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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
The Southern Farmer, Merchant
Business Man and Banker
Il is Facing the, Way Out.

Here are the facts that are waking the
south up to q, revolution In its farming,
business and banking system:
The last census," " Mr.. Houston puts out,
ashows a lamentable neglect Of live stock
In the south. The average Iowa farm has
six milk COWS; in North Carolina and Ala
bama it has less than two; in South Caro-
Z lima one.
The average Iowa farm has thirty-fiye
hogs; in North Carolina and Alabama it
has less than five; In South Carolina less
4 than four
The average farmer In Iowa has more
than 10Ss head OF poultry; in North Caro-
8 lima and Alabama he has less thantwenty;
In South Carolina less than seventeen.
An nYestigator recently said that the
s3ayerage farm In Georgia produces less
than two eggs q week; less than two
thirds ouncessof butter; two-thifds of a
pint Of milk; one-third of a hog; one
twelfth Of - beef; one-one hundredths of a
: sheep a. year for each member Of the fam
Ills, and the cotton crop of the state does
mot pay the states food and feed bill.
Twelve southern states import s175,-
0OO, 900 worth Of wheat, corn and oats.
The same states import s4S;0O0 900 worth
of meat, milk and poultry products"
The south can grow cattle, sheep and
I hogs as well as any other section Of the
n United States.
There Is enough land In the south to
groW all the cattle, hogs, sheep and all the
feed stuff for hogs that the southern peo-
sple could consume. -..2
There are enough fence corners and un-
used scraps Of cotton patches where the
pfowman does not run out to the endo' his
low to produce vegetables sufficient to
feed the southern people. "
The labor Of one man in the south,
Squivalent to ten days working from sun
Cup to sundown, will produce enough pota-
toes5 cabbage, tomatoes, beans and onions
] to supply vegetables to the average fam
Sily..:
There is enough waste pasturage in the
south to Craze during the summer cattle
aufiicient to give US milk and to eat, and
hogs sufficient for pork.
The cotton seed meal mixed with q ra-
Hon of other stuff we could grow in the
south would fatten enough hogs and cattle
ito make us enormous exporters
T. the south went into diversified farm
ing, there would be work at good wages
5or every negro on thee cotton plantation
800 days IN the year: y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
BY Peter Radford

Lecturer National Farmers, Union J..
: The farmer gets more out Of the
fair than anyone else. The fair to a
city man is an entertainment; to q
farmer it is education. Let us take a
stroll through the fair grounds and
linger a moment at few Of the points
Of greatest interest. We will first
visit the mechanical department and
hold communion with the worlds
greatest thinkers.
You are now attending congress Of
the mental giants In mechanical sci
ence of all ages. They are addressing
You in tongues Of iron and steel and
In language mute and powerful tell EN-
eloquent story Of the worlds progress.
The inventive geniuses are the most
valuable farm hands, we. have and
they perform an enduring service to
mankind. We can all help others for
brief period while we live, but it
takes a master, mind to tower into the
realm Of science and light a torch Of
progress that will illuminate the path
way OF civilization for future genera
tfons. The men who gave us the
sickle, the binder, the cotton gin and
hundreds Of other valuable inventions
work in every field on earth and will
continue their labors as long as time.
Their bright intellects have conquered
death and they will live and. serve
mankind on and on. forever, without
money and without price. They have
shown us how grand and noble 1t is
to work. for. others; they have also
taught us lessons in economy and eff
cheney, how to make one hour do the
work Of two or more; have length
ened our lives, d multiplied our
opportunities and taken toll of the
back Of humanity. ~
They are the most practical men
the world ever produced. Their in
ventions have stood the acid test of
utility and efficiency. Like all useful
men, they do not seek publicity, yet
millions Of machines sing their praises
from every harvest field on earth: and
az many plows turn the soil in mute
applause Of their marvellous achieve
ments.;. - i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
RURAL SOCIAL cENTERs

We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained,
amused and instructed under the di.
reclion of cultured, clean and COM
'petent leadership, where aesthetic
surroundings stir the love for the
beautiful, where art charges the at
mosphere with inspiration and power,
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as well as the business Of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit,
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character, so that the lives Of
our people can properly function
around it and become supplied with
the necessary elements of human
thought and activity. ....t..;,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Feared for Grandpa.

