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The Press and Banner
W. W. A W. R. BRADLEY, Editor*.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
^-Published every Wednesday at 12 a
year In advance.
Wednesday, Nov 17, 1909.
Study of Foreign Languages Increase
Trade.
N Thomas H. Norton, consul to Chemnitz
Germany, is responsible for the statement
that the systematic study in foreign languages
on the part of the youth of Gor ?
many in capturing thejforeign markets of .1
tiie world.
The plan Is being adopted throughout
the empire and the business people are enthusiastic
over it.
Provision for teaching English and
French is made In those public shcools that
correspond to the grammar schools here
in this country. The number of students
taking these languages is growing rapid- f
ly* nov
The effect of the knowledge of foreign jjjg
languages, it is stated, in gaining and ^
holding the trade is of incalculable value. j
The consul states further that in Chem- tjja
nitz it is required of any young man be prj
ginning a business career that he be mas mo
ter of at least one other language besides fr0
his mother tongue. tha
One reason why the United States has 0f,
so little influence over the trade of iier own to.
possessions and over adjoining Spanish ^Ur
territory is in the fact that there are no tur
traders among Americans, or rather that
there are so few traders among Americans.
No one can give any logical reason why vo\
the bulk of Cuba's trade should not come j
to the United States, and yet it is plain to 0;,
the traveler that Spain still holds prj
the bulk of trade. Ask any of our people mo
who have visited the "Pearl of the Antilles ^
where she trades and they will tell you an
that she trades with Spain. as
We have such resources at home that we ^
have not found it necessary to lift our eyes or
beyond the horison. But this cannot last an]
always. If the South would be the richest ow
people it must look after her trade with
the neighboring territory. CU1
Cuba alone, is a rich isle and if the south ^
had trades to do the work she might reap ^ht
a rich harvest from this source alone. mu
The people of the South, though, have the
heard of the name "Dago". That word is sty
a synonym for all that is worthless, and in i
consequence every man that speaks Span- [s j
ish and has an olive tinted skin is produc- sai
tive of no good. inc
With us Spanish is not a polite language (je,
and because we do not know how to bar- or,,
terinthat language we lose a world of or
rioh trade, ' ^
The South, especially, should teach the
Spanish in her schools. With contiguous 0>w
territory speaking the language, we might
learn the lesson that Germany teaches us cuj
and, even at this late day, try to wrest the acr
trade from Spain held by her for centuries. or
and turn it in the direction of the United tifl
States. Z
The Spanish language is just as beauti- TOj
ful as the French language, it is easier to ^
master, easier to pronounce, so why not ^
study Spanish? We study Latin and
Greek in our schools and it is well. These ^:
should be studied before the modern lan- VO)
guages provided that the pupil will not ^
stop at the Latin and Greek. If either the ^
Greek or Spanish is to be sacrificed would j
it not be better to sacrifice the Greek? paj
If the student can take both, then all is w
well but if ho mustJ be left out of the
curriculum which should it be? job
People should be constanly on the alert 0f
lest they fall into "The Path of the Calf". chc
The lad packs his trunk and starts to col- (ja]
lege because it Is the fashion, He buys j
him a "dinky" cap because it is the fashion
He breaks his head trying for the foot ^ai
ball team because it is the fashion. He me
studies just what is set before him be- j
cause it is the fashion. avc
There are more crimes committed in ng(
the name of education today than have ?0,
been oojnmitted at any time since history jje
was }in the making. Boys study that afft
which will never help them, when they are
might study something else that would but
serve the double purpose of mind training cqu
and increasing capacity for bread making fou
But we all wait fop some one to take the Sas
initiative. Should school begin?Some for
school with prestige?then we would begin doi
too, but?well we are in the Path of the
Calf. 1
m cur
W. Cameron Forbes, grand son of Ralph rec
Waldo Emerson, is the present Governor con
General of the Phllipines. His inaugara- j
tlon will take place on the 24 Instant. da]
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china, 1
cut glass, 1 IIV J
crockery,
glassware, Jobb
toys and dolls,
BOOKS,
MAGAZINES.
