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The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVIJLL.ii-, ? v,. ^ Published every Wednesday at $2 a year in advance. Ten P*a<res. Wednesday, March 25, 1896. The Press Association. The South Carolina State Press Association, it is announced, will meet in Charleston during the latter part of April. Under the circumstances the meeting of the South Caro* llna Press Association will be especially delightful this year. All those editors who have said mean things of brethren will have an opportunity of renewing their fraternal relations, and the maligned brother will be delighted to meet the brother who has vlllified and abused him. The contemplation of these pleasaut re-un" ions is enough to ensure a happy time for the hard worked brethren, who need recreation, and a iree ride around the harbor. The Press and Banner does not see all the papers in the world, but we believe South Carolina occupies a unique position in the journalistic world, in that so many of them have sought to be uukind to each other, and also In the fact that the city papers, almoe miihnnt <>v/<ar>tinn. seem to seek the ill-will 0| their country brethren. Although the country editer occupies a very small space in the world, it is strange the daily press would court the disfavor of the rural brethren. Their friendship, it is true, may be worth very little, or nothing at all, but then their friendship and respect might be worth as much as their disfavor and a lack of respect for the more pretentious breth. ren. On general principles the respect and good will of the country press would be as pleasant as a differnt feeling, mingled with a lack of respect. We have not been able to understand, the motive or the wisdom of the daily press in Bneerlng act, or villifying their county breth" ren, and we are equally ignorant of the motive that would prompt one country newspaper to be disrespectful to any brother. TexHK Farmers. Mr Kinarii's letter in another column ex plains Itself. The Press and Banner fully agrees with Mr. Ktnard on tbe subjecl ol home supplies. It was Mr. Klnard's advice about cotton that we thought applied to tbe Texas farmer. We must raise oar home supplies, if we would succeed, but whether we raise our own supplies or not, we would be glad for some one to explain bow a farmer is to get money next Fall, if be has no cotton. Tbe low price of cotton should bean Incentive to raise more of It, at less expense. There is practically no difference between Mr. Klnard and tbe Press and Banner. SPLENDID INVESTMENT, The Presbyteriaut* are Patting a .Macnlflcent Orican in Tbeir Church. The general public of Abbeville will be glad to know that tbe large pipe organ is now receiving Its finishing touches. This organ is ouiu oy jonn urown, 01 Wilmington, Delaware, who secured the only award given for organs at the Atlanta Exposition. This organ will have 122 more pipes than the exposition organ and will rank among the finest In the South. The action will be as light as a first class piano and will have many patent contrivances for throwing out the various stops without taking tiie hands from the keys. Mr. Herbert Brown, brother of Mr. John Brown, is completing this instrument in the church. Prof. Ernest C. Beatty, organist of Trinity church, Atlanta, Ga., and formerly ol Pittsburg, Pa., has been engaged to give a grand recital and thoroughly test the organ. BACK HOME.' Xo Matter Where an Abceville Mau Goes lie Still Loves MIn Old Home. Mr. W. D. Melton, of Round Oak, Georgia, came back to Abbeville county a few days ago to look after his property in this county. He Is a reader of the Press and Banner, and called at this office. He says he can't gel along without the home paper. He is now in charge of a section of the Macon and Northern Railroad, where be has been for the last * fifteen mnnths. AID TO FARMERS. Assistance In the Caw* of Sick Stock. The Veterinary Department of the S. C. Experiment Station oflers its aid to the people of South Carolina in the investigation and extirpation of contagious and infectious diseases among tbe domesticated animals: horse, cow, swine, dog, fowls, etc. The College Veterinarian will take pleasure in corresponding with the owners of diseased animals and will wherever possible give diagnosis and advice free. In all cases of a contagious nature requiring personal inspection, the travelling expenses of tbe Veterinarian must be met by the owners of the