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EAST END.
Whnt "M" Sees and Hear* 011 Ills
Rounds In Country aud in Town. (
? t r a DAtrvn nnTTTR \rt. 3.
* "As we slip we slide along. ;
A trusty friend is bard to find."
?Billy Gaines. '
Such was the experience of the rural ]
carriers as they started on their several .
routes last Saturday morning with frozen '
roeds covered from one to two Inches in Hleet.
so slippery that their faithful horses found It <
very difficult to keep their footing, as they s
slipped and slided all over the rotid from side .
to Blue making travel slow and tedious.
Saturday was a rough day for the carriers, i
as the sleetand biting winds cut them from (
every side, but in bplie of the cutting winds
and pelting sleet they got there all the same.
Monday was also a hard day as from two to ]
/ three Inches ol sleet covered the roads and In |
the afternoon It was slush and made travel
very disagreeable.
Sunday was the worst day of all. but as we 1
were snugly housed we could look and luugb, (
caring little for the weather outside.
CORONERS INQUEST. . !
On last Saturday Coroner Link accompanied
by Trial JUBtice Gibert held an inquest
Dear Watts, S. C., over ibe dead body of
Mingo Gray, colored. Mr. Nicholas Schrana
was foreman of tbe Jury, who after viewing
the body. renderedi;a^verdlct In,accordance ]
wltb tbe testimony of witnesses, viz: that ,
tbe said Mingo Gray wan killed by a gun shot
wound In bid forehead by blB own bands
accidentally. i
On last Monday however there Beemed to
be dissatisfaction on the'part of relatives 01
tbe deceased, as tbey had a wltnesB who
would swear the snooting was not accldenta' I
and by his own bands, but by another party;
so there may be furtber Investigation yel
wblob may.lDvolve others<
Mr. R. L. McCracken a handsome young
man from Greenville, Is visiting friends and .
relatives along route No. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McAllister with I belt 1
little daughter Julia spent last Wednesday
in Mt. Carmei visiting Mrs. F. K. Black a
sister of Mr. McAllister who Is quite HI. but
thought to be a little better at this writioK.
Miss Jennie Cason of Abbeville Is visiting
ber sister Mrs. L. A. Ramey of Lebanon. <
Many friends are gl&d to learn of tbe improved
condition of Mrs. James Gibert ol 1
Lebanon, who has been quite ill, and hope
she will soon be restored to health. (
Mrs. L. A. Ramey was called last Saturday
to tbe bedside of ber father Mr. Henry 8. 1
Cason, who Is now lylog In a very critical I
condition.
Mrs. James Gilliam returned borne last ,
week after a very pleasant vl6lt to her 1
daughter.Mrs. Prince of Antreville.
Mrs. Maggie Sberard Is visiting relatives at (
Iva, 3. 0., and expected to return borne last
week, bat was detained on account of an
accident to ber little son Joe wbo fell and I
broke bis arm. Sbe will be borne In few days
bringing Joe borne wltb ber, as be Is getting
on ulcely at tbls writing.
Mr, George Wilson moved over from Grain- i
v ridge farm last week to Glendale, tbe farm oi ,
bis brother Mr. Jobn Wilson and was Inform,
ed at once by tbe tenants tbat tbere were tlve
cats on tbe place tbat weie killing tbe fowls,
bavlng already made way wltb seventeen
grown guineas and six fine plymoutb rock
oblokens, so Mr. George concluded tbat ;
wouldn't do and at once set about thfe same
nlgbt of his arrival to do away wltb tbe
cats. About 11 o'olock he opened up bis
battery and after a few rounds be ventured '
out, and as tbe smoke cleared away six
prostrate forms of tbe leltne race lay dead (
upon the earth. That was fine shooting, six
out of a "possible five." Mr. Wilson Is now
regretting the wholesale slaughter of his cat*. <
as be believes It was not tbe cats, but some
other vairmlnt that did tbe mischief. The
poultry Is gone, tbe cats all killed, and the
varmint still at large. A reward might be i
offered for the hide of a mink, weasel or .
3'possnm which could be caught lu a steel trap
Bet In the poultry bouse.
The sohools along route S were frozen up
last-Monday, none of them in session.
W?met three men from route No. 8 Ian
Monrinv nomine In for saledav. If the other
section* furnished as many we guess saleday
most have been a "big one."
Mn R. C. Wllaon bas planted about 1,000
fine early cabbage plants at hls'eubuiban
far nil,: the work was nicely done. ud<1 ibe
P plants tooked Qne, bat they are>c>mpletely
"snowed nnder'' now.
ABOUT THE CITY AND FYEBYWHERE
Mrs. Evans of Flo/fence Is expected In
the city tbls week on a visit to her daughter
Mrs. Fra^k B. Gary.
+ Another show has struck tbe city for one
week only. Abbeville can't be tnrned down
down as a showi town.
The first. distribution <jf Government Reed
have beep, already sent out iby Hon. Wyatt
* Aiken who Is not unmindful of tbe wants ol
his constituents notwithstanding he Is In tbe
..hosy halls of Congress. Congressman Aiken
? bas thus far proven himself to be' the right
" man tn the right place.
Have you been vaccinated ? If not you
had better fall In ilne, better have one nore
arm than a hundred such places all over
yoar body. Smallpox Is atlll at large, and
la no respeqter of persons .exoept those who
have been vaccinated.
RELIGIOUS COURTSHir.
MtfV v? ' * '
Thinking this ollpplng might Interest
? some of oar young readers, I give It as It appears:
"A young gentleman happening to sit at
church In a pew adjoining one In which *at
sa1" j. a young lady for wbom be conceived a ?ud i
den and violent passion was desirous oi
entering into a courtship on the spot; but
tbe place not salting a formal declaration,
tbe e;xegency of tbe case suggested tbe fol
lOWlDg piBU : no (JUIUCI.> uauucu uio
neighbor a BIWe open with a pin stuck Id
the fallowing text?Seoond Epistle of John,
er8er-"Arid now I beseech thee, lady, not
as though I wrote a new commandment unto
thee, but that which we had from the beginning,
that we love one another. She returned
it, pointing to theBecond chapter ol
Ruth, verse tenth?"Then she fell .n her j
face bird trowed herself to the ground, and J
Bald unto, him, why have I found grace In
thlue eyes, that thou should'st take knowledge
of me, seeing that I am a stranger?
