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Mercy I IP REV- JAMES BOYCE H^uished Educator' successfu HP Preacher, Useful Citizen, SucB cmnbs to Deadly Paralysis. Ha the death of Rev. James Boyce. Hptdent of Due West Female College, Kwring so closely that of Revs. 1). G. Hdwelland 0. Y. Bonner, all of whom Be in the meridian of usefulness, Due suffered a great loss. While! Brek fiot a town in all this broad land Bt so large a percent of population Bk finished education, so many men of Bthdlon in proportion to its inhabitants, Bins of three such men even there, can B%b sorely felt. How true the expresBa: "Death loves a shining mark!" Barnes Boyce was born at Oastonla, N. C. Hpary, 25th I860. His father was Rev. Boyce and his mother Miss Rachel ^BfATInroln Hn r?rorlnoto/1 frnm Ft-cbinA ^Eege in 1878, and afterward received his Hdoglcal training in the Seminary at Be served as pastor of the churches at Rfrville, Ky., and Huntersyiile, N. C., Bcwhen from each of these places he was Bed to a broader field of usefulness, the H and admiration of those amongst Rim he labored attended him. Hhile in Kentucky, Oct. 17th, 1883, Dr. Hoe was married U> Miss Jennie Isabell Bmpson, who with four children, Mrs. Hes P. Pressiy, Misses Jessie, Mary and j^kel Boyce, survive him. ^ ,1890, Dr. Boyce was elected Stated 9H of the Associate Reformed Synod, position he held until the time of 5M1899 Dx. Boyce was called to the of the College for Womer: loSHTftt Due West. Successful as had Eitidstry in the pulpit, his quuliflt<eollege work was even more [Jnder his directing hand the and prospered, reaching a 1?broader level of expunsion j lime In its history. e Jaciiitiee for accomodating the ttfctendanoe upon the olase IH.Dne West College for women '^Tester and other accomodaA/\l? k A n l< JW^UC uuuui WA/n. VUKJ Uiraising jthe money with the large and elegant dorCollege girls, which now ?wn of Dae West. oendable purpose he suemore than $20,000,and with laid the foundation upon aaetegaat superstructure beauty and of adaptlbility i for whioh it was intended, md the bills were in, the 2S*ac estimate at a little lees than Hb. For the remaining unpaid portion SB eoet above $20,000 the trustees of the IB, tecaose of their patriotism and assumed personal liability, ^ gh President Boyce's efftrts togethH the* public spirit of the trustees, ^wpian's college has a dormitory of ^Hlimensions as will make it one of the ^ Imposing buildings in this part of ffiKate; and "which is the pride of the HA.It. P. chnroh, and especially HR (Wands of education in Ablargely through the influence of aSHent Boyce that the Due West College ra^Hman KaMmo nmnfirt.v of the A. 9 to this time when the college was sj^B > to Synod, it belonged to a stock ^^kny as organized by tho late Dr. J. IHRtiu__In the course of time conditions jgBaveloped that President Boyce with HBpprov&lof others felt wan-anted in ^ rtaking to bring about the desired ;? of ownership. Hjstock holders being lovers of the ^Kh were appealed to for help in makHfehe necessary arraignments for the ^Bfer ot the property. ^ neof the stockholders from love of j^Bhurch made to Synod a gift of their Others who loved the church equalmpvell had also the patriotic desire to SHtfin Due West ana in Aooevme county gHege that would be a pride to the Sy^Knd a benediction to all who might be i^Brtunate as to come within its influence up-building of the college at Due with its splendid dormitory, which gBdes all the modern luxuries and comHfaor students, is a monument to Presl^ Boyce, which in beauty and useful is not surprised. iSbe the death of President Boyce the Bel see of the College are continued as were conducted in his lifetime, Ike Board of Trustees will meet FebruJftth.neit Wednesday evening. The mo6t brtant matter to come before that body Htoe in referenoe to the filling of the Be made vacant by the death of MrBye. Of course no one knows who is to Bls^ucoesaor, but the names of various Bletnen have boen mentioned on the fl^t as possible recipients of the honor. Bog the samos bo mentioned: Ho. Brice, Chester. S. C. SmL. Henry, Chester, S. C. F'. J. I. McCain, of Rome, Georgia. SB't- Boyd, Anderson, S. C. Knox, Columbia, S. C. B has been suggested that the honor |B go toone who Is not in the pulpit. Hr. O. Y. Bonner was chairman of the ^ dof Trustees and Rev. James Royce member of the Board. Their absence Wipe meeting next Wednesday will be ^K-kble fact. They were closely as in church work, and were much HsUbd to each other i>ersonally. Like flRrud Janathan, they were lovely and >U)t In their lives, and in their death BE were-not divided. Hossesstd of unsullied character; of gen vet Inflexible will; of refined and edufjm taftte touching those graces with Bb college life should adom the young Jptudtmt; his labor was a labor of love; Irruits, ^UtUOU tvuu uuuuuaui/ ao incv but the proper yield under the careful I of a good husbandman. baparatively speaking:, Mr. Boyce was tung man. The glow of youth and r were still In his countenance, when hs shadow passed over it. He had jely emerged from the summer of his S. And yetln this short life, he had led a mission