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p * y ' ' ' M The Abbeville Press and Banner| , BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE. 8. C.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1909. ESTABLISHED 1844 H ? ?. M Hon. Geo. D. Tillman' Opinion of Gen. G; A short time ago the Press and E published the remarks of Senator Tillman made in the Constitutional vention of 1895, in reference to the Gen. M. W. Gary took in the campai 1876. Further light is thrown upoi question by the following quotation the speech" of Hon. George D. Tillnn taking the chair to preside over the meeting held at Edgefield, S. C., 01 20th of June, 1881, shortly after the of Gen. Gary: "But what should preserve Gary's ory fresh and immortal, in the hea: our people, is what he did for the C< and State in 1876 towards throwing o miserable carpetbag tyranny that i' trampled us in the dust. "Until several weeks after the elei and not until envy and jealousy ha( time to do their work, no one ever 1 Gary's right to the palm of being s the Rupert of the campaign called in tion. "Gen. Butler's name was the only sometimes mentioned as being entitl divide the first honor with him; anc uor compels lUO l/J ?ivy, uuau, 1U ill.. ment, he was the only leader that desi to be mentioned at all, in such a co tion. "(Jen. Hampton was enthusiasticall; justly praised for the tact, moderatioi wisdom, with which he managed a before, and especially after the ele( but what color or pretext of title woi could Hampton and the other candi for the State offices, have had to places, but for the large and unexp majority of thirty-three hundred ach by Edgefield? "Many other conspicuous leaders deservedly extolled, for the part they but Gary's policy, Gary's example above all, Gary's astounding majori Edgefield, obtained by your unflim and enthusiastic support, decided th( test in the State. "He had always contended, th straightout fight would win, and, as suit, Gary was 1 olio wed," consulted, obeyed, almost like a second Pete; Hermit." LACONICS FROM TROY. Interesting Items from a Wide A Correspondent Yesterday brought the first real vr day and wraps were none too warm U church goers. . Miss Sal lie Horton of Bellevue, is ing an extended visit with her sisters, - 1 Parker and Mrs. Conner in Atlanta, ( We are sorry to know Mrs. R. F. lin is suffering from an attack of erysij Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Morrah, two of 1 uues highly esteemed residents, we see the families of Mr. W. W. Wardlav Mr. J. C. Kennedy, last week. There, will be a "Box Party" at Robinson Academy, next Friday ev( the 29th: The young ladies are ask* bring a lunch for two, in a well sealec and will be sold to the yonng man gives the most money. The procee< the evening will go towards buying a map for the school, all are cordially in to attend. A number ofyoung people surprise* ^ rT fomJm nrJ< h a C VT . ?X. XVUU1UOUU OilU 1QU111/, mvu i? ?. where an enjoyable evening was spei 22nd. . The remains of Mr. C. A. Wideman died last week at Bellevue, at the hon his sister, Mrs. Bettie Wardlaw, were led with Masonic honors at Buffalo ct of which he was a consistent member. Mrs. J. W. Lyon is in Greenwood week to see relatives and also attenc County Fair. The Lawn Party and oyster stei Buffalo academy on last Friday ev< was a great success in every way. grove was prettily lighted up with fires and japanese lanterns, and r amusements furnished within the ct The cake cutting was a special featu which Miss Louise Solomon, opr.. o handsomest young ladies, won tne 1 a large cocoanut cake, which she has special thanks for a plate free. She k ing our "strong" attachment for the good people of Buffalo. This is Mamie Cromer's school and she is a efficient and popular teacher. On November the 16th, the Ly Cource will have its first lecture, ii Masonic Hall. This is a right mov the up building of the literary pai Troy. On November the 23rd, the Dii Lodge of K. of P's will be entertained by Trojan Lodge about 50 delegate expected, and entertainment will be h the homes of our people who are al at the front in hospitality. \ Rev. R. F. Bradley preached at Robinson Academy yesterday afternc We were misinformed as to Mr. Reaganscorn mill, it is Mr. Young! all the same Mr. Reagin is running i machine and repair shop. You . "down" a good man, and whats the i trying. A tirst class blacksmith and mec would do well by seeing Mr. W. W. > law here, who has an up to date shop completed and ready for rent. Rev. Mr. Garret of Greenville, S. C All the pulpit here in the Baptist CI next Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. G. A. Hanvey one of Long Canes planters, was in town this A. M. Mr. J. E. Taggart. Hopewell? chan farmer sold four bales of cotton at . ville Saturday, bringing him 14 cent Tkio io who* mulrac thft fj PUUIIU. lUlO iW nuw w iUU?w v..v *? rich in this worlds goods. LEXINGTON GROG ALL GONE Dispensary Sells the Last Dro Whiskey on Land?May be a tie at PeakSpecial to the State. Lexington, Oct. 16. It is good-b whiekey in Lexington. Dispensary ( man sold the last half pint of liquor t and there was "weeping, wailing gnashing of teeth" when the anno ment was made that there was not a of liquor to be had. About $125 woi 15 cents beer and wine is all that i and this will likely be closed out earl] week. It i6 not known hpw much rei in the Peak dispensary, but it is sup that there are only a few hundred d worth of stock there. TV?a??a knrt K/von rt n q nr>rQ/ii o K1 q H cw 11IC1C IIUO IJKZXjtl CbU VVM*W?V uvv in drunkenness on the streets toda; no doubt to the fact that there was ing to be had to cheer and make n Merchants report the largest businf their history, and there has been a money "turned loose." Glenn's Locals. 