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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Letter from Mr.. Baker.

Washington, january 2s, 1915.
Editor Press and Banner: .
Dear Sir-My attention has been called
to an article appearing In some OF the
South Carolina papers and the Augusta
Chronicle, in which, garbled and mislead.
ing statements are made concerning q
lawsuit now pending between my brother,
Captain Charles T. Baker and the Skeele
Coal Company, of. New York City. The
impression intended to be created by this
article is totally misleading and false.
The Skeele Coal Company was under
contract with Captain Baker to deliver
coal OF q certain quality at certain times
in accordance with a contract existing be-
tween Captain Baker and the Govern
ment. The Coal Company was also under
contract to supply other Goals for similar
contracts with the Government. The Coal
Company failed to make deliveries Of the
quality of coal within the time specified
and also failed and refused to.furnish 9th
er Goals for other contracts, all Of which
entailed loss on Captain Baker, and he
thereupon sued the Coal Company for dam
ages in the New York Courts, and refused
to pay for the last installment OF coal fur
nished until the damages could be ias
sessed. The Coal Company took the posi-
tion that Captain Baker was its agent In
the transaction, sued him for the recovery
of the money, and under the procedure In
New York, obtained an order requiring
him to give bond to attend the trial. This
order ls granted as matter Of course
without notice under the procedure in New
York. The bond was for $4,000, which
was promptly furnished. Both Of the
casesnow await trial In New York, and In
yolve nothing more than the facts as stated
above. :.
Captain Baker was not arrested In Wash
ington as stated, and everything he has
done about this matter has been on the
advice Of counsel both here and In New
York. 60 ..f3
/ hope you will do me the courtesy oI
publishing this letter in your paper to cor
rect the mSnifest injustice done by the
publication df the article mentioned.
= ! Yours truly. 49,
:. G. L. Baker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina,
- County of Abbeville.

Court Of Common Pleas.
w. D. Barksdale, Plaintiff, against
Andrew Enrieht. J..Allen Smith
and w. 8. Cothran, Defendants.
By authority Of a Decree Of Sale by
che Court OF Common Pleas for Abbe'
Vile County, In said State, made In
The above stated case, I will offer for
iiale, at Public Outcrv, at Abheville G..
IT,, 8. c., on Salesday in .Februar y,
A. d. 1915, within the legal hours of.
i,ale the following described land, to-
wit: All that tract or parcel OF land
Dituate, lying and being In the city Of
.Ahbeville, in Abbeville County, In the
State aforesaid, containing Two and
.58.19O e 56-10O) Acres, more or less
and bounded by lands Of Yancey Reid
Richard Jenkins, Violet Morris, Mrs
Cobb, Southern Railroad and by Cam
bridge street.. l.&
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purch aser to
- r. E.. HILL.
.... Master A. c., 8. G.
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
.., COUNTY OF ABBEv1LLE.
n.,,rt - Copu,on plooo

) Court Of Common Pleas.
g. J. Hester, Plaintiff, agsinst Isaac l..
Porter and Mn K. Fl. Porter, De-
fendahts.
BY authority of d Decree Of Sale by
the Court Of Common Pleas for .Abbe-
willie County, In said State, made In
the above stated Gnse. I will offer for
sale, at public outory, ct Abbeville e.
H., g. c., on Halesday In February,
A. D., 1915, withirl the legal hours OF
sale the following described land, to
Wit: All that tract or parcel Of land,
situate, lying and being in Abbeyille
,Colnty, In the Slate Aforesaid, con-
tainlng Nipety-si1 (98) Acres. more0r
less, and bounded by lands OF Ill
Porter on the North East by lands Of
J. A. LeRoy, and the C. b W. G. Rail-
road south by lands Of +. G. Scrimp
and West by Mill Greek.
tAlaH all that tr,iet OF land contain.
ing NfDety-seven l97) Acres, more or
lea,, and bounded by lands Of ]. J..
.PorterIon the North; G. DIV. G. Rail.
road on the East, South by Jno. g.
Shrimp and on che West by Mill
Creek, :, s.I... 49, E.3s ~ !;
Also; all that tract or parcel Of land
lying and being in Abbeville County,
State aforesaid, containing One Hum
dred and Four (104) A,,res, more or
lesa, and bounded by lands OF b. 8.
Mcbride on the North on the East by
C. & w. G. Railroad; South by lands
of r. B. Cheatham and West by lands
Of 8. b. Mcbride. 4f...g
Also, all that tract, Of land situate
and being in AbbeIville County. State
q Aforesaid, containing Fifty. One and q
Half (5l4) Acres, more or less, known
as q part. of the Porter place." and
bounded by lands of 8. w. Cade on
the East and South and by lands Of j..
p. Moragne on the North and West.
Also; all that trlct containing Sew
enteen ~ Acres, on Little River,
bounded by lands of Mrs. NJ. L.. Nc.
Bride on the North and West, and
South by lands Of i. L. Leroy and by
Little River.
Terms Of e-(,ash. Purchasers to
pay for papers.
r. z. HILL,
..',.'. Master A. c.; g. G.
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Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina.
County Of Abbeville. .&s/.,
Court Of Common Pleas.
8, J. Hester, Plaintiff, against Mrs. K
u nrfap Tlofondnnf

