davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Tearing away the Landmarks.

Contractor Minshall has begun the work
OF tearing away the Oneal ONCE buildings
and will II q few days begin tearing away
the Court House. All Of the safes and heavy
furniture Of the Court House are being moved
out, and new quarters are being arranged for
the officers in the Old Miller Hotel.
Tn o erection Of these splendid new build
ings should mark q new era in the growth o
Abbeville. The farmers OF the county are
prosperous, our merchants are prosperous
and existing public enterprises are prosperous
We are nearer to the great: water power at
Calhoun Falls than any other city. We have
the master brick maker OF the state in the
pc rson Of Mr.. j. L. MCMILLAN. Will we sit
quietly by and allow the power TO be carried
over our heads to other cities which are com
petipg with us for business? Are 1--we con.
ten to mark time while other insignificant
railway stations march up and take position
In Our rank? VIII we by our negligence Q n
tribute to the growth Of our competitors?
Let the business men Of Abbeville rise mp as
on man and in one voice say no.
We need another cotton mill and We NAV
have 1t II we Will It. Just TO start the ball In
motion, the Press and Banne will start the
subscription to the capital stock at $1,000.
Let the Commercial Gu take the matter
mp at its next meeting and see that all fol.
low suit and get in the game.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Hov 70 Make Squirrel Pie.

Six squirrels. a quarter of a pound of
salt pork and a pint Of oysters. Cut the
squirrel into meat joints and put into
q stewpan with water enough to cover
chem. Add the pork, cut into slices,
and half q medium sized onion. Cover
close and simmer until tender When
done, take up the pieces Of squirrelS
strain the gravy and set both away to
get cold. Line the sides Of a deep pie
dish with a good paste, put a little
gravy In the bottom Of the dish. then a
layer Of squirrel and a few oysters and
some Of the oyster liquor. Sprinkle
with -four. season with salt, pepper
and q little mace and cover with bits
Of butter. Repeat until the dish is full.
Cover with paste, cut a hole in the
center and bake half an hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Organize, Farmt rs Organize.

Now is the time to get the: boys to-
gether. ready for fall business. Call
big .picnics. get a good speaker and
organize the farmers all over your
counties before you let this man 20.
Don't ask half a dozen men to speak
and crampthem all on time. Give
one good man all the time be wants
and he can explain Farmers Union
principles to you better than half a
dozen men would do it.
Stop farming by main force and let
ting someone else price your prod ucts.
Come into the Farmers Union and
pull together for profitable prices.
You produce the wealth of the
country and have the first pull at the
profits. tits just as easy and more
right for you to say what your cotton
is worth rs it is to get someone else to
tell you what st is worth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Property
FOR SALE.

No. 81. 100 acres, 8 miles Of Wal
halla, 2 miles Of Lebanon, at cross
roads and fine place for country store,
gin, good building, etc.
No. 80. 500 acres. 10 miles Of Wal
halle, 2 miles of Whitstone, only 40
acres in cultivation, balance fine tim
Der land, has never been cut-oak, pine
and poplar. Only 81 per acre.
Nc. "a. 1853 acres. 8 miles Of Wal.
halla, 8 miles of Seneca on public road,
40 acres of very fine river bottom, bal
ance of land good, n dwelling and
two tenant houses.
No. 40. 333 acres in the town of
Walhalla. good dwelling and all out
buildings, land in high state of cult
walton. This tract can be cut UP into
town lots.
All of the above farms I can sell you
on easy terms. Write for prices. I
have several nice residence and build
ing lots in Walhalla and West Union.
j. H. DARBY, Real Estate Dealer.
Walhalla, s. G.
pa Office: Peoples Bank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24

