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^nftinTMiOnin ?TniT??nwnrnn)rni n-n* ^-r STATEMENT OF MAJOR SH?RARD,j Anderson Mayor Givs His Views on the Dispensary QuestionMajor Shorard has received several Imi'il lies from counties in wliioli dispensary ?i?c tiou" Hie to he held in August, aud la reply to I hose he is sending mil I lie following letter: Anderson,K. C.,July 1". DenrHli: Your lothr In winch you aak t<> b? advised ot the condition ol atfairs in this city under prohibition an compared with the condition < xlstlng previous to the doping of the dispensary, has been received, and in answering your Inquiry I have carefully consulted the records ?.l'?'e oily police court and ol the local express ofllco in an effort to give you lads and figures that show iu a more convincing manner limn nil oilier evidence conditions as they actually are In Anderson, The dispensary was voted out or the county by a majority of 2 to 1 In an election held In November, 1905. It was closed on or about the 14th day ol Jauuary. 190C, and since that time there has been no legal sale ol intoxicating beverages In the city or county. Prohibition has.been in lorce here for more than three years, a period long enough to give It a lair test. Public sentiment Is strongly against the sale of whiskey and this popuiafeelluK uijaluK the drink evil has naturally been of lucalcuable assistance to the officers In enforcing;the law to making prohibition a real blessing to the community. Ad examination of the records of the police court show lor the year ending January 14th, 1906.(the date of the closlDg of the dispensary, l,4io cases were tried before the mayor, 775 oi these belDg for drunkenness. During the year followlug and ending Jauuary 14th, 1907. 634 cases were tried In the police court, ol which U57 were for the ottense, of drunkenness. This gives a fair comparison, as each period covered Immediately before and 1m mediately after the closing of the dispensary \ embraces a lull year, and the enforcement ol the city ordinances was under the direction of the same mayor and same chief of police. It would be maulfestly unfair to take less / than a year to mafce any just comparision. The immediate result ol voting out the dispensary, there/ore, was to reduce the total number of cases in police court 56 per cent, and the canes of drunkenness 67 per cent, The rate ol decrease In the number of petty oQenses, including drunkenness, as shown in the first year under prohibition, has been maintained since that time in practically the same proportions. There were 917 cases brought in the mayor's court for the year ending July 1st, 190C, 8S4 of this number being for drunkenness. The population of the city, according to the directory census, has increased approximately 33 per cent, since prohibition went Into effect, and the Increase in. thexnumber of cases lias just about kept pace with the increase in population. It is isir to assume that, if the dispensary hwd been retained. taklnir the police docket for the lasl year the dispensary was open ana basis upon which to make an exact estimate and making due allowance lor the Increase in population, the year endiDg the first of tin present month would have shown a total od 1,9*20 cases instead of the 917 under prohibition. and I 0.W cases of ilruukeiinexs instead ol the 3SI that were actually broi git. It is useless to go further into the recordof the police court. They prove that, so tut as Anderson is concerned, prohibition doef prohibit. It not only reduces ihe number o' cases of djunkenness, but you will observi that the number {of other ofleoses has beet< reduced in about the same proportion. A> you well know, many ofleneses, such as fighting, lond swearing, disoiderly comtuc', etc.,grow directly out of drinking, and s<> when the sale of whiskey is prohibited and /4?nn bonnatc nonODBorllv muilo U Ipwu (rf. quent occurrence it follows that other viola, uons of the law must decrease in a corresponding manner. That has been our experience. You will doubtless find it bo everywhere. I have made some effort to ascertain the amount ol liquor shipped to Andersou through the expres* company. Thj local agent, a man ol