8eed barley, rye and turnip seed at G1 Grans blades, bay lorks and cotton bc Glenn's. Cotton picking sacks and sheets, on price baskets at Glenn's. Aspbait roofing and paint, tbe bei cheapest roofing on tbe uarket, at Glei Flower and fern pots, all sizes, at Glei Housekeeping? Stoves ? Dargan's. ? BELLEVUE ^ Rev. R. F. Bradley and Mr. S. P. Mor.... rah, came home from Iva Saturday afterdrV. noon where they had been attending the * meeting of the Second Presbytery of the anner A. R. P. Church; Mr. Morrali also" made a B. R. flying trip to Clemson. I Con- Rev. Mr. Hilihouse preached at Lethe i part in the afternoon of the third Sabbath, gn of Mr. Todd of Due West was in Bellevue 1 this Thursday night and Friday in the interest from of the Clinton Orphanage. nn on Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Morrah and children mass and Miss Bessie Morrah were in Mt. Carq the mel Sabbath afternoon calling on the sick, death Mrs. W. H. Kennedy came home from Iva Monday. mem- Mr. W. H. Pennalis with relatives [at rts of Plum Branch. junty Little Louise Gerard has been quite ff the sick with diphtheria at the home of her then uncle Mr. J. W. Morrah of Mt. Carmel, but we are glad to learn that she is better at ction, this writing. i had Mr. Adam Wideman died on Monday aeard night at ten o'clock at the home of his ityled sister Mrs. M. E. Wardlaw. For the past q'ues- year he has been in failing health, but his friends did not realize that the end was one, so near. He was in his seventy-first year, ed, to On Tuesday afternoon his remains were i can- placed by the side of his beloved wife in judg- the cemetery at Buffalo. Funeral services erved were conducted by his pastor Rev. Mr. nnee- Bass of McCormick. He was buried with Masonic {honors; many friends and relay and tiveswere present at his burial. aand The pall-bearers from the house were ffairs S. P. Morrah, W. T. Cowan, Harris Horton :tion: Harvey Robinson, J. U. Wardlaw. W. D. lid or Morran; after reaching the church the dates coffin was carried to the grave by the Matheir son's, Messrs Young, John Wardlaw, W. ected l). JMorran, un uaae, i/r. Jienneay anu ur. ieved Lane. In his early manhood Mr. Wideman was were married to Miss Elmore of Greenwood, bore, She preceded him to the grave several , and years. She spent many yeais teaching, and ty in was among the first teachers at Bellevue. Khing Mr. Wideman was a man of faith in i con- Christ, as he grew weaker in body his faith grew stronger. Christ was his only hope at a and we believe it is well with him. a re- "Blessed are the dead which die in the and Lord". r the - - - Is Your family Reading "Worth While"? So much of current reading is merely entertaining at best that the question naturally arises, Is it worth while? Your sons and daughters are bound to read somewake thing. They hunger for stories which take them into the other half of the world?the wnrld nf adventure, of valor, of fortune intrv raaking. The problem is to give them such a the reftding without putting into their hands the literature that is either silly or demorliav alizin^- The editors of the Youth's CornMrs panion believe that a periodical can be ' made entertaining and yet "worth while," idiev and The Companion is conducted on that theory. And that is one reason why more telle- than half a million American families read re to '^,e PaPer *s sa^6, but not dull. Its tales v and of adventure illustrate the advantages of fortitude and self-reliance. Its stories of tjje character lay stress on the truth that right mine conduct is never a mistak^. Every new subscriber will find it of spej jjqj cial advantage to send at once the $1.75 for wjjo the new 1910 Volume. Not only does he is of ?et the beautiful "Venetian" Calendar for new 1910, lithographed in thirteen colors and vited but all the issues of The Companion for the remaining weeks of 1909 from the j jjr time the subscription is received. i0C!aj The'Youth's Companion, jt on Companion Building, Boston, Mass. w of JOSEPH LIDDELL. bur- ? lurch Former Citizen of Abbeville Dies in ik.V i The Mississippi. , Mj\ Joseph Liddell, who was the son of >nini7 ^r- Liddell, and whose old homeThp 6tead 8tdl stands near Abbeville, died at f?? his home in Learned, Mississippi, October I DOD 1909 About fifty years ago Mr. Liddell was ro in one ?* Abbeville's boys, He married Miss rnnr Wilson, who also was born near Abbe' u r ,ville. They moved West, where they have i mir s'nce made their home. . His wife and a large family of children dear survive himMiss 1 . Family Reunion. f-J Mrs. Belle Able had a reunion and birth? for day dinnor at her home near Honea Path j on the 22nd inst. It was her 59th birthday. All of her children and grandchildren were - f present. She has six children and ninel"" teen grandchildren. c ?,.!! Her brother Mr. John Edwards and his k n I H . - 1 I - ir -n u *n J 1? ^ _ J U2. r:~ wile, ner uncie air. rranK j&uwarus uuuins wrvk son' tw0 grandchildren from near Abbeayb ville and several of her neighbors were . th also present and enjoyed themselves. ' ' About twelve o'clock the table was placed U p in the yard and covered with many good ~ hiit things to eat. ?' uj Mrs. Able enjoys good health, does all of "tl her house work and can pick 120 lbs. of jsp of cotton a (jayAll enjoyed music from the graphophone,1 hanie violin and guitar. Yard We *10Pe we may &U live to see many J more such happy days. A Niece. . will iiurch State Fair Special Train. . h .f. Special train will leave Abbeville at 6:30! ' a. m., and return Pt 10:55 p. m. Connection j . with Belton Columbia Fair Special Nov. 3, | 5-6- Rates he S3.90 round trip, with i o r!nr one admission to fair grounds. President irmer attend the Fair Nov. 6th. They Didn't Have to Change. During the years in which our pure j food laws have been put into effect1 there has been a great hurrying and P 0' scurrying on the part of the food mani Lit- ufacturers to change their methods to' make them conform to the law. The Quaker Oats Company is a con-' to 8Picuous exception. It was admitted Jaugh that Quaker Oats was as pure and idav clean as possible and that it was an and ideal food. iunce- It is so cheap that any one can afdrop ford it and so nourishing that everyth or one needs it. The result of last year's ^next exPeriments at Yale and other points nains where values were tested is that posed Quaker Oats has been adopted by ollars many persons as their food on which they rely for adding vigor and endurirease ance of muscle and brain. I'. dllR nr>V)_ ??1?? J i? In f K I 1 Ul? "pXUUUIU 1UUU AD J^ZVCU JU IUO aerrv I re&ular slze Package and in hermet;ss in lcally sealed tins. The latter espeiot of daily adapted to hot climates. 