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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
IL at Family LaXative

Beware OF constipation. Use DR..
Kings New Life Pills aud keen well.
Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of West Frank
lin, Me-, calls them "Our family laxa-
tive" Nothing better for adults or
aged. Get them today, 25c. All
Druggists or by mail. H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
Kiekapoo Worm Killer Expels
Worms

The cause of your child's ills-The
foul, fetid, offensive breath-The start
ing up with terror and grinding of
teeth while asleep-The sallow COM
plexion-The dark circles under the
eyes-Are all indications Of worms.
Kickapoo Worm Killer Is what your
child needs ; 1t expels the worms, the
cause of the child's unhealthy condi-
ton. For the removal Of seat, stom-
ach and pin worms, Kiokapoo Worm
Killer gives sure relief. Its laxative
effect adds tone to the general system.
Supplied as a candy confection-chil-
dren like it. Safe and sure RELIEF.
Guaranteed. Buy a box today. Price
Csc. All Druggists or by mail. Kick
apoo Indian Med. Co., Philadelphia or
st. Louis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
The Legislature.

Measured by what 1t talked of doing
rather than what it did, the South Caro-
lima legislature ought to 60 down in his
tory as a wonderful assortment Of legis-
lative alent.-Charlotte Observer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11

Whether it's a nipple or a fountain sy-
ringe or hot-water bottle, you want the
best. The best casts you no more Mt Mil.
ford's Drug Store.
You can always depend OF the rubber
goods you get at Milford's. Every piece is
guaranteed and your money Is still yours
if the article proves unsatisfactory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
Information Wanted.

The undersigned would be pleased to
has a definite knowledge of a family Of
SCOTS, who lived in the vicinity Of Abbe-
vile back in the early 1SOOs. There was
so many of them, it seems someone ought
to have q remembrance Of them.
: C. B. Mann,
tt Olympia, Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
Stubborn. Annoying Coughs Cured

stubborn. Annoying Coughs Cured
"My husband had a cough for fifteen
years and my son for eight year,. DR..
Kings New Discovery completely
cured them, for which I am most
thankful" writes Mrs. David Moor. of
Saginaw, Ala. What DR.. Kings New
Discovery did for these men, it will do
for you. Dr., Kings New Discovery
should be in every home. Stops hack
ing coughs, relieves Ia grippe and all
throat aud lung ailments Money
back If it fails. All druggists. Price
SOC. and 81 90. H. f. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or st. Louis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11

Palate pleasing candy. That's the kind
Milford sells. Pure, wholesome and de
licious.
No home should be without a hot-water
bottle. Its uses ate many all the year
round. Milford has some dandies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
Eggs for Sale.

For a limited time l will sell my surplus
Thoroughbred White .Orpington eggs az
81 so for fifteen. Write at once. f.. ~
Lander, Calhoun Falls, s. C.
gil tt
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11

business March 4th, 1914.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts 8. ...... ST. 13 So
Overdrafts. $500 81
Furniture and Fixtures. ........ 1900 90
Banking House 5000 90
Other Real Estate owned. ...... 700 90
Due from Banks and Bankers. SO, $40 81
Currency. 5,3G4'0
Gold. 800 90
Silver and other Minor Coin.... 2,26O so
Checks and Cash Items ....... 1870 o.
1886, 409 90
LIABILITIES .
Capital Stock Paid in. .......... 81, 800 90
Surplus Fund. $1,000 90
Undivided Profits, less Current
Expenses and Taxes Paid. 4,121 Oh
Due to Banks and Bankers ...... 953 II
Check. 1877 s3 IS
Savings Deposits. ............ 10000 90
Time Certificates Of Deposit. 931 10
Bills Payable, including Certifl-
Gates for Money Borrowed. 10000 90
s256,489 90
County Of Abbeville.
Before me came X. u. Cox, Cashier OF
the above named bank, who, being duly
sworn says, that the above and foregoing
statement is a true condition Of said bank,
as shown by the books of said bank.
r. E. Cox.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
10th day Of March, 1914.
Albert Henry,
Notary Public S. C.
Correct-Attest
S. G. Thomson,
w. E. Owen. Directors. !
G. A. Neuffer, ,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
MENT
Of the condition Of
The Farmers Bank
of Abbeville County,

located at Abbeville, S. c., at the close Of
business March 4th, 1914.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
STATEMENT
Of the condition Of
The Peoples Savings Bank

located at Abbeville, S.. c., at the close of
business March 4th, 1914.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11

Try DeWitt's Golden Liniment. There
8 npthing better. Speeds Drug Store.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Missouri Convict Road Work.

