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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
A RaWhIde Case.

You need not think because you
have downed the cotton speculators In
this, the third round that he will stay
down. No indeed, it is life aud death
tug with them for they have been do
ing, this thing some o! them all their
business life, and they are about as
hard to kill out as the Cat with nine
lives. You may correct their 'bearish
articles in the papers today, and In a
few days hence they will break out
again with another batch of false rep.
reservations. They are q rawhide
case! You know II you put your foot
on one end of q rawhide and under
take to hold IL down there, that 1t
will cock up at the other end, II you
step Oh both ends it will cock up on
the sides, and if you hold 1t down all
around 1t will cock up in the middle,
and If you jump on the middl' of II
with both feet it will cock up all
around. Ifyou want 10 hold a raw
hide down, you must staCd on 1t all
over at the same time and keep stand
ing on it.
But, as the farmers are about as
tough a problem as the rawhide, cot
ton speculator, and there is more far.
mers than there Is cotton speculators,
there are enough farmers IN the cotton
states If they will stick together-to
set down on these rawhide cotton
speculators all over the country and
hold them down to the ground as fiat
as wet blanket will lay!
l. We must not for once think that
when we kill out one set OF ,cotton
bears that the fight ends there; we
must keep up q regular standing army
Of Farmers union men all the time at
work and on the lookout for our enc.
mics to break out In new place. We
must keep up regular watch all the
while, and above all put our best and
most capable men In charge Of our or
panizations who has the ability and
manhood enough to brave any task set
before him when be has the support OF
vicious cause behind him,-Apder-
son Daily Mail,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

tuations In prices makes q bound OF
four cents per pound at one leap.
The easiest way to get out of the
hole is not 10 get in the hole. Now
stop and figure awhile on this prob
lem. Say you buy q good pair ol
mules, now ut $500, and make paper
to pay for them IN cotton at 10 cent,
will take ten bales to pay for this
team, without the feed which will take
three more bales at least for the feed
for one year, to say nothing about the
bill for gears, tools, fertilizer aud labor
to produce this cotton and get 1t tn the
market. You can raise your own
mules and feed at less than one-hal1
these prices, We know this to be true.
We have a doleful tale to tell just
here about q green farmer who has b
wife and children at home depending
upon his labor and judgement. Thi.
young man had very good old mul.
that made a fair crop this year, but
the young man concluded that he
wanted a young mule. Hegoes to the
mule trader and exchanges his mule
for young one, promising $l85 boot.
the trader rating the old mule ut $35.
and the young mule ut 500. A few
days later another farmer traded OF
bought the old mule that the Young
man sold at $25 for SIPS. Now this
mule trader is not the man to put all
this blame upon, for be is In this busi-
ness for all the profit he can get out
of it. The trader sells many mules
that are starved, or die out from other
causes and the men that DO pay at all
must pay for the bad debts that other,
nake-don't you see how one farmer
cap't live to himself. We would like
to know why it Is that 80 many far;
mers are always buying everything
they use on time for one year ahead!
Were these farmers just born one year
too soon, or do they try everv year t.
live just two years in one. Why not
try just one year at paying as you go
aud ifyou can't pay, don't go.-Ander-
'on Daily Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
$500 to $3.50
II. G. Anderson & Co.
1.-THE CLOTHIERS."
DUE WEST.

Mr.. Irwin Brownlee OF Anderson,
spent Sabbath day with home-folks.
Mr.. Fl. P. McGee OF Greenville WAS
in town several days last week on busi.
ness.
DR.. F. Y. Pressly preached In Ander-
SOD last Sabbath.
Mrs. James Boyce and her daughter
Rachel, will return this week from q
pleasant visit to Rock Hill and Gas
tonis.
Ap entertainment will be given at
the Female College Saturday night.
These entertainments are always de-
lightful to those who are fortunate to
secure an invitation. -
Invitations have been issued fnr the
marriage of Miss Caroline Widemsn
and Mr.. Julius Haskell Dendy. This
event will take place at q quarter to
twelve "wednesday, December 20 h.
Mr.. J. #. Med II has moved to Due
West from Gastonia. He will 20 into
business with Mr.. II. M. Young.
Everybody is glad to see Mr.. and Mrs.
McDill In Due West once again.
Examinations are on hand now In
the Colleges, and the boys and girls
are hard 1T work.
Mr.. F. Wideman OF Troy has been
spending several days with friends ir
Due West.
The number in our Graded Schoo
Is quite large and 10 increasing every
week.
A large number Of College girls and
bows will spend Christmas at home.
Our people were very much pleased
with the preaching Of Rev. B. J
Woodhurst In the Baptist church las
week. He had fine congregations ant
much good was done.
DR.. J. G. Galloway will lecture be
fore the students OF the Theological
Seminary next Thursday night.
1t is probable that there will be
number Of marriages in the surround
ng country before the holiday season
Ia over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
That Is Ceut Gotten,

