The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, October 25, 1916, First Section Twenty-Eight Pages, Page Four, Image 4
Established 1844.
The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wm. P. GREENE, Editor.
Published Every Wednesday by
The Press and Banner Co.
Telephone No. 10.
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ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C.
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One year ;|1.50
p Six months : .76
Three months .50
Payable invariably in advance.
Wednesday, October 25, 1916.
{ THE COUNTY FAIR.
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The people of the up-country are
learning every year something new
, about farming. The time has passed
when a man plants at a certain season,
works his crop at a certain season,
fertilizes his land with the kind
of fertilizers his dealer happens to
12 have, and plants certain lands in certain
crops because it is convenient to
do so. In the past twenty years no
vocation in life has seen greater progress
in the manner in which the
work is done, and the thoughtfulness
with which tasks are performed, than
that of farming. The farmer of today
is a man of real intelligence and
he works, and thinks, and reasons as
do the men in the professions. When
he buys a certain fertilizer he buys
a certain fertilizer he buys it for a
reason, when he plows his lands in a
certain way, it is because from the
best information at hand, and from
experience, he is convinced that this
particular way is the proper and
most efficient way. He plants corn
tlio-lon^o nro Aiiitahle for corn
raising, and so with cotton, and
small grain and other farm products.
He gives his thought, too, to raising
on his farAi all kinds of live
stock and food crops which two decades
ago he never thought of. He
plants vetch and alfalfa, and sows
, peas and other crops, some for hay,
aad some to enrich the lands. He
v puts out bermuda grass for pasture
laads, and other grasses for hay
crep&r1
80 that farming has become to be
oae of the learned professions, if we
r might call it a profession, lather
than a vocation. With the possible
eneption of the medical profession,
no profession nor vocation offers
" greater fields for research for information,
for intelligent reasoning,
and intelligent application of known
principles. \
Like the medical profession, the
operation of a farm according to the
beet principles, furnishes field for investigation
and thought every day
which the day before did not exist
It is a growing business and occupation.
There is always something to
learn, there is always something new,
there are constantly changing conditions,
and changing problems to be
met Therefore, the farmer is looking
around all the while for information,
and for means to meet his problems.
His neighbor is doing the
same thiag.
And it is because of these things
that the county fairs are gotten up.
Of course there must be attractions,
and fun for the children and the
ffTOWn-UTlS. Thprp is rnrmn -frvr tkn
right kind of amusement always, and
for a day of recreation. It is pleasant
to imeet ones friends and to
shake hands with the neghbors at
the fair. It is a privilege to see
friends of the years gone by and to
go to the fair and talk with them of
other days. The school children and
the young people all must have their
part But with all this there is a
serious side to the county fair to the
farmer. There is a chance to learn.
For this reason the exhibits from
the farms should be full. Every effort
should be made to get the farmers
of the county, and their housewives,
to exhibit the production of
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utc dvu anu ui biicir iianuiworK ai
- these fairs, in order that others may
see and be taught, and go home prepared
to make something there which
has not been made before. There
may be a simple remedy for this difficulty,
there may be a certain kind
of cotton, .or corn which you plant,
and which suits a certain grade of
lands. You know all about it and
j your neighbor wants to know; Go
to the fair and show him the crops
and tell him what you have done.
And those farmers who are more
. progressive than the others may always
furnish information as to the
use of this or that machine, of the
way to save this or that kind of ferS
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tilizer, of the time to use it, an
the manner of applying it. Demon
strations of these machines, of th
crops grown by the plans adopte
and anything else which you hav
learned in the last few years wi!
be of interest and of immense valu
to someone who wants to know, i
man may be a real benefactor to
community, or to county, in a quie
way, and without knowing it, an
without appreciating he that is doin
something for the community.
Therefore, we hope that the fai
mers of the county will take the tim
in this good year, when cotton i
nearly twenty cents per pound, whe:
all farm products are filling -the poci
ets of the farmers with* gold, whe
the land flows with milk and honej
to come to the fair, to YOUR COUN
TY FAIR, and here meet you
neighbors and enjoy with them th
results of the good times, and hel
prepare them for another year's pros
perity, so that they may the mor
efficiently, and with lesser cost am
trouble, meet the problems of th
farm.
OUR ADVERTISERS.
