Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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__ i he Press and Banner Published every Wednesday at two dollars a yearlu udvaoee. Wednesday, June 2, 1909. BEST TEN CENT SHOW ON THE ROAI s Our Brothhers Big Advanced Vaudevill Show at Hill's Big Tent all Week. The best of dauclng. Tlio four youngest pe formers In the world. The best singing. Tt funniest comedians. Separate seats. <>r hour and a half of fnu for ten cents. Cio ac see for yourself. You will never regret 1 as It Bure will cure tue worst case of blues. j Notice to Debtors. All persons Indebted to J. W. McKee, Ji Bankrupt, are requested to call and sett! their account at once. > J. >1. Uambrell, At Haskell's store. Trustee. Farmers' Union Farmers Union will meet next Satnrda: June 5tb, in tbe Court House at 11 o'clocl All local unions are requested to be preseu or as many irom each union as possible. C. S. Ulbert, President. Warning. All pereoDS are hereby forbidden to hit my on, Oliver Alexander, 15 years of ug< who has lett heme without the consent ol b parents. David Alexander, Kealou, S. C. Notice to TrfspasNer*. * All persons are forblddeu under penalty < tbe law to trfspass on my land. May 10.1909. H. H. Hester. EjTB N. 8. C. Phode Island KedR. Best winter laj ers. SI.50 per setting of 15. 3aa H. G. Smith. For Kent. New cottage on vVeet Main street, just flo lsbed. Apply to -Dr. C. E. Calves l. - For Sale. 500 bushels of Improved Toole cotlon see 40 cents per bushel. W. S. Cotbran. .Illlk ami Cream. Milk and cream for sale. Phone 111. GOOD-BY. Two More Souls Start Out for Elysiai ' Fields. Under (be care of Cupid, and with the blr-se ingof tbe Cbnrcb, tbey depart, ii-avlng car and trouble far behind. May every gooi come to them. "Mary bath chosen tbe bette part." Mr. gnd MrR. Robert Dray'on N?nce re quest the honor of your presence at the tn?] riage of their daughter Mary Tabltba. to Mi William Lowndes Daniel, on Wednesda; morning, June tbe sixteenth, at el*?vei o'clock. Presbyterian Cburcb, CroBB Hill South Carolina. D. of C. nm??* rvf foHoro^r irlll m PP next Tuesday afternoon at. balf-paRt flv< o'clock at the borne of Mrs. L. T. Miller. Mrs. Lucy Thomson, President. Mrs. L. T. Miller, Secretary. go-Fly Go-Kly keeps flies off horses and cattle. 25 and 30c. \t a'l drug stores. lOi At the Methodist Church. Dr. W. W. Daniel will preach In the Meth odlst church, morning and evening, nex Snnd?v. June 6th Dr. J. S. Moffatt will preach In the Method ist church Sunday morning, June 18th. evening service. Rev. Henry Stokes, the pastor, will b" ab sent for two Sundays, attending Woffon Commencement, and the Preachers' Institute to be held at Wofford College, June S-17th. Miss Mattle Eakln left Saturday for Beltor where she goes to spend some time with be parents. She has been here attending school Moving Pictures. Moving pictures may be seen every after noon at H;.'50 to 6 oclock and from 7 to 11 ocloct In addition with two pretty llttte girls, tbi (jclan Sisters, 6lng and dance each evening The pictures, dancing and the singing makei a.pleasant evening. The seats are comfortabli The Kpnfn are rr>mfnrt?h'e_ Th? mnfVilm that; talks and Kings at the door Is to let tb< people know tbat something Is doing Inside Yesterday, we thought that the macblm talking and singing was on as a prelude t< whut was about to happen Inside. After lis tenlng ever so long w.j thought to get a sea ln6ide, when we found that tbe Inside doing were well on tbe way. (lilrnn'N Local*. Tin cans, solder, fluid and tipping copp?n for canning fruit and vegetables al Glenn's. / Glenn has 8.0U0 pounds sugar al bargain fo cash. Peas, cane seed aDd 6eed corn at Glenn's. Gleae will sell SI CO pat oil can tor S1.00. Ice cream churns and junkets at Glenn's. Place your fire insurance with the Abbeville Insurance and Trust Company. Thej represent sixteen of the larg est old line fire compa ies and are prepared to give yoi the best of service. Phone them and they wil call at once and fix up you: insurance. Phone 118. J. S Stark, President; J. E. McDa vid, Secretary. Morse's Local*. ? A few grain cradles left Get one before It 1 too late. Scovll and bandied hoes, bow sweeps,vlcto wIdkp, heads aud bolt*. All sizes of fruit Jars, extra tops and rub hers. We have a good style of Ice creaiu Iretzers~ prices right, also I. C. salt. Time to sow peas and cane seed. Come an gel your c eed from us.' Come to us (or wire horse muzzles and ca weauer6. Seines, fi*b hooks and lines aDd sinkers, t( getber