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> w - * - W HThe Abbeville Press and Banner^ BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1891. VOLUME XXXV. NO. 4tj?l H. D. Reese,F WATCH BEPAIRER, At>t>eville, S. C., IS ALWAYS ready to serve the public in his line of business, and solicits a share . _ of the work In his line. U He will keep a varied stock of the best and V cheapest spectacles and eye-glasses, together rp with silver plated ware andjewelry. Nov. 19 1890. _ ch IF YOU ARE GOING TOT j AND WANT LOW RATES To Arkansas M T.w.a uioonnpi Pninrada. Oregon and Callfor-1 1 OAOHi ?ki??VH. _ _ nia, or any polot WEST or NORTHWESTIT WILL PAY YOU *c To write to me. A FRED D. BUSH, ?5 D. P. A., L. & N. R R HC 96 Wall St., Atlanta, Ga. ST Oct., 29, 1890-6m _ Car Load Di OJi an s HORSES. I BlO I HAVE for sale a car load of the finest TP KENTUCKY SADDLE AND HARNESS HORSES that coald be obtained for the money. Call ana mute your selection. A. B. HAMLIN, Agent. M Sept. *, 1800, it ^ WM. PATRICK CALHOUN, % Attorney at Law and or HEAL ESTATE AGENT. H IN addition to ray Law Practice, I have opened a Real Estate Agency, and will k negotiate purchases and sales on reasonable 1 h terms. I already have a very large Real Estate business. It will be to the Interest of both buyers and Belters to give me a call. I I Abbeville, 8. C., Feb. 25, 1891. Ui BEST ORIGINAL FOREST pu LUMBER s; * ** * * '* ~ " ? T\.? a MT an/I A KKnulllo ? OI 111 K1DU8 UU IUC X/UC ncnt nnu nvvv... . .. road, live mllei from Abbeville. Sold and de , ? llvered la any quantity. r, 49"AU orders promptly and faithfully filled. G. N. NICKLE8. D?c. 10,1880. tf. j, Removal.. A FTJ^P. this date my office will be found 4 A. over Cannon's store, for the Summer. A S. G. THOMSON. fln Abbeville, Jane 25, 1890, tf ev< ml foi The Abbeville Land, Loan and Improvement Company, FN ACCORDANCE with Commission of A Secretary of State J. Q. Marshall directed to the undersigned Board of Corporators of _ the ABBEVILLE LAND, LOAN AND IM- IT PRAVEMENT COMPANY? f( k Notice Is hereby given that the books of "" subscription of said company will be open at ] the offlce of J. ALLEN SMITH, President, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6th ^nst, at the S* Abbeville National Bank. J. ALLEN SMITH, 8U W. C. McGOWAN, P. ROSENBERG, , AUG. W. SMITrf, J E. A. TEMPLETON, ? R. M. HADDON, T. P. COTHRAN. Board of Corporators. ? Abbeville, 8. C.. Feb. 5 1691. A _ ,f Terra Cotta Wells. ? THE undersigned Is not disposed to brag on his new mode of water supply, but It Is graven beyond the shadow or a doubt that la 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 bis-work 1b for parties having lost their dug wells. Address, C. M. CALHOUN, X1 , Greenwood, S. C. II They are frog proof and superior to one dug, I and are bound to supersede all others. ] Joel 8. Bally, Greenwood, 8. C. li Green wood Cotton and Oil Mills. Vlnol v.UIt h c n Rev. Pressly, Due W est, 8. C. ' Jones Miller, I bbevllle.S. C. I have sunk nine-tenths ol the wells In my town in seven years. A?* Ai Apportionment School Fnnd of Abbe* Hi vlllo County for 1891. |j| The apportionment of the School Fund for IT the townshlpsof Abbeville county is herewith IV annexed, and the School Trustees are notified _ not to overdraw on the amounts set apart for M their School Districts. jjj Amount School District No. 1 S 1560 00 n, Amount " " " 2 1600 00 \1 Amount ' 44 44 3 1100 00 U Amount * ' " 4 820 00 YT Amount M 44 " 5 1160 00 Amount M " " 6 880 00 u Amount " 44 44 7 987 00 \ Amount " " 8 1130 00 1 Amount ' " " 9 1075 00 wj Amount 44 " " 10 600 00 ] Amount * " " 11 1450 00 M Amount " 44 " 12 735 00 T\ Amount " " " 18 975 00 j I Amount " " " 14 890 no Amount " " 15 1075 00 Amount " 44 44 16 12l"0 00 K. COWAN, School Commissioner, 1 Abbeville County. wl Feb. 4,1891. tf pe tal 1 JXTiUW S( Fancy Grocery. G. H. MOORE 2 HA8 opened a New Fancy and Green Groeery Store In Cothran's Block. Le He deals in everything: found Id a Fancy ! Family Grocery Store, where you can pur- wi chase the nicest CANNED GOODS, consist- ! ing of B< i Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, k fill H , H i together with FRESH PRUNES, APPLES, W Ac., and other delicacies. The substantial* | are W BACON, BEEA2FAST STRIPS, W MEAL, IBISE POTATOES, and CABBAQE. 