University of South Carolina Libraries
The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE. 8.C. |y Published every Wednesday at ?2 a year In advance. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1899. EiicoarnKlnir Outlook. < i The business outlook for Abbeville is most encouraging. While It may be true that rumors of Illusive prices In other towns may have Induced a few farmers, to go elsewhere to sell their cotton, there are many farmers J who have faith In th'R as a trading point. Recently a most excellent gentleman < who lives about equal distances from this . market and another market, said that this . town dealt fairly In the purchase 01 couon. 1 A big price was not paid for one bale and ' a figure far below Its true worth was not of- ^ fered for tbe balance of the wagon load. He also said tbat this was the best place with which hu was acquainted for the bartar trade. We gave a fair price for what was offered, and sold tbat which was desired at reasonable figures. Trinity Church. Blabop Capers will visit Trinity Parish on Thursday, October 12tb. Serv.lccsllA >1. ^ Brace's Restaurant. Oo to Brace's Restaurant for meals at all S hours. Brace's Restaurant is open for the Fall and Winter trade. Brace's Restaurant is open day and night, knock and the door shall be opened aatoyou. Haddon'o Locals. Haddon's special sale of fur collaretts, la- _ dies and misses jackets will continue so long no nrflnen I A LOCK lasts. Haddon's second shipment of golf bats just received. Haddon's seoond shipment of plaid dress goods Just received. Haddon's last shipment of black dress fabrlques now In stock. This addition makes oar stock the most complete we have ever ' shown. Haddon's dress trimmings and linings will be of Interest to those wanting new stuff at moderate oost. , Haddon's millinery always up to dale and * right In price. Haddon's second shipment of those line germaa finished outings Just received. Haddon's second shipment ladles and children's fine knit underwear Just received. Pants and vests to match. Also union suits C for ladles, misses and children. Haddon's kid and fabrlque gloves have merit; moderate In price. CIBCUS DINNER, d Profits to Go to tbe Repair of Long n Caue Cemetery. a The ladles of Long Cane Cemetery Society S -.in ? nionfo and harhecne dinner OD ? Will OCI *V w |/*vutv ? ? _ Public Square, October 17th. the day of circus, n It Is hoped that all will be prepared to lend tl an helping baud. Money contribution from e those who cannot send baskets will be very acceptable, as there will be necessarily some <-> expense attached. Proceeds to go to repair v fence which 1* so badly needed. h Mrs. R. 8. Link, Pres. U Miss Mamie Lou Smith, Treas. e P P Locals of J. R. Glenn. e Kennedy's fine cakes and crackers at Glenn's hi "Uneeda" Jlnger and banquet wafers, salted u sodas, brownies, ice cream and chocolate q cakes. Fresh hams, B. strips, mackeral, cheese and w macaronia at Glenn's. t< Soap, soda and matches almost given away ? at Glenn's. p Almost anything a housekeeper wishes for a ber table can be bad at Glenn's. si High quality, low prices, prompt delivery P at Glenn's. Phone No. 116. e Seed barley, rye, wheat and onions sets at fj Glenn's. i( 14 lb. keg soda for only 25c. at Glenn's. o '*? ti a VT|7 ANTED- SEVERAL BRIGHT AND & ? honest persons to represent us as Man- ? agersln this and close by counties. Salary 8 9900 a year and expenses. Straight, bona tide, 81 nn mnrfi. no less salary. Position permanent: Oar references, aDy bank In any town. n is mainly office work conducted at nome. Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped en- o velope. The Dominion Company, Dept. 8, g Chicago. Sept. 25,1S99, lot Q b Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery is the 1 place for artistic mil- 1 linery. 1 s=^1 Don't Wait / m / j UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE J j , YOU WANT IT TO THINK // j OF BUYING YOUR \' MOWER. Lj / ' COME IN AT ONCE / A// I J AND LET US REASO N/ 7^ / 1 ~/>ot.TnpD AROITT / . \ / . IT. WE CAN CER- / ^ / TALNLY INTER- / j*^ J J,. 1 EST YOU ALONG / THIS LINE. _/3r/ /W f / / : I /^t)SB03RNE ! // Rakes, /?/ / /> v / I I IUU n CI Oj oo OQ Disk Harrows h / /Peg Tooth / # / Harrows. To Kent or Lease. ANYONE wl?bing to rent or lease a good farm for the next three years can get the place known as the Smith place, In Magnolia Township, eleven miles from Abbeville, 8. C. Address W. C. Sberard, MoffetUvllle, 8. C. Or James F. CUnkscales, Monterey, 8. C. September 20th, 1899 Nice Farm for Sale! : TWO HUNDRED ACRES, In two miles of , Abbeville. Pine wood enough on U pay for one-half of It?the NOBLE PLACE. Apply to AUG. W. SMITH. Oot. 3,1899, it ... T ,?"V*>"' . f1'; NOW HAS HIS ? - ? ? ^ TTTH/r CAJLi-L Ul\ Jtiiivx . SHOES, GENTS AND GLASSWA His stock in all lir stock of Dress Goods, terials of every concer We always carry a finest stock of TOWE] ?ains in FINE BED E 11-4 and 12-4 in the s Deautiful assortment e^ Wool Rug at $5.00, w." |[ Silt We have also a fine t for LADIES'. MISS! A cordial invitation arays carry as complet stock now which needs in j America, in One Hundred Territory to Five Time *aper Read by Mr. Wilson Befo Friday Night, Oc The facts which I propose to give have been ] athered from various sources, which I regard < s reliable. On the other hand, It is distinct- 1 y admitted and expressly staled that what I ' 0 not know of this subject would fill a book. 1 1 shall not attempt to speak of tbe inestl- 1 sable value of tbe Philippine islands as vanige ground from which to make offensive i nd defensive warfare, when the United < tates shall propose to still further extend ] ? boundaries beyond distant seas, nor do I l ntend to make mention of the great gain to i be church, which will result from tbe moral < tlect of the change in the government. I Since the organization of the Government f the United States various territories at < arious times have been acquired, but none, ( owever valuable, and none, however impor- < int. have been annexed without tbe strong- I Bt opposition on tbe part ol many good < eople. t But after tbe annexation has been accom- < lished a unanimity of sentiment has foilowd each and every progressive step. And thus tbe annexationists of today, reajnlng from analogy, may confidently rely t pon the future endorsement of those who t ow oppose them. >j As a man could not now be found, who is t rilling to surrender a foot of former acquired t ?rrltory, so in a few years we shall not be 2 ble to find a man who would be willing to t art with tbe Philippine Islands, The history of this country shows mat , merica has few rivals on the line of expan- < Ion. Few countries have expanded or prosered as America has done. The principle of xpanslon may therefore be justly said to Ise higher than party principle. It Is a na-i lonal principle on which the two great pollt;al parties may unite, or contend in generus rivalry. But let it not be forgotten that in no impor?nt movement, nor even In actions which jav be considered vital, to men or to nations, as the objecting member been absent. The onservatlsm of our natures and the diverlly of our Interest is 6ucb that ud lversal conent to any Important thing is impossible. territorial expansion. In order that I may refresh the memory f any who may have forgotten the gradual i rowth of this country, 1 will give some tig- * res In the shortest way, to show that In a i lundred years the territory of the United 1 tales has grown from 828,000 square miles to iearly four million square miles?or to about I ive times the extent of Its original territory : < Square Miles. I 776?Original thirteen States 827,844 ; 787?Territory Northwest of) < Ohio River > ' < 790?T^rUo^ry South of Ohio J <polaj 46M79 798?1804 ? 1812 ? Mississippi I 1 Territory ) 808?Louisiana purchase from Napo- I J eon, 515,000,000 1,171.011 | 819?Spain ceded Florlda,S5.000,000 60.1KX) I 845?Texas admitted as a state a/o.ios S48?Mexico ceded New Mexico and California, 815,000,000 263,2-12 853?The Gadsden purchase from Mexico. 810.000.000. 45,535 867? Alaska ceded by Russia, 87,200,000 531,409 i [898? Hawaii admitted as territory 6,610 IS98? Porto Rico ceded by Spain as war Indemnity 3,670 ,S98?Philippines, ceded by Spain as war Indemnity 114,826 808?Cuba 47.278 Total 3,917,522 i.qui8itlons? Under Democratic) rule 2,886,350 Under Republican rule 703,328 Total aqul8ltlons 3.089,678 Original territory 827,?41 Total square miles today 3,017,522 [ HE WAY AMERICA BECAME A RIVAL OF ENGLAND. As will be seen by the tabulated statement. Spain has directly transferred to this counry an Immense territory. *rhile Indirectly brougb Napoleon, It gave us in a single transition a body of land which largely exceeded he extent of the original thirteen States. This cession, Napoleon said, would make l mprlwi a rl vaI of Kni?lnnfl. From this large body of land which bo {ranted was organized Arkansas, Iowa, Kantas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska. Oregon, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washlnuton, Montana, Idaho, Wyonlng, Oklahoma, Indian Territory?seven een States. Mexico transferred to us a large territory which that government had previously vrested from Spain. NIE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY NOT WITHOUT REFERENCE TO Sl'AIN. ! Spain is Intimately connected with the bisory of this country from the day of Its dlsiovery to the present time. It was Spain that discovered America. 4be laid her hands on vast stretches of land >n this continent, and for a hundred years , we have been wresting It from her by piece ! ileal, and adding It to our own territory. And having appropriated all her possesions on this continent, we have proceeded to , aelp ourselves to the Philippine islands. EXPANSION GOOI) DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE. From apolitical standpoint It will be seen :hat Democrats have in the past Justly aoasted of their acquisitions of territory. 