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The Abbeville Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1894. ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banner Sixteen !Pnges. I W ednesday, Nov. 28, 1894. Ahont Chnutriiiif Ailvor(isenifiil<i. The I'nicn Tines of last week, which Ik published on Friday, prints 1 lie following notice In a conspicuous place in the paper: "Advertisers desiring chanee In their "ads" will please hand them in by Tuesday evening. ]? brought in later we will not. bp able to ani?e them until the tollowlng week." If the Press and Banner were to publish Riii*h ft noting and pntorrp Kiiph ft rule*. wh would ruin our business. Few persons know two or three days before publication day, what they may want to print. We adopt the rule of encouraging advertisers to change nt least once a month, and we are always glad to get the copy as early as possible, but If the change does nut come sooner, we are KiaC to get It a/ler supper Tues. day night, when we make the effort to make the advertiser feel that we are Just as glad to g?-t it then as If he had brought it in a week ago. We are here for the purpose of serving our customers, and If they get here at all with their work, they will never be too late. Of course advertisers area reasonable peo" pie, and do not intentionally hold their work buck to the last minute, knowing that, we can do better work If we have ample time. They know that If everybody held back hie advertisement to the last minute that some body would be dlssappointed or would geta less desirable job than if be had sent the copy sooner. Let the reader glance at the advertisements which were changed or set up new this week for the Press and Banner. .lames Daly & Co., half a page. Cohen's, half page. The Win. E. Bell Cash Co., whole double column. J. D. Kerr,"?inch double column. McDill & Tolly, S Inch double column. R. C. Beroau, A inch five column. H. I). Reese, 8^ Inch lour column. Cross <fc Martin,.'! Inch double column. O. P. Hammond it- Co., 5 Inch double col. urnn. The copy ol nearly all ol these advertisements Wjlm brought in yesterday. Only Keese's and Daly & Co's., were set up Monday it. may ben waste ot energy to do all thi* work Tor our customers on the day before publication, but we do not think so. If iliejcould not get what they wauled, they might not give us what we want?their business. We are In the printing business to work for the people, and we never shut them out, day or night. They will And somebody at the office ready to wait ou them every day in the week?Thanksgiving Day, Christmas or New Year's day not exccepted. We may not get business on these days, but we are here for that purpose, and we ar? In the buslnes* to serve the people whenever they may call on us. It Is never too late to get an ad. In the Press and Banner?if the paper has not been printed. We have no criticism to make of the way In wblch the Union Times does business. We \ are only remarking on a custom which many newspapers adopt in order to run customers off. It seems to be a shortsighted policy to refuse to do any work which a customer wants done. If we have not already gone to press we would change an ad. or set up a new one at three o'clock Wednesday morning, even when we have t<> g*-t a large part of our mall toff* on the U.I5 (rain or the same morning. But whether the copy comes sooner or later, we do the work to the full extent or our ability. The Ufa Tennre. Ever since the life-tenure term for-Judges in this State has been abolished, the question of going back to the old plan has been agt' la ted. The Press and Banner Is opposed to the life 'tenureon principle,and not for special reasons. We think it undemocratic to give anybody so ionic a lease of power. Good Democratic doctrine Is rotation In office. The Convention Should niter t?i#? pnnelltn I Hon so that no Judge or other officer con Id be his own successor for more than once or twice. When men hold office too long, they may consider the office as their own?as "my office"?and such succession may enable them to form a rlng.wherehy the competitors lu the elections are defeated. Give ns rotation In office, and let us have no life tenu/e for anybody. Belore the war, we had no politics in South Carolina, and the average citizen took little or no Interest In public affairs. The State was governed by a ruling clans. With a sys" tem like that it was right and proper to give the Judges a life-tenure, but now we have a different order of things. Public questions and public Issues Interest every citizen,and all have oplolons which the) m ty express by their ballot. Under the clu ng d order of things it would be the tyranny ol serfdom, to compel the people to endure the administration of an officer, of whom (hey were tired. We don't want, any legalized aristocracy In South Carolina. ThnnkNjclvliiK I)n>. tWlMAKOAlK fill ? ?