If you want 10 sleep good. have pleasant
dreams, and get up with u good taste In your
mouth smoke Speeds Cincu Cigars.
No need for mirrors If you polish your
furniture with Liquid Veneer. Spteu's Drug
Store.
The old, original, reliable Native Herbs nd
Tablets for Bale al Speeds Drug Store.
You are always correctly dressed In hat
wear when wearing a Columbia Sletson. p.
Rosen berg & Co.
We are always replenlshlpg our stock Of
Sletson hats. No old STOCK. T. Rosenberg &
Co..
Everything new and stylish In mems hats.
P. berg Il Co.
The new Columbia negligee shirt at one dol
lar ut RUseu berg's can't be bealen.
When you buy get the best. Rusen berg
keeps the best line OF Degllgee shirts In the
market. The new Columbia At one otllar
each has no equal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
THINK 0 IT.
Cotton Mill Should be Built
at AbbevilIe.

We all know the good that has resulted
from the building Of our cotton mill. Besides
putting many thousands OF dollars In circula-
tIon every month to increase business Of all
kinds, lot owners have simply become rich
in the enhanced value OF their lands.
II, therefore, these good things have come
about because of the building OF one cotton
mill, is 1t not reasonable to suppose that an
other cotton mill would add still further TO
our interests along all the lines?
By a united effort in which a hundred OF
our citizens put their shoulders TO the wheel.
the Abbevile Cotton Mil became a success.
With few exceptions the subscriptions were
small, and nearly everybody sold at q small
discount. But nobody regretted the trade
For q little while 1t looked as If our mill
would 60 On the rocks. The stock went
down, away down, but now 1t Ia held at It's
par value. Successful business management
and favoring fortune have brought the Able.
VILE Cotton Mill victorious over all It's trou-
bles. 1t is now on the topmost crest.
With past experience our people can man
age better, and run shy OF some OF the mis-
takes OF the past
At one time this editor had prejudice for or
against certain persons as busine ss managers.
But experience has proven that the RICH:
man will sooner or later get the place. even
admitting tina the wrong starts an enter
prise.
For our own part, We do not want stock as
q dividend producer. We want it TO help
build q new mill. While we would not buy
stock in any old well established institution
we may be depended upon to take stock In
any new enterprise, with the distinct under
standing that It is for sale at the right time.
The motive for taking stock is to boost the
business interests and the real estate values.
The increased real estate values at Abbeyille
would pay for the Abbeville Cotton Mill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Too Beautiful To XIII

In the Pittsburg Post is this story
of Fergus, a Scotch lad fourteen years
old. His father had given him q new
rifle and 8 new canoe, and now in the
Adirondacks, near Upper st. Regis
Lake, he was expecting to shoot his
first deer. On an August day he
went from camp with Calvin, the
guide, and was about to embark on
the lake.
It was 80 lovely that Fergus held
his breath to look, till all at once he
felt Calvin's hand on his shoulder.
One look at the guides face and. he
knew that something was happening.
AT first Fergus heard nothing bu,
his own heart beats. Then as he re.
covered himself a little, he could hear
a rustic and an occasional crsckle,
and presently, looking up the bank,
he discerned the swaying of a bush,
Something was moving there.
Suddenly the bushes parted and o
head looked through! It was the
head of which Fergus had longingly
dreamed, a beautiful antlered head
held proudly up, the eyes alert, the
nostrils wide apart. AS the creature
broke from cover his mouth was open,
he was hot and thirsty anG eager to
get at the water.
docs he see us?" whispered Cal.
Ivin.
Fergus shook his head.
LET him get well out of the bushes,
then raise your rifle" whispered the
guide.
Inch by inch Fergus had already
lifted his rifle and was now looking
along it when the deer advanced,
coming twenty feet nearer. Then
assuring himself that all was safe, be
stood, his ears at a sharp angle direct.
ly facing Fergus.
Fergus could see the beautiful,
scared eyes of the deer.
Fire." said Calvin.
|. But instead, Fergus dropped his
rifle to his side. There was a sudden
movement, a crashing of boughs, and
the place vas empty.
"Why, Fergus!" cried Calvin, disap.
pointed and amazed, "why, Fergus!''
He looked curiously into the boys.
face and discovered that each bright
eye had a tear in it, and that the
under lip was quivering.
20, Calvin" cried Fergus. II
couldn't do 1t. I hadn't the heart to
do it. I'd die myself before I'd kill
anything 80 beautifulw
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Plant Of tho Plutoerat.

