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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11
ASYLUM INVESTIGATOR
First Session Held on Saturday At
Which Senator Tillman, DR.. Bah
cock and Governor iBlease Appeared
DR.. BabcOck; Tells of the InsurbOr-
dinatiOn of his Assistants and Open
Hostility Of Board of Regents !;

man, on the stand before the asylum
I. investigating committee, said that. it
was from Doctor w. Babcock he
got the information on which he
based the information that. Governor
Blease's underlings and satellites were
trying to manipulate the sale of the
asylum property and would try to
smirch the. character of DR. Babcoek
and his lady assistant, DR. Saunders"
lie excoriated the senator who
turned his letter over to Governor
Blease. He made free and willing
witness and showed. much of his old
time fire and vigor. He was on the
stand only fifteen minutes and was
followed by5Dr Babcock. He sat near
. the press, stand and followed the pro-
ceedings closely. A., '. .
DR., Babcock told of the insurbordi-
nation of his assistants and open hos
tility of the board of regents. He
read two letters from Governor Blease
demanding that he fire DR. Saunders
and spoke of the regents having franz
ed a slate whereby he was to have
been fired and DR.. Thomson appoint
ed in his place. ...
DR.. R. Carouthers, the chairman of
4, the regents, was to be. first assistant
and DR.. w. L. Settlemeyer to have
charge OF the state park. He said he
heard Governor Blease says he was
going to have state park sold and the
present building reserved for tubercu7:
losis patients, use the present asylum
building in Columbia, and use the
state penitentiary for the negro pa
.itients. ed. >
DIR. Babcock laid bare the insurbordi
nation and jealousy of his surbordi-
!, mates and the, hostility of.@the board
8of regents.
He was subjected to running fire
of questions from the committee -2
Senator Tillman said, he. alone was
responsible for the removal Of the
elder DR.. Griffin and the appointment
of DR.. Babcock in 1891.
Governor Blease tromped all over
DR.. Babccck In his testimony before
the asylum Investigation committee:
.once.duringi DR.. Babcock's testimony
r..
the governor jumped to his feet and
told him to leave his sisters name
out Of the matter. or 81 will put you
where you will have to leave it out" :"
there were flashes Of anger.
The governor scored Dr.. Babcock
and while exonerating, DR., Saunders
from all moral blame. credited her
with causing the friction. He stood
by the board of regents and announce
ed he would challenge TillInan to
joint debate on the stump, were Till
man able to, meet him. He said he
favored selling the state park and
conveying the lands therein to a pei.
lagra hospital, put the negro patients
in the penitentiary, and use the pres
ent buildings for the whites. He said
the penitentiary would soon be de-
populated, as he proposed putting ev
cry prisoner on the roads.
d The court room was packed and al
2.15 the committee adjourned until
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11

Senator Tillman is opposed to
) changing the name of Clemson to
! Calhoun, claiming it would violate
the agreement with Mr.. Clemson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11

the prettfess' now
,er nature had
ever fashioned In.
to womanhood. A
rustic picture was
she. indeed, di.
vine, Mercedes.
Don: sPalo, dark.
handsome, stood
beneath q festoon-
ed palmetto and
gazed enraptured
at this, pitcure.
In, the distance
=. could be heard
the ailyery peal Of
q convent bell
aad, when the
wind quieted, the
faint echo Of the
Misereri foated
on the air.
:Palo approached
and touched the
listening girl upon
the arm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11
Mastd
The State OIL
County
Court ofi

Court OF
J. Foster Barn
' W. D. Bar
By authority
the Court of q
vile County,
the above stat
sale, at Publid
H., S. c., ONT
d. 1914, withi
The foliowina
All that tract
lying and bel
vile, Abbevu
aforesaid, cor
fourths q 3-4
bounded by
ton Mills, "
Jones and 9th
Terms of Sd
pay for papers
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Masters Sale. &
The State of South Carolina,
County Of Abbeville.

=
Court OF Common. Pleas.
Mrs. Nettie Pruitt, Plaintiff, against:
J. Frank Clinkscales, Defendant:
By authority of a Decree Of Sale j
the Court of Common Pleas for Abb
Vile, County, in said State; mad
the above stated, case, l will off
sale, at Public Ontcry, at Abbe1
H., 8. c., on Salesday I'M
A. D., 1914, within the legal
sale the following described
wit: All that tract or paTe -
situate, lying and being Ii
County, in the State
containing Fifty-one (5
more or less, and
by lands of j.
q. Branyan, ]. r. Pr1
Public Road leading
to Little River churcI
of land conveyed to
Clinkscales by J. T.
the same tract Of lal
veyed by r. L. Bra
tie Pruitt during tt
Terms of Sale-G
pay for papers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11

IT you expect to stand the cold get your
blood stimulating in order to circulate
properly. Milford's blood purifier will do
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MISERERI mel DOMINO
BY CHARLES, w. cUNo.

