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1 r.I I III-11-ifir.ir The Press and Banner Published every Wednesday at two dollars a yearlu advauee. Wednesday, Aug 11, 1909. Election Bombshell. The dispensaries throughout the Stat closed their doors last week preparatory t the election which comes oil on Aucust lb 17th. Since the closing of the dispensaries certal lawyers of Charleston have found a flaw i the law which knocks It Into a cocked hat. The Constitution of the State says that tb heading of au act muBt contain the subject < the act. Here Is the heading of the act 1 question: "An act to prohibit the manufacture, sali barter, excbanee, giving away to Indue trade, the furnishing at public places or ott erwlse disposing of alcohol, spirituous, vlnoi or malt liquors or beverages, or other llquoi or beverages by whatsoever name calle< which K drunk to excess will produce Intox cation, except ior khi? ui mmuui cases upon certain conditions, and except tb sale Of wines (or sacramental purposes, an to provide penalties for tbe violatlo thereof." It will be noticed that no mention 1b mad In tbe above beading to voting In or out < tbe dispensaries. Tbese gentlemen froi Charleston claim, therefore, that the act 1 unconstitutional. A day has been set for bearing and we will soon know what tb court thinks about the matter. If they take the view that that part of tb act not mentioned in the heading does not ii validate that part of the act mentioned, tbe the State finds Itself a prohibition State 1 totoand no dispensary election will be hel< If on tbe other band tbe court cc.noludc that tbe act, being in part nnconstitutiona is all unconstitutional, then the dlspensarh find themselves in tbe same condition 1 which they were before the convention of tb last legislature. Because an act is wrong in part, is It a wrong; or, can an act be partly constltutloi al and partly unconstitutional? On tbe at swer of these questions depends the issue i prohibition or dispensary. In either ever It seems that there will be no election th year on the question. The court has ordere that the commissioners go to no further ei pense In regard to the eleotlon and that of H self Is a straw which shows the way the win is blowing. It is not known, of course, what the com will do. Some think that it will conBldi that part of the act mentioned in the headlc as constitutional and preclude the part not t mentioned. Others think that an act, whlc should be a unit in lUAslf, cannot be parti constitutional and partly unconstitutional that the cocrt will not allow such an act t go on the statute book. What we wish to know Is, who wrote th: act. and whether or not there be method 1 bis madness. Sometimes a man is not ha so crazy as he seems to be and such may ti the case in this Instance. It is to be hoped that the omission In tb bead of the act was merely an overslgh People generally like to see justice done an nobody in this county wishes to Bee eltbe side win by a trick. The people wish to settle It with a vote, an should these lawyers win on their oontentlot tbey will be disappointed. Neither sld wishes to gain their contention by a trick o wile, and at the flrBt opportunity they wll have!the election. It may be postponed, bu It will come; and no politician will be able t keep It from coming when the people hav agreed that they want It. Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silvei Away from the Rial to, on a quiet side stree In the city of Abbeville Is a little home, li which with others, two women dwell, 01 whose heads has fallen the frost of man; winters. The elder so weak and frail, tha she can only go about the home in an In all d's chair. , On the beautiful mornings these may b seen in the porch In deep and rapt study. Ii the bands of the younger of the two Is tb Book of books from whldh she reads alouc As the words of the Holy writ strike upo their consciousness the light of otber world beams from their faces. The Holy word strike home to hearts that are full, to soul that are alight with Faith, strong In hope an lovely in Charity. They have fought th battles of the world and have finished, thel dalles are done