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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-12-30
PRIZES AWARDED
ON IMPROVEMENT
FoRTY-THREE SCHOOLS SHARE
IN DISTRIBUTION OF THE
CASH PRIZES.
MAKES REPORT
State Association Has Done Much
During the Year to Better. Rural
Schools. ass

Columbia.-Prizes were awarded to
43 schools by the executive commit
tee of the South Carolina School I'm
provement Association, which met in
Columbia. The committee received
applications from 355 schools from IS
counties. These applications showed
a total expenditure Of $500, 1852 for
school betterment. The past year was
the most successful In the history Of
the South Carolina School Improve
ment Association. Tie association
raised and spent $18,162.s so for the
Improvement OF schools in the state.
The schols winning first prizes Of
$50 each offered by the association
were: Dunbarton, Barnwe1i county
Sunny Plain, Calhoun county; Corn
well, Chester county; MI. Croghann,S
Chesterfield county; uburn, Darling
ton county; Minturn, Dillon county;
H~arleyytle, Dorchester county; Gray
CourtsOwfngs, Laurens ounty; West;
Middle, Orangeburg county; Dispu-
tanta, Spartanburg county.
Additional prizes. a Smyth system
heater, valued at 500; given by the
smyth System Heating Company,
awarded to Hunter eWalt Newberry
county.
The schools winning second prizes
of s25 each were: Cattle Greek, Dor
chester county; Hammond, Anderson
county; Turbeville, Clarendon county
Picket Post, Oconee county; Sham
rock, Kershawicounty; Milford, Fair
field county; West Dunklin, Green
vile county; Donaids, Abbeville cour-
ty; Pleasant Hill, Lancaster county;
Mt. Zion, Edgefeld county, Coronaca,s
Greenwood county; Red Knoll Lex
ingtnn county; Elliott, Lee county;
Double Bridges, Richland county
Ruhamah, Pickens county; MurreiIs
Inlet, Georgetown county; Wittee,
Williamsburg county Stateburgst
Sumter county; Wampee. Horny couI,=
ty; Cotton Belt, York county; Celes1
tia, saluda; Stokes. Colleton county;
Zion, Pickens county; st. Lukes, New
berry county; DovesyineSA Darlington.
county; Rock Bridge, Lanrens coun7
ty; Pleasant Hill, Dillon county;
Laurel Greek, $07eenivlle county;
Barker's Creek, Anderson county;
Hardshell, Kershaw county.
Additional prizesZWoodland Spring
sanitary fountain, from the Dial Steel
Products Company. valued at ia
awarded to Mack's school, Lexington
county; Fosters historical chart and
a 12-inch slated globe, from the Rand
McNalIy Company, valued at $25.
awarded to Canaan school, Orange
burg county.
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Exnert public Health Director.

