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* Social Circles. | ' " _ ? Life. Thing* That Are Said. "Now, major, do your very best to m t T _1 -11 ..i come to us on xuesaay. ? tuiuii aipou* you. But if you can't come of course I hall not be disappointed I" Looked That \F?y. ^^ . Little Willie?Are you tongue tied? Feathers tone?Of course not, Willie What makes you think bo? Willie?Sister says she has been waiting for months for you to speak.? Brooklyn Life. Dfch?t Dare. Mrs. MoAstor?I see yez have yex Billy tied up close to yer windy this moamin* Mrs. O'Ginty. ' Mra. O'Ginty?It's mistaken yez are, Mrs. MoAstor. It's me oloseline and / 1 all me wash that's inside av the brute. Mrs. MoAstor?An far the love of the holy saints why don't yei out the line? Mrs. O'Ginty?No, indadel If I set Wm fron iv?rv nno in Rarlfim wonld be after plonderin bis contents.?Truth. An Expressed Wish. K\ w He?Oh, yes; my book is being translated into various European languages. She?Reall/? Well, I hope they'll translate it into English some day. A Voice From Florida. "Hi I Somebody come here quick 1 There's a bee got in this hammock, and I can't get out!"?Life. Chamberlain' Coojfh Remedy the Best Made. ? "In my opinion Chamberlain's Cough Remedy la the best jmade for colds," says Mrs. Corfc Walker of Porterville, California Tbere la no doabt about Its belDe the best. No other will cure a cold so quickly. No other is ?e sure a preventive of pneumonia. No other li so pleasant and safe to take. These are good reasons why it should be preferred to any other The fact is that few people are saiiBned with any otoer after having once osed tblR remedy. For sale by All Druggists, Abbeville, H. M. Young, Due West. -'. . . \ The best Unone too good. rest assured you always get the best at Mllfbrd's Prescription Department.'' .* }\ \ ' V; : \ "* >"$ fc ' SENSIBLE TALK. Tiie inInrc of Cotton Tr?Ue. Juo. Lovrniles McLauriD, of Beuuetlsvil S.U., ttius discusses au lmporiaDt subject: Tue drop iu tbe jirice ul cMten is excuii nll.t-ilM.tn U|| Il.u ciinth ulid a cuuve lion lias been colled in .New Orieuus to co aider [tie questions relating to, tbe cottt inuusiry. 1 bavcseen iuun> remedies pr posed jor overproduction, but have hem lioiuiug about liudei-cousuuipliou aud Iit In lies tin iny opinion) tb?- only permanei solution oi tue problem. Wltn proper met ods of distribution lUere is room lor a i?rg crop oi cotton tnun u?s yet been produced I lbe Souui. It is painiuily apparent tb burning cotton, rt-duclion ol acreage, etc., a ouiy temporary e.xpeuimeuts and will ulloi no permanent reiuf. Can we ilnd ut wt-r and wider marHcls t< our staple product? Ibul tbis would be complete temeuy none can uoubt, and in i>ucn marseis exist none familiar wuh li question will deny. Facing us on tbe other side ol tbe gl *be a tbe teeming millions oi Cblnu, und .t w. among tbem tii?l we louLd a market lor oi surplue, wbeu tbe large crops oi tbe late 9 gluiteu all otber markets. Five cents cottt proved a great stimulus to inauufacturii and led to tbe marvelous development lro 1890 to 1900, wbeu tbere was an increase in il Uuited estates ol 32 per cent., wbiie in 8oui Carolina Ibe output from our mills ran i lroiu 810,000,uOO to ;?40,000,000, finding a reac market in China. Indeed, demand lar ou stripped production aud tbeie was a steai Hdvance in tbe price ol spot cotlou until tl Cblna murket was practically-closed by tl buxcr troubles; then speculation advai ci prices abnormally and instead of an ex pan ing market witb advancing prices, we are , tbe period oi contracting market, wiib ialii: prices. It is evident Ibat we are lacing a other era ol low priced cotton. Cau we ltd advantage ol tbe situation and create sucn widespieaa aeiuauu ior vuiwu guuu3 i ^ pricts una over-production will never I Heard ot again ? % Cotton is uu? below the cost of productlo lower by comparison tbau it has ever btt belore. Its uaturai advautages are such to ll we do notniug ti will lake cure of it.-elf it hail lu ibe past, but by wlsubui we cau lid leu ihe day when itie kin& shall come 10 li own Hgain and this, I appreheud, in the g e purpose ol a couventlou ut the collou jjroi ers. China Is an old country with the stori weaitli oi centuries, her people need our ci ton, particularly the cheaper labrlcs. Tut aepeud largely upuu silk and he laughiug addeu that so great was the population tu if collou were used as lu oilier portious oi ll world, aud you could gel "eacu Cbluamau add oue lucn u> ihe Kngih oi the lait oi tj snort, lhai ll wouid consume the cotton en of the South." So :ur we uave only touchi with our cotton trade one sniail section north China., the export never exceedli 825,000,000 in one year. it may seeui strauge that a profit or loss ( an industry amounting to 5340,000,000 ana aliy should be affected by the u.wi ui an e port demand of 518,000,000 or S20 00o,000, b the sceptical have only to re/cr to tn? uistoi of the cotton