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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05
COTTON CROP TO BE LARGER
Increase Indicated Over Last Year,
Crop.

Washington, July 4.-Prospects Of
a larger cotton crop than last year
see in the first forecast of the sea-
son announced today by the depart
ment of agriculture.
The yield, estimated on the condi-
ton of the crop June rs, was fore
cast at 11,065,0 900 bales, which COM
pares with a production of 7,953,641
bales last year; 13,439,603 bales in
1920; 11,420,763 bales in 1919, and
12,04O,533 bales in 1918. .
The acreage devoted to cotton this
year was placed by the department
at 34,s52,OOO acres, an increase of
10 per cent. over the area planted to
cotton last year.
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~ENTERTAINS AT PICNIC

Mrs. Dave Gillian entertained
all of her family connections and
Mr.. and Mrs. Galloway of Green
wood at a 4th of July picnic at
Davis Bridge on Tuesday. Sheriff
McLane went down to take in the
festivities and upon arrival thought
the river was up about two feet
only to find that Mrs. McLane was
in swimming which accounted for
the rise. A picnic dinner was spread
on the banks of the river and a
pleasant day was spent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05
WRECK ATTEMPTED
One Arrest Follows Effort To De-
stroy Elevator

One Arrest Follows Effort To De.
stroy Elevator
Chattanooga, July Am al
legged attempt to wreck a coal ele-
vator in the Southern Railway
yards here and the cutting of air
hose on a train being made up fol-
Cincinnati was reported at local
railroad Offices late today. One ar
tempt to destroy the elevator,
which, it was announced, was frus'
trated.
Attorneys for the Southern Rail
road asked E. D. Heron, commits
sioner of police, what protection
might be expected in case of trou'
BILE and he replied that if neces'
sary police would interfere but
that his force was inadequate tt
guard railroad yards and property
Railroads reported that severa
carloads of men brought in to re-
place strikers were forced to leave
Retailers of coal were unable tt
get shipments today owing to the
Belt Line. Railroad having ceasee
to operate, and it was said Goa
cars were piling in the local yards
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05
HENDERSONVILLE WATER
CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET

Hendersonville, N. c., July l.
The contract for the construction
of a city water system from Pisgah
Forest has been let to an Asheville
firm and already work is under
way which will give Hendersonville
a water supply of over 900
gallons daily, estimated to be
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enough to supply the needs of a
population of 100000. The con-
tract was awarded to Kelly & Will
son Of Asheville.
The bid that secured the contract
was $1S1,OO and there was a
great deal of competition in secur-
ing it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05
Dempsey Accept, Challenge

New York, June 29.-5ack
Dempsey today formally accepted
the challenge of Harry Wills, negro
for a bout for the worlds heavy
weight championship and request
ed that a conference be held to set
the date.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

Camping sites for the labore1s
have been located, materials order
ed and all is ready to rush the work
through the nine months, it Is do
clared by the contractors.
The first work that will be dons
is to build the intake and reservoir
it is stated,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05
NEW FOUNTAIN MAN

Amos Morse is to be in charge of
the Austin-Perrin soda fountain
after August 1st. You will e his
announcement in another col
umn. Amos is very popular with
the young people and will make
good.
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c AT WILLIAMSON

MI. and Mrs. Walter .McCord,
Mrs. w. l.. McCord and Mrs. j. M.
Campbell spent the 4th at Will
liamston They had a picnic dinner
at the Williamson Spring and had
a great day.
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co CAMPING.

w. D. Wilkinson, Gottlob Neuffer,
Frank Harrison, Owen Speed and DR..
H. C. Fennel went to Savannah river
Monday night and camped until to-
day on the river, spending a fine 4th
and enjoying the river and the camp
fire stories at night.
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SCHOLARSHIP BOYS

Four young men have been in the
city this week c%anvassing for Maya
zine subscriptions which will give
them a scholarship in Vanderbilt
University.
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$3,OOO,OOO For Coal Pier.

