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M I The Press and Banner Bv W. W. and W, R, Bradley. HUGH WILSON, Editor. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Ae-Publi<?hed every Wednesday at 12 a year In advance. Wednesday, Jan. 22,1908. The Abbeville dispensary in October sold 813 685 15 worth of liquor; In November the BHtts amounted to S13.207.72. For the two mouths the total sales amounted to 826,898.87. And this In the name of temperance! If there had been no dispensary some of this would have gone for bread, for shoes and home comforts. Who can estimate the shame It brought about? Wbo knows the misery It caused? Who can count the sad bearts caused bv it? We cru not understand why goud men* will endorse any Institution or business that sells more than twenty-six thousand dollnrs worth of liquor to our people In two months.?Associate Reformed Presbyterian. In tbe first place it might be well enough for our respected neighbor to present the facts as tliey are. It is true, we assume, tbat tbe dispensary sold tbe amounts specified in tbe above paragraph, but It is not true tbat 826.SU8.S7 worth of liquor was sold to our people la two months. In all conscience, the liquor business is bad enough, but does that give our good aud pious brother tbe right to magnify It by tbe use of misleading figures. Where did the Presbyterian learn that our people bought all tbe liquor that was sold from tbe dispensary ? Tbe dlfipenrer estimates tbat twenty five per cent, of this amouDt was Bold to Greenwood people and to otbei$ beyond our borders. But In order to pnt as black an effect, It serves our good brother's purpose to charge all the liquor to the people of this county. As our respected brother of, tbe Associate Reformed Presbyterian does not understand some things, while being Ignorant ourself, we Bball try to explain the situation without doing as he and others have done in stirring up the evil side of one's nature. We hope to appeal to the better side of bis heart and to the higher side of his brain?with the view of bringing out the good Instead of the evil that is ever present with all of as. x In the first place, alter resting quietly for fifteen years under the dispensary law, and until after the contract for both the court house and the city hall had been let, the sudden springing of the question of opposition to the dispensary law, while the old conrt house was being torn down, seemed more like spite to Abbeville than the result of any settled coavlotionor principle in opposition to the dispensary. We do not understand this sud. dec spasm, except It sprung from some latent 111 will or Jealousy of the town of Abbeville. TDe aci exoiies me evu siue ox our u#iurrather than tbe bringing out of the better Bide. This for tbeee reasons: 1. Tbe Presbyterian years ago refused the touch of tbe elbow to this newspaper when we advocated In these columns tbe lessening V of the hours In which liquor could be sold at tbe dispensary. If tbe hours bad been shortened the sales, as we believe, would have been correspondingly reduced. If the Pres byterlai was as zealous then, as now, In its fight against the dispensary, we failed to see . tbe evidence. 2. All self-respecting people are sensitive to tbe laok of evidence of a proper regard on tbe part of others, and nothing Is more apt to excite resentment. 3. We do not know who was first to begin this agitation, and tbat fact need not be considered now, but we believe the fact is, that good people of Due West, oomblned with, or oo-operated with, a representative of McCormick In tbe act which seemed to be inspired more by ill-will toward this town than from any excessive amount of personal virtue. 4. We admit that eve>y citizen of Abbeville county is chore or leas interested in every spot of ground in the county, lnoludlng tbe town of Abbeville. 5. But we submit tbat if an educated com> munity, moved solely by virtuous principles, meant to interfere with tbe affaire.or another community, would in a straight-forward open, raoe to race way.?go to ine people 01 tne community In which they meant to organize reforms and would In a friendly manner confer with those who were more direotly Interested. This would have been the way to appeal to the better side of our nature, and It would have been the way to enlist In * tbe proposed movement the sympathy and kindly offices of those most directly to be affected by tbe proposed change. 6. For good people. If going directly to McCormlcfe, to pass through Abbeville, without saying a word to anybody, to form ao alliance with a man who has not, as far as we - are informed, distinguished himself for any figbt against Illicit liquor in bis own home town, was treating this community with something less than tbe civility which tbe people of Abbeville bad a right to expect from so good and so virtuous a people as those of Due West. ADd such action In dlrregard for the amenities might be conducive to tbe development of the evil that Is In tbe best of us.; ? 