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A Womanless Wedding

The play for the benefit of the
Library to be given on The TIN is to
be a grand one and full of fun. A
Mississippi paper has the following to
say of the "show''
A large and eagerly expectant audi
ence filled the court house Tuesday
evening to witness the "Womanlc S
Wedding," given under the auspices
of the city Federation of Women's
Clubs directed by Misses Clemtine
and Adele Miller, of Okolona.
Those taking part; judges, lawyers,
bankers, and business men proved the
truth of the couplet-
"a little nonsense now and then is
relished by the wisest men,"
Pope never said truer thing than
that Clothes make the man," for last
right CLOTHES surely made the wo-
man."
The program opened with readings
by Miss Adele Miller, "Four Leaf
Clover" and "Bob Taylor's Mule
Mr.. lad turning theleaXes, as it
were, as official announcer, each
surprise greater than the proceeding
one There was something new, novel
and original and charming on each
page. The audience was convulsed
from start to finish.
Never has it been the privilege of
a Meridian audience to witness such
& side splitting burlesque.
The surprising part was the way
the diginfied men entered into the
plan and left nothing nudone to make
+. success.
The "Womanless Wedding was a
auge and bowling success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-26
LIVING AT HOME

The editor of the Anderson Daily
Mail insists on being old fashioned.
He lives in prosperous county
where people "raise their own "a
tions," and has become so thor
oughly satisfied with this way of
managing affairs that he wishes to ap-
ply it to the newspaper business, as
may. be seen from reading the follow
ing from the editorial page of that
paper:
Last Monday morning The Green
vile News carried an editorial on the
subject of the press agent" On
Tuesday morning The Charleston 4.
merican carried the Identical editori-
al. In the meantime, The Spartan
burg Herald quoted the press agent"
editorial from The Greenville News
and added some remarks to its own.
Now, inasmuch as The Greenvilie
News had it first, the editorial IN
the press agent belonged to it; and
The Charleston American should,
like The Spartanburg Herald. have
given The Greenville News credit
for it. But then it is possible The
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MERITONE
SAVED HIS SON
Strength and Appetite Return"
And Nervous Condition
IS Gone

eve believe Meritone has saved our
boy" said ]. D. Kidd, of 1877 Beau
mont Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn.
"His system was all run down and
he was weak and nervous and he had
been that way all his life. He'd get so
nervous and excited that he could
not sleep.
"He had indigestion and trouble so
that he could not eat enough to make
him grow right.
4 tried everything and gave him
all kinds of medicines, but nothing
did him any good, and it began to
look as if we were going to lose him.
"Our boy has been taking Meritone
for some time now, and we believe it
has saved his life. He can eat anything
now that he can get his hands on, and
his stomach is in fine condition and
does not give him a bit of trouble.
"The former nervous condition has
left him and he sleeps as sound as
the baby and doesn't jump in his
sleep like he did before.
He has gained strength and has
a good color, also"
Meritone has no superior as tonic
and strengthener.
Meritone is sold exclusively in Alb
beville by The McMurray Drug Co.
Engraved Cards and Invitations
i'ar Press and Banner Co.
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Friday, March 26, 1920.
KEEPING UP THE ROADS

If the people OF the county EoIe
for bond issue of four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for the build
ing of good roads, we take it that
there will be no disagreement about
the inadvisability of keeping them up.
A man who would build fine house,
and then allow it to rot down be-
cause the roof was decayed would be
considered poor business man, and
the people will suffer the loss of a
large expenditure of money if they
do not make up their minds, once the
roads are built, to keep them built.
We do not know what it will cost
to keep up these roads. When Green
vile County built the roads of which
we have heard so much talk, a small
tax was voted for their up-keep.
Talking with Hon. Thos. P. Cothran
about the roads sometime later he
expressed the opinion that the up
keep would be a great deal more eX-
pensive that he had thought at first
would be the case We get the same
idea from the letter Capt. Smyth,
published in these columns some
time ago. The readers of his letter
will remember that he said the top
soil should be looked after and re-
paired frequently, never less frc-
quently than once in two months. So
easily does it escape from the roads
that he cut-outs on the Fords and
motorcycles blow it into the adjoin-
ing fields.
If the top-soil is to be repaired
once every two months it must be
evident to any thinking man that it
will be expensive to keep these roads
in a good state of repair. We do not
know that our present roads would
be so bad if they were worked every
two months, but we are not talking
about that now. If the roads are
properly worked it will mean that
there must be a force on these
roads practically all the time. Per-
haps it may prove advisable to have
several forces under competent
managers to take over the roads and
work them in sections, much like the
railroads are worked. However, it is
done, it must be done, unless the
money expended, the bonds being
issued, is to be 4 total loss. Just
how much the amount Necessary to
work these roads as required will be
we cannot say, perhaps no one can do
so. But this much we can say, and we
say now, that no person should vote
for the bond issue who is not pre-
pared to support the next delegation
in the General Assembly in pro-
viding for a good working fund to
keep the roads in proper shape.
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CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF

I hereby announce myself a candl-
date for Sheriff OF Abbeville County
in the Democratic Primary, anu !
pledge N.Y. elf to be governed by the
rules and TO abide the result Of Ehr
primary.
J. \. BLUM.
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Shoe Department

This spring our Shoe Department is more complete
than ever.
We aershoving more Styles and all widths from A toE
The recent shipments from Krippendorf Dittnan Co.
have placed usn position show you the very style you
have in mind.
Our stock Of Howard'& Foster Shoes for men include
all new styles for young men, and conservative wider
lasts for more comfort.
Infants, Children boys and Misses can be properly
fitted in shoes for dress or play
Our prices are most reasonable.
Yoare invited to inspect our stocks with obligation
to buy.
The Rosenberg Merc. co.
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WANTS

WANTED TO RENT-Two furnish
cd or unfurnihed -oo-?T by young
married couple. Apply this office.
3-19-tf
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Abbeville and Mrs.
J. P. Drennan's on Little Mountain
road, Thursday p. m. one chlld's
brown coat. Return to
Miss Daisy Maxwell at L. w. Whites
Reward.
3-26-1pd.
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The Restless Sex
Romantic Film Drama With
MARION DA VIES
BY Robert w. Chambers.
BY Robert w. Chambers.


tCentinued From Yesterday.)
mot now. There doesn't
seem to be any way of letting you
understand. was not
eighteen. 1 never dreamed of-of
love-between you and me. "
now. He always will. There is
something about him that draws
me. Influences me, stirs me deeply
She turned, looked at him, flung
one arm around his neck:
"Will you let me tell you this and
kind Of affection. But it's
deep, powerful-there are bonds
that hold me--that ] can't break
dare not. Always he was
attractive to me-a strange, sensi-
tive, unhappy boy. - And
then--something happened
Twill you tell me what?-
ooh, Jim, It involves a question of
honor. can't betray con-
fidence. Let me tell you
something. Did you know that Os-
valid, ever since you and he were
boys together. care more for your
good opinion than for anything else
in tho world?' o..
That's strange"
"Hc is strange. He has told me
that, as \ boy, one OF the things that
most deeply hurt him was that he
was never invited to your house.
And / can see that the fact that dad
never took any notice of his father
pnortinAd n i'm hitterly"
"what has this TO do with you
and me, SteveT'
SUBJECT TO MELANCHOLY.
"A great deal. unhappily. The seeds
OF tragedy lay in the boys soul OF
Oswald Grismer--a tender sensitive
ness almost eirlish. which he con.
cealed by assertivcness and an ap-
parent callous disregard of opinion;
a pride SO deep that IN the shock OF
injury 1t became morbid.
But, Jim, deep in that unhappy boys
soul lay also nobler aualities-blind
loyalty. the generosity that costs
something-the tenderness that re
nounces. Oh, KNOW
know. was only a girl and
didn't understand. I was fascinated
by tho golden, graceful youth OF
him-thrilled by the deeper glimpse
OF that mystery which attracts all
women-the yelled unhappiness OF
mans secret soul. That
drew me; the man, revealed. held
me. have told you that
I never dreamed there was any
question about you. l was obsesscd
wrapped up in this man so ad-
mlred. so talented, so utterly
mis,inderstood by all the
world excepting me. II almost In
toxicated me to know that I alone
knew him--that alone was quail
fed to understand. sympathizo, adj
wise, encourage, rebuke this
strange, inexplicable golden nsurc
about whom and whose rising
talent the world Of art was gos-
sipinE and guessing AL around me-"
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BOOKS