--? J ? lirmutlMii TV III uc lun II 1> IIIJ6 unjr, uuu intmy of our neople will eul a good dinner. Religious services will be held in the morn, ingatten o'clock In the Episcopal and the Presbyte: Ian churches, and all are invited to attend. The Rector will conduct service in the Episcopal church, and Rev. J. J. Urler of the Associate Reformed church will preach in the Presbyterian church. The business house* of the town will be closed, and very little business of any kind will be done. We will enter a protest against cruelty to animals on tli;?t day. Don't shoot the birds while celebrating the day, and giving thanke for the blessings which we have received and enjoyed. Don't malm or kill the birds on that day. Have as much pleasure as yoa can \vi luuui iiiiiiutiug ya\u uu oujr jiviug urcuv ure. Another matter. Don't drink whiskey thai day, and don't celebrate your gratitude to th? Almighty by going on a drunken debauch. FliieM Exhibit* Ever in Abbeville. Abbeville now has the largest and most va' rled stock ot jewelry, watches, silver ware and plated goods ever seen in Abbeville, anc our jewelers are anxious to dispose of th< same. The 'ow price of the silver metal ba< brought down sterling silver goods to almosl the prices that were formerly asked for platec goods. Come and examine the beautitu and attractive displays. II you don't fee able to make a friend a present, give you reel something. Watch C. P. Hammond <fe Co., advertise ment for Christmas presents. They will offu something useful, cheap and beautiful. Kijr Sale. Attention Is asked to the large sale by Mr. f. R. Vandiver, which takes place at Lowndesvllle next Wednesday at twelve o'clock. The sale includes three assigned properties, namely: The properly belonging to the [jowiidcsvllle Hank; the property of Mr. J. M. Baker, and the property of Mr. .1. H. I Franks Property of every description will he offer-j ed. ltead the thiee advertIsements and at-! tend thesalesat liowndesvllle next Wednes- j day when all the property will be sold. Don't! lorgft the cjay and I he place. The Legislature. The General Assembly of South Carolina met yesterday at twelve o'clock. The Abbeville delcgution went down on Monday. General It. K. Hemphill was elected Clerk of the Senate. General Walter L. Gray, of Greenville, was ' elected Clerk of the House of Represents lives. Henator Harrison was elected i'resident pro tem ol the Senate. The Governor's Message will be read to-day. The General Assembly will udjoiirn Thursday'because of Thanksgiving day. On Friday it Is thought that two new Circuit Judges will be elected. Ileieipliill Win*. General II. It. Hemphill was yesterday elected Clerk of the Senate. The salary is S1,000 a session. He was elected for two sessions. As far as we have heard expression our people are glad ot his good fortune in getting the place. He has beeu in politics a long time and this Is the first place that he sought where the lees exceeded the empty honors. His faction did right In awarding him the j appol ntment. Kearl'ul Condition. It takes over seven pages of small type In j the Ailania Journal to print the delinquent tax sales of the city. The people must be In a fearful condition when their town property is sold for taxes. Just think of It. Filty col-1 urnns of sales of lots In a single city. Any man who has u roof over his head, and * , peck of peas ought lo be thankful. REV. SIDI H. BROWNE. Ho Mnkex n Trip fo Abbeville on III* Way Home From Con Terence. Rev. Sidl H. Browne, of Columbia, editor of the Christian Neighbor, paid a pleasant call o.t the editor of the Press and Bauner yesterday while he was on ills way home from Conference. Mr. Browne is personally well known to many of the older cltlzenR of the county, he-1 cause of his conference appointment In thlsl county for eight, years, beginnlui: with ISM. He Is also well Known to our people as the editor of the Christian Neighbor, which paper hus so long preached peace on earth .good will lo men. He has lived a long and busy llle, havingi been a member of the South Carolina Conler-: ence for forty-nine years. For twenty-seven I years he filled appointments as pastor; for sixteen years he was Presiding Klder, and lor six years be has been a superannuate. He has labored iu the pulpit faithfully all these years, and In that way has done murh 1 good for his fellowaian, but it is not l.i the pulpit that he has been most beneficial to , those with whom he came in contact. Ilisj dally walk aud conversation?I)is high moral I character?his strict integrity?his charity for I the weak?his love for nil mankind?his con- { stani advocacy of peace as analum war?and