PIaife OF tho FluSocraSs
have bought everything I IN buy;
! have tried everything I can try;
! have eaten each eatable,
Beaten each beatable;
I have eyed everything I can eya
I have sold everything I can sell:
! have told everything I can tell:
I have seized all tho seizable.
Squeezed all b squeezable,
TIL they havo shelled everything thoJ
can shell.
I have ridden zach thing I can rtde;
I have hidden each thing I can hide;
] have Joked all the jokable,
Soaked all the soakabla.
I have slid everything I could slide
I have walked everything I could walk;
I have talked everything I could talk:
have kissed all the kissable,
Kissed all the hissable:
I have baked everything I can balk.
I have crushed every one I could crush;
I have hushed every one I could hush;
] have drunk everything drtnkable,
Thought every thinkable:
! have rushed everywhere I could rush.
have been everything I could be,
And the scheme Of things will not agreed
I have spent all that's .spendable:
Edll it's not endable,
And I mean It's q bother to me.
Chicago TribunA
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24

Office OF Superintendent Of Education
Ahhauilie Conntv.

Office OF superintendent OF Education
Abbevilie County.
The following trustees have been appointed
for two years beginning July 9. 1907
District No. IL. w. Carlisle, s. F. Epps, 7.
]. Bowman.
District No. 2-s. s. Boles, Monroe Cook j.
L.. Manning.
District No. s-Dr. Thos. Kirkpatrick, E, W.
Harper, Jas. Hardin.
District No, 4-Jno: T.. Baskin, w. P. MoCar,
ley, John Sutherland.
District No. 6-Marlon Bonds, P. B. Parnell'
District No. 7-R. o. Bell. J. N. Cooley, Arch
District No. s-Geo. speer, ]. F. Clinkscales'
j. A. Nance.
District No. s-s. c. Riley, A. o. Grant, D.
Burford.
District No. ii~Albert Gilbert. 1. L. Leroy
District No. 12-.G. ] Sanders. ]. F. Single
District No. iSNs. l.. Edmnnds. 10 Still
District NJ. 1T. J.. Britt, J. F. Palmer
District No. l5-Dr. j. B. Britt, VIM. Morrah,
District No. l6-G. a. Harvey, W. p. Wide
man, Jas. McCombs.
District No. limo. 8. Martin, W. BLACK
District No. lS-James Link. W. h. McKln'
District No. Is-J. D. Klnga Chas. Graves
District No. 2o-John T. Cheatham. Jas. A
GILLIAN, Jas. s Williams.
District No. 2l-D. A. Wardlaw, L. A. Jack
son, - Hagan.
District No. 22-City Graded School.
District No. 2S-John G. Ferguson, +. w
District No. 24-W. E. Leslie, A. NJ. Reid
District No. 2s-Johh E. Brown, Will Ellis
District No. S-J. R. Grant, G. 8. Lewis
Chas. Clipkscales.
District Nc. N-s.J. Wakefield, R. A. Kea'
ton, R. Crowther.
District No. 2s-P. L. Busby. T. L. Ferguson,
District No. SOW. R. Ellie, W. B. Uldrick
Districl No. Sir. h. Stevenson, 7. b. Bolts
District No. s2-Tate Burnett, Thos. W. Mil
District No. ST.. P. Thomson, T. P. Purdy,
district M. si-To be appointed.
District No. $50. W. Mckee, Jno. b. Nick
ID District No. So. Il. Green. P. B.. Carwile
district No. 81. R. Prultt, T. ]. Bowen
- Ricket.
District No. S-Dr. F. Y. Pressly, ]. R. Bell,
J. H. Brooks.
District No. SC. H. Dodson, ALI Agnew.J
District No. 4o-J. E. Mundy. g. T. Mundy;
.. =. Bolts. u
District No. 41-J. g. Price, Up. Smith, w
P. Williamson.
District No. 42-R. A. Richey, Thos. Fergu-
son, Thos. Reid.
District No. $40 be filled.
District No. Al. A. Black, II. B. Mattison,
W. A. Callahan.
lson, Melvin Ashley.
District No. 46-L. o. Robinson, Jas. A. Pru-
1T, Sam Fisher.
dy, ]. Will Ashley.
District No. 81. M. Patterson. w. H. Nc.
Kee, WI. Cam.
District No. 5O-No district.
District No. 5l-J. A. Campbell, ". Wright
| w. 7. Cunningham.
District No. 52-F. B.. Gable, ]. c. Bowlck, ],
Robt, Cresswell.
District No. 53-No district.
District No. 54-L. A Ramey, jas. r. Thorn
ton, Will McNeill.
You will meet and organize your boards
electing a chairman and q clerk and report To
his Office your clerks name and address.
Also You will call upon the old boards ano
get ali property OF your district, such as regis.
ters. land titles, insurance papers,. copy Of
school law, etc. r. B. CHEATHAM. A.
Supt Ed. Abbeville Co.
.Iuly q. 1907.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
ANY Soul to Any Body.