7. We are not able to understand wby this community was not treated wltb considera tlon In an action which it was claimed to be for tbe uplift of the people of tbe whole county. We are not ready to believe that It was prompted by the consciousness that they were doing an act of unfriendliness. o. ?o mucn lor me preliminaries, without reference to tbe wisdom or unwisdom of the movement to cut off tbe revenue ol tbe dispensary to tbe county and to tbe town. 9. While we do not know ol our own knowledge tbat any train bas passed MoCormlck ror Auderson t b 1b year, we believe tbe trains puss tbere every day. And while we do not know tbat any liquor bas been shipped to either McCormlck or to Mount Carme), yet we hear that much liquor is carried to these places. If Mr. Sturkey or any of tbe good people at Due West have made any effort to stop the shipment daily of possibly fifty or a hundred gallons of liqubr to these places, we have not heard of tbe fact. If this fight Is prompted purely by a love of sobriety, why not look after other communities? It we are not mistaken, aB much or more liquor is shipped to McCormlck and Mount Carmel than is shipped to Abbeville, per capita. As for that matter, did you ever know of any prohibitionlBt taking any steps to enforoe prohibition ? 10. If dispensary liquor should be the especial object of virtuous indignation, what mollifies or breaks down tbe opposition to blind tteerfl ? Is it beaniifiA th#? rfiBnonoovo to . - located at Abbeville, and the blind tlgerghavlng bauUauon~eT6ewnere T If those who are making their light on Abbeville are sin. cere, and v. e have no doabt they are, why are the blind tigers exempt irom attention ? We ask for Information. We do not understand the 6eemtng Inconsistency. 11. Personally this editor, while claiming nothing, Is willing to compare notes with the most self-conceited problbltlonlst that lives, or ever lived. In z'-al for the welfare of the people we yield nothing to auy man. We aim at the highest standards according to the lights before us. It is all very well to abuse the liqaor law. It needs abuse. But It Is bet-} ter to preach temperance. It Is better to make men sober from the conscientious con* vlctlon which would control their conduct. This editor is ready and anxious at all times to rid the country of drunkenness. And our good brother of the Associate Reformed Piesbyterian has only to appeal to my reason, and ^giving a plausible remedy for the evils tbat altllct us, and be will have no more outspoken Bupporter than the Press and Banner. We would be glad to know that our good brother was actuated more by love of his fellowmaa than for his 111-will to any one, or all of us, at Abbeville. But whether we have dispensary liquor or m blind tiger liquor Is a light matter, when harmony and good feeling between neighbors and friends are placed In the scales. We are always sorry when Ill-humor Is Injected Into any controversy. There Is no need for saying uoklnd words, and there Is ao good to come from any one olalmlng to be better and purer aud more patriotic than his neighbor. Self-praise is said to be half-soanda). And when we bear any man claiming superiority In morals, we are ready to deny It, and are ready toaocord to him oredlt for being something else. Hugh Wilson. ? The Georgia Railroad Commission. Tbe Ceorgla Railroad Commission Is swamped in a sea of trouble, and all because of the annulment of certain railroad trains. Tbe moving allegations are two principal ones, namely; First?If either of the trains 1* taken off, scores of people living at suburban points will be forced tosell their homes at a sacrifice. Second?They will be forced "to remove to Atlanta." Any proceeding that would Involve tht> necessity ot having people saorlflce their homes Is bad enoueh and worthy of serious consideration, but we can acaroeiy contemplate the enormity of the hardship, If not of the crime that would force anybody "to remove to Atlanta." That would be worse than sentencing the people of Abbeville to Involuntary detention for 50 minutes at Hodges, while they were passengers on the Columbia and Greenville railroad. Georgia Ought to Learn. Atlanta has bad a big bank failure In wblob about one-tenth of the population of that city will not get back all the money which they deposited. \ If Georgia would enact laws to safeguard bank depositors, as does South Carolina, It 1b possible that the bank would not have failed, and even if It did fall the owners of slock would have been required to make good the loss