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BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1910. ESTABLISHED 1844 '||
ROMANCE OF WORDS.
v So far hack that tli?? records of historians j
ami tite traditions of the ancients ran form
no connecting link lies the j??-ritx 1 when the I
only spoken language consisted of crude
sounds, betokening joy or sorrow, fear or i
surprise. What eloquence then must lmve <
lain in those anthopordal grunts, groans i
and peals of laughter! And what a latent I
force even in a look or a jesturo! Later 1
the improved tongue l?egan to adapt itself i
to more subtle sounds which, linked with
ideas even though crude and primordial, I
formed words?the vehicles of thought and I
the instruments of expression, the archives t
or history and, as Emerson expresses it, (
the tomb of the muses. :
Though the orfgioii of most words is for- j
gotten, yet at one time they must have i
represented to the mind fundamental pi in- I
ciples of the truths of nature, or else they I
would never have gained currency. Ac- I
cording to Emerson all language is fossil t
poetry. The etymologist lituis t.lie deadest i
word once to have been a brilliant picture, t
As the limestone of the continent consists ;
of infinite masses of the shells of animal- (
cules, so languago is made up of images f
and tropes which now, in their secondary 1
use, have long ceased to remind us of their t
poetic origin. They are diamonds incrust- 1
ed in the dust of usage which only need
the skill of the philologist to expose their s
latent scintilations to the light of history, t
William Swinton in his word ramble's t
calls words the expressed essence of poe- c
try, redolent as flowers in spring. Aurora s
comeS'tous a snatch of that Grecian mv- t
*!,?* *
UlUlUgy Wlilt lucuiufiu uu>ivioi?
and even to us she is the rosy fingered i
daughter of morn, and morn, too, is a (
poem coming to us from an old Gothic t
. word mergan, meaning to dissipate, to dis- |
pefcse; morn then, darkness is dispersed, v
Thus we are carried buck to the land of t
Alaric of Balti and to the mists of the Elbe ;
and the Oder. When we hear the word e
Lethe we are taken back to the age of the
superstitious ancients, to the river of for- J
getfuluess, and with what poetic force has t
the word been applied to a part of our own t
county where the persecuted Huguenots *
came to drown the memories of their (
haunted lives.
The little word daisy flashes upon our {
memories as a gift from our nature-loving ;
Saxon ancestors, who named the "wee,
modest, crimson-tipped llower," the days- *
eye. What poesies cluster around the i
names of flowers, the Anemone reminds
us again of the tears of Venus for her be- ?.
loved Adonis, whom in her sorrow she *
changed into this gentle reminder of her 1
departed happiness. t
We are an intensely practical people and I
do not cull as many words from nature as ;
did our progenators. We consider without I
holding communication, con, together f
with, sidera, the stars, "a man may be t
mercurial without having Mercury as his t
birth star or jovial without reference to i
Jupiter, and even saturnine without a i
knowledge of astronomy, and yet ill
Starred men mwimui uisusmjis.
And yet again we have histories wrapped i
in words, cuniform tablets corroborate the
saered cannon and tell of the rise and fall t
of kingdoms and empires. Habits and cus- t
toms of races that are no more are brought ?
with unquestionable verity, words preg- I
nant witn the fancies and the follies, loves i
and hates of ancient peoples and nations, ;
have outlived mighty dynasties and opu- v
lent kingdoms to give subsequent peoples i
the history of their progenators. Let us ;
take an etymological ramble and discover i
the history underlying the word romance, i
a link in our subject. It takes us back to (
the middle ages, the chivairic era of knights i
and ladies, before the day of Cervantes, the
iconoclast. In France during the uth cen- t
e tury an important change was wrought in <
the language, the Latin language gradual- t
ly died out and contributions were being t
made by the Franks, thus a new language t
sprang into existence Lingua ltoinana, or
the Romance languj^je. Now as the tales (
of chivalry, love ditties of the troubadours, l
feats and exploits of knights esquires wore i
written in this Romance tongue all litera- s
ture that has a semblance to these songs *
we term romance. \
Pecuniary, peculiar and peculate have an s
interesting origin. There was a time w hen t
a man was not rich bv the number of his ?
l .ll I i.Uf ,.f Inn I
UUIUU?> Willi V,'ulll9 uuo v; iiuiuu^i v/i 1110 ?
flocks and herds, pec us meaning a flock or 1
herd lias given us pecuniary, to peculate J
was to take from the flock and so to steal, 1
and thus peculiar means ones own, private i
property, belonging to the individual, not i
general, liivals from, rivalis, a brook or 1
littlo river, called in the latin rivales, were <
persons who lived on the same brook or (
used water from the same spring, but as -
these conditions were discovered to be al- $
most always conducive to strife and illwill i
and hatred the word now bears with it all i
that is ungracious and malicious. (
Jeopardy comes to us from the gaming <
table and means, literally, an even game, '
je-parti, one in which the chances are ?
equal and liable to fall on either side, truly
ieopardous! The hypocrite introduces us ^
into a Grecian theatre, where Hypocrates, '
the play-actor, feigned his part with such <
consummate cunning that the dissembler t
is now a hypocrite, and sycophant, too, has
a Grecian origen, the sycophants were the <
fig showers, those who informed on the ex- 1
porters of tigs from Attica; or the plunder'
ers of the sacred fig trees and as such an
office must of necessity carry with it a certain
amount of opprobrium and obloquy it
acquired the signification of a common in- ,
former or a false accuser, a parasite; and i
parasite meant originally, one who took i
his food, sitos, with another; but as such ,
persons usually paid for that food in buffoonery
and flattery the word is now heaped
with opprobrium.
