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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
MR.. PORTER WRITES ON KING
ALCOHOL. SMITE HIM!

Wilmington, S. c., August II, 1915
Editor Press and Banner
Your editorial in the issue of Au-
gust 18th, deserves the hearty en-
dorsement of every reader of your
paper. When you comment IN Pro-
hibition' you touch upon the cause
that lies nearest and dearest to my
heart and a cause that vitality con-
Germs every man, woman and child
in our land and should especially ap-
peal to the wives and mothers of our
country.
For the life of me 1 cannot see
how any fair minded man can favor
the sale of whiskey in any shape or
form. Viewed from any angle you
please to look from, it is an arch
enemy. AS a medicine it is a fail
ure, but as a destroyer of human
life and happiness it is a paramount
success, it has no equal. 1t is "Dou-
BILE Distilled Damnation."
From a religious standpoint it is,
as expressed by "Bob" ~Ingersoll,
Gods worst enemy and the DEVILS
best friend. Many passages of scrip
ture can be quoted where its use is
severely criticised and condemned in
emphatic language. "Wine is a
mocker, strong drink is raging and
whosoever is deceived thereby is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
GOOD ROADS.

The road to Lethe and the Due
West road r now. in good shape
except for a few washes. due largely
to recent rains. It is noticeable,
though even to the casual observer,
that the roads are better where they
have been widened than elsewhere;
and they have suffered less at these
points from washing.
We trust that the Supervisor will
keep these facts in mind. The
roads should be opened to a width
of forty feet at all points. If the
people along the roads will not give
this width, no work should be done
on their roads. 1t is a waste of
the public money to pile dirt up in
a narrow ridge to be washed away at
the next rain. Most people are
learning the value of good roads, and
will readily contribute the necessary
lands; others will learn from obser-
walton. that only wide roads are good
roads.
The value of a plantation is great
ly enhanced to the owner who
has produce to market or to the
owner who wishes to sell, by a good
road. You cannot sell lands with
out goods roads; and a farmer who
makes crops for sale must have the
roads to reach the market. Ten
miles of good roads are travelled at
less expense than five miles of muddy
and rough roads. AS soon as we
appreciate these facts we shall make
some progress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18

sorry for this. But we do not al
ways agree on these subjects. Every
man is entitled to his own opinion
when reached by proper deduction
from the arguments and facts before
him. Nevertheless, we are thank
full that a great many good men have
commended the effort we have made,
and the words we have spoken, in a
cause we are convinced is right.
In today's issue is an earnest let
ter from Mr.. Porter, of Wilmington.
Mr.. Porter is a young mar of deep
convictions on this subject. He is
a logical thinker, and a good writer.
You should read what he has to say.
1t is to the point; and Porter points
to prohibition. He is right.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
FUNNY PICTURES.

Some of our exchanges have pro-
fitted by reading the Press and Ban
ner. In order to please their read
ers they have adopted the GUN
NY PICTURES" as we did when we
commenced to operate this paper.
The Elberton Star is one of these
papers adopting the pictures. But
this good paper does not buy "Mutt
and jeff" nor "Get the Hook" it
prefers to amuse the children of that
community with pictures of some of
its own industry, and accordingly the
children are enjoying the likenesses
of some of Elberton's prominent
men. Last week they laughed at
DR.. A. S. Halves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
COL. ROCHE QUITS THE GAME
WITH A BUNCH OF TRUMPS
ALL BALLED UP IN HIS
HAND.

Editor Press and Banner
From several locals appearing in
recent issues of your paper, your
readers would infer that 1 am cult
waiting or trying to cultivate a repu-
tation as a professional setback
player, this l wish to deny.
A professional setback player is
something to be dreaded by any COM
munity. infatuated by the game him.
self he is continually wanting some
one to play with him, thereby render
ing himself a nuisance. AS I have no
aspiration on this line 1 have cut the
pestiferous game out.
Very truly,
Pat Roche.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
LIQUOR SALES.

