Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Press V' ''V . $8 = ESTABLISHED 1844 BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1912. AIKEN SCORES COTTOft BEARS. Asks for Drastic Regulation of Cotton Exchanges. Gives Some Interest ing Figures on Cotton Mr. Aiken recently made a speech in Congress in reference to his bill to prosecute the Cotton Bears which was as follows: Mr. Hay. Mr. Chairman, I yield It This bill, if enacted into law, will con minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Aiken.) Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Mr. Chairman, some time ago I introduced a bill (H. R. 12408) the purpose oi which is to regulate transactions on the produce exchanges of this country, fin? transactions on the exchanges to crop products actually in existence and ready for delivery, fixing proper penalties for violations of its provis ions. At the same time I introduced this bill?July 12, 1911?I knew in a gen eral way the evils of exchange meth ods, but their enormity was not known to me fully until the closing months oi tnat year. Only a few years ago a large per cent of the lauds and homes of south ern farmers were under mortgage. Reduced to poverty by the war, the southern soluier came home to enlist in an industrial struggle full of de privation and little less terrible, in its effects than the scenes of blood ano carnage through which he had passed Cotton, by reason of its climatic adaptability and ready market value is the natural southern crop, and iu cultivation offered the only hope tt the southern farmer after the War 01 Secession. In the history of its de cline in price to less than half the cost of production could be written u history of deprivation, suffering, anc awn want- never before exneriencei* by a people of like refinement and in tlligence. Northern cotton mills were reaping a harvest. They extended their investments to the South and, North and South, mill interests flour ished as never before in the historj of this country. Southern homes wert swept from their owners and convert ed into mill profits, and these in turn placed in new mills. Hard as was tht struggle with the cotton farmer, ii was not without its beneficial result*, in creating new demand for his cotton. Though many were driven from theii farms to seek work in the mills, a better day began to dawn on thost who remained on the farms. Increases manufacturing took cotton more anc more out of the bauds of the specu lator, and it began to command a price that gave a profit to the produc er. Mortgages, yellow with age, were lifted from southern homes, and peace and contentment could be read even in the lines of the furrowed brow. These dark days in our history will never be reenacted. Our people have concluded that they are entitled to a part of the profit of their crop. Thej have built warehouses and have so diversified their crops as to stand the assault of the cotton gambler, and a few of them, at least, wiU share tht profit with him and the mill man. Determined, then, as a tew of our people a*e, to have a share in the profit on their cotton, the indignatiot they feel toward a lot of cotton gamb lers whose market manipulations hav*. robbed them of millions of dollars profit on this crop is not hard to un derstand. The poorer, the more help * * 1 3 /Ml less, ictrmei ua.u uccu 0411^ uu> and forced to part with his crop be low the cost of production. This hai already been fed to the greedy bear. Two years ago, when Messrs. Browr Hayne, Scalcs and others were- charg ed with maintaining a pool to hold ui the price of cotton, the Attorney Gf.u eral of the United States had them in dieted before a Federal grand jury And for whose protection? It war done at the instance of a loL of beu. thieves who had systematically rob bed southern planters for more thai 30 years. The indictment alleged tli.v mill men had to pay a fictitious prici for their cotton, and many of ihen. were forced to shut down. I know something of the ineide history o: that so-called bull pool, and 1 stati as a fact that the idea originated with a southern mill president of Lr Grange, Ga.; that the details were worked out at Greenville, in my own State, and that so-cal^d bull opera tors were brought in to aid the cotton manufacturers to uphold the price oi raw material against the manipula tion of a conscienceless band of rob bers. As evidence that the Attorney Gen eral proceeded at the instance of the bear clique on the exchange, note the character of the witnesses called Without exception they were repre sentatives of firms who had sold cot ton heavily in excess of the supply. And note the further fact that not a single mill man appears in the list oi witnesses. At