4 Weddings ? Sterling Silver ? lenD'*; Dargan's. ales at D te-half Dan Sully will be among the visitors at the State Fair at Columbia, it and qd'?. , A ble t?t of standard Dowels?"renrlnts" on ly fifty cents each at Speed's Drug Store. The masc >t of the nltv?Spppd's Clnoo olgars Housekeeping? Enamelware ? Dargan's. Arborville Notes, i Arborville, Oct. 25,1909. HAHDY-M'rLWAIN. Mr. John Hardy of Verdery was happily | married to Miss Maggie Mcllwain of Cen- " tral district on the 20th instant at the bride's home, Mr. B. C. Mcllwain. SMITH-HARBIN. Mr. John Smith of Fair's Bridge settle- M ment and Miss Sudie Harbin of Long | Cane were united in matrimony on the 24tn I instant at Gilgal church by the pastor in [ charge, Rev. Wiggins. ) The farmers are having a hard time just j now with the cotton buyers in regard to | the nine yards of bagging only. A few e years ago the buyers said to the farmers: n, "Wrap up your cotton better, then we can e( pay you more for it." At that time cotton jc was bringing about eight cents. Now they ^ say: "We can't pay thirteen cents for bag- Sl ging." But we think we have been dictat- pi ed to about enough by those little fellows. ie They will be glad to get it with forty ti vards on it before another crop is made, ot Boys, how long would thing last if we were thoroughly organized ( Let the i0 farmers stick together. Rise up in your miirht and strencth and sav: "Mr. Cotton "NT Buyer, you cannot dictate to me any long- tier." If there ever was a time forthe farm- ai er, now is the time. With only half a crop, bi we need all we can get foivthis crop. Mar- qV ket your cotton slowly and the victory is ei ours. Stick to your union and fight on till b< you have won. ta We have just learned that Mr. William a* Johnson of Greenwood county has lost his b< mind. Our sympathy goes out for him. to We wish him a speedy recovery. is Bazaar at Willington. A Bazaar will be held at the Willington ^ School School House on next Friday night, y October 29th, for the purpose of raising ^ funds with which to improve and beautify the school property. There will be several ^ booths at which various sweetmeats and delicacies will be dispensed. Music and other attractions will also be furnished gj and the indications are that the evening will be very .pleasant and enjoyable. g ? c< t nrrrun vaiid CDirun t CI hi Rebuke the Tongue of The Character Dcfaner. s< * . 01 Stand up for your friends is a grand motto. Do not stand up with closed lips g< and listen to the abuse of those whom you oi love and respect. It takes courage some- 1c times to defend an absent friend, but if he le is a friend and is believed to be a worthy J? man, it is most cowardly to say no word 0 when he is abused in your presence. Si- hi lence is golden, but not in a case where an st old acquaintance, a trusted comrade, a re- hi spected neighbor, a fraternal associate is cf being adversely criticised, having no chace to reply. Then is the time to speak ai out; and to make proof of that true friend- a1 ship which is loyal in season and out of B season, ever counting it a sacred duty to ri defend the absent when wrongfully assail- in ed."?Fraternal Record. ^ ^ 01 AFTER STANDARD OIL Will be Prosecuted by the Attorney General?Charged That the Standard m Oil Company Sells its Goods at Differ- ^ ent Prices, in Different Places. n Columbia, Oct. 28.?Attorney General g, Lyon is gathering affidavits against the 01 Standard Oil Co., in behalf of support of tj the prosecution he will bring by the Peo- 0j Eles Oil Co., of North Augusta, which has ranches in Columbia, Charleston, Green- 0j ville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Denmark a( and Edgefield in South Carolina and Atlan- r( ta in Georgia, under the new Istatutes for- ti bidding discrimination by charging different prices in different communities for u the same commodity. gj It is alleged that the Standard has cut h, prices in a number of South Carolina towns 8{ to run out the Peoples Oil Co., whose a| proprietor is H. C. Boardman, who was 55 ^ years manager for the Standard at Augus- ic ta, Ga. The maximum penalty is $5,000. w _ fr . fg . CURES INDIGESTION- S * ai Olive or Cotton Seed Oil Recommended by Atlantan. 