beverley
Herbert, the president. Nominations
for president being first in order.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

We refuse to become excited over
he fact that Sir Walter Raleigh's pipe
Is for sale. Our old reliable orncoo
is good enough for us.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

A lecturer down east says that
woman should be more conspicuous
han her clothes" Sometimes IN the
ball room she is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

A Chicago man committed suicide
after-a card party. The ordinary man.
however. is satisfied with being mere
iy bored to death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Chicago women are about to start a
department store. which will have Six
bargain days a week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
TRAIN TEACHERS
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
THE SUGGESTION is MADE BY
STATE SUPERINTENDENT }.
e. SWEARINGEN.
ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED
Says Only Small Fraction Of Teach
ers Hold College DipIomas-Teach-
ing is a Shifting Professionally
Fraction Make 1t a Life Work.

Columbia.-'The time has come
when the high school can be used
not only for the benefit of the COM
munity and the training of pupils,
but also in the training of teachers
This suggestion is made in the an
nual report Of J.. E. Swearingen, the
state superintendent Of education.
Though special privileges" says
Mr.. Swearingen ARE granted college
graduates under. our laws governing
certification, the bald fact remains
that only a fraction of our teachers
hold college diplomas. If all the
graduates Of all u colleges should
enter the class room it would take
ten years without the loss of a single
recruit to make up the present teach
ing corps of the state.
Teaching Is a shifting profession.
Only a fraction of those undertaking
it make it their life work. Thorough
ly prepared teachers are inevitably
attracted to long term, high sala-
ried schools, leaving the more diff
cult task of the ordinary country
school to unframed and unskilled
hands. The establishment of a
teacher training course in ten four
year high schools in ten counties
would place the advantage Of normal
training within reach of many pros
pective teachers. At the same time
it would furnish a means Of i'm
provement to many now at work in
the class room with inadequate prep
aration and unable to secure more
thorough equipment. An a%ppropria-
ton of $1,000 to pay the salary Of a
special training teacher in such a
high school would Immediately yield
valuable returns.
""The report of the high school in
spector shows significant progress in
the high schools of the state.t The
work. accomplished in these schools
is perhaps better than v before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

A New York state man killed a deer
with his automobile. Some men are
deadly shots with their autos.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Princess Eulalie may merely be pre-
pairing to come over and show us Wnat
she can do in vaudeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

London proposes to build a liner
that contains everything but an aVia-
ton field.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Many an old man In years Is a
young man In mental activity.

An insane man was found wandering
IN Wall street, says an exchange. Only
one?
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Zion.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Powell, Of
Lincoln county, are visiting Mrs.
Powels parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Willis, of this place.
Mr.. A: O. Young lost a fine
horse last week. A noise was
heard at the barn during the
night. Mr.. Young went to in
vestigate, finding one Of his
horses sick and it died within a
few hours.
Miss Rosa May Conover, of
Montpelier, visited her aunt,
Mrs. Fannie Willis, last week.
Misses Dora and Mary Young
have returned from few days
visit with friends and relatives
of Sano.
Miss Lois Holiday entertain
ed quite a number Of young
people at her home last Saturday
eve.
Miss Eula Morris is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Lula Moss, OF
Greensburg.
Prof. R. o. Cabell will sing al
Zion Saturday eve before the
first Sunday in September, viii
also sing at Tabor the following
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. F. G. Willis is still in {
declining state of health.
Mrs. Butler Bryant is still
very feeble.
| Robert Willis of color who has
been in feeble health for tive
years or more has been very sicl
for the past week but is improv
ng at prrsent.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Knifiey.

Health of this community is
very good except a few cases of
scarlet fever.
Mrs. S. H. Knifiey and daugh-
ter, Miss Hasel, were the guests
of Mrs. Anna Hovious last Wed
nesday afternoon. -a
School is progressing nicely
under the management of Mr..
Eldridge Barger.
Several of the young folks
from this place attended the
fair Thursday.
There will be a protracted
meeting begunthe second Sunday
night in September conducted
by Bro. Woodrum-
Misses Fannie and Eva Han
cock were visiting at this place
one day last week.
Mrs. A. Hovious is on the sick
list this week.
There will be an all day sing
ing at Plum Point the second
Sunday in September. Every
body is invited to come and bring
well filled baskets.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Absher
were visiting their sister, Mrs.
Bette Knifey, last Sunday.
Mrs. Ann HUMPHREYS who has
been visiting her son. Mr.. j. j.
HUMPHREYS. of Terre Haute,
Ind, has returned to this place,
and is staying with her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Wyatt Garner.
| Mrs. Lille Arnold was shop
ping in Knifiey one day last
week.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Woodland Park,

