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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
NEW YEARS. IN SCOTLAND.
BrfnEinr In the New Pear at Tf6A
Church, Edinburgh.

BffnEinE In the New Year at Tf0h
Church, Edinburgh.
New Years is the great Scottish hol-
lday. Christmas is Of course an off,
cIal holiday, and In the large towns,
despite old prejudices, its observance
Is becoming more recognized among
the better business houses. But for
the general population of the country
rhe New Year is the great'holiday festi-
fal, and, though temperance sentiment
is making its way, there is still a great
deal of hard drinking at this season.
tits none the less a fact, however, that
the spread of temperance education
and the better amusement Of the peo-
pie are gradually having their influence
in making New Years less Of a satur-
MALTA than 1t was wont to be.
Bringing In the New Year at the Iron
church, Edinburgh, Is q time honored
custom which does not seem to be fall
ing into disuse. On the last night OF
1893 thousands Of young people. with
q sprinkling of older persons. congre-
gated as usual at the Iron church,
which is In the heart Of old Edinburgh,
to speed the passing year. When the
church clock showed midnight, a loud
cheer was raised, handshaking became
general. the cd salutation, "A happy
New Yearr' I;as heard on all sides, and;
bottles Of the: national. beverage having
been produced from topcoat pockets,
healths were generously pledged Att.
or this had been. done. bands OF roister.
Ing youths and ,maidens set Of to FIRST
foot" their friends:-Chicago Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

In Spain, as well as in Portugal, the
luxury to which a pretty woman de.
votes the most care. and. attention L.
the lace used In the ~fashioning. OF her
fan and, above all, of. her mantilla.
Few men have any idea until they at
tempt to make q New Years. offering
Of this kind Of the amount Of money
that can be lavished On ven the tint
est piece: Of lace. particularly II It hap.
pens to be old Italian or Spanish
point dating from the sixteenth or
seventeenth century. Ignorant as the
Spanish woman Is on most subjects,
che Is conspicuous for her profound
and extensive knowledge OF the dit:
ferent kinds Of lace, and her talent
for distinguishing point d'alencon from
point d%'argentan, and point de venise
from that old Italian point known BY
the name Of Greek lace. Is only equal
ed by the. grace with which she wears
the national mantilla and maneuvers
her fan.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
A GREAT YARN.
No Story About Royalty Too rnrrsdfhis
For Belief Somewhere.

No Story About Royalty Too rncredfbls
For Belief Somewhere.
Ono Of the most elaborate newspaper
|hoaxes ever printed appeared In Paris, and
the peculiar thing about 1t wns the larss
s.a.re Of credence with which st was ~
oeived, not only by the Pa-isians them.
selves, bat by the'people Of France geDef.
ally The story in brief, says the London
Mail, was that the queen Of England had
BEEN dead for IS years., but that her Death
had been kept a profound secret and was
known to only q few persons In the British
empire!
The story relnted with oircumstantial
detail that Queen Victoria passed away
quite suddenly In tho fall fists, but that
for state reasons 1t was deemed best TO
keep her demise a profound secret. Ac.
cordingly a woman In humble ctrcuIa-
stances, of about the same age as the
queen, to whom abe bore q striking re.
semblanoe, was discovered and installed
In the place Of the dead sovereign, whose
BODY YVES secretly buried ins vault bensaSh
one Of the royal residences. ''s'E ~
. The woman who was to impersonassf Che
dead queen wal carefully coached in the
part she was to play" and In order TO lessen
the risk Of detection Eit was publicly given
out that the sovereign would pass the
winter abroad, as she had determined 70
live IL retirement for q number Of months
In the seclusion Of q little foreign towr
the i~mpersonator Of royalty was. most as
stduously trained In her part, and being .
| woman Of wonderful o~lsyerness and dis
erection she has been sbls to continue ths
deception to thfs'dsy.
The story was naturally not long u
rayeling across, the. English channel &c
London, where those who heard 1t regarded
| the matter as one Of the best jokes Of ths
season.-St. Louis Post Dispatoh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
MANY FAILURES
But Partisan Sage 0vereame Miss kru'
qer's Hair Troubles.

