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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
FOOD PRODUCTION.

A leading business man Of the
West, in writing the Manufacturers
Record in regard to the campaign
which we have been waging for the
last two years in behalf of larger
food production, says:
81 am glad we can help in the crisis
now upon u country. You surely
are doing splendid service, and if at
any time we can be of assistance DO
not hesitate to command us.
We are greatly disappointed over
the attitude of the agricultural press
this group should be carrying the
banner for more things to eat. We
can only see in this part of the press
supreme selishness.
I do not believe we can expect
from Washington, for positions in the
Government are filled by men of me-
diocre ability, and there is no reason
to expect that the war will put brains
into empty heads. Our only hope is
in the hard work of the outsider IN
all sections of the land.
We trust this intimation that the
farm papers of the country are NOV
ed by selfshness in not urging the i'm
portance of enlarged food production
is incorrect. We cannot believe that
the many splendid agricultural pa
pers of all sections are moved by any
spirit other than that of patriotism.
1t is possible that they have been
thrown in such close touch with the
complaints of farmers that they have
not quite realized the magnitude of
the task that is before the nation to
increase our supplies of foodstuffs
for our own needs and for the Allies
Unfortunately, there are many In
competent men in the Governments
service, but it is difficult everywhere
to find thoroughly efficient men, and
the Government is badly handicapped
by much of it's red tape.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08

You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment
you feel an ache or pain in the kid
ney region, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good drug store
here, take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and is harmless
to flush clogged kidneys and stimu-,
late them to normal activity. 1t also
n%eutralizes the acids in the urine 81
it no longer irritates, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent Ii
tnia water drink which everybody
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean, thus avoiding
serious complications.
A well-known local druggist says
he sells lots of lad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
WHOSE OK is GORED.

When one man hires a man to GO
over the country boosting a PROPOSE
ton, and himself takes the stump in
the endeavor to impose his views on
other men he "educates," but when
another man undertakes to tell the
people that he is wrong, and to
show them what is right, and urge
that they do the opposite thing that
other man dictates" The differ
ence between the two is in the own
ership of the ox
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
CORPORATION TALK.

I'm his letter written to the editor
of The Press and Banner which wa:
sent to The Medium instead of to us
and published after u last issue
Mr. J. S. Stark asserts that a great
deal we have had to say on the bono
issue is "irrelevant"-(lawyer talk
you see) to the issues Joined in the
bond issue contest.
After so stating Mr.. Stark says
that he might say something about
the corporations, ETC., and u con-
nection with them, but he will not
because that too, would be Circle
want" If the matter in hand was
irrelevant, we see no occasion to
have mentioned it. The truth is that
lawyers sometimes mention "~irrele-
want" matters to put the poison out
and at the same time disclaim any
effort to pull in Irrelevant" issues.
That is a clever dodge of some prac-
titioners-mind you! we say some.
We are sorry that Mr. Stark did
not push the corporation inquiry. We
noticed from The Medium that the
Southern Railway, the biggest cor
poration in the South, was support
ing the cause. We are informed
that the Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany, of this place, subscribed fifty
dollars to the campaign in this coun-
ty. 1t is a big corporation. Its Of
fecrs are long-headed too, and they,
no doubt, figured that if good roads
were built all the people in the coun-
try would quit patronizing the small
country gins, and haul the cotton to
Abbeville to be ginned, whereby it
would make more money by ginning
and by buying the cotton seed. AS
large a corporation as The Abbeville
Medium was for the bond issue. We
have yet to hear of any corporation
hereabouts taking any active steps
against the bond issue. Certainly
none of them subscribed any money
to "educate" the people.
Therefore, it looks to US like the
reason the corporation issue was not
developed was because it might have
proved a boomerang.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
NOTES ON LETTER WRITING.

