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;**w?^'rwygy'r?^^?:-:-y:-::-, I^..;J .ujj.~u The Abbeville Press and Banner.fj BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1899. ESTABLISHED 1844 ?1 THE DISPENSARY. ? . . . ... All of ltd FrirntU Will St?n<l by It, Beriiuae of The Good It In Doliiir.? A. Howard Patternon PrmutN Forcibly the Good Moral EfTeclN Brought Abont Uinler the SjNteni. To the Editor of The News and Cornier: Owing to the recent dispensary scandals tbere is a great hue and cry being made, by its enemies, that the law nbould be repealed. A? nn? who haN al wavs been In favor of the dls pensary system I believe that now is me time for Its friends to speak out. Before one commits himself against the dispensary tie bould consider the mutter from every standpoint. Suppose, lor lnstqnce, that the dispensary law is repealed at the next session of the j Legislature, wnat are you going to put iu Its! place? THREE WAYS OF DEALING WITH LIQUOK. There are but three ways, under the Constitution, to regulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors in South Carolina: One is under the dispensary system, the second under the license system, and the third to prohibit the sale entirely, except for medicinal purpose*. Consequently if the dispensary law is repeal e'd you have either to substitute the license system in lis stead or prohibit the sale of T liquor entirely. J While prohibition may be destrabie. and I for one would advocate It if I deemed it prac tlcable, jet experience has taught us that it cannot be enforced and that it would virtually mean tree liquor. THE EVILS OF THE LICENSE SYSTEM. , The evils of the license system we have seen and I hope will never be forgotten?when every town in this State bad two or more bar ? "Hh oomhllnf hells attached, Koine ruuuio, w imii . ^ nlgbt and day, dcbaucblng tbe yonib'and Improverishlng th?? homes or our land. CommoD sense tells us thai If tbe license system Is adopted tbat tbe constitutional restrictions, such as not selling after sundown, not allowing liquor to he drunk upon the premise* and tbe otber good features of tbe dlspensarv law would be Ignored by tbe barkeeper. Wheneyer you place the sale of liquor in tbe bands of a private Individual. whose interest It is to make as great a profit out of It as be can. be will violate tbe law. Upon the otber band wbat are tbe general resultsof tbe dispensary law? drunkenness reduced fifty per centAltbougb It has been fought from the time of Its enactment, and every abstacle bas been tbrowo Id tbe way of 1 ts enforcement, yet I believe tbat I can truthfully say, without fear of contradiction, tbat it has reduced tbe consumption of liquor and the commission ol crimes arising from tbe use of it 60 per cent.. Look at tbe towns ot our State before tbe adoption of tbe dispensary system, aod remember bow common it was for drunken men to be upon tbe streets and wbat an unus UHI IU1UK lb 19 UUIT4 Take the town that I live lo, for lnRiance and >ee what effect the dlspensery law hah bad upon It. Under the license system we had four or five bar rooms, generally with gambling dens attached, and almost every OD6 of tbem was the sceue of a murder and numberous bloody fights. Since the adoption of the dispensary law there has been but one homicide committed In this town, and that was not due to liquor, and there Is now not a gambling house In the incorporated limits of the town. instead of rows and fights, sale day 19 as peaceable ab sunday. Prior to the passage of the law rows and fights upon salesdays were common occurrences, now tbey are rare. Christmas now now seems like Sunday, before it was a day of drunkenness and debauchery. I have do doubt that the experience of Barnwell has been that of most of the towns In the State. allure jit nts of the bar relegated to the rear. loo Hoc rAlooratpd In thp 1UU uio^icuoai j IM? mww - rear all of the allurements of tbe license system, such as tbe handsome glass mirrors, tbe billiard and pool tables and the card tables, and worst or all the social habit of treating, ' which has caused the ruin of more young men than any other feature of tbe old bar-room system. It U not necessary to mention other good features