PARTISAN SAGE is not guaran-
,teed to grow hair OH bald heads but 1t
/. guaranteed by the well known drug.
taists G. A: Milford & 60. to stop fall
ing hair, eradicate dandruR and stop
itching scalp, or money back. Sold In
every town In America by leading
druggists for 50 cents a bottle. Read
Miss Kruger's letter.
: PARTISAN SAGEis the best hair
grower and beautifier and dandrutf
cure. ! lost all my hair through ty,-
phoid fever; L was almost baldhesd-
ed and my scalp was as sore as could
be. ! tried everything. but tn vain.
Finally I tried PARTISAN SAGE,
and after using one bottle my hair
started to grow, and has grown tnIee
or four inches inside. Of two. months.
I advise every woman who wants
beautiful hair to use PARTISAN
SAGE.n Mics Meta M. Kruger
Browntown, Mimi:
.N
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Footprinits In tho Ashes.

Sweetened ale or egg Zip Is the. pre-
scribed beverage for the drinking Of
healths on New Years, In Scotland
the housewife takes care before retir-
Ing the last night of the year to spread
the ashes smoothly on the hearth, II
In the morning the print Of a foot can
be detected, with the toe pointing TO-
ward the door, It Is thought to fore
tell a death In the family; during the
year. but II the toe points in an oppo-
site direction there will be & marriage
soon.-Atlanta. Constitution. :.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
WIND AND WAkfHAh
a!hs SIGNS sh5aid Be Taught IA the Afhs4h
can Public Schools.

~ can Public SCHOOLS.
1.-THE direction of the wind has nothing
whatever TO do with the course Of q thun-
derstorm, or, for that matter, any other
storm, neither has the direction OF the
low scud clouds, which generally travel
from north to south at right angles to the
course of the raincloud. Look up above
these small clouds at the great moving
mass, and you will learn the direction OF
the storm. With o little study any OBJ
server IAN quickly determine the direction,
velocity and character Of q coming storm.
In the smoky down town district this Is Q
more difficult matter. but In the parks and
on the boulevards no mistake need be
made. In the average thunderstorm the
upper clouds are cumulous, or rolling, with
curved edges. These are very BLACK, and
one can mark their outlines Look 4 little
farther down and you will see q clearly
marked line where the cloud curves cease
and the whole Is merged into an even
shade, generally lighter than the nearer
clouds This Is the falling rain, which
forms q solid sheet through which the eye
cannot. penetrate. When this rain Linz
reaches the zenith, the shower begtna
nThunderstorms are almost invariably
preceded by a calm lasting from two t ten
minutes. 1t seems as II nature designed
TO give her subjects warning: As the
starmcloud mounts into the heavens The
wind dies AVA and o hush comes over 9
erything. Tho storm Ia from n 70 1--we
miles wide. .Yhis Is the tir1e when'thscheer.
fulidiot IN the park predicts that b storm
is going to blow oven. It doea 1t blows
over houses and fcnces and drenches the
foolish ones who disregard the plain warn.
Ting given = 80 ~"
"That Is why" continued the weathsR
crank, "that weather signs should b
taught In our public schools. Twill voaun'
teer to start a night school for the schoo
marms.'"-Chioago Times Herald
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Amos B. Morse Co.. Locals.

Now is the time to plant fall seeds. See
us for barley, rye, vetch, rape, clover, al
falfa, etc.
If you want to see the best work shoes
on the market, call on us.
Our line Of hardware and tinware Is
complete.
We have a full line Of up-to-date shoes
for men, women and children, on which
we can q you money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Charles Durham, ~Lovington, ILL.,, has suc
ceeded in finding a posit. We cure for bed wet
ting. "My little boy wet the bed every night
clear through on the floor 1 tried several
Kinds OF kidney Medicine and ! was In the
drug store looking for something different u,
help him when I heard OF Foley Kidney Pills.
After he had taken them two days we could
.ae g change and when he had taken Two.
{ ,iras OF a bottle he WAS cured. That's about
x weeks ago and he bias not wet In bed
since" McMurray Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
ROUND TRIP WINTER TOURIST FARES
Now i'm Effect via Scuthern0Railway-
"premier Carrier Of the South"

Tickets on sale daily including April 80.
1912, with final limit returning May 81,
1912. For complete information as to
schedules, sleeping car service, etc., call on
nearest Southern Railway ticket agert, or
il. Meek, A. G. P. A.,
Atlanta, Ga. e.,
4 F. l.. Jenkins, T. P. A.,
Augusta, Ga.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Genius and Madness.

