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* The Abbeville Press and Banner. | BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1904. ESTABLISHED 1844 || THE DAI Poking Fun at C The Anderson Daily Mail always writes good humoredly and is ever entertaining, but when it proposes to make a joke at Charleston's expense it takes the cake. Poor old Charleston ! What has the good old city don^ that it should be patronized by a country editor at the foot hills of the Blue Ridge ? The idea of a country editor assuming to encourage the citizens of the old town who are fan ned by the sea breeze, is funny enough, but when a rural A MWAnf mofmnnlifftn euilUi cuuuioci a ^icav ujguvj/vi.v^newspaper like the News and Courier, a horse would laugb, if he read the piece. ? Of course no man of kindly nature would deprive Charleston of the pleasure of reviewing her glorious past, even if she reminds us of things which are past and which were glorious. For degenerates who occupy deserted halls or live in the shadow of their monuments to departed greatness there is no pleasure which equals the contemplation of the distinction of their ancestors. Who will deprive good, though innocent citizens, of the thought that pigmies may spring from giants. Except for the kinship, how would we recognize the likeness between a weakling and greatness ? It would indeed h*? wicked to make snort of weaklings at a time when others are heroes in the strife. Instead of poking fun at Charleston, and instead of glittering generalities, why not be silent on the subject of former greatness or say nothing about it? What has Cearleston done to develope the State ? Please name some of the glorious achievements of the city at which the Anderson Mail is poking fun ? Has that city invested anything to build up the town ? If so, what was it? Didn't the city fight against the progress that would bring the iron rails to the water? Was not that ffght organized in the interest of the old drays? Didn't Charleston cling to the horse car, and oppose the electric car ? Did not Charleston invest great sums of money to build up other States ? Willi an 01 ^nanesion s ODSirucuve methods, what lias she achieved, ex cept to delay the irresistable progress, which must yield to the demand. "There is," says the Daily Mail, "nothing for auydody, iu or out of Charlesion, to feel ashamed of or to make sport of." Charleston will, of course, see the irony of this statement. It is indeed a clean city that hat nothing in it for which good people may feel at-hamed. Shame is a relative term, or an indefinite or indescribable sensation. Some people glory in their shame as seen by others Others parade their sha;ue by a shame less exhibition. In Charleston, we have no doubt, there i9 a division of sentiment on some subjects. The blind tigers of th(city are no doubt proud of their achivements in defying the Jaws o! the State. A number of good citizens are pleased, and a number of fairlygood people iu and out of Charleston, no doubt feel more or less indignant that a rebellious ciiy should allow its citizens to violate the law with impunity. "Talk Charleston!" Oh, yes; talk Charleston, when there is anything commendable to talk about, or wheu the old city has taken one single step in the march of progress. Towns, like people, with a record iu the past, are not the progressive towns or the active business men of the time. It has been said that a few first class funerals are the best things for old towns. Whenever towns with a re cord, do anything it is at the instance of new men. The old set with a proud past are satisfied to let the world wag as it will. As a rule, rich people and society people do very little for a town. We would be ever so much obliged tc the Daily Mail if it would site some of the glorious deeds of Charleston ol which the whole state feels a pride, If the Mail would do so, those ugly newspapers which have been lambast' ing Charleston would put their hats under their arms and join the chorus Essentially and personally Charles ton is no better nor any worse than other parts of the state. That glorioui record of the past is the incubus. I acts like the old man of the sea, am keeps the people from rising to thi standards of the past, or prevents then from joining the presession. Here is one of the many funnj pieces that the Mail writes : " Talk Charleston." The New auc Courier has contained several able am timely editorial articles recently urginj upon Charleston people the important of1" talking Charleston." 