The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 08, 1907, Image 4

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? ' r,' . L ?. I. _ - - ... Ml The Press and Banner | bv W, W. and W. R. Bradley, j HUGH WILSON. Editor. ABBEVILLE, S. C. ^-Published every Wedneadp at ti a year In advanoe. Wednesday, May 8, 1907. Uoud Editor. Among the distinguished gentlemen who were in attendance upon the District Conference last week wan Editor W. H. Wallace, of the Newberry Observer. He Is not only an j active chureb worker, but he Is one of the 1 ablest as well as one of the most lodustrlons 'i* editors In the State. He prints The Observer twice a weak?eight pages each time?all e home print. The local columns contain an f account of everything that happens about Newberry, and the editorials strike square m out from tie shoulders on all questions that attract bis uttentior. He is a prohibitionist from prlncl, le, and fights '.hedispensary with nil Ills might?He opposes the dispensary because he Is opposed t > the s?le of liquor, and we favor the dlspensarj ?not because li sell* liquor, but blouse of ItK ret-trlCiive feature*. We have ^ prohibition for ha!f the time, and no blind t'gerF. L'quor, or the r.se of liquor, h?<s exercUed the bomsn mind for ages, and It In fair o < presume that It will worry us for u long time yet to come. The Prfss and Banner Is falling out vrlth f* nobody on th?* question of liquor. For flftj years this editor was a prohibitionist, and h* cat) readily understand bow prohibitionist* feel about the matter. Tbey are honest ana conscientious all right, but they are a little ofl on Judgment. S Bat we have digressed. Editor Wallaci prints sixteen pages every week, while we print only four. lie works more on each one of his sixteen pages than we work on each one of our four pages. If the work on the naooa nr?in the same on the two papers then be works four times us much hf this editor. Tbe Newberry Observer, tbe Anderson Intelligence. aod tbe Yurkvllle Enquirer wilt< and print a wbole lot of matter. Editor Wallace s?*ys tbat bis cash-In- id? vance plan ior subscriptions works ulceij We tblok tbat we coold pro*e bv *bou eight hundred or a thousand of our subscribers that t lie cash plan is not strictly enforced In thin cfflce. ? i Is tblR Persecution? Some tl n?e ago one of the dispensers Id Co\ lumbia waa foond to be 91,500 sbort In bis accounts. Tbe books were afterward straightened and Ibe shortage was paid. Now comes the statement tbai tbe mar wbo was sbort In his acoounts, but which ba? ( been settled In full, Is to be prosecuted. ' Tbe strange part of'.bis proceeding Is, thB some of tbe newppari approve tbe unprecedented oourse. This newspaper regards tbe prosecution of Ibe defendant In tbls case as nothing sbort oi malicious persecution. When a man baa made restitution, and tbe money has been accented, tbat sbonld settle tbe matter between bsnorable men. Can a Jury be found to lend themselves to the approval of such a scheme as that now proposed In Colnmbla? We hope not. Tbe State, or tbe county, or anybody e re. having Accepted tbe shortage rrom tDe deiirqaent Is Id honor bound, If oot In law. not to pursue maliciously on r technicality by wbtcb a man mar be punished alter bavins made restitution. The prosecution of Wolfe, alter he has settled bis debt, seem* to or to be malicious peraecutlon, pure aDd simple, and this newFpaper does not helleve tba? there Is a Judg* br a Jury which would punlsb In tbls case. vt Mis* Xance Got ft lo Columbia. Miss Mary T. Nance, one of tbe bandsomeat young ladles in town, and one of the besi . teachers In tbe graded school, has been slcfe u of throat trouble for tbe last week or two. She la better now, but we are not Informed lj abe will return to the Fohool daring tbe