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AIKEN ON COTTON TAX, |? * fol A ('onviitfiiit; Arcuinciil of Illegality W)1 ol Cotton Tax? Kirooir 1'lcn to 'i Have noil*1)' lU'ruiiilcil to ili? .Nev- lb! rral Stale* as a Common School ^ Fund. be! su Mr. Aikkx. Mr. Chairman, more than for- i ty years buve elapsed since the remuauts 01 a(j two great armies met for tbe last time at ecj Appomattox. Whatever prejudice, whatever j bitterness, whatever Injustice survived this co parting found no lasting place In the hearts t0 of those who had borne the brnut ol (;0 battle. In the shallow graves of those who ,tl did not live to see tbe dawn of peace blue and gray slept side by side, as do children ol un the same mother. Honor and valor had ex- r acted the sacrifice, ana the true soldier, North and South, standing over these graves grounded his arms and said, "It 1m enough." If those who saved the Union in lact by otlerlDg their lives for lis existence had also beeu Intrusted wlih the Government's policy J of reconstruction, the leglslaiion ihat I am J going to ask lor and that 1 have proposed in ,ft a bill?H. R. 19717? would bavo been un- J necessary. The bill to which I refer is as fol- th lows: ?l( A bill (H, R. 19747) to provide for refunding to Jo lawful claimants the proceeds of tbe cotton Of tax unlawfully collected. Be It enacted, etc., That the Commissioner Mi of Internal Revenue shall, Immediately upon tb the passage and approval of this act, compile J a statement showing the aoiouut ol money tU illegally collected by the United States Gov- < eminent on accunt of the tax on ci Hon for J the yeais 1S03, ISM, 1805, 1*66, ISO" and 1868, re- PC spectively, in tbe several States, and showlug, If possible, firms, or corporations paying *a tbe same, with the auiouuts so paid, which es statement, when properly certified as to Its correctness, shall be filed with the clerk oi St the Court of Claims and a duplicate thereof '? filed with tbe Treasurer of the Uulted States. N Seo. 2. That tbe Court of Claims Is hereby tH clothed with full and complete authority and "t jurisdiction to hear, try and adjudicate all J 1 * rvo?-w?\na flrmu. claims maue uuuu ium ?t, UJ , or corporations, or tbelr lawful heirs or rep resentatives, claiming to have paid such tax fy for any or for nil the years herein stated, and al when said Court of Claims shall haveadjudg- m ed a claim just and lawfully made, in the st name of the proper party or parties, It shall tb approve the tame, and tbe clerk of said Court it of Claims shall certify said approval and ta transmit the approved claim to the Treasurer tt of the United States, who suall pay the same. pi Sec. 3. That a sum sufficient to cover the tt total amouut of cotton tax collected, as b shown by the statement of the Commissioner n< of Internal Rerenue, is hereby appropriated, jc oat ofany funds in the United States Trf-as- tj ury not otherwise appropriated, and t he same pi shall be available for the payment of all ap- it proved claims for the refund of said cotton u tax, claimants to have five years in which to p{ present and establish tbelr claims, and tbe unexpended balance accredited to each Stale, after all approved claims have been paid and pending claims deducted, shall be paid to the treasurer of that State, to be used as a public " school fund. , Sec. 4. That this act shall take effect lm u mediately upon Its passage and approval by the President. n ILLEGAL COTTON TAX. 1 1 refer to the refunding of the cotton taxes c illegally collected, mainly from tbe Southern u States. f< That this tax was illegal, that It was uDjust, from whatever standpoint viewed, there If s not a shadow of doubt. In the only case n brought before the Supreme Court of the p United States the eight ludges sitting were p divided, four and lour. Leading men who t< have stood In line ol battle in tbe Union n Army, notably, Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor, si whose ability we all know, whose zeal as a Federalist Is unquestioned, whose Judgment Is worthy of the highest respect, freely state that this tax was wrong, Illegal, and unconstitutional. This legislative body admitted itserroi by repealing the act after 18tiS, even In tbe midst of most hostile legislation 8< against the South. >' CONGRESSIONAL REPEAL EVIDENCE OF ERROR. 