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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
GOVERNMENT WILL COST AM.
ERICA Is BILLIONS THIS YEAR
Records of Treasury and Appropri.
ations Committee Show, Answers
to Great Tax Budget-There
Will Be Bond Issues Not Only
In 1919, But in 1920.

Washington, Feb. 8.-The Ameri-
can people today began demanding
that Congress explain the "why". Of
the huge tax bill which will become
law in a few days.
From every part of the nation
came these queries:
Why must the American people
pay s6,OOO,OOO,OOO in taxes this year
and $4,000, 100000 next year.
Now that the war is over, why
should Congress be about to enact
the biggest tax bill in the worlds
history-a bill collecting $50 this
year and $40 next year for every
man. woman and child Of the coun-
try's 1OO.000,000 population?
The answers to the questions lie in
the records of the treasury depart
ment and the appropriation commit
tees of House and Senate.
These records show beyond any
doubt that the government will cost
the people $4,000, 100000 this fiscal
year and s1O,OOO,OOO,OOO in the
1920 fiscal year.
In other words, the huge tax bill
now before Congress raises only one
third of the amount required for the
tax spending year ending June 80,
1919, and only 40 per cent Of the
tax expenditures for the tax spend
ing year ending June 80, 1920.
Where is the rest of the money
coming from? constituents ask.
There is only one way to get it.
bonds. Therefore, unless by some
miracle the tax spendings can be
brought to the limits of tax paying,
there will be bond issues not only in
1919, but in 1920.
For the 1919 tax spending year,
Congress appropriated more than
s36,OOO,0O0,0Oo. But the ending of
the war caused cancellation of con-
tracts totaling more than S2,OO0,-
100000 and a bill pending in Cong
ress cancels S15,OOO,00O,OOO more.
The ultimate total of such cancella-
tions will be about s18,000,000,000,
or half the sum appropriated. This
leaves $18,000,OO0,000 as the net
cost of government this year.
Of this amount, the pending tax
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BETHIA NEWS.
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Bethia, Feb. 10.-Bethia sure waa
hit heavy with the flu. There was not
many homes but what all were gick,
or some one in tho house. ...
1t was so sad to visit the home Of
Mrs. Azilee Wilson and see three of
her sons taken with flu in one week.
Fred the 9th, Dan the 31st and Ad-
jar on Feb. End. Just in the prime
Of life and it seems so hard to give
them up but the Lord knows best.
The bereaved ones have the sympa-
thy of the entire community.
Bethia was shocked to hear of the
death Of Mrs. W. S. Horne Of Troy.
She was true Christian woman and
was loved by every body that came
in contact with her. She leaves 4
husband and one little daughter, 1S
years old and they have our sympa-
thy.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Nc
Combs, Jan. IL, a daughter, Nancy
Louis.
So sorry to know that Mrs. Azilee
Wilson is going to move to Able
vile. She will be missed for she has
been a resident here for long time.
Sorry to hear that Mrs. Joe Link
was sick but hope she will soon be
all right.
After three weeks stay at home
helping with the flu, Willie Beauford
returned Wednesday to his work at
the Troy Oil Mill.
', Mrs. NJ. E. Beauford was in Abb
Friday and Saturday on busi-
ness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
MARSHALL CREED
SOUNDS HIGH NOTE
Vice President Denounces Trouble
Makers-Lessons Must Come
This Country is Not lnternation-
al Boarding House Nor An An
archist Cafe.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Vice Presi-
dent Marshall, speaking tonight be-
fore the National Press Club, de-
nounced Bolshevism and anarchy and
propounded what he termed new
creed for Americans. He said that
those American citizens, native and
naturalized, who were unwilling to
seek redress for their grievances in
orderly and constitutional ways,
SHOULD be taught, peacefully if we
can, and forcefully if we must, that
our country is not an international
boarding house nor an anarchist
cafe"
The "creed" presented by the vice
president said:
"I believe that the American re-
public as instituted by the fathers
constitutes the finest system of gov
ernment ever ordained among men
and affords the machinery for the
righting of grievances without resort
to violence, tumult and disorder.
81 believe that every inequality
which exists in the social and econo-
mic condition of the American peo-
pie is traceable to successful de-
mands of interested classes for class
legislation and I believe therefore
that practical equality can be OBJ
tanned under our form of government
by remedial legislation IN the inter-
est of the American people and not
in. the interest of anybody, there
fore large or small.
81 believe there is no justification
in a government where officials are
elected and laws made by the people
for minority to threaten bloodshed
and anarchy unless the majority
shall submit to the will of the mi
nority.
"I believe that America belongs to
American citizens, native and natur-
allied, who are willing to seek re-
dress for their grievances in orderly
and constitutional ways, and I be-
lieve that all others should be taught,
peacefully if we can and forcibly if
we must, that our country is not an
international boarding house nor an
anarchist cafe.
81 pledge myself to the support Of
these principles by my voice, my
vote and, if need, by my fortune and
my life and promise my country to
train my children in this most holy
faith"
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MORE AND BETTER FRUIT.

