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f JHHBnDHHffiB I Tiir nn m nu i I N buying < * is to buy This is the w I our goods to from establis] made their r< high classed c every garmei SOUcLi gUdlda We have h enough to kr give our cus values for th< THE R I he Press and Banner. i Published every Wednesday at two dollars b a year In advance. Wednesday, 0ct.20,1909. _ , Aatrican Killed in a Bull FightAt San Louis Potosi, Mexico, Harper E. ] Lee was killed by a bull. Lee had entered the lists as "Matador" or as we call it, j butcher. Lee made his fight in the presence of several thousand people. The day was a "fiesta" or holiday celebrating the birth of 8aint Columbus. As a rule Americans .defer playing the fool until they go to some foreign country. ' Americans at home are sensible people. They behave themselves in a seemly manner under their own vines and fig bushes, but when they go abroad they sometime play the fool. i When the American goes to Spain where the people drink wine three times a day he tries to drink the ware houses dry; , when he goes to Germany where the Dutch drink beer he shows the Dutch that they do not know a, b, c's. about drinking beer; when he goes to Mexico where men fight bulls he shows people that he can fight bulls too; if a Dutchman has climbed the jung-frau he takes a goods box to the top and stands on that?he has been higher. K?ty Did?Kity Didn't. If Dr. Cook has ever stolen anything It will now become known to the world; if he marched half way up a hill and straight way back again it will be published abroad; if he ever made an angle in his lifes walk we will now know It. Edwin N. Barrill has gone before a notary public, (why?) and sworn out a statement to the effect that Dr. Cook has prevaricated in his story about climbing Mt. McKlnley. Barrill says the Doctor never came nearer than fourteen miles to the top of the hill. Probably Dr. Cook did not mention the name of Mr. Barrill In that climb. Maybe Mr. Barrill did not receive proper credit In Dr. Cook's account. Or, ruaybe Dr. Cook did not climb to the top sure enough ?but he says he can prove it?tin boxesflag poles?tracks in the glacier?et cetera. Dr. Cook says "I did, I did!" Merrill says, "I vow he didn't. Honored Couple. A. R. Presbyterian. Prof, and Mrs. Lee returned to Anderson on last Thursday. They greatly enjoyed meeting old friends aud visiting places familiar to them in days gone by. It was a matter of exceeding regret to our people to learn that on reaching home in walking across the floor Mrs. Lee fell and broke her arm between the shoulder and elbow. We trust she may have a speedy recovery. Prof, Lee is 87 years old and Mrs. Lee is two years his junior. For trunks, suit cases and hand bags see the Rosenberg Mercantile Co. IMLKING'S NEW DISCOVERY WW Surely Step Rat Cough. J j J. 1 UN ill B ii| a man 's llvjlll by the Cloi Sr"Itlli wears' r l he uotnc not be very sive, but r of a becomi tern, fit w hold shape i suit the safest plan - from q rpliahle firm. 11 VJLU M A ay we do in buying sell. We buy only bed houses, who have iputation by making Nothing, and we back it we sell by our pertee. teen in business long low that it pays us to ;tomers the very best eir money. OSENBERG MEI GREENWOOD BOY IN THE TOILS. ??! * wi attempted to Ruin a Little Ten-Year- ttl Old Girl?Fled From Home, But hn Was Arrested and Brought Back for Trial. U5 Greenwood Journal. m Claude Ellenberg, charged with attempting criminal assault upon a pretty little cc ten year old girl in the eastern part of the city late Saturday afternoon, is behind the oi prison bars in the Greenwood county jail, cc The boy, who is about 14 or 15 years old, is a son of Mr. M. D. Ellenberg.