0 If the act of Congress could have been Justl- h fled on any possible ground, the spirit of the Federal Government then prevalent would w nave kept that act on the statutes until tbe last fanning of tbe expense Incurred In the 8| Civil war had been paid. This was nothing more than an Indirect effort to exaot war indemnity. The quarrel with the South could ? uot be justified, except on me ground oi i?r- sighted expediency. From the Northern point of view, the Southern Slates did not accomplish their withdrawal from the Union, n and hence they were necessarily clothed with sl the same power, entitled to the same privileges, and free from the ?ame exemptions as were all other States. If the Southern States were out of the Union, then they were not amenable to the Constitution. If they were actually, or even technically, at all times s part of the Union, then they were entitled to that fair ana Indiscriminate treatment that r is guaranteed under the Constitution. It was apparent, even to the Souih's bitterest enemies in Congress at the time, that the cotton fo tax wt.8 unconstitutional, without the semblance of legal Justification, and so the act" e were repealed. ? WILL THE GOVERNMENT SUBJECT RIGHT TO. MIGHT? ^ Can a Government so powerful, so wealthy so generous in Its dealings with dependenl z\ subjects In far awny Islands, refuse to restore 8t to lis own citizens that which has been takeu in violation of the Constitution? Ills estl mated that our efforts at subjugation, educa- *" Hon and assiinlla'lon In our oriental possesions have cost this Government something to ilfce SSOO.OOO.OOO. To refund this cotton tax would ltqulre something like $65,000,000. be Should we not he a little Just before we are 60 very generous? .. If there was no just ground for continuing '* the cotton tax, if there was even doubt 01 1 tbe legality ol the tax, was cot tbe money collecied prior to the repeal of tbe act too M queetlonalle to be appropriated finally by a Just and powerful nutloc? May we not hope that Justice has been retarded not because ol smoldering sectionalism, but because of lack It of knowledge of the facu? Such exhaustive and conclusive argument*- ,p have been advanced in recent speeches be- * fore this body; proving tbe illegality of the cotton t8X, that I shall not enter extensively into this phase of the subject. But I bopt that In tbe brief review that I shall make of the law and the facis the legislative conscience will be awakened. ' es LIMITATION OF THE RIGHT TO TAX. yo All that Is contained In the Constitution giving Congress tbe right to tax Is found in tne following provisions: ? 1. Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among tbe several states which may be included within this Union, accordinc to their resoectlve numbers, etc. 2. The Congress shall have power to lay and ] collect taxes, duties, imposts auu excises; to ud pay the debts and provide for the common , defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties. Imposts and excises I shall be uniform throughout the United Da ^ 8. J 8. No capitation or other direct tax shall be ua laid, unless In proportion to the census oi , enumeration hereinbefore directed to be .1 taken. aa 4. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles t exported from any State. gai DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXATION. gai Taxes may be divided into two genera) j classes?direct and indirect. Indirect taxes are the duties levied on Imports which the 1 consumer pays in buying the imported artl > cle. gai The best, and yet a most erroneous conten- j tlon, undertaking to Justify this cotton tax, jjft may be found in a letter of Hon. Israel Kim- . ball, once Commissioner of Internal lie venue. J in which he alleged that it was an Indirect 1|p tax, and that It was paid by the consumer. This would be partly true, If the cotton pro dncer fixed the price or his product and could a add the tax to the selling price. 