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I A Not Ei Marion Harland ? "COTTOLENE is now so w used that it needs no word of in The most eminent of American < all desirable qualities of lard wil ent in all products obtained fron "COTTOLENE the 'desirabl and more economical than lard.' When Marion Harlan I most reliable food expe COTTOLENE in such j you may be sure of its pu Cottolene is pleased after having Never Sold i some; also to preven such as fish, oil, etc. Cook Book: edited and compiled Cook Book.'' Addre THE 1 Nature's % "KICKER'S" FCULMINATIONS, Let the Town Council and Little Folks Run to Cover. Editor Press and Banner: With your permlsBlou, and with the hope that It may be taken In tbe same kindly spirit In which It is dictated, I desire to make some comments on your criticisms of my article signed "Kicker." which appeared in last week's iBsue of tbe Press and Banner. In tbe first place permit me to say tbat It j afforded me no little relief to find tbat yon ( did nut agree witb me in wbat I bad to 6ay , touching tbe acjlon o! tbe City Council in j the matter of tbe proposed expenditure of a , very considerable amount of the city tax- , payers' money loj tbe exclusive benefit of a ( jew Individuals. I wrote tbe article in question with some degree of trepidation]as I did not know just ) how it might be regarded by our people gen- j erally, but all dlsvuietude on that score was I ( Instantly dissipated when I discovered that you did not eodorse what I had to say; as it I, has become somswuai uuwnuun tum, j>uu mvarlably take tbe wrong side of every question of Importance, wblob you undertake to discuss In your paper. I concluded from tbat circumstance, tbai I was all right, and would be sustained by tbe people ot tbe city generally, and I am glad to say tbat In tbat particular I did not "reckon without mine host," as, since tbe appearance of tbat artlole, I bave scarcely been able to trabsact my ordinary business la ijjy (accustomed way, for being stopped on tbe streets by my friepds who de slje to assure me of their hearty approval of what I bad to say in that communication. So much by way of preliminary. I shall now take up, seriatim, tbe several points which you endeavor to make in your defebse of City Council. You say that each and every one of tbem have made Investments in real estate within the city limits, and that therefore se|t nteresl, if nothing else, would prompt tbem tolwork for the welfare of the town. Of course they would like to see tbe city prosper, but while tbat is true, the dominating element on the Board of Conncllmen would like, decidedly, to see tbose^ portions of tbe olty in which they are more particularly interested, prosper just a little more than other Bectlons. There are a good many others who bave about all they bave Invested in tbe city, who would also like to see it grow and prosper, but tbey want to see it take on a symmetrical """""i onrt nnl ?rnw abnnrmallv in certain localities to the detriment of pthers?In other I words, they don't want to see the work of Im-1 proving the city coDflned. ilargeiy, to those sections where members of Counoll, and oertaln others, heppen to own properly, to the utter neglect of others?especially since all have to contribute their pro rata of the wherewithal to make said Improvements?their motto being "equal rights to all with special privileges to none." You further state, as a reason why Counoll Bbould make tbe proposed Improvements on this street, that "the property-owners on each side of tbe street propose to give a certain number of leet of land In order tq widen tbe street which," you say, "Is bound to be of more or less value to the city." What anheard-of liberality! Now wouldn't he be a fool Indeed who would not give a few feet of land In order to have widened and Improved, largely at tbe city's expense, a narrow street along tqe j whole length of which he owned every loot of 1 land ? i Why, we can cite you to a case In this city, it here the owners of tbe land along the line of a proposed street, and of whom a mnjorlty are widows and single ladles ?ho are largely dependent on their own exertions for a support, who oflered to give, not simply a few feet of land, but all thai might be needed for tbe purpose. If Council would open up said street through their land, and which, If it bad 1 been done, would have made available quite t a number of desirable building lots?but it j was not done, because Council thought tbey could not afford it; and yet, to have opened ' that street, would not have cost anything like as much as Council have spent and proposes to spend on a little cross-street, whiob expenditure will redound to the benefit of no one, save ihe rich proprietors of the real estate along tbe line of the same. You the n go on to argue that if "Counoll bad i attempted to buy the land to widen and improve this street tbe cost of the land would cave itmuuuiou iu a uuusiuriiuic iuu, TothOBe of us wbo are arquanted with the gentlemen wbo own tbat land, this statement of j ours appears strictly axiomatic. If Kicker were given to use cuss-words he would be tempted to say, as an old gentlemen wbo was ( a familiar character around here