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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-27
The Barn.

great big rough thing entirely court
house for proud serespecng people, but substantial
structure, and should be sold and allowed to stand.
That the barn that projects into the public should
be cut off,
Gary elegant place and its location
could not be better chosen.
caaboose the conspicuous
place in that We Of reflection that town. In
placing caabo the conspicuous and the most convenient
place odge only other little places In
making exhibit of their public budng Abbee
ndred they all did Hodges does the matter
the calaboose Abbeve when rural village bad nothing
naturally crowded its house into the public
but know Of modern city that puts Its Court
on the public square.
Even sleepy cities like Augusta place their Court
houses side Streets that stranger coming to town must inquire
for the Court house.
Nobody should day pogress and civilization any
would scaod and keep
standing as admonion This two
FsTo keep scad always before would be dlpleang
ensbes the citizen and make exhibit Of Court
q certificate of the smallness of the city
for scaod for white We
can just Of sight, and do them up
thrust Court house the sight
everybody in the We longer back number and
build court house where the next generation will
cricise our lack Of progress.
Even little town like Anderson feels writing unplesant
eptaphs good who nice little court house
wrong place. They simply followed in the footsteps their
who placed rock In end sack when grain
was to mill on horse back
This editor has seen three Court houses:
a rckety old wooden building hardly 1T
horse stable.
The second-A right good little shack was built close to
buildings burnt BY adjoining buildings
The ThirdTh old tobacco barn. built the rubbish of the
building $1,000 brick. With the bats and bricks
building 600 brick the famous old tobacco barn
The builder the brick work Jeptha Wilson
Anderson.
After putting III walls,
and including the openings paid laying
Counting width high for openings the
actual brick In the building including the bats 1928 0
1emse of of the work constructing the Court
house was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-27
pa.n. IS. The Shop that does Everything Phone 1856
We have a frst-class Timer who can
put on any kind Of a roof, and 90 all
kinds of repairing.

We have a first-class Plumber who can
do all kinds of plumbing, No jobs to
large, None too small. We want the
work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-27

Of asceanpg the cost Of either the plank win
shutters elegant benches that enough for
something like $35 while the
beautifully constructed benches must have cost least 80 s5 cents
apiece
building the structure bid of in 1879 by John
Sign J. William Robertson under the firm
Seal Sign Robertson and John Enght and D. Smith
rght& After work commenced about to begn En-
right Sign
son for $500.
the cost Of the Court house to 1885, the ex
being:
Pigeon holes in the different Offices eimated. $3.50
Change of cornice around the building from wood
brick 400
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-27

the above figures estimate that the contractors made
thing like $4,000 profit
Their bid being the lowest with the privilege using
available stuff from the burnt building that
building The broken brick put the
centre walls put the outside and the soft
making the partition walls in the lower story The
upper story nehesor two brick thick The first story
IL feet the and story s feet In the clear but
work commenced that the foundation too low
extended and agreed rae the foundation
keeping the lower IL feet the clear but reducing the
the II feet The reduction In the story
to of raising the foundation.
Legislature authorizes the Of the material in the
new building To may
Legislature understand the renting Of suitable
occupying the different county officers during the build
ing of the court house.
This, we think part wisdom
In the place there few suitable places that could be
rented.
place. would perhaps thousand dollars
and belongings The furniture out date
the third place would be miracle the valuable and
the house could moved without the loss OF
them.
place. which house stands
either modern building live town. Our grand
daddes had grand daddy ideas
| Matters for Consideration.
With all proper respect sagay
may charge building Court house
which be ashamed would suggest idea two fol
their consideration
First. Abandon building the houDe
campe hedgd place where the old Court house stands
secondWihou dcouning the wisdom of grandhers let
large suitable lot be selected away from the square.
the old until the Cour
house 8 ready for occupancy
Fourth-Eithe on may builders
advertise highest bidder
money buying better lot and in building the house.
Fh-Mak the sale conditioned the not claim
possession until such time the county ready vacae
SxFor this reservation concession could made the buyer
extending the time for his removal the projecting thirty feet from th
public square.
sevenhBy putting old building up highest
full and fair price would assured And the amount
realized would assist in the and the better structure
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
mnmtrtt Naur
Exrruttur Ahilitu
BY ELLEN E. MILLS,
Author and Member OF Sorosis.