01 Atlanta Journal. v ?j Mr L. T. Wilkins, a well known citizen, of College Park, has a cnre for indigestion e( that he wants to give to suffering humanity ^ through the eolumns of the Journal. It is r( as follows: e) Take three teaspoonfuls of olive oil during each meal. If olive oil is too expen- w sive, refined cotton seed oil will do just as w well. Drink no water for an hour before 0j or after meals. u, Mr. Wilkfis declares that ten years ago j he was a physical wreck, caused by dyspepsia. It developed into acute indiges- * tion, and he was given up to die by several good doctors. , a, "But I am well and healthy and hearty u( now> and can eat anything I like." he ex- n) claims with enthusiasm, "flow did I learn the cure? Well, nobody recommended it to me, so I reckon you might say it was to begin with an experiment. But the selection or olive oil was prompted Dy its known efficacy as an aid to digestion, so it ai was not altogether a chance shot." e< Abstinence from water for an hour before tl and after meals is of the utmost impor- tl tance, says, Mr. Wilkins. "If the stomach ou is burdened with a quanity of water while ??i the process of digestion is going on," says e: he, "fermentation sets in, and the whole ci process is deranged." c< Though well past middle age, Mr. "VVil- B kins is healthy, hale and hearty, a fine "< example of what the simple, inexpensive ol remedy has done for a dyspeptic wreck. a cl ... . ^ Indolence and Home. a Indolence is an enemy to home. Some ? men are too lazy to provide decent con- ? veniences at home. It is a crime against " the happiness of the home for a man to y neglect to provide the little conveniencies that will acid to tne Deauty ana oomiprt ui i i the home. Say, brother take out that old z; t mildewed pillow and put in a pane of glass, it is too painful as it is. Climb up ** theu and put the bricks on the chimney ^ where the storm of last winter blew them ^ off. Put a carpet on the floor and a few " pictures on the wall. Put some good ? books on the shelves, and your family a J; paper or two to read. Study to make ^ yourself useful, and to rob home of its * bleakness, by providing things that add ^ to its comfort and brightness. Make the ^ children feel that home is a Paradise in which the thrushes of love ever sing high up in the clear blue sky of the humble heart and you will have no fear of turning out thieves and harlots in years to come.Jl 1 1 n Housekeeping? o Crockery ? e Dargan's. Read Robl. S. Link's advertisement. fa SCHOOL JOURNAL TO BE PUBLISHED. SOUTHERN SCHOOL NEWS" TO BE ISSUED FROM COLOMBIA. ( H Jones Who Has Had Years of Experience, Will be the EditorOtherr on StaffThe Southern School News, a journal of ducational news and progress, is the ame of a monthly publication to be issu1 from Columbia. The editor is W. H. mes, the assisstant H. L. Forbes ;and the xsiness associate is M. S. Jones, Ths ibscription rate is $1 per year and the jblishers, who have had years of expernce and other educatconal work, expect le hearty backing of the teachers and hers with the proposed new journal. In the announcement issued the folwing statement is made: "In publishing the Southern School ews we expect to fill a long-felt need in le educational system of South Carolina id bordering States. Our complete isiness organization and our wide aclaintance with school officials and teach s throughout the South will enable us to ;gin with a magazine which it would ,ke others years to build up.. This mag:ine will be no experiment. Plans have < *en carefully thought out beforehand . r its publication, and its permanency . assured. j ? c "Beau Brummel" Monday Night. J Norman Hackett, the young actor who f is succeeded Richard Mansfield in the ti- ? e role of "Beau Brummel," and who will g j seen in this city at the Opera House on v ov. 1st, is a native of Detroit, and still re- j tins his home in that city. His first dip r ito theatricals was in an amateur way, c at so strong was his bent that the profes- t onal career soon attracted him. t He had the judgment, unusual in a half i rown boy, to realize that the better he b >uld equip himself intellectnally, the bet- \ >r would be his prospects for succeeding, c he first thing to do was to obtain an edu- "j it ion. This he accomplished. It was while ] b was a student at the University of Mich- ? fan that he met M'lle Rhea, the French J jtress whose American career covered jveral years. She heard him read and at ? ace offered him a place in her company, * Young Hackett made his debut as Eu- c sue in m.ttueujunseiio a ituuuug pivuuvuvu t "Josephine," a Napoleonic play of historal tableaux. Since then he has played ading parts in the companies of Louis ime8, E. H. Sothern, Julia Marlowe, James 'Neill and Frederick Warde. Last season [s "Classmates" was one of the greatest age triumphs of the season, and assured 5 im a front ranking with the great Ameriin stars. Mr. Hackett's progress has been sure, 3d his achievements rest on a solid foundion. Be comes to the title role in "Beau rummel" after a long and laborious expeence in the classics, tempered by his work i the purely modern role of "Classmates." Mr. Hackett was a member of the class '98 at the University of Michigan, is a heta Delta Chi man, and one of the round's of the Lambda Sigma fraternity. The Benefit of Change. One of the worst foes of human life is ionotony. The whole human being, body id soul rebels against it. After long ssidence in one place the blood begins to in slufftfishly; the appetite fails, the lind becomes dull and the feelings stupe3d. Mind and body act and react upon le another. Every physician recognizes le value of change, not only the change 'air and diet, but change of surroundigs, as a medicine for the sick. Change F scene stimulates the mind and heart to :tivity, and these reacting on the body >use it to greater vitality and effort, un1 the whole system is renovated. It is the mother of a household whose fe is chiefly threatened by monotony, tie stays at home. She is always in the 3U66 seeing the same things, hearing the ime voices, doing the same work day i Iter day, with endless regularity. The 1 amands upon her time and strength and j ive and patience are increasing, and the t onder is she does not break down more J equently than is actually the case. The t ict occurs too often, and in such cases an I mce of prevention is worth pounds of i are. ' i Whep mother begins to look hollow-eyed 1 id weary; when she wakes in the morn- ? tg unrefreshed to drag through a weary I