In the, province Of San Diego, near
the River La Plaza, grew at one time
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11

For Sale at Your Own Price.
The Plate Glass In the front Of the store
recently occupied by A. B. Cheatham.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-02-11

nlSseu, eSpt'laiiy IL Ilio IPioeoPel' SnoA 0a'
Mrs. Percy Miller, of New jersey, ar
rived in our city on Saturday to visit
homefolks. -
The regular meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society of the A. r. P. church was held
with Mrs. W. P. Greene on last Thursday
afternoon. The President Mrs. W. w.
Bradley being absent, the Vice President
Mrs. Chalmers Haddon presided. After
the business was over half hour was
spent in chatting and enjoying the de-
ightful refreshments served them.
Mrs. William NJ. Barnwell was hostess
at the regular meeting of the Bridge club
last Friday afternoon. There were six Ia
bles Of Bridge and delightful afternoon
spent. At the close OF the games deli
cious and elaborate salad course was
served.
Mr.. William M. Bainwell was host at a
very delightful stag party on last Friday
evening. There were four tables of set
back. Mr.. Barnwell is charming host
and this party was one Of the very best Of
the winter. After spending several hours
at the very fascinating game, refreshments
of chicken salad and a number of other
good things were served, followed by a
tempting and dainty sweet course. His
guests were Messrs. Lewis Perrin, Aug.
NJ. Smith, T. G. White, W. P. Greene, W.
W. Bradley, j. D. KerrsJ. Foster Barn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
FARM FACTS.

Those who till the soil are the chos.
en- people of God.
Farming is as old as the human race
and is yet in its infancy.
Success is bound to come to the
farmer who plans while he plows.
No civilization has ever advanced
beyond its agricultural development
No farmer is successful who thinks
more of his barn than he does of his
home,
The development of the farmer
himself must precede the full develop
ment of the ground he tills.
The most beautiful fact in the far
mer's work is that everything he
plants is lesson in faith.
The best farmer does not bother
about getting ahead of his peighbor;
his great business Is to get ahead of
himself.
We must give to the people who live
on the farm the same educational adj
vantages for their children as those
of the cities enjoy.
The country clergy is an agency Of
much Potentially because the rural
life movement is religious as well as
industrial and social.
There should be a social and an in
dustrial survey of every community.
The pastor, the teacher and the school
and church officials are they who
make such a survey.
In a recent survey of a community
in New England, the average annual
income of 154 farmers.who has COM
mon school education was 1929, while
the average net income of 122 farmers
of the same locality with high school
education was 1882 annually. This
was worth to each farmer who pos
sessed it 1858 each year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

Summers Parott Hardware Company.
VS..
A. e. & J. w. Sprinkle & ]. P. Laforce
Before P. @. Miller, Justice of Peace
for Washington county, Tennessee.
In this cause, 1t appearing by affi-
davit, that the defendants, A. e. and
J. w. Sprinkle and J. P. Laforce, are
justly indebted to the plaintiff and are
. ton-residents of the state of Tonnes
zee. SO that the ordinary process of
aw cannot be served on them, and an
original attachment having been levi
ed on their personal property, to-wit:
barrels of cider and one box of fos-
sets. it is therefore ordered that pub
LEGATION be made in The Comet, a
newspaper published in Johnson City,
Tennessee, for four successive weeks,
commanding the said defendants to
.ppear before me or some other Jus
ice Of the Peace. at my Office In john
ION City, Tennessee, on Saturday, Get.
OH, 1914 and make defense of said
suit against them, or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte.
This Sept. IS. 1914.
P. Q. MILLER, ]. P.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24

