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ABBEVILLE, S. C. !sa
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17 1920
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ANOTHER SUGGESTION to
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' After Texas has produced almost a ai
record cotton crop and rushed it on hi
the market, assisting the powers that
be in breaking the . price of the e:
South's chief commodity, we believe fc
that the authorities in that state O
might allow^sornebody else to *sug- h<
gest that the acreage to be planted in aj
cotton next year be reduced. The ?
Texans evidently wish to grow an- f<
other big crop and rush it on the mar- w
ket. _ b<
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A SUBSCRIPTION LIST. ai
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Some three, or four, or was it five, ^
years age there was an election in j
this county on the question of issuing
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bonds for roads. In that election, .the .
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Press and Banner opposed the issuing
of bonds for such purpose. It announced
in one of its issues that it ,
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was sending some five hundred copies j,
of the papei\ to those Who were not ^
subscribers to the paper. The Abbe- jg
ville Medium replied to this by say- ^
ing that if we had sent about two
w
hundred more copies to non-subscrib- y
ers we would have sent out as many
papers as the Medium then was senuai
ing to its regular subscribers. ^
Whi^h causes us n<Xw to ask the 0j
question, What has become of this w
subscription list? We are now send- 0,
ing this paper to more than nine hun- j
dred regular readers, who pay lor
the paper either in advance or who ,l(
buy the paper for cash on delivery. ^
To how many subscribers of like .
does the Medium go? ^
Any statement about the circulation
of this paper we are prepared to
prove to the satisfaction of our ad- ^
vertisers by exhibiting our subscription
lists. We are even prepared to j
prove these statements by exhibiting
our lists to the Medium where (if in g?
no other way it may meet large numbers
of old friends.
TO OUR AMIABLE NEIGHBOR. n<
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With all its faults the Abbeville
Medium sometimes carries us back to
the land of pleasant memories. Com- th
menting on the imaginary misfor- pi
tunes of the editor of the Press and m
Banner, and replying to some of our' n
' remarks which the Medium thinks hi
uncalled for (but which it provoked fr
by its evident personal references to m
us, and to which we shall never ob- w
ject) the Medium reminds us that the
editor of this paper once was a candi- 31
date for Mayor in the city of Abbe- w
vile and was defeated. Passing over sj
the fact that in the first race in tMt c*
election we led four candidates with u:
a considerable plurality of the votes tfc
which the Medium forgets and in
the second race we were again ahead
in the up-town box where the people w
who knew us cast their ballots arid ol
that we received in the first race m
against four men 184 votes, we think tl
it was, while the editor of the Medium ni
received in the city of Abbeville in tl
his race last year, (running also i tc
against four men) 24 votes, we de-1
sire to say, and it is the first oppov-j
tunity that we have had to say it pub-;
licly:
\ .t That we have always been appreciative
of the men who voted for us j e(
in that election. We do not say that b<
all the good men in town voted for w
us in that race, because that would c'.<
not be correct, but we did not receive ni
* \J ico \J A nic ovivjitauo, uui vi |
those who sit on the street corners <i<
and complain, nor of those whose in
subsistence depends on seeking pub- he
lie office. We received rather the votes st
of the men who have made Abbeville tr
and who will continue to make it a fit w
place to live in; of the men who have wi
built the enterprises of the city; who ti<
have contributed to all the good caus- ar
e.? of the city at least seventy-five perjeo
cent of all the good which has been |
done, of the men who build banks, he
cotton mills, churches, schools, and sh
such like institutions. We know the th
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en who supported us in that race \
id why they supported us. We are t
.tisfied with them and their motives, r
re take pleasure in them. t
We also have the "number" of s
icse who pretended to be our friends t
id who we knew were not. We are
lankful to those who were our
iends, and we have never held it
jainst those who were honestly
rainst us. We have only made a
oss-mark after those who sought to
;ceive. The successful candidate in
le race against us many times durig
his administration when the invests
of the town were to be served
iked and received our assistance,
id some of those who opposed us
ive \ji times of dy*e need not failed
> ask our good offices to pull them
irough trouble and disappointments,
id what we have been able to do we
*ve done ungrudgingly. 1
We, therefore, think from our own
cperiences that it is a good thing
,r a man to run for office once
nind you, we say once) in order that
2 may ascertain, (whether they be
jainst you or for you) who are the
ial men in a community, who work
>r the community unselfishly, and j
ho are not two-faced, pretending to j
s friends to all parties but only
jiteful towards all parties. There is
nother thing which a thoughtful'
an learns by running for office, and j
lat is that office is not the place forj
ic man who desires to be of service, j
? fa kn n-f o 1 carviVo Q. TYIOTl I
1 U1 UC1 WW WC Wi. iV?* WV* ? *VV ? | ?
ust be free from political entan-1 j
ements, under political obligations j i
i no man, and under no other obli-11
itions except those which come from j
jnorable association with all men.:
: a man can run for office and learn j
lese things, as we hope we have
arned them, and we hope the Editor:.
