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COUSIN DAVIS TO ;>
. ' COUSIN r PERCY
Would Overthrow, the Autocratic
Power of Mr. Rogue*' Gallery and
Set Up a Rule of the People.
Dear Cousin,?<1 suppose you saw
my letter in The Press and Banner
addressed to Mr. Rogues Gallery
about getting my picture in his hall.
Well, notwithstanding .my prominence
in this section, being one of
the largest furniture dealers on
Main street, *in this city, and of the
good recommendations which I sent
in from my boy Sun and Uncle Jim
and several of my customers, he did
not even answer my letter. I wrote
him again thinking that he might
have lost my letter from carrying it
around in his pocket, not trusting
to lay it down anywhere, on account
of my being a little morej
prominent than most of the men in
his hall, but he did not answer that
letter either. So I have concluded,
and some of my friends are of the
same opinion, that this man Rogues
Gallery is not putting all men who
are entitled to a place in his Hall
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oz f ame at uieir ngja um,
is trying to keep some good men
down.
Furniture Kerr
"The Poor Man's Friend"
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I have consulted Mp R. W. Smith,
of this place, about the matter and
he tells me the reason that Mr. Gallery
will not put my picture among
the other immortals in his collec?
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tion is because I have written un- j
der it that I am fhe poor man's '
friend. I have been thinking of i
this some myself,; And it has oc-l
curred to me that, probably this is;
cutting some figure in "this matter, |
and that the refusal of this party'
to take the matter up with me is in j
reality a kick at the poor man. Per
mit me to say that Mr. Gallery can,1
go to h?? before I will go backj
on thp nnor man. I was bom with
a great love for all poor men, and j
all my life it has been my chief am- j
bition to serve the poor man by sell- J
ing him all the furniture I could, j
Sometimes I have given as much as
a dime or fifteen cents to a poor I
boy who needed an education in or-j
der to give him a first class start;
in life. In fact liberality with the!
poor is one of my worst failings. 11
cannot stand to see the poor suffer, |
if there is any chance for me toj
get away and nofc see it. There-j
fore, I will not remove the inscrip
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tion that I am the poo? inan's friend j
from under my jHcture -to improve;
my chances of getting my rights. Ij
will not bend the knee to..any such,
v demand on the part pf ajny autocra-!
tic potentate. .,&nd I will demand:
my rights. won,
What is this War about anyway? :
Have the people ^"no rights? Will j
one man like the German Kaiser or'
j
Mr. Gallery take the matter of the!
world into his own hands and say|
how the people shall be ruled and j
who shall have his picture posted in j
the hall as a prominent man? Wei
think not; we, the people, think
that we have a right to pass on our
own affairs, and that a little clique
of Pan-autocrats shall not assume
to themselves the prerogative of saying
who is prominent and who is
not. If we are to have any such
' fiasco as this, when will the prominent
men of the small states and
municipalities ever come into their
own rights? Are these people to
select their own prominent men, or
are these prominent men- to be selected
by Mr. gallery or Mr. Kaiser,
of some other man claiming a
divine right to determine who has a
right to have his picture in the hall.
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Hence, I have decided to carry
my fight to the people themselves.
The people will little note nor long
remember Mr. Gallery when once
they have taken a survey of the
i picture of your humble servant, and
(when they see for themselves my
l pluperfect and superlative right to
be numbered amongst the greatest
culprits which ever adorned the
walls of Mr. Rogues Gallery's hall
of fame. So I have put my picture
in this paper along with this article.
Stand for a brief moment in the
presence of that majestic personality,
take a sharp look at my
aquiline nose, and my thin compressed
under lip. Look upon the
lofty brow running back even beyond
the crown of my head. Did
Hindenburg ever look grander even
when eating dinner with the Kaiser?
All that the people will want to
know is that the pan-Rogues, like
| Mr. Gallery, are standing between
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tnem ana a iun enjojmcuv ui wc
liberties, rights, and privileges of
having their likenesses duly posted
in the Hall of Fame and they will
rise up and throw off the rule of
Gallery, and taking matters into
their own hands, will elect another
keeper of the hall, who being responsible
to the people who elected
him, and their servant and not
their master, will see that a gentleman's
likeness when duly entitled
to the privilege is properly displayed
for the admiration of the
gazing public. That is all I ask, I
will be contented with nothing less.
Mr. Gallery must make his Hall
safe for democracy.
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I our cousin,
Davis.
OLDEST THING IN THE
WORLD IS A TREEI
The oldest thing in the world is j
a tree. When we remember thatj
the very olives under which/ Christ!
preached in Palestine are still living:
and were living ages before he came \
on earth, it is not to be wondered at |
that man came through all ages hasj
reverenced the trees.
