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" ; f , .. , CONGRESSMAN AIKEN. Makes His First Speech which was ' an Eloquent and Convincing Pre- \ sentation of a Worthy Cause. Mr Speaker . Early in the session I q hill nrnvidinp- fnr t.he nav- ! ment of salaries of $900 per annnm to ! rural mail carriers. The postmaster general in his report recommends that they be paid $750. which amount I think entirely inadequate. In discussing this question it is well ; to bear in mind the fact that there are j other considerations than that of the 1 mere money involved ; considerations which should claim the attention of 1 every member of this body, for they * touch not the carriers only but some 1 25,000,000 farmers who have the right 1 to expect fair treatment at our hands. 1 The rapid decline in the number of the more prosperous residents in the . country and the consequent increase 1 of population in our towns and cities 1 indicates a most unhealthy condition ! in our industrial policy, a condition which, if not altered, must lead to \ grave consequences. ' ~ 1 1f alflton af fKi'o Hqtt I J. I1C lUtClll^CUV VI VU19 UUJ , whether on the farm, in the store, in * the factory, or whatever may be his 1 vocation, wants to be ever io touch 1 with the public pulse and wants to enjoy at least a portion of the comforts 1 and conveniences of life. In too many instances, rather than lead a life of isolation and have his family and himself deprived of so many of the conve- J niences and even necessities of these ; days, the rural citizen will leave his 1 home, place his lands in the hands of ' improvident and irresponsible tenants, ' and move to the towns and cities where 1 better advantages are offered. ' This is no ejageration ; it is but the I nlain truth. I have seen some of the ( most intelligent and thrifty rural communities of my own State broken up, and I have seen the congestion of our towDs and cities, small as they are, and the cause is usually traceable to dispo* sition to get away from tbe loneliness and the lack of educational facilities of the country and to seek the conveniences which the towns afford. It is a principle so well understood that I need scarcely repeat it, "that our prosperity may be measured largeby the productions of our soil." This, in the last analysis, is the foundation of wealth, and anything that contri +? ? a nnntonfod nriH nrnsnfirntlft rural population contributes to the wealth of the nation. ( That man will be fortunate and a 1 benefactor indeed who can devise any 1 measure of public policy that will con- ' tribute to the contentment and pros- 1 perity of that portion of our people 1 who till the so'l and whose labors con- 1 tribute so largely to the wealth of our 1 country. The agriculturists of the ' United States constitute practically t one-half of our entire population, and if this government can afford to send ' armies and navies to right the wrongs 1 of the Cubans and the far-away Filipi 1 nos it can certainly afford to make a j reasonable annual allowance to carry ' the mails to our own people. (Ap- * plause.) " " ( Personally I am in favor of spending ! the money at home, amongst the peo- ' pie who pay the taxes, support the 1 government, and fight the battles of 1 the country, and whom we are sent , here to represent. (Applause.) Only 1 a few generations have passed-since our : Southern States were aottod all over 1 with attractive and hospitbble homes, k surrounded by all that could possibly 1 add to the comfort and pleasure as well as the education and refinement of ' their owners. 1 That was a population representing V. IAPf r? orrraa nf <-?rrnTT7f Vl infT A kUC UJgUgOUUVgiV/U V* v * VI J Wkvw.. 1 able in citizenship. These were the homes of virtue, intelligence and pa- 1 trioism, and from them came young ( men whose wisdom, courage and devo- 1 tion to duty made them worthy and v eminent citizens of the republic- But 1 with the rapid advancement in the j modes of travel, the facilities for the spread of information through the | towns and cities, life in the country became, in comparison, slow and irksome. 