Coffee, ChicOry and Restaurants
By Lucius p Brown, Commissioner.
Everybody knows what coffee is, and
Knows that it can be bought in the
market in several forms. To begin
With, there is the green coffee which
Iur mothers used to handle. Then
here is the roasted coffee which
housewives now mostly use, then
comes the roasted and ground coffee.
IN entirely different proposition, and
| package of certain size of which in
some parts of the country is almost
,egal tender for Csc. But most people
10 not know what chicory is. They
may know the common or garden va
riety used as salad; very few of
hem know of the use of the root of
the so-called large rooted" variety as
IN addition to coffee. The root of this
plant, when used for this purpose, is
kiln-dried. sliced, roasted and then
ground, and when thus prepared, it
strongly resembles in appearance, and
airly well in smell and taste, roasted
coffee, so that a considerable proper
ion of it can be used, when it is de-
sired to cheat in coffee. 1t imparts
likewise a flavor which many people
like. In certain grades of coffee tits
.hus used for iavoring. AS a matter
Of fact there can be no reasonable OBJ
lection to the use of chicory with cof-
zee, but when SO used, the consumer
ought to be notified, as he is entitled
o know what he is getting for his
money. Even If he preferred to use
al chicOry, letting coffee alone, there
would be no particular damage done,
because it is harmless herb. The
grocer, therefore, should mark his
goods properly when they are sold to
The housewife. 1t follows that the sale
Of the drink itself when prepared from
mixture of coffee and ohicory, and
sold in restaurants and hotels, ought
likewise to be safeguarded, and SO the
proprietors of hotels and restaurants
in the state, when they use a mixture
of coffee and chicory for making coffee
which they serve their guests, are re-
quired to place in their dining room
a sign with the statement-"Coffee
and Chicory sold here" or its equiva-
lent.
This need not be regarded by the
consumer as lower grade material.
AS matter of fact, the addition of
chicory may, and probably actually
does, help the taste of certain grades
of coffee which are off in flavor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
DISEASES PLAY HAVOC
WITH TENNESSEE HOGS

Washington. D. c., Sept. 21.--Dis-
eases caused the swine breeders of
Tennessee to lose 10000 hogs, valued
at s1.299,650 last year. according to a
report which has just been issued by
the Department of Agriculture.
This is an average death rate OF ITO
per 1000 head. During 1913 the ratio
was SO per 1000 head and a total OF
$4,000 head were lost. The latest
census reports which are dated Janu-
airy /. 1914, show that there are 1890. :
600 head of hogs in Tennessee and
they are valued at $11,Sl5.O 900 or $3.50
per head.
The farmers Of the entire nation
last year lost 7.OO4,SOO head of hogs
from disease Their total value was
$75, 100000 and the death rate I19 per
1000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
Want Ads

SGT auoqd Mau ''9Ag sIIIBH 'G9ImnIO
q H SIN '6lnuvnb Gue III peVs!uInJ
90 uBO .aIdLud d99p OF I9pusAeI 1000
osoI o. Su!pBqs 'NuId sleoIep '9l!VM
'eInd 'sIolsB snoeSIoD-TIvS HOd
ED-Experienced Lifemen to
sell Insurance in Tennessee for
Guarantee Fund Life, Omaha, Neb.
Annual rate at 40, $3.50 per $1,000;
proportionally for other ages Agents
often sell 100000 per month. GOOD
CONTRACTS WITH RENEWALS for
Right Men. Business written by the
Co this year, $15,346,000.00. It's a
Winner. Territory Going Fast, Write
Geo. L. Wolfe, State Agent, Rogers
Vile, Tennessee.
SIX PER CENT -obtainable
on Farm, Ranch or City Property.
To improve, purchase or remove in
cumbrance; liberal options; 5 years
before making payment on principal,
etc. For the proposition address,
Assets Dept, at 1410 Busch Bldg, Dali
las, Tex, or 422-423 First National
Bank Building, Denver, Colo. 1577-4t
L0ST-About a month ago, downtown
or on Tullioka road, ladies long
silver chain with gold cross. Reward
If left at Comet office. 1577tf
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished or I'M
furnished rooms, suitable for light
housekeeping or bedrooms, with or
without board. All modern conven-
fences, near car line. 307 Seventh ave.
1577-tf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
Weekly Chats With the Consumers
BY the Tennessee Food and Drugs Department
Travelling Quack Doctors.
By LUCIUs P. DROWN, Commissioner.

