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I. ' ': ' ' /-V . ( ; The Abbeville Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1894. ESTABLISHED 1844 DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, OFFICE UPSTAIRS^ ON McILWAIN I'.xjrner, ADueviue, 3. v,. DENTAL NOTICE. 1 AM NOW READY TO DO ALL KINDS J of Denial Work. Crown, Bridge and Cellolda specialty. S. F. KILLINGS WORTH, Office up-stair next New Hotel. March 21.1894. Abbeville, S. C. 1> ICHARD-QANTT. In now prepared to do IX all work In hlR department Id the he?l Ilmnanerand at reasonable charges. Monthly customers shaving, hair cutting and sbamp <olng SI per month. Razors boned and put | n the beotoondition for 25 oents each. Lumber ! T AM PREPARED TO FILL ORDERS for 1 all kinds of Lumber. Haw mill located on-4andof J. O. KLUGH. J. F. BRADLEY, | Manager. March 2,18U2, tf Medium copy. * A Complete and Full, STOCK OF THE CELEBRATED | Motmnnlitan Vtrnnrl nf tfiYPil Paints Ijuuuujruiiuiujsiuiju ui iWAUUiuiuiu I ? of ? JOHN LUCAS & CO. always on hand at the City Drug Store.' "PRICES IN ONE GALLON CANS by the J single can 81.20. A liberal discount to pjiiotera using large quantities. Oct. 25,18*8. tf } Registration NOTICE. 1>HE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION will be opened In myoiticeon Law Range,as the law directs on the First Monday in Each Month, * until first Monday In Jaly, 1994, when the lawrequires them cloned until after the next general election. This is lor the purpose of registering all persons who have become of age. or entitled to register sloce last election; to transfer persons from this to another county: and from one township to another, or from T one residence to another. All this must be done before or on the first Monday in July, -a 1891. Lost certificates may be renewed to " within SO days of the election, and 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 the last election, cannot register until the law Is changed. J. D. CAR WILE, s ftonervlsor of Registration for Abbeville +. Connty. [Deo. 6,1893, tf Grows! Groceries! Groceries! < HEW FIRM. T.TVINfiSTflN X, PERRTO I MllltlUWiVtl V* t MHMMlj E ?- DEALERS IN | Staple, Green and Fancy Groceries VOU will And everything tbat ls'<ept In a ? first class establishment. _ Particular attention given to the 1 Market Department. Having secured the services or a first class butcher we Intend to tnnke this department first class in every respect. Fresh M jats Always on Hand Also, POTATOES, ONIONS, CABBAGE and all Country Produce. ^ HIGHEST MARKET PRICE paid for CATTLE and HOGS. Give u8 a call hi G. H. MOORE'S OLD STAND. NO. 2 COIHRAN RANGE. ^ Jan. 10,184M, 12ra J MUTUAL fib! mm!? "\?7"BITE TO OR CALL on the undersigned or to the Director of your Township for any information you may desire about our plan of Insurance. We insure your property against destruction by rots, wm os unm and do so cheaper than any Insurance Company In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you thatourniH the nafest and cheapest plan of Insurance known. DAVID AIKEN, Agent, Coronaca, S. C. 8 J. FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. BO ARDIM RECTORS. 8. M. Anderson Ninety-Six Township, a J. M. Major Greenwood " , P. W. Sullivan...*. Cokesbury " t W. B. Acker Donnalds " B. M. Cllnkocales Due West " a T. L. Hartdon I^ongCane " J. W. Srott Smith vllle K. W. Watson White Hall I)r. J. D. Neel Indian Hill " C?pt. John Lyon Cedar Spring ' r. R. Richie Abbeville " ! J. E. Wakefield Diamond Hill " 1 J B. Franka ....Lowndewvllle " Georae M. Smith Magnolia 14 March 21.18M.?12mo. Another lot of those novel tied ress patterns ? Just Id at Haddon'e. ' > ' - ' - ': rl B. EL. Beacham, r f DEALER IN ^ 4 Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, ^ T Moulding, Laths, L'me, Shin- t J gles, Builders' Hardware. J I hIso carry n side line of W POULTRY WIRE, WIRE CHAIRS, W ^ WIRE HANGING BASKETS, PLASTERS ? ^ SAND SCREENS, AND SAND RID- W ^ DLES, AND ALL KINDS OF J 5 WIRE GOODS, i &*%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%* WM. H. PARKER, President, A. W. SMITH, Vice President. JULIUS II. DuPRE, Cashier. The Farmers' Sank of Abbeville. DEPOSITS SOLICITED. Capital - - $65,790 imrplua 5,000 DOES GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Buys and Bells Exchange and makes Collec ' lions. A