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I The Press and Banner Bv W, W. and W. R. Bradley. HUGH WILSON, Editor. ' E ABBEVILLE, S. C. ___ q> **-Published every Wednesday at Si a u< year In advance. p( Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1907. ,r _ * a< ('onNnlling Laymen. tc The Associate Reformed Presbyterian is getting right, and when the ohuroh paper ' gets right, there Is hope for the ohurch. In the last week's Issue of that paper we find the following sentences: "We are constantly asking what do the lay- tc men think of this or that enterprise of the church. It 1b well to know their view, especially if they are thoroughly indentified with ? the church and are workinj? for its welfare, tt Probably there is no layman s> well quail- a< fled to speak of our Home Mission work as Mr. A. G. Brlce, the Treasurer." 8 ai If the Synod would adopt the Presbyte- Q rlan's suggestion in taking more of the lay- )e men into the confidence of the clergy good b would come to the churoh. The clergy ought t(. to have piety and religious zeal, while the strength of the laity ought to be developed along practical lines. From the nature of things It cannot reasonably be expected '.bat b, preachers should develope the greatest t.klll ^ In practloal matters, especially when they r( cut themselves off from the sympathy, co-op- 8( eratlon and good judgment of men whose {e success In life Is due to practical methods. ^ If the good suggestion of the Presbyterian Is acted upon, surely enough laymen win become interested In church work to enable the f Synod to All out members of Boards and j Committees, without using the same names ^ so many times. When the clergy Invites the rg laity to take part In church work, the union " ^ of pious zeal with practical methods will result in great good. The general In theaimy may be ever so wise, but if he has not the ^ private soldier at his command, failure will ^ come to him. In like manner when the clergy assume to be the whole thing tbey will ^ fall of possibly merited success. The clergy . should have wlBdom, while the strength of . the laity should be at their command. While we have no doubt that the clergy ^ have not for their purpose the keeping of the ^ laity from participating In the upbuilding o' the Church, yet the faot remains that the frequent meetings of Synod In distant States 01 cannot haye other effect than the exclusion of the laity from the councils ot the Church. If It were deslratle to have the laity in their meetings of the Synod fewer meetings could a be held, or the Synod could be divided into pi smaller SynodB that would cover less terrl- Vl u>ry# d! if if. h? nrppri that the canereeatlons are too few to organize a Presbytery or a Synod, then let the energy ol tbe Church be directed to a< ag building up tbe waste places. Tbe Methodists and tbe A. R. P.'s atone time were not very different In strength. , Their policy has ever been to enlist tbe sympathy and co-operation of the laity. There- 81 suit has been that in this State alone, tbe 11 Methodist church Includes 83,000 oommunicants. At this time the aggregate of the A. R. P.'s in thirteen States, and in indefinable pi territory of the Republic of Mexloo is only 19,000 communicants. When we view these facts it is indeed gratl 8t tying to note that tbe A. R. P. Church paper Is beginning to notice little things and to be wakened to tbe Importance of adding to tbe 8' church, tbe strength and zeal that may be lE had by co-operation with the laity. 