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MRS. WILSON AN 1NTERE Editor iPress and Banner: I came across a curiosity this morning in shape of a copy of The, - - ~ 1 r? I Abbeville tress ami Damier puiLf lisfaed November 3, 1859. It is so different from newspapers of today that I think your readers might en joy a short write up of its contents. On the first page I find articles with such titles as "Increasing Mortali ty in the United States," "Dyihg,", "Save Him," "Habits of the^ Jaboons," ."Eyes Open," and "What, Constitutes a Good Farmer." There is also a poem with che good advice; "Kcop Your Troubles To Your-j self" as its title. On the second page 3 find & detailed account of the, first day's trial of John Brown and 1? i- ! W1C laiu bis fellow conspirators in mt at Harper's iFerry. The trial was1 .held at Charlestown, Va., and be-( aides John Brown, who was called' Captain Brown, two negroes, Cope-! land and Green, were tried. A law yer by the name of Faulkner was appointed to defend the. prisoners, ^fco had no attorney, but Mr. Faulkner refused and LawSon Botts jr % was appointed. I should like to xeed in detail the story of that trial which resulted in the hanging of th& men guilty Of the awful crime! - It is interesting to know that the' v I Daughters of the Confederacy are| now collecting funds to 'build a' monument in memory of a faithfull negro slave who gave his life rather! than join the men who were prepar-' iftg to attack his master's home. On the second page of the Banner I find also an account of the annual1 commencement of the Cokesbury' Masonic Female College which ac-j ?ount states that T. A. Connor had' resigned his position as President of the Academy. Resolutions of regret at his resignation were signed by F. F. Gary, Secretary Board of Trustees. Just ibelow this is a tri bute to John <B. Morrah, member f Caldwell Lodge A. F. M., who had pa;sed away. 'This tribute was signed by W. D. Mars, Secretary. The balance of the> paper, con sisting of two and one half pages, as large 'ss the pages of your paper now. Is filled with advertisements stf all kinds. One is for a Superin tendent for the Lethe School, anoth ?r adv&rtises the election of an averseer for the poor house farm. One asks why owners do not insure the lives of tfheir slaves; some ad hr\r\T\ olrirfa Hplnlnps. shawls and ladies' (bonnets, as well as all finds of goods for negroes' wear. | One or two advertise cigars and to-' fcaeco and two or three men's cloth-1 iag and supplies but far th& greater part of the space !s taken up by ai DONALDS * \ \ . Donalds, May 7.?The Donalds graded school will close the 1921-22 ession on May 16th. The year has been a very successful one in many respects. The teachers have completed their progTim for the commencement ex ercises, and it is assured that the community will be favored with a very unique entertainment. The school has ibeen under the unpervision ox rroi. i/. v. w utces 011 f Laming, being albly assisted by Miss Esteila Whitlock, Lake City; Miss Cuds Stevenson, Townville; and JKiss Blanche Newton of Pendleton. The. closing exercises will begin Sunday morning, May 14th, Dr. W. tl. McGlothlin, president of Furman University, generally conceded the foremost Baptist eduator of the tate, and unquestonably one of the month's leading orators, will preach the baccalaurate sermon on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. This is Dr. HeGJothlin's first visit to Donalds, bowever, he is not a stranger to many people here, who express their keen satisfaction in our succss in Be waring him to preach for us. '.Monday night will be general jckool night. All grades will be rep resented and we believe all will be interested and well pleased with tihe anupze entertainment. Tuesday night will' consist of sev eral papers rendered by members pf j sfie graduating class, following! which diplomas will be delivered, I *nd an address to the graduating! class by Rev. R. C. Grier, president) of Erskine college, and one of the FINDS STING PAPER vertisements inserted toy executors and administrators of esrates. These ads contain lists of property of all kinds, land, furniture, houses, tools, grain etc., but in every one the most prominent item is the negro. By actffcl count there are four hundred and forty-five advertised in this one issue of the paper. I wonder if