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$1.50 A YEAR ABBEVILLE, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 1914. ESTABLISHED 1844 "SHIPS MUSI QUI HA FOR WOMEN; REBEL American Commander Orders 31 the Harbor of Vera Cruz to < From the Harbor?Womei Now in Port?Villa and ence and Agree t ^^2 SIIU'S MUST QUIT Vera Cruz, April 20?Commander Charles F. Hughes, Chief of staff of the United States Atlantic Fleet, today called on Gen eral Gustavo Maas, Commander of the federal troops at Vera Cruz, and on the commander of the Port, and instructed them to order all merch^it vessels out of the harbor. CONFER OX RESOLUTION*. Washington, April 20,?Caairman Flood, of the House foreign affairs com mittee, and Represenative Cooper, ranking Republican, confered with tht president MD AIUIIFDOTQ mil. nnuLituuu u Superintendent of- Abbeville's Water autl Light Plant Ad dresses Convention in Atlanta. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Association: After accepting this honor, I have thought that I could not do justice to the profession, and credit to the as sociation, not being guilty of the un dertaking "namely," a paper writer or an orator, I want to plead apology now before starting. Also while my paper deals most exclusively with the electrical end of our business I want our members connected exclusively, with the water end to understand that my intention is not to laud one and not the other, for we must go hand in hand to progress. I have gathered some facts and tried to embody them in a nanpr as nut-lined in the progress The Progressive Spirit in the Field of The Association. Each succeeding year finds the standard for artificial illumnination raised to a higher plane. What was considered satisfactory lighting ten years ago will not answer at all at this time. The field for the use of electric cur rent has been so great and the in creasing number of avenues open for its adoption have been so varied that, the proper distribution, with its ef ficient and artistic use has only, with in recent years, commenced to be handled in a manner equal with its importance. It is now ten years since the first steam turbine engine was in stalled in the Fisk Street Station of the Commonwealth Edison Company, "Chicago." It was a monster in its day, developing 5,000 kilowats or a bout 6,700 horsepower. An experiment at the time, it turned out to be the beginning of the end of reciprocating engines for large power units. Since ' * Al ?IA-- +Vtsv nnitc men tne capacity ui mc uuivg been advancing until now steam tur bines are in operation, or on order, of a size so tremendous as to be beyond the dreams of engineers a decade ago. For the last year or so the New York Edison Company has ehld the record in the size of a single unit, with its Great Curtis turbine of 30,000 horse power in the Waterside Station. But the past summer the Commonwealth Edison Company has held the record still larger one had beer ordered for its Northwest Station, one of 30,000 kilowats or a trifle over 40,000 horse power. That seemed to be a record likely to stand for some time; but now, only three months later, the Philadelphia Electric Company comes forward and gently but firmly insists upon holding the record, announcing a colossus, a turbine of 35,000 kilo watts or 46,666 horsepower, this has gone into a brand new powerhouse adjoining its present Main Generating Station. Thus you see while New York and Philadelphia are scrambling over the record for large turbine units, the South is progressing along other lines, for right here in the Conven tion City, "Atlanta," holds the "World's" record for the largest out door substation. Also Atlanta has the honor of having the first 110,000 volt high tension oil switch in existence, which will operate and control elec tric power from the largest strictly high-head hydro-electric development in the Eastern half of the United States. It is also universally known that the district composing this as sociation "namely" North and South Carolina and Georgia, has the great est number of miles of transmission lines, greatest number of water power developments, and when estimated as a combined development will make by far the greatest number of hydro electric horse power transmitted with in the borders of any three adjoining States of the Union. Progress in the electrical business during thirty years (notwithstanding that less than thirty RBOR; REFUGE IDE S WONT INTERFERE; sxican Leader and Commander of Order All Merchant Vessels 1 will Be Taken on Liners Carranza Hold Confer o Keep Hands oft". of the Senate foreign relations committee and Senator Lodge, ranking Republican, conferred with the president right after 2 nVlnr-L- fin t.hfi