the time the so-called "bull" pool came into existence the future cotton market was a cent a pound or more below the spot mark et, held down by the bear gambler. The dry-goods merchant wanted to base the price in buying on the future and not on the spot-cotton market, and refused to buy except on that basis. This produced stagnation in the cloth market, and it was to elimi nate this feature that mill men origi nated the so-called pool to maintain a parity between the spot and the fu ture market. But suppose American cotton mills were placed at a single disadvantage by "bull" support of the market. Can the Attorney General be excused for protecting even them at the cost of millions to American commerce? When we consider that the United States raises 69.9 per cent, of the world's supply of cotton and con sumes only 24.7 per cent, the magni tude of the injury done to American commerce and American business by the effort to depress the price of cot ton is apparent That his act did not reduce the price of cotton at the time more than 2 cents per pound is due to the stubborness with which Hayne. Brown, Scales and others bought all actual cotton offered, instead of ac cepting settlement of margins, which is a trick of the trade to sell large quantities of cotton not in existence. Such a decline was confidently antici pated. A week before Brown and Hayne knew that they were going to bo prosecuted a "bear" Ann, in try ing to get a certain party to sell the market said: I know something is going to hap pen that will cause a break in the market of from 100 to 200 point3. Suppose the break had material ized. The result would have been, on a basis of 12,000,000-bale crop and at a 2-cent decline, to give foreign spin ners about $90,000,0u0 to save about $30,000,000, ostensibly to American spinners, really to Wall Btreet gamb lers. Will the time never come when Government representatives and of ficers can see other interests than ihose that are centered in New York? Is the hard-working, respectable citi zen of the United States to be held up nnirnmiTnont Q n H 11II fl PT jy ilie uutuumv/ui uuu its protecting arm? The enormity of the Attorney Gen aral's act did not fully appear until the present crop was brought into sight. The world's consumption of cotton, as stated in Bulletin 113, page 23, of :he Department of Agriculture, is 21, 'J00.000 bales. On the same page we I find the statement: It appears probable that 14,500,000 i bales of American cotton ran be ab sorbed during the year ending Aug ust 31, 1912. In other words, the present crop tvill barely meet the demand, coDdi uons being normal in other cotton raising countries. But conditions are lot normal in other cotton raising countries. In India, for instance, the crop is conceded to be short about 1,500,000 jales, and we have heard nothing of i large crop in any other part of the vorld. We raise, as heretofore stated, ^proximately 70 per cent, and this epresents say 15,000,000 bales. The ther cotton-producing countries raise JO per cent, or 6,400,000 bales. The otal, then, will be 21,400,000 bales as gainst a consumption of 21,000,000. !o 1 KAA nnn haloa >Ul iliuici, as isiaiaii i.,wvw,wv hort, which, taken from the total sup '.y, would seem to indicate a short .ge in the world's supply of the crop )f something like 1,100,000 bales of :otton. We need 21,000,000 bales of :otton, we have only 19,900,000 bales vith which to supply them. In the ace of these facts cotton has been lammered down to 8 cents per pound, I cents below the cost of production, jy a merciless set of vampires. Meaning no disrespect, but in crit cism of the narrowness of the At orney General's view and the short sightedness of his policy, I charge hat he, more than all other combined tgencies Is responsible for this condi ion. His prosecution of the s6-call d bull element of the exchange has Iriven out competition and made the aarket a one-sided affair. No single operator can affect prices on the ex change; and no sane "bull" operator A-ould enter a combination while he jr his fellows were under prosecution jy the Federal courts charged with his very offense. The "bears" may combine at will, but for the "bulls" to :omblne is in restraint cu iraue, ID Oil ffront to the gentlemen of Wall >treet, and proper cause for Govern ' aent intervention. What a spectacle. Mr. Chairman, if the Attorney Gen ral concludes finally that he can not iroceed against "bull" operators, I relieve a committee of Congress hould make investigation of ex hange methods. If it is a fact that aillions of bales of cotton are sold innually on the exchange that never ad and were never intended to have xistence, thereby abnormally de pressing its price, then the evil