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<*v?- ~T-in--? n' ^ii|Wii,Mm,i|^i^ii'' ,i-- " ' ' ^ 1 The Abbeville Press and BantteJj| BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1909. ESTABLISHED 1844||fi FOREIGN TESTIMONY MR. W. A. LANIER'S PROMISED t j FORTUNE OF $160,000. He Will Soon be Rich and We will The All be Dukes and Earles. jj Contributed. The following high testimonial to Mi W. A. Lanier's integrity of character is m ; news to the people of Abbeville Conntj All the people have known him and his ex cellent qualities for many years so favor ably that they have repeatedly trustei him with some of the most important ol flees in the county, but the promise of i man in Madrid, Spain, to endow him with i fortune of $160,000 is a startling revelatioi to our people. Mr. Lanier no doubt will be at a loss U ? 1 n-i+h on mnr*h n.nnfiV a Hill*VY ?iiau WV UV nivu OV V.V.. y ? onoe. Being of a kindly heart, he may lx j depended upen to put it where it will d< the most good. If any neighbor is in dis tress, let him file an application now foi the needed cash. The Press and Bannei makes claim for $10,000 to build i hospital at Abbeville. All collectors o money for foreign missions and othei cheats should now let their wants lx known to Mr. Lanier, Abbeville R. F. D No. 1. Mr. Lanier is no miser, and he may lx depended upon to aid in every good pur pose. The money could not have come tx a better man. He will be doing good witr that money until the last day of his life It will be noticed that Mr. Lanier has onlj to cable for the money. Here is the letter Madrid, Spain, 30th 9-'09. Dear Sir?Having not the honour tc know you, only from good references aboul your honesty, I send you enclosed an arti< cleof a newspapers published in London about my arrest; you will see also my sad situation. I charge you reserve about this affair. As soon as my letter to your hands please send me a cablegram. Address enclosed person of my confidence for to know if you receive this tetter, the? I will instruct you in all my secret for 60 obtain a sum ol $480,000 .1 have in America saving at the same time to my dear daughter coming you here to rise the seizure of my baggage paying to the Court the expenses of my trial. As reward I give you the third part, viz; $160,000. I can't say you more now. Awaiting your cable, I am, Yours truly, retruviuz. Address by cable, not by letter: Manuel Gomez, Cappellanes St., Madrid. And to sign by precaution your cable Comas. ARREST OF A ST. PETERSBURG BANKER Charged with Fraud in Russia and Man slaughter ia Spain?Interview of thi Two Ambassadors. * [From a London Paper]. Some months ago as our readers may re member we referred in these columns tc the great scandal caused in St. Petersburg and in Russia generally, by a noted Bank er who absconded, leaving a deficit of ovei five millions of rubles. The Russian Police sought for him for t long time in vain, for-it seems he had noi left the least trace of his flight, and th< continued search over Europe and Amer intt nmved unavailing. Yesterday, however, a Spanish inspector acoompanied by two officers from Scotlanc Yard and acting under instructions of th< Spanish Ambassador who had previousl) interviewed the Home Secretary, arrestee him on His way from the Hotel where h< was staying to to the Steamship office, li seems that it was his evident intention t< take passage for New-York. From inform ation received by his Ambassador, he hat been in hiding in Spain, where he livec with a woman and his daughter. A few days before arriving in London he hac quarreled with another Russian, who was mortally wounded by a revolver shot dur ing the scuffle, and who only lived Ion* enough to denounce his assailant. In an interview with the Russian Am bassador, it seems that the name which h< had been using in Spain, and which hi gave on being arrested, was not his rea one, Manasseina being simply an alibi; bu: after comparing the prisoner with photo '? 1 * ? tvAoeAonlATi fKo Pnucion Am gTBpilb 1U HID ^n/oodooiv" vug a?uoo*mu ???m bassador recognized him as Petiovicz, tb( criminal banker who e.oped with 5 millioi rubles; he is a native of St. Petersburg, i widower 48 years old, with an only daugh ter whom he left in Spain on escaping frou that country. On being arrested, two of Manasseina'i or Petrovicz's portmanteaus were seized but although strictly searched nothing bu personal effects were found in them, ii spite of which the Russian Ambassado declares that prisoner ought to have sev eral million rubles somewhere. The Russian and Spanish Ambassador conferred yesterday evening as to whethe the prisoner should be conveyed to Spai or to Russia, and after an interview wit! the Home Secretary, and in accordanc with the extradition treaty of England Russia and Spain, it was agreed that th prisoner should be conveyed to Spain, t stand his trial for manslaughter, and tha only after his trial can the Russian Go\ ernment ask Spain, through diplomati channels, for his extradition. Arborville Notes. Arborville, Nov. 1,1909. GOOD PREACHING BY A GOOD MAN". Dr. Moffatt preached an interesting se mon on last Sunday. The subject wai Christ is All; and What is Christianitj The Doctor tilled the pulpit of Bethlehei church. The Rev. G. G. Parkinson of Due We< has been chosen as pastor of Bethlehei church for the next year. We think Betl lehem acted wise in their selection. Mr. P. B. Green has ranted out his fari and moved back to town. We are sorry 1 give him up as a neighbor. He was alwaj on time. Mr. Burdettof Laurens count has rented Mr. Green's farm. Mr.Burdei is a prosperous farmer. We hope for hii much success in his new home. We ai always glad to have good men move inl the community. Mr. T. A. Bowie had the misfortune c last Sunday night while on his way