The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, June 28, 1905, Image 5
The Press and Banner
|yPub!lBhed every Wednesday at 12 a
ear Id advanoe.
I Wednesday, June 28, 1905. *
Rotten Potatoes. I
In buying a barrel of potatoes It would be a
special wouder If tbere were not some rotten t
tuber* Id tbe lot. Do we not throw away tbe '
bad and bold fast to tbe good ? It we get a '
million Immigrants there will be some bad '
ones In tbe lot. No doubt about that. But 1
would we exclude from our shores all the
good ones because a few sorry ones applied i
fnr hHmission. It would be bard to find a *
million native born Americans who were
faultiest!. We have elbow room In this
county and can give all tbat come a Job.
The bad ones we can bang or send to tbe
cbaln gang.
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Nbroeder*9IcClnln.
We announce the marriage of Miss Inez
Sbroeder to Mr. Bruce McClaln of Atlanta.
The ceremony wa? performed by Mr. Wilkin#
Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock in the
presence of the family and a few Intimate
friend1' of tbe ynune couple.
Tbf bride wore h durk grey traveling gown
with hat and glove* t< match.
Immediately aft?*r the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. McClaln left over the Seaboard for Blue
Ridge, Qa
We congratulate Mr. McClaln In winning
ucb a lovely bride.
Death of a Lltile Child.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C
DuPre died at tbelr home Monday. June 25tb,
1906 Sne bad been an exceptionally healthy
and robust child prior to a month ago, when
' Bbe had measles. She had never recovered
' from tbe effects of the meaxles.
/ The remains were taken to Sharon for
j burial yesterday morning at ten o'clock.
I The Summer School.
It Is s ratify Ins? to learn tbat tbe attendance t
on the sum our school Is considers bly increased.
Many teachers who attended last
year and bad their certificates renewed for
two years are this year giving the school a
wide berth. Sufficient are In attendance
however, to keep up enthusiasm In the work,
and good progress Is being made in teaching
i the teaobers.
I ,
New Depot.
It is understood that the bine prints of the
magnificent new depot to be erected by the
Southern road have arrived.
The new depot will be located on the site oi
the old depot, and is to be a modern up to
date balldlDg.
Excursion to Allnnts.
J In another column the Southern Railway
( calls attention with schfdulps of an ezcnrslI
on to be run to AtlantH on July 6.
Train Leaves Abbeville at 8:50 A. M. rate
/ $1.50.
This is a fine opportunity to take in the
Gale City at an extremely reasonable rate.
wanted.
District Manager for Abbeville, S. C , for the
r old reliable United States Heaitb and Acci
dent Insurance Company. Liberal contract*
to producers. Address John R. Thornton,
Agent, 60S 9 Oonld Bulldicg, Atlanta, Ga,
Drowned While in Swimming:. >
On last SQDday Bishop Patton, colored,
aged about 14 years, wan drowned wbl!e
swimming In Ancrum Pond near ibis place. ^
For Sale. ,
Tbe Counters and Shelves Jn Mr K. M. ?
Hill's store. C
Engine for Sale. jj
One 2-borse power Acme steHm engine for
sale. Apply Press and Banner office. c
Miss Lon Emma Crowber, daugnter of Mr I
Fleetwood Crowiber, died Sunday June 25 v
1905, and was burled at Sblloh c
Mrs. John Knox of Antrevllle after having *
spent a month wltb ber son In Birmingham,
Ala., returned Monday night and went oti r
home tbe same nlgbt. J;
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Requirements for Wiathrop ScholarShip.
I
All competitors for scholarships must fill
out and lorward this paper to Prssirient D. B ~
JobnBon, Wintbrop Col'e^e, R?ck Hul, S. C. c
The competitive examination lor ihe award r
of Wlnthrop College Scholarship* will be held v
at the County Court House n< ??ch countj
Jaly 7tb, 1903, at9 a. in. at the ?ime time tb<
examination lor entrance Is heid and upon
the same questions.
Tbe examlnotion will be held upon Aritb
tneilo. Grammar, Geography, U. S. History,
Algebra through Simultaneous 81mpie Equation*,
Writlog, Spelling and Composition. A
eebolnmblp ia wortb free tutition aDd om
hundred dollars In money for one session and
may be continued from year to year for fout
yearn or antll graduation, upon the good behavior
and earnest, conscientious application
ol tbe student to all ber school duties. Tbe?e
Beholorsblps will in no case be continued !? E
students whose raofe and standing Is low, 8
whose general demeanor Is objectionable,
who do not give promise of usefulness ?
teachers,or whose health or other circumstances
prevent attendanccon or performanci 1
of college duties. j
Each county Is entitled to as many scoolai- t
ships as It has representatives in the howet i
House of tbegeneral Assembly. a
Precedence In admission and accomodatlot s
of new student* will be Riven to Bcholarshii c
students. ,
Theannual session open6 on Wtdnesdaj, i
September 20th. Students must be pieseui t:
on the opening day. Those absent without
good cau?e will lorteit their scholarships and
dormitory certificates.
