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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Campaign Against Tax Dodgers.

AS a result Of the campaign recent
ly inaugurated by Greenville city cou
Gil against tax dodgers, nearly $360,000
worth of property has been placed on
the tax books in the past few weeks.
A major portion of this amount repre-
sents property that has never been on
the tax books, while a small sum rep
resentsE new buildings. This work has
been done by J. T. Arnold, special
agent Of council, and he reports that
the sum will be swelled to a still
greater amount. Mr.. Arnold Is auth.
ority for the statement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Ordered a $4,000 Bond Election.

Rock Hill.-The city council at a
special meeting, ordered an election
on the question Of issuing an addi'
tional $4,000 in bonds to go to the
Catawba river for a permanent water
supply. The election will be held
Tuesday, July Is. The water supply
in Rock Hill has been very scant for
some time and it has now reached the
danger point. There is not enough
water here now to properly operate
the recently installed sewerage sys.
tenn. 1t is now proposed to build q
modern pumping plant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Samuel Hyde Has Been Examined.

Samuel N. Hyde, the Anderson
county man under sentence Of death
for killing his wife, vas examined at
the state ~penitentiary by DR.. j. w.
Babcock, superintendent of the state
hospital for the insane. DR.. Babcock
is a member of the commission named
by the governor to make an investiga-
ton as to the sanity Of Hyde. The
other members Of the commission are
DR.. Robert Wilson, Jr., of Charleston,
and DR.. w. G.. Houseal, of New.berry.
The commission will make report to
the governor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Cases Heard In Florence.

The hearing in the cases Of Harry
Mcintosh and John Williams, charged
with the murder of Andrew Jackson,
postponed in court for several days
that their attorneys might have a con-
ference with them. The case of the
state against John MCGEE for murder
was heard and he was acquitted. IT
seems that the negro he killed, Charlie
Jennings, was a stranger and he broke
into the hot supper and wanted to
take charge by virture of a big pistol
that he carried, and MCGEE just got
the drop on him first.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Vigorously WAGE Campaign.

The campaign to raise $780, 900 for
Converse College, launched at Spar
tanburg several days ago, has been
waged vigorously and at the meeting
of the commission at the Y. NJ. C.. A.
hall reports were made showing $780,
325.2S subscribed. The campaign will
continue for five days longer. Upon
condition that $780, 900 be raised local
ly the general education boarl Of New
York has offered to give the college
$500
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
South Carolina New Enterprises.

The secretary Of state has issued
a commission to the SpartanbIrg
Baseball Club with a capital stock OF
$1,000. The petitioners are B. S.
Doolittle, N. S. Trakas, w. L.. Laval
and E. o. Frierson. The secretary OF
state has issued a commission to the
Bremen Drayage Company Of Charles,
ton with a capital stock Of $4,000. The
petitioners are H. P. Bremen and Geo.
w. Bremen. A commission has been
issued to the Charleston Bottling Co.,
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
petitioners are H. F. Bremen and G.
w. Bremen. The Chiquola Manufac-
turing Company of Anderson has geen
given the right to increase its CAPT
tai stock from 100000 to $4,000.
The Zimmerman Edwards Company
of Ridge Spring has been commission,
ed with a capita lstock of $4,000. A
general mercantile business will be
conducted and the petitioners are Geo.
Bell Zimmerman of Lexington and
Paul Edwards of Ridge Spring.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Barney Wallace Out ON Bail.

Darlington.-Barney Wallace, who
was lodged in Jail several days ago
ON the charge of having murdered Dial,
ton Gilbert in the neighborhood OF
Huntsville, was released by Sheriff
Register, bond having been granted
by Judge T. H. Spain in the sum of
$1,000. Wallace claims that he shot
Gilbert in self-defense after he had
been fired on by the deceased.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Frost Reported Near Scranton.

