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? V ' I. ? y . The Press and Banner. Twelve Pages. BY HUGH WILSON. * ? ?? ~ " * . ABBEVILLE, S. C. j fiSyPublished every Wednesday at j $2 a year in advance. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1895. j $> ?? ? .. 4 #5 In ?0 Per Cent, of Insurance Policies Lapse. The South has suffered greatly since the war ft cm life Insurance, and in like manner j our people have lost large sums from the dlf- j ferent money-making schemes that are pre-j aented to our citizens. For instance, in j building and loan, or other installment companies which have the forfeiture clauses in j them. In proof of this we reproduce a statement1 as to life insurance, which is being circulated, j us follows, but of the accuracy of the state-' rnents we know nothing personally : Since the organization of the three follow- > iug life Insurance companies, we rind that upon the total amount or business of each j company, this result: EQCITTABLE LIKE, CAPITA!. SWO.IJOO. Terminated by death ?fc maturity, S 162,51!>.506 ! ;. " " lapse 1,227,830,1341 MITTUAL I.IKE, CAPITAL (MUTt'AI..) Terminated by death &. maturity, S 1C2."74<),I41 " " lapse, t>S9,06l,25S | .NEW YORK I.IKE, CAPITAL (MUTI AL.) i Terminated by death & maturity,.. 5 zh.sw.ku " " lapse, 868,765,240 i Average number per year, per thousanJ,; terminated by death and maturity: Equitable Life, 4 69 per cent. Mutual Life 8.53 " New York Life, 5 "3 " Average number per year, per thousand, terminated by lapse: Equitable Life 60.97 per cent. Mutual Life 60.37 " New York Life 28.23 " We find that these companies In 1894, ter- j ralnated by lapse 73,816 policies, equal to 8192,906.418. We also And that they disbursed, In . 1894, 861,211,863. The query is, how can these companies pay ; out such large sums of money and then have a combined surplus of 577,021,485. Their j premium receiptsareneecessarlly large, while ; tbeir interest earnings are small, then as a . logical sequence, their main source of surplus accumulation Is derived from lapsed policies. The experience of Life Insurance shows i that from So to 90 per cent, ot policies lapse during a period of 20 years. See what a profit j Insurance Companies realize from this source, j A great many persons hold up their hands j In holy horror at the Idea of Investing in lottery tickets, and the government directs Its j energy to the suppression of tbis system of gambling. But what has thepaternal government done I to protect Its subjects from that great mael-1 strom. In which such immense fortunes are j swallowed up? If there were In mid-ocean a perilous place, j where only about six per cent, of the vessels j * passed in safety, the energy, skill and money : of this country would be expended In protecting Its shipping. But as it Is sixty per. oent. ot all the money invested in life Insur- j ance Is a total loss. If these enormous losses j were not sustained, how would it be possible for the insurance companies and the building ! and loan companies to accumulate such colossal fortunes. Relating to the Formation ot New Counties. Mr. Kiugn lmrouuceu iue iuuu?iuS .tou..-, Hon, which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Counties and County Government: New Counties may be formed under gener-) al laws, bat no new County shall contain less i than five hundred (oOOj square miles, nor less ; lhau two (52.000,000) dollars of taxalbe proper-1 ^ ty. nor less one sixty-second (1-65; part of tlie | "inhabitants of the State, as ascertained by | the last preceding State or United States cen-; sus; nor shall the formation of a new Couuty , reduce any existing County below the said I limit of area, tuxable property and popula-! lion. No new County snail be formed unless { it be of compact and convenient shape. The County seal of a new County shall be estab- j lisbed near the center ot the County, and not j further than five miles therefrom, and no i line of any new County shall approach nearttr than ten miles to the County seat of any other County, except the County seat of Charleston Couuty. No County shall be dis-! inembered for the purpose of forming a new | County or Counties, but any County here- i after tormed may be dismembered by the | General Assemby and the parts restored to tbo several Counties from which they were j taken. The General Assembly may form any : city containing not less than thirty (30,000) I thousand inhabitants Into a separate County. Whenever a majority of the qualified voters within the part of each County proposed , m hsomhracsii in a new County 6hall petition 1 the General Assembly for the formation of sucb County, said petition shall be referred to , a commission of live persons not Interested for or against the formation of sucb County,! with power to appoint a competent engineer, and if said commission shall find that the constitutional requirements for the formation of sucb new County have been complied with it shall cause an election to be held within the area proposed for said now County; and if three-fourths of the qualified voters In each of the several parts of Counties proposed to be embraced in such new County, j voting separately, shall vote in favor of the. formation of the same, the 6aid commission shall report the facts and the result of such election to the General Assembly at Its next '* ensuing session, and the General Assembly may then form such new County. The said ' commission shall then cause the boundaries of such new County to be located, surveyed ' and marked, and shall locate the County: seat. All expenses incident (o the formation! of a uew County shall be borne by such Coun- i ty. Every new County hereafter formed shall bear its just proportion of the indebtedness of the County or Counties from which its teril-j lory shall have beeu taken. M V ? j TTPPnp.PV'R VPRTTATU/F.R. 1 T iJlUX/iJXU Ji W > Pretty Women?Smart Children?College Hoyi. Verdery, S. C., Sept. 24. j Mrs. Wharton alter au absence of several j months spent with her parents in