AGATHAs AUNT. BY Harriet Lummis
Smith. indianapolis: The Booos-Aer-
riil Company.
Here's a truly delightful romance
which holds the reader throughout
by the charm OF its narrative--the
type of book which one lays down
with a sigh, because there isn't any
more!
It's all about Agatha Kent,
whole-souled but somewhat I'M
pulsiye young woman. who. Tor
what she thinks at the time are.
very good reasons, undertakes
masquerade, representing herself as
her own great aunt to poor, blind
young man.
And as always happens In such
cases, she enmeshes herself in such
a web of complications that one Is
forced to wonder just how she ever
will manage to get out OF them un-
scathed. But Agatha 10 resourceful.
as well as impulsive, and 1t all ends
happily.
t.Agatha's Aunt is q type OF good.
clean, wholesome comedy that will
afford entertainment to most every
type OF reader.
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A Recipe for Married Happiness
BIZ One Who KnOUs

placing the blame--they help each
other up with q grin. and Jog along
once more.
Common Sense has whisp y red that
the Waster becomes Waste, and. so
they tuck away q bit OF their in
come. be II ever SO small. toward a
home and bank account. IL the girl.
too, is working. she knows dol
lar at face value, and should be the
more eager to share in this "Fu-
ture Fund" Simple pleaaures are
planned-visits with friends and
sometimes a movie-for they have
learned that monotony breeds dis
content. There are no elaborate
Affairs, for remember. ours is the
average couple. and today is the re-
gime of II. c. L.
Perhaps. when things look bright,
the boy comes home with pockets
bulging. but he is always rewarded
for the contents with an ole'-timey
hug and kiss, and from somewhere
there comes the warm aroma Of a
tasty dinner.
We can't follow them further.
this couple OF ours, but it's a safe
bet that, practicing the ingredients
Of the above recipe, that they'll ar
rive at a contented and prosperous
old age. loved and respected by
their friends and children-and
Partners still"
/ have used this recipe for Ave
years, and recommend it highly.
RUTH
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III IaE MAs SHIN fl,l,i @IinEs MAGAZINE PAGE 81
Read This Story Here, Then
Watch for 1t in Motion Pictures
Follow the Story This Page Day by Day, Then Watch
for II in Motion Pictures

, South did II for him. MT. Andrews
suddenly became q man OF business.
"All play and no work makes
Jack a dull boy" he said laughing
ly. turning the old saying. there's
trouble in the camps and I'll have
TO be going home-you people can
stay here"
Emphatic negations rather sur
prised him. pleased him too. 'oh.
you're ready to 20 back with me
that's good; / was wondering how
long you'd stand this
How soony" Mabel asked.
well this is Friday--suppose We
start sunday evening-get the night
train?'
"And you're going right to the
camps?" asked Jimmie q new light
in his eye.
"straight-can't even stop over ct
the house"
Jimmie looked at Alice then at
cant we be married before we go|
"Oh, Jimmy" Mabel protested.
married in a strange city-when
we were planning so much At
home" ..
Mr.. Andrews glanced round the
table, whats the verdict Alice!
The brides the one who has any
say SO In a matter OF this kind"
FL I'll do whatever Jimmie
thinks best"
'tph don't give in to him that
way" said Mr.. Andrew. laughing,
you'll have him spoiled" Never
theless he turned to his son. We'll.
young man. what's your hurry"
He can be married here" said
Jimmie, land then we can take our
time getting back. that is, Alice and
/ can-perhaps spend q week here
Mabel can go back with you and
I'll follow; IL there's anything seri-
GUS you can wire and I'll bring
Alice home and Join you"
"That sounds reasonable. his
father agreed.
81 suppose II does" Mabel sighed.
'it's UP to me to md sweetheart
/ guess"
"rll leave 1t to you and Alice to
go down to the City Hall and get
license" said Mr.. Andrews, while
I attend to a few kilograms, and
Mabel. you might amuse yourself
by packing UP everything we aren't
going to need and sending 1t on
by express"
y az suppose" Alice limited, as he
/ left the room, "well have to hunt
up a minister too, and there may be
church arrangements to make"
81 guess that won't be the most
difficult thing in the world" JIM
mie smiled at her, Just to think
that only two days from now you'll
be really mine-Mrs. Jimmie An
drews."
ITS wonderful" said Alice.
To be continued Monday.
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After a long silence he said:
'Is that all you have to tell me
Nearly all. His father
died. Ny aunt died. These
facts seem unrelated. But they
were not. And then-then
Oswald lost his money.
Everything. And mar
ried him. There was more
than I have told you. 1
think I may tell this-I had better
tell you, perhaps. 80 Did you
ever know that my aunt employed
lawyers to investigate the matter
concerning the money belonging to
Chiltern Grismer's sister. who was
my mothers motherT'
NO"
APPEARED FRIGHTENED.
"She did. I have seen Mr.. Grismer
at the hospital once or twice. He
came to see my aunt In regard to
the Investigation. The last
time he came, my aunt was i'll,
threatened with pneumonia I saw
him passing through the grounds.
He looked frightfully haggard and
i'll He came out Of the infirmary
where my aunt was in about an
hour. and walked slowly down the
gravel path as though he were in a
daze. He died shortly aft
erward. And then my
aunt died. And Oswald lost
his money. And I--mar-
ried him"
us that all you can tell me-
After a silence she looked UP, her
lip auivering:
"All except this" And she put
L. ~
dopped her head on his breast.
Chapter xxx.
In reply to a letter OF hers, Gle
land wrote to Stephanie the mid
die Of June from Runners Rest in
the Berkshires:
"Steve, Dear:
THE place 10 charming and every
thing IL ready for you and Helen
whenever you care to come. I had
the caretaker's wife and daughters
here for several days scrubbinG and
cleaning woodwork, windows and
floors. They've put vacuum
cleaner on everything else and the
house shinesl
"As for the new servants. they
seem the usual sort, unappreciative.
sure to quarrel among themselves.
fairly efficient. incapable OF graft
tude. and likely to leave you in the
Iurch IL the within seizes them.
They've all come to me with COM
plants of various sorts. The aver
age servant detests clean, fresh
quarters in the country and bitterly
misses tho smelly and oily ANNA
tion of the metropolitan slums.
But this unpretentious old place
IL very beautiful, steve You
girl, and II will be a surprise to
you to md how really lovely are
this plain old house and simple
grounds.
Ito ne Costinued Te0orrsw.D
Copyright. 1911, 1918, by tn. Interna tons
Magazine Company
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MARRIED FIFTEEN YEARS
STTsS THE ONLY LIrE.~