his unsurpassed work as editor of the Chris- ' tlan Neighbor, are the crowning characterls- I licit of a well spent life. His labor lor twentyseven years as editor of the Christian Neighbor alone hasexercised a wonderful influence, 1 and will secure for him the richest jewel in i the crown of everlasting life. In his modest and unassuming way he has done possibly hs much work for his feilowmm and for his 1 Maker hs any oi her member of t lie .South Car- i olina Conference. { Be Thou My Pilot. Be Thou my pilot in this troubled sea; 1 No other hand can guide su fraP a bsrk As this that bears my spirit back to Thee? Celestial Helmsman: guide it through the dark. And as the towered llent upon the shore, I? to the wandering mariner at sea. With the home the harbor that his hopes are for. My father and my guide be Thou to me. Be Thou the mouth toward which my compass tends? And when at last the stormy voyage ends, May Heuven be the calm and welcome port. God willing, I will preach at Warrenton I next Sabbath afternoon at three o'clock, sun I l.i 1 _. u 1... ?? Uatn./lov hoCnro Illllti, HUU Ul IVI'CI VII ' HI buiuiij uv?n? the second Sabbath and on Sabbat h morning. Also at Lowndesvllle on second Sabbath afternoon. Important business at all these meeting, and a collection for colored evangelization. S. L. Wilson. We give this week much In which the Methodists will be interested. klfikop W. B. Howk of South Carolina is dead. The FirMt Tlmn kauri villi; Day. j One dreary night in dreary autumn weather A handful ol sad pilgrims met together. Counsel to take in darkest hour of trial, When every hope seemed met with stern de mm. Much had they suffered in the year not ended Mince twice their number from ttie Mayflower landed; Hunger and cold and death, and bitter sorrow. Had walked beside them morrow after morrow. And some were sure that such a dispensation Meant wrath of (iod, and need of expiation: Haply with prayer and fasting well concerted, His further vengeance might be yet averted. But while they counseled thus each with the other, Outspakea widowed wife and childless mothI er. Kereft of all that makes life seem worth living. Who said, "More meet to me would seem thanksgiving. "Ik It not. God by whom our ways were guided, I And in the wilderness our home provided? ! 11f he hath led us by a path distressing, 1 Nathlesti, he crowns it with peculiar blessing. ' I "Is it not mercy daily manifested I T?U ~ mnn ?IA?>uWin ltitYt hl? MAIUi m/\l Oct O/lO j Hint we inn; uj """v I, Is It m?t grace 'hat lalth abides unshaken i In tried hearts tbat shall never be forsaken? ' "Set us a day to praise hlin who bath led us Out of the bouse of bondage ; who hath made UM , Worthy to bear the cross of bis dear Hon, 1 And from the deeps to cry "i'bv will be done!'" So with the words by one brave woman spoken. Hearts were lifted up that were wellnigh broken: Courage was roused for desperate endurance, And faith grew strong wltb inward sweetas, suruuee. Three centuries ago it was, or nearly. } When tbat Thanksgiving Day was kept full < eheeriy. > With prayer and praise, be sure, and "feast of reason," But toothsome turkey after. In due season. . Now that the handful hath become a nation. . We eat our turkey still, by proclamation ! f But what thankvgiving meant, tbat first November, IJbrd, give us grace to ponder, and remember! J A resolution is a parliamentary soothing syrup. I "" ' Xcpily Tliom well OriilinnaKe-Waslotl Millions on Foreign .Mission*. We see In our exchanges an article which ' we copy elsewhere in reference to the Thornwell Orphanage. It Is worthy of consideration by everyone having In his heart the milk of human kindness. There can he no doubt of the conscientious Christian character of Mr. Jacobs, and there can be no doubt that his heart Ih fixed on the successor the good work which the orphanage was intended to do. While he makes his appeal alone to that class whom he chooses to characterize as "God's people," thus impliedly saying two objectionable things In two words, we would change the statement so as to apoeal to kind hearted people of all sccts and creeds?or of no sects or no creeds at all. Objecting to the words "God's people," we would remark that the expression which would deny the fatherhood to some of us seems contrary to the teuchings'of our Saviour who came not to save the righteous, but to call sinners to repentance. All of us are In truth "(Jod's people." We admit that a proper understanding oI our duty as to charity Is one of the most dlfllcult problems that has yet been presented to the human mind. It presents Itself In so many different forms, and religious leaders urge their own particular fads with so much earnestness, that the average layman is scarcely able to form an opinion of