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JanplORr Off the Xatnral Bridge. I propose to tell a story, a new one, in connection with the Natural Bridge d in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. 1 There may be a trifle of dizziness in v the head when you hear it, for it has a to do with a couple of young scientists v who had an ague of agony on the edge f of that awful arch which spans space 1 above Cedar Creek. c Tourists take in Niagara. It is the i few travelers that seek the greater wonder on the suset side of the Blue t Ridge in Virginia. The cataract is i only a great tumble of a big stream ^ over a ledge, and can be compared c with tbe height and cubic gallons of t the other waterfalls. Tbe huge stone bridge is nature mimicking an. And 1 there is no structure. like It. It is t .unique. It is fifty feet higher than Niagara. This granite bridge was needed at that point. It connects the sides of a s wide canyon, aud supplies passage for < tbestage in its regular trips along the ? chief thoroughfare of that lertile aud j famous region. So neatly does this . rock-link biud the edges of the chasm j that the coach on the turnpike has t carried hundreds of strangers across ( the gorge without one of them discov- , ering that they had passed, on a track s limited in width, over a path two < hundred feet in the air. j The length of the bridge is ninety , feet,' and it spans, in elliptic curve, like j a wire wicket on the l?wn, a wild, j rrwnbvr hmlrpTv ol#?n. From the deep , dell beneath the bridge seems a bow, ^ dizzy,airy,and light, cuttiug a cre&- j cent on the bine sky. When Professor Rogers was making j a geological survey of the State, he j halted a few hours near Natural ? Bridge. Two of his party, venture- j some young men, took a seat on the , edge of the arch, with their feet swinging over the chasm. In the meantime, a tin j>eddler had stopped his one-horse wagon, filled with his wares, in the open space beyond the s bridge to rest and feed. Without unhitching, he gave his horse some grain i and left him quietly eating. A gust of ( wind flapped the curtains of the ve- rj hickle, tumbled some of the vessels about. The horse started. The utensils increased their clatter and the animal's speed. He first took a circuit in the uninclosed field where he had c k"/>" TKo din r>F dnlliHinc UCVli OUIUUlUgi AUV u?*a VI o Eots and pans grew louder. The faster ? e ran the more direful the kettles and 1 cups rattled. The horrible tinuabula- ? lation soon got him up to his best c gait. Frantic with fear, he rushed lor the bridge, kicking and plunging at every step. The narrow track across it passed within a foot of the young men, who still sat upon the brink of the precipice. They saw the whole danger. If they sprang to their feet they would be crushed by the horses or by [the wheels, perhaps knocked over the side of the bridge to perish on the rocks beneath. If they remained seated, the touch of a hub or tire would tilt them down the cliff. They resolved to remain seated. It was but a moment of time, but an age of agony. They leaned from the road over the l vacant space. The wheels barely I mlnftrt] thpm. the mud from the rim * soiled their coats. Just then a wagon came over the bridge meeting the horse. He attempted to turn around. In the effort the vehicle upset. Hemmed in behind by the crushed van of tinker's goods, and iu front by the ad- A vancing team (the load of tinware in \ its fall adding to his fright), the bewildered and terrified animal leaped from the bridge into the gorge below? two hundred feet. a Meanwhile the geologists had suffered ten thousand deaths, expecting every moment to be pushed off by the overturning wagon, or by , a coffe-pot .striking them on their heads, or a big 4 basin butting them on the back. T . They now crawled over the heap of | damaged ware, gained their feet and fled ! :' 1 he astonished peddler was soon on the groond. He saw his wrecked fortune. He descended to the stream below. He stood for a moment over the shapeless mass of flesh and bonesHe stooped and picked up a bright object?perhaps a piece of mounting from the broken harness, perhaps not. Without a word he walked away. That evening a party of visitors returned to the bridge in search of a diamond brooch, lost in the morning near where the horse had afterward fallen. They didn't fiud the jewel? nor the peddler I There are "applications" of the KAf*oM fn r?oin onrvlonuo C BKii Y vgaiugv unwiiu iv, jr for foolhardiness. There are "lessons" n concerning catastrophes from getting n: "rattled."?Rev. John J. Latterly, D. if Lit., in Epworth Herald. re sa Only One Caterpillar. While I was walking in the garden one bright morning a breese came through and set the flowers and leaves fluttering. Now that is the way flowers talk ; so I pricked up my ears and iisteued. ? Presently an old elder tree said, J[ "Flowers, shake off your caterpil- Q< lare." ft 'Why," said a dozen altogether? for they were like some children who always say "Why" when they are told to do anything. The elder tree said, ar "If you don't they'll eat you up." re, So the flowers set themselves shaking ac till the caterpillars were shaken off. ac In one of the middle beds there was ] a beautiful roee which shook off all but one, and she said to herself, "Oh ! < thats a beauty! I'll keep that one." The elder tree overheard her, and called out, "One cat?rpillar is tnough m to spoil you." j "But," said the rose, "look at his brown and crimson fur, and his beautiful black eyes, and scores of little feet; I want to keep him ; surely one won't hurt me." A feW moments afterward I passed the rose again; There wan not u leaf on her; her beauty was gone; she was all but killed, and had ODly life enough to weep over her folly, while the tears stood like dewdrops on her tattered JOBVOS "Alas ! I didn't think one caterpillar would ruin me." So it often happens that one very small bad habit will in time grow so much as to spoil the good characters of boys and girls.?Selected. There is a story in one of the Ram's Horn exchanges about a young lady ? organist in a Church in Colorado who I was somewhat captivated with the * young pastor of the Church in the next street, and was delighted to hear one week that by an exchange he was to preach the next Sunday in her own Church. The organ was pumped by an obstreperous old sexton, who would often, stop when he thought the organ voluntary had lasted long enough. k This day the organist was anxious that all should go well, and as the was about to beeiu she wrote a note intended solely tor the sexton's I eye. He took it, audio spite of her; agonized beckonings, carried it', straight to the preacher.; .What was . that gentleman's astonishment when \ he read : "Oblige me this morning by blowing away till I give you the signal to stop." 1 ? * Well Trained Little Turku. Little Turks are trained to be solliers, every inch of them. A little Turk eats whatever is given him, obeys vithont a murmur, works like a horse it whatever task is set before him, valks till he drops down, draws warn or his own food, takes care of his owe lorse, aud sleeps on the ground with>ut ever giving the smallest sign of m patience. He is even taught to do this without noving a muscle of his face to show hat hedoes not like such hard work. kVhat about the little boys in civilized sountries who pout because they have o go on errands, and who refuses to ;at porridge and milk for supper? What would a well trained young Turk hink of a boy who did these things? Aitiwtiiarii nv?r PfVOOO horses were ilaughtereil in Paris alone for human ;onsumption during the past year, yet iccording to an official