Waterloo, I has returned. Mrs. Wharton anil her sweet little children brighten the town. Miss Olive Smith, a pretty young lady, ot: White Hall, spent last week with her Iriend,, Miss Cora Hardy. Mrs. W. A. Lomax, Sr., is iu Charlotte, N. C., with her gradson Mr. Lomax Walker who is very sick. Miss Mackie Bullock, of Greenwood, is I with friends in town. Miss Mamie Short, ot Washington, Ga., Is the guest ot Miss Eva and Miss LilaScott. Her many friends welcome her back. Dr. R. L. Lathan, of Bradley, will flu the pulpit at this place every fourth Sunday nlent. Mrs. J. W. Boothe, of Florida, is with her father's family, Mr. Willis Smith. Some of our young people spent Wednesday evening pleasantly at the hospitable home of Mrs. E. W. Watson. Mrs. J. L. White Is still very sick. Mrs. M. L. Lipscomb and Miss Mattie Lipscomb, after an extended trip to lriends and relatives In Greenville have returned home. Miss Eflle Watson, at) accomplished young lady, of Lebanon, is the guest of Mr. E. W. Watson's family. Mr. Walter Devlin is home from College. ' Miss Llllle Purdy is out again after suffering from a broken ankle. Mr. Sloan Morrow made 91 gallons of molasses off of one half acre of cane. Farmers who can beat that ? The Young People's Missionary nocieiy win Rive ati entertainment of music ami recila-1 tlons at Bradley on Friday night .Sept. 27. Where refreshments will be served for benefit of the Society. Be sure to attend and enjoy . a delightful evening and help a worthy cause. Miss Lois Muse has been on the sick list. Daisy, j ? Kelntiug; to I'nbllc RohUn. Mr. Klugh introduced the following resolution, which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Counties and Coud' ty Government. i That the General Assembly shall maka am- j pie provision for the maintenance of public i roaus. und shall levy aunually a capitation ; lax not exceeding oue dollar and lifty cents! on each person liable to road duty, and also trhioh uliall hu lrnnf. und ! I H lax on icun.no, "...v.. ........ used exclusively for the construction and re-j pair of the public roads In the county wherein such lax is collected: Provided, that. aDy ( person so taxed shall have the right to com-1 mute his capitation road tax with work on . the public roads. Fresh ioloottolene in to-day. All sizes Abbeville Supply Co, SIMM PMffl T*e Dedication of the Natic Park at Chicamauga. gHK. GORDON'S GREATEST 0RA.T Who Have Heard IIIm liefore ft at It Wa? the Greatest. Speech of life?The Gallant Palmer of 1111 Opened the Speaking of the Day?1 Thousand Preaent. Chattanooga, Sept. 19.?One of Moodiest battlefields the world i Aw has been formally dedicated 1 a pleasure park for the edifica qyd enjoyment of the American poi fyr all time. It was the dedicatioi battlefield of Chicamauga, wl liuutifal ravines and mountain 6 Vere strewn with nearly J30.000 t jfkd wonnded men 32 years ago. Two generals, with silver-gray 1: Vho headed thousands of men in i fyffray on opposite sides, made thep fjpal speeohes at the dedication. I were Generals John M. Palmer <phn B. Gordon. It is doubtful if the world ever {pre saw another such scene. Certa; Hfcero never was one more impres i|pd at the Bame time joyfully aff i{0g. It was witnessed by no less t ?0,000 people of the north and of itouth. ana at least half of them t tort in that bloody civil war of wl Chicamanga battle was a part. Vico President Adlai E. Steven Resided over the dedicatory exerci He was introduced by General J f. Follerton, chairman of the Ch gyauga and Chattanooga national i jpmmittee. When the vice presk forward he was greeted with J pplanse. The meeting was called to order a *clock. By way of beginning tl ADLAI E. STBVEKSOK. was a national salute of 44 guns by artillery followed by "The Star Sps led Banner," played by one of United States infantry bauds. 8tevemon's Speech. Vice President Stevenson, in tal the chair, said: I am honored by being called to pre r j n over the ceremonies or mis tmy. joy emn decree of the representatives of American people, this magnificent p with its wonderful associations and ra ories, is now to be dedicated for all t to national and patriotic purposes. This is the fitting hour for the au; ceremonies we now inaugurate. To< by act of thexougress of the United St? the Chicamauga and Chattanooga tioiral Military park is forever set aj from all common uses; solemnly dedia for all the ages?to all the American pie. The day is auspicious. It notes anniversary of one or the greatest bat known to history. Here, in the di tribunal of last resort, valor contec against valor. Here, brave men strugi and died for the right, ''as God gave t] to see the right." Thirty-two years have passed and few survivors of that masterful day? tors and vanquished alike?again n upon this memorable field. Alas, splendid armies which rendezvoused 1 are now little more than a processioi shadows. On fame's eternal camping ground, Their silent tents are spread, While glory puirds with solemn roi The bivouac of the dead. Our eyes now behold the sublime s tacle of the honored survivors of the g battle coming together upon these heij rv./-??