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pr ^ y ? **. , I The Abbeville Press and Banner. I BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 0, 1800. ESTABLISHED 1844 ;:|| GONE TO HIS REWARD. That Beloved Carolinian. Krisht All Dill, is .\'o More?At the Acre of 77 He Crowes the River. On the 5th. Inst., at the residenceof his son. A B. F. Dill, Esq., in perfect consciousness and 100 reslgnment. passed from earth Bright Dill. p?r< Esq.. late of Brltton's Xeck, S. C., in the 77th l>' r vt*ar of his aee. . 11 To all who knew him eulogy on the life ol l? 1 this noble Christian gentleman would be but t*ie tbe repetltlocfof facts lived and demonstrated co|' by more than half a ceutury of the most pure r1 and useful career that was the fortune of *r most men of his day to lead. We write only ' as a sad but pleasant duty to society aud ^ox St h te. ,nf>' The deceased was born in Greenville 8l''' County. S. C., near the Saluda tap in the Blue ,, Kiilge Mountains, October lOih.l.SlS, where his of ( early life was spent. When quite a youni; rflli man he removed to Abbev ilie County, ainl en- , e gaged In business as a cotton planter. Here iTuc he married Miss Nancy L. Keller, daughter of e. Jas. Keller, Esq., or the prominent Keller lu^1' family of that county. After a residence of _ , several years in Abbeville he moved to Spar- con,1 tnnknrn In niiKcnit af hie Knulnocu IJtf Jl nljlfl. ISLi J ter. Here he IIved until the failing health of 550111 bl? wife Impelled him to find a locality ol 'PetI milder temperature, when he removed to ?,'erJ Brlttons Neck, In Marlon County in 1S58 nopi Here hisenlmable wife died in 1S(!0. Early In . .A. that year he removed to Charleston, S. C., ,r,f where he was at. theoutbreaktof theclvil war. n?l Although much opposed to secession in prin- vt>r3 clple, the commencement of hostilities found htm active as was characteristic of the man? lsu 1 first as an officer of the Charleston arsenal. then in the army of Northern Virginia. While In Charleston Mi. Dill contracted a .. second marriage, with Mi?s Lldia Louisa , ? Rogers, a daughter of Silas Rogers, Esq, of 'os" Brltton's Neck. Here also he suffered the un- rr<w usually sad death of his eldest, son, Wm. E v Bill, a most estimable and promising yount; 590 man, a graduate of the-State University and UJ?r cadet of the Citadel Academy of Charleston; y1! also the death of his eldest daughter. Mrs. *;I|S! Mary T. Hunt, both of whom now rest in ~ari Magnolia cemetery. After the fall of Fort Sumter he removed ,* his family to Brltton's Neck, where he lived v's'' until the death of his second wife, who pre- w ceded htm to the grave August 2nd, 1S!?5, at the age of 17 years. "le Mr. Dill embraced the Christian religion t*re( and connected himself with the Methodist P*?l Church, and was an unswerving adherent to thei th'it faith until the end. m(JJ Until his retlrementa few years ago he was er? a Dotent factor in State politics?an uncora- lec promising Democrat, a sincere and nouest l,le worker, a man of decided views, good judK- ln?-s ment and force of character seldom equaled. 'll In the memorable cainpalgu of 1S7C 110 man S, in his State did more to bring about the much needed reform and an equitable State govern- Ml ment. With an unblemished record, integrity llve! ol the highest order, a kind but firm disyosl- "'JJ1 tion, he naturally exercised an influence lor J good among ail classes. -1'1" In social life Mr. 1)111 possessed those quali- A1'{" ties which drew to him the admiration and Ml respect of all. He was a member of the 11 u Masonic fraternity, a staunch, kind and charitable neighbor, ever miDdfulof the needs " of those less fortunate than himself. In his J-'ere family no Rinderor more beloved parent and J1?1'1 grand-parent ever lived, exercising at all times the perfect discipline which characterized his life. Yet with a heart pure as God could make 'kef^ It, a tender and affectionate nature, bis death bath has left in the hearts of those of his much scnr broken family circle a void Which can never W!l>' be filled. "^I?1 Emblematic of his uufallering faithfulness , y" and devotion to the religion of his choice, his *?clic life went out peacefully, happily.