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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-16
PEA VINE HAY.
A Beaufiful Exhibit OF q Profitable
Crop at the Store OF Mr.. w. ID.
BarksdaIe.

crop 8C auo StOFe OI mr. W. II.
BarksdaIe.
II you want TO see as nice and as sweet a
mule, call at the store OF Mr.. w. D. Barks-
dale, where quantities OF the best pea vine
hay is on exhibition, and ready for sale.
The crop is packed In bales and tied with
wires, 30 that those who neglect 10 provide
for their animals may get the best OF feed at
liberal prices. This hay Is offered at SIS per
ton. The farmer who grew 1t, Mr.. John G.
Ferguson, sold It 10 Mr.. Barksdale at Sl4, but
we do not see how he could afford to sell 1t at
that price. The seed, which he sowed In
April cost him s1.25 or possibly 81 so per acre.
The yield per acre was only ton. Added to
the cost Of seed was the trouble of sowing 1t,
and when the crop was ripe II had to be
moved. Then 1t was put into bales and
hauled TO town. Considering everything,
MIR. Ferguson did not make clear, over and
above all expense and trouble more than
from SO TO $40 per acre. The low price of land
is the only thing that saves hay farmers
from ruin. It is true that Mr.. Ferguson may
make fall cutting Of hay, but upon this lat
ter crop. the profit would not be over some S6
or s.. When 1t comes TO reducing the profits
on an acre Of ground In this country to sl7 or
Sl8 an acre, starvation faces tn. peopIe-and
the mules. too. 1t is better to make cotton.
A bale of cotton is worth, say, s25. 1t is true
that there is generally some expense for gu
ano under cotton, but then the hOeiDg and
the plowing can be dime In the Spring when
men end mules have nothing else to do.
From comparison Of the labor and profit
OF producing q ton OF hay or q bale of cotton,
no man need hesitate about what to do.
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At Peace with All Mankind, He
Hopes that Strife May Cease, and
that Law and Order NAV Prevail.

At Peace with All Mankind, He
Hopes that Strife May Cease, and
that Law and Order May Prevail.
To the Press and Banner:
respectfully ask space In your paper TO re-
Greenwood Index OF last week.
/ returned TO my home In Abbeville county
on or about the nth Of March, under Cover.
nor Ellerbes proclamation, and by advice ol
at Abbeville, the officers Of the Sheriff, Mayor
&C., showed every disposition to protect me in
person and property.
The Governor, Attorney General and the
view Of excitement prevailing at the time. /
felt IL incu bent upon me TO let 1t be gener.
ally known that returned TO look after my
private affairs; that had no intention to
take any active steps in politics, or do any.
thing to keep up strife. I have adhered to
this course faithfully. have been attending
10 my own private affairs strictly. have ad.
vised the colored people to abstain from tax.
work diligently and cultivate good feeling
with all the people. My neighbors, the peo-
pie Of Abbeville and Greenwood, have treated
me with uniform kindness and respect.
have not done. nor will do anything to les
sen that respect.
Mr.. Carpenter claims that was permitted
to return TO Greenwood through the effect OF
an interview had with him in Greepvile
having had such interview, and repudiated
all the pledges therein made, and therefore
he withdraws all further protection and tells
the boys to 60 for me.
have not denied having such interview,
but Mr.. Carpenter either misunderstood or
misquoted me in several particulars. Mr..
Carpenter seemed to want TO create the
the impression that I had repudiated the
principles OF the Republican party and bad
gone back on my party friends and own kith
and kin.
The Impression wished Mr.. Carpenter tc
make on the people of Green wood was that
regretted the shocking occurrences around
Phoenix last fall, and had l forseen IT would
have done all Ia my power to avoid 1t. That
would do all l could 10 preserve the peace
and good order In the community in which
live. believe In the rule OF intelligence.
said nothing detrimental to James W. Tol
bert.
AS TO his main charge "that held Negro
formed, or has drawn on his Imagination fol
facts. have not attended any negro meet
Ing at Greenwood or any where else since my
return. / presume he has reference to the
time called at the colored church In Green
wood. had no meeting, except with VIM
Fisher, who found at the church. My bust
ness with Fisher was about private business
only. can prove this BY good white men In
Greenwood.
Now. take this occasion TO say to the peo
pie Of Greenwood and Abbeville that have
not done, nor will I do anything to dis
turb the peace and good relations existing be-
tween the races, and II these relations are dis
turbed 1t will have to be laid TO some body
else's charge. am for law and order, peace
and prosperity, now and forever.
Respectfully, r. Red Tolbert, Jr.
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Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining in the post Office for week
ending August l, 1899. ~.
A-Mrs. Annie Aware.
B-Will Boyd, G. T. Baughman.
C-Christiana Chiles, Miss Hattie Chiles,
Eliza Calhoun, Miss Emma Chiles.
E-Miss Mary Ellison, Burges Ervins.
F-Miss Alace Fischer. .
G-Miss Gillie Gaty. q.
H-Mrs Emma Harris. Mrs. Martha Harris.
Miss Lucy Hill, j. Hamilton.
KIT. w. King.
L-Miss Lomax.
P-Hampt Perdson.
S-Miss Corrie Lee Smith. T. ]. Salisbury.
V-Will Vance.
W-Miss Lizzie Wardlaw, Yancy Wall, Tom
Wakefield, Mrs. Sarale Watts, Mrs. Martha
Williams. Robt. 8. Link, P. M.
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A nice line Of toilet soap just arrived, at
Harrison q Games drug store.
Paper. paper, paper! We have more paper
than we know what to do with. Call and get
q box cheap. Harrison & Game.
Box paper at cost Harrison & Game are
selling fancy paper at cost.
Call and see our line OF stationery before
buyipg We have the latest shapes and COL
ors selling them very low down. Harrison
Il Came.
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The Abbeville County Singing Con vention
will convene with the Buffalo Baptist church
near Troy, on Saturday and Sunday Aug. 26th
and 27th. Singers from all sections are invit-
ed TO attend, T. Earle Elgin,
Secretary.
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Simmer School.

