The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 12, 1920, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
DOTE? THE FISHMAN. |i
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Tells His Friends Something About i
Politicks and the Big May Day ! j
Festival at the Cotton 1
Mill. j !
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Deer edditoral: as soon as l opend (
my fish markit the kanderdaits be-|,
gins to show ther heds. I sees that'?
sevrul has throwed their last yeers (
straw hats in the ring and jumped in 1
irter it. none of them has been'.
I J
down to buy fish or talk pollerticks ,
with me yit, but i fliort they mite be' (
.ashful so will rite you a letter and'^
open the conversashan myself.
when i sea a new man run for offis <
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1L remixiu me UI tuc tnuc WU?U A AU??I (
fur the korriner. i went out and evry
boddie was glad to see me. any man i
ast wood take a drink of lemonade
with me, and as the gallon a munthj
was in, i had no trouble of gittin rid
of my gallon as fast is it kame in. Ihad
frends evrywhere it seamed, ij
kanvast the whoal kounty frum mon-,
day mornin till sattidy nite, and
drempt bout the race all nite, and
had a grate time. Lizzie felt power
what do you think of yore chants in
the race and i sed to her, my deer, i'
i am sattified i will git fifteen hon-j
dred voats more than i has got any^
use for, and she was all cheered up
and kilt to chickens and fride them: s
fur dinner, as we wus lookin for c
bruther waiter annyway, and we all
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naa a gTaie nme. xi^ie iui. yunci-,
ful nice bout her husband bout to
git one of the big offises of the kounty,
and planned bout what kind of a
dess jhe wood ware at the inorguration.
Well, i did not fool her nor }
myself long for the voats was count- v
ed tusedy nite, and i was short jist \
fifteen hundred of having enuff to $
git in. i do not want to skeer noboddy
but this is bout the way sum of s
my frends whitch is new is the biz
ness will find it when things nir v
oaver. ' j.
i will not rite any moar bout pol- f
lerticks jist now, as i am lookin for n
the kandidats dwon at my fish stand o
next sattiday evenin to t>uy fish u
when i will have all the laitest nuse a
both nashunal, stait and kounty and ii
city pollertickks, and if anybodd Jv
will buy a fish i will let him in on v
the inside of what is oin on. For t<
fish or neus, see the ole reliable. 1 u
we had a big time at the mill fridy tj
and sattidy, the ball was a-rolling
all the time frum the jump, they had
a baby show but i wus not in that as r<
i is a little too old but if it hadder s:
cum of?,bout twenty or fifteen yeers n
ago i wood a bin in it fur any a^els
baby and took the prise, becos' my a
chillun all look like me and lizzie F
both, they was also a fortune teller n
down here but as lizzie had tole c
mine so mutch without chargin me a
onntrfViin? i list +r?r?V if. -froo anrl did V
W1U1J V WVV" *j
not pay anything to find out if4 liz- h
sie was wrong, in act it might a bin'
wurse than lizzie made it which was v
a plenty, also they had all kinds of t
knittin and tattin and quilts and j
fancie wurk, and relicks too. I guess z
you know what a rellick is. i am not f
so shore than i know but i think it s
is a pollertishun whitch has been beet t
fur offis. there wute a big voat fur r
A MAN MAY BE KNOWN BY Tl
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The Hon. Mitchell Palmer, Atl
States, and candidate for the Der
dent has made enemies of the fol
Pro-Germans, the Reds, Prof
cal Labor Agitators, Reactionary
Why? Because, as alien porper
property and used it to help Amer
is driving the alien anarchists, B
W. W. back to Russia; because 1
to exort unwarranted and unreast
er3 of the country; because he is j
out and forcing the sale of the co
higher prices; because he forced t
the Court's decree which limits tl
and the distribution of meats am
lizing unrelated lines of industrie!
half of all the people against radi
prevent the production of coal ii
the entire public to the dangers <
he opposed the standpattist or
-i-i. r i T x.