ay, then is the time to send her away, if ? ily for a short while. Of course she will 1 aject. There is the sewing to be done, 1 le preserves to attend to, and besides it ' imnosftihlrt to leave the children and i lually impossible to take them with her. 1 on't listen *o her objections. She has t sached the point where she is too exhaust- j i to plan and carry! out such an under- ( iking herself. If she could plan It she t ould not need it. But let her husband { hom she has served so faithfully, or the 1 dest daughter, to whom she has given i er life, arrange all matters, so she can 1 ave home with her heart at ease about t le children. Call in some relative or iend to help to stay with the little ones, c ad send the dear tired mother as far r way from home as it is possible to get r sr, away until she is strong again in I erves and body.?Leesville News. t "Beau Brummel" the play which brought ime and fortune to Richard Mansfield, ad the title role of which is acknowledgi to be one of the most difficult parts in le theatrical category, is being presented lis year by that^popular young romatLc t ctor, Norman Hackett. Mr. Hackett's j Classmates" of last season will be rem- j sabered as the acme of dramatic art. and -y riticisms of the leading critics of the t juntry this season pronouncing his "Beau i rummel" to be far in advance of even f Dlassmates." The wonderful, subtle art f C "Beau Brummel" will admit of but few J merican actors attempting the part. The rxn-n nvicr\ oniinniaMnn wif.h wM/>h Mr [anstteld played the role comes only to a lan who has made a life study of enuncition, and the sparkling lines and delicious bandonment of "Beau Bruminel" can only c e expressed by those who hava closely g allowed the olden days of the American & tage. Such actors as"Sames O'Neill, Louis s ames and E. H. Southern are the exam- i les from which the studious young actor a ikes his lessons. Norman Hackett, before f enturing into modem drama, supported i 11 these stars, in addition to seeing service 1 rith Julia Marlowe and Frederick warde. i 'his training is apparent in his perfect t nderstanding of the role of the highly 1 ducated, refined "Beau Brummel," and i he supporting company reflects the star's < ar>aful ottontlnn fcn ovorv r1fifcn.il which 1 oes to make up a perfpct interpretation ( f the classic drama. "Beau Brummel" (is 1 looked for the Opera House for November st. i * Huyier's omdygfreah alt tbe time at Mil>rd'e drag store. List your real estate with mo. Costs yon ! othlng unless a sale is made. Bobt. L. L'nfc Plneules, by asslstlne tbe kidneys to pass fl poisons from tbe system. Is ? verv excel- 1 snt remedy for all kidney trouble. They arp < specially good In canes of backacbe, urinary ; lsorders, eto. Sold by C. A. Milford & Co. 1 I have calls every day for' lands. What ! iave you to offer? Robt. 8. Link. THE MISSIONARY MOVEMENT. News and Courier, There will be held In seventy cities In America conventions under the direction )f the Protestant Laymen's Missionary Movement, which will endeavor to raise 'unds wherewith to convert the heathen vorld to Christianity. The campaign will >e vigorously pressed and led by men of latlonal reputation. The object will be to alse a quarter of a billion dollars a year !or missionary purpose. This is an imnense sum, almost a million dollars a day, occlusive of Sundays and religious holidays There are many who believe in foreign nissions and who do not believe in an aslalt In force. There are many who do not >elieve in foreign missions at all. Christ ;aught that we should "go forth "into all ;he world and preach the Gospel," but yolng forth Is quite different from sending 'orth. Perhaps if the vast number of ipeakers who are to join in this movnment vould spend a year each in China, they vould be able to convert as many Chinanen as would a million dollars a day, and vlth just as much probaility of their renalnlng converted. Speakers who are able o get a million dollars a day out of the American pocketbook, which is more than he Federal Goverment was able to get beore the War Between the States ought to >e able to talk a heathen out of superstition. 1 The Washington Post declares that every leathen who becomes a life-Christian costs r AAA Uln Wn r1s\ nnf lrnnw U, VUV lUi 111D WUTUiOiVU* T? v uu uvu auvit hat this statement is correct, though it >robably is, but we shall use it for pur- ; )oses of illustration. At $5,000 a head a ; nillion dollars would convert 200 heathen, ["wo hundred heathen a day would be 73,000 i year, or almost a million in ten years. It vould be really a less number than this or there is to be a million dollars a day >nly on week days and days that are not eligious holidays. Working on this prinilple, it is estimated that the world might inally be 6onverted, the heathen world, for Lbout five trillions of dollars. There is icarcely that much material wealth in the eorld, credits and all. It seems like a lopeless task if money is to be the sole ueans of conversion. However, the most iisappointing feature of it all is the fact hat. while all this money is going into leathen lands, the Church is failing to nake the gains it should make at home, ind the probability would be that these rery heathen would have to come over and sonvert us at the end of a 6core of years. Chere are probably as many heathen in tfew York city to-day as ther^are in Arabia ind they could be converted, no doubt at ess cost. The Mormons are great belivere in mis-' lionary work, and they make many concerts, but they do not spend much money loing so. The reason for this is that the nl??lnnarlfis work without nav for the rood of the cause, and the glory of It. A nissionary who does that is apt to be. a food missionary. There have been many omplaints in this country about missionales abroad. No doubt most of them do rood work, but there are some who do not Chey get their salaries more regularly ban many of the ministers at home, and Iving is cheaper where they are, generally ipeaklng. Tne new movement recognizes nls by avowing that there have been many Distakes in the missionary policy of the last, one being no doubt, that the different .ects worked against each other. Be that is it may, they have been very successful n entangling the Government and having var ships sent to their personal relief. A million dollars a day would much good ? South Carolina. It would drain lands tow unreclaimed and it would cause an era >f prosperity such as this State has never mown.