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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
Turninq the PAGE.

A testator, after citing the obliga
tons he was under to a particular
friend, ~bequeathed to him at the bot
tom Of the first page of his will ter
Observation-Disclosures of course, thought
the delighted legatee, but on turning
the page he found the missing word tc
be thanks"
A similar story is told Of an OLD
lady who, in her last illness, prom
Used the priest to leave him a sum
OF money for parish purposes. When
she was dying she asked the priest to
come nearer the bedside, and gasped
out:
Stop" said the priest, anxious to
have as many witnesses as possible;
Il will call in the family" and, open.
ing the door, he beckoned them all in.
1--WE given you," painted out the dy-
ing woman, "a great deal of trouble"
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Baptists Pass Mark.

Greenville.-The fiscal. year Of the
South Carolina Baptist foreign mis-
sion board has ended and, according
to a statement recently from Rev w.
E. Wilkins, the efficient representa-
tive in this state, the mark Of $4,000
which had been set has already been
passed, the present total amounting
to over $4,000 with some mail I'M
opened. 1t is probable, according to
the secretary that more han $4,000
will be- raised. This is the largest
missionary collection in the history
of the state board.
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with q severe case of organic weakness.
I had backache, pains in my hips and
ove my kidneys, headache, dizziness,
lassitude, had no energy, limbs ached
and I was always tired. Twas hardly
able to do my homework. had taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound on one other occasion, and 1t had
helped me 80 / took it again and it has
built me up, until now I feel like q new
woman. You have my hearty consent
to use my name and testimonial in any
way and I hope it will benefit suffering
women. Mrs. ORpHA TURNER 4s1
Wayne St, Piqua, Ohio.
Women who are suffering from those
distressing ills peculiar to their sex
should not doubt the ability Of Lydia p.
,Pinkham 8 Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health.
If you want special adyice
write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med
icine CO., confidential Lynn
Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
Farmers Plan Rural Credit.

Columbia. - A cooperative rural
credit society, modelled after the soci-
ties of the countries Of Europe is to
be organized in Richland county.
This announcement was made, follow.
ing a meeting Of the Columbia Farm
ers' Union in the office Of the state
department Of agriculture. The plan
for. the society was outlined by ].
Whitner Reid, secretary of the State
Farmers Union and Commissioner
Watson of the department Of agricul-
ture. C. w .Suber, w. A. Boyd and
E. J. Watson were appointed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
DR.. Foster Addresses Teachers,

Florence.-The Florence County
Teachers Association held its month
ly meeting recently at the graded
school building, a very large number
of teachers being present. A very
interesting address was made on
health and sanitation by DR.. A. D.
Foster, who is making an inspection
of the Florence schools for various
diseases. Miss Nell Howard gave a
very interesting address as did w.
Noseley Oliver. The meeting dis
cussed at length the preparations for
field lay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
Chester Has Biz Fire.

Chester.-Fire of an unascertained
origin destroyed the Elberton Granite
corporations big plant here recently
ON east Hinton street. The plant Is
situated on the tracks of the South.
r railway. The plant here was a
branch Of the one in Elberton, Ca,
and employed about is men, many
Of whom were high salaried The
estimated loss is approximately $10,.
900 with $4,000 insurance. The cor.
poration stands a heavy loss on de.
faced marble and monuments also in
the course Of erection. Mr.. D. More.
.inni is president and manager.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed
ing hands, dry, assured, itching, burn
ing palms, and painful finger ends,
with shapeless nails, a one-night Cuti-
cura treatment works wonders. d.
rections: Soak the hands, on retir-
ing, in hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night. These pure.
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, r%oughness
and chappipg, and impart in a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
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sanitarium Site Deal on Foot.

Columbia. w. Babcock, M. d.
former superintendent of the State
Hospital for the Insane, will, at an
early date, open one Of the most COM
plete sanitariums in the south for the
care of mental and nervous diseases
near Columbia, if negotiations now
pending lead to the expected result.
1t was said recently that DR.. Babcock
ha dabout closed a deal TO "a tract
Of So acres on the Camden road, two
and one-half miles from the state
house. The purchase price of the land
was not stated, because the deal has
not been finally settled.
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Marlboro Growers Export Cotton.

Columbia.-Two score farmers Of
Marlboro county have shipped more
than 5000 bales Of cotton direct to
the textile centres Of Europe, accord
ing to a letter received recently at
the state department of agriculture,
from a member Of the Marlboro Cot.
ton Association. "By doing this we
have eliminated the port buyers and
other middlemen's profits" says the
letter" Thorn Heyworth, represen-
tative Of one of the large textile syn
dicates of the Manchester district,
was in Columbia several days ago.
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Bailey Battalion Returns.

