The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 02, 1910, Image 12
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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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."
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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
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RAILWAY.
iTEST SYSTEM,
tr8 on all Through Trains.
on all Local Trains. .
;ure of Trains.
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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. ' .
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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.
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!nu train leaves Dae Weal at 4:40. TbeM
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