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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-17

Miss Cornelia Tenant, once a
teacher in the Graded School here,
is in the city for a few days visit to
Mrs. James Chalmers on Wardlaw
Street. Miss Tenant is one Of the
good teachers in the Georgetown
schools. She has many friends in
Abbeville amongst her former pupils
and their parents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-17

home Wednesday.-Newberry Hel'-
aid and News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-17

Herman Greene has returned from
a weeks stay in Norfolk and Ports
mouth where he has been on busi-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-17

Mrs. W. F. Crawford and daugh-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-09-17

Mrs. w. A. Harris and her pretty
little daughter left Thursday fol
Columbia where they will spend a
week with Mrs. Bookman.
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Side Talks
Nv Bqdd11 Cameron |
LETTING THE GUEST ALONE

and cbatted about all the things that
had happened to the four OF US IN the
months since We had met, while the
thunder thnudered and the rain rained.'
isn't il a shame" I said when prom
ised clearing failed to materiailze.
Here we have gotten you down mere
in the country and you can't get OUTSIDE
the house"
10 LIKED to See His Host and 1ostsss'
Shame nothing" said the masculine
half our company. IF 1t hadn't ralned
VIC would probably have to be chasing
Off seeing the countryside. and here we
are sitting and resting and having
grand old chin. like being able TO see
the people visit for chanee' ihs'e"u
There isn't anything original about
that, and vet Il is a point of view we
see molten to miss-that ones guests
especially IL they are real friends, may
com&to see oneself as we'll as TO cram
In az many pleasures and psorts ana
motor trips as possible.
Let Your ausTts Choose.
II seems to me that the best way TO
entertain Is not to make too many pans
he forehand-just walt until your guests
come, see what mood they are IN, let
them know what pleasures you have 70
offer and then let them naturally graVl-
tate toward what appeals to them.
OF course to let guest have what
he wants. you must first have the KIM
Of guest that Is willing to indicate ms
feelings to a reasonable degree. BUT
l am taking It for granted that the I'M
heciIic variety Of guest who steadtastly
refuses to make any choice. Is going
out of style.
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A letter friend wants me to recon-
ment that the host who really wants TO
please his guests. consider the usages
Of the let-alone policy.
There is nothing I hate more. says
this woman, who has evidently mad
much experience In visiting. than 60
ing to n place where they have every
moment planned. where I've got to see
everything that is to be seen sad do
everything that is to be done. in the
name Of pleasure, whether / feel like 1t
or not.
for week-ends," she went on. where the
table is covered with all the maEnzt ines
I'd like best to read, and the shelves
are full Of interesting new books. and
there are wonderful music records and
a lovely porch and garden-and think
what a wonderful time / could have II
I could only just wander about and
amuse myself and rest But they are
so bent on amusing me that when l go
I have hardly more than glanced at a
magazine, and as for reSt-well, you
know the way you feel after that sort
of visit
We Try Too Hard.
I think we all know. And we all won.
der why Feople do 1t, and then most OF
us go and do something a little like IT
ourselves when we have guests to whom
we want to do special honor.
We want them to see all the points
Of interest In the home town, ana we
want to give them any social pleasures
within our reach-and all the time wnat
they might like best would be to Visit
and to rest.
We had some guests arrive not long
ago on showery afternoon. we SAT
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-14
Wilson Sole Spokesman

