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CALHOUN'S ONLY LETTER
TO HIS FIANCEE

All prosaic business details having
been at last arranged, and the day
set for the marriage, Mr.. Calhoun
wrote this, his first, last and only
love letter to the sweetheart he had
so persistently wooed, and who was
soon to become his wife:
"Abbeville, S. c., % Sept, 1910.
"I rejoice, my dearest Floride,
that the period is fast approaching
when it will be no longer necessary
to address you through the cold me-
dunn of a letter. At furthest it
cannot be much longer than month
before I shall behold the dearest OBJ
ject of my hopes and desires. l am
anxious to see you, and my impati-
ence daily increases. May Heaven
grant you safe return. What pleas
ure have experienced in your COM
pany, what delight in the exchange
of sentiment, what transport in the
testimonials of mutual love! In a
short time this, with the permission
of Heaven, will be renewed, and l
shall be happy. To be united in
mutual, virtuous love is the first and
best bliss God has permitted to our
natures. NY dearest one, may our
love strengthen with each returning
day, may it ripen and mellow with
our years, and may it end in immor-
tai joys. 1t gives me much satls-
faction that time and absence make
no impression on my love for you;
it glows with no less ardor than at
the moment of parting, which must
be a happy omen of its permanent
nature. When mere personal
charms attract, the impression may
be violent but cannot be lasting, and
it requires the perpetual presence, OF
the object to keep it alive; but
when the beauty of mind, the soft
and sweet disposition, the amiable
and lovable character embelllshed
with innocence and cheerfulness
are united to the attractions of per-
sonal beauty, it bids defiance to
time. Such, my dear Floride, are
the arms by which you have con-
ouered, and it is by these the dura-
bility of your sovereignty is estab-
hshed over your subject whom you
hold in willing servitude.
am much involved in business at
present. Court commences in two
weeks, and in a week the election
for Congress will take place. My
opponent is General Elmore, OF
Laurens, but it is thought that [
will succeed by a large majority.
AS soon as the result is known I will
inform you. Write me before you
leave New Port. I wish you a
pleasant journey home. May God
preserve you. Adieu, my love;
my hearts delight.
am your true lover,
Jno. G.. Calhoun"
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ERNEST |SENHOWER
ACQUITTED AT YORK
NO DEMONSTRATION AS YER.
DICT is RETURNED.

York, Dec. 10.-After being out
one hour and 80 minutes the jury
in the Isenhower case brought in a
verdict of not guilty at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon. The case went to
the jury at l o'clock, after which
court was adjourned for the noon re-
cess. The verdict was returned i'm
mediately after the convening of
court for the afternoon session. The
result was heard in silence by a
packed court room, there being no
sign of demonstration Of any kind.
Court convened this morning at
$50 o'clock and preceding the con-
cluding arguments in the case Judge
Rice addressed a few remarks to the
audience in which he called atten-
ton to the solemnity of the. occa-
sion, and gave warning that he
would tolerate no manifestation of
approval or the reverse by those in
the court room at any utterances of
the attorneys in their arguments.
The first argument of the day and
the closing one for the defense was
made by C. l.. Blease, speaking a
few minutes over one hour.
Solicitor J. X. Henry made the
closing argument for the State,
speaking a little less than an hour.
Judge Rice delivered a clear and
comprehensive charge to the jury in
which the law applying to the case
was fully explained. Shortly after
the verdict had been returned by the
Jury court adjourned until Monday
when general sessions business will
be resumed.
The other Fairfield cases sched-
uled for trial have been continued
until the April term Of court.
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AGREE TO RETAIN
EMERGENCY TAXES
HOUSE DEMOCRATS CAUCUS ON
QUESTION.