Col. Patrick Roche will be COMPEL
ed to revise some of his rules on
polite letter-writing. Instead of mail
ing letters to those persons to whom
they are addressed the latest thing
in the art is to mail them to some
body else. Uncle Jim wrote us a
letter last week, and after we had
gotten out our last issue, we saw it
for the first time in The Medium.
Having occasion to investigate GER
tain newspaper accounts of roads
being built in North Carolina, we
wrote Nh. Patton, the head of af-
fairs at Hendersonville with regard
to the matter. We received a reply
from Mr.. Patton from Greenville,
where he is supervising the road
building in that county, but before
we received it, we noticed that he
had forwarded a copy to the late
Publicity Committee, in which he at
tempted to boost the bond issue in
Abbeville county.
Mr.. Patton no doubt was more
anxious to stand in favor with the
bond issue advocates than to furnish
us information. He is an engineer,
50 called, and saw three hundred
thousand dollars of Abbeville county
money with which it was proposed to
"sweeten" a few engineers and con.
tractors, and therefore he FASTENED
to put the late Publicity Committee
"next."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
NOTES ON THE ELECTION.

After electing Cousin John to con-
gress last summer, establishing Will
liamston county last winter, putting
over the three hundred thousand dol
lar bond issue in this county this
week, the editor of The Medium ex-
poets to "pull out" for Williamson
one day soon where he will rest for
two hours, returning on the night
train, when he will again take up
his business of pulling for Able
VILE"
Well, after all, the people seem to
have taken the "dictation" pretty
well, and right faithfully to have
transcribed the notes.
The reason there is no sidewalk on
Greenville street is because the mat.
ter is Irrelevant"
The price of mules is still the
same, and so is discount.
If you want a man who really
knows how to "dictate," try q
preacher. He is so accustomed to
telling people what to do with no one
to say him nay, that he is perfect
in the art. Music by the band.)
If some far-seeing business mar
had gotten in a supply of sugar-tits
last night, he could have made 6
"killing" selling them to the mem
bers of the late Publicity Committee
who were in need of something
soothing.
Little Gussie says that the RoaG
Commission was made up of six bust
ness men and one who wasn't. Well
you know, little Gussie knows. The
other man is only needed when We
are in deep waters.
Well, boys this thing of carrying
an election for three hundred thou
sand dollars of bonds is no Sunday
schooling.
We expect to see "more little
graves" about the end of Angus
next year. The city council should
appropriate money to buy flowers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
LIES VALUE.
Edward Axtell, in Boston Transcript.

Edward Axtell, in Boston Transcript
II asked a little lad with winsome
face
And golden hair, and eyes Of
Heavens own blue,
He smilingly looked up, snd sale
to me;
'"Why, life is everything to me ane
you.
Because I live, I spin my top ant
play,
I fly my kite, and pick the fragrant
flowers.
Why, life to me is one long holi
day,
And filled with happy, glad and joy
Gus hours"
I asked him one again, when leav
ing school,
What he thought then. He made {
quick reply:
4" 'Tis that which gives me chance tt
write my name
Upon the scroll of fame before
dep
Yet once again I asked, when year!
had fled,
He answered-with a glad look rails
ed to Heaven:
"Life is god to all who rightly LIVE
it,
For, by our loving Father, it wa
given.
Sweet affections make it ever beau
teous,
Stirring conflicts make it noble
grand,
And a loyal ministry to others
Tells it's true worth, that all can un
derstand"
I asked a man who lived for sci:
alone,
Without a thought Of others veal o:
woe,
He slowly shook his head, 81 canno
tell.
IT'S mystery all, its worth l do no
know"
I asked my Saviour, as on Calvary
brow
He gave His life for mine, that
might live,
And that dying cry, Llama sabach
THANH"
Proclaimed Lies value, what he hat
to give.
1 asked the blood washed, round tn
eternal throne,
Who sing "the song of Moses and thu
Lamb"
They answered: "Life's celestial
Gods best gift.
It's worth can ne'er be measured b!
earth's span."
Oh may we all, the young and aget
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08

We expect to see "more little
graves" about the end of August
next year. The city council should
appropriate money to buy flowers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08

Well, boys this thing of carrying
an election for three hundred thou
sand dollars of bonds is no Sunday
schooling.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
FREE OF CHARGE.