Spartanburg,- Thomas w. Jackson,
M D., Of the United States public
health service has arrived in Spartan
burg to become director OF the city's
public health department, succeeding
DR.. B. F. Kaupp, recently resigned to
accept a position at the Agricultural
and Mechanical college of2North Car
olina. DR.. jackson comes to Spartan
burg highly recommended by Surgeon
General Blue ard by DR.. ]. F. Siler Of
the Thompson-McFadden pellegra
commission. The health department
is greatly pleased with DR.. Jackson's.
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the picturesque procession of the
boar's head at Christmas. a quaint
but less known custom for New Years
day has been retained. After dinner
on this anniversary the bursar pre-
sents to eacl guest a needle threaded
with silk OF a color suitable to his
faculty, and!prays for his prosperity
in the woids, Take this and be
thrifty" THIS word thrifty" has no
connection With the philosophy Of the
late Samuel Smiles, but is, according
to Doctor Magrath, the retired pro-
vost, the oil English for prosperous.
To grew thrifty" in the sense of to
thrive was used in America within
living memory. The ceremony is a
practical Nosnan-French pun (aiguille
ct fiji uponlthe name of Eglesfield,
the chaplainlto Queen Philippe, who
was the ree} founder of the college.
A p~icturesR fue ceremony marks New
Years eve the court of Dresden.
A reception IS held in the evening
generally one Of the, most thronged of
the year-during which the king in
stead of receiving the guests in his
ordinary manner, plays cards with
his suite.
Those invited file past a group Of
card-tables, all the players at which
are intent up,n the game, except the
king, whose aide-de-camp stands be-
hind his chair and whispers the card
for him to th,ow. so his majesty can
devote his attention to acknowledging
the greetings of his courtiers. The
king. plays a card, then bows as a
curtsying lady catches his eyes, then
another card, another bow, and so on,
until the long procession has passed.
The little Scotch fishing village of
Burghead, on the Moray Firth, keeps
up a strange survival Of pagan ritual,
the burning o. the "Clavie." This is
a sort of rude spoked wheel or tub
made from hilf a h%erring-cask and
half a tar-baTel, knocked together
without the p,e Of q hammer, for
which a smoo,h stone Is substituted.
The blacksmith supplies a long nail.
This contriyance is borne flaming
on the shoulders of a succession of
bearers to the town boundaries, and
then to the "Doorie," a SORT Of stone
altar, on a small hill. The "Clavie"
Is then smashed and the crowd scram-
bles for the pieces. The custom de-
f1es explanation and is 'immemorial.
The great Scottish festival Of Hog
manay is celebrated in the wee, sma'
'oors ayont the 'twal" with unusual
zest among the Caledonians.
In every ctrner Of our far-lung
empire, wherever the Scot has car
ried his accentland his Robert Burns,
the festival OF the Celtic rae will
find its e%arnes, If decadent, express
sion in good wishes and good resolu-
tons for the newborn year.
If you have hken part in the festi-
val in Scotlandi itself you will be able
to conjure up what the Saturnalia
was in the classic days. The modern
italian carniva, bears little resem-
blance to that raat festival in which
the worker in u field expressed his
whole-hearted deight that n year
of toll had ended, ind that a new, and
perhaps a better, rear had dawned.
Hogmanay Is the Saturnalia Of
Scotland, and If TIE Bacchanalian ele-
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Build Light and Water Plant.

Allendale.-The contracts for build
ing the electric light and waterworks
plant have been awarded and the
construction work Is expected to be-
gin at an early date. With the
amount, $4,000, from sale Of bonds
voted by the town several months ago,
a thoroughly modern plant will be
constructed not only with full reuire-
ments for present needs but with
ample capacity that may be drawn
upon in future as the town grows.
The source Of water supply is an ar.
tesian well which is nearing compile
ton.
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subject for In.erstst. Debate.

Coiumbia,-The query for the Ten
n~essee-South Carolina-G Georgia debate
which will be held next spring at
Knoxville, Tenn, Athens, Ca and
Columbia, simultaneously, has; been
selected as follows: Resolved, That
the United States government should
own and operate all railroads (steam
and electric) doing interstate bust
ness" Each university will be repre-
sented by two teams, both debating
away from home. Georgia and Ten
nessee will meet here. This league
replaces the Virginia-South Carolina
Georgia league-that is, Tennessee has
replaced Virginia. sE@ilT
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Reclaim Sale Of Cotton.

Bsrnwell,-Tae second step in the
promised revolution Of the cotton
growing industry in the South was
take nat Barnwell recently when a
bale Of beautiful cotton was produced
from frost-bitten tail-end hollis by the
Hall cotton retaining process, under
which the bolls were placed in a huge
incubator and opened like a cotton
crop in full bloom. Barnwell people
have signed a certificate Of unqualified
endorsement, petitioning the cotton
retaining company to establish its
manufacturing plant at BarnwelL
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MaIrus Slauohter.

That the @alrus is rapidly nearing
extinction is the warning sounded by
the Daily Industrial News of Nome,
Alaska. That paper describes the
slaughter caused by n crew in a sin
gle season. The catch amounted to
723. of which 400 were COWS and
calves. Many were fatally wounded
or shot dead and never recovered A
full grown bull walrus weighssa' ton.
The walrus is a tempting bait to the
hunter because Of the amount of
wealth found in his skin, the oil and
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Coal LOADING PLANT Ready Soon.

Charleston,-W. H. Wells, chief g
gineer of construction Of the Southern
railway, said here after, making an In
spection Of the coal loading plant be-
ing built on the Cooper River, that It
should be in operation by next April.
This statement is especially interest
ing in view of the fact that this time
is considerably earlier than was at
first announced. The huge car dump
ers and loading machinery is now at
Cleveland, Ohio, practically ready for
shipping. Pier and trestle work here
ia going forward rapidly.
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pecisions Of the Supreme Court.

