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The Press and Banner. 5 n ABBEVILLE, S. C. J Published Every Wednesday by c The Press and Banner Co. c WM. P. GREENE, Editor. _ \ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1916. s PLAY GROUND AND PARK. \ All s>;+ioc fViot oi-p run flffordinc r to modern ideas, find it necessary to provide places of outdoor amusement and recreation for their inhabitants, especially for the children. . Large cities find it necessary to provide parks, and they supplement these with play grounds for children. New York City has something like 140 parks, and public play grounds without number. The smaller cities of this State, at least those that have a population of over 5,000, have parks, though in the rarest instance have they had * the good fortune to secure property 8 that is naturally adapted to public I amusement and public pleasure. t Abbeville should have a park; and 3 the land should be secured now, * while land prices are reasonable. Fortunately, there is a natural * park within easy reach of the public ^ square in Abbeville. There is no 1 spot in the state so clothed with t natural beauty as the private parx ^ owned by the estate of the late e Judge J. C. Klugh. It is shaded by 8 primeval forest and threaded by t a rambling brook that breaks off i' here and there in waterfalls. In a the hands of a patriotic set of trus- a tees, which should be selected by h the city council, with little or no ti expense, it could be made "a thing of beauty and a joy forever." n Aside from the beauty and pic- h turesqueness of this spot, it has t< ideal grounds well shaded and suited h to tennis courts, basket ball grounds a and play grounds for the little folks. ^ There just below the waterfalls, a tl swimming pool could be built, which r in other small cities has been shown T to be a source of good revenue. a Abbeville needs this park now, and she will need it more and more with Cl the coming years. il The real question for considera- ^ tion is, how can it be secured at 0 minimum cost to the city? We tl venture a suggestion. Suppose the property can be bought for a reason- ? able price: we suggest tnat inose ? who are willing to do so, say one hundred men and women, give or t' obligate themselves for a certain S proportion each, raise the money and buy the property and deed it to trustees as a park for white citizens of the city, or if this cannot be done the city might issue five per cent bonds to run for 20 years, to be accepted by the owners in payment for the property. This would ^ entail a very small tax, and owing p to the natural advantages of the spot, the expense of adding artificial attractions would be very small. e' Certainly the citizens of the city would contribute to make these attractions possible. There is no good reason why Abbeville should be behind similar towns in upper South Carolina, in *s this regard. The people of other b towns have gone to mucn greater expense than this would require, and ^ yet, they cannot possibly have grounds that approach this park in natural beauty. a A public park would be enjoyed' CJ by every man, woman and child in 111 the city, and we believe the citizens should consider the need of the park and respond. u: si A NEW FARM LIFE. 01 As one drives over the roads of f1 ir Abbeville county, he is impressed ,j1 ' - ?ie VlO_ ^ wun me great, piugicoa mm." ing made in the manner of tilling ^ the lands, and with the bright future .IT] which is ahead of us as an agricul- j tural community. For twenty years, the people of the state have given ^ their thought to the building of cotton mills, oil mills, and other indus- , trial enterprises. We have neglected the basis of all prosperity? j the agricultural interests of the com- ^ munity. g 'But the people in the last ten years have noticed a wonderful change in the manner of farming. The fields are nicely cleared for the crops, the lands are terraced and H ditched to prevent waste by washing, V>? wnrlf of flip twn horse nlow is ^ in evidence, and about the farm houses you will see big mules, good Ii wagons, and a store of farming machinery to do all kinds of work, ^ (which latter we must say is sometimes too much left to the mercy of the elements however.) Y But what impresses us most is the beauty and comfort of the modern farm house. When we were a boy, L there was but one type of building for the prosperous farmer. He ^ built a two story house with a hall in .. . 