my SO0i " my SSeys
90 We must part, my body. you and ],
Who've spent so many pleasant years
together!
IT'S sorry work to lose your company.
Who Glove to me 30 close. whate'er tho
weather.
From winter unto winter, wet or dry.
But you have reached the limit of your
tether,
And I must Journey or my way alone
And leave you quietly beneath q stone.
They say hat you are altogether a d
(Forgive me: 'tis not my experience)
And think me very wicked to be sad
At leaving you, a clod, a prison, whence
TO get quite Tree I should be very glad.
Perhaps I may be 80 some few lays
hence,
But now, methinks. 'twere sraceless not
to spend
A tear or two on my departing friend
Now our long partnership Is near COM
pleted,
And I look back upon its history.
Z greatly fear I have not always treated
You with tho honesty you showed 10
And I must own that you have oft de-
feated
OuHOEluy bCIlcluco Wy yook 1&ACokASJ
And by q blush or stammertng tongue
have tried
TO make me think again before I ueA-
It's true you're not o handsome a. you
were,
But that's not your fault, and Is partly
min
You might have lasted longer with more
care
And still looked something like your
first design.
And even now. with al u wear and
tear.
IT'S pitifH to think I must resign
You to the friendless grave. the patient
prey
OF all the hungry lesions Of decay.
But you must stay, dear body. and I 60,
And I was once 30 very proud Of you'll
You made my mothers eyes to overflow
} When first she saw o wonderful and
new.
And now. with all yodr faults. 'twsrs
hard to find
A slave moro willing or q friend more
true.
Aye. ever they who say tho worst about
you
Can scarcely tell what I shall do without
-Cosmo Monkhouse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Billie Bell and His BurrO.

We've all got a boy we call Billie
Bell,
He is very fond of sport and tries to be
swell;
He. bought a little burro. and named
Little Ted;
BE had him groomed and very well
fed; -.
The be got a bride and a saddle for a
ride,
But he did not 60 far before the burro
SHE'D;
He jumped and bucked and cut a big
shine, .,....
But all this was fun and Billie didn't
mind.
At last the burro did as he had done
cut West
The rest Of the story Billie can tell
best.
He came down from his back 1.-THE de-
scent was quick,)
Over him the jumped the buIro and
gave a big kick.
But Billie was determined the burro to
break,
If 1t did create a furry or a big earth
quake.
Just after this unusual and catastro-
phe
The boys of the city all extended sym
pathy.
They all vowed a VOW the Jack they
would ride.
If it did cost each a part of his hide
The first to- voluteer were McLees
and Brown,
The best little riders in all the town
James Wilson and Beard each had his
. turn;
Each said he felt like he had been in a
churn.
Carter rode him slow and Bieman
rode fast;
1t created much fun as each wonld
pass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
HOW 70 ACT At A MOTEL
Best Plan OF Registering and Gs<-
ting Wants Attended To.

