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The Press and Banner. Published every Wednesday at two dollars a a year in advanee. Wednesday, Feb 16, 1910. For Sale. 200 bushels Unknown peas. The L. W. White Co. Reaching Out R. M. Haddon & Co. are reaching out for ? business. They call attention in this issue' J to their large stock of ladies goods. You may rest assured when you buy goods from this old reliable house you will get the very best that your money will buy. Xew Schedule f??r Nenbonrd. lu Feb. 6. 1910. No. 33 due 1.15 p. m. Southbound vestibule. No. 50 due 3.48 p. ti<. Southbound local. No. 41 due 2.56 a. m. Soutbbouud nlgbt train No. 32 due 5.12 p. m. Northbound vexlibule No. 52 due 12 53 p m. NortbbouDd looal. No. 38 doe 2 08 a. m. Nortbbound night train Cotton Seed. Hagen's Improved Big Boiled Cotton. It is a thrifty cotton; limbs well and fruits well; makes a pound to forty bolls and makes more cotton to the acre than any other cotton I have found. I can pick onethird more in it than in any other cotton. Nine out of ten that has planted this seed will not have any other cotton. No ether seed is allowed in my gin house. Seed $1.25 per bushel. For further particulars write to W. A. Hagen, the Originator, R. F. D. No. 5. Abbeville, S. C. Cabbage Plants. J. W. McKee, Sr. will furnish you all kinds of cabbage plants from now on. Varieties to suit this soil. Plants from Young's Island, where the finest plants in the world are produced. McKee has them. Fur Male. i Eggs from ? floe strain of Rhode Island j * Red fowl*: $1.50 per setting, i J. Allen Smith, Jr. Wanted. To buy two or thrte tous good h->m -'alsed bay. Ainob U M>me Co. Wanted. Want all travelling uarpeoters p'essp stay | awt?y Irom l olbmbla. Home <>f our c?rptu- j tersare in the*tr?-ei now?lothlDg to do. (Signed) Carpenters District Council, St Columbia, S. C. i Wnnied. i To sell one good tecond-band top butgy ( and harness; one secondhand two-hors* wagon ; one ?-x'ra good three or four-borse Fish Bn s wagon. Amos B. Morse Co. ORPINGTON CHICKENS FOR SALE. < I have some Orpington hens and several < cockerels which 1 will sell at a reasonable j price. 1 W. W. Bradley, j Those who have an unpaid account with us, we urge to come in and settle same by March 1st, for we will need the money and we wish to wind up the affairs of the old oonoern on that date. Yours very truly, The R. L. Dargan Co. Funeral of Mrs Clary Will be at 4 O'clock Mrs. W. F. Clary died after a lingering illness at her home here on yesterday morning, Feb. 15. She had been ill for a long time. Last summer she spent much of the time in - Augusta hospitals, where she had gone hoping to recuperate. She leaves a husband, Mr. W. F. Clary, ana rour cnuareu. Mrs. Clary has suffered much, yet she was one of those who rarely complain. The funeral services will be conducted at the Baptist church today at 4 o'clock. ike (jwic club. The regular business meeting of the Civic Club will be held Thursday afternoon Feb. 17th at four o'cIock in the club rooms. A full meeting is desired. < By order of the President. Mary H. Green Secty. MUNICIPAL "CANDIDATES. FOR MAYOR. I hereby announce mysell as a candi- , date for Mayor of the City of Abbeville, ' subject to the action of the Democratic primary. WM. P. GREENE. We are authorized to announce W. G. CHAPMAN as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Abbeville, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce M. B. SYFAN as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Abbeville, subject to the action of fKa <virQfin nrimorv U1V 1/VLUWlUUV j/iliAlUi jr . We are authorized to announce J. E. JONES as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Abbeville, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. DR. E. P. MtpLINTOCK DEAD. Former Pastor of Newberry *A. R. P Church Passes Away. Newberry, February 13.?Special: Dr. Ebenezer Pressly Mct'lintock died at his home in this city at about 11 o'clock on Saturday night. He had been in feeble health for the past several years, and the end was not unexpected. Dr. McClintock was born June 11, 1845, near what is now Ora, in Laurens County, in the bounds of Bethel A. R. P. congregation. After attending the schools of the neighborhood he entered Erskine College, graduating in I8bl under the presidency of Dr. E. L. Patton. The College exercises were interrupted that year on account of the War Between the States, and the young men left the institution in May to join the Confederate