trade for l'JUl, w hen exports China almost ceased to be conviuceu ol ll va/uu of our at present comparatively tint eastern trade. Nineteen hundred aud foi has demonstrated beyonu . doubt, that spite oi tue bow Wcevi.l, the Souiu cau pr ouco a crop ot cottou lat In excess of tue d maud irotu present mnraeis, hence necvssi lorces either me curtailment ui iuo v;iojj lindlug ueweraud wider inaikeu;- ho ui lauiiliai wlib present coudnioiib believes lu wiinoutsome providt-ulial di-asier the cri i>l 19U5 Will be mateilally i educed. It II acreage 18 curtailed, better cultivation ai me increased Uce ol unlilzer win matte i me deficiency. We tiave tne large profl of two well bold crop* in our oanaa aud long us we cau buy mules anij guano we w uiaae cotton. Xhetiouib now has a practical mouopo'y Ihe production ol collon; mis sue atiuu Keep ai'ail hazaros, aud new maraetb, ai uial^e enough colloid 10 supply llie world lair prices. i Kejuciion of acreage may do to talk b regulations will not reduce it, aud I belie mat tbere win oe in?n in the potion gro?ei convention wbo will lake a more comprebe sive view ol the biluatiou. Considering thai iu Cuimi alone .there ie population 01 400,000,00o, wnose trade wilu per capita !s uuw luUnilestimal couipari Willi what it Is bouud iti develop lu thy yea lo coiue, wuo wm* undertake to plate u uu upou lue quantity ol coliou goods inai n Oiient will consume? "Trade lollows tl tUg." UiidoobieQiy the liuie was never 1110 lavorabie lor developing uew markets; u war lu progress seenta hearing an eud ; Jopi Win undoubtedly retain ner posiuou uu u uialulaudot as.a; Korea and Manchuria w oe rapidly taught western methods and u der the tutelage of Japan tbeChluese euipl will be opeueu-up to commerce as uever i fore. With Alaska, Uuam, Haw?ll ai d tl fbltlipines, we have huge stepping'sioues ine Oiieiit, irie^d^y poiia uuuei our own tl age; depots, ousts ol buppiy and If need^ lor our piotectiou, ar?euais. Ncariy &o^ea ago a secretary ol sutle predicted thai leti fee was our trade with Europe, greuter as aught become, It would m ibe luuness ol uu oedwuncd in comparison witu iue inevit Ule development acioss ine Pacinc. 1 beiic that Mr. 55 jward was right aud that in Chii tuere is a market waiting Which will euali us to sell tfO.OtWOOO insiead ol 10.U0U.000 bans cotton above 10 cetiti per pound. If we could with so iltue effort develop inaraet in a locality iu norm cniua, it been to iue tuat It cou.d be done In all acctss.b poi lions ol-lhe empire. It ought not to difficult to teach a ibiilty people the supei ority of coliou over silk as au article of ge erai wear; li.is cheaper aud the lacl ihal will wash commends it to a people so c ear lu their uabiis, mat the oid saying "Ohm meu never wash their clothes an'u Japuue uever wash tneir bodies," would be mo nouored iu the breach thau lu lue obscrvau All business is done In China under a sy tem ol gauds conducted on similar Hues ine federation'ol labor In this country, ai this fact properly handled has proved a be rather man a hindrance lo the lniroductu ol American goods lu China. You deal wli au orgauizatlou instead of individuals, the coliou burned during the past weeks hi oeen made into ciotb aud sent iulo portioi of China, where American goods are ui known U would be a lar more seuslb e pit of reducing the surplus aud making cusioi era Oi l?ueBt> Biia Ciau. muuuun iu iuc uri^c Bat 7,000 miles of ocean roll between us ai these markets, it must be traversed by ship and eacu day the dltbcultleB lu ibat rerpe multlpfy. Our carrying trade is iu the h?n< uot only of our commercial rivals, but oftl nations wbo consume our raw cotton and a therefore bitterly opposed to agisting at movement where the ultimate effect must I to advance tbe price.ol cotton. If tbe mark for goods is to be extended they will see to i hat It is done under their auspices, and n on such an extensive scale as to make the st pie scarce and blgb. The American mt cbaot flag is a stranger on the high sens at will be until congress takes some actic which will enable Aroerlcan-bullt and opt ated ships to compete with Its subsidized to eign rival. The first step in extending and enlargii oar cotton market must be transportation 1 cilities; it is asking loo much ot human n lure to expect these nations who are looklt forchtap cotton to develop new markel Co'ton manufacturing has been introduce Into Japan, but ban not flourished, so 1 am I tormed, because of tbe impossibility of gt ting tbe raw cotton. But for this I have i doubt that by this time Japan's cotton tact ries would be imDortant uurchasers of bd COltOD. Napoleon's Order. From a book published by Dr. Lu wig Buchner, of Berliu, German; we take the following: "The horse," said Napoleon, "is tt link between the animal and Goi H<rw do we kuow that the anima have not a language of their own I think it very raph to deny it simp] because we do not understand it." In the wars of Napoleon an offic* named Lnmont, in a hussar regimen was several times saved in battle h his horse, an/' out of gratitude ton more rare of the animal than of bin self. Iu 1809 Lamont was killed in a engagement on the Danube, but tl horse would not quite the body, an with teeth and hoofs kept off ever one who wished to remove it. TL matter was renoted t.n "\~nnnlenn wti gave orders to leave the hor.