of tbe dlspensar.x, us those already named will cause men to hesitate before adopting the license system, which once It Is Inaugurated will Boon degenerate Into the old bar-room with all of Its attendan evils. Let us look at tbe dispensary from the point of view that Is now agitating tbe mind* of the people of this State. Should tbe system be abolished on account ol tbe recent scandals in the State dlspeosary at Columbia? THE SOLUTION OF THE LIQUOR PROBLEM. I say by no means. While I admit that such scandals are calculated to injure the dispensary, especially so as there are men who have fought it from Its creation from personal and political motives and who are eager to lay Ihe blame upon the system aod not upon the offlolals, yet my faltb in the system baa never been shaken and I still believe tbat It la tbe beat solution 01 trie liquor problem tbat has ever been adopted. Tbe people of South Carolina are loo familiar with tbe good results or tbe dispensary as to wish to destory tton account of tbe rascality , of some of its officials. You bad as well argue tbat tbe banks sbould be cloned on account 01 tbe absconding of cashiers with tbe funds, or tbat tbe State Penitentiary sbould be abolished because of tbe recent shortage of the superintendent. as to say tbal tbe dispensary law should be repealed on account of tbe misconduct of tbe commissioner and other dispensary officials. 1 believe tbat as a thunder storm purifies tbe atmosphere so will the recent exposures of misconduct clArlfy tbe dispensary system and tbat good will result thereby to the people. I also believe tbat tbs welfare of tbe dispensary will be advanced U special committee similar to tbe one that Investigated tbe Penitentiary, be appointed at tbe next seslon of the Legislature whose duty it shall be to turn on tbe search lights and make a thorough Investigation concerning tbe management and workings of tbe State dispensary, and to expose all misconduct and raocality, If any, of the officials; and tbat tbeir report be followed by Indictment of tbe guilty partlea, I have too blgb a regard for the character of tbe people of South . Carolina as to believe tbat it Is impossible to select men to manage tbe State dispensary who will not steal and be bribed. To repeal tbe dispensary law for any such reason would be a disgrace to the honorable name of South Carolina. We have any number of business men in Sontb Carolina who can fill all of the positions under the dispensary law and who, npon the expiration of their terms of office, can leave the same, like Caesar's wife,[above suspicion. BEER PRIVILEGES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED. There are some weak points In the dispensary law tbat bave been made apparent by tbe recent scandals which sbould be corrected, one of wblcb Is tbe granting of beer privileges. They are directly contrary to and *" wlrtlflftnn r\t rh? v?rv anlrlt anil oiilpct of the dispensary system. Tbey are nothing , more nor less man bar rooms and in the large cities tbey are said to be adjuncts of "blind tigers." There should be no distinction made between whiskey and beer: both should be sold only by the regular county dispenser. Tbe idea of delivering beer, as now practiced by beer dispensers, to consumers at tbelr places of business, thereby encouraging tbe consumption of liquor, is repugnant to tbe law ana obnoxious to Its trlends. Therefore tbey should be abolished by law. DISTILLERS NAMES SHOULD NOT UK PUT ON BOTTLES. The recent dispensary scandals have also shown tbe danger of allowing the names of liquor houses and their private brands to appear upon the labels ofthe dispensary bottles. I It is but an open door to fraud and corruption. Nothing should appear upon the label of tbe dispensary bottle except the brand of IQe BIHIB Ulf^cunai J nuu n.'