Scranton. - Mr.. NJ. Jackson Will.
oughby, resident Of Scranton, n OF
the most energetic and progressive
farmers of this community reports
frost having nipped his cotton sever
al nights ago and his crop is con
siderable damaged. Mr.. Willoughby
brought to town several dead cotton
stalks that frost had fallen on. Infor
nation was received from others that
frost had damaged their cotton
Such a thing as frost in the month OF
June in this section OF the state has
never been heard Of before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
OUTDOOR LIFE.
VIII Not Offset the III Effects o
Coffee and Tea When One Cannot
Digest Them.
A farmer says:

For ten years or more I suffered
from dyspepsia and stomach trouble,
caused by the use Of coffee (Tea con-
tains caffeine, the same drug found
in c~offee), until I got so bad I had to
give up coffee entirely and almost give
up eating. There were times when I
could eat only boiled milk and bread;
and when I went to the field to work
I had to take some bread and butter
along to give me strength. 8
81 doctored steady and took almost
everything I could get for my stomach
in the way Of medicine, but If / got
any better it only lasted a little while.
I was almost a walking skeleton.
zone day I read an ad for Postum
and told my wife I would try it, and as
to the following facts I will make afi.
davit before any Judge:
"I quit coffee entirely and used Pos
tim in its place. I have regained my
health entirely and a eat anything
that is cooked to eat. I have increased
in weight until now I weigh more than
i SNC4 ILL.,. 1 udFC llOl ldhtu any llleul-
cine for my stomach since I began
using Postum.
my family would stick to coffee at
first, but they saw the effects it had
on me and when they were feeling
bad they began to use Postum, one at
a time, until nov We all use Postum
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial Of Postum in place
Of coffee proves the truth, an easy and
pleasant way.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's = rea.
son."
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Most homely women r clever
probably because they have to be.
No Erosts There

Foote Lighte-It is said that the
southern tip Of Florida is the only
portion of the United States which
never has experienced frost.
Miss Sue Brette-Too bad 1t Is so
far away from our travelling theatrical
companies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

in this condt
ton has cause
to Suspect kid.
ney trouble,
especially II
the kidney &C.
don s e e m s
d | 8 o r dered.
Doan's Kidney
Pills b a ' 9
C ure d thou.
sands. It Is
the best rec
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

II testimonials received from those using
Garfield Tea are of any value, Garfield Tea
does what we claim for 1t. Enough said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

The wagon wheel usually has that
tired feeling, but it never complains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

Garfield Tea the International Remedy for
all Irregularities of stomach. liver and kidneys
Is composed entirely Of pure herbs. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
HARD FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

It's hard enough to keep house If in
perfect health, but a woman weak,
tired and suffering with an aching
back has e heavy burden. Any woman
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

1t is hard for a man to mind his own
business unless he has both a mind
and a business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

Trouble never attempts to dodge.
those who are looking for it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Should Organize Cotton Congress.

Snould organize Cottoh congress.
Columbia.-"I thoughly agree with
you that the Southern Cotton con-
gress should be organized into a per.
manent association and it's valuable
labor continued in behalf Of the cotton
interests Of the South" says Harvie
Jordan Of Atlanta in a letter to E. j.
Watson, commissioner Of agriculture
of South Carolina and president of the
cotton congress. Commissioner Wat.
son said that he would at some flu
ture date call for a conference Of the
cotton producers, bankers and bust
ness men of the South to be held in
Atlanta to organize a permanent
Southern Cotton congress. The con
gress will be thoroughly organized and
placed upon a firm business basis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Chill lren
teething. softens the gums, reduces infnmma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c q bottle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

Some men are bashful when 1t
comes to meeting their obligations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
ON EXPORT TRACE
THE COTTON MANUFACTURERS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA MET AT
COLUMBIA.
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
The Reports Show a Very Satisfactory
Outlook For the Industry in Sout
caroIlna-Some Very Interesting
Addresses Were Made at Meeting.

