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The Press and Banner - ; J Bv W. W. and W. R. Bradley. KL-OH WILSON, Editor. 1 ABBEVILLE, S. C. -M'l'ubllHbetl every Wednesday at 92 a i yenr lu ndvtiuce. , A IIP". 14. 1907. t WUUVWUWJ 9 To Get Hack the Thirty Million. This paper does not agree with the press generally on the tine of thirty millions of dollars, Imposed on the Standard 011 Company by Judge .Landls of the Uolted Slates Circuit Court. In the first place, the conduct of the presiding Judges,bettered behind his balllUa and the mighty arm of the Government, In abusing and brow-beating officers of the Standard Oil Company, is onparalled since the days ot Jeffreys of the "bloody aHSlze" fame. Doet. anybody entertain a thought that the Standard Oil Company bad a fair trial when the presiding Judge, who was supposed to hold the Bcales of Justice even handed, out-heroded Uerod In the proseoutlon. That corporations, and especially trusts, are grasping, and that they loo often rob tbe people there is little doubt, and since they ?' ? .?? finoo nnnp <hev ' cannot De reacaeu eiixft vj . are trapped, the fines should be heavy. But , the fine should not amount to confiscation' t It is tiDjuit and Is unwise. Unjust to fine a < corporation engaged in a legitimate business , in greater proportion than an individual en- 1 gaged in a legitimate business when either 1 has broken the law. It is unwise because the e Superior Court realizing that the floe Is out i of ail proportion with the offense, will not lei * the verdict and sentence stand and the moral K effect will be worse than if the fine had never c been imposed. It li unwise, because the offense was not agaluBt the people. The people are not interested II (he railroads see fit to carry oil for the Standard free of ooat; but should tbls fine stand, the people will be B .-j?the Increased lnieresieu wuou i,uvj v*>j price of oil. Tbe Courts have struck the ^ monster at the wrong plaoe. Let the Court* Q enjoin against tbe arbitrary advance In oil y and they will teach tbe evil. That tbe trust which arbitrarily advances Oil Is as much an enemy to tbe laboring b masses as the man who corners meat or flour D there Is no doubt, they are alike necessities b hence when once It Is caught In an Illegal, g act, of whatever nature, It should be heavily Q , lined, but not fined out of all reason. 0 Now Mr. Rockefeller Is tbe Standard Oil t! Company, however Ignorant he may be 01 d ' the acts of his agents. Qreat have been bis Q sins but not as great as is tbe penalty for his j sins. Tbe sympathy of tbls paper for him M has been aroused and It would suggest to him n h)a thirly miuion ? tne meiuuu <ji i?.v >.?, ? ? _ _ dollars. 1 b This paper would suggest a plan by wblcb v the Oil King can refill bis coffers and yet not D (rind tbe power class of people. t Spot ootton Is quoted In New York at about 131-aoents. Futures for Augustare selling at _ about 111-2 cents, a difference of about 4 cent* ? per pound. This of oourse is the work of tbe j, gambler wbo Is trying to bold down tbe y farmers product below Its legitimate prloe. 0 Now If Mr. Rockefeller will, tbrougb an gent, buy up, say six million bales of ootton y at tbe prices quoted by tbese gamblers, and r at tbe same time buy a proportionate amount of cotton goods now on tbe market at pre- g vailing prices, be will for a certainty net not u less tban two cents per pound or ten dollars ^ per bale on tbe alx million bales. Tbls will u bring blm sixty million dollars, Just twice b wbat tbe poor old man has been deprived of. If bis conscience would not permit blm to a pocket tbe entire sixty million be mlgbt soot be bis wounded feelings with thirty mil lion and turn over thirty million to tbe FarmerB.'Unlon as a permanent fund wltb which to protect Its cotton growers irom New York gamblers. A man of less meant than Air. Rockefeller would be ground to powder by Wall Street bat be can otaiid the torm and at tbe fame time render everlast- j Ing and permanent aid to tbe Southern ' farmers In holding up tbe price of their greatest product. Do It Mr. Rockefeller, and we will forget tbe nlgbu we bave spent in darknets on account of the high price of oil. a Ice Plant and Laundry Company Organised. Abbeville has needed an loe plant and Laundry for a long time. For many years we bave simply been paying tribute to otbei cities when we might bave kept our money at home. For tbe present at least this want Is to be supplied. Tbe loe plant and Laundry company was organized last week. Seven directors