Some of the interesting words in the
j English language are those which have
nirnfessly wandered in and which Swiiiton
has appropriately styled etymological gvs- '
sies, preposterous stands ont preemi- |
nently in this group consisting simply of
prae before and posterns after, having that !
before which should come after, the cart
before the horse. Could anything be more 1
I appropriate than nonplussed, which isessi'nt.fjillv
no more, and had its birth when
some~oid monk in his harangue had reached
the-place when he could say no more?
"When we read the morning news ws are
struck by tho aptness of its cabalistic ori- '
gen for since it comes from the North, East,
West and South, it is perfectly natural to
spell it n-e-w-s." Again, the abbreviation
viz, meuning namely, being a shortened
form of yidelieed has to thank some prin- 1
terwhowas short of type and with ehar'
acteristic art of substitution placed there
the symbol for a scruple instead of the
"the" remaining letters. Sincere with all
of the gravity and conventionality of its
present use means nothing else than without
wax. In ancient times the blemishes
in a piece of furniture were obliterated by
means of wax, a piece which had no crevices
to be filled was sine-cera, and thus sincere,
and thus a tallow chandler who has
exhausted his supply of tjjis substance and
prdering a fresh one might very well append
to his letter yours, without wax.
Quiz was born in London and is not, as
pi any may think a shortened form of
(juaestio. Its origin eame about in this
way: Two friends were once walking along
Plcadilly when one boasted that he could
coin a word and place it in tin- English
! language in twenty-four hours; of course
liic frii.nr) thniiclit this nrnrwistwnn*; :iiii]
so he was willing to wage him heavily that
he could not. The would-be word coiner
lietook himself to his room and wrote oh
several pieces of cardboard the word
"quiz."' When darkness came on and there
was little danger of being seen he took his
cardboards and tacked them up in various
public places of the city. The next morning
'"Quiz" wiitten in bold black letters
greeted the eye of every passer-by. Merchants;
salesmen, milk* men. char-women,
and haberdashers went about their work
exclaiming in a mystified manner quiz,
quiz, quiz! The morning papers were full
of it and everybody wished to know what
v, - *r. , .
it meant. Thus it was that the word coiner
quizzed 1 In' London popular**.
The IOIizabethian period gave to the language
many words, which, though they are
of the mongrel type and have many currish
nihilities are still worth retaining.
What word lias more latent force and can
tie read plainer licneath the lines than potvaliant?
To say that a man was pot-valiant
plainly indicates that he was a strong
iirinker,and hence would be the last totoss
up Ids cup and fall under the table in inebriate
bliss. Scellion. scatterbrain, bogtrotter,
gutter snipe, etc., are equally as
interesting.
It would he much out of place to men;ion
a few. surnames which together with
lieir origin might prove of interest. All
,he civilized world was wrought up over
lie Dreyfus trial and the sympathies of
ill good people went out to this poor tanrlcfoot?for
this is the meaning of his
mine in German. It seems that even in
his case there is something in a name.
I>urinjr the reign of Frederic the (treat of
Prussia all t he Jews of Prussia were forced
o take a surname. The .lews at t hat time
lot being a very choice people in regard to
-heir names, took them from geographic,
irchitccturiil or scenic objects near which
hey lived. Thus, Jacob who lived near the
ichioss or castle became Jacob Schloss,
suae Einstine was Isaac who lived near
lie single stone, and Philip with blonde
lair, as is the ease with many German
fews, was Philip Blume or Blum. English
surnames, at least many of them, are selfsvident.
No one will doubt for a moment
lie origin of Brown, Green, Smith, White,
itc. Wilson is Will's son, and it is easy to
;ce that Anderson is none other than AnIrews's
son. while Bradley or Broadligh
vas simply a man who lived near a broad
neadow. MacXeil is the son of Neil, while
)'Neil is his grandson. These Irishmen
low transmit the "Mac" and the "0" to
josteritv in such a haphazard manner that
vere we to translate the names in the gen;ological
lines literally there would be sucli
in intermixing of names as to confuse
sven a genealogical specialist.
"There was once a Welshman named
fohn Rice, who lias a son and was at a loss
x) know what to call him. John was given
lira as n christian name, and as op means
son of in that particular dialect, ho was
:alled John Op Rice or John Price."
