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N Victor Huso and the Mouse. Gray Victor Hugo in his nook Sat musing o'er a favorite book, When Io, half timorous, hair intent, As on some serious errand beut, His daughter and his grandchild biought A mouse the pantry trap had caught. The poet turned with loving heed To hear the little maiden plead With piteous face and eager cry. "Say, Grandpa, shall the mousey die?" "Behold the thief," the mother said, The pixy, with its nibbling knife, So busy round my cheene aud bread ! Just now. made prisoner while it fed, We found it squeaking like a fife, And. melted at its shrill complaint Our Jeannie, like a tender saint, With tearful pily begged its life. Her pleading charmed away my frown; ] ] spared my victim doomed to drown, And told its gentle advocate Her grandsire should decide its fate." "Poor little mouse!" the old man smiled, And drew his darling to his knee. "See how it trembles," lisped the child, "It's just as scared as scared can be, And sorry, too, I guess It feels Because my mamma says it steals. ? ? r?l>A />n?M oat ullil ilrilllf All 15UCIJ Uliiiivvuu.u Is no great stealing. I should think! its head could cuddle in my ring; Its ears?are like a midge's wing; Its tail?is just a bit of string: Its wee bright eyes?the cunning thing! Its body scarce a spoon would till; It isn't big enough to kill! And, oh, it looks at you so shySay, Grandpa, shall the mousey die?"' Fondly the aged poet spoko; "The boon you ask isgrand to give; Jeannie, I stay the fatal stroke, And bid vour tiny prisoner live." Then as with kiss and blessing sped, The child to free her captive ran, The old man closed his eyes ana said: "So Heaven decides man's lot for man. The mouse that nibbles on the shelf Knows not its fate, nor know I mine. 1 own a Providence divine, Since to that small, lour-footed elf I was a providence myself; And as my grace a life could spare That feels no thanks, and knows me not. I well believe celestial care Has oft my own deliverance wrought Without my knowledge or my thought." Theron Brown, in Wide Aicakc. <?? - ?> Letter-Writing'. .Letter-writine snows not- ouiy uaur ral talent, but moral tendencies, besides education and culture. It is a wonderful thing to be able to express ourselves in an easy, graceful manner. This Is largely the gift of nature, but it may be acquired by a study of the best models. It goes without saying that correct spelling and the observance ol gram. matical rules show the education of the writer. So also does the use of capitals. The subject-matter of a letter (aside from a mere business note) will, in nine cases out of ten, reveal the innate tendency of the person writing it. I rarely receive one from a stranger without having some decided impression, favorable or unfavorable, regarding the writer. When George III. became king of England he was desirous of being married before his coronation. He could be allowed none but a Protestant wife ; so a list was made out from the limited number of nrincesses who coald legal Jy share his kiugdom. In this list stood the name of Princess Charlotte of Meeklenburg-Strelitz. Now, it seems that some time previous to this, when only sixteen, the young lady in question "had written a spirited letter to Frederick ,of Prussia, protesting against the ravages his troops were committing in the territory of her cousin, the duke of Meklenberg Schwerin. This letter so vividly dipicted the horrors of war, and the blessings of peace, that Frederick was greatly struck by it, and sent it to Ueorge II. It happened to fall into the hands of his grandson, afterward OJeorge III., and when lie found the name of the writer in the list of eligible princesses, he declared that he would marry her, and no other; and she became queen of England. Such wonderful rewards do not often follow our best efforts; but, indeed, when we pen a letter, we can not t?ll how far its influence may extend. A spoken word may soon be forgotten, but a written word may testify tor or against us years after ii is traced. We all love to receive letters from certain friends. They are chatty and bright, and bring with them a suggestion of fresh breezes from the hills-ides. If you are blessed with such a correspondent, study the letters, and try and see where the charm lies. Do you know the reason why the letters of famous people are so eagerly sought after? It is because they- V veal so much of their inner se>?