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The Abbeville Press and Banner | BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1909. ESTABLISHED 1844 1 s contributed! Sood Man and Reverent Editor. 1 Rev. S. A. Nettles, editor of the Southern ' Christian Advocate, was in town last Sunday and conducted worship in the Methodist Church. Mr. Nettles is one of the best men in our acquaintance, and we respect him for his reverence. The columns j of his paper do not abound in flippant and irreverent use of the name of the Father of us all. He is just as reverent as the average layman, and he preaches the gospel of righteousness and truth from the highest standpoint. His reverence, his character and his ability are such as to enable him to impress < all who hear him preach, or read his paper. The earnestness and the piety of his nal ture is apparent to all. He is so far removed from the irreverent use of the saored Name that he is in a different class from those who make a plaything of the Name to the disgust of the finer and the better sentiment of the gentler and more reverent natures. He never assumes to be chief clerk, or business manager, of the office of the Holy One in his absence. We too frequently hear in church more* flippant and irreverent use of the Name in one half hour on Sunday morning than we hear on the streets in six months. No preacher or editor has a right to talk as if he thought "me and God" were intimate i associates on the same level, or were so chummy that he could disregard the command, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." The preacher who in one hour's worship takes that Name on his lips fifty or a hundred timee should be cited before a church court, and if he lack signs of repentance, he should be turned out of the church, and then turned over to the town council, to suffer the usual pains and penalties that are inflicted upon an honest and unpretentious sinner, who has never desecrated the holy temple by irreverent use of the Name . . in the presence of pure women and innocent children. "We are prepared for improper things occasionally on the streets, I nki.uAti nn Cim/ln.r n\rtwnin/V n UUt Hi tile tuuivu uu gmivia; luuiuiiif, a devout people should not be offended by the act of &n Irreverent or sacreligious preacher. The Carnival Is Here. The long looked-for carnival is here, with its various shows and its high dives. We notice that some holier than thou towns have objected to these shows because of their moral tendency or other alleged short coming. Some of our esteemed brethren of the press, too, we believe, have discovered that these shows take off more or less money.from the towns which they visit. As to morals: We assume that those, who speak of the moral, effect of a carnival do not speak of their own knowledge ol either the men or the show. Many of the men are no doubt about as good as some of ourcitizene. We certainly know nothing about the carnivals, but suppose they are at least as good as the average show, where there are no animals. As far as we have noticed or know they - are not especially objectionable, and we. are rather glad for our people to have a cheap entertainment. As to carrying off of money: These carnivals carry off a very small part of the money as compared with the money that is thrown away and lost to the country by collections for alleged foreign missions, but which money is spent in good salaries for favored men while traveling in distant lands. It's Rot Dangerous. The cannon which Congressman Aiken secured from some of the cannon depai*tments in Washington, and which has iain on the ground in the park for a long time, has been mounted on a pile of brick, with the muzzle pointing up the street down which Mr. W. A. Lanier comes when visiting the city. It is not aimed ?tt him at all, and would not Hgo off" under any circumstances, unless he refuses to give for a hospital in Abbeville $10,COO of the Spaniard's bounteous gift. As we gave notice last week Mr. Lanier has only to send a sea telegram to get a fortune of $160,000. In case he does not build the hospital we expect him to provide a home for old bachelors. Abbeville is not going to "hold up" Mr. Lanier. We shall always be glad to see hira as wall before as after he receives his fortune. The Best Bargains by the Best Man on Earth. Mr. W. W. Edwards of Due West has a heart as big as a mountain and his stock of goods are in excess of description. You have to look through a microscope to see the prices which are marked down to figures almost too small to be seen by the naked eye. He has in stock everything that men and boys may need, from boy's sawed off breeches legs to men's overcoats. For the women he has all sorts of goods to ornament and to make more beautiful the most lovely of the Creator's best handiwork. And for those who may need it, he has the best of upholstering goods, including rats and hats of the greatest proportions and of