that can be comprehend in eternity. All who have gone out bis tuition and precept have carried with them, which light has grown iter as it has been fed by cantact with > of their kind. Transmitted from ration to generation, it will find its fess In tae great oeyuuu. Rery heart feels something of the sense ^ ereonal loss In the death of the good gHrho have lately gone out from among tfH'hough each of these deceased friends Hd say with the Psalmist, "though I ^Jthrough the valley of death I -will fflfeievil," yet the summons came so I II > so comfoiting. But we have more than words to assnre us that all is well with their recorded lives, and the memory of their good deeds and their good works are with us. The frequency with which men are sud denly stricken down admonishes survivors to put their own houses in order, for they know neither the day nor the hour when the summons may come to them. Besides these at Due West, other sadden deaths have occured. W. P. Wideman, brotherin-law of Mr. Boyce, was called suddenly during the Christmas holidays, after spending a day in pleasure at home with invited guests and kindred. Amid song and music, he said, "I feel so strange." That ?vas all. He fell to dust even while the anthem trembled on his lips. The Factory. Let us be open and frank for a moment and have a little heart to heart talk. Do you own property or are you engaged in business in Abbeville? Would you j not like to see your property enhance in value, or your business increase? Is it not our duty as citizens^to do what we can for our city. To be honest about the question, are we not at a stand still right now, or rather, are not slipping backward, though ever so slowly? How can we expect to grow unless we provide .some means of subsistance foi thosejwho care to pitch their tents toward Abbeivlle? It requires effort to build up these industries, but when once built they are here to stay, and they more than doubly repay the city for all its troubles of organization We simply cannot afford to "Rest under the shade of the trees" until we get across the river, in this matter of builJing up our city. But vou know this, and there is not so much use of preachments as there is need of ACTION! All aro convinced that we need something more in the way of induftries and it only remains for us to get busy. Some one says that Abbeville is "slow but sure". Even so. Towns that are slow but "sure" in this day and generation are towns that are slow at grabbing industries coming this way and sure to wind up in a state of "innocuous desuetude" in the next generation. We are still growing, you say. How long will we continue to grow without cf fort on the part of our citizens toward a greater Abbeville? The best thing in siprht just now for Abbeville is a new cotton mill. One hundred thousand dollars more per year put into circulation thru the instrumentality of another mill here would help us, don't you tnink? * Why is an acre of ground in Abbeville worth $2000.00, while an acre at Clat il?i- v 1? u o i a nno v*uituj o /v. luaus 10 nui in .piv.wi " tij Because in Abbeville there are banks, there are merchants, there are factories, there are railroads, there are doctors, there are lawyers, there are insurance companies, there are preachers, there tre tailors, there are shops, there are mills, there are people; while at Clatworthy's X roads there is the forest primeval. What we should do is to double all these. We want some good, old-fashioned growing panic to seize us. Did it ever occur to you that Cokesbury was at one time one of the largest towns within a radius of fifty miles of this place? Cokesbury was never troubled with growing pains, and now?well it is still visible from the railroad, and good people live there, too. It could have been Greenwood, had its citizens made the effort. A little push tod energy is worth just twice as much today as it is tomorrow. A town that is satisfied with its achievements is as dead as Sodom antl Gomorah, or soon will be. It only remains for the sands of the desert to cover its cadaver. A new factory with us just now would mean much. It would mean: $100,000.00 more money In circulation for Abbeville. A gicater j^opulation for Abbeville. A larger cotton market for Abbeville. More business houses for Abbeville. Free postal delivery for Abbeville and many other things that are worth having. It is in sight, should we lose it, it will be our own fault. Mr. Ailran'c Prohibition Rill til* ninvii v i vfiiifiiivii We publish in full Mr. Aiken's prohibition bill introduced in Congress lust week, proposing to make dry the District of Columbia. Mr. Aiken doubtless believes that owing to the fact that all eyes from every part of the nation are focused on the capitol city, that this place, above all others, is the proper place in which to try the merits or demerits of prohibition. The bill introduced, if enacted into law, will give the Wasliingtonians a working base for absolute prohibition. If liquor is sold in the district after the passage of this bill, the fault will be with the public oflicials and the people, and not with the law. nu ?