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The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
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But who is it," asked Mr.. Possum.
sitting on the very edge of his chair
with impatience. "Who is 1t, Mr.. Fox?
Tell us thati"
When Mr.. Fox had begun TO fill his
pipe, he said: 1T is Mr.. Stoat and
family. Yes, that whole stuck-up
family are to blame, and when think
of that miserable, sneakinS lot l think
should do something desperate"
But l do not see how they take
away our supply" said Mr.. Coon. Il
have never seen them around here
NO, of course not" said Mr.. Fox.
But don't you know that the whole
Stoat family has new white coats, and
that it can get around in the snow
without being seen much easier than
can. or either of you fellowsF'
THAT Stoat family" said Mr.. Fox,
when l was youngster, used to be
called the weasel family, and when
they are not dressed in those fine white
coats of theirs they wear n very home
ly brown one, and are very common
looking family; so they need not put
on airs with me-
Il thought of plan to drive away
that Stoat family" said Mr.. Fox, but
must have some help. and there is
no chasing in it; SO you two need not
get uneasy.
81 want you to go with me up to
Mr.. Mans barn. There are plenty of
rats in there, and there is also big
pail of black paint. and that is where
we put 1t over Mr.. Stoat and family"
Just what happened inside the barn
Mr.. Fox and his friends never knew.
But when the Stoat family came out
they could be plainly seen against the
white snow, for every one of that fam
lily was black.
Whether the farmer tracked them
by the paint or whether they felt so
disgraced by having their fine white
coats spoiled Mr.. Fox and his friends
never knew; but they disappeared
from around those parts and the farm
yard was not so carefully guarded
after that.
CCopyrishD
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MIR. FOX AND THE
SVOATS

TT WAS winter time in the woods,
L and the Four-Footed club sat
around the fire talking over their nf-
fairs, for they had cooked the last tur-
key and the last of the wood was now
burning.
I'm all my long experience" said Mr..
Fox, Il have never known food to be
sc scarce, and what there is of 1t Is
SO poor l doubt some times IL Mr.. Man
can be feeding his fowl as he should"
Il think Mr. Dog gets more than his
share" said Mr.. Coon. "for he seems
strong enough. He can run just as
fur as ever | can see.'
81 should not be surprised If he
were to blame" said Mr.. Possum. .'for
our hard luck; maybe he eats up
everything that Mr.. Man gives to the
poultry. he is so strong and big. Very
likely he takes 1t away from those
poor things"
''No, it isn't Mr.. Dog who Is TO blame
If l am a guesser," said Mr.. Fox, set
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HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
By c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
THE USE OF THE"

This little word, which is called
l. by grammarians the definite arti-
Gle, is often misused, being placed In
sentences where it does not belong,
and being left out where it should
be used. Often such misuse causes
misunderstanding of the meaning of
the writer or speaker. For example.
suppose you say, ''The president and
secretary of the lodge attended the
meeting" This is correct if the Of
fees of president and secretary are
united in one person that is, if there
is one man who is both president and
secretary But if there are two men,
one of whom is the president and the
other is the secretary, the sentence
should read, "The president and the
secretary of the lodge attended the
meeting" The article should be re-
peated; then there is no room for mis-
understanding the speaker or the
writer
When we say. THE black and white
horse" we mean one horse which is
marked with the two colors; but when
we say, The black horse and the
white horse" we mean two horses one
black and one white.
(Copyright)
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What Is Your Worth as an Individual?

method of raising additional revenue
and at the same time bring a reduction
in the cost Of living and return of
business prosperity" said Mr.. Bacha-
rach.
However, as an alternative propo-
sition | am considering the presenta-
ton of bill which will levy n tax of
one per cent on the net worth of the
individual to take the place of those
taxes which | feel very strongly should
be eliminated. Under the most unfay-
ofaDIe conditions, such tax should
bring In more than Il billion dollars In
revenue"
Advantage Of one per cent turn
over sales tax to the government. the
merchant, and the small taxpayers were
claimed by It's advocates ut the open
ing hearing on revenue Legislation be-
Tor the senate finance committee
charles Il. Lord, New York. dry goods
wholesaler and manufacturer. fayored
one per cent turnover tax yielding
,3oo,OoO,UOO, miscellaneous toyes
yielding l,0O0,000.OOO and income
taxes yielding $1,50o,OOO,OOO. He said
that estimates made on the basis of
prices prevailing n few months ago
showed mat one per cent turnover
tax would yield about $1,000 900 600
but that this has been scaled down to
Sl,oooOO,OOO as result of declining
prices
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
Haiti Peeved With Our Leathernecks

