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"1hcfe theV arc building the fort.
 Mrs. Kelly called eheerily: Rob, we're glad to see you safe returned. Are you hungry?'
 He slid from his horse. T am emp ty as wolf in March," he replied. .Where,s Louis?'
 Louis, He hasn't returned. Didn't you leave hm at the Snriugs?''
 "No. He left carly this morning and Ann thought he had hit the stage road for the camp. hope he hasn't gone wrong"
 This news took away large part of his pleasure in the friendly hearth to which he was welcomed and, removing his outer garments. he bent to the blaze in silence while Mrs. Kelly spread some food before him.
 Kelly listened to the news of Louis disappearance with less concern. He's run into some of Munro's men and is probably up at Headquarters He couldn't get lost. He knows the road. Whats the word from the valley?"
 'They're coming, Matt.'
 "When?"
 Tonight or tomorrow
 i've been receiving delegations and posters and all kinds of warnin's. It's been lively day on the hill. They're buildin' a fort"
 "So Frank Brown told me. How do our men feel?"
 Matt rubbed his chin. They're little uneasy, to tell the truth"
 Mrs. Kelly interrupted. ''Sit up and eat, Rob. Talk afterward."
 Raymond could see that Kelly was disturbed, and that he had something to tell which he did not care to have Nora know. It was plain that he no longer minimized the danger, and his face fell easily into stern lines.
 Seizing the moment when his wife left the room to put the youngsters to bed. the big miner laid a sheet of paper before his partner What do you think of that?"
 Raymond looked at the deaths head warning. for such it was. with amaze ment It seemed at first sight a rou.l joke. In one corner glared the convc,: tional crossbones and skull, rudely drawn, and to the right and beneath them spra wled the word Beware" All this was amusing, but the logic of the argument which followed gave him thought:
 This neutral business is played out Either you are for us or you are for the dudes. If you are for the dudes. get out If you arc for us, send in your men to help us repel the invaders. This is our first warning. Remember the Red Starr
 COMMITTEE.
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In the hall he extended his hand l