iigxits jlui cieau auu uunest puuuc
Mitchel Palmer is 100 per cen
Democratic. South Carolina is al
100 per cent. Democratic. Therefc
for Mitchell Palmer and his candi
Write for Palmer for President
Attorney General stands for and
C. C. CARLIN, Chairman F
805 Munsey
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Quean too. I did not run for quean an
becos i was too busy sellin fish and in]
was afraide that bein quean might | he
interfear with my trade, also there th
ivus a ball gaim and feet races, land-1 er
slides and all kinds of things but no ha
fites. Evrything was luvely and chick-1 tic
en and sanritches 20 cts. each whitch ha
was a little high, but this helped the da
fish bizness. they had all kinds of
ardermorebills all drest up and fos-' fa
ter Barnwell and Medders Langlle sh
rode too horses drest in grean suits ha
which looked better on them than gr
ennything i has sean them wear, i w<
thinks that grean is their culler. | an
I did not eet dinner till arter thre vo
srclock as i was lookin fur sum of sh
:he kanderdaits down here to set em se
jp to dinner on the 20 cts. sand-,'
[ itches but nun of them shode there ^th
ieds. and as they say in the atter-' ap
anta Jurnal ikke and mike they! wi
ooks alike, burther waiter was down vo
lere lookin jist as hungry as me, but fo
luthin doin. there wus not even a' fo
canderdait to shake hans with so wal
;er he shook hands with me and went ge
aome with me to dinner jist as i ex-j of
jected and fust thing he called fur ar
vas fish, waiter is nuthin if not a: st:
jinch hitter. j to
please tell all my frends in the inj
county that if they wishes to buy' Tljood
fish fur either sattidy nite or I tei
;unday to remember the Mane and pa
lo the saim yourself. Ige
Yourn,
Dote. jGI
THE WOMAN VOTE j Es
on
"You can take a man out and buy
esl
dm a cigar, and find out how he'll
rote," complains a politician, ''but
vhen it comes to a woman, what can
rou do?" ag
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Cataloguing tne woman vote in tne | gcj
eeker of advance information, butjpr(
^ politicians all over the country, sg(
i-ritesT. J. Haskin. All past attempts! p)c
o classify the women's votes 'havej ^
ailed. Women have changed their
ninds after being supposedly won j Qn
ver by one party. Others have re- ,vj1
nained non committal to a degree J
ltogether exasperating to politicians, ^
nterested in their welfare and their!
otes. So uncertain is the tred of the |
omen's vote that the parties begin ]
o thing tha they will have to play Or
P to the women and then wait until SUj
h.e votes are counted to see the re- gra
ult. cer
The anxiety of the parties is j ]
eadily understood when you- con- j fee
ider that some 17,000,000 women wh
ow have the right of presidential to
uffrage?that is four times as many cla
s the American Expeditionary ex]
'orce. And these 17,000,000 women lov
lay turn Texas Republican. Massa- 3 ]
huestts, Democratic and the hair offcei
11 poliical bosses white by Novem- tai
>er. For the women refuse to be j
tossed.
Bribery as an aid to obtaining a j
roman vote has proved to be a \
(oomerane: that knocks the candidate ! *at
38
>rospects flat so far as that woman |
md all her friends and all their jP?
'riends are concerned. The vote is a | mi
sacred institution she indignantly ias
ells that would-be briber. This senti- j an
nent, attached to so matter of fact j no
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i or
AE ENEMIES HE MAKES
po
th
torney General of the United
nocratic nomination for Presilowing:
iteers, Hoarders, Packers, RndiRepublicans.
ty custodian he took snemy
ica win the the war; because he
olshevists, Communists and I. ^
le is prosecuting those who seek
>nable profits from the consumarrest^ng
the hoarders, bringing |
mmodities they are holding for j pa
;he big five packers to accept j Ni
leir activities to the production
d prevents them from monooo- sp
s; because he acted in the be- H<
cal labor leaders who sought to _
i mid-winter, thus endangering in
sf starvation and cold; because
reactionary \ Republicans and j gc
s- an
t. American and 100 per cent. ch
so 100 per cent. American and J gri
ire South Carolina should stand gr;
dacy. j cy
; literature, showing what the j co'
what he has done. P?
A
'aimer Primary Campaign Com.
pri
Building, Washington, D. C.
d earthly an institution as the vot-[jj|||
? privilege may seem to trifle top- j g
avy. Nevertheless, when a creed of j g
is sort becomes the slogan of sev-! M
al million women it is bound to : jj
,ve some effect. The effect on poli-1 jg
:s so far, women politicians state, g
,s been a higher calibre of candi- S
.tes for office.
Conferring political favors also jj
ils to influence women voters, as g
own in every election in which they S
ive participated. In Norway, pro- g
essives lamented the fact that they g
ire the main advocates of suffrage, j|
id then when the women got the 1
te they used it to put the progres- jj
res out of power by voting for con- j[
rvative candidates.
Similar instances have occurred in M
is country, where women have been J
pointed to committees and offices jj
th the mistaken idea that their J
tes and those of their friends and jf
llowers would thereby be assured f
r a oertain candidate.