and they ;now await th Great call. Children play In no!?v irollc In the stree but tbelr merry gambols do not lnterrap tbe deep meditation of these two sonls. The; are wrapped np In the words of tbe patriarcn and prophets, of tbe Master and his dlsclplet These words are more to them than the golc of tbe West or tbe preclons stones of tbe Easi While a thousand hungering souls pass tbel door, blushing with youth and boundln with vigor, their souls have eaten of tba wbloh latisfietb. Out of eyes dim with ag sclntllate a boundless love and faltb, an< while there are wrinkles of time about tbel kindly mouths, yet their lips form in smile behind wblob la the gladneis that comes fror another and a better world! They are exponents of a religion that n man can destroy. They are living sermon that preach stronger than masters of the pa pit or the pen. Before these the argument of the unfaithful would fade away like mist before the morning sun. Of faith, they ar proofs unanswerable, unfatbomed, glorlou and full. (Tbe days come and go, and age still creep upon them, encroaching upon their pleasure of this world; but Faith and Hope more thai fill tbe void, and only joy marks their reaig nation to the glass and the Bcytbe. We might the Old Testament character say: Let me die the death of the righteous an let my last end be like bis. What a picture, what a lesson, what es amples of Faith, what answers to the critic and unfaithful. "Ye are the light of tb world" was not spoken in vain, for from thet two souls enenates a light that is stron than tbe arguments of spurgeons, brlghte than sparks from the stars of the pulpit. Humble in life, proud In soul, small li egotism, great In altrlsm; forgetful of sel mindful of others?they are there, you ma; still see them on tbe beautiful mornings wit the Book, pointing to "better worlds" an ready "to lead the way," Probably you have seen this picture, an as you saw it for an instant tbe answer to tb great question, why you are here and for whs purpose you are here flashed across you mental field. -'Mark the man." They ai apples of gold In pictures of silver! W. E- Johnson Home Again Mr. W. E. John6on has moved his banc some Jewelry establishment back to the plac where he first began business In Abbevllli the old post office, and store occupied former ]y by Bereau. Mr. Johnson has added some fine furnltur and fixtures to his store and It Is now a beai tlful place. He expects to continue to In prove his place until he has as fine a Jewelr store as Is to be found In the State. Call and seo him In his new quarters. Call to Red Shirts. We are requested to make a oall to tbe Ke SblrU of the county to meet at the coui bouse on .Saturday tbe 14tb of August for tb purpose of organizing a Red Shirt Club f( the County. Kev.J. S. Moffatt passed through the clt on Thursday on his way to the Falls, and r turning Friday spent a short time In atten< ance at the meeting of the County Medici Society. BUY NOW ,6 ^ ^ US V 9HL Ah VSjt HR ItN k> ? -? -<srT - k ^ imTb lilfl jr K 10 ;h ????????? y I Don't Miss " this Sale e J> I. d ir ,1 Remember thi e * II it o e Q 7 " ' " _l Fight On The Prohibition Question. On another page in thli Issue of Leslie's e Weekly will be found an Interesting artlole a entlt.ed "Is Prohibition Id Mississippi a e Faroe?" This article is intended to present 1 tho situation in the State named exactly as ^ d it Is, S. Mays Ball, a well kDown Southern f s newspaper and magazine writer, was asked I = kit no frt invAHMeatc the Question with fair I consideration for both sides. He came to as J I d recommended by the Hon. Clark HowelJ, J e editor of the Atlanta Constitntion, and John r Temple Graves, another ot the best known e Journalist of the South. While we assume no responsibility for Mr. Ballts statements, A it we print the facts as he .'gives them, in the t Interest of a fall BDd impartial investigation y of a matter that has become of paramount s importance in the South and throughout the 3. country. Every fair-minded citizen should 1 be willing tojhave the fact concerning the t* practical |workings ol prohibition set forth r without bias or predjudice- Mr. Ball assures A g us that he has done this in theartlole referr' * ? " 'n siiKoo. it 60 to, ana iaai ue win uu mo Bau? ? ?? e quent papers tbat be may contribute. 