University of South Carolina Libraries
r The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON, ABBEVILLE, S. C. fid *^-PablIshed every Wedaesdp ?t. 82 a year In advance. Wednesday. Feb. 10. 1904. ? ? ? The Best People. "All the best people Id tbe State are Id sympathy with Gov. He.vward Id his decided effort to remove tbe stain of lynching from the fair record of the State."?Palmetto State. We do not know to whom reference la had whea tbe Post speaKs of "the best people." There should be some legal definition of the expression. It Is fair to presume that every assaulter of women and their kindred are opposed to lynoblng. Are they tbe people to whom the Post refers ? That class Is about tbe oijly people hereabout that we believe are opposed to lynchmg. Men about Abbeville whom we have regarded as the most exemplary citizens are not averse to seelog an assaulter strung up by tbe Deck to tbe limb of a tree. We believe that tbe "good people" of this or aoy other State will lyooh an assaulter as long as they respect the integrity of their wives, their slaters, and tbelr daughters. It will be a day of ibame and disgrace to int decency and respectability of South Carolina wheu such brutes may escape violent bands. Wbenever the men who most suffer from tbe lyncnlng habit, desire a cessation of summary Jastlce. tbey can stop It mucb ealer than It can be done by hypocritical protestations against lyneblngs. Governor Hey ward has made a most excellent ohlef magistrate, and his official act* have met with almost universal approval and oommendatlon. The strange thing to ns is, that a man with his high sense of honor should seek to oreate a public sentiment that would not resent a brutal assault upon our women. But neither Gov. Hey ward, nor any hypocritical cry against lynoblng, will bring about a public sentiment that will make It safe for snob offenders in tbls State. Would the Post, or even Gov. Heyward, have good respect for oommunlty wblcb would not protect its women from tbe attack* of brutes? If not, then why Bbould either attaok tbe good^hameof the State? Monuments. A mighty good man In Abbeville thoroughly endorsed what we reoently said of the ne oeMity of the State keeping In stock a large and varied assortment ol monuments to be Issued fromlthe "Department of Monuments" In Colombia on demand. He says that If we will order a carload of monuments to be contributed to this stock, that be will pay balf the bill and he, like the State, Is abundantly able to pay wnat be promises. The proposition, however, for the Press and Banner to pay the other balf Is a little too mnoh for us. We will, therefore make mention of the fact, that If Confederate pensioners and other* desire to reduce their surplus they can do to by helping ns to pay oar half of t be expense of a carload of real good monuments, which might be snltable for marking the graves, or perpetuating the memory of the Confederate patriots who lived on baLf rations, slept on the gronnd, and wire shot at the rate of $11.00a month In Confederate money, nntll the casualties ol conflict or the hardships of the caiup put an eud to their exlstence. Th? PrMi and Rsiinur vnnld Irwn ?n dm the oountry pay due and proper regard to the gallant spirits wbo served tbelr country so well. For thirty or forty years the old soldiers bave been contributing money to baild monuments to tbe great Generals. Is it not time to bolld monnments to tbe patriotism and self-denial of tbe private soldiers, wbo finally surrendered tbelr lives for a common cause ? Wbat more can any man do tban to surrender bis life for bis country? No better sou dler ever lived tban tbe Confederate soldier. No braver or more efficient military officer ever went to war tban tbe officers of tbe Confederate army. Tbelr skill, tbelr courage and tbeir unfaltering devotion to tbe cause in . wbleb tbey enlisted, was never exceeded. But, In time of peace, tbe private soldier should not be ignored. He is equally deserving of honor with tbe highest and tbe beet officer. If the great and Immortal Lee were living today, he wonld accord as mncb credit to his old BOldlers as be would take for himself. Bicycles and Aotomobllea. The Spartanburg Herald notes that thai tbe House of Representatives has done . ltaeli proud )n passing a bill requiring bicycles and automobiles to qome to a standstill at least i twenty-five yards before meeting a mule In tbe road. That Is good, and every man that voted for that law ongbt to be sent back next Pall to amend the law so as to include wheelbarrows with the bicycles and automobiles A wheelbarrow pushed by any sort of a citizen is mnob more scary to the average mule than either a bicycle or an automobile. We forgot to say that these vehicles should stop. If the mnle was pulling a carriage, a buggy or a wagon. No provision is made for the combination of a negro and mule without the bleyole and automobile attachment. The Lower Price of Cotton. Por several days the price of ootton haB been going down. From reports wblch we see in the newspapers, the price must have gone down some Ave or six cents within the last week. The fluctuation in the price has ruined the estates of many, and thousands of speculators have been more or less hurt. Dm* *1.. t ?