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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03
"REMINISCENCES
Of AN OLD MAN
Judge r.. e. Hill Writes OF
Things Long Ago in Abbe-
will County.
CONTINUED

Having heretofore in these reminis-
ences, had a good deal to say about
certain men and women of peculiar
characteristics, and of the country
girl and their quilting bees, I shall
now proceed to tell of some Of the
girl and young ladies Of this town of
Anti Bellum times.
DR.. Mcneil Turner, taught a girls
school in the old academy building
which stood just where the Catholic
church now stands. His pupils were
made up chiefly Of the girls and young
ladies of the town. Those who remem-
Der DR.. Turner will recall that he
was quite a dignifed man something
which I have always thought most
becoming in a preacher.
On the occasion which I have in
mind, it being the LIST day Of April, the
girls all assembled at the school house
il advance of the DR.. and some one
wrote on the black board, April fool"
and then they all took their stand in
rear of tho building and peeped
through the key hole and cracks to
see what would take place when the
Doctor arrived. After placing his tall
beaver or silk hat, the kind he always
wore, in its usual place, he discovered
the writing on the blackboard.
Saying not a word he took a piece
of chalk and deliberately wrote on the
board-"thank you girls, for this hol-
iday," and putting on his hat walked
out and proceeded toward his home
which was in the house on the corner
of South Main and Magazine streets
now occupied by Mr.. Harry Wilson
and family.
When the girls saw this they. rush
ed out from behind the school build
ing and made chase after him like a
troop Of wild comanches, which see
ing the DR.. broke into a run which he
kept up until he reached home, with
the girls close on his heels-mind you
these were not a lot of small girls,
but were made up of girls from II to
IS years Of age.
1t was a most ludicrous sight and
one very much enjoyed by all who
witnessed it, not excepting the DR..
himself. One of those who took a con-
s~picuous part in it is still living in
this town, in the person of Mrs. F. J.
Marshall.
So that, in all probability, the girls
of sixty or sixty-five years ago sur
passed the girls Of the present day in
nerve and fun making tendencies, as
I don't believe the girls of the senior
class Of the High school in town could
muster up sufficient courage to chase
Prof. Cheatham through the Public
Square as these girls did DR.. Turner
Though if they did it would not like
ly create much Of a sensation as with
the present style Of tangle-foot skirts,
1 imagine that they couldn't make
much out at running, and therefore
the Professor would have no efars of
being overtaken.
Rosa, the oldest daughter Of Judge
Wardlaw, attended this school. She
afterwards married Col. Simpkins, of
Edgefeld county, who was killed in
the Civil war.
She was a very bright as well as a
very mischievous girl.
A girl the very opposite of her, had
her seat next to Miss Wardlaw. On
one occasion DR.. Turner asked this
girl what use, If any, was made of the
lava thrown from the craters of vol
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CHu euSdSeLlcuIj oAIoi IhSJ "o
fought for a considerable time, and
neither o fthem seeming to be getting
the better of it, my sympathies were
aroused, and 1 proposed that we sep
arate them, when Charlie said, swell
part u.s." which we did.
So we decided that it was a draw
fight and made the two boys shake
hands.
I often wonder if school boys Of the
present day are as heartless n
mean. and disposed to impose upon
those smaller than themselves, as
they were when I was a small chap.
When I was about twelve years OF
age I went to school to the Rev. A. A.
Morse, father of Amos B. Morse of
this place, walking from my home in
the country.
The school building stood right
across the road in front of where Mr..
Will Perrin now lives, which was
then in "the woods"
The school house being too small
tc accommodate all the pupils, the
larger boys were permitted to study
OF stay. out doors-they didn't do
much studying-and in the winter
time they would build what they call
ed camp fires, around which they
would sit.
The fire in the school room was
kept up by the little fellows being
sent out by Mr.. Morse to gather up
brush or dead wood from the forest.
+ we'll remember on one occasion be-
ing sent out on such a mission with
another little fellow, we stopped at
one of these camp-fires to warm a
little, before gathering up u turf OF
wood. Among the boys at the ire
where we happened to stop was a boy
by the name of Bill Shillito, who was
considerably larger TAIN I was.
Bill asked me if I knew how to
| skin pOssums, and on my telling him
that I didn't, he picked up a brush
and raked it through the live Goals,
one of which lodged in my shoe and
before 1 could get my shoe off, 1t had
burned my foot so badly that I was
crippled for a week afterwards.
resolved then if I ever met up with
Bill in the country, after I had be.
come q little larger, I would give him
a good thrashing, but strange to say,
before that time arrived we had be-
come the best of friends.
1t happened that about three years
after that my father was elected
Judge of Probate, or ordinary as 1t
was then called, and we came to town
Ito live, and our home was just across
the street from where Bill lived, and
! we being the only boys near the same
size on that street, soon became con-
slant companions, and consequently
the best of friends, so much so that
we once took a trip to Augusta to-
gether without the consent or knoWl-
edge of our respective parents, leaV-
ling home about ten o'clock at night a
foot. We stayed down there about six
weeks engaged in various occupa-
lions.
Having pretty well run aground we
resolved, like the prodigal son, to
return home. This we did-but as Tor
me it was with fear and trembling, as
T fully expected to get a genuine
|thrashing at the ahnds Of my father
but to my great surprise and far
greater relief, when I entered the
room where he was sitting by the fire
reading a newspaper, he merely turn
ed his head and looking at me In a
most quizical manner, said, whats
cotton wort hin Augusta"
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with he will maintain his original
stand to let candidates for other Of
fees take care of themselves. He
will be getting on dangerous ground
if he begins to make selections from
amongst his own friends. But per-
haps "this is talking war to Hanni-
'halD
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Cures stubborn, Itchy Skin Troubles

