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RANDOM REMARKS BY DOTE.
Dear EdditorialBum peepute
sals as how this here town is ded.
well it nearly is simply becos it is
badly pizened by havin them in it.
sum of the mens whitch is the best
able to put up the munny to buy
the Victry lone bonds will cus out
the town becos sum poar man dont
bay the bonds whitch they shood
bay. i bleeves in smoakin a few of
the grumblin ritch out of their holes
and in maiken them cum acrost or
move to Gorgie. i heerd a mufchant
talkin bout this hear town gittin another
cottan mill or doin sum uther
big doins and while he wus talkin the
Victry men kum along an^ askt him
to buy a bond, and he sed he .wood
talk five hundard, when he shood a
took 5 thousand, and i wus tellin it
to a man in greanwood whitch wishes
to build a cotan mill and he sed he
Woo^ not "have a mill in a kommunity
where the bizness men and folks
gives three reciptions to ther soldeers
in a weak and then cood ?}t
raise a hundard thousand dolars to
buy bonds, he sed it Iookt to him
Kke a hiDDerkrit set of foaks whitch
elamed to keer so mutch fur the sol-J
deers and wus not willin to buy the
bonds to help the sick git well, and
i the boys to get fixed up agin, and to.
pay the inshoreance to the, widders
and chillens and to bring back our
boys whitch is still over in Frants
and germunny. he sais if the mu,
chants whitch did1 so mutch deckoraiting
of theer stoares for the boys
ter kum back reeljf keered ennything
far the boys whitch did the fitin he
bleeves we kood raise a million dolus
and lend it to unkle Sam. Enyy/
way he say tite-wads and hipperkrits
do not bild cottan mills and - he
wish to own no sitch unless he is
backed by a gaim v set of fellars
whitch will put up ther munny when
Mllpri snH nnf omimhlp K?nf if. Tn i
fack he seam to think that the pee.pals
whitch has maid a good deal of
fuss bout how glad they is to sea
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boys back and how mutch they;
thinks of the boys, and all that, is
bout as big a liars as thease here
fellars whitch say the cotan krop are ^
reduced to twelve aiker and less, he^
\ sed to mee that he has been to,
greanvil, spartanburg, anderson and,
; hodges and watterlu all in the last
} weak and he say that he has sean
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. I J but two small patches of korn in the
whoal lay out and that the whoal
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kuntry is now being plastered in
eotan. he has kum ter the konklusion
that the fellars whitch sais they
reducin the akerige is tryin ter
fool the bois in the kuntry inter
plantin all korn while they their!
selves is plantin all cotan, and that
ithe bois in the kuntry thinks the
uther fellars is plantin korn and ;
? sich like and cuttin doun on the cot|
lan so they say to theirselves there 1
j are goin ter be a short krop and i 1
i /will put in a full supply of cottan i
| and git a full price fur it and this ]
fall it will be ernuff to, pay all I :
; owg, and i will have munny be- j
i sides and by out the whole kuntry (
i and town too. in such way my frend <
say that each side is thinkin it is <
foolin the uther fellar and that both 1
is foolin the uther fellar and hisself ]
too, and he sais that if the Lord i
! do not step in and cut off the crop i
that Gummany will have all the cottan
it has missed in and durin of the '
war and sum to sell to Arkangels 1
J and ticonderoga. he say it are sim
| ply redicolous; . '
now this has put Dote Smith to '
j thinkin. i still has bout four akers j
whitch i has not planted in cottan J<
and it seams to mee that if evrie-|
j body else is plantin all cottan it airy
a good time to let Dote plant sumj
; corn, i has bin like the uthersj
thinkin all the dam fools was bleevinj
I what they said bout plantin a short j
crop of cottan, and i jumpt in and^
f was to plant all cottan and got the!
big price, but i seas frum what my!
