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FREE OF CHARGE.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
< FAIRFIELD =
Observation-Disclosures

Fairfield, May 7.-Mr. John Nc
Caslan is sick, but we hope will soon
be better.
The Fairfield school closed on last
Friday. The teacher and pupils had
a pinder cracking Friday night and
invited the young folks around to
come and join with them. Everybody
seemed to enjoy it very much.
Master Roy Young spent Saturday
night with Master Ansel Talbert.
Messrs. T. o., j. A. Young, j. H.
P. McCaslan, T. F. Langley and Wal
ter Creswell motored to Plum
Branch last Sabbath to hear Rev.
John F. Warren preach.
Mr.. w. P. Long, D. A. and Alma
Young dined with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
C. Young and family on last Sab
bath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Green
burg of Greenwood, spent last Sab
bath with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Young
and family. They made the trip in
their new Ford.
Mr.. Wylie Long spent Sabbath
afternoon at the home of hic uncle,
Mr.. Joe Young.
Mr.. T. O. Young and sisters
Misses Willie, Maggie and Myrtle
motored to Abeville Wednesday af'
ternoon.
Mrs. J. w. Young and daughter
Mrs. J. M. Adams, spent one day
last week with Mrs. Joe Young
They also spent one day with Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Crawford.
Mr.. w. P. Long spent Saturday
night with David Young.
Mrs. Fannie McCaslan spent last
Sabbath afternoon with Mrs. Joe
Young.
Misses Myrtle and Ruth Young
spent Thursday night at the home
of their uncle, Mr.sJ. w. Young.
Mr.. Joe Young had his first new
Irish potatoes last Saturday, May
5th.
Some of the good farmers have
been busy setting out potato slips
since the nice rain.
Mr.. n. @. Bowen has been SICK
but is better today
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Icowpeas, plowing under the peas
each time, then two years Of cane.
Very good results are also obtained
from manuring a field heavily for
sweet potatoes and in the succeeding
year planting to cane. The quanti-
ty of manure available for this plan
can be increased by working the
cane bagasse into manure and leav-
ing it to rot for the year. In gener-
al, it may be said that practically
all the soils used for sugar cane are
very responsive to increases in the
humus content and that the alert
farmer will take every opportunity
to add this by plowing under vege-
table matter. Where this is done
systematically, the cost of fertilizer,
now an important item in the total
cost of producing sirrup, may be
materially reduced
Sugar cane, the bulletin points out,
is not propagated successfully from
seed. The commercial method is to
plant the stalks either in whole or
in part of the old plantss If the
rootstocks are left in the ground
they will produce in the succeeding
year another crop known stub
BILE or ration crop. This, however,
rarely makes as good a yield as the
first or "plant cane" crop, and it the
stubble is left another year the Sc
cond ratoon crop is usually still
smaller. In practice it has been
found that it, is rarely profitable TO
attempt to secure more than two
crops from one. planting and almost
never profitable to secure more than
three. The amount.of cane required
for planting is so great as to con-
stitute heavy drain upon the pro.
duction. The bulletin points out
that this strong incentive for un-
dertaking experiments intended to
develop cane varieties that are more
resistant to disease and that will
consequently not require such fire.
quent replanting.
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NO PLACE FOR JAlLBIRDS
Greenville Piedmont.

GreenVllle fleumonts
Somehow we are unable to raise
any great amount of enthusiasm
over propositions that have been
voiced from various sections of the
country in behalf Of inmates Of pris-
ons who are willing to join the army
if they are given their liberty.
Military service is high and pa
triotic duty, which calls for. the
flower of the country's manhood.
Clear brains and clear breasts are
requisite for the most efficient mill
tary service, and every opportunity
should be taken to preserve this
ideal for military service in connec-
ton with the raising Of an army.
To permit the impression to get
abroad that the army is to be- an
asylum for jailbirds would be detri-
mental to the cultivation Of this
ideal.
No doubt there are some excep-
tional cases, as there always are,
but, as a general proposition, we be-
lieve that the less said about free
ing criminals to join the army, the
better it will be for the army.
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MANNING CONSIDERING
THIRD S. G. REGIMENT

Columbia, May 2.-The question
of organizing a third regiment of
the National Guards of South Caro-
lima, is being given close considera-
ton by Gov. Manning. That such a
regiment is allowed was called to the
attention of the governor by Con-
gresham Nichols. The governor
had no statement to make as to
whether he would authorize the regi-
ment.
The two regiments have not yet
been recruited to war strength
Three regiments at war strength
would give the National Guard OF
South Carolina about 5000 men and
officers.
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AN ABBEVILLE SOLDIER.