-n Thar- nnt in HpayIIv i flict, but as brothers, under one flaglow citizens of a common country, grateful to God that in the supr struggle, tho government of our fath our common heritage, was triumph and that to all of ^the coming generat: of our countrymen it will remain "aij divisible unkn of indestructible stat Our dedication today is but a cerem< In the words of the immortal Lincoli Gettysburg: ' Hfit. iu a large sense, we cannot d cate. We cannot consecrate. We car hallow this ground. The brave men, ing and dead, who struggled here, 1 consecrated it far above our power to or detract." I will detain you no longer from lis ing to the eloquent words of those ware participants in the bloody strugg the sharers alike in its danger an( glory. The opening prayer was'offerec the Right Eev. Bishop Gailor of T essee. "America," the beautiful nati< anthem, was then sung by the audie accompanied by the bands, and ev one of the 50,000 people present, 1 and gray, sang it as if inspired. General John M. Palmer, the vej able senator from Illinois, who 82 yi ago risl on /f 'battlefi fljfy/yQ, \ made the WMJt/ x : dedicat WV~ > W a d d r e % /W f9 h0dOi had a tre WFf /\ lous sou Aud nev? -%v , all his 1: \ unless w he was dir UNATOR-KLECT PALMER. jng ) at Chica&aujja 82 years ago, did speak more earnestly. He became grandly eloquent as advanced in his address and his quence was appreciated, and at freqi intervals he was applauded with a or that 6howed the audience wa touch with him. Another patriotic tune followed ( eral Palmer and then that ba R Spm SELLS JOHNSON TONIC, and guarai or money refunded, fail to call and see w p.: sammmmmtKmmmmMtmmmmmummmKmmmmmmmmmmammmmm ?oarred veteran ?f the confederacy, | \ whom Lee oalled hi9 "rightarm,'' John JUi B. Gordon, of Georgia, was introduced. He waB greeted with no less applause j than that accorded General Palmer, >nal j *Qd he spoke with fully as much ea: thnsiasm, feeling and patriotism. Gordon Surpaisad After recounting the fears of many ION j that preservation of mementoes of the 1 late war would Berve to keep wounds ; from healing, and serve to keep alive a 8ay spirit of ill feeling whioh should be al* Hu lowed' to die as early as it would, the inoi* great ex-Confederate said: ! Few, if any, there were who then saw as 1 1 wo see now, that the American civil war, i j when fully and rightfully understood, the was to become the most unique chapter > In the world's history; that it was inevive table; that it cams as the inevitable al- j bore ways comes, with no human agency com- , tion Petent t0 avert it; that it was inevitable | because it was an irrepressible conflict ople oetween irreconcilable constitutional con- 1 a 0f i itructions, maintained on both sides with ' i (American tenacity; by brave and truth ; loving people, involving momentous inldes | >erest3 auu right# w hose claims could ; lead ' neither be settled nor silenced except by j | the shedding of blood. iair, j Few, did I say there were? May I not ' that rather say there were none! Where are the . men who then j j 4^^ ample, the south's j and speedy recupera- 1 9 tion, or even her k?' possible resurrecinly j {JngSgf; tion? I do notresiva ! aSFsB ca^ one who, *n ! IiJL ^at woeful period ' ?c:? I r'^SL which followed ; i obu' ^e disbanding of < ! armies, observed 00^ i through the widelich ! spread desolation of this section her 1 lSon present triumph- J during prosperity ' ouii z' ~ re* \ > . and social order, iioa- *i1i tiT- 1 do not recall one )ark ti-itts: p Pft*nn? whose vision was lent Jon*N B-G0RD0^ clear enough or { loud far reaching enough to catch even a faint | glimpse of these inspiring scenes around ?. i o us today; not one in any station or section L I optimistic enough or audacious enough to Qer9 | promise his countrymen the light ana life | and fraternity of this glorious hour. And i what an hour it is. my countrymenl An hour wherein the heroic remnants of the once hostile and now historic armies of { the sixties meet as brothers?meet on the ; same field where in furious onset through | deadly fire they rushed upon each other: 1 "When ehook thsse hills with thunder riven I And louder than the bo ts of heaven j Far flashed the red artillery." I When rank was piled on rank, borne j down by storms of lead until Chicamaufa's waters ran red with blood. What an our. I repeat, is this, wherein these once | warring heroes meet to lay in mutual j confidence and respect their joint trophies j on the common altar?meet at the bidding Kft J of the common government to dedicate by joint action Chiwimauga's field to com> i mon memories and the immortal honor of ! all. \ j If one may judge by their sentiuents aud the sentiments of the thousands of ! federal and confederate veterans who heard them, no one can doubt that the sectional line between the north and the j south is wiped out. Those who had mg- heard General Gordon before said it i the i was the effort of his life. THE LAST DAY. 1 ______ :ing | Dedication Kx?rcl?e? Held at Chattanooga. Many Notables There. s^e j Chattanooga, Sept. 20. ?The last the | da; of the exercises sttendant upon the ai"k, | dedication of the battlefield to the na:ime j t*011 a8 a opened with a grand ' civic and military parade. The visitj iting cabinet officers, governors and ttesj 1 their staffs and the various military orj ganizations took part. It brought more )?rt ! people into the city proper than have ited | been here at any one time sinoe the P??* i dedicatory exercises began. .,k? After musio by the band, the Rev. ead Nicoolis, of St. Louis, offered ided prayer. The first address was made by ?led | George W. Ochs, mayor of Chattanooga, iem ! When the applauso following Mayor : Ochs' speech had c a ed, Senator Bate the ' of Tennessee delivered an eloquent aeet i orat*ou- ^e was heartily applauded. the ' ^ext there was mu9io th? banci | iere : then (federal Charles Grosvenor of j i nf Ohio soolre. He was frequently inter* J j ropted" by applause. A Slight Ripple. ind When General Grosvenor had fin' \ ished, Governors Morton of New York,1 Woodbury of Vermont, Matthews of pec- Indiana and Turney of TenneBBee, r?at each made short talks. Governor Tur* lo ney caused something of a sensation in .fell his speech. It came about in this -way: All Governor Woodbury said that during eme the war each side believed it was right, iers, but that now the southerners would ant, ! have to teach their children the south l0.ns | was wrong. Governor Turney took exception to this in his speech. >nj. "I believed I was right during the ' a at four years and 19 days I served in the ! confederate army," he said, "and at ledi-1 the end of that time I thought I was innt ; right, I still think I was right and shall "v" j teach my children so. No one is more add ' lQyal t0 ^e Btar8 aa(* stripes than I j and no one is more loyal to the governten j ment, but I never can be convinced that who j the south was wrong." :le? I This rather frank expression caused 1 its a great stir in the audience, and when | the meetii. ; adjourned it was the topio ; by i of general conversation on all sides, .on- j Then the meeting adjourned. > ! SECOND ANNIVERSARY. ince er7 OkUbomit'elebrAtlDg tho Opening of the jlue Cherokee Strip Two rears Ago. aer. Perry, Sept. ) 7.?Citizens of the aars ! Cherokee strip are celebrating the seoted ond anniversary of the opening day at aid8 Graham's park, near here. Over 2,000 f i : people are gathered, and leading men j of the territory will apeak. Similar ' i celebrations are being held ?