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Representative Aiken Shows
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Mr. Aiken. Mr. Chairman, we are bere in i bill,
extra session to revise the tariff schedules. I | lten
believe that an honest sutement of the fact port
It that we are bere obedient to the demand thej
> of the people to revise tne tarlfi downward, out
It is openly the purpose of the Democratic ty o
party, reluctantly assented to by the Repub- bad
Ilcans In campaign promises. the
It is not that conditions under protection erai
are KVtbbch worse now than Ui former years, not
but the abuses, Inequalities, and absurdities ben
of the protective system have at last filtered Tt
through the public mind, and, thanks to the dev<
consciences of our Republican friends oi the taiu
Mlddie West, the popular demand for relief pert
from tariff oppression b?s at last lound Its our
way Into, the Republican piatform. Never The
would the rlngmauters of standpatlsm bave a ve
consented to commit themselves to any re- tecti
vision downward if they had pot faced the witt
* ~ namnftlpn KftW
dOQDlIUl JSSUt? Oi a ipicoiucubiMi .
made doubtrul by disaffection in their own lam
, . - ranks on this very Issue. So throughly hud isjnc
the Democratic idea of freedom from tbe tbat
thraldom of tariff robbery permeated even bouf
Republican strongholds tbat the dominant feet,
party was left to choose between a platform left
declaration favoring; revision and defeat at Nc
the polls. This promise, though given reluoi- erati
antiy, was interpreted and proclaimed by the <
that party's candidate (or President to mean alio
revision downward. And so, lor once, we are haut
ail committed to tbe good Democratic doc- acco
trine of Justice to all tbe people. Iber
It seems, however, tbat Republican plat- Uuli
form promises are lifce tbe smiles of tbe sum- cure
mer girl; they are delusive to those who ill C
would tase them too seriously. You oannoi us w
trust them beyond election lime?the flirting It
season. But tbe people are tired of this flirt- thou
lng. They are beginning to suspect the truth, uerv,
tbat In a Republican's dictonary a platform just
is defined to be: "A thing to get in on", past
How, In tbe face of campalgD promises, the ber,gentlemen
on the other side can bring in a of 3(
v oil! for this Honse to consider that in ibe ag- tlml
v gregale, with minimum rates, is 1.56 per onl:
cent bighft than the rates under the Diugley flee
bill, is JubI a little more tban tbe consistent bole
mind can comprehend. This, mind you, is 1!
under tbe minimum rate, most favorably tion
administered, jvhHe under retaliatory or stat
countervailing rates tbe present bill would adn
exceed tbe Dingley law, on an average, per- gen1
haps more tban 20 percent. The chairman oi thai
tbe Wa$s and Means Committee lesents this Sou
" ~ ?-4? l.r. Ih? l0Ct h ft limlRl. 8Utl
lata, nunc u? auuioo iU> ?>., ? ?
- . takes to explain that on the great majority ny <
of articles the duty has been lowert-u and aflc
that the Increase comes from placing a duty *>'dt
on certain articles heretofore on the free list, fore
It is proposed by this means to Increase the A
revenue; the consumer In the end must pay hid"
this Increase, and whether he pays It on oxa- l'"!.
11c acid, transferred from the Iree list to the ?'?j
dutiable list, at the rate ot 1 ceDt per pound, de6i
or on sugar, reduced five one-hundreths of 1 of'*
cant per pcund, Is a matter of supreme lndif Jn?
ference to him. The question that concerns hid
the consumer Is not the method of robbery, 'be;
but the faot. Prlc
* In the tariff hearings before the Ways and Krai
Means Committee, the captains of Industry P
In evary conceivable branch, were called in thlt
to say just how little proteotlon they would tlor
consent to. It seems that In the framing ol
the Dlngley bill no secret was made ol the hlne
presence ol certain outside agents, whose purpose
was to Influence the committee. And, ,nTa
without charging that the committee was un- 11
duly influenced, it is a noteworthy fact that ?Ia(
the Interest represent* d by one ot these fn'
agents, a manufacturer of woolen tops, re- fbC;
celveu a higher rate of protection than did !P,
the manufacturers of woolen yarns, though tDM
yarn Is a further step In. the manufacture BD.,
than lops, J?"
Some one has asked: "If the consumer feels P
himself so much oppressed, why did be not J???
appear before the committee and Jcd^e bis P3 "
complaint?" The coi^umer, as such, is not '
organized, but the man Is not on this floor mei
who has not heard bis complaint privately. u
Why need he come here? H?6 he not a right, "01
undei normal conditions, to eXpect that be n
will be fully and faithfully represented by u
the very Members who compose that com- }DrJ
mitten onrl whn nnmnnsA thifl Honsf? We ICQ*
are the representatives of the consumer, a Ir??
fact long since forgotten or Ignored by some L\
It seems to me that even from the view Pr?
point of the protectionist, something should j '
be conceded to the millions who do not de- ine
rive a cent from a prolectlve tariff. It is freeJy
admitted now that the effect of high tariff
la J to .Increase the price to tbe consumer.