his own, aud therefore he often surrenders at the will of others, and parts with his hard earned cash. If there is a college to be built or endowed, (aud there are many needy colleges In this country), a man of ability is sent abroad to gather in the shekels. If there is a needy church, (and there are many reedy churches in every part of the world) the proper and most effective aeent is sent abroad, and often men Willi fumilies are induced to give their money to such agentR while denying the wherewithal to bay the needed things lor the wile and children. Northern people send money down South to educate, convert and christianize the negro. The negro in turn feels that he must do something. and he sends otr his money to "foreign misslonR." The white people, allow millions ol people In thin country to perish for the bread of life, while they are spending millions in the vain eflort to christianize China and other foreign lands. We believe the heart always recedes a retlex benefit from the conscientious discharge of what we believe to be our duty, yet, as far as any practical good la. to result to the Chluaman for the millions which are wasted on that people, the gold itself might just as well be dropped into t he middle of the u^caia* The gospel is prerfched by practical methods, men are converted by practical effort and souls are saved by the practical application of the prescribed rules. Then, If we pay our money, why should we not put it where It will do the most good ? If sucli ail Institution as the Thornwell Orphanage was established in China, and if boys and girls of the Rame character, religion and moral qualities could be found In it, the richness and beauty of the English language would be inadequate to tell the story of its greatness and gooduess. Hut the Thornwell Orphanage is at our very doors. We see and know the good it does. It Is too near us to be clothed with that halo and glamour that surrounds the objects that are bo faraway as to hide the smaller and uglier Jefects, while bringing out all ttie glorious beauties which distance always magnifies. We are not dependent on others to paint the glorious successof the Thornwell Orphanage. We see it and know It ourselves in Its plain, every day common sense reality. We see. the barefoot little child and the scant ilress, and realize that we have not developed a painted angel with a pig tall, but that our benefaction has blessed just ordinary clay. Under inspiration of noble impulses we too often part with our money. Instead of laying up something for old age we remain poor while we are young and able to work, and If not of charity, certnlniy of discomfort and sometimes of pity. Instead of teaching our people the necessity of giving away everything that they have, they should be taught to lay by something for "a rainy day." The world says, "a fool and his money is soon parted," but we do not know that the expression was intended for the man who gives his hard earned dimes and dollars in a useless attempt to christianize foreign lands which resist our claims, and sometimes treat our missionaries with even less consideration than we give the Mormon missionaries who com* amongst us, and whose zeal for their t e will, like that oi our own missionaries, lead them to risk their lives for the religion they preach. It Is a man's first duly to provide for his own household. Chailty begins at home. Then It goes out to our near neighbor. Then it extends to more distant people. But there is no charity In giving away money for a purpose which can do no good, while our own /iKll/fpnn r>oqa! qHaou unH Aflnnntlnii anH fhP high moral training which they could gel from books, newspapers, schools, and in the higher walks of lire, and which can ouly be had by the use of money. Instead of throwing your money away on a chimerical or visionary scheme to christianize China, give something to theThornwell Orphanage. We see and know the good which that Institution does. Let Mr. Jacobs and his coterie not assume that he and they alone may claim the exclusive fatherhood of God, but let him clear his vision, and raise his sights, so that he may see the brotherhood of all mankind. Lei the uufortuuate waifs of lilgh or low degree receive the benefits of the benevolence and the Christian teachings of Ills noble institution. THE KING'S DAUGHTERS. Tliey Wish You lo Sup Thai OtherJ May IMne. The King's Daughters were busy all day yesterday, preparing for an oyster supper, to be given In the Band Hall last night. The! King's Daughters are beautiful and lovely be-! yoncl comparison, ana iney nave iouuu oui that the nearest way to a man's heart Is' I through his throat. They, therefore, fecdl their captives on oysters, turkeys, and eveiy- J I thing that's nice, and so the young men are | always delighted lor the opportunity to reduce their surplus. As long as we can be served by such charming young ladies, young men and old bachelors will eat forever, or until the provisions give out. THE CATCHER CAUGHT. "Yea the Sjmrrow Haiti found ? House.'