Post Cards ^ ai
At
Mrs. Abbeville Hous
City and Coun
Dear Madam:
, They say that
S. C. , that he smi
that famous Easter
Stew,'' and they al
was served was ( 4B
king. Everybody in
thing especially go<
comes from the *'1
which is carried in
Yours vei
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On the Batt;
and tlie artil
its colours. 1
flies at the L
The ?
Pb.one
Plural Voting Splei
ho way they vote in Soxony is an ination,
and would make a man scratch Qn
head dozens of times beford he would ]
on an election.
Ivery citizen who has an income of more
n $666 per year; or who, as a public or w
vate official, has an annual salary of
re than $595; or who owns real estate ^
m which he derives an income of more ^ '
n $524 per year; or who owns real estato (jonc
svhich more than 18.77 acres are devoted g
igriculture, forest culture, or fruit cul- atej,
e, or more than 4.94 acres to horticul- qJ
e or vine culture, has the honor of j
ting four votes instead of one puny a
le vote, as each of us does. No one can flre
a more than four votes. ^ai
ivery citizen who has an anuual income
more than $524; or who, as a public or sjjjr
vate official, has an annual salary of an(j
re than *442; or who derives from t^ie,
entiflc or artistic profession or pursuit jt
annual income of more than $442 (such { ,
lawyers, physicians, university profess,
engineers, artists, literary men, etc.); gave
who owns real estate from which his
aual income is more than $387; or who
ns real estate, more than 9.88 acres of jt
ich are devoted to agriculture, forest jron
ture, or fruit culture, or more than 2.47
e8 to horticulture or vine culture has
s honor of voting three votes. He is a
ich sought after elector in Soxony and
> politicians shake his hand in proper or
*e' t box
?wo votes: Every citizen whose income t-ck)
more than $381 per year; or who, {is a
aried public or private official, has an M
ome of more than $333 per year; or who, wag
rives from his business or profession an
lual income of more than $333 per year wftg
who owns real estate or has the right
the use of the same, the income from ^
Ich is more than $297 per year; or who opin
ns real estate, more than 4.94 acres of
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ich are devoted to agriculture, forest unjE
ture, or fruit culture, or more thau 1.23
es of which are devoted to horticulture
vine culture; or who has a school cer- jf
cate which would entitle him to the jegg
nimum of one year's service in the armv
ies two votes. While this Elector is not face
much sought after still the politicians saJ.E
p to "shake" when they meet him on
s street. He is assured that his vote towi
vorth as much to them as any ones yQU
s but the tactics of the politicians just :yc
ore elections do not well bear out such gom
iurances. ajrir
'he fellow who is 25 years of age and we .
:b taxes in any amount may vote one forn
HiP vote Is hardly worth looking Haz
er and politicians who are on to their artj(
s waste very little time with this class 1 C0lir
elector. He stands* about as much jugt
mce as a snow ball in?on a summer
r' here
U6t imagine yourself iliuginga ballot to
tune of four! While that fellow you or ^
re in mind can only throw one little
azly ballot! over
ust imagine what a complication the
srage politician Tfould find himself up even
linst did this system hold in Abbeville
inty! And do you know, one man said
would like to see just such a state of
lirs here in Abbeville County. There Ifi
others who would like to 6ee it too, meai
; they never will. If any man in this j gran
mtry thinks he would like to throw,toou
r votes, it behooves him to start for goes
;ony at once and become naturalized, claic
he will never have the pleasure of wori
ng so in South Carolina. to m
able
'he transfusion of blood as a possible worij
e for pelagra in its early stages was
ommended by the Southern Medical
vention held recently in New Orleans.
