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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
For Rent.

The old Jones homeplace ID Fort Pickens,
consisting OF q rooms and stove room.
Apply TO j. e. Jones.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Take Notice.

The police have been Instructed to report
ali persons who throw rubbish on the public
streets or side walks, and allow IL TO remain
there "A hours In violation OF the city ordi-
Mayor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23

Parties desiring to see the Superintendent
of Education will please call at the office on
Fridays. Saturdays and Saledays. The ofdc'
10 open these days only.
K. B. Cheatham.
Co. Supt. OF Education
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Reading by Miss Scully.

You are invited TO attend a Reading by
Miss ScuIly in Court House, Fr,dsy evening,
Jan. Is, eight O'Clock. No admittspce
charged. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
bargains 3 e 1Oc Store

bargains 8 e 1Oc Store
Though late in the Year we want to
thank our Customers for the splendid
business they gave u during 1905 and
we hope for you a prosperous and happy
1906.
We will endeavor to have big values
for your money every Month in this year
and ask all Of you to COME in and see
Qua new Store arrangMent and the
numerous bargains we are offering.
Stoves, Ranges, China, Crockery
cut Glass, Tinware, and every SMALL
thing for the house always to be found
leave and the guaranteed a saving on
all your purchases.
Dargans 5 & l0c Store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Change Of Schedule

The arrival and departure as vel al time
and connections With other companies are
given only as Information and are not
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
LAND! LAND!
353 Acres for Sale.
The Healthiest Place in the County.

Situated nea Little Mountain, 7 12 miles from Abbevine c. h. Two
public roads run through plantation. Has one Groom dwelling, large barn
and stables, large cotton house, with COW stalls. Three tenant houses. Deep
we'll which would supply water for whole plantation. Has four streams and
four spleudid springs we'll located. Wood and timber in abundance. Enough
cleared land for six.horse farm. In addition there is valuable mineral deposit
Lies we'll and practically no waste on the premises.
Apply to PRESS AND BANNER,
RI, J. LYON.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Wanted.

Situation - foreman on a farm.
JIM. Alewine, Iva, 8. Q.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23

N. o. Syrup in bbls 1-2
bills, 10 and 5 gal. kegs. at
Glenn's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Master wyatt Aiken Sick with Fever

MASTER wyatt A'Ae" SicA WI" 1o
Master Wyatt Aiken. second SOD OF Hon
Wyatt Aiken. 10 sick at Green Vile Will fever.
A great many people here have expressed
sympathy for the little fellow and hope that
ne may soon be we'll again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23

Notice or Dissolution OF Partnership
Take notice that the 1rm OF W. E.. johnson
a On Combating Of T, q. Brock and w. e
johnson, doing business at Abbeville. 3, C..
ia dissolved, and the business will be con
tinued 10 the nane,of W. E. Johnson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Farmers Bone GuanO,
Farmers Bone 1O-4 Acid,
Farmers Bone 1912 Acid,
. Kainit, Nitrate, Potash, etc.

We have had wonderful success with the
Farmers Bone brands for Abbeville County
the past five years, and can guarantee it to
give the finest results of any. Let us talk to
you about. and give prices on your fertilizers
for the new crop. ....
w. D. Barksdale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
Anderson PloqfoeQ no Oil O..
==Manufactures Oft Oft
%SQlphuric Acids and Fertilizer,
own and operate fifteen Mills. This company
will put nothing on the market that has not been
tested, and thousands of farmers give willing tes
|timony that the goods are fully up 70 the stand
ard claimed.
Call on your local dealer for the Blood Guano# 81
and Acid Phosphate. No substitute will give you
the same satisfaction. #@
Once you have tried these fertilizers you will
use no other. .xN51ss
DndprQ0n Dh0Qnhafp 0nd Nil l0
Anderson PIOgp0|G 0|d OI 60

FeriiIizers on Hand.
I have on hands all grades of fertilizers for
grain. Besurea and SEQ us. We Will also sell
you your cotton seed meal.
= J.W. Mckee, Jr.
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Southern Schedule.