excellent judgment, by taking the number of gallons received on certain days and at diflerent seasons, has tried to arrived at a general yearly average. The result ol his Investigation leads him to btileve that approximately 25,000 gallons were received at nis cfflce for the year 1908. He regards this as a maximum estimate. The average cost of whitkey is probably about S'per gallon. This would indicate that Anderson .is spending something like S."0,000 a year for Intoxicating beverages. Practically all'of these shipments represent the cheaper grades of whiskey. As a rule the majority ot negrot s pay $1,25 to $1.50 per gallon, while the average price paid by whites is about ?2.50. I have not available the figures giving the total saleB of the ADdereon dispensary foi J905. the last year ol its existence, but in 1S04 the Falesat the dispensary in this city aggre- ' gated S114.131.15. In addition to this the sales of beer amounted to S10,169.05, makiojr the total sales lor this city alone 8124, ?03,20. Thi* total does not include, of course, the sales at Pendleton, which aggregated S18.708.40. , Tb? sales for 1904 exceeded ttie sales for 1903 by a little more than 30 per cent., bat In the s absence of figures for 1905 (which, 1 am In- t formed' can only ;be gotten in > olumbla) 1 am not prepared to give tbe exact saie? tor i 1005. But In tbe even t that tbe bales tu 190-3 id h tne ciiy Bbowed tbe same ratio of increase \ over tbe previous year, tnen something like c 5150,000 worth ol wblskeyi must have beeD 1 sold, Let us, suppose, for the sake of illumra- i tion, that the dispensary was silll open in I Anderson and that tbe sales, instead ot uhow- ] ing the enormous Increase ol 80 per cent, for e one year, bad only kept pace with the in- e crease In population. The population In- t creased more than 40 per cent, elnce 1904 t according ito the directory ceneds. Add 40 percent, to tbe total sales lor 1904, $124,608 20. and you have approximately Si75,000. If the average salable value of dispensary liquor Is placed at $2 per gallon'tbe people ol AuderBon would today be consuming whiskey at i tne rate of 87 500 gallons a year. In 1901, as a J matter of fact, they actually did consume over W),000gallons, if we take 82 as tbe ave? rage retail price. , The accuracy of the comparisons I have made may be attacked on tbe ground that tbe whiskey sold through the local dispensary was distributed over a larger territory than tbe 25,000 gallons received at Anderson in 1908. Let us look a little into this phase of tbe Question. Tbe smaller Dlaces in tbe \ county situated on railroads have beeD , regularly getting shipments ol wblt-key.but , I am sure that the total amount received by ibem In 190S Is far more tban offset by tbe j sales that were made even In 1905 by tbe Pendleton dispensary to that section of tbe 1 county and by tbe Greenville aud Abbeville ? dispensaries to tbe northeastern and south- j eastern sections of tbe county respectively. Tbe Pendleton dispensary sold 518,703,40 worth ofwhlsfcey In 1904, and tbe total amount ot 1 sales made by tbe Greenville and Abbeville ] dispensaries, which should be credited to to Anderson, probably equaled this sum. * Tbe location of tbe city ol Anderson, in tbe ] center of a county of large area, is such that < lew sales were made to people of other coun- i ties. Anderson bought largely from dlspen? sarles in adjoining counties for the simple 1 reason of convenience and accessibility by ] railroad, while the citizens of other counties for the same reasons were not forced to . patronize us. They bought all their whiskey J at home, and tbelr own counties got tbe J profits. The closing of the saloons in adjoining ' states has had a marked effect in decreasing J interstate shipments. It seems that the 5 farther away tbe base of supply is removed i the more difficult or Inconvenient It becomes 1 to the drinker to get what he wants. Up to 1 the 1st of January, 1908, practically all of the ( whiskey shipments came Irom Augusta, Ga. -i After that ready and quick source of supply J was cut off, 1 am told, by the express agent t that the year following snowed a decrease in | tbe shipments of about 40 per