1 l'he territory which ttiey annexed aggregates ner two million square miles, while ihe Repnbllcans have annexed only seven hunlred thousand square miles. Of the territory annexed by RepubIcans over two-thirds of it Is unexplored mountains of ice and snow, where the ex;reme cold 1b a bar to habitation. Having ' innexed?except for minerals?the almost valueless Alaskan mountains, it is but proper hat the Republican party should be allowed X) annex rich and fertile Inlands In the tropcal seas. The Republicans in the use of battleships vhlch were built under Democratic rule, and inder which Democratic administration was naugurated tbo building ot the uavy by j vhlcb the Republican administration has : ecently crowued this country wltb the glory >f a succsssful war. In that victory valuable icqulsitlons of territory were made, and the laval strength and fortifications of the [Tnlted States have been greatly Increased. DEMOCRATIC BATTLE SHIPS BROUGHT TUB SPANISH WAR TO A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE. Without Whitney's battleships, the war with Spalo could not have been (ought sueessfully. It Is true that the only valuable cqulsltlon of territory which has been made y the Republicans was possible only by the THREE LARGE SI AND YOU WILL FI ' FURNISHING GO( lRE, groceries a lgs has never been lar In this department pable kind for making good stock of EMBf LS we have ever sho^ LANKETS as we ar ame proportion. Oi 7er shown in our citv hich is worth $7.00 f < il Mil is Never 3 assortment of OHIL ES, CHILDREN, MI . is extended to the pi e a stock of MERCH 5 to be moved. It ^ ? i m. Years, Mas Expanded its s Its Original Limits. re the Abbeville Literary Clut tober 6th, 1899. presence of war vessels which the Democrat constructed. Thus It Is that the last acqulsl Don of territory was really a Democrat)! victory In that It proved the sagacity an< the wisdom of Democratic leaders In organ Izlng a navy. If Cleveland had not been President, thei VlcKlnley would not have bad the power u conquer Spain, and it would have been Im aosslble tor the United States to compel hei ,0 take her heel off the necks of her suffering subjects, pemocratlc war ships, under com mand of a Republican administration wrought freedom to Cuba. Expansion, lrom the earliest history of thi :ountry down to the present time, is good >rtbodox Democratic doctrine, and If anj sountry has shown greater evidences of tb< >eneflclal results of expansion, I am not ac jualnted with the fact. If any of the terrl ory heretofore annexed regrets the presence >f the American Eagle, I have not heard of It THE SAME OBJECTIONS TO EXPANSION. But Id each instance of adding to oui >oundary tbe same objections to tbe addl Ion of territory have been urged, namely: L'be constitutional limitations, tbe bar enness or tbe unprofitableness of tbe land, ind the objectionable character of the cltl; :ens of tbe territory in question. They were laid to be Spaniards, Indians, half-breeds, legroes and barbarians generally. As a further objection to tbe admission ol California and New Mexico was added the ;reat distance at which they lay. San Francis:o could only be reached alter a perilous Jourley of three months by wagon road.wblcb ffas oeset with robbers and murderers. Six nontbs by sea was necessary to make the trip, Owing to the great distance from Washing:oa, and tbe lack of facilities for travel, Call' 'ornla was not asked to contribute soldiers In he war between the States. And let It nol je forgotten that tbe Philippine Islands bj water are much nearer to us than San Fran jlsco. LAWLESSNESS GIVES PLACE TO PEACE?TH1 DESERT BLOSSOMS. The march of progress, tbe advance in tht irts, tbe growth of agriculture, and the In urease along all the lines of civilization have brought great changes In all tbe countries tc which objection was made. Tbe lawless Mexicans, Spaniards, half breeds and wild men wbo inhabited tbt country In that section which lay between the United States and San FraDclsco bavt yielded to American influence. They bavc either disappeared from the lace of tbe earth, or conformed their conduct to tbat of tbe American people. Since the war the Great American Deserl bas become a cultivated field. The laden vine adds Its wealth, tbe golden fruit contri butes Its luxury, and sweet fields of living green make tbeir contributions 10 tne com [ort of the people and add the wealth of tbeli presence to tbe commerce of tbe country. Instead of tbe rov'.ngs of robber band* through tbe barren lands and unfrequented mountains, wblcb lay between uh and 8an Francisco, we have multitudes ol good mec In tbe peaceful pursuits of life, a happy and a contented people, whose husbandry, wilt irrigation and the use of artesian wells, hai converted tbe barren waste into a garden o plenty. Passing splendid cities and towns whicfc dot the way here and there, we now make tbe trip safely to Ban Francisco in palatia cars in less than a week. Tbe same reduction in time and expense will be made In our commerce with th< Philippines, and in the course of a few years we will be as proud ol the islands as we ar< of any part of this great country upon whos< territory tbe sun never sets. Tbeir citizens will yield to the benign influ ence of our government, and -tbe softening and sweetening Influence of our religion wll make of them useful and valuable citizens. lilts .MIAKAUUA IA9AL WILL SUUltltK 1X11 DISTANCE TO SAN FRANCISCO. Today the cities of New York and