Washington, Dec. 13. House
Democrats in a caucus tonight
agreed to support a resolution de-
signed to extend the life of the pre-
sent emergency tax without change
until December 81, 1916, or for one
year.
The resolution will be introduced
tomorrow. 1t probably will be voted
on Thursday. Democratic leaders to-
night predicted its adoption in both
houses not later than Saturday, when
the Christmas holiday will be taken
if the measure is out of the way.
Only two Of the $50 Democrats
who attended the caucus declined TO
be bound by its rules. Representa-
tives Keating of Colorado and Cal
loway of Texas, said they had prom
ised their constituents to oppose d
continuance Of the tax. The chair
man, Representative Saunders of
Virinia, said that the rules would not
be binding upon them under the cir
cumstances.
Majority Leader Kitchin warned
the members that they should do
their utmost to have all Democrats
on the floor Thursday. Otherwise,
he said, grave danger would lie
ahead of the resolution.
Mr.. Kitchin was interrogated ex-
tensively on revenue plans generally
and was on the floor almost an hour.
Representative Kitchin explained
after the caucus that the years ex-
tension did not mean necessarily
that the tax would be imposed dur
ing this full period. It's future will
depend, he said, solely on what
course other revenue legislation
takes. Mr.. Kitchin's estimate is that
if the present administration plans
carry and the tariff is kept on sugar
$125, 100000 more than can be rails
ed by the emergency tax will be re-
quired to run the government during
the coming year.
AT present the emergency tax is
netting between S6,000,000 and ST.
100000 monthly.
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educational and influencing of
American opinion"
Capt. Boy-Ed, as chief of the news
division of the Intelligence Service,
kept we'll to the front "The Eng
lish Peril" In 1910, during his
service as press agent for the Ger
man navy, the Reichstag appropria-
ted $1O0,0O0,000 for the navy.
The tremendous budget was put
through without much debate, ow-
ing to the fact that the public SEN
timent beaten up by Capt. Boy-Ed
and his superiors was ripe and
ready for it.
Capt. Boy-Ed entered the German
navy on October 4, 1891, at the age
of nineteen. He had eleven years
and nine months of sea service. For
six years he was at the head of the
German naval intelligence office, and
made reputation for originality
and enterprise. On March %, 1913,
he came to the German embassy in
Washington as naval attache. His
rank is that of Fregattenkapitaine,
which corresponds more closely to
the position of Commander than that
of CAPTAIN in the United States navy
The Overseas News Agency reported
on October 20 that he had been pro-
NOTED to full captaincy, but no rea-
son for the promotion was given.
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WANT FEDERAL AID.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The people
of Anderson county, S. c., and Hart
county, Ca, are again agitating the
building of highway bridge across
the Savannah river to connect the
two counties. A citizen of Hart
county conceived the idea that it
would be fine thing if the federal
government would help build the
bridge, and Representatives Aiken
and Tribble have received letters on
the subject.
1t would be a fine thing, of course,
if the federal government would help
build the bridge, but there is no
prospect of anything of the kind be-
ing done. 1t will be necessary for
congress, though, to grant permis-
sion for the building of the bridge,
as the Savannah river is navigable
stream, in theory if not in fact, and
Representatives Tribble and Aiken
will put the necessary bill through
if it appears that the people of the
two counties are in earnest about
building the bridge.
A. M. Carpenter.
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T|LLMAN RAPS
TEDDY AND BRYAN
TILLMAN SAYS TEDDY is THE
GIANT IN MOTHER GOOSE,
AND RAPS BRYAN.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Describing
William J. Bryan, as simply obsess-
ed" and Theodore Roosevelt as the
"giant in mother goose" Chairman
Tillman of the naval committee ad-
dressed the senate on national de-
fense, and assailed what he charac-
terized as the greed of private manu-
facturers of war materials. He up
held Secretary Daniels administra-
ton of the navy department. The
question of preparedness requires
grave consideration and prompt ac-
tion," said Senator Tillman. my
Bryan, the evangel of peace at any
price is bitterly opposed to any and
all increase. He seems to be simply
obsessed on this subject and has lost
his mental poise. Ex-President
Roosevelt on the other hand who
snorts and roars like veritable bull
poses as a god of war and clamors
for very large standing army and
great reserves"
He said he realized the necessity
for greater army but that the
navy, the first line of defense, should
come first. He said he favored a
navy second only to England.
In stating what he considered the
need for government armor plate, ne
said: "The country ought to regard
as a public enemy any senator or
member of congress who tried to de-
lay or thwart this purpose. The coun.
try is in the grasp of an armor trust
and has been these twenty years. "
He said former Secretary Meyer,
one of Daniels chief critics, in in
dieting the Daniels administration,
merely indicted himself.
ssPoor old Massachusetts! How un-
fortunate to give birth to such man
as he. I have known many and
great men from that state, and l feel
sorry that she should be held up to
scorn, (if such little mean man can
be held up to scorn), by the action
of Mr.. Won L. Meyer"
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6G-DAY REPRIEVE
GRANTED TALBERT