| sweetly. with the close of the beautiful Easter Hay that he loved, and his pure spirit took Its flight to tbeJGod who gave It. We, his family aud friends, In the deep sorrow of our irreparable loss, are fcappy in the Just pride of the grandly pure, noble life and the perfect bliss of our father and friend in the realm of happiness beyond the grave. Lift A Life-Long Friend aud Admirer . Ou TEOY'S TOPICS. ?ev^ _ Mi daug Gentle Zephyrs Tlint Remove Blnck- Co Suilth Anvil*?Gold mid Oilier TblneN. Ve Troy, S. C , April. 27, 189C. the < The farmers are in good hopes, of ?tunds of Th cohod and corn, after this good season. whl< Mr. L. O. Beaulord is making greattmprove- The menu on his ginlug outfit. ergy Un last Friday oue of the severest storms C'li passed through this town, that has ever houi visited Troy, the wind began to blow at 3 p. tn. here o'clock and lasted lor thirty minutes, it did Ue great damage to timber. When It struck town yout it took the houses. Mr. J. T. Solomons coffin new house was a total wreck. Mr. A. T. Robinsons At store Is so bad>y damaged It is thought it will ver> have to be taken down. The A. K. P. church *lnci is slightly damxged, Mr. \V. H. McComb gin to hi bouse was laid fiat to the ground he had a He flue new double two horse buggy that was Bapi lost in the wreck besides about 150 bushels nr? Icl cotton seed. Mali Mr. J, W. Young had a child to get her arm witb broken in the storm ibis was the heaviest man ...... m, mo nil iiiut wccyci wniicoacu. Kev. T. W. Sloan preactied a special sermon towi to the men ou yesterday evening, it is of no J. use to tell what kind of sermon we bad. He with took for bis text the 5th chapter of Jeremiah T. and the 1st verse, "Look and see If you can Norl Andaman." When he had finished we hardly this think you can find a man. He will preach a Tom special sermon to the ladies on next Sunday Ou morning at 11 o'clock. men The men society was organized on yesterday Cadi evening with a goodly number. Th Capt. John Lyon was iu town yesterday. one Mr. L. P. Mullinax is now representing a This big hard ware bouse. He says be can furnish a spl any thing from a tooth pick up to a steam en- corp gine. soot The richest gold mine of all. Mr. J. F. Upp Widemanbasit He picks up ore and takes Lc it to the blacksmith shop to the unvll aud Sun there he gathers it lu. Mr. I.E. Leard is aud expert on it now. Is \ Mrs J. W. Young will give a school entertain prot ment on the 8th May, at what is known as mat the Margaret McBrlde house It will commeuce M at S o'clock p. in. Klbi Kev. T. , W. Sloan and Mr. J. F. Wideman mat had a pleasant visit In i?d*efleid County with some of bis members last week. Mr. O. G. Prentiss children are much better. Mr. A.T. Kobinsou with hissous, Base and Willie spent several days svith his daughter if Mrs. Chatham of (ialnes of EJgeileld County, ton Mr. T. A. Talbut say the only damage the fori storm did him last Friday, it blew an anvil if loU yards. We did not see it. ' to k it is almost time for the convicts to come Tba here, and we think it is time, as we have ner never had them. Nick. A FAITHFUL EDITOR. c ben This is What the Culnmbin Evening m,'1' News Nwys of the Pre** hikI Bnnucr. The EvenlDg News appreciates the good 'Ua| thlntts the Abbeville Press and Banner has to UI1(' say about it in this week's issue. This is one the ol the best county papers in the State, and its Kj.;, editor, Mr. Hugh Wilson, deserves great credit for his indomitable energy. Hekuows no such word as fall, :md It is wonderful to Th* see wbat great quantities of matter lie sets up 0f for his paper in so limited a time. The News . wishes him many more long yeare of useful- P,a ess. He has done his work well and has Bit helped, through bis paper, to shape the char- ;r~e acter of Abbeville's uoble men and