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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-15

Representative E., M. Rucker In the
interview above reproduced.
Locks of sufficient size to satisfy the
needs of the upper Savannah river can
be constructed at cost moderate enough
to not be a hindrance for the develop
ment of the powers.
The concurrent development of the
navigation and of the powers would be
advantageous to both navigation and
powers.
The policy of our section should be
to find a plan by which navigation
and powers should be developed ST.
simultaneously.
If it must be admitted that, in it's
present state, the navigation of the up.
per Savannah river is not of great i'm
portance, it cannot be denied that the
people of the river are entitled to the
enjoyment of their little river as we'll
as the people of the Mississippi are en-
titled to the enjoyment of their great
stream.
The humblest citizens cabin is. be.
fore the American institutions, upon
an equal footing with the wealthiest
citizens mansion.
For the above reasons, the upper Sa-
vannah river and its a%f1uents, the Tu-
galoo and the Seneca rivers, should
not be taken out of the list of the nav
igable waters of the union, unless, at
least, q new and thorough examina-
ton of said rivers should have been
made by the engineers of the federal
government, and their report should
conclude in the justification of said
action.
Further, this year 1908 being a cam
paign year for representatives Of both
state and federal, the people will have
al opportunity to meet, discuss this
matter of the navigability of the up
per Savannah river, and to hear the
opinions of the candidates on the sub
ject.
And 1t is to be hoped that such dis
cussion, exchange of views and opin-
ions will induce the riparian and ada
cent landowners of the upper Savan-
nah river to undertake, at once, the re-
opening of it's navigation which is OF
40 vital Importance for the future de-
velopment and prosperity not only OF
the river section but of the entire
country. Yours respectfully.
Masculine.
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MiIfOrd's Locals,