with all kinds o' base ball goods I at.uudance. Wright & Dltson's tennis bal 35 cenls each. Could Vol Be Better. No one has ever made a ?alve, oin ment, lotion or balm to compare wit Buckleu's Arnica Halve. Its the on perfect healer of Cuts, Corn*", Bums Bruises, Sores, Sea ds. Boils, Ulcer Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyei Cold Sores, Chapped Hands its si preme. lufallible for Piles. Only2o< at Speed's Drug Store. Jle.iiiirriij >* Lot'iUs. TaDjlefoot taDgles flies. Get a box. W have It. 40 cents. Don't forget to take home tbat bottle Eur ka Nerve und Bone Liniment we told yc about, only 25 cents. Mother's Healing Halve cures old sore pimples, cuts und bruises. 25 cents a box. Kureka Pile Salve relieves blind, bleedli and Itching pile? with the first applicatlo Give it a trlai. 25 cents a box. Lax-Oil. That aromatic pleasant castor c that children like. lOand 25cents. If McMurray made, its guaranteed. The McMurray Drug Co. i To avoid serious results take Foley's Kl ney Kemfdy at the first sign of kidney bladder disorder such as backache, urlna irrt-gularltits, exhaustion, and you will be well. Con.mence taking Foley's Kidn Ktmtdy today. C. A. Milfoid & Co. Huyler'B candy fresh all the time ?l SI crd's drug store. m i I a ). ie I rle ie id t, I? 7, i. I, i e e. Is >! a n ! ir it r I 3 j i * i > r PUBLIC c p * ; Playgrounds the Be <i e I IvOWl Y 1 e ? ; G-ood Food, Pure Air, ; ful Exercise the I Literary Digest. The difference between us and the ancient Greeks, i-uys Soperlntendent George E. Johnson, of the Pittsburg Playground Association writing In The Psychological CUnlo (Phllap rtflpbla, March 15). Is that tbey oared lor the strong and sometimes left the weak to perish, i whereas we care tenderly for the weak, and often leave the strong to the tender mercies >?t disease. Of the two plans, the Greek, some what heartless, would appear to be tor the greater public good. There is no reasoD however, why we should not give to both weak ind strong the opportunities and care tilted 'o make them tbe best citizens. Playgrounds, Mr. Johnson thinks, are tbe means for doing i this. Atlfr a brief dlscu?slon of tbe deatnrat? during school-years, be goes on to say: 5 "It Is no the dealb-rate during the school a?e. however great or small. thai Is the Bigf ulflcaut thing for us. The significant thing is whether in these years of nature's smiles, strength or weakness Is being laid by tor future years. We are learning more and more ? certainly every year that our skulking toe, lue microoe. 01 wnaiever irioe, mriHes wneu * iraan ledown. Patients he bides tils time, gathetng his forces In seojet until the time to strike. 1 spewking aloDg this line, Dr. Tyler say*; A 'It wouid neem highly probable that the Inr creased death-rate of glrlx at eighteen and I thereabout from coDMamptlOD and other diseases ol relatively slow action Is the culml* uatioo of an attack beguu at thtrteea or fourm leen. If we are to diminish this death-raie, we must fortify the girl against the perioda of greatest weakuess when she Is most likely to receive hospitably the germs of fatal diseases. To accomplish this we must Dot wait until tue twelfth or thirteenth year, but meet the difficulty In childhood. Huber, also, In s tils work on'Consumption'says: There Is the long period of latency In which. U the child be well nurtured and If be live hygienlcaliy, ir he will be likely to overcome such tendency to disease as he mwy have begun life with.' i- "When at Rome future time posterity looks back upon the conditions mat prevail in our _ <tay. It will beho'd no darker picture, no more disgraceful thing thau our weak sutreuder of our children to sickness and de?th. II What excuse can then be offered for the fact that even in tills land, more lhan one-half of If ail the children born into the world die before fhey have reached maD's estate- that 71! .. per cent of schooi-ohlidren suffer some pbysi"h cnl handicap, more or less serious, at the very IS threshold ot life's ^opportunities; tb?t our schools not only do not lortlfy tne children aKalnst known enemies, but actually betray them, in their innocence, to their deadly toes? "To the American School Hygiene As oci' at ion belongs the great credit of ao organized effort to free us lrom this national error, but , may 1 present the humble claim that the ad " vocates of the playground offer the most e promising single means for Its accomplish, menl? ' "From amoeba to man the essential condltlons to lite and health have been few and