_ M 1_ ? _ out utuure iue ureatt game, an lnnumerauie multitude were benefitted and now rejoice In / tbe possession of well filled purses, or It may be tbat they feel good at tbelr ability to pay off debts wblob bore tbem down In spirits. And then It is presumed tbat tbe creditors of tboae who beld claims against tbe sellers of ootton are hugging themselves on account of tbelr good luck. Tbe Edirefleld Plan. Edgefield has two good newspapers, neither of wblcb la utilized by the town council to let tbe people know of the recent enacted ordinances. When a man In Edgefield wants to know tbe town ordinances be must bunt up tbe barn doors, tbe sign posts, or other suitable places for tacking up a cheap advertisement wbere tbe fewest number of people oan see it. It may be tbat tbe town counoil are not seeking publicity for some of tbelr ordlnances. In tbat event they are right la avoiding publicity. A town like Edgefield would hardly bide an ordinances for economic reason. The Governor of Georgia has been interesting himself in trying to get a pardon for Col. Jones, wbo killed tbree members of tbe Pretsly family, and Is now serving a life sentence in tbe penitentiary. The Colonel has Dean serving me Kiaie ior edoui nueen years, and the Georgia Governor seems to thlDk that the State should not require more of his valuable services. Those Bonds. The,people of the city of Elberton, Ga.. are to tote on tbe subjeot of Issuing water bonds. j If tbere la one tblng on earth that would do < more good than a good supply of good waterf we i have, not heard of it. Elbert ought to ha^e tbe water. No man will ever regret the , ooat, ' ! 'v " ' ' < ' . - ' 'Jitk . . - "7^* - * " * 'Be Jnnt to the Rnilrond*. Mr. S. F. Cromer, Vice President of the Abbeville Furniture Factory, recenlly gave expression to various matters of public Inter, est. and among others (things said that the Legislature should be Just to the Railroads. He thinks it unjust to requlce the Railroads to carry Mr. Graham, weighing 4*0 pounds aL the same rate that they carry Mr. Foster Hammond, who weighs about 1U0 pounds, VVUU IB B ?lCtlL IttVUI 1 ID w llu HIC (IICHJ Kill" hereabout, and then require the railroads to carry as much baggage for Mr. Graham as they do for Mr. Hammond. It 1b suggested, therefore, that our Honor able Senator and ..Representatives take iulo consideration the weight of the man as well as the weight of the baggage. Mau and baggage should weigh not more than a given amount, anu both should be thrown on the scales at tbe same time, {when a question of weight arises. Light weight passeueers and heavy weight baggage might go together. On account of this valuable; suggestion, it might be well enough for tbe people to con. sider tbe propriety of 6endingtMr. Cromer to tbe Legislature. Let It be understood that Mr. Cromer Is not throwing off on ;tbose passengeis of light personal avordupols. All the world knows that the most valuable eoods are put up lu tbe smallest packages while tbe cheaper the goods the larger tbe package, for Instance: We measure diamonds by the karat and put as much money's worth lua lady's brooch as would buy two carloads of guano. Bachelors and Widowers Must Assert their Rights. In an Interview yesterday morning with Mr. S.F.Cromer be said that the time has come lor tbe recognition of tbe rights and prlvllrges of bachelors and widowers to bold offices. He says that tbe reform which waB commenced on the board of penitentiary directors should be carried tbougbout all tbe departments of State. Tbat reform cooslsts In tbe removal from thai board of all married men, so tbat tbe wortb and tbe merit ol bachelors and widowers shall be recognized by tbe people. He thinks tbat bachelors and widowers .sbonld be called to till tbe state offices from that of Governor down. The married men have had the offices long enougb. Mr. Cromer says tbat he Is not a candidate for any office, and It Is not In bis own behalf tbat be Is appealing for Justice to j bachelors. i i CharleMton'H Piouw Fit. For a city, like Charleston, which for years has made but little effort to suppress illicit traffic in liquor within its bounds, to get so good all at once as to declare war on the slot machines is enough to excite tbe