were " elected they are; Dr. F. E. Harrison, Mr. J. C Ellis Mr. W. P. Greene, Mr. Wm. Thompson Mr. F. Mltobelj Mr. W. D. Barksdale, and Mr G. M. B<Jfcaley. Mr.4f. M. Beahley was made President; Dr F. ?. Harrison, Treasurer; w. f. ureene t>tq. Secretary; and Mr. J. C. Ellis Vice President Mr. Beasley and Mr. Ellis are good workers and acccmpllfhid their undertaking with credit. Work on the bulldlDg will be begun toon. The building will be situated on the Seaboard road, near the cotton factory. The bouse wbloh was first Intended for an electric plant, Is almost completed, and can be made ready to receive machinery as soon as the machinery arrives. Meeting of the Farmers Union at Hlllvllle. As scheduled the Farmers held their regu lar monthly meeting at Hlllvllle on laBt Saturday. The attendance was good and a^ soemed Imbued with the 6plrlt of the move, inent. The County must be reorganized and this work took up some of the tin* set apart for ' tbe meeting. Tbe Farmer) have not such a bard fight tbls time, however, as thay bad two years ago when the movement was began here. Tben It was new and untried, but now It simply means gettlDg Id ranks. Numbering now over a million and a hal/ and with a thousand Joining every day tbIf union bids (air to become one of tbe stiongest unions In tbe world. Tbey tbe furmerB, are sawing wood aod saying, nothing. Tbe outside world does not know what tbey are doing and tbey will not know until It Is done. There aro some big n.n.lau, nnmlnir anmp. nt thpso rinvy and certain check trousered, portentious, diamond Btudded gentry wbo have been goug- , log the farmer for an E. Z. mark are going to wake op at a surprise party. In addition to the business meeting tber < "was a picnic dinner wblcb wm much eDjoyed All who attended voted the Hlllvllle people as the best or hosts. Farmers luion. The County Union has been reorganized with Mr. 8. P. Pressley as President and Mr. S. A. Allen, secretary, and Mr. W. B> Bowie County organizer. The Unions throughout the county should get together just as soon as possible and have a reorganization. Spoil out the Slate and begin anew. The next regular county meeting will be held with the woodlawn Union, and the date Saturday of September. Remember the date and try to be present. ^ See our line of Bleached and unbleached "rtmafcks, also some pretty patterns In Red DamaBkB at L. W. White's. 4G Inch white lawns at the old prices. L. W. White. Some bargains In Oxford for men, ladles, And children. L. W. White. .... i . /?"cV i WANT A BKICK DEPOT, Sut'OKJlICK WON'T HAVE A WOOD. EST ?KE. K&IIi'Oitil CoiDiniNNion Meets There To morrow lo Eflect h Settlement?In tereM Statu* of AfTtilrn. Anderson Dally Mail. Mr. J. M. Sullivan led this afternoon for HcConnlck where be goes to meet toe oilier neuiIters of tbe railroad commission tonorrow and they will have a conference villi the town authorities aud the officials ol he aiulWeNtem Caroiloa railway lu regard o thccKlblillHltinenl of :i new depot. It Huetns hat a rather peculiar Maleof nil airehave lieen >roULht aliout. in thai placH and the legality >1 an ordinance forbidding the erection of voodou Ktruclures Inuldeof the lowu llmlLB will lu all probability be lesled. Some time back the railroad oommlssloD >rdered tbe construction of a new depot al kl-" 4 ? --naAn Ano la aalH tn Ha a niA/OrUIICK B9 Lue (IIDIICUIVUD >. ?>. .V uv f /ery poor oue. The railroad ofHolals prepared o comply with tbe order aod began 10 place naterlal on itie ground for tbe erection of a ilce wooden depot. Tbe town authorities mmediately notified tbem tbat tbere was a own ordinance forbidding tbe erection of my wooden structures lualde of a certain lmlt and tbat tbe depot would have to be of jrlck, Tbe railroad people immediately anlonnced tbat they would not baild a brick itructnre and all preparations slopped. Tbe >own anthorltles say tbat tbey will remain Arm and tbat tbsy will not yield to tbe erection of a wooden building. The railroad lutborltles say tbat tbe builnetts at Mc\?rii11ck will not Justify tbe erection by them >f a brick building and tbos the matter itand*. Tbe railroad commission has ordered he railroad company to construct a building >f some sort and this they must do or be JunlHhed. An interesting estate of affairs bas jeen brought about. The matter will In all probability be carried :o tbe courts before final settlement is made. It is understood tbat the railroad commission Fill try to persuade the people ui MuCormlck o consent to tbe erection of a nice wooden lepot. Tbe present