The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 27, 1912, Image 4

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The Press and Banner H H. & W. K. BKADLKY, KOI tor* J < Y XT* ^ X3 JO XLj T m. t i mt ?? -w . t*uuiisbtNl every Wednesday ?i tl t 1 7 'ttr tu ttdvanoe. 1 W ednesday, March 27,1912 1 i Death of Francis Henry. On last Saturday morn log March 24th, ; 1912, Mr. Francis Henry died at his home in this city, after several months illness. [ The deceased ;whs among Abbeville's beet citizens having all the graces ol head and heart that go to make up a gentleman of the "old school"?honest?truthful?tem perate and just in all his dealings with bis fellowmau. He was a faithful soldier through the war between the states. Duriug his long and useful life he held ninny places of honor and trust and In them nil he was faithful and true. The,deceased was one of the few men 1 ? a. ma nOVOP hAATf] ' a^aillbL WUUbO uuuiavi^i nu uw. ? any man say ought In bis manner tie was gentle, courteous and polite to animating friends every where. Ho was the father of a large fami ly all of whom have gone out in the world as useful sons and daughters, and who iu their lives and cnaracter do honor to the memory and life training of their now sainted father. In summing up his life we would say He was a useful citizen?a true man?a genial friend?a kind and indulgent fa ther?a faithful husband, and above all of these a christian. He was an elder in Up per Long Cane Church and in this office discharged his duties zealously for the good of the master's cause. His funeral services were conducted at TT T Ok?*w?k An flnnHfiV AfhAr. up(jei AJiMJg ynac vuuivu J noon at4 o'olock by bis pasror, Rev. Mr. Telford,"assisted by Rev. Mr. Piatt. A large end sympathetic congregation tilled the old church in respect and houor to the memory of their departed friend. His re mains were Interred in Upper Long Cane Cemetery. Elegant and beautiful flowers, sweet emblems of love and purity were placed upon his grave by loving and gen tle hands, land ^made his last reeting place on eartn beautiful indeed. A heart broken wife?three sons and four daughters with other relatives and friends survive him, and in their great grief have tne tenderest sympathies of hosts of friends and this entire community. The Aliens in Virginia. A band of outlaws, Aliens, and sympa thisers, recently obliterated the circuit court in their county in Virginia, because they were unwilling for one of their num ber to go to jail for his misdeeds. Rifles and pistols were used to acoompllsh their ends. They are now in the mountains of North Carolina hldiug from the hand they sought to smite. But the hand of the law Is too strong and too far-reaching, even for ? band of desperadoes. However, they jhave enjoyea their mis* . ery of freedom too lonsr already. While they are certain to be apprehended, th?ii arrest should not be postponed. There should be such a force of men put to work that their arrest would be made now! Such defiance and such orlme should be summarily dealt with. Federal troops should be asked for and Immediately put on track of these mountain anarchists, If for no {other reason than that it serve for a lesson to others'of the same Ilk, if there be such. Get your Millinery at Cash Bargain Store. A Ward Goat. If some benevolent person would im.ke a name for himself and delight the small boys even to the extent of surfeit, he should buy a goat, a billy goat, a billy goat with horns and beard and loan him to every family containing a stoail boy for one week. This is quite long enough for there is nothing that so aptly confirms the wisdom of the expression that "there is greater pleasure in pursuit than In posses sion," than the longing for and securing of a billy goat, by a small. Unlike "sin" a billy goat grows less and less attractive the more he is indulged in. It takes some nerve to own up, but the small boy who will tell the whole truth, will admit tbat he is willing to part with his goat after their first week's association. This being true, then, it would seem that one live ac tive goat under the dlreotion of a benevo lently inclined gentleman, might serve all the small boys of the city in an Incredibly short time. And the boys with one accord would "welcome the coming and speed the partilng" goat. A side advantage of having a goat on the premises for a week is that his services render unnecessary the usual labor of pruning growlrg plants. No one should ever buy a goat except as herein indicated. A rented goat will meet all the require ments of the veriest goat fancier in one week's time, and then he can be moved on to pastures new. Now this article would fall far short of its