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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
LINCOLN,S FAMILY
ALMOST PENNILESS
Letters Found By New York Man
And Will Be Turned Over To
The Historical Society.

New York, Dec. 16.-Two letters
believed to have been written by
Mrs. Abraham , Lincoln describing
the straitened circumstances of the
slain presidents family shortly af-
ter his death, have been produced
here by R. Sherman Fowler, who
said he found them recently in a Sc
cret panel of an old. rosewood
book case, which came to him as
an heirloom from his grandfather,
Benjamin B. Sherman, a founder of
the Union League club.
The letters, Fowler said, were
written to his grandfather, who was
president of the Central Union
Trust company, and at the time was
in charge of a "dollar fund" which
collected $1O,747 for Lincoln's
widow.
The first letter, dated the day
after Christmas, 1865 and signed
Mary Lincoln, said in part:
eve are homeless, and in return
for the sacrifices my great and
noble husband made both in his life
and in his death, the paltry first
years salary is offered to US, under
the circumstances.
"Such injustice has been done US
as calls the blush of any true, loyal
heart. The sum is in reality only
$4,000 as the first months salary
was paid my husband, and I pre-
sumo the tax on it will be deduct
ed from it. The interest on it will
be about $1,000. ] am Inundated
when I think that we are destined
to be forever homeless. I can write
no more"
The second letter dated January
l3, 1855, is longer and tells of re-
ceiving from congress the salary
due Mr.. Lincoln. In it Mrs. Lin
coin also discusses a bill which a
Mr.. Moses held against her. The
amount was not stated.
Mr.. Fowler said he expected to
turn the letters over to the New
York Historical Society, of which
he is a member, with a cash book
of the dolalr fund, also found in the
book case compartment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
"WEENIE" ROLLS

Abbeville has lately taken to the
craze for "hot dogs" and five or
six stands have sprung up like
mushrooms in a night. The small
boy and his nickle soon part COM
pany these days and father. is not
averse to trying the seductive
sausage and roll. The Abbeville Ba-
kerry supplies the roll, two thousand
being the largest number supplied
in one day.
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WARRENTON LOCALS
\


Mrs. J. S. Boles returned to her
home in North, S. c., Saturday af-
ter an extended visit to her mother
Mrs. William McNeill.
Misses McNinch and McCord
gave a supper at the Warrenton
school, Friday night. Mrs. F W. Will
son won the prize for the prettiest
cake, Mrs. ]. E. Palmer won the
prize for the best tasted cake.
Nineteen dollars was taken in. 1t
will go for the benefit of the
school.
John Allen Wilson, Frank and
Eakin McNeill, Auburn and Allie
Mae Ashley have been absent this
week from school from sickness.
Mrs. J. S. Boles and brother, J.
D. McNeill spent Friday night in
Danburg with DR.. r. j. McNelll.
MIR. C. S. Wilson will leave We'd
nesday for Augusta, Ca, to spend
Christmas with his son and daugh-
ter.
Everett Bosler has pneumonia
again and has lost his hearing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Crawford
have moved in the house with Mrs.
.C%rawford's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. W. McLain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Baldwin
have moved into their new home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
SHIPPING PEAS

Williston, which has gained fame
as a market for home grown as
paragus, has turned its attention
to cowpeas and already something
over twenty car loads Of peas have
been shipped from that point. The
buyers put up a lively bidding and
the prices are good.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. burst of
Greenwood, who are we'll known in
Abbeville, celebrated their golden
wedding at their home Sunday.
They spent the day quietly, having
only their immediate family with
them They have five living children
thirteen grand children and eight
great grand children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
NEWS OF THE ROSCOE

June Roscoe, the musical prodigy
of Anderson college, who is well
known in Abbeville, appeared be-
fore the Junior Music Club of At
lanta recently and was given a cor
dial reception by the music lovers
of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe are living
in North Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
HIS BASE

W. L. Power, known to most of
the hard-workers about town as
Roy, and who has been with the
Stark Vehicle Company for some
time has accepted a position with
Hall Investment Company and COM
mences work today at his new posi-
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