* Last Saturday a little hawk caught a sparrow, and llew with It into the furniture store of Messrs. Mci>ill & Tolly. Going In at the frontdoor it made directly lor the transon over the back door, whore it struck the glass, and the sparrow escaped from the clutches of its captor. The hawk was caught and put in a little cage, which wus hung in the front door, where it attracted the attention of pussers. - Don't throw away your hides, carry them to (J I*. Hammond A Co. WEST END. llii|?l?ciiintfN and Inciilciils or n Week I Around flic City. Miss Kallle and Miss Kate Marshall returned home last Friday after a most pleas-i anl.stay of two weeks with Col. Orr's family : in Greenville. Mr. W. A. Ancrinn, of Camden, came npj last week on business. He will spend a week j with Mr. Norwood Calhoun. Miss Lila "Norwood and Miss Cuddle Col* | houn have returned home from a month's stay , in Spartanburg. Miss Alice Michael, of Charleston, has been the guest 0| Dr> Ancruins" family for the past ten days. Mr. Tom Pope, one of (Jresnville's most i popular men, was In our city last Monday. There was no preaching In the Court House last Sunday, Hev. I)r. Bays being absent at- i lonriimr the Annual Conference. Dr. Bays,' we learn, will be with uh for another year. I. 'l'hls will be a source ol much pleasure, not j only to his congregation, but to the whole i people of our little city, as the Doctor has] none but friends here. i Mr. and Mrs. John S. Norwood came up | from Calhonn F*lls laRt Saturday and Bpeut h Sunday with Mrs. E. B. Colhoun. Mrs. W. C. McGowan went down to Charles- i ton last week to visit her sister, Mrs. W. C. i Benet. Mr. \V. C. McGowan spent several days this m we?*k at Calhoun Falls. Miss Carrie Williams Is In our city, the i guest of Mrs. \V. R. Bullock. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Latimer, of Lowndesvllie spent Monday In our town. Some of our young men are thinking of or- i ganlzlng a "German Club," aud having a'i "German" once or twice each month. Mrs. S. A. Mcintosh, who has been absent1! for two months, visiting her daughter, Mrs. s. J. Zelgler. in Shreveport, La., returned to j Abbeville last week . i; As is usual, Abbeville stands at the head, j Dr. C. A. Mllford hss been elected Valedicto-11 rlan of his class. He is attending the College !! of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Md., and will grad-; i uate next spring. He will then relurn here j | and take his old place with P. B. Speed. | < Mr. C. V. Hammond has been attending. Conference In Laurens. Ilev. J. Lowrie Wilson, D. D., preached to[i a large congregation Sunday night froin this ( | text; 1st verse of the 29tb chapter Proverbs? j "He that being often reproved, hiirdeneth his ! | neck, shall suddenly be destroyed and that 11 without mercy." Hon .1. T. Rdbe'-lRon and Hon. F. B. G.try 11 left Monday for Columbia, to enter upon their 11 duty as Representatives. Last evening at 7.30 o'clock, Maj. F. \\4. R. I Nance and Miss Klla Iluckahee vera married l< in the presence 01 the in limine friends of the J contracting parties. The ceremony was per- ; formed by Rev. J. J. Grler. Mr. Nance is so i well known to our people Unit our remarks | are unnecessary. Miss Huckabee is one of j our best ladles. The marriage took place at the residence of Mr. J. H. Dul're, nephew I of the bride. M?y good luck attend them I There will be u Herman at Rosenberg's Hull < to-night. This will be a delightful a Hair. Good music has been engaged for the even- i Ing. and a good time may be cxpected. i Messrs. A. H. Hill fi Sons have Just re- 1 ceived a shipment ol 5,0(10 Florida oranges. Rev. W. H. Arlail will be with us for the en- l suing year, having been re-appointed as pas- < lor of the Abbeville circuit. I Fire broke out yesterday afternoon about 2.30 o'clock In the cotton on the G., C. A N. depot plat form. About 26 bales were damaged?to what extent, we are not able to say, as the damage cannot be ascertained until the cotton is repacked. The platform was slight- ' ly damaged. Cotton sold in this market yesterday at ( from "> to 0II-1U cents. i The "New York Celebrities" have corrte and \ gone, and the opinions as to their performances are quite varied. Many of those who attended were unstinted in their praises, . while others held the very opposite opinions. ( From what we have heard of the music, it ] I was very much on the order ol mostconcrts? I | entirely too operatic for most lolks. and we I heartily concur In the opinion expressed