Prescription work IL q speciality with us.
DR. ]. r. Power has lew equals and no supe.
riors as q p~rescriptionist, and when II comes
from his hands you will always find 1t o. K. In
every respect. G. A. Milford q Co.
Save you fruit with Wheeler's preserving
powder. For tale by G. A. Milford & Co:
Pain s, vsrnisbes and stains In any quaint
ty always on hand at q. A. Milford & Go.
II you are in need of a trnss you want 10 60
to Milford's drug store. They can 1T you up
to your satisfaction.
Seneca stock and poultry food at G. A. Mil
ford d Co.
Japalac and ReDulac always to be found al
G. A. Milford d Co.
Neuralgia cured In ten minutes with Nil.
lords Neuralgia Powders. Try them. Sold
by g. A. Milford & Co.
Promptness is our watchword. Deal with
us and you will always get your drugs and
other goods within ten minutes. Ask our
customers. They can tell you how we do bus
lness. Yours TO please, c. A. Milford & Co.
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The attention OF the public il called
to the Act of the recent Legislature,
approved the Oath day of February,
1908, which reads as follows:
AN ACT to Provide for the Re-Enroll-
ment and Registration of the Quail
fled Electors of this State During
the Year 1908, and to Provide Com
pensation for the Supervisors of
Registration.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That the Supervisors of Reg
~istration in each County of. the State
are required to re-enroll all the quail
fed electors in this State during the
year 1908.
Sec. 2. That the same time the said
Supervisors shall register all persons
who may make application therefor
and who may be entitled thereto.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose of
such enrolment and registration the
said Supervisor shall keep the books of
registration open at the several county
oeats every day Sundays excepted),
between the hours of nine a. m. and
six p. M, during the months of July
and August, 1908; and in addition
thereto, they shall attend, during the
month of September, 19U8, at least one
day IN each township, in their respec-
tive Counties, of which at least ten
days notice shall be given by adver.
tisement in a newspaper published in
the County and in Counties contain
ing fifty thousand Inhabitants they
shall attend in each city, town, or in
dustrial community, containing three
hundred or more inhabitants, at least
one day, upon similar notice Pro-
vided, That the provisions of this Sec
ton shall only apply tn the re-enroll-
mentand registration for the year 1908.
, Sec. 4. That for the purpose of said
re-enrollment the Secretary of State
shall furnish the Supervisors of Regis
tration with all the necessary books,
and the sum of five hundred dollars
shall be appropriated for supplying
said books.
Sec. 5. That the Supervisors of Reg
istration shall each receive for their
services, during the year 1908, the sum
of two hundred dollars, to be paid by
the State quarterly, as other State Of
ficers are paid: except in the Counties
of Anderson, Charleston, Greenville,
Sumter, Orangeburg, Richland, where
they shall each receive two hundred
and fifty dollars for the year 1908: Pro-
vided, That in Spartanburg County
they shall receive this year three hum
dred dollars, to be paid as above pro-
vided; that, after the year 1908, the
Supervisors of Registration shall each
receive fifty dollars per annum in off
years and one hundred dollars in gen.
eral election years: except in the
above named Counties, where they
shall each receive seventy-tive dollars
per annum in off years, and in general
election years they shall receive two
hundred dollars each per annum, in
GLIDING the County of Spartanburg.
Sec, 6. All Acts or parts of Acts in
consistent with this Act be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
Approved the Oath day of February,
A. D. 1908.
All persons having business in the
matter of registration will call on the
Chairman, w. G. Sherard, in the store
of E. R. Thomson on the public
square.
w. G. Sherard, Chairman.
A. F. Calvert,
r. H.. Armstrong,
Board of Registration.
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Fresh ruta baga and turnip seed just In.
Good stock of fruit jars-pints, quarts and
half gallons.
Extra jar taps and r~ubbers, both white and
black.
Ice cream freezers-two quarts, three quarts
and one gallons.
Jello ice cream powder make a delicious
dessert.
Still taking orders for summer delivery best
Jellico coal and selling lots OF II.
Will have best Red Ash" egg and nut hard
coal and coke early in the fall. Taking orders
now for hard coal.
A good stock Of seine s still on hand.
Ice tea season is now In full blast. l have
the ''T" and would like to get rid OF II.
. A good assortment OF wood and stone
churns also extra dashers.
I have received my fall stock of CRATES and
fixtures. Can give you q good CRATE for very
little money. Come and see them and get
ready for the winter while the weather is
good. Amos b. MORSE.
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We have the store, we have the goods. We
nave the clerks. Phone l07. and mats all
you have TO do. G. A. Milford & Co.
Huyler's ! Huyler's! Yes, Huyl er's. We
double our orders almost every week. Trade
Ia increasing. Goods always fresh. c. A.
Milford & Co.
Fountain ~syriDges, hot water bottles. Ice
bags, In fact anything you want in the rubber
goods line can be had at the u%p-to-date phar-
macy OF G. A. Milford & Co.
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G. B. Burhans Testihes After Four Years.

G.. B.. Burhans. of Carlisle Center. N. Y,
writes: about four years ago I wrote you
stating that | had been entirely cured OF q BE
we're kidney trouble by taking less than two
bottles of Fo,ey's Kidney Cure. 1t entirely
stopped the brick DUST sediment, and pain
and 81 mptoms OF kidney disease disappeared
am glad to say that I have never had q re.
turn OF any Of those symptoms during the
IDENTIFY cured to stay cured, and heartily rec
ommend Foley Kidney Cure TO any one suf-
feriug from kidney or bladder trouble" P.
B. Speed.
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schedule for Due West Railroad.
trsin leaues nna West ln.l6.

Morning train leaves Due WeRI IQ:I6.
The evening train leaves Due West at Sis.
The Southern from Greenpille and the
Southern from CoIumbia meet In the morn
ing at Shoals junction, two miles below
Donalds. The Due West train will take pas.
seugers from both these trains.
The Southern Trains In the evening, North
and South, meet at Hodges. II these are on
time the Due West train takes passengers
from each Of them. II they are late 1t either
waits, or runs out to Due West n returns
for this service.
Passengers can also 20 out from Due West
on morning or evening freight train.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-15
Savannah River in List
of Navigable Waterways