Any adult suffering from cough,
cold or bronchitis, is invited to call
at the drug store of P. B. Speed, and
get absolutely free, a sample bottle
of Bo.chee's German Syrup, a sooth-
ing and healing remedy for all lung
troubles, which has a successful re-
cord of fifty years. Gives the patient
a good nights rest free from cough
ing, with free expectoration in the
morning.
Regular sizes, Is and rs cents.
For sale in all civilized countries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08

Col. J. D. Kerr may now cancel
the order for the large truck which
was to do business in Donalds and
Due West in competition with the
furniture merchants there, who pay
property taxes for the privilege of
doing business in these towns.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
hear me for my cause, and be silent
that We may hear. Uncle Jim is
resting easy.
Everybody who wouldn't be "dic-
tated" to by the Publicity Commit
tee was either a knave or a fool. Cup
on what meat hath these our Caesars
been fed," etc? -
The Press and Banner is still grow
ing daily in favor with the people
who pay the taxes.
To hear some members of the Pub
licity Committee talk you would
have thought that they paid all the
taxes, and expected to keep on do
ing so. Brethren there are others
who want a chance in life.
deer dote, Their eleckshun are oavar
an so are a CRATE menny of u hick-
airy nut heded pollertishuns.
deer edditoral, miss bonds is ded.
the las time i heerd of her she wus
bein declared by DIR gambol and i
sed then goodnite miss bonds. yourn,
dote.
We suppose that some of the for
eigners who were so anxious to have
bonds voted on Abbeville county will
now find time to study up on Me-
thuselah.
We believe that the roads are
still good enough for some of the
progressive citizens to 'pull out" if
Abbeville county does not suit them.
Speaking about progress, how
much did you give to the Red Cross?
Did Governor Manning select any
of the progressive citizens" Of Alb
beville to raise five thousand dollars
when money was to be raised? Gov
ernor. Manning knew who stood for
real progress. Some of those who are
so anxious to be progressive now
big drops of blood" then.
When the cows come home at night
in those counties which vote bonds,
they will find the engineers and con-
tractors waiting to milk them.
We believe that a man who votes
for bonds because somebody else
pays the taxes, when he admits that
he would not vote for bonds if he paid
the taxes himself, is a "poor man."
4 4 4
deer Jim, i he'd not seed you sints
we uster 60 in a-washin tergether
till i seed you speek at antersvil. you
spoke moar like you ulster call hogs
than i specified arter you had quit it
so long, -yourn, rastus macknite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08
IF BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat if Kidneys Feel Like
Lead or Bladder Bothers.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog,
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull mis-,
cry in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid iv-
er ,acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08

too,
o give to life its value true, and
live, .
That when it's close shall come, with
joy WE'LL hear
The glad "Well done, Eternal Life re-
ceive"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-08

deer Jim, i he'd not seed you sints
we lister go in a-washin tergether
till i seed you speek at antersvil. you
spoke moar like you ulster call hogs
than i specified arter you had quit it
so long, -yourn, rastus macknite.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
WAR BREVITIES

\ national Unifurm-dr,ss for women
10 save one billion dollars a wear dur
ing III" war is the suggo -tioh q the
Camp Fire Girls as their contribution
for the coming war.
Thirty days in jail without the CD
uon OF fine, was imposed on Harry
Leclair Smith at Toledo for the eyhi-
bition OF a sign which urged men and
boys not to enlist.
Forty-two per cent 0: the army and
navy recruits at Harrisburg. Pa. are
youths who have training as boy
scouts
Mrs. Wallace c. Winter of Chicago,
who has two sons that have already
enlisted and another ready TO Join.
has written to congress urging con-
scriptiOn.
Seven hundred and fifty million war
census questions will be answered by
New Workers when the census takers
get busy May 10.
One hundred members Of the ma
tional guard now in camp at Peoria
have been placed in quarantine as a
result of a case Of smallpox at the
camp.
negro band of the Eighth Illinois
infantry started a ragtime recruiting
campaign in Chicago. Fifty youths fol-
lowed the syncopated melody into the
armory.
Spring athletics was abolished at
the college of EmpOria. Kan, and it
was announced that military training
would be substituted.
William Bregger, a Texas teacher.
dismissed his pupils, closed his school
and enlisted in the navy.
Galveston negroes to the number of
Sc enlisted in the United States army
during the past week. Only two white
men enlisted during the same period.
The Salvation Army has decided TO
offer its entire resources 10 the gov.
eminent for use against Germany,
with $4,000 for preparation work.
The Michigan senate has adopted
an amendment to the 5000. 600 pre-
paredness bill providing that the state
shall insure each of its soldiers for
81 900.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
RENEW OFFENSIVE
ON WESTERN FRONT
CAPTURE IMPORTANT POSITIONS
IN REGION OF LENS SOUTH.
WARD OF HAVRINCOURT.
1900 GERMANS CAPTURED
Return Of Good Weather To the West
ern Front Has Brought About Re.
nswed Aerial Activity and Many
Battles in the Air.