8' FLOUB, MOLASSES, HAMS, h V Cigars of the Best Brands, v h Fresh Fish and Oysters, Pork Sausage and W tbe choicest Beef a specialty. Oct. 22, 1800. < pr ar ORAYDOK A GRAYDOK, E. 8. F. GILEH, n, Abbeville, 8. C. Greenwood, 8. (J. GRAYDON & GRAYDON & GILES A >? -??a?dK (*> fAP 4 ha nrq r* WCi UMVC iu> LUCIL Ok UOIUJCIOUJM ?W? ??,v f "" tloe of law In all Its branches, undertne n Arm name of GRAYDON A GRAYDON 4 J GILES. All business entrusted to any of the M firm Will receive prompt attention. ai ELLIS G. GRAYDON, WM. N. GRAYDON, W E. S. F. GILES. Mareb It, 1800, tf , * ; ERRIN & COTHRAN, Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE. S. C. Medical Notice. FE the undersigned have formed a co-Dartf nersblp under the firm name and style Mabry & rfeuffer for the practice of MED[NE and SURGERY In all their brancheB. lie will be promptly attended to. When j services or both are required only one arge will be tnnde. THOMAS J. MABRY, M. D., G. A. NEUFFER, M. D. Lprll 4th, 1890. iACMURPHY & STORY, ARCHITECTS, >. 8 Gray's Piazza, AUGUSTA, GA. RE PREPARED TO MAKE PLANS and . superintend the building of tURCHES. I COURT HOUSES, TTOOT. HOUSES. I JAILS. )tels. i theatres, ores, | dwellings, une 4,1890,12m 0. A. DOUGLASS Has on band a full Stock of 7 Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing d HATS. A complete line of Saddles, Idles and Harness,[Crockery, Guns, Pistols, tlery, Barbed Wire, and Hardware of every icrlptlon. Lamps, Lamp Chimneys, Jewy, Fancy and Domestic Groceries, rrovl* ns, and ^antation Supplies. Just received a lot of Sewing achines of the latest and most iproved styles with all attaohBnts and warranted for five years from $16 to $25, either for Cash partial payments. AU3U A LU1 ur i orses, Mules and Wagons ,SH or on TIME and on the very best :RM9. Oct. 15. 1890. (Mill! CLOTHING! Clothing!I HAVE JUST received an Immense line of Winter samples, and am prepared to snpr this people with tbe best ol Clothing at ry LOWEST PRICES. itisfaction and a Fit Guaranteed. 11 and see my samples at JONES F. MILL'S corner store. BROWNING, KING L'U. Ji A. ALLEN, Agent, Lbbeville, S. C., Aug. 27. SCHOOL NOTICE. LL PERSONS HAVING BUSINESS L with the School Commissioner, will d him in hi? office, all public days and ery Saturday in each month nearest the dale of the month, during the present year, ' the purpose of registering claims, &c. E. COWAN, School Commmlsslocer, Abbeville County. ^eb.4,1891 tf. Strayed or Stolen. ROM THE CARRIAGE 8HOP LOT AT >beville, on Friday last, a large bay mare ale, sixteen hands high, gray saddle mark, mewhatgreyin the lace?twelve years or e. valued fit about 8100. Any Information idiDg to the recovery of the mule will be itably rewarded by S. T. MUNDAY, Hodges, S. C. rob. 2. 1891 . tf DOORS, BLINDS, i n nil Tl-.'l na an umer Diuiuiug uuueniuB. IHE UNDERSIGNED WILL KEEP from this date on a full supply of Doors, Inds, Lime, Shingles, Laths, and all kinds building m .terial. Call at J. F. Miller's B. K. BEACHAM, Manager. ^eb.9,1891. 3m DONALDS IRANCE Ml ire, Life and Accident Insurance Repre sented by: etna Fire line Company. Fanl German Fire Insurance Co. noiTil'e Fire Insurance Company, ntnal Benefit Life Insurance Co. * i t ir ft ? t [aiainiie&Accioiuiiince . S. Mutual Accident Association. CAN make It to the Interest of parties wanting any kind of Insurance to see or ite me before placing same. Business and correspondence solicited. L M. Mattison, Broker, Donnlds, S. C. ?. S.?I sell short term Accident polices, ilch are very populnr, and cost only & cents rday for 83,000 Insurance. No one should ke a trip w itbout one. M. M. M. r'eb. 9,1891. 12m. choel Trustees for Abbeville County. For the School Years 1891 and 1892. School District No. 1?Capt. James Rogers, ., Capt. J. N. Klne, J. N. Lipscomb. School District No. 2?C. A. C. Waller, T. F. ley, J. F. Coleman. School District No. 3?J. C. Ellis, G. W. Con* >r. Dr. Wm. T. Jones. School District No. 4?J. W. Mattlson, M. L. itimer, J. C. Martin. School District No. 5?Mansfield Hollingsjrth.T. J. Bowcd, W. P. Kennedy. School District No. ft-D. P. Hannah, H. W. >wle, CJ. M. Smith. School District No. 7-J. L. White, P. D. lugh, Dr. A. Marshall. chool DlstrlctNo. 8?D. H. Howard, Thos. J. r? P IT A No" 9?J. P. Wldeman, D. . Dowtln, J. W. Young. School District No. 10?A. T. Brown, A. K. atson.G. H. Wardlaw. School District No. 11?John G. Edwards, R. . Cannon, 8. H. Cochran. School District No. 12-Dr. J. H. Bell, W. N. all. W. T. Mil ford. 3chool District No. 13?J. W. Huckabee, 8. Bole, W. E. Daniel. School District No. 14-R. O. Bell, J. H. ester, F. A. Wllsoii. School District No. 15?J. W. Boyd, J. O. emmlnsrer, P. H. MoCaslan. School District No. 16?James Cothran, Jr., '. H. Brltt, L. B. Raroey. The School Trustees will organize as soon as acticable, elect their Chairman, and proceed open the schools to suit the convenience id Interest of the whole people. E. COWAN, >unty Suprlntendent and Chairman Board. T S ? - o r t * a l oft 1 if xamiDenr.Ae u. junu. it, *? Medical Notice. ">HE Abbeville County Medical A*soclntlon L meets at Due West, 8. C., THURSDAY, ARCH 5th, 4 o'clock p. id. A full attendee is solicited. D. W. YOUNGBLOOD, L. Hood, President. Secretary. Feb. 25th, 18t?l. 2t Walter L. Miller, 1 Attorney nad raniiKellor nt Lhw, ABBEVILLE, B. C. . PRACTICES IN BOTH HTATE AND I Federal Courts. Special attention given . to collections and to Investigating titles. 