* He was te arrested Monday night in Greenville where w he went after the affair occured. Ho was brought back to Greenwood Tuesday at w 12:07 o'clock on the Southern train by Mr. ct Decatur Fortner, who had been sent to w that city bv Sheriff McMillan for the pur- hi pose of making the arrest. tl It seems that the little girl came to the d< house Saturday afternoon where the Ellenberg boy was, to use the telephone. It was at this time that the alleged attempt at criminal assault is said to have taken place. G The case will be tried, in all probability, i at the coming term of criminal court D which convenes here October 25th. The affair is regretted on account of the y. parents, friends, relatives and the youth of the boy. 7 tO Where the Cotton Goes. ^ A circular letter of a New York broker, es recapitulates a few of the uses to which u( cotton is put. In view of the oft-asked question as to where the 13,000,000 bales of cotton go when made into manufactured goods the following will be worth while: wj "Cotton enters-into the manufacture of ^ more articles today than any other com- ~~ inodity except steel. Ti "Eliminate cotton and the stoppage of wi ??- J i 1 a l.../ A gpinuicb uiiu luuiiio wuuiu uu uui u unit; jq compared to the paralysis that would visit countless other industries. "The railroads of America consume 250,- It 000 bales of cotton annually. Cotton duck in is the bafis of the airbrake hose; of en- _i ameled ceilings; the plush chairs are of cotton; the leather seats are of cotton. al ' Automobiles require about 2'JO.OOO bales ro annually for the manufacture of tires and about 35,000 annually for the manufacture of 'leather' seats and cushions. m "More cotton is used each year to hat*- tr vest and and market the grain crops of the tlj world than would be required to clothe the inhabitants of a large city. "Electricity, powerful as it is, cannot ^ get along without cotton. Millions of J miles of copper wire annually owe the perfection of their insulation to cotton yarn or tai>e of cotton cloth. C. "The armies of the world today are fo clothed in cotton cloth?khaki?or some- |a thing similar. This country alone requires , about 5,000,000 yards of eight-ounce khaki cloth annually tor its army. "The navies and merchant ships of the t,h world use more cotton duck today than f was required in the days of sailing vessels. "Millions of yards of cotton cloth are be used by the tobacco industry for growing th tobacco under shade and making bags for smoking tobacco. "Cotton bags have displaced barrels t< >,re! a great extent in the shipment of sugar, ' salt and flour. ' . Uj, "Cotton is used in the mining and mar- . ketiug of coal. About 15,000,000- yards of! cotton duck unnually are made into coal g<J bags. th "About 20,000,000 yards of cotton duck are made into .overcoats witlr blanket ' lining, to take the place of heavy wool and e(l fur garments in the American and (.'ana- W dian northwest. . "Thousands of bales annualjy are required to make cotton duck to place around the asbestos sectional covering in which the steam - hot water pipes of fire- 'lt proof buildings arc encased. In ' Cotton blankets have displaced woolen Si blankets in many important markets of ijt the world. "Cotton cloth has taken the place of . wall paper in thousands of modern homes. "Cement companies use about 8,000.000 m yards of cotton bagging annual! y. ar "The government requires about 4,000,- Sf < ^ra???mtm&ssssa&u MM mi I ______ -?3? judged thes he is need jnlj| r e\pen= J |fi nust be jf/f] I ing pat= ell and ,//;{! 1 31V HI ML k 5-" i 4+rmnA u 4 EJ Y this method of ness our sales 1 a steady increase from If anything you buy f not prove as repn will give you your r The house we buy fi fund it to us. This i we buy from houses tion. You buy from us i money's worth or } back. lAlllVlir AAiJ WAN I ILL UUffl mmmmKmamtammmmaamaa [) yards annually for coin baps. "Millions of yards of duck, 4G inches de, are used annually for the purpose of | tering oils. 