8ome of the other newspapers, in ai attempt to be " smart," havesungestei that Charleston people ought to qui talking about what they did 44 befor the war," and should spend their tim talking about what they are doini i. EAST END Wlmt "51" Sees and Ilenrs on HIn KoiiihIm itt Country and In Town. Abbeville, S C.,July 13,190J. HON. WYATT AIKEN AND R. F. D. NEWS. / The new schedule will be on next Friday 15tb, at least for a trial season. Petitions Irom patrons of all the routes have been forwarded and letters Irom Individuals asking that il possible the present schedule be kept in force: but the department says Q try the new schedule, so we guess we will have to obey. If Hon. Wyatt Aiken has been active and zeslous in trying to have the order worked CI LY MAIL. Charleston's Expense* 11 now, claiming that the fortunes and , | business of the old city would improve j thereby. 1 The News and Courier resents this, and with good right. Surely the i achievements of no people in the South have been greater or more honorable | in the past than the achievements of ( l people of Cbarlenton. Charleston peo- , j pie have every right in the world to i ! talk about their past, and to feel proud 1 ! of it, and it is in bad tasie for anybody j I to reprove or make sport of them for < t it. Rut Charleston people cau also talk about Charleston at present, as the , I News and Courier urges them to do. ; I Charleston is an important city, and a 1 great deal of business of various ki^ds \ is done there?more than some people t seem willing to give credit for. ? This editor ha* been more or less ( familiar with Charleston for several years. On a receut visit we were gratified to fiud a more confident and united 1 spirit among representative men thau c we have known before. Thecomtuer- r cial and manufacturing business of the city is gTowing, they say, and there is I a greater and growing determination t on the part of Charleston people of all * classes to work for Charleston. Charleston has caught the spirit that pervades other communities, and R Charleston is not only t;oing to keep \ pace with the march of progress, but ? she is keeping pace with it now. D Charleston is growing, and the records of the port and the bant s and the rail- I roads show it. 8 There Is nothing in the Charleston y of today for anybody, in or out of Charleston, to feel ashamed of or make ? sport of. Ou the contrary there is much to admire and commend. There is business strength and solidity, and ^ there is growth aud progress. The y drainage of the swamp lands near the n city means a great deal, and the new P spirit of unity and concert of action T and push among the people means a 1< great deal more. Charleston is all ? right, and the man who worries about v her is simply wasting his emotions. We endorse the News and Courier's ^ idea that Charleston people ought to "talk Charleston " more than they do, f< but we are quite willing for them to talk about the " past " all they want to. It a glorious past, and the whole b State feels a pride in it. And talking ? about it will not do any harm; on the ' contrary it will stimulate young Char- s lestouians to greater efforts for the city ^ of their fathers. w Political Snaps. L. J. Williams is doing some fiue \ farming in the eecond congressional district. 11 Hon. Ike McCalla for congress in j the third district say* he is in to win. o It now looks as though T. Garrett Talbert will have a seat in the next b State senate. b R. B. Cheatham has not lost friends p but is making them every day. i G. N. Nickles for supervisor is busy p making good roads, thereby making J votes. j Charlie Lyon's ship, the sherfl'alty, t is sailing in pleasant waters. J J. Fraser Lyon has not been down -j in the dark corner yet. t Mr. T. P. Mil ford, of Abbeville, is ? out for Auditor's place and expects to c divide honors with the swiftest in the race. Will Bradley says he is safe. Dick Sondley is pulling for a safe ? harbor. . 