report just ssued it is not the poorer part of the copulation that buys the most horse neet. The lorgest purchasers, alleges ;he New York Tribune's correspondent, appear to be the proprietors of priyate schools, boarding houses and i opkeepers who keep a considerable staff of assistants whom they have to jourish, and wish to do so on the host economic scale. It appears from he same authority that horseflesh is ikewise served up as beef or mutton in the tables of many moderately vell-to-do citizens,* whose unscrupu ous wives purchas equine meat in ieu of beef or mutton aud by pocketng the surplus cash, as the difference n price is considerable, are enabled to latisty their personal wants in a more uxuriousmanuer than would be othervise possible on a slender allowence. A Boston paper tells a good story >f a Boston suburban pastor. He was litting in his library one evening re:ently when a knock at the door came, le answered, and found a couple who lesired to be united in matrimony, rhe pastor asked them into his parlor tnd performed the marriage ceremony, ifter which the groom handed him a ealed envelope, supposed to contain .rv.n?nSRtion. The Imnnv usuai tuiur ?rr? ouple departed, and the reverend genleman opened the envelope and found he following Lote: "If she turns out & well as 1 think she will, I will come >ack and pay you for your services.' I > ROSENBERG & CO., i are offering bargains in , CLOTHING, i ohrinM tnlr.i arivantn<rp of this. nd get what they need Jn thiamine." 0T This la no blow, but actual fact*. IT# > ROSENBERG ft CO. June 7, ISSA'l, tf 1 t i r I 1 IEAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT. 1 Equitable Lite of New York. Also a full eof first class Fire and Accident compales represented. It will be Jo your Interest \ > consult me before buying or selling proper- t r. I have now for sale several residences, b ?ldence lots. Decided bargains. Also for s ile several desirable farms near town. Office In J. F. Miller's store. |\Jan. 18, '93 Terra Cotta Wells ?AT? Reduced ~P!RICES. ' AM USING A 12 Inch and 1? inch AUGER , or superior make. Doesn't let dry dirt or < llcksand run out like some old time Inferior ugers, thus Insuring a good bead of water quicksand in much lesB time. My plan of putting In pipe Is the only one at keeps quicksand from tilling up the well, it If one-third, or even one of my wells . lould even be a failure my guarantee would aount to something, for I would go and medy same, or return the money. The 12 inch Auger has given splendid pal stlon, especially for stock, tenant bou ? id small families at much less cost. tf you want a good head of water and a rin well, address J. H. SOUTH, 3reenwood, S. C., Nov. 9,1SSJ2. Wives md Daughters Often lose the benefit of life assurance, taken out for their protection, because of ill-advised investments. Again, the intentions of the assured sometimes fail of realization through the prodigality of a cnn tr? -whom the sudden "DOS session of so much money proves too great a temptation. The Equitable Life has provided against these contingencies by offering The Tontine Installment Policy. The premiums per thousand are much less than under older forms of insurance, and theamount is payablein 20,25 or 30 annual payments, thus d securinga comfortable income for the beneficiary. Write to V. J. RODDEY, Manager, * For the Carolina*, ROCK HILL, S. C. I 1 . ?mm'>jii Hi. What we Bir * TJi/loc Bring them alont llllLvia more active. Sheep-Skins. Bees-Wax. Tallow. Furs of all kind What wfl Sfti M HUil T! V uv Shoes. Harness. Leather. Trunks. And everything connected with Le See us. Very Respectfully, C. P. HAMMOND & i DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, OFFICE UP-STAIR9 ON McIL\> Corner, Abbeville, S. C. TERRA COTTAWEI PRICES to SUIT the TIM IN THE FUTURE I propose to sink II ebrAted Terra Cotta