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BY W. W. & W. E. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1904. ESTABLISHED 1844l||
SENATOR LATIMER
ON IMMIGRATION.
Gives his Views on a Subject
Now Much Discussed.
MATTER IS MISUNDERSTOOD,
' Discussion 4iI Public n
Privilege to he Eseroisccl ami
f* I>iity .Not to be Shirked."
Senator A. C. Latimer came up from
Belton yesterday and spent the day in
the city with his friends. A great
many people were in from the country
in attendance upon the Farmers Movement
and on business, and, as is always
the case when Senator Latimer is in
Anderson, lie was the center of crowds ;
during theday. He discussed national
and State politics iu his accustomed
manner, and everything he said was J
listened to with attention.
Senator Latimer is very hopeful of
democratic success this fall. He is a '
Strong advocate of Judge Parker, and
5? tlio vurv hpsr man that
11J1UA9 AO vwv ? .
could have been nominated. He waia
Parker man long before the conven- ,
tion met. '
The senator was seen during the day 1
by a reprosentative of the Daily Mail
and was asked for an interview.
"Well, what do you want me to talk !
about?" he replied.
"Sup;>ose,"*said the newspaperman, ]
"that you give your views on the imimmigratiou
movement. This question
seems to be discussed a great deal
just now." ;
"Well," replied the senator, delib- i
erately, "you know I have never been I
back ward about expressing my views. ?
That is a privilege I will always exer- '
cise, and it is at the same time a duty <
that I will never !-birk. But I do not <
want to interfere in a campaign in 1
which I am not interested, and I d<> '
not want what I am going to say to be ?
construed as being for or against an> '
candidates or set of candidates. It '
would not be right for me to interfere
in any other race, and besides, that i.? <
y a job that I would not .relish if the j
way was open for me.
"But, as you say, I am a public oili- '
cer, and a public servant, and it is my :
duty as such to give information on '
/-..louti/Ani: mlmrovor if is in mv I
puuiiv Vj U VC uvyjio ?? UV. W. ?
power 10 do so, and I will willingly I
comply with your request." 1
Senator Latimer tben dictated the i
followiug iuterview- for the Daily Mail '
to a stenographer, and it is printed '
just as it fell from his lips: I
"The subject of immigration is one (
that is attracting the attention of all of !
our people at this time, and is a subject
that I feel sure is not thoroughly un- I
derstood by the people. A man who 1
would make the argumeut. that the 1
'riff-raff and 'scum' of Europe are to 1
be dumped in upon our people in Au- '
derson county, or South Carolina, or
any part of the United States, shows 1
his utter ignorance of the national law '
upon this subject. Congress and the 1
legislature Ot South Carolina have '
passed acts prohibiting the Chinese s
from eoming to America, and also all <
foreigners who are not Anglo-Saxons, 1
or who are not able to pay their expen- '
ses in coming to this country, and who
have not sufficient means to prevent !
their becominga tax upon the people. All
foreigners ?vho come here must :
have a knowledge of our language or
of our institutions, and our form ol <
government, ana oe ao:e to aeiuou- f
etrate to the Americari irnmigration 1
commissioner the fact that they are lit 1
to make American citizens. The law 1
is very strict iu its provision against (
aiding foreigners in coming to Ameri- 1
ica; iu other words, there is a heav.y
ptnalty agaiust corporations or inditi 1
uals furnishing money to pay the trans 1
portation and expenses of those who
desire to come into this country. So 1
this national law prevents the rifl-rafl <
of Europe from entering upon Atuercan
soil. I speak with some authority
for I am a member of the committee 1
on immigration in the senate.
" In my judgment, the only hope,
undtr the threatening situation, to
preserve our representation in congress
and in the Electoral College, is to increase
the white population of tin 1
South. Although Mr. Cruinpackei ;
has been trying tor four years to have
his bill for the reduction of our repre
sentation in congress considered, the
leaders of the republican party have
strenuously opposed its consideration.
The president's attitude on this subject, ;
forcing the plank in the national republican
platform over the opposition
of most of the republican leaders demontsrates
to my mind, that if the republicans
are elected in the present 1
i U'nilWl UUI IC|/lCOClItailV'u 1U w/n^irocj
will be reduced in proportion to the
disfranchised vote of the South. In a
word, we have in South Carolina 140.
000 negroes of voting age, or between
700,000 and S<)0,000 negro poputatiou,
upon which we now have representation
in congress aud the Electoral College.
If our representation be based
upon the actual voting strength of our
people, as is proposed in the Crumpacker
or Roosevelt plan, out of the
seven members of congress that we
now have we will lose at least three representatives
from this State, and the
representatives in the Electoral College
will be reduced in the same proportion,
thus destorying our voice and
vote in the house of representatives
Electoral College to one-half of what
it now is. If this reduction is accomplished
there are but two ways, in my
judgment, to restore our influence in
congress and the national election.
