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V "Ijf ''' The Abbeville Press ^ and BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1902., ESTABLI^^||?^S TELL HIM NO. If If yon have a word of cheer That may light the pathway drear r Of a brother pilgrim here, Let htm know. Show him you appreciate . What be does; and do not wait Till the heavy hand of Fate Lay* him low. u If your heart contains a thought That will brighter make bl? lot, u Then, in mercy, hide it not; Tell him so. M Hide Dot till the end of all r Cnrrles him beyond recall. e \Vben betide bls??ble pall, To avow u Your ufl'ectlon, and acclaim, a To do bouor to bis name, g And to place ibe wreath of fame B| On bis brow. Rather speak to him to-day, b For the things you have to say w Mny assist blm on his way ; Tell blm uow. Ii Life Is bard enough, at best; '< But the love that In expressed Makes It seem a pathway tleet To our feel; And tbe troubles that we share Heem tbe easier to bear, bmlle upon your neighbor's care, As you greet; Rough and stony are our ways; t Dark and dreary are our days; But another's love and praise Make them sweet. Walt not till your friend Is dead j Ere your compliments are laid; K<>r the spirit that has fled, b If it know, w Does not need to speak It on p . Our poor praise; wbere It bus gone g Love's eternal, golden dawu Is aglow. g But u~ to our brother here 'lhat poor praise la very dear ; If you've any word of cheer Tell him ho. jj < s EAST END. ? - a U Wbal "M" SecN aud Heart on His Bonnda In Country and In Towu. " Aobevllle, S. C., Feb. 5. li)02. X CAEKIEKS OJf THEXK KOCSDS. tl The Carrier boys bad a rough time lasi u week plodding through rain mud aud com, think of one big mud boie 25 mlle? Ion*. . through which each one of ibem traveie<t ' every day except Sa urday when high walei .! g*ve them a days ieat. an the streams ?ere ?. swollen they could not be crost-ed. On Mun b day the roads were In a little better condition owing to the winds lhat swept ov?r them oil Sunday. We often hear the "town boys" ex- \ press sympathy for the Carriers, bui we om? laugh in our sleeve at toem as we go merrily on thinking of the ba< my days of spring wheu ' we will eDjoy the fresh country air as we ride ,, - ?io hul( i Ha <io v fr\r miii . BlUUg CftUU iviuiu bv un>? uaii *mv .w. w?. selves. I KueHB In the borne run we can about even up with mauy advantages oq our side. , Many patrons along ibe routes have put uitbe new metal boxes, while others are waittug ibe arrival oI tbe next order, aud stll. others white and colored, are sending it orders for boxes. We believe iu 80 day* time every patron who appreciates tue R. F. JJ Mall S>stem will have a new box with lock and ke>. Tbe opening and unioc&lug 01 . these boxes make tbe work of tbe Carrier more troublesome, bnt tbe patrons are ver> considerate, as tn ny of them leave tbelr boxes unlocked, especially wbere they are It sight of their dwellings for which the Cai- e< rlers are very grateful. coming and going. Miss Alma Spearman, of Auderson, Is the guest of ber frleud, Mies Druie Penney. . Miss Nettle L. Brunson, au acompllsbeo young lady of OranKebury, is now,eugaged iu ^ the Press A Bauner Office. Miss Mary Bherard after spending a while * Wltb her uncle and auut, Dr and Mrs. Sber r ard, returned to ber home at tva last week. Mr*. Kennedy is spending a while wltb bei daughter, Mrs. ?dwlu Paiker. "N Alaj. AriDur r-araer weui 10 iuouui, k.uruit last Mouday In tbe Interest ol tbe telepboui line which is now being built from ibe Va.lej town to Abbeville. We believe Ibe holes are dag and posts ready to be put Id posltioi "* alouK the entire toute, 10 miles. We heard K Ibat Mr. Joe Harmon Is getting up a lint " along the hn?ke road from what point w? " don't kuow, but will perhaps connect wltl u. the Mount Carmel line, at least It vc111 come to Abbeville. While the ncleutiflc progress u< tbe limes Is marvelous, tbe hustle of the peo pie Is oiore or iess greater. Id a quarter ol t> century this entire country win be a oei work of railroad* and telephones. Look oui for tbe "Black Diamond" whose ?brlii whistle will?end over the gold hills of Lt it it Mouuinln. *' Mr Bub Hill Is now day operator at tbo S A. L. depot, Just as we predicted from Hit first. Rub would soon be piomoie i and have . a good position commanding a luerativt 11 salary. His friends are glad he has returned 'A to Aobevilie. , Mrs. Ella Latimer returned borne last week ^ after a pleasant visit to friends and relative ,u at Lowudesvllle, b?