in ante- ' bellum tiroes was wont to say when a selfevident proposition, such as this was submitted to him, "Wbo In the disputes it?" Of course they would have asked a goodly price for it if council had proposed to buy it. but the fact that council did not propose to . buy it, and that the owners thereof proposed 1 to give it, Is proof conclusive that neither party regarded the widening and improvlug of tbat street of any special advantage to tbe city. Don't you know that if the owners of tbe i land on both sides of that street bad believed that the welfare of the city required that that street be widened, that they would never bave agreed to give the land necessary for , that purpose? They would doubtless have demanded the fabulous price of 830 per front foot, wblcb you suggest as its value. Another argument which yon advance, and which you seem to think is a potent reason why council should make this expenditure of the people's money, 1b, that these parties agree to leod the money to council with which todo this work and wait on tbem unlit : they are in funds with which to repay It. This serves but to confirm wbat I bave in substance said above, tbat the owners of the property UUI UOI jug uu iuio on cci, nuc? wuu were to receive the lion's share of the benefits to acorue from that scheme, and ho to maet the objection which might be raised by such of the members of council as bad not yet been fully "bamboozled and tamed," to wit: That tbey were without the necessary funds with which to do the work, proposed to lend them the money. If council Is so bard up for money we would suggest that they confine their operations to such work as is absolutely necessary to be done, until the city exchequer Is replenished. Better defer putting down cement walks on unfrequented streets until a later day, unless the parties to be benefitted exclusively thereby, are willing to offer greater Inducements than have been offered in the ease under consideration. Kicker Is ready to make a far more liberal ^ ? .. C^lr V/U vvyn idorses 1 lays: ell and favorably known and so widely troduction or commendation from me. :hemists justly says that it ' possesses thout the objectionable features inher1 swine.' le' substitute, is purer, more healthful, ? id, one of the best known and rts of the day, recommends .! flowing and unqualified terms, j rity and healthfulness. Guaranteed wf hfreby a i refund your n given COTTOLENE a fair test. in Rllllr COTTOLENE is pack air-tight top, to keep il it it from absorbing the disagreeable FVptf* We shall be glad to send ai " vv cent stamp, ournew "PURE ] by Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln, author c ;ss? N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, CI Gift from III ? ? proposition to counoll himself than these parties have made, and no doubt there are dozens of others who will do the same thing. Whlob Is, to lend to council tbree times the amount required to do the work, If they will make certain Improvements on the streets and sidewalks where be owns property, under his directions. Furthermore, yon seem to think that oounell deserve greal credit for having bnllt the city hall; so much so that there ?bould be a metal tablet Inserted Into the walla thereof, . as a memorial of their progressive spirit. Why city council have bad little more to do In tbe matter of building the city ball, outalde of paying tbetr pro rata of tbe taxes necessary to raise the required funds, than slm ply to call for plans and specifications, adopt the ones that a malorlty of those to whom tbe same were submitted regarded as the best, advertise for bids and then award the contract to tbe lowest bidder. When tbe work will have been finished It will bave been tbe city taxpayers and tbe patrons of the dispensary who will have footed the bills and to whom at least dome of the credit should be given. You state that tbls building, when finished will have oost <50,000, and notwithstanding ttat, when finished there will lie a debt of inly 515,000 against the city, and all tblsac jompllsbed without raising tbe rate of taxa- _ :lon to tbe ariount of one gent. Mark my prediction ! When that building is completed there will be a debt of twloe fifteen tnousand, notwithstanding there will save been expended in lis oonstroctlon at east (30,000 received from tbe dispensary and leveral other thousand contributed by tbe jlty taxpayers. But nobody Is kicking at tbe building of tbe >lty ball; we are all proud of 11 and are wiling to be taxed to tbe fullest extent necessary o do tbe work, but we oontend that the credt for tbls splendid structure Is due tbe people jenerally?those who are paying for It. and aot solely to tbe city council, as yon seem to ,blnfc. As well say that tbe credit for tbe building )f the Eureka is due solely to Messrs. Greene, \nderson, Vlsant-ka. Kicker and a few otbers -the men who adopted tbe plans and specifications as submitted by the arobltect, advertised for bids and let tbe contract?Ignoring mtiiely P. Rosea berg & Co, and a few others >vbo contributed tbe money with which it ivas built. I aeree wltb yon that it depends largely up* )n tbe viewpoint from whence a thing Is oonitdered as to bow it is regarded. That donbtess accounts for tbe difference between us In .bis mutter. You, no doubt, bave bad a good nany favors shown yon by counoll, while iCicker, and tbe many others who are at bl< jack, bave had but few, if any?their hnmbe petitions for some little consideration, !