_ t..i uii 10 luiane. Dr. W. 13. Simpson, one of Abbeville's physicians, is oft' to Tulane University for a post graduate course. He will study diseases of the tropics. Dr. Simpson stands well in his profession. He has been here only a short time but has made many friends and built up for himself a lucrative practice. * New Schedule for Seaboard. To go into effect on Feb. G, 1910. No. 33 due 1.15 p. ra., Southbound Vesti bule. No. 50 due 3.48 p. ni., Southbound Local. No. 41 due 2.56 a. ni., Southbound Ni^lit Train. No. 32 due 5.12 p. m. Northbound Vestibule. No. 52 due 12.53 p. ra. Northbound Local No. 38 due 2.08 a. ni. Northbound Night . - Train. MHMHiailliJ MM.m; FUMITIGN BILL T<? Prohibit the Sale of Intoxicati Liquors in the District of Columbi Be it enacted l?y the Senate and Hon of Representatives of the United States America in Congress assembled, that : j person, company, copartnership, associ tion, club, or corporation within the 1) trict of Columbia shall manufacture, stopfer for sale, traffic in, barter, exchange 1' goods, give away, or otherwise dispose any spirituous, malt, vinouf, fermente brewed, or other liquors or beverages, < any compound or mixture thereof wliii contains alcohol and which if drunk to e cess will produce intoxication, except i hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. Hint wholesale druggists mi lawfully sell in wholesale quantities retail druggists and to public o? eharit ble hospitals or to medical or pharamceu cal colleges, and in no other way and to i other person or persons, pure alcohol f medical purposes only, or grain alcoh to be used by chemists or bacteriologis actually engaged in scientiiic work, ai for such purposes only; and such whol sale druggists shall, at the end of ea< month in which any such sale has bc< made, file with the Commissioneis oft! District of Columhia astatement in writii under oath, giving the name of the pu chaser, the price paid, the date of sale, ai 4U/v /MMonftfi? Af f ha cnlfl LilC \|liauviu/ \'L UUV Sec. 3. That any retail druggi whose place of business is located with the District of Columbia, who is himself registered or licensed pharmacist, mi sell, in the manner herein set forth, pu aicohol for medicinal purposes only, gra alcohol to chemists and bactcriologis actually engaged i:i scientific work, ar wine to be used for sacramental purposi or religious purposes only, upon liling bond in the sum of five thousand dollar to be approved by the Comc.issionens the District of Columbia, conditioned f< the faithful observance of the provisioi of this Act: Provided, that nothing here; contained shall prevent such druggist fro using alcohol in compounding preseri tionsor selling medical preparations ma ufactured in accordance with formuli prescribed by the United States Pharm copoeia and National Formulary, whit contains no more alcohol than is necessai to extract the medical properties of tl drugs contained in such preparations, ar is necessary to hold the medical propcrti* in solution, and which are manufactun and sold as medicines and not as beverag* such prescriptions and medical prepar tions not to contain sufficient alcohol 1 require of the dealer handling tliem, pa meat of the special tax required of liqu( dealers by the United States Uovernmen Sec. 4. That no sale of pure alcoln for medical purposes shall be made I. any retail druggist except upon the pr scription of a regular practicing physical of the District of Columbia, who befoj writing such prescription shall make t actual examination of the person for whoi the prescription is to be written, and sha certify on the prescription that the patiei is in his charge, that the use of alcohol in his judgment, absolutely necessary 1 alleviate or cure the illness or disease froi which said patient is suffering, and tin he is not interested in the drug store I which said prescription is given. A druggists selling alcohol, as herein pr vided, are hereby required to keep biat lorms lor maiuug out uie cut uiiculu ax. proscription herein required. See. 5. That no prescription herei provided for shall be filled except upon tL day in which it is issued or the followin day, and no more than one pint of alcoh< shall be sold and delivered on any 01 prescription, and when such prescriptic is filled it shall not be again filled, but shall be retained by the druggist filliu same, and nt the end of the month in wlii( it Is issued it shail be filed by said druj gist in the office of assessor of taxes, JJi trict of Columbia. The delivery of sut alcohol sold under such prescription sha be made directly to the person for whoi such prescription is issued, oi*to the nh; sician, or to some person authorized I the physician, or, in case of a minor, 1 his parent,guardian,or physician, or son: one authorized by said physician. Sec. C. That any retail druggist who! place of business is located within tl l\.4 ,vf rAliiiviKifl mjv Invpfnllv c. 4VJI/ VI Vl'iuiuum w alcohol in quantities not greater than In gallons, to be used in the arts or f< scientific or medical purposes; and sue druggist may sell, in like quantities, 1 chemists orjbacterioh"gists engaged i scientific