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*-/;"* w T he Press and Banner. Published every Wednesday at two dollars a a year In advance. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1907. X'n Y A err an tu in ihh?villa. Like the meanies, tbe war on alleged vagrants, breaks out at intervals In tbe different towns. It Is now ragtag In Orangeburg. Abbeville, happily, bus no reason to make war on any or her citizens. While there may, possibly, be a man now and then who la not getting rich, or wearing himself out at work, yet we bflteve It Is true that there Is as little crime and as little Idleness In this community as tbe most exacting could require. * Our own belief Is tbat we have as good and as Industrious a oommnnlty as oould be found. As proof of this, try to hire somebody to work for you. They all have Jobs, wblcb they must finish before they can work (or you. And tbe good wages wblcb are paid keeps carpenters, bricklayers and laborers busy all the time. Laborers are receiving a dollar a day, and tbls price enables them to live comfortably. A man In two days' work coold earn enough to keep him In food and out of tbe vagrant class.* Judging from wbat we see lu tbe newspapers In reference to their own towoe, Abbeville Is about tbe best place there Is on this earth, for all sorts of good people. Very few of our people drintc liquor to excess. Very few of tbem disturb the peace. And if tbere =- - Is a vagraDl In town, we are not Informed of tbe fact Tax Payinir. Abbeville Is behind on paying taxes. Very few persons have paid. Aa every man baa a rlgbt to wall to tbe last d*y, and as tbe treasurer oannot receive all tbe taxes In one day. somebody will be left In tbe rush and the penalty will attach very suddenly on tbe first of January. We are not going to advise tbe Legislature, but we tblnk it would be fair to give an abatement of one per cent for al those who pay before * given date Tbe government would get tbe money, and Ibe citizen 'would i e encouraged to pay promptly. Let the State give and take. If It takes one per cent penalty, let It give one per oent premium. The Lien Law, tbe Dispensary, and Poor Houte Farm. Mr. S. F. Crona ir of ibis oltf ha* sonn good Ideas about practical affairs, and last week we sought bis opinion on some of tbem. He said: >. "Tbe Men law Is as good a law as we could bave. It rurnisDes a gooa means 01 oreuit iu tbe poor man and benefits alike the white man and tbe black man, To do away wltb tbe lien law would Infliot a hardship upon both laborer and landowner. It would disor. ganize labor, and cause suffering to many good white men, who even now have a bard light wltb poverty. Some poor men might leave lor other States, where more favorable laws could be found. Some might possibly go to Texas, and some again might go to the ? next wor-e place." "How would tbe repeal of the Hen law affect tbe owner of land?" "In the attempt to furnish the hands on their places three fourths of Ibtm wuuid bo ruined." ''How would tbe landowner be ruined?' ' He would be ruined in the fact thnt he would bave lo mortgage bis own laud to gel money, with which to supply bis baods As the law now stands, the laborer mortgages tbe result of bis labor, and (be owner of tbe land Is not Involved In tbe credit. I tblnk the repeal of the lien law would be Injurious to the welfare of tbe State." "What do you tblnk of tbe dispensary?" "I tblnk tbe dispensary Is all right, as It has been ran la Abbeville County. It ought to ran as it Is now ran until the debts lor the oity ball and she ooart bouse are paid. Alter the debts are paid, tbe profits should go to tbe maoadamlElng of tbe public roads of tbe county" 'What else will you say, Mr. Cromer?" "I doii't want to say anything about tbe management of tbe poor farm at present. After tbe Court Superintendent pitches tbe orop for next year, 1 will tell you what be ought to have done, I will show him then what he ought to have done. I will show him then what a big mistake he has made." x "Whatdo you think Of school bonds?" I would advise you to sell the bonds which you have, and build another warehouse. The people are now oompelled to sell their ootton since ,the farmers waiehouse Is lull. U .we had another warebout-e tbe farmer* would store more cotton. You see Mr. Chapman's cotton Is lying on tils lot beo^use there for It no room In tbe wtrebouse." Warmed ibe Pastor. Recently tbe good people of Sharon church, ' on