women. wo I ? * ? sifll THE CIGARETTE. S aid - r i m i A Hint Tor our School Trutlcci. (joi Superintendent E. L. Hughes, of the Green- , vllle city public schools, has begun a good J* work. He Interviewed fifteen prominent tllO physicians as to the effect of cigarette smok- the log on boys, and they all characterized "the habit as the most injurious to which youths are addicted." Asa result of this investiga- rr tion the school board has adopted a reguia- 1 tion that pupils In the public schools shall ab- bet stain entirely from the use of cigarettes. And Qri similar action should be taken in this city untY and throughout the entire State. . u is ! ' 1 ' liar tioori Showing: for Printers. ('ov A printing office is usually considered a i ^01 rather tough place, and the newspaper work-! the er a mighty bad man. Statistics, however, do r\r\t hear ont. that. idea. Of 3.8UO convicts iii i tbe Slate penitentiary of Texas, there is not a ' " printer or newspaper man, while there are' r ministers, doctors, bankers, barbers, photo-1OI graphers. barkeepers, cooks and members of All all professions and callings. The printer nets wl) a bad name because the nature of his bustuess tenches him to detest shams and he1*1 1 scorns the hypocrite. I na| WELCOMED BACK. bu Sorts of Readable Paragraph* j sof From I lie I*en of a Good Writer. gi'i Union-Bradley, S. C, -May 4, 1S9G. 3 fter si long silence I have atraiu loundtime tilt ollect a few ilems for the Press and Ban- * , which I deem the most Interesting counlaper I ever read. (Jv ae farmers of our section were delighted sisl receive the recent rain as it saved them t> trouble of planting over some of their 1315 on. llIH r. and Mrs. W. A. Cheatbara, of Long- folu es, have recently been the guests of Mrs. n VI. Prult. Mrs. Cheatham, nee Miss Cora * , of Abbeville, when young was one of the Cep t beautiful ladies we ever kuew, and Is chi I quite uretty. r. E. W. Hush, formerly of Union, but now irange Lake, I-'ia., writes that he thinks of mo irulng to "o!d South Carolina" to spend gra summer. Ed Is extensively engaged in ~ :k funning, and is succeeding admirably. aiu says they are receiving "Hue prices" for at)< r vegetablt-s. ^(0, r. Luther Timraerman, of Cailison, who templates preparing himself for themin/, made an address to the Uniou Sunday tl'll :>ol not long since. His subject was, "He- jljg nber Lot's wile." Mr. Timmerman seems r much interested in his work, and we ei e his efforts will be crowned with success. Say number of our friends were very much y0j nteued by the storm last Friday. We are ,, surprised at their fears, as we have heard r asj^-d people say, it wus the first time ask r had ever seen the clouds present a green- Wo appearance. We know of very little dam- ,, by the wind except the blowing down of Press McKerrln's pasture fence. Bel r. J. A. Hanlsler, Sr., now owns a very tlie colt, and prizes it highly. He came near < f rig his young jersey cow sometime ago 01 1 j a broken leg. She is still living but is aU( r much decreased in value. ? w-eyes seems to be the latest entertainit among the little folks. ? iss Allie Fruit has returned from a visit to ha> 3 Lizzie Cailison. of Cailison, and Miss we ie Sheppard, of Edgefield. Sbe reports a r ghtfui trip. -c rs. E. P. Youncblood. of Bradlev. has been me liug her old home near Union. She is alsgladly welcomed by us. e have been informed that the work on . , "Grendel Cotton Mills," to be built in sie ?nwood, Is oegun. We congratulate the ale of Greenwood that they have among , n such energetic factory men. Surely the uer to of the entire town must be, "Go high- \Vi) as they are always making some Improve- ]\ its on their city. We hope soon to have pleasure of transactional! our county bus- so s at the Greenwood Court House. gotl r. A. J. Cilnkscales has contracted to do ter e ail amount ot sawing on Mrs. S. E. f. et's home plantation. |,ue inter lioze Pratt, who lias been with rela- iOD s in our vicinity since .September. 