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. ? .. = , 1 , . , . , "JUJi- 1 " The Abbeville Press and Banner, f BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1905. ESTABLISHED 1844 ?i Ijftr ljfl nK Fine Clothes Make BALTIMORE' NE Come in and .. i * v i' We have way of sj m. a. ai 1 ' MUTUAL MJfilM ASSOCIATION. ?*operty Insured, $925,000 January 1st, 1904. ^/"Rrhs TO OR CALL on the undersigned * * or vo ine i>irecior or your mwnwir for any Information yon may desire nbon our plan of Insurance. . We Insure your property against destrtr Hon by m, tana o& utsmn, and do to cheaper than any insurance Con pany in exlstenoe. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon (hat oar* is the safest and ohcapest plan < f lnsunnoe known. J, B. BLASE, Jr., Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. C. J, i BASES LYON, Fret. Abbeville,t8..C. BOARD DIRECTORS. 8. G. Valor ~....~~...Q reen wood J i J.T. Mabry Cokeibnry c W. B. Acker............^...._..Donaid8 o W. B. Clinkscales Dae West T. Lu Haddon ?...JLiong Cane d I. A. Keller .........__Bmllhvllle , a A. K. Watson..........Cedar Spring A. M. Reld..................... Abbeville Townahlt , W W RmdlM Abbeville Cltv. ? Dr. J. A. Anderson Autrevllle H. A. Tennent......~.L<owndesvllle f ' A. O. Grant.....?.... Magnolia \ J. R. Tarrant .....Calhonn Mills 8. L. Edmonds.........-.. Bordeaux ? 8.0. Harvey...- Walnut Grove B W. C. Martin ..Hodjjee J. D. Coleman Coronaea J. Add. CalboanM.MM..^Nlnety-8lz J. M. Payne Klnards J. B. Taylor Fellowship Joaepb Lake -Phoenix Rev. J. B. Muse- ..Verdery J. H. Chiles, Jr ?Bradley e J. W. Lyon ? ?..?Troy W. A. Cheatham ....Yeldell P. B. Calllaon... ,...Calllson o W. M. Out* Klrkseys Caleb Walton Brooks E Abbeville. 8 a. Jan. 18. 1904. Bemtmber you can always fled Bcbool 8 ftwvjiiya tahlnU itnil rttn/tflk al Rt.oi H'a Hrncr Store." * . ' Webavtanlrr lire cf Itdlis band bag > wblcb we are selling at reduced price*.? Speed's I)i ug Store. F Do you seed some visiting cards? If to go to Speed's arid s<e the very latest styles lo J oards, Invitations sod monogram stationery. ThU to tbe very prettiest line that has ever s been shown bere. If yon appreciate swell Utlonery you can't stay away. Speed's Drag Store. Speed's oorn cnre will snre remove yonr corns. Honey refunded 11 It tails. Speed's i Prug Store. * ?" ^ ^ ^ Sea Su You ne than li these c Better season? ggjjypk maybe felSi W6're: tifal tl ? II xl, /s vi Ar llIO JUO V f~*' _ / Bros. 6 AW the "Q II The d: IjJ our Cl< W tually & C? from $ "VOW* Vari6tJ f * f see how yoi ? everything mart lurnism. >s TDERSOI ? ?? xhjffxi correct dress The "Modern Method" system of high-grade tailoring introduced by L. E. Hays A Co., of Cincinnati, O, satisfies good dressers everywhere. All Garments Made Strictly to Your Measure at moderate price*. 500 style* of foreign and domestic fabrics from which to choose. ReoreMnted by H. G. ANDERSON & CO., Abbeville, S. C. "The best baker made"?The ron Sing. . Barksdale'i Locals. Every living creature has to eat, we have nut received six car loads of feed for bones, own, bogs, chickens, boys and girls also tbe Id folks. Over 100 cases of shoes open up and marked < orlogibe past 30 days, when In need of a ood shoe call on us. i Flour! Flour2! Flour!!! 