Cures Stubborn, Itchy Kin
II could scratch myself to pieces"
is often heard from sufferers of Ecze-
ma, letter, Itch and similar Skin
Eruptions. Don't Scratch-Stop the
Itching at once with DR.. Hobson's &c
zema Ointment. Its first application
starts healing the Red, Rough, Scely,
Itching Skin is soothed by the Heal
ing and Cooling Medicines. Mrs. G..
A. Einfeldt, Rock Island, ILL.,, after
using DIR. Hobson's Eczema Ointment,
writes "This is the first time in nine
wears I have been free from the dread
full ailment." Guaranteed. 50c.' at
your DrugSist.
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-05-07
GREAT BRITAIN
COLLECTS DEBT
FROM HAITIANS
UItimatum Delivered Gives
Black Republic Until Sk
O'Clock to Pay 500, 900 10.
EnaIISbman

iuf NoeAiHa fouHNst artCttt ttAahn .AiHsI
Port Prince. Hhiu. MAY rhH
National bank tonight advanced lo tnr
iatmu government xU9. .uuu. tHu
amount ut lht indemnity cmimrl W
Mr. Potcrr british subject Vhut
ssWmill bad been drattaNrd b. ut
during me lerontr revolution rht
payment had been demanded tolp. W
nn ult'm1twu from the British dplp
llptic representative
The iiuitIrn ,ousrrHs thm anuum
authorized The government 90 uui
with the BrfHh diplomats teptl
F'nihiiNo iu the matter nt thp demand
submitted tuiuy for lhc payment ui
Sf2 no0 % British subject and a.
open a credit for lhe payment uf thnt
amount
The Incident II rrmrded un uloard
tunatcmutiun had bou ruuaud. u tim
capital bv tho British ulUmumu.
whose time limit oEpHcd nt q p'flprR
thin evening und which WHf supported
by the presence uf fht rFIuHh 0inlarr
aufiulh A ioinf Hr sion nf lhc son
ate nnd congfoaH Was called immt d
Hlelf hut WnH soon alsHulFcd uN ing fp
the inability of the ieRiHnturH 40 reHrh
% decision
Jhr cabinet Hae bitterly oriielstl
for moi being u position 10 meet lhr
ptf m"uf which bud previously been
awarded a. M Peters ie e count nf
= rfHolutiou Wah adopted calling on
the president nf ihr fcbubiit ~ df
mani the resignation of j LaRff
minister pf foreign Hffmfe. or io dIa.
iuia him from 900 cabinet. Hs ttr Hae
held responsible far Woo luudeu
J latcf In fhn evening fur faelsnaIioh
nf - lager WH announced nad lDIs
brought about ar abatement ~ fAe
excitement
in ihe n1rflrft paff ~ fhr frbl.
ic tnr pafi 1tr af fhe ftsel4flsaafl
Ifader Hcuater DaUimar 1HroHafa
ii Offer resistance fD fHs snefff
20 enf troops fo s.siuH of gaana
mfnfHr
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-05-07
The Day in Congress


a.et at noon
Debate on Panama canal eXemp-
ton bin continued
continued discussion of agricultur-
aI appropriation bill
senator Lippitt urged adoption Of
tuition askins President Wilson te
explain reports that he would sustain
General villa
Continued consideration Of aerlcul-
tula. hl
Adiourned at $3.50 D. m. TO noon.
Thursday
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-05-07
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington May 6 New
Mexico Fair Thursday ANA fri-
day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Big Yield.