risibility of a horse. Let tbe brethren of tbe press now hold up on Charleston. The first thing any of you know, tbat pious old town will declare war on boot blacks, shoe shiners, and barber shops, if they should attempt to spruce up tbe young men on Sunday so tbat they may go to church or call on their best girls. Charleston is great.' When it Is good, It Is very ?oo<i. Ween It Is bad, it Ib horrid. Charleston is good now, Don't bother the old towa in its pious Ht, and In Its war on slot machines let no man speak above a whisper. TILLMAN TALKS. J amps on tbe Newspapers for Telllujf Tales Oat of School. Washington, D. C., Feb. Senator Tillman met your correspondent in tbe lobby of the United States senate J ustafter securing ibepasHflges of his resolution to have ttn senate Juqiclary committee dettoe what constitutes a recess in tbe aenate. Asked whether he badanytb ng to Bay about matters in South Carolina he replied: "Yes, I have been very much mortified by the unseemly aud outrageous slanders that have been put forth almost without ezcep Hon by the newspapers of South Carolina against our own State. Everywhere I go here I meet sucb remxrfcs as these: 'Tillman, I see you have 220 murders in South Carolina i his Ia6t year, rnoVe than any omer State in tbe nnion.' "Ofoourse I have 6een the report of the attorney general, the busts lor this statement, and tbe comments of our own eUtors ou it. Every person killed in the Slate wan 'murdered' according to these writers* What Is tbe result ? We are being advertised as semibarbarians without any regard lor law and that'red banded murder stalks abroad without punishment. Some of our news papers are clamotlug lor means to bring immigrants to Soutb Carolina. What l>tbe use of organizing a bureau of commerce and immigration at Columbia and sendlug out literature praising our climate Hud sou and argiog people to come among us wbeo tbose who should know better and Runultl do better are exercising-Ingenuity to cause strau gers tc shun tbe State as tbey would leprosy. "We need immigrants If we caa get tbose ofacertalD sort. aud;we Deed a belter en forcemeat of the law, but we are no belter and no worse tban onr neighbors of tb?Soutbern Stale*, and we are Just as good us any of our fellow citizens of ibe North, and 1 am^dlsgusted to see tbe Stale's reputation tbus dragged in the mire. "One thing Is very certain, that lawlessness has not been driven from tbe land but tbe State's good name has been belouled by lis own citizens." BALTIMORE FIRE. LOSS AMOUNTS TO OVER TWO MILLION AND CITY IS STUNNED. BtiMlneitH Heart of Ibe Great Clly Rip ped Out by the Fire Demou Tbnt KweetiN Over Block After Block. Devouring Grand Strncfnre? ol Steel and Stone. Marital Law Declared and Regiment* failed Out to Keep Vrowdw In Cbech?Newspaper PlantM Destroyed, all Communication by Wire Cat ofl. Washington, Feb. 9,1:30 a. m.?Reports Just received here by special train from Baltimore Indicate that the tire Is now under control. It baa covered a tremendous area. Its fury was spent, although there Is grave danger that it wl>l break out again where least expected. Tbe total loss is variously estimated, tbe most conservative figures being two bun dred million dollars. It will probably reach 1250.000,000, however. During the latter part of tbe day and night the Are brigades worked heroically, belDg terribly handicapped bv the lack of water supply. Extra fire guards have beeo detailed, and a regiment or soldiers Is prepared to render additional aid In tbe event of further disasters. L. W. White's Locals. An expert cutter, representing the well known house of Strnuse tfc Brothers, Baltimore, tbe celebrated Hleb Art Tailors, will be at the store of L. W. White on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 17Lb and 18th, with an hi tractive line of sprlDg samples representing a large assortment of up-to-date foreign and dent est lo woolens. Any one deslrlDg an elegant suit caD have his measure taken, and th*n superior workmanship, faultless fit and latest style will be guaranteed. When tbe high price of cotton Is considered these pricesseem very low: Prints from 4 to <H-?c, gingham* from 5 to 12%c, best percales al 10c, bleached long clot hx trom otol'ij^c, white cambrics from 8 to 12%c, cannon clo'th from 8 1-8 to 12%c, unbleacbeu homespuns from 5 to 8c. best leather ticking at 15c, shirting cbevlots from 8 13 to 10c, plaid homespuns from 5 to 8c, white lawns from 5 to 15c, lining cambrics still 5c a yard. A11,i be nt>ove will be found at the store of L. W. White. L. W. Wblte has already received large shipments of spring goods, and Is selliuir theqa very rapidly. They are very pretty aDd very cheap. All kinds of prints, madras, percale", piques, and mercerized