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Near, but Yet 90 yaz.
vs talked Of Life and death. She nia,
whichever Of n two hrst dteo
Rhs1l ooms back from among the dad
And teach his frtsnd these mysssrtsas
Che died last night, and all this day
Iswsar that things Of every kind
Are trying, trying 10 convey d,
Some messass 70 my trouhlsd NINA
Hooked mp from my tears srswhilA
That white rose dying In The cup
Vas gAztns at ma With hsr smile ]
II blnshsd hsr blush - I looked ~ =
II palsd than with an agony
OF e6oft 10 express ms aught
That would, ! think, hrt1g peace - -
Gould ] but gusaa. add ] cannot
And when the Wind ross u my doos
Il oiamored With q p~lAintive din,
Like some poor creature begging soss
10 b let In. ! lst u IN.
II blew my light ont Round ny hAA
, II whirled and swiftly in my ear
Had whispered something ers IL 6sd
II had hsr voice. % low, % dear.
Tho looking slasa this hvslong day
Has worn that curious, meaning aiR
teal IL when ] look away
Rejecting tkings that ars NOS there.
Tor hours no breathsef wind has stirred,
Yet bends the lamps flame ssH fAnns6
Tho clock says o'er and DER . wsrd
But 10 Godi-cant understand
-Gsrtruds Hall In IHdspendsnt
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HOTEL KEYS
fhsy Are Carried on ~ Guests Who
FORGET to Give Them Up:

fhsy Are Carried on By Quests Who
Forget to Give Them Up.
sour key filter is q Of the most iropor-
tant men on our staff" said the manager
Of a large New Orleans hotel. He Is
Kept busy every day Of the year, and
sometimes he is so rushed with work that
he has to call in an assistant. T It's no
exaggeration to say that he averages
from Is to 80 keys q day
s"But I would suppose remarked .
listener, 'tthat even a big hotel would &C.
quire q srficiency Of keys in the course
Of time"
so It does" replied the manager, sff
the public would only let it keep Tenn; but
It won't. It would astonish anybody not
In the business to know how many guests
walk off with their room keys when they
leave the house. When the average man
gets ready to, depart, he packs his yalise,
locks his door and then goes direct to the
cashiers wicket to settle his bill. When
that formally is attended to, he Is gener-
ally in q rush to get to the depot and II
quite apt to forget that he has omitted
10 return his key at the clerks desk.
That, at any rate, Is the way I account
for SO much Observation-Disclosures on the
subject. The clerk doesn't discover that
the key Is gone until the ehambermaid
applies for It to clean up the room, which
Is probably an hour or two after the
guest has taken his departure. Then
nothing remains bur to call In the key
filter and tell him to prepare q duplicate
as quickly as he an.
formerly the hotels tried to guard
against this innocent kleptomania,r the
manager went On, "by having their keys
made very large and cumbersome and
attaching, them TO enormous, metal tags,
the idea being to render It impossible to-
put them In ones pocket. 10 that end
they were probably a success, but they
were such an unnitigated nuisance other
wise, and guests complained soSbitteriy
at the annoyance Of handling them, that
they were generally discarded. You win
still find the plan popular In the country,
however, and In small houses that have
no locksmiths on the premises, and only
week or SO ago 1 dropped into a quaint
little establishment where the keys were
attached to brass disks fully as large AZ
dessert plates and serrated at The edge
like circular saws.
AT present most of the big hotels use
q modest metal check, stamped with their
address and q request to forward through
the mails II accidentally carried of. All
that Is necessary is to attach a 3 cent
stamp to the tag and drop the key In the
nearest letter box. incidentally ] may
say that about one man In so takes the
trouble. But, aside from the room keys
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Mcnurray's Lhls.