re _ malnder of tbe session. Mrs. Butler la teaoblng ber classes In ber absence. Because o' her ability and her energy. State Superintendent of Education Martin bsBoflered bei a better place In bis r mce tban we can glv? ber in Abbeville, and she will not be wllb onext session. Miss Nance Is worthy of the best man 1r the 8tate, and l( tbe b?nt man in theStMti does not win ber In marriage, then be. llbe Abbevll'e, ban lost much. If there 1? a boitei teacber, or * roor? aUrac'lve woman In tb< State than MUs Nance we are n?t Informer' of tbe fact. But one mar d'ffTeth from arotber star In glory, and tb?re Is no telllnp when the little arober may send an arrow through anv bachelor's heart?and then n< A man can tell If tbe lady will pull It out, or M Ju?t let it st?v tb*re. ^ For tafclng Mts? Nance from Abbeville, we have a grudge at Mr. Martin. r "Ian Msflnron" Dead. Dr. John Watson (Ian Maolaren) died a< 11:15 a. ro., May Otb, from blood poison In?. Dr. Watson was born at Mornlngtree. Essex. England, Nov 3,1*50, and was ordained a minister In 1S75. He was Author ol "Beside tbe Bonnie Briar Bush," "The Day> of Auld Lang Syne," "A Doctor ot the 0 d School" and other work?, over the nom de plume of Ian Maclaren, the first mentioned ? being perhaps big most noted production. Among his works signed John Watson were "The Mind of tbe Master," "Tbe Cun of Sonls," "Tbe Potters Wheel" "Companions ol tbe Sorrowlul Way," "Tbe Life of tbi ^ Master," "Doctrines ol Grace" and others. To those who know sometblog of Scotch ' life,even as rt fleeted in American settle C ments, his writings are peculiarly attractive, wblle to any reader tbey contain a sweetnes> and freshness tba^ makes tnem most at"j* tractive. _ -v. DiMtlngnlnbed Guests. Abbeville bad within Its borders lest week many distinguished visitors. For Instance: we b8d all the dilegates to the District Con ference, and besides tbe?.e, we bad more Coofederate soldiers lo town than we expect ti see at tbe resurrtctlon. These last wer? guests of honor. A? evidence of C?pt. J. L. m Perrln'a Interest In them, be distributed among "'tbe boys" cberk* from {20 up to $96 In time for tbem to go to tbe Confederate Reunion wblch Is now going on In Colombia. p ?? ? 8; Another Soldier Gone. Isaac L> Simmons.an c M Confederate pen- p sloner, came to town last week and drew bU e pension. He moved to tbls c<unty from '{ Georgia about a year ago. Oo Sainrday be c went Ashing. He died tbat nlgbt. And bo 11 c la, one more name bas been dropped from t tbe Boll of Honor, Tbe newspapers every J day record tbe passing of those who survived a tbe war. In a little while there will be none n to tell tbe tale of war's dream alarms. j ??? I Mr. J. Roddy Devlin, who 1* at present con ^ neoted wttb tbe Pledmoi.t Electric company of this city; will later in tbe year open up ? flrat olass drug atore In Abbeville. Tbe ston will be a combltatlon book end drug stort and Will dODDIiesa pay mr, Lievuu wen. Jir. Devlin ?tatea that It will be several months yet before be goes to Abbeville.?Anderson g Intelligence.' ... A fresh lot of camphorated moth balls lor packing away woolen goods Jost received at j Speed's drug store. V... ; : -.V 9 The Kerr Furr LEADER OF LOW Your money back if Below we show you ci "|_ _ 2 "| _ ^ ^ sue immense Jiiie we uax * md Housefurnishings: everal patterns to select from. All grades, all prices. All grades ] Goods Deliverer "We ^np^ase you.