Leaves
7.45 o N for Columbia.
10 40 a 10 for Greenville and Greenwood.
$40 p N for all points both ways.
Arrives
$40 q 10 from Green vile.
1890 y m from both ways.
$50 D Ia from both ways.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23

sheep for Sale.
l have forty heads Of yoes aud two rams OF
Q fine grade Of sheep that I will sell at q
reasonable price.
q. Jas. e Taggart
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-01-23
fertilizers FOR 1907

The very best Fertilizer
sold is Registers Farmers
Bone for Cotton and Corn.
Two cars today Of fresh.
goods. Come and haul.
while weather and roads
are fine.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30

I faces. Marian gave cry OI uIslnay,
but Dick uttered joyful shout. "Ifle
track. Marian. We are out OF the old
workings and we'll be at the surface i'll
a few nlilrltesr'
1t was indeed but short time more
! before the two stepped from the cage
into the velvet dusk Of the fail night.
The starr. cleaned softly overhead; the
smell OF dew wet meadows blew across
their faxes. The two stopped before Gt'-
ginning sl.eir walk up the street to the
cottage.
.'Whew: That's the hardest job I've
had since football days" said Dick un-
thinkingly.
Marian looked up into his face. Are
you college man."
YES" said Dick.
Are you any relation to the Houston
who owns these mines:"
His SON. l came to learn the bust
ness from the pick up, as he did. But
he took the soft face between his
hands, that need make no difference,
need it?'
Marian's reply seemed at first irrele-
want Il wrote story Of coal miner
The editor liked it so we'll that he ask
ed me Tor another chapter. l wanted
good material and-and sol really
live in BOSTON,
Dick looked about him hastily. Then
the little figure was almost lifted into
his arms, while the great braid tangled
in his fingers. But l thought loved
you when you We're sixteen year-old
miners daughter.' he whispered.
But, sir, if you really must know, l
am twenty-five"
Then we will only wait for you to
put I'D that braid" And Dick laughed
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
A Hunting Dialogue.

do you know Of a dead sure way to
start good fire with your last match :'
asked sportsman Of his guide.
Not dead sure way exactly" an
swered the guide. But l know a way
that I'd be willing to count on.
mo, but dead sure way persisted
the sportsman. "a dead sure way to
start fire with your last match"
WELL" inquired the guide, flaring
up. what is dead sure way to start a
fire with your last match? That's what
I'd like to know"
why, let me see-why. you put some
powder on dry piece of birch bark
and start it that way"
But suppose you amt got any birch
bark nor any powder How'd you
start that fire with your last match 90
demanded the guide. now grown angry.
Say, what would be doing starting
fre?' cOuntered the sportsman.
what would I be starting a fire for?
just tell me that. will you: What does
man pay guide So day for:"
what for? Why. to take along
plenty of matches. Who'd expect any
body but man from the city to 90
rambling around in the bush with only
one match?"
And after the dust had settled it was
found that the bag containing the ex-
petitions supply of matches had been
lost somewhere on the last portage
Forest and Stream.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
IA GOOD LOCKER"
appearances Have Much to Do W.T.,
SIrCChS In Csus;nc.r

Success In Business.
Send me good boxer. dom.
mean pretty. YOU know. but one who
knows how to dress-the tailor modo
kind who visits the huirdresser and
the manicure. OF course | know :,
costs. but we are wiling 70 pay for il"
This WAS Il telephone message received
by large employment agency from
business man who re. u!rel the serr.
ices of yoIlg Woman bJolkeeper and
general Office assistant
4 shabby necKt.e or soiled linen q, a
cheap, well Worn hat may cost ym
very dear, for it may he turniny
point in some ones mind who has been
thinking of patronizing you Business
men are keen eyed, very sharp and
often influenced by little THINGS
Many Il worthy youth has been Sent
away when applying for situation
because of some telltale in his dress or
manner which made bad impression
Young men may 50 far emphasize
the matter of dress that their good an.
pearance is about all there is to them
At the same time appearances have
much to do with ones advancement
especially in large cites. In New York
it is almost impossible for young men
to get start who are obliged to over.
come the handicap Of an unfavorable
impression. 1t seems as though New
Workers would forgive anything quick.
er than slovenly or 4 poverty strick.
en- appearance.-Success Magazine.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
The Free Lance's Paradise.