-e aior and watch him. According to tt statement of tbe sentinel, the hors remained with the corpse all nigh and in the morning, having snufled from head to*foot, uttered a pitiful or: galloped off to the river, plunged i and was drowned. Horace Vernet is said to have pe petuated this horse's memory in pi ture. ^ ^ Redarrd Bate* to Columbia. S. O.. an Return via Southern Railway. On account of Centennial Celebrntion Soul Carolina College. Columbia, S. C., Jnnuai Bth aDd 10th, 1905. Southern Railway ai noances the very low rale of one tare pins cents for the round trip (minimum rate cents.) Tickets to be sold January 7lh, 81 h and 9t with final return limit January 11th; 11(05. For Information a? to schedules, etc , con munlcate with any agent of the Souther Hallway or address '" R. W. H*wt, D. P. A. Charleston, a, C. ? ' / A MAD REVENGE. , j My name la Morgan Gronoblo, and to day I have reached tho turning point; 01 )K my thirtieth year. Peoplo say that I looli | "odd" with almost snow white hair and >111 wonder how it came to bo thus to one bo "j! young. L. Eight years ago on the 29th of this vory uc month I stood at the altar with Laura ,J" | Comstock. " I I was a telegraph operator and was stent tioned at W'ayburg, a station 20 miles from ,e Stockton and at the terminus of the then ra D. G. and C. R. railway. or Returning from our honeymoon, I left ? my wifo in Stockton and proceeded tc "y W'ayburg, intending to remain at my old post until relieved, which I thought would r* bo in a few days, as my offered resignation Viarl hnim nrrantftrt nt hnaclnnarters_ The engineer on the "up" train was Mark ?u Moore, a "rather handsome young fellow, who had been my rival for the hand of the ^ woman I called my wife. Lb When the train stopped at Moreland's, I P alighted from the passenger coach and walked forward to the engine. Mark was iy busily engaged oiling the machinery. "How are you, Morgan?" he said as be espied me and held out his hand. Hit "u- disappointment 6een;ed to have left him, and he was very pleasant. "Going cc JUK Wayburg?" le "Yes." " v "Just get In with me, then," he said. I replied that I would do so, and when the train moved away I was occupying e i), eeat in the engino, Chatting with the en> ^ gineer. "One hardly notices the aseent, but the it- descant Is aa entirely different thilg. 1 ls was thinking, Morgan, what a terrible thing it ,would be if an engine with full power on were to ^eoome unmanageable af ;d the top of the grade and dash away, 'y "And if a man bent on revenge were tc ij place a fellow creature bound on the en^ Hl gine, what a terrible death he would has ^ ten to with almost lightning rapidity I" nn Tho following night was dark and temJi' pestuous, and I alone occupied the sta tion, watching the little machine before ... mft That dav a new engine had arrived, Jb ? w ? and Mark Moore had been put in chargt ? of it. From 2 o'clock in the afternoon tc a- 5 I saw him moving about the engine, ui Until 10 I watched the little machine, j* Then Mark opened the door and stepped into $he small apartment. ii "Are you receiving a dispatoh, I&arur gan?" he asked. ? "No, Mark. Why do you ask?" ie- "Because if you are not I wish you ' > would leave the clickers a bit and comc and look at my Red Bird by lantern light ut I am going to run down grade to Chal J-u mers', reverse^the engine and run bacJc. The train will not be due hore for an jp hour, and I can go to Chalmers and reio turn within 20 minutes." ** \ We walked into the great temporary shed where the new and beautiful engine stood, ready to run oil at the command ol its master. Ki "I dare not be so long absent from inj post at this hour, Mark." ul "Pooh, man, there's no danger. Tor V must go with me." u- "But I cannot, Mark." x Ho put his lantern on the ground anc then sprang erect. KU ' 'You shall,1 Morg Grenoble?" he cried, rs and before I could answer him he dashed mo to the earth and planted his knees on Lit my breast. "Not a word out of you, Morg." ho said ^t5 mwliininn a rnnft ^T'll tell VftT ^ 1 \J\sXJ j pvuuviu^ %rn . ? m m -m ^ Uc what I'm going to do. You know wf Hi were discussing the consequences attena u" ing the rush of a maddened engine dowx I*, the grade. I reckon I won't go to Chal tie mers, bat will 6end you clear to the bot LO torn of the grade." u"~ "Mark Moore, you are mad," I said ju "Would you murder me in cold blood anc "o others who are coming up on tholl:l( passenger?" a. "Yes," he said coldly. ** I might have resisted, but resistance I" would have availed me nothing, for I wai oj constitutionally weak, while he was e lion. 