Columbia. The cotton manufar
turing industry in this state was
shown to be in most excellent con
dition with bright prospects for the
future by reports and a general dis
cussion of the business at the annual
convention Of the South Carolina Cot
ton Manufacturer association held
here several days ago. The feature OF
the session., which was attended by
SIS members representing practically
all OF the ia plants in the state.
were the actresses by the president
the election of officers and the re
ception of a number of important re
ports on questions of vital Importance
to the association. Several interest
ing addresses relative to the cotton
manufacturing business were deliver
ed which we're followed by a free dis
cussion.
The following officers were elected:
E. A. Smyth, G%reenville, president;
Eugene Verdery, Aiken, vice presi'
dent, and Charles S. Manning, Green
Vile, secretary.
The following members Of the ex'
ecutive committee were elected: Alex
ander Long, Rock Hill; R. E. Lyon,
Anderson; ]. P. Gossett, Williamson;
J. E. Evins, Spartanburg; ]. M. Greer,
Greenville, and G. w. Summer, New
berry
The next meeting place will be de-
cided upon by the executive commit
tee. The sessions were held at Colonia
hotel and were productive Of a gen
eral discussion which proved bene'
fetal to all members of the associa'
ton in attendance.
President Smyth in his annual re-
port which was read during the day
reviewed the progress that has been
made along industrial lines with man
ufacturing business in the state dur
ing the past year. His report was
optimistic and showed that the con-
dition of the mill industry has i'm
proved the last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
Accounted For.

why are there so many men In this
jail?" asked the philanthropic reform.
er.
Il guess" answered the guide. 'it's
chiefly because they can't get out"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

Cholly Gayburd-Do you believe the
story OF Jonah and the whale?
Grace Saintly-Why, of course I.Go.4
I believe every word Of 1t.
Cholly Gayburd enthusiastically
Dear Miss Sanity, will you be my
wife? ',
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26

.MpORTANT NOTICE. want to employ a
cliabl., energetic. influential emigration
and agent; splendid contract made; rcft renee
given and required: cheap farms for sale.
arge and small; Will take small payment
Town: give terms to suit purchaser: SO option
q pay any time: will send descriptive lit, ra-
ure upon application; abundant rainfall. rich
soil. healthful climate. good people, sp,cndid
;ocir'y: sure crops every year.
EDWARDS. GAINESVILLE. TEXAS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-26
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSOO0L
LESSON
(By f. o. SELLERS, Director of Even
ing Department, The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 30
REVIEW OF SECOND QUART Err.

GOLDEN TEXT am not co1Iie tc
destroy, but to fulfll."-Matt. ELL.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
WITH SAMPLE BRACE AND BIT
HE TOOK MANY ORDERS
FROM FARMERS.

For Part Cash Payment Bargain
Price Was Given, and All Custom
ers Now Have Is Receipt and a
Desire to Locate Him.
A number of Terrell county citi-
zens who bit are now trying to brace
up under an experience whereby they
transferred considerable hard-earn-
ed cash from their own possession to
the pockets of a travelling salesman
who has not only not sent them any,
thing in return, but whose where
about is a profound mystery.
Sometime ago a stranger with a
sample brace and bit travelled
through the country as the alleged
representative of Virginia firm who
he said manufactured these articles
and solicited orders for them for flu
ture delivery. The regular price, he
stated, was SIP per dozen, at which
he would sell them to be paid for on
delivery, but as a special inducement
to get business if the customer would
pay half the amount when the order
was given the brace and bit could be
had at $8.16 a dozen.
OF course the latter offer was ac-
cepted, and the agents fingers be-
came weary writing his customers
receipts for $4.16 as part payment
on their undeliVered purchases.
He is said to have done a land
office business and when he departed
carried several hundred good dollars
in cash with him.
And that's the last that has been
heard of him-and the brace and
bit. After waiting more than a
reasonable time for their brace and
bit to put in an appearance some
of his victims decided to do a little
investigation, with the result that
nobody at Eufaula, Ala, which he
said was his home, had ever heard
of the genial and energetic agent who
had distributed bargains with such
a prodigal hand. Neither has the
alleged firm of manufacturers been
located in the Virginia city where
they were said to be in business.
While most of those who were
victimized are not saying anything
about it and would rather for it not
to be known others are anxious to
get hold of the salesman, and
should they do so a right interesting
time will be assured him.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
COUPLE IN AN ODD MIxUP
Man and Woman Travel Far to Meet
Each Other, Only to Add to
Their Troubles.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-A man and
a woman not known to each other
sat in the parlor of local hotel. He
had travelled from San Francisco to
meet her, expecting to find his wife,
whom he had lost two years ago. She
had travelled from Little Rock, Ark,
to meet him, expecting to find a man
with whom she had run away from
home two years ago and who had de-
serted her in st. Louis.
The man at the hotel had advertis-
ed for his missing wife, who was
known as Pansy Morris. After the
girl left home she assumed the name
of Pansy Morris and when she saw
the advertisement she answered it.
Each was furious when the mistake
was found, but they parted friends.
She went back to Little Rock. He
went back to San Francisco.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
WON'T BUY STATES COTTON
BUYERS REFUSE TO BID AFTER
GOING TO FARM TO SEE 1T.
Bales Have Been Allowed to STAY
Out in Weather Without Cover.
Staple Is in Bad Condition.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.-The state
farm cotton was not sold, as sched-
uled today Buyers who were here
refused to bid on it. r. E. Dawson,
chairman Of the prison commission,
and Judge Patterson, a member of
the commission, came to the state
farm today and met several cotton
buyers, who met there to bid on the
573 bales.
L. A. Hall Of the Macon agency of
j. b. Latham, says the cotton was
not sampled, and presented as it lay
stretched out over the field a very
damaged appearance, and upon ex-
aiming four or five bales he consid-
cred it unmarketable in it's present
condition and he could not afford to
bid on it. He thinks that it will
have to be picked, every bale, and
probably rebaled and packed before
it is merchantable, and that it will
entail considerable loss.
There is no doubt of the badly
damaged condition caused by the
long exposure, despite the fact that
it was turned many times.
N. B. Ellison, who buys cotton in
Milledgeville, says about the same
thing as Mr.. Hall He thinks the
damage is considerable
Lamar Ham, local representative
of Alex Sprunt & Son of Wilmington,
says that the cotton is badly dam
aged-so much so that he could not
make bid. He says it is impossible
to estimate the amount of damage
and loss till the entire lot is stripped
of the outside damaged covering and
allowed to dry out. He regards it as
a badly damaged lot of cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
CAN'T STOP SALE OF DRUGS
COCAINE AND OTHER INJURIOUS
DOPE BEING SOLD ILLEGALLY.
Says Drug Inspector 7. A. Cheatham.
Declares That Savannah Is Even
Worse Than Atlanta.
SAVANNAH-According to D.

