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y ' V," / The Press and Banner Bv W. W. and W. R, Bradley, HUGH WILSON, Editor. i-' ; jAKiJn; v ?. u. ? , j 4t?~Pobll8bed every WeUnenilp at. 82 a year In advanoe. ' Wednesday, May 10,1905. ATLANTA AND BIRMINGHAM. Er' Jfotes of Small Interest and Person* al Comment. Last week the editor of the Press and Bar. der was ont of town for a few days. Part 01 the time was spent on the railroad, and part of It In the cities of Atlanta and Birmingham. We bad traveled the road to Atlanta several times Ibefore, and, metaphorically peaking, we went long ago on root -io Birmingham." At tbe station of ifce S. A. L. in Abbeville w# found Mr. Ellison, one of the bosses at tbe cotton mil), waiting to take tbe train to Atlanta, wbltber be was going to see bis P daughter, Mrs. Saunders, wbo was ill in one of tbe hospitals. A kindlier or a more sincere man we seldom meet, and, we hoped tbai bis daugbter's-bealtb might soon be restored. On the train tbe conductor, without pretence at mannerism, leads all tbe oonduotors in politeness, unless tbe exception be made Id favor of Captain Williams and Captain Billy Smith. We seldom goon any road, and this S. A. L. conductor, when we entered the train, mistook us for a preacher. He was, however, polite all the way, and, so far as b' could do so, made the Journey a pleasant one. Upon reflection, and as the proof was not conclusive, we forgave blm for bis mistake as to our calling. Tbe Bbrewdest mind, and tbe most practical eye are sometime* mistaken, and we hope that tbe company may charge nothing to that S. A. L. con doctor for bis mistake in this instance. All is forgiven. Not having tbe sight of great cities, big rivers, blgb mountains or vast stretches ol living green to interest the passengers as tbe train flitted along, any little Incident relelv d tbe monotony. If tbe squeal of a pig under a school bouse should set tbe whole sobool to langblDg, why should not a boy and a goat amose tbe passengers while tbe train stops ai a station? At one of tbe stations a boy was seen lo tbe road, pulling at tbe horns of a goat. Tbe goat stood on tbe edge of the road some four or five feet blgber than tbe road The cut was straight down. Tbe boy was down in the cut. He held tbe eoat by tbe boms. The goat squared himself to resist the efforts of tbe boy to pull blm over. He shook both his bead and tbe boy as well as be oould. His tall was moved frantically Tbe goat was moved nearer tbe precipice. IP Be shook bis bead some more, and emphasised bis sentiments by abating hl6. tall again. After some farther effort oa the part of both the goat and tbe boy, tbe goat fell over In tbe road. Tbe boy Immediately began to ran down tbe road from tbe scene Bp: of action. Tbe goat was comewbat dazed butaa soon as be gathered himself up and saw tbe retreating boy, be went with leaps and bounds in pnrsalt of bis tormentor. When tbe headlight of tbe goat train ran Into tbe caboose of tbe boy train, the conductor 01 tbe latter no doubt knew that there was a crush of matter, even If there was not a wreck of worlds. At tbe botel In Atlanta we bad the pleasure of meeting Mr. J. Allen Smith, Mr. A. M Smith, Mr. W. D. Wilson, and Mr. J. Allen Smith, Jr. Mr. J. S. Starke and bis pret ty daughters were In the city. Mr. W. Q. Cbapman was there, too. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hill were In the city taking In tbe muslc^ ? Mr. W. Joel Smith stopped wltb bis sister, Mrs, Simpson. Among those whom it was our pleasure to meet in tbe elty were Mr. and Mrs. Will Lawson, of Galnsvllle, formerly of this olty Mr. Lawson as you all know, Is a sob of Mr. Hlram W. Lawson of this county, and Mrs. ILawaon la toe preuy aaugmer 01 Mr. recxbam wbo waa wall known to onr people as a cotton mill superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. Lawaon are In good health and are yet a* happy as any young lovers conld be. We met on the street Dr. Mlllwee of Greenwood. Be was In obarge of a good-looking niece, who seemed delighted at taking care of so good an old man. Several men that we saw on this trip were taken care of by good looking women. Some of the care takers were wives, some were daoghtera, and aoma were nieces. Bat ; , all man were not so fortunate. We saw some wbo were traveling alone. One man waa lonely Indeed. When be passed the great show windows be felt that be woold be glad to buy ont the whole stock of pretty tblngs for an affectionate heart tbat would encourage hftn In Idolatry. A loving wife, a devoted niece, a dutiful daughter, ate more Inspiring and more lovely to contemplate than the algbt of angelic bearers of eweei messages to . earthly mortals. We saw Mrs. John Cotbran, with two of her children. 