work, and tor such purpost only; and such druggists may sell 1 quantities not greater than one-half ga Ion wine used for sacramental or religioi purposes only. That any person desiriii to purchase alcohol for the purpose si out in this section shall sign a written < printed statement, giving his name, res denee, occupation, and the purpose f< which he intends to use said aicohol; an said druggist shall, at the end of eat month, tile vith the' assessor of taxe District of Columbia, all such statement with a certificate, under oath, that sa statements cover his entire sales for 11 month then ending. Sec. 7. That it shall be nnlawful I sell Mine for sacramental purposes, e: cept to a regularly consititm-d officer ' a regularly organized religious congreg tion or church. Any peison desiring I make such purchase sliall sign a writU or printed statement, giving ills name ai residence and the name and location of II church for which such wine is purchase and he shall certify that Said wine is to 1 used for sacramental or religious pu poses, and for no other. BPC. 0. J llitli Jill ouuennriJis ui |ji scriptious required by this Act shall be lilf monthly with the assessor of taxes, Dis of Columbia, who shall record and. prone ly index each item in a book kept by hi] for the purpose, which book shall, at o times, be open for public inspection. F< making such record the assessor of taxe District of Columbia, shall be entitled 1 charge and collect for each preseiiptic filed a fee of live cents and for each stut ment other than apresciption a fee of te cents, which shall be paid by the part filing the same, said record shall be j.lacc in the hands of the corporation counse District of Columbia, at stated interva of three months, who shall determir whether or not the provisions of this la are bein;: complied with, and who shn prosecute any |>erson or corporation wii may be deemed guilty of violating sai provisions. tec. 9. That nothing in this Actsha prevent the sale of wood or denaturen a coliol. See. 10. That any person who violate any of the prouisions of this Act shall I deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and uj on Conviction thereof, shall be lined in sum not less than one bundled dollars m mor s than live hundred dollars, or in prisoned at hard labor for a period of n< less than three months nor for more tha one year; and for the second offense or an subsequnt offense,'upon conviction there of. shall be imprisoned at hard labor ft not less than six months nor more tha two years. See. 11. That any druggist or ph] sieian who violates in "any way the pr" visions of this Act shall, in addition to tl punishment herein provided, have his I cense revoked for a period of not moi than one year for each offense. Sec. 12. That this Act shall take efi'ei twelve months after the date of;its a ppn val. See. 13. That all Acts and parts < Acts inconsistent with the provisions < this Act aie hereby repealed. SEEKS JUDGESHIP. Mr. J Rion McKissick Being Urged F< Judge of the Customs CourtA special from Washington to the dail papers of the State last Friday stated tlu Mr. J. Ition 5 oKissiek, now making li home in Richmond, is an applicant lur <>i of the judgeships of tde customs court. M ; McKissick is a graduate of the llarvar Law school and is fully qualified for II place. He has some very strong endorse lnents and hasa number of friends at woi I in his behalf. His friends here hope 1 will be appointed. MARRIED FOR FIFTY YEARS. j Mr- and fars- J H Williams Celebrate Their Golden Wedding, ng * a Daily Miul, Jan. 29th. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Williams of Abbeville celebrated their gulden wedding today at jthe home of their daughter, Mrs. J. It. 110 | Anderson, two miles east of the city. .a" Mr. and Mrs. Williams were married at jS" Williamston tifty years ago today. They lU; lived at Williamston for the most part unol"! til about twenty years ago, when Mr. y Williams moved to Abbeville to take the ; position of conductor on the Abbeville :).1 branch railroad. They have resided there 111 over since, and Mr. Williams, despite his x" advancing years, is still halo and hearty lis and on active duty every day. They have but two children, Mrs. Anderson, and Oapt. Henry Williams, division superintendent of the Southern Kailfa" way. Capt. and Mrs. Williams came, up Ll~ from Columbia yesterday afternoon. 110 Mr.and Mrs. Williams have many friends ?V and relatives in Anderson and throughout J: this section, and the congratulations to tsj this splendid couple on their golden wed^ ding will be numerous and sincere. L.j, The Press and Banner would add its .'ii congratulations to those extended by .the he Duily Mail, 011 the occasion of the cele'j? bration, by Captain and Mrs. J. N. WillMi ianis of their fiftieth anniversary. ! Captain Williams is affectionately known to the children of this place "Grand Pa a Conductor." As firm and uncompromisi.v ing in the discharge of his dnties as the !'e solid rock, he is never-the-less the soul of kindness. id Fifty years together as man' and wife! ps Let him who would pronounce marriage 11 failure, contemplate this couple stand0f ing in the golden glow of life's autumn, ar ripened in affection and sympathy! Let ,lb him look to their happy state with their QJ children rising up to bless them in their p- old age! And then, let him say, if there is anything in life more beautiful. ^ In congratulating Captain and Mrs ;li Williams the Press and Banner would al T most presume to speak for every man H; woman and child in Abbeville. id as ? 