to depositors. In South Carolina deposItors In bank are comparatively safe. Good Bills. , Senator Graydon has Introduced a Bill to prevent a pistol toter from pleading self-defense, except when a man commits murder on his own premises. Representative E. H.Aull has Introduced a BUI In the Hoase levying one mill for Confederate pensioners, each county to pay its own pensioners. - Teaching School. Mr. Phllp 8. Cromer of this city who graduated at the Citadel last June, will teach sohool during the scholastictlc year in Long Cane township, In compliance, with the rule of that institution which requires 1 la. graduates to teaob for a period after being graduated. Mr. Cromer had a position with the Jamestown Exposition- which be beld for Several months and until Christmas. A young man of ability and a careful regard for his obligation be will succeed In life. mm ^ Croel and Unjust. Some poor men In tblBcountry have bought land on a credit. Would our Legislators deny them the necessary credit for provisions which would enable them to pay for it? The Hen law Is oertalnly beneficial to some men. That law would certainly hurt nobody. If men are rich, they need not give security. If tbeylare poof, would our Legislators make slaves of poor men who are Just as honest and Just as good as they are, except that tbey are poor? Money makes some of ns feel mighty big. Worse Than Counly Treasurers. It now appears that the ex-dlrt otors of the State dispensers were worse than are tbe oonnty treasurers in election ?years. The Newberry Observer thinks "the liquor business is not tbe kind ol business for a state to engage in," but that nbwspaper did not give Its opinion of the business of oolleotlng taxes during; election years. Bo mnny treamre^e go wrong on ejection year a tbirt It would seem to ns that either the oolleeUon of taxes or the election should be suspended^' Taxes sufflelent to last two yeara ought to be collected daring the "off years." County treasurers are seldom found to be wrong In "off years." Corrected. A. little bank, by expert accountants, made a report a lew days ago In which considerable deficit was discovered. A second accounting, as we snppose, by different experts, adds a little matter like $874,000 to the bank's assets. If there Is one thing on earth In which we have little faith, It Is the correctness of expert reports In'eases where they have been employed to And evil. The Thaw Trial. The second trial Is now going on of one Thaw for the killing of one White aboqt 6 woman who admits to wrong doing, and whose husbanJhad experience and who was a^umuiw nitu WD 1?? * 1UUK IIUIO OOIOTC the homicide. v.v . - We read some of tbe testimony-.of Mrs Thaw at the first trial, bat have not read It it second time. Tbe woman's testimony might be considered aa a sort of speech for tbe defense. No man baa a right to kl)J another about a trifling woman. , ( Curtailed Service. In Ioalng an extra train each way on tbe Columbia and Greenville road, our people are very much like tbe Utile boy who stumped bis toe. We are trying to believe that It will feel good when it quits hurting. Mr. M. L. Rice of Greenwood was In town last Wednesday. He grows handsomer with tbe passing years, and we are always glad to meet blm, not onlv on bis own account, but for tbe sake of old times and associations with bis father, Hon. James H. Rice, of Nine' ly Six. We hope that Mr. Rloe may oome often and stay longer eacb time. Tbe faot ls< we do not know why so good a man does not come to Abbeville to live. Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath a heavy heart? Who hath an aching head? JVho hath a Ji?p fox In his stomach? The man whose wife Is sick f'tfairtvrber whose children are small; the head ol the bousebold whose cook has gone off on an ezonrslon or who Is at a religions meeting rejololng that the Redeemer died for her and washed away all her sins of omUslon and commission. Miss Fanny Morrow Is home from Spartanbur* j >i Mrs. Klrby took a trip to Spartanburg last week to see her daughter, Mrs. Eva iCltby of that city. LaBt Saturday Is said to have been the first fair Saturday In nine weeks. We did cot do the counting. If you have eczema It might be that lnfor (nation of satisfactory results to. a man in Alastta might be of value to you. Enquire at the Press and Banner office. Anderson Is talking about establishing a oollege. This is to be a female oollege that may rear any number of country schools. i i-'-Wirt?' - aaa ?ggagM?as-arnt k -i i Tbe Fight on the StroKRlfkiK Poor. Tbe Legislator vrho deliberately votes " to repeal the lien law, we think will have his epltsph written for him on hU political tomb, _ or at least this editor believes that fate awaits any man who would willingly destroys tbe ~ oredltoftbe poor man. This country was never so prosperous ?