Wells at a grei duct Ion in my former price. So parties Ing an everlasting supply of eood spar WHterata low price would do well to < with me before making other arrangen as I propone to make It to the interest to do so. WATER OR NO PAY-is raj to. I have In ten years experience sta testimonials In six counties. Address C. M. CALHOUN, n ?AAV11irAA/1 fi Uivwunvvu) MI March 22, 1S98. tf SCHOOL NOTICE. * LL PERSONS, HAVING BUSI l\ with the School Commissioner wll blm In biR office ail public days and Soturday Id each month nearest the nr of the mouth, during the presentyear ft purpose of registering claims, Ac. E. COWA School Commissioner Abbeville Coui Feb 2. 1892. PAINTS, OILS & WALL PA] r HAVE the agency for the sale of Lon; I & Martinez pure mixed paints, the ind largest paint bouse la America, agent ror Alfred Peals, paper merchar New York and Chicago. Slock of Paints and Oil and Paper sai always on hand at Dr. Penney's Drug St If you waut painting done, or paint e per. please call on him and leave your < and I will do my best to give you the bee lerlal and work at short notice aud at 1 prices. Respectfully, April 5,1893, tf W. C. MOO FOR JULY | Ml New summer styles, white < Hatx, White and Black Straw Yi jeghorn Flats. Beautiful trimmed Hats, light and air he hot days of summer. We are si 111 showing n good line of naterluls, with Silks,Laces and Braid! nlngs to inutch.l Our line Wash Dress Fabriques still I ead. SILK MITTS.-Black, Cardinal, Crearr Tan. NOVELTIES IN FANS.-You can ne< iVorld's Fair buildings tor 10c. (on a fan) PARASOLS?As the days are getting vi sr you may need a Parasol. Our sic arge and prices moderate. .GAUZE VESTS 8c. up to 7oc. The biggest deal in HANDKERCH ve have ever made. Our line 6c. and 8c. Inished beats them all. For all Llneu I cerchlefs try our 10c, 15cand 20c linen Lite lied. SLIPPERS ! SLIPPERS ! to suit all cl Complete line STRIPE GOODS consti in hand at HADDON oiTs Are Now Ready to of Spring and Fancy and Durk Colored Toulards. "Ruxtons" and "Tontine Crepes." Pretty Striped Dimities. Plain. Ktriped and Checked Luwr and Muslins. Checked Linens and Cheviots ft Mens Coats and Boys WaUls. "Outings" lor Ladles Dresses, Tenn Suits, &c. A good line of Black Cashmeres an cheap Colored Worsteds. We have a splendid stock of Cottor ades, Jeans, Casslrrieres, Ticking Bleached, Brown and Checked Horn* spuns. "Negligee" Shirts for Men and Boj In great variety of style and price. Our half Laundrled "Negligee" an Puff Bosom .Shirts are very haudsom and very cheap. Ask to bee our Puff Bosom Dref Shirts at 81. "Etghmle's" Laundrled ShlrtB ? 81.25 und Unluundrled at 81. uone hue to the old price, and (he best Httln Shirt in the world. Gents LightJeansDrawers with kn! AnkletH. adquid Dun "<>K" n.c kl, leaders lor Summer wear In this line. "Wire Buckle" and "Vertical Slid Hack" Suspenders are the best to b had. Our Summer "4 In Hand Ties" at 15< 20c and 25c are all the no. Also NVlni sors Bows and Scarfs are shown by u In great variety. Black summer coats. "Alpacas,'" -lie," Ac i irom 81 up. (Calico and gingham coats. "Seersucl Outlnu" and "Mohair" coats rind vests o Ioub kinds and a! very low prices. "Alpaca",and "I?rap d-lto" clerical ( nd vesta. .< 'Dusters in linen iinltallon of linen mobalr." A good assortment or band umbrellas. | HENRY & CHEATHAM ] I ! ABBEVILLE, S. C. J Have opened a : FANCY GROCERY STORE, where they will keep all manner of goods In their line. w Buyers are cordlallj Invited to examine ? their stock, as the quality and price of their goods will furnish the strongest Inducements to customers. I Call at the old stand of G. H. Moore. ftl Jan. 4,1893,12m I I S' E. F. MILLIARD, .'