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The Annaal Auction. BY JUBILEE JONES. Ring, ring, the bell goes round; The Annual Auction has come Into town, Ye chickens, go tell Your relations farewell? The Bishop has come, and all of his bund For to station the preachers all over the land. They come from the East, they come from the West, They come trom the feast In the well feathered nest? The lamb-like flock To the auctioneer's block? They come from the circuit three hundred miles round, Where tail are me pines and poor is the ground. Ring, ring, the bell goes round; "Ye Presiding Elders, all heed the glad sound. And DromDtly at three. You will Interview me. With district anil station and circuit in band For to station the preachers all over the land* King, ring, the bell goes round ; And. J ust at the minute the elders are found Each In his place With solemnized face, For the Bishop has come with gavel in band To station the preachers all over the land. Ring, ring, the bell goes round; Tbe Annual Auction has come into town, "We will open with prayer. By Brother Sans-halr? Most humbly entreating the Divine direction." In knocking men off to the biggest collection." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; Tbe Annual Auction has come into town, And tbe door we will lock, Ere we place on the block? For tbe Bishop has come In deep secret to tell What most of the people already know well. Ring, ring, tbe bell goes round; "What sort of an offer for Jenkins is found ? We'll take him up first, For of all he's the worst. '' Come, make me a bid, it is easy to find A number of places for men of hiskind." "Jenkins Is bumble and patient and true. Takes wbat be can get and will make it go through, He will turn out the sinners And comfort beginners. He believes the whole Bible, will prench about bell. Will wear bis old clothes and behave himself well." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; "This is tbe place for Jenkins we've found, 'Tis a very poor circuit, But we guess he can work it, And the price, please your Grace, which for him we propose. And we deem it enough, is his victuals and clothes." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; The Annual Auction has come Into town, "Now we'll put up another, * Who wants tbls old brother ? 'Neath the ?un and through snow for the Master he's wrought, And for forty long years the battle has fought." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; Not a bid, not a place for tbls worthy Is found. "We'll turn him to graze For the rest of his days, And when by and by they'll tell us he's dead We'll weave a lair chaplet of words for his . } head." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; "What sort of an otter of Tickle is found? He's*handsome and Iresh, In good spirits and flesh; Hli creed and his manners will every one uit, Has the hand of a woman, the voice of a r luteHe will flatter the women and coddle the men; He will oil his tongue and will flourish his pen, He'll Baceeed with a rush By palaver and gush. He'll ran up the numbers and shake down the money By a gospel of mush, served with "butter and ' honey." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; Ana seventeen places for Tickle are found, "He must be sent here," "No, he ought to go there," "We'll give a Une cburch and a parsonage too? A whopping big salary and everything new." Ring, ring, the bell goes round; The gavel goes up and then comes down ; The big pile of money Gets the "butter and honey." Tha bidding went up with much emulation, And Tickle s knocked off to the Paradise Station. _ What shall we do with John? My neighbor Jinkins is a well-to-do farmer. His son John bus just come borne with a college diploma. He graduated witb bonor, is a good scholar, and a good speaker. And now the anxious question over at Jinkin's is. What shall John do? or, What shall we do with John ? He is a member of the church, but he does not think he is called to preach the gospel, aud he has too much reverence lor the ministry to rush iuto it unbidden. He has no specialtaste for medicine, and the legal profession is crowded. Politico might otfer an inviting field to au ambitious youn? man ; but it is run by maf>hinpH and ho whu would eiu<i<uml must begin by selling himself to a ring. John is too manly for that. He ' { might teach ; but, if lie does, he - will have to begin in some country school, drilling a lot of unkempt ur' chins in A B C, and that would be fworse than chopping cord-wood. So the question finds no satisfactory aui>.; 'i'r Bwor. Jinkins came to me for advice. Said ir-v he: "I