We Farmers union men have had
q good deal to say to the public about
the conservative farmer and bis efforts
towards establishing staple price for
his great money CROP, cotton, that
would allow the producer q reasonable
share of the profits of our great wealth
producing staple. We have started
out in this thing to demand fair deal.
with all our legitimate occupations.
We have sung the song of /" live, and
let live," give US reasonable profit
on our products and then we are will.
ing for the other fellow to have q rea.
sonable profit on bis labor, etc.
We set a price OF ~ cents for our
last YEARS. record breaking crop, and
we got it! We set ii cents for THE
present crop, and we have gone past
that.
Now shall we as an organization
make a leap of $40 per bale at one
stride and prove to the world that we
are as unsteady and as unstable In our
affairs as the wildly Wall street cot
ton gambler?
We must stand firm before the
world as an organization, and say no!
That we will not now endorse this
charge from IL cents to Is cents. We
are perfectly willing for our members
to get Is cents or more II they can
for their cotton, snd we will all take
all that we can get but, we must not
as an organization. Let individuals
20 out as such, and get all they eau,
but the union has reputation to sus-
tain in this matter, and to do 1t. We
cannot move our minimum price from
III cents!-Anderson Daily Mail.
We have said as an organization,
that II cents as minimum would
give us upon an average-a reasonable
profit and if we have made mistake,
that mistake is our misfortune, and
we cannot now 60 before the world as
conservative business men and tell
the people that we demand what we
already have said was an unreasonable
PRICE for our products. If we know
ANYTHING about our union men, we
are OF the opinion that the Farmers
union does not want any credit as an
organization for this change to ID cents.
Let the issue 60 as winner or not!
The Farmers union does not want
any reputation on the side where fuc-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Abbeville.

Court Of Common Pleas.
Walter X. Ellis, ct al against Paul B.
Ellis, ct al-Partition &C.
BY authotlty Of a Decree Of Sale by
the Court Of Common Pleas for Able.
Vile County, In said State, made In
the above stated case, ! will offer fol-
sale, at Public Outory, at Abbeville G..
H., &C., on Tues, Salesdsy In Jan. 2
d. 1908, within the legal hours ofsale
the following described land, to wit
All that tract or parcel of land situate
lying and being In Abbeville County
In the State aforesaid, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
SEVEN ACRES, more or less, and
bounded by lands OF D. II. Baldwin,
3. L. Lipford, w. R. Dunn, John NJ.
Rodgers and others.
Terms of Sale-Qne-h2lf Cash, tal.
ance on credit of twelve months secur.
ed by hond af purchaser and aud mort.
gage Of the premises, with interest
from day of sale-wlth leave to pur.
chaser to pay all Cash, purchaser tO
pay for papers and Recording.
L. w. PERRIN,
Dec. IL, '05. Master A. G, sc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Furious Fighting.

"Eor seven years." writes Geo. w.
Hoffmad, of Harper, Wash. II had 9
bitter battle, with chronic stomach and
liver trouble, but at last won. and
cured my diseases. by the use Of Elect
ric Bitters. I unhesltstingly recon-.
mend them to all, and don't intend
in the future to be without them in
the house" They are certain y a won
derful medicine, to have cured such q
bad case as mine." Sold under guar
antee to do the same for you, by P. B
Spe ed, druggist, at SOC bottle. Try
them today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
~NN%~~% ~NN~
Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union
A. F. CALVERT.