0( rt fe Don't Be Discouraged. to The members of the Anti-Dispensary 00 League need not be dlsoouraged because ol m nnHnn In Jflmnrtrorllr onanand. ID IUC11 ICUUCi O OVUUU *U vvuj^vtw. ..J ??. log operations. No doubt when tbe financial troubles are over. Mr. Starkey will renew ,r the warfare In time to bring on tbe election ai ^ next year. Even If every man In the oounty 1)1 should rally under Mr. Sturkey's banner, the P> election could not be held until next Novem- 01 her. lb Tbe Press and Banner agrees with the oor- sl respondent of tbe News end Conrler from 01 this place In not knowing exaotly wbat fl- |D nances have to do with signing tbe petition 61 /orthoselection, but that newspaper and this th newspaper may rely upon tbe faot tbat Mr. w Bturkev knows. He has studied the subject vc and be Is very much In earnest. Problbltlonlsts could not have enlisted under the banner of a more zealous polltloal leader, and cl they are no doubt proud of his eflorts In P< their behalf. m Tbeauocessofa cause depends largely on the ability and fidelity of tbe leader. With ar such men as Mr. Sturkey at the head of a fo temperance movement who can donbt tbe cr x result? When a man of Mr. Sturkey's ability oan awaken tbe latent and dormant political ve tendencies of a people, and when he can ?' Hmb in hia aid the duIdII. all will be well, ad No man need doubt when tbe normal condition of tbe money market Is resumed, tbe "ti great work of making men sober by, law, In- ce stead of by moral suasion will begin In ear- th * nest. No man ever bad better men nnder be him than Mr. Bturkey bad, be tb .. Stl go Vbllber are We Drifting. ] We notice In tbe newspapers tbat Mr. Justloe Pope bas refused ball to a man wbo bad ,b been oonvlcted of manslaughter and sen- bB tenced to tbe penitentiary. so We alsojnotice tbat circuit Judge Watts set ze aside tbe verdict of a Jury against a negro, ?* wblob verdict was manifestly unjust. G> Wben tbe Judges of this Btate cease to be ar champions of manslaughter, and wben Judges begin to see tbat a negro doesn't get more than his share of Justlee, there Is hope for tbe rl future. ' ov If any man thinks tbat this country Is In a hs state of pease, let him read .the first page of say of tbejldally newspapers. If any iman wants to know whether tbe slayer or the slain Is to blame, let blm record the lnstancesjwbereln .It Is proven tbat the slayer Is Innocent of. crime, while tbe slain was so wholly to blame as to oreate the lm- gr presslon that the Jury thought tbe dead man Q( had committed sulolde. dg Iflndees lend tbelr offlolal Influence with tbe juries In clearing murderer*, this ooun- lh try will furnish no protection to the 11 e o' x the oltlzen. bl ? . fll 8D Another Good Suggestion. ln Tbe Associate reformed Presbyterla?of last J*1 week contained a most sensible suggestion. ( Among other things that paper said: br "Tbe South Carolina Methodist Conference tb Is in session this week at Gutfney. Tbe T] Methodists know their business far better than we do but to an outsider It seems D< strange that Methodist preachers should be dl taken away from tbelr homes and tber gc charges on Thanksgiving day. Tbe day appears to us to be too Important for tbem to be 1,f absent." We have not so often noticed that tbe Conference meets onJThanksglvlngday, but lor a long time we have wondered why the Confer- j ence and tbe A. K. Synod always met so as to | Include Sunday. If it la strange to tbe Pres-! oi byterlan tbat Methodists would be away ^ from tbelr bomes and tbelr charges on ai Thanksgiving Day, It Is still more strange m tbat tbe governing assembly of either Cbnrob should be absent from their bomes and tbelr m charges on Sunday. | Qj " We believe that neither the Synod nor the p Conference does any work on Sunday. Then I why so arrange the meeting as to Include tbat day, and to Impose, the additional ex- g, pense on tbe home holders who are glad to entertain for a reasonable time? I I 9 f STINGING REBUKE. j. ougreMomttn