cent. On tbe i 1st of January, 1909, the North Carolina ? saloons were closed, and up to April the fall- 1 Ing off in shipments amounted to about 8 per cent. At present Richmond and Jacksonville turnisb nearly all tbe liquor that comes ; here. If Interstate shipments could be reg- J ulated so as to make it unlawful for a wet |j state to send whiskey into dry territory, the greatest obstaole to tbe the thorough eniorceinent of prohibitory laws would be ramoved t and prohibition would be absolute. However with state alter state placing the ban on tbe sale of whiskey and the base of supply being constantly removed farther away, geographical difficulties, entailing Increased cost ot transportation and uncertain delay in receiving shipments, seem gradually to be accomplishing the end that interstate regulation could reach at once. a vuapn *u JVUI WUUIJ L1J r IPfiUC II] liie approachIng election may resolve Itself Into a financial ratber iban a moral one. li may be contended tbat as a result of tbe loss of revenue the tax levy will have to be lucreased 10 burdensome pioportlone. Taxes will be Increased. Tbere is no need to cberlsb any delusion on tbat score. But. tbe small increase In tuxes will nave to individuals tbat sorely need it many times tbe amount in money tbat would otherwise be speut for whiskey, besides tbe crime and poverty and su&erinK tbat cannot be reckoned In dollars and cents or measured In volume of intensity by any human agency. The net profits received by tbe city of \nderson from tbe dispensary for the year l'JOj amounted to ?14,770.97. Tbe county got an 1 equal sum, as the law provided. The tax levy J for tbe four years previous to the votltiif out of tbe dispensary was 10 mills. In 1906, tbe first year of prohibition, the levy was raised to 18 mills. In 11)07 It was increased to IS 1-10 II mlllf; in 1908 to20 mills, where it remains for }j the present year. Tbe net profits coming to the city represented about one-sixth ol the city's entire revenue, and this loss bad to be made up by an increase in the tax levy. The fourth year after the loss of the dispensary a revenue. Among other things, the city Is d carrying on public Improvements of a perma u nent character that a few years ago were not attemnlert. Anil 1 hlu renniruu u lomo. " - cumlure Irom Its current lunde. Let us make au 1 allowance of 3 mills for the Increase In the b levy of the city of Anderson as a result of tha ? lossofthe dispensary revenue. It cannot be ? more than this, but the estimate Is purpjsely G made liberal. Now what has Anderson gained bv that loss of S14.770 97 In revenue? Fully S100.000 In money saved each year to poor men who need It for their families, as I have endeavored to sliow by a comparlBlon of the records of the I -|j - - - T I ' *^~ / 1 COTTOLENE is a pure and ; medium, made from refined cottc of hog fat in it to make food unw As evidence of its superiorit Prize (highest possible award) a ecords of the dispensary sales with the excess office records, and, more priceless than ill, tbe pence ana happiness or hundreds of t vomen and cblldreo who, be/ore the county ? went dry, could Justly lay their burdens of lorrow at the door of the local dispensary. Is not a result like that even from a mere iconomlc standpoint, enough to fire voters vlth zeal totaccompllsh hy casting their voles T igailist the llllolt sale or whiskey Is rigidly j1* mforced in Anderson. Public sentiment, as have stated, is strongly set against tbe vlo- r* alor of the law, and sales of Intoxicating j * iquors are comparatively few, considering , ^ he population of tbe city. I have never r' mown a Jury here to fall to oonvict tbe arsused where the evldenoe was strong enough ? o Justify a conviction. Whiskey is sold bei;e n email quanltles. Tbe law is being violated r1* n a small degree, Just as every other law on ? * he statute books is being violated. But, tbe fficers are vigilant and tbe guilty parties are occ6edlngly cautious In prosecuting ihelr un- _ awful transactions. DurlDg the past twelve nonths there have been 16 convictions in the g nayor's court on tbe charge of liquor selling. fhls number represents ten defendants. Two ^v lefendants, both