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The Abbeville Press and Banne^y BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901. ESTABLISHED 1844 |p CONTRIBUTED LOCALS What "Jl" Seen mill Hear* on Hi* KimiimIn About the ('liy. Abbeville, S. C? February 2W, 11)01. COt'KT OK GSNEKAL SESSIONS. The Court oftienerai Session* for Abbeville CnuDty convened last Monday morning at 10 o'clock A. M., Judge W. C. Bemt presiding. The following Court oUlcers were promptly in their places. J. L. Ferrln, Clerk. , J. E. Ji>ue8. Deputy Clerk. VV. B. Going, Sheriff. Calvert, I>epuly Sheriff. J. E HoKgs,Solictor. The Court whs ?<>on organize! and the /-ran/1 I ?? P/.rc ullUVTiirpd 10 1 h P T I CIKUVCTU ..... ... Dames and were *oon In. and hearkened to \ the charge of Juitge Bener. which was cie?r and forceful defining their duties. and Impressing upon them the laot that they unlike the petit jurors were In existe-ic* under the law until the next (irand Jurors were sworn lu, while the power and term of the petit Jurors lasted only through the cases as pre. Bented before them. His honor Impressed lu an earnest manner upon ihem the great Importance of looking well and carefully into the law against the carrying ofcouccaled weapons, as this,and not drunkness was responsible for the great number of b"iniddes. which were alarmingly on the increase, there being about 2,500 in the Slate of South Caro-! lina within the past 10 years, about an anuual average of 200. He also reminded tbem of their duty as to looking after the public buildings, public offioes, and especially as to the bonds of all | public officers, and requested that they look I well to the humane treatment of prisoners on the chain gang, as well as to the uttentloo and treatment of ttiose confined lu the County Jail, and the inmates of tbe Poor House. Judge Benet?aid he was glad to see only 'one" murder case upon tbe docket for trial at this term or Court, as he had b*eu accustomed to having from 5 to 8, and some places as many ? IS mhioh unnlle ice II for Abbeville RH COm pared wltb other places. ' After his charge the Grand Jurors received a number of hillB, and returned to their room wltb Instruction* to bant! them in as soon a* possible that the Court might proceed wltb L Its business without delay. CASKS DISPOSED OK OS MONDAY. The Slate agotnst Singleton, A. Mcintosh, murder. True Mil. Continued. Tbe Stale against Houston and Arthur "Wilson, bouse breaking and larcency. True bill. Plead guilty and were sentenced 8 f months each hard labor on the County chain gang. r Tbe State against Newton Smith, housebreaking. No bill. The Statu against Ouey and Sidney Smith, assault and battery with lotent to kill, and carrying concealed weapons. True bill. Continued. Tbe Htate against James Howard, assault r and battery with Intent to kill, and carrylog conceal-d weapons. True bill. Continued. Tbe State against Robert Davis, burglar.* and larcency. True bill. Tried by jury and found not guiltv. The State against William Rayford, buylnt;. seed cottoo between sundown and sun rise. True bill. Continued. TUESDAY MORNING. i' The State against II. T. Morrison, A. H Hodges and J. Gilliam, larcency. True bill. VISITING LAWYERS. Messrs. E. G. Graydon and Hon. D. H. Magi II, of Greenwood, were In attendance uppon Court. FRIENDS COMING AND GOING. MIbb Daisy Nelsler, of Charlotte, N. C., Is In the olty visiting her brother, at tbe home oi Miss Maggie Brook". MlssNeisler has hosts of friends In tbe city who are glad to see her, and extend to her a most cordial greeting, Capt. Joe Nance, of Due West, was in tbe city last Saturday, driving bis span of tbor ough-bred Tennessee hays, which brought him In on quick time. These horses are registered slock, and Capl.-Nance may well be proad of them. Mr. John Clinkscales was In tbe city S*tur, . day running against Capt. Joe Nance, driving ' a $400 pair of mules. Oar genial friends. Fed Nance and Jim Clinkscales, were in ibe city Saturday on bastness. Mr. Chaunrey Miller, one of Abbeville's basiling salesmen, spent several days of last we?-k Id tbe city with bis family. Messrs. Jobn aDd Speer Bonner, and Livy Caldwell, of Due West, were In the city last Friday. Mr. J. H. McSweeney, of Fernandln^, Florida, is In the city. Ex-Sberlrt Nance looked quite natural Id his attendance upon Court. Xhe Major looks well and hanpy.and was heartily greeted by bis Abbeville friends. Mr. Gilliam Alxen is In the city for a few days. Mrs. Fannie J. riaddon Is expected in tbe city this week as the guest of Miss Isabel Haddon. t loss by fire. On last Monday night between ? and 9 o'clock, tbe barn of Mr. Nicholas Scbram whs burnt wltb three bales of cottou, wheat, corn aDd fodder, aad all his fertilizers be bad Just hauled for this Reason. Fire supposed to be ? aocldental, caused probably from smoking by some of tbe baDds. Tb!? Is a heavy loss on Mr. Schram, and we suppose without any Insurance. WRECK ON TUE SOUTHERN. Two engines collided at Helton last Mond i.v night, causing a considerable wreckaice, and badly injuring one engineer. Details could not be learned at this writing. NEW KIRMS ! GOOD MEN ! * Messrs. George W. Lomax and Jim Roche have entered into a copartnership and will move into the store occupied now by Keller dc Douglass (as soon as vacated) where they will open a first class stock of general merchandise. Mr. Lomax Is well and lavorably known to tbe people of tbis county as one oi her first class, and successful bui-iness men. who has already built up a lucrative and growing business. Mr. Roche is well known i to our people and has hosts of Iriends who will iavor bim with tbeir patronage and who wish for him success la his new venture. Mr. Thomas H. Maxwell will continue business at the staud to be vacated bv Mr. ti. W. Lomax, and will open up In connection wllb bis market a first class stock of staple aud fancy grocer.'es. By vim aud push Mr. Maxwell has built ud a fine business, and with the addition ot a large aud well assorted htook of groceries will wield an Influence that will tell tu the business circles of the city. IS CAMP ON BLUE HILL. A. traveling band of Gypt.les are now encamped on Hie "Blue Hill". Telling fortunes and stock trading seems to bo their cblef end. 1'KKSONAL MENTION. Miss Lily Templeton after a delightful visit to friends in the "Fountain City," is expected home today. Mrs. Lizzie Cason, after a pleasant stay in Columbia, came home last I'rlday. Master Calhoun Cason. one of the youngest fages in tbe Legislature, ret urned borne last riday and reported a fine time. His services were highly appreciated by the legislators In ro much that Ihey gave him a "shoulder" ride around the ball before parting, aud regretted they oould not have blm back next fall, owing to the new law on this subject. Miss Florie Hill, one of Greenwood's most charming younu ladles, is in the city as the guest of Miss Nora Hammond. * f Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Haddon will leave this week for Northern Markets, wbere tbey will purchase their Spring stock which promises to t>e more complete than ever. Dr. Kllllngsworth lelt yesterday for Atlanta lO VIBIt II10 UCItO, AH.IB. .C. J * JUUW niiu l? very 111. I.A GRIPPE. Many of our citizens have been suffering from this dreadful disease, scarcely a single family having escaped, but we believe lu most cases all aredolng well, and we trust ii will soon bave run lt? course In our midst, and bid us a final larewell. PENSION AMOUNT D0UM.KD. We notice tbat I be South Carolina House ol Representatives bave doubled tbe amount allowed ex Confederates on pensions lrom 8100,000 to 200,000 dollars. This Is a good step to the right direction ; these old scar-worn veterans and surviving widows nhould have help. 1)1 VINK SERVICES. Father Hughes, of Greenville, preached two excellent sermons in the Catholic Church last Sunday morning and night. OUR SICK POLKS. Mr. W. T. Penney who has been quite sick for several weeks, in now resting com.'ortably and doing as well as could be expected. Dr. Penney is one of oar old and respected citizens and is greatly missed in his usual walks of llle. b ' / ' . ' " ' '* ifc-/ . -1 / && ; ! Mr. Lewis l'errin who has beeu quite ill. ii I now much better, aud hopes soon to be uui ; ainoou his friends once more. Mr. Kd Calhoun. one of Abbeville's honorec Confederate Veterans, has been quite sick foi 'several weeks, but we are glad to say lie is now betier. Dr. J. W. W. Mai shall has been Buffering frcm*lheKrlppeand although quite feeble, is' up nnd attending to busluess. The many friends ot Mrs. l)r. Harrison are saddened at her protracted and extreme ill' oessaudbope, aud earnestly pray that sue will yet be spared to her loved ones. In this sore trial. I)r. llarrlsou and family have ibe sincere sympathies or this entire community. Mr. Heury Gilliam is once more free from the cluthces of the grippe aud is ready for business as usual. | Chief Riley has been suffering intensely with sciatica for the past two weeks, aud is .still on the sick list. irr.Ain nr .un^< .-> a. " 11..?"*! Mm.S, A. Wilson, relict of I he late F A. Wilson, died at her tiome about 4 miles lrouu itiit> oliy lasi Saturdny morning the Kith, in herUStb year. Mrs. Wilson wax a meruoer nf Warren ton Presbyterian Church hd'1 was a must estimable lady, having the esteem ?ud love ol a larce circleol Iriends. who together with her children mourn her departure. The deceased was Hick about oue weeK and at last succumbed to that dread disease pneumonia. Her earthly sufferings are over and we trust she has now entered into that.rest tbat retnaluelh to those who love the Lorrt. Her funeral services were conducted at Warrentou Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning by Rev. H C. Fennel, alter which her ie* mains were intered lu Upper hong Cane Cemetery. WAYSIDE NOTES. A, Drive Through the Country unit FhcIh Picked l'|t by ilie Wiij Oilier .Mai tern. Editor Press and Banner: On last Thursday this writer In company with Mr. Tatum hradley, rode out through the country to Ellis's mill. We were driving I'ate's tine bay, id a good light buggy, so we got along very well, if the roads were bad. From what we could see, the .Stevenson brothers are the best farmers In that section. Wb^n we got to the branch near 'Squire Calvert's place, we tound Mr. Tom Robertson with a load of lumber, stuck lu ttie mudwagon to the bub. His two fiery sorrels re(used to move. Well, we got right out of that buggy and put our shoulder to i ne wheel; t lie word was tjiveu, and out they went. With banks to us, he went on bis way rejoicing. When we tot to the mill we louua qune a crowd assembled to witness the letting ol the bridge. After reading the Kpecifiealions, the Supervisor calleii to Dock Bowie to cry otf" the bridge. The funny part was, Dock was so iif-ect to going up, he found li hard 10 go down ?so used to felling to the blghesi bidder, he found It hard to sell to the lowest. The bridge is to be h covered one, with rock pl?*rs. Wilson & Browo hid the bridge oil at $475; >1. N. Patterson the piers for ?175. Back again in the road, we found Mr. Mun'iay.ibewell man, with wagon, boring machine, mu es and all, in the mud. We took nold of a wheel, but spied the driver tafeiDg out the mules; then we saW the 'Squire'* hired hands with two big sleek (at uiuleh, and iu less time than It takes to tell it they were hitched, the word was given, and the wagon fairly hit the wind. That's what we tramp wot kmen call giving a fellow >i lift. In about au hour we reached Abbeville; there we left our good friend Tate, who went ols way homeward. On Saturday, tor the first time lu many months, we spent awhile in town. We met lots of good friends, who are true and tried, ?and who would not b? delighted to have such friends! We met Mr. Frank Gary, also bad a business transaction with him. He Is (air and Just iu business?is a true iriend. and not a purer man ever entered politics. Watch our prediction : he will be the next Governor of South Carolina. In the Auditor's place, at his post, we found Mr. R. E. Cox. He is a self* made man, and has done more to help the needv than any man his age. We met Mr. W. D. Barksdale, the enterprising merchant. He told us he enjoyed our letters. He agrees with us that this is the lime of all others to encourage closer relationship between the working man and the moneyed man. We could write all day about the good people ol Abbeville, but will stop this lor time. No legislation tor poor factory folks this time. Compulsory education Is said, by the best legal talent, to be unconstitutional, so there is no way to force people who work in cotton mills to send their children to school, except they prove that the mill management and parent* are criminal?that is what you woulu infer by their talk, that is, the legislators who favored the child labor bill. They talk about poor cnuureu naving 10 wurs iu?lde whitewashed walls and breathe foul air. They don't know that from a sanitary standpoint the cotton mill buildings are the best in the State?better than any other buildings or dwelling*. The mill at Abbeville is the best ventilated bulldiDg In thecouut.v. One fellow said it was terrible to see little children goint; to work by starlight and coming back by starlight. Well, he was right by accident. It is also bad lor any one. old oryoune; everybody will agree on thai; but you could not get any one to touch It; It Is like so much poison ; It has been tried iu the North, and the verd'ct is, they get Just as much work done as when they worked longer days. This child labor bill was just a Joke. X. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Appotioumeut of tlie School FiiikIm ol Abbeville County Tor Scholastic Year 1000-1901. Number of On hand for < School School purDistricts. poses 1900 lOoi 1 i 165 US ' O DM -(> :$ - 750 87 4 2111 88 ft 125 :tft 0 211 10 7 452 05 8 51 >8 S?J it r>w !W 1 0 %i 20 1 1 302 v> 1 2 (Wft 85 1 3 : 7ti0 09 1 4 4:52 no Ift 441 74 10 218 05 . 17 4 SO 00 IK 2f2 1A 10 483 (10 2 0 514 40 2 1 012 .SO 2 2 1791 38 2 3 :(N) H5 2 4 304 (II ' ? 332 IW -6 ? 327 18 -7 510 70 ' & 273 7ft 2'J :{J2 SI ?? Il'ft f.5 |i 513 t)o ' 2 2KJ 04 : 302 5;, :>i 267 16 35 207 Itli ?5 251 ,'il) '? 511 18 38 low o?, i 30 44S 41 4 0 226 50 4 1 212 50 4- 237 50 43 358 53 14 am 02 45 228 91 4? 170 00 17 215 00 IS 1ST 5t) 4!> 'JIT no VO 442 12 Total S2,ilt?| IN) In accordance with Jaw I havp maile Hit above apportionment, by School OlMrk-is, o ' the school funds of Abbeville County, lor the Scholastic yenr. bet'ltinlDK July 1st, and !ending June 30th, n>oi. Ttie above includes all money to bp nppor 1 tloned J.S, Glbcrt. County Superintendent of Educ&iion. WM. H. PA UK Kit. WM. P. GKKKNK PARKER & GREENE, Mtor&eys and Counsellors atLaw, Office on LAW RANGE. ABBEVILLE SOUTH.CAKOLINA. ' May 4. 1898. tf ;j SLAVERY IX ANDERSON. f Xcsrowi Deprived of their Liberty? ! I'eiuieil In a Stoekiwte?Beuten by 'I'nik niiNlrrs-JinU'e Beliefs Vigor* ??mh Prote*Action ol the Court. Special to The Stato. Anderson, Pep. 1.Y?.Indue Benet has orderi ed a special term cf <v jrt lor March 7ih. ?lii n , the grand Jury will report the result of lis investigation Into the labor contract system ol this uountry. It?? generally believed that the result will be the disclosure of a sensation which will Involve some of the moat prominent people in the ocnuty. On Wednesday morning at the opening ofcourt the grand jury handed in the last bills of indictment, upon winch they had found true bllis. The solicitor announced that he had no other nil Is for the grand Jury at iIlls term. Judge Benet then said : Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of ttie Grand Jury; You are now at liberty to devote your time and attention to the other business that properly comes before you as grand i jurors. You will endeavor belore tiling your Unal presentment at this term to look into the condition of the jail and the poor house | and as lar as you can you will examine the |IUU1IU UUlUCf MIJU IMC tUUUUU ?/I t'UUIIt Wl" ticlals. It will lie impossible no doubt to overtake all of that work satisfactorily at this term aud it will be advisable to appoint special committee, or a committee, to attend to these matters, but at tbe summer term you will be atle to make a fuller report as to these important mailers. But I wish to bring to your attention again (he stockade scandal to which I referred iu my opeuing charge on .Monday morning. At that time so far the court is coucerned it. was a matter of rumor and report aud The Daily Mall editorial without any substantial charge and without the names ol auy parties Implicated. .Since then the case ot the State v. Newell, charged with inurdeishas been tried,aud during the progress of the trial of that case It was developed from the testimony of witnesses on the stand that the deceased, Will Hull, had been killed while In Newell's stockade. To the astonishment of the court It was shown that he was noi there asa convict, but was there under a so ealled contract to labor on the farm. It seems that he was charged by Newell with vloUtlon of a labor contract; that Newell swore out a warrant for Ills arrest before Magistrate James J. Gilmer; that the magistrate issued the warrant, placed it in the bands of Newell as a deputy, and that Newell thus deputized and accompanied byasherill's countable, Dillingham, went lo the home of Will Hull aud arrested him. It appears that ihiii* fitri nnt ImItp bim In i 411 ami un fur uu the testimony shows that was the end of the process of the law. Instead of being taken to jail, as he ought to nave been, under the war rant of arrest, by some strange procedure he whs taken to Neweli's 6tockade, where It seems that Newell had 18 convicts at work on his farm. So, gentlemen, here was a poor uegro takeu from nls wile and children under a pretext of arrest. 'Ibe machinery of the law was used to seize him, take him irom his home uud put him In a convict's stockade and work him like a convict without process 01 law. He was uuder no sentence of the court, he had not been tried. The testimony showed that he was guarded like a convict, made to labor like a convict. And Indeed the manner ol his death would seem to indicate that it was In an effort to leave this convict camp that be was shot as a felon might tie shot In endeavoring to escape the sentence of the law. Gentlemen, this Isa serious mat* ter, and 1 charge you that it is your duly to make a thorough Investigation of this case. You will bring before you the magistrate that issued the warrant and the constables thai executed It. You have the power to send for persons and papers ana you will oniy be doing your duty in making a thorough Investigation anU reporting upon this treatmeniof Will Hull. v l?hoid in my hand a printed form of con tract entitled "State of South Carolina, county of Anderson, contract and agreement for labor on farm." Let me read it to you. "This contract and agreement for labor on farm, made ana entered Into this day between landlord, party of the first part, aud laborer, party of the second part, wltnessetn : "ThatI, .labor, of the second part, do hereby bind over and hire myBelf to to do and pertorm general farm work under the supervision of said or his agents, lor the period of months. commencing aud ending , and its pay lor the said services 1 am to receive the sum ofS per together with tny board aud lodging, which wugt-s. less or any advances made to me from time to time, and lost time at per day. Is to be paid by me ai. the expiration of above time. I nuree at ail times to be subject to the orders t.ud commands of said or his agents, perlopu all work required ot me. or bis ageul . shall have the right to use such lorce as Ue or his agents may deem necessary to require me to remain ou his larrn aud perloru) good and satlsiactory services. He shall,have the right to lock me up for safe keeping.work me under the rules and regulations of his larin, and If I should leave his larm or run away he shall have the right to oiler aud pay a reward of not exceeding S-0 lor my capture ahd return, together with the expenses ol same, which amount so advanced, together with any other Indebtedness I may owe at the expiration of above time, I agree to work out. under all rules aud regulations of this contract at same wages as above, commencing and ending "The said shall have the right to transfer his Inleresl In this contract to auy other part>, and J agree lo continue work for sA'd assignee same as for the original party of the first part. "I, .landlord, party of the first part, hereby agree with aud hire the Bald lor the above time, and pay wages as above set forth and otherwise lulflll my part of above agreement. 'Witness our hands and seals Ibis, the day ,1811-. (Seal.) (Seal.) "Witness:" i Mr. Foreman and Ueotiemen of the grand i jury: This no-called printed contract, print- I ed here In Anderson, is another fact for you to consider lu this important Investigation. It would be Interesting to know wbose legal 1 acumen It was that was able to frame such a < paper for nucb a purpose. Was he a member I of the bar? It would be Interesting to know J his name. Listen, gentlemen, to some of the terms olt his contract; "I agree at all times < to be subject to the orders and commands of ' said landlord or his ageuis, he shall have a ' right to use such forces as he or bis agents 1 may deem necessary to require me to remain 1 on his farm and perform good and satislactory services." Here, gentlemen, Is an attempt under a I preteuse of legal authority to give the landlord and his agents the powet to punish the poor laborer who Is induced or forced to sign such a contract. Aud It Is currently reported that the lash Is freely applied under this provision of the contract. t Listen again?"He shall have the right lo ] lock me up ior sate keeping." Here the poor laborer gives the landlord the I power to Imprison him. 1 "Again he shall have the right to work rap under ihe;rules and regulations of his farm." What is this, gentlemen, but a cunning device whereby a poor labor subjects hlmseil to the treatment of Slate convict camps. Again?'"And,11 1 should leave his farm or ruu away He sball liuve I lie right to offer and pay a reward of not exceeding $2f? for my capture and return, together with tbe expends of name, which amount so advanced, together with any Indebtedness I may own at the expiration of above time, I agree to wotk out under all the rules and regulations of this contract at> same wages as above."' Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen, if this were a statute providing lor the capture and return lol'ruuaway slaves or escaped felons It would nnl be didlculi to understand, but this is one of the terms and conditions In a so-called conI tract aud agreement. to labor on farms in I Anderson county. Bv such terms and conditions It Is manifest that poor Ignorant negroes are subjected to a state that is worse I than slavery. I doubt il theie ever was such a contract trained or devised or conceived! | before in any civilized or Christian commun-| illy. It Is absurd to call It a cou tract, it has j i no biudiin: lorce. No court would attempt to! enforce It. It is contra bono* mores, against j : the public good, and utterly null and void, i I No free man in this commonwealth nor any | >, other free country can he permitted, even if| I h? desired to do so, to barter away his llbeity aud make himself a mere chattel; and that is I what iliIk contract attempts to do. for the i last btiputation In it reads: "The said landI lord shall have the right to trausfer his Interest in this contract to any other party, and I agree to continue work for said assignee enme as for tbe original party of tbe first I part."' 1 So you see, gentlemen, this stipulation at letups to provide lor t he sale and transfer of the poor laborer. The practical result of Ibis so-called contract when carried into effect is to reduce the laborer to a position worse than slavery and to subject him to I treat men I worthy only oi Siberian prisons. It is currently r; .mrted that, not ouly are men confined in st<> ides in this country under > UUCtl nilltruot. t.l?t o ...... i little bubes are hIho imprisoned there. I call It imprisonment, gentlemen, and without I - . " i doubt it i? false imprisonment, and whoever us landlord Ijolds In confinement laborers under such a contract as tbls is ijnllty of the oiTense of false Imprisonment and should be summarily and severely punished. It would be inierest.inu to know If any such contracts are on record In tlje clerk's office. You should ascertain from the clerk if such papers are on record la this county. You will procure from hint a list of the names of the so called landlords and laborers, parttes to such contracts, and report them In vnnr ori-HKt) I men t. Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen : Ah white meu living in a State where so large a portion of our population is composed ot negroes, It is our duly bh representing the law abiding element of our population to s^e that Justice Ik done to that Inferior race. There is no doubt that the negro race Ms Interior to ours in intelligence, In civilization, in moral clinracter. There Is no doubt that we have deprived them practically of political power, and it 1h best tor them I hat. it la no, tyut we are all the more bound to treat them kindly, fairly aud Justly. TJiey are, In ract, our warda, and we a-? their guardians must nee to it that they are not made the victims of deceit and traud, imposition and oppression. The tact that tbe negro Is Ignorant, poor and dependent on the white man Is no reason why he should be made the helpless victim of the white man's greed, deceit and tyranny. We must not allow the negro's necessity to be the bard hearted white man's opportunity. The white man's burden is a heavy one, and the white man of tbe southern States has a larger portion of It to bear than any other white man. We must endeavor to show ourselves worthy of our responsibility, aud as grand jurors and officers of the court we must see to it that in Anderson couuty, this prosperous, enterprising Christian community, the negro shall have Justice done him. \ou will therefore spare no pains to make a through Investigation of the stockade Muuuutt'. luc unui wuitu ;uu m >tv a*i ^rHUU Jurors requires you to present all thiols truly us they come to your knowledge, to the best or your understanding, to kelp you God. Vouhavoswoinnot only that you will not present anyona for envy, hatred or malice, but that you will leave no one unprdnenteu for fear, favor, affection, reward or hope of reward, and I know that In this regard you will do your duty. You will bring this shameful practice to the light of day. Such disgraceful conduct cannot Mtand daylight, but like those fungus growths that flourish only In dark corners it will perish when exposed to the light of day. The editor of The Dally Mall deserves the thanks of all good people for tbe editorial article wbich drew public attention to this mattter. The air Is Oiled with reports and rumors of tbe most, startling character. One bears th'it there Is a stockade In vour county without a single convict In It, yet filled with men held there under these socaPed contracts for labor, men who are guarded like convicts, worked like convlcls, punished like convicts and sometimes shot as If they were felons escaping trom prison and the custody ol tbe law. Representing the iawabldlng, God-fearing people of AD^erson county, you will ascertain tbe names of those so-called landlords who have brought disgrace to your county and put It to a burning shame. You will In person or by committee visit all tbe stockades In ^vonr county and you will report to tbe court the names of all who are therein confined, the offences lor which they are In prlson.and the term of their Imprisonment and the names of those who are there confined under contract or lor any causes. You will do all you can this week, but as It Is m?nltest.ly Impossible to flnlsb the Investigation this week I shall order a special session of the court o'general sessions to be held on Thursday, the "ib day of March, on which day you as grand lurors will con vene as a grand jury ana nonKe a nnai present ment of this mailer. You bave the power to send I or persons and papers and to compel the attendance of witnesses and to examine tbem. and I trust tn you and all law-aotding people In your'county to unite In an effort to root out thi? shameful practice and to remove this black blot Irom tbe good name of Anderson county. LOWNDESyiLLE LOCALS, Tronpe on Valentines?Plnntern PrepHrlniC Another Crop?Pretty YoniiK LndleM? Pernonnl XoCen. I.owndesvllle, Feb. IS. 1901. At a hollnlness meeting being held near here, last night was a week ago, Jim Mcintosh shot and pretty seriously wounded Lum Scott, both colored. Dr. T. O. Klrkpst rick was called In, and attended to tbe wounded man, who at last reports, was doinz well. Mr. P. C. Suber, of Antrevllle, came over on Tuesday on business. Dr. A. J. Hpeer was called to Heardmont, Thursday on professional business. Mrs. Dr. L. O. McCalla was very sick, Is some better at this writing. Judging from tbe dally arrival of tbe morning un treiubl train, it Is due any time between 9. a. tn. and sundown. For" sometime an unusually large amount of freight has been hauled to tbls place, and blgher up. One train bns not been able to haul It, and un extra bas had to make an occasional run, and even wltb that help the regular engine Is overloaded nearly everyday. For tbe past) two weeka there has been a big move In guanos. Our planters seem to be getting ready to raise some more 4 or 5 cent cotton. Some of tbem are perhaps, building upon the hope that providence will aualn take a hand, and by dry weather or some otber potent agent cureiui calamity so reduce the production of cotton an to make it bring h high price. It is frequently bad policy to takeaoy chancer audit might possibly be better for the large and Important class of our citizens to look forward to raising their own supplies first, ami then to plant all of the cotton that they could work. Misses Hnsa Bell Alts McAllister, Annie and Ida Hawihorn, four of Latimer's attractive young ladles came up Thursday morning and ] remained with friends In and around this I place the balance of Hie week, addl ug ma terl i illy to the pleasures of pur young people, and : particularly so to the pleasures of our young j men, I reckon. Thursday evening the most of the young, folk weDt out to the home of Mr. K. C. Me#- j 3hlne near the Savannah River, on pleasures : Intent, and in pleasures received. In the past-' limes Indulged in was a valentine drawing.! I'his formal, and perhaps to some "stale. Hat iud unpr< titable way of celebrating St. Va'en- j line's day is quite a departure from or innoratlon upon the old time way of welcoming j the day. TheD.no such haphazard plan was: idopted. Kvery one claimed aud exercised the risht to follow their own Inclinations Then the valentines were adorned with cupldsdove and flowers, and abounded In ex pressious which sent the life blood of the recipient coursing along Its accustomed channels with renewed vigor.(I've been alongthereji Now a treat many of those sent are topped off [ with carriuatures fit only for "scare crows," ana iney ure oouomeo on wnn wretcnea | Joggeral, unworthy of the name of poetry, rijey were then treasure*', now they are only j tit to be thrown Into the tire. Then those who observed the day did so in an Interchange of the slncerest expressions of good will, and | some used the "Masquerade trappings ol a valentine to express warmest leellngs for their best girl or boy. The old way was best.! Mrs. hileu Jjiilmer who hasspentsometlme atAuderson. came back to her home here, a few days ago. Mrs. Mellnda Kay Is now with the family of her stepson, Mr. 13. C. Kay, at the Kay House where she will remain for sometime. Miss Emma Elherldge, of Johnston, who lias spent several weeks very pleasantly in this place with the family of Mr. O. Johnson, returned to her home last week. Mr. K. It. Unrton was for several days at his old home in Wllliamston, where he went on business, A little retrospection brings to mlud the couplet: "Times ain't now as I hey was yoosler. When peooie wqnt to bed at dark and got up with the rooster." Then, about all night gatherings took place at early candle light (no lamps in those bays) social (unctions began about dark, and trooi that day to (his, the iiour for meeting has gradually moved up, till now the popular tiour seems to be about l| p. m. and adjournment takes place somewhere between tp'dnlL'ht and daylight, and If the hour for meeting moves up In ihetlme to come as it has in the past. Mm probabilities are that in a few more years uiglit festivities will not begin tlllnextday. \Ve are not complaining. but simply tsUle facts as they exist lti"some places. Troupe. All life is simply rioUig or hearing the will of God. There is never more than one duty for one monmenf, Nature ha^ written a letter of credit on some men's faces which is honored wherever presented. The true philosopher smiles at his own misfortunes and tries to relieve misfortunes of others. It's all well enough to be charitable, but you shall pay your debts first. The mil Operative'# Lot. Augusta Chronicle. in the last issue of the Boston Journal of Commerce there is au editorial notice of the death ol Mrs. Mary Palmer Banks?"a lady, who, starting in the lowest position that a cotton mill could ofler, her rose by .means or pluck, high moral character and eagerness to better her lot until she finally attained the highest position among the ladles of this state." The record made by this good woman ought to be an inspiration to the young gin whose life Is cast In the mill*. It shows that where there are ability, ebarccter and ambition to push forward to better things, not even the environment, long hours, and exacting physical duties of the cotton mill can bold back the man or woman who is determined to do better. The Journal of Commerce says : "The lady we refer to is tbe lute Mary Palmer Banks, widow-of cue of our moat distinguished cltl/.ous, Nathaniel P. Banks, bobbin boy, governor, general, and congressman. The p.ihhIdk of Mrs Banks removes from our centre the last ol two persons who sbotfed, by tbelr own bigb example, what a great future Is open to tbose wbo, thronph circumstances are forced to seek lowly post Hons, make the most of tbose powers with which a kindly Povldence has enaowed them, may rise to a most respited position among tbelr fellowmen. Both Mr. and Mrs. Banks ftarted In the lowest positions that were open to them, beglnlng In a mill at Waltbam Mass., In the early years of the past century." Is there nol au inspiration lor young men and women In lives such as these ? A bobbin boy comes to be governor of bis state, a general In the army and member of Congress. A little girl who also started at the bottom of the ladder In tbe same mill rose with him to become one of tbe most accomplished and respected women In the slate. We bear muob of the hopelessness of the life of the cotton operative. It is claimed that he must tread the wpary rounds of bis dally lite without hope of betterment or possibility of rising to better things. But see bow tbla is refuted by the careers of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Banks. Tbe Journal of Commerce continues thus: "It is more our Intention In tbls article to point out to our mill operatives that their lot Is not necessarily a degraded one and that they have a cbabce to elevate themselves to a much higher standing than is theirs today. I There Is a chance ror tuem, oy lonowing sucn a worthy course as that pursued by the roost distinguished couple mentioned above, to elevate themselves to the highest positions both socially and econonlcally. It is true that the chances are not as plentiful as they were fifty years ago; but It Is true, nevertheless, thai there ure still many chances and we readofeucb cases happening In our midst very often. It Is not a month since a poor mill operative named John Owen, working in a mill at Oldham, England, won a fellowship at Oxford University. Mr. Owen was made of the name kind 01 metal as the Bankses, Although he had his parents to support and lost his young wife but a lew weeks bpfore the examinations, that unconquerable pluck and determination to win, no matter how great the odds, won'out and the future which now lies before this lad Is most bright." We do not mean to argue that the boy or the girl, shut up all day In a cotton mill, hos as good cbauce to ad vanceasjthove whose time Is not thus occupied ; but we do mean to point out for their encouragement that advancement Is not impossible where there is pluck, determination andnmbltlon. In this day of cheap books, libraries and free school education is wltblu the reach of the boy or girl who appreciates It* value, and determines to have it. Of ourse It Is bard to. i-tudy at odd moments during the working day, and harder perhaps to gojto night school after the long nn/>rKi?t ma mnof ha mllll n? tn mubo the sacrifice and pay the price 11 we would succeed. There In no royal road to learning, and the one who succeeds must triumph over many obstacles, and refuse to be discouraged by difficulties and hardships. NEW FAST TRAIN. Southern Pat on New Train Sunday, Jaunary 27fh, Between Atlanta and the Ea?t, Another train to the East was put on the Southern Railway last Sunday. Jt will be known as the "Atlanta and New York Express." This Is and entirely new trial and in no wise effects the present schedule of the other traius of tbe road. Tbe object wilt be to provide improved passenger facilities at tbe several points between Atiantannd Charlotte at which tbe train stops, and at tbe same time I relieve (be "Washington ana souinwesieru Limited" of heavy express and coach travel wblcb that train now handles. The new train will be No. 34 northbound and SJsuthbouDd. It will leave Alia ta daily at twelve twenty p. m. (12.20 p. in.,) Atixnta Time, one twenty, p. m. (12<) p. m.J Eastern Time, twenty mlnuteH behind the Limited. Stops will he made at Morcross, Buford, Gainesville, Lola, Mount Airy,Toccoa, Wenminster, Heueca, Central, Easley, Greenville, Greers, Spartanburg, Gatfney, Blachsburg, Klncs Mountain. Gastonla and Lowell. At Charlotte where the train will arrive at nine ten p. m. (9.10 p. m), connect Inn will be made I with a through train from Columbia, SavanI nah and Florida, which reaches Washington | the next morning at 7.&> a. m., and New York j at 2.03 p. m, Bonttbound the train will leave New York I at 3 35 p. m? Washington 9.35 p. m., and ar! rive In Charlotte 8.05 a. m., leaving Charlotte I at. 8 20 a. m. The train will stop al the same | HtationH southbound as No. 31 northbound, and will reach Atlanta at 8.33 p. m., Atlanta Time. 4.85 p. m. Eastern Time, which is twenty minutes ahead of the Limited. The "Washington and Southwestern LiraIted," which la to be relieved ol coach travel by the Express, will be made one of the highest cla?s passenger trains la the country. It will be a solid train of Pullman cars, with Diner attached. Agents of Southern Hallway will cheerfully furnished detailed information relative to this improved service. THE COUKT. ? The GrHinI Jurors for the Yenr- The 1'ellt Juror* for (he Term. GHAND JUKOKS. ^ L. A. Morrla ....Doe We^t . J. L. McMillan Abbeville W. A. Templelon Abbeville DeNVItt Hall Diamond Hill L. M. Shaw Diamond Hill J. I). King R. Jennings Bordeaux H- W.Cochran Abbeville W. F. Bonds Lowndesvllle J. Ii. Morague Bordeaux A, T. Mdlwalu L.ong Cane W. K.Cothran Bordeaux W. O.Shaw LowndeBvllie W. A. Mcllwaln Long Cane .1. A. Ellin Loug Cane J. P. Crawford Cedar MpriuK" J. E. Manning Lownde8vlIle .1. R. Dunn Donalds | l'ETIT JUROKB. Jno. N. Haddon Diamond 1III1 W. W. Wilson Due Went , J. A. Mayfleld ;a Donalds L. B. Loftus LowudeKvlile K. L. Mabry Abbeville W.S. Ashley Due West/ A.J. Penney Abbeville Henry Wldeman Bordeaux W. B. Wilson Abbeville W. S. Cade Bordeaux E. B. Taylor Diamond Hill L. > '. Chamberlain Bordeaux J. E. Brlit Bordeaux * J. P. Wells... Calhoun Mills J. M. Bell Due We?t W. O. Cbapmau Abbeville W. N. Calhoun Magnolia D. P. Hannah Lone Cnne B. G. Keese Caibouu Mills ?. J. Link - Abbeville T. F. UlUric Long Cane W. A. Calvert Abbeville W. K. Slzeraore Bordeaux i J. B. Seawrlgbt.. Diamond Hill .1. H. Sbaw Donalds J.C. Ellis Abbeville M. K. Nance Abbeville J. It. Sqott Calhoun Mills B. A. Boyd Calhoun Mills V. P. lleagln Indian Hill J IIU. JJ, \V. Li. Ellis Loug Cane J. L. Wells Calhoun Mills Jas. Chalmers Abbeville Jdo. W, Pratt Due West T. G. Baker Calhoun Mills DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S, G. Thomson, j OFFICE OiViTAIKS ON MoILWAIN I Cornor? A^oevllle, 8. O. 5 FROM'THE RUBBISH HEAP. What Becomes of Old Rags, Cinders, Bonea and Tins. Wo all know the rubbish heap, says a writer in the London MaiL Old tins, old 8hoes, dirty paper, bottles, bones?everything, in fact, that has served a better purpose, and is now deemed done with, is thrown there. When we see all this refuse oarted away, the most of us have an idea it will be pitched into some ditch or some place rarely visited. But for that to be done is the exception and not the rule. The old rubbish heap?so great an eyesore in our garden?performs some very important functions. The clearing away of this rubbish Is generally done by contract, but those who undertake the work often make a good profit out of it Every heap undergoes a thorough sifting, and all the various things which compose it are put by themselves. The cinders are carted off to brickyards, where they are ground up, and in a few days are converted into good, substantial bricks. Then all the bones, after they have left our tables, are taken to a boiling house, where the fat and gelatin they possess are extracted, the fat being used in the manuastnvx nn<1 flio rmlotfn Ka! n n? nt^f. lavbuiv ui ouap ouu vuo gviuuiu uviug ^i.v to a number of purposes, chiefly, however, being made into those brilliantly colored wrappings Which enfold Christmas crackers. The bones themselves are cut up into all sorts of cheap ornaments, or are often ground into powder and after chemical treatment make a very good tooth cioaning preparation. Torn and soiled paper returns to the mills, and, as a rule, becomes papier mache. Every piece of old rag is eagerly pounced upon. Although much of it ultimately becomes paper, by far the larger proportion goes to the shoddy mills. Here the filthy, objectionable garments are reduced to a pulp by a mechanical process and in the future will again do service as clothes. There are, indeed, very few articles of apparel worn which have not 6ome of this shoddy in their composition. It is suid that by its introduction the price of clothing has been reduced 25 per cent. Then what becomes of all our old saucepans, salmon tins and the like? First, the lead by which they are soldered is taken from them, and after this they are remelfced. All pieces of glass find a destination in the'melting pot, whereas bottles, if they aro nnt. rfamAirflH. in rfpAnpri and no nut into active use again. Gutta percha articles, which obtain a good price, are remelted. Cabbage leaves and the like find their way to the pigs. So you see that there 1* very little of the rubbish heap that is not put to 6ome purpose. On English Canals. The navigation of the canals, as most of ns are aware, is almost entirely dependent upon horse power, and many are the wonderful stories told of the sagacity of these tow horses, who very soon leafrn their work as well aa do their drivers, and are frequently left for long distances completely to themselves. In some districts the canal paths run on one side for a time and then stop, being continued opposite. Where this is the case the horses, if no bridge exists, must cross over in the boat itself, and on one river where this changing of sides is very frequent the writer has repeatedly seen a horse without rider or driver near him, and with only one man in the boat, increase his speed as he approaches the termination of the path, so as to give the bar^e sufficient velocity to curry him across, await its arrival at the bank, and as it comes up and goes about take a leap aboard over a space of from five to six feet. Here he waits patiently until he reaches the other side, when as coolly and deliberately he leaps ashore, feols his towline and lays himself quietly to his work again. But there is live stock more directly associated with the boat than even the horse, Which, after all, is bui hired for a time. A * ~ olTfora "ho il.COU aiiU a UU^ UIO ucaiy Oinajs w w seen aboard, and sometimes there are rabbits and a little poultry, though whence that comes it may not always do to inquire too curiously. A monkey, too, is an occasional addition to the household, while even a goat has been seen running backward and forward on the deck as much at home as though on his native heath.? Good Words. i Women In Men's Farts. On June 25,1705, Congrevo's "Love For Love" was represented at thoHaymarket entirely by women. Prominent among a motley troop of players acting at Windsor in the following year was one Susanna uarruii, wuu iajxtj u ?jaooiu.u ?aj uuvmm ^ u? Alexander the Great. By a marriage with the queen's head cook this lady subsequently became Mrs. Centlivre, under which name, as authoress of several lively comedies, she is best identified now. It was written of her, on her death in 1723, that, "having a greater inclination toweai the breeches than the petticoat, she struck Into the men's parts," one of her qualifications for which was that she "had a small wen on her loft eyelid, which gave her a masculine air." Possibly the adaptability to male roles shown by the women at the Haymarket in 1705 suggested to Vanbrugh the ingenious plot of his comedy, "The Mistake," | brought out at the same house a year later. In this Mrs. Harcourt appeared as Camillo, "suppos'd son of Alvarez," a girl who, from lack of a male heir, had been reared froda her cradle as one of the opposite sex to preserve an estate. Naturally there is much playing at cross purposes, with adroit love complications, and the whole, not to come tanly off, must have needed deft handling on the part of the actress.? Gentleman's Magazine. The Lady's Name. A New Orleans man who was a fond papa was telling his friends yesterday of the hard time he had trying to tcach his youngster to say "Mississippi." The word, seemed more than the little one could master. Finally tho father hit on tho plan of teaching the child the word by syllables. "Now, say after me," said ho to the boy, "Missis." II XT J.??? _ iuia&ia, buiu uao imauu piiuiiumciiuu. "Sippi." "Sippi," echoed the boy. "Now say the whole thing," commanded the father. '' Missis,'' began t/>e child, and then he thought awhile. 