goods. Call and see them. They are going fast. Li. W. White has Just received about two hundred barrels of flour, tbe most of It in wood, and is in good shape for supplying tbe trade. All kinds of farmers supplies can be found at L. W. White's. D.ol C. The Tacky Party to have been given Saturday evening has been postponed until Thursday evening, Feb. 18tb, 1904. , Latimer'** Seed. Senator Latimer's bag ol garden seed has been received; if you want a sample of tbem, ' sail wblle they last, tbey will go like bot lakes. MJK. vxeorge ouiuu, a iuuhi excellent man jf Athene was Id Abbeville a few days ago 3D a visit to some of tbe prettiest and best ] young ladles of Abbeville. : v.;": < . . . ! BURDEN OF BAD ROADS. Vast Expense They Annually Plaee 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. Mai-tin 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 those agricultural products, amounting in the United States to $1,000,000,000 annually nn torms thnt the dealer can afford to pay and the grower to accept, often reduces itself to a question of cheap and quick delivery; in other words, to a question of economical transporta tlon. 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 baul. 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 demonstration that it costs more to move a 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 111 kept roads amounted to more than could be realized for them afterward; whereas, If good roads on which heavy loads could be hauled had 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 consid erable. HIGHWAYS OF EUROPE. France Leads In System of Building and Maintenance. Two hundred years ago England had the worst roads in the world because the peasantry living on the roads alone were required to work them, says the American Asphalt Journal. In speakr lng of them Macaulay says "that a route connecting two great towns which have a large and flourishing trade xwith 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 bad been violently pulled down, until the troops had 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 ortk fniir plflfiQPfl nf UJ JL UU1U 1Mb 4V?u VawwMYM ? ? 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 of Importance. The national roads are paved like a street, having an average width of 52% feet The departmental roads are 50 feet wide, and the military and cross- i roads are of variable width. Plies of broken stone are placed at convenient distances, and a man is constantly employed in repairing each section. Concerning Side Ditches. 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 down the middle of the road, as Is frequently the case. Every road should i have side ditches, even one that runs straight down the side of a hill. The steepest 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 < gullies, which are a discomfort and perhaps dangerous In both wet weather . and dry. The water must not be suffered to run in the road, but must be made to run off the road. 1 Cities and Roada. One of the speakers at the good j ; roads congress at Buffalo maintained that if the tide of migration to our cities is to be turned it will have to be i dnno >w monns nf r.mik flint mnkf! PJ1SV 1 communication with the surrounding country. In that light the good roads i question takes on a new aspect. i " There is nothing to my mind more base than to cruelly treat,animals, who cannot answer, who cannot resent, who cannot avenge themselves, who cannot escape, and who, whatever their sufferings may be in many cases, Fire not able to utter a word about them. I don't know of anything p more base than the cruelty which we sometimes see shown to dogs and & horses." ti The place to eel what you want. Speed's ' Drug and Book Store. | bl Take Mil ford's Sarsaprilla for the blood. I . v. ;-'-v ' Vs." HIGHWAY BUILDING. Sfei IMPROVING EARTH ROADS WITH CLAY AND SAND. ' M dtiy Hoty to MI* and Apply Them to Se? (jot care the Bent Renalti?The L?e oi ee^' M Ron?l Machlnen In Building The*e Rel HiKhwayn. ed t In an interesting address delivered at the Greenville (Mich.) good roads con- beu vention Fraak F. Rogers, C. E.. had one the following to say regarding the im- ^ proveiuent of earth roads: iar If you must always have an earth mu, road and cannot get gravel or stone at a reasonable cost, put clay on the sand ?ect stT6 and sand on the clay. When these be- w?i come suitably mixed, they will form a {V^? sort of Imi'dpan, making a very good Fer road surface at most seasons of the year. Of course, the clay is good when -et hard and dry and the sand quite passable when tin? weather is so wet that rod nobody wants to travel, but to secure a medium earth road, good the great- in r est number of days in the year, that it . ^ is possible