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- I frr * ' V */>*.' > * ' IL I The Press and Banner W. W. A W. R. BRADLEY, Editor*. ABBEVILLE, S. C. ^-Published every Wednesday at 12 a year In advance. Wednesday, Nov 17, 1909. Study of Foreign Languages Increase Trade. N Thomas H. Norton, consul to Chemnitz Germany, is responsible for the statement that the systematic study in foreign languages on the part of the youth of Gor ? many in capturing thejforeign markets of .1 tiie world. The plan Is being adopted throughout the empire and the business people are enthusiastic over it. Provision for teaching English and French is made In those public shcools that correspond to the grammar schools here in this country. The number of students taking these languages is growing rapid- f ly* nov The effect of the knowledge of foreign jjjg languages, it is stated, in gaining and ^ holding the trade is of incalculable value. j The consul states further that in Chem- tjja nitz it is required of any young man be prj ginning a business career that he be mas mo ter of at least one other language besides fr0 his mother tongue. tha One reason why the United States has 0f, so little influence over the trade of iier own to. possessions and over adjoining Spanish ^Ur territory is in the fact that there are no tur traders among Americans, or rather that there are so few traders among Americans. No one can give any logical reason why vo\ the bulk of Cuba's trade should not come j to the United States, and yet it is plain to 0;, the traveler that Spain still holds prj the bulk of trade. Ask any of our people mo who have visited the "Pearl of the Antilles ^ where she trades and they will tell you an that she trades with Spain. as We have such resources at home that we ^ have not found it necessary to lift our eyes or beyond the horison. But this cannot last an] always. If the South would be the richest ow people it must look after her trade with the neighboring territory. CU1 Cuba alone, is a rich isle and if the south ^ had trades to do the work she might reap ^ht a rich harvest from this source alone. mu The people of the South, though, have the heard of the name "Dago". That word is sty a synonym for all that is worthless, and in i consequence every man that speaks Span- [s j ish and has an olive tinted skin is produc- sai tive of no good. inc With us Spanish is not a polite language (je, and because we do not know how to bar- or,, terinthat language we lose a world of or rioh trade, ' ^ The South, especially, should teach the Spanish in her schools. With contiguous 0>w territory speaking the language, we might learn the lesson that Germany teaches us cuj and, even at this late day, try to wrest the acr trade from Spain held by her for centuries. or and turn it in the direction of the United tifl States. Z The Spanish language is just as beauti- TOj ful as the French language, it is easier to ^ master, easier to pronounce, so why not ^ study Spanish? We study Latin and Greek in our schools and it is well. These ^: should be studied before the modern lan- VO) guages provided that the pupil will not ^ stop at the Latin and Greek. If either the ^ Greek or Spanish is to be sacrificed would j it not be better to sacrifice the Greek? paj If the student can take both, then all is w well but if ho mustJ be left out of the curriculum which should it be? job People should be constanly on the alert 0f lest they fall into "The Path of the Calf". chc The lad packs his trunk and starts to col- (ja] lege because it Is the fashion, He buys j him a "dinky" cap because it is the fashion He breaks his head trying for the foot ^ai ball team because it is the fashion. He me studies just what is set before him be- j cause it is the fashion. avc There are more crimes committed in ng( the name of education today than have ?0, been oojnmitted at any time since history jje was }in the making. Boys study that afft which will never help them, when they are might study something else that would but serve the double purpose of mind training cqu and increasing capacity for bread making fou But we all wait fop some one to take the Sas initiative. Should school begin?Some for school with prestige?then we would begin doi too, but?well we are in the Path of the Calf. 1 m cur W. Cameron Forbes, grand son of Ralph rec Waldo Emerson, is the present Governor con General of the Phllipines. His inaugara- j tlon will take place on the 24 Instant. da] * china, 1 cut glass, 1 IIV J crockery, glassware, Jobb toys and dolls, BOOKS, MAGAZINES. Post Cards ^ ai At Mrs. Abbeville Hous City and Coun Dear Madam: , They say that S. C. , that he smi that famous Easter Stew,'' and they al was served was ( 4B king. Everybody in thing especially go< comes from the *'1 which is carried in Yours vei 33; ^ * _ ... Urn. , ' j ~ ~ St On the Batt; and tlie artil its colours. 