Savings Department has been established. Amounts received of 81 and up yards. Interest at 4 per cent, payable quarterly,-January, April, July, October. Small Bay ngs Increase rapidly. [March 1,1893,12m Proprietor. | NEW FIRM. | 'Manager. Abbeville Supply Gb. Successors to J. H. LATIMER. CiiHOC ElIXXN 2 A full line of all H*avy Groceries. Com, Bran, Hay, Meal, Bacon, Salt, Cotton Seed Meal, ilolasses, Sy rupn A bargain In 2act* Molasses, also In a 50cts Syrup. A line of ^u^nrs. Coffees, Klce and Grits of all grades. Cheese of the finest. Try one mtind <>l our 50ois blended Tea. IN CANNED GOODS?We are fall In all the staple goods. Canned Peaches, two pound au 10c to. We spP the Richmond Stove Co.'s Stoves and Ranees. Everyone warranted. TINWARE.?Everything In a line of Staple Tinware. Nails aud Builders' Hardware f ev?-r,vklnd. Cheaper than ever before. TOBACCO,?Two new brands in 9 Inch 5's at 25i!te per pound. Give us a chance to show nd price our goods. W. D. BARKSDALE, Manager. 'As Easy as an Old Shoe." This old saying originated with some one 7Tho had never worn a pair of the famous Williams, Kneeland & Co's. Mens Fine Shoes, OR T?_ ja T* P T 1 TV L11 jraiutu jDros. <x uo s. dailies rine ?noes. These Shoes have the comfort of an old shoe, and all the grace and tyle of a new one. If you want an easy, comfortable and perfect fiting Shoe, try a pair of the above manufacture. You will find them CROSS & MARTIN'S, Dealers in Shoes, Gents Furniyhings, HATS, TRUNKS, VALISES AND UMBRELLAS. GARDEN SEED,! ' i , t En Bulk and Full Size Papers. H. ff. Lawson & Co. lew Sdhm Goods!) 1 KJ TJR STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE AND CAN SHOW YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT IN THE Dry Goods Line. We wish to call your attention specially to our stock of WASH GOODS. We have some genuine Bargains in Wool Dress Goods. Be are to see our stock before you buy. It will save you money, Oxford Ties ! Slippers ! We have an elegant line of Oxford Ties, in all shapes. Come round and we will show you the prettiest line you ever saw in his Market. Every pair guaranteed, and can always give you perfect fit. We have them in Tan at all prices. CAR LOAD, 1st PATENT FLOUlC at $3.75 >er Barrel, CASH. A BARGAIN for You. A.UG-. W. SMITH. I Ill the Dark I met a child, at close of day, Grouping along a dusky way. And, pleadingly, I heard bim say: "Father, the path Is dark and drear, But, If I knew that thou wert near, 1 could walk on without a fear. But when I cannot see thy face. Nor In the gloom the pathway trace, Nor know, amid the crossing ways, "Which one thou wentest, sore afraid, I tremble in tbedeep'ning shade. Without thy voice or hand to aid. "If thou wouldstonly speak to me But In a whisper, I would be Comforted, though I could not see A step before me; I would know That thou art here, and I could go Straight through the dark to find thee s "If thou for me this way hast planned, Let me but touch thlneoutstretched har And, Father, I will understand." As thus the little strayllng pled, "Just so, O troubled soul r' I said, I stumble 'mid the gloom dismayed. Speak but. one word my heart to cheer And it will banish all my fear, If I but know that thou art here. "And I will dare the dreariest 9trand ; If I may oDly touch thy hand, My listening heart will understand. "Then, cheered and comforted, I'll know That art somewhere near, and so Stralghtonward, through the dark, I'll gc ?Margaret J. Preston, Two Old PuczleH. You can find the age of any persoi and the month in which he was bori by a queer trick that was well-know by our fathers and mothers In the da^ when they went to the old log cabi schoolhouse and spent their noouinj in telling riddles and playing all sor of practical jokes. Ask tbe person whose age you ai to tell, to take thenumber of themont iu which he was born and multiply by two. January is counted as No. 1, Febri ajy as No. 2., and so on through tl year. To this product he must add 5, an then multiply the amount by 50. To this last number he must add b present age, and from tbe sum sul tract tbe numberof days thereare in year, or 365. All the work up to this point must i done by the person, without lettin anyone see his figures ; but now yc ?%< *!?? Ut?v\ ? *?/\?