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The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. O. *$-Published every Wednesday at s- a year In advance. Wednesday, Jan. 31. 1900. A UIhIwk Man. We do not often discuss nny newspaper ran personally, but the personality of Kdltor Hugh Wilson, of the Abbeville Press and Banner, Is so frankly presented in his news* paper that we are disposed to consider him as public properly. Fifteen years ago he was violently opposed to cotton factories. Now be Is one of the strongest friends of those enterprises and has proved his good will by investing liberally in one of them with his own money. He was for maDy years an extreme opponent of "ready printed" matter of all kinds. Now we observe he has ordered a page of it. For many other years he persisted in the belief that be was destined to altaiD fame and wealth as a farmer. He announces that he baa abandoned that and that bis agricultural operations are indefinitely postponed. Also and furthermore he Is right oq the currency question and nearly right on expansion. Noting this steady and constant.growtb, we are moved to the hope that be may yet abandon the dispensary abomination and beoome a good prohibitionist or high license man. And if the Slate Press Association will work togetber with a will, combining:its Influence and strength, we may gel him married off yet. He is obviously capable of higher things thau be has yet reached.?Greenville News. 4 Our neighbor is more or less correal In tbe statement as to our changes of opinion and * experiments in farming, but he errs as to our ever being opposed to patent outsldes. This editor used the' -patent inserts," printed at a little town about thirty mllee from New York berore any other paper in South Carolina. A ~ * * * >4?..*! 4, YTTO IIS Ail tha I paperai neauiun, n? ududio ? ?? ? "patent outside" first. The Press aDd Banner was tbe second to adopt the plan, and we have always bought sheets from the same Sfcplaco. Bat we spoke too quick last week, about getting an extra page from Charlotte. Tbe Newspaper Union discounted their agent, Sir. Carter, and refused to fulfill tbe contract, exoept on a greatly Increased price. That Increase we bave not consented to give, and it seems poor ouslness for a bouse to refuse to hoaor the contracts of Its agent*. This editor obanged his mind about ootton mills, and from opposition to them beoame convinced that they are tbe best concelviable institution on earth for many people. We always reserve the right to change our mind, but always speak our convictions at the time. Consistency is a fool, when It rejkuHen to ieara anything. And a man does a wrong tblng la exhibiting a pride In not earning anything in, say .twenty.^or thirty /years. Tbe circumstances changes or we gel J new light. f Until tbe dispensary bad been established and its beneficial results had become .apparent, we were a prohibitionist, and dead against the present law. With the lights before us we are now standing for the law, and have some hope of yet seeing the able editor of the Greenville News agreeing with us on the liquor question. We will pit him against tbe world in writing good prohibition pieces, and as the dispensary gives prohibition from sunset to sunrise, he can support tbe dlspen* sary for at least kalf of the twenty-four hours. The Greenville News and tbe Press and Banner agree on some of the chief issues of tbe day. 1. We are opposed to free silver and are bDDoeed the reneal of the ten per cent, tax on bank bills. 2. We favor National Banks, and thlak that all the necessary legislation should be bad to enable them to answer demands of t commerce or trade. S, We favor wide tires, expansion, and tbe "lining of the factories alone." 4. We favor free trade between tbe United States and her Islands, and we favor giving them proper representation in Congress. 5. We favor the annexation of any island ^ in aight, that can be bought or acquired. 6. We tavor the Nicaragua canal. 7. We favor the strengthening of our navy. 8. We favor tbe dispensary law and the reelection of Governor McSweeney. 9. While we expect to vote for Bryan, next November, yet we do not think ha ought to be elected. We think that any man who makes It his business to go around the country, making speeches at fifty cents a head, has a poor conception of the dignity of the office of President of the United States. 