Court Of Com Pleas.
8. J. Hester, Plaintiff, against Mrs. K.
e. Porter, Defendant.
By authority OF q Decree Of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe-
Vile County, In satd State, made In
the above stated caie. will offer for
sale, at Public Outcey, at Abbeville G.
f., s. c., on Salesdsy In February, A.
70. 1915, within the legal hours of sale
the following described land, to wit
All that tract or parcel of land situate.
lying and being In Abbeville County,
lin. the State aforesaid, containing
1hirty.Three (33) Acres, more or less,
and bounded by lands OF Nlrs. F. b.
MAYNARD on the North; South and
Went by lands of 7. L. Leroy and
Mrs. M. T.. Mcbride. lying on the
West side O. Little River; -
Also, all that tract Of land situate,
lying ard being in said State and
County, containing FOrly-Two az
Acres. more or less, lying West Of the
10. g. w. C. Railroad, aud bounded by
lands ot s. s.. Mcbride on the East {;
North bv lands Of Albert Gilbert
West and South by lands OF K. 3.
Morris.
ALSO, all that tract Of land contain
ing One (D Acre, more or less, upon
which the two store houses are sit.
uated, in the town of wellington, and
bounded BY lands of Mrs. Lindsay on
the North East by lands conveyed to
Mr.. G. J. Mitchell; South by lands OF
same and West by c. & W. c. Rail-
road.
Also, all that tract or parcel Of land
situate and being In Abheville Coun.
[ty, State aforesaid, containing Twen.
ty (2O) Acres, more or less, and bound.
ed by lands Of J. Il. Leroy on the
East and Mrs.F. g. Maynard, Mira. NJ.
L. Mcbride and others. y.
Also, all that other tract or parcel OF
land, con- aiming One Half Q.2) Acre
and store house on the same, bounded
by Mrs. K. III. Porter, Dr.. F.sE. Har.
rison and land of G.. & w. G.. Railroad
Depot In town Of Wellington.
Terms of Sale-.Cssh. Purchasers To
r. E. HILL,
j, ..Et kIaster a.. c.. 8. G
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Something for Nothing!

Youngs Island, s. c., Nov. %, 1914.
To get started with you we make
you the following offer: Send us SIPS
for 1000 Frost Proof Cabbage Plants,
grown In the open air and will stand
freezing grown from the Celebrated
Seed of Bolgina & Son and Thorbom
& Co., and / win send you LOCO Cab
bage Plants additional FREE, and
you can repeat the order as many
times as you like, I will give you
special prices on Potato Seed and Pc.
ttato Plants later, We want the ae-
counts Of close buyers, large and small
We can supply all.
ATLANTIC GO AST Plant CO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
A Fine Remedy For
Biliousness and
Constipation

People all through this section are
buying LlV.VER.LAX because 1t Is 8
preparation OF real merit. II is 3 veg
etabIe remedy that acts naturally and
effectively, thoroughly cleansing the
Fliver and bowels. 1t il easy to take
and has none of the dangerous and bad
after effects of calomel. LlY"VER.
LAX will get you right, keep you
right and save you DOCTORS bills.
Sold in SOC and ST bottles under an
absolute guarantee. Every bottle
bears the likeness of L. K. Grigsby.
For sale by any druggist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
It Renl,, Dee. Relieve Rheum.,,sn

It Really Dses Relieve Hheamaitsn,
Everybody who is afflicted with
Rheumatism In any form should by
by all means keep q bottle of Sloan's
Liniment on hand. The minute you
feel pain oE,soreness in q joint or mnt :.
ole, bathe It with Sioan's Liniment.
Do not rub 1t. Sloan's penetrates al.
most Immediately right to the seat OF
pain, relieving the hot, tender, swol.
len feeling aud making the part easy
and comfortable. Get bottle OF
Sloan's Liniment for 25, cents Of any
drnpgist and have It in The house
against Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints,
Lumbago, Seiatica and like ailments.
Your money back II not satisfed, but
it does give:almost ins. ant relief. Buy
q bottle today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Estate of DR.. Leslie E. Watson,

