The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-05-02
GETTING READY.
Thirst. Dust and Microbes TO be Ban
fshed or Trampled Under FOOt.

Mayor Mcmillan as his parting or final act
Of wisdom and,kindness to those Of his fell
low citizens over whose fortunes aud happi-
ness he presided SO acceptably for two terms,
bought a great tank on wheels, and which is
drawn by mules. Filled with water, a boun.
tiful supply OF which he had previously pro,
vided, 1t goes about leaving water in Its
track. In this great tank are arranged leaks,
| which as itgoes along let's out the water to
lay the dust and TO burden microbes with
such an immense weight as 10 keep them
from flying through the air IN search OF vital
organs, and which water will keep them IN.
der foot during the hot weather, when the
dust and the microbes usually fill the air
and blind our vision. Dust and microbes
will now no longer ind in our lungs and our
homes fruitful fields in which they may do
their deadly work. We can now freely
breathe the air In all Its purity, with no fear
of the pestilence that walketh at MONDAY.
But no matter how pure the air may
be, We are allured on to other pleasures
the pleasures Of taste and appetite, for
instance. The new firm OF the McMur-
ray Drug Company have opened a besuti.
full soda fountain o the North side OF
The public square where the most pallatable
of the cooling drinks are constantly kept on
draught. When cobwebs are In our Threats
and when the rocky grinding and the earthly
matter are borne on the breeze, we, like the
streets and sidewalks, need q little Of The
nuids TO even up things and to bring about
a normal feeling. The McMurray Drug Com
pany have drinks which are 80 innocent and
so good tha when the dust and heat weigh
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have only TO let their needs be known, and
the pallatable iced soda water will flow 10
your delight to their profit. Their drinks are
50 nice and 30 good that when the dust and
heat weigh upon the mind and heart, they
have to drink and their burdens will have
lost their power Of oppression, and the indi-
vidual may 60 about touching the earth only
in high places. Forgetting creditors,
enemies, faithlsss cooks and other things
that worry the mind INC trouble the heart.
their troubles are as light as air, and the
vision Is as clear AZ the MONDAY sun.
And when the sons Of toll, the butterflies
of fashion, and the gentlemen Of elegant lei
sure and limited means assemble at Mr.. Mil
tord's drug store they are dazzled with the
beauty and splendor OF his soda fountain.
His cool, refreshing and satisfying drinks are
so delightful that the esophagus of
each individual must be frequently swept
from the fountain Of good things. They
drink and loiter. And then they loiter and
drink some more. Love looks TO eyes that
speak again, and the boys come down with
the dust as before. In the blinking glasses
reverbrate the JOY Of loving hearts, forget.
ting the depleted state OF their finances.
But the ice-cold drinks at the McMurray
Drug Store, and the imprisoned fluid that
flows from Milford's fountain at your request
are not the only places at which female
beauty and manly valor may assemble to
quench their thirst for the cooling drinks,
while luxurlating In the light OF each others
eyes. The door OF that good old reliable
house off. B. Speed is always open-wide and
high. Bubbling glasses and efervesclng
hearts, speaking through the eye, attest the
glory OF the one and the splendor OF the
other. A man always feels better after going
n to Speeds Drug Store. Dread Of the awful
medicine which the physicians prescribe
when they have the advantage OF Us, is for
gotten when contemplating q good drink
from a good fountain, and which drink Is
served by the politest and the best OF clerks.
A good drink Of Ice cold soda water may be
depended on for an effect upon the mind, the
heart, the spirits and the p~ocketbooks Of
all.