10. If tbe reduction of our representation la Congress shall free us from tbe regular appearanceof men at Washington for the purpose of assailing our good name, whileseeklng to be Congressmen on tbe votes which they didn'tget, we hope that the National Congress may reduce the number so that all the States may have equal and Just representation In Washington. Three good men can serve ns Just as well as seven. Seven generally haB the eflect of increasing the minority vote on some proposed wise legislation. Democrats, as a lule, are kickers or objecting members. They sometimes want to take steps backward, as in tbe silver business, but they are never aggressive in great national or politioal issues, or wben important progressive movements are contemplated. Wbst About It, Governor ? We learn from the Stats that there are In tblB State blind tigers, or illicit dealers in liquor, and presumably they are In Columbia? If we are not In error, you have thirty or forty constables whose business it is to see that the liquor law Is obeyed. The State seems to be perfectly confident of his knowledge on this point. If the business of the blind tlgerR become so notorious that the citizen may know of It, why cannot the constables find these places where liquor is unlawfully Bold ? The people of South Carolina would like to know why the constables are not discharging their duty. If they cannot shut up notorious blind tigers, would it cot be well to turn them off, and hire others who would be more efficient Id tbe discharge of their duty ? While on this subject It would be Interesting to know what the constables are doing, If they are not putting blind tigers to route. Do the constables shut their eyes, and are they, like the tigers, blind? The Industrial Edition. The Industrial Art Edition of the Spartanburg Herald is a valuable contribution to the history of manufacturers In Spartanburg. It in fact, is a map of tbe busy life of a busy people. That part of the paper which treats of tbe Cotton Mills is most Interesting to us and If that paper Is read In other communities it will furnish an Incentive to greater growth and greater enterprises In tbe more sluggish towns. A large per cent, of tbe mills were started as small mills, with $#6,000, v-^^-^nkjO^OO, 860,000, and larger capitals. The ability with which the paper Is edited, and the skill with which It is printed, make, tbe Industrial Edition a model of its kind. ' . Tbe cost for pictures alone must have been enough to make tbe editor a large stockholder in one of the small mlll6?11 tbe ready oasb bad been invested that way. y Some of the newspapers which have been ' % publishing their papers at S1.00 have raised ,V their subscription price to 51.00. ' . T . 1 make prescriptions my special work, and " look after it closely, fill them quick and deliver them at yonr homes. C. A. Mllford, ' . Phooe 107. The Druggist. 1 1 1 ' ' ~~ $ ? \A as iH t i > A Smith Official Contempt. The Greenville News, In Its report of the Court, makes the following statement: ( Liz Bolln, the white woman who wets con- 1 vlcted of Belling liquor and maintaining a , nulsanoe In violation of the dispensary law, was given a sharp talk by Judge Watts. He 1 said to her: 1 "I do not suppose that what f shall have to , say will have any effect upon you. You are 1 certainly a pitiable object. Yon are about as I low and degraded as a woman of your color | can get to be. I have a supreme oontempt for any one who will sell liquor and maintain a nuisance in violation of law, and especially 1 for a wblte woman wbo will do it and make her home headquarters tor gambling, drinking Negro toughs. The sentence of the court Is that you pay a fine of $250 or serve six months on the public works of the county or i In the penitentiary." < The woman returned the Judge's look of contempt and scorn, but went back to her net without speaking. With all due respect to the Court, we presume It Is not out of place for a newspaper to < comment on the Judge'B personal oomments > f the woman, who had violated the law, and In so doing bad incurred his Honor's personal displeasure. i We know nothing at all of Liz Bolln, except as contained in the extract quoting the Judge's remarks, and we are not Informed why such a punishment Is inflicted on "a pitiable object," wbo had become "about as low and degraded" as she could "get to be." The woman while in Court, it seems to us, | ( was under tbe protection of tbe Court, and If so, sbe should have been protected from personal violence, as well as from official Insult. ( It Is presumed the woman bad been brought i into Court under specific charges of selling liquor. She was not, as we understand, Indicted on general principles. Her general character was not on trial, aDd any reference of the Judge to her except as to tbe crime for | which she was indicted was unfair and out of ; place. The sentence itself seems to be exceedingly severe. Tbe Judge imposed sentence, under authority of law after conviction of crime, but we