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r t? T7 AT IE lO ill J?< vjivij. i jl & THE MERCANT1 | JFor t/20 ?c'.\ I a nn I WILL OFFER 5 DUCEMENTS O: Winter G-oods, 3 nels^ Capes, Ca: Dress Goods, 5 IN FACT EVEF WINTER GOOD: Respectfully, R. M. HADL Fe tickets to t Do you want a FR Wallace Shows? If so, o'clock show day and bu, >.00 Wort and we will furnish you sell you SHOES cbeap w you the ticket besides, ticket for nothing and $5 any one else in town can Our line of BROGAi this town. Did you evei $1.25? It nof come in a price. 10 dozen pair of hom stock brogans to close $1. Try a pair of Drew S and you will have no otb WUeu you wani a pa * in and ask for Jas. Bar or Hess, either of which y- Try us on Shoes. V * and will give you a foargj I COBB & S3 | SHOE DE L. W. ^ SOW HAS HIS THREE LARGE STORES FIL GOODS AND IS NOW SHOWING THE LJ STOCK OF GENERAL MERCAAND'SI i His stock ol Dry Goods generally is unusually DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT s fuller and more extensive than ever before. Th nvlted to examine this part of our business. We fabrics. Our stock of BLACK GOODS was never jbeaper than ever, although there has been conuld S Examine our stoofc of OUTINGS, PRINTS SUITINGS and CHEVIOTS. We have some good SfceetlDKB and in Bleached and Unbleached yard v sents a yard. In the line of Blankets and Flanne sbolce assortment of Table Linens, Towels and To Bugs. There are some beauties among them. In READY-MADE CLOTHING, GENTS' we are right up to date. We are prepared to pleas> 3de Id search of an OVERCOAT will find that we young men we would say we bave the newest urn Bows to be found anywhere. We bave the roo<Ir i We ask for a call. We are satisfied we can pie* thankful for past patronage and assure our frlendi never In a belter position to please them than at p the '.rade. Come and see. L.. W. lEXXXfeXXXXXXZSX I HARM -mm M Cuttlery, Guns, Ammuniti' Ri ists Tools. r? Machinery Supplies?Belt H Paints, Oils and Varnishes. Barb Wire, Nails, Horse SI lH Wagon Material---Hubs, J Rj 'ron< Stoves, Cooking and Heati House Furnishing Goods. I lilll-lllIS HI r* UUUil IIU11UU llij GOOD WATER! Artesian Water has been p supply is ample. Have C. P. H/ Works. He has good work done ; ~=ssiHOT Wj I can connect your old store so great convenience, and not much cos' Very re C . P. II J Second Hand Bicycles for Sale. ' E n leaver in j| :le world. b :t 60 days If ON'S^ I # special in- |?2 n all ... f lo?wc_ plan. ik rpets. Fancy | Silks, Shoes. jg 'YTHING IN U S MUST GO. i )ON & CO. I 'HE SHOW! f f EE TICKET to tbe Great * ?? V.oturuon thia nnrf ten v\I? tviac iu wc*. ?? vvm vM.w ? y *r I h of Shoes t %%%%%%%^%%%%%^ y vjr with a ticket FREE. We will * any one else iu town and give Now is your chance to get a * .00 worth of Shoes as cheap as sell you. ty SS are the best ever brought to * buy a whole stock brogan for ud we will sell you one for that -nJ)e made men's and boy's whole W 15 for men's and $1.00 for boys. elbys Ladies Fine Shoes and * iers. ir of Gents' Fine Shoes come sjr mister's, Crossett'n, Bay State 4 make is good as the best. ^e handle nothing but Shoes 4/lin. f f r^r> a vm t IDLERS. if NJT iVHITE LED TO OVERFLOWING WITH NEW k. EG EST AND MOST ATTRACTIVE 2 EVER SEEN IN ABBEVILLE. large but biR e ladles of the County are most cordially have a great variety In Silks and Worsted better and we are offering them at prices erafole advance In this class of goods. , PERCALES, DUCKS. TAILOR-MADE oargains ia iuu isieacnea ana uumtsicucu ride sheetings. Bed Tickings from 5 to 2C Is we cannot be excelled, we have a very weling. Look at our stock of Carpets and FURNISHING G00D5 and HATS 0 everybody that will give us a call. Any 1 have exactly the thing he wants. To the d most desirable line of Scarfs, Ties and and will take pleasure In Rhowing tb?*m. ise anybody wishing to buy goods. We are s and the public generally that we were resent. Good goods at low prices will catch WHITE. XX?- X'X XX FARE! jj ("; ^ on, Carpenter and Machin- M N ing, Pipe and Fittings. noes. Spokes, Rims, Shafts, Tire k!3 ,ng. mm % ? XXXXXXXXXXXSI PURE WATER umped all over town, and the ^MMOND put in your Water at reasonable Prices. A f, 11 JQi\ essssrr" as to give you Hot Water. A t for the great luxury. ispectfully, L M 31 O N I> . ?