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The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-11
rue Gratitude.

No one but an ungrateful, g loomy
person can open their eyes and
look out upon Gods beautiful
world of light in the new morning
and not possess gratitude. One
morning I started for walk be-
fore breakfast. The dawn had Just
kissed away the shadows of night.
The birds had just awakened. The
eastern horizon had just begun to
show it's crimson hue. The clouds
we're a soft gray and were floating
like the rolling waves of the ocean.
If I ever had any trouble | forgot
it. Earth seemed to kiss heaven.
Sometimes the gray clouds would
roll back and reveal lining of
blue. With my heart leaping with
gratitude, [ looked toward Gods
eternal heaven and thanked Him
for cheerfulness. Time rolled on
on and every step drew me nearer
to a beautiful valley. The birds
SAW me coming and sang love songs
as passed and the flowers greeted
me on every side. The eastern
sky grew more golden and the sun,
lika great big world OF indescrib-
able beauty, peeped over the noun
tain top and lighted the valley.
Every blade of grass had been
Wreathed in the tears of night, but
the sunbeams came and kissed
them all away. So it is after the
storm-clouds of life, the rainbow
appears bending above our weary
heads and blessings come to kiss
our tears away.-Nutshells of Truth.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-11

1t embitters people to know
their efforts are not appreciated.
Lookout.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

home-made-chairs, cupboard and
lounge made from dry goods boxes,
neatly covered with ten-cent ere.
tonne by my girl wife. We rented
eighty acres. Being a boy Of good
habits 1 got all needed machinery
and groceries of our home merchants
on credit, until fall crops were sold:
The first year was a wet season and
l did not. make enough to pay credl-
tors. Invent to each on date of pro-
mise and explained conditions, pay.
ing as much as possible, and they all
carried the balance over another
year. They continued to accomo-
date me until I was able to buy a
forty-acre piece Of my own.
"As, soon as I owned these few
acres the mail order houses began
sending me catalogues, and gradu-
ally began sending my loose change
to them, letting my accounts stand
in my home town where I had gotten
NV accommodation when needed It,.
eve then had one of the thriftiest
little villages in the state good line
of business in all branches,
merchants who were willing to help
an honest fellow over bad year,
and a town full of people who came
twice a week to trade and visit. Our
little country town supported a libra
nv, high school, ball team, and we
had big celebrations every year.
"a farm near live town soon dou-
bles in value. I sold my forty acres
at a big advance, and bought
eighty, gradually adding to it until l
had 200 acres of the best land in
Iowa. then felt no need of asking
favors, and found it easy to patron
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
BY Gross

ize the mail order agents that came
almost weekly to our door. l regret
to say that 1 was the. first in the
county to make up neighborhood
bill and send it to mail order house
Though we got bit every once in a
while, we got the habit of sending
away for stuff. = ..
"Gradually our merchants lessened
their stock of goods lack of
patronage. Finally we began to
realize that when we needed a bolt
quickly for machinery, or clothing
for sickness or death, we had to wait
and send away for it, which wasn't so
pleasant. One by one our mer-
chants moved to places where they
were appreciated, and men Of less
energy moved in. Gradually our
town has gone down; our business
houses are 'tacky' in appearance, a
number are empty; our schools,
churches and walks are going down,
we have no band, no library, nor ball
team. There is no business done
in the town, and therefore no taxes
to keep things up. Hotel is closed
for lack of travel. Go down to the
depot when the freight pulls in and
you will see the sequel in mad order
packages.
"Nine years ago my farm was
worth $195 an acre; today I'd have
a hard matter to sell it at $167 an
acre. It is too far from a live town
so every farmer has said that
wants to buy. He wants place
near schools and churches, where
his children can have advantages:
have awakened to the. fact that in
helping to pull the town down, it has
cost me $4,000 in nine years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

his views in certain farm paper.
Here is a part of his story:
"We farmers need awakening to-
the fact that we have unmistakably
reached the period where we must
think and plan. am one of the
slow German farmers that had to be
shown, and I am now giving
my experience that others may pro-
fit, for knowledge iss more expensive
now than ten years, ago.
"Twenty-nine years ago l began
INV farm career. had an old team
and $50. Our furniture was mostly
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
General News

