The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 19, 1905, Image 4
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The Press and Banner
Bv W, W. and W, R. Bradley.
HUGH WILSON, Editor.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
4t#-Pabllshed every Wednesdp at. 82 a
year In advance.
Wednesday, July 19, 1905.
The New Cotton Hill.
It li time thai our peopl? were taking another
step forward. Abbeville does not grow
by leaps and bounds, its progress is steady
and constant. Abbeville bat* iakeu no lmpor
* 1 ?V>lc TTQQr hnt. now 1b lb?
UIQb UUVTttlU OlV>/ buio J vu. ,
time to move. The advantages of a cotton
mill in town have been clearly proven and
we presume there la not Id town a doubter on
tbls sublect.
Ten years ago, wbeo the price of cotton was
depressed, and wben tbe business of the town
was perhaps less than ever before or since,
oar people with a notable unanimity subscribed
to tbe capital stock of tbe Abbeville
Cotton Mill. Our people Id their poverty and
in tbe reduced business of tbe town, subscribed
to tbe capital stock enough to set tbe
enterprise od foot, aod tbe result Is that we
baveobe of tbe best mill properties Id the
State. Its presence and Its montby pay-rolls
have put new life Id tbe old towo wblob
eemed nearly dead. Business has Improved,
the prloe of real estate has greatly increased,
and tbe population of the town Is nearly
three times what It was when the cottoa mill
was started. A large volume of business is
doDe along all tbe liDes, and every thing has
received a new impetus. Tbe mechanic aud
the common laborer have been benefitted.
Better prlcos prevail and the demand for labor
is greater than ever before.
With this object lesson before us, we can
hardly see bow any citizen oould refuse to
give a helping hand. In our poverty, and
wben our numbers were ooly one-third of
the population today, over sixty of our oltl
rens-subscribed to the capital stock. These
subscriptions, as a rule, were made by tbe
poorer men aud women, while some of tboie
who were better able, and gained more in
nr thoir rani AatAtn and business.
UiO JUUICOOO V* ?UV.< *v??
were not dlstlngaisbed by tbe excess of their
subscriptions, and now tbey could take tbe
lead, and do something for tbe town. We
will all follow.
Tbe town, wltb a few exceptions In 1895,
Joined beart and soul In tbe movement.
Now, let every one of as subscribe something.
Nobody can possibly lose mncb money, and
all of as have macb to gain In tbe proposed
Improved condition of tbe town. Ten years
ago some of tbe poorest men In Abbeville
subscribed to tbe capital stock of tbe cotton
mill. Out of sixty not over half dozen failed
to pay, and tbey failed because of unfortunate
circumstances. Those who couldn't pay
transferred their stock to others who continued
tbe payments.
If an effort should be made to organize a
new ootton mill every man and every woman
In town should be asked to subscribe.
V^ry few would refuse to take some stock.
Tbere Is scarcely a friend of tbe town in
wblcb be lives who could not subscribe for a
share.
tko munnfflrinrc of cotton goods has been
reduced to a science, and, with a good business
mac at tbe bead, tbere Is scarcely a
doubt of Its saceess. Tbe editor of the Prese
and Banner, speaking for himself, makes no
calculations as to whether a cotton mill pays a
dividend. Having bad experience in trying
to build a mill, we are ready to go in again.
If tbe stock Is a good dividend payer, all
rlgbt. We will sell It. If things look like tbe
dividends will be Blow in coming, we sell. It
makes no sort of difference to us about tbe
dividend, or no dividends, as tbe case may
. be; we shall sell out at tbe rlgbt time. Tbe
<mlll is what we want. We do not care one
red cent about wbo builds or runs It. or
whether It makes money or losses money.
Let us subscribe to tbe stock. If you are
better ofl than this editor, you will probably
sellout* It makes no sort of difference to
tbe mill, If we do sell out. As a rale tbe stock
owned by Northern men. If we give a little
for a mill they will give much, and then buy
oar stock a little later on.
Aboot Disappointing Friends.
As a rale It may be well lor a man to do
whatever his friends expect of him. It Is a
bad thing to disappoint friends, but in some
Instances friends must bear up under disappointment.
Some men actually take a dedegree
of pleasure In disappointing tbe
friends who see only certain misfortune
ahead or tbem.
If a layman undertakes to raise tbe roof a
building:, experts see certain destruction iu
life and property. Notwithstanding the loving
kindness of the experts In buildlog,
the difficulty . of securing hand*
that are willing at an lnopportane time to
come tumbling down to the earth beneath
great piles of brick and lumber Is not lessened
by the warnings of the prophets of evil.
If a man undertakes to dig out the basement
of his house so as to run the brick walls
a few fdet lower, real wise expert house builders
may see certain destruction Just a little
way ahead. Acting as beacon lights and at
lovers of the human family expert houBtbuilders,
as all good citizens should do, may
glve the alarm in time to save the life or honest
laboring men. This is well, and the personal
Interest which wise people take in the
wellare of tbe Inexperienced bouse repairer
ebowa a goodness of beart which will deserve
consideration ae well as a reward on tbe day
wben rewards and punishments are apportioned.
Tbe lover of bis fellowman does a
good service In pointing out the evils and
tbe dangers which lie in tbe patb of tbe wayfarer.
And ao it is, tbe prophets of evil ma;
be actuated by tbe beet of intentions and tbe
pareat motives.
One bad result which may sometimes come
to a wise and a good alarmist is disappointment.
