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I The Press and Banner Bv W, W. and W, R. Bradley. HUGH WILSON, Editor. ABBEVILLE, S. C. A?-Pnhl1ahAri Avnrv WnrinAftric at. 82 I jnar In advanoe. Wednesday, April 26,1905. Enortnonii Waste. The figure# published elsewhere from tb< Comptroller General's office Is ifurtber proo of the correctness of our position last weel wherein we referred to the great waste o money In this county on^llfe Insurance. After deducting the amount of tpollelei paid, whlob we presume Includes tbe cost o doing business, It will be seen tbat the olea loss to tbe people of this State Is about flfti per cent more tban the total cost of tbe ap proprlatlons by tbe legislature for Govern mental expenses, Including schools, college? pensions, charitable aad penal Institutions offloers salaries and other legitimate costs o tbe government. If tbe State would insure the lives of lti eltlzeos, It could do so for lees eost tban li now paid to enrich foreign corporations, ant oar people could be freed from all taxation. The Information given out from Columbk makes an additional statement to tbe efleo that this enormous waste 1b Indicative o great prosperity. We think tbe proper con cIuiIog should be tbat tbe*people, Instead o Investing tbeir money in baying substantia property, or Invaliding up tbe material interest* of tbe State, are simply tbrowlnf away tbeir money and Impoverishing tbem selves to enrich foreign corporations. If tbe people want Insurance, let tbe Stat< take the risk, and let the people be saved th< cost of taxation. Life lnsuranoe as now praotloed takes tb< money oat of the slate, and to that extent tbe people are impoverished. The taxes are returned to the people in pen slons, colleges, offloers.salarles and so forth. No matter how high the taxes tbe money if returned to circulate among tbe people. Tb< money paid to insurance people, with a ven small exoeptlon.lsa total Iobs to tbe pcopl< of the State. The lnstanoes of policy holders reoeivlng the amount of their policies ib so rare th*1 tbe companies, their agents, or some one else usuallj rashes offto some newspaper to pnb llsh the fact, which is about as rare an occur renoe as the striking by lightening of a tret ln.tbe lorest. Tne greatest :nouou? now rt?uu( uu wn State, It aeeas to as, 1b tbe enormous burden or lift lnaarance. See the article on this subject as sent out Colombia. K: - . boat Prayer. Tbe CarollnaiBaptlst, In a two eolumn artide on prayer, while not maklog It plalD tbat the editor himself has a very olear Idea of the subject, side-stepped and uttered tblt indisputable and undebatable truth : 'The wbole effort of religion, looked at from botb the Divine and tbe bnman sides la tbe promotion of a rlgbt man In lift," Like many writers for tbe religious prasi tbe editor of the Carolina Baptist make)' himself too familiar with the Name whlcb none abonld take upon tbelr llpa except Id reverential awe. Tbat Name should ba mentioned wltb more respect than la usually acIa rcAorcn Woihlnfftnn A ha T,ln. ooln, Jeff Davis or Ben Tillman, fiat let ttu lrrsvsrent or.the flippant use of the Name pass. We are oot enlightened as to the editors views on prayer. The want of clearness leads as to believe.bls own ldeas.of the subject are oonfused. Bat when be speaks of "the whole effort ol religion; from : both ; the divine and the human sides, Is the promotion of a right life in mailbe speaks dearly and shows tbat be understands the religion which be preaches The religion of oar Savior teaches as hollnestand pureness of living. Its primary object is to govern ns In onr.dally lives on eartb, and lts|second obJeot;is to oreate within as that perfection of heart whlob will lndaee thai correctness of conduct as wll! make as at lasi heirs to an lnberltanoe In that beaatlfal city which has been provided for those of as who may pat oar whole trust and oonfldenoe in oar Savior. ? " Easter Service. Last Sunday was Easter, the day on whlcb Christians In all lands oommemorate and celebrate the resnrreotlon of onr Saviour. It being the most Important and the most unl versally observed day In tbe Christian calendar, devout followers of tbe beloved Nazarene assemble everywhere In tbelr temples on tbat day to do bomege and reverenoe to blm who. died tuat we;.mlgbt live?wbo sulfered death on tbe cross tbat we mlgbt odJoj life of eternal happiness In tbe borne tbat be went to prepare for as. Tbe obnrobes In Abbeville were open and many worablppers listened to tbe message ol love