An Augusta Territory Mill has
Just finished 100000 khaki uniforms
and has booked an order for 1000
600 more uniforms. Half this order
goes to the French army.
The Federal prison at Atlanta is
said to be an ideal place of it's kind
and many reforms are being inau-
gurated, namely: The abolition of
stripes, calling men by name instead
OF number, freedom of conversation
at meal time, the use of safety ra-
zors and more tobacco every month.
The Savannah Ice men are going
to cut the price up as summer ad-
vances, while Charleston is putting
the price down,
The State of North Carolina has
appropriated $4,000 for the pur-
chase of Mount Mitchell. This is
for the purpose of saving the beautl-
full forest from depredations.
The North Carolina Legislature
has adjourned after a session OF
sixty-three days.
S. C.. Armstrong, master of me-
chanics at Orr Mills, shot and in
stant!y killed w. C. Greene, tramp
mill operative when he was found
breaking in the Armstrong house.
rne news from London is that the
Academy of Fine Arts at Louvain
was reopened' yesterday in the build
ing formerly occupied by the staff
of civil guards.
Germany has arranged through the
Swiss government to exchange 3d.
900 French civilians interned IN
Germany. for 10000 German civil
ians, interntd in France.
The Grand Lodge Knights of
Pythias will meet in Orangeburg in
May.
Ten thousand new men are to be
employed by the Western railroads
to replace the men laid off by the
winter schedules. Six thousand
men will be required by the Union
Pacific alone.
Judge Woods has appointed
Judge H. A. NJ. Smith to hold court
in the new Federal district until ap-
pointment is made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
20 Cars of Horses.

A train of 20 cars, loaded with
horses, passed Seneca the other morn
ing. They were gathered by commits
sion dealers in Atlanta and New Or
leans and many of them came from
this section. They will be loaded
on transports at Norfolk, Va, and
sent to Europe, where they will be
used by armies of the allied forces.--
Seneca Farm and Factory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

Since the strawberry season open
ed in Florida, 434,327 quarts have
been shipped north, and the grow
ers have received in exchange money
to the amount Of $S6,016.10. The
average price this season is better
than it was last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

During the month of February
the fire insurance companies doing
business in South Carolina, reported
158 fires to the State department
of insurance with loss of $85, 5,226.-
10.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

Lincoln Beachey, Americas most
famous aviator was killed in San
Francisco Sunday while making an
exhibition flight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

A disastrous fire in Columbia last
Friday destroyed the Masonic Tenn
pie and the Bryan Book store. The
loss is estimated at s125,000. The
Bryan Book store is the oldest con-
Germ of it's kind in the South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
THE LOSING SIDE OF
MAIL ORDER TRADING
How an Iowa Farmer Lost Over
Five Thousand Six Hundred
Dollars.

Hans Garbus, German farmer, of
Iowa, has discovered that the bene-
fits which appear on the surface as
attaching to, the mail order plan
sometimes spell disaster and has
written q very interesting story of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, wife of
the oil king, died at their country
home near Tarrytown, N. Y, on
March 18th. She is survived by
two daughters, one son and her hus-
band.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

The Belgian soldiers are to be
equipped with new uniforms, of a
greenish brown shade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
Mother Doesn't Speak to Daddy Now

George w. Tidwell, convicted in
Greenville county in May and SEN
fenced to twelve years, has been
granted a new trial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
No. s4s1. REPORT THE CONDITION OF
The National Bank Of AbbeviIle,
No. 3421.