'Cotton duck is the basis of rubber beltg and all kind of hose. Sales to these anehes of trade amount to 50,000,000 irds annually. "Millions of yards of cotton cloth aie ied in large cloth signs and advertiseents. "More cotton is used in linen shirts and illars than linen itself. ' Mercerized cotton goods to the extent ' hundreds of millions of yards sell in >mpetition with silk. "Cotton is used to a greater or less exnt in all but the most expensive of oolen fabrics. ' These items furnish a few of the reasons hy the world needs 3,000,000 bales more >tton than it did live years ago, notith-standing the fact that new markets ive not been extensively developed and le world's population has shown no sud 3n increase." The Rosenberg Mercantile o. will save you money on agging and ties ork on High School Building Hurried. The contractors are doing their utmost finish the High School Building on schelle time. The walls will soon bo finished, id if they have pretty weather we may :spect the classes to begin work in the !w building on the first day of the new >ar. The building is to be a handsome one, 1th ample accomodations for High :hool work for some years to come. The "ustees of the City Schools will equip it ith all up-to-date paraphanalia necessary r such a school. The limit of the contracter is Nov. 15th. Is possible that ho may finish the buildg by that time, but such a thing is not at [ probable. Experience has taught us I that a contractor's time is like hauling ck for walling a well. Huul what you ink you will need and then haul just that neh more?ttnri out the time the con actor wants and then mentally double ie dose. I New Teacher for Graded School. Miss 'Wakefield Mattison, of Lcesville, S. . was elected to the position of teacher r the second grade of tho Graded School st week and reported for duty on Moniy. The vacancy was in the High School but at place was lilled liy Miss Eliza Mabry 5111 the Graded School. Miss Mabry has en in charge of the second grade up to is time. Miss Mattison is elected to ke the place made vacant by the transr of Miss Mabry. l'he vacancy has been filled up to this no by Mr. Eugene Power. Mr. Power .s a school of hie own to which he must ; i at an early date and ho has been filling ! is vacancy temporarily. Miss Mattison coiyes highly reoonimond. She is a graduate of the College for omen of Columbia, in the class of 19J8. The Heri-Rock of Suwffw !S in a keen, clear brain, backed by domitable will and re.-ist less energy, i ich power comes from the splendid i faith that Dr. Kink's New.Life Pill*! lpart. They vitalize every organ and ! lild up brain and hody. J. A. Har-1 on, Ijizemore, W.Va., writes : "They e the best pills I ever used." 25c. at ieed'H drug storo. Him BMBBBBBB18 IPll ! doing busilave showed year to year. rom us does esented, we noney back. :om will res the reason of reputaind get your 'our money IPANY. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, CMUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. Court of Common Pleas. Willie C. Morton, Plaintiff, against Jas. M. Prince, Defendant. By auihorit.v of a Decr< e of Sa'e by the Court of Commou Plena for Abbeville Couuty, in said State, made in the above stated ca>e, T will nflft-r for j sale, at public outcry, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesday in November, A. D, 1909, within the legal hours of sale the following described hud, to wit: All that tract or paicel of laud, situate, lyiug and being in Diamond Hill Township, Abbeville County, in the State aforesaid, containing FIFTY-ONE (51) Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of J. P. Prince, Estate of R. Knox, lands of the paid Jas. M. Prince. Dr. Bell and others, and known as the J. H. Prince homestead. Terms of Sale? One-third cash, the balance on a credit of one and two years in equal installments?the credit portion to be secured by bend of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises and to bear interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum payable annually? and if not so paid the interest to become principal and bear interest at the same rale, and further if the service of an attorney is necessary in the collection thereof, ten per cent, attorneys fees are to be added. Purchaser may have option of paying all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and recording. B. E. HILL Master A. C., 8. C. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF A BBKVfLLE. Court of Common Pleas. Willie C. Morton, Plaintiff, against W. D. Barksda'e aud Mary E. Mc-| Iutofli, Defendants. By authority of a Decree of Sale by! the Court of Common Pleas fur Abbeville County, in ?>aid Stale, made in the above staled case, I will olt'er for sale,! at public rnitciy, at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Saleaday In November, A. D. 1009, within the lejjal hours of sale the I following described land, to wit : All ! that t'ai-t or parcel of land, situate, | yiug and being in Abbeville County, j in the S'ale aforesaid, containing I ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTYONE (171) Acres, more or le^s, and bounded by lands of Robert Knox, H. J. Wood hurst, Mrs. Nancy Crawford, D. Sherard aud William McKeuzie, the ame being the tract of land con: veved to the said W. D. Barksdale by Charley E McKiy Jan. 16, 1907. Term a of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. R. E. HILL, Oct. 14, '09. Master A. C., 8. C. Land for Sale. One Hundred and Two and One Half Acres, within less than two mileH of the incorporate limits of Abbeville. Oue| five room house in good condition, onej large roomy barn, two additional tenant houses, good well and spring,! splendid pasture. * | Terms of Sale?One-third cash and ; balance on time. Apply to S. A. Graves. Buck!en's Arnica Salve The Best Salve In The WtrM. 1 Foley's Orino I Laxative, For Stomach Trouble, Sluggish Liver and Habitual Constipation. It cures by aiding all of the digestive organs?gently stimulates the liver and regulates the j bowels?the only way that chronic constipation can be cured. Especiailyrecommended for women and children. Clears blotched complexions. Pleasant to take. Rsfuso substitutes. Knlin'H Il ?- ?*v <V Tir ol.-n'8 the air posHioih ha uritHt'im 'n th?* ihro?'. h. ot.'i m iIn- i>tl m>-(l irit-ii)l?rtir.(s. Hurt it-c rtt ? n1* ! ill (OukIi Snr?iti,fi ? .11 iN?ri- I pi'id wtnl "Ir?*nu?lipn (t. sioih c>'?l ic ?xpe 1 i trn-n the fryMrw. K?fn<?* !? ? Hnf i ht- turn1 ni' j n ill* j e!l"? puckH^C. C A M I*>'U & I'I . 0. U K ng ", 'he J-we'pr li'60 Vi glnlM Av?- ImranapoiW', I' c'.. writ*": I wh? w> w ak Irnm kldn??v trouli e M a' Icon'it l>Mr?llv wii'k s hnndr-rt f-?t. F or t?ot?l?s of Fo Kidney R'iii-(1y cleared my eompUxI'-n. ciirixt "ro> Hi'kHflie and t?>e \rrtg > 1mri?I<-ij II"mp?w?rKi. and T can now ?t"??.d In l>u Inp?c every rtav, and recommend Fo'ey's V Iduey Kemfrty to all s fferer?'. it cu?-eri m* efer ' h-> doctor* erd other remedies bad failed." C. A. Milford & Co Mr. F (1 Fritz. Oneonta, N. Y.. write* : "My lit-le gltl oa? e e'tly ben?fl ted by 1hkInu Fole>'* orir-o Lax itlve. and I think It 1? 'tie t'6Kt remedy for ri natipallon and liver Uoub'e." Fole*'" Orlno L xallve U mild, pUb?ant, and ff-ct've. and cures habitual cols'Ipatlon. C A. Mllfo-d A 0\ Cilenn'g Locals. Si ed barley, rje and turnip seed a Glenn'*. Gra*s blad* s, bay forks and coiicd scales at Gienn'p. Cut loo plcklne sacks and sheets, one-hall nrlrp haskets At Gleun'g. Asphalt roofing and palDt, tbe best nrd cheapest roofing on tbe market, at Ql? dd'?. Flower and rem pots, all sizes, at Glenn's. State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Lucy J. Mars. Plaintiff, against R. R Tolbert, Jr., William H. Moore, .Tames 0. Moore, Rosalie A. Sullivan, Mollie Moore, William E, Moore, Rosalie A. Moore, Mary V. Haley, Rosalie Hininger, Defendants.?Summons. To the Defendants, William E. Moore, Mary V. Haley, and Rosalie Hininger: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of wbich a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a cop^v of your answer to tbe said complain! on the subscribers at bis office in Ab beville, 8. C., within twenty dxys, af ter such service, exclusive of the da^ of service; aud if you fail to answei the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action wil apply to the Court for relief demanded in the complaint. J. Moore Mars, Grier & Park, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Sept. 21, 1909. To the Defendants, William E. Moore Mary V. Haley, aud Rosalie Hin