The English language is a great composite,
like th>> ravenous maw of the drajon
in Dante's Inferno, it lusts to swallow
sverything within its reach. It is omnivorous;
it is a jumble of all that is best and
ill that is worst of other languages, together
with the original Saxon. This mis ellany
nas been carefully arranged by a
gigantic national mind into a mosaic of
wundless dimensions, exquisite beauty
md eternal strength. It is an organized
3able. a harmonized dfecord. a philological
syncretism, a paradox! It showed its acivity
early by substituting auxiliary verbs
or passive and preterit forms, and it ac.iveness
is a plain index to the activity of
;he Anglo-Saxon race. Like the giant oak
t has thrust its roots deep into the rich
nould of ancient Greece and Rome and
Iraws therefrom the vitality on which it
iubsists and with which it procreates civlization.
In the language are found words which
orm pictures in our minds the moment
hey arc uttered. How realistic are the
vords scamp, scrape, grace and craven,
'n the later we plainly see one who luis
craven his life perhaps at the hands of a
stranger and a nobler fellow being. One
vonld feel slightly offended at being called
capricious, but to be said to have the charicteristics
of a he'goat would be unendurible,
and yet they are essentially the same,
lor would we think ordinarily of redundancy
in calling one of those playful aniuals
a capricious kid.
In early Saxon times a small boy was
called an imp, for Bede speaks of the
iueen and her two lively imps. Unfor;unately
small boys do not grow out of
heir impish characteristics as rapidly as
;hey did from the name.
As in dreams, thoughts on thoughts a
ountless throng come chasing countless
thoughts along, so in the universe of light
dealism and sound come as winged messengers,
myriads on myriads of words,
jaeh word a sermon to mankind. Byron's
vords with Byron's thoughts, Shakeipoare's
words with Shakespeare's
houghts by thousands counted, engulfing,
Mishrining and endowing with dramatic
ire the ashes of the past, and Milton's
vords with Milton's thoughts "high gates
>oft on golden hinges turning and hell's
lollow caverns dark in ghoulish ruin clear-:
ng with the wild danger of her gates or
ron hinges grating harsh thunders," or
tYadworth's gentle word6 stealing from
)i genuer nature suunu cmums ouit
inotigh to sooth a freted child. Follow the
American Indian and 'neath the curling
>moke before his tepee this child of nature
vill teach you the poetry of words, with
vhat a soft restfulness does he puff his
:alumet and dream of his laughing water
>r how gently does his light canoe glide
neath the shadows of the live oaks or soft,
savannahs tuid smoky waters.
So important is the position held by
vords that with Lowell we may well say :
'Life is but a sheet of paper white, where>n
each one of us may write his word or
,wo and then comes night.
In the writing of this paper we arc inlebted
much to "History of English
kVords."
Managers of Election.
All/\?lnw noirtoH vnt^ra a rn numPrJ no
nanager* lor the Democratic prmary elecicn
of Abbeville county ou Tuesday, August
tOtb, 1910.
Done by order of the Abbeville County
Democratic Executive Committee.
F. B. Gary, Chairman.
R. B. Cheatham, Secretary.
Abbeville No. 1?It. L M ibry, W. P. Greene,
W. G. U'lnprnHD.
Abbevi! e N'>. 2?K. W. R. Nance, J. L.
J.nrU, M. H. \VH?-on.
Abbeville R. R. Shops?Alex Graves, Will
Ferguson, C<ark.
Abbeville C >iton Mllls-*7no. T. Evans, L
K. Heury, T. P. Purdy.
Antreville?A, M. ErwlD, J. F. Gray, C, G
Kay.
Cedar Springs?Jno. Brown, Joe J. L'nk.
Co d Spring*?Will Uldrlck, D, E. Newell,
W. R Eilis.
Donalds?Eugene Martin, Pierce Trlbble, J.
r. Johnson.
Due West?J N. Nlckles, J.P.Pratt, A. C.
Jlinfc?calee<.
Hum ptou?James Murdock. J. H Caldwell,
Win PearmHn.
Hillville?J. W. Smith, R. W. Hawthorn.
i-$r-?wn Bowp.
Ktowee?J. Will Ashley, J. D. Prultt, J. L.
IJrunyon.
Lownde?v lie No. 1? M. W. Tucker, W. W.
Boles, J. >1. Huok'ibee.
Lownoenville No. '1?A. I). IJroadwell, S. M.
Wright. L. T. Loftl-.
Doug Cant?D. E. Nlckle6, T. N. Haunab, T.
ii Eikln.
D-vel Land?It. L. Youug J. N. Pratt, W.
W. Wilson.
Lebanon?R. W. Knox, W. B. Wilson, C. D
Evaus.
Mt. Carmel?T. W.Mars, J. II. Tarrant, J.
It. Scott.
MeCormlcfe?J. A. IVitlerson, J. B. Nelson,
It. G. KllllnKSw(<rth.