and cheer that was delivered to them from the respective pnlplts. In the Episcopal and tbe Methodist cbarobM wonderful display of tbe most beautlful flowers, arranged In tbe most pleasing manner, greeted tbe eye of all. r Wherever tbe religion or tbe character ol * oar Savlonr Is proclaimed tbe presence of flowersls becoming. It Is proper! tbat the purest and most;beautlful of earth's creation should on that holy day bear from our temples sweet Incense up to heaven. And it la eminently proper that the sanctuary which waa erected and dedicated to the worship of the high and mighty Ruler of the Universe, bould have within its walls, the things wblob remind usofour Saviour. Hellkened himself to the Illy of the valley and to the rose of Sharon, and In that act be commended that purity which Is nowhere else '.found. When the fair bands of beautiful women weave wreaths and garlands to bedeok the sacred altars we lrraslstably associate them with Jesus, and: they would ralBS out thoughts to heaven, while leading us to live better andjpurer lives. Aj we all know, our Saviour was buried In a garden which was no doubt the home oi the prettiest of the budding creation. Aftei sleeping in tbe tomb, surrounded bj the perfumed air, be arose from tbe grave and bid adieu to tbe soenes of earthly) purltj and loveliness. Flowers, sweet Incense, pur< hearts and clean bauds are always an aocept able offering at tbe throne of grace. And so the Toklo papers are much die. plaased with the Kaiser's visit to France It Is strange that tbe Kaiser of German; wonld make a visit to Franoe wlthoal first consulting Japan. Wllbelm shook by all means apologise for such a rash aot It Is unoertaln whether EooBevelt obtalnec permission to go bear bunting or not. Roosevelt Is so bard beaded be Is likely to get us Into trouble by running off with out asking tbe Mikado's permission. Lexloographers take note that there Is i needed change docketed for the next revi slon of the dictionaries: the word "Rus 1b do inch tblDg any more, and tbe wore "Japopboola" Inserted. They call it tb< 'yellow peril" bat Japapbobla Is at the same time more Epeclfic and euphonious. Don't forget Loxo for liver, yon wll never forget as for telling as about it, Mil lord, a Drug Stores m | - -v:.,, t ; Country an<l City Promt. The State of last Friday has the following ! editorial, which we regard as a fair and die-1 passionate discussion of the matter before us. Because of this fact, the Press and Banner would venture to remark, on the situation in the hope that this newspaper in a 1 degree may emulate, the good spirit which pervades the artlole by the State. The State says: 1 The Rock Hill Herald delivers itself tbusly : "One of the most disgusting things in Journalism is the habit of some of the country papers of slobbering over their daily exchange*, so as to receive a little recognition. - Tbey fawn and flatter and bend the supple binges of the knee In a manner that mak?-s one feel like hurrylDg to the window." As The State cannot be allfgnd to be a bent-fl. clary of the "Clobbering" and "fawning"? , although occasionally flattered?It feels quite " tree to defend the country press. To one who carefuly. rends the papers of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. It l, must appear that the charge of tbe Rook Hill paper is not sustained, nnle?s the country ' prees of the States named are five to ten times i more deserving of condemnation t>y The Herf aid. If there is oritlcl^m to be made of the attitude of the "country preKs" to the dally press In this State, it is that the relations, lor b some reason, are not sufficiently cordial. ? The difference In both Georgia and North Carolina is very marked. The Georgia weehr ly quotes a Georgia dally in preference to 1 quoting a South Carolina or a Chicago paper; the South Carolina weekly quotes the foreigner. Perhaps, of cour?e. they have more nanKo hut the (Jeorela weeklies seem proud , of tbe Georgia dally press, wbile Id South Carolina there every now and then crops out ' . n evidence of antagonism, such as Just re' corded by the Th? Herald, which we think Is undeserved and has no Just cause lor exist, pnce. There Is plenty lor all of us to do and that can be?t be done by pulling together, s Each ban hie own field and la necessary In I that field. Our first remark would be about the sentl, ments as expressed by the Rock Hill Herald. (, We plead not guilty to the charge of "slob. I berlng", "fawning" or "bending the supple . hinges of the knee." If