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PI Op ens with Continuous < quartets. { r\ 111 General Adi Supper Barbecue* LETTER FROM DR. J. E. EVANS Letter from Dr. John E. Evans en route to England for month's training before going to France foi duty in British base hospital. July 2, 1917. Such a day as it has been! Got ui at 7 A. M., and had breakfast. Ther with J. P. Wall of Jackson, Miss., and Frank Hurst of Albany, N. Y., tool the subway to report at Depol Quartermasters. We had decided tc our own satisfaction the night be fore that we weren't sailing 101 quite a few days. We landed at D, Q. and there found Clute, Sheridar and Green. In a few mirlutes Wiseman came in. After quite a bit oi delay we were told to take passage on the L at 12, noon. It was now 9:30 A. M., so we?Hurst anc ?had quite a chase to get our baggage, etc., there. Hurst was short and stocky, perspired freely, and the way we were running for "Li,' subways, and surface cars was very funny. All the while we were under quite a bit of mental strain that added to the heat; Hurst was sim piy pouring perspiration, rirst nac to go to Pennsylvania station, then to dock to get transportation, ther to hotel for stuff and back to tc dock. Traffic is heavy in this section of New York and such a time W6 did have. From the hotel we, with Wall, came in a taxi. We had got only to 8th Avenue and 42nd wher the car stopped and the chauffeui found we were out of gas. We had to sit and wait until he got anothei car two blacks away. How Hursl did fume and fret at the delay! F^ nally we reached dock and were as signed to cabins. I drew 28 about midships on Larboard with Ullman of Chicago. I had seen him in Wash ington, but he had received order: COiTfl??o 1 T J' J TT . - - owf^iai uajo uciurc 1 uiu. X1G IS 3T excellent fellow and as I later fount a Nu Sigma Nu. After a long wait we pulled ou1 from dock about 3:10 P. M. As < whole, the crowd looked to one as i gay picnic crowd instead of one go ing away to face perils at sea anc perils of war. I suppose the glam our and novelty of it overshadowet the seriousness of it. A strangt feeling of goneness was our experi ence as we slowlv "slid" out ir North River, turned and slowly mad< our way down past the Statue o Liberty. We all hung over the rail: and took our last look at the deal old United States, the greatest ant best place in the world. As we lef it wa? hot and clear but soon w< ran into a storm. It blew and blew The wind whistled through the rii? gin#, the lightning flashed and th< rain poured. All this passed off aftei a short while and we were all 01 board to set* the Pilot over the sid< and the two mine sweepers put out A .1* i.1 * ' " " unt ?i uiese ian atom ot trie sid< of the ship and was bent up consid erably, necessitating a bit, of delay The fare is pretty pood, Wall Hurst, Ullman and I occupying seat; at the Purser's table. The Pursei is a fhie-lookin.fr and very amiabh chap. We like him very much witl his broad English accent. Nitrht come and after walk in; about on deck a while,?when by th< way, we had only the lifjht of tin moon, as the entire ship is closed u; tight, not a light bting visible?w< JBLIC S< Grand Street entertainment J Calhoun F< MinniAM fn Q/ lUddlUll IU U( served for \ d Hash fo ' i > turned in for the night. July 3rd?Slept like a top but was ] ,.awakened by the fog horn that was!( -Li I I i blown every two or mree miiiubco. | j By this we knew we must be in a < fog. When I got up the sky was'c dull, overcast and gray. I felt fine\ jso Ullman and I took several turns j } about the deck to limber up. The! 1 air had a peculiar effect on me. It f^ ^ made me so sleepy, Icould scarcely t : hold my eyes open. I went down ( ' and had a nap before breakfast. By t ' i the way, we we had to set our J ^ 'jwqtches up half an hour. This hap-;j 'ipens daily, the time varying and with j j distance travelled. Is real cold and i ' most of the girls have piled up on!: [ deck chairs wrapped in blankets. As \ ^yet haven't felt the slightest sea-'< sickness. This afternoon Wall andj 'T began tossing weights for a set of i ' * ' 1- -..?Vn.n/l Pinallv ft j c i noies?eacn uuiuueicu. > ? v "! nurse came and watched us. I ask- } ;,ed her to join and as we had to keep I ' score I asked what initial to put j 'idown. She said "M," so we have t rj designated her "Maud." We are i " very informal on board, talk to any- t 'Ione, and never ask a name, or are 2 ' asked ours. At night we sit around i ' on deck and walk or talk in the 1 1 moonlight. s 1 July 4th.?Awoke finding it ra- 1 ' ther hot and stuffy. This with pres- t 1 ence of sea-weed told us we were in 1 ! the Gulf