One is to restore the ballot to the negroes
of the South. This we as a people,
can never consent to. The other
is to import or encourage white im
I migrants to come into our miast. ruts
policy I am heartily in favor of for the
following reasons:
; " First, we can replace our thriftless
negro population that can never be assimilated
by white races, nor who will
never make American citizens, in the
true acceptation of this term, and who
are gradually every year growing worse
| and harder to manage, with a white
; population of thrifty people, who will
' aid us in building up our land, diversifying
our crops, and who will not
come in competition with us in the;
products of the farm, us they will j
largely be interested in the raising of j
cattle and other crops besides cotton.
This class of people in our tnidst will
aid iii building good schools, support
ins; our churches, building good roads
and making our Southland prosperous
like other sections of the Unio?.
"The negro has been a curse on tlx
South since his arrival from Africa
and will remain so as long as he pre
dominates in numbers as at present."
"The tendency of all our immigration
laws, both State and national, is t?i
keep out the kind of immigrants that
our people seem to dread. In fact it is
practically impossible for them to
come in under any 'circumstaces. The
object of these laws is to provide for
the inspection of people who come
from other countries to America, and
if they are found to be unsound or unsatisfactory
in any way to keep them
from lauding. Everybody admits that
we need the right kind of people, aud
as the laws prevent the wrong kind of
people from coming iu any more there
is nothing for anybody to be so alarmed
over.
"The impression that seems to exist
in the minds of a great many people is
\-ery harmful, and if I have been able
to say anything to correct this wrong
imnrpwimi T consider that I have done
no more than my duty. I ?m sure tliat
as soou as the people refiect over the
matter, and study it and understand it,
they will see the error that so many of
them have been led into. Our people
_'an always he depended on to be right
and do right whenever the facts are
placed before them."
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,
Expansion of Its Work and Its Splendid
Facilities.
For three generations of men the
South Carolina College has wrought
its great work for the unification and
prosperity of the State. For three generations
her sons have honored their
dma mater by useful lives aud splenlid
citizenship, and to-riay, in the
character and strength of the members
of its faculty, and in the variety
ind thoroughness of its literary, scientific,
and law courses, it stands eminent;
in the quality of its work it is
:he peer of any university of the South.
A variety of courses leading to the several
baccalaureate degrees in Arts, Science,
Law, Engineering (Civil aod
Electrical,) and Pedagogy, is ottered,
tvith the most liberal choice of studies
md the widest possible elective opportunity.
The faculty has recently enlarged
aud increased the facilities for
jost-trraduate work, and has placed
:he opportunity for such advanced
jniversity study within reach of all
ivho may desire it, and who cannot go
>ut of the State to obtain it. Every
year tbe College has a number of stuJents
working for post graduate de<rees.
Its chemical, biological, and physical
laboratories are well equipped and have
*ach a master teacher at its head ; and
he College library, with its 35,000 voljmes,
is the delight of a studeut's
leart.
The College offers special inducements
to ambitious young men and
women in its generous provision for
:he conferring of scholarships on meri:orious
students at the close of each
session. Five of these scholarships
ire conferred upon distingnished members
of the Freshman Class; four in
;he Sophomore Class, and three in the
Junior Class. In addition to these
scholarships, hy an Act of the General
Assembly in 11)04, two Special .Normal
Scholarships for men teachers are given
io each county in the State, the value
?f each being equivalent to ?S8. This
;ift cannot be regarded as a charityfar
from it. The money will be paid
back to the State a thousand fold in
he betterment of the common schools
the whip.h established and
maintained solely for the purpose (or
hould be) of rearing good citizeus?
men and women whose lives shall be
levoted to the common weal. The
men who honestly accept the>e scholar-hips
are not accepting charity, but
ire simply being partly paid in advance
for the hard work, the self-sacritice,
the grind to which they subject
then selves for the good of the State.
The teaching force of the faculty
uumbers seventeen professors adjunct
profesM>rs, and instructors, each of
whom is a specialist in his own department,
and has enjoyed the linest
advantages offered in the trreat universities
of this country or Europe. The
president, faculty, and students are
working together harmoniously and
lis a unit for the good of the College.
On the 12th day of last March Prof.
11. Means Davis, Professor of History
and Political Science, the ureat teacher,
the big-hearted man, the model citizen
died. His loss to the College and to
the State is incalculable. At its meeting
in June the Board of Trustees elected
as his successor Frof. Gordon B.
Moore, a Virginian by birth and a
South Carolinian by years of service
rroiees'ir Jioore is a genuemau ana a
scholar, a man of high character, of
great mental strength and vigor, and
of long experience in successful teaching.
He also has a worthy reputation
as a great Baptist preacher.
The Chair of Adjunct Professor of
English has also been establised, and
Mr. H. C. Davis, a South Carolinian
and a gaaduate of the South Carolina
College, and last sessson a teacher of
English in the University of Washington.
at Seattle, \va3 in June elected
to (ill this chair. The College is to be
congratulated upon securing his services.
His success as a teacher is assured.
The advantages offered to the young
men of the State by such an institution
are invaluable.