ingei: ' Take Notice, that the complaint ii this action, together with the sum mons of which the foregoing is a copj was filed in the < ffice of the Clerk o Court of Common Pleas for Abbevilh County, Stale of South Caroliua, or the 21st duy of Sept., 1909. v J. Moore Mars, Grier & Park. Blue Ridge Railway Co. Effective June 6,1909. No. 12 No. 10 No. 8 Eastbouod. Dally Dully Dallj Ex. Soi StatlODS? A.M. P.M. P. M Lv Walhaila 8 45 3 27 1 85 Lv West Uulon 8 fO 3 82 1 45 I.v Keiipou 9 08 8 50 2 15 Lv JnrdaDlr 9 10 3 52 5 29 Lv Adan:s 9 25 4 07 6 47 Lv Cherry V 9 28 4 10 5 50 Lv Pendleton 9 40 4 22 6 02 Lv A utun 9 48 4 30 6 13 L.v Bandy Sptlngf 9 51. 4 83 6 17 Lv Denver 9 56 4 38 6 25 Lv West Auderson 10 10 4 52 6 45 Lv AnderK'n (Pass. dtp). 10 15 4 57 6 55 Lv Anderson (Fg'. der)? 10 18 5 00 Ar Belton 10 45 5 27 Westbound. No. 11 No. 9 No. 7 Stations? P. M. A. M. A. M. Lv Bxlion 5 45 11 55 Lv Auderaou (F?t. depot) 6 11 12 21 Lv Anderson (Pass. dep).. 6 14 12 24 9 20 Lv West Anderson- 6 20 12 30 9 80 Lv Denver 6 33 12 48 9 50 Lv Handy Springe 6 38 12 48 10 t)0 Lv Autun 6 41 12 51 10 05 Lv Pendleton 6 49 12 59 10 20 Lv Cherry's 6 59 1 09 10 85 Lv Adam* 7 02 1 12 10 40 Lv Jordan!'' 7 20 1 80 11 05 Lv Keueca 7 22 1 8*2 12 05 IiV West Union 7 40 1 50 12 80 \ r Wnltaalla 7 45 1 55 12-10 Will also stop at Ibe following stations aDd take on and let off passengers?Pb>nney'n, James, Toxaway, Welcb. J. It. Atderfon, Pcrfilctfcdeti Charleston ajd Western Carolina Ry Schedule In effect November 15,1908. Dally Daily Dally Lv Aueusta 1010?m 4 40pm e.HOam Ar MiCormlck- 11.56.tm 638pm 8.14 im Lv McCormloi 8.16xm Lv Culhouu Falls... 9'25-im Ar ADdert?OD? 11 QOaro Lv McUo'mlcK 11.50am 6 50pm Ar Greenwood i2 57pm 7 55pm Ar Waterloo 1.28pm Ar Laureux 2 00pm Ex. Sun. Lv Laurens 2.85pm 8.10am Ar Fountain Inn... 3.17pm 923am Ar Greenville 4.00pm 10.20am Lv Laurens 2.32pm Ar Woodruff 8 18pm Ar Spartanburif ^. 4 05pm__ Lv suartauLurg 8.00pm (bo. Ky.) Ar Hendersonvllle i.45pm Ar Abhevllle 80pm uvAVhevllTe" 7.00am (So. Ry.) Lv Hendersonvllie 8.05am _ Lv Spartanburg 12 20pm (C. A W. C. Rj) Lv Woodruff 113pm Ar Laarena 2.03pm Lv Greenville 12.20inn 4 30pm Ex.SUU. Lv Fountain Inn... 1.03pm 5.25pm Ar Laurens 1.45pm 6.25pm Lv Lauren* 2T2pm (C. N. <fc L.) Lv Clinton 2.32pm A *- NJ nil hnrri' Q ')flnni Ar Columbia 4.55pm ArCbarlefitou 9.52pm Lv Laurens 2 82c'n (' 4W.C.) Ar Green wood 3 32pm 6.55a nr. Lv Anderson 4.00pin Lv Calboun Falls... 5 36pm Ar McCormlck 4 ftipm 7.52-m 6.45pm Lv McCormlck 4 H8|>m 7.52* m 6.47pm Ar Auegnia 6 15pm 9.35*m S 85pnn TrUweekly Palace Car Line between Augusta and Abbeville. Trains Nns. 1 and 2 leave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Leave Abbeville Mondays, Wednesdays Hud Fridays. Note?The above arrivals and departures,as well as convections wltb otl er conipaules,are given ad Infoimatlon, and are not guarau-i leed. Eruest Williams, G. P. Agt, Augusta, Ga. | R. A. Brand. Traffic Manager. D\\OV\ CU'C IS THE ONLY GENUINE ARNICA SALVE I A Cotton Picker. A machine in which Thedore H. Price is interesten has just been tried out in thi6 State. It is reported that the work of the machine is satisfactory to those interested, having picked a bale of cotton in one hours time. Time was in this country when it took a first class ginningoutfit to gin a bale in one hours time, and for a machine to pick a bale in that time is almost unbelievable. Nothing is said about the mechinisra, whether it is picked by suction or barbs, t matters not just so it picks. j It is not stated whether the cotton is clean or not after being picked by the machine: One trouble with mechanical pickers is that they pick much dirt and trash with the staple. No doubt the cotton in which the machine wo* tried out was first quality and thick?no matter, such a machine is to be welcomed, especially by the West where the cost of harvesting cotton is twice what it is here. Out there the question yith the farmer is how jpuch he can gather not how much ho can make. We hav< comparatively little trouble gathering oui (cotton crop