this newspaper has a I file leader, we do not know who It Is. We do I our own thinking, and try to preserve our . respect by uttering our own opinions while ; carefully avoiding the parrot like act of re. peatlng what others say. Bat we assume that the Herald had no reference to the Press > and Banner. , We do not read any of the papers carefully, but our testimony would be to the effect that ; the same cordiality does not exist between the city and the country papers In this State as exists In Georgia. The Press and Banner accounts for the difference In cordial relations to the difference , In the conduct of x the dally papers. If our , memory Is not at fault, and If we have not missed seeing things. It Is extremely seldom that the dally papers of this State treat members of the country press with respect. , When has any dally newspaper ever accorded to any country newspaper any sort of con . slderatlon, if the country paper expressed opinions of its own, and which opinions differ from those of the city paper ? We believe It is true that some of the papers that "fawn" and "truckle" to the city press are patronized, but what self respecting country paper has ever received courteous consideration from any dally newspaper in this State ? I The Press and Banner has no right to speak for any other oountry newspaper, bul speaking ourself, we do not expect respectful treatment from any of the more pretentious dallies. We expeot in the future, as In the . past, to be ignored, except when some great brother may feel warranted In saying things with the object of taking the conceit out oi i us. About quoting State papers or foreigners: The Press and Banner copies very little matter from any dally newspaper, and it may be true that this newspaper has copl-d some paragraphs from foreign Instead of State newspapers. We do not know when any Georgia dally has sought to injure a country newspaper's business or good ? ~ haTTO nn rannlIflfitlnn Of UtSUJO, tkUU TTW UBTV -w - their having assumed to bold a oountry 1 brother up to rldloule. However muob we 1 may err a? to toots and conclusions, It is cer i talnly true that the Press and Banner de. sires to be friendly with all tbe brethren ; We woald love to be on good terms not out with the country press but with the dally press too. As It Is, believe that the city preBs, ignores as far as posslble;tbe existence of tbe country press. Rather than oopy an Interesting paragraph from a country newspaper, It seems to us that tbt olty paper would to wait until next week to publish an Inferior aooountol the same as furnished by their local correspondent. We believe the Georgia press has no objection to dipping from their conntry exchanges. At this fact we make no sort of complaint. We know that mutual rrienasnrp nas no unaoclal or oommerolal/value to either, but we 1 would love to tee the city press and the conn 8 try ;preB8 on cordial termB. It would be so much more pleasant. The Georgia oountry press are do doubt proud of their dally press. At new* gatherers, the South Carolina dallies are not one whit behind the Georgia press, but In civility to the country press we think there is no comparison. The Georgia press, has more tact than the South Carolina press. Consolous ol the correctness ol their own positions, as well as feeling able to discuss BUbJeots, the Georgia dallies' treat their country press with respect, and do not desoend to disagreeable or unfair personalities to avoid the discussion of any question where ability, olearness of vlBlon and a proper array of facta would terve them , better. As to fairness: We have thought that one good and pious brother of the country who, except on Sunday Schools and prayer meetings, stems to have little thought that Is not Inspired by the Btate. Kaowlng the State's readiness . to find fault with this newspaper the good brother, as we have thought, gained notloe of the State, by orltlclsms of this newspaper. After The State copied one of the brother's pieces, it seemed to us that he was so mucb delighted that he Just kept up a constant and unoalled-for firing at the Press and Banner. As far an we know, perfeot good feeling bad existed bstween the good brother and the 1 Press and Banner until It took up the Idea o< being patronized by The State. i We believe, the good brother thought to 1 be patted on the baok by the State beoause of ( Its criticisms of tbls newspaper. Sure j enough, The State copied one of Its pieces^ which was as barren of ability as It was defl1 olent, In