<r old home where she bar the love and esteem of hosts of friends. Mr. Thomas Cosby has been in the nlty foi several days on bu?luf*ss; during his stay ht b' was ibe Kutst 01 bin alt-t'r, Mrs. Latimer. a Mr. J J. Suyib, U. S. Post Otflje Inspector, . passed through our city last Saturday maklug a pop call on Po*t Master Link. Mr. " Snylh In a bustler, movng along pleasantly f' and efficiently lu his business. He left on tbe , alteruoon train lor.tbe City of Greeu wood. u< special mention. Congressman Latimer Is wldi awake In.the JUieicninui uio tuimuuiu m uui wuijr iu tn^ hulls ol congre-n, bu- In the >?eed department of the government a* well. The Carrier* wil 8<*m hnve plenty of flue need to dthirlbut* along their tomes through tue kindness ki H<>o. A C. Laiimei. Mr Hir -in W. L iWhoo in now In charge of the ount> chain gang of (-outlets. L> ring a; the recent epeii of rainy weather he ha* hau m ihem employed ou the Pot House (arm. i. Mr Lhwsou it? a man of good piai:<ica> tieus* hi i Hud will no doubt manage this labor force n> t< the gi>"d of the county and with lasting a credit to bluiKeit FARMING INTERESTS. Farm wotk lu tbe way of ploughing batbeen stopped by tbe rainy spell but there itmuch that can be done even lu the rainy w weather, ?ucb a* mending plow gears, flxtny ud piow stocks looting up, and getting pious f\ In Mhap<-, mi>king up rnaoure pens, greasing i* v and pu ting up machlnety out of tbe weather, and a tbou?aud and oue things can be done. A good farmer, like a merchant, can always m . find something to do. We notice reapers II urtrl iiiAsori. huv nrpKHPft flmi nlhpr furm Im. n plement* tying around In tbe lots and fields, exposed lo Hit kin (its of weather. To In In h care.ens practice, many have drilled Into, and , la to Hay tbe len?t o( It, bad management by " which those who persist in It will lose mou?> t< watch their advertisements. fl HI Our wide ? wake merchants are now making tJ room for their spring stock and are dally ad ding tihd> saleable and seasonable goods to p tbelr baigain counter, stock at greatly re- p dueed urlces. Watch tbelr "ads," and read tbelr "Locals." and you will see wbeie u> go to get tbe best values for your money, thev R mean business, and you can save money by * keeping up with ibem. a personal .mention. ? On last Monday. DrJ. W. W. Marshall was (! taken very 111 and yet in a critical condition, 2 At this writing (Monday ulghi) he Is resting r more comfortably and thought to be a little Letter. Dr. Marshall Is among Abbeville's c oldest and most esteemed citizens and the interest in bis behalf was manlfe-ted by the 0 gieat number of friends who called Monday ? afternoon to Inquire alter him, 'Tin hoped be will soon be himself again. 'Tib a remarkable coincidence that to the very day two > ears ago he was taken extremely ill. Tbe announcement of Editor Wilson In regard to tbe safe In bis office was timely, and we sincerely hope , should tbe safe crackers E vMt Abbeville, they will give blm the go-by d Mnnv frIpndfl nf Mm. TiM varrii nao Uiau t Mi*s|Mattle Mann, regret to bear of her extreme nines* ftorn small pox at ber borne In Charlotte. N. C., and bope she will soon be fully restored to health. r DON'T FOWGET THE TIME. 8 t February Is a short month and will soon oass by, and with It the time for tbe payment of tax*** without penalty. Kemenber ibe time of extension co*es with I bin month. I PERTINENT QUESTIONS. ^ 1 ? Is any effort helnit made to again furnish ! oar city with electric lights? If not what w I * cunj'-oi th?-"iigbi tax*-*?" * Wutti has become ol tbe Confederate Monu- j cent. Will It ever be bnilt? If not, why lol ? Let the memory of our Illustrious dead >e perpetuated honored aud revered by fuure generation*. Let the monument be built. What Is the Youug Meu'n "BuHlnens ,eague" of Abbeville doing lor the upbuildug of ihe city ? Are capitalists visiting our city properly itkeu hold oi and shown around? 01 all lasses they should always be looked after ud ha\e the honors of the city conferred ipon them. ?yiii /itiuuviiitt nave auuiuer cunuu uiiu i be can 11 she wills it. Will our city have an Ice platil tbe coming t'HKOU ? What's tbe matter a city of 4000 Inhabitants an'thavea hand? Tbeie is notblDg more I vatlug and Inspiring than martial music. Wbat can't Abbeville have a first, class can* log factory? Tbecapltal required la small nil tbe profits good In tbe midst of a fruit rowlug couutry. We see no reasou why It Uould not pay. Otber cities not do pretentious as Abbeville, nve many. If not all of these Industrie*, and rhy not Abbeville? Abbeville netds more money, more bustsrs, more capltallUs not afraid to ventaie lore unlttd effort. With these she will be >remost in tbe line o: progress. WEST END. InppeuiuKM nntl Incident* of a Week About the CHy. Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 4,1002. Dr. Charles A Mllford returned last Tbursay Irom a short pleasant trip to Charleston. Mr. James H. Perilu left Wednesday for Is home lu Macon, after a short stay here ltb his mother, Mrs. James H. Perrin. Mr erriu has a position in the ottice ol the Georla, Florida and Western Kaliioad. Mr. Tueodore H. Furmau, ol Atlanta, speut unday in the city, in? guest of friends. KUCHKE CLf 11. The Club had a most delightful meeting last bursday evening at the home of Miss Plevna eal. Mrs. R. Lawton Oargan went to Atlanta ttu rsl of last week and is I he guest ol her cousj. Miss Mae Walker while tu that city. Miss Emily Verner has returned to her ouie lu "olumoia, after an extending visit ere to her lriend. Miss Leon a Biake. The friends of Mrs. Matlie Maun Edwards ill regret lu learn of her illness at her home ? - I Mku LMurumu 4u U uifilpr ill I cm ^UOUUIIO, uunoiuo io ? w~vv. ? Ira Jame? Wllker?on. Mm. iheodore H. Furman bas returned to er home iu AiluQla, alter a pleusaut hIh\ ere witb tier grandmother, Mrs. Fannie .lien. Mr.and Mrs. Lawton Robertson, who have >>eu living at Lockhart, nave returned to Abeviiie. Mr. R >bert?on has a position with it- firm ol