1 Editorial In Leslie,s Weekly? g. r >8 Q Who Knows Mr. Timms? A Mr Timms lea most unfartunate man. A |S short wblle ago be bad four bead of stock and now all are dead but one- Mr. Tlmms circulated a petition bere and reoelved 8 enough to buy him an old plug, so be says. rjr ,e Mr. Tlmms is an Abbeville man, formerly [S of Anderson Connty. He has only been In this county a short wblle. He owns a place in Abbeville connty and this summer lost A three head of stook,-- three mules, his horse still servlves. Will somo ooe please tell us of wbat Mr. T< " Tlmms mules died, and If all three died at " the same time, ect. There Is a Timms on the Tax books, bnt be d only has one horse returned In 1906 for $40, In 1907 for $50, and In 1OO8 for $60, so this can- 7C * not be the Tlmms who has lost three mules. 8 So many mules are dying now-a-days tbat >e tbe cause augbt to be Investigated. It may >e be tbat tbe mules are dying of Pleague, who .. 8 knows? r Any information of how Mr. Tlmms stock died will be appreciated. ) 5? I PRESS AND BANNER IN ERROR. d In last weeks issue of the Press and Banner ^ It was Stated tbat any peraon who was duly d registed prior to 18 98 oould apply to the Clerk ie of Court for a certificate setting forth the fact it tbat be had been so reglatered, which certltr flcate would entitle the bolder to the right to e vote. This Is an error, Such certificate would only entitle the holders to the right to reregister without having to comply with the reglstertlve requermente. 'e IMPORTANT ARTICLE B, Tbe Press Banner copleB In the Issue an .. article from Leslies Weekly that every prok?kiha?*Jo? t%*\A a rr a a XT i\ lunanoarv man In the CC County should read. Read alio tbo abort r article la the edltoral columu from Leslie* ( Weekly referlDg to the article. y FIRST BALE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, n Tbe first bale of cotton for 1909 comes from Barnwell county. Texas was tbe first State to gin a bale, and Georgia followed suit. South Carolina is not last nor least. I Now if Abbeville can gin a bale before An- j\ r derson all will be well yet. t/ e >r It will happen next Wedy nesday. ? e- 11 1 Tbe Treasurer Is preparing certificates of oi il taxes paid fortbo?e wbo have lost their re- v celptsand who wish to vote In the oomlng rt election. - n. .krrririrlnr.. il.m>r?!r,l.ijii mig.nl rriliyji^i| mir im i A Money Would you like to get a goo Straw Hat, a pair of Stetson5 Boys' Knee Pants, and to bu; Here's Don't overlook it. We're cl pinched our prices as much ai Men's Spring Weight Suits Men's $ 5.00 Suits during this sale $ 3.75 << o .< ?< << 550 8.50 " I " 6.25 " 10.00 " " " 7.50 ** 12.50 " " " 9.50 " 13.50 " " " 10.50 " 15.00 41 " " 11.00 " 16.50 " " " 12.50 " 18.00 " " " 13.50 " 20.00 " " " 14.50 " 22.50 " "m " 16.50 " 25.00 ** " " 17.50 IT-MTI-P Ti A TVirpC! 15Ui i5' iViX?i?i ao Boys' .25c Pants now priced '< .50c " " 11 .75c 44 44 '4 1.00 '4 44 " 1.25 44 " 11 1.50 " " Men's Light Weight Coats Men's $3.00 Black Alpacca Coats $2.25 44 4.00 " " 44 3.00 il 5.00 " " " 3.75 44 6.50 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.50 | 44 7.50 4 4 4 4 4 4 5.50 44 3.50 Blue Serge - 2.75 ?' r no " ?< _ _ - 3.71> J-- . . at these prices a charge rkei UL - r For Sale!Ver large nine-room dwelling on North Main street, 100 feet of piazza, 10 feet wide, shady front and back yard, large bam, out houses. A beautiful home on acre and a half lot. House in fine state of repair. This is a bargain for some one. five-room cottage on Church Street. - ~ - il .Lot large enougu iur iuitc uuuoco. If you want a home at a bargain Bee us at once. x-room coftage on Church Street, 1* acres, barns, orchard, garden, plenty of room for extra lot. 'new six-room house and large lot on Ferry Street. Price $1,750. House , rented for a little more than 10 per cent, on this price. wo six-room cottages on Cherokee Street. Nice lots, well located for $1,500 each. On easy terms. new six-room cottage on Orange Street with a large lot, ban , etc. en lots on new street between Episcopal parsonage and Mr. Bowie's, on terms to suit purchaser. This is a specially good proposition. I 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. acres on Blue Hill road. Entirely in city limits. All under cultivation at $75 per acre. >4 acres 7 miles southeast of Abbe*" ?