Justice and whloh was about as weak as branch water. That, so It seemed to as, nearly set our pious brother crazy, who had 1 nojustgrouuds for maliglty towards us, but whose weakness and whose desire lor a little ( ' patronizing overcame his batter nature and , r caused blm to forgot hlstnormal self. We only mention the circumstance to show , that the country press is. not altogether to ' blame for lack of oordlallty. Whl e we positively care nothing lor any pious perversion ' ot faots and while we bear no malice ' toward The State for taking part In "a quarrel not Its own" yet we think neither the Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta Journal the Augusta Chronicle, the Augusta Evening ' Herald, nor any other Georgia paper took ' sides between us, as did The State. r , The editorial herewith copied from The I State Is on a high plane. It was evidently meant In good part, and we would not be less I kindly or less cordial. We offer our orltlclsm In the hope that The State may see and un* , derstand the situation as we see it. Aside from the matter contained In The State's editorial: We have regarded The State and the New? and Courier as "State newspapers," and not 1 as local publications. We have thought they " sometimes boosted their own cities to the " neglect or other communities who are equal3 ly their constituents. Occasionally some localities receive a big j ; notice for a day. And sometimes we have thought both papars were more friendly, or more unfriendly, < to some communities than to others. The News and Courier last week bad a nice . write-up of Anderson. It was pleasant be- , cause the ixpresilons seemed slnoere, and I I ' V m I Mac J] Qol Ai I /Mil m jjon f jurgci m \M7 f Graham Crackers \ Wj\ I Butter Thin Biscuit 1 i| I Social Tea Biscuit 1 gM \ Lemon Snaps / because there was no bint that other towns Why she were deficient In the excellent qualities for which Anderson waB bo loudly praised. ' _ Abbeville is the old home and birth place * ec?? jf the editor of the News and Courier. He apf * t 6 rea 1 681 lometimes passes through Abbeville and 2 gccat itops for an hour, but bis paper does not note he fact or otherwise give evidence of bis . on*y , , . . , benefit all; friendship. When a few public spirited citizens of Ab- ' .e?aU have nftd \ jeville several years ago were staking tbelr ill on the building of a cotton mill, into c?n vhlch twelve per cent, of the assessed value >f the town was put, appeal was made in oney? ? Charleston for help. But the men who were ? ' eputed to be big rlob refused to take stock ' or tbe least amount. Our people, before rst presk eavlng tbe city, felt mortified to come away get8 n 1 ffltbout a dollar. Personal appeal was tben or xiade to tbe editor of tbe News and Courier getr ? o help hts old town by taking a share or ?* Beoao wo, but he had no money lor us. Our people truggled on, however, and the mill Is built, dvld?Dd?c ind .we are under no obligation to either ' Charleston or to Co umbla. Whi, We coudn't get a dollar of help from the e ti iapltallsts of the State, but we got half mil- u ?*e*'r e' Ion from the North. Abbeville I While a cotton mill In Abbeville may have '^stance b< tUfit m Rfl ft )?en nothing at all.to either Charleston or to Columbia, yet It U true that Abbeville Is a ^re ej"ence jart of tbe. constituency of both tbe State ,7 japers. Their, files will fall to show that ? ?n ilther newspaper manifested any great Inter- 6 we ist In our supreme effort, or even showed a tbe ipeolally friendly feeling to our .people In ,helr struggle. Of course our people care abQUt re8' jothlng whatever about: being ignored and * ?,u \ ' . . , . be located. ,hey would despise to be patronized. But In our supreme effort a kindly word or ' t friendly touch ol the elbow would have 8p r ? . , , every ma ieen grateful. , We do not know who Is the writer of the .,0me ? y sdltorlal which we have copied from the Hate, but we like Its spirit. If it is an lndlsation that The State means to be civil to the little papers, we shall be glad. The editorial Seo* Mo followed by good fellowship will disprove the tlon ?' Lal jorrectness of.any idea that all, "from theedi- immlgratl t?i? Islands, or .ui ikj IUD ionob u-ia?i?UL tuui uittj goi luuu iuo ink keg of a daily paper, feel Justified In ,D? Hawal ineerlug.at the country press." States. If We would like to feel that every zen awl UI aewspaper'was friendly to every other Oh ye In newspaper. But, if anybody thinks his own [oodjwill Is an unfair exchange