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Deliquent Land Sales.

BY virtue of Sundry tax executions TO me
directed by the Treasurer OF Aobevllle
County. will sell TO the highest bidder al
public auction within the legal hours OF sale
ut AbbeVilie G. H., on Monday 7th day OF
September 1903, the following described pro.
pesty, returned for taxation in the name OF
the following persons TO wit:
One lot and building 10 the town OF Due
d. Kennedy. II. P. McGee, Robt. S. Galloway
and Others. Levied on and 10 be sold as the
property Of Altheus johnson.
81 acres OF land in Due West township.
bounded by lands OF
Levied on and 10 be sold as the property OF
w. w. H. Moore.
Z 40 acres OF land in Cedar Spring township,
bounded by lands Of
Levied on and to be sold as the property OF A.
y Bequest.
ls acres In Cedar Spring township, bounded
Levied on and to be sold as the property OF
Gary q Williams.
One lot and building In the city OF Abbe.
Vile, bounded by lands Of Il. Percival, Branch
street, Geo. Marshall and others. Levied on
and to be sold as the property OF Rev. c. c.
Dunlap.
One lot and building In Fort Pickens,
bounded by The lands Of
Levied on and to be sold as the property OF
Chas McClintOn.
lS5 acres OF land in Calhoun Mills township,
bounded by lanCR OF j. w. Morrah, Joseph
Britt aud Others Levied on aud 10 he sold as
the properly OF j. Altheus Johnson.
Levied on and to be sold to satisfy the afore.
said tax executions, penalty and costs.
c.. LYON,
Aug. 1903. S. A. Z.
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DUE WEST.
Interesting Paragraphs by n Wide.
Awake Correspondent.

Interesting Parag raphs by q Wide.
Awake Correspondent.
Messrs. K. c. DIN and Irwin Brownlee have
returned from pleasant visit to Tate Springs,
Tenn.
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy spent few days
OF Anderson.
DR.. W l.. Pressly and Mr.. ]. D. Brownlee
have recently built neat picket fences which
add very much to the appearance OF town.
It would be well II others would follow their
example, and use the paint brush freely.
Miss Lizzie Nickels has returned nome
from the Southern Summer School at Knox
Mr.. A. S. Kennedy went to Greenvile We'd
nesday TO attend the funeral of Col. T. l..
Woodside.
Miss Nina Ellis is visiting relatives in Ellen.
wood, Ga
Messrs. D. s. Edwards, George Collirs and
HOMER McAdams are among the number
who attended Gala Week in Anderson.
MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Pearson, who have been
visiting the family OF Mr.. John Ellis for sew
eral weeks, have returned to their home In
Greenvlle.
One of the most enjoyable events Of the sea
son Will be the picnic given by the A. Il. r
Sabbath school, Wednesday, August 18th, at
McAdams Springs. 1t is hoped that large
crowd will be present and all enjoy the day.
Misses Bessie and Katie McGill, OF Green.
wood, are the guests Of the Misses Cllnk'
scales.
| On last Monday evening Miss Gertrude
Brownlee entertained her friends In very
charming manner. During the course OF the
evening various games were played, and re-
| freshments OF ice cream and cake were
served.
Rev. C. NJ. Boyd, of Prosperity, visited
| friends In Due West last week.
| Miss Lille ChisoIm, who has been on an ex
| tended visit to her aunt, Mrs. Alice Brice, re
turned to her home in Alabama last Wednes
day.
Mr.. J. w. Bryson and little daughter, Mry
| tie, have returned home from Mississippi
| where they have been visiting relatives.
| Just at this season our matrimonial market
seems pretty brisk, and II reports be true oul
little town will both gain and lose In severa
of Cupids transactions.
| Rev. James Boyce has just returned from
Georgia, where he has been canvassing In the
interest OF his college.
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DIR. s. F. Kilingsworth. DR., G. 3. Latimer
KiIlfngswOrth g. Latimer,
DENTISTS.
If you want your dental done at home
see or write to us.
Make Your Homes Beautiful.
[Southern Farm Magazine of Balti-
more for July.7