of business March 1915
RESOURCES. .
Loans and discounts salss @5 ss ss
Overdraft unsecured 8O4s2 So2 ~
US deposited circulation Vae
deposited circulation ook value SO67 56 81
Subscription Federal Reserve bank $4,000 oooo
All otSss s % s ucIIding % premium on same
n Ranknr r. KIM house. s. GOO 90: furniture and fixtures
~ 6ther 's real Lest
Federal bank $500 90
Due approved agents in 5s46
ur
n outsnGg ck SstTES nd cents am os s 60 @ ' " 4lss
3. national @oio oo
co. Lawful money reserve Ill uanR:
Specie ao5@ 70 $40 90
H. heoSmptin cnption, iu"u w ~ ~ " w
Total 49,. w ...... ..::.......... sss5ss4 72
.
Capital stock paid in. 9S00o aSoWO oO o0
2. .Surpu
g. Undivided sl152SS 10000
paid 4642 6ol TO-
% Less AMOUNT @ on hand in Treasury redemption
9. Demand deposits . ..,, s,uraae
deposit in less than 80 23'94so
DEPOSITS raoning 166SOs g.
Total ..... 1886 1884 72
State of South Carolina, County O Abbevile
that the
my knowledge and belief -
Subscribed and sworn before me w 'n oS o. Ae" " H WHITE
Correct Notary Public
1: ii Il FaH4Hn11 sHEfE
Directors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

An Augusta Territory Mill has
just finished 100000 khaki uniforms
and has booked an order for 1000
900 more uniforms. Half this order
goes to the French army.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

The State of North Carolina has
appropriated $4,000 for the pur-
chase of Mount Mitchell. This is
for the purpose of saving the beautl-
full forest from depredations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

The North Carolina Legislature
has adjourned after a session OF
sixty-three days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
Miss Eva Lazenb'

who has managed our Millinery
Department so successfully tor
the past three seasons, will be
with us again, and will take
pleasure in showing you the new
Spring Hats. She will be ably
assisted by Miss Luly Power and
Miss Ruth Syfan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

The Savannah Ice men are going
to cut the price up as summer ad-
vances, while Charleston is putting
the price down,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17

S. C. Armstrong, master of me-
chanics at Orr Mills, shot and in
stantly killed w. c. Greene, tramp
mill operative when he was found
breaking in the Armstrong house.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-11-28
World and American Spon-
sors for French Pic
lures Of War.
CBy DIME HINESJ

Special to The World
NEW YORK, Nov. g7.-You
couldn't have thrown stone in New
! ork theatrical district Monday
night without hitting set Of war
films. No stones were thrown. as q
matter of fact, but the crowds that
stormed the Cohan, Fulton and Park
theaters did nearly everything else in
their cndcayOrs to obtain admission.
The COhan and the Fulton were dec
Grated in common Cduse-that Of the
French-but the films were backed
by rival factions. In fact, 1t was the
rivalry between The New York
American" and The New York
World" that resulted in the practical
ly simultaneous arrival Of the pic
lures. The 'American's" films at the
Cohan are called Fighting for
France; THE Worlds pictures at
the Fulton bear the title Fighting
in France.
The American had a better riot
at its thoater than THE World had,
hut they had had a small practice riot
at the afternoon session and We're
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-11-28
BATTLE OF RIVAL WAR FILMS
INTERESTS new YORK PEOPLE

consequently more skilled. The
World films did not open until even
ing The Cohan thoator was also
more layishly decorated. but when it
came 10 the films it was a toss-up.
Both sets Of pictures are well worth
viewing, even though they fall a bit
below the fun page advertisements.
Prominent Speakers.
Addresses were made at the Fulton
by Charles T. Baylis Of the French
purchasing commission. Frederick K.
Coldert, the banker, ana +. Alexander
Powell, war correspondent. GOuv-
ernuur Morris, the author. smoke at
the Cohan theater.
The pictures take one close to the
scene OF action, and the figures of
King George Lord Kitchener and
General Joffre become as familiar as
those of the nameless privates. A bat
tie in the snow, showing the French
soldiers storminG a height held by
the Germans. was the best feature Of
the films at the Cohan.
All the modern machinery Of war is
shown in detail and one is afforded
unusually intimate views Of the
trenches Motion pictures of the Ger
man trenches and entanglements were
taken through a perisCope from the
French trenches Pictures of the bat
tlefield of Champagne following the
drive that began September %,
showed yards upon yards Of dead
bodies in grewsome reality.
The most imposing feature Of tho
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-11-28
Film Flashes