for our goodwill, then be it so. We subordinate every The Ruse )ther object and every other aim to the ef- waters to t Fort to be right. I lng squadr 'There Is plenty for all of us to do and that ed to meet ;an best be done by pjlling together. Each the comln aas his own field, and each is necessary to of the strui that field." FOOLISH EXPENDITDEES. Rcv. J,'" church the o'clock. l'omptroller'8 Tobulation of lnsuritnce I'ieures Given Iniere.siiiig InforuiHtion Concerninr tlie EnormouN Cont to the people?Louses More tlinn Joseph J All Our Taxes*. Palm Heu< . his like agi lust sleep. (Special to the Herald.) Columbia, April 17.?There has been much complaints among llle insurance agents gen- \ eraliy that tbe bluer warfare tbat has been raging in tbe management or the Equitable, Whereas aud tbe disclosures tbat this contest has er to remo brought out, have to a considerable extent brother an destroyed faith In life Insurance and made yard Elder business much more difficult to write. But than lortj no such condition is retl cted In ihe corap- Christian; troller general's comparative tabulation, Juhi Elder In tu completrd, of buslnens done by all life com- always at panles operating In this state. These figures would perc are for the year ending December 3W, last, services ai the figures for the first quarter of the present slon, there year not having yet been tabulated. Cane Chut Tbe total Insurance In force In 1901 Is given suitable re as $60,291,855; new business, 820,757,963 : pre- aud love li mlums paid, 82,633,635; losses Incurred, 8!M3,- Mr. Le?l< 826. tbe session There Is an enormeous dlflerence between tbat body, the total amount this State pays out annual- In the d ly for lusurrance and the amount It receives Cane has l( back lc losses Incurred. noblest mi It will be seen from the comptroller's tabu- one of lts latlnn that Mnnlh <'u rril 1 Tl Ih n H nald out In whose Dlac 1904 in premiums over two and a half millions Therefor* and received iu death losses and cash sur- sorrow ove render values little more than a third of tnat, warm appt and to those may be added many million heart and i dollars worth ol assentrnent and fraternal have suuia buslnesi, such as Is written by the Woodmen from our Of the World, Knighis of Pythias, and the mKlueth fo like, which are popular among certain cIuse- Hut wtilit bb. our duty t< will of Uln and holy It The Farmers Bank, one of our soundest and This papj most progressive Institutions, has been dea- ordered to gnated a Depository for State Funds. and a copy 4 le in the den Sunli It is conceded by the highest soda cracker contains the life-giving in the best proportions. This being so, then llnMdi once take first place as the food of cracker, but such a soda cracker science in sunny bakeries so light, br T1? they are a reveiauon. i nc u^ui of the water is absolutely assur filtered,?why even the t;emperati the atmosphere is accurately regul is kneaded by polished peddles, nc Uneeda Biscuit.'are only touch by a pretty girl, fror.o the time the until the beautiful package is*plac< You ask why all this work, making of a soda cracker? Becai is the best of all food and Une most wonderful of all soda crac of it the price is only 5$ a packaj NATIONAL.BISCUIT tuld Abbeville Build Anollier Cotton Mill ? ^OniTlAri ise another cotton mill would add 1/1 I I I ll-*| ?enty-flve per cent, to the value o ||||||l)| late In town. 1JL1 VI I ise It would put a large amount of circulation. Tbls money would kinds of business. 1a n?i se with the experience which we, y vSLwG# Ww I vltb the existing mill a new mil | illt at much less cost. President: se, If Abbeville furnishes some j> j? HARBISON. tiers will furnish the greater porBoard of* se It matters not one cent who the Blake, G. A. ViaaDS lent may be. If the wrong man w Parker W. P. G rst, he may be Induced to resign; ' ' le does not resign there Is a way to We Solicit y< lm. \ ise It does not make an appreciable * whether the stock pays a good Weareinpo9it >r no dividend at all. when placi se we can sell our stock at a small Our or has subscribed to, or had stock iterprlse which has been started in In the last twenty years. In each b sold ihe stoo-t to the first man ^ *V\ | / an offer. We have little choice or ^(^i l 11 lilt as to who is president. Wedonot bether it will pay big dividends. ** care for the. dividends. We will t _ _ i: ore me time tor aiviaenus. ?r do want la another cotton mill. ,r T_( subscription list goes round we Consisting 01 La )me ;itock and ask no questions