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..v.-' W The Abbeville Press and Banned BY W. W. & WTR. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE. 8. O, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1907. ESTABLISHED 1844jj| _____________ PLU V - : '. We h into the 5 Plumbi ? in earnest ? o , _ H to-date pli (D ? p^iifi from ( o ? a derstands a Cellar to q are preps o prices on % will inter< ^ We ha & floor rooi ? our stock o ^ ? prepared i all deman ... stand, i 1 ?Harriso pi ii ^ . What's What in t] Prosperity of th< Railroad Earnings Cotton ; Poultry .. Total Farm Products lroq and Bteel Productions Wheat ' Corn .. Hay Farm Animals When campaigns are on, Wall street can't t the steel Industry and the railroads. These are licitude from the politicians whose attitude tows terfere with, or, "regulate," el'her of the^e indu the bosses of our national prosperity. But how to the agricultural interests of the country! Tl $6 ,794,000,000 worth of agricultural necessities e five times the production of iron and steel?$1.2 total earnings of American railroads?$2,320,000 . NATIONAL^ BANE ~oY Statement of condition at close or I Resources. Loads and Disoounts $198,064 00 Capital Overdrafts - 10,336 u0 Surplus U. 8. Bonds 18,750,00 Nationi Other Securities 500 00 Bills pa Real Estate 9,383 00j Deposit Redemption Fund 937 00: Due from Banks .. 71,720 00 Cash in Vault-... .. 21,000 00, * $330,690 OOj Oldest and Strongest Bank In the Ample Resources for all demand) Interest Allowed on Deposits In ; Farmers' Bank ol State, County and Cr President: Vice-President: F. E. HARBISON. P. B. SPEED. Board of* Directors : F. E. Brown, G. A. Vipanska, John A. Harris, R. M. 1*T n?U? TXT D W I'm tWJ J IT JT Utovuoi We solicit your business and are it safely and conser We are in position to make you loans, and when placed in Our Savings I>c iV/; - -- v v ' MB1N0! ave decided to go ing Business , and have an upimber, Mr. Dona- ? Charlotte who un- 0 his business from ? Garrett, and we .S - . _ rt ired to furnish w> plumbing that ? sstyou. , g ive doubled our n, and doubled ^ and are better than ever to meet da at same old f % ; i . q & Waldrop? IMBING I TVIftiAlf;Al! * BELLEYOE. [10 AUwv6a IciJL Dr. Fuller, of MoCormick, was ! I Bellevue Monday afternoon on pr f4 a fessional business. 1 I a All TilMias Emma Wardlaw was in Abb J \ZV1AJnEvJI y ville last week with relatives. " Master J. B. Smith, of McCormic died of eoDjestioD on Sabbatb, ai *2 <120 000 000 wa8 huried at lhat place Monday s 'ftdn'ooo'ooo ternoon. enn'nnn'nnft ^r' ^ Kennedy was busily ei n ployed several days last week in hai j'oao'wo ooq ipg his cotton and cotton seed to W 'aso'ooo'ooo Ungton. , The convicts are working the roi RAn'Soo'nno near Littl? Rlver. 4 Sin'nno'noo Mr- and Mr*- w- H. Kennedy visi iii ed relative in this community Mo tee much in the country but day. objects of especially tender so- Rev. R. P. Bradley was in Believi irds anvtbiug that would in- Wednesday morning. istries indicates that tbey are Hon. J. R. Blake, of Abbeville, w small are they when compared the guest of Mr. W. W. Wardla le American farmer produces Thursday night. very year. TbiB is more than' Mrs. John Wardlaw has been co 00,000,000?and three times the fined to her room eeveral days, wii ijOOO. LaGrjppe, but her friends are glad know that she is better at this wr; ing. A t5T5T,TTTT T TT ^r* ^ade died in Mt. Carmel Thui AJDJ3A Y tUUAi day night and was buried at that pla business Dec. II, 1906. s^'*d&morn,l?<!; h , ? Mrs. Cowan is at home again aft | spendsng a few days with Mrs. Wi jiiaouiuen. Pon Stock $75,000 00 Df- Carlton, of Mt. Carmel, was i and Profits 23,060 00 Be'levu? fSaturday. *1 Bank Notes 18,750 00 M -1^ardlaw ib visiting Mrs. J. < yable 10,000 00 K*?ued*' ?f Eden ?a,K s 203 880 00 Miss B^sie Morrah came over fro ' Mt. Carmel Thursday and is spendii sometime with Mr. and Mrs. W. ] Morrah. Mr. and MrB. Cuddy are on a visit Mrs. Dorn. $330 690 00 Mr. Lucian Link and family, ? . ' Willington, have moved to Gree i County. ville 9* Prof, and Mrs. M. E. Bradle Saving* Department. of Clemson, were in Due West Frldi nijfht and Saturday. Miss Pearl Watson has been on visit to relatives in this com m unit \ 111 1 Miss Louise SolomoD, of Troy, h \ "v -\ atii A a music class