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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10

$50 under the average estimate for
good schools. In Los Angeles and
Milwaukee and Denver and st. Louis
and New Orleans and other great
centers that have risen to exemplary
heights in education, the cost Of edu-
eating each child per year in the
high school is about $125. This
shows that Shenandoah County IS
far in the rear of educational expen-
diture. And it means that she will
have or is having poor schools.
"You can't expect a man to stay in
Woodstock or Strasburg and be the
head of the schools and get $1O0 per
month for his labor. Every man
equipped for such work has at least
made an educational investment in
himself amounting to $4,000 or Sc
600, to say nothing of the 6 or 8
years of his most virile manhood lie
gave. Furthermore, the county
wants to pay a girl $27 per month
the year round and then thinks she
is losing interest in her work unless
she goes to a summer school to keep
in the pink of teaching condition. It
surely develops ingenuity among the
teaching force to try to make both
ends meet, for no one but a wizard
could accomplish such feat.
Furthermore, underpaid people
are the most expensive. Make teach
ing a lucrative position and there will
come to it an army Of interested,
Jealous people, instead of troop of
people who are just going to teach to
fill in with their farming or to kill
time from the high-school graduation
until marriage. school Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10
SCHOOL SUBSCRIBES NEAT
SUM TO MEMORIAL FUND
(Proper-Gander.)

(Proper-Gander.)
Friday, October 3rd, the date set
for the "drive" among the schools of
the State for the South Carolina
Memorial Fund was observed by the
City Schools and the handsome sum
of $99.99 was realized. It was given
by grades as follows:
First-S6.22; Second-$9.49; Third
-$11.27; Fourth-$14.S7; Fifth
S18.04; Sixth-$12.1O; Seventh
$500; Eighth-s9.sS; Ninth-$6.50; !;
Tenth-$6.35; Eleventh-$2.57.
Some of the grades have money
left from last year which they intend
to donate to the County Memorial
Hospital.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
OPEN NEXT YEAR

Cecil Rhodes, who added vast ter
ritory in South Africa to the British
Empire, left a score Of years ago a
large sum to the University Of OK
ford to establish scholarships in sew
eral countries, among them, Canada
and the United States, for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses of
number of young men from these
countries at that institution. The
purpose of Mr.. Rhodes was, no doubt,
to make friends for England in the
event of conflict such as the world
has just passed through. How much
England benefited by these scholar
ships is not the present subject of
inquiry.
Until 1919 candidates for the
Rhodes scholarships were required
to pass an examination on Latin,
Greek and mathematics for entrance
to Oxford. The applicant must have
at least gone through the sophomore
class. In the present year the re-
quirements for admission have been
taken off for American students and
selection to be made by a committee
composed Of former scholars, with
one member as chairman from one
of the leading institutions in the sew
eral States. Four points are to be
considered by the committee in max.
ing the selection, given in this or.
der: Scholarship, character, leader
ship, atheletic record. The committee
will hold an examination to determine
the appointee, if it is deemed ne j.
sary.
Every institution having less than
1000 students is entitled to re3 -
sentatives before the committee .
selection.
The successful candidate will
leave for Oxford in January, 1920,
to stay three years. He will receive
800 pounds, nearly $1,000 a year.
Owing to increased costs he will
have to spend in addition to this sum
about $500 year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10
Will You Spend SOC. On Rat.Snap te
Save 500?

One SOC. pkg. can kill so rats. The
average rat will rob you of $40
year in feed, chicks and property
destruction. RAT-SNAP is deadly to
rats. Cremates after killing. Leaves
no smell. Comes in cakes. Rats will
pass up meat, grain, cheese to feast
on RAT-SNAP. Three sizes, 25c,
SOC, S1.00. Sold and guaranteed by
P. B. Speed and The Rosenberg Mer-
camille Co.-Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10
"These Rats Wouldn't Eat My Best
Grain" SAYS Fred Lamb.