According to reports from. the
fifteen counties of the State operat-
ing d~ispensaries, there was sold by
these institutions in the month of
July liquors to the amount of a
quarter of a million of dollars. Con-
sidering the amount of liquor shipped
into these counties to blind tigers
and to individuals, and the amount
shipped into the dry counties Of the
state to blind tigers and individuals,
the amount of liquors consumed ny
the people of this state during the
last month will hardly be less than a
half. million of dollars. In the
course of the year the amount
consumed, calculating at the
same rate, will amount to six
millions of dollars, enough, we. be-
lieve, to pay the bonded indebtedness
of the state in a single year.
From these sales the fifteen coun-
ties of the state operating dispen-
saries claim to be receiving revenue
a small amount of money these coun-
ties, no doubt, do receive, but they
are reaping, too, revenue in the shape
of crime, lawlessness, drunkenness,
and disorder.
Surely the people of the state are
not nearly bankrupt when they are
willing to give one hundred and fifty
thousand bales of cotton (one-sixth
of this years crop for an article,
not only useless, but positively harm
full. .
And shall the people of this state
acknowledge, at this late day, that
they cannot raise revenue sufficient
to run the state and county govern
ments without selling to the citizens
of this commonwealth six millions of
dollars of Intoxicating drink, where
by the women and children, in many
cases, are robbed of all comfort and
happiness in life, and ofttimes of
ever the necessities of life? And
for how long will an enlightened pub
tic sentiment allow the serpent to lie
at the door of this people?
The people of this state will have
the opportunity at the approach cleo
ton to strike a blow at liquor selling
and liquor drinking. The people of
this state are strongly for prohibi-
ton; but it should not be taken for
granted that the election will carry
in favor of prohibition. The forces
on the other side will be busy; do
not forget that. 1t is the duty of
every man who is interested in max
ing South Carolina free of rum to 20
to the polls early and vote. And
remind your neighbor that he, too,
should vote.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18

nounced several years ago that the
exposition would be held in San
Francisco in 1915 young Aiken made
up his mind that he would 60 and he
has been getting ready for it ever
since. He began working at every
odd job that he could get, during
school and between terms, and every
dollar that he made he put in the
bank. He denied himself all luxu-
ries and extravagances and devel-
oped into almost a miser. Some
months ago he began studying rail-
road schedules and mapped out his
itinerary for every day that he would
be gone. He travels almost entire
ly in day time, and if he travels at
night he rides in a day coach. He
says it was too hard to make his
money to spend any of it on Pull
man cars. He stops off at nearly
every large town on the way and
spends his nights in that way. He
is taking plenty of time and is see
ing all the country: He went by the
southern route, by way of New Or
leans, and his plan is to come back
by the northern route, by way of
the Grand Canyon, Chicago and Gin
cinnati. He is about half through
the trip now and letters received
from him say he is getting along
splendidly. He has not had al aci-
dent nor any trouble of any kind.
His father did not at first like the
idea of a boy of his age undertaking
such a trip alone, but finally decided
that as he had made the money HIM
self, it would be too cruel not to let
him spend it as he had his heart set
On spending it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
"OUR INSTITUTIONS"

The educational issue of the Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian gotten
out week before last by Brother Gal
loway and his force of excellent prin-
tiers is a creditable effort. The pa
per carries cuts of the institutions at
Due West and of some of the men at
the head of these fine schools.
1t has always been a source of re-
greet to US that the people of the
county have not appreciated the
great advantages at their doors in
these institutions. On last Satur-
day at Lethe, Senator tombstone paid
a great tribute to Erskine College,
and to the men who have gone out
from it. We wish that our own
people could learn the value of these
institutions of higher learning. The
schools r UNCONVENTIONAL, it is
true, but they are more than this,
they are established for giving to all
who apply the benefits of a good edu-
cation along with good moral train
ing.
We hope that the fine issue of the
Presbyterian may turn the footsteps
of more of our boys and girls to-
wards Due West. 1t is a good
place to 60.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
ARE THE CHAIN GANGS WISE
(The News and Courier.)

