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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
SCHOOLS :
-.
TO OPEN
SEPT. 9th

The Graded and High School, and
the public school at the Cotton Mill,
will open on September 9th, which is
two weeks from next Monday.s;; The
buildings are being put in proper
,shape,for the opening, and the pros.
poets are that the next session will be
a successful one for the Abbeville
schools. s$ " l. -. :
Prof. Cheatham has just returned
from Columbia University in New
York, where he has been. attending
the summer school, preparing him
self for better discharging ;. the du-
ties Of his position. He is full of
energy and will enter on the work
with the determination to give the
people Of the city the best school we
have ever had. |.@.' -
= The children at the Abbeville Cot
ton Mill will attend the schools up
town with the exception of the
smaller children in the first grade.
A teacher will be furnished for the
work in this grade in the building at
the mill. The plan to have all the
children Of the town attend one
school has worked admirably. Some
Of the people at the mill opposed the
venture at first, but experience has
shown the wisdom Of the change.
The children from that community
have been amongst the best students
in the Graded School as well as the
High School. The better facilities
furnished uptown in these schools
make it desirable that all, who can
desc, attehd these schools.
The people of the school district
and the corporate and other property
in the district pay a large amount
Of money for the support Of these
public schools and all the people
should be interested to see that good
schools are provided, and that every
child In the district secures the, bene-
ft of the best instruction the dis
trict can furnish. ,... .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
sEcEDEk LADIES' TO

The ladies of the A. r. P. Church
will sell ice cream Thursday altar.
noon on the lawn at Mrs. c. IL Ne
Muray's on North Main street, for
the benefit Of the organ. ,.sEf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
A PARTY FOR MRS. POWER.

Mrs. ]. R. Power was the honor
guest at another delightful party on
last Saturday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. j. L. Mcmillan, given by Mrs.
Otto Bristow. Progressive Bridge
and rook were played and after
many games, punch, ice cream and
cake were served by Misses Fannie
DuPre and Esther Graydon. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
MISS PARKS HoNoRED.

The lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Hill, near the city, was a scene
Of a delightful social affair last Mon
day evening when Miss Mary Hill en-
,tertained n honor of her visitor, Miss
Lilly Parks. The time was spent IN
dancing and pleasant conversation ON
the lawn, after which delicious re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served by Miss Susie Hill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
CAMPING At THE MOUNTAIN.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. +. ColsnS Raasare
camping at Little Mountain f8f The
next ten days. Miss nellie Livingston
and Miss Mary Won Kolnitz are His-
iting the family and the young people
are having good time. IiS,sJi
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
NEW COTTON SELLING
Fifteen Bales on Market in Sumter

Sumter, Aug. 19.-Fifteen bales
of new cotton were bought on the To-
cal market at price averaging 49,
80, basis middling. This was not
the first new cotton sold here, how
ever, as the first bale Of the season
was sold on last Saturday to Levi
Bros. by w. G.. Pierson at Is cents.
Cotton is opening rapidly and picking
is becoming general.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
GEN. GEORGE SMITH.

Gen. George Smith is at home af-
ter a pleasant visit to the mountains
and to friends in Clinton. He lis
much improved in health and is ready
for the fall drive and for an ener-
getic dash on Turkey about Thanks-
giving ~ a... -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
Shopping for
* Her Customers

Mrs. Jas. S. Cochran. Of the we'll
known millinery firm bearing her
name, leaves Abbeville today for Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York,
to buy some of everything that's new
in ladies' headgear. Mrs. Cochran
will be in the markets several days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
BACK ON A VISIT.

Miss Mamie ,Devlin is in the city
the guest Of her friend, Miss Maggie
Brooks. She has spent the summer
pleasantly at the University of Vir-
ginia and returns to Abbeville much
improved in health. - ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
IN CHARLESTON ON BUSINESS

DR.. C. C. Gambrell and DIR. ]. r.
Power are in Charleston this week
on businessl They are attending
some meeting Of the doctors on the
Isle Of Palms. N......~,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
HERE FOR MRS. ~
HASKELL'S FUNERAL.

