The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 10, 1909, Image 4

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k\-? the Press and Banner I bv W. W. and W. R. Bradley. HUUH WILSON, Editor. ^ ABBEVILLE, S. C. 7 fii-l'abllsbed every Wednesday at 812 a y ar iu advance. Wednesday, March 10,1909. F Tillman's Oversight We copy loto tbe Press aud Banner the speeches of Senators Tillmau aud Gary and ? of Congressman Aiken on the occasion of me c memorial services In .Congress In honor oI c the late Senator Anbury C. Latimer of this ^ County. These speeches make a deserved g tribute to the memory of one of Abbeville's ' most honored sons. * It was no doubt due to an oversight thai s Tillman failed to mention the name of another of Abbeville's honored sons, D. Wyatt * Aiken, once member of the House of Repre- < mn now I sentatlves, ana wnose aisuugunu^ occupies tbe seat in Congress which bis (( lather beld with such satisfaction to bis con- ( Btituents. Tbe father because of ill-bealtb, j after he bad been in Congress for ten years, ( dec 11 Lied re-election. Tbe older citizens ol i this Congressional District will remember ' his zeal and bis aggressiveness in tbe oam- ' paign against the rule of the negro and the alien. An honest man and a brave worker fighting for the rights af bis race, be was a terror to evil doers and an inspiration lor < patriotic citizens who gave him tbelr united Bupport in their wildest enthusiasm. , The rise to prominence by D. Wyatt Aiken < was not totally different from the Senior ' Senator's rise to distinction. ;Mr. Aiken | came to tbe front as tbe leader in tbe Grange i movement. His fidelity and his Interest in ' tbe welfare ol tbe Order won for blm tbe | best place in tbe hearts of the people, who, J appreciating bis worth and bis services, sent ( bim to Congress. It Is a well known fact that from tbe ? Orange sprang that greater and more for- ' mldable organization known as tbe Far- ( mer's Alliance. Tillman, like a giant, sprang J to tbe forefront and bis herculean efforts for J the people, as against the old regime, made i him a leader who was formidable, and > through bis audacity and his courage the ( * OOftP. I former Democratic organization thrown, and a new Democratic party wah j Installed Into power with Tillman at itt , bead. Being a stamp speaker of marked ability he moved and swayed the people a* 1 they never bad been moved, except In tht , exciting or thrilling days when Hampton and Aiken routed the alien and the negro and restored the government to Its rightful | rulers. Tillman and Aiken were not totally differ- J ent along another line. Their private live* were without lault in their integrity and moral conduct. Both went to Washington with oleao i moral records behind tbem. Aiken preserved ' his personal integrity to the end. Tillman 1 has so long withstood the temptations of the i city that we doubt not that be, like Aiken. ' will leave, the capltol a clean man who bar J strictly observed the moral law. < In another matter Aiken and Tillman are 1 not dissimilar. Both were honest. Aiken t never touched a dishonest dollar. And AlkeD i lived economically at home and abroad until < every debt was paid. And Tillman has acted J in like manner. Tillman has paid the debt \ off of bis farm, even as Aiken paid the big { debt which was left to him In consequence of the result of the war. u And yet, in another matter Tillman and ' Aiken were alike. They were temperate, in t the use of intoxicating liquors, if not teeto- t a toiers. e Again, though temperate as to tbe me ol r Intoxicants, it may be truly said that both s Tillman and Aiken were, at times, intemper ate In their public speeches. Tbey called n t spade a spade. Tbey possessed more of tbe a boldness and tbe ability of tbe statesmaD (| than of the cringing shrewdness of tbe pollti- ? clan. They were leaders, not followers, of tbe c people. 1, Again, tbey came from tbe same purt of tbe i State. Aiken, actuated by an Invincible spirit, ? and governed by the consciousness of the righteousness of bis course, never lowered his crest to any man or to any aggregation of t men. v With tbe parallel lines, Tillman's failure to J; mention Aiken's name can only be altrlbut- t ed to an oversight. Tillman was not Jealous, a i He Is not Jealous of any man. Aad he had no reason to be Jealous of any man who has been a leader in South Carolina. v t ?- ? fl Attorney General Lyon. Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon Is in the city for a few days. He has Just returned from attendance on theTU. S. Court in the now famous dispensary case. Mr. Lyon Is very hopeful of winning for the State. He Is a hard tighter and he Is bringing all bis energy and ability to bear on the case. A little town like Newberrey proposes to build a $40,0Q0 school house and yet Abbeville In all her pride and greatness is asked to vote bonds-for a ?20,000 scbool shack. Abbeville belng'a first class town needs no ?0.000 aback. Let ub have a good school bouse or none at all. We believe a Western city, (Cincinnati) has built a million dollar school house. Abbeville could hardly build as expensive a house as Cincinnati has built, but our p.'ide ought to make us build at c least a $40,000 school house. We ought to be b ashamed to build a cheap school houBe. I u 1 e We see by the newspapers that arrests are ? to be made In connection with the wreckage ^ of a train near Harblns on Monday of last week. We do not know why the exception In this case. In every case of collision some. J body la to blame, and tbose who are responsible for the occurance should be allowed to defend themselves. But we believe there Is no law against bead-on collisions. c c About- the best officer In the State Is tl Insurance