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Abbeville BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE. 8. 0 Canning Pays. The State of South Carolina annu ally expends with firms out side the State Eleven Million Dollars for can ned goods. There are forty four coun ties in the State. This means that Abbeville County spends somewhere in the neighbor hood of two hundred and fifty thous and dollars each year for canned goods. This fact stated in cold figures ab solutely staggers belief, at first glance but it is nevertheless a painfully true fnnt Because a fact or condition exists, is no reason why a people or a na tion should sit down supinely and never attempt to better unfavorable conditions. Discussion and agitation are bound to rest in gopd, and this is why this scribe, setting aside personal business, desires to discuss and agitate the ub ject of Abbeville County's taking up and assisting in financing the work of the United States Agricultural De partment, in the Tomato Club line. This same United States Govern ment does not indulge in the practice of picking up its citizens and carry ing them over their difficulties. Our Government's motto in this case is that "God helps those who helps themselves," and consequently makes a practice of demanding that the peo by appropriating a relatively small pi? receiving oeneui uum a 6"'?u ment enterprise shall show their faith amount towards paying the salary of the county manager. It has very unfortunately happened that toe matter of appropriating thf small sum of money necessary for this purpose was over looked by our county delegation. It will be remem bered that the Hon. Frank Gary was very early in the late session of the legislature elected a Judge and was thus prevented from championing this worthy cause in which he was great ly interested. The U. S Government obligates it 4.U* self to pay one tmra 01 wc tuuu^ managers salary. By an unfortunate oversight Abbeville County has no money appropriated by the legislature and hence the Tomato Club work can not be organized in this county. A goodly number of girls, and more to come, have expressed a wish to join the Tomato Club. They are standing on the brink of a great industrial revolution; but they need the friendly hand of the County to help them to plunge, as it were, into the cold waters of a new industrial world which from a small beginning, fostered by Government and County aid may after a trial by our girls result in capital being invest ed by our people in establishing can neries throughout South Carolina. The Dlan of the Tomato Club is as follows: Each girl (or little boy) un dertakes to cultivate one-tenth of an acre in Tomatoes. This work is car ried on by directions, as to prepara tion, seed culture, fertilizer, spraying, pruning, issued in bulletins by the Agrcultural Department at Washing ton. The State Organizer for South Car olina is Miss Marie S. Cromer, of Ab beville, who originated the Tomato Club idea. Miss Cromer had taught for several years in the rural schools of the State. The girls attending these schools needed practical industrial training, such as is given in the Boy's Corn Clubs, as an incentive to work, and an outlet for their energies. The old South had left as a legacy, the idea that women could only work in the home or rather in the house. This in a progressive age left the girl in the rural community with no op portunity to earn money unless she left her country home for the city or town. Hence the Tomato Club idea, origi nated by an Abbeville County teach er, and fostered by that "grand old man" Mr. Wilson, secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, has proved to the world that Southern girls have the capacity to carrj through a practical enterprise anc the experimental stage. Aiken countj make of it a profitable venture. The Tomato Club idea has passec In the second year of its organization canned two thousand quart cans o merchantable tomatoes.. This was done by school-girls. Spartanburg county school girls canned two thous and cans of tomatoes the first year o organization. Two little sisters in Aiken count: sold their canned tomatoes for on< hundred and seventy dollars. The; each cultivated one-tenth of an