Then, has the disinterested consumer no A
rlghu? whs
I suppose that a con?ervative estimate of and
the population of the United State# In 1905 Co.,
wouid be something like 185,000,000 souls, deo
There were at that time 216,262 manufactories, r-hoi
with a capital of So,COO or more, and more Just
than bait this number, 113.961, were owned by not
single lDdlvuals. These manufacturing en- tect
terprises employed 5,470,321 wage-earner?, who Tt
averaged,received about $35 per month, or etre
something over 81 per day. In this, of coarse tbe
Is Included the highest as well as the lowest prlc
wages paid. Now. if there is any m-n on the nes?
lace of the earth from whom I would not take All
a penny,either by legislation or otherwise,that lure
man Is a wage-earner, the operative. The and
question is, Does he get his share of the pro- Ant
teclton when It Is considered that be Is a con- It t
sumer as well as a producei? Who does not oer<
know that tbe cost of living has advanced don
fully 40 per cent; and who does not know tage
that tbe operative barely breaks even on bis coat
' wages, when paying trust-made prices? It pra<
tbe trust, with all of its oppressive power, is of ci
sot the immediate consequence of a protect Wit
lve ;tariff, then circumstantial evidence shot
cobnts for nothing. During tbe first ten as t
years oftbeDlngley law 655 independent cor- thet
poratlons were merged into 33, forming I I
giant trusts. While it is tbe trust that dl side
rectly affects prices, it Is tbe tariff that direct- out
ly affects tbe trust and enables it to levy ex- buy
orbltaDt tribute of all the people. What, then, thai
1b to be said of the otber 80,000,000 consumers chef
who derive not one penny lrom ?xcessi ve pre- elgc
tectlon? Have they no rights in the American prot
Congress? Are they from their labor to feed, tber
foster and latten a few trust-protected barons tuaj
under the pretext of protecting home Indus- mar
tries? yar<
We may ask very pertinently, what is pro- for <
tectlon? It Is an unreasonable, Indirect tax, In a
amounting quite or almost to prohibition oi Just
tbe entry oi foreign products, and designed In dert
tbe Interest oi tbe manufacturer at home if It
without reference to the unreasonable exac- ter,
lions lrom the consumer at home. An ex- hlbt
treme example of protection is lurnisbed in free
tbe countervailing duty on petroleum. Fe- met
troleum might be made a good revenue pre- goo<
ducer. lfa small tax was put on it, dlscrimi- thai
natlng in favor of tbe American producer, but tbe
permitting some Importations from Russia colt
and other oil-producing countries. If this give
countervailing duty, amcunting to. some- Tt
thing like 15 cents per gallon, was removed, refe
doubtless Russia would remove her export wor
tax, and tbe United States Treasury would Nov
gel some little toll from tbe golden stream lion
inai 18 annually poureu imu tue toners vi lao uue
Standard Oil Company. enoi
There baa been bat one so-called "Democra- I
tlo tariff" during the pastiorty years, and li tlfu
was as Imperfect as a Republican minority wou
could make It, cooperating with a dlsgrun- refli
tied element of the Democratic party. Yet It lnco
la not recorded that industry languished dur- art v
lng the operation of this tariff. StO]
And a further fact la, that during plct
the last year or the Wilson-Gorman tariff bun
$27,000,000 more revenue was collected than the
during the first year of the Dlngley bill. That bav
this la a natural consequence of low tarlfl and
can be readily demonstrated by reference to Di
some of the rates In the Dlngley Act and re- dut;
produced In the.Payne bill. We will take, and
lor Instance, flannels, worth more than 30 sam
cents and not more than 40 cents per pound. II
On such is levied a duty of 22 cents per cles
pound, and In addition a tax ad valorem ol tlou
30 per cent. reel
This, figured out Id a straight ad valorem foui
tax, amounts to 143.67 per cent. Flannels, able
vained at 40 cents and not more than 50 cents port
per pound, are iaxtd 33 cents per pound; and a pr
In addition, ad valorem tax of 35 per cent, oft
This, when figured on the basis of a straight tarl
ad valorem tax, amounts to 102 26 per cent, trlb
The Importation of this classed gouds In 1907 the
amounted to the Insignificant sum of 267 T1
pounds. Under a reasonable tariff', It might thie
have run into hundreds of thousands ol lng
pounds, bringing Into the Treasury of the hoh
United S^tes a commensurate revenue, and ofb
carrying comfort to many a cheerless home pro
of the poor. Flannel is almost as necessary 8c
for the health of the lndlvuai as the bread be ?tar
eats. mere is r.o chicuihulik me ravage n a
wrought by pne umonia, consumption, and -'dl*
kindred diseases, In many cases through pnsi
lack of bodily covering. It will be nottd that pan
the tariff la higher on me cheaper grades, mai
such as the poor migbt be expected to buy. "i
And yet, our Republican Irleiids, claiming to ed f
be the friends ol labor and of the poor, put a nor
duty on this essential of comfort, which more brlc
than doubles i:s price, and puts It out ol the Gi
reach ol thlfc same laborer. It is the tame old Sen
Btorj ol making the rich ilcher by sacrificing this
the health and even the very lives of the "J
poor. The boaettd wealth of the Amerlcau ml i
people pales Into Insignificance when It wld- bus
ens the line between the very rich and the ami
very poor. This unnatural condition of so- bill
oiety marked the decadence of Kome; It wl;l age
just as surely bring about disintegration here. W
* Alieody it has concentrated the wealth of tint
this Nation in the hands of a itw hundred Wll
men. One corporation aione, the steel trust, tot
Is capitalized at ODe seventy-seventh of tne trui
value of all the property of the United States. Pi
The people may not be able to diffcientlate liev
between the methods of tarlQ taxation; they adv
may not be able to follow the tortuous anu wbi
devious path by which their own Govern- adv
ment lias syf-tematlcaily plnndered them, wes
to glut the greed of a few trustfattened tarltl eve
batons, but Indifferent to the method, they mei
now realize the iact, and the old-line stand- ww
patters will never find them so easily hood- ran
winked again. When the greatest tariff Wb
gourmand of them all placidly admits thai infc
he has enough 11 does seem that it In time for tari
the perpetrators of the system to cover their mei
faces and change their course. pol
It is not possible, In discussing this tariff
U)|
FARIFF BILL
Seme Inconsistencies
ariff Law.