Se
arrnere Union will meet the first Satur-' T?ocl
r in December, December 4th. j Cock
[<. L. Dargan (
ing and Retailing.
id ioc Goods in all Lines.
sbeville, S. C., Novem
ekeeper,
ty.
when President Taft W2
led very broadly whei
n South Carnlina di
so say that the China
assett'' China?the CI
South Carolina, when
3d to use, buys Basse
Dinnerware House of
open stock by
y truly,
THE.R,
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an dii;
Lefields of Busin
lery of results \
The enemies of lc
iead of our colui
lerr
o.
idid Home of Miss Maggie Brooks
Burns.
i Inst Saturday night at one o'clock
residence of Miss Maggie Biooks was
>vered to be on fire. Before the fire
ade could roach the place the house
almost destroyed.
>t more than 12 or 14 feet from this
50 is another which was in eminent
arer. On the other hand was the resi:e
of Mr. Wm. Graydon. It caught
ral times but the blaze was immedi;
extinguished.
i account of the proximity of these two
5es to the burning house it looked for
lile as if the entire row would go. The
lighters have never done better battle
l in this instance. It is to their credit
entire row is not in ashes. Burning
igles were carried up in the vortex and
fell blazing hundreds of yards from
lire.
is understood that Miss Brooks had
ranee amounting to $3000 on house
furniture. Very few things were
d, owing to the time of the burning
fire had made too much headway
re it was discQvered.
is thought that the fire originated
1 defective wire or wiring.
Taft Luncheon.
>w will you, "Thoughtless, uninformed,
lalicious newspapers" put iu the pi
all that stuff concerning those meal
3tS?
oshington has been written to about
id Waslungton says it's 0. K. Atlanta
asked about it and Atlanta says that's
way she does things. New Orleans
voa i i nefnrl f/> cov Virvixr oft a rll/l a r? fl
i cvjutoutu WV OU/ i?V TT OUV VUU UiiU
r Orleans says Columbia did as she
Savannah also on being asked her
lion says virtually the same thing, so
i in your feelers all ye "thoughtless,
iformed or malicious" sheets and forthat
you ever dreamed "Old Ben"
tit have some right on his side.
there is a single one of you thought,
uninformed or malicious quartos who
the temerity to say anything in the
of what Washington, with a big "W,"
i, and of what Atlanta with a big "A,"
i, and of what a few other seaport
is say, then you are squelched, do
understand? Squelched!
>u see it was this way. There was
e doubt about the propriety of manig
the affair as it was managed, and
'ordered off" to Washington for fnlation,
just as we "order off" to Rouse^
zard, Chicago, fox- razor blades. The
:le mailed from Washington was, of
se, better than anything around here,
like Rause Hazzard's razor blades are
;r than any our hardware folks sell
in South Carolina.
>w, do you "thoughtless, uninformed,
alicious," little bivalves begin to see
. ker of light? If you don't then turn
the shop to the devil and crawl into
hell box, Oh you son of a?Good
ing ladies!
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Anent Beggars as Vagrantsi
man doesn't work and has no visible
us of support, he is arrested as a vat.
If the same man should go around
ir houses and beg, or if he braznely
upon our public square and proas
his own triflingness or inability to
: he escapes arrest. This would seem
ake an infernal beggar more respectthan
is the citizen who is too lazy to
:. Run the beggar out.
For Sale.
veral thoroughbred Barred Plymouth
c Cockerels, one Rhode Island lied
;erel. Price $1 each. F. C. DuPre.
' STOVES,
^O# RANGES,
ENAMEL WARE.
TINWARE,
HOUSE
FURNISHINGS,
\ \ NOTIONS.
Post Cards
ber 17, 1909.
is in Florence,
i . . i
i ne was servea
sh ' ' Pine Bark
from which it
lina fit for a
they want somett
China, which
Ameri ca,'' and
> L. DARGAN CO.
i
_i i..i IIII..II
ig by (
ess?in the triump]
vin the day. This
iw prices have been
nn.