N EMANDING withdrawal of the
land. three delegates Of the Patriotic
union Of Haiti have presented to Pres
ident Harding, the State department
and congress n report in which the
American marines and Haitian gen
darmes are accused of committing
numerous atrocities not investigated
by the Daniels court of inquiry.
The report calls the American occu-
patton the most terrible regime of
military autocracy ever carried on In
the great American democracy" The
three delegates are II. Pauleus San
non, former Haitian secretary of for
eign affairs and former minister to the
United States: SteniO Vencent, for
mer president of the Haitian senate,
and Fl. Perceval Thoby, former charge
d'aifaires Of the Haitian legation in
Washington.
The Haitian people, according to the
report, in addition to reparations for
the wrongs and injuries done them. de-
sire:
Immediate abolition of martial law
and courts martial.
Immediate reorganization of the
Haitian police and military forces, and
withdrawal within short period of
the United States military OCCUPATION.
Abrogation Of the convention Of
1915.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03

nized Colorado as II great stats H.
was named by Abraham Lincoln ~.
no,orauos noH hrst territorial governor
neiore he became governor he bnd
served In the Mexican war and had
led expeditions against hostile Indians
vi .he west. Indeed, 1t was GIlpIn who
i,iiuehced congress to name our sto,.
oo'oraoo. lie defeated proposat
niade by secessionIsts, to name ,ho
state Jefferson. He went To Colors e
~ wagon drawn by oxen. He served
as hsoo our territorial governor in 1891 and
&c isoa. He kept the state on tho s,da M
" .ne union, taking n position against
seeeSslon. S,' The whole West LOOKS on
early days" ~ VI che
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STATION ETIQUETTE


Powerful indeed Is the empire of habit
Publius syrus.
TO SAY that the well-bred person
is on time when he takes IL train
might be unfair. But it is a fact the
well-bred person shows his "Dnsider-
alton for others in his actions. and
the person who comes into the station
behind time, pushes by other people,
runs into them with his travelling bag,
summons a porter curtly and tries o
push ahead of others at the ticket
window, is acting in an inconsiderate
manner He is also making himself
conspicuous, and the wel-bred per-
son does not attract undue attention
to himself in public places.
1t is nothing to be ashamed of if one
has travelled but little, and some ex-
cellent folk have perhaps never been
in a railroad train more than once or
twice in their lives Still it is but
natural that we should all want to
appear to be at ease when we travel,
and not to proclaim by our manners
that we have never been about before.
Your conduct in the railroad station
should therefore be composed and un-
ruflled. If you have time to idle
away before train time it is quite all
right to 20 to the newsstand and pur-
chase Il paper or magazine and read
It; but there is no reason why you
should have to invest in chewing gum,
salted nuts and gum drops, weigh
yourself, and have your fortune told
by one of the nnnnN-in. the.sInt Lna-
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ting back in his chair and taking from
his mouth his corncob pipe, but l
think can tell you who is TO blame
for our not having anything in our
pantry"
But Mr.. Fox wished to be asked. and
did NOT stop smoking until Mr.. Coon
could stand it no longer. and asked:
"Who is taking our food? Tell US. if
you knowl"
well, perhaps l should not say he
is taking it right away from us. but
certainly if he and his family were
not around we would have no trouble
in getting plenty to eat"
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
WOMEN NEED SWAMI.

Thousands of women have kidney AMI
bladder trouble and never suspect it
Womcn's complaints often prove to h.
nothing else but kidney trouble, or ii.
result of kidney or bladder disease
If the kidneys are not in heal.s-
condition, they may cause the other a..
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of an
bition, nervousness. are often times sym,
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment D.
kilmcr's Swamp.Root, physicians p.
scription, obtained at any drug store M,
be just the remedy needed to overcor.
such conditions.
Get a medium or. large size bottle in.
nedintcly from any drug store
However. If YOU wish FIRST to test ,ha
rrcat preparaticn send trn cents to d.
kilmer Il Co., Binghumton. n. Y, for /
ample bottle. When writing be sure aa:
mention this papcr.-Adv.
As rule n mans credit is all rlgh.
IT the wrong time.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
Better Not Mentioned.