should e eradicated. In the name of common lecency, in consideration for the ;outhern farmer, who contributes lore to the export trade of the Unit d States than half of the rest of this ountry combined, this piracy on his roducts should be stopped. If the -tton exchanges are to be one-sided flairs, domniated by the "bears," it r>uld be infinitely better to abolish hem altogether. Congress should now the facts, and, knowing them, hould pass such legislation here as ill protect the producers of this country. A normal price for the present crop >er pound. Much of it has sold as low s 8 ccnts per pound. Owing to bear manipulations, aided and abetted by he Government, the cotton producer m? 1 i. o riAnnH nn lcis easny iom o ucmo puuuu *-?** he entire crop or $215,000,000; and wo-thirds of this amount, or approx imately $145,000,000, has been given to foreign spinners. Mr. Tribble. Will the gentleman ield for a question? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Cer tainly. i Mr. Tribble. I understand the gen tleman tniroduced his bill some time 'go. Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Yes. Mr. Tribble. Has the gentleman been able to get the Committee on \griculture to investigate and report "lis bill? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. No; I have been able to get no report at all *rom the committee. Mr. Tribble. They had not investi gated that, so far as the gentleman ' mows, so as to report that bill? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. They have not, so far as I know. I would willingly accord sincerity of purpose to the Attorney General if, accepting this horn of the dilemma, he did not appear rediculous in the sight of all good citizens, Interested in the wel fare of a common country. Perhaps, as a newspaper in my district tersely puts it: "He prefers the hug of the bear to the horns of the bull." (Ap * ? ? cMa \ piause 011 iue uciuuui c?Liv. oiuA..f While I thought the prosecution of Brown, Hayne, and Scales was little less than criminal, since the Attorney General has assumed the responsibil ity and given the "bears" the benefit of the Government's support, I could se no reason why the "bear" element, who had robbed the producing class of fully $3,000,000 should not also be prosecuted, and to that extent aid in demoralizing their robber band. With aanai b paioaatp i 'MajA. uj sapi siqi to the Attorney General, asking why these men should no be prosecuted. I have my letter to him and his re ply. I shall not read them, but will ask leave to print them in the Record. In his reply the Attorney General says if he bad evidence of the exist ence of a "bear" pool he would pro ceed against it, as he has nroceeded against the so-called "bull" pool. While I cannot furnish him such evi dence as would be conclusive in court, such investigation' as I have made convinces me that the evidence against the "bear" and "bull" ele ments of the exchanges is tangible alike; that the market can neither be boosted nor beared by one man (Ap plause on the Democratic sidt); that there are men on the exchanges wno operate almost exclusively on the "bear" side and operate in collusion with other "bear" operators; that these raids on the market are otten planned months before the actual coup; and that the robber band plan ning them will use every possible in strumentality, including the Govern ment, to carry out their damnable purposes. How many times have they had advance information of the Gov ernment reports. Who would deny that they have or have had agents in the statistical departments of this Government? Now, these facts are all known to the Attorney General, and yet he comes up with the prosecution of the "bull" clique in his right hand, and in his left hand with the lame ex cuse that he does not know who the "bears" are. (Applause on the Demo cratic side.) Thfl reeular "bear" cotton SDecula tor is as well knwn in exchange cir cles as the officers of this Govern ment are known to the people of Washington. I have here In my possession the names of several"bear" firms who will be found on the "bear" 3ide of every important exchange transaction, and they were the im mediate beneficiaries of the Govern ment raid on the market two years ago. If the Attorney General will ar raign his witnesses in the pending case and call on the parties under prosecution for evidence, and then rake the letter files of the "bear" ele ment, as he did in the case of his prosecution of the "bulls," he will not be lacking for evidence. A "bear" pool was on, which held the future market a cent a pound below the spot market at the very time the Government be gan proceedings against the so-called 'bull" clique, and that very act, as I have shown, gave rise to the so-call ed "bull" pool, as a defense measure, originating with the cotton mills. Mr. Heflin. Mr. Chairman, will my friend permit a question? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Cer tainly. Mr. Heflin. Is it not a fact that at the time the Attorney General prose cuted what is called the "bull" raid the spinners were taking cotton? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Yes; I have just mentioned that Mr. Heflin. The spInnerB were tak ing this cotton? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Cer tainly tney were. Mr. Heflin. I have not had the pleas ure of hearing all of my friend's speech; but has the gentleman heard of any grand-jury Indictment ofbear" raids this fall? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. There have been absolutely none, so far as I know. Mr.Heflin. Since the gentleman call ed upon the Attorney General has he reason to think that anybody in the Department of Justice has investigat ed and reported on a "bear" raid? Mr. Aiken of South Carolina. Not to my knowledge. I have hearcj. of noth ing of the sort. Of course the interest of the producer was not considered, and it is evident that the Attorney General's assertion that the prosecu tion was for the protection of the mill interests was at that time groundless. This letter of the Attorney General 'shows ignorance of condilons that is lamentable or bias that is unworthy an officer of this Government. I give i my letter and his reply to the public for what they are worth. (Applause.) To the Memory of Miss Louise Allen. This was not her place of resting. But a city yet to come: AmrnrH to It cha hna hnctatiArl On to her eternal home. The pains of death are past, Labor and sorrow cease; And, life's ion*? warfare closed at last. Her soul is found In peace. 0 Paradise, 0 Paradise, Who doth not crave for rest ? Who would not seek the happy land Where she has gone to rest! A Friend. BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER A?D SAVE THE MIDDLE MAN'S PROFIT Harvard Black Roof Paini (Guaranteed for 5 years). Beet paint >n the market for use on shingle, felt, auraR, metal, tin, paper and rubber roofs, nutters and copings, structural iron works, bridged, subways, tnunels, basements, fences, elevators, pump?, poles, tanks, towers, vaults, steam pipes, farm implement*, etc. Stops haks aud prevents rust and lecay. Is water-proof, weather-proof ind acid-proof. We manufacture a full line of Ready Mixed House Paints, Barn Paints, Bridge Paints, Varnishes, Dryers, etc. We solicit your business for paint for any purpose. OUR MOTTO? Quality and a Square Deal. Write us for prices, color cards and terms. It will cost you uothiug to In vestigate. THE HARVARD MANUFACTURING CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO. (When answering please montion paper.) TYPEWRITERS SAVE 50 per cent. Easy pay ments. $10 and up All Makes?Guaranteed. Send lor Catalog. Edward J. Murphy, The Typewriter Dealer, CHARLESTON, S. C. ??.?i THE WAREHOUSE BILL AS FINALLY PASSED BY THE SEN ATE AND HOUSE GIYEN IN FULL TEST CASE TO BE MADE As to Constitutionality Before Money Becomes Available to Establish Sys tem. Chairman is to Beceire Salary of $2,000 a Year, Others $6 a Day. The Warehouse bill as finally pass ed by the Legislature is given here in full as it is a matter of general Inter est The constitutionality of the meas ure is to be tested in the courts be fore the money is available to put^the system in use. \ Section 1. That there shall be elect* ed forwith by the generA assembly three commissioners, who shall1 con stitute a board, to be hereafter known aa the State warehouse commission. The term of office shall be for two, four and six years, the members of the board deciding by lot the respect ive terms of each. In case of a va cancy by death or otherwise on the board of commissioners the governor shall appoint a person to fill such va cancy until the next regular session of the (general assembly, when an elec tion shall be held as provided, fOr in this section. Sec. 2. The chairman of the board thus created shall be designated by the general assembly at tiie time of the election provided for in section 1 of this act, whose duty it shall be to preside at all meetings of the com mission and have general supervision of the management of the business of the commission, subject, however, to the approval of the majority of the members of said commission; and it shall be his further duty to enforce and carry out all such rules and reg ulations as may be adopted by said commission for the control and man* agement of the business provided for in this act Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the State warehouse