Mouuialn View Enoch Nance, J. W. McMahai),
Bascom Maun.
Means Ch?pel?L. C. Nlckles, W. L. Coch nii.
W. A. Gallaher.
K :cfc Spring?R. P. .Jamison, S. .} Burts. J.
V BihcK.
W'llllugton? S. S. McBrlde, Albert Gilbert,
W. O. Coviu.
Young School House?J. A. Brown, J. T.
Young, J. F. Young
C lbouu Fnilt?Monroe Burriss, Honry H-sU-r,
Harper Boyd.
ACUTE OR CHRONIC-WHJCH?
N'o matter II your kl-luey trouble In acute
ir ohronlc Foley's Kidney Remedy will
'each your case. Mr. Claude Brown. Reynoldsvllie,
111., writes us th*t he sujlnr>d
mnny months with kidney complaint which
b8lllr'd all treatment. At lust he tried Fo
lev's Kidney Remedy and a few lirge bottle*
effected a complete cure. He bhjs, "It has
been of inestimable value to me," C. A. Milford
<& Co.
Have you ever smoktd a Clnto? If so, we
1 now you are our friend. Speed's drug etor
EAST END.
What "M" Sees and Hears on I
Rounds About the City and Alo
Route No. 3.
Mrs. Mattie Gorman, of Clear Water,
C., and Miss Mattie Youngblood, of Augi
ta, arc the guests of relatives, Mr. J.
Thornton and family. It is tan unexpect
pleasure, the presence of the relath
whom they have not seen in thirty yea
l'rof. A. M. DuPre, of Spartanburg,
visiting relatives in the city. He loo
well and as ever meets with a hearty w
come from his many friends.
Mrs. M. M. Thornton spent Sunday
the city the guest of her sen, Mr. J.
Thornton and family.
Mr. Leslie McMillan lias purchased t
interest of Mr. Henry Cason in the pres
ing chili which will now lie run at the sar
stand by himself. Leslie is a hustler ai
will do his best to give entire satisfactio
Give him your business and he will tre
you right from first to last.
Mrs. Bostic, of Beaufort, aceoirinnni
by her son, Mr. Wallace liostic, of Mexic
has been for the past week the honori
guests of their relatives, Mr. ^T. J. Jon
and family on Magazine Hill.
Miss Leila Moseley of Anderson is tl
pretty and attractive guest of her aui
Mrs. Nance on Magazine Hill.
The citizens of Magazine Hill would
under many obligations to the city cou
oil if they would trim up the rose hedj
around the old McGowan home,, now tl
property of Judge Ernest Gary. It o
structs all view and besides it is a nui
ance, as it projects over the sidewalks ai
conies in a most unfriendly touch to pas
ers-by. It was trimmed once but h
again outgrown itself.
Miss M. E. Burn, who was in the city tl
guest of her niece, Mrs. W. T. McDonal
was hnexpeetedly called away last we<
on account of the extreme illness of h
niece, Miss Irene Burn, of Beaufort.
Miss Bessie Murray, after an extendi
visit of several weeks to relatives ai
friends in Atlanta and Athens, Ga., r
turned home yesterday.
Anderson and Abbeville baseball tear
crossed bats last week on the Abbevil
diamond. The first game resulted in A
derson's defeat, the score being 7 to 6
Abbeville's favor. The second game endi
in Abbeville's defeat, being 2 to 0 in fav
of Anderson. The games were well playi
and hard fought from start to finish, e
tertaining the large crowd present in
most interesting manner.
Miss Josephine DuPre, one of the pop
lar and pretty young ladies of the city, e
tertained a number of her friends la
Tuesday evening in a most delightful ma
ner at an "at home."
Miss Ruth Syfan, one of Abbeville
pretty and sweetest young ladies, "retur
ed home last week from a delightful stj
with relatives in Georgia.
The time for the Abbeville fair is rapid
rolling around and work is progressing
a most satisfactory manner to the ma
agers. All that is required to make it
grand success is for everybody to becon
interested, which we hope will bo the caf
Abbeville City and Abbeville County a
alike interested. It will be a great met
ing for the merchants, for the farmers ai
for the people altogether, and last but n
least, will be of great advantage to our o
time honored county. Let the good ne
pie of Abbeville and the county stana
the front rank in the onward march ai
not lag behind her sister counties. SI
has always been foremost in all ente
prises looking to the interest of her pe
pie and county. Get ready everybedy ai
bring something to exhibit and you will
amply repaid for your trouble either (
rectiy or indirectly. A handsome list
prize's will be offered. Read theift ov
and try for the best one.
Misses Linda and Kathleen Syfan
Gainesville, Ga., are expected in the ei
this week on a visit to relatives.
RIl'PLES ALONG ROUTE 3.
"M is now ou on ins vacation, out tni
the kindness of one of the wide-awake ai
pretty young ladies on Route 3, he is e
abled* to give his readers the news on th
prosperous route.