>N>N~ N\NNN %N%H&@
The Farmers Union has come tt
stay, don't labor unter the halucina
ton that 1t ls just passing sentimen,
anu will loon blow over, the Union II
based on right principles and Ia fast
succeeding IN the accomp lishment OF
the purposes for which 1t is intended
First, it il a Farmers union. There
have been unions galore, but this Is
the first Farmers' union, a union oi
the farmers, for the farmers and by the
farmers.
Second, 1t Is an Educational union
The Farmers, through the union are
being educated to the point Of self re-
lance. They are being awakened tc
q Realization of the fact that no one IL
going to espouse their cause. He is be-
ginning tO learn that they must be sell
reliant, that no Moses is going to lead
them out of Egyptian darkness into 8
land of promise, unless he comes from
the ranks of the farmers.
Third, IL is q cooperative union.
On this depends the succe, or failure
Of the union. The working together,
as unit Of the southern farmers will
create force for the betterment of the
farmers that would startle the entire
land. Cooperation is the key note of
success Do you know that this body,
the southern farmers, acting together
could get almost anything they want?
Do you know that they could sell every
pound OF cotton for Is cents? Do you
Know that they could bring such force
to bear Oh the legislative assembly, OF
the country that could shape the laws
of the land as suited themP 1t is In
deed true, all this could be done. 1t
IL we'll worth a trial, 30 let us be for al
aid to the work and not q hihdrance.
Get in line and help the fig ght, It'll
.he last armed foe expires.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
BIG TIME, IN GEORGETOWN,
A rare Opportunity TO see one OF the
most Interesting Portions OF
South Carolina's Coast.

The people OF Georgetown are making elab.
o-ate preparations for the entertain ment OF
many thousands Of visitors at the Centennial
celebration which Will take place on Decem.
Der 18th: The railroads have granted low
no doubt avail themselves ofthe Opportunity
TO see the "awak ening" that is 80 Inpch talked
about In the coast country Of this State
Many pleasing and attractive fea1nYes have
ade Will be especially attractive. The Thiro
Regiment will attend In q body and many
dlversions are promised. Inasmuch as this ID
the event OF Georgetnw's lifetime, u ia
likley that the event will be made notable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
In Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad oh sse after
health, from ono stream Of faddism to
another, when, II they would only eat
good food, and keep their bowls regu'
lar with DR.. Kings New Life Pills
their troubles would all pass away.
Prompt relief and quick cure for liver
and stomach trouble. 25c at P. B.
Speed drug store guaranteed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Links -four satisfies.
l.. w Whites Locals

l.. w. White has Just received an entirely
new liue OF Ladies' Cioaks and Jackets.
Don't fall TO see tho Cioaks and Jacket
which have just arrived al l.. W. Whites,
Buy your Cloaks and Jackets from L. W
White.
Be sure to look at L. W. Whites stock o
Clothing. Hats and Shoes.
II you want an Overooat at any price yor
can surely get the value Of your money al
Whites
Go 10 Whites for Cloting. Hats and Shoes
Buy your Blankets and Rugs from L. w
White.
The most complete Stock of Goods II
Upper South Carolina can be found In ths
three stores OF l.. W. White.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

At $500, 5000, and $3.50
we can give you a fine selec.
tion of mems clothing. We
don't claim these to be the
best. suits in the world, but
we do say however, they are
as good as any at these prices
anywhere, and possibly a lit.
tie better. P: Rosenburg Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
A. N. SmitA's Locals.

Christmas 10 most here. Don't forget that
wo are headq uarters for holiday goods OF al
kinds.
Choice line Of Drummer's samples Just re
ceived and opened up. Call and save money
Nothing better for Christmas than on,
line Of after-dinner coffee onps.
Get our prices Oh tour. meal. corn and hay
before you buy.
Shoes. shoes to wear. See our line Of Dress
shoes before you buy.
See our line OF China for Wedding and
Christmas presents.
North Carolina Blankets ell prices.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Cure for Sore Nipples.

AS soon as the child is done nursing
apply Chamberlain's Salve. Wipe Il
off with a soft cloth before allowing
the child to nurse. Many trained
nurses use this with the best results.
Price 25c per box. For sale by Z. A.
Milford and n. M. Young, Due West.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Notice 10 Lady Teachers.