<t all the [.other towns. ame ; ?pj10 Cherokee strip, which is two : years old, has over 100,000 people and waf ' b0 towns. Perry is the largest, with a ' population of tf,000. n (L i Rav DIm of Hrdronliobli. r in J " " i jfe Ricumond, Sept. 20. ? Eighteen hen j months ago Earl Bradshaw, 8 years old, ect- J wa8 bitten at Windsor, Va., by a dog. tnen a few days ago hydrophobia developed, he Ho had the best medical attendance, but died in agony. 5 he i 1 elo- I , Notables Wlio Arc Comlup South. Ieut Newport, R. L, Sept. 17.?It is re8 ported that the Duke of Marlborough ] will visit the Atlanta exposition, with Jon? Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt and Miss Conttle auelo Vanderbilt i *i o JrogBt 'S CHILL AND FEVER itees it to cure CHILLS When in Abbeville don't Ly stock. B. SPEED. COTTON STATES I AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION ATLANTA, GA., VIA THE J SEABOARD AIR LINE. VESTIBULED LIMITED TRAINS. Upon Which no Extra Fare is Charged. Leave "Washington, D. C.. dally, at 8:40 P. M., upon arrival ol the "Congregresslonal Limited" from New York, and reach Atlanta at 4:09 P. M., the next day. A second train, with through sleeping cars from New York, leaves Washington at 4:30 A. M., arriving at Atlanta 5:20 A. M., the aext day. lioth trains leave from the Pennsylvania railroad station and land passengers In the Union Depot at Atlanta?as near the Exposition grounds as through passengers via any line are landed. At Portsmouth and Norfolk, Va., the Seaboard Air Line has other connections equally is Important as those at Washington, namely: From New Vork and Philadelphia, the Jape Charles Route; from Baltimore, the Bay Line steamers; from Washington, the Norfolk and Washington steamers; from New York, the Old Dominion steamships and from Boston and Providence, the Merchants' ind Miners' steamships. Close connection Is made at the steamer sides with through trains and Pullman Drawlng-Room Buffet Bleeping Cars operated through from Porttmouth to Atlanta without change. Each of Lhese routes takes the passenger via Old Point Comfort and through Hampton Roads. EQUIPMENT. These trains are composed of the hand jomest Pullman Drawing-Room, Buffet Sleeping Cars and Day Coaches. The 8:40 P. M., train ("The Atlanta Special") is vestlbul?d from end to end and is operated solid from Washington to Atlanta without change. POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE LINE. The route from Washington Is through Predrlcksburg. Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. Weldou, Raleigh and Southern Pines, North Carolina, Chester, Clinton and Abbeville, South Carolina, and Elberton and Athens to Atlanta, Georgia. RATES. Excursion tickets will be sold to Atlanta ind return, via the Seaboard Air Line as follows : On Tuesdays and Thursdays, September L7th to December 24th, Inclusive, at 814.00 from Washington and 812.60 from Portsmouth ind Norfolk, limited to ten days from date of sale. Daily, September 16th to December 15th. inclusive, at 819-25 lrom Washington and 817.35 H rrom Portsmouth and Norfolk, limited to twenty days from date of sale; and at S2G.25 rrom Washington and S23 65 from Portsmouth and Norfolk, good until January 7,1896. cc IT THE EXPOSITION ^ surpasses, in some respects, any Exposition ai ret held in America. Here you find, side by 1? tide, exhibits from Florida and Alaska, Call- to rorulaand Maine, the United States of Araer- P1 ca and the United States of Brazil. Mexico ind Canada, aud so on until nearly every N civilized nation on the globe is represented. M Dn the terraces are found, among many other Utractions, Arab, Chinese and Mexican Vll- 'r [ages. showing Just how these people have ;heir "dally walk and conversation." at Ask for tickets via the "Seaboard Air Line." lT Pullman Sleeping Car reservations will be Hade and further information furnished S ipon application to any agent of the Sea- Ji' joard Air Line, or to the undersigned. in FI. W. B. GLOVER, T. J. ANDERSON, "t Traffic Manager, General Puss. Agt. E. 8t, JOHN. cl Vice-President. U' . g< COUNTY CODETS. 8 . th %. Splendid Scheme to Form Oftlren and to Spend the People** Money. 8[: Editor Press and Banner: t? I see that the constitutional convention Is M llscusslng the matter of creatlug the office or M JouDty Judge, the duty of which officer shall Q je to bold court monthly to hear aud try all m criminal cases, except those parties charged y< with heinous offences, such as murder, arson, tb *ape and burglary, aud jurisdiction In civil R< :aees.up to ?500 where the title of real estate at s not involved. In tact these judges are to ec save about three times as much Jurisdiction ei is the trial Justices now have. Let us con- 8f rast the proposed system with the present >ne and see wherein one star dlffereth TjI from another. It Is argued by the advocates )f the new system that It will result In a H >reat saving to the tax-payers in ihe matter >f dieting prisoners, in that prisoners will H lot be allowed to remain In Jail more than w .hlrty days at farthest. This la the only argument that has been adduced In favor of the P. ?