RANTED-To buy from two to
sxenty million feet, good pine
SInber, long or short leaf. Must
Sc well situated, good grade and
reasonable price. Advise location,
give accurate description, with
grice and terms. Baptist & Goode
Soydton, Va. IL, II. 7tpd.
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FOR Remit have a good
f-horse farm for rent for 1928.
Has two dwelling houses, one new
4ne, both equipped with the nee
sssary conveniences. Substantial
authouses, good wells and the
Eand in a good state of cultivation.
Zee me at office of Abbeville
Telephone Co. E. w. Gregory.
I22, z. 4tcol.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
TWINS -

D. w. McLaurin we'll known Con-
federate veteran goes to Marlboro
county today to spend his 10th
birthday with his twin brother
The Safe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
A HIGHWAYMAN

Mr.. R. P; Kyle who was a "high-
wayman" in Abbeville all of last
year, came up from Darlington Fri
day and enjoyed turkey and trim
mings at the Masonic supper Fri
day night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18
TREE AT SHARON

-, There will be a Christmas tree
at Sharon School House Thursday
night, December 21. The doors will
open at $50 o'clock and the public
has a cordial invitation to attend.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

FOR SALE-Farm implements, and
xraIe, wagon, cow and all tools
med on farm, will sell at my resi-
5eDce in Santuc, Thursday, Dec.
2fss- at 10 o'clock. Mack D.
Wright. IL, 152tpd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

FOR RENT-Four room house on
.Asehey street with lights and wa
ser. Apply to H. R. McAllister.
Aboevlle. II, 29-tfc.
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EgIR RENT-A five room house
End Eve acres of land, one mile
from Court House. Mrs. Matte
Raker. ct. p.
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qRANTED-To borrow 100000
IA q. 1881 acre well improved
fum 2 miles west of Due West, S.
G, Write J. n. Pruitt, 206 Rhett
g., Greenville, S. C. IL, Is 4tpd
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FOR RENT-Three unfinished
eomecting rooms. Apply to Miss
Julia McAllister at Mrs. Cochran's
Ssee. II, 27,tfc
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iEOR SALE-Fine selected paper
, -aabel pecans at IS cents per pound.
Hrs. D. A. Rogers, Pone 1. IL, 6tf
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WANTS

FOR SALE-Nice lot of Hamp-
shire pigs, six to eight weeks old,
$50 each. Apply to Jno 7. Stokes,
AEbeville, Route l. 1t.pd.
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TOM MARSHALL INVIl ED

Spartanburg, Dec. 10. Former
Vice President Marshall has been
asked to deliver the commence
ment address at Converse College
next June and in reply to the invi-
tation he has written DIR, Pell, pres
ident Of the college that he will try
to arrange his engagements so as
to be here at commencement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

jet 'snake" bracelet
Besween Mrs. Frank Welsh's and
sSs square. Finder please return
To Press and Banner office. 1t. p.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

Paint and oil are cheap insurance
on farm buildings and machinery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

CHRISTMAS GIFTS.-Seasonable
and sensible gifts at Austin-Per-
IN Drug Store. IL, 1tf.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-18

WAGONS and VELOCIPEDES-Be
azre to get our prices on Wagons
and Velocipedes before you buy.
R. r. Cochran & Co. 2tcol.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
Delegates for Pool EIeeiiOM
SPECIAL 10 THE coURIER.JoURaet

SPECIAL TO THE COURIERsJOURNrf
AL
Lexington, Ky.'-TobaccO co.
operative associations in all parts
of the country will be represen-
ed by their executives. counsel,
secretaries and warehouse diree-
tors at q meeting to be held soma
time this fall. either in LexiD1-
ton or Louisville, it was announe-
ed at the Offices of the Burley-
Tobacco Growers Cooperative
Association today.
The meeting will be in the,
nature of a conference to discusa
problems of kindred interests
such as taxes, possible adverse,
legislation against the tobacco
industry, farm conditions over
the country and other items Of
interest to farmers who also are
tobacco growers.
The conference is being plan
ned by James C. Stone, president
and general manager; Judge
Robert w. Bingham and Aaron.
Sapiro, general counsel of most
of the tobacco co-operatives.
Members Of the hurley assocE-
ton throughout the district wiz
hold mass meetings in the eoanty-
seats of SO counties tomorrow to-
nominate candidates for dele
gates to be elected by ballot at n
general election September 16G
these delegates to select the dis
trict directors at meetings to be ,
held September %. Twice as
many candidates are to be nom--
mated in each county as there
are delegates to elect.
It was said today that a possiZ
bility of the proposed tobacco,
conference may be the organA
ton of a national tobacco grow,
ers' cooperative association
The date for the conference Will
be fixed on the return of Judge
Robert W. Bingham from a trip
to Europe.
Figures of contracts signed by
the associations were not avais--
able at the offices of the field
service division today, as Fri .
days and Saturdays work had.
been received, but it was said
at the offices of the signed was
proceeding satisfactorily with,
the ultimate aim Of having 75,~
900 members in the hurley as
sociation by the time the 1922
crop is delivered.
Further reports of damage to-
the new crop and Indications
that it will not be over two
thirds of the earlier estimates
have been received by the asso-
citation. 1t is admitted in, trade
circles in Louisville that reports J
from the new crop are alarming
from nearly all sections. In the.
hill counties and portions or the
Bluegrass some very small to,
bacco has been cut and housed =
and in other sections tobacco, Of
larger size is being housed eaTlp
because of firing.
The last weeks drought has,
caused an incaluable damage to
the crop, in the opinion of louis .
vile tobacco trade experts. as
revealed in letters to their pro-
spective customers over the dis
E,.soE
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
FIND FREAK WOLF-MAN
Creature Living With Indians
Walks on Hands and Feet.
Is Wolf In All Except Form and Is
Said to Be About 70 Years Old
Subsists on Meat and Lives
in Kennel.