New Orleans are distant from San Francisco bj water about fifteen thousand miles arounc Cape Horn, a considerably greater dlstanc< from us than the Philippine islands. Ah soon as the Nicaragua canal Is cut acrosi the isthmus, the distance between these cltlei will be reduced to less than five thousani miles, and the Intervening space betweer MaDilaandthe United States will be muct lens than It is today. If distance be a barrier to annexing th< Philippines then we ought to dispose of Call lorn la which, by water, lies at so much great er distance from ub. Let America build her sblpH and en the Nicaragua canal. Let us, if need be.au nex the Isthm us. Peaceably, if we can, forci bly, 11 we must. STRONGER GOVERNMENTS WILL ABSORB Till WEAKER. I am Inclined to agree with the suggestlot which has been made, that the chaDges tha ure uuw iHKiriK piace oa lue uiitp ui iu< world, Indicate that the smaller powers, oi governments, will sooner or later be dlssolv ed,and that their territory will be annexec to their stronger neighbors. The strong gov ernments will grow stronger at the expensi of the weaker powers until possibly the gov ernments of the earth may be greatly reduc ed Id Dumber. For this reason, If for no other we should secure all territory which may now be within our grasp. HIE VALUE OK TERRITORY MORE JMl'ORTANl THAN THE CHARACTER OK ITS CITIZENS. When the subject of expansion is undei consideration the character and the abilltj of the Filipinos to govern themselves Is not i subject for consideration. Whether they ar? civilized or whether they are savages, is o but little concern. They must recognize anc respect the lawful authority of the Unitei States, or else they must do as the Spaniards Indians, half-breeds and the wild men of th( West have done?disappear from the face o the earth. IUO VBIUOUI U1U IHIUliUN I.UCUIBCI vco W more lmportsmce. American thrift, Amerl can push and American enterprise will fine lu these Inlands the most Inviting fields foi the development of natural resources, and foi the exercise of good business methods. MISLEADING PICTURES. The pictures which we see In the news papers of the Islanders are nearly always o the poorer classes?In their rags, or In Iheli scant clothing. These people no more repre sent the wealth, culture and refinement o 1 tie Islands than would the picture of a rice tlelil negro represent the culture and refine ment of the city of Charleston. Agoncllo, who recently represented Agul naldo in this country, claims that alxty-twc x - ' v; - ?ORES FILLED WITH :nd in abundance 3ds, hats and caps lnd hardware. ger, more attractive or < they will find Silks, Sat Waists, Skirts and Full IOIDERIES, and this se vn, ranging in price froir e offering now. We wi ir st.nnlf nf H A'R/PTT.'TS! Here is a sample of i Dne at $2.85, worth $4.C Belief it Piices M in DREN'S and BOY'S CI SN and BOYS. sople of Abbeville Count ANDISE as can be four all be moved if there is i per cent, of the natives of Manila can read ri and write. d Notwithstanding the oppression of Spain, Hnlr>nriirt nnllpffpn hftVA pxlatpri In that. tr\r m four hundred years?the chief of whloh, It is ei said, has five hundred students in its class g rooms. And we are told that annually about n I two hundred young men from tbe Islands si complete tbelr higher education in tbe great colleges of Europe. tl The Tagalos. of whom Agnlnaldo is the c< leader, Is tbe superior race and tbe most num- si > erous on tbe islands. They are a people wbo p ' would take qulokly to kind treatment, and I g presume would make good citizens. But on the Philippine islands there are many tribes n or divisions, few of whom, outside the Tagalos. are giving Agulnaldo their support. On fr these islnndH there Is no national government. The different governments of tbe dif- 01 ) ferent islands are distinct and separate, each o tribe speaking a different language. As a nation they have neither a united exls- a tence nor a combined strength. Manila In some respects may be said to be a ai s historic city. Founued four hundred yesrv - ago, it has taken the lead of all other cities 3 in tbe archipelago. It is tbe centre of wealth, I education, oulture and refinement In tbe 1b Islands. And its Importance as a shipping p and commercial harbor is acknowledged i everywhere. bi ) The bay of Manila Is one ot tbe best harbors in tbe world. It Includes one hundred and r twenty miles of circumference, and the bust- ai : ness In Imports and exports is of great valne. oi Manila, like Ban Franciso, is notable be- ? I UtUDC U1 LUC IUVOUI lUDUIIIUCflD IUI luab Ulljr< Although they bave suffered great wrongs fr i and hardships id Manila, vet tbey look to It v: I as a desirable place In which to live. From r the earliest settlement of the city tbey have ol i been there, and they are there today, despite m heroic efforts to expel tbem. ai At one time 23,000 of their number were ai ) massacred. Later on In the history of the rc city, It Is said that 25,000 of tbem were slain, bi and those who escaped death were banished. . the way in -which filipinos should be ? treated. fn We must show to the people of thePblllp( pine Islands tbe