.uo u> showing the kind of liquor, ibe trade, price aoci that it has been analyzed. Tbere Ih nothing new in this suggestion, an It Is but return-1 Ing to the rule adopted by the board of con trol under Governor Tillman's administration. There Is no reaton why the name or brand oftbe house from which the liquor is bought should appear upon the bottle. The dispensary law was not adopted for Ibe purpose of advertising liquor houses. Prohibit the appearance of these private brands ana names of liquor houses upon dispensary bottles entirely and you will thereby prevent dishonest commissioners and dispensers from boosting and creating demands for the liquors of particular bout-es. TO BEPEAL THE LAW WOULD BE A BEFLECTX0N ON THE PEOPLE. My object In writing this letter is to expose the fallacy of the argument of the enemies of the dispensary that because some of Its officials have done wrong that, therefore, the whole system Is rotten and corrupt that It should be abolished, wbereas the facts show that tbe morals of our people have been Improved under tbe dispensary law and that to - v.. ?> ' * " u I . . ?* ... ... . :. NOW HAS HIS CALL ON HIM SHOES, GENTS AND G-LASSWi TTis st.oRk in all li: stock of Dress Goods, terials of every concei We always carry s finest stock of TO WE gains in FINE BED I 11-4 and 12-4 in the i beautiful assortment e Wool Rug at $5.00, ^ oi Slid We have also a fin it for LADIES', MISS A cordial invitatio] ways carry as complei stock now which need t repeal It would be retrograding to the old bar room, which was tbe, bane of the State. I Relieve tbat the dispensary will stand tbe stormsof the future Just as It tins weathered i ho?e ol tbe past, and that safeguards will be thrown around its management that will prevent the recurrence ot the scandals referred to. A. Howard Patterson. Barnwell, S. C. LOWNDESVILLE'S LIFE. Xbe People That Move In nnd Arouml Tbe City?Christmas Roses. Lowndesville, Nov. 20,1899. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baskln spent several days at Abbeville, last week. Messrs R. E. Moseley aad Tom Liddell, of Abbeville, came up last Sunday and spent tbe day with kinsfolks. Messrs P. B. Allen and Will Adams of Star Anderson, came down yesterday week ago and were guests of Mr. E. W. Harper till Monday evening. Dr. J. Brockington of Klngstee, came up Sunday and remained a few days with relatives. Hon. W. D. Mann and bis son Mr. Marvin Mann, of Antreville, were over Monday guests of Mr. W. Q. Huckabee. Mr. Fulwer Watson of Anderson, came down Tuesday to look after some of his interests In this county. Mrs. Dr. W. H.. BrocKingtou 01 Jvingsirep, arrived here on Wednesday to spend some itmewflh lier daughter Ales. A. L. Latimer and tamliy. Mr. W. H. Boyd Miss Rossle Boyd and Mr. C. M. Powall or Mt. Carmel, came up Toesday and spent a day or two with Mrs. Robert Hester. We see from some of the papers the old time Northern supestttlon, watchoraft is about to be in Michigan. Most anything can be looked for, from the people of that Slate. Rev. Peter Stokes Mr. J. T. Latimer and Mrs. S. F. Epps, were about all of the representatives from this section at the State tair in Columbia, the week before. So far aR known they were very well pleased with the trip. The phone for the store of Messrs Cooley & Spear, has been placed and is being often utilize 1 for the transaction of business and in holding long distance conversations between friends. DEATH OF THAD. E*1?ORTO>\ Several days ago Mr. E. R. Horton learned by telegram of the death of his brother, Mr. Thud. E. Horton In New York, which occurred 00 the 15 Inst, His remains were brought to Wliliamston, where be was born and raised and laid to rest. The deceased was on the force of the New York Times, was getting a large salary and had, although quite young, acquired a considerable reputation us a writer aud business man. Mr. E. R. Horton spent Heveral days In Wliliamston, in paying the latasatf tribute to the memory of his gifted brother. Dr. A. B. Matthews went to Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, where he spent a day or two. TIIE STARS THAT DIDN'T FAI.L. Po far as heard from, but rew, lr any 01 our people, lost much Bleep looking for the promised shower of Leonids. Tuemlay night the first, given time for downpour was thick, cloudy and raining, and the display could not have been seen, even If it bad been ever ro great. The next two or three nights during which the probabilities of their appearance were thought to be good, were passed through very quietly by our folks ; they were not at all frightened, because of the prediction that the world