The Assooiation for the impro, ement o
rural schools OF Abbevile county will be held
at the Graded School building Saturday, Dec
l6, 1905 At II o'clock A. NJ.
All teachers of the county are eApne estly
urged TO be present as the businsaa to b
Mary +. Nance. Pres.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Water Cnre for Conslips,ion.

Half pint of hot water taken half
an hour before breakfast will usually
keep the bowels regular. Harsh cath.
artics should be avoided. When q pur-
gative is needed, take Chamberlain 's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
are mild and gentle in their action.
For sale by Z. A. Milford and II. NJ,
Young, Due West.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
Executor : Sale
OF Valuable
Valuable Real
Estate

yauthority conferred in and by the
asst will and testament of the late F.
L. Haddon, deceased, we will sell to
the highest bidder at the late resi-
dence of deceased, his entire real es-
tate, consisting of about eight hun
dred acres of valuable lands on We'd
nesday, the 9th day of December,
1905.
These lands are located about ten
miles west of Abbeville and five or
six miles south west of Due West, S.
G..
They will be subdivided into three
or more tracts, plats of which will be
exhibited on day OF sale. Terms
cash, Purchaser to pay for papers,
Mrs, E, A, Haddan, EHtx,
P. P. CarWile, Executor.
December 5, 1905.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
No Opium In ChambeFlRin's Caugt
Rem.dy.

There is not the least danger In CIV
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
small children as 1t contains no opium
or other harmful drug. 1t has an es'
tablished reputation Of more than thii
ty years as the most successful medi.
cine In use for colds. Group and whoop
ing cough. 1t always cures and is
pleasant to take. Children like 1t.
Sold by G. A. Milford aud Il. M.
Young, Due West.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

All kinds nuts, evaparated ap'
pies and peaches, prunea, raisins,
oitrops, ourrants, buekwheat flour,
canned syrups Of all kinds, oat
meal, chocolate, cocoa, Jello, gela-
tine and all kinds Of canned goods,
pure, fresh and cheap, at Links
New Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

We have some of the big
gest 'oc pieces in China and
Glassware we have ever shown,
and the whole store is full oi
choice bargains. Dargan's s &
Ioc Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

Link sells the best hams and
breakfast bacon money can buy.
Try them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

Good morning! Did you use
Links -four for breakfast9
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

We have the best line OF boys school and
dress shoes ever shown In Abbevtlle. Perrin
Clothing Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13

Coal vases from s29G up to SEQ at Darsan'a
& loc t'@si - =. 49,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-13
SEE THE SAMPIT.
Dec. 10th will be = Great Day I'm the
Grow ing City.

The Georgetown Centennial which vii
take place GU December 10Th offers q rar,
that quaint old "Ciiy by the sampit" 4
ca atoh whif from the Saltwater air anC
test the merits OF the eli mate OF O region that
ls becoming famous as winter resort.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Hard Lines.

Two tramps met under viaduct in
Chicago.
Hello, Weary, where yeh been since
l seed You last? Yeh seemed TO hev
disappeared off de cart kind O sud
dint that night Hev We been sojouln-
in in de worllhouse, old fel?'
'Wores n that" replied Weary. Il
struck streak O tough luck. De night
seed yeh had just hoofed it into
Chy from Toledo. Tired? Gee, but
l was certainly all in. So lgets into
an empty freight car and scraped up
some hay tibet laid on the 1ieer, an
went to sleep. I mus slept like a
rock. I woke up at daybreak mex
mornin' an looked out the door. and
blast me if l wasn't back in Toledo
Puck.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
MAKE RATE BILL
PARTY MEASURE
REPUBLICAN, coNGREssMEN so
DECIDE AT A CON-
FERENCE.
ESCH.TOwNsEND BILL WINS
EXTENDS RATEMAKlNG POWERS
TO INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
WILL BE- RUSHED THROUGH
DEBATE WILL BEGIN TUESDAY
MORNING AND END WEDNEs-
DAY AFTERNOON.