army. The class of '61, however, were afterwards given their diplomas. Dr. McCliutock entered the Confederate army and made a brave soldier. Following the war, in 1807, he entered Erskine Seminary, having previously connected with the Second Presbytery as a student of theology at Bethel, his former church. After completing his theological studies he was licensed by the Second Pr esbytery at Prosperity, S. C., in July, 1869. He did some missionary work in Mississippi and Kentucky tor four months, and was then sent as supply to Thompson Street and King's Creek churches in Newberry. On May 17,1870, Dr. McClintock married Miss Elizabeth Jane Young, of Due West, daughter of Prof. John N. Young and Eleanor Euphemia Strong. In Dr. McClintock's work Mrs McClintock has ever taken deep interest, and she has been a great help to him in his arduous labors. To this union live children were born, of whom only two survive. TJi^McClintock was chaplain of the James D. Nance Camp, United Confederate Veterans, from the organization of the camp untU the time of his death. Dr. McClintock is survived by his wife and two daughters? Miss Euphemia, who is president of the College for Women, Columbia, and Miss Mary Law, who is conducting a select school for young ladies in . Boston. Both are graduates of the Women's College, of Baltimore. ' ^ MOT Clin tHas tnv. What "M" Sees and Hears on His ^ Rounds About the City and Along Route No. 3. Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 10,1910. Under the auspices of the Daughters of Confederacy a most enjoyable Valentine party was given in Rosenberg's hall last Monday night. Admission fee was 25 cents which entitled one to all amusements inside, music, games and dancing, also to de licious refreshments which were served f during the evening. Proceeds for the ben- I efit of the D. of C's. " Miss Kara Keaton of Antreville spent a few days of the past week with Mrs. Lambert Caldwell. A number of farmers are buying mules and horses, and hauling guano getting ready to make a big crop of ? cents cotton. Don't lose your heads about planting tikis year. Keep close to the shore, and doirt spread out too much, or you will be in the "soup" next fall. un last Saturday morning as the R. F. D. boys went out the sight that greeted their eyes was beyond description. All nature was clothed in crystal beauty like so many diamonds glistening in the sunlight; from the tiny blade of grass to the giant oak all were gorgeous in their brilliant winter dress, but soon, ah! soon, their beauty was gone, disrobed by the welcome rays of the morning sun which shone out bright and beautiful, in striking contract with the preceding day which was gloomy and dismal. Do you tnow wnere to nnu ivir. doer. Edmunds? Well just go a little beyond the Eureka Hotel and you will see the best fitted up blacksmith shop you have seen in 2 a long, long time; everything first class. He is fitting up a number of stalls to keep f his customer's stock in that come to his v shop to be shod, so as to protect them from winter's cold and rain and summer's heat. X This is a good step in the right directirn and one that should largely increase his business. Don't forget to call on him when in the city and you will receive a hearty welcome. The Acker Building and Kepair Company have lined up alongside and can fill your bill in their line or build you a dwelling on short notice. Two good firms close together. One will fix you up in wood, and the other will band you around with iron. Mr. J. M. Lawton still holds his grip on the lumber business near the S. A. L. depot and will always give you the best material at rock bottom prices. "Competition is the I life of trade," and in all vocations of life the man who hustles is bound to have his c share. fc Abbeville is extremely quiet just now and news is scarce. The play of St. Elmore last \ Saturday night gave our citizens something to break the monotony of everyday life. The play was fine and the opera house filled with an appreciative audience. Query?"Why are all the fine plays presented on Saturday nights, as is generally the case? NEWS IS SCARCE ON BOtfTE.3. Measuring Party at Lebanon Manse J next Friday night. Half a cent for each inch of height. All are invited to come. | The patrons along the rural route are 1 matching on to "no pennies in mail boxes after the 15th of February, 1910," that is, the carriers are not required to take up mail unless pennies are "wrapped," put in small boxes or envelopes, so as