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y , mi Ml 1.11 I ,? mi ... 1't.iwn hill' WgJfci'LMPMg 1 The Press and Banner " _ i Bv W. W, and W, E, Bradley. th HUGH WILSON, Editor. G< _ an ABBEVILLE, S. C. he tli - r s th sp *#-Pnblished every Wednesdp at 82 b year in advance. _ o\ Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1905. bJ ? Tt a IllneMM of Col. J. T. Robertson. Col. J. T. Robertson lies at his home Id pi this city In a critical condition. He was St parallzed some twenty years ago, and after a brave fight recovered lo a measure his wont- th ed health. Several days ago he had another fo atttack. vi A3 A BUSINESS MAN. " ? T Col. Robertson came from bis father's farm In this County, to Abbeville more than ttfty ^ yearaago, and in all tbe time tbat be bad goodbealtb he was a notable factor In tbe tt policies and activities of tbe city. When be t first came to Abbeville he was employed as clerk In one of tbe stores. In 1858 be and John Gray, under the. firm name of Gray & Robertson, opened a store on tHe corner which Mr. C. W. Kendall has occupied for several years. After the war be and Col. G. rt McD. Miller formed a partnership UDder the n firm name of Miller & Robertson, which bUBl gt neea was continued lor some eighteen years. AS A SOLDIER. R, When the war of Secession broke out he " was among the first to volunteer, and be was cl among the last to return after the surrender A at Appomattox. Ills first experience In the w war was on Sulllvans Island with Captain a James M. Perrln's Company. After a service of six or eight months tbe company was mustered out of service. Returning home he neipea to organize a new company iubi enlisted lor the war. He was elected Captain. cl Because of the vacancies among the higher d officers of the Regiment, which occurred be- si cause of the casualltles of war, he was pro- ? moted to Lieut. Colonel of the Regiment, p Ills career In the army was a wonderful one. 01 He was never sick, and ne received out one a wound, although he was with hlB regiment p In every battle. The wound was In an arm. H He Is one of the few unreconstructed Rebels, b AS A MASON AND KNIGHT. t( He Joined the Masonic Lodge at tbis place a before the war, and for many year6 be was an ardent member and regular attendant upon Its meetings. At diflerent times be filled every office in the Ledge from the humblest to the highest. And he was often a delegate to the Grand Lodge. He is a charter w member of the Knlgbts of Honor of the Ab- t( beville Lodge, and for many jears be nas been Treasurer of the (irand Lodge, recelvlng a nominal salary far the care of tbe funds. It was at one of the meetings of the Grand Lodge of tbe Knights of Honor that be was J stricken with paralysis. as a chcschmas. He has been during all the years of bis residence In Abbeville, a member of tbe Episcopal church, ana has been a vestryman for something like forty years. Jc as a politician. u g { In 1876 he aimoit quit buBlneBS to work ? so for tbe redemption of the State In tbe successfull effort to elect Wade Hampton as govern- ' or, and few did more to bilng about the de- h ired result. When the Farmers Alliance was in Its lb strength he stood hl^h with the members. While a firm believer in tbe proposed reform!* yet he never Joined with them in any spiteful acts against the good and honorable people < against whom the Alliance was expending pt ita energy. He urged the pursuit ot those 8p wise principles as announced by the Alliance 8e but counclled moderation and Justice toward et those who as honestly held to the rule of con c) duct which bad characterized the people of A the State in former years. Although out- fll spoken and lacking In the arts of the poltlcl- 0l ans because of bis worth and character he tl) was elected to the House of Representatives, Qj where the same conservative and wise action was In evidence In the deliberation of Qr that body. w : - * . HIS MARKIAGE. N : Some thirty years ago he married Miss as Eugenia Miller. To them were born a faml- sp .Jy of sons and daughters, and they In turD ^ have entered upon the duties and activities of life, and are today a prop and a stay to the aged and afflicted father. Their mother died many years ago. I HIS HOME. About the time of his marriage he boaghi the mansion on Main Street formerly occu- p Tiled bv Hon. J- Knstor Marshall In a ehnrt time thereafter the property was destroyed ? ' by Are. Upon the cite was alterward erected the lmpcBSlDg brick structure, which Is now gt his home. Surrounded as It Is by the ^ choicest oI the ornamental trees of the largest Qt growth, the whole being enclosed by a well kept hedge of fifty years BtandiDg, marks the habitation as one of the handsomest as well as one of the most notable homes in the city. HIS [ASSOCIATES. 