J. Allen Smith, Jr. Mr*. Ellen Perrin, ol Richmond, who batreu beie lor a lew days, the guest of ber un e, Mr. W.Joel Smith, bas gone to Florida ir u lew weeks. Mrs. Perrin will come to bbt-vllle beloru returning to ber borne. Miss Maud Hawes, who nas oeen tbe charmi* guest 01 ber sister, Mrs. W. A. Wells foi le past two weens left Tuesday lor ber bome i Atlanta. Miss Corrle Holllngsworlh expects to leave i a lew days Asbevllie, N. C., wbere le will attend school. Mm. A. Garrison Is at borne again, after u extended stay wltb irlends In Atlanta. Mrs. W. A. Wells has gone to Atlanta on a isitto ber home people. Mr. W. C. Cothran. of tbe Greenville bar, as in the city Monday ou business. Mrs. W. C. Owens bas returned from a pleasol trip to relatives In North Carollua. WHIST CLUB. Tbe Gentleman's Whist Club was entertainJ lueiday by Mr. George Penney. Mrs. W.P. Ferguson bas gone to Madison, a-, wtiere Mr. Furguson bas a position. Mr. Cbariey Hugb McClung Is In tbe city jeuding a tew days. Rev. hdward McCrady bas been quite sick ?r tbe past lew da>s, but is lmproviug. MraJoe Hughes has given up bis position 1th tbe Aboevllle Branch roud and win j to Columbia to take a position. Tbe ladies Aid Society will be entertained hursday afternoon by Mrs. Rlcbard Hill. Miss Rafella Kerr, ol Greenwood is in the ly spending a lew days wuu her orotutr, lr. J. JL). Kerr. SAD DEATI1. Mrs. J. C. Ralnei died at ber homeliest aturday morniugafter a short illness. Mrs. .amen has oniy recently moved into our cllj aviug lived out of town. Hbe leaven a bUB and and seven children. The entire cotumnlly sympathize with the bereaved.lamlly. TILLMAN'S COLLEGE. If ted t lir HativeyM From I he Farm lo Higher Position** iu Itie Worlil. Mr. G. A. Hanvey was In town 'ast Monday, e is an enthusiastic Tillman man?and he an a right to ue. HI* son James Thomas lanvey wa? at the opening of the Clemnon ullage which Tillman estab>lshed. and he retained there fur live year*. Tnlinnn tee uphed for him to come to Washington, am: le Senator seourtd a good Job tor bim at ortsmouth, where the Government emiili)>? Im eight hours a day, and pajs him ?100 a loulh. Mr. Haney's second fon, George A. Han vey, r., Is a chemist, and is employed by ihe Camna Chemical Company. He lik- his broth . was graduated at Tillman's College. His ilrd son, Cannon Hauvey, is now in the ass rooms ol Clemsou. CONFIDENCE SHAKEN. be E?*y Hay Irou .Safen are Opened In a Ri'vlailoa nnil a Surprise. Dr C. B. Cowan, one of the handsomest ieu In Abbeville County was on our public )tiare last Sale Day. Since the Due W?-st nbery he doesn't place his whole coulldence lid trust to locks and Iron safes. He thinks e idea or safety Id sales is a delusion auu snare. Ii. T. ?fc T. M. HIller'N Local*. Our stock of something to eat Is complete ben lu doubt as in what you want for diner. riot Pbone No. 75, and see wbut we can lrnlsh on short notice. L. T. & T. M Mll;r. I'bODes 70 aiid So. Butter, butler, we have It all the time and et It fresh from th* country every day In ie week. L. T. & T. M. Miller. Phones 75 ud 85. The finest bams and shoulders ?re to be >uDd at L. T. <fc T. Al. MUlerSj city grocery lore. Pbone 75. (jardenlng time Is very near here, we want > nell you your seed, we have just received a esh lot of Bulst's & Farreys Seed These ?ed ar? all fresh. L. T. & T. M. Miller. nones 7o ana so. Our stock of dried fruits Is complete, apples eaches apricots, etc. L. T. & T. >1. Miller, bones 75 and 85. Molasex, syrup, maple syrup, all can be had t our store from 20cts per eullon to SI 25 per anon. L. T. & T. M. Miller. Phones 75 nd So. Pickles, olives, preserves, apple butter, ilnce meat, sour kraut, canned koodn, In ictanyttilng found In a city grocery store, uuwl'l And in ours, L. T. & T. M. Miller, 'bone 75 aud 85. If you have never traded with us ulve us a all and you will be so well natlefled wilh our oods and treatment you will be bound to all again, only try us once and thence h' rajs. L. T. ii T. M. Miller Phone 75and 85 They are the most frivolous and su?erficial of mani-ind who can be much leli hted with that praise which they hemselves know to be unmerited. lLie uiguej<t spiritual oiesMiigs uo lot accomplish their end unless they >re transformed into wholesome acivities for the benefit of the world. A cheerful temper, joined with inloceno.p, will make the beauty attractve, knowledge deliirlitful and wit food-rmtured. It will lighten sickness >overty and sffliction, come t i<jnoinice into an amiable simplicity and :ender deformity itself agreeable. ROADS OF KENTUCKY OLD TURNPIKES TO BE SUPERSEDED BY MODEL HIGHWAYS. Method of Reconstruction of the Limestone Pike*?Point* to Consider In the Maintenance of Stone n nn.l.rov. The limestone turnpikes of central Kentucky have been famous for more than half a century, and now Fayette county is the first cf localities iu the great west to take up the molel roads system on ai:"thiug more than an experimental basis, says the Louisville Courier-Journal. Thirteen great turnpikes radiate from Lexington like the spokes from a wheel, and for two miles on each one of them, commencing at the city limits, the fiscal court has ordered to be constructed a turnpike on the model road system. This means twenty-six miles of