stream. Had nothing to do 1 1) on deck save walk or nod. I did the t ;j latter as this sea breze acts as a l: 1 somnorific. Had a game of medicine!'] ball with the Purser and Ullman. J ! Dining room was decorated in Eng- r 1 ' ^ J Cnon/rla/l PflTl nor ! T nsn nags anu ouii cn/angitu . i i Knri boat drill so we would know t which boat to take in case of neces-| sity. Liuet. Col. Winter is in com- j ; m rr.il of my boat, Hurst, Wall and ? I bein~ the other officers. The offi- t -Jeers crave the enlisted men a smoker, e > but it was so hot I had to get out,l: i on deck. i 1 July 5th.?Is clear and pretty to- 'V day, though still hot and close. lit tihaven't done anything but loaf on'j i deck all day. At 3 P. M. had deck\i i drill then at 4 target practice. The 1 : accuracy of the gunners was especi- ? I ally pleasing. The gunners wasji - given the glad hand by all. Last t II evening was on deck to see the moon j ? i rise. Two nurses came and stood by j ^ me at the rail so I began talking with g l 'them and kept it up until 10:30. Onejt ; is a Canadian and the other a New I f; Yorker, tht name of each is still s unknown to me. < r| July 6th.?Had a long talk with 1 1 the 3rd officer, who by the way, is I?' t a Belgian. Has seen service as an t > ohservpr (hnllnnrO hut. wns wrmnrl- i . cd and is now following the sea. f - He is a charming talker and told me k j quite a bit of Belgium and France, t r Two whales were sighted today, hut * i I did not get to see either of them. k j! July 7th.?Is raw and cold today. ' , Clouds are hanging low and' every- ? j thing is sticky and murky. Had to 'c - get out my "old army overcoat" and ? . its warmth was particularly plea?- r , inc. It weighs ten or fifteen pounds ^ 3 but felt very comfortable. Took a 1 ? hiii liiihuk" I'm entrine room an<l l j stoke hole today. The engines to c ^ mo, appeared immense, though, of t course, there nre some that arc f r much larger. Don't think I am af- t ? ter a job in the stoke hole either. * u Can't spend much time on deck he- r ) cause of the cold so we had a gisme J1 ? of "Pitch", then "Rummy" until late./ ' . %i HI? Nm BS U n b EN Mw M U |g QUARE Parade, tfj P from 8 o'cloc i'Is Band. ' luare : : 25c. Everyl: supper for r Sale, Pi July 8th.?Still same overhanging, jI fr eaden clouds with wind cold arid up iisagreeable and a dreary drizzle, inf 3ad services at 11 A. M. led by the Ju! :haplain of the unit. He is an Epis- yoi :oDalian. Evidently the majority of bei is aren't of that persuasion, judging cai >y the responses, etc. it Services were held on deck and U. vere very good. All the while I shs ;hought of the services at Lebanon. ! jot real homesick while so doing,' ;oo. Every day puts us nearer the' var zone and we are all talking of iust how many more times we will ' jo to bed before being there. fJuess ' n another day or so we will be very lervous. So far, everything has )een very pleasant, none save one >r two, being seasick at all. July 9th.?Hardly a clay passes low without our sighting several ships. All are close down on the lorizon and we never get closer. Is jeautiful today with a beautiful sunshine and calm, no wind. We vere all grateful for this as it made! t more pleasant to stay on deck. We ire fast coming into the danger |mo :one and a particularly close watch \r< s kept. Everything has been mt^de1 f!0 eady for an instants leave from the 1S ship for life boat. If I get to Eng-jC0J and I shall gladly law aside my life;cer >elt for I am tired lugging it around.' Ve erot our second edition of wire- ,f0? ess news today. It dealt only with!in he war news. All are on the alert jut there is no nervousness at all. These girls aboard are quite a crew.'j. smoking cigarettes is one of their jint loble (?) accomplishments. Played lummy with two and the ship's doc-|nc' or for quite a while. I ' We don't undress tonight but ust sleep in our clothes. July 10th.?Had to arise early ^?' his morning feeling rather tired, tftcr sleeping in my "togs." Is still W)1 teautiful. Two ships are in sight p low. Later.?This afternoon we m" vere met by a destroyer. It proved ;o be an American boat and I'll tell,^ wu it does our hearts good to look,svr' it the "Stars and Stripes" flying Tom it. It created quite a bit of:^oc sxcitement when she came up. Gave! . J is all a pleasant feeling of satisfac- ^v< ion and safety to see it circling p^e ibout ahead of us. I don't know a ' vhen a thing has looked quite so }5r( jood. We are in the worst part of * he entire trip, that is, about the rish coast. P*1' July 11th.?Someone either played ar i joke on Ullman and me, o:: got, nixed on his calls for we werei ^ iwakened at 4 A. M. Now, I went P*1' ;o bed at 12 but didn't go to sleep s^? 