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|H % The Press and Banne ABBEVILLE. 9.C. S BF~Pubiisbed every Wednesday at 82 S year Id advance. I % ??????_ f Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1895. The IIor*e and .Utile Auction. At Messrs. A. M. Htll & Son's stable lit Saturday, large crowds witnessed ibe salt and good bargains In good horse flesh we ' given by each. The Missouri trader sold foi splendid mules. The price ranged from SIM 6IA4 Th?.? ?sv Ka an1An/ll.l ? n t ..... I v iwi iucj nvxuivu iw uc o^icuu iu auuiia> worth in ibts market any where from $120 $140. An assortment of nice horses, nm^tl young animals, were sold at from SiS to SOS. These sales seem to be favorable occni-ioi for making purchases of good stock, and tl more our people learn of tnls plan of buyin the more they will buy this way. All slot sold in this way Is sold for cash. Death. William Cobb, eon of the late Jas. H Cob * died at bis home lu this city, yesterday mori l?g, after a lingering illness. He marric - / MU8 Scott some tlfteen years ago, and l Ihera were born several children, lie and h family had the sympathy of Christian peopl many or whom contributed to their rt-lle While Mr. Cobb did not prosper In th world's goods, he preserved the heritage of a honest name. He was a well meaning ma who was, in a measure, helpless and ham k-HH. , His faiber was once sheriff of Abbi vine county, from wbom be inherited klu qualities of heart. Tbe county Alliance. The Connty Alliance of Abbeville count will bold lis next regular meeting on Tuei day, January 7,1SM5. Jdo. C. Watklns, Sec. 3rd Dial. Alliance. Wntcb Xiicbt. On Tuesday night, December 31st, watc night will be observed In tbe Melbodic hurch. Tbe public are cordially Invitee Services commence at 10 o'clock. Our streets for a long time bave crowde every day with eager buyers, and tbe met chants and their clerks bave been very busi V Collections were never better. Busluess'l alt lines has beou most satisfactory. After tbe first or January you can find th W. E. Bell Cash Co. at the old stand of R. >1 Hill, Just below Dr. Penneys, with a ful stoci. W. E. Bell Cash Co. Mrs. Ketchom, with son and daughter, c lirlgnton, Oaiario, are visiting their relative* -Mrs. Link and Mrs. Wiltton. ? m m PILES' PARAGRAPHS. 1_ Marriage? Pretty Girl*?Personal*. Troy, 8. C., Dec. 28,1895. Mr. H. Sloan Morrow of tnis vicinity 1m ii town today receiving tbe hearty congratula tlonsof bis many Jriends. Yesterday with out tbe knowledge of hl8 friends here be wen to Greenwood, wbere be was happily marrlet to Miss Minnie B. Moore, of New Market Tbe groom is a prosperous farmer of tliii place, and tbe bride is an amiable and accom pllsbed young lady. She Is tbe second daugb ler of Mr. Jobn R. Moore. Mr. William Miller and his bride will movi Into titer new dwelling In Verdery next week Mr. James N. tseal and daughter, Miss Essie are In town visiting Mr. and Mr*. J. V. Scot and family. Messrs. Riser, Pnrdy and Henderson, thre< of Verdery's popular young men, buve Jusi returned from a trip to the Atlanta Exposl tlon. Mr. Robert Muse, of Mississippi, wbo boi been spenns some time with bis son. Rev. J B. Muse, will leave (or home tomorrow. Mr. R. H. Devlin Is having a new black smith shop erected. Mm. W. L. Tolbert, of Edgefield, Is here vis Hlng ber daughter, Mrs. W. A. Lomax, Jr. N.O Pyles. PEACE IN OUR HEARTS. Happy OceaMlonN?Various Pleasant Paragraphs?Turkeys ? Esgs ? Big HuKH-Harriage. Ninety-Six, S. C., Dec. 23,189.5. Yesterday was'-peace Sunday," we bellt>v< throughout the kingdom. The good people o all denominations, by universal agreement met to pray lor peace. On last Friday the many friends ol Mr. anc Mrs. J. A. Calhoun met at their residence tc celebrate the wood wedding, it being thesev enth anniversary of their marriage. The display of gifts was quite imposing; gilts thai are quite useful, if uot so ornamental. The Inclemency of the weather prevented many from being there to eujoy the hospitality o; this happy couple, huu we return man) thanks for the beautiful samples of cake seni U. State Constable Davis has been in oui midst for several days looking after the via lators of the "dispensary law. We bavt heard no criticisms and from observation think be Is doing his duty. Messrs. Phillip Stoll and D. L. Kloard art at home from Wotford Colli no for the boll day*. We have received an Invitation to be present at tbe marrlaee of Miss Belle Miller U Mr. W. Walker Edwards which takes place al tbe residence of the bride'* father. Col. G McD. Miller at 10:30 o'clock on Thursday morning. We extnud lo this yopng couplt Just starling out oar best w ishes for tuelr sue cess In life. Horses and mules sold well at the auctloi last Friday. Miss Maggie Rice and Miss Sallle Smith arc at home from Converse lo enjoy the Christ' max festivities. Grey Beard bps handed In the following answer to our conundrum In last issue : "I went to school with Father Grimes Though fifty years ago. I remember well his o.d gray coat All buttoned down before. Professor Giles was teacher then, He taught us ancient lore. And impressed It on that old gray coat, All unbuttoned down before. . Tbe doctor still is stout and stroug. May be live to see (our score, Ere be follows the old