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make out their own tickets O vast improve
ment over q few years ago when lew men
virtually controlled the primaries. There
were at the last election good many who
often leaving unsoratched the names OF
their preferences allowed others TO diotate
as to remaining candidates to be voted for.
in the Township and they the aged and In.
trm who were not able TO come who falled
to cast vote. The managers OF election re-
fused 10 count some Of the tickets that were
one was to be voted for and two names not
scratched, neither OF those names were
counted. Mr.. Geo. r. Black who was then
and still is candidate for Coroner as he 10 IN
county @ ~ Candidates who honored this place
Mr.. Il. 6. Femme! who had been under the
telegraphlc tuition OF Mr.. R. W; Colyer at
our depot for sometime com pleted the course
left Thursday morning for McCormic TO
accept ard f1ll the position OF night Telegraph
Operator at that place. Our best wishes at
Mr:C. 6. McCallister, OF Latimer was in
our town for a while Thursday:
Misses Jenney and Beulah Todd OF Augusta
are and will be for time, guests OF Mr.. j. L.
% Mrs. j. c. Mickles OF Greenwood, has been
for several days with her brother MIR. E. W.
Harper and family.
Mr.. G. Lofer brought In hve bales OF old
cotton Thursday which he had sold to MIR.
Fretwell OF Anderson at eleven cents per
pound.
More Interest centered In our home elec.
tions Magistrate and Cotton Weigher, than In
the success or defeat ofsny other candidates.
In the first, Magistrate ]. G.. Huckabee was
opposed by MIR. John #. brennan. The drst
was elected. The vote stood 220 To SS In favor
of the first. In the second. Messrs a. ID.
Bond, g. NJ. Moore and =. Scott were the CON
testants. The first carried of the prize over
his two competitors by large majority.
The phlsical condition ofthe suttragists was
good at first but after the turn OF the day
some OF them had TO 60 too often to barns
and stables to feed their horses SO that late
In the evening TOO much exercises along
this line told upon their equilibrium their
legs got tired and wobly, and their tongues
became too thick to talk good. II has been
said that there Is nothing more uncertain
than the decision OF petit jury. Two other
l. (. the result of primary election and the
out come OF cotton crop. The last primary
resulted in great surprise, to the knowing
ones. No one need kick and tear their
clothes because OF the selection 80 far made
as they are all good and true men and II sus-
tained by the people OF the county Will DO
their duty and doubtless will merit the well
done OF friends and foes. FaVoritism is too
powerful factor these days along all lines
Tor the public good, and when the people
allow 1t to be dominated by fitness reaction
for the better may be looked for.
Misses Belle and Maggie Knox OF MtCarmel
spent several days last week with the family
OF Mr.. r. w. Coiyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Clinkscales of Troy, be.
ing on visit to the family OF the venerable
father OF the last named worshipped with
the baptist yesterday at the II. a. m. service.
Troupe.
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Death.

Early last Saturday morning the reaper
whose name is Death entered the peaceful
home Of Mr., and Mrs. John II. Sprouse and
claimed the life of little Sloan.
He bad been III TWO weeks with bilious fe"
yer which caused congestion of the brain.
For several days previous TO bis death he was
unconscious, which caused alarm, yet faint
hope fingered in the minds of the lowing
watchers who did all that devoted ones coulC
do. But despite the medical aid and loving
attention the little one went home 10 God ere
the dew had left the flowers. DresdIng The
worst beforehand did not lessen the keen an
guish Of parting when II came. and the heart.
OF The family are filled with grief for the baby
and pet OF the home.
Sloan was seven years OF age and of an ex
ceedipgly bright, sunny disposition. Although
much petted. he was not spoiled and was Il
general tavorite with all who knew him
Small as he was. be will be missed outside o
the home circle.
May God lessen the grief of the bereaved
parents and give them the com fort OF know
ing the separation is only for a short while
Many friends express sincerest sympathy.
"He will gather, he will gather
The gems for this kingdom;
All the pure ones, all the bright ones,
His loved and his own."
sc. F.
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Fall Flowing.