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The "Frno Lance" has had enough talk ^
about Pelagra, Consumption, Budonic; _
Plague, Small Pox and Bugs. | _
The "Free Lance" asks; What is to bo *
done tbout it all any way? When conventions
and conferences of speciaists show
that about 35 per cent, die from cancer and
I kindred diseases: that 50 per cent are car- _
| ried off by tuberculosis in its dozen forms, I
ana tnav tne rest aie iroin aiconoi uiiu | f
drugs, there seems little chance for get- "
ting out of this world in the good oldfashion
way.
Suppose the people quit reading medical
almanac for a few years and skip the long
accounts of Pellagra, leprosy, tuberculosis v
and the other new and terrible diseases
that are ready to pounce down on us, and *
let the learned physicians discuss them to "
their heart's content. Then in the home r
let not disease be mentioned any more u
than vice in its most hideous forms. Let h
not neighbors give the details of the j,
"worst cold" they ever had, or that "mis- .<
ery" in the back or side, or that "swimming
in the head," when the stomach is
loaded enough to make it sink. 3|
Do not buy headache c-ures, tablets that I
g' ves you an appetire, another tonic that p
makes' the food digest and then a cath- Q
'artictoget rid of it all. Talk health and p
| happiness, laugh of! bad feelings look on cinlrnnfo
nc o cnlf.i'mnnCflrl uin n irinlntlAP
OIVyAUCOO UOU O^ll'lUJ^/pUVI Qlll) U> TIVIUWIVU
of well understood laws. Eat plenty of a
plain, wholesome food with a liberal allow- %
ance of good things, do not be afraid of. the
night air, let it in your bed rooms, drink f<
all the water you want, have regular p
hours of going to bed and getting up. Lay d
aside all cares and troubles when the sun rl
goes down and throw all physic to your 3
neighbors dogs t?nd live healthy, happy
lives. Do that and you will make home
bright and happy and drive off the fear of t<
all these dreadful diseases. u
The "Free Lance" is giving us some ii
good advice in the above expression. We ''
do see to much of Pelagoa, small pox, con- D
sumption, ect, now-a-days. When a little '
brown place comes on the dack of the ^
hand ^e throw a pelagra fit immediately. n
If we have a sore mouth, the jig is up, we'. 1
ve got it in the last stages. As the medi- h
cos renumerate the symptoms we find h
that the whole chain is around our neck J
Little wonder is it that so many of us are J
hypochondriacs to-day. If we read the 0
papers and at the same time are troubled
with a bad liver, there Is no other possible [
/?? ? A A ?V%AM in <4 K n V?nr\ litrAi* non Ik
uuu uunic, i\. man witii a, uau nici vau
can easily imagine that he haa any thing ?
from pelagra to warts, nor does it require 4
any great stretch of immagin?tion either.
If wo could .take the advice offered by 1(
the "Free Lance" we would be Infinitely
better off. How much happier would we
bn if we knew nothiog about these things.
Wo make up aur minds to let pelagra
literature pass but tomorrow we will pe- f
ruse a paper in which is an article headed |
'Pelagra Cnred" and, of course, that is the
very thing we yish to see most, and so ^
we will read it
We pay full price for our civilization, for
our great strides in knowledge, we pay full .
price. *
POOR LAND.
A Colloquy between Boggs Wide- .
man nnd Ab Atkins '
Ab Atkins, colored, was at work on o 1
piece of very poor long cane grit, plant- I
ing cotton, when Boggs Wideman made
his appearance. ' J
Says Boggs, "Adkins, what in the devil
are you doing here?" (
Says Atkins, I'm planting cotton' boss,
dont you see!" =
"Planting cotton in these rocks?" querries
Boggs. (
"Sure thing!" say Adkins.
Says Bogrgs " you are the tijrgest fool
I happen to know, and I know several.
"Why says he," Adkins, if you were to die
and they were to bury you in this field,
unless they filled your grave half full of
stable manure you would'nt rise Jubgement
day!