gray coat. All buttoned dowu before. Grey Beard. Auswer correct. Next. Miss Bessie Barkhalter is at home for i short vacation from Columbia Female Col leite. On tbe 17th Instant. Mr. W. -T RlchnrrUnr weighed his pig which he has been feeding lor the New* unci Courier prize. It wai weighed by a committee aud lipped the bean at 591 pounds. It was killed on the lSth auc over 200 pounds ot lard was made from It. Messrs. Frank Tompkins. John Pratt anc Griffln Marlbei t are at home from ClemsoE ? lor a short rest. Mr. Thomas Puckett from Coronaca count) was down last Friday to attend the auctlor and purchased two flue mules. ? Our market is flooded with turkey anc eggs. Turkeys selling from six to eight centi per pound, and eggs at ISc per dozen. The commissioners selected to lay otf thi homestead in the Pope properly have beet enjoined. They were on hand but could no complete their work. The Ke.v. Mr. Curtis occupied his pulpit at usual last Hunday. The trade this far ot Ninety-Six tans comi up fully to expectations. The merchants ar< all smiles and those who have paid up ar< happy. Postmaster L. M. Moore and son, Thnmai L..of Greenwood, were down last Saturday for a few days hunt. They were quite sue t cessful. On the 18th Instant, by the Rev. F. 0. R Curtis. Miss Hue Moore was married to Mr. B D. Phillips, a prosperous merchant ot Ninety Mix. We extend to this popular couple ou best wishes for tuture success. The measles which came near being epl decuic In our town, have about expende* their force. In fact we hear of only a fev cases now. To the readers of the PreRs and Banner wi extend b friendly greeting and hope they wil have a happy Christmas and a pleasant ao( prosperous new year. East End. MARRIED. In the Methodist church at Coronaca, ot Nov. 6th, 1895. by Rev. W. B. Wharton, >lr John Coleman to Miss I'auline Yates, all o Abbeville county. Od Nov. 14tb, 1895, by Rev. W. B. Whartoi Mr. Williams Miller, of Ninety-Six, 8. C., t< Miss Eva Scott, of Verdery, S. 0. By Rev. W. B. Wharton on Nov. 20tb, 1893 Mr. J. R. Ellis to Miss Alice Hlnton, all o Abbeville county, 8. C. By Rev. W. B. Wharton on Nov. 27th, 1S9J Mr. Joseph Major to Miss Maggie Mixon all o Abbeville county, 8. U. By Rev. W. B. Wharton on Dec. 10.1895, Mr Vach Hlnton to MUs Saille McCombs, all o Abbeville County. By Rev. W. B. Wharton on Dec. 11,1895, Mr Joe Eddy of Newberry, and Miss Lena Davis of Abbeville. Piling up manure in the stables maj l>e convenient, but the health of thi animals will not be promoted thereby r VVATCHINC THE OLD YEAR OUT. The Cutom Once Common In New Eafland Has Newly Passed Away. An old fashioned "watch night" in New Englaud or the middle states was a until recently one of the institutions of this country. The keen, frosty air of the ~ I early evening bore npou its crystalline i and twinkling depths the sound of nu merous strings of sleiglibells converging _ at the church. The well loaded cutters and the crowded sleighs hissed through the creaking snow, that stamped off j with loud emphasis at the porch door, re announced the arrival of each load. The 1,, interior of the church, heated to almost s. a point of discomfort by big stoves, still retains the decorations put up when the Christmas tree did service before its roil moval. The usual chatter and gossip k, soon subside. A solemn hush falls over :k the assembly, and when the first hymn is given out it is sung with more hearty * * * xi l m.? Upillt 01 tone UlHii uouui. xuo praye* ?o b; more fervent than usual, aud (he and them that follows it is more like a dirga j(s' The young elder, who is present, e. preaches au address, the tones of which ? fall on all hearts with a sadness that ben gets repentance. No such theme as this n finds expression at any other portion of I', the year, "We all do fade as a leaf," d and then ho closes with Longfellow's mournful words: Bowl, howl, and from the forest Strip the' red leaves away. J. Would the sins that thou abhorest, O soul, could thus decay And be swept away 1 Kyrie eleisonl Christie eleison! More singing, more prayers, all instinct h with earnestness, and then a shrill 'l voiced girl recites Prentice's "Dying Year," 'Tis midnight's holy hour, etc. J Another Tennyson's "Old Year," then comes a breathless waiting, and the bell 0 strikes, when a joyous "Amen!" is fole lowed by a buret of song that every one j joins in.?Chicago Tribune. ,f New Year Fairies In Wales. '? Among the Welsh people fairies are known by the name of "y tylwyth teg," which means the fair folk or family, fn Kotto romarlraVila auu U1C UUAiOTCU IV WUTW *vuiM?.aHw?w privileges on New Year's eve, at which time they are said to be rampant and to possess unusual power. They are thought i to have a great fondness for ohildren, and woe betide the fond mother who t has in any way offended the tylwyth teg 1 dnring the now dying year. Let snch a s mother watch carefully and unceasingly - at the cradle where her darling lies sleeping on New Year's eve, for if she ? fails to do so the malicious fairies will * come in her absence and steal away the i child and susbstitute for it a "plentyn f neuid," or changling, who, though it i may at first be the exact counterpart of the stolen little one, will soon alter ins to a frightful