to make it. this is the best Hbh method that we can prescribe. ' It should be borne in mind that nel- Do< Viai* ia rorv rrnrifl lintil WHJ UUVX oon suitably mixed, and clay should be ap- froi plied to sand in a manner to secure *hi that mixture as speedily as possible be* and vice versa. , lese Decide on the width of a given road ha* between ditches?say twenty to twen- ftDd ty-four feet not much narrower and bnv not much wider. These are economical sa? widths, and the lack of uniformity In eav this particular is one of the greatest evils of our lack of system in road con building all over this country. Bring er> the road to a suitable crown from sfAj twelve to eighteen inches above the j*el side gutters. This, however, will have a to be varied to meet the special needs M of drainage for the locality, and should a> a large ditch be required on a narrow road it should be entirely outside- the regular gutter, which will protect the vehicles from the danger of tipping over. , Is To prepare the bed it may have to be ? 1 J 3 JJIUWCU LUWiUU LUC V-CJJLCl, UUU, 11. DV7, Jig do not disturb the old roadbed unless H absolutely necessary. After plowing, barrow thoroughly, take a road ma- ,v chine and shape the whole bed to a l5rf perfectly rounded shape and roll till ?n no more compacting Is possible with a y,ar roller weighing four tons or more. A tuc farm roller la of little use for this pur- ^ pose. hoc After the bed is properly shaped and rolled as described take a road ma- v chine and crowd enough earth to each ^ side of a central strip of such width as the it may be desirable to cover with clay or gravel. This being done, clay should be i be applied on sand to the depth of five l^? or six inches where no gravel is used u)e and to the depth of three or four Inches where a dressing of as much gravel can be placed upon the clay. After the clay is applied, it may be leveled with oati a road machine if well pulverized, or, ,>ri If lumpy, It may be leveled by first Pv( rolling to crush the lumps, then har- i? rowing till smooth, but In each case it er must be rolled till bard after a smooth surface has been, secured. , Where no gravel is used the clay must be covered with from one to two inches of sand by reversing the road i machine and crowding a little of the surplus sand from the sides to the center. This will prevent the roads W from becoming muddy at the first wet a spell. Jf a top dressing of gravel is used, it should be applied to the thin coat of clay immediately after rolling, then be bro.ught' to a true surface by the use of A road machine and rolled ' . till it is thoroughly compacted. If the weather is dry, the gravel should be kept sprinkled during the final rolling. When. sand is, used on clay, we usually secure as good results a^ by u putting clay in sand, for it does not always prevent mud when the ground is extremely soft A clay road should (Th always be well piked with good side s ditches, which must quickly take the water to its nearest natural outlet (Xb which in turn must always be so well kept as to take the water at once away from the road allowance. Sand qoc should be anDlied to clay after the picking is done, without forming any 2 Gj depression for its reception, as has been recommended for gravel. Sand should never be applied at a season of the year when a long dry spell is expected, but rather immediately before wet fall weather and winter sets in, Hoi so that by the next season It may be- 0n? come sufficiently mixed with clay to Kui produce the condition already referred to. The same practice should be em- q<x ployed when any considerable depth cen of loose gravel is applied to a clay soil OI1j with the expectation that travel will (*Pr make-it hard. ur The application of sand and gravel Peti o clay, as above described, can be done In layers, giving time for the first layer Ji to pack before the second is applied. jt It is often advisable to wait till the next fall before the second layer is applied, thus giving time to watch re- f suits and use Just the depth required to secure the best effect, as well as to L economize material. After all this is I done, we have not secured a permanent I road suited to heavy traffic, and we I Bhall be obliged to look to the better J " ? ' ??'J U?Alr(\n otAna frt 1 graues 01 gra vei uuu uiun.cn oiuu& w g produce any roads that may really be _= called permanent I The Care of Earth Roadi. Earth roads should be repaired, particularly in the spring and fall of the ? year, but the mistake of letting them take care of themselves during the ^ balance of the year should not be made. The greatest need of the com- ' h mon road in this country is daily or weekly care. A road receiving dally v attention will require no extensive re- ^ pairs and instead of becoming worse will gradually improve. It is minute 1 and frequent homeopathic treatment V that the earth road needs. T has Thomson Bro. Local*. fav Granulated sugar 18 lbs for SI. you Coffee S 1-3,10,12 1-2,15 centB per lb. wei Parched coffee 10,15 and 25 cents per pound, tud Rice 5 to 8 1-3 cents per lb. opp C. Sugar 20 lb /or SI. neij We will sell you a good tobacco for 28 cts kiu er pound. uaf( Shoes that are pood for 81.00, 81.25, 81.50, 82.00 j nrii !.50, 83.50 and 84.00. 