The Tennessee Food and Drugs De
partment has as one of its duties the
prevention of deceit in the sale OF
drugs. 1t is not specifically charged
with prosecution of medical Quacks
nevertheless, the actions of the latter
constitute as Objectionable breach OF
morals as do the actions of manufac-
turers of patent medicines, and so II
seems that the Food and Drugs De
partment may properly warn citizens
against them. That which distinguish.
es a Quack medical man is his adver-
Using, which he does very freely. Oc-
casionally you will see whole hall
page of a paper taken up by such s
fellow. These men are very often
possibly usually, persons who know
nothing about medicine. Occasionally
some renegade doctor will go entirely
against the ethics of his profession
go after the almighty dollar and ust
such methods. Usually, however
these advertisers are absolutely ignor-
ant; have unlimited nerve which has
been carefully cultivated, and will at
tempt to cure anything from Pip tc
Bubonic Plague.
About year ago the Chicago Trib-
une, one of the largest papers in that
city. sent reporters around to these
fellows to find out just what they were
doing, and printed the experiences oil
these reporters. The result was a
very prompt odus of quack doctors
from Chicago, and they have given lit
tie or no trouble since that time.
Tennessee is infested with these
men. Unfortunately, our laws govern
ing the practice of medicine do not ap-
pear to be always able to handle them
At this moment there is a so-called
Indian doctor" in one of the towns in
the eastern portion of the state, doing
"a landOffice business" in sO-called
herb remedies. 1t is reported that his
patrons actually come, by wagon and
train, from fifty to hundred miles
around. Apparently the only way un-
der existing laws in Tennessee to han
die these fellows is that recently
adopted by the fearless editor of a
weekly in a Tennessee River town.
This gentleman sent in to the State
Food and Drugs Department samples
of the medicine dispensed by couple
of quack doctors who were doing bust
ness In his town. These we're analy-
zed by the department, and the result
promptly communicated to this editor,
who published them in his paper; the
result was the quick removal of the
quack doctors from that immediate vi
entity, their business being ruined.
The Tennessee Food and Drugs De-
partment, on receipt from reputable
persons of medicines distributed by
any of these fellows, and the promise
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
Carolina, ClInchaeld 6 Ohio Railway.
In Effect June 14th, 1914.
Eastern Standard Time.
Leave Johnson City.
NORTHBOUND.

NUkIHbUUNDs
1855 a. m, and Sis p. m. for Gray,
Yorktown, PactOlus and Kingport,
Tenn, Cameron, Va,-Tenn., Speers
Ferry, Hill, Fort Blackmore, DUNCAN
non, st. Paul and Dante, Virginia.
SOUTHBOUND.
HAS a. m. for Unicoi, Erwin,
Loves. Chestoa and Unaka Springs,
Tenn, Huntdale, Green Mountain,
TOecane, BoOnford, huntsville, Pensa-
cola, Sprucepine. Altapass, N. c., and
Marion, S. c., and Spartanburg, S. C.
$3.50 p. m. for Unicoi, Erwin.
Loves, Chestoa and Unaka Springs,
Tenn, Huntdale. Green Mountain,
Toecane, Huntdale, Green Mountaia,
pine and Altapass, N. C.
For definite and additional inrLrma-
tion apply at depot ticket ofaGe or to
CHARLES T. MANDEL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent,
J. J. CAMPION,
Vice-Pres. and Traffic Manager.
Johnson City, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
LONG HOURS AND SHORT PAY FOR
TENNESSEE FARM LABORERS.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 21.-The
farm laborers of Tennessee work on
an average of hours and Al minutes
per day. according to report which
has just been issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
There are $4,000 farm laborers in
this state and the average monthly
compensation is $3.50 with board and
s22.30 If the laborer boards himself.
Few states have as low farm wage
scale as Tennessee.
The average wage for farm labor
in Continental United States is. 1885
per month with board and 1897 with
out board.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
Bessie Roller VS.. VIII Roller
In the Law Court at Johnson City
Tennessee.

BESSIE KOIler vs.. VIII hOller
In the Law Court at Johnson City
Tennessee.
In this cause, it appearing from the
bill of complaint, which is sworn to
by the plaintiff, that the defendant
Will Roller, is nonresident of the
state of Tennessee, it is therefore or
dered by me that publication for him
be made, as required by law, for four
consecutive weeks, in The Comet, a
newspaper published in Johnson City,
Washington county, Tennessee, noti-
Tying the said nonresident defendant
to appear before the Judge of the Law
Court at Johnson City, Tennessee, at
the court house In said city, on the
third Monday In October, 1914, and
make defense to the bill filed against
him in this cause, or the allegations
in said bill will be taken far confessed,
ex parte as to him.
This goth day of August, 1914.
157444t j. L. HILBERT,
Clerk of the Law Court at Johnson
City, Tennessee - -.
BY j. STANLEY BARLOW,
Deputy Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
TRUTH TRIUMPHS.
johnson City Citizens Testify for the
Public Benefit.