*cs* And now a few sust"-* v.ous as to the details of letter wr;-"uff* ^ever send a letter to a fir-"-u written in pencil, any mote fK'.o you would pay that friend a v?iSit in soiled and slovenly dress. It ^.-fehows a lack of respect to both your friend and yourself. The only excuse is where sickness has robbed you of the strength to use pen and ink. TYrk Itarvii) v/viir lnlhtfu U'iHi tlin J/U 1IWI JUUI IVVIVIO "iVii personal pronoun "J." It is not only inelegant, but savors of selfishness. Put thoughts of others first, particularly in letters of friendship. Here is an idea, especially for the cirls. Learn to write business letters in business like style. It is for you to take away the reproach that a woman is not capable of expressing herself in this manner. Make yourself familiar with the necessary forms, so that your business notes shall be clear and concise, and compare with those of father and brother. Just a Littlk.?"Only just a little,! a very, very little !" said the brook to the bank. And the bank was silent, and the brook wore its sides till the earth ?L'elted away and the sods floated down the stream. "Just a little more, a very little more !" said the brook again. And the waters pressed against the roots of the willows that grew beyond the bank and laid them bare. "Just a little, little more," said the brook again. And the winding stream advanced with fresh force till, one by one, the willows fell and were borne away in the torrent. "Alas!" cried the meadow, as the waters closed in on it, "if I had not neglected the first attack on my hank my fence would never have been destroyed ; but now my protection is gone, and I am rightly served in being turned from a fruitful field into a watery waste." It is always so with (he beginning of evil. Yielded to "just a little," by and by it claims the whole. A Doo's Sagacity.?Romp was a pretty, curly dog, who was very fond of his master, a boy named George. George was going away to be gone a Ions time. He was sorry to leave Romp behind, but could not take him along. "Goed-bv. Romn " said his master Eatting his bead; "I hope you'll be ere when I come home." Konin waited and waited, and finally, one night, when he did not know it, George came back. The next morning George was waked up early by the dog. Oh, how glad he was to see him! But George wondered how his pet know lift was home, and he asked the hired man who blacked his shoes. The man said that Romp knew his master's shoes as soon as he saw them and went to find him right away. Parasites of Spcccti. The duty each of us owes to lii.s mother-tongue should constrain him to seek diligently after the best ways of clothing ideas. If there is u better fashion of speech than our own, we should not be content until it is ours. Sloven language is more disgraceful than slovenliness of apparel. The great and grievous error in home and school education is that chileren are allowed to speak as they like. The house-mother who wages continual war with flies, barricades her windows against mosquitoes, and would go into hysterics at the suggestion of the red Bedouin of the sleeping-room, allows her children to double negatives, contract provincialisms, and enwrap their dailv talk in slang as with a garment. She was a wise woman who insisted that her children should give neat and definite expression to what they had in their minds to say. If they began a sentence it must he finished. "What you think, you can say," was her ride. "The sooner you learn to do it well, the better." It goes without saying that U9 men and women the}' were admirable talkers, never taking refuge in "What-youinay-call-'ems" and "I-don't-knowwhats," in "I-seems-to-mes" and "You knows." The pains given to the cultivation ol the parasital gibberish we call "slang," | if rightly bestowed, would make I charming talkers of our boys and girls. There is as little wit as euphony in willful mispronunciation of words, nor