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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-06
SYNOPSIS.

Jackson Jones. nicknamed broadway
because Of his continual glorincatlon OF
New York's great thoroughfare' Is any
ious to get way from his home town OF
J~onesville. Abner Jones, his uncle, is
very angry because Broadway refuses to
settle down and take a place In the gum
factory in which he succeeded % Hs
fathers interest. Judge Spotswooa IN
his father is at his disposal. Broadway
makes record time in heading for ms
favorite street In New York; win ms
New York friend. Robert Wallace, Broad
gance on the White Way. Four years
pass and Broadway suddenly discovers
that he is rot only broke. but heavily IN
debt. He Chiefly seeks work without sue
cess. Broadway becomes engaged to MIS-.
Gerard. an ancient widow. wealthy n
very giddy. wallace learns that Broad
way is br I+e and offers him a position
with his fs"her's advertising firm. but IT
Broadway affairs. Broadway receives
a telegram announcing the death Of his
Uncle Abn-e in Europe. Broadway Is his
sole heir. Peter Pembroke of the Con
Broadway &,2CO, 900 for his gum plant and
Broadway agrees to sell. Wallace takes
the affair In hand and insists that Broad
way hold off for a bigger price and PUSHES
wood. broadway Ands his boyhood play
mate. Josie Richards. in charge Of the
plant and falls in love with her.. Wallace
Is smitten with Judge Spotswood's daush-
ter, Clara. Josie points out to Broadway
that by selling the plant to the trust he
will ruip the town built by his ancestors
and throw. 100 employees out Of work
Broadway decides that he will not sell.
Broadway visits the plant and Josie ex-
plains tie business details to him He de-
cides to take hold of the work at once.
Broadway makes a speech to his en-
ployes 'Sho. In their enthusiasm. carry
him arg and the plant on their shoulders.
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He MADE HIS OWN PLACE
Successful and Highly Praised Writer
Virtually a Graduate From tho
Franks"

81 was a mechanic, and there wasn't
much Of any kind Of machinery l
wasn't good at from cutting screws to
a %thousandth of an inch to working at
locomotive building. But l was an
uneducated man until l took myself In
hand and educated myself in the last
three years. Even now I haven't read
more than one-third Of Shakespeare
and not much Browning, and not very
much else on poetry. But biology l
am keen on" This, according to the
Kansas City Star, is the way in which
John Helston, the author Of "Aphro-
dite and Other Poems," describes him
self.
Helston, whose discovery seems to
be q disputed point between Lady Mar
garet Sackville and the English Re-
view, since his sudden recognition last
March, has done other manual tasks
besides screw cutting and locomotive
building. OF a long list there might
DO mentioned electrician. engineering,
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EIephants and heir Young.

Very little is known of the breedlbs'
habits of elephants or their manne'
of caring for their young. A genti"'
man whom we became very we'll OF
ouainted while on the Mount KENT
trip, was not a professional elephaIS
hunter, nevertheless he had killed seHs
eral elephants on Kilimanjaro. Onf"i
by mistake he shot and wounded 4
COW elephant that ran some distans''
before falling. On ~overtaking her b,
found that she had fallen in a knee
ing position. A little calf was pinne:
under her knee by a leg that was drif
en- deep into the soft earth. A cloo'
examination Of the route over who
the old elephant had passed failed {
reveal any Of the little ones track.
This, together with the fact that To-
calf was not hitherto seen and the p
culiar manner in which 1t lay, NIGH
be taken as proof that the mother was
carrying it in her trunk, or perhay~
resting 1t on her tusks, with her truEy
holding it In position.-Outing.
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RaiJev 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 on
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 over the Piedmont &
Northern lines. Short stops were
made at Hodges, Donalds, Honea
Path, Bolton and Williamson and q
public drill was given at each town.
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BUILDERS OF ROADS
ARE TO COOPERATE
SUPERVISORS AND COMMISSION.
ERs FORM ASSOCIATION FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT.
E. J. WATSON is PRESIDENT
Semi-AnnuaI Meetings to Be Held
First In Columbia Next
October.