The qualifications for becoming a competl
tor for a scnolarship are a? fellows : The ?pplicant
must be not less than fifteen years I
. age; of irreproachable moral chaiacter; in
good bealtb. with no physical d> lee's, baoltt
or eccentricities, which would interfere will'
teaching ; and must propose to follow tench
Ing as a vocation. She must als<< make pro 1
lo the Board of Trustees of the College, upoi t
certificate of Auditor and Treasurer ot ibt
Counuty, of her financial inability to attend t
College. Unless ihlB proof is sntlsfactory to t
iue ocwru tut) upiincaui chuqoi oe awaraea x c
scholarship. '
No ooe will d? bebarred because of attendance
apon the College during the past session r
unless she has forfeited her membership Id
the College under its rules.
Ao applicant must make an average of no!
less than 70 per cent, on the whole examination
aDd must not fall below 50 per cent, on
any of the subjects of the examination In
order to be eligible lor HppototmeDt to a
scholarship. It Is possile for an applicant to <
enure 100 on each subject.
Blanks for benetlceary scholarships may be
bad on application.
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A New Book!
I
External History ol" the Bible? (
A Comprehensive an<l III- J
structive Work.
i
1 "The English Bible;
A Survey of Its External History."
Bv Rev. P. B. Wells.
PEKHAPS YOU NEED THIS BOOK- DO
you wish to know something of the various
versions of the Bible, of the sources for
recovering the original text of Scripture?
Do you wish to know something of the external
history of the Catholic English Bible,
J and of the Proteitant English Bible? You
will find It In this book.
Price, bound Id heavy paper, 70o postpaid.
Price, in full cloth binding, SI.a) postpaid.
Order at once of the Author.
(Rev.) P. B. WELLS,
June 28, 1905. A BBEVILLE, S. C.
5 ! Kerosene oil at Dargan's store 18 cents per
gallon. In 5 gallon lots 17 cents. (
If you whdi to be cooled ofl and refreshed J
call in at Mllford's Drug Store and get any
thing you want served at my up to date Soda ,
Fountain. I
Go to Mllford's for Wilson's Freckle Cure. 1
Go to Mllford's for Cappllarls.
Tbe roost attractive line of crockery to be
seen In this at Dargan's 5 and 10 cents store.
Go to Mllford's for Llquozone. 1
Go to Mllford's for Pomperlau Cream. <
ivV.
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EAST ENfr "
(flint "M" See* ami Hear* oil II
KouuJm ia Country and .in Town
IN AN1) AROUND THE CITV.
Mr. Ed Sytau who bas been Nick so In
tad Btlil Is lu leeble health. will give a rt:
slave barbecue on the 4th ol July next lor t
)wd beDfctl', be is uuabte t'j oo maaual lah
ind uses ibis meaus to belp himself. T
sarbecue will be on Wardlaw branch it t
dg spring and just above Judge Klugl
?ark. Ladles are especially lnvlteu hi
:hose who cau't come. If they will send
:beir orders iu i he motulng they will rtcel
prompt and perHODal allenllou.
Ou last Sunday morDlnt: several negrn
sere bat hing in Ancrum's park near the cl
when sud ieuly Bishop Paiton, a lad about
P-ear6 old took crump and was drowned, as
tank otie Slug Cosby tried tote-cue him ai
:ame uear being drowned hin,8*lf, as tbe 1
:augln his feet aud pulled hiui under, wb
ie kicked loose and lelt the boy to his s"ate,
Tbe hero of tbe occasion was a lad fro
actory town by tbe name of Mike Sml
vho arriving at tbe pood and wa? told t
>o\ was Htttie bottom, Imiiit-d Rtely piung
n, dived to the bottom of 15 to 20 loot, wai
mil brought the lad up and out, but as
tad been drowned about- half au hour I
vas extinct aud all eflorts to recusitate bl
iruveu luuir.
T Is Is a solemn lesson and h sad sequel
be breaking of t be Sabbath day.
Mrs. Lambert Caldwell alter spending sor
inie In Green vile rHurned borne last K
lay with her bright little son who Is mu
>enefltled by lhe trip.
Miss Antoinette Hammond Is vlsltli
elatlves in Greenwood.
Mrs. Fannie J Marshall Is In Anderson tl
:uest of her sou Mr. C.i boun Marshall at
arolly.
As the 4'h of July Is a national bolidi
p?s hope "Uucle !">am" wM reiueruo^r me
i\ 1) boys and give them a cnauce to c? 1
irate, a* they are CM^ety coufl'wd every dt
n the year (sur.da> s excepted )
One day last week "aunt Francis L?me:
as everybody calls tie1) and Mamie Gac
wo of our bliihly respecti-d colored peop
net with a serious and painful aicide
(roving almost fatal to them both. Tl
torse I hey were driving bicome frightened
be "big road horse"', that is tbe traction e
;ine, and ran away smashing up tbe b iff
ind throwing them botn out causing point
irulsee and we hw'ieve n few dislocated at
iroken bones Under tbe care of sever
itoysiclans they are doine very well at
heir many friends both white and color
lope tbey will soon bead right.
Tbe Misses H sse't, Lillie Mhv and Katie
talelgh. N. C., are lit the city visiting Ml
Vda McMillan and Miss Halilf Lyon.