plain. Through all the ages or that slow ascent, but with varying emphasis, these have been food, air, sunshine, exercise. Upon the 3- supply of these in proper kiad and amount depends the health of amoeba, worm, flab, bird, dog, or man. Omitting the first o! these for obvious reasons, let us consider the importance of each of tne others in aoboo re hygiene and the office of the playground Id supplying them. ? "Air. The playground is the only placi u where a schoo 1 child gets air In the prope amount and kind, the only place where he ob tains lull aud complete aeration of the blood 8? A despicable fraction of schoolrooms havi standard ventllating-apparatus, and thi ig rooms tbat have do not a ways adequate); n. benefit thereby. I have personally tested i score of schoolrooms almost under tbe shad H ow of the capitol of a Slate that has the ben ' ofexistiog laws, and ioundjthe supply of al to equal tbe standard in only uo of th rooms and in some it fell to less than one fourth of that amount. "But even could ventilation be perfect In , schoolroom, there would not be tbe sam " aeration of tbe blood in a seated studyin J?J child as in a child on tbe playground. Ther must be the exhilaration of Joyous exercise the strengthening pulse* tbe quickened, deej y ened breathing, tbe full chest of sustalne eflort tbat drives the air to to the very apexe ... ot the lunge, to meet the needs of the grjwln lli" child. The schoolroom may be made lee \ For Sale! A large nine-room dwelling, 100 feel of piazza. 10 feet wide, shady fronl and back yard, large barn, ou! houses. A beautiful home on acrt and a half lot. House in fine statf of repair. This is a bargain foi some one. A six-room cottage on Church Street practically new, large lot. electric lights, city water, chicken house stable, large garden. Cheap and hn easy terms. A five-room cottage on Church Street. Lot large enough for three houses If you want a home at a bargain see us at once. Six-room cottage on Church Street, 1J acres, barns, orchard, garden, plenty of room for extra lot. A new six-room house and large lot on Kerry Street. Price $1,750. House rented for a little more than 10 per ou this price. Two six-room cottages on Cherokee Street, Nice lots, well located for $1,500 each. On easy terms. A new six-room cottage on Orange Street wite a large lot, barn, etc. Ten lots on new street between Episcopal parsonage and Mr. Bowie's, on terms to suit purchaser. This is a specially good proposition. 70 acres on Blue Hill road, half of place in city limits. Ideal location for truck farm or suburban home, at $40 per acre. Place now rented. 41 acres on Blue Hill road. Entirely in city limits. All under cultivation at $75 per acre. 310 acres of land between Abbeville and Greenwood, about 7 miles of Abbeville, all lies well, A good place and a big bargain at $9 per acre. 5S4 acres 7 mi'es southeast of Abbeville, plenty of wood, now well rented, at Sll per acre. 223 acres on Mt. Carmel road. Well rented and always in demand as - renting property. Also 200 acres near Troy, 4 miles out, wood and timber enough to pay for the place three times over. These last two tracts of land can be bought at a price which will guarantee a good profit We have a number of tracts of land and city lots, houses, etc., listed. Come around and talk the matter over with us. We can help you buy a home. If you are prepared to make any kind of cash payment we will loan you balance of money on termB to suit. Abbeville Insnrance & Trnst Co., J. E. McDavid, J. S. Stark, Secretary. President. HEALTH. 5st Single Means of ng' Life. Sunshine, and Health 3asis of all Health. and less objectionable, but so long rb It remains a schoolroom it can not escape the Imperative need of the playground as a factor In school hygiene' As In well known, Mr. Johnson goes on to say, It Is not only the lack of oxygen but also Llie prHSCUUD HI UI^IUIV puiovu iu UALJ?IUU an tbat makes ventilation so Important. All animal lUe excretes a poison destructive to Itself. Bacteria may die poisoned by their own excretions. A child's body Is an accumulation ofoells, each of which excretes products so polsobous to Itself t,oat accumulation may result In death. Nature bere gives us no uncertain bint. Playgrouud activities not only purity the olood through the activity or the lungs l t the pure air, but also stimulate the excretory organs, preserving tt well balanced system. To quote further: 'Sunshine. Where the sun does not go, the doctor does' is an Italian proverb quoted | by Koeteimann. Try