New YOrk.-Again the British have
begun fierce attack from Tie region
OF Lens -outhward 10 the HayriucOurt
wood ana, according 20 rhv London
War Office, have been successful al
various points in capturing important
German positions. In addition. more
than 1900 Germans We're captured.
Both north and south of The Scarp.
river, the British have materially adj
vanced at several points toward
Douai North Of the river. the village
Of Gavrelle and positions two and Il
half miles long south OF the village
were captured. while south OF tie
stream they took the line of the Ger
mans on a wide front south and east
OF MonChy-lo-PreuX, and captured the
villages of Gavrelle and Gucmappe.
Further 10 the south the entire VII
laSe OF Trcscaulte and the greater
part Of the Hayrincourt wood now is
IN the hands Of General Haig's forces.
On the northern end of the battle line
additional progress has been made
southwest OF Lens, seemingly placing
that important town in great jeopardy.
The last Berlin Official communica-
ton says the British attack on the
Arras front broke down with heavy
losses. Berlin admits the penetration
of German trenches on from. of 500
yards northwest OF Lens. but SAYS the
British later were expelled in ooun-
terattack.
Northeast OF SCISSORS, between the
Aisne and the Chemin des Danes. the
French have further advanced their
line, but elsewhere on the French
front artillery duels have predominant
ed. Sunday night the Germans tried,
but without success, 70 penetrate
French positions, notably east OF Cra-
onne in the Champagne, near St. NJ
hiel and in the VosCes mountains.
A return of good weather TO the
western front has brought about re-
newed aerial activity and many battles
in the air. Sunday French airmen. in
aerial engagements, shot down six
enemy airplants \ similar number
fell prey TO British aviatOrs, while Is
others were driven down out of con-
troL Anti-aircraft guns disposed Of
another German airplane and seven
kite balloons.
Berlin reports that German air
men forced down II entente machines
and destroyed four captive balloons. .
The British War Office admits that
seven British airplanes failed 20 re-
turn.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
PERSONAL.

President Harry Pratt Judson of
the University of Chicago has joined
the rookie" squad at drill on the
campus.
The duchess of Brunswick. Kaiser
Williams only daughter, has given
birth TO a daughter.
The term of Mayor Charles F. Smith
of Berwin. H., has expired, and with
three other brothers he plans to enlist
at once. Another brother is in the
navy.
I've gone where a lot of other fell
lows CO." said a note left behind BY
Harry f. Robinson, publisher of the
Alexis CID Argus, who has disap-
peared.
Gov. Willis of Ohio turned a debat-
ing meeting into a wild patriotic dem
onstration when he said: put Roose-
welt at the head of an American di-
vision and he will call on the kaiser
at Potsdam-if Wilhelm is at home
when Teddy gets there"
Gen. Michael V. Alexieff has been
definitely appointed commander-in-
ahief of the Russian armies.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
GRIM NAL.

Flftythree people have been indict-
ed by the Marion county UndD grand
jury a. members of an alleged Hon
duras lottery organization.
I've just had TO have flag" said
four youths charged with stealing a
flag at TOwanda, Pa. They were or
dered to return the emblem.
Shouting hate for this country. an
unknown Austrian, at Pittsburg.
thought to have been crazed by the
war, ran amuck and killed one person
and MORALLY wounded another.
a nitroglyccrin bomb fastened TO
the rail in such manner that the
first train TO pass would have explod-
ed it was discovered by section men
near Wellsboro, Ind, on the b. & o.
railroad
Henry +. Drier, bank director. real
estate dealer and prominent Repub-
lean of Evansville. Ind. was arrested
on federal grand jury warrant
charging conspiracy to corrupt the
1916 election.
Three negroes were electrOcuted at
the Oklahoma state penitentiarv.
They We're Willie Williams, Charles
Young and Chester Taylor, all guilty
OF murder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
GENE RAI.