; frend sais that there air a few utherj
sharp fellars in the whoal kuntry!
like myself. So sais I to myself,
j dote Smith you has plade the fool
1 neerly, now you plant that, four aikers
in corn whitch you has notj
planted becoss i sea3 it now that:
i corn will be hy and cottan is goner ,
^ 1?? in cpnaral anrvnlv tVna foil I
that sumboddy may git bit befoar a
nother spring have rolled round,
i Mr. editoral, i does not kno you
wel yit, but Alen mcKanty is afeared
i will quit ritin.for the Pressing bani;
ner and that he will not be able to
keep up with the kuntry, but I say
to him No, dote is on-the job. it
wood not doo for the Pressing banner
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to loose its two 'best riters at wunst,
and as wun has quit, i am with the <
boys yit. I hopes you will be able
to take the plais of the regular editor
and i bleeves you will but it
seam to mee that with most of the
prisidints cabbinett in Urop there
air but a few left which cood taik my
plais. So i am with you to the end,
and will keep the peepul strait if
theiy will roller mee.
Yours for bizness,
Dote.
DAVID WARK GRIFFITH
A Brief Biography.
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It falls to the lot of few men, in
or out of the theatre, to occupy the
position held by David Wark Griffith,
the dramatic genius who produced
"The Birth of a Nation," and other
notable works and whose supreme
triumph, "Hearts of the World", will j
b^ seen here for a brief engagement
at the Opera House, Friday
and Saturday, May 9-1 Oth.
David Wark Griffith, or just plain
"D. W." as he is more familiarly
known in the worldv of the theatre
and the cinema, is a man of many
interesting qualities. He is that
rare combination of genius and human
being. His remarkable insight
into the deeper feelings of his fellow
men and women, an insight that
enables him to register precisely the
effects he desires, guided by his own
unconscious mind, calling to the
minds and hearts of his audience an
appeal which they cannot deny, proves
him a genius, while his very human
side is apparent through his
dealings "with his players and with
those who come in contact with him
in the business world of the theatre.
D. W. Griffith may be said to have
come into instant prominence thru
his "The Sands of Dee," one of his
earliest feature motion pictures. But
from the days of the old Biografch,
when he directed Mary Pickford and
other present-day stars then in their.
making, he revealed a power that:
masterfully stopped at nothing to
attain his ends.
"D. W." is just thirty-nine years j
of age. He was born in La Grange, i
Kentucky, the son of Colonel and,
Mrs. Jacob W. Griffith. He is one of j
five children, three boys and .two
girls, and is*the only one of the Grif- j
fith family to become interested ac-j
tively in the theatre. Following his
school days in Louisville, he became
an actor and appeared in many
Broadway dramatic successes. With
the introduction of the motion picture
as a separate and distinct feature
in theatrical entertainment, he
quickly joined the new field of en- ,
deavor. Not long after Griffith entered
the film world he became Its
most prominent director.
As to the human side of Mr. Griffith,
he is, in every sense of the ?
term "a good fellow." He is loved ,
almost to the point of devotion by
[lis players and holds each in a
rtrong bond of friendship and helpful
understanding, hence the splen- j
iid "team work" in all Griffith pro- ^
iuctions. He is, too, a man of ex- (
optionally strong likes and dislikes. ,
He loathes drones and all forms ofi
laziness and inactivity, asN might be ,
imagined from his own remarkably!.
IVWYC oiiu uicabivc iviw ?uu guvigjii j
Griffith's greatest ambition in life!.
was to become a writer. Those who1
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have seen his "Hearts of the World" j,
will credit him with being one ot
the world's greatest writers, for he
has written, through the medium of:
this production, one of the greatest
documents of all .time.
An idea of the high esteem in
which Mr. Griffith is held by those^
interested in the finer writings of the
day is gained through a letter from
Francis Trevelyn Miller, of the
Board of Historians, who wrote:
"We feel privileged in greeting you|
as the greatest (if war historians." j
NEW REVENUE TAX BILL
EXPLAINED TO PUBLIC!
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D. C. Heyward, Collector 6f Internal
Revenue, stated that he desired
to give to the taxpayers and
public the following information just
received from the Department with
reference to the sctions of the new
-evenue bill which became effective
May 1st.