roadway, and it Is more than probable that before the contract for this length of road Is completed other contracts for additional road construction on this principle will be let. As there are 400 miles of turnpike iu Fayette county the complete reconstruction would mean the investment of $500,000 in new pikes for the county. It is expected that by the fall of 1902 the twenty-six miles of model road contracted for will be completed. The fiscal court is then expected to issue an order for an additional two miles on each of the pikes until all are reconstructed throughout the entire length. The model road when completed is as smooth as a billiard table, sheds water like a duck's back and, it is asserted, is more durable than the regulation macadamized pike, where the cracked rock is simply thrown upon the roadbed and allowed to adjust Itself to condition. As a preparation to reconstructing an old turnpike a fifteen ton spiked roller is run over the old road to tear up the metal, as the rock is called, of which the pike is constructed. This is followed by a half ton harrow, which completes the work. A modern grader then shapes the metal so that the road will have the proper "crown" for shedding water. New cracked rock is added and the entire mass rolled until it is apparently solid. Then it is watered, Inrrf aw "f V*n omnll nt'O/T auu ov;i ccnixi^o vi lug oman ciucucu MODEL HIGHWAY. rock dust is spread over the road and a second rolling given until the bib machine makes no impression on the roadbed. In ibis way the soft limestone rock is we!:1-id or cemented into a solid mass and a road equal to a dark driveway created. Of course there are a number of details connected with road construction which add difficulties to what appears to be a very simple mode of building, and to avoid these various artifices are resorted to. In discussing the question Professor M. A. Scovell, director of the Kentucky agricultural experimental station, said: "A number of things affect the durability of a road. First, if water stands on It; second, if the roi.d is not so constructed as to prevent water from permeating It; third, if the roadbed on which the metal rests becomes soaked with water; fourth, if the metal is not firmly bound together by first compacting and then cementing; fifth, if the metal Is too soft to stand wear. To prevent standing water the road should be well crowned. If water can permeate the metal of a road, especially In freezing weather, It soon disintegrates It and causes ruts. The metal should be compacted and cemented by having heavy rollers run over it, wetting thoroughly and rolling and then wetting again and rolling with fine rock scattered over the roadbed. This cements the entire mass. If the dirt foundation on which the metal rests becomes filled with water, it soon settles, and this causes the metal to break. When It freezes enough to freeze through the metal, the soil underneath expanus, anu tins expansiuu suou breaks the metal and destroys the road. It is necessary, therefore, to well drain any places in the road which are liable to be wet. For this tile drains are put down at the side of the ; road three feet deep. Proper crown, I thorough cementing and compacting ' and drainage of the foundation roadbed are the essentials of model road building, and these are essentials In I the constructing of the Fayette county roads. Special Agent Joseph A. Holmes of the national department of agriculture visited Lexington for the sole purpose 1 of Inspecting these roads and declared that the material and construction were equal to uny in uie wurxu. State Tax For Roads. The best method yet devised for levying taxes upon city property for the purpose of building country roads is by the medium of a state tax. This is levied upon city and country property alike, upon all classes of people, so that every locality, every taxpayer, contributes proportionately according to the amount of property owned, the wealthy property owuers contributing the largest amounts.?Otto Dorner. GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT. Commerce and Transportation May Haye Place In Cabinet. Good road enthusiasts are confident that the bill providing for the creation 01 a new government uepuriiueui win be passed at the coming session of congress. The measure, as proposed and as it will be backed by the good roads people, provides for the establishment of a department of commerce and transportation or commerce and public works. It is intended to establish under its direction a bureau of good roads. At present the bureau of public road inquiries is under the department of agriculture. It is also the Intention to place bureaus now under the direction of the Interior and treasury departments under the proposed department of commerce. President Moore of the National Good Roads association recently said: "I have talked with a great many members of congress this summer, with the result that I am confident the new department will be created at the next session. Every senator and repre sentatlve I have seen favors it "Heretofore the politicians have not understood the situation, but now they are getting their eyes opened. The people are also beginning to see something must be done toward building permanent