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ABBEVILLE, S. C. ?ltl
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Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. ij,
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Wednesday, Au^ist 8, 1917.
INCORPORATION
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In his letter written to the editor; t
of The Press and Banner which was o
sent to The Medium instead of to us, a
and published after our last issue, p
Mr. J. S. Stark asserts that a greats
deal we have had to say on the bond! tl
issue is "irrelevant"?(lawyer talk J o
you see) to the issues joined in the 1 e:
& fconr? issue contest. | e
After so stating Mr. Stark says!
that he might say something about j
the corporations, etc., and our connection
with them, but he will notj
pc; because that too, would be "irrele- i jj
vant." If the matter in hand wasj^j
f irrelevant, we see no occasion toU
have mentioned it. The truth is that;j
lawyers sometimes mention "irrele-'n(
vant" matters to put the poison out ' n(
'and at the same time disclaim any | m
effort to pull in "irrelevant" issues.
That is a clever dodge of some prac- SJ
. titioners?mind you! we say some. C(
We are sorry that Mr. Stark did jn
not push the corporation inquiry. We a]
noticed from The Medium that the w
E?-.- Southern Railway, the biggest cor-j
; poration in the South, was support-; jj(
f?. ing the cause. We are informed p,
jv * that the Southern Cotton Oil Com-j0f
r- pany, of this place, subscribed fiftyjfi]
dollars to the campaign in this coun-|a^
tf. It is a big corporation. Its of- J
fiecrs are long-headed too, and they, jd<
no doubt, figured that if good roads
Knilf oil +V10 nennlp in flip fnnn. u.
ws's f?I j iji
try would quit patronizing the small w
country gins, and haul the cotton to!
? }) Abbeville to be ginned, whereby it|W
would make more money .by ginning th
and by buying the cotton seed. As
large a corporation as The Abbeville
Medium was for the bond issue. We p<
have yet to hear of any corporation if
hereabouts taking any active steps 0|
against the bond issue. Certainly1 jn
none of them subscribed any money
* ': . to "educate" the people. &
Therefore, it looks to us like the
reason the corporation issue was not i 0j
developed was because it might have!
proved a boom-e-rang. |a
NOTES ON LETTER WRITING. S'
Col. Patrick Roche will be compelled
to revise some of his rules on [
I polite letter-writing. Instead of mail-|
ing letters to those persons to whom
they are addressed the latest thing;
t, in the art is to mail them to someborly
else. Uncle Jim wrote us a
letter last week, and after we had
gotten out our last issue, we saw it a
for the first time in The Medium. iW
Having occasion to investigate cer-p
tain newspaper accounts of roads ^
being built in North Carolina, we|tr
wrote Mr. Patton, the head of af-L j
fairs at Hendersonville with regard! .
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to the matter. We received a reply
from Mr. Patton from Greenville,
where he is supervising the road ^
building in that county, but before
we received it, we noticed that he
' v had forwarded a copy to the late
Publicity Committee, in which he attempted
to boost the bond issue in ^
Abbeville county.
Mr. Patton no doubt was more "
anxious to stand in favor with the
bond issue advocates than to furnish
us information. He is an engineer,
so called, and saw three hundred
thousand dollars of Abbeville county ^
money with which it was proposed to
"sweeten" a few engineers and con- ^
tractors, and therefore he hastened ^
to put the late Publicity Committee .
"next." U
MORE MEDIUM FIGURES. h
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Having been shown up on the pro- "
position that the four and one-half b
mills levy would pay the bonded in- ^
debtedness and interest in twenty si
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takes to crawl out by saying that
only one hundred thousand dollars C
?f the bond issue would be sold the n
first year, and a like amount in the y
econd and third years, and that the o
tax levy for the whole amount hav-!a
ing been levied during these years'
we would have money on hands when'
the bonds were sold in the last year, j a
The Medium only adds to its pre-is
dicament. If the sum of twenty-one' s<
thousand dollars should be raised |
each year for tnree years, arm un:y j
about ten thousand dollars paid out'g
each year, we would have a surplus n
at the end of the third year of some- a
hing like thirty-three thousand dolirs.