Section 630. On what is common-:
I
ly known as soft drinks compounded
and mixed at or in close proximity
to Soda Fountains or other similar
places pf business including Ice
Cream, etc. The tax is one cent on!
each sale of ten cents or less and if
above ten cents one cent on each ten
cents or fraction part thereof. The
tax is on the whole amount of the I
price paid by the purchaser when c
the price is paid at one time though c
it might be in payment for several (
articles or drinks but which are the I
subject of a single transaction pur- i
chase or sale. Fer example, if a I
sale is made of one glass of Coca y
Cola at the price of 6 cents, the tax t
thereon is one cent, but if one per- t
son purchases 5 Coca Colas at a 1
price if 25 cents the tax thereon is
3 cents.
Section 904. Covering the tax
upon the following articles sold at
retail in excess of the specified
prices. The tax is-10 per cent of the
amounts in excess of the following
amounts: 1 Picture Frame above
$10; 2 Trunks above $50; 3 Carpets
and Rugs above $5 per sqr yd.; 4
Valises, traveling bags, suit cases,
etc., above $25; 5 Purses, pocketbooks,
shopping and hand bags above
$7.50; 6 Portable lighting fixtures,
lamps, etc., above $25; 7 Umbrellas,
parasols and sunshades above $4; 6
Fans on amount above $1; 9 House
or Smoking coats, louging and bath
robes, etc., above $5.70; 10 Men's
waistcoats sold separately from suits ;
above $5; 11 Women's and Misses
hats, bonnets and hoods, above $15;
12 Men's and boys hats above $5;
13 Men's and-boys caps above $2;
14 Men's, womens and boys boots,
shoes, pumps, etc., above $10; 15
Men's and boys silk stockings and
hose above $2 per pair; 16 Men's
and boys neckties ' and neckwear
above $2; 17 Women's and Misses
silk stockings or hose above $2 per
pair; 18 Men's shirts above $3 each
19 Men's, women's, misses and boys
pajamas, night gowns and nnderwear
on the amount in excess of-$5 each; 1
20 Kimonas, petticoats and waists
above $15.
Section 907. Effective May 1st,
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a tax of lc. on each 25c. or frac.*
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tional part thereof of the amount
paid for any of the following articles ^
when sold to the consumer or user:
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(1) Perfumes, toilet essences, (
toilet extracts, toilet waters, cosine- ^
tics, petroleum jellies, hair oils, po~ (
mades, hair dressings, hair restora- x
tives, hair dyes, tooth and mouth j
washes, dentrifices, tooth pastes, aro~
matic cachous, toilet powders.
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SALVATION ARMY TO SPEND I
$7,00.000 IN SOUTHLAND |
Atlanta, Ga., May 3.?Assured of
the success of the coming Salvation)
Army Home Service Campaign, the
National Committee today announced
that almost $700,000 in cash has
been allotted to the department of
the South for the erection of buildings
to be sued for Salvation Army
purposes. To carry out the plans, A.
Ten Eyck Brown, of Atlanta, one of
the best known architects in the
South, has been employed by the
Salvation Army Home Service Fund,
Southern Division Headquarters, to
prepare plans and specifications for
the various buildings'which will be
erected in the South within the next
pear. j <
Almost every large city in the
South will receive an appropriation
for the erection of a permanent
home f6r the Salvatiop Army and to
further equip the local corps to carry
on their work of uplift and to help
the man "who is down but .never
out." All of these buildings will be
according to Salvation Army regulations,
which, although simple in design,
will greatly add to the beauty |
of the cities in which they are to be
erected.
The Salvation Army officials in the
South have already received options
on valuable parcels of land centrally
located. These properties will be ta
ken up within a very short time and]
active plans made for the erection
of the Salvation Army buildings.
The announcement of the proposed
expenditure of more than a million
dollars in the erection of buildings
will greatly add to the real estate
industry in the South. The
oroposed plan of the Salvation Army
brings with it the announcement
that their work in the South will be
greatly enlarged.