%w system. Let us see If this argument Is of innnrt and In order to determine this fact we ibali take Abbeville county as an lllustra- wi .ion. The Sheriff of Abbeville county gets dc ibout 31,300 annually for dieting prisoners, so y< t the new system will save 81.000 In thai par- tb icular, which is extremely doubtful, tben .be Sheriff, under the new system, will get on- er y 5300. But now let us go further and deeper and bi lee If this S1.000 is saved to tbe tax-payers. Ai 3earln mind that the Sheriff's salary at pres- CI int Is made up In great part from dieting Ol jrlsoners. Then if you cat that item down to frl BOO-an amdunt bare'y sufficient to pay a "J ailer?to say nothing about a cook's salary, ce vbere Is tbe Sheriff's salary??gone a glim- oc nerlng. But what about the 81,000? Well, bi ve would say that while lawyers are patriotc gentlemen, still we have never beard of one sp working without payor the hope of it. and fo ye hardly think that a lawyer?not a petti- cr ogger?could be bad for County Judge for < ess than 81,000. Wow tbe Sheriff is with- wj >ut a salary?the County Judge bas It and the be ax-payers have not saved one cent. Tne Sheriff's office is an important office. It Is he who suppresses lawlessness, arrests bloody locded criminals?it is be who assists in cofectlng taxes where people refuse to pay?It is le who preserves oraer in the court room?it s be who Is as it were a legion of soldiers, p yhose very presence commands order and reipect. Surely this Important officer is not to >e dispensed with. But he is without^ salary ! Tbe hall lias not been told. * ' As to tbe probable cost of tbe couuty court: tb ["he Federal constitution gives to every clti- ] :en within the United States the right of trial w< >y Jury, and no one can be held to answer Pr or any Infamous crime unless on the pre- er lentment of a grand- Jury. Tbe number of ] sen comprising the Juries, tbe drawing of M ;ame Is as old as the hills. The prisoner has re be right TO ODjeci lO iwuive auu luc an ;qual right to set aside twelve and twelve hii :ompose tbe Jury. 80 In order to try a case Tt iighteen grand Jurors and thirty-six petit Ju- ai ors will be required to be In attendance. ' ?Ifty-four Jurors at 81 60 per day makes 881, m ind somebody must be paid for serving tbe 'venire facias" as some of the Jurors will be oi Irawn from some of tbe most distant parts of j he county. And this age is too enlightened yc lor tbe County Judge to administer the oath to o-Jurors and witnesses, conduct the exauii- j laiion of witnesses, and reduce the same to se writing, charge the Jury, &c. So in order to ] expedite business, to keep up with this pro- ]ai ;ret^sive age a stenographer, a solicitor, a balltf, in fact the entire paraphernalia of the da :ourts of to-day must be supplied. Now ] some of the advocates of this new scheme fr{ ipeakof imposing the duties of Judge of Pro- ' jale or tbe Master upon the County Judge, dli 3rant that tbe Master or Judge of Probate is ] aiade County Judge that will not mend mat an ,erK as neither oneof these officers is paid one ho sent as tees or salary out ot the tax money? ; ,he salary of these officers being derived en- a, ;irely Irom fees collected from individuals, ] ind these fees are fixed by law and are not ge oppressive. I11 addition to these "county 1 jonrts the Court of General Sessions will be UE uolden at the usual places of Judicature three fu limes a year. The drawing of Jurors, tbe g~, jutiimouing of them to court, in fact the ma- 1 :lil?cry of our present courts will be called in, into service. From the foregoing we are forced to the Ir- iQ reslBtible conclusion that if eight Circuit m Judges have heretofore performed the Judi- j :lal work of South Carolina we see 110 reason u{ ivliy thirty-five additional judges should be jai isiuployed to perform the same services. The I'ounty Judge cannot issue a warrant except as ivhlle court Is In session, therefore the new Bn system must provide for some officer to take the place of trial Justice?in the matter of Is- ev suing warrants and In binding over for trial, j if for no otuer purpose. To kIiow the necessity for such an officer: ?/, Supoose a party commits an olfeni-e in Don- w, nldsville township or in Bordeaux towushlp, i,,, don't you know that those people will demand and have such an officer to Issue a war- ki' rant aud some one to apprehend the guilty u.i party?bailiff If that title suits better than r,, constable. At present the trial Justice in the towns In this county are paid 8o<) per annum and in the rural districts S40 per annum. Hurely the Slate of South Caiollna does not desire cheaper men! so there cannot be u great saving In the aboliilou of the trial Jus(ice office. Who will Bay that fliteen courts . under the new system will not cost twice as ' much as three under the old system ? n| Another matter that should beconsldered L Is, that those composing the convention who . are not lawyers should be unwilling to create Ct atone stroke thirty five ofllces the eligibility ti to which is being versed lu law. These men n. should remember that lawyers have already ' far more than their proportion of offices. 90 Think of it. Each county has a Master who rr ?vn *!iv hn a lawver? then there Is ,.u muni Iicccnoiu.v -- ? ? -the Supreme Judges, the Circuit Judges, Sc-!"' llcltors und Attorney General, all of whom it must be versed In law In order to hold their e> offices. An a substitute and far less expensive plan lor the proposed new system we would m suggest that the present plan be preserved except give trial Justices more jurisdiction, and thus allow them to send /ewer cases to the Court of General Sessions. And Instead of a ,> demand for the services of foriy^hree.TndBPR, il Ve would be sufficient. X * ? L M. "Af This is the thirc though sustaining business. We ha occupied by J. T. "BIJGrG where we will can in our "New Quar We have also re SMITH where we well as the public. The fire h nc as we are prepare Call and see us o A. WEST END. [appeninffM and Incidents of a W< In auU Ardhnd the City. With water works Abbeville's merch! tuld save hundreds of dollars every y ow? VPell, this way, sprinkle the str id prevent their goods from becoming di id In many cases ruined, or a least dama i sucb an extent as to make their sale r impossible, or