as we may, we o nnotget the sun sufficiently Into all our schoolrooms, and if we could we would shut It out again as soon as we let the children In to study, because we say it hurts their eyes. "Wnere then shall ibe children bathe In the sunshineas they should, but on the playground? We do well to debar contagious diseases from tbejtchools, but let myriads of bacilli fly over our children's ciothlng and the most malignant perish In a snort t'me it^tbe Joy and the sunshine of the playground. Few dl>eiRe germs have oeen dlseovered that can survive even for one hour tne streaming sun on the face of a laughing child. "Bring 10 these little oues medical inspection, examine their eyes, remove their adenoids, protect tbern from measles and all the rest,but shall we not also provide a pUygrouud, where lor a part of the day they may bathe in the sun as (iod Almighty has said they musl, if they are to live! "Exercise. I have Just examined the indexes of two famous uooks on school hygiene and in them was no such word as exercise. But exercise is life, and the absence o! it is the sure slgu of death. By exercise came evolution. Exercise shaped the body, determined i the vital organs, built the brain. By exercise the child takes possession of his Inheritance from the race. To him it Is the past, the nresent. and the Dromtse of the future. "But that exercise no man can dictate, no jeac ier devise, do scholar fully define. It l c i mes lortb unbidden from tbe child, de. clares bis nature, discovers him to himself, defines bis relation to tils mates, shows him the world. It Is his play, It Is himself. Can tbe school aloue do this, be this? In tbe long process in which exercise shaped the body . and built the brain, there was determined . lor all ;tlme the path by wblcb tbe child I must come Into his own In that shortened process we call childhood, every faculty every . power, every organ that falls to receive its r, due exercise shrivels, and health by so much suffers and by so much the man becomes less a man. It would require a book to jcpeak In . full of the exercises of tbe playground that [ meet tbe needs of health' physical, mental, . moral, esthetic, social health; tor all these are , elements In tbe health of tbe body, as we ail , have come to understand. But in many re specie, in the very nature of tbe lease, these exereises are impossible in the school: they f are possible only on tbe playground. , "In the Stale where I had the privilege of 1 acquiring most of my experience In edu1 ! cational work, a child to obtain lhe best educational ^advantage must be blind, deaf, feeble-minded, Incorrigible, or a truant ? Then be is given exercise, playgrounds, gymr nasla, baths, fresh air In abundance, gardens, " and playshops. The great majority of normal children get along the best they can without B them. And now In PlttBburg they hate an B open air school for children with a tendency P to tuberculosis. So consumption seemsjto be " child must bava in order to erijoy the best 1 educational advantages. I atn Dot dlsapT proving of this care for tbe weak. 1 beiiave e in It with all my bear), but thisjwe should '* have done and not lelt the other undone. There are thousands and tbousnnds of cbllda ren In the regular schools of l'lttsburg who e have no place to play, no rtcess, no really g fresh air to breathe, little sunshine, and less e genuine llfe-glvlng exercise. j' "We have reversed the order of Importance > In education as It was observed by tbe Greeks, d Tbe Greek education was essentially a playis ground ;educatlon and tbe education most g nearly approaching it today is that supplied is by tbe playgrounds of Amerloa. Of tbe >10, : TH1 En< L L clof l Sob ' ,T 4 ed ( j ber mei Sm me< i otfa 5 , oft T I due ! MU ! reol I ' lool II1 V the by and tloi M ! tin wat the i out "I Cat and ^ strt 1 est IM * stri Mc whher the a ( plet erec the The > apei I- < deel one , mui Li Hog ery He Ibe ' H lam otbi 18 f mm ape* Ti Mis Mis did plln "I Mis exp ban i plct M Swe lOgt was ban M Bell tlnn ben: com mot tudi MUI I solo MIDTI IB. ' , Tt Kill TWO WEEKS VACATION TRIP ? met MIbi Through Xew Fug land, to New York, xt the Middle Atlantic States,Nation- xuri al Capital, Virginia and the Car- ' 8Ubj olinQH, InclndinK 40 Honrs TOfi on the Atlantic Occan. repu July 2nd, 1909. B* Tb RATE 987.55. T? tire; SEABOA?Z)J PAnilnnfa/) hw HouM W Mnprfth of 95 vuuuuvbvu yj a/m* ?\* ? ? ? "? ? 