Following is a list of the cities in
South Carolina, for which building
funds have been allotted and the
amount. designated by the general
committee in charge of the drive:
Anderson, S. C., $8,827.73; Charleston,
$6,842.97;' Columbia, $24,474.52;
Greenville, $5,292.52; Spartan-,
burg, $10,652.92.
Farm Work Open for Soldiers. lars
According to specialists of the a ra
Jnited States Department of Agrilulture
identified with placing disharged
soldiers in agricultural work sem,
ssid
Georgia, Michigan, Montana, Iowa,
daho, Virginia, Kansas, and Missoui
all are in need of skilled farm la>or.
Conditions at the Army camps
vhere the men are discharged show .
joqii
i surplus of opportunities for profituhle
work and a deficit -of laboers. tlck
to a word, there are men to fill them. p"r
U Camp Upton little information 6
vas available on farming opportuni- ^on
;ies in the New England" States. Tho
at r
however, through the activities of
;he State and Federal Departments one
)f Agriculture and the county agents
jomplete information is now avail- pay
tble. The county agents not only
lecure information about farm-labor
situations but they also assist sol- =
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liers in getting started right in new "mm
:ommunities. If there1 is any ques;ion
about the job being still open,
;he authorities will either telegraph
>r telephone for the applicant and
>btain definite up^to-the-moment iri"ormation.
At this writing farm work
s available for all discharged sol- >
Iiats PYTierienced in countrv life.
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A FEW
BUICKS
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DODGES
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in for One.
E. H. LONGSHORE, Agt.
Notice of Election.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
;he City Council of Abbeville that
>n election will be held in the City
)f Abbeville, on May 13th, 1919,
(same being Tuesday) between the
lours of 8 o'clock in the morning
ind 4 o'clock in the evening, in the
)ffice of the City Council wherein
;he Mayor noias nis u>oaix, in me
Uity Hall of said City of Abbeville,
lpon the question of issuing coupon
jonds of the City of Abbeville to
,lio amount of Ninety Thousand Dolf
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Dependable Mercha
, said bonds to bear interest at in
,te of not more than five and one- 81
per centum per annum, payable
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i-annually, and the principal of
bonds to be paid within thirty
rs from date, and to be of such ^
ominations as the City Council of
leville may hereafter determine
.t said election tnose lavoring tne u
ing of said bonds shall vote a c
et on which shall be written or
ited the following words "shall *
City of Abbeville issue coupon
ds to the amount of Ninety
iusand Dollars, bearing interest n
lot more than the rate of five and 0
-half per centum per annum, pay- 1
i semi-annually, principal to be
able within thirty years from
proper ordinance, said bonds to 1
issued for the purpose of improvi
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When we tell you a certain
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'We know foods.
And we know brands.
We've made it onr busine
can talk to yon with real am
We know foods and groc
diseases and remedies?"we i
This knowledge of ours is
costs yon nothing.
Everything in our store r<
stock only those groceries a:
know will please you and kee
One of these things is BY
We recommend this bakii
we feel perfectly sure that 5
any you've ever used. It is
costs but 40 cents a full pot
Another good thing we re*
Flour. *
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ir frocks, light weight
mer* hosiery, underwe
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meet the needs of the
[ wise women are comi
le the fresh, new asso
' best. Get your mind
arel for the warm da;
I see our offerings.
3N & Ht
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ig the streets and sidenraUcs of the
lid City of Abbeville, at. which elecon
all qualified registered electors
lall be entitled to vote.
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ate, for the purpose of improving
;reets and sidewalks in the City 61
.bbeville?" Yea.*
Thqse opposing the issue of said
onds shall vote a similar ticket, ex-'
ept that the answer Or word "No" hall
take the place of the answer or
rord "Yes."
At said election the following )
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1619.
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atned persons shall act as Managers
f Election: to-wit: 'T. C. Seal, J.
?. Clark, C. A. Botts.
J. Moore Mars, Mayor.
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G. Perrin, City Clerk. - \ /
April 22nd, 1919. / It ea wk
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