* n? Urtf nnniKai* V aan. uiui IU > uu nuau uuiuuu *has found, and to that number yc add 115. The result obtained by this last oj eration contains the information wat ed. Point off two figures on therigh and the number will be age soughl while the number on the left of tl point will give the month in which tl person was born. This trick nevar fails, and it is equa ed by another by which a person name may be found. For this second trick you must fir arrange the letters of the alphabet i fivecolums, thus: A B D H P C C E I R E P F J 8 G G G K Q I J L L T K K M M U M N N N V o o o o w (I R T X X k ? v v. V 8 U U Y Z W Z W Y Z Having the letters properly arranf ad, ask the person whose name is to t revealed, to tell you which uprigt column or columns contains the fin letter of his name. If in ouly one column, it will be th top letter ; if in more than one you wi Sndit by adding the alphabetical nun oers of the top letters of these co iimns, the sum of which will be th ilphabetical number of the lette sought. In the alphabetical numbei ng A is 1, B is 2,and so on through tb list. By taking one letter at a time in thl ivay the whole name cau soon be a* jertained. Take the name John for illustratioc r is found in the two columns com nencing with B and H, thesecond an ;ighth letters of the alphabet. Add tod 8 and you have 10, and the lOt etter of the alphabet is J. The second letter of the name, O, i bund in the four columns comment ng with A B D and H, or the letter ;hatnumber 1,2, 4 and 8. Add thes lumbers and we have 15, and the til :eenth letter is 0. Soon with every letter until the et ire name is found. Just why the given arrangement o ;he alphabet should produce these rt suits. I leave tbe wise men to explain rhe fact remains, however, am whether you can understand it or nol t may be used to mystify your friem n a delightful manner?St Louis public. Woman i?n?l Philanthropy. Time was when woman's sympath, )t heart ran away with her judgmeni ind indiscriminating charity defeated its purpose. But the woman who fel so much that she practically did uotli ing belongs to the past, i t is for th women of to-day to ayoid the oppc site extremes, that of doing so mucl that she feels nothing. To what e> tent a happy medium is being reached witness the women on hospital an jharlty boards, conducting vast mi* jion schemes, controlling institution for relief of every sort; thinking planning executing for the good of th ignorant, the wretched and the wickeii side bv side and hard in hand wit! men. Good work no longer lets be in by suflrance or watches jealousl, tier growing power. On the contrary no scheme for the improvement of th jondition of mankind, no plan fo setter homes, better air, better healtl 3r better morals, no eflbrt to heal o jomfort or save, but clamors at th Joor of her heart, and shivers an shrivels in the chill indHFerence uuti she takes it in. if the infant idea i aot always her own, she coddles it am mothers it and brings it up to a stat jre it never could have leached bu "or her molding hand. Especially i ;his true of all projects that bear di rectly or Indirectly upon the welfar >f theyouug, Nothing that can b wrested out of life by untiring labo >r unsparing zeal is "too great or to< *ood for her child. The roots of a tree are often as ex tensive as its branches. Sermons That Feed. BY REV. THEODORE L. CUYLER Dean Stanley preached his first sermon in a little village church near Norwich, and au old woman waa heard to say after the service. "Well, I do feel rather emty like. "Yes," replied another venerable dame, "that young mau did not give us much to feed on." Those two old saints understood what nutritious preaching is, and they had probably come to church with a good appetite. Their comment on the maiden effort of a man who was yet to become famous, wad very different from the remark of a devout PhrlaMnn cuhr? Inlrl ntp thp aprmnn nf 0? his pastor were "roast beef and plum pudding to us for a whole week." >d? That was high praise, and it bespoke honest work and a full larder. What are some of the characteristics of nourishing sermons? I. They must have a great deal of Bible in them. Not an occasional scrap, or a text introduced to beautify a sentence, or round out a period. The strongest sermon is that which is most saturated with Scripture. The minister who never wears out, nor | r wears out his congregation, is the tt spiritual