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Established 1844. sc The Press and Banner ac Abbeville, S. C. m . P The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly w Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Mn 10. ec 1 ClCUllVilV A??r. . ' b< l"' Entered as second-class matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. . I in ! si Terms of Subscription: ' c< One ye*r $2.00 j r( Six months ' 1.00 fc, Three months , .501 ti j b? Monday, April 26, 1920. / I w TH^ PRINT (PAPER QUESTION. ,le Ist Five years ago when the present sc ^ owners took charge of this paper, ei we made a year's contract for print S1 paper (the kind of paper used in P1 the publication of the paper) at two and one_half cents per pound. Last e' week we bought the same paper at 01 thirteen cents per pound. ? | <*< It is true the latter price was the a* cost we had to pay for being caught short, due to the inability of those ^ from "Whom we are buying to deliv_ iS er according to Contract, but pa_ J" per today is selling at nearly ten cents per pound on contract, and ^ the chances are that it will go much higher. j This statement will have more in_ ^ til formation for the readers of the paper if we inform them that one thousand sheets' of paper weigh one 6C hundred pounds, or that ten papers ^ weigK one pound. The readers of the paper receive one hundred and fifty _sdx papery iteach year, which means that we send out to each of them about sixteen pounds of pa_ per each year. If we take :nto con_ a' sideration the matter of waste, we send something more than this in . weight. Sixteen pounds of paper at ^ ten cents per pound amounts to one ^ dollar and sixty cents. We get C( from subscribers two dollars per year. We have then a margin of forty cents between the cost of ^ noTwir and thp subscription price. ttrc n On this, so far as subscribers are ^ concerned, we must pay our work_ ^ ing. force, postage, and ^ other charges, ft is needless to say j that the thing can't be done. J ^ Wfe can make ends meet only be_ sj cause of the advertisements which w we carry. And it must be evident when we say that the pay roll of the paper is around six hundred j dollars per month, that a consider.1 able amount must come in from n advertisements.^ And it amounts to| this, that the advertisers are paying in large part for the paper which we print and which you read. But they get value received. The ad.' ,Vertisements would not amount to w anything if there were no subscrib-1 n< ers to read the papers, ana, 01 tti course, to read the advertisements dt themselves. But for the fact that Ci we owe it to our advertisers we ti< would not want any subscribers, sp But the two combined, help to wj make ends meet?or sometimes, we ha > should say, nearly so. The consequence of what we have a* had to say is that a great many m; newspapers are finding I it imiy>ssi_ lei ble to keep going. Labor Is high m; and keeps getting higher, ancf scarc_ as er too. "Thev. have auit makiner an v , T . * ^ printers." one well known newspa. pu per man says, dnd certainly there are few printers who want to work co in a country shop. The cost of pa_ ah per, taken in cbmiectldn with the ar price of labor makes the load too et heavy in many > places, and it is get, m ting heavy in others. A large num. qv ber of weekly, aind isemi.weekly pa_ tu pers have already given up the flght. ec Numbers of theV ^aily papers are fe conso&fetirfig, and others must do st so orfJSere will be a worse end to co many ypf tljem. ; ag This-:; is torirat the print paper of shortage m?ans to us ana to others, vc \}y FURMAN'S SUMMER SCHOOL Li 1 ar i The authorities at Furman Uni_| versitiy are preparing for a summer dc school the present summer. The sc school will be under the direction of ca members of the faculty, and is in_ be tended to served two purposes; first, bj the training of teachers for work th in their profession; and second, the J* - ? 1 A. I preparation oi siuaems iui viiiihiikv.; sc into the college classes. i op The work of training teachers is a a matter of vital importance to the ta hools of the state. Just now, onj count of the increased salaries de_ j anded by the high cost of living, ;ople are giving more attention to e matter of good teachers. When ,e people pay large salaries they tii mnro Particular to require Ill UV * w r?.. itter teaching. And while undoubt. lly the teachers have in the past ;en underpaid, some of them have ander.taught." Improvement in ie matter of salaries demands an aprovement in methods and in re_' llts. It is a hopeful sign that the alleges and; the people generally ;alize this, and that teachers are eing required, and given the oppor.' mity, to prepare themselves for the etter work demanded of them. J But with the best of teachers there ill always, (or for a long time at ast) be pupils from the public :hools other than the better high :hools who will have difficulty in itering colleges fully prepared to l> on with the work. While they are repared on one subject they will ad themselves unprepared on oth_ :s,-resulting in students entering ir colleges with conditions, and un_ jr handicaps, which often djscour. *e and sometimes prevent students om completing their college courses he summer preparatory school intended to give students who are lus unprepared a chance to make f> some of the subjects in which ley are lacking. Wo imdprstand that other col_ ges are preparing to open summer eparatory schools of this kind for ie same reasons. The plan !s a good le and will serve a good purpose. I In many cases' however, the nec. jsarty" work for unconditional en_' ance cannot be done during the immer. This is a matter which has ven trouble in the past and which ill continue to give trouble in the iture until the proper, remedy is jplied. That remedy is a prepara. iry school at every college in the ate. Wofford has a first class fit. ng school, and this fitting school is accounted, and is accounting for ie good work of that college In re_ ?nt years. Erskine College former-1 ' had a preparatory school, but this as discontinued sometime ago. The ustees have found it necessary to ^establish this school. Other col' ges must do the same, or their lilure to do so will result, as it has >stflted heretofore, in either turn.1 ig a age number of students away rom college, or in lowering the ;andard of the colleges themselves, hich should not be thought of in lis day. HE LANDSCAPE WORK OF THE ABBE. VILLE COTTON MILLS ?. 