Greenwood.-The cadet battalion OF
the Bailey Military Institute has re-
turned to the city after an absence
of eight days spent in encampment OF
Paris mountain and Caesars Head.
Regular work has been resumed at
the institute. The batallions, under
the command of Lieut.. Geo. C. Bowen,
left the city Monday morning on a
special train Owe the Piedmont &
Northern lines. Short stops were
made at Hodges, Donalds, Honea
Path, Bolton and Williamson and a
public drill was given ct each town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
INCOME TAX A REAL THING
Notaries and Stationers Have Profited
Largely as a Result OF New
Legislation.

II O converse with a notary you
are likely to discover that the income
tax is the best thing that has ever
been saddled on this country. These
off cials would relish the idea Of ha1-
ing the public make monthly returns,
or it would mean a golden harvest
Or them
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Now that the date for filing the in

Now that the date for filing the in
come tax blanks has expired the no.
taries have time to settle back, catch
their breath and count the sums &C
cruing from their labors. Just for
Witnessing the sworn declaration Of
the person making out an income tax
return the notary collected the sum of
25 cents. A quarter of a dollar is not
much. but when you have collected
enough in one day to make it neces-
sary to take the quarters home in a
satchel, then they are worth going
after. And many notaries were no
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
He Knew.

A Washingtonian who was touring
the Shenandoah valley stopped his
motor a in the road n day and
asked an aged darby who was. pain
fully proceeding in the opposite d.
rection whether he knew where Mr.
Simpkins lived. a
"Yessuh," was the reply. HE live,
heah IL de valley"
"Do you know where his house is?.
The aged negro chuckled. Deed I
do, boss" he said. II only wisht ! had
as many dollahs as I knows where dat
house is"
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PROGRESS FOR THE SCHOOLS
Supt. swearingen Planning Better
Things and is Pleased With tho
Outlook.

Columbia.-That great progress is
benng made for education in South
Carolina was the opinion expressed
recently in an interview by J. E.
Swearingen, state superintendent Of
education.
This is my season for planting.
There is a world Of support for the
schools in South Carolina" said Mr..
S~wearingen, who has visited many
of the counties during the past sew
eral weeks. He said that in many
communities a special tax had been
voted for the schools, the terms have
been heightened, better teachers are
being employed, new buildings are be-
ing erected and many schools have
been consolidated, giving better facili-
ties to a larger number of pupils.
Mr.. Swearingen'has gone to Green
vile to confer with school patrons
and trustees.
Mr.. Swearingen believes in extend
ing the length Of the terms Of as
many schools as possible. AS the re-
suit Of the aroused interest in several
counties, seven months is to be the
minimum school term. Several Of the
schools in these counties have terms
of eight and nine months. However,
seven months Is the minimum for all
white schools.
o.
Field days are being held by many
OF the counties and these have served
to arouse much interest in school de.
velopment. Mr.. Swearingen said re
Gently that he had attended many
commandments of the various
schools and that all teachers, patrons
and trustees were already planning
for better work next year.
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DARLINGTON Wants Library,

Darlington.-A good audience was
addressed by C. A. Woods of the
United States court Of appeals in the
interest Of a public library for OAR
lington. For some time the civic
league has been working for a pub
lie library, and 1t was for this cause
that Judge Woods spoke.
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200 Sailors Leave For Vera Cruz.

Charleston.-Anchoring off the bar
at Port Royal at 5y45 o'clock the cruis-
er Tacoma, WHICH left the Charleston
navy yard at 1t2O a. m, after having
stopped over here en- route from Bos-
ton to MsStj<an waters for propeller
and engiRe repairs, took on board
some 2OW men from the Port Royal
Disciplinary barracks and put off be-
tween ~ and 100 bluejackets, who
will be picked LID by the armored
cruiser VI (which left New
York a fe] IRE Cruz.
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Educational Rally Nav IL

Waltersboro.-May IL has been set
as the date. for the spring educational
rally here. On that day J E. Swer.
ingen, state superintendent of educa,
ton, will deliver an address. Other
prominent speakers will be present,
and the event promises to be one Of
the greatest of it's kind ever conduct
ed here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
Eczema? Use Tetterine.

"I nave been troubled with Eczema on
the face for nearly two years., and q few
publications of Tetterine and the use OF
Tetterine Soap has entirely cured me. Z
cannot say too much for Its praise"
Myricks, Mass. Mrs. s. A. Haskins.
Tetterine cures Eczema. Dandruh. Itch.
ing Piles, Ring Worm and every form OF,
Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterfne 6Oc:s
Tetterine Soap 25c. At druggists. orfby
mail diAct from The Shuptrine Co., Sa-
vannah, Ga. -
give a box of Shuptrine's 1Oc Liver Pulls
free. ADV.
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Motive Power in Norway.