acre Is not this worth wqile? Think ol tw children realizing one hundred an* seventy dollars from one-fifth of ai acre. Multiply one hundred and sev enty by five and you have eight hund red and fifty dollars from one acr of South Carolina land. Is this resul possible with any other crop? The first year the Tomato Club ide; was exploited, little Katie Gunte canned the highest number, that i five hundred and twelve cans of to matoes from the one-tenth of an acr< The legislature of S. C. gave her four years scholarship in Winthro College. She was not prepared t stand the entrance examinations, bt' she did not rest upon her laurels.Th year of 1911 she canned seven hund red and ninety-nine quart cans from the one-tenth of an acre. We always like to know how the story ends; and ! so, we tell you that Katie Gunter, by the special kindness of that fine, Christian gentleman and foremost ed ucator in the State, Dr. Johnson, was allowed to enter the Practice school at WInthrop, and thus begin the splendid opportunity of obtaining a college education. This is the kind of fairy story we like to hear. Here is a little girl, am bitious. refined?so were her parents Her father cultivated a rented farm, you all know that' the profits from such conditions will not allow any man however ambitious to give his daughter a college education. But love found a way, the love, which loves ones neighbor as ones self, bridged this chasm over which Katie Gunter never hoped to pass. The loving heart and quick intellect of her teacher, Miss Marie Cromer, opened the door of opportunity, spanned the dreary desert of environ ment and by this original idea of growing tomatoes made it possible for this bright girl to obtain a practical college education, and thus become a eader and a shining light to others. The poet Gray says: "Full many a gem of pnrest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen Ana wa^te its sweetness on tne ae??rt air." And who doubts that this would have been Katie Gunter's fate had it i not been for those five hundred and twelve quart cans of tomatoes. ] Since by this unhappy oversight the i Abbeville delegation failedto get this j small appropriation from the funds of i Abbeville County necessary to co-op- ] erate with the Agricultural Depart- ! ment, what are you going to do about it? Shall this enterprise ."all through < for the lack of a few dollars? The girls are ready. Shall we hold the little racers back? They are the hopes of our country. The future of Abbeville county will, m a very short time, as tiroa goes, be in ihe?r hands. What are you going to do about It? i Choose now, whether you will stand \ for stagnation or progress? Jurors for March Term, 1912. T. J. Price, McCormick. A. D. Kennedy, Due West. 0. Y. Brownlee, Due West. J. L. Clark, Abbeville. J. R. Edwards, Long Cane. R. F. Morris, Calhoun Mills. H. E. White, Calhoun, Falls. J. H. DuPre, Jr., Abbeville. R. H. Taggart, Calhoun Mills. R. A. Martin, Lowudesville. James Griffin, Donalds. Will Nance, Lowndesville. J. W. Bradberry, Diamond Hill. .T V. Winn Donalds. T. H. Simpson, Diamond Hill. Tom McKinney, Clear Springs. J. A. Nanco, Magnolia. T. Z. Spires, Magnolia. W. R. Crowther, Diamond Hill. G. M. White, Calhoun Mills. P. A. Cheatham, Abbeville. T. L. Robertson, Abbeville. J. A. Stevenson, Long Cane. G. B. Edwards, Sraithville. J. A. Dodson, Donalds. J. W. Cork. Donalds. J. T. Magill. Due West. E. C. Young, Clear Springs. J. N. Knox, Diamond Hill. W. J. E. Scott. Clear Springs. R. A. Ashley, Calhonn Mills. J. M. Latham. Abbeville. S. H. Bonds, Lowndesville. L. M. Strawhorn, Loner Cane. J. 0. Patterson, Bordeaux. P. E. Anderson, Abbeville. Shopping Up to Date. "No, cone of these hats suggest my personality at all. You see, I'm a great racesroer. adore drama, read classics in the original, sympathize with the woman's movement, travel a good deal, and am intensely temperamental. The hat I want must convey all this." Argument for Vegetarianism. Vegetarianism has been claimed as a part of the wisdom of the east, and it clearly has its uses, for two cen turies ago an Edinburgh physician who weighed 32 stone "by regular adher ence to this regimen reduced his weight to almost a third, became strong, cheerful, active