Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ?? Established 184*. The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. Published Every Wednesday by The Press and Banner Co. Telephone No. 10. > i Entered as second-class mail matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C ~? T?rm? of Subscription: una year .fx.wv Six months .7E Three months .5C Payable invariably in advance. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1916 PLANT GRAIN. The farmers of the state will b< tempted by the high price of cottoi to plant all cotton next year and n< food crops. ' But corn is selling nov at $1.25 per bushel for cash, am will certainly go to a much highei figure next year. Flour is selling foi $10.00 per barrel and the top hai not been reached. Therefore, a mai who expects to continue to prospei on the farm needs to plant whea' ?with which to make flour, he need: to sow bats with which to feed his * stock in the spring, and he needs tx begin now to prepare his lands foi planting an abundant crop of corr next season. No man need persuade himselJ that the prices of these food crop: will continue for a short time. Un til the war is over you will see con stantly increasing prices for all fooc crops, because the people of this country and the fighting hordes o1 Europe must be fed, and it take: these crops to do it, that is our crops And by planting the grain crops you are only adding'to the price oJ !I cotton. The war will not end ir time for us to get potash as a fertilizer for next year's cotton crop and this part of the cotton belt wil not make a bumper crop, withoul potash, no matter how much is plant ed. But that is no reason why wc should undertake to make a bumpei crop. Another crop of twelve mil lions of bales of cotton will mak< the South entirely independent oJ the rest of the world. It will mak( of every farmer in the country t prosperous farmer, if only he lives at home and raises his cotton as t profit crop. . BRYAN AND PROHIBITION. P .Vs ' William Jennings Bryan announdej that he will devote the next foui years of his life to the cause of prohibition, and that he will endeavoi to have the Democratic Party adopl this measure as one of the live issues of the future. If Mr. Bryan shall make good his determination, a great many people will excuse him for making it grape-juice instead ol lemonade, and at least by that part of public opinion which thinks rightly he will deserve the cross of gold. Seriously speaking, it is time that at least one of the great political parties of the country had some re spect for the wishes of the pepole ffco TTniforl Sfnfps on the whiskey traffic, and it is high time that we had a President, who while dictating to congress on other subjects, would likewise demand of that ancient, and in these days, thread-bare and useless institution that is give the people of this country what they have voted for. President Wilson says that he is a local optionist. Our experience with local optionists is that they insist on the right of the people who want liquor to get it, but their memory is short on what the wishes of the othex side are. It is just as much the Dusiness 01 a mcai upuuuisi. tu acc that prohibition territory has real prohibition as it is to see that the liquor guzzlers get their liquor, but President Wilson, and no other executive-law-maker has seen it that way. The congress will soon convene to do the President's bidding. It i? still democratic. The President makes great boast of his Southern ancestry. And we have even been told bji Hon. Frank Walton of Columbia thai "the dust of his parents sleeps in South Carolina'8 sacred soil." Amen The president in this election owes a great deal to his Southern kinspeople. They gave him the Solid South which meant his election. The; gave it to hi mas a matter of course but they gave it ungrudgingly foi the most part. He should make them some reward besides appointing a few lean politicians to office in this office-ridden section. Why - 1 Vi- ...1 nuit uave mo vviigicso ^asa avw? i?u uplifting legislation? And as a Southern man, does President Wilson not know that the corse of the South above every othez curse and all other curses is the curse of strong drink? Does President Wilson not know that almost every breach of the peace, almost Ml , every crime of violence has its beginning in cheap liquor, and in the South in blind-tiger liquor, because ' the Southern people have arisen in their might and as far as they are ' able have driven liquor out of the Ca country. The people of the South? the people of the President?have de- ^ manded that they be freed from the blighting influence of liquor on tiv their civilization. / pe Will the President of the United ? . cm ? OsMi+ViA-vn man roioo n VmnH O UClbCOj a UVUVUVAU 4UM1IJ ? ??? ? J.g| ( to give his people what they want? pe ; Will he allow us "to break into our ?0' l6I I own houses" and run our own ' country, or will he allow the brewer- WJ ' ies of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Jack- Mi sonville, Florida, and other places, A? to ship into our territory that which we do not want, and have demanded ed removed from our midst? Nothing Ei but the interstate commerce law pre- P? ' vents us from getting what we want The President and congress may so T' amend the interstate commerce law that no liquor may be imported into dry territory. Will they do it? We hope that Mr. Bryan will turn ^ on the light of truth on this subject su and expose all hypocrites. a no ?9SS=K=S?5 flc COL. McGHEE, EXCITED. , ha Col. Rut McGhee, who runs three ^ county papers in the Western part of a(j the state, one at Batesburg, one at ne Johnston, and one at Wagener is Pe somewhat excited at wnat appears to " be a want of appreciation on the J part of some of his patrons in Bates burg. We are sorry. Batesburg ^ should be glad to have such a paper I as Mr. McGhee is giving its people be 3 and it should be proud of a man of se " Mr. McGhee's calibre. They should ? liberally support the paper in their pj, midst, not as a favor to Mr. McGhee, wi J but as a business proposition, be- wc F cause a newspaper is a business prot position and not an eelemos^nary - institution. ? But Mr. McGhee must learn that 1 republics and small towns are unk grateful and unappreciative. It " takes time and patience to work out en 5 the problems of a newspaper aq it ho " does anything- else. The people of gr " Batesburg will learn as the time 5 goes by that it is well to patronize ne " home institutions, and that they can1 not hope to build a town by spend-' g 1 ing their money elsewhere., When5 ever an enterprise in a town fails it ^ 1 is a failure of the town as well as of jj an individual. The home man can- te not live unless his people support him. The man in the other town who gets a good price for the work done aii in his town can afford to come into Jj, J your town and underbid you because he has already had his over- tii ' head charges paid by his own people. But the people do not consider tms. f. ; They are willing to stab their own en- j . terprises, the enterprises which pay the taxes and contribute to the public good, some times for one-half a ES ' cent. | No To all Demonstration Agents and j Members of the Boys' Corn Clubs ? of S. C.: I beg leave to announce the following prizes: First Prize. To the boy in the 8 i State making the highest general average according to rules and regu- ^ i lations contained in Circular No. ^ "A" 74, Revised edition, and in Clem- 0 . son Corn club catechisms Vols. I and [ II, wil lbe awarded a gold medal, ofsfli fered by Hon. A F Lever, and twenty five dollars in cash offered by H. G. *>a' i Hastings Seed Co., of Atlanta, Ga. ?n Second Prize. To the making , w the second general highest average according to rules and regulations i contained in Circular No. "A" 74, ; Revised edition, and in Clemson corn 1 club catechisms Vols. I and II, will ' be awarded a 14k. gold open faced watch, 19 jewelled Waltham move1 ment watch, offered by W. H. Mixson Seed ?o., of Charleston, S. C. CE 1 Third Prize. To the boy in thej ( ; State making the highest yield at the i lowest cost per bu. in accordance ; with the rules and regulations con- EL tained in Circular No. "A" 74, Re- ] ' vised edition, and in Clemson corn 1 club catechisms Vols. I and II, will by 1 be awarded twenty five dollars in Ab cash, offered by the H. G. Hasting in r Seed Co., of Atlanta, Ga. foi ' Fouth Prize. To the two boys vil 1 in each county of the State making em ! the highest general averages accord- hoi i ing to rules and regulations contain- lac ed