superior advantage of a Gov- TJ . ernment which developes true citizenship i and furnishes protection to tbe oitizen.and gives tbe best opportunity for improving tbelr Individual conditions In lite. dl r America treats all tbe people who live st i under her flag as her own children, and, glv- at . ing to each ol ber children an equal chance pi . before the laws ol tbe nation, sbe would F1 Inspire In tbelr hearts the ambition to achieve pi tbe higher and the greater attainments. lb | Let the Filipinos be received on probation, in . and wen they bave become acquainted with tu . us, and when tbey bave learned the superior- at i Ity of our beneficent laws, tbey will be as at i, ready for assimilation, as were the people of r other acquired territory. TI Tbey must not be held merely as subjects upon whom we may levy tribute, but we must accept tbem as members of this Federal i Union, and give tbem as fall protection as is given to tbe citizens of South Carolina or . KfnnDAAKnaatto f ot fhom unfni> (ha rrrDuf 1H, iunni,auuunviwi jjcu vunvi vuv vm* i family of Slates, and Rive them State Legls- ac . latures, State courts, and State officers, Inciu- Ba ding seals In the Congress of tbe United co States. Make them In fact freeman, and en- 86 dow tbem with all the rights and privileges PJ of American oltlzenshlp. ?r Instead of fostering or entertaining a feeliniz of dislike for those people, we should J5' offer them tbe helping band. Having been 111 oppressed by Spain for four hundred years In n< a manner wblob exceeded tbe cruelty of tbe r1' Egyptian task masters, It Is not surprising if jjje tbey have not reached our highest standards of religion and civilization. Under the blessing of a fostering govern- D( ment, tbe people who have so long suffered from tbe Spanish system or repression and ec robbery will become loyal cltlzenB, who will Ul be as ready to fight for their real friends as they are now bravely fighting against their best Interests. 01 qi EVIDENCES OF CIVILIZATION. IV I5 Wben our people are disposed to regard tbe cc Flllplnos as savages, or heathen, it might not jtJ be amiss for tbem to remember that in tbe y, Philippine Islands are to be found many col- f0 leges where the languages, tbe sciences and |0 the arts are taught. Public schools and private schools abound. Railroads, telegraphs, ii telephones and paved streets are tnere. Churches of magnificent proportions and imposing architecture are seen In every city, while the commerce and shipping of her n, ports rival the business of our own ports. In e) war lutsy utno yiiouuerh uuu urrtt iijcui uiuuu ? alter tbe manner in which they are treated D{ > by the most civilized of the nations. i, Agulnaldo possesses elements of greatness. ^ - He has something of the gentleness, the cour- re : age and the soldiery bearing of Lee. He has <e 1 something of the dash, the bravery, and the <j( genius of Jackson. If a nation's civilization Is Judged by the re 1 way In which It treats prisoners of war, what ja hall we say of the Filipinos? It Is reported w In the newspapets, that our returned prison- ,c ' ers from Agulnaldo's camp boast of having a ' been on a picnic. i Can this much be said by Southerners In J Northern prisons? Would Northern prison- ^ ers from Southern stockades say as much tor e, * the South? n) i Compare Agulnaldo with Otis, if you will. ef 1 Otis, press suppressor of Manilla, has charge ai i of the American troops, and reports of his ^ i conduct attest his untitness for the exalted position which be holds. V{ 5 The desecration of Filipino temples and co - the looting of their churches shock the sensl- ae - billty of decent people everywhere. The vlo- D( latlon of Filipino women and tbe destruction t of the houses of defenseless people, bring * reproacn 10 me commanaeroi any unuy. As far as reports ko the array under Otis D| kills In battle great numbers of the Filipinos, . and be gives the number of dead bodies "by 0, 1 actual count," omitting to enumerate the sb bodies of those who escape. ta A striking peculiarity about the war in the |e i Philippines Is the absence of captives, and It t looks to me very much as If the American i soldiers take lew or no prisoners, while Agulr naldo takes all that he can lay hands on. He - takes good care of them and returns them to , I the proper authorities. But what of the . American General? " ) vl THE ISLANDS ABOVE A MONEY PRICE. dc , The Philippine Islands are an empire In cfl r themselves, and the millions of people who Inhabit them (estimated at between seven and ten millions) will be a lower of strenghlh to . P this country. The naval, the commercial and the productive value of these Islands In money is not to be estimated by thousands ot millions of dollars. The twenty millions Pc p which this country paid to Spain was in no n< ' way to be considered as the purchase value. or 1 The United States In paying the twenty mil- cfl \ Hons only proposed to refund to Spain the 8,1 ' money which that country had spent on the P1 public works. 