froi the holiness meeting at Central, to lof his religion and his best girl, and also h buKKy. We are sorry for tne voung ma but hope he will be more careful in the fi ture. State Fair Special Train. Special train will leave Abbeville at 6:: a. m., and return at 10:55 p. m. Connectic with Belton Columbia Fair Special Nov. 4, 5,6. Rates will be $3.90 round trip, wi1 one admission to fair grounds. Preside] Taft will attend the Fair Nov. 6th. Hoyler** oandy freed all the time at M terd't drag store. i I DR. COOK WILL PROSECUTE GUIDE. m Ends Lecture Tour'to Go and Confront Accuser?Declares Barrill in a Conspiracy ? Explorer Thinks Montana Man was Influenced by Outsiders. n Minneapolis, Minn, Oct. 27?Patience has ceased to be a virtue with Dr. Frederick A. Cook and he announced he is about to begin legal prooeedings in the Mt. McKinley \ controversy, which may take a criminal t) libel turn against Edward Barrill, the guide whose affidavits recently arraigned the ' Arctic explorer as being the most colossal faker that ever presented a tale of marvel - lous adventure. .. If Barrill refuses to retract his recent , statement in which he alleged Cook never - reached the top of Mt. McKinley, prosecui tion will follow, it is 6aid. x Dr. Cook repeated that his records are safe in a metallic tube on the summit of 1 the Alaskan peak aid that he will sttirt an expedition Monday for the purpose of sub) stantiating his statements. That there l. were inducements offered Barreli to make the (scathing affidavit discrediting the } statements of Cook in his book "Top of the > Continent," is the statement that has been . given the doctor by his legal representative, who is alreadv in Mossoula. r i SKY CYCLE IS PREDICTED. t ' Jersey Scientist Says any One Will Soon be Able to Fly Around. New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 27?At a meet. ing of the New Jersey State Microscopical Society, held at Rutgers College. Prof. Ju liua Nelson, State biologist, in a lecture on ) aerial navigation, prophesied that within , a few years any one would be able to ascend and descend in the air without the * aid of aeroplanes or similar machines, but r by the use of what he termed a skycycle. : "Why not manufacture wings something on the order of those on birds and have them controlled by the leg muscles of the > humon hoincr?" nslrfld Prof. Nelson. "Sci ' entists have been giving this much thought " and I prophesy that within ^ short time f people will be able to go into the air any | time they waut to. Just take the wings out ' of your pocket and ascend. When you come down, fold them up and put them in [ your pocket." ! HOW TO GET RID OF THE CATTLE ; TICK. ^ [ (Progressive Farmer.) At the Recent Mississippi State Farmers' Convention one of the subjects most dis cussed was the cattle tick and the methods of eradicating it. The discussion was ' opened by Prof. Archibald Smith, and his remarks, the gist of which we here give, are just as applicable to the Carolina^ as to Mississippi. To eradicate xne culuw uuk. it us uc-jcosary to study his life history and habits. When this is done its eradicrtion at once becomes simple and easy. The large female tick which we see on the cattle drop to the ground, crawls under the leaves and grass' ?nd in a few days begins laying i eggs. In ten days or two weeks she lays 1 from 1,203 to 3,000 eggs. In warm weather these eggs hatch in from 18 to 20 days: in cool weather it may take much longer for them to hatch. They crawl up on the ) young grass and twigs and wait for'the cattle to come along and pick them off by brushing their legs against the grasson which the ticks are bunched or by lyiug down on them. After the ticks get on the - cattle they shed their skins twice and re) main about four weeks, when they are full f grown and brop to the ground as before. To eradicate the ticks the mature fe: male ticks must be prevented from dropping no the ground. This may be done by t greasing the cattle and killing all the ticks t on them, or by removing the cattle from 3 the pastures until the ticks die from starvation. Three Great Losses from Cattle Ticks i Dr. Tait Butler, Assooiate Ebitor of The i Progressive Farmer, continued the disr cussion on tick; eradication. He declared 1 that he was convinced that the cattle ticks J would be eradi( ated in the South. t If the ticks merely did injury by suck> ing blood from and iiitatingthe skins of their victims that alone would bo sufficent 1 to justify their eradication. If they did I 1 nothing more than cause the death of the > large numbers of cattle that die e^ch year I from tick fever that would of itself be i sufficent to pay the cost and trouble of - their eradication; if the ticks did nothing r nmro than i-misfl thfl flenreciation of 1-4 to 1-2 cent a pound, which results from the - Federal quarantine against our cattle, that 3 would justify all the effort necessary to s eradicate them; but when all these things 1 result from the presence of the ticks and t when we consider the ease of their de struction, it requires no futher evidence - to convince any one that the ticks must go. I A Practical Plan of Eradication* As Prof. Smith has pointed out, to era dicate the tick we must learn his life i history. Find his week points and hit him there. These weak points are; (1) The s mature female tick can not crawl far and 1, usually lays her eggs within a foot or two t of where she drops to the ground; (2) the (i young ticks do not crawl far because they r stand a better chance of getting on an animal by crawling up the grass and twigs and waiting for their victim to come along s and pick them up; (3) they only get on r cattle, horses and mules: (4) If they do not n get on a cow, horse or mule they can not h reproduce, and die in about three months