Clemson College, Feb. with
the return to the Extension Service
Of Mr.. Geo. P. Hoffman, Extension
Horticulturist, and Mr.. Geo. E.
Prince, Assistant Extension Horticul-
turist, both Of whom have been in
the army for some time, increased
attention will be given to fruit in
South Carolina. In conjunction with
County Agents, campaign Of winter
pruning and spraying is already on
in the various counties, and attention
is being given also to the setting Of
new orchards.
While fall is usually considered
the best time to plant fruit trees in
the South, spring-planted trees will
do we'll if properly cared for. There
is still time to order trees, but 10
time should be lost.
Select varieties that will give you
succession Of fruit throughout the
season. The following varieties are
recommended for the Piedmont re-
gion:
Apples (summer)- Early Harvest,
Red June, Yellow Transparent, Horse
Red Astrachan; (autumn) )-Delici-
Gus; (winter)-Stayman Winesap.
Terry Winter, Black Winesap, Rome
Beauty, York Imperial.
Pears (autumn)-Flemish Beauty;
(winter)-Aagnolia, Keiffer.
Cherries (sour)-Early Richmond,
Aontmoreney; (sweet)-Tartarian
Plums:-Climax, ,Shiro, Burbank,
Wild Goose.
Peaches: (May-June) e)-Mayhower,
Greensboro; (JuneJuly) Mamie
Ross. Carmen, Belle \of Georgia /;
(July-August) Elberta, Burk Cling,
(August-September) Salway, Mat
thews; (September- -October) Eaton's
Gold, Stinson's October.
Figs:-Celestial, Magnolia, Brown
Turkey.
Grapes: (Muscadibe)-scupper-
nong, Thomas, James, Eden, Flow
ers. ... .... y.". ....
Grapes: (bunch,) (early)-Moofes
Early, Brighton (mid-summer} Lu-
cille, Delaware, Concord, Niagara;
Qate) Ellen Scott, Catawba.
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bill is estimated to raise $6,070,00
900. Some men in Congress declare
- -" Ys.- ~ 49,
900. But if is raises all its spon.
sors hope for, it will leave approx
mately s12,OOo,oOo,oO unprovideo
for. j..
This means two liberty bond issues
this year, many members believe. F.,
Next year the tax bill is estimated
to raise a little less than $4,200,000-
900. Senator Smoot says it will hard
ly raise s3,OOO,OOO,OOO. But if ii
comes up to expectations that will
leave nearly s6,OOO,OOO,OOO, to be
raised by more bond issues.
Congress passes ID regular appro'
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THE BOND ISSUE.

It is proposed, by the big bond is
sue, to build system of. roads which
will connect every county seat in
the state. The plan, or map, or
whatever it may be called, has not
yet been drawn but when it is, our
gentle readers will find that Able
vile will have a road (on paper)
from the county seat to either Green
wood or Donalds. We have about one
fiftieth Of the taxable property in
the state, and we presume that we
will pay about one-fftieth of the
twenty-five millions, or in other
words we will pay one-half million
of dollars towards the building of
these proposed roads. We will obtain
perhaps fifteen miles Of these roads.
A road leading from Abbeville,
through Due West and to Donalds,
will be Of great value to tourists and
the travelling men who desire to 60
from one town to another, as we'll as
to those people residing on the road,
but we rise to ask of what benefit
it will be to Tobe Hester of Hester,
8. c., W. c. Shaw, Of Lowndesville,
s. c., o. N. Lanier, Of Monterey, or
to those people who live near Bethia,
Or in the Nation?
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COLLEGE A4HLEr1cs.

