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FOUR ESTABLISHED 1844 5 The Press and Banner; \ ABBEVILLE, 3. C. < ? ] 1 H. G. CLARK, Editor. j a ? "i The Press and Banner Co. , Published Every Tuesday and ftnday j Telephone No. 16. Entered as second-class nail mat* ' tor at post office in Abbeville, S. CL Tirmi of S?bKrip<h?; ~ ** Afl une year - -r Six months _ LOG Three months .60 Payable invariably in advance. TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1919. MUSIC AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR WHISKEY. \ Now that prohibition is an actuality there is a large quota of our population seeking some sort of substitute. Among this number are those who were out-and-out wets? stayed more or less saturated all the time?and those who believe in pro hibttlon, yet wften tney couia get whiskey, drank it for what it furnished them?stimulation. All sorts of substitutes have been suggested and tried out, from the raisin to the grave, via the "rotgut" route. But the most unique, so far recorded, is music. It takes no far stretch of the imagination to picture a "jazz" jag. 'But does a bridegroom depend on Mendelssohn's strains to dull his ? senses so that he may complete the ceremony in blissful intoxication? If so, more consideration is shown the poor fellow than tradition admits. Frederic J. Haskin, well known writer, has the following to say on the question of music as a substitute for alcohol: "It is complained that in the im mediate past wnen tne swinging doorj was still a conspicuous feature of< our large cities our concert halls j were sadly devoid of male listeners. While most of the musicians were men, their audience were almost completely women. Musicians themselves will tell you that they would have to give up their art and open grocery stores or something if it were not for the women of the na tion. Obviously, the majority of American men share the view of the distinguished novelist who, upon be- 1 ing questioned as to what he thought < Of music, said. "Oh. see no harm in i -v it" "But now the mourners of the late 1 John are requested to take the ques- 1 tion of music as a solace under ad- J visement. Why, they are asked, < have women been such ardent devo- i tees of music? It is admitted that i there are cases which seem to point ] to this conclusion. For example, the s i famous singer, Malibran, was so ov-!: ercome with emotion the first time 1 ?ehe heard Beethoven's Faith Sym- 1 phony that she swooned, and had to be carried out of the hall. Then there i was the case of Berlioz, who swore that he became absolutely intoxicated upon hearing certain pieces of ? music. "In descrbing his symptoms of intoxication, he wrote: "My vital forces seem at first to be doubled. I feel a delicious pleasure in which reason has no part; my arteries pulsate violently." Then come tears, j "followed by spasmodic conditions o' the muscles, trembling in all the limbs, a total numhnpss in -fo?+ ... ,? ?,, and hands, paralysis of the optic and j; auditory nerves?vertigo? almost', swooning." j ] "It is suggested that music as a means of intoxication has one ad- , vantage over alcohol in that it pro- , duces no depressing after-effects. On the other hand, the victim is rejuve- j nated and refreshed. Plato wisely ] asserted that music cleansed the soul < as a bath did the body. Since Plato's . time the psychological effect of mu- 1 sic has been carefully studied, and as a result music is now being intro- , duced as a therapeutic measure into a large number of hospitals. In the Japanese-Russian war, the beneficial , effect of music on wounded soldiers , was noticed and studied, while in the , European war it was a common oc- j currence to have wounded men ask for music before drink or medical help." < GOOD ROADS. 