\s It is now, and there . never was a time when so many farmers . Dtraln oonoil nr>nn.?1al Rnnilltlnn AH thev " are now, bnt the Good Book says that we will always have the poor with as. Ifa roan need not give security for bis J debts, be need not bother about tbe lien law. It will not bother him. *el Don't yon think It cruel to take from a Wf poor man the only security he can offer? * " By what right would a representative of the whole people assume to Legislate for the rich while oppressing the poor? I? Let honest aud fair thinking men of whatever ooudltlon financially enter protest against a mean efl>rt to enslave their poor neighbor. Does an effort to destroy tbe poor man's C0 credit deserve tbe respect of any body, who doe* n>t expesi it pr >1t by tbe enslavement of his neighbors? We make no 5? pretense at answer. If you think tbe act ' right, yon are entitled to your opinion. " Any Idea that tbe merchants wbo have furr& nlBbed liens in tbe past, have become money It kings Is knocked. Into a cocked bat when you look around our pobllo pqjare. With P2 the fewest excoptlons tbelr estates and their 1 labors have gone to naught. ? Of tbe scores of Arms wbo entered the lien business within ; tbe last years of business ^ struggle, as far as we can now recall, only three failed to land ontbe rocks .The estates of tbe others vanished Into i bin air, and tbelr own creditors made Dotblng by tbelr failure. ' It has been boasted ttr.t this country is the land of the free and tbe bcme of the brave. Does It He Id tbe boots of our legislators to destroy the credit of the poor man, wbereby . ' bofmust strive to avoid beoomlng a bondsman? Do our Legislators desire to redatie tbrir U Impecunious neighbors to the position of serfs? If so we venture to assert that the peo- y* pie will resent tbe Insult, and at tbe next election they will vote for better Legislators. . It Is now proposed to enact a "labor con" . tract" law, wbereby tbe laborer may be as , nearly enforced to a condition of servitude as ... tbe United States Courts may oonsent to. And It may be safely predicted that tbe best class of labor will not willingly beoone ^ tbe servants of'sorry gentlemen." Does any Legislator expect men who have kindred that need the credit, which the lien law gives, to support him in bis attaok npon the lfberty, the Integrity, and tbe honesty of kinsmen wbo are Just as good, though not as x rich, as tbe legislator wbo would pander to 1 the rich neighbor at the expense of tbe poor gc man's oredli? co n'?i??ioio*Aii **.11 on nM HahfftHr- mi TTUUIU SU/ ic?iaiabv> ??? WM ? rgte soldier tbat;he cinnot give a Hen on blB st< orojf Some old soldiers are able to take dj oare of themselves: some need tbe benefit of the lien law, and some need pensions. Will yo tbe Legislator deny to 6ne the right to make fo a living for himself, or would be deny his C( right to a pension? In snob a cruel propo- bl sltlon where 1b the sympathetic nature that Pi' makes all tbe world akin, or touches and an moves tbe great and tender human heart? Ca , r - "a A BILL Prescribing tbe Method by Wbieh O. Rural Free-Delivery Hall KonteN W Bitty Be Changed or Dlvcontlnned. Be It enacted by tbe Benate and House of Representatives of tbe United States of America In Congress; assembled, That on and after tbe passage of this Act the discontinuance or alteration of any rural M; route must be with tbe approval of the Representative In Congress from tbe district In which said route Is located, unless twelve months' notice, to writing, is given sMd Representative and the Postmaster-General is hereby directed tosborten or lengthen existing routes. so as to equalize tbe work of carriers as much as possible, suob changes, Cc when all/sets are obtained relative thereto, ai to be sut>mltted to the Representative as hereinbefore provided. ft Tbe foregoing bill was Introduced by Con- ?V greesman Aiken. There Is no doubt as to the ^ wlPdom of buoD an Aot. The people snow q best what changes are desirable In rnral ^ routes, and the Congressman may reasonably be sopposed to be In closer touch with the people than theoffiolals. ^r( For the good or the service we wonld like to see the bill pass. jgf Ci M Another Pretty Girl Goes Into Matrimony. pa For years Abbeville has bad the best telephone service in the world, and the recipients or that servloe have been better pleased than anybody on this side or the terrestrial ball. In the central office are now and have been for a long time a number or the most competent as well as the most efficient women. Capld seems to have bis eyes on them, and when occasion offers, be simply shoots more arrows Into their hearts than a porcupine has quills on his back. Without consulting us Is be used up