was to come to an end. It Is to be hoped, as we were disappointed in this, that In its own good time Christmas will come and makeglad the hearts of all ot our people, and that the promised eclypseoi the sun next May, will be on time and gratify all of the people every where with a wonderful phenomena, which comparatively, but a small proportion of the people now living have ever seen. Mr. J. C. Thomas, of Berely. On., stopped over with us yesterday for a while. He wus on bis way to Anderson, on busiuess. Miss Carrie Thompson, of Anderson, has. been visiting the family of Mr. W. L Bowman, for several days. Two thirds of November Is gone, and yet the weather Is mild and pleasant. Small fires are fell to be a necessity, only at night. Hoses and chrysanthemums still in bloom. THE OIL MILL. j 1 UO VII till! lllOUlii Mti j 10 nti HW1V, M Ihi Is on band, and will begin tbe placing of II tble morning, and soon our people can be supplied with meal and bulls. Troupe. "TEXAS FEVER." This State >'? Longer Afflicted With Thnt Epidemic. Greenville News. One effect of the cotton factories In this State whlcb seems to have attracted little at tentlon is that they have stopped the usual annual migration to Texas. ITutll the last ten years It was a regular thing every fall for [ tbe newspapers In upper South Carolina to announce the' departure of family after family for Texas, After a bad crop year there was junualiy an attack ' of "Texas fever" which carried away whole colonies of people we I could not spare. Now we hear nothing of '"Texas fever." The emigrants are few aud lar Deiween ana usuaiiy reniuaum 01 mmuen the larger parts of which have already moved West. People who are dissatisfied with their condltlou now go to the factory towns, and as a rule they stay 'here. Some are so fortunate as to gel enough ahe*d to relurn to farming ; with better chances than they had before, accumulating some money with which to buy aud Mock land. Tl Is likely the next census will show a very heavy ln<jrease, n?>t only In wealth but In population. The birth rate Is high as ever and the emigration has ! virtually leased. We have found the "Texas fever" cure we have been beekins seventy-live , year*. First class Clothing below cost. Aug. W. Smith. I _ m Potted ham. potted tonijue. lunch tongue Vienna sausage, sauer krout, (something now) at Cochran's. . THREE LARGE S1] AND YOU WILL F] 5' FURNISHING GO ^.RE, GROCERIES J ties has never been lai Tri this deoartment vable kind for making i good stock of EMBI ILS we have ever sho^ 3LANKETS as we ar same proportion. Oi >ver shown in our city rhich is worth $7-00; 4*. ? ? II* || : Hi nil wos h e assortment of OHII ;es, children, m] i is extended to the p te a stock of MERCH s to be moved. It v PLAN TO HIT THE SOUTH The Kepnblican Parly PropoMei To Rcduee the SouIIi'n StreiiKlh Ic ConicreHN Becaune of (he DinO-an chiNoment of Ihe Negro lu thli Section. new xurtt, 11UV.1I.?X ug 1TU11U (Juuiioug the following: "Representative Crompacker, of Indiana gives uQtlce that lie shall press at the comlnf session of congress a bill looking to a reduc tlon of ibe representation of certain soutberi states In the.bouse and In the electoral col lege because of alleged disfranchisement o negroes. As tbe first step toward tbls end hi will Introduce an amendment to tbe censui law requiring tbe director of census to ascer tain and report tbe voting population of thi several stales In a separate table. It has for some time been apparent tba the Republicans were likely to attempt suet legislation. They claim authority under thi fourteenth amendment to the constitution which says: "Representatives shall be apportioned among ttie several states according to theli respective numbers,countlug the whole num ber of persons In each state, excluding In dlaus not taxed. But when the right to voU at any election for the choice of electors foi president and vice president of tbe Unltec states. . . Is denied to any of the male In habitants of such state, beiner twenty-oni years of age and citizens of the United States or In any way abridged, except for partlclpa tlon In rebellion or other crime, tbe basis o representation therein sball be reduced It tbe proportion which the