Let no future things disturb thee, for
thou wilt come to them if it shall be
necessary, having with thee the same
reason which now thou usest for present
things.
There is no self-complacency in feeling
ourselves in harmony with the
divine, for the more you feel so the
more you ieei inai 11 is uou inai woiketh
in you to will ami to do ol His good
pleasure.
It is well to tread in the steps of thost
who have gone the riuht way before us,
It is even better to tread in a way thai
will lead others aright, as they are inHue
need by us.
It is worth realizing that there is in
thing as commonplace life or uninter
esting circumstances. They are so on
I ly because we do not see into them, d<
not know them.
I
; MR. LEWIS W. PARKER
ON MILL SITUATION
; Discusses Several Phases in In
; teresting Way.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
Denies lie Might Import Knll Rivet
on Foroit;n Help?S?*yn Help
Here Bent In tlie World.
Columbia State, 21at.
Mr. Lewis W. Parker, president ol
four cotton mills here and head of several
other mills iu the up-country, talked
freely and in an interesting way
yesterday to a representative of The
State concerning the cotton mill situation
aud the prospects for the coming
season.
"I do not think," said Mr. Parker,
"that there is an excess of production
in the same sense that there is any
considerable accumulation of goods.
At the same time, buyers of cotton
goods have become impressed with the
thought that there is a large accumulation
of goods aud have been indisposed
to make purchases, believing that the
large accumulation which they thought
existed would have the effect of caus
iug lower prices of goods.
"The last season has been one of the
mosi remarkable in the history of cotton
manufacturing, and probably the
most difficult to the manufacturer. In
the last year cotton has advanced eight
cents a pound, to fall again nearly a?
much. Cotton goods for awhile responded
in a measure to the advance
in cotton, and considerable sales were
made at prices seven and eigut csuts a
pound above those now existing. The
result is that, with the considerable
fall in price which has occurred, buyera
find themselves with more or less
goods bought on a very high basis. In
consequence for the last few months
they have bsen pursuing strictly either
a hand to mouth policy, or when buying
in any quautity, have been, as the
phrase is used, 'averaging downin
other words, each purchase of goods is
made simply with the view 0f reducing
the price of goods previously purchased,
and, by low purchasing, securing
an average upon which it was
hoped some profit could be made.
"In certain lines there is now some
improvement,and of heavier goods for
export, considerable purchases have
been made for fall delivery. In the
meantime, pending this demaud for
goods, it became very important to
make public the curtailment in production
being made hy the mills, in
order to have the buyers appreciate the
possibility of a short supply when de
inanu muse.
"I do not think the curtailment ha?
been any hardship to the cotton mill
employes, for there has been during the
whole season more or less scarcity of
help amongst the mills, so that all employes
who desire work have been at
all times able to secure it. At some
mills the.employes have welcomed the
temporary shut down as giving them
a short rest.
"No efl'ort has been made in most of
the mills to change the wage scale at
all, cansequent upon the low price of
good9. In some communities where
wages were unusually high as compared
with the wage scale generally, reductions
have been made to bring these
communities to a parity with the general
average, but a distinguishing feature
of southern cotton mill work in
contrast with that of Fall River is that
the work is steady and the pay consequently
constant. For many years
Kail River and other eastern manu
laUlUlIU^ uciJiic.i uavc utiu auciuait
periods of production and shut down.
No such conditions exist with the mills
of this State, which, with few exceptions,
have run constantly, though at
times, of course, without profit.
We have during the last month reduced
our production to about threefourths
of the normal production, but
this has not been a disadvantage to the
employees, for many have been aiven
thereby an opportunity to rest, which
was needed. We expect in a few
weeks to again put the mills to full
production.
'Personally, I anticipate a good season
this fall. The cotton crop of this
community, it seems to me, will be
large, though the prices will be fairly
high as contrasting with the prices
existing prior to the last two years.
"I am glad to say that all suits involvjug
the mills have all been dismissed
and satisfactory settlements
made with all litigants. I see no reason
why the mills of Columbia should
not be successful if the mills in other
communities in the State are."
NO FOREIGN LABOR WANTED.
"There is a report current that you
are going to introduce foreign laboi
into the mills here, and it is currently
reported that you are about to bring
100 families from Fall River. Is thert
any truth in this report?"
'"None whatever. We regard oui
employes, who are natives, as a rule, ol
this community, as the best class ol
cotton mill employes in the world. Wt
certainly have no desire to displace
them with any other character of help,
and such a question has not even been
considered by us. There is a greal
contrast between the relations or tut
. southern cotton mill corporations tc
their help and that existing in Fall
River add other eastern communities.
1 am glad to say that the relations between
the employer and employee art
generally most pleasant and free from
friction. Even if there were no othei
' reasons, we should consider most care'
fully before introducing help from Fall
' liiver or other such points.
'"As a matter of fact, however, there
is no desire on our part for such help,
; and there has not been the slightest
; effort, nor will there be, to secure it,
We are satisfied with the people now
I in our employ, and, as stated, regard
them the best class of employes in tin
, world."