- It would make the the people so )rosperous that they would have time later jo go themselves and aid in the conversion )f the heathen. Fart of it should be spent lereany way, for there are many heathen n the State. That should entitle us to a ihare. We are not apt to get it, for it ia lot to be supposed that our own colleges leed help when our citizens are going to rive $20,000 to endow a college in China, charity begins at home, and there are ways jf converting the heathen which do not denand huge sums of money. Rev. W. C. Keer Weds Miss Ainu t Kennedy. A.R.Presbyterian. On Oct. 14, Rev. W. C. Keer of Mooresrille' N. C., wag married to Miss Alma Kennedy of Due West. The ceremony was lerformed by Rev. E. B. Kennedy, assised by Rev. I. N. Kennedy. Miss Louise Browrtlee of Due West was maid of honor tnd Mr. R. T. Keer of Mooresville, N. C. >est man. The 6ongs and instrumental nusic were furnished by Mrs. O. Y. Bonier, Miss Gertude Brownlee, Mrs. J. C. rribble, Messrs D. S. Edwards, M. R.Gibson and C. B Williams. Little Misses Hargaret and Martha Hood of Anderson ictea as ribbon bearers. Little Margaret iloore of Camden, Ala. acted as ring bearer Etev. I. N. Kennedy gave the bride away rhe parlor was decorated with, garlands md lighted with small candles. A very lanHnnmo arravnf nrfifients wall attafitpri ;he popularity of the bride and groom. The jarty immediatly left on the train for Charlotte. After a stop there they went on o Mooresville, the former home of the jrooin. Rev. and Mrs; Keer will make ;helr future home in Maury county, Tenn,. vhere Mr. Keer has charge of two churches Uarge company of friends and kindred ind a number of out of town people attendsd the marriage. The beautiful ceremony >f Rev. E. B. Kennedy, the officiating ninister, has bt?en the occasion of frequent emarks. A host of friends unite with the Presbyterian in hearty congratulations to he bride and groom. Marriage of Rev. A. L. Patterson and Miss Fannie. Clark A.R.Presbyterian. Rev. A. L. Patterson was married\'about wo weeks ago at Statesville, N. C., to tfiss Fannie Clark. Rev. J. H. Pressly >erformed the ceremony. Bro. Patterson vas the subject of general congratulation iLine meeting 01 rresoyiery. j.ne cromer nanaged to keep the date of his marriage rom nis friends. The Presbyterian congratulates hi'm on winning so excellent a adyforhis bride. GRADE CROSSING MUST GOAmerician cities are ridding themselves if railway grade crossing. There are general laws against them In only ten >tate&. Massachusetts has required their iboliation within fifteen years, the road )aying 61 per cent, the State 26 per cent, md tlie locality 13 per cent. New York ound in 1906 it had 6.793 unprocteted crossngs and 1, 940 with gates, or 7, 733 in all. rhese are being removed by the State payng 35 per cent this city 2 5 per cent, and ;he railroad' 50 per cent. In New York and Brooklyn the city can contract with a rail-oad on the half and half basis. In Proviience, It. I., grade crossings were elimina;ed by the road paying two-thirds and the ;ity one-third. Philadelphia now has nore grade crossings than Greater New JTork. KissesTo steal'a kiss is natural. To buy one is 3tupid. Two girls kissing is a waste of time. To kiss one's sister is proper. To kiss one's wife is an obligation. To kiss ?r, nclv wnmsn is iwilln.nt.rv. To kiss an aid, faded woman is devotion. To kiss a young, blushing girl is?quite a different thing. To kiss one s rich aunt is hypocrisy. Kissing three girls on the same day is extravagance. To kiss one's mother-in-law Is a holy sacrifice* 600,000 Spindles Idle In Spartanburg. PRICE OF COTTON CLOTH TOO LOW. Many of These Plants Are Closed Down Indefinitely?Twenty Thousand Operatives are out of Work until Curtailment is Over. Spartanburg, Oct. 23.?Special to Greenville News. Nineteen Thousand Looms and 600,000 spindles in Spartanburg County, are idle as the result of the decision of the president of the cotton mills in this county to curtail the output of their plants. Last night several of the big mills in the county closed down indefinitely because of the low price of the cloth market, the presidents of tne mill claiming goods cannot be manufactured at the low price of cloth, and the high price of cotton, The foliowing are some of the larger mills and the number of bales of cotton consumed annually. Whitney, 20,000; Spartan Mill, 20,000; . Clifton, 50,000; Pacolet, 50,000; Arkwright I 10,000; Lockhart, 40,000, Glendale, 50,000. These mills have, for some time, been running for five days each week, but last night there was a complate shut down. Twenty thousand operatives are idle as a < result of the close down of the mills. Cot- , ton mills in other sections of the state will>, close down during next week. The mill presidents say that they have no idea when operations will be resumed. ] Everything depends In a large measure on f the future price of the cloth market. If \ there is an advance in the price of goods to meet the price of cotton, It may not be ^ a great while until operations will be re- { sumed. At present, nowever, the mill men ] say that they cannot afford