1,1 "J A good hat for 81. a", Cheese 31b for 50 cents and full cream at ol Jat. " . ; ^ Get our prices on bicon, aud lard before " ' . I Ba farm ?**; LOWNDESVILLE. ?n from llie Seven Hill C'ifynn Rr lairtl by liilcmiluK Writer. | Lowudesvllie, S. O, Feb. K. 1901. J r. E. J. Huckubee went to Atlanta Mon- t to take a course in Druujlian's Bu?iDess| lege. He will be absent irom bume fori? ?rai months. r. Bolln Allen and his Utile son, Mae'ef 0 nberl, went to Audersoo W'eduendxy by _ ,aie couveyance ou business, and return- 5 he next day. _ there are grounds for the claim of scten! ni<rlculturaHKt? that freiz-s are very p etlclal to succeeding crops, ibentbenew c r that If upon uh will be very productive * . For (hree momhs there havei'een but r v lew nights that were not cold enough to g zt> tb? ground, sometimes it was troz<-n d, then not so much so II tbe rains had ^ n plentiful the freezes would have been i:h more severe. The absence of the usual and winter rains Is making Itsur relt lu drying up of some ol our wells lo thin iou, ami (lie lowering of water lu tne ami-. The Savannah river, the largest erway nearest u?, In lower perhaps lhau U ever been known to he. If. is Maid trial ferryman at both Harper'sun>J Tupker's ry .both of which.are run by wire, has at es much difficulty In carrying the flat 3S8 has frequently to rely upon his pole to the fl it over the saud bars, which are unnlly near the top of the water. In s;>noe he shoals, In which ordinarily but few is are to he seen, It Is said, that wllh a k a few feet long, upon which to cross le of the sluices, a man can cross the river, uany placet* without getting his feet wet. ever before has there been such a dem.and cotton seed hull wince they became a value l cow feed as there has been for the past nth lu this section. The only way in leb the local buyers (and there nave been T athers) bave been able lo get them at all, i to put their wagon In reach, and "first le was first served." As the bulls came n the mill they wer6 put on the nearest son till the owner's demand was satisfied, would pull out, and next in order would } iuppiled. The waiting wagons, Instead ol tenlng In number, have coustsntly. In- ft ined. Many who are needing them badly, o >ing become accustomed lo using tbepo, I not having made arrangements for other t r feed are somew.iat troubled, and will re to do without, as the same scarcity Is 1 to exist almost every where else. louds yesterday evening and last night e us wind, thunder and lightning and ? cb rain. . urlng the pnst week we had but two In- v iers. and but very few outgoers, and ev- , thing has been remarkably quiet?nothing r cial to report. [rs. Jennie Heard and ber daughter, Miss . jecca Heard, of Elberton, spent several J s with the family of the brother of the t, Mr. J. F. Harper, last week. Irs. J. 1% Latimer was at Anderson for a ' or two lasi week. Troupe. < .? ??. KING COTTON. Tbere to be a Revolution lo Southern AKricoltarMl Methods ? the Editor Press and Banner: [ave we entered on a new cpocb and is tbe ;n of cotton as "King" In southern agrilure lapsing Into desuetude? /ill tbe negro finally dlsapnear, as tbe 40 to >er cent, factor In our populations and lat.* ng elements ? a? be has done in New Engd, then lathe Middle States, then In "My rylaud" And tbe upper parallels of Old glnla, West. Virginia, Tennessee and Ken ky, and even Invading North Georgia and stern South and North Carolina to be suoi>ted by tbe ingress of the more thrifty I Intelligent whites of other cilmats, with Ins versus brutality, and the dense lgnorieof black Africa? fbere are we, as an agricultural people, rttng? Thef>e remarks are instigated by a versatlon recently held with Major Arir Parker, who tells me that he bad rented to 50 acres of first and second bottoms to ?negro men, wua pasturage privilege* iu slanted In corn and cotton as heretofore In lr shiftless habits, and that be. at tbelr relet, vacated tbelr leases and delivered back lr Healed contracts wltb the Latin ltJJuncr, "Vade In pace," (which the learned gents lared they understood.) They are now vlngout and opens to the white man for ~ la l these 50 acres of alluvial first and secI Flatwoods bottoms, to be sown in-sprlng h aud wheat or planted In corn and peas, >ther forage crops. Cotton le tabooed and hlblted. fhat next? 1 another oolamn, please And Mcjor Par's ad to which we call attention. .??. FOR SALE! .. m ' fi Iiy not Patronize Your Neighbor nd a Home Industry When the Product is as Good", Certainly; and Probably Better, and !j Price no Higher than the1 Imported ? !; Pea Vine Hay baled. Urab GraAfi Hay baled. Wbeait Hay baled. t In thedoiiKh and,almost equal to grain (qr feeding animals.) 