in Bellevue, the follow ll \ I i 117 I II ing young ladies ere taking lesson ll I II-1 1/ I H Miests Sarah, Susan and Franc ll I II I i / Britt, Misses Rebecca and Lizz i t 1\ t \ / I 1 \j 1 r.nioT.wMnrra t ai uia w) ami luiooiinmo mv*?m 17 Depository. Cared of Lodk Trouble. . . . , "It Is now eleven years since I bad a nam l/aanier. escape from consumption,,' write" <\ J. H. DuPKE. Floyd, a leading business man of Kersba 8. C. "1 bad run down 'n weight to 136 lb Harrison P B fineed C D and coughing was oonstant, both by day a garrison, r. u, Bpeeu, V,. .L>. hyDlRllt> Finally I began taking Dr. Kim Haddon, A. K. Watson, Liewis New Discovery, and continued this for abc six months, when my cough and lang tr< bie were entirely gone and I was restored nronnrpd in linndlp my normal weight, 175 ponnds." Tbonsar prepared IO uuuuie of persons are healed every year, tiuari vatiTely. ,eed ut p- Speed's drug store. 60cand 81. * Trial bottle free. to pay interest on deposits, _ . All grades Fertilizers i Glenn's. . ' : '' -'V'* .. ".V... . ' V.'' MY UTAH TRIP- th or tli While Waiting: at Amarllla 1 went to m Service In the Cumberland Pres* th byteriitn Church. By mlsslDg tbe connection with the trains at Amarllla, a towu Id tbe Panhandle of Texas, I spent the day In tbat town. I con oladed to go toouuroQ. At the rlgbt time I tb walked down tbe street leading from tbe hotel. I bad not gone far before I notloed a man and a woman ahead of me. Supposing m tbat they were going to church, I followed a long way off. They tnrned at right angles, and I saw a obnrcb In tbe distance ' I tnrned In and the cbarcb people, Camber! land Presbyterians gave me a most bearty *r welcome at tbe front steps, and in the vestlbale others greeted me m it oordlally. Be- M lag shown to a seat I waited for develop* meats. A handsome young woman came In and occupied tbe seat Just In iront or me. Sbe reminded me of Mrs. W. T. Bradley, ol tbls city. When not otherwise engaged, I spent my time admiring her. She and her ig companion who sat on her left, laughed at tbe rlgbt time, Before servloe commenced tbe cbnrch was nearly filled with well dressed, good looking worshippers. Behind tbe preacher tbe choir sat, and W- Bf hind tbe choir stood'a pipe organ. 1 may not be able to give an exact program g or tbe entire service, but It was something . like this: _ Jo 1. Singing and organ music. at 2. The Lord's prayer; In which preacher *' and people Joined. 8. The reading of tbe Psalter, the people readlDg responses. 111 4. Tbe reading of tbe Sorlptnree by tbe 00 preacher. Wl 5. Hinging, ^ 0. Prayer in wblob tbe preaeber led bis SF oongregatlon to the foot of the cross as hnm. 10 ble snppllenu for divine favor. ' pi 7. Further worship wblob would beoon- r? tlnued by voluntary contributions of money. m if. Blessing tbe contributions and asking ^ divine gnldance In Its proper expenditure. 9. The sermon. ? 10. Singing. lB It. Prayer. 12. Blessing or benedlotlon upon as all. 'n ys "Produce your oause, faith tbe Lord; bring pr forth yonr strong reasons, salth tbe King of til Jaoob." Tbe preacher took these words as bis text jn These words be pnt Into tbe form of a ques' tjt tion to tnose of us wbo for any reason re th main out of tbe obnrcb, or oot of tbe oom* mnnlon of tbe Lord. He quoted maoy aB reasons wblob be bad beard expressed, but be ^ drove the question borne, ani pressed delln- tn quents to "produce their cause." They sboold n< answer as tbote wbo obey their consoleDce. yc He knew of no good reason for remaining of aloof from the cbnrcb. No obligation or re* b[ sponslblllty was avoided by not assuming tbe obligations incurred when aligning one* sell wltb ebnrch people. re) The church needed tbe friendly oo-opera- , lion of all, and there were none wbo did not M Deed tbe sustaining Influenoe of tbe cbnrcb. ^ Therewere times when all men were weak > and tbere were times when even tbe strongMt of men needed to bave tbelr hands held j op. AH needed the atrengthlng influenoe yQ of tbe cbnrcb. pl| Tbe preacher contended that be wbo ruled po blmstlf waa'stronger and greater than be wbo ? might sit on tbe greatest eartbly throne tQ SCan Is the greatest of all created things. He n llgreater tban tbe deptbs or tbe belgbts of ff( or land. He bad faculties or power* that ,h tire DDkBDwo to everything else than man. ^ S* Is greater than tbe moantalna. Tbe aB mountains mlgbt fall on man and tbey would never know It, bnt tbe man wonld know It. [Just here I thought ir tome of the Roeklea ^ fell on blm be wonld know It bnt a mighty . abort time,J u There were perbapa some Ave hundred dlf' ferent churches or religions organisations' ? and those wbo are standing aloof were Invited to produce their canse, to "brlDg fortb Id (belr strong reasons" wby tbey bad not Joined , 0- one of them. While there were slight dlflerenoes among tbe obnrcbes In tbe non-essen* \ >?