The war has opened our. eyes to a
great many facts. We have learned
sssgfeat many things from the ex-
periences we have had. One Of this
most surprising things to most peo-
pie was the fact that so many Of the
young men Of the country were 30
physically defective as to be incapa-
BILE Of military duty. It has brought
Hs face to face with the fact that
there must be education \along ply
sical lines as we'll a. along other
lines.
Some of us have been accustomed
to think that this physical training
might be developed by a system of
college athletics such as we have had
in late years in the colleges through
cut the country. Gradually. how
ever, it has dawned on tho people
that the college athletics of tho pres
ent day do not contribute to tho ply
sical development Of the average
student.
Bishop Warren Gambler in Sun
days Atlanta Journal has most in
teresting article on the subject Of
college athletics as related to this
subject. Bishop Gambler makes a
strong indictment against some Of
the practices now in vogue in the
colleges Of the country. Calling at
tention to the fact that the athletic
director in most colleges receives
more for his time than ANY of the
learned professors, =. he goes. on, to
show that onlya very small per cent:
Of the young men in the colleges OBJ
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If some member Of the legislature
from this county does not move to
amend the bill making it crime to
sell cotton for less than thirty-five
cents so as to make the selling figure
one-eighty-nine, we will put out can
didates against the whole delegation
next time.
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Since the South Carolina game
cock tore up the ground little and
crowed, we notice that that bad man
named Senator Lodge, has been very
quiet. Our Senator will stand for
no more criticism of the president.
He now proposes to hand the 'wim-
min" the pants.
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tain any DeHeilI lrolh the 1ioiiiii'S
given. A few of the most husky in
dividuals in the college are selected
for the modern football game, and
these are overtrained, while the
Young man with the shallow chest,
the pale face, and the generally un-
healthful appearance is 'entirely neg
lected. Attention is called to the
fact that frequently those who play
on the college teams are not college
men, but hired players who matricu-
late in the colleges for no purpose
other than to play as professionals.
The games, he contends, are devel-
oping betting, and so take the
place of the race track, while the
college curriculum is being sadly
neglected and compromised by the
absence of students who may happen
to play, or who do the professional
"rooting."
We have been among those VINO
have defended the college activities
along the lines now in vogue, and of
course we know that in the smaller
colleges a great many of the objec-
tions urged by Bishop Gambler do
not exist, though there has been
grave cause for complaint against at
least one institution in this state for
violating some of the rules which
govern these contests. We still think
that some of the contests may be
kept up by the institutions of the
state without very great harm.
We have, however, reached the
conclusion that no good purpose is
to be served by the intercollegiate
games of football, and we believe
that something better for the stu
dnt body of the average college must
be found. The student, and all the
students, must have recreation, but
we should take more thought of
those who are weak and sickly, and
who need physical development than
we do Of the. embryo prize-fghters
in the schools of the country, or even
those who are blessed with a good
physique and perfect health. The
latter need much less attention than
the others
If it be true, as it no doubt is,
that a healthy body contributes to
make a healthy mind, then part of
the education of every student in
the colleges of the state should be
proper physical training. The duty
now devolves upon the educators of
the land, and upon the college. au-
thorities, to provide for the entire
student body of the colleges some
means of procuring this physical
training. Some new plan must be
worked out. What that plan is to
be we do not know, and we have no
opinion on it, but we do know that
we have been lacking in the past,
and that our mistakes Of the past
must be corrected for the benefit Of
those still to come.
We must not allow twenty-five
per cent. Of the men Of future gen.
erations to be physically unfit for the
duties Of full citizenship.
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priation bills for the support Of the
government. These IA bills will total
- 10 30 ~ - 3e- Ihir aa.rurs
is obtained from bills already passed
and departmental estimates on the
others. If the army Of occupation is
kept in Germany a long time, or the
total armed strength Of the United
States exceeds 100000, this figure
will be too low, inasmuch as the
army appropriation bill of $1,916,-
100000 is based on an army Of 500,-
900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1919