A truthful statement of a Johnson
City citizen, given in his own words
should convince the most skeptical
about the merits of Doan's Kidney
Pills. If you suffer from backache
nervousness, sleeplessness, urinary
disorders or any form of kidney ills.
use a tested kidney medicine.
A Johnson City citizen tells of
Doan's Kidney Pulls.
Could you demand more convincing
proof of merit?
Henry Rogerson, 1O4 W. Maple st.,
Johnson City, Tenn, says: my back
ached me and there were times when
l could hardly straighten after stoop-
ing. These troubles were all caused
by weak kidneys, Doan's Kidney Pills,
which / got at the Whitehouse Drug
Co., made me we'll"
when Your. Back is Lame-Remem-
Der the Name" Don't simply ask for
a kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that Mr..
Rogerson had-the remedy backed by
home testimony. soc all stores. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24

HORSES
WORTH SIG EACH.
Washington. D. G., Sept. S1.-The
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24

Tennessee horse is now worth $1,000
per head, according to report just
issued by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, while five years
ago his average value was $1,000
There are $4,000 horses on the farms
of this state and they are valued at
$40,1S6.OOO.
In 1910 the number of horses in
this state was $4,000 and had an ag-
gregate value of $50, 100000.
In the entire United States there
are 20,962,0OO horses and they are
worth 1921 ,62S, 900 or $1O9.S2 each.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
sToP THAT FIRST FALL COUGH.

Check your fall cough or cold at
once-don't wait--it may lead to SER
ious lung trouble, weaken your vital
ity and develop chronic lung all
ment Get bottle of DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey to-day; it is pure and
harmless-use it freely for that fall
cough or cold. If baby or children
are sick give 1t to them. 1t will re-
lieve quickly and permanently. II
soothes the irritated throat, lungs and
air passages. Loosens Phlegm, is an.
tiseptsc and fortifles the system
against colds. 1t surely prevents cold
germs from getting a hold. Guaran-
teed. Only Csc. at your druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24

% publish results at once in the local
papers. will analytic such goods and
ell just what they are good Tor bad)
for.
This offers to the medical profession
and to patriotic citizens a means of
lighting such fellows.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24

TheI e is more Catarrll In this scctl n OF the
U1untry than al other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed TO
be incurable. For a great mIny years doctors
pronounced 1t local disease ana prescribed
local remedies and by constantly telling TO
cure with Local treatment. pronounced IL incur
nOle. science ha> proven cItaTrh to be con-
siituiienal disease md therefore requires con
iHic. taken inter- ally In dnses from 10 drop
20 y l. a~irsr tu II acts air city GU the blooc
t'fi niueu.s ~ races Of the system h
Ter ,sa hHrsrU o'lals for any ease II lui
ir t4i circuHrs aid tFs' irnonitls.
Attt,se: u. > CHt.NEY& o.. foied : Chi.
- rsgrists. Tac
~ az i.nniily PMS lOr onstiplinn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-29

f4
The name of Hammerstein in assoc
Is generally acceped by theatergoers
the same token, the announcement that
opera, THE FREELY, with Miss Edith
Thayer as the bright shining light
which win appear at the Robinson
Grand March 4 gives rise to the be-
1ieG that this city will see something
out of the ordinary in the way Of como
opera entertainment. Arthur Ham
meFstein, who is the san OF the fam
ou5 impresar-o, Oscar Hammerste'n,
has spared neither pains nor expense
to- make this produetion-the supreme
eGcrt of his busy career. Otto Hauer-
b4ck wrote the book and Rudqn Firm !
composed the score In Miss Tt1ayera
support will be found EaxfleId Moffe
Burton Lenihan, Charles Fl. Bowers
Bert Wheeler Paul Veron, Theima
Fair. Alice GailIard, Eta Hager and
Irene SamseI
Ellen Beach Yaw is making big
success in the West;
stop Thief" which appears here
soon, is a farce by Carlyle Moore. pro
duced at the Gaiety theatef, New York,
where It established a laughing record
that has net been eauafled in many q
year. Two kleptomaniacs and real
crock start all the fun in Stop Thief.
Can you imagine funnier situation
than this? The kleptoman!acs Inislay
valuabIes4 the cr9ek Bsnips tns1l