8: la Col. Robertson was always a sympathiser and associate with the higher and better ele- QX ment of thecommuntly, and his work and In- Q( tluenee has always been on the side of the best, and tbe truest citizenship. The ruajorlty of his friends and associates have been of ac the educated and conservative members of the oommunlty in which be lived, and his alnoerlty of purpose has always commanded the respect of tbORe who knew him best. ONE OF THE OLDEST CITIZENS. Exoept Mr. Tusten, we believe that Col m Robeitson has been a resident of the city Bi longer tban any man who was not born with- m In the corporation. In age, bis years we be m lleve are only exceeded by Mr. TuBten, who Hi Is now 75. H )M| m go Cliurch Paper. hi It is not long now until the Synod of the of Aesoclate Reformed Presbyterian Church will meet. The one great question that will come before it Is the question of the publication of ' a church paper. A1 The Synod has always had control of Era- ha klne College. At the meeting last year Synod wl took the Due West Female College under its care. Now, as a further Btep in the right direction Synod should make provision for the publlca- lr( tion of a church paper. Synod should own a th paper, even as it owns the colleges, and It rei should elect Its trustees. The editors should be elected as are tbe teachers in the colleges. And the main work of the paper should be the building up of the church everywhere ^ within the bounds of Synod. EThe interests of the Colleges should not be neglected by tbe paper, and each community 1 should become interested in the paper as well as in the colleges.' ^ Tbe Synod should take into consideration au the subject of bringing the endowment funds loj] baolc to Due West, where tbey properly be- otj long. by And then the Synod might take Into con- mi slderatlon the expediency of an effort look" ^5 ing to the development of more tactful meas- sy urea in bringing about a larger usefulnessand a greater measure of success to all its in atltutions. _ le ' Se Peace Negotiations Paralyzed. The Peace Dove has got loose and Roosc- Pr velt is now after tbe coveted bird. Things are at a standstill. Roosevelt's plan is to submit 1 tbe stubborn points to arbitration, and such a plan has been suggested to the Czar of Rus- - ?la. The peaoe oongreBS is awaiting tbe Issue ^ ot bi* decUlon. |Ul I le N|)&i'(Hiibni'? I'jnriml auil IIn Anxailuuis. nj ["he Lauren6ville Herald of last week said: I ft'e can conceive of do bigger fool undertak- I g ou tbe part of any man In South Carolina ? bd to assail the Integrity of Ambrose K jj mzales. There are very few men In this or - y olher Stale ol bis greatness of mlud id heart. Most people know It. The case of the Journal Is by do means ipeless. If It is good, in a much shorter tne than it now dreams, it may live this log down. Few newspapers will stop eaking to it. \s Air. Oonzales Is supposed to be the vnerofthe Herald, the competitor of tbe i&rtauburg Journal, It is unfortunate that > should have felt warranted In allowing ie State to lead the attack upon the JournI. Under the circumstances, evil minded peoe might attribute a wrong motive in the ate. I) If the Journal has nothing worse agalust it ll( an the taking of pay for inserting matter n? r people wbo had no paper In which to >ice their stntiment, public opinion will el| ictlfy Itself, aDd Mr. Henry's friends will be in uer to him because ol tbe lDjustlce whlcb T< is been done to blm than they ever were efore. ai We know nothing at all of Mr. Henry, or ie Journal, but we do cot approve of any fort od the part either of his competitors w brethren of the press, to ruin his eI )od name or to injurt his business, li tje are not mistaken, some of his assailants ave sold (-pace In their papers for diflerent urposes. For instance: What about the x, iadlnt; notices, or endorsements ol patent tedlclues, which appear without mar& to * low that they are advertisements ? 8? We agree with the LaurensvilJe Herald In aylng tbat the case of the Journal Is not hopeless." If we can see correctly, Us Qaracter Is as good as that of Its assailants. Ci ind It deserves to, as we have no doubt rill, stand as lair with the people as Its u ssallants. a! Dl ?. ?, E With .Mr. Haddon. w Mr. L. A. Smith who has been a most efii- tl lent salesman in the store of Mr. C. W. Ken- b] all, will,on the first of September, take a j* mllar position in the store of Mr. R. M. [addon. Mr. Smith is one of the most tt leasant clerks with whom to trade. He not te ly answers your Inquiries for goods, but he p, Dtlclpates your wants , and knows how to la lease you with the most suitable goods, ie hes the ability to conduct a first class n Aitin n/innnnt un/1 TTQ O V nflO I ft I UOIUCOD UU 4-1 ID V? r* u nvwuui >*uvt ??v v?rvv> -? 