any body could imagine the grief and actual suffering caused iby such sales. My mother told me how, at the sale of her father's estate, which is advertised in this paper, her maid, who had been given to her when a young girl and had grown to womanhood as her per sonal servant, was sold. The maid had a child some three or four years old and in spite of her pleadings, the child was sold to a slave trader while the mother was sold to a planter in the neighborhood. I am a Southern woman by birth and at heart, and I am a loyal lighter of the Confederacy, proud of the fact that my ancestors fought for our own love<d South, but I, like many other Southern women of today, am truly thankful that slavery is a thing of the past and that/human beings are no long er bought and sold as "goods and chattels." In reading and counting these ads I wonder if your predecessors, 'Davis and Crews, did not grow rich oji the proceeds Among the estates advertised are those of B. M. Cheat ham, Mrs. Isabella E. Smith, A. Waller, James L. Pratt, John Ruff, Jane D. Power, Gabriel Cox, Joseph Taylor, Philip Cromer, John Gray, Willis Buchanan, Thos. J. Lyon, Aiken Brazeall, Joshua Davis, Mrs. Jane Robinson, Lewis Smith, Charles Dendy and Abram Lites. Many of the legal ads are signed by W. H. Parker and Joseph T. Moore, CharleB T. Haskell adver tises *his house and lands as the "Cabbin" four miles from Abbe ville; James J. Gregg & Co., adver tise for hands for thedr factory at Varecluse offering good wages and a comfortable home. Chase, McKin ney & Co., of Boston advertise the "celebrated copper toe" shoes whidi I remember as the pet aver sin of my childhood days. But in the whole paper 1 did not find a single whiskey advertisement and I wonder if it is 'because the editors were temperance men. On the whole the paper Is an in teresting curiosity and in spite of its sixty-three years of age>, contains names and facts which will be _ readily recalled by many of your readers. Mrs. F. W. Wilson. leading eduators of the A. R. P. de nomination. We who know him are sure that this address will he in spiring and beneficial to all present. Mr. Dewey A. Ashley and Miss Sue Schumpert of Ware Shoals were married at the Manse here last Saturday by Rev. J. M. Dallas. We wish the young couple much happi ness. Mrs. James M. Dallas is quite sick at her home here. She nas not been in good health for some time. Her many friends hope for her a speedy recovery. Mr. Clifton Donalds, the popular teller in our bank, went to Columbia hospital Monday to undergo an op eration. His many friends wish him well. BUILDING OPERATIONS SHOW INCREASE OF 32 PER CENT Washington, May 9.?Building operations in the United States in creased 32 per cent in 1921 over the previous year, according to a report of the department of labor issued . today. Wholesale - cost of rw o+ow ale flia ronnrf cqi/1 VUiiUiag lliowvuoa^ KUV i. v decreased 38 per cent in the same period and the average total cost of one family dwellings was $4,314 in 1920 compared with $3,925 in 1921. Construction of one-faimily dwell ings incre<ased 71 per cent in 1921, the report said; two-family dwell ings 211 per cent and multi-family houses (apartments and tenements) 201 peor cent. Permits issued In 1921 were estimated to provide for 125 per cent more families than those issued in 1920. The department's statistics were based on reports from 140 cities. EIGHTEEN YEARS v FOR MANSLAUGHTER Former Superintendent of Educa tion To Face Charge of Criminal Assault Orangeburg',' May 9.?Carlos Cor-! j bett was sentenced to serve 18 years in the state penitentiary today by Judge I. W. Bowman who is presid-' ing over the Orangeburg court. Cor bett was found guilty of manslaugh ter when called to trial for the mur der of Julian Cooper. In September 1920, when he was tried for the The Big, Quick Fortunes ir vested small sums in Texa came in at Burkburnett $11 HIG Pattillo Higgins, who disco night?has discovered a ne field that promises to be or WITH HIM?TO JOIN HI patillo higcins, Him PniMwt ?f S. P. SOUTHERN Pi o#c t UTt MM ?r *.WttUi ?i?i ruu r*r (m imi tw W* to*. THIS IS TO CER1 signed citizens of Bea ally acquainted with city; we have known believe him to be pci worthy. He is a na We know within ou Mr. Higgins discover* in the year 1802, and developed that it wc dollars. He said tha thousands of