1 Dave Gilliam is going around the i country thrashing the people's grain for them, and incidentally thrashing ? the onnosition to his el potion as couutv supervisor.?McCormick Measeuger. o *?'? ] SAND? LAND, * j ? Sandy Land, July 13, IfHM. ' A nr. mber of vounu people and children chaperoned by Miss Ira Hamilton and Miss 1 Nina Wham wnton a picnic to Long Cnne ast Friday. The men went seiulng and ! caught all the fish the crowd could eat. \ Miss Ora Biiiby, of Ilouea Pa'b, in staying I with Mrs. D. H. Howard, atteudlng the sum- t mer school. MIsk Sudle Mae Snelgrove, of Anderson, returned home Friday alter spending a week most pleasantly with Miss Fleming. Messers. Frank Haddon and Dudley Carwile of Autreville were the guests ol Mr. Martin Onapbell last Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. \Y\ G. Steveus, were guests of Mr. S. M. Fleming last week. Little Jewell Bently's health Is slowly 1m proving. A pretty young lady from up town Is rel gularly seen out riding In Sandy Land every 1 morning. Miss Cassle Fleming gave a delightful lawn party Thursday evening In honorof Miss Snelgrove. Refreshments were served and every one ei.Joyed the evening most pleasantly. [ Mrs. Sam Cochran and her little daughter, Ellen, visited her mother near Due West last ' week. J A much needed rain fell in lower Sandy ' j Land Thursday, but the upper portion has , ! only showers. I Mr. O. Z. White Is quite 111 In Greetiwnod. ! Miss. He left Abbeville to take a position there in a furniture factory and ever since . his arrival there he has been sick. HI# ? friends are sorry to hear of his misfortune and wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. J. K. White has a fine watermelon patch I . on the road. The melons are ripening and the sinht almost makes a fellow break a com' mandment. Mr. J. J. Kilgore after spending several weekw with relatives and friends hereabout left, rTiuKy tor nis nome in ivewDerry. Mrs. Jiupbemia Bently, of Greenville, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Howard, several days last week. Master Richard Sondley was badly bitten by a snake Saturday afternoon. He was very til for some time, but be is better at present. Brown Eyes. 1 Big line Neckwear just ar3 j rived. The best values for J 25 and 50c. A splendid vaB riety to select from. P. Ro3 senberg & Co. r Nofice. I will be at Abbeville on first Monday of each month aud two weeks following tor the I purpose of treating Hemorrhoids (Piles.) j Treatment consists in purely aseptic methods J is painless and without the use of chloroform ? and the knife. Cure guaranteed. All parties e interested will rind me at the Glenn Ethel Inn Hotel, Abbeville. S. C., or Dr. B. A. Mattison. McCormick, S. C. 3 Office hours from 10 A. M. till 3 P. M. on \ above mentioned days. t Jno. B. Brltt, M. p. | t ? e We lead?others follow.- Join the merry throng that is ever Journeying to the busiest ctnra in tnurn Kerr ITnrnitiirA f!/v ? ? I UUl tin %vct wiiuwui nuuicnn. uc una uo?i?.iij i ' endorsed the petitions and letters, besides writing to Mr. Brlsiow in behalf of the pa- 01 txon and carriers asking the revocation of the new schedule, and will continue to do all pi In his power looking to the interest of the ? patrons. Col. Aiken is a live representative md is always ready and willing to serve his :onstituents. rt COME ONE, COME ALL. YOU ARE INVITED. Ol To the picnic of the season next Saturday , he 16th at "Rocky Grove," the home of MaJ. tl Arthur Parker who has thrown the doors of n: lis cottage wide open to hiB friends on this P jccaslon. Candidates and everybody are In- ft 7lted. Come and don't forget to bring a "big jasket" of dinner. A big crowd and pleas- D mt day, and last but not least, a splendid tinner, await you. Bl ABBEVILLE'S NEWS BUDGET. Mr. Lambert Caldwell Is the happiest man n town. A little baby boy is now the "Idol" g< >fthe home. Carriers Roche and Penney start on their outes 4 and 5 next Friday. Magazine Hill Is now taking on a move for lew life and its citizens think the Council C houldopen up the streets now olosed, as hey would give an outlet, and enhance the pi 'alue of property by showing it In a more p avorably light. Let