"That- that-that certainly is poor
land," says Atkins. a
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Home of Mr J. W. Rykard Burns.
On Friday evening a fire was reported y
in the direction of Greenwood. Later Mr.
Rykard heard a rumor that it was his ?
house. He telephoned to Greenwood but v
could get no reply and remained in town
over mgnt noping uiac tne rumor was
false. On Saturday morning, however, he t
recived a message confirming the rumor, j
He lost his home and about all he had in
it. Those at the home were fortunate n
in saving all the corn.
Mr. Rykard contemplates building again
He had 110 insurance.
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One of His Best Acts. I
One of the best act of Major McMillon y
was that of last week, when his interview
with some street preachers, were induced v
to shake the dust of the city from their
feet. These men spoke where the crowds
obstructen the side walks and they made
assertions about the people which were insulting.
We believe they called themselves
missionaries, and that they acted
like missionaries, or their agents, in
handing around the hat.
The Dead Letter Department now re
ceives 10,000 dead letters per day., llie
oflicials may think this "some pumpkins",
but about the first of each month just as
many dead letters are passed around hereabouts.
They contain duns and are as.dead.
as the conventional herring, )
A Delightful PartyMrs
Jimmio White intertained quite a
number of the younger set to a delightful ltbirth-day
party at her home on last Mon- r
day evening.
Game and music were the leading amusements,
and refreshments were served
in the dining room. \t
Mrs White is a splendid hostess and
euery one present injoyed the evening to
the fullest.
Mrs. Fannie Kearsey, of North Augusta,
C., is on a short visit to her mother,
Mrs. Martin.
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3ur C
lis of our trade?1
house has earned
driven from the :
Lture
ABB
Tou get your money's worth!
r your money back at the
tosenberg Mercantile Co.
Buy your baggingand ties
rom the Rosenberg Mercanile
Co. and save money.
Forced Into Exile.
Wm. Upcburcb of Glen Oak, Okla.,1
/as 8D exile from borne. Mountaiu
ir, he thought, would cure a frightful
urig-rackiug cough that had defied all
emedies for two years. After hx
tinntha he ivturoed. death dogging
lis step*. "Theu I began to use Dr.
Cings'H New Discovery," he writes,
and after takiug six bottles I am a*
118 ever." Jl fc>Hvr?s luuunnuua
early from desperate lung ditea^es.
i)fallible for Coughs and Colds, It dixiels
Hoarseness and Sore Throat.
!ures Grip. Bronchitis, Hemorrhage*1,
i^thniH, Croup, Whooping Cough.
Oc. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaruteed
by P. B. Speed.
There Is nothing better thRt we hnowol
>r all ftldoey ailments than Plneuiep. These
Ills are really excellent In any case of ecld
ey trouble. For weak back or backache,
tietnna?'c troubles, etc.. they are unequalled,
old by C. A. Mil ford <fc Co.
Money Comes in Bunches
3 A. A. unisnoim, or ireaawen, jm. x.t
ow. His reason ia well worth read g
: "For a long time I suffered from
Qdigextion, torpid liver, constipation,
icrvoufc-neRH, and general debility," he
/rites. "I couldn't sleep, had-no apatite,
nor ambition, grew weaker evry
day in spite of all medical treatment.
Then used Electric Bitters,
'welve bottles restored all my old-time
tealth and Vigor. Now I can attend
0 business every day. It'sawonderul
medicine." Infallible for Stomach,
jiver, Kidneys, Blood and Nerves.
Oc. at Speed's drug store.
Been Laxative Cough Syrup acts so prompfy
because It gently movea the bowels, wblcb
1 toe best, and Id fact tbe only way to cure a
old. It lingers In tbe Ibrnat and beala and
Hays inflammation. Sold by C. A. MUtord
; Co.
See oar raincoats and overcoats before buyag.
The L. W. White Co.