Aiken Replica In Open leiti r to MhIIcIoiim Attnck on Coiion Producers hy Saturday EvtnInc POHt. Abbeville, 8. C., Nov.30,1907. I dltor of tbe Saturday Evening Post: In an fdltorial tbat bas been extensively noted and commented on by tbe papers of 16 L'ong regional .ujeirjci iubi j. uuvc mo onor to represent, you paid: "We must de2nd principally upon cotton, which Europe ill buy In great quantities, and which rune ito money very fast, to overturn this mense and turn the tide our way. Tbat, in view f such public need, planters should bold cot>n for mere persooal gain is truly reprehenble. We read that tbe banks generally will Bep them in the path of duty by refusing to xtend loans on stored cotton." It would be a waste of time to reply to such i absurd statement. If absurdity was its ^ reatest objection. The editorial is gratul>usly impertinent as it Is maliciously false. Living as I do, in tbe midst of the cotton elt, and being folly conversant with the ills jat the cotion farmer has suffered, by reason r the manipulation ofbiB product by Wall treet gamblers aided and abeted by oertaln ibsldized newspapers, I am prepared to say, ad speed tbe day, when* the intrigue and gallzed theft of Wall Street can be balked y no more "reprt benslble" act on tbe part of >e producer, than simply holding bis own ^ roperty until be sees fit to dispose of it. And you sayr "tbe banks generally will "I Bep them (;he farmers) In tbe path of duty J <? refusing to extend loans on stored cotton." et me Inform you, and your kind, that, as a lie, tbe ( lass of men who now have cotton :ored, do business on tbe other side of the dger, and if i t were believed that tbe "banks ioeraliy" bad enlisted in a dastardly atmpt to bully tbe farming class, tbe banks, 3d not the farmers would be the sufferers, be cotton of tbe dependent class has gener- mm Ily been put od tbe tnarjzei, ana n buuuo arc tttk, they will And ready belp In tbelr own ,nks, If local banks should be fooled Into ich a short-lighted, suicidal policy. Now, wbat are some of tbe facta about this roductof the farm that tbe Saturday Even is Post alleges has so demoralized American ~ nance? The probability 1b, that tbe crop ill rot far exceed twelve million bales. In I a lntirvlew In Atlanta, fome mouths age ie President of tbe International Spinner* ssoclation, who was also President of tbe rgest mill Interest In England, admitted tat English mills had sola their oatpnt of >tton cloih on an average of nine montba or ? iore, on a basis of fifteen cents per pound for >tton. This being tbe case, and there la no ^ ason to doubt the statement, who Is entied to tbe extra margin of five cents per )und, between recent prloes, and tbe price I which mills have sold^tbelr output at a -ofit? The cotton farmer can pay tbe ad inced price for cotton clotb, manufactured 1 a basis of fifteen cents per pound, but If be Ti ires refuse to dump bis cotton on tbe mar- J at, at a loss of five cents per pound ol Its . :knowledged value, yon brand his oonduct v i "reprehensible." And tblB you think has brought American nance to tbe brink of ruin? ^ A glance at tbe figures will show tbe abirdity of your statement. A private crop es- | mate circulated on N. Y. Exchange No- J ember 29, placed tbe yield, this year, at ,386.000 bales. On the same date tbe Llverool Cotton Exchange estimated th? crop a* ,935,000 bales. If this is near tbe mark, and "" is safe to say that It Is full, this crop U ^ lort of last year's crop by more than 1.500 000 J, lies. Cotton brought into sight up to Nov I, this year, amounted to 4,300 000 bale* talnst 5,700,000 same time last year. Allowg for the Bbortness of this year's crop, bat >t cotton been marketed at about lu normal itt?