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The Press and Baanei
M.W. it H. it. KKADLEY. Kill lorn
ABBEVILLE, 8.C.
fl^l'ubliHhed every Wednettuay ai ?2 ?
year In advanoe.
Wednesday, Jan 3, 1912
A SOLUTION
Mr. W. A. Stevenson, County Super
visor, a successful farmer and capa
ble official, rents some of his land
and works some of it himself. That
which he rents he requires the rents
to be paid not in so many pounds of
lit cotton but in so much cotton, so
much corn, so many potatoes, and
other things as well, i
Following ott this plan Mr. Steven
son saves his land from exhaustion,
and at the end of the year leaves him
self and also his tennant in better
condition financially than would they
be were cotton alone required as rent
al.
Should all the farmers, or a major
ity of the farmers of the Southern
states-require rentals paid not only In
cotton but in corn, wheat, peas, po
tatoes, sorghum, fodder, hay, oats,
rutabagas, barley, etc., tnac nine
question about the price of cotton
would be finally, fully and satisfact
orily settled. N
The boys on Wall street might gam
bol and gamble like young unicorns
or a lead miner and it would be all
the saipe down here. No matter bow
frepzied things became in the "pit"
the South would wear a ?erene smile.
It is coming, ^his thing of living
at home is so good a thing that it will
finally win out. A free and independ
ent people cannot endure forever
what the people of the South endure
concernnig the price of their staple.
Six cents one year and sixteen cents
tne nexix
And why?
When a cotton shirt will last six
' months and exhibit the same thermal
capacity in 1910 as in 1911. When
ts there is no war, or rumor of wars,
when singletrees, baseball bats and
life insurance remain as unchanged in
price as standard oil, why is it that
we are confronted with this "sixteen
1 to six" proposition?
People are beginning to realize that
it is due to .our putting "everything in
one bag" and that'bag is called a Jute
bag, better known as Sisal hemp.
When, like' Mr. Stevenson, we begin
to put some things in the wheat bin,
some in the pig pen, some in the corn
crib, some in, the potato bank, some in
the kitchen larder, some in the smqke
house, some in the fodder loft?and
some in the Jute bagging if you like,
then there will be glorious times in
this oldicountry and life will be worth
living.
Some farmers are now talking of
buying all the cotton they expect to
handle next year, saying that they can
buy it cheaper than they can make it,
hence, why plant?
We jumft from one extreme to an
other. The golden mean will be found
pretty close to Mr. Stevenson's solu
tion. Cotton may be five cent! or
twenty cents next year, there is no
witch of Endor who can tell what it
will be worth. Brass tacks and dread
naughts will be about the same in
price but wh&t cotton will be the Lord
only knows.
There is one thing, however, that is
certain and that is, unless Gabriel
sounds his trumpet, there are several
million people, mulcB; horses, cattle,
swine, fowls, etc., that must of neces
sitv p.at whether they are clothed or
not It were well to provide for these
things in the order of their relative
importance. j
This multiplying, troublesome,
much mooted question will be solved
one of these days. Cotton cannot be
worth six cents one year and sixteen
another. Such prices are fictitious
and untrue.
OJi NEW TEAK'S RESOLUTIONS
Are they good? Are they practica
ble?
Some say that It is better not to
make resolutions when there is a like
lihood of 'breaking them, that the man
who makes good resolutions and
breaks them is in worse condition
than he would have been had he nev
er made them.
Is that good philosophy?
With finite beings there must be a
beginning of all things. Without re
solve nothing can ever be accomplish
ed. There is no man living who has
not made resolutions, and while it Is
not at all necessary to wait until the
coming of a new year to make resolu
tions there can be no reasonable ob
jection to making them when the year
jglns.
a way it "spoils out the slate" as
school boy used to say?offers a
m sheet, a new start, another op
|unity, so to speak, to keep a clean
rd. The man who makes them
be encouraged to do so and not
^raged by suggestions that they
Lgood.
[New Year resolutions and
l?. mv,awa whllo otiH
iutj aiL n urarnmnBff
bake men better and not
some would lead us to be
t to do good adds to
to do good, makes him
?n tally and spiritually,
yielding to temptation
lity to do good and adds
drop lower in the
.s are worth
k makes them
e right di
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Held For Ransom
fey M QUAD
Copyright, 1810, by Associated lit- ,
erary Press.
On a certain sammer'a afternoon Mr.
James Gilbert of Gilbert's bank In a
town we will call Hopedale opened the
telephone In his private office to be
greeted by a strange humming of the
wires. Then two or three voices began
calling and talking. Then some one
used energetic language to central, and
she answered resentfully. Then came
a voice that gave the banker a start
It had been two years since he heard
It Prom the Jingle of voices he made
out the words:
"Auto ran over calf; pay $10< farmer
won't let me go; no money; hurry up.