depot is wooden and It 1 ooks at If tbey would be willing for a belter vooden building to take its place. It is be levea iuai me iuwq auiuuriueB win uuuie mder. It baa been suggested tbat toe railroad i Luthorltlps may wove ibelr d?pot from It# , jreseDt looatlon to a point outBlde of the Ire limits. If tbl? is done It will make It I nncb more Inconvenient lor the pasaengers ;o!ng toaod from McCormlck. The solution if the question 1b being anxiously awaited. How Morb Do Von Weigh? | What la yonr avolrdupola in tbe social | cale ? There la no breast tbat does not boast ( f some ambition. We are all scrambling, i telter skelter, to reacb aome point of vantage n tbe ladder of fame. We all love glory. | Ve all dealre to be beld high In the esteem of i ur lellow beings. , I i do most 01 us are straggling 10 a nam 10 a t lgh position In tbe esteem of our fellow < aen. As to methods, we differ. I think that i y climbing blgb up the political ladder I | aln my desire; 70a tblok that by amassing aoney yon will be similarly rewarded; an- 1 ther thinks tbat bis wit will carry blm to t be pinnacle of greatness; still another { reams of glory and bonor through tbe ctfWn- 1 els of invention or mechanical genios 'has we are fighting for a high place In the rorld and crying, "Look at me, I've made aoney, I'm rich! Am I not great T" or, gain, "Look at me, I represent you In tbe ilgbest legislative bodies, have I not attained 0 mocb greatness?" or still again, "Listen at ay wit, Is it not dazsllng, and am I not berefore great ?" No one will dispute tbat money Is a power -a mighty, turbulent, terrible power, but it Mil not help to raise you one balr's breadth a tbe estimation of men. It may elevate ou In tbe eyes of some foolB but in the eyes r men, not a wblt. Stop for a moment. Olance over tbe list of our acquaintances. Look over tbe list of lob men, men who have spent tbelr lives for ho cnn m?n tshaoa Antlro IIoao haVA Kaad pent wltbln themselves, as it were, plllDg up aoney for sell eveu at the expense of others, row take one who has retired from active fe.be thinks be has done well?and probaly be baa so far as labor is concerned?be Qlnks bis example a good one to emulate, d he wonders why he Is not more appre-1 J. w. [ am now in formerly o< / Fur: It is one o tke city, and ! and customer) manner. Her* than anywhei teed to give s Sho ) iffW MAOt FOR US / A 8v j w"|jg y? o Buggies, When in need < ness see me be save you mone^ CLOTHING I carry a good Also Tailor-ma< J.TX 1 I BSgSS5B?gSBBBttWWaa8>MSWMaBCpaBgSSC3>te olated bylhls fellows than he Is. He In utterly aroaaed to see the Indifference with which j he Is treated by his fellow men. He thinks that he ought to be a man of some force In his community and be finds that be Is a featherweight, and foolishly lays the blame on an unfriendly world. Such a man simply reaps what he sows. He lived to himself In his youth and be Is left to himself In age. The world makes no mistake. It weighs you In a Just balance and gives you credit lor every pound that Is coming your wuy, and If the weight dues not pan out It Is your fault. ' The ton c .initiamlmeuiH are divided Into two p?rifi: Our duly to the Aimignty, adu ourduly to our fellow man. Wlillu Ibenommunds aro Id few woids ibelr trope Is ns high as Heaven and ac deep an lie!I, and If we break tbla law we will pay ibe penalty. Tuousands of sour, disgruntled ascetics, ranged around ibe ragged edge of eternity turn to shake their feeble fists and grin a grlmmaceof blackest spleen at an Innocent world In wblcb they have led the life of the iparrow hawk and trod the path of the wolf! How much do yoa weigh ? Don't dream foran lostant that men are going to undervalue you?that.jou are heavier weight than people think yoa are. Tbej scales are Just, and you, yourself, set the beam! 1 The man who goes through life self centered Is like a cellar bramble that can only reflect the whiteness of Ha own sepulchre How much do we weigh ? Home fuwnlug acolyte may slobber fulsome praise to your faoe and depart only to sport at jour credallty. What have you {lone tor the great mats of humanity? What do we do to alleviate genuine distress? How do we show that we sympathize with the suffering? Are we good Samaritans or are we Pharisees? If we wrap ourselves In purple cloaks of conservatism and pass by on the otber tide they will find It oat on as, and when we Bland on the street corner and pray and preach the world will grin! It behooves ue not to be too thankful that we are not like otber men anlll we know what other men