Many friends are glad to see Mr. Clce
itlgbes in this his old home where be
Usttlng relatives.
??.?? ?CuniKio P. K toIII nrennh In tl
detbodlM church next Sunday and <>n Mo
lay following will hold the 3:d Quarter
Jonf**ret)w4 for this station.
The Ice Cream Festival given last Frld*
iftemoon and evening at 'he Methodist pt
onage by the Indies of th? church was
nost enjoyable occa^n aDd looted up
Dug liltleBucu ab.iul $!? to drop In the treti
iry.
If the men of the church had half tl
nergy of ihe Indies t> plan, do and wot
hlDgts would Dot be as they are but atich
be case we be'leve In all congregations.
Miss Eva Kobblns left ni^t Monday fi
ler home lu Forlda, having tlnlshbd her e
isueraent with K. M. Haddon & Co . for th
ea*on.
Mi km Isabella Haddon left l?Kt Monday I
iarrls Lllbla Springs wnere she will Join hi
atber.
AROUND ROUTE NO. 3.
Mrs Sallle B. Nelson has b?en qul'e sl(
luring Die punt week aud Is .still confined
ler bed.
The lniant babe of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
V11 Ron Is quite sick.
Miss Saiile Wilson accompanied by h
irotber Mr. George W. Wlisou were vislto
o the city lam Monday.
Miss Emma Penney after spendlne ad
Ighttul time with her Mster Mr*. R. P. M
iell 1 of Waynesvilie, N. (J., returned bon
exterday.
Miss Rockle McKenzle Is In the city sppm
ng a while with ber sisters Mrs. Joe johnsc
ind Mrs. Luther Nickel*.
Mr. WalterB. Wilson ba? Just had anoth
fell dug as the first one completely-falli
nd could not be dug deeper a- it was wnil<
pith rock. He has a tine water at a depth
5 feet.
Sharon and Betbta t ams crossed bats la
laturday afternoon and at the close of tt
tb Inning the score stood 26 to C In favor
iharouV team, wno asked the Bethla team I
ome again when tbey are In better praotic
Rev. L. W. Brown, the beloved pastor
jebauon Presbyterln - Church is a grej
worker. being tilled with zenl for the M.ister
lause. He has organized the entire mi-mlif
hip, old and youug 1 to workingcommuten
tbeSuodaj School and In the Church. (J
B8t Sunday an attendance of nearly 100 we
tre^ent, In the Sunday School, niimberlr
.bout 10 classex. Bible classes of the old
DPmbfri both male and female.
Fine prerchiiiK, good singing, and a;eaioi
ffort will do much goyk toward the buUdlt
ip of the cbnri-b.
On last Saturday afternoon as Sam Kenc
ly, colored, was returning from the city
lis home In the Sharon sect-on he fell by tl
oad ride near the home ol Mr. J J. L;r
vben bis cries for help brought out Mr. Lit
ind ail near at band, who did all they onu
iui to no avail as he expired In a few ml
ites His death being so sudden his isml
ind friends called tor an Inquest, wbli
Joroner Link held Sunday morning. L
Jeuffer bolulng the Pot-t-Marleui ex-itnln
Ion which revealed uo symptoms of pols<
n the stomach, but that he came to his dea
rom heart tallure, from which he had bei
ufferrlng tor some time past and such w
be verdict or the Jury.
COTTON BT.OOMH.
On the 19tb by Fleas Miller, colored, a ct
ier of ttie piantatloa ol Qllllam brothers, t
econd by Mr Tom McNeil on the 23rd.
WKATH OK MARGARLT MA HA LA DUPRE.
>u lasi wonuay ui'jruiug dune lue -o
80>. about 7 o'clock the gentle spirit. of lit'
rlHtgarel Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \
J. DuPre was borne irora earth to heaven <
Uigei wings. Margaret was a bright ai
ittracllve child of about 17 montn?. 11
weet baby prottle and tottering foots te
laiirnd the attention, and called forth tl
ove of the entire household of wbich she w
be hbirilnu little sunbeam that made hon
lappyi Joyous, und bright.
"RhP was the treasure of onr heart.
She was our Joy and pride;
W" loveu her. Ah! perhaps 100 well
Kiu soon she slept and died.
All Is dark wlitaln our dwelling;
Lonely are onr heajts today.
F"r the one we loved so dearly,
Has from us flown awayy."
The funeral services were <*on<Juct?d at tl
lome Tuesday morning at 111 o'clock by pn
or, Iiev. P. B. Wellsol the Methodist Cnurc
Ifer which interment was maite iu Khan
Cemetery wtiere bright beautlfnl flows
overed the little mound emblematic*)
he"tlny bud" that slept beneHth.
The family have the sincerc sympathy
nany friends In this sad bereavement.
EXCURSION.
.'heap Ex<*ur*ion to Atlnntu, Ga., (
July 6, 1905.
The Southern Hallway will operate a po
ilnr daylight excursion toAtlauta, Julytj
tu the following schedule and rates:
Lv Abbeville S.oOam $1 50
Lv Hodges ' 9 3(1 am I 50
Lv Warevllle 9 48 am 1 50
L.V Donalds 9.55 am 1 50
Lv Uonea Path 10 07 am 1 oO
Arrive in Atlanta at3 p. m.
