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Additional Locals NEW LAWYER. Mr. Samuel Adams, who has been a law student at the University for ' the past two years, will graduate next week, and receive his license to practice law in the Courts of this State. He will likely locate at Abbeville. Mr. Adams is a nephew of Mr. W. P. Wham, who lives near the city. He is a young man of good mind and fine character, and will do well in his chosen profession. ^ Winning the Debate. In the debate between the two Societies of Coker College last Saturday, the Zata Alpha society, represented by Miss Margaret Reese and Miss Elise Ellison carried off the honors of the occasion. They settled the question finally as to woman's right to vote. The friends of Miss Reese in Abbeville are proud of any honor bestowed upon her. Miss Ora Durden visited Mrs. W. D. Barksdale for a few days last week. Her many friends will regret to know that she will not be in Abbeville in the future. She had many warm friends and admirers in the city. W. J. Taylor, of Calhoun Falls, was here yesterday. He says there is a fine crop of grass in the Flatwoods, that it looks like sugar cane, it is so fine. Miss Eliza Mabry, of Abbeville, principal of the Boundary Street school, and Miss Ruth Payne, teacher in the same school left on yesterday for their respective homes.? f Newberry Herald and News. John Lomax spent Sunday in Anderson with friends. J. Frank Clinkscales, of McCormick, was in the city Saturday. Norwood Graydon is at home for the holidays from Clinton. Walter M. Kirby, of Atlanta, visited friends in Abbeville on Sunday. Frank Bailey, of Elberton, was in Abbeville Sunday. COTTON MARKET. June 1, 1915. Local Spots 9 to 9 1-8 cents. JAS. M. BAKER IN GREENVILLE Was More Interested in Crops Than Note of Germany To The United States. James M. Baker, secretary of the United States senate, and Mrs. Baker, spent the greater part of yesterday in the city at the Ottaray hotel and greeted a number of friends, among them being Clerk of the Federal Court J. B. Knight, who was associated with Mr. Baker, while in Washington as Senator Tillman's secretary. Mr. Baker has been away from Washington, spending his vacation of a week or so upon his farm in this State and is now hurrying back to complete some work, in connection with his position as secretary to the senate, which work he hopes to complete in time to take the trip on the umteci estates neet wnicn is to pass through the Panama canal, about July 4. Mr. Baker seemed more interested in the conditions of crops in South Carolina than the German note to the United States and frankly confessed that he was away behind the times, having spent three weeks on his farm and only leaving because of the fact that they were calling for "hoe hands in the fields," and he was afraid that if he lingered much longer he would have to get busy chopping grajs. They left on No. 38 for Washington yesterday af ternoon.?Greenville News. A Doctor's Prescription for Cough An Effective Cough Treatment One-fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr. King's New Discovery, taken as needed, will soothe and check coughs, Colds and the more dangerous Bronchial and Lung Ailments. You can't afford to take the risk of serious illness, when so cheap and simple a remedy as Dr. King's New Discovery is obtainable. Go to your Druggist to-day, get a bottle, of Dr. King's New Discovery, start the treatment at once. You will be gratified for the relief and cure obtained. GERMANY'S NOTE FAILS 10 ANSWER (Continued from page 1.) fulfilling their duty with self-sacrifice and devotion in the fatherland's service. "The German government believes it was acting in justified self-defense in seeking with all the means of warfare at its disposition to protect the lives of its soldiers by destroying ammunition intended for the enemy. "The British shipping company must have been aware of the danger to which the passengers aboard the Lusitania were exposed under these conditions. The company in embark'? j-i ?j.? lllg llieill, IlULWiUliUailUlli^ LIllO, C4.Ctempted deliberately to use the lives of American citizens as puptection for the ammunition aboard and acted against the clear provisions of the American law which expressly prohibits the forwarding of passengers on ships carrying ammunition and provides a penalty therefor. The company, therefore, is wantonly guilty of the death of so many passengers. Explosion .of Ammunition. "There can be no doubt, accordl'nr* fA fka /Jofinifo fV>o cnVv_ illg V.V UWiliil X W VA bliv CUM marine's commanders, which is further confirmed by all other information, that the quick sinking of the Lusitania was primarily attributable to the explosion of the ammunition shipment caused by a torpedo. The Lusitania passengers would otherwise, in all human probability, have been saved. "The imperial government con A* siders the above mentioned facts independent enough to recommend them to the attentive examination of the American government. "The imperial government, while withholding its final decision on the demands advanced in connection with the sinking of the Lusitania until receipt of an answer from the American government, feels impelled in conclusion to recall here and now that it took cognizance with satisfaction of the mediatory proposals submitted by the United States government to Berlin and London as a basis for a modus vivendi for con ducting the maritime warfare between Germany and Great Britain. The imperial government by its readiness to enter upon a discussion of these proposals, then demonstrated its good intentions in ample fashion. The realization of these proposals was defeated, as is well known by the declinatory attitude of the British government. "The undersigned takes occasion etc. (Signed) "Jagow." MOST REMARKABLE RECORD. Solicitor Bonham Secured Record for Convictions. Greenville, May 25.?What is considered a most remarkable record was made by Solicitor Proctor A. I Bonham at the term of court which adjourned Saturday, each case being tried ending in a conviction, with one exception, and this being a mistrial. Several cases were nol prossed by the Solicitor, because he did not believe there was merit enough in them to warrant convictions and ii*nce saved the time of the court by taking a nol pros. Several years ago Mr. Bonham went for 19 straight cases and did not lose one before the jury, until the 19th, which went against him, I i.nd this was the last case to be tried. I Stran.ce to say, the last case which he t! :ed during the term which "has just (passed was almost a replica of the j former case and he won this one, securing a conviction. Possibly the record set by the solicitor at this term of court will never be equalled, certainly it will never be surpassed, for each defendant tried was convicted and there were 41 of them?a large number. ?Daily Mail. SEABOARD SCHEDULE. Effective May 30, 1915. SOUTH. No. 5 1:50 P.M. 11 Q.?~ * >r JL^U. 11 O.&i A1U. No. 29 4:00 P.M. NORTH. No. 6 8:11 P.M. No. 12 1:43 AM. j No. 30 12:54 P.M. ' No. 17 (South) leaves 5:00 A. M. No. 18 arrives 10:10 P. M. | J. D. Miller, Agent. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson X.?Second Quarter, For June 6, 1915. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, II Sam. xi,22 to xii, 7a?rMemory Verses, xft. 5. 6, 7a. Golden Text, Ps. li, 10?Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. Instead of assigning us a helpful lesson, such as chapter viii, which we briefly touched upon In our last, or the beautiful story of David's kindness to the son of Jonathan (chapter ix), the committee has given us in this lesson one of the worst phases of the JIuman heart, which is always and only deceitful above all things and desperately wicked (.Ter. xvii, 9, 10). He who alone knows and can search the heairt has caused this and all similar records to be written that w? might see more clearly that all are sinners and that there is none righteous?no, not one? but that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners and that the greatest sinner may be saved and the greatest backslider forgiven and restored. To find such a development of our sinful human nature in such a man as David after all that the Lord had done for him is truly humiliating and should lead us all to say, "Woe is me!" for who is there to whom the prophet might not say concerning this or some other phase of our sinful nature. "Thou art the man" (xii, 7). When we remember that "the thought of foolishness is sin" and that a sinful look is in the sight of God equal to a sinful act (Prov. xxiv, 9; Matt v, 28) and that, as C. H. Spurgeon said, i fV>A T ^rrl .Tocnc rhrifit n uaictci www j would not think or say or do is sin," it leads one to cry out, "God be merciful to me, a sinner." and to say. "If thou, Lord, shouldest mark Iniquities, 0 I Lord, who shall stand?" (Luke xviii, I 13; Ts. cxxx. 3. 