*?8 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, I Abbeville antl 4'oKPshury in Competition. For the cultivation of all that blooms to brighten the eye Hud to please the heart, the late Mrs. H. \V. Lawson took a leading part. Shealways hart the most beautiful flower nardeu In all this country, and when she went to her reward she lett It as a heritage to her her daughters, Mrs. W. I). Wilson and Mrs. Roberts. Link. Her love of flowers, like the ground upon which they grew, descended to I ber children, and the land now,as In former I jears, annually blooms und blossoms to enI rich the sum of human happiness. i The warm breath ol spring that sweeps Its | surface Is laden with odors that are sweeter than the perfumes that come from the spicy shores ol" Arahy the blest. In the Fall of the year, when nature Is saddened and putting on her sombre hue, chrysanthemums bloom In all their glory and splendor. They come In all the varieties that have tver been grown, to mens manKina ana lo beautily the earth. Their perfection In form would adorn a dream, and their grace ?nd color would add a charm to the choicest scenes of fairyland. Mrs. William J. Kirk, of Cokesbury, grows as beautiful chrysanthemums as ever gladdened Ihe eye of fair maiden or commanded the admiration of the balance of mankind. Her flowers are things of beauty. Mrs. J. C. Ellis, of Abbeville, was formerly a resident of Cokesbury, and she, too, knows how to grow tbe prottiest floorers that ever bloomed In the sunlight or reflected their golden beauty In Ihe evening shade. I Beautiful flowers are emblematic of purity, iand wherever they are grown tbe cultivated heart is present. Flowers and fair women draw us to the city of golden streets and lo Him who likened himself to the Lily of the Valley, or the Hose of Sharon. *4^* PEACAN TREES, The MoNt Valuable Forest Growth in Abbeville. Mrs. Robert S. jilnk, aud her sister, Mrs. W D. Wilson, have each a splendid pectin tree ol great growth, to say nothing of a multitude of similar trees of smaller growth. The trees are heavily laden with the choicest nuts, and after the families use and give away as many as they please, they generally sell about $25 worth from each of the larger trees. The oldest and largest tree was planted by H. W. Lawton In 1844. He brought the seed in his pocket when he came here from Augusta, and planted tbe seed from which thai tree sprung. From that tree a great number of nuts have been planted, and peacan trees are now to be fouud In all parts of Abbeville. Iti.-- tl-.l. tr. /vnr-ty Iho nlltc j A IIM UliUB ill nucuipbiug ku * j away have dropped tbem In many places, and from such nuts have sprung trees in numbers. THE GRADED SCHOOL. Children ami Parents are Well Pleased With the Sew Corps of Teaeliera. The graded school ha* now been In opora tion for a rnonlh or so, aud everything goes on nicely. The children are pleased. The pnrents are gratified. Prof. Gilliam tak^ charge of the school with the ease and ability of a veteran teacher. A good school Is a source of great pleasure and profit to any community. It also furnishes a meeting point, where the interests of men and women In all the walks of life come together, and dwelling together in harmony, h<,art Is knit to heart. GOOD WORE, New Sidewalk on the Street Leading to the Cotton Mill. Chairman Russell of the street committee, and superintendent of road work Mr. J. M. Klrby, are doing some excellent work on the bill below the brow of the hill, and on the side of the big gulley. A new sidewalk is being made, for which all persons passing between the city and the mill will be grateful. The work was greatly needed. Abbeville has more good streets and sidewalks than uny town of its size in America. ? m m Fairfield Notes. Fairfield, Oct. 25,1S9T. How beautiful are the leaves in their gala dress of crimson and gold. Even the most skillful artist could not paint them so beautiful. Mr. J. P. Young is the champion cotton picker ot this section. He averages from twelve to fifteen huudred pounds a week. Mrs. J. H. Langley, of Biadley's mill, is quite sick. Mr. R. A. Crawford has been quite sick, but is be tter. Mr. Thos. Creswell, of Harrlsburg, visited his mother, Mrs. R. A. Crawford, Inst week. Mrs. T. V. Creswell, of Abbeville, is visiting her daughters, Mr6. John Dan6by and Mrs. J. II. Cox. Miss Sallie Watklns, one of McCormick's fairest daughters, visited friends in Troy last week. Miss Janle Muse, of Verdery, is teaching school neor Horeb church this year. Mr. J. P. Cuddy, oue of our best young men left for Florida last Widnesday, where he will make bis home for some time. He has many trlends here who icgret