- tlals, yet there was In all tbe obnrchea nnlty w| In tbe essentials. Tbe Important principles , k, and tbe vital duties were taugbt by all of tbe id ohnrcbes. Piled one upoh another, they were 0 kf- as one, ezoept on tbe outer edge, where trifles or unimportant things made tbe distinction. H* Cat all these off the onter edges and all tbe u? il* oburebes were aa one. , 11" Tbe preacher referred to tbe atory of tbe shepherd who allowed one of bla abeep to *e id stray off from the fold He didn't koow pr wbetber the Bhepberd bad been derelict Id u 't* watching bis herd, bat It la certain that wben ' D" be dlsooveped the abaenoe of one, be went oM and bnnted It until he found It. And wben ( 118 be. bad fonnd It be pat It on hia ahoul* der, and brought It baok. In like manner 1 88 tbe Good Shepherd woatd bring hla lost abeep ' w back to tbe fold, even If be bad to go down to ^ hades for him. D~ The reading of tbe Sorlptare waa of great ar Importance to tbe man who aongbt to do ,t? right to blB fellow man and to render an to- ot] oeptable service to tbe Fatber of aa all. The Bible In lta entirely dealt with tbe aplrltual "8" and the temporal welfare of man. Man baa a & dual nature?tbe aplrltual and the phyal oal. The two natnrea were ao blended that er they were at oonatant warfaro with each otber-andeacb atrlved for tbemaatery. It waa fearful to contemplate tbe posalblllty of tbe IB hrntnI natnrn dominating the aDlrltaal na> tare. The church helped to strengthen the ?u spiritual nature Id Ita flgnt against the pbys- M m loal nature. Then those who refuse this help wl ^ of the church, or its eDOOuragemsnt, should th "produoe their oauBe" and "bring their strong so , reasons." Duty to themselves, duty to their *u fellow-man, and duty to the Father of us all, tb demanded that we unite with the chureh. tb There were a great many churches, and the to D* preacher tbougnt It well that there were ?i dlflerent organisation!. He would not llk? pl< to see all the churches united, for he Is not ID W ready to admit that any one man was right, ] and all the others were wrong. He would Y< * not want the power of so deciding, and be ai y* was unwilling to yield the right to others. rl< 88 The preacher tbonght that too many weak- an lings entered the pulpit, without tbe strength pa lfl? and the courage to speak out for the right, tb instead of directing all their time to the ? 'e mM?nw nf error or mistakes. 8uoh men sei " were corpses. And you know no oorpse ever so made a mistake. pa The preacher wanted men In the palplt who oa would do thing*, even If they sometimes th made mistakes. Roosevelt would do thlDgs. wl For these reasons he admired him, despite Ca w) the facts of his errors The preacher loved mi is., the man who would do things. For the sake J j?,j of the good that such a man would do he was or int ready to excuse him for occasional errors. wi u- We made no notes of the sermon, and of da 1(|l? course t his m?y not be In the order in whloh mi ? u was iinllvered. ] 00. While as a rule, there Is little In a majority pr. of the lerncnB wblob need be repeated In a an newspaper, yet I have thought to write oi thli dl it sermon as I remember it. Whether I have jib made it clear or not, it seemed to me to be a wl ery strong appeal for personal union with j6| ??? :? e ?boroh. I have not repeated tbe preact 'a use of tbe name of God, wblob waa a II 9 too frequent, bat bit reverential manne ade It grate lea < harably apoa my eai an it otherwise would have done. He avoided using tbe word belt by aayln idee If be bal been an oarofnl of tbe nam tbe Sapreme Raler, [ ibonld have like aervloe better. Bat I waa Impreaaed wit i? solemnity of the aervloe and the ablllt tbe