asaed by critics who do not recognize this quality when it
does have much executive ability Whenever they
the opportunity prove this they do it, The great trouble Is
ability called by that in fact it is
seldom recognized all 1t regarded merely what she ought TO do
but did the thing should certainly hear about IT,
through has been ls sheltered,
quen many proportion the number of have had the
chance to demonstrate ability will few which
prove lacking this quality calmly appro-
prated by opinion himself Consider the number of women
city big boarding houses alone Does not that
executive ability?
Consider the dmaers propreo of big establishments
and controlled by themselves.
mners the private secretaries and other business
women.
Then think of the women educators heads big Certainly
there is doubling executive ability in that quarter
consider the mother with children How could
manage when upon her ouroes Does it
executive ability small children left penn
those children, keep her family together? Was
under such circumstances who could do il? Where is
there lack of executive ability that womans makeup
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
To Secure Ealr Treatment.

I'VE have reached the day when we
must be willing TO make geenrous con-
cessions II we are 10 receive fair
treatment in Europe. Ex-
press.
This Is the conclusion reached In
view OF threats by Germany and
France TO mark up their tariffs on
American exports. We are 20 make
generous concessions" from our tariff
on German and French exports in or
der 10 secure fair treatment! We are
10 take the bread ont OF the mouths q
American wage earners and their far
illos merely because some European
nation threatens 20 iace1 US unfairly
II we cc1f'
Is taat The Express idea OF the prop
er course for a nation Of 85.O00.0O0
people 20 pursue? Are We to lie down
and surrender our rights whenever
some foreign country fiourishes a big
stick?
Our tarlff is our own. Il suits MS.
It was made for Americans. NOT for
Germans or Frenchmen. Under II we
are buying $500 100000 a year OF com
petitive goods from foreign producers.
Shall we be scared into buy ing more
II so. low much more7
II we show the white feather now
when and whore VIII the big stick
bluff game stop? Are we always 90 b.
az the mercy Of fsreign bulldozers?
For shame, The Express needs Ia
take n few stitches in It's patriotism
and It's common sense. Both are get
Ting the worse for wear when II talks
about making generous concessions in
order TO secure fair treatment. There
is better way 10 secure fair treat
ment. and the weapons are In our own
hands.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
ss'5j1I42Eiii|)lg|@E|lF
49, -ESM X
ONLY A GLASS OF BEER.
Blu, In Four Years II Made a Drunkard
Out OF the Boastful Young Man.

Il only take a glass OF beer now and
then" said a young man of my &C.
quaintance; "it rests me. and there is
no harm in H." That was four years
ago. and today that man is fast We
coming a drunkard. II he IL not al
ready one After awhile one glass
did not satisfy HIM. so he took an.
other. until now he Is an habitual
drinker.
only a glass OF beer" four years
ago. and to-day a drunkard.
How many useful lives have been
wrecked. how many thousands have
gone down TO a druakard's grave, how
many are spending weary years inside
the prison doors. and only a glass OF
beer" was the first downward stepl
Boys. don't touch II. II you never
take the first drink you are on the
safe side. Don't think you are strong
enough 10 stand when others stronger
than you have fallen. Don't you think
you can take few drinks and then
stop when YOU choose. for with the
appetite e Is sure TO create and the
saloons looming up on every corner
Il Is dangerous business. and you can
not afiord 20 take any chances.
II you have commenced stop az once.
Don't drain the cup 10 It's bitter dregs,
for you will ind nothing but sorrow
and a waste OF life. Take your stand
against u Ike a boy ] know. who will
boldly say. 4 never drank and never
shall" This boys father was drunk
ard. and there was misery and sor-
row In that home Il made a deep Inn
preston In the heart OF the boy. and
though he has grown up with iemp;a-
ton all around him and every oppor.
tunity to go astray. be has frniy stood
his ground. He "a never seen standing
in front OF the saloon. The gambling
table has no charms for him. He
never goes with evil companions. and
~ by chance he Is thrown In their way
he boldly looks into their faces and
dares 10 say NO"
Mothers point TO him az model
for their sons 90 initiate. Would 20
God that an men and boys were like
HIM There would be no saloons, with
their doors wide open Ike the mouths
OF ravening wolves seeking whom they
may devour. We could not have To
urge tho men who call Themselves
Christians 20 vote the curse out OF
existence
only a glass Of beer. yet what
an outcome, Sorrow and misery al
along the way. a wasted lie. and
finally drunkard's eternal hell
Touch not. taste not, handle not,
for In that alone lieth safeiy.-hy
Frances NJ. Wheeler. in National Ad-
yocatc.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
On Rp a 6rrat
Vrar fur Jlying
BY LEO STEVENS.