world-wide dimensions. He can dress up anybody from angels and divinities do wn to ordinary every day plodding creatures who wears bifurcated garments When the goods go a little fast he just throws in a wedding present to the boy and the girl who do not expect to marry this year. And Mr. Edwards has not joined the boycott, either. Puzzling Situation. It has been said that too many lovers puzzle a maid. And In like manner it may be said that too many trains puzzle an old j man. Before the change of schedule last Sunday an old man might, by enquiry at m the station, find out which train to go off jn on, but now where are we ? "When a man now gets aboard a train at Abbeville, he scarcely knows whether he is going to Columbia, to Greenville, to Anderson, or to Mr. Hodges depot, or simply coming back. \ Music Hall. , Although Due West has an elegant audi- of torium in the Erskine College building, th than which are few better, yet enterpris- ki ing citizens of that town have inaugurated cr a plan for other people to build for them a su new auditorium, otherwise called a music in hall. The proposed auditorium or music M; hall is to cost $10,000. Non-residents are th solicited to build it or to contribute largely Be to it. th When Abbeville wanted an auditorium or wc opera house, the people levied a tax upon is' themselves without asking other people to jr( build it for them, or even to help build it. Rc A good way for Due West to get a new jjj!1 music hall would be to-levy a tax upon their own people, or else issue bonds for the pur- 2 C I Tl?i I(k? ,1? Of A nil puc>?. JLilUL 10 1/iiC ncLf ??v uu au auuo?uic, ~ and we have constructed all the pubiio buildings that we have without asking any- j0( body to givo us a cent. Fil We are now building a $20,000 school i house, and we do not propose to ask any- 8i<j body to contribute a cent to it. Due West gawould feel better and feel prouder, if it jnj; tried once the experiment of paying for we what it wants. thi The time was, long ago, when there was 1 such a scarcity of colleges, that the people bu in all parts of the State felt the necessity paj of contributing to educational institutions, rei They then gave liberally to the founding of th< colleges anywhere, but there are many colleges now, and the same necessity for ^ private subscription does not exist today for building colleges out of town. ref For time out of mind the city of Abbe- ^ ville and the County of Abbeville have been liberal contributors to Due West en- an terprises. j We have always thought that the removal of the endowment funds from Abbeville ^ County where it contribute to the buildings C01 up of other counties was impolitic and un- 0j, wise, if not an evidence of ingratitude. And we have thought that the boycot- rej ting of any part of the county or any num- j ber of the friends of Due West was not for 8tc the best Interests of the educational insti- pg, tutions. Even if the boycotted people do not measure up to the exactions of their jn^ boycotters, they are more useful as friends than something else. ' " th< Happy Couple. It may be seen from the Bock Hill Herald that a groom was presented with a. "home completely furnished," including a ^ charming bride, with the other furnish- ne* ings. Happy groom and happy bride. th< May they live always, and never be less su< happy than they are now. There is an old bachelor in Abbeville who, in years gone by, longed for such an occasion when he ^ might be the subject of congratulation, even if he gained the hand and the heart ^ of a bride without the home. Houses and Pa: lands are trash when compared to loving ^ hearts, which are more than coronets. $10 tar And Thou, Brutus! tov All sorts of charges have been made re- mc cently of spoiled or moldy corn in refer- ^ ence to pellagra, all of which the people could 6tond, but now some unconscionable &j. wretch has stated that liquor made of spoiled corn will bring on pellagra. The Qef latter charge is the limit. Let no man go rj further or even attempt to prove that corn liquor will make pellagra. in? The colonels took charge of Atlanta, last ^ week., Buyers of all sorts of needed arti- ^hr eles made Abbeville storekeepers very happy. And their deposites at our banks ^ are just bursting the vaults. 