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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Public Opinion.

We have seen several references to publi
sentiment in regard to the dispensary anc
Judge Simontons decision. The opinion ex
pressed Is to the effect that the people are dis
gusted with the dispensary.
Opinions as to public sentiment differ. /
the Press and Banner were to give an opinion
we would say that not single man has gone
back on the dlspensary because OF Judge 81
monton's opinion, The disgust is not for th'
dIspensary. One Of the factory men express
ed himself about in this way:
"What Is the use of having Legislature
and Governor If Judge Simonton can over
rule everything? Why not send for Judge 81
monton when we need law?"
The opponents of the dispensary have been
in the Courts since the enactment of the law
Instead OF trying TO change public sentiment
they appeal to the Courts to overrule the sen
timent or desire of the people as expressed by
their Legislators.
At present there seems TO be no weakening
on the part Of the friends of temperance, and
1t is likely that we will have neither open
bars nor free liquor.
This last fight on the laws Of South Carolina
was made by California liquor dealer. Ii
quor dealers care nothing for prohibition, bu,
they hate dispensaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
NOW Is YOUR TIME.
II You Have d Piano Read This.

want to say something about the care OF q
piano. In the first place, q good piano Is one
OF the finest and most complicated pieces OF
mechanism made for family use, and Its care
REQUIRES the very best mechanical Skill 10
keep it properly regulated and tuned.
One manufacturer says: we call your al
upright piano actions, there are 5,48l separate
and disticnt pieces" All these parts are OF
the finest mechanism, and althougn tnere are
scores of persons who profess 10 oe tuners,
there aresvery few who have any mechanlchi
skill whatever. 1t would be wiser to send
your ladies' fine gold watches to your black
SIN itb TO be repaired, than trust your piano,
the finest and most expensive artlcie perhaps
about your place, to an incompetent man, an q
one who cares nothing for your plano only 10
get money for what he does.
am mechanic, and guarantee TO give you
flrstclass work In repairing, regulating ana
tuning pianos, pipe and reed organs.
ikeep good supply OF the best material on
hands, and any work entrusted 10 me, Will do
my best TO give you firslcass work In every
respect. Will be In your city lew DAYS only.
viii take pleasure In calling and examining
instrument whether you have any work done
Can give the very best references from Gus:
toners Tor whom 1 have tuned Tor years.
give few below
Converse College. Spartanburg. 8. C.:
Winthrop Normal School, Rock Hill, So.
Greenvilie Female College, Greenville, s. G..
Sumter Institute, Sumter, Sc
South Carolina College Tor women Colum'
W. v. Abell, former Musical Director for 8.
W. McB. Sloan, Mayor, Column bla, s. G..
Col. James Norton, Comptroller-General,
Columbia, 8. G..
Allen Jones. Columbia, s. G.
D. r. Flenniken, Columbia, 8. c.
w. A. Clark. President Carolina National
Bank, Columbia, ), @.
Lemuel Scott, Book keeper Central National
Bank Columbia, 8. q.
II. E. McCreery, Columbia, 8. c.
Mrs. Peter Robertson, Newberry, s.;
H. H. Evans, Mayor, Newberry, S. Z.
NJ. A. Carlisle, Newberry, S. G..
DIR. A. q. Voigt Newberry, =. c..
Mrs. w. E. Aiken, Wlnnsboro, 5. e.
Mrs. Mary c. Eiop, Winnsboro, s. c.
Major John F. Jones, Cherokee Inn, Blacks-
Nj. M. Freemrn, Blacksburg, 8. c., and
r. H. McCracken.
Columbia, $. G.
At McCants Hotel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
The Quarter Centennial.

The Quarter Centennial of DR.. Grier's Presi.
dency Of Erskine college will be celebrated
next Monday by appropriate literary exer
cises.
This will mark the closing Of the most pros
porous year in the history OF Erskine Col
lege.
1t also notes the largest success that has at
tended the Due West Female College. Their
histories run parallel and afford the friends
OF culture, education and morality have the
best reasons for comgratulation.
Great preparations have been made fol
q glorious reunion Of the graduates and .othel
friends of the colleges, and 1t is thought thai
an immense multitude of good people will be
at Due West on Tuesday and Wednesday oI
next week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
CIen.Jones Pardware Co.'s Locals.