We certainly are having plenty
of rain. Our farmers are finish
ing threshing their wheat this
week.
Mr.. MulliniX and family who
have been visiting relatives in
Cumberland county for the last
ten days have returned home.
Mrs. Nancy Allen, of Kansas,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. W..
G. Mckinley.
Mr.. K. K. Young was in Louis
vile last week On business.
The singing AT Shiloh last
Saturday night was a success in
every particular.
Mr.. N. G. White has again
found refuge in our vicinity, we
are always glad to have him with
US.
Mr.. Roy Smith who has been
working in Illinois for sometime
returned home last week.
The Ozark ball team journed
to the l.. W. T. S. Park Saturday
afternoon to meet the Griffin
Springs team, and not with.
standing the heavy rain which
fell, they came back bearing the
banner of victory.
There are a few cases of alb.
sence in our school this week or
account Of sickness.
Mr., Jim Bailey who has beer
at Campbellsville for sometime
came home Thursday night.
Mrs. John Blair is at the bee
side of her daughter, Mrs. Walk
er Bryant of Columbia this week
Sidney, the son of DR.. Dun
bar, Lebanon, is visiting at the
home of Mr.. T. P. Dunbar.
The pupils engage in spelling
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Humble.


Health of this communing is
very good at this writing.
Corn crops are looking fine.
We are having lots of rain in
this part
S. w. Wilson sold a nice lot of
hogs last week.
Miss Mollie Flanagan, of Sano,
is visiting her brother and friends
at this place.
T. D. Flanagan is doing good
business at this place.
Miss Alta Coffey is visiting her
grandparents at this place.
Mr.. Charles Order is very
poorly with a cancer.
Mr.. John Wilson Is very low
with consumption.
Mr. Marcus Hale is teaching
a fine school at Mt. Olive.
Dallas Wade left Saturday for
Lexington, where he will attend
the Fair.
We are having a very good
Sunday school at Mt. Olive.
S. w. Wilson ia doing gooG
business hauling goods from
Dunnville to Russell Springs.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Indian Killed on Track

Near Rochelle, ILL.,, an Indian went
TO sleep on railroad track and was
killed by the fast express. He paid
for his elessness with his life. Often
it's that way when people neglect
coughe and colds. Donlt risk your
life when prompt use of DIR. Kidg's
New Discovery will cure them and so
prevent a dangerous throat or lung
trouble. sit completely cured me, in
a short time, of terrible cough that
followed a severe attack of Grip
writes ]. r. Watts, Floyadda, Texas,
and I regained Is pounds in weight
that had lost" Quick, safe, reliable
and guaranteed. SOC and S1.O0. Trial
bottle free at PAUL Drug 60.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
The Trials of a Traveller

81 am travelling salesman" writes
z. e. Youngs, e. Berkshire, VT, "and
was often troubled with constipation
and Indigestion till 1 began to use DIR.
Kings New Life Pills which i have
found an excellent remedy" For ali
stomach, liver or kidney troubles they
are unequaled. Only % cents at PAUL
Drug Co.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Absher.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Bailey
were shopping at Knifey last
Tuesday.
Several from this place attend
ed the dedication of the new
church at Keliyville, last Sun
day.
Misses Sylvia HUMPHREYS,
Annie Robertson and Mrs. Callie
Rice were at Knifey last Mon
day.
Mr.. E. S. Rice bought of VIII
Vanhoy 100 acres of land for
$1,000
Mrs. Louisa Farley and
daughter-in-law. Mrs. E. T. Bot
toms, of Louisville, are visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Russell
spent last Sunday at H. B. Roo
ertson's.
Miss Bertha Martin was the
guest of Miss Judelle Robertson,
Sunday.
MessrS. G. G.. Russell and H.
B. Robertson were in Columbia
on business last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Gabbert
and little daughter Bernice,
spent last Thursday night with
Mrs. Mary A. Brockman, enroute
to Roley from a visit to the for
mer's brother, Mr.. L. Y. Cab
bert, of near Bliss.
Mr.. and Mrs. RandOl Rice anf
children were visitors at Mr.
Rufus E. Bailey's, last Sunday
Miss Virginia Bailey, who ha.
been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Louisa Early, returned home
last Thursday.
, Mrs. Virgil Knifey visited
Mrs Bony Bailey last Monday.
Several from this place attend
ed the Fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Wake
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. BuC
! Watson and sons were at Mr.. ]
B. Russell's one night last week
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28