miner, who digs deepest into the golden ore-beds of divine revelation. It was said of Chalmers that his discourses "held the Bible in solution." The same thing may be said of n the sermons of Spurgeon, Maclaren, q* P. B. Meyer, ana Dr. William M. ,u' Taylor. All these strong men had a strong faith in the perfect and plenary n inspiration of The Book ; they felt ,g that when they spoke the Holy Spirit (8 was speaking in every Jine of Scripture which they were weaving into re their discourses. "Thy words were h found," said the ancient prophet, "and it I did eat them; and they were uuto me a joy and the rejoicing of mine heart." ie 2. Nutritious sermons have a great i deal of prayer over them. It is not on1(j ly devout Quakers who hold that a ? person cannot preach aright unless i jS "the Spirit moves him." Prayer is j. the ladder by whicb this divine power ( a descends into a godly minister's stuily wheu be is preparing his beaten oil for )e the sanctuary. This same power fires tg bis soul in the pulpit. Feeding the intellect is not enough; the conscience ie and the affections must be quickened, (U purified, and made strong. A very eminent minister wrote to me forty p_ years ago: "I am convinced that yt even aesthetially considered, one hour t of prayer is a better preparation for I! sermou writing than a whole day of je study.'' A sermon that will not bear ,e to be prayed over is not worth preaching. 3. The preaching that feeds people >s has a great deal of what may be called everyday religion in it. During the 9t week their parishioners have been si * { o /Ml n n1/\n/rK Vi o tYi m QfJ nnr Q UllVllig a pcii VI a pivugut unujiudiu^ g uu anvil, or pleading in a court-room i or up to their eyes in stocks, or sugar- e casks, or cotton-bales. The women J have been busy with their needles or their nurseries. When the Sabbath coraep, they bring their every-day wants with them to church, even {: though they wear their Sunday i clothes. They want preaching that r tells them how to live and what to ? believe. They want plain, portable p preaching that they can carry home with them. Doctrinal sermons? J Yes, provided that it is stiff, vital, Bible doctrine, not in dry flour barrels ii 'e but baked into Gospel-bread for every t lt day consumption. Truth, all divine t truth they want, but not in hard, ^ scholastic technicalities. Young men t e sometimes deliver "trial sermons be- ti H fore Presbytery," when they apply for lirariHiirp. that smell stronelv of j. the class room, aud are garnished wiih e such words as "predicate," "sub;r jective," aud "ratiocination." When T j.. they have learned to preach they will r e do with such fodder what Dr. Edward ^ N. Kirk did with his first "six splend- $ i8 id sermons;" they will stick it into ii j. the grate. T Sermons for everyday use will not only [j t be Scriptural and spirtual: they will c 'a be simple in language. They lay one j of the great elements of Spurgeon's ^ 2 world wide popularity and power. A d [j discourse that a miuister would not be willing to read to his boy of twelve g years old, or to an intellgent servant in his kitchen, is not generally a safe r g sermon to take into his pulpit. There ? e may be exceptions to this rule, but the a f. average preaching must be to the av- j> erage mind of young and old rich and poor, cultured aud ill-taught in the congregation. A poor woman in the f congregation of old Dr. Ashbel Green V of Philadelphia, once asked her pastor, ? "Dr. Green, what do you think is the y I great business of the shepherd?" "To q t feed the tiock, madam," was bis reply. {J jj "That is my notion,, too, eir," said she M j. and therefore I think that he should I uot put the hay up so high that the sheep cannot reach it."