Commissioner McMaster. He has done more things for the welfare of the people than a regiment of Mollycoddles could do. n . S General M. C. Butler was 73 on Monday He celebrated the event by joining the Catholic church. c b t| Latest news Irom Gen. M. C. Butler lndi- ? cate that be 1b Id a dying condition. Last K Saturday he was 73. One by one (he gallant v old conlederates are crossing the River. C v C Taft will appoint his friend Durant to the o collectorshlp of Charleston. '' v Joseph P. Caldwell, editor of the Cbarlotte ^ Observer Is ill ol paralysis. He Is one of the o ablest as well as one of the bravest men In North Carolina, who Is beloved and respect- y ed by all.' o b jc And now It has been suggested the Col- d umbla and Charleston blind tigers will vote for prohibition. h And now Solomon L. Hope is dead in pi Michigan. He Is remembered here for his ol activity during the Radical times in South Carolina. c' (:( mmmm f? The Governor has appointed bis staff of Col- c< onels. Abbeville drew no prize. " -m m e] Mre. Hughes of Fort i'lckens is still quite elok.J MEMORIAL iary, Aiken and Tillman in Tributes to the Characte of the Late Senatoi temarks of Senator Gary in Honor of ^ the Late Senator A- C. Latimer. 1?, w! Mr. Gary. Mr. President, men of exalted ^ haracter aDd civic virtue have ever teen jz bought worthy ol admiration and their ob nernory worthy ol perpetuation. Through- jj| tut the land we have erected and are each OD lay erectiDK monuments in honor of those qc vho have been conspicuous for the posses- m ion ol such attributes. It is the boast ot jj iome that the Via Appla and the Via Sacra aE ire lined with monuments to her consuls, e8 ;eneral8, and senHtors, men who have done ^ iome service for their country. j Impelled by the same sentiment and actu- ex ited by the same desire to put on reoord our ^ ippreclatloa of exalted character and worthy a jtuzenship, we have this day paused In our abors and laid aside our calendar to honor < jne who exemplified in the highest d.egree sxalted character and worthy cltizensnlp? jne who has done some service for his conn- ^ ;ry. Surely, Mr. President, on such occasion ar [ should add my voice to the chorus of praise e3 jl blm whose people are my people, whose ai Friendship I bad the honor to eDjoy, and tb who baa done much service for the Ststa I In 0l part represent. w A distinguished queen's counsel has said: Bt "The highest gospel Is a biography?" w And he well adds? re "So Is the life of every good man." A casual study of the career and character f0 ot our departed friend will demonstrate how jv well bis lite illustrates this aphorism. Tbat p( Qe was a good man no one will deny. When tb in account shall have been given of the B, looric Hnnp in t.h? flesh man? will be the acts f? af benevolenoe and deeds of kindness to bis Cg jredlt; for like Abou Ben Adbem, be loved Ke tils fellow-man. He was ever ready to lend ?l i belplDg band to such as might need bis as- t,l "lHtance. But bis was do ostentatious giving jf charity tbat tbe world mlgbt Bee and applaud, but ratber after tbe fashion of tbat en- 0f joined Id Scripture, wblcb says: a, "Wben tbou doeal alms, let not tby left hi hand know wbat tby right band doetb." ]s Not only was be a good, a benevolent, and w i Kind-hearted man, but he was a man of m statesman like qualities as well. h( "He dipt Into tbe future far as human eye to :ould see," and ere It was too late he sounded di the first warning note to tbe'people of my m State against tbat steadily deteriorating pro- qt :ess wbicb goes on on every hand apace? to that process of whose danger Horace Bush Sc aell once said. si "Tbe constant Importation, as now, Into ot jur country of tbe lowest orders of people ig from abroad, to dilute the quality of our or natural manhood, Is a sad and beggarly pros- ta Lltutlon of the noblest gift ever conferred od VV i people." ' tfc senator Latimer entertained similar aentl- at ments, and be proclaimed tbem In no unjertaln terms. May we, Mr. President, have at tne wisdom to heed bis timely warning while le we are yet a bomogeuerous people. or Then, too, Mr. President, as another fnstance of his statesmanUke qualities and of tils desire to promote tbe welfare of tbe G' Klo Inalalont nro. Bl masses, we uiigui uicuuuu um Ingofour people to build betterrO&ds ana U: aulld them upon scientific principles. To T1 pou people of tbe Nortb this may mean bul little, because you have them already, but to1 iis of the South, to us who for centuries have p. seen accustomed to and satisfied with roads m [bat are a hindrance to progress and the de relopment of our. natural resources, such " stimulation as was given by trls eloquent ongue was sadly needed. With us he was m' ibe pioneer along this line, and at tluies be lb seemed almost as one crying in the wilderaess. His insistence and eluquence have al- ^ eady borne fruit, and bad be lived a few pears longer be would have witnessed a full ^ -eallzation of his hopes. of Did time permit I might reoouat the many pe jlesslngs onr people now enjoy as a direct [), esult of his work In establishing free dellv- q, sry of our mallB In tbe rural districts. Io 0u .bis, if be was not tbe pioneer, he was, at co east, the earnest, insistent, and effective de vorker. Indeed, Mr. President, bis unceas th ng efforts seemed always to be toward bet- w( erlng the condition of tbe masses. ba It has been said, however, that be was not th m educated man. If by the term "educated" nj 8 meant "trained In college walls'" tbe claim oe v 111 be readily granted. But, sirs, if educa- n, ion signifies such training as fits one to ro blnk energetically and with concentration in tlong right lines, then be was essentially an ut iducated man, albeit tbat education was not yo ecelved in college walls nor at the feet of ed ome mighty Gamaliel. He was what might tb >e termed a "self-educated man." j Born and reared on a farm, inspired by U8 be observations of nature In Its purest form mi ,nd by the teachings of GoU-fearlog parents. 