ills departure, and wish him the success be deserves and i will merit in his new home. The farmers of this section are hard at wor<* ; gathering tbe five cent cotton. Mr. J. A. McCaslan Is clerking for Mr. T. A. . rrn||,AV? ! x niuci i* Tbe infant daughter ol Mr. J. W. Long, departed this lire Tuesday night, Oct. 19th, aDd was burled at Long Ciine cemetery Wednesday. On Oct. 14tb, Mr. T. M. McCaslan, of Troy, i brakeman on the 0. & G. railroad, was knocked from tbe train at the Saluda river bridge and his skull fractured, from which be died Oct. 20tb. Ills remains were brought to Troy i last Thursday afternoon for Interment. The deceased was well known In this community In whicb be bad lived for several years, lie had many friends here, besides a large circle of relatives. We learn be was a great sufferer from the fatal accident, and to those who witnessed his sufferings, death was not unexpected. His sufferings are over, and-we trust lie has now passed over the river and Is resting under the shade of the trees in that beautilul city beyond the sunset's radiant glow, where there is no more night, no more sickness, but jvhere the weary aro foreyer at rest. In this sore bereavement his family have the sympathy of many friends In this community. Unknown. Groat Sale. By reference to what Mr. It. 8. Hill, manager of the Alliance store at Anderson, has to say II will be seeu that an Immense stock of goods 1h to be thrown ou the market. Ti e low price ol goods will do something to even up tho losses on cotton. Mr. dill Is one of the best men In the State and we have no reasou to doubt the correctness of his speech In offering great bargains. Oynter Supper. The ladiesofthe Baptist church will offer a hot supper in the hall above the Messrs. W. D. Barksdale St Co's. store on Thursday night. Good oysters and a good time are vouchsaled to all who may come. Fraternal. The Pret-B and Banner had the pleasure of meeting lhat able preacher BDd worker, the Hev. H. B. Browne, of Greenville. He was on his way to JS'ashvllle, and during a spare hour in town gladdened the Press an<! Banner office by a short call. The Methodist church In South Carolina has few abler or better members than Hev. H. B. Browne, and we are always glad to count him as a friend. 40 ? Mk Tiios. F. Riley, of Greenwood, was In town a lew days ago. He reports Greenwood as forging ahead, and says that much of the machinery in the new cotton mill has been set to running. Mr. Illley is the keeper of one best hotels In upper South Carolina, and he has perhaps more friends antong the travelling public than any man in the .State. He Is one of Greenwood's most practical and ener gei ic ciii/.oiiH, hqu is one oi me most prosperous meu iu this part of the Stult\ On account of the inclement weather on ?he 19th, Inst., the Honea l'ath Stock Show has been po?lponed until Wednesday, Nov, 2rd, next. Please give notice of same in next issue of the Press and Banner. J. J. Tkussell, Secretary. Honea Paiii, S. C.. Oct. 21,1su7. Tjiekk will be services In the Cuthollc church next Sunday by liev. Francis Noonau at 11 o'clock a. m. and s p. m. All are cordialj ly Invited. Pkeside t Bait.y and Mrs. Bally, left Monday night on a visit to Pblladeldhia. They will be absent only for a short time. Mb. M. T, Coleman has a fine engagement to travel for the next twelve months, selling shoes. Wanted by a Gentleman?Room and board in a private family. Address stating terms "J. G. C." this ofllce. tf A case or two ol yellow fever is reported in Atlanta. Thk election comes oil'next Tuesday. Cast your ballot. ! GOOD ROADS COMING. j THERE IS NO MISTAKING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Widespread Discussion Has Shown the Pressing Need of Highway Improvement?Men From All Walkli of Ufa Have Enlisted In the Cause. Tbero is no doubt in the minds of ; those who have studied the signs of the j times that an era of road improveI ment has dawned on this country. Continued agitation has awakeiiec'l the peoplo to the necessity of action. The Cedar Rapids Gazette tells the story of progress in a conversation, between an old euitor and a farmer. "At last," eaid tho old editor, who ' has been in the harness for nearly 40 j years, "I see signii which indicate the | certain approach ol' an era of good road | building, aud I look upon it as ono of j the best signs of the times." "I infer that yoa think it high time for such an era," remarked a farmer subscriber who had dropped ir. for