not to de- t tain the carriers in "fishing" them out L singly, or one by one; in short the, whole meaning is that Uncle Sam wishes the 3 patrons to buy stamps and stamp their own mail, as he is afraid the "licking" of so many stamps by the carriers will give httom c/mm nAtv Hicancn norKona ber tongue," or something worse. Get into line and buy stamps and please the carriers, and comply with Uncle Sam's orders. Mrs. Edwin Parker entertained last Saturday afternoon at a pleasant children's party. About a dozen children were present and a few "grown up" people also, rhe blinds were closed and shades drawn, making the dining room dark, save the r oeautiful shaded lights that cast their soft f shadows o'er the room adding beauty to the fairy-like scene. The table was beautiful in the artistic arrangement of its decorations. The sun shone brightly without, while the happy _ tiearts of the children reflected Its sun- 7 3hlne within. Delightful refreshments were served and r< ill had a jolly good time. Mrs. Parker is ai charming hostess. h ???? p COURT DECIDES TILLMAN CASE? " ^ t< rhat it Favors Young Mrs- Tillman, Cl Belief in Columbia. u Columbia, Feb. 12.?Information from a reliable source is to the effect that the a suDreme court has decided the Tillman tl case, and the feeling is that the decision favors young Mrs. Tillman. The decision b will probably be handed down Monday.? Anderson Daily Mail. It seems from the ubove, If true, that ^ Dur people have worked themselues up p into an unnecessary state of excitement C aver the provisions of on obsolete law. ^ A little of the history of the law under t which the children of B. K. Tillman Jr. & were deeded to his father, would perhaps ^ throw some light on its purpose, and t, relieve this state of the odium of retaining a. cruel and unjust law on its statutes The law was originrlly passed in England in the time of Charles the Second, at a time when the rights of the land lord 1 left few rights in the father of the child. Even the purity of the tenants home was not safeguarded against the over-powering land lord, and the tenant had no legaj . redress. The old English law was enacted to prevent the land lord from binding out a child against the wishes of his parent or t father. It was, however, stated positively x enacted to give the father the right to t bind | out or deed his own children. s When the lands of this State came to ue I from the English Crown, many of these t old laws came to us also, among them this H law giving the father the right to deed * his child. It has perhaps been reenacted ^ even in our statutes, and it has not been t blotted out by any act of the legislature; t still the law is obsolete from lack of use, ; and probably at no time was intended to I over look the rights of the mother in the 1 possession of her children. ^ The law of this State, as we understand it, make* the best interest of the child * the ilrst requirement above the right of either parent. Then in settling the question of guardianship or ownership, the question arises first between father and mother as to who i6 best suited morally, financially and otherwise to care for the children. It seems then that it should first be decided that neither of those are suitable persons to properly care for the children before the rights of a third person could be set up. If the above information be true, it seems that many newspapers outside of this State were in error in pointing the linger of scorn at us. The same law that has been so condemned is also the law of many other states, perhaps of some of those states from which criticism has , come with loudest censure. I It is not suprising that even so astute 1 a layman as Senator Tillman might misunderstand the appliation of this old law, if it is a fact that it has been so misconstruted. No body has honestly doubled his purpose to do the best thing possible for the good of the children while many question his judgment in the matter. JNo unprejudiced person after reading his statement to the court can question efforts to hemonize the trouble of these youngj people as much in behalf of ihis I daughter-in-law as of his own son. H e did not spare his son in placing the n n r T\ o m n. i uargan? Our Big 20 Per Cent on contiued all through 1 the last day =OUR R \ After March ist this business will md in addition to our lines of China, Glassware, Tin and Enamel Ware, vill put in a full and complete line o HARD^ We are going to keep what you jrice as low as it