Tbe proof of tbe fact that bis Judgment
isn't worth a cent may mortify blm. It
la hoped therefore that a cold unfeeling people
may not remind them 6f tbe recent exhibition
they may have made a themselves. It
mortifies a proud and noble spirit when be
knows that he baa proved to the world thai
be la most Ignorant on the subjects of which
be would 6peak moat learnedly and most
Knowingly. Expert house builders may out
of tbeir own mouths prove that they are noi
only good of beart but foolish of bead
While tbe Knox corner may soon come down
with a crash so sudden and bo surprising a>to
catch beneath its ruins many good people,
while tbe owner may now be making
tracks over tbe bills to tbe poor house, and
the Great Reaper may 60on gather him to his
fathers. The right thing to do is to hope fot
beat, and to be prepared for tbe worst. If thi
strongest fortifications may be torn to pieces;
if kingdoms and principalities pass away
and 11 the greatest men on earth may becomt
weary and lay down tlielr burdens, d(
you know of any reaEon why an old brick
building should stand forever, or can you as
flure an old man that be will live for many
years? The Knox corner mu6i crumuie nua
AOtne down. Its owner must finally go to
JjongCane. If the old (structure should stauo
ifor a tew years and If Its owner bas but a
abort time to live, let as hope tbat the evil
days are not now upon us.
At Glenn's.
Mr. W. R. Bradley Is still suffering from tbc ,
effects of bis ailments whlls In tbe 1'hlllp- ;
pine Islands. In tbe bope of relief be Is now 1
t Glenn's Springs for a time. A host of
Jxiends wisb him a speedy recovery.
Jam l*p Settlement.
Comptroller-General A. W. Jones has instituted
many retorms. and has brought about n?
a new order of things In his office. It seems lb
that he is determinded, unlike his predecea- A
sors, to discharge the duties assigned to him.
In compliance with the requirements of hirn
by the law he was in Abbeville last week to
make the annual settlement with the Treas- tc
urer, the Auditor, and the County Supervisor. P1
He reports our ofllcerR as models in all that T
go to make good officers. The money was t?
accounted for to the cent, and all the records 01
were as clear as figures could make them.
If Comptroller-General Jones does nothing P
else he will deserve the thanks of the people ?'
for making the annual settlement with the a
county officers as required by law. The loose
way which prevailed previous to Mr. Jone's ai
Incumbency was unsatfactorlly to the public. 11
And the prevailing excuse for ripping w
up o d and imperfect settlements to the Injury t(
of both the good name and the estate of the n
county treasurers was the best evidence oi 11
the Incompetency and inefficiency of formei rt
Comptroller-Generals. Would any man ol v
common sense accept as a true explanation H
for the neglect of duty on the part of the ?.'
Comptroller-General that the Treasurer's of- l(
flee was bard to fill and the accounts were
bard to keep. Age and postponement would b
throw no light on the acts and doings of a d'
County Treasurer. Conservative and thought- K'
ful people are slow to accept damaging or un- ?
lair reports of experts who may possibly a
think they have a mission to perform. tc
The post office department settles with the ^
postmasters at stated Intervals. The lnsur. "
ance agents are required to settle once a 11
month. The dlspenBors are required to put n
their money In bank every day. xne ranroad
agents have their accounts audited re w
gularly. The express agents Ijave to keep h
their money In sigbt. The UnlCted States gov- "
eminent looks after the National Banks. "
The fact Is. we know of no fiduciary officer, a
except county treasurers, whose old accounts
have to be gone over and over for ten years n
back. '
The fact that Comptroller-General Jones Is "
attending promptly to the duties which re- w
qairehlm to look after the trsasnrers must 81
be very gratifying to the people, and very as- 0
suring that we have at last succeeded In get*
ting an officer In that office who will settle. 0
W itb a competent and an efficient Comptrol P
lei-General these settlements wltn the treas 1(
urwrs will be made very year. n
We have thought that the Comptroller-General's
office In tbe past was In greater need oi
reform than any other. At least there was to
our mind clear and Indisputable evldenoe
that that officer was grossly inefficient as evidenced
by the reprehensible reports thai p
would occasionally get Into tbe newspaper? p
that tbe Comptroller bad neglected to settle f
with treasurers for years, and then would T
follow tbe Information that the most Important
officer of the government bad left for b
years large sums In tbe bandB of tbe treat- E
urers with whom be bad neglected to settle
annually.
We have thought tbat all loss to tbe State 0
because of tbe neglect of tbe Comptroller"
" ?--? '~ nOl" At f
General snouia oe maae op uy uc vuwi ?
bondsmen. Tbe Comptroller-General, If be
leaves money ;in the bands of tbe county
treasurers after tbe proper time for settlement
certainly should be accountable for loss In interest.
But all tbls talk has reference to tbe past.
We bave no doubt tbat Comptroller Jone* ?
will perpetuate tbe reforms wblch be has Inaugurated,
and tbat bencefortb we shall bavt p
no more cock and bull stories to the Injury ?
of county treasurers because tbe most important
officer In the State failed to perform his 0
duty. No treasurer can settle without the *
concurrence ol the Comptroller.
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Subscribe.
Don't make out like you are not able to ^
take a share In tbe proposed ne t mill. Out
of tbe sixty who subscribed' to tbe cotloD
mill in 1895, we do not know of one who re- b
g.' etslt. There ought to be one hundred and a
Afty who can take from one to five shares |3
each. There ought to be twenty who can u
take ten shares each. There ought to be ten tt
who can take twenty shares each. And tberf n
ought to be ten who can take fifty share hi
each. n
If oar people will act with the name patriotic
spirit that governed them In 1895, the mill bi
will go up. fc
Let those who may be in charge take a T
practical course. When subscribers cannot w
pay all cash, let them pay a little, and wait ii
ou the balance. The old mill took notes, indulged
those who were willing, but could not tc
pay all cash. We pledged subscriptions a* ai
collateral for money at the banks. A deter- si
mined effort, and a disposition to oblige subscribers
will build the mill. bi
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To Catch Gnilcrons. tt
It makeB no sort of difference to you or to Wl
tl>ls editor who builds or runs the new cotton w'
mill. What we want Is the mill. If we gel
tired of the stock we can unload on a North-, ar
ern greenhorn who umy think money grows
on trees down South. No sort of trouble to
sell cotton mill stock to Northern Yankees.