1 Dec. 3, 1890. 6m o. ]few Crooclw AT CHALMEH'S . I1T1E ME. i Baby Carriages I Just In. Prices 88, 810, 812, CIO. Good and L pretty goods. L Parlor Suits, ^ Combination in style. Very pretty. Price \ m. [ Lounges, L Covered in beautiful Moquette plushes, at I low prices. a ?3.50, 14 Each 1 Best Woven Wire Spring Beds. Will last a L lite time. T 16th Century Sideboards In Walnntand Oak. jj 10th Century Book Cases L Walnut and Oak. Handsome goods. L 10 WalDut Suits, With toilet in Washstand. Prices lrom 838 A to 170. Best goods. A 300 Chairs A Just to hand. All styles and prices. i Bedsteads a 82, $3. 85 to 810 each, complete with caster a 500 Rolls Wall Paper And Bordering to match. Cheap. The above goods at CHALiMJKK'iS Furniture Store. Oct. 29. 1890. L. W. Sign&Co. Bakers and -DEALERS INStaple and Fancy Groceries, Fruits, Candies, &c. \\T E are receiving dally fresh supplies TT Canned Goodx, all kinds and Bizes. FMUITP?, SUCH AS ORANGES, APPLES, C0C0ANUTS, BANNANAS, Etc. A large lot of Candles, Fancy Stick. Don't forget our line of Tobacco and Cigars Nuts, Raisins, Tea, Coffee, Bread; Cakes Crackers. Cider, Soda Water, Christmas No t'o?s. Fire Works. First door befow New Hotel. Nov. 26, 1890. 8 Notice. I DY order of a com mission issued by the -L' Secretary of State to the undersigned as a Board of Corporators, giving us authority to 1 open books of Subscription to the Capitol Stock of a Corporation to bo organized under ! the name of "The National Building and Loan Association, of Greenwood, South Carolina." Notice 18 hereby given that we will open . Books of Subscription to the Capital Stock of * said Corporation at the store ot F. F. DUNBAR. Greenwood. S. C.. at 10 o'clock a. m.. on TUESDAY, the 24th day of FEBRUARY, 1801. F. F. DUNBAR, T F. M. ALLEN, J. T. PARKS, J. S. CHIP LEY, E. 8. F. GILES. J. T. MEDLOCK. Feb. 18,1891. i THE j Farmers' Bank; I -OFAbbeville, S. C., s Does General Banking Business. Buys and sells Exchange and makes Collections. DEPOSITS SOLICITED. Win. H. Parker, J. T. Robertson, President. Vice-Pres. Jnllna H. DnPre, Cashier. March 5, 1890?12m Returns to Probate Court. ALL Administrators, Executors. Guardians and Trustees are required to make return of receipts and expenditures on account of their several estates before the first day of March next, or be subject to rule and costs. J. FULLER LYON, J udge Probate Court. Jan. 1 1891. MUM,: CONGAREE [R01 WORE Coumbia.S. C. I Agent for # i CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR^ rilHESE WORKS WEEE ESTABLLSAED in ' X 1847 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and James An- , dersonand purchased by me in the year 1856, and < from that time till now carried on successfully bv myself. My friends and customers will bear witness : ofthelarge and stupendousjobitexecuted by me. It was at my works where the largest and almost only job of its class ever executed in this city was done viz.: the making of the pipes for the City Water Works in the year 1858. My stock of patterns for ARCHITECTURAL WORK, COLUMNS for Store fronts, is large and vaaiouH, and in RAILINGS for Balconies, Gardens, and Cemeteries I have the larzest variety and most moder patterns; many of these are patented and I have punrchased the right for this State. in tne ni&cniue uno * ??? ?u? ...Cu Ul/ STEAM ENGINES and BOILEKf of anv size soil description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off he prize at every State Fair held In this city, And in teir construction I have taken pains t<o eomblne el in pi i city with the most useful modern In) provements.nndmay flatter mrselfthat my CIRCU LA R SAW MILLS And favor rith every sawyer wh understands his business. The tnanv orders I am steadi.y receiving for SU GAR CANfe MILLS prove that the public appreciate the mills of my make, and so It Is with my GEAKING for HORSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS, GRIST MILLS and other MACHINERY. I have the manufacturing rlebtMif many PATENTS such as castings for COTTON AND HaY PRESSES. II AW LEV CORN BHELLER and three or four FEED CUTTERS and other Implements. I will be pleased to send my circulars to any appli cant, together with price list or estimate. My prices are moderate, and I assure the public that they artcheaper than those of Northern manufacturers,and that my work will compara favorably with that of any other maker. Address, John Alexander, Conqaree Iron Works, Columbia, S. C. ; ... -yC rRAVELERS' GUIDE. UCHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD COLUMBIA & (iKEENVILLE DIV ? CONDENSED SCHEDULE. II In Effoct March 8, 1OT1. " (Trains ran by JOth Meridian time.) y ==~ P NOBTHBOUND. H i P No. No. No. No. No. n 13. | 17. 