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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

as twenty-five cents may be invested
at one time. 1t is safer than any
savings bank because the promise
to repay is by the greatest pay-mas-
ter on earth. 1t is great chance
to teach the children to begin to
save the money which comes into
their hands. And there is no better
time, and will be no better time,
for them to begin than now. We
are in the throes of a great war
and the Government needs every
dollar which the people are able to
invest. The people themselves need
to save every dollar which they can.
There are small amounts of money
everywhere at this season of the
year. All of the children have some
money to spend for the holidays
A great opportunity presents itself
to bring lesson of thrift home to
them and to teach them that money
is not to be spent solely for selfish
purposes and pleasures but some
thing at least of what they have
should be so invested and so taken
care of as to help mankind and sup
port the Government under which
they are living.
These stamps may be purchased
at Post Offices, banks, trust COM
panies and other financial institu-
tions. Every person should begin
today to save something.
No better Christmas present can
be offered the children than War
Savings Certificate with Five dol
lar stamp attached, or even a
Thrift card with a 25c. stamp at
tached. With the gift they get the
idea of persevering in the effort to
complete the investment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
RED CROSS STAMPS.

Last week in the list of merchants
who are going to handle the Rec
Cross Stamps on the packages the
names of w. D. Barksdale and the
McMurray Drug Co., were left out
of the list unintentionally. They
will put a stamp on each package
that you will carry home yourself
The McMurray Drug Store will also
handle these stamps for sale. Should
you not get your stamps from the
children you can get them at the
Drug store. ..
Saturday the school children will
canvass the town with the stamps
Buy what you need from them and
help a good cause. The stamps will
also be sold in the Post Office by
some of the young ladies of the Red
Cross.
The fund thus raised will 60 to
the maintenance of the Tubercu-
losis Camp at Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
Ready

Gambrell gave him to Leslie Nc
MILAN saying that he didn't know
whose dog it was but that he could
have him. So Leslie took the dog
to Columbia to the Camp. When
the advertisement appeared in the
papers Mrs. Mcmillan knew imme-t
diately who the dog belonged TO,
and she wrote to her son. Leslie
is going to bring him back as soon
as he can come home for few days
Annie doesn't think very much
of a man that would give her dog
away without first asking her about
it. Anyway she is glad that she
is going to get "Jack" back. She
thinks that DR.. Gambrell should give
her a years free license on her dog
for causing her so much grief.
Jack knew quite a number of
tricks as all smart dogs know but
chief among them was that he had
learned to stand up on his hind legs
and lap ice cream out of a saucer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
OUR FIRST SNOW.

Usually our cold spells come af-
ter Christmas but this year the
weather man decided to let US have
a little all along and to give US a
taste of what the boys in France
and in the trenches will have to
stand all winter. This is merely a
"mild little snow" Three inches
fell Tuesday night and lay all day
Wednesday and Thursday.
Clouds were hanging low threat
ening another snow Oh worse wea-
ther. There was a mist yesterday
morning. .
The young people had a grand
time snow-balling each other and
every body that passed. The snow
was dry and was not so disagreea-
BILE. The older people who had busi-
ness out on the streets kept pretty
close to the stores so IN case the
youngsters got too rough they could
dodge in the first door that was
handy. There was no snow and su-
gar and cream eaten because of the
shortage of sugar. The people who
were fortunate enough to have a
good supply of coal burnt it with
care for they didn't know how long
this spell would last and those who
didn't have much coal or wood were
even more careful of what they had.
All the men who could get away
went rabbit hunting and quite
number of rabbits were killed.
We enjoy SHOWS but they must be
of short duration!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

to mailing out the QUESTIONABLE to
the Registrars of Abbeville Coun-
ty. Five per cent will go out each
day until the full number have re-
ceived their copy of the Question
naire. If your order number comes
in the five hundred lot yours will
be mailed on the fifth day from the
18th and so on.
Each Registrant will have seven
(7) days in which to fill it out and
send it back. If there are any
questions that cannot be answered
without assistance it would be wise
to get the help of the new Legal
Advisory Board to, assist. This
board was recently named by Gov.
Manning and is, VIM. P. Greene
and D. H. Hill. Robert S. Owens
was named but since he has remov-
ed to Mccormick County his place
will have to be filled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
NEGRO SOLDIERS DIE
FOR PART IN RIOTING
Thirteen Members of Twentyfourth
Infantry Executed at Fort Sam
Houston One Minute Before
Sunrise.