8he holds her own, aDd looks as yoang and as happy as she was In the long ago. She has a pretty daughter of six years, MlftaEmma. Her three year old son. Master Clark, was as spry as a lark, and enterprising to the last degree. At one of the fountains he retted on edge of the basin where gold flab were disporting. We thought It would have been funny If be had fallen In, not tbat there waa any thought of bis being drowned, but for the fun of pnlllng him out and setting him up endwise on dry land, to let the water run ontof bis olotbes. Mr. E<1 Polhlll, formerly of this county, waa one of the good mea whom we met. His greeting slnoere and heart expressive. Mr. Polhlll has been conduotoron a street car for six years. The railroad folk are so well pleased with him tbat tbey ?r? helping him to a better paying Job. May be live long and prosper. And may bis charming young daughter grow up to be the prettiest and the beet woman In all of At<' i lants. I We have been receiving some literature on the subject of nanklng cement blocks with which to build houses. Mr. Chapman, of our city, recommended that we see the construction of a bouse from such blocks in Atalnta> We went to see the house, a Baptist church, costing (165,000. The walls loomed up, and from tbestreet, they teemed vtry much like stone. They looked like the real, sure enough stone. We passed In through a gate of the fence that enclosed the lot, aaked the first mBn that we met, if there was objection to our looking through the building. He said that he bad nothing to do with that th. hnatnpfm and referred us to the man with the pipe in bis mouth who stood In the direction to which he pointed. He was the superintendent. He was right at the building blocks, whlah we went to see and __ which were in the rough state. It was easily to bo seen that they were from the stone which had been formed by the band of great Architect and Builder who made the sea and the dry land. By Him who raised the mountain and who levelled the valley. The workmen in the quarry had cut the pieces from the mountain which no patent device could urpass in beauty, stability and hardness of finlah. The man with the pipe In bis mouth knew little or nothing of the patent ccmcnt blocks, sod he waa a doubting Ibc was ps to the ad- < ?. ' > * inability of using tbem. He said, if the quality ofthe material wan of the best, that ueither brick Dor cement blocks were much 1( cheaper than the material that come from , Stone Mountain. He said, though, ilcheapjj bricks were used there was no comparison In ^ either the cost or the excellence of t?e build- n lnK' F He said the commlttce which had charge of 0 the construction of this church had made a b mistake, which they would be glad to rectify, ^ If they could. The polished stone around the c windows and doors whp of Tennessee granite, j, which was easier polished and much cheaper c in price than the stone from Stone Mountain. t But it does not stand the weather as well and ^ is easier soiled than the Stone Mountain g stone. v We are now of opinion that for cheapness p and durability our people should build their c good houses of McMillan's brick. A brick 8 house Is not more expensive than a good ? house of wood. And the brick house oosts a less for repairs. Even If burnt the salvage is v greater on a brlcls house than on a wooden | house. t P. 8. Since our return home we learn that e we misunderstood the Instruction of Mr. t Chapman to go past the 3125,000 house which r the hair stratgbtener had built from the profit ], In selllog Btuff tostralghtsn kinky hair. v ? i 6 Our m?Un business in Atlanta was to look t at some of the glass front stores and to pur- r I chase 'wrought iron grates. v After looking about for awhile we went to j Birmingham. Io both cities we found glass i fronts and class sides galore. Their excel- r lence made us sick, and we felt financially t unable to mtaoh the beauty of any ol the c beat of them. It was no unusual sltht to see t not only the