commission to pro vide by purchase, lease or otherwise a system of warehouses at the most eligible sites in this State capable of storing not less than 250,000 bales of cotton, and the commission is hereby given power and authority to employ clerks, architects and other agents and employes as in their judgment they deem necessary, and adopt rules and regulations not contrary to the provisions herein set forth, which in their judgment, are necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this act; and the said commission shall have the power to enter into contracts with relation to the matters contained herein, and may sue and be sued in any of he courts of this State: Pro vided: That only the property held by the said warehouse commission for the purpose herein mentioned shall be answerable In any Buit or action against them. Sec. 4. *The manager of the State warehouse shall be appointed and his duties prescribed by the board of commissioners, who shall fix the com pensation of such manager, and the said manager shall be subject to re-v moval by the board of commissioners whenever, in their judgment, the pub lic interest demands it Sec. 5. The board of commissioners shall appoint expert cotton graders, whose compensation shall be fixed by the board, and the said cotton graders shall be subject to removal by the board of commissioners when ever, in their judgment, the public in terest demands it Sec. 6. The State warehouse com mission is empowered to acquire such property as they may deem neces sary to carry out the purpose of this act, such property to be acquired by lease or purchase, and said commis sion is empowered to establish a com press in connection with said ware house system at any point or points in this State where, in the Judgment of said commission, it is necessary or practicable to carry out the purposes of this act. Sec. 7. All lint cotton properly baled and such other commodities as the commission deem proper shall be received for storage at said State warehouse, and the charges for same shall be fixed by the State warehouse commission. Each bale of cotton shall be weighed, graded and numbered so as to be identified at all times, the grades to be according to the stand ard grades adopted by the United States government The person de positing the cotton or other com (Continued on Page Eight) the State Warehouse commission, signed by the manager of the -ware house in which the cotton or other commodity is stored, which receipt shall give the weight, grade and num ber of each bale of cotton, or descrip tion of other commodity. The said receipts to be transferred only by written assignment, and the cotton or other commodities which It rep resents deliverable only upon the pro duction of the original receipt, which is to be marked "cancelled" when MM? The explanatio mndeifHh the. everyingpedi test of our o iheresnolutoL RriHizers. Sdd $y Relia F.S.R0YS1 Norfolk Va. Tar Baltimore Md 1 Montj Macon Ga. the cotton or other commodity la iken from the warehouse. All cot ton or other commodities on storage shall be. fully Insured. , Sec. The State warehouse com mission Is hereby and herein author ized and empowered to issue' coupon bonds in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in denominations not less than $500 each, and running for a term of thirty (SO) years from the date of issue, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six (6) per cent, pel* annum, the interest on said bonds to be payable semi-annually, and to execute as security for said bonds a mortgage or deed of trust on any real estate said commission may then own, with the right to said commis sion to retire by purchase any or all of Baid bonds, at the end of twenty (20) years from the date of issue, the proceeds of said bonds to be used only for carrying out the objects and purposes of this act In the mean time and until said commission shall find itself able to issue and nego tiate the sale of said bonds as herein provided, it shall have power and authority to borrow money upon the notes of said commission not exceed ing the sum of $250,000, said notes to run for not exceeding five (5) years and to bear interest at a rate not ex ceeding six (6) per cent per annum, said notes being subject to renewal from time to time in the discretion of said commission, and the proceeds of said notes to be used in carrying out the objects and purposes of this act,and that as security for the money so borrowed on said notes said com mission shall have the^right to pledge by way of mortgage or deed of trust any property, real, personal or mixed, which it may then own; provided, That said notes shall be taken up and retired when the bonds herein pro vided