Decisions Of the Supreme Court. :,
G. w. Tidwell, appellant, VS.. the
State, respondent. James H. Price
and H. X. Towns for appellant; So
licitor Bonham and This. P. Cothran
were heard for the state; Mr.. Price in
reply.
Charley Crumley ct al, appellants,
VS.. Sovereign camp, Woodmen of the
World, respondent. Continued. Order
filed. {
Border State Lumber company, vs.
H. A. Edwards ct al. respondents.
Transferred to Eithth circuit. Order
filed.
Money Weight Scales company, ap-
pellant, VS.. Gordon M~eechantile COM
pany, respondent. Transferred to
Eighth circuit. Order fled.
City of Greenville, respondent, vs..
VIII Foster, appellant. Transferred to
Seventh circuit. Order filed.
]. B. Granger, respondent, VS..
Greenville Steam laundry ct al, ap-
p~ellants. Arthur L. CASTOR for ap-
pellant; E. M. Blythe for respondent;
c. F. Haynesworth in reply.
Willie Porter, respondent, VS.. F. w.
Poe Manufacturing company, appel
liant. Transferred to Eighth circuit.
Order filed.
Morgan Austin company, respond
ent, VS.. S. J. Massey ct al., appal-
lants. Continued.
R. M. Osteen, respondent, vs.. South.
ern Railway company appellant: Con-
tinued.
Seymour Forrest, respondent, vs..
Creenville, S%partanburb & Anderson
Railway company, appellant. Cor
tinued.
K. W. Anderson, appellant, VS.. Jor-
dan Mum Construction company, re-
spondent. Continued.
J.. P. Murphy, appellant, VS.. At
lanta C Charlotte Air Line Railway
company. respondent. Continued.
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The Canny Scot.

A Scotchman recently returning
from Russia would now be in a
German jail had he not written Brit
ish after his name on the passenger
list. The naval officer who stopped
the ship he was on carefully removed
all English, but British escaped the
German eagles eye. An eminent d.
vine said some 200 years ago: I'm all
my travels l never met with any n
Scotchman but what vas a Ian OF
sense" If he were alive today he
might say it again.-Baltimore Sun.
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Indian Marriages Recognized.

That a marriage contracted between
members Of an Indian tribe in accord
ancs with the customs of such tribe,
where the tribal relations and govern
ment existed at the time Of such mar
riage, and there was no federal statute
will be recognized by the courts as a
regular and valid marriage for all pur-
poses, is held in Buck VS.. Branson, "a
Okla. S07. And the same effect is also
given to the dissolution Of marriages,
under the customs of the tribe. as is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-12-30
$4,000 Fire at Georgetown.

Georgetown.-Half a block in the
heart of residence section of'the city
was burned recently. The residences
destroyed were those of ". H. An
drews, mayor, and general mana
ger of the Georgetown & Western
railroad: A. P. Weber, local chief
clerk Of the Baltimore & Carolina
Steamship Company; NJ. P. Moorer.
M. D., surgeon of the marine hospital
service, and Miss Minnie Daggett.
The loss will approximate $4,000
partly covered by insurance.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