The size and age which trees at-1
tain vary greatly in different species!
and with the same species under dif-1
ferent conditions of climate. Those j
that grow in dense forest are com-j
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parauveiy snuruivcu auu w
grow so large as those in open spa-(
ces. Under the same conditions the!
age and size attained by trees of the {
marty varieties are practically the
same. Thus the average period for
oaks and pines may be 300 or 400
years, but there are many wonderful
exceptions to this. There is an
oak tree in Dorsetshire, England,
which is said to be between 1800
and 2000 years old. The great oak
at Saints, France, is known to be
1? nnA ?1/1 on/1 moflcnrpc I
nearly auu ;?is uiu
90 feet around. There are a number
of other trees in Europe which
are known to be from 1200 to 2000,'
years of age.
The oriental plane tree is noted
in eastern countries for its size and
age. There is one near Constantiniple
which is 100 feet high and 150
feet in circumference. This is probably
as old as any existing tree. Elm
trees are comparatively shortlived.
They have been said to reach the
age of 300 years, but this is doubtful.
They are known, however, to
have passed the century mark in a
number of cases. The lime of linden
tree has been known to reach
the age of 600 years, and there are
several in Switzerland that are
known to be 200 years old. Those
on the Mount of Olives in Palestine
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may be contemporary wim mc|
Christian era. They are known to
have been in existence in 1217 when
the Turks captured Jerusalem.
^he cedars in Lebanon are mentioned
in the Bible,, and many of
this group attain the age of 1800
years The North American cypress
lis a .slow-growing tree and attains
a great age. A number of these may
be seen at the Arnold Arboretum,
j the great tree garden of Harvard
University. A cousin of this family
is the "cypress of Montezuma," near
I the City of Mexico, and it perhaps,
over 2000 years old. In the Mexican
state of Oaxaca is a cypress which
measures 11 feet in circuit. This
shows no sigrs of decay or age, yet
i? is possbily nearly 5000 years old.
^ven some of the smaller trees
attain great ages. In Gloucns,c<?r
county, New Jersey, near the town
of Mickleton, stands a white oak 95
feet high, its branches spreading li8
feet.
MAKE YOUR WAR
TAX INCOME RETURNS
"Mr. Salaried Man. Wage Earner
Farmer, Merchant, Professional
Man, Tradesman and Others:
"At the request of the govern'
ment, we wish to direct your attention
to the imperative necessity foi
making your income tax return before
March 1.
"Don't think the income tax la^
doesn't apply to you. You may bt
pretty sure that it does.
"Did your salary, or wages, or income
amount to $84.33 a month
(that is $1,000 a year or over) during
1917? If so, and you are not
married, you must make* a statement
of this income to the government.
If you are married, or support
a family, it will not be necessary
for you to make an income
tax return unless it amounted to
$166.66 a month (that is, $2,000 a
year or over.)
"You should immediately see the
internal revenue expert in your
community (ask the postmaster or
your banker where his office is) and
he will tell you how to make out
your income .tax return on the
form which he has. He will also tell
you what deductions you can make
in figuring up your income."?Request
of the Secretary of the Treasury.
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U. S. INCREASES
AID TO ALLIES
Washington, Feb. 15.?As a result
of the work of Colonel House in
Europe, the United States will furnish
"more in men and means 'than
was expected of us, in a far shorter
time than had been the fondest hope
of our own people or the nations associated
with us in the war," Chairman
Flood, of the foreign affairs
committee, told the House this afternon
in open debate on the diplomatic
and .consular appropriation bill.
Colonel House carried to completion
the work begun in this country
by special allied war and diplomatic
missions, Flood said. The discussions
in Europe led to complete under
standing of precisely what the Allies
needed and exactly what this
country could furnish and how soon.
The Japanese mission and the exchange
of notes between Secretary
Lansing and VincentIshil "removed
causes of friction and make
quite remote the possibility of trouble
between this country and Japan"
he said. \
The appropriation bill carries an
increase of $3,230,340 over last
year's bill to meet the expenses of
the State Department. Its total is
$8,206,086. The bill carries large
appropriations for relief of American
citizens and prisoners of war.
Since the beginning of the war the
/ ahlmrrams comine to the State De
partment have increased over 800
per cent. Chairman Flood said.
WHEN GREEK WEDS GREEK.
There are many curious customs
connected with Greek weddings. If
it is a fashionable marriage it is not
nowadays celebrated in a church,
but in the house, one of the rooms
of which has been fitted up as a chapel
for the time being.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the priest and the happy couple join
hands and walk?sometimes they actually
dance round the altar, whilst
the guests pelt them with sweetmeats
But the most important part of the
service is the crowning of the bride
J 1?-'J?with WTPftths Of
ana unuegiuum
orange blossoms.
In Sparta, when the bride comes
home after the wedding the bridegroom's
mother hands her at the
door a glass of honey and water. She
drinks some, of it, in order that her
words may be as sweet as honey, and
the rest is poured over the lintel,
that the house may be free from
strife. y
The best man occupies a very responsible
and by no means always
an enviable position, for if the husband
happens to die, it is the duty
to look after the widow ana xne
children, if any.
The bride is dressed by her
friends, except for her girdle and
her shoes, which it is the duty of
the best man to put on for her. He
has to walk by her side in the procession
to see that she does not fall
off her mule on her way to the wedding
and on their return he has to
make sure that she enters the house
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I PRESS AND
j righ? foot foremost. To do so wit!