for have been issued, nego tiated and sold: Provided: further, That the bonds and the notes herein provided to be issued are not to be a debt or obligation of the State of South Carolina: Provided, further, That nothing contained in this sec tion is intended to prohibit said com minalnn from borrowng, temporarily, from time to time, on its notes, such amounts of money, not exceeding $20, 000, as it may And necessary for the proper conduct of the business of said commission. Sec. 9. In fixing the charge for handling and storing cotton, the com mission shall, in addition to provid ing a sinking fund to retire the bonds provided for in section 8, also provide a sinking fund for the retirement of the amount advanced by the State in 50 years. Sec. 10. The charges on cotton shall, after the system herein provid ed for has been put in operation,cover all current operating expenses, It be ing the intention of this act to make this system self-sustaining and at the same time give storage at actual cost, as nearly as practicable. Sec. 11. The warehouse commis sion shall have the power to acquire by lease, any standard built cotton warehouse in the several towna of the State and operate them in all respects, under the provisions of this act, as applied to the State warehouse. Tbat each commissioner, when elected or appointed under this act, before en tering upon the duties herein im posed, shall execute to the State bis official bond in the sum of $25,000 each for the faithful performance of their duties. Sec. 12. And the managers, graders, or other officers at any warehouse operated by the State, shall execute such bonds for the faithful perform ance of their duties, as may bo re quired by titer State warehouse com ERFEff SPOT EVER n is simple;they greatest cure a enthas to pass ti wn laboratories "miss about Boys ble dealers Everywhere ER GUANO O s Officer horo NT.. (Inlnmhia SC. fomeryAla. Spartanburg I Columbus 6a. mission. The premiums on all bonds required of officers and employes un der the terms of this act shall be paid out of the funds. Sec. 13. Any person offering cotton for sale in the open market can bave his cotton weighed and graded at any warehouse operated by the Stat'}, and shall receive his certificate setting forth the number, weight and grade of each bale. The fee for such service not to exceed the sum of 25 cents for each bale so weighed and graded. Sec. 14. The compensation of the chairman shall be $2,100 per annum, and the compensation of the other members of the board shall be $6 per day of each day's attendance and 2 1-2 cents per mile for each mile actually traveled, and other neces sary nxnenaea actually incurred in the discharge of their duties hereunder. Sec. 15. The State board shall make an annual report of the operation of the warehouse system to the general assembly. Sec. 16. The sum of $5,000 is here by appropriated for the contingent expenses of said board, and $250,000 divided into two equal annual install ments of $125,000 in 1912 and $125,000 in 1913 to carry out the purposes of this act is hereby appropriated. Pro vided: That the attorney general of the State immediately after the ap proval of this act shall Institute in the supreme court a proceeding against the said commission for the purpose of determining the constitu tionality of this act, and that no part of the moneys herein and hereby ap propriated Bhall become available un til the termination of said proceed ings. Sec. 17. This act shall go into ef fect immediately upon its approval by the governor. HOPKINS PARTY COMING 5 M. H. Patterson Received a Letter to That Effect. Carland and Another Railroad Builder Mr. M. H. Patterson has received a letter from Mr. E. M. Hopkins in which the Detroit railroad promoter and developer says: "Am leaving to day for a three weeks' trip to Okla homa, and Texas and South Carolina. Expect to have Mr.Carland and anoth er railroad man join me at Anderson. "I will cut short my trip and then the minute they say they are ready to join me there. Have been trying to place bonds but the market is rather close yet." Mr. Patterson said Thursday that it all depends upon Anderson when Mr. Carland comes. Mr. Carland is a railroad contractor of wide experi ence and of means. If he takes to ho nut fhrmich In a LUC pi a u it v?*xa *rw ?