are not Informed of any law which authorizes a great Judge of tbe State of South Carolina to heap personal abuse | upon a poor and defenseless convict?and ( that convlot a woman. If there 16 anything In thlB world that more | readily excites pity than the abuse which a ( great man may Inflict upon a poor fallen women, we do not recall it. Can any man tblDk i of anything further removed from the belter Impulses than tbe striking of any woman ? If that woman be a fallen woman, she has no friends on earth; she has no strong arm to resent her injuries. Sbe has no hope of tbe better world. Her only refuge is tbe grave, < where sbe may trust that the sin of her evil | deeds may not follow her. Except when sbe assumes the character of | a he-woman, and curses, and shoots aud fights , and does other things like men, her sex ; should protect her from both violence and Insult. , Governor .Mcbweeney has administered the i law In Justice, and we hope that be may be < asked to commute this woman's sentence. Knowing Judge Walts, as we do, we believe ] tbat be would upon mature reflection, sign a petition for the commutation of a sentence, ] the like of which has seldom, If ever, been Inflicted upon anybody in South Carolina; 1 City Limits. Patton's bill relating to the extension of city and town limits, or some such bill ought to be adopted, and we can see no reason for limiting the application of the law to towns of 8,000, or 5.000 Inhabitants; the small towns need it worse. If we understand the present law. corporations or Individual land owners on the borders of a town can choke it to death, and the state will permit no interfer ence. The town gives the surrounding land its value, while it gets nothing in return except the privilege of wearing a garrote. A town of 10C0 Inhabitants may be praotloally surrounded by the lnnds of one man. On his land there may be 1000 people, who may wish to become a part of the town, and it Ib a matter of life or death to the town, and yet not one of these people has a vote, the whole de- i cision depending on the vote of one man. TLere is no good reason, that we can see, why all who can vole on other matters should not be allowed to vote on this.?Chester Lantern. The constitutional provision whereby the * property of citizens may be taxed by popular vote may have a most evil Influence on tbe 8 material prosperity of the cities of thlb State. ? Besides Incurring legitimate expenses for tbe 1 government of municipalities, eight per cent. nf thp nmnortv of thA tnwna and nlfipu mnv c be voted away for various purposes. As evl- r deuce of this evil, It isouly necessary to note t the location of many of the new cotton mills s in this State. A majority of them are placed t out of towns because of the excessive taxa- r tlon wbiob may be voted at any time, and under almost any pretext. Still Working;. c There seem* to be a great desire on the part c of our people to do something which may ^ keep Abbeville on the line of maroh. r One of the chief difficulties in building a f, small Industry is to find suitable land upon 4 which to build, and which can be had at a i< fair price. 0 By contributing land for stock an Impetus n Is given to such enterprises, and with liberal- e Ity all along the line, buccoss seems not far p off. n Mr. Aug. W. Smith Is still hopeful of suo- J 0 cess in his cotton mill enterprise. M?y they all succeed, and may Abbeville 1 v continue to grow. | w v t > > .> L.re Yoi in Earl; in arn c.'s Dr j | WHITE FR< Tbe LeKislnlnre. The General Assembly of tbe State of Soutl Carolina has now been In session for threi weeks, and up to tbls time the .Indication! ire tbat that body will do little barm. Tb< fact 1b, It has been a remarkably good Leglsla Lure. Various good measures have been pro posed with fair prospects of success, and th proposed evil legislation has made no pre tress. The effort to Interfere with the rate of Inter est on money failed. The attempt to Interfere with tbe rights o mothers to call upon their children to belj them earn a living in cotton mills met with i signal failure?29 to 8. The wide tire bill Is an effort In the right dl rectloQ. It baa passed tbe Senate ana ma; become a law. Tbe dispensary law will stand, wltb m change to Injure 11. Various Individual! however, In tbe General Assembly have pe schemes of tbelr own, wblcb have for thel purpose tbe yielding of something to tbe II quor element. These bills will be killed. Tbe Becond eflort to Injure cotton mills bj making tbem responsible for accidents wblcl may be due to tbe carelessness of operatives was kindly put In Its little grave. Tbe bill to allow tbe people of tbe city o Abbeville to vote 86.000 to pay for tbe snrve] 3f tbe