the street laid down on V be city map be opened. m Capt. Henry A. Williams of the Southern pent one night last week in the city the nest of bis parents Capt. and Mrs S. N. Vlll'ams. Capt. Henry Williams is always w welcome guest in our city where he has nany Irlends who wish ills visits would be anger and more frequent. to MIssMaimie Thompson McMahan one of .. Sasleys at tractive and popular young ladles pent several days of lant, week as the guest f her Uncle and \uotCapt. and Mrs. S. N. Villlams. W Mrs. H. A. Williams after a pleasant stay . f several days of last week with her parentB a Ir. and Mrs. S.N. Williams left a few days w go for her home. The names of the guests of Mies Runett fr; 'urner in last week's issue should have been llccoa r IW.I la unH Mania Uharlilan (notan/1 a# t h liss Wells. These are two of Greenwood's aoKt charming young ladles and spent a e% leasant visit Id the city. ou Mrs. Joshua Turner the mother of Mr. S. S. urner of our city after an extended visit, to ;ft last week tor Greenwood. Mrs. W.D. Wilson accompanied by Master Tancis and Misses Catherine aDd Mary Link ar 7111 leave to day for Pawleys Island. Mrs. Maggie Latimer Bullock entertained th he Euchre club last Friday afternoon most ellghtfully. at Mr. Jenner Link and children leave to-day nr >r Fawleys Island. u* Mrs. Sallle Smith Is the guest of Mlis Luola re arker. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Caldwell accompanied y their son Mr. Donald Caldwell are guests .vi f Mr. Lambert Caldwell and family (all come j see the "babv boy.") to Miss Ueorgla Edwards of Greenville spent unday In the city with homefolks. Miss Wl leorgla has many friends here who are alrays glad to see her. 1 j Capt. J. G. Edwards who has been quite wi Ick is some better at this writing. MhJ. and Mrs. Nance of Lowndesville are Stl rlth friends in tbe city. , Miss Meta Brown lee and Miss Claudia w ohnson, are the charming guests of Mrs. ah dayman Brownlee. Mr. J. C. Marshall and family are expected W< o rhe city this week. Messrs. Eddie Roche. George Clark, Roy ^ ones, and others left Monday for an outing pn n Savannah river. clJ Mr. Eddie Roche who has been In the city th 'ost Office for several years, has given up Is place to Mr. Francis Link. Eddie has 8t< een taithful and efficient, courteous end iollte to all, and thereby has gained the itgbest esteem and confidence of bis employer as lr. Link, as well as the good will of the mbllc generally. Good luck to him as be p* ourneys over r-juie i>o. o. Miss Bessie Brogdon, Miss Crowther, B IIbs Bessie Fore, Miss Richardson who hove m >een iho charming guests or Misses Nora . nd Antoinette Hammond for the past week, D1 pit Monday fir Uielr respective homes, 'hese are charming young ladies and made cc binijs lively during their stay, aDd left n, ome behind (lioysj who regret their departireandare already sighing for the happy lays Just gone bye. . HERE WE GO A ROUND ROUTE NO. 3 Mrs. Ellen P. Norwood after a delightful stay with her Dephew Mr. Edwin Parker Dl tnd family is now in the city the guests of m Hiss Lucia Parker. Miss Julia Kennedy of Due West is vlsltng hercousln Miss Sadie Magill of Bethel. Mr. and Mrs J. S. Graves spent a day of st week very pleasantly with their son Mr. fj. J. F. Graves and family. Miss Maggie Pennal is the guest of her at ousln the Misses McCauty of Sharon. , Messrs. Gilliam Brothers during the iirst St 2 days of tbeir work tnis seasou threshed :n 000 bu?hels of wheat, about GOO bushels per 111 lay. This we believe Is the best work they jg iave ever done In so short a time. Mr. George S. Wilson has a fine thresher ind has been cleaning up the grain In the Lebanon section. Miss Bessie Link spent the past week with h, lercouslns the Misses Watson. "M" fared "sumptuously" a few days of CC ast week eating "big dinners" on the highway. The good ladles who were so thought- U? iul and kind will ever be remembered by n( .heir grateiul carrier. Many farmers of the Sharon section had rlioul uown In the Klutwnods. nml have hnen imply repaid for tbelr "long dls tance" farmug as,they reaped from twenty to twentyive bushel's to one sown. Their wheat is /ery line and they have been getting the best of >f flour from the