are, tor other pen know us and note ub at our true worth. If a man woald get all that Is coming to him out of this world be must knuckle down beside its dirtiest denizen, and put bis shouller to humanity's burden beside bis bumblest neighbor. , How much do you weigh? Ask the Piebs, , the bol Pollol. They know bow much you ivelgh. but they will not tell you. You must find out that yourself. You will find out tome day, If you do not know now,and when , you do find out you will discover that your weight is In direct ratio with your work for mmanlty. At the laBt when the Individual sums up j lis own aocount, he finds that the only items .hat are satisfying are tbose disinterested icts ol kindness which be has done to bis fel- j ow men. Let's weigh. " * ~ i And He Still Lives. W. B. Goings, sworn, says: lam working ,hls year twenty acres In ootton, fifteen acre* ; U curu, ?jjl BvrtJB lu {zona nuu botcu nuirn iu sane and peas, besides a watermelon paicb.a foober patch and a garden. I work fourteen jours per day. The entire farm 1b worked with one small pony weighing about 600 poundR. 1 have two acres ot cotton that will Inake four bales or more. I have one stalk of jotton that grew eighteen Inches In less than .wo weeks time. I have one stalk of cotton jpon which I counted seven hundred and Ifty shapes, exclusive of limbs. (Signed) W. B. Goings. Attest: Q.N.Nlckles, B. D. Pordy. The present probability Is that tir. Golngp. irop will have to be gathered by a hook and adder oompany. If this editor bad heard ,hat Mr. Goings worked fourteen hours a day ind was still living be would not have stated t as a fact, bat having seen blm In the lesb yesterday he Is responsible for this part of .he statement. For the rest you mast take ar. Goings' affidavit. McKi my new plac 3cupied by the aiture Compa f the most cominodii [ am now ready to sen ci n l\/\ffn'ti nnrl mAVi 9 111 Oi UCtbCl uuu mux' e you can buy good e else, and everythii atisfaction. es, Sh I have one of tlie b< >f Men's and Women's My line of General lete in every way. W agons, >f a good wagon, or 1) fore baying, for I ai \ FOR MEN A line of Clothing for le Goods. Yours for business, r.McK * : ' ?nimmi in<geraa?iw?i If you want the best Mower see the ^ wT McCORMICK. FOR SALE BY J. W. McKee, Jr. State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. From a petition filed In this office from Sobool District No. 27, and Ibis being satlsfled tbat tbe law providing elections lor ipeolal Bcbool tax baa boeu compiled with. It Is, therefore, ordered thai the trustees of Bald district bold an election at tbe usual place of voting on Monday, August 26, 1007, to determine whether or not a special levy ol four (4) mills shall be made In tbe said district for school purposes. Tbe traitees shall be managers. The poll* shall open at 7a. m., close at 4 p. m. Only qualified electors who live In tbe district and return real or personal property for taxation shull be entitled to vote. R. B. Cheatham, P. L. Orler, W. R. Bradley, County Board of Education. August 10,1907. 1 DESCRIPTION or ANTREVILLE SCHOOL D13" ' TRICT NO. 27. < 1. Beginning on Antroville and Abbeville ( road In front of A. W. Sutherland and r uu N. ( ilx/t E. 1.21 miles to a point on publlo r0 Jd In . frout of Aug. Tlmons, taking blm Into tbe , District. I 2. Thence N. 10 W. 1.87 to a corner in Roy Ruber's ileld, leaving out of t ie District R. A. ( Haddon and A. F. Carwtle. , 3. Thence 8. 80 W. l 03 miles to a point on , Due West und Antrevllle road, taking In Roy , Sober. , 4. Thence S'. 67 W. 2.02 miles, leaving out , Jul Sutherland and taking in Mrs. MUfoid and cornering In McQowan MoAdams' old . Qeld. , 5. ThenoeS. 18 W. .46 mile on the Anderson road, leaving oat Park Alewlne. , 6. Thence down said read .25 mile to the ( corner of Hall Dlstrlot. 7. Thence along Hall District lines to a point abont .25 mile north of E. H. Bell's. 8. Thence 8. 84 E. to a point In middle of road In front of J. C. Trlbble's old place, leaving ont E. H. Bui; and Smith. 9. Thence N. 82tE. to the beginning point, 1 taking In A. W. Sutherland. P. L. Grler, Surveyor. We have a good line of haggles at reasonable prices for cash or on credit. P. Rosenberg & Co. When yon want tobny a baggy call and see Rosenberg's. Wn voffrafa aftnr tmnklnf Snepd'H Olnoo CIgars".