purpose if we did not Inform the public that we have a goat at our house that the boys object to having butchered. Openings Yesterday. The Spring Openings are here. The prettiest things immaginsble are in our emporiums of fashion to don the prettiest women in the wide wide world?Abbeville county women. - . And the ugly husbands are standing on the street corners in fear and trembling? the mean old things?lest they have to pay too i6uch for a hat?just a hat, think of it! But that wont affect the sweet things when they come to buy. And they have something to select from. The styles and beauty of hats and dresses cannot be beat in any place in South Caro lina. The prices are less here than any place injthe State. This is no idle boast, but a fact. See the Openings while the beauties last. The apparition of the poor farm will doubtless disappear from the vision of trembing husbands when gladsome Easter tide brings out the angels, dressed in fllmy facinating fabrics, that dig so hard into the puree of the average Adam. There are Buster Brown shoes, stocks i tngs, hats suits, soap and some enterpris ing firms make Buster Brown bread. But there is one "Buster Brown musical play and it will be seen here soon. \ , Harmon for President. One of the beet evidences that Governor Harm >n is the prominent figure in Demo, jratic ranks, as a presidential candidate, is the fact that designing persons are trying to weaken him by circulating false reports ibout him. It Is charged by some that he did not support Bryan, and by others n?<?f Ko <a niHnri with Wall Street interests, i If our memory serves us right we are under the impression that we have seen a letter from Governor Harmon in which he stated that he bad always supported the Democratic nominee or words to that ef fect. That he may not always have given Mr. Bryan his hearty support is just pos sible. Mr. Bryan, is at least retaliating in kind, whioh would indicate that he has that impression. With a regard for Mr. Bryan's personal qualities that gives him no small place in this editor's estimation, we must confess that in the matter of bringing success to the Democratic banner be Is an utter fail ure. His influence has dominated the par ty for so long that It will necessarily be of consequence in naming the Democratic standard bearer, but it surely has dawned on the people that his judgment, in this respect, is not to be trusted. Mr. Bryan's conduct of late years, like that of Roosevelt, has smacked too much of the dictator. Congressman Dies said "he neither feared his power nor respected his judgment." His judgment is unques tionably faulty, but unlike the Congress man we do fear his power. We would re spect the man more If be had more respect for the,opinions of his political associated. If Governor Harmon is nominated, can Mr. Bryan put Nebraska In the Democra tic column? Would he do it If he could? It is practically certain that he would not; then he is chargable with the same offense that be holds against Governor Harmon. That Governor Harmon is allied with Wall Street Interests is utterly absurd. He has done more to regulate corporate interests than all the candidates for tbe presidency combined. Through his Influ ence the assessment on steam rallaoads in Ohio was raised from $187,000,000 to prac tically $600,000,000, and this is only one In stance of his many reforms. There are in Ohio four general divisions of votes, viz: Stand pat republicans, pro gressive republicans, old line democrats of tbe Bally type and progressive demo crates. Tbe progressive wings of both parties are In fact nearer in accord on trust regulation, tbe tariff and kindred subjects than are tbe factions of either party. Now the democratic candidate who is so situated as to carry the largest per cont. of {this progressive wing of tbe republican party Is unquestionably the strongest candidate from the democratic standpoint. One thing Is certain, no dem ocrat can be elected {president who can not carry a large per oeut. of ti>e progres sive republican vote. In a normally re publican State that gave Roosevelt over 100,000 majority; Harmon was first elect ed by 19,000 majority, and In bis second race by 100,000 majority. His lucreased majority whs the result of bis able, fear^ !es8 and statesman-like administration. A man who has the ?ud??rsi>mwnt of hb neighbors, who know him beat, should be well armed against the desigus of politi cians. For local reasons Underwood or Wilson is the natural choice of the southern peo ple, and there is nothing that can bo ;'?ald against either of these geutlemen, ^toept that neither of them, if nominated wOuid stand a ghost of a chance of election. If we had any evidence going