1S9.3, lieen viMting his parents at Ninety-Six. irn, to Mrs. James Hush, a daughter, April ?*e , and to Mrs. A. J. Ciinkscales, a son, B il 2sih. * s11 i1 rs Beckie Malone, of Bradley, made a vis j her sisters this week. She is now with uou , E. P. Youncblood, of Hradley. WOJ e extend to Mrs. G. P. McFerrin our sin- it sympathies in ber anxiety concerning p , sister, Mrs. M. Wi\son, who is seriously do ; >twitbstandiug tlie inclement weather, ? . G. II. Burton was in Bradley last Sabmorning aud preached an interesting wo' ion. He U an tamest worker and is al- of } s among the first to reach the church on >ath morning. non wus well repre-Rcniea on me fsunaay ml excur.oiou oil the 2(1 Instant. gOO Christina, .ly, mei afte MOUNT CARMEL. ous . tbe > dimI Aininiitioii on Itic Historic Will Spot. woe Mt. Carmel. S. C., May 4.189C. sist< r friend. M. S. (i., from Greenwood, was hor last week on business. lie is a jolly good aW? . and Mrs. D. B. Cade are visiting their S ;hter. Mrs. Mathews, near Greenwood. sbe 1. W. X. Mereler, of Augusta, was up last mu ?. He came in the interest of his store V1 :h will be rebuilt soon. * iry few of our citizens took advantage of atld :heap rates to Augusta last Monday. vvj1( e Methodist church has been repainted , 3h euhauces the beauty of It very much, ^ee praise is entirely due to the untiring en- B of a few of our good ladies. roo] irence McAllister came down from Cal- r i Falls and spent Sunday with Jrlends *0 bt it orge White, one of our most prosperous up] jg farmers, lias moved Into his haudsome , dwelling on Quality Row. this writing, Mrs. W. It. McCannon, Is " low. The many Iriends ot this good lady pnn erely hope that she tnay soon be restored Tr . sr usual good health. Hal v. A. P. liurlon, our beloved pastor of the kiss List cburob here, who resides in McCor- uftf s, bas purchased a nice bouse and lot on ,, a street, and will soon make ins borne i us. We are glad to welcomesuch a good crtl in our midst. i> . Wrn. McNeill, from Warrenton, was in j Wednesday on business. piltl L. Taggart, of Troy, spent last Saturday etill i IriendH bere. P. Paschal is drumming for Robinson & ion, Louisville. Ky. We congratulate 1 tirin on securing tbe services of energetic to ir jug factory, which is under the manage- ^V3. t of our enterprising townsman, Capt. it tl is doing a tine business. ? e Graded School here, after a vacation of * week, resumed work ou last Monday. , i school has recently been equipped wiib l>el iendid library and with such an efficient cop >s oi teachers, as we have at present, will i be among the leadlug institutions of " , er Carolina. Kal >yd Moorhead, of Lowndesville, spent * day iu town. it . John Caldwell, of Double Branches, Ga., J"11 'isiting relatives near town. John Is a VV(J nising boy and we feel confident will all ce a success of his chosen profession. u Iss Lizzie Riley returned loher home near . -1) srton last week, after a brief stay with her Sin! ly friends here. J. - - ? the the IT the Devil Gets IIin IHic. \ the devil Is to have his due, says the Dal- f.j.i Argus, the Populists must, have the credit . the tree coinage craze?Augusta Herald. lIia the devil is to get his due. we would like her now what is to become of the sllverites. W(} t is the question that the l'ress and Ban- r would like to see answered. levv ^ wo Clean MIiiiIn. "J (i lean ruinds are necessary for clean jie] rts. Indecent and sensation lit- t|,r ture are sure poisons for the mind. 2 popular novel of the day contains [>ir riy germs that will breed contagion W(J [ death. The impure thoughts are <. sympioms of contagion, and soon ^ja ig forth the unholy acts which are ^ut evidences of approaching death. oue i mind fed on the light sensatiou ten the novel cannot llourish on the ? in and substantial truth of the rpj)( ile. The brain stored with the verent or obscene story of the ollice, er', rkrooui, or club, cannot retain the n pie but saving tale of the cro*s. The ar() jd filled with the stock reports or adals of the Sunday paper, can net wr\ in the