to do more than refer to a few typical
is that need immediate correction. Imant
amongst these is lumber. Despite
popular demana that tftis article be put
he tree list, the Payne bill leaves the dun
11, reducing It slightly. It Is, of course,
policy to throw obstruction in the way ol
home builder, and this objection Is genly
urged, but, In my juagment, this id
the most urgent reason lor putting lumon
the free list.
le rapacity with which the sawmill has
jured the American forest indicates cevly,
and it has been so estimated by exs,
that within a decade practically all ol
tqxcsi lands will have been denuded,
gentleman from Mlcblgan(Mr. Fordney),
ritable Gamaliel on the qu^stlou ;of pn
9d lumber,states that near his home, town
iin.ii radius of 13 miles there were once lOt
mills and that they cut a billion feet ol
ber in a single year. He says today there
>t a single toot of pine timber beingfcut In
section; wnereas ne could once have
;ht It at 25 and 50 cenU per' thousand
on the stump, the little white pine n^w
would easily brlug S25 on*the stump.
>w it tble wanton waste ol lumber, accel
ed by government bounty, 1b continued
xindltlon described will be the condition
ver this land. If Canada wishes to exit
ber forests at cut-tbioat prices for oui
modatiun, why not let ber do It? II
e Is no profit In the business now In the
ted mates without protection, then the
i lor the evil Is to curtail production udajaada
with wasted resources must leave
ltbout a rival.
seems that even with a tariff of $2 pei
sand the business lately has not been prosus.
Tills saoiegentleman to whom I nave
referred relates the fact that within the
year his firm told 36,000,000 (feet of lnmcut
In the State of Mississippi, at a .oss
) cents per thousand feet. This waste ol
Oer without profit to the '.manufacturer 18
t a sample oi the lolly that would sacrlmillions
of dollars that the luture could
1 for the paltry thousands of today.
aave no sectional Interest In this quesi.
'Ibegentleman from Michigan, wnose
ement I shall not question on this point
iltted In response to a question ^from tae
llernan from North Carolina (Mr. Kitchen]
tihe larlfl whs not worth a cent to the
tb Atlantic States. There Is ufo bettei
aoriiy, and especially when the testlmo
was so reluctantly gUen. But if it did
ct my i?tate, the other and higher con
ration of a reasonable preservation of our
sts would determine me. '
notber interesting item in thiB bill. ic
?s, which ;bave been .placed on*tbe free
thanks to the pressure of oar Republican
uds of i Massachusetts. Free hides are
irable, If we might also have free producu
tatber. But does anybody think that 11
duty on shoes Is not reduced that free
es will lessen the cost of shoes a oent? If sc
1 should not deceive themselves. Thai
:e that the tariff fixes on imported shoes(
led according to loe quality win uo nit
:e of tbe borne product. The proposition 1e
i; Cutofl entirely from foreign competli.jwlll
tbe borne man tbrow away the
yi bounty tbat the Government g!vei
f? In It buman nature? Il le not hldei
t be sells uk, but shoes, at tbe best price
t be can obtain. **
am prepared to assert tbat tbe shoe man:turersdo
not need this protection. J
iw. Incidentally, one large sboe manuurlng
.establishment?one of tbe largest
his country?whose stock Is worth some
)g like #10 for each 81 originally Invented
i it bas been paying, as well as I can re,
an annual dividend of something like
er cent. I have received numerous let'
i,from sboe manufacturers [candidly ad
ticg tbat tbey no longer need protection,
111 ase leave to print Just one as a sped'
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ColumbuB, Ohio, Mar. 29, 1909.
i. Wyatt Aiken,
Washington, D. C.
tar Sir: As one of tbe largest manufac
:rs of shoes in tbe country, we urge you tc
1 your influence to place shoes on tbe
list.
3e American shoe manufacturer needs nc
lection. With free bides and cbeap raw
Lerlal the American shoemaker can sboe
world.
Very respectfully,
The Wolfe Bros. 8boe Co.,
R. T. Woue, President,
similar letter, even in stronger termr
received by the chairman of tbe Wayi
Means Committee from A. E. Little <S
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U1 iuano,, auu J vv, nitu auvu v..
ce Id the committee's bands, the [tariff or
?s was very sllehtly reduced. Tbere Is nc
i flcaUon for excessive protection on shoes
even In tbe mind.of an uncomprlsing pre
lonlst.
jere has been some slight redaction on
1 and articles manufactured of steel, but
redaction Is not sufflcent. Tbe same
iclple that Is applicable to tbe shoe buel11?applicable
also to tbe steel Industry
of those products uEed in tbe mannfac10I
steel bave been materially reduced
Iron ore bas been put on tbe free list,
I why was iron ore put on tbe free llstf
ias been postlvely and openly asserted
j, aDd I believe It to be true, that it wat
e for no otber purpose tban to give advan
i to tbe iron Industry on tbe Atlantic
it. It is said that |the steel trust ownt
stlcally all tbe Iron deposits In Cuba, and
)urse. It must be shipped in iree of duty,
b cheapened raw material, tbe tarlfl
aid be so reduced on tbe finished product
o-admit some of tbe foreign product,
eby Increasing the government revenue,
relieve that a highly protective tariff, bes
cutting dowD revenue actually obstrnou
export trade. Nations, like individuals,
very largely where they sell. Tbe sblF
. can carry freight both ways can give tbe
ipestrate to tbe shipper. Where a for
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t UUUIJU J una PUiu I id fjuuuw, auu uu vu?