does the substitution of cabalistic phrases for intelligent English add piquancy to sentence or paragraph. If the truth were known, few s.ang venders are on sufficiently intimate terms with their mother-tongue to take liberties with her .?Home Maker. t'haunccy D pow's Tiisslo. In an address bt fore the Railroad Branch of the Young Men's Christian Association of New York, Hon. C'hauLcey M. Depew gave an incident from his early life which carries a weighty lesson. Said he: "The best thing I remember connected with myself is, that when J graduated from Yule I thought J would lead a life of scholastic ease. 1 'bought I would read and write a little, take it easy and have a good time. I had a hard-beaded old father of sturdy Dutch ancestry. He had money enough to take care of me, and I knew it; aud when he discovered that J knew it and intended to act accordingly, it was a cold day for me, and he said to me : 'You will never get a dollar from me except through my will. From this time forth you iiave got to make vour own way.' "Well, I found I had a hard lot ol it ?nobody had a harder one?and the old gentleman stood by and let me tussle and fight it out. I bless him tonight with all the heart and gratitude I have for that. If he had taken the other course what would 1 have done? I would have been up in Peekskill tonight nurc-ing a stove, cursing the men who had succeeded in the world, and wondering by what exceptional luck they had got on ; but having my way to dig alone, 1 got beyond everything my lather ever dreamed of; but it was done by fourteen hours, or sixteen hours, or eighteen hours work a day if necessary. It was done by temperance, economy. "When you make a dollar spend seventy-five cents and put the other twenty-live cents by. No man can stand still. When God created us he did n fortunate thing for us; he made us so that we must either go backward or forward. A man knows more to-day than yesterday, or he knows less. A man who bottoms a chair, gets up and goes to his meals, and then goes back again and bottoms a chair, and then to his meals again, in the course of five years will be the biggest dunce in the community, and his opinion will noi be worth knowing. He will lose his power for work, and will not bs worth three cents an hour." ??x?? - -- -How to Ciirc Exnggcr^^nSome habits are ro? unconsciously practice'I that ?** movement to mend them.i^^*"e ?nly one to defect them, "me btam in one's own eyes is less noticed than the mote in another person's eye. A family, while at the breakfast table one morning, pledged to observe the strictest veracity for that day. A member of the family tells of the consequence. As a first fruit of the resolve, we asked the one who suggested it: "What made you so late at breakfast this morning?" She hesitated, began with, "Because f couldn't"?then, true to her com pact, said, "The truth is I was lazy and didn't hurry, or I might have been down long ago." Presently one of them remarked that she had been very cold, adding, "I never was so cold in all my life." An inquiring look caused the last speaker t<> modify her statement with, '"0 I don't think I was so cold after all." A third remark to that effect that Miss So-and-So was ''the homeliest airl in the city," was recalled as soon as made, the speaker being compelled to own that Miss So-and-So was only ' rather plain," instead of being excessively homely. So it went on throughout the day, causing much merriment, which was good taturedly accepted by the subjects, and giving rise to constant correction in the interests of.truth. One thing became more and more surprising, nuwuvtr, iu euvn uuc ui u?, that was the amount of cutting down which our most careful statements demanded under this new law. Sked Corn for Sowers.?Unless we live our preaching, it will never reach the hearts of the people. Unless we are animated by the spirit of Christ, we can never do IIIs deeds. Unless we first get close to God our 1 ~U?11 - 1- _ ? l. 1 ^ 4--, .. - .. selves, Ht'suuii never ue auie iu suade sinners to seek Him. Unless we love much, we can not do much. Unless we are faithful in little things we will not be reliable in great one?. Unless we practice all we