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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-15
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LONG CANE.

MN ~
Long Cane, April 14.-Mr. and
MrsAJ. M. McKellar of the city,
spent Sunday in this community
with relatives. g..
Mrs. W. T. King, Mrs. Albert King
and Mrs. John Cromer spent Tues
day evening with Mrs. T. H. Bolts.
Mr.. Roy Kay and sister, Miss Mary
Kay, were the guests of the Misses
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-15

Beauford on Saturday night.
Mr.. W: D. Beauford and dauhgter,
Miss Nina, were shopping IN the city
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Bolts were in
the city Wednesday shopping.
Mrs. L. F. Finley and children
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Arthur
Erwin.
Mrs. John Cromer spent Sunday
with Miss Eva Finley.
Subscribe to The Press and Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-15
Easter Styles in Clothing

You'll them when see them they have different
air. dressup and lovely You'll make
no mistake here clothes They made by
Hart Schaffner & Marx
why right; the fabrics al-wooL Waist
single and double breasted;
pockets, apes, collars Good ones too IN "
and two button sacks ALL Sizes "a.
Furnishings that are neU =
....a.
To complete your outft-there
-: new hats shirts and neckWear IN S1>5
new colorngs and fabrics shoes
hosiery whatever need. Let us
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
DISH WASHING AND THE SPREAD OF
DISEASE
DISEASE

which were held for the mos, par,
out OF doors but used the Individual
dish washing method. The rate OF
influenza infection was found 20 be
five times greater In tho latter
group. Similar facts were reported
from a eompa rlaon OF 1880 soldiers
at Fortress Monroe and Of 500 men
at Langley FIeld. which showed a
ratio OF four 10 ono In favor OF the
former where boiling water was
used
a, Ire Hall Balloon School the
comparison OF total number Of
1853 using boiling water and 90.
81. uAlng tepld water has shown
LILO and s.2os cases. respectively.
This investigation has been car
ricd further and It's principles ap.
piled 90 civil life.
In restaurants and stores the rate
was found 10 be nine and thirteen
per thousand among employees
where boiling water was uFcd. com.
pared with 80 and 81 per thousand
where the hand method OF dish
washing sas employed.
These facts should be rcmem.
brred and their lessons more gen.
orally needed. especially when there
Is sickness In the house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
TOMORROW

IN December 2. In 1B4s. Margaret
" de valois, a French princess.
noted for her learning and executive
ability. died
In 1863. on the End OF December,
Francis Xavier, French mission.
airy. who was called the Apostle Of
the Indies. died. lie was a devoted
follower OF Loyola. and spent his
life In missionary service In the Far
East.
on December. 2nd. In 1894. Gerald
Mercator. "A Dutch mathematician
died. lie was a self.educated man.
with n genius for mathematics. lie
was the inventor OF the Mercator
projection for maps. and 1.-The maps
and charts which he engraved and
published himself were Of great
value to his SUCCESSORS.
In 1915. on the End OF December.
Louis de Crillon. a French general,
died. De Crillon, who earned for
himself the title of lie Brave" dis.
tinguished himself first at the siege
OF Calais, when he was 10 years old.
on the End Of December. In 1904.
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned
emperor OF France at the cathedral
of Notre Dame. and was cnthroned
with Josephine. his consort.
In 1923. on the End OF December,
the Monroe Doctrine was read be.
fore congress. II was contained in
the annual message of President
Monroe. and outlined what has since
remained the policy OF the govern.
ment toward European Intervention
In the western hemisphere.
In 1856. on the End OF December,
the first patent for sleeping car
was issued 10 Theodore Woodruff,
the inventor. The idea was deyel
oped by Webster Wagner two years
later, and by George Pullman in
1859.
On theN2nd OF December, in 1859,
John Brown, OF Ossawatomie. the
abolitionist. was hanged at Charles
Town, Va.
In 1863, on the End OF December.
ground was broken for the frat
transcontinental railroad. the Union
Pacific.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

They say this motto was devised by a
newsboy. It Is not improbable. Such a
homely bit of philosophy is quite as likely
to come from the street as from the uni
versities
Keep Kool-Twont Last-Nuthin Does.
It's another phrasing of the truth that
life is just one blame thing after another"
Or the more ancient and classical saying,
This. too, shall pass"
And it means that nothing is fixed and
final. Often, il we will only sit tight and
keep still. our most tangled knots unite
themselves. To let Time dissolve our per-
plexities is better than to use impatient
scissors.
The one thing certain in this world is
change.
The sure tip on the stock market is that
when II is up it will go down, and when it
is down it will 90 up. That is why the wise
ones say that the time to buy is when
everyone Is selling and the time to sell is
when everyone is buying. (Perhaps)~
Letting things aDne will not always mend
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