GRAIN" Says Fred Lamb.
It's hard to keep rats out of feed
store. Tried for years. A neighboring
store sold me some RAT-SNAP. It
worked wonders. Gathered up dead
rats every morning. Bought more
RAT-SNAP. Haven't a rat now.
They wouldn't eat my best grain
when threw RAT-SNAP around"
Three sizes, 25c. soc. $1.0o. Sold and
guaranteed by P. B. Speed and The
Rosenberg Mercantile Co.-Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10
BOUND TO SUCCEED
pARENr.TEACHER ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZED WITH SPLENDID
ENTHUSIASM.
(Proper-Gander.)

(Proper-Gander.)
Friday afternoon, October 3rd'
nineteen nineteen, is destined to
become a red letter epoch in the his
tory of the Abbeville City Schools,
for at that time and date flourish
ing organization of the Parent
Teacher Association took place in the
High School building. Superintendent
Fulp, temporary chairman OF the
meeting, outlined the purposes and
plans of the embryonic organization
and was ably assisted by Rev. Mr..
Pratt of the Presbyterian church and
by DR.. Daniel Of the Methodist
church.
After it was ascertained that the
5O-odd ladies present were heartily
in favor of organizing and were will
ing to accept Offices, chairmanships
of committees or to do any other
work which they may be called upon
to do, election of officers took place
and the following ladies will hold Of
fees for the present school year:
President, Mrs. Amos B. Morse; vice
president, Miss May Robertson; Sec
retary, Miss Annie Margaret Hill;
treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Gambrell.
The president will announce in a
few days her selection of standing
committees and she wishes to say
that she hopes any whom she may
select will accept the committee work
willingly and that they will work for
the best interests of the association.
The membership committee, particu-
larly, has no time to spare in getting
to earnest work for numbers is the
one thing most desired by the asso-
citation just at present.
The charter members of the asso-
citation feel that the purpose Of the
organization should, alone, place it
high above trivial considerations of
class and sectarian prejudices-and
that it should bring all patrons and
friends of the schools of this city
together upon a common place of in
terest in the welfare Of the children.
Moderate dues were assessed-twen-
ty-fve cents a year-to be paid as a
privilege rather than by compulsion.
The time Of meeting was decided
for the third Tuesday afternoons in
the calendar months, the exact hour
to be announced later. It is hoped
that every friend of the school will
ring this date on their calendars and
see that no social functions are
planned for these afternoons. u
The next meeting, Tuesday after
noon, October 21st., will be devoted
te q study Of the problems arising i'll
the primary department of the |
schools, that is, in the first three
grades. A part Of the program viii
be devoted to songs, speeches, exhi.
bition Of work, etc., by representa-
tives Of these three grades. Mothers
who have children in other grades
on,y, however, will find much Of IN
tercst to them too in the program.
The fathers are urged to become
h, norary members of the association
which they may 4" by paying yearly
dues Of SOC. to the treasurer or any
member of the membership commit !
tee and they are cordially invited to
attend all meetings.
Superintendent Fulp is now organ
izing an association among the pa
irons of the Mill School.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-10
T. 2t&kd pQoyp a(A na&a~ d

Records Do Not Wear o i Every Pathe RECORD Is
guaranteed to play 1000 times.
The Pathe Controlla enables you to play any record
loudly or softly with the sa ne Sapphire Ball. RI
And in addition the Pathe has all the features OF
other talking machines.
Yet the Pathe costs no more than n Ordinary
Phonograph.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-25
BIG COLLEGE PICTURE
MAGIC CITY TONIGHT

The humorous story of a wealthy
and chivalrous college student and
oarsman whose forged check brought
about a misunderstanding which
caused much unhappiness and nearly
cost Harvard loss of the great race
with Yale. It has a rip-roaring eli
max in the actual Yale-Harvard
eight-oared shell race-the most
thrilling sporting event in America.
ABOUT the cneck? Better see for
yourself. It's a dashing romance
with real young folks atmosphere.
Tom Brown is a rich but unspoiled
collegian who adores his fiancee
EVELYN Ames. He is popular with
all but one student at Harvard,
big, husky fellow, who is working hl'
way through college while also sup
porting a sister. Evelyn has q broth
er who eschews Toms set, excep
when he wishes to borrow money
he dissipates and is in the clutches O
a professional gambler. This broth
er has an affair with the workini
students sister, but he cannot MARI,
the girl (even though he so intends)
as ne is so deeply in debt.
The husky student comes unde
the eye of a student who is himsel
too frail to ''make the crew." bu
who nevertheless wants it to win. II
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-25