'a "Therel" he said at last as he closed the furnace door. "Everything is ready foi i<c your ride. You'll gp right through Stock " ton, but I reckon you won't have time tc \\ stop to speak to loving Laura. Goodby O Morg. Write when you get to the foot ol * the grade." ?e The engine was moving, and he leaped cl off. . 1 ?- . "May heaven have mercy on your soul |j Mark Moore I" I shouted after him. )p The grade between Wayburg and Chal 34- t. J T )U LUtJLa >ViW 4U11U Dtv^jp, auu uoxvu-w Jk avmvuw lt) the little town the speed of the Red Bird i(j and its tender seemed to rival that of the i, telegraph. a- The'townswith their glimmering lights appeared and were gone in a flash, n. The manner in'which I was bound per iti mitted me to look out of the window. IS- 1 did so, and Stockton, the home of my jl wife, greeted me with its many lights. ' Ahead I saw many people waiting foi the 11:10 passenger. Tho nest moment I was carried pasl ei them. it I saw their astonished faces and heard e piercing shriek. r. I recognized the voioe as my wife's, id There was one hope for me?just ona Perhaps tho operator at Stockton bad ,r~ telegraphed down the grade, and, thus warned, the coming train would switoh and save its passengers from death. ft* Looking out, I saw far ahead the glar)g lng headlight of the southern train. * To me it looked as though it stood on n. my track. Evidently the train had not >1- been warned. 10 Suddenly I hoard a man shout, "Stand ot back I'' and then, crash I all was dark I *?** ? "Is ha Injured much?" somebody asked. Sympathizing faces bent over me, and e Burgeon was examining my wounds. "The ties stopped the engine," said the d surgeon. "We received a telegram from y, Stockton informing us that the new engine was rushing down the grade. The le southern train was switched off upon its I. arrival here, and we set to work to pile Is innumerable ties on the track, which, ? thank heaven, checked your mad career." y "Telegraph to Stockton," I said, "to my wife." ?r It seemed as though every bone in my t t>ody was broken, and I cannot tell how 1 ,V ever survived through the prostration that k followed. # j- Efut I did, to find my hair rivaling the ti spotless purity of the snow and crow's feet ie- on my youthful forehead. ,) My rival was never tried, for the third y day following his arres{ he was conveyed Ie to an asylum, a hopeless maniao.?Exin ohange. In Disgrace. je "I understand Susio Smartwecd wai j dropped from the hospital service in diegracth" "Yes. She used tho chief surgeon'8 beat '' knifo to sharpen her lead penoil."?Cleve1 land Ploin Dealer^ rC Strni^ht Fact*. A whole lotof fancy phrases can be written about remedies, but It takes facts to provj anything?good straight facte. And th? strongest fact you ever heard Is lhatTannopi <' line is I lie best cure for piles on the market. Ii cures absolutely. Has a healing, soothing h effect, from the start. -v All druggists have It for $1 00 n Jar. Ask foi j,. Tannoplllne and don't dare take a substl 05 tute. i. Noli eo. II, Builders and contractors should write tlx J* Cook-Dormony Co., Fitzgerald, Ua., lor Lum 'n ber Bnd Shingles. Trnnks, Suit Cases, Grips, Telescopes, al low prlcee, P. Kotiouborg & Co. 1(1C M155IING KEY. cllu The TTbat ?1m Coald Be ExpectM on Hev an(j i Wedding Day? lo v '' It's beneath a woman's dignity to keep track of keys. , sooi A girl who hag been bridesmaid font a hi times, and thereby cut herself off from all | prospects of matrimony says, this is what in t i happens af every wedding: The bride Tl , | givos minute and particular directions I nJirmt-.thannckincrof her fcrnnk. Sheknowe flni to within tho one hundredth of an lnoh T the exact location of every frill and furbelow and looks on while various members of the family assist in cramming the trays Ishu j in and forcing the lid down. Methods of ! accomplishing this differ?sometimes it iia\ I ol&sos easily and sometimes it is necessary T, [ to jump up and down or sit on it. Then J tho bride to be orders some one to put a , utrap around it, but one person leaves it ban . to another until the moment for departure arrives. At this juncture the discovery is eat, , made that the trunk' is not looked, the wei keys are missing and everybody wonders *at' Whore the strap can bo. c Twenty minutes until train time. Ii i "Where's your trunk key?" someone con asked the groom. "My dear, they are ask- eD? , lng for the key'to your trunk. Whore la me , it:?" ' "The key (in some perplexity). Why COg , ?why, on my koy ring, of C0ur60j the lit- ers, tie ^lver ono you gave me that time; don't !ea; you remember, dear?" i.i-.?i._?_i_ ? ?? Tn Mm o?V UU UJUD nu/ iiug. *v v?w QUI j anxious Bearchers, "You'll find the trunk on j key on a small, heart shaped key ring, my . wife says," replies the happy young man. for "But where Is that?" comes in chorus, me , "I'm 6ure I don't know," ^falters the {Sj bride almost in tears. "Oh, never mind. jb | There, there; bother the trunk. What do oar I wo care?" says the groom. . The bride hn9 a happy thought. "George, ^ e I have two keys to that trunk.'