B. B. cough plasters Csc. 20 f1od for whoop.
>eQugh.
tApan whooping cough Gil applied locally
8 that terrible whoOp pa bottle.
a sache,-everybody II les 1t.
kock's cory lops Sill Of Japib Is q talcum
powder hard 10 equal. Wewit gladly how
II to you.
Eureka laxative cough syiup FOR ali coughs
and colds. We know II is gtod.I
Pipes, tobacco and smoker: gotds In variety
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that q suitable hall shall be hired and
obtain the use Of ten or twelve, teams,
az many men and q sufficient supply
Of crushed stone to construct q length
Of good road as q sample.
When the train arrives, the engineers
VIII begin at once to build about q
mile of dirt road with the teams, men
and materials furnished by the local
ity., They viii then surface or macad-
smize az much. Of that road as their
time VIII permit When the practical
bflity Of the movement has been thus
manifested, the mayor and commercial
organizations VIII unite In q call for Z
public meeting to organize an associa-
ton. IN
President Moore OF the National
Good Roads association says OF the
project:
.The south can have good roads II II
VIII, and the sooner the citizens get to
gether and work along some well or
ganixed and practical line these results
WIN be reached the quicker. There is
nothing that VIII do more to increase
the value of virgin lands and advance
the development Of. the rural districts
than well constructed public roads
The Improvement Of the road system
VIII have a wonderful effect upon slim.
ulating the settlement Of people on
farms, and as these settlements are be-
ing made so viii the value Of the Land
increase.
wherever a city or town Is found
possessing well made roadways lead
Ing therefrom you will find the busi-
ness of that point is in a prosperous
condition. Therefore the citizens Of
every town in the south will be pro-
noting their own interests II they give
this movement their moral and If nee
essary financial support.
TT is hoped that every state, county.
city and town officer will give this sub
1eet of better roads serious considera-
ton and then take the matter in hand
Immediately and show his constituents
that the movement for better roads
will receive his utmost consideration
and utmost cooperation.
1T is universally decided that good
roads are what we want. In order to
secure them we must pull together,
working systematically and on Spracti-
cal lines. This grand tour, planned BY
the Southern Railway company, 10 q
signal for action. If the states visit
ed are not alive to this and do not avail
themselves Of the opportunity to secure
information rendered by the good roads
special train, no one will be at fault
except the citizens Of the states IN
which the exhibits are made"
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Don't wear yourself ont going all over town
looking for Xmas goods when you can 20
direct TO the stores OF Milford and get what
you want and prices right. >
(.
Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisS
and consumption will soon be here. Cure
your cough now, and strengthen your lungs
with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do not risk
starting the winter with weak lungs, when
Foley's Honey and Tar will cure the most Oh
stinatA coughs and colds, and prevent serious
results CA Milford & Co.
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Estate Of George Williams.
Notice of Settlement and Application
for Final DISCHARGE,

Take notice that on the 2sth day OF Janu-
ary,1 1909, I will render q final account OF my
accounts aud doing as Administrator of the
Estate Of George Williams, deceased, in the
office Of Judge Of Probate for Abbeville Coun.
~ at 10 O'Clock q. m, ~ on the same day
will apply for q final discharge from my trust
as such Administrator.
Ali persons having demands against said
estate will present them for payment on or
before that day, proven and authenticated or
be forever barred.
i. T. MILLER,
Administrator.
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The State of South Carolina
ABBEyILlE COUNTY

ADbENlLLE SOUSI1.
Probate Capitalization for Letters Of Admin.
istraLion.
By ]. F. Miller, ESQ.,, Judge Of Probate.
Whereas, Mrs. X. o. HESTER has made
suit to me, to grant her Letters OF Admins
tration of the Estate and effects OF Robert
w. Hester late Of Abbeville County, de-
ceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
the said Robt. w. Hester, deceased, that they
DO and appear before me. in the Court
Of Probate, TO be held at Abbeville g. H., on
Thursday, the 31st day OF December, 1908, after
publication hereof, at II O'Clock In the fore
noon, to show cause II any they have, why
the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and seal of the Court,
this 18th day OF December, In the year
of our ord one thousand nine hun
dred and eight and In the 1880 year
of American Independence.
Published on The 10Th day of December,
1908, In the Press and BaDne and on the Court
House door for the time required by law.
j. F. MILLER,
Judge Of Probate.
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DR.. Thornton's Easy Teether has saved the
lives Of hundreds Of babies and will safely
carry your baby through the most trying pc
riod Of Its life as IL 10 q guaranteed remedy for
Ieething, summer Disrrhoea, Flux, indiges--
infants. 25 cents. For sale by McMurray
Drug Co. and country merchants, or Easy
Teether Medicine Co., Hartwell, Ga.
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Tor Sale.

so acres. more O Hess. situate about ~ miles
from Due West IL Due West and Donaids
road. Well iuhpr&ed three-room dwelling:
stable; lot; pastue. For particulars see o.
write E. r. Hortd, OF AIdersoc, s. c., or ].
u. McDaYid, Abh&lle, 7.
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Schedule for Due Wet Railroad.