ANSVS oAA
The Abbeville. Press and Banner
raises a point which needs to be con-
sidered when it urges that the county
could save money and secure larger
and more satisfactory results if it
would abandon once and for all the
present plan of trying to keep the
public highways in condition by
means of +convicts.
There are no doubts on The Press
and Banners part as to the sound
ness of the view it takes as to this
matter. "The people had as well
realize" it says, "that the county
chain gang with its numerous bosses
and guards nust go, or the county
will be bankrupt. The expenses of
maintaining this institution so far
out-measure the visible results that
a thoughtful business man should
abandon the enterprise. It takes
too much, money to guard these con-
yiets, and too much to feed, clothe,
and maintain them; too much to
keep the organization going to make
it anything except a constant drain
upon the resources of this county.
At least half the time the roads are
not in condition to be worked; and
the convicts are idle in so far as
doing effective work is concerned.
But during this time the salaries of
the guards and bosses, the meat bills,
and the bread bills, the feed for stock
and other expenses, all these, like in
terest, 60 on-go on night and day
and on Sundays"
This is a strong presentation of the
case against the county chain gang,
and we are inclined to believe that
The Press and Banner knows what it
is talking about. If not, it would be
we'll worth while to hear to the con-
trary.
Of course the point may be raised
that something has to be done with
the convicts and that this is the best
use which can be made of them. That
is a matter which ought to be taken
into consideration, of course, but if
the average county is losing money
on its chain gang then it would seem
to follow that some better plan of
providing for offenders ought to be
discovered.
The mere fact that labor is free
does not make it cheap; and it is
time this assumption were dismissed
and the whole question brought for
ward by our Abbeville contemporary
made the subject of a comprehensive
study on the part of the citizenship
of each county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
WEDNESDAY AUG. Is, 1915.
LETHE.

Last Thursday we visited Lethe.
We had been there before. 1t is
q magnificent estate. 1t was given
to the poor children of Abbeville
District by a generous benefactor
long years before the day of free
schools. 1t has done a great work
in its time, but the free schools have
crippled it to some extent. 1t is
still, however, a valuable estate and
much good will come from it, if it be
properly managed and looked after.
The trustees now have a good man
at the head of the school, and it is
doing a good work. T~wenty-four
children, twelve girls and twelve
boys, are being helped along life's
journey through this institution.
1t is believed, however, that the
purposes of the testator could be
better carried out, and the benefits
proposed for the children Of this
county made of more value, if the
school were enlarged through a state
appropriation, and by allowing a GER
tain number of children from other
counties to attend. There is ample
land for an industrial school, and no
doubt some scheme can be worked
out that will make the school a great
deal more beneficial to the public
than the present school, and at the
same time the scheme and desire. of
the testator may be carried to COM
pletion. ..
We hope that some plan may sug-
gest itself to the Governor and Leg
islature by which the estate may be
made of lasting benefit to poor chill
dren of this district-and, too, to
the poor children of other counties.
But whatever is done should be as a
monument to that noble Frenchman
who came to live among US, and who
left of his bounty this estate for the
education and training of those most
needy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
ADVICE TO

People who r interested in a
Fall garden are getting busy prepar-
ing their ground and are asking their
friends if it is the right time to plant
turnips. Take the advice of an ex-
pert, and remember, it is too early
to plant turnips, but is a good time
to plan ruta bagas. 1t is also
time to plant for a Fall crop of let
tuce and people interested in celery
should order their plants.
The middle of September is the
best time to plant turnips and al
ways be careful to plant in the dark
of the moon. Spinach, radishes,
onions, beets and carrots should also
be planted in September.
Beans planted now will come on
late in the fall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
TALKING 1T OVER" IN
ANDERSON DAILY MAIL

Wyatt Aiken, Jr., the 1s-year-old
son of Congressman Wyatt Aiken, of
Abbeville, is on a trip to the San
Francisco exposition. He is making
the trip alone and on money that he
made himself. When it was an
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-18
PORTER ON PROHIBITION