Water.
The town council is putting In water "
meters for all users of water. The minimum
ohargelstobe 40 cents per month for 2000
gallons or less. If more Is used the chanRe
will be 20 cents per thousand gallons. b>
The meter system Is the fairest, and the G
rate Is reasonable. The object of the change
is to adjust difference In receipts and cost of gi
delivering the water. Pi
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Ware a Shoal*. .
Tbe Ware's Shoals Manufacturing Com- jjj
paDy, of which Mr. N. B. Dial lb president, as
will bold tbelr annua! meeting on Saturday
next, July 22. A great work has been oom- ^
menced there which will result In great u
good. To President Dial belongs tbe honor <ll
of Inaugurating one of the largest plantain g(
the Stale. North)rn capital will help to pi
fliilsh tbe work. j?
CHEAP RATES.
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State FarinriN Institute. CI cm mod
CollfK*'. S. C? Aug. K-ll. 1
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Southern Hallway announces rate of one D|
lrst-olas? tare plus 25 cents, for the round
rip (minimum rate 50 cents) to Calhoun and
Cherry's Crossing, S. C.. on account ot tbe
Hate Farmer? Institute, Clemson College, 8.
C . August 8-11,1905.
Tickets to bf Mild August 6. 7, 8. with final
limit August lStb, 1905. from all points in
S--utb Carolina. Including Augusta. Ga.
For full Information consult Ticket Agent, a,
.r R. W. Hunt, w
Division Passenger Agent, 111
Charleston, S. C, te
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A Surprise Party. w.
A Iilf.ec.li n I inirnl'il.'C nortv niflV } f> Hi
n. pivor,,,,, ^ -- - jiven
to your stomach and liver, by B
taking a medicine which will relieve st
their pain and discomfort, viz : I)r. st
King's New Life Pills. They aie a w
most wonderful remedy, affording sure ac
relief and cure, foi headache, dizziness P.
and constipation. 25c at P. B. Speed
drug store.
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The m<>Rt attractive line of crockery to b 1
seen !u this Rt Dmil'hii'h 5 and 10 cents store, e eli
foi
(Jo in MUford's f<fr nice, trfsh candy. ea
We have everal new drinks we wunt you j
lo try, so come to M llford's Drug Store where CH
you can get what you want served In the th
aest of style. Fc
Go to Mllford'e for Llquozone. ^
Go to Mllford'e for Pouperlan Cream. trs
The Sew Warehouse.
It will be neen that t hp farrnerH are to meet
3\tSaturday afternoon to further consider p
ie question of building a new warehouse a> '
bbevllle in wblch to store cottou. Wn learn 8
iat about two-thirds of the proposed 55.000 r
ock has been subscribed.
We believe everybody In town Is favorable
?the enterprise, and that a number of our <|
eople will take a pmall amount of slock. t<
own people would receive onlj the inelden- b
il advautsges that would come from an In- [j
aased price of the farmer's cotton.
There has been so much talk of cutting the
rice of storage that, as a money investment, 1
ur people, while entirely friendly, would be 1
frald to Invest much. The storage and cure- '
il keeping of cotton Is a practical business. '
d one to wblch considerable expense and '
ncertainty are attached. In five years our '
arehousehas paid no dividends, but owing
> circumstances, the warehouse made big c
?oney last wluter. If the farmers should fill ^
jelr warehouse with cotton at a very low r
ate the probability of a dividend would be
ery remote But, dividend or no dividend ?
ae farmers, it seems to us, would make oiodf
by storing cotton. They can well afford
) take stock, regardless of dividends.
We believe the warehouse In Abbeville has 0
een worth to the farmers many thousand ^
oilars. The financial condition of some ^
ood men is such that they must either sell
- 1 ^" ?>?>)? M!inn Thflrd www ?
r oorruw lauutj uu
time when Nuch people would have been
>rced to take about seven cents for tbelr cot>n,
If It?had not been for tbe warehouse. A
iving of 515 on two or three thousand bale*
leans much to the cotton producer, who may
ot be rich.
This newspaper Is a believer In the good
ork of Harvle Jordan. It seems to us thai
e and his associates have saveq many mil.
ons of dollars to the people ?"ho most need
;and most desire it. Without warehouse*
Dd without unity of action on tbe part oi
irmers Harvle Jordan could do nothing. He
jcommends the building of warebouses.and
our people would act In tbelr own interests,
ley will build the new warehouse. A good
arebouse, it seems to us, Is the best possible
ifeguard against oppression in the matter ot
f tbe price of cotton.
We understand that there Is a kick because
t the price at which lot owers hold their
roperty. If anybody expects to get town
its at the price of farming lands he will be
ilstaken,
Knox'M Corner.
Mr. A. G. Faulkner is having a new front
utln thestote on the corner recently occuled
by Mr. R. M. Hill. Mr. W. F. Smitb
nd Mr. Hugh Howard are doing the work,
he upper story front wall is supported by s
5-inch double I beam Tbe store front Is to
e of glass without sash and with as little
oetal or wood as practicable.
The store is to be occupied by Mr. J. D.
[err as a furniture store, on or be/ore tbe
rstof September.