to show that Hon. Oscar W. Underwood could get a feollng in the north we would favor him against the Held. He Is unquestionably presidential timber of the highest type, but can he or any southern man get a sub* stantlal vote In the northern or middle western states? The democratio party has its first chance in twenty years to elect a president and if it will throw away this chance on a senti ment, however generally cherished, it de serves defeat A (prominent republican of this State, who is in close touch with the President and who is not given to misleading state ments said in private conversation re cently: "Harmon is the man the republi cans fear." And so it is. They see the strength of his position perhaps better than we ourselves see it. Shoe your feet with Qxforde from Cash Bargain Store. \ Luthran College for Abbeville. Why does Abbeville not get in the bid ding for the proposed Luthran College? Anderson, Greenwood, Greenville, Spartan burg and other towns have found a most profitable investment in their oolleges. Ab beville could not better Invest fifty or sixty thousand dollars In a public way. The moral and intellectual tone of the city is so well known that this point need not be stressed to the committee having in charge the location of the. college. The location of the city on a ridge between two streams, and well elevated, makes It ideal from the standpoint of health. The State at large could offer no prettier sites for a college. Take for instances Mrs. M. Har vey Wilson's lot or Mrs. M. C. Gary's home ot. Either would offer a most attractive alt?. The proposition is well worth looking in to by our business men. Jf we are to grow it must be largely by our own efforts, and there Is no better place to begin than on the Luthran College for Women. Assist the kidneys?help them cleanse the blood supply?get rid of the Uuric acia wnicn is sure w oouect wneu wie m.iu- , noys become weakened. Nyal's Stone Boot Compound will do It. Ask us about o: a. w . w r\ ?. t. amuurray uruK tu. Chas. Udell and Beth Kaufman, two unique entertainers, are members of the big "Buster Brown" Company, which will appear here soon. Honestly, now, how much would take to let the city put a street lamp in your piazza? H. W. Not of the Martyr Variety. We see In the newspapers that mission arles from the disturbed portions of Mex ico are fleeing to Amqr Had a Practical Mind. An English Sabbath school teacher was laboring away on the subject of eternal punishment. One small girl aat so entranced by her lurid descrip tions of fire and brimstone that the teacher was much encouraged until transfixed by the explanatory question of: "Please, teacher, what becoasa of II tfco aaaoker PARCELS POST. ongreesman liken Throws Light on the Bill?Replies to a Constituent Showing that Measure is in Interest of the People. March 25, 1912. Dear Sir: Your letter of recent ate asking me to vote against the arcels post bill has been received. I ave received several letters of a imilar ndture, and the fact that they re almost exactly alike, in phraseol ?y and general construction, con InceB me" that they are being in pired from some common source, mnot help but wonder if Ihe express smppnies are not using some mer harit'e organization to puil the chest uts out of the fire for them. I believe in frankness in all things, d I shall deal frankly with you. In le first place, the bill now before ongress 1b not a bill to establish a arcels post system, though it is un oubtedly a step in that direction.The iw now permits packages weighing >ur pounds or less to be sent through le mails at the rate of 16 cents a oUnd, or $320 per ton. This bill pro oses to reduce the rate to twelve ents per pound, on rural routes to )wns having rural routes. If the bill ecomes a law the practical effect of ; will be to permit merchants at jiderson, say, to send packages to UBtomer* on the rural routes going ut from Anderson at the rate of 12 ents per pound, while persons living a the routes can send packages to nderson at the same rate. Merchants t Charleston or Chicago sending ackages to. people on the rural routes t Anderson would have to pay the Id rate of 16 cents per pound, nun rill a bill of this kind hurt the southern merchant and manufactur r," as you claim in your letter! ft cannot possibly hurt them, and am convinced that it will benefit them ad the whole people as well. In *iew F 'this statement of the case, do ycu link I am justified in the belief that lese letters protesting against this ill are being inspired by those wbo se in It a step toward a general par sis post system, which might nurt lem? No business interest in this 5untry would be hurt by the parcels ost system save the