splendid mill of Capt. McDonald on Little river. re Mr. Kidney Graves was visiting on route nt So. 3 last Friday. ? If you want to see One bottom corn you w should see the fields ol Mr. S. F. Hammond, I.J. Link, and J. Foster Hammond, on route Fo So. 3. Miss Louise Watson, and Miss Bessie Link, speut a day of last week very pleasantly in ivlth Mrs. W. B. Wilson. Miss Lillian Power ol Abbeville has a large D< music class (20) which she is teaching In the u. Sharon Academy. Sharon la on a boom and ut relieves in kteping up with the times, rheir's no accomplishment more to be de sired than that of music. Miss Power Is CC boarding with Mrs. David Gilliam. Mrs. Jes Evans after an extended and pleasant visit to relatives and friends at n] Lebanon returned to her home at Clemson lnHtvsaturday. CI Mr. Frank M. Calais of the gold mine region ( , near Little Moutain was in the city last ^ Saturday on business, accompanied by Mr. g< U. H. Link. Mr. Eli Link of Little Mountain section tf was a visitor in the city lastsaturday. Mr. David McCaslan of Winter Haven Florida, is visiting relatives at Lebanon and r( 111 the White Lick section. Misses Susie, Marlon, and Julia Mabry.the II pretty Utile daughters of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mabry of the city are visiting relatives in the Lebanon section. t( Splendid rains have fallen all around route No. 3 and the farmers are happy. 0, LAYING THE CORNER STONE. li Last Friday was a big day at St. Peters tl colored A. M. E. church iu the Lebanon section. A great concourse of people gathered from all quarters, to witness the laying of u the corner stone of the new church now be- F log finished. t Kev. W. D. Johnson, President of the Allen University ol Columbia, conducted the lm a posing ceremonies. 0 This new church is lareer and a much bet ter building than the old one and when finished will be a credit to the congregation The day passed oil' very pleasantly, and F all enjoyed a babket dinner. DEATH OK JOSEPH K. MCCOMB. ? Mr. Joseph It. McComb, alter a long illness . of heart trouble, died at hlR home near Troy last Sunday and was burled at Hopewell on ( Monday loilowlng. A worthy citizen and a good man has gone to his reward. 1 A telephone In your office and residence J lightens labor, saves Journeys, dispels worriet reduces work. 1 The seasons are favorable, if your corns are ] erowlDg too lad und hurl you try Blue Jay , Corn Plasters, .<>r sale at Speed's Drug Store. MR. THEO] ^ GOOD AGENT FOE HIS LOVE FC Mr. Theodore DeHon, an active age f the News and Courier, was in tov tat week and we had the pleasure of ill from the enthusiastic friend harleston. He has a level head fro ur standpoint of the compass, and 1 aper could not be represented I better man. He had heard that we had written iply to the Anderson Mail in defen f Charleston, and was greatly plcesi lereat. He insisted upon seeing t iece. His disappoihtment was pai 1 frv ,ia Wo wore onrrc that WA^nil of write as would better please t: ithusiastic friend of the city. B hen we are reminded of Charlestor irmer greatness and Charlestor sodness in the past, it is like rubbii le hair the wrong way. We want to hear nothing more harleston's indefinite greatness in tl ist. Wc want to hear nothing more harlefrton's glamour aud glory in fc er days. The thing we do want to hear i hat of Charleston to-day? Alfour people naturally love Charle n and want to be on good terms wil ie good old city, but it is not wise .11 to mind memories of the pat re owe Charleston nothing. Not i single instance do we rememb here Charleston has shown herse iendly to this people. As long i is generation lives and as long as tl 'idences of the wrecked fortunes ir people are in si^ht we do not ca revive old memories. When we remember that the Nev id Courier some lime ago boastt at Charleston had spent thousan< id hundreds of thousands to bull ) distant communities, and when v member that Charleston refused I vest a single dollar with Abbevil hen we were in a supreme strugg build a cotton mill, we fail to s< herein Charleston has been neighbo or friendly to this people. Whe 3 Hay that Abbeville was in a supren ruggle, let it not be forgotten thi ith taxable properly amounting i out