diseased animals. It is the intention of the Veterinary Department of Clemson College to give to tbe stock owners and others of this Slate who may wish it, a special course in Veterinary Sciene. Any one of gooa moral character rnav avail him self of ibis course under the head of the Veterinary Department. For further information address Dr. W. E. A. Wyman, Veterinarian to S. C. Experiment Station and Clemson College. INCEEASED HIS STOCK. Cohen Kuowm n Vootl Tiling When He Keen It. i Mr. Cohen, the clothing man of our town, sees that the cotton mill is going to be a success and a money maker. For this reason he wants to come In on the ground floor and will increase his subscription from 320U to SI,000. ; He is thoroughly Identified with our people and he takes a lively interest In the welfare of the town, especially when he can advance bis own interest, while pushing the town. Mr. Cohen has been wonderfully successful since be came here, and bis identification with Abbeville's biggest pnd greatest enter- ' prise will further enlist the sympathy and 1 kindly feeling of those who are struggling to build the mill. A number of our DeoDle. like a band of brothers, are a unit in tbelr effort < to build the mill, and they appreciate any friendly recognition and generous help that may come to them from whatever source. HE'S CONDUCTOR NOW. Robert Hutchison If as Been Promoted hdiI Now Holds a (Jooil Position. Mr. Robert Hutchison, formerly of this place, has beeu in the employ of the C. & G. road for nearly nine years. For a time he "flagged." but now he has so far gained the WUUUCUliC Ul IliC L'UUi(IUU) ?? IU UB pUL JU charge of a train. He is conductor on a work < train, and has been on the Abbeville Branch i with a number of hands for a week or more, doing some work on the line. He seems to be getting on finely, and his old friends will be glad to hear of his success. ?? . ? ? , ( In I'tiarleMton. I Miss Mary Hemphill, who edited the Medi- ' urn so acceptably to the public during her 1 father's absence in Columbia, is now resting, spending a time with her uncle, Major J. C. -I Hempbill, of the Charleston News and Cou- ] rier. She is always watchful of current events i and never fails to note the news. During her , absence, her sister, Miss Kacbel Hemphill, lias charge of the local department of the paper,and she, like Miss Mary Hemphill, will make a flrst class paper. The prettiest and cheapest lot of embroid- ' erles you ever saw at Aug. W. Smiths. , < r ) THE FACTORY. The Contract Tor I'uttliijf ?>P the Building Awurilrd to J. W. caurlc or ftreenville. At a meeting of the Directors of the Abbe^ vllle Cotton Mill last Thursday evening tht contract for building the mill house of the cotton factory was awarded to J. \V. Cagl?, oi Greenville, for the sum of ?40,831? the company turnlsblng the brick. About 3.000.00C brick will be required, which will add S10.O01 to the cost of the building. The laud, the brick, and the contract will cosjL-^TOut $54,UOO The building Is to be 244 feet by 102 feet, three stories high, with basement in about half the hou?e. This estimate includes the mill house, the engine and boiler house, and the stack, which Is to be 124 feet high, and large enough to answer the purposes of the mill wheu It la doubled in size. President Klugh tendered hiR resignation, t,nd nominated Prof. B. K. Halley as his successor, and Professor Halley is now President, The subscriptions have now run up to about ?70,000, or about ?5,000 above the charter limit. The officers of the company will advertise for a meeting of the stockholders, wheu they will be authorized to apply for an extensiou of ilieir capital stock to possibly SSOl'.OUO. The prospects of the factory were never bet ter than at present. New subscriptions are coming In, and the people are beginning tc realize that the factory is to be a reality, and all the Investigation goes to prove thai the iU' vestment will be a good one. The profits. II is thought, will range from ten to twenty pel cent, on the money invested. The luvest inent is a permanent one, affording a safe and sure return to those who may not care tc make business ventures. Another matter. Aside from the profltf which the stockholders expect to receive from their investment, the consciousness of doing something to build up the town Is worth something to every citizen of Abbeville. When the subscription list was first pre> sen ted to our people, they, from patriotic motives, subscribed