? V ( "Well, you're a wise little woman," In e?> tones of pride from the young husband, while the aunts and cousins say, "She has ma another key." , fou "But they were both on the same key pty ring," continues the bride, and the gener- ey , al anxiety >is redoubled. Vttt The girl who has been a bridesmaid four "g" ' times says the first time this happened the x , key turned up at the last minute inside of am the trunk, and after that she has always ^ looked there the first thing and has oetir a | failed to find it.?Chioago Record. in* ' ' the TOILET SUGGESTIONS. Hints From a Beauty Doctor That Will , Improve Poor Complexions. list i Freckles are duej;o an excess of coloring matter deposited In the second layer of tlie wii skin underneath the cutiole. They are wit caused by an exoess of iron In the blood. i If they are not of very dark color, they iot> oan be bleached out, but if they are of the -A-1' pronounced brown species, their removal ' will consist in destroying the outer layers pie ) of the skin. wo ' A paste composed.of vinegar, honey and ^ bitter almonds is said to be good for re- dej r moving freckles. u*' As a general thing the blood Is not re- ^ i sponsible for the different blemishes which wo appear on mo iauo. uiru gens uiu u?, pores of the akin, and the result Is an erup- iU^ I tion of some sort. HU(j Pimples should be opened with a needle bj , or sharp knife, the secretion squeozed out I and a lotion of a wineglass of strong vine- wu! i gar, two ounces of glycerin and half a m<> pint of distilled water applied. J?1 For people troubled with moist or oily ^ i skin, a hot soapsuds bath once a week Is hoi J recommonded, using castile soap, as it Is ">t of a drying nature. Bay rum and camphor i may be uried by suoh persons, as they dry coo - the oil somewhat, when the camphor rec would paroh other complexions. Tho opium found in the stems of flowering lettuoe p0i refines the /?kin and absorbs the oil. Bub cat I the milky juice collected from broken ?rt" > stems of garden lettuce over the face at er(j oight, allowiug it to dry on. yes Wrinkles depend on the attenuation of ?D< 5 the skin and the reduction in duik or cue A i underlying surfacial portions of the body, mo k They are not a dis ase, but are the results eut of worry, grimaces, poor health, eto. "w J Wrinkles ought not to appear before the woi ' fiftieth year, but how often we see them P"* at 25. The more delicate the skin the more ) "Object it is to those disfigurements.? tioi i Philadelphia Times. ihe Closing Scenes of Onmu' Ilife. lu I ' Tho particulars of the manner In whioh M. Alexandre Dumas 6pent, his last day, Cot given by those who were present at Villa '*> Champfleur, at Marly, are interesting. J; The improvement which had been noted in hi vi the morning continued the whole day, bo i ol that the members of the family felt their hopes revive. The doctors seem to have been rather skeptical, but Mme. Dumaa and the daughters of the celebrated writer t wore overjoyed. " Tho patient was cheerful and smiling. He even joked, and had, in the morning, turned everybody out of the room by an , affectionate rebuke. He said: "This la 11?* < ?/% WKof. oi?a trnti all Hnlncr I tWii/ iuu XiiUVU. IIUUV U4W ; vm uv.U0r _ . sitting about In my room? It is really ex- | ' traordlnary. Cannot I be left alone in my ? ; own apartment? My children, you really J[ take advantage of my good nature." They were all going out, but he called them back again, smiling, and everybody I laughed with him. At noon, however, h? sent them to the dining room for break- p fast and askod for a cup of tea for blm- * * self. As he had done in the early morning, be took the cup in both hands and drank the tea without any difficulty. Mme. Dumas trembled with mingled Joy and fear; ^ | she dared not believe in what seemed so ()r ,, extraordinary an improvement. our ,, It was close upon 7 o'clock when the ' ohange occurred; tho patient suddenly ex- Uo1 perienced two successive nervous tremors, and foil back dead in the doctor's arms.? i London Standard, i apd par ! It Does Make a Difference. K i In Munster recently a man received ins , three years' penal servitude for attempting i to poison bis wife by administering to hei i sulphate of zino in whisKy. ae jueeus a i woman was condemned to 80 years' penal servitude for attempting to murder her husband by administering poison in his food. J, It Is certainly difficult to account for tills vast difference in the punishment in two such similar cases, and a lady correspond; ent Insinuates that to the woman were i given 20 years because the judges, being men, naturally regard the crime as more i heinous in a wife than in a husband. My j i own opinion, after reading the reports, is that the woman got no more than she de- W I served, but the man a good deal less.? '? London Truth. A A ? -w irooci lempef, jj Good tempor is the most contented, the H most comfortable stoto of the soul; the j greatost happiness both for those who pos- s' sess it and for those who feel its influence. ^ With gentleness in his own oharacter, j ' comfort in his home and good temper in ,j| his wife, the earthly felicity of man If oomplote?Axion. j| ' - R J. J. i A te'epbone In your office and residence p * lightens labor, saves journeys, dispels worries 4. 