Thaukseiving week was Il notable
one from the standpoint of Tulsl
"Thc Chorus Lady," "A splendid pro-
ducuou. the Broadway had "Thc
Raven" with II. B Wulthall and the
Majestic got over big with Damaged
Goods" at % cents admissions
"Thc Raven" was the best feature
picture seen at the Broadway since
That house opened. Walthall was even
better i'm it than i'm "Thc Ayonpiug
Cousciuucc.' seen at the Palace some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
DECORATION CREWS FOR FASHION WEEK WILL WORK TUESDAY
New Plan Adopted Regard ing Miss FashiOn-TO Be 12 of Them-Furni-
 ture Men to Aid

Several carloads of decorations arrived in Birmingham yesterday for Fashion Week, March SIS, and the decorating crews will begin work on the downtown streets about Tuesday. The business dis tSct Is to be converted into an immense palm garden.
 Announcement was made yesterday that there will be 19 Miss Fashions this year, and that the identity of none of them will be disclosed until the last day of Fashion Week. Neither will any one of the 12 girls know until the week is over on which day they were the real Miss Fash ions.
 There will be two Miss Fashions for each of the six business days of the week. Any one of these 12 girls who are ap- preached in any of the downtown stores and informed that they are believed to be Miss Fashion. will make out little ticket with their name. the name of the store, the day and hour and the name of the per son addressing them This ticket will then be given to the person who made the guess, who in turn will have to take it to the office of the Business Mems league,
  at the end of the week the person who first presented one of these tickets bear ing the name of one of the Miss Fashions for a given day of the week will receive $10 in gold.
 This plan is to he followed in order to abolish the self-consciousness that com- pletely gave way the Miss Fashions last year. And it will hold interest in the contest until the very last day of the weel,. As none Of the 12 girls will know upon which day she will be Miss Fashion, they will miss that self-consciousness that made them conspicuous last year, and which resulted in their discovery almost as soon as they arrived downtown each day.
 The decorations are to be of real palm leaves and fibre, by which the lamp posts of the business district will be converted into palm trees Wisteria blossoms which have been made in Birmingham will be hung along the streets also.
 A brass band will play on the downtown streets every day of the week. The biz merchandising stores announce that their stocks are already complete with the new SpflnS lHSillOlS. ana tHdt tnt ulsDldy ' for Fashion Week will be as elegant and extensive as any Tn New York city. Thousan nds of out-of-town visitors are ex- pected iii Birmingham during the event.
 Philip Oster. chairman of the Fashion Week committee of the Birmingham Fur nituro Dealers association, has called q meeting of the committee for tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the offices of the association in the Clark building. rl., x,.iI1 ft., tons for Fashion Week and decide upon what the association will do to aid the Business Mems league in staging Bir- minghams spring festival.
 Mrs ]. E. Reid of the Alabama Fair association will be present at the meet ing.
 are members Of the Fashion Week conn mittee: NJ. Hood, J. E. Caine and C. w. Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
QUARTERLY MEETING
 THIS AFTERNOON
North Birmingham Sunday Schools to Gather at Mount Pinson Methodist
 Church at 3 O'Clock

The quarterly meeting of the North Bir- mingham Disetrict Sunday schools will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church. cor ner Twcnty-fourth street and Thirty fourth avenue, North Birmingham. All the schools of North Birmingham have been requested to assemble at their re- spective churches and march in a body to the place of the meeting.
 A programme consisting of special music and addresses covering the various departments of Sunday school work by off, Hcers Of the Birmingham district associa- ton has been arranged. A full report is expected from every school in the dis trict showing attendance. collections and number of points on standard. covering a period of the past three months.
 Following are the officers of the dis trict: Charles H. Hilton, president; NJ. l.. Pearson. assistsnt Miss Allie Moore. scc- retary and treasurer; w. D. Moore and Mrs. Henry P. Richard. music commit tee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
BACK TO BOSSISM
 OF JONES AND STEINER