purification or protection ' he heart by thoughts concerning 1 during the morning hour of rship. The mind buried in the ughts of Satan cannot contemplate A nuritv of Christ. out he is not such a irreat difference Th' weeu grace ami glory after all. Ul) tee is the hud and Klory in the bios- a*y 1. Grace is glory begun ; and glory nm i?race perfected. It will not come ste, d to people that are serving God vn here to eft) it when they co up j,-|^ ider. They will change places, but t|Jt y won't change employments. ju^ Mr. Insite, give the class your idea pri iptiiuist and pessimist." "Yes, sir. ma optimist is a man who is happy poj miKt>rnhlp si npssirnisL is illU nan who is miserable when he's pui )py." 'sh( Grievous Words. 'But grievous words stir up anger? T t grievous words stir up anger. A pus t answer turneth away wrath ; but chi evous words stir up anger." F kittle Flossie Latimer was sitting on she i calico-covered lounge, busily A dying her "verse for the Sabbath, a ] er at the table, Belle, Flossie's older stai :er. was wiping the dinner dishes* voii lie's lips were grimly compressed, 14 1 there was an angry gleam in the ask e eyes that were so like Flossie's. " ^here was so sound in the room ex- ed ; it the soft, monotonous voice of the " Id's repealing the verse. And the cha rds seemed to Belle to be set to sad, ing urnful music. The impatient look the, dually faded from the girl's face, ii 1 when she had finished the dishes er t 1 swept the floor, she went and and nd by Flossie's side. clin I've got it learned," the child cried, grit imphautly, pulling Belle down on T : lounge and nestling her golden and id in her sister's lap. "Hear me reai it." And once more the childish pau ce repeated the words. bed What does it mean, Belle?" she tin; ;ed abruptly. "What are grievous in i rds, and how do they stir up anger?" and It means cross words, dear," and O lie smoothed the bright hair. "And groj y stir up cross feelings in the heart Got he person to whom they are spoken, " 1 the result is a quarrel." ing Like you and Ralph, to-day," tim ssied interrupted. "They must for /e been grievous words you said; ago ren't they, Belle?" the telle did not reply. After a mo- E ut, she laid the head of the child knt 0 was half asleep, upon the pillow, er i 1 went softly up to her room. Flos- larp s question bad stung her, and as othi stood before the glass, brushing teai hair, she reviewed theJBene to "< ich the child had referred. is ? Irs. Latimere was away on a visit, you Belle was house-keeper. She had of a le to the sitting-room a half nour af- goo dinner and found disorder reigning " re. Ralph had carried the cush- tim s from the chairs to the couch scat- to b id the papers over the table, and " rturned his sister's work-basket. T >eue scoiueu. wisu you wouiu ami / out of here," she said, by way of elusion. "You are always makiDg thei rk." had Just giving your tongue exercise.', ph replied, teasingly, "Say, Belle, ycu like to scold ?" That is all you care. You are the jf st boy I know, and I am ashamed | 'ou*" and :alph sprang up from the couch at t. "I don't claim to be a goodydy, like you," he cried, holtly. t ou're a pretty Christisn, Belle Lati- j e," and Ralph slammed the door r him. Pg, Yes, Flossie, dear, they were griev- . ( words," and Belle leaned against window frame, letting her eyes , ' jder over the gaily tinted October D )ds.\ "I wish I could be a better ^ er to Ralph, I love him, but ot, my rid temner!" And she brushed f?Qr ly the tears. . ( he finished her simple toilet. As I . desceuded the stairs she murred : "J've proved the last part of ^... ssie's verse, now I'll try tne nrst." h I a quick prayer winged its way to j are no cry for help is ever un- , ded. 3 olle went straight to the sittingin, and began to put It in order. a few minutes Flossie came in, P. . jht, and cheery, after her nap. ease, sis, can't 1 go out where papa , . V; I Ralph are?" J1^'; Papa has gone to town, but you go down to the west barn, where r~~ ph is packing apples." Belle said, ^ . ling the pink cheek. "Get your j , Blossom." I'm hungry, sister, hungry for , Hers." J"?1 elle laughed and hurried to the ^Da try. Coming back, she gave the r?" Id, besides her own crullers, three 1D? 