Greeks, were convicted for Lv olllnn frnm Ihotr nlnrPH of huslness. All- T >ther, a white man, plied his trade ftealtbily lv rom place to placeln the city as opportunity iflered. The otber defendants were negroes, Lv vbose method of selling in small bottle* here Lv tnd there has given tbem, in police circles, lv be name or'pocket tigers.' Lv Prohibition Is working successfully in An- Lv lerxon. It is bringing about a moral uplift Lv imoog many people, and as an economic lv iroposltion it is regarded as sound. The great Ar najorlty of our people. I am sure, are unwlil- ? ng to go b8ck to tbe dispensary. They do > lot want it. To their Way of thinking the tat oss in revenue Is a matter of small moment. Ja t is offset many times by the money now laved by honest, hard working people, and xpended by them for tbe maintenance of heir families in comfort and plenty and for he up-building of better and happier homes. Q]] Yours very truly, J. L. Sherard, Mayor. m Lv HIDDEN DANGERS, ft Ar Lv Wnture Gives Timely Warning That Ar Xo Abbeville Citizeu Can Afford lo Ignore. DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes Ar Tom tbe kidney secretions. They will Ar warn you when the kidneys are sick. Lv Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, j? pale and foamy, or a thick, red, ill- Ar jmelling urine, full of sediment and at rregular of passage. Lv DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes Lv Yom the back. Back pains, dull and l.v heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys and warn you of the approach of dropsy, diabetes and Bright's lisease. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick Ar tidneys and cure them permanently. l,v Here is proof in the statement of a aearby resident. Mrs. E. L. Motes, Garlington St.. Ar Laurens, S. C., says : "I have used Lv Doan's Kidney Pills for some time aud, At tmve been greatly benefitted by them. [ suffered a great deal from backache, Ar ilso had frequent dizzy spells and my Lv lidneys were very inactive. The kidiey secretions were unnatural and oth- ^ jrwise disordered. Learning of Doan's gui Kidney Pills, I procured a supply aud le" hey helped me at once. The paine in ny back have greatly lessened, my i Sidneys are normal and I feel better we n every way." fee For sale by all dealers. Price 50 I :ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, * Sew York, sole agents for the United ? states. Remember the name?Doan's?and ake no other. ci X s ir - MARBLE AND GRANITE, S I am in the marble and granite busi- Cll less. I represent Owen Bros. Mar- nf] ile Company, of Greenwood, S. C. lVe Pay Hie Freight ea nd guarantee satisfaction. Tf work oes not come up to contract it does _ iot cost you a cent. 5 x\uy uue wanuug mon laments, 'oi-mbs, Slab Work or Curbing I will e pleaded to have them call on me at ibbeville, S. C., or at the shop9 in ~ freenwood. St Joe F. Edmunds, J goo t T Director of Agents. 'on rhe Swine or Oh me! I saw a huge and loath Wherein a drove of wallow Whose banquet shocked the nos Then spoke a voice, "Behol I fled, and saw a field that seem One glistening mass of rose With dewy buds 'mid dark gree And as I lingered o'er the lc The summer breeze that cooled ? ? ?r* 1 _u 1.1 wmsperea, oenoiu uic sui ature's Gift from tb 1 wholesome frying and shortening mseed oil. There is not an ounce holesome, greasy and indigestible, y, COTTOLENE received Grand t the Louisiana Purchase ExposiMade only by THE N. K. FAIR1 Blue Ridge Railway Co. Eflfeotlve June G, 1909. i No. 12 No. 10 No. 8 Eastbonnd. Daliy Dally Dally ll" Ex. Sun sts Stations? A.M. P.M. P.M. tk( ' Walballa 8 45 3 27 1 35 of ' West Union 8 10 3 32 1 45 ' Seneca 9 08 3 50 2 15 Jr. ' Jordanla .. 9 10 3 52 5 29 l0' ' Adams 9 25 4 07 5 47 CU Cherry's 9 28 4 10 5 50 wr ' Pendleton 9 40 4 22 6 02 * - o ju a on fi i:j ve, ' Sandy SprlDgs 9 51 4 83 6 17 To ' Denver 9 56 4 38 6 25 (V West Anderson 10 10 4 52 6 45 .. Anderson (Pass. aep). 10 15 4 57 6 55 Anderson (Fgt. dep)... 10 18 5 00 $1. Bel ton a 10 45 5 27 fr Westbound. No. 11 No. 9 No. 7 Stations- P. M. A. M. A. M. Belton 5 45 11 55 Anderson (Fgt. depot) 6 11 12 21 No Anderson (Pass. dep).. 