tbe Ml. Carmel circuit, presented J. W. Bailey with a Hue over-coat, as a tangible expression of tbeir appreciation of his return to them as pastor for another year, tibarou Is the banner oburob in the circuit, and paid ail claims In full tbls year, with a handsome surplus on pastor's salary. Winter Goods. You should see tbe many bargains In winter goods now offered by Tue H. M. Hatidon Company. Wanted?Abbeville school bonds. Apply to tbe National Hank, Abbeville. Horse's Local*. Unloading a ear of bard coal today. Beat powdered augar at only 8 l-3c a pound. Pare fresh mountalu buckwheat ana big bnmlny. Mlooe meat In 5 pound palls and also by tbe Ingle pound, tbe finest ever. Try apple butter, only lOo tbe pound, and better iban borne made Jts.ly or preserves. AM kinds of nata and Iraita for your Chrlstmaa fruit cake. ' ^ Tbey tell me musk rats, minks and all sucb . varmint*, are mlgbty bad this year. Come and eel one, or a dozen game Uaps and gel rich selling tbe bides. A nice lot of cucumbers In brine for pickling. Amos B. Morse. If you want a bargaiD in a hat or pair of shoes see S, J. Link. HITJ/S OPERA HOUSE. UAAJU IV W One Week Commencing Monday, Dec. 23rd. <#. The Empire Stock Co. A repertoire of high class Comedies and Dramas featuring Hiss Helen Carmen Lenton sUDDorted bv A CAREFULLY SELECTED COMPANY OF ARTI8T8. -> 6?Big Vaudeville Specialties?6 Prices 15, 25 and 35 eta. NO NEE Our store is yc and merit the best, a ness meth BRING US YOUR BUS] TIDING, THE A CLOAKS ! CLOAKS ! ] We have just gotten in 100 Cloaks, all the very latest styles and colors Prices $5.00 to $15.00. This lot of Cloaks were closed out at a sacrifice so that we are in a position to save you about 25 per cent, on them. DRESS GOODS. 50 inch Black Panama 50c per yd. 56 inch Repellants, all colors, 50c per yard. 44 inch Black and Blue Voile $1%00 per yard. n 44 inch Cheviots, all cojors, 50c * per yard. We have just gotten in a new shipment Brown and Blue Dress Goods, all grades, 50c and up per yard. BELTS! BELTS! " A new line of Belts just |n. All the latest styles in this lot. Coat Suit Sets. We have a big stock of Lace Col- " lars and Cufls so much used this T season for Coat Suits. Blankets and Comforts We find that we have too many dawn Comforts, so have out the price down to about cost to dispose of them. Blankets from $1 to $10. Philsc Next Twc Grreat !E can be fc HAD! Blankets, Furs, Jackets, Hosiery, Gloves, Skirts, Fancy Silks, Winter Mil] The largest stock. Call or ? The R. M. I Ml Greatly Red vii zsotitnern Account Christmas " Railway announced Spec one and one-third nrst-cl 25 cents for the round t: the Ohio and Potomac, 2 sippi river, including W Cincinnati. . Tickets will be on s 25th, inclusive ; Decembe and January 1st, 1908, ^ destination not later tl . 1 n otn, 1900. Apply to the nearesi ern Railway, or address Divisi I T\ mA n i V IV M >ur store. It your patrona nd our prices ods will peri] LTJESS ANE WE WIL] nncirp CT?T>T7irir DftCC D?ii31 t ivjli jl vuk ND THE LOWEST PI Hillinery Department. This department Is still up to the usual standard. Always something new to show you and always glad to do so. It is getting late in the season and we have decided to reduoe the prices from now until January 1st, to about cost so as to dispose of what we have on hand. CABLE LINEN. 72 inch all Linen Damask 50c per yard. 72 inch Table Linen, beautiful patterns 75o to $1.25 per yard. Doylies to matcb. I0SIEBY. We handle the Cadet Hosiery for Boys and Girls, guaranteed to last 30 days, 25 cts. JNDERWEAE, Ladies' Undervest 25 eta. Ladies' Union Suits 50 cts. Children's Union Salts 2o ots. Children's Vest 10 to 25 cts. All wool vest for children, pants to match, 50 cts. Heavy Fleeced Vest 50 cts. >n, He > Weeks Jar gains >und at ION'S , Dress Goods, Shoes, Hand Baes, Velvets, linery. The best goods. send to I addon Co. ili need Rates 1 Railway. Holidays the Southern ial Excursion Rates of ass* one way fare, plus rip to points south of md east of the Missisashing}on, D. C., and ;ale December 20th to ir 30th to 31st, 1907, nth limit good to leave lan midnight January t Agent of the SouthJ. C. LUSK, on Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. ii >1 fri. rniiili lOP ELSI is our busines ,ge. Our me: as low as c< ait. L EXPRESS OUR AP SIBLE, THE BEST M JICES THAT WE CA GLOVES. 16 button, best quality Kid j black, browo, wbite at $3.50. 12 button in black and white $3.1 Best quality Bhort kid gloves $1.