The Summer School for white teachers
closed q profitable term yesterday. Professor
Edmunds and Miss Withers left yesterday
evening to conduct q similar school In
Winnsboro for term of four weeks, after
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-16
DELINQUENT Tax Sale.
State of South Carolina,

State of South Carolina,
County OF Abbeville.
DY VIRTUE OF an Execution to me d.
ID rected. will sell at public outcry at Ao'
beville on Saleday in SEPTEMBER the lol.
lowing described property, to Wit; Ihat tract
or parcel OF land in Indian Hill Township
containing
Seven CD Acres,
more or leas, bounded East. by Mrs. Cothran !;
South. by David Holder; North. James Goth
ran: West, by Mrs. Mccormick. Levied on
as the property Of James MCGEE, a. a. tne suit
OF the State for Taxes, 26th May, 1893
Terms-Cash. +. ". Il: NANCE,
Aug. 49, 1899, II sheri1 A. C.' o. Y.
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Mr. J. C. FERGUSON sold the first bale OF
new cotton last Saturday at 555 per pound.
Fair quality. He also sold the first ton Of pea
vine hay for Sl4.
DoNALDs elected for annexation to Ander-
son by q vote OF 29 to 5.
MR.. R. RED T0LBERT.
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Propositions to be received to remove the
old building of st. James A. NJ. E. Church.
and rebuild same about three miles from
town, Address Theo. Percival
Press and Banner Office
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ANNUAL MEETING.