0f te early learned to oherlsh high ideals and till afty alms. With such a foundation upon po rhlch to build and being possessed of robust 0f lealth, strong common sense, and a keen and ti0 merring perception of human nature, he feli ar ess than most men tbat lack of college train* re< ng, regarded by some as indispensable to the foi ilgbest development. He was. Indeed, an- Wl tber illustration of what Burns so aptly wl ays: pr "The pith o' sense and pride o' worth j Are higher ranks than a' that." dli It is true tbat he took no conspicuous pari V11 n the great debates In this Chamber, yet be bo Fas always at his post of duty, ever ready to trj ake advautage of any opportunity to belriend fie its people and ameliorate tbe conditions of pe be masses. But of bis work as a legislator xt ,nd of his usefulness as a Member of this sc tody, there are others better qualified to ae peak than I. tr{ n uoompH fltf.lnir Mr. President. that I. rh yho have known him trom early manhood x 111 bis untimely end, should speak ofhlmaF w] \ friend, neighbor, and citizen. It seemed to 001 ne that It Is proper tbat I, who was In a post- tli Ion to observe It, should convey to this bod) pii ome Idea of the profound sorrow tbat wa? tot elt and manifested throughout my State qu ?hen tt was learned tbat Asbury C. Latimer iq vas no more When It whs learned Mr. gei 'resident, tbat the Black Camel bad knelt wt it his door, that In tbe midst of life, duty, at! ind usefulness bis sun of life bad gone down, at be people felt tbat their friend and tribune bu >ad gone, tbat tbey bad sustained a loss they bu lould ill afford. But bis oareer is ended: bis bli loble work Is done; and the world Is better wt or his having llvea in It. By bis work the lal ;reat masses of common people were made So >etter and happier, more contented and nore comfortable. Tbe present condition ol pe irogress, Improvement,and happiness In tbe th ural districts Is a constant reminder of bis tei rlendsblp for his people, and on account ol orl bis bis memory will ever be cherished by mi hem. But "let us seek no further bla merit* fei o disclose." wt Let us conclude this Inadequate tribute by frc epeatlnc. as applicable to blm, tbe words ol ty ine of South Carolina's moat eloquent boob, ai pho paid of another: vvi "He acted throughout life on tbe maxim "r< bat Id moralB It Is more to deserve than to oei ommand enccess." an He has lefttobis children, to the State of th< lis birth and home a precious legacy of the an esgon of his life. May it be an inspiration to acl sail, may we strive to imitate bi6 worthy J sample, and may bis untimely taking off be ca o us a reminder that tbe young may die, tbe ac Id must die, and tbe wisest knoweth not foz iow soon. no de: pu lemarks of Congressman Wyatt Aiken in Honor of the Late Senator A. C. gn Latimer p? Mr. Aiken. Mr. Speaker, we feel the real J*{ bill ol death only when it touches tbe sa- .k. red precincts where friendship and family 0V( les are cherished. oe. Senator Latimer and 1 were reared in the ame county. I succeeded him as Kepresenatlvefrom the third district of South Caroll- cll| a after his promotion to the United States bu enate. 'J be most cordial relations existed aD etween us to tbe day of bis death. All of us ,iT: ave known blm as a man and a friend. />0 To my mind, there Is no publlo man of rc- [e, ent years whose career Is so rich In lesBons of ?e. ope and Inspiration to struggling youth as otl bat of our lamented friend. He belongs de* ml ldedly to that class referred to. by Lord ,ltl lacon, who achieved rather tbau inherited be| reatne8B. What his opportunity was, that Sll ?as the exact measure of his success. Anbury * buret) well liatlmer was born near LowadesHie, Abbeville County, S. C., July 81, 1851. wl omlng to young manhood during the wreca QU festates succeeding tbe war of secession, be, ke 60 many southern youths of thiB period, lb( ave or nia time to muuiiiu icpawmg luo ?? enges of war at the cost of his better educa- p Ion, which wu8 limited to the opportunities tforded by the disorganized common schools p f that day. ?oi On the 2Cih of June, 1876, Mr. Latimer was i,?1; larrled to Miss Sark Alice Brown, of BeltOD, rf . C., and to them were born Ave children, all ? f wnom survive. Shortly alter his marriage ) e moved to Belton. Anderson County, ad- rf:. >lnlng the county of his birth. As a young man, Mr. Latimer wafc not f.f, alnty In selecting his worn. His motto wai, JL,. That success lay not in the character of the ork, but In the vim and thoroughness with r~' bleb It was executed." Better things came to vv im because he did well the things of less lm- fr.!? ort },!; In lfc!)0 Mr. Latimer was elected chairman I the Democratic party in Anderson County, d was re-elected In 1592. So well did bis r ireer commeud Itself to the people of that frf Dunty that he was proposed as a candidate ? ir Congress, and was elected In 1S92, serving , * intlnuousli'for ten years. In a heated prl- ir" rnry, In which he was opposed by some of irf ie ablest men of South Carolina, be wai ' * lected to the United States Senate in 1902. r*r further public career la a matter of record jre.; ? f Mr. Latimer grew witb tola opportunities 1 ri SERVICES. Congress Pay Deserved _ r and Public Service v r A. C. Latimer. hen elected to Congress he bad never held lice and knew not tbe arts of pnbllo speakg. But tbe good name ot an bonest and m rong minded ancestry was bis heritage, and F itb these be linked Irankness or speech and I at energy that commanded success. Real- I Ing the great opportunity afforded to the servant man by service In Congress, be set mself to tbe task of self-Improvement. Not ily did he get a ready grasp of affairs In ingress, but be developed into one of tbe ost effectual stump syeakers in his State, e knew well the obannel of bis capabilities, id he seldom ventured beyond, but with icb setting sun be broadened and deepened ils obannel. 