/? Tbe one true thing that you did say, by In- * rence, was that exported cotton alone adds the volume of currency. Cotton 'sold' and j( msumed In this country simply takes the oneyoutof one man's pocket and puts It to the pocket of the other. Now let us see ow tbe exports stand. Tbe total export* ' om September 1st to Nor. 30th this yeei nounted to 2,377,000 bales, against 2,878,000 ties same period last year. There Is an aproxlmate difference of half a million bales say $26,000,000. Does anybody believe tbat ie financial base of this country could be laken by a balance of trade of 125,000,000 for against us, when our export trade runs up to tbe bllllont? You have no word of centre for tbe money sharks wbo withdrew ielr money from circulation, but tbe farmer bo will not sacrifice bis cotton, at less than ilue, to coax tills money from Its biding, la illty of "reprehensible" conduct If tbe planter, unlike other free American UzeuB, aa you say, must eliminate "merely ;rsonal gain In disposing of his product, "" ay he not at least look to the greateat pub3 good? Since bis Interests mast be seoondy, would It not be better for tbe public good r tbe farmer to hold tbe tw?-tbirda ofibe op antll foreign trade pays an additional ro or three cents per ponnd, that Is Ita real 1 y ilue. This would really add to tbe volume "C currency, not to mention the Incidental Ivantage to farmers. " * " [t Is not Just possible, Mr. Editor, that Insad of depressed finances being'dine to, courted action by tbe farmers, In boldlng'baeb r> elr eotton, depressed prices for ootion'may i due to concerted action by financiers, In tiding back tbelr monej? Is la no! possfble at tb)8 panic, ccmlDg Just at thla time, waa irted with this purpose, and that It has itten beyond tbe control of its promoters? But we will oot be drawn farther Into Jostling the conduct of oar people. In a matter at neither you nor your* Wall Street friends ,ve the slightest right to dictate or even ggest; a matter that as free American cltl 8 we can dispose of In onr own way, at our ?n good pleasore. Like Frederick, the eat, ty our reverses we .have learned tbe ts of war, and neither the bullying nor itlenng of Wall Street gamb!ers and their telIMes will wrest from us the triumph of gbt. We are capable of attending to our ?n affairs and we have beard of many wbo ive gotten rich by this simple process. < Wyatt Aiken. Carnival Coming:. [q all Its dust and tinsel and glory, the nlth Greater Shows will open a week of >lse, hilarity and abandon ; beginning Monty the ninth of December. Qet ready for the fracas ! See the man with e knives, walking stioks and rings. Buy ^ i envelope and get a watch, warranted no anks! Open your probosols and have H la: led with confetti, and, great Scow, see .the j lakes !-:but do it sober, or else you might g0 vlte the Jim Jame. The Oriental Egyptian pe that plays the ever present lay of tbf1 * " >o-chee koo-chee danseuse demands atten- ut an, listen for its song. Kalzenjammer, Jaw- an eaklng, high diving-features that make Ings glorious and giddy are everywhere. b< ae same old things, yet all are new.- The M sw Is old and the old Is new and it makes no jjj ffereoce, we are going to see them any way. ) look out for the ninth of December and be ro ncu uauu. Cc ' gC Wl The P?s?"lnjr of the Square. M The old publlo square of the bone racks Ck id mad Is rapidly paBciDg. The removal of ie old ooart bouBe Bounded tbe death knell ? id now tbe Mayor Is burying launder a al acadam pavement. ' - >? ' - J Don't call our market place square auy ore, but place your thumbs In the arm pit* be ' your vest, throw out your cbe^Bt and call It ^ lazi, with a long drowl on the "z." It Is all right for places like Greenwood and b< lnety-SIx to oall the public mart, "Tbe ^ laare," but