Walter, aged three, was taken by
his grandfather to see great factory
AS they were finishing their tour o.
inspection his grandfather happened
to notice that it was within few
minutes of noon. Taking out his
watch, he said:
Now, Walter. keep your eyes or
the hands of my watch and when both
of them point straight to the. tor
something will happen"
Walter watched eagerly and just al
the minute that the hands came to
gether the great factory whistle
sounded a deafening blast =. =.
Walters eyes danced for an instant
and then an awful fear overlook him
"But, grandpa" he gasped, what
you'd they do to you If they knew you
did that?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
II the southern farmer and farm iabof

II the southern farmer and farm labor
ers consumed half Of their idle time IN
giving attention to corn, oats and live
stock, they could produce in this half OF
their idle time enough to supply the south
. The question Of diversification is just az
important if cotton were Is cents a pound
as it is when cotton is now cents.
The time will come in this country, un,
less the south itself goes in for live stock
and grain, when the diminished supply
grown in the west and the north will COM
mand such a high price that we can nc
longer grow cotton even at Is cents
pound and have any money left when we
buy meat and -four at the prices that Will
prevail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
THE GHURCH.AS
As0C|AL CENTER
A Broader Sphere for ReIigIon--NeW
Field for: the Rural Church.
BY Peter Radford

Lecturer National Farmers Union
The social duty of the rural church
is as much part of its obligations
as its spiritual side. In expressing its
social interest, the modern ruraa
church does not hesitate to claim that
it is expressing a. true. religious In
stinct and the old-time idea that the
social instincts should be starved
while the spiritual nature was over
fed with solid theological food, Is fast
giving way to a broader interpreta-
ton of the functions of true religion.
We take our place ip the succession
Of those who have sought to make the
world fit habitation for the children
of man when we seek to study and
understand the social duty Of the
rural church. The true christian re-
ligion is essentially social-its tenets
of faith being love and brotherhood
and Fellowship. While following after
righteousness, the church must chal
lenge and seek to reform that social
order in which moral life is ex-
pressed. While cherishing ideals OF
service, the rural church which 20
tains the fullest measure Of success
is that which enriches as many lives
as. It can touch, and in no way can
tho church come in as close, contact
with. it's members as through the
avenue of social functions. ).
The country town and the rural
community need q social center. The
church need offer no apology for its
ambition to fill this need in the COM
munity, If an understanding Of it's
mission brings this purpose into clear
consciousness. The structure Of a
rural community is exceedingly com
plex; it contains. many social groups,
each of which has its own center but
there are many localities which have
but one church and although such
a church cannot command the inter-
est of all the people, it Is relieved
from the embarrassment Of religiously
divided communities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
PASSENGER SCHEDULE
Piedmont & Northern Ry. Co
GREENWOOD, s. c.
C. S. ALLEN,
Traffic Manager.
Mans Moral Befnq.

It is a fearful thought that we, as
1t were, exhale ourselves every breath
We draw. A mans moral being is con-
centrated In every second Of his life:
1t lives in the tips Of his fingers and
the spring Of his instep. A very little
thing tries what a man is made Of
Cardinal Newman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Social Needs Imperative.

The average country boy and girl
have very little opportunity for real
enjoyment, and have, as a rule, q
vague conception Of the meaning Of
pleasure and recreation. 1t is to fill
this void In the lives Of country youth
that the rural church has risen to
the necessity Of providing entertain.
ment, as we'll as instruction, to its
membership among the young. The
children and young people Of the
church should meet when religion is
not even. mentioned. It has been
found safest for them to meet fre.
quently under the direction and care
Of the church, To send them into the
world with no social training exposes
them to grave perils and to try to
keep them out of the world with no
social privileges is sheer folly. There
Is social nature to both old and
young, but the social requirements of
the young are imperative. The church
must provide. directly or indirectly
some modern equivalent for the husk-
Ing bee, the quilting bee and the sing
ing schools of the old days. In one
way or another the social Instincts
OF our young people must have oppor-
tunity for expression, which may
take the form of clubs, parties, pic
MICS or other. forms Of amusement.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the church cannot take away the
dance, the card party and the theatre
unless it can offer in it's place sat
,isfying substitute in the form of more
pleasing recreation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
The Power II dverhsIns.