preaober. Tbe big bora and tbe aplenlld pipe org* ade me think acaln of my ftlend Qa way. The Cumberland Presbyterian*, I beltevi tvejolned wltb the United Preibytertam ae United Presbyterian#, I farther belle* e first cousins to the A 8 too late Betorme re?byterlaos, aad tbey are ooqaeltlng wit iota otber on tbe aabjeot of Union. MISSIONARIES ABROAD. ' exits Slaners leeoped Into the B*f tlst Chareh at M Apltee-Prox lyted Mfxican Cat ko Ilea Coat Pre teitanli Aboal 91,000 Each. Among tbe occurrence* of wblcb I wool ieak I wonld mention tbeaeetnc of a Bai Bt missionary who U at work in tba Pa andle of Texas. Sitting alone on a seat!: ooaob as the train lift Armarllla, a coo oklng, wall kept middle aged man oam id spoke to me, and when I asked bim t t down by me be did so. He started In t id oat wbo I waa when I applied,my pami e responded freely. He was In good\bealtl id was one of tbe beat feeling men that et on tbe Jonrney. I soon foond oat tbat b u a Baptist Missionary, working In tb in Handle of Texas. I told blm that I tool eat Interest In missions,aDdwoald be gtei bear blm talk. After 1 bad cottenr m; imp In good working order be seemed I rget all about* bis Intention to Interviei e. Being fall of bis work he was a read; iker, and a good one, too. He skid: *1 am doing general missionary work li >xas for the Baptist ebnrcb. My territory *00 by 860 miles In exteni; and lam eon intly engaged In preaoblng or travellm jm one plaoe to another. Daring tbe las iar I have traveled 1800 miles. Beside m: ayer meeting talks, I have preached 92 nee." [ then askad blm If be would objcet to stat g ine reauit 01 an irur* m ujiiiui kuuj ;ds to tbe oburoh, or In enrolling names 01 oburob books, wben be replied: 'Ob, no; I irlll give yon tbe exact figures,' id be went'Iiaok to his seat and opened bl lp. Upon Rxsmlnlng tbat depository to ?aaur*s, be Mid: MI am wry tbat I bav >t my year (took with me, but I can glvi in from memory approximately the reanl my year's work. I ba ve added a boa t tbre< indred and fifty names to tbe/ rolls of tbi fferent ebnrobes nnder my charge." Were tbey new members, or old member Delved by letter? 'I am not able to give yon tbfc exact figures I have not my book, but I would say tbs ) new members have been received into tb< fferent obatabes and tbat ISO have beer ded to tbe church rolls by letter." [ would be glad If yon would say wbstbe u have received or oolleoted from tbe peo b of your eburcbee any money for ebnrct rposes. 'Ob, yee, sir; our people-bave responded every eall. At 'one point tbe mone] lsed for pastor's salary was lnorease< >m |S3 to <900. In another congregatioi - 1 am 1 anntwivf of nrMflh?r D BUUIUI IJ/ViUU IUI IWWl ?(K|rw(.vC |>t if been lncreaaed from 919 to 93S0. A lotber place where 180 bad been paid to eaoblng once a month, 9800 la now paid to lor. One congregation ibat bad do bona< woraLtp and bat few nambart baa boll 12006 church, wbloh le paid tor. la Ne? ex loo I have collected 91.15 per member to ime mlaalooa. In Tezaa I bare ralaei 550 tor mlaalooa." Wooid yon object to atatlng wbat aalar; in reoelvet "I am paid 9h200 a year." A.nd yonr expenaeef "Yea, air; tbe obnrcb paja my expenae* b lob waa 9103 laat year." rben yonr aalary end yonr ezpenaaa addet igetber amonnted to 91.803. Bealdea preach K to tbe oongregatlona, and adding 15 imee by letter, tbe ooat of new member ia been only a fraction over 94 apleee? "Yea, air; tbat la right. I would be gla< talk forlber about my work, bat 1 mas it off at the station to whleh we are ap oaoblng. I git* about 30 per cent of m; lary for church porpoefa." [was sorry to tmrt vith so latoreetlng j Iker, and undertook Ki say pleasant thing biro, and tben aafced bis nana. 