places like Abbeville and Ansrson call It "The Plaza." hi \ Now for ONLY 3 ISvei >%%%%%%*%%%%%%%%%%**%* Smith Sere you will fi] ornamental n ? * eacJi member Cofne early i ladies and Children's < - Now is the time to buy your Cloak #ad up to $25. Children's Cloaks 9! Silk Petticoats Also a full line of Mercerised Pettic cleady-to-wear S" A complete stock to select fromMohair 8. Ready rto-wear "V Lace, Taffeta and Chiua Silks. Ecn Fur Neck Pieces Throws, Soarfs and Muffs. Children Ziegler Bro Aut A coupon wit December 23r hold the luck] v Now fo: Ladies Embroidered Han< ioas, Pillow Tops, Laundr tollar Cases, Post Card Alb' Pictures, Jewel Boxes ai shop w; Miljim . ma WEST END. ?nd ch|}' terey wit Miss Rc rod left. Mr. Lewis Perrln wbo 1b attending the u.D. C. i mtb Carolina College spent Thanksgiving Mr. Job Itb bla mother Mrs. L. W. PerrlD. bio piren Mrs. W. P. Ferguson left 8aDday for At- Mrs Cil nta to Join Mr. Ferguson. of Mrs. Miss Ellen Qambrel and Mis* Georgia Ed- home In firds spend Thanksgiving lp Anderson the Mrs. E. lesUof Mrs. Edgar Cason. ' tailons if Mrs. Algernon Simmons has Issued In vita- honor ol ins to a card party Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.W. Mrs. Lucy Tbomsod entertained moss de- club Frlrt fhtfully Friday evenlDg In honor of Mr. mish N id Mrs. J. Calvert Thomson. Mrs. Tbom- Columbin n'B-rooms were bright with bowls of fall Mr.Jati Be* and obrysnntbymums. Miss Ellse Saturday >wle served delicloos punch In.lbe ball. Miss El rs. Bullock. Miss Maxwell. Mr*. E. tttDgan were the I lomson, Mrs. Lutber Ulghsmlth and Miss in Latimi ooks assisted Mrs. Thomson In receiving Mr. Job ir guests. During the evening a delicious 0f his slst iflet supper was served In the cozy dining giving, om. Misses Septema Holllngswortb, Edna Mr. Job >x and Sarah Calvert served the guests. parent*. Mr. and Mrs. A M. Aiken of Chester were Miss Mu lests of Hon. and Mrs. Wyatt Aiken last time with Bek. home In 1 Mr. Albert McCaw Is the guest of bis sister Mrs. E rs. L. W. Perrln. Cbarlecto Mr. Fuller Reese who Is attending Ciemeon Mr. Wl >llege spent tbe holidays with his parents. bis motb< Dir. rw. \J* iTLiiiHUii b^cui iaoi iuuiouo; iu ?V111*868 j ilumbla. to Atlau Mr. Harold McFall was In AodeHoo sever-' ivcb foot days last week. ; . . -v. Mr. and Mra. Lewis-Perrtn In to-OreenrUletbelriieBt ed to tbel 5er grandmother. Mis. Jane H. Mills. Muses I Ml*8 Lily Templetou who bas been vIkIIIdk eutertalni ir sister Mrs. Jobo M Thorn In Mlller^burg, ia?t we^k y., Is Id Chattanooga, Tenn , where hbe Is Miss Ne tending a Business College. Ander*on Mlsa Ethel Lyon spent Thanksgiving wltb Mr. J W sr borne people. See bad as her gaecte, West. IssesBunnle Kennedy, Mary Bjyce, Isa- Mm. J." ille Gooding and Gladys Patrick. to Gneeui Mr. Hugh Cromer spent Thanksgiving with Dr. an< parents. giving Id Mm. W. A. Templeton, Mrs, John Tborn mIbs A / the H WEEK! *ythii >%%%%%%%%%%*/%<%%' Dry ad a choicc ierchandis( of the fart and bring ^ you to Cloaks | tfio cn h . rnces range vo uu 3c and up, oats. kirts -Voiles, Panamas and 7 aists 1, Cream and Black. .'a For Sets. >s. Fine omot * h each 25c cash p d. Each and en j one. v a Few oi Ikerchiefs Laceai y Bags. ine ?ilk 11ms, Ink Stands, < id number of othei [Tfl US J II dren BpeDt Thanksgiving at Monb Mrs. George Speer. >na Maxwell and Miss May Robert Tuesday for Chester to attend the xieetlng. u Calvert spent Thanksgiving wltl) t?. Iff Williams wbo has been the guest Mary PprrJu left lapt week lor ber Meridian. Rinnan Thomson has Issued lnvi> a rrppptlon Toesdny afternoon in M s. J is. Calvert Thomson. L> Wlisrn will entertain the Euchre ay ulternoon at four o'clock. pile Wilson spent several days In last wetk. ica Mnntp nl Ml Hi lit N ("! nnnnl and