>?lng >ften treated wltb seeming contempt. In oono:uslou, for tbe time being at least et me say. In order to oorrect any impression o tbe contrary which may exist?that I have 10 special fault to find wltb tbat particular nomber of oounoll whom I shall dub tbe 'little corporal,' (as tbe soldiers were font to call tbe great Napoleon) for taking all hat council will give him; it is but nutnral lor ilm to do; be can't well help It; but I do >lame tbe other members of oounoll for Blowing themselves to be made cat's paws of 4 pull the chestnuts out of the fire for blb >enefit. Kicker. We will have on sale in a :ew days 300 bushels of Am)er and Orange Cane Seed. The L. W. White Co. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea lever fails to tone the stomach, purify he blood, regulate the kidneys, liver ind bowels. The greatest spring tonic, xiakes and keeps you well. 35 cents, * rea or Tablets. C. A. Mil ford & Co. 1111, Some Abbeville People Have Learned How to Get Rid of Both. i Backache and kidney ache are twin hrnthoro You can't separate them. j And you can't get rid of the back- i ache until you cure the kidney ache. If the kidneys are well and strong, (he rest of the system is pretty surejto be in vigorous health. D( Doau'n Kidney Pills make strong, Cj healthy kidneys. m R. B. Carter, 501 McDuffle Street, p{ Anderson, S. C., says: "For a week or more I was bothered by pains across ^ the small of my back. Knowing that {jl this was the first symptoms of kidney trouble and having heard of others jn that had used Doan's Kidney Pills fu with good results, 1 procured a box. w I took them only a short time when or tue paiu disappeared entirely, i am n( willing to recommend Doan's Kidney al Pills as a reliable kidney remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 to cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United 0> States. si Remember the name?Doan's?and ci take no other. ' lug ziuuiui ny I Cottolene I COTTOLENE is made from pure Cotton Seed oil g refined by a special process. Because it contains noth- H ing but healthful ingredients, it cannot help but make |? healthful food. It produces light, crisp, easily digested jag pastry, doughnuts, cakes, coo lues, bread and biscuits. E| It is economical, too, one-third less being required than jgj of either lard or cooking butter. H Prove the merits of COTTOLENE to your own ?| satisfaction by a personal test. It has always been H crranted highest award wherever exhibited in competi- || tion with other cooking fats. || uthorize -your grocer to R loney in case you're not $j? ed in pails with a patent I I H FC^D^CC^KB^OO^0" -I the Sunny $outh I Why We Deserve Your Confidence The Recall formulas have never been secret. We M have always known them ourselves and have J|,given them to thousands of customers. Right / \ Here is where Rexall Remedies have always done I } more to protect you than is even now required . ! by he Pure Food and Drug Law. I You. only, know the dangerous drugs in other ; .remedies?the , rest of their formulas are still secret. You have always known everything in every Rexall Remedy. No Rexall Remedy is a "cure-all"?there are 300 different remedies?one for each human ill ?the most reliable and successful remedy for . that ill proven by years c f experience. We have sold these Rexall Remedies upon the squarest plan on which mcrcliand'se was ever sold. We have guaranteed to return the money to every purchaser who came back with the empty bottle I or package and said that he or she was not satisj | fied?and we've never failed to live up to this j guarantee. / I k The Pure Food Law did not necessitate any I change in Rexall formulas ?on the contrary it I | has set the stamp of approval upon them. Best I of all, you can actually prove that Rexall Remedies are unchanged. You knew their formulas four years ago, and you'll find them the same i today! ' Don't the Rexall Remedies deserve your con fidence? Wouldn't you more readily trust a , man whom you had proved to be naturally hon' est, than one who was honest because he had to I be? You know that Rexall Remedies have been | | voluntarily manufactured and sold for four years in the very way that the law now declares to be the only right way. H FOR NERVES?AMERICANITIS ELIXIR ^Rexafl Americanitis Elixir is one of the 300 Rexall Remedies. j It is a tonic nerve food composed chiefly of free Phosphorus, j Glycophosphates, Iron Pyrophosphates and Calisaya. is j The wonderful results of this remedy are due to the fact that it fcj supplies Phosphorus to the nerve cells in a condition in which it can be immediately and easily taken up by them. The Glycophosphates, actual nerve-tissue builders, are one of the most recent and valuable additions to this branch of medicine A J and unquestionably a more efficient remedy than the well-known Hypopnosphites. Tne Iron Pyrophosphates are the more easily assimilated form 1 of iron which give