The building is occupied by tbe Knights of
'ythlas in the third story.
The story below the store is occupied by
n-? DamnAc
ue I tCDP auu i^uuuv.t
The three leases ere for five yearn or mote.
When John Kdoz returns Irom bis great
leep to Inspect bits former quarters he will
ardly know tbe old building which be
rected more than thirty years ago. If be
as been In communication wltb tbe
ropbets of evil be will be still more surprltd
to learn that no part of tbe building fell
urine the time ibat tbe changes were going
n. He will see a new end wall In ;tbe rear,
nd tbe parapet walls around the entire
ulldlng are six feet higher than when be
eftlbem. Instead of a celling In tbe third
tory rf less than ten feet blgb, divided Into
lne little rooms, be will see Pythian Hall,
reading room, bath room and llltle stalls
tr tbe Pythian goats, all beneath a 15-fcot
itllng. j
Tbe store will not be greatly changed.
The seven foot dark cellar, with dirt floor
are DrlCJK W8UB, dbg given piauo lu a ttuuuuu
oor more than ten;feet below tbe store.tnlce7
plastered walls, the room being so well
gbted that It baa become tbe borne of one of
le best printing plants In tbe State. Before
ie lights were admitted tbe workmen had to
ave kerosene lamps to lay brick and to drive
alls.
Tbe foundat/ons were undermined and tbe
rick wall* were ran down something like
mr feet lower than when Mr, Knox left It.
be addiUonal foundations of tbe brick
all were laid in cement and are eight ^
icbeB wider tban tbe original foundation. ]
Large wrought Iron grates allow tbe ilgbt ^
i strike the prl6ms In tbe large windows, ?
ud a diffused light illuminates the place
ifflclently for typesetting and press work. F
Electric lamps now light the first and third
:ory. As soon as tbe Improvements are
ade in the store room It will be fitted up ^
1th electric fixtures. 0
Insurance was reduced from 828.50 per ?
ioupand to 814.53. After we put in t
ater and hose for fire protection the rate a
is raised to 818.50 per thousand. This Is v
e second time tbat we ha ve bad our lnsur- t
ice raised aner puumg in wsmr wumn. j.
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"A GREAT BIG MAN-" '
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i'aller W, Ylsannha Come* Home
trom Atlanta?Pleasant Talk With
Him. e
Mr. Walter W. Visanska, an old Abbeville J
uy.nowa prominent Attorney of Atlanta, _
a., 1h here on a visit to bis lather. Mr. ~
ismiska In a welcome visitor 10 our city, as t
) bus many Mends here who are always f
ad to see htm. A representative of the r
res* and Banuer asked Mr. Visanska about ~
leuew South Carolina Soolety In Atlanta. 1
e spoke i ntbuslastlcally about tbls organl- g
itlou, and among other things said: t
"Ttie president of opr Society, the Hon. j
>bu Temple Graves, Is an old Abbeville man (.
ivlng been at Wllllngton. Mr. Graves J
Idc trom beloK one or tbe most popular t
nut-men personally, 1 ever met. Is an ora- f"
r i I i.Mtli>nal it puiaiion aud dtsei vcdly so c
II1 lie people ot Geoigta love John Tempie r)
raves. He Is orator and possesses all tbe t
lalilicatlons of a gentleman. 1
Bull want to s?y something about your
minor, ibe Hon. D. C. Hey ward. He siiny
captured every body, wnlle be wan in Atnta,
aud I wonder if tbe people of Soutb
irollna realize what a big man be If. Soutb
irollna baB a governor ol wblcb sne may be
oud, and bib representation for tbe old
ilmetto State was rlgbt up to tbe mark.
In tbe past South Carolina has produced
eat statesmen, and I believe 11 tbe people of
>uth Carolina will recognize blB ability, tbe
ture history ofSoutb Carolina will chronl9
bis as one of her greatest sons.
Iiey ward Is a great big man, and nothing
111 afford bis admirers In Atlanta greater
easure than to know that Soutb Carolina
ipreclates blm."
Bent Her Double.
"I knew no one, for four weeks,
ben I was sick with typhoid and kid
ey trouble," writes Mrs. Annie Hunr,
of Pittsburg, Pa., "and when I got
itter, although I had one of the b??ai
ictors I could net, I was bent double,
3d had to rest my hands on my knees
hen I walked. From this terrible
Miction J was rescued by Electric
itters. which restored my health aud
reusth. ami now I can walk as
ruipht an ever. Tbey are simply
underfill." CJ ua ran feed to cure atom
ih, liver and kidney disorders ; at
B. Speed drugstore ; price 50u,
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Jon't forget the embroidery and laceRat
hlte'a. They are worth looking at.
)o yon need u churn ? The elegant, whit
*zrd churna we are ahowlnir are the sroorin
youiohny, Eh ay to keep clean. J)ar? ai
n'a .r? and ill eenta More. j
[f jou want to be cooled oft and refreshed j j(
II in at MUford'c J>ri)g Store and get any
lng you want bervtU at my up to dale Soda
mntaln. ft
io to Mllford's lor [fine Colrgne arid ExICtB.
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Tlie frpNltyterlan Collfep.
Th * Clinton Chronicle In discussing the
rop .811 ion to let other towns compete (or th?
seat'on of the Presbyterian Co!leg9 and In
pp? ;iue of the proposition for Clinton to
alse {T-io.OOO for the retention of the College,
aye:
"We hope the money will be raised and ofBred
to the board for Investment In buildags
to be located on lands held by the CHnou
College Association, or else given the
ioiird on condition that the College shall
lever be moved and that Us removal shall
lever be disoussed again."