136 . it i Charleston has just had a big time feast- sec ing the President on things and drinks ^r( which he does not touch. Abbeville is getting ready to feed four hundred preachers on things of which they are expeoted to partake of most generously. __#i wil bill Columbia prints the menu for the Presi- are dent's dinner in names with which the ev- ^ eryday citizen is not acquainted." $10 a bu| plate. Abbeville prints its bill of fare in ( plain English: Turkey and trimmings, Ajj ham and eggs, turnips and cabbage. Cof- ^ fee with sugar in it. No .charge whatever. the Atlanta boasts of a great time at the cei auto races last week. Abbeville is having ly. a great time buying cotton at 14 or 15 cents, } which high prices make the farmers rich lic< and glad. pa; wo A gasoline tank caught lire in Atlanta agi last week, and burnt an auto to ruins. Ab- pei beville farmers were so busy gathering a I big crop of corn tnat they did not see At- lici lanta's fire. llv: , 1 th< We learn that Mr. James M. Hughey.inmate of the Old Soldiers Home in Columbia, is at home in Abbevilie County, on a iai sixty days furlough or leave of absence. th fo< sei Anderson County wants to accept Clem- wi son College as part of its belongings.. Ab- J0: beville has just kicked the dispensary out of its borders. th s sa Question: Should strictly pious people ar allow their clocks to run on Sunday? If it w is right to wind up a clock on Saturday and start it to running for Sunday, where ^ is the sin of attaching electricity to sew- w ing machines on Sunday? . T Bishop Candler of Georgia, doesn't think well of Rockfeller'8 gift of a million dollars to wipe out book worm in the JSouth. As to far as we have noticed the Bishop has h? taken no stock in any eflort to cure our pc own suffering people, while he favors the gt raising of millions for inissiouaries who se ay live in luxury at our expense while vading other countries. LAST SCENE. fhe Last Act of the Historic Dispensary. On last Saturday afternoon the furniture the Abbeville Dispensary passed under e hammer, Mr. Dock Bowie, the well town auctioneer did the weeping or the ying on the occasion. Mr. Bowie fully stained his reputation as an auctioneer selling goods at all they are worth, r. Jones informs us that they brought e full value when, we believe it was Mr. >tts, clerk in the establishment added at they brought more than they were >rth. Except little matters the following the sale bill: >n Safe, D. Poliakoff $ 35 50 >11 Top Desk, J. E. Jones :.... 12 00 it Top Desk, R. R. Tolbert 6 50 >ater, W. A. Calvert 9 75 >t pipe, Dr. S. G. Thomson 2 25 topper Pans, S. F. Cromer 3 30 i stove. County 4 75 ) Box, R. S. McComb 2 50 > Box, Dr. Simpson 4 50 ; Box, P. Rosenberg 3 10 ling Machine, S. F. Cromer 4 00 rhe stock of liquors had run down con[erably before the sale. The sales on turday being only $456. On the followr Monday the last vestige of the liquors re gone at ten o'clock, the sales up to ii time amounting to jisv. fu rhe expense items have not been added t Mr. Jones said when everything was id up that something like $20,000 would nain to be divided between the County, schools and the town of Abbeville?onerd going to each. ^nd now we shall look to the blind tigers "give strong drink unto him that is idy to perish and wine unto those that of heavy hearts." And then we must, et him drink, and forget his poverty, d remember his misery no more." Uready the blind tiger is being charged th doing business in Abbeville, and the igraceful acts of law breakers and the lduct of their informers will be known, all men. iVe must now look to Washington for ief. Other refuge have we none. i new-comer Greek is to (jccupy the >re room formerly occupied as the disisary. He will open a restaurant^where } hunger may be satisfied, while allowf the stomach to continue to thirst for it which brings men victorious over all } ills of life. \ Advantage of a Cotton Mill Vhy should the spinners of South Caroa import foreign cotton? We confess it the wisdom of some men are foollsh38 to those who know nothing about ?ir business, and we have never made a ^cessful cotton mill manager, so are not npetent to give advice, but we can wonrjust the same.?Florence Times. is this scribe sees it, it matters little iere the cotton is grown, the mills have pay more for it than anybody else will y, or they don't get it. rhe chief advantage of a cotton mill to a vn is, that all fhe money to run it,(about 0,000, annually) is brought from a dislce and paid put to men and women in vn. (Children of poor folks are not al fed to work in South Carolina.) That >ney gets Into circulation and does good everybody. When self-respecting poor men kick men out of the Legislature who would ike their children live in enforced idle* ss, the profit will be much greater. The poor have enough to contend with ;hout being subjected to the cruelty ich Northern Intormeddlers would lict in the name of humanity. ?he blindest man on earth ought to see ough this Nothern trick against child or. I Vhile it is true that children should not allowed to go into dangerous pursuits 8 a little hard for the ordinary man to i any justice in refusing healthful and )fltable work to children. Beggars?he whole country seems to be overrun ;h beggars of ail sorts, the tid, the lame or otherwise afflicted > seekers of alms. L8 long as begging is the most profitable sinessa man can engage in, it is fair to isume that it will ever be thus. such carmorants should be :ed by the city authorities, and the seal condemnation should be placed upon } cheating of well meaning and inn frit people who earn their money honestL