preach, we preach too much. Unless we are doing our best for God, we are doing very poorly. Unless we are continually pointing to the Lamb of God, we are pointing to His enemy. Unless we are ready and willing to do little things, we will never do great things. Unless we walk where we should, somebody else will walk where they shouldn't. Unless we are doing a good deal of good, we are doing a good deal of harm. Unless we are holding up for Christ in our lives, His Spirit is not abiding in our hearts.?Warn's Horn. "Wiser than serpents" was rendered in this way by a recent German-American. "You know the Bible Fays: Sehmarter than sclinakes widout de-re faults!" \ r .r hrf ':r.A Household Marketing-. The housekeeper who understands her business and can spend the time to go to the market herself will find that she can have a better table, with greater variety and at less expense, than when she orders from the provision man who comes to the house each day. It is true that there are a great many housekeepers who have neither time nor strength for the daily or even weekly visits to the markets, but the average housekeeper has the time, and site will find that in the end it will add to her mental and physical health, as well as to the attractiveness of her table. In ordering at the house it is a difficult matter to keep in mind tiie list that the provision man runs over. Even if he should miss many little things that one might choose for the sake of economy and variety, it would be almost impossible to remember them in making out one's list. In the market, however, the articles are spread out before you, and one thing suggests another. ' Here the prices can be kept in mind when selecting the food, and should the thing that you| have decided upon be too expensive, somethiug else that you will find to be nearly or equally good may be substituted. For example, you have planned to have halibut for dinner and found that instead of being eighteen cents, it has gone up to twenty-five or thirty cents, you will naturally hesitate before adding fifty per cent to the expense of the dish. A cod, haddock, white fish, red snapper, or some other kind of moderate priced fish will make a satisfactory substitute. Although the prices of beef, mutton, pork, etc., are not subject to great changes, the prices of fresh fish, vegetables, fruit and game lluctuate constantly. Then again, many little savory dishes are suggested by the sight of the various little odds and ends found in the stalls The sight and odor of a piece of smoked bacon may give you visions of the many savory dishes that it will give relish to?liver and bacon, chicken livers en brochette, and rashers of bacou with chops or beefsteak. Maria Parloa, in Good Housekeeping. <? The sense of honor is of so fine and delicaie a nature that it is only to be met with in minds which are naturally noble or in such as have been cultivated by great examples or a refined education.?A dclivon. ?<2> After your garden has been denuded of its crop do not allow it to fill up with weeds; either pull iheni up or mow them down. Do not fail to put a liberal supply of well rotted man we on the garden in the winter. 2 FlETil ATLANTA, CHATTANGOSA, KNOXVILLI, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, ASHEVILLE, AND SUMMER RESORTS. MAY IX, X80O. Lv Brunswick Ill 00 p.m.i 8:201. naLv Jesup 1.20 a.m.|l0:4A.a.m. Ar Macon v.... ... 4:35 p.m. . ; 7:u2a.ra 4:40 p.m. Ar Atlanta 10.35 a.m. 8.10 p.m. Lv Atlanta 11:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m. Ar Rome. 1:50 p.m. 2 00 a.m. Ar Chattanooga 5:00 p.m. fi 15 a.m. Ar Louisville 7.25 a.m. 7:35 p.m. Ar Cincinnati ... 0:40a.m. 7:30p.m. Ar Knoxville. 6:35 p.m.) 7:55 a.m. Ar Morrlstown 8:10 p.m. 9:25 a m. Ar Hot Springs ioio p.m. 11:24 a.m. Ar ABhevllle 13:85a.m.I 1:42p.m. Ar Bristol 10:55p.m. 12:25p.m. Ar Glade Springs 1:02 a.m. 2-40 p.m. Ar Wythevllle 2:36a.m. 4:15p.m. Ar Roanoke 5:20 a.m. 7:05 p.m. Ar Natural Bridge I 7:30a.m.| 8:32p.m. Ar Luray 111:53 a.m. 112:37 a.m. Ar f.vnnhhnrcr I 7:20 a.m.] 9:20 D.m. Ar Petersburg Ili:20a.m.| Ar Norfolk ..I 2:00p.m.