Miss Bessie Link returned home la
week after a pleasant visit to relatives
Abbeville.
Mr. It. E. Bruce, of Warior.Ala.. ifl 6nen
ing a while at his fathor-in-law, Mr. The
McNeill.
The Sharon meeting closed last Sundi
having continued two weeks. Muoh i
terest was manifested by the people ai
we trust much good was done thatw
bring forth fruit even in months and yea
to cOrne. Thirteen were added to tl
membership.
Miss Louise Watson, of Abbeville, spei
the week-end with her cousins, the Miss*
Link.
JRev. and Mrs. George Gary Lee were tl
guests of Mr. Allen McCanty and fami
last Sunday.
Mrs. W. M. McKenzie and her charmir
daughter, Mis? Belle, spent one dfty of la
week most pleasantly as the guests
Mrs. S. L- WUaon, of Grainridge,
Miss Lillian McCanty is spending a whl
with her friend, Miss Rosa Heawright
Donalds,
Mr, Charlie McKenaie, one of the hus
liner salesman of Mr. A. B. Cheatham, spei
last Sunday with friends on Route 3.
Mr. Sam Gilliam was the guest of frien<
<1 f ATf Pu i>r>? nl L'Oi'nt'n 1 /-Intro r\f f hn no
au .ut. uai iuui v?i uii;
week.
Miss Louise Miller, of Georgia, is tl
char mine: and attractive guest of h
friend, Miss Sara Evans, of Lebanon.
Mr. Bennett Link, one of the wide-awal
salesman of the firm of J. S. Link- sppi
Sunday with his homefolfca on J^Q\jte AMaster
Wl\it Gi(l;am, witO ft p^rfy
friends, js enjoying an outing among t*
mountains of North Carolina,
Mr. Jordan Rawey, one of the hustlir
salesman of A. M, Smith, spent Suwh
with relatives on Route 3,
Mr, John Little is now serving tho p
trons on Route 3. Mr, Little is so poli
and attentive in his duties as a postman ]
has won the "well done" of his patrons ai
has become so popular that "M" is almo
jealous. The younjr ladies will take noti
that he is married and they must n
"llirt" with him or we'll tell sure.
MOBTUABY.
Mr. William Berry Southerland, after
long lingering illness, died at his home
this city on Tuesday afternoon, August ]
l'.iKi, and was buried on Wednesday fol^p;
intf in the cemetery at Bell's Chattel whe
his funeral services were conducted in tl
presence of many sorrowing friends. T.
deceased was just past 22 years of ag
cut off. in the prime of young manhoo
His werk oil earth is finished and he h
gone to join that great host in thegrC
[beyond. Mr. Johnny Southerland, we ^
' lieve, the only surviving brother', has u
deepest sympathy of in^qy ttfp'pds'pftt
pommiynty.
Hyatt Announces for Qoverporshi^.
1 beg to announce my c^ndi(l{M>y fpj \
otliep of Governor, subject tp the fipcisv
of the Dpnioevatip vpttirs of the S(ate.
Campaign prppriscs are easily mat
My purpose is, if elected, to jfive the pc
pin a plain, honest ami busiuessdiKe
ministration. Of course I shall advoes
good roads, good schools and good govei
ment, uiy attitude ns to the same beii
well known to the public for many yea
1 consistently advocated prohibition a
was among the lirst to give money a
lend influence to push that moveme
more than twenty years ago.
As a business man my chief aim, if ele
ed, will be to conduct a State uovernme
along business lines. F. B. HYATT
(
GOOD ROADS.
^ s Practical Suggestions that Would Bring
ng About tfie Much Desired Result.
Editors Press and Banner:
In an editorial in your paper last week
o you ask, "How much do you wish good
roads," and (tornmend the public spirit of
P the citizens of Martins Mills in offering to
iV work their road for actual expense, and
you say, if every man in the county was
'^8 imbued with the" same spirit, etc. Weil,
. that is a mighty big if. I have no doubt a
large majority of the citizens of the counr,
ty would do their full duty in that direce
tlon if there was some one to take the
. lead and point out a practical way, but
JP there are exceptions to all rules; in this
caso there would be many. Voluntary
. work on the roads would be impractical,
unreasonable and unfair, for no man cares
to work for the benefit of others and board
"? himself.
|,u As I understand it, the Supervisor is
': elected to take the lead in this matter?to
at advise, suggest and direct,?but in this
, case you would reverse the principle of
,u initiative and referendum, and make the
jP| tail wag the dog. In these days, when a
little man is elected to a bif* office he boes
comes so inflated with self-importance
, that anything like advice or suggestions
from an outsider is regarded as an unwur"
rentable presumption?he knows it all. So
. you see in either case we are somewhore
,je betweenfthe devil and. the deep blue sea.
n- v . virrVif nur nArvnlfi are "a thinking ,
?e people," and they have long since realized ,
that good roads, like everything else,
j15" cost money; and being a sensible people, 1
'?T they do not expect to get something for 1
1(1 nothing. They did not fix the commuta- <
iS" tion tax at two dollars, nor did they refuse I
^ to pay more, or do more, for they have not i
. been asked to do so as far as 1 know.