News has been received in Able.
vile that William L. Hemphill has
successfully passed the examination
for the Officers Reserve Corps al
Boise, idaho, and has received or
ders to, report for duty to the Prese'
dio, at: San Francisco by May 18th.
); William is graduate of the Cita,
del and'goes in with a knowledge OF
military, affairs. Since graduation
he has followed the calling of Civil
Engineer and has held positions in
South America, Central America,
the Philippines and in different
States.
His friends in Abbeville wish him
good luck and feel assured that he
will play we'll his part in the COM
ing conflict.
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animportant consideration. The sys-
TENS of farming in vogue in the su-
gar districts tend to deplete the
soil of its humus 80 that the value
of manure in these regions is unu-
sually high. For these reasons it
seems that the SLIDING Of sugar cane
tops will more than repay the farmer
for the labor of filling the silo. In
this connection the bulletin already
mentioned points out that it is es-
sential to tramp the tops very thor
oughly in the silo.
The bagasse-cane from which
the juice has been extracted-also
has some feeding value while fresh,
but it is far lower than that of tops.
In the open air it ferments very
quickly. Whether or mot it can be
made into silage with profit is a sub
ject for further tests. In small
mills, such as those ordinarily used
by the sirup producer, the juice is
extracted too incompletely for the
bagasse to be used as fuel, and in
many cases farmers simply cart it
off to some waste land where it will
be out of the way. A more profitable
disposal of the material is to use it
as litter to mix with the barnyard
manure. When roted for about a
year in this form it may be applied
to sweet potato land or some other
crop not injured by fresh applica-
tions of manure. In this way need
ed humus may be supplied cheaply
to the soil.
Like the bagasse, the skimmings
are now largely wasted on most
farms. With proper precautions it
is believed that the clear portion
Of these could be used for sirup
making without injuring the quality
of the product. Another method is
to feed the skimmings while fresh
to hogs, or, if suitable apparatus is
at hand, they may be boiled down to
a thick molasses-like feed which is
available for the stock at any time
of the year and is greatly relished.
The cost Of producing cane for
sirup is enhanced by the fact that
the crop can be grown profitably
only on good land. In the case of
the farmer, however, who grows only
a small acreage, it is possible to Sc
lect for the cane crop an area which
has been favorably treated in prev
ious years. A very good practice is
to precede the cane with a crop of
corn and cowpeas, plowing the lat
ter under. A four-year rotation now
practiced in many sections consists
of two successive years Of corn and
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FARMERS ALL.

Messrs H. L. Ellis and Annette
Ellis, progressive farmers Of the
Groggy Springs section, were here
Wednesday on business. The Messrs
Ellis are not only good farmers but
they are interesting themselves in
the subject Of stock-raising. While
here they visited the fine pasture
lands and goat farm Of our esteemed
townsman, Col. Dick Sondley and
got a few points on how to make
two blades of grass grow where only
one grew before.
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VISITING HIS OLD HOME.

Mr.. T. P. Quarles is in the city
visiting his daughter, Mrs. R. L. Dar-
gan and other relatives. For the
past several years Mr.. Quarles has
made his, home in Alabama, but
during the last cotton season he
bought cotton in Johnson and Nc
Cormick. His friends are always
glad when he comes on a visit.
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BACK IN THE NAVY.

Barnwell Aiken and Kenneth
Jones, both boys in whom Abbeville
is interested, are back in the navy
and are ready for the German SUBJ
marines.
Both young men have served their
time and have been discharged from
the navy and were holding good po-
sitions in civil life but have re-en-
listed for the war.
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THE D. A. RS

At the meeting of the local chap
ter of the D.. A. RS. last Tuesday
afternoon the regular election Of Of.
ficers was held and resulted in the
unanimous reelection of Mrs. Harris
as Regent. She has served the
chapter most successfully for year
and has added a substantial mum.
Der to the membership.
She has the interest of the chap
ter at heart.
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ENTERTAINS THE u. D. c.