IN the city OF Paris. in SECRET and
tlosely guarded sessions. the treaty Of
peace was made. The sole sr0k"""'nn
ror the United States was President
Wilson and he waived AL claim q" IN
demnity: waived his famous fom"'""n
points: waived all voice in the making
Of the treaty Of peace; waived every
just and right consideration for the
United States. in return for which they
finally agreed to his league of nations
And he did not begin that document MS
all our public documents heretofore
have been written We. the people Of the
United States. do covenant and agree.
but instead Of that On the title mage ~
the treaty Of Versailles are these words
The Honorable Woodrow Wilson. Pre- a.
dent Of the United States. aching in his
own rame and by his own proper au-
thc-ity.'
The treaty was signed and released
from the chamber of secret session in
hpril. 1t w"s printed in the papers of
France and Germany and sold on the
NEWEST 1nds there two months before
the Wilson censorship allowed it TO
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Those soldiers are on their way to
barracks for mess. Can you tell from
the picture what they are going to have
TO eat?
Answer to NO. $50
The rule for ascertaining the true
weight Of an article weighed on the OF
center scales, is to take the square root
OF the product Of the two weights:
In the jewelers. sketch the weights
were shown as and ounces. The
square root Of So gives 6 ounces as the
! rue weight Of the bag of amalgam. On
the long arm Of the scales the ounces
balanced ounces, showing that one
times as long as the other. Therefore,
the separate bags Of gold and silver
balancing evenly in the first sketch
proved that the metals were in the ratio
Of IL to /. and of the six ounces OF
amalgam Us was gold and 3-5 was
silver.
Copyright 1920. by Sam Loyd.)
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s. S. Gardner. Admins il
traitor. with the will an
nexed, OF the Estate OF
Laura A. Young, deceased.
vs..
James F.. Sutherland. J.
W. Ruckman. Prcshytcr-
ian Church Of West Lib
erty. w. Va, Home Mis-
sIonary Society of the
Presbyterian Church OF
Foreign Missionary So In Chancery.
ciety Of the Presbyterian
Church Of West Liberty.
W. Va, Annie Laura Mar
tin. Annie Laura Lewis
Craig. Lawrence Lamb.
Jennie Jackson. Sue
Spcare, Charles Beccroft.
Young Women's Christian
Association of Washing
ton, Pa. and Young Wo-
mems Christian Associa-
ton Of Wheeling. W. Va.
The object Of this suit is 10 convert
into assets the real estate OF the said
Laura a. Young. deceased. for the pay
mcnt Of the indebtedness found to be
charged against the said estate and the
charges of administra t!on, and to apply
the surplus, il any, to the persons en-
titled thereto.
And II appearing from an attldaVit IN
said cause at these Rules. that the de-
PENDANTS james F. Sutherland. Annie
Laura Martin. Annie Laura Lewis Craig.
Lawrence Lamb, Jennie jackson, sue
Speare, and Young .Women's Christian
Association of Washington, Pa, are not
residents Of the State OF West Virginia.
and they not having been served with
process in said suit, on motion of the
plaintiff by counsel, this order OF publ
cation Is entered against them. and II Is
ordered that the said defendants above
named. he and they are required to ap-
pear within one month after the date Of
the first publication of this order and
do what is necessary TO protect their in
forests. 1t is further ordered that this
order be published and posted as re-
quired by law.
Witness John l.. kinghorn. Clerk OF
our said Court. at tho Court House OF
said County, this 9th day Of October.
1920, to-wM October Ruls. 1920.
JOHN L. klNGHORN. Clerk.e
Published the first time Oct. 18th.
Attest:
JOHN l.. KINGHoRN. Clerk.e
H. f. DUNLAP.
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
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would BE Duty Bound.

ut calls. for the very best brains
and the most careful handling. OnCs
we are the signer OF such a CONTRACT.
we arc bound by all our honor an our
strength all our Eos0q RShi ar apd w r0Sts
inst or unjust. We are in. Let us first
make a contract that We are sure 10
right. the result of which can be only
GOOD and then. and not until then ict
us act freely. heartily and with all our
power. 1. .,,,ds
.oday &c an emergency measure, hastily
written under pressure II SSop 1rea pSS OF
.aa|oo Sot,IinS this particular war, Tor
K has nothing whatever to do with set H
Ting this particular war but mas 81 70 s all
Countries for all future time. 1t IS the
outgrowth Of long series 81 or " Sn WITH
is o,Sjnr ~ an issue in this campaign
for the safety of our SSg%ssIy is obliFs
lion: il is not a political matter 70 ae-
bate over.
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Order Of Publication.

The State OF West Virginia, Ohio Coun-
~. IS:
In the Circuit Court OF Ohio County,
West Virginia. October Rules, 1920.
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sCHuLE-On Sunday. OCTOBER ~; i:Gy:
widow Of the late Henry J. schulz.
Funeral services from the RESIDENCE OF
hor son, w. II. Schultz. No: l?s Four
teenth street, on THURSDAY afternoon
at 2 o'clock Friends invited 70 at
tend Interment Greenwood cehetely'
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For America PtrBt-

