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f \II f IIIIIir IniPiwrTI rwiVn nit* >nr>nn The Press and Banner H W. A W. K. HKAItl.FV. Killlurn AHHEVILLte, S.C. ^Published every Wednesday at ti y ar In advanoe. Wednesday, May 22, 1912 "Abbeville Can"?Abbeville will. Abide in Attractive Abbeville. Alphabetically speaking, Abbeville leads?make it every way. The rubber trust has been reorgan iv-j/i <in m nwii-M basis. What we most need is not more candidates but better cigars. The Anderson Mail says this is "the open season for picnics." And chig gers! Candidates may come and cand dates may go, but Cansler of Tirzah runs on forever. An Abbeville lad, lialph Syfan, heads his class at Wofford. Can't keep 'en 1 down. ()ne or two more small industries would perhaps swell our postal re ceipts sufficiently to make city deliv ery possible. A goodly rewar^l will be paid to the first person presenting a suitable substitute for that threadbare "hat in-the-ring." Atlanta reports the first shipment of Georgia peaches. There are some peaches in Georgia besides Elberta, and Atlanta already has her share. In claiming toextract comfort from the work of the recent State conven tion Governor Blease absolutely fits our conception of an optimist. "What will we do with our e.\ presidents?" will become a real issue with the adoption of the law making them ineligible for a second term. It is plainly seen that the Green ville Piedmont man never lived in Abbeville when he compares kissing girls to eating pickles. Whatever else one may think ol Gov. Harmon's reply to Mr. Bryan, it at least possessed the merit of dig nity and calmness?two qualities quite refreshing in this day ol'politi cal bluster and buncombe. WHO ? The following from the Chester Lantern is so full of sound doctrine and so pertinent to local conditions that it is reproduced in these col umns: If a manufacturer in New York should take a look at the map, and decide that, by by reason of climate and railroad facili ties, Chester was about the right point for locating, who would answer his letter with any authority and see that Chester got that factory? Who would present the city's claim to lower rates, at an under writers' meeting ? Who, in the closing hours of a convention, would propose Chester as the next "convention city ? If the railroad schedules are unfair to the town merchants, who has time to take the matter effectively with the roads ? If railroad shops burn, what organization has the machinery and the commercial backing to prevent some more active com muulty from securing the new shops ? These pertinent questions should have but one answer. It should be the business of the local chamber of commerce or board of trade to han dle matters jof this kind. In this day of bustle no town which expects to keep pace with her sister''munici palities can afford to neglect the or ganization and support of a live and aggressive board of trade, which is constantly on the lookout for its in terests. It is a mistake to hope too much of outsiders. The home people must first show their own confidence in their community and then make known their peculiar advantages to others. This desired publicity can best be accomplished by a board of trade. The town of Abbeville has now about 600 horsepower of electrical energy which, during the daytime, is of practically no service to the com munity ; but, harnessed to the wheels of industry, it would drive the ma chinery for more than one industry, disbursing weekly payrolls to flow into the arteries of trade, infusing new life into the business of every local concern. The city authorities would no doubt be glad to have this energy employed, even at a purely nominal rental, but how is the out side world to become aware of this ? An active board of trade, manned by a progressive set of men, would take up matters of this kind, and in stead of hiding our light under a bushel would see to it that the re sources and advantages of the com munity were kept before the public in the most attractive manner. Abbeville already has such an or ganization and it should not be al lowed to die of inanition, but should be encouraged and fostered by all who have the material interests of the community at heart. What are we going to do about it ? j^jgjgWggtj i. i>iiiiiiT'inr>agiiiiiia?finr?i i CONGRESSMAN AIKEN'S t^AITHFltL