I the Medium has now learned them, ] (
e can settle down to the business to; i
hich we have been called in some j
ay or other, and can then speak, ; j
id will speak our honest convictions.it
Jq will at least be in position to be | ?
I service to the people among whom i \
e live, and to whom after all we all j <
A'e the greater part of what we are. i.
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It is true that there are people in <
:ery community who undertake to i
despitefully use" the man who tries' <
; b?"of service. He is accused wrong- j (
illy and\ he is oftentimes misunder-ji
ood, but so long as a man has the (
mimendation of hfs own conscience s
nd, speaks the truth as it is given Jl
im to see it, he should be satisfied. 11
And that is another lessen we J1
arned in our brief experience in | <
Dlitics, and that is the reason we | J
ly that a newspaper man should not -1
?ek office, because humanity is weak ! i
id politics and office-seeking make {(
trimmers" of men, dam up the chan-M
els through which the truth should <
ow, and sometimes make cowards t
f the best <jf men. <
We thapk the Medium for bringing '<
lis matter to our attention and for .1
iving us this opportunity to say this I
uch of the men who in the twenty- >
ye years we have lived in Abbeville *
ive always been our friends, whose t
iendship we have always tried to t
erit, and whose friendship .it is c
orth while to have. t
We grant the Medium that there 1
re some people in this community J
ho despise us, and as Col. Roosevelt
tid, "the longer we live the \nore 1
iuse we shall give them to dislike \
3," because we are not here to be e
le partisan of any bad man nor of ?
ny bad cause, if we know it. ?
In the meantime we may say that i
e believe* that we have the support if
f the thinking people of this com- c
unity and of this county, whether c
ley agree with us in all things or 11
ot, and our reason for saying so is I f
lat our subscription list continues | r
i grow. \
We thank you, again. I r
A WARNING. j*
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The City Council has just contract1
to sell $90,000 worth of bonds!
.'nring; 5 1-2 per cent interest at 92 J
hich means that we are selling theq
>llars which we are yet to make at j
nety-twe cents each, and that we
lall be compelled to buy these same,
)llars back at par. No criticism is J
tended towards the city fathers, j
nvever, for this condition. The
reets have been paved under conact,
and the money is due, and there
as nothing to do except to do as
ell as possible. All kinds of securi?s
are down, and are still falling,
id our securities were on that acunt
hard to sell.
While the above facts are true,
>wever, it does not follow that we
ould make other bad trades where
ey may be avoided. This county has >
oted for a large bond issue for the |
uilding of roads. If these bonds canlot
be sold at par^e should take noice
that conditions are such that we
hculd stay out of the road building
jusiness until times are better. A
liscount of eight per cent, on the
iond issue authorized would mean a
oss of about $36,000 to the taxpay>rs
of the county. It is hard enough
o pay high taxes in these difficult
imes even when you get full value
'or the money spent, but we imagine
he people who pay taxes in the couny
will not want to contribute to
aising $36,00?_which somebody else
vill get for nothing in return. It is a
jooa lime to waicn your seep ana gu
ilow.
This does not mean that the roads
'.uthorized are not to be built. If the
>eople still want to build roads they
.r.ve the right t.? do so, but tho fact
hat labor is getting cheaper and
:heaper as the months pass, and that
;ecurities will likely improve in sellng
value, at least, suggest that we
night wait awhile and do better.
There has been a suggestion that
he next legislature authorize the
;ale of the road bonds at less than
;ar. We think the suggestion unwise.
iVe will have plenty of time to trav>1
over the present roads, as the momentum
of things generally is slowng
dow?^, and we can well afford to
vait awhile and do better. Certainly
ve cannct do worse than to rush ino
b:g indebtedness' just now. Taxes
ire new heavy enough and in the next
'ew weeks the people will find that
hey are as certain as death itself.
WHEN LIQUOR WAS CHEAP '
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A man by the name of John Martin
?probably kin to some folks in
jreenvrlle?lived in Abbeville coun;y
mere than a hundred years ago.
Lhe Abbeville Press and Banner has
ately published some interesting data
;aken from his private papers. He was
in Irishman who settled in Newberry
jut moved to Abbeville, possibly
seeking more excitement, i'rom his
iccounts it is learned that in 1845 criinary
shoes sold at eighi. seven and
i half cents per pair. The doctor
;harged him only one dollar and sav;nty-five
cents a visit, including medcines.