6 14 12 24 9 20 No West Anderson 6 20 12 30 9 80 No Denver 6 33 12 48 9 50 No Sandy Springs 0 38 12 48 10 00 No Autnn m 6 41 12 51 10 06 No Fetidleton 6 49 12 59 10 V? Cherry's .^6 59 1 09 10 85 Adams 7 02 1 12 10 40 AI Jordanlu 7 20 1 80 11 05 c Seneca 7 22 1 32 12 05 cot West Union 7 40 1 50 12 80 8ac Walhalla 7 45 1 55 12 40 | cfr VIII also stop at tbo lollowlng stations and ce on and let off patsengers?Phlnney's, ' mes, Toxaway, Welch. n? J. K. Anderson, Superintendent ? * yoi tlo: larleston and Western Carolina By Schedule In effect November 15,1908. & tro Dally Dally Dally )6y Augusta 10.10am 4.40pm 6.80am coc McCormlck- 11.56am 6.38pm 8.14am McCormlcE 8.16am (j0'( Calhoun Falls... 9.25am het Anderson 11.00am jt AloCormlcK 11.56am 6.50pm luc Greenwood i2.57pm 7.55pm C. j Waterloo 1.28pm Laurens 2.00pm Ex. Sun. T nnrnno QQKnm Q 1A,> m uauicuo i..wpui u.iuaiu Fountain Inn... 8.17pm 9.23am 'W Greenville 4.00pm 10.20am Laurens 2.32pm Woodrull 8.18pm TDk Spartanburg 4.05pm T" topartuuburg 5.10pm (So. Ky.) gg Hendersonvllle i.45pm Ashevllle 8.60pm g_j] Ashevllle 7.00am (So. Ry.) +V, Hendereonvllle 8.05am 1,11 Hpartanburg..... 12.20pm (C. <fc W. C. By) Woodruff 1.13pm Laurens 2.03pm "GreenviTie 12?20dm 4.80pm Ex.Hud. trn Pftiintaln Tnn 1 HOntvi C IKnm 1,1 U fuuuitcwu IUU.m i.uuMUi 6D8 Laurens 1.45pm 6.28pm jat( Lauren* 2.12pm (C. N. 4 L.) mu Clinton 2.32pm Wt Newberry 3.20pm Mil Columbia 4.55pm Charleston 9.52pm Laurens 2 82pm C. <fc W.~C0 Greenwood 3.32pm 6.56am Anderson 4.00pm 91 Calboun Falls... 5.36pm , McCormlck 4.83pm 7.52am 6.45pm CII MoCormJck 4.38pm 7.52am 6.47pm Augusta 6.15pm 9.35am S.35pm 111 'rl-weekly Palace Car Line between Au- fir sta and Abbeville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2 ve Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and 8at- OH lays. Leave Abbeville Mondays, WedneBye and Fridays. ga Jote?Tbe above arrivals and departures,as ttt 11 as connections wltb other companies, are W en an Information, and are not guaranJrnest Williams, G. P. Agt, Augusta, Ga. of, I. A. Brand, Traffic Manager.. O li ? vii Money to loan on improved ty or county property. J. Stark, President; J. E. Mc- W'Q avid, Secretary. she ? wri FOLEY'S I ira\ [IDNEY CURE | WILL CURE YOU any case of Kidney or [adder disease that is not m * Eve yond the reach of mediJ on t ne. Take it at once. Do thee it risk having Bright'sDis- We* se or Diabetes. There is p? stall thing gained by delay. ?te0e; Oc. and $1.00 Bottles, sow ail REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Stor C. A. MILFORD & CO. yc Spec ??? ? It >e Rosenberg's for wash ties. 2 lor25o. bo s Qe Rosenberg Mercantile Co. are selling bine every day. They have the right u> 13 ds and reduced prices. See their ad. Pu he beBt extracts In the world are Blackl's J?1,;!' display at Mllford's drug store. "jJJ1 ? fciMUr. ^Tittiifiir Hi mmn ui MTrti't if*aawisfliaatt " ?~ ..... t(>t **.... . '#i' *s#fcJGr$. fcWferv'. i the Flower? tsome sty, ing swine were barred, itril and the eye; d the source of LARD!" ed at first s pure and white, n foliage nursed; >vely sight, that Southern scene, iirce of COTTOLENE!" ie Sunny South" tion; and Gold Medals (also represent!! case) at the Charleston Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair. In fact, in e\ LENE has been exhibited in corapetitio: it has invariably been granted the high< 3ANK COMPANY, Chicago. Life 100,000 Years AjfO. Scientists have found in a cave in pitzerlaud bones of men, who lived 3,000 years ago, when life was in conint danger from wild beastp. To-day i danger, as shown by A. W. Brown Alexander, Me., is largely from adly disease. "If It bad not been 1 Dr. King's New Discovery, which red me, I could not have lived," be i?ea. "suffering as I did from ate- _ re lung troubleand stubborn cough." IJ cure Sore Lungs, Cold, obstinate ?ughs, and prevent Pneumonia, its i best meeicine on earth. 50c. an<1 00. Guaranteed by P. B. Speed, ial bottle free. ^ NenDoaru Ncnrume. . 83 doe 12.81 p. m. Southbound veRtlbule . 52 doe 12 45 p. no. Northbound local. 