1 People on the farm felt that they > were not keeping step with the progress of the age iu which they were living. The result is that.many of these splendid country homes have been deserted, and we are losing the benefit of a good part of that honest, virtuous and strong 1 population that a wholesome and atr tractive country life always furnishes. (Applause.) All thesurplus wealth of the country 1 is to-day concentrated in the cities and lfirott towns. We should offer everv in ducement for the educated man to en gage in the honorable and happy pursuit af agriculture. We want him to have every convenience of the town 1 that it is possible for him to have and all the encouragement the postoffice and agricultural departments can possibly give him to put farming on as sound scientific and financial basis as are the other vocations. (Applause.) I do not advocate paternalism on the part of the governmegt, but I do say that the eovernment should lose no opportunity of granting the demand of rural districts, when those demands 1 are based on justice and are simply in line with such as have been granted to more populous sections. In South Carolina, realizing the necessity for making country life more attractive, the legislature at its last session passed an act providing free rural public school libraries. Another act along the same line gives one or more scholarships annually in Clemson College, one of the best : institutions of its kind in this country, to each county of the State, exclusively for students desiring to take 1 the agricultural course. i In national legislation the rural free delivery is a great step in the right ?' direction, but it is yet in its infancy. It needs much enconragement and intelligent study to perfect its methods. The pay of the carriers should be such;as to insure the best and most painstaking |service. It should be enough to induce educated and ambitious men, who will endeavor to imprtve and perfect the service, to compete for the positions. The rural earners should be raid sufficient salaries to avoid the necessity of these good men being compelled to do an express and post-parcel business, and of being reduced almost to the level of hucksters and peddlers to enable them to make ends meet. The postoffice department was never intended as a moneymaking institution, but is for the convenience of the neonle. All its machinery necessary should be used to make the delivery of mail in the country as nearly like the freo delivery in the cities as possible. With the result accomplished we can go to our homes conscious of having done some little measure of justice to the most neglected of all our people. But let us consider the question for a moment from a financial standpoint, though I contend that this solely is not a proper standard of measurement. Referring to the report of the postmaster general, we find that for six months?January and June of 1903 inclusive?the average monthly can cellation of postage stamps on eacn route was $11.22, and the average pay received by the carriers $49.78. B If*, ' It is stated of good authority that the mail received by the patrons on these routes has been incrrased several hundred per cent since their es ablish-! Bi ment. Is it not reasonable to suppose I t?umnn<]iMie inorpoop in in!lil I LlltlU tills licaivuuvuo ??iv?vmwv ? received is due, in large measure, to ^ the establishment of the rural delivery j system? And if due to this system, '^j should it not be considered a part of.' the earning capacity of the system ? ^ The total cancellation of stamps for ^a mail collected on the rural routes 8t luring the period referred to on 48, 354,390 pieces amounted to S949.04S, or fll 22 per month for each carrier, is se but a small part of their earnings, if n( you consider that 