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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Important Letter
to All who Suffer.

II suffered from indigestion for a
long time. Last May 1 almost died.
The doctor told me it was acute iDdi-
gestion and I could not be cured.
Since that time l have suffered very
much, as some days everything l ate,
even light food, as soft boiled eggs,
would distress NE. I lost fifteen
pounds. Sometimes / felt that l could
not live another day. A month ago l
got a box of MILO Ma tablets Be-
fore / had used them a week | was
better. | have taken two boxes and /
feel as well 90 l ever did. Eunice A.
Peters, ] cksOn, Ga"
Use MILO MA stomach tablets for
quick relief from sour stomach, heav-
inese, heartburn, uelching of gas and
dist ess after eating. They are guar.
anteed. Large box SO cents at G. A.
Milford & Co.'s and druggists every
where,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
nI6n SCHOOL -.
Commencement
AT LOWDESVILLE
Interesting Exercises---The Prizes
Awarded to Successful Pu-
pils---Enjoyable o.
casion.
casiion.

L~owndesvillc, May 13-Friday even
ing at s o'clock in the High School
building took place, the closing eXer-
cises of the scholastic term Of 1911
-. The partitions in the school build
ing being movable, were taken out,
and the building merged into one
large hall. 1t was decorated and was
quite attractive. The first exercises
consisted of some plays upon the part
of the teachers and pupils. These all
performed their parts well and at
times we're loudly applauded. Then
the Rev. J. c.. Chandler, sometime ago
offered a Bible to the scholar making
highest average in each grade-as ne
could not be present, being away
from home, to make the presentation
of the prizes the help of Rev. j. T.
Timmons was called for, and he gave
a short talk and gave to those who de-
served them, the gifts of the donnor:
Miss Ruby Etiquette, Miss Louise Bell,
Miss Elise Harden, Wallace Cooley
and two extra prizes to Miss Etiquette
and Miss Virginia Latimer. Then Rev
R. w. HUMPHREYS went forward and
presented medals to the following:
Miss Virginia Latimer for highest
average in composition; Miss Moselle
Huckabee, for highest average in
Seventh grade; Fannie Etiquette,
highest average in Seventh grade;
Louise Bell, highest average in Sixth
grade; Irmo Cooley, for best historl-
cal essay; BERTHE Bell, highest mark
in spelling; Vera Bond, for highest
mark in spelling Sixth grade; Emma
Switzerland highest mark in spelling
Fourth grade Olivia brennan, highest
mark in spelling Third grade. This
was quite a creditable ending of the
scholastic year. The promise OF prizes
no doubt caused those contending Tor
them, to put forth extra effort to
gain them, and will no doubt be pro-
ductive of much good in giving to the
recipients in the days to coma, an
event in the past, to which they can
point with pride and pleasingly re-
member and it will be a JOY for years
TO come to those whose pleasing duty
it was, Rev. J. T. Timmon and Rev.
R. w. HUMPHREYS, who as feellngly
and appropriately presented them to
remember the happiness upon the
faces of those, so made happy. The
school wear closed with the best feel
ing between all concerned, patrons,
teachers and pupils, all feel the. In
ward consciousness of duty done.
Troupe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
500 Reward, 500

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages. and thai is
Catarrh. Halls Catarril Cure Is Tho only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have 80 much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials. l.
Sold by al DrugHists. 75c. ~. - g..
Taka Halts EA@Ny pull Tor caRltlPAloR.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
NEWS OF FAIRFIELD.
Interesting Batch of Personals
The Weekly Riddle.