small amounts,as if thej were giving toacbarlty fund, but now the> are being convinced that there is a profit tc be derived, and they are enlarging their sub scrl ptlons. The directors are seeking further subscrip lions, but they do not want any man to sub scribe grudgingly, as 11 he were giving awaj his money. They want the money of tner who expect to get a lair return for the invest ment. And they have no fears that men o this kind will come to their aid. The citizem who have given the factory a thought bavi invested quite liberally, and we have gooc reason for believing that they will yet glv< more. The company is struggling for the necessarj capital, which Is sure to come from som< source, but they regret that they have not th< encouragement and endorsement of all th< citizens of the town. II any of them hav< any idea that the biggest institution lha ever came to Abbeville can be frozen out, it ii likely that the) will find that the lactory ha* loo much vitality tor that. Behind the sub scriplions of the stockholders is a zeal whict will enlist a larger capital, and beyond al that, other wise and sagacious capitalists wil lend their aid. The lactory is going to be built, and it ii hoped that every citizen of Abbeville will in vest something in an enterprise which wll yield a good return while building up lh< town. As yet we are a small community, am it Is hoped that local pride and self-lnteresi will induce every citizen to become lnterestec in an enterprise which promises so much Subscriptions are now wanted, as a basis o credit upon which to order the machinery The subscriptions which are now made neec not be paid until next November,or Decern ber, when it is hoped the machinery may lx ready for delivery. Orders for macbinerj ought to be made within the next few weeks iit order to secure it before Christmas. The subscriptions which have been alreadj made are far In excess of tbe money which wll oe needed for the house. What is now waut rd is subscriptions for the machinery to make the money. HEALTHY HODGES. Inviting Cemeteries?The Cry Tor Seed Potatoes?So re hum Molasses?.Hutr* ic Lanterns. Hodees, S. C., March 23. 1800. Mrs. Norwood Graham died at her home in the Mulberry section last Wednesday with in PtiRles. Pink Williams, colored, had a fine calf tc die of hydrophobia last week. Prof. Ducello gave a musical and mnglc lan tern entertainment at the school house in Hodges last Friday night. Prof, Ducello has a splendid show for children and will certain' ly make you laugh when he appears in hit temperance lecture as th6 Senator from Osh kash. He bad, notwithstanding tbe baii weather, a good attendance lor our Mzevi! lage. The great cry with some ol our planteis is where can I get sweet potatoes for seed? Hodges is yet a good cotton market. On one day last week 127 hales were sold. J. C. Ellis, of Abbeville, was over on bus! uess last week. Mrs. D. H. Magill is quite sick. Some of our farmers are going to experl meet in raising tbe ribbon cane this year fot making molasses. Our gardens are all in a flourishing condi tion and bid fair to give early vegetables Mr. C. O. Nlckles has erected in the rear 01 his store an elegant and commodious stablt and carriage bouse. Mr. Nlckles is a bustlei and always goes the whole hog in anything he undertakes. We like to see wide awake up to date, progressive young business men in our city. "Chick" Nickles sports a first class Reni' mlngton wheel now. The council is putting up a neat wire fenc? around our village cemetery?Magnolia cemetery?and when finished will be a neat Jot and an ornament to the town. T. E. Polbill lias leased the famous Sulphur Spring near Greenwood for the season of 18SK>. WAEM FEET. Efteentinl to Health and Co in lor t and Demand Proper Covering. You will never be In good health and never do your best work if your reet are constantly cold, says the Vocalist. Grave diseases of the throat and lungs are caused by cold feet aloue and these troubles are always aggravated by a frigid condition of the lower extremites. II proper footwear dees not give relief, consult a physician, for the chances are the system Ik "run down" and radical measures are neccessary. In nine cases out of ten, however, (he footcovering is to blame, either because of its shape or its material. .Save iu warm weather and for low-cut shoes leather, as ordinarily prepared, has serious objections. Itlackstwo prime qualities?porosity and capacity for ab sorption?belne in this respect too much like rubber. No foot can remain either comfortable or healthy If kept In a perpetual baih ol Its own emanations aud excretions. Leather, especially that of the more porous varieties, may be tolerated for the outside, but for cold weather it should always be lined with woolen cloth, or, better, with wool felt In fact, for all cold climates and for winter wear in all climates where there is any winter, a footgear made from all-wool felt approaches the Ideal. According to modern notions, any Illness in one part or the body may be occasioned by some irritating cause far removed from the seat of the trouble. Just how this is cannot always be clearly explained, but that such connection does sometimes exist is beyond dispute. In the matter under discussion, it the nerves of the whole body are irritated by a tight 6hoe or the extreme coldness of the extremities makes extra demaud upon the blood supply there is neither nerve force nor blood enough left for other Junctions.?To have shoes of the best quality, call on C. P. Hammond <&Co. L. W. White's I.ocrJn. My stock of spring ready-made clothing is nearly all In. I am prepared now to offer treat bargains in clothing. Attention young gentlemen ! Don't you waut the nicest, nobbiest, neatest shoe you ever saw? If you do, go to the store of L. \V. White and ask to see his line of Zlegler's hand-made shoes. They are indeed handsome, and fit like a kid glove. I have just received a large line of ladles low-quarter shoes. Oxfords in great variety ind of the very latest styles. The ladles are respectfully asked to call and examine these shoes. They are very'stylish aud desirable. I have a very strong line of table linens, napkiDS, doylies, towels, crashes, and nil kinds of household furnishing goods. Call ino see them. I have now in stock the best assortment of :offee I have ever ofiered. I have a good cotPee six pounds for a dollar. It is an extra jood article for the price. Try it. I have other grades also at 20, 22J^ nnd 21 :ents. An extra good article of blended tea it cents per pound. I still have a little of that bargain In tobac;oat25cenls. In the last mouth 1 have sold ibout forty packages or it. When my present supply is exhausted I will not be able to jet any more of the same kind. I have now in store another supply of blacksmith's tools, anvils, bellows, vises, Longs, hammers, &c. Call at ouce and be sup [>ueu. I have four different grades of rloe. Prices I. 5, 6 and 7 cents per pound. Twenty-five pounds of good rice for one dollar. You can ;et it at the store of L. \V. White. W. K. Kuilt'j's LochIm Baileys Lemon Laxative?The best liver medicine sold, large bottles 25e. Sold only at W. It. Bailey's Granite Front I>ru? Store, iirecnwood, S. <J. '-'rao - I GKEENWOOD. i The (irowiiij; City mid Her Publ i Spirited Citizens. Greenwood 8. C.. March 23,1S9( Last week wan cold, changeble and disag , able weather. The farmers are pushing th I Interests, and a quantity o'f plowing has be [ done. I find a very few oats sown througbc . the country. In traveling over the count i it appears to my eye, that there will be a lai I cotton crop planted tills year, Ave bales , cotton at 8 or'J cents, and plenty of corn the crib, Is belter than ten bales at 4 anc j cents, arid no corn. Plenty ot corn me? j plenty of meat. All cotton and no cc means no meat. KKI't'lM.M'AN.S. The Republicans of Abbeville county, heli 1 meeting in Greenwood last Saturday, to eli delegates to the State Convention. I int viewed Lewis ('. Waller, and he furnished i the following list of delegates. John R. T bert.'R. It. Tolbert, rv. it. TOlDert Jr., Li. ; Wiili'crmid M. w. Moragne. I don't kn what else tLey did. , FAMILY QUESTIO N What relation are the thrpe families I m tion below. A man married, the fruits of t marriage was a son and a daughter, and [ wlfedied. Inafteryears this mau and t J son married two sisters, and their wll I hrother married the daughter of the one a . the sister of the other of the first marrla . What relation Is the children of the th ' families. My Informant says this Is an acti . oocurance of his near neighbor. Will so [ one answer this question through the Pr , and Banner. THE SICK. > i I am sory to report Mr. J. W. Duckett r ; gillie lit; iun) lie OUUU uv IWWIWJ wncnm i Mr. J. K. Durst left last Tuesday with 1 James Andrews to Baltimore. Mr. Andre eoes to be treated at tbe hospital- Can > : find a better man in tbe county, than J. ' Durst. He goes with