number of suet male citizens shall bear to the whole riumbei of male citizens twenty-one years of age lr such state." ' In anticipation of the attempt to enforce this provision The World obtained from eact of the former slave mates a summary of Iti restrictions upon suffrage. They are as lol lows: "In Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Vir glnta there are no resit-lotions on manhood suffrage except a poll-tax requirement and the usnal disfranchisement of convicted orimlnaU. "In Tennessee the poll-tax requirement li the only direct restriction. Bni the ballot law requirements are such that no Illiterate person can comply with tbem. This practi cally disfranchises most of the negroes. "In North Carolina each voter must bav? paid his poll-tax for the current year and the year proceeding. Any oae offering to reglstei who cannot produce proofof such payment If subject to Immediate Indictment. This bott disfranchises and iqtlmidates the negroes ir large numbers. "In Florida there are none but poll-tax re qulrements, but, a* In Tennessee, the ballot law requirements in effect disfranchises M per cen t of the negroes. "In Mississippi tbe voter must have llvec two years in the state and one year In th< election district. He must have paid tw< years' poll tax. He must register foui months before tbe election. He must be abU to read and write, or to understand a clausi of the state constitution when it Is re?d t< him, tbe decision as to the "understanding' resting with the election officers. In practica effect these requirements disfranchise nearly all negroes and hardly anybody else. "In Booth Carolina, after this year, everj voter must be able to read or write, or pa: taxes upon 8300 worth or real estate. This ap plies to blacks and whites alike. "In Louisiana a two years' residence 1b re quired. Also the voter must read and write or in lieu thereof pay taxes upon jSJOO wortl "nni r? /> Uni norunno nrhn trr?ro vnfpr In any state before January 1, 1807, (all white of coarse), and the sods and grandsons of sucl persons, lfltiey were 21 years old or more li 1898, and all citizens naturalized before Janu ary 4,1898, are entitled to vote, provided tha they have been residents of the state for fiv years. In effect these provisions dlsftancbls a majority of the negroes and enable Ullterat whites to vote. ''As a result of these resrrictlons, and o what may be termed the moral dlssuasioi exercised by the dominant white race to pre vent the negroes from taking an active par In elections, some rather startling contrast appear In votes for congressmen. For exam pie: "In Mississippi, according to the census o lS'JO, there were 271,080 voters. The number o votes cast In that state for president In 18!) was70.560. and for seven conuresaraen in 189 on ly 115,000. "In Louisiana the number of voters in 18!* was2.50,568; votes cast in 1898, 101,040; in 189* in the six congressional districts, only 33.12." "The present basis ol representation In con gress is In round numbers 174.000, In Nev V--I. . ^ tn-. foil ,.nu I 3'J.OOO, In Iowa -10,000, id Minnesota *42,000, li California 40,000, In Massachusetts 30,000, li Ohio 50,000. 'Bui Louisiana elects six and Misslsslpp seven representatives with a total vote lf*s than these and other states cast for one! Th average total vote cast for representatives li 1 SOS was 4,200 In Mississippi, 5,500 In LouKla na, 12.C30 in Georgia, 16,000 In Florida, 10.00 in South CarollDaand 17,000 In Alabama. "Upon Its surface tills disproportion lnvolv esa great Inequality In political power, am In a republic Inequality Is Injustice. "The former slave states have now 120 repr( sentatlves in congress. From thirty to thirty lour ofvthese. Ills estimated, are due to tn colored Inhabitants What proportion of th number would be lost under the propose* legislation It Is dilllcult to say, but it wonli probably be at least one-halt. "Candid republicans have tor some time nd mined thai it was a political crime to enfrac I chine the whole mass of hlaek Ignorance a I the south without any preparation for th suffrage. For this crime that party wa { punished by a grant Increase in the politics I nnwer nt'thn Knnth. which, when the b.