am afraid that I have made a mistake. John was a bright boy and a gk good boy. I thought that I ought to educate him. I have worked hard to keep him at school; and he has stud' ied nard to get a good education. But1 now be is through, aud he don't know J > what to do with himself. It seems a: pity to put a young man who can lead | Latin and Greek to running a gangplow or a mowing-machine. But he don't want to be a lawyer, or doctor, or i teacher, and he ain't called to preach.; I don't see what there is for him to do. j If he is to come back and work on the: farm, he might as well have stayed there and not have goue to college." "Jinkins," said I, "you have made no mistake in eduoaiin:* John n<? von have; but permit an old friend to sug-; geat that you are making two mistakes now. The first is, it thinking that because John has gone through college,' and got a diploma, he is educated ;! aud the second is, that education is! valuable only for the money it enables! a man to make. Now, my notion is, that though Latin, Greek and mathematics are valuable in education. the| knowiege of them is not an education. Education means training for useful-] ness all a man's faculties: his senses, as well as his memory and reason ; his' hands, as well as his head; his mus-j cles, as well as brain. The object of education is the complete and symmet-i rical development of our manhood. It, is therefore physical and moral, as well as intellectual. Now, John has been doing brain work almost exclusively; for years. He has been among books and under the teachers. Let him spend a little time in bodily exercise, in studying nature, aud in learning to think for himself. A farm is one of the best schools in the world. The variety of work makes it an excellent I gymnasium, and the Great Teacher is, giving new lessons there with each1 change of the seasons. Give John a! piece of land to cultivate; tell him to! study It as he studied "Euclid." Tell' him to apply in his farming what lie! learned in his natural philosophy and chemistry. Tell him to think as he follows his plow ; to ponder the problem of life?the greatest of all problems In God's free air and sunshine. Such thinking will make him wiser: than any text-hooks or lectures. If he will now, standing on what his teachers have taught him, look above itcome into communion with God as lie has revealed himself in his works and his word?he will utilize his collegej culture as he could not in otlice or; school-house. That culture is exctdi '? . ' v t 11 lent as Far as it goes; but it must be supplemented by reflection, and by the' training of the character in the duties of life. John Randolph once said: 'We all have two educations: one that we obtain from others; another, and the most important, that we secure for ourselves.' It is the latter that determines our character, our success in life, and our destinv hereafter." "But," cried Jinkius, "will it pay for a boy who has pone through college to work on a farm? John's education has cost thousands of dollars, and he ought to make something by it." "By making something you mean making money. That is the way with Americans. We are always asking how much money there is in it. But money is not the only thing worth liv ing for. The man who is a mere money-getter is the worst of all failures in our modem civilization. He is a sponge that petrifies as fast as it is filled. He has a cold, metallic intellect, a metallic conscience, and a metallic heart. For goodness' sake don't try to .shrivel John up to a cent-per-cent ideal of manhood. Let him believe that the true riches are within; that a good man is worth more than a good bank account. If he makes a living and grows wiser every day, he will be happier than if he were amassing a fortune and starving his soul. I tell you, Jinkins, we don't want all the education centered 111 towns and cities; we need it 011 the farms. Let us cultivate our minds and hearts as carefully as we cultivate fields and orchards, and we will have the noblest population , the world has ever seen, liut if we , encourage the idea that soon as a young man knows auy more than the district school can teach he too smart to be a farmer, we degrade that element in the land on which its true prosperity depends. If I had as many sons as patriarch Jacob, and expected them all to be farmers, I would send them all to college, if I could. True learninglearning sought and loved for its own sake?prepares a man to be successful un/i iionnv in anv snhere. It would be , worth all that it costs if its possessor had to be a day-laborer. But on a farm it may be a source