Sunday In town. iza Gary nud Miss Carolne Graves souse guests of MIbs Corrle Grates ;r last week. n Brewer of Atlanta was lb" guest er Mrs. A. 8. Simmons "Pbankfn Hill spent the holidays wilb bis md Williams after upending some MIhs Norwood baa returned to ber Meridian. lien Norwood left Tufsday for n where she will spend the winter. I lis ro Latlmbr ppent Sunday wllb ?r Mrs. Latimer. Canute and Mary Slarke went ovrr ta last week to attend the Clemeon ball gnuie. Mrs.James H. Perrln have relurnr home In Meridian. Louise DiBrnhl and Ivy Calhoun ed the Bridge Club most delightfully mule Seal spent Thanksgiving in L. Nlckles spent Thursday In Due E. Bradley has re urned after a visit VOOU. 1 Mrs. McMurray spent TbanksGreenwocd. doll Moiagne of Bordeaux was the OLIDAY ! 2g* Ret Goods 3 stock of usej 3 suitable Xmt lily as well as your List, we think. 1 Hosiery and For ladies, misses'and ch buy. 10c, 15c, 25c and 16 button Kid Gloves, Useful Gifts 1 Lace Curtains, Table D Covers, Bugs. !? _c * | Hand Bags Trunks and Satchel I? * n ?????? ??? i* I Plain and F i* * Suitable for dresses an j patterns left. i> Shoes fo >ile Fn mrchase. Don't forget reiy coupon counts. F the Fancy ( V id'Silk Collars, Elastic i Umbrellas. O-love and HandkercieJ c acceptable Xmas gifts. JD SAVE I Hllill UIHHI guest of Mrs. T. H. Maxwell last week. Dr. J. R. Nlckles fpem Thntfdap Id Hodges. Miss Daisy Maxwell wax the gueat ol friend* In Greenwood 'aft week. Mlsa Nlta Moore v bo la teaching the Jugewoed school was the gucstof Miss Lucy CaUert lor the week end. Bassett china in open stock Dargan's. ? 4^ TtHtlteiN AMs<ioi?li?)ii. Abbeville, 8. (\, Dec 2. 1P07. To the Teachers of Abt evli'e Count} : Knowing that j oi; aie deepiy Inn tested In your work 8Dd aie locking out for what Is bent flclal. I ?xie nd j ou each and a:I t;ti Invitation to meet In Abbe ville. Saturdaj, J)?c. l-llb.lor the purpose of otganlzlne aCi iwiij Teachers An-oclallnn und Rural School Ini- : proveone-nt Asc elation You are urged to speak to your fellow teacbeis and Insist upon tbelr coming. Ask< c ation ts ci e wi?y lo bet- , ter our ecboolH. New ldta* hbu methodn nte ?bat we want, Teachers meet'tiga furnldseH tberr. Your Intered will be ?hnun by jour i prewncf. It. 13. Lheatbunj, C< UDty Superlniendciit Education. i Poems in burnt leather ; bindings at Dargan's 5 and 1 10c store. ? Meeting of Daiigliu rs of TonT <lein< y. The Daughters ol Ibe Confederacy will meet nn next Tuesday aiterucon at the liumg ol t Mi8. 'j. D. Brown. ' Mrs. L. T. Miller. .Secretary. - :;:;.,p-;;r>raeS5^a| w&M f r' Trade!icfr. ^um%uuuuu . > Co. I if ] A: fu.1 as well as ? ispresents for I your friends. !' t if w > will help b -i * i. t, Gloves * i ildren as good as your money caD K 50c. jj black, tan, brown and white, J . i ? for Home 5 o. amask, Napkins, Blankets, Table J N 0 I ' w s. k ancy Silks I ,d waists."0 A few nice wool dres^ r k r Ladies.* 4 ? ft! X I last day , You may D ft T jriftS. [ md Silk Belts, Feather T A W D f Boxes, Work Boxes, [OBEY. Mc-Ke<:'8 liOOalH. Samples. Samples' 2:97 pieces, right fresb and new, at unbeHrd of prices. A 85.00 si.k shawl foi 88 48 at McICce's. A SI 50 f-i k shawl for 98iat Mc Kee'a. A S2 50 white wool shawl lor gl.fO at McKee's 81.00 shawls for 75c; 50c shawls for 381. Baby hoods and caps at 19,38.50 and 75c each Ladles underw ear at 19,25 and 28 . 50c tics for nun at 38c; 25c kind for 19a. A big assortment of these: Underveats for * ladles ai 75c. liie SI.00 kind; 50c ibe 75o kind ; 38c the 50c kind ; 19j the 25j klud. Bt iMen's vests, wool and cotton, at 19c, 38'', 50c and 75c each. ] A'en's pants and at barpa'ns. ten 85/0 pints for 83 48; SM50pi>nis 'orS2 09; 82CO pan s T1 for St.4S; SI 5J pants lor (8-; 81 00 jants for 89c AH bojsai 50c row 38c; 81.00 pants al 75c; ZOC ('HLIIH HI UJ iJUir. Bnrgalna In hoya rlotblng. ?1 25ku"0?I fl 50 mils loi IK.