Convict labor for road i'm
provement work will be tried out
in Missouri this year, according
to the plans of the state board of
prison inspectors. Livingston
County will request from IS to
100 men for a special road in that
district. The county, before it
can get the convict service, must
agree to pay all expenses of
guarding, housing and feeding
OF the men. The state law of
Missouri permits ne-fourth of
all convicts in the penitentiary
to be used for public road CON
structioE, but it is discretionary
with the prison board whether
the cOnvicts be worked at the
penitentiary or assigned to road
work. At the present time there
are about 500 men in prison.
This would make available about
625 for road work if the counties
ask for them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
A Historic Building.

Down on the gulf, at Biloxi.
Miss, is building that at one
time was the Louisiana state
building and tie capitol of Iowa,
Missouri, Nebraska and all other
states that were included in the
French Territory called Louisi-
and later acquired by the United
States under the Louisiana Pur-
chase. The old state house has
long since been remodeled and
extended and is now used as IA
hotel by winter tourists. The
bricks were brought from Spain
and the old building erected over
200 years ago. Biloxi is the sec
ond oldest town in the United
States, being settled by the
SpaniardS in 1899.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Cheaper School Books.

Why would it not be practic-
able and profitable to have the
necessary text books maHufac-
tured by the state and sold to
the people at actual cost of pro
ductiOn, asks an editorial in the
Missouri Ruralist- To the we'll
to- do man the school book uues-
tion is not a vital issue. He will
grumble when Mary comes home
with a list OF books that means
an expenditure OF several dollars.
but he never inquiries about the
merits OR demerits of the sys-
tenn. To the poor man with a
large family school time means
a real hardship. Several dollars
must be paid for books lust
when the children ire needing
shoes and clothing. 1t takes
crimping and saving to raise the
necessary sum. for the dealer
must have cash. His profit is
small. it is only a matter of ac-
that the books are
handled. You can't blame the
dealer this time. There is a
man higher mp.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
The Great Crest Of the Sierra.

Mount Whitney, the highest
point in the United States. is not
an isolated mountain peak like
Mount Shasta or Mount Rainier.
but is the ioftiest point in the
great California crest or enor-
nous saw tooth ridge of the ST
ezra Nevada, including many EN-
lnences almost as high. Mount
Whitney is 14.5Ol feet above sea
level Among.those Of slightly
lesser height are Mount Russell.
less than mile distant. II. 100
feet; Mount Williamson. 1884
feet; Mount Muir. 14.O.5 feet:
Mount Longley, 14,042 feet:
Mount Barnard. 4,0o3 feet. and
Mount Tyndall, IT, ,O2J feet. The
most distant of these is less tnan
6 lnl.es away.
By a strange freak Of nature
the lowest point Of dry land in
the United States is less than 80
miles from the highest, The low
est point is in Death Valley and
is 276 feet below the sea level. II
is said that from this point
Mount Whitney can easily be
seen on 4 clear tay
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Duty Of Wealthy Men.

No man is under legal obliga-
tions to give away his money, but
the moral obligation to give is
clear and definite in the case of
a person like George Vanderbilt.
So far as known, he never
earned one of his twenty or more
million dollars. 1t came to him
byinheritance, without any strife
or struggle. He personally had
done nothing to obtain this for
tune, but to him belonged simply
the pleasure of spending it. In
his fathers day all these millions
came from the people. That an
cestor had no private mint, but
through his railroads he coined
this fortune. Economic justice
would point to at least a partial
distribution of such a mass of
wealth after more than a genera
ton of it's private use.
In some countries the laws Law
a heavy hand upon all such colos-
sal estates, on the theory that
since it came from the state a
large share of it should at death
return to the state PHILADELPHIA
Public Ledger.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Letters With Parcels.