Notice 1f Settlement and Application for
!. Final Discharge. :
! Take Notice that on the S0th day Of JAM
uIary; 1sIl5. we will render a final account
oil my actings and doinRs as Executors
Oh the Estate Of Leslie E. Watson, de-
ceased, In the Office Of Judge OF Probate
for Abl)eville County at 10 O'Clock q. M,
and on the same day will apply for final
discharge from our trust as such Exec
utors. :
All persons having demands against said
estate will present them for paylaent on or
before That day, proven and authenticated
'or be forever barred.
!. 9 F. E. Harrison,
Walter B. Wilson,
.fr Executors.
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Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina,
County Of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.

Court of Common Pleas. ,ea,
jos weems, Plaintiff, against Martha
Lornax, Wade Valentine, Sam
Cromer ct al -
BY authority of Decree of Sale by.
the Court of Common Pleas for Able
vile County, in said State, made In
the above stated case, will offer for
sale, al Public Outcry,. at Abbeville
c.: H., s. c., oD Salesday In February,
A. D., 1915, within the legal hours Of
sale the following described land, to
Wit: All that tract or parcel Of land
situate, lying and being In Abbevi le
t'nunty. In the State aforesaid. con-
tanning Sixty I80) Acres, more or less,
and bounded by Tom Gas'on, Mrs.
Davis Miller, u. s. Cromer, Henry
Cozby and others. ~. ia
Terms OF Sale-Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers. III
r. E. Hill,
Master "A. g., 8. G. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Notice to Tax-Payers.

Columbia, 3. O., Jan. 6, 1915.
10 the County Auditors and County
County Treasurers:
You will add one per cent. penalty
on February 1st, 1915, on all unpaid
taxes, and on all taxes unpaid on
March 1st, 1915, you will add five per
cent, making the total penalty for
the present year, because Of the .ex--
tension of taxes, six per cent. on all
unpaid taxes, to 60 into execution on
March 18th, 1915. q.
A. w. JONES;
Comptr lIer General.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Notice to Tax Payers.
For the Purpose bf the Public u the
Matter Of Making their Tax Returns, viii
visit the Places Mentioned Below on the 5
Il Dates Indicated In Schedule. Ss

ALL RETURNS must be made under OATH pesona
ty returned at ts market value.
making their between January 1915, and
February liable to penalty Of so cent This
will against diDqnents the failure TO It here
premium neglect Of the law
those who conform to the law before
Township County Boards while those who disregard the
come meeting the Boards return to suit
The penalty will his evil
Employers requested to return all their after
hfyng them and getting statement Of their property 81
will taken by mail unless they sworn to
proper officer All improvements transfer Of
must be reported to the Auditor. 5%5
My Appointments are as Follows: ssxs
Calhoun Falls, Tuesday, Feb. 2 5 s& $sEf&g ~
Lowndesvine, Wednesday and Thursday Feb. and A.
e. Nj. Carmel, Friday, Feb~5 .rjG5% ts
7 wellington, Tuesday, Feb g. ~ ~
Bordeaux, Wednesday, Feb. 10 i34sss
Mccormick Thursday and Friday, Feb II and IL ~
Donalds, Monday and Tuesday, Feb. is and 18
West Wednesday and Thursday, Feb II and 18
E., A. Patterson will take returns 1t Antrevine.
RICHARD soNDLEY, Auditor, Abbeville County
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
Fhe Liver Regulates the Body.
A SIu16f6h Liver NeoSaa Care

Someone has said thai. people with
Chr mic Liver Com plains! should be
shut up away from humanity, for they
are pessimists and zee tn rough q 'tgisss
;darkly. /" Why? Beca1Se mental
states depend upon physical states.
.B:tfousness, Headaches, Dizziness and
G Constipation disappear after using DR..
Kings New Life Pills. 25c. at your
Druggist sS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
A Heavy Burden
A Bad Back Makes Life Miserable
Ior Many Abbeville People.