San Antonio, Dec. 11.-Except
for the ashes from two huge bon
fires, an isolated thicket on the big
government reservation, near here,
showed no signs tonight that it was
the execution place early today of
13 negro soldiers of the Twenty
fourth United. States Infantry. The
negroes convicted of participating
in the riots at Houston, Texas, Aug
ust 23 last, were hanged at TIT
o'clock, one minute before sunrise.
After dark last night motor trucks
carried the lumber for the scaffolds
and a company of the engineers to
the clearing. The scaffolds were
built by fire light. Motor trucks
shortly after 5 o'clock this morning
carried the condemned negroes from
the barracks where they spent their
last night. and the officers and mill
tary guard to the place of execu-
ton. The trucks later carried the
bodies to a place as indistinguish-
able as the execution, where the
burial took place and then they
hauled back to Fort Sam Houston
every piece of timber used in the
scaffold so that the site was clear
before formal announcement of the
execution had been issued by the
Southern, Department headquarters.
The condemned negroes had known
of their fate since Sunday. Twelve
of them sought spiritual counsel of
Army Y. M. G.. A.. workers. The
18th whose name has not yet been
disclosed, gave no. inkling that he
knew. Outwardly all were stoical.
They did not know the date of the
execution but last nj ght they were
taken from the cavalry guard house
where the yhave been prisoners for
more than a month and placed in
separate barracks.
Aside from less than a dozen Of
fcers of the Southern Department
and the sheriff of Bexar County, no
one in the city or the army camps
knew of the execution date or place.
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w. J. BRYSON.

W. ]. Bryson, one of our sub
scribers came into the Office this
week to renew his subscription. He
says that he wouldn't know any OF
the news if he didn't take The Press
and Banner. He has to work Sc
regular now on the railroad that he
doesn't have time to loaf around
and hear the news and gossip. As
he doesn't care about the gossip he
is we'll informed of the things hap,
pening by The Press and Banner
He knows a good newspaper wher
he sees it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

To take corn and use it in the
still seems to cause little talk, but
to take perfectly good sugar and
use it then there is much said. Over
one hundred thousand pounds were
stored away by moonshiners in
Jacksonville and Greenville in
Georgia to be used in the distilling
of contrabrand whiskey. The Food
Administration Representatives dis
covered ten thousand pounds in one
lot,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
GOVERNMENTS FINAL ESTIMATE OF
1917 COTTON CROP is 1O,949,O00

Washington than million bales in the
the shown the
the of agriculture
Cotton production year equivalent 500
agriculture announced today its final
port average estimated at 5o15 pounds
bv
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
COAL SHUTE BROKE.

The coal shute at the Seaboard
shops broke down and the engines
had to be coaled up with the scoops
or by hand. 1t was long job and
quite number of freight trains
were delayed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

Think how lucky we are. We live
so near the country that we can g
out and get freweod if we are ou
of coal and there isn't any in town
but the city folks can't do that.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

Two of our young ladies assist
ed a neighbor lady skin a calf this
week. 1t seems that the lady had a
negro to knock the calf in the head
and then the women folks skinned
and dressed it. They say they had
a grand time and had just plenty
of nice meat to eat. We guess we
should call this "Skinning Party"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
JACK STARTED TO FRANCE.