3tranger than fiction Is tbe fact of mortal :1stence. Some men spend tbelr lives in e mire; some reach only the foothills; while few climb to tbe;eagle's crag on tbe cloudaded summit. "And they die an equal death?the;idlerand e man or mignty oeeas. When death claimed Snaator Latimer on e 20th day of February, 1908, ho was strong id vigorous of mlnd'and body. Ripening [perleooea bad made him a safe counselor id an able Representative. He was open to le appeal of bis people and effectual In ezeiting their wishes. Humanly speaking, we ould stay the dread messenger who would rlke man In the prime ol bis usefulness ben lrom bis vantage ground, be could diet tbe steps and lighten the burdens of the ruggllng masses. This Senator Latimer did r bis fellow men, individually and collectely. Many were tbe young meu, helplessly ?r, who bave been lifted by bim to better lings. His beart was tuned to sympathy's >peal, when In the struggles of bis youtb be i It her gentle touch. He championed tbe / iuse of the masses, and tbere be found that / nerous response that elevated him to po- A tion and stimolated him to higher and noer endeavor. i "He held his seat; a friend to human race." ^ Wben the shadows gather, when tbe waves eternity break at our very feet, we pause in DeP ?e for a little moment, and with bowed ald 3ad and with bated breath and in sorrow we gre> y our dead to rest. But what is that which u e do not|and',|can not bury? Yesterday ii mal oved and animated this helpless mass, P[ei )ldlng it up face to lace with God, in whose The lage it was created. This is the spark of dre vinity, the real man. And is it dead? No u,n ore than tbe steam dies that yesterday Pub llckeded tbe giant locomotive. Returned "rei i its original elements yes; but not dead. 'H' ilentlsts tell us that annihilation is ltnpos- dur ble In nature. Our thoughts, our words, bav jr deeds?these are but evldenoes of the ex- W01 ting soul. These live when empires bave A-1" umbled. Then who will say that the fonn- mai In from which they spring bas perished? broi ho will say that nature, constant In all my ings, in tbls one Instant reverses Its law rou1 id permits tbe annihilation of tbe sonl? ?na No; in tbe essentials of being, our friend Pro ill lives, and will live throughout tbe oease- ed i B8 ages. Addison, tbe greatest of Kngllsb H ltlcs, said of the soul: strc one .'be stars shall fade away, tbe sun himself to i row dim with age,and nature sink in years. gtui it thou shalt flourish In immortal youth, pro nhurt amidst tbe wars of elements, patio wreck of matte*,and tbe crash of worlds." |B 8 w^m tbe "I imarks of Senator Tillman in Honor of j}SS I 4#a I 8bfl me haiv vyiimvi kuiiiiivb Mr. Tillman, Mr. President, It Is a little ore than loorteen years since I was sent by e people of South Carolina to be one ol ~?t elr representatives In this Cbamber. As onTl. lngs now are that Is about one-third of the flA' erage lifetime of a man, and while, during e time there have transpired many events rR'J national Importance, It seems bnt a brief we rlod after all. Yet during this oompara- *'? rely abort span I have served bere wlib re United States Senators from South CarIna. and after tbe 4th of March my sixth ?Dl Ueagne will bave taken tbe oath at tbe sk, It Is a strange coincidence that all of 81j? ese men who bave come and gone save one ?( sre younger In years than I. Three of them neB ,ve answered tbe roll call on tbe other side of *u e river. First In service, John LowndesMan- ue nglrby, bright, brave, witty, and genial; J50*; xt, the knightly and courtly Joseph 1D ? ayneswerth Earle, forceful, logical, cblva- "Tt us, and in every way well equipped lor work A the forum or on tbe bencn; last, Asbury mrchwell Latimer, who, wnlle denied In Aw iutb those advantages of eduoatlon posses- Tl by tbe other two, was In some respects 6 superior ofjelther of them. ills was not ? career which one would natally expect to follow from childish environ ent and family tradition, as was the cat-e tbe other two. While of a good family, Tl 9 opportunities, owing to tbe war) were an(j or and be early bad to begin tbe struggle llle, which barred blm |irom tbe educa- DC" ?n and that|acqualntane with books which dru b In a great degree essential In a public oa- jje] 9r. But tbe obstacles he overcame (and tht rce of ^character and native mental vigor llcb he displayed marked him as a man Tbl jo of necessity would have made an 1m- ?i0, ess In any walk of life. iie was born In what was then Abbeville aalc striot. South Carolina, July 3i, 1861?Abbe- cou lie, which has given birth to or been tbe BO, mes of io many lor mould Carolina's liiusous sons?Calhoun, Cheves, Noble. MoDul- 1 , Bart, Gary, McGowan, tbe two Wardlaws, tbe rrlD, not to mention .my present colleague. .v,i, io original settlers of tbat county were otb-Irlsh Pyesbyterlans and French Hug- dru nots. Tbelr descendants have well lllus- mol ited tbe sturdy traits and blgb Ideals of olh elr ancestors. Vsbury Cboreb^ell Latimer was only 14 ?