Norfolk, Va, July 4.-The Vir-
ginian railway is preparing to spend
$4,000 900 for the erection of an
electrically operated coal pier at
Sewell's Point, C. H., Hix, vice-pres-
ident announced today.
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HERE FROM GREENSBORO

w. P. Kennedy is home from
Greensboro, N. c., and is spending
his vacation in Troy with his parents
and in Abbeville with Mrs. Kennedy
who is spending the summer with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Cole
man.
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RETURN FROM JOCASSEE

The Sunshine Girls of the Able
vile Mill have returned from a de-
lightful camping trip to Jocassee.
The only accident was when little
Miss Hazel McCurry broke a collar
bone. She is recovering from the in
jury and will be ready for another
trip next year.
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BIRTH NOTICE

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Gray,
July 4, 1922, a son, James Wal
lace.
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The streets were filled with
young girls on the fourth Of July
taking about long purple cases
that looked like flappers of some
kind and presenting them to indi-
viduals. They yer not new tangled
things, but just envelopes to be
filled with coin for the hospital on
Thursday. If you failed to get
yours do not feel sighted but ask
for one and make your gift.
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Local
j1Rews

personals
Doyle Hendricks spent the Fourth
in Easley with his home people.
Oscar Cobb, Jr. spent the Fourth
in Greenwood with his parents.
VIM. P. Greene and Bill Greene
spent the 4th in Atlanta.
Andrew Stone of Due West was
among the visitors in town today.
Mrs. Carter Arnold of Elberton is
visiting her parents, DR.. aand Mrs. l..
T. Hill.
Edwin Lipscomb of Ninety Six
was in Abbeville yesterday visiting
friends.
Miss Amy Belle Norris of New
Market stopped wei in town on the
4th of July to greet her many friends
Mrs. Henry H. Hill returns today
from a pleasant visit to her old home
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Stalnaker
spent the Fourth in Greenwood with
the mother of Mr.. Stalnaker
Mrs. w. D. Wilson has returned
from an extended visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Everett in Spartanburg.
Misses Mary Brown and Frances
Evans are in Spartanburg visiting
Mr.. and Mrs Gary Evans.
Miss, jamie Vance Bowie has gone
TO Anderson to visit her cousin, Miss
Sara Thompson.
Mrs. Mary L.. Campbell of Green
vile is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. L
EdcCord on Magazine street.
Miss Evelyn Weinholtz of At
anita is in the city visiting her cous-
b, Mrs. Joe T. Hughes on South
Lain street.
Mrs. Eliza Gary Briggs has gone
o Hendersonville for a months stay.
Phe is accompanied by her little
laughter.
Mrs. C.. C. Fleming and little
Frandson, Ambrose Fleming, are in
Abbeville with Mrs. w. P. Wham for
fortnight.-The State.
Misses Howard Hill | and Marion
Wilson went to Greenwood Tuesday
b see the game of ball between Lau-
n and Greenwood.
Miss Lydia Owen went to Rock
ill yesterday to take up a special
curse of study at the Winthrop
ummer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whit Klugh took Miss
odessa Hodges to Ware Shoals on
he 4th of July after she had visited
nth them for several days.
D. Poliakoff went over to Iva yes
erday afternoon to view the ruins
rought by the fire. His brother
wned two of the stores destroyed.
he loss was practically covered by
l%surance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Graves, and
fessrs. Prue Bell and j. w. Ladd
Fent to Union and spent the 4th of
ally. They struck slick roads COM
big home and had a mean trip ar
wing in the city at 1920 a. m.
NJ. nnI Me- d 4 Gnv Miccoc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

The cucumber is one of the oldest
of garden vegetables.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

The first income tax in the United
States took effect in 1868.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