tone and color, and the combined alkaloids of i Calisaya Bark have a tonic effect on almost all the functions of the body. 75c. and $1.50 a bottle. Xil 1 C. A. IYIILFORD, Druggist CSTOBC 1 I ,,nc ycsssss *,unc I Good NewH For Ibe S. C. Union. Th? Boud Ho'^er or Ihe Plow Holder? If the bond holder is knocked out of business, We are agreeably surprised at the And the plow holder in business rejw turn of the affairs of our South mains, & arolina Union; new life and a deter- Peace and plenty may still spread ination to win out over' every ob- over the land acle in our way seems to posess our And happiness to mankind be rejople. Within the few days that our tained jw secretary-treasurer has been in [ But knock the plow noiaer om 01 >B8essioD of his office, new reports, the ring, ies, applications for literature and Then no one will feel 1IWe they larters have been pouring in to him wanted to sing. a way to fill his hands and mind If it is a fact that our agricultural ill of work and enthusiasm. We interest is symbolic of the roots of a ish here to congratulate the Union great tree of the forest and all other 1 their splendid selection in their industries of our country are but tthe )w secretary-treasuer, J. W. Reid, branches of this tree that are fed by j id to the comparatively few mem- the soil through its roots, then in or- < >rs who do not know him, we wish der to stimulate growth of leaf, branch j state here that he is not only a and trunk of our tiee, we must apply ghly educated christian gentleman, fertility aud culture to its roots. it is a business man and has had Our lesson here is when the govern- 1 rer sixteen years experience in a men lends aid to large banks and re- J milar position to the one he now oc- fuses to aid the cotton and grain ware- i ipies and nas. always come out of houses of the farmer it is like apply- j iese tests with spotless linen. ing guano to the branches of a fir tree ( to make it bear frnit. A Ut Resolved. ''That At Much Promin I Coll On last Friday at the Graded School a war debate was held by members ot ihe Nim Grade. The girls were pitched against tl boys In this forensic fl*ht. The query *rc Hesolved that Athletics are glveu loo mui prominence In American Colleges. Head tl debates and give your decision. The first speaker was Miss Alice Jones t.ie Affirmative side who spoke as fohowK Mr. I'res.den'; Friends and Opponent? w8n in tbat age of heroes, Godsand Goddean when Greece waa mistress of the world ai reveled In a civilization incomparable, in h daj; When Alcitlades and Puidias were ran ed with king* and demigods, that the gre Iatbemlxn games were lnhiitnted, jeuloux supported and were woven into their reil loua life as a sacred rite a?d practised with laudable end In view, Tne design in the games of racing, boxing, wrestling throwli weights, etc., was of course to deveiope i physical to its bast, to raise the human for to their Ideal of beauty and grace, which l Greolan g-nuises strove to produce In th< wonderful statuary o! Gods and heroes, whi Ihoir ohluulaH fp/ini I ha otnna t hoi r A unn v ucj vu ia? um it v' uj iuv oivuv luvn ik^-pvi and Veuns. 'Jhls whs laudable, even euo ling H6 far as 11 went (or their Iden, t nderl Ing all of these athletics, wan to make tbcfch man resemble the dlvlue. But their Ideas the divine, were such as could be embodi' In a perfect physical man?a strong arm steady aim, a full chest, an Indomitable pt severance, and a supet b endurance. Perfect physical manhood was their o: thought and purpose: they posBtssed nothli of the moral and spiritual, nor cared lb much for the lnte lectual. For however mm tbey prxlsed Ailsioift aud worthlpid P.a tbey coo y devhed his murder. Now auytblog that will better any side this complex nature of ours Is to be comme ded, provided li does no barm to the moral Inteileclual side. Any game or sport or ex< else that will stiengtben ai.d better the pb steal without sacrifice to the luteikciui.1 moral ought not to be objected to. If makes a sound body In whl h to develope sound mind let us have It. But no one can i ford, no not In the least, to sacradce mli and moral fur all the ganidS and sports In il world. Better far to bave a wc<>k b dy?evi an unde eioped one with a sound miu wltb a pure aeart, with Inlluencts lor go< u( on ones fellows tbnn to be tbe most supet ly developed specimen wltb tbe beauty of i Apollo and a poor, weak Intellect fchat ci bever bless the world. Let us| bave all things here equal. Let train ibis body and train It welt, but be su that nothing is taken from tbe mind ai above all tL at the moral suffers not In l least. Now are onr colleges ,and instilututlons higher earning so conducted that due li portance Is given toiescb department of ( partment oi developemem? No tbey are n For when a young man It- sent to* College I day, In some places more monoy must seot along wl.b him for clubs, and ' nlnt and "elevenc," uniforms, fines and prlvllej than for books, clothing and tuition. This Its self Is disastrous upon tbe moial natu and would produce a stock to II, if It were l for the giamour which public opinion thro around It. A public opinion formed by t prominence given to It in these later days. Tbe craze