SERVICE. f n a recent editorial the Anderson Intelligencer does injustice to the Honorable Wyatt Aiken. That pa per seems to be of the opinion that a man's influence in Congress may be measured by committee chairman ships. In the first place, the awarding: of chairmanships is by a committee of the house and is almost invariably by seniority. When the Democratic House was reorganized, Mr. Aiken was ranking man on the District of Columbia committee and second man on the Pension committee. These are of the most important commit tees of the House, and especially is this true of the District Committee, which governs the District of Colum bia and has the disbursement of mil lions of dollars. The chairmanship of this, one of the most important House commit tees, was Mr. Aiken's by right and was conceded to nun Dy tne appoint ing committee. Hon. Ben Johnson, a representative from Kentucky, then a doubtful State, ranked next to him. Mr. Johnson was exceedingly anxious for the chairmanship to help out his candidacy,and incidentally the Democratic party in Kentucky. He mentioned this fact to several of his friends, and they in turn to Mr. Aiken. Mr. Aiken went to Mr. Johnson and assured him that on ac count of their pleasant relations and as a service to Democracy in Ken lUUKy, lit? wuuiu Itrni|iui?i nj auiicu-| der his rights. This is a fact that every member of the Ways and Means Committee, the committee that makes up the several House Committees, is familiar with and will certify to. Whatever estimate the public may put on chairmanships, they are help ful for advertising and boosting the individual holding the job, rather than for any substantial advantage that they give him over the other members of the committee. Surely the man who would sacrifice self in terest for a loyal friend and for his party in a doubtful State deserves r ?4i..k. prill."*; ruiuci man inuwu. It is true that there is another se rious objection to serving as chair man of the District of Columbia com mittee. In this position a man ha> to serve two constituencies: the peo ple of Washington and his people at home. It is doubtful if a man can faithfully serve his home constitu ents and faithfully discharge his duty as District Chairman. Mr. Aiken felt that not only his best service but his undivided service was due to his people at home, hence he more wil lingly gave up his right totheDis-l triet Chairmanship. When he is re- j turned to Congress and there is a Democratic house, which seems more j than likely, he will again have to ac cept or refuse the chairmanship of the District Committee. U'kftvwk /if uKlncf m/?n tvlw\ luu'6 ! ci/liic ui u?^ uuiwi iiiru ii ii?/ iiui v | ever gone to Congress from this State j have served as chairmen of that com-} mittee, and the Republican eam-j paign manager held the place fori many years, thinking it a marked! distinction. . *4 The Intelligencer directly or indi rectly states that Mr. Aiken does not deliver his speeches on the floor ofj Congress, but asks leave to print. If the editor of the Intelligencer will glance over any of his recent speeches, it-l 1.^ ...! ! i> mat are avanaim*, ne win sw irom the nature of colloquies and inter ruptions directed to him during his i speech, that he has not indulged the leave to print habit except on proper occasion. He asked leave to print the Zach McGhee letters written on the tariff, from England, because they were too long and too numer ous to be read. But ithey were thought to be of such value as party literature as to be given a place in the Democratic Campaign Hand Book, and were read by hundreds of thousands of Northern voters. On two separate occasions, Mr. Aiken's tariff speeches have been se lected by a Congressional committee from the hundreds delivered on this subject, and given place in the D^jn ocratic Campaign Book, to be read by the masses. There were in all only five selected, dealing with dif ferent features of the tariff. Fvprv well-infnrm?vi nerson know* WV " i ? that it is a part of a secretary's duty to Congressmen and Senators to help dig up facts for their speeches. The secretary in this respect is to the Con gressman or Senator what a junior partner is in a law tirm, only in a far less degree. Any insinuation that Mr. Aiken does not do his own think ing and speak his own thoughts is too absurd to be considered for a mo