Bees defamation contest and
various exercises each Friday
afternoon. The patrons of the
district are cordially invited to
come and spend the time with
us
The Adair County news., 1912-08-28
Gainesville, Ga.

| will write one more time to
the News, as some of my old
friends may LIKE to read a letter
from the South.
Icame back to Georgia the
first of July and commenced
school again-the work | delight
in. We have just two months in
the summer and five in the win
ter, six and one-half months be-
ing the length of the term, but
most people want two full
months in the summer, and that
will make a seven months term,
therefore the county board will
let us teach one and a half
months in the summer by the
patrons suppiementing a half
month.
When left Kentucky it was
raining, crops were in a bad con-
dition. When | got to Georgia
it was still raining. and crops
were in a worse condition than
the Kentucky crops. They had
not had any dry weather since
they planted. People were dis
heartened, but in a few days it
cleared up, and all went to work,
and had three weeks Of dry
weather. They got the grass all
killed out, and about the time
they got this done, the army
worm came on them and made
bad matters worse.
Politics is a thing that isn't
mentioned here much. Every
body is for Woodrow Wilson.
Congressman. State Represent
ative and county officers of this
county are to be elected this fall.
Every body is done work, and
can see covered wagons one af-
ter another pass the school house
on the way to and from the
mountain, or going to see some
relative in different counties.
During the vacation of the farm
ers, series of meetings is in
session at most all the churches,
so every body is either going to
church, camp-meeting, school,
visiting or loafing around-good
for nothing.
hear quite a number of fam.
lilies talking of going to South
ern Georgia to make their next
years crop, they are so disheart-
ened with this years crops.
Lets hear from Eller, Long,
street and Russell Springs.
Hoping this will not reach the
waste basket, | wish success to
the News.
Eldora George.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-13
FURTHER REGULATIONS
WERE PROMULGATED
General Announces fni-
thcr Rules Tor che ohtf"i "i
the Parcels Post

Associated Press Special
Washington, Dec. Further
raguIations OF the parcels pest were
promulgated today. Perlshables, in
Guiding many food stuffs, can be ac-
cepted only when securely packed
ard IL Shipment only Eggs may
be accepted for local delivery only,
Articles barred from TRANSMISSION
through the mails by the parcels
post include poisons. matches, pols-
ono,,s reptiles, pistols. disease germs,
live or dead animals, or awning
with a bad odor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-13

Miss Ora Dunlap of Meridian ar
rived in the city today to spend the
Christmas holidays with her sister,
Mrs. e. Y Thomson she was dc-
cou,panied by Master G. y. Thomson
who had been visiting al Meridian
The past two weeks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-13
Our
Christmas
Gifts

a Christmas gift for m2mma,
And cue for papa, TOO.
A nice one tor your sweetheart.
She's just bought one for YOU.
Then sister comes in for het
share,
'Tvont do 10 leave her out.
Then if You neglect little bud
He'll false a howl and poul.
We have tue very thing YOU Wahl
For sweetheart home or friend,
And as to goods and prices, TOO.
On u you may DEPEND
Our goods are all the very best
Our prices very low,
Designs all new and various
Come sec The stock We show
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-13
BUYERS TOO EXCLUSIVE
Uncle Sam Charges Candy Max
ers With Refusing to
Sell Goods to Com
mon Trade.

Associated Press Special,
Philadelphia, Pa Dec. - To-
day in civil antitrust 4u4t tic
go.ernment attacked he ailg@"d
candy trust Of Philadelphia II
is charged tra1 the candy rla~"s
| conspired not to sell direct u aay
retailer. consumer or johber WAC i
mot a member of The Philadei ahsa
Jehbing Conefetioners association
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-13
Partisan Ivory at curlin's.

Xmas stationery at Cur,in's. 81
The Detroit times., 1912-06-22
/, yODEN SHIFT OF FATE n
BROUGHT HADlEY INTO
PUBLIC LIFE IN MISSOURI
Mn Who Received Great DEM
nstration in Chicago Was
Dark Horse Then
WIS ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ouof 208 Cases Prosecuted He
scured Convictions in All
But Six
GOVERNOR HApLEY.

lSI2Born In Olathe. Kas
lssz'0raduRted from the Univer-
sity OF Kansas.
iss+-opened law Office In Kansas
Is9&-Made H..
isss-AI.
lelOr.
1e0l-harried
l901-Elected prosecuting attorney
leoS-2efeated for re- election.
lsot-Elected attorney general OF
tissouri.
lSOb-pelegate to Republican ma
lonal convention.
lsOt-clected governor OF Missouri.
lsl|tooseyelt leader In national
L~-e~rtgo-
The Detroit times., 1912-06-22
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