' He returned the book, pointing to the 13th
verse of t?a third Epistle of Johri*? Havm*
many things to write nnto you I would not i
write with paper and ink, but I trust to
oome nnto you, and speak face to face, that
onrjoymay be full." From the interview a I
marriage took place the ensuing week. I
At an early hour last Monday morning thp
public square presented a busy hustling set
of men clearing the pavements of sleet,
thai affording to pedestrians a sure foot- ,
lng.
"M" la greatful to kind and thoughtful
patron* for delicious hot coffee given him
all along the route during the past few days ,
ol extreme cold weather, such kindness (to
say nothing of the coffee) helped him along
wonderfully.
4 Dargan's Locals.
Dargan'e5and 10 cent store Is eelllDg a i
Be col Parchan plate 91-2 Inches for 5cts. each.
Youhavepaid 50ots. for a set of six like this,
figure out price?80 cents. Getslxhere. Why
pay more?
X>argan's 5 and 10 cent store has just gotten
in a big lot of extra size glass oovered dishes?
you have paid as high as 25 cents for the
same thing, oar price 10 cents.
Nice large one half gallon pitchers at Dargan's
5 aaa 10 cent store for only 15 cents, two
for 25.v . .
Glass dippers at Dargan's 5 and 10 cent
store. Handle pat together with rubber.
They are splendid value. Our price lOcts.
A big line of Sets, lamp chimneys at Dar
Kiiu iioBuu ivceuL aiurw, xuu tttu txiov
Macbeth Pearl top, the kind tbat lasts.
A nice and attractive line of goblets to be
had at-Dargan's 5 and 10 cent etore for Ave ;
oenta each. Same heavy hotel style In tbe
lot. ' '
KiS'.
Large do. 8 Mammouth lamp chimney#,
v made by Maobetb. 20 cents each at Dargan's
6 and 10 cent store. 50 cents will buy 8.
Large 16 In. glass vases at Dargan's 5 and 10
cent store, 10 cent each.
' Nice white pitchers at Dargan's 5 and 10
cent store, 10cis.
,< A. good selection of water pail^ in white
cedar, red cedar and pine at Dargan's 5 and 10
cent store. Prices lower than you are in tbe
j~>" habit of paying.
When you come In Dajgan's 5 and lOct.
tore ask to see tbose thin blown tumblers ,
< K (it om nAinn fA* o on/th
lURb H10 5U1U5 IUJ WVID, tav,u.
A big line of Dice yellow bowls for the
house Keeper at Dargan's 5 and lOot. store.
From Set. up.
Darg&n's 5 and 10 cent store Is selling kerosene
oil at 18cts. per p^Hon.
Valentines from .01 to 15 cents at Dargan's
5 and lOct. Btore. ZJL.
Wooden ware In bowls, bread boards,
batter molds, potato mashers, sifters, baskets,
measures and a thousand little things at
, Dargan's 5 and lOct. store.
We sell more tin ware than anybody In
* town, because we carry the biggest line and
(oar prices are under them all. Dargan's 5 and
10 oent store.
Lanterns at Dargan's 5 and 10 cent store.
Before you bay a stove come ana see Dar
gan'sS and lOcent ttore Hue. They are going
fast, because we have put the price down.
4. fresh shipment or umbrellas at Dargan's
5 and 10 cent store. The price Is 26 inches
OUCUJ. UUU XO luuuea
Fall line of Rockingham ware in tea pots,
pitchers, spittoons, etc. at Dargan'e 5 and 10
cent store.
School crayons at Dargan's 5 and 10 cent
Store for Sots, a box, 12 dozen pieces In a box.
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.1 Defi.'iitr Wove in Cotton.
(Washington Post.)
Apropos of the question now upper
mnct in irrnwinff pirfiles. "W'bfl
sha.ll we do with the excess?" Mr. F
B. Hayue, of New Orleans, has jus
proposed a plau which has the rum
t)f practical common sense. He offer
personally to take 10,000 bales of tin
surplus which uow threatens the des
[ructions of market values, and t<
store it under an abundantly proteclei
igreement to hold it intact until Octo
ber 1, 1905. Upon this'he will ad- uuo
5 cents per pound on reasonable an<
ordinary commercial terms. Mr
Hayne believes that at least 100 othe
individuals or busiuess firms will eu
terintoa similar arrangement, thu
withdrawing: 1,000,000 bales from th
market and restoring that equlibrinn
r?f demand and supply, the di?turbanc
of which has precipitated this wide
3pread disaster.
Here, then, is a perfectly rational
businesslike scheme, susceptible of im
mediate exploitation, presenting n<
complications of any kind, and intelli
ejible to the dullest mind. Mr. Hayn
does not propose, as others have pre
posed, any needless expense in tn
connection, such as the shipment c
the cotton to three or r'onr centra
points and the building of temporal*;
storehouses for its accommodation
He proposes, in fact, the storage of th
surplus crop at interior localities con
venient to the farms that produced i
atnl the avoidance of all unnecesnar;
charges and outlays. He says;
"If this is done, and it can be don
without the least danger, what cottoi
remain^ in the hands of the farmer
will increase in value not less than $1
per bale. The fact that 1,000,000 bales
if not more, will be carried over to th
uext crop, would cause a material re
ductioQ in acreage. If the cottoi
trade is absolutely assured that 1,00(
300 bales will undoubtedly be added t
the next crop, and the.acreage for nex
season is really reduced in the neigh
borbood of 25 per cent, there is n
question to my mind that this 1,000,00
bales will sell much nearer 10 cent
than 5 cents.