ment. It is fair to presume that this editor can speak with certainty on this point, and we do so unequiv ocally. The ablest men in either house are forced to leave statistical and detail work to their secretaries for lack of time to perform it them selves. The Congressman from the Third District has his own way of stating facts directly and unembellished, so as to drive them home in argument. It has been said ol Mr. Aiken that no man who preceded him in Cou gress, with the possible exception of his father, has given such prompt and acceptable service to his individ ual constituents. He is open, manly, clean and cour- 1 ageous in his service to the people. He has always voted his convictions j fearlessly.Jand without exception for J !* Ihe public good. The humblest citi zen of his district gets the same prompt and acceptable service that the wealthiest and most influential could hope for. He is simply an honest man doing his duty faithfully, and impartially. We believe that, on reflection, the Intelligencer would be just, and that it can but see the injustice done in its recent article. WILSON NOT THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE. The Columbia State in its disap pointment over this State not in structing for Wilson, is manifestly unfair to other prominent candidates for the Democratic nomination. It speaks of Wilson as if he were the n only progressive candidate in the field. If the present Democratic Congress ^ is anything, it is progressive. It was on progressive legislation that it j turned the Republican majority and took control of the lower house, and ' Underwood is the leader of that house, iri fact as well as in name. More than once, it has been demon strated thflt the Speaker is powerless f without the aid of his influence. If f Underwood is not progressive then * the Democratic party is not prog res- r sive. Again if any man thinks that Har mon is not progressive when he has twice carried a tariff reform State v that give* normally one hundred and fifty thousand Republican majority; H and the last time he carried it Demo- ^ eratic by one hundred thousand ma * 9 jority, he is badly mistaken. Har mon today can carry Ohio by over fl 50,000 majority over any candidate for the presidency, in the field, Re- ' publican or Democratic. Harmon and Underwood are both progressive, Wilson is more than progressive, he ' is radica}. The idea of censuring Underwood for voting for a direct ballot for 1 United States senators, is absurd. He cast his vote strictly in accor" dance with the mandate of the last National Democratic platform decla ration, and the measure was sup ported almost solidly by the Demo crats in the house. It is true that the bill was not all that the Demo crats desired, but it was a step to ward ridding the Senate of members named by corporate interests. While we have the primary to all intents and purposes there are still but few States that have, and any measure electing Senators by ballot is prefer able to the present system that is controlled by the money powers. City council took the rijflit step t when it voted to send a delega- l tion to Rock Hill in an endeavor to capture the next fireman's tourna ment. Besides the pleasure atten dant upon the entertainment of such bodies the resultant publicity will prove of inestimable benefit to the community. 1 PRESIDENTIAL FORECAST. The fate of both Taft and Roose- j velt hang on the result of Ohio. s There is every probability now that z Ohio will go for Taft. Taft then will j secure the Republican nomination t unless Roosevelt stampedes the t Southern delegates. c If Taft is nominated, there is strong 1 indication mat noose veil ;wm cry c foul play, bolt the party, and run as an 1 independent. If he should run as an independent he will take with him the progressive wing of his party, that is the ultra progressive, while Taft will get the conservative wing and those progressive voters who will not break party allegiance. While there are not enough Demo cratic votes in the United States to elect a president there are sufficient to give a Democrat a plurality with an independent so strong as Roosevelt in the field. In such a condition the election of president will devolve on the National House of Itepresenta tives, and it is now and will likely c then be Democratic. ? If Taft is nominated and