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Bc-Klp. i v The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. J ' I ABBEVILLE, S. C. i i c ^-Published every Wednesdp Bt (2 a 1 year In advance. i Wednesday, Feb. 3,1904. ( "Home Oil Mill." That Is the name of a new oil mill com- ( pany, which has been recently organized In Greenville, with a capital stock of ?25,000, and < the News says that the success or the Institution is assured. The "Home Oil Mill" Is to be ready for business for the Dext season. Recently there has been some talk of a Dew Oil mill In Abbeville. This talk has occurred at various times In the past, and this latter talk may end as other propositions of the kind bave ended, bat Booner or later the new mill will be organized In Abbeville. Among some ol our people, even If the act be indiscreet, are those who are desirous ol dosing something, and then again there are others of our people who wl 11 not stand aloof when their neighbors are making great efforts. There la now a desire on the part of some for almost any new enterprise that may be proposed, and some help may be had for almost anything. For years there had been talk of a new bank. But the new bank did not materialize until quite recently. In response to the demand for another bank the People's Savings Bank bat appeared on the scene, ana maca * of the sabsorlbed capital stock has already been paid. The office Is now oelng put Id readiness for business. Tbe new oil mill may or may not be an accomplished itaot, bat It is certain that some of oar people are willing to pat money Into It. Tbe oil mill business seems to be a good one, and the benefit of the presence of another oil mill Is not to be doubted. Tbe Inorease of the demand for seed will oertalnly do no barm, and the Increase of tbe local snpply of balls oan hurt nobody. If, then, we have the men and tbe money to balld a new mill, why not have It now ? It will oertalnly come at some time. Paying for a Farm. Tbe Book Hill Herald says that "a Missouri man bought a farm with the money be made marketing eggs and ohlckens." Tom aod Palm Oozby, colored farmers, or Abbeville Ooanty, we learn, paid for their farm a few yeara ago by baying cracked cotton in the Held after tbe owner bad abandoned the orop. They ooold bny from tbelr neighbors, far and near, tor a trifle, tbe privilege of gather/ lug what waa left by the owner. They went to the flelda with their wagon, gathered the bolls in baakets, and haaled them home, wben tbe cracked ootton waa picked around flrealde. In thla way they paid oS tbe mortgage on their farm In one winter. The recent dlacovery that these oracked bolls could be enooessrully run through a tbraaher and then ginned, or that tbey could poaalbly be put directly In tbe gin witboat going Into the thraaber, will be of great valoe to people wbo have late and unopened ootton. Although cotton la at lta present high prloe. yet It la true that much of the ataple la now rotting In the flelda, and whlob, if gathered, would aamole low. but would aell high. "Honor" on a Cash Baals. There Is sore to be some way oat of tbe oanal trouble, so that "honorable" Democratlo Senators may not be compelled to vote agalnBt tbe Panama canal. Bat if the payment to Colombia of ten millions, or any other sam, is not compounding a felony?if felony has been committed?then we do not understand the situation. If we tola tbe oanal, and are now allowed to pay for It, tbe situation would seem, at least, a little embarrassing to extremely "honorable" Senators. But, we don't believe we stole the oanal. We are in favor of reoognlzlng the sltuatioD as it is, and we iavor going right along, digging dirt, or sawing wood, as the case might be.; We also favor the payment of tbe tet millions, If that will briag peace. If we should have war, then we might an nex a whole lot of territory around tbe canal Bat let as hope that tt.e exclusively honorable Senator* may be appeased. It would save the embarrassment of explanations. KIdk Cotton, As far back as we can remember, the production of ootton In foreign fields has been promised, but It seems that the growing o ootton In the South Is still tbe source of out , wealth. Daring the Confederate war prophets o evil thought that the scarcity of cotton would stimulate to activity every possible effort foi opening new ootton fields. Bat, the Iact remains that the South is tbe chief producer of the staple. The talk of soli and climate Is all right?If the talker knows what he Is t&lklng about. One thing should not be forgotten, and that la, no matter how good tbe soil, or bow sulta bletheday, tf there are cool nights, the ootton cannot be grown successfully In any country. Hot nlehta are as neoefisarv aa hoi daya. Killed, as It Should Have Been. Tbe effort to establish new Jadlotal Dls trlots wm very properly killed. While we would be glad for every briefless lawyer Id the State to have an office, the State needs do more oourta. If tbe Judges and solicitors and atenographera now In commission would make at least half an effort the puBlic would have no right to oomplaln. The fact Is, there Is no need for more olr colts, except to fornlBh good places for somebody. Interesting. Senator Tillman Is making tbe Cram appointment interesting to tbe President. To a layman ltlooka as If the Senator has the beBt of it. The Presldeot Beems to have