for athletics Is carried to su extremes that in some Instances ibe oollt team pays tbe tuition of or really hires a pi feBslonal flayer to enroll aa a student and t fonnltv finhmtt. tn thlH Hnrt. .if thine nlthon tbe professional may be a doll and Indlffert student, In fact usually Is. I *ay the facu And those In authority wink attblssort thing: Why? Because tbe public opinion general and tbe student body In partlru demand preeminence for athletics, it Is hbame, a crylog shame, that these things i tolerated. It encourages expensive Indulge cee and living beyond earning capacity, oelltiles tbe worlb of a dollar and the cost money. Tbls kind of self-indulgence mnst necessi lly make work and mental work especla Irksome. Engrossing tbe mind witb spo cannot encourage expansion in classics a language^. Borne sport?athletic exercise is desirous keep tbe body In good order, for tbe mind a heart to work, but Just as soon as there Is excess tbe mind and beart most sufier. Every year demands a score or more ape glBtsand defenders for foot ball which lead to Infer that it Is not at all above cntlcli and further that the out put of our coll* life today by no means Justifies tbeconclnsl tbat so much prominence given to athletic not to tbe sacrifice of the other natures of c men. President* and professors, wheje tbey he baen true good mer, with tbe life pnrposo making for our youth tbe very best rr anhc bave been In counsels from year to year t Ing to determine tbe extent to which t very matter could be allowed with their c< icientlous arproval and ate still eeekl light. This fact shows tbat tbey are troub over tnese tb'ngs and mnet be cautious I caut-e of tbe very pooularlty of tbem aDd I once rapid growth of public opinion In fai of them, which ibreaten all control by r Institutions, wK'cb Jeopardize tbelr vejy I ilia nseiumee)', ana means a reiuru io m then esilmatloh of true manhood. Mr. 1C. ?. Cox?Xritnlive. Mr, P esldent:?I consfder myself very fi tunate In being se lected to represent the n <ulve fide of ibis question. It Is tbe conc< sub of opinion of tbe greatest thinkers of t age tbat physical development must go ba In band wltb menial development. In past ages physical development was t considered a jwrt and parcel of one's edu tlon. Tbe mind was educated at tbe expet oftbehody. In other wo'ds, tbe m;nu t abnormally developed. Hence a generatl ><go, we bad a cIbfh ol mm highly educat wltb splendidly developed minds but with body or constltul Ions to support and ma lain ths mind. I have <n mjnd's eyo Ror Tooms ol Georgia, a mau with the mind ol <lanl and tbe body ol a dwarf. As Education and Science progressed, It v discovered tbat a radical change In the C iege Curriculum was necessary. That t body needed training and development much as tbe mind. Hence, all tbe collci installed a system of athletics, such as b ket ball, foot ball, golf end base ba 1. No college, male or female, Is consldPi up to date without a gymnasium. It Is Ji KB imporiani us h iiurtirv# ouluc UI iucbo lie misses(?ur opponents) would open th eyes wide if tbey could UKe a peep at tb own beloved wintbrop wbere tbey ba -wlronolng pools, aDd the girls dms In bloo ers, and exercise od trapezes. I noticed public prlD t bui a few dayB ago, wbere t gtrlsof Wlntbrop were to play a match gai of basket ball. In less tban a decade no girl's educatl will be considered complete unless she undi stands the science ofjlu-jitsu, and be ablo Hwlra tbe Savannah River ,and beable to t firearms with tbe marks-man-sblp ofButti Bill. Glrlc.'ard sissy boys would stand aghast a game ofsclentitle foot-ball whlcbjthey tbli so brutal. If this superb mode of exercise Is not n( essary to tbeblgber development of pbysl* Iman, wby do tbe great Universities of it oountry, manned by tbe ablest educators tbe age, permit such ex rclse? In these Ut versltles tbe salary of a coacb wbose duly Is to Instruct tbe student body In the*e lint s larger tban Ibat ol our Govenor. If athl< les are not necessary to tbe blgber develop ment of man, wby Id It upheld by tbe Uo erument. Hiss Kiitbnrlue Kluxlt?Airirmnliv Athletics Is a term used for Indoor and on door sports. Today, we will treat the more restrlcte forms if track: and field, which consist < football, basKetball, tennU, hockey, po:lo ac so on. We say In the outset that athletics, In moc eration, are essential for recreation and tt j i/,f iatiiflpiil. Kut n pDyncai tievoiu^uiou ? ? Insist that athletics as iLey are practised i our ci lieges lo day are hazardous to it physical, moral, meuLal, and social welfare i tbe student. First let us consider tbem from a physics stand polDt, cortalnly they develop musci send the blood Bulging through tbe velr and gives tbe strength of a glHdlator. Tb: might be well where one Is training for pugilist or prize lighter or expects to Join lb National lexgue, and they are few comparer vely. But alas, for tbe student when b comes tosettle pown quietly at his proiesslo there must be a reaction which causes coi lapse that Impairs his health, to a degree, fc life. Consider tbe number of casualties! Hoi many Uvea are lost, and they are leglou wh go through life mulmed or blind from colleg athletics. We Insist for tbe student's phys cal welfare, which Is the main object of alt Ictlcs, they are given too much prominence Next we know that a healthful stale c morals Is not brought about by excesse* c any kind. While it Is entirely proper fo yoUDg people to have a certain amount o pleasure and recreation, too much Is harm ful. Tbelr thoughts are drawn from th higher things of 1 fe. And while it may hi 1 ti.ui ihev are innocmt amusement srgucu ??