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Pf '> v- ? * The Press and Banner. By W. W. and W. R. Bradley. HUGH WILSON, Editor. > t =r ABBEVILLE, S. C. \ *J-Publi6hed every Wednesdp ??. 82 t> year In advance. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1905. Where, Oil Where, Are The Prohlbltionffctu? yt, ... Of all the proposed laws at this session of the Legislature we do not rccollect to have seen anything looking to prohibition. Bui many propositions are before that body to cOange or regulate the sale of liquor in this 8 late. The most lnlqultions of all the bills Is that which proposes a high license. The idea ol giving anybody a monopoly in any busVness is contrary to all past teachings. .' High lioense would exclude the man ol limited means from engaging In the business. Judging from Abbeville's experience, we would say tbe high license Is the most objectionable torm of dealing with liquor. That U > to say, It Is tbe most objectionable to temperance people, while for tbe rich liquor dealer It Is the Ideal plan. One of the best and as well as one of the fairest men who ever sold llquoi In Abbeville was one ol the poorest In tbl> world's goods. When tbe license was low bt always kept open shop, but when it was high his place of business was closed. He nevei adulterated b|s goods, It is fair to presume that tbe prohibitionist*' now.know what sort of antl-dlspensary peo pie they have been consorting with. Even our zealous and pious friend Dr. Stokes may now see the situation since the .atmoepheie has somewhat cleared. Except for tbe public welfare, wearenoi particularly Interested. Tbe liquor is not likely to hurt this editor, and If our ploue n rr\hlhl!lr n frlcnrlo tront t n nnri finrf vlth f ~ ? the blgb license people we sball not be offended. We sball only be sorry for tbelr misguided zeal. But We shall not see blgb license, nor any other kind of license, nor will we see problbl. Hon. Bat we have seen wbat tbe world bas never seen before, namely: problbltlonlsta repeating tne arguments of liqaor men , against tbe dispensary, * A Divine Call. To The Mlointry. Tbe versatile, angular C. G. Brown, the long-time and well-beloved pastor of tb< Sumter, Soutb Carolina, Baptist cbnrcb. frankly avers tbat If be ever called oftht Lord to preacb be 1b wbolly Ignorant of tbf fact. He Is not so rasb, of course, as to deny ' tbat any otber man Is really called of Ood to preacb, bat for bis own satisfaction be would like lor any brother preacber who will undertake to say tbat be Is In tbe ministry by ' virtue of a special divine call, to submit tbe groof on wblcb be basis tbe claim. Brotber JJt unu uao ovaivucu iuw rui|;tuico mvu a ? diligence and baa failed to find anything thai would justify the claim that the Lord select* and calls men for, tbe special work of the ministry. If brother Brown succeeds In making good blB contention, won't tbere bave to be a revolution In BaptlBt tblnklDg on tb)? question ??The Word and Way. How it comes that a preacher should bappen to speak so sensibly Is beyond oar comprehension. And why any man with sense enough to enjoy good health should presume to tell Intelligent people that the Lord callcd him to preach Is another thing that we do noi understand. In one sense of tbe word we may all claim to be "called." The carpenter, the blacksmith, the railroad officer, the printer, or the governor of tbe state Is atmuch "called" to their respective positions a' la tbe preacher of the gospel. There aie few people in this day and time over whose eyes tbe woo! may be pulled about so simple a matter as that of choosing a profession, or of Vwilnff fnrwd Into a. dIrrr whnrn nn? mnv make a living. If were troft tbat the Lord selects blipreacbers, It would seem to us tbat be Is h very poor Judge of earthly humanity. ? , The AndersOn Mall Claims Onr 95. Tbe publisher ol The Greenville Herald has offered a prize of ?5 lor the best suggestion for improving bis paper. That's dead easy. JuBt Imitate The Dally Mall as closely asyou can, neighbor. Now, send along thp money.?Anderson Mall. While tbe Herald does not desire to Imitate, still it has greai admiration for tbe nerve of Tbe Mall editor? Greenville Herald. Yon are quite welcome to admire this editor's nerve, or bis good looks, or anything else, Just as much as yon please. Bat do we get the S6??AndersonlMail. The Preso and Banner offered the first suggestion to the Herald,, and we have been waltlcg for the check. Say, Brother Herald, ball we draw on yon through the Bank of tthe Saluda ? Changing the Laws. The Legislature has now been In session for two weeks. Between two hundred and tnree hundred bills have been introduced, mostly of the kind that would change existing laws. In onr opinion, the greater portion of the proposed legislation is wortetban useless. Nothing so muoh demoralizes a people as the Instability of their laws. Pin the good Slate of Maine advocates of divorce are endeavoring to have tbe laws amended so tbat a woman may secure a legal separation from a husband with tbe Boorlnfc "habit. Tbe wise wife ought to find out these things before ebe is married.?Greenville