1 reduces work. ^ , TI you wnnt a nice line of pictures, go to ? , Millord's Drug Store. _ Over 200 pounds fresh Hurler's candy Just r received\it Mllford's Drug Store. Wb If you want anything In the way of Bibles leathpr goods Milford Is the man you want to see. Call or send for one of my descriptive . iii blanks and list your real estate with me Ail ? liobt. H. Link. fly Christmas, six oclock dinners, and Speed's Cluco cigars go hand in hand, they leave a good taste in your mouth. . ' A. J An old reliable Grlers Almanac for every M I one, as usual at Speed's Drug Store. The Cotton Situation. re<Jon't think the great and sudden dee In cotton 1b the result of overproduction, i world needs at least twelve million bales, there is enough machinery In operation rork up that much, In less than twelve ths. If tbe war between Japan and Jtu'should i e brought to a sutlsinotory close q there would be an ln?tant demand lot ill million more bales. If there bad been lecilne from the standard price, 10 cents, re would bave been an Increased demand tie United States for half a million "more, tiere Is a wide margin for profit in the ufacture of cotton at 10 cent per pound, bout Increasing the present prices of tbe bhed proa net. be decline has been brought about by a poratlon of cotton speculations and mannurers, aided by tbe Bureau or Statistics in sblngton, D. V. They bave pooled tbeir ies and bave determined to fleece tbe cotproducers lor 815' pel- bale or SCO.000.009 tbe lour million bates thai is still In ibe e of tbe producers. be burning question is, "wbat are we Dg to do about it?" Tbe combine, no ibt, think we are powerless to help ourres. Ittsup to tbe larmeis, mercbauts, ikers and everyone in favor of a (air price cotton, lo get together. Organize in every n and county in the South to bend deltas to Cotton Growers Convention, soon to at in North Carolina. Instruct your delees to say to the Convention that yon are avorof holding all the cotton now on >a ior iu ceois per pouou. istrnot tbem to say tbat you are ready to tribute yoar sbare In cotton or money to formation of a cotton syndicate, strong ngb to bold all cotton, now on* band, until manafactnrers offer 10 cent per pound for iter the Syndicate bae been formed, the venllo will appoint a committee ot farm inerobanlfl and bankers to cooler wltb tne ling cotton men in New York and Liver>1. .Let tbem make tbls proposition: "As resentatlves of tbe ootton producers of tbe itb, we have control oi all tbe cotton now baud In tbe Boutb. Tbat we are lnstructand are empowered to offer to tbe cotton 11 men direct all tbe cotton now on band 10 cent per pound for ordinary cotton.". II y decline our offer, we will intorm tbem i the next proposition will come from m. I y ibis time tbe farmers will need belp to ry on tbe present year's operation. Tbe rcbunts wlii not be able to give all tbe beip :ded nor will tbe banks be aole to give tbe rchunts tbe necessary belp. /bat will we do? We wnl authorize and power oar committee of farmer*, meiluis and bankers to go into tiie money ikets of tbe Nortb and West, boo* tbem lL we bold bona flJe ware bouse receipts foi r minion oales. Tell tbem we want 83C bale oti it, tbe present valoe of tbe ootton. iTilb n tuirty dajs we will get all tbe moowe want. Tbe banks will bave tbeli uu filled. Tbe merchants will bave tbeii no HiIaH mlih Mtiiih annnlltiO a a I hulr /in a. aers' need* be farmers will go ou rejoicing that be ba( nber opportunity to make a "bumpei p" wllb ibe assurance that je will geiK i is per pound for It, y lb 8 lime ibe Biars will get tired suck ibelr paws, and win do something tc ri up business. Tbe mill meu will set ir supplies rapidly diminishing. Befort lstolJuiy every bate of uotloa In lb< lib whi be In demand at 10 cenls pei ind. Bui to make assurance doubly sure Cotton Growers Association will resolve ill into a Coiton Manufacturers Associate New cotton mills will be projeoied all irlbeSouih. Tbe coiion milt assoolatloc 1 organize a gigantic cotion mill oompanj n a borne capital of less tban two mUlloc b a capacity for working up three or foui titon bales, 'ibis estabimhuieni should b< ated within easy reach of tbe coal fields o tbama and tbe Guit forts where waiei wer is abundant and climate beatlby. Bj b time me world will realize that tbe peo of ibe Souih who have been supplying tb< rid with cotion at starvation prices, Wll, so no loDger. That