303,498,128 pieces ta tvere delivered l>y them in the rural at iistricts during the so e period?something like six times more than was aI lelivered during a like period under h{ the old system. > j If the carriers receive credit for a s|( just proportion of the cancellations on al account of increased delivery it can m readily be seen that they are at least ^ self sustaining, if not a source of revenue There is one omer niiauumi jj. feature which we should bear in mind DI in passing. This increase of communi- Jj. 2ation between country and town 1111- U| ioubtedely increases commercial ^ transactions and results in profit to the towns- The cities and towns are svell compensated for any tax for the C purpose. I The good people living in the coun- ej try deserve as much consideration at the hands of the government as these te ivho live in the towns and cities. Mil- t lions are voted annually for the w improvements of rivers and harbors. Other millions are sought for ship subsidies and others for special fast mail trains between large cties. Why ^ jannot a reasonable amount be appro- ' priated for the improvements of k country life and in .aid of scientific farming? (Applause.) The country, where lives many of the best of our population, the great * storehouse from which our cities must iraw new blood, after the inevitable lecline that comes to all overcrowded sections, should be made as aitractive , is the city. At least a portion of the mliJnh nntp'flnWS into the DOOU wcaicii r?uvu K loas sections should be retained in the ^ jountry by the intelligent and indust- p rious farmers; and it should be the policy of the government, within reasonable bounds, to use every offort ? to induce them to remain there in con- jv tentment. Let us return specifically to the cause 3f the carriers. The city carriers are . paid $1,000, $800, and $600, xespectively ind where it is necessary they are furnished a conveyance, or $300 *' i lieu of a conveyance. They walk the streets of a wellpaved city and are it no expence for they own mainteaance. It is seldom that he resigns; ? ance the position is secured he grows ^ ;ray in the service, How is it with the rural carrier? He ? is paid only .fouu, anu uc ia to furnish his own horse, buggy, har- p aess at a cost of about $150 or $300 to 3tart with. This outfit must necessarily be replaced with a new one at the end three years. Those who are informsd know that 17 miles a day the year round, or 25 miles every other day is the full capacity of a good roadster, and when driven more than this a horse seldom lasts for more than about two years. The carrier must pay out about $140 a year for horse feed, repairs to vehicles and harness and shoeing horses., It can be safely asserted that he ca must pay out a capital J300 per year, 0l which leaves only $300 for his services 8l and with which so maintain himself jn and family. Contrast, if you please, the difficul- ^ ties of his service wi'h those of his fellow-carrier in the city. His round ar 01 2D or <5U miles Iliuab UC xxiauv/ v t vi j | day, over roads often almost impass- w able. In sweltering August and freez- ^ ing January he must trudge over the a same dreary route, braving the danger ag of crossing swollen streams, meetir g highwaymen, numerous other possible a attendant dangers. And for what? ,] For the pitiful sum of $300. But some will say that the people re are anxious for the places even at the iD price. Granted that they are. It does not justify a parsimonious policy on ^ the part of the government, and, above w all things, an unfair discrimination f against him. There is no justice in this parsimonious treatment. We gn should provide more liberally for q those overworked and underpaid r public servants. (Applause.) Is there any wonder that our ru al * carriers frequently resign? In South Carolina alone about seventy have resigned in the two or three years that l the system has been in operation chere, while