and healthy." Devoe Takes Least Gallons: Always Paint Devoe; it's the cheapest paint in the world: never mind the price; it may or may not be more. Less gallons will paint the house; and the paint will out wear anything. Skip wear; you've got to wait, to find ' that out. It covers more; you haven't got ; to wait to find that out. It's the cheapest of all; no matter about the price. f N R Watkins, Lott, Texas, used 13 gal lons on his house before; bought 13 gallons Devoe for same house and had 6 left. r C B Edwards, of Edwards & Broughton, B printers, Raleigh, N C, used 30 gallons Easte paint on his heuse; bought 30 gallons levoe for same house and had 16 left. That's how. Sold by P. B. Speed, o 3 HOW COLD CAUSES KIDNEY DISEABB 1 Partly by drlvlDg blood from the surface and ctngeKtlng the kidneys, and partly by 'brewing tf>o muob work upon tbem. Foley . Kidney Pills strengthen the kidneys, give tone to't he urinary organ? and restore the e normal action <?fttie bladder. Tbev are tonic I In action, qnlck In results Try tbem. Mo 1 Murray Drng Co. > * a Don't forget to bring r your Shoes that needs ! repairing when you * come to town, p Brown & Percival. o - - (t No candy like Huyler's for your sweet heart. They all prefer it A fresh lot at 16 Speed'sDrug Store. WEST END. Personal Paragraphs and News Items , Contributed by Miss Lily Templeton. Mr. A. M. Henry of Jackson, Miss., rwas here for several days last week .visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Henry. Mr. Tot Morgan came over from \fnnrr?p n P. Friday and was here until Monday. Mr. Morgan is recover ing from the injuries received in the wreck at Long Cane last week. Mrs. Chris. Chalmers left Monday for Anderson, where she goes to spend a while with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Trowbridge. Prof. Mason DuPre and little son, Arthur, of Spartanburg, spent Satur day and Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. DuPre. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gregory of Chic ago, 111., are in the city the guests of Mrs. J. G. Edwards. Miss Estelle Strickle, who Is teach ing the Fonville school, spent Satur day and Sunday here with her home people. Mr. A. B. Morse left last week for St. Petersburg, Fla., where he will spend some time. Mr. Morse has not been well for several weeks, his friends hope his trip will prove bene ficial. Mr. Albert Rosenberg is at home again after spending last week In At lanta. Mr. Rosenberg expects to go to Florida in a few days for an extensive outing. Miss Mary Lou Smith leaves Wed nesday for Baltimore, where she goes to consult a specialist Miss Smilh lias been suffering with one of her feet and goes to Baltimore for treat ment. Dr. Nat Thompson and Mr. Roy Adams of Elberton, Ga., were in the city Sunday visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clinkscales and Miss Alberta Clinkscales of Monterey were In the city Monday shopping. Mrs. J. A. Hill entertained the D. A. R.s Wednesday afternoon at a very - * - ~ A m AA^tnrr pmtmaiiL mccuug. Dr. D. M. Ramsay, President of the CJreenville Female College, preached Sunday morning and evening at the Baptist church. Mr. Brlstow, pastor of the church, is making a special canvass in the interest of the Home Mission Board of the Baptist Conven tion. Mrs. Sallie McClung leaves Thurs day for New York and Baltimore, where she will pay an extended vlBit to her daughter, Mrs. Percy Miller in New York and Mr. Charlie H. Mc Clung in Baltimore. Mrs. J. H. Latimer and Miss Mag gie Latimer leave Monday for Augus ta, where they will be the guests of Mr and Mrs. William Latimer, for an extended visit. Mr. William Mahon of Wllliamston, spent Sunday and Monday in the city. Bacon's Ruio fer Stud/. Lord Bacon laid down the rule that In our studies vre should select those things that please us most, because we then develop our talents, and all th? things that displease us most, because then we discipline the mind. He In slsted, furthermore, that the latter studies are the more important of the two. It would be well to hare these old truths recalled, revived and re taught. They should be put back not only Into our public schools but Into i our national Ufa Chinese Delicacies. The Chinese have several tastes In which we do not join. The beche de mer Is one of these, a big sort of a wormlike creature that Is fished up out of the Pacific for his especial benefit Sharks' fins also are in demand. These are saved by Pacific islanders every where and sold to traders who collect them for the Chinese market. The bird's nest soup is a well-known deli cacy. The nests are among the most Mnensiva articles of food to be paid for anywhere. A COLD, LA. GRIPPE, THEN PNEUMONIA I? too often the fatal Beqnencn, and couch that hang on weaken the ay?t?