I have been thinking some on this mat- (
^ ter of good roads, and will give an outline
alc of a plan which, if it can be made feasible- '
er will be a step in the direction or good
roads, a great improvement to the far in I
sd lands and an inappreciable tax on the farm- .
id ers, a tax that will be repaid a hundred |
e- fold by removing what has for ages been j
an intolerable nuisance, and putting farm
is lands in condition to use improved imple- ,
He rnents: On almost every farm in the counn
ty there are many tons of rock scattered 1
in over the land. Let every farmer, white I
sd and black, be required to haul a specified (
or number of loads of this rock proportionsd
ate to the force he works?three to six ,
n- loads for each two-horee farm?and deposit 1
a It near the bad places in the public road
nearest his farm. This should be done anil
nually for a specified number of years?
n- two or three, I presume, would exhaust i
st the rock easily accessible on most of the
n- farms. This rock could be broken by the
road gang or those who fail to pay comJ's
mutation tax in each township, and usefl
n- in repairing the roads. On farms where .
iy rock is scarce, slag, gravel, sand or other
suitable material could be substituted.
ly mere snouia De in eacn rownmnp a coiuin
petent person to designate place where
n- this material is most needed, and see that
i a it is used to the best advantage. If the
tie farmers could be induced to act In concert
se. I believe such a plan would be mutually
re beneficial to the farm lands and the roads;
it- but I do not know of anything short of a
id statute law that will make the farmers
ot concert worth a dried persimmon, and I
Id doubt if such a law would stand the test
o- of constitutionality: it savors too much of <
in class legislation. There are other people
id besides thelarmers who are interested In
lie good roads and they should be required to
si'- do their part. In many places the grade
10- of our roads is unnecessarily steep; if this
id is ever to be changed, there is no time like
be the present. Real estate in South Caro11
Una will never be cheaper than it is today,
of and, as a rule, when a man sells a strip of
er barren land to the county for a publlo (
road, he has about as little conscience as a 1
of mule. I
ty I offer these suggestions for the conskl- !
eratl jn of the pnbllo.and leave the details
to bo worked out by more experienced and ]
practical minds, S. A. S. (
J} Uniform the Voterm.
ils It has long been the desire of the writer
to see our veterans of the C. S, A. In unist
form?that is on ocoasion6 of reunions and
in entertainments given in their honor.
They were without uniforms when they |
1 I krtl M tiloKfo onH lo Oil
(J- WtU'U ueieuuujy OWU44 4muva, I*I4U luai 10 un
is, the more reason that they should h&ve a
a neat gray uniform now to wear on these
ly days wheu the "Sons and Daughters" hon
n- or these Fathers .The only way one has of
id knowing a veteran is by the Cross of H6nill
or, and if by any chance he fails to wear
rs the cross, one has to ask. Now if each 1
lie had a uniform there would be no question, i
and as far as one could see we could point i
nt with pride to a man who has achieved hones
or, love and tne gratitude of alj cpjifting
generations.
Ijo Let the camps tajce this matter up, and
ly find just hpw ftiaqy wtf I get uniforms for
themselves, ana those who cannot then
(g let the Sons and Daughters furnish them
st with a neat gray uniform with the letters
of 0. S. A, on the coat ooliar. Some years 1
ago the writer attended a Q. A. R. reunion
le and all of the survivors wore uniforms, and
of were well groomed men, a few months
later there was a reunion of Orr's Regiit
ment at Sandy Springs, and it was a pant
thetic sight was a very small number who
had a full suit of clothes, and it was easy
is to tell the survivors of the Lost Cause,
st This is not meant as any reflection on our
heroes for they have shown that iftpjbl^
le hearts were there, no matter what the ex- I
er terior. This is a condition tfoaf can be '
remedied an(l ^s do ainn 0ur power for- ,
fo the few ypmBun^g to us for the years are ,
pt passing swiftly, and ere long monument
of cold marble wqi be all that is left to teu
of the story of heroism undaunted-. Anderson
ie Intelligencer-. i
m n . . . . .
The HeM Htteir of I4fe i
2 1 J
IB WJJclJ juu UU QUUiC UCCU Ui Uio- '
a, cover pome wonderful faot. This hour !
t? came to J. R. Pitt, of Rocky Mt., N. 1
tie C., when he was suffering intensely, '
id as he says, "from the worst cold I ever 1
l8t had, I then proved to my great satis- <
faction, what a wonderful Cold and '
Cough cure Dr. King's New Discovery j'
is. For, after taking one bottle, J was
entirely cured. You can/t a&y any.
a thing too good ol; % Wedicine like
in that." Its the surest and best remedy
16, for dis.eused lungs, Hemorrhages, La- (
Grippe, Asthma, Hay Fever?any
re Tnroat or Lung Trouble. 50c. $1.00.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by P. B. j
1? 8peed. j
<i!