Miss Louise DeBruhl, Calhoun De-
Bruhl and Andrew DuPre came down
from Greenville last Friday and at
tended the funeral of Mrs. L. C. Has
kell. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
OFF TO TEACH SCHOOL.

Miss Mary Lawson Link leaves
Monday to take charge of a school
neara Chetser, 8. C. Her many
friends wish her every good luck and
success. .... ...... ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
A NEW MISSION FOR THE FORD

Some one asked Lawrence Parker,
an old Anderson boy, who now lives
at Abbeville, which he thought had
done the most for humanity, Henry
Ford or Billy Sunday. "Well," re-
sponded Lawrence, with that sly
Parker grin, tI think Henry Ford has
shaken more hi out of the people
than Billy Sunday ever did, Daily
Mail. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
THE BRIDGE, CLUB.

The regular meeting Of the bridge
club will be held at the home Of Mrs.
Frank B. Gary Friday afternoon at
five o'clock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
Committee Works on Another Plan
: Roads Executives Turn Over to
Few Task of Finding Path Out of
=" Tanxls-Soms Reason for Hope of
=. Amicable settlement Appears.

~ Washington, Aug. 21.-As one
American citizen to another, Presl-
dent Wilson today, appealed to each
of the executives of the country's
principal railroads on grounds of pa
triotism to accept his plans for avert
ing the theatened disaster of q ma
:tionwide strike. He emphasized the
necessity for keeping the railroads
in service as a part of the national
defense, and to make possible pre-
parations for meeting conditions that
win exist after the European war;
On leaving the White House .the
railroad presidents, augmented dur
inn the day by arrivals from; the
West, held a conference st which
sentiment was said to be against
agreeing to the presidents proposal
in.its present form. Hope was ex-
pressed, however, that some satisfac-
tory counterpropositiont might be ad-
.vSficed, and it was decided to turn
ssovir 20 committee the task Of draft
In final reply TO the ! president.
with more than 60 men, most Of
them with their own ideas about what
oucht to be done, the executives
fornd it difficult to "get down to
brass taeks," as one Of them express
edit .Iumorow another meeting will
be- be- nd every effort will be
nas "a decision promptly.
$, Too Much?
fheads still insist that
!son is asking them to
principle Of arbitration.
u :, chairman of the national
Ice comittee of railways, ls-
statement tonight in which he
THAT the railroads should grant,
under threat of q national strike,
q 1000, 900 wage preferment to
small minority Of their employees with
out q hearing before public tribunal
is inconceiyable in a democracy like
ours. All questions at issue-wages,
costs, operating conditions-are sub
merged by the greater issue; Shall
arbitntion be abandoned; in the set
tlement Of industrial disputes?
The statement suggests, however,
that the railroads stand ready to take
whatever action the people Of the
country desire. =
While the officials were listening to
President Wilson and later conferr-
inc at their hotel, the general com
mittee of GAO representatives Of the
employees, who already have accept
ed the president's plan, held per
functory meeting and marked time
awaiting the decision of the employ
ers, They said they would wait until
President Wilson dismissed them, but
stood ready to call a strike should the
negotiations fail;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
MIR. Philson in
Northern Markets

Mr.. R. C. Philson is in the north
buying fall and winter goods for his
firm, Philson and Henry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-08-23
BORN

At Monroe, N. c., August Is, 1916
to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Bundy, a son,
Dale Barksdale.
At Abbeville, August %, 1916, to
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Barnwell, a
daughter, Julia Fretwell.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Wesley and Tea.