The literary free lance is bred natu.
rally in New York and thrives in its at
mosphere because the market for his
wares Is stable and infinitely varied.
The very life Of metropolitan publish
ing lies in the search for new men and
variety. Publishers spend great sums
upon the winnowing machinery that
thrashes over what comes to their edi-
tors desks, and no editor in the me-
tropolis grudges the time necessary to
talk with those who call in person and
have ideas good enough to carry them
past his assistants. Publicly the edito-
rial tribe may lament the many hours
spent yearly in this winnowing process.
Yet every experienced editor in New
York has his own story Of the stranger.
uncouth, unpromising, unready OF
speech, who stole in late one afternoon
and seemed to have almost nothing In
him, vet who afterward became the
prolific scribbler or the great D'Auber.
j. III. Collins in Atlantic.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
THE DECLARATION.
History of the immortal Document
Which K-de Us Free.

What has happened to the Declara-
ton Of Independence since it's signing
is recounted by William H. Michael.
formerly of the state department at
Washington. In 1889 congress au-
thorized the secretary for the depart
ment of foreign affairs to take charge
of it, along with other records, books
and papers Of the Continental congress.
The same year the department Of for
eign affairs became the department of
state. which has. to all intents and pur-
poses, remained the depository of the
Declaration ever since. The great
document was from 1871 to 1877. how
many years bureau Of the depart
ment Of state, and was allowed to re-
main there after the patent office was
placed under the interior department,
the old department Of state not being
fireprOof. while the patent Office build
ing was believed to be so. After the
present fireprOOf state. war and navy
building was finished the Declaration
was returned to its legal depository.
Until 1894 the Declaration was
framed and displayed in steel cab
met in the library of the department
Of state, where. all visitors might see
1t, but in that year it was Theoretically
sealed in frame and placed in a
drawer of another steel cabinet con-
structed to protect also the original
signed copy of the constitution. Here
the Declaration still remains. locked
and sealed by order of the late Secre-
tary Hay, and it is no longer shown
TO any one, except by special direction
of the state experimentation York
Times.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
* Me *
Upper Levels.
By HONORE WlLLSlE..
Copyright. 1905, by May McKeon.

On Sunday afternoon Dick strolled
across the meadows beyond the town.
He had grown to love the swelling
slope that stretched up from the river
to the mining sheds. For the first time
lie was beginning to think that his
fathers taunt at the Header of cotil
Ions was to be productive of good !;
that, combined with Alice Upham's re-
fusal, the taunt had forced him to see
life with a broader view.
1t was the mines that had worked
the change, the mines and Marian.
Considering that she was a miners Or
phan, Richard Houston gave large
amount Of his thought to Marian. Con-
sidering that she worked bit for her
board" with Mrs. Lisbon, the miners
wife with whom Dick boarded. Dick
was having bad !stpses Of the Houston
pride. Still, as l,ick said to himself,
there was not much danger Of mans
making a fool Of Lblself over a girl Of
sixteen.
On this particutr Sunday, after a
week when the miners pick had been
particularly dist.vste~ul to him, Dick
had asked Marian to walk with him.
At first she had hesitated; then she
had refused, lookin. up into his face
with little smile THAT, even though
she was only chili, he had come to
watch and work fora smile that curl
ed delicate, deep nxl lips back over
perfect teeth, u 81: lie that lightened
up the wistful little face to dazzling
loneliness. AS size slipped from the
room Dick watched inc 1.-the figure and
the wonderful bcaid Of hair that swept
he; back.
IF she were five years Older But
the sentence rema.ned unfinished as
he filled his pipe and started on his
solitary tramp. Ea walked for hours,
and it was late twilight when he again
crossed the mex.iows near the mines.
1t was a lonely epot. so Dick was sur
prised as he heard voice:
"Oh, Mr.. HOnston!'
Yes, Marian
''Oh, l am So glad! Mrs. Lisbon and
/ have been worrying about YOU
Then. walking reside him with dis
tractingly coI.at:ing air: Ever since
you and Jim !iYbon took such stand
against the str.Ee some of the tOughs
down at the ED of the village have
been making threats. Mrs. Lisbon
went to find yill. and l got to worry
ing and came out to find YOU"
STEADY. nos, steady" said Dick ia
himself ''ReIh *I4ber that she is moth
Ing but Miners little girl" Then
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
What n Jubilee IL.

