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I, Additional Locals MR. PLAXCO ORDAINED. His Installation as Pastor cf the As< sociate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Abbeville. The Second Presbytery of the A. R. P. Church held a meeting ?.t Abbeville, on last Sabbath morning at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of hearing the trial sermon of Rev. M. v R. Fiasco, looking to his being ordained as minister of the church and being installed as pastor of the church at Abbeville. The nesting * ... . ~ ^ I 1'Mz.s presicieci over oy jl;i\ r. j. . nes?*, President of the Erskine Theological Seminary. Mr. Plaxco preached his sermon from the text "Work out your own, salvation with fear and trembling."' The sermon being sustained by a vote of the Presbytery, the constitutional questions were propounded and the Presbytery proceeded to ordain Mr. Plaxco as minister of the church and to install him as a pastor of the church here. Dr. F. Y. Pressly made an impressive talk to the new pa .tor, setting forth the duties and obligations of his office, while Rev. E. B. Kennedy addressed the members of the church in regard to the duty which they owed to the church and the new pastor, urging co-operation between the members and the pastor, and especially attendance upon the services of the church and the support of the church in its undertakings. i The members of the church then in accordance with the custom, came ? forward to welcome the new pastor, Dr. Pressly commenting upon the fact that so many children in the church took part in extending this welcome. Mr. Plaxco is a graduate of Erskine College and of the Princeton Theological Seminary. While he is just beginning his ministry here, the sermons which he has preached show that he has a bright outlook in his life work. Dr. G. G. Parkinson and Mr. R. S. Galloway of Due West, were delegates from that church to the meeting of the Presbytery. Dr. Parkinson made the ordination prayer, j A Pleasant Celebration. Mrs. C. J. Lyon ccrne down from Greenville Monday and spent the day with Mrs. W. W. Bradley. Mrs. Lyon is on her way to Beilevue to attend the celebration of h^r mother, Mrs. Bettie Wardlaw's birthday. Evei-y year the children meet together at the old home and have a delightful picnic dinner in honor of this day. This meeting of the family brings v together nearly a hundred decendants who look with love and devotion on the venerable head of the family. ? | Poliakoff's Prices. I Read the page ad of D. PoliakofF in this issue. He is offering merchandise at prices which will interest you. If youNiave not already done so, you should try a pair of his Beacon shoes. They will carry you across. ; Miss Mary Smith is B.it,:t?r. I The friends of Miss Mcry Smith, will be glad to know thst she h;:? , been successfully operat."! on at the Chester Hospital and is on the road I to recovery. TYNER-McCURRY. Mr. Frank M. McCurry and Miss ' Icybelle Tyner were married Wednesday, June 1G. 1915, Magistrate Ham- s mond officiating. Little Mountain is getting to be a very popular place now since the new i road has been fixed up. It is a pleasant ride every afternoon and the I mineral water is good. Dr. I. V. Masters, of Atlanta, Edi-! torial Secretary cf the Home Mission ! Board spent last Sunday with Rev. j L. J. Bristow and preached in the k Baptist church Sunday night. Historic Spot Saved. A bit of old London was saved from destruction recently when the London county council proposal for extending the tramway service from Aldgate along Mansell street and . around Trinity square, was rejected L by the house of lords. It was one of r London's oldest "inns," dating from Henry VIII?"the Crooked Billet"? that was saved from destruction. There is a tradition that Oliver Cromwell once lived at the "Crooked Billet," known in those days as "the little old house at the bottom of the ! W ' j Fighting Weeds?Five Suggestions (Progressive Farmer.) __1. With annual plants like bitter weed it is only necessary to prevent them from making seed to eradicate | them. Of course, if the land is well seeded some plants may continue to grow from late germinating seed; but if they are kept from seeding, either by mowing or by cultivation, they will soon be eradicated. 2. When Johnson grass and Bermuda have been left undisturbed in the soil for two or three years, pas| tured or mowed for hay, the underground stems or root-stocks all devej lop near the surface and if it is dej sired to destroy them the land should be plowed shallow and these stems exposed to the sun by harrowing them out. on the surface. 3. The cultivation of row crops. like corn and cotton, tends to keep j down and eradicate weeds while the | cultivation is kept up. In fact, the ] growing of such crops is usually men-; tioned by writers on weed destruction as one of the methods of eradicating: weeds; but in the South, where the cultivation stops so early in the season, the corn fields are veritable weed-breeding areas. When cow-1 peas are sown broadcast or the culti-' vation of late corn is continued until late in the season, this tendency of weeds to grow in the corn fields is materially reduced, but as a rule the cultivation of corn is anything but a means of eradicating^" weeds in the South. j 4. If our crops were such as are sown broadcast then the weed problem would mean less to the South; but with crops planted in rows wide apart the expense of keeping down weeds is a tremendous tax on Southern agriculture. And yet there is probably no place where less attention has been given to the prevention 1 of the spread of weeds pests. Little has been done towards preventing the introduction of weeds through adulterated and contaminated seeds for planting, and almost nothing towards