proposes to Tom that they get to-
gether and pay the husky's expenses
so that he can tram. This Tom
agrees to with the proviso that the
husky be kept in ignorance of his
benefactors. Meanwhile Evelyn's
brother comes to Tom for loan and
manages to fitch one of Browns
blank checks. Tom gives him
check. The girl, becoming anxious,
follows her lover to Toms room, ar
irving there after he has departed.
The husky learns of his sisters visit
and accuses Tom of things untrue.
! Toms sweetheart also has suspicious
and returns his solitaire. On the
dav of the great race the husky is
baited away from his seat as stroke
oar through a plan of the PROBES
sional gambler and Evelyn's brother
and the husky finds his sister ready
to leave town with a check for a large
amount bearing Ten Browns sigma
ture. Tom substitutes at stroke il
the husky's place and Harvard win
an exciting race. Then the husk!
confronts Tom, whose sweethear
had Joined in the throng Of admirers
, and denounces HIM. Again his
! sweetheart turns from him. But. hi
pals are unsatisfied and begin to ge
at the bottom of things, and Tor
becomes a greater hero than ever.
{ Christmas Day at the Magic Cit
+ Theater, also one of the best two
. reel comedies ever produced. /
and 25 cents. Matinee at 8: p. m
10 and 20 cents.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-25
NOTICE OF BIDS

Sealed bids will be received until
ii o'clock a. M, of Tuesday, Decem-
Der sOth, 1919, by the Washington
Parish School Board for the erection
and entire completion of a one-story
school building to be constructed at
Richardsontown in Bogaiusa, La, IN
accordance with plans and specified
tons prepared by Nolan & Tore,
Architects, 1923 Hennen Building,
New Orleans, La.
Each bid will be accompanied by
a certified check equal to 5 per cent
of the amount of the said bid.
Bids shall be addressed to D. 7.
Cushing, Chairman Building Com
nittee, Bogalusa. La. Bids shall be
received and opened at Bogalusa,
La.
Check of the lowest bidder will be
held for S days to enable him to sign
contract and give bond in a solvent
Surety Company, in accordance with
the law, failing which he shall for
felt the check.
The building committee reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Contract for the heating and
plumbing work shall be let sepa-
rately.
Each bid shall be marked "Pro-
posal for Building" or PROPOSAL fol
Heating and Plumbing" and adj
dressed to D. T. Cushing, chairman
Building Committee, aforesaid.
D. T. CUSHING,
Chairman Building Committee Of ths
Washington Parish School Board
I
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-25
BRICKLAYERS
WANTTD

Must be first-class men, able to
successfully pass physical examina-
ton, and not over so years of age.
Four to eight months employment.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-25

Apply Employment Office. H..
Oil Company of Louisiana
Rouge, Louisiana.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. HaDI. q
Friday for Terre Haute, nd s.
! they will spend the holiasg ''i.s
relatives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
A Stubborn Cough
Loosens Right Up
b homemade remedy 10 q won
der for quick results. Easily
and cheaply made.
Observation-Disclosures

Here Is a homemade syrup which milk
lions of people have found to be the
most dependable means of breaking up
stubborn coughs. II is cheap and simple,
but very prompt in action. Under its
healing, soothing influence, chest sores
ness goes, phlegm l~oosens, breathing be-
comes easier, tickling in throat stops and
you get a good nights restful sleep. The
usual throat and chest colds are con.
duered by it in "a hours or less. Nothing
better for bronchitis, hoarseness, Group,
throat tickle, bronchial asthma or wins
ter coughs.
To make this splendid cough syrup,
pour 2Ks ounces Of Pinex into a pine
bottle and fill the bottle with plain
%granulated sugar syrup and shake thor
oughly. If you prefer, use clarified
molasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead
of sugar syrup. Either way, you get
a full pint-a family supply-of much
better cough syrup than you could buy
ready-made for three times the money,
Keeps perfectly and children love it'd
pleasant taste.
Pinex is a special and highly concerns
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, known the world over for
its prompt healing effect upon the mems
branes.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2h ounces of Pinex" with
full directions, and don't accept anys
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
satisfaction or money promptly res
funded. The Pincx Co, Fl. Wayne
Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