some hard questions to answer from the corner Into which he is driven. The Senator's actioD In the Gram matter pats a feataer Id his cap. We are almost disposed to excuse blm for bin freakish notions about "honor" In tbe Panama deal. Biennial Sessions. The Legislature has given tbe people tbe 1 right to vote on biennial sessions of tbe law- i making body. Tbe people will likely vote 1 against tbe proposition, bat if tbe Legislature i had thought proper to reduoe the annual sessions to twenty days, the people would no doubt have approved the reduction. As it is, It seems tbat tbe Legislators are under tbe Impression that they mast continue tbe session for forty days. J John D. Rockefeller and Dr. Wilson. Mr. John D. Rockefeller came down to Plnehurstln tbe State ol North Carolina last week, while onr own Doctor Wilson was ? there. The presumption la, that Mr. Rockefeller, having lighted the paths to stygion horrors, ' now wants Dr. Wilson to famish a light which will lead blm to scenes of glory, after he has led us in a merry dance?for himself. New lot Ladles Jacket J ust received at Had- 1 don's. Look at those goods for making waists at !< Tjm W White's. Milford's White Pine and Tar Cough Syrup, he beat on earth. d i, >?*. . i Fat-lory School*. Prof. Wm. Hood of Bartow, Florida, Is writng some interesting: letters to tbe Associate n Reformed Presbyterian ou tbe subject of "Cot- n ;on Factories in the Southern States." In ii many respects Prof. Hood has a very clear a dea of the situation, but he, like others, li makes the mistake of deallnz with mill operatives as a class. Legally we kaow, or ought not to know, clafes distinctions. All men are born free ana equal before the law. It Is true that the mill people should be b protected aealnst wroDg. R But It 1b also true that the mill Presidents t of this State have done much for tbe educa- t lion, of their mill operatives. In establishing 0 and endowing colleges they have done more d than any other class of rich men la this State. This Is susceptible of proof. Prof. Hood wpuld seemingly appeal to the Legislature to interfere with tbe conduct of the mills. In all tbat he says about the health of the mill villages, we thoroughly 1 agree with Mr. Hood. In all that he savs of v the crowding of the mill settlements, he is 0 right. 1 But when he appeals to tbe Legislature to pass special laws regulating the education of tbe mill children, be Is In error. In the first place, he errs, like nearly every- 1 body else, In taking It for eranted that all 1 mill people are alike. The fact Is, there Is at 8 a cotton mill just as many casts of character 1 as there Is In tbe neighboring city. To speak of a person as a mill operative. Is 1 no more an index to his character, than to say that a mad is a citizen of a town. Tbe only thing that the expression mil) c operative certainly expresses, or meaDS, Is tbat he Is not rich In this world's goods. Tbe mill operative may have as great ambition an auybody, and tbe high places in the mills 1 are generally filled by men who start at the ' bottom. f The rich and prosperous old men of any community were once the poor boys of their neighborhood. Not a man in Abbeville who was born rtcb, has succeeded to tbe beBt places, except by labor, education and good JIHIUO. It may be all very well for the Legislature to enact class laws, whioh are ostensibly for the benefit of the mill operatives, bat wblcb Id fact may be to bis greatest Injury. Tbeenforocd Idleness of children In crowded communities may be of doubtful propriety. 1 It bas been said that idleness is tbe devil's < worksblp. And It may be said tbat tbe Idle- i ness of tbe multllue does not promote tbe 1 morality of tbe Individual. Character is of tbe , first importance, and wise Legislators should be slow to enact laws which may have a 1 tendency to set mill people off from tbe rest J of tbe world, and statates which may effect ' cbaraoter should be avoided. j But it is tbe duty of tbe Legislature to see j tbat tbe health of the operatives is preserved. It is the duty of the Legislature to prevent tbe crowding of too many in the same home. , __ i I We Shall Do Nothing of the Kind. ' The Press and Banner is in receipt of the following printed letter: Dear Sir: At a mass meeting of tbe citlzenp of Aiken, held on Saturday, tbe 28J Inst., the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Whereas, In the opinion of the assembled citizens of Aiken county, tbe prevalence oi lynch law and other forms of lawlessness are caused largely by tbe general feeling that our law courts cannot be relied oa to convict the guilty, therefore, be it "Resolved, Tbat the Legislature now in sesnlon hA ARlrpd in nrnvlriA for u. mmmlnfilnn of leading J urlels, solicitors and business men, f who shall consider what changes are iieces- i sary Id our laws and the rules of our courts i to insure the prompt and certain admlnlstra- i slon of Justice ; said commission to submit its report to the Legislature at Its next session." Your attention is earnestly called to this , resolution and you rre urgently requested to use your influence to have similar action taken in your town. I Arthur P. Ford, . W.L. Washburn, Aiken, S. C. Jan. 25, 1901. We shall not urge the action requested by the "Mass meeting" of Aiken until we are ready to submit our women to the violence of brutes. The man