Washington, Feb. 5. - The Repuo-
licans of the house of representatives
in conference yesterday afternoon
adopted as party measure the bill
extending ratemaking powers to the
interstate commerce commission, as
agreed upon by the committee on in.
terstate and foreign commerce and
known as the Esch- Townsend bill
The conference instructed the house
committee on rules to bring in rule
providing for consideration of the
measure beginning at IL o'clock Tues
day morning next and continuing I'M
til o'clock Wednesday, when vote
shall be taken. No amendments will
be allowed to the bill, although the
first vote is to be taken on the Davy
bill, as the Democratic substitute for
legislation on the railway rate subject.
The conference, which lasted three
hours, developed
Opposition to the Measure.
The only test vote taken was on a
motion to postpone the matter for a
further conference next Tuesday. This
was lost-44 to 107. Efforts were
made to amend the bill during the
conference, but all OF these failed.
Fault was found with the bill on the
ground that it did not include regula-
ton for the private car evil and ter
minal charges. The advocates of the
bill contested these criticisms, claim
ing that authority was contained in
the bill to correct the complained of
evils.
Messrs. Mahon and Sibley of Penn
sylvania were conspicuous In their
opposition to any legislation at this
time, both contending that sufficient
time had not been given to the con-
sideration Of the subject. Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. Mahon said, was the state
most affected, and he thought that the
millions of money involved in the pro-
posed legislation should not be jeop-
ardized by hasty legislation.
Speaker Cannon Advises.
At this juncture Speaker Cannon
advised his associates that if action
was to be taken AT al It must be done
now. The speech that most impressed
members was delivered by MIR. Payne
of New York, the majority leader, who
in answer to Mr.. Mahon's allegations
that the proposed bill would result in
confscation and great hardship, said
that the bill in it's present shape did
not provide Tor anything more than
what was in the original interstate
commerce act, and which had stood
for ten years, at the end of which time
the railroads raised the question of
the legality of the enforcement of the
decisions of the commission as to
rates, the courts sustaining the con-
tention that there was no power vest
ed in the commission to fix rates. In
other words, he said, the very law now
proposed was in effect for ten years
and had operated to the satisfaction
of the railroads.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
MUST KEEP EYES
ON GfRMfNY
BRITISH LORD OF THE ADMIRAL.
TY SCENTS DANGER IN THE
NORTH SEA.
SPEECH CAUSES SENSATION
BRITISH NAVY WOULD GET IN
BLOW BEFORE ENEMY KNEW
WAR WAS ON.
GERMANY WILL RESENT 1T
LONDON PAPERS CONSIDER THE
SPEECH EXCEEDINGLY IN.
DISCREET.

London, Feb. ga speech delivered
in the Hampshire village of Eatleigh
by Arthur Hamilton Lee, civil lord of
the admiralty has created sensa-
ton. In dealing with the recent dis
trlbution of Great Britain's naval
force, Mir. Lee frankly declared that
Great Britain has not so much to keep
her eyes on France and the Mediter-
ranean, but had to look with anxiety,
though not with fear, toward the
North sea. The fleets, he said, had
been so distributed as to enable them
to deal with any danger in that direc-
ton should anything unfortunate oc-
cur.
If war should unhappily be declared,
continued Mr.. Lee, under existing Cir
cumstances, the British navy would
Get Its Blow in First,
before the other side had time to read
in the papers that war had been de-
clared He maintained that "by recent
naval reforms Great Britain's strength
as naval fighting power had been
practically doubled during the last
few weeks.
The speech, which was delivered at
a railway dinner and was in nowise
political in character, is commented
upon in some of the London morning
papers as exceedingly indiscreet and
likely to be resented by Germany, at
which it evidently pointed.
The Daily Chronicle suggests that
Premier Balfour should muzzle his
civil lord of the admiralty.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
EXPECTS HIS PASSPORTS.
Minister Bowen Ready for Very
Saucy Castro.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Dispatches re-
ceived from Minister Bowen yesterday
give the Venezuelan situation a grave
look. President Castro is expected
back in Caracas to-day, and the infor-
nation from Mr.. Bowen is that he will
not be surprised if he then is handed
his passports. Mr.. Bowen does not
believe Castro is acting in good faith
in his informal offer to arbtrate all
the disputes except the asphalt con-
troversy, but thinks he is playing only
for delay. From another source, the
exact nature of which is not divulged,
the president has been told that Cas-
tro wants to be coerced in order to
avert revolution. State department
officials take little stock in this story,
but the president thinks there may be
something in it.