~"You feel that yon have the worth of your money. The new Columbia negligee uhlrt at one dollar at Rosenberg's can't be beaten. When you buy get the beet. Rosenberg keeps the best line of negligee shirts In the market. The new Columbia At one dollar each haa no equal. ee, Jr e of business 3 The Kerr my. )us stores in re my friends 0 satisfactory oods cheaper lg is guaran oes! est and largest stocks Shoes in the city. Merchandise is coin I Harness! uggy ir.ul ha I'll prepared to ND BOYS. lUpn and Rnvs. .Tr. ?' T :-v ., r. ' r. ' . , 3 W?iW<iWB^'VWB?W|Wn^^ You are a doesn't ma We have a Buildr Equal to any c Wn C .in VT V VUli Eough or Dr Doors, Sash, Blinds thing you want to Always glad t< Abbevilli Phoi To the Good Women. There Is a pre6f?lng need In our city for a place of rent for visiting shoppers. Women who come from a distance Und a wait among us very uncomfortable, especially those who aave no friends or relatives with whom they 3an spend the lime. Almost, any day yon can iee some lady standing on her feet by the lour waiting until she can getaway from a place that has become almost a nightmare on iccount of the tedious, tiresome waits which Ihey must endure. The women of Abbeville have shown what ibey could do in the past and they are fully squal to almost any emergency. If they would only take charge and adopt some means whereby onr visitors could be accommodated it woald refleot credit not only on tb w *nen of the town but on the entire city. .* indeed a need. Complaint after complaint has been registered, but no one listens md the inconvenience grows. The men would most gladly delegate this July to the women If they will only agree te issume the responsibility. VALUABLE Land for Sale I offer for sale the following tract of land to wit: 18* acre9, within corporate limits of the city of Abbeville. All in high state of cultivation. For particulars apply to J. H. Sprouse, Abbeville, S. C. VALUABLE Land for Sale I offer for sale the following tract of land to wit: 100 acres, 70 acres in high state of cultivation. No waste land, situate half mile from corporate liuii of the city of Abbeville. For particulars apply to J. P. Wilson, Abbeville, S. C. STOVE BARGAINS! 1 To clean up our floors to 1 make room for our line of " Iron King Stoves" and " Majestic Ranges," we offering some rare bargains in Fine Cook Stoves. For instance: Faultless Grand Cook No. 8, 20 inch oven, on base, with ware. Reeular price $23 50, now 819.00 Excelsior No. 8, 20 iuch oven, ou base, with oven. Regular price *25, udw $20.75 New Excelsior No. 8, 18 inch oven, a fine cock, with ware. Regular price $22.50, now $13-25 And a number of others ' at like reduction. We also have a few liii - stoves and ranges takeu in exchange, which we have buiilover, now almost good as new, for about halt price. rr.1 ?11 I nest! Uie Ull amuuaiu luanco I of stoves and parts can be had at any time. It will pay you to examine these. Abbeville Hardware Co. ? i - JMLCI I llimirH*1 l? <1 lways welcome at o tter whether you bu * line of? Qg Ma arried in this section Furnish t essed Lumber, Shin s, Lime, Cement, and put into a building. d see you. e Lumber ae 2. Near S. A. L. depc TheR. M.H Look, Read To see the bargains we are offerin thing in Muslins and Light Weight make room for Kail Goods, so we th AT AND BEL We keep our Millinery up all the ti of hats by express. We have a la scription. Bath Towels fine for this staples is complete, and if you will} money. TheR. M. H SHOES ! SI We have just received a we are elos - Factory . */ These goods are excelle hope to show them t< shoes. To see means see before they are g< Remember Billy ] Yours to ABBEVILLE J. F. BRADLE"! jl It's Wagon Wisdom tha 5 "a| select a Weber Wagon. He i||| experience in wagon buildin F.nH nrictmn i'q a cfnarantee C|] " "6 t? Ml Weber he buys the highest < i 4 fl of wagon building have result of today, which, for correc {3J; material and conscientious c< | |V ?ut a peer ? King of all farm ill J. W. M( - -ti .... j * ;. - ??. ur place, y or not. _ J|g tui lax . of the State > M igles, Mouldings, in fact most any ' V:;X Co., Inci 7 ! m%M 9lJ' vzmg&m gg addon Co. . . 'Ay ? and Come g in Summer Goods. Every; Summer Goods must go to em out OW COST. , me. Just received a new lot rge line of Towels of all de- A i hot weather.' Our stock of jive us a call we will save you* : e' jQ addon uo. ' ' _ $ = ?ffll? k job lot of Shoes that sing at Prices..>-n+ in mmlitir. Wfl W *** ^ v J w /T d every one wanting to buy, so come and Dne Buckskin. please, SHOE CO, ST, Manager. nMrfnm it prompts a farmer to knows that the 61 years g which stands behind that when he buys a quality. Sixty-one years ;ed in the Weber wagon :t design, excellence of Dnstruction, stands with wagons. P Nvk/ ' - 'I . . : ... - .ilL&ai