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. I ~ ' The Press and Banner Bv W, W. and W. R, Bradley. ; HUGH WILSON, Editor. ABBEVILLE, S. C. 4t*-Pnb]lshed every Wednesdp at 82 a year In advance. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1906. What Abont Cotton f The recent glnners report showed tbe amount of cotton ginned to be about 9.990,000 bales, which included the ginning of a week or more, Incorrectly. No one estimates the crop of 1905 at more than 10.600,000 bales, at least four million bales less than the crop of 1901, and yet prices for the 1904 orop reached eleven cents Der pound, about tbe present price. The bear element Is making the most determined stand at this time. They have realised tbe danger of allowing the larmlng element to fix a price for cotton, and tbe; imply refuse to buy. Theodore Price, representing this element *' on balllsb statistics has hammered prices \ down a cent a pound. Cotton seems to If have no (rlend lu tbe New York Exchange - or rather none with tbe means to withstand tbear pressure, One man like Sully well supported oouId advance the price of cotton j two oents per pound with In tbirly days, but L alas 1 there Is no "Daniel at oourt." fr What then is tbe prospect for an advance In prices. Tbe only hope lies in a preslstent determination, by tbe few farmers who are ^holding their ootton, to hold it regardless ol consequences. Tbe worst has doubtless been done, and every day nntil March 15th makes tbe position of the farmer stronger. Merchants and commission houses have bought cloth In advanoe, of tbe mills, and the mills have bongbt In advance, of the ootton brokers, and sooner or later tht aotnal ootton mnst be had. At present mills that are short are being aided by those that have some supply ahead and they are buying from tbe open market only from i band to month, buttbis cannot last always. If Texas bad not partially deserted the v i ranks, and 3.500,000 bales Instead of 2,500.000 bales were being held by tbe farmers, tbe tight would have been won. Having placed on tbe market some 8,000,000 bales, however, the flgbt Is only prolonged for tbe faithful few. t Let this fact be ever before you, If you yield now, the flgbt Is lost, not only now, bm forall'ilme. If you stand out to tbe last every bale you now bold and much more will h? lnnednnaetta tosnnnlv the mills. The merchant will not release the mlll? aa there la good demand for every yard oi cloth, Then, when the cotton marketed shall have been exbansted, which, placing the normal demand at not less than 12,000,000. bale* should be abont March first, where mast the mills look for cotton ? Tney can not spin the mythical bales ol Wall Street, and belore March has passed oat, U yon will bold on, yon will be begged for your cotton at a Jnst price. It la almost oertaln that nothing can be , lost by holding, except the Interest on yonr i money for a month or more; ootton Is now at rock bottom prices considering the size ol the cron. Yon are liable to make a cent or tiro per pound by holding a little longer. ' Will yon do It? Glorious Results of Prohibition. We see by newspapers tbat several of the communities tbat have recently secured prohibitory laws are very much pleased wltb It. brlnklng and drunkenness has been very mnoh rednoed, and tbe prohibitionists are very bappy. We take tbelr statements as V true. * e bad tbe same experience In Abbe . villa. Some fifteen years ago tbls town bad a virtuous spasm and voted liquor out. For five months tbe town was as dry as a powdei house, and tbe old soakers were as straight a> Sunday school teaohers and tbe dram drinkera weje as good as Sunday school scholars. Bat this glorious stale oraffalrs was doomed. About the middle of tbe year iiquor esi . tablishments were opened and tbelr buslnesb was so good that pious old elders and deacons carried around town a petition asking for signatures to a petition to the Legislature to authorize tbe town to grant license. Again: Soon after the dispensary law went ? i into effect, it was held up by tbe Courts and we bad prohibition. So many of our restaurants began to open, or bad made prepare tlon to open and sell liquids as well as solids, tbatftbe town council, fearful for tbe good order of tbe town, shot them off by granting Immunity from prosecution, if a fee wa* paid. Three bar-rooms were opened. Tbe restaurants aia uoi sen uquui. We merely give the experience of this town Id prohibition. It may be tbat prohibition will work better Id otber towns. ^ Corruption. It seems tbat tbe plan of conducting a tbret-mllllon dollar business on four buodred dollar salaries has been productive of mucb wrongdoing. Four times as mucb aB a fair price for lables has been paid. More has been paid for liquor tban is paid for by buyers of otber States. All tbls mlgbt have been expected od salaries of <400. Tbe bead buMness manager of tbe dlspensary ought to have a salary of <10,000, and tbe same safeguards ought to be put around bis business as control In tbe office of tbe State Treasury. We believe It Is not claimed that tbe State bas lost any thing