express ccm aniea. I believe it will be only, a few ears until we will have a general ost system in this country, and with te lights now before me I am ready > vote for such a bill when it comes P The only argument I have ever eard against the parcels post sys im is that it would help the mail rder houses at the expense of the terchanU in the small towns. I do ot believe it would have that effeci oii Tho hnwfl merchant has every jvantage. The people of his commun y know him, and if be is the right tnd of a merchant they will have con dence in him. He is willing to make ood mistakes and to make his goods itisfactory if they turn out to be un atisfactory. His expenses are lesB lan the expenses of the mail order ouse in the big city, and he can sell oods just as cheaply as they possibly an. The personal equation counts >r a great deal in merchandising, as 1 everything else, and the merchant ho doeq a clean, straight business rill make and hold friends and cus jmers that no mail order house in a istant city can take from him. If I ere a merchant I would not admit lat I could not do business among eople who know me in competition ith a merchant in a distant city? ho was totally unknown in my com tunity. The United States Is the only clvll :ed country In the world that has not parcels post system?which Is simp r a cheap mode of transporting 3mall ackages of merchandise. The ra.l Dads will not make a charge fpr less ran 100 pounds, and many of them 111 not accept small packages at all. he packages weighing less thart four ounds now can go by mall at the ite of 16 cents per pound, or $320 per >n. The Average freight rate Is $1.90. er ton, and the average express rat* i $7.61 per ton, making the average >r transporting express 14.53 to l.In sn countries of the old world the av rage express rate is 5.23 to l.These >reign countries have very much low r express rates than we have, but ley alio have the parcels post system >r small packages. Yet the parcels Pt ost system has not hurt the merch- 0 nts in the small towns of the old orld, and the mail order business in J 13 iese countries has not been devel- (j( ped to the extent that it has in this auntry, showing very clearly that the arcels post system has not affected Ither the Bmall merchant or the mail rder business. Prom all I can learn, |gi le mail order houses in this coun- th y are not interested in the bill now &d " \*nA eiore UOUgreBB. iuc; ua?c uui uau i ay lobbyists at work,either in person r by mail or otherwise. On the other and, evidence of the active opposi on of the express companies is to e seen on every side. I know that I am not unmindful of le Interests of the merchants in the mall toarns. I would not do anything ) injure them. On the other hand, I auld not vote to tax all the rest of le people for the benefit of the mer liants. As a Democrat, I do not be eve in protecting one class of peo le at the expense of the rest of the eople.I believe that cheaper transpor itlon will bneflt all the people, and I o not believe It will hurt any of the eople, except, possibly, those who are Lterested In the express companies ad other transportation companies, id I am quite sure that the charges iey are levying now are more than iey are entitled to. Nor do I believe that lowering the ites will put the express companies it of business, or materially injure iem. You can doubtless remember hen some people opposed the build tg of new railroads, on the ground iat new towns would spring up and art the merchants in the old estab shed towns. Yet the new rauroaua ere built, and new towns sprang p, and new merchants did business, ut nevertheless the old towns thrived ad grew and the merchants in all le oldtowns are doing more business >day than ever before. You can also ;member, no doubt, only a few years 50 when some people thought the in oduction of automobiles would put orses and mules out of business, utomobiles are in general use, and at horses and mules are selling at igher prices today than ever before. This is a progressive age. The Unit i States _has lagged behind all other juntries in the matter of parcels post fstem', but we cannot do so much inger. It is bound to come and we ad as well get ready for it, but 1 do ot believe there is any cause for any ady to feel alarmed. It will not liurt 3U a merchant doing a legitimate usiness; on the contrary, I beliaye will help you when the parcels ast system is established, though, I link we should have the zone system f rates?that is, one charge for a Istance of 100 miles, a little higher a Hiatnnpp of 200 miles, iaigU iUl U VKMVmmv ? iill higher for 500 miles, and so on. hat would be fair. It would be a bus less-like way of conducting the