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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, 8. C. B^Publlshed every Wednesday at 82 a year In advance. Wednesday, March 7,1900. Porto Ricnn TariffFor once In their lives the Democratic rep. resentatives In Congress voted solidly for the right by trying to defeat tlie tariff on Imports and exports between 1'orto Rico and the States. According to the lights before us a great outrage was perpetrated on the people of Porto Kico and the States, In making tariir rates. This editor is not a lawyer, but it eems to us that the act was violative of the Inter-State commerce law. The Democrats were solidly right for once. Kale Day. There was a large attendance at the Court House last Monday. Much guano was moved. and great preparations were made for the next crop. There were few saleR advertised. The following was made by the Master, the Probate Judge acting for him in hifc illness: Cary Lomax against Robert Kobertson : 100 acres, bounded by Guilford Cade, Patrick McCelvey, JohD G. Edwards and Dr. Hester, to F. B. Gary for SMI. Piedmont Savings and Investment Company against Hessie A. Heachain : House and lot In the town of Abbeville, bounded by K. E. Hill, W. W. Bradley, Mrs. S. L Smith, Wardlaw street and others, to W. P. Greene A Co. for $750. Good Newftpaper -Man. Mr. J. E. Normont of the New? and Courier is in town. Wellkeblm. He is a good man, and we would be glad for him to have a good basiness trip to Abbeville. He has written *v?n/>h for his newsnaoer. and may write I more. Id all that be says he aimR to be correct and fair, and never falls fo write entertainingly. Give him a subscription for his paper, and aee volumes of current news. WeNtern Meat*. Weare now handling choice Western mpale. Beef and mutton, you can get nothing liner. We also sell the best county raised that can be bad. Thomson Bros. To Rent. < A house and lot on upper Main street. Anply to J. L Perrln. March ?. 1900. Money to Lend. A small amount of money to lend. J. Fraser Lyon, March 5th, 1900?2t. Attorney at Law. Card of Thanhs. We hereby wish to thank onr friends and thepeopleof Abbeville for their many kindness shown us during our sad bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Clark. Cabbage Plan In. Prepare your ground at once for cabbage plants, as I will be receiving* them now weekly. Succession and Wakefield are the varieties. Very Respectfully. C. P. Hammond. ? \ The Alliance. The Abbeville County Alliance adjourned at Central School House in Long Cane tdwnship to meet next at Donaljls, Marcb the 10th, Saturday. J. n. ivenneuy, oeo. For Sale. A No. 5 Blickensderfer Typewriter, obeap. Slightly used. K. G. Game. ' Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Haddon returned Inst Thursday after two weeks bard work buying, spring goods In New York. It affords as pleasure to state, that we will be in a position to supply the trade (with a few exceptions) at old prices. Our lone experience In business and watching the market closely, has enabled us to bring together a stock of merchandise unequaled in the State. They ask for a liberal share of your trade. Milk Cow and young calf for Bale. Apply to R C. Wilson. Brace's Restaurant.* Go to Bruce's Restaurant for meals at all hours. Bruce's Restaurant is open for the Fall ibid Winter trade. Bruce's Restaurant is open day and night knock and the door shall be opened onto you ' \ *V ^ j All goods^dcllvered free when boagbt.atThe opeeu uruK vu. Persons Having business with Dr. Harrison; can And him at his office, phone 81, ocThe Speed Drug Co. Phone 18. Good teed oats at Glenn's. V Bulst's seed. Yon will find a fresh apply; ' at Mllford's Drag Store, Phone 107. ^ :* 5 j Stop that cold In one day with a box of "Qulnacetol." You will And It at C. A. Mil ford's, The Druggist. Phone 107. j TfiOY'S TOPICS. . . j New Cotton Mill?Rev. Sloan?Death ? In the Philippines?Pergonal, Paravrsphi. i . ; Troy. 8. C., March 5th, 1900. Mr. R. H. Taggart came down irom Clear Springs Saturday. His mother returned with him yesterday. Miss Mary Lltea, from Newberry, Is here with relatives. Mrs. O. G. Prentiss Is in Greenwood visiting her parents-Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jay. MIn Lily Wardlaw, from Bell?ue, has been rirtnyn with hap a lot ore near hora Mr. J. E. Bradley, Jr., came up from McOormick yesterday to see bis parent*. Messrs. White and Reagln will famish tbe lumber for the pretty residence of Mr. 0. O. Prentiss. Wore will begin this week. He has tbeprettlest location In town, where Mr. J. L. widemau's nloe home was burned a year ago. Messrs. J. W. Lyon and Doo Taggart Are on a hantloK expedition la.the Flatwood*. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bradley leave Wednesday where the former goes for treatment All hope he will soon return restored to health as Troy can 111 aford to loee George. , Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Duncan aod little preacher Jr., visited tbe formers congregation through this vicinity last week. Mr. A. W. Bradley will on tbe 15th open ap a racket and general merchandise store In tbe Btore vacated by MeBStB. Russell Bros. Miss Lizzie Morrab, from BeUvne, vlsitfd her cousins. Miss Rena and Miss Jane Bell Kunnedy, last week. Mr. A. J. Davis will in a few days'consisting of groceries and plantation supplies. Mr. John Moore, from Ninety-Six, if up vUltlng kinsfolk Dear here. Miss Carrie Wldeman attended obarah yesterday afternoon with Rev. D. G. Phillips. Ha gives great satisfaction, wbicb tbe grow JUK cuuyrfgttuuuti icBiny. > Dr. J. M.Kennedy has been ordered to tbe Philippine*, we guess to cure tbe sick and heal tbe lame. He 1b the one to call on In ucb cases. Jim Is a noble and -honored South Carolinian and Uncle Sam, we dare say, has no better equipped man In bis employ. . Last Thursday Mr. A. G. Fretwell, Jr . was killed near Laurens while using a railroad steam shovel tilling a trestle. He was sitting on an embankment, when It caved in, be falling underneath It, living only two boors. He was a fine specimen of young manbood.aod was once a neighbor near us. An only sod, his fathers pet, a great favorite. Hlatemains passed through here en route to Anderson for intermeut. These railroad accidents come too frequently. Thus within a montb two young men who lived In tbe same town for years came lo this sad, sad death. Last week's Press and Banner pa Id Rev. T. W. Sloan some deserving compliments. Every time you hear this good pastor, Mr. Editor, you will feel like saying better things, and then the half will never be tola 01 mm. You may speak of Spurgeon and Talmage, &c., but Rev. T. W. Sloan 1b good enough for us. We mlas him more and more each Sabbath day. We hear very distinctly the sound of the cotton mill whistle in our town. Mr. A. J. Davis Is soliciting subscriptions, and Is making a fine agent. It is getting on a firm basts and everybody is In favor of It. He has subscriptions up in the thousands. He Is full of eoergy. We believe In a few months the smoke will coll from our factory chimneys. May all efforts be crowned with abundant success. Nick. Real Estate Business. rj^HE undersigned will in the future devote his entire time to the reak estate business, and tenders to the citizens 'of Abbeville his services. All persons either wishing to buy or sell real estate will tlud ItJto their interest to call on me. 1 March r?, lHOU, tf. Jj. T. PARKS. The J J^our THE LARGES! But to be ta a positioi and the Expenditure c It will certainly pi V '% IE^SLb 25 " i' ' V ' . :ofr;y,v .{<? . : - -L-I^VLL ? Smith's Dry Goods and Mil nnery is the place to nnd the latest shapes in Ladies Neckwear. A BRIGHT ABBAY Of Brilliant HnppeolUK? t? tbe "Clij of C ollesea,'" t*s Xoted bjr Our Efllc. lent Correspondent. ^ Mlss^ Emma-X^tb^ .^peDt ?be once livedfanS^Sways"reqelvee a'cortial' welcome. Mleees Elma and M*bel Clinkscales entertallied quite ^ xroiabw^f their trtends Friday afiernooo In a reception Klven In bonor of MlM Nell Edwards pd" Mtss Alma Gambrell An enterta&meb} w.tll: be given al tbe Female CollegeFrldky nigbt of this week. The young ladle* wtf Hi .be assisted by some of the -Undents, of Erttclnftf,College. Tbe proceeds win be for the benefit Of theCaetaleau Society ? Mr,CQw?Ci?tHlgefifof Greenwood, bas been la town twMK&t tbe last week putting Id soroejj;o?d jwc'for tbe New York Life In6urMr.:Ch3SSKaoyd, of Tennessee. a member -! of the Sbnw .class, will represent Erskine College lt^BFlntercolleglate Oratorical Contest tuat if ill-take place In Greenwood In AprlU^ AttHMhd -! a good speaker und tbe friend* aftM Will expect him to carry off | Is Blending a few days < being made to have the ' 101b of SlSy*that Due West has ever had. The [ES^ery old solnfiWltbln eleven miles of Due West 8honld<W?Mge to be present. Let the 1 yoonger geflerHtlcwbe aroused to the Importance of keeptor ttoe the custom of annually doing honor, tOi^S Confederate soldiers who are no lonjgMga^loty or who will soon be : M |a GawbreU y?| HlKufle College3 last the dates gold medal offered.tolahe best orator In Ersklo<ftG6tt&ge. The medal will be , preeented-otj'oommenoementday. Mr. Love is a son' of Re*. W. Y. Love, of tlie old North I State,and a young man of good'ability and splendid character. SBr. R. c. Brownlee sold a fine buggy an I- 1 Ml^to Mj. Lather Btyaw, of Level Land, last f Mr. At 'lX Kennedy's spell 'ofrpneumonla ! detHt ^hlm^^^p^lends were 1 ever ready for duty ?nd that be performed I that duty cheerfully and faithfolly., 8uch.a. .J soldier ww. oar, friend Bad worthy of ofl? ? friendship abd esteem. .v: ' ^.PB 8 CapLG.KwNlokles-wlll b?1 a. candidate for ' Supervisorei^AbbeyjUkoflounty ln theconoliig' < election. H? is * Worker and In the race, to , WMn Tally Gh Bnk% Jerking far#r, J.lL Ellis. . ' , , . ' The tow^ooan^TlS' macadamIzlng theblU and greeting 16 the aodlence. Ml68 Ada Wise- I nan of HlauMippl, MIm Ellen Pberard of An- i derson, MIm Edith Little of Louluvllle, Ga., and MIm Lizzie Nichols of Dae West, recited seleOtlont that were highly appreciated. Miss ' Jennie Llnd Moffat ot Chester, and Miss Sue , Blackwet) of Due West, read excellent essays. "Is Southern Chivalry a Thing of the Past?" ' The above was the subject for debate, and the i Universal verdict was that It was well bandied. , Mls?Rebecca Wlderaan, of Troy, S. C., and Mlu LilHeCblsolm of Selma, Ala., represented the affirmative and made a vigorous tight | in the effort to show that Southern Chivalry . It a thing of the past. Miss Rosa Brownlee of Dae West, and Miss Luna Tribble of J)jie West, with debates that completely captlvated the audience, showed to the satlsfac tiou orine oommmee 01 uecision inaiaouinera Chivalry In a present reality and won the day. Miss Lots Motlat. MIbs Bessie Lowry and Miss Saltle Anderson constituted the committee of decision. Miss Ludle Brownlee was the handsome ' Chief Marshall and she was ably assisted by Mies Nettie Brownlee, Miss Kathlean Jay aDd Miss Sallle McLane. The audience Is under many obligations to these young ladles 1 for the courleoiiB manner In which they dlB- j charged their different duties. The celebration as a whole was a great success. IOvery part was well executed, and left < a pleasant Impression upon the hearers. The exercises were Interspersed with good music i by the string club. Arrived to-day at Smith's , Dry Goods and Millinery one < i i _ .1 J case 01 siripea ana unecKea. Dimities at 8, 9,10,12 1-2 and 15 cents. They are remnants, but cost you twice the price in regular goods. A man at fifty should surely quit dreaming about what he is going to do, |aud begin to do something. Plac Jr ^J/- r *n|/* *jr *y* *y* "jr *-(/ **{/* *y" >pportuntt? tc (Soobs lpracti rSTOCE^OF I i to sell the trade pra >f no small amount of you to see our Stoc .... ? inm . . ^ 1 )' : Xlille Blver Dot*. Little River, S. C., March 3d, 1U00. We have been having March weather lor the last two weeks, plenty of rain, wind,and a little sleet. The roads are In worse condition than tbey have been tbls winter,(bnt we should be thanklot wis have no snow. The BeHevneReadlntt Olnb met at the home of Mr. S. P. Morrah on Monday night, the 2Gih. Mr. W. W. Wardlaw In the chair, and Mlsb Blanche Wilkes', Secretary. The-next meeting wlll.be atMr/C. D. Cowans.' J. U. WardlawandW. D. Morrah took a hanty trip to-Angnstaon Monday. .V1 ' 1 Miss Blatiobe Wilkes and Miss Lizzie/ Morran visited MlsaJBllen and Miss Mary Morrah Wednesday. ~ ; .JThe ladles .In this doramnnlty, havert?e quilt craze. The'married ladle* are preparttjfdbr cold weather, and the young ladles ^Mofft^f^ardlaw AO. are receiving their * ttaw good every day. .'A -.V -jga \ ' Oor young people were Invited to a ^urkey- I sapper at the. home of Mr/ Henry Quo(i' oa * the 2lth, given In honor of his sons birthday,Mr. Fred Cason, but the weather belbjg.so disagreeable, tbey were prevented from gWOK.; John Cowan aad W; 1>. Morrah stopped&D; 1 ibelr way from Abbeville and were eater;.talned In royal style, a . Rev. 11. F. Bradley gfltaju ad exoeUeQt?