beggar should be required to pay jnse even as honest men are required to y for the privilige of earning a living at rk. There should be no discrimination ainst honest toil in favor of paurism or vagrantism. Lll beggars should be required to pay a jnse or should be arrested, as vagrants ing off of the substance jof others, rhe Union Times of lost week uttered >se remarks, which are worth considerDuring the John Bobinson circus here it week there was a fellow who sat by e wayside, begging." He had lost a [)t. The stump was held up for the pasr by to see and at the same time, the hat 16 held for a "little to help the poor unrtunate man". Now, The Times man els that he is no hard hearted man.' He en claims to have a kiud and sympaetic nature. But we do not hesitate to ,y that the one foot, hat extended fellow no a 4- WIA/VA a.o w nuiuuu(. j 11 tuo in 01 e plnty of men with one foot or one arm bo are earning an honest living. The orld holds opportunities to even the laimed, the haft and the blind. The poor :ggar," at the close of the day's business ent to one merchant with ,'small change' nounting to $14 and asked to be given lis. No telling how much more he got, hat was a big day of itself. He must ive caught many "suckers". Mayor McMillan has done much for wn, but there is one matter which he is neglected, and that is, to instruct his >liceman to put in the calaboose begirs of al) degrees. A beggar should be int to the chain gang. An able bodied and energetic beggar, we have been told averages about ten dollars a day which is a little lens than the Union beggar's success. j.. Innocent and sympathetic people should B be protected from unconscionable robbers. ^ Let the police lock them up. They are g worse than the Carnivals. It ? ? si To Prevent Accidents- a The Elberton Star publishes an account ^ of the death of the "brainy, big hearted ir and popular citizen", William M. Mcintosh ? who was run over and killed by a railroad ^ train, And then in the editoral column t] there appeared an article which seemed e< to us to be an appeal to popular prejudice ^ against the railroad. ' L While all good men must regret the G death of any good man through accident or otherwise, yet as long as men are accountable; and responsible beings, they should exercise proper care of themselves. If a man lies down on a railroad or places Yl himself in range of the locomotive as it speeds along, he must expect evil result. The engine has the right of away, and there is no provision made for its sidestep- of ping. And all'men know that a train can T1 not be stopped suddenly. ' 9 J; According to the published facts in the he Star, we see no good reason to excite m prejudice against the railroad because of ^ the lamentable accident. , ,. _ , ar 4k IU A Good Examplo- ^ Taft has been much in evidence in the nc South for several weeks. Geart honors di were paid to him every where, and he, as far as we know has conducted himself 1 well. His speeches have been unobjection- gi able. We admire Taft for his total abstinence from intoxicants more than for anything tb else. But we do not see the propriety of asking the President to witness our drink- eg iflg. y( i di sb An Open Question- ar In Edgefield.the newspapers are discus einglthe acquittal of a negro man who ^ went to the house of another, taking his be crun along, A scuffle ensued when the at gnn was discharged hitting; a woman in the arm. The woman died. The old negro, and not the surgeon doctor, who cut ui off the arm, was indicted for murder, and P' was acquitted. The question of the phy- m sician's} responsibility for the death, has ai not been settled by the jury. ?>? It seems that some folk lie awake at night, studying out good schemes by which good people may be relieved of their money. As a rule it is well enough to let b< fakers work out their own schemes while in you attend to your own .business. The fa- ^ ker will.attend to his end of the line. Yon ^ need not be a party to every man's little scheme. si . ol 1 tx ' We see that another pretty girl has been married. A chromo Is offered to the first ci ugly girl that marries. ^ tl Why should the city hall and the Court House grounds be kept in darkness? Let - 1 ?i w us not nave aaricness wnere most ukul ib ^ needed. ni / li( The work of digging the Panama canal ^ is half finished. This scribe hopes to live fci to see it finished. , ei , h< New York is quarreling with the sugar refineries. Abbeville has just closed its al dispensary. hi " ! 