resolution coneress will be asked to pass. WOMEN PLACED ON VESSELS Vera Cruz, April 20.?All American and other foreign women have been asked by Consul Canada to take refuge on vessels now in the harbor, preferably on board the Mexico, of the ward line, and the Esper anza, which has been chartered by the United State navy. per cent of the population is electric ally served) has been one of the won ders of the world; its contribution to the comfort, happiness and efficiency of our modern life are so great that we wonder how a preceding genera tion did without it. , The broad field of artificial lighting offers tremendous opportunities for the use of scientific application of the means and devices at hand to pro duce the results we are all aiming for. one has said we live to do business, instead of doing business to live, in the base sense) is in the order of so cial development. Business has in herited from this prototype>many habits of enmity, antagonist?fik and waste, which only the persistenTcul tivation of good-fellowship harmony and economy will gradually supplant The most successful organizations, t ore thnftP wmcn l ii<a>e uuou giving the greatest attention to the cultivation of harmony among their men, and with these the spirit of pro gress prevails. Just twenty-eight years ago the Na tional Electric Light Association was organized. In fact, the association Is almost as old as the art of incandes cent lighting itself. Its membership has now reached over eleven thous and, and twctihirds of this gain has been made !s?he last five years. The first convention was held in Chicago in 1885. In 1908 the convention came again to that city, as did also the past years' convention. At this last convention over 4,000 delegates were registered. If any one word can ex press the tone?the "atmosphere"?as related from this meeting it Is the word "CO-OPERATION." So let me insist that from this mo ment on the watch-word of this Tri State Water and Light Association be "co-operation." The great growth of electrical de vices from the manufacture, distribu tion and utilization of these devices in the past augurs well for continued improvement and growth in the ture. None of us want to be satisfied . . contented with past or present ac complishments along teh lines of sat isfactory devices but rather have the results obtained to date, spur us on to better and more satisfactory re sults in the future. We should all make it a matter of individual effort to see that the greatest amount of accomplishments in ways and means for development in the shortest possi to ble time. For instance in the lines or artificial illumination, everyone wants more light, better light and better means of applying and using it. It is a fact that one today can, very large ly, if not entirely, accomplish proper and satisfactory artificial illumination of any given proposition, using the present efficient light devices, with the quantity of illumination that for merly constituted wasted illumina tion because of inferior and un-eco nomical means and methods, which in time past may have been considered the best of their respective kinds. | This is the spirit of the present time, and all harks back to the new era, recently inaugurated, of higher and higher, better and better effici ency along every possible line of bus iness, including artificial illuminat tion as well. Nothing will hasten more quickly the developments sought af ter, and prosperity than the watch word suggested, "Co-operation." It is the spirit of not being satisfied with "well enough" that has brought out artificial illumination to where it is today. But we must not stop here. Greater and better things are still tc be accomplished. Let the past perfor mances be very insignificant when 1 *"'AU wAonifc fn hp nrn wiupareu wiui iuu ?.w ? - r? duced in the future. Co-operative Manufactures, Co-op erative Jobbers, Co-operative Munici palities, Co-operative Superintend ents, and last but not least. Co-opera tive Consumers, will accomplish anc succeed in any undertaking that is desired. So let every one present co operate to make the Tri-States Watei and Light Association one of im portance in the eyes and business life of the South. xiung.i uuug ngv iu rxuuc ville County. (CONTINUED) PRESS AND BANNER j r For several years prior to the war between the States, along in the fif ties, Abbeville had among its inhabi tants quite a number of decided char acters. Among the most unique of these were John McBryde, John Mc Larren, both Scotchmen, James H. Cobb, Sylas Anderson, James Sbillito, Dolph Williams and others, each pos ; sessed of traits of character peculiar 1 to himself. John McBryde was postmaster here for perhaps twenty-five years, prior to and during the war. He was noted for his disposition toady to those whom he considered as belonging to the "upper ten." When one of that class, especially if a lady, called at the office he would bow and scrape equal t? a French dancing master but let an obscure person call and he would scarcely treat such an one with ordinary civil ity. I remember a most amusing occur rence which took place in front of the post office one day. Mr. C'.arles iT. Haskell and family were ^ring out at their country home about ten miles from town at the time. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell would frequently go off on a visit to Charleston or Columbia and be gone for a week or so, and when they were ready to return home, Mr. Haskell would write to his overseer to send George, the carriage driver, in with the. carriage to meet them. On these occasions George would always reach town in advance of the arrival of the train and would invari ably enter the Public square down at White's corner and would dash up to the post office which stood about , where E. R. Thomson's store now ( stands, jump out and get the mail be fore going to the depot. In that way ( old Mr. McBryde became perfectly fa miliar with George and the carriage . horses. . 1 Now the old man regarded Mr. and Mrs. Haskell "as par excellence." On ( the occasion noted, George, as he was coming in to town to meet his master , and mistress, overtook an old lady ^ Just beyond the Blue Hill about a mile ^ out of town, who asked him to let her 1 have a seat in the carriage, which of , course he did. As George drove up to the post of- ( fice Mr. McBryde was standing on the ( steps talking to a number of gentle- ] men. Recognizing the carriage and . seeing a lady In It he took It for grant ed that It was Mrs. Haskell, and rushed out to pay his regards, bowing most profoundly. On discovering his mistake he turned abruptly on his heels, raising his hands above his head in manifestation of the suprem est . contempt and when the old lady said, "Mr. McBryde, have you any mail for me?", he said "na, na, you haven't got a letter in forty years." This old man McBryde was the fa ther of John M. McBryde, who was at one time President of the South Car olina College, and also of Rev. Robert McBryde, at this time a prominent Episcopal preacher, located some wtiere in Virginia. He and his brother-in-law John Mc- , Larren and a maiden sister of Mr. McLarren, Miss Jeanette McLarren, all broad spoken Scotch people, with Johnnie and Bobbie as everybody called them, together with Dolph Wil liams, also a nephew of the McLar- ' ren's, all lived together in the same house. Dolph, as I have before intimated ( was somewhat of a character him- , self. , I once heard him describe the or- i der in which they were usually seat- ; ed at the dining table. He said his < aunt Jeanette invariably sat at the head of the table and would help the others; his uncle John McLarren i would occupy a seat at her right, Mr. McBryde on her left and Johnnie and Bobbie, next below but on opposite side, while he, Dolph, took his seat at the foot of the table. If it happened that, they had chicken for dinner. aunt Jeanette would begin by saying, brother John what part shall I help you to? Of course he would select the choioest piece, then she would say i McBryde what part will you have, . when he would select the next best i piece, then after helping herself and . the two boys to about all that was left worth having, she would push the - WA.i ciisn to mm, ana say uuipuua, juu can help yourself." Old Mr. McBryde ran a kind of junk - store during the war in which he I kept a little of almost everything. 5 On one occasion Mr. Henry Cason, - who was sheriff of the county at that r time, and who lived out on his farm - a few miles in the country, bought 5 from the old man a roll of bagging, for which he paid cash. It not being convenient for him to carry it home that day he said, "Mr. McBryde?just throw this bagging under the counter and I will call for it in a few days." Now, bagging, as was everything else, was advancing in price at that time at a most rapid rate. In a week or so the sheriff called for his bagging. The old man looked around under the counters and elese where as if searching for the bag ging. Finally he said friend Henry, your bagging is gone; Bobby or Johnny has sold your bagging; yes, Henry your bagging is gone, your bagging is gone, and I 3hall have to pay you back your money." "The age of business (in which some While I have stated that fifty or more years ago, Abbeville had among her citizens a good many other men of decided character?space will not permit of my mentioning the striking peculiarity