BICYCLES. Our line has been selected with
due respect 10 the merit OF other makes, ana
we feel assured that the wheels Whlcn we
handle have the best points OF all. Tney are
strong, neat, and fast. Prices all rlght.
cleveland, Westfeld, Aetna. represent the
different grades. We also have line OF ol-
cycle sundries spokes, rims, lamps, gongs'
etc.
Hot weather Is al hand. How are you 60
ing TO keep your butter mild. and other artl,
cles cool? Let US help you. You shoulo
have refrigerator. We have the most com.
pIete. namely: the "Gurney." If you know
ANYTHING about refrigerators you are ALREADY
aware that Journey" means the best. II you
are moi posted come and we will interest you.
We have what you need.
Do not blame the flies but Keep them out OF
the house by using screen doors and WINDOWS:
Should YOU not use them, keep the nles out
OF the food by using fly fans. We can heip
you.
Preserve your health dur ing the hot months
by using the oil gas cooking stoves. Iney
consume ordinary Kerosine oil. The OIL gas
COOK ing stove Is a necessity TO the housekeep-
err during the summer months especially.
We will show you one In operation al our
store.
BY the way, we have tried most OF the ice
cream churns. such as White Mountain,
i,tphtning, Ariic, Blizzard, Ohio and others;
Some are good. some are bad, out me Klnu
that you can depend on Is the "Wonuer
which Is our choice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
The Dead (:) Dispensary.

It is surprising to note how we initiate each
other and repeat as our own, the words OF
others. 1t is impossible for the Press and
Banner to state the number Of deaths from
which the dispensary suffered. But whenev-
er those who oppose the dispensary gain any
thing in Simonton's court, the daily newspa
pers generally announce the death of the dis.
pensary. 1t Is funny to see those pieces, with
the misleading heading, copied into the coun-
try press.
They seem to take off their hats and shout
their throats sore whenever an opponent OF
the dispensary gains point before Judge 81.
monton.
Do such editors desire to see the bars open
ed again, or do they seek prohibition and free
liquor?
What any friend Of temperance hopes 10
gain by crippling the dispensary is more than
we see. Do the enemies of the dispensary
hope to reopen the bars?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Death of &. w. Collins.

George Washington Collins died at his
home, four miles east OF Abbeville. last Mon
day night, after an illness extending over
some two or three months time. He was
taken with something like grip. from which
he never recovered.
Mr.. Collins possessed many excellent traits
of character, and was always kindly to al
who met him. Generous and considerate fol
the,feelings OF others, he had many friends
He married Miss Morton soon after the war
and TO them were born several children
She died years ago. and since then he married
Miss Cromer, daughter Of Wesley Cromer
and lived on the old Cromer homestead
where he died.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Chaldren'R Birthdays.

Grown people do not always appre-
ciate what an event birthday is IN q
child's life. Next to Christmas, it is
the red-letter day ofthe year. a whole
year nearer mans or woman's estate
means q great deal to child, and fills
the boy or girl with an added dignity
and senses of Importance. Seven Is 80
very much older than six
In some househ lids this perfectly ma
tural delight is increased by the hearty
sympathy of the parents. But there
are other homes in which the all-im.
portant day passes unnoticed, ,tsave by
a careless mention, q mere reminder to
the child that he has begun another
wear: and this remark may possibly be
Seasoned with the bitter sauce of sug-
gestion as to an improvement in con-
duet. Not long since my heart was
moved to pity by talking to a clever
little boy who told on that day.
"And what presents have you re-
ceived ?" I asked.
He looked surprised.
20 we don't keep birthdays at oul
house ~ he replied. "My mother says
it's foolish. Then she forgot that ]
am eight to-day until breakfast time
this morning"
The more fortunate six.year-old al
my side interrupted before L coulc
check him. ,
"Forgot W he exclaimed, "Why,
my birthday came little while ago
and nv mamma made me cake Will
six candles on it, and l had presents
and lots of fun !"
Childhood is so brief, and the time
when each recurring birthday is not
ioy comes so soon, that it is a pity moi
to make the anniversaries joyous to the
little ones.
Mamma" said one rapturous child
"you must be very glad | was born
because you have given me such
beautiful birthday.'
Of course "mamma'' was glad ano
being glad, why not show it?
A pretty custom is in vogue in some
families. The child whose birthday is
celebrated gives to each brother and
sister some little token. 1t may be
only an inexpensive toy, but it lncul,
Gates in the donors heart the spirit OF
unselfishness, and teaches him the
Joy of giving as we'll as that OF recelV'
ing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Wednesday, June 9, 1897.
Taking Liberty With the Names OF
a<lI