News. We admit tbe force of this statement, but In tbe absence ot probationary marriage*, we would be glad for tbe "News" to explain bow. Tbe Solution. . > i Nearly everybody bas written or expressed an opinion aa to the duty or interest of tbe farmers in the present depressed condition of tbe ootton market. Tbe remedy for tbe evils tbat confront tbe agricultural interests of this part of tbe conn try, It seems to us, is be*t presented by tbe Hon. John Lowndes McL>aurln, whose views are given In these columns. He thinks that the opening of new markets for our products \ 1b the remedy. (S&V. Seducing (tie Acreage. If we reduce the acreage, what will we do with the bands and the moles? Will we reduoe the mnleage and the bandage and increase the expendage? A bill has been introduced In the Legislator to make the scholarships in the South Carolina College, the Citadel and Wlntbrop the same?1100 each. This seems to be fall and right ^ *4^* ? Governor Hey ward will retire from politics at the expiration of hiR second term of office. Senator Tillman's health Is not good. He took leave of Washington last week for a more Southern climate. It is said the cold ?? ? - la Inn mnfth fi\9 Kim weauier muuiugvuu ? iw m.vu >v> u.u. He la suffering from a tbroat trouble, wnicb _ may be more or less serious. Call to Planters. The National Glnners Association was r. ' organized to collect correct data as to condition and acreage of the cotton crop and tbe correct nnmber of bales ginned every two weeks. This information will be complied ?4 ?? Htnnor unH hft Will pi Vfi it HUU ficuv lM?HVU,y/ut'vi _ to his customers bo that you will be in position to bold or sell your cotton according ] to whether the report sbows a large or small crop. We have no other object and bope you will urge your glnnerto attend tbe meeting1 at the Court House at couuty seat Jan. 2Stb ; # 10 a. m. and Join our Association so tbat ycu can get tbls information abead of tbe epecu-i laior. J. A. Taylor, President. i National Qinnera Association. In the Matter of Hie I'pps-r Cam Oiniery. Editor Press and Bnnner: My attention hns been cnl'ed to a comrau ulcallon In your lust week's issue which i' neeuis appeared a short time ago In the Abbe ville Medium over the signalurn of "Kustio' and which, by request of M. V. Du6euberry was copied In the Press and Banner. Io this article Rustic fays that be had beer Informed that U was being asserted anc claimed that the Upper Lung Cane Cemeterj was a public burying ground. This claim he disputed and authorized tlx Medium, If any such claim had b?en setup "to emphatically deny it, at least ho far as t tit old original graveyard ik concerned; that tht old graveyard is a pat I ot th? real estate belonging exclusively to the Upper Long Cane congregation?but that' no one had ever been dented 'he privilege of burying In it, &c." The Upper Long Cane graveyard was laid out and has been u.-ed a<* a public. cetneUrj for more tlW), a htindred years and as Rur11< says, "nootie^toas ever been denUd theprlvl lege of burying in it." This fact alone to Say nothing of the strong clrcutnstaotial evidence going to show that i! was not, at the time of its establishment or al anytime since, regarded as a sectarian 01 Presbyterian cemetery, would 6erve hr an eR topel to any sucfi claim being set at this lati dav. By habitual usage tbe public have acqulrec a legal rlgbt to the use or It as a burial place even granting tbat tbe title to tbe lands which Is by no menus certain, originally vested exclusively In tbe Upper LoDg Cant ohurch. On many of tbe oldest monuments in tba cemetery appear tbe n?mes of those wh< were not Presbyterians, but representative! or almost every other denomination. At tbe time tbat cemetery was eatabllsbec the country was very sparsely settled ?nc graveyards were not established by partlcu lar sects or religious denominations, lor ibeli own exclusive use, but were tor th6 use anc benefit ol tbe surrounding community. We seriously question tbe correctness o Rustic's assertion that ("the old graveyard ii a part ol the real estate belonging exclusive ly to the Upper Long Cane congregation. We veuture tbe assertion tbat this state ment is based entirely on bear?ay evidence tbat he cannot produce the deed to establist tbat claim. As we have before stated, this cemetery bni been used as a common burying place by th! surrounding community for more than < hundred years, and it is within tbe knowl edge of the writer of ibis that for the past six ty years tbe cemetery let has been isolatec and separated from what has been general!