Roose- * velt does not bolt, the party breach ^ has been made so wide that union at the polls is next to impossi- 1 ble. Against Taft, Wilson would be 1 the more formidable candidate and | would almost surely win. Against j Roosevelt, Underwood would be the c stronger candidate. Roosevelt has forced himself on the tariff reform j wing of his party, but the reformers a have little or no confidence in his ^ purpose to reform the tariff, and the t old line Republicans would rather see any Democrat president. They know that Underwood will surely bring j about tariff reforms but he will do it with that scientific knowledge and c; honesty of purpose that will not de- a stroy or seriously cripple the manu- c r i. ,.11 ..11 lai'iuriug mtcicsua. ltuvirii mi in an the Democrats have more than an 1 even chance in this good year, and for this they may thank the Colonel c in large measure. r The Republican National Conven tion is not governed by a two-thirds y minority, and as there will be so many instructed delegates for each A of the present candidates, there is little room for a dark horse in the Re publican cftmp. There is just the r bare possibility that neither Wilson, v Underwood or Clark will be nomi nated. If they hold their adherents " with stubbornness, a compromise'u man such as Harmon of Ohio or h Kern of Indiana may step in. Either ^ ?r f these inen, by reason of their local trength, with (governor Foss of lassachusetts as a running mate I'ould make the strongest ticket that he Democrats could put up. Never before has a presidential lection offered such a wide field fort uessing; and sunshine Republican [elegates have become tender-footed, j lopping back and forth from one amp to another Fortunately ine Republicans nomi- j late first, and our choice of a stand-, .rd-hearer should depend in some rieasure upon their selection. We illist Keep in niiiKi aiway* uiiu \?u an elect only with the aid of the in lependent Republican vote and to go nto the contest without a candidate i'ho will appeal to tlii.s vote is to in rite defeat. ? Up to the time of going to press Jhina had not made application to is for that little loan of $.'{00,1)00,000. Better hurry, we might need it to fi lance the campaign for Mayor Gay lor. One thing in Greehwood's favor is hat it is near enough to Abbeville or the perfume of our roses to regale frvllru h'Iia ar? fitniup]Inrl tn ro nunc iwmo *?u\/ *?. v nain there any length of time. It is reported that speculators lost i2.r>0,000 in Macon as a result of small ittendance upon the recent Confcder ite reunion. Any community that vould attempt to enrich itself at the xpense of the "thin gray line" eareely deserves sympathy for such t loss. 'DRAWING THE LINES" IN LAURENS COUNTY. rt'liat a Laurens Newspaper Has to Say About Resolution Adopted at County Convention. -,aurensville Herald. In the contets now being waged be ween the friends of Governor Cole L. _ - ~ J J T T"> siease ana juuge iid d. juucs iui mc jovernorship of South Carolina, the jditors of The Herald have not felt jailed upon to advocate either candi late. It has been our purpose and )ur policy to try to give to our read ers all the information which we ;ould gather as to the qualifications ind fitness of each candidate. Be ,-ond this we have not cared to go. ft- is not the purpose of this paper low to advocate the election of either :andidate, but in view of the resolu :lon passed by the county convention >n last Monday we feel called upon o state our position in regard to a natter which wc consider of the ut nost importance. Among other hings, the resolution provided as fol ows: "That is is the sense of this convention that every candidate for the legislature and senate de clare themselves 'for' or 'against' Cole L. Blease for governor, the peculiar political conditions mak ing this step necessary in order that the people may know for whom they are voting?whether for a frieRd or an open enemy. It surely cannot be that in this and of free government, freedom of ipeech and freedom of conscience that i person is to be prohibited from >ublic office because he is unwilling o become the personal supporter of he candidacy of any individual. We ;an not endorse this part of the reso ution for the reason that it is un lound both in policy and in principle, [f we' are to send representatives o the general