Hello, central; hello, hello! Oh, dear!"
The banker smiled. Two years before
while fishing from the wharf and be
fore establishing the bank a summer
girl from the hotel on the hill had come
paddling about in her store mrfde ca
noe. He saw at once that she was a
novice. He saw also that she had
not yet passed her twentieth year and
was his style of beauty. For a young
man of twenty-four who had fished a
full hour without a nibble Mr. Gilbert
was In luck.'? /
Of course the owner of the canoe was
bound to1 show off. It was only her
second voyage In the birch bark; but
she thought she knew all the canoe
tricks and was ready to resent any
advice. She wasnt tendered any to
resent, however. The young man con
tented himself with taking off his coat
and slipping off his shoes. When the
canoe turned turtle he was ready. He
took a long dive and came to the sur
face with the choking, struggling girl
in his arms and reached the shore with
her.
That evening he appeared at the ho
tel to b* effusively thanked by Judge
Henrys, the father, and by the grate
ful, If chagrined, canoeist Several
other eveulngs saw him there as well
and between talking politics with the
flather and canoeing with Miss Kitty
the time was passed rejy pleasantly.
Something was said about correspond
ence when father and daughter left
for their home In the city. As a mat?
ter of fact two or three letters did
pass, and then tJncle flam's carriers
failed to deliver. The young banker
had puzzled a bit, as perhaps bad
some one else, and now, on account of
the crossed wires, he was hearing her
voice again.
What had that voice laid? It wai>
trying to reach some one at the hotel
on the hill, but evidently making .4
'failure of It The owner was in trou
ble somewhere. It looked as If she
L-J ? ? ? aiut mn dntm
uau jjuuh uut in ?u* bukv <? ? ?
a calf and the farmer as holding bet
until the damages were settled. The
banker thought for a moment and then
ordered his auto aroundL r
Which waj? He had trusted to luck
once and would again. Out of town
by the west highway?over the bridge
?up the long hill And then straight
ahead for five miles. Far ahead he
saw an auto beside the road with two
female figures In It and a farmer in
sulky attitude leaning against the
fence. The females In tiie auto were
Hiss Henrys and a girl friend. There
was handshaking and Introductions,
and Mlss;Kltty explained:
"We were coming along at about ten
miles an hour when the calf ran in
front of the machine. I was willing
to pay damages, but had no money,
and the man here would not take one
of my rings." '
"I hain't taking no rings any more.
Feller come along here last summer
and run orer my old woman and then
left a diamond ring that turned out to
be glass."
He was given his money by the
banker.
Of course Mr. GiibeK nac to can ax
the summer hotel that evening to talk
the matter over. There was some
thing that the young people wanted to
my, but they conldnt say it untU after
Jndge Henrys had poured out his
thanks and remembered that he had to
meet a man In the lobby. Even after
he had departed the matter lingered,
but It was very soon cleared up.
Two weeks later. In the banker's
auto. Miss Kitty and Mr. Gilbert
went spinning over the west road. 80
earnest was their talk that they failed
to note that they were drawing near
the farm where the calf accident had
occurred. They were forcibly remind
ed of the locality, however, when a
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UUg DUUUeUl/ IVW UVUi U1V W?/OiW
ditch In front of the farmhouse and
reached the center of the road Just
In time to be converted Into fresh
pork. The farmer was looking on, and
he came out to say, and looking at
Miss Kitty as he said It:
"Ding my buttons, If yon haven't
went and gone and dene It ag'in!"
"Of course I*H pay," said the bank
er as be took out his purse. "Htm
much is it?'
"Yon needn't say anything to the gaJ
about It. but I'll make it an even 18."
"You are very generous," was the
reply as the money was handed over.
"What was he talking about?" ask
ed the young lady as the banker re
turned to the auto and they proceeded
"Uml He appears to be very sen
slble."
"But what was the talk about T
M0h, he?he said I ought to get mar
ried."
The young lady looked off Into th<
fields and made no reply, and ten lonf
minutes after he had spoken the bank
er added:
"And I think so too."
And a year later be did.
Just received a big line ot
sample Sweaters for Utdfes, men
and children, going at wholesale
cost while they last. A. B.
Cheatham.
Assist the kidneys?help them cleanse
the blood supply?get rid of the Uurlc
acid which is sure to collect when the kid
noys become weakened. Nyal's Stone
Root Compound will do It. Ask us about
it. McMurray Drug Co.
