The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 22, 1908, PART SECOND., Image 4
AIKEN ON COTTON TAX, |?
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('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!
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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.
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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
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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. !
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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. <
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ibbeville-Gresnwo od
MUTUAL ^
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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.
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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
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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. Prevent!
cs will cure even a deeply seated cold, bol
taken early?at the sneeze stage?they break, or
head off these early colds. That's surely better.
That's why they are called Prevent!cs. \
Preventlcsare little Candy Cold Cures. No Quinine,
no physic, nothing sickening. Nice for the
children?and thoroughly safe too. If you feel
chilly, ii you sneeze, if you ache all ovar. think ox
Preventlcs. Promptness may also saveTialf your
usual sickness- And dont forget your child. II
there Is feverishness, night or day. Herein probably
lies Preventlcs' greatest efficiency. Sold 1a ^
5c boxes for the pocket, also In 25c boxes of 48
Preventlcs. Insist on your druggists giving you
rrcvuiuis
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FOLEY'S
HOIIEMAR
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
For coughs, colds, throat and long . >
troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic. .
Good for everybody. Sold everywhere.
The genuine \
FOLEY'S HONEY end TAR in in
a Yellow package. Refuse substitute*
Prepared only by
Foley & Company, Chloago* '
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Anyone sending a sketch and description may
imicuiT ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention Is probably patentable, communications
strictly confldentlal. HANDBOOK on Patents
sent free. Oldest asency for securing patents.
Patents taken through Alunn & Co. receive
tptcial notice, without charge, In the ,
Scientific American. >
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest ctr.
culatlon of any scientltlc journal. Terms, 93 a
year; four months, |L Sold by all newsavilers.
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