1 1 That the people of Abbeville I < County are greatly interested in the question of the $1,000,000 bond is- ( sue for good roads in this county is evidenced on every hand. A number of prominent farmers in the city ' I J Saturday expressed themselves ra>hatically as in favor of a system of jood roads throughout the county. Senator J. Howard Moore and Supervisor "W. A. Stevenson are both n favor of good roads and the peojle of Abbeville are overwhelmingly for the project. Senator Moore ivanis an expression from the enrolled voters of the county in order to :arry the matter before the next meeting of the legislature as coming +>1/1 Tkprmlf*. If a maioritv of voters want good roadB there will be no difficulty in getting a bill introduced in the legislature authorizing the isssuing of the bonds. It is very probable that in the near future meetings will be held throughout the county for the purpose of ascertaining definitely the sentiment of the citizens. ThiB will be followed by a straw vote or a petition in order to get the voters' expression in some concrete form. Discltarg?d From Camp Jackson Cothran, Jas. W., Donalds. Ferguson, Joseph, Abbeville. Blackwell, James Calhoun Falls. Link, Samp el G., Abbeville. McGee, Gus, Abbevi^e. Jones, William, Calhoun Falls. Kennedy, Jones, Abbeville. Mcllwain, Geo. A., Due West. Bagwell, John W., Due West. Moragne, Peter Bl, Bordeaux. ' Ogbtzrn, Waiter ts. juonams. Black, Parish, Abbeville. Martin, Sanders, Abbeville. Ashley, Calvin Abbeville. McBride, Butler, Abbeville. Rosenberg, Arthur P., Abbeville. Wilkinson, Alvin A., Abbeville. Smith, Raymond Ja., Donalds LAND SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbville In Probate Court. Complaint to Sell Land to Pay Debt. R.B. Cheatham, as administrator of the estate of Jason L. Simpson, de .1 01 re sac u, . j. uwu< VS. J. H. Chatham, P. A. Cheatham, J. M. Perkins, E. C. Perkins, L. R. Perkins, Mrs. E. T. Rankin, Mrs. Clay Taylor, Mrs. Ola Nowlin, Mrs Clay Smith, Mrs. Belle Crietsberg, Mrs. Nancy Jackson, .Mrs. . Lou Mercer, C. P. Perkins, and John Doe and Richard Doe, being the unknown heirs at law of Jason L. Simpson, deceased. Defendants Decee of Sale. I will sell at public outcry at Abbeville C. H. on ^alesday in August 1919. next, for the payment of debta, the follownig described real estate of Jason L. Simpson, deceased, situate in said State and County, to wit: A.11 that tract or parcel land, known as the Jason L. Simpson tract of land, located near Little Mountain, seven miles south of the City of Abbeville, :ontaining 112 acres, more or less, md bounded by the lands now or for-j| merly belonging to Mrs. Millwee, Hunter Brothers, Mrs. Mary Watson, ind Wilson Spring Tract, being the same land conveyed to the said Ja?on L Simpson by Walter L. Miller, Mas;er, on the 6th day of December, 1897 Terms Cash?Purchaser to pay for ill necessary papers and stamps. J. F. MILLER, Judge of the Probate Court, Fuly 10th, 1919. Abbeville Co., S. C. MASTER'S SALE. g The State of South Carolina, | County of Abbeville. 9 Court of Common Pleas, if I 3. A. GRAVES, trading as Acker I building ana itepair company, Plaintiffs, against MARY GRIFFIN, Defendant. By authority of a Decree of Sale by the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, in said State, made in the above stated case, I will jffer for sale, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesday in August, A. D. 1919, within the legal hours of sale the following described land, to wit: All that lot or parcel of land, situate, lying and being with building thereon, in Town of Abbeville, Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing One third (1-3) of an Acre, more or less, and bounded as follows: Fronting on Greenwood Road, bounded on the back by lands of Jack Smith, and on bhe West by lands of Richard Wilson, having Sixty-seven (67) feet front on Greenwood Road, and sixty-seven (67) feet on the back line, and having two hundred and ten (210) feet on both side lines. The same being the lot of land conveyed to the defendant, Mary Griffin, on the 14th jay of June, 1911 by Griffin. E TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Pur- I :haser to pay for stamps and papers. I THOS. P. THOMSON, g Master A. C., S. C. I M5-3t. B ltjlej yru^oo ?, ? ? DAM A DVlin I NINE CI DAYS D l I Every] [item in both 1 I Price We are not offering u& Nev< DRESSES. Ladies' $10.00 VaiJe Drefi&es, sale price $7-25 ' T.o/lioo' J8 fifl 'Uinilp Dressea. sale urice 5J75 I Ladies' 12.5.0 Voile Dresses, sale price 8.7S Ladies' 14.00 Voile Dresses, Bale price 9.75 . Ladies' $35.00 Black Messaline Dress, sale price, $22-50 Ladies' $32.50 Messaline Dress, sale price 16.25 i Ladies' $24.75 Black Me&aline Dress, sale < price 14.85 ' Ladies' $27.50 Blue Taffeta Dress, sale price, ;? 