Thomson's pasture was filled
with picnic parties on the 4th. Mrs
Agnes Pencil and family connec.
tions were present, and another
party consisting of the family Of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Mabry, and MIR
and Mrs. W. L. PEBBLES, gave a
picnic there
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Miss Mildred Evans, Mr.. and
Mrs. Claud Wilkinson of New
berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Speed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend Smith and
Ralph Syfan went to Greenwood
for the 4th and had dinner at the
Palmetto Tea Room.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Bradley and
tmily came to Abbeville Tuesday
Iom Columbia. They made the trip
rough the country without mis-
kp and reported the roads splen-
ID. Mr.. Bradley returned that
ght leaving Mrs. Bradley and the
ildren to spend sometime with
I. and Mrs. McMurray.
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Mrs. w. D. Wilson has returned
from an extended visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Everett in Spartanburg.
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W. T. Cason spent the 4th in
Greenwood.
Dr.. Knox of Antreville was a visE
tor in Abbeville today.
William Dawson of Santuc was
in the city today on business.
Mrs. Mckinney of Greenville is
visiting her daugter, Mrs. Robert
Gray.
Miss Mildred Evans and Mr.. and
Mrs. Claud Wilkinson of Newberry
are in the city visiting friends.
Mrs. Maurice Garner returned
to her home in Union today after a
pleasant visit to her mother, Mrs.
C. B. Klugh.
MI. and Mrs. J. o. Crowley re-
turned Tuesday from Oarrollton,
Ga, where they have been visiting
relatives for the past ten days.
j. H. Whaley went to Calhoun
Falls Tuesday on business and
struck a shower at the Haskell
place that was a regular trash NOV
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

Mrs. B. M. Maultsby is leaving
this afternoon for her home in Ben
nettsville taking her young son
who became sick while visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. C. B. Klugh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Stalnaker
spent the Fourth in Greenwood with
the mother of Mr.. Stalnaker
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Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Graves, and
fessrs. Prue Bell and j. w. Laid
Fent to Union and spent the 4th of
uly. They struck slick roads COM
big home and had a mean trip ar
wing in the city at 1920 a. m.
Nh. and Mrs. r. E. Cox, Misses
[argaret Perrin and Margaret
ox went to Anderson to see the
hines of ball on the 9Th between
nderson and Abbeville. They had
hrd luck, striking Anderson. after
be morning game was over and
be afternoon game being called
+ on account of rain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

Misses Mary Brown and Frances
Evans are in Spartanburg visiting
Mr.. and Mrs Gary Evans.
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D. Poliakoff went over to Iva yes
erday afternoon to view the ruins
brought by the fire. His brother
Fwned two of the stores destroyed.
The loss was practically covered by
Insurance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-07-05

Miss jamie Vance Bowie has gone
TO Anderson to visit her cousin, Miss
Sara Thompson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-06

side stations It went up in the sudden
silence in a wild discord Of male and
female voices.
Victor was beginning to feel cold. He
put up the window. His brain, which
had been blurred, was becoming lucid.
He recalled the scenes he had taken part
in and some of them seemed to him now
to have been crude and common and
even little vulgar. He thought OF
Bessie and felt ashamed.
When the train drew up at the sta
tion for the glen he turned his face
from the direction Of the mill, and to
defeat desire to look at it he opened
the window at the other side Of the
carriage and put out his head.
The free air was refreshing to body
and brain, but when his eyes had become
accustomed to the darkness he saw the
broad belt of the trees of Ballamoar.
That brought a stabbing memory OF
Janet and the promise he had given her,
and then of the Deemster and his con-
versation with the Governor.
He began to shiver, and to feel as
if he were awakening from fit of
moral intoxication. Tomorrow he would
20 home, and since he could not trust
himself any longer. he would put him.
self out of the reach of temptation by
living ut Ballamoar in future.
When the train drew up at Ramsey
It was half past twelve. AS he walked
out of the quiet station into the echoing
streets of the sleeping town he was
drawing deep breath and saying to
himself:
"Thank God!"
1t was all over.
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LIN vi Dy OM 11e&31 Vo1IS
Noted
Man Me-" ETC.