The League of Nations covenant Is
Il contract by which the various coun-
tries agree to protect each other from
war by coming to the rescue in case OF
attack Our concern in that contract -.
how does II effect the United states
Other countries are looking out TOT
themselves but they are not looking
out for US. If We do not look out for
our country. who will?
The United States Is a great power
full nation; strong in resources; man
power wealth. integrity. intelligence
and in forceful clear vision ana pro-
crcssive achievement. We are one OF
the youngest nations on earth, put IN
these lao years We have grown 10 be the
worlds greatest power. Iherc 10 Il
reason for this. 1t is because the prin-
SipalS Of our government are Elsht,
Under our constitution we are n! cQu"l
with an equal opportunity to dcNe!oP
the best that is III US. We are Tree 70
expand and 10 make our capapIiltles ieLt'
and SO this nation has grown up ike
u great fertile garden.
To-day. with only five per cent OF inc
worlds population We have "a per cent
of it's agricultural production: ~ per
cent of Its mineral production; We
manufacture 35 per cent OF the ~orIu
wealth. S225, 900. 100000. Our nearrsI
competitor is England. with SSQ,OOV,V0o,-
600. This is the reason why olhrr
countries are willing to have Il League
OF Nations with the United States
member of II. We. too. want the Wprta
To be safe from wars II such 4 thlhs
is nossible, and We want to do our part
m make it so. But this is very Dis
and a very delicate undertaking WIN
many alluring beckonings to dangerous
niffalla
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roe RENT.
Yo1 BALE

FOR sALE-Two cows. bargain. Rich
land Coal Co., Stop 6, Harry Fedchak.
o-13-J
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THE MENDEL COMPANY
Carl ]. xapasz. Prop
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
pnv..s caap.i la1y ohapIiAs street
OAU PnoaAA lA1S.1Sl0
DIED

vAvrAN-on Tuesday october 18th.
1920 AT II o'clock D. M, at Niles, OHIO.
John MARTIN WAYMAN.
Funeral services at the Bertschy rar-
lors No. 104 Sixteenth street; on Inurs-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. frlenas
invited 10 attend. Internent al ureen-
wood cemetery.
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WHEELING WOMEN
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eminent and seize the administration
buildings.
The League Of Nations is not a po-
litical matter. and should not have been
made an issue In the campaign. 1t Is
Just big plan that is radically dlfter-
ent from anything we have ever tried
and its effects US all alike. We all reel
just the same way about It, If 1t -
safe and will prevent wars. everybody
wants II, II il is unsafe and will not
prevent wars, nobody wants it.
1T is not a matter to be decided De-
tween the parties. But II has been fore
ed into the campaign and made party
issue and as 1t stands now RepuolcanS
feel that to sign the League of Nations
without reservations would be danger
Gus and unwisc plunge into almost Ger.
tain calamity. Democrats say II would
not, but IT is our constitution; our
country's safety that stands between
these two opinions: can we afford to
take the chance?
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WAITED - Boek-keeper and steno-
grapher at Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION office. o-14-i
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wANTED-Saleslady for retail store IN
heart Of city. good position. high schoot
graduate preferred. State II had any ex-.
perience. Address Retail" care this
office. o-13-i
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Bound by Honor.

president Wilson ana thos" who &C
ccpt his version Of the league argue
that even in case the council decided -
use our army. congress could refuse,
since under our constitution II has the
sole right ~ declare war. since when
has this great American nation eve ws
proven falthlcss to its promises W.
are under no obligation whatever until
we have put our name on that &c, Dotted 6"r
line but the moment We nave put ouE
name there we are bound legally. NOR
ally and every other way to fulhll that
obligation no matter how unwlse the
promise may have been.
"Eut the fact remains that by the re-
IentleSs demands Of PRESIDENT Wilson
this thing has been forced into the
campaign made an issue between tie
parties and now honest hearted Demo-
Gratis who believe in their party rrin-
Cipics must choose between SURRENDER
ing their party to defeat or snrrenderins
treir country to foreign powers. No
voter OF American blood will hesitate
between his. PARTIES success AND and MI, MS
country's safety. We can readily un;
derstand why all OF our intellectual
patriotic Democrats have deserted MI
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wANrHD-Waitress, good wages. APP
ply Eureka Restaurant, 1907 Market
st. o-14-h
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wAuT1p-,Gtm

Keystone traction drilling machines IN.
water we'll work near Wheeling. Steady
work. Good wages. Pay weekly. Ad-
dress Contractor, Box 203 Bellaire, Ohio.
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Ready to Defend Honor.