-ivonet ; were removed, became NOlidly arraye I sgslnst it. In 1SC7 the southern states, ifgiv 1 en their choice, would gladly have accepted i reduced representation lu congress and 1 the electoral collpge In preference to th immediate enfranchisement of their forme J slaves. ! "Whether, having endured this for thlrt years, they should now be punished fc attempting to protect themselves by gettln arouud the constitution raises a new questlo lu equity aud lu politics." ? I It will pay you to buy you Clothing for the next mont] from Aug. W. Smith. r.'r. . sr. ^ rORES FILLED WI1 [ND IN ABUNDANCJ ODS, HATS AND OA! LND HARDWARE, ger, more attractive o: they will find Silks, S j Waists, Skirts and Fi JOIDERIES, and this rrr-n rannrino' "in YVrifW wu) luuglllg jku e offering now. We it stock of CARPETS Here is a sample c one at $2.85, worth $4 Belter id Prices New 1 jDREN'S and BOY'S < EN and BOYS. eople of Abbeville Cou: iANDISE as can be fo srill be moved if there i J SAMOAN ISLANDS. Mean Much for America?The Inlatu i or Trttalln Come* to Cm bj tbe Dlvimon?Tbe Funion* PaoKf ? Padka Harbor. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) s Wasnlngton. D. C., Nov. 1G.?Judge Cham bers, of Alabama, former chief Justice o ,, Samoa, expresses great satisfaction over thi 5 settlement of tbeSamoan question. It is Jus > tbe way be bad boped it would bave been set 1 tied, be said. He says tbere are nndlfflcul problems of government presented wltb th< f acq nisi tlon of these islands. 9 "In tbe division," be said, "we get what li b ot great value to us. We bave tbe Maria - Rose and Tutolla, and with tbe latter thi 3 great Panga harbor. Tbe harbor wltb a goo< naval and coaling station, will be invaluabW t to us In our trade wltb Australia and Soutl i Africa. Without disparaging our trade wltt 3 China I think our trade with Australia ant , South Africa will develop faster than tbat Ii tbe east, one readou being that we will bav< I to educate tbe Chinese trade to our goodi r while tbe Australian and South African ft acustomed to the European markets ant goods of tbe quality we manufacture. J | "" x UC oauiuau loiauua iuwu?ovi >wa mi* uv r! prove of any special Importance to us fron 11 ttie standpoint of commerce because there li little commerce tbere. The barbor of Pangc 3! Panga Is laDd locked and a perfect refuge. I i, | Is tbe sbapeof a fish book, and a vessel enter I log tbe barbor Is lost sight of almost Immed f lately upon entering. i "The fact tbat the settlement has been i made as recorded is of Important significance r and Great Brltlan and Germany giving tb< i United States first choice In tbe partition wa< a most flattering recognition of tbe United ) States as a world power. i "Tbe paramount significance of this friend i ly adjustment is that Germany, Great Britain - and the United States have decided to jolc hands in tbe development of tbe commerci of the world and In preserving peace. Witt I these three powers acting together Ibe peaot I of tbe world will be assured. It seems tbat I these three great competitors have resolved U cease contention wltb each other for oommer i clal supremacy and tbat tbey will hereaftei no band In band developing trade and extend i lngclvlllzatlon. They are In reality necessarj to each otber. Great Britlan, tbe greatesi naval power In tbe, world. Germany the greatest military power In the world, anc ) America, tbe greatest producer It : tbe world, tbey can combined malntalt i tbamselves against tbe rest of tbe world i Tbe sincerity of Great Britain has beer t demonstrated and tbe sincerity of German; cannot be doubted. From the point of vlev - of the great selfishness It Is to tbe interest of each to be loyal In Its friendship for thf ) rest. "The United States will have no troabU 1 wltb tbe government of ber possessions ) TbeSamoans are of an amiable disposition > and education Is general among them. Thej r have a strong love of the United States, and " *- ?n. ?K?? Ko rrnnnrnnH hi 5 HH& UUbUlU^ UCll/Cl buou iv wu gv/? w? uvu ~j b Americans. A naval governor will probablj > be Heat lo Samoa a* In the cane of Guam, am ' the natives will be allowed to preserve tbeli 1 own methods of government as far as It li f possible." T ' ? ? ' MILL STOCKS. j Sales Which Indicate the Value o 8 Several Well Known Mills. ' Spartanburg, 8. C.. Nov. 17.?Today certali i* boudH and stocks of tbe D. E.Converse estat 3 were sold at the court bouse. Tbe blddlni " was pretty lively and there was a utroui p demand for most of tbe stocks. Tbe follow j~ lug are prices, tbe par value being8100 excep ? webre noted. 