93 doe 8.16 p. m. Southbound lrcal. .32 due 4.15 p. m. Northbound vestibule. ,37dne 289a.m. Southbound night train c .30 due 2 43 a.m. Northbound night tran " wajH Looking tojYonr IntrrfNto. :all aDd see me at oDce, an I have two neat tages near public square to dispose of at a irlflce. Three sales of dwellings have rcitly been mad? In the city to new corners, 1 the supply In running short. Can Bell 3 a number of vacant lots, but unless you piy eariy cbuiiui un juui mn iui luifmrcu iperty. Not a vacant dwelling Id the city, J the supply Is not equal to demands, bo u had best look after the two cottages men ed. M. ?. Holllngflworth. lany people with chronic throat aDd lung uble bave found com fort and relief lo Fo's Honey and Tar as It cure* stubborn ighs after other treatment has failed. L. l( Ruggles, Reasnor, Iowa, writes: "The itors said I had consumption, and 1 got no ter until I took Foley's Honey and Tat. stopped the hemorrhages and pain In my igssnd they are now as sound as a bullet," Mlllord &Co, ? 3 Place your fire insurance ith the Abbeville Insurance id Trust Company. They present sixteen of the larg- U t old line fire companies, id are prepared to give you e best of service. 4 Iveryone would be benefitted by taking ley's Orlno Laxative for Ptomacb and liver ubleand habitual constipation. It sweel1 tbe Ptotnach and breatb, gently stlmu;? tbe liver and regulates tbe bowela'and la cb superior to plllpnnd ordinary laxatives >y not.try Folej's Orlno Laxative? C. A iford <t Co. ' 0 Why run the risk of losing 1 when you can insure so Leap. Insure you house, furture, outhouses, etc. The e companies represented in 2 tr office have assets aggroting over $50,000,000.00. e give you the best protecm against loss by fire. J. S. ? ark, President; J. E. McDad, Secretary. Phone 118. HcCh Mother <iJrow Voting. 'It would be hard to overstate tbe nderful change in my mother since i beean to use Electric Bitters" ites Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danth, Me. '"Although past 70 she ms to be growing young again, e suffered untold misery from dys)sia for 20 years. At last sbe could thprpflf drinlr nnr slppn. 'Dnpfora re her up and all remedies failed till ;ctric Bitters worked sucb wonders an her health." They invigorate all to il organs', cure Liver and Kidney we ubles, induce sleep, impart strength ^ 1 appetite. Only 50c at Speed's . g store. sel ichedule for I>n? Wcn( ItnJiway. I ornlng train leavps Doe West at 10:30. Ding train leaves Duo West at -1:10. These s meet tbe morning and evening trains he Southern at Donalds. tal Lsseneers can go out from Due West, on evening freieht train which leaves Due Co it at two o'clock. . tints, oils, window glass, putty, flfor | as. Murlsco, DecoMura, anything you J 1 In this line can be bad at Speed's Drug m e- , rst lot of Zach McGee's "Dark Corner' v out. Second lot just arrived. Head M by means. Only one dollar, at Spetd's Drug e. iu can always get what you want a id's Drug Store. P will scon be time to paint your bouse __ii ure to use the paint that goes tbe further Ca?lJ lasts the longest?DeVoe's. For sale only peed's Drugstore. inSi t up your winter clothes and blankets Stai i cedar and lavendar flakes. Much better wva,J i camphor bHlls. For sale at Mllford's rriH hi011* I'bODf JOT. I V' * ' . ' jS5S85S8i885jpi5B53^BK^ ^kjiSi'K^Zgg .. 1' ... *?* : .* &! . .?'*> ' *?! 2 v-'nafe j p ii a o a b IJ lg highest awards in each Paris Exposition, and the tl rery case where COTTOa with other cooking fats, sst award. j I OFFER For Sale Ine Lot on cwner of Orange and Lemon Streets, beautifully located level and well drained, $500. 'WO Lots near Wardlaw Street, two minutes walk from Graded School'; near in, and & bargain at $500 each. ~ 00 Acres, eleven miles from w Abbeville, on the Snake road, li adjoiniDg lands of Hunter Bros. T known as the Alex McCaslan place, one ten room house, three ?J two room tenant houses, good |y barn, brings good rent on the investment. Price $8.50 per r acre. This place |ias one hundred acre9 in pasture on Long Cane Creek, well set in Bermuda grass, is an ideal stock farm. 85 Acres, known as the' Faulkner place, right at Lower Long Cane Church, a two horse farm open and rented. Price $1,500. 3 Acres land in the City of Abbeville, within half mile of the Court House, $60.00 per acre. 11 Acres one and one-fourth mile from City limits, price $2000.00. 