good roads. Our mission is to educate, and in establishing this department and making a liberal appropriation for it the government will also be educating. No one expects the government to build the roads. Such a proposition would be foolish. The government can. however, build sample roads and thereby let the people know what the advantages are. The states must build the roads. "The railroads are Interested In a movement for good roads because they realize good roads are essential to their Interests. At present shipments practically stop in a large part of the country for five months every year because j the farmers cannot get to the railroad stations. The result is the railroad companies must try to have cars enough to carry the business when the farmers can get to the stations. This compels them to keep large numbers of cars I irlln mnph nf tho timp. and ns thev don't want to maintain any more rolling stock than Is absolutely necessary they are usually short of cars when the rush comes. With good roads all over the country the traffic would be distributed through twelve months of the year. This is the reason the railroads want good roads." STATE AID IN NEW YORK. What It la Accompllahlnff For Road Improvement. In a recent bulletin reviewing the work of road improvement in New York state State Engineer Bond says: The legislature appropriated $420,000 for road improvement this year, and In the three years In which road improvement work has been In progress 20 roads, having a total mileage of 43 miles, have been improved at a cost of $367,600; that 36 roads, having a mileage of 122 miles, are now undergoing Improvement at a cost of $773,730; ; that funds have been awarded for the Improvement of 3 roads having a mile- 1 age of 7 miles at a cost of $56,600, and that plans have been approved by { boards of supervisors of 12 counties \ tmtM?A?Ainonf r\P rAO^a hnV lng a mileage of 134 miles, which would impose an expense upon the state and the counties, if adopted, of $1,091,443. When all the roads already Improved, those under Improvement and those whose Improvement is suggested have been improved, 100 will have been constructed In 23 counties, covering 310 miles, at a cost of $2,289,374.35, of which the state will have paid one-half and the counties one-half. ROAD PROGRESS IN OHIO. Improvement Doea Net Keep Pace With the Demand of the Tlmea. Ohio has by no means kept pace In the matter of roadbulldlng throughout the country districts either with the progress made in steam railways or in the improvement of city streets, where within the past twenty-five years the old macadam and bowlder thoroughfares have given way almost entirely to the more perfect and lasting granite, brick and asphalt, says the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. It is true there Is In this state a law which enables the townships throughout Ohio to Improve their road system, known as the free turnpike law, and it has done wonders for the common roads of the state during the twentyfive years or more that it has been In force. Perhaps a few other states have similar laws, but they are not general. The ordinary country roads throughout the country generally are, as they have always been, things to avoid in the season of freezing and thawing, during which they are usually impassable. I Road 1'rogreai In Tennessee. I Judging from the enthusiasm which i attended tne recent annual meeting ui < the Tennessee Good Roads association, < much work in the improvement of ] highways will be accomplished in that i state next year. The convention was i not content with academic discussions ] of the advantages ot good roads, the best material for roadways and the j like, but took practical steps toward a j realization of the ideals. To secure ] united action throughout the state and i co build up an organization which : would be strong enough to demand leg- : lslation each county court was urged to send three delegates to each annual meeting of the State Roads association. It was decided also to ask the legisla- i ture for the appointment of a state cn- 1 gineer to consult with county super- i : intendents in the matter of roads and i j bridges and for legislation which would < I AUa /imnlATTtnonf r\f -fall inmfltofl I Iperiiii; uuc uuipujiucui. jv*** *****? ?%?? In roadmaklng. < BURDEN OF BAD ROADS. Vut Expense They Annually Place on the Farmer. In a country as large as that in which we live, with the greater part of its producing regions widely separated from the markets which they serve, the matter of transportation is one of vast importance, writes Hon. Martin Dodge in Forum. This applies particularly to our agricultural products; for, while a great portion both of our manufactured output and of our farm growth must be moved long distances by rail or water before reaching a market, practically all of the latter must also be transported for greater or less distances over the public highways. The question of marketing these agricultural products, amounting in the United States to $1,000,000,000 annually, on terms that the dealer can afford to pay and the grower to accept, often Hoolf o nnoctlnn nf phafln H.UUV.V.U <??