we mean lo establish financial, commercial and Industrial in >etidence. ,Vhen ibis is done, we wil /e peace aua prosperity at borne. Oui miry will truly bloom aod blossom as tb( e. instead ol tunning alter the world tb< rid will come to ou, Manchester will com< Birmingham, Liverpool will come to Go noia. be feasibility and praollblllty of these ;gesiiuns can oe established more olearlj a careful analysis ol ibe present cotioi i busin'esa suuatiou in Greenwood County ere If perhaps 7000 bales on band in Greenod County. AooutSoOO bales ol .this Is now red in ware buuses. There is about 2WX tbe conniy oulslde ware booses This li iU one fourtb the cotion made in Green ud tbe lust year. Tbe coiton in ware ises pan be beid until next Fail by tbe aid be mercbants and bankers. Tbe cotton It i couniry ix largely in ihe bauds ot larmwbocaubold.il, as long ibey wisb. A apany cud easily be formed under tbe dl Hons of tne Coiton Growers Association farmers ot Greenwood lo buy every bal< ,i may be otlered for less tban 10 cent* pei ind. So the delegates from Greenwood i safely say that tbe farmers and people o . eu wood can bold tbeir coiton, Abbevllu i do tbe same. As to supplying tbe farmwllb necessary supplies for ibe preseni ,r, the merchants, backed op by banki 1 leading lurmers, can do so wliboat beini tousiy embarrassed. , ,s to bunding more cotion mills to utlliz* re eoltou at home, there is m present >ugn coiton mills in operation \ai ureen ud to work up one baif ibe cotton pro:?d In the county. Tue farmers In Green od County can duplicate tbe present mill nts In tirceuwood l>y 1st day of January 5. If ibey wlsb to do so. They can do tbli bout fern barrasslDg their larmlng opera 38. It these things can be done in Green >'d. tbey can be done all tlirougb Ibe Houtb reenwood i? perhaps a guod deal above average county but wbai may be - lacfclDjj be weaker couail'S, cau .easily be made by the large cities of tbe Stale. We havt >wn, beyond a doub;, tbat Greenwood ibt.v In ar Bolulely ludepeudent, financialcommerc'ally ?pd industrially. Tbla li e of South Carofina as n wbole bat strong are are, unless tbe oilier and more extens portions of the tjoutb adopt'Ibe same Icy that we have, tbe farmers of Greenland South Carolina have to sbaieall misfortune of low price cotton. Lbbeville-Green wo ad MU rUAL VSllllUE ASSOCIATION. operty Insured, $925,000 January 1st, 1904. TRITE TO OR CALL on the undersigned ' or to tbe Dlreotor of your Townabli any Information ;you may deaire abou n'ftn nf Tnnnmnnft. reinsure your property against destru1 by 'iee, wbhnu, is ussnm, [ do so obeaper than any Inanranoe Con: iy In existence. emember we are prepared to prove to yor t oars 1b the safest and ohe^peat plan of arancb known. B. BLAKE, Jr., Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. C. FRASER LYON, Pres. v Abbeville, S.ZG. BOARD DIRECTORS. G. Major Greenwood T. Mabry Cokesbury r. B. Acker Donalds B. Clinkscales Due West , L. Haddon .Long Cane A. Keller Jimilhvllle . K. Watson.... Cedar Spring . M. Reld Abbeville Township r. W. Brftdley Abbeville City. r. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle . A. Tennent .....Lowndesville . O. Grant .. Magnolia R. Tarrant Calhoun Mills L. Edmonds Borfleacx O. Harvey Walnwi Grove r. C. Maftlp... Hodges U. Coleman... ........Coron^a Add. Calhoun ?Mlnety-aix M. Payne Klnard? B. Taylor Jfellow8h}p )seph Lake.,,Vn-tc-wPhwulx ev. J. B. Muse,. Verdery H. Chiles, Jr......... Bradley W. Lyon Troy A. Cbeatbam Yeldell , B. Calllson Calllson r. M. Outz Klrkseys ileb Walton Brooks bbevllle. S C., Jan. 18, 1904. J. H. PARKER. WM. p. GKflENF PARKER & GREENE, Ur&eys isd Soassellors at Law. Office os. LAW RANGE. BBEVJLLE 80UTH CAROLINA. j 1898. II I. ^ gggesgsCTii Iiwi. J..-msssasmmsmssi % V ' * We arc Sole Agents here for ; : .' Vinol The most famous Cod Liver Oil pre* paratlon known to medioine. Contains ALL the medicinal elements of cod liver oil, actually taken from fresh cod's livers, bnt not a drop of oil. Delicious to tbe taste and recognized throughout the world as the greatest" STRENGTH \ CREATOR i # 7 8 for old people, weak, sickly women and children, nursing mothers and after a severe sickness. 1 Cures Hacking Coughs Chronic 2 Colds, Bronchitis and all Throat and \ Lung Troubles. Unequaled to create j, an appetite aod to make those who . are too thin, fat, rosy and healthy. ' Try it on our guarantee to return * your money if you are not satisfied. t t Speed's Drug Store, i t c * . ' A" I .< b 1 1 ) I X - ;' . ' b 1 \ ? VALUABLE FOR SALE ! \t A " I offer forsale in the City of Abbeville, in a good section of the city, several desirable building lots. Prices nAnoAiirtKlA i jl caauua uic. j . Robt. S. Link. ; || I i ' : , : I ' ' 1 i ! ? , ? , , i / ' ? ~ ? i ) ) ' I - i 1 i ^ : DR. J. A. DICKSON, SURGEON DENTIST. gold fillings; crown and bridge work a specialty. a good plate? $8.00 amalgam fillings 76o and. 1.00 office ovee barksdale's store. Sg j n si 2! -j! Q BSCS ? ?ll?