of all of these. So I shall have to confine myself to the more conspicuous among them. To my youthful mind old man Sylas Anderson was a most wonderful man. He and his wife, Deborah, occupied a house on Washi^ ton street which stood on the hillside Just across the street and opposite to where stood the old Miller house which was torn down a few years ago. In this build ing Sylas and his wife kept a bar and In the basement a pet bear. He was a man of immense size and had a voice like a fog horn, so that he could be heard all over the Public square, especially when interspers ing a few cuss words into nis conver sation which was no unusual thing with him. He was a noted swearer. During a wind storm which passed over the town one day his barn, which stood just where the colored Presby terian church now stands, blew down. When the storm passed over Sylas went out to view the ruins and while standing there not saying a word a gentleman passed along who knew of the old man"s cursing proclivities; said to him, "Sylas why aint you cursing?" to which he replied, "Curse the devil, I can't do the sub ject justice." When he was in a cursing humor he was like at;ertain young lady once said of the late Gen. Mart Gary, "he could cuss most eloquently." It is doubtless within the reflec tion of a good many of our people when Sylas undertook to open a bar room at Due West. He hadn't been there but a very short time when, ioubtless at the suggestion of the fac ulty, the students seized the old man and dragged him down to a dug out where Mr. James Lindsay had gotten che clay with which he made the brick !jo build Lindsay Hall which was filled with muddy water to the depth of ibout three feet. Having heard the 3ld man shortly after the occurrence telling a sympathetic crowd in irom >f his bar how the boys treated him, [ shall relate it as nearly as I can re :all it in his own words. He said, "when they got me down to the pond they threw me in and I paddled across like a puppy to the opposite side then they would tum ble me back when I would repeat the jperation and crawl out on the other side. When they thought they had ?iven me about as much of such treat nent as I could well stand, they took ne out and getting a stout rail they nade me get a staddle of it, with a fellow walking along on each side to -K-.tr? mo nn whllp two others should jred the rail with me on it. They then jarried me up to the college building, tvhere after marching around for a while, they put me down and told me [ had better go back to Abbeville, which of course I did as soon as I jould." I remember on one occasion Sylas tvas an important witness against a certain white man accused of robbing a. store. The attorney for the defend ant, thinking that certain testimony (vhich he had given was pretty strong against his client, and. in order to disparage his testimony with the jury asked Sylas, on cross examining him, [f he hadn't at one time . been ac cused of stealing ,to which Sylas promptly replied, '"Yes, but never convicted?but let me tell you, it takes a rogue to catch a rogue." The biggest excitement which ever occurred in town was caused one day by the old man's pet bear getting loose Ir. a little while after it was known that the bear was at large at least 50 men and boys with guns and pistols, headed by a dozen or more dogs were after the bear, which in a little while took to a tree where he was soon shot to death. This was all uncalled for, for if they had remained quiet, old Sylas could have captured him without any trouble. Before the war country boys didn't get to come to town near so often as they now do; three or four times dur ing the year was about the maximum, unless, of course, they were sent spe cially on business. Tuedsay's of March and October courts were great oc casions for the boys living within five or six miles of town, they all seemed to come here on those days. Being in such large numbers the town boys couldn't intimidate them as they usually did, so they enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent. At that time, during Court week, 1 I both sides at the driveway through the public square were occupied by one horse wagons from which the horses were detached; the several owners having all kinds of articles for sale. One would have wool hats, an- f other different kinds of leathers, an- " other squirrel rifles, another apples, and another which proved the great est ottraction for the boys, would have cakes, known as ginger cakes, ten inches long and six inches in diame- t ter, and so called cider, made cheifly 1 of vinegar and molasses. But let me tell you?to a hungry 1 boy, nothing ever tasted half so good I as aunt Nancy M's ginger cakes i and cider; even till this day, to think J of them makes my mouth water. ? There were always a crowd of boys 1 around her stand, and I know it must j have been amusing to many grown 1 persons to watch those boys treating i each other. . 