86 1 Some Idea of ttie magnitude of these Islands ; may be had when we remember that the ter\ ritory Is three-and-a-half times as great as ' 1 tlwt of South Carolina, while the population th ot those islands is eight times the population la ' nf nnr nwn Stutfl. 1 The annexation of the Philippine Islands hp 1 to the United States will be a great blessing oc r to the inbabilants of the archipelago, and wi r America will Hud In the possession of them tn an Invaluable source of strength. Instead of a br menance to us and a barrier in the way of pa our progress in the march of nations. m f climate and i'uoductions of tiik ar r be islands. re f It is a little remarkable that the islands, l,f which are ho widely separated, aod which n. were acquired by this country at the same 1 , time should have so nearly the same climate. - The Hawaiian Islands, the West India Is> lands, the Philippine Islands, though sepa- ' JeJI " THE MOST DERT DRY GOODS OF A 5, MATTINGS ANI cheaper. The ladie ins and Velvets, all-\ . Suits from 5 cents * *ason we are stronger l 5 cents to 50 cents ill sell a 10-4 Wool I is much larger than some of our prices: )0, and one at $2.00, pr We Hfiup Knik nl VI. IV U IIUIU UU1IU Ul jOTHING. Our lir 7 to call on us when id anywhere in upp< iny virtue in low pri L. ited by thousands of miles, have not ver; lflerent olimates. The Philippines are healthy, never havini uffered Irom yellow fever as Cuba has suffer J. The temperature never exceeds 100 de rees, and seldom rises that high, and 1 ever dspcends nearer to the frost line thai ity-fonr degrees. All the islands are wonderfully fer le, and only need the touch of America) aplial and enterprise to make them gardei pots. We speak particularly of the Philip inesj ust now. but the same statements, Id i eneral way, will apply to all the islands. DW. I ll *\ *\( M An ? ./v /.,ii A/ ?UA rtAtnAkl xuc x uiiip^iuco ai c iuii ui iuc vuiuaui llnerais. Tbe vegetation of the country la rich am ultful. Tbe climate la healthy, and tbe avenaea t< ommeroe and manufactures ofler lnvltlni pportunltles. Two cropa of rice, and two crops of con in be made In tbe same year. Sweet potatoes and otber tubers grow ii bundance. Tbe greatest profusion of fruits are tbere. Sugar cane and sorghum grow luxuriantly Hemp Is tbe most Important fiber of tb< ilands, though cotton and otber varietlei rosper. Tbe dye plantB grow luxuriantly, indlg< ping tbe most valuable. Tbe Islands abound in oil nuts. Coffee is at home on tbe Philippine Islands d susceptible, under American enterprise r becoming a great factor in tbe wealth anc jmmerce of these islands. Coconnut trees are native to the soil, anc om the crowning buds of tbe trees, wine Inegar, and highly prized brandy are made The bamboo Is one of tbe wonderful treei r the Islands. The young tender shoot lake acceptable salads. When the brancbei e three months old they make bats, basketi id harness. Later on, the fiber 1b made lnt< >pea, and tbe trunks of tbe trees make tb< ardestand most durable wood. Tobacco is an Important crop, and tbe man facture of cigars a is considerable Industry Spices, medicinal plants and ornamenta lrubbery abound. They grow wild in pro WlUUa JE ISLANDS ALREADY A PABT OF THII COUNTRY. . From tbe way the Philippines have beet scuKsed It would seem tbat in some in ances their annexation is still regarded ai 1 unsettled question. Tbe fact la, tbe Philip nes are as macb a part of ibis country at lorlda, Texas or California. And tbese peo e of tbe distant Islands who are resisting e lawful authority of tbe United States arc rebellion against tbe proper legal autborl58 of the country to which tbey owe alleglice, and tbelr final subjugation Is certain id inevitable. IE SPIRIT OF REPRESSION AND ROBBERY BY SPAIN WILL GIVE PLACE TO THE FOSTERING CARE OF AMERICA. While Spain has nominally governed tbe lands for four hundred years, ber dominion tually extended but little beyond the navible streams and tbe coast cities. Tbe back untry was generally left to take care of itIf, and the tribal dissensions and warfares iralyzeil an; efforts of tbe people in tbe line n*/u?t>Aaa on/1 nlulliToHAn TKovo nauaf ptWftlSDO ?UU VI ' il??r.VlVU. A?V?V MV? V. is been a united effort to make tbe people a jmogenlous whole. Tbe development of tbt exhaustible resources of mine and fleld has >t only been neglected but Irresistible bar ers bave prevented progress. Tbe system ol pression and robbery as praotlced by tbe laniards on tbe people of tbe coast cities, id tbelr neglect of tbe rural distrlots( slDg ruinous to tbe general welfare It lsnol irprlslng tbat tbese people bave not advano 1 In civilization as tbey would bave dont ider our form of Government. Benefit from tbe government of tbe United aten Is already felt In tbe ports o; lr new possessions. Commerce has heec llckened and tbe exports and Imports be ?een tbese Islands and America bave great Increased. Tbls Increase of business will intlnue to grow as tbe United States extendi s supremacy to every part of tbe Islands rltb Just and equitable laws honestly en reed toe citizens of these Islands will be as yal as the citizens of New York. ICREASE OF NAVY NECESSARY FOR OUI BEST INTERESTS. The United States Is more deficient In bei ivy and merchant ships than In anything