After such drenching in July and
August as we have had, the proba-
bilities are in favor of dry fall, and
this will be favorable to thorough
preparation for next years crops.
We do not think that you could spend
the same money, time and energy in a
way that will pay you as certain and as
large profits in the future as the time
necessary to break your land II to Is
inches deep. AS we have often said,
the clay will be in better condition
for this breaking in the fall of the
year than in the spring of the year.
We wish to say right here, for fear
some may be misled, that this deep
plowlng does not have to be repeated
on the same and every year, but if
once well and thoroughly done, will
answer for several years andin many
cases for all time to come. This is
especially true of the subsoil, and the
fact that this through breaking has
once been done will make it easy to
plow deep in subsequent years with
out the use Of the subsoil plow.
Again we desire to emphasize the
from this kind of breaking does not
end in one year or in several years.
1t is a permanent, perpetual improve
ment to the soil, and constitutes the
foundation upon which almost every
kind Of improvement may be made.
We are fully aware that the chief
difficulty with many of you in doing
| this kind of work is found in the fact
that you have so large part of your
farm planted in cotton, and that the
cotton is in the way Of the plows.
Not only is this true, but the gather
ing of the cotton absorbs all of the
time and energy Of the farm hands,
so that you are in the habit of giving
this cotton gathering the preference
over all other work, and you do not
at once see how you can spare either
the time or the money necessary to do
this work as it ought to be done, but
we think upon a fair trial that you
will be convinced that good team or
double team, if necessary, kept steadi.
ly at this work will be the best money
you ever spent upon your f; rm.
This applies to any and all classes
of farmers. TO the large farmers, the
medium farmers, the small farmers
and the renter, aud it applies particu.
larly to the landlord who does not
personally farm, but rents out all OF
his land. Itwould pay many of these
men very well to furnish the teams
and the hands, and break the LAND
at their own expense, while the ten
ants or the renters are gathering the
Icrops. Their lands thus treaties would
begin to improve and constantly
appreciate in value and productive
ness, and would rent for more in thu
future. AS they are going on now
their land is constantly growing lesl
productive and being washed ant
worn and made less valuable every
year, but to man who owns the farm
he works and works the farm he owns
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this is the matter of highest impor-
tance. There is nothing whatever
that will pay him go we'll for his time
and expense. This work should be
begun at once, and every suitable day
from now until Christmas the plows
should be kept busy. 1t does not
matter what crops you expect to put
upon the land this fall and next
spring, this preparatory work should
work should not be neglected. You
buy fertilizers that you may increase
your crop. You use more mules that
you may cultivate larger area. You
hire and pay and feed more hands to
cultivate this larger crop. Now you
can get the same crops at gteatly re-
duced cost by using some of the money
that you are going to pay out for these
purposes in doing this deep plowing
this fall. When you have done. this
blowing as it should be, you will not
need so much fertilizer, you will not
need 80 many mules, you will not need
80 many hands. You can raise lar
ger crop on less area and at greater
profit.
Now after thinking carefully over
these facts you will see that the deep
thorough preparation of your lands
instead of being an expensive opera
ton is really paying operation. 1t
will bring back the money put in it,
and profit on the money, more GER
tainly than will the purchase of fer
tiliZers. 1t will render your work
easier, and make your crop more GER
tain than all the labor you can put on
the land next year without it.
By thus breaking your land you
will stop the washing and hold the
water that falls this winter ready for
next summers use. In this way you
will render the making of your next
years crop almost certainty. Thous-
ands Of experiments along this line
show that such dry spell as we had
this year did not materially injure
the crops on land thus prepared, in
very many cases with nothing but 8
turn-row between the crop is as good
as it we'll conld be, while the crop
across the turn-row on the land not
thus broken is burned up by little
drouth.
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rather than the American fashion.
No whisky is sold in the saloons, or at
any rate; the front doors of the saloons
are all closed. Bnt the beer-gardens
are all open, andin the neighborhood
of the Exposition there are two inn
mense beer gardens which combined
can entertain from thirty to
forty thousand persons between noon
and midnight on Sunday. Right
next to the largest and most popular
of these gardens there is a race-track,
with races on most Sundays during
the Exposition season; and in the
open country about the Exposition
grounds there are scores of resorts and
attractions which would not be toler-
ated on the Pike All the baseball
grounds on the outer edge of the city
are open on Sunday; 80 are all the
billiard-rooms in every part of the
city. In the city itself three or four
theators have two performances a
day, and down at the levee there are
dozens of eXcursion-boats in waiting
for Sunday crowds which seek a cool
river breeze, combined with opportu-
mites for gambling with professionals
of the lowestand most dangerous type.
On Sundays all these places are in full
blast while the beautiful grounds out
at Forest Park are tightly closed to
the public by a high fence. -. We
suppose that it is now too late to cor
rect the error. It could be corrected,
we Judge, only by act of Congress.
But that it is an error from every
Point of view appears to us almost self
evident, and the fact is worth noting
now in order that the country may be
saved from similar errors in the future.
TO shut up by law innocent, educa-
tive and helpful places of recreation
on Sunday, and leave doubtful, degra-
ding, and positively vicious ones in
full operation, and to do this in the
name of religion, is to inflict another
of those wounds from which religion
has 80 often suffered at the hands of
its friends"
This expression of opinion from The
Outlook has caused some CONSERVATION
in religious circles, and elicits lengthy
rejoinders from the New York OBJ
server, The Christian Advocate New
York; and The Sunday School Times
kfullduelpula). LIE Ouseife1 Son
ments:
ut is utterly untrue that the doubt
full and vicious places of amusement
are open and crowded because the
Fair grounds are closed. The people
who crowd these vile and low resorts
would not 60 to the Fair except possi-
bly, to some of the shows upon the
Pike They have no taste for 'inno-
cent, educative, and helpful places of
recreation on Sunday or any other
day. The opening of the Fair on Sun
day would only increase the crowds
of people in that neighborhood and
draw in some visitors who would not
other wise be caught, from the class
that does not pray, lead US not into
temptation
"We do not believe that the St.
Louis directors will yield to any such
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A bill for three thousand of Speeds Cinco
cigars just received. This makes nine thou
sand forJuly. Everything is lining up on the
side OF CIncos now and wanting to play in its
back yard.
Just received at Milford's the largesl and
best lot of stationery ever seen in Abbeville,
Come in and we Will show you.
Breihahn also sells supar, cigars, tobacco
and q superior line of fruits and manufactur-
ed candles.
When in the city be sure TO call at the
Furniture store of the Kerr Furniture Co
There you will find the largest and most up
TO date stock of Furniture and house Furn.
ishings in upper Carolina.
Three thousand Otto Eisenlohrs famous
Cincos just received and five thousand more
on the S. A. L. coming as fast as cars can car.
ry them. Milford's Drug Store.
That mean headache and bad taste In your
mouth is not always an indication that you
are bilious and need Al. II comes from
smoking those mean cigars and all you need
is some OF Speeds Cinoos 10 put a good taste
in your mouth.
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LOWNDESVILLE.
News from the Seven Hill City as Re
lated by an Interesting Writer.
LoWndesYille Sept, 7ht 100