in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised > edition, and in Clemson corn club sit r catechisms, Vols. I and II, will be of > awarded two weeks scholarship to th< an agricultural short course at Clem- Ha ! son College. These prizes are boi awarded by Clemson College. No No i boys previously winning these schol- Th r arships and attending this short on 1 course are eligible to these scholar- an ships. L. L. Baker, E. Supervising Agent of Boys' Club bei i Work. Th Approved by: W. W. Long, State 1 t Agent and Director of Extension chi Work, J. E. Swearingen, State ; Supt. of Education. fcS. BESSIE FRETWELL 1 CALDWELL ENTERTAINS Hartsville, Nov. 11.?Mrs. J. Brati Davis was the guest of honor at 1 3 lively party given in Mrs. R. E. ] Idwell's home on Thursday by Mrs. ] ldwell and Mrs. J. R. McAlpine. J le decorations were white and yel v chrysanthemums, and as each est came representing a book, some 1 their get ups were quite decora- 1 'a flatna thavo KAimnof a a^ va/1 Cj XVI ouuic nuib uvu\|v?vuo u x & vu ppers of blue flowers, and evon iars. The first half hour was spent essing the names of the books repsented, and after this booklets with ncils attached were distributed ntaining a clever vegetable const. As every one proved so bright out guessing the contest, the prize is awarded to the guest of honor, rs. William Egleston, in a very wery little speech, presented Mrs. ivis with a silver and glass basket se. Ice cream and cake were sentby Misses Sophie Egleston and mice Clyburn.?Hartsville corresndence to the State. HE FADING OF THE FLOWERS. The heavy frost last week has put . end to the many pretty beds of wers in the city. The flowers at e Southern depot, which have been ch a pleasure to the travelers, are thing of the past. The triangle is longer a thing of beauty and the >wers on the plaza have been done pay with. The flowers at the post lice have been well cared for and ,ve made a good showing this sumer. On the way to the post office e flowers and the lovely vine which lorned the barber shop at the corir have been much admired by the ople of the city, iE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO The Count of Monte Cristo will be e feature picture at the opera use Thursday night. Tickets have en soia on tne streets ior tne past veral days and the show Thursday jht will be a benefit for the Organ nd of the Associate Reformed esbyterian church. The picture 11 be excellent and will be well >rth seeing. The prices will be 1 and 20 cents. LEAVING SOUTH CAROLINA. The friends of Rev. P. B. Wells e sorry to know that he has been insfered to the Tennessee Conferee and is leaving soon for his new me. Mr. Wells is well known and eatly beloved by the Methodists d the people generally in AbbeJe and all wish him success in his w home. fetarrh Cannot Be Cured ith LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they Lnnot reach the seat of the disease. Ca* rrh la a blood or constitutional disease, td In order to cure it you must tries'inrnal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is ken Internally, and acts directly upon m blood and mucous surface. Hall's ttarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It u prescribed by one of the best phy:ians in this country for years and is regular prescription. It is composed of best tonics known, combined with the t blood purifiers, acting directly on the ucous surfaces. The perfect comblnam of the two ingredients is what proices such wonderful results in curing tarrh. Send for testimonials, free. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Ss)4 by Druggists, price 76c. rake Hall's Family Pills for constipation. TATE OF MARTHA COOK, Dec'd j i ties of Settlement and Application , for Final Discharge. rake Notice, that on the 9th day Dec. 1916, I will render a final :ount of my actings and doings as ministrator of the Estate of Mari Cook, deceased, in the office of ige of Probate for Abbeville counof 1 0 A^lnnlr o m on/i nn -fVin tie day will apply for a final disirge from my trust as such Adnistrator. 