The warehouse time receipts wil
form an absolutely safe collateral, air
a loan on the terms mentioned will b
entirely safe, as far as the lender i
concerned. Banking institutions an<
individuals have an opportunity t
lend money for the next six month
at a fare rate of interest on a collfltera
that .could hardly be better, and i
would undoubtedly, as far as I can set
enable the farmer to obtaiu a mucl
better price for the balance of hi
crop."
In this way, the producer will ft
cure for immediate purposes about a
much as he would get if the crop wer
rushed upon the market and sacrific
ed, and he will still have security fo
such profits as may arise from atry in
telligent concerted action looking to
reduction of the crop for the comin
season... Indeed, the mere fact tha
1,000,000 bales are already in hand as
nucleus for future operations will ac
as a restraint upon those who migh
otherwise be tempted to speculate i;
large plantings during tee next le\
weeks. There seems no doubt that
million bales or even more can b
withdrawn in this way. Mr. Hayu
himself is preparad to make a large iD
crease upon the plan he has suggested
and he refers to banks and indi vidua
operators within his immediate knou
ledge.that will at once take up a ver,
large proportion of the remaindei
And the chances all are that the cotto:
convention now sitting in New Oi
leans will adopt the project, thus soh
ingthe problem to whicb it re'ate
and putting the planters upon thei
feet again.
MONTEKEY.
Monterey, Jan., 30, 1904.
Mr. James T. Ba?kin who has recent
ly moved to Lowndesville, spent a fev
days last week with the family of Mr
W. T. Cunningham.
Misses Ercye and Lillie Loner c
Due West, are visiting the Misse
Nance.
Mr. L. O. Miller, who has beei
traveling for a uumber of years, wil
make his home, for the preseut, witl
his UDcle, Mr. W. Cunningham.
Mr. Campbell Nance has accepted i
job offered to him by his uncle, Mr
John Cliukscales.
Mrs. F. Nance was called to Dm
Wesson the 21st, on account of the ill
nees of her mother, who we are glad t<
3ay is somewhat improved.
Miss Susie Speer who has been quit
3ick for sometime, is now convalescent
and we hope she will soon be able t<
resume her duties at school.
v Miss Blanche Cliukscales has accept
ed and has gone to take a position ii
the graded school at Langly, S. C
She is greatly missed by her friend
and family.
Miss Ethel Speer, who has been fo
sometime at Kidgeway, S. C., is nov
taking vacation, and is visiting tb<
home of her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Speer
We hope to have her in our midst fc
sometime yet. *
Miss Susie Eenson, who is teacbini
a few milts above here, spent Sabbat!
with her sister, Mrs. Will Gibert.
Gracie.
mafce your druggist giv<
you Murray's Horehound
Mullein and Tar. Cures you]
cough. 25c a bottle.
For Coughs?at your drug
gists or direct from Murray
Drug Co., Columbia, S. C."Murray's
Horehound, Mul
iein and Tar. 25c for larg<
size bottle.
What Salt Mill Do.
Beeldes being such an esseat -al ijarl c
culinary art ball has many olticr usea, per
baps not generally known.
Salt cleanses ihe palate and furred tongue
and a gargle ol salt and water Is onei
efficacious.
A pinch of suit on tbe tongue, followed tei
minutes alter by a drink ol cold water, oltei
cures a sick headache.
Salt hardens tbe gums, makes the teetl
white aud sweetens the breath.
Salt added to tbe water In which cut flower
Bland keeps them fresh.
bait used dry In tbe same manner as snul
will do much to relieve coids, bay fevei
etc.
Salt In warm water, if used for bathln
tired eyes, will be found very refreshing.
Salt and water will stop'hemorrhage froc
tooth-pullingA
telephone in your office and resldenc
lightens labor, saves Journeys, dispels worrit
reduces work.
If you want a nice line ol pictures, go t
Miliord's Drug Store.
Over 200 pounds fresh Iluyler's candy jut
received at Miliord's Drug store.
If you want anything in the way of Bible
IfHi her I'diiilh Miiliiid is the uiuu \ uu want I
see.
headache and bsd taste in your rnoutl
smoke Speeds cluco cgais. No charge fu
the subscription, only for the remedy, speed
Drug Store.
REVIEW AND FORECAST.
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~ Wlint the ueneral Asscmlily linn done [
t mid Ii:in Yet (o <lo.
| News and Courier.
t Col nmbia, February 5.?Special The House t
of Representatives Ik pegglni? a * of at its 1
s work and has done" ver.\ well in Its work. 3
U There has not yet been at / evidence of rad-i'
ly^Horvt in lucrlclutlnn nr? h I n ^ *?Ttr?nrrtlno. I t
r. na* been done; no'pariis .n spirit has been
^ tmnl tested, and the disposit. ,n thus far has
J been toward!* conversation .an I to kill what
. might be regarded as extreme legislation.
Quite a number or Important mea"ures yet
B remain unsettled, but tl--is far there can be
1 no question as to itie lit <.>-al spirit, the lack
, of partisan feeling -id - absolute dlspos'
tlon to-consider p;->) -i-mis upon merir
Tbtre has been some n, -understanding It.
- some matters, bnt wb< -? 'be true IntOD
has been fully understood i'i -Majority of the
' members have in all'Instate f < this far done
P the right thing, and the indications are that
a such will be continued throughout the sesslon.
As a matter of fact, with a better understanding
of legislation, better results are
f" always to be expected, and members' soon
find that the people at home have the most
I intense regard for that which It thought to
be right and proper, aDd that no member Is
i- censured fordoing that which he believes to
0 be right, whether his constituents fully agree
with him or not.