For S^e. acres on main
4ntreY^e " Abbeville road,
jg" near Methodist and ^res^y te* i
rian churches, near Antre
ville Qigh School* a. good j
fcouse^ out ^ousesl wood, pas^
ture, etc. An e?:tra good plaee
in very fine eorowuuity at
Hs. low price of 118.00 per aore;
Jj: easily worth $25.00. Abbeville
Ins. & Trust Co.
'Hi mm t
[!? QDICK RELIEF FROM HAY FEVER
"d Asthma anil summer broncbltlJ, tafee Fond
ley's Honey ond Tar. It quickly relieves the
int discomfort and s flerlnt; and the annoying
symptoms disappear. It soothes and iieals
r.? tbe Inflamed air passages of tb? bead, tbroal
and bronchial tubes. Jt contains no opiates
'ni and no harmful drags. Refuse substitutes.
C. A. Mil ford & Co.
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For Quick Sale!
BIG BARGAIN IN A
Country Newspaper & Job Outfl
One Campbell with 21 h. p. engine
folder, two jobbera, two Jarge impo*
ing stones, chases for 4 or 8 pages, 80
lbs. type, Thorn typesetter with 300 t
400 lbs, type, many other nec^ssarie
for a newspaper and job office; th<
whole thing at the astonishing price n
Si,200. Big opportunity for the righ
mau. Don't parley but write business
or better still, come and see.
J. Jt. EARLE,
NValballa, 8. C.
State of South Carolina
County of Abbeville.
PROBATE COURT.
Lucy C. Nabors, as Administratrix o
ihe Estate of Charlie C. Nabors
deceased, and in her own right
Plavp'iff, against Gilbert Nabors
J. W. Nabors, and Ellen Nabors
Defendants. ? Complaint to Sel
Land9 to Pay Debts.
I will sell at public outcry at Abl>e
ville Court House, on 8*leday in Sep
tember, 1909, next, for the payment oi
dtbts, the following described real e*
fate belonging to the estate of Chailit
0. Nabors, deceased, situate in said
State and County, to wit: All thai
tract or parcel of lands, tying and be
Ing in the City of Abbeville, Routt
Carolina, said lot beginning at cornet
sf the pasture of the estate of Benj. S
Barnwell fronting eighty feet on Lam
street, running back to the land of B
P. Greene and fronting sixty feet on
the lot of the said B. P. Greene. Said
lot is bounded by lands of the estate oi
Benj. 8. Barnwell, B. P Greene and
lands of the estate of Charlie C. Na
bore, deceased, and being lot on which
the Abbeville Bottling Works is now
situated.
Terms?Cash. Purchaser to pay foi
papers.
J. F. MILLER,
Judge Probate Court.
rhe State of South Carolina,
1 County of Abbeville.
COUBT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The Rosenberg Mercantile Company,
Plaintiff, against Elizabeth Till
man, Ida Simpson, William Till
man, Aula Tillman, Fannie Till
man, Robert Tillman, Lilly Till
man, Hattie Tillman, Jessie Till
man, Eliza Tillman, G. A. Visan
ska and C. V. Rosenberg, Defendants.
Summons. For Relief.
(Complaint not Served.)
.LU uic jjeieuuauio, J^IIZ,?IUCLU iinni?u
Ida Simpson, William Tillman,
Lula Tillman. Fannie Tillmau,
Robert Tillman, Lilly Tillman,
Hattie Tillman, Jessie TillmaD,
Eliza Tillman, G. A. Visanska and
C. V. Rose d berg.
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer tbe complaint in thh
action, which is filed in the office ol
the Clerk of Common Pleas, for the
said County, and to serve a copy ol
your answer to the said complaint or
Lbe subscriber at his office at Abbeville
Court House, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof
exclusive of tbe day of such service
and If you fail to answer tbe complaint
within the time aforesaid, tbe plaintif
in this aotion will apply to the Courl
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated 15th day of Sept., 1909.
Wm. P. Greene
Plaintiff's Attorney.
To absent defendant, Ida Stmpsou:
Take Notice, Thftf the complaint ir
the above-stated action w&a on 16tt
iiay of Sept.* i$)&, filed in office o
Clerk oj Court for Abbeville County
at Abbeville, S, CM where it is now or
file, Wm. P. Greene,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
July 11, 1910.
Master's Sale.
The State of Sonth Carolina
COUNTY OF ABBEVJ^j^
Court of Cos&won Fleas..
Building and ioaii Association of Ab
hevtylei JSaintifts, against Susar
ttalipae Scott, ^Defendant.