3 see him before a great while banging out shlrgle with tbe seme of L. A. Smith on G tl si ? ? pi Uilh Mr. Aujc- SI. Kmiflt. g( Mr. Lawton Robertson, always active, al- ?j ays honest and always ready to serve you it > tbe ben of eveiytblng in 1 be store where 11 s is employed. will move to tbe store of Mr. 1 ug. M. Smith on tbe first ofDext month. g< :e invites all of bis friends to oome to see Im and take away some of bis goods. He ^ as a line of first class goods irom a plow w tock all the way to the prettiest lace or em roldery. ^ tt tb "Living It Down." to D( It has been suggested that the Spartanburg rnrnal may live down, or atone for Its act In e* klDg pay lor reading notices. If we underand tbe situation, that paper will have no hf ft of trouble in "living down" any sense ol lb rong-dolng on its own part. The trouble ith that paper will be the "living down" ol cr ie wrong-doing of those who would destroy ca . It matters not how false tbe accusation, 00 ere are always some people who believe it. wi tb tb pr Against Profanity. Is The Southern Christian Advocate very ^ operly protests againBt profanity by public ol leakers, and thinks public sentiment should t its seal of condemnation upon the lrrev- i ent use of the name of tbe maker and ruler tb ' the nnlverfe. We quite agree with the ^ dvocate, and would ask its attention to tbe [o ppaut use of the name by those who fill 1 ir pulpits. Our testimony would be at we bear more profane or irreverent use w ' the Name when we go to church ou Sun- to ly morning than we hear during all week Pj ?the street. We know of no authority by w hlfh a' minlotor nf tho rrnanal mov ortaot Iho Ol q I atne of the Great Head of the Church with ; much familiarity and with as little re- th lectap he would seme Gtoige W&frbiDgtot Is rade Hampton or Ben Tillman. ^ . , tb ed They Were Sober. ?e fa Some pious brother and zealous preacher of ed le gospel who 1b a little careless of his Tl leech, and who knows more about affairs Id ^ -aven thaD he does of the South Carolina T1 resB Association, charged that tome of the jfg litoriai fraternity drank too much liquor at |ji bite Stone Springs. The proof is abundant ex iat the preacher's charge canDot be sub sa antiated. Mrs. Virginia D. Young in the ews and Courier puts to shame the author I ' such vile charges. -By Another Governor. tb It has been sugKested to us that Mr. E. D ** milh, who &| oke to the farmers at this place st Friday, would lead the race for Governor, sp ha l Jinn hi tolro q natian 1 r\ rnn 14 a aaiiIH it-talk all the fpeakers here. While Rome th jwspapers seem to have a holy horror Of re >lltlca In the Cotton Growers' Awoclatlon e think the cotton farmers, If they would fn compllsh anything, should put their own P' en In office. ^ - I n to Pi In HIm Xew Home. th For the present Rev. E. B. Kennedy will hi ake hie home at the house of Mr. James F, ac adley. Mr. Kennedy preached his first ser- of on as pastor of this people last Sunday ornlng, and all are delighted at his coming a will be an acquisition to the community* m Is presence, his good English, his logical Wl lnd, his Christian spirit and his zeal In the ^ od work In which he Is engaged will make nc m a faotor In all that tends to the uplifting 80. our people. BU crl H< ra rbe Saltan of Jolo wants to make Miss Soi lice Roosevelt Sultana of Jolo Islands, and UP is oflered her bis hand In marriage. What 111 you bet her vanity Isn't tickled ? lee ] lef l'he Island of Saghalln Is very rich In pe tul ileum and coal, and lto fisheries rival ] ose of Newfoundland banks. This Is the Qu ?son of the deadlock In peace negotiations. , , Htl an Death of Mrs. D. E. Wlun, &Mtb regret we chronicle the death ol Mrs' 81,1 E. Winn, wife of M. H. Winn, which took he ace at her home Monday night, August 7th, ^ i?o. at 9:30 o'clock. an Urs. Wlun was born January 4th, 1836. She re( is a clevoled member of the Nletbodlst lurcu una ubu Deen ror nity years. She WH iveB ? husband, two brothers aDd one sinter P? id a number of friends to grieve over her 001 is. as ["Ue funeral services took place at the Meth- 11! let church Tuesday, August 8lb, conducted 8al Rev. George Rogers, Bfter which her re del alns were laid to rest in the cemetery at ill's church. ha> die bereaved ones have our very deepest lD? mpathy. X. cei hie ?? on 1 A formidable British squadrou has bul ft tu make friendly calls at Baltic :a ports. leri llur-sian peasants demanded that the {>> opoicd assembly shall be popular in cis f>s well as iu uame. Coi St. J'i tersburg is feeling more opxiistic over peace negotiations. toi A. special commission is outlining a ton stem of reforms for the Island of P?' lam. w iWiiaawtdMi HeCaa mmunmamm mm I Fill Enthusiastic Spe Trained rtioBe.'wbo attended tho rally of farmers k ire last Friday were awakened to a reallza- t >11 of the fact that tbe farmer means busl- A and that these whisperings and rumors v unions and associations, and promises ol t Iter conditions are not vain breathings, but 5 rnply the muttering of the storm thai I" go- ii g to sweep tne Bouih from Virginia to d ?xas. A storm that will dislodge the spec- 8 ator and cause him to wonder where he Is s it." The farmers are gathering confidence, y id that their heart Is In it, Is evidenced by o le Interest manifested at these meetings d aid all over the Stale. Next year's political S impalgn will not be better attended than e as last Friday's meeting, There were not ti lough seals In tbe court house lo seat tbe b id lence and great numbers stood up through b le eDllre meeting. P There were