bus less, and in addition it would give le country merchant all the protec on he could ask?if, indeed, he has le right to ask for any protection. I elieve that when we get the parcels ost It will be on the zone system asis. I have discussed it with a num er of members of Congress, and all f them approve of it I trust I have made my position lear. I thank you for your letter,and ould be glad to hear from you at ay time. I am always glad to get the lews of my friends on public mat irs, and to exchange views with lem. Sincerely yourB, WYATT AIKEN. Novelist'* Limitations. The English public will not let me robe deeply Into humanity. Tou iuat not paint either woman or man; surface view of the species flat as rafer la acceptable. I have not lucked at any of the highest or eepest chords. Hence (possibly) lose who have heard some of the hapters say It must be the best ovel I have written.?Prom a Letter y George Meredith. First Financial Center. The Bank of Venice, established In L57, was the financial center of the odd; and when the Revival of Let :rs came, followed almost lmmedlate p by the invention of printing, it was enlce that led the world in the out ut of txxSfea and the spread of intelll ence. Bursting With Self-importance. "What Is the matter with Jones? He Bed to be a modest sort of fellow, but ttely"he seems almost bursting with jlf-lmportance." "Haven't you heard? [rs. Jones Is suing another woman >r alienating his affections, and put le damages at fifty thousand dollars." -Judge. ' ? For the Darkness Draws Near. If a man have the truth In him, the nought of his own death as an ever resent possibility Will, far from para ding effort, drive him to a more ilthful performance of duty. As the oet Bays, "then let him turn today." -Exchange. 8omowhat Rough on the Fish. The Japanese have a novel way of eeplng fish fresh for use. You go in j the restaurant and pick out your wn fish In the tank. If there Is more sh than you want the chef cuts oft a lece to fit and returns the rest to the ink to awim about till wanted. Education In Iceland. Icelanders are now famous for their Igh standard of education. Every illd of ten In this remote little land in read and write, neither abject pov rty nor< important wealth Is seen, ad crime Is rare; and the latest step t the evolution of this remarkable eople Is the founding of a university I the capital Beyond His Ken. A teacher writes that she had a new ipil fill In a reference card last week, ae blank asked for "Nationality of arents." This bad to be explained to e child. Then she wrote down: "Papa Irish and mamma is German. But I >n't know what they were before they ere married." 8klllful Ancient Cooka. The cooks of the ancients were art :a in their way and were so skillful at they could serve a whole pig boil . on one side and roasted on the her. Example of the Real Man. The real man is the one who sl ays finds excuses for others, but >ver excuses himself.?Henry Ward jecher. Obvious. We do not pretend to be much of mind-reader, but when we see a lady urrying downtown with a $10 bill Id ne hand and an advertisement In the ther we know that she is thinking of oing some snopping. a li Many Hours of Sunshine. In Alberta, western Canada, the Dgest day has 18 hours of sunshine No Doubt About It And every good husband, no doubt, sure that he Is married to one ot the a renty world's created wanna, *t Tin._ no mailer woa f it is something to wear, sir, you you want at the price y You like to select your Clothes i ssortments are large, styles correc rices right. You'll like to make your seleetio ble to and does meet your most ex icular. The more we see and try our ne aore we realize how utterly impossi our mind through type and paper ] hey are and what good values they So we urge you to come and see tefore the mirror?see how well the \ see t you h Our \ Oi GOLDMAN BECKMAN * CO Good CJotbom BEACON'S SH All the wanted styles in Men's Shoes are they cost less here, too. $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 You'll always buy your Shoes here \f yoi FIND OUT ABOUT J Yes, sir, we are willing to pay more for our goc o you for less than most stores do, because we fi; TTT J- ?