Black Diamond, will likely become i law. Tbe fertilizer tax bas been reduced from 2i oents to 16 cents a ton, tbe royalty going t< Clemson College. Tbe effort to Interfere wltb labor contract; and rent liens has failed. Tbe proposition to give county officers sala ries, instead of fees bas friends, ana Its fat< may be uncertain. Tbe bill would require ol doers to turn over to tbe treasurers all fee wblcb tbey receive. What of This? If Abbeville cannot raise money enough ti build a large cotton mill, can we not rais< enough to build a small mill ? Tblnk of thle While the price of lands outside the oit: are cheaper, is It not possible that the clt; could and would offer inducements in faclll ties to fight fire which might overcome tb disadvantage of high priced land? Think o this. Tbe city, with it? water works and fire corn panles, could be of great advantage, to a mil In town. The saving of the buying of wate works for a small mill would be great. Tb olty water works was worth muob to tbe ol mill at its recent fire. Think of this. These are questions which we are not abli bo decide. They are, however, worth consld Bring. What we save In the price of land w< might lose in security against fire. Another matter to be considered is, wba encouragement will tbe railroads give U ave any new enterprise located advan Lageously to them ? ^ Tbe Seaboard gave tbe Abbeville Cottoi Mill a sidetrack and a sum of money. Will it offer anything for any new enter prise? . . What will tbe Southern do? It Is said tbe Coast Line Is sometimes verj iboral, and other roads might help. Thlnl )f this. - Definition!!. Very many persons use tbe word "environ' nents," when they mean collective surroundngs. We have abundant authority for the vord "environment," but the authority foi 'environments," we believe, lies chiefly Id lsage. Webster's International Dictionary makes 10 recognition of the word environments, hough that dictionary defines "environnent" thus: 1. Act of environing; state ol jelng environed. 2. That which environs 01 lurrounds; surrounding conditions, influ nces, or forces, by which living lorms are Inluenced and modified in their growth and development. Tbe Standard Dictionary defines environ iicui uiur*. u uiiicvtr ouw)iiiMn'"?cDi capc* slally, one's surroundings collectively; all the internal circumstances of an organism; as, nan la not the product of his environment." Worcester defines environment tbuH: "The itate of being environed or surrounded." Webster's Dictionary says: 1. "The act ol urrounding; slate of being environed. 2. Pbat which environs or Burrounds." "Environments" may be correct when the invlronment of Jim Jones of York, the envionment of Sam Jackson of Newberry, and he environment of Tom Todd of Lexington, ire spoken of colleotlvely. No authority can >e found for the word "environments" when eference is bad to Tom Todd's environment. 1? i ?? Eminently Correct. The State is of the opinion that an opponent if the dispensary law would have little hance of election to the Legislature from Ableville County. In 1892 this county voted, in ound numbers, 16OO for prohibition and 400 or license. The vote, we believe, would be as leoidedl V not 1 ioonao nnw as it trna in 392. As far as we kdfrw, the people are satisled with tbe dispensary law, and we know of o special demand for any great obange In lther tbe law or tbe nqanageBMllt of1 the dlsensary. Tbe obargo?.JjB.'{ftlbil'<VM* manage lent of tbe Institution have about peUved We would express tbe oplnionlibat Abbe* Hie may be put in tbe dl?p?n?ary ooiuaw 'lthout question. * 1 Inf AI^AcfpH I 4 K 1. J.'I /|\ y Spring Goods ? 1 If You Are, We Certa We have already received several early si you need now, and Goods that we can save you Embroideries, Laces, ' ' * Percales, Lawns, Empress Cloths, r/ L^L llfei r jfc We ,gre receiving New Goods daily, and ai going to make a hard pull for your Spring busin goods cheaper than others. Come in, we will the prices.!;y Goods an< ? i .1 . i INT. j On the Corner, Next to ] . '" , V I i ' j ^ SGHOO^BOOKl ! ; SCHOOL BOOKS ! $$ ; jjg v .<... jg * SCHOOL BOi^ Stl?^$lJPPMES, PAPER, Avt, P A DSr/-fWK^pO^L^ As,, s &c.^ ~ (!<& (CY And a?k yoa to remwil^Hlj^Jf JWr#iiK?d!?Hand Books are f ?v>) la good condition, I ?>l iWii.JJllW?lM<||llWlrrfil imw ones or any- cfty ' SFBED'S rikjm STQKB. ^ >^i^i >W Keep yonr eye on tbl? ' /'.Ivafc i ???_ r : Repair Business Seeming! ' _____________ I ; C. P. HAMMOND'S SHOPS ? ? ??^-r>-rr j lK - ? ? ~e '* *? V?? io Vioulnnr rrnnH 5 A RE JKUBHJE1) WITH WUKft., aou ine uauow U It 10) iiC AO U?t 5w?* j '\ work done. Bring your Wagons, Buggies and anything to be repaired to me, and will fix them promptly. 