four speakers present: Mesnrs. ti berman, Hunnlcutt, Hyatt and Smith. The It leetlng was presided over by Treasurer W. a , Bradley. No audlenceever gave better attention than c as given tbe speakers on this occasion. No fl 36 csred to lose a single word of what w as tl ild. After a few preliminary remarks by tbe o lalrinan, Mr. n. u. OLiermau w?? luimuuccu. i Introducing Mr. Sherman the chairman t] ild the name was a familiar one In South c arollua and with It " ere associated the ravines of an Invasion more terrible than which ri Istory recounts do Instance. The blackened t nes ol whose trail are still to be seen and felt t Iter forty years of time. Mr. Sherman Is ibe 'i atlonal lecturer for the American Society of a qulty, a farmers' organization that has lm- ti lense membership in the west and north- ? est. Mr. SbermaD said that while bis Introduc- e ou at the bands of the chairman was pnss - o ly not bis best recommendation he assured a Is audience that be carried no matcbea on ? lis occasion. Ho spoke of lbe spirit of independence In fi ie air as manifested by the large number of e irmers in attendance. The great awakening t r the farmers generally, and all for lbe sole 1 urpoeo of maintaining profitable prices on t irm, garden, and orchard products. n He says the only way to escape the clnlches F f the speculator Is through organisation, b mt organIzatlon Is no longer a doubtful ' uestlon. He showed that the farmers have 1 aen organized ere this: The Farmers' A1 E i,.v. ?,ou nrennlzcd with SO 000* the D raDee which was organized wlih 3,000.000- 0 ae Wheel organized with 2.000,000, which lows very plainly that organization Is a e rwsibillty. Mr. Sherman stated farther that every or- ?. inlzatlon extant today, was organized jalnst the farmer, that all business organ!- ? ktlon* were selfish, selfish In the extreme, >oklng 8fier their own Interests strictly, and others suflered, why "no Importa;" and yet It were not for the farmers and farm pro- c nets seven out of 9 of all Institutions would i' ) to the wall! 8 He statfd that the farmers should learn a ? sson from tbe boot-blacks who are organlz- J3 1 and kottlng after the price of their labor ,f Ithafcetneye. With tbe larmer. the other a llow fixes tbe price, and be doe?n t fall to /* i It bs low as be can possibly get It. He Paid Y lat there was little help for the farmer In Jf le National Legislature; very little more In A le state Legislature ; and the only hope for 11 ie farmer rested with himself, and If he did at help himself, nobody else would do It. Mr. Sherman spoke of the falaoy heard evy day, that ferment can't price the products ' ibelr farms. Somebody else can, and imebody else does! Supply and demand is nothing to do with It, It is tbe bnlls and e bears. What caused cotton to go to six nts, and then what caused It to eo from six ten cents in the face of a 14 000,000 bale op? WneD COUOD urt>i>pt-u iu MA uruin n .. used tbe farmers to organize and ten cent itton Is the result today. Mr. Sherman drew tbe pltlfnl picture that eenaotev?ry day during tbe fall montbg? e picture of the fanner with his cotton on e street calling: to the buyer to come and pr Ice his staple for biro, and when the staple w priced he goes to tbe merchant to buy sb iods, and doex he price tbe merchants goods tu does tbe merchant price them? The poor d farmer prices nothing. It 1b his duty to pr g and sweat and go hungry and take Just p< bat he can get and no more. Is The speaker referred to the organization of m e tobaoco farmer. How the price of tobacco m id fallen below tbe Drlce of production and 01 e farmers organized and demanded 8 cents at r tbe leaf and got 8 1 2 In a\x week! v( Tbe speaker-Illustrated the sad plight of as e farmer by an Incident tbat occured In Is orth Carolina. An old negro who bad orked all the vear and bad made very little st bacco, carried bis product to town end pt aced It on tbe warehouse floor. The old se sgro expressed the hope tbat tbe buyers pi ould give blm a good price, asking each one pt them to bid a good price as that was about a* 1 be bad. They told blm that they would in ) tbe best tbey conld for him. After pi ie auctioneer baa aoia me looacco? looacco m* Dot sold like cotton but le sold by a paid b: loiloDeer wbo Is under contract to sell a ac irtaln number of pile per minute?aDd after pi ie fees, wblcb were nnmerons, were deduct- st I tbe tobacco lacked .25 eta. of paying for tbe dt lling. Tbe old negro was informed of tbe p< ct and bis countenance fell, he bad expect- tb I a little and bad received less tban nothing. In be old darkey told tbem that be could not tb ty It but tbat be had an old roonter at borne o] lat be would bring tbem If It would answer, ot ae warehouse men told blm to bring tbe ioster, It would be all right, just bring along tc ie rooster. (-.Shortly afterwards tbe old da?