( SUES. *7 36 inch black Taffeta $1.00. 36 inch brown, blue, garnet, graj Taffeta, $1.00 yard. We are acents for the "Mont Back" Silks. We have this bran only in black. Your money back not satisfactory as to wear. GOLD Solid Gold Jewelry Here yon can get many yonr friends at very L of Jewelry in this c teed to b< Solid Q-old Baby Solid Gold Waisl Solid Gold Hat ] Solid Gold Scarf Solid Gold Cuff ] i 3nry < Carnival! ABBE Dec. 1 sim n As many of our county were unable owing to the bad w and business men of with the Smit.li ftrf to remain in the cit: as to give all who ir tunity to attend the* tions with this comp who come to the cit shopping plenty of s DON'T FORGI i Abbeville, Be 6 BIG DAYSFun and Froll Acai^th^be 'aSOJS B \ iWHERE. 3S to please you rchandise is of Dnsistent busi PRECIATION BY PROERCHANDISE N. SHOES. In Our stock of Shoes, we think, are are the best you can buy anywhere X) Every pair guaranteed to be as rem presented or your money back. Prices $1.25 to $3.50 for ladies. ? 75c to $2.50 for children. Cotton Flannel 10c yard. Unbleached Homespun 5c yard. Bleached Homespun 5c yard. Androscoggin 12$c yard. 36 inch 8ea Island 8 l-3c yard. >y Teazle dawn Outing lOo yard, d 27 inch Outing 5c yard. 36 inch Cambric 10c yard. ir 36 inch Cannon Cloth 12 l-2o yd. Bed Ticking 8c yard. ; at Dry Goods Prices. useful Christmas presents for ow prices. I very piece tale absolutely guaran& Solid Gold. Rings 75c each. b Pins 50c pair. Pins $1.50 each. 3?ins 75o each. 3uttons $2.00 pair. fc Co. Carnival I VILLE, 6 to 31 in sums. people in the city and to attend the Carnival, eather, the merchants the city have arranged later Shows y for another week, so iay so desire an opporse many superb attrac>any, also to give those y to do their Christmas imusement while here. ST THE DATES, cemkr 16 to 21 -6 BIG NIGHTS c for Everyone. ;st Block Jellico jid one of best Bed Ash [ard Coal to arrive about foristmas times. Prices ght. Hand in your or ers so as to keep comfortble during the Holidays. . good stock of Grates, fare Fenders, Shovels, 'ongs, Pokers, Trivets ad Boilers. . SIORSE. Card of Thank*. We, the wife and family of tbe late Joeepl 8. Brltt desire to tbaDk tbe many friends ro; tbe reapeot and many kindnesses shown v qs ana to blm through bis last illness an< deatb. May tbe blessings of an all-wise Go< attend tbem and as all, Is oar sincere desire Mrs. J. S. Brltt. Chrlatmaa Tree. Tbere will be a Christmas Tree at Benlal Baptlit Cbnrob on tbe istn lniUat. xne pao lie la oordlally invited. ANTARCTIC POSSIBILITIES Explorer Beeebrrevlnk Thioka There Mag Be Patsre For Commerce There. The recent Antarctic expedition was $ aommercial one, and commercially it wai a failure, because we did not And the right whale, so valuable for Its whalebone. The Antarctic was fitted oat for the hunt ol that particular kind of whale; neverthe less I have no doubt that the commeroia] result of the expedition would have been much better had we worked under more favorable auspices. I do not by any means -consider the fad of our not having met with the right whale In those seas as oonclnslve proof ol tneir nonexistence in cue uay as v lcraru Land. Tbe Antarctic found the righl whale at Campbell Island In the wlntei time; tbe boats fastened to five of them, of which, however, only one was caught. Mow, to me It does not seem ImprobabU that these whales go south to the bay ol Victoria Land, where Ross saw them, ir the summer, and return north In the win tar. It would seem incredible that a man of Sir James Ross' standing, supported aa be was by able solentlsts and experienced whalers, should have nude a.grave erroi when he said that this valuable whale wai to be found in large nambers In thosi southern latitudes. Tbe dlfferenoe in the appearanoe of th< bine whale, as we found It there, and the right whale, in the method of spouting, b so striking that even the most casual ob server could not easily be deceived. Very possibly, had we penetrated farther lntc the large open bay discovered by Ross In tbe vicinity of the voloano peaks Ecebui and Tenor, wet too, would hove found the right whale In great numbers. We saw very many bine whales, but had not the appliances to take them. As I remarked at the International geographical oongress, we fonnd few seals. They Increased, however, In number at we worked eastward, and seeme^ afraid Sf the land. All of the seals that we met on the shore showed