by tbe excessive price paid for llvuor. It was sold, -we presume, at a correspondingly blgber price, and the State therefore realized a profit on any cheating tbat may have been done In tbe buying of tbe liquor. Tbe gudgeons paid a higher price for their bottles, and tbe grievance in such i cases Is with the wblekey gugglera. As to tbe iwenij-ove louumuu uuiim cheat In bnylng labels, we bave do Information as to who paid ibis bill. If the State paid It, the offense is a high crime. If, however, the coat of the label* was added to the cost of the llvuor drinks paid It and the State losses nothing. Notwithstanding all the corruption that has been exposed, we ate still a believer In i the dispensary law. It Bhould be amended so as to give the officers a fair salary. The law sbonld be amended so as tomake It a crime for that officer to cheat in the buying of liquor. System of Investigation should be organized by law, so aB to Insure honesty Nobody but a knave or a fool would deny that an adequate salary, and proper laws would Insure honesty In the dispensary as well as In the Treasurer's office. Yes, we believe tbe cotton market will take a turn for tbe better. But we are not backlog that belief In a bucket shop.?Anderson Dally Mall. Quite a number of Abbeville people have backed their Judgment on the price of cotton, SDd tbe place which our neighbor Irreverent.?niia o Knrb-nt BhoD." we Dresumo Is pros* IJ will a , . , pering. Southern people usually bei on the price going up, and If our people have followed the rule, Abbeville has loet enough to tart another cotton mill. We are not offering free advice. Oar people buy It, and re* pent at leisure. I c Even admitting that the buyers of dlspen) sary stock paid too much for the liquor, Is there any law to punish them? If not, why DOt? ? . ' Be 6ure to get McKee's prices on fertilizers before you buy. Weleome Back. Mr. J.E. Dantzler, of Atlanta, has moved back to Abbeville, where be Is to manage the millinery business which the Messrs. J. Allen Smith, Jr., and A. M. Smith are to establish in Abbeville. Mr. Dantzler, years ago, was employed in the mercantile house of W. Joel Smith d Sous, aud the recollection ot his efficient auc faithful service at that time is the ground upon which be is called back. And his com ing is a compliment to both employe: and employee. Mr. Dantzler In manner ii gentle and kind. In business his sagaoitj and his love of the beautiful eminently qualify him for decorating the female forn divine, while winning the confidence ofal customers, whether pretty women or rougl shod plowboys. The Dtspenaary, Tqe House has passed what is called tb "Morgan Bill" against the dispensary. It re mains In doubt as to whether the Senate wll pass it. The passage of the "Morgan Bill" may b considered as a distinct victory jor mo nquo element. The liquor element is strongly Of posed to the dispensary, because of Its re 8trlctlODS on the Sble of liquor. This eh ment, reinforced by a few prohibitionist have gained their point In the House of Ri presentatlves. While we are sorry for an, aot wbloh is against the dispensary, we ar Democrats and believe In the rule cf the mi jorlty. Personally, It makes very little dl lerence to us if there wsh a barroom In ever public section *f every town, with all sorl of blind tigers hid oat the alleys. But tb dlspenwary gave us prohibition at night an regulated Its salss during the day. Democrat as Obstructionists. It seems that the Democrats at Wasblngto must do something to let the country kno that they are there. They seldom have an; thing to offer for the good of the country, bt tbey cud He Id walnt to defeat anything thi Is offered. A few klohers are now organlzln Senators Into a "kickers squad," to delet the annexation of San Domingo. It appeal tons that the opposition is bosed on a mi Ugnant hatred of President Roosevelt. Thi newspaper Is desirous of seeing this countr united as one, and we are always sorry to sc the southerners forever fighting the Goveri ment. For our own part, we would prefer 1 see the southern representation In Congrei rednced, cban to be forever Isolated. Thei should be no sectlonallam, and senseless 01 position to tb# Government la foollBh. n ap The Difference. The difference between holding your co ton for a higher price and buying futun may be explained In tbla way. A farm* made a good crop one year. After paying e: penae be bad several balea?left on band. ? llevlng that the price of cotton was going u| be plaoed bis ootton In warehouses, and bo rowed money on it to buy cotton. The prl< went down and all the farmers surplus co ""? oninllniBarl In thfl lftRflAfl. Hfl hfl nothing lett, except a little balanoe again him In the shape of debts. If that tarmer ha kept bis cotton, be would have bad It, an would have realized a prloe for it. To show cotton future Is a dangerous bus ness, It Is only necessary to state that tt solid business men ol the town are very oai tlous about betting on cotton. A UOod Thing. If you have a little Bpare money which yo do not need to pay debts or to buy propert; you can get rid of