. Genius oftentimes seems to have about
10 q touch of madness, and insanity some.
times shows streaks Of genius, but the re
lstinn between the two is accidental, no,
essential II this has been said before, 1t
will do no harm TO sayit again, as IN anti
dote to the mixture Of each to which Nor.
dau and Lombroso and others are just now
treating the civilized world. -Journal OF
Insanity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
FoLEY,s HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND
!: .cuREs I'M EVERY CASE"

Mr. Jas. McCafery. Mgr. OF the schlitz Ho-
rel, Omaha. Neb., recommends Foley's Hon
~ and Tar Compound, because IL cures IN
every case. ~ ave used II myself and l
nave recommended u TO msny others VINO
ave sInce told me OF its great curative pow
ar In diseases Of tho throat and lungs" Fol
III coughs and colds 1t Is speedily effective.
McMurIay Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
The State of South Carolina.
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.

Probate Capitalization for Letters OF Ad-
ministration.
BY ]. F. Miller, Esq, Judge OF Probate.
Whereas, Minnie Ida Hapnah has made
suit 10 me, to grant her Letters of Adminis-
tration de bonis Of the Estate and effects OF
Nancy Dixon, late OF Abbevllle County, de-
ceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors OF
the said Nancy Dixon, deceased, that
they be and appear before me, In the Court OF
Probate, to be held at Abbeville c. H., on
Friday. the 5th Of JAP, 1912. after pub
LEGATION hereof, at ii O'Clock IN the forenoon,
10 show cause II any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal OF the Court,
this 2I.t day Of Dec. in the year
OF our Lord one thousand pine hun
dred and one, and In the l36th year OF
American Independence.
Published on the 9th day OF Dec, lsll,
In the Press aud Banner and on the Court
J. r. MILLER,
Judge Of Probate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

We put things in order. God does the
rest. Lay an iron bar east and west. 1t
Is not magnetized. Lay it north and south,
and It 1s.-Horace Mann.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Now Schedule for seaboard,
THE DANGER OF Ia GRIPPE

your In grippe coughs take Foioy,s Honey
and Tar Compound. X. e. Fisher, Washing.
ton. Kas., says; II WAS troubled with a sc
we're attack OF la grippe that Threatened
pneumonia. A friend q dvised Fo!ey's Honey
and Tar Compound and I got relief after TAX
Ing the frat few doses. I took three bottles
and my la grippe was cured" Get the gen.
uineI.lu The yellow packsg'. McMurray
Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Schedule roraDue West Railway.

Morning train leaves Dne West at 1880.
Evebing train leaves Due West at 40. These
Lrains meet the morning and evening trains
on the Southern at Donalds.
Passengers can go out from Dne west on
the evening freight train which leaves Due
West at two O'Clock. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
Estate Of Rebeooa Purdy, Decd.
Of Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.

Take notice that on the 18th day OF JAM,
1911, l will render q final account OF my
actings and. doings as Executor Of the
Estate Of Rebecoa Purdy,. deceased, IN
The office OF Judge Of Probate for Abbeville
Comfy at 10 O'Clock O.. No.. and on the same
day will apply for a final discharge from my
trust as such Executor.
All PERSONS having demands against said es-
tate will present them for payment on or be.
fore that day, proven and'authenticated or bt
forever barred.
Executor.
Make life more worth living by smoking
n Gpaodso oipnn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
FOrSale

235 Acres of land five miles from
Abbeville, 8. c., on a public road and
rural route. This place has two good
settlements, is well watered and tim
bered. Possibly seventy-ive thousand
feet of saw timber and enough wood
to pay for the place. Price $4,000.
800 Acres Of land about 8 miles
from Aobeville, on Rural Route No. T..
One two-story dwelling, one tenant
house, plenty of wood and saw timber
well watered. Price 5000. A
8 Houses and Lots In the City of
Abbeville near the r. r. Shops.
Prices low and terms easy.
31l Acres Of land situated about half
way between Troy and Mccormick, q
fine cotton farm, we'll watered and has
one settlement. Fine mineral depos-
it's on this property. Price $4,000.
$40 kcres Of land about 8 miles
from Abbeville, has 8 tenant houses.
300 acres wood land, is we'll 'watered.
Price $40 per acre.
511 Acres of land 4 1-2 miles south
of Wares Shoals on Saluda river; 3
dwellings and 8 tenant houses, IS acres
wood land, IS acres bottom land, good
pasture, 7 horse farm open on the
place. 1t is now rented for $500 lbs.
lint cotton. Can be easily made to
bring double this rent. Price $3.50.
per acre.
One Lot on corner OF Orange and
Lemon Streets, beautifully located
level and we'll drained, $500.
Two Lots near Wardlaw Street,
= two minutes walk from Graded
School; near in. and a bargain al
$500 each. ..a..
List your Real Estate with me and
come to see me. II you want to buy |
haveor cal get what you want. II you
want to sell I canfind you a buyer
T also buy and sell all kinds Of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10
roLEy,s HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND

is 3 reliable family medicine. Give 1t 10 your
q cold coming on. 1t checks and cures
coughs and colds and Group and prevents
bronchitis and pneumonia. McMurray Drug
40
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

Carrying branches of evergreenS
hung with apples oranges and gayly
colored ribbons. the children still pa
rade the streets. Of some old, English
"agganowing.". as it Is called,
from the words Of the ditty they ding,
We're come TO. give you warning
:: rs New Years day a-mornines '
With q hey and . how -! :"
And IN aggan agganow.
Atlanta Consdtntioa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

VIII also stop at the following stations apc
take on and let OF OVERWHELMINGLY
James, Toxsway, WEIGH.
j. X. Apdarron, Superintendent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

In France the sexes are almost exactly
balanced, there being 1,004 women to 1000
men
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

- 80. o..
TIE: Closing Year.
%. With mistletoe and holly
Upon your bar
Make room for youth and folly,
thou sad Old Yesri
You've felt tho pains and sorrows
That moftals know;
We long fe Dew tomorrow,
30 bid you 60
Wen give ths joy YOU'VE brought q
A last goodby.
And failures that you've taught -
1T. A passing sigh;
When sunshine gfIds your CONN
With hope x,d cheer; !.
The worlds hard heart Vim -snde9 ~.
Ano moo 11. -!~Ij
But. q new year dreaming IE:i
Beyond your tomb, ExaGui
All mostals Will b turning .FaIE
From CRIED and gloom Esrs22sstss
Tnsy'H place q wreath q holly -:
Upon yoE1 grave ~
And haste TO greet tie folly
That oues you gava
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-10

We have Pearl, Silver Skin and Yellow
Denver onion sets Amos B. Morse Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-22
PRIMARY LAW EXPENDITURES

The Tribune few days ago had
short editorial with regard TO the eT-
onerstiou Of Senator Stephenson of Wis
consn from the charges of bribery and
corruption brought against him, and
acquiescing in the finding of the sub
committee that there is no law against
such expenditures as Senator Stephen.
son made. We stated further that, un-
der the primary law. there seems to be
opened wide a large door for the
sway Of riches. and the control by rich
men of the politics of any State; and
the money would win as against merit.
To this the Ogden Standard takes cx-
ception, condemns Stephenson, III spite
of the fact that there is no law con
demning him. and calling attention to
the fact that Senator LaFollctte carries
the primaries in Wisconsin with but a
small expenditure of money. II is quite
true that Senator LaFollctte. by reason
Of his ability 10 make stir, attracts
attention TO himself and so .loes not
need TO spend the money that others do
in elections. But. of course. it would
be idle to claim that Senator LaFollctte
carries the State by the votes of Repub-
licans. A very large percentage of La
Follettc's strength in Wisconsin is
Democratic, the Democrats holding him
10 be a good enough Democrat for them
so that citation of his case cuts no
figure in consideration of the merits
of tho contention.
II is certainly true that the rich mau
has an enormous advantage over the
poor man in the primary elections I'm.
less that advantage can be set off Gas
il very seldom is set off by some ram
pant figure like LaFolctte's that sd
vantage is decisive.
When Senator Flint OF California
stated that he would not he a candi
date for reelection 10 the Senate. he
stated in the same connection that he
was not financially able 10 keep up a
personal committee In every Senate auJ
Assembly district in California. lr
Wisconsin, Senator Stephenson was abl,
10 do this. and did do il. There il
where comes in the power OF money,
aud. Of course. there is no law against
that form of campaigning. and it would
be impossible To frame any law thai
would forbid H. For the freedom ol
orgsnizati0. for political purposes mus,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-22
WHAT RAILROADS CAN DO.