in the United States something fiC like 19 per cent of the whole number ? employed resigned in a single year. . Mr. Speaker, no employer on this . floor cares to pay less for work than . fair, living wages. Surely we ought not willingly take advantage of the extremity of the poorer carriers, who must work to ,' support themselves and families, even if it is for a mere subsistence, when we ,. are generally so liberal in our appro'p- * riations for public services, past and present. The rural free delivery has long since ? passed the experimental stage; it has the approval of our best citizens, et North and South, as no other public . measure has, It is time we are begin- fV ning to look on it as a reality and give . it adequate support, for in no other * way are the people's taxes re&urneu . more directly to them. As stated, my bill provides $900 per D( annum for the pay of each rural carrier. ^ It is not graduated for the reason that P1 the greatest expense is incurred on 1(.J entering the service; and even this amount will not put him on equal ** footing with the city carrier. (Loud , applause on the democratic side.) ^ THE ? Caldwell {* Cotton te Si Planter. ic This Planter Is unlike any other planters, as It drops the seed in hills at regular dls- C? tances apart.. You can space 8.12,16. 24,32, 04 Inches. Any ^ other planter now In use takes from V/i to 2 bushels seed per " acre, with this planter ot ONE BUSHEL SEED WILL PLANT j THREE TO FOUR ACRES. A This Is the first ad vantage, the next Is, that you do not have p, to chop out the cotton, as the * plants are properly and ac- ei ."In =??no<l ?hon lt\BV Ol CUIttlOIy opavwu n M?*. - w oome up. You can also regu- q, late the quantity of seed to the i bill by very simple devise. OI This planter is also an excel- pi lent PEA and SUGAR CANE ol planter. m SAVES SEED. SAVES TIME w SAVES LABOR. Testimonials from the most "" successful planters 1 a the State and county. Abbeville Hardware Co. Everything In Hardware. OJ ... i REV. CHAKLES FEIEND. plovcd Ps*Htor Le??ve* for n New Field nir rubor ? Pleasant Words fur Abbeville hii<1 Ifer People. ilitor Press and Bauner : May I trepass once more upon your intl consideration? I have a word two to express to the people of bbeville, county and town, as we keour departure after a delightful ay amongst them them. My people of Long Caue and Little ountain, have greatly endeared them Ives to us by their unremitting kind;ss and consideration. For hospility, cordiality, aud sympathetic tentions, none can surpass them, is a privilege to seve them in pulpit id as pastor. My brother Shive is to i congratulated on such a charge, have buried their dead, visited their r;k. nreanhed as faithfully as I could. id, iu short, striven in every way in iy power to instruct aud comfort lem. Now, I confidently affirm, that lere are but few Churches anywhere, resenting grander possibilities than lese. God help pastor and people to uite heart aud hand iu developing lis divine work! Hince November we have found a t?me in one of your families aud re;ived from that large family connectn, such a welcome as ouly few ever ctend to strangers, As to the charming hospitality exuded us by great numbers ol your wn's people, I can only say that i as as suprising and unmerited as it as gratefully received by us. Permit me to say that Abbeville is i unusually attractive place for resimce or business. I was in active tivMvtAw/tial lifo f/v*" *?na rc It Anna T >LLJ lucitiat inu JVSI juaio, uvuw .