A large percentage of women,it is p
nerally conceded, take the matter g
voting seriously. Many of them j
e not well posted on affairs of g
ite, but they are resolved not to go fi
the ballot box without first find- J
I out exactly what it is all about. B
lis according to women's commit- J
2S of Democratic and Republican ||
lies, is the attitude of women in f
neral toward the coming election, jj
RL BEATS ADDING MACHINE jy
Kansas City, Mo., May 9.?Miss M
ther Kaplan, thirteen-year-old sev- J
th grade school girl who last month j|
tablished an international record p
a rapid calculator, Friday night p
ccessfully defended her laurels ?
ainst a special demonstrator for ||
adding machine company at a m
too! here. Miss Kaplan solved, six m
oblems of addition in forty-seven j|
:onds. The best that Miss Mae S. f|
>rsey, an adding machine demon- J
ator, could make in the special ex- J
>ition on an adding machine was g
e minute and forty-two seconds ||
th one error.
IGAR GOES TO 28 CENTS
IN NEW ORLEANS 1
New Orleans, May 11.?In New M
leans,, the center of the American
jar cane section, the price cf 11
mulated sugar advanced to 28
its.
[ncreased prices came through the
leral fair price committee granting
olesalers and retailers permission
increase their profits, which they
imed too small to cover overhead
jenses. Wholesalers now are al- ?
/ed 1 3-4 cents profit and retailers
L-4. The former profit was one
it for wholesalers and two. for relers.
NOTICE! SCHOOL ELECTION
Whereas, a petition has been circu;ed
in Due West School District No.
, asking for an election for the pur
se of voting an additional tax of 4
lis for school purposes and whereit
appears to be properly signed,
election is hereby called to take
tice.
Those in favor of the tax will cast
ballot upon which there is written
printei"^ the word "Yes." Those opsed
will cast a ballot upon which
ere is written or printed the word
lo."
Trustees to act as managers of
id election.
W. J. Evans,
Co. Supt. of Education.
12-2t.
A VALUABLE VOLUME.
iil be the June Issue of Properiander?Annual
of. Class of 1920
This, the final issue of this session
11 be pubished in Book Form, 100
ges, handsomely bound with
lmerous Pictures of old Abbeville
Such as, Marshall House, Hampton
eaking on Square in '76, old Court
>use, Secession Hill, Burts' House,
c teams on the Square, the Square
tne bu s.
Then Pictures of New-Abbeville
Paved Streets, Modern Churches,
hool buildings, new Court House
d Municipal Building. School
ildren, including a large photoaph
of each member of this year's
aduating class, Class Will, Propheand
History, Special Articles,
urse of study for next session, rert
of this session. Also?
.n Authentic History of Abbeville
If ordered now, check inclosed, ?
ice $1.50. Checks payable to,
Proper-Gander, Pox 92,
Abbeville, S. C.
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I Real
HERE'S
233 Acres
ville, good
Well timb<
farm for tl
1-3 Cash, 1
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Two Storj
in the city
Good 8 Ro
bath room:
for two fai
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j 155 Acres
Good resic
house and
and all ne<
home for s
level and i
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Nice Lot
good deptl
Two Nice
ange and '
price on th
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pital in the
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92 Acres <
Abbeville
Room Hoi
tion in Tc
Good Hes
This is a 1<
clay botto
This Plac<
we are asl
$li
EASY TE
Dixit
RT S. y
Estate Colui
A BARGAIN.
I.sartrJ ciVkfYllf & rrnl^e -fvnm
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tenant houses, and cut ]
3red and watered; a si
le low price of $35 Pei
balance on long time.
r House just off North M
of Abbeville. Price !
>om House on Wardlaw ?
s, two kitchens; well a
milies. Acre Lot. Price !
Land 9 miles from Abl
lence. Two tenant houses
good gin house. Barns,
cessary out houses. A si
ome one. The land is pra<
is fine. Price .... $65 per <
on Cherokee St., 75 ft
h. Price $85<
Lots, one a Corner Lot c
Lemon Sts. Will make a
ese lots.
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ot with caom on it near tr
i city of Abbeville. Price
\
bert S. Lin
AL BARC
of Good Land in City Lii
on Hodges Road. Goo
ise, fine well and pretties
i
iwn. This place product
iw Bales of Cotton last
Damy, chocolate land wit
m.
e will bring TWICE the
ring in three years.
85.0 OPer Acre, for quid
RMS.
e Land
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