4.) But the comfort is that He can make the vilest whiter than snow (Ps. li, 7). It is interesting to note that, while the child yet lived, David fasted and wept and lay all night upon the earth, for he said, "Who cau tell whether God will be gracious to me. that the child may live?" But when the child died and the will of God was known then he said: "Wherefore should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me" (verses 15-23). When those dear to us are sick and we cannot tell what the will of God is for them and us it becomes us to wait earnestly upo^ Him for their health, but always in submission to His will. When He has made plain His will, whatever it may be, it becomes us to say, "Even so, Fa ther," for we know that "as for uoa. | His way Is perfect" (Matt si, 26; Ps. | xviii, 30). In verses 24, 25, we have the two names of Bathsheba's next child, Solomon and Jedidiah. The lat- j ter. as in the margin, signifies "be- j loved of the Lord," for the Lord loved him and sent by the hand of Nathan ' to name him. The Lord called him Solomon before he was born, saying to David, "Behold, a son shall be born to thee who shall be a man of rest. * * * and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days" (I Chron. xxii. 0). He said. "His name shall be Solomon." which, according to the margin, means "peaceable." There are just seven men in the Bible story who were named before they were born?five in the Old Testament and two in the New Testament. Find the others and consider them. Let us give the rest of our time to the very suggestive story of Mephibosheth in chapter ix. When David came to the kingdom he made inquiry for any who might Ue. living of the house of Saul that he might show them kindness for Jona-< than's sake. He found that there was a son of Jonathan who was lame on both feet, his nurse having let him fall when he was five.years oil as she took him up to flee with him at the time of his father's death (II Sam. iv, 4). His being lame because of the fault or anotuer reimnus us mm me whole race is lame on both feet because Adam let us all fall. He was at this time at Lo-debar. which signifies no pasture, and that is where all sinners are. Ilis name also signifies the( condition of every sinner. David sent; to where lie was and brought him intoi his presence, and Mephibosheth fell on j his face and did reverence. So the j sinner when brought face to face with' the Saviour (that is by faith) feels like j saying, as Peter did when overwhelm-j ed with loving kindness, "1 am a sinf?1 n r a.itkn V fti David's restoring to him all that ho had forfeited because of Saul reminds us that all we lost in Ailam and more i:? given back to us in Christ and all in grace for His name's sake. IIow beautiful to see Mephibosheth dwelling in Jerusalem and eating continually at the king's table, even though he continued lame on both his feet (ix, 13). Every saved sinner Is, privileged to dwell by faith in Jerusalem, City of Peace, and to feast upon the good tilings provided by the king, but while we stay in these mortal bodies we will never get over our lameness, but will have to say to the end, "I know that in me?that is, In my flesh?dwelleth no good thing" (Rom. vli, 18). Some believers seem to take pleasure in talking of their lameness, their love is cold, their faith is weak, they are this and that and very miserable sinners. Better far to keep their lameness out of sight and enjoy and talk of the king's bounty. CAPT. JENNINGS DEAD. Capt. R. H. Jennings, former State Treasurer, died last Wednesday night at the home of his son, J. M. Jennings, of Winnsb'oro, after a short illness. He was in his 77th year and for many years had been a prominent figure in the religious and political life of the State. Capt. Jennings was a Confederate veteran, having served during the war in Kershaw's Second regiment and in Company G. Aiken's Guards, taking part in all the big battles in Virginia. He lost an arm at New Market Heights and was forced to return to his native state. After the war he taught school and served his county as tax collector, after which he was clerk of court for Fairfield for twelve years. He was treasurer of the State for two terms, giving up the office voluntarily two years ago. Capt. Jennings: was a man of high character, a prominent figure in the Methodist church and the news of his death will bring regret to many friends and old