keeping down weeds along roadways and on other uncultivated or unused lands. This is a problem needing attention in the South, right now. 5. We know of no better illustration of the necessity and value of studying the habits of growth of any weed that is to be eradicated than is given by the case of the wild onion.! ihis weed was found to make both hard and soft underground bulbs.! The large, soft-shelled bulbs produc-! ed in the spring, for instance, genei*- ( ally sprout, grow and produce new bulbs in the fall; while th'e hard-j shelled bulbs produced in the spring are not likely to sprout until the next spring. It is thus apparent thatj there is an overlapping of the generations of growing plants from the soft and hard-shelled bulbs. But if the land is plowed in the fall after the soft-shelled spring bulbs have sprouted and made considerable growth, but before the new bulbs are ' matured, and then plowed in the spriner at the same period of growth*' of the plants from the hard-shelled bulbs, practically all bulbs will have germinated and been killed and no \ new bulbs will have been formed. The same results may be obtained by ^ fall plowing:, at the right time, to be determined i y an examination of the ' growing bulbs, and then the cultivation of a hoed crop the following spring, provided the cultivation is' sufficiently thorough to keep down all growth of the onions. TOfbTST lata ttf bsbsub ajamumvL i I All the Effectiveness, Plot the Effect of GalomeJ. Liv-Ver-Lax is one of the most im-i portant medical discoveries of recent1 years. For a long time medical ex-' r>oi-f? vonlivimr thp hnvmflll effects of calomel, have been striving to find a liver cleanser that would be just asj effective as calomel, and yet be abso-1 lutely harmless in its action. Recent-1 ly this remedy was actually put forth by L. K. Grigsby, in his Liv-Ver-Lax. Liv-Ver-Lax is a harmless vegetable compound, designed solely for the treatment of liver complaints. The immediate favor it has met with in thousands of homes is proof positive of its real value. If you feel worn out, tongue coated, and skin sallow, don't delay until it becomes dangerous, nip the trouble in the bud with Liv-Ver-Lax. Insist on the genuine, bearing the signature and likeness of L. K. Grigsby, which is guaranteed to give satisfac|tion or money refunded. For sale! by any druggist. JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN (By Frank Jenkins) (Winner Legare Walker English Essay Medal.) On March 18, 1782, while our forefatheres were bringing to a close their successful rebellion against unjust and tyrannous British rule, there was born in the County of Abbeville. South Carolina, the subject of this essay, John Caldwell Calhoun, who was destined to play, within the following half century, a most prominent and patriotic part in the struggle of his noble State to maintain those rights guaranteed to her by the Federal Constitution of the United States. He was the third son of Patrick and Martha Calhoun. His father ] died when he was yet a young lad, J and he was left to pass a quiet and 1 simple life with his mother on their < farm. . Because of the financial con- i dition of his family, he was not af- 1 forded the opporunity to go off to school. Me therefore spent a great i portion of his younger days rambling : through the woods, studyng nature i and probing into her secrets. This lack of systematic training made it- i self felt throughout his life. < At the age of eighteen he went to \ his brother-in-law, Dr. Waddel, a 1 Presbyterian clergyman, to prepare ' himself for college. After two years ] of persistent study, he was capable [ of entering the Junior Class at Yale. : In 1804 he graduated, leaving the t college with high honors. He then i devoted the three following years to t the study of law. Eighteen months ? of this time h?*spent at a law school in Connecticut, where he studied so i closely the political situation, that ( this knowledge became an effective ^ weapon for him in his future politi- s cal career. s At the completion of his course, i he returned to Abbeville and com- ( menced the practice of law. He 1 never made an enviable record for * himself as a lawyer; perhaps be- 1 cause he never considered his opuon- ? ent's side in the feast, and, also, be- I cause he frequently arrived at the r most astounding conclusions in his * arguments. i He had barely had time to settle t down and become acquainted with * the surroundings of his youth, when his district sent him to the Legisla- t ture. But his fellow citizens soon came to realize that that stage of politics was too small for this genius, v and,(in 1811, they chose him as one j of their representatives in Congress. c In the same year he married his cousin, Floride Calhoun, who acted the part of a true and loyal wife by inx spiring him with hope at all times in his struggle for the "True Cause." On December 12, 1811, he deliverc ed his first set speech in the Hcuse, ^ in defence of a set of resolutions f calling upon England for reparation for her rash acts committed upon our commerce. Thus his first act or. the c national stage was to sound the keynote of his political career. ' Hence- t forth incessant war. war to the bitter end, was to be his destiny to the last days of his life." Although not against a foreign aggressor, but against his own countrymen, who, j. he truly believed*, were threatening the welfare of his State. This ( speech was delivered in such an eloquent and gentlemanly manner that it aroused the interest of the whole < country. Great things were prophe- , sied for this young statesman from j the South, and, as we will see, he ful filled the expectations even of the , most critical. In 1810. by a speech on tariff, and a little later by a speech