War Department would not be JUST
fled in approving any work that would
be inconsistent with the preservation
of the stream as a public navigable
waterway.
"While, however, the fact of the nav
igable capacity exists, it is believed
that the weight of evidence shows
that there is not at the present time
any useful or important navigation on
the stream, and that such navigatian
is not likely to be developed in the
immediate future. 1t is thought to be
permissible, threfore, for the depart
ment to give favorable consideration
to q project for the construction of q
dam across the river, provided such
project includes the construction of q
suitable lock for navigation purpose
whenever required in the interest OF
commerce.
1.-The plans presented by the Savan-
nah River Power Co. for a dam at
Gregg shoals makes no provision for
the construction of a lock either now
or in the future, and for that reason it
is not believed they car be approved.
I recommend, however, that the COM
pany be informed that if plans are
submitted which include q lock of suit
able construction and location to be
built at the expense of the company,
they will be approved on the under
standing that the construction of the
lock may be postponed until such time
as, in the judgment of the Secretary
of War, the commercial conditions OF
the streams require it. This action
| will allow the work of constructing
the dam to proceed on the line now
proposed by the company and will
also afford time for Congress to further
express it's will in the premises if ii
desires to do 80.
II further recommend that the same
action be taken in regard to the other
dams, authorized to be constructed
over this river, when the occasion for
their consideration by the department
arises"
The recommendation of the Chief OF
Engineers contained in the above re-
port have been approved by the depart
ment, and, accordingly, should your
company submit plans including q
lock of suitable construction and lOca-
ton, to be built at the expense of the
company, they will be favorably CON
sidered with the understanding that
the construction of the lock may be
postponed until such time rs, in the
opinion of the Secretary of War, the
conditions make Unnecessary.
Very respectfully,
VIM. q. Taft,
Secretary of War.
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Mothers. don't give your baby anything
that contains opistes or any other Injurious
drugs. but insist on having DR.. Thornton.s
'Easy-Teether," as II is the best medicine on
the market for teething babies. and Ia absc-
lutely. harmless az IT does not contain any
opiates or Injurious drugs OF any kind. II Is
guaranteed under Pure Food and Drugs Act,
Guaranty No. 1854. Price Is cents. For sale
BY McMurray. Drug Co. and country mer-
chants or Easy-Teether Medicine Co.. Hart
we'll, Georgia.
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AS can be seen from the two preced.
ing documents, the War department
fully recognizes the navigability of the
upper Savannah river and our rights
to its navigation-but it hints for the
possibility of congress of putting said
river out of the list of the navigable
waters of the Union, and postpones the
building of the lock clearly to give
congress time to take action in this
matter.
And we are warned by the Daily
Mail of Anderson that Congress will
be asked to take our river out of the
list of navigable waters of the Union.
This is what the Anderson Daily Mail
says in its issue of LIST May, 1907:
1.-THE Chief Engineers of the War
Department has said that if q bill or
resolution is introduced IN the next
Congress declaring the Savannah river
to be not navigable, he will recommend
its passage. Such a hill or resolution
will be introduced and also certainly
passed. And then there will be an
end for all time to the efforts 10 binder
the development of the water powers
on the river which mean 80 much for
Anderson and for this entire section.'
This warning should not be disre.
garded, as it comes from q newspaper
which Is generally considered the Of
fetal organ of the Savannah River
Power Company.
But at this juncture the State OF
South Carolina steps in Unexpectedly,
and q new state of affairs opens.
The semi-weekly Chronicle of Au-
gusta Of Tuesday, March "a, 1908, ex-
poses the matter as follows:
TWO RIVER DAMS SAID TO BE WRONG.
South Carolina Commission Will In
vestigate Conditions at Gregg Shoals
and Above Augusta Locks.
Anderson, March 19.-At the last
session of the general assembly Rep
resentative E. NJ. Rucker introduced
and succeeded in getting its passage a
bill providing for an investigation of
the dams on the Savannah river, with
a view of ascertaining whether those
dams have proper construction of fish
ways and as TO whether these fish
ways are properly maintained. The
bill also provided for an investigation
as to whether or not the Savannah
river is a navigable stream and if it be
decided that it is such whether or not
locks should be required put in at
those dams.
Speaker Whaley has named the per-
sonnet of this committee and it is Rep
resentative E. M. Rucker, Of Ander.
son, Senator ]. r. Earle of Oconee and
Representative B. E.. Nicholson, OF
Edgefeld. The compensation shall te
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rlISI lelleE
War Department,
Washington, May 2, 1907.
Sir-Referring to your application
of February IA, 1907. for the approval
of plans for a dam proposed to be built
across the Savannah River at Gregg
shoals, 1 beg TO invite your attention
to to the following report of the Chief
of Engineers, U. S. A, on the matter
application is made by the Savan.
nah River Power Company for ap.
prevail of plans for a dam proposed to
be built across Savannah " at
Gregg shoals, for water-power pur-
poses, under authority of an act OF
congress approved February 5, 1907,
copy herewith. The plans have had
full consideration at a public hearing
held by The district engineer officer,
and his report on the subject, with &C
companying papers, is herewith.
"The portion of the Savannah river
across which the dam is to be built is
in law q navigable water of the United
States, and in the past has actually
been used for a certain kind of navi'
cation. 1t is undoubtedly capable OF
further development in the future, and
this fact must be taken into considera'
ton in connection with any project to
place an artificial structure the
stream. To approve plans for the con-
struction of a dam, which do not in
clude provision for a lock, would
amount to a declaration that the stream
is unnavigable, and thus remove it
from the list of navigable waters. Con-
gress alone has the power to take this
action, and until it has done 80, the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-15