In regard to the greatest Of con-
tracts which affects our entire lives.
i sincerely feel that II our people
would consider more deeply that
marriage means unity and partner
ship for life they would be more
cautious and particular in select
ing their mates. think that
couples should be at least 20 or "a
years of age before they enter into
this most sacred and serious ccrs-
money.
Reader" probably when refer
ring to his friends for examples, is
no doubt speaking Of the lower
type OF men who have not enough
principle, religion or conscience to
shoulder the burden which natural
ly comes in married life for both
parties concerned. From Readers"
statement 1t is easily ascertained
that he estimates a woman as a
servile beast or an unwelcome con-
venience for man.
Men with these ideas are the
cause for SO much degeneracy
among woman. For my part. my
advice to young couples Is to select
only young men or young girls of
high. clean ideals for their COM
panions as we always fall in love
with those with whom we associate.
have been a married man for
fifteen years and think 1t is the only
life, while my married friends who
are also OF the superior type, do not
have to tell me Of their happiness.
but their faces and the attitude
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FINDS VI.AW IN PLEDGE
TO GIVE LOVE rOREvER-

Marriage u . success In certain
rare and wonderful cases--so glow
ing q success that we realize what
earthly happiness may sometimes
mean: but for the average rank and
nle of humanity, marriage II GER
tainly not q success. There are
many reasons for the failure. almost
as many reasons as individuals. but
two, which, 40 far. have not been
give. are here submitted.
One 10 q serious flaw In the mar
rage ceremony of today. The most
solemn pledge II given to love, ETC..
until death do US part" How can
one promise TO love another for =
lifetime? Love comes, or love goes.
and We cannot by our utmost
striving. prevent; the only thing we
can do is to disguise it's presence. or
absence.
A girl. for instance. loving her
betrothed Accordingly. feels that
she will never change. and gives
this solemn pledge with sincerity;
yet in one year. or less. she may
ind that love has flown. The man
may develop unsuspected traits
may be addicted to drink or drugs;
may be in unclean health; may have
a jealous. nagging nature; ana
poor little love folds his wings
and fiies away. Or the man
may be the earnest lover. and the.
girl a foolish butterfly: or she may
develop some basic dishonesty, or a
streak OF insanity-what then OF
lasting love?
Generally IL 10 the little incom-
patibilities which wear away loves
life. and sometimes love dies hard
and in great anguish, but once
really gone. he never comes back.
and a loveIess married life in not q
success, but only a mockery.
One other great reason concerns
money. Most men never get wom-
ans viewpoint. and never under
stand how she loathes to ask for
money. II he is narrow and I'M
just in this matter, she will finally
get to loathe him. / think every
girl before she marries, should
have a little bank account of her
own, and never intrust the manage
ment OF this sum to her husband.
Also master some little home handi-
craft by which she can often earn a
little more to swell that bank &C
count In this way she will know
a quiet independ nce that will bring
happiness. and will be spared many
humiliations.
Too many men choose. a bit of
porcelain for a wife. and then bang
1t around as IL 1t were tin.
PILGRIM.
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HELIOTROPE
Is Marriage a Success?