5 i ilUl wno aoes noi Know mai me price 01 r. cotton Is fixed In New York and Liverpool regardless of the producei? Betides, at that E| time there was no dnty on any kind of cot- Q ton Imported Into this country, and the domestic article could not be sold higher than the Imported article fiee of duty. Any attempt to justify the cotton tux on the ground that It was Indirect, and hence not paid by the prcducer, Is too absurd to admit oi serious argument. But suppose, for sake oi argument, that this was an indirect tax, does It conform to that clause of the Constitution which provides: That all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. INEQUALITY OF THE CDTT0N TAX. Under the acts levying taxes on cotton for the years mentioned In my bill South Carolina paid SI. 172.42016, while Connecticut paid 319304 and Deleware paid nothing. It is a well known fact that climate conditions confine the raising of cotton to a section of the United States. Congress knew that a tax on all the crops of the Southern Stales would have been too palpably unconstitutional to receive the sanction ol a majority vote, even of biased reconstruciK'nlsts.and so, by a little legislative circumvention, it waB sought to give validity to a clearly unconstitutional act. It was sought to give the acts the ap pearance of general application by using the following language: There shall b<? paid by the producer, owner, or holder upon all cotton produced within the United Htates, etc. Suppose a bill were proposed here levying a heavy tax on all sugar, hemp, wheat, or com ?that Is to say, on any one of these articles exclusively raised In the United States. Would there not be a howl from the sections raising this article against such unjust discrimination? While these products are confined tocertaiu sections of country, no one ol them is so circumscribed as cotton. Cotton is not and can not be raised uniformly throughout the United States, and hence as an indirect tax it can not conform to the main requirement?that it shall be "uniform throughout tbe United StateB." TAX OK COTTON A DIKECT TAX. Jhe fact Is, the tux on ootten was a dlreot " - Let us see what a direct tax Is defli be. I'erry, on political economy, usee lowing language: I direct tax is levied on the very pers 10 are themseivee expected to pay It. "he fact is. the produoer did actually] i cotton lux. Ui excise Is one form of direct tax, and r this specific head the aotlon tax prope longed, If It bad been legally levied. Ju Dry t-aye: Vn excise Is an inland Imposition or di Inty or tax laid on certain articles prod or consumed at home. iere was an article produced and larg nsumed at home. It was properly sub an excise, if levied In accordance with institution. Hut bear again the languag e Constitution: VI1 duties. Imposts, and excises Rbail II form throughout the Uuited States, i'iiat is, they shall fall with impartiality nine aud Texas alike. Does a tax on col me within the requirements? CONSTITUTIONAL, INHIBITION. Again the Constitution says: So capitation or other direct tax shol Id unless in proportion to the census. By the census o 118:0 the total populatlo e United States was 3i.445.0S9, and of 5veu cotton States 9,103,838. The total n tax collected amounted to $68072,88 this amount, eleven cotton Htates i 1,701 352.76. Georgia paid over 5:1,000,000 aln paid nothing. How Is this for la; e tax in eonformity to the Constitution: tn proportion to the cenBUSorenum >n. Again, in the language of the Conatltut So tax or duty shall be laid on articles irted from any State. At the time of the collection of the co ?es more than half of tbe eolire crop ported abroad. A strict definition of ard'"export" Includes shipment from ate to another. In this sense more t ur-Qftbsof the entire crop was expoi otblrg could beclearer than that tbe oo x was, In this respeot, violative of tbe ( notion. EFFORT TO JUSTIFY AS A WAR MEASUR There are some who do not pretend to Ji tbe cotton tax from a legal or constltul standpoint, but claim tbat It was a easure and tbat tbe country was Justific ispendlng tbe Constitution. While th le