Best Plan OF heE16ter1n8 ana wv
ting Wants Attended To.
A raan accompanied by his wife
shouM not drag her into the crowd
that hangs around the office, as two
thirds of them do. He should first take
her to the parlors, leave her there and
70 to the Office alone. When he has
registered and been assigned a room,
I've should 60 and get her.
When the boy has shown them the
room, the guest should not hesitate to
nay 80 If he does not like It There are
doubtless others empty, and 1t Ia the
clerks place to Try to please.
Another great blunder Is not to ask
the price Of the room before looking at
It Many q man feels reluctant to DO
this, but It Is purely business. II the
price does not suit, he can kick, but
there is no use complaining after the
bill is sent in and saying that he has
been overcharged, that he has been
there before and always had a lower
rate and all the many things thai q
man Is apt to think about when he Is
seady to leave. -
When q woman Is alone, she should
not 90 to the Office. AL that is neces-
q is to take a seat In the parlor and
send her card to the clerk, stating
whether she wants a bathroom or not
and exactly the kind Of accommoda'
tons she wants.
She should frankly say II she wishes
q quiet room, a small room, an ine1-
pensive room or any preference she
may have.
Despite all the printed warnings on
hotel walls 1t is almost impossible to
get women to send their valuables t.
the Office safe. Why? 1t Is a mystery,
But the owners prefer, as a rule, to
take the chances. Then, II a loss oc'
ours, they blame not their Owl care
~lessness, but the hotel management
Another thing: Trunks should be
kept locked. Every hotel tries to get
honest help. No hotel can guarantee
that all its employees arr or always
will be proof against temptation. Ev-
cry hotel asks it's patrons not to tempt
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
WEST END

MIR. Charles Floyd of Montgomery, Ala. is
in the city spending q while with Mr.. W.
Miss Roberta Bradley and Miss Anna Brad.
ley are here from Bishopsville visiting Miss
Louise Brown and Miss Charlotte Brown.
Mrs. Belle McCaw Aston is here from
Miss Eliza Gary has returned from Ian.
caster where she was the guest OF the Misses
Mr.. Earle Jones and Mr.. Erskine Blake are
Miss Bunnie Kennedy is here from Bradley
the guest OF Louise Brown.
Mrs. Carrie Hodges OF WILMINGTON, n. C.,
is In the city visiting her neice Mr.. W. d.
Mr.John M. Harden has gone to .Ashevire
Miss Virginia Calhoun was here from CAL
noun Falls Saturday and Sunday the guest
OF Miss Eugenia Robertson.
Mrs Mrs. - Lewis g BlSun,, has 9 returned to her
with her daughter Mrs. Dendy Miller.
Mr.. George Smith is at home again after
spending bis vacation out Of the city.
Miss Julia Neville has returned to heI
home In Clinton after spending sometime
here with Mrs. Wyatt Aiken.
Mrs. Claude Jones entertained the Euchre
@ meet .'f Mrs. s'Ws! ". Greene &c VIII VIII e 1isassh,
the club at the next meeting.
Mr.. WILDER Blake was here from Iva Sun.
day Waiting bis home people.
Mrs. David Aiken was over from Green
wood for several days last week the guest OF
Mrs. Wyatt Aiken.
Miss Carrie Hammond is here from Wiz
gin!a the guest OF Miss Edns Holman.
EUCHRE PARTY.
Miss Belle Visapsk1 will entertain a num-
Der OF her friends Tuesday evening at Euchre.
Miss Louise DeBruhl left Monday for
Lowndesvtlle where she will be the guest OF
Mrs. T. D. Cooley. Miss DeBruhl has been
visiting Miss Eug enia Robertson for the past
Mrs. Belle Simpson and Mrs. Eliza Bowie
OF Atlanta are in the city visiting their niece
Miss Mary Lou Smith.
Mr.. W.D. Barksdale left last Wednesday
York for a day or TWO before returning home.
Mr.. J. T. Robertson spent Saturday and
Sunday here with his home people. Mr..
Robertson has been in Pensacola Fla for sew.
eral months and has gone 10 Wilmington, N.
Miss Eugenia Robertson has gone to Lown.
desville for g two weeks stay with her oou-
MI. John Calvert is at home again after a
short stay In jamestown.
Miss Ellen Gambrell has issued In Invitations
TO Q Enchre Party for Thursday afternoon.
This AFFAIR is looked forward to with a great
Miss lone Smith and Miss Lenora Beschnm
ale at home again after a visit 10 Misses
Jones In Lancaster.
Mr.. r. E. Cox has gone to jamestown and
New York for q ten days trip.
Mr.. A Simmons has gone to Elberton to
spend q week or ten days With Mrs. Sim.
mons, who is the guest Of her mother Mrs.
James Brewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calhoun Marshall and their
children are here from Anderson spending q
while with their home people.
nMrs. Thomas Smith and her daughter OF
Ocala. Fla are in the city the guest OF Major
and Mrs. Nance.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Barron of Columbia are
In the city the guests Of DR.. and Mrs. Harri-
son.
The Daughters of the Confederacy are ar
ranging for AL ENTERTAINMENT 10 be given
about the LIST OF August. Notice will be more
fully given later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
"C1auss" Shears and Raj
ors. Everyone guaranteed,
give money back if , OF pleas
ed. Abbeville Hdw. co.