A man is generally more ready t
assist another when he asks for as
sistance than to assist one who onl;
takes assistance in a half-hearted wa;
when it is offered. It" is the sami
way in business. A man vho ask
you to trade at his store is more ap
to appreciate your business and fe
try to please you than one who doe
not care whether you trade with hin
or *ot
Advertising is the modern way o:
solicitating the favor of a call fron
you iii business matters. It is th
modern and recognized way of askini
for a chance to serve the public. I
is the modern way of offering good
for sale. Therefore, a man wh<
really wants your business advertises
Conversely, the man who does no
advertise, according to modern me
thods, may be said to care very littl
for business, and to be less appreci
ative of your business.
j Again a man who advertises an
1 Hmitm vnnr VinninefiR is more likel
to be alive to your wants, and there
fore to have what you want H
stores your wants and tries t
please. A man who advertises a
ways does the most business ant
therefore, may sell at less profit tha
the "tight-wad" who is too stingy t
let the people know just what he hai
and to invite them to come to hi
store in the only accepted way.
No town in South Carolina has
better set of merchants than Abbe
ville. No merchants carry better o
fuller lines of the goods you warn
All the best merchants advertise. A
those who are modern in their met!
ods and who will be glad to se
you, and who will put themselves oo
to please you, are asking in the put
lei prints for your business. On be
half of those wljo are advertising i
this paper, we invite you to visi
their stores while in the city, at an
of which we guarantee that you wi
be fairly dealth with, and that yo
will receive for every dollar spent
dollar's worth of what you buy.
A GOOD OLD AGE.
(The Columbia Record.)
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Once we saw pedallinga bicycle i
Atlanta a man whom we learned wa
85 years of age. He lived to be mor
than 90. He saw more than 70 year
pass after his graduation from co]
lege. This man was a ntive of Abbe
viDe eounty, S C., Gen. Jas. P Grave
father of John Temple Graves, th
well known newspaper man.
We saw somewhere a brief state
ment from Gen. Graves, advisinj
young men how to live to a ripe ol
age, and we reproduce it from i
scrap book: '
Do an honest days' work eacl
day.
Pay your just debts.
Live well within your income.
Save a little for the rainy day.
Eat moderately, chiefly on fruit
and vegetables. Eschew meats a
far as possible and drink plenty o
water.
Use wine only for your stomach']
sake.
Smoke a little if you reel yoi
must
Be an optimist.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Fear God.
Gen. Graves' rule of life was live<
up to by himself. Some may scon
such a way to pass through life an<
may declare that the general mus
have missed a whole lot in life. Per
haps so, but we never saw a man whi
enjoyed life any more than he, evei
at his great age.
d SUNRISE IN THE SUNNY SOUTH.
e (By N. 0. Pyles.)
d During the quiet restful hours of
e the night, hands of angels, hidden
H from mortal eyes, are changing the
e scenery of the heavens and when
^ tne cock's snrm clarion nas signeuea i
the approach of dawn, the early riser I
a can witness; first, the soft-tinged
heavens in the east, then a deeper
d and deeper tinge, till Old Sol again
g begins to shed his genial rays Over [
mountain tops down into valleys,1
- fields and meadows, awakening from
e their slumbers all living creatures,
3 transforming myriads of tiny dew
Q drops into sparkling diamonds, gladdening
the tasseling corn, turning to
gold rich fields of waving grain, ripn
ening luscious fruits of orchard
Tf and vineyard, painting rainbows in
~ the sky, lining with silver floating
r clouds, filling to overflowing the grae
cious horn of plenty, making still
p more beautiful and fragrant, the
i_ rose, the jasmine, the magnolia and
e the orange blossom, giving a tinge
j of red to the pale bloom of the cotton,
one of the staple crops of our
own beautiful and glorious Sunny
South, the land of Dixie, the gem of
America, the land of the free, the
home of the brave.
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STAR-LIGHT UNDER
SOUTHERN SKIES
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y 1 The children's hour, the time between
the twilight and the darkness,
2 has come, and millions of devoted
3 ones, through with the days' occupat
tion, full of hope and love, unite in
> happy family circles around their
3 respective firesides. i
x One by one, the stars come into
view, till the heavens are bedecked
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with ten thousand sentinels of the ' J
night, differing in brilliancy and in is
magnitude. 1
The brightness of these jewels of
the sky, suggests the thought, "Hope 1
sees a star, and listening Love hears lif<
the rustling of a wing."
Rv and hv the risinc moon be?rina Ru
to shed her soft rays over sleeping
mountains, fields and forests, green
meadows and silvered lakes, and ?'