L0WnQe8Vllle SEPT, fQL lNf.
Messrs. E. j. Hucabee and T. c. Liddel
went to Elberton on business Monday. 4.
Misses Annie and Susie Miller, went tc
their former home. beyond AbbeVille G. II
Monday to stay while with their relatives
Misses. Meta and Vera Allen have been fol
ten days at st. Louis taking In the exposi.
Mr.. E. C.. Meschine and his little, son Mau
rice are at the National point OF the worlds
wide satisfaction.
tion and by laws Of the Rocky River Agricul-
iural Society, which was organized, Sept. 9Th
1923 at whst was known as the Coyington
Shool Il ouse, located near what is known
Stark, President j H. Baskin Vice President
John Speer Secretary, John White Treasurer,
This was very probably among the first, II
not the first Of such Societies formed. All
Many OF their descendants are still living
some here others elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Baker, heir three boys
and Miss Mamie Irwin OF Washington D. G.
came last Monday and will stay for some
Messrs. K. w. Colyer and Will Bell on Mon
day went through the country TO Calhouns
Falls and Joined the tx asono oVef Ga Inc sea-
Mrs. Boin Allen and the two children went
TO Anderson c. II. Wednesday to spend q
while with relatives.
Mrs. o. johnson wen t to Beulah church
Vile Association.
Mr.. J. j. Johnson who had spent the past
month at Abbev1lle G. h. in the Farmers
bank, as cashier to allow Mr.. Julius DuPre
vacation for the benefit OF his health he
returned TO his home here Thursday.
MIR. Berry Allen from his very pleasant
home two miles In the country brought 10
the writer, several days ags large basket OF
very fine tomatoes, one was weighed which
tipped the beam at one pound and one ounce
Mrs Allen put up twenty five gallons or
catsup and has much more than winter
and springs supply Of canned fruits and veg.
etables. How many Of our good house wives
can say the same?
and shipped to Atlanta, those Of her house
hold affects that she wished to carry to her
new home. She and family lett Thursday
morning. Mrs Moorehead has lived since
infancy in this section with the exception OF
two or three years which were spent at Ander-
son c. H. she was we'll known and highly
respected by many relatives and friends here
and elsewhere, all OF whom entertain for her
and hers The best wishes for her future.
Mr. j. Henry Bell who was a late purchaser
OF the property vacated az stated above. at
once moved to It. Mr.. Bell and family were
lready citizens of this town, lived In the
suburbs 30 that Its population has not In
creased yet their move has put them nearer
Its center and we can feel as II they are now
more closely identified with US and are glad
Of 1t.
The opening OF cotton Is somehow very
back ward, very little cotton has been PICKED
to date in this Township.
AS TO the election last Tuesday, our votes
showed more than their usual ability to
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Letter to w A Stevenson.
Abbeville, S c.,