5 V- THE WAR OF 1812a to /.. . - Until Jackson's Great Victory American ol, Reverses Were the Rule>}, To the Editor of the Sun?Sir: In letters e- to the sun recently on the subject of the .n war of 1812. many points of interest have re been raised which will bo much talked m about when tho hundredth anniversary of m the war is celebrated. ill It does not matter greatly * hat the war ?t was about, what the results were, or any- , if thing else now, but those who are Interto esteu in history will be able to get some m accurate information and to correct some if popular misconeptions concerning the con:o flict by reading "The Military Policy of II the United States," compiled by the late 0- general Emory Upton and left by him as ik "a legacy to his country" and published id by (he War Department of the United States at the request of General W. T. iu Sherman, who "read and approved it." ie The accuracy of tho statements made in g it cannot therefore be impugned. I con>1 dense a few of them: ie 1812. When war was declared (June I81 >11 the total of the British troops in Canada it was less than 4,500 effectives, mainly old g men and invalids. The Uuited States re h gular army, numbering on paper 35,000. ?- was actually but 0,74 strong. In July Gens' eral Hull crossed from Detroit to Canada ill with 1,800 men. Without inflict*ng any ill damage he suddenly retreated to Detroit, in where August 16) "he was besieged, and y- without firing a shot he surrendered his >y entire force to the British, numbering 1,320 lo including <>00 indians. ie On October 10 4,000 Kentucky mounted millitia who had marched against Indians >e on the Wabash became seared by a prairie ie fire, abandoned their General and dispersill ed to their homes. re November 28 General Smyth, having n raised 4.500 millitia for a montn, started :h to invade Canada, but returned the same to afternoon. On December he crossed again in went a quarter of a milo and returned. r'B His army tlion disappeared. In General Dearborn assembled another il- invading army of 5,737 men to capture is Montreal, advanced as far as Lacolle River, if.' captured a blockhouse, and then w.nt into et winter quarters. Nearly all the millitia 3i' refused to cross the line. i- During the year 53,187 United States jr troops, including 15,000 regulars, accouiid plished nothingapainst 5,200 British, rii 1813. At Fort Meigs, where 1,200 Kens, tueky millitia were sent to the support of s, General Harrison, the whole of them were id routed, only 150 escaping. io May 27. At the successful repulse of the British at Sacketts Harbor the United Lo States millitia ran away after liring one x- volley. of At General Wilkinson's attack on Mona I real 13,000 United States troops, ineludto iug 5.C00 rrcruits, were beaten back by mi 2,( 00 British. id Writing on January 12 in regard to the ie destruction of Buffalo by the British, Genii, eral Cass said; "lam satislled that not more than 030 men landed at Black Rock, r- To oppose these we had from 2,500 to 3,000 to 3,000 millitia. Allexcepta few of them e- behaved in the most cowardly manner. ;d They fled without discharging a musket." t. 1814. During this year we called out r- 38.180 regulars. 107,053 militia, a total of ai 235,831). against 16.500 British. The utmost ill strength we could show in the shape of an jr effective force in battle was 3.000 at Lundy's s. Lane. to 1815. Genera'Jackson's victory at New >n Orleans, largely due to the wonderful e- marksmanshiyofhis Kentucky and Ten'n nessoe troops, wound up a disastrous and .y humiltating war in a blaze of glory." (d A great many-erroneous ideas exist in (I, regard to American success in the warIs fare on laud during the war of 1812. A ie great majority of the people of this eoun" hnvA h?un mlit/.ntoH in A rn??l*{r**iM ill schools are thoroughly of the opinion that 10 this war was on land and sea a seres of id magnificent victories won by inexperienced American citizen soldiers against sup11 erior forces of veteran British regulate. I- The plain, unvarnished truth is that the campaigns on land were with very few ex's ceptions a series of humiliating disasters m for the United States. [? The Capital at Washington was taken a and sacked, and this country was corner pclled to sue for peace and to accept it in l- a treaty in which our righteous grievance >t for which we had taken up arms w?;8 not n even mentioned. Xerophiagia. y Seneca Falls, December lGth. ()l HI ? ( n - - ...... ' Wear Cotton Underclothes. i (From Leslie's Weekly.) ie i_ Should wool, e itton or linen he worn next to - e the skin': wwol has its devotees, who would look on discarding their merino or flannel L-t vest or drawers as a risk of life. Medical opinion hits radically