1 have any grade : >r patent from tbe cheapest to tbe lines:. When the wrrd "machine" Is baerd tbe ? Irs! thought is. is It Wheeler and Wilson. J V. D, Barksdale sells them. Anything and Everything kept In General iercbandise store well be tound at tbe i tore of W. I>. Barksdale. j A car load of wagons just arrived. \ McKEK'8 LOCALS. We have bought 400 bbls of floor si tbe low t price and It la now advancing. Be aare to ] ee us If yon are ready to bay. I Be sure to see ua before you buy your seed all. Our line or aboes are aecond to none. Let ta abow you our line before you buy. Ten thousand gun ahella at Mc&ee'a and nna to about tbem. , Try oa r roeated coffee, * We keep a line line of canned goods brlmp, cinbs, lobalera, anlmon, French aarlloea, aalad dreaalng. Helntx pickles and irepared mustard. t It will pay you to see me before you buy ( 'our clothing, bats and underware. If you wish to aee a nice line of glaaa ware 1 it prices thai will Interest you. Beeoura. c | 40 years of experience?The [ron King. j sonable ? to da 8a wl A mi its. tb 11 bo ied something more ? ght summer clothes ~ irisp morningsCO tbi come in here and " fit you out with a ? ible Fall Suit and 1 mi a Top Coat, too. ?> showing some beau- ~ ijngs this year?all ,pt? v styles from Schloss Z t Co., of Baltimore, ? oo uality Makers." lb mi rawing shows how jthes look when ac- , worn. Prices run ? 5 to $25, with a big S ' to choose from. ? wt all an JO bo i like them. ? m< J olo po ye ml else by H ngs, too un CO o Tj or ] 1b< Tt lot J & CO. I - tb8 2 till "Hints to Shavers" i , . bm is the title of a very interesting a book that tells how to lather your A? face and shave yourself with JJj pleasure. w? | If You Will Call For It j| we will be glad to give you a nei copy free of charge and it is worth while calling for as it contains a lot of valuable hints i about shaving that every man ought to know. * do1 Da ieiiei? i J Til Cheap Bttei Y!? Sooth* rn Railway ^ To Washington, D. C., and return account qqi Vmerlcan Backer* Association, October 10-13, wi 1906. One fare plus 85 cents for the round trip. rickets on tale October 8th and 9tb, final lmlt Ootober l&tb, with privilege of extension or an additional teD day* on deposit ol tick- < it and payment of fee or SO oenta. nlf To Chicago, III., and retnrn. Account National Baptist Convention, Col., October &31st. 1905. ?,r One fare plaa 50 cent* for tbe round trip, ol rickets on sale Ootober 23rd and 24th, limited .. o return leaving Chicago not later than ... November 5tb, 1906. ? ?? ? .1 (/> w0 POT lanuer luiuiuiauuii IV mm., tohedules, eta., call on any agent of Southern iUllway, or address, m. W. Hunt, D. P. A. Brooks Morgan, rfj Charleston, 8. C. A. G. P, A. Atlanta, Ga - - no adi Land lor Sale. ^ 560 acres of the beet land in the Flatwoods, Apply to J, S. Norwood, Dresden, S, C. ott t& We always push onr own brands of goods na bis Is bow we have made Speed's Clnpo "\s ?lgars so famous, aol Our shoe trade has been enormous, have fri teen in business only a month and bave re-, Prf >rdered large sblpments of shoes. Tbe rea? tar ion Is we handle tbe very best, all leather coods at prloes that satisfy.?Link's Mew Store. Oar 91C suits will oompare favorably with -?ri suits for (12.60 and $15.00, found elsewhere. Jf PerrIn Clothing Co. i^j . . ' ' ^u.. THE COTTON SITUATION. \ow or twenty ymn henee. Phe meeting of tbe farmers last Saturday bear tbe champion of II cents cotton wu a olded success for tbe movement. Mr. lltb li a most eloquent speaker and fired tb enthusiasm for tbecauRe makes a very lerestlng appeal. Tbe Court House was >wded and tbe walls frequently reeohoed tb applause as tbe speaker tnuohed a mpatbetlc cbord In tbe hearts or his an>nce. Mr. Smltb la In dead earnest and II e farmers will listen to blm tbey will get cents for tbelr cotton. Hold yonr cotton, Id Is all he a?ks yoa to do. Contracts masl filled and tbey can't be spurn ont of paper glvs up now means to give up wben tbe ttle Is almost woo. Mr. 8mltb truthfully Id tbat if tbe farmers permit tbe beat eculaiors to whip In this fight the cause li