4' Papa,'' said he, '' what did you say the lady's name was?"?NewOrleans Times-Democrat. A Generous Cardinal. The late Cardinal Bonaparte was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte. He was a very charitable man. During one of his lllncscoa a servant came to him and said that a poor person at the door bogged for alius. ''Give him what money you will find in my purse," said the cardinal. "There ia no money, eminence." "The lilver 6poons are all given away. Wo have ; nothing left but pewter spoons." "Well, bring him la and give him a good meaL " 4 , GEMS IN VERSE. ' m ?y J3 The Torn Leaf. 1 A. witching charm pervades tho things beyond our eager grasp. We'd throw away the prizes won for those we cannot*, clasp. All day we wait for sunset, and all night wa watch for dawn. The best part of life's story Is the leaf that's torn and gone. The past is shadowed with regret, the fntnr* has its doubt, And every rose that we would pluck with thorns Is hedged about. The dream, the song, the hope, the prayerthings we loved?were on She page for which we all despair, the leaf that'a torn and gone. ?Chicago Poa*. Friendship. I sing of friendship. "Tia a word That's vary, very often heard, ; i But little understood. One holds as friend the useful man Who at the timely moment oan Do him deal of good. 9 Another, says a friend Is he ' 0 1 Who's ready with his sympathy || And excellent advice, And yet another deems him one ft Who joins straight in the passtngftm,. i And adds his share of spice. Again, you bear the only friend I Is he who willing is to lend His money at the oalL i Bat none of these, though fair, will da They haven't really got the true Descriptive touch at all. The friends, the bona fide friends, Are they who when good luck attend* Upon you for a season Do not commence to sneer and flout And say the whole affair's without The slightest rhyme or reason; Who do not lift their eyebrows of . . ? Deal in sarcastlo metaphor, Their lips with envy curving. Keep them, my boy I Such friends are ram Bat, if you have them, know that they're T&e sole ones wortn preserving. ?David H. Dodge in New York 8m One Word. a "Write me an epic," the warrior said? "Victory, yalor and glory wed." "Prithee, a ballad," exclaimed the knight "Prowesa, adventure and faith unite." "An ode to freedom," the patriot cried? "Liberty won and wrong defied." j v "Give me a drama," the scholar asked? "The inner world in the outer magkod." "Frame me a sonnet, 1 the artist prayed? "Power and passion in harmony played." "81ng me a lyric," the maiden sighed f " lark note waking the morning wide." "Nay, all too long," said the bnsy age. "Write me a line instead of a page." Then swift years spoke?the poet hear&"Your poem write in a single word." He looked In the maiden's glowing eye* A moment glanced at the starlit aides From the lights below to the lights abortb And wrote the one word poem?Lore. ?Wallaoe Bruoe. fame's Cost. Oh. scorn not things of low degree And sigh for wealth and state I Far better court humility Than burdens of the great For he who wins ambition's flghl Can never be at ease. Be gains, 'tis true, a worldly height Bat has a world to please. For cares increase as honors gro?fe And in his new estate Ee finds, though bright those honors glOVt 'Tis thraldom the great. The flatterers that about him throng Each has some dole to ask. , To please them is np idle aong, But a herculean task.. We value things as they appear ' Nor count the cost and pain Which line the road to that, bright spbtr* The envied ones attain. Fame is no royal heritage. Its crowns are free to all, But who Its dizziest heights would gaoc* Must risk the dizziest fallThen sigh not for ambition's meed. Its soepter and its crown. Uneasy lies the kingly head. Though pillowed upon down. ?Chicago Inter Oown. After the Baby Has Gone. , . ;'<% Yon have folded the dainty garment* smooth And stroked them down'with a trembling hand, Then laid them safe in the bureau drawer, And only mothers can understand , , . What tears were laid with the precious thing* What memories hallow the quiet place, Sow even the dresses seem to hold Borne dream of the darling's vanished grac*. There are socks of zephyr, and tiny shoes, And a strand of beautiful hair half curled. And caps of lace that once daintily framed A face, the sweetest in all the world; The pretty embroidered Christmas robe. The toy last held in the dimpled hand. How dear are these to a mother's heart i No one but a mother can understand. ; M I You will steal aside in the busy mors I To handle them tenderly, one by on*. You will lay them out on your empty lap When the pleasureless work of th? day ta done. You will think of the garment of sheerest lava In which she went to her graaay bed, Of the little white shoes on the whiter feet And the flower strewn pUlow beneath hef head. . "S3 | And your desolate heart will, wonderlac, aak? j But vainly ask; wp are blind as yon? ' How fair ia her angel form arrayed, And wbat do the heavenly children dot p We know not the fashion of robes of lightUndreamed are the joys of that happy land' i But how you cling to those little clothes l A million mothers can understand. .% -Lillian Ore?. One Conntryl One oonntryl Beautiful as one Prom sea to mountain oloaes, . i The southland daisies seek the *n? That rims New England's rosea. The eame undarkened lights of Shine on us from the skylanda And color every breathing clod fprtm InwlftnH valu to hiffhltnd&. One country 1 And her flag unfurled i ' On heights of high endeavor la like a garland round a world Where freedom lives forever. Bail to that country 1 Strong she aUad? j ' For loyal hearts that love her, With freedom's falchion in her hands And freedom'8 flag above her. -Boston Press Glob Souveni* We cannot bring Utopia by force, But better almost be &t work in Bin Than in a brute inaction browse and sleep. No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him. There is always work. And tools to work withal, for those who will-. Anil blessed are the horny hands of toill ..31 The busy world shoves angrily aside The man who stands with arms akimbo ae* ' Until occasion tells him what to do, And he who waita to have his task marked oat /'}? ph?n die and leave Ills errand unfulfilled. ^. m M .. .. ' ....