The financial embarrassment of
many of the schools in Spartanburg
county was relieved with the arrival
Of a voucher from the office Of the
state superintendent Of education for
s1,S43, which will be divided among
20 schools which are beneficiaries un-
der the state term extension act.
The large brick plant Of the Char
lotte Brick Company, located near
Fort Mill, started up a few days ago
after a shut down of about two
months. 1t is not known just how long
the plant will operate but with pros
pective resumption Of business con-
ditions, it may operate continuously
from on. The plant. employs
about 125 men.
The secretary of the U. S. treas
ury has received an application from
the Bank Of Holly Hill to be convert
ed into the First National Bank Of
Holly Hill with a capital stock of $685.
900.
"Cecession Day" was celebrated by
many chapters of the U. D. C.
J. Hillard Hook, aged "a, a Confed.
crate Veteran, died at his home in
Orangeburg county recently.
One of fthe leading banks Of
Orangeburg, declared a dividend Of 8
per cent.
The Sumter chamber Of commerce
will furnish tobacco seed free to farmi
ers of Sumter county applying for
them.
Rev. w. E. Entzminger, Baptist mis-
sionary to Brazil from Chester left for
Rio de Janeiro a few days ago.
The annual meeting Of the Agricul-
tural Society of South Carolina will be
held in Charleston January Z. The
society was founded August "a, 1875.
The Sea Island association will meet
at the same time. Commissioner
Watson has accepted an Invitation to
deliver an address. He will discuss
the future Of sea island cotton.
Three hundred and eighty cases of
tuberculosis have been reported to the
state board of health This year from
81 of the A counties in the state.
A. M. Milan was appointed magis-
trate Of Sandy Springs in Anderson
county, vice Earl Green, deceased.
President Wilson has nominated
John B ONeal to be postmaster at
Fairfax.
The eight magistrates IN Chester
county last year collected S3,625.65 in
fines.
The Cherokee County Boys Corn
Club has just held a successful ex-
hibit at Gaffney.
An employment agency for the un-
employed OF G~reenville, operated by
P. C. Poag, who charges nothing for
his services, has been established at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
/. The Sally and Gleaton Horse com
pany Of Springfield has been com
m%issioned, with a capital stock of S.
900. The petitioners are B. M. Sally
and Mike Gleaton.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Forestry association will be held
in New York January II. Commits
sioner Watson has named j. E. Wan
namaker of st. Matthews to represent
South Carolina at the conference.
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given to the marriage relation itself.
Such marriages an not to be treated
as common law ma riages, but as legal
marriages according to the customs Of
the tribe, when sub customs are rec
ognized by congress as concerning and
regulating the dodestic relations Of
the tribe.
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Many New Enterprises Authorized.

Many New Enterprises Authorized.
Notice Of an increase in capital from
$4,000 to $4,000 has been fld with
the secretary of state by the North
Augusta Warehouse and Fertilizer
company.
The Arcade Place CInc.) of Colum-
bia has been commissioned with a
capital OF $4,000. The petitioners
are E. B. Cantey, Jr., and Harry Can
tey.
The Catawba Fertilizer company Of
Lancaster was given the right to in
crease its capital from $4,000 to
500, 00O.
The j. T. Mayes company Of New
berry has been commissioned by the
secretary of state with a capital stock
of $4,000. The petitioners are IT
Mayes and G. L.. Summer. A general
mercantile business will be conducted.
The Seaboard Building and Loan
association of Charleston has been
commissioned with a capital stock of
S150,0G0. The petitioners are R. G..
Rhett It. T. Hyde and G.. H. Moffett.
The Enterprise Furniture company
Of WATERFORD has been commissioned,
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
petitioners are Benjamin Olasov and
c. II. Roger.
The Laurens Motor Car company
has been commissioned with a capital
of 10000. The petitioners are J.
W. Mckee and ]. D. Mckee.
The Farmers and Merchants Ware
house company of Summerton has
been chartered, with a capital stock
Of $4,000. The officers are: C. M.
Davis, president; w. D. McClary, vice
president, and w. H. Anderson, score
tary and treasurer.
The DuBose Cotton Warehouse com.
pany of Pineville has been commits
stoned with a capital stock Of 1000.
The petitioners are 7. S.. DuBose, Jr.,
and J. L. DuBose
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Form Poultry Clubs in Chester.

C.. c. Cleveland, a poultry expert Of
the federal department of agriculture,
has been in Chester county organizing
poultry clubs. He was accompanied
by Miss 10 Marlborough, who has
charge of the county's canning and do
mestic science clubs, and will likewise
look after the poultry clubs. Several
strong clubs were organized with a
strong membership. Both felt greatly
encouraged oyer their initial efforts.
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the rich ivory in ths tusks. The dis
appearance Of the }alrus means the
extinction Of the EsHmos, who depend
largely on this aniSal for food sup
ply, fuel, lights, boas and leather.
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When Was He in be Legislature?

"The legislature, FL? The aver
age legislature, ~myIson," replied j.
Fuller, Gloom. "is q debating society
wherein nobody kntWs what ne IS
talking about, and dps not care any
thing about what pybody else ID
talking about"
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Grim Wit of Douglas JerroId.