Some years ago, before Queen Vlcto-
ria's death and about the time that the
queens jubilee was to be celebrated,
the following conversation between
two old Scotchwomen was overheard
one day on street corner In London:
Can We tell me, wumman, what IS Il
they call jubilee"
"Well, it's this" said her neighDor'
when folk has been married twenty
five years, that's silver wuddin', ana
when they have been married nIv
years that's golden wuddin, bur u
the mons dead then it's jubilee.
Harpers Weekly.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
STREETS IN A BIG STORE
The Piles of Merchandise Are Mum.
bereJ Like Houses.


bereJ Like Houses.
In large wholesale grocery house in
Kansas City the lanes that intersect
the great piles of merchandise have
been named as streets, and the stacks
Of boxes, bags and packages have each
been marked with number, as the
houses upon city streets are numbered.
The other day member of the firm
gave the following order to trucker:
Go over to Easy street, get that
bunch of swells and take them to
parlOr s.
A stranger in the big store would not
have known what that order meant.
The trucker knew.
All canned goods that swell from the
formation Of gases inside are called
''swells' in the grocery trade. In this
house all "swells' are kept in a room
upstairs called ''parlor S." Easy
street" is lane that leads down to
"Fairyland," the big room where many
girls work putting up packages.
"Clabber alley is the lane which
passes through the great stacks Of
condensed milk. "Corncake lane" goes
through the cornmeal packages and
barrels.
The system of naming the streets
and dividing the different brands Of
goods into numbers facilitates the bust.
ness Of order filling to the extent that
almost twice the work can be done
now by the same number of order fill
ers that could be done few years
ego.-Kansas City Star.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
Pretty Weak.

A divinity student had taken the
place temporarily Of Bostons famous
sailor preacher" Father Taylor. Aft.
er the sermon as they descended the
pulpit stairs the student asked. 'Fa-
Their Taylor, what did you think Of my
sermon this morniDg?" Approaching
him in a fatherly way and placing his
hand on the students shoulder, he re-
piled. my dear brother. if your text
had had the smallpox. your sermon
could not have caught it."-Christian
Register
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30

Matthew Arnold used to travei III
company with Mrs. Arnold, bis two
daughters and the agent, whom he ele-
gantly called his '!impresari0." Tney
usually had railway passes given u
them, and on several occasions, wnen
presenting these to the conductor, 10
remarked in condescending tone
'Oh, the Arnold troop, l suppose!
'Just as if we were a travelling cA'
GUS" said Mr.. Arnold, with hearty
laugh.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
Whsn the AstroIogers Were Wrona

Not all or the ancientS were SuperStt-
tious. Where wilt thou spend Christ
mas?' asked Henry VII. Of Evans, u
noted astrologer. May it please your
majesty. am unable to tell" Then
am wiser than thou" said the king,
for know it will be in prison.. An
other astrologer told John Gallezzo,
duke of Milan, that he would die early.
"And how long do you expect to liver
asked the duke in return. "My lord.
my star promises me long life" "Nev-
or trust your star, man. You are to be
hanged before night" cried the duke.
And. sure enough, he was and that by
being thrown out of window at the
eCd Of q rope.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
The Best Return.

After all, it isn't the way we i've "
the work we do that matters, Dut tne
ideal we put into it. Is there an'
work too sordid, too prosaic. to yleio
return of Deauty?-E!len Glasgow.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30
Nothing to Steal.