cHARLEsToN-Figures given out
by the department Of agriculture show
that the average crop yield for West
Virginia for 1914 was a little better
than for the preceding year, but not
nearly so good as for the average OF
the last ten years Compared with
the crops for 1918, the crops Of West
Virginia for 1914 are given as 100.$9
per cent; while they are given as 94.7
per cent of the average crops for the
last ten years.
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.nBICE Relief FROM
CONSTIPATION
! Get DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

THAT Is the joyful cry of thousands since
nr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets. the
1ftbstitute for calomcl.
f5Seafs and calomel's old:time enemy, dis
covered the formula for Olive Tablets whtlo
ting patients for chronic constipation
and torpid aiyers.
Dr. Edwards. Olive Tablets do not con.
tain cal0mels but healing. soothing vege:
ilibIe laxative.
: No pTipfngiis the "keynote" of these lit.
its siiearc6ated; olive.eoiored tablets. They
'.Ss,se flie bowels and liver to act normally.
Tlfeg never force them to unnatural action.
ii yon hnvela .dark brown Inouth" now
mid kien+a 81 bad ath-a dull tired feeling
tick Eeadache-torpid liver and are con:
eiipated yonltf find quick, sure and only
n int result from one or two little DE-.
Edwar Isl Olive Eablets at dtime.s b
Thousands TAKE one or two eyerykn night
,nst to Keep Fight lem: Zoe and sse
Der box. All dfnRRistS u
The Oiive 1,ahles CONF Solanhua q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

penses Of Congress. The executive
estimates include the President, Vice
President and the Civil Service Com
mission. Practically no changes are
shown there.
In the state department the only
changes are some slight increases in
salaries, in contingent expenses for
the diplomatic and consular service
growing out of the Mexican situation
and the European war.
In the treasury department the eS-
pense of collecting the income tax
is estimated at $1,220,000, a decrease
OF S2S0,OO0. Estimates are present
ed for maintaining the western mints
and assay offices, against which each
session Of Congress brings fight.
In the department of commerce a
new item is one of $3,OO0,000 for an
agricultural census. $1,49S,500 is ask
ed for lighthouses, beacons and fog
signals, $4,000 is estimated for in
vestigating costs of production and
100000 is estimated for promoting
commerce in South and Central Amer.
lea. This latter item is double the
amount appropriated last year.
In the department Of labor the es-
innate for the work Of commission
ers of conciliation on labor disputes
would BIO raised from $4,000 to $751;
600. For study of the extent OF
industrial unemployment in the Unit.
ed States $4,000 is estimated.
In the department Of agriculture
the principal special items, aside from
the fixed charges of operation are
100000 for quarantine work to fight
the foot and mouth disease; 1898, 900
to fight the cattle tick In the South;
S645, 900 to enforce the pure food law;
s1,000,000 for cooperative farm dem
onstratton work; 100000 for live stock
experiments in Southern counties,
where sugar cane has been the prin'
cipal product; $4,000 for dairy. ex
periments in the semtarld and irri'
gated regions of the West, and $240,'
600 to encourage improved farm man
agement methods. For free distri
button of seeds $252,54O is asked. The
total estimate for the forest service
is S5,54S,256. For the enforcement,
of the new law to regulate dealings
in cotton futures and to carry on the
investigation of marketing and the
distribution of food products, $S76,596
is asked.
In the army estimates, 100000 is
provided for the new aviation corps,
100000 for buildings and grounds OF
the military academy at West Point
and $4,000 for automatic machine
rifles. The sum for militia maneuV'
ers is reduced a million dollars and
left at $25O,Ooo; 100000 is asked for
barracks and quarters in the Philip
pines; sS25,OO0 for small arms tar
get practice; s25O,ooO for the man,
ufacture Of arms. For public works
in the war department s62,00o,o00 is
estimated, of which ffty-three mil
lion dollars is for rivers and harbor5,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