Dear Sir: There are several ways Of cheat
Ing in milk. An hld-fashloned way is TO
water 1t. Nobody waters 1t now. A better
way is to take out the cream-rich milk with
the cream taken out Is as good as poor milk
with Its cream all lie.
But we needn't go into particulars.
You don't rob your milk and your Gus
TONERS.
Paint Is a easy as milk to cheat with. Good
paint is as rare as good milk for human ma
ture Is much the same in milk men and paint
men.
You are just and true with your milk 80
are we with our paint. Devoe lead-and zinc
is twice as good as mixed paiuts: There's
twice as much butter In it,
MrJ Ladd, Cheraw, S Z, writes:
when Mr. Evans painted his house With
Devoe. he figured on how other paints cover
ed and had enough left 10 paint three large
rooms. He was so pleased that he has used
Devoe on Two other houses"
Yours truly
So F w Devoe & Co
P.S. p. B. Speed sells our paint.
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DUE WEST.
What an Interesting Writer Sees and
Hears About the Classic City.

Hears ABOUT Inc classic Guy.
Due West, S. c. Sept. 9Th 1904.
The schools at this place all open next Wed
Mrs. Rogers, of Mooresville, N C., who will
have charge of the first grade in the public
school, comes Wednesday. She has taken
rooms with Mrs. Leila Todd.
Mr.. George Mc1lwain has recently pur.
chased the place near Mr.. ]. E. Hagan from
MIR. H. P. MCGEE. He will be given cordiai
welcome In this community.
MIR. Statvely of Horny County was on q
pleasant mission here over Sabbath.
Mrs. Onie B. Rogers, who has been contem-
plating removing TO her country home. has
continue 10 occupy Mrs. Lois PIessley's resi-
Gence.
Miss Fannie Moffit left Saturday for Orn
where she takes up her duties as teacher IN
the school. Miss Fannie is assistant TO Miss
Bessie Byrd, who graduated In the d. W. F
G. last June.
Mrs. W. T. Bradley, OF Abbeville, Miss Re
becca Wideman and Miss Martha PRESLEY Of
Cedar Springs were the guests OF friends
GMs1PL GMessrs. +. l.. Grier, A. S. Kennedy, R. s.
Galloway, NJ. B. Clipkscales, E. P. Kennedy,
w. w 1 bss M WTen Wss and Il
were over at Wares Shoals last Friday, in.
yestigating the great manufacturing plant.
Misses Mamie and Lizzie Jordan have re.
turned from an extended visit with friends
and relatives In Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R
MCGEE, Mrs. M. B. Clinkscales, Miss Eva
Cllnkscales Misses Mollie and Sue Morton
anu DR.. j. A. Brown attended the Baptist
Convention at Beulsh last week.
Prof. z. l.. Grier has been surveying the
Robert Haddon lands which will soon be
offered for sale. They will be offered in
number Of small tracks.
Mr.. Hale Brice left Friday for Chicago
where he will take a two-years course 10
Pharmacy. He will stop with friends in
Nashville and Cincinnati on his way west.
DR.. PS son Kennedy and family OF Atlanta,
Ga. came his week 10 be with the family
OF Mr.. A. s. Kennedy. DR.. and Mrs. Kennedy
are always Welcome visitors TO our little
city.
The firm OF R. c. Brownlee and Co.. have
been fortunate in securing the services OF
Mr.. Maxey Donald. Mr.. Donald is one OF the
most popular statesmen in this community.
He thinks Of moving his family to town
later in the season, both for his own conven
fence and that he might be nearer the
school.
Mr.. Boyce Ellis ha purchased the place just
below Mr.. Miller + lIs.
Mir. lanes McClnt OK and family were In
Due West last week. Mr.. McClintock has
rented his place in Ora and will move to Due
West In the fall for the benefit OF the school.
They will occupy Miss Ola Devlin's house.
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Sunday closing at the Exposition.