only! a c>,r>rt timo nun hv ( he editor of this paper, | i "Thai music of tins kind Ik not nulled to'thel' taste of the public. generally, and that more 1 music and less of the operatic would t?keI! much better." Give us something that we 1 can understand ? something in the IJuetn'sl English, and not Herman, French or Italian; something that will touch the heart and make one feel the music, and brighten and , make happy, if only for a few moments the| . Uvea of the hearers. That, is our i dea of 1 what music should be. The weather is getting cold and you need I heavy underwear. Cross & Martin have nice line ot shits and underwecr at prices to suit the times. Do you want a hat for a Utile money, or do ' you want one of the nicest neckties in town ? If you do, see Cross & Martin and they will fix you up. i If you want an all solid shoe for yourself, < your wife, your daughters, your boys?shoes that wont come to pieces during the first ,,nmn unoll_r.aH nn ('roHS & Martin. Who Will I sell them to you at rock bottom prices. I yXyy life Vrfi fry ' frrfifrte I 6 P I p lint Xn | AND Wh |\ The children must ha\ was going to bring or what p Well, everybody know g i: :LARCE |\ than anyone else. As yc one can select their goods I by merchants. Kspeciallj Py where. Tlieir stock of (i | ALL THE DESIGNS, I /MAC I! l|| A LARGE STOCK I If :j| They Will Also Have an jj Rcmemlifir tlic Placi ' [I and Attractive !l s 16 jj| ^ Santa C1 a i is DDE WEST, ?w Way lor Olworviiis Tlimikstf t v- ] iilK IIhj-Miiii.v Others MiillcrN. ( Due West, S. C\, Nov. 211, 1X!M. Now is the time to save pork. The store bere will close on Thanksgiving ' I?ay. Bethlehem church baa been recently paint- ' ed, which adds much to the appearance of J this nice house. This conpreiratlon deserves 1 much credit for the comfortable und suhstan- ' tihI bouse that they have now about completed t>y plying the brush and paint. < Itev. .J. A. Brown and other friends went up to Anderson last week to attend the "Fare- 1 well .Meeting" of Miss Mary Sullivan, at the Baptist church of thai city, last Sabbath Evening. Mi.ssSullivan goes as a missionary to China. She has many warm friends In l>ue West, who remember her with pleasure, mid she will be followed by their good wishes (or herself and her chosen work. No drove hogs tor our market this season. The Thanksgiving service In the A. K. I'. church will be out of the usual llneand promised to be interesting. The pastor announo* ed last Sabbath that instead of a sermon we would have short talks from different person find he desired all persons who felt that they had enjoyed any special blessing to acknowledge such or write It out and hand it to him uny time during the week, arid it would be read at the "Thanksgiving Service." Every une is invited to attend and take part. The infant daughter, Emma Estclla, of Mr. tnd Mrs. John McDIII was baptised at the A. It. I', church last. Sabbath morning. Mr. ilayue McDIll came up with Rev. H. B. l-ilakeley last Sabbath afternoon. He remained for the afternoon service. Our people are ilways glad to see him, and on any occasion. Messrs. It. E. Allen <& Co., of Greenville, are 1 supplying their friends with their neat and rull catalogue of fancy groceries and bakery *oods- They are Due West boys and we feel proud of them. Rev. II."B. Blakeley presented the cause of the Atlauta mission to the church here last { Sabbath afternoon. The congregation responded in their usual liberal spirit. An ag- ' iregate ol have been subscribed by this t :hurch. Miss Alma Brock Is teaching at Bethlehem. The lecture of Hev. J. A. Brown before the Uudents of the Seminary last Friday morn- ' Ing was much enjoyed. Rev. J. O. Wilson of the Methodist church ( lias been elected editor of the Southern ('lirls 1 Lian Advocate. The Hon. J. E. Todd left for Columbia last ' Monday morning lo lake his place In the Legislature. Our "private wire" from the Kemale College jrlnuH the dispatch that one of those greatly >nj >yed entertainments Is "billed,11 and will tie shortly presented to an appreciated public. None of the college boys are expected to rend this item. Kev. J. J Grier has been on a trip to home[oiks In North Carolina. One of the Literary Societies in Ersklne are to glvfe a reception Wednesday of this week to their new members. A supper will be provided. The young men of Ersklne had a match rame of ten pins last Saturday evening lo A'hlch the town, especially the Female Colege, were invited. The Southern States have mp.d* -IS 000,000 bushels of corn this year, one-third of the :rop of the United Stales. This speaks well ror the South. R. S. (J. Ileal lis. Bishop VV. 15. \V. Howe, of the Episcopal Jluirch, died in Charleston, S. C.. Nov. .*?, 1891. Mr. K. J. Donaldson, formerly a resident of L'oiuinbla, dieu in <ieorgetown County, S. C., So v. 