a whole quiver rail or bis golden' tlped shafts on Miss Alice Douglass, and filled her heart bo completely that It was necewary for some one to take them oat. Mr. J. E. Guy, railroad yardmaster In Atlan- ? ta wan the lucky man, and be just oame ,V along last Thursday, January 16, 1908, and JJ" oarrled ber away, as blB wile. 8be will have j 1 no more wounds In ber bearl now, and Mr. ^ Guy Is the luckiest man beneatb the sun. Rev. E. B. Kennedy administered the tows that made two hearts beat as one, and which made that one mighty happy. Ou The wedding was a home affair at the B* home of the bride on Wardlaw Street. The oeremony took place at twelve o'olock In the aD day, and at one o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Guy 1 boarded the Seaboard train for Atlanta. A host of friends gave pretty presents as a testimonial of love and esteem and a still greater number extend tbelr heartiest good wishes. May neither the bride nor the groom be leas happy than tbey are today. SI ODD FELLOWS' ENTERTAIN- Ki MENT. Speech by Hon. John J. McSwnin. All are Invited to Henr Him. ^ Thursday January 21.1908 at Odd Fellows' Hall over Ht Q. Anderson <k Co.'a store at 8 a" p. m. Hod. Jobn J. McSwain of Greenville, 3. C., will deliver an address on "Odd Fellowship as a Civil Force, or what Odd Fellowship does to raise a man from Self." Tbe people i of Abbeville are cordially Invited to oome out and bear him. The ladles are especially In- ? vlted. Bro. McSwain Is an eloquent speaker, and all who are so fortunate an to bear him will enjoy a rare treat. Tbe addrfl?-i3~3pS3Tctne public, no admission obarged. James R. Randall. In tbe death of James R. Randall, editor and poet, tbe country baa met with a real, loss. If he had done nothing else than write "Maryland, my Maryland," he would deserve the eyerlasllb^ honor of .Maq Southern people, Allen Emerson, who was convicted of murder, with recommendation to mercy, and wbo was sentenced for a life term In tbe pent tentlary, escaped from tbe Anderson Jail last August, voluntarily returned to Anderson last Sunday, and Is now In tbe penitentiary. He killed Tb06. F. Drake, with whose daughter, Mrs. Bailey, be was discovered In a compromising position. An Impromptu duel en sued when Drake was killed. Tbe Legislature should enact a law requlr- J lng railroads to make better and safer accom- bit modatlons for tramps, wbo travel wltbout m< consulting tbe conductor. Nearly every cai freight train that gets into trouble kills one do pr more "gentleman of tbe road" who bad Rc not bought tickets. a n iirnM-ifcir.-.h-i...- III I.-.IT.I M?, . Win MEN NOW UNDER ARREST, ro Jlfore Coming Here to Surrender Statu* of tbe OinpenNRry Scamlx!. Columbia Record. M. A. GoodraaD, liquor agent. John Black, ex-director. John Bell Towill, ex-director. W. O. Tatum, ex-commissioner. I. N. Rawlluson, ex-director, rhe above-named have already surourl onnilfoil thplr rplpnap nn HUriCU uuu nvvwkv%? ...v.. il, in connection with tbe blaket irrant for "conspiracy to defraud the ite," sworn out by tbe dispensary mmlssion, and it is understood in e city that former Directors L. W. >ykin, of Camden, and Jos. B. Wylie Chester, will come in and give up is afternoon or tomorrow. Goodman is arrested Thursday bight by the mmission's marshal, and Mr. Black rrendered yesterday morning. Mess, will, Tatum and Rawlinson came Columbia this morning and went rect to the sheriff's office, thence the office of Magistrate James H. )wles, Jr., where the bonds were arnged. All the bonds are for $10,D each, with the exception of Goodan's, which is in the sum of $25,000. Impeachable personal security i* yen by Messrs. Black, Towill, Tatum d BaWlinson. Goodman had a surecompany put up his bondjn cash. After holding an afternoon session id a night session, both behind closdoors, tbe commission last night ok a recess until January 30th, tbe iderstanding, however, that if necsity arise they may be call? d togethin special session at any dale in the eanwhile. - It was pretty strongly timated, by people officially connoted with tne commission, that al ost a score of other arrests may folw investigations now being made by tectives and special ageute. It is alleged by the commission that stead of having a claim against the *te for $39,926, the two liquor firms Ullman & Co., and the Anchor Disling company are indebted to the ite in the sum of $31,390. It is further charged by tbe commis>n that Ullman & Co. used up a nd of more than $63,000 in bribing d otherwise improperly influencing Iciala of the state dispensary. THE FOUNDER OF INDIGESTION. The founder of Indigestion was No&h; he for?t to leave the pig9 ashore. From- the hog mes lard; from lard, indigestion. The mo?nt you put lard-cooked food Into youi omach, you send a pressing