11 persons having demands against d estate will present them for srment on or before that day, provand authenticated or be forever rred. Jesse Cook, Adm'r. MASTER'S SALE. The State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. Court of Common Pleas. [ARLEY M. McGEE. as Executor of the last will and testament of CHARLES E. McKAY, Plaintiff, against IZABETH M. MILLER, et al., Defendants. By authority "of a Decree of Sale the Court of Common Pleas for beville County, in said State, made the above stated case, I will offer sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbele C. H., S. C., on Salesday in Deciber, A. D. 1916, within the legal urs of sale the following described id, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land, oate, lying and being in the city Abbeville, in Abbeville County, in 5 State aforesaid, containing One If (%) Acre, more or less, and unded by Vienna Street on the >rth, on the East by lots of W. N. omson, now Mrs. Luther Nickles, the South by Dr. F. E. Harrison d others, and on the West by W. Owen, now Mrs. Dendy Miller, ing the same lot bought from T. P. omson. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purser to pay for papers. R. E. HILL, Master A. C., S. C. H? HEMP-STALK FRAGMENTS FOR PAPER MAKING In an effort to find a material for making book paper, which can be used as a substitute for wood pulp, investigators for the Department of A.griculture have discovered that the fragments from hemp stalks serve very satisfactorily. The hurds. as they are called, are the waste produced in preparing hemp fiber for gKfZfZfZSZfZfZRRIZfi 11 OurYc |! PARK feizjajzezjEiMfififa -WKWBM In goodness and in pipe satisfaction is all or its enth astic friends ever cl t? i ior it i It answers every i or any other man cool and fragrant smokeappetite that it in a mighty shor Will you invest 5c so on the national j R. J. REYNOLDS TO] v. - . L.-yLl-4tK . i?j the market. They can be reduced chemically to paper stock by a process which differs but little from that used in making pulp from poplar wood. It requires more bleaching *? and beating, but the first steps in its to< preparation are. less expensive.? fa Popular Mechanics Magazine. ^ ^ bi The colder the milk when separated ea the greater the loss of fat in the se skim milk. th irazizranniaiMRizizizia ? ung Men': 8 (h r' I are except from the c high-class we have Si for less m< materials i put a fair ] or overcoa ? get someti Bs3SKS^$J/ satisfactor I- ing a big a splendid it and Overci look them ER & R - Prince snio ? *. Jfik- S a* hard i ?f comebacl jjgjtiyEf;' < M On the re Byfcjff j Albert pack H \f That means ^ joyment P I sold withou wKSmj prefer to gii INCEALBE the national joy smoke \\JTOU'LL Bad a cbmmry howdy-do ea fa, X mmttmr how much of m ttnnimr you mn L amck of the wood joa drop into. For, Pi Alhmrt < ritfti thmrm ? mt thm firmt pirncm p*m? that mmll? tobmcco ! Thmtoppj WL hi ? // for i nickmltmd thm tidj fin for a dim*; thmn thurm'a thm h mamm pouna mna /iwpwni USl- humidorw *nd the pi erj*t*l-dl*Mhamidor aimed "SfiSSfS bsoco in t bmi-up smoke desire you ever had! It is so and appealing to your : you will get chummy with t time! or 10c to prove out our sayoy smoke? 3ACG0 CO* Wnttoo-Salw^ N. C ! AN APPRECIATED GIFT. ; . i Mrs. H. Brace Fant has oar thsnks r a bag of the largest sweet potabs we have seen this year. In this iy and time it is hard to get a poto that does not taste like a well' iked shingle, bat Mrs. Fant is an xellent farmer and the potatoes, nt us were sweet and deligtttftil to e taste. v. i/rl bjbb?M??WB? moats !| 1 $15.00 I $17.00 I $20.00 I donal values. 9 prices insure your S ^ )od, long-wearing B tyle that stands out K rowd; and strictly # tailoring. course 9 iiits and Overcoats g >ney, but when raw j I are as high as they IJ it will pay you to J ] price into your \suit 11 it so that you will I J ling that will prove ill y. We are show- j I ssortment of these I Jr <; tedium priced Suits j | oats. Come in and ,|1 over. I; rrcc 111 .LiLiijLi || -i.e.;, -n. ' , t jUV Albert gives ? * kers. sucli :ht, because or is so different and so Jy good; : bite your tongue) parch your throat} n smoke it as long and is you like without any : but real tobacco hapverse side of every Prirtt> age you will read: PROCESS PATENTED tfUbT OwTH, lWWf ! to you a lot of tobacco enrince Albert bad always been it coupons or premiums. Ws /e quality! DT fill nhbtkmliMirfii B Prix* AlWt tidy r*4 tfa. Bwd B ?*? Mr,1 r **ii| mm wtm I IIMICI rrtCMI BMHV^ Ihw mhi what it mmrnm Rfl hiMMFifanAif?I ~ 1