Last year Mr., Louis d. Brandeis
gave out sensational statement that
if the railroads of the country would
conduct their business on the best prin-
ciplcs Of economic management, they
could save million dollars n day. The
railroads. as rule, scoffed this, and
none of them gave Mr.. Brsn1eis any
opportunity to put into effect his re-
markable schemes Of economy, or even
TO find ont precisely what IL was that
he proposed.
And vet il appears that his sensa
tional statement was not entirely fruit
less A Western railroad, not named,
is quoted in the Eastern papers as ap
pointing a safety committee to study
and improve conditions with view TO
lessening casualties, and thus making
very great savings In expenditures by
way of damages and compensation,
The summarized outcome of the efforts
of that safety committee is thus re-
ported:
killed.
4o.S per cent reduction in trainmen in
iured.
so.7 per cent reduction in switchmen
killed
1875 per cent reduction in switchmen
injured.
30 per cent reduction in statonmen
killed.
los per cent reduction in stationmcn
injured.
81 per cent reduction in ,rackmcn in
jured.
"a per cent reduction in bridgemcn In
jured
ia per cent reduction In shop and
roundhousc men injured
s. per cent reduction in car Tcpalrers
and inspectors killed
Total reduction OF seventeen employees
killed.
Total reduction OF 2l4 employees In
30 per cent reduction in passengers
Killed
10 per cent reduction in passengers in
jursd.
II single road. by appointing a
committee of saftey, can achieve re
suits like this, other roads can do the
| like. and combination Of all the roads
for the safety of their passengers and
| employees ought TO make such reduc'
tiou in casualties. and the lamage pay
| ment resulting from those casualties,
as well as in saving Of waste generally.
as TO 60 very far toward realizing
| Mr.. Brandeis's idea.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-22
ANOTHER BLUE SUNDAY.

Another .bluo law Sunday in salt
Lake has served to intensity the iIs
content which the imposition of tins
rigor has stirred up in this community.
There would appear TO hc no reason
whatever why the munic pal commits
sion should give out that IL is cleaning
up the city. when. all that II is dong
in that direction is TO nag and annoy
small and innocent occupations that do
no harm aud that are an offcnse TO no
bo.iv.
In the meantime. what about the
larger cleaning up that the comm ssion
was expected to do! Nothing rs dong
in that regard so far as appears ne
brutal murder Of n woman on SATURDAY
night shows the presence here OF the
most desperate criminals. And nothing
apparently is doing in order to rid the
city of that dangerous element. or to
abnte the dives or the evil work of
the underworld.
To attack lot Of small dealers
whose little businesses have been un-
niolestcd ever since the settlement OF
the city, and neglect the greater crimes
AMI atrocities. is hardly calculated To
stimulate faith or confidence IN the
commission with respect TO either ITS
good intentions or its good judgment.
Yesterday was quiet in this city, to
be sure. But that very quictuess was a
warning TO hundreds of tourists to keep
away from Salt Lake. and to visitors
that they must stay away from this
city on Sunday if they require any Of
the small courtesies and freedom that
are usual among mankind in city
like this on Sundays,
Viewed in any WAY that the situa'
tion can he viewed. whether moral or
financial. there is no possible gain TO
be seen in the methods adopted by the
commission. while financially the c,ty
is undoubtedly the loser by many thou
sands of dollars every Jay that the
present irrational programme is en-.
forced.
The public may we'll ask If this sort
of thing is what the commission I'M
derstands by cleaning UP the city, and
il this is all that is intended III that
direction
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-22
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.

The Socialists in Germany started in
on their campaign with the proposition
that they wouli elect hundred mem
bers to the Reichstag. They may still
do this. but they will have TO do bet
ter than they did in the second day e
election. There are, however, good
many elections to be held. Eighty mem
bers are to be elected tomorrow, and
thirty-6ve on Thursday, in constlt'
ucncies where no ono had the absolute
majority that the law requires.
1t is quite within the possibilities
of course, that the Socialists may reach
their hundred mark in these third and
fourth days OF polling; but it is evi-
dent that the chief parties have com
bined against them. and are determined
to hold the Socialists representation
down as low as possible.
In the balloting. so far. however, the
Socialists show net gain of twenty
six. and all Of the other parties show
losses. 1t is a vigorous upheavel IN the
old fsthcrland, and the Imperial Court
is dismayed at the showing, But, If IT
viii tend TO relieve the Germans OF
tho great stress of keeping up such a
tremendous army and navy, and cs
pecialv If it will prevent the addition
of two corps 10 the standing army, the
Socialists gains will have effected
oool puTposc