If salable at all at a redu Ice. Mr. Rob Wardlaw came down from Rale . C., last Saturday and spent Sunday onday with Mr. Waldo Marshall. Mr. J. B. L. Cobb Is In the city on a vlsl lend". Mr. T. C. Perrln Is in town working In ice and shaking hands with bis m lends. Messrs. A. M. Hill <fc 8ona will, we learn, n work In a fewdays on a new stable, on te of ihe one burned. This time the bu ig will be brick, ana a nice, commoai ructure. Mr. J, M. Chapman spent Sunday in ty. Mr. Chapman who was here for s< me in ihe offices of the 8. A. L., now bf >od position with thai road in Raleigh, M Business has improved so much in the w days with the 8. A. L. that extra frel ains Have been put on, and every man i? road hustling. Thursday and Friday evenings next, retty little opera "Lalla" will be sung osenberg's new hall. This opera is big loken of and the lovers of music will Inly enjoy a rare trewt if they go to hea iss Willie Bays will take the part of "Lai rs. Ellen DuPre the character of Fi ueen. The choruses will be made up < amber of our prettiest and-sweetest vol >ung ladles. During the evening Miss I er will sing several beautiful -se)ectl< osenberg's new ball is cool, well ventllf id you will be perfectly comfortable w ijoying delightful music. Don't forget i itertainment and be sure to go as you > ienu a thoroughly delightful evening. The "Whist Club" was entertained By 1 acla Parker Tuesday evening. Mrs. E. P. Harrison and son, Mr. Wad< nrrlson, RDent several days here last w< Messrs. H. Gillespie Smith and W$d< arrison hsrve both left tor the Winter. T HI attend lJavienn uonege, in. u. Next Saturday the stores of A. Coben Rosenberg & Co. will be closed on acco a religious boilday. Because we had do Are during the ] eek, don't Imagine that we do not need a ipartment of some kind. Keep this bel >ur minds. We do need Are protection, at an soon as 'fct tt possible to get It. Mr. Chalmers Hughes Is at borne after e al month stay In Walballa. Mr. J. H. Ollkle, one of our popular oot tyers, has left us and will this season be tliens, Ga., where he will buy cotton las. E. Johnson & Co., of Raleigh, N. C. Ilkle during his years stay here made mi lends who regret his leaving, and wish folly Johnnie Glikle" happiness and i ss in bis new homp. Mr. Gllkie is tl igblyposted in his line or business and i iv his share ol the "fleecy staple." Mr. Douglass Oundas who, when a t ent several years here, has been in the < r several days. Mr. Duudus now has a atlve position In Philadelphia, his home Our former townsman Mr. W. 0. Brad as shaking hands with his many frle ire Monday. TROY'S TEA CUPS. " Ick Hps?Short Stops?People Co ins and Oolnir. Troy, S. C., Sept. 23,189 The midsummer sun never shone hoi an now. Rev. and Mrs. O. Y. BoDner. of Due Wi 3re in town Inst week, Mr. Bonner Is esbytery and Mrs. Bonner is with her fa 's family Dr. J. D^Neel. Mrs. Ssran Flahek and her daughter A artha Templln, (^Florida, are here w latives and friends. ' Mi. Jacob Chatham, one of Fellowshl indsome young men, passed through h lesday, as a delegate the Abbeville Bap jsoclatlon. rbe young folks enjoyed a calico party r. W. P. Wldeman'8 last FridaysIght. Mr. B. L. Taggart spent several days -eenvllle last week. Miss Janle and Miss Kathleen, t^vo pre iung ladles from Bradley, spent a night wn last week. Mr. J. S. Jay, of Greenwood, was In to veral days last week. Dr. J. B. Owens went over to Laurens ag st week and the rest remains a secret. Auditor W. W. Bradley was In town M ,y and Tuesday. Mrs. Selma McCreery, oi Bradly, visl ends here last week. There will be preaching nere id me met ?t church next Sabbath morning. Rev. T. W. Sloan pleasantly surprised < d all with a short visit last week. Can ipe for better news? Mrs. Francis Bradley has just returned fr weeks stay at/Abbeville. Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Youneblood, of Win at, were here with kinsfolk last week. Mr. D. W. Dowtln, is In Tennessee, at a ilon of bis Regiment. You may expec 11 account of his trip, as be is a close rver. Mrs. M. and Miss Jenna McCaslan are vl K In the Clear Spring neighborhood. Mis Nellie Morey, who has a fine posit the Capitol, is at home to the delight of 1 aiiy friends. Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, of Due West,1 sd her son, Mr. J. C. Kennedy, at Eden H ?t week. Due West had better enlarge her bordi "all of us" arecomlng to Synod. Wekn me thin); of her hospitality. The A. R. 1\ choir meets nextrhursc enlne at 8 o'clock. All are Invited to coi Miss Retta Caldwell and T. A. Tolbert w arrled yesterday morning at 11 o'clock ;v. P. P. Blalock, of Liberty Hill. They Ell known hereand all wish for them a lo ippy and successful life. And ou Main Street the odor of orai "" o'x r.i n t Vnil It flHW nflt. hone home are distilling tbelr sweet r mo. Just wail a few weeks. Nlcl l'*e ol Tier pen time. Turpentine hasalmo9t as many u i the bouse as borax. It is pood leumatism, and, mixed with ca tiorated oil and rubbed on the che one of the best remedies for br< lial colds, rL is an excellent prev< ve against moths, although naptln referable, the odor leaving mu oner; it will drive ant9 ami co< aches away if sprinkled about t lelvesand cup-board; a spoonful to a pail of warm water cleans pa icellently ; and a little in the boi 1 washing day whitens the clothes He that takes truth for hisguide-a Jiy for his end, may safely trust od's providence to lead him aright HILL k ter the FIE i fire through which we ha'v heavy losses each time, we e ve rented ROSENBERG'S Simmons) for our i-Y R EPOSIl ry a full stock as heretofore, ters." nted stables formerly occup are ready to serve our regu as changed our B it our BUSINESS id to serve you in the futui m WASHINGTON STREE' M. HILL & . . j "DUNG, EGYPT, DYING." ;ph A Comrade's and a Foeman'o Trlb* Me,B" nte to tbe Aotbor. Cori A gentleman acquainted with Colonel " * Realf, relates a story told by blm when the The < pp. " two spent a night In conversation, criticisms badeffis ,5 " and recollections, over a