j filmroa ldent or dividends or where It will -KlIluSi UlOVoSj . This editor Is Dotable to build a m i_ aJ/v e will belp. What will you do* Towels, Suspende. enlarged selfishness should prompt ~Ra,rpr3,1 T1R n In town to take some stock omnTTTd will buy It later, If you don't want BUCKS SlOVJub w. rrlson of the American Federa bor Is taking steps to check the T> A CP on of Japanese to the Hawlan ijn.bl . j the grounds that they are mak- j 1 a stepping stoue to the United the Jap is such an excellent cltl- Wllltt "M" Noes ai jparailed soldier why debar him? ?? . , .. . .... . itouuils ill Counti consistent Americano! EASTER IN Easter morn dawned I ilan Fleet has sailed from French ^80VK B^med^1 ba he open China sea, when the warr- "springtime regalia" s ons of Russia and Japan are expectthemselves with on thii in deadly conflicts.. The result of jMgmenSd g battle may determine the Issues, j that the church was soo ggle. i capacity. The Dastor bad a fine m m m , to the'oobaslon?tbe cru recuon a nd ascention o o? n?n.. The members of the ct ..aching at Warrentou. ana at llielr be8l; t^e 3. Fennel will preach at Warrenton were tine and weresupe i 5tb Sunday in this month at 11 The decorations were pllcliy, not as elaborate sions. ^ THE EPISCOPA efferson, tbe great actor, Is dead at As usual on Easter, t 3h Florida, and we shall never s?e ^"wersTb" autl'ful palms jin. "Rip Van Winkle" sleeps his Tne pastor Hev. W. B excellent sermon and most cheiTnlngiy choice ?. ? Mrs. C. C. Gambrell an Edwards went to Atlani , E. Lesley, Memorial. Miss Mary Hill and* I ? , _ Jfllss Boucbelle and Mil , tt has pleased our Heavenly Fatb- lt.ora kock Hill to spend ^e irom our midst, by deat.h, our Miss Funnle Harris Is d colaborer In the Master's vine- tjollegn bringing with hi A. K. Lesley, who was for more (fiends Miss Judith Lyr ' years a consistent, exemplary tjHXnu two bright, attrai and most of tiiat time a ruling Miss Cleora brunson u le Presbyterian church, who was city tbe charming guext tbe post of duty when his health Mrs. T. H. Furman of. nit, buth at the regular preaching the guest of relatives an nd the meetings of the chureh ses- Mr.Tom Perriu Is in t lore, we, the session of Upper Long! cordialiy greeted by mai eh d<-Mrc to plm e oi. our records | j^r. John O. Edwards Niiluiions expre-sive ot our exteem his old home by many fi jr ihis dear brother. ( jipw. rir..f. Lowrv Wi jy's presence at tbe meetings of! a?rK? u?d attentive cony were always an Inspiration to! nietita? Lebanon, and will be sadly missed. ! Mr(j Ear, Brogdon of ' eatb ol our friend, Upper Long ,n ,ue clly as tbe gut >it one of her truest, purest and! ?,rngdon embers, and tbe session has lost I Wr Kob Hill of Uirllsl gentlest and wisest counsellors! m tbe cltv tbe guest of ? c will be bard lo 1111. I j4cnOUald 5, we wish to record our heartfelt; ir his departure, and to express our ' at hymens sciation of the gentle qualities of ... , . . lead of our beloved brother. We, This Wednesday even 1 iued a great loss in his removal ttet1 borae of the bride B p lidst to that eternal "rest that re- I'^ivston Cheatham or tb r the people of GocV -ctr-oroony of their daugb ... 5. 1 a. . I. I ui.o'h u till Vlr <\ II l;il kV i we it'ei ueepi.v our iomn, yei u ih W . V? 7 i _ i submit uncomplainingly to the Hosts of frieuus ex' v who 1h righteous in all bis ways,! in asvance. i all his works. j w'Hi-tr wk see and iie :r was adopted by the session and \ be published in toe coumy papers < Air.Eilwin Parker the to be sent to the bereaved family, aaes oi j''latwoods was in ' M [ght 11 authorities that the w/ 5 elements of wheat /ft ft Biscuit must at IB I rthe world?a socla H ! Made by exact Weight and clean, that Ink is tested; the purity fffi ed; the very air is |J jre and moisture of SI lated. The sponge 9 it by hand. Indeed, j? ied once, and then R flour leaves the bag ; JML 2d on your table. lJNSr all this care in the ftfl jse the soda cracker ?| eda Biscuit is the I kers. And with all H 1 COMPANY 1 ' jgro : l\ I n 11 1 'II sii oi ADueviiie. anty and City Depositor} Vice-President: Cashier: P. B. 8PEED. J. H. DuPBE. Directors : F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, John ka, John A. Harris, R. M. Haddoo, A. K. Wataon, Lei Greene. our business and are prepared to handle it safely and conservatively. ion to make you loans, and to pay interest on deposits, ed in I Saving-? Department. 