In the hall he extended his hand f: fixed resolution to Mrs. Barnett.
 "Goo'ihs. l'< hard to leave you an' this gl1riors home"
 'N.t>t you @1 tnlay%''
 "Yo, must hnrry back. KeA> needs nle, anl 'l.po t},rr i> Louis"
 We'll f you must !lt 3o come again Rob Don't rlin1 who is he2e. c5,ae to ~.e IFS II is always good |, have yau h,"e."
 "A} s-4a-.tS fh.s Str.;lr k over I vii l.3 @a' l." i'd ErgE earnestly.
 i'tT r. an1 Am T. hi> r4nn. an& N.&.-a i'3 =,.-s Ai-sA.s haat< t;!saAeHel .l:l: lst,.. It that :'n~.T hnsd I,p p.I. h.e.. '-.4 f,r a rau'}c of hons and i'll tr DIT ef t..S fo,e5.'
 "H7"t w1r!9 Abo;'t fl'a sheriff. 6'E, man, 2nj taroW y,ur Whte ucie. ag,.s.+t 5'-'.-- - si,,l.,y of rcs.@taucc - ".,He [ .is., ..;,t f@oHs the tiT@t.'
 Ann WH@ Waiting se see him as l., caMe oul ii}p thr ffHer hajl !tva he |, <t t,p'5as."7ft,. i4l,sion toward l..'a but Esr f.s=, gave l.,!n no h,nt ef Ie- eH.2'.~&~f pulses fts she &,i.: "t'11. E9"2 aS leve aesl greet grand ole Matt fot me. w2a't you: feel as fl i oz,c::&t - sco 9=.'e1,,''
 ...aa Hl;, rat. much as we all neaG yor This k no time for you to tt. there wish Nora would cons doysn''-
 =! wi:ll she w9u1t.; and please let n4s knoW instantly that Louis is safe viii v9u
 "l will ,'o SO When do you g east:. "Eat til spring.
 Then r.@y aee yau again." IT wcrs.; i'7:'}ei | 2cs.,}.2tian ;3s well | quest. 1l, 9.n. his glance meant m4, than lljs e3Hc
 Her eyes feli. @aofhans, aul sla added. With an upward @!ance. If yaa visit uS soou
 That 1 wll 10. Goodhy'
 "Geolby, and please don't be reel lessf'
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mat 1 want to see nlm." said Kay mond I'm much obliged to you.i
 '0h. that's all right. Rob take keer O yerself.' And the two men rode off
 Good luck boys"
 As he ro3c ED to kcllt's cabin and called out Hello. the house." Matt opened the door and. with lad on either side of him, peercd out. 'Ts that you. Roh?"
 "Ihe very same Matt"
 'Wcii pow5 wait a whist and I'll come and put out your harSc."
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TURE POoDEPHA7T FURNITURE MAN uFAcTURlNG COMPANY OFFICE AND sALEsRooM 423425 STREET Wholesale department Third street. near lotion een o pot cordial invitation while in tba % L visit "
  FOX BROS. HARDWARE co.
 We whosaes ware crockery t,nware ,ro. TOT fancy China At business day ~* -~ sAAcE DREYFUs.
 Our wholesale department is pee Rry Goods r.,, x tons ana Hats Quick delivery and our ros 22124126-12s Main street Pine Arkansaa Ae ~at
 COMMISSION MERCHANTS WEsTeRook GRAIN AND COM MISSION compAM~ We sell for cash: Lime, Plaster Fire Brick r,ra , tonseed Meal shipstun. Carload ,ota e
 DERs FOUNDRY COMPANY. ~ oss,ns n oeono''e rail. bo. saw ana nn. n' ioaco'ney ITO" ' ngs Machpey Supplies
 BUSINESS COLLEGES JA"7s PRACTICAL BUSINESS cILLEeE soici the young anu won,u oox.e ng Shorthand studies Dav and ngb+ J. w JAMES, Prin, Pine " ~
 .,NDEtrAKERs E4aAA- HOLDERNEss-FTZHUGH co. of thing unuer>k1ng trade considera Emba Telegraph and e phone orders gvep prompt attention
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nave my best wisnes.'
 neA assembled Tn the library grlm lot. Mackay was no less a~ed than Banker Moore, and Ae coarse featured, scowling esemoled a bulldog. Don Bar ' seemed not a part of the gen. ,slng Of prejudice and passion, ue was one of the most pitiless all' The mayor, a large man lump and smiling face, seemed man likely to side with a essenger.
 aa saeral introductions Raymond q .a' and at Don's request reit- hordes, VI ~1e "e 'nA they'll fightY' asked the "ey Il nght."
 4any men does this man Mun- ". uu raised a warning hand. s,. nonor and gentlemen, I am " s.a as a peace envoy. I do not s''er one word which could "s .. De twisted into revealing I,,s seerets. If betrayed these se ~ wouldn't be worth a tooth. y would quite properly mob tst Tt. smiled mil, as if 1t were all a a"s'.'s a,'s light, Mir. Raymond. I E sesetlety of your attitude"
 sald haekay. Raymond 'ase ,s elected themselves into ,,x 1T they had taken nromnt sn,a us Ia this whole matter rs'o sae have been averted."
 resumed his ouestions.
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He Marked.