e insummer and from six to eight months i, during the colder season. e With these facts in mind it is easv to ? plan a method of eradication. The cheapest, most certain and under c all conditions the best way is to take the cattle, horses and mules out of the pasture on September 1 st, and kee^ them out untill May 1 st, following; or take them out May l?t and keep them out until September 1 st. If this be done, the ticks will be dead and no more will get back in the pasture unless carried to it on cattle, horres or mules. Care must be token not to put tick inr fested animals back in the pasture. To ?: free the cattle of ticks put them in a clean r{ lot and grease them thoroughly with any n heavy nonirritating oil, and in two weeks give them another greasing. If these two it greasings have been done thoroughly, the ii cattle may be safely put on the clean i- pastures. ii * ~~ ? Just a Little Petting. ,y ' "Put your arms around me? tt There, like that; m I want a little petting e At life's setting, x> For 'tis harder to be brave When feeble age comes creeping in And finds me weeping Da jjeur uxies guiie. je Just a little petting is At life's setting: ,n For I'm old, alone and tired u- And my long life's work is done." WeddiDgs ? w Sterling Silver ? 3? Dargan's. ;h ^ Dan Sullv will be among the visitors a1 the State Fair at Columbia, 11- A big lot of standard novels?"reprints" oc ly fifty cents eaob at Speed's Drag Store. CENSUS REPORT OUT. SHOWS NUMBER OF BALES OF COTTON GINNED TO OCT. 18. Report Shows 5,522,591 Baels Against 6, 296,190 Bales Same Date Last Year. "Washington, Oct. 25.-The census report issued today, shows that 5,525,591 bales, counting round as square bales, were ginned from the growth 1909, to Oct. 18th, compared with 6,296,190 for 1908. The number of bales ginned for North Carolina is 253,245; South Carolina 622,570; Georgia, 1,332,700; Texas, 1,682,812. HALLEY'S COMET IS NEARER TO EARTH May Be Observed With An Ordinary Telescope in a Short While. New York, Oct. 26.?Halley's comet is ; now so near the earth that it may be observed in a short time through an ordinary telescope, according to reports received from different astronomical observatories. Although it has been speeding toward the earth with a tremendous velocity ever since it nas rediscovered on the night of t September 11, it is still far too remote to , be seen with the naked eye. i But the Harvard College observatory < has issued a bulletin stating that Prof, j E. E. Barnard, of the Yorkes* Observa- j tory, obtained visual observations of it on the 17th and 18th of this month. On these j two dates Prof. Barnard found that the j comet was not fainter than the 131-2 mag- \ nitude, having a diameter of fifteen seconds ] and while it exhibited no elongation, it was less "definite and bright in the middle." i m i NEW GERMAN LIBEL LAW i In Germany Bussiness Men Who Talk III , ol Each Otfaer Are Punished Berlin, Oct. 26.?The first cases to be j tried under the new law, section com- ] mflrnini rirnlrlfts. will Rome ud for a hear Ing next week. The statute against unlawful commercial competition makes It a criminal offense for a business man to speak ill of the business methods of his competitor. Any person doing so may be i condemned to pay damages, even if done 1 only in a casual manner, if the ill remarks are based on known falsehoods then the business libeler maybe sentenced to imprisonment and a fine besides. 1 If a business man asks one of his em- 1 ployees to speak ill of a rival, not only I the actual libeler, but the instigator is 1 punished. Another section of the new law j which will be tested for the first time in < court is that entitleing a business to dam- < ages if a competitor assumes his name, or j part of it, or a name he created for his < goods, that is misleads the public in any manner or form. 1 DECIDE TO CURTAIL Geogia Association Will Reduce Operating Time Mills 25 Per Cent Atlanta, Oct. 27.-At a meeting hew of the Georgia Industrial Association attended < by prominent cotton mill men from all 1? -m u tt?r%r> Ar\rtj/-}nh fn ' pari/b Ol UIO SUtttU, IU woo UOV4UOU w VU?tail the production by reducing the operating time of the cotton mills of the state 25 per cent. This action affects 160 mills. It was declared that the mills face critical conditions in view of the wide difference in the price of raw and manufactured cot- ! tODS. For two months or longer the mills will operate on three-fourths' time, the curtailment to continue after January 1, provided the price of cotton goods does not advance to a point where the mills can operate without sustaining a loss. BROOKLYN CALLS BROUQHTON Man .Who Made Atlanta Tabernacle Famous Wanted at the Baptist Temple. Atlanta, Oct. 27.- The Rev. Dr. Len G. Broughton, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle, the largest church of that denomination in Atlanta, has received an official call to the pulpit of the Baptist Temple in Brooklyn. Dr. Broughton will go to Brooklyn to consider the matter with the official board of the temple. Dr. Broughton has made the Atlanta tabernacle the leading Baptist church in the city. It is institutional, a large hospital, night school and training school for nurses being conducted in connection with the church. For the Season of Long Evenings. There are no lonely winter evenings in the homes where The Youth's Companion is a weekly visitor, and there need be no idle hours. The variety of the paper's contents appeals to every member of the household, and before one Issue is exhausted tfce next is waiting at the post-office. During the winter season The Companion prints nearly a hundred complete stories of considerable length, besides the absorbing serials, some 25 articles by men and women of renown, and about twice as many