front, but the whole stde ol cor- a ner stores made of Iron and glass, from which c were exhibited the greatest quantities of pret- t ty goods. This editor had never before seen t the whole 6ide of a store made of iron and e glass. g One big establishment in Birmingham made us wish that some of our furniture 6 dealers had been with us. It was a solid front i of glass, as we guess, 25 feet wide, ruDnlDg v back, say, fy) feet. A beautiful bedroom set , occupied the space: Electric lights, bed, mlr- { rors, chiffoniers, chairs, tables, books, lamp, flowers, carpet, rugs and whatever goes t to make a room too fine for a bachelor's eyas, t were there, and we thought of our fellow j citizens too, when we saw the whole side of a r store one great show window. And then we y were sorry to think that at least one man In t Abbeville could not afford to build a show 8 window either so large or so beautiful. j a Another part of our business was to buy wrought iron grates. After correspondence, a bouse In Baltimore aoked as 829 apiece (or grates tbateeemed high at 815. But we were In a hurry for them and agreed to pay the t price, If the bars were not over an inch apart. g We were notified that the price would be 2 greater, if the bars were less than an lncb and ^ a half apart. We telegraphed him not to e make the grates and struck off for Atlanta a that evening At the Atlanta Machine a Works they ask'd us $39 for what we wanted. To buy grates at tbat price would put us t Into bankruptcy, If we had no more money t or credit tban Brad street, we believe it was, t accredited us with having. At the Atlanta IroD Works we agreed on a purchase amount- r lng to $20. They wanted the cash before ship* n plug, or tbey would ship with bill of lading. When told tbat it was likely tbat we had a y rating with the mercantile agencies tbey re- a ferred to their book and said that our credit j was setdown "M" or less than $100, with no g credit wbatev' p They were told tbat we E would not humiliate ourself by having the s goods sent G. 0. D. and we did not In tend to f pay before we got the goods. Tbe bookkeeper ^ then asked if we could refer them to anybody in tbe city. The Dodson Printers Supply Co., ^ was named. They were called up over tbe j phone, when the bookkeeper after some talk t over tbe phone said in a very pleasant ^ manner: "Your credit is all right, and tbe j. goods will be shipped. " We think there are few intelligent men in ? Abbeville, who would be so unfair as to re- ^ port ub worth less than $400 and having no credit. How a good neighbor or a con- r solentlous man could make such a report is v more tban we can understand. But we as- b sume tbat tbere was a mistake, and not an intentional wrong. At any rate, we are not c especially annoyed. We, at least, have no Q sort of doubt as to our ability to pay for what- p ever we undertake to buy. a n On Wednesday we went to Birmingham, e over the 8. A. L. The road Is a new one?Just n opened to tbe traveling public. It seems to be a splendid road. Tbe country, for a great Q partoftbe way is rough and mountainous, ^ but Birmingham Is tbe centre of big indns- g tries in iron nnd tbe new extension road will la uadoubt be a great feeder to the main line of ^ road. At Birmingham we stopped at tbe "Hotel Hillman." Here Jim Calhoun, a ( black boy, who used to be about Dr.Speed's T drug store spoke to ui. He inquired about g. about Abbevil'e and said that several Abbe- D vllle men were in town. Among others he named Mr. J. Townee Robertson, Mr. Giles, son ol Mr. James M.Giles, Mr. Ed Mcllwaln, Ms. James Perrin and Borne others whose j names we do not recall. Q) m At one place where we owed a small bill, gt the bookkeeper, a pretty young lady, handed tc ui back tbe five dollar bill which we gave her b together with two or three extra dollars in change. We asked ber if there was not a n mistake, to whloh she replied, "yes; and that would have been terrible." I suppose tbe dlscovery of the error and the shortage of money at tbe accounting would have been a serious matter to her. tl In the office of one of the hote's where we b stopped was a telephone office where an attractive looklDg yoDDg woman continuously t| wore some kind of headgear to her ear. We woDdered 11 so attentive a young lady in Us* ^ tenlngtoso many common-place-mesRages ^ would objeot to any variation Incident to