SAVANNAH.-According to DR..
T. A. Cheatham, drug inspector for
the Georgia department of agricuIt-
ure, who is in the city today for the
purpose of appearing before the
grand jury in connection with the
investigation of certain cases brought
by himself, there is a stronger ten
dency among the druggists of Savan-
nah to disregard the state law regu-
lating the sale of poisons than there
is with the same class of people in
Atlanta. DR.. Cheatham reached Sa-
vannah this morning from Atlanta,
where he attended a meeting of the
state board of pharmacy yesterday.
Dr.. Cheatham states that he finds
it utterly impossible t prevent the
illegal selling of cocaine and such
drugs in the state. THE illicit traf-
fic goes on all the time" he said.
I'VE keep it in check as we'll as we
can, but you might just as well try
to enforce the Georgia prohibition
law as the anti-cocaine law"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
HAVING A STRENUOUS TIME
GOVERNOR HAS DISPOSED OF
SEVERAL GRAVE QUESTIONS.
No Sooner Has One Been Gotten Rid
of Than Another Pops Up.
No Rest in Sight.

ATLANTA.-Apparently there is
no rest in sight for Governor Brown
from strenuous times in his office.
For the past few weeks he has had
two very grave questions to decide,
both of which he settled last week.
One was the solicitorship of the
Macon circuit, made vacant by the
death of Walter Grace. The factions
in Macon split so seriously on Roland
Ellis and John Ross that the gov
ernor decided it by going to Houston
county and naming former Senator
II. A. Matthews for the unexpired
term.
On Saturday he decided the JEFF
ferson case of Columbus by his de-
NAL Of the plea for executive cIemen-
cy being printed Sunday morning.
No case he ever had under considera-
dion gave him deeper concern or
caused deeper study and research.
Many nights were sleepless for him
while he had it under consideration.
Jefferson comes of prominent fam
lily and many of the governors
strongest personal and political
friends appealed in Jeffersons be-
half
But Governor Brown, while deeply
regretting the duty forcing him to
deny the plea, feels that now is the
time for Georgia to place a check on
the homicide mania, and it may be
taken as an assured fact that during
his term, at any rate, most powerful
reasons must be advanced to save
anyone from the laws decree.
This week the governor will try to
reach some conclusion relative to the
Tallulah Falls survey and just what
shall be the states attitude in the
matter. 1t is probable that he will
hold a conference with Prof. Koch
of Athens, who made the survey, and
then the merger attorneys will have
a hearing before him.
Governor Brown also expects to
have the problem Of naming a sue
cessor to Jesse Walters, solicitor of
the Albany city court, whose unfort-
innate end shocked the executive very
profoundly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
SODOM AND GOMORRAH.
Authorities Differ as to Their Loca-
ton on the Dead Sea.