'PPed in paper. ? Give them to Ralph, say your verse him, and tell him Belle said she Deei hed she had studied the tirst part of con( lis afternoon." n??* All right," and Flossie ran away. 8trj2 n hour later, when she came in, 8Up le, who was filling the shining " per tea kettle, prepatatory to begin- Pav g supper, asked, soft. "What did J* ] ph say ?" th,e He said to tell you the crullers were v. and he'd learn the verse too. "ea m't that be fuuny, though, for us to 1 to learn it?" :alph was washing at the kitchen it when Belle came from the cellar, s placed the pitcher of cream and T ball of golden butter she carried on to g table and hesitated a moment. kin rou know how bard it is to confess a be i It, and it was no easier for Belle woi n for you or me. But help came to soft 11 that moment of silence?shall tha say in answer to the prayer of a voi< ' hours before? and Forgive me, Ralph, for my hasty rig! rdsher voice trembled a little. O am ashamed of myself for?" the Now, don't say anything more, at lie," and a blush burned its way sha ough the tan on toe boyish cbeeks. of a was the one to blame, and sister, tha I sorry I said what 1 did about? sha II you know." and Yes, I know, Ralph and I don't fall: me you. I am a faulty Christian, of 1 , I am going to try to be a better pea >. You know I have a dreadful woi iper." tha Well, you are not alone there. Kin at is a family possession of the to t timeie's; Belle, we'll fight it togeth- wtl ifter this." lYes," and a pleasant smile liugereil und the girl's lips, "We'll prove 1 t 'a soft auswer turneth away vth, iis well as 'grievous words stir anger." ' to < and occ Vhoever throws away a cork flings un a substance which is of great value_ 1 corks should never be destroyed. 0pj ey have many uses, and are worked On in many ingenuous ways. They (,er among the principal items in the ?f(1 nufacture of insulating covers for f?rJ am pipes and boilers. Ice houses as ' 1 ice boxes are packed with them. on 1 le cork shavings are now used in y ! filling of pneumatic tres. Grouud Tlx o powder, they are used in padding are rse collars. Linoleum is made cun ticipally of cork, and bathroom we ts of this substance are useful and!orf >ular. \V hen corks are so bad look- We \ that they are not fit for household on rposes they are still of value, and a |,| )uld be put away for future use. ble, How Baby Went Heine. he door of Henning's saloon wa* bed open by a little hand, and a Id ran in. apa! papa! Where's my papa? cried. .man standing at the counter with glass raised half-way to his lip ted at the sound of the plaintive ce, and set down the untasted beer. What do you want, Bissie?'' he ed. 0 papa, come home !" she exclaiin"baby's dying!" Baby'3 dying !" be repeated, menically, snatching his hat, and takthe hand of the trembline child, y left the saloou together. own the street they went, the fathind the child, he with bared head I lip trembling with emotion, she ig to his hand, and sobbing out her ;f in a helpless, hopeless manner, hey stopped at a tenement house I ascended the stairs, till they shed the fourth story, where they sed at room No 8. On a wretched , covered by a ragged quilt lay the y form of "baby," so still, so pure, the midst of the sorrounding dirt 1 distress. ne glance, and a loud agonizing an burst from the father's lips "My 1! is our little darling to leave us !" 0 George !" sobbed his wife, creepto his side, and laying her hand idly on his shoulder. "She called 'papa right up to a few minutes . Our little baby will soon be with augels." ,everently the husband and wife sit beside the little form. The fathtook one tiny white hand in his re brown one. The mother took the er little hand, and covered it with *s and kisses. 