Q listening "to the sweetest story ever told," ^ but we didn't bother her with our curlosl- ? And now, we shall stop writing. If anybody on the trip to Atlanta can write more and say less than we have done, the Job is f( his. " v Good standH of Grasa, b The rains are giving us good stands of grass, tl Qood stands of grass will reduce the ootton crop more thau any possible reduction of d acreage. The bay crop next Full promises to v be excellent. u i? TIim Strike In Chicago, 2 The Unioa Teamsters In Chicago have been 11 on a strike for three weeks. Ktots aud blood- ^ shed have resulted. Timidity of the city v council and the lack of nerve on the part of 8 the Governor In using the military to oompel u peace are responsible for the Ills thai have tl come upon the people. But now the deputy v sheriff-* and the police have been ordered, after exhausting peaceful or persuasive efforts, to shoot to kill, and we suppose that these orders will bring peace. lVJiy Suffer from Rheumatism if H ii Why suffer from rheumatism when one ap- t' plication of Chamberlain's Pain Balm will re- u lleve the pain ? The quick relief which ibis vv llnlmeni affords makes rest and sleep possl- H blf, aud that alone Is worth many times Its k eusi. .uuuy wuu u?v? ubcu !-, for a short relief from suffering have been bap p plly surprised to And tbat after awbile tbe re- \ lief became permanent. Mrs. V. H. Legget of Yum Yum, Tennessee, U. 8. a., writes. "Iam a great sufferer from rheumatism, all over from bead to foot, and Cbamberlalu's Pain Balm Is the only tblng that will relieve tbe ? pain." For gale by All Druggists Abbeville, H. M. Young, Due West. ? el 10 The most attractive line of crockery to be seen Id this at Dargan's 5 aud 10 cents store. ^ The fire backs In all our stove* are guaranteed tor 15 years. You run no risk. Largan'a b and 10 oeot store, , * 7'%' y.**r Thi> Patterson Trial. In the case of Nan Patterson,show girl, who ? charged with the murder of her iover, V?...?? I,-, t I?a r>ltt? i-\ f Vain Va?It t ha UfKHr 1WUUK, 111 HID ?-ivjr k'.t.. iw.n, ..ii> ury disagreed, and the accused Is still in jail. Vhetber Miss Patterson killed ber lover or lot, matters little. The conduct of the State's irosecutlng officer has the appearance more f persecution and vlndietiveness than should ie apparent. Af'er the second mlRtrlal be required ft bond of SoO.tPO. which the woman ould not give. In his concluding remarks ust week In the third trial, be used unparllaoentary language, and was disrespectful to he defendant and her counsel. Itwasevllent that he had lost bope of convicting the irl.andbls behavior was assuring that she pould be acquitted. It Is a matter of suririRe that the Recorder, or trial Judge, did not all blm down wbeu be attempted in bis peech to give evidence as to her character. Sut the Recorder, to some extent, made mends by Intimating to the Jury that the coman'a character or'reputation, had nothog to do with the case; that she wa9 being rled upon the chargo of murder on the sworu vldence. As a rule, a lawyer who shows emper or malignity in the use ot unparliaaentary language, injureshls case. The Jury i apt to think that If the lawyer despairs of a erdict, that be does not deserve It. ADd then elf-respectlng Jurymen are likely to some exent to set their seal ol condemnation for dis esppct to the accused. To convict a prisoner rho has been abused by counsel Is to ask the ury to endorse all the mean or insulting blngs which be has said and which be would lot say out of court when not protected by lallifls and constables Jurymen are sworn >nly to try the case, and not to include in heir verdict the Justification of personal ibuse. If Ibis editor bad known nothing of ase except the report of the prosecuting atorney's speech, we should have voted for her icquittal. He convinced us that be did rot ixpect a verdict, and Jurymen are not apt to ;lve a verdict to those who do not expect it. Caesar Young was an old married man. who pent large sums of money on Miss Patterson. ?hey were driving in a hack. The old man pas killed by a .pistol shot. AJlss Patterson fas arrested, charged with murder. The deense olalmed that it was suicide. The Press and Banner Is glad to note that be members of the Bar at Abbeville conduct heir cases on a higher plane than that of the 'alterson case, and In such a way as to comnand public