1 By Herbert Lewis Albing?Land. scape Gardener.) I j The beautification of grounds hich we call gardening is not some jw idea conceived by man during ie last decade or so, but !t is en. >wment bestowed on man by his reator. We learn that in the creaJ jn man was placed in a beautiful' ot called the Garden of Eden. It as a supreme idea that man should ive beautiful things all about him. During the middle ages when war id bloodshed seemed to be the do. inant feature of the limes, we arn of the wonderful gardens aintained by the monks !n the masteries. These offered inspiration id enjoyment to these men as they irsued their religious ideas. In the hasty development of our untry we have gone hurriedly , out leaving large tracks of lands j id then commence our buildings, c. Fortunately the work was ore or less hasty and the conseJ lence was that all the natural feaJ res were' not 'altogether eliminat.! I in some places. There may oe a w large shade treW, 'a meandering ream or perhaps large T>oulders ?-XT. ?:*'*/ iverea wix,n ihobsis 'a"na iicnens ^nu fain it may be only the contours r the -land with attractive vistas be_1 >nd. Any one of these or collective-1 offer a nucleus whereon the andscape Gardener maKes nis plan id develops accordingly. 1 The Abbeyille Cotton Mill has >ne a considerable amount of land.1 ape work this past wjknter. It is tiled Industrial "Landscape Work( cause it has been entirely financed| r an industrial corporation rather an some, individual or municipalty.' The plot of land on wfilcTi the hool building sets has been develJi ied partly as a park and partly a3 . play.greund. The open area con_ 1 ins the play.ground apparatus, ln_ eluding the swings, horizontal bar, | flying rings, giant Stride, see.^aw and children's slide. Beyond this beneath the shade of the water oak the little ones may enjoy themselves building castles in the sand box. The small groups of large trees which existed have been added by furthe* planting of other trees to develop a small park. I V * * 1 J? " -C frOAfl if Under tne snaut U1 l/UCOC VJ.VVU | is hoped that one may enjoy the band concerts, and be protected from the hot sun. The pleasing vista of the hills to the south has been planted so that trees will soften the foreground effects. A small rock gar_ den has been started.. This is merely a utilization of stones which have been collected on the grounds. The purpose is to bring to one the dif_ fernt plants which are found growing in rock formations in this country and the Orient. j The planting about the CommunL ty House has been with the idea of eliminating the hard lines of the building, both in winter and sum_' mer and filling the air with fra_ grance from the attractive flowers in summer. i The plantings about the houses has been to soften the hard building lines and offer pleasure to the people in* the numerous kinds of flowers. i il? ? The shade trees aiong me suwi have been planted to offer a protec.' tion from the sun and make an attractive street as time progresses, j The planting about the Mill and office has been for the purpose of beautifying the sites which the workers themselves may enjoy and showing to the visitor or guest that the people do 'enjoy the inherited gifts from their Creator and have' therefore replaced those which have been destroyed through changing of. industrial pursuits. The idea for the beautifying the village has been to give more inspir.' ation to the people, higher ideals and a greater appreciation of the beeoties of nature. Where is the man or "woman who does not love"1 flowers9 ! The toddling child grasps a flower in its hand, .. The sick patient finds comfort in a plant or vase of flowers. , j The kin of a departed one finds solace in a floral ptece. ' |Why should not the working men^ and women therefore enjoy the flowers as they go and come from work? Let us all beautify our streets, our homes, our hospitals and parka and restore the things of beaiuty -which our Creator gave to us. FIGURES FOR LAURENS Wasington, April 24.?Laurens, S.' f* A C9Q rlfl/>roa?o 1 8Q fir 3.9 T>pr W., -Z,V?IV, J I"~ I centIndianapolis 314,19-, increase 80,-' 544, or 34.5 per cent. Wilmington, Del., 110,168, increase 22,757, or 26.0 per cent., I Warren Pa., 14,256, Increase 3,lr6 ot1 26j? per cent. Kokomo, Ind., 30,067, increase 13,-' 057 or 76.8 per cent. I Ironton, Ohio, 1-1,07 7, increase 860 or 6.5 per cent. | Carnegie, Pa., 11,516, increase 1,. [ 507, or 16.1 per cent. _"5jgjgj2fgJ3JSJSJ2JSJSJSJSJSJ3MEJSEMt.r 9 I CANDIDATES COLUMN | All announcements in the candi-| dates column are published for cash j in advance. j CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF \ I I hereby announce myself a candiate for Sheriff of Abbeville County n the Democratic Primary, and I ledge myself to be governed by thd Sfc? $? :5e?$H^ th<] rinrary. * j J. N. BLUM. J CLERK 'l We ae authorized to announce R. j B. Cheatham as a candidate for Clerk1 f Court, subject to the rules of the emocratic party and he pledges, imself to abide the result of the rimaries. SUPERVISOR I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election as Supervisor of Abbeville County and agree to abide the result of the primary election. W. A. STEVENSON I mi .i juw^T... . .(.. .v>>^^c?^coc^^<pp!^j^ " "?? J??' "' '111 1 4 IClothir Satis] I You wan clothes you v of you; your tern; your fii iand design c clothes; you Now that's ( want you to lL r 1 1 lllcu yuu one "means that give you ba ^ ii.- ; . .>! 6 t'":. ; ?>: ' f jr.i - Jf - J-rj <!.' 5* T.? fj-ltto r >'?jr j The Kos< I THE HOME OF Hi mm & ^fflMfeWmmam Wmi |: i&jj&t- \lPl vBHHHK wi mW^MM|mS&^^^^^wB^BBBhF:^ M *^8S2ii^^^P^5Saf-?v. l&rni 0' i j ?f a"f t 4 Copyright 1920 Hart Schaftotr & Marx tg Depart! i faction in clothe t to feel satisfied vear; they're an ei taste in fabric, a ?ure well fitted; ?f the style. 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