short character and humorous sketches as there are winter nights. Such an article as "Winter Gardening" suggests an interesting occupation which can oe carried on in Alaska with snow twenty feet deep, and without the cost of a dollar. It is well "worth while" to read a paper so carefully and ably edited. Send your subscription ($1.75) at once so as to receive free all the issues of The Companion for the remaining weeks of 1909, as well as The Companion'8 "Venetian" Calendar for 1910 lithographed in thirteen colors and gold. The Youth's Companion, Companion Building, Boston, Mass. Feeding Farm Handa. Every farmer's wife knows what tre mendoua appetites rarm banas usually have; but while they eat well they work well. ton. Here's a good suggestion about feeding farm hands. Give them plenty of Quaker Oata. A big dish of Quaker Oats porridge with sugar and cream or milk is the greatest breakfast in the world for a man who needs vigor and strength for a long day's work. The man that eats Quaker Oats plentifully and often is the man whoj does good work without excessive fa-j tigue. There is a sustaining quality ( in Quaker Oats not found in other foods, and for economy it is at the head of the list To meet needs of those in different climates Quaker Oats is packed in regular size packages and hermetically sealed tins; the latter for hot dimatea. 5 Housekeeping? Stoves ? Dargan'a. / * .v' / ? -r' * \ ' V -v? THE JURY ACQUITS GREENWOOD MEM The State's Evidence Not Strong Enouj to Convict?Deliberate Fifty MinutesContradictions in Testimony of Print pal Negro Witness Weaken Case Again Williamsons. Columbia State. Greenwood, Oct. 29.?After deliberate fifty minutes, the jury in the "Williamsoi case, that of Henry Williamson, Sloan Wi liamson, Ashby S. King and Sam Coope charged with having caused the death < Gus Gilchrist by whipping him, returned verdict of not guilty. The case been conducted vigorously c both sides. It consumed a day and a ha with the arguments of counsel. Some a< ditional witnesses for the defense were pi up this morning, most of the testimony b Ing corroborative. The defense stressed the fact that D Lyon's testimony showed that the whi] ping could have been administered an: where from 2 to 48 hours from the tin: when he saw the marks and that the negt had been in custody only 12 hours. Tb defendants, each of them, denied specil cally and categorically that they offere Gilchrist any violence or saw any one eh offer it. Then the witness, Robertson, mai ifest lying, first one way and the othe helped the defense. No dependence could be put in his stab ments. No, one who knows Capt. Bogei believes for a minute that he threatene the negro, yet the negro so swore and in mediately swore he did not. Solicitor Cooper conducted the proseci tion ably and well. He has been muc complimented, on his work and on h: 3peech. He stressed the force of circun 3tantial evidence and the part it played i this case, especially that one fact in'a cac sometimes made a chain of circumstance! The jury was composed of intelliger and conscientious men so far as genen knowledge goes. According to their view the State did not make out its case by th greater weight of the evidence, and the ran/^DrflH a TmrrHpt fnr t.ho HpfAnrlnnfa MARLBORO BOY'S RECORD. Makes a Crop of 152-2 Bushels < Corn Per Acre. Columbia, 8. C., Oct. 24?The reports < the results obtained by the several coi testauts participating in the State Cerei Srawer'6 Contest are beginning to reac the office of the department of agrlcultui and the showing that is being made ii iicates that wonderful results have bee obtained in the matter of intelligent cor growing during this past year. The stat commission is arranging its prizes pit pided for a prize for boys and permitte the bojrs participating in the state contet to also participate in Dr. Knapp's Unite States Farm demonstration work contest for school boys with a free trip to Wasl mRXon as one 01 w pn?s?. The first boy's report to reach Con missioner Watson has delighted him t> vond all measure as it comes from Marlboro lad, residing in Brightsvill township in Marlboro county and show a production of 152-2 bushels on one acr which is far better than any result ol tained Dy any grown up farmer in lac vear'6 state contest. The first prize the having gone to a production of 187$ bushels. Not alone is the total result one of valu but the report shows that the lad use seed that he obtained from the winner < last year's state contest. Futhermore, tl manual showing every step of cultivatloi application of fertilizer, etc., has bee kept In the most creditable manner an the boy obtained his result at a total e: pense of 153, and sold his crop lncludin seed and fodder for $335, all of the see being sold for seed purposes. The boy's name is A. Bascom Ushe Commissioner Watson states a bushel < this corn in the ear will be placed on a hibit at the State Fair in the field crc department. It is interesting to note in this regal that the Drake world's record of 1889 c a single acre was 255 bushels and tl Tindal, 1906 world's prize yield was 18 the second prize being won with 1! hnahnia It {? also Interestinc to not that the Tindal crop was raised at a tot expense of $56.25, and his total receip from the crop were $423.00. CLEAN LIPS. Free Lance. A friend of Governor Johnson, of Minn sota, who knew him well, said that he nev< heard him tell a soiled anecdote or utter ? unclean word in conversation. He lik( anecdotes and told them well. He all talked well, but used only clean words, b cause his thoughts were pure. That wi a high tribute to pay to a man who hi been actively in political work and ass ciating with all sorts of people. But su< a habit and virtue should not be notlceab in men any more than in wowen. It wuol be a