1 flies at the L The ? Pb.one Plural Voting Splei ho way they vote in Soxony is an ination, and would make a man scratch Qn head dozens of times beford he would ] on an election. Ivery citizen who has an income of more n $666 per year; or who, as a public or w vate official, has an annual salary of re than $595; or who owns real estate ^ m which he derives an income of more ^ ' n $524 per year; or who owns real estato (jonc svhich more than 18.77 acres are devoted g igriculture, forest culture, or fruit cul- atej, e, or more than 4.94 acres to horticul- qJ e or vine culture, has the honor of j ting four votes instead of one puny a le vote, as each of us does. No one can flre a more than four votes. ^ai ivery citizen who has an anuual income more than $524; or who, as a public or sjjjr vate official, has an annual salary of an(j re than *442; or who derives from t^ie, entiflc or artistic profession or pursuit jt annual income of more than $442 (such { , lawyers, physicians, university profess, engineers, artists, literary men, etc.); gave who owns real estate from which his aual income is more than $387; or who ns real estate, more than 9.88 acres of jt ich are devoted to agriculture, forest jron ture, or fruit culture, or more than 2.47 e8 to horticulture or vine culture has s honor of voting three votes. He is a ich sought after elector in Soxony and > politicians shake his hand in proper or *e' t box ?wo votes: Every citizen whose income t-ck) more than $381 per year; or who, {is a aried public or private official, has an M ome of more than $333 per year; or who, wag rives from his business or profession an lual income of more than $333 per year wftg who owns real estate or has the right the use of the same, the income from ^ Ich is more than $297 per year; or who opin ns real estate, more than 4.94 acres of ------ | l/IKAC ich are devoted to agriculture, forest unjE ture, or fruit culture, or more thau 1.23 es of which are devoted to horticulture vine culture; or who has a school cer- jf cate which would entitle him to the jegg nimum of one year's service in the armv ies two votes. While this Elector is not face much sought after still the politicians saJ.E p to "shake" when they meet him on s street. He is assured that his vote towi vorth as much to them as any ones yQU s but the tactics of the politicians just :yc ore elections do not well bear out such gom iurances. ajrir 'he fellow who is 25 years of age and we . :b taxes in any amount may vote one forn HiP vote Is hardly worth looking Haz er and politicians who are on to their artj( s waste very little time with this class 1 C0lir elector. He stands* about as much jugt mce as a snow ball in?on a summer r' here U6t imagine yourself iliuginga ballot to tune of four! While that fellow you or ^ re in mind can only throw one little azly ballot! over ust imagine what a complication the srage politician Tfould find himself up even linst did this system hold in Abbeville inty! And do you know, one man said would like to see just such a state of lirs here in Abbeville County. There Ifi others who would like to 6ee it too, meai ; they never will. If any man in this j gran mtry thinks he would like to throw,toou r votes, it behooves him to start for goes ;ony at once and become naturalized, claic he will never have the pleasure of wori ng so in South Carolina. to m able 'he transfusion of blood as a possible worij e for pelagra in its early stages was ommended by the Southern Medical vention held recently in New Orleans. Se arrnere Union will meet the first Satur-' T?ocl r in December, December 4th. j Cock [<. L. Dargan ( ing and Retailing. id ioc Goods in all Lines. sbeville, S. C., Novem ekeeper, ty. when President Taft W2 led very broadly whei n South Carnlina di so say that the China assett'' China?the CI South Carolina, when 3d to use, buys Basse Dinnerware House of open stock by y truly, THE.R, *- 1 1 1 11 ? an dii; Lefields of Busin lery of results \ The enemies of lc iead of our colui lerr o. idid Home of Miss Maggie Brooks Burns. i Inst Saturday night at one o'clock residence of Miss Maggie Biooks was >vered to be on fire. Before the fire ade could roach the place the house almost destroyed. >t more than 12 or 14 feet from this 50 is another which was in eminent arer. On the other hand was the resi:e of Mr. Wm. Graydon. It caught ral times but the blaze was immedi; extinguished. i account of the proximity of these two 5es to the burning house it looked for lile as if the entire row would go. The lighters have never done