giant year there will be three types of air mcineshe
aeroplanc comfortable balloon and combination Of both
believe that with balloon attachment will be the most
important machines viii he utilized for pleasure and for
CARRYING light weights Changes the balloon will not be very
Doubtless the balloon will be made to point more steadily and
TO cut he winds with much greater resistance
The experience during the
has interesting wealthy who are already ppar-
for flights The also planning tests during
this wear ARMY officers procuring their
own balloons purposes and getting accustomed to the
mode winning this by American the cup offered
by France resulted for great race IN ST. LOUIS dur
coming which will bring together the greatest number OF arr
travellers ever seen al in the history of the world
Americans apsons next year in this country by
All classes other country has known
The when all large American cities VIII have their
balloon factories and air transportation will become auoo-
bile ra7el is
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

What will the advocates OF tariff re-
ductlon as a promoter OF foreign trade
have 10 say about the November trade
returns? In the first II months OF
1906 our imports have been s1,lsS,-
J39, 1922, an increase Of S1l0,1SS,06I
over the corresponding period In 1905.
while our exports have amounted to
s1,607. 712.S4 this being $3.50. SCI
more than for the first II months Of
1905. The grand total for III months
Is $2.T95 $50 ,664. AZ this rate our for.
eign trade for 1906 will reach the s3.-
250. 100000 mark. Is not our foreign
trade doing fairly well under the Ding
ley tariff? II is double what II was
ten years ago under a tariff revised
downward with particular reference
to promoting foreign trade. Taking
these large figures into due considera-
ton, will the congress Of commercial
organizations which is to meet two
weeks hence in Washington be likely
20 ad wise another experiment in for.
eign trade promotion like that Of
1gs4-s7? We should think not.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

January first Just passed and the
months preceding saw the greatest ad'
vance In wages ever known In this
country. The advance is the more
remarkable because Il was based on
the highest rate known in this or any
other land. A ten per cent. increase
to the wages OF the laborer under the
free trade tariff OF 1876 would have
meant daily gain OF from Ave 10 ten
cents, II he had gotten It. A ten per
cent. increase under the Dingley tariff
IN 1906.7 means gain of 20 10 so
cents a day. or from $50 TO $3.50 a
year: the gain itself being more than
the entire wage OF some foreign com
petltofs.
Tho Dlngley tariff has brought most
Wondrous changes TO our industrial
life. Under II our foreign trade has
doubled: the value Of our farm prod
ucts has doubled; the volume OF en-
ployment has changed from the Idle
ness OF millions to n veritable labor
famine In all parts OF the country. Our
manufacturers are unable TO supply
the demands Of our prosperous people,
and We are buying over Sl.20O,O00, 900
worth OF foreign products.
Remarkable as are all these results,
they do not equal in importance the in
creased rewards 10 labor
The secretary OF the Railroad Gen.
eTal Managers association says the
railroad employees will this year re-
ceive over $1,000. 100000 In wages,
more than double what the railroad
employees OF 1886 received Here Is a
gain OF over 100 per cent IN the past
ten years. These are so-called mon
protected workers. and yet they are
among the greatest recipients OF the
reward OF a protective tariff.
The condition OF street and elevated
railroad employees Is similar. The next
largest increase has been given 20 the
metal workers. Bradstreet's estimates
that the annual pay roll In the Pitts.
burg district alone exceeds S350.O00.-
600. an increase over two years ago OF
$1,000 900.
The textile workers OF New England
and elsewhere have had their share
too In the Increase OF wages. the gain
amounting TO many millions of dollars.
The express companies employees,
ccai aud iron and copper miners. boot
and shoe operators. and the laborers
in thousands OF mills and factories
have had an Increase during the past
year over The increases OF the years
preceding under the Dingley tariff.
The laborers OF the United States
have been trebly benefited hrst by
continuous employment; second by
higher wages: third by shorter hours;
and we might add. fourth. by an In
crease OF interest in savings banks
where they have over $4,000 600 900 on
deposit at four per cent now. in most
eases, instead OF three and three and
one-half per cent formerly. And still
the labor demand Is not equal 70 the
supply. and we are easily absorbing
half a million new wage earners an.
nuaily from abroad. who. with their
/ families. add over a million new con.
sumers each year TO increase tho de-
mand for American agricultural and
manufactured products.
In the light OF the above facts II
would seem foolish. yes. criminal. 10
change a tariff policy which has given
such unprecedented rewards 10 the
workers OF the country.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
Makes fer Prosperity.