7 * ' ? tie middle, with two rooms on the irst floor and two on the second, rath an ell for kitchen, etc., and a j Dng piazza in front. We never inderstood just how this style of arhitecture bceame so popular, be- * ause it was not conducive either to j ieauty or comfort, and the lumber phich was used in the houses would : n tave built much more compact and ^ erviceable buildings. But the modern farm houses are , I - - ! n ip-to-date m every respect. iney -j lave the lines and finish of the city louses. They are planned for the :omfort of the family and for the nost part, for the saving of the wonen from useless climbing of steps. | rhe cottages are nicely painted, and, ;he furnishings from the outside show hat the keepers of the houses are vomen of taste and refinement. And vhen you pass them late in the evenng and get a whiff of the good' hings being prepared for the evenng meal, you of the towns are caried back to a recollection of better i lays. I And the people who are making r he farms, and building the houses ( ire not only making the country >rosperous, but they are building up he country churches which a few rears ago were almost absorbed byj he cities, and the school houses are >eing made habitable and inviting to pjichprs nnH nnnils TVia hest vork that is done along educational g ines these days is done in the coun- I ry schools by the faithful women yho are devoting so much of their nergies to training the boys and ;irls, and it must please them that hey are beginning to live in a growng and prosperous country where t last their efforts will be apprecited, and where they may hope at ( ast to receive the "well done" of f he people of the state. j ^ It is not a back to the country] lovement, because the people who c ave left the farms and gone to p 3wn are lost to the farms. They f ave made connections in the towns nd cities which keep them there, and ^ : they returned, they would find lemselves surrounded by a new ag- s iculture of which they are ignorant, j 'he credit belongs to the young men j nd young women raised on the arms who know the future of the 1 ountry, its advantages and its priveges, and who have chosen to live ^ 'here they were born, and work ut not only their own salvation o lere, but the salvation of the coun:y. They have learned that the ^ arm is as fit place for the man of itelligence and thought as the of- ti ce, and that an educated and culT ared motherhood is not a useless a ift to the country homes. ^ A JOKE BOOK. T The friends of Governor Manning,! r some persons thereunto duly au- n lorized, according to newspaper re >rts, have gotten out a thirty-one age pamphlet entitled, "Some Reams Why the Governor Should Be E e-elected." We take it for grant-, d that the majority of the reasons hich occurred to the writers have ^ een set forth with more than "due r.re under the circumstances." S The little pamphlet, is not entirely 0 hat it purports to be, or if it is, it' more than what it purports to be. j ; is a joke book cleverly gotten up y the authors. Interspersed with' le many imaginary reasons discover- ^ d as to why the Governor and no- p ody else should be elected, are number of good jokes, which the ^ irefully inclined may work ' out, luch as you look for a needle in a' ay-stack. The little book will be of great se to guests entertaining parties of, immer visitors. Many pleasant! yenings may be spent in hunting $< at the jokes and in eliminating them *om the other matters set forth and! i guessing which one of the Gover-j or's story writers got off the particlar joke found. Prizes may be r warded to the person finding the II iost jokes and guessing who wrote * lem. | In these guessing contests, in or- sc er to give the guessers a start it is hi sual to take one of the puzzles to bi e solved, solve it for the guessers, nd thus put them on the right track, m i line with this ancient custom we Ci azard the guess that Col. W. W.' radley got this one off on the Gov'nor: He is "not a politician." ** !Si A 1916 THOUGHT. tr ts r you think you are beaten you are, th If you think you dare not you don't, ? : you'd like to win, but you think !?' you can't, ,M It's almost a cinch you won't. I : you think you will lose you're lost, ^ For out of the world we find uccess begins with a fellow's will;. It's all in the state of mind. : you think you are outclassed you p] are; ' r You've got to think high to rise, S1 ou'vc got to be sure of yourself be- ? fore ? You can ever win a prize. _ ife's battles don't always go ai To the stronger or faster man; . ut soon or late the man who wins, I Is the one who thinks he can. ?Selected. ai PARADE OF THE AUTO. ly auto, 'tis of thee, Short cut to poverty? |? Of thee I chant. g blew a pile of dough Jf )n you one year ago; u low you refuse to go, S Or won't or can't. rhrough town and countryside 3 fou were my joy and pride, St A happy day. U loved thy gaudy hue, R rhy nice white tires so new; 3 *Iow you look bum for true tt In every way. ft ro thee, old rattle box, U 3ame many bumps and knocks; jj For thee I cry. -ft paid for thee a price "f Twould buy a mansion twice, U *Iow they are yelling ice? g I wonder why. 3 Sadly thy top is worn; Jf Grayed is thy seat and torn, jj You poor old pal. 3 rust one short year ago ; did not think or know'- |f Hy funds would be so low 3 As they are now. * # rhy motor has the grip, H rhy sparking plug the pip, Jf And woe be thine. U . too, have suffered ills, R iigue and kindred chills, Sf rrying to pay my bills, ' Lj Since thou wcrt mine. rf Jone is my bank roll now; U >Io more 'twould choke a cow, yj As once before. 