Mrs. P. A. Cheatham was hostess
to the U. D. C.'s at her pretty home
Tuesday afternoon. After the busi-
ness transactions were over, the
guests were refreshed with sand
wiches, ice-tea and frozen punch.
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CLINTON LODGE A. F. M.

There will be an extra communi-
cation of Clinton Lodge No. 8, A. F.
M. Thursday evening, May 10, at
8 o'clock. Work in the first degree.
By order of W. M.
Otto Bristow, Sec.
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THE cHILDRENs coNFEDERACY

The Childrens Confederacy held
its usual monthly meeting last Sat
urday at the home of Miss Elizabeth
Gambrell. An interesting program
of recitations, readings and patri-
otic songs was carried out. The
next meeting will meet with Miss
Helen Haigler.
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THE ROCK CLUB.

The young ladies rook club was
delightfully."- entertained by Miss
Eugenia Robertson last Saturday
afternoon. The rooms were made
attractive in decorations Of roses
and carnations. After the games q
tempting salad course was served the
players.
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Bud DnUis Tells Hou Roads are
Concealed at the Front in France

o. J. Rundahi has another interest
ing letter from Bud Davis 1t is dateY
Oct s, 1917. and comes from Some
where in France"
Mr.. Davis says:
received your letter yesterday and
he papers. Believe me sure did ap-
preciate the home town news and
thank you thousand times for your
Earl today and he said he was well
and getting along flne. got disap'
pointed in regard to my leave OF alb
scnee. l have been on the front for
three months In active service and a,
the end of three months we are in line
for three weeks leave of absence
but due to the awful poor weather and
several big operations being post
poned we won't get away for another
month. but then AIN going to t,y and
meet Earl.
Even tho we are having awful bad
weather. we are seeing great deal of
erts3i ement. We think things viii
aniet down about Christmas in our
sector as the weather gets very bad.
We had two of our ambulances dam
aged by shell fire during a lombard
ment of the road.
noticed a piece in the Record
about "Camonfsge." which think
was very interesting. will Just write
yon few lines in regard TO the way
ii is used over here.
"Camouhag- as used over here
means concealment o. to hide. Every
thing that moves toward the front IL
camoufaged. All the big guns are
painted a brownish. greenish. or gray
color so tha, they look like a part OF
the landscape 10 an aviator. All the
WAGONS and big trucks are painted a
mixture of colors; our barracks are all
covered over with bushes and limbs
OF trees so that from the air they look
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Hike part of the landscape.
The most wonderful wo-k OF all is
our road. On either side of the road.
limbs OF trees are stuck up in the
ground and two walls of bushes are
made; for roof they. use sacking or
buriap that is painted brown with
spots in IT, In this way road IL OBJ
liberated to the view of aercplanes
and the traffic is always going thru
rcgu ar tunnels. We have several
miles of tunnels like this on our route.
We don't fear bombs from aeroplanes
but the German artillery sometimes
take a notion 20 lombard the route
and that is when We hustle. They get
the road pretty good as we are hold
ing ground that they formerly had and
were driven out of. so they have the
range pretty good.
inspected some tanks the other
day and they are very interesting:
regular arsenals on wheels and almost
indestructible ecept for bombs. l also
inspected some trench mortars and
land torpedoes. | have a French
friend who takes me around and ok
plains the different operations 10 me
and it is interesting. only rather dan
gerous. am going to quit going in
the trenches as am sure scared of
granades.
am sure glad to receive letters
from you folks and I hope you will
continue to write to RE. I am looking
forward to all your letters. was
riad 10 hear of a good crop in Canon.
Your Letters are optimistic and puts
the ginger in US fellows over here 10
know that the folks over home are for
Us and helping TO bring permanent
and honorable peace as soon as pos
sible.
p. S.-You can send letter 10 me
FOR &c " you Just mark. II war zone.
thus: "t2-sent siamp) war zone
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LEFT THURSDAY
FOR CALIFORNIA