jeeds of this produce established Its credit
e It will go to buy, even If the same goodf
r be bad at tbe same price in anotbfi
ket. I-state this positive fact that 21
is.of clotb were shipped from Euglacd
jvery 1 yard shipped from this country
single year In the recent past.. I do not
now recall tbe exaot year. Without unHklng
to explain this myself, I wouid ask
is not Just possible that the law of barhampered,
and in many canes quite pro;ed
by our exclusive system, atlects tbe
dom of our foreign market? I do not
in by this that tbe old rate on cotton
Is, and especially coarse goods, is higher
3 is consistent with ralslDg revenue foi
United States Treasury, but tbe trade In
on goods may be hampered by our excet
raies on other articles.
iere la just one other llem to which I will
r. I notice tbat oil paintings and otber
ks of art have been put on tbe free list.
v. tbe JDingley law permitted tbe lmportaofoll
paintings and tbe like when desd
for public art galleries. This Is all well
ugh.
hope I am not unappreclatlve of tbe beauI
In art or In nature. I am sure tbat I
ild do nothing to lessen tbe culture and
[iement of my people. But I can not do
insistent tblng when I know that no real
uniage to .society Is derived thereby.
> for one moment and think Just who gets
ures from across the water. Are they
g in the cottages of the poor, or even of
moderately wealthy? No; tho men who
e them will have them despite any tarifl,
they are able to pay for them.
aty on tea, duty on cofl'ee, duty on sugar,
y on Iron, duty on 6teel, duty on flannel,
all Mgh, and tree pictures. There is a
pie of the consistency of tbe bill.
aave mentioned a few of the Inconsistenof
tbls bill. I have not done ltln a cap
s spirit, but In tbe effort honestly to dlatteotlon
to the Inequality and Injustice
id there. I am not opposed to a ieason)
tariff to raise revenue necessary tosupt,
the Government, and, as I have said on
evious occasion, tbe extravagance of tbe
he dominant party makes a pretty stifl
ff necessary. Bui let the burden be disuted.
Do not lay it on tbe shoulders ol
poor ma!my.
jat glaring injustice would be found in
i bill might reasonably be guessed, knowtbe
sentiment of tbe .Republican party,
llngihat everything, from a tiny stalk
arley to a steel-rail factory, should be
pped with government bounty.
imthow, this whole theory o protection
tsai the wrong end of the proposition,
ssuroes. as did tbe royalists of old, the
iflne right" to plunder the masses. In the
t the American people have too nearly
illeled conditions existing in England
ay years ago. of which Macaulay wrote:
V small portion or the people stand boot~
tnd spurred readv to ride, and a large
lion or the people stand saddled and
lied ready to be ridden."
overnor Cummins, now United States
ator. and a good Republican, made use ol
i very strong language:
V11 the robberies and thefts committed by
usurance companies, officers since tbe
Iness of life Insurance orlglnut d do not
auut to tbe extortion due to the Dingley
for one year. And tbe Payne bill, In tbe
regate, In even blgber."
'lli tbe people stand H? Will they conae
to bend tbelr necks to tbe burden?
II they, half clad and half fed, continue
itruggle under the weight of an Insolent
?t-fed tariff gourmand?
urely an economic question, I do not be>
e that a nation's wealth Is Increased by
nncing thecost of tbe home made article,
en tbe home consumer alone Is to pay the
anced .cost. It undeubtedly centralizes
ilihand creates large fortunes, but foi
ry dollar of excess given to one set ol
n to further swell tbelr burdensomti
Utb some other citizen, who, perhaps
111 aflord to spare It, is a dollar poorer
en the people, who may be trusted, when
>rmed to do right, grasp the meaning o
ff robbery, It will go, and it will be re
mbered as one of the enormities of public
ity. ^
! It Is "McMurray made," it la guaranteed
ileaic or we refnnd your money.
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What" HI AH
"Nature's I!
The It. K,.Fairbank (
j 'Dear Sirs*
Many years
kitchen and substiti
then comparatively e
I Since my f
given complete satis
"shortening", or in
etc., or in frying;
I wish it
product In the estee
and often diseased,
I rarely r
however good I may t
to my household -and
Justified In departi
believe it to be the
the American houseke
my conviction public
InuiA?" niAKiun is wen
tbe famous "Marion Harland Cook
standing and long experience wi
doubly gratifying because of theft
MUSIC FESTIVAL AT AUGUSTA.
Mme. Eames, the World's Greatest So
prano, and Damrosch's Famous Or
chestra in Three Concerts.
Augusta Is planning for a great Music Festival.
April 26 and 27, at which Mme. Emma
Eames, prlma-dona aesoluta, perhaps the
greatest of all ooncnrt sonranoB, will sing, and
Damrosch's New York Symphony Orchestra
will play. In addition on Tuesday night a
ohorusof two hundred will, with tbe asolHtance
of notable soloists render Rossini's
Stabat Mater In, English. This chorus has
been rehearsing for two months and Is In
perfect mastery of this wonder music. It will
be worth going hundreds of miles to bear.
There is no other festival In the Sontb that
will present Mme. Eames and it la tbe only
opportunity to bear ber to be bad ontslde of
tbe big cities of the North. Seats for the festival
are now on sale and will be sold in this
place by agent prior to the opening of Ibe
festival. Tbe fact that the opening concert
will be held on tbe evening of Decoration
day will give many a cbance to be present.
Tbe prices for the afternoon conoert Tuesday
will be lower than for the evenings. Further
information will be furbished upon application
to J. J. Farrell,
Augusta, Oa.
i Words to Freeze the| 8onl.
' "Your son has Consumption. His
> case is hopeless." These appalling
' words were spoken to Geo. E. Ble1
venn, a leading merchant of Springfield,
N. C., by two expert doctorsone
a lung specialist. Then was shown
the wonderful power of Dr. King's
New Discovery. "After three weeks
use," writes Mr. Blevens, "he was as
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Colds, its the safest, surest cure of des-i
perate Lung diseases on earth. 50c.
and $1 00. Guarantee satisfaction. I
Trial bottle free. Speed's drug store.