|ji?4 mon on last Sabbath ilHAmer Long jOflnS^TC Mrs. Fannie KenneajfiMffTroy. and J." A.Tj Moore of Nlneiy-SlxJM&fled Mrs,. J. W. MIkb Satle Bradley la 4M^aerimotber,s/'ib>lb week, sutlerlns; with (be flHEipa. faja ,j Mibs Ren a Kennedy waajBlacicd Secretary ttf the Long Cane SabfeatjMlhool. Pansey. Suwinic Wild Oato ; ' What would you think of the sanity of a man who, contemplating making a farmer of himself, would begin his career by sowing down his fields In thistles ? He would reap no benefit, and it would probably require years of 1 cultivation to free his land from the unprofitable growth. The intelligent lad would at once say that the man acted foolishly. Yet there are boys and young men who appear to think that to gain a knowledge of the world they must see and know some of the evil things in it, I thinking the experience would be profitable. How much like the foolish < farmer they prove! He might have j saveu nimsen a lot 01 irouuie uy iukiiik i the afdvice of these who knew something of thistles; they should heed the : warnings of their elders and avoid a sourse that can be only a source of regret in after years. No ono can be ' made better by contact with vice. On the contrary, it will leave some sort of i stain on his reputation op a lasting: regret in liis memory. ( One of the most successful of young 1 Americans is Mr. Edward W. Bok, | now editor of the Ladies' Home Jour nal. He rose to his present position ' from obscurity, and it must be admitted that his advice to young men is j worth much. Bays he on this subject 1 "The young man who reaches man- * ma-/without a knowledge of the dark * Itid'.vicious side of human nature is 1 'ais!ttetfe*jiofi than the one who has ( jeenit. He will lose nothing by not 1 tii$y!bg aeeitfit; not an ounce less of re- ( ?{*ct will be raeteu out to him. But * 3^: Will feel pronder of himself, and men will respect him infinitely more $r.the strength of his will power." i*"JVaiobe sows, so shall he reap, and it 1 If well for the young raan that he be jareful to forego tht sowing of his ( wildoat^.;' ' j Smith's Dry Goods and Mil- ] tinfcfy havte opened up more i than^60& Ready-Made Shirt \ f?iusts irr White Lawn, F. E. j jp&^rcaie at su, so, ou, ou ; EnrniiiK Titles. ' This is a great time for bestowing iitles ou those who have accomplished something. But our little people can sarn titles too, if they would have :hem. Is it not something to be called , 'Industrious Willie" or "Thoughtful Mary" or "Good-Natured Annie?'' rheseare in the reach of all, and who shall say that LL. D. is more hopor- f. ible, even if it does sound bigger?. Some one has thought of these rules, incl very properly savs that the girl who hass thoroughly learned them : night almost be called mistress of irts. -x. . Shut tle door, and shut it softly. Keepiyour own room in tasteful orler. W'- i i Have au hour for rising, and rise. ( Learn to make bread as well as cake. Never let a button stay off twenty- . fo^otjrs. . , Always kpow where your things are. j jnever let a .aay pass wunout aoing j something to make somebody comfortable. i Never come to breakfot without a , ? 7!v , t jollar. | Never go about with yourlehoes un- . buttoned. 4 v , Speak olearly enough for everybody to undemand. , Neverfidgetorhum so as to disturb j others. Be as patient with the little ones as , you wish your mother to be with you. , Never beep anybody waiting. Never fuss or fret or fidget. Some of these rules apply to the con- | duct of boys also, and the one who observes them might easily become a bachelor of arts before he enters college. Oovetousness is as much a form of idolatry ae bowing bowing down before idols of wood and stone. *in.| w > flew S icall\> at ?16 Iprice 4s# -A- 4- 'Is* A* /JS# 4s- *&* i ADZES' FURN ctically at Old Prices ready cash. k and Prices before 1 V^ery respectfully, jHBK; V ' HADj Special R , 1,000 yards Percales, 2 to 3a yards Jn a piece 600 yards, 2 to 10 yards, Printed Dimities, 200 yarda Cheviots. 6 to 90 yards In a piece ' liOOO yards Bleached Homespun, 2 to 20 yar 10nleowfd4 Unbleached Sheeting, at 15 5 00X68,4%yard pieces, Hamberg Emb - r "yprds?last a little over hal/ price. . ; The latest PalTey Befits and Fully Colarare v^hfflur'^tor^ai ill dread. ^Lookat, Jladj |&?CK^BiESS FJiBRlQUES. 