Now the proposition of The
ledium is that we should borrow
his thirty-three thousand dollars
y issuing bonds, with the money
i our pockets to pay the whole
mount, and pay interest on that
mount for a year.
The people will appreciate what
ind of a newspaper The Medium is
rhen they understand that ,it advises
hem in substance to borrow money
rom a bank and pay interest on it
fhen they have the money in their
ockets to repay the loan at the very
loment the money is borrowed.
Was any crowd ever as ignorant
n business methods as The Medium
nd the late Publicity Committee?
WHOSE OX IS GORED.
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When one man hires a man to go
ver the country boosting a proposiion,
and himself takes the stump in
he endeavor to impose his views on
ther men he "educates," but when
nother man undertakes to tell the
eople that he is wrong, and to
how them what is right, and urge
nat they do the opposite thing that
ther man "dictates." The differoce
between the two is in the owni-cViin
/vf fha nr
IN CONCLUSION
Uncle Jim: Well, friends, we are
eked, but I want to tell you one
ling, I am satisfied that I was the
nest stump speaker in the crowd,
am proud of myself, and so is my
2phew Kerr. I expect to attend the!
sxt Association on Broadmouth and
ake a speech an hour long.
Mr. Smith: This thing of public
leaking never was as easy to me asj
Electing interest. You can charge j
iterest sitting down, but you can't i
ways find a place to lean, even,
hen speaking.
Little Gussie: My friends, I have!
;en elected by the K. of P., the Odd;
ellows, and appointed to this small
fice and that, all of which I have'
led to my entire satisfaction, butj
?ter running for the legislature |
iree times to get in once, and un-!
jrtaking to talk sense, at which 11
ridently failed, I think I shall go|
ick to the practice of medicine.
here a man's mistakes are buried.
The Expert: Are there any morej
orlds to conquer? If so, lead me to j
ie two seventy-five.
Col. Joe Jones: Well, gentlemen,!
ie way not to be disappointed in a!
>litical race is to be on both sides;
you lose on one, you win on the
;her, and there is nothing like beg
on the winning side.
The Mayor: Ten dollars or twenty
ays. Next case!
Col. Horton: Pull for Abbeville
: Pull Out!
Chorus:
s Moses Lifted up the Serpent in
the Wilderness,
d was the City Council lifted out of
that $500.00.
Exeunt, All.
NOTES ON THE ELECTION.
After electing Cousin John to conress
last summer, establishing Wilamston
county last winter, putting
rer the three hundred thousand dolr
bond issue in this county this
eek, the editor of The Medium exacts
to "pull out" for Williamston
le day soon where he will rest for
vo hours, returning on the night
ain, when he will again take up
is business of "pulling for Abbelle."
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Well, after all, the people seem to
ive taken the "dictation" pretty
ell, and right faithfully to have
anscribed the notes.
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The reason there is no sidewalk on
reenville street is because the matsr
is "irrelevant."
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The price of. mules is still the
ime, and so is discount.
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If you want a man who really
nows how to "dictate," try a
reacher. He is so accustomed to
;lling people what to do with no one
> say him nay, that he is perfect
1 the art. (Music by the band.)
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If some far-seeing business man
ad gotten in a supply of sugar-tits
ist night, he could have made a
killing" selling them to the memers
of the late Publicity Committee,
too were in need of something
nothing.
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Little Gussie says that the Road
lommission was made up of six busiess
men and one who wasn't. Well,
ou know, little Gussie knows. The
ther man is only needed when we
re in deep waters.
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Well, boys this thing of carrying
n election for three hundred thouand
dollars of bonds is no Sunday:hooling.
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We expect to see "more little
raves" about the end of August
ext year. The city council should
ppropriate money to buy flowers.
Col. J. D. Kerr may now cancel
the order for the large truck which
was to do business in Donalds and
Due West in competition with the
furniture merchants there, who pay
property taxes for the privilege of
doing business in these towns.
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen,
(hear me for my cause, and be silent I
that ye may hear. Uncle Jim is I
i voeHnor pasv. J
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Everybody who wouldn't be "dictated"
to by the Publicity Committee
was either a knave or a fool. "Upon
what meat hath these our Caesars
been fed," etc?