It is wise to put In the saving clause,
rlany years ago people In this counly conrlbuted
mouey to the establishment and lmjrovementof
Ersklne College, never donbtng
that the money would be kept In this
Jouniy. But the fact Is. the large endownents
of the different Institutions at Due
kVest have been carried away to another
:ounty which will receive the benefTts which
Abbeville County would naturally expect to
ecelve.
Nobody makes any complaint of the management
of the mouey. We have no sort of
loubt that It Is faithfully baudled and will
>e carefully accounted for. The polntls, that
hese large suras are u?ed to build up other
immunities, when It would seem that Abbeville
County should receive the b9nefi s.
There are men and corporations at Due
Vest who could care for the money, and who
:ould lend It out In such a way as to enable
>ur people lo further build up our own waste
places.
As a matter of public policy, too, a publl<
nstltutlon might And It, advantageous to dc
mslness with neighbors rather than witb
hone Irlendsat a distance.
The Chroulcle Is right in asking that the
r>r ihs nnntrlbutorc
T 13UCD auu tuvt IVOw w? ? ? ?
bould be respected and safely gunrded.
But aB the College may go to the highest
>ldder, Abbeville ougut to pat lu a bid for
t of, say, 850,000. We are not acquainted
vlth tbe law on tbe subject, but If we can le;ally
do so, the PreBB and Banner would be
;lad to vote for an Issue of to n bonds to tbe
imount of fcjO.OOO to secure tbe Presbyterian
College.
The coming of tbe Presbyterian College
Foald belp to build up our churches and
vould Inspire the religions zeal of oar people
to greater effort In the good work of christian
3ducatlon. Abbeville Is not Interfering with
inybudy's College, but If tbe Presbyterian
College at Clinton desires to move tbls way
ve will help It to start housekeeping In the
slty of Abbeville. Abbeville already has t
tood sobool, but we need 6ome colleges tc
nake our happiness complete.
Tbe A. R. P, Synod Is moving along the
iduoatlonal lines. Only last year, that ecclaM
istlcal body assumed control of the Dm
West Female College, and we should not be
iurprl8ed If the Synod does not at an earl>
lay take a s*.ep fnrthiir and enter upon the
DUbllcatlon oi a churcb;paper.
The name of the Due West Female College
ihould be changed. There Is no sex In col
ege. The name might be Bonner College
Bonner College and Ereklne College would
make good nalghbors and noble church lnitltutlons,
while the church paper would
[>less the whole.
With the coming of the Presbyterian Col
lege Abbeville will grow to even greater dl
mensioDH than Us present size, and tb?
necessity for s. trolley line to Due West wll
be more apparent tban ever before, in orde'
Lo be on more Intimate and more socla
terms with our friends up that way.AbbevllIf
will vote the necessary bonds to build a trol
eyjllne from Due West to Abbeville, when
svarm hearts and good colleges of both towm
will be uDlted as by boobs of steel.
We shall expect fre?nent excursions from
sllher end of the Hoe. The A. R. P. Charol
will become a power In Abbeville. And 1'
wll! do u? all good to see long traljas of carf
llled with happy young people from Diluent
with banners flying In the breeze
Elder W. T. Bradley will run Sunday School
jxcnrslons to Due West commencemen'
rom this end of the line, while Brotbei
Salloway In charge of the greatest excursion
hat ever camo from an educational centre tr
\_bbevllle, will cry out, "Due WestSundaj
School all aboard i'or home," when our bon
>red .'euests will leave ns at the close o
he day to contemplate the happiness Jusi
in dec!. If we get the college we must get tb<
rolley, sure. And so build up the city thai
Ibbevllle may be a suburb of Due West, oi
)ue West may become a mere continuatlor
if Abbeville. All aboard.
Mr. W. W. Bradley 1b off In Columbia, look.
Ing after the dispensary folds, and their manner
of doing business. In the absence of tbt
rlessrs Bradley, we boys are tryingto tceei
he office open, and will do our our best tc
irtnt the paper for them.
Rev. E. B. Kennedy, of Bartow, Florida
laving accepted the call of the Associate Re.
armed Presbyterians, resigned hl? charge It
iafce City, and will be In Abbeville, wltbli
he next few weekii, where a hearty welcome
walls blm. The A. R. P. people having beer
irlthout a patsor for two years, the opening 01
heir house again for the worship of theQreat
lead of the chnrch Is a matter which glvee
very heart sincere gratification. When th<
iew pastor comes yon most come out to hear
ilm. A11 will be glad to see you.
)ne Dollar Saved Represent* Ten Doi
lars Earned.
The average man does Dot save tc
xceed ten per cent, of his earnings.
He must spend nine dollars in living
xpenses for every dollar saved. Thai
>eing the case he cannot be too careul
about unnecessary expenses. Very
iften a few cents properly invested
ike buying seeds for his garden, will
ave several dollars outlay later on
t is the same in buyiDgChaniberlain^
}olic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
t costs but a few cents, and a bottle oi
in the house often saves a doctor's
till of several dollars. For sale by al'
Iruggiats Abbeville, H. M. Young,
)ue West.
THE " BOSS "COTTON PRESS!
SIMPLEST, STRONGEST, BEST
The Murray Ginning System
Gins, Feeder*, Condensers, Etc.
GIBBE5 MACHINERY CO.
Columbia, S. C.
For the first time in history King
Idwaid will n-view a detachment of
merican soldiers in London.
The Ross-Japanese peace pltnipo-'
mtiaries will insure secrecy by meetig
on hoard the president's yacht
lay flower.
Four United States soldiers were
nesttd in Honoluhu chaigul with
finy; implicated in making and passcounterfeit
aoney.