Recent reports from Kansas stlll in
dictate that prohibition tends TO In
crease. rather than retard, prosperous
conditions. More than 100000 was
invested last year in banks, estab-
llshed for the most part in the smaller
towns, and the estimated per capita
wealth % the state is $500 Ia cash
mot including stocks, bonds. securities
and money In safe deposiu. Only n
few other states in the Union can
equal this record.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

The unlucky editor sat mp after
aours to do the subject justice; he de
scribed in words that fairly hoated
she bride and her trousseau; he made
your mouth water in describing the
-. leshments and made every one who
had contributed feel like a millionaire
when reading the description and list
of presents. He wound 1t all up in as
I,-4.tlv word picture as you ever read
and Irste of the joy attending the
affair. ssys the Stafford, Kan. Repub-
iican. The "oaipositor set it up Jay"
best friends, who lived on r. F. ID. No.
6. took it as personal and came in and
stopped his paper and threatened 20
mop the floor with the editor.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND DRINK.
The Latter Responsible for Mental De-
feieney Of Former.

Or. A. MacNicholl. Of New York
city. in a report Of an examination OF
the cause Of mental deficiency In
school children. prepared for the New
York Academy OF Medicine. says: in
prosecuting this work I am forclbly
impressed by the conspicuous posi-
ton occupied by alcohol as cause OF
mental deficiency OF children. Alec
hol by destroying the integrity OF the
nerve structure. lowering the stan
dard OF organic relations. launches
hereditary influences. which. by con-
tlnuous transmission. gain momentum
aud leave their impact upon gland and
nerve until mental faculties are de-
moralized. physical energies hopeless
~ impaired and the moral nature be.
comes degenerate and dies.~
The doctor found that OF children OF
drinking parents, but of abstaining
grandparents, rs per cent were dull
lards: OF the children of abstainlng
parents and drinking grandparents. IS
per cent. were billiards; OF the chill
dren OF abstaining parents and grand
parents. only 4 per cent were dull
lards
The fact IL evident and only too
true. therefore. that drink Is a curse
to the prosperity and weli-being OF
society--a burden TO the sober tax
payer. an enemy OF the poor mans
home and the cause OF two-thirds OF
the evil In the world
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

The relation OF pauperism to intern
perance seems very plain 10 the peo-
pie OF Japan. In Great Britain there
are 100000 panpers. while Japan
has only $4,000 When someone ex-
pressed surprise at the great disparity
and wondered why In Japan there
is so small an element OF pauperism in
proportion to population, the reply OF
a Japanese statesman was: "That Is
because while the Japanese drink tea
the British people drink alcohol"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
The Rise in Price Of Labor.