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flowing waters, making the scene
like some enchanted garden with
Its myriads of nymphs, one of exceptional
beauty and grandeur. > ,
Now, under Southern skies, all is wa
quietude, save the occasional hooting ^
of an owl, the music of the mockingbird,
mellowing the soft balmy air rai
with its varied songs, the barking of
the fox or the echoing notes of the fn
distant whippoorwill. , 18 (
THE NEIGHBOR'S SAY CJU
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If he is regular in attending lo\
church, he is too pious. we
If he doesn't attend church, he is pr<
on the road to perdition.
If he sends his family away for ms
the summer, it is more than he can in*
afford. 1
If he doesn't allow them a vaca- ms
tion, he id called stingy. Ea
If he happened to be successful in ,A
business, he achieved success un- sei
fairly. , we
If he doesn't succeed, he missed so<
his calling. wa
If the piano is silent, why donft pei
they buy a player? std
If they have a player-piano, it an- mc
noys the whole neighborhood. . ca:
If he gives freely to charity, it is
for show.x to
If he doesn't, he is classed as a to:
tightwad. 1 \ (_'
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A BOOKCASE in the hotiseia
A one more piece, of furnitur
rallying point of home culture
dren's treasure chest, the store of
romance, brother Bob's fipmnei
and the genial* companion and ]
friend or thetelder members of 1
It is the Heart of the Home. * A
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grows as the book collection gro1
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[f his wife does her own work, she at
"killing herself" for the family. tr?
[f she has servants, she ought to fo
more economical, j o]
[f he dies young, he led too fast a S1(
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aian Cold and Snows Have No
lerrbr* for This Staunch Overland
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Shortly after the outbreak of the wi
ropean war it became necessary in
find a new road from England to cc
:ssia. Passengers were sent across ti<
>m Newcastle to Bergen, in Nor- pi
y; thence over land through Nor- p?
y and Sweden to Karngi, at that
le the last station on the Swedish ab
ilway. From there to Tornea, the sh
3t town in Finland, and the west- S<
1 terminal of the Russian Railway, m
a distance of thirty kilometres. cj
This distance had to be covered by 01
rriage, sleigh or auto. With no C
ids worthy of the name, and a tem-j Si
rature from 25 to 40 degrees be- ]
v zero the difficulties that autos to
re up against Can be readily ap- j w
jciated. |w
A. number of machines of various inj
ikes , were put into service includ- dc
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This car, was the only one able to oi
intain a regular service between
rungi and Tornea. .
fare of $8.50 to $5l00 per pajSr\ h<
lger was charged, and people who in
re in the habit of making this trip a?
>n came to',know that the Overland
s the one car ^that could be deeded
upon to make the trip in
fety. As a result its owner had a*
?re business than he could take g<
re of.
The hood of the car, of course, had T
be heavily wrapped and the radia- m
r wqs emptied every night ; fj
In spite of ihe deep snow and the li
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>eration before the railroad extra- /,
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CHARLESTON COAL EXPORT
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Charleston, S. C., Oetober '
instruction of the Southern Rail
ay's modern exnorfc coal titml* hav.
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made Charleston available as a
>al port, the ferst year of its opera- V
Dn has closed with a record
onuses great expansion and prosirity
for the city.
Dring the year when there was an
normal scarcity of ships, 98 steaxntips
have taken eoal froai thf:1',
3them's Charleston pier for moveent
overseas, 7 taking cargo,
irgo and banker, and 77 banket'
ily. Of the cargoes, 14 moved, to
aba, 6 to South America) and 1 to
>ain. The
export / movement amounted
63,123 tons while 40,080 . tons
ere bunkered. There was a coastise
movement of 46,255 tons, makg
a total of 149,464 to* i of coal
imped over the pier. Ia addition
066 tons of iron ore and 2,114 t^ins
' coke were exported. >
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Don't forget to keep the chicken
\tioft in nonif o rtr aA?i4iiiA? If Km
JUOC lit OOIUMU/. WBUAMVH4 A? i W?portant
to do this in coldweatiber
i well as in hot weather. I
Are your roads going to be in I
ich shape that you eantravei them I
1 right this winter? ^(f aot, better I
;t to work on them. H
he man who lives at home u the I
tan who will make money, aad the I
ui garaen enaDies me mni?r- wh
home
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re to gather dust, grow SB
imaged otherwise. Bfl
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don j of books?they ex- II
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