15. 9. 41. a ZM1 V .y Charleston 7 00 h P.M. A.M. p ,v Columbia 11 00| (I 00 U 20 u ,T Alston 12 J3| 0 5S 7 05 / .v Union 2 01 a * Rnnrtonhnrcr . 3 121 | ,v Tryon 5 16| 1 ,v Saluda ..... ? 271 " iV Flat Hook .. 0 51 t< ,v HenderRonvllle. 7 071 ,v Ashcvllle 8 00 .r Hot Springs 9 40 * ,v Pomarla. 12 81 7 18 7 22 1] ,v Prosperity 12 56 7 33 7 4ft g( ,v Newberry 1 13 7 47 8 03j iV Qoldvlile 8 10 I ,v Clinton 9 OS .r Laurens 9 45 9 4o 0 ,v Nlnety-SIs j \ P,M* A M 9 18 O v?r7W00d 7 S2 1% niS Siu h Hodges V 8 40 10 .r Abbeville 4 15 H 10,10 40,1 05 ? r Belton I 4 30 11 00 P.M. 9] ,v Belton (I 4 SO I d ,v Wllllamston I 4 53 11 22 ,v Pelzer 6 00 |J! ?2l ? ,v Piedmont 5 17 11 45 r Greenville.. | 6 00 |12 20 | 0 ,r Anderson | 6 20 11 35 P.M. .r renciicion o i"i ? I 7 10 V Y 8enec? n 7 35| | <j rWalhalla | 8 051 I .r Atlanta 12 00 w IP.M.I I I tl tOPTBBOPWP. No. No. No. No. No. si 14. 18. 16. 10. 40. _ P.M. P.M. A.M. k jr Charleston - 0 x Columbia 5 501 9 00 10 50 ,v Alston 4 45] 8 10 9 43 ,v Union 2 43 tl ,v Spartanburg 1 40 ,v Tryon 12 311 ?i A.M.i 11 , Saluda. 11 43 .v Flat Bock III 1? e ,v Henderson ville 11 06 ,, ,v Asheville 10 10 v Hot Springs p?M j r ,v Poraarla 4 10| 7 55| 9 25 l ,v Prosperity 8 40 7 33i 9 08 .v Newberry... 3 10 7 10 8 4o V ,v Goldville I J S2 t< iV Clinton I J 32 . ,v Lanrens 7 00| ,v Ninety-Six J } q-j 0 11 iV Greenwood 12 38 | 5 50 P-M. i 12 10 5 28 2 4U C -v Hodges i 11 45l 5 25 C (y Abbevlllo 11 05 4 40 P-M; 1 50 y _ I ll 05i 4 80 4 15 , Belton M10 40j 4 25 ? ,v WillianiBton_ 110 551 4 01 i< ,v Pelzer |10 27j 3 52 ,y Piedmont |10 lOi 8 37 t ,y Greenville 9 30 3 00 8 45 U iV Anderson llO 151 P-M. a ,v Pendleton I 9 871 ,v Seneca 9 00 t ,v Walhalla. 8 30 ly iiiaoia a.in, i iii Trains 9,10,13,14,15,16. 17, 18 40, 41 dolly except unday, Main Lino trains 13 and 14 dally between Co- 8 jmtila ami Hot Springs. Daily except Sunday beween Alston and Greenville. Pullman Parlor 8er- g( Ice between Colnmbla and Hot Springs, N. C? with- .| at cbonce of cars. 1 D. CAUDWELL, Dlv. Pass. Apt., Colnmbla, 8. C. JA8. L. TAYLOK, Gen. Pas?. Agent, Washington, {] 80L. HAAS, Traffic Manager, Richmond Va. 8' . tl SEABOARD AIR LINE. ti GEORGIA, CAROLINA ?fc NORTHERN n DIVISION. a SUPPLEMENTAL TO Time Table No. 8, ?IN EFFECT? a 7:00 a. m., Sunday, December 7th, 1890. ? v JET WEEN MONROE AND ABBEVILLE ll P OUTHBOUND.. ~ NORTHBOUND. O Class. 1 Class.j 1 CIhss. 2 Class 21. 43. 36. 22. P Passen- l'assen'relgbt. ger and i STATIONS, ger and Freight, r Mall. I Mall. f( Dally Dally ! Dally Dally v jxcept except jexcept except , landay. Sunday. Sunday. Sunday, t P.M. A. M. Leave. Arrive. P.M. A. mT 10 00 8 30 Monroe 0 00 3 40 10 20 8 40 | Potter 5 44 3 15 f. m <?> 8 57 I Waxhaw 5 35 3 00 1 11 00 9 08 Osceola 6 25 I 40 o 11 15 ? 17 L.Van Wyck..... 5 15 2 i5 b li 30 I 9 20 ICatawba June' 5 05 | 2 10 ? 11 40 i 9 30 | Harmony 4 o7 1 45 11 55 i 9 40 | Edgeraoor.... 4 4o 1 25 12 00 ; 9 41 Hiekllu .... 4 40 ; 1 15 12 08 9 50 Rodman 4 32 j 1 Oo v 12 40 1 10 10 i Chester.... 4 12 j 12 40 1 05 : 10 26 j-.sandy River.. 3 52 1J 60 ^ 1 25 i 10 37 [..West Chester..; 3 42 ; 11 35 t 2 10, 10 50 Fish Dam j 3 28, 1110 t 2 30 11 02 Ada 3 16 10 60 3 00 : 11 30 t Whltmtre 2 55 10 20 3 25 11 45 Lyn j 2 35 : 9 85 t 4 :? 12 15 ! Clinton 2 05 9 10 ^ 5 25 ; 12 40 ....Mountvllle... 1 37 j 8 10 . 5 47 12 52 Cross Hill 1 25 . 7 50 L 0 20 | 1 10 j Lota 1 10 7 80 c 7 00 ' 1 35 ....Greenwood... | 10 7 00 ^ 7 40 ! 2 00 I Cana I U 45 5 20 8 15 2 25 1 Abbeville 11 25 5 00 g A. M. ; P. M. i ' P- M- r Southbound trains, whether delayed or not. 3 mve absolute right of track overNorthbonnd rains of the same class. INoTcT WINDER, L.T.MYERS. t HauM Munuonr All UOrl n LCDCiCnt. J7A. DObsON, .Superintendent. ' The Short Line to [ Charleston & Florida. 'out royal and western carolina 1 railway co. r Commencing sunday, march 2. isoo, pas- \ senger trains will run as follows by 75th Meridan time: Going South. Daily. Leave Anderson *S 00 a m t3 10 p ni 8 Leave Starr 8 25 a in 3 JJ3 p in ^ Leave Lowndesville 8 5G a ni 4 05 p in Leave Mt. Carmel 9 40 a m 4 40 p ni Arrive MeCermick 10 00 it in 5 80 j> in t Arrive Augusta 12 80 p in *10 05 p in i Arrive Charleston 7 00 pin V Arrive Savannah S 40 p in G 30 a in * Arrive Jacksonville 7 00 u ni 12 00 in t Going North. Dally. ? Leave Jacksonville *110 pin *3 00 p ni c a f\ <1 a ,r> Leave oavannan o iu j. m Leave Charleston 015 a in Lravo Augusta 8 2ft a m 3 45pm J Arrive McCormiok 10 40 a in ft 45 p m j. Arrive Mt. Carinel 11 30 a in tO 35 p in Arrive Lowndesville 12 14 p in 1 18 pm 1 Arrive Starr 12 4G p in 7 61 p in f Arrlvo Anderson 1 10 }> in 8 15 pin j Dally, t Dully except Sundays. Shortest and quickest routfl to Charleston, reaches 1 there three hours ahead of any other line, Connec- ( Hons made at Augusta for Atlantn and all points west. ( Tickets on sale at P. K. <k W. C. Ry depots to all points at cheap rates and baggage chocked to destination. For any further Information apply or write. 