who lays violent hands on a woman deserves death and will get what ht i deserves. If the mass meeting of Aiken would urge those who lay violent hands upon our women to refrain from doing so, and if the tnasf meeting would urge them to obey the law, we would heartily agree. , Lynching will stop whenever violations of . the law of human rights wish it. All know the penalty of assault, and whoever makes assault, does so at the well known oost. We do not admit that a state of lawlessness exists in South Carolina. The Governor's recent message on the sublect of lynching is idle talk, and unnecessarl" ly as Hal Is tbe good name of tbe State of wblcb be is tbe Cblef Magistrate. Coming; Home. Mr. W. S. Penney, son of Dr. W. T. Penney, of this city, wbo has been for a time at Bain bridge, Georgia, will return to Abbeville at an early day to open a new clothing store In White's Block, wblcb place of business has been for years occupied by Mr. A. B. Morse, a* 'good a man as you could find in a day's Jour- 1 ney, but which store was vacaied on tbe first of tbe year. Tbe store room was boutht last summer by Dr. F. E. Harrison, and be purposes to make it a thing of beauty. ( Tbe store room Is now undergoing Buch i obaDgee and repairs as will make it one of tbe prettiest stores to be found in tbe up- , country. A plate glass front, new shelving i and other Improvements will make It as at- ' tractive as possible. Mr. White, architect j and builder from Atlanta, is doing tbe work i Mr. W. S. Penney is one of tbe best young 1 men tbat ever went out of Abbeville. He de- ' soendB from a family wblcb has been for a hundred years honored ror nigh cnaracier, eterllDg worth and good citizenship. And he Is a chip off the old block. His clothing will \ be of the newest purchases, of the latest cut, I and of the most desirable material. Those of oar fellow citizens who are clothed In their , right minds, and who may also wish to be I rightly clothed In person, need not go dressed 1 In a birthday suit these cold days. Mr. Penney will give due and proper notice 1 of the arrival of his goods. j . m . I J Let Billy Sit Down. The Spartanburg Herald thinks, If tbeDem- t ocrats stick together, and brush Billy Bryan ' aside, that there Is a fair prospect of Demo- \ cratlo victory next Fall. The Press and Ban l ner believes that the country 1s getting very I tired of Bryan's audacity. When it comes to ! those who were first disgusted with his silver c foolishness, you may give us a dale far back. ' Billy said If the silver business was right at the start, it was right in bis second camgalgn. Right or wrong, Billy's former power of pulling the people around by the dobb does not t ow exist. Poor old Billy, be might Just as (veil Bit down. His counsel and bis advice j( ire no longer needed. i ? ?i To Be Etilnrfced. r The Abbeville Warehouse Is to be enlarged. In addition 50 by 100 feet, two stories, Is to be )Qllt along the side of the warehouse as it itands. This to accommodate the increased ?| jUBlness and especially to accommodate Mr. g Vrtbur W. Calhoun, who will go Into the com- jf nlsslon business on an extended scale. Mr. ^ Calhoun Is one of the most affable of men, ind his business qualities will no doubt bring uccess to his own door, while serving the immunity In a way that will be profitable 01 dike to all. h r< P Speed's for paints, oils, window glass, etc. New lot Fur and Silk Collarette /ust in at laddon's. bi Get In the push and learn to play Pit, tue B1 itest game out. You can get It at Speed's )rug and Book Store. D Paints and Oils of every kind at Mllford's rug store. , * \ X?w Furniture Factory. We noted a week or two ago, that Mr. Bernu add Mr. Brewer had a proposition to lake In reference to a new furniture factory | * [i Abhevil)?. Let our people tblux of it, ana t the proper time, give the enterprise a helptag band. r Lot IN Bp Tliniik fell. During the sitting of the Legislature we lave some holidays. For instance: Ttiau halving, Lee's Birthday, and Saleday. On bese days the Legislature does no work, and herefore, to that extent reduces their hours f labor In making laws which the country oes not need. Hit* Xof Answered. Supervls vr Nickels asks us what the Cheser Lantern said In reference to the Invitation nil ori?n,i[ii in ih-it. prlitor to insDect "" " V.Vl?.v. " ' | >ur good roads. The Lantern has not, yet in- ( Imated his Intention In the matter. t ( t Several of our people have gambled, or 6pec- I ilated, In cotton, hut, up to this time, we j inve heard of no one who has made as much , is Mr. Jne Nance can realize on his invest- < nent. Mr. R. M. Hill says that he would give ' 3,000 for his profit on the cotton which Mr. | lance now holds In the Abbeville ware-bouse* Mr. Hill agrees with us as to the daDger of ] leallng In cotton, and be never deals In It, exsept to buy It for tbose wbo pay him a salary. 