only bonest contention tbat can be eel certainly could not be applicable to xes collected In 1867 and 1868, amountlc iree-fourtbs of tbe entire collections, * ?ace reigned throughout tbe land. Ai le taxes collected during tbe war, tbey ave been Justified by tbe rule of might, Dt by tbe rule of rlgbt. An army maj istlfled in confiscating or destroying pr< r, ftsa legitimate war measure; but thi roud and powerful government will b own prescribed rule of conduot, to nder the gutue of law, a poor and blee eople, I refuse to believe. THE DAY OF RESTITUTION. If, blinded by prejudice and exaererate je resistance tbat baj for ?o 1 >ng a aught tbe Federal forces, the Qoverni Id in haste that which was unwarrant < er tbe Constltutl n, has not tbe da BRtltutlon come? Perhaps few of tb origins! taxpayers ving to enter tbelr claims. The deso ts. In many Instances, could eeiab'lsb lalms, and any unclaimed amount mlgt timed over lo tbe various State treasu )r use In tbe common school fund. This appeal Is to the mind, afte r tbe lotia have subsided. It is not made li ame of cbarity, nor yet Is It a demand lalUy and unequivocally It Is a call t erformanceof a duty, wblcb If longer jcted must reflect upon tbe honesty o atlon. [Loud applause on tbe Democ Ide.] Morse's Locals. I will, during tbe month of May, avpral thousand Sweet Potato 81 lpp. Q1 our order at once If you want any, Nice, clean Spanish seen peanuts Just 1 I have received a eood supply of Pain r Wilson cotton planters; also extra p >r repairing old ones. Four point, four Inch galvlnlsed bs 'Ire; a limited quality. Cultivators, barrdws, doub'e foot lock, single and two borse plow stocks. Tbe "Benton" horse guano distributor iarkley Blue Hand distributor are lr rst class. I have both, A fine stock of razors and straps. It is eettlng time to sow Cat Tall and lan Millet, Amber and Orange cane; a ipply of freth seed on band. ? Htlford'8 JLoeuls. Everything Is lovely at the new book s . A. Mllford & Co. For up-to-date post cards go toC. A. ird & Co.'b book store. You want a nice box of candy foryoai aster Sunday. Leave your order at All. Co.'b book st^re. We will have the sweetest line of El tudy ever In Abbeville. Mllford'* & >ok store. Read ! Read ! Read ! We have the m nes, books and papers. Mllford & Co.'s I ore. You can always get the daily and Sui ipers ut Mllford'8 book store. Stationery of all kinds and prices at rd's book store. Have your pictures framed at Mllfi >ok store. Wall paper will make your home bean you get the kind we sell at Mllford's I ore. We make picture frames any size and p ilford's book store. DoD't forget Easter at Mllford's book st ; has set the whole world a-thiufe Upon it all Doctors, us one, agrei be tonic all your irienas are iskidi Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, C. A. Milford & C 3et a good garden plow for 82.75. erclse will develop your musole, strengl ur appetite and save horse bire. Amos B. Mor Darican'8 Locals. 3ver hear of "Scatt?" Cleans every th! .rgan's. }andy In abundance 10 and 2Tc lb. Dargi Drop stitch stockings, extra lengths 10< .rgan's. i'ancy sox, all colors and good value rgau's. Caster goods and Easter cards In ab ce. Dargau's. ^bout five thousand new postcards. I a's. few arrivals in books lOo, 25c and COc. I q'S. 'lower pots in all sizes, at Dargan's. 'inware in tremendous quantities. Darg ? pint cans paint, all odors, 10c can. I a's. trooms in a splendid quality for 25o es rgan's. f yo i want something for 10 cents in i e?try Dargan's. 1 case of Premium bams Just opened, si 2 to 81-2 pounds. The very best. o you need a pslr kid gloves in fber ?. In all colon? Call at tbe R. M. B; Co. | PLUMBING! ^ I am emphatically v, ness, and here to s ^ to none in the land. j Material Alw* f I aim to be courteoc ' in service. My price ^ Catch that? You ? let me know and I vv J you estimates that v ;G. A Hi ed EXCURSION KATES. the ons Via Honttiern Railway for Npecial Occasions. pay Baltimore, Md., and return, account Geoun Conference M. E. Churoh, May 6tb-30th, U08, >rly Very low round trip rates open to toe public, dge Tlckete to be sold May 3rd 4tb-5tb, good