Every home with children should have a
box OF DIR. Thornton's Easy-Teether In II. A
guaranteed remedy for all bowel and stom'
Ach trouble in teethipg children. % cents.
For sale by Mem urray Drug Co. n country
merchants; or EasyiTeether Medicine Co.,
HartWell, Ga.
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Fulton's Renal Compound. Guaranteed
Price S1.N. The McMurray Drug 20.
It cures for good-Fulton's Renal Com
pound-s1 70. McMurray Drug Go.
Your money back II you a it-Fulton's
Renal Compound-s1.C0. McMurrsy Drag Co
II you think you need 1t get q bottle Of Full
toms Renal Compound. Your money back II
you are not pleased. S1.O. McMurray's.
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MOrse's Locals.

Save your fruit with Wheeler's preserving
powder, the best on earth. Sold by G. A. Mil
ford q Co., Phone l07.
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Second letter:
War DEPARTMENT,

wal Ocpdll1nEdl,
Washington, Aug. 81, 1907.
,Sir-Replying to your letter of the
24th instant, l beg to advise you that
llhe plans of the Savannah River Pow.
er Company for a dam, across the Sa-
vannah river at Gregg Shoals were
approved by the acting secretary OF
war under date of August 8, 1907.
The approved plans provide for q
lock, and approval was given subject
to the following express conditions,
such action being in accord with the
statements made in. department. letter
of May 2, 1907, to the company re-
ferred to
81. That whenever required by the
Secretary of War and Chief of En-
gineers in the interest of navigation,
said Savannah River Power Co, its
successors and assigns, shall construct,
in connection with the DAM, a.lock at
the location, and in accordance with
the general plan, shown on the at
tached blueprint.
2. That before commencing con
struction of the lock the said company
shall submit for the approval of the
Chief of Engineers and Secretary OF
War, drawings showing details of the
gates and their operating machinery,
the arrangements for filling and emp
tying the lock and for securing vessels
while in the lock, and of the works
necessary to enable a vessel to pass
with safety to and from the lock and
the upper pool.
8. That the construction of the
dam and lock shall be subject to the
supervision of the Engineer officer OF
the United States Army In charge OF
the locality"
Very respectfully.
The Adjutant General,
Acting Secretary of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
ANY ONE CAN START SEEDLINGS
An Outdoor Garden That Will Cost
Nothing.

