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. SOLOMON'S TEMPLE In the Holy Land, between the beautiful Tyrolean valley and the valley of Jehoshaphat, rises a level spur or plateau. On this commanding height are the ruins of the great Temple of Solomon. This spot is one of extraordinary interest to tne whole Christian world, for the famous edifice was erected by th? ancient craftsmen of whom King Solomon and the two Kings Hiram were the first grand masters. We are all somewhat familiar with the story of the building of the temple: David was foridden to erect the structure to be dedicated to the Lord because he had shed so much blood in his wars. So he had to prepare the way for his successors. Then came the wise and mighty Solomon, v who planned to erect such a monument to his God as had never before been dreamed of. For this purpose he entered into an agreement with King Hiram whereby the latter furnished cedars?the famous cedars of Lebanon?and killed workmen to cut tnem. uavid nad already prepared "iron for the nails and joinings; brass in abundance without weight." He had also prepared many hewn stones, and gotten together for this purpose 100,000 talents of gold and ? t&o'Tsand thousand talents of silver. So the young King Solomon had no lack of resources or material. Of the original structure we are tokl tKat it was indeed magnificent. It was inclosed by a massive wall. The length of the temple was three score cubits, the breadth 20 and the height SO. The stone was dressed before its arrival so that the construction of the building was as quiet as possible. The cedar floor was covered with flanks of fir. The whole interior including the cedar wainscot, was covered with gold. No stone was visible in the interior, and the cedar was carved with knobs and open flowers. There was no inner court for the priests and an inner and outer temple, called the holy and most holy places. Within the oracle were two cherubim, ten cubits in height, with wings measuring ten cubits from tip to tip, all overlaid with gold. Golden vessels and ornaments of all kinds were in abundance. The roof of the various parts of the structure was supported partly y cedar pillars and partly by stone columns. The surface of the plateau nowhere presented a level spot of sufficient area for the temple, so a large plateau was built up with piers arched over and filled in with stone. This structure still remains, with a ' long, sloping passage to the temple, up which it is supposed that the animals were brought from below for the sacrifice. Of the rest of the temple the remains are in a ruin. The great stones of Idie foundation wall lie just where the builders placed them and still J bear the craft-marks or directions for niacins' them. The pates on the south, west and east are still to be seen. The south gate has all the marks of Jewish architecture, but has been Romanized by four white marble columns which adorn the doorway. Inside is. an entrance hall in the center of which is a column six feet in diameter and 21 feet high, with a capital finely sculptured in N stone, the entire column being from single block of limestone. The eastern gate, called by the crusaders the Golden Gate, is now kept walled up through a superstition on the part of the Mohammedans that the Chirstians will enter here and drive them out. The great wall of t.V>p onrlnsnrp ot.ill rpmain? nc Ho a flight of steps in front of the Golden i Gate, although the latter are buried I in rubbish. I I??? NOTICE! SCHOOL ELECTION Whereas a petition has been circulated in Hagan School District No. 35, asking for an election for the} purpose of voting an additional tax) of 4 mills for school purposes, and J whereas it appears to be properly signed an election is hereby called to take place at the school house in said district on Saturday May 22nd, 1920. Those in favor of the tax will cast a ballot upon which there is written J or printed the word "Yes". Those opposed will cast a ballot upon which. there is written or printed the word J "No". Rules governoring General Elections to be observed. Trustees to act as managers of( said election. I W. J. Evans, Co. Supt. of Education. 5-5-3t * HALF YOUR LIVING ">l WITHOUT MONEY COST ! __ Continued Southern Farm Proaperlty 1 h Dependent on Cutting Production Coet Through Food j Making and Saving Atlanta, Ga.?(Special.)