can be bought. anyi ^oing to give to Abbeville City and C vhich will be second to none in the { We Will Nee. % \nd to get it we are going to con ^larch i st. Some lines we are going to clos >roideiies, Je^lry, Ladies' Belts, To ill notions. Drop in ind see In jjL MMI k ?sponsibllty. The only question of law Involved is as not Senator Tillman sought to accomlish his end by appe il, first to an obiw' second to a law that is not applicable ) this case. nuamBa Then if this law is applicable to the | ase in hand is it wise for the legislature I , -? mvivlfv it bv amendent if there is no I TlT # m. arm In it? Has the legislature not made I we , mistake in taking action in advance of tie courts decision. If the law is objectionable would it not e better to kill it out right? Charles Rice, a nigger who escaped from lie Abbeville chain gang, was arrested tj 13 tt elow the city Friday after-noon by De- XX. Jtv. Xli uty Sheriff M. M. Stuart and Mr. lharles Bruce. He was locked up here ending the arrival of the Abbeville m uthorities. The nigger was serving sen- f ence for assault and battery with intent E 0 kill, and had been made trusty. He ~ . as sent to the spring for 'water, and ever returned. A reward of $25 had ieen offered for his capture. 1 Chase & Master's Sale. 0 rhe State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. I Kiugan'i Court of Common Pleas. H \ r> "Rrnwn Plaintiff", against Hattie Brown, Defendant. By authority of a Decree of Sale by I Sealship he Court of Common Pleaa for Abberille County, in said State, made in T1 he above stated cane, I will offer for ale, at public outcry, at Abbeville C. 3., 8. C., on iSalesday in March, D., 1910, within the legal hours of ale the following described land, to National vit: All that tract or parcel of land, iituate, lying and being in Abbeville O; bounty, in the State aforesaid, conairiiiiK ONE-EIGHTH of One Acre, nore or less, and bounded by Jerry Mitchell, Julia Brown, and by War I Canned aw St., being the lot purchased by 1 flattie Browti from Julia Brown, on If fune 2, 1908. Tormu nf Knlc?f'ath Pnrnhnnpr tn >ay for papers. R. E. HILL, Master A. C., 8. C. Fl'CSll J5 The "Square Deal" Store You get a square deal here be- Til* TTnac cause the good3 are right, the JiJM , UciS! prices are right, the treatment is right. T1 We train our clerks to be as particular for our customers'interests as they would be in buying for themselves. So you pet, always, the freshest goods, and the purest. We allow TTnn, no other kind to be sold over our JL?I . XltJISi counters. Some delicacies have just arrived, F< among them a consignment of rare ELECTA COFFEE for those who appreciate quality. This brand has no equal for true 9 coffee excellence. Slow cooking and XH Eg Other exclusive Klccta processes, are ? an improvement on anything used B by otlier coffee importers. The sealed tin cans keep all the delightful coffee aroma In, and all -i the dust and dirt out. J Get a can today so you will have it for breakfast f :=*> tomorrow. L. T. Miller, Abbeville, S. C. . . -5 ' ' ... fL r /IA^ lil). i) ill 1U0 Mi i the Dollar Sale will be Ibis month, closing on of February. EASON= [ be known as The Dargan-King Co., Crockery, Cut Glass, Sterling Silver, Stoves and House Furnishings, we f WARE. want. We are going to have it at a ;vhere in South Carolina, and we are ounty an up-to-date line of Hardware State. d More Room tinue this 20 per cent. Cut Sale until \ e out entirely?Hosiery, Laces, Emilet Soapi, Talcum Powders. In fact dw far 80c will go. Cj 5 ID IOC Have Added a New Line ef the \LL CO.'s Electro Brand toffee, Teas and Spices Sanborn Coffees & O and Tetley's Teas a specialty. I 3 arris and BreAkfast "Rnonn nlwnva nnnoalo tn ?-???v.j w kvo; all. Oysters lis Oyster comes to us with the flavor of the sea still retained. The Oysters are packed in ice and necessarily they are very delectable. I Biscuit Co.'s psterette Crackers, Uneeda Biscuit, Nabisco Wafers etc. Goods you are in doubt as to your menu call up 75 and ask for some of our Canned Soups, Beans, Beach Nut Bacon, Corn, etc. read and Cakes Daily re have a Bakery that is the best in the up-country. Our Bread and Cakes are baked in a sanitary place. Everything as clean as care can make it. Powders for Stock lis is the time of the year that you should feed powders to your stock. This powder will increase your milch cow's flow one-third. s' Panacea :>r Poultry. T. Miller PHONE 73 I V AIKEN REPLIES TO EDITORHL. Charging Congressional NepotismThe