} fcnownas the lands belonging to Upper Lon; Uane church, by the Due West road and tlx road connecting tbe same witb tbe Lowndes* vitiB or Anderson road: and which, uo doubt wan tbe case when it was first laid oat. Tbeo Is It not more li&ely that this litth triangular piece of larid was purchased b> the people generally of tbat community, ant dedicated as a place id which to bury theli dead, than tbat tbe Upper Long Cane Cburct should bave Included It, as It wan f. detachec piece of land, In Us purchase, and tben bavf allowed It to be used as a puollc graveyard We think so. But cul bono?and for what purpose is thlt claim now set up by Rustic and emphasized by M. V. Dusenberry ? Is It to remind those of us whose kindred for generations past bave been burled tnere, who are not members of the Upper Long Cane Church, but who expect to be burled by tbe side of those who bave gone before them, tbat It will be a mere matter of grace on tbe part of tbe Upper Long Cane congrecation ll tbey shall be allowed that prevllege? ' The wilteroftbls is not a member of Up per LoDg Cane Cburcb, bat bis people lot generations past bave been accustomed it burying their dead In Long Cane Cemetery and there he expects to bo burled, but be fiae not nor shall he ever consider tbat he' will be Indebted to tbe liberality or generosity ol tbe Uppfer I<ong Cane Congregation if be shall be accorded that privilege. Where is tbe proof which would be admissible lnanycourtof Justice, tbat tbls Cemtery belongs to tbe Upper Long Cane Church i None whatever except the bi?re circumstance tbat it Is known as tbe Upper Long Cane Cemetery. Having, as we think, shown olearly by a preponderence of tbe evidence tb&t even the old original part of this cemetery was from the first and has always been considered and treated as a public buryiDg ground aud not as belonging exclusively to tbe Upper Long Cane Congregation, we will now pass on to consider tbe matter of tbe new portion wblcb lias been added within tbe last few years, and. which contains nearly ail the vacant space within tbe enclosure, tbe old, original space being practically all taken up. To whom does tbat belong? We have been reliably Informed that every dollar of the purchase price of this additions I plot was paid by tbe ladies'constituting the -Abbeville Society of tbe Upper Long Cane Cemetery," composed exclusively of ladles of tbe city of Abbeville and representing In its membership some of every denomination Id the place, Catholics as well as Protestants. Then it might be well for Rustic and bis coadjutors to consfder whether if it were possible for tbem to make good their claim it might not prove a veritable boomerammd they find themselves or some of tbelr numerous progeny sometime Id the fnlute, denied therlgbtof sepulture In Upper Long (Junegrave yard. oenex. LOWNDESVILLE. i . 1 The writer'being two weeks behind, wili come to date in this report. The past two weeks have been very dul ones, but little stirring along tbq many linein wnlch (here is otten much activity. The pleasure seekers have stayed quietly at home or somewhere else, supposealy ho, at there haye been but few arrlvuls In, or de partures from our town. The readers of the ilme honored Press and Banner, are given below, the few that bavt taken place. Hon. J? C. Lomax left today was two weekf ago for Columbia to be at the opening of the Legislative sessson, on Tuesday. Mr. Courtney Wilson, of Abbeville, catm down from Anderson, (J. H., Tuesday and stayed a day or two with friends in tblt place. Miss Vera Allen went to Anderson Tuesday to spend a while with friends. Yesterday two weeke ago, our Intendent Mr. R. H. Mosely, who keeps bis eyes opec lor municipal law oresserB ueuru euuci ?uuit gun or pistol reports wblch be knew to be wltblD the town limits. He Investigated went totbe part of tbe town where several negro families live and found tbat somt young "coons," bad caused tbe reports Tbey were called! upon to appear before tb{ councils tbe next day and were fined eacL five dollars, wblcb it is hoped will be a lesson to tbem. A reading club was formed here a week 01 two since, wblcb was Joined by the most oi our young people and some of tbe o der ones. There isstl'isome open cotton in souie ol tbe fields and tbe picking of it is slow aod wltb the weather that we have befa having, disagreeable work. It Is hardly,to be expected that the planters would show tbe same vim and energy in gathering the remnants wltb tbe present discouraging price ol tbe staple us tbey did in more "avorable weather and under more remunerative prices but they are going ahead when tbey can trying to wind up tbe gathering of last year's croj-. Just here the writer would Ilk* to ask wby it Is tbat so little, comparatively of tbe seed cotton madeis burned, when the careless way ot handling and particularly storing it in thought of, it Is very surprising, It 18 a very rare thing to hear of any of li being lost by fire. Since the war It alter belug picked bas been put In piazzas, undei beds, In cabins, by botb while and colored many times where there were small children lettat home In charge, who were not expected to be otbeiwlse than thoughtles-6 and careless y?