26 pieces JTew "Gold Medal" Black D; ftfelptmG SHADES Drew FabrJques. Look atHaddoD'H, SHOES A$?D SLIPPERS. No iniJi-dressed lady wants to we KICig^iKTS OF WOOLEN /pOTitos Fabrlques. It Is impossible to < . na'MVIb our rule to pocket the Iobh and cc ^orated skirt or waist, now Is your tli M you wish to see tbe prettiest Hoe WW not go out of style. If yoa woi look at Haddon's. MILF HOUSE AND OA' THE GREAT S! I Avenge Not Yourself. As the well-known poet and preachjr, G. L. Taylor, when a boy at school, ivas sharpening a pencil, a book slipped off the desk and fell on the floor. He bent over to pick it up with his large sharp jack-knife in his band. A boy who was bis chief persecutor ;ave his hand a kick and drove the snife into it, gashing it fearfully. He shut his hand at once so tightly that it jtopped the flow of blood, and rising, making no sign that anything bad ;one wrong, asked leave to go out; ind crossing the street to the nearest ioctor, had the wound sewed up and iressed. But the surgeon was indignant : "Do you know," he said, "that you jave come within great danger of losng the use of your right hand ? Who was it that kicked you ? You ;aii make him smart for it. His father can be made to pay well for such a fl,?t I Whn rliH it?" VU UO Uiav . T T uu uiu IV But the noble boy refused to tell. He was far more auxious to do the felow good than to make him suffer for lis meauesd- He never showed by ?vord or look that he resented the inuryjaltho'he had only to mention ais name to ensure his being severely, punished?possibly expelled. The ove of Christ had taken away all relentment. Six or seven years later, when he ivas principal of a school for training poung men, among his pupils was ;his same man, older than himself, ivho had kicked the knife into his aand ; now his devoted,friend, none nore thoughtful and loyal than he; jonquered completely by hh forbearance. i ? , ? Speak a Kind Word. Few people realize how much happiaess may bp promoted by a few words >f cheer spoken in moments of iespondenoy, by words of encouragenotif In oaoanna of Hifif.llltv. l)V WOTdS >f commendation when obstacles have )een over come by effort and perseverance. Words fitly spoken sink so deep nto the mind and heart of the person ;o whom they are addressed that they emain fixed, precious and oft recur* :ing memory?a continuous sunshine, ighting up years perhaps, after the ips that have uttered them are sealed n death. A whole life has been changed, exited, expanded, and illumined by a jingle expression of approval falling ;imely upon a sensitive and ambitious uature. Words of cheer costs nothing :o the speaker. On the contrary, they are to him, as (veil as to the hearer, a source of great Happiness, to be had for the mere effort of uttering them. The habit of jpeabiug such words at appropriate times is easily acquired, while at the " " 9 * imnnrfon/io Jame ume n is 01 ?u muuu iui^.Muw that it should be sedulously cultivated by all. We give aud recieve direct soul impressions. Every one of us leaves au impress on everyone he touches; every one of us receives an impress from every one who.touches him. / l* X J- H. J *y* y[r y* *y* *y* *y* 'y"^^ nn]u'n 'Pring f ? 8. B 4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4^. past With ISHINGS EVEI . This has not been a mying. I X \ I 3! V :;. w?#M ? DOiNT'S '?'' ' V ' emnants ! , at 5c. at6^o. -, .- .. i, at oyio. Real value 10c, ds, at 5, 6 and 7c., less than tbey would cost c. Real value 20c. roldery, at 25 39 and 45 cents per paokage of Look at Haddon's. tts. Look at Haddon's. Ion's. Jaddon's. ress Goods. Every yard guaranteed. Look at ' ar 'a bad fitting shoe. For right styles look at Jo much business without making remnants, invert them into money. If you need a colored me. Look at Haddon's. of Neck Wear, look at Haddon'B. aid like the handsomest line to Beleot from, ORD'S rTLE POWDERS. PRING TONIC, fe Guarantee this Powder To be better tban any 25 Cents Powder on the market. We make it ourselves and know there Is nothing but the very best medicine In It. You can furnish your own brand. Yours to please, C. A. MILFORD, THE DRUGGIST. RICE 15 Gts. Phone 107. Tbe Crimea of the Tooarne. The second moat deadly Instrument ? of destruction is the dynamite gun? 1 the first is the human tongue. The 1 gun merely kills bodies, the tongue c kills reputations and, ofttimes, ruins characters. Each gun works alone; J each loaded tongue has a hundred * accomplices. The havoc of the guu is 1 visible at once. The full evil of the J tongue lives through all the years; * ever the eye of Omniscience opight J grow tired in tracing it to its finality. 