we are writing together. She Is my
best friend and We go everywhere to-
gether.
Il can hardly wait until Halloween
as l am invited to SO many parties and
all on, or near, that day.
DO you know, Helen, there are
girls who are not in favor of having
the soldier n sailor write, as they
say this column is strictly for girls.
Il cannot enclose a poem and story
as l never attempted to write unless
it was a composition, etc., for school.
Also l am nc bookworm as l am put
doors as often al l am able, but 1 en-
joyed reading Emmy Lou greatly.
Helen, will you tell me what kind
of Halloween costume is proper for
me.
Il CUES 1 ought to say Buenos
noches,' good night)
"Oh! for the ".
VENUS"
I have heard hat opinion expressed
orally q number of times concerning
the writing of those boys and really
think that they are right don't you ?
Does my letter today help you out on
that costume? If there are any per-
sonal suggestions that I can help you
out IN do let me know.
Perth Amboy, n. j.
my Dear Helen:
II saw your recent announcement
of the plan of dividing the girls into
sections Sounds as If we were canni-
balls, doesn't jt?) according to their
ages. 1 am In section A. Am 1 not
right?
LAS to reading Little Women! /
have read 1t one. two, three, yes at
least five times, 1 am certain. That
alone is sufficient to express my high
opinion of 1t / know, but perhaps you
wan a few more details.
Little Women is a story of -four
.honest-to-goodness girls, a gentle
mother and a kind father that goes to
ones heart. How many times 1 have
laughed at the strange escapes of
harum-scarum 10; how the reader
sympathizes with Meg's housewifely
troubles, signs for the Aeartrending
Affections of Amy in school. and weeps
for little Beth.
"And / might ramble on forever,
but fearing to spoil the pleasure of
every one who IS about to read it l
can only advise every girl who has not
read this real story, whether in A, B
or c, to do so at once, If possible.
1T have made the delightful dis
covery that Lily of The Valley is a
very ear friend of mine. Thus far,
Rve guessed quite a few of the girls.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

Dear Helen and Girls:
You asked me to write a poem on
the Red Cross, didn't you? But in
stead of g. poem l am giving you my
Red Cross essay.
The Good of the Red Gross
Dear Boys and Girls:
There are about one hundred mil
lion people in America, only about
one-fiftieth have gone overseas. But
that one-fiftieth wants to know that
the other forty-nine fiftieths are will
ing to back them up. In order to do
this you will need the Red Cross help.
Every one should feel it an honor to
give to the American Red Cross. 1t
Is an organization devoted to the car
ing of the sick, the wounded and all
people who are destitute n need a
giving their lives to fight for democ-
racy. To gain the freedom for future
generations. What stands for home
to the boys over there? Why the
Red Cross. If the Red Cross did not
care for the boys over there millions
more would be dying with hunger and
cold. The American Red Cross is re-
ceived as a friend in all countries. Re-
member the poo orphans OF France
and Belgium, they need the Red Cross
to take care of them. The American
Red Cross is spending millions to
build up the health of the civilian
population here and abroad. The Red
Cross can not do these many works
of mercy, of Justice, and o unless
you help too.
(Which do you prefer, the Red
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
AMONG US GIRLS