reflection on womanhood in gener if some one should pay such a tribute to well-knnwn woman who, had passed awa It is the rare exception when a woman us< words unfit to be heard by a man. But therej&decided improvement in me in that resafet. One may mix up wil vouncr and qRmen in business and socio! and never heUmnclean words. This reta: er of filthy anecdotes is passing away. Du ing the county campaign last year and tl goods roads campaign this year, the; were some objectionable anecdotes tol which no refined man wanted to hear ar no man of clean lips would utter. Thfi will be changed, but the change will pon slowly. Hereafter when a speaker on tJ stump begins to tell a dirty, disgustir story or repeats an anecdote that shou not be spoken before ladles, some man character in the audience should call hi down and tell him that the day of such lo debasing, unmanly talk had passed, In fifty years' acquaintance with D Carlisle, the writer never heard him utfc an unclean word, He enjoyed humoroi touches in conversation as well as any 01 we ever knew, but he wanted it chaste ai fiure as the aroma from sweetest flower n all his private conversation his thuogh and words were as simple and clean ar pure as the words of prattling children. It ought not to be difficult for teacher preachers, public speakers and all men the social circle to" sterlize their vocabul ries and kill the germs that produce u clean words. Our leading men in the pr fessions should set the example. They a looked up to as standards. There Is \ reason why the spoken or written wori should not be clean, forcible, strong, wit out the aid of soiled phrases. Just call mind the most sparkling gems of all liter ture and consider how pure they are. 1 one ever heard an unclean anecdote do that he felt like writing out and pasting i a scrapbook for wife and children to rea Europe Not Afraid to Buy 14c Cotto Savannah, Ga., Oct. 25.?Carrying 21,? bales of cotton, equivalent to 22,725,5 pound bales, and valued at $1,534,103, t Leland line steamer Indian sailed fro Savannah for Bremen. This is probab the most valuable cargo of cotton that e er cleared from an American port. Besid the Indian carries 700 barrels of rosin vi ued at $5,828. - j'i . ... EAST END. I' What "M" Sees and Hears on His Rounds, About the City and Along jh ' Route No. 3. ? 'seal-smith. )j- The marriage of Miss Willie R. Seals to Mr. William Warren Smith of Central St America, took place last Wednesday, October 26,1909, at 2 o'clock In the Presbyterian Church of this city, Rev. E. B. Kennedy of the A. R. P. Church officiating. Immediately after the ceremony a recep3 tion was given at the home of the bride which was more beautiful on this occasion If than ever, being prettily decorated with pot r; plants, ferns and roses, every nook and 1)1 corner was lovely and the large number of a guests filled the home with mirth and happiness. The bride is one of Abbeville's prettiest r tnd most charming young ladles and is a 3" general favorite, and is also very popular In all circles of her hosts of friends. ^ The large number of elegant and costly presents show not only the great popularr ity of the bride but also the high esteem in which she is held. The gift of the groom was an elegant broach set with 'e pearls and diamonds and added much to "? the beauty of the lovely bride. 10 TKa Knfl a Ann rvAirnmnnonf rwfiL a XUU Kiwui ilMO w UUO gVT VI UUiVliV pVBi Jr tlon and has the congratulations of many friends in winning the heart and hand of ^ one of the most charming young ladies of 1_ Abbeville; The greatest regret of all r> friends is that Mr. and Mrs. Smith wiilnot make Abbeville their home, but wherever their home may be they may rest assured *? that they have the best wishes of their |Q many friends In Abbeville. The going away gown of the bride was a handsome and elegant suit of green broadr cloth, richly braided and gloves and hat to 'r match. The groom was handsome in the conventional suit of black. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were accompanied n by Mrs. Claude Jones, the bride's sister, !? and Mrs. Joe Wilson as far as Atlanta, 3; leaving on Thursday via the Seaboard. Mr. B. C. Wilson has just returned from | 11 Northern markets where he has purchased rs a large and well assorted stock of furni-! 16 ture and is now placing it in the handy some new store next to tne postofflce, where he will be ready for inspection few days. Mr. Wilson is well and most favorably known all over the county in Abbeville's business circles, and understands the wants of the people at large. He has the goods and at prices that will sell them, )f and Invites the inspection of his many friends and the public In general. A look means business and business means a sale. .f "Straws show which way the wind : blows." They point to the fact that at the ti big circus in this city a few weeks ago u there were thousands of people from everywhere and the dispensary was here and , this was a wet town, and notwithstanding ' all these facts there was not a single arrest " made by our city police. This Is indeed complimentary to our beautiful city and its ? splendid government as well as to our peo? pie. Not long ago there was a big circus Ji In Andereon where thousands of people atJi tended, and as this city is a dry town we are surprised to learn there were on that . day forty arrests made by the police. No arrests in a wet city and only forty in a 1 dry olty. What's wrong ? r The ladles of the A. B. P. Church served " a flrstclass dinner on last Mondayand that I too at a very moderate price. We heard .X many complimentary remarks about their e dinner and hope they were repaid as well ' for their trouble. J Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pressly of Mexico are n welcomed back