- pi ay returned with two roosters, one under tb icharm. "Well, here is your rooster" he w iid. "But you don'towe us but one rooster," in piled the man. "I know" said tbe old dar- d) ?y "but ise got one mo load of tobacco wbat cc want to sell!" If the farmers do not look of r themselves tbey will have to take a coop II of roosters eaoh time to market. tb Mr. Sherman thought tbat the warebon*e st stem was the beat thai we could adopt, h< lat It was the panacea for all tbe Ills of tne so rmer. Hold for a good pjlce aud when you hi it your price sell. ca Mr. Hunnlcut was the next speaker. He fe loke of the soil as the farmer's bank and w id stated tbat we do not love tbe soil as we gi igbt, tbat we ought to learn lessons from tb ie llblnaman and tbe Italian. Very few tc mllze wbat one acre of dirt can do. One tb :re has produced in South Carolina 282 dl i?belB of corn. The speaker referred to our a? How country man Mr. Sullivan of Honea itn who raised 2011-2 dusbels of corn on one cc :re. Three bales ol cotton bave been pi ?de on one aore, aud some say it is possible ta raise five or six bales per aore. Deep It oughlng, fertilization and tillage will do P< e work. a? Hunnlcut tbougbt tbat a father could leave h cbild no richer heritage than a hundred res of fertile soli. i'be Chairman next Introduced Mr. Hyatt Columbia, wbo Is President of the State sod Roads Association, and took a very tlvepart in tbe Cotton Growers Association 03 is year. He is a very successful business Pj aD, and proved himself a good speaker us be 3l 1. He spoke of tbe past and present con- ,. Hon ol tbe South, bow tbe South has been 10 leep for forty years, how she is awakening oil iw. How rapidly tbe Cotton Grower's Aselation Is growing. ? He also epoke of the necessity of raising J ppllea at home and not keeplDg our corn stc lbs and smoke houses In the north west, flu 9 dwelt at length also on the necessity of t Islng stock. If we would put back on the wt 11 toe necessary fertilizer to keep the land on i and build our land up we must raise oolts, ooi ttle, hogs, etc. He believed that a thor? , gh bred white man could not be raised on is than hog and hominy. bu Ho said that the farm should bo made so r0( tractive that tbe boys would not want to . ive tbem. He thought that the South was lo tnlng over a new leaf. 3e believed In immigration. The labor estlon Is such that we will be forced to do tnethlng. The first thing to b>- done he ought wae to olear our land of rooks and imps and prepare It for better maohlnery. R< d then use better machinery. He stated ai. a Memphis man bad invented a successcotton picker. He thought that by using 03 machinery the amount ol labor could . curtailed. m le spoke of the South's monopoly of cotton p_ d the faottbat sixty years ago our lathers T . illzed tbat tbey had a monopoly on cotton j len after three years of olvll war tbe staple isso 6carce;tbat It flew up to 81.87 per JL und! One aud one half years ago, be said, tton went up to .17 cents and came dowu Ji: fast as It went up and when it came down woke ud seventeen millions of Denote ! Hb d that the farmers are awakened Is evl- c uced by the immense numbers that attend y" 2?e meetings. Ho said that the farmers d already acoompllsned wonders In fore; the prloe of cotton from .00 cts. to .10 iv! its per pound, and for the first time In the \ itory of the country the farmer Is quoted ha the stock exohange. r" 'he speaker thought that the farmers could lid warehouses and operate them at a pr>ry profit, that the price per bsle would be io without sprinklers and 82 25 with spriuk3. The standard warehouse being 100 feet SO feet and accommodating 500 buies of cot- A wh Ion. E. D. Smith president, of the Stute [r01 ton Growers Association was ihe next j,,r aker, and he made oneo'the best speeches 8?n he day, and at times worked the cri wd up j hoc ntense enthusiasm. He told bow the col- duj market was controlled at some interior nts and told how be had been able to ale the combination in Humpter county. B [r, Hmjtb stated that success meant the me iir'auHtiiYni iiiwimriiiB~iiiiir"in rmr'Ti'i ? S MEETING. eches by Four Orators. ettlng bold of the right Udpr and following hem to the end. The Orange, tbe wheel, the Uliance failed because they were built oc, the prong lines ; and after all the bent pass word, he best grip, tbe best sign Is the dollar ! lotiey In Dot only a means to success but It u the only means. He stated that some men ousted tbe possibility of an independent >ou:b. Hwho doubts Is damned. The pecker said that your brother will oppress ou if you don't keep blm from it. He spoke f the New Yorkur who said that price did ot speculate In Southern cotton but In ou ihern fool*! He said that when tbe larmr soils his cntion to the bujer and the buyer akiss tbe profit, and tbe buyer sel!s to the roller who takes out bis pioflt, and the rol:er to tbe speculator who takes out bis rorit and tbe speculator to tbe mill which skusthe restof tee profit there Is not enough aft tbe farmer to pay the Interest on a flop ??ed mole. Mr. Smith said that be would rather be a onvict with tbe stripes on than one who ghts the organization Inaugurated to help l)p farmer. Mr. Smith eald that we need not worry urselvts