to leave Baltimore returning not later tbah midity; night May 30th, 1908. ,uc- Washington, D. C.. and return, account Biennial Session National Association of Colfely onlal Dames, May 6th 9ih, 1908 Very low Ject round trip rates, open to the publlo. Tickets the to be sold May 3rd 5th, good lo return leavlDg e of Washington not later than midnight, May 12ih, 1908. Further extensions, floal limit to be leave Washington not later than May 25lb, 1908. can be had upon payment of fee of 50 j on oenu and deposit of ticket. tton Richmond, Va., and return, account National Conference of Charities and Correction, May 6tu-13ib, 1908. Very low round trip rates open lo the public. Tickets to be be sold May lst-Rb, 1908, good to return leavI hp Richmond not aier tbab|mldnlght May 15ib, 1908. n 0f Norfolk, Va., and return, account General the Conference A. M. E. Church, May 4tb-30ih, cot. 1908. Very low round trip rates open to the ggg public. Tickets to be sold May 2aa-8rd, good miii to return leaving Norfolk not later man mldand May iB"8Mne .For detailed information, rates and schedules, see Southern Railway Ticket Agents or era_ address, R. W. Hunt, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, inn. Atlanta, Ga. J,C. Lssk, Division Pas?. Ageat, tlon Charleston, 8. C. was . the Death Was On His Heels. tton' Je88e Morris, of Skippers, Va., ;0n- had a close call in the spring of 1906. He bays: "An attack of pneumonia e. left me so weak and with such a fearful cough that my friends declared Li0D! consumption had me, and death was war on my heels. Then I was persuaded to isVs try King's New Discovery. It t up, helped me immediately, and after taktbe ing two and a half bottles I was a well rfie'n man a6a'n? I found out that New Diss for covery is the best remedy for coughs may and lung disease in all the world." b?! Sold under guarantee at P. B. Speed's )Pe? drug store. 50c and $1.00. Trial bot?t a tie free. defy tax ' dlDg White's Locals. For clotblng see The L. W. White Co. Laces and embroideries. The L. W. White d by co. nenl The ** While Co. has the something lun_ obeaper. y of Have you seen the silks at The L. W. Whlti Ca a*e The strongest line of white goods In th( *1 t coiantry. The L. W. Wblte Co. it ce Men and boys clothing. The L. W. Wblt< irers Co. Go to The L. W. White. Co. They alwayi noo. hnvfi what von want Just a little cheapei i*the Than anybody else. , but Clothing ! olotblng ! atTbe L. W. Wblte Co otbe See as before jou buy. f*tbe We want your business and If you wll come to see us we will make It to your Interrauo est. The L. W. Wblte Co. He Got What He Needed. have "Nine years ago it looked as if mj vein time had come," says Mr. C. Farthing of Mill Creek, lnd. Ter. "I was so rur D* down that life hung on a very slendei Utces thread. It was then my druggist rec ommended Electric Bittern. I bough irbed a bottle end I got what I neededstrength. I had one foot in the grave plow but Electric Bitters put it back on th( turf again, and I've been well evei aDd "into " Hnld under cnaranteA at P. R i tbe a Speed's drug store. 60c. ??? An Insidloua Danger. One of tbe worst featured ot kidney troobli is that It Is an Insidious disease and befori tbe victim realizes bin danger be may bavei fatal malady. Take Foley's Kidney Cure a tbe first sign of trouble as It corrects lrregu larlties and prevents Brlgbt's disease and dla betes. P. B. Speed. tore. ' ? \ .... Write with a Waterman Ideal Fountali MU* Pen. Bold only at Mllford's book store. . , A large lot of 10c novels at Mllford's boot * store. I ford Beautify your walls with framed picture) aster from Mllford's book store. Co'? aga. Fine Watch and Clock Be300k pairing?Finest References. Jules G. Huguelet, Expert Watchmaker. "d'8 Abbeville, S. C. ?ook Office and Repair Department on second floor of new Realty Company rice, building, next to new postoffice. All work guaranteed. Railroad watch ore* work a specialty. .<nn Bny your wall paper from ns and be phased ''J1* Mllford's Book S ore. BItch cured tn 80 minutes by Wool ford's San ? IS, l ary Lotion. Never falls. Sold by P. BSpeed. druggist. 