invitation for 'spepsla to come and take possession, you don't need to use lard, though, unless iu want to; there is a cooking fat that makes od any stomach can easily digest It Is )TTOLENE; no hog fat?just pure vegetab oil. nutritious, wholesome: makes flaky a crust, crisp doughnuts, light, rich rolls id cake?in fact, all the things you like, but nnot eat perhaps, because they do not gree." 30TT0LENE has been well named "the rfect shortening." late of South Carolina County of Abbeville. PHOBATE POTTRT. ary L. Kay, as Executrix of the Est. of Marshall L.Kay, deceased, and in herown right, PlaintifF, against Ruth Kay, Defendaut ?Complaint to Sell Lands to Pay Debts. Pursuant to an order of the Probate >urt, I will sell at Tublic Outcry at bbeville Court House, on Saleday in ,'bruary, 1908, next, for the payment debt?, the following described real tate, belonging to the estate of Marall L. Kay, deceased, situate in paid ate and County, to wit: All that *ct or parcel of lands, known as the nox Place, lying on the North tide public road leading to VVillington >m Mt. Carmel, R. C., containing [GHTY-THREE ACRE.**, more 01 is, bounded by lands of Jamts Mcinty,>Jas. F. Sutherland, John W. orrah and M. M. Tarrant. Terms?Cash. Purchaser to pay for ,pers. J. F. MILLER, < Judge Probate Court. j. ft. mi well equipped to supply the public with seasonable goods at reasonable prices. HARDWARE. jlcanite Roofing, Garden Wire Plow ioIs, Saddles, Briddles, Collar-, Pads ames, Traces, Nails, Horse Shoes, mther, Tinware, Crockery, Buckets, ibs, Well Chains. GROCERIES. its, Com, Mill Feed, Chicken Feed, icon, Hams, Lard, Tobacco by box a to 50c, Syrup in kegs, half barrels d barrels, new crop N. 0. Good value in Coflee, Rice, Soaps, >da, and Can Goods. Majestic Flour the best. Pratta Cattle Powders, Poultry Food ice Killer and Roupe Cure. DRY GCODS leeting, Cheviots, Outings, Denims, Ticking and Dress Goods. SHOES. ing Bee and Tuff Hide, all leather, nothing better. CLOTHING. en's and Boys Suitp, extra Pants, jerallu, Shirts, Underwear, also Hats id Uap9. J. R. Glenn. Tradc Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description may cpjlckly ascertain our opinion free whether an invnntlon Is Drohably patentable. Conimunlciv Hons strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Pateuta ent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patent* taken through Munn A Co. recelre ipecial notice, without charge, In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific Journal. Terms. <3 a year: four months, fL Soldbyall newsaialers. MUNN & (^361 Broadway, New York Branch Office, 62S F 8U Washington. D. C. Tt fills the arteries with rich, red )od, makes Dew flesh, and healthy ju, women and children. Nothing a take its place; no remedy has ne so mucn good as Hollister's icky Mountain Tea. 35c, Tea orl iblets. (J. A. Milford. j ANTARCTIC POSSIBILITIES Explorer Borcligrevlnlc Thinks There M Be a Future For Commerce There. The recent Antarctic oxpsdition was a commercial one, and commercially it was a failure, because wo did not find tho right whale, so valuablo for its whalebone. The Antarotic was fitted out for the hunt of that particular kind of whale j nevertheless I have no doubt that tho commercial result of the.expedition would have been much better had wo worked under more favorable auspicos. I do not by any means consider the faofc of our not having mot with the right - whale In those seas as conclusive proof of their nonexistence in tho bay at Victoria Land. The Antarctic found the right whale aC Campbell island in the wintor time; the boats fastened to five of them, of which, however, only one was caught. Now, to me it does not seem improbable that these whales go south to the bay of Victoria Land, where Ross saw them, in the summer, and return north in the win cer. ic wouia seom mcrutuuiu mac a iuaa of Sir James Ross' standing, supported as be was by able scientists and experienced whalers, 6hould have made a grave erroi when he said that this valuable whale was to be found in large numbers in those southorn latitudes. p Tho difference in the appearanoe of the * blue whale, as we found it there, and the = right whalo, in the method of spouting, is so striking that evon the most casual observer could not easily bo doceivcd. Very possibly, had we penetrated farther into the large open bay discovered by Ross In I the vicinity of tho volcano peaks Erebus i and Terror, we^ too, would have found the ' right whale in great numbers. We saw very many blue whales, but bad not the appliances to take them. As I remarked at the International goo- { graphical congress, we found few 6eals. | They increased, however, in number as j we worked eastward, and soemcd afraid Of the land. All of the seals that wo