The largest stock of daugs and fancy
rdsln the Statel Phone G. A. Milford &
your wants. Phone 107.
.. '
Concluded from flrot pagp.
Morse was received Into the chtii'fcii!*
and In 1872 the rocord shows that Mrs^P
Agnes W. Quarles, Fannie Sullivan i
and Dora Braezaele were received. In
1873 thr$e other members were re
ceived, one of whom is still a mem
ber, Mrs. Sallie M. Willson, she being,
therefore, today the senior member
of the church. Quite a number were
baptized into fellowship in 1874, sev
eral of whom are still members.
On February 20, 1874, the church
was granted a charter by Lewis D.
Bowie, clerk of court for Abbeville
county, and the charter members
were: R. N. Pratt, W. P. tycKellar, ,
Jacob Miller, R. P. Quarles, M. Miller,
Celia Miller (now Mrs. A. W. Jones),
Fannie Rogers, Sallie Braezaele, Do
rah Braezaele.Agnes W.Quarlea and A.
L. McKellar. It is Under this charter
that the church now holds property.
Three of the persons named s,till live:
R. N. Pratt, Mrs. M. Miller and Mrs.
Cella Miller Jones; Mrs. Miller being
a member of the church still'.
Great King of glory, come,
And with thy favor crown
This temple as thy dome,
This people as thine own:
Beneath this roof, O deign to show
How God can dwell with men be
low.
THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW
Tennyson and Longfellow hare
made tolerable the ringing out of the
Old Tear and the rlngiDT in of the
New; but their immortal /es can not
stay the unpleasant thoughts that
crowd the mind, while the bell rings
out the dying year.
In solemn monotone the bell re
counts the disappointments of the
past, and then glibly peals forth the
resolutions newly made. Some one
has said that "hell is paved with -good
intentions," and he might have added
that most of them bear date January
first ; v .
More solemn than the funeral note
is the tolling out of the old year. It
announces that milions of souls are
nearer the dark divide; it sets the-seal
of eternity on the past of our lives.
As a boy in the long ago you heard
the tolling bell and thought not on
the old year, but looked with youthful
ardor to the promise of the new. Per
haps some coy and winsome tweet
heart figured in me prospect, uume
lass with laughing eye, whose image
shut out a thought of the stern things
of life. Then there were friends and
loved ones who one by one have pass
ed into the great beyond as the bell
tolled out each succeeding year.
When we have lived to be "the last
leaf on the tree, in the spring," why
call from the past the sorrows and dis
appointments that have marked the
interm between the tolling of the bell?
Why should we be reminded that the
weight of another year rests upon us?
We would not attempt to stop an
old and time honored custom but we
are truly grateful when healthful
sleep shuts our ears to the sounds df
the mid-night bells,
WEST END.
Personal Paragraphs and Raws Hans
Contributed by Mitt Lily TanplatOB.
Mr. Robert Pressly of Atlanta, Ga.?
was In the city for a few days last
week the guest of his aunts,the kisses
Cater. :
Miss Janle Morse, who Is a student
at the Woman's College In Columbia,
leaves this week to resume her studies
after a pleasant stay here with her
home people. : /
Mr. Sam Hill of Charleston has
been in the city for the past week
spending the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hill.
Miss Mary Syfan, who is a senior at
Winthrop college, has been spending
the Xmas holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Syfan. i
Miss Bennie Watson has returned
to Belton, where she Is teaching this
year, after a pleasant stay here for
the holidays.
Mr. J. T. Robinson left Monday for
his home in Vlcksburg,, Miss., after
spending the past ten days here.
Mr. T. G. Perrin spent several days
in Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Joseph Alston of Yorkville, is
the charming guest of Mrs. T. Q.
White. l
Miss Marie Gary Is over from
Greenwood spending the holidays
with her parents. Judge and Mrs. B.
B. Gary. .
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cllnkscales and
their children spent several days last
week in Monterey With Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Cllnkscales.
Mr. W. G. Templeton has gone to
Washington, D. C., after spending
some time here with his home people.
Miss Eliza Mabry has gone to her
school duties in Newberry after spend
ing the holidays here with her mother '
Mrs. Lila W. Mabry.
Mrs. Bradley Reese and her little
flaughter, have gone to Oxford, Miss.,
to spend a while with Mrs. Reese's
home people.
Mr. James Brown of Willlamston,
was In the city Sunday tne gueBi 01
Mr. W. D. BarkBdale.
Dr. A. C.' Wllkins of Greenville, la
spending this week In the city the
guest of Mr. J. S. Stark.