*? < " " v? r and quick delivery; In other words, to a question of economical transportation. As far as the railways and steamship lines are concerned, this problem has been dealt with very Intelligently and satisfactorily. Skill and money have been applied without stint to the provision of enlarged means of conveyance, improved ways and increased power. These influences, under the stress of strong competition, have reduced long distance freight rates to a reasonable level There is one phase of this transportation problem, however, which has approached no satisfactory solution. That Is the matter of wagon road haul. As has already been said, while the greater part of our farm products travels by steamship, canal or railway for a portion of the Journey to market, virtually all of them are conveyed for some distance over the public highways. It Is unfortunate that this is often the most expensive part of their journey. It has been shown by mathematical demonotmHnn fViot It mnro tn mnvA fl bushel of wheat or a ton of hay ten miles over the average country roads of the United States than to transport the same burden 500 miles by railway or 2,000 miles by steamship. It has happened many times In different parts of the country that farmers have let crops go to waste because the cost of hauling them to the nearest market or railway shipping point over wretched and ill kept roads amounted to more than could be realized for them afterward; whereas, If good roads on which heavy loads could be hauled bad been at hand, the same crops could have been marketed at a small profit to the producer, while the economic gain resulting from their application to useful purposes would have been very considerable. HIGHWAYS OF EUROPE. France Leads In System of Bnildlnff and Maintenance. Two hundred years ago England naa the worst roads In the world because the peasantry living on the roads alone were required to work them, says the Ajnerican Asphalt Journal. In* speaking of them Macaulay says "that a route connecting two great towns which have a large and flourishing trade with each other should be maintained at the cost of the rural population scattered between them is manifestly unjust It was not until many toll bars had been violently pulled down, until the troops bad In many Instances been forced to act against the people and until much blood had been shed that a good system was Introduced." Every class now contributes to the maintenance of the road system in England. The French have probably the most efficient laws and regulations In the world for the building and repairing of highways. The minister of public works has the general superintendence of all roads and ways by land and by water. There are four classes of road recognized by law?namely, (1) national, (2) departmental, (3) military, (4) crossroads. National roads are built and kept up by the national treasury. Departmental roads are a charge upon the departments through which they pass, and part of the military roads are kept up by the government and part by the departments through which the roads pass. The crossroads are kept up by the communes, though sometimes in thinly populated regions these communes receive assistance from the government, especially when these roads become or Importance. The '.ational roads are paved like a rtreet, having an average width of 52% feet. The departmental roads are 50 feet wide, and the military and crossroads are of variable width. Piles of broken stone are placed at convenient Jlstances, and a man Is constantly employed In repairing each section. Concerning Side Dltchea. When the road is In an excavation, great care should be taken that a side ditch is provided on each side to carry away the water so that It shall not run 3own the middle of the road, as Is frequently the case. Every road should have side ditches, even one that runs straight down the side of a hill. The 3teepest road needs the side ditch most, but often has none. Frequently the water runs down the middle of the road on a side hill and wears it into ijullles, which are a discomfort and rmi*iiana dnnirprnns In hnth wet weather and dry. The water must not be suffered to run in the road, but must be made to run off the road. Cities and Roada. One of the speakers at the good roads congress at Buffalo maintained that If the tide of migration to our cities is to be turned it will have to be clone by means of roads that make easy communication with the surrounding country. In that light the good roada question takes on a new aspect L. W. White's Locals. We have two qualities of black sllkg, whlol are tbe beat bargains ever offered. Oar blacfe laffetta 30 Inches wide at one dollar a yard and a heavier artlole of tbe same width a 81.25 a yard. Tbe best material la tbe worlc for making a nice black skirt. Let all tbe 1? dies look at tbese bargains. L. W. White will receive tbls week frest supplies of prluts, glngbams, and outings. Don't fall to see our Jackets and capes. Oui Jackets are acknowledged to be tbe best fit ilni? corm?nts on t.hfi market. If you want a blaok drees or a black eklr the place to bay It is White's. Look at White's line of clothing, over eoats underwear and hats. Try a pair of Hamlltoo-Brown Company'! shoes. None better. Tbey are unexcelled foi fit, comfort, style and durability. You cat only find them at L. W. White's store. Get our prices on Bagging and Ties before you buy. J. Allen Smith, Jr. ' t SOUTHERN RAILWAY. -cjR~ Condensed Schedule In Effect . June 80th. 1901. STATIONS. NcA ICTT Lv. Charleston 1100pm 7 00am " Summerville. 