1 iflnrncQ )) tVin m ' I ouuucu viae muiucx, v^v/u ?oing to take our darling. Don't think that?to be?the parentsbaby angel?that we ought?to be d?" Yee, Mary, I do, and from this e ou, God helping me, I intend ie a different man." Amen!" exclaimed Mary. he baby stirred just then and led into the faces of ber parents. All right, papa," she murmured, q closed her eyes forever. Baby . fullfiiled her mission. Middle Aice TrlnlM. a the middle Ages the lower anils were frequently tried, convicted punished for various offenses. i 1166 a pig was burnt at Fountenay : Roses, near Paris, for having eaa cbild. a 1366 a judge Falsise condemned a to be mutilated and hanged for miliar offense. Three years later a se Mas solemnly tried before the ;istrate, and condemned to death having killed a man. uring the fourteenth century oxen cows might be legally killed whenr taken in the act of marauding, iminal" animals frequently ex:ed their offenses, like other maleors, on the gallows ; but subsently they were summarily killed i i. ^ 4.1.,.:. I1UU L umi, UUU lUtJIL LLiUlUl/CU IU vy damages. the fifteenth century it was pop* rly believed thai cocfes were mtitely associated with witches; and y were sometimes credited with the rer of laying accursed eggs, from ich sprang winged serpents. In 1, at Sale. France, a cock was puby accused of having laid oile of se dreadful eggs. He was tried, tenced to death, and was burned t-he executioner in the market-place id a great concourse of people, a 1684, during the witch persecuis in New England, a dog exhibited b strange symptoms of affliction, t be was believed to have been ridby a warlock, and he was accord1> hanged. nails, flies, mice, ants, caterpillars 1 other obnoxious creatures have q similarly proceeded against and demned to various punishments? itly in eccelesiastical courts; and, mger still, inanimate objects have 'ered the same fate. robably similiar absurdities may e been Demetrated in England, for must be remembered that only in present reign was tbe law repealed ich made a cart-wheel, a tree or a at which had killed a man forfeit be State for the benefit of the poor. A Kind Voice. here is no power of love so hard ;et and to keep as a kind voice. A d hand is deaf and dumb. It may ough in flesh and blood, ^et do the k of a soft heart, and do it wit a touch. But there is no one thing t love so much needs as a sweet 3e to tell what it means and feels ; I it is hard to get and keep it in the it tone. ne must start in youth, and be on watch night and day, at work aud play to get and keep a voice that II unpok ht nil times the thoughts , kind heart. It is often in youth t one gets a voice or a tone that is rp, and sticks to him through iife, I stirs up ill-will aud grief, and a like a drop of gall ou the sweets jome. Watch it day by day as a rl of great price, for it will be rth more to you in days to come n the best pearl bid in the seas. A d voice is to the heart what light is he eye. It is a light that sinegs as 1 as shines. 'hankfulness is not so constant in ristian people as it ought to be. ny think little of their iudebtness Uod for the blessing they possess, 1 now not a few when anything urs which they deem adverse, will >w one trouble to blind them to the good ol life. o-day is, for all that we know, the lortunity and occasion of our lives. what we do or say to-day may ieud the success and completeness iur life struggle. It is for us, there?, to use every moment of to-day four very eternity were dependent aur words aud deeds. ye are not writing in the sand, b tide does not wasli it out. We not painting our pictures on the vas, and with a brush, so that can erase the error of yesterday. >verlay it with another color to-day. i are writing our lives with a chisel the marble and every time we strike lowwe leave a mark that is indeli TIIK MMBKI1/N CMi THt WMVftMte JAWtMN t CURQFO tH* "HUMAN MAM." After I'ultlng (lie iltiufhiH of WhM Man? H?* Proceed* ??i M*|ilr l? ? W/Hrf | quent Manner 111* Omttuwti Apparently Didn't Help Mte <I?||??H< ' It was known to mont mnmWft ?