Cassidy (after the 18th parade)-
An how did OF look to ye on the hors
Dinny7
OBrien-Ye're n friend iv mlns
Mike, so ye kin thrust me nlver t tep
. Twin sowl.-Boston Transcript.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
"What'S i'm a Nane?"
Facts about your name its history meaning whence it was
derived significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel
By MILDRED MARSHALL

tragic fate is the source of song and
story in the 'Idylls Of the King" Her
Irish prototype was Elayne or Eileen
OBrien, who likewise met with trag-
ic end, taking her own life after being
carried away to Castle Knock by Rog-
er Tyrrel, one of the fierce Anglo
Normans.
Tennyson's description of Efalne Is
exquisite:
Where could be found face daintier? Than
From forehead down to foot perfect
again
From foot to forehead exuulsiteiy turned
Fair she was, my king
Pure. as you ever wish your knights to be
To doubt her fairness we're to want an
eye,
To doubt her pureness were to want
heart.
Elaine's talismanic gem Is the pearl
giver of charm and love and purity
fitting jewel for SO lovely name. The
lily is her flower, fact which Tenny-
son uses with such touching pa:hos in
describing the funeral bier of the dead
Elaine. Monday is her lucky day and
2 her lucky number.
tCopyright)
-O-
Aeetic Acid From coconuts.
Acetic acid is being manufactured
from coconut shells in Ceylon.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
Louleai Attitude

The escaping convict had Dl
schemes effectually stopped by putin
on him ball and chain"
Il suppose he perceived on reneS
tion that they added weight to VI
step he was taking"
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
unexpected Blow.

Fond Mamma-You are an author
ity on plants, Mr.. Smith. Is 1t tru
there are some creepers about a hous
that are very annoying In their hablts'l
Crusty Bachelor = Yes, MADAM
babies.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
SATISFYING.

Henry" asked his handsome youns
wire, leaning over his bedside, wheh
ne was about to cash in. "What aN
you going to do with your fortune!
IN leave 1t to you," gasped the Oh
man.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
in the Country!

81 read nothing in the proposed leg
islation that tries to control those e'-
erybody In this room knows to be the
preatest profiteers-not only during
the war but at the present time--thnt
this country has ever known, said
Mr.. Brown. "Wby does not congress
try to control these people who by
their retail butchers associations In
the large distributing cities have a
closer organization than any OF the
big trade union organizations In Am
erica?
"A recent survey Of wholesale ana
retail meat prices in Chicago disclosed
startling comparisons. Only last week
l checked up on prices in two shops
located directly across the street from
each other.
Meat obtained from the same pack
er was being sold in one shop at from
10 to is cents pound more than the
same brand and cuts were bringing
across the street.
~ was offered lard Of well known
brand at exactly two and one-half
times the price that brand was whole
sailing for on that day. Bacon costing
wholesale 30 to IS cents was offered
at 80 TO G5 cents a pound"
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03

Mrs lydig Hoyt, formerly Miss
Julia Robbins, the famous New York
society beauty. is one Of the lasc'I
arrivals in movie" starland. She has
consented to co-star with Norma TAI
madge. Mrs. Hoyt has long been Ia
tcrested in affairs dramatic and has
played leads.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03

A known enemy is better than
treachcrous friend
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
Preventive Measures.

WHY are You so anxious TO play
or!dSeE" Somebody will play ts
piano If we don't"
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03
Only Thing He Could Do,

OhIy THTHg nc VouIu Do.
Binks-Whnt are you doing for your
cold?
Jlnks-CoughiEg.
The Dolores star., 1921-06-03

As rule, a mans credit is all right
IT the wrong time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
A BROKEN LEG.