Cheap Rale* to Anitasla, Ga , for the
Mimical Festival, April 26-27.
For the above occasion tbe Southern Hallway
will sell rouDd trip excursion tloketpon
April 25' h and 26lb, good returning April 29th
at very low rates.
The Augusia Musical Festival will be composed
ol many notable attractions, such as
Mme. Emma Eames, Prima Donna Assoluta,
waner uamrofco ami iae new tors oyui'
phony Orchestra of fifty people, renown soloists,
Mme. Rlder-Kelsey, Mr. Reed Miller,
Ml?s Neva Vander Veer, Mr. Gustav Holmqulst
and a chorus of two hundred voices.
For Information apply to ticket agents, or
' J. L. Meefc, W. E. McGee
. A.G.P.A., Atlanta, Ga. T.P.A. Augusta, Ga
i If yon are a business man
; or a woman looking for a site
| for a home, or for an invest!
ment it will be worth your
while to invest in Abbeville
real estate, It will Lot wear
out, or burn up; the market
may sometimes be dull but
the value is there and will
surely increase. Nothing else
is as safe or solid or good.
We have listed with us for
sale some very valuable city
property?lots and dwellings
close in which we can sell at
a bargain, on long easy terms
to suit the purchaser. Let us
serve you. Abbeville, Insurance
and Trust Co.
Up Before the Bur.
N. H. Brown, an attorney of Pittsfield,
Vt., writes : "We have used Dr.
King's New Life Pills for years and
find them such a good family medicine
we wouldn't be without them."
For Chillp, Constipation, Biliousness
or Sick Headache they work wonders.
25c. at Speed's drug store.
Stop paying rent?buy a
home Consult with Abbeville
Insurance and Trust Co.
They have some most desirable
homes listed for sale with
l 1 * 1.1 *11. T I
mem. AODeviiie lUBuraiiut:
and Trust Co. Office over
Cobb's shoe store.
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' I'd Itnthcr Dio, Doctor,
| than have my feet cut oft'," paid M. L.
r Bingham, of Princeville, III.; "but
you'll die from gangrene (which had
| eaten away eigbt toes) if you don't,"
' said all doctors. Instead, be used
Bucklen's Arnica Salve till wholly
I T*o nnrou r\ f !) Kpuor
V. U1 CU. 1 VO vuica vi UVUVIUMJ M. V T v?
. Sores, Boile, Burns and Piles astound
' the world. 2oc at Speed's drug store.
' Mr. F. 6. Frltte, Oueonta, N. Y? writes:
. "My little girl wan greatly benefltted by twk,
Ing Foley's Orino Laxative, and I think It Is
tbe best remedy lor constipation and liver
J trouble." Foley's Orlno Laxative Is best for
, women and children, as It is mild, pleasant
r and effective, and is a splendid spring medlI
cine, as It cleanses the system and clears the
L complexion. C. A. Mlltord ?k Co.
! If you have backache and urinary troubles
i you should take Foley's Kidney Remedy to
f strengthen and build up the kidneys so they
- will act properly, as a serious kidney trouble
s may deve op. C. A. Mllford & Co.
You can always get what you want at
1 peed'a Drug Stora i
HON HARLAND
lift from the Si
flew York, .
December 15,
)ompany?
5 ago I discontinued the use
ited for it ? as an experlme
i new product.
'irst trial of it I can truly
[faction, whether it is used
combination with butter In p
it has never disappointed me
1 A ? A ^ i ^ ? A M 1 %
were in my power to ^usian
ra of my fellow housewives In
animal fats
ecommend any proprietary art
,hlnk ltr but after many year
myself the excellence of COT
ng from the eelf-lmposed rul
t very best thing of Its kind
eper, and I am glad of the o
*i /
Yours truly,
ULOOU&U. /j
known as one of the foremost cooking experts to t
Book," and her articles on culinary subjects are wi
th COTTOI,ENE make this endorsement particu:
ict.that it came entirely unsolicited.
FAIRFIELD.
- - J.
JVliss Mary ronng speut oaiuruoj
night with Miss Mamie Creswell.
Mrs. Mattie Roberts and children
spent Wednesday with Mrs. J. W.
Long.
Mr. J. W. Creswell spent Saturday
night with Mr. Dink Palmer.
Mr. Tom and John H. Yonng spent
Sabbath at their uncles, Mr. A. W.
Young.
Mr. Mose Wideman from near
McCormiek, called a few days ago to
see Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roberts.
Mrs. Joe Creswell and daughter
Cleo of Troy, spent a few days last
week with her mother, Mrs. Sallie
Brown.
Mr. Louis Reauford one of Bathiahs
handsome young men, spent Sabbath
night at his uncles Mr. L. O. Beauford
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. fRussell 9pent a
few days last week with Mrs. John
Young.
Mrs. J. W. Long called to see Mrs.
Sam Young Tuesday.
Miss Zellie Langley called to see
Mrs. Roberts a few days ago.
Miss Lina Spence has been visiting
friends and relatives in Fairfield last
week.
Some of our youDg folks called at
Mr. Sam Youngs Sabbath. Some of
the names we learned were Misses
Annie and Mamie Creswell, Annie
and Birdie Beau ford, Messrs F. T.
Young, Willie Long, Charley Creswell,
and Sam Beau ford.
We learned one of our good bachlors
called to see Miss King, and we only
wonder if he could riot decide to make
her his pretty queen; let us ask him.
Mr. Joe'Young callcd yesterday to
see his brother, Mr. S. T. Young.
Misses Willie and Maggie Young
were at the home of Mrs. W. H.
Roderts Saturday.
Mrs. J. A. Brown cailed to see Mrs.