01 They've got small pox at Fort Mill. Abbeville is trying to get religion. gj Rock Hill wants a county fair. Abbeville ^ wants a cotton mill. ft ie d Of late there has been a lot of unjust criticism of juries. si 01 WEDDING IN RHYME. How a Judge of Maiben, Miss-, Ties Nuptial Knot Judge Norman Moore, the rhyming jur- jr iat, now mayor of Maiben, performed in verse the ceremony that made James Bjav- Vi is and Bettie Johnson man and wife. The exact words were: j8 . Jim, will you take Bet Without regret b To love and cherish Until one of you perish c] And is laid under sod, a So help you God? ? D The bridegroom replied in the affirmative 0 Then turning to the bride, Judge Moore ij said: C Bet, -will you take Jim jj And cling to him ? Both in and out, ? Through thick and thin, Holding him to your heart Until death you do part? jj The bride blushed with a modest bow of t consent, and Judge Moore dismissed them h as follows: a Through life's alternative joy and strife t( I now pronounc you man and wife. e Go up life,s rugged hill . a Until you both reach the level. And now salute your bride, You big but trusty devil. ? \ Crosses of Honor for Veteran amd 1 Sons of Veterans. ? On Lee's birthday, the 19th, of Jan. 1910, a Crosses of Honor will be presented_ by J" ADDevuie Chapter Daughters or the Con- " federacy, to Veterans ana Sons of Veterans. F Those wishing same will please make ? application at once so that their' names * may be authenicated and crosses obtained. * Apply to Mrs. Lucy C.Thomson or Mr. j W. A. Templeton, Adj. Secession Camp. f E The Rosenberg Mercantile * Co. will save you money on I baggiDg and ties Dr. King's New Discovery E KILLS THE COUGH. CURE* THE UJWS. I For Misses Speed And KlughFrom "Spartanburg Journal." A pleasant event of the day was the prety afternoon party at which Mrs. Chas. th irby entertained in honor of two attract- st re Abbeville seniors, attending Converse tit ollesre, Misses Jessie Speed and Margaret ar [lugn. The artistic home was lovely in a decorations of ferns and vases of chry- in mthemums. Progressive games were m laved in the hall, parlor and dining room th Da the guests' scores were kept on pretty au jore cards, tied with Converse colors, urple and gold. Mrs. Kirby was assisted th i entertaining by Misses Eulalie Earle wi ad Eva Crews, the fonher serving tea in to le dining room from a side table. After wj le gamef, a salad course followed by dain- an 7 sweets were served. Those who enjoy- 0f 1 Mrs. Kirby's always charming hospl- dr dity were Misses Jessie Speed, Margaret no lugh, Janie Hamlin, Bessie Gibson, Maud 6r ee Lancaster, Kathleen Morrah, Eva tal rews, Eulalie Earle, Messrs. Vernon Bo- i ar, John Wright, Horace Chapman, Frank hif ogers, Allan Rogers, A. M. Chrietzberg. c0 The Debutante- wi rashington Herald, J? In springtime the sweet girl graduate 9* icupfes the center of the stage, and we all HE >w in submission. The fairest of the fair, "J ie eclipses alleise, and the laying aside her books begins a new era in her life, ie month of June belongs to the brides, eit td again we yield all in paying court to amanhood at the most auspicious time of ir life. These two occasions create no 1 ore flurry among the fair sex than does loc e coming of winter, when the debutante bei mes into the limelight. thi Soon the soaiety bud will be the center of as i admiring throng. She approximates the e bride as an attractive personage. She br< is reached the midway point between the bei immencement day and the altar. She of ?w sets out on her conquest, for social ho] ities In the feminine world are as busi- coi iss pursuits to the masculine portion of sui e population, th( There is no more interesting time in a of rl'8 life than the period following her first ere troduction to society. She looks forward a round of pleasures such as have been inied her while at school or seminary: e theatre, receptions, dinners, teas, and inclng parties all combined to add gaiety TJ her lew years of freedom from school plonage and preceding the more serious &rs which are certain to follow. The lties or me nave not Deen iaia on ner loulders, and the cares of a household are 1 unrealized dream, Li The butterfly of fashionable life Is a siile well used. The chrysalis of the school lysbecomes the "bud" of the winter seari, and the sight of the multi-colored and jautlfullv variegated butterfly flitting tout In the sunlight Is no greater source enjoyment from an artistic standpoint i.u' an the smile of the girlish face as she for it. e first time participates In life's pleas- V/1 es. To her, life Is a romance; the fairy tbl incess of fiction seem almost real, and sal e golden age of song and music and H. irth Is not a bygone period, but a present D. ad tangible one. ? A1 U/l M.l U.L. U Ivi nay H01 mug n waumam> ^ Do the people of the South realize the T~! agnltude of the annual drift of popula- a.