looking, shrunken, puling ' brat, not unfroquently becoming idiotic. - ?New York World. Debts Settled on New Tear's. On New Year's eve in Japan handfuls of beans are thrown about the rooms and over the threshold to exorcise evil spirits who may be about. Before the new year the merchants , endeavor to get in all the mcney that is ? owed to them and to pay or settle their own debts. As a consequence many things can be bought very cheaply at the j end of the year, for ready money is the , great desideratum. Men carrying trays I of something looking like white worms > go through the streets crying, "Soba, ; soba!" the Japanese form of macaroni, which, eaten with soy sauce, is a fa! vorite delicacy with the coolies and i jinriksha men. For their little customers ( these men make all sorts of figures of devils, gods and animals from this r paste.?Exchange. 1 French Canadian Jonr de L'an. A child prostrate before its father ask' ing for his blessing on a New Year's . morning. Tins is a typical custom ' among the French Canadians of the . province of Quebec, and undoubtedly [ retained by French Canadians now resil dent in New England and other parts of this republic. The head of the family ' 1 rises early New Year's morning, renews ! the fire on the hearth and in the stoves, and, seating himself in an armchair within the shadows of the Yule log, watches the embers aud awaits the first of his offspring to ask for the paternal ' blessing on the glorious "jour de l'an." j ?Boston Globe. Read the Bible New Year's Morning. In many a Welsh household the first ( thing that is done by each member of the family on rising on New Year's ! morning is to consult the family Bible with a view to learning from it what 1 1 the coming year hae in store for the person seeking the information. This is ? done by reading the first verse upon 5 which the eye falls, and the verse in * question is believed to foretell in some < 1 way the good or ill fortune, the happii ness or unhappiness, during the just be- 1 1 gun new year of the person, making the | triaL?Exchange. J ] New Tear Bells. * Of all sounds, of all bells most sol- J ? amn ttnfl frmohincr io tViA riAal | rings out the old year. I never hear it i "without a gathering up of my mind to . 3 a concentration of all the images that ' ? have been diffused over the past twelve J month. I begin to know the worth of ; that regretted time, as when a person ( J dies.?Charles Lamb. The Magic Bell. ! Tho old year is dead, and hoary haired time _ High in the belfry is tolling his knell r * From the phantom rim of a magio bell, And the world ia swayed by its mystic chime. 1 i For earth is the ponderous tongue that swings J v In the tower of time. The cathedral dim Is the universe, and the bell's huge rim | Is the ether blue as it rings and rings. The chimes are the passions that sway men's ' | souls? That tempt and inspire them. The thought, the deed, On this New Year's eve from the earth dross freed, In one mighty vibration upward rolls, 1 And hushed are the voioes around ths throne, As the Great Creator receives his own. ?Detroit Free Press. i A Few NuKffeNtioiiM to C'hrlNtuiaN j.l Present Buyers. I A watch is always an acceptable Christmas | present. A large line gold and tilled watches 'r at very low prices at R. C. Bernau, the Jewl eler. Gold pens, Jewel casket?, manicure sets and other small trinkets suitable for presents at fi R. C. Bernau, the jeweler. A sterlinc sliver lock bracelet, all the go, will be the thing for a cerlstmas present. Prices from 81.50 to S2.50 at R. C. Bernau, the Jeweler. Sterling and sliver plated goods of every diBcriptlon may be found at K. C. Beruau, the 'jeweler. M Finest steel cuttery, as razors, scissors and 8. pocket knives, large variety is shown at K. C. . Bernau, the jeweler. I NORMAN CHRISTMAS. CUSTOMS AND FEASTS OF ENGLAND'' ANCIENT RULERS. . Celts and Saxons Were the Servant* o Their Conquerors ? Stewed Lamprey From the Severn?Drinks of the Earl; Britons?Peacocks and Hoars' Beads. Celtic superstitious and traditions pre vail in England, the land of the mistletoe the romance of Arthur and his knight lingers around Avalon; Roman luxury i with us in Bath and Cirencester; Somer set recalls the scenes of Athelney ant Glastonbury, and in tho magnificent pile of Worcester, Gloucester and Horeford w still gaze in admiration on these wonder; of Norman generosity. But what have these Normans bequeath ed to us of Christmas customs? Nothinj distinctive, for their ancestors, the sea kings, were but offshoots of the sami Scandinavian forefathers of the Saxons and thus wo had already received througl Dane and Saxon the observances of north ern Yule. But a greater luxury and lovi of display in every form entored Englisl life. Quality, no longer quantity, was thi fashion of the board. The ox and cal flesh, sheop and swino flesh, appear as beef veal, mutton and pork; huge horns o home brewed ale give place to wines spiced and highly seasoned dishes first ap pear. But at heart tlio Norman is nomon refined than the Saxon. Where the Saxoi is simple minded, trustworthy and faith ful, the Norman Is crafty, cunning and de ceitful. His fair words may sound sweet er, 'tis all. Many and varied now are the dishes ai feasts. Our terrapin and canvasback