to" their old home, Abbess viile, by hosts of friends who hope they will be satisfied to remain amongst this people. Mr. C. V. Hammond leaves today for Plant City, Fla., where he will spend five lfl or six months. _ Quite a number of our citizens are in at' tendance upon the State Fair, and will "J irro/in fVio rwrx^tjainn hv thftlr nr?flence. _ Mrs. W. F. Clary returned last week at' ter a stay at the Augusta hospital of about !g two mouths and several weeks at the home of her sister near Augusta. We are glad _ t6 state she is getting on nicely and her neighbors and friends hope she will soon be restored to usual health. This has been ' a sorely afflicted family and now that v mother and child are on the mend all re<(i joice with them. tn The great wave of prosperity has struck ie the Sunny South at last and the eyes of the o world are now turned this way. We hope the next wave of prosperity^ will strike Uncle Sam's rural carriers. They need to al rise a little higher so they can float on the to great wave with all mankind. Yes, we need it and that too before we will get it, judging the future by the past. We are today the poorest paid class of men In America. IN MEMORIAM. Sidney E. Graves departed this life about e- 6 o'clock last Monday evening, Oct. 25,1909, sr at the home of his brother, Mr. Alex Graves in in this city. The deceased had been in failid ing health for many months, and although so his disease was of that nature that left llte tie hope for his recovery, yet everything is was done to prolong his life, and If possible id restore his health, but all to no avail, o- 'Tis sad indeed to see a young man in the Jh prime of life out down, but alas, the young, le the middle aged and the old must die. Id Death is no respecter of persons. al Mr. Graves has lived in our midst for a RAYAral vears and has here a large family y. connection as well as hosts of friend3 who as held him in the highest esteem. He was a young man of character, self made, honest n and true; was substitute for a while for the th writer and none was ever more faithful, fcy competent and obliging in the discharge of 11- his duties. r- His work on earth is -finished and we ie trust he has gone to the reward of a good re citizen and a just man. His remains were d. laid to rest in Upper Long Cane cemetery id beside loved ones gone before. Beautiful it floral offerings cover the newly made grave ie ?sweetest emblems of love and purity. ie The bereaved ones have the sincere symjg pathy of many lriends. , of NEWS GLEANINGS ON BOtJTE 8. m The ladies and gentlemen of Lebanon w who attended gala week in the quaint old City by the Sea, returned home last week r much pleased with their visit. *r Birth?At Hamlet, N. C., Oct. 24th, to Mrs. J8 W. B. Pennal, a daughter. ie Miss Nelle McGaw returned home last ld Sunday after a week most pleasantly spent 8- in the city. ts Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Link were welcome ld guests in the city last Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Hill with their fine s. baby boy, J. C. Hill, Jr., were riding out on in route 3 last Monday afternoon. This is one a" of the prettiest and sweetest babies that n* ever made a father proud or gladdened the heart of a fond mother. re Miss Annie Williams has been sick for 2? the past week. She is some better at this ^8 writing. h- Mr. J. H. McNeill with hiason, Mr. F. 0. to McNeill, were in the city Saldday. a- Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bowen, of Mount CarJo mel, were guests in the city one day of last te week. n Our kindest congratulations and beat >d wishes are extended to our esteemed friend Rev. A. L. Patterson and his lovely bride. Miss Florence Patterson of Mount Carmel was shopping in the city last week. Lebanon's school is in full blast under t95 the guiding hand of that faithful and effl;nn cient teacher. Mrs. Ada C. Kennedy, hi Mr. J. D. McGaw has finished the Flat,ra woods school house, and this school will be lv' opened perhaps next week by Miss Geor,y. gia Kennedy. gg Mr. James Evans has been quite sick a ?i few days past. Dr. Neuffer in attendance, " j He is better at this writing. I Mr- David Gilliam we understand has le SALE DAY. Some Valuable Property Went Under the Hammer. Last Monday was Sale Day, and every thing combined to bring the largest num ber of our citizens to town. The weathep was ideal. It couldn't have i been more pleasant. The roads were good. The high price of cotton made a trip to town interesting, and many A. R. P's came presumably to dine with the A. K."?. ladies. ' The financial success of the dinner was ?reat, while it was most satisfactory to ' .hose who entered the eating contest. The ordiuary business was transacted, , iud all who came were in a good humor k , ith themselves and the balance of man- , kind.- 1 as a rule a great number on Sale Day in November indulge in a little of the fluid i that brings us victorious over all the ills of , life, but last Sale Day the arrests for J drunkenness or disorderly conduct were only five. 'j While the crops are short, yet the good price of cotton has kept up the spirits of mr people. The banks, we believe, jaever j had a greater amount of deposits, with .ewer demands for loans. The merchants are satisfied with their trade, and all i seems well. ?. Quito a number of second hand horses and mules were auctioned off. ' J The official sales by the Master were : 233 acres Wheeler Adams $2,900 bought i by J. Allen Smith, Sr. > 93 acres E. R. Tolbert, Jr., $800, bought by Tolbert. 106 acres of W. T. Cowan1 lands bought , l,,, O V SVtw on/I T Allan OmUK to TOK I Kjy x?. JU. va/a ouu u. ajiou uuuuu i 79 acres of W. T. Cowan lands bought by R. E Cox $2,025. 79 acres of W. T. Cowau lands bought by R. C. Brownlee $1,300. 