Bessie I"
No answer came back to her, SO she
stepped out to the end Of the cobbled
way, barefooted and in her nightdress
and nightcap, and called again:
''Bessie! Bessie!"
Still there was no reply; no she re-
turned to the kitchen, leaving the door
on the latch, and sat for long hour
in a rocking chair by the hearth (souve-
mir of the days when Bessie was a child,
and she had rocked her to sleep in it) :,
fighting, in the misery Of her heart.
with the black thought which Dan had
put there.
At length she remembered Susie and
persuaded herself that Bessie must have
gone to the Ginger Hall to sleep.
Yes, Bessie must have gone to
Susie"
Being comforted by this thought. and
feeling cold. for the fire had gone out,
she crept upstairs. 1t was hard to 20
by Bessie's room on the landing. Every
night for years she had stopped there
on her way to bed. And in the winter
when the wind in the trees in the glen
made roar like the sea, she had called
through the closed door: Art thou
warm enough, Bessie, or will I brine
thee my flannel petticoat?" And now
the door was open and the room was
empty!
Dan was still asleep when she 20,
back to the bedroom and her approach
did not awaken him, so she fumbled her
way to the bed knowing where she was
when her feet touched the warm sheep
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wv e,l l., y . .
upon my word, /
think it is ~
"I've a great
mind to 60 down to
them. Let us go.
mo? Really? ? In
n place like this?''
why n OF
man."
"Well, If you
don't mind, I
don't"
A few minutes
later, in an in
terval between the
d a n C g 8, Victor,
c o m 1 ng behind
Bessie, touched her
on the shoulder.
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Dreer's Grass Seeds
DYE STOCKINGS
OR SWEATER IN
DIAMOND DYES"

diamond Dyes add years of wear
0 worn, faded skirts, waists, coats,
l'oeH'ngs, sweaters, coverings, hang
tss' draperies, everything. Every
PF,ehage contains directions so sim
l.s any woman can put new, rich,
|s.s!ess colors into her worn gar
Psnts or draperies even if she has
fsvss ross eyed before. Just buy Dia-
[,Vma "m Dyes-- no other kind - then
ous material will come out right,
Is.suse Diamond Dyes are guaran-
Esu |r.S not to streak, spot, fade or run.
~ your druggist whether the ma
4 sa you wish to dye is wool or silk,
E;v \ whether it is linen, cotton or
|nHsu soods.-Ady,
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skin that lay BY the side Of it) and then
opened the clothes and crept in.
The cold air she brought with her
awakened Dan, and he turned on the
pillow and said -.
you've not been letting in that girl
Of yours, have you?'
mol"
Dan made a grunt of satisfaction, and
then said, with his face to the wall
Remember, you'll have to be up
enrly to milk for yourself in the morn
ing
YES"
Then came yawn, and then a snore,
and then silence fell on the little house.
To be continued tomorrow
(Cop.,ioht. 1871, Intern uttonnl MuDdxtns Co.
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Is Mans Lam Too Hard for the
Woman in the Case9 Is Con-
science Enough Punishment
for Him. While She Pays
the Legal Pcndlty'
In Thi, Frank and Gripping
Story the Man. as Judge. Sits
in Sentence on the Girl Tried
for Their Sin.
ack. then 2