cosy lire and warm dere, 01 '*Si decoctions. He spoke of the nigbt before the format battle at which General \v7s. Lytle lell. thinks S They were both given to writing poetry, and proxin each had an unfinished poem on hand, and about' h they read and criticized each other's efforts worth 1 'sn~! humorously for sometime, when Lytle said: Miss J "Realf, I shall never live to finish that short v (Mn poem." comb. "Nonsense," said I, "you will live to write Six. Knp volumes of such stuff.'V - At a *" ' "A feeling has sudaenly come over me," place c y continued the general solemnly, "which Is sbot--t' h more starling than a prophecy, that I shall be That! killed In Omorrow's right. As I spoke to you, ton, of ..7, I saw tbe green hills of the Ohio, as If I stood pay. E ' , * among them. They began to recede from me, We a 8 In a weird way, and, as they disappeared, the man ov fh conviction flashed through me, like the light- wasab ??? nlng's shock, that I would never see them Ourd 'n? agarn." Thee [ p "I rallied him for his superstition, but the tion up Vomi' belief had become strangely Impressed upon hastbn ipht h'8 raiud, and he succeeded in so far thrilling Dr. H me with his own unnatural fear, that I beg- inn bul ged blm to finish his poem before he slept. Mr. J th "In tbe small hours tbe general awakened mauga, 'in ni? from a slumber, into which I had fallen, tion ce ;h " to read to me that beautiful poem, which hear hi " f must live as long as our literature survives. Mr. T ri, "My eyes filled with tears as he read. He pie tree , said not a word as be concluded, placed the Mr. Ji '? manuscript in his pocket and lay down to the ntu. t,'eeP- Before dawn, came the call 'to arms.* He left 5 When I next saw poor Lytle he was cold In tbe pro I a death, among heaps of slain. I thought of ardson, ? tbe poem, and, rearchlng the pocket where I and tbe hfld seeD Put it, drew It forth, it is as fol* Mr. A lows: ticatlni ,h\l The ft I am dying, Egypt, dying? seed at: 1 Ebbs the crimson life-tide fast, are wo rfisn And the darl1 Plutonian shadows, though 8 Gather on the evening blast; and hu r Let thine arms, oh Queeo, support me, Mr. J 3 Uriah thv onha anrl hna? thin A PJir? fflCtOfy e?: Listen to the great heart secrets | uted a Lu* TUoa, and thou alone must bear. farmen hey crop of Tho' my scarred and vert'ran legions purchai and Bear their eagles high no more, ry on tt unt Tho' my wreck'd and shatter'd galleys winter. Strew dark Actium's fatal shore; bnslnes 5?Rt Tbo* no glilt'rlng guards surround me, gage In fire Prompt to do their master's will, at tbeli fore i must perish like a Roman, Mr. L and Die, the great Triumvir still. last wei iev- Let not Caesar's servile minions Mock the lion thus laid low, ?r? >., ton "Twas no foemau's band that Blew blm, _.,h _ in 'Twas his own that dealt the blow ; Greenw for Hear, then, pillowed on thy bosom, rvinvpn Mr. Ere his star shall Jose its ray, nnrf'wi my Him who. drunk with thy caresses. for Madly flun?' a word away. everyb< ?"?* Should the basejilebelan rabble county. Dare assail my fame at Rome,-' Birth Where my noble spouse, Ociavia, Inst., a inv Weeps within iter wldoWed-home; Miss J !?/' Seek her,-say thiklH ha?rVi6ld me, Shorter .,f Altars, augur^^Wcllnr^agS. " a famoi That her biood jvlth miije commingled, Ruby o |i?? Yet shall tnoani the throne of klngw. sides It "v ' ' .u " They nds And tor thee, star-eyed Egyptian, ' Lawns Glorious soceress of the Nile, though, Light my path to Stygian horrors. matters yvlth the splendor of thy smile; ties. Give this Cresar cfowns and arches, The H ket his brow thhianrel twine; ty, are I can scorn .ibpStfiate's trlumpns? Brlce's 1 ..Triumphing ln'ldve like thine. [_Mr. Bri? 'm*r I am dying, Egypt, dying? ^cret Hark! Th'Insultfng-foeman aery; 5, They are coming! Qulokjmy falchion ! v, ^ Her Let me front them ere I die, Nln~r; Ah .'no more amid the battle ~ ' ?,i' .j sst, Shall my heart exulting swell? Hhowini at IsIh and Osiris guard thee, * ;th- Cleopatra! Rome! Farewell! Mr. G fpa In relerence to death gt the author of thlB Ninety-! poem, Governor Oatefe lu hlR speech at the "J hlssj dedication of the National Park of Cblcka- biathei . mnuga. on September. 80, }89i said ; ha8 not "There fell before the ttr,e-of my. regiment A great that accomplished aud lamented soldier and ? de.al poet General Lytle. author .of trying, Six, ha' ot Egypt, Dying." I saw blin lying on the field twenty of battle before life was quite extinct. 'With forty ye in ,ny own hands I drew hlai from tne sunshine, gratitud which fell in his face, to the shade of a tree Neither near by." people I ?y " prevail. In ? Mrs..* wn Straight Ahead. ^TbeeR< tt, A witty reply ia often more effective lug in tt in presenting the truth thau a long dison course, however able. The story is ted told that on a certain occasion, when a Ther company of persons werediscussiug iu reward b?- a crowded, room sacred subjects and tbat th forin-in nrnmiueut men. one suddenly ! merit c we exclaimed; "I should like to meet that ioevita Bishop of Litchfield ; l'dput a ques- wheat) om tion to him that would puzzle him." ley froi ter "Very well," said a voice out of au- goim other corner ; "now is your time, for I trt am the Bishop." wavsit ob- The man was eomewhat startled and thejr jj , taken aback, but presently recovered _ , himself and said: "Well, my lord, Deati ion can you tell me the way to heaven ?" every t her "Nothing easier," auswered the P?ssibs yjs. bishop; "you have only to turn to the he und 'ail right and go strait ahead." Char - practic oW' and tbi A Cioori Tonic for FowIh. throw < lay Probably the best tonic for fowls is grace. ?e- the Douglas mixture : Take one pound Grat< i... of milnhateof iron and two ounce of l(, ia |ih UJ ? t are sulphuric acid aud dissolve iu one gal- "" ng> Ion of water. Add one tablespoonful ^ age of this mixture to oue gallon of drink- ^ id ing water for the birds. <cr' Itemovetlie droppings from thepoul- Heav try houses every morning instead of Pared j: ouce or