^ $1. Cash or Ore We can please you. 75c to $35. Your money back if 3 $ IpSss Cheapect to the finest leather. You can not beat Non our line. This is a partial cut of our in warehouses filled to overflowing 1 late line. Come and see us. Thp. Kfirr Fiirnitnr X XIV X1VI1 X U1 111 luUl PHONE 8- ABEE Wonderful Erzrma Cur<>, My Friend. . "Our little boy had fczemu f?i Alexander Benton, who Jives on years." writes'N. A. Adamn, ? tural Route 1, Fort Edwatd, N. Y., etta, Pa. "Two of our home di ays: "Dr. King's New Discovery is* >?aiti the rase was hopeless his uy best earlhly friend. Jt cured me being affected. We tbfcn cmji f asthma six years ago. It 1ms also other doctors, but no benefit m ert'oiined a wonderful cure of incipi- By chanc* we lead about Eleetri< nt consumption lor my son's wife, ters; bought a bottle and koou n< 'lie first bottle ended the terrible improvement. We continutd ougb, and this accomplished, the medicine until several bottles utimi.lfiniM left ??.?. hv nno nn. iiboH whpn onr hov Was flnmn il she was perfectly well. Dr. King's cured." Best of all blood med few Discovery's power over coughs and body building health li ml cold* is simply marveloup." No Guaranteed at P. B Speeds Drug ther remedy han ever equaled it. 50c. Fully guarantied by P. B. Speed ? * * ~ )ruggist. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle Estate of JOflD LyOD, L0C0 ree* Notice of Settlement and Applii . for Final Discharge. Tuke nollce (bai on the lltti day o '907,1 will render a flnal neoount ol i Cut Glass for wedding gifts '?! it Dargan's 5 & lOcts, Store. "?3 SiTwi'l !n new Cuttings and prices 'i;ap?V.SL".cBSf?f7e ?yD? ower than you are aCCUB- e*1*16 wl" present Lbem lor payinenl J before that day, proven and authentic iomed to paying. be forever barred. ^?ftnUU i 7 n_ mure w>. PRICES. you want it nts of a part of r j of Furniture i, all colors, right A good assortment, prices. right prices. 1 Free. . i MMUjjU u ygBama.-. 25 to $30. Don't fail to see them, dit _~ Good line. Dining Chairs from 75c to $!). foil want it. =tlii Bilg Ipl e better. Oak and Mahogany. Nice selections. amense stock. Three with the most up-toe Company, VILLE, S. C. T J ?> C< ^ 1 ^ rfw, i_a,uu iur otiic. lenriuet??i> lungs We have 7,.300 a< res of land for sale uH^d I,iiC'8 ^r("" 10 ' no res i? \ jjjt. Greene coupty, Georgia. Thi* land i> oticed 'eriile anil will produce good crops, this We will cut the large tracts into small were farfU() an(j gjve five year payim-Dls icines wit'' iirst Pa>'njent cash. Price $10 lo anica. SI2.50 per acre. For further informastore tion apply to M (.COMMONS & RE ID, a,S6di Greensboro. Ga. nation An assortment of Tooth r'nihhpc ! ?? ?qr,n f May, ?f which j mi fiilum Fee. I'rircH 10, 15, li"> on'1 my ac. 3.3 < ? n!a, at Mi'Muirny. 3lce of Try UH H,lt' we w"' "bow >ou "le v at in VHlues lii Tooth Brushes in town. The Mc[Hpply Murray Drug Co. uch. Look around In town at the homes thai 3t Raid bave been painted In the lasl iLrtour lour : on or .vears and Inquire what paints were used,and ited or we have no tears of DeVoe's paint In tbe comJN, parisoQ. Hee us when In need of paint, ator. Hpeed's drug store. ' '/. /->' ;-V?: t"/ . . ... Urt, ^.U...T - T n iia?i mm Lightning, Whit3 Mountain Blizzard and American Twin Freezers, can be found at. Dargan's 5 & lOct?, Store. GEMS IN VERSE. Opportunity. . Mastor of huxian destinies am L "Tame, love mud fortune on my footsteps wall Olties and fields I walk. I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and, passing toy Havel and mart and palace, soon or lata r I knock unbidden once at every gate. , If sleeping, wake; if feasting* rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, \ And thoy who follow me reach every state Mortals desire and conquer every foe . Save death, but those who doubt or h*aitat? ( Condemned to failure, penury and woe, Seek me in vain and uselessly implore. I answer not, and I return no more. ?John J. In g alia Speaking From Experience. ( War ain't any jokin, so don't you pack jm trap*. I Euther rest in peaoe at home an cultivate the craps. Been erlor.g with LongEtreet, spont some tluu 1 with Lee, An peace I want