3 Sale-Baltimore cos me of Drummer's Samples at the Baltimore Co dies, Ghildrens andJMen's Hose in all colors a Belts, Towels, Shirts, Underwear, Ladies' Hdi rs, Combs, Fans, Piirses, etc. Come and see wl WHEELER & WILSON-MACHINI J). 13ARK&TJALE acoompanled by Mr. John Wilson one of KNDi bit; cotton planters of the Fiatwoods. Mr. Grorge W. Wilson a handsome yot farmer ana merchant of Qlendale farm w among the visitors la the olty last week. Mr*. Thomas McNeill and daughter 1 id Hears on His were shopping In tne city last weefc. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Wlli-oo were among ly auu in lonn, welcome visitors In theoltylast week. -pup C'lTV MfSt H f? Mo^i 6111, D66 JQ1HH AQH rou after a pleasant visit to homefolks at Sbai partially cloudy with ,ffl la8' Saturday for' Waynesvllle. N. r a while in the early where she will Join her husband Mr. MoN Dlt-h the thought of wbo 18 ensaged in business at that point uch as ladles adorn lbe present. 'Joyous Easter-tide. Many friends regret to bear of the extr< au In the Methodist illness of Mrs. Amanda Ramey of Lebanon by many visitors so Misses Emma and Sallle Wilson of Gri u filled to its utmost rld*e were among the visitors to the city week. sermon roost appro? Mr.8. C. Link <& Sons have added two i clflxlou burial resur- rooms to their cottage, making their pn fChrist.' ' country home more attractive and m loir were all present convenient. selsctiuDH of music MIhb HockiG MoKcozlo 18 visiting b6r 8il rdly rendered Mrs. Luther Nickels. beautiful In their slm- L- W. Brown, pastor at Lebai i as on former occa- Church held preparatory services last Sat day night and on Sunday after the morn services administered the Sacrament of ,L chukch. Lord's Supper. _ , The Farmers Union along Route No. 8 y he Episcopal church have a barbecue on Friday the 5th of May. ated with choicest Prominent speakers are Invited and the i and llllles. casloo promises to oe one of great pleasure . Sams preached an all wbo attend. fhn "hnir raudarad Th? IhHIbm of Sharon church will serve 1 i selections of music, cake, etc. Don't forget the date, May 5, d sister Miss Helen Friday. ,a last Friday. Don't forget those "well filled basketn." aer charming guests i8 Youngblood came LomiYrom1 Converse THURSDAY EVENING. sr two of her college idon and Miss Lucille 0 itlve young ladles. ?\ Trip Aroand the World"?Bei olVeltttiveB.18 1U ttl8 flt I>"aKhl?r? of the Confederacy, Atlanta Is In the city To b? given by the Abbeville Chapter, a friends. of C Thursday evening from 7 until 11 o'cl< he cltv wher? he Is promises to be a brilliant, success In all jy friends. sp^cts. "The Trip" Is somewbat of a no Is welcomed to this entertainment as well as a source of ln?tr lends. tiou, as each Country Is to be represented il-ion preached to a tue native dress, etc., of that respective cot regatlou last Sunday try. IJelow we print a guide for tbose not w tVaxhaw spent Eas- enough acquainted to go alone : !8t of Mrs. Bascomb First, you buy a 'Round Trip Ticket" small sum of 50 cents from elthar Speed's e speut last Sunday Mllford'a Drug Store, next you proceed to i Ir. anJ Mrs. W. T. tne sights of Egypt at Mr. J. Allen Smltl then tbe land oi our nativity, America, , Mr. W. Joel Smith's, then to Mlxlco at Mr. i altlk. r riuuu'u i.hfin to IJelmonlco's lor a ro1 ng at 8: 30 o'clock at | feast at Mr. A. B. Morse's. Then to Col, J. mrems Mr. and Mrs. Robertson's the sigbts of the popular lit in city, the marriage nation, Japan and you will have gotten val terMiHN Marie Eilz- received for your money, and also will be an will be soiemnlz- beped out a noble cause. tend congratulations om? out In full force. Remember the da Thurday, 27, from 7 toll. AB ON ROUTK NO. 3. champion hay rar- : Harris Llthla water in aDy quantify at A i the city last Friday ford's Drug Store. " mi m or m. T1""" on Tfirm of Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, commenclng"'15tb May, 1905, and continuing for three weefes. , . By order of Chief Justlo T. J. Pope. J. L. Perrin, r Clerk of Court. There are many millions of twinkling atari And precious few real good Cigars. Bat the olgar that pleases riob and poor, Is sold by Speed, 1U called "OINCO." Lots of Druggist bavp oom* to Brief. From buying a norry ' NATURAL LEAF;" Bat afterglvlna hII others a te?t. Speed says"HARVE7'81stbe BEST" For nervous people. Columbus in fourteen hundred and nlniy two, Discovered the land where"Bleb and Ripe" grew; e poor old fellow died In rags, Because he (ailed to save tbe tags. DIqu Doll I iiaj uau: i JU8T OPESED TP FULL LINE OF THE . "Official" League BASE BAIL GOODS. EVERYTHING