better battle l in this instance. It is to their credit entire row is not in ashes. Burning igles were carried up in the vortex and fell blazing hundreds of yards from lire. is understood that Miss Brooks had ranee amounting to $3000 on house furniture. Very few things were d, owing to the time of the burning fire had made too much headway re it was discQvered. is thought that the fire originated 1 defective wire or wiring. Taft Luncheon. >w will you, "Thoughtless, uninformed, lalicious newspapers" put iu the pi all that stuff concerning those meal 3tS? oshington has been written to about id Waslungton says it's 0. K. Atlanta asked about it and Atlanta says that's way she does things. New Orleans voa i i nefnrl f/> cov Virvixr oft a rll/l a r? fl i cvjutoutu WV OU/ i?V TT OUV VUU UiiU r Orleans says Columbia did as she Savannah also on being asked her lion says virtually the same thing, so i in your feelers all ye "thoughtless, iformed or malicious" sheets and forthat you ever dreamed "Old Ben" tit have some right on his side. there is a single one of you thought, uninformed or malicious quartos who the temerity to say anything in the of what Washington, with a big "W," i, and of what Atlanta with a big "A," i, and of what a few other seaport is say, then you are squelched, do understand? Squelched! >u see it was this way. There was e doubt about the propriety of manig the affair as it was managed, and 'ordered off" to Washington for fnlation, just as we "order off" to Rouse^ zard, Chicago, fox- razor blades. The :le mailed from Washington was, of se, better than anything around here, like Rause Hazzard's razor blades are ;r than any our hardware folks sell in South Carolina. >w, do you "thoughtless, uninformed, alicious," little bivalves begin to see . ker of light? If you don't then turn the shop to the devil and crawl into hell box, Oh you son of a?Good ing ladies! * Anent Beggars as Vagrantsi man doesn't work and has no visible us of support, he is arrested as a vat. If the same man should go around ir houses and beg, or if he braznely upon our public square and proas his own triflingness or inability to : he escapes arrest. This would seem ake an infernal beggar more respectthan is the citizen who is too lazy to :. Run the beggar out. For Sale. veral thoroughbred Barred Plymouth c Cockerels, one Rhode Island lied ;erel. Price $1 each. F. C. DuPre. ' STOVES, ^O# RANGES, ENAMEL WARE. TINWARE, HOUSE FURNISHINGS, \ \ NOTIONS. Post Cards ber 17, 1909. is in Florence, i . . i i ne was servea sh ' ' Pine Bark from which it lina fit for a they want somett China, which Ameri ca,'' and > L. DARGAN CO. i _i i..i IIII..II ig by ( ess?in the triump] vin the day. This iw prices have been nn. Furn: 0 The "Frno Lance" has had enough talk ^ about Pelagra, Consumption, Budonic; _ Plague, Small Pox and Bugs. | _ The "Free Lance" asks; What is to bo * done tbout it all any way? When conventions and conferences of speciaists show that about 35 per cent, die from cancer and I kindred diseases: that 50 per cent are car- _ | ried off by tuberculosis in its dozen forms, I ana tnav tne rest aie iroin aiconoi uiiu | f drugs, there seems little chance for get- " ting out of this world in the good oldfashion way. Suppose the people quit reading medical almanac for a few years and skip the long accounts of Pellagra, leprosy, tuberculosis v and the other new and terrible diseases that are ready to pounce down on us, and * let the learned physicians discuss them to " their heart's content. Then in the home r let not disease be mentioned any more u than vice in its most hideous forms. Let h not neighbors give the details of the j, "worst cold" they ever had, or that "mis- .< ery" in the back or side, or that "swimming in the head," when the stomach is loaded enough to make it sink. 3| Do not buy headache c-ures, tablets that I g' ves you an appetire, another tonic that p makes' the food digest and then a cath- Q 'artictoget rid of it all. Talk health and p | happiness, laugh of! bad feelings look on cinlrnnfo nc o cnlf.i'mnnCflrl uin n irinlntlAP OIVyAUCOO UOU O^ll'lUJ^/pUVI Qlll) U> TIVIUWIVU of well understood laws. Eat plenty of a plain, wholesome food with a liberal allow- % ance of good things, do not be afraid of. the night air, let it in your bed rooms, drink f< all the water you want, have regular p hours of going to bed and getting up. Lay d aside all cares and troubles when the sun rl goes down and throw all physic to your 3 neighbors dogs t?nd live healthy, happy lives. Do that and you will make home bright and happy and drive off the fear of t< all these dreadful diseases. u The "Free Lance" is giving us some ii good advice in the above expression. We '' do see to much of Pelagoa, small pox, con- D sumption, ect, now-a-days. When a little ' brown place comes on the dack of the ^ hand ^e throw a pelagra fit immediately. n If we have a sore mouth, the jig is up, we'. 