> ! jen tbe war closed, and could not on ao efTe nt of poverty, devoted muob time to get>g an eduoatlon, and early set about map gouta career for himself and working evei ward making of life a 6uocesi. He married iftl lte young, one of tbe safest and best ,h lngs lor any man to do who wishes to prerve blgb Ideals and gain the Inspiration ene< ilch alone comes from contact and assocl- thai loa with good and noble women. He bad , . lardstrpggle for a few years as a farmer. " i possessed of great energy and a keen she slness sense, be soon outstripped most or if si 9 fellows In gathering a competence, and is so successful; as a business man tbat in 01108 Ler years be had grown to be what In tbe utb Is considered wealthy. After the death grapple upon wblob tbe ople of South Carolina entered In 1876 with e carpet baggers and negroes for tbe main- m nance jof white civilization, during whlob isls Mr. Latimer did bis full duty, like 1D& my other farmers, be relapsed Into lndlf- and nee to public affairs. It was only In 1890, jj0J jen 89 years of age, tbat be came to tbe >nt as an active political factor In his coon- new and Slate. He bad moved to Belton, In oapi idereon County, Id 1880, and when what wlt) is known as the "farmers' movement" or sform campaign" shook tbe State from Keo Qter to clroumferene, bis sturdy good sense gooi d forceful manner of speaking won blm e confidence and support of fits friends d neighbors, '.and be soon became an ^nowledged leader. :t was during the year 1890 when I was ndldate for governor tbat I first became Se qualnted with blm, and I have had, there- tbla e, the fullest Opportunity to observe and te with surprise an admiration tbe won- mea rful growth of the man. His ignoranoe of sboi bile affairs and current political eventB the is then so great tbat It would bave been ought utterly absurd that two years later urrmlH ho a HnrrPRflfnl nnnrllrintA fnr Pnn 588 against one of the ablest lawyers and Ij 3t speakers in the state, or tbat it would be sslbleforblm to bold tbat blgb position tt th great credit to himself and entire satis- ... itlon to bis co stltuents for ten years, and 8 " jn be elected to the United Stales Senate ep-a er a man so popular tbat be bad been re- tbr ltly elected governor and wbo was wltbal a . n 3d orator and able lawyer, These achieve>nis in politics were not brought about by old Icanery or trickery of party conventions, an c t through the primary system, where the fh peal must be made directly to the voters 01 n' imselves. When ;be entered (the race for ngress in 1892 I doubt if be bad ever atnpted to address at any lengtb any as- M nblage other tban a Sunday school or 011 ler religious gathering, for bis bent of Clen nd was in tbat direction. But with very tie practice be developed into one of the jt stump speakers we have ever bad In the Brac ?te. . k. tim{ Vhenlbe entered Congress be began to idy public questions, aud the facility wUb ilcb be mastered details and gained ac- Mi aintance with political and governmental , itory was well nigh marvelous. Only ' jse wbo know how lguorant and slm- of A !-mlnded he was eighteen years ago, as far politics was concerned, could believe it suable tbat In so short a time be .would be- Tb UO VOIC5CU iu puuiiu auaitg iv ?uvu w* it that he could venture to enter Into the cry y jates in tbe.otber Houae and Jin tbe Sen- Wht s with any degree of safety or success. auct Vblle a memoor of tbe House tie early bene deeply Interested In tbe subjeot of ruIree delivery, and he went about pressing periment'e along tbat line bud urging Its Mr lversal adoption wltb sucb vigor tbat be <g b, ist be considered as one of the pioneers d a potent instrumentality In tbe lnaugu- wittl Ion of tbat great and beneficent system. Clat' lotber matter iwltb which bis name will W1]! ig be associated was tbe good-roads quesa. So well posted did be become on tbls How Ject that be was invited to many Stales ior than his own to address meetings called the purpose of advancing tbe construe- a n of better highways. le was an ardent irlend of every measure king to the advancement and uplift of > agricultural Interests, being a practical mer he understood the needs of other Ab mers and could tbe betterset about aiding meni legislation for their advantage. Eaily in h itpubllo career be became tbe staunch D xe end and, supporter ol tbe Agricultural nlghi DON ONE TO-DAY! tffiw Gooi w w W V -Wl ' w Pictorial Revi Your Trade w Yi VLGERN lartment, and was ever on the watch to In the development and growth of that ' it bureau. p to the age of 40 It la doubtful If any q in American politics bad made so little paratlon ifor a political career aa be. re are not any that I know of, except Ank Johnson, who with bo small a beging, achieved a more algiial sncceas as a >llo man. He and I entered the political ia together In 1890, aDd were on terms of macy and friendship without a break lng the entire eighteen years alnoe. I e little or no doubt ;that had be lived be lid have been reelected to the Senate. 1 thus one of |tbe strange and Inscrutable ^ I faatotlnn nf t.h a III ulnO PrflVldBnCe IB ught borne to me, that a man so much Junior in years, and bo stroog and vigo a la body and mind, should bave been tohed from a life of. gr. at usefulness and mlsein such an untimely and unexpectmanner. e was ;in this Chamber, healthy and ing, attending to bis dutlea ias Senator, i week, Hna the next we were called upon witness bis sndden and sad: death. Of a rdy and vigorous stock a d with every mine of a long and nsefnl career, be deted from among ns, lagaln illustrating, as j 0 often the case, the beauty and pathos of lines; Man that is born of woman is of few days, 1 full of trouble. He oome'h forth like a per, and Is cut down; be fleeth aiso as a dow, and oontlnuetb no*. j iVs the waters fall from tbe sea, and the id decnyetb and drietb up; 80 man lletb rn, and rlsetb not: till tbe beavens be no re, they shall not awake, nor be raised of their sleep". : is idle for us to complain or to wonder at inscrutable ways of tbe Creator. These ags have always been and always will be. come Into being and enter upon tbe batof life full of ardor and eager for tbe 7. In tbe midst of our work tbe summons ies, and we know notlwby we are called, we mHst respond. 