He. We are, therefore, weakest on tbe sea. TV? haoo u now amrt.hv c%f thio nnnntPV. fchl isBfcsslon of the Islands as friendly territory id as a havea of rest for our ships la dls ut seas. Is an absolute necessity. And the suit of these acquisitions will be an Impulse adlng to an Increase of our navy and to the jselopment of our merchant marine. The nation will date a new era In her progen because of the acquisition of these is nds. And the possession of these lslandf ill give us a more respeoted place among ie nations. The Increase of our navy will b< distinct advance alone all the lines of nannal pride and national strength. We need more than mere coaling stations. re need all the Inlands that we have acqulrI that we may give a wider field for tbe comerce of the couotry, that the strength and lectiveness of our navy may be increased, id that a wider sphere may be opened for ie individual effort of our citizens. Coaling stations In themselves are of little ilue if left unprotected in an unfriendly tuntry. But coaling stations, and coal, are i necessary tor successful naval warfare at >wder, shot and shell. For this reason we ;ed more than a mere place where coal may ! dumped In peace and captured in war. lescan successfully carry on a war. Withit the Hawaiian and the Philippine Inlands ir battle ships need not leave our own lores. Their supplies of coal when long dls nces from home, would render them valuekh as engines of war, and as defenders ol e national honor they would be not only leless but subjects of capture. WHY THE PHILIPPINES WERE TAKEN. The facts connected with the capture of tb? blllpplne Islands In themselves carry connclng proof of the vital Importance of anting them. When the war with Spain was iclared, the neutral ports of the various mntrles excluded from their harbors th* mod vessels of both Spain and the United ateH. Dewey and his fleet at that time were in ilnese waters. When he was ordered out, , uau cuuct uuujc liv/iuc, ui iv *.?.v illipplne islands, which wore thea Spanish >.*ses8lons. These Islands were captured of icesslty. He must either capture the Islands run the risk of having his own squardon ptured on the high seas by the battleIps of Spain. The capture of the Phlllpnes was, therefore, a necessity, and having cured them, we will hold them forever. WE NEED ARMED SHIPS. rhe need of this country Is armed ships, at will command respect and obedience to w. With a navy less powerful than we now ive Dewey would cot have given America caslon for the greatest demonstration that 4H ever witnessed on this continent. In his lumph In war, and In the glory of the celeutlons that are given In his honor, the ex,unionists have certain evidence of the oral support of public sentiment. \merlca cannot build a Chinese wall ound herself without crushing the spirit ol r citizens. With the spirit of her citizens pressed, and with the limit of their ambl>11 traced by circumscribed lines, the lul 'Br of their manhood has been reached, and e seeds of decay will do their work. 'Peace hath her victories no less renowned an war," But the achievements of science, the learn '! ' ' Set: RABLE AND SEAS01 LL KINDS, CLOTHII ) RUGS, CROCKERY, s cannot fail to be plea vool fabrics in the difl to $2.00 a yard. c in this line than ever each. We have neve Blanket at $3.00 a pair, . usual, and as for RU Wr will soil an AY+rn. worth $3.00. mi Prices, hi 12.11 i? of UNDERWEAR is ever in need of goods o ar South Carolina. , T ces. Come and see. w. w ? ing of the sages, the wonders of inventive genius, and maBtery of tbe mechanic S arte will all count for little, lr we are deflclent in tbe arts of war. >- No nation has ever attained the fall meast ure of Its power if it lacked ships of war, and 3 no nation ever reached the fall measure of its possibilities in peace If It had not the necessary vessels In wblob to carry Its commerce. ^ The carrying trade of this country In oar 3 ships within the last forty years has deereased from 66 to 11 per cent. This should not be a so. The welfare, the pride- and the glory of this country nrge as to retrieve the lost e ground. The patriotism of the people and the circumstances that confront ub leave no i doubt of the future. Our new possessions make a positive des mand for tbe ships that will enable us to take S our place among tbe great nations of tbe world. } Having thousands of miles of sea coast the aggregate wealth of America 1b losuffli clent to successfully fortify so great a sea front against hostile battleships. Our only safety lies In our navy J 'and In the skill of our seamen. It is easier to b build battleships than to fortify a thousand b cities. Even If our cities were Impregnable from ) the sea front, tactlos of tbe Confederate war has taught us that no army attacks a city from its fortified front. Invading armies , enter tbe great ol ties from tbe rear. For In; stance: If a hostile nation should conclude 1 to capture oar own Charleston, sailors and soldiers would be landed at Port Royal, or 1 elsewhere, when tbe InvAdlng army would ? enter tbe city tbrough its back door. 3 honor due to the confederate navy. If it be true, as I have