O. v Z
The Influence of advertising is clear.
ly Visible in the homes and habits Of
the farmers, and the advertising col-,
umns of the press are making their
imprint upon the lives of our people.
The farmer possesses the things that
are best advertised.
The farmer is entitled to all the
advantages and deserves all the luz
uries of life. We need more art, sci
ence, and useful facilities on the
farms, and many homes and farms
are well balanced in this respect, but
the advertiser can render service
by teaching the advantages of modern
equipment throughout ahe columns Of
the rural press. {.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Formation Of Coal.

Coal, according to Doctor Jones, was
formed by the vast forests Of giant
trees that: ltxurlated upon the earth
when Its atnosIli ere was full ll,f steam
and containea frpm 8 to 3 pen cent ol'
carbpaic AND gas; d sAinStt 00s Cl
i ri cent It contsiIts ~ o sS s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Hail Kills SeaquHs.

In 3 thunderstorm at Teesmouth,
England, it is recorded, SO much hail
Of such large size fell that the beach
was strewn with the dead bodies of
gulls and other sea birds: On three.
quarters of q mile OF. shore, 800 dead
gulls were counted all skilisd BY the
hail. ~ 4 s i; 81 i. 55 e
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Seek Cause Of Diabetes,

The: Raiah of Pithapursm has given
10000 rupees, about sixteen thousand
dollars, to the government Of Madras
for an Investigation INTO the causation,
prevention and possible cure OF sIa-
bsses. S 8 81: ,: s.s:;s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
The Church FIao.

The church flag is the only one that
may be flown above the flag Of the
United States. 1t Is hoisted on the
taff-rail of warships, above the nation
al ensign, during the church service.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Rope Is as Strong as Steel.

"oPe 70 Do otroHg as sseeI' - - {
Recent experiments show that ma.
nila rope is as strong as solid bar
steel, weight for weight, whereas a
leather belt is less than 40 per cent
as strong. compared in the same way.
A years use will take so per cent Of .
ropes strength, after which the weak
ening Is more gradual. Ess,s IL !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Never the Riuht Road.

It's plain enough you get into the
wrong road i this life. If you run
after this and that only for the sake
O. making things easy. and pleasant
for yourself.-George Eliot,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
UnkInd,.

"I wonder how many men will be
made unhappy when ! marry? :" said
the hirt. How many do you expect
Ito i marry? answered her dearest
friend Man Lacht s.i5 ,s.. &; 8.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Two Kinds of Wisdorn.

There are two kinds Of wisdom
the kind found in books, which any
body can get; and the kind found in
you, which only you can get.-Wil.
liam ]. Burtscher. -; ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03

Old men have visions, young men
have dreams. Successful farmers
plow deep while sluggards sleep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03

The farmers are in need Of personal
leadership. They have political Lead
ers, but they need LOCAL industrial
| community and educational leaders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03

The growing of legumes will retard
soil depletion and greatly add to its
power. to produce:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
ASSOCIATION.
giks,. VH1sglsY. o. LIGHTNING,

and DO so cheaper thap env Insur~nre rr'n
rany In existence Dwellings covered with
metal roofs are Insured lor 2o per cent cheape.
than other, property .,@
keDlsplDer We. RIO prepared TO prove " yot
,naL onrs il the safast ana cheapest plar o
insurance known, -...a-.. -. - $50
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03

Education is a developing Of the
mind, not a stuflng Of the memory.
Digest what you read.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Liberty = Gift.