"This," said the enthusiastic young reporter, "is going to be one of the best stories the paper has had for a mouth. Now, mark my words"
 N'hereupon the ed'tor se!zed his large club shaped hlua pencil and so did.
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..is Precedina Chapters.

ev,ousis Preceding Chapters. ,.rtpr 1.-Ann Rupert and her - D mother, Louis, the latter an ,;a and an enthusiast on western |+srs, tor leave New York for the |,Las Wayne Peabody, who loves sees them off. Ann dislikes the Ann and Louis go to visit the :, of Don Barnett, their cousins band. , Ann and Louis are received at ,.nch by Bob Raymond, the fore
 Raymond has dispute with Eunken cowboy.
 and y-Louis takes an enthusi- ,,ing to Rob. While his men ohsent Raymond is shot. He ttended by Ann'
 Barnett brings aid to Raymond. 1.-The wounded man is taken to [ett's house. He has fallen in with Ann.
 r1-Ann is cold towards Raymond he leaves the Barnett home. hou- norrels with Ann and runs away eek Raymond.
 -skytown, the new mining Raymond forms a partner with Matt Kelly, prospector, and troduced into the Kelly home.
 In skytown, which is disturbed obor agitation, Rob meets Jack ro an old acquaintance. skytoWh Valley Springs, the latter being Iomo of the mine owners (among Barnett) hate each other.
 Louis finds Raymond and IS bac kto Valley Springs. Louls up his home with Raymond and in Skytown.
 The skytown miners run ay a mining superintendent, out Wn, The miners turn back the if Ann goes to Skytown to ooro of I,ouis. Adm sSiOn to the is refused to Barnett by Munro, captain of the miners guard. falls in love with Ann.
 l-Raymond opposes violence by iners' union. Ann plans a visit ule, a neighboring town, with ond.
 |-The visit to Bozle. In a bat tn the miners the sheriff is de- Ann repulses Munro. He Is Raymond to keep away from n and XVII-Munro becomes the ] E spirit of the miners side of s r. A woman in love with Munro Il ens to shoot Ann, and the latter
 to receive visit from Munro.
 nd and Kelly make a "strike," a former tells Ann of his love. ,a former West Point cadet, ex-
 for insubordination and ged from his family. Ann will Uni Fe decided answer to his pro-
 Wayne Peabody visits Sky ha lnn decides to return with him Ias ley Springs.
 S Valley Springs is alarmed
 le miners strike. Peabody is sr by Ann.
 'a Thaymond and Kelly refuse to
 the strikers. Munro warns M nat the miners will not tolerate Fal attitude by the independ-
 ners' The strikers president
 1es Raymond to negotiate with
 le owners.
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=CHApl 4zis NNH.

s AYMG&D looked back occasion ally, half expecting pursuit. He
 could see in the valley below k the town the gleaming white
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
Hanging White Men.

white man, Commander johnson, was
hanged last Friday at Conway for killing q
preacher. II our juries begin to hang " bite
men for murder, we will have fewer murders
Sometimes We hear complaint about the
Courts not pnnishirg crime. II jurors dc
rot perJure themselves, the Courts are bound
to punish crime. The only adverse
criticism that we would make Of the judges
ID the easy bail that Is granted to murderers,
almost before their victims are in their
graves. II judges would observe the law
and keep bloody handed murderers in jail
We would have fewer homicides.
"Prominant people" commit crimes
against the person and influential people"
20 free OF punishment. Kind judges aud
perjured jurors are sometimes little leni-
emit towards "prominent" and "infiuential'
people. Ifyou want to see man get a full
measure of justice. with little running over
notice the. sentences that are imposed on
the poorer classes OF offenders. In
such cases the jurles and the judges may be
defended upon to deal justly, If not unmerci-
fully. People who are "prominep" at the
killing are too often "inf1uentisp at the
trial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
DRESS GOODS.
The Dormttory.