eight hundred thousand dollar a put one hundred thousand, or aboi - f _ reive per cenc. 01 our money iuuu ui iterprise. This, too, in the face e fact that fome of our own peop x>d aloof and gave nothing at all. If any other community had doi Abbeville has done in putting twel1 >r cent, of her entire wealth in 01 iterprise almost any friendly ent ising newspaper would have reco zed the fact. Petty spite at ?mmunlty is worth little to ai swspaper. # In the Centennial issue of the pap ,her towns had great boosts, but le name of the county of the editoi itivity received any conspicuo lentlon the fact has escaped our notic If anybody desires unity and harm y of feeling between Charleston ai le country people it can be broug >out by Charleston acting as thouj le were a part of the State, claii ig nothing more than she is wi g to accord to others. But we place this predictictn on ] ird, that Charleston will never I sld in loving consideration by tl luntry people as long as sjie remim i of old things. The old things a )t pleasing to this people. If Charleston is desirous of living ucb with the rest of the State 1 lat good old city cease to remind i her greatness, and let her cease mind us of the fact that the peop ' this part of the State who trad* ith her years ago are now broken rtune. If Charleston has ever in a sing istance, shown itself friendly to A iville county we would be pleased ) reminded of the fact. In what does Charleston's greatne insist ? While other cities have made gre rogress in material matters and i eased in population, what h harleston done ? Quite time for tl veil old city to act modestly or ike a seat not too near to the front, Charleston seems to rest on her la ;ls in the past, while she is inacti 1 the living present. We would not willingly be unji ) Charleston, but we do want thee ity to be one of U9?to be people ji ke the remainder of the people tie State. But if that good old city and t eople of that creat old town are bet han the rest of us, then be it so, re content for them to enjoy the gc pinion of themselnes. The fact is, we should not write tl liece, and v ould not do so, exc< hat we are unxlous to be regarded he people of Charleston as though vere citizens of the commonweal >f which that city is only a part, a lot the whole thing. We are in full sympathy with I DeHon. We hope that he may sec ill the subscribers that he waDts lis paper. The paper is a good o We are only sorry that it is not m DORE DeHON. s i A GOOD NEWSPAPER? )R CHARLESTON. th nt friendly to the Press and Banner and E. en to this people. State pride Bhould be T a prompt our people to take the newsof papers that are printed for them. If 8C] im the News and Courier printed larger th< lis head-lines?and which fairly epitom- th by ized the subject matter?a great many jjjj of its friends would be pleased, and as i a far as we are informed, nobody would ev< ce objcct to the more modern way of pre- 2-r ed senting the news. gc* he coi n- thi id CUEEENT COMMENT, ltn no Ut Not Worth Remembering. of 1 l'8 (From The Buffalo News.) at l'B Perduicarls is "deeply grateful to the 2g government," Oh don't mehtion it, [^i old chap, don't mention it. cla of ? bal Qe will Make a Change. M (From The Memphis News.) ma ,r* Says The Chicago Tribune: "Theo- yie dnre EooseveJt was vice president, tio lB Death elevated him to the presiden' cy." But the American people ar6 B not going to follow death's example. agei >S- waj th . A Sound Sentiment, __ to j / n rmi a ...i. nL ? : ~ \ ruiiijiue Auguaia v^uruuiuie.; [Q Of course, there is a very pretty sentiment involved in all these suggestions about placing a southern mau M on the ticket, but what the democratas ic party need this year is less sentiment ie and mo re practical politics. j of ---re Orators In Eclipne. 7 (From The Boston Herald. ? ?s It is reasonably safe to anticipate that the democratic national conven' tion will not be swept off itb feet by a " whirlwind boy orator this time. Id About one experience of that sort in /e eight years or so will do for a warn?? T] le Flattering: Unction. 