-Hbere seems to have been some kind ofa divinity Overlooking and protecting It, for It Is very, very seldom that a pound 01 It goes up In smoke. Mr. T. C. Llddle and his grandmother, Mrs Augusta Cunuingham, went to Abbeville C H. Wednesday and were with friends til the next evening. Mrs. J. C. Lomax left Saturday morning foi Augusta, where she will stay for a few days then will go to Columbia and spend some time. Rev. J. E. Carllle, the appointee of the lat< South Carolina Methodist Conference ai Presiding Elder'of the Cokesbury District came lu Thursday evening was the guest o Rev, R. W. Barber, who carried him to Bell'i j tbe next day, wbere be alter the 1130 preach | Inn service held quarterly Conference. un oaiuruay me nrsi uameu |iit;auueu ? good sermon at 11.30 in.Sm>rna, and at Hi close held the first Conference for this cbnrg< for this year. At th 16 conference tne preachei in cjia-gfe, Rev. ??. W. Barber, and tb< stewards of the church, aside as encouraging reports as could have bene looked for. A short whiln ago there was a farmer'i Educational and Cooperative Union fornm at Barnes', The Kidge, Mountain View am this place. Last Saturdayeach of tne abovi Unions met here for the purpose of conferrlni a* to the best interests of those whom thi organizations are Intended to benefit. Thi writer not being present cannot spent definitely as to their actions. Mr. James T Baskin Is president of Ibe Lowudesvllli Union and Jar. T. J. Bowman Is Secretary. Troupe, The Call to Winners. The Cotton Glnners are requested to mee at the Court House at 10 a. m. on Jan. 2Sth t( organize a county Association on e nation al Ginners Association and to make a repur as to the Dumber of bales of cottoD ginned tin past season by each. We are asking this because we bave found many mistakes in th< elnners report recently issued by tbe Censui Bureau, and our membership 1h not yet larg( enough to get out a report In time to heT[ the Cotton Grower, with tbe cotton now oc i band. Delegates to the State Convention o I Ginners which meets at Columbia. Feb. 7tt | are to be selected at the county meeting. Lei every glnner come U> t be Couuty Mt-aL Jan 28th. J. A. Taylor. President, National Glupers A680clatl0p, i , \V"V ~ n i r^rn TIlTn k ?l LAST .tJND. Wlmt "M" Seen and Hear* on Hi* t Round* in Country a?(l in Town. T Abbeville, Jan. 25,1905. 1 , AROUND KOUTE >*0. 3. 1 Dr. \V. E. Link of Wllllngton wan visiting re'atlves in the Flatwoods last MoDday, his ' visit wa? more especially to bis ulster Mrs. J>?ne McGaw who ha-* been sick for several , wcks, but Is better at this wrltlnp. Mrs. Walter Wilson of Lebanon Is acaln In the city under the treatment of Dr. L. T. Hill. Mrs. Sallle B.Nelson and daughter Mies ] Annie left yesterday for Hlsh Sprlnea, Fla., where they will spend some time with 1 relatives. i Mrs..!. H McNeill of Sharon has been quite | I sick, but is now a little better , Mr. Scbram and daughter MIhr Jessie were 1 , among thp v'sliors in the city last Monday. 3 ?. . i -r^j ? r C- U? t? Knllrllnv MJ\. J ,J. ?iiiw?rua ui ouuiuu 10 uunuiu^ another room to bis cottage. , Mr. John Able is building a large and con[ venteutly arranged barn and stable. i . Mr W. B. Wilson Is building several tenant r bouses on bis plantation. Mr. Lamar Link is oivthe wine, having left ' , the employ of Mr. John A. Wilson, at i ' Giendale farm. Mr. George Wilson will take , I bis -place the present year. M'. Link Is. thinking of going to the 'Land ot Flowers" to ' seek bis fortune. We wish bllri good luck J wherever his lot may be, as he is a hard . working and worthy young man. 1 The ladies of Lebanon were out in ful' t force one day last week renovating the inside y of their church, they believe the saying a "cleanliness is next to godliness" and have put their house of worship in order, j A handsome young man from route No 8 . went to see his be?tgirl last week, but (ound , her absent on his arrival. So he (lid the next Dnst thing, devoted h|g time and attention to > the mother. There's nothing like getting on the good side of the mother if .vou want the , daughter, this is the Inside track, and he will t be sure 19 win by bis adroit manoevering. ALL ABOUND THE CITY.' Mr. Rob Hill of Carlisle spent last 8unday ; in the city with bomefolks. > Mr. John Harris is rapidly Improving, and bis son and daughter who have heen kept at * home on account ot his illness have returned ? to their respective colleges in Charleston and 1 Spartanburg. - * The many friends of Mrs. L. R. Vose are anxiously Inquiring about her condition, I and we are pleased to slate she is doing as ' well as could be expected, still suffering a ; great deal, but hopes soon to be abl" to return j to her home In Abbeville. Mrs. McDonald her daughter, Is still with her and will re, main until ber mother Is able tojeturn home. 1 If you read the Abbeville papers you will J not be at a Iosb where to go to ttod bargains ' when In the city. Our merchants are now l having their "clearance sales" to make room r for their spring stook. At these sales many | 1 goods go at a sacrifice. Watch the papers and I vou nllt be up on "bargain sales." ' Dargan's cblna store Is creating an great a i f sensation through the country as the "good | roads" movement. His locals,show windows > and prloed do tbe work. ! I The Perrin Clothing Company are now < ottering rare bargains In tbe clothing line. , t Call nnd see them when In the city. C. W. Kendall is ready for St. Valentine's 1 day. Look at his windows and you wtll be ' convinced. I ! DEATH OF MRS. G. H. WARDLAW. 