seen published, : Southerners may have a pardonable pride * In tbe fact that to tbe Confederate States : navy properly belongs the honor of lnaueu rating tbe present system of nickel plate . armored vessels. The Confederate Merrlmac at Norfolk, Va., was tbe first iron oiad vessel j that tbe world ever saw, and Its power of re| slstanoe revealed the heretofore unknown fact of tbe possibility of using armor plate. It was sbeatbed wltb railroad iron, and its powI er of resistance proved to be such tbat tbe genius of tbe country was set to work to develope or to create still better sblps tban any i with wblch the world was then acquainted. Bat after tbe war between tbe States was j ended, very little tboogbt was given to tbe . navy, and we bad no navy worthy of the I name. It remained for Secretary Whitney, under President Cleveland in 1883 to induce r tbe Congress to make appropriation for great ) Closing ; ~~f~ ! I fiLOSINl f / v If ; 4s ILL "I ; f , T Are Going Out of Bus /ft Their Entire Stoi ^ and Less tl A We must get mino: Ss est out of the business by Jam do so we will sell our stock of /IS Dry Goods, Mill /IS Shoes and Fi ? at and less >lv ^ou ^ave g??ds to buy, tfS as we will give "you the opp (is member this is not to fool am /is going out of business, and the ! /iS of bargains. iji We have a fresh stock to s vEr our fall stock before desiring t< W bargains in ladies and cbildrei /|> ladies shoes at 75c. that can't b than 90c. Our price only 7oc. ; iii for less than ^ost. Children's ilv cost. ;!c All Ribbons for less than < Ladies' and Children's Tri ' Cl? for less than cost. ifjk Fine Wool and Silk Dress /j|\ Domestic Goods won't be iii duced in price. /L We Will be Glad to Have 1 A\ As we can save them from as we bought early in the Sut iK cases of Goods. We wan't eve us a call, as we are honest in ' *1* out the entire business. (fS REMEMBER you hav< /rj|j No old shop worn goods to ofi'e /j\ goods that you need, and mus /|i over. ilC Thanking the trade for i ^ with best wishes, we remain, Bell, El i[Due Wet - * " jgjjH ? -1 _ .mi i i <-ii i mi. i . ES tfABLE GOODS. TG-, BOOTS AND T? A TVT/TT7" XT TAT A JL J3.XX V/ J. il ised with our immense 3 ferent colors, and mabefore. We have the ?r before had such bar, worth $4.00, and the GrS we have the most large genuine Smyrna itst -1 complete. We have f any kind- We alVe have a mammoth hite. I battleships wllich were aot completed for ten years. And from tbe building of tbe crude Iron clad war vessel, which the Confed- ' 'ffnfl erate navy set afloat, resalted the produotlon of the best nickel plated armor vessels that ride tbe sea today. Except for tbe wisdom of the Democratic . vj5! Secretary of the Navyjand the liberality of Vag Congress at that time, we should have been unable to make tbe reoent successful light against Spain. If tbe battle ships of various classes that were put In commission by and following the work commenced by Whit* ney, had been absent during the war, oor ships and our sailors?not Spanish ships and < Spanish sailors?wonld have gone to the hottnm rtf tho ooo J Even If Dewey had gained his victory at . ' ~'ja Manila, tbe German shlpB that hovered about tbe bay, would bave sank oar vessels and ? ' la grasped from him tbe honors of -war, and tbe Oerman navy would bave wrenched v>3 from this government the richest prize In modern warfare. A DISTINCT XBA. ' Tbe acqnlsltlon of these Islands makes Important changes In the map of tbe world and tbe recognition of America as a naval power : ? Tj| mark a distinct era in tbe history of this country. We will take oar place among tbe great nations of tbe earth, and oar people will koow bo bounds. Their patriotism and their Insatiable thirst for expansion, growth and greatness will be seen and recognized by all. Tbe annexation of tbe Philippine Islands will develope in as a sense of tbe necessity for building many more battleships, and tbs increased number of battleships will innre \YSKk to tbe glory of tbe most progressive, the most expansive, and tbe most valorons nation on The only, place In Abbeville where you will find a kid glove for 75c. in blacks and all the shades, is at Smith's DrvGoodsand Millinery. r Out! I G 0UT! I I iu (II I':! 1U Ul V/Ul) w iiness and Will Sell Jj[ m ek of Goods at dS han Cost. , f R CHILDREN'S INTER- . lary 1, 1900, and io order to j/jk inery, Notions, /ft mcy Goods, :i.9 don't fail to give us a call, lortunity of a life time. Re- ffS i get your trade, but we are fljl first come will get the choice j/A jelect from, having bought ^ 3 go out or business. ureac m i Shoes. We will sell you W ie bought by the case for less Three lots of Men's Shoes /j\ copper tip shoes for less than jfjk ;ost. T mraed and Untrimmed Hats W Patterns for less than cost. sold at cost, but will be re& m Vlerchants Call and See Lis 10 to 20 per cent, on goods, as m inner before the rise in all as ;1 iry one to read this, and give what we say, and will close i a fresh stock to select from. Ob sr, but a bright fresh stock of W t have, before the Winter is OS nany favors shown us, and Very respectfully, a: i ft P,n 1 J ^ Wlj st, s. c. ...... m > r V: .