here, especially when it it . worth 13 cents the pound. | The cotton picker will be perfected. If (this one does not prove successful anothei will. Human ingenuity knows no bounds BELLEVUE ! Miss Bessie Morrah is at nomo apnn after a pleasant visit to relatives neai i Tro7| Mrs. W. H. Kennedy left Thursday morning, for Iva to attend the meeting ol Presbytery. While there she will be the guest of Mrs. McGee. Dr. Britt, Messrs W. D. Morrah, and W. W. Ward law spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Augusta. Mr. C. J. Britt and Mr. 0. A. Morrah were in Abbeville Wednesday. Miss Lillle Britt is with friends in Mc1 Cormick." '* Mrs. Mattison and Mrs. Clinkscales r were guests of Mrs. J. 8. Britt on Satur, day. 1 Miss Kittie Morrah and Miss Ellen Morrah visited relatives in Grainridge on Thursday. . Miss Jennie Wideman was in Bellevue Saturday afternoon. Mr. T. W. Cowan and Miss Sudie attended preaching in Mt. Carmel last Sabbath. Mr. Adam Wideman is not at all well at this writing. In company with Mrs. Patterson of Troy. Mrs. Cade, Mrs. J. L. Kennedy and Mrs E. R, Morrah we spent a very pleasant , day at the home of Mrs. W. P. Wideman . on Thursday. In the afternoon Mrs. Wideman entertained the Woman's Union. Miss Carrie Cowan spent a few days last week with friends near Troy. On Tuesday Frances Wright (colored) was taken to the hospital in Augusta, while there she will be under the treat. ment of Dr. Wright. Mr .Tomoa f!hpat.hftm of Warrenton, was in BelJevue last Sabbath, and means business. Sometime ago some of the young 1 ladles received a message that he had 1 forty frying size chickens. A Play With Heart Interest. , It is not often that theatregoers o< . this city are permitted so great a treat . in a theatrical way as will be agaii I given them by the presentation ben I by Henry B. Harris of one of the greatest plays ever produced in America?"The Lion and the Mouse". It deals with the money interests and politics of the country adverse to social welfare. John Burkett Ryder. the octopus of bis time in a noauciai ' way iu order to the better win his end* in the amassing of the greatest foituntever owned by a single man, resorts to 1 means to unseat a judgeofthesupreme court who han rendered decixions uriI favorable to his schemes by intention; ally dishonoring a position held in th< highest esteem by the people of hit1 own country. While Ryder is the leader of men and the rule of financial situation treading every man'r* opinion under his golden heels, he is thwarted in his plans by a girl, the daughter of this judge. The piay is one of vita* interest, picturing realistically and truthfully tl.e political and financial situation of the present day. The ceats are on sale at Milforde drug store. A Mile of Pennies. A few months ago the Civic Club inaugurated a novel plan to raisemoney for a hospital fund, by sending out slips of one foot each, on which wat> to be placed sixteen pennies, making onH Thf-flp ailUgCllJCI UUC U<IIV| blips were to have been returned ou Sept. lt-t Many people bave mislaid or forgotten, and the ladies of tbe Civic C ub cannot lake tbe necessary "stepH" to complete tbe mile. Plea.?e return your flips to Mrs. J. C. Ellis, Chairman by Nov. 1st. BOLL WEEVIL HEADED|EAST New Orleans, La., Oct, 18.?The boll weevil in its flight eastward, has crossed the Gulf and Ship Island railroad in Mississippi, and the farthest advance of the pest is placed at a point in Rankin county I four miles east of the railroad. This is the , official statement of a representative of the United State department of agriculture says the Picayune in its review of the cotton conditions, compiled to-day. Bon ii res were lit the past week in many picked over cotton fields, in order to destroy hibernating places for the weevil, and fall ploughing will be resroted to in an effort to clear the soil and pnt it in thorough condition. Street Car Line Sold. The Anderson Traction company's plant, consisting of 18 miles of city and interur uau uneb, puwei uuujl, owv?, was bought at puDlic sale on Tuesday by Mr. E. W. Robertson of Columbia at $157,750. The property is estimated to be worth $200,000. Earthquake in Georgia. Dalton, Ga., Oct. 8. Two distinct earth shocks were felt here about five o'clock this morning, accompanied by a booming sound. Houses were shaken throughout the town, but no damage is reported. The Civic Club will meet Thursday afternoon, at fcur o'clock, in the City Hall. Members are requested to bring or send their due.