Evidently the modern woman especially the professional
wage earning woman desires restriction and habitual
repression little as her brother.
Many people have along for believing that the
liked rules Of conduct liked to be herded in the
straight and preferred to personally be
Quoted in the way they should go.
But when the has a chance to mind her BUSH
and live her fe she apparently does as whole
heartedly and unmndul of the minded
tons her brother.
The international convention of physicians sat
promptly upon the suggestion that it record
ing the of tobacco by The convention consd-
cred that it not in place for it to determine dictate
the habits of individuals and in this acted precisely
masculine gathering of professional would have
formed.
The newest womens hotels have chaperons. rigid
rules 10 O'clock curfew Some of the largest hotels
this Sort managed by church organizations leave the
question of personal habits and pleasures entirely to the
guests.
somewhat striking change from the close herdng
system of a few years ago.
jury descended in wrath a judge recently
because he told erng wife to return to her husband
or go to jail
doesn't love- whether he's her husband not cried
juror.
And when the wife chose jail rather than another tryout
with friend husband another juror said IL admire her
spunk."
The old idea was that a woman jury would always give
the the worst of it. that idea died about the first
time woman jury functioned.
The eager for personal freedom and the
right of self expression and more for inane
formalities, for mice conduct" than the
Just how this is all going to work out when they get
married is something tempestuous future will disclose.
II the headlines concerning the running omuck Of
pert of the country get your goat reflect hoao great
part Of the country hasn't get gone crazy and calm youT
SELF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

This Importance Of careful dish
washing has been demonstrated by
Investigations carried on at army
canpa.
There are two general methods
OF cleansing m. eating uienAils In
the army-one by which the dinhcs
are washed In boiling water. tho
other by the 'oid line method In
which each soldier washes his own
Kit In water which IN never boiling.
and may be merely luk.warm. and
which has previously been used b.
his comrades.
The result OF an investigation
relative TO about $1,000 troops have
been reported In a recent issue Of
tine American Journal Of fuhlic
Health.
Where the "oid line method" was
used. groups Of aiou, 200 men used
common water which was never
boiling. hut reached temperature
OF from abou, 100 TO 100 degrees r..
tho number OF bacteria In the dinh
water becoming higher as success
i've men used H.
At Camp Stuart both SYSTEMS
were in use. about 1000 men eat
ing from tableware washed in boil.
ing water. and nearly 1000 using
the older method.
During the influenza epidemic
these two systems were put to the
tcst.
In the first group. the proportion
Of cases OF the influenza was 90 per
thousand. and In tho latter about
EOS.
These findings are Etill further
emphaAized by comparison be.
tween the prevalence OF influenza
among the men in the officers
training school at Camp Lee. where
tho men were in close classrooma
but had their dishes washed In boil.
ing water. and at other schools
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
On the ISSUE Of
fmericdnism There Can
Be NO Compromise


them. but it is a good plan more often than
we suppose.
When your boy manifests symptoms Of
entire degeneration, and all the accumulated
perversion he has inherited from you and
others seems breaking out, remember he'll
grow--you did.
When your domestic affairs get all
snarled and seem unbearable-keep kool-
twont last-nuthin does.
Most of the historic conflicts, from the
quarrcls between the theologians in the early
church down TO the traditional hatred be-
tween French and English, have simply
worn out, they were never settled.
Most sectarian disputes disappear not be-
cause one side prevails, but because people
get tired Of the fuss.
When you have the blues, cheer up, to-
morrow it will be different
When the bore buttonholes you and il
drilling three-inch hole right thru you,
keep kool-twont last-nuthin does.
And when the kaiser and his co-workers
appear TO be overrunning the earth and
bringing back the age of barbarism,
Keep kool-twont last-nuthin does.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
Not With "Clean Hands" MIR. Lane