'My name la Rev. 0. A. Weaaon. I live a marilla, Texas." And tha? It waa tbat I bad little or n< lanoe to tall blm of Associate Reforms Isalonarlea on tba other side of the B1< rande, where we are supporting a smai my ol greatly beloved missionaries, with it appreciable reeult outside of the feet tba b are paying large salaries, with eons tan tl; oraasi ng demand for more money. THE MORMONS. elUglou* Pera?catlon of then bj Gentiles. When I bare finished writing of persona otdents, t expect to say somstblng- of tb'i ormooi, something of the great chord aloh they bare established, something o great city wbloh they have built, anc melblng of tbe great mines of wealth wblcl rround tbafr ZIod. I think she people o e South know aa little of tbe Mormona a ey know of us. While I waa not admitte* tbe Inner veil anflaaw only what Is to b en on tbe streeta, I would ?ay that tbe pec b of Salt Lake City are not essentially un Le onr own people. [a Journeying to tbe desert wbloh Brlghao >ung and bis followers have developed Inn nourishing olty surrounded t>y a oountr] )h in resources, I was an observer of met id women, and I watcbed tbe dally news pers with more Interest and greater can an I do our own home papers. [udglng from tbe divorce suits and ob rving ma scana?ir in wmoq rgpuwoie per have baen named by tbe Western news peri, I am mora than ever convlnoed tba rown women In purity, are tbe eqouls o e most favored on tbe globe. I attribute iat I regard as tbe superior purity of 8onil rollna women to the fact, that we have n< arrlage lloenie ar<f no divorce laws, [ regard every l*w which requires license which Interfere* with marriage In an] ty as against the voman. There can be n< ubt In my mind that a divorce law is tb< nst demoralising of all tbe laws. [ regard divorce as worse than legal lre? limmv. The faot Is. I do not see how mar id woman, who are married, can be morallj vorced, bo tnat they may marry again; or, 1 ey do marry again, I am not ab]a to set serein tbe act differs from reoognlsed 01 (allied polygamy, * i. Divorce* autre marriage little lees than [. trial marriages, to be oonfirmed later. ir W bile I was In Salt Lake City 1 made many rg eoqolrles about Senator Reed SmooU AllMend and foe alike?testified to tbe parity ol g bis private life. He bad married bnt one e wife and bad lived eorreotly. When bis en* <j emles were asked why tbey objected to him b aa Senator they readily repneu: -no y to tbe helraroby, or to tbe ebarcb, which encourages polygamy, and which believes that D tbe cbnrob should be obeyed, even to tbe an* I. nulling of a Stale law," or words to tbat effect, none oi wblob charges were ever proved. s> Tbat kind of talk redneea tbe opposition to Senator Smootb to religions persecution. Ac e well obsrge politics to a BapUit, a Metboa dlst, a Presbyterian or a Catholic, and tbeD h ezclQde blm from tbe Senate. It la Idle to charge tbe Mormon cbnrob with interference In politics. Do not tbf Baptists, tbe Presbyterians, or tbe Methodist* do the same thingT All tblugs being .equal it Is tbe duty of a loyal churchman to rapport or to vote for blu fellows* I have no hesitation in saying: ). First?1 vote for my neighbors, unless then la special reason to da otherwise. I think tbtf good principle and good policy. '* Second?All Ihlnga being eqaal. I woold vote for an Associate Reformed Presbyterian, d Then, If I, and thousands of others, vote tor y menol tbelr own religions faltb, wby may d not tbe Mormonn be allowed to do the same n thing? d If people think that Mormonlsm la synonae mons with lmpnrlty of living, they are greato ly mistaken. There never was a greater p^r 0 oent of polygamous marriages among the I. Mormona than there are impure livers among D oar own people in divoroe granting Stater. 1 The teetlmony ofall with whom I talked it, e that the Mormon women live Uvea as correct e as do the Gentiles in tbe same commanlty. I Viewing tbe matter aa I do, the Mormone j are the most persecuted people on eartb. p And I do not believe that their former plnrai 0 marriages are any more immoral than tbe f donble lives that are lived in otber states. 1 . M ODDS AND ENDS. ... ; Hews of People and Tbings. y At Amarilla, In Texas, I met a man who 0 enquired lor ibeTrnwllaof tblacnnnty, and I told blm of a gallant Confederate\0ag bearer - by that, name, Tbe stranger said Major - Trnwlt of Texas was sent oat from onr army 9 to Mexico In 4be40's to oaptnre Santa Anna. Santa Anta left tbe bonse wherein the dlf" ttngnlshed Mexican was sleeping, before Kla men thft HWAI. r ling. Tbe retreating gentleman left bis oojb n leg which Tr a wit oarrled off, expecting late: ? on td secure tbe remaining portion of tb* 1 distinguished gentleman.1 Mi "JVoiegSMlt ' On tbe train I made tbe acqnaintatioe of J. F A. Pollen of Hnntsvillc, Ala. I asked blm bow be spelled bis same, trying to make r Polliam of it, bat no