?Evangelist. d - d The Origin of Vialtlng-CarriM. u ) As is the case in many other inj stances, we owe the invention of visitit. ing-cards to the Chinese. So long ago ri j. as the period of the Tong dynasty l{ e (018-907) visiting-cards were known to be in use in China, and that is also b Ij the date of the introduction of the "red silken cords" which figure so hl l" conspicuously on theengagement cards ti j of that country. From ancient times 11 to the present day the Chinese have j, g observed the strictest ceremony with P regard to the paying of visits. The j* g cards which they use for this purpose I are large and of a bright red color. b< ^ When a Chiuamau desires to marry, f r his parents intimate that fact to a proy fessional "match-maker," who there- tc : upon runs through a list of her visit- lH g ing acquaintances and selects one r whom she considers a fitting bride for ^ the young man ; and then she calls k lf upon the young woman's parents, h e armed with the bridegroom's card, &1 j on which are inscribed his aucestral tc i name and the eight symbols which h a denote the day of his birth. If the H j answer is an acceptance of his suitjw the bride's card is sent iu return ; and ? should the oracles prophesy good con- j jlg g cerning the union the particulars of bi the engagement are written 011 two ai ' large cards, tied together with the J!j e red cords. r oj "Wife: 'And ph wy do ye/, be takin' s* thim pills when yez are well again ?' "Husband : 'Faith, would ye be tc afther bavin'me let a dollar's worth) hi ,of pills go to waste?'" fj GREENWOOD'S BUDGET, All tlic XewH About the ProKresHlve City, aud Her Hu?lllnff Citizen*. Greenwood. 8. C.. May 8,18SW. Mr. George Cbipley died at bis home here Sunday night, afier a lingering sickness of several months. A negro lad broke open the cash drawer In J. K. Durst & Co.'s store one day last week and stole 811. He was captured and most of the money recovered. .crieHKrs. mcuunum <s rntcnerare exhibiting In town the best fruit and vegetable dryer I bave ever seen. Miss Allle Kerr gave her young friends an "at home* Inst Thursday evening. In bonor of her th birthday. Good rains bave fallen and our farmers seem happy. RELIGIOUS CRANKS. Mr. L. M. Moore, our postmaster-elect, received an anonymous letter last week wltb only these words, "Prepare to meet thy God." Mr. Moore attaches no Importance to it. as it evidently came from some religious crank. But wby a God-fearing man and exemplary church-goer should be singled out and given such a text I do not understand. The unexpected always happens around Columbia,.and now that the liquor question Is again before the Hupreme Court we will doubtless bave prohibition, and would not be ?nrprlsed to see Governor Tillman and the Stale working harmoniously together to make it a failure?from widely divergent motives, however. Mr. W. M. Gordon, of Prosperity, is a typo In the Leader office. DEVILS AND I'OETS. I had an awful funny news item a few weeks ago. but it escaped me and bas preyed in my mind ever since, but I met Charlie barter, the Leader's versifying foreman, the >tber day, and it came back to me with all of Its freshness, Improved by age. This is what twas: Every printing office has a "devil." 'ew bave a poet, but the Leader bas botb. Mrs. E.K. Snead, and her little son, Kenneth, of Klrkseys, are visiting ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. WellB. Oar people bave no regrets at the prospects for a removal of the compress. It bas only leen a menace to tbe town, an eye-sore to the raveling public and a monument to some>ody's bad judgment. Mr.S. E. Miller bad a young heifer killed est week by falling Into tbe deep cut near its residence. It is said that two of our wealthy citizens sill build fine residences this summer. Mr. E, A. Reynolds Is getting material on he ground for tbe erection of a new poet ofice building. I know whereof I speak in saying theConlervativesof Greenwood are out of politics, fhey will enroll and vote in the primary? naybe. Nothing more. Will R. 8. G. tell us lrom whence Doe West ?rner derived Its name. WENT HOME TO DIE. Since tbe editor has essayed to tell what >alomel bas done for a lot 01 young chickens, : will venture to relate what tbe noxious drug ild for tbe handsomest young roan in town. 1 t made him get up at 5 o'clock Sunday mornng and ride a bicycle seventeen miles before 1 ireakfast to get to bis home in the country, bat be might die under his paternal root j ["he trouble was be used too many lemons vltb the medicine, but his teeth have grown ight again, his mouth has gotton straight ind he has returned to bis post of duty at the ?ew York Store as well, as bandsome and as 1 ^ush-Onsr) as ever. Our model school teacher, all round good ellow, and the politest young man In the iounty. Mr. N. O. Pyles, bas given bis school it Harroldsville a short vacation. There was a May party at the Rocks on ! day