about Immigration, that wbere here 1b honey, bees will be found; Make be country what It ought, to be u )d we an't beep immigration out! As for diversification Mr. Smith says: a'sejust those things you cnu raise cheaper han you can buy and no others. He Hald bat he could glut the market will) two good u?dB of pea vine hay: and should he bring load or corn to this market he would have r> peddle It on the streets to get rid of It. lot bo wltb cotton. Tne speaker said that the farmers had no nemles and that their oppreslon was due to rganlzatlon on the parts of every one else nd no organization on the part of tbe faroer. He was thankful to Sully for breaking the alacy of 8c cotton and thought that a monument ought to be erected to him for that one blng. He served notice on Southern mills hat tbey must pay the price If they want be cotton tbey would no more get It for lotblng. He bad no 111 will against tbe ills exempt that tbey hud at no time tried to i?lp the farmer. He saM that the Assocla Ion liHd the reins lu band and holding a Ijjht grip at 121-2 jents cotton and If the nil)* did not look out the farmers would oaken break and demand 15 cents instead f 121 2 cents. Tbe speaker said that some one acknowldged that tbe Association bad been sueessful and told Mr. Smlih Ibut be should be areful or be would kill tbe goose tbnl laid be golden egg. to wbom he replied "tbe old ooselHHll rlgbt. It's tbe sun of a gun tbat es been stealing tbe eggs that I'm after." Mr. Smith said tbat with cotton as tbe asis of a'l Southern wealth, the very curreny of thi> South, and tbe predomlnent Indu*ry of tbe world: and tbe monopoly tbat the oiith ban on tbe staple, tbe South stands ut unique among tbe nations. Tbe South as every tiling her own way all she has to do I to grasp tbe reins. During the afternoon Mr. Smitband Mr. [yalt organized a branch of the Southern otton Association here. A large number lined and it is expected tbat a flourishing ssoclatlon will be the result of Friday's leetlng. The officers of the Association are : J. Allen Smith. President, T)ave Gilliam, Vice President, W. R. Bradley, Secretary, R. E. Cox. Treasurer. HONORABLE CRITICISM. ?lr J ant and InofTeimlve Conclnnionn. Seen Notblog B6iter Than TIiIm. (Newsand Courier.) " Ve care little about the opinion of "tbe ess of South Carolina," exolaims the Sparnburg Journal. Hasty words. The Journal lould swallow them lest tbey rice up in Jure to confound it. Long experience has taught this dally newsiper that ' the press of South Carollha," e?jc.lally the weekly and semi-weekly press, H fur and away tne agency most able to J ake or mar its prosperity. Nothing is ore easy to obtain than Its friendship. Tbe ae price that be demands is lair, courteous id respectful treatment. Nothing is more kluable onc<> it is gained and we know of no iset that The News and Courier has that it r>ore scrupulous to guard and to cultivate. We do not mean tbat the daily paper muld siaek the friendship of any other newstper, great or small, at the sacrifice of lis If-respect. Any flagrant offence against tbe _ jbllc mort is or welfare by 4 small newr- ~ iper should suffer its adverse comment Just 1 would 8 paper of larger circulation and nuence, dui we recognise as a business oposltlon that the county weekly Is in a )sitlou to hart us much more than we could 7 any possibility help It. Even II we were itnated by no worthier motive than due and -oper estimate of tho value of dollars, we tould be careful to refrain from needless sparagemenl. of any of those smaller oonsmporarles which appeal more directly to ie masses of the people and so have more ? imediate influence In giving direction to ie moral and political ourrents of public Din Ion than have printed language in any ? her form. y In time the Spatanburg Journel will acpire p i a larger field than the community of its f"1 iblication. With the certain expansion of ^ ie city of Spartanburg, Its afternoon paper M ill in time reach a reading public Inhabitg a wide territory. In that time it will scover the friendship of its neighboring mtemporariesof high value and the absence J it difficult to overcome, Moreover, the Journal should know that M ie opinion of the newspapers all over the ate Is reflected aid affecu its standing at p1 imA. It Ifl t hft inPYftPflhlfi lom r\f Kiimnn elety tbat the Individual, no matter even If 9 seem to have power without limitation, B< tnnot escape the force of the opinion of his Ct Hows. In this country today we behold its SI ealthlest man slowly sinking Into his ave emp!)