MR. l'ARKKR AN AUTHORITY.
No man stands higher thau Mr. Par
ker in the cotton mill world, as he po3
sesses the confidence of the manufac
) turers, the operatives and the publi*
-!generglly in an eminent degree. H<
-j has had unusual suiwess, and his opin
) i Ions are most valuable on all subject!
pertaining to the ccuon mill business
SIR. A IKE'S POSITION AS TO 1.11 MI
ORATION.
Mr. Editor: I have learned that tb<
national immigration bill, and m;
speech in support of it, are subjects o
comment and some criticism in cer
. tain sections of this district at this time
Some of those who see "spooks" ii
the bill claim that its purpose is t<
bring in a foreign element who wouh
compete with our mill people.
A large proportion of Anderson's po
pnlation is engaged in manufacturing
They have made this county one o
the first in the South, and they de
serve in great measure the commen
dation of the whole people. I am op
posed unalterably to any measure de
trimental to their interests, but in thi
spirit of fairness we must first be con
7 vinced that such a measure isdetrimen
. tal to their interests.
Careful examination of both the bil
and of my speech on immigration re
. veals not one lice indicating a policj
. which is in any sense detrimental t(
; the interests of mill people. Thewhoh
tenor of my speech advocates the in
troduction of farm laborers and farn
owners, and that, too, in sections o
country which are wasting away foi
lack of sufficient intelligent white la
bor to properly cultivate the soil. Th(
i bill has no bearing on immigratior
. further than to guard against the in
I flux of worthless immigrants, and tc
s provide a means of selecting the bes
; amongst those whom the U. S. govern
. ment has already admitted. While th<
measure is an excellent one, and coulc
i result only in good in selecting a higt
. class population to take the places o
i those who have turned from farming
i to the manufacturing field, still it doei
; not and cannot compel any State t<
i take advantage of it that does not elec
. to do so. In case a State should elec
> to avail itself of the provisions of suet
. a l?w the bill reauires that the U. S
i government shall furnish the State'i
! agent with quarters and such informa
> tion as will enable him to guard agains
. worthless immigrants in his selections
i The bill is iD every sense discrimina
i tive and restrictive in its provision!
i and narrows rather than widens tin
doors to immigrants. The fact is, th<
. good people who now operate our cot
) ton mills were once the main stay o
t our farming population and in conse
i quence of their change of occupatioi
. farm lands are idle and unprofitable
. In many sections of the State we an
. advancing in manufacturing, but it i:
( too ofteu at the expense of declining
agriculture. The necssity for whit
? immigrants is not so apparent in An
derson county if indeed it exists at all
> but Anderson county serves as a splen
> did object lesson when it is compare*
with other counties of the State whicl
> have a thin white population. Ou
. land is owned mainly by small whiti
i farmers who look to its preservatioi
. and upbuilding, and the consequenci
. is it is three times as valuable commer
cially as tnat ot counties ie?s mvuia
i in the matter of white citizens. Woult
any man in Anderson county say tha
. the county would be more prosperou:
if half our white population moved ou
. of it? Would thi9 not oe considere<
, an absurd proposition? Then it fol
lows that a county that has less thai
. half the white population per squari
mile is just to that extent poorer am
less prosperous than we are when 01
that population production depends
, If Anderson county does not neec
them you may be sure they will no
. come here. f If you do not want then
. they cannot occupy your lands. Yoi
are not obliged to give them place,
i Is it an open qusetion whether 01
not we need more white farmers ii
Anderson county? If we do not
which is by no means conceded, w<
should not act the part of the udog ir
the manger" and undertake to bloc!
i the way for those counties which coulc
. utilize to great advantage intelligen
i Anglo-Saxon immigrants in convert
iug barren waste into productiv*
i fields.
The Pill in question is best interpret
J ! ~ i:?Uf T ho wo nraviniikj
, etl 1 LI lilt? liguiui HUMl JL uu* V
ly said on- the stump. The closes
. scrutiny of my speech does not revea
. a word advocatiug the introduction o
, any people other than agriculturists.
. The immigration Jaw of this Stat<
provides (Sec. If) "that immigrant!
shall be confined to white citizens o
the United States, citizens of Ireland
Scotlaud, Switzerland, Frauce and al
other foreigners of Saxon origin."
It will be seen, therefore, that th(
i object of the act is to prevent any ex
i cept the best people from coming here
The bill provides for the selection o
i worthy immigrants by an agent of thii
State, and, of course, under tne restric
. tions of the laws of this State, and doei
. not, and necessarily could not, impos<
i any regulations not sanctioned by ou:
. own legislature and approved by ou;
[ votes.