The greatest single factor in the pos
sible industrial development Of Nor
way lies undoubtedly in its cheap ano
abundant hydroelectric power. The
country having practically no coal re
sources, the Norwegian industries are
coming to depend more and more upon
the utilization of waterfalls as a pri
mary motive power ource
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
Chesterfield Road Building.

Columbia.-Work on the section of
the Capital to Capital highway be-
tween Cheraw and McBee, a distance
Of % miles, has begun, according to
a letter received by Commissioner
Watson of the state department of ag-
riculture, from LaCoste Evans, sec
rotary of the Cheraw Ad Club. The
work is to be completed by October
Is, under the terms agreed upon
when the government engineers ERE
making the trip between Washington
and Atlanta.
"The dirt flew on the new highway"
says Secretary Evans. eve have had
uphill work to get started, but from
now on you car count On us. Super
visor King had the honor to throw
the first shovelful and he seemed
pleased to be so honored." J
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
m lilo Nav.

'eWhy doesn't that dachshund come
when 1 call him? The idea of sulk-
ing on me?" He's coming as fast as
he can" said the mans wife. Hes
got his front legs started.-Washing.
ton Herald. .-
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RUB.MY-TlSM

Will cure your rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Neuralgiay
Cramps, Collie, Sprains. Bruises, CUTE.
Old Sores, Burns. etc. Antiseptie
Anodyne. Price 25c.AAdy.
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Pharr Shoals plant Nearly Ready.

Columbian three or four weeks
the h~ydro-electric plant at Parr
Shoals on Broad river, % miles north
of Columbia, will begin operations.
The current will be brought to Col
umbia v a high tension transmits
sion line and distributed to power
users. The plant at Parr Shoals has
been in the course of construction for
over a year and a half. 1t is owned
by the Parr Shoals Power Company,
of which Edwin w. Robertson is pres
ident. The initial power development
will be $4,000 horsepower. The plant
has been designed to develop ultt.
mately $4,000 horsepower.
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FEELS like
A new WOMAN
As Lydia E. Pmkham's Vege.
table Compound Dispelled
Backache, Headaches
and Dizziness.
Piuua, Ohio.-"I would be very nm
grateful if I failed to give Lydia E.

Vege~;
BILE Compound the
praise it deserves,
for / have taken it
at different times
and it aiways re-
flieved me wbe n
other m edicines
failed, and when I
hear q woman COM
plain / always rec
ornmend it. LastWin
ter I was attacked
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13

Young women are as anxious to try
the new wrinkles as the older ones
are to get rid Of them.
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Effect Of News on Language.
"Whairta in such a hurry, my
friend?" ,
ITO my veelya In the suburbs
Baltimore American.
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Use ALIENS Foor.EAsE.

The Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes
for Tender, aching feet. It takes the sting out OF
corns and bunions and makes walking q delight. Sold
everywhere, Csc. Refuse substttateS ForFREB trial
package, address A. 8. Olmsted. Il Roy,N z Adv.
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Its State,

THAT article On electric menus Is
all mixed up"
Eyes. 1t does look like current
'pi.'"
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ticed carrying satchels back and forth
every day while business was good.

every day while business was good.
The notaries were not alone in the
field in commencing the income tax
A visit to any stationery store will
prove that stationers look upon the
income tax as a blessing. 1t means
business for them. Thousands of peo-
Pile are daily purchasing small note
books in which to note their income,
even though it is taxable at its source
next year. Some s%tationers have regu-
lar income books in their windows and
they are selling well
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13
NATIVE OF
THE SOUTHLAND
And Nothing Pleases This Lady
More, Than to Praise Cardui,
The Woman's Tonic.

Chillicothe, Ohio.-"I am a native Of
the Southland" says Mrs. Ed. Davis,
of this town, and nothing pleases me
more than to speak a word Of praise
for Cardui, the woman's tonic, for I
firmly believe that it snatched me
from the grave. Although I do not
med it now, I always keep a supply
on hand.
l have been married IA years, and
had two children. After the youngest
was born, I was not able to walk, and
for four years, l vas not strong
enough to stand on my feet five min
utes at the time, without something
to support me.
After everything else had failed, !
wrote to the Ladies' Advisory Depart
ment, of the Chattanooga Medicine
Co., for advice, and they kindly told
me what I needed. I commenced TAX
ing the Cardui Home Treatment. I
used only about four bottles Of the
Cardui. but. today, 1 am well, car do
my own work, and walk as far as
! want to.
I can praise Cardui enough,
and my neighbors cannot get done
wondering at the change in me-"
Cardui will surely do as much for
you, as it did for the writer of the
above letter, if you will only give it a
trial.
Don't delay. Begin taking Cardui
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-13