It very easily la cotton fi tures. Tbe state laws declare such transa tloss to be gambling, and the courts are pr blblted from enforcing sarobllng qontraot But you needn't mind what tbe governmei says. You knowyour own business. Speaking for this newspaper, people mlgt oall the buying of futures gambling, If vt were certain that we would win, we mlgt buy a considerable block of futures. Tfi fear of losing tbe monev wblcb has bee made by bard work la wbat restrains u You gentlemen who make your money eas may let It go easy, but tbls ed'tor does nt expect to bet against any man's trick. Eve as smart a man as Harvle Jordan may t mistaken about tbe future price of cotton. Tbe Youngest Man In Trousers. Mr. T. H. Maxwell, enterprising mercbaz: of tbls city, went walking Sunday afternoo wltb tbe youngest young man In tbe cltj His son, Master Thomas Maxwell, aged bI: teen months appeared on tbe streets wit blm wearing well developed trousers. Mai terTbomas can't talk, but be can walk an play In tbe sand. He will do tbe talking little later on In tbe Beason. New Ilenlth Retort. Mr. R. M. Haddon and his daughter Mil Belle Haddon of tbls city are off for tbe ooat In order to get a whiff of Seabreeze, and wi: slop for /* time In tbe city of CbarleBtoi Tbey leave tbls salubrious, but chilly atmoc pbere, for the balmy weather of tbe city b the sea In the hope of benefitting thel health. Tbe Idea of anybody leaving a healthy a place as Abbeville In quest c healtb is only to be entertained on the-groun that otber sections may be warmer. Mr. Haddon and MIbb Haddon are followe by tbe well wishes of a host of friends. The are beloved at home and honored abroad. In troublous times Charlestonlans used t o me to Abbeville, and now people of Abb< vllle who are looking for or would preserv the bloom of youth are going to Cbarlestonto return visits, so to speak. BORDEAUX. Misses Mamie Baggott and Marie" Sawye spent lust Saturday and Sunday with Mlsse Adolla Moragne and Rebecca Baggott. Mr. Fred Baggott spent last Sunday will hlssisieral Bordeaux. Mr. J N. Harmon spent a few days laa week with his brother Mr. J. B. Harmon. Mli>s Marie Andrews one of Wlllingtoo' most attractive yoong ladles vlaHeu be trlend Miss Cora Moragne lust week. Mr. Clinton Perryman a popu'ar young law yerof McCormlck, was in town a few day ago. Mrs. S. F. Cade, after a pleasant visit I Hickory Grove and Augusta, has reloroei Dome to tbe delight of her isany friends. Mrs. Huseey is visiting daughter Mrs. BanCade. Mrs. 8. E. Moragne and eon Lesteer wen to Abbeville on business laBt week. Sugar Lump. A Habit to be Encoarnged. The mother who has acquired the habit of .keeping on hand a bottle o Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy, savei herself a great amount of uneasiness anc anxiety. Coughs, colds and croup, ti which children are susceptible an quickJy cured by its use. It counter acti auy tendency of a cold to result ii pneumonia, and if given when the firs symptons of croup appear, it wil prevent the attack. This remedy con tains nothing injurious and mothen give it to little ones with a feeling o perfect security. Sold by: C. A. Milford, Abbeville, S. C. H. M. Young, Due West, 8. C Liune Back. Th s ailment is usually caused b.y rheumatism of the muscles and may bt cured by applying Chamberlain's Paiu Balm two or three times a day and rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. If I his does not afford relief, biud a piece of flannel slightlj' dampened with Fain Balm, and quick relief is almost sure to follow. Sold by: C. A. Milford, Abbevilie.S. C. H, M. Youug, Due West, S. C. i HURRAH FOP i He Denounces "Dirty ; the Passage of the 1 Passed?21 Prohibi Votes to the Liquo Speaks of "Driftwoe j Make Things Inter Columhia Dai! Washington, Feb. 5?Commenting " today on the passage by tha house of e the Morgan bill, Senator Tillman re- p > marked that the members of tbe pre- c 1 sent legislature appear to be emulatiug o their nredecessora who were elected in tl e ?-t r 1890 and Lave since been known as the ? > "driftwood legislature." tl "I note that Mr. Dabba, of whom I li 8 have never heard before, is very un> easy for fear I will do something next n y summer, and -that feeling on his part o e must be due to the consciousness that 1 f* conditions are being produced that b y would warrant some talk. For in- d s stance, on Mr. Hamei's motion to sub- tl 6 stitute a straight prohibition bill the r vote was 21 in favor of and 77 against, t We thiw have proof that there are 21 d avowed prohibitionists in the legisla- I ture, and only 21. Yet 21 conscieut- I n ious God-fearing gentlemen have voled t w for a license provision permitting t [t Charleston to reopen whiskey shops r it in that city and this is done evidently ] g in carrying out a bargain to get { 11 Charleston's vote to kill the state dis* i pensary. r is "The first agreement was to have ?] y wholesale liquor dealers in Charleston g >e as well as retail, but ,that frightened t 0 the leaders of this conspiracy against a ja the dispensary and the wholesale pro- 8 "e vision was struck out. Without ^ p" Charleston's nine votes the Morgan j bill would have been defeated by a ma- 8 ioritv of two votes, so if the state dis- H pensary is abolished at the session it t- will be done by a dirty bargaiu between c 98 the old barroom element in Charleston and these twenty-one prohibitionists, g e- : : r' LOWNDESVILLE. 