1 W. J. CRAIO, G. P. A. , R. W. HUNT. T. P. A. AuguMs, Oa. | Save Money. UNPARALELLED OFFER. A GOOD UPRIGHT PIANO. V/, octaves rosewoood cafe, with plush top stool, 1 cover, and instruction hook; and freight paid to nearest depot for 5300. Easy terms of payment can be had, If de sired." Each Instrument ts rully warranieu for five years. -83-Kor circulars, terms, and full particulars. Address, JOHN A. HOLLAND, Ninety-Six, S. C. Dec. 10, 1890. Strayed or Lost. A WHITE AND YELLOW SETTER DOO. Called "Chuck." A liberal reward will be paid for his return or Information leading to nIs recovery. S. O. THOMSON. | Feb. 11, 1801, tf I Charlie's References. i "Well, I will just try for this place, lother," said Charlie, looking un rom the paper he held in his hand. [ They want a strong, willing boy, rho can bring reference from his last lace. I can't do that, since I have ever worked anywhere before; but erhaDS thev will be willing to give le a trial if they do not have any boy pply wllh just the reference they ^ant. 'Nothing venture nothing ave,' you know ; so I will see wliat J. an do." After he had brought up the coal nd filled the wood-box and water-pail -little services that his mother never ad to remind him of?Charlie started o answer the advertisement. He was afraid if he took the time to falk into town he might be too late to ave any chance of getting the place, o he resolved to invest five cents in ar-fare. It wa9 a cold, raw morning, and the nly other person in the car was an Id gentlemau, well wrapped up in a eavy great coat. His cane was standing beside him, nd as Charlie entered the car he truck it with his foot, and it fell own. "I beg your pardon, sir," said Charle, picking it up and restoring it to its wner. Presently an old woman, loaded , fith a heavy basket as well as a bunle, signaled the car, and the driver raited for her to come some little dismce, as at that hour in the morning he car did not run very frequently. . Jharlic looked out of the window and . aw her coming. "I'll give you a hand with your has et, ma'am," tie exclaimed, jumping ff the car, and picking up the basket, rhich was not a very heavy burden, u his strong arms, he carried it into tie car and deposited it beside the old roman, who seemed very grateful for lie assistance. Charlie put her fare in the box, and xchanged a few pleasant sentences rlth her, ami told her where a certain treet was that she was going to find, t was Charlie's habit always to make imself as helpful as possible, and he r-as as interested in trying to explain d the old woman just where she must urn, as if he expected to be rewarded n some way for his information. A little later another boy got in the ar. He was much better dressed than ; :harlie, and he might have been a ? ery prepossessing boy, if it had not , een for a rather unpleasant expressan on his face. He left the car-door open behind im, and the old gentleman coughed s the cold air struck him. J ' Will you be kind enough to close hat door?" he said to the boy who , lad left it open. The boy looked at him with a rude tare. , "Guess you are able to shut it your- ( elf, if you don't like it open," was he rude answer. Charlie had noticed that the old genleman was evidently lame, and as he aw that he was about to rise and close 1 he door himself, he sprang forward 1 nd shut it. "Thank you, sir," said the old gen- ; leman, raislug his hat as courteously s if the favor had been conferred by ny gentleman. It was a polite deed, politely done, nd Charlie was as much of a gentle- 1 nan as if be had been well dressed, nd ten years older. 1 Presently the car reached the street /here Charlie wanted to get out, and . e was surprised to see that the other assengers, with the exception of the Id woman, got out too. "Perhaps this boy is after the same lace I am," he thought to himself. I suppose I won't have much chance, articulaily if he has good references; ar he is so well-dressed that any one irould want him a great deal more han they would want a shabby-lcokng fellow like me." He was not wrong in his surmise, ar when the two boys reached the tore that had advertised for a boy, oth of them went into the place, inhere three other boys were already waiting. "Mr. Scovil has not come in yet; he vill be in pretty soon, and then he vill see you," the clerk told them, and hey seated themselves to wait with Via You can imagine the surprise of the wo boys who had entered together yhen the old gentleman who iiad >een their fellow-traveler in the horsear