go. In Atlanta I met Mr. R. F. Gilliam, and wa? . pleased to know tbat be la doing well. Mr. > QUI lam (bowed me through tbe Chandler ' baildlng from fop to bottom: It la a marve' > of beanty and of expenalve design. Tbe boast was, wblle on tbe^oar "seeing ' Salt Lake City," tbat one of tbe handsome dwelling houses was built entirely of Georgia > marble, I never aaw as many yoang women at work I as I saw in tbe west. They were everywhere: ' as elerks, stenograpbers, typewriters, caab' lers, and waiters at dining tables?these latter > at eating booses along tbe railroads. I made > it tbe rale to let no eating boast pass; no* ' tbat I live to eat, bat tbat I might eat to live. r Some of tbe waiter girls were very pretty, r and all were modest and w?ll-beb*ved. At f one plaee, when I was aboot to go into ooni Tuitions In trying to get my overcoat on, tbe r handsomest yonng lady of tbe lot stepped f forward and asked to be allowed to help me. J wbieb offer made me feel prond. At tbe nex: eating bonse tbe ngllest one In the buncb 1 showed me where to sit. This act on ber part knocked some of tbe conceit oat of me. , One morning wblle bowling along at 8 lively rate an employee of tb? road an nonnoed breaf fast at MoAllster. Tbe train palled np at tbat station about nine o'clock, 1 and after banting aronnd ever ao long I - found tbe dining room whe$e a great oomp panyof men and women were\<niilly at work. [ was real hungry, and ready to Join the crowd, Tbe first thing offered to me was ? J dlab of oat meal. I told the waller J didn't want It. She then aboved a baked apple ai > me. I told her I wanted aomothlng mor* t aolld. She brought a big ration of oanned aalmon, Not noticing what It waa, I pnt > some of It on my plate. I pnt It back In * tbedlab and cleaned my knife and fork a* Well aa I oonld, by robbing them on the table t oloth. Next came,, a mntton obop. I don't jBat mntton, I then battered my blaoolt. and 0 'eat that. Paying fifty oenta to the olerk, 1 1 harried back to my aeat In the ooaoh. 0 On the train thla aide of Denver a pretty 1 widow boarded the train. I knowabe > a widow, for abe aald no. She aaked to aee t my railroad folder or time table. After ex f aminmg it, sne wiea me u j. wm |uiut ^ Vrmarllln. I told her yea, and abe aald she was going there too, Sba made herself quite agreeable and told me a wbole lot about herself and her widowhood. And I chatted back at ber aa well aa I conld. After a wbiit I aaked bar what tbe thought of pretty young r women marrylog old men. To tbla the replied that abe bad not bad occaalon to give ] the matter any thought. i On the aame coach a gentleman came for} ward where I waa alttlng and began to talk i about matters that were personal or comj mon. He bad Jonrneyed aronnd tbe world 1 much, bat bad never been In tbe Slouth. He I bad been In Parla and In China, where green. , horns and strangers are skinned. A bank In j Hong Kong was known as tbe bank: of Hong B Kong and Hbanghalgb, Another was known . In Sbanabalgb as tbe bank of 8liangbalgb _ and Hontf Kong. He thought tbe banks were one and tbe same. He bad bllla uipon wblcb j be bad to pay a aiacount or eigm per cent,., j The dally Tribune and some of tbe people f connected wltb It, were very kind to me, and , to tbem 1 would make grateful acknowledge menu. I waa In the office where tbe basti ne*i manager gave me macb appreciated Information. In tbe botel wbere I atopped, 1 . met Mr. P. Lockrle, who was on bia round* for newa for tbeTrlbane. A better man or a . more efficient representative of a great paper would be bard to find. Chi tbe streeta la Salt Lake City and in Amarilla tbe Salvation Army waa In evidence, wltb tbelr tambourine* and tbelr born*. I beard tbe men and tbe women sing In Armarilla. A little girl *tand:ngon tbe aeat of a obalr aang sweetly. Tbe refrain or oboru* of ber song wag: 1 * "Be kind to the man that 1b down, Forgive and forget. There's good in him yet." I i I thought oi my good and plons brother r Galloway, and wondered If he would adf mit Chrlutlans ot that type into the celestial i olty, carrying Instruments and singing other r tonga thi n the Psalngi of David. Hugh Wilson, ' WEST END. News Dot* Piektd Up H?re ?? d Thero Abont the City. mi*, j uenay Miner went over to ') Athens last Tnesday and