respect for themselves. No lawer in this county has ever so far forgotten lis personal self-respect as did Nan Patteron's prosecuting attorney last week. The Jew York Kecorder lacked the dignity of the verage South Carolina Judge; Clear the Track?We're Coming:. Despite the fact th-it Abbeville Is one Of he best towns In the State, and notwithtandlngtbat other fact that from 1800 to 900, the United States Census shows that Abbeville Increased her population consid rablv more than a hundred per cent., there re yet people who are bo f*r behind the times s to think this town Is not prrgressive. jd order to satisfy those who would have be town grow faster, It is quite probable that, bey will be offered an opportunity to help be town to grow. Suppose that we see how much can be alstrd to build both a yarn mill and a cloth QUI. The furniture people have a good plantpbich they might be willing to convert Into yarnmill. IJ so, then we cannot will unerstand why other citiz?ns shouid not pu.t ome ready money Into It to mtike ltgo. The aanufacture ol cotton has been reduced to a clence, and there can be no such thing as allure as long as the president's office Is Juilclously managed. PerhapB you are repeating some old rot hat you have heard about nothing succeed ng in Abbeville. Maybe you think the Ablevllle Cjtton Mill Is a failure. If so, revise our opinion. Its success for the last year ias been phenomenal. If.reports which we lear In the streets are correct, no mill In the Itate has made more money during the last ear. The stock is higher now than It has leen for years, and It seems to us, baring unforeseen misfortune, that the stock rill be at par as soon as the holders or the uyers of stock look Into the matter. It may be that you think Abbeville men annot run cotton mills. If so, you were ever more mistaken. Abbeville men can an cotton mills better than anything else, nd better than anybody elGe, Cotton }ills are our specialty. No failure has ver been recorded against any Abbeville lan. And Abbeville has furnished more good illl men than any other town. Mr. Lewis T. Parker, now of Greenville, is oneot the rst mill men in the State, and receives a rger salary than any man In the State, en't forget that be is an Abbeville man. Mr. Augustus W. Smith built a big mill Woodruff and is running it successfully, he stock in his mill has never been less than . Good dividends have been paid regularly, on't forget that Mr. Smith Is an Abbeville an. And then there is Mr. John A. Harris, reBldentof the Abbeville Cotton Mill. He an Abbeville man. Since be took cbarge ' It, no mill lu the State has made more r>\r\w?k o ? nnuaa fii 11 rr Tho ock of the mill will be nt par. When be ?ok charge of It, few men about here would ive the stock at any price. , By a united effort we can build another >111. By half an effort, If the furniture people so 111 It, we can furnish the money to set a ilnnlng mill to running. A warehouse is a small matter. It gives uployment to only two or three men. But le Investment Is a safe one, and we can ulld a new warehouse. This editor would like to see all three of iese enterprises set on foot. And while we re not rich, we will make a subscription to Lie capital stock of each and all. We will sk no questions as to who will be president, r where the enterprises will be located. Whether In town or out of town. Whether n your land or on the real estate of Jim ones. What we want is the cotton mill, the spining mill, and the warehouse. We have no ivors to ask, and no axes to grind. The lan who can put up these things is what we rant. II, by acoldeut, the wrong man should e put in charge, we oun call him down, and hen put in a more suitable man. We are in favor of the election of presients by the stockholders, or if ueed be, we rill take anybody that may want the plaoa. Mr. Gillespie Smith Isoue of the men who UU I U UlUhC tt DUVkcn Ul avuhiuu wo, v. ?.. \ E. Harrison oould make It go. Aud then lr. Wlil White, aud a dozen others could aake a cotton mill the best institution In own. Mr. Albert Henry or Mr. L. T. Miller ?ould succeed. In fact the town Is lull of ood men for a mill president, und a good alii president has the best Job on earth?one hat pays the biggest salary for the least cork. Why not reach out for It, gentlemen ? haiiiberluin'* Cough Remedy the very 3l? nt. "I have been using Chamberlain's