entered, and was addressed as Mr. Scovil by the clerk. "I've got first-class references, but J uppose it is all up with me, and I nay as well go," muttered the boy beide Charlie. He was right, for as soon as Mr. Sco il'seye fell upon him, he pointed to he door. "You may go, sir, for I have no use or a boy who lacks common civility." He examined the references of the >ther boys, and dismissed them, and hen turned to Charlie. "Have you references?" he asked. Charlie explained that he had never lad a place, and so could not produce eferences; but he would try to work veil if he had a chance. "I think I have seen your refer nces," said Mr. Scovil, with a pleastnt look in the gray eyes that could be rery stem. "I rode down in the car with you his morning, and I saw enough of rou to convince me that you were dud and obliging, and would be just he kind of boy we want here. I will jive you a week's trial, and see if I im not right." He never had any reason to coniilain of the references which he had icen for himself; for the williug, deasant ways, which were Charlie's second nature, made him a great favorte, not only with Lis fel low-employ ?C8 and the customers, but with his jmployer, aud he soon ros-j to a place )f trust. I need not tell you that he deserved lis employer's confidence; for a boy ivho is true to himself will be true to l>is employer, and the boy who will be polite and helpful and obliging when there is nothing to be gained by it, is the one who will have the tact and courtesy which are necessary to make a successful business man.?Aliunie E. Kenney "I hear you were introduced to President Caruot when you were in Pur-! is." "Yes, I was." "What did you say to him ?" "Well, I had to say something, and the only words of French that I could think of were: 'Parle/, vous Francais?' So I said that."?From Brooklyn Life. A Trick of the Trade. "I want a pair of French kid button boots. Let me see the very beat you have." "This way, please; here they are; made by Ready, Sale & Co.; the very best in the market. What size did you say?" "I wear threes, slim." "Ah ! here we are; now, then. Fits you like a glove. If I had taken your measure I couldn't have done better." "They seem to be all right. By the way, are these the same make of shoe* that Mrs. Lightfoot wears?" "Well, to tell the truth, no. She always wears a make that costs a dollar a pair more." **But you said these were the very best." "For wear and quality?so they are." "Then why should Mrs. Lightioot pay a dollar extra for hers ?" "Why, she won't have any other shoe but Fitem & Co's, because she can wear a size smaller of theirs than she can of any others." "Oh ! but you really don't mean to say that I could wear a No. 2 shoe of What's-his-name's make do you ?" "Certainly you could. You see they have got a designer of patters who is a perfect genius and who understands tuc uuujau iuui tut? smuc as a ovuwi master does his A BCs. He explained his system to me one day, and I find be is thoroughly posted. His idea is in the first place, to abbreviate the longitudinal pressure Forward, and then, by propelling the lateral distention sideways, he of ;course makes the 3hoe a size shorter than it would have been had he made it the full length." "Dear me! How simple that seems. And you are sure I could wear a No. 2 of this make?" "Positive. Here is a pair. Try thotn nn onH ou> flrvr vnnrmilf " "Why, these are just too nice for anything. They fit perfectly. They ain't a bit tight. Are you sure they are only twoB?" "You can see for yourself. Size mark stamped in plain figures on sole and lining. There it is ; fcize No. 2, width A." "Weil, I'll take this pair, and after this you won't catch me wearing any other make." This sounds like fiction, but It Is a literal fact. The conversation took place just as it is written with the exception of the names. Although the measurements of the woman's foot called for a No. 3 she was fitted with a No. 2. The explanation is simply this : There are manufacturers wno, who, when ordering sets of lasts, instruct the sellers to deliver them unstamped. The stamping is done in the shoe factory, each last being marked a half size or a size smaller than it measures. The uppers are numbered to match the lasts and the deception is complete.?Shoe and Leather Reporter. _ Farm Land dtpbeciation.?The recent session of the Kentucky Farmers' Institute, among other important subjects, discussed "The Cause of the General Depreciation of Farm Land In Kentucky." It was the sense of those who participated in thediscussion that the unprofitableness of the busine?? larcrplv annpri nduned bv bad lefif islation, was the chief, not the sole cause. The writer was a deeply-interested auditor, and in the main he agrees with those who spoke on the