Col. Hub Evans, of Newberry, has
introduced a bill to increase the
amount Of liquor which man may
buy each month for medicinal pur-
poses from a quart to gallon. Why
not make it a beaver-hat full?
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Mrs. J. K. burst, Of Greenwood,
is here spending some time with Mrs.
Frank Welsh on Greenville street.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
MADE GERMAN A'hAN SORE
That Opponent Did Not A .. y.
binary Rules of Fighting $500
to Him Unfair.

Set strategy doesn't Away
But the German mind can't und .as
anyone's abandoning fixed met,
THE sorest man | have ever ;,
said an American aviator, "Was
tenant Meinkopf, the star Bnche fl.
when he was nipped by Lieutend
Avery. Meinkopf was Baron Richto
ems successor and the best dyer tina
Germany had left.
when Avery tackled him, he aban
doned all set principles of air strategy
simply sailed in and opened fire with
out indulging in preliminary maneuH
ers. He brought his man down i
about three seconds, and this was hi
first Boche battle.
"When Meinkopf landed, he wa
purple with rage, and as far as couh
make out his main complaint could b
translated in this fashion:
".What kind of flying is this, any
how?'" Paris Stars and Stripes.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
This Bug Has a Cows Face.

You would perhaps not notice this
cowlike face and fur collar unless you
should use pocket lens, which every
scout should have. Then you will find
the monohammus or sawyer beetle ex-
tremely interesting, says Edward +.
BigelOw, scout naturalist, discussing
this curious insect in Boys Life.
These beautiful brown and gray
beetles are, including the antennae,
about an inch and quarter long. The
antennae or feelers are as long as the
body in the case Of the female and
twice as long in the male.
Where shall you look for these curl
Gus beetles? Search among the needle
like leaves of the pine and fir. The
larvae are found in the sound wood OF
these trees. Sometimes the mature
beetles occur in such numbers as to
do real injury to the trees, but ordi-
narily they are not very plentiful, and
most scouts are not familiar with
them, even where they are fairly abun-
dant
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
The Storm.

"Wife, oh, wife," he Numbered. He
heard the gentle rainlike patter Of her
feet as she approached. A cloud Of
anger overspread his features and
lightning flashed from his eyes.
Il should like to know why your
complexion is so muddy this morning"
he demanded. When she saw his rage
break forth in torrents she burst into
food of tears. Stricken with re-
morse at her grief he seized her in his
arms and shOwered her with kisses.
With true feminine forgiveness she al
lowed a bright, warm sunny smile to
play on her face and happiness shone
like a rainbow through her. tears.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
NO EXPRESSION IN TIE EYES
Quite as Much n Those Of Glass as IN
the Material Ones, Is Recent
Assertion.