duct had their prototype in the crane, indis pensable at all aristocratic feasts, ant in Becket's days, for King Henry was t veritable gonnand, wo find such dishei as "dillegrout," "karumpie" and "mau pigyrnun." Dillegrout required groat skill on th< cook's part, for it was composed of almonc milk, the brawn of capons, sugar anc spices, chicken parboiled and chopped anc is often known as "le messe degyron." U fat wero added to it, then it became "mau pigyrnun." The tenant of the manor of Addingtor in Surrey held his lands in return for f moss of dillegrout on the day of the klng'f coronation. The Norman kings had learned to ap preciato the stewed lamproys of the Severn, and the loyalty of Gloucester was testec every year by the preparation of a huge lamprey pie for the sovereign. So fond was Henry II of this rich dist that his gluttony overcame his prudence, and his last illness and death resulted from the same. John, too, fined the citl zens of Gloucester for not sending hire their usual tribute. But when lampreyc cost 50 cents apiece and a whole sheep'f carcass could be bought for the same sum, wh wnnder at the economical tend encies displayed toward the worthiest king? ' , '' . The Christmas lamprey pie, which Gloucester sends to the reigning king 01 queen, is well worth notice. Last yeai the custom, fallen into abeyance, was re vived, and a pie weighing 31 pounds waj dispatched to Windsor and gratefully ac> knowledged by her majesty. According tc an ancientrecipo, "takeout yebackebone, season ym with cloves, mace, nutmeg, pepper and allspice, stew ym in b?ef gravy, port wine and wine of Madeira, put ym in a pie, with chopped anchovies, flour and butter; eat yt with lemon juice, mustard and horseradish." Accompanying this gift aro silver skewers bearing the city arms, ongraved 01 raised in relief. The English had long ere this timo been celebrated for their drinking capabilities. Iago says, "Your Dane, your German and your swag bellied Hollander are nothing to your English." The mead, cider, ale, pigment and morat of the Celts and Saxons have Norman successors in claret or clarre, garhiofllac and hippocras. The Saxon morac was maae 01 honey and mulberries, and the Norman hippocras, Indispensable at all high feasts, was sweetened wino mixed with spices. Tho garhiofllac was a white wine eploed with girofle or cloves, and we can still read an order of Henry III directing the keeper of his wines to get ready for Christmas two tuns of white wine to mako garhiofllac and one tun of red wine for claret. Tho same king gives orders for peacocks and boars'- heads for the foast, showing how luxury was creeping in more and more. It was this king whose coronation at Gloucester is depicted in one of the cathedral windows. In a notable Christmas spent there in 1234 nearly all his nobles left him becauso ho had given the best seats at table to foreigners. But we must never forget that until Crecy was fought and won in 1846 there was no English Christmas. Previous to this Saxon and Norman dwelt apart as servant and master, the Saxon clinging to his simpler if coarser mode of life. The Norman sat scornful and aloof in his ceremonious feasts. But the leaven was none the less working, and each successive generation of the two races bocame more and more cognizant of the other's doings. The Saxon dwelling as servant in the Norman's halls must conform in part to the ways of tho household, and tho Norman child devoted to his faithful Saxon servant listened with eager ears to tho tAles of Arthur and his knights, for the Saxon and Celt had long ere this made common causo. We have no tale of tho reverence of the cross to tell in tho observance of a Norman Christmas, and yet tho wars of the cross Li row sasuu unu i^unuua uiusor umi uiuser, until in the time of Edward III they made common cause and fought bravely side by side, the Saxon full of admiration for the skill which could conquer brute force in feats of arms, and the Norman no longer disdainful, for he finds the Saxon yooman n trusty friend, a faithful subject and a worthy ally. And so we come to the England of Chaucer, the father, the wellspring, the bright and morning star of our language?the richest, the greatest and most comprehensive of the languages of bho world. Let us join him in "Nowell crieth every lustie man."?Philadelphia Ledger. Howells' Happiest Christina*. The merriest Christmas I have ever known in my life is the first one that I can remember. The question of who experiences the greater happiness and sense of triumph, the child who has received a new ami much coveted toy on Christmas morning or the military hero who has captured a great city, has been often discussed, but never satisfactorily decided.?W. D. Howells iu Nuw York World. A Christmas Fact. The fatare has a golden tinge, The past, too, may soem pleasant, But just about the Christmastide There's nothing like the present. -Life. After the first of January you can find th? W. E. Bell Cash Co. at the old stand of R. M Hill. Just below Dr. Penneys, with a ful Btock. W. E. Bell Cash Co. FlneRt vases. German and French china tef nud dinner sets, ten plateR and salad bowls ai H. C. Bernau, the Jeweler. Gold spectacles and eye glasses at very low prices, at R. C. Bernau, the