* new somthing of business uud its ltlook. The stores are attractive, id prices very reasonable. Never ere more polite and considerate and ir dealing merchants. The young men of the place, prove 1 close inspection, to be remarkably ee from dissipation, a valuable asset any community. I was favorably impressed with your radeu School, and it is with pleasure lat I endorse Rev. Williams and his jllege for Negroes. ' Your homes, your ministers of the >spel, your public men and officials, )ur sidewalks and streets, your lurches, all attract the strangers eye, id all deserve praise. Your unsurpassed Winter climate lould lead, and by proper advertising ould lead, I am sure, scores of well-tod people from the North to Winr hoVo T am nnnfiHanf, of t.hifl Mr. Editor, I must have your paper; ud it, please, to us at Belle Haven Va. ny Abbevillian will find a hearty elonme at our at our Manse. Our ble will stretch ! We were strangers id ye took us in, not in the formal, ?artless way of the many, but in your ;vn large-hearted, bip-souled way. ods' blessings upon Abbeville, counand town, is our prayer. Yours cordially, Charles Friend. LOWNDESVILLE. ewN from the Seven Hill Cily us Related by IntereNtlng: Writer. Lowndesville, S. C.,March 2S, 1904. Dr. A. B. Harris, of Anderson S. C., iue down Wednesday, aud went it iuto the couutjr to hold a con iltation witn jjr. i\ u. ?urKpatrtcK, regard to one of the. latter'slpatients. Mr. A. Avery, of Anderson, was in lis place Wednesday, on business. Wednesday evening, between six id seven o'clock, a very dark cloud orth of us, made us feel as if we ould be glad to have a cyclone pit andy, that we might get into it at moment's notice. Think and argue i we may, at such times we feel iaky. A good many onlookers were lore or less uneasy, for fear that the oud would come over this place. It Dwever, soon passed by and we were lieved. A short time afterwards, a hone message from Antreville, said lat a great deal, and very large hail ad fallen there, with much rain and iud. We had some wind, and a little >in. Mrs. B. C. Kay, after spending imetime with her daughter, Mrs. W. . Tennant, in Atlanta, came back a w days ago. Little Rozella Bond, who is about ur years old, is unfortunate as to her ms, last year she fell and broke one ' ber arms, and a week or two ago, le fell and broke the other. Mr. H.J. Armstrong, went to Andertn on business, several days ago. Mr. G. VV. Speer, of Monterey, was sre on Thursday, and again yester\y. He cannot come to often, as he always gladly welcomed by his lauy friends here. Dr. J. B. Britt, of Widemans, came p Thursday to attend to some prossional business. Miss Allie May Fennel, went to it. Carmel Friday, to speud a while ith friends in that place. Mr. J. L. Jones, went to Mt. Carmel riday to pay his sister Miss Bessie jnes, who is so plesantly remember 1 here, a few days visit. A few days ago, Miss Vera Allen "ought to the writer a water-fowl, latisnot often seen in these parts e., a coot. It is quite a common one i the sea-coast. They are said to be )le to fly .considerable distances at ame, but when they reach, by what leans are not yet clearly known, aces this far inland they seem to >se their ability to fly. The one )ove spoken of was picked up by Mr. erry Allen near his home. Dr. Jno. O. Wilson, Presiding Elder this South Carolina Conference Disict, Cokesbury, came in Saturday lorning, and at the close of the 11:30 . M. preaching service, he held the cond quarterly conference for this large, for this year. On yesterday, ie Doctor again occupied the pulpit i the Methodist church, at 11:30: at ie close of the services he adminisred the Sacradment of the Lord's uouer. toa large number of communi in Is, and preached sgain atS:00. P. M. Mr. E. J. Huckabee, who ha9 been i a business college in Atlanta, for the ist two months, was taken sick, and ime home Saturday night. Mr. D. L. Barnes went to Prattville la. last week, will remain there for week or two, will then go to several her places before he returns. Mr. T. B. Clinkscales, of the Fork, tended the preaching services, 11:30. . M. at Methodist church, yesterday. While other sections are being rented by their respective correspondits, as to the condition and prospects ' the "political pot" in some of the ewspupers ; ours is quietly sitting f in the corner, possessing its soul in itience, awaiting events, and letting Lbers