day, in which most oI our beaux and 1 >elles participated. TILLMAN SAFE. J We believe Gov. Tillman is safe for the Senite anyhow, but if tbe August convention , )omlnate8 a conservative Reformer for Gov- , imor it will make Tillman thousands of rotes among Conservatives. We are sick and ired of turmoil. I ACCESSORY BEFORE THE PACT. The Hon. George Johnstone has said that < le carried the patronage of this district In 1 lis vest pocket. It may prove his serpent. ' fever since the days of Cleopatra has any nortal nursed a thing more deadly. It Is lUlte probable tbat Senator Butler will be leld as "accessory before the act" for having >1&C6(1 it tbsrs The Misses Blyth and Miller, with their litle friends, picnicked on their grandfathers, dr. W. H. whltlock, lawn May day. , Our people are well pleased with the first Bsne ol (he Advocate. Mr. Joel S. Bailey is adding a great deal to he beauty of his front yard oy tearing down be old buildings which have stood so long on iis front corner. . ' I would have the people of Greenwood dis- , Inctly understand that the fighting editor of ' his paper lives at Abbeville. j EDITORIAL EIGHT. On last Thursday evening, In front of the < !lty Bank, a dispute growing out of a busi ess transaction, arose between Editor ' 'hompson, of the Advocate, and Editor < Lowell, ot the Leader. It Is said that Mr. 'hompson cursed Mr. Rowell, which was re- 1 en ted by a blow, whereupon Mr. Thompson rew a pistol and fired, the ball taking effect 1 r? tiia floihv nftrt of Mr. Rowell's left arm. be wound is not considered serious. Both S artles to tbe uufoi tuuate affair are comDara- f Ively strangers here and to each other. They ame here about tbe same time to start a > ewspaper. Mr. Thompson from uaflney, Ir. Kowell from Lexington, and neither 1 new of the other's coming. Rowell not olngsowell. ^ The Baptists have ordered a pipe organ. Ir. Willis, the agent, will remain and put it 1 P. 1 I understand that Jim Greasy, Charlie Har- 1 Is and others of tbelr ilk are greatly in- ? eased because I mention their names lu coneclion with General Coxey. I have called t tbelr office on tbe street several times to pologize for bavlng slandered Coxey, but liey werealways off playing "craps." PISTOL PRACTICE. j Last Saturday evening, a week ago, Lum ( Williams, colored, and Mr. W. P. Walt had e quarrel In which Williams used very rough 1 *uguage to Mr. Walt. Last Saturday Willie yait asked Williams about it, when anotber ( uarrel ensued which resulted In Walt shooing at tbe negro two or three times, one ball c iking effect in the flesh ol one hip. WillamKlssHld to bave drawn bis pistol first. ? he difficulty occurred on our streets. Mr. W. M. Mattlson, one of Anderson's ? ride awake merchants was in town Frlay. 1 An cfld negress, supposed to be one ban- c red and ten years old died in Columbia last reek. ' KNDOKSEMENT AND FAT OFFICES. H Mr. H. H. Townes is president of the Mer- * Iwetber club which endorses Senator But- , ;r so strongly. He it was who offered the 3solutions,and wasexactly right. For him to ave done otherwise would have been the asest ingratitude, bis brother and son both aving been given good fat offices by our ,, jnior Senator. Miss Mamie Wells has returned to her ome in Greenville. Her cousin, Miss Matie Hill, accompanied her. Hon. \V. D. Mayfleld was in town Saturav. The closing exercises of Brewer's school n olored,) takes place on the 14th, 15th in- n ant. {, One of the greatest pleasures of this lite is JJ )od neighbors b Our market is abundantly supplied with < esh fish. The Baptist congregation s?>nt their pastor e ?the convention of Southern Baptists at Dal* b is, Texas. g, MK. MCKINNKV AND BIRMINGHAM. h Hearing that our veteran sage, Mr. Mc- ^ inney had returned from Alabama, I sought C Irn for an interview, and found htm as he g [ways is, said I, Hello Mr. "M<\" how is , lrmlngham, and the re-union? It seemed ) startle him, and turning round, he threw a Is bull's eye lamp full In my lace, saying, h Jod rot your picture, you wanted to get my a ame In the paper now, but then if there ere no fools to be interviewed you durned 8 porters would have to go out of business b ad you seem to find plenty of willing sub- i, cts now-a-days, however, It is Pan honor to j a Confederate soldier and no disgrace to r( Ltend a re-union. Le me get a fresh a