1 for members of the Legislatute,# ] UI1 OI16 OCCctmuii uuniig au cicv^tiva ' when Mr. Edward Noble was a can- f didate, he had a staunch friend in the person of uncle M husbind of aunt Nancy of ginger cake fame. On 1 such occasions there was generally a crowd in town, and sometimes dis posed ,to be a little rowdy. So the old i man took charge of the cake wagon on that day, assisted by his son, Pat. i ationa, rns c i,Pi? R etaoi shrd taodr ?' When they were tabulating the i votes, in the court house, so eager i was the old man to know how Mr. . Noble was coming out, he left the cake wagon with Pat, while he went > up into the court room. After so long 1 some one came to the front steps of ] the Court House, and announced that 1 Noble was elected, at which Pat, who stammered a little, sang out, ca,ca,ca, ] come up B-B-B-B?Boys, my, my treat i ?and it wasn't long before all the cakes and cider had disappeared. (Continued Next Week.) WEST END. Miss Bessie EDting and little Miss Helen Milford returned Monday from a short ; visit to Mrs. E. D. Kerr, of Newberry Mies Mamie Devlin spent the week-end in Due West with her mother. Mr. Frank Morrow, 'of Anderson, spent several days last week in the city with his sisters, Mrs. Sam Seal and Mrs. Will Owen. Mrs. J. F. Bradley spent the week-end in Due West with her daughter, Miss Mary, i who is attending the Womans CoHege.i Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller, of Attlanta, were the guests of relatives in the city last week. ' : Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Maultsby, of Ben- ; nettsville, are visiting the latter's mother,' , Mrs. James C. Klugh. A representative of the Southern Rail way was in the city yesterday examining . the kaolin deposit which runs under the city, and making inquiry about minerals of Abbeville County generally. Mr. C. J. Lyon went to Greenville yester- 1 day to attend (the Federal Court as a wit ness. 1 Mr. W. M. Barnwell has bought a lot on 1 Chestnut Street consisting of parts of the I lots of Mr. W. W. Bradley and Mr. J. D. i Kerr, and will build a home thereon in the near future. j Quite a number of Abbeville people were < in the masic hall at Due West when the j gallery fcollapsed. Fortunately none of ] them were Injured. Miss Lizzie Sharp returned to Abbeville j ~a*.ofoTr txrif h hnmfi Sunday, mum u onui > ov?; -- folks. She is now at the homo of Mr. W. W. Bradley. Messrs., J. T. Solomons and W. W. Ward law were in the city yesterday. Mr. John D. Cade, of Mt. Carmel, was in 1 the city Monday on business. Messrs. J. U. Wardlaw and W. D. Mor- ' rah were in the city on business last Sat- / urday.l ; Mr. J. L. 0. Thompson, for a few months t associeted with the Press and Banner but , now managing a paper in Lexington, re- , turned here Saturday for a few hours. ( It is pleasant to see the congenial coun- ( tenance of Mr. H. P. Resse on the streets i of Abbeville again. < Messrs. J. L. McMillan, R. E. Cox, Lau rence Parker, Herman Greene and A. M. ^ Stone made an automobile trip to Ander- > son Monday by way of Duo West, Don- 1 aids, Honea Path and Belton. "ABBEVILLE COUNTY FAIB." ( The "County Fair," rendered by home | talent in the Opera House Tuesday night J was a great success, both from the stand point of amusement, and financially. In terest in the personnel of the actors in the comedy, the talent displayed and the char acter of the play, all contributed to the en joyment by the audience. The "County Fair," produced through ; the energies of the ladies of the Civic League, was staged by Miss Roberts, of ( Missouri. It was a credit to her handi work. Miss Roberts is exceedingly at tractive personally, and she had little or no trouble filling the several roles of the play with the young unmarried men of the city. MISSIONARY VISITS ABBEVILLE. Miss Minnie Alexander, missionary of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in India, visited Abbeville on last Wednesday, stopping at the home of Mrs. W. W. Bradley. Miss Alexander is exceedingly bright and interesting, and her experiences in India make an excellent theme to hold the atten tion of her hearers. She spoko to the Ab beville congregation Wednesday at 1 n'nlock. afterward addressing the children of the Graded School. Miss Alexander threw new light on con ditions in India. The native Hindu, she rimes Man Gives Account of Visi mcr, Active in Hall ot Leg] His Acts as P The writer had the pleasure sometime igo Qf visiting the farm of Hon. Lowdes