changed in recent | yeais. and now many, il" not most,doctors i)f favor cotton or linen next the skin, wool >f absorbs perspiration and retains it; it absorbs it with difficulty it first, but surrenders it to the surrounbing air with even greater difficulty, Cotton, on the other i hand, asks only an opportunity to dry, which it does as rapidly as possibly, the best plan in cold weather is to wear cotton or linen next to the skin, with wool IT iiiifni>i<liilliiiwr I h?J uvwil OVcllldps moistlll'A and cold, while the cotton absorbs the perspiration quickly and dries even more [v quickly. This it does without chilling the liody if the latter has an outer covering of is wool, in this climate where houses and li. offices are generally overheated n winter. iiiul the transition f ixmi indoors to outdoors d' is attended by a far greater change in 1(. temperature than in milder climates, wheie .. the nouses are not kept as hot as they are j I; in amcrica, it is better to wear cotton cr ie linen underclothes and to rely upon heavy outer garments to resist the cold idr, iBiaMiiAjMMiiii MR m MRS. BRADLEY CELEBRATE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY. Abbeville, January 15.?Special: The i most notable social event of the season was the reception given last night by Mr. and j Mrs. William Wideman Bradley, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of their mar-1 riage. Their home on Greenville street! was made most beautiful for the occasion, | i lif> moms mi t.lift lnwer floor beiner thrown I into one and decorated throughout in white and green. In the patlor the walls were draped with trailing Southern smilax, and in the bay window a large wedding bell of meline and maidenhair ferns was suspended. Here Mr. and Mrs. Bradley received their friends. They were assisted by Judge and Mrs Klugh, Mr and Mrs James F. Bradley, Mrs Sallie Bradley, Mrs Eugene B. Gary, I)r. and Mrs G. A. NeufTer, Mr and Mrs W. P. Greene, Mr and Mrs J. D. Kerr and Mr and Mrs Hayes, of Elberton, Ga, and Mr II. T. Tuston* the venerable father of t he hostess. Mrs Uradley wore the same dress she wii3 married in fifteen years ago, a handsome ivory satin, made with the square train and the balloon sleeves, so styiish in those days. Her veil was prettily caught with carnations and a diamond pin, and in her hand she carried a large bouquet of carnations and maidenhair ferns. Mr Bradley wore the same suit he wore at his marriage, a Prince Albert. In the sitting room a handsome collection of cut glass presents were displayed. This room was also handsomely decorated in white and green, the smilax being artistically used, Receiving in this room were Mrs Wyatt Aiken, Mr and Mrs C. J. Lvon, Mr and Mrs W. D. Morrah, Mr and Mrs P. B. Speed, Mr and Mrs W. E. Leslie, Mr and MrsC. D. Brown, Mr and Mrs Renwick Bradley and Mrs Fannie Thomson. In the dining room a'profusion of ferns were used in addition to the smilax, and here al6o several handsome vases of white narcissi were used. The punch bowl was in this room, ana Misses xsiancne uary and Maude McClung served a most delectable hot Scotch punch. Receiving in this room also, wore Mrs. W. P. Ferguson, Mrs. Maggie Latimer Bullock, Misses Mary and Fannie Starke, and Miss Eliza Gary. Throughout the evening delightful refreshments of salads, sandwitches, potato chips, pickles, olives, and celery were served. On each plate also was a dainty glass of| Chariotte russe. Mrs. Bradley is known all over the country as a most excellent housekeeper, and the dainty things served last night attested her excellence in this direction. 1 Fifteen years ago Mrs. Bradley "was at- ' tended at her marriage by Miss Corrie McClung, Miss Mamie Swift, Miss Florence Henry, Misses Mary and Rachel Hemphill, Miss Ethel Roper, Miss Florrie Henderson, Miss Sallie Lou Arnold, and Messrs. Frank B. Gary, James F. Bradley, Henry Bradley, E. L. Reid, K. B. Wilson. Mr. Wideman, and Walter D. Tusten. Most of these have long since married and changed their homes, but last night there were present Miss Florence Henry, now Mrs. NeufTer; Miss Mary Hemphill, now Greene; Miss Corrie McClung, now Mrs, Kerr; Miss Mamie Swift, now Mrs. Hayes; Miss Rachel Hemphill, now Mrs.' Fred Minshall. Of the gentlemen there were present the Hon. Frank B. Gary and James F. Bradley. Several years ago Mr. and Mrs. Tusten, the parents of Mrs. Bradley, celebrated their golden wedding and gave one of the most delightful receptions ever given in this city. Last night the daughter celebrated her fifteenth anniversary and gave one of tho most delightful receptions given since the parents gave their reception. Something over iive hundred invitations were sent out and a large crowd was present last night and the hours passed most enjoyablv. The many friends or Mr. and Mrs. Bradley wish them much happiness as they journey through life and hope they may live mauy years to enjoy the good things of this life. Among those who came from a distance to attend this reception were Mrs. Alice Bradley and Mrs. W. T. Bradley, of Troy, Dr. and Mrs. Wideman of Troy, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes and their two handsome sons of Elberton, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Morrah, of Bellevue.?News and Courier. >. BENEFITS FROM EXTERMINATING TICKS. Practical Advantages Realized in Areas Freed frcra These Pests The benefits of exterminating cattle ticks are being realized in a very practical way in the parts of the South that have been freed from these pests and released from quarantine. Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the United States bureau ol' animal industry, in his annual report recently submitted to the Secretary of agriculture, has the following to say on this subject; "An investigation recently made by the bureau in this territory shows that great irupovemcnt has already resulted from this work. More cattle are being raised, and a better grade of breeding stock is being introduced; calves grow faster, and cattle put on flesh more rapidly during the grazing season and go into the winter in better condition because of the absence ' of the ticks; they can be mirketcd with- f< out quarantine restrictions, and higher g pi ices are being obtained; dairy cows give p a larger yield of milk, mid vulues of ranu c lauds are enhanced. As'de from its own observations, the bureau has received from ? persons in the released territory numer letters and other expressions confirming p the foregoing facts and testifying to the Si great benefits following the extermination q of the ticks. e "ihe difference between the prices f, realized for cattle from the tickinfested h region and the prices of cattle of similar grades from above the quarantine line g ranges from ?2.25 to *5 a head at the s< principal northern live-stock markets, $j without taking into account the improvement in quality and weight of cattle be- r causo of the eradication of the ticks. As ? more than l.OOO.OUO cattle from the quarantined area are annually sold'in these markets, it can easily be seen that the ex- L termination of the ticks means an annual t increase of at least $3,000,000 in the prices l, obtained for southern cattle sold in north- L ern markets. In addition to this, the in- ^ crease in prices of cattle sold locally in L the South would represent a large sum. J This local increase has already been found \ to amount to from >3 to $15 a head in the territory recently freed from ticks. An agricultural official of one of the Southern : States reports that calves in the tick-free ^ nrun lo-i.wr incf- rlrtllhln t-.hu m ice that can be obtained for similar calves in the tick-in- , fested region. .1 "Heretofore it has been impracticable to [ improve the quality of southern cattle by ^ introducing line breeding animals from 1 other sections, because such animals were liable to contact Testis fever and die unless ^ protected by inoculation. Furthermore, . it is impossible for animals to attain ? (food growth and to thrive when they are y heavily infested with ticks. With the r Luadicalion of the ticks, however, the ^ southern farmers are enabled to produce good breeding animals and to improve the f grade ol' their stock." l ^ ^ ^ i A SPELLING PAODIGY- $ a Little Mazie Gregory, at Three Years of ? Age, Can Spell '"Big Words " l Greenwood can boast of a youthful prodigy almost as remarkable as the little q son of ihe Harvard professor Who, if ho lives, will bo the youngest graduate ever e turned out from Harvard and who at ten '? years of age had mastered integral and . iiifforont.iiii culciiliis and some other things beside. ^ This little girl, Mazie Gregory, is the f throe year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. '< E. Gregory, and is a prodigy so far as spelling is concerned. Although she cannot speak plainly, her pronunciation is that of a normal child at her age, she can spell u large number of words, words of three or four syllables. Her father had her on the jr streets" yesterday and in spelling some big 0< words, he stated" that a few clays ago her tj mother "tried her out" and she spelled two y hundred and forty words before missing \ one. Little Mazle seems to be entiiely normal in every other respect, she is a healthy, mirthful, little girl of three years with a ihhhm ^ V. Bees Laxative C A Pure, Wholesome and Harmlesi palatable to the taste, it is equally f ?1- ~ x 1. ?4. ?n rpy, rna f Pli Ill Li! C HCaiUiCUl Ui ail JLUivut, vi; and is especially recommended for opiates, narcotics, nor poisons of aj Good for Youi Cuts the mucus, strengthens the i and vitality to the respiratory orgai by its gentle, laxative effect upon tl the accompanying predisposition to i We have so much confidence in the me that we guarantee it to give satisfaction or from your dealer and if it does not do all w PREPARED JOHN W. KENNEDY & O C. A. MILFORD & GO. . SOUTHERN J THE SODTB'S 6EFi Unexcelled Sinning Car Service Through Pullman Sleeping Cs Convenient Schedules Arrival and Depart No. of TraitiB. 106 Leaves for Greenville 108 Leaves for Columbia ? 110 Leaves for Greenville i 112 Leaves for Greenville 114 weaves lor woiumoiu ? 