'jo, 1S!U. Atouetlniehe was a preacher n the M. E. church. Miss Mary (jlbbes Thomas, daughter of Coi. lohu P. Thomas, died al her father's uome in ? r> Vn? 91 lsri. inrod :i8 vears. In her death the community loses oneofits . jurest and most lovable young women. Mr. William T. Walters, president of 1 lie ! \ t Ian tic Coast bine Co., died in Baltimore, 1 Vic].. Nov. '11, lisill, aged ' >years. He was a be- 1 levolent. and public spirited man, and was he owner of the ilnest private art collection ] n the world. j The devil often quotes a text, but he >vas never known to quote it in connection with the context. Hard as the times are, we can still ift'ord the luxury of being charitable?] in our opinions. When nn unforgiving man prays the! Lord's prayer, he slams the door of j' nercy in his own face. A few applications of Christian char-1 ity will relieve the most aggravated r><>at.Q nf sniritnal shortsiirhteiluesa. I I " I I)o not wait for extraordinary opportunities for good action, but make i use of the common situations. ARfl niLU COTTON ias is Comin JOEVER HEARD Of c Santa Claus Xmas presents r to buy for a Xmas present bef< s that Lawson always lias a :r stock of to >u know they keep everything si Tom a large stock such as they y when tliey sell goods as cheaj nods to arrive this and next wee STYLES, AND VARITII r CHINA, JA1JAX of LATE EDITIONS o Immense Stnnk of FIREW0R1 llllliiVAtUV www?- v 3 and Look atTliis Spi fioods. H. w.: Headquarters for Abb Troy's* Item*. Troy, S. Nov. 2C, I SOI. For the first t ime In eleven years there will l>e no Thanksgiving services here In the A. R. I*. church Thursday, but there will be at Jjong I'ane church. Messrs. T. .M.Jay,T. A. Dowtin, W. W. DowLin and others are in Columbia attending ?ourt. The alarm of fire was given here lastTueslay morning, and It was soon discovered that [lie roof of the Park Hotel was on fire, and out for the timely assistance of the people It ivould soon have been In ashes. Itev. l)r. LHtlmn.of Bradley, spent Thurs-! lay night In town. Mrs. J. P. liobltison and Miss Fannie Jay! ir<- visiting in Due West. Mrs. Dr. L. N. Kennedy Is In Greenwood at- j ending the Pearson meeting and visiting relitives. Mrs. Win. Bryson arrived here Saturday, ind will open the Bellvue school today. Mrs J. Si. Hurnett, Mrs. Mary Drennan and Miss Mollie Tittle are visiting la Llncolnton, Mrs. Dr. Boozer,of Greenwood, is visiting 'datives here. \l? Wol.i.,. HofH.ifr nf V,looflolrt turns nn ipeciul business here last weelc. Thel8lhof| December will be the happy day. Mr. J. F. Wldeman has the finest ruta bagas i my where to be found. He raised them him-11 ielf. Mr. George Crcsswell, of Piedmont, is vlsltng his old home. Hume of our townsmen are off attending ,he marriage of Sheriff Nance. | Miss Fannie Jay has been elected assistant >f Troy High school. The McCormlck Times Is quite a newsy pa- i jw. and we must congraiuiate Mr. Carpenter \ or his many locals. > Horn, to Mrs. J. X. Dendy, Nov. 23.18U+, a J laughter. Nick. 1 CJreeuwood Splinters. | Greenwood, S. C., Nov. 27, ISfM | Miss Eilah and Miss Mamie Short, two ? jretty and accomplished young ladieR of ' Washington, Ga., are spending sometime 1 with Miss Essie Seal near New Market. Miss Mary Domlnick, of Phoenix, left last iaturdav for Prosperity, where she goes to flsli friends and relatives. I Mr. Jack Rhodes, llirtng on Dr. W. L. An- j Jerson's place near Ninety-Six, lost two or .hree bales of seed cotton by tire,some ten lays ago. supposed to have been the work of in Incendiary. Mr. J. D. Shannon, of New Market, will nove lils lamlly today to Pelzer factory. Mr. shannon is a first rate man aud deserves to Mr. I). J. Rabon lias placed a stock of goods n the store room formerly occupied by Mr. W. T. Word. Two colored gents claiming to have come . from Spartanburg, were arrested here last Saturday for stealing two or three p:iir of pants irom some of our merchants. They >vere sent to Jail for safe keeping. Miss Lula Williams, of Greenwood, commenced teaching the Pertvllle school yesterlay. She is one among oar best teachers. Evangelist R. <*. Pearson Is conducting a protracted meeting in Hal ley'h Hall. His meeting is to continue till tomorrow week. ft Is reported that Mr. Milton Gaines store it Gains, near Phoenix, was burned last Suniay night. Did not learn portlculars. Mr. William Moore, a popular and enterprising Jarmer, of Mew Market, and Miss Maud Anderson, a pretty and almable young ady, of Waterloo, were happily united in marriage la-t Sunday, tu the Methodist ihurch at Waterloo. Rev. F. O. S. Curtis, of N'lnety-Slx, officiating. A large crowd was present. Rev. Mr. Curtis, of Ninety Six, leaves tomorrow to attand the Kuptlst Convention which meets a Chester tomorrow. N. O. Pyles. HariiiiKP of Slieriir Nance and MImn II m-knbee. Last night at half-past seven o'clock our popular and efllclent Sheriff, Capt. F. W. R. .Vance, anu Miss Ella Iluckabee of our vil???