KH ANY plants. both vegetable and
M flower, can be started now in
49, the house with a minimum Of
trouble. by utilizing things that common
ly go into the waste paper heap or the
garbage. For instance, paper boxes such
as the small laundry boxes, charlotte
russo boxes. etc, make excellent flower
pots. each to carry one seeding
The common tin fruit or tomato cans
are excellent. Set them on the stove to
melt the solder and open the seam. Then
wind wire around them or tie them
with a string. after removing the bottom
Any desired number of these can be set in
a shallow box. filled with fine earth with
little charcoal on the bottom for drain
age
Put them where they will have abun-
dant sunlight. Tomatoes can be grown
especially we'll in these cans. The Fuller
tons, the famous experimental farm IMAM
ayers Of Long Island. have made valua-
BILE discovery in this line. When their
tomatoes are ready to set out. they leave
the can in the hole with the plant, setting
it into the ground so that its top Is about
two inches above the soil. This forms an
absolute protection against that miserable
pest. the cut worm, which cuts the to-
mato plants just above the root. AS there
is no bottom in the can. the roots spread
out underneath without hindrance. and
thus they are also protected against
drouth When the can Is thus planted In
the hole. it Is not necessary even to cut
the wire.
If, however. the plants are 10 be re-
moved the cans are carried to the plot.
the wire or string is cut. and when the
can Is opened out. you VIII have q per-
feet cylinder of earth which can be set
into the ground without disturbing the
roots in the least.
In most cases the paper boxes need not
be removed from the plant at all. They
will rot away. 1t is well. however. to
slash them freely with a sharp knife, TAX
ing care not to cut into the roots. Inc
bottoms, must of course, be removed al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14

serve a far greater variety OF purposes
than fiat garden spade.
Two other tools that you must have are
a rake and hoe. The rake should have
at least twelve long teeth and the long
est handle you can find. The hoe should
be heavy rather than wide. A small hoe
with a very thick blade and back Is best
If you can get one that has sharp tri-
angular blade on the back, so much the
better. Do not try a combination hoe and
rake. 1t will answer very we'll as rake.
but you can't use it to hoe close to any
thing, which is just where the most hoe
ing should be done.
A small garden trowel is another abso-
lutte necessity. Be sure to get one with
solid steel shank The ordinary iron
shanks, or the shanks that are set into
a socket instead of being solid. are
delusion. You can afford to buy the best
best grade will cost only: Fork. $1.25:
spade, S1.25: hoe 60 cents; rake, 50 cents;
trowel, 35 cents. Total, $780,
If you want a few extra conveniences
that will prove very useful, though they
are not necessities, get a hfty-cent garden
line which will be ninety feet long. pair
OF pruning shears for IS cents a dollar,
and wedding claw for ten cents.
If you want a lawn, of course. you Will
need lawn mower. What you spend on
it will depend on your purse. There are
dozens of kinds that are excellent. Really
good ones are all expensive. A cheap one
usually proves unsatisfactory In operation.
expensive for repairs and non-durable.
ment Even the best mower will need to
be examined carefully each time before
using, to make sure that the knives are
set just right to cut properly.
Get Real Gauntlets.
Besides a mower, you will need a sickle
and pair of grass shears to cut in cor
ners and at edges where the mower can't
run. border edger is not necessary,
especially if you buy sickle with bor-
der knife on the back. Anything with
straight, fairly keen edge will do. how
ever, for cutting borders. Where the
lawn is small, thick knife with good,
big handle made by wrapping cloths
around it, will do nicely.
If you don't want to garden without
gloves get real gardening gauntlets by all
means. Don't depend on old dress gloves.
They will not last a day, and your finger
tips will be through them almost before
you begin to work. Besides, the dirt
will work through the seams almost i'm
mediately.
Set aside four little tubs Gutter f1rkins
are just right, but paint kegs will do
splendidly) to hold insecticides. Gather
all the stakes you can find and set them
aside tied in a bundle.
BY all means get a hose il you can af-
ford it. If the garden is on both sides
of the house and you can get water
supply from more than one side, get
two pieces of hose rather than one long
one 1t is much easier to have length
of hose on each side than to drag a
long boa constructor around the house.
A hose looks innocent, but it can writhe
itself into infuriatng knots.
Another great utility is a wheelbarrow.
But you can garden quite satisfactorily
with the spading fork, spade, rake. hoe
and trowel. All other needed things can
be improvised as you go along.