The ord rpeilnitting the send
ing of letters with parcel post
packages when both bear their
respective rates of postage, will
make fhe service of greater use
both to farmers and city users
OF the mail. Often it is very i'm
portant that a letter be delivered
at the same time as the package,
but under the former plan the
two would very seldom reach
their destination at the same
time. Letters must not oe en-
closed within the package. but
may be fastened to the outside
so as to allow Of easy canceling
of the stamps.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
SMOKE COST is IN MILLION:
Figures Show Wastefulness Which 10
Characteristic Of the Ar,:r-
lean Nation.

Experts figure that Pittsbargh'a
yearly SCOT emissions would make Il
pile 100 feet in diameter and 600 feet
high. or larger than the Washington
monument. The money waste and
damage are estimated at $4,000, 900
yearly.
Sample tests made some time $50
in Chicago Of the cost of the smoke
nuisance in that city showed that tho
smudge bill exceeded the tax bill,
which was about $4,000 900 a year.
and the cost Of smoke in other cities
is fully as great in proportion to the
size of the city.
This includes only the injury to
property. Doctors will tell you that
is the least damage. They will point
out how the smoke gets into the
throat and lungs and Injuries the
health. causing chronic ailments
which diminish TIE happiness and
shorten the life of those who are not
responsible for the smoke evil
The old saying Is. Much smoke.
much business we need the
business. But the progressive engi-
neer OF today will tell you that most
smoke can be avoided. 1t indicates
incomplete combustion. which means
waste of coal, extra expense in labor
and equipment. damage to property.
sickness and loss of Iifc-Power.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22

Our neighbor, the Indepen-
dent, lately quoted instances of
parties engaged in lead and tiff
mining hereabouts, protesting
that they find the business of
mining more satisfactory under
the present administration than
at any time back in the days of
Republican rule and protection.
1t is indeed refreshing in these
days when the complaint of hard
times is almost universal, to
have these ms .ances of content
and satisfaction brought to our
notice. OF course the parties
quoted are good and faithful
Democrats, but that fact need
cast no discredit on their tale.
There, is, however, more to this
thing than is apparent at the
first glance, and that is, our
lead ore buyers are philanthro-
pists whose reward in the here
after should be no less than a
seat at the right hand of the
throne of grace; for they are do
ing the good deed of maintaining
the price of mineral so salts
tory to the miners on a
steadily declining me tallic
lead market. This has never
happened under Republican rule,
we are frank to admit. We take
up the morning paper and find
lead quoted at $3.50, and dull at
that. This is, so far as we can
recall, the lowest quotation in
many years. But we hope the
decline will not continue to
point where it might put a crimp
in the laudable generosity of our
mineral buyers, and thus cause
the miners to suffer a reduction
in the value of their ore. Now,
as to tiff, according to the in
stances referred to by the Inde-
pendent, the present price of
three dollars per ton is more
satisfactory than the prices that
prevailed during the declining
days of the Taft administration,
which were something like five
or six dollars per ton. Incident
~ we add, that over about Cadet,
where the most tiff is mined, the
miners are getting only s., 40 per
ton on the hank.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
The Weekly GIobe-DemoCrat
ISSUED TWICE EVERY WEEK
The Globe Printing Co.. Publishers
ST. LOUIS. MO-