[Southern Farm Magazine of Balti-
more for July.]
No people on earth have greater nat
ural facilities for beautifying their
homes than the people of the South.
So many indigenous grasses, go many
native Towering plants, so many
beautiful shade trees, such long
growing season, all combine to make
the task of embellishing the home
with natures rarest gifts comparative.
ly easy. And there is great profit in
such work. A home without flowers
or grass or shade or brooks is a home
without inspiring attractions. 1t is
too often a home without happiness
and without profit. The eXhuberance
Of spirits that finds it's outflow in the
planting of shrubs and flowers and the
adornment Of same reveals sense for
all that is beautiful in life and elevated
in morals. The employment Of our
leisure hours show the bent of our in
clnations. Where there are no shade
trees. no parterres of flowers. no pleas
ure grounds with swings and comfort
able seats, no magazines or newspa-
pers to relieve toll or make leisure
hours profitable. what can we expect
the boys on the farm to do? For
their pleasures they too often visit the
country store, indulge in coarse jokes
and chaffering nonsense, debase their
sense of duty and diminish every day
their mental horizon and lower their
moral plane.
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VI VALUE / or GOOD ROADS.
Eject of Highway Improvement In
New jersey. '

Effect Of Highway Improvement In
New jersey.
The importance of good roads and
their value to each district having
them have long been advocated, but
not until recent years has the public
been awakened to their full signif-
canoe. After all, it was not by argu-
ment that the public was convinced,
but from necessity in the beginning
and then by example. The state OF
New Jersey is wedged in between New
York and Pennsylvania, with one Of
the great cities Of the country on it's
eastern borders and the second largest
city on its western borders. Its farm
ers are mainly engaged in raising truck
for the millions of people living In
those two cities. To do this thousands
of them drive to each city daily with a
load of truck, starting in the morning
anywhere from IL to o'clock to get to
the markets early enough for the huck-
sters.
Jersey mud" a clay loan, is pro-
verbal for its sickness and disagree
able nature to travel through when
wet, says the Putnam Conn., Patriot.
The Jersey farmer knows the value Of
a dollar and is opposed to taxes, but he
could reckon the difference between
what he lost daily by reason Of bad
roads and the tax he would have to
pay for building smooth rock road.
That having been worked out, one good
road was built, and those near it got to
market regularly and easily, rain or
shine, saving enough each trip to pay
the road tax. "Seeing is believing"
and farmers in other parts became con-
vinced Of their economy, and the exam
pie was followed, slowly at first, but
gradually going on more rapidly.
Last year 100 miles Of new roads
were built in that state at cost Of
about $500,000. This year the demand
for them is so great that the state will,
the coming year, venture to put 81, ,00o,-
600 into 200 miles Of macadam. The
state commissioner Of public roads de-
clares that this movement has In
creased the taxable property Of the
state by s27,O00OO0. Just think Of
thatI .-
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FOR BETTER ROADS.
Men OF Wealth Interested In High
way Improvement.

Men OF Wealth Interested In High
way Improvement. .
Men Of wealth are evincing a prac-
teal interest in road improvement for
the benefit of their fellow men. George
Gould has offered to bear one-third OF
the entire cost of the improvement OF
the public highways in the vicinity OF
Lakewood, N. j., and Colonel j. ]: AS
tor has spent large sums on the roads
near Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Recently Harley T. Proctor, sum-
mer resident Of Williamstown, Mass,
offered to give the town $4,000 Tor
the improvement of the roads, prov1d-
ing the latter raises $4,000 for the
same purpose. Mr.. Proctor makes the
gift because he believes that better
roads would Increase the popularity OF
Williamstown as a summer resort. He
recently had the stone hill road put
In excellent condition at cost OF $500.
The town furnished the drainage pipes
and permitted MIR. Proctor to use the
road scraper. =
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MONEY to LOAN
ON COUNTRY PROPERTY.
WRITE ME-. .-
Edw. G. Dugas, Augusta, Ga.
June II, 1903. 4to
To the People of Abbeville County.