Victoria, B. CA strange wolf-man
has been discovered living with the
Hesqualt Indians on the west coast of
Vancouver island, B. c., Canada. So
isolated is this island that no effort
has been made to give scientific at
tention to this strange creature till
quite recently.
The wolf-man is called Kilm-ith-ka,
which means wolf-man in the Indian
tongue. He is a wolf in all except
form and is said to be about seventy
years old.
He resembles an old man walking
on his hands and feet; he has never
walked after the human fashion.
He cannot make any human sound,
but grOwls like a wolf. He eats like
one and where human beings have eye
teeth he has canine fangs. When the
wolf-man sits erect he is four feet and
half-inch tall. He subsists on
raw or cooked meat and lives in a
kennel in the rear of the house Of a
keeper appointed by the tribe.
The keeper feeds him and keeps
clothes on him as much as possible,
and except for occasional disrobings,
Kilm-ith-ka is fairly tractable and
accepts semidomestication which is
about his only human trait.
The ,ethnologist who investigated
the man learned from the Indians
that in the days when the wolf-man
was born wolves were very plentiful
on the coast and at times attacked
people. Whether this is the cause of
the mans animal-like state the fact
remains that Kilm-ith-ka is a wolf in
everything except form.
He is regarded with great awe by
his tribesmen, a common thing among
primitive people, who very often ven.
crate any human being different from
the ordinary.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
Gadberry.

Mr.. Ernest Darnell bought of
Marvin Young, a Ford car for
$150.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Moran
and children were visiting ]. A.
Darnell Monday night.
Mrs. Lizzie Frankum spent
Monday with Mrs. Joe Gadberry.
Several from this place attend
ed court last Monday week. at
Columbia
Mr.. John Darnell, wife and
son, of Fairplay were at this
place, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Gadberry
spent Sunday with R. T. Cad
berry.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
U. S. PRAISED FOR FOOD AID
Maxim GorI<y Writes Herbert Hoover
That Americas Unselfishness
Is Greatest.

Hamburg, Germany.-"The charity
of the American people kfndles the
dream of brotherhood among mankind
just at the time when brotherly love
and sympathy are very much needed" E"
writes Maxim Gorky in letter thank
ing Herbert Hoover and all other
Americans for the aid extended dur
ing the Russian famine.
The letter, given out by the local of
fee of the American relief administra-
tion, is dated July 80, exactly a year
from the date Gorky addressed his
telegraphic appeal for assistance to
America.
The famous writer declares that in
the entire history of human catas.
trophe he knows none so severe as the
misfOrtunes which have befallen Rus,
sia in it's famine, and in history OF
human kindness nothing to compare
with the extent and unselfishness OF
the assistance given under the direc.
tiOn of Secretary Hoover. ~.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
RUSS CANCEL ENGINE ORDER
Financial State of Government Makes
Paying for 1000 Locomotives
Impossible.