* *nd the athletic must abiMalu, at ihe sum time wh know that many a bright youil with alluring prosptcis has a ,uiot ot life's history from vices which have a rifle i rum these competitive games. And tblni >f the money spent, Indulging in pleasures hat is earned by the bard-worked, ploddinj atber or the sacrificing mother. These casei ire only too frequent. And again we say li s morally wrong to indulge in games at suet :o?t. Again we are supposed to go to college u iBATE hletics are Given Too ill X 11X1V11VU11 eges." m lb gain n Litems Education. Enorgh exercise ]e iNjdeslrable to ti-hb.e tbe boay to stand tbe if>: mental strain. Bat when tbe intercollegiate sb games are Indulged lb with tbe necessary ne practise (or these games weeks of precious lime Is taken from science and letters, and of truly Interferes with a hfgb literary course. Many an hour Is snent In games that would It be fur more profitably spent In solving some eg maihematlcal problem or mastering the Ian* id ' guages. We say again tor n finished literary er education athletics, as they are practised tok day, are bsnelol. hi Socially It Is claimed to bring about a fraly ternal feeling to allow Intercollegiate games, g. And If both sides could be successful this a might be Irue. But often a Jealousy arises, ist over Eome petty V"lnt, that brings on quttrug rels aod blows thai are never qnlie outlived, lit Ancient History tells us that, In the O^ympqi Inn Gamtf, tbe Athenians were angered and hi almost went to Civil war when their nelgn* Mr born, ibe Spartans came lu their midst aud bi- claimed tbe honor's. J(. We a.e not uullke the ancient heathen. In t- his resprct. While tbe defeated party m?> } >ppear placid and amicable remember there u >iwsys lurks an undercurrent of discontent, u. And it Is not a social success. ea While athletics are on the Increase In most , a ot the colleges some are beginning to see the x fol'j and through the professor's it Is belr.g relUcted to the boards. For Instance last oe year Harvard UnlverBlty played twenty eight games of bastbdil, this year th<-y are to play ry two. Draw your owu inference. en Why Is it that some of our ablest profile sors are lecturing and constantly writing l..r Magazines against athletics as they are j>rnr. of tl>edi?;daj? c- li is thoxe things with which we come lu contact and are nearly allied to that we ti-ei >r- and Kuow best. They see tbe bauefui n cih j - ofbbueoce Irom recitation and poorly pit* 01 pared lessons and wa?led opportunities as il they come face to face with tue studtni In u (be classroom. nf We think tbal from every standpoint an ud unprertjudlced mind will any with us that bo Athletics are glveu too uiuih prominence to l'q American Col.egee. d. ? Mr. Frank IlitrriHOu-N jj itlve au Honorable but grim vlt-agtd opponents, t .e :iU tbe query we have met here today t > decide Ih ibi-;?Are Athletics given too much promt u* nence lu American Colleger They certainly 'r? are not. ?a Tell me why the famous Leonldas was a De great promoter of all games such as wrest. ilng, throwing tbe spear, and games thai de01 veloped the young Spartans. J3" Why" also did the Greeks bold the Olymple" Ian games? Opponents, It was to display ot- tbe athletic youths and urge every lad to takf part. They and all tbe other country es? deemed athletics as tbe most useful part ol iR every lad's et<rly training. >'* Suit a man must h ive education and so 0J through all history we see Athletics and Edu re- cation go hand In band, side by aide. 101 But an I am wandering from tbe qnery I f must come back nearer home. ne Tell me ooponents why "Carolina," at Co. Inmbla, In our own state, allows a man that ct) plays base ball to remain even if be falls on Ke his studies, he is of conrse made to do better r"~ in his studies but their main reason In keepD.e lne blm Is for tbe athletics. go you all know bow tbe Independence oftbe }?J American Boy Is admired. Well, In fact atb"y. letlcs are tbe cause of H: athletics give tbe boy ?' a strong arm and body. He therefore has full , confidence In himself wblcb without 'atbla' letlcs 1 assure yon we as agnation should lose * the title of Independence. ir athletics are ovar done why are they v; not cut down? Why Is It If yon Jack any boy yon meet or what be Is going to college for, nine limes out of ten the reply comes, to play base ball, ?r" or to play foot ball or again to play tennis or "y other athletic sporU? i At the same time the behavior at tbe large DU atbletlo colleges Is better than at tbe ores n>viora athiotino am not enoouraeed so moch to Tbe boy has to m^ke a certain mark in bis studies before be can play aD tbe many game?. A expects to play centre , Id tbe foot ball team (or pltob on the base* ,?" ball as the case maybe) his mother or father