* *- ?' nAm nrall vine, piemy ui wuuu, uun n?u i rented, at $11 per acre. ? acres of land within 7A miles from m a Abbeville. A Hoe neighborhood, five settlements on the place. Will f4|l|IKf Bell the whole, or will cut it in three tracts as follows : One tract of 100 acres, with two 4 room houses, barns, etc., at $15 per acre, t ^ TTr* This tract now rented for 2,000 lbs. iiVj lint cotton. Another tract of 116 ????? acres, with one good 4-room house, at $10 per acre. Another tract con- l?0ngressmc taining 287 acres at $8.50 per acre. Congressman v This tract of land, for the money, I irom tbe reneio cannot be equaled in the county. offloe Committee appointments Id iO acres of extra good land near the knowledge or the Greenwood line, lying near Troy, neH8 ability in io< a part of the Laurens land, for $11 ge8ted hi? promc per acre. Lies well for cutting in- Mr. Aiken is tb to smaller tracts. Carolina Delegate . .. . the entire tariff d you nothing unless we make a sale. Jura 0| ;leg A | n | legislation is rust bbeYille insurance? itdsi uo. E. McDavid, J. S. Stark, Secretary. President. See the Wedensda] Unique, entrancing, inter- ir you want to . m ?f v | with D30. Root, k sting, enllvening-tne Male wbneyouare lake oat ao lnsur ICO. Ih tbe company. ?i-j mtmwmmm I gSim liWfniiMHi l ' Saving 0 d Suit of Clotlies; a pair of Tj s or W. L. Douglas Oxfords, Sol y tliem for much less than thej * r i rv _ a Your uoiaen uppori taring out stock to get in readi s possible. Read just to get an ic Boys' Knee Pants Suits Boys'$ i.50 Knee Suits in this sale $ 1.15 44 2.00 44 44 44 1.65 " 2.50 44 44 44 1.90 " 3.00 44 41 44 2.25 , 44 3.50 44 41 44 2.75 44 4.00 " 44 3-00 44 4.50 4 4 4 4 4 4 3.50 5.00 4 4 4 4 4 4 3- 7 5 4 6.00 4 4 , 4 4 4 0 4.50 " 6.50' 4 4 4 4 4 4 5.00 4 4 7.HO 4 4 4 4 4 4 5.5O L Men's Soft C< 19c Men's .50c S( 39c 1.00 55c " 1.25 79c " 1.50 90c Boys' 50c Soft < 1.15 Men's 50c Worl Men's Low Cut Shoes and Oxfords Stetson's $5.00 Oxfords now .$4.00 W1. L. Douglas $4.00 Oxfords now .. 3.25 " " 3.50 " li .. 2.75 " " 3.00 " " .. 2.50 " 11 2.50 " ' 41 .. 2.00 j Men's $2.00 Oxfords now 1.50 | pply to Spot Cash d are at regular pr \ \ We offer J. E. Todd's farm, pr short time; lying on road from L il/2 miles of Due West; 12-room splendid barn and out-buildings, door. Lies beautifully. Some of i right now. Make your own terms. Also, we want to sell W. C. B West. 7-room dwelling, 2% acre good well, pasture and garden. Pi Sell out or rent out and go to . boys in' Erskine and the girls in the the little ones in the Graded Schoo' You can't afford to send all y( you can't afford to fail to educate tl Write to son Real Estate and In A]NTI3BRSO]> >RTON, Secretary. ] in Aiken Promoted. | EDUCATION RALLY AT SHA /yatt Aiken was promoted Sharon Is becoming famous ai an ei n Committee to-the l'ost ment, last week they fed 1200 hungr; , . on the best hash made Rnd now tbey one of the most Important paring to entertain the Educators on : the House. His thorough The speekera who are expected to postal affairs and his busl- sent are: . , _ Congressman Joseph JohDson. of I oklng Into such matters sug- prof_ Rembert of woflord, Miss, tlon to the speaker. Cromer of Newberry. Hon. W. I e only member of the South ^0IJ of Abbeville and Prof. B. M. CI Ion who remained through Tbe cause of Fducatlon Is recovlnc llscusalon. He will always all over the State and Abbevlle will t ond toith an pva nn ihfl found bdbiDd in such & carrer. "" "" ~ ' ~ Ail IDeas IQiereBiHU iu rjuucanuu, ci ag np. It is in the closing eachers are requested to be preaent lstatlon bodies that shady t27tb. led through, henoe the lm- . ling the cloie of the session. A mule, a mule, my mule race next ^om ^or a mule?that ca r r Seaboard Schedule. No. 83 due 12.81 p. m. Southbound ^ sell your real estate list It No. 52 due 12.45.p. m. Northbound li J. Link. No. S3 due 8.1<i