of profit, as well as enjoyment. Tell John to show 1 his neighbors that education don't make a man too proud to work. Tell him human life Degan witn two great teachers?Nature and God?and that if he would be perfect they will help him. Teil him to show us that he has been trained to observe and to think. Above all, tell him to rejoice that he does not have to depend on clients, or patients, or the whims of school directors, for his bread, but receives it directly from God. I do not believe there is any nobler position for a man than that of a cultured and devout tiller of the soil." "I reckon you are right, and I'll send John over to talk with you." Dew on the Fainting Flower. Appreciation is an excellent stimulus to the performance of excellent work. It is a hard if not an impossible thing to do one's best when there is a suspicion that no man careth whether we succeed or not. Appreciation of honest endeavor and meritorious performance is not flattery. There is no i?- uhnnlrl withheld, and i^aovni nuj iu , : many why it should be given. It is like dew to the fainting llower, like bread to the starving body, like the shadow of a great rock to the traveler in the desert sands. Let it be given, not only as the expression of u kindly, sympathetic heart tbat seeks to make others happy, but also as a just due. Indeed it becomes a duty to manifest , appreciation of all that is worth}7 of commendation. Those who are praised because they do well will seek to render themselves worthy of praise. Parishioner, if the Pastor's sermon did you good, tell him so. It will do him good to hear it, and perhaps prove the inspiration of a better one. Husband, praise the little wife who prepares so daintily your favorite dishes. Wife, let the husband hear first from vou the expressions of appreciation of his labor which will come from others. Yours will do him more good than all the rest put together. Without yours the heart will be unsatisfied, and labor slavery. Practical Religion. Giving up sinful practices or pleasures?or even questionable ones?is not enough. Such negative religion will not last long, or avail much. Genuine piety is a positive thing; it is doing right, it is keeping Christ's commandments. Pulling up weeds does not make a garden in the bright Slay days. Mellowing the earth and dropping the seeds and setting out young plants is the only substantial way to do it. When the soil is busy iu growing vegetables and flowers there is little space for weeks. Less than half your religion depends on the ''Thou shalt nots." Christ did not say to Matthew, "Thou shalt stay here at the toll-booth and try to keep out of cheating and other evil practices of the publicans." He said, "Follow me," and Matthew goes at once into a new line or conduct ana a new me. Begin at once to do whatever your Muster commands. Begin to practice religion. A child never would learn to walk by a hundred talks about the law of gravitation; it must use its own feet, even at the risk of many a tumble. Wait not for more feeling or more pungent convictions, or for anything that you read of in other people's experiences. These are all snares and liinderauces, if they keep you from doing at ouce the very lirst act that will please Christ. Have you ever opened your lips to any unconverted friend, either to avow your own feelings, or to do that friend some good? Then try it; you will strcughtcn yourself, and may bring an unexpected blessing to him or her. In short, you must begin to obey a new Master, to serve a new Saviour, to strike out a new line of liviug, and rely on God's almighty help to do it? When you give yourself to Christ in this whole-hearted and practical fashion, He will give you a thous and-fold richer gifs in return. Yea He will give you himself? When you possess Christ, you have everything. Lack ok Tastk and Rkvkrenck.? "W" in the 'Jlalttniore Methodist touches an important mutter thus: "It is a matter of surprise and deep regret that so many ministers among us showso little good taste, ami even reverence, in the use of the Lord's l'rayer, and the Cieneral Confession in the liturgy of the Lord's Supper. We have heard them rush through both with such break neck speed that it- was impossible to keep up with them, thus robbing the people of their part in the service and destroying the solemnity each should produce." Prose poem by the collector : "For any two words of tongue or pen, the warmest and coldest are '('nine again.'" As certainly as your Master's love is in you, his work will be upon you. -> V; } ;';0': ' ' i?.y'vr-igaggjMggrfigaM PRICES TELL We will sell you Cotton