'or {juite a time. When he called we rot 'iip without question, naturally. shaved and straightened up a hit. hen went on deck and found only he Chief Engineer and one who had or*" jot up at 3:30 A. M. to see the sun tlia ise. You see we have lifjht till mo ibout 9:30 P. M. and day breaks at nos I A. M. as weare so far North. We <l,'s ion found it was of no use to stayjW in deck so lay down until breakfast.) lore is quite a rumor current that L shin W.'is mink ten milps ?Vir>ru1 nf is but we don't know how much 5T ircdencc to give it. In about ei.:rh-i ( een hours more we expect to be j 1 afo in harbor so I guess this will Ste >e about the last of this epistle, as bev \'o will be busy going ashore in the tun nornir.fr. It is still morning- now da> tnd if i have time I shall add an- ti(\ ither hit, if not, will send it as it is. v:il 1 THUR! 1^ 6 P. 4 : A ill the Allies :k. tf Pant | Benefit Se : : Ac >ody is ex; the day repared iear that these letters will be held only a day or two, so am count: on your getting it by the last of ly. I don't know just how to tell 11 to write me but guess you had tter put it in care of "The Ameri1 Expeditionary Force." Address ieut. John E. Evans, M. O. R. C. S. A. Don't worry about me. 1 ill write as often as I can. Lots of love to all John. ?MM MOT WAfEE W TOO DElHffi A ROST COMPLiEMM days wo can't help but look better and feel better after an llntlde bath. / To look one's best and feel one's st is to enjoy an inside bath each rning to flush from the system the ;vious day's waste, sour fermentans and poisonous toxins before it absorbed into the blood. Just as il, when it burns, leaves behind a tain amount of incombustible maial in theform of ashes, so the >d and drink taken each day leave the alimentary organs a certain ount of indigestible material, 1 r j. _1 ; i. _ .J ? icn II noi eillimiateu, luhh lUAing 1 poisons which are then sucked 0 the bloodthrough the very ducts ich are intended to suck in only jrishment to sustain the body. [f you want to see the glow of ilthy bloom in your cheeks, to see jr skin get clearer and clearer, 1 are told to drink every morning on arising, a glass of hot water ;h a teaspoonful of limestone phosite in it, which is a harmless ans of washings the waste material i toxins from the stomach, liver, Ineys, and bowels, thus cleansing, eetening and purifying the entire menuary tract, before putting more >d into the stomach. Men and women with sallow skins, sr spots, pimples or pallid comxion, also htose who wake up with ;oated tongue, bad teste, nasty :ath, others who are bothered with idaches, bilious spells, acid stom1 or constipation should begin this jsphated hot water drinking and s assured of very pronounced rets in one or two week3. *>. < ?? +ay nnnnrl nf 1 impqfnnp nhos ite costs very little fit the dru.e: re but is sufficient to demonstrate it just as soap and hot water anses, purifies and freshens the n on the outside, so hot water and estone phosphate i.ct on the inside :ans. We must always consider t internal sanitation is vastly re important than outside clcanliis, because the skin pores do not iorb impurities into the blood, ile the bowel pores do.?Adv. NOTICE OF ELECTION ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, XUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. ?ursunnt to an order of W. A. \-enson, county supervisor of Al>illn county, to us directed, by vivof nn Act approve:! on the 17i.h r of February, A. D., 1017. no? is hereby given that an election ! bo held at the usual voting p:-c SAi BBEVIL Represented omime songs, *vice League lults, 25c; 0 1 l pected to b by Nr. Jb cincts in said county on Tuesday, the 1 7th day of August, 1917, upon the c question of issuing Coupon Bonds of j I the said county to the amount_ of j Three Hundred Thousand Dollars for 4 the permanent road improvement. c For the convenience of the voters the j managers of said election will be provided with sufficient number of printed ballots; on the one ballot shall be printed the words, "For perman ent road bonds in the sum of $300,000.?Yes"; on the other, "For permanent road, bonds in the sum of > ! $3,00,000.?Yes." Said election will be held under the laws governing the I holding of general elections in this j State. No person will be allowed to vote unless he shall have been iegis- ? tered as required by law and furnish * proof of the payment of all taxes, including poll taxes, assessed against him and collectable during the previous year. The production of your tax receipt and registration certificate will be proof of your right to vote at this election. . The