"Jack," the playmate of little
Annie Hemphill Rogers, is at Camp
Jackson with the boys. DR.. c. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

The Southern engine was froze
up and they didn't get out until
late Wednesday and were real late
coming back from Hodges.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

A carrier pigeon thoroughly ex.
hausted flew in the broken window
at the home of Mrs. McColl in Hall
fax. 1t had been hurt by the ex-
plosion for it's feet were bleeding,
1t bore a celluloid band bearing
"No. 29-29."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

The numerous hunters had tn
rabbits on the run Wednesday.
good old time stew or pie is Nigh
ty good way to save the meat o
the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

We have to remember so man!
things and so many people foI
Christmas that we are just as likel!
to forget ourselves as not.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14
THE QUESTIONABLE
FOR REGISTRANTS

Capt. Jack Perrin of the Local
Board, informs us that beginning
Saturday, Dec. Is, they will start
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

A sailor of the Jacob Jones the
ship that was destroyed by a. U-boat
when hailed by the crew on the
boat answered in German. They
took him aboard the submarine and
then submerged. He knows the
Germans now as we'll as their lam
guage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

1t was worth a great deal for pc
destrians to be out on the streets
Wednesday for the school children
were running wild. They were not
particular who they hit with snow
balls. But they had a grand time
and they are young but once.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

Russia and Mexico are similar ir
that they have one revolution after
another. A new one has started ir
Coahuila with Luis Gutierrez as
leader.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

In Athens there was only two cars
full of coal and the people had
come to the Fuel Plant with dray
wagons, buggies, wheel barrows,
baskets and anything that could be
carried or hauled. Not only men
and the drivers but the women and
the children. They were out of
coal and they were cold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

To have snow and no sugar O.
cream is dreadful thing. That wa
our fix this week. Molasses doesn'
taste the same.
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BREVITIEs.
+ * * * * 4 * x * **

Although the days were disagree
able there was a pretty good num-
ber of early Christmas shoppers in
the stores.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-12-14

Some hogs are better off nov
since they are laying in the pantr.
or smoke house instead of the pen
Likewise some families.
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* y \ * * * 4 * * X X 4,
* *
s. BREVITIES. =
* &
* y * * * 4 * 4 * = 4 *
Although the days were disagree
able there was a pretty good num-
Der of early Christmas shoppers in
the stores.
Some hogs are better off now
since they are laying in the pantry
or smoke house instead of the pen.
Likewise some families.
To have snow and no sugar or
cream is a dreadful thing. That was
our fix this week. Molasses doesn't
taste the same.
Russia and Mexico are similar in
that they have one revolution after
another. A new one has started in
Coahuila with Luis Gutierrez as
leader.
We have to remember so many
things and so many people for
Christmas that we are just as likely
to forget ourselves as not.
) The numerous hunters had the
rabbits on the run Wednesday. A
good old time stew or pie is nigh
ty good way to save the meat of
the country.
Think how lucky we are. We live
so near the country that we can 60
out and get fireweod if we are out
of coal and there isn't any in town,
but the city folks can't do that.
A carrier pigeon thoroughly ex-
hausted flew in the broken window
at the home of Mrs. McColl in Hall
fax. 1t had been hurt by the ex-
plosion for it's feet were bleeding.
1t bore a celluloid band bearing
"No. 1929"
1t was worth a great deal for pc
destrians to be out on the streets
Wednesday for the school children
were running wild. They were not
particular who they hit with snow
balls. But they had a grand time
and they are young but once.
In Athens there was only two cars
full of coal and the people had
come to the Fuel Plant with dray
wagons, buggies, wheel barrows,
baskets and anything that could be
carried or hauled. Not only men
and the drivers but the women and
the children. They were out of
coal and they were cold.
A sailor of the Jacob Jones the
ship that was destroyed by a. U-boat
when hailed by the crew on the
boat answered in German. They
took him aboard the submarine and
then submerged. He knows the
Germans now as we'll as their lam
guage.
Two of our young ladies assist
ed neighbor lady skin a calf this
week. 1t seems that the lady had a
negro to knock the calf in the head
and then the women folks skinned
and dressed it. They say they had
a grand time and had just plenty
of nice meat to eat. We guess we
should call this "Skinning Party"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30
PREMIER CERTAIN
OF WOMEN VOTING
Lloyd George Tells Delegation
Equal Rights Sure to Come,