" The House has not yet taken hold of the
P dispensary proposition, except in the form of
the investigating resolution, and most dmo
pie havea'ready given up all idea that this
commission will result In anything. The
if expectation o' many has been disappointed
,| io the make up of the commission from the
Senate side. While there is nothing in the
7 world against any of those who have been
. appointed from the Senate, some comment is
e made upon the fact that two of the Senate
members of the con.mlttee are from the Bame ]
l" counties as member* of tbe board of control,
( Not that there is criticism of those appointed, ,
y but some think that't would have been bet
1 ter and more satisfy! ng had tbe other side of
the situation been re uesented on the Senate
e committee, say, by tnrh men as Senator
q Briceor Senator Mars lal, or Senator Manning t
or Senator Mauidin, or Senator Raysor, (
8 chairman of tbe Senate committee on the
0 dispensary, orSenator Mclver. As the com- i
, mlttee of the Senate is made up it contains t
two memDers irom tue same counties as
e members of the board of control, and the
!- third a new member of the Senate. If Sen
n alor Brlce had been placed on the commls.
sion or some of, those named, and nothing
'i bad been found in the evidence, as Is firmly
o predicted, the report of the commission
> would have been satisfying to the mom
ardent opponents of the dispensary. But
" this Is not said in criticism of any oue or of
o what will be doqe ; it Is to suggest what is
q being said. '
The Hous" now has seven dispensary bills
9 on the Calender, all made special orders for
next Tuesday. This does not include the
[1 Mannlng-Raysor bill, which has passed the
J Senate. Members who voted I or the Senate
U bill realize that no bill can be made copper
e tight, 11 there Is the desire to do wrong, and
? may Insist that tbe whole system of par?
chasing is wrong and that a radical change
d ought to be made, and that this piddling
O with buying by numbers and all that sort oi
thing Is sinipty cbl'd's play, if the desire to
, do wrong exists. The publicity amendment,
il It is thought, will result In much good, and
t by the broadest publicity as to prices, quau>
titles and the firm from which purchases are
' made, much eood. It Ib argued, will re?ult.
li The House will in all llkellbooa adopt one
a of these dilatory dispensary bills?that is, one
wbich It Is thought will put off the "evil day,
and then let things rock along for another
!- year or two, and do some more mending to
5 satlsty the public protests.
Mr. Morgan has not yet pressed his plan o
e leaviug the problem to each county for
own settlement, and ln.tlme his measure will ,
r prev^trtTi he prohibition sentiment in tbt
meanwhile .tots not sweep the Slate.
a FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. ,
g The general Impression Is that no general
r scheme of augmenting the income of the
State will be proposed. Whatever suegesa
Hons are made will come from Individual
it sources and will not be from committees,
t cornmlt-slohs or other aggregated sources.
_ The idea Is to give the franchise tax law a ,
Q full show and seewbat that will do for the
V finances of the State, together with other ]
a existing means. .
There have been several Individual sngges- 1
e tlons made. Mr. Herbert wants to tax bee
quests and estates. This proposition was
? suggested a year or two ago by the commls
slon, but failed. I
'i Mr. Herbert thinks that better results 1
il eou d be had by bavins the Slate board ol
equlllzttlon assess banks nstfad ol having
these assessments made by the county boards
y as is now done.
Mr. Laban Mauldin warns the income tax
r. returns opev to the public aud in addition he
wants the IJwbillty to begin with incomes, i
* gross, of SI.000. This proposition has been
r- unfavorably reported. It Is to be mentioned
,a tbatthe support to these income tax measures
come from counties where no such things a?
r Incomes are reported for taxation and where <
the county auditors are not worried with
Income tax returns, although there may be
plenty of folks liable. Possibly they could
begin on what material they now have*certalnly
Orangeburg and some other coun
ties ongbt to have residents liable under the
present Income tax laws.
PK&PERTY KIGHT3 THREATENED.
v One of the most Important matters actrd
, upon during the week Just closed has been on
what appears to be a very Innocent little bill.
Tbe bill bas now passed both the House and
,f Senate and only requires a third reading In
the Home to become an Act. Il establishes
B the precedent of giving to an industrial enter
prlsq the right ol condemnation of lands
j necessary to tbe completion of plants foi tbe
development of water powers. Some mem1
bers think that such an Act would be uncon
j suiuuonai, uui miwe wisuiug hucq couriers i
are quite willing to take tbelr chances, wlt.b (
thepre6 ige that a legislative expression gives. t
a TUere are several other such measures ou the !
calendar, and this expression oftbe Assembly
of giving tHe right of condemnation for wa- c
ter power snd Industrial development Is re- t
e uarded as meaning very much. Some people c
- complain that the "spirit of commercialism" t
r. Ib being allowed to run rampant, but whether '
that be so or not, the law makers are giving ?
the widest.latitude to such development, f
e Mr. Cothran has a olll on the calendar which
seeks to give similar rights to water power
'' and electric companies In general, and Mr
0 Nash has a similar bill that? *' nds the right
of condemnation for water sueds and other
. private enterprises. /
3 TH E TEX-CIRCT71T BILL.
The lawyers of the House got together 1
S with the exception of those of the 4th circuit, ?
and passed the ten-clrcult bill. Heretofore
the balk has always come on the House side, *
r and now that the measure has gone through ^
V the House the general impression Is that J
e there will be no difficulty in the bill passing :
, the .Senate. This will give the Slate two new '
circuit Judees. Oue oi these will come from r
r tbe lower part of the Stale and the second j
from either Anderson, Greenville, Oconee or J
Pickens counties. '
? Tbe most marked feature of the discussion
[) on the ten circuit bill was the universal dieappointment
and disapproval of the present
system, whereby special Judges ar?* appointed
to hold special terms of Court. The
special Judge system is abolished at tbe same
time that Uie ten circuits are established and
many favored the ten-circuit bill for no other
a reason than to get rid of this system of hav"
ing special Judges who were not elected to
this high and Important position.
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BIENNIAL SESSION'S.
r
Calhoun County and biennial sessions appear
to be very much In the same fix. They
are both in the last tbroes, at lea6t, so far as
the present session is concerned. They may
both be with tbe law makers as radiant and
happy as suubeams next year, but the indications
are that they are suffering this
7 year.