Ugliest Of trades have their mo-
ments of pleasure. If were a grave
digger, or even a hangman, there are
some people I could work for with a
great deal Of enjoyment.-Douglas
Jerrold.
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Perhaps He Had None.

A fellow has his face shaved, hair
cut, shoes polished, clothes pressed
and hat brushed, then pays no atten.
ton whatever to his dilapidated con.
science.-Toledo Blade.
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Seeks Agricultural Information.

commissioner watson recently mas
been soliciting information from over
the state with reference to the most
notable things done in 1914 in the way
of agriculture. Every county has been
asked to contribute, for 1t is hoped
to get enough of this information to
present it in permanent form, but the
responses have just begun to come in,
as 1t requires some time to get up the
data. It is hoped that enough mater
ial will be obtained to show that
something else can be produced in
this state besides cotton.
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Mail Free Flower Seeds on Request.
Representative A. F. Lever announc-
es that he has a number Of packages
of flower seed for distribution and any
woman desiring an assortment can OBJ
tain them by addressing 6. postal card
to him at the house Of representatives,
Washington.
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BREEDING OF HOGS
TO Be ENCOURAGED
SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS ARE
URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
PALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS
General News Of South Carolina Col.
Iected and Condensed From The
State Capital That Will Provo Of
Interest to All Our Readers.
Columbia.

=. Columbia.
L. L. Baker, district agent Of the
arm demonstration work has been in
Florence doing some work. He is
stressing the advantages of hog rails
ing among the farmers now. He says
that he has been very much impressed
with the necessity for stressing 1t
very vigorously as. he watched the hog
killing in progress through the coun-
try that he has travelled over this
winter in South Carolina.
The raising of hogs is profit as well
as economy. The cheapest crop that
a farmer can raise is hogs and the
most profitable one, and 1t is passing
strange that farmers do not pay more
attention to 1t.
MI. Baker urges that part of the
tenable land Of each r.irm be- devoted
to cultivated pastures for hogs. Two
and a half devoted to Bermuda grass
instead of cotton will keep a SOW
and pigs in grazing feed. He offers
In evidence the experience of farm
ers who with, one SOW raised in IA
months two litter of pigs which pro-
duced 1850 pounds Of meat, net
weight. The cost of raising these
pigs was negligible, the returns far
more than could have been gotten
by the best and most cheaply made
crop of cotton on the same land and
still left some for expense of feeding
produce that, had been stored on the
farm. z
South Carolina imports each year
about 81, 900, 900 worth Of hog prod
ucts which a be raised at home and
that $11,O 0 900 put into something
that will be wealth and comfort pro-
ducing. III.
Farmers can get, bulletins from
Clemson College advising them how
to make pastures and how to feed
hogs and Clemson now keeps two
men in the field giving farmers assist
ance along this line and every farm
demonstration agent is provided with
the serum made at the Clemson labor
atory for incubation of hogs for chol-
era, and these men readily answer
every call made on them. \ /.
General Offices Will Be FILLED.
The next general assembly will fill
a number Of vacant Offices during the
session that begins on January II.
The most important OF, the elections
will be that Of a judge Of the Fifth
circuit to succeed the late Ernest Gary
of Columbia. Mendel L. Smith of
the Kershaw bar, former speaker Of
the house, and w. T. Aycock Of the
Richland bar are being supported by
their friends as candidates for the va
cant place on the bench.
The terms Of A. x. Sanders, J. G..
Mobley and J. M. Smith as members
of the board of directors of the state
penitentiary will expire on the first
Of the year. Mr.. Sanders has been
elected a member Of the house from
Sumter. 1t is understood that Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Mobley will ask for
reelection. Among the other candi-
dates who have been mentioned are
Capt, ]. B. Bell Of Gaffney, A. M. Hiott
of Beaufort and G. A. Browning of
Laurens, both former members. Of the
house, and ]. H. Wharton, former rail-
road commissioner and former state
senator.
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Johnny" said te minister, can
you name the three traces"
Sure" replied ;he little fellow.
breakfast. dinner AID supper"
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WELCOMING TIE NEW YEAR
TN DUEANDP ROpfRFQRMr

He seeing of "the Old
Year out and New
Year in throughout
the world is generally
accompanied by much
merriment and some
times with much
noise. But whereas
in some countries the
wild" night has dis
appeared and has
been replaced by cele-
brationS more IN