Dear Brother: Greetings to you
from the happlest household In town,
thanks to generous Santa Claus in
the guise OF Uncle Sidney. ! must be-
gin by thanking you on my own &C
count. How in the world did you learn
that Roman colors had come in again2
I have always heard that men did not
follow the styles and could not be
trusted to select anything for a WON
an, but it is libel, a base libel, for
the scarf which you sent is quite the
most beautiful thing have received
this Christmas. have It draped over
the large picture in the parlor, and it
is the envy of every one who has been
in today. A thousand, thousand thanks,
dear Sidney. 1t was perfectly sweet
OF you to remember me, and I call It
nothing Jess than stroke Of genius to
think Of anything so appropriate and
yet SO much out of the ordinary.
John asks me to thank you-but !
must tell you the story. One evening
last week we had a little chafng-dish
party after prayer meeting, and ]
asked John to open bottle OF olives
for me. Well he broke the small blade
of his knife trying to get the cork
out. He said: IF live to get down.
town again. I'm going to buy cork.
screw Fortunately he had neglected
to buy one, and so your gift seemed to
come straight from Providence. John
is veryImuch pleased. Already he has
found use for it, as it happened
that he wanted to open q bottle of
household ammonia the very first
thing this morning.
CAS- for Freds lovely books-thank
goodness you didn't send him any
more story books. John and have
been trying to induce him to take up
a more serious line Of reading. The
Josephus ought to help him in the
study of his Sunday school lessons.
We were pleased to observe that he
read it for about an hour this morn
ing
when you we're out here last fall
did Genevieye tell you that she was
collecting silk for doll quilt? She
insists that she did not, but she must
have done SO, for how could YOU have
guessed that she wants pieces Of silk
above anything else In the world? Fred
and Genevieve send love and kisses.
John insists that you come out to din.
ner some Sunday very eoon--next Sun
day. II you Ga After we. recs!ysd your
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

You get the best PITTSBURGH
GAS COAL delivered prompt : when
you order from MCCOY COAL COM
PANY.
Phones; Office
Bell 100
Consol, 1923
Mine: Bell 1875.
11.20-e. o. W. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

lows:
Kewcenaw waterway harbor Of ref
uge, Portage river, Michigan, $110,.
900; Hudson river. 100000; Mtlwau'
kee, Wisconsin, 100000; South Pass,
La, light vessel, s1250O0; Mississip'
nj river, below New Orleans. La, $780,
900; Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, S63,5O0;
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $4,000; Della
ware river, $4,000; Detroit, $4,000;
Hawaiian Islands. lighthouse depot,
$4,000; Point Borinbuen, Porto Rico,
$4,000; Sand Hills. Mich, $4,000;
Cape Spencer, Alaska, 100000; Por-
tage Lake, Michigan, 100000; Nine
Mile Point, Michigan, $4,000; Ana
capa Island, Cal, $1OS,Qo6.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

Tess to having known something about
that which men call love. We might
confess that we had felt its subtle In
duence, at times and places, and with
q stirring uneasiness, as one detects a
draft. We might go so far as to ad-
NIT that sometimes we pause in our
lonely lives and wonder what might
have been, and whether it would not
have been better after all. I am afraid
that am writing this like a senti-
mental school girl, but you must know
that have been reading your charm
ing little book, and 1t has come to me
as a message from you. Is it not real
~ confession, Sidney? You have
made me very happy, dear brother. I
feel more closely drawn to you than at
any time since we were all together
at Christmas, at the old home. Come
and see me. Your loving sister,
GERTRUDE"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
ESTIMATES FOR
Government
OVER BILLION
ESTIMATED COST FOR YEAR. 1915
10 MAIN OPERATIONS OF U.
s.5PRESENTED CONGRESS.
4 lstITLE!LEss THAN5APPRoP
q ssTtoNsREoR THE. CURRENT
lFlScAL2YEAR.
ADMINISTRATION SEEKS TO
KEEP EXPENDITURES WITH.
HINTS INCOME.
Z ss q PREss.1

BY ASSOCIATED PREss.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. Estimates
presented to Congress today put the
cost of conducting the government
during the fiscal year 1916. which be.
gins on July next, at S1,O90,775,134.
Fhts sum is $3,S92,962 less than the
Congressional appropriations for the
current fiscal year ending next June
80 and 81 .906,64s less than the estl'
mates: for the current year.
Foreign intercourse, $4,607, 1872; mil.
itary establishment, $105.866,S49;
naval establishment, s142, 619, O03; III
dian affairs, $9,583,463; pensions,
Sf66S10 5000; Panama canal, $18,981..
1861 public works, s79,917,541; mtscel'
Ianeous, $S2,S43,325; permanent an.
nuais appropriations $121. 567,207
with the expectation that the pos
TIL Service will continue to be self.
Sustaining the postal item of $685.
35b,164 will be deducted as 1t is re-
turned to the treasury from postal
earnings, leaving the actual total of
expenditures at $70S, 419,970.
AS there Is such a comparatively
small change in the estimates there
IS also comparatively little change in
the items Of fixed charges and new
estimates for expenditures have been
reduced to the minimum. While the
ruIe is one Of reductions. the army
and navy establishments alone show
increases of any note. The army
estimate is Increased to $685. 6G,S50
as against current appropriation oil
$1ot, 977,s02; the naval estimate is
Si42,619,033 against q current ap-
Precipitation of $141,393, 217.
Estimates for the legislative es.
taplishment include salaries and ex'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