In his younger days John Wesley
found it difficult to stop drinking tea
He wrote i'm 1746: I'VE agreed it would
prevent great expense. as well of
health as of time and Of money. if the
poorer people Of our society could be
persuaded to leave off drinking Of tea.
We resolved ourselves to begin and set
the example | expect some difficulty
in breaking off n custom Of six and
twenty years standing, and according
ly the first three days my head ached
and | was half asleep from morning
to night. The third day my memory
failed almost entirely. On Thursday
my headache was gone. my memory
as strong as ever, and have found no
Inconvenience. but sensible benefit in
several respects from that day TO this. "
Later in life Wesley returned to the
use of tea, as his big teapot preserved
in his house in London shows.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
A POET IN A PANTRY.
The Surprise That Awaited Tom Tay.
Tor, the Playwright.


Writing of Tom Taylor the famous
playwright and former editor Of Punch,
Leslie Ward in Forty Years of Spy "
says:
AT dinner his appearance was re-
markable, for he usually wore black
velvet evening suit. A curious trait Of
the dramatist's was his absentminded
manner and forgetfulness Of conven-
ton. Sometimes when walking i'm the
street with friend he would grow in
terested and to emphasize his remaIsls
turn to look more directly into the face
of his companion, at the same time
placing his arm around his waist. In
the case of a lady this habit sometimes
proved rather embarrassing.
''Mr. Tom Taylor was man OF un-
bounded kindness in helping every
body who was in need of money or in
trouble. One day Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor returned from walk to be met
by a startled parlor maid, who announc-
ed the presence of strange looking
man who was waiting to see them.
Her suspicious being aroused by his
wild appearance. she had shown him
into the pantry, fearing to leave him In
the drawing room. On repairing to
the pantry with curiosity not unmiXed
with wonder they discovered-Tenny-
On.-quite at home and immensely
tickled by his situation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Surmountino a Crisis.

Edward Everett Hale used to tell
with rueful smile story of his boy
hood, when. like other boys. he occa-
sionally mislaid some of his belong
ings. His gloves in particular had a
strange way of disappearing one at a
time. At last his mother, by way of
assisting his memory, sent him out one
day with a red cotton glove on one
hand and a white glove on the other.
Even at this painful crisis, however.
his wits helped him.
81 held one hand in front of me and
one behind my back said DR.. Hale,
land it seemed to me that people COM
ing toward me would think l had on
a pair of white gloves, while those be-
hind would think | wore a pair OF
bright red ones"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
How to Cure Colds.
Avoid Exposure and Drafts.
Eat Right. Take
DR.. Kings New Discovery.

Your Cough and Cold begin
10 get better as soon as you take
DR., Kings New Discovery. 1t is
prepared from Pine Tar, healing
balSamS and mild laxatives. DR..
Kings New Discovery kills and
expels the cold germs, sootheS the
irritated throat and allays infam-
nation. 1t heals the mucous men,
brane. Search as you will, you
cannot find a better cough and
cold remedy than DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Its use over As years
is a guarantee of satisfaction.
Prom exposure I had cough and
cold combined that nearly put finish to
me. While looking for something to ease
the irritation that bothered my throat
and lungs, friend advised cdr. Kings
New Discovery" 1 bought bottle, the
first dose helped and before the first bot
t'e was used my cold was we'll. &c. r.
Spaccn, Smithdaye, dirk. At all druggists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
preservative Peat.

and preservative qualities owing to the
presence of tannin, iron and other sub
stances in it. Here is an instance: At
the time of the cOvenanters, in 1856.
three men were shot at place called
Crossgelloch, on the moor above Old
Cumnock, in Scotland. In 1925. when
monument was being erected to their
memory, the workmen came upon the
corpses rolled in their plaids. The
bodies were in exactly the same state
as when they were buried. The moss
had preserved them as if they had been
embalmed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
How the Butterfly Is Protected.