twice a week, as is often direct- i'ou n" ed. If this practice were strictly ad- sturnbl ses bered to tliere would be less disease , for among poultry aud better results iPf,f nf m- generally. paS9 jn (St, Cull the fowls very closely. It will (jou jS >u- not pay to winter disqualified birds'. e(j fl()W Ju- There is more success with fewer birds T .f i is and higher prices. , J ch _ - I much t ?k- Tlio Horse Fly. those u lie The horse fly is the most cruel aud J\r?kier ,0' blood thirsty of the enlire family. He is armed with a most formidable weap- . "y0.01 'er on, which consists of four lancets, so x 01 sharp and strong that they will pene- , 8 . - r,M.? iQ io 0'rm0H determi traie leanifi. n.c . s,d with six lancets, with which she bleeds KtJeiJ to both cattle and horses, aud even hu- Bette man beings. than In )TTI ? lJDj. re passed and alire still ready for HALL, (formerly X)RY" Call and see us ied by AUG. W. Jar customers as ASE but 1 e, as in the past. SONS. THE OLD FORT. Ic Extract from N?fro?-Brooni i?Births?Licki??Hew County. Ninety-Six. 8. C., Sept. 23,1895. sontlnuoue dry weather la having a >cl on the oolton crop. Dr. W. A. San e of our most practical farmers, IdiB that there will be no late crop. He It will be ull plotted oat by the 20th io. The price here last Saturday was 7% cent*. We verily believe it will be 10 cents by the first of January. Vial Orchard, of Atlanta, Is here on a lslt to her aunt, Mrs. Col. T. C. LipsMiss Mai is a great favorite in Ninetyhot supper on Mr. J. A. Calhoun's in Saturday night, three negroes were wo seriously and one slightly. pretty young lady Miss Maggie LittleAugusta. left for her home on 8atar[ope she will come again soou. 11 sympathize with Miss Louise Bozeer tbe loss of her beautiful Pug. Pug eaullful dog, but, alas I be Is do more, ust Is about three inches deep. xpenses of the Const! tutlcuial Convento date has been about S6000, and what ,t honorable body done? olland was busy last Sunday extractlets from tbe Saturday night rioters. . R. Wright has returned from Chlcka wbere be went to attend the ciedicaremomcs. It Is really Interesting to m talk of wuat be saw and beard. . C. Turner will put out about 100 apis this fall. F\tfk Cranston, the bandsome agent of ?w York Life," was in town last week, om Angusta, aud was up to look after ofs In tbe case of Mr. Madison Rtcbdeceased. There will be no trouble, / i policy of $5,000 will be promptly paid. .Inert Watson, of Ridge Spring, Is. rus- * I In and around Nluety-Slx. irmers are refusing to sen tbelr cotton 10% cents per.bushel. They say they rtti more for manure. Tbe prloe. does not amount to anything If meal lis are correspondingly Jow. . A. Holland has establishing a broom InCowOrove. Last spring be dlstrlbquantlty or seed among tbe small 1 in his section and a considerable broom corn bas been raised. He has sed alt tbe nmcbluury necessary to carie business and will be busy the entire Raising broom corn Is a profitable sand more of oar planters should enIt nnm thai iliau hucp a marlrAt for If. door. . P. Calhoun lost a fine Berkshire sow Bk from beau y. K. Blake, of Greenwopd, was down urday. ope everybody will possess themselves ailencr. If we ever get a county, ood will be In It. The Constitutional tlan will establish the ten mile limit. . 3 will divide the distance between Six and Abbeville. That would leave )dy bappy, and give us a nice little ?To Mrs. Dr. W. H. Holland, 10th sod?Robert Harris. Ruby Anderson left last Monday for College, Rome, Ga. Tbe President Is is educator and we congratulate Miss n her selection of this Institution, bets her mother's alma mater. are having some trouble In tbe Oak ection about their school. We trust, , these good people will settle their > without appealing to higher authorl[on. J. 8. Brice and wlfe.of YorkcouQspending a short while with Mrs. parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Fuller, je Is a member of tbe Constitutional linn ary of Stale D. H. Tompkins came up eihi Friday. He is lull of hope for 3ix county. y-SIx has now five cotton buyers beje merobaots, who always want a ; at your cotton before you close It eorie D. Tillman songbt to iDjure Six x>y slander and misrepresentation >eech before the Committee In Columjiherday. The fact Is, Mr. Tillman * been in Ninety-Six for twenty years. number of the Edgefield people who I Ninety-Six, and friends of JJlnetyve been votlup for him for nearly years?many of them voted for him ars iigo?and we regard It as base Ine to treat them in any such way. will bis satire amount to mnob, Our know the truth, and the truth will anea, of Knoxville. nee Miss Rebeoca s vl8ltlnif her father's family. }v. J. C. Stoll will continue the meetle Methodist church all next week. East End. , / ? eisa peculiar and appropriate for every act; only remember e reward is not given |for the ; . if the act, but follows on it as . blylin the spiritual kingdom an jprings from the grain, and barn its natural world. > men forget all their promises their bad ones, which they allsist on keeping for the sake of ouor. ti is the only subject upon wbieh )ody speaks and writes wilhouta lity of having experienced what ertakes to discuss. ity toward others, abundantly ed. would be the death of envy 8 life of fellowship, the overof self and the enthronement of jful love cannot be restrained; ;e lire in the bones. Our heart break for love if it could not mean9 of expressing itself at en is a prepared place for a pre>eople. If you wuut to go there List be prepared ; you will not e upon it by accident. ^senceof true nobility is neeself. Let the thought of self , and the beauty of a great ac i?one. like the bloom from a soil O - ? er. is short, and we have never too irae for gladdening the heartsof 'ho are traveling the same dark r with us. 0, be swift to love! iaste to be kind. tie cau ask honestly or hopefuldelivered from temptation uulias himself honesty and firmly inert to do the best he can to it of it. r make penitauts by gentleness r'poerites by severity. / ' t