-banded and starved of those A ilngs tbat go farthest and are most needed i eurlch a career. A newspaper Is no more lan the expression of one or a number of in- " vlduals and In the main the laws of soolety i they apply to mere men bind It. ? Our contemporary's words were not well U msldered and should not be literally inter- St eted, but we take the liberty of suggesting C< i the sagacious business bead wbloh guides ^ that to defy and affront the South Carolina ?i ress is to Invite sooner or later bitter dls- ? g mm Hi K Id New Quarters. D The Kerr Furniture Company are now p ovlug Into their new qnarters under the V rlhlHn Hall. The new glass front has not ? en put In, but a temporary front keepsi out bi e weather and suoh customers as might H berwlse come after the clerks have gone to d. Y! ["be Kerr Furniture Company carry a large H >ck of goods and' the store room has been Oj ted up for tbat business. The stand to p, llob they ure moving Is regarded as a good ? e, and thdir friends and nefghbors we!me them. ? I nice office has been built inside tbe Udlng and desirable obanges In the store , jm have been made. Mr. Kerr will be glad see you. ./ HIH FIRST SUNDAY. PV. E. B. Kennedy Enter* Upon tbe / Pastorale of tbe Associate He- I formed Church. lev. E. B. Kennedy delivered bis first serin as pastor to tue Associate Reformed esby terlan congregation last Banday morn- T { n addition to tbe members of tbe congretion, quitxa number of visitors from oiber urcbes were present to greet tbe new pasaud at tbe conclusion of tbe services u sat number went forward to take bis band d bid blm welcome. 'be preacher read tbe 13tb chapter of 11 rinthians and we would ask you to tnrn to ur Bible and do tbe same tiling. What tbe iacbeu bad to say was said in tbe best oi gllHb.andhis thoughts were up on tbe it and ibe most orthodox lines, 'be congregation is much delighted at ving so able a preacher, and you must ne out to bear blm. Itealti of Mr. than. A. Bowcn. .bout fifteen days ago Mr. Charles Boweti ii was located In Jacksonville, Fla., fell in a second story window and received lilies from which be died. Mr. Hon en Is a of Mr. Joseph Bowen of Anlrevllle. The ly was brought home and burled yester- ?p at Bolls Cemetery near AntrevlUe. on't fall to call and teu D. PoilakoiTs $3.00 n ah aea for 12.50 iiiiiiiiii Mm H wiiiriTiiini irfrrgg?<winTriii m.ifiitfUiMiwMtiBg I Acquaintance Jj . Forgot I ; we say M, j again? ? i Fnnrrnt I# III i Hi (Uneeda | j Biscuit I I v :w NATIONAL.BISCUIT COMPANY M 1/ Graham Crackers \ W{ ' M m I Butter Thin Biscuit 1 , /A i \ Social Tea Btecgii I II ' 1 @B I \ Iituivu juaya M . bhi IL N-X II : ' I ?he following is the Annual Apportionment of c School Funds, composed of Three Mill Con- ' stitution Tax, Poll Tax and the Dispensary j I Fund for Scholastic Year iqo^-1906. 1 O "Q sag I J-' ' ?2 u\ z m. ^a-d ?22 5 g? Ss |3 * = "Soa & ?a a? ' ? 5 w-? ? iis 3 _ O i-2 ""A ?oS 3 a *?fe ?Q5 91 "O0 ??3 Name of Districts. 5- ^ Za.* S.&* 5 ?- flSg J3? <~ Safe PPk*} ^ *0 g?J oo"' ofl 0 2&<2 ?_ - ?i 23 a 05 I1 I |ll sis | Is Ss? * Dde.?i".N0.1 1 I t a? ?!?? 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He writes: ''At the age of 11 months, our little girl was in declini ing health, with serious Throat Trou- _ he Kind that Never Fails, bie, and two physicians gave her up. We were almost in despair, when we resolved to try Dr. King's New DisVI 41 VVPI S. Aniinn. fm- Pnnonmntinn rnnffho and . v "" V"h W*CIJ IV* VVUWMMI0 p i Colds. The first bottle gave relief; af- lt lulKGS, ter takiDg four bottles she was cured aud Is now in perfect health." Never Harrows. fails to relieve and cure a cough or L> cold. At P. E. Speeds drug store; 50c "* -A- -J ana $i.UU guarauieeu. umi uuinc ?. ===== free. y\ SEE THE NEW OSBORNE Don't forget the embroidery and lacesat ai VERTICAL LIFT. THE FIN- White's. They are worth iooklnu at. vqt mow vr vft prht^ttripn you need & churn ? Tb6 olcgsut wbito it, hSl MOWhR lET FRODUChD. glazed churns wp are showing are the (roods f/\r mn tn hnv F.flfiV In kAi<n olefin. Dar? . gan't* 5 and 10 cents store. , gr The reputatlon'iof belngr a "good fellow' TT never helped a man at a bank. Keep your U . sell by taking Vlnol and smoking Speed's erms to suit you. cmcociga?. SI Our Coca Cola Is better this year than ever at before. Our Bales are 60 gal. ahead ol this ?f Abbeville Hardware C<>? "melaatyear. Mllford's Drug Store. ? T " ' . - Gen era J Jfe ? 3fo tea, The war department has been ad- } ised of tne deaths of three offlcen j -Captain Horace M. Reeve; Capt. M i. C. Troutand Capt W. B. Barker.J| Tbe protest of tbe American As^l 'halt Company to the VenezulaflJil government against the flgfl be decisions of tbe aeuenlenezeta<^K? be Venezuelan courts may lead ffi ciiou by tbe Uoited StateB to protecMB American intererests In Venezula. The only interest of this govern-^B ueut in the Hankow*Canton rail roadH niir'PHHlnii ia tn nrpvAnt. it is Said. njustice to Americans. General Linevitch reports that the lanks of uu advance body were turn<1 and ibat the Russians were forced^ lack. Twenty thousand men are on strike ' it Ri ga and serious disorders have iccurred. From Tokio further surrenders ofRussians Sakalin Island are report* id. The Paris newspapers are devoting . nuch space to the events at Portsnouth. a Former Chinese Minister Ww Tifagang denies that he directed the UWlese boycott, but he proceeds to job- 1 tify It. The Russian and Japanese pieni-i jotentiaries arranged the prellininarJ lea or tbe peace negotiations. i : Dr. William