UB Is comlDg to the game. Any misbehavior would debar btm from playing and think- of ?? bla mortification when be baa to let some , o-her fellow urke bis place and dlssapolnt J tbe hopes of bts parents. )ur Even the girls are coming to see the good In athletics. They nnw see the good in basket 1 ball a game specialty for tbem. It makes them hea'thy, vigorous and strong not bold or ~y bold or forward. U' Ask the average college girl what her hopes are for the next year Probably they are to no graduate In music, or to make a good mark [*:? n Enel'sh but Inxarlably it will come up that V1 she Is golns to try fcr tlie caj talncy ot tbe ba-ket ball team. ,nr Opponents tbe good that at >1'lies do our country is not to be counted. It strengthens lira our boys and girls ami gives hope to parents '"e tbat fear .their tbildr? n will be wtak and -h" sickly forever. These bre the reasons why, In my opinion Athletica-are not over done In American Col leges, 3f: WASHINGTON LETTER. be 9 Dti By B.-n H. Sullivan. J0t GeorslHsSrnators Agltnt? Prohibition C8- ' | ise The prohibiten question Is dow under scia* rloua consideration In Wa?btDgton. Tbe on latest step tnk' U by Senator Clay of Georgia, ed. tn bis efforts to support the authorities of no prohibition states lu carrj lng ont the antlIn liquor laws, wss an amendment offered to eit tbe SubMdlxr.v b ii which provides that all a Intoxicating'iciuors sent fiom o.ie state Into another shuil tie subj-ct to tbe laws or lt}0l ran state of dellv-ry, upon arrival there. 8enalol lor Clay b:'8 constantly pressed for a vote be since Jauuary, and could have probably seas cured one ruinuaut to bis oflered amendjes tnenl, bnt tbe Judiciary Committee promised as to report the Bill either favorably or adverse-, ly at an early day. Ja tbe event of each rc-ed port the Bill will go tbe Calender, and If adust verse, tbe decision of tbe Committee can be ilf- over-ruled by a majority of tbe Senate, elr Botb Senators B icon an J Clay have urged elr vigorously a voU; Insisting that when a state ive goes dry. denying the citizens of such state in- tbe right to manufacture and st 11 liquors, in wltbln said staw; thai It Is radically wrong to be allow citizens outside of tbe state to manuBf facture, ship Into tbo state, and se:l, such intoxicating drinks. on There Is now considerable speculation conzr cernlng tbe possible result of tbe expected to vote to be had In the Senate, and It Is safe to ise say that It will undoubtedly be clo?e. The New American Fl?ar. ftbl At tbe Navy Department the Official keepnK er of ibe flag, <ias issued an order for a new dfslgn and tbe American Flag with a star representing the uew state ot Oklahoma will , soon be out. Tbe fortv-slx stars will be sr, r-rnged In six rows. Tbe first, third, fourth, ' ind sixth, will consist of eight stars, t 1 tbe '{' iecond and flfih of seven stars This lies ' as a gentle reminder of the holly contested natt e tbe Dimocratlc forces made agalos the -1' Republicans In that state, and In spite of the " fact that TLeJ Republicans wire already In v office, thro' gn the Administration, the Dem- ' icrais marched snccessfu ly to victory and I ai;dtd two more Democratic Senators at tbe ( Federal Cap!til and three o' the five Keprre* scntatlves in Congress. In this connection It H. may be said that the Democrats area'xmsl i confident of carrying the next House Demo , (d cratlc. ?| Propose* Auoclier Xntionul Ho' v. A bill of Interest universally to nil who obI serve National Hobdays I* (he one Inlroie duced hy Representative Burton Harrison of 1 re New York, making October 12 h, the annl- , n versary of the discovery 3f America by Chris le topher Columbus, a Nu'lonal H liday. TbHs < 311 Das created unusual Interest aud Indications l point favorably for Its passnge. \ et Souih and H'??t Combine. 1 I*- An alliance of most-remarkuble Importance j lli Is reported to have been perfected la'ely be 1 h tweeu tbe Soutb?-rn and Wettlern Members !fc of Congress. Rumor has It tbat tbe Southero cntlrgeut In Congress will sss.'st tbe e l* Western In the flgbt to pass lawn wblob will t D exclude the Japane?e from the United States g " It Is expected tbe W<sterners will stund by ; T their colleagues on tbe negro question. J ^ maw 0 Tickling or dry Coughs will quickly loosen e when using I)r. Shoop's Cough Cure. And It 8 ' Is so thoroughly harmless, that Dr. Sboop '* tells mothers to use nothing else, even for ' very young babies. The wholesome green 11 leaves and tender stems of a lung healing 11 mountainous shrub give the curative properr ties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the t ' count), and hesln tbe sensitive bronchial * membranes. No opium, no chloroform, noth- 6 e Ing liarch used to Ir jure or suppress. Demand j - Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. C. A. Mllford. c G. M. BEASLEY, " Attorney and Counsellor at Law, | ABBEVILLE, S. C. i Office over Philson, Heury & Co.'s J* 1 Store. Loans negotiated ou well im- * , proved real estate. y< - " v ' , f '> STATEMENT^/T' "?OP AWARDS OF? Abbeville Cou&ty Dispeasar? Board., March 26, 1908. f For the quarter ending July Int.. 190ft. Selling Coet. Price. J.