Returning, this excursion train leaves A
aula 8 p. m? Atlanta Time. July 7ih,
A representative ot the Passenger Depa
nent Southern Hallway will personally oc
luct the excursion through to Atlanta to 1
lure good order and ample accommodutio
or all.
This is a rare opportunity offered people
:his section to visit Atlanta.
For Information, apply to Ticket Agents <
St. W. Hunt. W. E. McGee,
D. P. A., T. P. A.,
Charleston. S. C. Augu-ta, tia
Cuban Diarrhoea.
U.S. soldiers wno served In Cuba durl
.be Spanish war know what this disease
tnd that ordinary remedies have little nu
effect than so much water. Cuban dlarrlio
s almost as severe and dangerous us a ml
ittack of cbolera. There is one remedy, ho
sver, that can always be depended upon
vlll be seen by the following certificate frc
VI rs. M in Die Jacobs of Houston, Texas:
lereby certify that Chamberlain's Colic, Ct
sra and Diarrhoea Remedy cured my husba
)f a severe attack ol Cuban diarrhoea, whl
le brought home from Cuba. We had t.evei
lectors but tbey did him no good. One b<
,le of this remedy cured him, as our nein
jors will testify. I thank God lor so valual
i medicine." For sale by all druggists Abl
rllle, H. M. Young, Due West.
We have the most complete line of pain
>lls and varnishes to be found anywhere.
Vlllford's up to date Drug Store. Phone 107
We are kept busy these days lookl
ifi?r the wants of the people that we ba
Lo stay close to the ground, we have
Lime for "hot air" and flghty flights,
Speed's Drug Store
Marietta Journal: The price of c<
ton reaching 8 cents has induced a go
leal of it to Marietta market lately.
Bi
m on is food to live |@
& (jw A man works to w)
litro 1;,7^ /fA
ad y uvu 1IW 111U9L 11VW ft|
I He does both I
H better on h
vjv Uneeda Biscuit, W
?* yml the soda cracker jwl
I that contains in the H
most properly bal- II
anced proportions I
a greater amount
n IW/ of nutriment than InJ
?"' (fl) any food made Yak
S HJjf from flour. W
JUneeda I
Biscuit |
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPAWr |9
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Wjll g Don't forgtt \ JMk
7Wi / ^rabam Crackers \ W/
7y\ I Batter Thin Biscuit j Iktk
I \ Social Tea Biscuit J jEjj
I 1 \ l omnn Cnans / I IB 8
JwrBi '
^jf?l
Bh *
| f For a Summer %
* # Bride. %
be There no gift more appropriate, surely
afc none more acceptable, than a
| 1 Buck Stove I
s m or Range. m
oe A Buck Stove wiM last almost a life time. -j?
Car load just received. Call and see tl(ir. JMy
m
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s PAINT Tor Sale Cheap.
YOUR One 12-Horse Engine.
Two 60-Saw Gins.
HOTTW Feeders and Condensers.
? 11V V Line Shaft and Pulleys.
ua j Cotton Fans, &c.
:'J. H. C. Waddell ; All in good running order.
Will paint yonr house inside M. B. Clinkscales,
and out reasonably, t lrst-class
work guaranteed. Btst of ref- DUE WEST, S. C.
* erencesfurnished. Graining a .
're specialty. Give me a trial. q0 mllford's for make man tablets.
ea Don't, fall to call and see D. Pollakoff's 83.0C
ud mr tut o . * d _ men i-hoes tor S2 50
w- Mess. A. M. Smith & Go, Base ball goods In all the grades at, Dnrgan't
BS Ci?a Tl,? Macbeth lamp chimneys at Dargan's.
im Uear birs?ine barrel Ot ifKnsslan Corn Cure falls to remove you!
>01 flour bought of you short 2?srpeer8Drufs?orre.lly refuDdy ,ur money
cb While ago is by far the best I The fire backs In all our stoves are guaranral-i
j t i \ teed lor 15yearfl. You run no risk. Dargan'*
t- have used since I have been, 5 and 10 cent store.
!b- tiAncclraaninai We have a nice line of ladles hand bag
>le llUUDCivCC|illlg which we are selllncr at reduced nrlces.?
ue- Very trulv Speed's Drug Store.
* r* m 11 Enterprise Quality Stoves carry with them
A, (J, Faulkner. a" the beauty and goodness that a stove
lR? rni, i) ii 1^ maker can give them. Dargan sel's tbem.
at mat s tne W3.y ail our cus* W e hav e several new drinks we waDt you
tnmprK talk Whir Ar\n'+ VrtTT to ^ 80 come lo MUford's Drug Store where
ng lalK. W fly aon I XUU you can get what you want served In the
To try our flour next time ? T? du?m ??,??
A. M. Smith & fin smoking tobacco you are looking for whole
i. * ** vw. 8aie or retail at Speed's Drug Store.