assembly to vote and ict as the governor, whoever he may >e, may suggest, then why send them it all? Why amend the constitution >f the State so as to provide that any lounty may send its proxy to the gov ernor and allow him to cast the vote or the county on all measures pend ng in the general assembly? When :arried to its logical conclusion, this s what the resolution referred to neans. Unless we mistake the temper and sentiment of the people of Laurens :ounty, they will not subscribe to this >roposition. It is the privilege of tvery man to vote for or against Gov srnor Blease. We do not criticize lim for exercising this privilege, but vhen it i3 undertaken to compel oth ers to support him or to become po itically ostracised it seems to us that he matter is being carried beyond all eason and against every principle of ree and representative government, t is against one of the greatest prin :iples of all republican forms of gov trnment, to wit: That the executive, egislative and judicial departments ihall forever remain separate and listinct and each be independent of he others. The Parson's Hope. rudce. "And how is your mother?" in luired the parson, who was making i parochial call at the home of one if his wealthy parisioners. She is in her room, up-stairs. She s very ill," replied his hostess. "You don't say so!" exclaimed the lergyman, whose tact was not always eliable. "Well, I sincerely hope that she srill soon be down and out." The Independent Author. itlanta Constitution. * "Think he's a great one, do you?" "Shore! He writ one novel an' aised si xbales o' cotton whilst he ;uz a-writin' it!" If you will inspect, the houses around rwn painted with Devoe paint you will ave no trouble decidinir what, you will lit. on yours. It's th? kind that lasts and oks well. For sale at Speed's. Exchange Table Tliauks. The State. Abbeville Press and Banner is wel come to the paragraphers' union. Who? Andprson Mail. Wonder who owned all those slot machines in Charleston that cxcited the mayor's ire. Education First Newberry Herald and News. We have, attended every State convention since 1890. We made an appointment to attend a school exer cise for the evening of the 15th be fore we thought of the State conven tion, and will not call in that appoint ment. The real need of this age is an awakening of an interest in the, country schools. Xo Hope Here. Greenville News. The federal agricultural depart ment advises,.us to eat sparrows, in order to beat the high cost of living. But, really, we believe we could buy more of any other kind of meat for a dollar than we could kill of spar u'iHi a dollar's worth of amu nition. ; Costly Defect. The Progressive Farmer. Of all the many de'ects of our Southern agriculture there is none more glaring and disastrous than our extravagant use of man labor and our inability or nelect to use labor saving modern methods and ma chines. There Are Others. Gaffney Ledger. We have just discovered that there is a department in Washington called "the department of work." Certain it is that the efficient and genial editor of the Congressional Di rectory has no acquaintance with that department. Innocent Bystander. Spartanburg Journal. It seemed that the Aliens were just innocent bystanders at the Hillsville court and watched the court and of ficers shoot each other. That is what attorneys for the defense are trying to prove. The Jewel of Consistency. Easley Progress. It is real funny to read in the An derson Intelligencer the account of the Anderson county convention con demning the action of Gen. M. L. Bonhani and accusing him of making a slate so that all or very near all Jones men would be sent as delegates to the State convention. Then to take up one of the Newberry papers and note how The Intelligencer's friend, Gov. C. L. Blease, used very near the very same tactics in elect ing the Newberry delegates to the State convention, the only differ ence being that Gen. Bonham was elected by his own club to the county^ convention and Governor Blease, after being turned down by his home club, slipped over to one of the cotton mill clubs and was elected from that; and the further difference that the Blease crowd at Newberry did not al low one Jones man to get on the del egation, while the Anderson conven tion did allow one or two Blease men to be placed on the delegation. Con