ter tall you'i satisfactory ter me. I War ain't any Jokin. They talks it low as high, i But It changes its complexion when you haai the bullets fly. It's fine fun?iu the papers?but when I seeths shine O* bayonets right la front o' mo I'll Just taks ' home In mine. Ain't no fun in flghtin. A feller doee his best, But he always wears the plctur's o' his loved f onea on bis breast. An then ter kias an leave 'em, never more tes meet, Ter listen through a lifetime tax the unrfr turnln feet I War ain't any Jokin. Ef it oomes, it comes; ( An I reckon that I'd answer ter the roll oall ft the drams, ] But I ain't In any hurry fer paokln up my * traps. Buther rest in peace at home an cultivate the craps. ?Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constltutloa. j Having Company. The letter read: "My dearest Hue, Next Thursday I will spend with you. 1 won't enjoy my visit, though, ( If any trouble 1 beatow." "Ob, I'm so glad," cried Mrs. Whlte^ "For company is such delightl" But looking round her In dismay, "I must get ready right away." Armed with a dustpan and a broom, Bhe went to work in every room. 6he oiled and pdlished, cleaned and rubbed And mended, scoured, washed and scrub bed. Then in the kitchen ehe began, While perspiration down her ran, At {ties and puddings, cakes and bread, Aa if an army must be fed. Bhe tolled and fretted, cooked and baked. Bhe hurried, worried, stewed and ached. When Thursday came* she, nearly dead, 1 Just managed to oratol out of bed. ' And Mrs. Company came too. They kissed and hugged like women dot And thjen began tired Mrs. White To make exousee, never right: MOh, dear, my bouse (then waxes clean) Is most too dirty to be seen, Bo shut yotar eyesl You're looking stout. ' Take off your thing a I'm just worn oat "You must excuse my cooking too. It isn't fit to offer you. ('Twas fit for kings.) Too bad you cooN just when I'm upside down at home I" And thus she welcomed and distressed And spoiled the visit of her guest, Who wished she hadn't come to be , A tired woman's "company." ' , ?Farm and Firesldfc Near, bat Yet So Far. We talked of life and death. She said, "Whichever of us two first dies Bhall come back from amoiig the dead And teach his friend these mysteries" Ghe died last night, and all this day I swear that things of every kind Are trying, trying to convey Qrtma wiaouofra t rt mw frrtllKIn^ mlffld. 2 looked up from mv tears erewh.il?. That white rose dying in the cap Was gazing at me with her smile. It blushed her blush as I looked ap> It paled then with an agony Of effort to express me aught That would, 1 think, bring peace to IM Could I but guess, and I cannot. And when the wind rose at my door It clamored with a plaintive din. Like some poor creature begging sore To be let to. I let it la. It blew my light out. Round my head It whirled and swiftly in my ear Had whispered something ere it fled. It had her voice, soJow, so dear. The looking glass this livelong day Bjib worn thut curious, meaning air. I feel it when I look away Reflecting things that are not there. For hours no breath of wind has stirred. Yet bends thy lamp's flame as if fanned The clock savs o'er and o'er a word. But I?O Godl?can't understand. ?Gertrude Hall in Independent He Writ i Book. c Yonder, sir, where you see them high weed* ( grow An briers wrapt about the slab that's brok* They burled a man there 1-o-n-g time ago That writ a book. ? | Don't seem to me I ever heard his name, / But pap, who is the sexton here, he spok* To me one day about him. Ail the same, I ?He writ a book. What was the book about f I never knew. Pap never tole me that an never took ' Interest in him further'n I've told you? He writ a book. ^ Pap says, says he, "After the man was dead J Btrangers would come from miles away t* look At that grave