- - ?o? short time. Abbeville seem9 to be ripe for the proposition and the whole matter will rest upon Anderson when the promoters come here and make a proposition.?Dally Mail. New, Board Supervisors The following have Just been ap pointed Supervisors of Registration for Abbeville County: W. E. Ellis, Joe J. Link and A. F. Calvert. The office in the future will be in the office of the Coroner, and the Board will be on duty every first Monday./ AN EPIDEMIC OF COUGHING I? Bweeplnir nv<r tbe town. O'd and yonne alike are affected, "rid the strain In partlon lerly ba'rt on lltt'? cbl idrt>D "nd no elderly people, Foley'" Honey end T?r Compound la u quick, H?te and reliable cure for" II cinghK and co'ds. Contains no opiates. McMurrav Drag Co. Make life more worth living by 3moklng Speed's cinco. Y TIME DEATH OF EDWID MAB8DEN 81 PAS. Oil Monday morning, February the 19th, .912, about 8:30 o'clock, the gentle spirit )f Edwin M. Syfan winged Its way Into ;h? great beyond, and la now at home?at est?in beaven. The deceased had been In declining lealth for about nine years, and during aO .hat time bad not seen a well day. These line years to him were full of trouble, suffering and sorrow, but through all the lark clouds be could see the silver lining. tod by faith eouiid look beyond this world )f care and sorrow into that heavenly lome?the "beautiful home of the soul to prhich be was tending. as he lived day toy lay and hour by hour in sweet oommun on with his Saviour, and was "robed and' ready," just waiting the coming of the Bridegroom. In all his intense suffering he never nurmured nor made any complaint, bat ike one of old, was ready to suiter as well is co do his Master's will. In disposition he was gentle and un assuming, with a quiet ana easy manner ;hat brought around him scores ot friends, tie was self-sacrificing and always ready ;o lay aside his own pleasure and comfort 'or that of bis friends. As a friend and jompanlon. he was genial, big-hearted, dna and true. The filial affection between himself and ils brothers was indeed beautiful to be* iold, even like Unto that of David and Jonathan. During the long period of his llness his two brothers who lived near lim did everything that could be done for lis comfort and pleasure?trying in It all y o show him that in life he still bad their ove, affection and care, which was indeed its ujit.il death alone separated them. His work on eaith is finished and he has rone to share the reward of an honest and aithful life to his Maker and bis fellow nen. He is not dead, but with him Ufe las just begun. Funeral servioes were conducted at the Methodist church at eleven o'clock Tues Jay morning, wnere a large ana sorrowing :ongref?atiou had assembled to pay their ust tribute of love and esteem. Bev. Leonard of the M. E. Church, assisted by Siev. Comish of the Episcopal Church, jonducted the services, after which Inter nent was made at Upper Long Cane. Loving and gentle hands laid him ten ierly in Mother Earth, while beautiful lowers were placed upon the newly-made rrave as sweet tributes of love ana affeo ;ion. A wife and four children, with four de- \ oted brothers and other relatives, sur vive him. The bereaved ones have the deepest lympatby of this community. tnvimrr aw t a inxi nnatow James Glbert Hamilton died at hla home ibout two miles from Abbeville last Moo lay morning at two o'clock. In the death of this good man a staunch ind loyal citizen has passed away, and a rue and faithful soldier has croesed over he River and Is now oie of that great lost that no man can number. He has laid aside the panoply of war, heathed his sword, and, having fought veil and valiantly the battles of life, la low In the great beyond at rest. The deceased was quiet and gentle in nanner and bad the respect and love of all vho knew him. He was well and largely connected in the ounty and had many friends who will earn of his death with great sorrow. The uneral services were conducted at thev tome on Monday afternoon by Rev. J. B. Illlhouse, assisted by Rev. J. M. Lawson. nterment was made at Upper Long Cane the presence of many sorrowing friends ,nd relatives. Beautiful flowers covered the newly aade grave as emblems of love and es eem. A wife and daughter with other rela ives survive him, all of whom have the enderest sympathy of many friends. _ M. Ara. MARTHA MILLER DEAD ^ Life Full of Year* and Re plete with Good Deeds U Ended. Mrs. Martha Miller, relict of the late acob Miller, dleci last Monday afternoon t the home of Mrs. Beacham, her daugh* er, with whom she lived.| Mrs. Miller is well known,In this coin aunlty as one of our oldest citizens, most ilghly esteemed and beloved by all who :new her. She was a faithful member of he Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted Tues lay afternoon, after which her remains .'ere gently laid te rest. Two sons and three daughters now no urn her death, and have in their groat :rief the tenderest sympathy of the peo ile of this community. Foley Kidney Fills will core any case of :ldney or Bladder trouble not beyond the eacb of msdlolne. No medloloe can do aore. MoM array Drug f