1 ' Mrs. t-liip Wardlaw. beloved wife of Mr. ' Georte H. Wardlaw, died at his home at , Bethel last Thursday night, January 19, 19t'5, about 9 o'clock. _ 1 The funeral services were conducted by her ' pastor Rev. Boulware and interment mqde in i I Sharon cemetery. Tbe deceased wasa most estimable Christian woman, having tbe love and esteem of all 1 who knew her. She was an affectionate and devoted mother, a faithful wife, a good , neighbor and a true and sincere friend. Sue was a member of Bethel church and I was always ready and willing to do her pRrt < | In any and every good worfc looking to tbe. . Interest of her church. Her work on earth Is finished rnd shd has ' now entered Into eternal r- st In the beautiful j home of tbe jjoul, where with loved ones uone before she is supremely happy. This family 1 have been sorely afflicted or late, just o little I over two months ago the eldext son was | taken, and now the mother; 'tie bard but God knows best, and we pray that He will ' * * *? '* " tht-nnorh UJhinh t FiULlCUiy IUC ucqi miutiiuuo tuiuugu . tbe bereaved ones are now passing to their | eternal good, A huaband, four children, two sisters and one broiber survive her, and are * now bowed In deepest grief Jn wblcb they i have the sympathy of hosts of friends. ? ??v < planters fight wall st, demon. ; ! m _ I FariuerN or the Month, Writes Mr. Cnxey, "llitre Risen lu Tbelr Might.*' 1 Another prophet of tbe simple life In high finance ban arisen in the land. He bails from ' Anderson, S. C.. and b'R name Is W. J. Casey. He 1r secretary oft he Five Forks Union No. 1, of the Farmers'Educational Cotion Union of America, and IlkeTbomss W. Lawson, he has a style that 1r all his own. Mr. Casey has been receiving some of tbe benrlsb circulars that Theodore H. Price, tbe padlne bear operator in cotton on the New York Cotton Exchange, has been sending out. 1 in Mr. Price's mall yesterday morning appeared Mr. Carey's first contribution to Wall 1 street literature of the lurid sort. The letter ' Id part 1bas follows: "Theodore H. Price, ' No. 71 Wall street, N. Y. t "Sir?Your great scarecrow Id the shane ofa ' circular, giving your estimation of a 18,000,000 hale cottou crop, together witb photograph ol | large fields of open cotton, a? t bey were sup' posed to have appeared the eighth of Decernber, are now being received by our farmers. i ' "And now, when you remember that we r Southern farmers are accustomed to placing ( tbe image of the devil in our watermelon | ! patches to keep away tbe nnnroes and crows, 1 we trust you will not be surprised lo find that * your effort to scare the Southern farmer into xell'lDg hiscotton below tbecostof production, i that you Wall street gamblers and moneysharks may gobble up millions of dollars of bis honest toil and labor, is absolutely a | dismal failure. I | ' "Toe farmers of tbe South have risen in tbeir might, and are standing shoulder to , shoulder In a determination to forever annihilate the power of you Wall street speculators, who have made your millions by i squeezing tbe very life oat of the great money i crop of our fair Southland. Education has put us on to your damnable scheme*, and concert of action ba6 placed us in a pot-itlon to tight you, and In this fight we'll win or ( die."?New YorK world. i 1 . A Leiter. Lowndesville, Jan. 28,1905. I To the Press and Banner:? The farmers at present have a very hard problem to solve, and that 1a how ate they < going to pay for their supplies and guano at i the price they are selling at now with the probability of paying for them next fall with Uveor six cent cotton. They are at a loss to kctow what to do for ' the best.' Not only ibe farmer but the mer! chant also are placed almost in a similar < ' position. 1 Never in the history of the world was bus- i \ iness paralized anil is Just now. The wheels . of business are"cloged as never before, and all 1 through thecnuteof the speculator who has < bamered t be price ol cotton down below the i cost of production. It seems like be is one ' , man the farmer aoes not need in his bus I iness, and through a thorough organization . we can put him out. ol business to a great. 1 r extenl. He tin* Haia in a boasuDg manner t j that he Is going to teach the Soutb a lesson that be will not forgot hood. Now tue thing I . for the larmer lo do is not to sell a hale ol , motion for sixty diiys at lean or nine ly as the i | case warrants It, Their contructs are falJlug I due and Ihey are obliged to have spots to r tl11 their contracts, The mills can't matin,, facture lutures into cioih and they are buy- i i ing some cotton, paying a cent over the mar- I ket price and binding the parties over to j secrecy In order to get a little cotton to keep ' j the mills running. Don't part with your i cotton hoys under no such conditions. Let's I stand Arm and demand a reasonable price < j lorour cotton. lithe mill can pav the tue . contraction, nine to ten cenls, why oau't the < contractor pay the farmer more than six and i a halt. The farmers should oiganlze at the 1 D earliest possible dale ho they would be In a . ? position 'o fill contracts with the mills Inr stead of the speculator, and also to