Editor of the State, it seems largely with a view to bringing out the facte, charged Congressmen without exception with nepotism and petty graft. The art" icle was by way of comment on the employment by Senator Tillman, of his sou B. R. Tillman Jr. as his secretary. As the article made no exceptions, Congressman Aiken spoke out in his own behalf, whose letter we publish along with The States editoral in reply. THERE ARE MANY EXCEPTIONS. Congressman Aiken Appoints No Relative? to OfficeTo the Editor of the State: Because of the wholesale nature of your editoral charging congressmen with shame less nepotism, I feel impelled, in defense of my own good name, to suggest that you should make some exceptions. In the light of a recent article by your Washington correspondent, you at least should have excepted the representatives of youi own State who, without exception, are not guilty of nepotism even iu the smallest degree. Speaking for myself this was a pledge that I made the people in my ini* ' ? ' ? ~ ~ a Jn Uaiim T hot'fl Uttl WlJVttBSi ULIU up iu bilio uuul x now never so much as favored one of my relatives in any degree, directly or indirectly. I regret to make such personal allusions, but a wholesome charge can be met only by a direct statement. Now I am sure that you would not willingly leave the impression on the minds of your readers that their representative! are without exception guilty of petty graft. But such you have branded the practice of nepotism, and you made nc exception. I believe, in fact, I know that you are mistaken as to the practice of nepotism by the whole body of congress. The instances are the exceptions. I believe, as a general thing, where relatives have beet appointed adequate service has been rendered, but I do not mean to take on myself the defense of the whole body or ever of our own delegation. I am anxious thai I be not [included in that wholesale charge. I have paid my secretary every dollar that I have drawn from the treasury for clerical hire. A few wealthy congress men pay their secretaries their own sala ries in full, in addition to the pay foi clerical hire. You say: "They are all guilty, or nearly so, except those who are wealthy and wht do not need the money." I am not wealthj and I need all the money I get honestly but aside from my stationery and mileage which I presume you would not put or the list or small graft, I have no public in come other than my salary. Wyatt Aiken, House of Eepresentatives, February 8. Let Other Congressmen Speakin the light of Representative Wyati Aiken's letter, -which we print today. Th( State is quite willing to admit that, frorr one point of view, its language aboul "Congressmen and Nepotism" was Ux sweeping. More of them are guiltless ol nepotism than we had thought?perhaps a respectable number ace guiltless of it Moreover, what we have said may be fur ther qualified by the statement that Rep resentatives less than Senators are addict ed to the habit of appointing their kin dred and persons who perform no labor tc offices incidental to their own positions. Nevertheless, the article was writtei with the facts before us of nepotism prae ticed by half a dozen congressmen repre senting various States. The practice is certainly common, however we grant thai it is not universal, and it excites no pro test that we have heard of from the inno cent Congressmen. Such being the case it follows that the Congress, as a body winks at it and if it be wrong the stigmt attaches to the whole body of Congress men. If it be not openly condemmed b) the Congress, it receives the tacit appro bation of the Congress and the burden ol proof is on those individual Congressmer who have not been guilty of it to cleai their skirts. We repeat that the offense has been of occurened so frequent that th< public has been justified fin assuming thai Congressmen do not regard it as offen sive and if Congressman Aiken has inno cently suffered, the fault lies in the failure of the Congress as a whole to clear its skirts. Representative Aiken "squares himself in this matter and incidentally performs a public service in so doing ?he draws at tention to the abuse and inferentiallj condemns it in the strongest terms by establishing his own freedom from particl pation in it. We have reason to bolieve that other members of Congress froir South Carolina are equally innocent, bul we are not going to concede it In advance of their denials because we wish to elicit other such letters as that of