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BY W. W. & WTR. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE. 8. O, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1907. ESTABLISHED 1844jj|
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a Cellar to
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. 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.
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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
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ave decided to go
ing Business
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Mr. Dona- ?
Charlotte who un- 0
his business from ?
Garrett, and we .S
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plumbing that ?
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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