on the con- t struction of good roads and canals, ( he gained greater prominence in the political world. Soon afterwards he was called upi on to act in another drama of politics. James Madison had been elected President, and, in looking about for the members of his Cabinet, he saw none more fit for the position of Secretary of War than this brilliant, patriotic, unselfish statesman. Calhoun entered upon his duties with an eager ^ desire to do his best. He always * had the interest of his country at heart, and was instrumental in in- ' creasing its military strength and in c making the progress of the army v easier by the betterment of the ^ roads. When the time had come for Calhoun to leave the office in which he ( had accumulated so much fame many * people thought that he should be- 1 made President. However, at the 5 Harrisburg Convention, Jackson was ' nominated for President, Calhoun ( receiving second highest place on the ^ ticket as candidate for the VicePresidency. Before the election, Webster wrote to his brother: "I hope that all New England will support Mr. Calhcun for the Vice-Presiiency. If so, he will probably be :hosen, and that will be a great ching. He is a true man, and will do good to the country in that situition." Webster's hopes were not disappointed, for the Jackson and Adams parties united on Calhoun, ind he received one-hundred and sigthy-two electoral votes out of two hundred and si:;ty-one. Although i Tackson received the plurality of electoral votes. Adams was elected oy the House of Representatives. Party spirit now arose between the two factions, and Calhoun did not ,iot know which party to follow, but, finally, decidc* to support Adams. Fie did not lose anything by his choice, however, for when Jackson vas elected President in 1828, Calloun was re-elected Vice-President. ! When the South Carolina Conven;ion passed the Nullification Ordilance, November 24, 1832, Calhoun ?virw nit? voc?in?na,-l V\ie nf i viwvv v* Vice-President in order to take the seat in the United States Senate vacated by General Hayne, and thus, jnrestrained by any ties of office, defended the actions of his brave little State. His spirit of loyalty was unii'ecendented, and, in a flow of language unsurpassed in the history of America, he proposed a compromise :o the "Tariff of Abomination," and, xfter a lengthy battle, came off vic.or over Congress and President rackson. In 1836 Calhoun took the stand n opposition to the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia. He vas cheered on and applauded by ;ome of his Southern Colleagues, but i few of them censured him for his tction, and stated that he was enleavoring to stir up sectional aninosity and to drive his country into he throes of war. But such was lot the case, for he frequently as erted that he always wished to perjetuate the institutions of the Union, md that he only wished to see that lis section was given its rights. He 'ailed to carry his point, .but, neverheless, he made the Northern Secion realize that they had as strong in opponent on the Slavery Quesion as they had previously had on he tariff. In the year 1844, when the country vas wrought up over the question of idmitting Texas into the Union, 'resident Tyler realized that a man if keen intellect and natural diplomatic ability was needed at the helm >f the nation. In John C. Calhoun le found these requirements, and he irged him to accept the office of Secretary of State. Calhoun acepted, and commenced at once with he task. He manoeuvred his dans with such tact that he virtually lad Texas admitted into the Union it the expiration of Tyler's term of iffice. He now returned to his seat in the Senate, which was made vacant ?y he resignation of his successor. He vas held in such high esteem by his >eople that he might well consider he seat in the Senate his, as long as ie remained in politics. He was now he acknowledged lender of the Prn. slavery Party, and, us such, was al- ( vays pitted against the northern ;tatesman and leader of the Anti- ( slavery faction?Daniel Webster. rhe country now witnessed such engthy and eloquent battles of j vords, as have never before been i leard, and, in all probability, will 1 lever be heard again. In 1850, while the Union was ( rembling: on its foundation and se- i lession was threatened fiom all 1 juarters of the South, Henry Clay, The Croat Pacificator," came to the ( -escuc with his famous "Compronise of 1850." This was the occa;i;i of another hittm* Btvuwrrlo I ween the members of Congress from ] :he North anil from the South. Calloun, although, greatly weakened ; Tom a wasting disease, and bent ] Tom age, appeared on the floor of , :he Senate in defence of the rights of ( lis Section. On March 4th he came < lefore the Senate with a lengthy and , carefully prepared speech, but he was rv ^rffonKlo/1 fVitit- a nrtf /lp iver it. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, , ead it for him. During the reading Calhoun sat motionless, his eyes :losed and his arms folded on his ] jreast. The Great Nullificator was plainly in the jaws of death. Every senator listened with profound sience; the galleries were hushed in leepest stillness?a stillness which lad something of the solemnity of "W^lss FRESH AIRB/ BETTER < "WES! Iamdoir 1 a NEW PERFfl NEW PERFEC stove this summer." "It bakes bread so ric delicious' biscuits ? cake." The secret is the cur: passing continually ( food?drying outth< ting sogginess, an e I of the NEW PERF With a NEW PE Cookstove and a NE\ Oven you can have a all summer. No w< to carry; no smoke < The NEW PERFI gas stove. It is re Needs no priming, and 4 burner sizes. and general stores ev Use Aladdin or Diamond to obtain the bes Stoves, Heater! 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