chunk up the tire and stir the lixture, and when the mess is done ill bestir ourselves and take a hand. Troupe. DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, FFIOE UP-STAIKS ON MoILWAIN Dorner, Abbeville, 8. O. - . /. r - ?vr^!s?' yr '-. . ' ' "v . L. W. WHITf ? - >->. nt _ Are JSow Filled, to uveriit Spring and Su 1 . In extent, variety and beauty his present Stock exceeds anything he has ever offered heretofore. Dress Goods oV?r>TTm iri nil t.hfi latest Cll V OUU vv U AAA vv^ w? _ fabrics, Voiles, Eoliennes, Crape de Paris, G-ranites, Mohairs, Batistes, and a great many others. ! White Goods were never seen in such endless variety. All the daintiest designs and most beautiful fabrics in Mercerized goods are to be found. All the ladles of t spectfully Invited D i\ ew uoous. xj store ? L. W. Gives Health, Vigor and Tone. | WM. H. PARKER. Herblne is a boon for sufferers from anes-i i 1^17171) P rola. By 11* use the blood Is quickly regener- r AKlVCiK Gt ated and the color becomes normal. Tbe _ drooping strength Isrevifred. The langunr Is lli._-._- aaJ Hah diminished. Health, vigpr and tone predom-i HTinrnPuv Him lifm Inate. New life and happy activity results.; AlllUIUiYi vUU Mrs. Belle H. Shlrel, Mlddlesborough, Ills, * ,,J ?14 ' Hfflno on LA writes: "X Dave Deen irouoiea whu uvci i complaint and poor blood, and have found ABBEVILLE SC nothing to benefit me llfce Herblne. I hope _ fl tf never to be without It. I have wl?hed that I War 4. i?y?. u had known of It In mv husband's lifetime." 1 50c. Sold by O. A. Mllford. ___ _ __ _ rnp c The fast young man Isn't always the one A JL V k. who gets there. . ? I Why not Patronia Invaluable for Rheumatism. and a Home Indu I have been suflerlng for the past few years n a * i r with a "Severe attacfejof rhjBcmatlsm and found Product IS as U that Ballard's Sn^TUfffiment was the onb mmI Prnhnhlv thing that gave me?&tlsfacMon aDd tended to anu rruuauiy alleviate my pains. March 24th. 1002, John C. Price no H Oegnan, Klncman, Ills. 25c, 50o and $1.00. i .. Sold by C. A. Mllford.^ ! the Imp Kleptomaniacs will take anything but : _ ? v,n. Ho Jokes. ' Pea Vlne ,, ! Crab Grass H Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured. ! "Wheat Hay I William Shaffer, a brakeman of Denmlson, (Cut lo the dough and ? Ohio, whs confined to his bed for several ' ;or feed log weeks with Inflammatory rheumatism. "1 45 acres of Ct used many remedies," he says. "Finally I (A stronger fori sent to McCbw'k drug store for a bottle of onnn unnrfips I Chamberlain's Pain Balm, at whloh time I ?J:. M, ?? fl was unable to use band or foot, and In one C^he apove was cm, ? week's time was able to go to work as happy stafc e and be.ore rros as a clam." For sale by C. A. Mllford, Abbe- fall on it oe 10re vllle. H. M. Young, Due West. Bushels Mex {Theouly corn which r wheat or oat atubbl Proper Treatment of Pneumonia. lD Jl Pneumonia is too daDgerous a disease for -Golden-Bronze Toms (( anyone to attempt to doctor himself, although 2, Yoke of well broken 1 be may have the proper remedies at hand. A Canned Biackberi physician should always be ca led. It should Canned Peaches e be borne In mind, however, that pneumonia Canned Tomatoes always results from a cold or from ao.attack Canned Tomatoes of the grip, and that by giving Chamberlain's Canned Sausages Cough Remedy the threatened attack of pneu- SauabB and Fresh monla may be warded off. This remedy Is H forth* also used by physicians In the treatment of ?n captions s pneumonia with the best results. Dr. W.J. Ia BhjpI] Smith, of Sanders, Ala., who Is also a drng- i ?ine-half blooded O. L ( glt-t, sa.vs of It: "I have been selling Cham- j k'uii blooded O. I. C. Cfa berlaln's Cough Remedy and prescribing It In Sorghum Sugi my practice lor the past six years. I use It In > nasturage lor a f cases of pneumonia and have always gotten I f,Br month the best results." Sold by C. A. Mllford, Ab- .an acr2i more or less J bevllle. H. M. Young, Due West. ! Zd b^'tWrnB and up' | i(sprlng( grain or corn a It takes a college professor on a small aal ' \ TJT^TTTIT? ary to educate the people how to deal with ainu.i'xii great financial problems. Jan. 4,1904. tf % Why Use Many Words to Tell Y< $ Jj The Best i i FERTILIZER % On Earth ? I? ARE .MADE BY ? ^ ? ^Ti -W-W -i r* _ iT""* c* Y*.?nb ? 