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59ME to the CARNIVAL!
our Free Acts Twice Daily,
hear the Band. >.
?ee the Trained horses and
the high Diver.
Look for the Big:
^ed Sign and U. S.
"lags in front of
:he Store.
> cts. Calico while it
iast for 4 els.
Dear Friend: I take this me
.re one of the ereat manv who h;
C> J "
hank you heartily for the courtes;
It is possible that during the
ou are dissatisfied with. If this
our money back. I want to keej
yhat you don't want somebody ell
I wish to call your attention I
he history of this store. I want
f you wait until the rush and exc
nake your purchases, as most of i
be disappointed in not being ab
I have been in business for te
nd find this to be a fact, and hav
am going to offer special inducer
ou bargains in Men's and Childre
fhich you have never heard tell ol
Men's $18.00 Suits, in all co
Young Men's Nobby Suits, rc
Men's Hats, in all the latest s
Men's Brogans, regular $1.5i
Women's Shoes, regular $1.5
Women's latent Leather Sho
Webster's Dictionaries, conta
o cents Tablets while they la
Tar and Castile Soap, regulai
And 1,000 other things too i
In this sale, during the month
>wn and who purchase $25.00 woi
ome early and get your pick.
Keep in mind the Great Can
ovember 15th.
Thanking you for past favors,
fpgt Look for the Big Red Si
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olours!
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svhere the cannon of quality
its victories by standing by
field?and the low prices still
y-X 'pS
I rs mr>a n \r
EVILLE, S. C.
Ud t# tie Hour!
1
\\J
E aim to keep this store stocked with
' ' everything" that you can want as well '
as with everything that you need What is I
nlH ar?H -nassp we crpt rid nf. what is old and
good we retain. Again, what is new and .
trashy we reject, and what is new and good V
we take up.
In this latter department we have just put
# l;.
into stock the latest thing, in the shape of a
new 7-Jewel Watch with a price sensationally
low. It is called the
Ingersoll-T renton
ahd is guaranteed fully and dj C
strongly. Size 10, Men's Models
Same movement in 10 and 20 year gold
filled cases, $7 and $9. '
.
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It Is worth a call, If only to Inspect',
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Johnson, The Jeweller.
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' UIJ;?BARKOOT AMUSEMENT f
Will be /#? Abbeville for one
h uiciMn'iiiD _, l<ist for 4 cts?''..
H. WEINRAUB, The Bargain King.
ABBEVILLE, S. C., November 6, 1909.
:ans of thanking you for your kind patronage of the past. If you
ive visited my store since I have had the Gigantic Sacrifice Sale, I
y. My business has grown larger than I ever dreamed of.
rush of business and excitement you have bought something that
be true kindly notify me and I will exchange the goods or give you
d up my reputation of doing "an honest business," and remember
se does.
:o the fact that I want to make November my banner month during
you' to do your holiday shopping during the month of November,
itement of December is on you cannot get satisfaction when you
the goods will be picked over. You are, therefore, more than apt
le to get what you want.
n years in Abbeville and also in business for many years in Texas,
e learned the value of cash buying and cash selling. On this basis
nents to get the trade to come to my store. I am going ta offer
n's Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods and Dress Goods, the like of
f before.
lors, while they last l'or $10.08.
gular $8.00 l'or $3.98.
shades and colors, regular price $2, while they last for 98c.
0 for 98c.
0, while they last for 98c.
>es, regular $2.50, while they last tor $1.79.
ining 32,000 words, for 9c.
ls + f*Ai? Q /tnnfu
C7 V 1V1 t/ VVUI.O* UH
5 and 10c, while they last for 2c a cake. H
uinierous to mention.
V
t of November, I will pay railroad fare to those who are cut of
rth of goods from me. Don't wait until the last minute to trade.
. i
rival that will be in Abbeville for one week, beginning Monday,
I am yours, H. WEINRAUB.
ign and United States Flags in front of the store.
t