>m and lower the vital realBtance. Foley's Honey and Tar' C impound Ita reliable medicine tbat stors be noagh promptly by healing tho caitpt*; aoothea tb*? Inflamed air passage*, and check"" tbeoold. Kp"p always on hand. Refuse Hub stltutee. McMurray Drug Co. The Reason. The reason there are always two nides to a story is because the other fellow Just won't Btick to the truth.? Kmart Set Magazine. Pessimism. A pessimist is one who receives a pair of gloves aa a present and wor ries because they will soon wear out. Looking Upward. (In 1999)?"Marie, bring out the teroambulator, and take baby up for tn airing."?juaee Peculiar 8andpaper. - The dried skin of the dogfish wai ?nce on a time used for sandpaper. Eat What Yoa Want, BROWN'S #J LITTLE TABLETS Cores Indigestion. DyapepeU, Heartburn OOo PACKAGE C. A. Milford & Co. CITY ELECTION ? Closest Vote for Mayoi in Many Years. Dr. C. C. Gambrell Wins the Mayoralty by a Small Majority. There was much quiet interesl was taken in the municipal elec tion of yesterday. [ 488 votes were polled whicfc is very near the full voting strength of the town. We seldom see as many towr people on the street as were oul yesterday. All the candidates were good men and the town had nothing to lose in the election of any ol those. Cotton Mill? C. C. Gambrell 102 J. E. Jones 27 R. R. Shops? C. C. Gambrell 7 J. E. Jones 39 City Box? C. C. Gambrell 135 J. E. Jones 173 Majority for Gambrell 5. Ward 1? M. B. Syfan 48 W. H. White 34 TIT ] ^ w aiu z? J. S Cochran 39 L. T. Miller 26 Ward 3, Cotton Mill? S. A. McCuen 16 Geo. Shirley 97 W. S. Stewart 6 Ward 3, Shops? S. A. McCuen Geo. Shirley 3 W. S. Stewart 3^ City Box? S. A. McCuen 4c Geo. Shirley 23 W. S. Stewart ......... 25 Ward 4? Albert Henry elected withoul opposition. ; Simple Liniment. A slmpie liniment that la good for strained back after a siege of house work calls for four tableipoonfula ot strong ammonia, four tablespooafol# of alcohol, two largo tablespoonfttls 0C salt ant about a quart of rala water. Put these Ingredients Into a bottle and shake well. ii goon as the salt la die* ?olred It 1? ready for use. When needc ed rub tke back with the liniment aal 2oMlnue the rnbblng until the saftMfl i3 warm with the friction. At Leaat a Movement for Health. In the Paddlngton borough of Lon< don, If you operate , a tenement 01 apartment house, you moat sweep the floors of all rooms once a day, wash them once a week and open the wiiv dowa of all sleeping rooms for atleurt one hour in each day or pay a line oi $25. It may not be possible to main the people moral by law, bat till borough council of Paddlnfton believe! much can be dona to make tbtfl healthy. Wanted It Locatsd. At an Inquest In Elllnwood a doc tor was testifying: "Where did thi motor car strike him?" the coronei asked. "At the junction of the doraa and cervical vertebrae," replied th< medicine man. "Will you please poin that out on the map?" said the cor oner, pointing to a map of Bartoi county on the wall?Kansas City Star Vastness of the Ocean. To stow away the content? of th< Pacific ocean It would be necessary to fill a tank one mile long, one mill wide, and one mile deep erory daj for 440 year?. The figures of th< other oceans are In the same startllnj proportions. It would take all th< sea water In the world 2,000,000 yean to flow over Niagara. ; When Walls Are Damp. The walls of cupboards and pantriei are often damp on wet or sultry dayi without apparent reason wheftt.;-othe: sections of the kitchen wall will b< comparatively dry. The best device foi any wall that Is inclined to "damp' is to make It impervious to molsturt by applying a varnish of one par shellac and two Darts naohtha. Making