But let us see if immigration doei
not actually benefit in great measun
our people engaged in manufacturing
When production is adequate and wel
i regulated mill people have steady em
ployment twelve months in the year
Mills cannot run regularly when th<
; supply of raw material is short, ant
> the consequence is that thousands o
hands must be idle. Then is not th<
producer of raw material the besi
f friend of manufacturing people 1
f Agriculture, like the roots of a tree
; gathers its substance from the soil anc
: distrsbutes it through every branch o
, industry. When it languishes depres
i sion is felt in every nousenoiu, am
t when it flourishes every department o
: business Hourisbte with ii. The ag
> riculturalist and the mill man wort
[ in entirely different fields, they d<
. not compete, but the best interests o
. both depend npon a proper care of thi
> interests of each.
i The federal law, Section 2, of act ap
proved March 3, 1903. expressly pro
. liibits the importation of paupers and
I persons likely to become a cliargi
upon the public; it also expressly pro
> liibits the admission of any immigrau!
( whose expenses are paid in whole o:
in part by any other person unles
, such other person is a relative already
' resident in this country.
1 A study of the congressional enact
J ments on the subject of immigratioi
shows that the purpose of national leg
islation was first to restrict the num
ber of immigrants, as in the Chiuesi
exlcusion act, and later, not only ti
restrict number, but to select the bes
* class of immigrants by providing tha
2 paupers, etc, should not be brough
i here, the latest act being that of 1903.
One of the most serious blows aime<
3 at the South in recent years is thi
- Crutnpacker bill, which provides for Pr<
a reduction of the South'a representation
in congress and in electing the T
e president of the Uuited States. This tee
P act is aimed to punish us for the dis- vill
f franchisement of the negro. We can T
- successfully fight this by bringing con
. here desirable white voters; and this ma
i is one of the causes of the awakening ma
"> of the Southern statesmen to the im- bat
I portance of this question. mei
In conclusion, Mr. Editor, let me T1
say that I am in favor of everything edf
th.it will build up this country, mor- tioi
ally, educationally and financially. I A
want to see the third congressional F
district the mo9t populous, the richest, Wa
the most progressive section of the S
State; I want to see South Carolina Mil
the most populous, the richest, the A
most progressive State in the Union; Job
I want, to see the South the most ma:
powerful section of our country, and S
1 I want to see our country started at A.!
- the forefront of the nations of the A
r world. Sec
) Wyatt Aiken. Cla
} Abl
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* . THia VanlAUB ROT
Spraying i9 a part of every fruit-grow- ^
er's business. He should be so thorj
oughly acquainted with all orchard er"
and garden pests, both insects and
fungi, that he will recognize them at a L>"
glance. And also, he should be famil- **
t iar enough with all the different spraying
materials that he will at once know
[ just what is needed for the remedy,
and be able to mix and apply correctly ?le<
without reference to books or spray
f calendars, or borrowing his neighbor's ^
r advice. Such methods never pay:
' But for the beginner in orchard work ?
such a thorough knowledge is hardly
t expected, and indeed rare. It requires -1.
years of experience and study to become
so familiar with the subject.
Every one should learn the difference ^d
' between spraying for insectsand spray- L
ing for fungus diseases. If the orchard- ^in
: ist does not intend to keep posted on all ?e(;
matters relative to his business, he had "
' better not begin. *
* For those who do not know, we sug- ^
1 gest the following plan of quickly be- .,H
1 coming familiar with the work. To
' learn the different insects by sight, get K
? ~ ? ?? ?? ?w? 4- V* rt knuf KA/\1TO AH l
r SUU1 e UUC Ul tuUIC Ul bUU UCOl> uuuno vu q
etomology. and study enough to be fa- p fa
* miliar with the names and illustrations.
Also get a key to insects. Then go
* through the orchard, and collect'sped- ^
mens of the different insects, and get
acquainted with them as described in JN'
* your books. p1
The fungus diseases are not so diffi- ^
cult, as Bordeaux mixture is the rem- _h
I edy for all of them. It is well, and al- j
j most necessary, to become acquainted *
j with the different kinds of fungi and
rot. Write to your State Experiment ^
Station for their spray calendar, and
study the different compounds and
Khpir animation to trees. Learn them ? ,
* something like this : Bordeaux mix- S,TI
j ture, strong solution, is used on all the .i
I hardier trees, for scab and bitter rot on e"
t the apple, scab on the pear, brown rot 'en
and shothole fungus on the plum, etc. ,
t Bordeaux, weak solution, is used on
. the more tender trees, as for scab,
brown rot and shothole fungus on the j
" peach, leaf spot and brown rot on the ^
a cherry, etc. Arsenites are used for fc
j biting insects, and are usually applied u'
in Bordeaux mixture. Kerosene, eith- "
er a per cent, in water or an emulsion, JV1*
j and whale-oil soap are used for sucking ^
, insects.
With this and a knowledge of the
life history of the insects, it will not be ^
difficult to successfully combat them. ^
. ?Selected. ;
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; CARD FEQM ME, BEAL, ?g
i ? Cai
j To the Voters of Abbeville County: i
. It having come to my knowledge
that a report is being circulated to the ra^
I effect that I, together with two other ,,fe
' candidates for the Legislature, have
nromised the voters living within the A ,
* limits of the proposed new county of
j Calhoun that if elected we will advo- Mb
, cate the formation of said County, and M*
f in consideration of which promise we _
are to receive the solid vote within said
^ tertitory. I take this method of stat- __?