( an toward Canada? r Last year 60,000 persons crossed the m' >rder line to establish permanent homes the territory of the king. On an average it is safe to estimate that 'ai ich emigrant was worth approximately vil 00. , ini Consequently the amount of money p( ibtracted from the circulating medium Tr ! the United States by this exodus may j figured in round numbers at $60,000,000. *u For the current year it is stated In offl- 11 al circles that an even greater number of ? mericans will transfer allegiance to Ed- lai ard VII. vil And most of the emigrants belong to iD] ie sturdy Scandinavian stock. m Now what does this mean for us? n To be direct and explicit it means that if e are not putting forth our best efforts to ^ractthis enormous drift Southward, we an sed to do so at once. Not only the mil- cu ons of dollars, but the enterprise and mi irift wnich belong to this sturdy element ce] >uld be used to splendid advantage in the jt nilding up of this section. We seem to icounter little difficulty in enticing the " ardes of the Mediterranean; but some- atl aw we fall to attract In sufficient numbers op ie energetic, the even-tempered, the lawaiding and the home-Ibving races which co ail from the north of Europe. One reason for this failure Is due to the mnipresent negro proDiem. But the evil results of contact and of jmpetition with the black race at the nuth are overestimated. T. And in view of the wonderful inducelents which this section of the country fJers?an ideal climate?an unsurpassed utility of soil?schools, churches, factoris?such a bogey ought not to cast the ecldingvote. J. The marvelous resources of the South Imply need exploitation. Let us bestir ureelves.?Atlanta Georgian. th vi Status Of The Lien Law. tb Attorneys Grier and Park of Greenwood ** ive this statement; H By the Act approved March, 190fl Section D )59 was reperted. The repealing act goes sa ito effect on the 1st day of January 1910 w lerefore after the 1910, no lien for ad- 8j, ances under Section 3059 will be valid, p The land lord's lien for advances and the ^ iborer's lien for services &in making the ta rop are still in force and are not affected at y the repeal of the general lien law; Tl The law in relation to the mortgage of in rops, however, is not repeated ana a ten- 8a nt has the same power now to make a Anav Kla ffrAwlnnf nVf\T\ t.hflt. hft iwiusoev-u'ci mo ? ad before the repeal of the lien law. The *" nly restriction on the morgage of a crop i that provided for by Section 3095 of the ode, which is that the morgage must be ? lade during the year in whicn the crops re grown and the lands upon which th6 rops are grown shall be described and m aentioned in the morgage. It is also A ecessary in order to make a valid mortage of crops that the crops be described a the morgage either in writing or type rriting. The printed form in general use eretofore is no longer sufficent to convey A ny interest or right to the morgage. A While under the law as it now stands a enant cannot give a lien on his crop exept to his landlord, he is still able to give mortgage over the same and with the . xception of the preference which a landara'8 lien for advances may have, he is vi a about the same position to secure ad- at ances made to him by a merchant that at o w?c hofnrA t.lifl r?neal of the lien law. p f anything, the modus operandi has been q implifled, for before the repeal of the t. len law a tenant could make both a lien 'f1 ,nda mortgage and this sometimes gave A ise to confusion in the enforcement of 'y he papers and the determination of in iriorfty. By the simple means of a mort- O ;age he Is now able to do exactly what he ras able to de before to secure his ad- a ances- the only difference being the form u ind the laborers lien for advances, which ^ i merchant can always protect himself a- & :ainst by obtaining a waiver from the andlord of his preference for advance- ar nents made. The landlord need not ci raive his lien for rent, but may simply m raive his lien for advances. This will *0 nake the merchant as secure as he was inder the- lien law, provided he takes a;06 nortgage over the crop. ,,r P' n< IIIPKI PH'Q IS THE ONLY GENUINE ARNICA SALVE, Mr- Taft a Total AbstainerAnderson Mail, rj "We believe that President Taft's visit rough the country has exerted a very rong influence in an unexpected direc>n, and one upon wfcich we have not seen ly comment in any of the newspapers.Mr. Taft does not drink alcoholic liquors J, any form, on any occasion. The fact reains that ne does not drink at all and is of itself exerts a strong influence upon I who come in contact with him. tt At most if not all of the banquets that vl e president attended on his long tri u nes were served. The president did not Sfi uch any of them, and tnose who dined yj th him felt constrained to follow his ex aple. A man dining with the president & the United States does not feel like tfc inking wine if the president himself does A t drink. And many a man will feel aft* |y ward that he might just as well be a to- jE I abstainer himself. We have no idea Mr.Taft would object if 3 friends should drink?in moderation of ,w arse?but we believe that the fact that ?D nas set the example of total abstainance at so m$ny places throughout the country, it latever his reasons for it may have been, _ s done a great deal of good fop the cause & temperance. It has done more good, no. , ubt, than could have been accomplished J? yir. Taft had been of the Roosevelt type CE d had said to the people, "I don't dnnk rself, and therefore, you must not drink w her." fli Extinction of Chinaberry Tree. Phe Atlantic Coast Line has taken steps ar king to the extermination of the china-' cu rry trees. It has lone: been claimed that m 6 tree is a breeder of the white fly, and the government has taken a hand and " j experts have declared that the pest is "r xi to an alarming extent in the china- <?t rry tree, we can but commend the action so the Coast Line in the matter, and we pe the step they have taken will en- c0 irage others in this country to follow t. The Coast Iiine has given orders it every chinaberry tree along its right ~~ way in Florida be cut down.