sistency is a rare jewel, indeed, with some people. It Is To Smile I Iusult to Injury. Life. Airs. Frost?The burglars looted your place, did they? Mrs. Snow?Yes, my dear, and the worst of it is they took the last sheet of brown paper in the house to wrap up the things in. Nerve. Houston Post. "I told him there were a dozen of people right here in town who had never heard of him." "I guess that took him down a peg or two." "I guess it didn't. He started right out to find them and borrow money." Did You Know That? Atlanta Georian. If a man ever thinks seriously of marriage it is after taking a hand in the game. * It is seldom necessary for a man. who is as regular as clock work to live on tick. The old hat on a woman's head hasn't the slightest resemblance to the new one she has on her mind. At the age of 16 a girl's idea of a hero is a youth who couldn't earn $10 a month as a cigarette drummer. It is possible for one woman to pass another on the street without seeing her, but she can't pass a milliner's window without looking in. J. W. Jordan, a well known dentil of Hopkiusville, Kv? recently had an operation tor kidney trouble. bu' U? , .ITIio fii-ot roul rplipf f iwl uc aajci . j uv hi' ' ?? ?' ? was after taking Foley Kidney Fills j They eased the terrible pain in my | hack and accomplished more good than j anything I had trii?d. I gladly recoin meud them." MoMurray Drug C<>. j ( ???I James Frank Glinkscales. I Attorney and Counsellor at Law. | Abbeville, s. c. ] Ofllce?First,.floor City Hall. I' 1 CANNIBALS ARE POETIC MISSIONARY THINKS AFRICANS ARE SUPERIOR TO WHITES. Ten to Twenty Victims Die Every Day In Katanga, Africa, but the Peo ple Are Less Materialistic Than Londoners. London.?The Rev. Daniel Crawford, a central African missionary of the Plymouth Brethren, has returned to England after 23 years' life amongst all the horrors of cannibalism in the Katanga country. He is convinced that the black man is in many re spects superior to the white man. At the Aldersgate street Young Men's Christian association the other day Mr. Crawford drew some remark able contrasts between life in London and life in cannibal land. "London ers," he said, "live in a double fog? mental and atmospheric. You are, I think, becoming too materialistic; the fltrht for bread is EettinK too hard; there is no God In anything. But in Africa they never argued about that No cannibal would dream of denying the existence of the Everlasting." For many years Mr. Crawford waa practically a prisoner of that fearful black king?the Emperor Mushidi, at whose capital from ten to twenty vic times were sacrificed every day to ap pease the tyrant's blood lust. Slaugh ter went on all round the prisoner, till the mounds of human skulls grew into hills.. It was imprisonment in a night mare?"but now I am a prisoner held fast by the bonds of love," said Mr. Crawford. Mr. Crawford is a champion of the native?of his art, his poetry of ex pression and his delightful Imagery. On the other hand, he is the sworn enemy of the white civilization ad vancing from the Bouth, pioneered, he says, by the "riff-raff of the universe" and "the scum of our race." ' Illustrating the poetic mind of the black cannibal of darkest Africa, Mr. Crawford said that he had been ad dressing a meeting, and ended witn the phrase, "Heaven Is beyond the stars." He added: "It was a -weak little phrase?not beyond the capabilities of the ordinary Sunday school teacher?but when next I heard it, woven into the wonderful poetry of the native mind, they ren dered it: Those stars are the lights he has left burning along the dark road that leads up to his city."' Native mothers have perhaps a much greater dread of their daugh ters marrying into a Bohemian family than have the sternest British ma trons. Mr. Crawford quoted a famous proverb among native mothers which reads: "Don't be married with musi cians!"?the inference being that where there is sweet music there is a lack of home comforts. "They have a nightingale in central Africa," Mr. Crawford said, "which easily excels the English nightingale in the charm and beauty of its song. Its nest, however, is merely two leaves tied together. 