The program has been completed
)r the transfer of the body of Paul
ones to the American government)
L PariB.
'' '.'V ''StjSRg!'
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I EXCURSION,
The Nenltoartl Air Line KniWny will
'Kilts Ihelr Annual Miil-Nnuiiuor Excursiun
to Atlanta, July 24th.
Mid-Summer Excurston to Atlanta via Seaboard,
July 2I-25tb, Special train leaven Abbeville
at 9:51 a. m. Kate SI.25 rouud trip.
The Following i* a Ll*t of TriiHtaen
Appointed at a Regular Meetlug of
lh? fouDt; Board ol Education.
District No'. 1.?J. W. Carlisle, S. F. Epps,
T. J. Bowman.
District No. 2.?S. S. Boles, E. A Cilnkscales
G. A. Tucker.
District No. 3.?Dr. J. B. Moseley, E. W. Harper,
J. H. Bell.
'Jlsutct No. 1.?Jno. T. Baskln, W. P. McCprley,
Jno. Sutherland.
District No. 5.?S. A. Speed, P. B. Parmll,
9. S. Boles.
District No. 6.?JaR. A. Hawthorn, J. N.
Cooley; J. M. Huckabe?.
District No. 7.?C. G. McAlister, F. E. Cowan
A. A. Edg*.
District No. 8.?Geo.Speer, J. F. Clinkscales
J. A. Nance.
District No. 9.-A. O. Grant, D, C. Riley, D.
Burford.
District No. 10.?Dr. J. M. Carlton, J. F.
Sutherland, F B. Frasler.
District No. 11 ?R. F. Morris, Albert Glbert
I. L. LeRoy.
District No. 12 ?Jno. B. Hnrmon, J. A. Corley,
Dr. S. T. Cade.
, District No. 13 -S. L. Edmonds, J. Q. Still'
well, W. B. Quarles.
Dlntrlct No. 14 ?Sam'l H. Tolbert, T. J.Brltt
J. F. Palmer.
District No.?15.?J. L. Cennedy, S. P. Morrah,
C. J. Brltt.
District No. 16.?\V. P. Wldeman, Geo. Han.
vey, J. T. Bradiey.
' District No. 17 ?Edwin Parker, Robt. Mars,
' Jno. Martin.
i District No. 18.-J. H. Link, W. H. McKlnney,
Cbav. Daunby.
District No. 19?Arthur Parker, J. D. King
Charley Graves.
District No. 20.?Jno. T. Cheatham, Jas. A.,
Gilliam, Jes S. Williams.
- ... m n a Wiirilliiw
DlSt. NO. 21.? w . 1, iniium, is. .
L. A. Ramey.
Dlst. No. 2-X?Jdo. C. FergersoD, Geo. 8. Wll
bod, Win. MoNnll.
Dlst. No. 21. -W. E. Leslie, A. G. Cochran,
A. M. Reld.
Dlst. No. 25.? Jobn E. Brownlee, E. A. Wll,
Hams, ri. J. Power.
Dlst. No. 20.?Enoch Nance, Joe Glbert, Max
Below.
Dlst. No. 27?P. A. Crowther, C. G. Kay, Dr.
. J. A. Anderson.
Dlst. No. 28.?J no. T. Bryant, G. L. Alewlne,
DeWlttHall.
Dlst. No. 29.?P. L. Busby, T. L. Ferguson,
E. H. PenuH.
Dlst. No. 30.-W. R. Ellis, W.B. Uldrlck, J.
1 D. Winn.
Dlst. No. 3t.?R. H. Stevenson. A. T. Mollwnln,
T. H. Bolts.
Dl?t. No. 32.?T. N. Tolbert, Tate Barnett,
: Thos. W. Miller.
i Dlst. No. 33.?Thos. P. Thomson, T. B. Purdy
, H. D. Pressly.
Dlst No. 34.?A, F. Calvert, W. L. Radolefl,
rhOB Kpplr I ft a
Dint. No. 35.?G. W. McKee, Jno. H. McKIee
Fos er Sea wrlght.
Dlst. No. 36.?J. H. Green, P. B. Carwlle, H.
R. Crawford.
Dlst. No. 37 ?T. J. Bowem, Robt. Prlutt,
Sberard CaUbsm.
Dlst. No. 38.?Rev. J. A. Brown, Dr. F. Y.
Pressly, T. R Blackwell.
Dlst. No. 39.?D. M. Humghreys, W. W.
Smith. C. H. Dodson
Dlst. No. 40.?J. E. Munuy, a. x. muuuy, o.
0 Botts.
Dlst. No 41.?C. M. Kay, J. G. Price, J. P.
Smith.
Dlst. No. 42.--A. J. Fergerson, 8. C. Link,
' R. A. Rlohev.
I Dlst. No.43?Jas. Cork, W. M. Hlgglns, Jas
M. Raysor.
Dlst. No. 44.?D. N. Latimer, H. B. Mattlson.
W. A. Calinhao.
Dint. No. 45.?J. R Sheffield, Brooke Jannltor,
J. M. A?bley.
Dlst. No. 46 ?L. O' Robinson, Jus. A. Prultt.
Daniel Flsber.
Dlst. No. 47.-E. M. Richey, D. S. Kennedy,
i Wm. Ashley.
Dlst. No. 48?J. A. Brown, Joe S. Creswell,
J. A. Young. ? .
Dlst. No. 1U.-L. M. Patterson, T. H. Hall.
VV.J.Cann.
Dist. No. 51.?W. T. Cunningham, 0. P
Grant, J. A. Campbell.
Dlst. No. 52?P. H. Gable, J. D. Bowie, J. R.