I her left foot first would portend ver;
| grave disaster.
j Then he has to unveil her for th
j crowning. The unveiling must b
j done wtih some silver object?usu
ally the hilt of a dagger. Finally, h
has to steal two objects of domesti
use whilst the guests are enjoyini
themselves, this with the idea of ap
peasing Fate, who does not like peo
pie to enjoy too much good fortune
but will be satisfied by some mater
ial loss in the midst of joy. Th
ctnlon nhiopto arp afterwards re
j stored.?Ex.
j "TWIN BEDS," COMING SOON.
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"Twin Beds," Salisbury Field an<
' Margaret Mayo's rollicking, jovia
comedy, which Abbeville sees fo
the first time at the Opera House oi
Friday, March 8th, is credited b;
the New York and London review
ers as being the best constructe*
comedy ever turned out by an;
playwright. "Twin Beds" ran fo
one solid year at the Harris Thea
tre, New York, and is now in it
second year in London. A. S. Steri
and Company, the well known Ne\
York theatrical firm, made the pro
duction, which is a sufficient guar
antee of ita excellence.
Notice of Democratic
Primary Election
FOR MAYOR AND SIX ALDER
MEN IN THE CITY OF ABBEVILLE.
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Notice is hereby given that i
Democratic Primary Election wil
be held Tuesday, March 19th, 1918
for the' jfurpose of choosing a Mayo
and one Alderman from Ward One
Two Aldermen from Ward Two
one for full term and one for unex
pired; two Aldermen from War*
Tv.v.aa nno -fnr full term and on<
for unexpired term; one Aldermai
for Ward Four. As Democrati
Nominees to be voted for at the elec
tion to be held on the second Tues
day in April, 1918.
Pledges must be filed and fee
paid to the City Clerk not later thai
March 14th, 1918.
Managers of Election: At Shops
J. L. Clark, James Taggart, L. W
Dansby; at Cotton Mills, John T
Evans, A. H. Barnett, and J. B
Langley; at City Hall, F. W. R
Nance, T. C. Seal and C. A. Botts.
Should second primary be neces
sary it will be held Tuesday, Marcl
26th, 1918.
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M. J. AonLirji,
Chairman Democratic Exe
cutive Committee
2-15-2t. Feb. 22.
The Food Administration says
The Allies need wheat and "meat ant
fats and sugar. They must hav<
more of all of these than we hav<
been sending, more than we shall b<
able to send unless we restrict ou:
own consumption. We can do i
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| without harm, for, as a nation, we
are tod^y eating and wasting much
more food than we need..
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I If we are selfish or even careless,
;f we are disloyal, we are the enemy
r at home. Now is the hour of our
? testing. Let us make it the hour of
> our victory; victory over ourselves;
- victory over the Enemy of Freedom.
3 The whole great problem of wine
ning the war rests primarily on one
* thing; the loyalty and sacrifice of
c the American people in the matter
- of food. It is not a government re
sponsibility it is a responsibility of
each "individual. Each pound of food
s saved by each American citizen is
i a pound given to the support of our
army, the Allies and the friendly
I* neutrals. Each pound wasted or
. eaten unnecessarily is a pound withheld
from them. It is a direct per.
sonal obligation on the part of each
of us to some one in Europe whom
we are bound to help.
i "TWIN BEDS," FASCINATING
COMEDY, COMING MARCH 8
An early booking at the Opera
. House is Salisbury Field and Margaret
Mayo's uproariously funny
comedy, "Twin Beds," coming un:
der the direction of A. S. Stern and
1 Company. Not in a decade has any
2 play scored such a laughing triumph
J as "Twin Beds", a story of domestic
3 life in a fashionable New York
r apartment house. It is said to be a
t rare theatrical treat. The fun is
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quick and clean, the lines sparldi^^^H
ly witty, and the highly origi^HH
complications in which the chaz^BH
ters find themselves so mirth-p^^H
voking as to be almost irresisti^H^J
and, best of all, it leaves a pl^HH^
ant taste in the mouth. "Twin BeH^fl
played for one solid year in
York, delighted our Australian
ins f^r six months and is now
second year in London, tan^HH
hundreds away at every perfo|^^H
ance.
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I WANTS I
COTTON SEED?WanamakerMHB
proved, Cleveland Big Boll. P^^HB
$1.75 per bushel, under 5
$2.00 per bushel. W. S. Co^^^^H
or S. J. Link.
FOR SALE:?I have for saleH^BH
rent, several head of mule^H^H
Allen Smith, Jr.
WANTED:?Manager for New
Bottling Plant, who can
small amount in business,'
good drinks as leaders.* SplJ^^^H
salary, permanent busineaa^^^^H
you want to make more
address, D. H. HALL^H|^B
2-15-lt. Columbia,
Don't fail to see the Old Ma^^^Hfl
the Opera House Thursday nif^^^^H