1 ve got it in the last stages. As the medi- h cos renumerate the symptoms we find h that the whole chain is around our neck J Little wonder is it that so many of us are J hypochondriacs to-day. If we read the 0 papers and at the same time are troubled with a bad liver, there Is no other possible [ /?? ? A A ?V%AM in <4 K n V?nr\ litrAi* non Ik uuu uunic, i\. man witii a, uau nici vau can easily imagine that he haa any thing ? from pelagra to warts, nor does it require 4 any great stretch of immagin?tion either. If wo could .take the advice offered by 1( the "Free Lance" we would be Infinitely better off. How much happier would we bn if we knew nothiog about these things. Wo make up aur minds to let pelagra literature pass but tomorrow we will pe- f ruse a paper in which is an article headed | 'Pelagra Cnred" and, of course, that is the very thing we yish to see most, and so ^ we will read it We pay full price for our civilization, for our great strides in knowledge, we pay full . price. * POOR LAND. A Colloquy between Boggs Wide- . man nnd Ab Atkins ' Ab Atkins, colored, was at work on o 1 piece of very poor long cane grit, plant- I ing cotton, when Boggs Wideman made his appearance. ' J Says Boggs, "Adkins, what in the devil are you doing here?" ( Says Atkins, I'm planting cotton' boss, dont you see!" = "Planting cotton in these rocks?" querries Boggs. ( "Sure thing!" say Adkins. Says Bogrgs " you are the tijrgest fool I happen to know, and I know several. "Why says he," Adkins, if you were to die and they were to bury you in this field, unless they filled your grave half full of stable manure you would'nt rise Jubgement day! "That- that-that certainly is poor land," says Atkins. a _ ' ' " l " 1 Home of Mr J. W. Rykard Burns. On Friday evening a fire was reported y in the direction of Greenwood. Later Mr. Rykard heard a rumor that it was his ? house. He telephoned to Greenwood but v could get no reply and remained in town over mgnt noping uiac tne rumor was false. On Saturday morning, however, he t recived a message confirming the rumor, j He lost his home and about all he had in it. Those at the home were fortunate n in saving all the corn. Mr. Rykard contemplates building again He had 110 insurance. ? a One of His Best Acts. I One of the best act of Major McMillon y was that of last week, when his interview with some street preachers, were induced v to shake the dust of the city from their feet. These men spoke where the crowds obstructen the side walks and they made assertions about the people which were insulting. We believe they called themselves missionaries, and that they acted like missionaries, or their agents, in handing around the hat. The Dead Letter Department now re ceives 10,000 dead letters per day., llie oflicials may think this "some pumpkins", but about the first of each month just as many dead letters are passed around hereabouts. They contain duns and are as.dead. as the conventional herring, ) A Delightful PartyMrs Jimmio White intertained quite a number of the younger set to a delightful ltbirth-day party at her home on last Mon- r day evening. Game and music were the leading amusements, and refreshments were served in the dining room. \t Mrs White is a splendid hostess and euery one present injoyed the evening to the fullest. Mrs. Fannie Kearsey, of North Augusta, C., is on a short visit to her mother, Mrs. Martin. ? ; i i?? 3ur C lis of our trade?1 house has earned driven from the : Lture ABB Tou get your money's worth! r your money back at the tosenberg Mercantile Co. Buy your baggingand ties rom the Rosenberg Mercanile Co. and save money. Forced Into Exile. Wm. Upcburcb of Glen Oak, Okla.,1 /as 8D exile from borne. Mountaiu ir, he thought, would cure a frightful urig-rackiug cough that had defied all emedies for two years. After hx tinntha he ivturoed. death dogging lis step*. "Theu I began to use Dr. Cings'H New Discovery," he writes, and after takiug six bottles I am a* 118 ever." Jl fc>Hvr?s luuunnuua early from desperate lung ditea^es. i)fallible for Coughs and Colds, It dixiels Hoarseness and Sore Throat. !ures Grip. Bronchitis, Hemorrhage*1, i^thniH, Croup, Whooping Cough. Oc. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaruteed by P. B. Speed. There Is nothing better thRt we hnowol >r all ftldoey ailments than Plneuiep. These Ills are really excellent In any case of ecld ey trouble. For weak back or backache, tietnna?'c troubles, etc.. they are unequalled, old by C. A. Mil ford <fc Co. Money Comes in Bunches 3 A. A. unisnoim, or ireaawen, jm. x.t ow. His reason ia well worth read g : "For a long time I suffered from Qdigextion, torpid liver, constipation, icrvoufc-neRH, and general debility," he /rites. "I couldn't sleep, had-no apatite, nor ambition, grew weaker evry day in spite of all medical treatment. Then used Electric Bitters, 'welve bottles restored all my old-time tealth and Vigor. Now I can attend 0 business every day. It'sawonderul medicine." Infallible for Stomach, jiver, Kidneys, Blood and Nerves. Oc. at Speed's drug store. Been Laxative Cough Syrup acts so prompfy because It gently movea the bowels, wblcb 1 toe best, and Id fact tbe only way to cure a old. It lingers In tbe Ibrnat and beala and Hays inflammation. Sold by C. A. MUtord ; Co. See oar raincoats and overcoats before buyag. The L. W. White Co. 0 59ME to the CARNIVAL! our Free Acts Twice Daily, hear the Band. >. ?ee the Trained horses and the high Diver. Look for the Big: ^ed Sign and U. S. "lags in front of :he Store. > cts. Calico while it iast for 4 els. Dear Friend: I take this me .re one of the ereat manv who h; C> J " hank you heartily for the courtes; It is possible that during the ou are dissatisfied with. If this our money back. I want to keej yhat you don't want somebody ell I wish to call your attention I he history of this store. I want f you wait until the rush and exc nake your purchases, as most of i be disappointed in not being ab I have been in business for te nd find this to be a fact, and hav am going to offer special inducer ou bargains in Men's and Childre fhich you have never heard tell ol Men's $18.00 Suits, in all co Young Men's Nobby Suits, rc Men's Hats, in all the latest s Men's Brogans, regular $1.5i Women's Shoes, regular $1.5 Women's latent Leather Sho Webster's Dictionaries, conta o cents Tablets while they la Tar and Castile Soap, regulai And 1,000 other things too i In this sale, during the month >wn and who purchase $25.00 woi ome early and get your pick. Keep in mind the Great Can ovember 15th. Thanking you for past favors, fpgt Look for the Big Red Si V-- . i ' olours! i r : - ' IvM svhere the cannon of quality its victories by standing by field?and the low prices still y-X 'pS I rs mr>a n \r EVILLE, S. C. Ud t# tie Hour! 1 \\J E aim to keep this store stocked with ' ' everything" that you can want as well ' as with everything that you need What is I nlH ar?H -nassp we crpt rid nf. what is old and good we retain. Again, what is new and . trashy we reject, and what is new and good V we take up. In this latter department we have just put # l;. into stock the latest thing, in the shape of a new 7-Jewel Watch with a price sensationally low. It is called the Ingersoll-T renton ahd is guaranteed fully and dj C strongly. Size 10, Men's Models Same movement in 10 and 20 year gold filled cases, $7 and $9. ' . - y-A. atSL It Is worth a call, If only to Inspect', ? Johnson, The Jeweller. - 1 ' UIJ;?BARKOOT AMUSEMENT f Will be /#? Abbeville for one h uiciMn'iiiD _, l<ist for 4 cts?''.. H. WEINRAUB, The Bargain King. ABBEVILLE, S. C., November 6, 1909. :ans of thanking you for your kind patronage of the past. If you ive visited my store since I have had the Gigantic Sacrifice Sale, I y. My business has grown larger than I ever dreamed of. rush of business and excitement you have bought something that be true kindly notify me and I will exchange the goods or give you d up my reputation of doing "an honest business," and remember se does. :o the fact that I want to make November my banner month during you' to do your holiday shopping during the month of November, itement of December is on you cannot get satisfaction when you the goods will be picked over. You are, therefore, more than apt le to get what you want. n years in Abbeville and also in business for many years in Texas, e learned the value of cash buying and cash selling. On this basis nents to get the trade to come to my store. I am going ta offer n's Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods and Dress Goods, the like of f before. lors, while they last l'or $10.08. gular $8.00 l'or $3.98. shades and colors, regular price $2, while they last for 98c. 0 for 98c. 0, while they last for 98c. >es, regular $2.50, while they last tor $1.79. ining 32,000 words, for 9c. ls + f*Ai? Q /tnnfu C7 V 1V1 t/ VVUI.O* UH 5 and 10c, while they last for 2c a cake. H uinierous to mention. V t of November, I will pay railroad fare to those who are cut of rth of goods from me. Don't wait until the last minute to trade. . i rival that will be in Abbeville for one week, beginning Monday, I am yours, H. WEINRAUB. ign and United States Flags in front of the store. t