1 The crimes of the tongue are words s of unkindness of anger, of malice, of ? envy, of bitterness, of harsh criticism, J gossip, lying and scandal. Theft and J murder are awful crimes, yet in any 1 singlp year the aggregate sorrow, pain ? and suffering they cause in a nation is * miacropic when^ compared with the 1 sorrows that come-from the crimes of E the tongue. Place in one 01 tne ecaie pans of justice the evils resulting from " the acts of criminals and in the other " the grief and tears and suffering result- ? ing from the crimes of respectability b and you will start bafck In amazement " as you see the scale you thought the ? heavier shoot high in^he air. b At the hands of thief or murderer 11 few of us suffer, even indirectly. But 0 from the careless tongue of friend the ? cruel tongue of enemy, who is free ? " No human being can live a life so true, a so fair, so pure as to be beyond the P reach of malic or immune from the poisonous emanations of envy. The 1 insidious attacks against one's reputa- a tion, the loathsome innuendoes,- slurs, II half-lies by which jealous mediocrity a seeks to ruin its superiors, are like o those insect parasites that kill the J heart and life of a mighty oak. So s; cowardly is the method, so stealthy v the shootlDg of the poisoned thorns, so s insignificant the separate acts in their y seeming, that one is not on guard n against them. It is easier to dodge an 8 elephant than a microbe. v 1 ? ? a c Disciple at Work. a "A disciple indeed" of the Great ^ Teacher is one who is aa particular about the methods of work as about the 3 final issue ; but so many have caught e gome faint idea of the divine intention ? that they are prepared to adopt any 11 method that seems politic and likely | to achieve the end. And, therefore, |( as Rer. G. Campbell Morgan expresses 0 it, "the things that are worldly, sen- P sual, devilish, are being pressed into 11 the service of the churches?choir or ? fjrofessionals, who give performances J| or their own glory, entertainments (1 which approach as nearly possible to a the world : bazaars, trifc often another f namejfcr illicit tradings; The devil's 11 njoet wliflc move is the secularizing of tempting men to pi seek t^Aosaess the kingdom of Christ c by falling.ddwil and worshipping him. tl THio iHonir.la anrftcr tvill nrU pxneftt to I t Arid any 'near cuts' to success, any p more than bis Master did, but will ti travel ever by the way of the cross of r offenseand the resurrection of power." o ? c 8 A cheerful temper, joined with in- e nocence. will make beauty, attractive, t knowledge delightful, and wit good- ? natural . ' 11 , r TAKE OUR WORD^I ut come and see for > ! we have been placing* the view of having l SHOWN IN ccomnlished without n. 45k i , Prohibitionists. The Prohibition conference held in Columbia on the 12th of January, 1900, adopted the following: Resolved, That Joel E. Brunsofc, J. 8. Moffatt, E. D. Smith, J., "Hoyt, F. H. Hyatt, W. C. Thomson and Jeremiah Smith be and hereby are appointed to prepare an address to the people of South Carolina, setting forth the work and issues before us, and to plan for and perfect an organization of the Prohibitionists for the coming campaign. In accordance with the above, we submit tne following address : To the People of South Carolina : The Prohibitionists of the State are encouraged to make another appeal to the voters for a supreme effort along the line for the abolition of the manufacture and sale of liquor in South Carolina. For many years the men aud Women of our State have toiled earnestly to effect legal prohibition of the liquor traffic, aud gratifying progress was being made not only in banishing the licensed saloon irom all t-^rrltrirv without. innnnnmlail towns and cities, but there was much beiDg accomplished ill the way of reduciDg the number of saloons here and there, and also in securing control of the smaller municipal ties through the ballot box or restrictive legislation. This progress in temperance reform induced an