"Your daughter isn't back. then!'
"Be reasonable, man." said Mrs: Col;
lister. "Eleven o'clock thou said, and
it's only a piece after 10 yet
She noured out the porridge and hob
bled to the dairy for a basin OF milk,
and then Dan, after a sour silence sat
.Tbey we're telling me in Ramsey
he said. making noises with his spoon,
that the Spaker's son went up 10
like enough ~ said Mrs. Collister:: ::
"l'll go bail your girl went up 10
meet him."N
"sakes alive, man veen, what for
should thou be saying thatT >,
"She's fit enough for 1t anyway.
"But what has the girl done
Twenty -four years for spring ana not
a man after her yet ,..
that sort is the worst that's going;
She'd be an angel itself though 70 st1ho
up against a waistrel like yander. >,
Bessie will be home for eleVen'
said Mrs. Collister. ~,
"She'd better, or she'll find Dan bai
dromma man Of his word, ma am.
After that there was another sou.
silence in which both watched the
open faced clock whose pendulum swunl
by the wall. Tick, tick, tick. said the
clock. TO the man it was going slowly.
to the woman it seemed to fly. But
hardly had the fingers pointed to eleven
or the chain begun to shake for the
first stroke of the hour, when Dan was
at the door, bolting and locking It,.
"Will thou not give the, girl a fe"
minutes grace, even?'
mot half a minute
"But the ten train hasn't whistled at
the bridge yet.
"I've nothing to do with trains
Misthress Collister. Eleven o'clock,
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tower Of neishborins church and Bes-
sic broke away.
a Gracious me, that must be 10
o'clock; 1 have to catch the 10 train
"You can't now. It's impossible, :"
he said, and he tried to hold her.
81 must-.I promised" she cried, and
she bounded of. He called and followed
a few steps, but she was gone.
Feeling like torn wound, he re-
turned to the dancing hall. The scene
was the same as before, but It seemed
crude and tame and even dead to him
now. Where was Cell? He must have
gone to see the fair girl off by the 10
train. He would come back presently.
Victor returned to the hotel. To COM
for another half bottle of wine, and
drank It, iced. The music was still
murmuring in his ears. After while 1t
stopped; there were few bars Of the
national anthem, and then the patter-
ing like rain Of innumerable feet on the
paved way from the dancing hall to the
promenade. 1t was now few minutes
to II, and remembering that that was
the hour Of the last train to the north,
he walked up to the station.
A noisy throng was on the platform,
chiefly young Manx farming people Of
both sexes, returning to their homes in
the country. The open third class car
riages were full Of them, all talking and
laughing together.
Victor walked down the line Of the
train and looked into each Of the dim lit
carriages for Bessie. thinking 1t impos-
sible that she could have caught the
earlier one. Not finding her, he in
quired II the 10 train had left promptly
and was told it had been half an hour
late. She must have gone.
He got into an empty first class COM
partment, folded his arms and closed his
eyes and the train started. While 1t
ran into the dark country the farming
people, being unable to talk with COM
fort, sang. Over the rolling Of the
wheels their singing came in dull roar,
and when the train stopped at the way
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CHAPTER IN
Tho Master of Man

Dan Baldromma's meeting in the
market place had not been the success
he had expected. Standing on the steps
of the town lamp, between the Saddle
Inn and the Ship Store, he had dis
coursed on the rights Of the laborer to
the land he cultivated.
The earth was the Lords and the
fullness thereof. Therefore, 1t could
not belong to the big ones who were
adding field to feld--least Of all to
their wastrels of sons who were doing
nothing hut hang about the roads and
the glens to ruin the daughters Of de-
cent men. The moral Of this was that
the land belonged to the people and the
time was coming when they would pay
no rent for it.
Dams audience of Manx farmers had
listened to this new gospel with Manx
stolidity, but Il group Of young English
visitors, clerks from the cotton fac
tories. looking down from the balcony
of the Saddle Inn, had received it with
open derision.
Dan had ignored their opposition as
long MS possible, merely saying. when his
audience laughed at their sallies:
1--WE must make allowance for some
ones. comrades--children still, they've
not been rocked enough"
But whelf ut length they had called
him Bradlaugh Junior and lngersolr the
Second and told him to keep his tongue
off better men, Dan had looked up at
the balcony and cried:
IF you're calling me by them hon.
ored names I'm taking my hat off to
you (suiting the action to the word),
'but If you're saying you are better
men wen be going into a back coort
somewhere and taking off our jackets
and westcots.'
To preserve the peace the police had
had to put an end to the meeting,
whereupon Dan. splitting contemptu-
ously and snorting about "The Cot
tonies" and THE Cotton balls" had
harncsscd his horse at the Plough Inn
and driven home In a dull rage
1t had been 10 o'clock when he got
back to BaldrOmma, and after mhar-
Messing his horse in his undraned
stable, and wiping his best boots with
wisp of straw, he had stepped round
to the kitchen.
His wife was there. beating time on
the hearthsomc to n long drawn Meth
odist hymn while she stirred the por-
ridge in a pot that hung over slow
peat fire.
"Tcll me the old. old story,
OF Jesus and His Love-"
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WHERE MR.. DAvY JONES LIVES
Think OF living In a coral cave down Yhere
the sea 10 Ave miles deep! OF course. you've
heard about Davy. tho King OF the ocean
depths, and mermaids and the Flying Dutch
man Down in tho Deep Sea ls feature
you'll want to read In the Magazine Sect on
az next Sundays PUBLIC LEDoER. MAKE II
q Habit."--Adr.