-; S2 CO suits at S1.-J8; {2 50 sulis 5 Kit S1.5)8. A big Une or ladle* hose and sox for men at S, 11, li). H.'i anil .18o. All genuine barons Save Y2v by buylDg a pair of good warm gloves loroSo. All colors. Men's ovpralls at 3Sc, the 10; kind; SI 00 rneial la lor 7.ic. Coals to match. NVgUgee t-hlrlp, silk for SI 9S. worth S300; ?2 60 iipuHkpp shirts for SI 75; t-ome S2 00 goods ?t $1.48; SI'<0 neyl'gee and work sbtria lor'pH fl 00; a l SI I'O tblrts, about 75 io select from,, loi 75'; COc Kliirta for .'iSi*, ali kiudf>. .'(? M:.~p' ii J< rs for 3Sr; kind far 1t?-; 15c . ^ m.U for lie pair. I An Lad lea hoso Fupporlers for ]9c, 25c and 8Se.' Cf , '1,1 lilri.li'm IS,. IiIiiH ol lln I FHRcfuatorP, nil k I nils and colore, 50c kind wei or 38c; Wc kind for !! ;?. j Fre Bargains in all kinds of purses and band otm I cot! All kinds of sweaters at 38c and 75c. ! far thp, ^ . . .. ' g *101 pieces China dinner sets ; Dargan's 5 and 10c store at 7.50 7hese sets are imjrted and are bargains. GEMS IN VERSE. \ The Little Streets. I "Tomorrow I'll do It," says Bennle. "1 will by and by," says Seth. "Not now?pretty soon," says Jennl* "in a nuavw,' nays uuw i?m, Oh, dear little people, remember That, true as the stars In th^sky? The little streets of Tomorrow, Pretty Boon and By-and-by Lead, one and all, As straight, they say, As the King's highway, To the oity of Not at All! -Annie H. Donnell in Youth's OoapuW If I Ware Too. \ I were you, I'd see my path of duty t plain and straight, without a curve or bend, ad walk upon it, without swerve or falter, ;om life's beginning straightway to its end. i be 80 strong, so faithful and so true, would, If I were you. I were you, I'd live upon a pittance ad save up money for a rainy day nd never buy a pretty gown or Jewel r take a bit of pleasure by the way, nd then I'd be so cheerful, never blu* would, if I were you. I were you and friends that knew yoa longest ould hurt aad wound, advice unasked would _ give, . 1 still forbear and cherish all their virtuee ! ad ever with them in contentment live. ?. ' i bo so faithful, constant through aad through, rould, if I were you. I were you and found some gentle woman i mm em trarnntnnoa i trnut and liuilisthf^ would not torn to them for consolation, it seek alone the barren friendship tras, or try to find a broader mental view. b, no; I would not?not if I were 70% nd if a man (braid help yon with his ffldaf 9 stronger purpose or to braver deed S do without his presence and incentive, ast all the gossips' tongues thereby should speed, , 1 though It take from life Its pleasures few? would. If I were you. I were yoa, I'd stay In old lnolosurss nd be consistent all the way along, 0 matter whet the stress and strain of Ufa is, Bmptations, trials, sorrows, loss among. ( II this and more I'd do, . ' ' I would, if I were you. at for myself, as I am just a woman, f. x U take what help and gladness I can fia^ or make a pledge to absolute perfection, d all my way to hard heroics bind, intent to think, with kindly deeds ss leavsa, bile here I dwell I lose no hope of he*rem, nd so, withal, at last 1 may not rue ot doing as?I wonld if I were you. ?Anns Olcott Oammelia. Child and Mother. 