IN THIS LINE. Abbeville Hardware Co. :?i? * j A Dr. C..J. OLIYEROS, of Columbia, S, C., Specialist od EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT and LUN6S. Also guarantee fit of Spectacles. Will , be pleased 'o see you professionally while in Abbeville, 8. C., . HAY nth, iathand 13th, 1905. (I nquire at office of Dr. G. A. Neuffter.) . Remen ber the three days. w. D. ADDIE , / v ! . V;;' has open up his business in J. S. Cochran old stand. Bicycle and 1 ' -V Sundries, Picture Moulding, Yours for business, W.D. ADDIE. i ' - -? Read oar advertisement of Vlnol and Vlni&x. We guarantee every bottle of it?Speed's > Drugstore. r Borne people talk too roacb and others too little, bat there Is nothing that will come m * near talking rlgbt an a pound of Hoylers . Candy, Angela Food, for sale at 8peed'? Drag Store. ?I R, Back at His Old Post. wis Dr. Ueorge Penny, after several months rest baa again taken ap bis ofd position Mil*" ford's Drag Store where be will be glad to see, rfnd to serve all his old friends. ?? - > Every few dayii I get Inquiries from persons wanting to bay farms. Jf yon want to sell list yoars with me. Root. 8. Link. Wben the prlco Is right I very seldom miss a sale on real estate. Robt. S. Link. Make the price rlgbt and plaoe your real estate with me. Robt. 8. Lnk. I am in tbe market to boy, Bank Btock Cotton Mill 8tock or Abbeville City Bonds tRobL 8. Link. If yon want to sell yonr Real Estate, list U with me. Robt. 8. Llpk. wnai nave you iu uu? iu twin Bonds? Robt. S. Link. I want to bay a few shares Farmers' Bank Stj Stock. Robt. 8. Link. , 1 bave a lew choloe vacant lota In the city j}Q ofAbbeTllle, for sale. Robt. 8. Llok. ' MT. CABMEL. iat . Happenings In and around (he Valley Town. Mrs,T. E. Howard and Master Edward of Anderson are on a visit to ber mother Mrs. ; T B Frasler Mr, E. W. Watson bad the misfortune to have bis hand badly cut In a shingle Ma? chine, am glad to state he Is getting along the alright. Sharon and Mt. Cnrmel played a game of ... ball here Saturday. Tbe score stood 13 to 8 'ira 10 favor of Mt. Carmel. [ told you boys, you would have to "bustle" to beat Mt. id,, Carmel. Miss Carrie Belle Riley Is visiting her ,he sister Mrs. J. W. Boyd of this plaoe. Mrs. T. B. Frasler has returned frora nnv Greenwood where she has been visiting ber Salter Mrs. Pierce Mathews. Mrs. J. T. Raskin attended 8. C. Presbj' a<Vi tery lam week and seemed happy to meet , ' and shake bands with old friends. Hon. Wyatt Alkea and Mr. Foster Barn,m_ well of Abbeville attended Presbytery Sab'me bath. ' ?_ It wan said the last Presbytery waa the ift?t largest and beat tbey have bad In some time and was enjoyed by all. My I the ]ew preachers and elders. There were sixty six ,ffv in atiendence. 'n * Misses Louise DeBrahl and Corrle Grave* of Latimer visited Mrs. Albert Glbert and ,,er attended Presbytery also Miss Annie Glbertof Lebanon. Tbe cold wave struck us last Sunday night .. week ago with a vim and laid all tbe fine . ' gardens quite low but hope most of them will come out egaln. There will be a picnic at Calbouna Mill May 8 all are Invited come and bring well. VW1 filled baskets. ... Miss Minnie Tagzsrt has returned home , ' from a pleasant visit, to friends and relatives In Atlanta ana Vienna Ga. ce8 Mr. James 0. McCelvey attended Presby' . tery Sabbath and vlpHed bis home people, Pretty little Miss Virginia Aiken Is again with her aunt Miss Sue McCaslsn and attended services at Mt. Carmel Sabbath. Messrs. John Boyd and E. W. Watson went over toGastonlaN. C. to attend the Celebrailon at Lynwood college. They report a pleasant time, lie- ?? Stop In at Mllford's and get a nice cold tl? ..1. I ola nnlhlni D. like It. ??.???, m ** Laxo does the work, and that's all yoa vej want. Mllford' s Druif Store has It, Phone 107. uc- Make man tablets, the greatest thing on la eartb for nervous, troken down people to jo. take, every box guaranteed to do the work or money refunded by your druggist. C. A. 'ell Mllford, agent for them. Phone 107. Laxo lakes the place ol calomel, ask any for man or woman who haw ever taken It If tbla or is not so, Mlllord the druggist. Phone 107. Bring us your Prescriptions If you want them put up properly and delivered promptj ly, Mliford's Drug Store. T. tie ue R. B. Grover & Co., whose shoe >ve factory at Brockton, Maae., was blown te UP an exPIOUi"g Doner wnn great . ' loss of Jife, have made an assign ment Japan is preparing to place over a million men in the field to fight Hut? sia by autumn*