MIR. and Mrs. Ose Burnett and two lit
tie O and Mr.. John Etherage from lex
as, are visiting friends and relatives In Troy
and Mccormick. Mr.. Ethcrage spent Sat
urday night with his cousin MIR. Tom
Langley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. WHY from Willing
ton spent yesterday with Mr.. and MIS-. .
L. Young.
Mr.. Tommie WHY called to see some
Love Valley pretty girls on yesterday.
Mr.. Paul Lyon of Troy and Mr.. Furman
Etherage of Greenwood w%orshipped at
Long Cane Sabbath.
As Sabbath was Mothers Day, Rev. Il.
F. Bradley preached a fine sermon on this
subject.
Mrs. r. P. Creswell spent part of last
week with her mother Mrs. Creswell.
Mr.. Joe Young gave the young folks a
play one night last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. WHY spent Satur-
day night and Sabbath with Mr.. and Mrs,
Long.
David Young spent Saturday night with
his aunt Mrs. Zephyr Creswell.
Mr.. david went to Georgia Saturday to
take Mrs. Jane Cottage home. She had
been spending a few weeks with Mr.. Cres-
well. Come again, Aunt Jane; we are al
ways glad to have you come.
We had wind, hail and rain Saturday
night, and the weather is very cool yester-
day and today.
Dear little May Belle Young is sick to-
day.
The last riddle was answered by little
Sarah Brown. The answer: A bald head
Some Of the little folks don't get a fair
trial at our little riddles. They know the
answer all right, but don't get the paper
until late Thursday eve, and We will say
the answer will not not count until Friday,
to give all O guess that take the paper.
Should there be any child wishing to guess
that doesn't take the Press and Banner,
We will give them a chance something like
this: Any child that sends me in a name
as a subscriber to the Press and Banner
will receive u prize costing not less than
80 cents. know you are smart little folks
and we will listen for you.
Now, What is a pig doing while eating
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15

John R. Station, Joyce, KY, had an
exceptionally severe attack OF whoop,,
ing cough. He says: "If 1t had not
been for Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound I would have been compelled
to Quit work. Instead, l never missed
y day, and Foley's Honey and Tai
Compound ga, e me Instant relief and
ia the only cough medicine we ever
use." Contains no opiates. McMur-
ray Drug Co.
You can't, afford to be without Conkey's
White Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is a positive
relief from this disease which kills thous.
ands of chicks yearly. Price soc. The
McMurray Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Purpcse Of TarrIno Corn,

Tarring' corn ia done to protect the
seed from crows, ground squirrels.
Aeld mice and mobes. In some places
these pests do 80 much damage to the
seed that the prospect for a crop Is
cut of before the seeds have a chance
70 terminate.
The seed Is put in a box or vessel
Of some convenient size, and a thin
coating Of tar is spread over 1t. Plant
ing is done in the same manner as II
no tar was on the seeds. The odor
Of the tar will keep injurious pests
away even after the seed has sprout.
cd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15

II the trees are carefully looked
over about three times during the
growing season. and the ends Of those
shoots that are growing too long are
pinched OF, the tree may be kept to
tho desired shape. But where a shoot
has been overlooked 1t Is better to cut
It out when found than wait until
winter. Negligence during the grow.
ing season is about the only logical
reason for severe winter pruning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Don't Be Afraid
Eat What You Want

Eat what you want when you want
it and ''Digestit." Two Or three tab
lets after meals digests all the food,
prevento distress, relieves indigestion
instantly. Browns Digestit is a little
tablet easy 10 swallow, absolutely
harmless. 1t has relieved thousands
and is guaranteed to please you, if not
your money will be refunded-50c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
COMPTROLLER Generals Letter

Comptroller General Jones sent the
following letter Thursday to Governor
Blease, giving his reasons for not
honoring the Creighton account:
Columbia, S. c., May 9, 1912.
Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor, Co
lumbia s. c.
Dear Sir: Answering your letter
of the 9TH instant in reference to an
account or claim for services rem
dered by Mr.. C. w. Creighton to be
paid for out OF the appropriation at
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
NOTICE.