application to the regularly constituted authorities of the Democratic party in control of the election machinery of the State for a separate box in which to vote for or against prohibition, and this privilege was granted in the primary election of 1892, resulting in an overwhelming majority for the legal prohibition of the liquor traffic, &nd along with this result there was obtained a clear majority of members in the lower House, who passed a strict prohibitory iieasure in accordance with the verdict )f the people. This measure was defeated, however, and in its stead was lubstituted tbe dispensary law for the egulation and control of the traffic, in Importation that was recognized as , jontrarv to the wishes of tbe people j ind in direct conflict with their iscertained verdict. Thus the dispen- | lary began its career as a supplanter, , ind it has made seven years of uncan- , ly record, marked by bloody and i lisgraceful steps from the beginning. The present condition of the liquor ( jusiness can hardly he said to be satis- { actory to a single intelligent person in he State. When the dispensary law vas first adopted, thousands of our , loaest people hoped for, aud expected ( auoh from it. They were told that , he restrictive features of the law eould be enforced by sober State i (Heals, who, not having any financial nterest at stake, would labor to reduce he consumption of liquor and make he dispensary system a stepping tone to prohibition. Tbe dispensary tad been in operation but a short ime before the greed of gold began to anifest itself among high officals, nd pressure was brought to bear pon dispensers to increase sales, "he annual salary paid a common . ounty dispenser would buy thirty ales of cotton, and he was given to . nderstand that his dispensary must e profitable to the State or it would e closed and himself dismissed from be service. The sales increased at nee and have increased month by aonth ever since ; so that to-day the f Itate is selling nearly as much liquor 8 s ever did the old bar-rooms in their 8 almiest days./ 9 And how could it be otherwise ? ? 'he appetite for drink is the same nd every hindrance to the sale of i iquor has been swept away. Th6 j oor of the dispensary stands wide v fien to serve everyone that will buy. o knowledge of the purchaser neces- j ary, rto inquiry as to the purpose for k'hich the iiquor is wanted, and no iirnflt.iirfi to anv reauest: simply pay " our money aud take your liquor", as auch as you can carry, if you like. k> indifferent aud demoralized have ecome our State and county offlcals, hat although these 'violations of law re known to all of them, they have leitherthe manliness nor moral courge to try to bring the offenders to s ustice. r Tourist hotel privileges and beer 3 hops have been,(and are still, conductd under the very nose of the Govern- i r of the State without a shadow of t ?w, and no effort made to prevent it. t )ispenser after dispenser has stolen or J 331 the money of the State, and not ne has ever been punished or even rosecuted, except in one or two c nstances. Commissions and rebates v nd bribes and thefts and murders 1 ave been the natural products of t liis system of State liquor selling, and F fter years of such work, its managers 1 till plead with us to "give it a fair rial." Those who manage it say the dispenary paid last year $130,000 to the edu- j! ation of the children of the State, but kaw HiH not full the startliner fact that t be dispensary had drawn from the eople of the State at lea9t twenty n i nes as much and sqent it in fat sala- c iesand other expenses, purchases, &c. f the liquor system. It may be isaia ? hat in addition to the $130,000, the ounties and towns received a small a uui each, and to this we reply : The 11 xpenses incurred by the counties and owns iu the trial, punishment and jj upport of criminals, who have been uade such by the liquor .sold them by i orders abbevillw a vast deal of work M : *1 oo the State, will far more than balance the money received from the dispensary. We state it modestly when we say the present system of liquor selling is robbing the people of the State of twenty dollars for every dollar paid to the State Treasurer for educational purposes. The State Board of Control is sending out of our State eacn year at least one million dollars and