A reprieve for 60 days has been
granted by Governor Manning to A.
C. Tslbert, of Greenwood, who is un-
der sentence of death for the murder
Of his wife.
Talbert was to have been electro
cuted on Friday, but this morning
the governor granted stay of sixty
days to the condemned man in order
to allow time for the board of par
dons to pass on the case. Talbert
cut his wife's throat while in their
home at mill village in Greenwood.
Friends of Talbert insist tnat he is
unbalanced and should be committed
to the asylum.
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PEACE
INFORD PARTY
HAD A ROW OVER PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.

Aboard the Steamship Oscar Sec
ond, Dec. 13.-Resolution condemn
ing the presidents preparedness
plans brought protest from some
of the members of Ford's peace
party.
S. S. Mcclure and Judge Ben
Lindsay refused to sign it on the
ground that it is unpatriotic. Some
members of the party even threaten
ed to leave the party after Europe
is reached.
An appeal was sent by wireless to
each belligerent monarch in Europe
saying the party had no intention to
intrude, but pointing out that six
teen months of war had resulted in
no gain, that each nation thought
itself right, and each had the same
patriotism, and requests an imme-
date truce to discuss peace propos-
ais, which it said, will be submitted
simultaneously to each of the bellig-
erents by neutral nations.
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CAPT. BOY-ED PART TURK.

Capt. Boy-Ed, naval attache at the
German embassy, is typical Ger
man in appearance, despite the fact
that his father was of Turkish o1i-
gin, says a Washington special to
the New York World. The Army
and Navy, Metropolitan and Chevy
Chase Clubs, saw much of Capt Boy
Ed before the war began, but the
day hostilities commenced, he hur-
ried to New York and opened head
quarters at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
| Before the war had been going on
month, Capt. Boy-Ed was thrust
into the limelight, where he has re-
mained ever since. From a quiet, af-
fable society leader and club fellow
he became an aggressive, assertive
German partisan, directing cam
paign of publicity to create pro-
! German sentiment in the United
States.
Capt. Boy-Ed is forty-three years
old. He is the son of Mrs. Ida. Boy
f! Ed, the most popular novelist in
Germany. His father was Kari Boy
Ed, a wholesale merchant of Turkish
ancestry, who died in 1894. He has
brother, Walter Boy-Ed, now in
Germany, and a sister, Miss Rose
Boy-Ed. Mrs. Boy-Ed lives at Lue-
beck in house that was given to
her by the townspeople because OF
their liking for her books.
Capt. Boy-Ed never lost an oppor-
tunity to gather facts and make OBJ
servations concerning the American
army and navy. He made many Wis
its to Annapolis, and also kept post.
ed about all the navy yard and naval
stations. Not long before the war
began he completed a tour of inves-
tigation through the country.
1t is said by persons who know
him intimately that he is better in
formed about the United States navy
than many of its own officers. He
is familiar with all the coast defen-
ses and other Notifications. 1t is
believed that if the United States
were to have war with Germany, and
Capt. Boy-Ed ever got back to the
Kaiser's navy, he would be able to
pilot the big warships or the subma-
rines to places they could do most
damage.
The British government began to
take notice of the many things Capt
Boy-Ed was suspected of doing, and
to have tab kept on him. London
newspapers charged him with stir,
ing up strife among the Gertnan-Am-
ericans. They described him as a
''particularly interesting man, who
served for six years previous to
coming to the United States at the
elbow of Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz,
as the chief of the news division
of the Imperial Admiralty at Berlin
They said his chief duty was to
manufacture public sentiment in
favor of the Imperial Admiralty s
expansion. Two INSPIRED press
was fed by Capt. Boy-Ed. The
pamphlets "The Coming Naval War,
and the like, bore the earmarks OF
Capt. Boy-Ed.
"No man except Won Tirpitz him
self, has done more to popularlze;
the notion of German sea power and
to achieve it than CAPT. Boy-Ed'
lis the estimate one English writer
makes of the popular naval attache
I"No more competent functionary
could have been appointed to second
Count Won Bernstorff's efforts in the
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BUFFALO BOX PARTY.