A bad back is q heavy burden.
A burden;sa night when bedtime {
Just as bothersome In the morning
Ever try Doan's Kidney Pills for It.
Know they are for kidney backaoh'
and for other kidney Ills?
II you don't, some Abbeville people
do. :..,.... ....... ...a
Read Q oasaofit:
Mrs. W. Heas PfHcknsy st., Able
IT was In terrible shape. had
q dull, steady ache across the small
of my back and It seemed as
though aheavy weight was resting
on my shoulders. I was nervous
andlsnguld, and when I got upin
the morning I felt as though / had
done q hard days work. The Eld-
nay secretions were seanty and I
had dizzy spells. ! dootored for.
three months and used lot of
meaicineee, but got only temporary
relief. I finally began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at
McMurray's Drug Store and they
made me feel better from the frat. :
After I had taken two boxes, all
symptoms Of the trouble had disap- .
peared The cure has been last
ing"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge,
I'D ans Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mrs. Beard had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props,, Buffalo, N. Y. "
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Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina,
&. County Of Abbeville. i.

Court OF Common Pleas, y y
w. d Barksdale, Plaintiff. against
George Tennant, Defendant. I
BY authority of q Decree Of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe-
Vile County, in said State, made In
the above stated care, I will offer for
sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville G.;
H., 8. c., on Salesday In February.
A. D., 1916, within the legal hours Of
sale the following described land, to
wit: All that tract orlparcel Of land
situate, lying and being in the city Of
ABbeville, In Abbeville County, In the
State aforesaid, containing One al
Ace, more or less. and bounded BY
lands Of NJ. B. Syfan, Jane Young
and Polly Baker.
Terms Of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to
- R. E. HILL. i
Master A. c., 3. G. !.
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spiritual, and many psychologists
doubt if thought is bounded even by
the shores of time. The organ Of
thought, like all the organs of the
body, returnsto dust, but many psy.
cologists, doubt if thought is even in.
terrupted by death. And So through.
out the entire human body there is
this perfection, this completeness,
I that bespeaks design In creation.
Can it be that man, made in the
image of God, and perfect beyond
the criticism of the most intelligent
skeptic was designed for nothing
higher or more enduring than a tenn.
poral existenceT Can it be that the
chapter Of life closes in this unregen.
crate world of crime and bloodshed
The atheist answers, Yes. He
takes his watch from his pocket, and
notes the time. He knows nothing
of the process by which that instru
ment keeps time, yet he does no
doubt the fact that 1t is wonderfu
instrument and that 1t had a maker
a creator. His own heart beats fo
three score years and ten, driving hi
blood through a network Of vein
and arteries to all parts of his body
and yet he says that no creating
hand set this machinery in motion
Man created the watch, and becaus,
man can not create man, he Just hap
{ pened. And there you have th,
skeptic's logic ina: word. sss
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26
COLORADO POSMASTERS
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED BY
PosToFFicE DEPARTMENT.
Several Secure Positions to Handle
Uncle Sans Mail After Taking
Civil Service Examinations.
western New.paper unLon News serNice.

Western Newspaper Onion News Service.
Denver-A batch OF Colorado post
office nominations was announced at
the Postoffice Department at Wash
lngton as follows:
Copper Rock. Boulder county. Carl |.
Nelson. New office.
Camp Bird. Ouray county. Louis f.
Kuchs. to succeed Marshal Orendorf.
resigned.
Newett. Chaffee county. Gustave
Henry Colson. to succeed Victor Ere
deem, resigned.
Rodmesa. La Plata county, Irma Ia
lor. to succeed NJ |. Hall. resigned.
Toponas, Routt county, Alice s. VIII
son. to succeed p. f. Remhardt, re-
signed.
The following Colorado postmasters
have been covered under the pcrma-
nent civil service after successfully
passing competitive examinations:
Bowie, Delta county, Alexander
Bowie.
Coventry, Montrose county. Charles
II Smith.
Grand Lake, Grand county, Henry
NJ. HARRISON.
Oxford, La Plata county. Andrew j.
Buchanan.
Poncho Springs. Chaffee county, An
tonic N. Appleby.
Rangely. Rio Blanco county, James
H. MCGUIRE
lineup. Gunnison county, Anthony
II. Bauer.
The name of the postoffice at Matti-
son. Elbert county, has been changed
to Matheson and Orlando NJ. White
has been continued as postmaster.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

