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The Press and Banner | By HUGH WILSON. } Wednesday, October 9,1889. Sick?Possibly Unto Dentil. Mr. John T. Lyon, who is in the Abbeville iall under charge of nuirdcr in the killing oi ). L. Mnbry,is now in a critical condition. It is thought that the chances oi' his recovery are azainst him. Yesterday evening his Iriends in to rested themselves in making him more c omfortable. lie was removed to another roi>m in the Jali. and Sheriff Mann fltrl pvfrvllilnir in Itiv ixtU'tM' for I hi* ('Oiiiti)i't of the sielc man and his friends who are attending hi in nichl and day. lie seems to he in a nervous condition, exceedingly feeble, and suffering from indigestion, or other stomach troubles, having been tillable to lake sufficient nourishing food for the last week or ten days. Owing to his extremely low condition, and iiis age, it is not now deemed at all probable that he will be able to come to trial, even if he lives until the sitting of the Court next Monday. t Onr Steam Engine. Our engine was put to work Monday night. It worked nil right, anil run our press with h vim. It printed the outside pages of this issue of the paper at the rate of fourteen or fifteen a minute, and we expect It to print the Inside pages at the same rate of speed. So f.ir, the press seoms admirably suited for the business for which it was intended. When we get fairly to work, we will say more of it, and perhaps tell the total cost of the outtlt, . and the expense of running it. Keccptlon. Mr. and Mrs. Cason, whose marriasre we announced last week, gave a delightful reception to their friends last Friday night which was greatly enjoyed by all. The weather was pleasant and everything contributed to the joy of the occasion. The bride and groom have a host of friends and wellwishers lor their prosperity and luturc hapSlness, and all congratulate them on their appy marriage. Good Horses. Do you want a tine horse ? Ifso. call at the stable of Messrs. A. M. Hill & Sons. They always have the best variety of horses in their stables for hire, and when they buyhorses for the market they know exactly what they are doing. They are excellent judges of horse flesh, and they know how to please the public and furnish good horses at low prices. They always aim lor the highest standards in horse flesh. The Railroad. ~ General Hoke, Major Temple and other magnates of the G. 0. & N. road came to lowu yesterday evening, on railroad business. It will now be but a little while until contracts will be awarded for the grading in this county. The I.iterary Club. The Literary Club will meet at the home o f Colonel E. U. Gary next Friday night. Dr. F. K. Harrison, essayist. Mr. Tom Pakkek, third son of our townsman, Mr. W. U. Parker, has received the appointment at Annapolis. This high honor has been won by hard study and perseverance. A worthy sou of a worthy sire, we know he will succeed In all he undertakes. Wherever you are< on land or sea, Tom, our best wishes attend you. Mr. Willie Hill has received appointment to a scholarship in the Cooper Institute of New York, where art lessons will be taught to him. He has perhaps more talent for paintlug than any man in Abbeville county, and we hope to see him rise to the highest position in all the professions -that of paintings. Mrss Rosa MuGowax, daughter of Mrs. Hotner McGowan, was married at her home In Spartanburg on the 2nd of October, to Mr. Canty,of Auntston, Ala. Miss McGowan Is well known here, and her many friends extend their congratulations aud best wishes to the happy couple. Rev. R. F. Bhapley will preach to the Associate Reformed Presbyterians in the Court House next Sunday morning. Preach ing to the same congregation will be held regularly throughout the year on the second fourth Sundays of the month. The beautilul aud accomplished Miss Ella Bradford, who has been spending the summer with Miss Jennie Deipb, returned to her home in Lexington last Saturday, leaving a great number of friends to greet her on her return to Abbeville next summer. A most delightful German was danced In the New Hotel last night. It was led by Air /. F. U.Gary and Miss Calhoun, and was proi nouuced by all tbe most pleas iiit one the | Club has given In sometime. Miss Benie Zeiglek is on a visit to friends in ber old home, where a welcome Is given her by every one. After her return to'Greenville she expects to spend tbe winter lu the city of Shreveport. Rev. Mk. Hanckel was called to Pendleton last Wednesday, to conduct the funeral services of Mr. Trescott, wlm 1 i?tl ii Washington, D. C? and was biouglit i>> ins old home lor interment. Mr. "Willie Lksly Ik n*?w in Honea I'aih buyingcotto < for Walker. lleiiiint: Sloan. We wish him success in tils new liome. Mr. Pat McOasoaw, near Cieui Sprin j, sold on Saturday the finest lot of cotton brought to Abbeville this season. Tiik Atlanta Exposition opened October71 h to continue a mouth, c heap rates offered by the Kail roads during the lime. Miss Lila Calhoun, returns to her home In Cartersvilie, l?a., to-day with the promise to return agaiu wry soon. Miss Widkman, or Due West, spent yesterday in town, on her way to take charge of a bcuuui ncui ^cuai Judge McGowan weDt to Spartanburg Inst week to attend the marriage ot bis neice, Miss Kosa McGowan. Mr. C. J. Lyon, a progressive farmer ft\,m the Island Ford neighborhood was In town buturday. Mrs. \V. H. Parker and Mrs. Wardlaw, spent last week in Laurens with Mrs. Simpkins. Thk Rev. Mr. Cantlien preacliol la the Methodist church Sunday morning aud evening. Miss Mattie Lipscomb, of Verdery, Is vis. itlng Miss Jennie Dt-lpb this week. Mrs. Henry and Miss Meta Lytligoe, have returned to Aiken for the winter. Mrs. S. A. McIntosii, of Bordeaux, has been on a visit to Mrs. W. A. Lee. Mrs. Cheves IIaskell, of Monterey, is visiting relatives In town. Mb W. 0. Smith, of Greenwood, is visiting the family of Judge Lyon. Mr. W. J. Mjore, of .Cokesbury, was in town on business last week. Miss Mattie Lipscomb, of Verdery is on a visit to Miss Jennie Delpli . Miss Sophia Haskell is on a visit to her relutives in Abbeville. The preseut moonlight nights are beautiful beyond expression. A heavy frost in low places Monday and Tuesday mornings. Mr. David Kellar Is now with MessrsWhile Brothers. ^ Jersey cloth and eiderdown in all the new "v.. shades at Haddem's. Ormlston and Swablnn caps and hoods for children, all the rage, al Haddon's, We are making strenuous efforts to establish cloher and larger business relations with the farmers of our county, and we hive yet to Xlnd the farmer, who having once kept a Hunk account, and fully realizing its advantages, that would return to the old system ol doing business. The National Bank of Abbeville. The astute man of business deposits his money in Bunk to keep it wife, and to have it convenient to check against us funds are needed, therefore, deposit your money with the National Bank ol Abbeville. Faithful nnd prompt attention guaranteed toall matters c>r business entrusted to the care of the National Bank of Abbeville. Prompt, reliable, liberal with all its dealers, the National Bank of Abbeville. Full line Flannel suitings at R. M. Iladdon ?& Co. We can give you the best Flour for the least money that wus ever offered in Abbeville Come and see for yourself. Smith <& Son. Short ends in ginghams, SeerKUckejs and dress goods for less Man cost. Wm, K. Bell. The finest flour on the market Is for sale by P. Kosenberg & Co. Try one barrel and you will use no other. Clement & Balls shoes are the best W. F Belt All who appreciate good flour should buy from P. Rosenberg & Co. Another large lot of flour Just received and it will pay you to price our flour before buying P. Rosenberg <Jc Co. Smith Son have the best 50 cents jersey Jacket* you ever saw. It is time to think of sowing turnip seed nnd we are prepared to rurnish Buisls pure and fresh seed. Smith & Sou. We have a splendid stock of boots and v \ ehoes. Call on us when in need of the same V Smith & Son. We are sole agents for the celebrated "Finger" home-made shoes. Smith & Son. Go to Smith & Son's for the old reliabU "Hanover" boot. Anlcnllne of ladies jersey Jackets to b< found at Smith & Son. (?o (o Smith & Son's for cheap patterns,I cents each. c. . . . < - : * .* >' ' ' { : v- ', ' ' '.v ! CDLTI7ATI0N OF WILL. VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS ON AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT. ^ .i?l?lress Delivered by Rev. IV.' M. ( rier, D. D., on Ilie Xiyht of tlic' 21st of AdjfiiHt. 1SS9. before Hie! Teacher* Association in Ituo West.! We wish sit tins tune, not to magnify the office of teacher in itself eonsiderwl or in its i-lose relations to other formative agencies, but to make prominent one great department of liis work?"the Cultivation of the Will. Man then lias a will?not. an unimportant admission. lie is not a machine, swept oil by iniinite forces without his consent. He Is not wholly a creature of circunistunces. He can .............11 m,..,itinc ho nun face destiny. In tills lies the grandeur and glory of being. There Is no mental power which has encaged so earnestly ihe attention of the profoundest thinkers of every uge as that of the will. Its nature, its relation to other mental powers, its mode of operation and especially Its freedom and its conneciion with theology, all these questions have been the subject oi protracted and laborious investigation. Paganism and Christianity alike have entered the Held and their mightiest champions have wrestled with its great problems. Striking down to the very depths of human consciousness, taking hold of all sonlexpei fences these problems have ever come to the front and challenged a solution. Some of them have been solved, others of them are perhaps Insoluble to our intelligence at least in Its present stale. There are some Inquiries which must be preliminary to any satisfactory suggestion n? to the cultivation of the will. The most prominent perhaps of these are, What is the Will and its relation to the other powers? The Will is the mind's power of making a choice or selection, of determining in and of itself what shall be sought alter, aimed aland labored for. Writers on this subject, using different terms, refer to various grades of Will, as "spontaneous choice," "immanent preference"and "governing purpose." In the first of these you have those "affections and desires which are neither produced by volitions uor do they terminate in volitions. I'hey are rather habits and tendencies of the soul, which, however, possess moral character and which are approved or condemned as such. In the second the "immanent preference" there is a clear distinct choice, a preference of one thing above another, but circumstances may pr^ent Its outward manifestation. It mav'be of a character so criminal and disrepurable that we hesitate to expose it 10 the public eye, and even if it be even so proper and commendable it may want a suitable opportunity to express itself in action. Many a preference like this lakes its seat In ho honri and there abides hiding its shame, or looking for time and opportunity to declare itself. Such preferences attectdeeply ana permanently the moral character. The greatest and wisest of all moral teachers has told us that "as a man thlnketh in his heart so is he." The "governing purpose" is a development of t hese two. "spontaneous choice" and "immanent preference," and takes on the outward form. It subordinates to itself all transient choices and volitions. It directs and 6hapes all our plans and becomes the highest and fullest expression of character. Suppose, for example, that we have chosen the vocation of teacher as our lite-work?that we have deliberately devoted ourselves to its high and tfrand responsibilities. There may be delays iu entering upon it. cross-purposes may intervene, obligation to parenis, pecuniary embarrassments, but even In these distractions the settled purpose will assert itself. It will color our thought, it will haunt our dreams, it will direct our reading, it will create our ideals and finally it will claim its sovereignty and receive its crown and sceptre. This perma nent heart and fixed state of mind marks our individuality and separated us from our neighbor in moral feature, Just as the expression of the (ace makes easy of recognition the hundreds we meet on the crowded thoroughfare. Just according to the character of this governing purpose we are strong in virtue, brave and courageous for truth, self-denying and helpful to others or, on the other hand, selfish, unscrupulous, proud, Indolent and useless. It must be borne In mind, then, that the Will Is the man. It is the infallible test of character, because It is the full and final expression of thought and feeling. We may be cheated by appearances and professions. These may prove but. green leaves on a barren tree, but they are only leaves. When we see the fruit we know and without mistake ?vheiher it be a good or a corrupt tree. This suijKestB.the relation of the will to the other powers. We have just stated that it was the iinnt PvnrASKion oi thought und feeling. The recognized and almost universally accepted dlvislous of Mental Philosophy or Psychology are, Thinking, Peeling and Willing. A familiar Illustration is given as follows: I read some story of distress. My thoughts are engaged about it, the place, the persons, the experience all come up before me; Jthi?k. Not only so. but I am moved by the want and suffering which the story reveals. My emotions arc stirred, my sympathies enlisted. Ift'l. Still again ; I resolve to aid in the relief of those whose case has so touched my heart. This last is willing. Plainly then, thought and feeling precede volition?precede as a condition of it and subordinate to it. These previous mental states may not always be distinctly perceived. The whole process may be so rapid that we shall fail to notice the several steps Involved in the conclusion, but all voluntary action includes those three mental operations. Now the pertinency and practical value of this to the matter In hand is. that all effort to reach the will must recognize these facts. It can be approached in no other way. I must know and fet-1 before 1 will. We are now ready to infinite wl.at is Implied in the cultivation of ilie tfiii. (1.) It implies the guidance >ind control of reason rather than impulse. Man is a creature of impulse as wHI as the brute. These Impulses relate to his whole nature, physical, intellectual and moral. He lias appetites which clamor for gratilication irrespective of consequences. If he hunu-jror thirst I he disposition Is at once to eat und drink. It is only when Reason under authority from the executive faculty comes in and calmly sits in judgment that Impulse yields and retreats. Its activity Is blind and self-destructive. There are what we call ?ob)e impulses. wnicn we Jeei u. an n?i?nr i?j reaiKKicc "??<-? obey. They otl'er relief to much that is dark and forbidding In our fallen humanity. They are traces of that divinity which sometimes stirs within us; a memory of past ulory, which may become a prophecy of future restoration. But even In ?unh oases we feel that those who act even from these Impulses, bow= ever generous and noble, do not furnish the best type of manhood. They may win our admiration but they do not inspire our confidence. We are suspicious of their leadership and demand as our guide the steady, balanced Judgment rather than capricious Impulse. There are times, we eonless, when we can sympathize with that enthusiasm so self-forgetful, so buoyant and magnetic, which scorns the grave suggestions of prudeuce, which flings to the wind the cautions of experience and rushes npon some blatant, God-defying Goliath with only its sling and line smooth stones; but the very rarity of such emergencies, and not infrequently the disastrous Issue of such efforts warn us against the supremacy of a principle of action so very wayward, so transient ami erratic. Impulse is' a blind Samson. It may smite the Philistines with a fearful destruction, but It may bury In the sainegrnvc the heaven-appointed deliverer of Israel. The cultivation of tho will, then, involves restraint?rigid, vigilant self-government. This is the highest form of government. It Is the best, the ripest product of the home, the school and the State. Those who have attained are no longer under human law; they have gotten above It, for the law was not made for a righteous man but for the lawless and disobedient. It comes only through a long process of education. Every teacher takes part in that education. He will sadly mistake the nature and obligation of his gre.it work If he do not labor for higher results than a knowledge of books?if lie do i not impress upon his pupils the great lessons of obedience to law, subjection to rightful authority and the necessity of surrendering ner sonal wishes and preferences for the good of . others. Surely this lesson is one which American society needs to learn anew. Our perils lie on the side of exeesslvji liberty; we cherish a morbid sensitiveness to every appearance of interference with tho supposed per? sonal right*. A traveller In New England came across a Yankee stripling sunning himself on the fence while a score of hogs were literally ploughing the potato patch Just at his back. "My dear boy," says the traveller, "don't you see those hogs in the field?" -'Yes, but I guess they are our hogs." "But they will cat up that whole crop of potatoes In less than an hour." "Well, I guess them's our <att-rn too." This was a typical American youth. Our national history, our national traditions,our national holidays, our literah"? iiio sncmiiids nl' nur prpfiL men are all saturated with tho praisps of liberty. Every fourth of July witnesses its glorification. He is blind indeed who do.s not see in all this a tendency to foster in tho young a spirit of restlessness under restraint. All abridgeI ments of liberty become irritating and are sharuly challenged and often defied. And we ! sec enough to awaken serious reflection and anxiety lest the true spirit pC Liberty u<> out of our temple and leave it to bo possessed by a legion of devlis, under the mastery of An, arehy. 1 Lawless children and youth those who set ' at nauuht the counsel of parents and the rule of teachers, these make our lawless citizens. These are they who originate our fueds, who perpetuate our neighborhood difficulties and who disturb and imperil our social order. . Read the testimony of the Secretary of the New York prison Association. . "Day by day I see criminals, hundreds of 1 them?thousands of them in the course of the ' year. I ape scores of broken-hearted parents wishing rather ?hat their sons had never been - born itian they hod lived to bear such burden* of shame an.cj disgrace. I bear the wni'5 inK of disappointed mof-hSFS, and see humilinted fathers crying like cniidrpp because of the sins of their children. I sets' mothers ; growing gray between the successive vlslls In which they come to inquire about the boy > in prison. And seeing these dreadful things till my heart aches and aches, I say to those ' v"."' vV'.'s' mothers and fathers whose boys have not yet gone astray, to mothers and fathers whose little families are the care of their lives, teach your children obedience. I want It written, large. I wish I could make It blaze here In letters of fire. I wish I could write It in imperishable, plowing letters on the walls of every home?obedience, obedience, obedience! Obedience to law?to household law; to parental authority: unquestioning, instant. exact obedience. Obedience in the laiuily; obedience in the school!" It is a good thins; to bear the yoke in our youth?to put a reign upon the spirit and the will, to curb and hold it In check for the grand Issues of life. Better is he that ruleth tils spirit th:tn he that taketli a city. At the risk of being charged with a digression I feel that I must say that we of this country must loam more and more of the sacred character ol law, human and divine?that It cannot be trampled upon without entailing the most serious consequences. We are to commit to Its safe-keeping our property, our reputation and our life. What an Insult that. Is to the majesty of Its high prerogative when we assume to right our own wrongs and avengb our own Injuries, and above all when we make bold to rob it of its most sacred trust., the guardianship of human life. He has learned to trltie with sacred things and to enter profanely the holy of holies who deliberately attempts the life of another whether in the role of the assassin or according to the "code of honor." I know of no way to correct that reckless dlsre gard of human life which so often crops out about us except by the influence of the home and the school. These are the nurseries of ] our civil society and in them are laid the ] toundatlons of that character which is to make this country whatever it is to be. ' Those youths under your dally care and in- 1 st ruction, who learn respect for superiors, obedience to rightful authority and the conscien- I lious control 01 win win oe me sirengiu nnu , slory of this nation, to them wo must entrust , the palladium of lis liberties. To inculcate these lessons of self-restraint the teacher must assert and maintain hlsown authority. There must be no possible doubt who is master of the school. No school can accomplish anything-, however scholarly and learned the teacher unless order is preserved. This will not require any obtrusive exhibitions of the teacher's prerogative. nor will it demand vexations and arbitrary interferences with the general conduct of the pupils. It is an old saying that people are best governed that are least governed. Properly understood that saying applies to the school as well as to the nation. Tills does not touch the dldicult question as to modes and methods of discipline. We may cheerfully admit and acquiesce in that revolution which has almost dispensed with an enforced obedience, and which reckons the counsel of Solomon as obsolete as some suppose the first chapters of Genesis to be. But whatever theories may be . entertained and practiced in this matter, the 1 general proposition is clear that tuition is , successful and efficient only where law and order reign. The very lesson then which the teitcher is to impress upon the pupil is one i which, he must have learned most thoroughly himself. "Without self-command, self-restraint and self-government, scourging which is the mere ebullition of passion so far from securing government is fated to it. Let me give you in his own words the experience of a celebrated Scotch Professor and Metaphysician: Our teacher was a gentleman of large attainments'* and vast energy of character, with immense muscular power, bnt unfortu- 1 nately for himself and us he had an irritable I temper. He was In no wise restrained by the ( new-l'angled notions adverse to corporal pun- 1 ishment. If sternness of manner and severl- ] ty of chastlsemens could have deterred us 1 from disturbing a master he should have ( dwelt In perfect peace. 1 I.istead of this his life and ours were subject ] to constant worry. The flogging went on hot- ] l.v each day and the disorder roared around In the grandest style. He was fond of a good iin- f plement which would swing well around his ] shoulders and come firmly down on ours, i This he found in a strap which be applied with the buckle-end. Soon after the school had opened for the day the din began to rise and the strapping process also began and ivjiiii ui-isiuie generui, iu uic iuiii(:icu u/uaicination and delight of most of us who dreaded a "whack," but exulted In a "row." Says Dr. ( Calderwood, "of course government was 1m- < possible in such circumstances." Such an ex- i ample rendered that cultivation of the will of j which we are speaking entirely out of the j question. The teacher was himself the Jm- ] personation of an uncontrolled and unre- j strai.ied will. Exercising no government ; over himself he was Impotent to master and control others. Self-restraint In the pupil will come most sorely through the well-balanced self-control of the teacher. j We suggest then that re.ilraifit be the first lesson in tho cultivation of the will. Another most important feature is direction . of the will. No life reaches its true dignity . that has not a right aim and end. To make a i choice worthy of the soul and Its nnmeasured and unmeasuruble capacities is the grave responsibility that rests on every Intelligent creature. The Will, as the executive faculty makes Its choice according to the motives pre- i senled. The character of the motives will depend upon our thoughts and feelings aud desires. Though these we may control inclination, and controlling that wo decide the choice. All but fatalists admit the freedom of the will, all contend for it as the great postulate in human responsibility and as the deepest and most fundamental fact in human consciousness. We may interfere with a man's outward acts, we may shut him up In a dungeon and drag him to the stake, but we cannot touch that inner fortress where resides the liberty of choice, that is not only impregnable, it is unassailable. While this is admitted and contended for it cannot be denied that choice itself which precedes and determines the executive act may be controlled and controlled bo decisively as to be certainly known beforehand, As an example, take a man of tender, sympathetic nature, with an established character for benevolence and philanthropy. Let an appeal be made to him Tor help?an appeal which shall combine all A lol.Ann uUlrnnoo muni me UieillCUlS Ul ICUI uioticos, muauvoo, nanv desertion and friendlessness la such a case we are perfectly competent beforehand to announce bis choice. We know that the appeal will be answered by a prompt and liberal response. It Is contended by the soundest writers on this subject not only that the choice may be controlled but constrained, and yet liberty, freedom remain unaffected. Indeed is not Much u constraint a matter of constant experience. At every period of our history we are placed In circumstances which Influence aud decide our plans ncd courses of action. But there Is always an alternative; there is always a possibility of acceptance or refection and therefore freedom. Now, as teachers, we may make the alterna- ' tlve of right, of truth, of well-doing 60 attractive and desirable as to be permanently influ. entlal, We may so set the stream of some young life that It shall flow continuously In the channel of a widening usefulness, and may become a commanding ourrent which shall pour Its llle-glvlng influences through a thousand fields, blessing them a teeming plenty and an {deal beauty. Oh, this is the royal prerogative of the teacher, This is a sovereignty that touches our moral and spiritual nature and that dignifies the profession you hive chosen with an honor which no titles can confer and no obsonrity hide deBpoll. This will-direction may be helped by setting before the youth high and lofty Ideals. Presenting as models those who have made their "dead selves the stepping stones to higher things, kindling enthusiasm for the self-sacrifice and devotion of those who counted not their lives dear that they might maintain Uieir loyally u> irum anu Keep iami whhuduscience. Abstract principles are best inculcated In their living exemplifications. History, this history of this nation, the history of our section, smitten and scourged as it is is full of Just such exempllflatlons as are calculated to excite the admiration and inspire to noble living o^r yotyt|i, Incidental allusion to their trials una triumph, brief reoitals of their grand endeavor and achievement, too, will stir the genial current of the soul and may beget new and strange longings in some heart pregnant with celestlul fire. These lessons may not take hold at once, they may appear at once to be lost on some scholars, but they will live in memory, and they will come out into clear consciousness as the future lays upon us its hard demand and tries us with Its stern tests. Then they awake as a giant from sleep, and possess us with a sovereign power. Is there not a special obligation on our teachers, particularly those of this section to labor In this department of will-culture. Dazzled and bewildered by t}ie fabulous fortunes which have grown up In tho last score of years?hearing so much of Railroad Kings, mining kings anil manufactory kings resting too as we do under a burden of poverty, with estates wasted and all qur enterprises Strug. gl|ng under pecuniary embarrassment there is a peculiar peril against which our youth cannot be cautioned too earnestly or too frequently, that of making money?getting the chief end of life?directing all their energies to a merely temporal prosperity. Those who make rich men their models may discover boundless activity, resolution and will-power but they have bartered their manhood and strangled to death their nobler self. We need diligence in bus'ncss, wc need it aa no other people ao, out we neea ii> uirecieu unu regulated by a fervent spirit. There is yet another reaturc ot will-culture which demands a brief reference, that is steadiness, singleness of aim sud purpose. If it be In the last degree Important that the will should bp rjghtly directed, that the governing purpose he according to truth and right It is scarcely it at all less important that it be uniformly controlling. No phanicter Is strpng In virtue thftl renews '?nd modifies principles according to circumstances. Us impulses may be good and in the right direction, Indeed the general purpose may embrace high and noble ends, but whorever there Is vacillation there Is damaging weakness. Fickleness must mar the noblest character and defeat the uoblest mission. It is John Ruskin who says: "It lu no man's business whether lie has genius or not; work he must, whatever he Is to be quietly and steadily, and the natural and unforced results of such work will he always the things that ?<od meant him to do and will be his best." ' The right application of the power one has Is even more Important than the extent of that power. How the lives of great men and noble women remind us of this. The "right application" of the power they possessed wroughtout those results which are the envy of the ambitious, the despair of the \peajj and nnstuble, but which are the possible attainment to co|jpentrnted effort In every generation. How mAny lives ure failures, not, because they are ul m I ess, but. because their I energies are dissipated In lives of nclloti' which do not converge to the supreme end. As some one has suggested, how beautifully nature In all her forms of uuconsclons life as well as the lives of the ijreat, instructs us here. "We see a multiform life, working spontaneously toward its end. Wonderful is tuat elective power by whicii the root and leaf of each vegetable and the sense and digestive apparatus of each animal appropriate that which will build up ihe life of cach and reject ail else." A true type tills of those lives which subdue to their own completeness the adversities, the antagonisms and the defeats of the present stale. This steadiness of will is not obstinacy, though separated from it by a very narrow line. As presumption and fnith He close together and are oiten confounded to the great disadvantage of religion, so it is not uncommon mat obstinacy, irrational as it Is, claims lor itself ttie high merit of consistency. Obstinacy persists in its course In spite of reason, the balanced steady will persists In spite of obstacles aiui distractions which it is the highest virtue to overcome. It is possible, for the teacher to do much in the cultivation of this vigor aud strength of will. The daily tasks assigned will furnish t he proper Held tor the "energy of patience" as Dr. Hopkins happily styles It. Just In dealing with these dally lessons will be found almost every ieature ot the many-sided contests and struggles of life. These hssou trials look verv small to us now in the retrosnect of veiirH but tbe way in which we met thetn has woven Itself Into our whole character and has left an Impress upon us which will he visible to the duy of our death. It we have been wisely Jaught the value of persistence, of holding on we have been placed under a debt af grai itude to our Instructor which can nevsr be discharged. In these three things, then, we suggest the possibility of will-culture. 1. Restraint, II. Direction. III. Steadiness and concentration. 1'hese three in proper union will lorrn a character, strong in trlul, resolute in danger, parent in labor and faithful In small as well as jreat things; exhibiting an equanimity .vblch can be disturbed by no extremes of for;uue and which if saucliilcd by the grace of Sod, will make those possessing It, contempo arles and tit companions of those who subiued kingdoms, wrought righteousness and put to flight the armies of the aliens. 3421. Report of the Condition OF Pie National Bail of Abbeville, kt Abbeville, in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business, September 30, 1889, RESOURCES. Loans and discounts 8144,352 95 J. S. Bonds to secure circulation 18,750 00 Dther stocks, bonds, and mortgages 750 00 Oue from other National Banks 1,989 17 9ae from State Banks and bankers.. 567 81 ileal estate,, furniture and fixtures... 7,50-> 00 Current expenses and taxes paid 091 00 Premiums paid 3,750 00 Bills of other Banks 530 10 fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 103 39 3pecle 1,975 00 Legal tender notes 1,003 00 Redemption fund with U.S.Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 843 75 Total $183,356 67 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in 8 75,000 00 Surplus fond 0,000 00 Undivided profits 5,9*7 09 National Bank notes outstanding 16,875 00 Individual deposits subject to check 11,241 44 Demand certificates of deposit... 