We call special attention to all read
ers of this paper that we have found
the remedy at last. 1t is a recent
Discovery for all Nervous Diseases,
Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Sour Stom-
ache, Heartburn, Distress after eating,
Costiveness, Liver Complaint, Back
ache, all Kidney and Bladder troubles,
Eczema. Female Complaints, or any
disease arising from Impure Blood,
Our New Discovery is the name of
this wonderful medicine.
We give an absolute guarantee with
each bottle, and if you are not benefit
ed after taking one bottle, please fill
out the guarantee slip and mail to
us and we will gladly refund the
Price you Paid. We offer Sl.O0 re-
ward to any person or persons show
ing where we have failed to comply
with the terms of this guarantee.
For sale by all Druggists, price Sl.OO
per bottle. If your druggist can not
supply it, we will deliver it 10 you
upon receipt of price.
Our New Discovery Med. Co.
Laurens, S. g.
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BAY STATE ROADS,,
Some Facts About the Highways Of
Massachusetts. .-.5

some Facts ABOUT tne dl8n"1yb Ok
Massachusetts.
1t costs on an average $4,000 per
mile to build q state road in Massa-
chusetts, says the Boston Globe, but
the actual cost depends on locality and
conditions, hardly two cases being
alike. One-fourth Of the cost Of q
state road is borne by the county In
which it is situated, the balance being
contributed by the state. 4.a
The work of the highway commission
has developed number of high class
professional roadbuilders. Many Of
the younger and more ambitious have
entered the employ Of the national gov
ernment in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines in the same line of work.
Most of the state roads are Of broken
stone. but few are of gravel The
type of road built Is determined by the
engineer, who makes careful examina-
ton of soils, drainage, gravel, stone,
grades and traffic. az
The thickness of stone on state roads
varies from four to sixteen inches, the
lesser being placed over good gravel or
sand, the greater over heavy clay. The
broken stone used on state roads passes
through half inch, inch and half and
two and half inch screens. The lar
gest size is placed on the bottom. the
second size on top Of this and the
crown is made with half inch material
All are rolled separately and thor
oughly. -
The cost of trap rock for roadbuild-
ing varies from $1.10 per ton to SLIGO
per ton. The state owns seventeen
steam rollers, which are employed In
state roadbuilding. The standard
width of stone roadways in Massachu-
setts built by the commission is fifteen
feet. There are some only ten and
twelve feet wide, but they are not
deemed economical to maintain.
When a state road Is constructed, It
remains under the control Of the state
highway commission. The local au-
thorities are taxed an amount not to
exceed $50 per mile for maintenance.
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DAYS GONE BY.

Oh, the days gone byt Oh, the days gone byi
The apples in the orchard and the pathway
through the rye,
The chirrup Of the robin, and the whistle OF
the quail
Az he piped across the meadows sweet as any
nightingale;
When the bloom was on the clover and the
blue was in the sky,
And my happy heart brimmed over In tho
days gone by.
In the days gone by, when my naked feet
were tripped >. 81.
By the honeysuclle tangles where the water
lilies dipped,
And the ripple of the river Tipped the moss
along the brink
Where the placid eyed and lazy footed cattle
came to drink,
And the fitting snipe stood fearless Of the tru-
ants wayward cry,
And the splashing Of the swimmer in the days
gone by.
Oh, the days gone byi Oh, the days gone by!
The music Of the laughing lip, the luster Of
the eye,
The childish faith in fairies and Aladdin's 8
magic ring,
The simple, soul reposing, glad belief in ev.
erything,
When life was like a story, holding neither
sob nor sigh
In the golden, olden glory Of the days gone by.
james Whitcomb Riley.
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Tafe's Locals.

Now is the time 10 make your preserves
and Jelly, while you can buy 20 lbs. standard
granulated sugar for 81. II. NJ. Tate & Co.'s is
the place.
When you want any kind of combs. pins or
brushes for the hair, go to II. NJ. Tate & Co.
They sell two bunches hair pins for lc.
Tate's IL the place to buy your green coffee !;
II lbs. for 81. Arbuckle's 10 cents 10. Car
nival &c. a package.
When you want shoes, hats. pants, Overalls
and dress goods, always call on Tate and you
will be treated right.
Tate will sell you a pair OF towels for Sc. +;
two handkerchiefs for a nickel. pair OF nice
lace curtains 50c., or pair OF fancy stockings
for one dime.
Tate's is the place to buy clothing. A So
suit for 81. or an SS suit for $3.50. You can af-
ford to wear clothes at that price.
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HaddOn's Locals.
Aug. 1908.

Ityou want bargain In colored and figured
lawns call at Haddon's.
White Mercerized, White dimitieR ana
white checked muslins and lawns at reduced
prices at Haddon's.
A new supply Of white Piques at 10 cts per
yard at Haddon's.
New stock OF black and navy blue duck at
Haddon's.
A few more pieces of lawn at cts at Had
don's,
Received by express new supply chumy
iaces for white dress, at only 10 cts per yard
ut Haddon's.
We have Just received a new supply OF
Embroideries and inserting at s., and 10 CTS
per yard.
few more pair Of children and ladies
clippers and button shoes at So rs and SlOO
per pair at Haddon's.
One case cannon cloth just received at
Haddop's
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He Did His Best.