it for at least 20 years! You can bold your iton for a low months why In tbe same 01 mmon sense don't you try It and see II ere be any virtue In tbe movement! You y tbat Tom, Dlok. Harry, and Joe Flnley >n't bold and so wbal's tbe use. Well Tom, ck, Harry and Joe Flnley say tbe same leg about you three times a day and tbey ve cauae to do It too. If there Is Dot another man in your com unity who Is holding why It is up to you U t the example and see whether or not then any virtue In the holding of cotton. Tbt ttou leaders say for a certainty tbat If tbi rraeri bold tbey will get II cents for even und of It wtiy Id ibe Dame or common use then don't you do your pari? Do an'Jtb* eaker of I ant, Saturday be^a you, bild for a v montbi. Wlih the Ware Home faclltlet tbat we now ive It is possible for any of oa to bold out tton. If yoQ can make ooe oeat a pound i your cotioo you mlgbt flod a plaoe to un some bow. 15.30 a bale ougbt to be wottt e getting, tbe leaders of tbe cotton morve Bnt oome (o you aod tell you you can gci la, tbey bave studied tbe condition, tbt pply demand eot., and tell yon tbat all /on uat do to gain $5.00 per bale la to bold a tie While, tben leu bold ! foo know that Jf tbla cotton la held off tb< arket cotton will go up. All that worrlei a la you are afraid you will hold youra and ira, Dick and Harry and maybe Joe Find 1 will sell theirs and glut ihe market and u will get a lower prloe for yours, booeai w, Isn't that the situation with you ? You mid go Into It Id a minute If you thought the othera would do ao?Tom and Dick d the olhera. You are one of the other* nr neighbor baa hla eye on you, and If yon Id and show that you have oonfldenoe Is a rank tend file of farmers It la likely thai u will make a convert of him and intftll to him ttmeihlDg of confidence In the jvementand lu leader*. Remember tbla: At the present prlee ol ith the mllla can pay you IS bents for every and of cotton you will make tbla year and t make good money for the mills. Some 11a according to Mr. Bmltb, have eold oda at a baala of 18 centa for ooiton! Arc a Ratltfled T No, you are hungry for that tra 3 centa, ao are the mill men ; but yoo ve the cotton, It 1? ap to you to eay who 11 get tbla fat zrargln : Freeze to your oot* i like grim death to a defunct aenegamblan til you get 11 cent* anyhow, and If you me out of tbla fight a winner you will have compllsbed more than could tbe eon ol 'dtua or Achillea of Lareua, or ten yeara a tbouaand ablpa! Sow one hundred member* were added to i roll juat after tbe talk of Mr. 8mltb' tat'a a gcod Indication tbat tbe farmeraare .created. Join the ranka and "flgbt till tbe t armed foe expiree." Don't allow your, r and your talenta to fall Into "Innoououa metude" not to aay antagonlam, In tbl* Dggle. for .It la going to be a momeotoua land tbe help of every cotton planter In South will be needed. tot buay. Seoretary. DDE WEST. [Its Sue Black well left Saturday to take irge of a Mbool near Abbeville. ;e?. J. L. Pressly reached Due We?t laat Bk and will be with borne folks until after nod. He preached for Rev. R, F. Bradley Long Cane last Sabbatb. tr. Howard Caldwell, real estate dealer of umbla, was lo town during tbe past week. (lis Ola Devlin returned borne Saturday bt from a visit among relatives at Ridge lugs and Spartanburg. Lev. J. N. Kennedy and family left Tues? i fo r Newberry and Troy wbere tbey will It relatives before tbe meeting of Synod.. Ir. Ben Maglll took In tbe County Fair at derson last week. llss Sue Morton was called to ber old no below Abbeville on aooount of tbe teas of ber sister, Miss Mo)lie Morton. >ruf. Mark Bradley of Clemson College mt Saturday nlgbt wltb Dr. J. W. Wide,n