barrels the . exact spot when TiOT> found. Mr. Hijgins desei discovering: and deve .field: ftfiiuA&r >// " A Deep Well has already b operating there. You hav on the ground floor and gi EVER DISCOVERED IN B Higgins is a Winner?IS NER! A FIVE TIMES Vi COMBINATION TO PLA' r.FT The Higgins-ftffexia Oil Co. of ^ield Operations. He Well at Barbers Hill. TO MAKE THE BIG MO NOT AFTER. YOU'VE GOT A CHANC HAS DISCOVERED FIVI ER'S BASIS! tj nUiJU V ILiLOj) w* murder of Bryan Salley, one of the slain men, he was acquitted. An ap peal will be taken to the supreme court. Corbett is now in the Orange burg jail and his wife has returned to her home in Hartsville. The case againsft Claude J. Rast, former superintendent of education of Oranceburc countv. who is chare ed with criminal assault upon on? of of his girl pupils while principal of the East Middle school, will be call ed tomorrow. A good reader wilLtake in 12 or 13 letters at on? glance. tune: Oil are always made from the disco1 3, drilling new territory, HAVE MAL 10 jumped to $20,000! $1,000 invest* GINS DISCOv; vered the Beaumont, Humble and G< w Oil Field?Barbers Hill! He got oi e of the greatest in the world! He I M AT THE START ON A STARTEI HIGGINS' GR Made. $25 on J Hi ''Where Rich Overnigh OIL WIZARD ' I, K. Eritrses Pitill* Hiffwt LCIFIC RAILROAD CO. at VKt>PraUen HmwU*, Mu, Aofait m?, l?U. ' ?ir? la oMMatln >1 Ik oil llMMry * jrwr?;IU( ?tui4U( uu rcyvtttlM 1# # fjtieJt*c TPY. that we. the under amont, Texas, are person* Pattillo Higgins of this him for many years, and fecfcJy reliable and.trust ive of Beaumont,'Texas, r personal knowledge that d tha Beaumont Oil Fieli le said when the field waj uld be worth millions of t single wells would flow )f oil per day. He loeated i all the big gushers aro ves the whole honor of loping the Beaumont Oil Real Eirate ancf Insurance Capitalist Sec C. Of Q. Printer Jeweler M?r. Beaumont Lbr Co. W Inumofu Lbr Co. 7Ly'>(i JVM. i _ X ft A? 4 rOUR BIG CHANCE ;en brought in at Barbers Hill. The " ? *- _ iiA-i.: 3 an upponunicy now ox a mei/wie? it in on what looks like the NEXT B TEXAS! ACK A WINNER! WINNING NOW! If you do go int< INNER IN A PROVEN GUSHER F1 n IN AS A STARTEJ has just been organized with Pattillc has selected acrpage of great value NEY IN OIL, INVEST BEFORE A ! E HERE TO GET IN WITH PATTI! GREAT OIL FiELDS, AS A STAF VETERANS TO HOLD ANNUAL REUNION! Darlington Calls On Camps For Nam? of Sponsors, Matrons And Maids . Darlington, May 9.?L. M. Law son, chairman of the finance commit # \-f tee, preparing for the annual re union of Confederate veterans here next week, has advised all United Confederate, veteran camps to send to Mrs. Ben Hill, chairman of the hospitality committee, at once the imuiea an opvmwxo, ui?uxv/uo oau maids who will attend the reunion.' 5 In I rery of new oil fields! Time and time >E FORTUNES WHEN OIL CAME IN sd with Pattillo Higgins at Beaumont t ER3 A NEW FI Dose Creek Oil Fields?that brought M i the ground early and secured acreaf JOW OFFERS A LIMITED NUMBER I'S BASIS. EAT RECORD to mm a atlilO Xr. Hl?gU? (imn lg?ms v r?tora?. L Poor Men Got if! First Texiis FreTd Discovered by Pm. lit Nic'l. Bank Cashier. !**_ Nat'l. Bank 'As*~ry Druggist yfypy Merchant \ 1(4 Real E'Wte istyyf | . Merchant Physician Physician VP, L.E.&AV.'Ry Postmaster Mayor Benu Nat'l. Bank Real Estate Sheriff Ct#n cowman Real fcsrate County Clerk Attornev*?t-Law big companies are -a Chance to get in IGGEST OIL FIELD A.- Higgins INFOR PAT '70S 5 Oil, BACK A WIN [ELD IS A GOOD fc! > Higgins in charge near the Discovery STRIKE IS MADE? XO HIGGINS, WHO ITER ON A START Without < send details Starters. , I Name P. 0. ? R. F. D. (or State The reunion will be held Wed day and Thursday, May 17 and , and a large attendance^ orpec Nn nains are (being spared to everything in readiness and to leay# nothing undone that will add to the entertainment of the heroes in - gray. ' National Bank Call May 8th Washington, May 8.?7%e comp frollef- of the currency^ tooay isj a call for the conditions of all tional banks at the cjose of 'basil on Friday, May 5. . > ;V< again, people who have in Wben the Discovery well irought $43,000! % ELD \ 7 L l: i 1 Millions to poor people over je of enormous value in a A CHANCE TO COME IN r -Wi TILLO HIGGINS \ Turnbow Bldg. Hilton, Texas. >bligation on my part, of your Bonus offer to