regultile ? other matiers of interest that pertains to the ) farmer. Tills is a buslnes-, proposition that ' com fronts us and let u? as farmers meet it in s a business like way. The tanners are begin- t 1 nlng to realize that Miey have to meet orgatii izatlon with organisation, and i would ask a the farmers to get touetherand iippoiut some ; timeand have the country organized to meet b with you. b Again let me urge you not to/sell any cot? c on at the present, urcu a* contracts lor cotton . reUlltug due and nath n^ b it ?p'>:s will aijB 6Wer and don't be lit a hurry about making o,.v i.rninyeiiienis lor miano as ttiere Is time though >et,"u?e all your surplus cotton heed and rough manure and thereby cut down >our Kuano bill, now tfprlng oaUaud plant more coin aud cut dowu your cotton acreage. Farmer. ; J. M. N1CKLES, ^ A-ttorney at Law, ; Abbeville, SI. C. i Ollice with VV. N. Uraydon. Cbicken feed, corn and wheat. Bran and Short* for hogs and cowh at Glenn's.. I i UO lbR.^for fi.OO good Carolina rice at Glenn's. 1 * \ A ' y . : i i L'_? l-LJlL-.i '"i-SJg: About Education. <. Our respected con temporary, the Laurens * loot ftn ofHnlo rvn oHn. auvci unci , if 01 * rriv uau au 01 civiv vu w~ cation, wbich, Id Its way, was all very good, but from our standpoint the benefits or possible benefits of education were not as fully stated as we should like to have seen. We assume that thut editorial was written from the vlewp>iat of the educated oltlzen. Now, suppose we look at it from the other side.. The masses of ths uneducated people are jealous or Kuspiclous of their educated neighbors. They fee, the greater prosperity, the superior Intelligence and the wider field of usefulness that is found In their neighbors of' Lhe educated class, aud unless the Individual acknowledgedly towers far above tnem tney are at heart, as a rule, not .the well wishers of the more educated. Ifamanhas been born out of bis Bphere, ~>t has beeD fitted by education to'enter higher walks of life than those in which he was born, his neighbors, and even his kindred are the last to acknowledge his true worth) Conscious of tbt^r own lack of success, or their own Inability, they are too often ready to fall upon the "poor boy" who mav have given promise of attaining honor in the fluids of uselulness. The "poor boy" ^ho may in after life exhibit a degree ol the qualities which would inspire blno with ambition for'the achievemeni? of the better things baa first to contend with the Jealousies of his own kindred whom he has outstripped, aud from whom the neighbors are too often ready to take up the line ol attack. And then the world, as a rule, Judges tbe "poor boy" not by his own worth and ability, but be is estimated by the poorest and tbe most trifling of bis kindred. Thus handicapped by an environment wblfb presents barriers tbat are almost lnsurmountable, be must conquer Ibe opposing elements, while bis progress along tbe lines of what tbe world calls success Is slower and more difficult for blm than It would be for one born In tbe educated- class. No matter bow trifling tbe Bpectmen of manhood that is born "in tbe families," the people Judge blm by tbe best of his kindred, and tbe higher and tbe better educated people, as a rule, bold up the bands of tbelr faltering kindred. If a very poor specimen of manhood Is born In tbe circle of tbe educated, and among those who assume to be "tbe best people," be Is sustained and beld up both by kindred and J by bOot-llcks. Failure on his part is hardly possible. On tbe otber[band tbe "poor boy" 3f superior natural endowment may fall because of the lack of intelligent direction of bis pnergies, and because of errors of Judgment, rbougb bis action may be well meant. It is uurd lor him to make as good success In life is bis more favored neighbor that was born In the educated circle. Educate'd people, as a rule, are ready to give the helping band to those who are striving to ascend tbe ladder, while those who ire jealous ana ignorant are ready- 10 pan lown one of tbelr own namber wbeh they see aim outstripping tbem. Educated citizens are tbe ruling cIbfs while tbe Ignorances and tbe prejudices of Lhe luabses mafceB tbem dupes of demagogues >r tbe tools ot designing politicians, it is :bus tbat tbe few rule/the masses. As'we see it tbe advice which tbe Lord gave .0 Abram, that be should leave tbe borne of lis nativity, Is today worthy of all acceptsLion. Ifa "poor boy'' feels tbe manhood in aim, and be knows that be is superior to the somraon herd, tben be should leave tbe bome )f bis nativity and go where he.v/111 not be Handicapped by tbe previously conceived iplDions of bts neighbors, A stranger is gen-ajly accepted for his face value. A prophet is not without honor save in bis :ountry. Tbe great benefit of education' does not always come to tbe learned individual himself but bis children will receive 1mmense'advxntage over tbe cbllden of tbe uneducated. Tbe children of the "poor man" tuny have more native ability, but when (be deficiency In Ibelr education Is such as not to enable them to walk In tbe bibber way, and to prevent them from falling Into error, tbe less favored man by nature, wbo bus been better tafigbt, will outstrip blm In tbe race of life. WEST END. Happenings nnd Incident* of a Week Abont the City. Jan. 24,1905. Dr. Frank E. Harrison Is in New York on business. He will be away for tibool ten days Mr. Julian Roper, wbo is Yard Mazier at tbe Seaboard chops, spent Sunday in Columbia wiiii Mrs. Roper. Mr. Joe P. Giles of New York was In tbe city luKt Wednesday. Mr. Giles bas many friends bere wbo are always glad to aee blm. Mr. W. W. Bradley hab gone to Washington for a month or six weeks. Mrs. Eugene Gary Is In Columbia spending some lime with Judge G*r>. Mrs. Joe Wilson is In Atlanta spending a while with Irlends. Mr. Wall.