' Mr. Clyde Morgan is at home again,
after spending the Xmas holidays in
Monroe, N. C., with his parents, Mr. ,
and Mrs. Frank Morgan.
Mr. Morgan is now with the firm of
L. W. White Company and will be
glad to have bis friends can on mm.
MIbs Mary Miller of Ninety Six hjas
been spending a while with her sister,
Mrs. Horace McAllister.
Miss Mattle Waters of Brevard, N.
C., is in the city the attractive guest
of Miss Lois Wilson on DeBruhl St.
Mi3S Plevena Seal entertained the (
Ladies Brige Club Thursday afternoon I
at a very pleasant meeting.
Miss Esther Graydon leaves this I
week to resume her studies at the 1
Woman's College.
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fRDESVILLE.
Happenings of a Week In and About the
Seven-Hilled City?Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Moseley and
their children, of Anderson, spent two
or three days the beginning of last
week with relatives in this -place*
Mr. Edward Smith and family of
Bells, moved over last week and are
occupying the old home of Dr. A. J.
Speer. We are glad to welcome these
worthy new-comfers to our town.
A
UUriBimtlB UDJf nao 1U1 ivuivo?
from an Ideal one; thick, cloudy,
without a moment of sunshine and so
far removed from a green one that the
superstitious need not fear that it will
be followed by an Increased death
rate as used to be the case, so said.
Prof. I. H. Williams of Spartanburg
who had been at Anderson for a day
or two, came down Monday and was
our very welcome guest for several
days. By his geniality, intelligence
and general, make-up he won many
strong friends here, who will be glad
to see him again, whenever It suits
his pleasure or convenience to come.
Miss Annie Lou Power came down
from Anderson Monday,where she had
been for several days and stayed with
us for some time. The latch string
on our door is always on the outside
for her. *
Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. Mlsr Mary
Baskln, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. T. Baskin, this place, and
Mr. C. C. DouglasB of Florida, were
happily married in Providence church,
the ceremony being performed by the
pastor, Rev. W. E. Pea body. The bri
dal couple left at once for their home
in the "land of flowers^ The attend
ants were Miss Una Baskln and Mr.
Jas. Baskin, Miss Louise Baskln and
Mr. SLClalr Baskln, Miss Bessie Bas
kln and Mr. Eugene Baskln, <
mv- ???* .In fhfl ?nrr>A rhlirrh at
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10:36, Miss Kate Tennent, / eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Ten
nent and Mr. 'Willie Taggart, of New
Orleans, were united In marriage by
the pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. W. E. Peabody. As the weather
conditions were much more favorable
on. that day, quite a ..large crowd of
friends and relatives were present to
witness the services. The happy pair
left at once for their new home. The
ushers, little Misses Moselle Hucka
bee, Irma Coolfey, Virginia Latimer
Maud Wakefield, Mrs. W. C. Tennent
of Atlanta, Dame of honor, Miss Ellen
Tennent Maid of honor. The attend
ants were: Miss Maaey Wakefield and
Mr. Earl Jones, Miss El'Louiae Harp
er and Mr. Wilbur Blake, Miss Mary
Taggart and Mr. Henry Tennent, Jr.,
Miss Annie Bell and Mr. Junior Har
per, Mr. Erskine Blake, best man.
These all entered the church in the
proper order and took their positions
near the suspended cross under which
the bride and groom stood; when all
had taken their places, the officiating
clergyman performed the ceremony
in a short and impressive way. While
three of our homes have each in a
week, lost an inmate, who was woed
and won, who voluntarily and happily
acceeded to the demands of interested
claimants, have formed new ties and
gone to homes of their own, we beg
that the fates may so ordain that we
can truly say that our loss may be
their erain and hope for. them In their
new and untried spheres, all of the
choicest blessings that this world can
give.
Mr. John Henry Bell went to -Au-,
gusta Thursday In company with Dr.J.
D. Wilson. The first went for treat
ment
Mr. George Bell, son of the above,
who had been working at the power
plant on the Savannah for son;e time,
gave up his place there, came home
and went to work again with the firm
of Bell & Bowen. j
Several days and nights last week, ]
of bright and cheering sunshine by
day, and moon shine by night was real
ly refreshing. So little sunshine apd
so much rain, have given to us the
worst roads that we have had for a
long time. Roads almost impassable
in places, which has put autofe out of
commission for the time being at least
Mr. U. P. McQalla, cattle inspector.
with headquarters at Chester, spent
several days last week at the home of
his father, Hon. I. H. McCalla.