W. /. Hunter, guardian Lawrence
{. Take ct al. minors, annual settle
ment.
Norman X. White, guardian May
'. " hite, minor, annual settlement.
John F. Evens, guardian Lytle Star
key. minor. annual settlement,
Second Day-Tuesday, May II.
james A. Shields, Jr., administrator
James \. Shields, Sr., deceased, final
settlement.
John Compton, guardian Roy Sill
vey, minor, annual settlement.
X. X. Bean, executor John NJ. Bean,
deceased, annual settlement.
James A. Dallen, administrator
john 7. Dallen, deceased. annual set
tlement.
Alice Wideman, executrix J. F.
Nideman, deceased, annual settle
ment.
O. W. Ramsey and J. B. Vineyard,
executors William B. Ramsey, de-
ceased, annual settlement.
Third Day-Wednesday, May 13.
Maggie Daugherty, administrative
John w. Daughelty, deceased, annual
settlement.
Thomas Sloan, administrator Col
umbus Sloan, deceased, annual set
!lernent.
Jesse l.. Eaton, administrator John
\. Eaton, deceased, final settlement.
James W. Martin, administrator
John l.. Martin, deceas sed, final settle
ment.
Chas. H. Richeson, administrator
Julia Capler, deceased, final settle
ment.
Edward 7. Eversoie, guardian Frank
x. Eyersole, minor, final settlement.
NJ. E. Rhodes, guardian Mavme
White. minor, final settlement
Geo. F. Patterson. administrator
john 7. Patterson, deceased, final set
tlement.
j. {. Kirby. administrator Joseph
Kirby, deceased, annual settlement.
Blewett Smith, administrator Charles
d. Smith, deceased. final settlement.
state Of Missouri. County Of Wash
lngton.- IS. |, James 4. Henson,
Judge of the Probate Court of said
county and state. hereby certify that
the above IL true copy Of the Probate
Court docket for the May term, 1914.
as same appears of record in my office.
In testimony whereof I set nv hand
and afiix the seal Of said court. this
lst day Of April, 1911.
fc..It JAMES \. HENSON,
Judge Of Probate
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22

Now the President is mad and
we may have war with the
greasers. A firm stand on part
of the United States at the out
set of our diplomatic difficulties
with the Mexicsns would have
not only averted lot of bother,
but also repeated slaps in Uncle
Sam $ face. The Mexican is so
constituted that he is docile only
under firm hand. Any wishy-
washy policy like "watchful
waiting" To see if he is going to
behave h. receives with CON
tempt and attributes it to fear
of him. Now We'll probably
have to lick him again just to re-
coyer our standing in his re-
pect. This will mean a lot of
dead American boys and the
spending Of much money.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
The Leopard's Spots.

| For more than a year the Ger
man Government has been NOV
ing, with tnat unvarying persist
ence that generally characterizes
it, to make the trade in petrole
um state monopoly: and its
movements have borne heavily
on American investments and
business interests in the Father.
land.
The difficulties of our Govern.
ment in seeking to protect those
interests have been extreme, be-
cause the interests either belong
ed TO the Standard Oil Company
or were in'close alliance with it..
AS for any objection we might
raise as to the bodily ousting of
the Oil Trust from Germany, the
kaiser's ministers had only to
quote at random from whole
library of governments denunci-
ations of the trust at home and
ask why Germany should toler-
ate a concern the United States
Government repeatedly declared
to be intolerable.
If we retortea that the Oil
Trust had been dissolved and alb
solved by a Supreme Court de-
cree, Germany could point to
many Congressional assertions
that the dissolution was ineffec-
tual. Recently, before receiving
the bid of an American concern
for the supply of a large ar cunt
of Oil, the German Government
required a statement, backed by
proof, that the concern had no
relations with the Standard Oil
Company. That was discrimina-
tion; but in view of all we have
officially said about the Oil Trust
it hardly lies in our mouths to |
object to it.
At this writing it appears that
a considerable amount of Ameri-
can property will be practically
cOntiscated: but it is property of |
or in alliance with the Oil Trust
and anything we can say in it's
defense must sound odd in view |
Of all we have said against it. I'll
a foreign government wished to |
discriminate against the Steel |
Trust or any one Of twenty Or
more great American concerns
having extensive interests
abroad, it could find no better
justification than in our own Off
cial language regarding those
We can hardly expect
TO paint our trusts black on the
side and white on the
foreign side.-Saturday Evening
Post,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce
PATRICK H. WARD
as a candidate for the Office of Presi i'd
ing Judge of the County Court, sub
ject to the decision of the Republican
voters at the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
DAVID o. JARVIS
as a candidate for the office of Cir
cult Clerk. subject to the decision tf
the Republican voters at the primary
election.
We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM 4. COOPER,
as a candidate for the Office of Prose-
cutting Attorney. subject to the deci-
sion of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
PARkE NJ. BANTA
as a candidate for the office uf Prose
cutting Attorney, subject to the deri-
sion of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Do 1t Now.