Mrs. A. f. Wilson departed Thurs.
day afternoon for Salt Lake City on
her way to southern California where
she will spend the winter. She will
go first to Los Angeles and Long
Beach, where she will remain for
some time. Later she will proceed to
San Diego for an extended stay. Mr.
Wilson is planning visit to San
Diego in the course of the next month
~ cn
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News Notes
THURSDAY
MRS CHARLES zENoEt
VISITING IN FLORENCE

NVSt itNa
Mrs. Charles zengel is visiting in
Florence this week as the guest of
her son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ZengeI.
GUESTS OF MRS.
ELLA F. CARTON
]. H. Mclean of Enid. Okla, has
been visiting at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs Ella Carton for the past
week He returned to his home Wed
nesday taking with him Mrs. Carton 3
little daughter. Miss Dorothy.
RETURN FROM EXTENDED
EASTERN TRIP
Mr.. A. S. Lonacker. of the Canon
Grocery company. wife son and grand
son returned home Wednesday from
an extended auto trip east as far as
Chicago. They also visited i'll Casa,
Dallas and Madison counties of Iowa,
crossed tie Father of Waters at Dav
enport, Iowa. and Rock Island. Ill.
They report not only an enjoyable but
an interesting and instructive trip.
MhS. WEBS En- TUNE
FROM WASHINGTON
Mrs L.. c. Webster returned to Can
on City on Wednesday from six
weeks visit in Washington. d. c..
where she was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burnie J.. Craig. the latter of
whom is her daughter. Mrs. Webster's
stay in Washington was very interest
ing and enjoyable, affording her, as
il did. an opportunity of studying some
of the features of the government and
their administration
MRS. 8. e. HARL GOES EAST
MS. b. L. Harl left Wednesday
morning for Liberty. Missouri, where
she will spend some time renewing as
-sociations with relatives and friends.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Jones.
who has been visiting Mrs. Charles
Miller at s1S Harrison avenue. Before
returning to Colorado Mr.. Harl viii
go to Little Rock. Arkansas, where
she will remain during a considerable
portion of the winter as the guest of
ner sou. Lieut. maple Il. tfarl, VINO is
an army officer stationed at Camp
Pike near that city.
BIG DONATION FOR
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Rev. E. r. Fulkerson returned to
Canon. City day or two ago from a
lecturing trip thru Oklahoma and Mis-
souri, river territory in the interest of
the General Board of Foreign Mis-
sions OF the Methodist Episcopal
church of the United States. of which
he is one of the field agents. DIR. Fulk-
erson as financial solicitor raises
huge sums of money annually for re-
ligious enterprises in heather lands,
particularly in China. India. Japan
An dthe nearer Orient. During his re-
cetn work in Oklahoma he was given
donation of $4,000 for missionary
work by wealthy woman. DIR. Fulk-
crson will leave on Friday of this
week for New York and Washington.
n. C.
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IT. NV "NsN@o
BUSINESS VISIT HERE
MORGAN PAINT COMPANY
CHANGES LOCATION.

The Morgan Paint company has
moved from its former location in the
Strathm5re block to the Mcclure
building at 62s Main street. next door
to the Fred Riede Grocery A new
front was placed in the building for
their occupancy and in the course OF
a week they expect to be nicely 10.
Gated
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MRS. HEBRON AND
CHILDREN HERE