The God who gave US life gave US
liberty at the same time.-Thomas
Jefferson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
Her Law,

"This is nice lay out!" observed
the heu, when she found the COOP
locked and couldn't get in.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03

|. Will also stop at the following stations snc
take on and let Off paLsengerB-Phinney'.
James. Toxaway, Welch. .
j. r. Anderson. Superintendent,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
AtNIobls az

H. -
papers mimic the city press bys giy-s
| ing prominence to scand alA, accfd enfzS
and political, agitatfon. The new
rural civilization has placed upon the
rural press renewed resp iiities,
and enlarged possibilt aes for useful.
ness It cannot perform its mission
to agriculture by ecording the frail.
ties. the miahaps Sand inordinate am
bitions Of humanity, Or by filing itsI
columns with the echoes of the strug.s
| giles Of busy streets, or by ench sntingS
stories of city life which lure cur
children from the farm AZ *.
It has a higher and nobler task
Too often the pages sof the city dailiess
bristle with the struggle Of ambitious
men In their Wild lust for power. and
many times the flames sof, personal
conflict scar the tender buds Of new
ciyilization and illuminate the path
way to destruction. The rural press
is the governing power OF public sentt-
ment and must hold sseadfsst to.
principle and keep the ship Of state
/ In the roadstead Of progress. The
rural press can best serve the inter-
ests Of the farmers by applying ITS
energies to the solution OF prohlenis7
affecting the local community IT
must stem the mighty life current
that lis moving from tho farm to the
cities, sweeping. before 1t a thousand,
boys and girls per day. It has TO deal
with the fundamental problems OF
civilization at their fountain head, Its
mission is to direct growth, teach sef.
ficiency and mold the intellectual Life
of the country, placing before the pub
lie the daily problems OF the farmers
and giving first attention to the. leg,
islatiye, cooperative, educational. and
social needs of the agricultural classes
within its respective community ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03

Frog Groaks Under Water. r.
An African frog sounds q call under
water that can be heard for long Dir
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-03
T'|'|H||E:RU||'R||'|BL||PR||Ess \ !
The Local Paper, 9 Most ltl sUaetpI l,s
5 Agency on the Farm Tbs Press 81 s.
Pulpit and School q Trinity .of 1,
Influence That: Must !. Be I 5gs
Utilized IN Building As 4,
M AsrIeultars. 3 1.
BY Peter Radford ;

,at,,ra,. Nc t.s,, Al Ja ~ arus TIrlofi
= = : e',. ~ : ?, 3 -
A broad campaign of publicity n1i g,I:
the subject of rural life is needed 1n
this state today to bring the blsns
of the farmers To the fore from The
city problems are blazoH,ed upon me.
front pagesrof the metropo olitan dali
les and echoed 10 the eountry e5,s pEesss
but the troubles OF the farmers aTeg
seldom told, except by thpss who
seek TO profit by tIse stSry. and 3 the !,
glitter OF the pack times Ost
scures the substance. A tcfiing ;t1: tn-S
Eestigation into the needs of & me
farmers will reveal many inherent des u
fects In our economic system that can i
be easily emedied when propefiy: nm.
derstood and lilluminat nv the poW
er Of the press: n
The rural press, the pulpit ana the
school are a trinity of poWerfnl Int
fuences that the farmer must ntilixel
10 their fullest capacity before. he can
occupy q sommsld ding tnO1 IA pub I:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-25
FLORENCE MINE KEEPS
UP ITS REPUTATION
NEW GALLONS FRAME WILL
SOON BE PLACED IN
POSITION

General Superintendent Harry b.
Clapp of the Florence Goldfeld Min
ing company expects to place the new
huge gallows frame, recently erected
around the old one, at the main work.
ing shaft of the mine, in commission
by October | or soon thereafter. The
sheaye wheels for the new frame are
expected to arrive on the ground from
the makers in Tonopah and be in
stalled by that time, as well as the
two new two and half ton skps for
the shaft, says the Tribune
Developments at the mine continue
of routine character as is evidenced
by the fact that thus far this month
the shipments have aggregated six
carloads or approximately 800 tons.
The output is being largely yielded by
Slopes B and c on the new vein above
the 250-foot level approximately 800
feet north of the main shaft in the
old Florence Consolidated leasehold.
Slope B Is being extended on four feet
of ore ranging in value from $40 to
$50 per ton, while three feet of ore
assaying from SIS to $18 per ton is
being broken down in stope G. Pre-
liminary to the thorough exploration
of the walls of the famous Reilly
stope, a crosscut has been started into
the east or footwall side Of il at a
depth of about $50 feet to connect
with another crosscut being driven
west
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-25
PERSONAL