45 acres pf Corn 8rover. (A. Hi'rooger forage tban bay.) 8 OOOBirod !es Prime fodder. e above was cnt and cared in the green tageand before front, nor did any rain , iall on it before being boused. Bushels Mexican Jnne ("urn. J eoniy corn which will surely mature on \ wheat or oat stubble, or when pianted ( lu June.) A lot of Home-Made Vinegar. id and sharp. Made purely from vegeta- 1 ? ble matter. t olden Bronze Toms (Gobleri-) for breeding. Dke of well broken and youug oxen. Canned BlacUberrle*. Canned Peaches and Apples. ^ Canned Tomatoes and Okra. Canned Tomatoes and Okra Soup. Canned Sausages (all pork.) 1 Squabs and Fresh Layed Eggs, lor the sick. aey in Sections, sealed and packed for a shipment. .-half blooded O. I. C. Obe?fer Pigs. 1 blooded O. I. C. Chester Pigs. No Name Cow Pras. Sorghum SugarCane Seed. >d pasturage lor a few bead of cattle at 50 ts per month. cres, more or less, Flatwooas bottom, sec- " bottoms end upland for rent for small ing( grain or corn arid peas. No cotton, ich Yam and Haytl, Eating and Seed Potatoes. 1 erkln Cotton Seed lor Planting. i LRTIIUR PARKER. ' in. 4, 1904. tf CAP^AT^nteres^OIN IN A HEGE IMPROVED LOG-BEAM I ! Ss AW MII.T.?! a a * ** A I I w with the ieacock-King Variable feed Works. IT CAN'T BE BEAT. Trite "The Machinery People" forprices _ N. H. GIBBES <aCO. J COLUMBIA, S. C. " ENGINES. BOILERS. COTTON GINS. THE OIBQCS PORTABLE SHINGLE MACHINE B ' ,, " /J r j t: 'here is advantage to any man who i the opportunity of (loins; you a p or, but there is no advautage to ftl i in receiving that favor as if you 5: re conferring the advantage. Grati- j e is as important to you as the ortunity of doing good to your| rhbor. A proper appreciation of, ~ dness not only develops and perpet?s kindness, but it is necessary and j ispen.-able in making a man of you, w enabling you to do like favors to H era. . ... j - , Ol *. , :ch rkurlale eelin everything you need on a 1 . Call and see him before you buy. ' 8P GREAT SALE OF EM-. BROIDERIES. -? We have on sale over two housand yards of Embroidry goiDg at the special prices f 5c, 10c and 162-3c. These ;oofls have just arrivrd, the lewest patterns out, and evry lady who has seen thein ironounces them the greatst bargains ever seen in Abeville. A. M. Smith & Co. Abbeville-Green wo od MU rUAL IWE ASSOCIATION. 'roperty Insured, $925,000. January 1st, 1904. [^/ RITETO OR CALL on the undersigned ** or to the Director of your Townshli jr any Information you may desire abom ur plan of Insurance. .We Insure yonr property against Heat no Ion by FILE, mmmt on uimni, nd do so cheaper than any Insnranoe Com iany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yoi hat ours Is the safest and cheapest plan o: nsurance known. r. R. BLASE, Jr., Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. C. r. FRASEB LYON, Pre*. ^Abbeville, S. C. BOARD DIRECTORS. 8. G. Major....... .?...Greenwood J.T. Mabry Cokesbnry W. B. Acker. ....Donalds W. B. Cllnkscales -Due West . T. L. FTaddon JLoog Cane I. A. Keller .......JSrnlibytile A. K. Wataon ....Cedar Spring A. M. Reld_J. ....Abbeville Townshl] W. W. Bradley - Abbeville CUy.' Dr. J. A. Ander?on Antrevllle H. A. Tennent :.LowndeevlUe A. O. Grant Magnolia J. R. Tarrant Calboun Mil a S. L. Edmonds ?.Bordeaux H. O. Harvey...- Walnot Grove W. C. MartlD. ....HodRes J D. Coleman - Corooaoa J. Add Calhoun-..-..._NlDety-81x J. M Payne Klnards ' J. B. Taylor Fellowship Joseph Lake -Pboenlx Rev. J. B. Muse.. Verdery J. H. Chiles, Jr Bradley J. W. Lyon Troy W. A. Cheatham .......Yeldell P. B. Caillson Caillson W. M. Oniz ? Klrksevg Caleb Walton ....?. Brooks Ahhovtlle. H C.. Jan. 18. 1904 Uunlor IIIelfdc Ilulllul a IllblVbt Have just received a fresh car load of Kentucky Mules, which are on exhibition at Hill's Stable, Abbeville, and Dunn's Stable, Donalds. uiij noyiuiiuiiun Books of registration oi the voters in the City of Abbe Mile will be open in tbe office of th< }Ierk of the City Council from Jan lary 13th, 1904, until April,5tb, 1904 nclusive. To entitle one to regi9tei he following is requisite: 1. The production of a certificate o egistration from the Board or Super 'isor of Registration of the County. 2. Residence in the city of fou: nontbt*. 