- SSN~SSs 800
Marriage 'is always . success.
even to the point OF IL turning out
unhappily. If children are born to
a couple. that In itself Is compen-
sstion enough. for there 10 nothing
today In Gods world. anything to
even up the Loneliness OF an un-
married woman and \ man after
middle age 10 reached.
/ say marry. Take your chances
rather than not fulfil the purpose
for which you are born. i am
speaking from my own experience
and knowledge Of many who have
reached my eight years.
1t 10 better to, be married even
II unhappily. than to be not mar
ried at all.
We cannot shirk LIES RESPONSE
bilities. and II that 10 so. why not
try raising our own children and
standing by the father OF them. to
protect him, for their sake and as
sure as the day comes. you will be
called blessed mother: and What
more would any woman wish?
So marriage Ii always 4 success.
whether IL turps out happily or
unhappily. In my creed there is
absolutely NO divorce. MRS. c. s. r.
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A T an unearthly hour the morn
"A ing after i chaperoned Neal
and Phoebe for their week
end at the lake. my phone woke me.
1t was q lone-distance call from
Jim, who had just gotten near
enough to civilization again to
speak to me.
I'm taking the train to come
back to you. dear, in an hour" he
explained. But I wanted you to
know, so you'd keep the evening
open for me-"
Don't Joke. You've a guilty con-
science because you didn't write,' i
replied, trying to be jocose SO 1
wouldn't be reproachful. Are you
rested? Did you have a hne timer"
yes" irritably. "Only don't hold
me up-because I've an important
message for you. Call Neal ana
tell him to catch the eight forty
fve-same train I took. Pats here
and will meet him. There's some
property to go overland. besides,
Uncle Ned and 1 aren't keen to
leave Pat UP here alone. and the
old gentleman has to come back
same as I do. Meals not to miss It.
Important"
But Neal can't come pro-
tested. ~He has plans. There's
something important for him here"
Meal must come. He must, say.
Then Jim's voice Burned OF. and
the connection was broken.
Phoebe stirred uneasily in her
sleep, but I had to wake her be
cause I knew we'll enough she'd
never forgive me IL didn't get her
up in time to see Neal of.
Again a whirl OF dressing, and
coffee. and farewells. as Neal came
in to breakfast with US and then
whirled of to the station, unhap-
PLY. but like a good soldier. When
he'd whispered a warning to me to
keep silent, he and Phoebe hurried
off. Then I set about unpacking and
ordering my household for the day.
and in the midst of everything Tom
Mason phonpd and pleaded. beyond
my powers to refuse, that i lunch
with him
els It a guilty conscienceT~ I
asked myself as / TAXED down to
the appointed place.
TOM Is CURIOUS.
was soon to know, for directly
the lunch was ordered and the
waiter on attending to IL, Tom
plunged in:
why did you skip out OF the
dining room last night the minute
you caught sight OF me, Donna
Anna?"
There was an eauivocation ready
to hand, and ] took advantage OF IT.
81 was waiting for Phoebe and
Neal. and just as / got to the din
ing room door, Neal appeared.
Moreover. was glad to avoid you.
for fear you'd be hurt at me for
not chsperoning your party and
then chaperonins another"
"Do you know me so little7''
asked Tom reproachfully. do you
actually think I demand explana-
lions of my friends? Am I petty7"
Indeed you're notv ] said hon
estly. adding misohieyously, That's
not one of your faults, T. ]. NJ"