~ ? We offer the best grade Chamber in a large
at- Bamberg Co. The farmers have size for 28 cents each. They are white and
r*/l had pood wpather (hp last fpw Havm tr> pretty shapes. Dargan's5and 10 cents store,
od xiau toou weatner tne last iew oay.s to RuBflSBftn Corn Care make8 rough road
Kill grass and they made use of it. tmooth for sale at?Speed's Drug Store.
A
Tb? Farmer sod the Manofaetorer,?
The Necessity of roily on Part of 1
ihe Farmer,?The Sltni of the JJ
Tim en.
Editor Press and Banner: Q
A great de?l 1b being said now ahoat
controlled markets. We mean markets
controlled by i be produce them Reives. We
nave b?d controlled markets for many
years. But bv whom? By tbe different
boards oftrade, by the gentlemen who sit
back on their dignity and handle our orops
with pen and paper and who never do any
bard manual labor but are making three
and tour times as much out of tbe necessaries
of life as tbe men who toil day in and
day out in tbe heat of summer and cold ol
winter, by tbe men wbo scoff at tbe farmer
and call him "old bay seed." and who say
the farmers haven't sense enough to stick .
together. w
These men of great means who btve been
maderlcb by tricks of trade wbo have not
only dared to say Just bow muoh shall be c<
paid to tbe bard-working tillers of the Boll j<
but how much the hard-working consumers
In tbe oltles shall pay for tbe neoessa- ?
rl< 6 of life. Those vampires of society who q
bave tb* audacity to pay tht> farmer 4 cents ..
per pound for pork and sell It to tbe conso- "
mer at from 15 to 20 cenn ner pound. e:
Yes sir, we have controlled markets for a '
long time but not tbe kind that suits us 11
What we want now and wbat we must d
have and what we are going to bave Is a
marltet controlled by tbe producers themselves.
We don't want exorbitant prices, t<
but equitable prices that will give tbe producer
? fair profit on bis Investment and *'
labor Under the present pystem very few ol
farmers have been able to make bnt a mean
living. Very few bave been able to 1m- prove
their homes as they would like to t
bave done and as their comfort and con
venlence demand. Many would like to see
their homes comfortably arranged and
tLeii children given a good ednci tlon but
bave not been able t6 realize these things
elm ply because of tbe pernicious system of
robbery.
Ifyou will examine the history of oar
country you will find in most cases tlie
people liave had to command Id the way ol
legislation.
But the farmer by beingtoo busy to read
and think has failed to get what be should
bave bad and got what be did not want.
Manufactures can sblp tbelr products to
foreign markets and actually sell them for
less money than tbey can get for the same
article In America, simply because we bave
laws favoring the American manufacturers.
The farmer Is told be does not need any law
to assist him in getting a better pries for |
bis produola but the law of supply and fi
demand will regulate the prloe.
We brand the assertion as false If It .was
not why did it not govern the price last
season ? Did the farmers not force the
price of cotton up when tbey stood as a a
unit, even though there was the largest *7
crop on haDds (bat was ever known. Tbelr II
rights were recognised when they stood h
as one man and demanded it.
We must become a unit on this proper- g<
sltion, viz. The pricing of our prodnotP. It ^
is a duty we not only owe to ourselves bat .
to coming generations. P'
Some may sa this has been tried before h
and failed, sucb is not the case. No true
reform onoe started can fall.
The time may be prolonged but the quea- g
tlon Is up now for final settlement It '
must be met and settled right. We are K
the only odes to settle It. Our courts can q
notaDd will not do It. T
I believe there can be no progress made 1
in this direction witbout united actlnD. oj
There is but one reasonable conclusion and ^
KUU tUNb IB tU 191 giu JZ>C OUU CIVb lURDLugi ?
The cheapest kind of labor Id elites?Jan- n
ttors, ooal heaven#, street cleaners, boot +.
blacks, are organized and f.helr rights are K
respected. ai
Tbe highest class of laborers?engineers j.
elect'lonl experts and blgb salaried mechan- u'
los are organized and tbelr rights are pro- 01
tested
Not on tbe American soil today Is there ?)
a body of men not organized except tbe VI
farmers. Perhaps yon will &ay be Is too +1
scattered, yon are not too scattered to visit *r
your home town near by every Saturday tl
afternoon. n
Wbat Is wanted Is a leader to propose *
organization, tl
Are you wllllne to take, tbe lead ? If not, w
don't you know who would make you a 7;
good leader ?
I a?k you to do tbls now as organization r
Is In tbe air and no prosperous and intelllgent
community will want to be behind ui
in tbls movement, lam not asking yon el
to do anything which will cost yon a doN
lar, but on tbe ot.herjband to get in o position
to keep tbe profits on wbat you raise and h<
not. allow tbe middle man to eet all tbe
profits all tbe time. ~ e<
If 200 farmers la a township are organized h
who or what Is there to oppone tbelr plans? .
Yod ask for what you want and get It.
Will this pay for trouble of forming a Far- ]g
mers Union?
Let me Impress It on you to move in this 111
matter now. Tbe matter of forming these ai
Unions Into a State ordination will begin
very soon. "
Tbe National Farmers Association is g(
almost organized for tbe purpose of directIng
and encouraging tbe formation of local r<
Farmers uoions everywhei#. I appeal to bt
your Intelligence and good sense that there
Is nothing to loose and mucb to be gained **
by joining In tbis word of farmers organlza- ix
tlon. Tbe time is not fir distant wben you ^
and tijos# ybo aot wltb you will be proud 1,1
of the part yop take In the Farmers organi- Bt
zatlon. In tvelva months it will be tbe
most powerful organisation in tbe world.