1t keeps the beauty lover veil
ing to see dingy, shabby dwell
ling, that shriekS aloud for paint:
1t jars his nerves and racks his
spirit, and blasts his eyes. or
pretty near it, and mates MIN
SICK and faint. Some folks will
wear sucn costly raiment YOU
wonder how they make the paw
ment, or keep their standoff good:
and all the while the shaclss they
live in are bum and shabby past
forglvln old piles Of dingy wood.
L hold that painting is duty of
every man. a debt to beauty. a
debt that should be paid: no odds
how high you may be flying.
you II stack up cheaplf occupy
lnga battered house and fraycG.
Then let Us buy some oil and
ochre, and clean up our old house
and soak her with paint that hits
the spot: red paint is best-it's
rich and melloW-but YOU can
use pea green or yellow upon
your humble cot. Soue paints
are bright and others dulIer. but
any old three cornered color will
beat no paint at all: so let's 60
painting. all together. and bright
EN- up our dwelling whether it's
hut or stately hall. Wait Mason.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22

1t seems the state is being call
ed upon to investigate fire insur-
ance rates made by fire risk COM
panies operating in Missouri. 1t
is alleged that since the fight be-
tween the state authorities and
the insurance companies was
called off wear or more ago pre-
miums have in some instances
been advanced hundred per
cent and more. We recall that
at the time the state permitted
the insurance companies to re-
turn the settlement was herald
ed abroad by the Democratic
press as a great victory for attor-
ney General Barker and a vast
benefit to the public, but, as usu-
al, the people have only gotten
the hooks again.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Empty Cider keos.

The year 1913 will 30 into history
as the season when the cider kes
which Is to be found in the cellar OF
every we'll regulated Vermont farm
house remained empty. The reason
for this ALI ost unprecedented condi-
ton Of things is the total failure of
the apple crop because OF late spring
frosts followed by dry season. The
failure Of the mills which usually make
cider to start their presses have
caused retrun to primitive methods
in order to get small quantity of the
popular drink in some places. persons
having the hand presses Of a genera
ton or two ago going about among
neighbors who happened TO have
few trees in a sufficiently sheltered po-
sition SO that they were not affected
by the frost OF growing at such high
altitude that the buds were not suffi.
ciently developed to be blighted by the
frosts of May: :,utland News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22

A St. Louis brewing firm that
makes brand of suds called
Budsomething, is going to use
this name as a Temperance slo-
gan" Drink Bud-somthing and
you'll be temperate, is the claim
the firm is making, Say, but
we've seen some of the boys we'll
sOused as the result of cultivat-
ing a close friendship with this
very same Bud.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
WAR WITH
MEXICO IS ON.

American marines and sailors
seized the port of Vera Cruz
Tuesday. The Mexican garri-
son under General Mas resist
ed and in the fight four Ameri.
cans were killed and twenty one
wounded. The Mexican loss is
not known, but said to be severe
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22

| Your Uncle Samuel is going
more and more into business
that had previously been left IN
private hands for private profit.
We are already familiar with the
postal savings bank, the parcel
post, the Panama Canal, irriga-
ton of desert lands and what
not; but things are rapidly shap-
ing themselves for the govern
ment ownership of the railroads
and other public utilities. In
Alaska the government is about
to build a railroad on it's own ac-
count to break up private trans
portation monopoly. Also we
may soon expect to see Uncle
Sam enter the money loaning
business for the benefit of the
farmer. Ofcourse there is always
some opposition to the adoption
of these schemes, but that comes
from those who have a personal
interest in keeping Uncle Sam
out of the business. The people
accept these undertakings by the
without wonder any
longer at the trend of the times.
This Is due undoubtedly to the
growing socialistic spirit of the
American people. They are be-
ginning to understand that they
can do for themselves what has
hitherto been left to private cap
italism to carry out, and that this
can be done through the govern
ment with less exploitation of
the working masses. We are
simply becoming socialistic not
in politics, but in practical social
economy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-04-22
Probate Court Docket.

Docket 81 cases i'll which settlements
are due from administrators. execu-
tors, guardians and curator. at the
ensuing May term Of the Probate
Court Of Washington County, Missou-
RI, commencing on the second Mon
day in May, 1914.
First Day-Nonday, May II, 1914.
Edward T. Eversole. guardian John
W. Dawson. minor. final settlement.
Geo. n. Cain. guardian Champ
Brldgewater. minor, final settlement.
Cynthia Hardie. executrix Robert
Aardie, deceased, annual settlement.