Columbia.-South Carolina Road
Builders association was organized at
a meeting Of county supervisors and
road commissioners held in city coun-
Gil chamber. Eight counties were
represented at the organization meet
ing and the officers expect to enlist a
membership Of 800 officials, from
every county in the state. The main
object Of the association is to dissent
nate information concerning road
building and maintenance. The next.
meeting will be held in Columbia In
October.
E. J. Watson, commissioner Of ag-
riculture, was elected president of the
association. P. NJ. Pitts, supervisor
Of Sumter county, was elected vice
president and VIC. Thomas, clefh
Of the Richland county road COM
~missioners, was elected secretary.
It is planned by the association TO
hold ~semi-annual meetings In Column
bia. The rooms OF the state depart
ment Of agriculture were offered for
the use Of the association.
Members OF the executive commit
tee are:
T. ]. Mcbride, Florence; T. J. Cum
bingham, Chester; G. E. Corley, Lex.
Elngton; Andrew Patterson, Jr., Rich
land; and j. B. McCombs, Greenyille.
e. J.. Watson, w. G. Thomas and four
county supervisors to be named by
the president were appointed as mem.
bers Of q committee to prepare the
bylaws.
Following were among those pres
emit at the meeting: Andrew Patter-
son, Jr., supervisor Of Richland coun-
ty; C. E. Corley, supervisor OF Lex
ington county: T. 7. Cunningham, SUI
pervisor, and W. C. Brown, one OF
the county commissioners, Chester
county; John Staubes, supervisors,
Aiken county; T. J. Bolin, supervisor
Orangeburg county; D. R. Coleman,
supervisor Fairfield county; T. J. Nc
Bride, supervisor, C. W. DuBose, John
G. Woodbury., A. W. Rogers, county
commissioners, Florence county; p.
M. Pitts, supervisor sumter county
Following report by the committee
on organization was adopted:
81. That the supervisors and COM
missioners of South Carolina organ
ize themselves into a permanent body
to be known as the South Carolina
Road Builders association,
70. That the officers shall be q
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer, and executive COM.
mittee composed o. Eve to seven.
"3. That the association meet twice
a year. One meeting to be held dur.
ing the legislature. The other to be
named by tie president.
"a. That Col. E. ]. Watson be elect
ed president"
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NJ. Jcnes' secretary. He pu1led u
card out Of his pocket. Here's ma
name and here's my business"
Pembroke took the card, looked at
it, and was really affected. AS far as
he was capable of showing real ureasi.
ness he showed it then.
You mean the Empire Advertising
company is behind this business?"
The Empire Advertising company, It
must be remembered, was the largest
in the world
Wallace. had not thought Of that. He
had not meant to say the Empire was
actually behind Jones' Pepsin gum.
But now that Pembroke had suggested
it, it seemed to him to be a good idea,
and, without taking into consideration
the important fact that his father, not
himself, was president Of the Empire
Advertising company, he took the
plunge.
That's just what / mean, and we're
going to do five times as much adver
Using as you ever did, and at one
tenth the cost"
Then my people DO no more bust
ness with the Empire"
"All right" Wallace positively
sneered, then let's see how much out
door advertising you get this side Of
the Rocky mountains"
Pembroke rose. He was not happy
but he did his level best to hide his
worry. .
VERY well, I'll take the 11:40 bach
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sword making and work in a motor car
factory; he vas discharged from the
latter for smashing a lever or some
thing. Then being fond of betting, be
followed the horses as a business and
wrote for racing papers. Finally he
showed some verses he had written
to Lady Margaret Sackville. Now he
Is a poet, a remarkable poet, and has
been duly lionized by London society.
He rode on a bicycle to a banquet Civ.
en- In his honor and arrived so late
that, as the report has it, there was
nothing left but cold chicken and Ezra
Pound, the American poet.
Reading "Aphrodite and Other Po-
ems" and finding as you will many a
line Of exquisite workmanship, 1t may
well prove difficult to reconcile the
authors command of meter and the
music Of the time to the tale of his
untutored past.
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Are Ready to Serve.