-?Fort Myi (Fla.) Press. ? ? j Master's Sale. he State of South Carolina, re County 0/ Abbeville. ^ Court of Common Pleaa. at of itber E. Shirley, in bis own right til ? - - A J J _ i. L HI1U tin Auuuiuisuaiui Hi vue xiiabouc iu of Mrs. Oustavus E. Shirley et al. wi Plaintiffs, against J. A. Sbaw and in Dessie Sbaw, Defendants. Ct By authority of a Decree of Sale by 5 e Court of Common Pleas for Abbe- -1 lie County, in said State, made in f*0 b above stated case, I will offer for ^ le, at Publio Outcry, at Abbeville C. w , 8- C., on Salesday in December, A. 1909 within tbe> legal hours of sale a following described land, to wit: rj 1 that tract or parcel of land situate, A ng and being In Abbeville County, ; the State aforesaid, containing FIF- , f-SIX and ONE-FOURTH (56*) af| ;res, more or less, and bounded by 0. Robinson, Enoch Smith and act No. 2 and designated Tract No. 1. Also, all that other tract or parcel of ~1 id, situate,lying and being in Abbe- u lie County, State aforesaid, contain- ? it FIFTY-EIGHT and THREE)URTHS (58$) Acres, bounded b> act No. 1, lands of L. O. RobiDSon d S. S. McCurry and designated as Ct act No. 2. A,Iso, all that other tract or parcel of 3d "ituate, lying and being in Abbe- re lie Countv, State aforesaid, contain- se TWENTY-FOUR (24) Acres, ^ jre or less, bounded by lands of L. at Robinson and Enoch Smith. 0f rerms of Sale?One-half cash, bal- tjj ce on a credit of twelve months, ee- fG red by bond of purchaser and a pv -- ^-1 1 uu o ?. DlTgage or one premises, wim o pc? ul. interest from day of sale?and if pj, becomes necessary to collect same by w it then ten per cent, to .be added as (j, torney's fee. Purchaser may have (ion of paying ail cash. er Purchaser to pay for papers and re- Sfl rding. R. E. HILL, Master A. C., 8. C. ]yLaster's Sale. Q he State of South Carolina, _ County of Abbeville. Cdurt of Common Pleas. H. Moore, Plaintiff, against Janle JJ1 Barrett, Defendant. d( By authority of a Decree of Sale by s< e Court of Common Pleas for Abbe- Io lie County, in said State, made in a e above stated case, 1 will offer for ta le, at public outcry, at Abbeville C. le ., 8. C., on Salesday in December, A. ai . 1909, within the legal hours of g] w** ^nonriKo/] 10 rw^ tfl IB IIIO liuivwiug urn.u"iu iuuu, ?v It : All that tract or parcel of land 0I tuate, lying and being in Abbeville p tunty,/in the State aforesaid, con- ol ining TWO (2) Acres, more or less, id bounded by lands of Jim Child?, bomas Cbilds and Oliver Devlin, beg the Jot of land conveyed to the idVauie Barrett by J. G. Hamilton, -p Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to ly for papers. R. E. HILL, N Master A. C., S. C. Master's Sale. ? El he State of South Carolina, oj COUNTY OF ABBEVrLLE. ^ Court of Common Pleas. es be nnie E. Dansby, Plaintiff, against W. fi. Napier and others, Defendants. _ By authority of a Decree of Sale by ie Court of Common Pleas for AbbeUe County, in said State, made in the >ove stated case, I will offer for sale, N public outcry, at Abbeville C. H., 8. nn Snlpsdav in December. (6th1. A. . 1909, within the legal hours of sale ie following described laud, to wit: 0i 11 that tract or parcel of land situate, oi ing and being in Abbeville County, jjj i the State aforesaid, containing 8t NE HUNDRED AND NINETYHREE AND ONE-HALF (193}) cres, more or less, and bounded by b< unter Bros, Robert McCombs, John aughman and others. Terms of Sale?One-half cash, bailee on a credit for twelve months, eeired by bond of the purchaser and a bi ortgage of the-premises,?said bond J1' bear interest at the rate of 8 per i0 int. per annum,?and if the paid mort- B ige has to be collected by foreclosure roceedings, thui ten per cent, attor- ay's fees to be added. Purchaser to pay lor papers and re- w >rding. R. E. HILL, j Master A. C., S. C. oi Master's Sale. 