Rainey Harper, it fa e ported, will resign as president of be University of Chicago on tbe adrice of bis physician. A great charch conference will take ilace in New York in November lookng to federation of all Protestant seots n tbe,United States. District Attorney Jerome may be . he Citizens' Union nomine for may-; >r or New York. Harvie Jordan has asked for Ihe re-' ilguation of E. 8. Peters, vice preflfc dent of tbe Southern Cotton Aseocteion,-and has suspended him front>flice. Peters is charged with work na aorainst tbe association in Wash- $ ngton. The arctic steamer Terra Nova/ vbich went to the relief of the Fiata Seigler polar expedition, has rescued' 17 memhere of that party. Beimharsement for the expenses, iiwtained in the war and the cession t >f the Island of Sakhalin constitute \ he main features of the peace oondiions demanded by Japan. China's bovoott of American goods s forcing a financial crisis In Sbang* lai. The rescue of Anthony . Flala'sM expedition was effected by means of rieds. iuc jDiii/iou pniiiauicui woooujuuuiid to October 80, when It will be lurher adjourned. . Twelve people we re killed and-2Sa ojured in a railway collision at Kish-^ nan, 0., yesterday. Bear*Admiral Andrew E. K. Ben- ' lam, retired, a member of the Schley jourt of inquiry, is dead. Soochow reports that the American >oyoott is awnming a political charicter and may end in' an outbreak. A history of former Banker Frank 3. Bigelow's speculations show that le embezzled $1,558,288 in 11 months. Tbe money in the treasury vaults s being counted as a result of the" jbange in treasurers, which oocurred' ruly 1. Tbe Norwegian people in a refer ;ndum voted almost unanimously for. lissoiutlonof the union with Sweden* In a thunderstorm in New York yesterday a number of persona were itruck by lightning but only one wm tilled. Professor Wiley, of the agricultural iepartment at Washington, has competed his inspection of Sootch and [rish distilleries. New York bankers have decided to jurchaso$80,000,000 of short- term, lotes guaranteed by the Wheeling ind Lake Erie Railroad for improvenents on Wabash lines. Department figures show that near" y 3,000,000 more bales of cotton were available during the present season :han in the same period of 1904. Moral suasion is all right In its way, >ut there are tfmes when it should be tacked up with a shotgun. It's surprising what a number of >ractical things are Impracticable Rrheo you try them. Exports or manufactured articles rom the United States in the last fi* al year amounted to $548,020,279, the argeston record. Joseph L. Bristow, special Panama laiiway commissioner, has completed his service. He will return to pri 'ate are in nansas. The Japanese are preparing to aake vigorous attempts to increase beir trade in the Orient. They have tought many vessels for use in the Chinese coastwise trade. The Japanese papers are divided in heir views as to the outcome of the >eace negotiations. The Chinese boycott at 800 Chow, s taking on a political character, ana ,n anti-foreign outbreak is feared. Secretary Taft and party sailed from Manila for Iloilo. M. Witte still wants the sessions f the envoys public, but the Japanse ay Count Cassini insisted upon se* recy some time ago, Captain Buser of the steamship loltke, reports unusual. activity on be part of the Gulf stream in theBfl atb of steamers. mm Chicago advices indicate tbat. tbeHH ugar rate war between eastern rail-H oada and the Gulf lines has been ter-^H ainated. 9B A negro entered the borne of ai^M Episcopal clergyman in New Yor^BI ud struck down the minister and hiiHI rife. He was himself killed by a po-j^H iceman in trying to escape. 19 A man supposed to have murdered? Viliiam Bate, of Racine, Wis., iH oung chauffeur, who was found deat^J n his auto in a lonely road last No-H ember, has been arrested at Brock^E Dr. Guitteras, the yellow fever exll ert, has arrived in New Orleans ot^Bg is tour of inspection of Gulf States^H Captain Taggart's cross examlnagM ion in the divorce case against hiaE! Ife was continued and evidenaMn ending to show his own fondness foafl j rink was introduced. Snl Signor Guisepe Nicolao, who oao^MI iugbt Adelina Patti, died inNev^H "ork blind and in poverty, H9| The new window glass scale makefljl advance of about $2.50 a week iiHrl 'ages. MB A new road to pass through thfljl heat belt of Kansas has been eba^HI :red by the Harriman interests, u?g Co). Oswell Ernest, a member oH|| ie Panama Canal commission, sayMU lat it will be a year before work~tf(|HM vely begins on the canal. mi_ _ _ 1 J. lit) UHUUUH1 UUXi VCLIHUU <J1 UUIUl^M Jd ornamental horticulturist* met ii^HI /ashington. The peace envoys have agreed upodHI tide 6 of the treaty. Employers of printers say they poiMHj ively will not grant an 8-hour dajHflfl The president has modified his prcx^BC mation of August 5 and restored tSgB itry about 85,000 acres of land in th^B9 uitah reservation. MbH The slate department is advised thaflH langhai is the onjy point in CbinHjH which the boycott on America tods is serious.