- for membership, to Ibis meeting. Mr*. M. T. Coleman, Sec'y. Rev. Henry Stokes will preach at Bethel Church next Sunday afternoon, Oct. 24, at 3:30 o'clock, Mr. Stokes was pastor of this church for three years. Million HogsThere are said to be over oue million hogs in North Carolina ?News and Cour' ier. And all sit on the end of the bench. | Mrs. W. W. Bradley was quite ill last Monday night, and she was thought to be in a critical condition for several hours. Yesterday she rested easier and last night hopes' of her recovery were entertained. ! . ? ... i . "i 'in i ' " i i I MISSIONARY COLLECTIONS. A Time When The Impecunious Contributor Need Not be Embarrassed. (Contributed,) Before the pastor began his sermon last Sunday morning in the Methodist ehurch the preacher announced that the fourth Sunday would be Laymaus Missicna-y day. 'Contributors cards would be handed next 3UUUUy LLLUniUJK w ail Uirii ao biiu; ed the door. The recipients of the cards could pledge themselves individually for as much ot us little as they might think proper to give. These gifts were to be free will offerings ind no man need feel embarrass id if for anv reason, he did not give. The statement being so much a' variance with what 1 had been accust >m?d t> hear on the subject of missions that it took my ')r?iath. My thoughts went oft at a tangent and the preacher had half-finished his sermon before I could begin to follow aim. The preacher knocked me, as some men would say "clear out of the box". It .was not reasonable to expecflC*ne to hear a sermon after talking about not being embarrassed if I were not compelled to give something to missions. I nave heard so long of "assestments" and implied threats that I was wholly unprepared for any such statement as tbe preacher made last Sunday morning in the Methodist church. As well as I can now recall the preacher took for his text some words as recorded in the book of Exodus. The wily old King of Egypt had vainly attempted to gain . onoessions from the great prophet and |oad<"- ?f the children of Israel. Finally, when Moses was wearied with the King's I'-uj hi diplomacy, and disgusted witn tne Kin?s persuasive speech and realizing the importance of the occasion. Moses rose | to his full stature and said defiantly to the King; "Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not be an hoof left behind." If my addled brain could understand the moral of these words, the preacher meant to enforc* .the necessity of fidelity to the church and the duty of 'unceasing service to the great Bead of the church. In our heart service we should be unfaltering, and with our worl iy goods we should give according to the necessities of the occassion, and in keeping with our ability, until there should not an hoof be left. There are Christians whom the preacher denominated as "Borderland Christians". "Borderland Christians left th*?ir purees outside of the church." They like other borderland people, occupied dangerous ground. "Christians" were those who brought themselves, their families and all that they had into the church until there" was not an hoof left behind." According to our understanding of what the preacher said, he thought only the ideal Christian was always found In the sanctuary. I could not help from thinking how good and How oeauurui it is ior uie prtxmiioi w give u8 unreserved credit for all that Is ifood, and I f?lt if men in the pews were endowed with great stacks of worldly goods so that they need not scuffle for * dollar that the church itself would afford that sweetness, that freedom from care and that heartfelt satisfaction which