80 we pass along rn to tbe :grav$ and Join tbe great and at majority who have preceded us. snator Latimer bad his faults and weakses, as all of us have,', but he whs senes, brave, and bad mnnv noble qnnlltles Ik gone and we mourn bis loss. He can come back to us, but we mast'go to him 1 brief while. le boast of beraldy, tbe pomp or power, dali that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, alt bllke tbe Inevitable hour: be paths of glory lead but to tbe grave." Drunkards not to Marry. be Orangeburg Sun, tbe Augusta Herald, I perhaps others, are discussing tbe bill 7 before tbe Illinois Legislature barring nkards from matrimony. Tbe Augusta raid raises the question as to tbe rule by leb drunkenness shall be determined. 8 newspaper Is not able to settle tbe que*but we bave beard that another had 1 that a man was not drunk at long as be Id lie on tbe grass and bold to tbe grasf bat be would not turn over. be drinking of liquor is bad, very bad, and drinking to exoess Is blamable, but we ik that fathers have less to do with nken desoendents than do some nursing Ibers. If a nursing mother drinks beer or er Intoxicants, bow is it possible for her prevent transmitting to her babe tbe ots and tbe love of beer or olber intoxlts? It is a well recognized fact that wbatrshe imprudently eats eflects tbe child, le nursing mother's diet effects tbe child 1 bow is it possible fjr ber drink not to >t bter babe? And then again we are told I diluted Intoxicants are sometimes fed blldren. If a mother drinks intoxicants may expeot to bring updrunken children, je feeds intoxicants, how is tbe child to ipe evil results? The Record. r. George R. Keaster has sold the EvenReoord to Mr. JameB Hoyt. The Preai t Banner extends best wishes to both Mr. Is rt and to Mr. Keaster. Tbey are good bl 'spaper men. Mr. Hoyt la young and Pi ible, lndDstrious and* honorable, and In 3 these qualifications be will keep the ol ord up to Ub past high standard as a ki i newspaper. hi ... Ci H Senator Gary Returns. ?c natorF. B. Gary returned to his home w week. He has made a good record, and isured well up to his opportunities In tbe ' rt time that he has served the people of 00 State. S? ???? G< lere's Greeting to Charlie Preesly iarles P. Pressly, as good a man as Abbeiever produced, was In town yesterday iking to old friends. He Is a lawyer of ^ right kind, and he practices his profession 8P le city on the Savannah, opposite to the tu town of Hamburg, S. C. Being the son of aD ild friend, and having loveable qualities sad and heart we love to meet him. ? <m r. and Mrs. W. W. Bradley are ofl for oson. Mr. Bradley will attend a meeting le directors of that Institution, and Mrs. lley goes to see that he has a happy good ^ Wf * tic \ D. H. Howard Is now with his son-ln- 80| Mr, Charles ?. Wilson, nine miles south jjg bbevllle. thi flqi e sale of lots In Due West at public out- lnl vlll have tbe eflect of enlarging tbe city. >rever a real estate company makes an Ion sale tbat city 1b benefitted. 3 ? Mc b? D. H. Howard has been quite sick, but af( liter now, He will now spend a time bis son-in-law Mr. Charles Wilson, near of worthy's Cross Roads. Mr. and Mrs. ion were In town Monday to see Mr. sm ard. m m B ere urn proposition has been made to build a tn< (house at the Seaboard depot. Th m tl\J In bevllle has the best postofflce arrangel In the world. Those who hare lock s can get their mall at any hour of tbe 1 L. a ' \ r \\\ COM ds Arrivi ew Patterns N ill be Appreciate* You are Alw ours to servi ON 5. S \ This is Goc "Gentle Spring" bas come once i tilizers, Seed Corn, Potatoes, Gard< butgrs, Cotton Planters of wliicb tl the onliest. Wben you get hold o< Hoes you can chop more^ cotton tt down Gaano with our one-horse "J t_._4.__ t?i o ?? n. iriuuior. riows, owc^o, ouisc can show more kinds of Hame Sti you think this is all we have to sh most everything and a few other ai and then come and see for yoursell to our place just to see how glad w Just try it. A.m os B. You don't have to wait ? We guarantee the bristles to stay in McMtrrray's Guaranteed Tooth Brushes. No delay about- getting your j money back if you are not satisfied. These brushes are made for us in Paris in one of the largest bristle factories in the world. Each individual brush is inspected before it is sent out, and we guarantee each one to be perfect aud to please you. The ! price of these brushes is only 25 Cents. 5fou pay more for ones without a guarantee. ' I ONLY AT THE McMurray Drug Co. I Back from Washington. Senator F. B. Gary, having served the irm to the Senate for wblcb be was elected, at borne again, ready for tbe practice of Is profession. Tbe Senator made a fine lmresslon on bis own people wbile in Washigton. His speech against tbe appointment 'objectionable persons to office struck tbe synote, and we have beard It said that be id much to do in securing tbe defeat for rum for collector of tbe port of Cbarleston. e took tbe ground tbat objectionable perns should not be appointed, and made no ar on tbe negro as sucb. Mr. Gary tblnks tbat tbe North has no ;ht to make on tbe South?thut Northern en are really friendly to us. Mr. Uary was ucb pleased with bis Intercourse wltb inators, Representatives and officers of the Dvernment at Washington. At Church. Last Sunday was an Ideal day in every reect, and all church-goers bad the oppornlty of their lives. We note tbe attendee of tbe morning service: Mar.7. Feb. 2S. Feb.21. A. R. P. Church.. 