one of his clerks a > waits on him at the hospital. > Ilevs. Forester and Fognrtie are still i unwell to till their pulpits. Th*lr coogre Hon worshiped with tbe Methodists last Si - day, giving us a full house. i don't know them all. 1 I am sorry to report the death of Mrs. N wood Graham. Tbey were both'yoang, and 1 loose a companion so young and fair Is < 3 talnly very sad. Mr. Graham Is a brother J Hon. T, A. Graham, and lives near Cot I berry. Mrs. Graham had had measels, s ' her death was sudden and unexpected, i was burried last Friday. ' It has not been many years ago when t 3 writer could call the name of almost ev< ' man, woman and child In Greenwood. Toe i I can't call the name of much more tban 1 J of the men and women, to say nothing of I children. The growth of Greenwood is < rapid that a person staying away a few ye s and coming back, open their eyes In wonc ! leap year. J Your correspondent, L. from Bradley S. March 11, says be has not seen anyansi to my question In regard to 1900 not beinj leap year, and that a certain little school ( J that be knows Is anxious to have M. S. G. | plain it himself. If I can, I will try to ausi r it. I may have to borrow some facts fr * history, and other sources. Wegetmostof i i knowledge from history; our present mod 1 reckoning time was Introduced In England r 1752. The natural divisions of time, are day, the lunar month and the year. 1 : month has 29 days 12 hours, 44 minutes t 1 2 OS seconds, that I he year has day h/?n rc JU m I n lit pa onH iA uuoAnHc Thu T ? I ; Calendar made the year 365 and '4 da Threo years were given 365 days while 5 lourth was given 866, hence the leap y? The difference between the equinoctial y ' and the one of ibe Julian Calender In 1 years amounts to 3 days, 2 hours and 27 m ' iites. Pope Gregory XIII, actlDg under advice ot the astronomer Clavlus, deer that the century year, instead of being li year, as under the old system, should be oi so when dlvisable by 100. You will see a glauce that you cannot divide 1900 by without a remainder. This adjusts the 3 di of the time mentioned above, and leave discrepancy of only 2 hours and 27 mlnu , for every 400 years. England chaDged 1 Julian Calendar for the (iregorlan In the y< 1752. All the civilized countries now use I (iregorlan Calender with the exception ltussla which still uses the Julian. I hi heard some try to answer this leap year qu 1 Hon, by saying every year that could be dl\ 1 ed by 4 without a remainder would be !< year. Not so, but every century year tl ' cannot be divided by 400 without a remaiui would not be leap year. You can divide ] ' by 4 without a remainder, but you cam divide 1900 by 400 without a remainder. J ' have not answered this question correct ' will some one answer It. 1 Horn to Mrs. Marrlon Dargan, a s< ' March 20. 1 A blessing In disguise. If East End \ ' make diligent Inquiry, be will And that i notes In reference to the railroad tax Jls pr > lng a blessing Instead ot a curse. I ? . m - Hints to Girltt oh the Treatment the Hair. A girl's hair Is one of her points or beau and It should never be neglected. Regul steady brushing of the hair with a clt . brush, fifty strokes before going to bed night, twentyflve in the morning when dre f lng, will keep the hair thick,smooth, soft a lovely. Once a mouth at least the tips of I hair should be clipped oil, Just the merest t r ends at the edges, and once a month the b< should be carefully washed, with tepid wh | and soap, thoroughly rubbed and well dri If mamma has time to take this sort of ci . of her daughter's hair, she will be repaid seeing rich and flowing tresses, or sisters m . do it "for one another. Do not cut your h . in bangs. It Is very much prettier slmi i parted and coraboed back plainly, then bra ed in one or two long tails, and tied wltt ribbon. Avoid essences, oils and plgmen , the hair nepds only cieanllness and mt brufhlUK. Keep your hair brush clean frequently dipping It Into a bath of hot wa and ammonia and drying It in the si Everything used in the hair must be scrup ously neat. HcDnvid'ft Locals. A line of hosiery that can't be beaten town. . A good half hose at 5e. A No. 1 half ho | any color, 10c. Ladies hose, black, blue and any other co i VOU inav Wish. You shnnlri GAnonr lo/lloc . hose. 1 A pretty line of ladles andgentR taandk chiefs. See tbe ladles handkerchief at 5c. Towels from 5c to 25c. The 10c and 15c to ; els are daisies. Hats and caps at a low figure. Remember we sell calico at 5c a yard, al apron ginghams 5c, and tbe best dress gl: hamsatUJ^c. A big lot of white homespun, drills, che homespun, bleaching, &c., all o.' which 1? sell cheap. Spool thread 3oc dozen. Shoes. Do you wear shoes? Then y should see those shoes at McDavld's. He c Dt you In any kind of shoe, at any prl Try him belore you buy. Look McDavId up when you go to tow aud give him a trial, and you will call on h again. I Thos. 11 I THE E2 $ Boot and. ? I -NEXT DOOR < GREENE < . . P.SPF.CTAT/M J There is a crisp, bright, sty lis j Ladies', Men's, M I FINE SHOES d -FO \ SPRING AND SUM1 t When in want of anythiug ii r come in and see me, or your or mail. i thp: wj ?*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%* I am Tired To-nljrht. I am tired to-night, and something? The wind, maybe, or the rain, ,, Or the cry of the bird in the copse out-sld Has brought, back the past and the pain. And I feel an I Kit here thinking, That the hand of a dead old June re- Has reached out hold of my heart's 1< eir strings. ien And in drawing them up In tune. Hit fy. I am tired to-nlcht and I miss you rKe And long for vou, love, through tears; 01 And It seems but to-day that I saw you go 1 h You have been gone for years; 1 5 And I seem to be newly lonely, 108 I, who am so much alone ; ,rD And the strings of my heart are well In ti But they have not the same old tone. J a I am tired, and the old sorrow ect Sweeps down the bed of my soul, er- As a turbulent river might suddenly breal me Away from a dam's control. ol- It beareth away on Its bosom, C. A wreck with a snow-white sail, ow And the hand on my heart-strings thi away, But they only respond with a wall. 4^ en KS WEST END. hid re'8 " ?ed IIiipponiiiK** and Incident** of a W< ree Arouiul the City. aal Rev. Jno. Grier, of Louisville, Gn., preac me In the A. R. P. Church last Sabbath morn c'88 In the afternoon at 4 o'clocft, Rev. J. 8. H ler, of Cindad del Malz, Mexico. Rev. Hunter has beeu forelgbt years, a mission to the Mexicans, and gave In his dlscoursi till very Interesting account of his work In i. far away land of the cactus. Ur. W-liter L. Miller Esq., Jwent over to !ws Gale City last Friday afternoon, and 'on come home to-day. Mr. Miller Is the "Jot K. al" correspondent at this place, and k< ,nd that live paper well up on Abbeville hapi In if 8. loo Mrs. A. S. Hawes, who has been tbe gues ga- her aunt, Mrs.|W. A. Lee for the pant w an- has gone to visit relations In Elberton. Mr. W. A. Templeton spent Monday n with friends In Monterey. Tbe handsome new pipe organ for the F or byterlan church has come In, and It will I to built at once. This Is a flue Instrument, ,er. will add much to the, beauty of the chu ' ol and also to the inusslcal part of tbe servlc -pi. Miss Carrie Sullivan spent last Sunday \ trends in Due West. she MtusSophfa Elfert, has returned, and taken charge of the mlllnery departmei hir H. M. Haddon & Co. "r . Miss Jennie and MIsr Lucy White who I toy Deen away wuii intuun iu tuunu tall C., and Brumswlck. Ga., are expe hp home the latter part of tbe week. Rri M. V. Delirull Esq., went to Colura ar" Thursday. er Madam Rumor, says, one of Abbeville i ' proment attorneys,Jwlll very shortly leav< oaehelor's ranks, in advance we congr late him, and wish blm every happiness. C. Prof. B. F. Bailey was In Columbia a da: wer two last week. J *} It Is now an almost assured fact that th ?'rl A. L. local passepger trains will be taker ex" In a few days, very probably this change NeT occur next Sunday, If not then, very soon om Mr. R. L. Maory and family have movei '>ur their pretty home, Just completed. ?of Work on the cotton factory will begin si Jn ly. and there will be from tbe very s the great benefit to our city. The pay roll of The contractor will neccessarily be consider md anti most of this money will be spent her s 5 The cotton factory Is one of the very bee Ian vestmenet our people have gone lnt lys. years, (If not the best) and In building up the town will work wonders. To the pu !ar* spirited gentlemen who have worked s6 I {or tljl8 enterprise we as a people certa I100 owe a debt of gratitude, with a very s ,D slartandmany disapponltments, and tr the dlcouraglng experiences, tbose at tbe heai eed enterprise have succeeded, and the Abbai eaP cotton mill will be built, and will be a a'y clas one In every particular. 