'Listen to him,' say the natives, 'gushing, gushing, with all that beautiful talk?but he lives in a gar ret!"' When Mr. Crawford left his camp on the lakes of central Africa to go south to rail-head in Rhodesia and so home, he left a land or poetry ror me v "coarse materialism of the white man's civilization." "At rail-head," he said, "I found the typical Rhodeslan, close packed, gal vanized Iron town with 65 bars and a population of some of the vilest white men. These prospectors are a curse to the natives. They destroy their faith with a vulgar Ingersoll Joke and teach them brutal oaths." Mr. Crawford is known among the natives as "the man with the note book and the walking stick. He walks from village to village endeav* ?ring to open Bible schools. "X"little" boy who broke his leg and learned to read as an invalid, spends his time reading the Bible to some aged cannibals, who will never be able to read themselves. "The boy," said Mr. Crawford, "hates it. He yawns, and would gladly never read again; but those old cannibals make mm go on, and they listen to the Gospels over and over again until some phrase sticks with them and becomes part of their life." CHAUFFEUR SHOWS HIS SPEED Meets, Wooes and Wins a Widow All In 30 Minutes?Marriage Follows. Los Angeles, Cal.?Charles Linsen bord, chauffeur, stopped for a moment ou South Spring street to see what was the matter with his machine. As he tried to start It the crank of the machine kicked duck ana ijiutieu bord's hand was severely hurt. Along came Mrs. Sadie Ball, a widow. She tied the arm up for him and spoke pleasantly the while. "Gee, I wish I had a wife," said Lin senbord. i "Well, it is leap year," said the wid ow, coyly. "Why not marry me?" "Do you mean it?" he asked quickly. She assured him that she did. In a moment he had grabbed her, ( * A ? ""Ot nrt (ho a nt/Y. ' swung ner io iuc scoi un truck, turned It around and was siz zling on his way to the marriage li cense bureau at the courthouse. ' Ten minutes later he was there with ( Mrs. Ball, getting the license. Ten more and, still in his shirt sleeves, he { was leading her to Justice Summer field's courtroom and in five minutes , she was Mrs. Charles Linsenbord. Mrs. Rose A. Fieeman,Clifl'-rd. Vs., Mays they have long U' ed Foley's m- | edies and want lo say a good word for . them. She writes: "Foley Kidney j Pills cured my husband of a lout' . standing kidney trouble, afier be ha taken other medicines without relief. s We would not be without Foley & Co.'h medicine* in our hou^e for many limes their cost." MeMuiray Drug WANTED?by young man, recent grad- j jate in stenography, position in Abbeville ?y June 1. Address "Stenographer," carol Hie Press and Banner. J "C nrrararagirgMM CANDIDATES For llonne of Jl?*presentatlve?. We are authorized to announce J. toward Moore as a candidate .for the Souse of Representatives, subject to ac ton of the Democratic Primary. We are authorized to announce J. S. jibert as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to action of tjje Democratic Primary. For NherllT. We are authorized to announce Joseph L. Johnson as a candidate for Sheriff of Ab beville County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce C. J. Lyon as a candidate for re-election to the ollico of Sheriff of Abbeville County, sub ject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. We arc authorized to announce Joseph 13. Wilson, a farmer of Sharon neighbor hood, as a candidate for Sheriff of Abbe ville County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. * County NupervlHOr. We are authorized to announce George S. Wilson as a candidate for the ofllee of Supervisor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce Capt. G. N. Niekles as candidate for County i_.i. a. _ Itam. supervisor, SUDjeeL lu muuu ui iuc ocratic Primary. We are authorized to announce W. A. Stevenson as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. Auditor. We are authorized to announce Richard Sondley us a candidate for re-election to the Auditor's office, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. We are hereby authorized to announce J. E. Jones as a candidate for Auditor, sub ject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. For Coroner. We are authorized to announce L. R. Wilson as a candidate for Coroner of Ab beville County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. * \Vf> arft authorized to announce W. L. Darracot as a candidate for the office of Coroner, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. We