To the majority perhaps the Dead
sea is invariably associated with Sod
ON and Gomorrah. No one knows
exactly where these cities stood. They
have been variously placed at the
north end, on the west side, at the
south end, and on the east side of the
river. Popular tradition has always
most conveniently pointed to the
north shore, the place visited by
tourists and pilgrims from Jerusa-
lem, as the site. No less authority
than Canon Tristram, however,
places the site on the west side.
At Carlirrhoe, on the east side,
there are certainly palpable evidences
OF volcanic upheayal not to mention
the combustible substance in sulphur,
bitumen and possibly oil that might
have played part in the overthrow
Of these ancient cities.
The Zerka, a stream almost as
great as the Arnon, and amid sur
roundings of much the same charac-
ter, but having a small plain on the
seashore that might verS well be Gull
tiVated, flows into the sea some fif-
teen miles farther north from Car
lirrhoe.
Here, as elsewhere, the wild ole
ander with its beautiful pink flower,
is abundant, also the reed, with it's
feathery tuft or bloom, Shaken by
the wind" and referred to by Christ;
also the willow, the tamarisk, the
"Gharaf, a pretty looking wild fruit
much like a cherry, and that strange
plant, the apple of Sodom.
This, though looking like beauti-
full fruit, collapses when touched,
and is found to contain nothing but
a little smoke-like dust and some
silk-like fibre, used by the natives
for stuffing pillows Mount Nebo,
from which Moses viewed the Prom
ised Land, is about opposite the north
end of the sea on the table lands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13

United States Must Depend ON For.
eign-BOrn for Future Population.

eiSh-boin IOf uUure reputation.
The decline in the birth rate was
discussed at meeting of the Guild
Of St. Luke in New York the other
day. The guild, of course, is compos-
ed Of physicians. DR.. McMahon ex-
pressed the opinion that the cause of
the decline was political and econom-
zeal rather than moral. 1t is not
among the poorer classes, upon whom
present economic conditions press
more heavily, that the birth rate is
lowest, he said, but rather among the
Well-tO-do and especially parents Of
American birth. The average rate Of
births to American parents is two,
while the average to foreign-born pa
rents is four. In France the birth rate
is % per 1000 while the death rate
is 20. In New York city, said the
doctor, the death rate is larger than
in France. If the growth of popula-
ton was to be kept up by the number
of births in the United States 1--WE
must depend on our foreign-born
rather than our native citizenship. -
The doctor continued: ga Boston
writer has said that the descendants
of the Pilgrim fathers are now filing
Mount Auburn cemetery, while the
sons of aliens are inhabiting Com
monwealth avenue"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-13
CLARK OVERWHELMS WILSON
Carried Illinois Primary by 10000
Votes. Roosevelt Wins Over
Taft in That State,

CHICAGO.-Returns from the pri-
mary in Illinois show the following
results for president:
Democrats-CIark, 100000; Will
son, 100000. Clark's majority, 14O,-
600.
Republicans-Ro Roosevelt, 100000;
Taft, 10000; LaFollette, $4,000.
Roosevelt's plurality, 100000.
The complete unofficial returns for
Chicago on Woman's suffrage: Yes,
1854; no, 1875, 410.
Complete unofficial returns from
the city of Chicago give Taft 44,1O7;
Roosevelt, 72,443; LaFollette, 49,
1913.
Roosevelt's plurality is 1886.
The total republican vote is 1885,
653.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city give Clark 1884 and Wilson
32,6S8.
Clark's plurality is S0,646. The
total democrati cvote is 146,022.