0 Ten shares Tnoopau cotton mill stock to B f E. Kavenel, 115}. T^n shares Tucopau cotton mill Btock to H u E. Ravenol. 1X7, T Two shares Tucopau cotton mill stock to H * A. Llgon.110^. 8 Six shares Merchauta & Farmers bank t '* Joseph Amos, 185. - Two shares Central National bank to Di J W. F. Smith. \W/2. Five shares Spartanburg Savings bank t 'j Jesse Cleveland, 125J48 Five shares Mills company of Greenville ti ? Col. Jos. Walkwr. 65. , Two shares Produco cotton seed oil ralllt :* S. J. Simpson. 120%. ' Ten shares Poe mill, Greenville, to H. E Rivenel, 116. v Ten Shares Whitney Cotton mill to S.J " Simpson, 123% ;* Four shares Citizens Telephone compan; 0 325 par value, sold to Colonel Jos. Walker, 2i . Six shares of Morgan Iron Works to W. M ' Jones, 25. ? Ten 7 per cent. 8100 bonds ot State PiiDllst ? Idr company to Colonel Jos. Walker. -15. 3 Two bonds, Glenn Springs railway compan; to Colonel Jos. Walker, 4'1. The aggregate sales amounted to 87,886.2; t It was considered a fair test of the marke .* value of these stocks and the sales were quit 11 satisfactory. e I>ei?th of ThadiloiiN E. Horlon. e i Atlanta. Ga., November 15.?Word wa i received here to-day nf the death In Ne< York city of Thadrieus E. Hnrton. of the Nei |. York Times. Mr. Horlon was well known Ii i- At lanta and wan at different times manaKln ,t editor of the Atlanta Journal and correspon e dent of the Associated Press. He' was s native of South Carolina. il Mr. Horlon was for some years the corrc h spondent ofthe News and Courier at Greer il vilie, S. C., and went as correspondent for thl - paper to the Paris Exposition. n Ills remains were brought back to Green n vll'e for interement. Great honor was showi e to him. ir * ~ y Delightful Klnglne Over Dismal ir GritvrN. K Mica Mnrcnlln M K'lr\plr who Is A mpmhp u of the Ideal Entertainers, announced to up pear hereon Tuesday night, November 2811 Is a native of Boston, and possesses a rar dramatic soprano voice. Leading musics crlticR have unstintedly praised her rendei Ing of the classic^ while at the snme tJm * acknowledging her taste and talents In th u performance of the lighter ballads which flm 11 so much favor with the audiences of to-da.v In the programs or the Ideal Entertainer there are no more artistic numbers thai those furnished by this accomplished sc prano. * iyTl* 'H THE MOST DESIR E DRY GOODS OF AL PS, MATTINGS AND ! : cheaper. The ladies atins and Velvets, all-wc nil Suits from 5 cents to season we are stronger i Dm 5 cents to 50 cents e will sell a 10-4 Wool Bli 3 is much larger . than >f some of our prices: LOO, and one at $2.00, v llf/? IImiia Hnii/t nt' 111. WC lit MBS 01 3LOTHINO. Om line nty to call on us whenei und anywhere in upper s any virtue in low pric< L. Apportionment of. the Public 1 , School Fund of Abbeville ' County for the Year 1899-190Q. Amount to be dl*" *'* ??nn/l Kit /1(uf ?*4 /tf Uistnci nu, ui ??i?? "j w.c. .v.? / School. for scholastic year 1899: t District No. 1 8 212 65 r District No. 2 804 95 t Dlfltrlct No. 8 612 93 District No. 4 217 88 District No. 5 ........ 105 35 8 District No. 6? 184 90 District No. 7 - 431 4o a District No. 8 665 78 J District No. 9 685 98 j District No. 10 918 05 j District No. 11 763 97 1 District No. 12 517 65 3 District No. 18 694 61 1 District No. 14 892 70 3 District No. 15 528 34 , District No. IB 328 95 a District No. 17 46o 75 1 District No. 18 169 65 District No. 19 495 10 t District No. 20 .. 346 55 , District No. 21 .. 893 22 * District No. 22 1.801 80 District JNO. 28 10 I District No. 24 .. 249 01 District No. 25 407 50 | District No. 26 ....:. 219 68 District No. 27 477 81 District No. 29 371 25 District No. 29........ 447 50 District No. 80 31H 05 District No. 81 468 16 District No. 82 283 04 District No. 88 306 10 DlRtrlotNo. 84 ....... 