much uneasiness, and speedily made for the water, a fact which strengthened my belief In the ezlstenoe ol * large enemy of the seal on the continent, I do not doubt that the seals oon gregate together in larger numbers at some places on the bay. I oonsider the guano beds whioh we dlsoovered of great commercial Importance, and tbey ought to be well worth the attention of enterprising business men- The specimen wbloh I brought baok with me eon tains a large percentage of ammonia. Furthermore, from the analysis of the specimen of rook wbloh I brought baok with me, the possible and probable present of valuable minerals on the oontinent U proved, although the lava and tbe voloanlc aspect of the coast line do not speak favorably for the presence of heavy metali near tbe surface,?C. E. Rorobgrevlnk lz Century. ' How tfce Chinese Count Tim** The Chinese sundial embodied tb< usual prinolple, bat was crude indeed. A rod or needle set upright reflected a shadow on a Hal surface as the sun moved. On'this were characters indicating the boors of the day. Tbe Chinese also used e water clook called the clepsydra. It was s disk of oopper or other material, with ax extremely small aperture, from wbloh the water trickled, drop by drop. The olepsy dra of Canton Is thus described by a traveler: "It Is a vase of oopper. It Is situated In a pavilion built on a double arch that Brasses a street leading from the great oath gate of the city to the palace of th< treasurer of the provinoe. Like that whioi existed, and perhaps exists rtlll In th< Piking observatory, It Is oomposed of fom aopper vases, whenoe water runs from on< to another by little tubes fixed at the base. The vase that rests on the floor has on lti wooden oover a kind of handle, crowed bj a rule mounted on a float and covered with characters representing the hours. When the water has run out?that Is, ir the morning or evening?it is poured agalt Into the uppermost vase. There is a little brick staircase by which the attendant as sends. "In the temples there are attendant* whose business it is to hang up a placard, with a white ground, on whloh is lndlcatsd the hour. They strike the hours of the day on a drum, and at night they beat t gong. The attendants who thtls look affcei the flight of time occupy the Intervals between in making sdoks of incense, on which are marked the hours. These art sticks so arranged as to burn a certain lonntv nt ftftrm #m? atatv honr. and these are used by peasants and others. The tick Is lighted when the gong sounds, and In this way the private individual car keep very tolerable aocount of the boon they pass."?New York Ledger. Painting th* Lily. Painting the lily has beoame a literal f**, not merely the poet's notion of the wildest exaggeration. An army officer'f wife, writing from an out of the waj western town, tells of a young woman ou! there, "quite the most refined person hew she is, too, who related to me, with moot pride, an idea of her own which she had carried out for reoent silver wedding 'I out some of our annunciation lilies,' ahe explained, 'and pasted silver paper ir strips on the outside of the flowers. The} were very muoh admired.' " This western artist (?) is equaled and outdone by a Berlin society woman whc set oat her dinner board lately with ex quislte flowers, on wbloh mottoes and quo tations were painted In gold, silver and various colors. On a deep purple bearta ease was a greeting in cream oolor on iti surface, and other flowers had been equallj disfigured, at great expense of misguided kill and money. Perhaps the worst outrags was a lovely rose, bearing the oom plete menu on its petals.?New Sari Times. A Stop In Tin* Kay Save a Sermon. One of the elements of a successful ser mon Is a timely and effective close. Manj a grand effort has utterly failed for lacl of remembering this. A climax Is reaohed, the impression is vivid, then, alas, "a few more words," and the influence gained i- J tobMl fhl II ITlliMJIVU amy, unumM* plaoe of conviction, and the troths utterec before are forgotten. There is no use lx banging away when one has oommencec to fire blank cartridges.?Syracuse Chris tian Advocate. Hirer of Ink. In Algeria there is a river of Ink. In th< upper part of Its course it flows througl beds of decaying moss, In the lowv part through strata of iron ore, and thus through the combination of the two- It* waters acquire very nearly the color and something of the taste of black ink. The grandest review ever seen in thli ' *- - *- W-AI 4. .4 oountry was mat be nwuiuisiuu ?? ?u< close of the civil war. Over 100,000 mei were In line In 1880 the value of the cotton mU prod not in this country was $198,000,0Mj In 1890 It had lnoreasad to SM8.M0.000. If you want the best floor or earth try oars. S. J. Link. '* . I " Hill's Opera Hoase Next Week. I The Empire Btook Company will begin a ^ weefra lengai?ement here Monday Pee. 23rd ? presenting a repertoire of bleb class Comet dies and Dramas anionic which are "The 1 Child 8teale?