arc hereby authorized to announce R. fi. A cinstronpr as a candidate for Coro ner, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. * We are requested to announce Mr. M. J. Link as a candidate for Coroner, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. We are authorized to announce H. W. Bowie (lietter known as "Dock") as a can didate for re-election to the office of Coro ner, subject to the action of the Demo cratic prfmary. I hereby announce myself a candidate to the office of Coroner of Abbeville County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. R. W. Smith. We are authorized to announce B. H. Williams as a candidate for the office of Coroner of Abbeville County, subject to j the action of the Democratic Primary. We are authorized to announce W. A. Gallagher as a candidate for Coroner of ' Abbeville County, subject to the action of me i;mwiaui;i?iiuiu/. Superintendent of Education. I We are authorized to announce Renwiok | Bradley as a candidate for Superintendent | of Education of Abbeville County, subject I to the action of the Democratic primary. I "We are hereby authorized to announce | A. F. Calvert as a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education, (subject to the action of the Democratic | primary. We are hereby authorized to announce | B. M. Cheatham as-a candidate for the of fice of County Superintendent of Educa tion, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. We are authorized to announce John B. {Gibert as a candidate for Superintendent of Education, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce J. Foster , Hammond as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Ed ucation, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. ? I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of County Superintend ent of Education, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. C. E. William son. * Hark8ton *nd Western Carolina Ry Schedule in effect November 56. 1912. Dally Dally ijvAi.gaaa 7 15\m 4 20pm \v MccormicK 9.oaam 0 95pm Lv Greenwood ...... 10 01am 701nm \r Lauren* 11 lOim S.lOmp Lv McCormlck.. 9.'0<m Lv Calhoun Falls... JO I7.ni -\r AnderhOD ll-c0?m Jfix.fctno. jV Laurens 2.36pm 8.10pm 9 23pm tr Fouuialu Inu... 8.17pm 8 50pm 10.29nra \rGreenville 4.00pm 9.3'pm 11.25am Lv Laurens 11.10am ,8.10pm Lv Woodrufl 1156am 8 5-ipm \r Spartanburg 12.40pm 9.40>?m (Moutbnru Ky ) Lv Spartanburg 5.25pm 10 80pm 4 1"nna \r Hendersonvllle 8.07pm 1.00pm GfSpu - - 9 lOnm "Xijin \r Asuevmc (Southern Ry.? iV AshevlUe 7.00am 4 10pm !0.25<>m Vr He&derson vllle 8.r"s m 5 15pm ll.diim Ar SpHrtenban? lC.55am 8.00cm 1.40pm (Udw't;.Ky) -V Lv Spartanburg.... 0 50;.m 5 02pm Vr Woodrutf 7.19am 5 47pm Vr Laurens 8.20?m ?.:i2pm Kx.wou^ Lv Greenville 12.Wpm 7.00?m 4.20pm Lv Fountain Inn... 1.03pm 7 40rtm 5.17pm vr Laurens 2.45pm fe.LUem 6.15pm (C. N. A L.) Fx. Sun. Lv Laurens 8.12pm 8.20^m L.v Clinton 2.32pm s.44im VrNewberry 3 20pm 88Airo Vr Columbia 4.55pm li.lSam Vr Charleston 10.00pm !jv Acdersuu 5.40pm Lv Calhoun Falls... 7.11pm Vr McCormlck...... 8.20pm Lv McCormlck 8.36pm Vr Augusta l'i.25pna Dilly Parlor Car service between Augusta md Ash?>vllleou tralr>? Nos. 1 and 2, via Spar !?nbnrg In connection with Southern Ry. Note?The above arrivals and departures,as veil as connections with ott er com pan lea, arc riven as Information. and are not guaran Krno?' witn#m? g P. Aet.. Angnata, G*. R- A. Brand, Trafflo Manner. J. R. Glenn's Locals. Peas, cane seed, seed corn, watermelon, i-antaloupe and millet. Spring tooth cultivators, harrows, extra rlips and teeth, Terrel A Victor swe?>p, wings and bolts and plow steels. Grain cradles and extra fingers. Sprayors for potato bugs, lice, mites. 3nly 50c. Covert cloth for pants, 15c value for 12}{c. Chevoit and guaranteed work shirts. M^n's and boys' Mexican hats 10c, 15c ind 25c. May 1, 1912. 3t For Rent. .?' One large well furnished room, gicond loor, southwest exposure, private bath md hall. Well suited for married couple ight house keeping, or four young men. Sealed bv grate. One closet fitted with helves ai.d hooks, Dimensions 20x20 ft. Mrs. J. C. Klugh. FOR KENT?A part or the whole of the warehouse opposite the Southern depot, 'rice, reasonable. / tf. di 'OR SALE?25 acres of good farming land within the incorporate limits! Apply to Mrs. J. (1 Kiugh. f ? \ v , ; :t >