^"'?noeo malfp mnrp frii L>0 11. we UU Iliuic uuoiumj Uiiu >olicy. We wish you would drop in and have a Cl< D. POLIi 65 dozen Towels at special irices. Cash Bargain Store, CANDIDATES For Coroner. We are requested to announce Mr. M. J. ink as a candidate for Coroner, subject to le action of the Democratic Primary. We are authorized to announce H. W. owie (better known as "Dock") as a can idate for re-election to the office of Coro sr, subject to the action of the Demo atic primary. I hereby announce myself a candidate to le office of Coroner of Abbeville County, "? "* "nomnnrntln Beg to notify n located ist and to the left of C personal attenti Department. I lbject to the action ui mo rimary. B. W. Smith. We are authorized to announce B. H riUiam8 08 a candidate for the office of oroner o! Abbeville County, subject to le action of the Democratic Primary. We are authorized to announce W. A ailagher as a candidate for Coroner of bbeville County, subject to the action of le Democratic primary. Superintendent of Education. We are authorized to announce John B, ibert as a candidate for Superintendent Education, subject to the action of the emocratic primary. One of the most unique musical numbers rw on the stage is the "Campbell Kids," jrformed by 16 young ladies with the fa ious "Buster Brown" Company. This ig company will be here soon. Have your old shoes oade aw good as new >y the up-to-date shoe epair shop. " "?-V m-mm ,4k T Dn vol and Metalic Ca night. Residen J. HA A. M. Our Mo Fresh shipmen day. Ring ourEGroceri* TTaa r\ nnc*Tte>rR 1 DI U W XI vv xviviiun 12 yards Val lace for. 25c. ash Bargain Store. Amos B. Morse Co.'s Locals. We have a full supply of Bed Irish potatoes ? Irish obbler and Bliss. Give up our orders. Now is the time to plant our garden. We can furnish ou with all kinds of fresh eed. Golden Dent, White Dent, nd Hickory King seed ccrn Jvarly Amber and Orange ane seed,Kaffir Corn, Mille n rl T3 q r\o a+ rioht nrinfis ton's Teas, Everything Soli a. m. h: In line with the many other of detail and hight grade eq Rer the Fifth?the last and m creation of the genius of R. Iiave adopted the Goodyear tires as standard equipment, Stone Manager of the Abbevil Co. local Eeo distributors. '!'] tires are 10 yer cent oversize adds from 20 to 25 percent to t nge. Tills oversize is not i calipers, but by air bapacitj tires have 25 per cent greater and hence that much more loi cayacity, without additional cost for the tires, it should be why we find so much euthusia tire equipment among buyers Ffifth. BACKACHE ALMOST DNBE I? nn cf-rtaln rpsolt of kl n. Toomey S4?3 E. Olive H'? Bloo mbv's: "I ouflered with backache U U |/W| MV We have Lawn Grasses, asturtiums, and a complete neof all seed. Amos B. Morse Co. Itcli relieved in 30 niinnfpR roolford's Sanitary Lotion. Never ilp. Sold by P. B. Speed, Druggist. my kidneys which weremmos I gave Foley Kldoe.v HI 1 In a K'* they done, wonoer* for me. Tort rxird dnyV wo>k and not leel Mc.Murray Drug Co. IVew R/Plie?lule for Sei No 3ttduel2S7;p. m. SoiitbboUD Vo.SMiie 3.S3 p. r?.. fouihiionn No. 41 fine 2: tin. m. H?.ullihi?uni Nn. 8.2 dux ft.5H p. m. Nor'hhi>uo No. 52<1u?* 12 MJ p. no. Norili?ion? Mn.lWdue 2.H8 h. m. Nortbtoun DR.KING'S NEW DIS< Will Surely Slop Thai _ '11 find it here in ou want to pay and Shoes where you know t, qualities dependable and ns liero because this store Is a/?Hnor HouirAfi in ftVfVPV DftF" UIVVXU^ \AVUAI. ? iw Clothes on customer^ the Lble it is for us to convey to aow exceptionally attractive are. them?slip into them?stand y look on you. ir New Spring Su Look more expensive than they are 4 9 ? Ve advertise 16 get you to come hese Suits and try them on. iave done that, you'll probably buy values are immense this season as eadily perceive when you come. (Clothes $15 to $18 Clothes $10 to $12.50 Clothes $5 to $7.50 i do once. [T )ds and sell them nd It Pays to snds through this jthes chat witlf OES here, and LA r AL ay friends and customers that I am 2nd doors below telegraph office, ,'ourt House. My entire lime and on will be given my Undertaking carry a full line of Wood, Cloth skets, and will serve you day or ce phone 70. Office 26. VNE MfiDILL. HILL CO. - , tto: THE BEST t of Groceries arriving each J 1- - rmA -fV>o + 1(?D anu UU UUil V11HJCU. tuai es are what we claim for them. for White! House Coffee, Lip Ferris Hams. d Under an Absolute Guarantee ILL COMPANY. refinements [Uipment on lost popular E. Olds?we No-lUm-Cut says A. II. le Motor liar uese popular wliir h easily he tireiuile meat-i eJ by r. As these air capacity, ad carrying J weight or plain to all ;ni over our of 7?eo the Contractors and Builders, :arable <1d?\v trouble. mlDslon, III., and pi<ln? In I un he-ira hie. id tria', and ay [ can 'to a the effects." board. <J. rt iJ. a. <t. d. :overy Coufltu Estimates furnished free. Let us make your plans aid fig ure on your work. R. g. CoIIIdt, Postmaster, Bafn^nt. Jf. J., wan troubled will h seveie la grippe couch. He snya: "I would be comp;etely exhausted after earh fit of violent couching. i bought a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and before I bad taken It all tl*eooughin(j spells bad entirely ceaaed. It can^ip beat." MoMurray Drug Co. 5 : -