Congratulations.
WilbyAHow is your wife, Bilbyf
Bilby-She's holding her own.
Wilby-Is 1t a boy or a girl?
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important to Mothers
v Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that Il
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Unknown.
"Bings has a perfect mania for
speeding. Is he scorching yet"
How do l know? He died last
week"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-04

eiGn interests sold Sc, 100000
more foodstuffs last ldarch than
in March of the previous year.
He knows that the scme amount
of AmeEiaan Carm products must
have been displaced.
Furthermore, the American
farmer is pow told that in addi-
ton to his loss in the domestic
market he lost Sc. 700, 900 in the
foreign trade, as shown by the
drop in exports. Therefore the
total loss to the American farmer
in March, 1914, was $13, 200, 600.
He will chalk that up against the
Democratic party and give his
opinion of 1t at the polls. Wash
ington Post.
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Down with the Bushel.

Is taere any excuse for the
bushel? No doubt there are good
reasons for its presence in its
various sizes, but there are no
very sensible arguments in favor
OF las continued use. The system
! of measuring farm products by
the buShel is really no system at
| all, but a lack uf system. The
bushel is a relic Of the days when
weighing was not conveniently
done. Naturally, because of va-
Iriations in the quality of crops,
a bushel does not have the same
weight in all places.
Present weights given in diff
! farent states are not based upon
any scientific investigation. In
Indiana, for instance, onions
weigh fortyeight pounds to the
hushel. The lawmakers Of Hi
nois have said that a bushel of
onions in that state should weigh
tiftysevep pounds. But there are
10 records to Show that the spe-
ciic gravity of Illinois onions is
any greater than the specific gra-
| yity o. onions that are grown in
| The Hoosier state.
Farmers and everybody else
concerned have enough to keep
hem busy without the useless
ligurlnr involved in changing H.
Iinois bushels to Indiana bushels
~ those cf any other state. Why
can't cur products be sold by the
hundred nOundS-thC GENITAL? Toe
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-04
Hot Weather Tonic and
Health Builder.

Are you run down-NervouS-
Tired? Is everything you do an
effort? You are not lazy-vou
are sick! Your Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys, and whole system. need
a Tonic. A Tonic and Health
Builder to drive out the waste
matter-build you up and renew
your strength Nothing better
than Electric Bitters. Start to-
day. Mrs. James Duncan
Haynesville, Me-, writes: Corr
pletely cured me after several
doctors gave me up" SOC and
81. 90, at your druggists.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
Cuts.
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all. If this is not an anti-Amer-
ican policy what is it? The ma
ton would go to war to prevent
such penalizatiOn of our enter
prises as our own Congress has
put on us. The results are just
beginning to be felt. The Mexi-
can situation may not be so vital
to us as our own. -PhiladelDhia
Public Ledger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-04

Tie Cleveland Plain Dealers
Columbus correspondent declares
that Democrats ave one with Re-
publicans in denouncing the pre-
liminary petition requirement of
the new primary law as a pesti-
ferrous nuisance and thatit must
60" at the first opportunity.
The only people who favor this
humbug are CoX's ten thousand
appointees.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-04

We have a competitive tariff
that prevents Americans from
competing. Facts knock all the
theory in the world to pieces. In
addition, Congress is preparing
to decapitalize our industries.
We shall have to fight German
trade dreadnoughts with gun
boats. We have thrown aside
every safeguard OF high wages
and we have invited no wages at
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-04
How It Hits American
Farmers.

In an official statement, the
Department of Commerce frank
ly admits that there has been a
large increase in food imports
under the Underwood Simmons
tariff law and a corresponding
decrease in food exports.
In March, 1914, when the new
low tariff was in full operation,
the imports in foodstuffs were
valued at more than $24, 600, 900,
as against $17, 500, 900 in March,
1918, when the farmers of the
United States were still doing
business under the Payne-Aldrich
act.
Exports in the same month of
1914 were below $7,2OO,OOO, as
compared with more than $13, =
900, 900 in the corresponding
month of last year.
The significance of these fig
ures will not be lost upon the far
mers of the United States. No
class of men is so mindful of its
own interest as the agricultural
population. The farmers are
well organized for political pur-
poses in their oranges, and yet
they make little noise before the
elections. When the time comes
they register their approval or
disapproyal of the party in pow
er with crushing effect.
The Republican party learned
its lesson when the Canadian rec
iprocity agreement was passed
by Congress. There seemed to
be little cohesion in the protests
that came from the agricultural
regions at the time the bill was
under consideration, but the far
mers of the country, with char
acteristic jealousy of their own
interests, spoke more harshly and
surely at the congressional cleo
tons which followed, marking
the ascendency of the Democrat
ic party.
Appeals to prejudice or passion
make little impression upon the
phlegmatic farmer. He is a close
student of economics So far as
his own pocketbook is concerned.
He is now informed by the De-
partment of Commerce that 1or-