1 The Abbeville furniture factory sold S70C0 vortb of goods tn January. And that Instlutlon le prepared to furnish more of the same lort during the month of February. EAST END, d'hAt "M" Seen and Hfiim on 111k KoiiihIm in Country ahd in Town. Abbeville, 8. C\. Feb. 8,1901. NATURE'S BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE. I On last Friday last when all was bushed and still, nature flung a filmy veil of^nowy white over a slumbering wona, bo inai wnen Lho morning dawned all stood gazing at the beauties of nature, which crowned forests, bills and dales alike. The sturdy pine and the graceful cedar <eeraed to vie with each tother In beauty, while the roogh aimsof the giant osk stretcbed oat as 11 Droud of their beautiful drapery. A.6 the sua arose and lit up the scene, myriads >f snlning crystals glittered and sparkled like ho many diamonds interwoven in nature'* lovety veil. This was a panorama that beggars description and was eDjoyed by all who bad an eye for the beanttful. FLORAL TRIBUTE IN MEMORTAM. Last Friday, the 29th, being the birthday ot the late President McKlnley each Couxress man wore upon the lapel of hiB coat a carnation as a Uoral tribute to The memory ot the seloved and martyred McKinley. PERSONAL MENTION. Capt. Henry Williams, the worthy son ol jur honored townsman, Capt. S. N. WilUsm*, nas been apuolnieii superintendent of ibis division of tl>e Southern Railroad. Capt. Williams is a railroad man, ana is efficient and popular, and will we have no doubt, till tits oew position upon which ue entered la-t Monday, with honor to himself as well as to Lbe sattKfactlon of all Interested, and to the upbuilding of the road. Capl. Williams afte* jotng over his lines came in Saturday ingot ?nd spent th? night with his pareuts, Captain ?od Mrs. S. N. Williams Mr. W. A. Clark, with his charming bride, spent nevini n?jr*oi wues wun uin *isttr, Mia R. G Oaiae, having ou Monday morning lor Jiew Or.eitua. wbere they will make their future home. IN AND AROUND THE CITY. Mrs. Caldwell, of Greenville, is in lhe city visiting ber son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lfrtnbeit Caldwell. Mi. S. 8. Turner and family, of Greenwood, bavp moved to our city, snd occupy the VIianelca du fciiiDi.'o i M^gnzluo Hill. Our people extern! to mem it be>?rty welcome aud bope tbeir stay in Abbeville may be very pleoant, and from a business *ta ml point sueeesff!"!. Mr. Turner's lrleuds will fiud him in tbe Jr<* goods store of Mr. L. W. White, wbere he wi'l j:ive them a cordial welcome. As nelghbois ve welcome them on Magazine Hill. Mrs. A..K. Bowie and daunhter, Mies Willie, after spending a week most pleasantly wlib har sister, Mrs. G. H. Mo' re, lelt last Saturday for their home in Eiberton, Ga. Mrs. Eugene DuPre, of Clemson, is visiting relatives In tbe city. At present she is the guest of Mrs. Mary DuPre on Magazine Hill. ALONG ROUTE NO. 8. Last Monday was a cold windy day. and Judging from the velocity of tbe wind we ibluk tbe "weather man" must have forgot ten and turned on March, Instead of February. It was a bitter cold day and everybody alone Route No. 3 seemed to tie shut in. Mr. Charlie McNeill Is an expert trapper, as be knows exactly bow to set a "rabbit gum" to "catch a 'possum," wbioh be did last week, and a fine one It was. His neighbors think they have good luck when they catch even a rabbit. / Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson moved Into their new cottage last Monday, and will soon be comfortably fixed up. We wish for tneni health and prosperity in their new home. SPENT HER FIRST SIGHT IN ABBEVILLE. Mrs. M.J.Wilson, mother-in-law of Mr. W. C. McNeill, Is now 74 >ears old, hale and hearty, and tells us she has lived within nine miles of Abbeville all her life, aud spent a night in the city last week with her daughter Mrs. Metis, lor the first and only time in her life, and she really spent a very pleasant nlsrht, and returned boiue feeling quite proud of ber visit. This is a remarkable lact. OOT OF BUSINESS. The beginning of tbe year as usual has brought about many changes, not the least oi wuicn is me - turuiug urn 01 a nuuioer ot olerks for awhile, at least for the dull season, or until the spring trade open*. When we think or this bard bill of fare for (be clerks, It brings to mind that frisky littIn creature called a goat, that caD be "rushed" during ' grass Beason" and turned out in the winter to live on the wind, leaven ana paper. Be cheerful, boys, and remember "you can't keep a laboring man down." We know all about It, as we too have been In tlie same lll-Iated boat. Remember the darkest hour Is just before the clawn of day. DOES IT BENEFIT ALL. CLASSES. High priced cotton has brought abont a natural cnnuge in the price of all kinds of goods, especially cotton goods, and In thinking over the matter we ask, Does high priced cotton benetH all classes? The man who ha* kept, and so'd bis cotton at the high price Is of course benefitted, but the poorer, and larger class (unfortunately) ot farmers who have sold out their crops at from i to 10 cents, and perhaps had only a few bales to sell, and have dow to pay the advanced price on goods, caused by speculation In the fleecy siaple, certainly are not benefitted, but Have the odds'decldedly against them. So It Is with a large class who have no cotton at all , to sell,yet have tostand theadvance In prices lust tbe same as the man wbo sold bis cotton it 15 cents. If tbe men who work on salaries could have ( :hk-m raised In the same ratio, then all would 'even up," but as tlie situation now stande, j we doubt the beneficial results to all classes , ind therefore tbe prosperity of the country at arge. No money In hand, In debt, and bl^b | jrlced kooJh, lend to make farm I uy an up hill | >uslnesM, and that. too. supposing the seasons , o be most advantageous. Turn this problem \ >ver, and think well before you venture too | ar. I ouk Sick friends. ? Mrs. Mary DuPre Is still confined to her bed ut It Is hoped sfce will soon be up again. Mrs L.D.Caldwell has been quite sick for j he past week, and Is jet confined to her bed. Mr. Mack Brooks Is quite sick. Miss Mary 81gn Is up aud about well, after a r ong and tedious Illness. r Mrs. Carrie Gary Is much better, after sufl'er- 5 ne with erysipelas. I Mrs. C. V. Hammond Is sick at this writing, h M1 us MatKle Uiberl Is yd quite nick. Her ? ecovery will necessarily oe very slow after so ? jng and tedious ail illness. i Mrw. Hob Hill bas a painful ca^oof mumps. ^ FARMING INTERESTS. Haullne and cutting wood seems now to be lie cblef occupation ou the farm. Small rain on acount of the severe cold weather i not making mucb show as yet. Some ol It >oks very badly, but with sunshine and 'arm weather may come out all right. CARRIER NO. 2 AND HIS NEW HORSE. Mr. Eugene McMillan, the popular carrier u Route Mo. 2, has Just purchased another orse from Mr. Stalk, and now makes bis >unds In grind style. Carriers No's. 1 and 2 lod along as usual, but get there all the sutne. Haddon's have Just received 1000 yards emroldery to run at 5 aud lOo. They are pretty id cheap. The place to gel what you want. Speed's rug and poofe Store. Take Mllford'd Sarsftprjlla for the blood. " i V . ^ ' - fc v l' LOWNDESVILLE, j fews from Seven Hill Clly lis Re Iiltctl by lnlor?>Htius Writer. Lowndesville, 8. C., Feb. 1, 1904. j 1 Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mescblne, of the "Her-i I ullage." were in our town lint week. g Mr. and Mrs. Jus. T. Bask in, of Monterey, I vere visitors to this place for some Uouns a. F ew days ago. 9 Mr L) L. Barnes went to Atlanta yesterday wo weeks hko. Mr. Wiu.R. Bradley, representing Auditor it. K. C?"x, whs here lor two day**, 21st affd 22d, Isilng the property ol taxpayers. Quite h luinoerol them took udvantage of the good ?pporiunlty toaiu-ud lo this important mul- p er. It whs Mr. Bradley's first comius among * >nr people and he mnde quite a favorable iium'fislou upon them. Mrs. L?. I. Moorhcad, who had spent several lionths with tbe family ol tier mother-luaw, Mrs. A. E. Moorbead. siarled upon her \ 'oturu to her."it. Louix, Mo., home last Tburs * lay was a week ago. ' *0 I.imt. week and the week before seem to iRvtj been cotton seed and (fertilizer week*. While the wesIher was ai all favoruble, wag- t!< totiCKM-eiy followed wagons loaded wlihcol,on weed, winch the bigu price Was tempting ,he owner* to brlns in, und nearly or quite all >f Iht* wsigons vveul back loaded to almost ,be breakiiji down polut wlih guano and colon ?ttd jueul and bulls. The t wo last in pari * :o be used as leed. Hair of lust month and " perhaps tbiee lourtlis of tills will be cpent . list in lb is way. it does seem as If s >me j' idun miuht be devised by wbicb this great 1 jruin upon tbe p anting interests might be _ ?to;>ped,ln way ol leed, fertilizer atid loss of J lime by hands and plow stock. Everybody know* utIter and yet nobody will do belter. Last Saturday a week ago Air. H. H. Harris 4ii(i Mr. Jan. L. Jones went to Au^u?ta on a ~ business trip. J Mrs. Floyd, who went to Brenard, N. C., her aid borne, came t>ack here a few days ago and wl I stay sometime with tbe family of her son-in-law, Mr. D. K Cooley. MUs Eula May Kay went to Atlanta last week to stay sometime with her sister, Mrs. W. C. Tennent. There was a leap year party at Mr. W. L. Boman'sone ulgbf last week. Lowndesville Is ou a boom in way of bootblacks. She sports not supports, mind you, five slioe-sbine.is. If that number make enough to buy material to continue tbeir trade they will be fortunate. Mr. T. J. Baskin, of Moffattsvllle, came down Wednesday and spent a lew hours. The snow storm, which was central somewhere north of ub very early Thursday morning. came within a few miles of this place. Wbile we had no snow, we did bave some rain, a pari of which froze on the ground, which made walking for a time quite dangerous. A fog yesterday niorulug Iroze, giving to everything a white coating which remain?lt H u \t nnAii an ma r?f f ho amullpr flfenrl VPf. e tat ion. It was very pretty, attracting rnucb attention. Mum Oilie Miller lait week wan at her old home, Riplev rtnoals, for a few days. Mr. W.H. Keith, of Anderson, of the Standard Oil Company, was here last week. M^s Mamie Bowman went to Greenwood Saturday to remain with friends for some time. t Mr. Hugh Prince and Miss Loa Suber. of Antreviile, came over Saturday aud were the Kuests of Mr. B. A. Bell till yesterday evenitiit. Mr. Jas. T. Latimer and his son. MaBter Jatnes Latimer, went to Anderson yesterday. Troupe. DUE WEST, Intereitlnic l'nrHirraphM by h Wide Atvnke Correspondent. Due West, S. C , Feb. 1, 1904, Several of our oltlzens went to Abbeville Monday to attend the sale or the Phoenix Hotel properly or tbl* place. W* understand that fev. ral parties are Interested in the sale. The sixty-sixth fernl-annual celebration of (he Phllotnalhean Literary Society to< k pl?ce in the auditorium of Eri-kIne College, Friday evening. Tbe program was nu Interesting one, and wur followed out with the closest attention. The young men acquitted themselves very creditably. This la toe first of the five celebrations given every year by the literary *octety of tbe two college*. Prof. Robinson, Principal of tbe Troy Presbyterian School, attended tbe Pbliomathean celebration on Friday evening. MIsses Preasly and 8eelr?ofc. assisted by their puDl's, will give an euteHainiimnt Mooday evenlttg. This Is tbe first entertainment or the season and la looked forward (0 wltb pleasure. Miss Mnrenret Kluuh, of the D. W. F. C., spent Saturday and Sabbath wl.h ber parents In Abbeville. General C. I. Walker, of Greenville, will lecture In Doe W?st Tuesday evening on the "Memories of tboSixtles." Tho lecture will be ?