subject. It is undeniably true that farming is not as profitable as it should be, and that this result is brought about very largely by legislation against the farmer in favor of other classes of citizens. But in poiut of profit the case is by no means as bad as some believe it to he. Energetic, industrious, intelligent farmers have always ana are yet making money about as rapidly as men in other pursuits which are not aided by favorable legislation or have nnl ? mnnnnnlw nil anmp flrtlfile. Ev ery former who attends to his business as closely, as industriously and as intelligently as the successful merchant, is making as much money. If a merchant was at his place of business only during busv seasons, and spent the remainder of his time in idleness around some loafing place, he could not remain solvent one-half as long as the farmer. The president of the Institute, himself one of the very first farmers of the State, declared that while he recognized the fact that the farmer was ill-used and robbed under the forms of law, still he found little difficulty in makingmone> at farming. A Nelson County farmer told the writer theother day that he could make more than five dollars a day on his farm. While all this is true, the fact remains that there is a wholesale rush, especially of the young men, from the farms to the towns and cities. Every exchauge containsa number of farms offered for sale, and in many cases the owners are willing to sell them far below their value to get them off. II unprofitableness is not the sole cause, ... It n 4- ?i?>n i o nruiru H tl Or 9 WUllb UllJCl UtUOC 10 Up/IHUUJ, The Record believes that by far the greatest reason is the strong and evergrowing but false idea that farming is less respectable than many pursuits followed in a city or town. Sons of wealthy farmers secure inferior places in stores and offices, and regard it as an upward step in point of respectabilty. The farmer parent has failed to provide the home with comforts and attractions which he is abundantly able to enjoy, and has made home life unnecessarily rigorous, consequently the home is without any attraction whatever. From earliest infancy a false idea of respectability has been taught, and no attempt is made to impress upon the young the dignity and importance of their own calling. The son of the farmer has imbibed the idea that educa'J ?? ry M/inflaoo r fnf foMTlinO* flnd IIV/Li in uuuvvtoomj *w? ? that if educated he is intendea for a higher (?) calliDg, and he puts out to a town to be lost in a maelstrom of welldressed poverty and dependenee. This social trouble is not alone peculiar to the country, but year by year the number of boys in towns and cities who are taught to disrespect honest labor, and who degenerate into genteel idlers and loafers, if not worse, is increasing. If the homes are made pleasant, the boys and girls educated especially for their work, surrounded by the comforts of life, like a city home, aud taught a wholesome respect for honest labor, in a few years the country will be teeming with an independent, thrifty and progressive people that will prove its salvation.?Home. Farm " *- i r rii 1. Tai j f actory anu ijive bhiuk jhuiuhi, Speak Gently. "You careless, awkward, good-fornotbiug thing," said Jane Hopkina in ;; a sharp, hasty voice, to her little child Alice, as she came crying from the kitchen, saying: "I am so sorry, mother, to tell you I have broken one f:3? of the best cups." . "I never dia see such a child," she added impatiently. "There, get away with you and don't let me see you again." "But I reallv could not help it, mother, I couldn't indeed. I am so sorry, will you kiss me and forgive me V ^ and let me be your little maid ajrain?" she asked, again bursting into tears. . *3 "No! 1 have no patience with your carelessness. There, go away and -.'A play with your doll, or anything, so long as you don't worry me." So Alice crept away into the garden as if she had been guilty of some terri- >.--M ble crime instead or an accident which could not have been avoided. Although her mother never gave it athought, she was piercing the heart of her child with a sorrow which nearly broke her down. Had she heard the ! mue one s bods, or inougni or ner own imprudence In giving her the cap to wash she might have been led to tnfnk jS and act differently. But Jane Hopkins did not think, She was one of those hasty, impulsive . J natures to b6 met with here ana there who are always expecting other people ffl to be ready to put up with their own fallings, but not willing to make al- U lowance for any one else in retarn. She bad a quick temper and a hasty tongue, which she had never tried to ^ bridle and govern, and the result wac, she was constantly getting into hot >?