Georgetown.-The Georgetown Ri
file Guards r prepared for eventuali-
ties in Mexico. They hold themselves
ready to respond to the call Of their
country This was emphasized at a
called meeting Of the company, held
recently at the armory for the espe-
cial purpose of putting the command
on record in the matter OF the Me1i-
can situation. The sentiment Of the
command Is summed up in this tele-
BRAN to which Capt. L. B. Steele dis
patched to Col. J.,E. Cogswell, com:
mandant of the Third regiment, at
Charleston: Relative to Mexican
situation, my company is at your SCI.
vice."
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Alfonso %Incognito.

When Alfonso XIII. of Spain recen.
ly paid a visit to Paris he made hii
journey from first to last strictly IN.
cognito. A Partisan paper describe''
the success with which this incognito
of the royal visitor was maintained
He was received incognito at the rail-
road station Of Rambouillet by a squad
ron Of curiassiers, by the project o:
police and by the mayor; the city al
decorated incognito with flags and thu
inhabitants acclaimed him incognitt
king of Spain. AS he wore a hunting
cap with which it would have beer
diff cult to salute the enthusiastic pop
ulace who welcomed him, he main
tanned his grateful i%ncognito by jour
neying from the station to the chateat
where he was received by a bareheat
ed incognito.
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hands are nearly equal in strength and
their attention is keen and we'll sus-
tanned. Their relative slowness Of
auditory reaction is a theoretical de-
feet, but the value Of a typist depends
rather upon a combination of good
points than upon a great superiority in
one particular.
Men exhibit greater uniformity than
women, but the difference between
good and poor typists are, neverthe-
less. we'll marked. In general. men
surpass women in rapidity Of auditory
action and consequently in speed of
work. but are inferior to women, per.
haps, in power Of sustained attention.
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Contract for Army Dredges.

Charleston.-The Charleston navy
yard has won the contract for the
construction of the army dredge
Creighton for the Savannah division
of the United States engineering SER
vice, a telegram to this effect and
authorizing the authorities here to
sart work on the craft being received
from Col. William C. Langftt, corps
Of engineers, U. S. A., in charge Of
the Savannah division. The Charles
ton navy yards estimate for the con-
struction of the dredge was $40,012.
The winning is gratifying.
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Now Town Incorporated.

Columbia.-Aynor in Horny county
has been commissioned as a NUM-
cipal corporation. The town is on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad in the
eastern section Of Horny county. In
it's proposed incorporate limits liz
people live. The petitioners for a
charter for Aynor are: John T. Shell
ley, G. Edwards, H. B. Johnson, W. A.
Benton, S. J. Lewis, E. A. Jordan, T.
G Cook, H. C. Dawsey, E. M. Graham
and J, W, DaWsey.
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Homing Pigeon Race.

Columbia.-The Columbia Homfng
pigeon club will hold "a 100-mile race
from Concord, N. c., May 10. A num-
Der of, men have already signifed
their intention of racing their birds
and the prospects are that there will
be about $50 birds in the race. This
will be the first race of the season
and will be followed by other races,
most notably the 500-mile race from
Lancaster, Pa. The national rules
will apply. Among those who will
enter their birds are Edward Enrich,
F. D. Kendall, M. D., and others.
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Club Rally at Manning.

Manning.-The corn club boys and
the tomato club girls Of Clarendon
county had a joint rally here recently
which proved to be a highly creditable
and very enjoyable affair. The first
feature was a parade, in which ap-
peared an deliberately decorated float
bearing specimens of corn, fruit, veg
etables and a canning outfit, together
with two tomato club girls with
white caps and aprons. This foat was
followed by more than a score and a
half of girls and half as many corn
club boys, all marching two and two.
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Ereiaht Rate Hearing.

Columbia.-On account Of the alb
sence of two officials of the Southern
railway, the railroad commission post
ooned its hearing on the freight rate
situation in South Carolina for one
day. B. F. Mcleod of Charleston,
vice president Of the Charleston
Chamber of Commerce and president
of the South Carolina Freight Rate
association, were in Columbia for the
hearing, with Charles Kimmick, man.
ager of the Charleston freight rate
bureau and NJ. D. Warren, clerk of the
bureau.
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Cameron Votes School Tax Limit.