spent a few dan , ? with friends. Mrt. W. D. Barkndale went to Greenwood tbe first of last week and stayed nnttl Friday 1 with her borne people. Ur. A. B. Morw bas been confined to bis ? room for several days with grlop. Miss MargaretMlller is In Dns West tbe . '";J guest of her sister Mrs. Walker Edwards. I' /-Ma Mr. A. Mcllwaln Henry was id the city Sunday visiting bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. v? Francis Henry. Mr. Henry has a position wltb tbe Back Eye 0(1 Company, tbe , " ^ same Company tbat be bss been wltb In s ; A.u?u?un batr has been tran'sfrered to Little. ''^Jsg Sock, Ark' i( EUCHRE CLUB. The Euchre Clab. was most deiigbtfally , entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. 8, G. Thomson. After a Dumber of Interesting ' yjfw games an elaborate salad course was served. ' Mrs. T. H. Farman, will entertain tbe olub at tbe next meeting, Friday afternoon a week earlier than tbe regular meeting. Mr. Stuart Miller spent Sunday In Dne West with bis Ulster Mrs. W. W. Edwards. Mrs. V. D. Lee came borne Sttarday from > Atlantic City on aooonnt of tbe death of ber father Mr. Cade at Ml. Carmel. Mrs. Leehat. been In Atlantic City for several months itfjai HtaylDK wltb her daughter Mrs. L. T. Bryant. Mrs. G. W.Speer and Mr. Arihur Speer of Monte: ey were in the city a few boars Batnr- j M Mrs. Q. A. Neuflerand her children spent lastFrlday wlt,n Mrs. W. JE.Leslie. Misses Cassle Fiemlcg and Florence Fleming were the guests of Mrs. Lorton Robertson Saturday. Mr. J* 8. Starke entertained a number of bis ffentlemen friends Tbnrsdflv evrninr ?t l'ivS an elaborate coarse dinner. The evening was one long to remembered by thote present. Mlaa Janle Belle Peons! accompanied by her aunt Mrs. New ot McGormlek, left last week (or Nettleton, Ml*a., where tbey have gone to visit a relative who la qnlte atek. Miss Mary laggart left last week for Unloctown, Ala., where ahe will vlait friends. Miss v, Taggartwlll visit other points in Alabama -y_ ioa Mlfialsslppl before returning to Abbevllle. . HABBIS-PA&KEBi vyjM Invitations are oat to tbe marriage of Mlaa t5?[ Emma Harrla of Conrlland, Ala., to Mr. ' Lawrence Curtis Parker of tblB oily. Tbe marriage to be solemnized January the, nineteenth. . Mn TTVrt NflnM of MnntANtv vol In th? nltv VSoi IMt Wed need ay., Mr. T. M. Miller and Mr. Frank Dosen berry npenl Sunday in Dae West. <Mrs..J.8. Starke gave a beantlfnl lancbeon * Saturday morning to a cumber of ber lady i trlends. Coven were laid for .twenty; five. Che table* were beantlfnlly arranged with v - ?::,j violet and Jocqalls. An attractive course ' ' Innobeon was served. Mist Lily Tetnpieton left Monday tpr Balelsb where sbe goea to spent a while with Miss Jnlla Moment. The sbows presented at Hi Us Pavllllon last ' ( week were very good Indeed. Tbe costumes ft :!. "jS ased were effeca ve and added a great deal to tbe attractiveness. Large crowds attended every nlgbt. Mr. James OsbonrneorOaffoey was In tbe dtp Sanday and Monday on business. Eev. J.G Brown of Green vlJIe preaohed at tbe Baptist obnrch ganday. Mr. Brown was *, jS tbe gnest of Mrs. Mansfield HolUngsworth while In the city. , Mrs. Bobert McCuen of Laurens Is In the : city visiting ber stater Mrs. McAllister. jar. nrooki uomiimid epem a aay or iwo i? tn Greenwood last week. Un. Harvey Wiiaon and Mr*. Vary Tbomaa left Monday for Jacksonville, Fla., . where they will spend some time with lira. Jane Tbomaa Dudley. . Rosenberg bas ?u attractive line of new spring ties. The line Is complete and ap-to- :J: date and every on can be salted. EAST END. "M" and about one half of bis family bave been In the *'lovlog embrace" of the grippe for the past two or ttiree weeks, bntatlaet they are all slowly convalescing, ; > OUR GOVEBXOBS. >' After a most sac<aesafal administration of four years as Chief Exeoutlve of &dath Caro- r'-'VuS! Una, Governor Heyward retires irom office, -?i leaving behind blm a clean and bright record, ?o tbat be now (unlike many office holders) >v 7v& enjoys the honor, love and esteem of all the ' people aou i? luuetjr, potumyn uiuiopuyUl?? <^0 tban ever In bis life. ? ;<*88 In retiring bis mantle gracefully /alls upon ' another one of South Carolina's beloved Bona . i-$ ?a worthy suocessor, Mr. M. F. Ansel, who '? is a high toDed Cbrlsilau gentleman and will gnlde the old ship of the State aright to the best Interests of tbe people, oelng governed '-Mim by a wise bead, and good conscience?such being tbe oase the best Interests of the people ' ' of t^e State are safe In Governor Ansel's . hanflff . iAai Saturday tbe 10th was tbe lQUtb Ann- ' r-. versary of the birth of that noble Military Chieftain \gnd Christian . gentleman Robeft E. Lee whose Illustrious memory the peopjb of tbls Southlands:! 