.TAILOR,/, o I O AS moved, and occupies the room recent- O I ti ly occupied by J. L. Clark, the gunI smith, and Is now prepHred to do all kinds of repairing and cleaning of gentlemen's clothes on short notice. Samples of suits always on hand. Charges reanoutiuit:* W. RTWELSH, Stone Cutter and Quarryman, Quarry P. 0., S. C. ather Ts prepared to All all kinds of orders on ' X short notice for first class granite of every description, either rough or dressed. All granite delivered on board cars. * Prices given on application. Work euaran f'11 teed to be satisfactory. TOct. 26, 18P2,12m ?' CHANEY M. JONES, FIRST CLASS REPAIRER OF 8HOES and BOOTS, has bis shop in tbe office once occupied by Colonel Orvllle T. Calhoun, where he will be pleased to receive orders for all PAIN kinds of Work In his line, wblob be will do In Hatlsfactory manner, on short notice, and at1 low price. [Feb. 13,1893, tf iLS " VALUABLE Ureal estate , or all | ' mot FOR SALE! J C- A As THE EXECUTOR of the will of Mr*. HAftAH M. CALHOUN deceased, I now offer for Bale the real estate belonging to her estate, pi situate on the NE8S PBLOE HILL, ? oty. part of the same being In the corporate limits ___ of the town of Abbevllla On the North side Pr H of lhe publ,c rond leading from Abbeville to I Ml. Carmel there are D] Pbesnt Four Hundred and Thirty, (430) , and A " its, of Acres, mples more or less, that I will sell to suit purchaser " Da- at very rea80,iable figures. B< >rder. The land on the Soathslde of the same road, 'ilv ng One Hundred (100) Acres, RE. more or less, together with the dwelling ' thereon? I will also, sell at reasonable figures. The house contains A Eight Rooms and Four Large Brick Cellars. Thero are servant houses, bnrns and stables ^ on the premises. It Is the most desirable uai | place in Abbeville county. There will be no | public Bale of these lands?All Sales will be Private. For particulars, address, ? Wm P PoThmin. V V *AA( mm ? V??*MVMU| "HIP FT ?chU. 69% EAST ALABAMA 8TBEET, [ ' y, for July 5,1893, ATLANTA, Ga. I dress Ha ::: Coal! Coal! I "Wood !Wood! rarm- ' hill & sons 4 m?n ?TAVE opened a COAL nnd WOOD YARD J?'J If and are ready to receive your orders 'or ftn h?? Winter. ChII and get cheapest rates. Terms nc, hem- __QHgb on delivery. July 27,1892, tf p A asses ^ antly on, Bay Mare Mule Stolen. ^ SOHE Is stiff In the right hind leg, hoof wore ? O off at the toe, fifteen hands high, scar over right eye cut with wire. She was seen Hunday near Troy, 8. C. | A suitable reward will be paid for her re- flftl \ coverv, or for any Informal ion that may lead 11 to hsr recovery. THOS. CULBREAIH. | May 17,1803, if Greenwood, S. C. ty| iiTist ' S how a Splendid Stock i, S ummer Goods. Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Gauze U Undervests aud all sorts of Gouts Fur ishlngs. ,h Come and see our .Straw Hats. We have Just opened them up and can show you something nice ho much eus>r ler than we can tell you about them. . if vou want a nice Crush Hat we've on 18 got them. . Come and see our "Tourist" and Staa pie Kelt Ilats. T_ We have four lines of samples for j ' Snltsor single garments made to order. ^ Fit and satisfaction guaranteed. A nice lot of Fancy Pants Jusl In. 'rp' 8 "Bull Dog" Breeches for Men and LO^ Boys. M d Boys Bull Dog Knee rants at 35c rn I e "Base Ball" Shoes at 81 a pair. . . is Black and Colored "Tennis" ShoeR at Dl Me. n( it Jas. Means Shoes 83. 81 and Dork k Horse 8H./50 are the besi for the moner, g and for sale only by W. Joel Smith Ji Sons. It rocket and Table Cutlery, Kasors _ e and Scissors, from the cheapest to the T_, bcBt. j F e Cotton Planters. Wheelbarrows, * e "Dixie Boy" Plows, handled and genuine Scovll Hoes. s, Bugscy Whips and Summer l,?p mmmm i- FII IS All kinds of Heavy Groceries and Canned Goods. Drnp |,ave a beautiful line of double breasted liglu colored summer vests, ter," Bm:i;y umbrellas In several different colors 1 va~ from 82 to 88.BO,:W, 38 and 40 Inches. ^ Sun urnbrclliiH 20, 2Hand 30 Inches at 73c. to :oats ?L27i . "Mason's" fruit'Jars?quarts and half gal- tv ana Ions, and extra rubbers at popular prices. lf.