W. L. Kennedy. ft
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Ul
South Carolina Notes. ^
The dispensary at Pickens has at tl
last, been closed. b;
Two negro boys were sent to the jj
penitentiary from Charleston for steal n
ing bicycles. a
James W. Biley of Bamberg has ,
been appointed a captain at West
Point. "
Thomas C. Baker, a student of Ai- 0
ken, was found dead in his bed in Boston,
Ma*s. . u
Jailer Noe in Greenville disovered
and foiled a plot of some of bis prison- tl
ers to escape. y
Extensive preparations are under g|
way for the observance of the Fourth
of July at Anderson.
$10,000 has been subscribed in Ben- J?
netttville to secure the Presbyterian "
Colleee.
Ladies attended Main Street Metho- b
diet Church in Columbia Sunday n
night without hats. it
Hon. M. L. Smith will deliver an 61
address at the meeting of the editors y
at White Stone next month. ^
Rev. R. Mtiynard Marshall of Sum* ?
merton has accapted a call to the w
Church of Our Saviou at Abbeville. "
"The City of Columbia," the new r<
steamer to run between Columbia and *
Georgetown, has been launched. w
The directors of the Presbyterian fc
seminary at Columbia will meet in a 4
few daya to elect a president of the
institution. a
A party of live Clemuou boys in two
. boats made the trip from Clemson
College to Augusta In four and six ?
days respectively. o:
Charleston sent a delegation to the f
meeting of the Southern Wholesale ii
Grocers Association at Norfolk, Va., d:
clad in cotton suitn, the cloth of &
which was woven in Charleston. g
The Standard uu uo, 01 i^entucKy
has accepted a raise of its South Caro- j,
liua assessment from $17,000 to $125,- J:
000 and will pay taxes accordingly.
J. C. Cole was acquitted in Florence al
of the murder of a despeaa(e negro. "
Capt. A. E. Hutchinson, a promi- ?
nentcitizen of Rock Rock Hill, is dead T
at that place. ft
Capt J. W. Fairy, a highly respect- g<
ed Confederate veteran of Orangeburg, t
isdead,
i Between 250 and SCO teachers have 5,
arrived at Clemson to attend the sum- .
mer school. 11
Rev. N. W. Edmunds, pastor of the Q1
Presbyterian Church at Sumter, has SP
resigned on account of ill health.^^t
The fSoutbern and Seaboaad roads 8;
, may b ' asked to put a drawbridge n
across ibe Congaree river below Col- h
umbia ^
S. P. Harvey is on trial in Charleston
for appropriating to his own use
J $35,000 belonging to the Atlantio
Coast .Line.
Seth M. Miliken moved before
Judge Brawley in Greenville Friday
for the taanefer of llie Laurens mill w
1 case from the state tc the federal court.
President Roosevelt has suspended I E
i the orders relieving Lieutenants Har-^
; ris and Walker from duty at the 81
Charlestsn navy yard and has oadered, ?
the navy department to investigate ?
i the trouble.
i
Ne"er has there been suoh a beautiful line
o/ Stationery seen, as you will ftnd displayed 01
at Mliford'a prug Stare. -- *
i .
IAKING DIRT EOADS
. I
OOD DRAINAGE THE MOST IMPOI
TANT REQUIREMENT.
tmi Should Be Removed Between ltoa
way and Bitch?Rain Can Be Made Ui
ful?Height of Crown?Simple Engine*
ing Principle* of Road Building.
The Spectator has recently had e?
eoce of the enlightening influence i
ravel. For years he has had occasif
3 walk, to drive and to wheel'over
ertain piece of country road, a piece i
Dad as bad as a combination of mi
nd sand and eods and loose stones ca
lake a road. Last summer he four
bis piece of road not only good, bi
xcellent and improving all the tim
ntil in the autumn it was as good
irt road as any one could want. /
The other day the Spectator chance
) meet the overseer of the district?tl
?me overseer, by the way, who has hi
barge for 25 years past. "I wish
;- * \nrtT^: ,iT^rTEpT
STONE CULVKBT. k
[From Good Roads.]
jngratulate yon, Mr. Overseer," sal
16 Spectator, "on the good road yc
ave made. It is fine, flnel" The na|
ad lace of the overseer wai wreatlu
i smiles, and hia cheeks glowed wit
Leasnre. Then, as he spoke, his loo
scame serious.