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The Press and Banner is still growing
daily in favor with the people
who pay the taxes.
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To hear some members of the Publicity
Committee talk you would
have thought that they paid all the
taxes, and expected to keep on doing
so. Brethren th6re are others
jwho want a chance in life.
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deer dote, ther eleckshun are oavar
an so are a grate menny of our hick;ary
nut heded pollertishuns.
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deer edditoral, miss bonds is ded.
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[the las time 1 neera 01 ner sne wus
bein doctared by dr gambol and i I
sed then goodnite miss bonds, yourn, I
dote.
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We suppose that some of the foreigners
who were so anxious to have
bonds voted on Abbeville county will
now find time to study up on Methuselah.
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We believe that the roads are
still good enough for some of the
progressive citizens to "pull out" if
Abbeville county does not suit them.
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Speaking about progress, how
much did you give to the Red Cross? j
Did Governor Manning select any;
of the "progressive citizens" of Ab-|
beville to raise five thousand dollars!
when money was to be raised? Gov-j
ernor Manning knew who stood fori
real progress. Some of those who are,
so anxious to be progressive now
"sweated big drops of blood" then.
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When the cows come home at night,
in those counties which vote bonds,1
they will find the engineers and contractors
waiting to milk them.
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We believe that a man who votes I )?
for bonds because somebody elsej'
pays the taxes, when he admits that
he would not vote for bonds if he paid =
the taxes himself, is a "poor man."
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deer jim, i hed not seed you sints E(
we urter go in a-washin tergether ,
till i seed you speek at antersvil. you ^
spoke moar like you uster call hogs
than i speckted arter you had quit it Ai
so long. ?yourn, rastus macknite.
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FOOD PRODUCTION.
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A leading business man oJ: the
West, in writing the Manufacturers1 g(
Record in regard to the campaign j
which we have been waging for the |j
last two years in behalf of larger!
food production, says: i^y
"I am glad we can help in the crisis
now upon our country. You surely! ^
are doing splendid service, and if at
any time we can be of assistance do; j
>ioci+nfo fn command us.
We are greatly disappointed over
the attitude of the agricultural press
this group should be carrying the ?
banner for more things to eat. We
can only see in this part of the press jj]
supreme selfishness.
I do not believe we can expect
from Washington, for positions in the y(
Government are filled by men of mediocre
ability, and there is no reason jj(
to expect that the war will put brains
into empty heads. Our only hope is ?<j
in the hard work of the outsider in
all sections of the land. p(
We trust this intimation that the
farm papers of the country are moved
by selfishness in not urging the importance
of enlarged food production
is incorrect. We cannot believe that
the many splendid agricultural papers
of all sections are moved by any ^
spirit other than that of patriotism.
It is possible that they have been
thrown in such close touch with the *
complaints of farmers that they have
not quite realized the nagnitude of ^
the task that is before the nation to
increase our supplies of foodstuffs ?
for our own needs and for the Allies.
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Unfortunately, there are many in- 1
competent men in .the Government's
service, but it is difficult everywhere *
to find thoroughly efficient men, and
the Government is badly handicapped ^
by much of its red tape.
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LIFE'S VALUE.
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Iward Axtell, in Boston Transcript.
Th;
asked a little lad with winsome
face Thi
nd golden hair, and eyes of
Heaven's own blue,
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e smilingly lOOKea up, snu saiu jv *
to me; Jv
Vhy, life is everything to me andj^
.y?ujcause
I live, I spin my top and!
play, , j
fly my kite, and pick the fragrant T.,
flowers. " |
hy, life to me is one long holi-L
day, j j
nd filled with happy, glad and joy-1.
ous hours,"
asked him one again, when leav- j
ing school, . ,
hat he thought then. He made a
ouick rei>lv: I ,
'Tis that which gives me chance to!^-1
write my name 'j
pon 'the scroll of fame* before T ,
die!" Ml!