1 Traveling Passenger Agent and Chap- prin eroned by Mrs. M. H. Whitner. Afi The Seaboard invites you to join a Hart Personally Conducted Tour to the Sea, deii\ thence by Oceam steamer to the prin- ufloa cipal cities of the East and return, Whol covering two solid weeks of delightful He t travel in finest Pullman equipment, Higt elegaut ocean steamers, automobiles, _ . trolley and ferry, over the finest roads, along the most beautiful roadways in the the cciTTntry. This charming Journey bono offers your without the petty annoy- K, ancea of travel, liesurely visits to Nor- * folk, Portsmouth and delightful Virginia Beach, to Providence (about 40 l*P hours on the Atlantic Ocean on one of bave the Merchant & Miners Transporta- lDfld tiou Co.'s palatial steamere), Newport, and Narragansett Pier in Rhode Island, y?ar two entire days in clasaie Boston, four wbei days in busy, hustling New Vork, a foun' day to visit the wonders of the Na- D'2h tional Capital and then home. Tb Arrangements have been perfected cone by which every care and annoyance of with looking after ?ickets, worrying about evid< time-tables, securing hotel accommo- qd dations in advance, arranging forsleep- erci8 ing car berths, will be t^iken from your been mind and all you have to do is to go med, along and have a good time. naer The rate $87.55 will include railroad Muc| and Pullman fares, hotel accommoda- ije0|, tions, meals for entire trip (except in wed New Yorkr where only hotel accom- xbui modations will be provided) automo- ed b bile rides, stage, trolley and ferry side- gar. trips, transfers and all actual expenses. Smn Full particulars of the entire itin- yir, erary and rates will be furnished upon taik application to the undersigned. Also hod a copy of our published itinerary giv- jn cc ing every detail of the trip and show- i mat| ing where you can be located each day ; will be furnished you. PARTY LIMITED. First Applicants Qet Choice of Ac- H Wa commodatlons. (jea The party will leave Atlanta 11.25 a. "A m., July 2d, stopping at principal a d' points lu ueorgia auu ooum uarouua, aud our representative will make it bis especial pleasure to anticipate your ^Pc every wish aud comfort. * w Communicate with C. D, Wayne, Asst. General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga., for full information. ??e For and 000,000 playgrounds of Chicago, President VVt Kooaevell says: 'They are the greatest civic aQCi achievement tne world has ever seen.' . tee( ? , * fV. HV-.'**. ' >'" > J 4 SCHOOL 1$ OUT. E MOST INTERESTING EXESCISES HAVE BEEN HELD. )ugh Glory; Beauty and Manly Valor to Make Happy Hearts of All. ast Wednesday and Thursday marked the ling exercise** of the Abbeville Graded ools. he exercises of Wednesday night conslstjf declamations and recitations by mems of the 10th grade or graduating class. Two flals were ofleredt one by Mr. J. Allen 1th, Sr., and one by Dr. P. B. Speed. One dal was offered for the best recitation, the er for the best declamation by members be Tenth Grade. be exercises began with an Instrumental it, Qui Vlvl by Qanz, well rendered by is Alice Jones and Miss Mary Link, The Little Quaker Sinner," was the nr6i Itation rendered by Miss Dora Dick, who ked ltke a little leaker miss as she de;red her recitation, so well did she portray part. The Bride of the Greek Isle" was recited Miss Alice Jones in a most pleasing style I was listened to with undivided atteni. Iss Ruth Crowtber recited a piece ened, "The One-legged Gooee." The piece i patterned after the one-legged goose of Decameron aud was hnmerous throughChe Maiden Martyr" was recited by Miss herlne Klugh. The story la a pretty one 1 it was well said by Miss Klugh. She ick the sympathetic chord which lsatrongof all in its vibrations. iss Ada McMillan next rendered an tegmental solo from Wollenbaupt, Miss Ada Mlllan is one of the best artists In the city en it comes to the piano key board and playing was enjoyed by all throughout whole commencement. A Tribute to Woman" was the subject of leclamatlon by Frank Harrleon. The ;e suited the speaker well and was dellv1 in a polished and attractive style. America?Her Glory and her Shame" was subject of a declamation.by K. E. Cox, Jr i piece was delivered with a vim that beaks the born orator. / South Carolina" was the subject of a lamatlon by Bam A dam p. The piece was i calculated to inspire patriotism and was ch enjoyed by the audience. Broy 'Miller took lor his subject ' The Wol[ton of the West Indep." He, la his dellv, showed care and drill in preparation, is a good speaker. His speech dealt with patriotism of Antonia Maceo. enry W. Grady's "Message to New