Cough iemedy and want to say It Is the besi cough ledlclue I have ever taken," says U^o. L. hubb, a merchant of Harlan. Mich. There i no question about Its being tfce best, as it 'ill cure a cough or cold In lens time than ny other treatment. It should always be ept in the house reaUy tor instant use, lor a Did can be cured 111 much less time wlieu romptly treated. For saie by All Druggists bbevllle, H. M. Young, Due West. A? rtaroon'c =L unrt 1|) Ppnf.fl Klfire VOU Will nil the nicest hollow ware you ever saw. Tin ware at prices you haven't been luclty lough to get cuu be had at barman's 5 and > cents store. Great line of lamps and lamp fixtures at argan's. Base ball goods In all the grades at Dargan's Macbeth lamp chimneys at Dargan's. ?y I Sod p W1 mEC N fli Am * mi ii 11 IS OUR MO CLOTHII $12 Men's Suits at $9.50 $7 IV $5 Summer Coat and Pan One lot of $3.i50 and $4 Men' A special offer of Man's Negligee Shirts: 50o Shirts at 38c, $ SHOES! SH The best $3 Men's Fine Shoes in the 1 $2,50 Yici Blucher at Ladies Fine Dress Snoes from 69c to $! Men's and Boys' Straw Hats m propor Yours for bu -TT-X ~T?S "v ~f~ ~r A We Could Write A whole column in praise, in coi descriptive of the value, the merit, economy of the IRON KING S but what is the use ; it would be i have heard it all your life. You havi on the good things prepared on the "Iron King," and you probably owe the good work he has done for y< about the "Iron King," she will tell If she happens not to know, we wi othe' fellow's mother knows about i One Million Bri were cooked this morning on the "Ir more convincing arguments for their thousand works. We have one ready for you. Abbeville Hart Sample Sale-Bal Jus in, a line of Drummer's Samp] consisting of Ladies, Childrens and?M< t kinds. Gloves, Belts, Towels, Shirts, 1 Towels, Suspenders, Combs, Fans, Purses Bargains. BOOKS STOVES. WHEELER W. D. JBARE -- .. < w?. la Crackers are becoming more a the food Of the Peop emains for the national biscuit to bake more and more uneea For the Peoj to desire more and more Soda C kno\yn purity, cleanliness and u quality. Uneeda Biscuit have recognized By the Peop the best of all Soda Crackers, coi they do, a union of all that is nu healthful at the lowest possible J Don't forgit / Graham Crackers \ I Batter Thin Biscuit J I Social Tea Blscnlt \ Lemon Snaps y IAT10NAL BISCUIT COI ? IT PRIT F?1 TTO. State, Cc JG. President: F. E. HARBISON. len's Suit8 at $5.50 Board of ts at $3.90 Blake, G. A. Vieai S Pants at $2.85 w. Parker, W. P. We solicit; 1 Shirts at 68c. . . We are in pos when pla OES! Our afcest styles for $2.50 r $1.75. ntr 2 S( tion at low prices. siness, _ , Tal KOFF. nmendation, in matter Ge the quality and the Sp' TOVES " I 10 news to you ; you 5, perhaps, been raised your good health to 3u. Ask your mother you from experience. ff\/?ovv^ 11 tell you what some on King Stoves" is a practical value, than a Kg| Iware Co. Iii| timore cost ies at the Baltimore Cost, j^TbTb?" an's Hose in all colors and [Jnderwear, Ladies' Hdkfs, rr , etc. Ccme and see what' & WILSON MACHINES, \ SDA.LE WM. i. " ^ ? COMPANY |H H| a Biscuit . backers of |H] nchanging ^ | tritive and WW | cost?st. jm i tat of Jlibfil. nut;7 and Cit7 Depositorj*. Vice-President: Cashier: P. B. SPEED. J. H. DuPEE. * ' Directors : F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, John R. jska, John A. Harris, B. M. Haddon, A. K. Watson, Lewis Greene. yonr business and are prepared to handle, it safely and conservatively. ition to make you loans, and to pay interest on deposits, ced in Savings Department. ' I 3H00L BOOKS )lets Pencils , Ink neral School Supplies. eed's Drug Store. ? 1 It Pays I to Paint | ! wm There is nothing that adds to the selling value or //M the renting value of a house like good paint?there is nothing that makes home more home-like than good paint. II It pays to point* The better the paint, the better I. u pay?% The Sherwin-Williams Paint pays In the beginning because it goes so far?pays in the erd because it lasts so long, and looks so well, as long as it lasts. There is no paint like it for beauty and durability, for economy and satisfaction. ????? SOLD BY ?????????J viile Hardware uo. 3 (ggKTff'QflEFH7 te>0S?s?^EKV TAXO . xr- rkC r> a t laxfrr TAUJbS "lJttfi, rL,/\Vyt? vs vnvvi'icw PRICE 3S CENTS. AT ALLDRUGCISTS. S Tor sale by C. A Milford, j| 4.. /'I.-;, . J