Sallie Brown Tuesday.
Mrs. J. M. Spence called to see Mrs.
Brown, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Holder and
children spent Sadbath with Mrs.
Leard. j
Mrs. J. W. Young and daughter
Miss Daisy and little Gladys Bowen
were the pleasant guests at Mrs. Mary
Lou Puckett one day last week.
Miss Fannie Long and brother
Sammie went to Greenwood last week
to visit relative?.
Miss Annie and Mamie Creswell w.ere
in Troy shoppiug Thursday.
Mrs. Sallie Tolan spent Friday
| night with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown.
Mrs. J. W. Young and Mrs. Joe
Russell and little Sidney, and Mrs.
L. O. Beauford were the pleasant
guests of Mrs. Fannie McCasian last
Friday. '
Mrs. Sallie Tolan and little Robert,
TLCrt*.*t pKfioouol] onH ^anorhf'.PP
auu lUlO* luaij Vitonuii uu vimm^uvw.
Miss Belle, were the pleasaut guests
with us Saturday.
Mis6 Daisy Young also was a pleasant
visitor with us a few days last
week.
Mrs. Mary Creswell and little Minnie
Bell Talbert were at Miss Jennie Creswells
last Thursday.
Mrp. Sam Young spent Saturday
with Mrs. J. W. Long.
Mies Daisy Young spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Young.
Mr. Wylie Long spent Saturday
night and Sabbath with Mr. David
Young.
T HI" T)n n Kn OoAmio rtQQQ. I
Mr. J. 1U. DltUiVS liUUJ uruigia pucu
ed by our home one day last week.
He and his companion had been to
look at the Ferguson gold mine. Mr.
Banks expects to come back tkis week
to go to work.
mm ^
HELPFUL WORDS
From an Abbeville Citizen.
Is your back lame and painful ?
Does it ache especially after exertion
?
Is there a soreness in the kidney
region ?
These symptoms indicate weak kidneys;
There is danger in delay.
Weak kidneys fast get weaker.
Ciivp vour trouble orotDDt attention.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly,
They strengthen weak kidneys.
Read this Abbeville testimony:
D. M. Keller, Main St., Abbeville,
8. <J., says: "I suffered
for some lime from a dull
ache across the small of my
back, caused by disordered kidneys.
I decided to try a kidney
remedy and went to P. B.
Speed's drug store for a box of
Doan's Kidney Pills. I now
feel much better, I have no
hesitation in recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all deulers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
take no other.
" ' > %Y * v7 ' ?,
-i' - , . V ?..
" thinks of
inny South"
I9Q6
of lard in my
lit ? COTTOLENE,
' say that It has
alone, as
lastry, biscuits,
'
this pure vegetable
. place of the gross,
icle in print,
s use has proved
TOLENE, I feel ...
e. I honestly /
ever offered to
pportunity to make
'aaXoaa^I
he United States. She Is the author of
dely read and highly prized. Her high
larly strong ana convincing, and it is
EAST END.
What "M" Sees and Hears on I
Rounds About the Dity and Ale
Route No. 3.
Mis<j Jennie May Dunn accompanied
ber father arrived In the city last week Iri
Florida and will Bpend Home time with re
lives In and around the clt.v. At present tt
are the guests of Major Nance and fam
Their Irlends extend to them a hearty w
come, and are glad to see them In this tt
former borne.
Miss Kate Marshall left last week for >
derson to attend the funeral of Dr. Sam C
After spending several weeks In the cl
Mibs Nelle McGaw returned to her coun
home last Saturday.
Misses AODleCochran and Daisy, Maxn
accompanltd by Messrs. Ernest Wafdlaw b
Victor Lomax spent last Sunday with frlei
In Greenwood.
Miss Hannab Cochran spent a few days
laHt week very pleasantly with cer irh
Miss Mattle Hipp in Clinton.
Misses Mamie L.ou and Giace Smith afte
pleasant stay In tbe Gate City returned ho
last Friday.
Many Abbeville friends extend sympat
to Mr. Orr in bis recent bereavementdeath
oSbls lather Dr. Sam Orr.
Miss Antoinette Hammond left yesterd
tnr i Yiiiimhin whfirn kh? will soend same 11
with relatlv s.
Dr. Jack Prassley and bis cbarmiog br
returned to tbe city Sunday alter r deiigbt
"lsltlo relatives In WlDDSboro, N. C., ?
will in tbe near luture leave for tbelr 1
away borne Id Mexico*
Mr. aDd Mrs. Lowrle Beacbam came o
from Atlanta last week to attend .tbe Mill
Presslry wedding. Mr. Beacbam has
turned and Mrs. Beacbam will spend a wb
with ber borne people.
Quite a number of Abbevllllnns will atte
Ibe Musical Festival at Spartanburg t
week. Tbls is a rare treat for all lovere
music.
Miss Baker of Cbappells will be the cbai
ing aDa attractive guest of tbe Misses Co
ran tbls week.
Tbere is a rush even these quiet days at t
great '>6*rgaln Store." They have the got
aDd believe Id nsiDg printers Ink to let I
public know It. Watch their ads and weel
locrliandyou will see tbelr bargains Id <
ferent lines each week.
DurlDg the recent rise Id cotton a numl
of our farmers let it go, and now tbelr mil
are easy. " /
Mr. C. C. Nabors died at his home Id t
oity last Friday about 2 o'olock, and bis
mains were taken to Macao. Ga , bis foru
home where they were laid to rest la I
presence of many sorrowing friends.
He was a member of tbe Pytblan Lodge
tbls city aDd an escort from that body w
other frieads accompanied his reunalos
their former home.