Engd" was declaimed by Alex Dick. As all er speeches by this Inimitable orator, this ull of feeling aDd fire and was said In sb of the spirit of the author by the iker. innbaueaer. by Wagner, was played by s Alice Jones and Miss Mary Link. Like s McMillan these young ladles are splenplanlsts. Their playing was highly comaented. low the Fiddle Sung," was recited by s Valeria Crowtber. The piece was aD osltlon on the effect of k violin in the ds of a master, and the effects were well ured to the andlence.ln the recitation, iss Mary Smith took for her subject 'The let Girl Graduate"?a monologue. Monoiea are difficult to recite but Miss Smith ' at home" with her subject. She died it with the air of a conolsler. iss Ada McMillan reolted "Independence I," and while the subject was old the senent is ever new. Something we like to r. Miss McMillan did her part well. She iea naturally by her forensic power. Her her before her is a star of the first msgnl* 9. le last reoitatlon of the evening was made Hlas Sara Calvert. Her subject was Toe the beautiful, but however beautiful ber lect it could not approximate the striking aty of the reciter. The recitation was ax jtifully said as It was beautifully written. ie exercises closed by an Instrumental by Miss Ada McMillan and by a song by class. n SECOND NICJHT. mrsday nlgbt the exercises opened by rer by Dr. Wllklns. le Salutatory was effered by Miss Lillian lngswortb, who received second honore. ie Salutatory was followed by an instruital duet rendered by Prof. Huguelet and i McMillan. ie speaker of the evening was Rev. Rbett olpBeed, of Columbia. He spoke on the ect of education and brought a message ^ lb hearing. H1b talk fully upheld hif itatlon as a splendid orator. ter music by Miss McMillan and Prof, uelnt the Honor rolls were read. eroll consisted of pupils who were not y during the whole year; of those who i not absent a single day during the enpear; of those who were neither tardy nor ? nt during the year; of those who madf verage of 90 to 95 on recitations during pear and of those who made an average Uj !o 100 during the year. The list will be jyj ted next week. a|: ter the reading of the Honor Roll. Dr. CO Ison, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, pi rered to the graduating class their cer- aD ,tes. The Chairman gave the olass some sp etome advice ta the course of bis talk w--. __ T.r 1180 loucueu uu lue o. Ujrvkvnuoiicn jut. i School, which Is a live subject Just now an llowlng music came the Valedictory by Catherine Klugh. To Miss Klugh went ?.u test honors of the school In taking first rs from such a splendid class. Mist ;h has made herself a subject for sincere ratulatlons. Pe until this time the graduating class w' i held their exercises In rooms entirely P? equate to the comfort of the entertainer* ?' the entertained, but he exercises iblfwere held in the Grand Opera House en e ample accommodations are to bf er d. Howbelt the house was full both aE ts. it e Class of 1909 have been the recipients o! it ratulatory expressions from" the public 'j out numbers. As usual, flowers were In wj snce in greatest profusion. e of the most interesting parts of the ex- is es was the awarding of medals. As has ar mentioned, Dr. Spued offered a gold ut ?1 for the best recitation and Mr. Smith an ed a gold medal for the best declamation. Q, h interest centered In this contest. The pj ilonofthe Judges was not rendered on ]$( nesday night but was deferred until sday night. The medals were present- ?? y J. H. Moore. Esq., of the Abbeville yt The Speed medal went to M16B Mary h and the Smith m<dal was awarded m Alex Dick. Mr. Moore made a pleasing at] in representing these awards of merit, qq orable mention was made of R. E. Cox as mnectlon with the award for best decla- ev ion. in IMI sc StA Thrilling ReNcne. :ow Burt R. Leau, of Cheney, ah., was eaved from a frightful th is a story to thrill the world. , hard cold," be writes, "brought ou w eaperate lung trouble that baflled . expert doctor here. Then I paid to $15 a visit to a lung specialist in ltl ikane, who did not belpnie. Then 10 ent to California, but without ben- * At last I used Dr. King's New ou covery, which completely cured eI] and now I am as well as ever." . Luug Trouble, Bronchitis, Coughs 1U 1 Colds, Asthma, Croup and looping Cough its supreme. 50c. I $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaran- b( i by P. B. Speed. g . ? / KEEP BY US ELECTRIC FA I and run it for only ABBEVILLE WATER I I OFFER For Sale 33 Acres land in the City of Abbeville, within half mile of the Court House, $60.00 per acre. Ill Acres one and one-fourth mile from City limits, price $2000.00. 