a little financial transaction. "I surely do. In fact, I can't find even the shadow of an excuse for any more delay in its journey ot.r way. I only wonder why, when advances are being made in so many other respects, some of which are of little importance compared with the roads over which many millions mufit passcach year, that the day of practical planning for better roads did not begin several decades ago." "May I ask wknt it is that gives you encouragement that there is approaching a revolution in the matter of roads?" aaked the farmer, adding tl: at he was "aware that good roads raean more to me and my brother farmers than to any other class," and that he was anxious to see the work go on. "Agitation, sir, agitation?the practical agitation that is going on in every direction. Why, the ministers are preaching about it, educators are lecturing on the subject, the farmeis, at least: all who are organized, and ttey are organized in nearly all the utates, are awakening to its importance to them, personally?to their purses and comfort Few, if any, of the farmers' institutefi have passed without more time being given to good road agitation than to al most any other question. "The question has been taken up in one way or another in 2(rdifferent legislatures, and the discussion on the various measures touching better roadfi hail been farredching, the papers quoting more or less from the hill3 and tbo speeches. Debating societies in thousands of schools have discussed the good roads question. Hundreds of thousands of meu and women who ride wheels have talked more or less on the same question, and the great national organization of wheelmen known as the BESULT Of" NARROW TIRES. [From Good Roads.] ? * TT71 1 L. Jjeague 01 american yy iieeiiuoij, avijubk membership, I understand, is fast climbing to the 100,000 mark, has done a vast amount of work in making right public sentiment. "We must not forget that among these wheelmen are thousands of farmers an 3 their sons; statesmen, diplomats, merchants, lawyers, doctors, manufacturers, capitalists, mechanics, workmen?me:a from all walks of life?as good people as we have, patriotic, public spirited, pushing citizens, whose power is being felt more and more in many laudable directions. I used to look with suspicion upon their efforts. I do so no longer, fof I have never known them tonakeupany work that did not mean more for others than it did for themselves. "I must not forget my cwn profession. Why, I can hardly pick up an exchange in which there is not a reference to the good roads subject. Look at this, just clipped from a widely circulated publication. The editor was talking about a proposed picce of good road between two western cities. His closing paragraph is worthy of close study and is as follows: '"But theso roads cannot all be buili in one year. The county board should lay out a plan for road improvement covering a number of year3. A given number of mil; j might be allotted to be completed each year. All parts of the county might be included, and in time a system of roads would be built that would be a credit to the county and a saving to the farmers. Perhaps if the sessions of the county board were to bo held in the early spring monthu, instead of in the fall, when we nearly always have good roads, we might ?:e something substantial accomplished.' "Here is a paragraph from a Minnesota paper that attributes the failure of four merchants in March to bad roadu. The roads were so bad that collections could not be made. Oh, yes, my profession is doing its part in hastening the good roads era." The conversation was encouraging, very, and indeed rather inspiring, for What tho old editor said is true. The agitation is indeed widespread. It must result iu tne upDunamg 01 tpe required good roads sentiment. Massachusetts Aid For Roads. The appropriations by the state of Massachusetts for the improvement of country roads have been $300,000 in 1894, $400,000 in 1895, $000,000 in 1890 and $800,000 in 1897, a grand total of $2,100,000 in four years. TROY HIGH SCHOOL. Itoll Of Honor for tlio Mouth K ndiug October Slh. Alice Dendy. Lela Home. Nora Home. Maud Lyons. Lula Wldeman. Willie Koblnson. H. L.Hcalfe, l'rln. Miss Katk Marshall's health Improves with the passing days, and It In now thought t^iat she will bequite well again lua Tew daj'B. ?A? j ! Jla?ldon*s LociiIn. North Carolina Blankets, very cheap i lladdon'8. Carpets at reduced pricesat Hudson's. rOriyniA 1UL1J