Morning train leaves Due Yea lois.
The evening Train leaves DE Vest al sis.
The Southern from GIeavile and the
Southern from Columbia met II the morn
ing 81 Shoals Junction, to k,iIes below
Donslds. The Due West J6n Will take pas
sen gers from both these trails.
The Southern Trans In th ev&lipg, North
and South, meet at Hodges. II these are on
time the Due West tam Jakdb passengers
f1om each OF Them. They're PIE II either
ans, or runs ont 10 Due Wet hnd returns
- service.
ing or evening tre1gh k1n.
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The Real Es,ss Marke. Active.

~How sbout q nice ftage in the city OF Alb.
bevilIe? Have NOR Ihan n dt zen al pricet
ranging from SS75 TO lO0o. Also seeeral lois
at moderate prices II any Ola terms. Gar
sell Won any numb of acres OF cultivated
lands near oIty. or cd ptry. One new cottage
lust I'm ished. with al ecdern improvements,
cheap for cash. Col yoa D0thlng 10 look.
Come To see me. AL ' q In office.
II Nj. E. Hollingsworth.
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Suitable Books.

Customer hesitatinglyeI suppose-er
you have some-er-suitable books for
q man-er-about to be married?
Bookseller-Certainly sir. Here, John,
show this gentleman some of our account
books-largest size.-London Tit-Bits.
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xop0s Men!

, II you want TO kI pw why you should be
come telegraph open l0rs ana what school t6
attend. write 10 e(&THERN SCHCCL OF
TELEGRAPHY. Nd8nan, Ca, for Tree Gaia
10y IA" EVERY e. 7 should read IT. 20.
sitlons positiv ely gu anteed.
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GEMS TN We
OpDorfunity.

Matter u human destinies am ].
!yame, love and fortune on my footsteps wafA
Cities and fields I walk I penetrate
Deserts and sees remote, and passing By
Howell and mart and palace, soon or late
knock unbidden once at every gate.
Z sleeping. waks;,H feasting, rise before
] turn away. II u the hour Of fates
And they who follow me reach every ststs
Hortals desire and conquer every foe
Save death, but thoss who doubt or hssttaSa
Condemned to failure, penury and wos,
Seek me In vain and uselessly implsrS.
answer not, and I return NO more.
John J. lngallA
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Enelish Spay& Linimeu

Hard, SOFT or Caiiou "a Lnmps aud BItnish
es from horses ; all BLOOD Spavlns, Culos,
Splints, Sweeney, r & Bone, Stihrs, Sprains,
Throats, Onghs, etc. save sou ny
use OF one bottle A wonderful Blemisp
Curs. Sold By P. B. peed. druggist.
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Wanted

The people to k1Rw that the Hlll-Moseley
Electric Co, furpi1 all kinds Of electrical
supplies and do frs CLASS WORK.
Fresh lot of BATE es on nand. u
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Farm RI Sale.

Five hundred acre I'm, situated eight
miles from Troy, In d eenwood county, OF
public road, near schI , daily mail. Coco
six room house, newl 1palnted, and plenty
outbuildipgs practicaa new. Good wen
Lot OF Timber seven nor farm open. A bar.
gain. Good reason seiilng. Without
GUubt one of the beat q ok and grain farm,
in the county. VIII ae cheap III solo oeiort
January lst. Terms cas-
81 Green God, S. G.
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Requirement

q i've - faith, but faith II not ~ slave
OF taxi and legend. Reasons voios ~
Gods,
Natures and duty's, never are u sddA.
What asks our Father Of his children Ave
Justice and mercy and humility,
A reasonable ssrvios Of good deeds,
Pure living, tenderness to human nssds,
Reverence and trust and prayer for light y -
The Masters footprints In our daily waysf
No knotted scourgs nor saeridcia1 knNe
But the calm beauty Of IN ordered life,
Whose yery breathing Ia unworded praise
A Life that stands, - al trus Lives have stsoe
FIRM rooted b ~ tAith that God = good
-V1lAAiaR
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Land cultivated by irrigation Is more
productive than land where rainfall mois'
ture alone Is sufficient to mature thu
crops. 1
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Iank for Sale.