Upper Long Cane Cemetery AssO.
citation.
THE annual picnic OF the Long Cane Gem.
etery Association will come off In the grove
near the church. Thursday, August Ath. The
price OF dinner for adults will be 20 cents and
for children Is cents. This will include hash
cake and coffee. Ice cream and lemonade
will be charged at the usual rates. The pub
lie are cordially In vited to attend this annual
feast and 30 help along good cause.
Mrs. g. G.. Dusenberry,
Miss Mittie Cochran, President.
Secretary.
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A people LDal las DiGucIGo dtIcuucu
strictly to its own affairs, and stud.
iously remained within the limits of
it's own continents, the United States
is today called upon to arrange the
destinies Of three different peoples in
three different quarters of the globe.
Happy, for an entire century, in the
universal belief that the nation would
never extend its boundaries beyond it's
own continent, the United States finds
itself to-day the embarrassed owner of
colonies of whose acquisition its people
had never dreamed.
Foreign nations. judging our Civili-
zation by its own, can never be con.
vinced that we had not cleverly plan
ned the acquisition of these islands
beyond the sea. Happily, our own
prepon derance and the knowledge OF
our own integrity may render US
totally Indifferent to what these for
eign nations think or do not think.
In solving the problem of our
colonial domains, we are accountable
to ourselves alone.
fTOCeeuluR LII uuc OIueI, IL uldy Ue
said that our first foundling was clear.
ly a case of Manifest Destiny, long
thwarted in her efforts. The
Hawaiian civilization of today is q
product of American hand and brain
that has been at work in this outlying
island for fifty years. The trade OF
Hawaii is largely American. Her
industries, material resources and
accumulated wealth are almost wholly
the result of American enterprise.
But for American civilization Hawaii
would be to-day a bowling canni'
balistic isle, or European non.
productive colony, under the iron heel
of military law.
Hawaii is the key which, in the
hands of any other nation, may at any
time unlock the door to our Pacific
coast. By every law of trade; by
every demand Of national safety; by
every behest of Civilization and good
government. this island should have
been ours not five, but fifty years ago
That this splendid possession has now
dropped into our lap-not in its crude
immaturity-but as fully perfected
fruit, is not alone tribute to the
manifest destiny of our race. Ii
happily removes the Hawaiian ques
ton from the realm of controversy
1t is fact accomplished and 81
accomplished that the most bitte
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natural attributes Of National Suprem.
acy and are so manifestly bound up in
the very fabric Of the Constitution
that they need no direct mandate in
black and white.
The Constitution does not specifical.
ly provide that we defend ourselves il
attacked. Nor does the Constitution,
in terms, deny the right of Secession
to state which no longer desires to
retain its place in the national union.
Yet we have waged both defensive
and offensive warfare when common
sense demanded. We fought the
greatest war in history to retain states
which desired to secede yet no man
can point TO the constitutional
mandate in black and white which
authorized the coercion of the South.
ern States.
Yet neither of these acts of Sover.
eighty was more logical than Is the
retention of conquered territory thrust
upon US against our will and in such q
manner that it cannot be abandoned
without distinct moral wrong
against Progress and Civilization.
Neither is there any precedent
against expansion in our written OF
recorded law.
If 80, where is it, who wrote it and
where is it now concealed?
Traditions Favor a Wise Expansion
Still less do our alleged traditions
offer any barrier to such wise and
necessary expansions as are vitality
necessary to our national safety and
we'll being. On the contrary. the
history of the United States is but the
story of successive expansions, by
which the necessities of increasing
population has led US to absorb infer
ior races and to open new lands tt
Industry and Civilization. Our own
English ancestry first drove out the
Indian, and then the Dutch, and then
the French. The very ancestors O
these particular patriots who now
raise the cry of Imperialism, were the
first to drive the untutored savage ou
of New England, with melancholy
but no less persistent zeal.
From the eginning of our national
government we have lost no oppor
tunity to extend our national domain
Thomas Jefferson, who had much tt
say about peace and various mixet
theories of human rights, wasted scan
time when the most favorable chance
in history offered the territory o
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-09
Held Up BY Masked Men.

South McAlester. |. T.. Nov. .
Last night about 10 o'clock four
masked men entered Gov. Brown :
store. at Wewoka, |. T.. and at the
point of four six-shooters made the
clerks stand in a line. The robbers
took all the money that they could
find, about 81 900, some fine guns
and lot of ammunition. They then
relieved the clerks and bystanders of
their watches and other valuables,
after which they took their departure
for parts unknown. Officers have
gone in pursuit of the robbers, but
at the present writing are on cold
trail
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-09
Kansas civ Grain.

Kansas City. Nov. Observation-Disclosures here
to-day were So cars; a week ago, lao cars; a
wear ago, > 4 cars. Sales by sample on track:
Hard. No. , nOminally Gle; No. hard % !
So; No. hard, 53ls 59iSc; rejected hard, SOL.
q Sc. Soft, No. :, 70:; No. red nominally "a
a Sc; No red, nominally 55J65c; rejected,
nominally 5lGl57c.
Corn-ReceiptS here to-day were A cars; a
week ago, 40 cars: a year ago, 80 cars. Sales
by sample track: Mixed. No. ,, 2SA E29l4c;
No. mixed, .S31c; No. mixed, nominalIy Sc;
no grade, nominally PC. White, No. ,, 29A6
SOC; No white, nominally 29,ac; No white,
nominally g I39c.
Oats-heceipts here to-day were cars; a
week ago, IS cars: year ago 10 cars Sales
by sample on track: Mixed, No. , nominally
2341241c; No. mixed 22a4c; No. mixed.
nominally 22023i4c White, No. .. nominally
25c; No. white 24c; No. white, PC
Rye-No. p nominally sic; No. 3, nominally
50hc; No 4. nominally 40 soc.
Hay-ReceiptS here to-day were 81 cars; q
week ago, - cars; a year ago, IS cars Quota
lions are: Choice prairie s7.50llS00; No. l. 81 .
ais. Timothy, choice. $3.50 Clover pure, s6.5C
97.25. Alfalfa, S7.0GQGS.0a
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Border Dutch Stirred Up.