?"Ten? of j e] thousands of farmers In the South j m will face the problem of making cotton under heavy weevil incrustation e, for the first time in 1920. Their sue- U] cese or failure under these new conditions will be absolutely dependent pn the degree that there Is food, grain b, and forage produced on thefr f&rms tj tliis year," said H. Q. Hastings, presi- y dent of both the Georgia Chamber of ^ Conimerce and the Southeastern Fair. C( "A few weeks ago the newspapers carried the report that an Alabama [ p: county waB preparing to erect a j p] monument to the boll weevil, because p] of the good the weevil had done them 5, in forcing them out of the 'all-cotton' 0, poyerty producing rut, into the pros- jE perity that always follows a diversity gj of crops and the production on home th acres of every pound possible of food, a] grain and forage supplies needed by C] the family and li.e stock. "Our good people here in the South ja have never, until very recently, taken h< the home or family vegetable garden S( seriously as a source of food supply. fs It has been looked on strictly am a 0I side issue, something of little impor gJ tRncfl anmefhine to be attended to the I ai last thing on the place. The home | ei garden, rightly handled, can be made ai to produce half the food needed by ca the family and practically without money cftt. ot fivePage 'lick and promise' sort in of a faraen has little value. To be ai of real value the garden must be planned for, really prepared for, planted di right and kept cultivated through the to sepson, ana cuuivaiea wnenever cc ,o an abundance, ot healthful food ?e^ef or" eight i^onthe ijj tH6 "year, as w<eil <iv as furnishing an abundance of canned ty and dried vegetables for winter use. 18 "Every mess of vegetates dirtcl Be from garden to table, every can or j&r &i of home canned vegetables from clos- e\ et shelves, makes a hole in that store gS bill that is always a terror when tling' time comes. in "Good home gardens have been real in life savers to thousands of southern gj farmers who have gone 'flat broke' or trying to meet store bills. A good aC garden will cut the store bill until Its dc size is negligible. Give the garden a ar fair chance and a square deal in 1920 ia ahd the result will be agreeably sur- in prising." in IOOTH BIRTHDAY OF PENDLETON CHURCH ^ m Anderson Mail. A hundred years ago there might! have been seen a wagon train coming!*" slowly from the city of Augusta? they were coming slowly, for they were drawn by the old beast of burden?the ox. Each wagon was loaded with materials for building a house? and the train was guided by one Henry Morningstar, evidently of Indian origin. Yes, the materials were for a house, ut not for any ordinary house?for God's house, and for the first Episcopal Church in the northern part of the state?St. Paul's of Pendleton. i - - - I Sunday afternoon the ceieorauon of the centennial of this event took place in the quaint little church, which is so well preserved. Here where makers of history worshipped, the Calhouns, Pinckneys* Telioferros, Prioleaus, Warleys, Governor Milledge Bonham, Col. Samuel Warren, soldier of the Revolution, Governor Wyatt Aiken, General Henry Stevens! Gen. Barnard E. Lee, Gen. Clement I Stevens, Gen. George McDuffie, Gov-| ernor James Hamilton, Governor James Hammond, Gen. Dhniel Huger, Wm. H. Trescot, secretary of state, || Ool. Armistead Burt, Col. David Taylor. Samuel Maverick. Thomas G.,? Clemson, and many other notables. | "~ These were the founders of this church and their descendants have kept the fires of faith burning. In the graveyard in which the little church stands there are many of i these men and their families buried, and the epitaphs tell the manner of men" they were and some of the ieeds by which their names have been perpetuated: "And in raiment pure and white, Victories paens in every hands, * Through their dear Redeemer's; might, 1 *"* More than conquerors they stand." j POTATOES LEAD PRICE RISE i i < Washington, May 3.?A compar-j ? ison of the average prices received | ) March 1, 1914, and March 1, 1920, j 1 by producers in the United States of eight .important agricultural pro- j ducts, made y the bureau of crop j estimates of the department of Agri-1 0i culture, shows the following in- *1 cl creases: jc Cotton, 200 per cent; wheat 173 ai per cent; com, 116 per cent; pota- y toes, 244 per cent; hay, 91 per cent; eggs, 96 per cent; butter, 115 per cent; wool, 231 per cent. I T IOW WE MADE GOOD [ MONET LAST TEAR lastlngs Declare* That 8outhern j Farmers Can Repeat the Paat Year1* Prosperity, If They Will ~~~~~ 11 Atlanta, Ga.?