' Mr. Beaureirard's resolution lookiDg to the
_ ratification of the biennial session amendment
has been .unfavorably reported. Tbe
_ disposition seems to be to awull the report of
the special commission that will submit a
a bienulal plan of salvation that will be all
J wool and a yard wide for future law?makers.
VK1MAKIES IMPROVED.
l'he House has done "me excellent work in
providing statutes that ought to prevent
much of the miscnier ana ai?conient id con? .
|f nectlon wllb Hie primary system. If the bill 1
.. that passed the House becomes a law and Is
carried out in good laltb, a idhd of average
, means ought to be able to make a race in Ibis
State and tbe bablt of using money in many
primary election ought to be aisolutely stop
Q Pe<l.
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TIIIS WEEKS PROGRAMME.
Two important matters in addition to the
dispensary ought to come up nex week?the
8 ten?hour labor bill, and Mr. Ashley's propo? <
sition to abolish the department of agrlcul?
11 ture. If the House slicks to its cou^ervallve
r> rccord it will kill both of these measures In
short order. The cotton mills are having a
^ hard enough lime of it without having ten 1
per ceut of their time lopped oil by such legla '
Q latlon. t
The House ought, in Justice to the work of
Comn)issloner Watson, to decide what it is
going to do with 1?ih department and not have
things "up iu the air" lor more thau a
P mouth, walling to see what the outcome will r
! be. 5
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ANOTUBit SOCIALIST SCIIKME.
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The committee recommending the estab?
. llshment ol a .State fertilizer factory 18 not. j
alone. Air. lrhy wauta a aeries ol cotton need
mills established. The fertiliser mill ad\o? *
s cutes do not propose to issue any bond, but I
o Mr. Irby's estuo.lshiuent of cotton seed ]
piants. It be were to take the experience oil,
tbe larger companies lor tbe last three years
" he would hardly want to invest money in J
[j such enterprises. I'
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ow prices. P. Rosenberg & Co. I ,
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COMPULSpUY EDUCATION DEAD.
The propositions looking towards oompul?
ory education hnve all been killed and there
8 no prospect whatever tbat will be done at
bis session relative to legislation.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Last year the House passed the Aull bill,
vhlch looked to the encouragement of rural
ibrarles. The plan has worked well. This
rear Mr. Richards has suggested a plan by
vhich be thinks better rural schools can be
>uilt. His proposition In effect is tbat the
- . ??*s\ r?,? I ? HiDMonanPu Rrhnol
iouniy give ?ou now n?
und for ever} ?100 the patrons ol the school
alse. The county being limited to 8300 in its
ibare of the assistance to be offered.
Several old favorites are again before the
louse. Perhaps there la something in the
naxlm : "Keeping everlastingly at it Is
vhat brings success." This rnle holds good
n many things, but whether it applies to legslatlon
Is another matter. At all events
here Is on the-calendar the old familiar prop
tsltion to sell the State farms and that good
>ld Idea of abolishing the lien law and the
>lao of other States of having kerosene oil
nspeotlon.
There are perhaps more bills on the calen?
larlooki g to the Increase of county salaries
ind the Issuance of bonds for new buildings,
specially schools, than any other topics,
ionds are being Issued all over the State for
ichool buildings and the disposition appears
o build good homes for the children while at
chool. An unusual bond proposition comes
rom Wagener, where -the people want to
iave authority to Issue bonds in case a new
:ounty comes along, and they can then offer
ucb bonds for county buildings as an in?
lucement to be eleoted as the county seat.
A. K.
MAN BEHIND BALE,
Local Factor* Look for Even Better
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1'rlccN liHier ii ?vuiivn
Advised to Sit Steady in tbe Boat
and Keep off tbe Market.
Tbe present week has been one of gain for
.he cotton market, ana as a result every one
>n the row wears a more hopeful feellDg.
All told the week has seen an advance of
ibout 1-2 a cent. Yesterday both the future
tnd spot market advanced. Futures <vetft up
rono 12 to 16 points along the line. Spots
idvanced from one to two-sixteenths.
On the row two things it Is generally agreed,
tre responsible for tbe advances of tbe last
rew days. One Is the fact that the last glnaers'
report was not near so bearish as those
previously elven out, tbe estimated crdp
jelng 12.500,000 bales, and the continued firm'
stand of the spot holders for bettei1 prices, ./it
tvas a combination of circumstances tuat
swept t he bears off their feet.
The New York financial papers recognize
:bat more favorable report of the government*
ilong with tbe steady holding of .ootton in
tbe south, Is having a beneficial effect on tbe
market. They are now referring in a parody
phrase to "Tbe man behind tbe bale."
"And it is tbe man behind tbe bale wbo is
really to cut the figures during the next few
months," said a well posted broker yesterday.
'I have satd all along that if the holders
would stand firm they would get a better
price for their holdings. Tbls week is de
monstratlng tbe wltdom of such advice. I do
not mean to say be win get 10 cents for bis
jotton, but I do say 81 2 or 9 cents will finally
he realized if tbe present policy is firmly adaered
to.
"The exporters and cogomisnlon men wbo
have contracts for futore deliveries must
bave goo'is. VV 1th the passage of each
mon,'1' new rontractaare expiring and must
be "q.ildated with spot cotton. .These men
nr st becotne buyers. Tbey become bidders.
w uen there are bidders in the market for
, ot cotton, prices are suref to advance.
"But this is not tbe time for the' farmers
tnd factors to seiI. It Is the time to stand
Arm. Oontlnueto be tbe man behind the
nale, To turn loose spot, couon in ?ujf
luantlty will cause (he market to sharply
iecllne. Men holding cotton bavtog stood
ihe greater strain of the pant two mobtbs,*can
?tlll hold on. and should not rush In the
market as sellers too early. Let tb*m feel
(h?> need of cotion even morb sharply."