Our prohibition issue last week
pleased a great many of our readers;
some it did not please. We are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-16

and Mrs. w. F. George, of Kiro, at
tended meeting of one of the South
shawnee county oranges Thursday.
z. E. Harris, of Hoyt, has returned
nome after a business trip to North
Topeka.
Phil and Robert Billiard returned
home Wednesday evening from an
extended overland trip from Califor-
fnia.
| Ira Hopkins, of RossvilIe, has re-
turned home after a business trip to
North Topeka.
The employees of the Dibble Gro
Gerry company on the North Side are
wearing red and white striped Jackets
while on duty.
A surprise party was given Thurs
day night on Mr.. and Mrs. Max APPEL,
of Meriden, by their daughter, Susie,
in honor of their twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary About fifty guests
Der of North Topeka persons.
Golden Rule lodge No 80, A. F. &
A. NJ, will confer the third degree
on five candidates Saturday afternoon
and evening. At $50 a banquet will
be served.
Mrs. J. J. Clark. OF Burlingame.
Kan, who has been visiting her son.
George Clark, 122 West Gordon
street, will return home Saturday
J. c. Duncan, of Atchison, Kan,
has returned after q business trip to
the North Side.
The choir of the Central Avenue
day under the direction of Mr.. Daw-
son, of Washburn college.
Queen of May at Quincy school this
year will be Miss Louise Richards
This is the second time Miss Reckards
has been honored by being chosen
Queen of May. She officiated in that
position last year.
H. L. Sherburne, of 1919 North
Jackson street, is spending the week
in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Mrs. w. H. Thomas, OF S23 North
Jackson street, who has been ill for
the past week, is reported to have re-
covered.
Lew Fraser, the we'll known grocery
man of North Topeka, has disposed
of his store at 500 Paramore street,
and has accepted a position with the
Voiland Clothing company on the
North Side.
A visit was made to Quincy school
Thursday morning by the normal
class of the Topeka high school.
Today is the last day of the group
athletics in the city schools. Inter
class contests have been in progress
during the past two weeks and their
averages will DE figured this after
noon, and the prizes given to the win
rector OF the city schools
Grant and Quincy schools will be
represented by eight automobiles Sat
urday in the Washburn parade. The
autos will be filled with pupils from
the two schools, and will near banners
and steamers of the school colors.
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EAST SIDE NOTES.
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3915 or State Journal office.l

/ Mrs Sig H. Gill entertained the fol-
lowing members of the Dorcas society
of the Third Christian church Thurs
| day afternoon at her home, 326 Klein
street: Mrs. F. F. Dawdy, Mrs. James
Frandle, Mrs. Lyle Miller. Mrs. o. d.
johnson Mrs. Walter Mowrer. Mrs.
Charles Gathers, Mrs. Gill: The meet
ling next week will be held with Mrs.
Dan Lane in Lafayette street.
Sunday at the Third Christian
church the Sunday school hour from
Parents Day" A cordial invitation, to
attend is extended to the parents of all
pupils of the school, and those inter-
esteds in the Sunday school work.
Mrs. E. Fy5Gordiners1 entertained
the following young people Tuesday
evening at her home, 421 Chandler
street in honor of her daughter Edna
elevenths birthday anniversary: Louise
Roller Leona Wiltshire, Bertha Bur-
ton, Neva Gleason, Alice Cox. Vivien
Rodgers, Mildred Concur, Marie Nc
Donald, Elsie Helmstead, Nellie Coop
er, Merle Massey, Vera Trimble, Lucille
ble, Marian Caruthers, Viola Fleck.
Mabel Lands and Lettie Coffman.
Mrs. Gordiner was assisted by Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gordon of
404 East Eighth street have returned
from California where they spent sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. F. C. FIuke entertained twenty
her home in Quincy street in honor of
her daughter Thelma's tenth birthday
anniversary.
Miss Jessie Tobias has asked a num-
Der OF little girls to spend the after
noon Saturday at her home in Quincy
street in celebration of her tenth
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Wolfe will en-
terrain the members of the Ne Plus
Ultra Card club tonight at their home,
ALP Sumner street.
The funeral of Miss Mabel Warren
will be held Sunday afternoon from
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Warren, 934 Morris avenue. The
Warren family lived for more than
twenty-five years at 631 Branner
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Bealy of
sos Scotland avenue are the parents
of a daughter, born Wednesday.
Little Elizabeth Degginger, 616I
Chandler street, is recovering from an
attack Of measles.
c. S. Alexander and Miss Mabel
Upper will sing a duet next Sunday
morning at Third Presbyterian church,
Just AS Am" The orchestra and
chorus will furnish splendid music in
the evening at the O'Clock services.
"Sir Isaac" Newton will give his
talk as he shows his won
derful collection of Bible scenes Illus
trating the Sunday school lessons. An
offering will be taken, but no admis-
sion charged.
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FBACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush the Kidneys at once when
Backachy or Bladder bothers-
Meat forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally says
a well-known authority Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
SO they s1uggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver
trouble, nervousness, constipation,
dizziness, sleeplessness, bladder disor-
ders come from sluggish kidneys. !
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts. or II
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces Of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a.
tablespoonful in glass of water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys ill then act fine This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia and has been used for
generations to flush c1ogged kidneys
and stimulate them to activity, also
to- neutralize the acids in urine SO it
no longer causes irritation, thus end
Ing bladder disorders
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes a delightful effer-
resent Whitewater drink which all
and then to keep the kidneys clean
and the blood pure, thereby avoiding
serious kidney complications--Adv
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OAKLAND NOTES.
Items for this department may be