By authority of a Decree of Sale bj
the Cour^ of Common Pleas for Abbe
ville County, in said State, made ir
the above stated case, I will offer foi
sale, at public outcry, at Abbeville C
H., S. O,, on Salesday in September,
A. D., 19]0, within the legal hours ol
?ale the following described land, tc
wit: All that tract or parcel of laud
situate, lying and being in the otty ol
Abbeville, .Abbeville County, ia the
State aforesaid, fronting one- hundred
md twenty-five feet cm street,
with a depth of tbws hundred feet
and bounded^ by ?.nd? of Yarb MadJen,
GecrgjflW Cosby, Frances Mar
)ha!l %U4 others, being the lot con
veyed to the defendant by William H
Parker, Ootober 7th, 1885.
Terms of Sale?Cash.
R. & HILL,
M^ates-A. C., S. C.
The University of Soutl
Carolina.
Varied. In Seienee
JUJ.bc-iv'akl A*(*v EUucatieu. Civil and
Pfocwivti EwgtaeevtaK a??l Law
DoWege- fees, room, lights, etc., $26
Bo&rU;, $12 per mouth. For those pay in#
tuition, i*0 acWHtanah
The health aud morals of the student*
a,(e the tfrst consideration of the faculty
ia Teachers' Scholarships, worth 5158.
For catalogue, write to
S. C. MITCHELL, Pres.
Columbia, & C.
Land for Sale.
Plantation near Iva, containing 16;
acres, lying on public road leading
from Iva to Good Hope church. Thi;
farm has several acres of valuabl'
wood laud, good pasture and fcotton
hinds, and a mineral sprins. t,Aualy
sis can be given.) Foy Either partic
ulars call on or writ*
MlfcS. Q, H, IjLEIB,
Nojt^ ^ant St. Anderson.. 8. C.
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This same shoe in oar
' 'A ato graph' 'Brand. $2.50 _ ____
-S3.00 ts uooaytar wen Wflll I'I'iJ
Sewed: In our College ^1111 1 r
I Woman's Walking Shoe, U\J\J A AJ
S3.00-S3.50-S4.00. It g
equals the best custom make. aa a a |
?1 $Z.W k
I is made in all leathers, alii w
I broad, easy lasts, on narrow las
I with high, low and medium }
I arch, etc., etc. We include th<
I nobby patterns, and also mak
J I along plain and simple lines.
I best of leather, honest making,
I line at our dealers' store in your
I Look for th? R*d BeU <
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WE HAVE SOLD QUI
FERTILIZER THIS
FOR SIDE DR
And we want you to notice
the cotton is standing the drj
much better it has fruited
; Dressed than where it is not.
'Standing the dry weather
extra amount of fruit makes !
i
F profitable. We want you to i
\
i fell sure you will profit by it
i remember that we are making
)
? put in sacks.
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Anderson Phosphati
i J. R. Vandiver, Pres. D. 5
f
1 Mil Mil IR
DEALERS in
* BOORS, FLOORING,
SASH, CEILING,
BLINDS, SHINGLES,
r In fact anything that is needed to build a
plans and figure with you on your wofk.
i plans will not cost you anything, and if w
will make the uther man do it cheaper.
Get prices on material before buying
\ business and are making prices to get it.
> | the Eureka Hotel?a few steps from the squ
f; Drop in and sec our stock?wj
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: Acker Building & R
SCHOOL B<
Tablets
Ink
' General School ?
Speed's Drug
3 "
? New Schedule for Seabonrd. lamj
3 Id May 15,1910. W?lIH
e No. 33 due 12.25 p. m. Sontbbound. Attoi
1 No.Miloe 3.57 p. m. Southbound
. No. 41 doe 2.5S a. m. Southbound.
i'U. .)6 UUO f.'M p. 1XJ. l^UrtLlUUULlU. /-irtj
" No.52due ).l)3p. m. Northbound. '-'"1
No. 38 due 2.08a. m. Northbound. ~?
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foot wear-^you I '>&
hard foot to fit 1 j
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)rdinary, or you r?
laborate shoe? V.
have a tender I J*
le pet spot that ?
avored ? in any, ?
to the nearest ? A
ck dealer and let ft ^
it your foot \ " '.$9
THE 1 j
lERNGIRLl ;
5H0E?$2.50 1 i
idths and sizes, on ? ^
ts with high insteps, I , ;
teejs, high arch, low 1 j I
: best styles in oiir 1 i , >3
e a number of shoes | j
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long wear. Set the ?
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how much better
r weather and hp% ?
where it is Side
and putting on the
Side Dressing very
lotice this and we
another year, and
y the best fertilizer ? M
s & Oil Co.
>. Vandiver, Manager
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LIME, H
CEMENT. ,
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house. Let qb make your
If we do your work your
e don't get your wortc we
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elsewhere. We want your
You will find us just below
are.
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*ite or phone us.
ILLE, S. C.
epair Co, i?- I
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DOES 1 ' ;
Pencils 1
Supplies.
Store.
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js Frank Ciinkseaios,
uey and Counsellor at Law.
Abbeville, s. c.
ce?First floor City Hall.
asper olgari, the best 60 olfM oa
Mil ford's.