LONDON, March N-Premier LLOYD
George told deputation of women sui-
traglstS Yesterday that the government
now is framing an electoral reform bill
~ which the recommendations OF the
speakers conference in favor OF woman
suffrage would be incorporated. but he
added, the Interpretation OF the recon-
mcndations will be left to the house. A
majority OF the members of the govern
mcnt said the premier would support
woman suffrage and he did not doubt
an overwhelming majority OF the house
He urged the women to be content with
the present limitation OF the vote 10
women aged 20 or, alternately IS. as
recommended by the conference be
cause otherwise there was no hope Of
general consent
The premier admitted thai the limita
ton was illogical and njuStliiable, but
expressed the conviction that once
women were enfranchised they would
eventually get exactly the same fran
ChSc as men
Indications are that the womens
leaders will adopt the premcr's advice
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst says she is
quite satisfied in view Of the fact tha,
the bill IS an emergency measure and is
willing to let the house OF commons dc.
eide.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30
WAGES REDUCED
Is PERCENT BY
COST OF LIVING
Workers 81 Cents Day Worse
Off Than 10 Years Ago,

WASHINGTON, March 80 The an
nual food bill OF the average family
has grown from Sj39lO in 1918 70
S+2554 at present, the department OF
labor announced Yesterday in a review
OF food prices In ten years. the de-
partmcnt experts estimate the advance
in cost Of food has SO far outstrlppcd
wage increases that the workman who
drew s. a dav IN 1907 now finds him
sell just % cents a day worse OF
The heaviest increase in food prices
during the last four years is shown in
potatoes the cost Of which has risen
from 1890 to $500 Other large in
creaseS are IN eggs from Si}Ol ~
SJ07 flour, $lSl2 to $254O, butter.
A572 to S5l7g OF the whole list of
foods only sirloin and round steak are
cheaper than five years ago
Takes Percent Jump.
In the period from January IS to Feb
ruary IS food prices took a percent
jump. Onions led with a II percent
increase; potatoes went up 80 percent,
eggs alone decreased in price.
1t is estimated that II dollars
worth OF food bought in 1907 weighed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

II your father be living sometime
you may be reconciled to him. |
have been weak and bitter enough
during all these years 20 he meanly
comior'ed by your staunch cham
pionship Of me- and your detesta-
tlon OF the wrong your father did
me But death brings clearer ylS-
ion, my child, and ! cannot wish
that your fathers lNt ycarS-ii
indeed. he be living-should be dcS.
ola,ed by not knowing you wish
you TO know that there were things
which, while they did not cxtcnu-
ate your father, yet might in some
. measure explain his action.
Certain Of One Thing
81 was much to blame can see
It now, ior not being able TO hold
his love You were so much like
me. my darling, that | tremble Tor
your happiness il YOU should hap
pen to marry the wrong kind oi
man | have wondered often ii the
story OF my tragedy, terrible as It
is Tor me to think ot II, might not
help YOU Ard yc,--it nigh, do
more harm than good AZ any rate,
! have written It all out, and pm, II
with the other things IN the box
feel curious sort vt iataliSm
concerning me. II is borne In upon
me that II YOU ever need ~ read Il
YOU will read IT, II will help YOU
TO understand your father better. II
may help YOU 10 understand Your
husband. although, God grant.
knowledge like mine may never
come to YOU
"Oi ono thing | am certain. vuu
will never have anything To do with
the woman who abused my ifieud.
ship and took your father from me.
! canno, carry my forgiveness iit
enough. even in the presence e
death, TO bid YOU 90 to him II ,he
be still a part oi his life
u can write no more. my DARLING
J want YOU to know that YOU have
been the dearest child a mothr,
could have. and that YOU have
never given me moments uneasl
ness in my life God bl,sS and
keep YOU
MOTHER"
! did not weep when had finished
hF1ticr There was that IN Ne ,lo,
hR wosds that dried my tears / IN,
he pages fetctcntly IN the rn,e'upe
aid It in the old box, closed and locked
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