One thousand airplanes with three
machine guns TO each aviator IS the
New York Aero Clubs idea Of helping
the allies quickly.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued an order permitting
transcontinental lines 20 file SEIZED
ules containing l. per cent increase
In freight rates.
Flowing by electric light. which has
become a common practice in Eng
land, has been commenced a. a farm
near Chicago.
Northwestern university goods have
agreed 10 Danish silk stockings and
wear cotton for the duration Of the
war
The Texas retail liquor dealers
passed resolutions urging all its mem.
hers 20 jon the National Red Cross az.
sOciatiOn.
The twcnty-third Lake Nohonk con-
ference in international arbitration.
set for May 1918. has been Indefinite
" Postponed because Of the entrance
Of the United States into the war
Chester Taylor Of Chicago got war
religion" in the middle Of the night. 50
ne forthwith went out and aroused the
recruiting officers and enlisted.
Rev. Edward Lindernau. pastor OF
the German Evangelical Trinity
church. at TayIorviUc. x. was *
communicated because h. asked his
congregation 70 join him in a prayer
for the kaiser
IN" &C. unidentified bodies Of the
kddystone ammunition plant disaster
-charrcd and manglcd beyond rcoog-
nitlon-were buried 1t a great COM
munity funeral
Charles Sweeney. who enlisted as
private in the French foreign legion
and won commission in battle. has
been promoted 10 the rank Of captain.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
FOREIGN.

Americans in London are urging
their friends who make occasional Wis.
its home to bring some of the new
coins.
Governor-General Won Kissing of
Belgium is dead
The German reichstag will meet on
April "a and will continue in session
until the end of May.
All airplanes used by the Ameri
can escadrille are now being painted
with a distinctive insignia on each
wing, consisting of a red circle and
inside a blue star on a white field.
Comte Gilbert de LAFAYETTE. 3
lineal descendant of the famous mar
quis, has written the L. S. war de
partment for permission to Join the
American army.
A Russian convention has recon
mended the abolition of all titles &c
land now held by the church anc
state.
Charge Grew, formerly connected
with the embassy at Vienna, has re
ported to the state department that
he and Al others of the embassy staff
had reached Berne in safety.
The one-time German viceconsul a;
Ceou. P. l., c. Andre. has been ar
rested. For three months he has en-
deavored to foment a revolution
against the United States.
The republic Of Cuba will send G
commission to Washington to confe,
with the English, French and Ameri
can commissioners.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
DOM ESTIC.

1t is officially announced that there
is no submarine as yet in the western
part of the Atlantic
April 90 has been designated BY
Governor Whitman as France day in
New York.
Citizens of ella Bend. Ariz.. have
appealed TO Gov. Campbell for pro-
lection against bands of Mexicans
who are looting towns in that vicin-
fly.
The proposed suffrage amendment
TO the constitution OF the state of
Pennsylvania was defeated in the leg
islature.
The Council of National Defense
asked state governors to have their
legislatures name state councils of de-
Tense to cooperate with the national
council.
Gov. Harrington OF Maryland an
nounced that In the military census
now being taken the name OF every
Idle man would be filed and he would
be given his choice OF work or the
workhouse.
Frequent cases Of infantile paraly.
sis have been reported recently from
outlying districts in Sweden, Norway
and Denmark.
There is a strong sentiment in the
Michigan legislature to pass a law
making Michigan dry May l. 1917. in.
stead Of May 1. 1918.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
To Keep Married Men

Observation-Disclosures from the
National Guard will not be granted en-.
listed men solely because they are mar
ried, according to instructions sent
out TO adjutants general by the Militia
Bureau Where a soldier has indie
pendent means which will prevent his
family from becoming a charge on the
government, he will not be mustered
out