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The Press and Banner.
By W. W. and W. R. Bradley.
HUGH WILSON, Editor.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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120 BROAD^
J. W. Alexander, Pres
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Rock Hill,
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Abbeville,
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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,
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ent Contract
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- 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.'
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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"
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Life Assurance Society,
Of the United States. /
NRY B, HYDE, Founder,
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N AY, - - NEW YORK.
ident. J. H. Hyde, Vice-President.
RODDEY, Manager,
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'ARLES, Special Agent, I
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.. ":>: i 'rt $?*" ; :a*{Sagfci- H
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Haifa's Clearing Out SALE! I
Wmfan IWc ttrtnrk
?? llltVl A/l VMM Wvuw;t .
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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
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BOOKS |
Tablets Pencils I;
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General School Supplies.
Speed's Drug Store.
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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
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