6m 0, English Spavin Liniment removes Hard, Soft or Callouxed Lumps and Blemishes from horses; also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splint?, The Sweeney, Rlne Bone, 8tlfles, Sprains, Swollen hen Throats, CougbB, etc. Save ?50 by use of one bottle. A wonderful Blemish Cure. Sold by Be P. B. Speed, druggist. 6m Court House and City HalJ an'e = 3, at Having completed the stone work ioc. for these buildings will sacrifice stone on hand at cost rather than remove un" it. Don't miss this opportunity to )ar- purchase )ftr~ Carriage Steps, Coping, Tombstones, etc. :an. )ar. For Designs or Estimates lch" Call on or address iDy Jos. E. McDonnell, Abbeville, S. C. ,PB McDonnell Stone Co., 6 Hill St., Atlanta, Ga. * 9r or The Capital Stone and Metal Co., Columbia, S. C. ! PLUMBING! | t in the Plumbing Busi- f tay. My work is second J lys Firstclass! j s in attention and prompt 4 is not low, but lower! * need not come to me, just ^ ill come to you and give ^ /ill save you money. J IRRISON.j IMPORTANT NOTICE. ROADS! Whereas, the ditches of the public highways of the county has been continually obstructed, by farmers and J others, by plowing into the ditches on side of roaa, thereby filling same with dirt thus obstructing said ditches causing the water to turn into the roadway, also by cutting brush"and placiDg the same on banks uear the road side, same falling into the ditches causing obstruction, turning the water into the road as aforesaid negligence on the part of the farmers and land *Ka OAlirtft* OQITQPO 1 OWUerH UUHllLig tJJC wuuijr aovtai thousand dollars every year by said negligence. In view of above fact9, the County Board of Commissioners passed the following resolution, which will be rigidly enforced against all parties disregarding the same: Be it resolved, by the County Board of Commissioners, that one-half of the fines imposed by any magistrate's court or any other court of Abbeville county for the violation of Sees. 438 to 462, both inclusive, Criminal Code Laws 1902, with proof of conviction one-half of the fines imposed by any of said Courts will be paid to the informer. Resolved, further, That a copy of these laws in reference to the highways be published in one of the county papers of Abbeville for the information of the public. G. N. Nickels, Supervisor A. C. W, A. Lanier, W. N. Hall, April 6,1908. Co. Com. Sec. 438. No person shall drive, lead, or having charge thereof, shall permit any carriage, animal or other thing to travel over or on any bridge more than ten feet long, now constructed, or hereafter to be constructed i by the authority of the Legislature, in a gait faster than a walk, nor shall ' any person having charge of any carriage, animal or thing cause or permit if otnn nn <?nv stioh hridire. and ev , ery person so offending against this provision shall, on conviction thereof > before any Magistrate of the County, pay a Que not exceeding ten dollars 1 nor lees than fi ve dollars. Sec. 335. If any person shall wilful, ly destroy, injure or in any manner hurt, damage, impair or obstruct any ) of the public highways, or any part thereof, or any bridge, culvert, drain, ditch, causeway, embankment, wall, toll-gate, toll-house or other erection belonging thereto, or any part thereof, the person so offending shall upon con1 viction thereof be imprisoned not more than six months or pay a fiue not exceeding five hundred dollars, or both, at the discretion of the Court, and shall be further liable to pay all the expenses of repairing the same. Whoever shall obstruct, or cause to bo obstructed, any ditch or drain on the side of any road which has been, wKo non o t rnnfoH nnHf?r UA. ouu, Lv Laurens 2.85pm 8.10am Ar Fountain Inn... 8.17pm 9.23am Ar Greenville - 4.00pm 10.20am Lv Laurens 2.32pm Ar Woodrutt 3.18pm Ar Spartanburg 4.05pm Lv Spartanburg 5.00pm (Ho. By.) Ar Henderson vllle i.45pm Ar Ashevllle 8 50pm Liv AsUevllle 7.10am (So. Ry.) , Lv Hendersonvllie 8.20am Lv Spartanburg.? 