Bagging, Sibley Mil] Cotton Duck Bagging, Sible; Best White Flour 20 pounds Standard Soda 5 1-2 pounds Coffee 12 pounds Sugar A Solid Brogan A Ladies Solid Leather Butt Mens' Heavy Winter Suits,' Mens' Black Worsted Suits ! Saddles, Buggies, Wagons, &c tion. We will pay as much for ( farm produce as any house in the S1 T5ariTmWU jjdijitr, mailidiev Jiown-des^i October 2, 1889. Training n Child to Self-Control. An inevitable struggle between the individual and the several powers that go to make his individuality, begins in every child at his very birth, and continues so long as his life in the fiesh continues. On the outcome of this struggle depends the ultimate character of him who struggles. It is, to him, bondage or mastery, defeat or triumph, failure or success, as a result of the battling that cannot be evaded. And, as a matter of fact, the issue othe life-long battle is ordinarily settled in childhood. A child who is trained to self-control ?as a child may be?is already a true man in his fitness for manly self-mastery. A man who was not trained, in childhood, to self-control, is hope.essly a child in his combat with himself; and he can never regain the vantage ground which his childhood gave to him, in the battle which then opened before him, and in the thick of which he still finds himself. It is in a child's earlier struirerles with himself that help can easiest be given to him, and that it ia of greatest value for his own developing of character. Yet at that time a child has no such sense of his need in this direction as ia sure to be his in muturer years; hence it is that it rests with the parent to decide, while the child is still a child, whether the child shall be a slave to himself, or a master of himself; whether his life, so far, shall be worthy or unworthy of his high possibilities of manhood. A child's first struggle with himself ought to be in the direction of controlling his impulse to give full play to his lungs and his muscles at the prompting of his nerves. As soon as the nerves make themselves felt, they prompt a child to cry, to thrash his arms, to kick, and to twist his body on every side, at the slightest provocation ?or at none. Unless this prompting be checked, the child will exhaust himself in aimless exertion, and will increase his own discomfort by the very means of its exhibit. A control of himself at this point is possible to a ~U ^ lr. nnaKIn uuiiu, at ail a^c wuuc lie is JCI uuauit to speak, or to understand what is spoken to him. If a parent realizes that the child must be iuduced to coutrol himself, and seeks in loving firmness to cause the child to realize that same truth, the child will /eel,the parent's conviction, and will yield to it4 even though he cannot comprehend the meaning of his parent's words as words. To leave a child to himself in these earliest sturggles with himself, is to put him at a sad disadvantage in all the future combats of his life's warfare ; while to give him wise help in these earliest struggles, is to give him help for all the following struggles. A parent ought to help his child to refrain from laughing when he ought not to laugh; from crying when he ought not to cry ; from speaking when he ought not to speak ; from eating that which he ought not to eat, even though the food be immediately before mm; irom running about wnen it is better for him to remain quiet; and to be ready to say and to do just that which ft is best for him to say and do, at the time when it needs to be said and done. Self-control in all these things is possible to a child. Wise training 011 the parent's part can secure it. And by means of this self-control the child is made happier, and is fitted for his duties in active life, as otherwise he could not be. Many a man's life-course is maddened through his hopeless lack of that self-control to which he could easily have been helped in childhood, if only his parents had understood his needs and been faithful accordingly. Syinpntliy tvlth Human Sullorinsr. Forget, for a moment, that you are of the comparative few to whom the fresh air and suu, the joys of home, books, love, fireside, and children's laughter, are things accessible and appreciable ; imagine that you are of the million to whom life is an unremitting battle for the very meaus of existence; transport yourselves in fancy to the noisome uens or vvnitecnapei, me filthy slums of every great city ; to the prisons, the penitentiaries, the asylums, the hospitals of every civilized nation; to the hills and plains of Africa, where the hideous slave trade goes unceasingly on ; to scenes of