J. K. Creswell.
F. C. DuPRE,
Co. Supt. of Education.
STATEMENT OF
The Bank of. Donalds,
DONALDS, S. G
v At olose of business June 30,1905.
Began business September 25,1603,
RESOURCES.
Real Estate and Banklng House S 1,705 28
Furniture and flxtares i,452 54
Loans and discounts 40,91)7 93
Oaf h ou band and in banks 5,407 93
819.473 34
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid In .'. .. $ 14,350 00
Deposits 11.563 55
Bills Payable 20,000 00
Net profits 3.559 79
8 49,478 34
State of South Carolina, )
Coonty of Abbeville. J
I. Jas. C. Booker, Cashier of the Bank oI
Donalds, Donalds, 8. C.. do solemnly swear
'hat the above statement Is true to the best
>f my knowledge and belief.
Jaa, C. Booker.
Cashier.
Sworn to before me this 30lb day of June,
1905.
J. C. Martin, Mag. A. C.
Utest:
M. B. CHnkscales, }
K. L. Barmore. V Directors,
J. J. Dudd, )
OFFICERS.
W. K. 8trlnger, President.
Robert A. Lewis, Vice-President.
Jas. C. Booker, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Ellison A. Smyth, Robt. A. Lewis,
w r. r>imn. J.J.Dunn.
R. L. Barmore, M. B. Cllnkscales,
W. K. 8triDger.
DO YOU NEED A
Mower
or Rake ?
IF SO, CALL, AND SEE US AT
ONCE. WE ARE AGENTS
FOR THE DEERING AND *
HAVE A FEW THAT WE
WILL CLOSE OUT AT A REDUCED
PRICE.
Yours for business,
L. T. & T. M. MILLER.
"Dnn't walffi mp!"
""" I
Pure, home-made ice-cream is '
the safest hot weather dessert
for children?delicious and refreshing
to everybody. Easy
to make with a
Peerless Iceland
Freezer
We have them, and can
tell you all about them./
Abbeville Hardware Co. j
\ ,r
DO YOU
Want to Hale
A GOOD
II1M
one that is absolutely
safe ?
Well, buy good Real
Estate.
i
Hnvnn know t.h a t real
estate is rapidly advancing
every year
in price ?
Do you know this is
the best collateral
one can give ?
If you want to get on
a solid basis buy
good real estate:
Read Carefull . I am
- - a- n
going-10 sen?
450 Acres
Abbeville County, nice level Improved
land In blgb stale of cultivation,
on beautiful road, three
I miles from Abbeville in the direction
of Due West, Good tenant
bouses, well watered. Tbls certainly
is a bargain. Listen! $17 50 per
acre.
345 Acres
Greenwood County, six or seven
horse farm open, In good state ol
cultivation, 6-room dwelling, good
tenant and out buildings, seven
miles from Greenwood, six mile*
from JNinety-six, tnree nines irow
Coronaoa. The S. A. L. Rallwaj
rani through this place and twr
public roads, fine school and good
neighborhood. 150 acres flue pine
timber and nome original forest.
I would like to make yon a price.
40 Acres
In the flourishing little city of
Ninety-Six. This Is fine.
101 Acres
Four and one-half miles on pnbllc
road above Greenwood. This laytwell,
grows cotton waist high, good
tenant bouses, flue bottoms and 16
acres In original forest. The lanut
aronnd this sell for <20 and S25 per
aore. I have a bargain In this.
200 Acres
Well Improved, lays well, good
scbool and neighborhood, neai
Lebanon Church, balf way betweeD
Greenwood and Ninety-Six. Tblf
is a nice farm.
House and Lot
Laurens County, special bargain.!
1 rooms and out building*. All
new, close to school bouse, five
acres In lot. Listen ! 81,200.
7-Room Cottage
On Main Street In city of Laurens,
near union passenger station, one
7-room cottage and ont buildings.
This is a beantlful place. I will
sell this very cheap.
OA A /lllAfl
A ou auicis
Two miles from Coronaca, home
cost six or seven thousand dollars.
This la a nice plaoe. Bargain. Listen!
$3,500.
125 Acres
A beautiful home, well Improved,
high atate of cultivation, very desirable
plaoe Indeed. Three nolle*
from Ninety-Six. I will take 83,000
for this,
300 Acres
Two miles from Greenwood, nice
tenant house. |20 per aore.
12 Nice Cottages
In Greenwood cheap. I will show
them to you.
If you would like 4 >
buy or sell, call or
write me.
H iii. I Payne,!
teal Estate, S ocks, Bond", etc., anywhere In
the State. Home Ottice?Farmers I
and Merchants Banks, j
GREENWOOD, S. C. j
. J yfTfifi'-fllTin"" A- J?LTx?\t
i i' issaaaa
f GEMS IN VERSE |
.?.?.?.?.???.?.?.?.?* .1
The Poet's Prayer.
A poet prayed aloud for power to sing
To ail mankind one sweet, soul thrllMny
song " I
To bring forgetfulness of dally rTT-_ ?3
And swift surcease of transient trial*
bring.
O'er all the land his earnest prayer took
wing,
Soft echoing her" and there arold the
throng
From heart to heart, as gent., born*
along
As breeze blown fragrance from the flowers
In spring,
And when the poet walked among' his
kind,
Behold, they did great homage to hie
name;
Gave thanks for endless good hi?
words had wrought
And blessed the teachings of a master
mind.
Nor knew he whence came luster to his
fame,
For, lo, his prayer had been the aoag i
he sought! , . <
?James Clarence Harvey Is Smart Set.
\
The, Breaking Plow.