104 acres of W. T. Cowan lancU bought by Rev. R. A. Hanson $1,450. House and lot of estate Elijah Jones I bought by J. L. Perrin $117. 180 acres estate Geo. Wallace bought by Stone & Burris $3,600. 155 acres estate Sam.Roblnson bought by T. J. Robertson $3,600. WILLIAM HOMES. i * f A Modest Preacher of Truth and Right- t eousnesS Has Passed Away. Willian Hodges, colored, brlck-laver and 6 stone mason, died at his home in Abbeville last Saturday morning, aged 67 years. The funeral sendees were held in th*e A. ? M. E. church on Sunday afternoon, in the 1 presence of a large assembly of colored | people, all of whom had great respect for ? the deceased, who was buried at Mt. Olivet cemetery. He baa been in usual health, and was at work at his trade on Friday. Between three and four o'clock on Saturday morning his wife discovered that he was sick. A. few minutes later he was dead. In life William Hodges was a preacher In the true sense of the word. During the six days of the week he labored with trowel and stone hammer. His work and his conversation savored with and exemplified the living truths which our Saviour taught. On Sunday he rested from the labor of his hands ana on that day he waer merely "a signboard preacher" who in his simple manner pointed out to his hearers the path which they should take at the parting of the ways. He had no great knowledge of books, and he made no great pretense at familiarity with the recorded words of the Holy Scriptures, and he assumed no familiarity with the Father of us all. He , thought that preachers, as well as laymen ' should not take 4he divine Name upon their lips except in reverential awe. } But In his humility and ic his ignorance ( of books, he knew as much about the great \ beyond as the most learned expounder or , the most pretentious preacher of thtf gos- j pel. In hip humble way he. taught by j precept and example, Industrious habits, and ne would instill into the minds and t hearts of his hearers the importance of tbe cardinal principles or trutn ana non- ( esty. He knew nothing of the learned speculations in which his better informed brethren of the pulpit are sometimes inclined to indulge. He preached plain truths In simple faith. At the time of his death he was 67 years of age. As a rule when a man lingers on his bed and is attended by a physician, the people know tbe cause of his death, but when a man dies suddenly as did William Hodges, it is customary to gratify curiosity by holding an inquest to find out the cause. In this case, however, there was no doubt that the old machine had run Its course and had stopped only when some part had given way or broke down. William Hodges, the unpretentious preacher of simple truths is no doubt wearing: a rich crown in the Celestial City. X. Y. Z. j FARMERS UNION MASS MEETING- < i Will be Held in Columbia on Friday Night of Next Week- < The following letter from President i Perritt of the State Farmers' Union addressed personally to each county union j president and to all others who contem-, plate being at the State Fair, will be sent ) out this from the office of the state union i secretary. It Is hoped that all who can i * * ' - *-J -J aMnrvfin/* /\ o /\P 5m_ Will aClBIlU ULUO uiccuug, (u iuhw1d ui ujiportance regarding the improvement of i the farmers' organization are to be con- | sidered. The letter reads: < "Dear Sir and Brother: There will be a | Farmers' Union Mass Meeting in Colum- . bia, S. C. during the State Fair, on Fri- ( day, November 5,1909, at 7: 30 p. m. The j Richland county court house will be used i unless otherwise engaged at that time. If i any change of place is necessary due no- j tice will be given. i "All the county presidents are requested ] to attend this meeting, and the invitation 1 is also extended to all members of the i Farmers, Union who expect to attend the ( fair. It is desired tohaveasmany mem- ] bers present at this meeting as possible, ] "The newspapers will give full informa tion as to reduced rates to the 8tate Fair. ; "This meeting is called to consider what j can be done to improve the work of our j organization; to set in motion some de-,; finite plan to build warehouses to be ready ; for use by next season; to take up the fer- , tilizer question and the planting of legumes to consider the advisability of establishing an experimental station in some one of the counties of the coastal plain belt under the auspices of Clemson College. "We hope that you will attend this meeting and try to bring some other union ; member aloug with you. "By order of the president. ' 'A. J. Perritt, "President S. C^State Farmers' Union. 'J. Whitner Beid, Secretary. the contract to Mr. Stuart Baskin, of Abbeville, to put electric iights in the "old Haskell" home at Turkey Hill, which he now owns and is remodeling and fixing up into , a cosy and comfortable home for himself 1 , and family. Our best wishes go with them i . to their new homo where they may live long to enjoy its comforts. List your real esta'e with me. Costa you, nothing unless a sale Is made, Robt. L. Link' * \ Sweethearts- | (From Woman's Home Companion.) Sweethearts come and sweethearts go According to the weather, But three there be as true as steel and loyal altogether. I fell in love, the first I loved? In fact, we loved each other, ' In holiest of sacred ties? My own dear gentle Mother. Sweethearts come and sweethearts go According to the season, But I know one who changes not, ; : Who loves beyond all reason, When first I saw her face, I found (And only love discovers), rhe sweetest wife that ever lived, And she and I are lovers. Sweethearts come and sweethearts go According to the notion, ^ ' ' ' ' But one there is whose little heart Is deeper than the ocean. i.nd o'er her little golden head God's angels surely hover, rhe