^ -2 jssfissl""^ CO jjjjl^j Don't be a C|?n. A /-II? ? ? i * ? - ? - - ? ? A. Ullim a lUUUBUUll yenn HgU, was HB DOW, and a tbouand yearn hence will be the same. < Keep up In tbe raoo. Use modern paints,as < tbey are iiure wear. White lead made into palDt by band labor beloDgs to tb? paiU Its a clam, ft cba'k*. Ii lets wood rot. Every Church or Institution sustained by J voluntary contribution will be etven a liberal quatiliy of frwiiiniin A Marlines L <t M. Paiut whenever they paint. ' j(tn Jjead and JJIno. Its non-cbalkable. Its c ihebeNt. Its the chenpest. Takes tbe least. Every gallon must be mixed wltb nearly a c gallon of oil, making paint cost less than c Si 25 a e*:lon. Methodist Church In Georgia, used 82 gal- , Inns L. & M. mixed with 24 gallons of oil. ' From use of other paints tbey calculated to use 100 eallons. The L. A M. saved them over eighty dollars. 8 Wears and covers like gold. The Celehrated Palnte are sold by Speed Drug Co, I ilMKm g c About teu years ago a brsnd of Cigars I known as Clnco's, was Introduced In Abbe- d vllle by Speed's Drug Store, as the years have gone by they have grown In favor, and tfv<lay you can ocarcely bear of any other cigar. Everything has gomj down before it about as 3 quickly as ibey appeared. All pet opposing b brands have been laid aside and tbey acknowledge "we can't do business witnout the Clnoo we are not in it," Agenoy for tbe Rotary,at Speed's Drag Stor?. g1 / WlO to Texas ONE-WAY C0L0N1STMTES DECEMBER 13 iiDd 27. Via COTTON BELT ROUTE, ;'4 On December 13th and 27fc& 1904, T be Cotton Belt Route wiir^fil one ray Colonist ticket* from Memphis to >olnt8 In Texas at rate of $H)?iicket8 ;ood in obair cars and coaches. The territory to1? which those rates ,pply includes Texankna, Greenville, 'arte, Bonham, Sherman, Dallas, Ft v Vorth, Wichita Falls, Amarilla, Tyer, COreicana,Waco, Marsnall, Palesine, Longview, Hills'ooro, Brownrood, San Angelo, Austin, San Anonio, Copns Cfcristi, Houston, ?telves? on, Beaumont and in termed iae '/. )?ifl ts. , Write for map, descriptive literati re and any further information concerning rates. L. P. SMITH, T. P. A., 503 Equitable',Bldg< AtJacta, Ga. DR. J. K NICKLES, ! Surgeon Dentist. 7 3fflce over C. A. Milford's Drag Store. ^ LET 08 GO TO EUROPE! Would yon like a superb tour at a moderate coat to all the brilliant capials of Europe^' A special party of ladles, limited to ;en, will sail daring the last woek ?n fuue,1905 for ITALY, SWITZERLAND, GEE- }j MANY, BELGIUM, FRANO# J AND ENGLAND, $ under the personal con doctors Wp of noted writer and liaguist. Everything will be first class. Our member* will ' travel not as intruding tourists, label- / led as strangers for tbfe curious, but as refined and welcome visitors to the world's show places. Write for particulars. M Hyaclntbe Ringnle, 343 Fifth Aaeoue, i New fk City. ' H . i " DENTAL NOTI# Dr. S. 0. ThomioHi OPTICS CP-STAIES Oonter. Abbt^?, fr 0. ^ ^ ^ recently owned by Mr. M. E. Maxwell, Wilder Block. & Besides the ordinary gouk of Gener? ? al Merchandise, 1 offer a full line of . , Christmas Goods, AT LOW PRICE& . . The stock will be added to at once with completely assorted articles of Qeiieral Merchandise, . i' ' Call mud see ai urf set piieea. j \ ? '' \t, > Yours to please, R. A. Richey, Calvert & NicHes ? Headquarters for ? , White Hickory Wagons Owensboro Wagons, Book Hill Bodies, Summer Buggies, Cheap Buggies, ' Harness, Laprobes, etc. Calvert & Nickle& Feb. 84. 1W4 tr > s; ?!, ?! ' ->: Paraflne wax for sealing Arolt jars Jor sale U Speed's. If yoa are thinking loveatlog tn ifayt Estate, give ?ue a cali. EobUS. Link. Ii. W. White's Lorali.t ! If yoa want bargains lo k over L. W. SVhlte'8 Remnant Coaoter. liOOK ai moae uQiiDgs at WMU'i wblcb are. )fler?a at A cents a yard. Former price 7 ? seats. They are certainly cheap. L. W. White offers Ginghams at IJ$ cents vblcb have been reduced from 8% and 10 - ^*'5 (eats. Also GIngbami at 8% cents reduced * Tj rom 12)4 cents. L. W. White has a ferr ladles Jacket left, vhlcb be is selling at prices regardless or tost. Yon can bay from L W. White a good artiile of Ginghams for bonnets and aprons at 6 ents a yard. ? ' * If yon want embroideries go to White's fou can have at least ten thousand yards to elect from. Bay your Rags now from L. W. White and el Idem cheap. You will And the best White Matting at j. W. While's, Pinner Beta, Toilet 8ets, Plates, Caps and laucers and all kinds of Crockery, China and ilasa ware can be found at L. V/. White's. Now Is tbe time fo boy an Overcoat, Go to j. W. White's 8tore and see how be baa reuced his prices on Overcoats. <".% - 'A a- naim _ ,k. .wi1j VJHJ ij( nuuu fnivnw ouvot A/r 100 Ci3ilureo? trong comfortable senool shoes.?P. Rosen- - \ erg <? Co. > 4 The seasons are favorable, If your oorns aro rowing too fast and bnrt yon try Bine Jar oin Plasters, for sale at Speed's Drag fttor* Sfe A. ? . .. - 1 i