The brilliant coloring on the wings
of some kinds of butterflies is a bitter
tasting pigment, which to certain ex
tent protects those species from beine
eaten by their foes. Frogs will try t
eat sulphur butterflies and after tast
ing them will promptly reject them
The brilliant colors may be produced
in order TO advertise the nauseous
taste as well as to aid the butterfly in
attracting a mate of its own kind
Westminster Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
NOT A LOST CHORD.
Bach Had the Melody In Him and just
Had to Get IL Out.

Bach Had the Melody In Him and just
Had to Get II Out.
The Duke of SaXe-Weimar once in
vited John Sebastian Bach. the Nestor
of German music, to attend a dinner
at the palace. Before the guests sat
down to the feast Bach was asked to
give an improvisation. The composer
seated himself at the harpsichord and
straightway forgot all about dinner
and everything else. He played so long
that at last the duke touched his Shout
der and said. I'VE are very much
obliged, master, but we must not let
the soup get cold"
Bach sprang to his feet and followed
the duke to the dining room without
uttering a word. But he was scarcely
seated when he sprang up, rushed back
to the instrument like one demented,
struck few chords and returned to
the dining room, evidently feeling
much better. Il beg your pardon, your
highness.'' he said. "but you interrupt
ed me in a series of chords and arpeg
gios on the dominant seventh, and |
could not feel at ease until they were
resolved into the tonic. 1t is as If you
had snatched a glass of water from
the lips of a man dying of thirst Now
/ have drunk the glass out and am
content"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Rock Composed of Minute Fossils

Near Reno, New, are peculiar beds OF
diatomaceous earth. This chalk white
material consists largely of fossil mi
croscopic animals called diatoms.
These remains have collected here in
numbers SO immense as to form depos-
its hundreds Of feet thick and in places
make up almost the entire mass of the
rock. 1t is so light that it will almost
foat on water.-Geological Survey Bull
lptin
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
THE WORD JEHOVAH"
Its Curious Origin Which, by the Way,
10 Comparatively Modern.


An interesting feature i'm "The Old
Testament In the Light of Today" by
William Frederic Babe. professor of
Old Testament literature and Semitic
languages in the Pacific Theological
seminary. is the following explanation
of the word Jehovah"
"The name Jehovah is Of recent
tiquity. AS G.. +. Moore has shown. it
occurs for the first time sporadically
in the fourteenth century. The word
arose in peculiar way. Until some
centuries after the Christian era the
text OF the Hebrew Scriptures was
written with consonants only. The
name of the deity therefore was writ
ten with the four consonants 'Jhvh.
AS Hebrew ceased to be a spoken
tongue, words written consonantally
begun to present difficulties TO readers.
This fact led to the invention of sys-
TENS of vowel points. which were writ
ten under and above the consonants
Long before the invention of vowel
points it had become customary, on ac-
count of dread of the name of the
deity, TO read 'Adonay' Oord wher-
ever 'Jhvh occurred To indicate this
fact the vowels of 'Adonay' were con-
nected with the consonants 'Jhvh.' the
short "A of 'Adonay' by a regular
change becoming e. when connected
with the consonant j. Persons ignor-
ant of the purpose of the vowels be-
gan to read them with the cOnsonants.
and thus the preposterous hybrid DE
HOVaH' arose"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
The
Advertisements In
This Paper
Cover
the Community
Not Satisfactory.

A young man entered the haberdash-
cry shop and approached the lordly
salesman behind the counter.
II bought this necktie here day be
fore yesterday" he said. land l want
to return it,
But this tie has been worm" object.
ed the salesman after examining the
article closely.
Sure it has" replied the customer
Il wore it last night when | proposed
TO my best girl, and she refused me
That's why | want TO return it,
Pittsburgh Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Safety First,

The tramp had scaled the fence about
four inches ahead of the bulldog.
what are you doing around here
anyway" asked the woman who had
loosed the dog.
Madam" said the tramp, with great
dignity, Il was a-goin to ask for some
thin to eat, but all | now ask is that
you will feed that there dog. ladies
Zone Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
The Quarrel.