55 54 52 BaptlBt 88 97 100 Methodist 125 103 138 Episcopal 40 35 Presbyterian 159 157 170 Total 407 440 400 ["here were several Christians In town who sre necessarily detaloe x at home because of tkness In tbelr families and for other reaa?, chief of which was, they were not relously and devoutly Inclined. There were b usual number of.men about tbe public uare and on the street corners belore, durj and after service at the church. dr. J. Y. Jones had some fun In town last >nday. While be was In charge of an officer lay down on the pavement for a minute, er which be went on Into the Court house, aile passing along the ball, be pulled out his pocket a stick of dynamite and threw on the floor. The dynamite broke Into ltberens, but did not explode. The act ated more or less consternation. The cap J tune bad been lost off, and was lound In ) vehicle In which Mr. Jones rode to town, e authorities not understanding the ruee or the Intention of Mr. Jones, kept him custody for future Investigation. idrB. W. W. Bradley went last Saturday on two day's visit to frlendB In Greenwood. '.'A* X - be or 1 IT f = -M^- M M # Vine, of ai thlof IE EVERY 0AY!= Me . Flem Nori bis t # _ Mr. ] no? TiciiIt7 Si" .iiW M / Cilii y bavl eomi wort all r! ow on Sale. ? Tbe; nice 3. , Th ays Welcome. Thi IMMONSs at 8. ^ iorv )d Reading / iD more and so have we with our Fer- OK ?o Plows, Cultivators, Guano Distri- mo be old "Wilson" or "Pot Planter" is ^ F one of our ".Scovil" or Goose Neck kn tan the next man. It is fun to put ow Benton" or Blue Wheel Barrow Dis- C. hilars and Backs?lots of 'em and we ^ ings than any house in town. If 0f ow, you miss it badly. We have al- tail rticles. Just ask Bill if this isn't so 't*s r. Why it is worth a walk around e are to see and wait on ^ou. ^ jaE 801 Ha Morse Go. j an< rat The High School Should be the BestStrueture in Town. N The proposed new high school Is receiving some attention lrom our people p.*. this time. The communication In the Press and Bioner on tbe ;subJect[of Its location has caused , many lot owners to find good places for tbe cilt school, and we tbinfc there need be no fear that tbe best Interests of the people will be properly regarded by the trustees or others wbo may have tbe location 6( tbe school In, ^ charge. There are a great number of good lots; some of tbem can be bad cbeap, and we T1 have no idea that any trustee would allow bis personal interest to sway his Judgment or actloo as to its location. There is one thing however, about tbe matter which we sincerely regret, and that is tbe smallnesa of the proposed boDd Issue. Twenty thousand dollars Is too small a sum to build a school house for Abbeville. Tbe amount should have been forty thousand dollars. We are not bulldiDg for today only, I Tha rnhnnl hnntA nhl^h xua ahall hnIM t.llP should be good enocgb for many years (o vil oome, and the next generation should not be the called upon to tear It down It should sal stand (or generations, and it. like tbe^ court H., hnu?e and the city ball should be good D. euougu 10 last our children, a hundred years, the For ibis reason we would appeal to the All authorities la ibis movement to build a lyil school bouse which shall be In keeping with in our new poet office and other public buildings OR A people's educational institution sbould mo represent their lnttlilgence, tbelr pride, and Ha their wealth. Let us us not then, build a Cal poor little cabin for strangers to criticise, and hal of whloh this generation would not be proud, lan hd J of which the next generation would be Cal ashamed. Public bu ldtDgs n fleet the high- Set eRt and the best seutlment of the people, and ^ tuelr school bouse sbould be tbelr chief pride sitl even ns-u Is of the greatest Importance to aO( them and to the children of the generations TY that are to succeed them. kn< The C )unty Supervisor and hie associates boll have built a court bouse of which we are all W. proud. Cal The Mayor and the other men of the town 1 have built a city hall which Is an ornament atH to the city. the They bad but little money with which to the start their work. And now let our school to I house authorities build a better and a more or magnificent structure than was at first con- pre templated or that could b9 built with sb sen small a sum as ?20,000. The cost of the exist- the log school,house was under estimated at tfrst per and a further appropriation was asked and nejf most cheerfully given. Can't we build a nia; I sDlendld school bouse. lnoludlOK all the fix- casl tares for 540,000? We can't do alt this with recc 820,000. But we can build the walls and cover 11 for S-^,000, and then sell more bonds. If ? we cannot do otherwise, we might appeal to the city council for an appropriation with I which to supplement the 520,000 of bonds, g, ^ which we are authorized to vote, and which we will be sure to vote. With tbe aid and the assistance of the men who have given us a court house and a city ^/| ball of which we are ail so prcud, there oan JJfX be no failure .to bnlld a creditable school bouse. We need a honse, and must have It. The bonds will De floated at a low rate of Interest and we can let tbe next generation pay the forty thousand dollar debt. As we understand, the; school author!- m? ties now have enough money on band with J which to pay tne present outstanding school bonds. Ah tbe holders of these bonds are not clamorous for their money, why can't we borrow that money with wblch to add to tbe W splendor and the usefulness ol the new sobool bouse? Let ub not go back on ourselves by limiting tne new school house to tbe cost of ?20.000. We would be ashamed of a cheap ^ | John nouHe. TCI Tbe value to us of a splendid high school is not ettslly estimated. By raising ,tbe stan dard of education a great saving would be -n effected lorsucb of our feilow-cltlzens as bave -*'1 oblldren to educate. It tbe yearly oost of sen- HUH ding a son or a daughter to a distant college !?