The Box Party given by the Buffa.
10 Literary Society, Thursday even
ing in the Buffalo School building,
was a decided success.
The decorations were the school
colors, red and white. There were
several booths, where candy and
cake were sold, and a tiny well, from
which Jack and Jill "fetched pals"
Of lemonade, which was served free,
with the cake.
Mr.. F. L. Morrow auctioned the
boxes in a spirited and interesting
manner, and, in an equally delightful
way, with the assistance of Mr..
Arch Talbert, conducted the cake
walks.
Everyone seemed to have a jolly
good time, and the society cleared
about thirty-eight dollars.
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T. PERRIN WARDLAW.

Editor Ahbeville Press and Banr"r:
Dear Sir:-In your issue of Dec
ember 1, appeared an extract from
the Augusta Chronicle, announcing
the death of T. Perrin Wardlaw, my
true and faithful friend for many
years. 1t did not surprise me to
read that his death caused deep and
sincere grief in all Augusta, and that
he had been loved and respected by
all who knew him. Few men are
blessed with the gentle and lovable
nature which was his, a disposition
which he inherited from his saint
like mother, whom all Abbeville
knew and loved as "Aunt Eliza"
The Chronicle mentioned the fact
that Perrin Wardlaw was the last
survivor of twelve brothers, nine of
whom had served in the Confederate
army. This last statement-which
is true is my excuse for troubling
YOU with this note of inquiry. l de-
sire to know if my memory serves
me right as to the following incident
which I heard recounted many years
ago:
It was stated that on Monday
Salesday during the War, three old
gentlemen happened to meet in the
public square in Abbeville and be-
gan to inquire about and to ex-
change news from the battle front.
The three men were Col. Charles
Haskell, "Uncle" Robert Wardlaw,
and old Capt. Sharpe, whose home
was dn Turkey Creek, some few
miles from Cokesbury. In the
course of conversation it appeared
that those three fathers had then
either twenty-five or twenty-seven
sons in the army at the front. Rob
ert Wardlaw had nine; Col. Haskell
had seven, and old man Sharpe had
either nine or eleven. l am not
sure as to the last. .,
This extraordinary incident, with
out a parallel in the North or the
South, naturally made a deep i'm
preston on all who heard of it. And
shortly after the War, Gen. A. P.
Hill, I think it was, published the
fact in a Southern magazine, a
short-lived publication, whose name
think was the Sunny South.
There must be some one among
the readers of the Press and Banner
some one belonging to my genera
tion-who can supply the facts
about which I am not sure. 1t
NAV be that some one in Abbevllle
has 4 copy of that magazine. :!
shall be very grateful, as also will
be all your readers, if you or any
one of your subscribers will furnish
the Press and Banner with a correct
statement. 1t is historical fact
worth remembering and cherishing'
It should 90 down in history in COM
pany with the two other striking
facts of which old Abbeville is proud
namely, that in the grove on Maga'
zine Hill in Abbeville town, was
held the first public mass meeting in
the Southern States that voted foI
Secession,-and that President jeff
Davis held his last Cabinet meeting
in Abbeville. Strange, that the
same little town should have witness
ed the rise and fall of the Southern
Confederacy, of which an English
poet has said,
..No nation rose so white and fair,
Nor fell so pure of crime"
w. C. B.
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TILLMAN OPPOSES
STAMP, ON CHECKS