to pay 13.5 cents for cotton and sell their goods on a < ten cent basis. The difference In the price , of cloth and that of raw material is too j great ana no mm can stana it. There are a number of mille in the state that have orders ahead that they are compelled to fill and just as soon as they catch up with the orders they will begin to curtail. In some counties mills have begun to curtail, among them being tne Abbeville cotton mill, 'which was one of the first to shut down. The closing down of the cotton mills has resulted in 17,000 looms and about 671,000 spindles being idle, and has affected several thousand operatives. , The management of the mills will seo that the operatives are given free house rent while the mills are shut down and will endeavor to keep the operatives together during the idle period. It was thought best to close down before the hard winter months set in, for had the mills po t;oned thef-losing down period several weeks the operatives would have been caught by cold weather and a question of fuel and extra supplies would have increased their living expenses, and made It hard on them. MOVEMENT GENERAL. Charlotte. N. C.. Oct. 23?On Monday some of the largest mills in the Piedmont 1 section of the Carolinas will inaugurate 1 one or two weeks' curtailment and are likely to continue the curtailment for some 1 time. | There is a feeling among manufacturers 1 that curtailment, having been sanctioned < by American Cotton Manufacturers' A'sso- j elation, can be done without injuring their 1 strading and is a business-like course, j The movement is gaining strength as it progresses. : j Keeping House for Comfort. , He .was wise who wrote: "Half the sting of poverty or of small means is gone when one keeps house for one's own comfort and not for the comment of one's own neighbors." Deny it as we will, few of us have the moral force to set up a standard ; of our own, based upon our own incomes ] and our own particular home environments. We commit the folly of regulating j our expenses by the income of some one else. If the Browns across the street hang j up expensive lace curtains, we are discontented until lace curtains have gone , up at our windows, no matter how much smaller our income may be than that of the Browns. If the Smiths put down a velvet carpet, our neat and pretty ingrain becomes an eye sore to us. we are ex- : tremely mindful of what our neighbors will think about many things that ought not to concern them in the least. We have no standard of our own. Our dress and even our tables must be regulated by the standard of others. We have not the courage nor the independence to be indifferent to { the comment of our neighbors, This form of moral cowardice is causing many families to live beyond their incomes. They ( can face debt and forfeit their self respect easier than they can face the unfavorable comment of their neighbors and friends. The extent to which this imitation of ( others is carried would be ludicrous did it not bring so much happiness in its train. It is frequently the direct cause of the discord ana discontent and debt that have | driven happiness from the family hearthstone. Let us have a standard of our own based upon onr own tastes, our own incomes, our own needs and let us cheerfully and bravely adhere to this standard, heedless of that dreadful bug-bear: "What will the neighbors say."?Leesville News. Give the Children Sugar. By Dr. Woods Hutchinson. Children may eat too much sugar and 1 they may also stay too long in their' bath tub, or in the creek when they go in swim- 1 ming, or get tanned or a headache from ' playing too long in the sun, or chilled by staying too long in the open air;but is that ] any sound reason why tney should be deprived of sweets, sunlight, baths fresh air, ~ '? /-! tv> i rt Wnln in f Kflm 9 I JI uwwuia^cu iiuui iuuui^ui^ in luvuii , All that is needed is a little common sense regulation and judicious supervision, no ; prohibition, or denunciation. Most of the j extraordinary craving for pure sugar and J candy, which is supposed to lead the . average child to inevitably "founder him- 1 self" if left to his own sweet will and a box of candy, is due to a state of artificial and abnormal sugar starvation, produced by an insufficient amount of this invaluable food in its regular diet. Children who are given plenty of sugar on their mush, bread and butter, and puddings, a regular allow- j ance of cake and plenty of sweet fruits, are j almost free from this craze for candy, this tendency to gorge themselves to surfeit, i and can usually be trusted with both the candy box and the sugar bowl. < Colored State Fair at Batesburg, Nov. 8. Reduced rates have been granted from all important points in South Carolina, and from Charlotte, N. C., Savannah and Augusta, Ga., to the Negro State Fair which meets in Batesburg on.the fair grounds of the white fair association at that place, Nov. 8. The outlook this year is for a great fair. About $500 has been laid aside for payment on premiums. The colored people who attend the fair will have the privilege of stopping over in Augusta and Columbia, coming and going. Batesburg is only thirty miles from Columbia on the Southern railway, and about forty miles from Augusta. The train service betsvoen Augusta and Columbia is all that could be desired. Colored people who are coming to the fair < should write Eev. E. W. Bowen of Bates- ' burg, S. C., Chairman ol the Committee of j' Entertainment. 