truest sweetheart In the world, My own wee baby-lover. . ^ rhere's a place in my heart (or my old . true love, For the mother who first loved me. Lnd a throne of pure white for my heart'# delight. ? / For the Queen of my life Is she. Uid a wee little niche for the rosy-cheeked witch, Who is dearer than life can be; .'m in love. I'm in low, and I ever shall-be. * \ . ' Lnd I'm happy, so happy, with sweethearts three! CAROLINA MILLS IMPORT COTTON. Wessrs. Townsend and Smyth Buy East Indian Product - Begin with a Small Order?If Shorter Staple Proves Satis- yM factory Large Orders will be Ptaeed at Once. Colombia State. ! Anderson, Oct. 29.?President H.C. Town- tend of tbie Town send twine mills and Prescient Ellison A. Smyth of the Pelzer coton mill have placed orders for several lundred bales of East India cotton, and it s said, that other mills In the Piedmont lection have done likewise. i -< The Indian cotton is of a shorter staple/ ban the upland cotton but is as white and imooth. The mills are going to experi ent with this cotton ana If it works satsfactorlly, and the mill men are confident t will, large orders will be placed at once. , 3 The experiment is being made with this otton on account of the high price of , American cotton. v The Indian cotton was bought at 11% tents f. o. b. New York. The freight to' Anderson is 56 cents per 100 pounds* This otton can. therefore, be laid down here " or about 11% cents, while the American cotton is bringing 11% here now. The laving of 2 cents per pound will be a big tem with the mills and, If the experiment irrwoft RAflnfaftrirv arrancflm?nt? wfll ha nade to bring large shipments fronfSn In- \ lian port direct to Charleston, by which 25 , , /; lents per 100 pounds will be saved. Friendship and tatfe. By Elbert Hubbard. The desire for friendship is strong in * ? ' jvery human heart. We crave the oomjanionshlp of those who can understand. rhe nostalgia of life presses, we sigh for 'home," and long fpr the presence of one yho sympathizes with our -aspirations, : ?mprehends our hopes and isabfe to parake of our joys. A thought is not our own intil we impart it to another, and fche oon- , ., ' lesslonal seems a cryingrhfeed of-'evWy '". 3 luman soul. One can bear grief, but it takes two to >e glad. ^ : >: We reach the Divine through some ooer md by divldlng our joy with this one we iouble It, and come jn touch with the ETniversaL The sky Is never-so. blue, the ''? ilrds never sing so blithly, our acquis- i v iance are never so gracious as when we' ire filled with love for some one. else, . , i Being in harmony with one we axe- In * Harmony with all. The lover idealizes and Rothes the beloved with virtues that exist Dnly in his imagination. The beloved, is consciously or unconsciously aware of this ' md endeavors to fulfil the high ideal; and in the contemplation of the transcendent qualities that his mind has created the lov0IShould the beloved pass from th^j^?rth while such a condition of exaltation exlste, the conception is Indelibly impressed upon the soul, just as the last earthly view.is 3aid to be photographed upon the retina of the dead, The highest earthly relationship is in its very essence fleeting, for men are fallible; and living in a world where the material wants jostle, and time and change play their peaseless part, gradual oblitera^ tion comes and disillusion enters. But the . , memory of a sweet affinity once fully possessed, and snapped by fate at iissupremonent, can never die from out the heart, t All other troubles are swallowed up in this;. and if the individual is of too stern a fibre to be completely crushed into the' dust;J ' time will come bearing healing, and the ' memory of that once ideal condition will chant in his heart a perpetual eucharist. --AndI hope the world has passed forever /. from the nightmare of pity for the dead: they have ceased from their labors and are it rest. . .. But for the living, when death has entered and removed the best friend, fate has done her worst: the plummet has 30undedthe depths of grief, and thereafter nothing can inspire terror. At one fell 3troke all petty annoyances and corroding jares are sunk into nothingness. The memory of a great love lives enshrined in undying amber. It affords a bailast 'gainst ill the storms that blow, and, although it [ends an unutterable sadness, it imparts an unspeakable peace. Where there is this tiaunting memory of a great love lost, there is also forgiveness, charity and 3ympathy that makes the man brother to nil who suffer and endure. The individual himself is nothing; he has nothing to hope tor, nothing to lose, nothing to win, and this constant memory of the high exalted friendship that was once his is a nourishing source of strenght; it constantly purities the mind and Inspires the heart to nobler living and diviner thinking. The man is in communication with Elemental Conditions. xo nave Known an laeai inenasnip, ana had it fade from your grasp and flee as a shadow before it is touched with sordid breath of selfishness, or sullied by misunderstanding, is the highest gooa. And the constant dwelling in sweet, sad recollection on the exalted virtues of the one that is gone tends to crystallize those very virtues is the heart of him who meditates them. Judge Prince A Well Man. vJudge George K Prince came in last night from Williamston, where he has been spending some time drinking the healing wateis. He walked from the depot to his home, more than half a mile without fatigue. He has apparently fully recovered from his long illness. Thin news will be most gratifying to his many friends in Anderson and throughout the State. There is no man more highly esteemed in South Carolina than Judge Prince and no man more useful to the State. ?Anderson Daily Mail. ? / m.. . - .