Mr. Nabors has lived Id our city for soi
time, and duriog bis stay Id our midst has
his kind heart aDd geDlal manners woo 1
I resDect and esteem of all who knew hlui.
He was proprietor of the Bottling Wor
and by strict ntt ntion and fair dealing ?
building up a fine business.
Mr. Nabors wig a falthfal and zealo
member of (be Baptist Cburch.
Death Is always sad, but wl.en it comes
It did in bis case, by such a fearful acolde
and so sudden and unexpected It seems ha
to bear up under such a ( hock.
He was a Christian and tried to llTe t
lite be professed, and doubtless has gone t<
higher and nobler lift.
The bereaved family bave thb sincere ay
pattay ofthls entire community In ihetr s
and unexpected bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilsou of Gralnrld
were among the visitors In the city Ji
week.
Mrs. J. B. Wilson and her pretty daugh
Miss Lucile were guests in the city last Mc
day.
We learned of the death of Mr. John Ab
last week with much regret, us we bad c
even beard of bis illness. He was a geueroi
kind hearted man, honest and lndustrlo
and was respected and highly esteemed
all who knew him.
He was for a number of years one of c
patrons on routs 3, and to him aud his fam
we are indebted for many little acts of kit
ness. To the .bereaved family and retails
we unite with many other friends In deepi
sympathy. ,
mnd l .nrilflp MoKflnzIn was one nf the f.
glints In tbe olty Monday.
The many friends of Mr. David Gilliam t
glad ta know, after a few weeks of spec
treatment in the hospital In Greenville, he
home again and seems to be somewhat 1
proved, He with Mrs. Gilliam were^guei
In tbe city Monday. We with hosts of rrlen
hope be will soon be fully restored to bealt
HELP! HELM!
Everyone is asked to help fight
Against Consumption
Consumption can be avoided
Hereditary tendencies can be overcom
Consumption can be Curec
Read all about it in this month's
METROPOLITAN MAGAZINJ
._ _ If your dealer is ,,
15c. a Copy sold out, write to ?l-50aYe?
| 3 West 29th Street, New York ?
The Abbeville Insurant
and Trust Co. are prepared 1
handle your real estate,
you have any real estate t
sell, or if you wish to bu
call or phone us. Office ovc
Cobb's shoe store. Phone 11
People past middle llle usually have foh
u'lrinov nr iiUnlrlfr disorder that khdm the \
tality, which is naturally lower iri old at
Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects urns
troubles, stimulates the kldueys, and r
stores strength and vigor. It cures uric uc
troubles by strengtheulne tb? kldnfys i
they will strain out. the uric acid that seitl
tu the muscles and Joints causing rheum
tlsm. C. A. Milford Co.
First lot of Zach McUee's "Dark Cornel
sold out. Second lot just arrived. Head It t
all means. Only one dollar,at SpeidV l):i
Store.
We often wonder how any person can I
persuaded Into taking auythlng but Kolej
Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and Iui
trouble. Do not be looled Into acceptli
"own make" or other substitutes. The gen
lne contains ho harmful drugs and Is In
yellow package. C. A. Milford & Co.
' . .
The ^
I U CREATION
Secret
of a good liniment is in its i
warming, penetrating and '
j scattering qualities. The J
ingredients of Noah's Lini- t
, ment are ] such that with <
very little rubbing the parts \
are [warmed, the inflam- (
mationjand congestion
scattered, and the relief
isj^almost instantaneous.
For Rheumatism, Stiatica, Lame Back, Stiff
Joints, and Muscles, Sore Throat, Colds, Strains, 1
Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Colic, Cramps, Indigestion,
Toothache, and all Nerve. Bone and Muscle
Aches and Pains. The genuine has Noah's Ark
on everv cackace. 2?c.. ?oc. and Si.oobvall deal
ers in me?licine*everywhere. Sample by'mailfree.
*OAH REMEDY CO..RICHMOND, VA.,4 BOSTON, MA tf.t U.S.A. "
SoM uud yuaruiiteea uy C. A. Milf
ord & Co.
Abbeville-Greenwo od
MUTUAL
lisilil
ASSOCIATION.
' Property Insured, $1,750,000
March 1st* 1909.
... Vf7"IiITE TO OE CALL on tbe uudorslgiie
Mis '? or the Director of your Towiihul
t'cr any Information you may desire about
dig our plun of Insurance.
We Insure your properly against destruction
by
& HIS, WIH5SI8EH OR U5HIHM,
,'p.T and do bo cheaper than any insurance con ,1^
pany In existence.
,ey Hemember we are prepared to prove to yoi
elr that ours Is the safest and cheapest plan cl
Insurance known.
>? J. E. BLAKE, Gen. Agent
try Abbeville, S. C.
en J, FRASEB LYON, Pres.
\'? Abbeville, 8. C.
fm B0AKD~DIRECT0R8
m? 8. G. Majors...............Greenwood
J.T. Mabry .... Cokesbnry
tby w. B. Acker ....Donalds
lhe M. P. Cllnkscftles ...Due Weet
W. W. L. Keller Long Cane
I. A. Keller Jdmllhvllle
me W. A. Stevenson Cedar Spring
M. H. Wilson Abbeville City
V?? R. B. Cheatham Abbeville Country
fu' Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle
md S. 8. Boies Lowndesvllle
ar* A. O. Grant....- Magnolia
Edwin Parker .......Calhoun Mills
yer H. L. Edmonds Bordeaux
ler" H. L. Rasor. Walnnt Grove
T.e~ W. A. NIckles ..... .Hodges
1 le M. G. Bowles Coronaca
, i?. 8. Hattiwanger Ninety-8ix
P, G. C.'Dusenberry Klnards
, Ira B.Taylor. Fellowship
1 01 Joseph Lake Phoenix
lrv. Rev. JT. B. Mnse Vej-dery
J. H. Chiles, Jr -...Bradley
cb" J. W. Lyon - Troy
. W. A. Cheatham ?..Yeldell>'
?? G. E. Uorn..., - Callison
G. E. Dorn U.-Klrkseys
'7 ? 8. H.. Stevens Brooks
?|* a i koviisx. H c? March I. If 9
Calvert & Uickles;
his
re- ,
iftr ? Headquarters for ? 1
u? White Hickory Wagons i
J Owensboro Wagons, ' J
Hock Hill Buggies,
""* Summer Buggies, 1
I Cheap Buggies, !