12 00 n't 7 41 ft m M Branehville 2 00am 9 00 a m " Orangeburg 2 43am 928am " Klngville 4 05 a m 10 24 a m Lv. Savannah 12 80 a m 12 80 a m ' Barnwell 4 18 a m 4 18 a m " BlackvilJe 4 28 a m 4 28 a m Lv. Columbia 6 00 a m 11 80 ft m " Prosperity 7 14 am 12 20 n n " Newberry 7 80 a m 12 86 p m M Ninety-Sue 880am 180pm ? Greenwood. 8 50 a m 2 06 p m At. Hodges 9 16 am 2 26 p m Lv. Abbeville 8 85 a m 146 pm At. Bel ton 10 10 a m 8 20 p m f.v- Anderson 9 40 a m 2 46 p m Ar. Greenville 11 20 am 4 26 p m A r. Atlanta.(Oen.Time) 8 56pm, 9 00pm STATIONS. Lr. Greenville. 620pm 9 40 $ m Piedmont 6 50* p zn 10 05 % m M Williamaton 7 12 p m 10 25 a m Ar. Anderson 8 15 p m 11 15 a m Lv. Belton 7 85pm 10 46am Ar;Donalds.. 8 05 pm 11 10 a m Ar. Abbeville 9 06 pm 12 01 n'n Lv. Hodgea.. 8 20pm 11265? Ar. Greenwood 8 50pm 1160?m - Ninety-Six 9 10 p n 12 05 p m " Newberry...., 10 15 p m 1 10 p m M Prosperity- 10 82pm 124pm " Columbia lliSOpm 2 40pm Ar. Blackville? 2 52 a m 152 am " Barnwell 8 07am 8 07am " Savannah. 460am 4 50 a m Lv. Kingville 2 82am 8 46 pm " Orangeburg. 8 45am 4 42pm " Branchville 4 25am 625pm " Sommerville 557am 642pm Ar. Charleston 700am 780 pm MnB! stations. Hffl U 00p 7 00a Lv..Charleston..Ar 7 30 p 7 00a 12 OOn 7 41 a " Summerville " 6 42p 6 57 a 2 00 a 0 00 a " .Branchville. " 5 25 p 4 25 a 2 45a 0 23a "Orangeburg" 4 42p 8 40ft 4 05 a 10 24 a " . Kingville . " 3 46p 2 32a ETaTa L v.. Savannah Ar 4 60a 4 18 a "..Barnwell.." 8 07ft 4 28a " ..Blackville.. *' 2 52a T 20all 80a " ..Columbia.. " 2 15p 9 80p 7 ff' a 12 15p 44 ..-Alston.... " 1 25p 8 60ft 8 Ma 1 28p " ...fiantuc... " 12 16p 7 46p 9 15 a 2 OOp " ?... Union..... " 11 87 ft 7 10p 0 84a 2 22p " ..Jonesville.. " 11 17& 6 58p 9 40 a 2 87p " ...JPacolet.... " 11 06 ft 8 42p 10 20 a 8 10 p Ar Spartanburg Lv 10 85 a 6 15p 10 85a 8 40p LvSpartanburgAr 10 26 a 6 OOp 2 00 p 7 15 p Ar... Asheville ...Lv 7 05 ft 8 0 Op "P" p. m. "A" a. m. "N" night. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND GREENVILLE. Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains 85and 86,87 and 3?, on A. and O. division. Dining cara en these trains serve all meals enroute. Trains leave Spartanburg, A. & C. division, northbound, 6:58 a. m., 3:3< p.m., 6:12 p. m., Sestibule Limited) and 6:55 p. m.; southund 12:20 a. m? 8:15 p. m., 11:40 a. m., (Vestibule Limited), and 10:80 a. m. * Trains leave Greenville, A. and C. division, northbound, 5:56 a. m., 2:34 p. m. and 5:18 p. m., (Vestibule Limited), and 6:55 p. m.; southbound,!^ a. m.,4:80p. m., 12:40 p. m. (Vestibule Limited), and 11:80 a. m. Trains 15 and 16?Pullman Sleeping Oars between Charleston and Asheville. Elegant Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars between Savannah and Asheville enrouta daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati. Trains 18 and 14 Pullman Parlor Cars between Charleston and Asheville. FRANK S. GANNON, S. H. HARDWICK, Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Gen. Pas. Agent, Washington. D. Q. Washington, D, O W. H. TAYLOE, R. W.J3UNT, Asst. U-en. .fas. A.gt, jjiv. jras. a gx. ^^^AtlantajQaj^^^^^^ChariestonjSjO. Abbe ville-Green wo od MUTUAL IIMICE ASSOCIATION. Property Insured, $725,000. WRJTE TO OR CALL oil the:aDderalgxied *? or to the Director or yonr Township for any Information you may dealre about our plan of Insurance. We Insure your property against destruc tlon by USE, W1ND5I0SH OS IIEHMS, and do so oheaper than any InBuranoe Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you that ours Is the safest and cheapest plan of Insurance known. J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Gen. Agent, Abbeville, S. C. J. FRASER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. ? ? BOAKD DIKEUlUm J. Add. Calhoun -Ninety-Six Township S. G. Major Greenwood " J.T. Mabry Cokeebury " W. B. Acker ....Donaids " M. B. Cllnkscales Due West " T. L. Haddon ..Long Cane " 8. F. Cromer JSmlthvllle " J. W. Lyon Troy " A. K. Watson Cedar Spring " W. E. Leslie Abbeville Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle " H. A. Tennent Lowndesvllle " A. O. Grant Magnolia " J. R. Tarrant Calhoun Mills " S. L Edmonds Bordeaux " W. C. Martlo Hodges " S. M. Benjamin Walnut Grove " P. B. Cnlllson, Callison and Hlbler " P. B. Kemp Klrkseys " Joseph Lake, Fellowsnh. & Phcenlx " J. C Rush Cambridge " B. B. Klnard Klnards ' J. D. Coleman Coronaca " t li r<hiia>, ir Rradlev " U. II. VUltvu, ? J.W.Scott Verdery Abbeville, a C., Jan, 20, 1902,. A. M. Smith A Co s. XiOeala. ? We have Just received a shipment of Geo. : - G. Snows shoes for men, these are undoubted-< ly the best shoes sold at Abbeville. CafaMHOHM | examine them. - A. M. Smith 4t Co, *?j8j We are selling several kinds of anaar ai 20" poands for a dollar. You jkUI sorely be rtv. paid lor examining oar goddanod prloea. - . i .Aas.sssaaKS^^^B The best black bat in town for fl.OO, doc't . take onr word tor It, bat calf sad aeIt tor I , yourself. , A. M. Smith & Co. . ? A few cases throe pound California lamoh /V cling peaches redoced from 85 cent* to; *> cents, and tbey are very flae, Ring up phone .;? ? 