'he State of South Carolina, County of AbbevHie. Court of Common Pleas. . B. wtark et al, Plaintiff*, against H. v 6. Anderson et al, Defendants. By authority of a Decree of Bale by ie Court of Common Pleas for Abbeille County,, in said State, made in ie above stated case, I will offer for * ile, at Public Outcry, at ^bbevllM C. [., B. C., on Salesday In December, A. L 1909, wittoln the legalhours of sate ie following described land, tor wit: II that tract or parcel of land situate, ing and beiDg in Abbeville County, i the Btate aforesaid, containing IVE (5) Acres, more or less, together ith the buildings thereon and incitid* g one 12-5 horse power Corliss engine id a lot of other machinery?being ie Abbeville Furniture Factory plant bounded by lands ot S. F. Cromer, aboard Railway Co! and others? ovided that no bid of less than fonr tousand dollars will be entertained. Also, at the same time and plaee, I ill sell a lot of about 8,000 feet of st class oak lumber suitable for the atiufauture of furniture. Terms of Bale- Ooe-balf cash, bal- s ice on a credit of twelve months; seired by bond of purchaser with a ortgage of the premises?this applies ily to the plant proper, which emaces the land, buildings, engine and her machinery. The.lumber will be Id for cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and je> rding. R. E. HILL,. Master A. C., S. C. ' , ^ : _ ; 11 Sheriff's Sate. B. White & Co. against Bessie JUL, Cade.?Execution. By virtue of an execution to me di- cted, In the above stated case, I will > 11 to the highest bidder, ^public ictlon, within the legal hours of sale, / Abbeville, on Monday, the 6th day December, A. D. 1909, all tihe right, le and interest of Bcsvie M. Cade in s e following described* property, to [t: All that tract or parcel of land A KKatrlllo pAnnftt Qfofa a# CnnfVi AUUCTXHC vvuuvjr j uvuw. VI K^ruvii irnlina, containing TWO HUNRED and FIFTY-NINE and ONEALF (259J) ACRES, more or 'less, unded by land'fr of J. E. Calhoun este, East by lands of R. Q. Jones, est by Savannah River, known as ,rt of tbe DuBose Quarter Land*. ied to said land recorded in Deed >ob No. 24, page 567, Clerk's office, abeville County, South Carolina. Levied on and to be sold as the propty of Bessie M. Cade to satisfy the Dresaid execution and cost ; , Terms?Cash. - > JZj C. J. LYON/ \m Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriff's Office, Abbeville C. EE., S. 11-8-09. Sheriff's Sale. ilvert & Nickles against Tboc. Cosby Execution, y-f" By virtue vof executions (o me dieted in tbe above stated'cases, I will ' II to the highest bidder; at public iction, within tbe legal hours of sale. Abbeville, on Monday, tbe 6th .day December, A. D. 1900, all the right, ;!e and interest of Thos. Cosby in the llowing described property, to wit: ight (8) Acres, more or less, bounded r lands of A. M. Hill & Sons, P. A. oche, tbe street running parallel Itb tbe Southern Railroad, Tabby won And'others. ' v ^ Levied on and to be sold as the propI y of Thos. Cosby to satisfy the aforeid executions and costs. Terms?Cash. C. J. LYON, Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriffs Office, Abbeville C. H., 8. . 11-8*'0JL Executor Sale. By virtue of authority vested in me ader the will of Nimrod C. Davis, jceased, I will sell to the highest bidjr at AbbeviJle Court House, on ilesday in December, 1909, the folwing described real estate, to wit: II that tract or parcel of land, conining Seventy (70) Acres, more or ss, situated in Donalds township, id bounded by lands of William Higins, James Williams and others. This land will be sold in two tracts Thirty-Five Acres, more or lees.' lats of same will beexhibited on day - - - -'pale. Purchaser to pay for papers. ^ Terms?Cash. T. C. DRUMMOND, " * ' Executor. state of W. T. Cowan, Deceased. otice of Settlement and Application \ for Final Discharge. Take notice tbat on tbe 15lh day of Decem)r. 1909,1 will render a flnal account of my :ilD(js and doings as Administrator of tbe state of W. T. Cowan, deceased. In tbe office Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at o'clock a. m.. aud on tbe same day will apy for a flnal discharge from tny trust aa ich Administrator. v All persoDs having demands against said tate will present tbem lor payment on or ifore tbat day, proven and authenticated or > forever barred. MANEtt L. RICE. Administrator. Estate of George Wallace, Jr. otice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. Take notice that on tbe 1st day ol December, 09, 1 will render a final account of my stings and dolugs as Executor of tbe Estate ' George Wallace, Jr., deceased, In tbe office [ Judge of Probaie for Abbeville Counly at o'clock a. m., and on tbe same day will apiy for a final discharge from my trust as 10b Executor. All persons having demands against said itate.wlll present them for payment on or Bfore tbat day, proven and authenticated or s forever barred. K. F. STONE, Executor. Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against The Ab vllle Furniture Company are hereby notled to present and prove their claims belore ie undersigned at bis office, on or belore tbe th day ot December next, for adjustment. y order ol Court. R. E. HILL, Nov. 10th, 1909. Maeier A. C , S. C. If yea v 8dt to sell your real estate llat lth me. Robt.S. Link. Huyler's candy Jfresh *11 tbe time at Mil* d'a drug store. ~ - .vs