polls will ' be open at 7 o'clock in the forenoon 1 and close at 4 o'clock in afternoon ] of the day of election, as provided j by law. We, the undersigned Commissioners j of Election, for State and County of-1 ficers, hereby appoint the followingl. as manacers of said election: Abbeville Court House?T. C. Seal, | jj. L. Clark and J. Allen Long. Antreville-*-A. M. Power, Norris i i Wakefield and E. N. McCarter. i Due West?D. S. Edwards, J. 1 I. iPruitt and John Winn. Lowndesville?W. E. Ellis, A. B. !j Broadwell and E. 0. Clinkscales. L Magnolia?R. 0. Bell, H. H. Hes-'j iter and John T. Fowler. Donaldsville?R. L. Barmore, C. E. r Sharpe and C. H. Dodson. j Central School House?W. E. Mor-lf rison, James L. Mcllwaine and A. B. Robinson. I c Abbeville Cotton Mills?A. H., j Barnett, J. W. Faulkner and George'r Godfrey. ^ I Bryant's Cross Roads?A. F. Car-|a | wile, J. N. Pratt and W. W. Wil-t son. t Keowee?Claude Ashley, J. M. t Bryan and W. W. Able. v Rock Springs?R. S. Jamison, M. js J. Ashley and S. J. Burts. Iv One of the managers at each voting j precinct will please call at the office'v of J. L. Perrin, Clerk of Court, and j( Uav ow/1 Killnfc ? receive liic uuuui uva c^uu w?*ivw, ??w 0 later than Saturday, August the 4th. v i Abbeville, S. C. July 12, 1917. it (Signed by) |a Thos. P. Thompson, js W. H. Long, jt J. R. McGee, jv Commissioners of State and County i: Election. o ' v ! MASTER'S SALE. ;* i u The State of South Carolina, I County of Abbevile. ; ^ Court of Common Pleas.- 1 ^ \ MAX BELOW, X acrainst JOSEPHINE HUNTER, ct al. ^ By authority of a Dccroe of S;le ^ by tiic Court of Common Pleas for N :.M)';cville County, in said State. * _ mrtlc in the above stated case, I will oTor for sale, at Public Outcry, at ->1 ' 'J bc-vi'Ile C. IT., S. C., on Salesday in .A i!o;ust, A. D., 1017. within the legal ^ hours of sale the following described.^ I Iff ? lb# " LE in Costume. drills, solos, frvv lAVf* J IVI >UKJLKJLL^LZ> liildren, 10c uy their I m n?IIiom in uuiiaiu i it ?' .'-/i and, to wit: All that tract or par:el of land situate, lying nad being * n Abbeville County, in the State tforesaid, containing One Acre, more >r less, and bounded by Peter Hunter ind others. TERMS OF SALE?CASH. Pur:haser to pay for papers. R. E. HILL, Master A. C., S. C. VILL VISIT BOLL WEEVIL DISTRICT Quite a number of tarmers have expressed their desire ro visit t"u ,oll weevil distr'c: and see the weetil at work. We think it will mean noreto the agricuiiuial interest ot Abbeville county th'^n anything we :ould bring to the county in an agr::ultural way. It would be of untoM vorth to have a number of our farm>rs go out and sec the work of tno veevil to discuss the effects of che veevil on farming and to learn their nethod of control! and the system of arming adoptad. A great many of our people of che Piedmont district chink the weevil vont be of very mucJi economical mportance. We d^ire to call at- ' ention to the fact that we are very nuch similar to Louisiana and Ala>ama as to rainfall and general clinatic conditions. We have statisics of a few counties in Louisiana n a 14 vear neriod decreased from ' 55 bale per acre to .34 bale per , tcre and from a total of 707,767 o 499,458 bales. In one of the Louisiana counties or parishes the >roduction of cotton in 1902 was !9,549 and in 1915, 2,836, while n the adjoining county the yield fell rom 27,'864 bales in 1908* to 1,844 >ales in 1915. In another it was !1,000 biles in 1902 and 3,000 in .915. We heard the other day of a ' nan visiting a relative in Alabama vho had planted 400 acres to cotton md offered his crop at one bale to he plow. This shows more foribly han any argument we could ,bring he net results of the boll weevil inasion. Why wait for the paralyzing hock before preparing for the we4il's appearance? The opinion of all is that the /eevil will do more damage in the thver and central sections of the ' tatt than in the Piedmont, but we /ill have him here to such an exent that we will know he is here nd when the final cotton ginning tatistics will have been made up afer the weevil is established here, re will appreciate the fact that he ? here. It is for the safeguarding f 'hecounty's agriculture that we rant the formers to visit the wsevil ?. .. ... uuiei mat tney may see lie existing conditions and bring 'ieir report back to the county. V \ \ V S, S> V V. V VV V SEABOARD TRAIN V SCHEDULES V \ Vw \ \ * 1 'o. 17, So .'"ivcs 5:00 A.M. ro. r?, Sou;:i i 2:04 P. M. ro. 11, So'i'li. <Uio 3:04 A.M. On O - . - ^ .... .1. fiuo M. 'o. fi. North.. ?h:o _G:03 P. M. 1 > r ! :<? 1:42 A. M. 'o. IS, Nuvrh. arrives 10:00 P.M. | iO. 30, NorLh, due 12:34 P.M. ^ _