There are s? many entr?es for
;mi^itfs on the doctor's bills that the
slogan of .the medical profession in
:hose day::, instead of "operate,"
nust have been "nauseate." The
King's Creek church of Newberry
:ounty certified in a paper still preserved
that Brother Martin "always
jehaved in a Christian, becoming
nanner." although he did buy^i little
iram now and then. One hundred and
"ive yeaTs ago he bought a half pint
)f rum for eighteen and three-quarer
cents. Somewhat later he acquii*;d
a half pint of whiskey at twelve
ind a half cents. Ten days later he
jought the same amount at the same
>rice. In November^ he took on a
vhole gallon at a dollar and a half
ind, evidently believing thlvt "a lit-.
:le of tjie hajr of the dog is good for
he bite," got another gallon three
lays afterward. He never dreamed
hat a hundred years later . thirsty
lordes would pay twenty dollars for
i quart of commingled shoe polish,
vood alcohol and embalming fluid,
rhe man who sold Martin the liquor
vas aJso a school teacher who chargd
him thirty-six dollars and fortyiix
cents for teaching seven hundred
tnd ninety days. How about that for.
i low teacher's salary? Martin Napjears
to have been a tailor, but he
;harged only three dollars for an orlinary
coat and six for an overcoat.
Nowhere does it appear that he complained
of hard times, as now do so
nany^of the prominent Abbevillians
vho whittle by day and setback by
light when net engaged in fishing,
lunting and practicing law.?Green ille
Piedmont.
WANTED!
White Farmers
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TO SETTLE IN BURKE COUNTY,
GEORGIA. SPECIAL IN
DUCEMENTS OFFERED. FOR I
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FURTHER INFORMATION j
WRITE THE BURKE COUNTY |
CHAMBER .OF COMMERCE, j
WAYNESBORO, GA.
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We print today an editorial from
the Abbeville Press and Banner on
"Watch Your Step," and we "ask that
you read it, and we desire to suggest
to the city authorities of Newberry
that they appoint just su<^h an officer
for this good town, and we hope
that the appointment of such an of- ,
ficer will make it necessary for you
to "watch your step." When that
automobile blazed up a little the/
other afternoon from back fire and
the alarm went in, they say that the
street was filled with cars just as if
there had been races on, and all
wanting to see who could get to the
fire first, surely not for the good
they may do because every one who
knows anything about efforts to control
a fire knows that the crowds are |
always in the way rather than a help
Every alarm of fire is the signal for
all the cars in town to hit the street,
and see who can go the fastest. Marvelous
that some one is not run over at
every time the fire bell is sounded.
-?Newberry Herald and News.
EXTRA COMMUNICATION.
There will be an extra communication
of Clinton Lodge No. 3, A. F. M.
Thursday evneing at 7:30 o'clock*.
Work in the second degree.
H. S. HOWIE, Secretary.
MEN LAID OFF FROM WORK
Philadelphia, Nov. 16.?The Penn-|
sylvania Railroad will lay off 2,500
more men, 1,000 of them on the Philadelphia
division, within the next five
days, according to announcement today
by the company.
Since the end of October there has j
I EDISON W
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!(: -HE Rrices of Edison Phcr.ogra]
1914, and a substantial pa:
\vh\-h the Ed'so:: Laboratories p
|s|! rlhe F.Jipcn Phonograph of t
|||! ;> belter valui* than the Edison PI
hf.nd. the dollar of today is wor
i$;> littie more than half as much a;
!;<! *
if you buy an Edison Phonograi
buying a before-the-war value,
|j; ^ Why was it that Edison did
;j; did he avoid the necessity of do
ij| and practically any investment t
. the Edison Phonograph Laborat
!j: 1914, on a narrower margin of I
!|! other established phonograph, oi
!j! How, then, did Edison manage t
prices?
!j[ The<story is dramatically ij
;jjj following is only the essence
H When the united states 01
!;i; ed the Great War, Mr. Edisoi
:|: work at the Edison Laboratoi
;i| in the army of American men
!j: pitted themselves so successf
;i; world-famed German scientist
!j! cier, on his recent visit to A
;i; Mr. Edson with a 'large share
war for the Alles. The New Y
September 5th describes, at 1
the inventions, which Mr. E
if}
>/ and placed at the disposal of I
i;|: In this article, the New York
j); that Mr. Edison appears to 1
!(: moving spirit of the Naval C
of the United States.