war, famine, pestilence, shipwreck, that wring the hearts of millious with tearless woe. Realize*, if you can, all that sum of human suffering, while your fellowcreatures groan aloud in an anguish, or sudor on in sullen, dumb despair. Seek, therefore, to do what lies in your own power, towards diminishing, even if only by a little, this sum of human misery. Can war cense while Christians themselves are the advocates? If this world is to be delivered from war hy the gospel, the gospel must be applied for the nurnose. Would the crosuel ever convert the heathen from idolatry, if Christians should themselves encourage idolutors, by a compliance with their customs? lint as little may we expect the gospel will make war cease without the exertions of Christians, and while they countenance the custom by their own example. For ladies hosiery go to \V. E. Hell. (Jo to W. K. Hell's for gloves. I'rompt, reliable, liberal with nil its dealers, the National liank of Abbeville. Short ends in ginghams, Scersuekcjs and dress goods lor less than cost. Wm. 12. Hell. Call on White llrothers and examine their rust proof seed outs which they are now <>ffcmig for sale in quantities from one to one thousand bushels. We arc now offering the handsotmsl line of overcoats. 1'. Rosenberg & Co. Overcoats ! Overcoats ! all styles and prices j at Rosenberg's. The economical man will buy his overcoat | at Rosenberg's. Kvery one is Invited to look at the Immense line of overcoats at Rosenberg's. Special to the l.adies: We are now offering 1.:i(lies' Cloaks and Wraps in all the lairsi. styles cheap. 1'. Hosenberg & Co. ifc THE STORY. Is 12 l-2c. 7 Mills 12c. $5.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 ...80c. on Shoe S51.UU worth $5,00 $3.00 $10.00 $7.50 ., all at Prices that Defy Competi3otton, Cotton Seed and all other Sate. vs & Chambers, rille, C. An Enigma. Once in a while, a little foollRhness Our most learned people appreciate. If of "A Parable" you've had enough Suppose you try an enigma, It was pulled quite green before 'twas tough, And of course is only a pigmy. AYEJAYRSPEAROELEESWITEHE FEh deuenbeayearayeendcscoempeayeenydeay eelearesienesteayepefleayeendeefayeenceygeH roseerleesdearyfieoodeesayeendeenoteioenesp eelayeentuayeteioenesupepeelieesayeespeeR el ayeelteygeiveeteheemayescayeelelwheen ieni eowen. Now, if a consonant you do not Bpell, Nor a vowel you do not sound, Then read this space and you can tell For lu it the answer Is found. Yours Truly, A. J. SPROLES, With F. F. DUNBAR & CO., dealers in Sta. pie and Fancy Groceries, Dry Goods and No tions. Plantation Supplies a Specialty. Give them a call when in town. Greenwood, S, C., Oct. 9, 1889. Will Meet on Sale Days0 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, the Board o County Commissioners will meet or Sale Days. J. W. LITES, April 10, 1889. Chairman. Lumber For Sale. Tlhe undersigned has a fine lol of lumber of all kinds for sale. Will de liver it at Abbeville, S. C., If desired. S. G. THOMSON. May 29, 1889 Dr. F. E. Harrison OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERvices to the public. Office over tb< Racket Store, Mcllwain Corner. Jan. 30, '89. IT WILL PAY YOU If you propose going Wesl or North-west, to write to me I represent the Short Line FRED D. BUSH, D. P. A. Atlanta, Ga. Octl 0,1889. f>m Fair Warning. ALL persons Indebted to RUSSELL <J BURNS will save costs by calling 01 M. P. DeBRUHL, Esq.. aud settling. RUSSELL & BURNS. Nov. fi. 1880, tf Anpsta aid AMle Short Li Port Royal & Western Carolina R'j Commencing Monday, September 2nd, I'asaenge trains will run ns follows, by 75th Meridian time. Going Nortil Daily, i Daily. Lv Augusta 8 15 aui 4 15 !>u Ar Woodlawn 9 09 ami 5 47 |>n Ar Plum Branch ll) 09 ami 7 27 jw ArMcCorinick 10 25 uui, 7 55 jm Lv McCurinick 10 40 aiti Ar Wellington 11 3d um Ar Mt. Cormel 11 M am ir Lntiiner 12 42 pro ArLowndesville 1 15 pin Ar Starr 2 12 |>ui| Ar Anderson 2 65 pm Lv McUurtnick 10 25 am 8 00 ]?r Ar Greenwood 11 40 am 9 60 pu Ar Laurens 12 42 |un 11 40 pu Ar Greenville 2 40 pin Ar Spartanburg 2 40 pm Going South. ? Daily. Daily. Lv SpurUiiburs 3 50 pm Lv Greenville 3 25 pin^ Lv Laurens 5 25 pro 8 05 an Lv Green wood 6 30 pro: 9 20 air Ar McCurmlck 7 45 pro! 10 25 an Lv Anderson 0 20 an Lv Starr 6 5T an Lv Lowndesville 7 48 an Lv Latimer 8 17 an Lv Mt. Carmel 9 00 au Lv Wllllnetnn j 9 15 utr Ar McCormlek .