215 15 District No. 35 109 76 District No. 86 167 50 District No. 87 445 78 District No. 38 976 15 District No. 89 676 20 District No. 40 - 277 20 District No. 41 .. District No. 42 District No 43 416 68 District No. 44 188 12 District No. 45 ?... 215 15 818,879 78 The public will observe that the apportionment is very much smaller in some school - /A. Ihfl ' districts tor me present year iunu iui past. This Is due to several causes, to wit: Some School Districts overdrew their appor' tlonment lor the previous year, and the over' draft was deducted from the present apport tlonmeut. In some districts fewer pupils i have been reported, the total number of children, however, has been Increased which des creased the per capita rate. The main cause of a decrease In fund 1b the > fact that tbe apportionment for last year J ' (through au oversight) was more than the ^ I funds actually on hand. Apportionments are ' hawed not on a certainty, but necessarily on r au approximation. Respectfully, I J. 8. GIBERT, r Co. Supt. of Education. 3 ??TTTrrr>nvT B iff tlfAV ftUU i xiE.ryix Amuvvait I' 1 OradnHd Schadol* la BM ? i _ P?o.4tk,IM?. 1 - ?TAH0?I?. 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RUGrS, CROCKERY, FANCY CHINA cannot fail to be pleased with our immense g | >ol fabrics in the different colors, and ma- '.ill $2.00 a yard. |SjB ? ? +Vir>vi Awfl* Wo VlCk VO tllA '"''.S Lll blllS 11JLLU tUCUJL DVCJ, k/UXViOi tt V UUIT W WMV >ach. We have never before had such baranket at $3.00 a pair, worth $4.00, and the i usual, and as for RTJG-S we have the most :M We will sell an extra large genuine Smyrna Forth $3.00. mi Pitt, i'll io ft! ; i? of UNDERWEAR is complete. We have ' * /vnA/1 o rtf onxr Tn'n/1. WA Qu 'v{9 < CI in UODU WX guuuo ui oujf UMA V%~ V V V vw* fSB South Carolina. We have a mammoth. M 38.- Come and see. W. White. I 1 lewelrv Store! I I | New Holiday Goods | 1 (Arriving daily. The largest line of Sterling || Silver, the correct thing for Wedding Presents, we have |g > M ever shown. || ' DTTSJ/^IC in solid gold and every description, from M * :$H IMiXVJJ a 35 cents gold baby-ring, to a $200 Diamond engagement ring. @ ' ||j| Handsome line Plated and Solid-Gold Ladies' ^ 0m Watch Chains, $2.00 to $20.00. j? || Fine Leather Purses, Vases and Fine China Cut f (|j H Glass just arrived. , + ;* You can only get an idea of what we keep by ill coming; to see the pretty display. v* il 1R? iHScrttEUt jeweler. j|. Jf| ^LOOK HERE !^ || rIF YOU WANT ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF GROCERIES, FROM A v& 5c Can of Potted Ham to a Barrel of the Finest Flonr, . ' jgi a Good Shot Gnn, a Wash Pot, Buckets, Tubs, Ac., or Staple Dry Goods, Clothing Hats or Caps, '-M AJYLUS a. JXLUK0J!i m ? ??FOR FALL AT?? I $ | BARKSDALE'S. r|| Drilling, at 5c per yard. , ufr aC Yard Wide Homespun and Sea Island Homespun atocperyard. 3K Ij Calicoes, at 4c and 5c per yard. W 'ft DRY GOODS, all kinds, NOTIONS, HATS, GROCERIES, W ft TOBBACCO, CANNED GOODS, LAMPS, CUTTLERY. V/ IS Truoks of all sizes. Also Satchels. Big bargains in Ladies' W ^ and Men's UNDERWEAR. Acid for wheat. Mjjf | W. D. Barksdale. S a DENTAL NOTICE wm. h. parker. wm. p. greene S. F. Killiugsworth, PARKER & GREENE, m No.4 Seal Block, A0bo??o.8.0. Att0rfi67S &&(! CO&SSDllOrS &t L&W. Office on LAW RANGE. C. C. GAMBRELL, M. D., abbeville - south Carolina. May 4. 1898. tf Physician and Snrgeon, ABBEVILLE, S. C. WANTED. EoS#0 ,,'f'e:,a"0"1 BanE- CAST IRON Of any kind. 60 cent. ' * ' ' " per hundred pounds will be paid at the ? stiops. ? W. P. BEARD, ?Jg Wood ChODDerS At Chlcquola Iron Works, uuu Oct. IT, 1899. Abbeville, S. C. us FIND a lob cutting eight foot cord / wood by applying on the place to ,? ???? a 'S ~ E. F. BILLIARD, >| it* p f 0 1 T ''.TAILOR,.'. Nice rarin tor onie! HA??^k"i,raKc,se1.r?.rp?r5 ftared to do all kinds of repairing and clean ng of gentlemen's clothes on short notice. ... , Hamples ol suits always 011 band. Charges ^WO HUNDRED ACRES, In two miles of reasonable L Abbeville. Pine wood enough nn It to . iv for one-half of It th'< NOBLE PLACE. | vinrnrH a DnHre irets a fresh lot of "Nun pply to AUG. VV. SMITH. nailey's" ciiudieB every ween. If you buy o Oct. 3,1899, tf hem yoa c*:i d-i(>9TJ oa get ting fresh goods 1 J ' ; ' * ^ ? ' .bk JO. A