? When Mr. Edison gave up ]
;i; for the business of the Natioi
:j: situation existed in his Manu
stores, due to their inability t
! ' materials, and the necessity
factory substitutes for such
;;<! . there was ever a time in Mr.
when his personal attention
was required, it was when he
, TThomas A. Edison had reaso
:j: he was risking enormous loss
;i; his business, at the particula
!|! tion, but he did not hesitate, ,
had a remarkable influence o
!;<! women, who remained behi;
;>!; humbl^st^wcrkman to the higl
tive in the Edison organizs
; !; seemed determined 'to make
sj! Old Man was away." Vacatic
up and doctors' orders were i
ous employees, and, as a resu
Manufacturing Laboratories
few manufacturing concerns
; !; States, where there was no lc
? flm-inrr thf> war nrul wliprp tVif
i;j: an increase in efficiency.
I;); ' During the war, Mr. Edisoi
Come in and
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been a total net reduction of more
than 10,000 employes of the Pennsylvania
system, most of them east of
Pittsburg.
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HT AGAIN
ihs have increased less than 15#
rt of this increase is the 5# tax.
lay to the Government.
oday is a better phonograph and
lonograph cf 1914. On the other
th, in purchasing power, enly . a
s the dollar of 1914. Therefore,
3h at this time, you are firtually
with an afteivthe-war dollar,
not increase his prices and how
ng so? Any commercal agency
>anker can ascertain for you that /
ories were doing business, in /
>rofit than was true of any of the
talking machine manufacturers,
o avoid an increase in his selling
nterestinff. The hi* time nn' t.lm <
of it: rare occasions, v
America enter- Laboratories, it
1 dropped all hi/ tention, for mor
ries and enlisted reference to bus
of scienee, who ever, state that 1
ully against the his pet invention
s. Cardinal Mer- ness associates i
merica, credited or other, to avoi<
? in winning the that, if there mu
ork American of such increase to
ength, some of polsibly be mad<
dison developed willing to stand t
:he Government- ant thing. Let i
American states for the people to
aave been the these nerve-racki
onsulting Board What was the
ism of the New E
his own business a Soul," made it
1, a very critical ographs, and its
facturng Labor- fact that the inci
,o obtain variou# The demand sooi
of finding satis- Overhead and sa
materials. If the minimum an<
Ediscn's career, willingness to ab;
to his business creased cost of i
went to war. for the Edison L
n to believe that merely nominal p
es, by deserting increase in the s
.r time in ques- Phonograph,
and his example It will be man
n the men and level of commod
nd. From the present price of
best paid execu-"\ Leading bankers
ition, everyone as willing to len
good, whije the graphs, because i
>ns were passed of Edison Phono
gnored by zeal- reduced.
It, the Edison Let us reiterat
vere one of the v son Phonograph 1
in the United . war value with
iss of efficiency, you have any fej
?re was, in fact, duction in the pr
we are prepared I
l spent most of that point.
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near i nis w onaerru
GRAPHS COIV
There are about 175 parts in a
watch and in the course of assembling
a timepiece it is estimated that
2,400 operations are performed.
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eatitiful silver-1| ^jj|;
: v/ttlicat tiic Wfci:,.:. \
x that ncccm- Em$
terlhirr, it \v2! i jPfe: J
2 the attractive j Iljlp I j 4
lave in Alv.n ; |?p f
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si particularly
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ington pattern ||f|Jp |
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sea coast or at sea. On those |;
irhen he visited the Edison >
was difficult to gain his ate
than a few minutes, with | \ ^
iness matters. He did. how- ft
the Edison Phonograph was _ ;!>_
and he hoped that his bu?i.vould
be able, in some way j|'
i any increase in price, and !|r
:st be an increase, he wanted :j;
be "just as small as it could
2. Mr. Edison said: "I am
;he gaff.,. Music is an import- \\\
is make it as easy as possible
have music in their homes in ;!;
ng days." *
result? The wonderful real- ;|f v
dison, "The*Phonograph with
desired above all other phon- ;?
sale was stimulated by the !|t
[ ease in price was negligible. ;$
i far outstripped the supply.
Is expense were reduced to
3, thanks to Mr. Edison's 8
sorb a large share of the in- ;>
manufacture, it was possible
aboratories, by accepting a ;j>
rofit, to avoid any substantial N'
elling price of the Edison
y years before the general. * ;>
ity prices is as low as the ,
the Edison Phonograph.
have expressed themselves
id money on Edison Phonothey
know the selling prices
o-rn-Mis arp not. crninc to he 7Z
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e that when you buy an Edi- [il
today you buy a before-the- \\[
an after-the-war dollar. If
ar that there may be a reices
of Edison Phonographs, !|l
:o give you full assurance on ;j- "
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