Congress has never refused to en-
gage this country in war tnat was
provoked and just and necessary In or
dor To preserve our integrity or our
country. and it never will so long as
the Stars and Stripes mean freedom
and our constitution is supreme We q"
not need 4 contract with foreign powers
10 make us do our duty IN thc world
We know the struggles ana sullerinsS
of Poland and II 1t were case IN WhiGh
our interference was justincd. foland
enemies would then be our enemies anu
our president would need only TO 81
before congress and ask for declara-
tion of war, and il would be granted anil
our boys would be specdcd across tho
seas again. We could not do moro than
that II we were q member OF the league
but on the other hand. II We were
member of tho league now and the coun-
ell of eight foreign men 10 one .lncTl-
can decided as Lloyd-GeorGc intimatcs
that VIC were best able TO stop roland
war with our army, We should be obllS-
I'd 10 respond to their decision because
we had nut ourselves in their hands. II
would still require the declaration or
war but right or wrong. just or un)ust,
whether it concerned us or not. whcther
We were I'm sympathy with Folanu o.
not. We should he obligated 70 respond
more obligated than the other nations
even II they were ordered. which theY
might not hc because We made the
League Of Nations and urged them ~
sign IL.
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FOB sAIB-1h ton Acason truck:
cab. Very small mileage and In excel
lent condition. Price reasonable. Pack
ard Motor Company. Leatherwood:
o-lS-m
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wANTED-Young lady with retail gro
Gerry experience. Apply II. +. Behreas.
2217 Market st. o-13-h
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FOE sALE-Studebaker Roadster. Re-
painted and overhauled. Time pay
ments. ,Tri State Motors Co.. 18th AMI
ChaplIne SITS. o-9-l
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-30
MARTHA JANE A DIPLOMAT
Even Stern Mamma Couldn't Dsn)
She Had obeyed the Strict
Letter Of the Law.

Martha James sweet tooth had hrcn
lndulgch 80 much that her mother had
issued the decree. "No more candy
aud the rnmlnder OF the box hnd
been rclcgnicd 10 the top shelf. A
few days ago II was brought down and
Iudiclously npportioned 10 Martha
Jane. for whom tnste spelled mora
and even n second taste did not sat
lsfy. when her mother saw her about
to take a third helping she remarked
enphn,ically:
"Now, don't let me zee you take an
other piece"
Presently Mira s. was called
from the room. and when she returned
she found her four.yenr-old daughter
In the farthest corner of the couch
hastily making way with n nice. pluut
chocolate cream.
"Mnrtha Jnnc." snid her mother, In
her Nerncst tones. didn't I tell you
not to let mo see you take another
piece of cnndyf
II know you did, mother" said the
little diplomat, hut I took this one
while you were gone"
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-30

even the ancestors of all the higher
quadrupevls with which we are familiar
had yet come into helng. Save for
those tiny Qundrupeds or mammals,
50 far MS we know IN these marshes
and forests that bordercl the great
centrul sea. Nor were birds II there
were any nj all. common enough 10 have
left their bones In the great rep,ilinn
cemetery. Crocodlles there We're
nplenty. md great turtles: various
sorts Of Ash and ,OTe peculiar kinds
OF aquatic reptiles; and nm occasional
plesiosaur or great sea-reptiie mnds
its way up the rivers from the ocean.
But the chief inhabitants were dino
saurs. the lords ~ the swamp and
forest. great long legged reptiles Of
strange and varied form.
The majority OF them were herb
lvorous-hrowsIng or grazing creatures
corresponding to the hoofed animals
Of the modern world. or these there
Ntft tH''l hlIhS 'nt iibIn''l l'luo-
snurs. big rhlnoceros-lIke qundru.
peds; the Arinored Dinosaurs covered
with great bony plates from hend to
tail. and the Duck.billed Dinosaurs,
which walked or ran upon the hind
legs and had no horns or armor. but
were excellent swimmers. Then there
were various kinds Of carnlvorous
dinosaurs which preyed upon their
vegetarian relatives. All these were
bipeds. using their fore-fe only to
seize and tear their prey. and their
long tail to balance the body In run.
ming. Some Of these were huge and
powerful. others quite small and
speedy.
II Is only In recent years. and
through the explorations Of such rich
fossil fields as those OF the Red Deer
river thni we have come 10 know
much about this world Of the Dino
saurs and To realize what II was like.
There IL very little In the text books
about these recent discoveries. Mnny
OF them have not yet been published.
But the visitor at the Dlnosnur hall
of the American museum Of natural
history cnn see there n surprising num-
her and variety Of these bizarre and
formidable beast. and will see many
more rs the explorations and exhibit
tion work OF the museum continue.
The museum has also Just placed
on exhibition n skeleton OF the great
toothless flying reptile pterano,Ion. an
extinct creature OF the class known a.
pterodactyls which hourished In the
age OF reptiles, many millions of years
ago. The remains were found by Han.
del T. Martin. curator Of the geologi.
cal museum OF Kansas university. II
Is believed TO be the only mounted
specimen Of pteranodon In any Amer
lean museum. The British museum
also has n mounted s-eleton OF n spec.
linen found by Mr.. Martin several
years ngo,
DR.. W. ID. Matthew. curator Of the
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-30