36 t. Miss Montague Huckabee went to d Latimer last Friday was a week ago to n spend a few days at the home of her t ld grandfather, Mr. Jas. A. Hawthorne. B ld Mr. Eoscoe Moseley of Anderson came down Saturday and stayed at e j. our home till the following Monday. ie Since the writer's last published re- 1< a. port we had some bad, disagreeable weather of snow, Ice, rain and wind. A Since the above ended the weather has v been clear but cold. The heavy rains of two weeks ago which thoroughly & soaked the soil have somewhat dried ' out and where it was possible, the ii y' planters had their plows moving* at a li a" lively gait. Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Hoyt, the last c 1 5 L A*- A/vmAlirvtA pofnrn. P UUVlUg UtJtJU UCItJ 1U1 guuiDiiiuin i&uuiu ? ed to their Georgia home last week, .. I 11 Mr. Ernest Allen is empbyed by the C, and W. C. Rail Road and is E 11 running upon this part of that Rail- ? * way, will later take work upon the p maiu line, ie Last week a telegram was received n D here asking that a white man who had C 8 been about this place for some time be a 5 arrested. It was done and the interes* ted one in Georgia was wired to that E D effect. .The Georgian came over and b 16 sold his. Interest $90.00 in the law- ai breaker to two of our citizens, and all ? were happy. c< Rev. Homer McMillan who was pastor of Providence church (this place) a a year or two ago now in charge of the n n work at Buford, Ga., came over Mon- ri ? day to spend a few days with old G i- friends here. He occupied the pulpit v fa in the Presbyterian church yesterday ii >- at 11.30 a. m. and again at 7.40 p. m. n d He preached two fine sermons to large ? congregations. ti It will be remembered by the read- F ers of the Press and Banner that Dr. J. A. Brown resigned the pastorate of F ihe Buptist church here and had ac ? - n T m cepted and moved co worn ai urreeu- jl. it ville. Rev. J. N. Booth of N. C. was 11 called to and accepted the work here, ft i. He came in Saturday aod preached P i. his tirst sermon here yesterday at 11.30 y a. m. tl r Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Latimer and their h 8 little adopted daughter, little Miss M )t Reba Bonds went to Abbeville Friday, pi a Misses Mae Robertson and Lillie Templeton of Abbeville came up Satd urday and stayed over till today, at y the home of Mr, T. D. Coolev. * Mrs. T, D. Cooley and Mrs. R. L. (j o Smith went to Anderson Tuesday, j- partly on the hunt of a music teacher e who was needed here. Among others - they saw Mr. White a bliud music teacher who happened to be wanting work of tbat kind. He came down Saturday held a musical at Mr. T. D. Cooley's tbat night to which the prosT pective patrons were invited as well as > those who wanted to tqke lesi-ons. Mr. White gave 8uch satisfaction as b that his services were engaged. t Mrs. J. C. Lomax who had ju9t spent two weeks in Columbia came back * home several days ago. Miss Lillian Gaines who has had '* charge of one of the giades in our 11 school went to Augusta a week or two o ago to visit a sick sister. A few days j ago she sent her resignation to the , school authorities, Miss Vera Allen who had filled Miss Gaines, place will t continue to so act at least during the present term. Troupe. Locals. ' Link Bells good tobacco at Irom 'Si cenu to 321-2 cents It will pay you to get some of _ S this tobacco, Its the cbeapeat In town and ? j we guarantee tbe quality. .. Don't forget Linn when In need of a bam or strip, every one Is sold under a guarantee a, ? to please ibe most pariicuiar. ^ 3 Don't boy an old stock shoe or hat but go a> 1 to Link's and be sure rf getting only new t goods, bis prices are right. s ' Mountain buckwheat flour, self rising ' . buck wh^at, maple syrup, oat meal, plcklts 1 j and finest canned goods made, at S. J. Link's F f Many choice bargains In roasted and ^ green coffees, at 8. J. Link's. Just the right time to get a pair of wateri proof shoes. Link has ihem and all other ' kinks except the Inferior kind. fQ The best hames, single trees, collar pads A< traces, bridles, well cbalus &c at Links. ' The longest pole knocks the persimmons" ' the longest store gets the business. Link's store Is 165 feet long and filled with bar- < gains from end to end. sit Be sure to get Link's prices on Molasses by the barrel,a carload to be Hold in the next 30 days. ^ Link Is still doing a great flour business ce| See his flour and gel his prices before buy- an lng. i Justin, a shipment of No. 1 tlmitby hay, dr I at Link's. CI . ' TILLMAN. Bargain" by Whicli Morgan Bill Was tions Lending- Theii r Element---Tillmar )d" and Promises t< jsting Next Summer ly Record. I think it is a very nice text upoi finch to preach some good hone* olitics next summer and i'ray healil ontinue9 