HopetOwn, Cape Colony, Nov. 3
Magistrate HarmswOrth has arrived
from klipdam and reports that there
are 5000 Beers around Kimberley
and all the roads are strictly patroll-
ed. He says he passed close enough
to Kimberley to see the searchlights
and was informed that the defenders
of Kimberley We're satisfied they
could hold out, but were wearied
with the inactivity and hoped that Il
relieving force would soon arrive.
Stories of BOer victories have
spread rapidly along the western Dor
der and Magistrate Harmsworth es-
Inmates that over half the Dutch res
idents of Bechuanaland and Griqua-
land will Join the Beers after the
declaration of annexation.
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BY virtue and authority of q special execution
for delinquent taxes, issued from the once Of
the clerk of the circuit court of Bates county
returnable al the November term lsgg, OF said
court, to me directed in favor OF A owens
eN-ofiiciO collector Of the revenue OF Bates
county and against William Paul, | have
levied and seized upon all the right, utle,
interest and claim of defendant, William
Paul, in and to the following described real
estate situated in Bates county, Missouri, To-
wit:
East half Of lot seventeen az aud all Of lot
eighteen us) in block twenty-five C25l ina the
town of Rockville, Mo, will on
Thursday, November 10, Isf9,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon OF that
day, at the east front door of the court house,
in the city of Butler, Batee county, Missouri,
sell the same or 50 much thereof a. may be
quired at public Vend ne TO the highest bidder
for cash, 10 satisfy Ead execution and costs.
r. &. MUDD,
5g-4t Sheriff Of Bates County, No.
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BY virtue and authority ~ a special exrcu.
UoE for delinquent taxes, issued trom the once
OF the clerk ot the ctrcuit court of Rates Co
Mo-, rcurnablc at the November term iSsea
OF said SQUIRT, 10 me directed in favor Of A
owen, CN-Oflcio collector Of the revenue Of
Bates county, and against kmmA J Mckenzie
have LEVIED and scizcd upon all the right
title, interest aud clAim OF said DEFENDANT Inns
ma y. chVngtc, IN and 10 the following dtscrib
souri,. tO-wlt.
Ten llui acrts, north half OF north half of
southeast qSarter 81 northeast quarter OF Sec
ton nine Cll, township forty an, Of range
thirty three tSsl, Twill on
Thursday, November Is lS9,
between the hours Of nine q clock in the fore.
noon and i've q clock in the afternoon OF that
day. at the east mont door OF the court house.
in the city OF Butler, Bates county. Missouri,
sell the same or so much thereof a. may De re-
quired Al public Vendue to the highest bidder
for cash, 10 satisfy said execution and Coz f..
r. {. MUnD,
SCAT sheriff OF hates County, No.
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sheriff. Sale

By virtue end authority OF q special execution
Tor deIinaueBt take Issued from the ONCE OF
the clsi Of the circuit court OF Bates county.
Mo. return able at the Novel sbeT term. ts93 OF
said court to me directed in favor OF A Bowen,
ex-OficiO collector ef she r-veDue or Bates
county and against " Mieener have
levied and seized upon all the right. title, in
terest and claim OF said defendant W N
Misener in and TO the follow ing described
real estate situated in Bates county. Missouri.
to-wit:
Forty sores lot ak (6l southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter OF section twenty EIGHT
f2st in township thirty-LiBe $50 OF range
thirty QD. Il will on
Thursday, Sorembsr 10. lss9.
between the hours OF nine O'Clock IN the fers-
noon and i've O'Clock In the afternoon OF that
day OF the east front door g the court house
in the city OF Batter. Bates county, Missouri
sell the same or 40 much thereof 90 may DC re-
auired at public vendue TO the highest bidder
for cash, to sstIafy said execatiOn and costs.
n c MUDD.
5oA sherin OF Bates County. Mo-
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DEATH OF d. d. BURNES.
Ex-Cougressman from the Fourth Mis-
souri, District Passes Away.