& water with flrBt one and then another. . ^ So little Alice went her way and tried to forget her sorrow by taking refuge with ner doll. She undressed li and dressed it again. She took off its bonnet, pretending that its hair was ' not smooth and tidy enough, while ';s$B from time to time she gave it gentle ^ words of endearment, which she felt would have been specially welcome to $ herself from her mother. But, alas, they never reached her, but when night came she was sent to bed before ber father came home from his work 1 with another sharp reproof and more harsh words. "There, go to bed and get out of my sight, you are the plague of my life." Ji Bobbing again and saying, "I really couldn't nelp it, mother," she crept . <p, upstairs, but sleep under such circum- '"iS stances was out or the question. The ^ poor child sobbed again. She tossed -w about from one side to the other of her Ms little bed, saying: "I'm sure I couiani neip it. i iriea to oe careiui. *# I do wish mother would forgive me. It did slip out of my hand Defore I could help it" ? v *$9 Nor could Jane Hopkins, as she ?atx ' M by the fire waiting her husband's return, quite shake off some unpleasant feelings which haunted her. Do what nsS -he would to excuse herself, she felt from time to time she had a good deal to blame herself. "Was it reasonably . $ to expect an old head upon such young' '% shoulders?" something whispered to her. "Would you like to be snapped up in that kind of way?" "Do you visa not sometimes have the misfortune to break something?" Such thougbte " made her feel very whetched and tad. All at once she was startled by think- ,V:: ing she heard the eoho of her own words repeating what she had said to Alice: "Go away, and don't let me see you ~ again." She shuddered as she also imagined < ? she beard some one answert ' Your wish shall be granted. You shall not , see her again ; I will take her awav." *3 The bare thought of the house wltb- *2 out her child thrilled her, and the sad face, the streaming tears of her little ' ' ? one as it went to bed without a kiss, seemed to look at her as if for the last time. She started again as^ife^-^eem- , ed to hear her own mother once m<*re repeating to her words, which she had-, often tried to impress upon her mind \ ^ and heart many years ago, but which had been burned out of sight by her hasty temper; but verse by verse came ?! back, and she found herself repeating: "Speak gently! It is better far To rule by love than fear; Speak gently! let not harsh word* mar The good we might do here. "Speak gently to the little child; Its love be sure to gain ; Teach it In accents soft and mild; It may not long remain. "Speak gently to the young, for they Will have enough to bear; Pass through this life as bent they may, 'Tis full of aDxious care.-' Hastily rising to her feet, she lit a candle, and resolved to go upstairs and see if Alice was asleep. Slowly and cautiously she made ner way to the 3 bedside of the child, and her motherly inafinnta urnilRpd tfl their fullest ex tent, and ready to do anything to avert any threatened danger. The moment Alice caught sight of her mother's face by the dim light of the caudle, something told her 'a change had come over her, and raising herself up in bed she exclaimed: "Ob, mother, dear, I'm so sorry to have vexed you. Kiss me and say you forgive me." "Nay, my child; I have come to '' J ask you to forgive me for being so un- ~ kind and hasty. I am sorry I said so much about it, my darling. If I bad " ^3 only thought you would have felt it bo r / much, I should never bad said half ' what I did. Give me a kiss and be happy, I am so sorry to have caused you to be so wretched." . ^ The child clung to her mother's neck, delighted, and kissed her over again, tears of real joy coursing down her little face. "There, dear, now go to sleep and . think no more about It. I shall try and be more patient in the future, ana then you will not have so much sor rovy. i^ei us asK uou 10 neip us lhmu io try to be better to one another." Kneeling down by the bedside, Jane prayed for herself and her child, as she had never done before, and wnen , she specially asked God's help to overcome her own hasty temper, and bridle her tongue, big tears of sorrow burst from her eves, and new resolutions were formed which were amply fulfilled by her in after days. When her husband came home at night and had finished his tea, she frankly told him what had taken place, to which he gave a glad and attentive hearing, as may be imagined, and he too discovered, greatly to hia satisfaction, how much better it Is to seek the cultivation of the habit of speaking in a gentle voice than a hasty one. The next time you gee discouraged just try encouraging some one elae, and see if it will not wonderfully vive your own spirits.