|T| We hnvea few challies left?6J4 and7cgoods A ottered at 5c per yard. ? Lumber ! AM PREPARED TO FILL ORDERS for all kinds of Lumber. aw mil] located on land of J. O. KLUGH. J. F. BBADLEY, Manager. larch 2,1892, tf Medium copy. 1.1. mm HAS IN STOCK: hoes at Low Prices, ? Calico at 5 Cents per Yard. A Splendid Shirt for 50 Cents, lfniwim'llnn Omlto fnnm CCn fn 4*1 maiSDiura itfuiiia liuui uju iu tpi, Cottonade at 10 Cents M Bel M at 8 to li Ce:ts. Ready Hale Suits $5 to $7. fflirUnjEs, all Wits. owels, Hosiery and Notions of all kinds. lay 11,1893, tf ; ; Successor to E. A. Templeion & Co. WILL KEEP A FULL LINE OF lour, \ Bacon, igar, Coffee, ry Goods, Notions, Dots and Shoes, TOBACCO ND nil other articles kept In a general merchandise stock. $ hanking the public for their patronage In > past, I bespeak for Mr. Latimer a oontlnice of this patronage. W. A. TEMPLETON. an. 11,1898, tf 11 HI! vlng made a careful study of the subject, >r. T. J. Kinard, 1 he respectfully offers bin service* to the jlic. Dr. T. J. Klnard will be In Abbeville t Hill's Lively Stable the THIRD SATURDAY MONTHLY, communications addressed to Nlnety-tilx, J., will receive prompt attention, ov. 16,1892, tf mm mm IIM iUVVMillltf tfVMIttttl* TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT THE iff ii HH i order to advertise and bring before the public the stock of goods at the CITY DRUG STORE. ACH PURCHASER WILL BE entitled to choose a present worth 20 CENTS each dollar's worth of gooods purchased thp Tlrnrr Stnrp Ttartmpnt IUU iilU? UIU1U ISUJUU llUUUl n this day until thit* notice Is withdrawn. FtlCES guaranteed to be as LOW as the >VK.ST, and ail goods an represented. urcb 8,1893, tf 3BT.S. SPARKMAN, GREENWOOD, S. C. lsurance Agency, j "r.V.v.'U, Insurance; . ANU OTTON DEALER. e* Staple.. Cottons a Specialty. v. 2,1892, KEROSE WE SE1 15 Cents I Is the very best Oil fire test, 50? burning { Try it and be convii quality." This Oil is not reta low as we sell it. We buy in car load WE CAN SELL CHEi else. Trv a erallon at U " w i5c: H. W. Law B K B> ? deale: T.nmlior Sooli Tlnnra. Tl JUIAAJLAWA) *rvv* v* j mm 9 Mouldings, Laths Lime, Build ABBEVILLE, Prompt Attention F. S. E Maohinery Broker DEALE Steam Engines, Portable Engi i ary Boilers. Steam Fittii Belting, Corn Mills, Threshing Machini Brown, Wins! Cotton Don't fail to get PBICES from i call and si Greenwc June 22,1892. tf ^ > /M TX rv SrMD'S UK ' With a LARE and we DBUGS, CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, OILS, WINDOW G PtrrTY, COMB! GOODS, PER] i The demand of thin market can be supplied. Headquarters for line CIGARS and TOBACCO, ed to. Prescription* carefully compounded at al Yon are respectfully invited to call. -t"*? 13a HARRISON PrescriDtion ABBEVILLE, t i SPECIE In Order to Mj Our Fall We offer for the Next Entire Line of 8 Da> SPOT i Now is the time t Bargain. iKJliJlibill 6C >', ; fi*?* UUUW1 ?.'I'M" I ;ne oil iiL at ? Per Gallon we can buy. 175? ^rayity. ".>i iced of its superior '' i ' ' 4 iled in the State as -J lots, and therefore, LPER than any one ENTS rcAit Jb f!rt 0V11 u vv. 3acham, II / . + Et IN l|| linds, * . g-|j *SMngle8'. !I ler's Hardware, Etc. s. c. i |f Given to Orders ! || VANS> .I and Commission. ncs and Stationary, Stationigs, Pulleys, Shaftings, ' Saw Mill Outfits, bs, Cotton Preses, iip & Pratt Gins. ne before buying els ew here,or' 3e me at . J % >od, S. O. : ^ 06 STORE.; >11 Selected Stock of *i i rvnifl roinioi ' ^>3 fLASS, PREPARED 3, BRUSHES, FANCY FUMES. STATIONERY, AC. , Orders by Mall or band promptly attend* 11 hoon. ; SPEED. 'a: ffeffi? ' i*L' ^ & GAME, : | . Druggists. ci n K?/ ^/? OFFER ! ike Room for Stock. '? i Thirty (30) Days our r Clocks at Cost for CASH o buy if you want a DuPRE. % ?J