A laxative TODAY saves \ sick child
tomorrow Children simply viii uo.
take the time from play 10 empty their
bowels, which become cluggcd un with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sour
Look at the tongue. mother u
coated, or your child IS h,l.,s. cross.
feverish, breath bad restless. doesn't eat
heartily full oi cold or hl, me vrinrr
or sore ,hfoa, or any other children
silmeni, give a teaspooniul oi "talior.
MIA Syrup Of Figs" then don't Wofr,
because II is perfect, harmless, and IN
Q few hours all this constipation poison
sour bile and ietmcn,inv waste will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

! did not weep when | had finished
thtetiet There was that in ne clos,
pR wOtds that dried my tears mt
thc pages re,crcntly IN the rnye'ppe
laid /, in the old box, closed and locked
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30
Missouri Mules
Appeal to British
Sense of Hunor

LONDON, March }O-Thcy are mar
yelling here over the yagancs oi the
Missouri mule, as displayed when that
eccentric hybrid IS impressed for mill
tary service Much humorous comment
has been excited by a paragraph in the
l9l5-lh report OF the auditor general 20
the war office which was issued las,
night II says:
"Mulcs worth 5000 were pickcted on
ANDY soil At Borden camp and escaped
during the night They were never re
covered One newspaper remarks to
day.
Where these mules went. whether
they were eaten by the troop, or cx.
ported To Holland for the Germans. the
auditor cannot tell They simply van
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

gently move out nj the bowels. and you
have well, playful child again A
thorough inside cleansing" i, oitlmes
all that IS necessary II should he the
first treatment given IN nny sickness
Beware oi coun,ertci, tx syrup, Ash
YOUR dtuggl', ior SO.ccn, bottle of
California Syrup oi Figs" which hA,
iu'l direction, iur babies. children oi all
ages and ior grown UPS plainly printed
,n the bottle See that i, /, made hv IN,
California FIG Syrup Company" Don"
merely ask iot syrup oi Fig, but ask
i.r California Syrup oi FIGS" Re
member California Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30
NOSE Cl0GGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.
...-.--.-...-.-.-.- "-..-.-.~..-.


All What relief! Your clogged n
trils open right up, the air passages OF
your head are clear and you can
breathe freely No more hawking, snui
fling, muoou, discharge. headache dry
ness--no struggling for breath at night,
your cold or catSrh is gone
Don't stay stuffed up Get a small
bottle Of Elys Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply little of this
fragrant antiSep,ic cream in your nos
trils, let it penetrate through every air
passage Of the head soothc and heal
the swollen, inflamed mucous mem
brane, giving you inStan, relief Eb's
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seek.
ins It's Just splendid ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

ten pounds il would weigh today a triilc
more than seven pounds
Despite the average increase Of 70
percent IN wages an hour in the last
ten years says the departments state
mcnt and despite a cut in hours
worked OF 1 percent, the rising cost Of
food, has operated to reduce the pay
of the American working man about 10
percent, expressed IN terms OF food his
dollar will h,iy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

the lid, and replaced il in the trunk
For my mothers bitter mention Of the
woman who had stolen my father from
her had brought back the Old wild
atred | had felt for so many years
Whatever Robert Gordon can tell
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30

me OF YOU mother darling, | will gladly
hear" whispered, as | locked her old
trunk, but never wan, to hear him
speak OF the man who so cruelty ruined
Jour life"
Copyright
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-30
SAM LLOYD'S PUZZLE
Three Minutes to Digest This.

Three Minutes to Digest This.
No. i04.
A term for scoldlng, backwards
read.
VIII give what all good people
dread
A character so base that none,
The cpllhet would call their own.
Answer TO No. 1903.
Hare, Date, Temple. Tulips. Neck,
Brow, Lid, Lash, Mouth, Copper
head and zone cent by the
L. S. A"
Copyright. 1917. by Sam Loyd)