2f fet, if I had the "mon," Jjf Jo help me Finnigan, jr 'd buy a car again 3, And speed some more. Jj H. J. M., in Hornell Tribune. jf >ROGRAM SUNDAY S SCHOOL CONFERENCE If Program of the Sunday School Conference, Cokesbury District, at; 3 lopewell Church, Kinards Circuit, 5fj Lpril 24, 25, 26, 1916. . If The following subjects will be dis- ijr i i t : i . T" ussea Dy speaKers assigned: |?j All are earnestly invited to take art in the General Discussions. jir SUBJECTS. | Jfj The Great Forward Movement of |JC lie Sunday School. S The Sunday School Ideal. District and Conference Sunday U Ichool Plans. Our District Goal for 1916. IC Each School's Part and Place in jr Leaching the Goal. 31 Our Tex^ Book?The Bible. 'he Sunday School Teacher: > |? The Imperative Need of Trained 'eachers iw How We Shall Meet This Need. < Sj Our New Teacher-Training Course -C f Study. !y How to Organize and Conduct '*? 'eacher-Training Courses. Lesley Bible Classes: Plans and Methods of Organiza- ^ ion. ^ Dealing With the 'Teen Age Boy i R nd Girl. j As an Evangelistic Force. t .ateral Growth, or Reaching the Un-; C reacneu: Through the Cradle Roll. Through the Home Department. *3 'hrough the Wesley Bible Class. ? Through the Junior Department. g Through the Intermediate Depart- B lent. I I Through the Senior Department. ? The Place of Music in the Sunday | chool. j R The Sunday School and Worldwide | Ivangelization. * Children's Day. I Workers' Council. Practical Sunday School Books and 6 quipment. ; Combining the Church and Sunday chool Services. i ? UR MOTTO: f> "All the Sunday School in the s Church; ! B All the Church in the Sunday P School." ; H How Shall We Attain It? >, Open Parliament and Round Table | iscussions Whenever Convenient. ; | istrict Plan of Organization: 1. An Executive Committee, With j le Presiding Elder Chairman ex [ fficio. 2. A District Secretary. 3. Department Superintendents: | (a) Elementary. " (b) Home Department. (c) Teacher-Training. i (a) Wesley Bible Classes. " OUTHERN TO OPERATE VETERANS SPECIAL TO BIRMINGHAM MONDAY, MAY 15th. For accommodation of Veterans w nd their tnenas attending Annual Kg eunion, Birmingham, Ala., May 16- ig 3, Southern Railway have arranged gj "Veterans Special" from South ^ arolina points. ^ This train will be operated on same R :hedule as the famous "Birming- ttj am Special" which leaves Spartan-' M jrg 7:00 a. m., Greenville 8:00 a. ? and Seneca 9:15 a. m., Monday, h !ay 15th. This train will consist of S odern day coaches and pullman1 a irs. I fl There will also be a special ar- gj inged to leave Anderson 8:05 a. m. ] E ime date, via Blue Ridge Railway,1 a hich will connect with the Veterans Kg pecial at Seneca. This special W ain will make all stops from Spar- j ^ inburg to Westminster inclusive, j lence through to the great city of j n irmingham, the Pittsburgh of the ? Duth arriving at this point 5:45 P.1 3 May 15th. n You will note that this special will E rive Birmingham in ample time *5 >r all to secure their hotel accommo- w itions, etc., before night. f? The Southern Railway will also :ovide extra equipment on all their w igular trains on account of this p eat reunion. LJ A special representative of the jtuhern Railway will accompany Eg lis train through to Birmingham Jjf id everything will be done to give ;eryone a most comfortable trip. j"No man is guilty whose thoughts e pure. ^ CinClCLCICLCLClCinClEL !UUUUUUIJUUUUU ! ! I It Isn't so mw i you pay for c as to whon pay it t When you see a well-dressed young v chances are some stc terested in his satisi in his individual e had quite a hand in He simply went t< m S store. He'll go agaii i his friends. The s j were really wise afte j the way we run t j Try us! i i ! All the Ne ! Suits for S{ | $10.01 ! and up. i Part ! ^nnnnrinnnnnrir uijyuuuuu iJ iJ u i J i Specia We have a and Su Twenty per all this wee good S ft 1' We will ha^ week for COM Mrs. J A1 High C/as ft rinpi nnpipiriripipiwru;u nUUUUuiJIJIjruuiJIJuU III ch what <^jj| 'loihes, II i you jmii cer & R< 1 Discount S< ^ 4 few of this seasc its left that mus cent off on all t\ ik. A good time ?uit for a little m MILLINERY /esome new thin Summer wear i E AND SEE TV as. S. Cc bbeville, S. C * s Printing T ) 117 I I 15 CbpyT^t.lflS.W f 1 MBj Henry Sonneborn & Co? IBft l J sese ji HSHfflyTSHiKfiHBfiiti I ale of ] >n's Coats E if n?n ? g lese Suits I : to buy a I oney. | i.1-!- l gsin mis | n Hats. ! 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