StockhOlm.-After having ordened
1000 locomotives from an engineering
firm here and having received 300 of
them, the Russian government has in
timated that it is now unable to pay
When the contract was made it was
agreed that the engines were to be
paid for as they were delivered, and
the manufacturers obtained guaranty
for their meRey.
1t is now considered probable that
the soviet government will cancel the
balance of the order. 1t is believed
the present financial state of Russia
and the failure Of the Genoa and The
Hague conferences is responsible.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19

Mr.. ]. A. Darnell made a busi-
ness trip to Glensfork, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Lizzie Taylor spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Birdie DarnelI,
of this place.
Mr.. Bryan Dudley, of Glens-
fork, spent this week with his
sister. Mrs. W. P. Morrison, at
this place.
Mrs. Susie Bays spent this
week with her nephew, Mr.. R.
7. Gadberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanus Sharp
spent last Sunday with Mr.. Mar
tin Sharp.
Mrs. Leslie McClister, of Co.
Iumbia, was visiting Mr.. W. T.
10y Wednesday, at this place.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
GERMAN Solder
'GOLDBRICK' KING
Sebeste 0utdoes Rivals in United
States Army and Is Sen
fenced to Two Years.
SWTNDLES MANY and VARIED
Court Procedure Brings Out Remark
able Tale of "Gold-brieking' Activi-
ties of Karl Sebeste-Even
Joined Police Force.


Berlin.-Wildest tales of "gold.
brickers" in the American army are,
surpassed by the story of Karl Sc
beste, formerly private in the Ger
man army, whose varied career has
just landed him in prison for two
years. His story came out during the
court procedure.
Sebeste, who is twenty-five years
old, was clerk in hat factory before
the war and upon being discharged
entered the army, found he didn't care
for that sort of thing and gold
bricked" into being discharged as phys
ically unfit for service. He then drift
ed into the postal service and stole
copiously from letters, for which he
was sentenced to five months in prison
Promotes Himself.
Upon his discharge the war was
getting hotter and he was again draft
ed and in his first engagement at the
front was buried under a wall of
earth That caved in from shell fire.
Having recuperated he was sent to the
front again, but proceeded to develop
i'll health and was sent to the German
hospital in COblenz Emerging he pro-
NOTED himself to the rank of non
commissioned officer and conferred a
decoration of the Iron Cross upon him
self. While in the hospital he had
already laid claim to having been a
student of theology and with the per-
mission of the chaplain of the hospital
conducted the divine services there
with great success.
Pleasant as the hospital was he was
finally sent back to his outfit, but
/ managed to escape again in Germany,
where he became the religious instruc-
tor in a camp at Spandau. Again he
was successful, but when he tried to
GUST the chaplain and have himself
appointed his sinecure ended again
and once more he was sent back to his
! unit in France. This time the armis-
tice, came and, having been duly dis
! charged, he tried the stage. Then
came the revolution and he became a
self-sty1ed doctor of law and arrived
in Berlin with many decorations and
! the uniform of an officer, where he was
welcomed by the Garde Cayalfere,
Schuetzen division, and assigned as a
court officer to the Reichs criminal de-
partment of the organization He tried
several tricks on the men who were
being caught and himself was SEN
fenced to six months in prison for
petty crimes.
Borrows Huge Sums
/ Discharged again, Sebeste borrowed
huge sums of money on the pretense
ef being a former officer and swindled
"a widow Of an officer out of 10000
marks, and stole her papers and those
/ 'ef her brOther-fR-law, who was re-
ported missing during the war. With
these credentials he secured money as
"a discharged officer and went to work
for barristers, who were obliged to
discharge him for giving away secrets
| to other firms.
Later he was imprisoned again, but
emerged triumphantly and succeeded
in joining the Berlin police, where his
swindles brought him his latest SEN
| tenGe- .=-s.a. .-....
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
YOUR SHARE 112 LETTERS
That lis the Per Capita Basis of United
States Mail Total, H.
335, 900, 900.