2e From The Boston Globe. r. The optimists in St. Petersburg !n have managed to suck a little sweetness frotp the bitter news that Generie al Kuropatkin is retiring. They are at congratulating themselves because to the move will "give the Russians the advantage of being nearer their base ' of supplies and placing the Japanese Jt at the disadvantage of having longer . ie lines of communication." 1 of le ffi Swallow for the Presldeney. (J (From The Troy Pres9.) 3e Miles refused to be swallowed by the prohibitioniata, and so they dele cided to swallow Swallow. Swallow !r_ never swallows a drop of drink stronger than ginger tea, and is presnraably ignorant of the proverbial rP] a significance of the 1 invitation to iy "Take a swallow." Swallow would like to wing his way to the white house chimney, but he will have a disappointing dose to ^wallow instead A " next November. Swallow is a bold r's campaigner, however, and never UB swallows his wrath when he has a chance to spit it out on the stump. Here's such success to Swallow as Swallow may succeed in scoring. id __ bt n After the Negro Vote. " I L CFrnm The MemDhis News.) S u. x ^ 11. The negro plank of the republican J national platform cannot fail to revive ^ the negro question as a red hot polit'e* ical isoue. The language of the plank be if vague and indirect, yet it ie suffi]e ciently explicit to arouse impossible , hope in the negro and incite racial antagonism and ill-will. While the re spirit and purpose of the plank is contemptible, an insult to Anglo-Saxon in manhood and threateneing to the best . interests of the south, it is in itself ?/) equivocal almost to the point of being X us meaningless. In the first place, it is fg to plain that if the elective franchise of j|f le the state is unconstitutionally limited || . that is a question for the supreme |l fd court of the Unitad States to deter- wi in mine. Therefore, according to the plank, no congressional action is to be (g; le taken until after the courts have acted tp and after the courts have acted, obvi- yP b" ously there would be no excuse for conto gressional action. The truth is, the I " elective franchise cannot be "uncon- \f ? atitutionally limited" without the W consent of the supreme court, and ^ the republican party is not yet ready at to challenge the supreme court as not n- the proper tribunal to construe the constitution of the United States. For this reason we think the platform ?e starts out with a premise which conto demns it as deceitful and insincere. In spite of this, however, it will do its devil,s work iu disseminating race 1 " prejudice and hatred. r L ISt A CrialH at Hand, Id (From The Buffalo Express.) jet T^^re can be no doubt that a crisis of Is at hand in the Far East. The pressure of the Japanese upon Port . Arthur, and of their northern armies upon Ivuropatkiu, of itself makes the ter situation critical. The rainy season is we here, with its embarrasment to mili)0d tary operations, and this has a tendency ? to hasten Japanese movements. Then the activity of the Port Arthur squadhis ron and the; disturbing raids of the th, jpt Vladivostok squadron tell their story in< by of anxiety on the Russian side. Now [hl comes word fram Chefoo that the 1 - - - ? ? I1!.1 "v Kussiausat rort Armur m? ^uiuu^ th, the place in shape for the final strug- by ,ud gle. Most of the remaining foreigners haAe been ordered to leave, stores have / f been closed and the port has finally do assumed the appearence of a city in ^ 'ire closesie?e. All Russians subjects, it n to is reported, have been assigned to ne share in the defense. All these facts {^j are significant of a struggle close at j ore band?of a battle or perhaps two or< nultaneous battles, exceeding in'size id importance any yet fought in this ir. Athletics and Scholarship. (From The New York World.) Another farmer boy comes to the >nt in the commencement season as e winner of college honors. Warren Schutt, the Cornell junior who has en selected to hold a Cecil Rhodes liolarship at Oxford, was born in a rahouse, educated in a country on/1 nronoroH fnr nnl \ L^rrcx <i t JUWI auu piupaicu iui vwiirgo ui e Ithaca school. Au interesting ing about Scnutt is that while rank5 high in scholarship he became i university's representative athlete 'the greatest cross country runner er turned out at Cornell, and the nile intercollegiate champion. He