9,782 01 Due to other National Banks 2,17113 Motes and bills re-discounted 56,COO 00 Total 8183,350 07 3tatk of South Carolina, County of Abbeville, as: I, Benj. s. Baknwbll, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the i Knito of o nmAn * lis Ii?ha +a Mm Kaol r\f n?V nwtbClliCUU 13 blUC tu IIIU uv.nu U1 UJJ knowledge and belief. BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 4th lay of October, 1889. J. C. KLUGH, Notary Public S. C. CORRECT?Attest: L. W. WHITE, J. G. EDWARDS, R. M.HADDON. Directors. FOR SALE~ r HAVE 50 bushels good SEED WHEAT 1. for sale. 31.50 per bushel. Apply to 1* AT* ROCHE, i or G. A. DOUGLASS. Abbeville, S. C. Oct. 9, 1889. 8t An Enigma. Once In a while, a little foolishness Our most learued people appreciate. If of "A Parable" you've hnd enough Suppose you try nn enigma, It was pulled quite green before 'twas tough, And of course is only a pigmy. AYEJAYESPEAROELEESWITEHE FEE rteuenbeuyearayeendescoempeayeenydeay eelearesienesienyeperleayeendeefHyeenceygea roseerieesdearygeooileesnyeendeenotcloenesp pHfiveentenvetploenefiUDeneeliecRaveesDees el ayeelteygelvecteheemayescayeelelwheeD lent eowen. Now, if a conBona? t you do not spell, Nor a vowel you do not sound, Then read this space and you can tell For In It the answer is found. Yours Truly, A. J. SPROLES, With F. F. DUNBAR. & CO., dealers iu Staple and Fanoy Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions. Plantation Supplies a Specialty. Give them a call when iu town. Greenwood, S, C., Oct. 9,1889. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. M. J. Henry against Richard Duncan, et. al.? Foreclosure. "DY virtue of an order of sale made In the J-' above stated case, I will offer for sale at public outcry at Abbeville C. H., S, C., on SALEDAY IN NOVEMBER, IAS9. within the legal hoursof sale, the following described property, situate In said Suite and County, to .?><? All ?hol f root r?r nurnol rtf Iniul knmvn as tiie "Manti Place," containing Throe Hundred nnd Thirty-Eight Acres, more or less, bounded hy lands of J. M Prultt, A.J. Cllnkscales, J. F. Alewine. David Rush, and others. Said tract ot land Is to be surveyed and divided Into two parcels, of which the Homestead of Richard Duncan will be first sold, and afterwards the remaining tract will be6old if necessary. TERMS QP SALS?0n>-halt cash, balanoe on a credit of twelve months with interest from day of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser nnd -rjortiraEei of the premises. Purchaser to pa^ tor papers. J. C. KLUGH, Oct. 9,1889,4t. Master. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, COUItT OK COMMON I'LEAS. Wardlaw tfc Edwards against John Patterson et. ul.?Foreclosure. BY virtue of an order of sale made In the above Btated case, I will ofter for sale at public outcry at Abbeville C. H? S. C.,oi? SALEDAY IN NOVKMBF.lt, 1SSB. within tlio legal hours of sale, the following described property, situate In suld State and County, to wit: All that tract or pnrcol of land, known as tlio Homestoad Tract, containing Two Hundred and Filty Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Win. G. Neel, John II. Morrow, John Lyon and Jane Wilson. Also that tract or parcel of land, known us I the JN'eel Tract, containing Fifty Acres, more or'ess. and bounded by lands of Win.i O. Neel. John II. Morrah, John Lyon and; Jane Wilson. Also that tract or parcel of land, containing Forty-One Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Wardlaw <fc I Edwards, C'abel lands, and others. TERMS OF HALE?One-half cash, balance In twelve months, with Interest from day of Male, socured by bond of purchaser and inort-! gage of the premises, purchaser to pay for! papers. J. (J. KLUGH, Oct. t?, 18Si), It. Muster. I ^ '- i-: "' -^ : '-'i";" V ???? HAVING received GOODS, are now pre; and Customers and th ed to ' Gents Made Clo1 es anything they have tractiveness. Let eve which has been in ezii RY is fully abreast v BEST OOODS at pric Abbeville, S. C., Se mmmi T WILL BE AT SWEARINGEN'S MILL -A-on Rocky River at 11 o'clock A. AL, on Saturday 20th October, to let the buildlDg of n bridge at that place. JNO. E. BROWNLEE, Co. Com. October 9th, 1889. 2t. if ii 7J LL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS -"-against theCounty, will make outtbesome to the 31st Inst., inclusive, and- present them on or before the 4th November, prox., that they may be audited for this fiscal year. By order of the Board. J. F. C. DuPRE, Clerk Co. Com. Notice. ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE firm of Burmore, Dunn<& Co., of Donaldavllle S. 0.. are earnestly requested to come forward and settle the same at an early date. I'l)^ iliSiaie OI >V Pj. Dunuuic uvuiuuuo ?* settlement of all notes aud accounts. The business must be closed. Agnews & Mattison, W. R. Dunn, Surviving Partners. October 9th, 1889. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. BY virtue of a power of sale made to me by William H. Rowlett on the first day of October, 1889,1 will sell to the hlchest bidder at public auction, at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, on Monday, the fourth (4th) day of November, 1889, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property to wit: One House and Lot, In the town of Hodges, State and County aforesaid, said lot containing Two (2) Acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by the Phoenix Building and the Abbeville Road, on the South by lands of G. M. Hodges, on the East by the Public Square, anb on the West by lands of T. J. Ellis, Jr. Said sale will be made to satisfy a mortgage executed by said William H. Rowlett, to me on April 9, 1885, cn which the sum of 5735.00 with Interest from April 9,1886, at 10 per cent, ncrannum Is now due. * TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. G. W. CROMER, Mortgagee. Abbeville, 3. C., Oct. 9, 1889. Master's Sale.. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COCKT or COMMON PLEAS. He6sie A. Bcacham against Perkins Manufacturing Company. T*Y virtue of an order of sale made in the above stated case, I will offer lor sale at public outcry at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on HALEDAY IN NOVEMBER. 1880, within the legal hours of sale, the following described properly, Bituate In said * tate and County, to wit: "One undivided half of all that tract or parcel of land situate, lying, and being in Abbeville County in the Stale aforesaid, containing 'rnmi Ninpfv-Fivfi Acres. JL HU A1 UllUItU UUW ai a..v.4 ? # more or less, and bounded by lands of Jones F. Miller, J. C. Miller, J. L. Pressly, J. Allen Smith, and others, the same being a part of the estate of Jacob Miller, deceased, and also all ray right, title and interest In ana to all the real estate of said Jacob Ml Her, deceased, which I may have other than above stated. TERMS OF HALE.?One-half cash, balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest iroin day cl sale, secured by bond of purchaser and a mortgage of the premises, with leave to purchaser to pay all cash. Furchaser to pay for papers. J. C. KLUGH, Oct. 9,1SS9, -It. Muster. VALUABLE LAND. J |0 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, FOUR 01 miles from Lowndesville and railroad depot. Well watered, plenty of timber, good bottoms, two settlements, and in a high ?tate of cultivation. Known as the Hucbabee lands. Will be divided in two or more tracts. TITLES PERFECT. Will be sold to highest bidder on Salesday in Novembpr at Abbeville I Court House. Plats exhibited ou day of sale. TERMS?CASH. Purchaser to pay for titles. J. F. C. DuPRE, Attorney in Fact, j Oct, 2nd, JK.SO, 4 A n A 1 ? 5 X) . vrM. E. BELL. Fall and Winter Opening " will take place on Thursday, Friday, and - Saturday, SEPTEMBER 26, 27 and 28. The public arc cordially Invited. No cards will Iw sent out. So come and see the grand display In DRESS GOODS and MILLINERY. WM. E. BELL September IS, ISS'J. e Brothers ] . an immense stock of FALL and WINTERgJjl pared to supply the wants of their Friends ?;^ e Public generally. Special attention is call- T||| ' and Boys' Ready ;2li:t2.gr. In this line their stock surpassh | offered heretofore in extent, variety and dfgj ry one call and be convinced that this housMjfl stence nearly a QUARTER OF A CENTlJ|f?j|| Tith the times, and continues to offer thp^ ses as low as can be found anywhere. White Brothers. >pt. 25, 1889. Win. K Bell's and Winter ANNOUNCEMENT' My kThreei Days Opening has Closed | with Grand Success. fifij I will have from this date until the first of January, 1890, one $11 of the largest openings ever organized in this country. We will. show you everything a lady wishes. My line of Ladies Trimmed and J Untrimmed Hats can't be surpassed in Upper South Carolina. I h$ive M all the new and stylish shapes in Straws and Felts. You should see * my line of Feathers and Plush. I have over 500 pieces of Ribbons in all the new and stylish shades. Dress Goods in every shadei I have the finest line of Black Dress Goods to be found in this section ; p in all the new fabrics. If you need anything in Black or Colored SHk )}*M8 I can give you all the new goods. Over 200 Jerseys now in stock, v 4 100 Ladies Wraps in all the new fabrics, Ladies and Misses Corsets in all the well known brands. Crape Lisse in pretty, stylish goods. Cuffs and Collars by the 100 dozen in all styles. Ladies ^||| Handkerchiefs in Linen and Silk. Ladies and Childrens' Hose in Tan, Black, Brown, Blue, &c. Ladies and Mis?es Undervests in the sey goods, something very neat and close fitting. Linen Tidies, Tray ; Covers, Splashers, and Buffet Covers. Table Scarfs in all colore.' Felt for fancy wojk, in several shades. Ladies hand satchels and pocket books. Ladies and Misses Gloves in Cashmere, Silk and Kich': Best $1.00 Undressed Kid ever offered in this market. Ladies Casfimere Scarfs in Black and Colors. Ladies coming to Abbeville will find it to their advantage to call and see my stock of goods, as I defy competition in any line of goods, taking same class of gooaai | Other houses may offer cheap goods, but I give good goods for ^ v; small amount. My line of Shoes for Ladies and Children was nev0ir 'fjfe more complete. The Clement & Ball Shoe will give perfect satis-p:-J taction. livery pair guararueeu. W. E. BELL J October 2, 1889. PRICES TELL THE STORY. 1 We will sell you Cotton Bagging, Sibley Mills 12 l-2o; Cotton Duck Bagging, Sibley Mills 12c. Best White Flour t $5.00. 20 pounds Standard Soda ?.$1,00 : 5 1-2 pounds Coffee $1,00 ' 12 nounds Sugar $1,00 A Solid Brogan 80c. A Ladies Solid Leather Button Shoe $1.00 ' Jig Mens' Heavy Winter Suits, worth $5.00 .'....-$3.00 Mens' Black Worsted Suits $10.00 $7.50 Saddles, Buggies, Wagons, &c., all at Prices that Defy Competition, We will pay as much for Cotton, Cotton Seed and all other farm produce as any house in the State. Baker, Matthews & Chambers, I lioxviirt e*vllle, October 2, 1889. ' HATIT Mwamim ro 11UW UJJOUMg IIEIIIIIHIlllI III Hllll THE LARGEST STOCK of Ladies Goods exclusively in Upper Carolina. The Latest Novelties in MILLINERY, DRESS Gdbbs, SILKS, PLUSHES, VELVETS, TRIMMINGS, CLOAKS, i dERSEYS, &c. It will pay every. Lady in the County to see our stock before making her Fall purchases. Respectfully, R. M. HADDON & CO. September u, 1889. - . , . ' . ' [ . . s ' V ' A .? >1 '/iisS!