"Well, I tell you how it was, M
pectator. Last fall I took a drive dow
i Blank"?naming a large town <3
dies away and three counties off?"ar
seen some roads that made me ashame
! the old mudboles up here, and I saj
> myself, 'If ever I work the roads <
ly district again, I will have good ro^c
>o.' So I asked 'em how they did. i
ad, by George, they tell me that the
idn't do nothin but keep the ston<
iten the road, keep the sods off, as
wart nn t.h? fiifcrhpH on qa thfl mat
ouldn't wash. And that's all I doi
lis spring, bat I kept on a-doin it, as
lough we bad the worst washes th
jinmer I ever see, the roads in my di
'lot have been bettor than they ev<
as afore. Next year," he oontinne<
I mean to tell the town committee thi
will take a mile more of road, an
3n't want no more money than I bee
attin." w ^
Now, on this little ezonrsion frai
ome, this honest old farmer had leari
1 the real secret of road making, an
a had had the sense to apply it whe
a resumed work in his district Wat<
i at once the most destructive and tl:
tost beneficial force that the road mak<
3d the road repairer has to oonten
ith and to count on, If it be harnessec
) to speak, it can be made to keep tt
>ads clean and smooth and hard; if :
i uncontrolled, it is sure to wash ti
)ads into ruts and make them all bx
passable. Drainage is the most essez
al feature of a road, and in most ii
;ances this is simplicity itself.
In the Spectator's experience he hi
irely come across a country road make
ho did not believe that the sods take
at of the side ditches should be put ii
?the road to be ground up into dust fa
le wagon wheels, converted into mu
j the rains and Anally washed bac
)to the ditches again. This process <
>ad repairing does no good at any tim<
i the road so worked iu usually?ii
Bed, in nine oases oat of ten?bett<
hen the repairer pats his hartful has
pon it than at any other time.
It is so easy to make a good dirt roa
ad to keep it in order that it seen
rer a wonder to the Spectator that i
lis oouutry, where the people plan
lemselvei upon their ingenuity an
iaptabillty, they should keep on bein
mpid in this very important matter <
)ad repairing. The Spectator know
rom actual experience that in the ave
ge country neighborhood the roads oa
5 kept in most excellent order te
lonths in the year with the money thi
i now spent on them. If elementary ii
auction in drainage could be given 1
le overseers of the roads, then tt
owew of nature, now only destructiv<
raid be made to do most of the neoei
ury work of road repairing. The sprin
una can be made to do the work (
Dad scraperand the rammer rail
ill more frequently than not suflloe 1
eep the roads moderately froj
wi
A good dirt road should have a sligl
rown, so that the water will drain eac
ray^rom the center to the side ditcl
nd there should be no intervening strj
t sod between the roadway and ti
itch. The second requirement is mot
nportant, and it is almost universal]
( regarded. The sod is tougher tha
Irfe, and it also becomes higher. T1
rass being permitted to grow, its edg
>rms a ridge which interrupts tt
rainage, and then, when the rainfa
> heavy, there is sure to be a gulJ
bove the ditch?a gully which in a li
e while will extend into the roadwa
ad make it more or less impassabl*
ne crown to a aui roaa, or 10 any roa
>r that matter, should be higher on
rade or hill than on a level stretol
be rainfall on a hillside rnns off wit
reater velocity and therefore does moi
amage. Therefore it should be diverte
om the surface of the road even moi
aickly at ench places than where th
rade is level. These few simple ei
ineering principles, it seems to tb
pectator, could be inoulcated and tl
iral population relieved of a lei
savy burden without any cost wha
rer in the first instance. ?Outlook.
A Barf Scarp.
Some day you will get a bad scar
hen you feel a pain in your bowel
ad fear appendicitis. Safety lies
?r. King's New Life Pills, a sure cu
>r all bowel and btomaoh disease
1 cb as headache, biliousness; costiv
ess, etc. Guaranteed at P. B. Speet
rug store, only 25c. Try them.
If your child is weak aDd puny try Vic
, will brlnsr health and color to tbe lit
becks again. We guarantee it. Spee
irug Store.
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} | GEMS IN VERSE J
The Poet's Prayer.
poet prayed aloud for poorer to -etaf
To all mankind on* sweet, eoul thrtiHnc
A BODS
To bring forgetfulnesa of daily WTOCff
? And swift surcease of transient trials
lP bring.
O'er all the land bis earnest prayer took
Soft echoing here and there amid the
'* throng
oJ From heart to heart, as gently borne
jn along
Am breeze blown fragrance from the flow"
' ere In spring,
Cu And when the poet walked, among Ilia
1(} kind,
J, Behold, they did great homage to bis
, name;
1(1 Gave thanks for endless good his
it words had wrought
a. And blessed the teachings of a master
8 Nor knew he whence came luster to his
id For, lo, his prayer had boen the uong
30 he sought!
^ ?James Clarence Harvey in Smart Bit.
The Breaking Plow.
3 I em the plow that turns the sod
That has lain for a thousand yean
Where the prairie's wind-tossed fltnrov
And the wolf her wild cub rears.
X come, and in my wake, like rain.
Is scattered the golden seed;
I change the leagues of lonely plain
To fruitful gardens and Add of grain
^ For men and their hungry breed.
I greet the earth in its rosy morn;
I am first to stir the solL
I bring the glory of wheat and corn
For the crowning of those who totL '
X am civilisation's seal and sign; ,
Tea, I am the mighty pen
That writes the sod with a pledge divine,
A promise to pay with bread and wtoe
| For the sweat of honest men.