Young Ladies'.
The voting contests are going on all ovel
the country. The men at the hotel lobbies
on the streets, at the soda fountains, and else
where may now in all mixed com panie'
discuss the popularity or the unpopularity o
respectable young ladies. The newspapers
daily report the votes which have been cast
for different young ladies-which votes
may range from one to a thousand.
The strange part OF it is that the fathers and
brothers OF these young ladies permit these
daily publications, wherein majority OF the
names of the young ladies are Haunted be-
fore the public In a very plimentary
way-for 1t is certainly an uncomplimen tary
thing to publish that any young lady has re
ceived only one vote, while another has re
ceived thousand.
In ordinary elections, where men run for
Office, the man who received but one vote
would be dlspleased If that fact was published
at all.
In olden times few gentleman ever men.
toned the name OF q young lady before
mixed crowd, or in an improper place. but
now we see the names of young ladies adver-
tised in the newspapers, showing the popul
arity or unpopularity OF respectable and un
offending young women.
Are We dead to the proprities:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
The Dodson Family.

We reproduce this week the article about
the Dodson family. We do this from the fact
that several persons asked for copies OF the
paper containing it, and which demand we
could not supply.
The editor Of the Press and Banner desired
n sav something himself OF this old and hon.
ored family, but lack OF specific Information
nrevented the addition of any facts to what
had been so beautifully said by Mr.. Sproes.
Our readers will remember that Mr. Sproles
was once the Greenwood correspondent OF Inc
Press and Banner, and no man ever wrote
more honestly, more entertainingly or more
fearlessly. An honest man, clear thinker
and fluent writer, he would make as good an
editor as can be found In South Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Question for the Seaboard officials to
AuaWer.

Question for the SeabOard officials to
Answer.
We see 1t stated that the Seaboard Air Line
proposes TO encourage the development OF the
country along its line. This they propose to
do in very substantial and very material
way.
RAbout two years ago. the same company
proposed to aid in the development of Able.
Vile by giving 81 900 TO the Abbeville Cotton
Mill, on condition that 1t be located on that
road.
The question which we wish to ask is: Is
the company now as much in earnest with
the public generally as 1t was with the Aobe.
Vile Cotton Mill about two years ago?
Another question: II the Seaboard went
back on the Abbeville Cotton Mill, is that fact
any evidence that they will in future consider
their promises as bindinge
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

When in search of bargains don't fall TO cal
at Haddons They carry tne mos' , eo"pie'e
line of Ladies goods in the market.
Greatest value of the season that IA white
Quit 81 OO at Haddons.
Look at those so in blk. secillian CLOUDS
reduced In price at Haddons.
Black Sicillian cloth makes q nlce Lsuie'
skirt or a mans summer coat at Haddons.
Prices reduced on broken lots OF slippers a.
Haddons.
II you need towels or table linen 60 te
Haddons.
Yard wide Sea Island cents at Haddons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
SCENES OF ACTIVITY.
Cotton ~ Going Into the Machinery
of the AbbeyiIle COttOr Mill.

Superintendent Peckham Is pushiug mat
ters In the mill. and will daily rush the cotton
through the pickers, each having capacity
of five bales day. He says that on an aver,
age there will always be In the mill ABOUT
two hundred bales In process OF manulacture;
director G. A. Visanska is tower OF
strength to any enterprise In which ms intef.
ests OF his feelings may be enlisted He Is not sc
only the largest stockholder, but ne is an ac'
i've worker for the mill. He proposes 10
President Baily liberal POLICY s In 1uyipg tSst Z
will be to the interest OF the mill TO pay me
highest prices 10 the cotton producer, ,,cn @1tcn
act will indnce the farmer to bring the cotto9 .
TO the mill doors. Freight on the raiIroao 20
will thus be saved to the mill or pald 10 Tue e
farmer. The farmer being pleased al Iair
treatment may thereafter be depended upon u , .,
to deliver the staple at the mill In suihcient
ouan titles 10 supply the demand. ,.,
President Baiy is in thorough accord W,sn ,ha,
Director Visanska's suggestions, ana lnat
policy will govern from the first the conauc'
OF the officers of the mill.
President Baily, and other officers OF the
mill are delighted with the WORKING OF tne
machinery. All the machines are hrstciass lass
in every respect, and, up TO this time' tney
seem to be doing their work perfectly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