Mrs. Kenentb Heron. nee Miss
Ruth Webster. and children Webb.
Robert and Ruth arrived here the
first of the week from Lake View,
Oregon, and are visiting Mrs. Her.
ron's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II, c
Webster. at SCI Greenwood avenue
They were accompanied here from
the Pacific coast by Mr.. Heron. who
left here a day or two ago for Den.
yer to look after some business af
fairs requiring his attention. Mr.. and
Mrs. Heron and family have made
their home In Oregon for the last
three yea s where the former has
been employed as a civil engineer in
connection with a big irrigation pro
ject. 1t is possible they will go from
here 10 Chama New Mexico. where
Mr.. Heron has been rendered a posi-
tion with big irrigation proposition.
EM-A-NoN CLUB ENTERTAINED
A hALLoWE EN- PARTY So
The members of the Em-A-Non club
we'en party Monday evening at the
Shaffer hall. The hall was appropsi.
ately decorated with pumpkins. Jack
o-lanterns. autumn leaves and witches.
Halloween games and fortune telling
was the diversion of the evening. AT a
late hour delicious luncheon was
served consisting OF salad. sandwiches.
waters, alives. brick ice cream, cake
and coffee. Those present were the
Misses Bessie Chase. Lulu Kissinger.
Ida Wiley. Louise Brandon, Louise
Goodrich. Helen Trout. Hazel Long.
Martha Lloyd. Maurine Robbins. Bes
sic Mc(luown and Messrs. Harold
Brown. Harold l.. Brown. Robert Tn
derwood. Stanley Sale. verna VII
'iiams. Earl Lloyd. Sidney Jefferson
Chas. SWANSON. Phil Blocilsom, Oiin
Diebcrt ard Webb Proctor
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in the west for many years. She was
wei known in this community and
had many friends here. In addition TO
Hfs. Benson another daughter lives
in Salida. The funeral was held from
Wilson's undertaking chapel at
o'clock this afternoon and was con-
Quoted by Rev. Konkei OF the First
Methodist church. The obseauies
were ia gely attended The remains
were laid to rest In Lakeside GENE
tory.
KILLED TWO SNAKES TO-DAY.
John Lippis in motoring from Canon
city TO his home in Drokside this
morning ran over and killed two
snakes in the road. They were water
snakes and were OF large sire The
rema -kable feature Of the incident Is
that such reptiles should be abroad
in November: time Of the year when
all self elfrespeoting ophidians should bc
alternating In winter quarters.
GUEST OF ALDERMAN
AND MRS. DICKINSON.
Mrs. Mary ]. Dickinson Of Gsnnads,
Colorado. arrived here las, SATURDAY
Tor a visit with her son. Alderman
Grant Dickinson. wife and family Mt
Scs Greenwood avenue. After a four
or Ave weeks visit In Canon City she
will proceed 10 Southern California
where she will spend the winter. Mrs.
Dickinson has spent the winter
months on the Pacific coast for num-
bcr OF years.
ORDERED TO REPORT
FOR SERVICE.
Geo. II. Cassedy received a letter
this morning from his son. I'D. C. Cas-
scdy. heid clerk with The engineering
corps OF the United States army. sta.
Toned for some tim. past at Camp
american University. Washington. d.
g. stating that he had been ordered
To report at IN Atlantic por, on Tues
das of this week. In readiness for
military duty somewhere in France"
Mr.. Cassefv asked his father To re-
member him 10 all OF his Canon City
friends on the eve of his departure for
"vcrsras service.
MISS LIVINGSTON
GONE TO CALIFORNIA
With Bud Nix as driver. Miss Anna
LIVINGSTON left Sunday morning By
automobile for southern California
where she will spend the winter. Miss
Livingston has gone to the Pacific
coast In order tn be near her brother.
captain A. II. Livingston. in com.
mand OF Company c.. One Hundred
and Fifty.seventh Infantry. stationed
~ Camp Kearny. Linda Vista. catf.
Miss Livingston will reside at la
Ioila. a suburb OF San Diego. II is ex-
nected that eleven days will be re.
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MRS. q. c. MELTON
IN VIRGINIA.

Mrs. R. c. Melton departed over the
Santa Fe road Wednesday evening for
an extended visit to her o'd home on
her fathers plantation at Treese. vir-
ginin. Her friends will be glad to know
that she is sufficiently recovered TO
make the trip and that a message
from her en route announced that she
was getting along finely.
MoToRED TO
PUEBLO FRIDAY.
A. f. Wilson. ID. w. boss and W. II
Dczier motored to Pueblo Friday af-
ternoon for the purpose of being pres
ent at an address delivered in connec-
tion with the welfare of the soldier
boys In the military training camps OF
the country. County Commissioners
G. " Hodgin and J. Victor McCandless
were also in attendance at the meet
ing. Messrs.- Wilson. Ross and Dozier
returned home this morning.