All Committees having bills against
the Civic Club will please send in
such bills to Mrs. Coleman by Wednes-
day, as she desires to make a COM
plete report of expenditures at the
next meeting of the Club on Thurs
day afternoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
COmplTUIleT UeHeTdI
Governors Statement

DR.. J. IT. r. Neal, Prop. Riverside
Drug Co., Greenville, 3. c., writes re-
Gently, Il have been q p%racticing
physician and druggist for over IS
years and have sold and administered
many kidney medicines but none
to equal Foley Kidney Pills. They
are superior to any / ever uesd and
give the quickest permanent relief"
McMurray Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Borax Wator for Lice,

Dip the birds IN borax water. It
frees them from lice. Take one-haif
pound borax to three gallons Of warm
water. This method Is equal to the
best lice powders and much cheap
or. One may choose a sunny day for
the dipping. which Is best done IN the
morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Not Paint

With linseed oil at 81, what sort Of oil
do you think they use in "paint' at S1.75
and $50?
That stuff is counterfeit paint. You can
cheat yourself; you can't cheat Time or
Weather. .
Paint is a rubber coat over wood and
iron to keep-out water.
Counterfeit paint may look like it; coun-
terfeit money looks like money.
Wfatare all counterfeits for? They are
all alike.
DEVOE
P. d. Speed sells it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15

The best candy-Huylers-at Speeds
drug store.
If you will inspect the houses around
town painted with Devoe paint you will
have no trouble deciding what you will
put on yours. It's the kind that lasts and
looks well. For sale at Speeds.
ular than aver. It lust can't be heat. pr
For tired, aching feet use Tiz-for sale
at Speeds.
Varnish stains, wall finishes, brushes.
&C., at Speeds drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
TILE LIBRARY HOURS
~T.k

The Library hours, during tie sum-
mer, will be from 10 to 1880. The
hours have been from 3 to S. Patrons
of the Library will please notice the
change.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
chiokens With Free Run.

According to Professor Kempster Of
the poultry department at the Univer-
sity Of Missouri the orchard OF the
oornfeld is tho ideal place for poultry
raising. The hens get plenty Of exer-
else and plenty Of animal food in the
form Of grubs and insects. Close con
anement is never 80 good for hens as
wide range.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Fertilizers for beets.

Avoid ooarse stable manures in fer
tiaxing garden beets. Manure gives
sood results II we'll rotted and thor
oushly incorporated with the soil. Ex.
peeiments In Rhode Island showed
that lime has been beneficial to the
crop when growing on acid soils.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
COMPTROLLER GENERAL REFUsEs
TO HONOR ACCOUNTS OF DETECTIVES
BECAUSE They FAILED TO ITEMIzE

Comptroller General A. w. Jones
today gave to the press copies OF
correspondence between himself and
Governor Blease and Mr.. c. w.
Creighton of Greenwood, special Of
ticer appointed by the governor for
the enforcement of laws, in which is
described an interesting situation that
has arisen over the refusal to settle
a bill of expenses of Special Officer
Creighton. Mr.. Creighton sent in a
months expense account to the comp
troller general. The comptroller gen.
eral refused payment on the ground
that it was not itemized. The account
read: For special services rendered
for one month, ending April 22,1912."
Governor Blease wrote to the comp
troller general, asking that the ac-
count be honored, stating that he did
not care to have any trouble in the
courts with the comptroller general,
and giving his reasons for asking that
the account be paid. The comp
troller general replied to the COVER
nor, giving his reasons for not honor
ing the account and asking that the
account be itemized. The matter may
go to the courts.
The Correspondence
The letter of the comptroller gen.
eral to Mr.. Creighton, the first Of the
correspondence after the receipt by
the comptroller general of the ex-
pense account is as follows:
Columbia, S. c., May 3, 1912.
Mr.. C. w. Creighton, Greenwood, S. c.
Dear Sir: l have before me your
special account for the enforcement
of law for special services rendered.
beg to say before we can pay this
account it must be itemized, giving
the number Of days and dates on
which services were rendered. Ser
vices rendered on the special fund by
the month Is not permissible.
Kindly send statement and we will
attach to your account and issue you
a check for same.
Yours very truly,
A. w. Jones,
Comptroller General
Mr.. Creighton's reply to this was
as follows:
Greenwood, S. c. May 6,;912
Hon. A. w. Jones, Columbia. S. Z.
Dear Sir: Your letter IT the 3rd
instant is at hand, I am leaving home
on duty today and will not return un-
til the last of the week, about Salur-
day and then l will take up tho .ub-
ject matter of your letter with you.
Yours truly.
CIV. Creighton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15

Don't let lice eat up your valuable poul
try when its SO easy to get rid Of them
Conkey's Lice Powder, Lice Liquid anc
Head Lice Ointment are guaranteed to dc
the work quickly. Get a practical poultry
book free from The McMurray Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
chaapast Gain on tho PIa.