an increase Of 100000 over last
years estimate. For fortilcations
and other works of defense, $780,.
900, slight increase over last year,
Is estimated. Further construction
and maintenance Of the Panama canal
is estimated at 100000.
In the navy s2s, SOC, 900 is asked for
Increases heretofore authorized AMI
S19, 000, 900 is asked for the 1916 build
ing program. The following sums are
estimated for navy yards:
Boston, $4,000; New York, 1885,
600; Philadelphia, s55,O0O; Washing
ton. D. c., s135,0o0; Norfolk, $685.
900, including a 100000 dry dock:
Charleston, s. c.. $4,000; Key West,
5000; Mare Island, $4,000; Puget
Sound, $4,000; for extension of the
powder factory at Indian Head, Md,
$15S 900; naval magazine at Fort Milf
hin, Pa, $4,000; naval magazine at
Puget Sound, $4,000.
The estimate for arming the naval
militia is doubled, making 1t $260,000.
In the interior department pensions
are estimated at $166, 100000, a three
million dollar drop since last year.
An estimate of 100000 for the re-
clamation service appears in the es.
Inmates for the first time. Congress
at the last session passed a law re-
curing reclamation outlays to be
uofla I11y onDrnnria tI0n
For fortifylng the Panama canal &
total of S763O0O is estimated, an in
crease of half a million dollars over
last years appropriation. In this es
innate is included $4,000 for search
lights and 100000 for reserve equip
ment.
The interstate commerce commits
sion estimate is reduced $i,so0,oOO
because It does not include provision
for the physical valuation Of work
for which an estimate will be fur
nished. later.
The department Of justice estimates
include 100000 for enforcing the an
thrust laws, and $150,000 for the
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
Tho department of labor estimates
include $346,0OO for the Ellis Island
immigrant station and $4,000 tcr a
new Immigrant station at Galveslun,
Texas. The public health service
wants 100000 for preventing the
spread Of epidemic diseases. For o
memorial ampltheater at Arlington
National cemetery 100000 Is asked.
For the new federal trade commits
sion, soon to be organized, $4,000
is estimated.
The total Of Slab, 500 for light
houses, beacons fog signals and 9TH
er aids to navigation includes light
house tender for general service,
s15O, 900; light vessels for general
lake service, $4,000; light vessels
for general Atlantic service, $780,.
900; fight station at Goose Island
Flats, N. j. $4,000, and other
amounts for aids to navigation as fol
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

Of Christmas gifts
to everyone who
loves the little
touches that add
to the beauty Of
the home.
Candle shades
of figured silk, or
silkalIne or thin
ribbon, may be
made over small
wire frames, with
the silk put on in
plaits or plain. or
futed. The thin
ribbons are easily
handled
S mall wire
frames are to be
bought re dy
made and como in
a variety of
shapes and sizes.
S o m etimes the
frame is made of
stiR c ardboard,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Vet In Dead.

R1PLEY-Mr. George W.: Raines:
civil war veteran, died at II O'clock
"Wednesday night, aged u years: His
death was due to pneumonia. ME-
Raines Joined the Union army In ssl
and served throughout the war itls5l
Guiding several months, with Ewings
famous battery. He. was severely
wounded at winchester, Va In n 1sss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Pretty Shades for
Christmas Candles

nRETTY candle shades for the
/ dressing case or for the candles
Of the dinner or luncheon table, are
sure to delight the home-maker, SO
thew are among the most acceptable
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07
Gifts
that Failed
(cont:iInued from Page Q,

and 7pl5EEfage. and You VIM remember
taat we have sometimes pitied the
head1ong infatuation Of sweethearts,
and have felt rather superior in our
freedom. And yet, Sidney. II we chose
10 be perfectly candid with each other,
/ dare say that both OF US would con-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-12-07

In the navy s23, soc, 900 is asked for
Increases heretofore authorized and
5000, 900 is asked for the 1916 build.
ing program. The following sums are
estimated for navy yards:
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For Sale!

Palm oil Feed for hogs. or cat.
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