Minister'S Wife-Wake up! There a''
burglars in the house, John. Minister.
Well. what Of it? Let them ma o''
their mistake themselves.-Chrlst'an
Register.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-08-30

Don't speak too plainly. If n'aI
were to set out by calling everythins
by it's right name, he would be knocA
eI down before he got to the corner u
the Street.-Exchange. -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-25
MANY MAIL CARS
ARE vER|TABLE
DEATH TRAPS
In Spite of Enormous Sums
Paid Out by Government for
Transportation of the Mails,
The Morning Journal Bureau,
1929 Pennsylvania Ave, n. W.,
NVagbfpgt,n n - Mach ~

Although the government pays the
railroads enough rental for the aver
age railway mail car to pay for the
car outright i'm less than two years,
as Is shown by the findings of the last
postal commission, yet there are many
of these cars which are veritable
deathtraps. According to figures cited
by Representative Finley Of South
Carolina, member of the committee
on postOfiices and post roads, i'm the
last session of the Fifty-eighth con-
gress, there were LOIS cars in the
service at a rental averaging $5.427
year each. The annual cost OF
maintenance. including natural de-
terioration and the usual wear and
tear, was placed at $1,000 a year II
viii be seen from this that deducting
the cost of maintenance and the al
loWances for wear and tear the rail-
roads get about S4227 a year net on
the cost of a car which averages
about $4,000 And in addition to this
rental of the cars the government
pays for the transportation of all mai,
matter at rate variouslv estimated
at from two to four times as much
as is charged the express companies
for carrying express matter.
II Is claimed by those who believe
in properly safeguarding the mails
while in transit that these rates are
at least high enough TO entlt!e the
government to every safeguard the in
genuity of man can devise. for the
protection Of the mails. The steel pos
tai car Is regarded as the only proper
protection Of the mai! I'm transit The
combustibility Of the mail, coupled
with the fact that the mail car is
nearly always run next to the engine.
makes It easy prey for the flames IN
case of wrecks
In this connection It is interesting To
note that there are some postal cars
in the service which have been run
ming more than quarter of een-
tury. In that time, after deducting the
cost of maintenance. the government
has paid over 100000 on cars whose
first cost was only $4,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-25
RAINS BRING
FRESH TROUBLE FOR STOCKTON

Stockton, Cal, March 24-As a re-
suit of the heavy rain in the mount
aims the past two days Stockton was
visited by another flood early this
morning. Water poured through thN
northern part of the town from east
to west. running ankle deep from
Channel to Park streets, a distance or
six blocks Weber avenue was also
flooded to a considerable extent
though the flood was not nearly so
bad as that of Last Wednesday. Back
water from Stockton channel flooded
several streets in the western part of
the city The water rose steadily un-
til about I o'clock this afternoon when
it came to a standstill, and has since
subsded an inch or more, Reports
from up country are to the effect that
the water is slowly falling all alonS
the lines and it is hoped that there
will be no further inundation. At last
accounts Roberts island leVees were
holding, and it is believed that If
nothing unforeseen happens that rec
lamation districts which have not al
ready gone under win escape. Weather
conditions are unsettled This evenins
it pouring rain with indications of an
other protacted storm. Conditions
may yet assume a graver character
and the outlook is discouraging
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-25
ALLEGED THUG
CAPT TURED
At RATION
TAKEN TO ROSWELL TO
FACE GRAVE CHARGE
"CoIdwater Johnnie' TOIbert,
Long Fugitive From Justice,
Captured by Chavez County
Sheriff--HeId for Robbery
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journall

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning JOurnal.l
Roswell n. NJ. March 24.-Sheriff
c. L. Ballard arrived on the automo-
bile line from Torrance at noon today
bringing with him a prisoner in the
person of John Tolbert, better known
as "Coldwater Johnnie" Tolbert a no.
torious gambler, who was indicted
here two years ago on the charge of
taking part in the hold-up and rob-
berry Of L. c. Card, who at that time
ran a hotel and saloon at Dexter The
prisoner has been a fugitive from JUS
tice since the time of the robbery, and
was recently located by Sheriff Ballard
at Ration where he had fallen into the
hands of the local officers on a minor
charge.
The robbery of which Tolbert is ac-
cused was a particularly atrocious
one and is well remembered here, Mr..
Card was going from his saloon to his
hotel with a sackful of money at a
late hour in the night, when he was
attacked by several masked men. The
night was very dark and the victim
was never able to say positively how
many men there were in the attacking
party In the fight his arm was bro-
ken and his skull crushed. The rob
bers got away with the bag of money.
The prisoner win be tried at the
coming term of the district court,
which conyenes in April.