st. Joseph. Mo. Nov 2.-Ex-Con-
gresham Daniel ID. Burnes, the
millionaire banker and lawyer, died
to-day at AYR Lawn, south of the
city. The deceased was the oldest
son of the late Congressman James
Nelson Burnes and Mary Burnes,
and was born ut Ringgold,
Platte county. Janurry 4th, 1851.
With his parents and younger broth
er Calvin {. Burnes, he removed To
Weston in 1850. The family lived
there until 1873, when they removed
to this city. Mr., Burnes was educat-
Ell in the public schools, at the st.
Louis University. from which he was
graduated, and at Harvard, where
he was graduated from the law
school, lie then travelled in Europe
and other foreign countries. Twenty
three wears awo Mr. Burues was mar
Farrar, a member of one of the old
est families in that city. Her mother
was Kenneth, the family heiu" the
first in the state, One child was born
to them. Kenneth Farrar BurneS,
now u wears old, student mt Cam
bridge. The funeral services will he
held Saturday afternoon at , o'clock
eat Ayr Lawn, and will lie in charge of
the Knight Templars. He was u
member OF ~, Joseph Lodge. No. -,
Knight Templars. and the ID. ID.
BurncS HuSSars We're named for him.
lnterment will he in the family vault
in this city.
Mr.. Burnes was formerly asSociat-
ed with Hon. Silas WOodson in the
prctice of law.
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sheriff. Sale

By virtue and authority OF q special execu-
tion Tor Delinquent taxes Issued from the Of
dee OF the clerk OF the circuit court OF Bates
20. Mo Teturnable a. the November term
iSts9 OF said coart, 10 me directed in favor e
A owen, eN- Uficio collector OF the revenue
'f BAtee c. unity. and aEainst John Maeste,
I have levied and sliced upon all the right,
title. interest and clam al said defendant
John NJ MHssie. In AMI To the following de-
scr1bed real estate sltu In BAtes county.
Missouri, TO wit;
Eighty ts0 acres. west half of the
northeast quarter at section fourteen
ll4t. township foTty-two 1871, range twenty.
nine tl9l I viii. on
Thursday, November 10. ls99.
between the hours OF nine o'clock In the fore
noon end i've o'clock IN the Afternoon OF that
dey, at the east front door Of the court heuee,
In the CITY OF Butler, Bates county, Missouri.
sell the same. or 90 much thereof NAV tie
required nj public vendue. 10 the highest bid
Der for cssh. 10 satisfy shid execution and
costs Il. MUDD
4s-4t Sheriff Of Bstee County, Mo.
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50 a.
sheriff. sale.

By virtue and authority Of q special execu-
ton for delinquent taxes, issued from the once
OF the clerk Of the circuit court OF BATES 20
No retuFnable at the November terms lesss
OF said court to me directed in favor Of i >
FvilsiLer, eX-ofEcio collector Of the revenue
of the city Of Butler, ana against Lucy WelisS
4 have levied and seized upon all the right
title interest and claim OF said defendant Lucy
" Ais IN and 70 the following descrtbed real
estate situated in Bates county, Missouri To-
vii: Lot I've % block one 90 George Pages
addition 20 city Of Butter, / will on
Thursday, November IS, lSSs,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and Eve O'Clock in the afternoon o. nAt
day At the east front door Of the court house.
in The CITY Of Butler, Bates county, missouri,
sell the same % much thereof a. may De re-
quired At public yendue 70 the highest bidder
for each, 70 satisfy said execution and costs.
h &. MUD,
5O-4I sheriff Of Bates County no.
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sherfns saIe.

By virtue and authority OF special eNeeu-
ti0p for delingueng taNez Issued from the once
OF the clerk Of the circuit court Of Bats 20.
No. returuabIeE tile November term - %
aid court, % me directed IN favor d \ y oven
av-1fNcro collector Of the revenue % BATES
county and atain-t ri 50 alderman. ] have
levied and ssIzesi uDOn al TIE riEnt. utlet IN
ts-ra-t AMI claim Of -aid defendant, Ed War
t-rrsr IN ag,i 10 TIRE following dr-rr bed real
estate 81 iCEt-u ll Bates county, II -s9arit To-
wit.
Tgrl-ltv ts.g as-r-s wet haEfof uesE half q
Tot section Efa ~ Le-.T-f-F l8lE-l -iiiiae
o.. 1I range so. rtg-lWp Il. WI. ~
THu~-daF N8Vrsaaer De- Ir.e
f.---..r a.. r...--z M h. ~ s-sl.ss tH The fore
nom AMI Ev. g.r.arA ln the Afternoon ~ Eass
DAD 5t a.. east front door Cd. ia s-.Ert E1Ese 10
-r- =. ~ ~ -atH.- EsatE- county, 81 saaur. AeIl
~. a--. a- - +.Ir- .r5f b. laF bel ~ fl4rs
- --..s.. -trI-. ~ ra a9 .a-. Hsd.#r Tor ensi's
o. 5zt. -ts SAD -E.-lc.gl al1 eests- -
5-4t @hsr.- ~ E-at-- Go4Btys 40.