met on the shore showed much uneasiness, and epoedily made for tho wator, a fact which strengthened my belief in the existence of a largo enemy of the seal on tho continent. I do not doubt that tho seals congregate together in larger numbers at some places on tho bay. ' I consider the guano beds which we discovered of great commercial importance, , and they ought to be well worth the at- S tention of enterprising business mon. The e specimen whioh I brought back with me [ oontains a large percentage of ammonia. | Furthermore, from tho analysis of the specimen of rock which I brought back with me, the possible and probablo presence of valuable .minerals on the oontinont is ? proved, although the lava and the volcanic aspect of tho coast line do not spoab favorably for the presence of heavy metals > near the surface.?C. E. Borchgrevink in Century. How the Chinese Count Time. The Chinese sundial embodied the usual principle, but was crude indeed. A rod or needle set upright reflected a shadow on a flat surface as tho sun moved. On this were characters indicating the hours of the day. The Chinese also used a water clock callcd the clepsydra. It was a disk of copper or other material, with an extromely small aperfturo, from which the water triokled, drop by drop. The clepsydra of Canton is thus (Inscribed by a traveler: "It is a vase of copper. Itissituated in a pavilion built on a double aroh that orosses a street leading from the great south gate of the city to the palace of the treasurer of the provinoe. Like that which exlstod, and perhaps exists still in the Peking observatory, it is composed of four copper vases, whenco water runs from one to another by little tubes fixed at the Jbase. Tho vase that rests on tho floor has on its wooden cover a kind of handle, crossed by a, rule mounted on a float and covered with characters ropresepting the hours. When tho water has run out?that is, in the morniag or evening?it is poured again into the uppermost vase. Thcro Is a little brick Staircase by which the attondant as3ends. "In the temples there are attendants whoso business it Is to hang up a placard, with a white ground, on which is indicat9d the hour. They strike the hours of the lay on a drum, and at night they beat a gong. The attendants who thus look after the flight of time occupy the intervals between in making sticks of lnconse, on which are marked tho hours. N These are sticks so arranged as to burn a certain length of time for every hour, and these are used by peasants and others. The stick is lighted wheu tho gong sounds, and in this way the private individual can koep very tolerable account of tho hours as thoy pass."?Now York Ledger. PalnLIng*the Lily. Painting the lily has become a literal fact, not merely the poet's notion of the g wildest exaggeration. An army officer's wife, writing from an out of the way western town, tolls of a young woman out there, "quite the most refined porson here Bhe is, too, who rolated to me, with much pride, an idea of her own which she had carried out for a recent silver wedding. 'I cut some of our annunciation lilies,' she explained, 'and pasted silver paper in trips on the outside of the flowers. They .L 9 if 1 were very uiuiuj uujuuou. This western artist (?) is equaled and oatdone by a Berlin society woman who set out her dinner board lately with exquisite flowers, on which mottoes and quotations were painted in gold, silver and various colors. On a deep purple heartsease was a greeting in cream color on lte surface, and other flowers had been equally disfigured, at groat exponse of misguided skill and money. Perhaps the worst outrage was a lovely rose, beariDg the complete monu on its petals.?-New York Times. A Stop In Time Hay Save a Sermon. One of the elements of a successful sermon Is a timely and effoctive close. Many a grand effort has utterly failed for laoi of remembering this. A climax Is reached, the impression Is vivid, then, alas, "a few more words, "and the Influence gainod Is frittered away. Wearinoss takes the place of conviction, and the trutns accerea beforo are forgotten. There is no use In banging aws^ when one has commenced to Are blank cartridges.?Syracuse Chri? tian Advocate. A River of Iok. In Algeria thero is a river of ink. In the appor part of its course it flows through beds of decaying moss, in the lowv part through strata of iron ore, and thus, through the combination of the tv\ v. its waters acquire very nearly the color and something of the taste of black ink. The grandost reviow over seen in this oountry was thnt at Washington at tb6 close of the civil war. Over 100,000 men were in line E In 1S80 the value of the cotton mlU product in this country was $ 192,000,060) T In 1800 It had Innrwwwl to 1968,000,000. - ? i t i l l n j 4l "iSome one Has said, ' uo to ? strangers for charity, friends fur advice, relatives for nothing and ' you will always have a full supply." We add, go to Rosenberg's for your clothing, shoes, hats and men's furnishings and always be well dressed, F 1 For Indigestion and constipation take N. R J tablets. For Hale at Milford's drug store, bo dr I >- I I * I I I T? ! II < I I II 1*^?? Ihe Onliest Pres THE CITY PI Over The McM '\ Klothes Kleai ON SHOE First Class Work and Pron Guaranteed. A trial is all Ladies' Skirts Kleaned and Dyeing a Specialty, J. W. McKEE HONE 190. lAJfflMTsglfr li Better Than ! 