*uvpletneuted by music and reettailons given by -everal pupUs of the D. W. F. O. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown lout their Infant son Saturday, and It was burled In tbe A. R. ^ P. cemetery Sabbath afternoon. J Mrs. Lizzie Kennedy was confined to bed ( last week, but she Is now convalescent t Mr. W. A. Reckllne, pbotogrnper of Colum- . bla, will be In Due West tbe 4tb, 6th and (lib 1 of February. He has been here before on t aeveral business trips and has always recelv ed a liberal patronage. I r- y n A TIT TT TtiT Xv Xjl AJ X U 1VJL 1 RADIOS RADIOS RADIOS Stupendous offer made by a well-known Phila. firm. RADIOS RADIOS RADIOS | Thousands of persons in all sections of the country have been healed by i this wonderful discovery. Dear Friend: Don't read this advertisement If you expect to get something for nothing, because >ou won't. We have a good article and we r want money for It. Be sensible. If you hud something tbat whs worth a dol- o lar would you ntve ll free? When yon read t an advertisement where you get something o for nothing, that something 1h either no good t or else they are up to some "Aim flam'' game, v We are not running a patent medicine busi- a ess, so rest easy on tbat subject. We do not know the word failure?never e have and never will. 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One person writes, "Why did not some one discover It before?" Another says, "So simple. It is hardly creditable." From the far West comes the unsolicited response, "A God send to humanity." Wallcott Christie, ol New York, the wellknown author, soys. "My success in a great measure is due to 'Radios.'" I Weaknesses of certain organs Is responsible J for all diseases. We build up your system so that h disease Is an Impossibility. If your Jigestive organs are out of order, if your jiood is Impure, if you can't sleep, eat or at:end to business, I will cure you and nuaran:ee to do so. I will elve you a written guarmtee. Could you ask anything more ? "RADIOS." RADIUM R.1DICM RADIUM Delight, your friends, astonish relatives, and _ nake wonderfni experiments with this new Dotal?RADIU* SIILPH IDE ol Zinc activity o0,000, mjrr. o.fcOO.oUO. We give you t his as a resent wh>'n you order "RADIOS." This w ,lone Ik worth several dollars of auy man or H roman's money, Acts the same n? X-rays, limplv wonderful. Remember this is a 'KESKNT. b) >FFKK OFFER OFFER cb -- -- 1 RADIO? CO. 812 Drexel BuiidlDg Philadelphia, Pa. Sirs : Enclosed find one dollar for which send j me a treatmenloi "RADIOS," In a plain jfl| sealed wrapper, and also one RadioSul- ou phide of Zinc activity. If 1 am not entirely sal It-fled ana if I am ei not cured you agree to kekund the money ^ and one dollar extra K"K mytrouble. hoi You are to feud me a written contract to th( that effect. Name g Address koi on City V Co Slut(' ^ ???>?????bU) January 20,190J. tf or : ' ' ' ' ' ' "v ' i - -. V fltbbeville-Greenwood j MUTUAL _ t iiSliMSC! ASSOCIATION. roperty Insured, $925,000. January 1st, 1904. VRITE TO OR CALL on the undflralpned or to th? Director of your Towastilp r any Information yon may -J ire about i ir pin^ of Lttftiranf^. I Wo insure yo;:r property agamst Cut cc , m by file, mmi ee insns;, | id do so cheaper than any Insurance Com j iny in ex'.sience. Kemembvrwe are prepared to provMoyoc at onra Ik the safest, and cheapest plan o/ ibaranoe known. . E. BLAKE, Jr., Gen. Agent, Abbeville, S. C. . FRASER LYON, Pres. ^Abbeville, S. C. BOARD DIRECTORS. 8. G. Major Green wood J.T. Mabry - Cokenbury W. B. Acker ....Donalds w r niinkswi'eg Due West T. L. Faddon .. Long Cone I. A. Keller....- .JSmithvllle A. K. Watson Cedar Spring A. M. Ueld....;..... Abbeville TownBhlp W. W. Bradley .. Abbeville City. I)r. J. A. Anderttou Antrevllie H . A. Tennent.....?..Lownde8vllle A. O. Grant..*.? Magnolia J. H. Tarrant ?...Calbonn Mills 8. L. Edmonds. Rord??nx 8. O. Harvey........... WalDut. Grove W. C MartlD Hodges J. D. Coleman Coronaba J.Add Calhoun............Ninety-six J. M Payne Klnards J. B.Taylor Fellowship Joseph L?ke Phcenlx Rev. J. B. Muse- Verdery J. H. Chiles, Jr Bradley J. W. Lyon Troy W. A. Cheatham Ye dell P. B. CaHlson Calllsnn W. M. Outz Klrkse* a Caleb Walton Brooks Abbeville. 8 C.. Jan. 18. 1904 mm i an Have just received a fresh car load of Kentucky Mules, which are on exhibition at Hill's Stable, Abbeville, and Dunn's Stable, Donalds. rh/Don atrntnn IjfpU Ull Books of registration of the voters in the City of Abbenlie will be open in the office of the 3)erk of the City Council from Janlary 13th, 1904, until April 5th, 1904, nclusive. To entitle one to register he following is requibite : 1. The production of a certificate of egistration from the Board or Supervisor of Registration of the County. 2.. Residence in the city of four months'. 