could only be equalled in the coutemplation of the good things which await as in the celestial city. But in some way, we cannot forget that we are of the earth earthy We must go into the highways and the cities for the maintenance of ourselves and our families. We work among our fellows and It is hard to keep them from saying or thinking evil of those of us whom they meet six days in thevroek, *here men may rob or be robbed. The successful robber will be sensured by men whom they meet in the busy marts, six days in the week, no matter how high he may sit up In the sanctuary or how much money he brings in his hand to the treasuary of the church on Sunday. . In the church all is love and harmony. In the busy marts, jealousy and danger are ever present, Whether the same man is a christian or a hypocrite depends upon bis critics or the view points. If he brings his money into the cnurch, and preserves the decorum one day in the week ne is an ideal Christian, while the outside critic sees the other side of the "ideal Christian" and may characterize him as a first class politician or an artful hypocrite. And so it Is, according to the good or the evil that is in our hearts, we regard our fellowman, according to our interest, or our gratitude, we praise; According to our knowledge of our neighbors faults or by our ill will, we judge sometimes hastily. No man Is wholly good. No man is wholly bad. Everybody in Abbeville Is much pleased to have Mr. Stokes with us, and all hope that he may be permitted to stay with us to the limit. ^ Four Successful Yeirs. There is every reason to believe that the production here of "The Lion and the Mouse," Charles Klein's lateat play which Henry R Harris will present on Friday, Oct. 22, will prove one of the, if not the social as well aa dramatic event of the entire season. The success of the play Is now known throughout thecountry, having broken all records in its run at the Lyceum Theatre, Jfew York, had three yeara of uninterrupted success. The play abounds in human feeling, vivia interest and is drawn from real and current life. It is redolent of Wall Street and Fifth Aveuue. Hence ita bold upon the public. It puts modern wearing the commercialized spirit of the age. Indeed, this great play cannot fail to appeal to all clacses of theatregoers in the strongest way. The cast presenting it is an exceptionally flue one. Tickets on sale at Milfords drug store. TRAIN ST1KES * ROCK SURE. I Engineer C. A. Bigsby of Vancouver, Wash., the Victim. (Portland, Oregon, Evening Telegram.) Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 6,?North Bank train. No, 4., which left PortlaDd at 5.40 o'clock last evening, was derailed by a rock slide on the track, 135 miles east of here, lastjnight at 11 o'clock. Engineer 0. A. Bigsby, aged about 46 years, was killed, though his body waa not mangled by being buried under the engine. Bigsby, who lived in this city, was proprietor of a small groceryfstore at Twenty-sixth and Harney streets, which is conducted by his widow. He was to have made iust two more trips, when he was to take charge of the store personally. Besides the widow, Bigsby leaves two daughters, aged 15 and 17. Engineer Bigsby came to Vancouver from Tacoma, where for eight years he was a passenger engineer in the N. P. service, about a year ago. He went to Tacoma from Texas. It is s8id that he is the biggest engineer on the road. His widow had several feinting spells this morning after she heard the news. What Abbeville Will Do. [Contributed.] In some of the newspapers are remarks about raising taxes to meet expenses when the revenue from the dispensary la cut off. We have heard that the Abbeville City Council will cut down expenses to the amount of the income, which we think la the best thing to do. But It is hoped that good lights may be put In front of both the Court House and the City Hall. They are the finest buildings that we have and at night are nearly enveloped In darkness. In fact, the darkest part of the public square is in front of these two buildings. - ? ? ^4