Councilman w. ID. Lanes resolution, declaring for n
vecent fare would be perfectly NIL right If It were not
otherwise beed by his attitude towards the municipal
railway.
ne swallowed by the public easily, knowing II must
hat Lane is of the group of wilfu men who are
throwing every obstacle in the path of the systems making
rood a nickel fare.
The way to maintain fiveceut fare is to permit the
municipal railway system to effect such economies and
such improvements will insure that rate
How has Lane and the others of his mind met this
proposition?
they say good conscience that they have tried to
make the municipal railway success? Can they say.
truthfuy, that they trying to do so2
Can they for instance show why streets having car
tracks should be paved with funds obtained thru taxation
and assessment while streets, which have tracks.
should be paved at the cost of the municipal railway in
part at least?
Can Lane that honestly squarey. and without
any political eQuivocation?
We know very well that the city made the street
company pay for paving between tracks But that
why the municipal railway should have to follow
suit. We made the company pay 1t for the reason
that made the company pay per cent of its gros
receipts The private using public propert
for the conduct of its business. We therefore charged
much rent, il
In the of the municipal railway the public is usng
its property. Councilman Lane knows that. Ano
Councilman Erickson knows that And Councilman Bolton
knows that And Councilman Moore certainly knows it.
When the municipal railway purchased, the city
its principal and interest Now after Lane and his col
leagues have done what they could to make the street
fares higher he into the council chamber with
fvecent resolution II cannot be DONE and Lane knows
Lane does not present his resolution with hands
as the lawyers say.
As gather about the family board today let
he md
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
QUESTIONS MIR. &. GREY CANNOT
ANSWER

have lost my Identity. DO you
think could recover II u adycr.
tiscd and offered rcward7--T. l.. s.
Ny grandfather ~ an eccentric old
gentleman. lie has three chests IN
which he keeps his tools. two chests
In which he keeps old letters. two
for old photographs. two for old
clothes and two for books. Doni
you think he n sort Of a chest NUT
"A. u.
+. S.--one OF the chests 4. a chest.
nut chest.--A. II.
when n lawyer buys gingcraie
does he buy Il by the case. Oh. that
reminds me. | know jewcler who
sells watches by the casc.--H. u. J.
I have written novel. tho title
Of which IL Corn. Wheat and oats"
In II n cereal story7--C. III. II.
Under the new prohibition law can
n ship be arrested when II makes
port7--J. X. l..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
GREAT OLD REMEDY
FOR SKIN DISEASES

you can secure from your own drug
glst Fifty years ago s. s. 3. was
discovered and given 20 suffering
mankind. During this period II has
proven Its remarkable remedial
properties and has relieved thou.
sands OF cascs Of disease caused by
poor blood. You can be relieved. but
you must take 8. s. s. Take. II II
only plmplcs appear. for they denote
bad blood. and may be followed by
the sufferings from torturing skin
eruptlons. Therefore be sure. Don't
take chances. don't use lotions. II
yours In a special case. write for ex-
pert medical advice. Address Medical
Director. 25s Swift Laboratory. At
lanta. Ga
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
s. 4 X Clears Skin Of Erup.
tions-Drives Poison
From the System.

Get IL fixed in your mind that skin
erupuonH. Eczema. burning. itching
skin. and all skin diseases are due
entirely 10 impure and infected blood.
II the trouble WAS on the outside
OF the skin. by simply washing and
keeping II clean you could obtain re.
ilef-not even ointmcnts. lotions and
saives would be necessary. Agree
with us in this belief and your
trouble can be rciievcd--you can be
entirely restored 20 health. 3. 8. 4.
Ia n purely vegetable tr-atm~nt that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
Perils of Mars

Professor David Todd believes that the people Mars
superior to the people of this earth because they have
greater difficulties to contend with.
There rainfall their planet Canals convey
from the polar cecaps all the water needed for agriculture
and to support life of any Sort
Mars will dry up in time, and its inhabitants perish
(Al the while assuming that these inhabitants EXIST
Pioneer conditions in the United States bred splendid
of Americans They had fight against odds to keep
alive.
new kind of odds and fresh obstacles pilng up
before the modern American.
The individuals problems pressing than
before He is in danger of being pierced by
his way to church. but it is almost painful pay
the 1919 price for pair of shoes, for example
So should be acquiring strength of mind and soul
should be improving the result of the very harshness
of life's demands
1t may be- therefore, that all the uncomfortable happen
ings of these days true blessings
Senaor McNary says the present sugar famine condi-
tions psychological. That's encouraging. NoU per-
haps he acH shoW aooy to saoeeten coffee oh psy-
4 choogy
When the government that ii aUiH use
drastic measures, everybody shutters. That means
another conference
MAN must, for the most part, gpe thanks for his life
rather than for the field thru which it fLo1os"
"Onr whole life should speak forth our thankfulnesso
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
lYSLE WINS DIVORCE:

. NEW YORK. Dec. i~whcn Mrs.
Prudence Dunbar Lysle. who alleges
she is Mrs. Warner j. NacFarlane.
failed TO appear befor Supreme
Court Justice Muilan 10 answer TO n
suit for divorce brought by Edmund
II. Lysle. Justice Mullan granted a
decree To Mr.. Lyrie. lie In the In.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
WIFE FAILS TO APPEAR

ycntor OF n process Of color photog.
raphy used In making moving pic.
lures.
Mrs. Lysie recently asserted tina,
altho she had known Lyslc for II
years she had never. been married
10 him and that he could not sue
her for divorce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

Q. Can you advise me regarding
The merits OF electricity as applied
to tho treatment of human Ills. es.
pccially nervous weakness?
a. The value OF electricity in thr
treatment OF human ills. especially
nervousness. Is variable. but cleo.
tricity is by no means tho ssov.
ereign remedy for nervous weak.
ness" that the general public has
been led to believe, especially by adj.
vertising quacks. Inasmuch az
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

reputable physicians do use various
forms OF electricity TO advantage in
the treatment of various disorders.
It lis suggested that you consult
your local physician and have him
advise you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

EARLY
OW ~ wv ,
OLD YOU Soy
AUNT HATES
HPtSTTAS
CiFTo
ONLY q O
DAYS MORE
TO SAO p.

Greetings; One might develop n
case of sleeping sickness to tide one
over the coal shortage.
II In our private opinion that some
folks we know have had the sleeping
sickness since the day they were
born.
Not TO mention IN. lads down In
the eounty-city building.
Perhaps you noticed this sign on
Third ST. store;
No Peace.
Creditors Afraid
Andrew Kan.
Closing Out.
Wen bite. Andrew Kan what'
Underwriters declined 20 give
william Hohsnxoliern 5000. 900 fire
insurance. Mebby he wanted IL on
his life.
n fftsNt lNIAt4AA HiARtA'hA"lft ~
ord" writes a @. X. bears on one
side song entitled In the Heart OF
a Fool and on the other side a song
entitled 4 Found You Matrimonial
eandor. eh. wot7"
stand Up. Men. and Answer Roll Call
To whom ~ MAY Concern ! wish TO
tate 60 tho good psepis Of New sharon
nat the report that 10 going around con
.srnins me. I have mot eiepef with any
aaan sni should any one sss ~ 70 IN
eulfs about me ! en- Ia kirsssliis. Mo.
With my san. Ksnns'h Otto. and " any
Of your men are gene you may loos soFns
plGo. els. for thsw--ihey ars mot here
Mildred poss-Sss Sharon tio~al star.
But, as the college professor re-
marked when his feet slipped and ha
hi, the sidewalk. Here h something
concrete"
ANSWERED. By MIR. c. GREY
please tell me how a sailor learns
TO box the comparH7--D. X.
by watching the boats spar.
~ lfAFitA VI HtFH Nv Hee"s" =
horse tina, has n wooden leg. DO you
think he In trying To fool me or IL
he telling the truth7--F. c. H.
lie probably Ia telling tho truth.
Ask him ~ IL In a clotheshorSe.
What kind Of news IL an electrician
most interested in7-l+ ~.
Current news, OF course.
why IL u there Ia not much fun In
playing poker with n telephone oper.
nior7~-A. X. q,
Because she always wants 20 call
you.
what IL the best kind Of horse 20
use IN hauling vegetables from my
truck garden to the clty7--J. y. J.
a truck horse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
IH'|lIIHI'||IIlIliIa ||IIIIII |IIIIIIIIIIiI
ANSWERED.

q. My sister has been In poor
health since the birth Of her baby
three years ngo and her physician
tells her she has an ulcer. Would
- mineral water be good for
herr
a. You AFRO advised that II IL
generally pretty poor policy To un.
dertake self medication. especially
when u Is based on reading the
claims of manufacturers OF mineral
waters or patent medicines. n you
are not Satisfied with the treatment
prescribed by your physician. why
not tell him no frankly and AJAX him
to suggest some specialist In the
long run. to pursue any other
course Is disastrous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01
The Seattle Star

ny matt out 90 city, soc per MONTH months.
tiho; months, ta,le. year sa'oe. IN the
state OF Washington. outside tho state
Tbe per month 1850 for months or 50 90
per year. by carrier city. Ice per week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