The No Name hat for two dollars and fifty
erts uus no equal. We sell them. I. Rosen-
erg i Co.
Ice cream ! ice cream the real thing, at
Milford's.
Ask the chIldren-they know about Nc.
Murray's Ice cream.
or course 1t depends upon your taste. If
you have good taste you will enjoy q good
taste OF Thomas cream. The McMurray
Drug Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
How to Make Peppermint Cordial.

Row to Make Peppermint Cordial.
Peppermint cordial may be made 1t
my time Of the year, for the chemist
always keeps the necessary prepare.
ton Of peppermint Put 80 drops Of
essential oil Of peppermint on to three
or four Jumps Of sugar, pound 1t In q
stone mortar, with a tablespoonful Of
brandy, till all il thoroughly mixed.
Add this to one quart Of proof spirits
Of wine and the same quantity Of
white sugar strip. Color the cordial
with beet root and You will have .
delicious strip.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
Within the Reach Of All.

"setHts w shoSStt VI VI"
1hs gift Of beauty lies within the reach
OF all who seek It You who scan In
vain t./
Your candid mirrors. showing but how
plain
Are the reflected features. I beseech
TO listen to the lesson I would teach.
The best cosmetics IN tho heart and
brain
Their beauty bringing qualities obtain:
Laboratories wonderful are each.
A noble impulse in the cause Of right,
With finer fairness, dowers the hun,blest
face:
Pure thoughts and self forgetting love
will light
The homeliest features with q heavenly
grace,
Lending q bveliness not ages night
Nor sven Death himself shall quite e&.
face.
Edward A. Church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24
About Cheap Wit.

Many good resolutions in farmers
meetings have been lost by the inter-
lection Of a little cheap Wit just sim
ply for u laugh. At times We have
known men in order to get up a good
laugh, they have sprung a good joke
that defeated a good move they we've at
heart in favor of. Such gleeful
characters will quit q very important
business meeting at almost any stage
of it's deliberation, and 20 out side to
see u "yellow dog fight"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-07-24

Let's all 20 to the Greenwood meet
ing. July rs, 20, q. All members
whether delegates or not d altenu
these meetings. The Greenwood meet
ing will be the State meeting and the
beginning of a series of grand rally
meetings to be had in twenty I'VE
counties at one campaign beginning
July 30tl at Laurens.