and family. Prof. Bradley was on bis y to Long Cane to spend tbe week wltb me fo ks. ir.W.C. Brook visited bis daughters at derson last week. ir. and Mrs. C. B. Cowan. Mr. W. T. Cowan ss Lois Cowan and Mr. R. C. Brownlee tl attend the Stale Fair in Colombia this ek. lluea Minnie and Annie Bowie were lo derson last week to see the County Fair, .title Halite Belle Doty, daughter of Mr. 1 Mrs. W. C. Poty died last Monday night the age of nearly seven months. The laral wai conducted by Rev. O. y. Bon Tuesday afternoon at three o'olook. Mr. 1 Mrs. Doty have the slnoera sympathy of )lr man/ friends. Irs. G. L. Melcbor Is the guest of home ks for a few days. 'here will bB some fine preaching and >eral fine addresses at the meeting of nod. ir. Walker, a shoemaker of Belton was wo making arrangements to mo veto 0 W 6BU irs. Ettle Fruit visited relatives In Andon last week. tev.D. G. Caldwell moved Into his realace on Bonner St. last week. Ir. Robert Hagan died at his home near s piaoe Saturday night and was burled bbath afternoon at four o'clock at Greenle Cbnrob. Mr. Hagan was seventy three trs of age and leaves a wife and several tldren to mourn his loss. The funnral was iduoled by Revs. O, V. Bonner and 8. L. tlson, a very large orowd being present. Prayer as s Mental Healer. in utterance whloh will be taken as slgloant of tbe trend of sclentlflo thought with pect to religion was made at the recent anal meeting of the British Assoolatlon by , T. B. Hjelop, head of tbe Bethlehem yal hospital in London. To quote: As an alienist and one whose llle has been iceroed with the sufierlngs of the mind, i old state that of all bygienlo measures to mtaraM illafnrhiiH alc?n HanMuAfl anlHti d all the miserable sequels of a distressed nd I would undoubtedly give the first tee to tbe simple bablt of prayer. * * * Let srebntbea bablt of nightly. communion, t as a medleant or repeater of words more spied to tbe tongue of a sage, but as a hum* i individual who submerges or asserts bis ltvlduallty as an Integral part of a greater ide. Such a bablt does more to olean tbe riu and strengthen tbe soul to overcome ire incidental emotionalism than any ier therapeutic agent known to !ommentlng upon this, tfce Outlook, saya it Dr. Hyslop's competence to speak In the me pt science Is unquestionable and adds, ^bai be affirm* as a discovery of medical ence Is Identloa) with the Immemorial lb of religion that there Is a place for iver in the very nature of thlngs^?Sparibujg Journal. At Dargan's 5 & 10c store )u will find a desirable line ; heaters. t ft ' Darp's 5 and 1( Said a Lady the other day about oui , "They are the most beautiful b? : And after all the blowing of hor noise about this nickel work ai MM /\4> A TTAH 4 M rt C lug, etu., wmi )UU waub io a o ' and last. 6 Hole and Closet. i ' ?i 1 ' Cut Glass and m j r\ 11 Fine China T?ySaBd 1)0,18 . ^ Already we have sold some very i ' For the November bride we have flne Toys and Dolls, and we have | a most excellent display of rich Cut been told that thi& line surpasses any [ Glass. Then our line of Fancy Odd ifne 0f Toys and Dolls ever brought i Pieces of China and our open stock t)o Abbeville. We are- anxiously patterns are growing each day with awaiting the pleasure of showing r new. arrivals. Inspect the line, you this line. Send the chil l"000^' | ureu up vu oct; uo. I , l^>R?yal ^ran^e Steelw XKSk/ Its many excellent qualltie , Kern world. It has cleanliness, lig ^ BSSP We carry a full and complete Tk~. fe' ^v.