459 Acres, well improved, 10 tenant houses and necessary out houses all comparatively new, 11 miles from Abbeville, 4 or 5 miles from Calhoun Falls,price $7,500. One 5 Room House, on 6 acre lot In the town of Mt. Carmel, within 50 yards of two churches and the high school, price $700, would be cheap at $1000. 260 Acres land near Mt. Carmel, 8. C., price $2,600, possibly enough wood on this place to pay for it. One House and Lot on Wardlaw St. The house is in good condition, me lot contains one acre. This is cne of the most desirable homes in the city, being in one of the best neighborhoods, near the Graded School, the churches and close to the business portion of the city. Any one wanting a home should not overlook this. Price $3,500. List your Real Estate with me and come to see me. If you want to buy I have or can get what you want. If you want to sell I can find you a buyer. I also buy and sell all kinds of \ Stocks and Bonds. Remember I represent the Equitable, the strongest Life Insurance Company in the world. Robt. S. Link Office over Milford's Book Store. Profitable InvestmentLet us do our share to help build j Abbeville. We bave tbe Cotton ill, Oil Mill, Ice Factory, Banks id other enterprises, all of which utribute their share towards the osperity of our city, but there is toiher institution of which we wish' ecially to speak at this time. That is the Abbeville Building and I >an A;-sociatiau. Possibly only a lall percentage of our citizens and isiness men know of the benefits r town receives from this Assoc ia)n. This institution began business two ars ago with 50l> shares. One dollar r mouth is collected for each share, uich means five hundred dollars r month to loan for the up building our city; the interest charged by is Association is 6 percent, which i i : i -J , lables tbe borrower or nome ounuto own his own home cheaper id easier thau on any other plan. This Association, in the two years has been runuing, has collected1.808.64 and has a surplus or uuvided profits amouuting to $576.64, tucb, while only charging 6 per cent akes a neat profit of 10 1-4 which a good showing for its stock holders id should be an inducement to hers to go into this assoccition as i investment. The officers are Dr. | A. Nt utter. Prest. R. IS. Link, Vice est. J. ?j. Morse, Sect, and Trea.?., Dard of Directors, Dr. Neufl'er, Dr. imbrell, R. S. Link, J. S. Morse, . B. Wilson, L. W. Dick, J. S. ark, R.L. Dar^au, J. M. Lawton. It was decided at thej'last annual eetinK of the stock holders to issue lotber series of stock. Payments i tbis new series to begin, as |soon 500 sharss are subscribed. Let ery body in Abbeville lend a helpg hand to this instutltion by subribing to as many shares of this r>p.k Ha thev riau. If another series of 500 shares can ( gotten up it will mean the liluiug of 20 nice new homes for bbevilie, each year, which other ise would not be built. Many citizens of Abbeville, especlly the business men, should help ,is in&tution by subscribing liberally its stock. Several nice new reslnce have already been added to ir city through the help of this iterprise. Let us all help; see auy the otiicers or directors and hand your subscription. It will soon be time to palut your bouse a sure to use the paint thai goes tbe further id lasta the longest?DeVoe's. For sale only r Speed's Drug Store, - - - / . J* , . . , . .. i' j COOL ;ING AN . ^;||| || I You can rentone ill for $1 per month r l-2c an liour. . === m AND ELECTRIC PLANT ^ Women Wbo Are Envied. Those attractive women who are lovely in face, form and tempeT are the envy of many, who might be like' ^ them. A weak, sickly woman will be nervous and irritable. Constipation or Kidney poisons show in pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. For all sucb, Electric Bitters work wonders. They regulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify the blood ; give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath, smooth, velvety skin, lovely complexion. Many charm- . ing women owe their health and beauty to them. 50c at Speed's drug store. The Prettiest and the Best of Earth. Tbe Dae West Female College 1b preparing or its annual commencement. Tbe Presa ' and Banner acknowledges receipt of an Invitation of which the following la a copy: The Faculty and Senior Class of tbe Due * 1 '.