-... | 10 05 an LvMcCormick SD0 pm! 10 25 nn Ar Plum Branch X 15 pm! 10 40 an Ar Wnodlawn 9 10 pm! 11 86 an Ar Augubta 10 05 pm1 12 30 an ikmnnli Pntnon RWrior for Sflvannnl Connections made at Spartanburg with R. * E and A. k S. Hallway, at Greenwood with C. & G. Ry at Anderson with Blue Hideo Road, at Augusta will 0. C. <k A., 8. C. Ry, P. R. &A? C. R. R. am Georgia R. R. for all points. Cheap round trip tickets on sale Saturday aftornoon good to return Monday morning. For further Information relative to schedule, ticket! rates,best route, cto., write to or call upon W. J. CRAIG, R. W. IIUNT, Act. Gen'l Pass. Aft. T. P. Agt, Augnsta, Ga. i i s Pm !T C3 ^ Ha O Ph fl csir: g, P-l - ft ? 5? 2 a S3 0 O 12 d'"? CU ? M - H ? E?: * S * * 1 * W 1 & ? cr r>5 5 9 fl Kt?- J w ?: - h o 3 m o S I " J s?2 J S el i i * Isl i I *=i5 - -rl to" cjo^ pj < ? ^ H3 t)": . 2 w <= d i? ?=i: fi 53 _ '-z edfccfe o Q = w o | o t ) > . (JQ 0<I 5 i-3 o ? S y J J ^ 2' ? ill ? 15 5S S /$ ? S5-S cs W 1 / S I o ca E<<~ r i ^ _ w -? w ?r i ? eg . gt! c|l p g :? I o ?g? J S \ W *S tisj i 2 ? a M *? EH O Ws Notice to School Trustees. 'IMIK scholastic year of 1SS0-90, having coin 1 menced with the (list of this month thi trustee* arc hereby authorized to open tlx public schools or Abbeville county us soon a* tlx y may deem It best. 11. <i. Mcl.KKS, Nov. li, l.SS'J. School Com. Estate Notice. ALL Persons indebted to the estate of A. M Graham, ileceaseti, must make payment, and all persons having claims against the estate, will present the same on or before the tith of December, liSHi), as the estate will be settled that day. ANNIE GRAHAM, Administratrix. At Prime Cost. The Following Goods will be Sold at First Cost. Suspenders, Hosiery, Fans, 1 - 1 _ unaersmris, Overshirts, Handkerchiefs, ' % Gloves, Drawers, Neckties, AT E. A. TEMPLETON'S. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ALL persons Indebted to the estate of the late ROBERT THORNTON, must make Immediate payment, and all persons having claims against the estate are requested to pre' vent the same without delay, or be barred. J. F. THORNTON, Administrator. I FOR RENT. X OFFER FOR RENT FROM OCTOBER 1st, next, my dwelling house and lot, confolnintT fnnr anrpn half mile from Court House on Moseley Ferry Road. For terms apply to T. P. COTHRAN. Sept. 4,18S9. tf. THE EIGHMIE PERFECT FITTING SHIRT. ' IXI? have recelyed a fresh stock or the well W known "Elghmle Shirts," which we are > selling at the old popular prices. These shirts are undoubtedly the very best value for the money and far superior to any other make in lit. To those who have worn them a simple announcement of the fact that they can ge tnem again is sufficient. To others we say try f them once and you will want no other kind, i W. JOEL ?MITH <fc SON. Sept. 4, 1889. , : WHITE BROTHERS ' H AVING MADE A SUCCESS HERETOfore of the trade in Fine Ready-Made clothing, beg leave to announce their that stock of Spring and Summer Clothing is larger and more attractive than ever 'be fore. Special attention is called to their exi tensive assortment of Hats. The variety in their line of STRAW HATS is wonderful, and some of the styles are entirely different lrom those seen heretofore. In the department of Gentlemen's Neck Wear they exhlblta greater variety than they have ever offered before. fc In addition to the above, all kinds of OAn^Uman'o T?n * ? i aVllTI cr ? VJC7JLI o .a. ua UiUJUAiA^ Goods can be found. Summer Under-wear, Shirts ' Collars, Cuffs, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Ac. dec., Call at once and be suited before the stock Is broken. ; WHITE BROTHERS. Terra Cotta Wells. THE undersigned Is not disposed to brae on his new mode of water supply, but It in ) proven beyond the shadow or a doubt that his wells are the best and more durable than any other kind. He boasts of not having r lost a slnele one In seven years, while twothirds of his work Is for parties having lost r their dug wells. Address, C. M. CALHOUN, Greenwood, S. C. i They are frog proof and superior to one dug, i and are bound tosupersede all others. ? Joel S. Bnily, Greenwood, S. C. i Greenwood Cotton and Oil Mills. Col. Kinard, Ninet.v-Slx, S. O. ltev. Pressly, Duo West, S. C. Jones Miller, / bbeville.S. C. I have sunk nine-tenths oi the wells in my own In seven years. Augt. iz, Money to Loan ON IMPROVED FARMS. For further Information apply to john b. palmer & son, Room 7, Central National Bank Building, P! 0. Box 288. Columbia, S.C Oct. So, 3m. ~ THE ABBEVILLE Oil Ml Co., Have their ginneries in operation and are prepared to gin all cotton which may be brought to them with the shortest dispatch. They are also In the market for the purchase of cotton seed paying for the same the highest cash price at the glnuerles and thus saving to the farmers the trouble of handling their seed. Their charge for ginning for the present, Is 30 cts. per Hundred Pounds, beinit considerably less than the prevailing charges heretofore. No chargo for weighing seed. b Sopt. 11, 1889. ? Money to Loan. ON IMPROVED FARM LANDS IN SUMS of fc.'SOO ami upwards. Loans repayablt In small annual Instalments through a perloil of six years, thus enabling the borrowoi ; to pay ofl'Ills indebtedness without exhausting his crop In any ona year. Apply to PER1CIX A COT1IRAX, Attorneys. Abbeville, S. C.. Oct. 23,1889. (im. Notice. A LI, PERSONS having claims against the estate of John Gaulilen deceased must present tliein duly approved within thirty days, or they will he barred payment, and all persons indebted to the estute must make payment within thirty days. C. W. GAULDEN. Executor, IDA G. DAVIS, Executrix. Oct. 30th, 18S9. Notice. A I-Ii l'EKSONH INDEBTED TO THE "llrm ol Biirmore, Dunn & Co., or Donaldsvllle s. urc earnestly requested to come forward and settle the same at an early date. Th?? Estate ol' \V. E. Biirmore deiiiiinds n settlement of all notes and accounts. The business must be closed. Agnews & Mattison, W. R. Dunn, o ; I am vivixig i. ai uiuis. October 9th. 1S??. ISTotice to Debtors and Creditors. A IJi persons indebted to tlie estate of \V M. Alewine, deceased, must setth the I smncimmediately, and all persons having i claims against the estate must jiresent the same within thirty days or be barred. M. S. ALEWINE, Executrix. Nov. UUIb, 4t. THE LOWNOESVIU IN NEW ELECJ AMTf.Y FITTED UP STORER stock Is belter than ever prepared to supply i Pure Drugs aui All l(;fldln^ Patent Medicines, Medical appll Fuucy goods. Paints, Oils Varnishes School Bocks of the kindr a< Stationery of all kinds. Prescriptions earfully compounded at alt tli inteutiou uud ability to supply all demands in tl Sec SPEED'S DR With a LARGE and v DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, OILS, WINDOW G PUTTY, COMBS GOODS, PER] The demand of this market can be supplied. Headquarter* for tine CIGARS and TOBACCO, ed to. Prescriptions carefully compounded at a] You are respectfully invited to call. P. 23. NEW ANDPRE Stylisb. A, M. HIL] HAVE on hand a Large ? ^ il 0.11J_ UAK/xjs, which mey are oemu A. M. HIli] National Bank Abbevi] Capital, Surplus, - - - ' Offlc J. ALLEN SMITH, President. BENJ. S. BARN* Divec ""n WII I rhnrlMtOll. S. C, ff , L. W. WHITE, Abbeville, S. C., JNO. G. EDWARDS, Abbeville, S. C. J. ALLEN SMITH DOES a General Banking business, provides Depositors. Is ready at any and all times t as our County afford*. A BL HIL Abbevil KNOWING that the good cro ensure a large business : ing the FALL Months, expec the Desirable and Attractive in a First-Class Fancy Store offer to Purchasers at the Lo1 almost anything in the line i had at their Store, they wi most choice varieties of Ca r*oVvV?orroo Pntntnfis. flni C&JLLgCDf V/dUUagvu| a vvMww^y w?. Rice, Flour, Bacon, Molasses, moil m To all of My Old Frie I BEG LEAVE TO SAY THAT I AM NOV HRA SALOON, which is perhaps the largest r rlea a largo and varied assortment of GOODS, i enough to favor me with aDy ORDERS, I wil goods, viz: RYE, X $2.00, XX $2.50, COJRN the very b< Including Jug. All orders must be accompainc tlon at the above named prices. Verj ffl. 0. with BDTLE AN] P. S.?Persohs In ordering goods will find tal Notes when they can procure them, than to you can remit any amount, up to ?4.99 for 3 cem ? to till out a blank for a money order or get a lei Postmaster the amount you want, and you get OB. E, L. WILSON, HXlVXXIiV. 1 tt^Ofllco up stairs over 11. W. Cannons store Aug. 2S, isao. DR. S. G. THOMSON, . TvENTAL SURGEON. > .1 " Office up-stalrs, Jlcllwalne corner. I Feb.20, 18)59. tf PERRIN& COTHRAN, | A.ttornevs at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. piano" for sale. A SPLENDID PIANO ALMOST GOOD Af^ new for sale very cheap. Apply to P. KOSE.NBI?IiG & CO. Sept. 18,1881), , Coffins at Mt. Carmel. JW. SIGN has cotllns fit Mt. Car in el in th<> euro of W. It. POWELL. The HEARSE will lie sent from Abbeville when desired. ' Jan. 5.1887 t.f Lumber ! Lumber !! 1 AM PREPAKED TO FURNISH ANY " " - ? ,niii l 1 amount anil Kino oi >. t wo miles from VKRDKRY anil t-ltrnI- miios South of A l>e v I lie C. II., on short notice. Will deliver lumber on board the ears at Verdery. Orders solicited. Address H. II. HKVLIX. Verdery, S. C. \VM. H. PARKER W\ J. McGOWANPARKEE & McGOWAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, AllllEVILIjE, C. II., S. C. WILL practicc also in the Circuit Courts O; the l/niled States lor South Carolina. FERTILIZERS AM) Cotton Seed. I HAVK ACCKPTK1) TIIK ACiKXCY OF I the Standard oil Co., for the purchase of Cotton Seed and for the sale of their celebrated Fertilizers. 