Dear Girls:
Halloween, All Saints Day. is
slowly drawing near and there are just
oceans of parties being planned.
Masked parties especially on Hallow-
cen V or night are the most fun
h witch, gowned in black with a
FOOLS cap, a broom and a long trail
is one of the most popular costumes;
the pumpkin, ar article that Hallow-
cen wouldn't be Halloween without,
is also a funny and easy costume to
wear. That black cat which year in
n yea out controversies, as to
whether it is or is not lucky, are held,
is q p~ersoniication which can cause
a lot of fun of an evening. If you are
wearing this costume be sure and fast
en- the tail In such a manne that you
can frisk 1t about at your will. The
gypsy fortune teller is a character that
nay be made very interesting at such
a gathering by the person taking the
part being suddenly inspired with the
art of future sight. The clown twins,
Pierre n Pierrett are also funny and
easy costumes to make, the one piece
dominoe with the little tossel hat is
simple and yet effective.
In tomorrow's letter I'll tell you
some ideas that 1 have about decor
ating the house for the Halloween
affair.
Dolly I mean the Dolly whose
letter was published in yesterdays
column, hereafter when you write,
when 1 hope will be often. will you
please sign your name "Dollie," as
we already have one Dolly" Does
today's letter help you out a little2
HELEN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

Cross, or the Iron Cross2 One stands
for life. one stands for death. If you
prefer the Red Cross as every Amer
lean ought, to you will be willing to
help the Red Cross in giving health
and strength back to our boys. You
may say I can not fight; what can l
dor The Red Cross knows that you
can not fight, but you can give your
money SO the Red Cross can help the
boys over there
AT the time Of the explosion the
great work OF the Red Cross was
brought to our very doors. The Red
Cross went to Morgan and helped
bring the refugees and wounded to
other cities. When w had the cpl
demic or influenza the Red Cross
worked both early and late caring for
the sick. Now boys and girls don't
think because the war Is over the Red
Cross does not need your help. 1t
needs it just at present more thar
ever. The American people are need
ed now to give health and strength
back to our sick and wounded boys
who have sacrificed SO much for us.
And that the countries of Europe
need the help of the Red Cross in
more ways than the people of Ameri-
ca realize. So let us work, let us
give, let us think ahead and be gen-
erous that what we give of our work,
lllllS anu llLcy Ab 80 llllle III CODupdIl-
son with the work done and the sac
rifices made by the people in the coun-
tries of Europe. Nearly one hundred
great disasters have called upon the
Red Cross In recent years n foun it
ready. The help has been given quick
ly. 1t has been skilfully administered.
1t has shown no discrimination of
race or creed. 1t has brought medical
surgical and nursing help to sick and
Wn1ndad II haC nrnVidad n1IiPH nrn-
vision for the destitute. 1t has ar
ranged pensions for widows left by
disaster without support and schooling
for their children. 1t has sent off,
GERS to identify bodies at distant
points where the victims relatives
were too poor to go themselves. 1t
has even arranged for the restoration
of houses of their original sites from
which flood has swept them and for
the purchase of supplies through mer-
chants in devastated towns in order
that the towns business might suffer
as little setback as possible.
THE only way in which the Red
Cross can meet the emergencies of
fire, food, cyclone, shipwreck, cpl
demic, explosion, earthquake and ia
mine is by having the whole Ameri-
can public behind 1t. This will be a
campaign for members, not money,
and n dollar pays for full member
ship. The man. woman or child who
joins the Red Cross and pays one
dollar is as much a member in full
as anyone might be who paid a mil
lion dollars. Furthermore, you join
| once only. And remember that your
dollar will help the Red Cross in
| many ways.
MY, out I'm taking up a lot of
| your time and space too.
yours for a successful campaign,
"MOONBEAM."
Excellent! Your essay was very
| good. With your writing ability you
| should not let il dormant. Write
| often on any topic you choose. What
are some Of your ideas concerning
| Roosevelt?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
Perrin AmbOY. n. ].

Perth Amboy, N. J.
"Buenns dias, muchachas:
(which means, Good day, girls as
the Spanish people do not say, Hello
I learned that saying from my sister
who takes Junior Spanish in High
School.
at seems to me many girls have
the same ambitions as I have, which
is to be a dancer and singer. / am
four feet, nine inches tall and have
bobbed blonde hair and blue eyes.
Everyone knows what a "Y" means
to a boy, so one can just imagine what
a girls ''Y" would mean to her. /
think 1t would be wonderful to use
the pool and gym of the Y. M. c. A.
as I heard the Chesebrough factory
have it nee a week.
"'Sport' Is up my house o and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

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COMMUNICATION.