-ce Harris bas returned to Cbarles ton to resume his studies at tbe Citadel. Mr. and Mrs. R C. Wysong and their chll dren left Thursday for Greensboro where they will live. Mr. and Mrs. Wysong bave lived In Abbeville for eight years and during their may b?re bave made a host of friends who re gret to see them go. Mr. W. D. Barksdale' was In Atlanta last week on buslbet-s. Mrs. Augustus Slmonds Cunningham of Lowndesvllie Is ia tbe city the guest of Mrs. Ed. Calhouu. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mallard of Blue Ridge, Ha., bave rented tbe Wilkinson house and bave moved In. MrB. Henry Williams and little Miss Margaret William* have gone to Monroe, N. C., for a month's slay with relatives. Miss Susie Hill spent last week in Hodges the guest of Mrs. P. Mcliwaln. Miss Fannie and Miss Mary Stark are in At lanta studying music. They will oe in Allan ta for tbe remaloder of the Winter. Invitations) have been received to tbe marriage of Miss Sally Gertrude Sltton to Mr. Robert Kosewau. in Ai.'ama, ou i nurHuay, January 26th. Miss Hilton Is well Ifnown in our city and the best wishes of a host of friends here are extended to her. Miss Mary Mijjor < f Anderson was Id the slly Saturday and Sunday the guest of Mrs. J. A. Dickson. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cason spent Sunday In the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wilson. Mr. Robert G. Hemphill is home from Clem ?on on account of being too unwell to meet Ills daises. , Mr. James Bradley spent Sunday here with Ql? family. Mrs. L. W. Perrln Is In Yorkvllle with her tnother, Mrs. Hobert McCaw, whole extreme ly in. Mr. James E. Holmes, Special Agent of the Equitable LMe Insurance, was In the city Saturday and Sunday the guest of Mr. Pel rin t^UHrles. Miss Nettle Russell entertained the Euchre Club Friday afternoon ul a very delightful meeting. The house was tastefully decorated with Japanese lanterns, the score cards were L'hlnese maidens tied with red rlbbODS. A. most delightful salad cource with hot choc jlate was served. Mr. James Gibert was In the city on business. Miss Plevna Seal spent several days In Atlanta l?st week. Miss Eugenia Robertson entertained the A. W. C.Thursday afaeruoon ata very pleasant meeting. Miss Lallle Calhoun Is In Augusta spending nouie time with friends. \ MOVING. IN. Th iiiujihtn ?i I'jthius will Occupy ' X< \\ ^iiurtt rs \cxt H'n'k. Tbe Kulgris oi i-yimas expect iu mure ?> to their new hull next week. Tbey have bud a commodious bullalDg tilted up especially for iheir use. Reading rooms, gymnasiums, b itb rooms. ante-rooms, aud lodne rooui, are It eluded and all Is lighted wltb electricity. Toe apartments will b? JurulsheJ lu exoeilint style with new fittings, and tbe wbole will make an attractive place of meeting. Tiio hall lb over tbe store now occupied by Mr. K. M. Hill, formerly known as Knox's corner. It lu ^5x55 leet with fifteen foot celllug. _ Pratts poultry and Cattle powders 10, 25, 50, To and 90 cents at OleDn'B. Cotfee and Sugar, advancing, Glenn has a! big supply on band .Low prices on tin, agate ?nd Crockery ware at Glenn's. ; V"" v ' I i... ,rr y i i. i "" ? ' i y <0 S I ! The 5% ( Endowm with life assura equal annual period, if all ins delivered to the Bonds, practical ing 5 per cent. But if the of the first inst the^ Bonds are In brief, th Bond, paying fc tire face of the t i . The EquitaM i HE 120 BROAD^ J. W. Alexander, Pres 1 w. J. Rock Hill, J? F> Q,I3 Abbeville, V 1 ' # < ' I , Estate of J. R, McComb, Dec'd. Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Disoharge. ^T^AKE NOTICE that on the 28rd day of -* Jan., 1905, I will reader a flDal accoaoi oT my actings and dolDgs as Executor of ibe Estate of J, R. McComb, deceased, to the office of Judge oi Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m? and on tbe same day will apply for a final discbarge from my trust q at hucu fcxeeuiur. All persons having demands aealnst ?ald 1: exlate will preuent tbetn lor payment on or before ibat day, proven and amhenicated or 0 be forever barred. R. 8. M^Comb, Dec. 22,1904. Executor. g It Will Pay Yoji to See a Lot of Drummers' Samples SILVERWARE, CARVING SETS and POCKET CUTLERY Which We Have Just Bought. FISH SETS, RAT.AD SETS. PIE KNIVES, JELLY KNIVES, . SOUP LADLES, _ ? COLD MEAT FORKS, CAKE KNIVES, . ' OYSTER LADLES, mL. GRAVY LADLES, illD SUGAR SHELLS, atAbb< BUTTER KNIVES, atth<M We also offer * Loans i Ove-dn CHAFING