as good as it is now, I shal ertaiuly feel called upon to oppos bat and a great many other shorl omings and mysterious transaction bat have been transpiring in the legij iture of late. ' What about the investigating com littee's recent investigation? " Tha nly exemplifies the need of arousin] ie people. I have noticed in the dt ates constant allusions to the stat ispensary as tbat damnable thing oi beCongaree. I want to ask who i esponsible for the management c hp ufntft rtisnpnuHrc? Thp hnnril r iirectors, of course. Who elected tb >oard of directort? The legislatun iow many of the men who have vote i the house of representatives to ki he Btate dispensary voted for the d ectors who were responsible for th abel steal? Who appointed the coui y board of Spartanburg where thei las been the most tcandals and co uption in the local management ['he members of the legislature froi Spartanburg. Do these gentlemen i he legislature imagine the people ai >11 I001S anu inai iue_y win uui uej ummer hold to a strict account tbos rho without instructions from tber >resume to destroy the state dispei ary, sacrificing several hundred thoi and do liars' worth of property?" " Senator will you canvass the stal ?q the whiskey issue uext summer? I certainly will whether the Mo ;an bill is passed or not. " DDE WEST. Mrs. I. H. Linton arrived last wee o spend some days with ber moihei Irs. N. M. Grler. Mrs. J. E. McClintock made a bus ieps trip to Ora Monday. Misses Louise and Gertrude Browc 3e visited relatives in Pelzer last weeh Mrs. Robert McCuen of Laurens am Irs. H. R. McAllister of Abbevilk isited Mrs. W. W. Edwards last week Mies Lois Gamorel of Guntowu liss., in visiting Mrs. P. L. Grier Mr. Walke* will open his shoe shoj 11 the Ellis store. He will curry i ine of Merchandise also. Rev. H. R. McAntley recently pur hased the Johnson house in this place le does not expect to occupy it' unti 'all. Mr. J. C. Haddon has bought thi )rennan house from Mr. J, S. Agnew le will move it, improve it, and occu y it. Rev. H. B. Blakely will conduct i leeting for the students of Erakim 'ollege. It will begin next Monday nd will continue for a week. An ii fant of Mr. and Mrs. Calvii tobinsoD of near Level Laud died Sal alh night and was buried Monday fternoon at Little River church Leva. R. E. Small and O. Y. Bonne an ducted the services. It is probable that Dr. F. Y. Press]} od Prof. G. G. Parkinson, Miss Mill ie Alexander, Miss Grace Kirkpat ck, Mr. Paul P. McCain and Mr. E f* Carson will attend the student oluuteer convention, which meet i Nashville, Tenu., the last of thii lODth. The Eupheumian Society oelebra on will take place Friday night 'eb. 9th. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brook ebruary 1st, a daughter. We are glad to report that Mr. H >. Aguew is improving. Mrs. Jane Young who has been ii >r quite a wnne, is uow iu ? ?ci; recarious condition. Rev. Mr. Booth is now occupyinf ie Baptist parsonage. His two sow ave entered our schools. Mr. ant [re. Booth have made a favorable im ression upon our people. REENWOOD MARBLE WORKS GBANITE ADD MAKBLE. Head Stones and Monuments made to order. Write or apply to me for terms. Lowest prices and first-cla's work R. L. PURSLY, AGENT, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Half a pint of hot water taken ha a hour before breakfast will U9tiall.> ? V. ~ fAn-uloK WoPul) PfJ t h erjl IUC uuwrio ic^uiai . jljm.*?... rtics should be avoided. When a pur itive is needed, lake Chamberlain'* omach and Liver Tablets. Thej ren:i Id aid ^(iitle in their action, or sale by C. A. Milford and H. M oung, Due West. W ANTED?Agfnts lo solicit application* r Fire Insurance. Gcod pHy guarantee'', Idress Lock Box 144, Sprtrtunburg, B. C. \t Dnrgan's 5 A 10c store youwill tiud a de ubie line of beaters. ^lease don't forget that we carry a most exllentllneof Hosery for ladles, men, boys d girls, Price lOo. Dargan's 5 & 10c store. We have ibe best line of boys' school and ess aboes ever shown In Abbeville. Perrln othlng Co. i Jie w TeaclK rn AH<*ocintlon. . Rockhill Jan 2?The Woman's Association for the Improvement of llural ] Schools of South Carolina was ??rga- , nised by President Johnson at Win- ^ throp college, May, 1902, among the j I senior clasrt of tbat year. c Its object, as shown by the nameadop- t !> ted, was to interest tlie women of ibe ? State with a view to the improvement ( L* and development in every way of ttie , country schools and to enlarge the use- j I fulness of of the teacher as well as the j scope of her work. 