At a church conference in the Bap
tist church here yesterday, a week
ago, a unanimous call was extended to
Rev. J. D. Timmtons, of Fairfax, to
serve it the present year, and circum
stances point to his acceptance. <
Rev. C. B. Smith, presiding elder of
the Anderson district, came down
from his Anderson home Saturday
night,' preached two very acceptable
sermons yesterday in Smyrna church
to a larger crowd than could reason
ably have been looked for on account
of the bad weather. The first quar
terly conference for this charge for
this year, was held at the close of
11:30 a. m. service. In this, brother
Smith's first visit in an official capac
ity,as Presiding Elder, he made a fine
impression socially and as a preach
er.
WILL NOT ENTER THE RACE
Wm. N. Graydon Annonnce He is Not in
Field
To the Editor of The State:
Please allow me to annunce through
your colums that I have decided not to
offer for position of judge of the eight circut
afc'the approaching session of the general
asstfhibly. I had thought tha I would be a
candidate for the rlace, but after mature
consideration, I have reached the conclu
lon that I could got afford to give up my
practice to hola the office of circut judge.
The salary attached to the offlice, $3,000,
Is so small, that viewed from my stan point,
mly a rich man can afford to hold it. I
thank mr many friends, both in aad out of
the legislature, for their kind offers of sup
port, but I do not think I could afford to
bold the office at the present time, and
will therefore not offer for theplaoe^^J
Abbeville, December 3(1
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For the Purpose of Accomm
ter of Making their Tax I
Mentioned Below on the !
A.LL RETURNS MUST BE MA]
eonal Property returned at its market
Persons not makine tlieir returns 1
20th, 1912, are liable to a penalty of 60
againsb delinquents; for tbe failure to
on netriect of tbe law.
Tbt return of those who conform
ships and County Boards, while those
meeting of the Hoards and return to si
50 per cent, penalty will correct this e
Employers are requested to retur
them and getting* a statement of their
Returns will not be taken by mi
proper officer. All improvements or
ported to the Auditor.
My Appointments Are as F
Calhoun Falls, Monday, January
Mt. Carmel, Tuesday, January 161
Lowndesville, Wednesday and Tk
McCormick, Monday and Tuesday
Bordeaux, Wednesday, January 2
Willington, Tuesday, January 25t
Donalds, Monday and Tuesday, Jj
s Due West, Wednesday, January i
Tartles in DUe West and Diamond
will see Mr. John T. Bryant for Du
mond Hill. These gentlemen have b
respective townships.
V. . - Ricfcf
Medium and McCormick Mamenf
We are now TJIqI1
Ready for J wJ
With a complex
line of up-to-dai
/- i'/j
Our Store Boom is Ml to o
- [. move. We have
Shoes, Hats D
and C
Our lines of Hardware, Sta
* always complete an
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May always -be obtai
' may sell you is sold u
antee. r And what we
thing.
We guarantee that yc
as ours anywhere at le
We guarantee that 01
not, right your monej
If you think they'
back, i
No back talk?just y
" Buy of
AUGUSTA!
L ^ Augusta
S .S**K?Doors?B1
We are overstocke
rial and are mak
make room for ott
in every day
CALL TO
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A. M. H
Our Mottoi
Fresh shipment of G
day. Ring 126 i
ourlGroceries are \
Headquarters for Wh
ton's Teas, Ferris
Everything Sold llndei
odating the Public in
Letnrns, I will Visit t
Dates Indicated in
DE UNDER OATH, AND A)
value.1
between January Int. 1912, and
per cent. This penalty will be
enforce it heretofore baa put a
to tbe law are placed before tb
wbo disregard the law come in
uit themselves. The enforcement of
viJ.
a all of their employees after m
property.
ill unless they are sworn to before i
any transfer of real estate must, 1
ullowt: <
15th.
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lursday, January 17th and 18th.
r, January 22nd and 28rd.
4tb.
hi
anuary 29th and 30th. '
Hat and Thursday, February 1st.
I Hill towrmhips wishing to.make reti
b Went and Mr. R. O. MoAdams for
eep authorized to take returns In tb 9
ird Sondley, Connty Audita
jer please copy.
l j. rant? ,
i Merchandise
yerfl owing and the Goods must
the latest styles in
ry Goods, Notions
!l?thlng,
pie and Fanoy Groceries are
d of the tyst'quality.
rse Company
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ined of us. What we
mder our absolute guar- T
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guarantee means some
>u cannot buy such goods
ss prices than we charge,
ir goods will be right. If
tho
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, Georgia.
finds?Lumber, Etc.
d on Building Mate
ing good prices tc
ler material coming
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md be convinced a*
sold
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why, yoi
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vhat we claim tort.1
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Hams.
1 an Absolute Guaratf
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