Washfngton.-Every citizen of the
United States would have received 112
letters last year if the aggregate letter
mail which passed, through the hands
of the Post Office department had been
divided on a per capita basis. A stat?
istician in the department has esti-
mated that 11,395OOO,OO0 letters went
through the mails last year. Compar-
ing this total with postal records of
foreign countries, the departments ex-
pert announced that Great Britain had
a 'per capita exchange" of "a, Ger
many % and Italy "a.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
Pigeon BroOdS Nest of
Rats in Mothers Absence

Glen Ridge, N. jim view of
the well-knOwn enmity between
pigeons and rats, Herbert T.
Darlington, a New York broker
living in Summit avenue here,
was amazed to find a pigeon sit
ting on a nest of young rats on
the first floor of his garage.
Darlington had been missing
squads for some time and had
supposed they were killed by
rats. He keeps a loft of pigeons
on the second floor of the gar
age. Early in>the day he saw a
large rat, apparently a mother
rat, going into the garage. He
shot it.
Then he found the pigeon on
the nest, which also contained
one empty pigeon egg. The lit
lie rats were asleep.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
PAYS FARM RENT IN BUTTER
German Woman Land Owner Figures
Out Way to Eva6e FIuetuation
of Mark.

Berlin.-A novel method Of evading
the uncertainties caused by the fluetu-
atfons of the mark has been adopted
by woman farmer in the small East
Frisian town of Marienkirche. She
leased 35 acres of pasture to another
farmer for yearly rental of $500
pounds of butter.
The income of this land before the
war was about 1900 or 5000 marks a
year, whereas the $500 pounds of but
ter correspond at present to about
100000 marks.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19

Winsted, Conn.-During a heavy
electrical night storm Mickey, a pet
cat at the home of Roger Brown, is
believed to have turned on the cleo
trio light in the room where he sleeps
by pulling the cord connected with
the lamp After daybreak Mickey,
wooing sleep, was discovered trying
to extinguish the electric light by pull
ing the cord a second time.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19

Off the coast of New York q
British ship carrying $500, GOO
worth of booze was stopped BY
fire from American raiders and
the liquors confscated.
The Adair County news., 1922-09-19
FOur-Year-0Id Boy Found
Playing With Cub Bears


Mrs. Donald Small of near
Kane, Pa, missed her four
year-old son and was directed
to the orchard by his shouts of
laughter. She found the child
with bear cub grasped by the
back of the neck in each hand
pulling and coaxing them to the
house. Under an apple tree a
short distance away was the
mother bear munching apples.
Mrs. Small called to her hus-
band and her cries alarmed the
bears, which, ran to the nearby
woods.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

/, in again after while. After the
first movement 'aclti dc ---
dc sentiment and a tuueful scherzo
movement with gravcr intervals, there
was theme with variations. these
we're effectively handled, which the
theme could be recognized throughout
in its many mctamorphoscs, winding
Up in a brisk, brief finale.
Brahms b major trio. Op. 3, fol.
lowed; generally we'll handled. Mr..
Adler kept his piano part in due pro-
rortion, and while both Mr.. Guilds
violin and Mr. Van Nlieps cello had
their periods OF drynoss OF tone, espe.
cially technical athletics, the general
impression was one Of a good. we'll.
balanced performance.
In The afternoon Ashley pcttis, a
pianist FAR from the least dcxter0us OF
the many dexterous pianists who have
played here during tho last few weeks
gave rather strenuous program, with
the eighteen uninterrupted movements
Of Schumann's "Davidsbundlertanze,
az Us most strenuous feature, besides
Brahms Rhapsodic. Or. 70, No. /;
Cesar Francks Prelude. Cborale and
Fugue, and the Rhapsodic Prelude Of
Antonio dc Grassi, played By Mr.. Pet
tis last winter. Nor was this all.
Throughout his technique was smooth
and often brilliant. while his interpre-
tation was very fair; better In the
softer passages. where he was more ex-
pressive; in louder parts there were
comparatively few variations OF shad'
New-York tribune., 1922-12-12

ing, giving an effect OF heaviness, While
not OF hardness. On the whole, IL was
a very creditahle performance.
when in doubt. play the Pathetic
symphony" might be an orshestra's
motto, and the City Symphony began
its Monday evening concert In Car
negic Hall with the Tschaikowsky
work. Under Mr.. Foch Il kept ita
essential tragic atmosphere. although
there seemed periods Of thick. OBJ
scure tone. while the blare Of the
brasses, II hcightening contrasts, was
still rather rough. Wagner numbers,
the Prelude and Liebestod from Iris
tan" and the "RienziT orveturcs, fol-
lowed. heard by an audience Of fairly
good size. Mr.. Foch attempted no radi-
cal experiments in tempo. and the or
chestra kept well together, though
there IL still much room for improve
ment. while the strings usually were
good. there could be more blending Of
sound and polish IN the brass choir.
An unduly loud blast still was apt to
come from the right rear Of the or
chestra