museums department " vertebrate
pnleontology. gives some interesting
information oonccrnlng the ptcrodac.
tyl. He says: From the standpoint
~ dimensions u rnpss ms the largest
fylng crcn'ure that has ever lived.
The skeleton ;'st MOUNTED measures
sixteen feet frcm VIII ;.tip 10 wing p,
and would haze n ,sre'ch Of nenrly
twen.y.one fee, II the wings were pull.
cd out strnlghs
1T Is nearly all Iings md head.
with n little hlt Of = body. slender
hind legs and mere stump Of tail.
TIE head consists chiefly OF long,
pointed hcak ani an equally long. bony
crest projecting backward.
The wings we're i,ng and narrow
and composed a. thin. lenthery mem.
brane Ike the wings OF bnts But
they were stretched m the long ex.
tended fourth finger only. the other lin
gers being little rudlmentnry claws,
by which the nnimal probably hung
when at rest. The wings were cd.
IDENTIFY ndap'cd tn soaring fllghr like
that Of the alhF'ross. In fact the
creature wns so extremely specialized
along this l,no thrt II must have been
slnguarly awkward md Ingnlnly on
the ground. Yet l. must have come 10
land at times for egg lnyln. purposes.
How II obtained rs food IL something
~ n problem. II WINS evidently wide
ranging ocean flyer. for the skeletons
are found In chalk and Other marine
formations deposited In the open sea
often far from land"
The specimen lust placed IN cxhl.
bltion. together with other fihe sp"ci.
mems, was obtained from the cre'a-
ceous chalk beds of the Smoky I'M
river Of western Kansas. In tho lIfe Of
the pternnodOn this WIS part Of great
inland sea that stretched from the
Gulf of Mexico fnr across the Canadian
border. The nearest shore llne was
more thnn 40 miles 10 the southeast
westwnrdly the sea stretched ncross
the region where the Rocky noun.
talns were later uphcnved ~ yet
more dlstent shore. Over this vast
interior sen. deep and clear and
aboundlng In marine life, the p'ero-
dactyl must hive ranged
A careful Investigation ot the prob
lem In the light of modern acronauti.
cal knowledge would yield very inter
estlng results. And. In turn II seems
altogether probable that such re-
search would throw some light on the
more prHctlcnl problems of neronnu.
ties. For the ptcrodnctyl In 80 far M
We can Judge, approached much nearer
to the nlrplanc IN structure and prln.
clple ~ flight than any ~ the birds.
As the most specialized ind perfct ted
adaptation for soaring that has been
known, II may throw much Hight on the
principles NJ soaring flight. which nre
by no means yet fully understood or
agreed on.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-30
CLOSE STUDENTS OF NATURE
Examination Papers Proved Tha, Pu
pills Must Have Made Keen OBJ.
servations Of Their Subjects.

A nature study and biology teacher
sent The Nature Study Review N,
following from her pupils papers, re
gnrdlng their observation and conclu
slons In the domain Of nature;
"orgnnlc matter Is when you have
something the matter with your or
gnns."
"fiye devices by which seeds nr,
scattered are wind water. explosion
torn up. taken out and thrown away
The peculnrs of m insect arc som,
Of them bring diseases, others destro,
food. suck the blood, spoil the flowers
lay eggs aud kill babies"
The grnsshoppcr. when he walks
either jumps or hops"
"The Jaws Of n grusshopper NOV,
east aud west"
"a larNa IN an unfinished animal"
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-30
Perfect Health is Yours
If the Blood is Kept Pure

bottles Of s. S. s.. the great vegetable
blood medicine. will revitalize your
blood and give you new strength and
a healthy, vigorous vitality. Everyone
needs It just now to keep the system
in perfect condition. S. s. S. is an ex.
cellent system-cleanser; II is not sold
or recommended for venereal Diseases.
Go to your drug store and get a bot.
lie to-day, and II you need any medi-
cal advice. you can obtain It without
cost by writing to Medical Director,
Swift Specific Co., ll2 Swift LabOra.
tory. Atlanta. Ca.