1 In 1111. (Detroit Free Press.) Father's in his air ship} Gone to spend the day, Looking after loans ana bonds In Europe, o'er the way, Mother, who likes, comfort, And does not care to roam, Is shopping via wireless, In Paris, at her home. Brother, who in deep seas ! Has a coral grove, Is going in his submarine Among his crops to rove. Uncle, in the navy, Who's left his ship a span, Is shooting through pneumatic tubes To join her in Japan. Sister, who's a suffragette, Has worked reforms so rare That even the ward meetings They open now with prayer; And when, tired by her labors, * 8he'd body rest and soul, She goes to spend for pleasure . ' A week-end at the pole. LOWMESVIUL happenings of a VIM la and About the 1 Seven Hilf City?Persoaala. Lowndesville, Oct ?, 1909. Saturday evening week ago Mrs. Dr. Smlthers, of Anderson, came to this place, ind the next day at 4 p. m. gave a missiontry talk In the Baptist church which was uteresting to the crowd present. Yesterday was a week ago, Mrs. B. L. Bryan, of Columbia, 8. C., came up and spent several days at the home of her )rotner, Hon. j. <j. jjomax. The Obelen show people, who had been with us for nearly a week, "palled ap jtakes" Monday, and went to Calhoun Falls. * . On Tuesday four darkles (the fifth took 'leg bail" and has not yet been caught) ivere brought before Magistrate Huckabee 'or gambling and plead guilty; threes the , ilternative fine $25.00, the other went to ;he gang, because no one would pay his ine. . * ; i On Monday Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harper . ,>' ind Mrs. J. C. Lomax went to Anderson on ' i shopping tour. Mrs. A. M. Huckabee and Mlae Leila Hoseley went to Anderson. Oar good wonen and sometimes even our good men Ind it necessary to go to other markets to jrovide themselves with house' furnishngs, clothing and millinery, when they ;annot be suited in such like articles of commerce la this place. Miss Elise Brownlee, of Brownlee.-Bpent ast week with her oousln, Miss El'Loulse larper and other friends here. Mrs. Hattie Todd, of Augusta, 6a., spent wo or three days last week with relatives $ n this place. Mr. J. Ben Kay, of Wofford College, was with his homefolk here for two or three lays ending today. Several nights ago Ber. B. W. Humph- 1 1 ries while out enjoying the sport of 'possum hunting lost his gold watch, somewhere on the route, some time in the .hunt. Se was out the next day and hunted for it, ind offered a reward for it, but to date is still without it and perhaps always will be. Yesterday a week ago as Mr. Willie Danel -was returning from a day's trip by the lirt road to Elbert county,*when he reaohed the Georgia bank of the Savannah, got out / ; ? Df his buggy, and as he had to wait 1 while for the flat, began to ui&itch his tiorse. After the horse was unhitched on Dne side, he jumped forward and" jumped into the riverN and it being deep at the landing Mr. Daniel jumped In to try and save the horse. He had to .abandon the ' idea to save himself, and the horse was drowned, and the buggy and harness were not gotten out until the next day. Troupe. FAIRFIELD. We had a killing frost this morning makes us feel very much like raising sweet potatoes. Mr. B. A. Crawford and 3. A. Young are in the beef market both buying and selling j.ney Duy tnrougn mo ww ana seu on Saturdays. Mr. R. A. Crawford went .to see his son Jim on yesterday. Mr.F, T. Young Spent Saturday night with his brother, Mr. Cowan Young. Messrs. J. A? F.T. and E. C. Young are busy shredding corn for Mr. H. B. Blakely near Troy. ' Mr. S. T. Young has had his house beautifully painted since we last wrote. Mr. Young: is a fine prosperous farmer and does well all he undertakes has six big bogs to kill and milks six. cows and has twelve smart loving children all living and 9mart. Don't you think Uncle Sam and Aunt Sallie ought to be happy. / Some of the handsome young men got dissapointed last Sabbath ne said he would rather be surprised any time than, dissar pointed, we won't tell N. Mr. Allen Walker dined with us Saturday. . Mr. Joe Young is doing good business his corn mill he says he will grind your corn on Saturdays providing he don't get so much he has to grind Saturday night. 1_I a orv/Min/1 1 ?\( 4" nnfll V JLIC ^ LUU11U luoU Ottiuiua/ Ul^UU UUWi eleven o'clock but says he will grind Wed- nesdays from the flrst of November. Mr. Tommie Young and five of his dear Little brothers and sisters spent yesteday vfith us. Mrs. Sallie Young and pretty daughter, Mary, spent one day last week at Miss Jennie Creswells. '. ^ Miss Sallie Creswell called to see us yes- " terday. Mr. J. C. Bowen went to Abbeville one lay last week. , Rev. R. F. Bradlay called Saturday to 5ee Miss Jane Creswell who has been very sick. .% Miss Belle Creswell and Mrs. John McCaslan and little Ansel Talbert went to Greenwood Monday. Miss Daisy Young give the young folks i peasant time Monday night, in honor of tier cousin, Mr. John Crawford from Georgia. Mr. Crawford is a handsome young man and am not sure but what his heart will wander back to Troy. ' v-; ' Miss Mary Bo wick has been very sick but Is .better. Mr. Richard Sign Will Return to Abbeville* Mr. Richard Sign, who has been engaged in Railroad business for some years, will ay down his position in order to take charge of his father's undertaking bus ness. Mr. Sign has just finished a special course in the Augusta College of Embalmiug, and has stood his examination before the State Board. He is now a licensed ambalmer, having studied every detail of the work thoroughly. Mr. J. W. Sign, his father, has served the public most acceptably for many years and in laying down tne work it is pleasant to know that the mantle will fall on the 3houlders of the son, A Splendid Painting. Abbeville has a painter of talent in the person of Mr. M. Ammeras. Last week there was a picture from his brush on exhibition in a window of the Milford Drug Company. The work was a copy from an [talian scene and was almost perfection in jvery detail. The lights .and shadows svere wrought out as by a master hand, rhe coloring was also splendidly done. rbe picture is worth seeing. ?