Under ordinary management, the
cheapest gains made on the pigs are
through the mother. 80 It pays to
pamper the mother Of a good.siHed
litter and thus force the young.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15
Governors Letter

Governor Blease's letter to the
comptroller general is as follows
MI. A. W. Jones, Comptroller General,
Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sir: have a letter from
yourself to Mr.. C. w. Creighton OF
Greenwood, S. c., in which you state:
Services rendered on the special
fund by the month is not permissible"
I notice in looking over the ac-
counts of Ex-Governor Hayward and
Ansel that claims for detectives, both
white and black, inside the State, and
outside, have been paid without a
word from your Office and In much
larger sums than the amount to be
paid Mr.. Creighton. / can not under
stand why you are e~ndeayoring to
hamper me in the enforcement of the
laws, for section 1893, Vol. I, code of
laws, 1912, provides:
Sec. 1893. The amounts specified
for the various officers of the State
and for various public purposes, other
than for salaries and clerical services,
shall be duly accounted for; a de-
tailed statement thereof shall be made
to the general assembly at its next
ensuing session. No person author
lied to make contracts or draw said
appropriations shall exceed the spe-
ciic appropriations o shall any
fund be expended for any other pur-
pose than that for which it may be
appropriated. All accounts shall be
itemized and verified"
l would be glad therefore, If you
would pay this claim without further
trouble, as you have been doing in
the past.
These appropriations are set aside
for the governor and the claims ap-
proved by him. I think this should
be satisfactory and should be paid by
you without further trouble.
1 regret your position in iris mat
ter, for I have %endeavored to be your
friend. True, you have not appre-
ciated it, but I do not car 70 Awe
any trouble in the courts about the
payment Of the expenses Of mis- Of.
flee, and would be glad II you would
pay them without further contro-
versy.
If you will notice, the above sec
ton specifies that Cali accounts shall
be itemized and verified" and that "a
detailed statement thereof shall be
made to the general assembly at its
next ensuing session" This applies
to me and not to you. The accounts
are to be itemized and verified to this
office. l am responsible, not to you.
for what I do with the money paid
from this Office and accounts apr we'd
by me.
Very respectfully,
gre Cole L. Blease, Gov.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
CHILD THOUGHT DEAD REvIvEs.
Little Italians Baby Shows Signs of
Life After Undertaken is Called,

Aiou4S 1tdl1auS baDy SHOWS f5lgnS OF
Life After Undertaken is Called.
Deep grief was changed to great Joy
IN a little Italian home on West Pearl
street late Thursday night when lit
tie child supposed to have died in a
spasm, revived just as the remains
We're to be prepared for burial. The
child had been taken i'll on Thursday
afternoon and just before eight
0 clock it was taken with a violent
spasm. A few minutes later the heart
of the child seemed to stop beating
and the parents believing that the
child was dead, summoned the under
taker to prepare the remains for
burial. When the undertaken arrived
and looked at the child he asked that
a physician be called and before the
physician arrived the child had show
ed signs of life. After care from the
physician the little one began to re-
yive and this morning it is declared
that the child is out of danger. The
undertaken refuses to make public the
name of the child.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20

The street assessment committee ap-
pears to have hit upon very effect
i've method OF bringing dilatory con-
tractors to time. Declaring a contract
void is about the limit to which the
committee can go but it will not be
necessary to take this step again now
that the contractors are convinced
that the city officials mean business
and that they will not hesitate to take
any action necessary to get the same
service for the city that an individual
or private corporation would expect
and receive as a matter of course. The
committee does not demand anything
unfair or unreasonable of the eontrac-
tors and would doubtless make any
concessions that the facts in any par
ticular case seemed to warrant but on
their part the contractors are expected
to display some energy and ability in
the execution Of their agreements with
tho city. Municipal work cannot be
allowed to drag along indefinitely
after it has been started and it must
be started within reasonable time.
In effect that is the ruling of the COM
mittee and no fair minded contractor
can take exception to it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
EARN DIVIDEND THIS YEAR.
q. & N. w. Ry. Company has Increase
of Business as Shoun by Report.

& Il
William A. Gardner, president of
the Chicago and Northwestern, is ere
dited in New York with the statement
that the road will earn its common
stock dividend this year and have a
slight margin of surplus. The incom-
plete figures for ten months did not
indicate that the Z per cent would
be earned Mr.. Gardner said that a
trip over the company s lines showed
him an excellent prospect for a bump-
er corn crop and considerable improve
ment in the small grains. The North
western is expected to sell 10000 600
of equipment notes soon after the first
Of the new fiscal year. These have
been authorized by the state railroad
commissions. This announcement will
cause some surprise in this city as the
general opinion was that the road
would no more than make expenses
during this year. For some little time
this has been the case. 1T is thought
that the $l0,o00,000 equipment notes
which are to be sold will have some
effect in the improvements to be made
in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
Police Officer Bradley Kills
wisconsin Animal i'm
Kenosha Wednesday.
TO FILL NICHE IN CITY HALL

The Kenosha city hall is to have a
Ireal badger as an ornament and it is
to be badger shot and killed within
the corporate limits of the city of Ke-
nosha. Police Officer Fred Bradley is
to make the gift to the city and he
slaughtered the animal which decor
ates the great seal of the State of
Wisconsin almost in the heart of the
business district of the city on We'd
nesday afternoon. The badger was
having a playful time in the door yard
at the residence Of Charles G. Brown,
President of the First National Bank.
There is no animal rarer than a bad
ger in Kenosha and the only other
badger seen in this section of the
country in the past thirty years was
the one used at Silver Lake year
ago when former Mayor scholey pre-
sided at a badger fight which was
made the feature of a big picnic am
1
ong the employees of the Badger Brass
Company.
The animal killed by Officer Bradley
had a lot more fight in him than the
one seen in the scholey battle. People
working about the Brown yard saw
the animal digging industriously into
one of Mr.. Browns most priced flow
er beds and they promptly called the
police officer to kill the "varmint. I
Officer Bradley took one shot at the
animal and killed it. At the time it
was supposed to be a ground hog, but
a closer investigation revealed the
fact that it was one of the finest spec
linens of the badger family ever found
in the state. The badger is now in
cold storage and it will be sent to
Chicago for mounting at once.
The nature fakirs in Kenosha are
unable to account for the presence Of
the badger in Kenosha. So far as can
be discovered it had never been seen
before it began the work OF digging
hole in the Brown flower bed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
RE-NsTATE CONTRACTS.
n. T. Reichert Starts Work ON Ere
mont Ave. Sewer This Morning.

The Street Assessment Committee
OF the common council has rescinded
It's action by which the contracts of
the city with II. I. Reichert of Racine
We're declared void and after a con-
terence between the members of the
committee and the bondsmen Of the
Racine contractor it was decided that
he should go ahead with the work of
building the sewers. Reichert started
work with a big gang of men on FIRE.
mont avenue this morning and the
bondsmen have given the assurance
that the work will be completed just
as rapidly as possible. Reichert de-
elared that the work had been delayed
on account OF his being unable to get
pipe,
The committee has decided that pro-
flles shall be furnished to the bidders
on all sewer work in the future. This
plan was adopted on account of some
of the complaints of contractors that
they We're not getting a fair deal,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
PLAN DANCE ON ASPHALT.
Lake Ave. People Arranging for Cele-
bration of Completion of Paving.

Kenosha is going to have the most
unique dancing party in the history
of the city some time early in July as
residents along Lake avenue are plan
ming to give dance on the street to
celebrate the completion of the laying
of the asphalt paving. Sweet notes
have been tangled and out of tune all
the time the work has been progress
ing but the completion of the street
promises to bring a reunion of the
people and City Engineer Baltzer has
agreed to have the new pavement
cleaned like a carpet for the dance.
a band is going to be secured for the
celebration and the function promises
to be one long to be remembered
among the people Of that section of
the city.