-(1 West Female College request tbe bonor of your presence at tbelr Fiftieth Annual Comfmencement. May thirtieth to June second, nineteen hundred and nine, Due West, Sooth Carolina. Class Roll. A. B. Degree. Corrlnne Agnew, Donalds, Hue Ellen Blake. Greenwood, Novice"Brown, Newberry, LnclleScarry Butler, Lexington, Lena Cllnkscales. Anderson, Mary Galloway Devlin, Due Weet, , , I?abel Gooding, Wlnnsboro, Mary Lawrence Kennedy. Troy, Nannie Josephine Kerr, Bradley, Elizabeth Fleming McAulay, Chester, Margaret Florence Moore. Yorkvllle, Gladys Victoria Patrick, White Oak, Lnclle VlrglnU R*bb, Tlldec, IlL Rosa Seawrlgh'. Donalds. "I Lallah Eetelle Haddon, Due West. Hattle Taylor, Dae West. Katberlne Elolse Thompson, Prosperity. E. 8. Degree. Laura Augem, Due West. . Lellab Estelle Haddon, Due West. Rosa Seawrlght, Donalds, .Cy Certificates. Marlon Lee Cannon. Camden, Ala. : | Marguerite Alice Moore, Lexington, Va. jf oiey 8 jaoney bdu xur js tjHpecmuy revuiumended for chronic throat and long trouble* aud many sufferers from bronchitis, asthma and consumption have found comfort and relief, by using Foley's Honey and Tar. C. A. Mllford&Co. Proment Man in School Affairs Attends Closing Exercises ot Abbeville Graded School. Mr. B. Willis, of one of tbe NewYork City Schools, Borough of Manhattan, attended the closing exercises of the , fn Graded School, Mr. Willis was much interested in the exercises and asked many questions about the school machinery. He says that in New York the trustees discovered that many little fellows went to school without anything to eat and that now meals are provided in all the schools for those who wish to. take them. The small price of 5 cents is charged for each meal. If Che child is unable to buy a meal, it is given meals free of charge. Mr. Willis has charge of 27 schools, each school accomodating from two to eight thousand children, and this / /f only in one borough of the great <Jity. Miss Katherine Klugh Entertains. On last Friday night the graduating class of the Graded School was treated to a splendid entertainment given by Miss Katherine Klugh, a member of the class. The Superintendent L. W. Dick and Principal W.R. Bradley, were also invited to join in.the celebration. Miss Klugh is a splendid entertainer In addition to her other myriad of enviable qualities. The class and teachers enjoyed the evening to the fullest. The parlors were decorated in class colors among which tbe crimson -creeper was much in evidence. It is not necessary to mention the great quanity and varety of good things to eat, for Mrs lvlugh's place is a synonym for all such. Music was added to the entertain ' ?: J ?v?nftirt{ona nf tha meiH. D^iues tuc luuciwMUij U4 bMw 10th Grade, Mrs J. E. Bradley added her talent; Mrs Bradley is a splendid musician ana entertained the class with some of her own compositions. The class was in joyous mood until some one touched tbe piano keys and the instrument responded to the strains of "Home Sweet Home." This < was tou much for the majority of the class, who had been together for the ten long years in the Graded Scoool and many eyes were dimmed by tears in the face of this parting. It was a sad good bye said by the class as they passed this, the last mark of their Graded School career. % . Negro Kills Another for 5 cts. William Cannon wis shot and billed by one Lem Strother nearCampfield church on last Suuday. The negroes were gambling when Caunon and Strother began disputing about a nickel. Strother became incensed, drew a pistol and fired at Cannon twice, one of the shots percing an artery, Cannon died an hour later. The verdict of the coroner's jury was as follows; "We find that William Cannon came to his death from a gun shot wound in tbe hands of Lem Strother and that the said Lem Strother did j feloniously kill William Caunon." Unusual ExcursionThe Seaboard Railway will ruu a personally conducted excursion lasting two weeks to the North. The advertisement will appear elsewhere in this Issue. The tour Incimdesthe New England States, New /ork Virginia and the Carollniis, also a 40 hour ride on the ocean. Among the principal cities to he ^visited are Washington, New York and Boston. Tho expense of the trip including everything will be$fe7.SU. For a two,weeks , vacation this ofl'ers a splendid opportunity to see the eastern part of the United States at your leisure. The lour will be personally conducted and every want of the excursionist lohked after most zealously. Ice cream salt now on sale. Also the nicest and driest package cl table salt ever offered the trade. Amos B. Morse Co. - - -