1 ' 1 ? ] S3ATURE'S REMEDY is better tl'On pills, IS Nit strengthena the Stomach, a!dx T>lc< H ? Liver and Bowels, enring Constipation., i.j -j Usually ono NR Tablet Is ail that is n H 8 bio. It starts lr. tho Stomach and seari i j 4 InteBtlno, dissolving and toothing as it g SB MR Tabloid are always Just rlcht and jc3 hanafnl after effect. GET A 28c BOX. C. A. MILFORD & Shortenii Sources ; Lard is mad origin is the pig-s greasy, indigestib] - Cottolene corc fields of the Sunn; is the purest refine is pure, healthful, a nourishing food. Nature's gift frorc Sunny South, and i best frying and sho ing medium possil manufacture. Once get in the hz using Cottolene, anc will never let lard S vour kitchen again. g / W | Natures Gift fro McMurpay's i Mm A HOT > v CHOCOLATE HOT 7??7? 3 ??4 * McMurray's. |i|M| iiiiaiiHii ibi urn 5r. C. J. Oliveros, Specialist od Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat & Lungs, 14-4 Mariou St., Columbia, C., WILL BE 2?TWO DAYS?2 At Dr. Nfcuffer's ollice. ebruury 7-8, Abbeville, S. C. 'repared to treat all troubles of the above. f you want good fresh bird teed with cuttle ne and hemp seed combined go to Speed's ug store. . . mSm^ssm**g**?*?*i?B?!^SS2SgS?iSS sing in the City is ':f< icsm nun Ili JUllVU 1/IJUIJ ^ [urray Drug Co. led and Pressed 4 IT NOTICE. ipt Delivery. Satisfaction wo ask. Pressed. , ' - : , Jr., Proprietor. M. P. PERDUE, Manager. r Liver His. bccauso It acta In the right way. g :stlon, cnrcg Dyspepsia, cleanse* tho ecesaary to correct tho aver&go troaL'hca through the Liver. Kidney and \ .'^-9 pes. 1 , nolthor sicken, gripe nor havo any ^ CO., Abbeville, 8. C. I e from hog-fat; its I ty. It makes Wd I e and dangerous. I ' , tes from the cotton y South. Its basis d cotton-seed oil. It nd makes digestible, It is 1 m the Sunny South ??* = | Oleuu's Locals. All hair collar pads 30c, good collar pads 25o, at Glen u'a. Vulcanite roofing, best on the market,32.25 square at G enu's. Don't rook the ob tokens and lose your temper. Garden wire at Glenn's. Full egg basket nnd (at horses?use Pratt's > fooD, aH sizes at Glenn's. Glenn's Mpjestlo flour, big hominy, breakfast strip, fish roe find Caraja coflee. Nothing better. Good reed for good garden. Glenn sowa tbe kind be sells. Glenn will have all grades of fertilizers, acid, guauo and poiath. Glenn has big shipment N. 0. syrup, In kegs, 1-2 barrels and barrels. Glenn has full stock plows, gears, larm tools, nalla, axes, etc. ?? The State of-South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY, Probate Court.?Citation (or Letters of Ad- ? mlulstratlon. By J. F. Mii.ler, Esq., Judge of Phobatb. WHEREAS, Mrs. De^sle 1). Presley has made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and <fiects of Harlan D. Pressley, late o( Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular me Kinareu auu creuuurs u> the said Harian D Pressley, deoeat-ed, that they be and appear before rue, In ibe Court of Probate, 10 be held at Abbeville C. H? on , Wednesday, tbe 22nd day of January, 1908, alter publication beieol, ai 11 o'clock In tbe forenoon, to show cause If any tbey have, wby tbe said Administration should not be ' granted. Given under my band and seal of tbe Court, tblN 4tb day ol January, In tbe year of our Lord one thousand nine bun* died and eight anu In tbe 13Jd year of American Independence. Published on ibe 8tb day of January, 1903, in ibe Press and Banner and on tbe Court House door lor the time required by law. r J. F. MILLER, Judge ot Probate. Start the New Year Right! Feeil Seneca Stock Powder to your stock. I Feed Seueca Poultry Powder to your * I IOW13. I Use Seneca Lice Killer on your , chickens. Large cau for 2oc. You can buy a 7 lb. package Seneca Stock Power for 7oc aud get a oUc bugjjy whip fkke. Your money back if uot satisfied. Call on C. A. MILFORI) & CO. t MeMurray's Local". Hot chocolate. O, so good AtMcMurray's Drug More. You know that you are drlnslnj: the best when jou driuli A'.cMurray'a chocolate. A warm, cosey place in which to drink a h ot chocolate?McAlurray's. ^ W hat we do. we do weil. Try our hot chocfilaLe. AlcMurraj'fl. Grler's almanacs at Speed's. Call and.get one. i