Mrs Martin Goodman entertained
the members of the Busy Bee club
Wednesday afternoon at her home
Those present were: Mrs. s. 7. At
wood, Mrs Arch Beavitt, Mrs. Joseph
Bower, Mrs. Ella Chaplin, Mrs JOS
eph Gordon, Mrs. G.. F. Gladfelter,
Mrs. Glen Harmon, Mrs D. A Smith.
Mrs. Fred Skidmore, Mrs. Goodman.
The next meeting will be held in two
weeks with Mrs. Glen Harmon. 425
Taylor street.
Miss Sadie Richardson is improving
after weeks serious illness at her
home in Winfield avenue.
George Reese will leave the first of
the week for Western Kansas where
he will spend q few months.
Mrs. Peter IsaacSon of Springfield.
Mo-, is spending few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Painter
Miss Grace Rymer entertained the
Loyal Girls class of the Oakland
Christian church Tuesday. evening at
her home. Those present were: Miss
Lucille Sherman, Miss Ruth Golden,
Miss Florence Ludington, Miss Helen
Jessop, Miss Blanche Knight, Miss
Olive Read. Miss Juanita Candy, Miss
Zadie Randall, Miss Gladys Fox
The VIM. Hardy family have moved
from AFTER avenue to 366 Green street
The Epworth League Of the Oak
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when I started taking sargol my
weight only 1875 pounds" writes H.
E. Henninger. Now my weight is 16O
pounds and L am the picture of health
and stronger than l ever was before. You
may use my letter for 1 am sure 1t will
Would not take 500 for the good it has
done me- when 1 commenced taking
sargol I weighed 116 pounds. I have been
taking it only 20 days and weigh $50
ed q pounds in 10 days." states W. P.
Thackery.
And so it goes. Some folks take little
stock in testimonials because they say
people are apt to take treatment for some
disease and just imagine they feel better.
But Sargol is not treatment for any
sstay there fat and muscular tissue on
men and women who are thin, rundown
no imagination about it. These people
weigh themselves before they begin They
the scales tell the story. Hundreds upon
hundreds of Sargol users constantly
reporting r increases sa IN f weight ranging all
Sargol is just tiny tablet which you
eat at meals 1t mixes with your food
oils of your food into rich. ripe, flesh
producing nourishment for the tissues and
blood. If you are underweight it is certain
ducing material in your food is going
through your body as waste: You eat an. and
wasteful, dangerous leakage of fats and the
result is quickly noted as the hol1ows of
You risk no loss in taking Sargol. as
leading druggists everywhere sell 1t with
positive guarantee of Increased weight
as contained In every package.
Absolutely harmless. Costs little if it
succeeds and nothing if it fails. If you are
it to yourself to try it
Sold in Topeka and vicinity by Arnold
Adv.
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land NJ. E. church met with the Misses
Peak in Wabash avenue Wednesday
evening
Mrs. E. s. Wallace of Kellam ave-
nue. is spending few days this week
with relatives in ST. Joseph.