'J hat this purpose ) is being accomplished as proved b.v the ( gathering last week of an interested , body of intelligent women from every \ county iu the State. While most of f these were teachers, engaged in active t school work, many were reprtsenta- j n tives of women's clubs and civic leagu- ( ?. es, thus showing a spirit of coopera, tion and of helpfulness on tlie part ol f ? these associations that promises well ( II for progress in State schools in the ( e future. I The Winthrop society having pro- t reed the use of its halls for the meet- j 9 ings of the association, the members , i- assembled there at 8 p. m. Friday ev- j enicg and were called to order by | President Johnson of Winthrop. Miss j Louise Poppenheim of Charleston was ( 1 elected ohairmau and Miss Mary T. g Nance of Abbev.lle secretary. Upon ?. motion the chairman appoirueu a uow- , niitee on programme aud order of business and also a eommitiee on conn stitution and by laws, the lats ter consisting of Mif-s Bessie (f Rogers of Marlboro county, chairf man; Miw Annie Holroan of Orangeburg, M iss Fannie C'reighton of Green6 wood. 5. President Johnson in a cordial ad* (j dress of welcome to the aissociation, Kpoke of the need of such an organizaj tlon of women for the betterment oi i- State Schools, aud expressed pleasure ie in the fact the assembly was representative, not of teachers or of club women alone, but was ah exponent of the e interest felt by all in .the important r- work of education. He offered bis own t? assistance and that of Wintbrop colu lege as a unit for any help that might be needed to parry out the plans of the 1 n at-sociation; *e He was followed by Hou. O. B. Mar- j ct tin, State Superintendentof education, ,e who spoke earnestly of the needs oi I the rural schools of the Statf.and poin- 1 " * ? ?Li-L .1 4 tea out many ways iu wuiun mey ' > should be improved and strengthened i- Miss Edith Royster of Raleigh N. C. a winthrop graduate was introduced to to the association as a successful worke er in the interest of rural schools. " She gave a sketch of methods used in i r- her owp'State, and at the close of the J meeting, recieved tbe thanks of ' many of her hearers for the - clearness with which she demonstrated helpful ways of dealing with difficult ' problems in school improvement. MissRyder and MissPawnee Jones of 1 k Winthrop music faculty and Miss- , r, Powell head of the department ol reading, favored the audience with se I- IfCliULJO UUllli^; iUC c vvuuj^ Most of the delegates attended chapi el exercises Saturday morning. Col. J. J. Dargau of Sumter made an eioJ quent address to the school on.the subi, ject of the historic viomen of South Carolina. Hon. 0. B Martin followed i, with a speech in his own happy happy style, eliciting much laughter and p applause from the students with a whom the genial State superintendent is a prime favorite. The association was called to order | for business at 93:0 a. m., Miss Popenheim in the chair. After the reaaing and approving of minutes, the report of the committee on order of buBneas ^ was read and accepted. Mrs. Ransier c lot fctenaersouviiie.-jx. v;. orgamser 01 i I "Sunshine" societies in the South, was introduced and ^ave a talk upon her own work in its connection with i ' country shools. Miss Mary R Shelor 8 of Oconee spoke briefly upou the need of care for poor children with defective ? . eyesight or the crippled and deformed 8 and that the had in hand a small t ' amount a9 the beginnng of a fund for | a home for such afflicted ones. The names of counties were theo 'm called in alphabetical order, the dele- i: " gate from each refponding with a re- e port of 8chocl conditions and needs in a B her own county. From these reports u B might be gathered much of encourageB ment, and much more might be read. c between the lines, of the teacher'* il work, of real hardships endured, of i patieut making the best of unfavorable ' condition?, of bravery and perseverance 1 B in the face of almost unconscious self c sacrifice and self forget fulness, togeth ~ er with a hopefulness approaching be _ roism, that warmed and touched the j heart of more thau one listener. Tak- " / en as a whole( the reports showed pro- v gress in almost every instauce; me im- ? r provement of buildings, establish- t I ment Of libraries and trauspor- c j tatiou pupils. Organization of teach- . .ers associations, noted in 1 some counties, is encouraging, but F there still remains a great Jack io l. many instances. A convnsation of 8 reports would show imperatiie need under thefollowing heads: ) Better buildings, with adequate 1 furniture an apparatus; well selected ? libarie?: better salaries for school officials and for teachers, and better educated teachers; longer terms of v School; systematic grading in every j school, however small; a change in cerlaiu unsatisfactory text?books a teachers association ; of consoli- o dation of weak schools; o improvement of grounds and sanitary s condition*; more personal coutaci be'.weeu parents and feacbtrs and more atten ion paid to the devel- f opment of theaesthetic. Among other (_ points brought out were t>ugKestion that school officials should he appointed not elected; that the ideal school trustee should be a good business man that more deference to parents is needed to insure deference to the teacher; b that a compulsory school ilaw might j nmrl? u'pII* tlmi fpnchern need to be a- ot live not only metally, but spiritually; that night schools are needed in mill towns; and that a school should serve as a centre of attraction in rural com- ^ munities. "Attractive school rooms aud grounds would do more in a cum- s munity to check