Jeweler. Fit guar aateed. Ladles passes with sterling slver mountings silver novelties and gold thimbles at R. C Bernau, the Jeweler. After the flrstof January you can find th< W. E. Bell Cusb Co. at the old stand of R. M Hill, Just below Dr. l'enneys. with a ful stock. \v. E. Bell Cash Co. IN GREENWOOD'S GATES. Life and Animation. In the Thriving 3 lty? 1'reacIierM mnd People? Capld and Kilo Art*?t.'ndetM and Lovely Girls. r Greenwood, S. C., Dec. 23,1895. Christmas Is here afcain. What a loyful g time it Is wltb ibe children. Before this article reaches the public eye, many little hearts r will be made to rejolcu In examining their stockings to sec what old Santa Clans has put In there for them. Well do 1 remember when a boy, hanging my stocking near the Are - place 10 receive the little gifts that Santa ; Claus might bring dotvn the chimney. A B very bad time of year for the turkey gobbler. Last Thursday, the lfltb, the new Slethodlst 8 preachers arrived in Greenwood. Rev. G. T. - Harmon, the nev Presiding Elder for Cokesi bury District, is now safely noused in his elegant home In Greenwood. He filled the pul3 pit of the Methodist cbnrch last Sunday. He B preached a very tine sermon from the text, s "Not by might, nor by power, but by my solrlt sayeth the Lord of hosts."?Zech. 4: 6. Rev. Marion Darg.an, the new pastor of Green wood station, ha? made a fine Impression on , Greenwood. He was no stranger to this peo* pie. He was pnftor In our sister town of Ab1 beville for a number of years. We bid bin) a welcome to our town and wish him and his a happy and prosperous year. ' A young firm. The youthful firm composed 1 of Coke and Sidney, a?ed respectively 18 and - 15 years, sons of Mr. T. C. Turner, near Nine3 ty-stx. Tbei-e little boys took a notion they , would commence merchandising wltb capital * "' ?t ? Kaa?> In huol nuuo nn 1 O Ul lUUClJir, i UC,'' unf d uccu Iu uuoiuvqu vmi; 3 since September 1st. It 1h Just wondertul to f see tbelr stock of goods. It whs my pleasure to spend a night at Mr. Turner's recently, and ' lhet>e little merchants invited me In their f nice little brick store out in their lather's ; yard. They have turned over and over the!ir . capital, until now they have quite a nice little slock of goods arid cash. Another Vanderbilt 3 Is on the road )fthey continue tbeir present l course. The sty le oi the Arm is Turner Bros. Greenwood has her share of measles. (Several deaths among the children at ,the cotton ' mill. Mrs. Anderson, the wife of W. P. Anderson, deceased, of this place, died last Thursday . night of consumotlon. She leaves an only 5 daughter, Mrs.Cblpley. We sympathise with : Mrs. Chipley In her great loss. Misses Annie ind Nannie Major have gone I to Bamberg to spend the Chriutmas with friends and c)A?i mates. i Mr, S. G. Major arrived home Saturday 3 night, after a woek's trip,erecting and taking orders for toinbt.tones and monuments. Misses JeRsie nnd Annie Simmons are home from school spending the holidays In Green: 3 wood. i The faces of Greenwood's Wofford boys look : familiar on our streetB, viz: Samuel McGhce, 1 Marshall Moore and James Kellar. 1 Mr. Simps Pai tlow.oneof Greenwood's busf Iness young men, who bas been away buying cotton, is here t Isltlng friends and relatives. , mr. oiuuu murruw, ui veiucijr, ttuu m Minnie Moore, of New Market, run awuy, came to Greenwood, and were married l&kt Suaday afternoon, by Kev. Dr. Forrester of the Baptist cburch. Mr. John A. Barksdale was happily married last Thursday (venlne to Miss Catbrlne Bey nolds by Dr. ,C. E. Fogartie, pastor of tiePresbyterlan church. The ceremony took place at home Id presence of a largo crowd of friends and relatives. May tbey buve showers of blessing; ill along their pathway. The Presbyterian and Baptist congregations with tbeir pastors. Joined with the Methodist church In their worship Sunday evening last. We bad a treit listening to Rev. O.T.Harmon, the new Presiding Elder, preach. Behold bow plefsant It is for brethren to dwell together In uni ty. Miss Nora Si mmers from Kinards came up to visit Mr. J. Frank Keller's family and took measles. She Is out again. / Mr. Stallwoi lb, of Edgefield county, and 'Miss Moselle-Tagcart, of Greenwood, daughter of the late Dr. M. C. Taggart, were married laet Wednesday. May tbeir pathway lu life be strewn with flowers and sunshine. Misses Julia and Helen McGbee and Miss Emma Hill, 01 Converse College, are borne to spend the holidays with relatives and friends. These young ladies are very smart, and ] am sure will take a mgb stand in converse. Mr. Editor. If yon wish to nee some bad ' roads, go dow a to Elradley and Troy and travI el the roads west of the A. & K. R R. In Cedar . Springs and Indian Hill townships. If you are not convinced yon can have my bat. 1 They look as If they had not been worked In five or six years. The cause Is apparent, the gold fever is at such a stage In that country that they are nfrald to throw enough dirt and stone in the road to repair them, for fear they > might waste the precious metal. Fair Play. YOU-? ITtniiL NEED A CHRI8TMA8 ?