3. Payment of all taxes assepsed igainst applicant for fiscal year of 1903. JAMES CHALMERS, Jan. 4,1904. Registrar. Estate of R. H. Link, Deceased. Notice of Settlement and Appli cation for Final Discharge, PAKE NOTICE that on the 30lh day or *- Jan.. 1904, We will render a flnwl account >f our actings and doings as Administratrix of be Estate of R. H. Link, deceased. In the fflceof Judge of Probate for Abbeville Couny at 10 o'clock a. m., and od the same day rill apply for a final discbarge from my trust ? such. All persoos having demands against said state will present them for payment on or efore that day, proven and autbenlcaled or e forever barred. Susan Link. Deo. 29, 1003. Administratrix. We have a splendid line of lubber Goats and Macintoshes the very thing for rough leather, come and get one. Thomson Bros. IL HI, BUILDING CONTRACTOR And Dealer in Wire Fence. ABBEVILLE, S. C. j Jau. 12, 1UU4. tf . i New pprlBK goods. Gingham's, percales , bile goods, embroideries, torcbou Jace.-, ic. Hddun'h. Domestic Goods. The largest stock we have er handled. Bleached and brown sheetings, PHOl.erl and brown drilling, bed tickings, evoil, Ac., Juki received at Huddou's. Black dress goo:N. All tlio latest foi early : ring wear, ai Huddou's. I IN THE MERRY SPRINGTIME. in the merry springtime ibe lestlve ma- , la microbegoeth forth, determined to colIze every human organism. If this arch ; has invuded your system, allow un to sugU Rydales Ionic. This remedy frees the >od from malaria microbes, eliminates poijous matter Irom the system, strengthens r r nerves, and restores robust health. Ry- leu Tonic Is guaranteed. C. A. Wllford. 1Special Bale dress goods.?Some skirt length lie shirt waist patterns, nil at % price lor e week. P V. D. Burksdale sells the Richmond Guano a 's fertilizers. Try a ton. j V'hites' store Is undoubtedly tho place to p calicos. You can see there one thousand more different styles. THE ADVANCE CONTINUES EC I us: Col I ?m Auniii >V<nt Cp-St:ilis Sevcrnl Slept*. The price ofjcotton :i < hi Hi climbing. Jn'y utures yei-ttrday w?re bs hiEh hh 15 50, ib? ? imintr (innlniinna h-lnc onrlv flvt* urilnfft iborl ol itio highest for the day. The ppot j iiHrket aluo clirntvd upstairs (or forty points, ( rloBlnijal 15 25. No one dares to venture a lerlous predlctloQ ax t> the final upward Imttof ibe market. Only guess work In In* iulsjed In and theguestie* vary irotn 17 to 20 :ents. St nee so much lias been "nld about the >roba< le elf-jets of Hie b'gh prices of cotton ipon the Miiout-rs and others, tvith EegUmU mil Mrs country, it may prove Interest, njt to tinny to know that, prior to 1890 there wi?b jnly one >ear during the ptevloQ? forty le irf that the price rineil low< r then 10 cents ner nound During the itiCHdf between 1890 jud 1900 It never re "-he'i 10 cents, stid at oae iltne w<n'. telow 6 cenis. His, ee^en and dunt. ce-1 coiIon nas b-'en the exceptlou rather iban the rui<\ as the fol'ownz table j ' rihe pMSt, fl( v years, cented from L'them,; fVlexuud r a oi' . puoll .;:1 ).i, wia i how : I Av. j rice I i'ear". tr dilllng.' . 1102 I S3: 1 10 97 1851 3 Si..' 10 80 1885 li 10 30 I85fi 7 18.51 1837 8 12 23 IS.'8!> 12 08 lHoH-60 11 00 1800-1 .. 18.01 IWil 2 : 31 29 1S02 8 ?67 21 1863 4 101 50 18615 83 .38 180S-6 46.20 1S66-7 81.59 1S67 8 _..24.85 1.S68 9 29.01 1869-7 0 . 28 98 1870-1 16 93 1871 2 .. 20 48 1872 8 18.15 1673 4 17.00 1874 5 15.00 1878-7 11.78 1377-S 11.28 1878- 9 10.88 1879-8 0 12.02 18S01 11.34 1H81-2 12.16 1882 3 ..10.68 1883 4 10.64 1884-5 ; 10.54 1885- 6 9.41 I8S6 7 10-25 1K87-8 10.27 1888 9 10.71 1889-90- 11.53 Between 1890-1 and 1901-2 the price of cotton fluctuated between 9.08, the highest, and 5.60, the lowest, the price never reaching 10 cents. Prom this It will be seen that Tor the past twelve years the world has been getting Its supply at unusually low prices. In view of the facts contained In tbe foregoing, many authorities are of tbe opinion that tbe efforts oow being made In Africa and elsewhere to compete with tbe South in tbe production of ootion win noi amount 10 anyiaiug or consequence. GREAT SALE OF EMBROIDERIES. We have on sale over two thousand yards of Embroidery going at the special prices of 5c, 10c and 16 2-3c. These goods have just arrived, the newest patterns out, and every lady who has seen them pronounces them the greatest bargains ever seen in Abbeville. A. M. Smith & Co. . .1.. ? ' Sew Bakery Local*. Fine Baldwin, Wlnesnp and Ben Davis appleH at tbe New Bakery. Pure home made taffy, peanut, cocoenut. Fine oranges at 80c and 40c per dozen. Canned goods all klbds. nrtiom /ihaoD. .Q nntinrfa fnr Rftn. Chewing gum all kinds. 'i Fine chocolates and bourbons at 80c for bait pound; 50c per pound. A very neat package will suit auy body's sweetheart. Will have a good supply of roman candles for Christmas day. To arrive hood-Onions, Irish potatoes, pig reel aud cocoauuts. Always fresh. Give the old reliable Baker a call and be onnvlnced. Yours for badness, J. W. Brelhahn. ^AP^^nterestTOI? IN A HEGE IMPROVED LOG-BEAM SAW MILL? * with the heacock-Kinq Variable Feed Works. IT CANT BE BEAT. Write "The Machinery People" forprlces W. H. GIBBES (EL CO. COLUMBIA, S. C. engines, boilers, cotton oins. ^^the01l?bt?m?tmlc?mi?j0l*ll?ch Pension Notice. XWILL BET IN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE every Saturday during the month of January to receive applications for new pensions. Those already on list need not apply. The County Board of Pensioners will meet Salesday in February to pass upon the applications. J. F. LIVINGSTON, Jan. 20.1904. Pension Commissioner. FOR SALE. A COMPLETE SAW MILL OUTFIT Engine, Mill, Saw, Log Carte, Belt and ail neceosary fixtures for operating mill. I will sell this outfit cheap. For lurther information apply to J. F. BRADLEY, Jan. 12,1904. 