The management of the st. Louis
Fair has promised that "the gates of
the Exposition grounds shall be closed
to visitors on Sundays during the
whole duration of the Fair" and is
keeping its agreement so Loyalty that
on Sundays fence is built about the
hotel within the grounds to prevent
the visitors and help from using the
boulevards and avenues of the Expo
sition. ut can scracely be claimed" "
however, says the New York Outlook,
"that the closing movement has been
wholly successful as regards the right
keeping of sunday" The same pa
per says further:
"St. Louis ia a wide open city-wide
open on Sunday after the German
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WEST END.
Happenings and Incidents of Week
About the City.

Miss Nettie Russell returned "Wednesday
from an extended stay in HendersonVllle,
n. c. Miss Russell was with party OF
friends and spent q most delightful sum mer.
Mrs. Anna Calhoun Ancrum or camden,
has been In the city spending awhile with
Mrs. James H. Perrin.
Mrs, C. u. Brown leaves wednesday for
Trent where she will visit her mother. MRS
Miss Lily Templeton returned Thursday
from a six weeks stay in Millersburg, the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. John Nc. Thorn.
Mrs. w. C. Sherrard spent several days last
week In Lebanon the guest OF Mrs. Maggie
Sherrard
here on visit TO her mother, Mrs. tluarles.
Mrs. Fouche of Columbia is with het daugh'
ter Mrs. James Bradley in the city for
Mrs. Mark W. CAN'T has returned to her
home In Anderson after months stay here
with home people.
Rev. Frank Wardlaw was In the city sever
al days last week the guest OF relatives. He
left Friday 10 resume his work.
Mr.J. Allen Smith, Jr., Is at home again
after pleasant stay at Tate Springs
The friends Of Mrs. r. M. Haddon are sorry
to hear of her extreme illness.
Mr.. C. Harry Cannon left Thursday for Eu-
taw, Ala, where he goes TO enter the cotton
busineS.
Miss Mamie Blount OF Athens is in the city
visiting Mrs. w. E. Owens.
Mrs. Robert Sherrard Of Iva was the guest
Of Mrs. w. E. Sherrard part OF last week.
The Clarke Allen Chapter Of the d. OF C's.
met Monday afternoon at the home OF the
prerIdent, Mrs. Z. r. Th9%as asSssss,
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sophistry, nor do we think that pub
lie sentiment would sustain the Sun
day opening of the Fair. But the
fact that such an article can find
place in q religious periodical, and
assume to express the sentiment of a
portion of the religious public, is COM
mended to all lovers of quiet, restful,
and religious Sunday as sign of the
times to be noted and Needed"
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?. ROSENBERG & CO.

THIS weather is a little too
4 warm for a man to spend
much thought on his winter.
clothing. We wish, however,
to impress it on your mind
that we are in position to look
after your wants in this line.
We have just received a large
shipment Of the ''Alco Brand"
clothing and. much more com
ing. Also the famous "E.EF T"
line will be carried by us. We
want you to come in and allow
us to show you these lines. The
best suit for the least money,
and satisfaction guaranteed: i (
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RIIRRER NECK

Rubber neck or Joints with Elliot's Emulsi-
fed OIL Linimert. It will remove all stifn ess
and soreness. 1t ls much better than plasters
for lame back, or pain In the chest or side. Ell
lots Emulsiffed Oil Liniment cures muscular
rheumatism. Full 1-2 pint bottles, Is cents.
c. A. Milford.
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BreIhahn's Locals.

We have homemade candy, not 10 burp,
but to eat, and 1t is fine. Try some
For olean, fresh bread, call on Breihahn, he
can fix you up.
Material for cakes always on hand, OF tn
very freshest quality.
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Leave Augusta, train No. 42 daily except Sunday,
2.35 p. M, No. 3s, Sunday only. 700 q. M, arrive
II o5 a. m, Port + Royal 81 p. @ S % a. m. U''
Through train service between Augusta and Char
lesion.
For information relative to rates, etc., apply to
W. B. STEELE, O. T. A., Anderson, 8. =.
GEO. T. BRYAN, @. A., Greenville, 8. @.
ERNEST WILLIAMS, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Augusta, Ga.
T. II. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. .