This Is the geberal feeUngon the ro^r at the
present crisis. The belief Is firm that while
there m?T be occasional declines tbH prices
will gradually advance throughout the sprlne
months and cotton bring sonoetblhg over 8
^ents. Very little cotton' Is being turned
loose, even at the advanced prices.
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Statement Showing How Cotton
Has Advanced Since New
Orleans Convention.
GAIX OF 810,000,000 ALREADY
ANNOUNCED. '
C. If. Jenkins, of Executive Committee,
Issues a Statement Uraflng
Planters and Business Men To
Stand by New Orleans ProKramme.
Atlanta Constitution. '
Brown wood. TGx., February 3 ?Tbe following
signed statement has been Issued by
D. H.Jenkins, of tbe executive committee of
Lbe Southern Growers' Association :
"Since the first call was Issued for tbe
rarmers to organize lor the purpose of sejurlne
a 25 per cent reduction of acreage and
fertilizers, cotion ba? sdvnnced 82.40 per bale
Upon the basis of4,000,000 bales being still In
tbe hands of the producers, tbe means a gain
uf ?l0.000,000 to tbe coiton growers of the
<outb. If tbe farmers and business myrc of
the south will stand by tbeprogrammeagreed
jpon at tbe New Orleans convention, this
tain will amount to $10,000,000 on tbe crop In
jand by June 1, and tbe gain on tbe next
rop will be.at least 8125,000,000. Can we not
ifford to pay something both In labor apd
money for such a consummation as this?
'The essentials are reduction in the next
srop and holding tbe present crop. The present
crop cannot be bel<l.economlcally wltb>ut
ware bouses; therelore, my advice Is to
>ul'd ware bouses and do It now. Let tbe
armprs and business men of every country
ret together at onoe and raise tbe necessary
und to build a ware bouse."
Moses Wiuntock.
(News and Courier.)
Moses Winstodk passed away on
Wednesday night. He had lived in
his city the larger part of his long
rnd honarable life, and during all the
fears of his earthly pilgrimage he bad
ionejustiy. loved mercy and walked
aumbly with nis God. For tweuty)ue
years he was one of the mast use'ul
and honored citizens of Abbeville
Jounty. and there was never a stain
apon his reputation. Whether he
*as engaged in the marts of trade or
n the quiet life of the country he was
he t-ame kindly, broad-minded, hon>rable
gentleman, keeping the Commandments,
and distributing of bis
jood things to the poor, and living as
>ne who had an account to give of the
jlessings which had been bestowed up)n
him, and of the place which he
Illed so lone and worthily in the re
ipect and affection of his friends.
In interpreting some of the hardest
ihapters iu the book of Providence,
he advancement of the wicked and
he hardships of the righteous, the royil
Psalmmist eang: "Mark the perfect
nan and behold the upright: for the
:nd of that man is peace." It was so
ivith Mr. Winstock. He gave offence
0 no one. He was liberal to the full
extent of his means in all his charities.
He was orthodox in all the observinces
of his ancient faith. He lamented
the departures which had been
made by his people in their religious
jubtoms, and he stood fast by the
teachings of his fathers. We knew
lim for many years, how many it is
not worth noting, and we never knew
aim to do an unworthy act or give utterance
to an unworthy thought.
I'ollon Growers Auk Few Million DolInr*.
Washlqc'on, F? b. 3 ?Id Ibe ponate today
Mr. Cltiy iTei-ei!lefl a petition fiom ihe NaIuiimI
Oiliuii Uiowerb' a?>oclailoD lor the
ippropriatlou ol a "few million dollars'' for
,ne extension ot the market of coiton goods.
A minister was one day walking
ilong the road, and to his astouishment
saw a crowd of boys sitting in front of
1 ring with a small dog in the center.
When be came up to them he put the
ollowiug question : "What are you
loiug with that dog ?" One qf the
>oys said : "Whoever tells the biggest
ie wins it," "O," said the minister,
'I ampurprised at,you boys, for when
[ was like you I never told a lie,"
I'here was a silence for awhile until
)ne of the boys sbouted : "Hand him
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Hunter Plans To Feed 70,000
Hungry Pupils,
HE WOULD EST A BUND KITCHENS
IK SCHOOLS AM) INNDE MID
DAY HEAL TICKETS.
Plan Snccesafnl Abroad.
At a conference today between Robert Honter
and representatives of several charitable
organizations a definite plan for feeding
thousands of school children who go hungry
to their classrooms every day probably will
be decided. It was Mr. Hunter wbo first
called attention to the distressing situation.
Mr. Hunter will submit a comprehensive
plan at this conference, which provides for
the establishment o! kitchens in the schools,
where all pupils can obtain good, wholesome
food, paylne for It when possible and
receiving It free when unable to pay. These
kitchens will be so managed that none but
the parents of the children supplied free,
sball know of the charitable feature of the
scheme.
70,000 Knngry Children.
"I make my estimate," he said, "first, on
the number of evictions in New. York ;
second, on the number of families lhat are
actually In distress in New York, and, third,
on tbe number of employed'men and women
here.
"On the basis of those figures. I can't see
how there can be less than 70,000 children
wbo frequently go to school hungry.
"The proposal which I should make for
dealing with that situation Is tbe adoption of
praotlcally the seme scheme that exists In
Paris and other European olties. There are
iu all cities a great rosoy widows and
widowers with children, who work, but
whose hours of labor interfere with preparing
meals for the children. There are a great
maDy other .eaves where the mother Is 111, In
the hospital perhaps. Now, the wages In a
great many of Ihese eases,are fo smalt that
the parents can't afford to have a caretaker
come In and cook for the children.
No Class Distinction.