12 2?pm (C. A W. C. Ry) Lv Woodruff 1.20pm . ArLanronB 2.05pm' Lv Greenville 12.30pm 4.80pm Kx.Sun. Lv Fountain Inn... 1.13pm 5.26pm Ar Laurens 1.55pm 6.20pm? Lv Lauren# 2.12pm (C.N.4L.) Ar Cl in ton 2.32pm Ar Newberry 3.20pm Ar Columbia 4.S0pm Ar Charleston - 9.52pm | Lv Laurens 2 87pm C. ?fc W. C.) Lv Greenwood 3.42pm 6.55am Lv Anderson 4.00pm Lv CalbouD Falls... - 5.36pm | Ar McCormlck 4.88pm 7.47am 6.45pm Lv McCormlck 4.38pm 7.47am 6.48pm Ar Augusta 6.20pm ft.30am 8 30pm Note?Tbe above arrivals and departures,as well as connections wltb otber companies, are given ad Information, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, G. P. Apt, Augnsta, Ga. R. A. Brand. Traffic Mansgpr. S Easter candy, <fcc. Remember the place II ford's book store. Silks. Silks. Don't forget that we always keep the blue ribbon lafleta, the best money can bay. Tbe R. M. Haddon Co. Ui UJOJ ucicaiwi *^1 wuoi*Mvvv? the authority and at the expense of the State, or any ditch or drain made as aforesaid, to drain water from any Eart of the said roads, or any of them, y throwing into the said ditcbts or ? drains any earth, logs, trees, brushes or J other things whatsoever, and shall not . immediately remove the eame when required, shall be deemed guilty of a nuisance, and on conviction tbereof shall be lined in a sum notexceediDg i ten dollars nor less than two dollars, and shall be further liable for the exc peuse of removiDg the tame. Sec. 454. If any person shall cause 3 any obstruction to be placed iu aoy part of the said highways or on any bridge or causeway thereof so as to obstruct or render dangerous or difficult the passage of carriages, or other traveling thereon, and shall not immediately remove the same when required, he shall be deemed guilty of a , nuisance, and on conviction thereof i before a Magistrate shall be fined in a J sum not exceeding ten dollars uor less than two dollars, and shall be further e liable for the expense of removing the said nuisance. Sec. 462. The drains and ditches made by any road overseer under the provisions of Section 1367 of the Civil fViria qKqII ha bant nn?n hv annh nvpr. UU,,K1 ?"? f- -J - - I seer, and shall not be obstructed by the owner or occupant of such lands, or any other person or per?pns having the same iu charge, under the penalty of forfeiting a sum not exceeding ten dollars orimprisonment for not more than thirty days for each and every offense. Any person Interfering with any road overseer or his assistants in the performance of their duty, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished on conviction, by fiue of five dollars or imprisonment for ten days for each offense. Estate of Corrie Nash, Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. HPAKE NOTICE, tbat on the 4th day of A M%y, 1908,1 wllLrender a final accountof my accountH and doing as Administrator of the Estate of Corrie Nash, deceased, In the of- = flee of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my truBt as each Administrator. All person** having demands against Bald estate will present them for payment on or before that day, proven and authenticated or be forever barred. L. P. HARKNE8S, Admr. Charleston and Western Carolina Ry Schedule in effect Feb. 16,1908. Dally Dully Dally. Lv Augusta 10 00>im 10.05pm 6.80am Ar McCormlck- 11.56am 6.50pm 8.13am Lv McCormlck 8.16am Lv Calhoun Falls... 9,20am _ Ar Anderson- 11.00am l LvMoCotmtcR 11.56am 6.50pm Ar Greenwood 12.57pm 7 55pm Ar Waterloo 1.29pm Ar Laurens 2 00pm IS COMING! . See about an Electric Fan p avirl Irocm r?nnl U XVWJ^/ WV/^I } W. N. THOMSON. & ' p LOW H \ TB s Mileage Tickets 1 ox sale by DoiKvav O U U L 11 t 1 II lyun 500 Mile State Family Tickets $11-25 Good over the Southern Railway in South Carolina for the head or dependent members of a family. Limited one year from date of sale. 1,000 Mile Interchangeable Individual Tickets $20 Good over the Southern Railway arid thirty other roads in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles. Limited one year iroin date of sale. 2,000 Mile Interchangeable Firm Ticket $40 > Good over the Southern Railway and thirty other roads in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles for a manager, the head of a firm or employe. Limited to five, but good for only one of such persons at one