69 Acres, well improved, 10 tenant houses and necessary out |J] bouses all comparatively new, 11 miles from Abbeville, 4 or 5 miles from Calhoun Falls,price $7,500. ne 5 Boom House, on 6 acre lot in the town of Mt. Carmel, within 50 yards of two churches and the high school, price $700, would be cheap at $1000. 60 Acres land near Mt. Carmel, S. C., price $2,600, possibly enough wood on this place to pay for it. ne House and lot on Ward jaw or. ioe uouse is in goou condition. The lot contains one acre. This is one of the moat desirable homes in the city, being in one of the be9t neighborhood?, near the Graded School, the churches and close to the business port ion of the city. Any one wanting a home should not overlook this. Price $3,500. List your Real Estate with me d come to see me. If you want buy I have or can get what you = int. If you want to sell I can id you a buyer. I also buy and 1 all kinds of Stocks and Bonds. Remember I represent the EquijIp, the strongest Life Insurance mpany in the world. Hobt. S. Link Mlice over Milford'a Book Store. hone them and they will I at once and fix up your arance. Phone 118. J. S. ? rk, President; J. E. McDa- [}[ , Secretary. q Amos B. Morse Co. I We have ju9t received a lot of ntw and up-to-date goods aud are Era ready to show you a nice line of Dry Goods, Hats, Shoes, Groceries H and Sporting Goods. H Especially would we call your attention to our line of White Goods for 9H Waists, and also to our Men's Straw Hats. i nfl We can furnish the small boy with anything he wants in Base Ball <^H Goods. Come in and see our line of Fish Hooks, Fish Nets and Seines. EH Lmos B. Morse Go. H Mothers I JX&KJF Endorse It Children I ^ Like It I ^ IS Bees Laxative Cough Syrup I A Pure, Wholesome and Harmless remedy, being pleasant and H alatable to the taste, it is equally good for children and adults, BR 1 the treatment of all Throat, Chest and Bronchial troubles, H nd is especially recommended for children, as it contains no \ BR ? 1? J ? H piates, narcotics, nor poisons 01 any kiuu. bm Good for Young and Old I Cuts the mucus, strengthens the inflamed parts and gives vigor K EE nd vitality to the respiratory organs. Removes the cough, and H y its gentle, laxative effect upon the bowels, rids the system of W tie accompanying predisposition to cold. H We have so much confidence in the merits of Bees Laxative^Cough Syrup M aat we guarantee it to give satisfaction or Ire fund your money. Buy a bottle . H om your dealer and if it does not do all we say your money will be refunded. M PREPARED BY rOHN W. KENNEDY & CO. Chicago, U. S. A. ?mm x SCHOOL BOOKS " JT* Tablets Pencils , Ink , Is? General School Supplies. Speed's Drug Store. I I J_ !ARMERS MI " ABBEVILLE tate, County and City Depository. President: Vice-President: Cashier: E. HARBISON. P. B. SPEED. J. H. DnP&S. ' Board or Directors : F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, G. A. eanska, J. H. DuPre, R. M. Haddon, W. B. Moore, W. P. Greene, J. F. , inkecales, C. C. Gambrell. We solioi your business and are prepared to handle -it safely and conservatively. We are in po?i.ion to make you loans, and to pay interest on depoeite, when placed in I Our Saving's Department. , SOUTHERN RAILWAY, i THE SOOTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM. s ; aexcelled Dinning Gar Service. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars on all Through Trains. Convenient Schedules on ali Local Trains* Arrival and Departure of Trains. No. of Trains. 118 Leaves at 10:20 a.m. for Greenville and Columbia. 115 Arrives from Greenville and Columbia at 12:18 p.m. 112 Leaves at 4:05 p. m. for Greenville. Ill Arrives at 5:20 from Columbia. 116 Leaves at 5:50 for Columbia. 117 Arrives at 7:05 p. m. from cireenviiie. V For full information^ to rates, routes, etc., consult',neare3t Soodiern Bail way Ticket Agent, ;or J. L. MEEK, J. C. LUSK, \ Asst. Gen. Pass. Agc-nt, Division Pass. Agent, Atlanta. Ga. Charleston 8. C FRESH CANDY Direct from the factory every week at the up-to-date Dm# Store of C. A. MILFORD & CO. ICKLEIS liMPiu1! n *?*'? "? limwry ENUENE AKIilvA unLVb KILL8 THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNfiS.