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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
RIS-KEHH NEEDY.

Married, on Wednesday, December lst,
in the First Presbyterian church at Will
lington, Abbcville county, S. c., by the
Rev. S. L. Morris, D. d., of Atlanta, Ga,
Mr.. Arch Boggs Kennedy to Miss Ella
Brice Morris, both residents OF or near
Wilmington.
The church was dressed in %cvergreens
and was darkened by the partial closing of
the blinds. The middle aisle was closed
by q gate Of evergrcens at its entrance,
and the side aislcs at their extreme ends
by white satin ribbon stretched across and
preventing access to the altar.
The time appointed for celebrating this
service, one of the two which have sur
vived the customs OF the ancient Chris
tians-to wit, the Sabbath and the marital
was three o'clock, P. NJ, and shortly be-
fore and after this hour the guests and
contracting parties, with their attendants,
assembled in and about the church. Soon
the minister took his position ut the altar.
MendelssOhn Wedding March sounded
forth from the well-tuned organ, while the
bridal company filed in through the main
aisle to their several positions.
The minister in a brief and impressive
eXOrdium, stated the purpose Of the gath
ering, and in the short and simple formula
OF their service quickly concluded the mar
rage, when the bride and groom, followed
by their attendants, withdrew and went
their several ways. Later, when the
shadows Of evening had fallen, the newly.
married couple repaired to the home of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. L.
Kennedy, with immediate kindred and
special friends, to partake Of an entertain
mcnt given in their honor.
On entering the house, fruit-nectar was
served by Miss Georgia Kennedy and Miss
Mary Morris. Later, an elaborate course
of salads, with appointment, followed by
cakes and the many adiuncts belonging
thereto. The dr~awing-room decorations
were beautifully and artistically arranged
in green and white, with an arch on one
side, under which the bride ana groom re-
ceived the congratulations OF their friends:
The dining-room decorations were in red
and white and this color scheme was car
ried out even to the refreshments.
The social festival continued until the
wee small hours of the night warned the
guests that the time had come for it close,
and, one by one, they took their departure,
leaving the home to its usual rest and re-
pose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
Improved Cattle Troughs.

AS stated last week, Mr.. j. c. Brown OF
this place has invented a self closing cattle
trough which he gives to the public free
OF charge. The general principle on
which the trough works is about as fol-
lows
The trough Is set on pivots in q rack OF
stand made by mailing something like one
by six inch stuff at an angle of about thirty
five degrees or a suitable angle. 1t is then
braced so as to allow motion of the trough
on it's pivots above the bracing.
The trough is made like the ordinary
feed trough except that a plank is nailed
along the centre of the bottom and to the
back so as to keep the feed in the front
part of the trough as long as there is any
feed in it. AS soon as the food is all con-
sumed. the greater weight being in the
back the trough automatically closes.
"A design Of the trough is in the Press and
Banner Office, together with the directions
for making and balancing.
Persons wishing to examine them may
apply to w. w. Bradley.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
CHECKS UNDER 81.
II Will be Unlawful to Issue Them for a
Lass Amount After January 1st.

It ia not generally known that congress
passed a law, which becomes effective after
January lst. 1910, which provides that any
person or firm that issues a check, note,
MEMORANDUM or obligation for less than
S1. or circulates such, shall be liable 10 q
fins Of $500 or six months imprisonment.
Checks for less than 81 are not by any
means unusual and especially where coun-
try patrons OF department stores IN tne
large cities send a small order Tor goods.
And every person and firm having bank
accounts have always felt at liberty to
write checks for any amount, no matter
how small. provided there was a balance
to their credit in the bank or banks drawn
upon. But after January l. next a line or
imprisonment stares them in the face.
AS q consequence, the business interests
of the large cities are sitting up and TAX
ing notice." and especially is this the case
with the department stores in New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pitts,
burg, Buffalo and oil cities doing a mail
order business,
Just upon what theory the government
proceeds to restrict any person from draw
ing his own money out OF bank is not easy
TO recognize, and the law seems to have
been passed without general knowledge or
discussion.
1t may be that the government desires
to compel the use Of postoficc money or
ders, postal notes or registered, upon
which fees are charged, but what right
has the government to compel tribute
upon the withdrawal in any sum or the
personal money Of any man deposited IN
bank for his individual use?-Greenwood
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
The c., c. & 0. Charter.

There was a good deal Of criticism re
Gently of Attorney General Lyon for adj
vising the secretary Of state to refuse O
charter to the C. C. 4 o. railroad; his opin'
ion having been asked by that officer. II
was charged by some that Mr.. Lyon was
%obstructing the development of the state
and all that sort Of thing--his critics for
state, It is peculiarly his duty to observe
the law. The attorney general has been
sustained by the supreme court. The con:
stitution expressly forbids the granting OF
a railroad charter to a foreign corpora
ton" and therefore, there was nothing
for the attorney general to do but to adj
wise as he did or to p~erjure himself.
It turns out that his course was not only
the correct one, but the best one also
another illustration that honesty is the
best policy"-for the railroad company
has demonstrated" itself and become q
South Carolina corporation subject to the
control Of South Carolina law.-Newberry
Observer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
REV. A. J. RANSOM TO PlTTSBURG.
Missionary Goes to Learn Something
About the Language Of India.

Rev. A. J. Ransom leaves this afternoon
for Pittsburg, Pa, where he goes to con.
suit with specialists on the language or
India with a view to preparing himself for
the missionary work in India. He, will be
absent from the city about three weeks.
Some time ago the Journal announced
that Mr.. Ransom had decided to go as a
missionary from the A. R. Presbyterian
church to India. For several months he
has been preparing himself for this work:
Next Sunday morning at 11.3O the pulpit
at the A. R. P. church will be filled by DR.
R. P. Pell, president Of Converse College.
There will be no night service. Free
Lance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
DOTS FROM ARBORVILLE.

We are at a loss to know where we are.
We have missed connection, so we must
start again. Mr.. Editor, you have rem
dercd a very good excuse. We know the
Press and Banner is growing very fast,
but did not think that it had got to bc SO
large that n could not find Il Few dots.
We hope that her wings will continue to
grow, so that she will soon be able to lily
around twice Il week. The more we see OF
her the better VIC like her; she certainly is
a welcome visitor; we all enjoy reading
the old Press and would like to see all of
our neighbOrs subscribe; we are sure they
would not regret it. All would do well to
see w. b. Bowie before they put in their
subscriptions; he might save you some
money on your subscription; he certainly
would be glad to do so.
Miss Martha Hawthorn Of this section is
spending the week in Abbeville with her
nephew Mr.. Tom Hawthorn. She will
take in the NJ. L. Conference.
Mr.. j. w. Mckee brought Mr.. Mack
Nickles out to Magistrate Bowic's court on
last Thursday to defend two negroes
charged with trcspass. They say they
made the trip in less than one hour with
out any booze; if they had had IL little
booze they could have made it i'll half the
time.
MOVING IN AND OUT.
Mr.. A. G.. Bowie has moved to the Able
vile cotton mill. We are sorry to see our
people deserving the farm and moving to
town.
Mr.. Burdettn of Laurens county has
moved in u midst; we are glad to have
him come in. He has rented the farm of
Mr.. B. p. Green.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
RECIPE FOR CURING HAMS.
Famous Virginia Method Of Curing

Select six fresh pork hams, Is POUNDS
each: rub over the flesh side OF these a
mixture of 2 pounds OF brown sugar, Ia
pound Of saltpeter, IA pound OF black pep
Der. and Is pound Of red pepper, with
salt enough to cover the hams-about5
quarts to the 100 pounds. Pack IN tuo
or box with the skin downward. Let Them
remain six weeks then hang by strings ana
smoke with green wood hickory IS pre-
ferable) a few hours each day for ten days.
Rub over with hickory ashes, and leave
them hanging for three weeks, after
which wrap In paper and putin bags.
They are best from one to two years alter
curing.
ed In quality and flavor, need to be bolled
in water only. To cook the ham, soak IN
cold water six to eight hours, wash ana
scrape thoroughly, put in a closed boiler
nearly full Of cold water; let come to a
bon, then simmer slowly, allowing Is min
utes to the pound. When done, let the
ham remain in the liquor till cold, remove
the skin, spread over with brown sugar
moistened with sherry wine, v with
cracker dust, and put in a hot oven a lew
minutes till q nut brown. Serve on plat,
ter garnished with parsley:-GreenWood
Index.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
MAY RUN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
NJ. L. Smith Of Camden is Spoken OF
as a Candidate.

Columbia is understood that friends
OF Representative Mendel L.. Smith, OF
Camden, who was in the city this week,
are urging him to become a candidate for
attorney general next year, the impress
ion being that Attorney General Lyon
may not be a candidate for reelection. In
that case it is generally believed that u.
P. DeBruhl of Abbeville, the assistant at
torney general will also enter the race.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15

4 poll tax of One Dollar per capita on all
male citizens between the age of q and W
years, except such a. are exempt by law, Will
be collected.
4 Communication road tax of One Dollar will
be collected the same time as other taxes
from all male c~iilZrns belU cen the ages OF IL
and so years, except such as are exempted by
law. Unless said Tux is paid by first OF March,
1910, eight days work upon the public high
ways will be required under al overseer, If 30
much be necessary.
Taxes are payable only In gold and silver
cOiu, United States currency, National Bank
Notes and Coupons OF Stale Bonds which be.
come pay abie during the year 1909. A tax Of
50 cents Will be collected on each dog.
Parties desiring information by mai In re-
gard to their taxes Will please write before
Dece 10Th, stating the location OF their
property, and Inc ude postage for reply, and
those paying taxes by check must Include
the eli irge for collection
]. F. BRADLEY,
County Treasurer.
Oct. 1909.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
StunG for Is Years

by Indigestion's pangs-trying many
doctors and $2OO.O 90 worth of medicine
in vain, b. +. Ayscue. of Ingle>ide, n.
c., at last used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, and writes they wholly cured
him. They cure Constipation, BIZ
iousness, Sick Headache, Stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Bowel troubles.
25c at Speeds drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
Shop early at Bargains.

Fo,e,,s Honey snd Tar j. the best and safest
cough remedy tor ctIlhrtn. Al The hrst
symp oms of Il cod, give az directed, and
ward of danger of Group, brohchiiis.. sore
cold in the head, and s'nffy Dreaming.
n brirrs comfort aud ease 10 the little ones.
Contains no opiates or other harmful drugs.
Karp Always" hand, and refuse substitutes.
&. y. Milford l. Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
]. F. BRADLEY,
County Treasurer,
Looking Ones Best.

It's a woman's delight TO look her
best. hut pimples, skin eruptions, sores
and boils rob life of joy. Listen
Blu klen's Africa Salve cures them
makes the skin soft and velvety. 1t
gIol ifies the face. Cures Pimples, Sore
Eyes, Cold Sores, Cracked Lips,
Chapped Hands. Try it. Infallible
for Piles. 25c at Speeds drug store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.
OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18th
UNTIL FRIDAY, DE-
GENDER 3lst, 1909.
The Rate Of State, County, School
and Special Tax, Including One
Dollar Poll Tax, One Dollar
Communication Tax.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT TC
l. raise supplies for the fiscal year commepc.
ing January |, 1919, notice is hereby given
that The tfice OF Comfy Treasurer for Able
Vile County will be open for the collection o.
taxes Tor said fiscal year from Friday, Octo
Der 18th, until Friday, December 3lst, With
out penalty. There will ne added
A penalty OF Une per cent. on all taxes not
paid on January LIST, 1910.
A penalty OF WI per cent. on all taxes not
paid on February LIST, 1910.
A penalty Of seven PER cent on all taxes
not paid on March 1T, 1910.
Rates per cent. OF taxation are as follows:
State 81 mills.
County Tax OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Special County ). F..m..... ~
Constitutional School ......3
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15

Judge j. Fuller Lyon was among the
honored guests last week.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-15

"Oh," cried the summer boarder, as a
couple of calves trotted across the field,
what pretty little cowlets."
you're mistaken, ma'am," replied the
farmer, "them'S bullets. "-EXchange.
The sun., 1909-02-06
The MaIefactors OF Moderate Wealth.

/ FROM the HH0hdHlfOn Press,
| II is commonly supposed that the Tnior
! Pacific and the southern Pacific railroads
are the property OF r.. n. Hartman anc
that the profits OF both these systems "
| into his pocket. As matter Of fact th'
books of these companies contain the names
Of 80 600 stockholders. among whom IA,
profit Of sl7. 900, 600 a year Is divided. These
stockholders own n majority of the share,
that have been issued and could oust Mr.
Hartman at any time they saw A.
There are So. 200 shareholders in the Penn.
sylvania Railroad. $4,000 in the Atchisor
q. 900 in the New York Central, 10. 800 In the
Great Western, 10. 900 in the Erie and 10, ,OOI
in the st. Paul. a total of l5?. 900. con-
servative estimate Of the stockholders in
the other roads OF the United States brings
the aggregate to 5000 These half mill
ion shareholders divide sS0o. .W0, 900 each
year in div Idends
The stock OF seven Of the big indus
trial combinations, steel. telephone. sugar.
copper. Pullman. smelters and oil. are
owned by cOl. 400 people. The $500 900
shares Of the 5.tOo national banks in 1904
were held by SIS. 900 investors. an average
OF only twenty eight shares to each person,
There are now about 1000 national banks
In the United states, and II is estimated that
they are owned by not less than 400 900
people. These banks have Is. 900, 600 deposit
tors and the life insurance companies
!5 900 200 policyholders who are thus di-
rectiy interested in the corporations that
are being so strenuously berated.
one Southern railroad company. the
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company.
publishes its list Of shareholders. From
the list issued last year il is learned that
of its .0a6 shares 40t are owned by women,
3i5 by men, i27 by trustees. 81 by estates,
10 by guardians. 3 by executors, "a by
churches and religious societies, by
schools and colleges. by asylums and hos
pitals, by societies, y by business firms,
I by insurance companies and by banks
The shareholders average yearly income
is A?o An examination of the records Of
other big companies shows practically the
same diversified ownership.
The question who owns tho big trans.
portation systems and financial institutions
OF the country Is easily answered.
They arc the property of people OF mod
crate means.
The sun., 1909-02-06

More OF Eplctetus.

To lHE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sr, | not,
Speaker Wadsworth declares he Is in for
war on the direct primary issue and that
he finds many good people outside OF
politics opposing the Governor"
Jus. enroll me under that head. have
been waiting for a contest when u few good
people" might be lined up az snst the Gov
ernor. IL IL not usual for me to he opposed
to the Governor. nor Is il my habit to be
lined up with good people" hut I can
reconcile my conscience TO being against
the Governor when ! am lined up with
good people,
find in the Governors speech OF January
20 the following:
The happiest moments perhaps that enjoy are
ln the mldnigh, hour when ! read the dscouTses
Of Epictetus.
should like to know IL the Governor has
read Chapter ~, which deals with Epirus.
a reformer. who scolds others for their
partisanship while he himself Is a partisan
OF the isnkest type.
The chapter ends thus: In public do not
claim more than your due, nor ATTEMPT to
appropriate to yourself what belongs to
all II you do not consent TO this, bear
being abused
So II should get to abusing the Governor
in this primary contest you will know that
Epictetus is authority for my conduct.
NEW YORK. February 5. s. J. T.
The sun., 1909-02-06
At II Again,