Some idea OF the amount OF this
tariff trust graft may be obtained by
considering the difference between the
rise Of prices in this country and in
England. byron Holt.
The rise In prices of labor. for IN.
stance. Prices OF commodities have
risen the world over during the past
few years, but nowhere has the price
of labor risen as Il has ia the United
states.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07


| am more than pleased
with the aeronautiC
achievements Of 1906
and feel that Americana
have outstripped compete
itors in foreign lands,
Within one year the mo-
tor has grown wonder
fully and we have nov
sufficient power to drive
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

A snowstorm in London involves the
expenditure of big fortune to restore
the streets to anything like a passable
condition. After the snowstorm Of
January. 1895, which approximates to
the present visitation, Nisbot Blair
the surveyor OF st. Pancras. said that
ais authority expended f2,472 on
snow removal. There are 90 boroughs
in London. and. taking st. Panacras
as an averag-sized borough. the total
expenditure would be close upon
10000. This sum, says London
Chronicle, makes no provision for the
city OF London and the total can not
fall far short OF 100000. Half an
hours rainfall at this stage would be
worth its weight in gold.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

A writer in a current
magazine has this to say
Il for one. make bold &c
say that | believe women
have but little executive
capacity" 1t is needless
to say the author G.. this
sentiment is a man.
IT is not the first time
that woman's executive
capacitv or ability has
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07
LABOR'SBIGREWARD.
GREATEST ADVANCE IN WAGES
KNOWN IN HISTORY.

As Result OF Unparalleled Prosperity
the increase Of Pay TO Workers In
Mills, Factories and on Railroads
Will Amount to $1,000 100000 for
1857.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

II is sald that there are so many
practical philanthropists anxious to
save Mrs. Russell Sage from the dis
grace Of dying rich that she is afraid
TO go out. and is a prisoner in her own
house. II excess of energy Is our ma
tional fault, its extreme is found in
the number who are eager 10 gain
the good things Of life without work
tEg for them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

II the Jaislngroa Gaekvar. the son
of the GaelVwar of Baroda. who has
come to this country to prepare for
Harvard. takes advantage of the lib
erty which his absence from home
affords him, about the first thing he
will do win be to take up the simpli-
ded spelling OF his own name.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

The postmaster at st. Louis says
that society women are eligible for
membership in the Ananias society
From this It is to be seen that not all
the prevaricators are in congress-.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

Growing social complaints about
tight wads" are now explained. 1t
is the example Of King Edward, and
must be followed If one preserves
good form.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

While the congressional party Of IN
vestigators we're on the Isthmus OF
Panama an alligator tried TO eat one
of the members. Both the alligator
and the CONGRESSMAN We're saved.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

II there is anything in the report
chat the north pole is moving south
ward at the rate OF 20 miles a day. it
ought to be ready soon to discover its
would-be discoveries.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

The inhabitants OF many countries
are a little uneasy lest an earthquake
should overtake them, but the danger
of an earthquake does not worry q
Russian officeholder a bit.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

The Hfrtford city man who pro
pl.ses lfaw preventing officials from
rhsying for more than two terms might
have had more chance of getting it
passed If he had not included senators
and representatives in his list.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

Tulsa. Okla. has 775 girls and 722
boys attending school. At this rate
the second generation will not be short
on school teachers. Long live the use
fiu spinster.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

Though you struggle through the
jungles Of life, look up and behold the
mountains of success and prosperity
beckoning in the glimmering distance.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

The belief of the New Jersey wo-
man that somebody was putting the
evil eye on her COW will be something
Of a jolt 10 those optimistic souls who
claim that this age is an enlightened
nnp
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

Paris is said TO be startled by the
proposal of Sarah Bernhard to play
Mephistopheles, and yet she has been
playing 1t for a number OF years past.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

Once in a while 1t is the man that
is unreasonable. Here is one suing
his wife for divorce because she did
not die, as she said she would.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

A bigamist was up before London
magistrate and in giving HIS testimony
he referred to one 81 the witnesses as
my son-inlaw ny my first wife"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-02-07

II appears that some persons believe
that the car of Russia has not yet
troubles enough, and so they are &C
cusing him of writing poetry.