Washington, Dec. 13.-"Every
time a man licked tamp to place on
check. he would cuss the democra-
tic party" Senator B. R. Tillman
said, in announcing his intention of
opposing President Wilson's plan for
placing a revenue stamp on checks.
'eI favor an increased graduated
income tax and whenever man has
an income of one million dollars, l
would take all in excess of that,
Senator Tillman added. "a million
a year is enough for any man and
the government needs the money!
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WOULD MAKE
THE NATION DRY

Washington, Dec. 13.- Congress
will be asked at this session to sub
nit the question of a national prohi-
bition amendment to the states for
ratification. This was decided at a
mass meeting under the auspices of
the Woman's Temperance Union at
tended by prominent temperance
advocates throughout the country.
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PAINTING DIR. HARRISON.

The portrait of DR.. Harrison,
which is to be presented to the
Shriners at Charleston this week,
was painted by Mr.. w. E. Hill of
this city and is a striking likeness,
and an exceedingly fine piece of
work. Mr.. Hill is an artist of whom
any city should be proud.
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and French troops have successfully
carried out their retirement from
Serbia across the Greek frontier, and
by an arrangement with the Greek
government clear road has been
left for them to fall back on Saloni-
XII, which is being organized as a
base.
The German official report of to-
day claims that approximately two
English divisions were annihilated''
during the retirement, but this is
considered here an exaggeration.
Accounts from Athens and Saloniki
say the retreat was carried out in an
orderly manner and without heavy
losses. BY the destruction of rail
way bridges and roads, and by stub
born rear guard actions, in one OF
which two companies Of the Innis,
killing regiment sacrificed themsel-
yes to save their comrades, the Bull
garians were kept at a fairly safe
distance.
The question now arises whether
the Bulgarians and Austro- Germans
intend to follow the British and
French troops into Greece, and what
action the Greek government will
take should they do so. The I'M
preston gained from dispatches en-
anating in Athens is that neither
the Bulgarians nor the Turks, who
also are reported to have arrived
near the frontier, would 10 welcom.
ed in Greece, and that, therefore, if
it has been decided to follow the
Entente Allies the task will be un-
dertaken by Austrians and Germans.
However, with the railway Destroy
ed, it may be some days before
Greece is called upon to take action,
and by that time the Anglo-Frenc1
forces should be safe in the defenses
of Saloniki and under the guns of
their ships.
The remnants of the Serbian army
are still resisting the Austrians and
Bulgsrians in Albania while the Aus
trians are making very slow progress
in their efforts to overwhelm Monte
negro, where heavy fighting ccntin-
ueS.
Only small actions have taken
place on the eastern and western
fronts. On the Gallipoli peninsula
a fall of snow is impeding the opera
tions, although the Entente Allie5
ships keep things lively for the
Turks, whose attempt at an offensive
last week seems to have failed.
British official report says that the
Turkish attacks at Kut-El-Amara,
where British reinforcements are ar
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HOME AGAIN.

Mrs. R. S. Link is at home after
a prolonged visit to her home in
Alabama, where she was called by
the sudden death of her father.
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BULGARS PURSUE
ALLIED FORCES
NOW WITHIN FIVE MILES OF
CREEK FRONTIER.

London, Dec. 13.-The Bulgarians
within five miles of the Greek from
tier and are following slowly in the
wake of the allies, according to the
Saloriki correspondent of Reuters,
who says Doiran and Gievgeli have
been evacuated.
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irving, have been repulsed. The at
tacks were made from all sides, but
the British position was so strong
that the Turks were unable to make
any impression on it. --.
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SExB CAMPAIGN
COST $4,000 TEUTONS

Geneva, Dec. 13.- Swiss experts
to-day estimated the losses of the
central powers and their allies in the
Serbian campaign at $4,000 men
killed, wounded or stricken with sick
ness. In this total they include
German, Austrian, Bulgarian and
Turkish troops.
The losses of. the four nations are
given thus in the estimates:
Killed. Wounded. Sick.
GERMANY.
$1,000 $4,000 47,Ooo
AUSTRIA.
$4,000 $4,000 $1,000
BULGARIA.
1000 $4,000 5000
TURKEY.
5000 $4,000 -