I am the end of things that were
And the birth of things to be;
My coming makes the earth to stl*
I<j With a new and strange decreet
After Its slumbers, deep and long;
10 I waken the drowsy sod
?- And sow my furrow with lifts of song
To glad the heart of the mighty throng
M Slow feeling the way to God.
ik A thousand summers the prairie rose
Has gladdened the hermit bee;
_ A thousand winters the drifting now*
Have whitened the grassy sea.
Before me curls the wavering smoke
>0 Of the Indian's smoldering lire;
id Behind me rise?was it God who spokeV? , v&a
d At the toll enchanted hammer's stroke
^ The town and the glittering sptr*
rf X give the soil to the one who does,
1. For the Joy of him and his;
, I rouse the lumbering' world that was
? TO the diligent world that la.
>y Oh, seer with vision that looks away
>s A thousand long years from now,
j The marvelous nation your eyes survey
Was born of the purpose that her* today
18 Is guiding the breaking plowl
it ?Nixon Waterman In Suooeas.
i* Thtt Man That Laugha First.
I- Tou've all heard the trite little motto
31 . That he who laughs last laugha the best
i Be that ixs it may, 'tis a half hearted way
^ Of meeting a friend's little Jest
" Perhaps It is wise to be solemn,
id To sit back with lips tightly pursed,
,n Till all of the rest have applauded with
sest, *
But here's to the man that laugha first VgB
X. Of course 1 am twisting the motto *
j To suit this melodious lay.
But many I've found who twist It arouad
111 In just this identical way.
Pmv trr\ tn tba ntov If vmi A rvnKf U
M And wait for the laughter to buret.
__ The number Is vast that watts to laugh
* ' last,
id So here's to,the man that laoghe first
I' We all like the rollicking fellow ^
' Who sees, In a Jiffy, the point
> Who throws back bis head and laughs
19 "on the dead"
jt Till his features are all out of joist
The man that laughs last. I tmsgtns.
With a weak sense of humor Is osissd.
1- Let*a laugh while we may; 'tis hot far ft
day;
Bo here's to the man that laughs first!
?Milwaukee BentlneL .
? The Country.of Wide Eyed Dreams.
* Where are you Journeying, little boy,
7 So far from the world and met ':&$
,d Tour round, blue eyes are alight with jey
i At something I cannot see.
^ Wonderful visions of dewy dells.
Where sprite* flit to and fro
X' On shadowy wings and weave their epsOs
jj O'er the pilgrims that come and 90;
d Fire eyed goblins that grit and nod j
At the fluttering butterflies, I
,j Fairies asleep 'neath the goldenrod
i8 That bends under autumn iklee
A All these must lie on the road you treed
ia And beckon you on the while
% Toward the light that is Uafntag ea
'? - ahead
8 In the land of the rainbow's smile.
Take me with you, far seeing etf,
To that realm where you are today,
f- Where worldly cares and thoughts at self
A ;} Ait ever so far away.
n Show me the wonders your little eyes
" Have learned to discover there,
i- For I see them light with a pleased sor?
X) I*1" i
l6 As you sit in that rocking chair, *
3, , And, swinging so dreamily, look away
I. 5 To a country beyond my ken,
_ A country I fear you will seek seme day
? And never come hack again.
is Tet I know no way that a child may go, , ,*>
jq With a fair and cloudless brow
And never a shadow of pain or wo*
D But the one you are traveling now.
?James Mnnfagoa (
h The Houss of 8uoesss.
i, There are no elevators In the IIwise eC
D Success, I
' But the stairs aro long and steep.
iA i _ ? ..<14 ~1??V 4A AA -
AHQ A UliLii wuu wvuiu uiutw w wv v?#]
It top '
lj Before be dare walk must crecp.
A There are no carpetarfa tha House qi Bn*?
'6 cess, :
;e But the floors are hard and bant
With slippery place* aQ about ;
.. And pitfall* hear* aad there. I
II
j There ar?. so lounges or easy chairs
k. Nor places to rest your apln^
_ But when one has arrived on lbs roof At
J last- ;
3. Ah. but the vie* Is fin el
d ?Chloago JmbhL ]
- *'* i
u 8ong of a Dyspsptta. {
If I could know ,. The
names of all the flowers that |IM
* And all the stars wboss light e?tsafls J
" Above me, like feTtifflar frlenda '
e And fathom what their m?e*eesaee^ i
,e Z wonder If I'd b? content? ,
l" If I could know i
le Just when good dining meant sag we%
te I would rejoice and safety sat
_ My favorite pastry, fro* and msaA
J With a digestion worth a oeot
T 1nuvar* #Ko t 7 sKaiiM Ka <vW*nt
?Wuhfaigtoa Mm
?) Waynesboro True citizen: If dryj
;8i farming should be a success, which is
in extensively on trial now on some of the
re arid lands of West, why should notour
-s, farmers adopt it and prevent the poesi*'
e- bilitv of a failure of crops on weather
I's conditions. The idea is that by a certain
kinds of deep plowing what moisture
(toes into the soil by absorption or oth-,
erwise is retained sufficiently to make?
, 1 crops in spite of the weather. It is well,
tie for our farmers to note the experiments.I
d'a Success in some places has already been]
attained. g
I