One Look 8malL To be mistaken for a deer Is suffl clently humiliating, but when one li potted for a partridge, as happened i Quebec guide, It's making him loo) small indeed. The "Child's Welfare" movement bin oba longed ibe attention of tbongbtfiil people e' erywbere. Mothers are natural supporter and will find In Foley's Honey and Tar Cor pound a most valuable aid. Cougba an oo da that unchecked lend to oroup, bronch lit and pneumonia yield quickly to (be bea Ing and soothing qualities of Foley's Hon< and Tar Compound. McMorray Drag Co. ROW] HITS THE I The exptanafia ' , madew&b the i ] everyingpedh test of our o\ iheresnohiioi Fertilizers. SoJd 3y Relia F.S.ROYST Sale: NorfolkVa. TarJ Baltimore Md. Montjd Macon Ga. ?suy l We are overstocked rial and are maki make room for othi in every day CALL TO fv your architect's plai >, and let us figure witt i house bill. i You will be surprised is so complete and vari< yourself on the most pj - specifications. ? Controlling the manu J put as we do, from stump , planing mills to ifre finis] t mill work and interior fini [ standard. Complete house bill "Buy of th Suh, Doori, i > filindii Etc. B,uuu,uuu sweet roiaio uraws. * Ready from April 1st to July 1st, $1.75 1 per 1,000. No discount. Varieties: Nancy l Hall, Triumph, and Providence. Place your orders now, as supply will not last long. Tomato Plants: Llvinstons Beauty, New Globe, and Earliana, $2 per 1,000. I Pepper Plants: *2 per 1,000. Address all orders to H. Lightfoot, Starke, Fla. r Mar. 6, 2m . TYPEWRITERS t i Edward J. Murphy, The Typewriter Dealer, * ! CHARLESTON, S. C. $10 and hi Easy pay ments. SAVE 50 per cent. i All Makes?Guaranteed Send tor Catalog. ER FER1 SPOT EVER \ > u.n. r is simple;theyi greatest care m ?nt has to pass & wn laboratories 'miss"aboutRoysi bie Healers Everywhere ER GUANO C< i Offices b or o N. C. C olumbia S. C. [orneryAla. Spartanburg 5 Columbus 6a. Jheap! 1 on Building Mate ng good prices to 9r material coming SEE US. II fil K U UVjJUIl VVI) lliva j er People th, or Mail as and builder's list, l you on a complete and pleased. Our stock id, you can easily satisfy irticular and exacting facture of our entire out- I through our own saw and I led product, we furnish E sh that is of the hignest s our specialty. e Maker" AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. AUGUSTA. GA. HAIR QUICKLY STOPS FALUNS. Itehing Scalp Vanishes Overnight and | : Dandruff is Abolished There is one hair tonic that you can put your fa'th in and that is PARIS IAN SAGE. It stops falling hair, or money I ack. Drives out dandruff, or money hack. Stops itching pcalp, or money hack.. Aud C. A. Milford & Co., the drug gists you Know so well are the men who sell it. i PARISIAN SAGE is a splendid hair dressing; it is so daintily per fnmeri and refreshing that it makes the scalp feel flue the minute you ap ply it.' It is used daily by thousands of clever women who realize that PARISIAN SAGE keeps their hair lustrous and fascinating. If you have hair troubles get. PARISIAN SAGE today at C. A. Mil ford & Co.'s aud druggists everywhere. Large bottles 50 cents. Assist the kidneys?help them cleanse the blood supply?get rid of the Uuric acid which is sure to collect when the kid noys become weakened. Nyal's Stone < Root Compound will do it. Ask us about t. McMurray Drug Co. J :.s~. V' I | : ii-wjliiJjji .. a 1 ? COTTON CBLTHE DEPXITMERTj J 'resident Finloy oi Ik* Striken UhnqT. Reviews the First Year*t tftrk. Washington, February 28th.?President, 'inley, of the Southern hallway Company peaking to-day of the first year's work of ne Cotton Culture Department maintained >y the Southern Railway, the Mobile &' )hlo E&ilroad, the Alabama (freat'8oQth* irn Railroad, and the Georgia Southern &' ?lorlda Railroad, said: : "The primary purpose 01 cue organua* ion of the Cotton Culture Department by he railway companies which contribute to. te support was to co-operate with farmea dons: the lines of those companies In the erritory along the advance of the Mod* :aa cotton boll weevil for the adoptloo of; ;hose cultural methods reoommended by ;he late Dr. 8. A. Enapp, of the United States Agricultural Department, tor grow ng cotton under boll weevil conditions. Dr. Knapp also advised