Greene-My wife and / quarreled
last night for the first time in years
Browne-What about? Greene-She
thought the reason we had never done
so before was due to her generous ma
ture, and l thought it was mine.-Ex-
change
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Tryinu 20 Prove IL,

Angry Father-Great Scott. What
are you doing. Johnny? Why, con-
found it, you've got my new watch all
to pieces! Johnny-Yes, dad. Teach
er told us today that a good watch
ought to have at least 10 parts, so
thought I'd see if yours was good
me
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Tho MAY of IL.

She-Why is it that wives were new
er allowed to make their wills? He
Didn't have to. All l ever knew had
'em ready made.-Baltimore American.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Quite Different.

Flatbush-Did you say he was work
ing for the government now? Benson
hurst-Why, no! / said he had a gov
eminent job.-Yonkers Statesman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
No Laughing Matter.

"Dubwaite impresses me as being a
man who takes life too seriously"
"Well, / must say | don't blame him
much"
"Has he a private sorrow?"
Three private sorrows. He's buy
ing a house, a grand piano and mo-
torcar on the installment plan."-Bir-
mingham Age Herald
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31

The habit of a whole life is a strong
er thing than all the reason IN the
world--Pope.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Stood BY Her.

Congratulations! hear your daugh-
ter is engaged"
Yes. 1t came as a surprise.
well now that it is really so,
want to tell you that there was never
a moment when gave up all hope for
you."-Judge.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31

One of the strangest tricks to which
lightning is addicted is that of undress
ing its victims
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
a linhtnina Trick

There are many religions. but there
Is only one morality.-RuSkin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
a IoNfuI AOnoa

A joyful Home.
"Oh, why did | ever marry your
Because didn't know any better"
Life
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

Ter now has TO correct the usury situa-
lion, Mr.. William said:
The only thing my office can do Is
to bring suit for the cancellation OF
the banks charter. This Is drastic
method, but I do not mind telling you
am considering such action against
certain banks. The only other means OF
reaching the usurious loan is through
the borrower-and he does not dare Ia
bring suit because he Is afraid he will
be put upon the blacklist"
What law do you recommend p
asked Congressman Howard, in sup
port or whose resolution for n Congress
sionai inquiry into usurious practices
the Comptroller appeared.
The present law might be sufficient
if the department Of Justice is given
authority to proceed against a bank
charging more than the legal rate" said
the Comptroller.
. 81 had though of requiring national
banks to print al the head of their reg
uiar reports statement of the loans
made at usurio.s rates. IL such q sys.
TEN OF 'pitil"Ss publicity failed to bring
results, legislation doubtless would
bring them"
Mr.. Williams suggested that "pris-
on sentences" for bankers violating
the usury laws deter excessive inter
est rates. but said he understood only
three states had such laws.
without naming the banks, Mr.. will
liams furnished the committee with
n partial list of national banking in
Stitutions which have been lending
money at IL to "a per cent and above
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Oh! NY BACK!
The Expression of Many a Kidney
Sufferer In Washington.

A stubborn backache is cause to
suspect kidney trouble. When tbs
kidneys are inflamed and swollen,
STOPPING brings a sharp twinge in
the small Of the hack, that almost
takes the breath away. Doan S
Kidney Pills revive sluggish kid
neys-relieve aching backs. Here's
Washington proof:
A. J. Bargagni, city fireman, 2l2
X st. N. E., Washington, says. my
back gave me a lot of trouble last
winter. | could hardly stoop to put
on my shoes in the morning, be-
cause sharp pains caught me in the
small of my back. The action Of
the kidneys was too frequent and
the kidney secretions we're unnat-
ural. I suffered from severe head
aches, too. Two boxes Of Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from P. A.
Laddon's Drug Store, cured me-
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that cured Mr.. Bargagni. Foster
Milburn Co., Props Buffalo N. Y.