Jones Ellis, colored, is recovering
from broken leg, due to his falling
out of his buggy driving down Haig-
ler Hill. The leg was set by DR.. Jack
Pressly, and when it was all over
Jones said he thought he would ge.
over it, if he could just see his name
in the newspaper.
So we have placed the name of
Jones among the names of other not
ables, which names are sometimes
carried in these columns. We really
see no reason why we should put
Jones' name in this newspaper though
since DR.. Jack is his doctor. Is his
name not already in a newspaper?
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A WOUNDED MAN.

Robert Williamson is in Abbeville
visiting his parents at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Laval Miller. The young
man is suffering from a: wound in the
back of his head and was the victim
of a serious experience several days
ago in Atlanta. Mr.. Williamson was
wounded in the forehead in France
while serving in the French army.
The wound required silver plate and
when this required attention. and ad-
justment he went to Atlanta for
treatment. In Atlanta the young man
was sandbagged and robbed of all his
money and is now in .Abbeville get
ting we'll from both wounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
CITY COUNCIL TAKE NOTICE!

The. interesting suggestion is made
in New York that advertising signs,
boardings and posters should be tax
ed, as a means of increasing the
States revenue. We have frequently
argued, that the true policy is not so
much to seek means of Increasing
revenue as to reduce expenses and
limit them to the existing revenue.
Yet there are, Of course, times when
an increase of revenue is necessary.
More pertinent still, if legitimate
and desirable source of tax revenue
is found which has not been levied
upon, it is sound policy to assess it,
and thus afford relief to some other
sources which because of that exemp-
ton have been overtaXcd. The pres
ent proposal is by no means new. 1t
has often been made, sometimes for
the purpose of securing revenue or of
equalizing taxation, and sometimes
fer that of abating or at least dis
couraging a public nuisance: There
can be no question that many Of the
signs in question are offensive to
good taste. Especially along the lines
of railroads, the vision from the car
window is polychrome nightmare.
Weekly. >
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view, is to be named as Ambassador
to Great Britain.
Some of the knowing ones down
this way. are busy telling US that Col.
Harvey is too small man to be NAM
ed to the most important diplomatic
post in the world. The State calls the
roll of the distinguished men who
have been appointed to this position,
and says that Col. Harvey does cot
measure up. Col. Harvey will doubt
less receive this as information.
The Spartapburg Journal, while It
does not say so, strongly intimates
that the gifted Harvey is not gifted
enough for the position to which he
is about TO be appointed. Which caus-
rs US to remark that Col. Harvey was
i: always so small a man as he now
seems. He was large enough once to
he made a Doctor of Laws by Erskine
College, and no man should receive
that distinction who is not also large
enough to be Ambassador to Great
Britain.
Besides when did it become
crime in this country to appoint small
and inefficient men to high office?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16

An Interesting side-light is cast
upon the high cost of living by the
report cf the Department of Agricul-
ture, that the value of farm crops in
1920 was SIS, 100000 less than
that, in 1919, and that the chief re-
ductions of value were in corn, wheat,
cotton, hay, tobacco and oats, the
value of the corn crop alone having
declined more than a billion and a
half. Those figures do not, of course,
indicate a proportionate decrease of
production. Indeed, it is probable that
the production of some crops consid-
erably increased. There has simply
been a great decln in original val
ues, that is to say, in the prices re-
ceived by the agricultural producers.
Now, what interests the public is the
extent to which this reduction reaches
through commercial processes and
:orrespondingly affects\ the ultimate
value, in other words, the prices paid
or to be paid by the consumers. If the
cost to the consumer is not reduced
commensurately with the price pail
to the producer, both consumer and
producer will have legitimate cause
complaint.-Harvey's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
ITO PLEASE ONE
WOMAN" AMBITION
OF FAMOUS MEN

What would you do to please q
woman? Adam ate the forbidden
fruit to please Eve. Samson was
shorn of his strength and met death
on account of DeGlah. Marc Antony
gave up honors at Rome to daily
with Cleopatra.
The pages Of history are filled
with accounts of mans sacrifice to
satisfy woman caprice.
According ito Lois Weber, it isn't
only in history that women exercise
their charms for selfish purposes.
Miss Weber in "To Please One Wo-
man." her latest picture production,
gives modern setting to the old
story. The story deals with the havoc
wrought by certain rich, selfish
woman who, having driven her hus-
band to risk his all in her behalf,
takes up her residence in a mansion
near rural seaside town to wait the
result Of his plunge. While there,
she becomes interested in a young
doctor and, true to form, induces
him to shatter his romance with the
girl he has loved since boyhood How
matters finally adjust themselves
happily is revealed in a film. drama
that is remarkable for its true-to-life.
ness and deep appeal.
A new beauty of the screen,
Claire Windsor, plays the leading
feminine role in "To Please One
Woman" and the cast includes Ed
ward Burns, Mona Lisa, and Edith
Kessler. Lois Weber wrote and di.
reced the picture, which is a Para.
mount release.-Opera House, Fri.
day only.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16