Mr. Aiken, letters tending to wipe out a custom, whici brings discredit upon the whole Americar Congress, by directing public attention tc those responsible for it. Mr. Aiken has done his proper part in correcting the abuse; now let others fol low his example. When we know who are the innocent, even though they be a ma jority, we shall also know the names ol that minority ipho expose the ^Congress tc the accusation.?Columbia State. CURB CHAT BYTTUVE REPORTER The following has been handed in for publication. Passengers coming on the South ern Sunday night complained of the lack of accomodation on Captain William's Vestibule. It was stated that the cars were cold and dark and general discomfort prevailed. An observant man who is a competnt judge of such things says the school Trusters should employ someone who is experinced in such matters to inspect most thoroughly the High School building before it is paid for. The mar insists that the job is shoddy a nd before a great while much mony must be spent for reoair. The roof, he says, leaks, cracks are over several of the windows; some ol the upper floors are shaky; the stairs are poorly arranged being so near the ceiling on the first landing that a man of average height can not pass up them withont hitting his head on the ceiling above. Are these facts? Let some expert examine and say. Clemson and Laurense have gone to work in a business like manner to have the Anderson Greenville Electric Lino extended to those points and they will probably get what they want. Is any one in this neighborhood fool enough to tnink that the road will come to Abbeville without a strong pull to get it here? Mr. Editor haven't you expended about enough hot air on the new cotton mill project? Some cold cash with the right man to push the project would secure another mill for Abbeville right away. During the next six weeks 6000 shade trees should be set out on our streets. We have cut down some trees dug up some. We need more shade trees all over the town. This afternoon at tho residence of her Uncle Mr. R. M. Haddon. Miss Alpha Haddon and Mr. F. L. Riley of Evergreen Ala. are to be married. The wedding ceremony will be performed by Rev. E. B. Kennedy. A few friends and relatives of the family will be present. The bride is one of Greenwoods popular young ladies possessing many noble traits of character and has made many friends during her brief sojourn here. Mr. Riley is one of the leadidg Merchants of Evergreen Ala. He is a graduate of Howard College and a Nephew of Dr. B. F. Riley of Birmingham whn crnrlnfl.lv ! ed years ago at Erskin College. He is now j eniinent Divine in the Babtist church. We congratulate Mr. Riley in being so j fortunate as to win one of South Carolinas I fair daughter*. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and proom will leave for a Northen tour and after March the 1st will be at home to their friends in Evergreen Ala. Among the out of town guests will be Miss Elizabeth Riley Mrs. J. B. Powell and daughter of Evergreen Ala. From Greenwood a nnmber of friends are expected. "V-iS*~v.y I -y-' ... . -r ? :;l I , tow RATE, HIGH SPEED TELEGRAPH MAKING GOOD. Two Months' Actual Service an Object Lesson In Possibilities of Rapid Au tomatic Wiro Communication. "Revolutions" are as common In c the field of Invention as tj?ey are among South American republics. The ? result is that people have grown skeptical. The mere assertion that a revolutionary discovery has been made Is no longer sufficient. The epocb making invention must "make good." J This the thousand word.a minute telegraph system known as the Telepost has done on the line opened two months ago between Boston and Portland, Me. On/ the occasion of tbe formal inauguration of the Telepost the mayor of Boston handed a fifty word message to the Telepost operator to send to the mayor of Portland.' A few i i seconds'were consumed in perforating , ' a tape with holes corresponding to the words of the message. The)tsanamit| ter emitted a "zip" and the message ; was In Portland. A few seconds more : and the major of Boston was reading u ! the mayor of Portland's reply. | 1,000 Words a Minute Maintained. . % It was a revelation' of as well as a ? ; revolution in the possibilities of automatic telegraphy. In ordinary com* 1 - merclal operation the Telepost main->< tains a speed of a thousand worda er a The fifty word message of Mayorrw Hibbard of Boston Was an of what the Telepost company nom J| carries for anybody over its