5 Governor Henderson said in his cam paign that his election would mean peace and prosperity, and it looks like 1t has, but the people of Alabama are paying the highest price for it, are paying for 1t at a time when they are the least able to do it, not only in money price in higher freight ra tes, but also have gone back to bossisnl of our old friends. George Jones and Gene Steiner May God pity the people and may somebody paste spittle or clay or something on their eyes, and send them to the pool of Saloam to be washed and restore their sight, and inspire them with the true conviction that peace and pros- perity never come by railroad rule.
 The people have abolished the
 liquoi rule, one of the most success
 full lews in the states history. Now
 let us all get together and abolish the
 railroad rule. May the good Lord in-
 spirc champion and a successful
 following. The interstate commerce
 commission certainly furnishes all the
 evidence that the people need as to the
 venal methods of the railroads.
 ''Governor Henderson will be the last
 liqucr-owned governor and trust that
 for the good of every interest of the
 state the people will see to it that he
 is the last railroad-owned governor.
 'The recent report of the interstate
 commerce commission confirms every
 thing I have ever said about the Louis-
 vile and Nashville railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge;
 y14O0--Ben. M. Jacobs and Bertha R. Jacobs. his wife; Robert Jacobs and 13ertrams Jacobs to D. $. Anderson. lots l2 and IS in block 151. being rect angle 100 feet on the southern side of East Lake boulevard.
 t225O--J. N. Chambers to R. E. smith the south half of northwest quarter of the northwest section 2s township 16. range west, containing 20 acres
 33O0O-Hattie Jenkins and husband, Berry C. Jenkins. to Dena Nj. Newton of lots and 2 in block 17. smith field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28


 then President of the railroad com mission in which settlement many hundreds of thousands or dol- lars of the peoples money, and that thing of highest value. settle
 ment of the suits in which the peo-
 ple's interest was sacrificed. What in-
 fluence the railroad used to secure
 this settlement has never been pub
 lished and certainly the ex-governor and the governor should make a state
 ment tc the people explaining same.
 "The recent restoration by Governor Henderson, then president of the railroad comm ission, of the old rates, and in many instances of higher local rates in. Ala bama, by which the Alabama shippers have been placed back on the old obso- lete rates. restoring, and in many in stances increasing the old rates, increas- ing charges to shippers of Alabama, not thousa rds, but millions of dollars. and the present president of the railroad com mission, MT. Sam Kennedy. convicted by yhe admission of Win Sheehan. editor of the Advertiser, of having gone to Nash vile to see Charles Lewis, the manager pf the Liquor Manufacturers association, to secure that kind of influence in the election of Alabama, and the further gen. eral statement and belief that the Louis vile and Nashville railroad contributed thousands of dollars in our recent prl- maries, and as a result of that primary Aiabema furnishes a conspicuous example of having gone back to the old Louisville and Nashville railroad domination and control and the old high local freight rates. and on the general statement that the railroads were having a hard time. My God. what a time the people have had,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
HERE ARRANGING
 FOR CHAUTAUQUA
Programme This Year Un- usually Brilliant Special
 Attention to Recreation


 0. E.FDe Haymer, an official of the Redpath chautauqua, is in the city ar ranging with the president of the Bir- chautauqua board for the 1915 which will be held in the city in May. The programme for the entire seven circuits is said to bcs un- usually brilliant this season
 Among the features appearing in Bir- mingham during chautauQua week are:
 Alice Nelson, Metropolitan Opera oompany of New York.
 William Owen and company. who will present "The Servant in the House.s
 pr. Barker of the national Y. M. c. IA, who will lecture.
 Thomas Brooks Fletcher, J. D. Rito, 10. A. vanRoffs and other attractive numbers
 During the chautaqua special stten- tion will be given to the recreation features.