2m? Troy, S. C. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. The following l? the law of this Slate : ' Seetlon 170. Every entry upon the lands of another, after notice Trom the owner or tenant prohlMtiug the same, shall be a misdemeanor, aU'J be punished by fine not to ex ceeu one iiuuiirru u'Mimn > ?!r. -..uu ? ?. with hard labor on the public works of tbe County .not exceeding thirty days; Provided, That whenever any owner or tenant of any lauds shall nost a notice In four consplclous piiicen on i be borders of ?nv land prohibiting entry thereon, and shall publish once a week for four success! ve weeks itucb notice In any newspaper circulating In tbe county wbere such lands are situated, a proof of the posting and oI publishing of such notice within twelve mouths, prior to tbe entry, shall be ileemed and taken as notice conclusive against tbe person making entry as aforesaid for hunting and fishing." Having complied strictly With Ihe above law any person entering upon my lands will Be prosecuted and punished as above provld3d. W. A. Lottux. R. R. Tolbert. T. N. Tolbert. A. M. Tolbert. G. R. Tolbert. L. A. Miller, s. W. Morton. J Y. Jones. I. A. Keller. Deo. 22, 1903, tf, ? - FOR SALE i rHAT tract of land known as the LILA J. 1 vi?uwnnn wwtatit uitnuto in th? iHtwoodn of South Carolina, Abbe v file Conny, atid contesting of 560 Acres of Land, ] radically all of which is under cultlvHtlon' nil also including two new tenant hout.es ' mi stables, all In good repair. For terms adress i JNO. S. NORWOOD, ( Dec. 10,191W, 4t Dresden, S. C. ' Small Potatoes > result from a lack of Potash in the soil. Potash produces size and quality. free to any farmer who GERMAN KALI WORKS, TTew Ywk?tl Kmmh Mmt, ?r A?U*U,e*^-SS%fl*Brw?et. . Estate of ?m. Crovtber, Beoeasei ,-"CNotice of Settlement and Appli cation for Final Discharge. rpAKE NOTICE that on the 2nd day ol, S?\ A Feb., 1904, w? will render a finalaococnt of our actings and doings aa Executors of the Estate of William Crowtber. deceased, \t. i'.; Id tbe office of Judge of Probate for AbbeftTto County al 10 o'clock a. m., and on the tame day will apply lor a Anal discharge from oar trust as such Executors. AH persons bavtocr demands against aafd estate will present them for payment on of before tbat day. proven and authenticated <*be forever barred. W. E. Crowther, , , J. I. Orowther. Jan. 9,1004. Executors. ; ; ?1? We will sell you a sewing machine for cash or on the installment plan. Oar prices are cheap and onr machines are good. See ns before yon bny. We can save you money Thomson Bros. noon homps v* v 'V m-r a *. ?-r^a TO EXCHANGE FOR Old, Worn-Ont Fans. I have several Dice Houses in the City of Abbeville which I will give in exchange for almoutany old worn-out farm. If yon have no worn-out farm to exchange, will sell to you on 60 or 100 years'time, with W rate, of In* v V terest I. also offer the following farming laud For sale: 330 acres, five miles from Due West and about 7 miles from Abbeville, $7.00 per acre. 290 acres?$7.00 per acre. 400 acres?98.00 per acre. All these lands are in the same neighborhood, are well improved and have good tenant houBee. Will eell with fccuaU-xash payment and will give loog time na balance. ROBT. S. LINK. '. .'it 'i- .UV'A *' r? I&r; ,'*c ' ' ' " : ; V JS&fvgSk y 1 ' ' * . v.v"4 ' -I- - ?- '. ?*?* r -g j ~? ? ~ * OUR DAILY BREAD | is always fresh, light and palatable, f %: We know how to make It joet right i and heaviness or sourness is unknown in our wares. Our rolls are as good aa our bread, and tempt even the moat jaded appetite at the breakfast table, It 18 CD6 custom iur uiaujr oiuj?o w have clearance sales at this season. We have a clearance SALE EVERY DAY in the yeer, and start each morning with a fresb new stock. We can send you what you require in plenty of time for breakfast, no matter how early. ')M J. W. Breihahn, Proprietor. \ $ Ahhovllifl Lodflra No. 45. L 0. 0. F. ; "VfEETS EVERY THURSDAY EVENING at 7:80 o'clock Id Odd Fellows Hmll. All brethren, and visitors specially, are moat cor dlally invited to attend. L. A. SMITH, H. G. SMITH, Secretary. Noble Grand. Thomson Bro. Locals. Granulated sugar 18 lbs for fl. Coffee S1-3,10,12 1-2,15 cents per lb. Parched coffee 10,15 and 25 cents per pooad. Rice 5 to 8 1-3 cents per lb. U. Sugar 20 lb for 91. We will sell you a good tobacco for 88 eta per pound. Shoes that a re pood for fl.00, $1.25, $1.00, 92.00 rrt CO RA n CI AA JtL.xAJ, vj.uv au\A <r*-w, _ A good hat for 81. Ba Cheese Sib for 50 cents and fall oreaan at U that. H Get our prices on bacon and lard before Ml juylng. a Southern States Fertilizers are sold by W, m D. Barkwdale. Try their high grade guano. M When In doubt buy Royster's Fertilizers B inti you cHD't be wroDft. W. D. Barksdale. BH Buy your cotton seed meal, potash and kaN lit fertilizers from W. D. Barksdale. He En ioIIs the best brands. MB Barksdale sells everything you need on SB farm. Call and see blm before you bay. M ' B H