OlUCtV uuu V^MUI uu ocigv, < Haddon's. Fifty-two loch Broadcloth, all colors, i Haddon's. Thirty-eight Inch all Wool Flannels, at Ha don's. Prices reduced on all Silk and Wool 1)re Goods, at Haddon's. Slipper Soles at Haddon's. Over Gaiters, all sizes at Haddon's. Contributed J.ooals. Off to Nashville?H. Nichols, G. M. Nlchol A. M.Smith, Davis Kerr, Dr. G. A. Neufft Jatnes Chalmers. Miss Ida and Miss Nora Hammond ente (alned a few friends last Tuesday evenli very pleasantly. Quite a number of ladks from dlffere: pans of i he county were shopping In the ci yesterday. Capl. W. T. Branch had a lively time ru plying the exposition travelers with acclde tal Insurance. Fur the Sake of the Next One. "Why auntie, I thought you wei all through?" "So I am, with my work," returne Aunt Carrie, as with a smile she wei on threading her needle. "I am on! trying to smooth the way for the lie: one." "Who fnr irmtannp?" nueitionf Will, curiously. "Well, suppose that just as papa starting for business to-morrow mori ing, he discovers that he is about lose a button from his coat, and he ca only spare about two minutes in whit to have it sewed on, don't you think would be quite a relief for mamma And her needle already threaded ?" "Of course; for I shouldn't thin onecould find that little bitof an eye all, if they were in a hurry. I had dreadful time the other day when wanted to mend my ball. I'm sure would have been glad to be your ne: one, then." "Suppose again, Will, that whoev dropped that piece of wood upon tl cellar stairs had dropped to pick it u remembering that some one else wqu be coming that way soon, wouldn't be worth while? Just think how po< Bridget has sufTered from her fall, an how the household has been inconve ienced." "Ye3, auntie; and if I had wiped i the water I spilled this noon, sist wouldn't have been obliged to chan| her dress when she was in such a hu ry to get back to school; but a fello will have to keep, pretty wide-awal to remember every time and with thoughtful expression on his boyis face, Will pasted out of the nou9e ai: toward the front gate, leisurely munc ing a banana as he went, but appa ently engaged in deep thought. Reaching the sidewalk, he thre down the banana skin and proceed* on his way ; but presently he turn* a? d looked hard at the yellow obje lying upon the pavement, and the quickly retracing hi^steps, he pick< it up and flung it far into the roa where no one would be likely to si upon it. Turning toward the house he sa his aunt watching him from the wii dow. and with a merry laugh he lift* his hat and bowed, while she in tu] nodded approvingly. Colored Broadcloths nnd Astrocous In i the new and leading shades. Bell, Ellis & i All Colored Calicoes at 5 cent*. These a the best goods and no off shades ou gooi tlnll nilo X. I'n Ladles Wraps to suit you. If you want Coat or Cape, we have it at prices that de comparison in price or quality. Bell, Ellis Co. flW W V T i 4 f Worth f t T( JL \ IsACRl |THE ALLL ^ ... WILL GO 01 I AT THE CLOSE Sp ... IF NOT fMy physicians have advisei the mercuutile business any Ion tunwilliug to accept my resignal man in my place. So the only realize fully in order to do so sp great inducements in prices. I \J/ we bought a much heavier and X Pall and VI than ever before. It was error ^ July and August that we were i Jf. and would get a good price for i W idea is the first loss is easiest boi *jr party in New York to take our jfr lar, but it is so much l?ss than i W desirable goods, we have decide *y* away anything we prefer that o JL it. Hence we inaugurate a T Slaugh .x. all through the store. Heretol ftain the one-piice system, but i; while, quantities will necess iri prices, as it is necessarily less e: ^ take a long time to do so. Agai at a uniform cut rate. It is imj X lv so as to keep a good assortnx 1 up every customer. Any articl we will naturally cut lower at li x. further reductions on lines not i I are overloaded iu f SHOES, MEN'S AND FURNISH! FINE DRESS T NERY AN y *T ami we have cut prices ou manj member these special prices are w early visit to our store will hand Y . Very Respectfully, IT? s tt XV> W Jt* | AKTDER *\|r * N. B. It will be to the \j/ come and see our goods. *v" ..