}>{ ranges from $300 to Si.000, and If one or two fr ' years of such east is saved to tbe citizen be Sclld would be that much ahead because of tbe existence of ibe high school. a t> But the saving to those who are able to ly Aft send their children away is of but small oon- Pal sequence when compared to the advantage tbat would come to the children of such pa- store, rents as aro not able to send tbelr sons and daughters to college wbere tbelr education vr tulgbt be continued. An education is worth ever) tblLg to tbe boy or girl, noil the people l6SS of Abbeville should place an education with- U-i in the reach of tbe poorest of our citizens. And then U we bave a bigb school parents would move here that their children may re- ? 1 celve its bentflts.. ffOlE We nied and must have the high school, ? y and we ought to build one of which we would J : /;> ond. J th a good high school, a gjod post office, fl endld court hoase. and city hall we | d have reason to sing the praises of Abbe 9 , so that other towns, which are Jealous 6 s, may take occasion to say spiteful I [a. Io one sense, the exhibition of Jeal* I Is the highest compliment whlcb Jeal* J ommanitles can show. Abbeville is not ? proud of her achievements but she baa H salousy or 111 will for anybody. ssrs. Charles B. Fleming and 8. Ernest ilng have sold their farm of 116 acres on is Creek, but Mr. Charles Fleming and notber's family will remain on tbe farm. Ernest Flaming has a good situation la mbla with tbe Southern Railway. He home last week nursing a game foot, be ng turned over on it a coal buggy, or )thIng of that sort, tie la an energetic cer,and In a little time bla foot will be Igbt again. e stores of the Phoenix Company are ' " -** ?wm 111 lug cuuipieuuu, nuu wuou uu?u?i moog the most desirable atoree Id town. r are rabatantlally ballt and will b&ve fronts. Master's Sale. - ^ l0 State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVfLLE. Court of Common Pleas. s Farmers Bank of Abbeville County, Plain tiff, against Wylie C. Callaham land R. F. Morris, Defendants. ; , y authority of a Decree of Sale by Courtlof Common Pleas for Abbe* e County, in said State, made in the ve stated case, I will offer for sale, public outcry, at Abbeville C. H., C., on Salesday In April, A. D. > 9, within the legal boars of sale the owing described land, to wit : All it tract or parcel of land, aituate, g and being in Abbeville County, the State aforesaid, containing fE HUNDRED and FIFTY Acres, ire or less, and bounded by lands of B. Harmon, W. ?. Chamberlain. >rtha Callaham and others, and own as the one-half of tbe tract ned by Johu Callaham and Wylie Callaham. - ' ! Llso, all tbat tract or parcel of land jate, lying and being in the County Abbeville and State aforesaid, con- ' iug THIRTY ACRES, more or in 'Bordeaux township, and jtided by lands of Mary E. Mclnh on tbe North, on the East by ids of Frank Harmon, and on the iith and West by lands of J. B. V irmon. ?erms ot Sale?One-half cash, bal :e on a credit of twelve months, the dit portiou to bear interest at the e of 8 per centum per annum, and be secured by the bond or the purser and a. mortgage of tbe premises vhich shall provide, that if the ser- | es of an attorney are neceseary in t I > collection thereof, the pup-chaser ' 11 pay teD per cent, on the amount ' in due. The purchaser may have > option-of paying all cash. Purser to pay for papers and recording. R. E. HILL, Master A. CM 8. C. Master's .Sale. le State of South Carolina, , COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. i Court of Common Pleas. * e Farmers B&Dk of Abbeville County, Plaintiff, against John O. Callabam and R F. Morris, Defendants. Jy authority of a Decree of Sale by > Court of Common Pleas for Abbele County, in said State, made In i above stated case, I will offer for e, at Public Outcry, at Abbeville C. , S. C., on Salesday in April, A. 1909, witbin the legal hours of sale i following described land, to wit: 1 that tract or parcel of land situate, Dg and being in Abbeville County, tbe State aforesaid,, .containing fE HUNDRED and FIFTY Acres, >re or lees, aud bounded vby J. D. rmon, W. S. Chamberlain, Martha llabam and others, being the onef interest of Johb Callaham in tbe d bought by himself and Wylie llaham from John B. Harmon and off to tbe said John 0. Callaham. ilso, all that tract or parcel of land, late, lying aDd being in said State 1 County aforesaid, containing 8IX-SIX ACRES, more or less, and )wn as tbe Barrett place, and inded by the lands of the Estate of T. Jennings, J. A. Corley, Martha laham and others. 'erms of Sale?One-half cash, bal- * , * ;e on a credit of twelve monthscredit portion to bear interest ats rate of 8 per centum per annum, je secured by bond of the purchaser purchasers and a mortgage of the mises?with the proviso that if the /ices of an attorney be necessary in collection thereof, he is to pay ten cent, of the amount due as attor '8 lees. i'urcnaaer or puicutmeio y have the option of paying all 3. Purchaser to pay for papers and >rding. R. E. HILL, ^ Master A. C., S. C. ? )on't fail to see us for roofing. T. Link, :cC0EMICK STUD CO.'S V rotting Stallion j WILL BE AT tarke's Stables FROM 'j b. 15th to March 21st oards and shingles ar. ~.ack ibers. Cover your houses with Doceros or Walrus roofing. For by S. J. Link. Ig lot of standard novels?"reprints" ony cents eacb at Speed's Drug Store. nts, oIIf, window glass, putty, ? ; i. Murlsco, DecoMura, anything ? ju in ibis line can be bad at Speed's Drug ow is the time to planl beardspring barley. We have the seed. S. J. Link. m ^ m * urniture and sewing machines ^ ig at ridiculously low prices. . Link.