*f PRESENT for some one, and what to buy and where, are the questions to be answered. If you have <een our beautifal display of CHR18TM A8 GOODS, we know a selection would be easy to make. Wu have every thing gen[ erally kept in a JEWELRY STORE. -ALSOFINE CHINA & FANCY GOODS. i and hope you will make onr store a visit. Spectacles . . at all price!), from 25 cts to SS.00 and guaranteed to fit. MAKING .... RINGS, CHAINS and JEWELRY out of old cold a specialty. WATCH & CLOCK . . REPAIRING . . as low as GOOD WORK can be * done. R. C. Bernau, THE JEWELER. Estate of ff. I. Lavsoo, Dec'i; Notice of Settlement and Appli- ; cation for Final Discharge. w TAKE NOTICE tbat on the 21st day of January, 1896,1 wl II render a final account of my acting* and doings as Administrator of tbe Estate of ~VV. W. Lawpon, deceased, In tbe ortlce of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m., and on tbe same day ' will apply for a final discbarge from my trust ascucta. All persons havlner demands against said estate will present tbem for payment on or before that (lay, proven and authenticated or be forever barred. J. M. LAWSON, Dec. 21, 1895, if Administrator. 1 ?? i Quinine In Exceiis. A case of total blindness from ?.n ex- , cessive dose of quinine is reported by Dr. Claiborne. Tbe patient, as appears from tba report of tbe case, poured the palm of his hand nearly full of twograin quinine pills, which he took a short time before retiring to bed, and be remembered nothing after goiug to sleep until he awoke, a few days later, perfectly blind ; the optic disks were pearl white, and the vessels much |smaller than in health, though not I so small as they subsequently became, and he complained of seeinir mauv colored figures that changed their hues, the sensation of red predominating; the pupils were fixed and moderately dilated. Eight days after taking the . quinine he had absolutely no light per3 ceptiori ; about two years later the pa- j . tient with the right eye could see the 1 hand six feet distaut, while tho left could only perceive light. The evi- 1 1 dence thus afforded is therefore, that quinine in toxic doses may produce blindness, that the toxic dose is I distinctly iodetermiuate, and the dura- ] tion of the sightlessness varies greatly ; f there is color blindness at first, and ( ! the color perception is ultimately restored within the central field. j Farm machinery doesn't ornament j fence corners. I r K". ? '. :; HOW TO KEEP CHRISTMAS. " Lessons From the Engllih Poet* On the Holiday'* Observance. To lenra how to keep Christmas in Its true spirit, one cannot do better than to turn to the English poets, old and new. England was my England when Old Christmas brought its sports again, says Sir Walter Sootfc, and, instead of giving one little day to this festival, onr motherland devoted 12 days to its commemoration. 80 now has come our joyful est feast; Let every man be jolly; Each room with ivy leaves be drest And every post with holly. Without the door let sorrow lie, Ancl if for cold it hap to die, We'll bury it in a Christmas pie And evermore be merry, wrlt<? George Wlthbr, a poet of the seventeenth century. On every Christmas eve the bells of old Cambridge ring out this ancient carol: Go<l bless you, merry gentlemen; Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Was born this happy day. Ai; the song runs on, Its burden is that the holy tfde of Christmas must efface all evil memories and unite men in the bonds of lcve and brotherhood. Thackoray thus conveys the lesson of unrificmfks: Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and old accept their part, Jlnd how before the awfol will, And bear it with an honest heart. Who misses or who wins the prize Go, lose or conquer as yon can, But if yon fall or if you rise Be each, pray God, a gentleman. * My song save this is little worth, I lay the weary pen asid? And wish you health and love and mirth .As fits the solemn Christmastide, As fits the holy Christmas birth. Be this, good friends, our carol stillBo peace on earth, be peace on earth, To men of gentle will. Charles Maokay's 'f Under the Holly Bough" breathes the true Christmas spirit by saying to all who have scorned or Injured one another: Let sinned against and sinning Forget their strife's beginning And join in friendship now. Be links no longer broken, Be sweet forgiveness spoken Under the holly bough. Tennyson sums up the teachings of scores of Christmas poets when in verses addressed to the bells he slngs: Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Blng out the narrowing luat of gold, Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand. Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be. ?Selected. THE CHRISTMAS HOLLY. An Appropriate Decoration For This Season of Rejoicing. A picturesque shrub especially useful at this time of the year Is the holly, with Its tough and shining spinous leaves and Its pretty little, full, round berries. It is the oiuly plant appropriate to this happy period that relieves the dead green pud monoto nous white of the nonflowering plants and vines supposed to belong to Christmas and tllie days that follow Epiphany. Like the mistletoe, most of the holly exposed for g&lo in American marts cornea from Great Britain, although some species of the plant grow in the southern'states. The oommercial holly, however, Is out in Scotland and sent here in bags. It is most valuable to work up in combination with laurel, ivy and mistletoe Into ivreaths, anohors, stars, crowns and other ocoleslastioal designs, while for running ileooratlons?that is,' long festoons and threat sweeps of green?a few of thfe bright :red berries wound in at regular Intervals heighten the effect and relieve the eye. The favorite manner of arranging holly For sale Is to make it up Into some one of the numerous designs appropriate to the day and the season, and thus most of the plane orrerea tnis year is iasmuueu. nuuj Is not so expensive as the mistletoe and is more hardy and lasting. It has no tradition oonnected with It, however, and thns loses its sentimental value. Bat to the decorator, the artist, the florist and the dealer it is one of the beet, most ornate and suggestive plants for use at home or in publlo places that can be selected at this season.?Chicago Times. Old Christina* Coatoma. One custom that has oome to us from across the sea is that of hanging up stockings on Christmas eve. Little children are taught that St. Nicholas brings in gifts to them through closed windows, and it is supposed this custom started from a tradition that St. Nicholas used to throw purses of money in through the windows of poor maidens, so that they might have marriage portions. Howlson, in his sketches of upper Canada, says that he met once at midnight on a beautiful moonlight Christmas eve an Indian, who was softly oreeping along on the ground. Upon Jieing questioned, the Indian motioned to him to be silent, and said: "We watoh to see tne deer Kneei. This la Christmas night, and all the deer fall upon their knees to the Great Spirit and look np."?Selected. Laurel and Ground Pine. Next to the mistletoe and holly the laurel and ground pine are most favored, the former's glossy leaves and green berries suggestive of good oheer and always form lng an effective background when gay berries or mosses are used in addition. The ground pine coils easily and gracefully into wreaths and is invaluable for twining about staircases or pillars or for using in decoration on a large soale when boughs of spruce, hemlock and cedar are also much In vogue.?St. Louis Republlo. Paris Christmas Confections. Parisian confectioners and florists decorate their shops with some effort at symbolism on the fete days of the year. Last Christmas bnnbonniores of donkeys, with panels of infant dolls, were displayed. The favorite cake of this holiday is almond, thinly made and covered with figures. Plum cake is seen in the north of Fiance during the holidays. Another cake, "l'enfant Jesus," cut out in the form of a ohild, is very popular with the children.? Exchange. Christmas Song. Why do bells for Christmas ring? Why do little children sing? Once a lovely shining star Been by shepherds from afar Gently moved until its light Made a manger's cradle bright. There a darling baby lay Pillowed soft upon the hay, And its mother sang and smiled, "This is Christ, the holy child." Therefore bells for Christmas ring; Therefore little children sing. ?Eugene Field in Chicago Herald. &.ND THliY WtiKii MAKliliiUi Vewberry and Abbeville Joined In Closer Union. Miss Lola Davis, of Abbeville, and Mr. loe Eddie, of Newberry, were married on the 1th of December, 1895, by tbe Rev. Wharton. Vilas Davis is one of our best young ladies ind Mr. Eddie is one of the thrifty farmers of >ur neighboring county. Nature has provided plenty of fresh water for every living creature, and jood care should be taken to see that :hey have it. ' i . . V . SIAMESE NEW YEAR. Erll Spirits Supposed to Infest the Departing Tear?A Right of Terror. The Siameso "Choola Sakarat," or religions New Year, generally falls on the day after the first -fall moon in the month of March. The Brahmin astrologer, whose sole doty it is to point out the aspect of the sun, moon and stars, (teralds the approaching full moon by setting in motion all the mnltitndinons gongs and temple bells in the city far and near. ? The people, who are always ready, waiting, for this signal, have generally finished their business for the year. Debts have been paid off, accounts closed, merchandise disposed of and all traffic of buying and selling suspended three days previous to the expected event The announcement made by the many tongned instruments is received by the vast population that inhabits the valley watered by the beautiful Menam river with fear and trembling, for they firmly believe that this is the witching hour when the very atmosphere of the world is aiive witn gods, demons, genii ana hobgoblins, and forthwith the anxious, superstitious people hasten to frustrate their evil designs. They bind unspun cotton thread, consecrated by the priest, round their doors and windows, as the sacred thread is supposed to prove an effectual barrier in keeping out the malicious spirits. This done they place by the doors of their houses and huts a platter containing a pig's head and a bottle of arrack, as a conciliatory repast for the wandering ghosts that may desire to regale themselves during the nigbt, after which the whole city, like the-snail, draws in its horns and no consideration will tempt a mortal soul to venture out of it until sunrise the next morning. At sunset every family offers to its