1 mother, my love, If you'll give me your hand And go where I ask you to wander, will lead you sway to a beautiful land, . The dreamland that's waiting out yonderl ' e'll walk In the sweet posy garden out there Where moonlight and starlight are streaming Nnd the flowers and the birds are filling ths sir ' 1 With the fragrance and music ot dreaming. here'll be no little, tired out boy to undress No questions or cares to perplex you; here'll be no little bruises or bumps to ea>- , - ress | Nor patching of stooklngs to vex you, sr I'll rock you away on ths silver dew stream And sing you asleep when you're weary, ' nd no one shall know of our beautiful dreaa nd when 1 am tired I'll nestls my head In the bosom that's soothed me so oftea, nd tbe wide awake atara shall sing in my cUai . A song which my dreaming shall soften. ?, mother, nay love, let me take your dsac hand. And away through the atarllght well wa? der, way through the mist to the beautiful landl The dreamland that's waiting out yonderl ?Eugene Field. The Mirror. 'y mirror tells me that my face la fair, And can 1 doubt but that It tella me troet y mirror says that I hare golden hair And oheeks Ilka the wild rose and 9jm al v blue. ' % ' lay, "Do 1 Indeed these charms poaseaa, trusty glass?" My mirror answers "Tea." hen lovers' tales this heart all free from ear* Have surfeited with flattery's cloying swwt nto my mirror do I straight repair And cry: "O mirror, is this all decaltf iy. do I merit praise and fond caress fM hen doth my trusty mirror answer "Yea." eem me not vain. I pray, for well I know That when life's skies have lost thnr hue must one day unto my mirror go - > And say, "Ok, tell me, mirror, Is H true hat every day my youthful charms gNnf less 1" .. ben must my trusty mirror answer "Tea." , nd, oh, I trust that in that later day, The time of silvered hair and fading sigk^ hen I unto my looking glass shall say, "0 mirror, with my beauty's waning UgM oth honor also fail and virtue got" hen may mine truthful mirror answer "Ife.^ Margaret F. Mauro in MoOlure's Mngssim < Each la His Own ITuss. A fire mist and a planet, A crystal and a oall, A jellyfish and 4 saurian . And csvea where the cavemen dwell Then a sense at law and beauty And a face turned from the oled? Some oall it evolution, And others oall it Qod. | A haze on the far horizon. The infinite, tender sky) The ripe, rich tints of the oornflstte And the wild geeoe sailing high And all over uplsnd and lowlaad The charm of the geldenrod? Borne of us oall it autumn. And others call It Qod. j Like the tides on a crescent seabeaak Whon the moon is new and thin. Into our hearts high yearnings ; Come welling and surging Us Come from the mystlo ocean. Whose rim no fool has trod? Some of as call it fenging, And others call it Ged. A picket frosen en duty, A mother starved for her broe4 ' Socrates drinking the hemlock And Jesus on the rood. The million who, bumble and usuiall The straight, hard pathway trod^ Borne call it oonaecration. And othars call it God. ?W. SL Oarrutfc in Chriatian Bafiatar. m o'n talk o' martial heroes till th' toe* 4 Gabriel's horn in declaim about your statesman MU jn'H hoarse, it they ain't th' biggeet heroas that iato tb1 world was born, Tot compared with soaae their work la mighty coarse. i* real heroes wear no tokens bat th' blister! on their han's. Fhej're th1 toilers that aboon in srary okma. iey're th' very bone an ainoe o' all timee aa -i .ti 1..1. ["bey're th men who keep -hurtlla an tk* Hmfc. ?Omaha World-Harold. God's glory Ilea not oat of reach. , The moas we crush beneath oar fwt The pebbles on the wet seabeeoh, Have soieas mornings,strange and iwM -Ow*a lUradltlk rniors Hold Ku thaslnstle Mrrtlnic nt Anderson. . Inrge meeting of the farmers was he'd In derson on Monday morning. The etlDK was held on the fourth anniversary :he first meeting looking to the organizui of the farmers of the county. Speeches e made by Messrs. R. P. Cllnkseales, J. J. itwcll, J. 0. Stribiing, J. W. Ashley and ers. ' he consensus of opinion seemed to be that ion was worth 15 ceuts per pound, and as as that neck of the woods was concerned ? ? a?I,I ki%?a It AH 1am y WUUIU UdYO IV VI UUIU WV|>VU? /