1 lite v u g 0 Chemical Co. * ? ? They have the Best Facilities, use the Best Materi ^ and maintain the highest reputation foi evenness and value of'theii * 9L U/ye Virginia-Carolina CKenti ?? ?oc>rrkV ?S r J L'llAJKJU&siviif ? w, ' " TV*-.- "--.VT ; -i' .... p I i's stores! >wing- with the Choicest < \ mmer CjoodsJj Never before has there been a " finer display of Wash Fabrics, fine Scotch Zephyrs, Ginghams, Percales, Madras, Piques, Lawns, Ba tistes, Muslins, etc., etc. \ We cannot begin to do justice to our Stock ofEmbrioderies and Laces. We have tnnro nf thPQA than we have IIAV/Jk V Vf* VMVMW y ? , , ww _ ever offered before and prices are astonishing low. he county are reto call and see our argains are in or all. WHITE. WM. P. GREENE I ge8t cough Syrup. PD rrwr ^ Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Ottawa Co., UtvUiJlll L. Xanana, writer "Tblg Is to nay that I have n m used Ballapd^TIorehound Syrup for yea-8, llaaa lilln and that I do ttCflhesltate to recommend It an ilSEiinrS aL Law the best cotfgtut^rup I have ever used." 25c, UiVilvll Ml nl 50o.si.00. Soiaby C. A. Mlltord. W RANGR. ?? * ? iittft parot.tna . A woman without, a streak of Jealousy Id her make up la like an engine without steam. ^ . y _ f CUBED CONSUMPTION. ; A I li^ ? Mrs. B. W. Evans, Charwater. Khd.. wrl'es: | % L\ liPi ' "My husband Jay slofc for three months. The doctors said be ba/qulcfc consumption, we procured a bol tie m Hal lard's Horebound Svrup. and It cu/ed mm. That was six years ago 5e YOUr INeignDOr and since tlcjMW^ave always kept a bottle whan thp the bouse. We cannot do without Jt. For . ' .. . 1 'i osi. rfln a"J " "v" """ cou^ms ana coius it uu? uu <-Suoi. ? iood, Certainly and Sl.OO. Sold by C. A. Mllford. Better, and ' ?? ? igher than Telegraph wire of galvanized iron is orted ? much better to bang clothes on iu win ter than rope, as the clothes will not ba|ed freeze to it. Have it hurnr by a liners halerf man aU(^ will never 4- give," no mat)a,ed ' ter what the weather may be. iimost equal to grai CreakiDg shoes can be made noiseless animals.) by soakiDg the soles in linseed oil; turn a email quautity into a pan or plate >r|me Fodder an(1 'et BO'es 9ta,)d in it for twentynd cured in the gret four hours. This treatment will also t. Dor did aDy ruin render them waterproof. being boused. lean June torn. ? will surely mature on ?J- WS- M e, or wneu umuieu ___ r; ? ? uaiveri & jaicsies 3oblerf>) for breeding and young oxen, rieR. . ? Headquarters for ? ind Apples. andOkra. . _ ,,, ("idp?".)&>ap White Hickory Wagons Layed.Eggs, ealed and paoked fo Owensboro Wagons, 2. Chester Pigs. _ _ n .rs^s*. Bock Hill Buggies, ew bead of cattle at 50 'latwoodfl bottom, sec- SUHlDlBr BllfifffiCS, and for rent lor small 88 " md peas. No cotton. , PARKER. Cheap Buggies, Unwuftoa Tonrnh^fl. ftt.ft. ~ ? UilllXCOP) WVWWJ ?... T, , ? Calvert & Nickles. )u inat 4 Feb. 24, 1904 tf ? ills a J 3 fi Ji [BOOKS OF REGISTRATION OF 2 ii the voters in the City of Abbe$ vilie will be open in the office of the ? j Clerk of the City Council from JanJ.I.2^.2^ 2 uary 13th, UIlt'' APr'' 5th, 1904, ^^ ^ ^ mrti"oivo To entitle one to register p __ <A the following is requisite: \a 1. The production of a certificate of registration from the Board or Supervisor of Registration of the County. gk 2. Residence in the city of four 2 months. ^ 3. Payment of all taxes assessed als, against appllcan t for fiscal year of 1903. r tIl # J JAMES CHALMERS, ' Fertilizers.