c.. NJ. BOOTH is over from Reno on
business trip
EDWARD HANNIN of New York
City is registered at the Mizpah,
MISS ETHEL MURPHY departed
on this mornings train for Goldheld.
GEORGE F. ZOLLERS of Easton,
Pa, is spending few days in this
city.
b. BURSTElN returned this morn
ing from a ten days visit to the expo
sition at San Francisco.
ED PATTERSON, receiver for the
Nye G. Ormsby County bank, left this
morning for Carson City.
J. A. CARPENTER, superintendent
of the West End mill, and family re
turned this morning from the coast
MISS ANNA MURPHY, long dis
lance operator for the Nevada Tele
phone & Telegraph CO. was a passen
| ger this morning for Golddeld
FRANK METTS and wife were pas
sengers this morning for Los Angeles
and San Diego and San Francisco
and will view both eXpositions
MRS. IDA MADRON and three chill
dren, who had been visiting Mrs. Ma
dron's aunt. Mrs. Annie owens, 70
tho past three months, left this morn
ing for their home at Reno.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-25
LIGHTNING 0BL|GAT0;
SEASONS FIRST SNOW
ARRESTERS AT THE SUB-STATloN
PREVENT DAMAGE FROM
BEING SERIOUS

An unusual phenomenon was wit
messed late yesterday afternoon when
a very busy electric storm accompa-
MED the first snowfall of the season.
The lightning was vivid and the thun-
der sonorous. The high tension wire
Of the Neyada-C California Power COM
pany was struck several times, one of
the bolts following the wire in to the
local sub-station. where it gave beau
tiful display of pyrotechnics. burning
out switches and other equipment. but
being held by the modern lightning
arresters, so that the damage done
was not serious and was repaired in a
few minutes. The play Of fire while
the bolt was engaged in its activities
was reported to be beautiful and thrill.
ing.
The snowfall amounted to less than
an inch and was slushy and quickly
disappeared. IL was the first fal
since May l and was welcomed, as 4
seemed to lay the dust on the grount
and drench the air that was ladeI
with floating particles of throat tick
| ling molecules,
One of the central girls in the tele
| )hone office was stunned by flash o
lightning that was not wholly checked
~ the arresters. She was overcom,
or but a moment, but the girls wer,
all directed to leave the switchboar,
until the electrical disturbance wa
over.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-09-25
ADJUSTMENTS
BUTLER THEATER

Tonight at the Butler one of the
best photoplays ever produced by the
World Film Corporation will be shown
in alias Jimmy Valentine" featur-
ing the eminent actor Robert War
wick-Sing Sing in a World Film SEN
sation-based upon the Liebler pro-
duction of Paul Armstrong; stage
play of the same name which has en-
loved a wonderful success all over
The country. This is not a crook play
of the usual kind. o, Henry the orr
ginal author, seldom if ever made
commonplace plots, and when this
hve-part photoplay is presented it will
be seen that Paul Armstrong, the au
thor of the drama assimilated o. Hen
RVS ideas so well that he avoids the
artificial in these things, or at any
rate the obviously artificial People
who go to motion picture theater'
nowadays that is, everybody wan
probability on the screen, Tomorrow
The 14th chapter of "The Goddess,
and another Blue Ribbon feature II
ak parts-"The Island Of Regenera
tion"-a picture that has created
great sensation all over the country
one that will make you think abou
il and talk about 1.-THE picture II
which Edith Storey scored her great
est success of her very interesting ca
reer. Reserved seats on sale at Tn
box office at all times. ADV.