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et once again I asked, when years q
had fled,
e answered?with a glad look rais- L a.
ed to Heaven: I
-.ife is god to all who rightly live I
! not
>r, by our loving Father, it was( j
given. J g
veet affections make it ever beau-|0j
teous, I
;irring conflicts make it noble, C0E
grand, I ]
nd a loyal ministry to others J Sui
slls its true worth, that all can un-'Jol
derstand!" j 1
asked a man who lived for self ligl
alone, Sai
ithout a thought of others' weal or or
woe, I anc
e slowly shook his head, "I cannot the
tell. ! mil
'is mystery all, its worth I do not pre
know." ed
a3ked my Saviour, as on Calvary's lar;
brow wa:
e gave His life for mine, that I
might live, IF
nd that dying cry, "Lama sabach-i
thani!"
i-npioimoH T.ifp's value, what he had Eal
to give.
asked the blood washed, round the
eternal throne, ' I
'ho sing "the song of Moses and the lik<
Lamb." gee
hey answered: "Life's celestial, elsi
God's best gift. ery
g. worth can ne'er be measured by ach
earth's span." :er
h may we all, the young and aged all
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eady. It coc
tieals and
the minute.
SOLD ONLY BY
NGES HOME OUT
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too, ' Yoi
jive to life its value true, -and active
live, you fi
at when its close shal come, with ney r<
joy wel'll hear Jad S
a glad "Well done, Eternal Life re- here,
ceive!" ' > * of wa
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l,owndesville, Aug. 7.?Miss Annie nQ
[dell, who spent last winter in La- 51^^,
r, S. C., is at home on a visit to ja(j
brother, Mr. Thos. C. Liddell. mal:es
Miss Cornelia Tennant is attend- ^a?a v
a house-party in Iva, given by shouic
is Mabel Reid. their
Miss Annie Bell of Tuxedo, N. 0., seriou
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary ^ ^
1 Bell. sel
VIrs. W. M. Speer left for a visit ^eliev
several weeks to relatives in At- wj1j|e
ta. 1
Messrs. Geo. Bell, Robt. Smith,
5s Lizzie Bell and her mother, ^
re returned from a trip to Fort y,
letnorpe. iney maae tne trip in \,
ir Ford. Mrs. Bell has a son in
ining there, who was formerly v W
ployed by the government and sta- No. 1
tied in the Philippines. She had No. 5
; seen him in twelve years. No. 1
Hr. H. W. Robinson of Edgemoor, No. 2
C., has accepted the principalship No. 6,
our school for the coming year No. 1!
is a? graduate of Erskine and No. 1
nes highly recommended. No. 3
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Barnes spent
tiday in Seneca the guest of Mrs. ^
in Hopkins.
Mrs. E. W. Harper gave a moon- /
it picnic at Harper's Ferry on the I
Hannah river Friday night in Hon- \>
of her house guests, Misses Smith {
1 Ligon. The young people carried *
ir bathing suits and went in swim- /j
lg. A delightful lunch had been J
ipared and was thoroughly enjoyafter
the swim. Riding in the
ge flat in the beautiful moonlight
3 another feature enjoyed by all.
BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
t Less Meat if Kidneys Feel Like t
Lead or Bladder Bothers. Hi
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-frtiirc -fnrcrot fVint. t.Vie kidnevs. Illm
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1 the bowels, get sluggish and clog[
and need a flushing occasionally,
2 we have backache and dull mis- i
in the kidney region, severe headies,
rheumatic twinges, torpid liv- j* (
,acid stomach, sleeplessness and J
sorts of bladder disorders. ?
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ranky,
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te. It is
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i simply must keep your kidneys
and clean, and the moment
eel an ache or pain in the kidegion,
get about four ounces of ;
alts from any good drug store
take a tablespoonful in a glass
,ter before breakfast for a few
and your kidneys will then act
This famous salts is made from
lid of grapes and lemon juice, ^
nea witn litma, ana is narmiess
.
3h clogged kidneys and stimu- .
iiem to normal activity. It also
ilizes the acids in the urine so
longer irritates, thus ending
;r disorders.
Silts is harmless; inexpensive;
; a delightful effervescent lirater
drink which everybody
1 take now and then to keep ,
kidneys clean, thus avoiding
s complications.
veil-known local druggist says
Is lots of .Tad Salts to folks who
e in overcoming kidney trouble
it is only trouble.?Adv.
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