A writer in the London Chronicle
asserts that the human eye never
changes it's expression, and no doubt
he IS correct in that assertion. we
may take it for granted, i he IS just
q writer, that he never discovered this
for himself, but Is merely recording
fact that mas been demonstrated by
scientific observers. The eye appar-
entity expresses variety of emotions,
and writer's as class are Continually
recording these changing expressions
with all the adjectival wealth they can
command. The heroes, heroines and
villains of fiction are always register
ing emotions with their eyes, ana
when you read the convincing deScrip-
tons you simply have to believe them.
What is more, any day at the movies
you can see the heroes, heroines and
villains actually performing these
stunts with their eyes. You don't have
to take the words of authors for it;
the movie actors furnish the Q. l.. u.
SO what is the use of contradjcting
facts that are universally recognized!
Most of us meet and talk with several
dozen persons every day, hnd we pass
hundreds of others in the streets. II
you observe the eyes of any of those
persons you cannot fail to note that
they reveal one or another mental or
emotional state. The eyes are cold,
Indifferent, questioning, melancholy.
petulant, mlrthful, mildly amused or
what not, as the case may be. They
also reflect hol mess, Iimidity, self as
surunce, difhdence, coquetry, and a
variety of dominant temperamental at
tributes.
However, we are told that the eyes
never behave in any such fashion, ana
we are forced to believe it. The eyes
themselves are incapable of emotional
change. Novelists are always having
eyes flash with rage" and all that
sOrl of thing, and most of us are con-
WINGED that we have frequently seen
eyes flash. But no rage or emotion OF
any sort can change the Fastening OF
the eye. The flashing or clustering OF
the eye depends wholly upon reflected
light. That light IS reflected from two
places, the pupil and the white, and
neither of these brightnesses is gov
erned by the mental or emotional state.
The effect Of the changing expressions
Of the eye is really given by the vari-
Gus fiexing Of the muscles in the flesh
surrounding the eye and by the eye
lids. The flashing effect is undoubted-
ly produced by wider opening of the
lids, which exposes more of the white
for light reflection. In "twinkling'
eye it Is not the eye but the lids and
the surrounding muscles that really
twinkle. AS a matter of fact, first
class glass eye would appear to be
just as expressive emOtiOnally as q
natural EYE. Fl. Young, in Provi-
dence Journal.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-emincnt as a medicine, for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands of distressing cases
Swamp-Roct, physicians prescription FOR
special diseases, makes friends quickly be,
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. 1t is gen
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle When writing be sure ano
mention this paper.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11

straighten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning, y
want you to 60 back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be-
cause 1t is real liver medicine; entire
ly vegetable, therefore it can not sali-
vate or make you sick.
l guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and constI-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that a bottle of DodsOn's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
ADV.
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tonight! Take Dodson's Liver Tone!
Better Than Ca|oneI For Liver
oal0mef s'ckens! If bilious constipated and head
achy read my guarantee

Listen to me: Take no more s,c,on
ing, salivating calomel when h,,,oua =.
cohstipated. Don't lose a days work !!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
waich causes necrosis of the homes
Calomei' when it comes into contact
WIN sour bile, crashes into 1t. break
ing II up. This is when you feel that
a"ful nausea and cramping. If YOU
are sluggish and "all knocked out" if
your iiver IS torpid and bowels consti-
pateu or you have headache, dizziness,
coa.eu tongue, If breath is bad or
stolhacn sour, just take a spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to anv
drug store and get bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone for few cents. Take a
spoonful tonight. and II it doesn't
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
WELL & STRONG
WAS A WRECK
It's a Very Interesting Story
Louisiana Lady Tells About
What Cardui Did for Her.

Echo, La.-"For sixteen years, I'm
IT, year ago." writes Mrs. J. .. Guer
niger, Of this place, II suffered and
suffered from all kinds of pain. until
l got so rundown and weak I couldn't
wax across the room. L was physi-
cal wreck. II kept getting worse and
worse and was confined to my bed for
three months. -.
Then some friends Of mine ad-
vised me to try Cardui. After using
three bottles. II was much improved
IN a month I was able to get up
lad do little work, and soon
afterwas built-up, well and strong.
l ned 10 bottles of Cardui all to-
gethef Have been we'll and strong
ever See. I am giving Cardui now
to my aughter. 1t did me so much
good. want her to try it.
L am ad to be able to make this
statementso other sufferers may be
benefited. I can never be thankful
enough LOT hat Cardui did for me-"
Many thoands of women have
had similar e,eriences with Cardui,
the waman's toe.
Try it, If youuffer pain, feel rum
down and weak.
Cardui taken in'me, when you feel
the first symptonsof trouble. may
save you long spell, f sickness.
Ar oil druppiStS-A
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-01-11
Cutworm KILLING.

Cutworms which pass the winter as
partially-grown larvne are generally
starved out by fall blowing. az their
food is turned under. White grubs are
destroyed more easily by deep, fall
blowing because this insect burrows
nearly to the plow-depth line during
October, and being turned up ut that
time cannot hibernate again before
winter sets in.