29 and see how promptly yonrgoQde will be , ? delivered. A. M. Smith <St Oa - '- mW Wj Fresh^MonnUln buck whMt ^loa^al^r* Our stock of fancy and heavy groceries i?. complete In every detail. Call OS np, phone ,J 29 and let us deliver ^ Charleston and Western Oaroiliia ^ Anfnsta and Aiherille Short Lisa* ^ In effect Dec. 29,18CL '*1$ Lv AayasU..... 10 05 nm * 3 6f> pin | Ax eroenwood^.^,.?TO pm' 'V At Harris SpriflgB. ?? ?** 1 l?po ""jiT'' ju ' J ' yl Ar Anderson ....? ? : t-^ ' Ar flreenvliie8 25 pm 10 3Bun M^pS Ar Slean Spring*......~?? <<5p? ArBp&rtanbnrg.. J?!"1' ' ' ilfl tf^gSSBJl= ;Sg- '.=g;? L? 8wUoborg_ ...? li 15 pm 4 00 pm , ft ^ Lv Glenn Springs- ; A?? ? ' - - :& ^ pm no pa Lt Andereon ...?? ??. 7 3? (tt . V' Lv Greenwood ? 8 0? pm ^|.g' ' | Lt ?... ? m...? ' Ax AllendtJe *g;P* Ar Yeroaesee........ 9 00 1m. - 7 35 pm'' , ->.? Ar Beaufort 10 15 km 8 8? pm ; M Ar PortRo^al... 10 80 am , 8-4S- pm r-LrOharleatoiu........ ....... 'A"M Lv Port Eo}&! 1 00 pm 8 '?;?BT^Sn LiV Beaufort 1 16 pm ? W am > ; LrYecnaMee....... ... 2<a0pa. |j?>? ^ Lt Greenwood 4 Otj lsn y j Ar Laurens.. ?UV ? 00 ? '4\ Lv Laureni?? ..... ~ 6 16 ?n ( Ar Spartanbnrg.................. 9 COmb \ \ Lv Spartanburg......... .^.?.-. J..?8 80 pa Lr Utnrena. ......... Af Qt66flW00d?.t>tw .8^ PfP--'*&5!MhbB Close connections at Greenwood for all point* on - \?j*8. A. L. ?nd 0. A 6. Railways, and at Spartanburg " : 3k with Southern Railway. , > For any Information relative to ticket*, rates. Mbe<V \*M ale, etc., address ^ W. .1. CRAlG, Gen. Piu. Af eat, Anfnrta, ft*. R. M. HORTH. t*ol. Amnt 7 T. M. EMEB80N, Traffic Maoa***. ' $ SEABOABD AIB LINE B. B. "CAPITAL CITY BO0TE." Shortest line between, all principal cities tforth, ';?2 haat, Sooth &nd west Unequalled schedule#. . Bhedale In efiect Dec 1st, 1003. ? iW . NORTHBOUND. "No. M. No, 81. Local i Lv Savtnnah, Ceo. T......11 80pm 1 SSptn 1 4 ISpoi ' Lv Fairfax ,?t Oftun 9 aOpitt / # iTpm Lv Denmark. ?....... 1 OOun 4 27pm T Wpm t Lv Columbia, Eaat'n T... 4 10am 7 05pm 0 OOpam -Lv Cam n en ? 5 07am 8 OOpm......a.-..., | kr riK 7 Qfftni iff lfipoi Lv Calhoun FaUa.EasfsT 1 OOun- 4.21pm 18 56am . Lv Abbeville 1 83am 4 54pm 12S7*m j Lv Greenwood. ........ 1 58om 5 39pm 1 2Spm Lv Clinton....^. .....2 45am 6 08pm 2 lflpm .'. A Lv Cartiile, ... 8 88am 6 58pm , r <y*:3SSP Lv Cheater 4 00?m 7 20p?..?_^.... Lv Catawba Janotlon_,.. 4 85am 7 Mpm ' > .-ylB \t Hamlet 1 00am 10 15pm ...? Lv Haujlet.... 7 25am 10 40pm....~~.^.i . '->S| Ar Balelgh. 10 20am 1 Stem I Kr Petersburg... 2 S6u?i 6 54am.. . At Elcbm"nd.. 8 05pm 6 ' wOfSB Ar Washington. 6 88pm 10 ''M. Ar Baltimore. 1125pm 11 36am............. Ar Philadelphia 2 Warm 1 86pm '653* Ar New Yorfc.. 0 18am 4 13pm j Portemonth-Norfolk :. 6 26pm T lSam..^^.?_~ '?, ''--jam Dally Dally T&M SOUTHBOUND. No. 8L No. 27 Local ., ?1 Lv Choraw, Kaat'n Time. 7 11am 11 Qflipm.. '<. Lv Camden?. 8 S4ara 12 BSpm ? ' ''*yt Lv Colombia, Central T_ 8 40am 1 05am 5 40am Lv Denmark. .....9 52am {2 17am 7 80am^ Lv Fairfax....?. 10 30am S 07am 8 09am, ? &K Ar Savannah 12 06pm 4 40am 10 00am -' ir Jacksonville 8 60pm 0 05am..%9 Ar Tampa .. 6 00am 6 40pm. '.1Fj8| Lv Catawba, Kaat'n T..?. 9 07am 19 57pm... <?9| Lv Chester 9 46am 1 58am.... Lv Carlisle...? 10 IBam 2 00am '.?? Lv Clinton 11 06am 2 57am 3 46 pm "3SI Lv Greenwood 11 56pm S 48am 8 33 pm v >' 5$ Lv Abbeville -.18 20pm i 08am 4 06 pm Lv Calbonn Falls 19 50pm 4 38am 4 45pm ; ,'h Ar Athens 2 21pm 6 13am 6 28 pm Ar Atlanta 4 55pm 8 50am 8 50 pm .; *tT.*S| Mo. 66 connects at Washington with the PennsyN V *? vsnla Hallway Buffalo Express; arriving Buflalo ;"ifj 7.85 a.m. Colombia. Newberry a Laurens Sail way Train Now f (Vjj 52, leaving Columbia, Union Station, at IL88 km. (SS dally, connects at Clinton with S. A. L. Rj. No. 58, affording shortest and qnlrkeat route by several hoots , "'' S to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, St. Louis, Chica- . jj. Ji, go, and all points West. Close connection at Petersburg, Richmond, Wash- , i'% lngton, Portsmouth-Norfolk, Columbia, Savannah, . . -.jV Jacksonville, and Atlanta with diverging lines. Magnlflclent vestibule trains carrying through Pall- ^ man sleeping cars between all principal points. For 4 reduced rates, Pullman reservations, eto., apply to V T. P. 8CRUG98, D. P. A., 8avannah, Ga. J. J. POLLER, T. P. A., Columbia, fl. 0. ,1 . . J. M. BAR!', 1st V. P. &XJ. PortsmouthjVa J' R. E. L. P UNCH, G. P. A., Portsmouth, Va. & : . M v%Ti?rm A -w ?TAi>iT41? JJJMV'XiLb nuilufi. Dr. S. 0. Thomson. OFFICE OP-STAIRS ON MoILWAlN Corner, Abbeville. 8, 0. ?? . DENTAL .NOTICE. S. F. Killingsworth, No. i Seal Block Abbeville, 8.0. , V ' DR. J. A. DICKSON, SURGEON DENTIST. ^ r*J GOLD FILLINGS; CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A 8PKCIALTY. A GOOD PLATE....'. - -..$8.00 V:, AMALGAM FILLINGS 75o and. I.OO 4V. OFFICE OVER BARKSDALE'S 8T0BK. WM. H. PARKER. WM. P. GREENE ' ' ^ PARKER & GREENE, Attorneys and Coinsellon atL&v. : Office od LAW RANGE. ABBEVILLE SODTHJCAROLINA. May 4. 1898. tT CHARLES P. PRESSLiY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, 302 and 304 Leonard Building. Commissioner for Sooth Carolina. Augusta, Ga. For ice call at Maxwell's Market. Phone No. 1. " -Jfl ins