3 '* Horses and Mules Shod. This is certainly our fort. Mr. Beagle knows his business and all we want is a trial. Wagon Wheels Filled And Tires cut in a workmanlike manlier. Yours for jvork, c. p. . : ilitlilll ill r i 111 V 11WW V I ill V wvinvi 1*4 ; ? J J \ Having bought out the inteuest of mr. a e r Weatfleld In the Abbeville Bakery, we are now ready for r i tbe bnslnees of 1900. We keep a fresh lot ol f 8 0 Cakes, Pies, Bread, Rolls, t l ' Cinnamon Rolls, Kisses, i ? i And Lady Fingers. \ Also anything In Canned Goods, Staple and Green Groce- V ;0 rlee, Butter, Candles and No,Is. ii^lW ' ^ ^ ^c^weeney* f Bargains n t Haddon's^ 1 We Have Just Completed our Annual Stock Taking, and now Offer ^ ~ ir i *n n a n ? i Some Ureat .Bargains to maKe noom ior uur oprmg 9 Stock which is Arriving Daily, Special attention i9 directed to a lot of . . . French Dress Goods, Silk and Wool Mixed. Original price 75c., 85c. and $1. Now 50c. Remnants of Silks Remnauts of Embroideries. In fact we have a variety of good things in Dress Goods, which we offer very cheap. Respectfully, R. M. HADDON & CO. I "Mto ?jM J It Is My Purpose !ThI8 YEAR TO KEEP A STRICTLY TJP-TrXDATE" f : Drag 8tore In every respect. 0 - >' I shall give Prescriptions my peraonaS ?UemtloD, w '"V 1 and see that tbey. as well m everything else ordered d \ Irom my store, are delivered as soon as ordered. T V we will certainly please you. d 'attT' \ ours obediently, f ? C. A. MILF0R.D, ; j ^ Phone 107. The Druggist. ^ inly Gin Eni tiipments of Spring Good l money on by buying e; Colored Dress Goods, Black Dress Goods, Table Linens, Cheviots, Madras Cloths. :e always pleased to sho\ qcc ar\A TiTP rpali7P crt UA1U If V AVH1AUV VV have the goods, and resl JSF" A ?* & %. 1 D4jill: Farmers'* Bank.], ^ At GH 20 lbs. Goofl Carolina RICS $1.00; { m ik onciD ti no ID 1UD. UUUflil (pi-UU. 15 BARS SOAP 25 Gts I | fit of low price. ^ ? ! Buy Coffee and Sasrar JHHBw| vanc?. Glenn la BelilQufl Prompt and Free Delivery Phone | ^ ? U?. , v : -v-? Dental Notice. } J TF YOU NEED DENTAL ^OlUC U&faiM not the money, I will do the work 'jiqH take lumber and wood for pay.; Come ? we ^oeat on^e If yoo^sb to save joor^^fc| Come In and let us talk to you about It. so tbat you can tblnk ' ' It over, and be satisfied about It when the time comes for you '"r*""" ?" , Aj| :^j XKKattiIIA Uon/fworfl (wK /1UU0I111G JLLluuniuu vim "Reliable Farm Implements." For Sale. The following very desirable property will be sold reasonably and on easy J terms.' Purchasers will bave the Income derived frim tbe property by Its rental for the present year. Property %ll located In Greenwood County. Tbe BU8SHART PLACE, near Cofeesbury, containing Thirty-Eight (38; Acres, v more or less. Tbe Pinkney Jones land, very desirable, containing Two (2) Tracts, K acres, more or less, ai d one of 200 ? or less. V ) MoGee Brick House tCokesbury. Fine residence, with land, more or less. Jt at Hodges, 33 feet wide and S50 Caetdeep, more or leu. I 'For terms and partloalars as to purchase ^ppljrto ; Sheppards & Grier, Jan. 20. I960, U QREEXWOOD, 8. C. j Dissolution .of Partnership. THE partnership exlBtlnif under the name I ol MILFOHD & DuPKE Is this day dls- , i solved by mutual consent. < | All cLeUZ* due the Arm must be paid to C. A, Mli/ord, C. A. MILFORD, F. C. DuPKE. < m M '.m m H I ?IM *;JBI i ' ' 'li tertain You. 3 is. The kind of Goods arly, such. as % 'J 'I <fl i'a vl v new goods. We are J| it it we have got to sell % : assured we will have ^Wxt Christmas Is a Mr. ' w?y off, and as we bought too many v We will take f 50 Cts. on the Dollar Carafe' for all tbe styles we bave I* less than cost, and uljji still we will tbank yon Bf- for making us poorer. Ion clear, as we bave Kjv Bargains In Fine WatchKK'' ,' A few 825 00 move' ments will sell for 915 00. -j| EUr, against J. r-Paraitlon. ER OF SALE I will offer for lie C. H., 8. C., 1900, within following deaid State and .ores, >f B. E. Glbert, i. rchaser to pay for paper#. WALTER L MILLER) i You?A Sometimes feel uneasy about ^ leaving the Ore In your grate,or fear tbat the children will be burned? Well, Just get a wire fender, and bang It on J your urate basket, and all your J fear will be relieved. ( Only SO Cents. J HE HARDWARE CO. J "Everything In Housefurmsblngs." ^HjH MAXWELL'S V MARKET. 1 I AM PREPARED AT ALL TIMES TO tarnishes my customers 1 FRESH BEEF, PORK, SAUSAGE, And Fresh Loaf Bread Fresh flsh on Friday and Saturday. Highest market prices paid for Beeves and Hogs and (ireen Salt Hides. m it If A VlirrTT 1. XI. ItiilA ** JDUJU. Phone No. 1. You will always find some Bpecials at Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery. New goods are arriving every few daps at 1* W. White's. Call and see them. A f Jl