own household genii an oblation of candies, perfumed tapers and roasted rice. As for the royal palace, 7,000 balls of unspun cotton, of seven fibers, consecrated by 27 priests, are reeled round and round the walls, and from sunset until dawn a terrific and continuous cannonading is heard from all the forts of the city to rout the evil spirits that infest the departing year. But once this dreadful night is passed, the terror sticken inhabitants,'with a long drawn sigh of relief, prepare to welcome the new year. Dressed in many colored silks, they repair first to the temples to offer praise and thanksgiving for their deliverance and to make handsome gifts to the priests, and not nntil they have propitiated Bnddha and Bnddha's earthly representatives do they think of their own merrymaking. ?Exchange. * New Tear's Wassail BowL No English holiday was of much account that was not observed with flowing bowL On New Year's eve the wassail bowl was filled with spiced ale and drunk in families, and poorer folk tied a bowl with ribbons and begged for money for ale to fill and refill the bowl, singing: Wassail, wassail all over the town: Our toast it is white; our ale it is brorrn; Oar bowl it is made of a maplin tree; We be good fallows all; I drink to thee. In some parts of England the old year ia "swept out" by men and boyg with blackened faces, dressed to represent sweeps; in others it is "burned out" with bonfires. Sometimes it is rung ont with muffled bells that are unmuffled and rung clear after 12 o'clock.?Inde pendent What Happy Mew Tear Means. A happy New Year I What does it mean? Are not these words of ten thrown out as a greeting without thought or depth of meaning? Is it a year in which to ourselves come wealth and health, prosperity and friendship; one spent in the pursuit of fleeting pleasure and filled with self centered interest? No 1 Rather let the wish be to eaoh and all, as the new year dawns with all its opportunities, that the days of 1896 may be well spent?filled with thought and sympathy for those around; that in self forgetting and kindly deeds tbe happiness of others may be ever sought, and then most truly will each act rebound again in joy and blessing to the heart from which it springs.?Maud Booth. Mew Year Mean* Profreu. A new year, not simply another year. Many people may be said to live the same old year over and over again. Each succeeding year is the same unit added once more to the sum of life. There is the same task performed in the* same spirit with the same motive; tbe same imperfections of character, the same failures of conduct The times may change and progress hasten, but if we stand still, we live only the old year once again. A new year never comes to the contented ox; he simply grows old. It is not the lapse of time or the progress of civilization, but our progress, which makes possible to us a new year. ?Josiah Strong. For the Enanlng Tear. May the new year, just opening to us, be signaled in public and in private life by the growth of noble ideas?of ideas that shall make men freer, truer, better; that shall more and more refloat the incomparable teachings of the Holy Child whose nativity we have jast celebrated, and whose spirit, imitated and obeyed, can redeem the time and crown mankind with blessedness.?Christian Work. Birth of the Year. How like ? human birth the waking hour Of the ohild year I The weak and querulous gale Mid tears of rain doth lift a kindred wall. Blankly the sun's eye stares; the air doth lower Dense as % listless ear. Beneath a shower Of snow fresh fallen those branches, white and frail As newborn limbs, lie prone, with only power Given to endure what wind soe'er prevail. The baby lips that pout their hungering Do not more wistfully the nurse invite Than every spiral leaf bud yearns for spring. And as the young blue eyes wax deep and bright While the soul greatens, so the glowing light Widens by morn and eve its azure ring. ?Philadelphia Times. Equal parts of lime water and sweet oil well mixed will form a kind of soap which is very efficacious in takiug out or removing inflammation, as well as for healing wounds caused by burns or scalds. It will not pay to feed the products of the farm to ungrowtby and unprofitable stock, and it will pay much less to purchase feed for such stock. Generally it will be best to get rid of such stock at the first opportunity. ? - ? Tp"**?. ' '' ??????? . THE ft 8. BELL ro wt t r * ?" V. _ ? * . ' 'S :' : x ? We will be compelled TO MOVE '; ' ' -:';0 , ON THE? ' ' V* , V ,8?' ? _ _ j J ' Ana as we expect to change our business we offer * < -v Everything ? ?. COLORED AT YOUR OWN PRICE, ' > We have . . . "" ,' > Bargains ? IN? * MS, Ml, r\ ,t 91 ! ? AND That yon can't secure in this section outside of our Store. WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY! | v Every Article in Our Store -r^J at a Bargain. f- \ The goods must be sold by the First of January, 1896. If you want hamiinR in all CLASSES OF GOODS Now is Your Time. .? We Have a Lot of Cloaks Hat fill lio Soli for Loss than CostDOFT FORGET! We are going to move and will let you know where to find us later with A NEW STOCK OF ROODS. Thanking the Trade for many favors, we remain, Yours respectfully, Tbe V. ?. Bell Gasb Go.