Browning in Cross Keys township. Years ago, Mr. Browning realized ;hat the one crop, all cotton, theory of "arming was a delusion and a snare ind lie began raising ms own meat md corn. It has been 24 years since he has had to nse any cotton money to buy meat for his plantation. Not that he has not bought bacon all these years, but each year he has sold more than enough hogs, hams and lard to buy all the meat needed on his place. He has a very nice bunch of short-horn cattle and a fine flock of Ramba ulliet sheep. In fact he lives at home. He is president of the County Farmers Union, and during his administration, this organization has put on new life, and is proving quite beneficial to its members in the purchase of fertilizers, md other farm supplies. Mj. Browning is very much interested in the education of the rising generation, md he takes great pride in the consol idated school that has. been established at Sedalia, largely through his efforts. As an incentive to agricultural develop ment, he has given the use of several acres of land adjoining the school lot on which the school board will have an ex perimental farm for three years, profits to be used for the schools. He has served several terms in' the bouse of representatives during the ses sion of 1911?12 being, chairman of the Ways and Means committee, and the two appropriation bills introduced by that committee were only ammended by the house to the amount of $83.75. This is a record that has never boeh equaled by the Ways and eans com mittee of any other term. The senate made few changes, and the vetoes of the governor were always opposed by a of+Vio Vinnao iri mnst instances. uiajvuvj V* vuv uvmww, ? - , by the necessary two-thirds majority. Mr. Browning was the anthor of the refunding bill of -1912, and while this bill Involved abont $6,000,000.00, one of the largest financial measures ever hand led by the State, the house of. represen atives passed it without a dissenting voice, even without an aye and nay vote. When it was vetoed by the governor, it was passed over his veto in the house by a majority of 79 to 10, and an equal large majority in the senate. This act, if pla ed in operation, should save the State a round $100,000 ner year for twenty years. He was also the author of the asylum bond issue joint resolution, submitted to the people at the last election. While this resolution received a majority of the votes, it did not receive the two-third vote which the resolution called for, therefore, did not become law. Had this been enacted into law, it would have proved a solution of this very diffi 3ult problem, which is still unsettled. He was the author of the bill which placed the selection of the commissioner 3f agriculture in the hands of the peo ple, thus putting this important depart ' ' /->n a naritv menu or tut? guvciumcuu vm with, the other departments of the State government. He was the author of a number of jther bills of benefit to the State, but too ;edious to mention here. Mr. Browning will be in the campaign this summer as a candidate for governor, md of the numerous candidates for this' position already announced, he is the mly one who, so far, has dared to out says, takes readily to the Christian relig on, for it is a turning from stocks and stones, the absurdities of transmigration if the soul and many other absurdities ;hat vanish before the light of learning, to say nothing of religion. The Moham ;dans present a more difficult problem. Their religion, modeled in part from the Bible, has just enough reason in it to make ts votaries look with doubt on the Chris tian religion. Miss Alexander's visit to Abbeville was jnjoyed by those with whom she came in jontact, and will result in a better under standing of the importance of the work ;here. Cheap Excursion Kates. Cheap Excursion rates from Coupon Points via Charleston & Western Carolina Railway to Jacksonville, Fla., account U. V. C. Reunion, ilay G-8, 1914. For rates, 2tc\, call on Coupon Ticket Agents or write. .Ernest^ nuuaus, General Passenger Agent, 829 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Landreth's seeds fresh at Milford's. Clears Complexion ? Removes Skin lIlrmlxlieN Why go through life embarrassed and disfigured with pimples, erup tions, blackheads, -red rough skin, or suffering the tortures of Eczema, itch, tetter, salt rheum. Just ask your Druggist for Dr. Hobs-oil's Eczema Ointment. Follow the simple sug gestions and your skin worries are over, jyiild, soothing, effective. Ex cellent for babies aud delicate, tender skin. Stops chapping. Always helps. Relief or money back. 50c., at your Druggist. It to His Home?Progressive Far islatnre. Brief Sketch of ublic Servant. line,a