DISHES, FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS, Bankit And full line SILVERW4 RE. other" , . Dae iro Abbeville Hardware CO g Fractlo and <*rii> t^nickly Kuocked Out. Lawful "Some weeks ago during the severe winter weather both my wife aud myself contracted severe colds which 'speedily developed Into tteueuJ the worst kind of la grippe with all Ms miserable symptoms," says Mr. J. S. Eglestonof Maple Landing, Iowa. "Knees and Joints aching, mucles HOr?, head stopped up, eyes and nose running, with alternate spells ol Capital chills and fever. We began using Chamber- JSurplu lala'sCougb Remedy, aiding the same with Undlvl a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver lax Tablets, aud by Its liberal use soon complete- Nation ly knocked out the grip." These Tablets pro- Divide I mote a healthy action of the bowels, liver and Indlvlt I kidneys which Is always beneficial when the Uemun system is congested by a cold or attack of the grip. Sold by C. A. MUford, Abbeville. H. M Youcg, Due West. J. W. Morrab, Ml. Car- state o mel. o< ? I, Bei c . ? named Hay "Murray 8". statem .When you've got a bad cough Just say and be "MURRAY'S." If a druggists gives you any- Subs< thing but Murray's Horehound, Mullein and day of Tar you're not getting the best aud surest nniiirh Kimcdv. Make him glveyou Murray's. CoRR Acts quicker and you get a oOc. size bottle for 25o. I Every druggist has it, . ' ?r:. - ' ' ; : ' l - ? 1 Grold Bond ent Contract "' I'. - > in<r$&k . - combines a gilt-edge ^investment nee. The Bonds are purchasable in to, 15 or 20 J J|Jjj instalments. At the end of the Endowment talments have been paid, the Bonds are at once > purchaser,. who thus becomes the possessor of ly as safe as government securities, and bearinterest.' V / purchaser dies, at any time after the payment alment, the other instalments are canceled^ and at once delivered to Jiis beneficiary or estate. lis Contract permits a man to buy a gilt-bdge )r the same in instalment, and to have the en- * 1 Bond protected by assurance. ' V .; v 'Strongest in the World" z Life Assurance Society, Of the United States. / NRY B, HYDE, Founder, . N AY, - - NEW YORK. ident. J. H. Hyde, Vice-President. RODDEY, Manager, - - - - - S. C. /"J/., V If 'ARLES, Special Agent, I s. a I ' 'I; v . . v 'v. --vf:m\ pse '^v3E.5aB .. ":>: i 'rt $?*" ; :a*{Sagfci- H - . .. >. ? - \ ': : \ v. rtv-% ' . . " , ; . . Haifa's Clearing Out SALE! I Wmfan IWc ttrtnrk ?? llltVl A/l VMM Wvuw;t . ... " ' .... -V ; ' , ;* , . / . ' . J " * ^ ' ' Colored Silkfy Dress Trimmings, J*ine Embroideries, White Joods, Sweaters, Skirt-, Jackets, Blanket*, Shoes, Wool and fleeced ined Hose, any many other seasonable goods now offered regardless f profit. Yon can save money by taking advantage of this special iale. ( ^ tQV;'. R. M. Haddon & Co ' f . / ' 7?'SCHOOL BOOKS | Tablets Pencils I; . ; ' Ink '"V; General School Supplies. Speed's Drug Store. f " - r C' ' S. .. ? Report of tne condition 01 I National M of AlWe " J svllle, In the State of South Carolina :lose of business, January 11, 1906. y| ind discounts $146 516 58 HHmEHMh?|S3hHHhE^ -JH afta, secured And unsecured.... 9.109 19 ands to secure circulation 18 750 00 i k6 housl^fu rnitore and 'jflfi" 1 600 001 jf Potash as Necessary as Rain !8 .... 5.000 00 I / , . . eal estate owned 4,988 84 3 The quality and quantity of the I oa National Banks (not Kb* I crops depend on a sufficiency of re Agents) 13 839 97 im State Banbs and Bankers.. 7,157 91 ; . * >m approved reserve agents... 5,221 98 I B 4. _n_ if other National Banks 8,680 00 I I ||T B >nal paper currency, nickels, JL * Money Reserve in Bank, viz: I jn the soil. Fertilizers which are ^s;?vsisc::umw I '?^,'r? """ pr?d''c? pita. IuM with D. 8. Trtaa'r 837 ?, I fariUu rtfli tha Total? mim* I ^trs^ssrssswhaa < t rinrr itifw I crop. We have published a series oflwokf, LlABlLUltS. the latest researches on this ?Uslock paid In 3 75 000 00 I Important subject, which we will ! ? fund.!. 15.000 00 I |f von ask. Write now while you think of ded proflts, less expenses and I ? L*H paid ... 3 849 86 I GERMAN KALI WORKS al BaDk Doles outstanding 18,750 0U Kcw York?911 Ifaaaaa or a.. 182 00 | Atlanta, Ga.?22# South Broad Street. ^ UUH li LI lual depoMts subject to check 111 0S9 06 d certlflcates of deposit 6.7W oo Total 8230,614 42 ~ f Soutft Carolina, I . M?ny rich men, so-called, if they should >umy of Abbeville. ) die this week, would not have a cent, for tbelr ij. S. Barnwell, Cashier of the above- families. Do you see the point? Then call on bank.dosolemuly sweartbat the above J. P. Quarles speoial agent for the Equitable ent is true to the bestof my knowledge life, lief. BenJ. S. Barnwell, Cashier. Putting: off Insurance Is like waiting iribed and sworn to before me thla 10tb or a rising river to run oy. Tbe longer yoa January, 1905. Julius H. DuPre, wait the imaller becomes the opportnnlty to Notary Public. loss. Therefore get a polloy lo tbe EqaiUi* ect?Attest: bleLlfe right away. T~ 1/ a- A reasonable amount cash advanced on cotW ToEL 8M?TH j" " ^njvarehouse recelpu to partiea who boy at iV.-. *i*u *: jtSL^^