(Special)?"The gen jj rality of Southern farmere made real!] loney out of their fawning operations j1 l 1919, more profit than most of them1 j per made before, despite boll weevil, j ] afavorable seasons and labor short i se," j: This statement was made recently j y H. G. Hastings, president of both : le Southeastern Fair Association ami I Georgia State Chamber of Com | = ierce, in discussing general far:., = mdTtloSe in tni South." "Very naturally most of this farnij! rosperity is credited to the higb rice of cotton and, of course, the high riofi hplrsprf hut thp rw?1 rimwn-At-thA ottom reason was that most farmers I ' svned their cotton when it was made istead of 'owing' it for food and rain bought on credit, as used to be 1 e case when the practice was to grow ; 1 or nearly all cotton and buy on 1; -edit all or nearly all food, grain, ate. I j "Present farm prosperity is due ! 1 xgely to what Dr. Bradford Knap'p, | ?ad of tlie demonstration work, has j ) aptly termed 'Safe Farming,' which j nothing more or less tVaa growlrg f 1 home acres every pound of food, : *aln and forage needed for family id live stock use. When this is done { rery other available acre can wisely id safely be put in cotton or other lift crop. 'The expense of making cotton or her cash crop is, either directly or directly, the cost of food for man id beast that works the crop. Most Bins of food and grain can be proiced on southern farms at one-third . one-half what those gftgie Hems >st from supply merchants, "We made money last year by tolwing the" on!? Wa^ that Insures peranant farm prosperity, home proletion of_home food and grain needs, i i c*& repeat this money making in f 10 by following the eame common i nse way that put us right last year ! id will keep us right in 1920 and j rery year, if we follow it up and not ? imble in cotton planting. \ "It's a great temptation to gamble i cotton in 1920?gamble in cottoti \ the field, which is just as bad as j imbling in cotton on the New York j New Orleans exchanges. I know j me folks who are planning to j )uble cotton acreage this year. They j e headed for disaster sooner or i ter. Tue wtae farmer will play safe II 1920?play safe by doing 'safe farm- i g.'" j . A girl's best insurance against ! ouble is to make a confident of her j other. I i IF IN NEED OF WATER Let Us Drill You a DEEP SANITARY WELL. All Surface water cast off. We make Wells for all purposes. Let us handle your Water problems. i KELLEY BROS.. ! Greenwood, S. C. Route Five. MOTHER! "California Syrup of Figs" Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup of Figs ily?look for the name California oh le package, then you are sure your rild is having the best and most harmBe physic for the little stomach, liver knntalfl Iawo ifa LIU IA/TTUO. ViKiUl Cll AVfW i iflte. Full directions on each bottle. ( ou must say "California." Engraved Cards and Invitations? he Press and Banner Company. ' mMmnaammmmam I ROBERl | Real Es J HERE'S A BA J 233 Acres Land c 3j ville, good tenan P ! Well timbered ar jj < farm for the low; ?j 1-3 Cash, balance Two Story Hous< _ in the city of Abl Good 8 Room Ho bath rooms, two 1 for two families. | 74ACRES21-2"] of the city of Abl jj houses; good pas' 1 i - Price ft "**" 155 Acres Land ! i Good residence.' E . house and good g " - an(j ajj necessary home for some on jj * level and is fine. Nice Lot on C good depth. Pric Two Nice Lots, 0 ange and Lemon P" price on these lot II An Acre Lot with pital in the city o Rober Hall Invest We now have on hand a man, Delker and Fran and Hickory Wagons; lines. Furniture, Congoleums Squares. | Range Eternal, Anchor 5 Florence Automatic Oi Organs, Talking Machi chines. Kelly Springfield and G OUR PRICES ARE R1 CREDIT. A to our Store wil Hall Inv ABBEVILLE, - - - iBiBiiiiBiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinifsniiiEiinivii r s. UN nA iiaie ^oiumn RGAIN. ibout 8 miles from Abb< t houses, and out house; Ld watered; a splendi price of $30.00 per Acrc i on long time. 3 just off North Main S )eville. Price .... $5,000. use on Wardlaw St. Tw dtchens; well adapte Acre Lot. Price $8,00( miles from Public Squar beville. Two good tenar ture and is well waterec ..... $75.00 per acre. 9 miles from Abbeville rwo tenant houses. Stor ;in house. Barns, stable r out houses. A splendi _ mi. _ 1 J J.* le. i ne ia.nu is practicaii Price .... $65 per acre. Cherokee St, 75 ft. fron 6 mpmy. ?w- $850.00. >ne a Corner Lot on Oj Sts. Will make a1 clos 3. . l cabin on it near the Hoi f Abbeville. Price $75( t S. Link ment Compc l large stock of high gra 1?1? Da?M*mA0 IJimf Klin UUgglCO. 1AU11I Harness, Bridles and , Matting, Rugs, an< Ranges and wood Cool 1 Stoves. nes, New Home Sewin oodrich Tires and Tube GHT. TERMS CAS 1 be Highly Appreciate estment G - SOUTH CAKI SfiHBiH HllllllVilllillllllM If'Q 1 i\ Ks I t 4 \ fiHniwK?niiiM0HifRnmimnv9DvmTCiMn?iiiiHHri^n![iH m uiy I IB MflMMMBBili Bai BE K tde Nor- 1 ingburg Check i Art 1 iHe % k Stoves B ig Ma- H H OR I 1% DLINA. |