" ing that, so far as I am concerned,
f there is not a word of truth in said 1
1 rumor. Jhe
i Not only have I not entered into any t01jsuch
an agreement but instead of which ? *
I have repeatedly stated on the stump * n
that if elected and the question of the pSI
formation of said county should come "
J. up I would be obliged to vote acainst *
3 it. It occurs* to me, however, that this _ t
is a matter which should not be made
" an issue in this campaign for the rea- *
* son that the mode of forming a new *
' county is specifically provided for in *
the Constitntion, and if the require- "*
ments as therein laid down are fully *
met it is mandatory on the legislatare e1?'
I to lay off the county. _ *
I trust that this statement will be ?:a
j sufficient to satisfy every one as to my
position touching this matter of the JN*
proposed new county. *
I Respectfully,
Granvilte Beal.
. i
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Reflections of a SpinHter. l!
; Baltimore American. ass<
All is not gold that glitters, but it i9
impossible for most men to believe
that a girl with a dimple hasn't a disposition
to match the dimple. wn
The man who speaks disdainfully of
the easy time a womau has when she ^
plays her part and spends the money Daj(
be maked gets very nervous when it is ji s,,
suggested that he arm himself with J
* 1 * 1 J Jrt *v-? nrlrnL
f a t>asKet anu uu uuc ween. 3 ujui
3 >ng.
Oue can generally get an idea what
- most people think of their personal
- beauty by noticing the style of bathI
ing suits they select.
J Many people get a deal of comfort in an^
* thinking that if they were't Americans "oer
II they might be lords or ladies of rank. bodt'
? A great many men find it difficult to acb
. decide between a real bad headache fbe
' and remorse.
A man who can't understand a wo- Ile'
" man's love of bargains will feel awful- *|"e
ly proud when he allows a book agent c. A
~ to sell him one year's subscription to
" a magazine, with the works of a stand- If
^ ard poet thrown in, for $4 79, marked ^1'
, down from $5.
: at S
: Lr
Never fear to bring the sublimest flnd
, motive to the smallest duty, and the ir
most infinite comfort to the smallest Haj
0 trouble. 0
>cee<llngH of Connty Execntlve ^
Committee.
'he Democratic Executive Commitfor
Abbeville County met at Abbee
on Monday August 1 1904. *
'he principal business before the ?
iraittee was the appointment of d
uagers for the primary election, and 01
king up the list of candid^es who ?
I filed pledges and paid their assess- u
Qts for Campaign expenses. 81
be following managers wereappoint- y
or the first and second primary elects.
.bbeville No.l? .
irst election?R. L. Mabry. H. T. c
irdlaw, G. D. Graydon. ff
econd election Thos. Thomson,J. F. {*
ler Cowan. s
.bbeville No. 2?First election?
n Clark, L. W. Keller, Tilden Lo- ?
x.
econd election?J. E. McDavid, VV.
Nikcles, W. 8. Stewart.
bbeville, Railroad Shops?First and b
ond election?T. G. Perrin, R. S. p
rk. J. 8. Graves. ' p
beville Cotton MiJl?First and Be- p
d election?J. J. Blancbett, A. H. ti
nett, Jos. Carter. ''
Lntreville?First election?R. A. t|
iton, Enoch McCarter, A. M. Pow- ?
a;
econd election?J. E. Wakefield, [|
L. Haddon, Rice Crowther. ti
radleysMill?Firstand Second elec- ?
)?J. A. Young, J. W. Long, J. T. c
idley, ,
edar Springs?First and Second
Jtion?John Brown O. E. Wilson J. 3
jiuk. \
lold Spring?First election?W. R. E
Irick, J. L. Fant, J. D. Winn. ?
econd election?W. R. Ellis, J. R. S
;kels, L. T. Uldric.
)ue West?First election. J. C. |
ddon, ErnestHagan, A. D. Kenedy. 5
ond election. Bcyce Ellis, D. S. E
warns, rai iienry. *
)onalds. First election. E. S. Mar- S
E. L. Waldrop, R. L. Barmoje. E
ond election. G. W. Johnson, L. g
Tribble, A. F. Carwile. E
lampton. First election. W. H. E
gg W. B. Thomas, J. H. Caldwell. l<
econd election. Enoch Smith ?
gh Bowen, Jas. Branyan. |i
leowee. First election. J. L. BranyJ.
H. Armstrong, J. W. McMahan.
econd election. J. N. Ashley, J. B. E
Ashley, S. M. Stone.
<evel Land. First election. M. J. S
Is, J. A. Pruitt, P. L. Busby, i
econd election. De Witt Hall, J. $
Pratt James McAdams. J
iebanon. Jas. R. Thornton, J. G. ?
ans VV. H. McAllister. |
econd election. J. A. Williams, D. ?