Harness,llaprobes, etc. <
Calvert & Nickles.!
?d" Feb 24. 1904. tf (
0. A. DEWEY
?D- " - ,
les j
? ...SHAVING PARLORS...;
iur =
lly ' , (
id- fB^HJS enterprising young u.an is
iea doing a firstclass busii tojj. His '
98 parlors are at the same old Stand?the f
iir old postoffice. His jprices are right and
ir he is getting the business. I
tai Shaving - 10 cts. i
m". Hair Cut - 25 cU.
'dlH Mr. Dewey is assisted by Mr. Wal,h8
ter McCord. These two gentlemen '
make a splendid team and can turn r
out work most satisfactory in price,
?j and unsurpassed in execution-. s
e MARBLE AND![GRANITE.'
1 o I am in the marble and granite husinees.
I represent the Southern Mar- f
;q hie and Granite Company. t
y We Pay Ilie Freight v
!r and guarantee satisfaction. ff work a
3 does not come up to contract it does
not cost you a cent.
oe Any one wauting Monuments,
Totinibs, Slab Work or Curbing I will
j.y I be pleaded to have them call on me at
e'. my shop or write to me and I will
to come to see you. i
so
! J. F. EDMUNDS.
r'*
s king'S NEW LIFE PILLS
be The Pills That Do Cure.
| Dr. King's New Discovery
j KILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNGS.
*" * *"*" j
To the Farmers!
We want to talk to you a little now
ibout our arnmoniated fertilizers.
The acid and, meal season is about
)ver. Those who use acid and meal
laul it home early in the season so
;hat they can mix it. The season for t
immoniated goods commence later,
md, in fact, is about starting now.
rhere is not mueh difference in &Ids;
jne acid is about as good as another.
:
It is all made of phosphate rock,
bone phosphate lime), crushed and
treated with sulphuric acid. That is
how you get your acid phosphate and
one fertilizer company turns out
about as good quality of this goods
as another. The difference in fertilizer
is jn ammoniated goods. Ammonia
ted goods are made by taking
this same acid phosphate and mixing
it with ammonia tes, blood tankage,
nitrate of soda, cotton seed
meal, sulphate of ammonia, garbage.
Now, some of these ammoniates do
their work and exhaust more quickly
than others and so by properly
mixing and manipulating our am-,
moniates, we have gotten a fertilizer
that will nourish the plant from the
time it sprouts, all during the growing
season, during the laying-by season
and up to the time the plant is
matured and ready to be gathered.?? ' j
Take for instance nitrate of soda. It.
acts quickly and exhausts. Cotton ': i
seed meal willcbme in next; it will
dissolve and assimulate with the soil *
: 'Hit
and become a plant food. It all has
to dissolve and assimulate with the
spil before it becomes a "plant food, v
just as when you plant a grain of :T,
corn it has to germinate before it ;'
comes up. Tankage come in next .;
and then blood, which lasts until the
crop is matured and ready to be ;
gathered. So^ ?y taking the different
kinds of ammoniates in the
proper proportion, one coming in as
one exhausts, we have a fertilizer
that will feed and nourish the plant
from the time it sprouts until it is
ready to be gathered. That is'a icom- .
- 1 -A- A iMl -.J U
pitutr icruiiziw uuu uuic^o it uuco uiao
it is not' a complete fertilizer. It
does not matter where you get it, it
is not a complete fertilizer unless it
feeds .and nourishes the plant from
the time it sprouts until the crop is
ready to be gathered. These ammoniates
are very expensive; that is
why ammoniated goods costs more
than acids. Take sulphate of ammonia;
it costs $64 per ton laid
down at the factory. "We have
bought quite a lot of tljis and are
using it in fertilizers that we sell for
less than $30 per ton, just because we
want to make the right kind of
?oods; goods that will make the
jrop grow and keep growing and
1 .. v,;a
will iiJctKt; a man iajvc ix uuuc iu uu
jrop. Our ammoniated goods used
)n lands that are prepared and cultiyated,
as the farmers in this section
iisually prepare and cultivate their
ands, will get all out of the land
:here is in it and a farmer should not
De satisfied with making the land do /
ess than that. The trouble about'
jsing a cheap fertilizer is just this:
)y the time you find out it is no acjount
you have lost a crop and you
lave lost a year's work and the only
:hing you can do is to wait until
ip\-t vear and trv aeain and fertilize '
ight.
Every sample of our goods that
las been analyzed at Clemson College
an way above our analysis which
ihows that we are making the right
cind of goods. There is absolutely
10 adulteration in the fertilizers we
ire making. They are made of bone
)hosphate of lime ammoniates and
lothing else. There is nothing beter
niade. Our goods will feed and
lourish the plant from the time it
iprouts until it is ready to be gathired
and that is the kind of goods
,-our land needs: that is the kind of
foods your land must have to make
irst class crops. If you want goods
>f this sort, we have them and they
ire for sale. They are home made
md they are made right; they are
jry and well pulverized and we
rant you to try them. See our
,gen is.
Undersoil Phosphate &
Oil Company.
D. S. VANLIYEE,
Manager.
J. R, VANDIVER,
President.
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