1 a New crop cabbage and lettuce, from Fl 400 <jayf crisp and fresh have been on sale a>'8 Messrs. A.M. Hill a Sous for several days 8 a The sudden death of Alarlah Robertsoi ites colored woman, Saturday night In that 'he 0f town kuown as Harrisburg, was the o< ear Ion of an Inquest Sunday afternoon. "Di :h?. from natural causes" .was the verdict ol of Jury. ive Capt. W.T. Branch went over to Ath 'f?* Ga., Friday. He came home Monday. r'd- Mr. J. C. Younger expects to supply paP market with early vergetables. Mr. Youi Uat has several acres In a truck farm, and ' iwJi his pushing and energetic management, 1800 crop will be a paying one. QOt fl CONTRACT SIGNED. rill "? The Cotton Mill to be Finished by ' Firttl of November. The contract for the building of the A ..111 A /?Al?/vn Mill tiro u a Ian oH litfllorHuV ? Qf log. Tbe work Is lo be commenced "Hlon Contractor Cagle says that the roof wll Sut on and the windows put In by tbe flr eptember, and the bouse will be flnlsbei a"r\ tbe first of October, but to provide aau ;an contingencies he does not contract tcrfli at the entire work before tbe first of Novlir sss- Eighty percent, of tbe work as It prop ,nd Is to be paid for at tbe end of each month the So let doubting Thomas doubt uo more. ,lp- birds of evil omen wait awhile. :ad ter ed. are lay The State of South Carolii Air ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of t8. ministration. 'gk By R. E. Hill, Esq., Judge ok Pkojl ter "ITTTHEREAS, Mrs. F. J. Marshall has nr jn. suit to me, to grant her Letters ot ul- ministration of the Estate and effects Warren Waldo Marshall, late of Abbe' County, deceased. These are therefore, to cite aDd admoi all and singular tbe kindred and creditor said Warren Waldo Marshall, deceased, they be and appear before me, In tbe Cou; Probate, to be held at Abbeville C. H. Thursday, tbe 9th day of April, 1890, after | ise, llcatlon hereof, at !1 o'clock In the forenoo show cause if any they have, why the lor Administration should not be granted. 10c Given under my hand and seal of tbe Co tbls 24th day of March In the yea IL.S.] our Lord one thousand el|ihl. bunt er" and ninety six and in the 120th yea American Independence, w- Published on tbe 25th day of March, in the Press and Banner and on tbe C House door for the time required by law. . R. E. HILL, L8? March 25,1S96. Judge of Probal eft SACENDORPH'S patent sections Steel Ceilings an ?0?" Side Wall Finisl ce For Churches and Residences. Catalogue, prices estimates, on application to the Bole Manufactui THE K. V. IKON R00FIS? & C0RRIC. CO., Jersey City, "o Also makers of Lightning, Fire and Storm-P Steel Itooflug and Siding. (Jet circulars. i. i Davis, CCLUSIVE <C^~ Shoe Dealer, TO POST OFFICEfOOD, S. C. I LIP TO DATE, . . ill elegance in my new offerings of isses' and Children's AND OXFORDS It THE m SEASON OF 1S96. i my well assorted and elegant stock der will receive prompt attention by THOS. R. DAVIS, IDE AWAKE SHOE DEALER. tumuuv 10pening! -I April 1st leHADD ck ^ bed ^ A.LL THE NEW IDEAS IN ! i?n- combinations of colors in Flowers, Mr- W Unique patterns copied from latest 5 i SILK, WOOL, AND CO tbe J lrn- J IN THE GREAT, pen- ^ The most complete stock of e lt of 0 shown. The Ladies are cordially eek. 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Thecelebrated Writing Rock is situated on Taunton river, a stream associated with many an Indian tradition and event of colonial history. It is one of the most marked evidences that the coast of New England was visited by old time mariners long before the com- 3 ing of the Spanish voyagers and the Pilgrims. It shares with the skeleton in ar- . mor at Fall River and the old stone tower [ at Newport the interest of students of the . ^ far distant past. , :, ' ' The three objects mentioned make it nearly certain that America was discovered lone before the Northmen Denetrated the more temperate latitudes of the sea, o* the adventurous sails of Americus Vespucci were wafted amid the flower covered island of the Caribbean. It is also nearly certain that adventurers from the Old World made a temporary settlement along the coast of Massachusetts before the Pil- 1 grims ever saw the wintry shore of Plymouth or bent their knees In worship Upon taking possession of the, to them, new continent. THE ROCK. The Writing Rock is one of the strongest of the evidences in the case. It Is often visited by antiquarians, and its inscriptions are well preserved. It consists of an Insulated mass of fine grained granite lying on the sands of the river a few feet above low water mark, but covered with water at each