Cameron.-The electorate Of the
school district here placed their
school in the van of the schools Of
Calhoun county by voting the maxi
mum limit for school maintenance.
For the past number Of years this
school has had a special levy Of s
mills, but the citizenship realized that
to increase the efficiency increased
funds were needed. Without a dis
senting vote the election wa carried.
The community seems well pleased
with the manner of the progress Of
the school. Camerons leads the state.
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Some Elevator.

One of the elevators in the Hearts
building carried a woman Of ample
size past the floor she had called. The
obliging elevator man perceived his
mistake, quietly reversed his machine
and landed the passenger at the right
floor. well, now, whot do you know
about that" exclaimed the woman as
she trundled her way out of the car.
Sure, this is the first ELEVATOR l ever
saw that would go back without stop
ping"
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slant but be recovered quickly. Was
be to be outdone by this emissary Of
the Gum Trust in presenting evidences
of suspicion? Not if he, Broadway
Jones, was kept informed Of what was
going on, he wasn't. He pointed to a
youth whom he had seen about the
office frequently, and asked Josie:
"Stenographer, is he?"
She nodded.
Whats his name?" asked Broad
way, in a whisper.
Henry"
Broadway was content. With a
grand air and several ~protrusions OF
the neck, he ordered: Take the entire
conversation, Henry" Outdone by
anyone like Pembroke! He thought
not!
Are we to talk in the presence of
all here?" asked Pembroke calmly,
coldly, disapprovingly. He was very
cautious.
I'm satisfied, if you are" Broadway
answered. "Sit down, Judge"
very we'll, Mr.. JONES'" said Penn
broke gravely. "Mr. Jones, l am not in
the habit of doing business through
hirelings." He cast a scornful glance
at Wallace, who smiled sweetly in re-
turn. Your Mr.. Wilson, your secre-
tary as he represents himself to be,
and whose impertinance, by the way,
is beyond description, has had the
audacity to state that I should have
to do business through him or not at
ALL"
Those were my Instructions" Jack
son answered, never Wavering.
Il should like to understand the
reason for 80 unusual an arrange
ment."
We'll" said Jackson, you want to
buy something that l own He's the
salesman, tlIat's all" He paused,
wondering a. his own great %brilliance.
John Wana1naker owns a store, but
he doesn't wait on the customers,
does he?"
This was unanswerable. 1t dunn
founded Pembroke; it delighted all
the other hearers, saving only the two
secretaries, who were bent above their
tasks with nervous diligence.
Broadway himself laughed outright.
How was that?" he asked Wallace
in a whisper.
You're immense, on the square,"
said Wallace, with intense apprecta-
ton. w.
Pembroke was not thus impressed.
He was offended. He vas evidently
ready for offence from any quarter.
You are iippant, sir" Re said with a
grave scorn. "You gave me your word
that tho deal would be contaminated
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The price was settled and agreed upon
by both of U.S."
Jackson sat in silence, regarding
him vita an innocent, unwavering at
tention which very greatly disconcert-
ed him.
g" returned by appointment to your
New York apartment. wiSa my law
yers and papers ready ~ sign, and
upon inquiring from an INCIDENT butler
as to your whereabouts I received the
information that you we're on your
way to Egypt"
Good old Rankin" muttered Broad
way, and decided, then and, there, to
raise his buffers wages once more.
HE said the only word that you had
left for me was a profance request
that go \to-er-well, we'll not re-
peat it."
"Tll make that raise a twenty, not
a ten," Broadwag reflected.
Believing You to be a man OF In
tegrity," Pembroke went on, "Iunfor-
tunately for me I had no witnesses
present at our closing of the bargain"
Broadway continued to smile ex
pansively.
STILL" said Pembroke, 81 ask you,
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CHAPTER xlI.-contlnued.