lew of tobacco, and come let's ? t down on these steps and ? II tell you some of it, it was too big a thing ? > tell about in one night: O "You see," as old doctor Branson used to j, iy when he went to see a patient, "a man in stay at home until his stomach gets In ich a torpid state that he needs something > start bim to corroding." I had stayed at 3ine until I thought a oleyele was the big- ? >st thing in tho world, but It Is as the little P jo of nothing sharpened and mashed fiat compared to wbatl saw on this trip. I bad made no calculation on going antll the day before starting, bat was not long In making up my mind, getting a new grip, a paper collar and a five cent plug of tobacco, so tbat wben tbe train rolled In on Tuesday morning I had my ticket and baggage ready to get aboard wltb the boys. Well, that trip to Birmingham was tbe biggest thing of my life except when I got married. I beard tbatCapt. Tom MafTet of Newberry was on hoard and I wanted to see blm, but could not for tbe press. I saw more land to tbe acre tban ever before, and lots of It as poor as my mullein farm. I also concluded that there Is a heap of people this year. Nothing eventful oocor- * red en route to Atlanta. I managed to keep clear of tbe barber, electric wire, telephone, telegraph and otber poles, and landed safely In Birmingham on time and In fine shape. Here It was we bad a genuine love feast, commingled with joy and sorrow, and a Joining over again, I believe our gallant General Gordon could take tbat crowd of veterans ; and whip any State in the union. Wben the cannon fired?which was the signal for the meeting In tbe wigwam?I just relt like lying down but I didn't; Intuitively gave one 1 long rebel yell for Hampton, though some fellow In the crowd yelled oat "here comes tbe Palmetto boys" and such yelling I never beard. After awblle we all got inside and then followed such varying scenes of beauty < and chivalry, Joy and gladness, sadness and weeping as I am incompetent to describe, and It Is too serious to attempt;them all. The opening ceremonies were peoollarly affecting. While tbe Governor was making his address of welcome to tbe State, I began to feel most about tbe forehead. When tbe Mayor whs welcoming us to tbe city, I began to moisten abuot tbe eyes, but when General Lee's old Chaplain began to offer tbe grandest prayer I ever heard, I Just melted right down. 1 looked around to Bee If any one saw me and . Louis and nearly every body else except Tom was crying, so I Just let her roll, I oonld not helpit.it wa8in me and bad to come out. Poor Tom, bis heart was going up and down like a pump. He was as deeply moved as any of us, but be could not get relief by crying. I deeply sympathize with a man wbocanft cry when be feels like it. Again when tbe Yankee General was presenting General Gordon with a gold beaded cane, I swelled up and Louis and I cried some more. I Just fell all to pieces and didn't know whether I ever would get myBelf together or not; my wound has hardly healed yetandmany of tbe boys continued to cry long after we broke up. There were some women present whose bats were awfully In tbe way, one of them kept a perpendicular position between me and tbe stand. I think It was tbe largest bat lever saw. I hollowed hurrah for Hampton, down in froi t, but it was no good. I said please sit > down, but no use, I think I will know that bat at the day of Judgment. When the band of fifty to one hundred In* struments Btruck Dixie, tbe crowd literally went wild with enthusiasm; If tbey played ft no one ever beard it. Among tbe prominent persons present was the editor of the Veteran, I tell you he is a fine looking fellow and I'll bet made a good soldier. I would like tbe Veteran better If it had more levity. Its too sad?an emotional < man will cry himself to death reading It, UU?TCTC1 X IV DCUU UIUI bTTCU LJ UO TT DUV" Bcilbere tikis year and a* soon aa my mullein . ?. la laid by I am going to running tar, to get , able to go the reunion next year. Our boys behaved themselves very well, handkerchiefs got scarce during the weeping performance and one of them took a dolley from the land lady, but be afterwards carried It back. We all have a few jokes but I won't be the Bret to fbegln to tell them. I oonoluded to . carry out the straggling feature of an old soldier and so I