A friend Of minr says he has a
horse tina, has n wooden leg. DO you
think he In trying 10 fool me or IL
he telling the truih7---F. c. r.
lie probably 10 telling tho truth
Ask him II Il In a ciotheshorse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

"As gather about the family board today let tas
remember the hoaseless and homeless aud unbefrended"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

What kind Of news IL an electrician
most interested in7-f. NJ
Current news, OF course.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

why IL u there is not much fun in
playing poker with n telephone oper.
nior7~-A. X. q.
Because she always wants 20 call
you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

what Is the best kind Of horse TO
use In hauling vegetables from my
truck garden to the clty7--J. y. J.
a truck horse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

Man must, for the most part 0ive thanks for his life
rather than for the field thru tohich it fLows"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

When the government announces that IL aUiH
drastic measures everybody shudders That naeo
another conference
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

ANSWERED. By MIR. G. GREY
please tell me how a sailor learns
10 box the compass I'D. X.
by watching the boats spar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

But. an tho college professor re-
marked when his feet slipped and he
HI, the sidewalk. Here n something
concrete"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

II the headlines concerning the running dwuck OF
pert of the country get your goat, reflect hoo great
part Of the country hasn't get crazy and calm your
self.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-31
- go 0a -

gola life saving mecai has been
Tdess ID Lieutenant IL WI shirk.
o aOve from the proEnseasie dock o9
g4orgafma, distance III 80 feet
60 kar, end apnpersea sell
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-31
WELL, Don't Bel
pemle Notice II. Drive Them OF
with Or. Edwards
Olive Iablet0

IA rsmply Sace VIII MOI enbaTF1aD ycaa
much longer IL ycu oct Q pacage Of DE-
Edwards Olive TableeM The ektn aaa0ls0
begin 10 clear aftcg yCsa have taken taa9
tablets h few kalgkt9 .ss4'
Cieanseth the blood, the b0sge gs and the liver
vitil N. Edwards Give TahleEs the sucs
cessftls substi eats gog caJcmei: there sneve&
any sickness 0r pain after taking them
br. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomes Eoes. and just - e1secetyeays
hut their aefiuG b gentle and safe instead
81 seyeTe and Irritating.
No one WsN sakea Give Tablets g
ever cursed sgSsh "a dark brown taste /.
3 bad breath IS dull. Useless mo GOOD
feeling. con& alton, torpid Nvegs bad
position OF amply face
DR.. Edwgs ns Olive Tablets age
purely vi aahle compound mixed
with olive yUsa will know them
b their Give EOloe.
d.. Edwards spent years among ~.
sients afaicte with liver and bowel
cnnnplaintR I'D Olive Tablets are tbs
Immensely effective result
Take one u two nightly f0f 8 week.
See bow much better you feel and look.
noe and 25c pak box. Al druggists.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-31

REvoi. 9xJND
N PHlgpss ". " - =

ssnca thSass tanent was lately made
that 40 .oESn s0na 81 the Revolution
49,, -. s,,yx,vs I congsa eeabie number 81
living ana sely sons Of Revolutionary
soldlers hase turned up. One Of them
Is Fredera 8, Alison. of Nebraska
vscraa, es,.Ikg pa. who WIS born Oc-
tober il. S27. and whose father.
assfthew Alison, enIistsd in TITS as =
nrsvasa ii y Battalion MountaiEaeeFs,
from Cumberland county Pennsyl-
yania was slscarged from the service
Il 17ss apS died iii Centre county on
February salS1S.
The age5of Matthew Allison VI the
time 81 hia1enlistment II not given, Dut
II he il supposed q have been y
wars az aaet ag the time he would have
been only 81 when he died and So when
nis son was born. Frederick Allison
Il evidently vigorous own son at 81
for he says thai he prepared the
ground FOR the last Fourth 81 July
celebration Il Nebraska, Pa. BY clear
Inc away the logs and brush upon i
nv means Of his own AK, swung hy his
own hands
Mr. Allisoa. however has been unable
is accumulate any wealth In the more
than 80 Vigorous years Of his existence
and thinks that al sons OF Revolution
airy veterans ought to be pensioned
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-31
An I'M g

After most wars, there has been
reaction and men II the nayy for .
time became nore Of less asRis II
viii not - % agear tlais Wsx because