flow of the tide. It is 11 feet long and about 5 high. On the water side it presents an inclined plane surface, the face of which, 11 feet by 5, seems to have been originally covered with inscriptions and sculptures. The inscriptions are hieroglyphic in character, and as the rock is < very hard those that rise above low water mark can have undergone but little change from the action of the elements. ' TIia rnr?k wn? nntireH hv the Pilcrims. but received only a little attention from historians until 1834, when there was foand in the neighboring town of Fall River a most remarkable relic, one that has not yet ceased to be carefully studied. In digging down a hill a mass of rock fell off and disclosed a human skull, which was . found to belong to a body buried in a sitting posture and enveloped with bark. This envelope was removed, and the astonished workmen found that the skeleton was incased in brass armor. The helmet which covered the trunk was thirteen inches by six inches and about one-eighth inch in thickness. It was evidently cast in a furnace and bore marks of skilled workmanship. It was very similar to that described by Homer as having been worn by Hector in the immortal battle and siege of Troy. THE SKELETON EN A KM OR. What was more remarkable about the armor was that it seemed to have no connection with the armorial customs and patterns of Northern or Eastern Europe, nor with any recent date. Below the breastplate, and entirely encircling the body, was a belt composed of brass tubes,, each four and one-half inches long and about three-eighths of an inch in diameter, arranged longitudinally and close together. The tubes had been cast on hollow reeds, and were so arranged as to protect the body below the belt and breastplate. The contrivance was a most ingenious one, and proved that the maker must have had a most skilled hand and a comprehensive knowledge of the art of casting. It is the opinion of learned men who have made a study of the skeleton in armor and other relics which have been found near it that it belonged to the crew of voyagers which left the inscription on the Writing Rock. Both the skeleton and the writing on the rock are supposed to be of Asiatic origin. The most careful writers on the subject believe the Writing Rock to contain a representation of the Pillars of Her- , cules (Gibraltar), and that the mail clad hero was one of a crew of Phoenicians who mo In cofUner U\MUCU IUO n gowi U lUMtUf vukv^.Q'M the Strait of Gibraltar, past the Pillars of Hercules, never to return. The armor is the same as appears in * drawings of sculpture found at Palenque, Mexico, which has led to the supposition that an Asiatic race transiently settled North America, afterward going to Mexico, where it founded those rock walled cities in the exploring of which such astonishing evidences of Asiatic civilization have been found. BEADING THE HIEROGLYPHICS. To this theory the antiquarians who have recently visited the rock subscribe. They have deciphered the hieroglyphics to their own satisfaction to read that the writer was familiar with the Mediterranean region, and that with his fellows he was dis' ? i -a J XT? \T?ak couragea ana aDanaoueu uu uh :iuuu American coast. It is supposed that in the exodus to Mexico this band was forgotten, and the inscriptions are their mute record of the lonesomeness and discouragement of the situation. It is probable that the record is at least eight hundred years old, and so antedates the Columbus period by four centuries. The Phoenicians were the most persevering of navigators, and their capital was once queen of the sea. Their history tells of bold sailors who pushed out beyond the Pillars of Hercules and found strange lands, rugged and rough- They may have been the American continent. It is proposed to preserve the rock by removing it if possible to one of the great museums. There it ca,n be studied more scientifically and the inscriptions deciphered with greater accuracy. Who knows but that they may, when fully unI a t.nla nf onrlv ArirAntnrn and hardship never dreamed off Those hardy mariners may have performed deeds of daring of which they were proud enough to immortalize in enduring granite, or they may have written the direction to some wonderful treasure which they, had discovered. The latter many believe to be the true message contained in the hiero? glyphics, and enthus.'ists have puzzled much over them. 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