veterans throughout the State. A Last Retort. Mr. Tompkins wa.s obliged to stop over night at a small country hotel. He was shown to his room by the one bey the place afforded, a colored lad. "I am glad there's a rope here in case of fire", commented Mr. Tompkins, as he surveyed r,he room, "but what's the idea of putting a Bible in the room in such a prominent place?' "Dat am intended foh use, sah", replied the boy, "in case de fire am too far advanced foh yo' to make yo' escape, sah". ?Harper's Magazine. State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Court of Common Pleas. A. 0. Grant, on behalf of himself and of the other creditors of the Bank of Calhoun Falls, Plaintiff, against Bank of Calhoun Falls, S. W. Johnson, Thomas H. Russell, N. B. Sullivan, C. S. Sullivan, J. !R. West, S. J. Hester, E>. H. Hill, Receiver; Mrs. Massey K. Russell, William B. Kable, Gertrude B Seeley, H. H. Hes ter, Charles H. Taylor. Louis J. Bristow, and Gilpin Wilson, De fendants. Summons for Relief. To the Defendants above named : You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this case, which was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Commor Pleas for the County of Abbeville, at Abbeville, South Carolina, on May 11th, A. D. 1915, and to ;serve a copy of your answer on the subscriber at; his office at Abbeville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the day of service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this case will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Wm. P. Greene, Plaintiff's Attorney. May 11th, 1915. ht Ab oevllle "Greunwo od MUTUAL IISURAICE ASSOCIATION. 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Howies Coronaoa D.8. Hattlwanger ....?.Nlnety-Slx " " Klnards " " Fellowship Joseph Lake Phoenix J. W. Smith Verd??y J. H. Callea ....Bradley J. w. I.vod Troy E. K. Moseley.. Ye'dell T. B. Bell ppllliioii " " Wirkst-ys Abbeville, S. l\. Jan. 20,1915. Cspr^^/UlTRe^i I Makes old orchards produce; doul I of garden and truck. Buy a can at y I spray and grow prize winners. Write i I Wm. Schield Mfg. Co, St. Louis, Mo. aMSJ2ia?SJSJ5I3JaSH5JSJSJ5JSISISMSM5JSlSMSJ? 1 .Watch Th | for the I ANNOUN' I SEE THE NEW CAR I A. M. StoE I Abbevill R EJ3J3JSJ3JSJ3MSMSM3MSM3JSI3?3J3JSMSMSiSJ The State Geologist. fc Governor Manning has re-appoint- rc ed Dr. Stephen Taber to act as State m Geologist. Dr. Taber is Professor aj of Geology in the University of South si Carolina, and before coming to Col- in umbia 1912 was Assistant Geolo- th gist on the Virginia Geological Sur- e1 vey and instructor in Economic Ge- m ology in the University of Virginia. C( All of the Southern States with li: the exception of South Carolina, are m today maintaining State Geological Q1 Surveys in order to further the de- OJ velopment of their natural resources. South Carolina has valuable mineral 111 deposits, but at present they are un- ni developed and comparatively little v< is known about them. At present Vi no appropriations are available for carrying on investigations , in this State and therefore the work of the State Geologist is limited to the an- }] swering of enquiries and the furnishing of such information concerning the mineral resources of the fi State as has been collected. An im- I portant part of the work of a State c Geologist is to identify and deter- ? mine the value of minerals and rocks ( J I | Cement! Ceme Sfi Owing to advanc & barrel, we will hav jjj charge you, per sack S We are looking ^ higher prices. Come y; leave your orders f< 3i delivery. Rj THE P. ROSENBERG iilfiffiifiSifiifiSfilfilfiSfiifiifiH LfOwRound FOR EVERYBODY O. 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Under the skilful and energjetii:. lanagement of Professor Taber this ew office will doubtless prove otf ? 2ry great scientfic and practical'.' ilue to the State. 1 To Kent. Nine room house, all conveniencet* [ain street. Apply to M. B. Reese. You can get white cotton ve bushel sacks, suitable for turr clover seed, at 12 1-2" ents. Only a limited quantity. Rosenberg Warehouse lompany. > m>i m nrnnr lihSJiaith^SiStiaiSftairarc nt! Cement! | e of 20 cents per ? e to n m ^ ' ^?r Dr June and July || 3T WAREHOUSE CO. jf Trip Rates ITER ED BY THE L,ine Railway lway of the South'* ilif. Panama-Pacific Internaa-Califomia Exposition, 1915. iversity of Georgia, June 28 j or other information, , or write FRED GEISSLER, . Asst. Gen'l Passenger Agt. Atlanta, Ua.