p. m. Southbound 1< in good health Is tbe time to No. 32 due 4 16 p.m. Nortbbound v nnnn nrtllnv Thfi Vjillltflhlft NO| 37 (1U6 ^.89 8. HI* ?">OU t b DOU O (J Dl ItotfSk No'aidue Northbound nl I ! HI Mil pportunity trousers, Suit for tlie Boy, ft Collar Shirts or a pair r're worth 1 If you would tunity ? i?,? ^ii ness lur run irauc. ho lea of what we're doing he Men's Odd Trousers $ i. 50 Trousers sale price - - - $] 2.00 " " - - - ] 2.50 " ' " - - - ] 3.00 " " - - 3-5? " " - - 4.oo " " - - 5-oo " 6.oo " " - - - i 7.50 " " - - - ; Men's Fancy Half Hose We have a few dozen Men's 50c ] Hose, very fine goods, to close at 25c f >llar and Cuffs Shirts CrJlor Qhirfrc nnw H <4 it I 6 ii H* J Collar Shirts now k Shirts now Men's Straw Hats We're offering you your choice of Straw Hat in our house at 50c. In thi are $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 Hats. Hurry up and get one of the best 0 V 1 Pnrchases on ices, me for Sale any part of it, for a Donalds to Due West, dwelling, 5-tenants; Cars stop in front of t worth $100 an acre rock's place in Due :s, large brick shop, ice very low. Due West. Put the Female College and 1. All free. )ur children off and lem. ivestment Company J, S. O. E. R. HORTON, President RON. Srnrt'il with a Hot Iron, or scalded by overturned kettle?ci y people with a knife?bruised by slamme are pre- door?injured by gun or in any othe the27 tb. way?the tbing needed at once j 0 pre* Bucklen's Arnica Salve to subdue ir .aurence ^animation and kill tbe pain. It' Mum t-a ?onnramn hpRlpr. infallible fC u?o..Vv CUllUO , aeatham Boils, Ulcers, Fever Sores, Eczema an Piles. 25c. at Speed's drug store. a boost ______ now be l? 1 See oar guaranteed tootb bruih at 25 cenl ipeolally each. They will please you. , on tbe The Crime of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any onf king- It's the same with a lazy liver. I causes constipatiou, headache, jauc n run Jjce( 9auow complexion, pimples an' blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, bu Dr. King's New Life Pills soon banisl liver troubles and build up your health jcaVba'e ^c- at Speed's drug store. :cal. ? eBtlbule abt train One of the officials of the Dispensary saj Kht tran that lfa" wb0 b?nBbt wet goods on Monda vote for tbe Dispensary the prohlba are Jos : SPECIAL SALE a ~~ of f vl ly I 39C Kd ; 39c ______ " " w" . Money Z Saving , . Prices jj \ / . -Jj ly. All goods \ , . % If you need china, crockMIAMM t K^-ArrAfl 4** Y* M ICIJfi CUb glttDDi OlUTOOt MUware, fenamel ware, glassware, notions, woodenware, come to see ns and we guar1 antee to sell yon at a lower price than you would pay for ' the same article at any store in the city.. The R. L. Dargan Go. 5 and 10 Store. CHICORA GREENVILLE, S. 0. -y THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE FOR' WOMEN. A Christian Home School. A High Standard College. A. Tuition, Board, Room and Fees $183, B B. All Included In proposition [A] and |H Tuition in Mnslc, Art or Expressions $203 to $213. m S. C. BYRO, President. List your property with us; We can find a buyer for yon. H If we do not, it will cost yon I nothing. Abbeville Ins, and H 9 Trust Co. J. S. Stark, Fres.; . J. E. McDavid, Sec. Phone 118 H m m mm ? 2 Music lovers know what the 9 " McKinly edition, of 10c music H Ttnnm VlOTTO fVlia llTlA jB it IB V* C liUW uaiv uutw d and have over a thousand 9 Is copies. Come in and get a B free catalog or write us for it. H lr The R. L. Dargan Co. 10c H d Store. 9 IVaNhiugtoir* Plague Kjtot* MM ^ 1i/i in tliB lnw rmirflhv hnttoms of tha 9 Potomac, the breeding ground of malaria germ?. These germs cause chills, fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice, - lassitude, weakness and general debil- 9 1 ity and bring suffering or death to H thousands yearly. But Electric Bit- H d ters never fail to destroy them and JH cure malaria troubles. "They are the gfl ? best all-round tonic and cure for mala- M ' ria I ever used," writes R. M. James, SH of Louellen, 8. C. They cure Stom- H ach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Trou- B| 'h bles and will prevent Typhoid. Try 21 y them, 50c. Guaranteed by P.B. Speed, H ?^ ... ... ..