11 delight to honor and revere. All over tbe Southern States this > day waa doly observed with appropriate cere- ' : monies. A beautiful floral design being forwarded -,< to Elobmond, Va., to be placed upon bla ?rave an an ezpressioa of love and esteem. rom tbe people of Sotuh Carolina. ; The many Abbeville friends of Mr. and 1 Mrs. A. E. Taylor extend sincere sympathy . > , In this their boar of grief over the deatb of tbelr eon, William J ease Taylor, wblob oooar red Jan. 14, 1907. Little William ?u a - ' beautiful and bright babe of odiy eighteen '} ' j months. Too pare for eartb, tbe tiny bad baa been plucked and transplanted In heaven; another golden link binding the parent* and family to that npper aud better world. MaJ. Nance baa purchased the pretty old { '! '' C borne of Mr. Julius H. DuPre on Msgaalne '' % I bill, where Mr. DuPre has beon oar neighbor 'Wjq for many long years, so tbai bis removal fills our hearts with regret and sudness. Mr. and 1 J Mrs. Nance we welcome as good neighbors S'and are delighted that tbe old home baa fallen r f Into snob good bands. May they live long and prosper in tbelr pretty home is the wish of hosts of friends. ^ Mrs. Claude Beacbam of Atlanta has been the gaest of Mrs. Robert Uil), for the past . ' I week and Is In tbe olty for some time visiting her many friends, all of whom are delighted -l' to see her In this her old home. On last Saturday night as Mr. J. R. Woodburst and family were returning to tbelr . '! bome near the Seaboard sbops, from the city, some unknown person stepped from behind a tree Just near their bome and fired h pistol shot at Mr. Woodbarst, the ball making a illgbt flean WOUDU in Bin IBJI urui. ium wito Indeed a fortunate esoape from death as was * *2 undoubtedly Intended by tbe would be assassin. Sucb a bold and dastardly crime should be ferreted oat and Justice meeted out to the guilty party. The aopareile season cf line | spring like weather has been txioBt propitious tor the farmers and they have been stirring tbe eartb with regular "Clay roueters" C i Grain looks well and everything is pusblng with the progressive farmer. Mr.Georpe Gilliam Is seeking his fortune , in the "Lone Star State" be is now at earnerod. George is a flue young man and win do well we hope in his new borne where tbe v r > best wishes of many friends follow blm. One night last woek a crowd of 8 gentlemen wltn 2 colered men a wagon and team and C crack possnm dogs ol Abbeville Joined friends at Lebanon, where they selected Lewis Owen colored as "pilot" tbe night was fine the dogs In first class trim, and tbe hunters horn rang outmorrtly on tbe midnight air but it seemed "111 luck" followed them as the dogx trail ed, treed bouse cam all other klndi of cats but all to no purpoiie, for tbe cats saved cbelr J lives by reachldg tome before the dogs could * get them. Mr. J B. Thorlon of Lebanon and Mr. Rob Edwards of Abbeville expert hunters can tell you all about their nlgbts fun. Since tbe cold spell has set in, hog killing time has returned along route ?. Miss Sallle Woodburst is quite sick with grippe. 'v.>' Congress seems struck on Roosevelt and tbe negro troops. Tbe next move on tbe checker board will be to vote themselves a bigger" salary to which we have no serious objection if they dont lorget the R F. D. boys. Let all have big pay as the government basso much money tbey dont know whgtto rlr> with it. In tbe early morning about 3 o'clock as we are writing tbe Are bell Is ringing loud and dear, and tbe sky is bright wltb tbe rfflecllon of a burning building almost In tbe heart of the city. Tbe old yellow iiouse now occupied by Mr. B. K. Beaobam on tbe corner ? behind A. M. Smiths wHrehouxe. Dont know any ol the particulars except wher? tbla*dwelllngonce lit-* d Is now a burning and obarred nj&?? of debris. - 'M M : i /