"We:}>, just waiting for Pembroke"
said W.race. ..E.
"Peh.hroke! Oh, yes; some of the
men 1old ne that he is IL town.
WHAT he coming here forT
"Ts try to give US a whole lot OF
mone::," Wallace answered. But we're
not 4 ling to take It." He gr!nned up
at Broadway. I'VE don't need It, do
we?"
JACKSON looked at him with mourn
full eyes, recollecting all the bills he
had left behind in New York city.
Don't make me laugh. I didn't sleep
we'll"
The Judge saw his young friends
increasing discomfort. you've made
the people Of this town very Happy to-
day, my boy. You ough: to gleep well
after this. They owe YOU a great
debt"
Jackson passed the compliment, but
WINGED. please don't talk about debts!
Let's get on a cheerful subject" With
a sickly effort to relieve his mind he
turned to Wallace. "How's the bar.
ber?"
The judge seized this opportunity
to extol a local genius. Amt he a
nice fellow, thought"
YES" said Wallace dryly, 'he cut
Taft's hair once"
II shouldn't be SURPRISE" the judge
accarfnI hnorf;1u HIIabo prN,r Lorf
ford"
His remarkable appreciation of the
dignity and glories Of the little cities
was a continual joy to the two friends.
who smiled across his nodding head at
n another.
Wallace looked around a~ppreciative-
1y. 1.-The old gentleman had pretty
nice Offices here"
YES" the judge agreed. He nod
ded toward the desk at which Broad
way had ca~relessly taken his position.
Seems strange not to see him sit
ting at to. desk" He sighed. First,
old Oscar Jones sat there, and he
died; then John sat there, and he died;
tucu AuuISW SdL luSTG, duQ .uS Ql6Q
now"
Broadway, who had listened to the
brief but tragical recital with expand,
ing orbs, got up, and, as he edged
away from the too fatal piece of Office
furniture, eyed it with suspicion and
distaste. That's the last time I'll sit
there" he declared.
But Judge Spotswood had not seen
the byplay and did not hear the youths
resolve. He was launched on reminis.
cence Every man in the plant loved
the old gentleman. They all feel
mighty bad. Just think-he was alive
" hours ago, and now the whole
towns in mourning!"
1t was at this juncture that Higgins
a new and happy Higgins, entered,
cap in hand, respectfully. He was
smiling genially. Excuse me, MIR.
Jones, the men want to know if you
have any objection to their celebrat.
ing tonight"
He bowed respectfully to Josie, who
entered at that moment
They're thinking Of having a torch.
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as man to man, is your word worth
less?"
broadway looked at him with an
intensity of gaze which required three
st%retctfngs Of the neck to bring about
when I'm doing business with I'M
scrupulous people, yes" he answered.
Pembroke, s%huddering, turned to his
stenographer. Have you got that,
john" And John nodded.
Got that, Henry?" Broadway de-
manded of his man. And Henry nod.
ded.
Then Broadway walked the floor,
keeping the astonished Pembroke fix.
ed with a gltttering eye. That care
full, able, very modern business per-
son was rather notably surprised by
the young Somehow he seemed
to have developed since the hour, so
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always be borne in mind that the csAS
bohydrates-starch, sugar and fat
are mainly fuel that Is burnt up },
producing muscular movement, aIAe
that the proteins are the main elemenS
in the formation of tissue. Conss
quently, it Is a mistake to restrict tb,
meat ration of children.
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200 Sailors Leave For Vera Cruz.

Observation-Disclosures on the a
t Port Royal at 5:45 o'clock the cruis-
sr Tacoma, which left the Charleston
navy yard at 11:20 a. M, after having
stopped over here en- route from Bos-
ton to Mexican waters for propeller
and engine repairs, took on board
some 200 men from the Port Royal
disciplinary barracks and put off be-
tween Is and 100 bl~uejackets, who
will be picked up by the armored
Washington, which left New
York a few days ago for Vera Cruz.
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Men and Women TWISTS

Good women typists usually exhibit
a marked development Of tactile and
muscular sensibility and an excellent
memory for letters, and especially for
concrete phrases, remarks the Scien-
tiic American. The right and left