- W. Kelly & Co., Chattanooga, Tenn 20 bbls. 100 proof 2 stp Corn 1.60 . 2.75 10 bbls 90 proof Tenn Rye 1.60 2.75 Wm. Lanaban & Son, Baltimore, Md. 40 bbla 8 proof Corn 1.26 2.20 10 bbls 100 proof 2 stamp Corn 1.57 2.75 20 cases Htinter Rye qfs, per case 10.00 15.00 ' 20 cases Hunter Rye pte per case 12 00 18 00 5 bbls 90 proof Gin 1.49 2.75 Geo. A. Dickel & Co., Nashville, Tenn 75 bbls 80 proof Corn 1.27 2.20 t 20 bbls 100 proof 2 stamp \ Corn - 1.60 2.75 20 bbls 90 proof Rye 1.60 2.75 20 cases Cascade qts 10.00 15.00 20 cases Cascade pts 11.00 18 00 30 cases Dickels A-^Corn 9 00 14 00 Strauss Pritz &CoM Cincinnati', Ohio. 2 bbls 100 proof xx Rum 1.55 2.50 15 blfrls 100 proof 2 stamp Corn, grade 3 1.70 3 00 10 bbls 100 proof xx Gin 1.55 2.75 3 bbls 100 proof xxx Sil ' . T> ? mmf A AA 1 ver HrooK Jttye i./o a.w r. Trager & Co , Cincinnati, Ohio. 50 caees Cream of Ky 9.25 13.20 40 " " " 10.25 15 60 10 ? " ? " 11.25 16.80 50 cases Stony Hill Corn 8.00 12.00 40 " 8.75 14.40 s 20 " " 9.50 14.40 E. A. Saunders & Son, Richmond, Va. 5 bbls 100 pf. 2 8tp. corn 1.60 2.75 \ 20 Possum Hollow corn 8 00 12.00 20 " " 4< 9.00 14 40 10 " " " 9.50 14.40 Meyer Pitts Co., Baltimore, Md. 10 bbls 100 proof Corn 1.65 8 00 10 bbls 100 proof 2 stamp j Bourbon 1.60 2.75 1 H. A. Tburraan & Co., Louisville, Ky 35 bbls 80 proof Corn 1.30 2.20 10 bbls 100 pf. 2 stp. Corn 1.56 2.75 10 bbla 90 pf. Heury Rye 1.43 2 60 Cook & Bernheimer Co., New York. V 5 case Mt. Vernon Rye q't 12.48 21.00 7 " '* " pts 13.26 21 60 ' f 5 " " " 1-2 14 43 24 00 10 G. L. Cocktail pts 9.00 14.40 Peoples Dist. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 75 bbls 80proof Corn 1 25 2.20"' 2 bbls 188 proof grain Alcohol 2.67 3.10 5 bbls 100 proof Gin 1.57* 2.75 8. Grabfelder & Co., Louisville, Ky. 1 bbl. Tom Gin 1.75 3.00 t Belroy Dist. Co., Louisville, Ky. 20 cases Belroy, bottled > in bond qts 10.50 15.00 20 cases Belroy, bottled in bond pts 11.50 lH.uu Banner Dist. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 2 bbla Apricot Brandy 1.50 2.50 Wright & Taylor, Louiiville, Ky. 5 cases Old Charter, bottled in bond qts 10.00 15.00 5 cases Old Charter, bottied in bond pt8' 11.00 18.00 / y We, the undersigned members of the Abbeville County Dispensary Board herebv certify that the foregoing is a full and correct statement of the ,, awards made by us in the purchase of supplies of whiskey, and beer for the quarter ending July 1st, 1908. O. A. Visansfea, W. F. Nickles, T. J. Price, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of March, 19<)8. Albert H^nry, I Notary Public. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Resolution [KutabllnlilnK Fsrmer'H Inlou News Barcnu. Resolved: That the Farmer*' Union News Bureau shall be reestablished under the direction of Hon. J. C. Stribling and that the management of said bureau be left in bis bands, the 'i *- ?- i committee having connaeuce iu mo care, skill and ability to handle * same." ?Greenville, 8. C., Feb. 9, The South Carolina Farmers Union has reorganized, got a new gr<p ou union principle* and gone at it again in earnest. Look out there, boys, the organized farmers are marching onward with a stronger force than ever before. We have learned more about bow to pull together for the good of all. Turn this thing over and look at \ the uuder side when you hear a farmer say that the union is dying out or la no good, just look around behind this fellow and see-if you can't find cause for this talk in the fact that the man who is doing the talking is the k one that is dying out and is no good; not the union. When you have made the discovery alluded to here, we have learned that it is best to do a good deal of looking about and a good lot of thinking but * Bay nothing, This fellow will And out something later on and get right agai n. Cot It Out. ^ No communication reflecting upon I ^0 (be character oi any memuer m tuc g anion personally will be published tu I ibis column without the couseut of ibe slate executive commitee. | Be prompt and send in all reports I of-new members, new unions or new I afficars 10 J W Reid, secretary-treas- I urer, Reidville, SC. I Borne of our states are going into the E union business like men that want to I jo something. Washington State P charges five dollars iuitation fee and M is much dues or more, aud some of the 9 Tenn., aud Ky., pinders uniouscharge I Tom two to four dollars per month in he busy season and it pays them to do n How about the cotton farmer that H jets from five to ten dollars more per )ale for his cotton on account of farm- I rs' orginizatious aud then refuse to oin the Farmers' Union on account of taving to pay a one dollar fee. Some I uen can't dodge tfte tax on their con- B ience which ts more than a dollar. I Keliinic and Buying Price Lilt, I At the last meeting of the state m Juiou a proposition to establish a H tate business agency was vottd down 3rd it vac kicid mn.did that each ounty union canduct its own business M y co-operating with other counties or U therwit-e as tbfy may see proper. S This May Interest Yon. 9 No one Is Immune from Kldoey trouble, so ist remember that Foley's Kidney Core will op tbe Irregularities arid cure any case of Idney and bladder trouble that Is not be- EB