bought a cut rate ticket to Selma for $1. Just before the train arrived a gentleman who was not going back offered to give me One. He Just took all the wind out of my sails but I went on and spent a few happy days, with my dnugbter Annie, ber husband Sam Gllmore and my gTand children. Though somewhat longer, Saturday evening in Selma reminds me very much like our Carolina towns, you can see all sorts of vehicles going out with a bale of bay, a piece of bacon, sack oi flour and Jug of molasea. I law a dead match to my steer, and a more crooked road than the one farmer Jordan told us abont. Yes, I am home again, safe and sound and the only thing that's gone wrong Ib they neglected my possum dog and be la so poorly. I will have to do without meat until he recapurates, but its time I was making my round, 'so good night" and he disappeared in the iarkness wblBtllng "Bonnie Blue Flag." ^ THE DYKE SCHOOL. rbe Children Pall Candy, and all Hands have a Good Time. Cothrans. S. C., May 4,1894. The closl ng exercises of Miss Moorer Adams school at Pine Grove took place last Friday light. It consisted of recitations; dialogues, tableaux, and calisthenics. A large number )f persons were present, and all united In praise of the teacher and pupils. Miss Vaughan furnished music for the occasion. < ? The next day there was a well attended and mjoyablejplcnlc at the samo place, Eev. J. B. Vaughan made a speech on education In yblch he urged every one to educate their i :hlldren to the very best of their ability. There will be a picnic at Mt. Moriah the .bird Saturday in this month. Miss Eilie Bond closed her school at Oak ?rovfl last, Fridav. We are needing rain very badly; especially ;raln, and nearly every one will soon have a :ood stand of cotton. Presiding Elder Campbell beld quarterly meeting at Tranquil today. There will be a picnic at Morten's mill tonorrow. Mrs. Lucy Anderson of Brlerwood is still rery sick. The Dike school closed last Wednesday. Ia he evening of the last day the pupils and a lumber of friends bad an old fashioned moasses candy pulling, at which all seemed to injoy themselves. P. B. J. East End Locals. Miss Wlcklifle, teachcr o 1 music in the El>erton High School, came to take lo Pinafore. . Among the many visitors who came to see 'inafore were : Mrs. D. Wyatt Aiken and amlly, of Cokesbury, Mr. and Mrs. Auderon, of Anderson, and Miss Jennie Birch of Slberton. Miss Corrle McClung and Miss Lucia Mo3owan will spend some time in Charleston. Mr. Robert J. Wardlaw went to Hodges one lay last week on Important business. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis, of Athens, Ga., ire guests of Mr. E B. Calhoun. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rosenberg, of Greenwood, ire spendln^awblle at Mr. Visanska's. >1188 -Nora.iones ana alish ueurgia nura ui Slberton, were id town last week, tbe guests >f tbe Miss en Marshall, and to see Pinafore. Mrs. W. E. Bell went to Due West last reek to attend tbe religious meeting. Miss Sallie Marshall and Miss Janle Scboen pent several days last week at tbe Kimball louse in Atlanta. Tbe grading on the (i., C. & N. side track to be Hash, door and blind repository has been Inlshed. Messrs. Hall and Owens of the Q., C. <& N. pent Monday in Elberton. Miss Sallie Lou Arnold, of Elberton, Is visLing her relative, Mr. R. M. Hill. Cure for Grumbling. In a love-feast iu Yorkshire a good [ian has been drawing out long, complaining strains of experiences about lis trials and difficulties in the way to leaven. Another, of different spirit, allowed, who said : "I eee our brothr who hasjust sat down livesin Grumliug street. I lived there myself for ome time, and never enjoyed good ealtb. The air was bad, the house ad, the water bad : the birds never ame and suns: in the street, and I was loomy and sad enough. But I 'iiited.' I got into Thanksgiving street, nd ever since then I have had good ealth, and so have my family. The ir is pure, the water pure, the house ood ; the suu shines on it all day; the irds are always singing, and I am as < appy as happy as I can live. Now I ecommeud our brother to'flit.' There re plenty of houses to let on Thanksiving street, and I am sure he will nd himself a new man if he will nly come, and I will be right glad to ave bim as a neighbor." In manners, tranquillity is the sureme power.