(There is a Point at, a-, On the down grade of qualities aud price where cheapness ceases to be economy. We never cross that linn Where Quality ?r-; J8 ' ?;|and Economy P-j Join Hands l Where you will find e , A True Value thai is ^ j Worthy of Attention. Iv' s,! These words tell the whole secret of our endeavors. Not to furnish you >d quality at a high price ; not to furnish . j you low figures by sacrificing real a. I worth ; but to so link together virtue to'and reasonableness as to strike the tn happy combination wnicn is cauea perfection. to ? A Splendid a I ? Assortment er le p, of Canned Goods, Staple and d Fancy Groceries, as well as table II delicacies may be found at oui 5r A tj stores. IR. C. WILSON & CO. ie FACTORY ELL AND NO. 4 HOTEL BLOCK. idi Gleii-Joncft Hardware to. a locdii. Some people eat to live, while others llvt to fat. a cooklne stove Is a necessity. A pooi w stove Is a calamity, a good stove Is a blessing 3fi Some blessloes come In disguise, but a per I feet stove needs no disguise. You do not need -u j a stove to look at but one that will do youi Ct' work. We have what you need, and only re n commend what wc can guarantee. Theques I tlon Is not what a stove costp, but wbat II do. The bealth of your family starts at and d, 1 depends on the kitchen stove. We can sell you stoves at all prices?you takeyourcholce " We select our line with care, and know oui goods. Should our competitors educate us W or we educate them In the stove business. H n Is all the same to us, lor you have the benefit ~ by getting bonest and reliable goods. Use Maryland Roasters and Bakers. II fll makes tough meat tender.lt saves wood and anxiety. Try them. Heating stoves a full assortment. 46 Inch black Henrietta, slk finish, the best 50 cent goods. Haddon's. ire is S November Delineator. Metropolitan oi I Faslilon "Autum and Winter." Glass Fasb ; a > Ion and Butterlck Patterns for sale at Had ijy . don 6. i & | 40 Inch dress flannel all woo! only 25 centf at Haddon's. >00.00*1 x. of Goods f ) BE .-. f FICEDll iNCE STORE j JT OF BUSINESS ... OF THIS YEAR, J EARLIER. ... 1 3 that I cau not stand the strain of w ger. The directors of the store are *Y* ;ion as manager and elect another alternate left is to close out, and we W eedily, it will be imperative to offer *y* Jnfortunately for the Stockholders better stock of W . __ /inter (Joods ^ \Jr in my judgment, but I thought in jr. making a big crop in this country ^ t, but it is cut bolh ways, and our .f. rue. We have a cash ofler from a W entire stock at so much on the dol- y eal intrinsic value for fresh, new, JL d that where we are forced to give W ur own people shall get the benefit of r iter Sale f ore we have endeavored to main- X iow in order to close out in a short * ly be something of a leverage in spense to close out quickly than to ^ in it is impracticable to sell all lines * jortant to reduce the stock uniform- ^ ;nt intact tuereoy enaonng us 10 ni -y es we are specially overstocked iu, s irst, and afterwards we will make oK moving so rapidly. For instance we ^ CLOTHING, HATS, f NGS, ANI) LADIES ^ GOODS, MILLI- | D NOTIONS, I 9 f l?ooo <*aa(1q fn Mio nninlr Pq_ for PROMPT CASH only. An jL [soniely pay any would-be-purcbaeer. W Wl l.^ W.. I* Hijh T ill, Mgr., | SON, IS. O. | iuterest of people fiom a distance to jjJl v. >. ^ t BAD ROADS TO BLAME. Why the Farmers In the Fast Find Their Business Unprofitable. A hichlv imnortanfc feature of the highways question is the effect good or bad roads have upon the local market? and their sources of supply, says the New York Tribune. In all the cities and large towns of the state there is a demand for farm products and for the bulkier and heavier products, such as hay and straw and grain. In many cases the surrounding country Is quite capable of supplying that demand: in all cases it should do so as far as possible; in most cases it does not. Instead, supplies are brought in by rail or canal from far away, perhaps from other states; while at the same time, within a few miles of the market thus supplied, are farms that have been abandoned aa not worth working and others whose owners are in chronic discontent and despair at the apparent impossibility of getting profitable prices for their crops. The big farms of the west, they say, monopolize the markets, and so farming here no longer pays. Now, one prime secret of the trouble lies in the bad roads, which keep the producer and the consumer apart by i making it difficult, if not impossible, , for the farmers to get their produce to market. The farmer 1,000 miles away can get his crops to market by rail or canal more easily and more cheaply than the farmer only ten miles away can haul his in over roads that are so hilly and rough