^ 1 r U'dLl gVLLL ? O O/IJLU. IV \ ' HAVE YOU LEARNED TO BUY THE BEST? IT PAYS. The school of experience will teach yon, as it has taught us, that the best goods are the cheapest. Our store house is new, Our goods are new, j Our reputation is well known, Our motto is "THE BEST." Delicious Fruits, Fancy Groceries To fit the taste of an epicure. Confections of all kinds. Buggies and Wagons Of the best makes at prioes that will inter odi jrvu. 11. DILL < IS. Phones 36 and 126. Main and Trinity Streets. The largest and most complete line of Stationery, Books and School Supplies Can be seen at Milford's Drue1 Store. , ^ : . - * j )c Store. Enterprise Stoves, -J ikers I ever saw." ns and making of id that lovelv carv tove that will cook | The Great Natipnal. Crockery You wouldn't go to a grocery Store to buy furniture or to a hard? ware store to buy drugs. Then why waste time going to a general merchandise store to buy. Crockery, for here you have a big assortment to choose from. Large plates 5c each. 1, are. ' J s has electrified the htness and durability. e line. )c Store. An Ordinance J To Raise Supplies for the City of Abbeville, S.C., for the Fiscal Year 1905. Be it ordained by the mayor and Aldarmen of the City of Abbeville, 8. O., In Council aaiembled and by authority of tbe Mffli, That a tax for tbe awns and In a manner hereinafter named aball be raised and paid Into the traunry of tbe City Coanoll for tbe naei and parpoiea thereof for tbe fltoal year 1900. Notice Is hereby given that the offloe of City Treasurer of Abbeville, S. C., will be opea for the oollectlon of taxes for said fiscal year 1900, from Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1906, an* til Monday, January 1, 1906, without penalty. Rate ptfr centum of taxation are as follows: City Tax .3 mills. Water Works Tax(lnterest on bonds and Sinking Fond) .'. 3% mills. Sewerage _ iy+ " < That when the taxes iltd assessmentor any portion thereof oharged against the property or party on the tax books of the City for the flacal year 1906, shall not be paid on or before the 1st day of Jannary, 1906, the City Treasurer shall proceed to add a penalty of one per oent. on the tax book, and the City Treaa: nrsr shall oolleot the same; and If the said taxes and assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the first day of February next thereafter, an additional penalty of one per centum thereon shall be added by the City Treasurer; and if said taxes, assessmenta and penalties are not paid on or before the first day of March next thereafter, an addltlonal penalty ot five per oentnm thereon shall be added by the City Treasurer and be oollected by him; and If the said taxes, as sessments and penalties are not paid on or before the 15th day of March next thereafter, the said City Treasurer shall lssae his tax ex* ecu Hon for the said Uxes, assessments and penalties against the property of the default^ lng tax-payers according to law. A commutation road tax will beeolleoted the same time as other taxes of Two Dollars from all male citizens between the ages of eighteen and flfty-flve years, except those exempted by law. Unless said tax la paid on or before the 1st day of January, 1906, six daya work upon the public highways and streets of the City will be required under the 8treet Overseer. All persons falling or refusing to pay the commutation tax or to work six full days, shall, upon oonviotlon, be fined not more than Thirty Dollars or be Imprisoned not longer than thirty daya. Done and ratified In City Council this 10lb day of October, 1905. JAMES L. MCMILLAN, Mayor. JAMES CHALMERS, City Clerk. Oct. 10,1905. tf H ani h Watch. J. W. Ryktrd wants the public to examine Ulb UHUUBUUio ucn lut ui nBHiunauu jowcu; Ja*t received. Ladles and gentlemen watches In gold or liver with best warrants, at most reasonably prices. Come and examine lor yoarselt i | (