I will sell GO acreA OF lane three miles from
Hodges and TWO I'd les fIom Wareviile. With
in half mile of rsk road. Terms easy. Ap-
ply to W. W. Bradley.
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We handle nothing in the holiday line
for sale. Come and IetTas show you through,
and don't forget the soap deal. G. A. Milford
& Co. -.
Roger l. Gallett's violet and Atkinson's
white rose extracts are hard to beat. Try
them next time. McMurray.
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Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic con-
stipation and stimulates the liver. Orino reg
ulates the bowels 30 they will act naturally
and you do not have to take %pureatives con
%tinuously. G. A. Milford & Co,
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Good Land

Wanted-A tract OF good land in this coun-
~, " hundred to three hundred acres /;
level, and IN good state OF cult, alton, in de-
siraoie community. Apply ". w. Bradley,
Abbeville, 3. G..
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Hoarse coughs and stufiy colds that may
develop into pneumonia over night are Quick
~ cured by Foley's Honey and Tar, as II
soothes infamed membranes, heals the lungs,
and eIpeIs the cold from the system. c. A.
Milford d Co.
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AbbeviIIe County Union to Meet.

The Abbeville County Farmers Union will
meet at Abbeville, January 9Th. instead Of the
fret Saturday as heretofore published. Col.
J. l., Keit, StSte Executive Committeeman
Will be present, and wishes to meet all local
secretaries. J.P. Pressly, n
President
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EirIIusurauee

II your dwelling, furniture, store, ETC.,
should burn up Knight y ould the Loss hurl
you? II so, see onpbone me. L eau give you
best fire ipsurancN protection NJ very little
COST. j. E.. McDavid.
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Dangerous OpeI Dion

is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who tax ed DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is v e subjected 10 this
frightful ordeal. They work so quiet
~ you don't feel them THEY cure
constipation, headache, Ii%lieusness and
malaria. Csc at Speed'sdrug store.
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He Wstt = 1ook

s-. he WEI D 0ooks #t-
Yondss, dr.. WHARF, you - thsm high weeds
grow
An brisrs wrapt about Ne slab that's hsoha,
They buried . mAn thsfs io.n-g time ago :
That writ . boob. y -
Don't seem 70 me ! sves heard his mama,
But pap, who II ths ssxton hare, b. spoA0
3e ms ons day about him. Al tAs AND.
he writ . boob.
What was the book about never k1sw.
Pap never tole me that 40 never took
Interest In him furthsr'n I've told JOS
10 writ . book.
up says, says hs, "Aftef the man wa dssd
strangers would come from miles away -
look -
A. that grave an lay hswers shove his hsaA
Who writ . book"
Ths years went on, m than, no more foslosn.
They come With flowers IN with mouxnsu
look
= talk about the "seaius that VA goas"
Who writ . book.
An thsn pap sssn that 'twsn't NO use 70 hass
Yhe sweetss' roses In that Lonesome nook
Whsp FOLKS bad long ssoy'd within his sravs
IS Who writ . book.
yuf what's thu use, siF, II folks never psu0
Among the many gravestones hese 70 look
For hi. 10 plant tbs roses Jest because
Hs writ . book
-TIank Ball In Nashville b.
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Always Look

Call and see ID
colt ages near pI
sacrifice. Three
Gently been MAJ
and the supply
. q number Uf
apply early cam
property. Not q
and the So ppIy !
you had best lool
TONED.
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An average sheep yields 81 pounds Of
meat 43 pounds Of fat and IS pounds Of
hi5o and wool >,
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stabed.

Strayed. A red with DARK etrlpes,
white hind feet and OF ears clipped on.
Any Que returning NE Will DC hperally
II. A. Smith.
\ Abbeville, 3. G.
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Have you seen that Holiday line at Mil
fords? II surpasses anything ever shown In
Abbeville.
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stoekH Meeting.