"I would snggpst that, a committee of tbe
Board of Education, ectlng with men like
Mr. Devlne, of the Charity Organization
Society; Mr. Allen, of the Society .Jor the
Improvement of the Condition of the Poor,
and Mr. Br.?ece, of the Children's Aid
Society, should provide for the investigation
of the eases of all children who seem to be
underfed, and tickets should be given to
them free so lone as tbe distress In the family
continues. If the same tickets were used for
tbe oiuBses of children who paid and those
who didn't pay, there would be no class
distinction between tbe children, and even
tbe children themselves would not koow
which were receiving meals free, for/the
plan proposes to furnish tbe tickets to tbe
parents of the children.
"This plan of feeding children in tbe
schools Is in operation now in many of the
large cities of Europe. In 18fl7. these betntf tbe
Isstavallable statist leu, 8,000,000 meals were
"hipped to cblldren through tbe schools of
Paris alone, and about 40 per cent of these
meals were paid for by parents.
Snucetisfnl In England.
"I bave had twelve yea A' experience In
charitable and rellel work, and I consider
this tbe most harmless f< rm of relief that can
be given. In tbe cane of cblldren with
drunken or disreputable parents there Is no
other way of helping tbe child unless it Is
taken away and put in an institution; and
unless there Is some form of active cruelty
this is rarely done. Children are chronically
underfed, and the only way to save them is
to teed them at school and give them a chance
to develop physically and mentally in snob a
way as to be able to overcome tbe poverty in
which they find themselves.
"Tbe bead master of Saffron Hill School, in
E.igland, who bss studied tbe operation of
tbe plan for ten years, says that it has been
entirely successful.. It bis not pauperized
tbe cblldren tbere. One of tbe remarkable
features which be reports in tbat many
parents, whose children have been fed in
limes of Industrial depre slon, have Inter
paid back to tbe scbool tbe cost of all tbe free
meals famished.
City Sbonld Pay.
"Yon win reoail that It was maintained In
tbe days wben free pabllo schools were being
established tbat it would destroy tbe Independence
of tbe parents. It was argued tbat
parents should be responsible for tbe education
of tbelr children. It was said tbat If
tbey were not beld responsible tbey would
lose Interest In tbelr children snd be pauperized.
More or less of Ibis same feeling,
existing wben playgrounds and public parka,
batbB and various otbor things were under-,
taken for the benefit of the children. Free
scbooi boots were bitterly opposed on tbe
same grounds.
"However, this plan does not look to tbe
wholesale giving or gratuitous meals. Tbey
sbould be paKl for whenever it Is possible.
Only In cases of actual need and distress
sbould tbe children be fed Jree."
"And at tbe public expense ?"
"Yes; 1 tblnk so. Tbe cost wonld not be
great, and under tbe direction of tbe city
many objections would be overcome."
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MUTUAL
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ASSOCIATION.
Property Insured, $925,000
January 1st, 1904.
WRITE TO OR CALL on the nnderslgnec
or to the Director of your Township
for any In for mat Iod you may dWI abon
onr plan of Insurance.
W e Insure yoar property against destrnc
tlon by
TILE,, VU 3R LUM,
and do so oheaper than any insurance Com
pany in existence.
Remember we are prepared to prove to yot
that oars 1b the safest .and cheapest plan o'
Insurance known.
J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Oen. Agent
Abbeville, S. C.
J. FRASER LYON, Pres.
Abbeville, S.^C.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.
S. G. Major .............Greenwood
J. T. Mabry .......Cokesbury
W. B. Acker .......Dbnalds
W. B. Cllnkscales .Due Weat
T. L. Haddon .Long Cane
I. A. Keller Jdmlthvllle
A. K. Watson Cedar Spring
A. M. Reld Abbeville Township
W. W. Bradley Abbeville City.
Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle
H. A. Tennent -..Lowndesvllle
A. O. Grant j. Magnolia
J. K. Tarrant Calboun Mills
S. L. Edmonds Bordeaux
' 8.0. Harvey Walnut Grove
W. C. Martin ..Hodges
J. D. Coleman Coronaoa
J. Add. Calhoun.. Nlnety-?ix
J. M. Payne Klnards >
J.B.Taylor Fellowship
Joseph Lake Phoenix
Rev. J. B. Muse Verdery
j. n. uuiich, d i oraaiey
J. W. Lyon Troy
W. A. Cbeatbam Yeldell
P. B. Calllson Calliaon
W. M. Outz Klrkseys
Caleb Walton Brooks
Abbeville. S C.. Jan. 18, 1904.
WM. H. PARKER. WM. P. GREENE
PARKER & GREENE,
Attorneys &nd Cou&sellors at Law.
Office on LAW RANGE,
ABBEVILLE - SOUTH CAROLINA.
May 1898. tf
ferscrlptlons put up exactly right and a
utck as acc uracy will allow, at Mllford'
Drug Store.
Call or nend for one of my descriptive
blanks and list your real estate with me
Rnht. K f.lnlr
The Ladies' Friend.
What? Neuralglne. Why? For It onres
their Headacben when all olhers fall. When i1
they once try It,you cannot say, I have some-1
thing Just op good, for they k now better. Try (
It and aee If they are not right. Cures In 5
minutes and is harmless Sold everywhere '
by drue dealers. 4 doses 10c. Manufactured
by, 12m. ?feuralg)ne Co.,Augusta, Ga. <
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We are Sole Agents here for J
Vlnol
The moet famous God Liver Oil preparation
known to medicine.
Contains ALL the'medicinal ele
ments of cod liver oil. actnally taken
from fresh cod's livers, bat not a drop
of oil.
Delicious to the taste and recognized
throughout the world as the greatest
STRENGTH '
CREATOR
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for old people, weak, sickly women
and children, nursing mothers and after
a severe sickness. 1
Cures Hacking Coughs, Chronic *
Colds, Bronchitis and all Throat and \
Lung Troubles. XJnequaled to create j,
an appetite aod to make those who
are too thin, fat, rosy aod healthy.
Try it on our guarantee to.return '
your money if you are not satisfied. t
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I offer for sale in the
City of Abbeville, in a
good section of the
city, several desirable (
building lots. Prices .
reasonable.
Robt. S. Link.