captain of the Cornell track team, butt's record should do much to interact the prevalent impression at "college athletes are deficient in ident qualities. It is an erroneous ipreseion. The college athlete is t often either an idler of a member the "fast set". It has been shown Oxford and Cambridge that athletic 'eminence is not incompatible with )ficiency in scholarship, and in s country a census of graduating sses would reveal oarsmen and foot1 heroes well up on the honor list, will be found that the energy and iurance and self-control which ike for success in sports frequently Id a surplus of industry for appliesu to study. uy your Clnco clears from Speed, the on ly Dt for the factory In town. You can airs tell who leads by others following. , mv. c:.ui. e?v:? JLLLw WJL^bwJLL ill Before They Are Cash or Goods Delr* hey excel in the foll< GURNEY." bis will be the last this season, i sk your neighbor abc fifty testimonials them right here in fc Kerr Fi Phone 8. from start to it saves time day in the kite worry, annoy appointment. THIS IS "THE rn/M The Ladu '"' lend. VhRt? Neuralgine. ?uy? For it cures ilr Headaches when all others fall. Whim ;y ouce try it,you cannot say, I have somengJust as good, for they know better. Try and see if they are not right. Cures in 5 nutes and is harmless. Sold everywhere drue dealers. 4 doses 10c. Manufactured , 12m. Neuralglne Co.,Augusta, Ga. Lnew lot of Pictures Just in. Prices way wn yonder. Kerr Furniture Co. Lnylbiog in the rtrua, stationery and paint e can be had at Milford's Drug Store. fow Is the time to lay in your winter's supf of coal. See A. M. Hill <& Sons before buyI i.. M. Hill A Sons, old reliable coal dealers, > In the market with the very best ^ualuy ooal. RURAL MAIL CARRIERS.' , ^ Official Ntatemeot an to tbe JTew Salary Schedale. Congressman Aiken has received the following official statement as to the salaries of the rural mail carriers: Washington, D. C., June 22, 1904. Hon. Wyatt Aiken, Abbeville, S. Sir: Replying to I the request contained in your letter af June 16th, you are informed that effective July 1st 1904, the salaries of carriers, rural-free delivery servfce, will be adjusted on \ following basis: On routes 24 miles and over $720 per annum. _ " ' 23 to 24 miles, $702. ; 22 to 23miles, $684. 21 to 22 miles, $666. 20 to 21 miles, $648. io 10 zu mites, foiz. 16 to 18 miles, $.574. 14 to 16 miles, $540. 12 to 14 miles, $.504. * 10 to 12 miles, $468. , ' 8 to iO miles, $-132. Respectfully, , J. L. Bristow, 4th Ass't Postmaster Gen. The directors of the St. Louis expo- '-vij sition are offering a prize of $100,000 j^jl for a successful flying mahine. If they ever offer a prize for a man who 'JH can fly without a machine we are going to get them to come down here and watch Wyatt Aiken run for congress. ?Anderson daily mail. Ioe cream and cold drinks of all klnda at :-.Z the up to date store of C. A. Mil ford. iment Just In! M All Gone. Credit. . ' ered Free. owing points: 1. Cleanliness. 2. Free Circulation. 3. Economy in the use of ice. 4. Condensation and dry air. 5. Low average temperature. 6. Freedom from condensation on in- .l| ner walls. * 7. Freedom from damage by use of \ <j J icepicks. t 8. Proper location of drip pipe. 9. Long life. shipment we will get M so call early. >ut the Gurney ? Over ^5 from parties using l your city. irniture Go. ABBEVILLE, S. C. |j| -j AND Buck's 1 Stove I Saves 1 finish. First, 5 ?ail hour a ;hen. It saves ance and dis1 I BUCK'S STORE." 'rfl fwn/s\ i/fifn wuauuu^ I I White's Localh. ^ Look at White's colored Lawcs and Muslins. They are pretty and cheap. L. W. White has Just reduced the price of flue Zephyr Glngbame. These goods are worth 20 cents a yard, but we are now offering tnem at 12 1-2 cents per yard. Look at the white lawn 1n remnants that you can buy from White at 5 cents a yard. L. W. White has Just put on sale a new lot of embroidery. Call and see them. You can get good bargains. L. W. White offers more than one hundred pieces Bleached Goods at old prlbes. Now Is tbr time to buy. Look at the beautiful mattings that you can And at L. W. White's. Call on A. M. Hill & Sons and get thel prices on coal before buying for the winter. . * i S4 : I 4 ' s*f