The walls of he new dormitory OF the Due
West Female College are several feet hign. IL
ia estim ated that 1U1 girls will be accomodat-
ed with quarters In the building, which Is 10
be of concrete blocks. The building OF that
elegant structure will be quite an ornament
To the town, and most valuable adjunct 10
the college.
The development Of that institution 10 what
we would like to see. We are more Interested
In the education Of home girls than In train
ing Mexicans. An educated Christian woman
Ia the richest and best gift from Him VINO
does il things we'll. 1t makes us sorry to zee
a good woman inspired with the belief that
she ought to 20 to foreign lands to preach the
gospel instead Of becoming the wife Of some
good man at home where her influence may
be a oontinueing benediction TO MANKIND
and tower of strength to the church.
No sweet Christian woman should be en-
couraged 10 escape or to seek TO avoid the
duties and responsibilities Incident to becem
ing the wife and queen of'a household.
There are now Ia Mexico three most excel
lent young women who. we think, ought tc
come home and take places among US, az be-
comes good Christians. Being missionaries
is good, but being wives al home will accom-
plish more for the csuse OF Christianity, and
more for their own happiness.
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Homer to John r. Blake.

There appears In the columns OF this issue
a notice OF the organization OF the South
Carolina underwriters Association OF the
agents OF the State Mutual Life Insurance
Company OF Rome, Ga, in Columbia on the
2Olh inst.
Wenote with pleasure the election OF Hon
J. R Blake, as President OF the Association
This Southern Company organized In 1899 IL
backed by an ample legal reserve fund, with
the credit OF the State OF Georgia. and IL
meeting with phenomenal success, writing
over thirty million dollars per year.
The work OF this company affords ampl'
evidence OF the fact that the south can con.
duct an insurance company or sound bus'
ness principles. and retain the money Al
home inste ad OF sending 1t to the north al
has been the practice for half q century.
The State Mutual Life Insurance Company
has paid several thousand dollars in claim.
In Abbeville County among them was tbt
claim Of Mr.. McFall for $1,000, and our people
are manifestipg their appreciation Of IT.
worth by extending 1t hearty patronage.
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The Trouble at Seneca.

Z Not so long ago, 1t was asserted that negro
nom Abbeville county, OF whom we never
heard before, had been teaching incendiar,
doStrine. commencing or encouraging repre-
hsnsible acts. or something OF the kind al
Seneca.
Later, dynamite was put under the college
and. at the hour when grave yards yawn, ii
was set OF, injuring the building.
The city council met, denounced the act
and offered a reward fsl00 for the perpetra-
not yet been found.
The next week, or a short time after the
dynamite went into business under the
school house, q fire broke out at one O'Clock
one night, destroying two hotels and other
property In Seneca.
Reports Immediately went out to the effect
that this IRE was started by negroes in retat.
iation for the incendiary effort to destroy
their college.
Since then, these sensational reports have
disputed or modified.
I. It now appears that good feeling exists be-
tween the races, and that nobody worked
harder than the negroes TO stop the IRE or to
save the endangered property.
Ito ouid hardly be successfully denied that
there is Q feeling of racial prejudice existing
everywhere just now.
But It is hardly TO be believed that any
white man would endsnger his own life at
the ropes end. or put In jeopordy his own
liberty by making himself liable to term on
the chain gang.
AS we understand II, the crime OF arson is
one for which the statutes prescribe severe
penalty, and we believe the records OF the
courts would show that few escape from pun.
ishment where the crime was half way
proven against the defendant.
The reasonable opposition then, is, that
the fire that destroyed the hotels and other
property was OF accidental ori igin, and that
the presence Of the dynamite under the COL
lege is unaccounted for.
The law abiding people OF Seneca have the
sympathy Of good men every where in their
effort to ferret out the perpetrators of arson.
II any exist.
Their course has had good effect upon the
public mind. Although the fire at Seneca
occurred soon after dynsmiting the college,
no proof has been adduced TO prove that It
was other than An accidental fire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
The Tobacco Barn,