Seeing that the German intellec-
tuals," represented in this country by
the former Herr Professor Edward
Won Mach, are again busily engaged
in pro-German propaganda with the
direct purpose of stirring up trouble
in the foreign relationships of this
country, it is interesting to note what
has become Of the ninety-three 'In-
to!.cc:ual3' university professors,
authors, and the like-who signed the
Infamous lying manifesto of 1914.
Inquiry into. the subject has been
made by a a'German authority, with
these results: Seventeen of>them ha;
died, of whom several expressed a
sort Of death-bed regret that they
had thus perjured themselves, though
it is not known that a single one re-
pudiated the manifesto as untrue.
Sixteen of these still living stick to
heir lies, and say that if they had to
do the dirty job over again they
would do it. The remaining sixty sur
vivors generally lexpress chagr:n or
regret, though not so much at the
turpitude of which they were guilty
as at their ill-luck in having their per-
juries so promptly and crushingly
exposed. Not one appears to have
shown a manly spirit of confession
Ind repentance. Seven years have not
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16

SHILOAH

wv <<<\\ ~
Master John Smith returned to
his home in Columbia Saturday, he
was accompanied by little Miss
Mary Stevenson.
Miss Salie Anderson spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. John Sad
Ter, of Donalds.
Mr.. Roy Mundy, who is a student
at Erskine College, spent the week
end with his father, Mr.. w. L. Num-
dy.
Mrs. jamie Stevenson is spending
several days in Columbia with her
daughter, Mrs. G. w. Smith.
Mrs. Boze, of Atlanta, is visiting
Mrs. Ernest Long.
Messrs. W. L. Mundy, G. w. Mum
dy and J. A. Stevenson went to
Greenwood yesterday.
Miss Marzette Anderson spent the
the weekend with Mrs. A. H. Num-
dy.
Miss Greene, Of Abbeville, visited
her parents for the weekend.
Mrs. John Mundy and children
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THE EGG HUNT

The egg hunt to be held Thursday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. VIM.
P. Greene will be out of the ordi-
nary in that candy eggs will be hid.
The eggs are nearly as large as 1
hen >egg, have marshmallow filling
and are very good to eat.
Ten cents admission will be
charged and ice cream will be sold
for five cents a saucer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
FARMER .
OUTLINES BREAD AND
MEAT FARM PLAN

Anderson, March 14.-A bread
and meat" policy of farming was
outlined here today by J. J. Fretwell
owner of 1000 acre farm and one Of
the foremost farmers in the Pied
mont. Mr.. Fretwell stated that all
tenants living on his large farm had
been instructed to plant cotton only
after they had made preparation for
a good crop of corn and grain. After
this is done a ten-acre to the mule
limit is drawn by the farmer. Mr..
Fretwell has been very active in
diversified farming, and in a state
ment today he outlines a "safe and
sound" policy Of farming under pre-
sent conditions. MIR. FretSell's farm
ing suggestions are always well
taken in this county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
A REPAIR SHOP

MIR. L. G. Bolts, who runs first
class repair shop on Washington
street, wants the trade of the
people of Abbeville County and he
is advertising in the Press and Ban
ner the things he can do in his shop.
Give his a call when you need re-
pair work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16
COL. GEORGE HARVEY.

1t is announced that Col. George
Harvey, the editor of Harvey's Week
ly and of the North American Re-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16

spent Wednesday with Mrs. j. A.
Stevenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Bolts visited
home folks here Friday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-16

changed the spots of the leopard; nor
the spirit of German propaganda
Harvey's Weekly.
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One of the principle articles of
japanese diet is fish.