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GOLD FILLINGS; CRbwN AND BRIDGE
WORK A SPECIALTY. <
A GOOD PLATE- - ....$8.00
AMALGAM FILLINGS 76o and. 1.00
OFFICE OVER- BARKSDALE'S STORE.
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Straight Facts. }
A whole lot of fanoy phrases can be written c
about remedies, but It takes facts to prove c
anything?good straight facts, And the
strongest fact yon ever beard Is that Tannoplline
Is the best cure for piles on the market. It !;
cures absolutely. Has a healing, soothing S
effect from the start.
All druggists have It for $1.00 a Jar, Ask for
Tannoplllne and don't dare take a substl- v
tute, o
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Notice. c
Builders and contractors should write the -i
Cook-Dormony Co., FlUgerald, Qa., lor Lam- ?
ber and Shingles.
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About teD years ago a brand of Cigars t
known as Clnco's, was Introduced in Abbe*
vllle by Speed's Drug Store, as tbe years have
gone by tbey have grown in favor, aDd to-day S
you can scarcely hear of any other Cigar, v
Everything bas gone down before it about as
quick ly as tbey appeared. All pet opposing I
braDds bave be$n laid aolde and they acknow* d
ledge "we can't do business wltnouMheClnco
we ay - ">t in it." Agency for the faotory, at
Speed u ? " ^tore.
Cbrlstoiu. six oclook dinners, and Speed's S
waco cigars go oana id nana, iney leave a d
good taste in your mouth.
An old reliable Grlera Almanac for every
ou9kaa usual at Spwd'a Drag Store. i
5iO to Texas
ONE-WAY COLONIST RATES I
DECEMBER 13 and 27. * I
On December 13th and 27tb, .
be Cotton Belt Route will sell
ray Colonist tlckets.from MempblB'to . oints
in Texas at rate
ood in chiiir Care and coaubes,
The territory to which these rates
pply includes Texarcana, Greenville, .
*ari8, Booham, Sherman, Dallas, Ft f
Vorth,W*chitaFallsf A:Barilla, Tyer.
Corsica Da, Waco, Maninall, Paleaine,
L$>ngview, HiHaboto, Brownrood,
Ban Angelo, Austin, Ban Anonio,
Copus CbrteM, Houston,' Galveson,
Beaumont and in termed iae
olttts.
Write for map, descriptive Uteraure
and any further infeftftftttoo conerniDg
rates.
L. P. SMITH, T.P. At
503 Equitable Bldg. Atlacta. Ga.
DR. J. R. NICKLES,
Surgeon Dentist.
Office over C. A. Milford's Drug Store.
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EUROPE!
Would you like a euperl) toor at a
moderate cost to all the brlillaht capi*
:als of Europe ?
A special party of l&diee, limited to
;en, will sail daring the l??t week in
Fune, I5*)6 for
ITALY, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY,
BELGIUM, FRANCE
AND ENGLAND,
under the Jtersonal eondoclofeblp of a
nntAH mrlfor ?rd Iinimlat > 'DitaniitMnn ?
MUW tlugwjJDVt U0*WJVU1U|| r / rrn|
will be first class. Oar members will ,
travel not as intruding tourists. labeled
as strangers for the carious, bat as
refined and welcome visitors to the
world's show places.
Write for particulars. ,
Hyacinthe Rlngrose.
. 848,Fifth Avenue, Ml
New York City..
Dr.S.G. Thouwon,
5FFI01C OF-STAIB6 ON MoItWAm
Oorner, AbbevWo. & 0.
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. uw v x/ wwgnv ^F*ei vuv B
Stock df I
reoeatly owned by ' J
Mr. M. E. Maxwell,
Wilder Block. I
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Be^defc toe orditnu^ stock of Gener- ' >' -v
il Merchandise, i ^offer a fall line of
Christmas Goods,
AT LOW PBICIS. *
The stock will be added
with completely assorted articles of
3eneral Merchandise. ^jj^H
ball and see as and get prices. ? 7*f .
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Yours to please,
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Calvert & Uickles
? Headquarters Jbr ? /
White Hickory Wagons
Owensboro Wagons,
Bock Hill Bugles,'
Bummer Baggies,
Cheap Buggies,
Harness, Laprobes,etc. '
Calvert & Nicklea '
Feb. 24.1904 tr
Paraflne wax for sealing fruit Jan (or nl? .
kt Speed's.
If yon are thinking of foresting la Be*)
Sstate, give toe a oall. RoJM. 8. Link.
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~ L W. White's Lorafs.I I ?
If you wwnt bargains lock over J* W.
White's Kemnant Counter.
Look at tboee Outings at White's wblcb are
iffered at 5 cents a yard. Former price 7
ents. They are oertalnly cheap.
L. W. White offers Ginghams at cents
rhlch have been reduced from 8% and 10 J
ente. Also Ginghams at 8% cents reduced
rum it'/j ceuuj.
L. W. White has a ferr ladled Jacket left,
rblch he is selling at prices regardless of
ost.
Yon can bay from L. W. White a-good artlle
of Ginghams for bonnets and aprons at ft
ents a yard. v
If yon want Embroideries go to White'*
'ou can have at least ten thousand yards to
elect from. , ,
Buy yonr Rngs now from L. W. White and
et them cheap. j
Yon will find the best White Matting at
i. TT . ?? LUIO B.
Dinner tieU, Toilet Sets, Piateq, Caps and
laucers and all kinds of Crockery, China awl
Mass war? can be found at L. W. While"*.
JJow Is the time to bay an Overcoat. Go to
a. W. Wblte'B Store and sea bow be baa reuced
his prices on Overcoats.
On ly solid leather shoes lor tbe children,
tronjz comfortable school shoes.?P. Rosenerg
<X CO. -v.
The seasons ara favorable, ifyotrroorni ar?
rowing too fast and ban you try Blae Jajr
orn Plasters, lor sal* at Spaad'i Drag Star* '