What do the opponents of the dispensary
expect to accomplish Are they after re-
opening gn-licensed bars? If they oppose
the States monopoly of liquor, would they
endorse an individuals monopoly? The fact
that the liquor element is opposed to the dis
pensary is sufficient reason for temperance
people TO support 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Apple Cake.

Make batter as for sponge cake;
bake in three layers. When cold,
spread between the layers a filling
made as follows: Gate sound, tart
apples quickly; add whites of two eggs,
sugar, tiaxor with lemon and whip TO
froth. Nico served with whipped
cream.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Doesn't Seem to Like 1t.

. The Charleston Post seems to be In an Ill
humor, because we reproduced the figures OF
Charleston's vote for Adjutant General. IL Is
true that 1t was an inopportune time to refer
to q matter which Charleston no doubt re.
grets. We hope that the country may excuse
Charleston this time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Doctors to Organize.

20 the PHYSICIANS of Abbeville County,,
You are respectfully invited to meet at ;.i2 Ap-
beviIIe Court House Monday, June 7th, 1897, &,
for the purpose OF re-organizing, or OF reviving
INV j. w. Wideman. NJ. D.,
Due West, ). G..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
ssFlying Trip.S

We often see the statement that somebody
has made a flying trip" Is the expression
correct? A hundred years from now. wnen
we have flying machines, somebody may
claim that they are Of ancient origin, II they
Judge from expressions about "hying trips.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Trespassers will he Dealt With.

All persons are forbidden 10 trespass In any
way, or 10 pull flowers from any OF tne
graves in Long Cane Cemetery. Inc sexton
Sas orders TO stop all trespassing and to re-.
port ali guilty persons, who Will be Dealt
with according to law. coo,o,u
The Long Cane Cemetery Society.
April S,:lS97, 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

"Are any of the colors discernible 1t
the touch ?n asked the school teacher.
II have often felt blue" replied the
how at the head of the class.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

Organs repaired and tuned, sewing ma
chimes repaired and adjusted, dne paTasois
mepded AS an expert In oil THESE, oeiy
p%ni" Hall ]. A NJ. Cobb.
For that tired feeling and the other feelings
thai one usually has in the spring time. take
MiIford's syrup of hypophosphates. For SAFE
at Speeds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

If the dlspensary is wicked, are the par
rooms pious? If people get drunk on dispen
sary LIQUOR, would they stay sober on par
room liquor?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Fine Chick ems.

LR. GLENN will sell you Eggs for hatching
from the best Barred Plymouth Rock Chick,
ems. Also S. G. B. Leghorns. He will be giad
TO have you inspect his stock. u
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09
Senator's.

Roth Tilman and McLauren voted right on
the wood tariff. Our people are beginning u
let light dawn on them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

Bruce's restaurant is up to date with some
thing good to eat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

Prof. w. B. Gibson, who for the past year
has been the efficient assistant principal OF
the Abbeville Graded School, left last Wed
nesday for his home in Alabama: Prot GID.
son is held In high esteem by the citizens OF
Abbeville as Il gentleman of high CHRISTIAN
character, aud a teacher Of marked ABILITY.
He will enter Johns Hopkins in September
for the purpose OF taking special course IN
classics and higher mathematics. II energy,
devotion to duty and skill In imparting IN
structions are the essential requisites ior lne
snccess of a teacher, then we predict bright
future for Prof. Gibson In his chosen profess
sion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-09

The local dlspensary averaged about $40 per
day on liquor sales last week, SATURDAY tne
sales reached Sl4l; Monday, sl42; Tuesday
SILT. Three weeks ago the sales averaged 81,
per day. o,,
These frisky post mortem proceedings
are astonishing exhibition Of spirits" The
Dlspensary ghost IL lively.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-06-10
Rrief COmue ent.