Pressly Julius Mann,
iong Cane. First election. J. A.
rrison, G. J. Robertson A. C. Bowie,
cond election. D. P. Hannah, D. E.
skels, T. B. Eaken.
jowndesville No 1 First and Second
2tion E. W. Harper, B. Bolin Allen,
3. Boles.
;OwndesvilleNo2 First and Second
jtion. E. W. Harper, B. Bolin Al,
S. S. Boles.
undesville No. 2. First and Second
?tion. W. T. Broadwell, G. W.
ito n W MnTJair
[agnplla. First election. C. G. Mcister,
Geo. C. Graves, R. 0 Bell,
econd election. W. N. Calhoun,
L. Wardlaw, R. E. Frierson.
leans Chapel. First election. A.
Reid, W. T. King, Walter Price,
econd election. L. C. Nickles,
us. Sutherland, J. A. Price.
IcCormick. First election. Joe
munds, S. J. ?ritt, Geo. Wat*?ins. \
econd election, J. B. Holloway, .
L. Sturkey Joe Nelson.
lountain View. First election? c
och Nance, Morgan Daniel, Robt. i
int. 1
lecond election. Jos. Gilbert, 0. L. t
in, Jno. McMahan.>
It. Carmel. First election. T. W. c
rs, James Sutherland, J. R. Tart.
econd election. B. A. Boyd, W. A.
rs, T. B Frasier.
Lock Spring. First election. J. M.
bley, A. M. Shirley, J. R. Sheffield. *
econd eleetion. S. N. Latimer, C. *
Kay, Wist Bigby.
rVillington. First election J. A.
Roy, W. L. Link, Joe Tolbert,
econd election. W. D. Morrow, H. f
Bouchillon, S. S. McBride. I
'he following candidates have filed
ir pledges and paid the assessments i
Campaign expenses.
'or House of Representatives. J. f
iser Lyon, J. C. Lomax, R. B. Cheatn,
W. S. Cotbran, Granville Beal,
B. Carwile, J. N. Nance.
for Clerk of Court. J. L. Perrin.
for Sheriff. W. D. Mann, C. J.
on, Lamar Clinkscales.
for Superintendent of Education.
C. DuPre, J. S. Gibert.
for Auditor. Richard Sondley, T.
Milford.
'orCounty Supervisor. G.N.Nick
David Gilliam.
\>r Coroner. W. B. Goings, W. L.
rracott, M. H. Wilson, M. J. Link,
Bowie, A. F. Seawright, G. R. Black
W. Cann.
'or Treasurer. W. T. Bradley,
'he Treasurer made the following
ort:
balance on hand from last Camgn.
$8 38
904 Reed from M. P. DeBruhl
?ssments. 42 00
J04 Reed from Frank B. Gary.
24 00
304 Received from A. F. Seaght
1 00 |e
$75 38 v
hree candidates filed pledges and
i assessments after Committee adled
$13 00. T
F.JB. Gary,
M. P. DeBruhl, Chairman.
Secretary. a
a
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THE CENTRE OF LIFE. J]
e live only by the food that Is digested C
assimilated, hence the stomach 18 toe
itreoflife." If the stomach is weak, the
Y will be proportionately weak. Strengthbe
"centre of life" by using Rydale'sStom- b
Tablets. They digest the food and rest
stomach. They act as a tonic to the digesorgans
and help nature restore them to ci
th. These Tablets are guaranteed to ree
at once and speedily cure indigestion
dyspepsia. Trial size, 25 cents. Family v
containing 2 1-2 times the trial size, 50c.
. Milford.
it is popular things you are hunting for, y
Dn to Speed's Clnco Cigars, they are "The ei
ry Most" popular things. In town.
iraflne wax for sealing fruit jars for sale n
peed's. r<
>ok at the beautiful mattings that you can
at L. W. White's. B
you want the "very best" candy' get ^
rlers at Speed's.
oythlng you want in the stationery line II
be found at Mllford's.
ofchlng on the Market Equal to Chamber* . "J,
Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. t vfSgffS
This fact is well Known to druggists every- . '.i
'here, and nine out of ten will give tbelr
ustomera this preparation when the best Is t
nfepd for. Mr. Obe Wltmer, a prominent
ruKglRt of Joplln, Mo., in a circular to hi*
iiBtoroers, says: "There Is nothing on the
larket In the way of patent medicine which
quals Cbamberialn's Collo, Cholera and
larrboea Kemedy for bowel complaints. 'W?
all and recommend this preparation." For
tie by C. A. Mllford, Abbeville; H. M. KJ
'oung, Due West; J. W. Morrah, Mt. Carmel. * ;J|
You have to acknowledge the corn. My
ldgmentls the best; there 1b no cigar like the ?3
Inoo; you have never been able to get ad*
ar to stand against it I know It la grating JtJ
d your nerves, but yonr customers demand
., you have to have it and can buy it from 4 a
peed's Drug Store, agents for factory.
Paracamph for bnrns. Insect bites and a *
iDd of eruptions. Have you tried It? A.
[llford's Drug Store.
BILL10USNESS IS DANGEROUS.