The regular ar meeting OF the Stock
holders Of the hal Bank Of Aboevilie
will be held at thS BIB on the twelfth day Of
January, 1909, be the second tuesday oil
the month, Il. G. Smith. Cashier.
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A large shipment OF Huyler's candy fresh
for Christmas at Miltord'B. u
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233 SINNERS" ATLANTA.
Many ar.sssss for lisd ierly Conduct in
Georgia c PitaI.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 26. he record which
Atlanta has bseu 10 4 ipA Under piohlhi'io,
for a consistent decrea1 IN srres,s for dis
orderly conduct was mar d icday, when %;
such cases were tried N recorders court
This W 4s the highest uune pr for INV one day
in The past Two yta-s. ItSec!uded "a arrest
for drunkenness
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hit 10 leather goods you want Milfordi has
what You want ...
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Dd&h.

Died ON the morni,N - OF December D, 1908,
In the sixty-uinth yt4r or MS age, hooert
Reid Hemphill.
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County Board
their annual %
vlsor's office OF
Monday In Jan l
All parties |
Con nty of Able
claims to the G
ers on or before
approval.
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For Sale.
Four thoroughbred Oppington cocks. APP
ply Mrs. W. w. Bradley.
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.Wednesd

The annual nd
Abbeville.G ree]
ISOLATION will
day, January 81
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-21
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Oct. 22. Song rehearsal by students
University Auditorium, at II
a. m.
Oklahoma Club meeting, Aca
demic Hall, Room A, 10 a. m
Kentucky Club meeting.
Oct. %. 'Barn-W Warming by Agricul-
tural students at State farm
barn, 8 p. m.
Oct. "a. Football-Missouri VS.. West
minister.
Reception by Junior Academic
students to Freshman Academ-
ic students Academic Hall, 8
p. m.
Oct 20. Laying of the cornerstone of
new agricultural building.
Oct. 2S. Meeting of Executive Board,
p. m., Academic Hall.
Oct. 80. International Symphony Club,
Missouri Auditorium.
Oct. 81. Football-NIissouri VS.. Ames.
Nov. IA. Football-Missouri VS.. Wash
ington.
Nov. 10. Lecture by George z. I.
Sweeney, auditorium.
Dec. 4. Lecture by John I. McCutch
con, auditorium.
Dec. Is. Lecture by dorado Taft, audi
torium.
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AND THE MISSOURI.

Mr.. Taft probably hit the sentiment
of the majority of the people of the
middle west, when he declared, before
the Deep Waterway Conference at Chi
cago that we want a complete system
of inland waterways Yet President
Kavanaugh's statement: Let us begin
with the Mississippi and let other rivers
and other sections follow as soon as pos
sible' undoubtedly found support among
the 5000 delegates.
This false notion of economy, Mis-
sourians will not be long in setting to
rest. The commercial value of such a
cross state highway precludes the idea
of leaving the Missouri out of the first
great plan of river Improvement. If it
comes to states paying part of the cost,
Missouri would be fully compensated in
lands reclaimed from frequent inunda-
tions.
Now we have it that engineers be-
lieve if the Mississippi alone is improv-
ed, its channel will have to be dredged
constantly for Missouri silt and be
guarded by line of tugs against Mis-
souri, snags. There can be but little
doubt that this would be the true state
of affairs. The proper course is to i'm
prove the Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska
and the other states of the Northwest
would welcome the move and could be
counted upon to do their part further
up. The cost of confining the Missouri
mile for mile would not be much greater
than that of controlling the Mississippi;
and there is no reason why penny-wis-
dom should obtain i'm matters so init
mately connected with public welfare.
Let the old road across Missouri be
rebuilt. Not even the railroad men
object. They realize that it is time for
good canals. Already the railroads are
crowded almost to the limit. They are
complaining of lowered dividends. when
there are some classes of freight that
ought to have still cheaper rates. Grain |
for instance. must have less handling |
If 1t is longer to compete in the mar
kets OF other countries. Far seeing |
railroad men see in the future a state |
of congestion we are likely TO overlook
How is the question of transportation
to be met: Since the railroads con-
Tess their inability we shall have to turn
to canals, as Europe has done. The
time for waterways is at hand. and let
the ditch from the lakes to the Gulf
be ii feet or "a The Missouri. the
real Father of the Waters-must share
in the improvement.