line* fotfrfl 25 cents. But this is only one of tbaj fl Innovations the Telepost has tatrodaft|X| ed. It sends ten word "telecards," de- vfl livered at destination by mall, for IOC flj cents; twenty-five word telegrams, dc^fl | livered at destination by messengttvpfl r for 25 cents, or iuu wora "wetapiraH ' for the same charge, all without regu&^fl to distance. "v. - -1 ' * At its low rates?only a fraction-of. those charged by the older compaoiM^H " ?it Is no wonder that the Teleport^B ! company figures on an . enormouaua ; amount of business. Americans nqflr.?9 ! send fewer telegrams per capita thaagfl ' any other civilized country. Englaa&OjB found that when the government lineF*| reduced rates the amount of business Immediately jumped to such a& ?gnfl tent that the revenue was actuafl^H larger at the lower rates, The, fluqgjH rule held good when, postage ratfluH were reduced. / Anybody who has used the graph to any extent la England OftjH Germany knows how much more eo9^H nomical," speedy and convenient "It "frfl than any telegraph service heretofore]^! available In the United States, . *i mnrf fW cans really need to educated-Ja use of the telegraph. The Telepoetf#?| provision for prepaid replies, tor stance, not only i^eta the demand a means of securag reply tel?gnUM|^H but obviates the '"collect" nuisance.,. vjjJB Prepaid Reply 8y?tam. ..'.flC For example, a man In some otbal^B - city or town wants ^lnfonri&tlon MM New \ ork by wire. When the tele^JH I gvpm is delivered to ?*.New York - dressee, there Is hanu^*! to him a paid" telegraphic blank on- which be^H can write his reply. This blank nmjdH i ready addressed to the man Who- ?H " for It and can be used for no othec^H ' person and practically insures areptyjMj > Thps for' 60 cents it is possible tpfl send a telegram and get a reply tfH wire?twenty-flve w " telegrams ' that. This not only be^ca the plan, bat even goes ahead of the Bnf<H| ' llsh system of prepaid telegrams both^l ; in the greater cheapness of the rarvfl . Ice and in the fact that a prepaid blanl^H can only be nsed for the person fcxflQ whom It was intended. 7 -?| Only a few of the conveniences aod^B ; Innovations of the Telepost servioflH > have been mentioned, just enough tiflfl ' Justify the assertion that a real revo^H | Iutlon of vast Importance to the pub^M 1 lie has begun with the InaugnratioiflB ' of Telepost wire service. In addltioi^H t to the New England lines now open^Hj . work Is well advanced on connectln^^H > lines to New Tork and on other tedH ; tions that the company does not no^fla , care to announce. ! ANALYSIS OF CURRANTS jS SHOWS HIGH FOOD VALUfl . Consist Almost Wholly of Sugar > Most Valuable Form?Less Than Per Cent Indigestible. jg9H| Hecent analyses undertaken to d^DH termine the exact food value of drle^^f , fruit show that dried currants contaiHH 75 per cent of sugar In its most vaj^Hj uable form. This great saccharic pr^HS | portion is already in the shape <^H| ; grape sugar and thus is potential ; take up its work of producing ; maintaining energy and vitality. It . what is known as "Invert" sugar-BH i composite of dextrose and levulose. ^H| n ldoa o cm IriRf nprvoiia crhnnaHnn o H A second and not less striking fa^^Bf Is the smallness of the proportion 1 w&ody fiber or cellulose, the essent^HH and chief constituent of wood, hua^^H and skins. From the appearance currants one might Imagine that very large proportion of the artlc^Ma was made up of skins. As a mattfl^fl of fact, the insoluble proportion ^Hn the skins, that which would not capable of digestion. Is remarka'JWHj minute, amounting to only abopt HKB per cent or less. ^H9 It Is quite clear In view of this; food value In proportion to' cost'tl^^9| dried grapes, particularly in the for^^H of currants, occupy a very high jplafl|H In the list of concentrated foods a^^BE that they deserve a much higher plaHfip In the human dietary and especially HHE that of the middle classes aud; pcBSS than they have hitherto occupied. ??' THEIR HONEY MONTH. - H| Greenwood and Abbeville in Their piest Mood. BK Mr. Charles E. Klu^h of Greenwood his good wife, who was Miss Ethel Lvoi^^^H Abbeville, were in Abbeville last Wedi^H^B day to spend a few hours around the ch^^mM ful iugle of the parental fireside which Mrs. Kluprh was so lately taken shine in other hearts and other homH^K Greenwood's choicest treasure in nnuib^HB won and carried away from us the bride and the richest jewel that crowned a suitor's heart with a womflBO wonderful love.