3. Payment of all taxes assessec gainst applicant for fiscal year of 1903 JAMES CHALMERS, Jan. 4, 1904. Registrar. We have a splendid line oi lubber Coats and Macintosh' .1 it-i X- TL is tne very tning ior iuugu veather, come and get one. Thomson Bros. IK. BUI, WILDING CONTRACTOR And Dealer in Wire Fence. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Jan. 12, 1004. tl FOR SALE hhat unci of land known a? the LILA J. l norwood estate. bUuhIh Id the lalwoudH ol South Carolina, Abbeville Counr, aud conHlHtiog ol 560 Acres of Land, radically all of which Is under cultivation' 3d also Including two new tenant bouses :]d mables, all In good repair. For terms adree? JNO. S. NORWOOD, Dec. Itf, 1903, -It Dresden, S. C. lln<l?J<iu'N Loral*. yew spring goods. Ulnsbam's, percales liite goods, emurolderles, torchon lace*, ifco. addon's. Domestic. Goods. Tbo largest stock we have er handled. Bleached aud brown sheetings, eHChed and brown drillings, bed lickings, evott, Ac., just received at Haddon's. Black .dress goods. All Ibe latest/or early ring wear, at Haddon's. ? " ~ ~j~ , ; . . I Vegetables f ! to bring good prices must have i the ; rich in Potash i i ; V We wfll tend our books, givnf fall W*? \ mon^n about fhe tn anr fanner who * i < I writes for them. '! 1 QERHiAN KALI WORKS,1 New York-9# !(uui Street, or ^ Attala, ' | IwWMftMVVNWNmNIWWftWMMWWMVV^ * r ? We will sell you a sewing machine for cash or on the installment plan. Our prices ? are cheap and our machines are good. See us before you | buy. We can save you money ' Thomson Bros. - ^ - 'V;Ai * ' ' v."- :W-&*&$&&& >> . " ' r.i7 I . < : GOOD HOMES f ^ to exchange for Old, Wora-Ont Farms. I have several nice Houses in the City of Abbeville which I will give ia Si exchange for almost any old worn-opt . farm. If voii bave ho worn-out farm to- exchange, will sell to you on 60 or 100 veare time, with low rate of in tercet. I also offer the following farming p land for sale : 880 acres, five milee from Doe West and about. 7. .mile* from Abbeville, $7.00 per acre. 290 acres?$7.00 pet acre. 400 acres?$8.00 per acre. All theee lands are in the same neighborhood, are well improved and ha>ve good tenant hoaees. Will sell with Mnall cash payment and will give longtlmeon balance. ROBT. S. LINK. . i . t. - --i' ^ _ OUR DAILY BREAD . , . IS always fresh, light and palatable. We know bow to make It ]u?t right _ and heaviness or sourness is unknown v ia our wares. Oor rolls are as good is : , our bread, and tempt even the moat. jaded appetite at the breakfast table, It ia the custom for many' stores to :r: r have clearaooe sales at this season. , , * * We bave a clearance ! SALE EVERY DAY in the veer, and Btart each morning v r with a fresh new stock. We can send f you what you require in plenty of . . time for breakfast, no matter how early. r J. W. Breihahn, Proprietor. , -s' ,v_ . Abbeville Lodge No. 46, L 0.0. F. ' HTEETS EVERY THUB8DAY EVENING i AtX at 7:80 o'olock In Odd Fellows Hall. All brei hren, and visitors specially, are most cor dlally Invited to attend. L. A. SMITH, H. G. SMITH, \ M Secretary. Noble Grand. ? m FOR SALE. A COMPLETE SAW MILL OUTFIT ? Engine, Mill, Saw, Log Carte, Belt and all necessary 'fixture* for operating mill. I will 6etl this outfit cheap. For lurtber Information apply to J. F. BRADLEY, Jan, 12,1904. 2m? Troy, 8. C. \ NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. j The following in the law of this Slate : Section 176. Every entry npon the landa of another, after notice from the owner or tenant prohibiting the same, shall be a misdemeanor, and be punished by fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or Imprisonment wlibhard labor on the public works of tbe County not exceeding thirty days; Provided, That whenewerany owner or tenant of any lands (.ball post a notice In four consplcloaa places on the oorders of anv laud prohibiting entry thereon, and shall publish once a week for four successive weeks such notice In any newspaper circulating In tbe county where such lands are situated, a proof of tbe posting and oi publishing of such notice wltbin twelve months prior to the entry, shall be deemed and taken as notice conolnslve against tbe person making entry as aforesaid for huntlneand fishing." Having compiled strlotly with the above law any person entering upon my lands will be prosecuted and punished as above provided. W. A. Lomax. R. R. Tolbert. T. N. Tolbert. A. M. Tolbert, G. R. Tolbert. L. A. Miller. 8. R. Morton. J Y. Jones. . I. A. Keller. Deo. 22, 1908, tf. Special sale dress goods.?Some skirt length some shirt waist patterns, alt at % price for W. D. Barfcsdale sells the Richmond Qnano Co's fertilizers. Try a ton. ? ' Whites' store Is . undoubtedly the place to buy calicos. You can see there one thou Band or more different styles. ' y I * K 4