time. Limited from one yeaifrom date" | of sale. ' ' " : 1,000 Mile Interchangeable Individual Ticket $25 Good over the Southern Railway and 75 other roads in the Southeast aggregating 41,000 miles."1 Limited one year from date of sale. ? | On and After Anril 1.1908, All mileage tickets will not be honored for passage on trains . : nor in checking baggage, except from non-agency stations and , stations not open for the sale of tickets, but must be presented ' 1 at ticket officers and there exchanged for continuous ticket. Money Saved in Passage Fare By purchasing tickets fromj&jettfhern Railway agents. Fares paid on trains will be at a higher rate. - : Call on Southern Railway Ticket Agents for mileage tickets passage tickets and detailed information. R. W. HUNT, . J. C. LUSK, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Div. Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C. ?J. SIGN, rtmeral Director, v ABBEVILLE, S. C. Office under the Eureka Hotel. la well equipped in his line of busineps. His complete stock of Coff'ns and ?afkets ranges from the cheapest to the finest. Burial Ribes always < n hand, lis funeral car> a fire one. Air tight *ater-prccf steel vaults which replace* he old brick vault and which is much more reliable. Metal lined cases for in,ide casket. Drop couch caskets. Charges reasonable ard pervice acceptable. Phone 88 J". w. SIGrlV. ! ~T SCHOOL BOOKS 1 Tablets Pencils Ink General School Supplies. Speed's Drug Store. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ; THE SOOTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM, Tnexcelled Dinning Car Service. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars on all Through Trains. Convenient Schedules on all Local TrainsArrival and Departure of Trains. i No. of Trains. 114 Leaves at 10:20 a.m. for Greenville ami Columbia. 115 Arrives from Greenville and Columbia r of 11.^0 ? ?>, p 116 Leaves at 5:50 p. in. for Columbia and Greenville. Ill Arrives from Greenville and Columbia at 7:15 p. m. I For full information os to raits, rc.ules, etc., consult nearest Southern Itai I way Ticket Agent, or R. W. HUNT, J. C. LUSK, A>st. Gen. Pbbp. Agent, Division Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, 8. C. < ? * > ~ - J . i ibbeville-Gresnwo od MUTUAL ^ mm | ASSOCIATION. ~ , 'roperty Insured, $1,500,000 January 1st, 1908, . "17"RITE TO OS CALIi on the undersigned rv or the Director of your Township ir any information 70a may desire about ir plan of Insurance. We Insure your property Qgalijat Cestrnc on by . FILE, WiSIM II 1IS5IM, nd do so cheaper than any insurance Com any In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon lat ours Is the safest and cheapest plan of asurance known. J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agent Abbeville, S. C. r. FRASEB LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. '? B0ARD~DIRECT0RS. ] 8. O. Majors .~.?Greenwood J.T. Mabry ........Cokesbary W. B. Acker ...Donalds . M. R. CllnkwwUee Due We?t W. W. L. Kell6r...^.~Jx)ng Cane I. A. Keller. Hmlthville W. A. Stevenson......Cedar Spring c W. W. Bradley Abbeville > . Dr. J. A. Anderson Antreville S. 8. Boles Lowndesvllle . 0. Grant Magnolia J. W. Morrah.... Calhonn Mills 9. L. Edmoidi ....Bordeaux _ H. L. Rasor? -.Walnut Grove * W. A. Nlckles .....Hodge? J. D. Coleman.......... ...Corouaca D. 8. Hattlwanger Ninety-81x C. H.TowDeend ... Klcarda J. Add. Calhoun Kelloweblp Joseph Lake... -Pbcenlx Rev. J. B. Mase_...?? Verdery J. H. Chiles, Jr Bradley J. W. Lyon ?...; Troy W. A. Cheatham Yeldell G. E. Dora. Calllson G. E. Dorn Elrkseys J. H. Brooks Brooks j atueviile, 8 (., Jan. 1,190S . Calvert & UicHes ? Headquarters for ? White Hickory Wagons Owensboro Wagons, Rock Hill Buggies, Summer Buggies, Cheap Buggies, Harness, Laprobes, etc. ' Calvert & Nickles. Feb. 24, 19<M. tf .-X Pi TL.i fJJ jiop inmiuiu To check early colds er Grippe with "Preventlc?" 1 means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To ftofr a cold with Preventlcs Is safer than to let it run and be ; obliged to cure It afterwards. To be son. 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