1t is not clear that General Miles, by
help his own country in any way. If
two of the great powers were scrap
ping the expenses of his "trip might be
excused. A great deal more has been
published of the present conflict than
General Miles will ever learn.-St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The manufacturing interests of the
country are rapidly discovering that
the way to build up a great trade is TO
be freed from customs restrictions. The
United States cannot do business with
s commercial enemy, and protection
makes enemies faster than any scheme
of reciprocity can make fTiends.-Kan-
sas City Times.
Mr.. Wanamaker has been severely
criticised by the administration for GER
tain remarks made recently. but some
of his utterancps surely have weight.
For instance, when lie speaks of the
payment of election contracts with
offices. he certainly speaks of his own
great experience. and ought to know
what he is talking ahout.-Indianap-
oils News.
On the whole, it is probably just as
well for this big. busy and peaceable
country that the management of its
foreign affairs is not in the hands of
William T.. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire. and John r. Morgan, of Ala
bama. The hair-trigger variety of
craftsmanship is much less disquieting
at the Capitol end Of Pennsylvania ave.
nue. than it would he at the White
House end.-Hartfcrd Comm Courant.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-06-10
Elkius on Wag,g.

wages must 60 down., says Senator
Elkins in a recent interview published
in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Wage
earners." continued the senator, do
not wish to see it or believe it, but it
is so" And again he said, Wages III
America stand against any revival Of
business {"
He was discussing the coal trade He
said, 1--WE do not export coal to Europe
because we have wages against US, and
that is the whole kernel of the coal
trade"
Being asked whether black labor was
settled in the mines of West Virginia,
he said:
Firmly. It is as effective as white
labor and does not combine and con-
spire, and the negro spends all he
makes, while the Italians and Polel
send every cent out of the country"
The senator has just as decided ideas
on the tariff question. He is firmly con-
vinced that protective duties, especially
those on coal, should go up. Tariff up,
wages down. That is what happened
under the Mckinley bill and is what
will happen and in fact is happening
under the Dingley bill. 1t is all done
in the interest of labor.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-06-10
Who Paws the Tax?

The Republican claim that ''the for.
eigner pays the tax is amply proved
by the following letter. which will ap.
peal to the people of Nebraska and Iowa
as it interests them particularly:
OMAHA. April 10.
The Albion Milling Company, Albion, Neb.:
GENTLEMEN-An Answering your inquiry of the
7th inst. The explanation of the recent marked
advance in the price of burlap bags is in the
prospective changes in the tariff. Under the
Wilson bill they are on the free list, but the
Dingley bill provides for duty which would
amount TO something over l cent per bag or
the c6 inch eight ounce burlap. The price made
you on your recent invoice is the lowest which
we can offer on the present market. Your
truly, BEMIs OMAHA BAG COMPANY.
N. G. PETERS, Manager.
The consumers of burlap bags who
live in this section of the country need
not imagine that the increased price of
bags concerns them The foreigner has
to pay it.
Congressman Champ" Clark, in his
speech on the Dingley tariff bill, said
"the passage Of the bill will force every
merchant in the land to make tariff
for revenue cnly speech every time he
sells bill of goods across the counters "
The above letter is only one of the tariff
speeches referred to by the eloquent and
witty Missouri congressman.
Herald.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-06-10
Pettigrews Amendment.

Senator Pettigrew has introduced an
amendment to the Dingley bill which
provides for the admission free of duty
Of articles controlled by trusts. Should
it become law and be carried out hon.
estly, how much revenue would the bill
yield? There are trusts in sugar, coal,
window and plate glass, lumber, pot
terry, wall paper, rubber, cutlery and in
nearly all kinds of hardware. There is
no trust in tea, but that is probably be-
cause there has been no duty to encour-
age it. There are also trusts i'll the
woolen and cotton industries. Revenue
will be scarce if such law should be
enforced. But will those elected by
trust funds destroy the system which
fosters trusts? They may pass some such
law, as they did the Sherman antitrust
law in 1890, but it will be only anoth-
ar dummy.