107 Arrives from Greet w< 109 Arrive* from Greenvl 111 A irives frrm CoJumbl 113 Arrives from Colunibi 115 Arrives from Greenvil For full iDfcrmatlcD'as to rate?, rrutes, Railway Tirket / J. L. WEEK, Asst. Gen. Pa>-8. Agent, Atlanta Oa SCHOOL : Tablets Inls General Schoo Speed's Dri muI of singint* and shows generally that he has a most remarkable memory. Her arents moved here from Columbia in ictober. w During her "inteiview" with the Index Ej lan, she was tried on such words as bureau" and "beautiful" which 9he j| ronounced as "bootiful", and they were r.uiinri nnrr<??tlv. Charleston. Orcncreburcr freenwood and such proper names were TW asy for her. She counted correctly to 100 )r the Index man and probably would ave gone further if hadn't stopped her. When told by the Index man that he was lad to have met her,and to come back to Be him again, she lisped, "Thank you, Ir, I will." Ho harleaion asd Western Carolina Ry a Schedule In r ffect Sf ptr mbtr 12, 1118. j Pally Pally D"ll} j >v AutfUBta 10 10am 4 3opm 6.80un. kr MiCormlck.. ll.oGaro 6 38pm 8.U>iqj _ ,v McL'orroloa 8l&>m HQ ,v Calbonti Kali*... 9 25-ini ,r A n'tprcfin 11 Qnatp H iv MoC'o-ttilck ll.Miuru 6 -18pm t *.r Greenwood 12.57pm 7 30pm ir\Val?rioo 1.28pm /\ .r Lauren* 2 00pm UIl( Ex. Sun. ,v Laurens 2.85pm 8.10..m .r Fountain Inn... 3.17pm 9 23am irOreenvttlp 4.CK)pm 10.20-m V Laun-tih 2.3*1 pru TW ir Woodrufl 8 ISpra irSpHrlwi'bnrt.' 4 05pm iv Mpurtuoburg 8.25pm (6o. K> ) .r'Lieudersonvilie 8.13 pm u nnutm c u iv Axhevllle 7.iX)aru (So. Ky.) Ill tr Hendurson vlile 8.0-5nm AAA ,v Spartaubnrg 12 20pm (C.4W C. Ky) v Woodruff 1 13pm lr Laurens 203pm 26( V Uretuvll.e I2.20i>ui 4 30i>m Kx.?ui>. .v Fountain Ino... 1 04pm 5.25 pm ir LnmeiiH 1.4ftpm ti.25i>m iv Lauren* 2.12pm (C N. A L.) .vCHntou 2.82piu T.i ir Newberry 3.20pm ir Columbia 4.Worn COUl it Cbariewtou 10 Wptn _ ' . ,v Laurt-DH 2 82pm C A W (..) ir (yroenwiu'd S32pm 6?5ati W8D t> A:'dern<in 4.0 ipm iv Calhoun Fh'Ih... 5 :4pm ir McCorm ok 4 R2;>m T.52"iD 6.4-5 >m a .V MuCormlck 4 32. on 7.Mum f>47 m I ,r Ancn-tH ft !5om fl.'tt*m 9.3 >pi S( lid lbr?iuvh nulne betweer OretuvI:lean I h*rl Hion via Laurens and Columbia. ol* , Tr'-woekly P.iloee C"r Line between Au- pat)' n-t* ami AMievllle. Trains Nr.*. 1 ar.d 2 av?i AnetiHla Tnesdaj?. Tburt-da>? siid Hat- m rdaya. Leave Abbeville Mondays, Wedueii- T aya ami Fridays. V Note?The above arrivals aDd departures, as ^ nil convection* with oti er compaules, are | I vet) hi Id forma dun. and are uot guaranErnnot Wllllame, U P. A|rt . AuKnptB, Oa. -m~* R. A. Rranrt. Tratflc Managnr. ^ Notice to the Public. Ik All persons are hereby forbidden from (^"/h unting find fishing on tho lands of the e. a. state of W. K. Bradley, aud the lands of -- ..e a l\ v,,,n<l \fm-\r .t i iu rocuto vi o. \s. xuuiift uuu v., oung. Tho above lands aro situate in bbeville and Greenwood Counties. S. T. Young, -E. C. Young. on it Executors. Fai B. F. Bradley, s . ... - ? , -fjhofr. - '***' .' ' ' V. / -ii it iw lothers Endorse It Children Like It - i ?ough Syrup 3 remedy, being pleasant and rood for children and adults, iest and Bronchial troubles, children, as it contains no ly kind. tig and Old nartQand civea victor is. Removes the cough, and le bowels, rids the system of cold. irits of Bees Laxative Cough Syrup refund your money. Buy a bottle e say your money will be refunded. BY O. Chicago, U. S. A. , Abbtville, S. C RAILWAY. iTEST SYSTEM, tr8 on all Through Trains. on all Local Trains. . ;ure of Trains. ' :jj at 5:35 h.iii. it 8:25 a.m. at 9:55 a ru. at 4:05 p.m. it 6:25 p. m. ?cd at 7:56 a.m. lie at 9:40 a.m. a at 11:35 a.m. a at 5:20 p. m. ' . lie at 7:50 p. m. etc., ODDeult Dearest Southern igent, or J. C. LU8K, UIV|BIUUt rOBP. Charleston 8. C BOOKS Pencils r L 1 Supplies. ig Store. I OFFER "or Sale celling and Store in the city of Abbeville near 8. A. L. Fhops. Price $2,000. The very place for a man wanting to do email mercantile business. U86 and Lot corner Church ,ud Tanyard Street* This house s new, well built and hat) six rooms. 'rice $2,000. UBS and Lot in Mt. Carme h located in the best section of the own. Price $550. 6 Lot on corner of Orange and v Lemon Streets, beautifully located * level aud well draioe<]l $500. 0 Lots near Wardlaw 8treet, two minutes walk from Graded School; Dear in, and a bargain at $500 each. A^res one and one-fourth mile from City limits, price $2000.00. ) Acres land near Mt. Carmel, S. C., price $2,600, possibly enough wood on this place to pay for it. \*t your Real ate with me aud e to nee me. If you want to buy I jor can get what you want. If you t to sell I canfind you a buyer. T mIaa attil a<>II oil IrlnHa rvf * X tllBU uuj auu OCU an aiuuo Ui Stocks and. Bonds. ^member I represent the Equitathe strongest Life Iuuurance Com* y iu the world. M. S. Link fflce over Milford's Book.Store. h Laxative Cough Syrup contain* no e or n nicotic. Ii In 8 gentle, easy Icxhby whlcb It driven tb? cold trom the m nnd at tbe came time beat? It rltatlon c tbnat ami ntops tbe couch. Hold by Mlllord A Co. hedul*- for Da*- HVttt Hallway, riilug Irate leaves Due W??t at 10:30, !nu train leaves Dae Weal at 4:40. TbeM i< meel tbe morning and evening lrolnt ie jouiiaern at Donalds. monger# can go oat from Dae Wnt on veclng freight train wblob Iwtm Do#