In an Aberdeen bookshop an old Lady
was inquiring for copy of the Bible, and
the shopkeeper brought forward one at
half a crown. But the old lady wanted
something cheaper. A copy at 1s pence
was produced containing illustrations.
But the illustrations, the old lady averred,
entailed superfuous expenditure.
"Then, here" said the shopkeeper, "is
q copy for shilling which contains O.
that's necessary for salvation" he de-
scended from the ladder and laid it before
his customer.
"But hae ye no something wee bit
cheaper9" asked the old lady.
"Wumman, wumman," said the shop
man, sea upon the ALMIGHTY to come
down and sell ye his ain publications, for
I can 'dae nae mairl"-London Chronicle.
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We are constantly replen-
ishing our stock of Samples
and are still selling Shirts,
Underwear, Hosiery, Belts
Umbrellas. Neckwear. Sus'
penders, Towels, Handker-
chiefs, Gloves. Skirts, Waists
and very many other articles
at exactly wholesale prices.
A. NJ. Smith & Go.
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Any girl who marries to please her
folks usually gets the worst of it.
Women distrust men too much in
general and not enough in particu-
lar.
Gods commandments are meant for
our Good Every single one of them
is designed for our present and eternal
good. These commandments are then
one expression of Gods love for US,
and if we do not accept them as such
and obey them, we are practically re-
pudiating Gods loving care for us and
shutting the warmth Of Gods love
out of our hearts.
He has the best education who best
knows when to appear ignorant.
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Whenever Christ gave us COM
mand he made it clear by his example.
His life was one of ideal obedience.
Through his boyhood and young man.
hood lie was subject to Mary and
Joseph and he was not afraid to tell
his followers to keep his words even as
he had kept his Fathers command
ments. From the least things to the
crowning sacrifice OF Calvary. the
voice Of his heart was always "NoU rs
/ will, but as thou wilt"
Some people like to buy where goods
are fine and some where goods are
cheap. 1t pays to appeal to all and
make the publicity inviting tc all.
The amateur artist j. seldom as bad
as he paints.
Old age is more or less contrary. 1t
never agrees with woman.
A coastwise steamer is one that
knows how to keep off the rocks.
A man should be getting on well in
life when he is getting we'll on in life.
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On the steep Hill of Difficulty, in
the Valley Of the shadow, amid the
crash of a universe smitten into in
distinguishable ruin, Thou shalt keep
him in perfect peace whose mind is
stayed on thee "'-Canon Farrar.
Let us only be patient and let God
our Father teach his own lesson his
own way. Let us try to learn it
quickly; but do not let us fancy that
he will ring the school bell and send
us to play before our lesson is learned.
Kingsley.
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A UNIQUE Eutertainmen

A"Living Library will he In operation on
Friday night at the residence of Mrs. y. w.
Jones for the benefit OF the Baptist church.
Young ladies will be dressed to represent the
popular books of the day and the person
guessing the largest number OF books Will re-
cetve prize.
Ten cents admission will be charged and
refresbm ments will be on sale. Let every body
attend as this entertainment will be iustruc-
tive and pleasant. The hour is $3.50 o'clock.
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i. w, McKec's Locals.

Try McKee's Purity Coffee l5c 2 for 25c.
Try our Eng lIsh cured shoulders.
Try gallon OF New Orleans Syrup at Nc
kee's, Coo per gallon.
Fresh cheese at 2Oc per pound.
Be sure and see us before you buy your
fruit jars.
Ifyou need jelley glasses call at Mckee's.
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No cheating nor bargaining will ever
get single thing out of Natures estab-
lishment at half-price.. Do we want
to he strong I've must work. TO be
hungry ?-we must starve. TO be
happy must be kind. TO be
wise?-w must look and think.
The envious by their envy confess
their inferiority !; the appreciative by
their appreciation display their eIuall-
ty the forgiving by their forgiveness
show forth their superiority.
A man of brass is always ready to
show his metal.
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A daughter of Ex-Governor John c. Sbep.
pard, of Edgeneld, fell through hotel eleva-
tor snaft in Augusta one day last week, re.
ceiving q considerable shake.up. She fell
ten feet
ONE OF our fairest visitors, Miss Mamie
Johnston OF Rock Hill, Is the guest OF Miss
Florence Rsgan Kirby.
Mr. W. A. CALVERT has sold his farm Of
256 acres to Mr., c. A. @. Bolts. Price, S3, ,0OO.
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Rack from Mexico.