When the bile Is not flowing freely Into the
owels, it is taken up by the blood and^ia de- '?j
on 1 ted in all parts ol the body. Every lm- J2
ui u?u l ui puu, lumoi every wbhu? ui iuv lkmjjt ?>';
ven to the skin layers, are affected by the
0 slon ladened bile. IVsaps the energy, dulls
io bralo, weakens the lungs arid kidneys and ?g
lvltes disease germs. It affects the heart,
Lomacb and bowels, causing marked fane- .
icnal disturbances that may result In dli- 5
aiie. A bilious or Jaundioed condition of the
putem is very dangerous and should be core<!ted
at ooce. Rydale'a Liver Tablets speed* >
ly cure biliousness. They act specifically on ii
Q'5 liver, bile bladder, bile duct and the bowela
1 ey never fall to cure liver and bowel tronlus.
Price per box, containing 60 tablets, 28 "jeats.
C. A. Mil ford
| THRESHERS. j ||
! WE HAVE A FULL STOCK
] OF-. THE WELL KNOWN i
| Farquhar Threshers | |i
I Ajax Portable Engines j M
? AND CAN MAKE PROMPT ?
< SET'" ^ENT. PRICES RIGHT. t
< CATALOG ON REQUEST. ?
GIBBES MACHINERY CO., I M
J COLUMBIA, S. C. :
A DECLARATION OF INDE- ; ||
PENDENCE
n favor of Briehahn's bread should ?
>e carried out in every household in ;
lelebration of July 4th. This bread
s the very best that can be had for
ove or money, and there Is no better
ime to reform your bread supply than
in our great National Holiday.
J. W. Breihahn, ;|l
Proprietor. * *
Iharlestoii and Western Carolina B. B
Angnsta and Atheville Short Line*
Schedule in effeot July 17, 1901
inm mi
jV xx it ym
.v Laurens 2 07 pm
ir Greenville 3 25 pm
ir Spartanburg S SO pm
.v Spartanburg (So.).. 3 40 pm
j* Hendereonvllle 6 20 pin
ir Ashevllie 7 15 pm
,v Asheville(So. Ey.).. 7 15 am
?v Bendersonville- 8 10 am
ir Spartanburg....- 10 20 am
v Spartanb'g (C&WC)12 01 pm
,y Greenville 12 15-pm
.v Laurens 1 50 pm
ir Greenwood 2 4,6 pm
.v Greenwood 2 40 pm
it McCormick 8 40 pm
.v McCormick 8 40 pm
ir Augusta 5 20 pm 11 40 am
>v Augusta 10 10 am 2 55 pm
lr McCormick 11 52 am 4 40 pm
.v McCormick 11 52 am
ir Greenwood 12 44 pm
,v Greenwood 12 44 pm
ir Laurens 1 45 pm
,v Laurens, C. N. & L. 2 02 pm
i.r Clinton 2 22 pm
ir Newberry 8 10 pm
lt Columbia 4 46 pm
,v Columbia, A. C. L... 4 55 pm
ir Charleston 9 35 pm
,v Charleston, A.C. L... 6 00 am
ir Columbia 11 00 am
,v Columbia, C! N.JcL.ll 10 am
,v Newberry 12 48 pm
,7 Clinton 1 80 pm
,v Laurens, U. & W. C 1 50 pm
,r Greenwood 2 46 pm m
Leave Augusta, train No. 42 dally except Sunday,
,35 p. m., No. 38, Sunday only, 7.00 a. m., arrive
harleston 7.10 p. m., 11.55 a. m., Beaufort 6.80 pm., ,
L.05 a. m.. Port Royal 6.40 p. m., 11.20 a. m.
Through train service between Asgustaand Chariston.
For Information relative to rates, eto., apply to
7. B. STEELE, (J. T. A., Anderson, 8. C.
GEO. T. BKYAN, G. A., Greenvtlle.8. C.
ERNEST WILLIAMS, Gen. Pais. Agt?
Augusta, Ga.
. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
KUBBER NECK. rtig
Robber neck or Joints with Elliot's EmnlaiedOll
Liniment. It will remove all stiffness
nd soreness. It Is mucb better than plasters
>rlame back, or pain in the cheat or side. Blot's
Emulsified Oil Liniment cures muscular
beumatlsm. Full 1-2 pint battles, 35 cent*.
.A. Mllford.
? m i i
Breibahn's Locals.
We have home-made candy, not to bars,
ut to eat, and it is line. Try some.
j'S
For clean, fresh bread, call on Brelbahn, be
in fix you up.
cSfll
Material for cakes aiways on band, of th
ery freshest quality.
Promptness is our watch word. Give u
our order and see how qulok it will be ex
BUted. Mllford's.
A telephone In your office and residence
ghtens labor, saves Journeys, dispels worriea
educes work.
The seasons are favorable, if your corns are
rowing too fast and hurt you try Blue Jay
orn Plasters, for sale at Speed's Drug Store.
Anything in the drug, stationery and paint J?
ine can be had at Mllford's Drugstore. r
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