the rush to cities than than would a big cotton crop." y Another point elicited was that there l I is need in some counties for a more , for a more difficult examination for . teactiers certificates. After the reports, Miss Royster, by ) rpr.Mt.Mt ai?aiu addressed the conven ' tiou on the way in which Home of Jthe difficuliies had been met in N. C. S Afier adjournment for dinner, the A association convened for consideration aj of constitution and bylaws, as presented by the chairman of the committee i Mis Bessie Rogers. After thorough dis. cushion, the report was adopted and the committee discharged. The folPowing officers were then elee'ed: ai President Miss Mary 1). ISance Abbe- 10 ville, vice-prefidentMiss Annie May v< Cain Richland, recording secretary te MissBessieRogers Marlboro, corresponding secretary Miss AnnaI\ Starke, w Winthrop college treasurer, Miss Ida K fcSailey Greenville. The executive L commtive committee by the terms of I) the constitution, will be composed 01 of the Presideut, Vice President st ! I ecording secretary and one member mm each congressional distrsct Votes of tbanks were tendered to ^resident Johnson and Wintbrop college forhospitality shown the conrentlon; to MissPopenbeim and Miss Sance for their efficient administration ihairman end as a temporary secretary o the hostess of Rock Hill to the cam)aign committee of tbe southern Edn:ation board consisting of Gov.Heyvard. Hon. 0. B. Martin and Pres. (ohneon, and to the Wlnthrop society or the use of its ball. President Johnson congratulated he association upon the success of the (invention, and invited it to meet at CVintbrop every year. The claims of several towns were presented, but the lectiou of the time and place of meetne next year is left to tbe executive :ommttee. Hou. O. B. martin expressed himlelf as being mucb gratified at the suc:p&S'on of the meeting and also as being iesirous of pushing the work thus wel t aegun af thouroughly and a* rapidly is poisible. The interest and entbus5.ism displayed by representative women who while not engaged in teaching bave tbe cause of education deeply at beart cannot fail to encourage and to be of practical value to tbe array of levoted instructors of tbe state. Moht of the delegates left for their homes soon after adjournment, but several of the former students of Wlnthrop remained to renew old associaions bwith friends among the faculty and tudents. Common colds are the C'anne or Efnnj Serious Dinendrx. Physicians who have gained a national reputation as analysts of the causes of various diseases, claim'that if catching cold could be avoided a long list of dangerous ailments would never be beard of. Every one knows ibat pneumonia and consumption originate from a cold, and chronic catarrab, bronchitis and all throat and lung tronble are aggravated and ren"""a "rlAim hw pnrh fresh at LUVIO OW11VM0 VJ tack. Do not risk your life or take chances when you have a cold. I'.'bamberlalu's Cough jtmidy wil sure it before these diseases develop. This remedy contains no opium morphine or other harmful drug and ha? hirty years repiftation back of it, gainid by its cures under every condition. For sale by: C. A. Milford, Abbeville, 8. C. H. M. Young, Due West, 8. 0. t ? MABKET BEPOBTS FEB. 6 Cotton. Liverpool futures opened 6 point* off and ilosed 4 to 7 points off. New York Futures opened March 10 68 May 10 70, July 10 87, Aug. 10.74r Oct. 10 26 at 1:80 P. Ml. March 10 53, May 10 71, July 10.81, Ang. 10 82 Jet. 10,21. Lornl Cotton Markets. Abbeville 10 3-4. Anderson 10 8-4. fillntoD 1012. Greenwood 10 84. Laurens 10 8-4. Newberry 10 3 4. Spartanburg ? Produce. Corn 70 cts. Meal 70 cts. Fat back* 712 cts. Kibe 8 1 2 ots. Flour V4.40 to 85.40 per bbl. Whut 18 BromonlaY' Read the following carefully : If you have consumption or some if tne contagious forms of blood poisonng we cannot cure you. We don't >retend to cure you. You need the ndividual treatment of some skilled pecialist; but if you are run down in general health, if you have dyspepsia, .re subjeet to fainting spells, a victim o insomnia, biliousness, kidney or iver trouble, catch cold easily, ff your yatem is in that condition that you ay become an ea y prey to the disase germs of pneumonia, la grippe ,nd the various epidemics, if you are othered with constant headache, loss if memory, generally impaired vitalty, we can help you, and, if you folow our dirtctioun, render you im ? uuoe againsi sickiicn. iuiisi saiu lisease can be cured- by the lice of "BromoniH" is to the human system phut the scrubbing brush and aoapare o the dirly washbowl. It ulds Naure to resume normal action. It inreases the strength, the fighting abilty of ihe phagocytes of the blood ; it romotea the healthy flow of the saivary and gastric secretions. If your tomach is in good condition, you are fell. The Chinese are a wise people. rhey accost each other with, "How is 'our stomach? ?" i*. B. Speed guarantees that, if you pill write to the BROMONIA CO., Jew York, giving your full name aud ddress on the coupon at the bottom r Hiio ^ninmn vou will receive with ut any cost to you whatever, a full f ize package. Write Dame and address plainly. Je careful to add e.