| Train leaving Brunswick at 11.00 p.m. carries Pullman Sleepers Brunswick to Atlnnta and Pullman Buffet Sleepers Jacksonville to Cincinnati, connecting at Rome with through Sleepers to Washington, and at Chattanooga with Pullman Sleepers for Memphis and the West. Train leaving Brunswick at 8.20 a.m. connects at Macou with Pullmun Sleeper for Chattanooga and at Atlanta with Pullman Sleeper for Knoxvllle where connections are made with Pullman Sleeper for Philadelphia and New York, and Hot Springs and Asbevllle. SUMMER EXCURSION TICKETS will be sold It TWO CENTS per mile travelled commencing May 15th, 1890. good Return before Nov. 1st. So Iron-dad Signature Contract Ticket*. Apply to Ticket Agent* or to FBANK M. JOLLY, District Passenger Agent, * No. 75 West Bay St., Jacksonville, Fl?. C.N. EIGHT, B. W.WRENN, Asst. Gen'l Put. Agent, Otn'l Paisenger Agent, Ati.aita.Qa. . Khoxville, Tbk* MACMURPHY~& STORY, ARCHITECTS, No. 8 Gray's Piazza, AUGUSTA, GA. AIIE PREPARED TO MAKE PLANS ami superintend the building of CHURCHES. I COURT HOUSES, SCHOOL HOUSES, | JAILS,^^ nwiMP, Ilin/lllVlin, STORES. I DWELLINGS. June J, 1S90, l.'m DR. R. B. EPTING, GREENWOOD, S. C. OK FEUS his services 1o the public for the practice of MEDICINE and SlJHfiKRY. Special attention to diseases of children. Night and country calls promptly answered. Olllce at his new residence corner Hal I road and Homestead Avenues. Ollice hours from 8 to 10 a. m. "> to -1 p. in. May lSlHt, tf The Short Line to Charleston & Floridn. POUT KOYAL ANI> W K.ST K UN CAUOI.IN'A RAILWAY CO. / >OMMKNClNG SUNDAY. MAKOll IsOn. l'us\j sender trains will mil us follows t?v 7'?!li .Mi-rialinn Hun-: Going Sontli Daily. Leave Anderson *"> 0<i a ni i-'< 10 p m Leave Starr S 2.'> u in :i :Sl p in Leave I.owmli'MVillc b .16 a in I fl'i p in Leave Mt. Carinel 11 -in a in 4 p m Arrive McCorniick 1(1 (<0? in f? p in Arrive Augusta 1'2 :|il p in *10 0.*> p in Arrive Charleston 7 00 jt ill Arrive Savannah r> -Hi |> in fi -ill a in Arrive Jacksonville 7 Of) a in 12 (III in Going North. Daily. Leave Jacksonville *1 10 p in 00 i? in Leave Snvatitiali S 10 p in 0 -10 a in Leave Charleston !? I.'iam Leave Augusta S 2f> a m -S l.l |i in Arrive McCorniick 10 40 a in A 4?> p iii Arrive Mt. Corinel II .'10 a in fli 3f? p iii Arrive Lowndesville 1'2 14 p iii 7 is p in Arrive Starr 12 40 p in 7 SI ji in Arrive Anderson I 10 p in S 10 p in * Daily, t Daily except Sundays. Shortest and quickest route to Charleston, reaches there three hours ahead of any other lino. Connections made nt Augusta for Atlanta and all points west. Tickets on sale at P. R. a W. 0. Ky depots to all points at elicap rates and baggage checked to destination. For any other information.apply or write. W. J. CliAlO, o: P. A. B. W. Hunt, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga. iwute-iSj.' ~r '.ri-iV'.'X ii: * ' s?V Winthrop Training School. FOR, TEACHERS, COLUMBIA, S. C. THOROUGH Normal Instruction and practice In best methods of tcucliin?r. Open to girls over 18 years old. Session begins September 2$. Graduates secure good positions. Every county is given two scholarships ; one by the State worth SIM and one by the school worth S-'f. Address i). B. J "HINSON, June 11, 1S!jO. Columbia, S. C. IMPORTANT BRIDGE, AT the DOURLE RRIDflES, near the town of Lowndesvllle, on tlio Savannah Valley Railroad, on TUESDAY, the St.li day of JULY, at II o'clock A. M., we will let the building of a bridge across llocky River. Specifications of a covered Howe-Truss span Si.j feet long, on granite piers, and of an iron span same length, on iron piers, will be exhibited on that day and we will then decide which of the two wo will build. Also, at same time and place, the buildins of the APPROACHES (about 200 feet) to said bridge will be let. We reserve the right to reject all bids. JOEL W. LITES, JNO. E. BROWNLEE, J. F. C. DUPRE, Countv Commissioners. June 11,1890. Registration. TOWN ELECTION. Notice to the Voters of the Town of Abbeville. Pursuant to tub act of tiib gbnenil Assembly, approved December 2S, 1SS2, Registration of all voters w lio lmve not regis lereu in town 01 auopviiipoi ineagooi iwen* ty-one years on or before llic second MONDAY In SElTKMRKIt next, will be made at the To-.vn Council Ofliee, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 