in exchange for it bringing into ' the State and distributing to our peo- t-\ pie live times the amount in poverty, ,1 wretchedness, disease and death. We appeal to every newspaper in the A State that has a sense of honesty and fairness to lose sight of the few dollars that may come to it through those who love liquor; to forego the imaginary pleasure of holding up the hands of those who cry "personal liberty,"when f that personal liberty Is violative of the / rights of others, and to join with us in the effort to remove the accursed ( iiquor traffic from our State. J We appeal to the good women of the State, and when have the women of South Carolina ever failed in a good cause? You cannot vote, it is true, but you can give expression to your v.. opposition to the liquor traffic by wearing the badge and by a thousand acts of your life, and it may be your hand that shall drive the "tent nail" through the head of the monster that is now actually eating your offspring. We appeal to the Christian ministers of the State. Shall those who preach the eospel enter the field and speak against liquor selling? See the Master with a scourge driving out the money changers from the temple, overthrow ing the tables and pouring out ineir money; and hear him cry, "Woe unto scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hetll ?" and you will see that He did not Mem to have a sort of namby pamby citizen- ; ship, nor to have been afraid of offending against the proprieties of life. ; Remember that this liquor-delliug and a iquor-drinking is the one great ba tery of hell, manned chiefly by the ^ Devil himself, and is shelling the church of Christ, slaying your brothers all around you, and you stand as watchmen on the walls of Zion and must cry out with warning to those arouudyou. Arise as soldiers of the cross and silence forever this destruc-, tive agency of the Devil. Light the fires of Prohibition onv v >,.< every hilltop in the State; let therays1 [jo gliding down the valleya and floating on the bosom of every stream untU '< the healing beams shall penetrate every nook and corner, every crack v and crevice in the homes and hearts of our people. "Then shall the earth vield her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall bless ua" Joel E. Bruuson, Chm'n, - * J. S. Moffatt, E. D. Smith, Jas. A. Hoyt, > F. H. Hyatt, W. C. Thomson, Jeremiah Smith. The newest things in Pulley Belts at Smith's Dry Goods md Millinery. PalutiiiK PraniuK Wear*. In tree pruning it is a decided gain or the future tree value to paint all cars left by the saw above an inch icross. With continued painting the car will, if not more than four inches ,cross, and providing the tree is thrify, in time be covered with new bark, <p ach year's layer of new growth addng to the preceding one. If the paining is neglected, moisture and decay vill net in, causing hollowness. New iark cannot close over a cavity resulting from an unattended scar, as it can ver a smooth, firm scar-surface when tainted. "No man can be right while he is yrong witb Cfod." Nor can he be igbt while he is wrong with any one :lse. By watchfulness and prayer you may o strengthen yourself at your weak >ointsas to become proof against the everest assults of Satan. When a maa dies they who survive lim ask what property he has left beliud. But the angel who bends over he dying man asks what good deeds Kim ic uas ociiu uciuic uiiii. Keep these words of Pascal in your oind: "Cold words freeze people, hot words 9corch them, bitter words make hem bitter, and wrathful words make hem wrathful. Kind words make teople good-natured. Thoueh they do lot cost much, they accomplish much. Dr. Hill's headaobe powders will euro a eadacbe Id 30 minutes. On sale at Milford's )rug Store, Phone 107. .,j$5 Dr. C. C. Gambrell will be glad to have his riends call on him at The Speed Drug Co. ' Accuracy, neatness and dispatch" is our aotto Id prescription work. The speed Drug Company. Calls for Dr; Neuffer, llr. HarrlKou. Dr. Hill r Dr. Gambreli cam t>e left at the speed >rug Co. Dr. Mitchiner willbegMd to nee his friends nd acquaintances MpUclally the young adles at the Speed Dro^Co. Wood'* Garden Se?d8ttte best nn earth are old by the Sp?oy>rn? Op., Call aud get nroc before all frewJld. ^ l'low stocks, liamee, hack hands, ac., old rice at Glcnu's. t t. ...