-s BROVIONIA .'O., New York. * FREE BROVIONIA COUPON. I Hereby d clare that I have never * efore had a f ee bottle of "Broiuonia." Cindly send me o>ie without any Ost to me whatever. Tame ity tate ly Dearest ^ J (ruggist is i" ] 2oaDdoOcts. J For pale at all first cUhs Druggists'. . Special sale dow leing held by P. B. t -r-. > ...l.nlunolo nuroilt for p66Qj exclusive wiiuiccuiv bbeville. Dealers elsewhere desiring ;ency apply Murray Drug Co. + May Live 100 Yenrs. The chances for living a full century re excellent in the cane of Mrs. Jennie uocan, of Haynesville, Me., now 70 ?ais old. She writes : ".Electric Biti?s cured ine of Chronic Dyspepsia of ) years siauding, and made me feel as t ell and strong as a young girl." lectric Bitters cure Stomach and a iver dieaaes, Blood disodrers, General p cbility and bodily weakness. Sold 1 a guarantee at P. B. Speed drug ore. Price only 50c. v . \, j^L * .? I m SAW MILLS. M LIGHT, MEDIUM AND HEAVY B ' WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY H . FOR EVERY KIND OF WORK . r\ j? ENGINES AND BOILERS I AND SIZES AND FOR EVERY m CLASS OP SERVICE. fi ASK FOR OUR ESTIMATE BEFORE IS PLACING YOUR OR0E8. Bgibbes machinery company 1 J , COLUMBIA, S C. I 3421. ' j Report of the Condition of I The. National M of AlMfe at AbbeviJJe, in the State of Sootb Carolina, at the close-of business, January 29, 19U6. i RESOURCES. 1 Loan* and dl?coonta..?..~.....~. fl66.flR7 82 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured..* 8.88T 49 U. 8. Bonds to aecare circulation-... 18,760 00 Bonds, securities, etc 600 00 BaDklng bouse, fnrnitnre and llx- | tures. * ........ 5,000 Otf Other real estate owned - 4,888 84 Duelrom National Banks (not He* serve Ageols) H,9 ? 02 One from State Banks and Bankers. 8,817 7t> Dae from approved reserve agents... 17,999 21 Notes of other National Banks 1,870 00 Fractional paper ourrenoy, nickels, -I and cents. 888 50, ; v. f Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, vie: ' i , Specie .. . .97,886 60 . 1 i.egat.tendernolee~.......... 7,t? 00?. 15,385 50 . . . . ' Redemption fand witb U. 8. Treas'r j (S per 0601. of circulation)... .. 937 50 ( Total. , Id ABILITIES. j Capital stock paid In.. .? .f 75,000 00 Surplus fond*. . 15,000 00i Undivided profits, less expenses and U*es paid... ...... 5.910 17 National Bank notes outstanding 18,7.60 00 Dividends Unpaids : 4 00 Individual deposits subject to obeek 182^68 46 Demand certificates of deposit *19,130 00 Total. *285,407 a State of SocLh Carolina. J County of Abbeville. > I, BenJ.S. Barnwell, Cashier of the above* ?.*<} named bank,do solemnly swearthat uieabove statement is trua to the best of my knowledge N and belief. Ben j. S. Barnwell, Oaahler. I ' \ ??, SnhurlhMt anil nnrn lii ha(aM m? tbls 3rd day of February, 1900. Jjallu* H. Da Pre, t;Notary Vubllc. " i Correct?Attest: i WM.N.GRAYDON) ' J. R. GLENN. > Directors. C.V. HAMMOND, J - M . . . In The District Conrt of the United States, Western j District of South Carolina, j IN THE KATTEB. fl I H. WEINRAuB. v S Bankrupt?In Bankruptcy. I . Pursuant to the authority given me by Aot of CoDgreu linown as tbe Bankruptcy Act, I offer for sale for caab the entire stock of goods. formerly belonging to H.rWelnraub, and now In tbe store formerly' occupied by him at . Ahhovllln Snnth Parnllnn. Hfalad *hlri? will be received on or before Febuary 9, 1006 at twelve a .clock M. I reserve tbe rJght to reject any all bids. Parties desiring to Inspect the stock of good* can do so by seeing ma. Wm, P. Greene, Trustee. J in Baokruptoy. I January 80, 1900. i ' i In the District Court of the c.;United States for the Dis- i. trict of Sonth Carolina. J IN THE MATTER OF. 1 W.M. MoNEIL.. i Bankrupt?In Bankruptcy. . To tbe creditors of William McNeil, of Watts in tbe County of Abbeville, a nd dla trlct atoresald, a Bankrupt; ! Notice Is hereby given tbat on tbe twentyseoond day of January A. D. 1906, tbe said William McNeil was duly adjudged bankrupt; and tbst tbe first meeting of bis credl- ' ; toriwill .be held at my office in tbe Ulty or Abbeville, 8. C. on tbe sixth day or February A. D. 1906, at ten o'clock Id tbe forenoon, at ' which time tbe tald creditors may attend* prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine tbe Bankrupt, and transact such otber business a? may properly come before said meeting. . - m. p. DeBrabl. Referee In Bankruptcy ! Januaty 24, 1906. BDILDINC MATERIAL ; I am dow receiving a fetock of DOORS, SASHES, BLINDS, FLOORING, CEILING, SIDING : ' and FINISHING LUMBER, also SHINGLES, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT and HAIR. Jome in and let me give you prices. 1 A. G. FAULKNEK, TRINITY ST. Opposite A. B. MORSE. Real Estate | for Sale. ! Sirs,Ellis Graydon has placed tier elegant residence and the louse and lot adjoining in my lands for sale. This is very lesirable residences property teing so conveniently located I ! _____ i J 1 The Kinard house and lot tas been placed with me for ale at a very reasonable irice. R. S. LINK. f j_