and miry that half a ton is a heavy load for a horse to draw at a slow footpace. It is not that farms in the east are no longer productive, nor that the eastern market.no longer offers fair prices. It is that the roads between the farms and tne marKets are so Daa as 10 maze snipI ment nnpiofitable. Good roads throughi oat the farming regions adjacent to the cities and towns would do more than anything else to restore prosperity to the farmers, enabling them to get their goods to the best possible market easily, promptly and cheaply. Good roads would mean good farms, good market^ good prices and good times for all concerned. MONTANA HIGHWAYS. Bceent Laws Provide For Their System* tie Improvement. The highways of Montana, by a bill > passed by the state legislature, are placed in the charge of the couaty suri veyor, and the old office of road raper[ visor, usually held by an inexperienced . man, is abolished. The act defines the ; powers and duties of county surveyors i and provides for their compensation. 1 By this act each of these officers is re quired to keep the highways in iris > county dear of obstruction and in good repair and maintain bridges, to make all plans and specifications for new [ roads and bridges, to report to the county commissioners on all work completed, and if the work is done according to the plans, specifications and contract he is to draw his vouchers for the same before payment is made. r The county surveyor is chairman of all beards of viewers of roads, keeps ' the records of road surveys and is the , general superintendent of all roads. He may employ labor, teams, etc., and has power to contract for all work not exceeding $300 in cost For larger amounts the approval of a majority of the board of county commissioners is required. The salary received varies with the class of county, from $750 to $2,000 per year. Viewers and all assistants of the county surveyor may not receive more than $3 per day. ROADS THAT ARE NEEDED. Henry Watterson's Idea Is That They B? Local, Not National. Henry Watterson takes issue with a good roads advocate who insists that the general government should have charge- of road making?that there should be national highways bnilt and maintained at pnblio expense. The good roads that are needed, Hays the Chicago Times-Herald, those that are most needed, in the language of Colonel Watterson, are those that "lead from the farm to the railroad, the mill, the factory, the school, the church, the ferry and the market." This apt remark of Colonel Watterson is a condensation, a simplification, an absolutely plain presentation of what la most wanted in the matter of good roads. Carry out that idea, end what will be wanting? It will meet the requirements of the farmer; it will save the farming element hundreds of millions of dollars every year; it will meet the expectations of the pleasure seeker; it will add to the value of every foot of land in the country; it will be of value to every merchant and every professional man: it -will be a source of pleasure and profit to all classes, in all commanities. A Muddy Road. One day this week, as a teamster wat slowly working his way through the quagmire commonly known as a county road between the Cummings hill and Fossil, he espied a hat in one of the ruts in frout of him. As the headgear appeared to be in fairly good condition he dismounted to pick it up. As he raised the bat he was astonished to hear a voice coming from under it exclaim: "Hold on! That's my hatl" As soon as he had gathered his breath and wits the teamster asked, "What are I you doing down there?" Which brought forth the reply: "I'm in big luck to be where I am. There's a horse underneath me."?Fossil (Or.) Journal. Worth Remembering. The commuuity with the best roads is veiy likely to be the best community. A uariow tiro will dig a rut, but a 1 good broad tire will roll it shut. The depth of a road is more to be | dreaded thau its length. The state of the road tells the Bize of i the load. ! "VV Tf "V TN T-l L>. Jtl. W IJLiiJiLiJtC, ? DKALKK IN ? Staple, Green and Fancy Groceries I' N FACT ANYTHING IN THE GROCERY lin cau always be bad at the lowest prces. 10 Lbs. Good Coffee $1. Nice Fresh Salmon lOcts. Fresh Butler and Eggs always on hand. All I kinds of Country Produce a specialty. Kerosene Oil 15 cts. Gal. I Why worry about what you are to have for tomorrow's dinner, when you can fcet Just what you need at Wilder's. Oct. 'Si, 1SU7. ?. i iihMBIMM i i jji