16.50 Ladies' $29.75 Messaline Dress, sale ' price, . 19.25 Ladies' $24.75 Messaline Dress, sale 1 I price, v 12.40 ? Ladies' $29.75 Messaline Dress, sale > price, J6j6S ( Ladies' $30.00 Black Mesaaline Dress witk | White Collar 19.75 Ladies' $27.50 Taffeta and Georgette Dress, ] sale price ? 13.75 j Ladies' $30.00 Taffeta and Georgette Dress, * sale price 15.00 \ Ladies' $30.00 Black Taffeta Dress, sale J price, i 19.75 Ladies' $32.50 Black Taffeta and Georgette < Dress, sale price 21.75 , 5ALL 31 i WE MANHATTAN SHIRTS Men's $5.00 Dress Shirts $3.73 i $3.50 Dress Shirts $2.75 $3.00 Dress Shirts $2.25 WORK SHIRTS $1.75 Work Shirts $1.15 $1.75 Work Shirts - $1.35 $2.25 Work Shirts $1.75 COLLARS W ebave them in both soft an dstiff CluettPeabody Collars, per dozen $2.50 Earle & Wilson Collars, per dozen $2.50 B I DRY GOOD I Two Big Stores JPPLY our stores has been z s Cut r you a stock of Ollt-( ear before have we bee 1 Ladies' $30.00 Taffeta and Georgette lyrax^ sale price 34:75 Ladies' $25.00 Georgette and Crepe de Chine ; Dress, sale price ' 12.SO ; Ladies' $85.00 Foulard and Georgette Drees, sale price 15.80 Ladies' $37.50 Taffeta and -Georgette Dress, i sale price -- 18.75 Ladies' $80.00 Taffeta and Georgette Disss, sale price ? 15:00 Ladies' $22.50 Tricoidne Drees, sale price, i? 11.25 ; Ladies' $24.75 Ueaaline Dress sale j)rice 12.35 Ladies! $25.00 Taffeta and Georgette Dress, sale price ! 12.50 Ladies' 25.00 Taffeta Press, sale price' 12:50 ; Ladies' 27.50 Blue Taffeta Dress, Trimmed in ; white, sale price 13.50 > Ladies' 25.00 Taffeta Dress, sale price 12.50 . Ladies' $32.50 Braided Taffeta Dress, sale price, : 16.25 ! Ladies' $27.50 All Taffeta Dress, sale > price, 13:75 ( 'Ladies' $37.50 Beaded "White Georgette , Dress, sale price 24.75 ; Ladies' $27.50 Georgette Dress, Trimmed in j Lace, sale price 18.75 | Ladies' $25.00 Navy Georgette and Crepe de ' Chine Dress, sale price 15.75 . Ladies' $40.00 Gray Georgette DresB, sale nriee. 10.75 I Ladies' $45.00 Beaded Navy Georgette Dress, 1 sale price 17.50 j 4RTS THl OFFER MAT MEN'S ..CLOTHING Newest and best styles?Last Fall was our first season in strictly clothing business and we have no old stock and no old styles. $52.50 Strouse Brothers' Suits $39.50 _50.00 Strouse Brothers' Suits $37.00 .48.00 Strouse Brothers' Suits $35.00 .45.00 Strouse Brothes' Suits $32.00 -42.50 Strouse Brothers Suits $30.00 Young Men's $30.00 Suits $21.00 $27.50 Fancy Serge Suits $18.75 $18.50 Fancy Serge Suits ?$13.75 Regular $22.50 full box back Suiuts, in navy, ie on Hand the Openi a J.M.J f rw n tl '^1 ^ >- - :v - Our Fall Goods Arjj *- m S sk W dlH ===== narlrfvi dnwn to t ? - -. ' < _ _ t >f-style or Shelfsn able to offer i DRESS GOODS .. I.-V " Ci>' 36 in. Susquehanna Silk Poplin > in and black, regular $1.00 qu yard, ?re 36 in. Rep Oord, regular $1.00 qtt yard, sale price .36 in. Black Taffeta, regular $1.7 per yard? _?.?" ? 36 in. Silk Faille regular $1.00 qi ; yard .J._ ? 36 in Taffeta, $2.25 value, per yard, \ Belling Bros. Guaranteed Taffeta, in every yard of selvage, $8.0 per yard, ----?? -I A /1aam*a44a P.vana it! fill aIaVc ' tv III. UCVigtVVV V*V|#V) AM $2.50 value, at per yard,;.--..4;-r 42 in. Cepe de Chine in all colors, f ity, at per yard, 38 in. Crepe Lustre, regular fXJ! at, per yard 1? 1 36 in. Manchester Percale, in tig 40c value, per yard, 27 in. Disss Ginghams, in assorted regular 25c quality, per yard,. 35c Quality Utility Ginghams, 27 per yard -?? 32 in. ^Renfrew (Galatea, Jmown as 50c quality, per yard 82 in. Renfrew Ginghams, 40c vail yard, ' * ' . 1 JRSDAl <Y BARG, electric blue, green and brown; < trousers Men's White Palm Beach Suits wo on today's clothing market, five of these suits left to be eloj per suit, Light Suits in stripes and solid cok $14.50, on sale at $14.00 Kool Kloth Suits in grey and $8.50 Kool Kloth Suits in grey, at--. $25.00 Tropical Worsted Suits in tan. at - $18.50 Black Pin-striped Mohair Su $27.50 Blue and black Mohair Suits ng Day?These ATIU "On thl