- 2 Jan. 4, 1904. Registrar. $ d 2 Dk. S. F. Kiillngsworth. Dr, C. S. Latimer -t ^' mr t il 2 ..nrkjin-Ai-th lr T/lf { ||)I1. G2LJL V/Ut ^ miiiubnxuou w , ^ DENTISTS. If you want your dental done at home Bee or write to us. I -? ?? ;; i ""i Vegetables | * * J ?~ f>4tfA _ r'' | TO Dnng gouu priced must ???v ^ rich in" Potash i tit_ ?^11 i-a?/l rt?tr V?/v^V?. civrnc full inioiV ' ' ' J rrc WM v"' o o ?.7.- 'KLr"Bf.H?i mation about the subject, to any fanner who V . ; writes for them. GERnAN KALI WORKS, of New York?98 Xumi Street, or . ' ^ j Atlanta, Ga.?tt'/i 8?. Broad W. TO TONE l/P the system some good medicines should be taken occassionally. The humftn :.j3 strings become loose and may be'lightened by any of the several good tooica which form part of oar stock of ! DRUGS AND MEDICINES. DM.in.no nnn hoofl a favrtrtta?nnm<*> X Ciuapo J VU MM V V ta . w. ... thing which you used andfoandef* ;/ fective. It is sure to be her? and 0^?#Esj the right price. P. B. &PBED. RYDALES, TONIC A New Scientific Discovery ; I for the ? 1 klFHVFft - ' i DLVVU anu riLKTK.utv^ It purifies the blood'by eliminating the tvaste matter and other impuritiesdestroying the germs ofc microbes , that . infest the blood. It builds up the ^>lood ." / by reconstructing and multiplying-thte red . : corpuscles, making the blood rich and red. It restores and stimulates the neir^.' ' jV causing a full free flow of nerve force throughout the entire nerve system, 'jfevffif-j speedily cures unstrung nerves, nervous* -S&i ness, nervous prostration, and kll other- vjwj diseases of the nervous system. RY DALES TONIC is sold under a tive guarantee. Trial size 50 cents, family size lift# V ? MANUFACTURED BY Thp Pjidirfil Remedv ComMJiy. - HICKORY. H. O. " " r ' ? C. A. MILFORD. NEARLY EVERY FARMER! , NEEDS A , TORT^LE^raNB gjjggj auHpHPHi^^ Hi 96QwKp9lw^ - ' J^tii .. -y v;^ THE "AJAA" m Is the one to nse. "The Machinery People" will be glad to send catalogue and name * -<f< price on application. W. fif. GIBBERS ?L CO., % I. COLUMBIA. S. C. ; ? Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Cotton Ginning Machinery, Etc. . ; The gbbca Portable Shloqle M?chi? i r. giennI Anticipating the Rise In Prices Bought ' Heavily?Is Selling Many Articles i at Old Prices?Others at Less than the Present Whole sale Cost. At Glenn's?425 bbls. all wheat Soar In barrels or sacks. less than mill cost. At Glenn's?2,000 bu. com, SOO bn. meal, bay, bran and shorts. j'V'O At Glenn's?1.500 gal. syrup and molasses, K<j to 40o gal. by bbl. At Glenn's?4,000 lbs. sogar bbls., 100 lbs. and 25 lbs. sacks. At Glenn's?2.000 lbs. coffee, green and roasted, ^ "Glenn's Fancy" 1 lbs. pkg. 13o. At Glenn's?Pratt's catt'e, poultry powder* and lice killer, salt brlok or rock salt, At Glenn's?Garden and field seed, Bliss seed Irish potatoes. At Glenn's?1,000 lbs. tobacco, good tobacco 5 pigs, to lb. 27%c lb. by box. At Glenn's?Shoes from the best S8.50 shoe down to the best 31 shoe. . At Glenn's?Clothing, $12 salts for 810, same cut In prices all suits. At Glenn's?Pants, men's 50c to$8, boys'25c to SI, overalls. .j At nisnn's ?Thousands of yards cloth at prices below present market. At Glenn's?Farm tools, plows, boes, shovels, rakes, collars, padB, do. .. .j At Glenn's?Guano, acids, kalnlt and cotton seed meal. Tbe merchant who did not use cash and nerye ' before tbe advances Id tbe markets can't offer any low prices. Glenn la In position to protect you. J. R. GLENN. d . Abbeville Lodge No. 45, L 0. 0, P. J Meets every Thursday evening ' at 7:30 o'clock in Odd Fellows Hall. All ' brethren, and visitors specially, are most cor , dlally Invited to attend. L. A. SMITH, H. G. SMITH, Secretary. Noble Grand. muscles sore. joints painful? rheumatism. Sore Muscles or painful joints may mean . an approaching attack of rheumatism. el- i 'i""'" mi r.iniment. rubbed on the affected parts will relieve the P?ln and soreness, and prevent rheumatism. Elliotts Emulsified Oil Liniment Is a satisfactory rubbing Liniment for all soreness, stiffness and lameness of Joints or muscles. C. AMUfora ..