an lay flowers above his head Who writ a book." The years went on, an then, no more forlorn. THey come wita nowers in wiui uiuiuiuw look ?o talk about the "genius that was gone" Who writ a book. An then pap seen thai 'twan't no nae to hav? The sweetes' roses in that lonesome nook When folks had long Btop'd visitin his grav* Who writ a book. * For what's the use, sir, if folks never pause Among the many gravestones here to look For his, to plant the roses jest because He writ a book} ?Frank Bell in Nashvill* Sun. Requirement. Wb live by faith, but faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and ' God's, j Nature's and duty's, never are at odds. ? What asks our Father of his children save Justice and mercy and humility, A reasonable service of good deeds, Pure living, tenderness to human needs, Reverence and trust and prayer for light to aM C The Master's footprints in our daily ways? J No lrnntma tuiourcre nor sacrificial knife, i But the calm beauty of an ordered life, Whoso very breathing is unworded praise^ A life that stands, as all true lives have st?o4. Plrm rooted In the faith that God is good. g -WW uim The Keen 11 Sliantpn-i lin delightful 25c i Urge J;ir. at|Mll(oid'f? J)ru? Store. Old>traw liKts < >n lit* cleared nnd mud' look llkn new Willi K, Mill Hat Cleaner ? Ml Ho id "8 Diuj: siou:. IAsk about Kexall at MIIJord'B Drug Store We always want the very best Kr-xall Remedies are "It" Hold only at AllKord'a. OURX STAPLE A GROC Is increasing dai ire growing just as we have something e ;he Housekeepers. Phone us your or< ;iate theni. ICE! IC In any Sunday Hours, 9.30 L.30 p. m., G to 7 p. n Yours \ NORWOOD Mione No. 26. My Undertaking continued as heretof VIetallic Coffiins and Each call will ha ilon. T TT A VNTl J XJkXJk. A XI J OUR I. LADIES bLACI is complete, all of the ne\ weaves in MILES, HENRIETTA MAS, BRILL!/ ni Arir jui^nuiv UJLunu If in noed of a Ski pou to see' our stock. DO YOU E l TIih ilnifr store is the buy your flavoring e: gi t decide for you i essences mid you wi! rt'sults. Our flavoring e: new "Pure Food and The McMurray " 'Phone us cuMiBiir nm l it 1(111 lillll JJillV State, County an President: Vice-P F. E. HARBISON. P. B. Board of Director) /isanska, Jobn A. Harris, R. M. Had r. F. Clinkfcales, C. C. Gambrell. We solicit your business i it safely and We are in position to make you 1 when placed In Our- Saving's LAWN Over 100 Varieties lesigns of Lawn Fence Stru We .hus meet all .tastes Nothing so mars the -ightly fences of a by-gone ? IMPROVE ! ESTIMATES PROM Call, write or phone us W. D. E - - II 1 1ST OF I lND fancy 1 ERIES 1 ly and our customers I i rapidly. Every day ; tew and fresh to offer I lers. We will appre-:] ^E! ICE! 1 quantity. 1 I to 10.30 a. m., 12:30 to ery Tru,y? . & McDlLL. 11 Department wiljl be 1 ore. Wood, Cloth and B Caskets, all sizes. 1 ve my personal atten- I B McDILL. I JNE OF I < DRESS GOODS I We are showing I yest. fabrics and I iS, MOHAIRS, PANA- j INTINES, ETC. I TsPEgiALTY. '] 1 rt and Dress, it will pay I : < ____ WMte. ? - 1 ", ' ?* ' \.*/1 > ' NOW THAT] | proper place at which to - 3 ctracts? L( t your drugas to the purity of your lljbe delighted with the ctracts comply with the 1 l\...o T o.v I) : . , rztfs Drug Company. i your needs." I- IBISmiE d City Depository. : resident: Cashier: SPEED. J. H. DuPEB. s : F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, G. A. Idon, LewieW. Parker, W. P. Greene,* '/v nnd are prepared to handle ' conservatively. oans, and to pay interest on deposits, . . . ? Department. FENCE 1 ' .. of Steel andjlron. Page Wire Fence, and American Wire Fence of most Modern and Artistic .ctures to choose irom. : and requirements. beau y of our city as the in- \ ige. -i BEAUTIFY! IPTLY FURNISHED. to-day. IARKSDALE. , | A jjjj . ^ - A