*a tnoi*i?ln/{ nt f ho hr\mn nf nunhotc Mr. Julius H. DuPre, the cashier of the Farmers Bank. A number of friends and k indred were incited lowliness the ceremony, and the bride ind groom put on their happiest and befit looks. May they live long and be more and more happy as the years come and go. PAT 1101 m * FHE MONEY IS NEEDED AND MUST COME. ALL persons indebted to the COLUMBIA PHOSPHATE COMPANY for GUANO for the YEAH 18?1, are requested to come forward and make immediate payment to FRANCIS HENRY, Agent. Abbeville, S. C. Nov. 1A, ]?H,:Jt "IMES LOW! t>", ancZ not F - HARD TIMES AT nust be exchanged. Now, u >rehand ? YS AND XMAS C uitable for Santa Glaus or a \r keep better than from a small ; >, and in most cases cheaper, ;k will contain IS IN DOLLS, TOYS, V, /SvS/i GOODS, lito f BOOKS, AUTO & F fO A+ Dninno Mflimr UflQrH nf \0 di nitw nciti iii/mu ui ice in Next Issue for Lawson <! eville County. The V.nml of "Pretty Soon." BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. [ know a land where the street* are paved With the things which we meant to achieve. It is walled with the money we meant to have saved. And the pleasures for which we grieve. I'lte kind words unspoken, the promises broken. And many a coveted boon Are stowed away there in that land some wutirtr? The land of "Pretty Soon." rhere are uncut jewels oi' possible fame Lying about In the dust, And many a noble and lofty aim Covered with mold and rust, And oh ! this place, while It seems bo near, Is further away than the moon, .Though our purpose is fair, yet we never get there? The land of "Pretty Soon." The road that leads to that mystic land Is strewn with pitiful wrecks, And the ships that have sailed for ita shining strand Bear skeletons on their decks. It is further at noon than It was at dawn, And further at night than at noon; Oh ! let us beware of that land down there? The land of "Pretty Soon." Blue Stone for Blnck Tongne. A few days since I was requested by i neighbor to see a sick cow, hoping tbat I might tell him what to do for her. I went and found the cow suffering terribly; it seemed to me to be confined to her tongue, which was in a perpetual motion, and was much swollen, so that she had not been able to swallow for about three days. The mouth seemed to be full of saliva, and wus as offensive as putrid flesh. From an experience with black tongue long ago, I suggested a wash for her tongne with a solution of copperas. As we failed to get the copperas, we used blue stone, which probably was better. I had the cow thrown down, her tongue drawn out and well swab ueu wuu a solution 01 oiue stone, wun instrutions to repeat it the next day, which they did, aud, to my surprise, the cow is getting well, and is able to eat what is given her. I never saw a similar case, and have no idea of the cause, but I am satisfied tbat the solution of blue stone cured her, though it looked as if her tongue was rotten.?J. Washington Watts, in Charleston News and Courier. Nyack people tell of the following incident that occured at a wedding in the village : All went merrily until the bridegroom was called upon to produce the wedding ring. In vain he felt in his trousers pocket for the iudispensable article. Nothing could be found except a hole, through which the ring bad evidently fallen into his boot which he wore. What was he to do? "Take your boot off," said the m i> Mr. rt r\ rrUn ntinnArton n?/] n J 1 nn nA pamuu. luc sug^uoc auvj duculo were painful. The organist at the dominie's bidding struck up a "voluntary." the young man removed "his boot, the ring was fround, also a hole in his stocking, and the worthy minister remarked, evidently with more than the ceremony In mind. "Young man, it is time you were married." -v _ + Public display in bestowing a gift destroys the virtue and tarnishes the beauty of the deed in the estimation of all good people. It is offensive to good taste and contrary to the letter and spirit of the gospel. You demand the hardest thing possible of some people when you ask them "not to look on their own things, but also on the things of others." It is impossible for tbem to see that tbey are in auy sense responsible for the welfare and happiness of others. Most people have grace enough to be resigned to their own failings. ? I I I x ar Off ! | XMAS? 1 ,'lioever knew what Santa jg lAAHO -?+, ^ lUUUO ^ nas present, and of course g selection as is usually kept ^ than they are sold else- fo ASES, GUEST CUPS, S ' '9 \ 'HOTO ALBUMS. I V Before in This Market. II Besciption of New | fc Co. I