26th, 27th and 28th of June. All voters who fuil to register sit the time a foresaid will be deprived of the privilege ol voting at any regular or special municipal election that may be held in the town of Abbeville before the annual registration. The Registration Hooks will be opened al the office of the Town Clerk and Treasurer. T. P. THOMSON, Intendant. Jones F. Miller, Registrar. June II, IStK), 3t HXTETW Jewelry Store IN MAfJUAiAl IV VVTASj Vt DbVALER IN Watrte, Clocks and Jewelry. KN (GRAVING In all Its branches executed in first-class style. The repairing of WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY hspecialty. I will repair your goods in the very best manner possible, and will warrant all my worK twelve (12) months. My Charges are the Lowest. NO EXORBITANT OR FANCY CHARGES AT HENN EM ANN'S. Satisfaction GaaraiM or No Pay. Place of business In F. F. DUNBAR & CO'S Store. {3^~ All goods guaranteed as represented. H.V R. B. Hennemann, GKEENWOOD, S. 0. Don't Forget the Place. June J, ISW, tf Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. In Re the Estate of Andrew Yates, Deceased. A IX persons whomsoever interested in the Estate of ANDliKW YATKS, deceased, will please take notice that the undersigned having llnally accounted lor said estate in his hands and settled same, he will on the 2xih day of June, lsiiO. make application to J. Fuller Lyon, Judge of I'robnteCourl for Abbeville county,South Carolina, at his office, Abbeville C. II., S. (;., for a final discharge from his trust as Administrator of said estate. W. K. RICHKY, May 15, ISM, tf Administrator. orvicfitofinn AVl/giUtl (il/JLUU NOTICE. 'IMIK HOOKS OK RKf S1STRATION WIIJ. i he opened in my olllcc on Law Range, us the law directs on ilic First Monday in each Month, until first Monday in July, 1800, when tIjo law requires them closed until uftor tho next genera! election. This is for tin* purpose of registering all persons who have become of age, or cutiHod to resistor since last election; to transfer persons from t his to another county: an?l from one township to another, or from one resilience to another. All this must he done before or on the tirst Monday in July, Isyo. I,o<t ecrtitlentes may tie renewed to within :i() days of the election, anil those who become of age between 1st July and the election, may register at any time before election. Those who Refused or Neglected to Register before Hie last election, cannot register until the law is changed. W. P. CALHOUN. Supervisor of Registration for Abbeville County. [Jan. 2!), IS'.io, tl DR. G. A. NEUFFER Physician and Surgeon, ABBEVILLE, S. C. MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTICED in all their branches. Calls from the country promptly answered. Odice over Lnwson's store. Residence in rear of \Y!ilte Brothers. [Feb. 19,1890, tf ' J - . DR. S. G. THOMSON, Dental surgeon. Otlice up-stairs, Mcllwaine corner. Fob. 2o, 1X89. tf Wanted to Buy. A TRACT OF LAND, contain in-: IV) to 2001 Acres, with dwelling thereon, within tivc miles of any railroad station in the eoun ty. Apply to \VM. I\ CALHOUN. May 21. 1890, tf Will Meet on Sale Dayg. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, the Board of County Commissioners will meet on Hale Days. J. W. L'TES, April 10,18X9. Chairman. NOTICE. , 'PHE School Commissioner can always be L lonnd in his olllce at the Court House on SALEIMY nncl the 15th of every month, except when the 15th occurs on Sunday, in which ease his ollice will be open on the Utli. Feb. 6,1889, tf Medical Notice. WE the undersigned have formed a eo-nartnershlp under tiie linn name and style of Mabry & Neuffer for the practice of MEDICINE and SUROERY in all their branches. Calls will be promptly attended to. When the services of both are required only one charge will be made. thomas j. mabry, m. d., g. a. neuffer, m. d. April tth, 1S90. I Haven't the Room. [HAVEN'T the room to carry Misses and Children's Shorn, ami will sell iny stock at er st. I have a tine line of Misses Shoes, Children's Shoes, and Slippers which will be sold iit cost to get the room for other goods. April:?), 1890, If \V\ E. HELL. PERRIN & COTHRAN, attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE. S. C. The Abbeville Bakery. TIIK Abbeville Hakery Is now making fine HHEADS of every kind. Cakes baked to order. Together with our Iiakory we have a Fruit ami Candy Store, where all goods in thut line are kept. Including Cigars and Tobacco. L. W. SIGN & CO. Jan. 29,1SOO. tf Do Lb Want to Make Money ? $100.00 to $300.00 a Month. IF so write us for terms on "KING OF GLOHY," or Life of Christ, and take an agency at once. One man, Mr. \V. C. Harris, lias solil by his personal canvass 7,500 copies. Hr has sold in the past 15 days li?7 copies in Columbus, Ga. Experience is not necessary. You can make it pay. Wrlto at once and send HO cents for lull outfit, inr-lmlmir a full conv of the book ill best bind inp. \Ve are the' "largest subscription book house 111 the South. Address SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE, & 15'i Spruce St., Nashville, Tenu. May 11,1S!H), Uni Mention this paper. The Abbeville Land, Loan and Improvement Company. IN ACCORDANCE with Commission of Secretary of Slate J. 1I. Marshall directed I to the undersigned Hoard of Corporators of the AHHEV1LLE LAND. LOAN AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY? Notlce is iiereby given that the hooks of subscription of said company will be open at the ollleo of J. ALLKN SMITH, President,on THUltSDA V, I-'EBRCARY Gill Inst., at the Abbeville National Hank. J. ALLKN SMITH, W. C. MtGOWAN, 1\ ROSENBERG, AUG. W. SMITH, E. A. TKM I'LEToN, H. M. IIADDON, T. 1'. Ct.'lll it AN. l'oard of Corporators. Abbeville. S. C., Feb. 5 IsiW. OKAYDON ,t OICAVIM?* t E. S. F. fiTI.lvS, Ab!?"vil tie,?. C. G recti wood, S. C. &RAYD0N & &RAYD0N & GILES "W7K have formrd a partnership for Ibe prac" tlce of law In all its branches, under the flrin name of GltAYDON A GUAYDON A GILES. All business entrusted to any of the (Irin will receive prompt attention. KM.IS <i. (iltAYDON*, \VM. X. (iltAYDON, E. S. F. GILES. March 12. 1S1H), tf Terra Gotta Wells. 11HK undersigned Is not disposed to brag on . Ills neiv mode of wsiior supply, but It Is proven beyond the shadow of a donbt that his wells are the best and more durable than any other kind. He boasts of not having lost a single one In seven years, while twothirds of his work Is for parties having lost their dug wells. Address, C. M. CALHOUN, Greenwood, S. C. They arc frog proof and superior to one dug, and are bound to supersede all others. Tool S. Ha fly. Greenwood, P. C. (Jreen wood Col ton and Oil Mills. (,'nl. Kinard, Ninety-Six, S. O. ltev. Press I.v, Due West, S. C. Jones Miller, i bboville.S. ('. I have sonIc nine-tenths ot the wells in my Invvn In sfvi'ii vonrs (Vug. IHrs?.3r Loan ail Trust Goifaiy, Abbeville, S. C. J)OKS Uknkrai, l.ANKFNG lU'SlNKSS. I!uys and sells Kxehnnirc anil makes I'oiieclions. i> i: i? o s i t s s o i.ici r i: n. Will. II. l?iirkcr, J. E. Todd. l'KKSI HKST. VlCK-l'ltKS. A. M. A ikon, C'asiiikk. March o, 1SM0? l'Jin To Tlie Public. r FIND that my increasing business ns n I Surveyor, demands a great pari, of my time at Abbeville IF. 1 have opened an olllce over the store of Mr. .1. (J. Mil wards, who lias very kindly consented to transact any business left in his hands. JOHN S. MARTIN, Surveyor. U N S^AS Y. S FAST. NEVER CHOKES or I BREAKS THE ROLL. I ^^thecelebrated cotton i|u bloom^sini Has All LATEST IMPROVEMENTS Including Balance Wheel on Hriiuli which Ineures even speed. This feature is peculiar to j this make of Gin and Is used on no other. Are ' FCLLV ?l'ARA.\TKEI> and Are Delivered I'RCK OF FKEIUIIT at any R. R. Station or I the landing of any Regular 8teamboat Line In the South. If we have no Agent near you, address the General Southern Agent, h.w.hubbardva^^: IISTWB&OSGOOD u. s. standard scales ^paid. fully i?trnuited. Otbtnlici proportionately low. En(lnu, Bollari mil >' <! (Jrladlag H11 la. H.W.UUBBJ.HD,Q?nl.3outlio igtut, AUnai?,(ia.or Dallai,T?? - ^ . :' * '- .r;- '/ 'r-- -'* " ** ' ' "T m~xJ- ; - v* * *? " * *~ THE LOWNOESVIL is NKW KLKfJ \NTI.V I TITHO I"!' SToUl 1. stock Is beitur thfin ever pri*pnml l>> >upplv Pure Drugs ai All le-v;lln,c I'.ilo it MoJicines, Medical ftp] Fiiliry goods. Paints, OilsVarnishe School Bocks of the kindf j Stationery of all kinds. Prescriptions onri'ully compounded at all 1 intention and ability to ui.^ply all demands in SPEED'S I With a LARGE and ' rvDTTnc r'Tr-pivrm a t c i/JLVUUW) Uli-U U11UX\UU) PATENT MEDICINES, OILS, WINDOW I POTTY, COM! GOODS, PEE The demand of this market can be supplied. 11oucliiti:irtorn for line CIGARS and TUH.VCCC ed to. Prescriptions carefully compounded at: You ure respectfully invited to call. P. B. National Banfe Abtoevi! Capital, Surplus, Oftic J. ALLEN SMITH, President. HENJ. S. llAItN IDiirei C.KO. W. WILLIAMS, Charleston, S. C L. \V. WI11TI5, Abbeville, S. C., J NO. Ci. EDWARDS, Abbeville, S. C. J. ALLEN SMITH DOES aficnern! Banking business, provides Depositors. Is ready at any and all times as our County affords. WE SELL 112 K E R 1*? Tlx? Ve WATER WHIT: SSV jmr H, W. LAVi For Sale By J. T. Si Millinery, Ls RIBBONS, VANDYKE I DRESS GOODS, BLACK Wl TRIMMING SILKS IN VANDYKE DRESS BUCKLES, The Ladies are c amine our stock, whi and well assorted. . E. M. HAI E. A. TE Offers the Following 1 Large Hox l'lwkinjr. Id ilillurciit kimis Ula.-stvare, J Papers Plus, I Paper Plus, host, 4 3 Papers Nh'cIIck, 1 Hox (:?) Crochet Needles, 1 Dozen Satfly I'ius, 1 Hal Knek, 7 i'ins, 1 Mottle Slim' I ?ros<ln^, 1 l.ux Hair I'ills, Iihi assorted, 1 I.ar^o Ked I In iitl k crclt U-i". li Ten Spoons, ;t Table Spoons, 1 Toy Iron anil stainl I Harmonic.'!. 1 I.arge Kitchen Spoon, The Following are li different sizes Milk Pans, 1 Slew I'an, 1 KICC Holler, I Hii}rjr.v Whip, :{Tin flips, 1 Hair finish. 1 Larue Chair Sen I, 1 Cross I'ant- llnlli'iis, 1 Coveied Tin l!uck?-{. Barber Shop. \ RI(JIIAIvI) (iANTT, is now prewired to do| all work in his drpaiUnt tit in the best manner and at reasonable charms. Monthly customers shaving, hair cndui; and shampooing SI per month. Kusors honed and put In the best condition for il cents each. OB. E: L. WILSON, j 43 .Ofllce up stairs over K. W. Cannons store Auy. 2S, ISS?. LE DRUGSTORE, :U(iO.M ANI) WITH LARGE ADDJTI ON.S all customers wltli . vr id Chemicals. }gm pllatlces, itc., ike. Splendid line of Toilet and A ;s, Putty, Glass, &c. \ idopted by School Board, and - >' limes. Call and see me and be assured of my I lie Drn^ line. J. B. FRANKS. >eond door from corner Muln and Hell Street. IDG STORE. 1 well Selected Stock 01 PAINTS, GLASS, PREPARED IS, BRUSHES, FANCY IFUMES, STATIONERY, &C. ). Orders by Mall or hand promptly attendall hours. SPEED. No. 8 Wall St., Abbeville, 8. C. : of Abbeville, Lie, S. G. - - - $75,000 - - - - 6,000 p ears s L. XV. WHITE, Vice-Preside -M WELL, Cashier. Btovw s - J. N. YOUNU, Dun West, S. C? It. M, IIADDON, Abbeyille, S. C., W. C. McGOWAN, Abbeville, S. .'1 I, Abbeville, S. C. the greatest security and convenience for lis to make loans based upon such safe collaterals Sept. 11, 1888. lyr .. ^ THE BEST , O kSRN E! Gallon. ry Best i E ASTRAL OIL I ea* Cw?lIom.. rsoN & ca l /jj tr* mius, (jreenwocfl, g. C. .i| S&ft tees, Flowers, jACES and ruchings, in nni nnrn on i/c ANU bULUnCU OIL-IVOj I m <>r ??<>* *, I RICH DESIGNS, I BRAIDS, ALL SHADES. I , the Latest Styles. I cordially invited to ex- I ch is very attractive ( >DON & CO. MPLETON Articles at 5c. Each. 1 r.nriro KilHjnn Fork, .'! sizes |miry Pann, fxj. carh, 1 I<?? ru?? Cnkt! Tollol Soap, u' <'nkt's l.auniiry soap. I Nlfc lieiils 11 it lull; ci chip f, I l.amp <'limincy, any size, I I .aw Tin 1 >i|>i>?T, _ 1 Fine I'omit, - ' 1 .'Ill-foot ('lot Ill's J.I 110, I Small I loot Itoll, I! Nulllll'tfS 1 Lara" .Mill; Cup, 1 ijuiro Nolo Paper, I r:in;:i!{r r.ii vi-iopr.-t, ga l! Tin I'in to-', N I Wooden Spoon, B 1 Mcilluiirl.amp ISurner. H the 10c. Articles. I I I^mip I'.tirnr-r, I 'Mh. C:in Apples, M I -' Mi. (*: it i'orh. H I < 'an Tomatoes, H 1 I - 111. Can Sardines, H 1 itulile Knucc. H To Kent. /fl "PlIK dwelling nnd appurtenances which EH I were r<eently occupied l>y Mr. Duuda* H place is in line repair. Apply to H K. H. CALHOUN, H I'M VI 1J?? or VV. P.CALHOUN. g W'M. II. l'ARKEIt \V. 0. McGOWAN* gB PARKER&McG0WAN 1 ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, I AH HE VILLE, C. II., S. C. fl 1*7 ILL practice also In tlic Circuit Courts?- H VV the United States for South Carolina fl