1 am prepared, and intend to pay the hiKhe.?t prices ami to sell at the lowest, prices. Will liive good bargains in exchanging Fertilizers for seed. J. F. Miller. |: Sept. 11. IAS!). Good House and Lot for Sale. AI)\YrKLLIX(J JIOUSK in the town of Abbeville, containing several rooms, a good well of water, nice front yard, all under tVnee, Is olleretl for sale on terms (osnittbeptireliHs er. Apoly at the Press and Manner olllee. ? OOM AND WITH LARGE ADDJTJONF ill customers with 1 Chemicals. lances, <fcc.t Ac. Splendid line of Toilet and \ v ' ' i, Putty, Glass, &c.. \ lopted by School Board, and ^5 :q mes. Call and see me and be assured of my ' le Drug line. J. B. FRANKS. ond door from corner Main and Bell Street CG STORE. pell Selected Stock 01 PAINTS. LASS, PREP ABED 3, BRUSHES, FANCY FUMES, STATIONERY, &C. r ' i*. Orders by Mall or band promptly attend* II boors. \ W SPEED. No. 8 Wall St, Abbeville, 8. a TTY BUGGIES. Carts. L & SONS ) Stock of BUGGIES and ? at the Lowest Cash Prices. L. cfo 8QKT8. ;| : of Abbeville, f ? *? ? - - - - - $75,000^1 - - - - 6,000 V # eva x L. W. WHITE, Vice-President. VELL, Cashier. v'f J rtor*: ? J. N. YOUNG, Due West, 8. C., y It. M, H ADDON, Abbeyille, 8. C., . ' S , W. C. McGOWAN, Abbeville, 8. C\, ; , Abbeville, S. C. the greatest security and convenience <for its ,o make loans based upon such safe collaterals ' Sept U, 1888. lyr . ; L & SONS, le, S. O. ps in Abbevillf* County will for Abbeville village durt to fill their Store with all goods that are usually found , and which they expect to 3 west Living Prices. While of Fancy Groceries may be 11 TMQlro a Bnpp.in.ltv of the XA ~ ~ ~r-~ j ? ndies, Crackers, Apples, Orions, Mackeral, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco and Cigars nds and Acquaintances, T CONNECTED WITH BUTLEB'S ALHAM intl best equipped fjHloon in the State. He oar and for the benefit of those who may be kind I give the prices on a few of our standard XXX $3.00, XXXX 13.50. 3st $1.70 per gallon, / id by the CASH, in order to receive any atten* - UesDectfullv. McCracken, R'S AIHAMBRA SALOON, DEESON, 8. C. [ It cheaper and more convenient to remit Pen i remit by Money Order or Registered letter, aa V 9, at the Fame time avoiding the trouble It takea tier registered, as all yon have to do Is to tell It without any trouble. Respectfully, m. o. Mccracken, With Butler's Alhambra Saloon. The State of South Carolina, r; COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, PROBATE COURT. Iii the matter of the Estate of A. B. Wardlaw. Deceased, \V. C. McGowan, Administrator and Petitioner.?Petition for Settlement nnd Discharge. WC. McGOWAN. as Administrator of t the estnte of A. B WARDLAW, deceased, having filed his petition in tbis Court, praying for set tlement and Discharge : IT IS ORDERED. Th.it Friday the 20th day ; of December next, be fixed for settling Bala * estate and granting a discharge as prayed for. J. FULLER LYON, v Judge Probate Court, v Nov. 20, 1889. SALE OFLAND 1 | AND Personal Property* I WILL sell nt Due West, S. C., on Thursday the 12th of December next, the following. described real estate to wit: The homestead """ FIFTY-THREE ACRES, more or lcs?, of W. M. Alewlne, deceased. The Mill Tract on Ilogskln creek, FOUR ACRES. more or less, including Grist Mill, Saw Mill, and twenty horse power Engine In good runnlnc oruer. TERMS?One-halfcash, the balance on a credit of one year with interest from day of sale. To be secured by bond of purchaser and a mortgage of tlie property. I will sell at the sumo lime and place the personal property of said deceased for cash. M. S. ALE WINE, Executrix. Anderson Intelligencer copy, and send bill to Executor at. Due West. Nov. 'JUtli, 1889,. Sheriff'? Sale. O. W. Cromer against J. I. Crotner?Warrant to seize ciop for rent. 1>Y virtue of an Warrant lo me directed. In * ' the above stated case, I will sell to the highest bidder, at. Public Auction,.within the loyal (lours of sale, at J. 1. ('router's residence nil Tl'K?5|>.\Y the 10th day of DECEMBER, A. 1 >.. l.sS'J, the following described property HI Wl I' Six 4'!mmikuii<I I'oiciiIm of Seed Cotton, more or I ess, I'ivc Hundred Bun*, dies of Fodder. all Corn and Cot* Ion in field unjruthered. Levied 011 :ind to lie sold as the property of r. I. (.'miner, tn fatlsly Hie aforesaid Warrant mid eo.?ts. TKltMS-Casli. t W. I). MANN, Sheriff A. 0. Nov. II Ih, ISS'J. Mule Colts Wanted. 2 IM'I.V TO I). II. HOWARD, at liome, near White Wall, who will pay the blgb Ht price iu cash. Nov. Jill