platform of constructive legisla tion for the future! He has done this because he is very anxious for the peo ple to have ample time to study and di- , gest the changes he proposes. In - other words, he does> not want this high posi tion because he is a "good fellow" or a congenial companion, but because the legisttion which he advocates would be of great benefit to the people of our State. Therefore, he wants the people tp be in formed, and have ample time to digest these matters, so that they can vote in telligently at the primary. He believes in honest elections; he does not care particularly how this is brought about, so that every white Democrat can vote in our primary. He does believe that such restrictions should be thrown around the primary, as will prevent dead men, radicals, Bull Mooses and residents of other States, naming the standard bearers of the demo cracy of South Carolina. He is in favor of a thorough reform of our school laws, so that it shall become the duty of the State, and not of the various counties, to educate the children of the State. It is contrary to all pub lic policy, that negro children in one county shall receive more per capita for their education than white children of another county, as is now the case. All are the children or the state oia. u and not of any specific county; therefore, it is the duty of the State to see that each child have equal opportunity to obtain a common school education. ' He is in favor of a thorough reform of onr taxing department, so,that the bur dens of government will fall on those most able to bear it and who receive the greatest benefit from it. As at present organized, the taxing departmentof our government expends its gratest energy' placing, every mangy pig, Jousy calf, bankrupt stock of goods' and all half worn household and kitchen' furniture, on the tax books, while many just sour ces of revenue are left untouched. In other words, under our present tax laws, \onr tax officials are, with devoted zeal, catching the measly revenues that drip from the spigot, while the bfmg is lift wide open, and just revenues, that should, enrich Ihe coffers of the State are allowed to flow into the pockets of private individuals and corporations. He believes l<k?t our land-holdings in this State and entirely too large, and that for the greatest development and prosperity of our State, we should have J a large increase of white citizens who own their homes. He feels that he knows the necessary legislation to bring this out, and in the campaign this sum mer, will develope this idea. He also believes that our present law in regard to land titlps work a great v VjarrUTiin nn t.hfl owner, when he wishes to hypothecate his lands to borrow money. He is in favor of adopting the Torrens - system of land registration as rapidly as the needs of the people require There are a number of other reforms * of minor importance, that would be of ? ' benefit to onr State, and these he will also bring to the attention of the people during the campaign. In closing this brief sketch it is not amiss to say that Mr. Browning is a man of pleasing personality, loyal to his friends and considerate of all. He is nevertheless, a man of strong charac ter and great deterination. He will make himself felt in the race for Gov. this summer. Adv. I Mr. W. W. McDill. 4 Mr. W. W. McDill, brother of Mr. J' C# McDill, and Mr. J. Hayne McDill, deceased, is visiting in the family of Mrs.-J. Hayne McDill. Mr. Will McDill left here in 1880 settling in the Yazoo County, Miss, and has not re turned until this trip. ~ Golden Wax and Stringless Green Pod Beans at C. A. Milford & Go. Watermelon Seed. Branch's celebrated Kattlesnake Water* melon Seed, the very best, and Bercknmn'a fruit trees for sale. J. W. Bykard, 4-1-14 tf If you expect to stand the cold get your blood stimulating in order to circulate properly. Milfora's blood purifier will do ITry DeWitt's Golden Liniment. There j ot hing better. Speed's Drug Store. Light your way with an Ever-Beady Flash Light. For sale at Speed's Drug Store. No candy like Huyler's. A fresh lot just received at Speed's Drug Store. Eussian corn cure makes rough roads easy. For sale at Speed's Drug Store. Palate pleasing candy. That's the kind Milford sells. Pure, wholesome and de Licious. No prolonged waiting in having a pre scription iilled at Milford's. An expert pharmacist always waiting to compound ihe required medicine for you. You can always depend on the rubber goods you get at Milford's. Every piece Is guaranteed and your money is still yours if the article proves unsatisfactory. No home should be without a hot-water bottle. Its uses aie many all the year round. Milford has some dandiee.