that it would be advantageous to adopt those methods In dependently of the presence of the weevil. The results of the first year's work of.oar Cotton Culture Department have demon strated the soundness of his advice In all respects. "In a circular, under date of February 12.1912, prepared by Dr. W. D. Hunter, the boll wt*ivil expert of the Bureau of Entom ology, and issued by Dr. L. O. Howard. Cbief of that Bureau, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, it fe pointed out that the weevils were less numerous in 1911, owing to adverse weather conditions, and that the Insect was exterminated in nn area covering about 23,000 smiare miles: in the northwestern portion of Texas and the western portion of Oklahoma, where conditions were particularly unfavorable. Dr. Hunter shows that, notwithstanding these conditions, tne insect cuuuuueu nu spread to the northward and eastward in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama. He, says that the reduction in numbers In 1911 was duo to a combination of climatic in fluences which can only be expected to re cur at infrequent intervals, and that, with ' the return of favorable seasons, the wee vil will again multiply. He urges, there fore, that it is necessary for planters to continue their fight against the weevil ao- , cordinsr to the methods that have been recommended by the Agricultural Depart ment. These are the methods Advtseoojr the Southern Hallway Cotton Culture De partment. "It should be borne in mind that the cul tural methods recommended by the lat? Dr. Knapp and advised by our Cotton Cul ture Department Involve intensive tabh* ing. This is important not only ae to Oot^ ton, but also as to other c.ops, and we ar& urging farmers to produoe all of the grains, fruits, vegetablee, meats, dairy products, and poultry used on the farm so that they may not have to sell cotton re gardless of market conditions in order to buy these things, but may be able to mar ket their crop when there is an eoonOmlg demand for it. It will thus be seen that the agents of the Cotton Culture Depart* ment are giving advice as to term opera* tlons generally. Their success la, this la shown by the records made in SO fields of corn grown in accordance with their mv' vice. The average yield obtained uHdeV Improved cultural methods was if 1-2 itushels per acre, as compared with an esti mated average of 14 bushels per acre on similar lands in the same general locals ties. The best corn yield reported by our Cotton Culture Department was 82 bushels per acre on a field of 66 acres. "I desire again to call attention to the fact that the services of the field agent of this Department are given free of charge to all farmers along the lines of the parti* clpating companies. Farmers redding along tne uiiea ui mooo wui|?mco m *v calities where a field agent has not. yet been stationed may obtain literature del scriptive of the methods recommended by addressing Mr. T. O. Plunkett, General Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn. A FAIR OFFER Your Money Back if You're not SttisfMi We pay for all the medicine used during the trial, If our remedy falls to completely relieve you of constipation. We take aQ the risk. You are not obligated to us in any way wnatever, If you accept our offer. That's a mighty broad statement, but we mean every word of it. Oould anything be more fair for you ? A most scientific, common-sense treat* ment is Rexall Orderlies, which are eaten like candy. (Their active principle is a r^ cent scientific discovery that is odorless, colorless, and tasteless; very pronounced, yet gentle and pleasant In action, and par* ticuiarly agreeable in every way. Tney do not cause diarrhoea, nausea, flatulence. griping, or any inconvenience whatever! Rexall Orderlies are particularly good for children, aged and delicate persons. If you suffer from chronic or habitual constipation, or the associate or dependent chronic ailments, we urge you to try Rex all Orderlies at our risk. Remember, yoa can get them in Abbevtlls only at our store. 12 tablets 10 cents; 36 tablets 25 cents; 80 tablets 50 cents. Sold only at our store?The Rexall Store. C. A. Milford - & Go. Make life more worth living by smoking a Speed's cinco. IMM?I