IS that you have not given the right
kind OF attention to 1t. II your book
keeping had been good you would
have discovered the leaks long ago"
Miss creenIsw's Wisdom.
He asked her to suggest things for
him to do. She made various recon-
mendations. First OF all she told him
he must look upon his business as an
institution and not as his personal
possession. Then she proposed that
he put himself on salary and that
he should not take a penny In excess
of that salary out of the business for
himself. Next she did some figuring
on the various branches OF the bust
ness. The jeweler did a good deal
of repair work. His way OF estimat-
ing what he should charge was to
guess how much time It would take
to do the job. how much the material
used would cost and then add 100
per cent for overhead charges and
profits. She advised that a card rec
ord be kept of every repair Job and
on this card should be entered the
time the workman was engaged on
the repairs and the material he used.
She advised. too. that the charge
should be based on lis per cent in
stead of 100 per cent as formerly.
Then she suggested that ten per cent
should be added to the price of GER
tain items OF the jewelers. stock She
considered his prices low and she ar
gued that the average person would
not haggle over the price II the goods
were right.
That card system worked well. II
had n good moral effect upon the men.
They didn't dawdle or waste time.
They didn't waste material either.
This resulted In n saving. small It Is
true, but important nevertheless. The
jeweler became more careful. He
was more earnest and painstalSing in
everything that he did. He became
a better business man. AS result
he was able at the end OF a year to
pay off nearly all of the $4,000 which
he owed to the wholesale houses.
Today he is out of debt. free man
and a better merchant than he ever
was before.
The grocer who engaged Miss
Greenlaw had some surprising things
disclosed to him. She figured the vari-
GUS items of his business from a
strictly bookkeeping standpoint For
example. she showed how 1t cost MIN
about eight cents per unit to deliver
his goods. Where the delivery
amounted to 32 cents gross for tha
goods. there was no profit to the gro
Ger. The cost of delivery wiped out
what he thought was profit. She or
ganized neighborhood store delivery
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

system by which three retail dealers
used the same delivery equipment.
This reduced the expense OF delivery
about one-third and made the grocer
prosperous; before he simply had
made living. In a millinery estab-
lishment her card system brought
about reorganization of the working
force and resulted in better work and
the stoppage of variety of leaks.
Today Miss Greenlaw has her own
Office and several assistants. These
assistants are trained to work along
the lines she laid down. She keeps
the books OF about twenty retailers.
She is making more than twice as
much money as she received when
she was bookkeeper for the food
products company. and she has the
great satisfaction OF knowing that
she is doing very good and helpful
work. She says that when you come
to think that the great volume OF
business in this country is not done
by the trusts but by the small manu-
facturer and small merchant. Il is
surprising that they have managed to
exist in view of the lax methods that
have prevailed in regard to their
bookkeeping. Most OF them are all
wrong in the way they figure their
finances. They estimate that they
have SO much stock at certain
amount They never take account of
depreciation of stock. of fixtures or
equipment. Economically. she says.
the small merchant is not half baked
-slot even warmed through-and that
he never will be really good mer.
chant until he becomes good book
keeper or conducts his business on
good bookkeeping lines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26
New Son Born as One Son Dies.

Walsenburg.-Five hours after the
death of her four-year-old son, Lewis
in Pueblo hospital, Ms. John Muho'
witch, wife of a miner in the Walsen
camp, gave birth to another boy here.
Lewis had been shot accidentally by
a playmate, Rugi Panion, and was
rushed to the Minnequa hospital, Pu-
eblo, where he died later. The father
went to Pueblo just before his sons
death and was not at home when the
baby was born. A neighbor brought
news of Lewis death to Mrs. Muho
witch an hour or two before the stork
arrived. The father brought the body
of his dead son home and was greeted
by his wife and the newborn babe.
Physicians say the mother will sur
vive the shock of her first boys death
despite her present weakened condi-
ton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26
Members selec. FavorIte Measures.

Denver,-The Republican members
held caucus at which each submitted
to the rules committee list OF his
bills showing his first. second and
third choices for consideration. The
first choice bills are promised prefer
ence and will be placed on the calen-
dar which the rules committee will
prepare. AT the same time there was
submitted a list by Minority Leader
Fincher, showing the first choice bills
of each Democratic member. These
also will be considered in the commit
tee of the whole. Bills desired by
Governor Carlson. the district attor-
neys. the county judges and the stock
men will be considered at another eau.
Gus. One hundred and ninety-five
measures were given right of way by
the caucus-in first, second and third
classes-and about 500 others will be
allowed to die.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26
Man Exonerates wife; Dies.

victor-"Tell her that forgive her.
was to blame" With those words
Frederick Trott exonerated his wife a
few hours before he died in the Red
Cross hospital from revolver shot
wounds inflicted by Mrs. Trott. Mrs.
Trott, who had been arrested shortly
after the shooting and taken before
Justice Valentine Getz by Sheriff
Kingsford. was released that night on
s1.5O0 bond. When her husbands ante.
mortem message was sent her she
went to the hospital and remained with
him until he died.