Mr. A. l.. bearing who came back from
Mexico several weeks ago furnishes evidence
that the world Is using him well. He will not
return to Mexico until October. He reports
that Mr.. Robert Hutchison Is now a conduc-
tor on the Mexican Central Railroad, and
doing we'll for himself and the company. MIR.
Hutchison has greatly improved In hea!th
since Els soiourn In Mexico, and II Is believed
that be will be again well man. II anybody
desires TO write TO him letters should be ad'
dressed TO Cardenas, Mexico.
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A Bad Wreck.

Owing to the bursting Of the boiler Of No IS,
on the Southern Railway one mile north OF
Gastonia, N. O, several passengers were badly
hurt. Railway officers say that the train ran
into an open switch, but passengers say that
It was owing to the bursting Of the boiler.
The the train was running at an unusual
high rate Of speed. Three trainmen were
aariouslY hurt.
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The Secret of q Good Road.

A hard surface, well rounded so that
the water will run of quickly, is the
secret of a good road. Attention after
a road is once permanently built Is i'm
perative so that the washed out places
and depressions where water stands
may be repaired. A little timely work
will keep road in good shape.
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A Financial Shake.

"Good morning Mr.. Toney. On the
sick list todayP"
"Yes, sir; got the ague."
"Do you ever shaker"
eyes"
"When do you shake againP"
"Can t say when; shake every day. Why
do you ask9"
"Oh, nothing in particular, only !
thought if you shook bad I'd like to stand
by and see if you couldn't shake the 10
shillings out of your pocket which you
have owed me so long!'-London Stand
ard
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Emphasizes Its Superiority.

The best test of the merit OF an article is
the way 1t sells. Bransford Mills, Owens.
boro. KY, where "Clifton" flour is made run
nightan day, and yet they cannot supply
the demand for "Clifton." In this city, as
elsewhere. 1t is the standard by which other
fiours are gauged. and the statement that ut
is Just as good as "Clinon" only makes its su-
periority more pronounced. l.. L. & L. M.
Miller.
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Civilization and Good Roads.

There is perhaps no better test OF
the life of a civilization than that to
be found in the extent and character
of its public highways. The degree of
perfection of country roads corresponds
closely to the degree Of civilization
where the roads are situated. L
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AZ the Court House.

Mr.. w. H. Morse asks us to publish the
following notice:
Next Sunday afternoon at $50, at the Court
House. w. h. Morse Of this city, will deliver
q talk on the Second Death, or What the
Scriptures Teach as TO the Nature OF Future
Punishment The public are cordially In
vited to attend. No charge. Not even
collection will be taken.
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Tortoise Shell.

What Is called tortoise shell is not tho
bony covering or shield Of the turtle, but
only the scales which cover it. These are
13 in number, of them flat and little
curved. A large turtle affords about eight
pounds Of them, the plates varying from
an inch to quarter Of an inch in thick.
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The March of PrOgreSS.

As long as people knew no better. they were
content TO do without the railroad, the tele-
phone, &C., but who, in this progressive age,
would dispense with these necessities now ::
So IL is with flour. AS long rs you use infe-
rior -four and know nothing Of the merits OF
Gitb N0n1 Sresd cake snd nastSv os spt sa II Vou
try one sack of "Clifton," the "cake is dough"
with all Interior fours. l.. 7. L. L. NJ. Miller.
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At the Bakery.

Cold drinks Of all kinds.
Have your baking done by the reliable ba-
herman. He will please you.
Candy, q II kinds-too numerous to mention
Everything in fiddle bows, strings. mouth
organs, bridges, keys, picks, mandolin strings,
baDjo hes ds, accordeons. elc.
Clrgara, tobacco. "Cheroots," handle "Cin
o,""G. W. Cnilds," Cremos, etc.
Hires Root Beer Fine In this weather.
Try glass of Penderine.
Some of those fine ginger snaps; home
made, of course!
Salmon, sardineR. potted ham, pineapple
lin cans), baking powder, extracts, all aavors.