\" "In Old Virginia," "Circnm' stantlal Evidence,'? "A Bachelor's Troublee,'" 'Wife In Name Only," "The Convlot's Dang titer," and others. The leading lady, Miss Helen Carmen Lenton, Is a very clever acti rets as well as a whlstler-slnger of renown. >- She Is supported by a carefully selected com- > pany of aotreses. Six big vaudeville specialties between acts. Remember the date. One solid week of good entertainment at oopalar prices. This Company has played Birmingham, KnoxvlUe, Charlotte, Newport News, ' and other large cities. Prloes, IS, 25, 85 cents. ' " * I Laundry and Ice Plant. ! Work on the Abbeville Laundry ' and Ice plant is progressing rapidly. I In ft couple of months it is expected that the laundry will be ready for work. Within a very few weeks the house will be ready for the machinery. The manager, Mr, Beasley, is much pleas ed with the progress that is being made, and hope to give the people of Abbeville a first class laundry in two months, and an ice plant by the beginning of Summer. And none too soon ! TRUSTEE'S Bankrupt Sale | UNDE^AND BY VIKTCJE OF ? an order of the United States > District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina, the undersigned will cell at public outcry in the City of Abbeville, South Carolina,. at the store house lately occupied by the firm of Harrison & Waldrop, on the , 2nd day of January, 1908, at 10 O'clock A. M.. ' I to the highest and best bidders there; for, the entire stock of goods, conaist1 ing of Plumbers' Material and Fix, tures, Paints, Tin Gutters, Base Ball I Goods, Razors, Watcbes, Clocks, Bi, cycles, Tinners' Tools, Machinery, , Tools, Fixtures, one Olds Touring Car, , i one Electric Runabout, one Olds Runabout, belonging to the estate of W. C. , Waldrop, bankrupt v . yj , Said property will be sold in lots. Sale to continue from day to day uni til all property has been disposed of. i Terms?Cash. An Inventory of said property may i be seen at the office of the undersigned ; at Abbeville, South Carolina. 0. Iff. BEASLEY. Trustee in Bankruptcy. i : Election of- Trustees. . > 7? r j ! Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the qualified electors of the , School District of the Town of Abbeville la t called to meet ia the hall used as a Court t House on | Tuesday, Dec. 31st, 1907, ' at half paat (even o'clock. " The object of the meeting Is to eloct three j Trustees of the said Sohool District to suc| ceed those whose terms expire, and one Trus' tee to take the place of one member who re' tlgned; also to transact any other boslness ' pertaining to said School District, whloh may 1 properly come before it. Tbe Trustees whose terms expire an J. Al1 len Smltb, C. 0. Gambrell, and G. A. Visan' ska. 0. A. Mllford resigned. | By order of Board of Trustees. [ F. E. HARRISON, Chairman. FRANK B. GARY, Secretary. / . ' i :_J 1 ANNUAL MEETING | County Board of Commissioners i 1 The County Board of Commissionj era will meet on j Thursday, the Second day of | January, 1908,'.. ' to approve claims. The above mentioned Board will hold its annual : meeting on Thursday, after the first Monday of January, 1908. All parties holding claims against Abbeville County for the fiscal year 1907 must present same 10 toe jBoara ror ap, proval en or before the above date or be barred. G. N. NICKLEfl, ' C. 6. and Chairman C. B. Com. ?????????????? ; XMAS! I i ; Christmas Presents for those who have outgrown , Santa Claus are not easily se1 lected, but we are offering a few suggestions to help you. t Steere's uanaies i in all size boxes and all them 1 beautiful. I j I Stationery in special holiday boxes.Fountain Pens at any price you like : Perfumes i in exquisite cut glass bottles. I I The McMurray | Drug Company ? 9 Ofa ?n??nollo^ tn admit that VA hftVft the prettiest Xmas cards7n town. McMurray I Drug Co. Cigars for Xmm presents are 0 K, If you get them of The McMurray Drug Co. \