I am the plow that turns the sod
That has lain for a thousand year* j
Where the prairie's wind-tossed flowetV {
nod \
And the wolf her wild cub rears.
X come, and in my wake, like rain.
Is scattered the golden seed; J V
I change the leagues of lonely plain
To fruitful gardens and field of grain j
For men and their hungry breed.
I greet the earth In Its rosy morn; ' j
I am first to stir the soil
I bring the glory of wheat and corn
For the crowning of those who toll. J
I am civilization's seal and sign; '
Tea, I am the mighty pen
That writes the sod with a pledge dhrln*
A promise to pay with bread and win*
For the sweat of honest men. *'.? !
Yd
I am the end of things that were
And the birth of things to be; j y
My coming makes the earth to stir 1 y
With a new and strange decree. ] /
After its slumbers, deep and long; I . V
I waken the drowsy sod J
And sow my furrow with lifts of song . I
To glad the heart of the mighty throng
Slow feeling the way to God.
i
A thousand summers the prairie roe* :
Has gladdened the hermit bee; '
A thousand winters the drifting snow* ,
Have whitened the grassy see.
Before me curls the wavering smoke I, t
Of the Indian's smoldering fire;
Behind me rise-was It God who iipafcef?
At the toll enchanted hammer's titroke ?
The town and the glittering opire. t
I glv? the soil to the one who does,
For the Joy of him and his;
I rouse the slumbering world that wai ' Y
To th? diligent world that la. i i.
Oh, seer with vision that looks away j |
A thousand long years from now, i
The marvelous nation your eyes survey
Was. born of the purpose that hers today.
Is guiding the breaking plow!
?Nixon Waterman In Succeoa The
Man That Laughs First
You've all heard the trite little motto
That he who lautfhs last laughs the best.
Be that as It may. 'tis a half hearted wajr
Of meeting a friend's little Jest.
Derhana <f la nHsa f r\ gftlsimw (
To alt bock with lips tightly parsed,
Till all of the rest have applauded vitH {
zest,
But here's to the man that laughs first
Of courue I am twisting the mdtto I
To suit this melodious lay,
But many I've found who twist It. around
In just this identical way. / ".
Pray, go to the play if you doubt it f 7
And wait for the laughter.to burst
The number is vast that Walts to laugh
last, *
So here's to the man that laughs lint J
We all like the rollicking fellow
Who sees, in a Jiffy, the point
Who throws ba.ck his head and laugba
"on the dead"
Till his feature* are all out of joint i '
The man that la ughs last X Imagine, J
With a weak sense of humor is curasd.
Let's laugh while we may; 'tis but for m
day; ( J!
DV uct CO IV Uic IIIOI laufuo mwii ?
?Milwaukee Sentinsl I .
, 1
The Country of Wide Eyed Dreama.
Where are you Journeying, little boy.
So far from the world and met ' ' i
Tour round, blue eyes are alight with Jejr
At something I cannot see. .
Wonderful visions of dewy dells, 1
Where sprites flit to and fro
On shadowy wings and weare their speOe
O'er the pilgrims that corns and go;
Fire eyed goblins that grin and nod
At the fluttering butterflies
Fairies asleep 'neath the goldanrod
That bends under autumn sMas
All these must lie on the road 70a treed <
.And beckon you on the while
Toward the light that is lingering eg
ahead In
the land of the rainbow's sznlla. I
T?lr#? m? with vou. far fte?Lnar rJf
To that realm where you are todiiy, . H[
Where worldly carta and thoughts 01 MIf HI
Are ever so far away. 1 S
Show me the wonders your little eyes I M
Have learned to discover there, | HE
For I see them light with a pleaned war- Mi
prise K
As you sit in that rocking chair,
And, swinging so dreamily, look an V
To a country beyond my ken,
A country I fear you will seek some da?
And never come back again. B|
Yet I know no way that a child may n Ha
With a fair and cloudless brow Mb
And never a shadow of pain or wo* faB
But the one you are traveling now,
?James Montagu*. HSg
The House of 8uocesa. flH
There are no elevators in the House ot Hj
Success, i Hi
But Ihe stairs are long and steep, . " HE
And a man who would climb to the fmf IH
top jS9
Before he dare walk must creep. I nl
There are no carpets In the House of Suo*. HS
cess, <HB
But the floors are hard and bar% Ml
With slippery places all about HH
And pitfalls here and there. wBB
There are no lounges or easy chairs NB
Nor places to rest your Bplne. Ml
But when one has arrived on the roof at MB
last? Idj
Ah. but the view is fine! I figg
?Chicago JeurnaL
Song of a Dyspeptic. 9?H
If I could know
The names of all the flowers that grow EBj?
And all the stars whose light extends j KM
Above me, like familiar friends, ! mB
And fathom what their message ?' B8
I wonder If I'd be content? BMI
If I could know
Just when good dining meant my wo% SH
I would rejoice and safely eat SSI
My favorite pastry, fruit and meat. fiBI
With a digestion worth a cent ffffll
I know that I should be content IKS
?Washington Stan BSD
Forced (o Starve.
B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky., says H
"For 20 years I suffered agonies, with ^^9
a sore on my upper lip, so painful,
sometimes, that I could not eat. After m
vainly trying everything else, I cured
it, with Bucfelen's Arnica Salve." Ita
ereat for burns, cuts and wound9. At 1M
P. B. Speed drug store, only 2oc. i IBM
Action of the Tri-Sta e Quarantin |H
Conference at New Orle ins in inaia- KR
ing on a live days's trip at sea for ves HQ
sels from infected ports in the tropics HB
may seriouly affect the New Orleans HHj
Lruat trade. , Bffl