It seems that our people are slow abou
going into the tobacco business, and as Ab
bsville Is In need Of Court House, We be-
lieve the tax payers would be glad to realize
something on the sale OF their tobacco barn
as a starter on the much needed Court
House.
II Capt. Nickles would build a monumen
equal In importance 10 the Confederate mon
ument he might exercise the au thority Of bis
office In building q Memorial hall to the pub
lie spirit OF this people. He has built many
good bridges. and his long miles OF good
roads now furnish splendid drives for all.
HIs splendid brick county home 10 q com fort
to the inmates and pride to the county. II
he would put the last jewel In his official
crown. let him build temple In which JUS
tIce may old the scales with a steady hand.
and where county officers may work and
keep their records straight.
With creditable court house and town
hall worthy Of the citizens, Abbeville would
60 q step forward.
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Our -four trade is some
thing to be proud of, it is a
pleasure to US to have our
customers tell us that our
second patent is as good as
many first patents. We have
in our house and on the road
about five hundred barrels
bought at rock bottom prices.
You will make a mistake to
buy -four without seeing ours
and hearing our prices.
S J. Link.
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MASTERS SALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.

M Harvey Wilson as admr. and
others against Evans Gordon and
others.-Partition. ....
By authority of Decree OF Sale by
the Court Of Common Pleas for Abbe-
Vile County, in said State, made in the
above stated case, I will offer for sale,
at Public Outcry, at Abbeville @ II s
c.. un Salesday in November A D 1905
within the legal hours of sale the fol-
lowing described land, to wit: All
those tracts or parcels OF land situate,
lyiag and being in Abbeville County in
the State aforesaid, to wit: Tract No.
l, Containing NINE HUFDRED and
SlXTY-FIVE Acres, more or less, and
bounded by lands of Mrs Molly Jones
and Of the Estate of John T Lyon on the
East, by M Harvey Wilson and Mrs
John Lomax on the North, by Sanders
Crawford on the West, by Ed Turner
and P A Cheatham on the South, and
known as the Barnett place. Also;
Tract No. 2, Containing TWO HUN
DRED and FORTY Acres, more or less,
and bounded on the East by lands of
DR. f Harrison, North by Evans Cor
don, West by T P Milford and South by
G G Dusenberry known as the Jack
place. Also; All that other tract
of land containing four hundred and
sixty y-eight acres more or less and
bounded on the East by j w Kellar
and Mrs Cox, North by George Milford,
East by Evans Gordon and Fleetwood
Crowther and on the South by Mrs 8
W Cochran.
Terms of Sale One half Cash and
the balance on a credit of twelve
months, with interest from day of Sale
at eight per cent per annum. The
bond and mortgage to provide with
leave to the purchaser to pay all cash
for the payment of ten per cent at
torneys fees in case the same has to be
collected by an attorney. Purchasers
to pay for papers. L W Perrin,
Master A G., sc,
Abbeville. Oct 12. 1908.
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MASTERS SALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County OF Abbeville.

County OF Abbeville.
Court Of Common Pleas.
R w Clinkscales against Corrie Sim
mons and others Partition.
Bv authority of Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe-
vile County, in said State, made in
the above stated case, 1 will offer for
sal at Public Outcry, at Abbeville Z
| H.. S c., on Salesday in November A D
1905 within the legal hours of sale the
following described land, to wit: All
that tract or parcel of land situate,
living and being in Abbevi]le County,
in the State aforesaid containing TWO
HUNDRED and SEVENTY-TWO Ac-
res more or less and bounded by lands
of ] w Clinkscales, of R w Clinkscales,
Mrs Ann Bryant, W R McAdams, and
Of F Carwile Jr. This tract will be
divided and sold in four tracts. Plats
to be exhibited on day of sale.
Terms of Sale-One half Cash, bal
ance on credit of twelve months Sc
cured by bond of the purchaser, and
mortgage of the premises, with interest
! at eight per cent per annum from the
| day of sale. The bond and mortgage
will provide that the mortgager pay
ten per cent fee, in case all attorney is
employed to foreclose the mortgage.
That the purchaser shall have the
| right to pay all cash in care he elect
to do so. Upon failure of purchaser to
comply with terms of Sale, the Master
shall resell the property, bought by
the one failing to comply on the same
or some succeeding salesday for same
terms. L w Perrin,
Master A. &. S. @.
Abbevile - Oct. 1905
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MASTERS SALE.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