/ The fl6ridiaGS are simple folk, re-
striCted in their aniliscments, and do not
share, wc suppose, in those provided
voluminously for visitors and stran-
I gers, the mich COWS of the plutocratic
( hotels. II is not surprising then il
| The celebrated interstate peripatetic
attraction from Fairvicw, Neb., spoke
to "A great crowd" in Tampa Thurs
day Florida has seen him as q soldier.
! Apparently she has not vet heard him
sufficiently, although he long ago broke
all records and surpassed all miracles
of long time loquacity; and everybody
in the United States not deaf or an
infant in arms must have had the
opportunity to listen TO his music.
Mr.. BRYAN's mind is pow erful as ever.
He said that the "aristocrstic party"
was in power il the United States, led
by Mr.. ROOSEVELT, who was straining
the Constitution and usurping power
And he defended himself for approving
certain acts of Mr.. ROOSEVELT because
these my policies were also Bryan
policies, In short ROOSEVELT seems
Ia be a bryan Republican and BRYAN a
Roosevelt Democrat.
This patter about an "aris:ocratic7
party is left over, like Mr.. BRYAN, from
the last campaign. In truth there have
been and are two denagogic parties,
Mr.. RocsEvELT's and Mr.. BRYAN's.
Mr.. RooSEyELI's reign is ending. 4
moderate, sensible and constitutional
Republicanism is hoped for from Mr..
TAFT. Nr. BRYAN doesn't mean to end
his reign if he can help it. He is still
shouting about Democratic principles,
which are bound TO triumph in the end"
and he seems resolved to be the Demo-
cratic candidate for President until
the end. NOAH preached hundred
years without making a single convert
outside Of his family" But the food
came at last. so why should | be dis
couraged?" asks the adhesive one. He
isn't. 1t is the Democracy that is dis
couraged; and well she may be. The
leech is still at her. Has she got sense
or sand enough left to tear it away? At
any rate Mr.. BRYAN was never in better
voice, spirit and pocketbook. Talk is
his pleasure and his business; and the
poor old Democracy is the easiest of
all possible easy marks
The sun., 1909-02-06
The Texas HippODhilist.

The Hon. .JosErn WELDON BAILEY
revertiEg to his earlier self. continues
to play the part of an incorrupt and uu.
sophisticated hayseed statesman, thu
pride Of his native Copieh county
Mississippi. Evening clothes are again
an abomination TO his unspoiled haw
buck eyes. lie views with alarm the
automobile, that new gaud of the Money
Devil. Not with alarm for himself
Though the streets ot Washington are
crammed with ferocious machines. there
Is something remote, austerr, icily
beautiful in his rcrson that protects
him from even the greenest or the mad
dest Of Chauffeurs. Mr. BAILEY has a
stock farm, We believe. There are
many more horses than automobiles in
Texas at present. sir. BAILEY's great
heart beats, therefore, for the horse and
the people.
Besides, Europe * full of these ,ars
OF Satan. Mr.. BAILEY is too American
to go 10 Europe. Let travellers like Mr.
TlLLMAN risk their lives and moral:
there, but no Europe for Mr.. BAILEY;
no, no, not for jon
In Paris, understand they hne d man who
gets run over by an automobile. perhtps the
Senator from South Carolina knows lie has
been to EuropeI have not"
Texas papers please copy. let Mr.
BAILEY il so good, strong, OF the
antique fashion, that Europe wouldn't
spoil him; and how he would improve
Europe and Asia, Africa and Oceanica,
if he would pity and visit them.
Amid the decay Of public virtue il
touches the heart and taps the tear ducts
to see the Senator frSin Texas stemming
the tide of innovation and iniauity.
Three hundrel dollars to pay the clerk
Of the automobile board of the District
OF Columbia! On this seemingly humble
theme the cynosure Of tie Lone Stars
builds a monument of virtuouS heroic
elocuence which would be almost too
good for the Three Hundred oil Their
mopyle. Horse! Horse! he cried
That noble animal, mans best friend.
tho horse, The noble animals right
to the highway ia what we call in law
the ancient and prescriptiye right.
The mere pedestrians right doesn't
occur to Mr.. BAILEY, stock farmer and
horse fancier. Finally, COP made the !
horse, and man makes the trouble /
called automobiles. Such in effect is Mr.. /
BAILEY s mighty argument. Let not the |
Government substitute for the horse,
child Of the farm, the automobile, /
product Of the factory. We expect to
zee JosEPHUs PRIsCUs wear his bare
eet in the Senate. Feet before factory
like shoes.
Beautiful is Mr.. BAILEY's devotion
o mans best friend. We should have
him devoted to humble but
'erhaps even more widely useful men,
'er OF the Equid@ family, laborious,
imple and illuminated.