County cf Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas,
Abbeville Savings and Investment
Company against Kennedy Hickman.
By authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe-
vile County, in said State, made in the
above stated case, I will offer for sale,
at Public Outcry, at AbEeville G 81 s Q
on Salesday in November A D 1908
within the legal hours of sale the fol.
lowing described land, to wit: All
that tract or parcel of land situate, ly-
ing and being in Abbeville County, in
the State aforesaid, in the city OF Abb
beville frontiug one hundred and fifty
feet on Moseley Ferry street, running
back one hundred feet and bounded by
lands now and formerly owned By W s
Cothran, Estate James 8 Cothran.
Same being the lot conveyed by ] Fras-
er Lyon 10 F E Harrison, April 10,
1903, and by the said Harrison to
Hickman.
Terms of Sals-Cash.
LW Perrin,
Master A c., s G.
Abbeville u Oct. 1908.
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Seeing Smoke.

The Associase Reformed Presbyterian In
speaking Of a visit to Ware Shoals, says:
"The smoke from cotton mills at Green
plainly visible" from the shoals.
WILLIAMSON Ninety Six and .Laurens are
all closer to Ware Shoals than Anderson.
What about the smoke from those mills
Maybe the Presby terIans did not look toward
the home Of the president and builder Of the
wares shoals property.
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Castles or Glasses.

Whenever we speak OF India the idea OF
castles comes up. But we presume there are
! few ooun tries where there are more specific
Z and we'll defined castles than in the United
States.
The whites make one caste and the negroes
make another. Among the whites their
caste is subdivided. namely: l. The educated.
2. The illerate. 8. The rich. 4. The poor.
s. The honorable and thrifty. The idle or
dissolute.
When negro becomes educated he begins
to assert his rights" on the cars and In pub
lie places. and often seeks to thrust himself
upon white men where he knows he Is not
!. wanted.
Instead OF standing on their own
manhood and their own self-respect, edu.
csted negroes, as q rule, persist In seeking
the presence of white people. Iustead OF cul.
tivating that self-respect which would
prompt them to teach the humber members
OF their own race that they are men, to whom
others Of their followers might look upon
with respect they are contin ually going into
the courts and elsewhere for their rights"
among people who do not want them.
n These educated negroes should be leaders
and cen ters OF influence with their own race
which need to be taught to respect their own
better educated men.
The honest and industrious laborer Is never
4 found in the courts contending for ''social
rights" or to places on the cars, or In botels
w!th white people. This class Of people stick
to their race. and stop at negro hotels or
boarding houses. They are content to ride
in the company of thei1 own race on the
cars.
II they were conscious of their own worth,
I, and If they properly appreciated their own
race, educated men would be true to theii
less informed or less favored brethren. In.
!. stead OF deserting them they would seek to
! elevate them, and thus organize them into
selE.respecting class, the members OF whose
I circle should be proud OF their success and th'
members respect their race.
But, when will the negro ever be self re.
specting If their leaders forever think 1t more
honorable to truckle after white men than Il
1 become leaders of the people who revere and
honor distinguished members Of their own
racer
A we'll behaved and Industrious negro IL
7 respected by his white neighbors, who ar
{ ever ready to defend him and to protec
as him. But when q negro gets little educa
= tIon. he puts on patent leather shoes and
standing collar, when he, (unlike the educat
cd negro who would thrust himself in th
& presence of white men, proceeds to step 81
wide that his ponderous feet endanger th'
white mans corns.
I. We conclude then. that I he teachings OF tn
educated negro who goes into court to get hi
arights" and the conduct OF the ignorant ne
gro in patent leather shoes and standing col
lar, are the authors OF all of our race trou
BILE.
The respectable, hard-workipg law abidin
negro gets along all right with both bis whit
and his colored neighbors.