/f Limekiln club that t)i?? Hon. Wlijr/ Jackson of Louisiana whh in town, guest of Brother Gardner, and tin i was, therefore, greatly surpriHod to h the president announce at tho opon of the Saturday night meeting that distinguished visitor would consume evening in delivering his world rencv ed leoture on the subjeot of "Hun Man." A ? ???? on tv>Aflfinrr VkPATI H jCIO DUUii ao bUC UQQUiug uhm mw? opened Giveadam Jones and Waydo Bebee escorted the orator into the hi He looked to be a short, fat, one st man of a faded raspberry color, bnt had the dignity of a man who knc that he has $5 in cash in his pocketi his board paid in advance, and no visi signs of embarrassment were appar as he surveyed the audience before h and began: "My frens, de subjick of my orael tonight is 'Human Man.' It is an c shun dat I erected myself, widout t help. I didn't steal it from Shafc peare, an I didn't hire no white mar write it. [Sensation.] I was ober y'ars gittin dis orashun together, went slow an sure. I didn't propose fall into any mistakes. I knowed d was a heap to talk about, an I wan to git it all in whar it belonged. I v now purceed: "Man I Who an what is man? W was man created fur? Why was he c ated in de form of a man instead ol hyena? What use is he? What was bo'n fur? In seekin to answer dese q-n huns, my frens, yon insensibly f vnnrRelvfts delvina into de regions philosopy an follerin de unknown pa of speculashun. In de fnst place, w. was do nse of all dis world widout mi It woold simply be so much land an ter gwine to waste. [Cries of "He Hear!"] S'pose'n all deseyere rabbits possnms an chickens war rnnnin aroc widout anybody to make nse of 'en what a shamefnl waste of meat it woi be! [Groans.] Dat's one reason n was pnt yere?to eat chickens an si ["Yum, yum!"] "What is man?" continued the spe: er, as he shifted his weight to his ] leg. "He's a substance composed skin, blood, bones, teeth, toe na: brains, ia'r, an so on. He was crea fust, an out of de best goods in de m ket. Dat's de reasoii he's a heap purl dan a dog or a cat. [Sensation. ] If had happened to hev been created al< about fifth or sixth, he might hev bi groundhog or a whale. [Involunt shivers. ] Dar ar' seberal different sc of men, as moas' of you probably knc Dey wasn't all made of de same cc nor in de same shape, kase dat wo hev bin monotonous. It would hev ti de eye, same as lookin at a flock white sheep. Dar am no sort of que un in my mind dat black used to .be moas' popular color in de beginnin things ["Hearl Heart"], but de wl man fo'ced his way in an got hisi boosted up to de top by some sort gum game. [Growls and mutterings. "Did you eber stop to think why e didn't grow to be ten feet high ar weigh a ton? You probably neber c an yit de explanaehuns ar' right hand. If he was ten or 'leven feet hi he couldn't walk around no back y widont sawin his neck on a clothesli an if he-weighed a ton, an de roof of henhouse sprung a leak, how'd he e git up dar to fx it? [Great sensatic Man was bo'n to walk uprightly. V | wasn't he bo'n to go on fonr legs lil | dog? Dis philosophical queshun pre Iblv neber occurred to your intelle [but de reason is plain. Youoouldn't ] crowded ober ten or nitn into a sii kyartoonce." [Cries of "A-h-hl"] The speaker here paused to wipe heated brow and moisten his throat w a potash tablet, and after a brief ] continued: "While man is de highest ordei creashun be has at de same time got moas' low down traits of charac about him. While on my way fi Canada some man stole my umbri from under my very nose [decided e sation], an on two odder occashuns forts war made to despoil me of satchel. Dat was de work of m Would de lion, de tiger, de elephanl de grizzly b'ar descend to sich pf meanness? [Cries of "No! never Wolves lib together in harmony, man is alius in a fuss. De hyena kn( when he's got a good thing, but mai alius wantin better. Take an old he or a mewl, an you kin depend u] him ebery day in de week. Take de erage man, an you needn't expect find him twice alike de same day. [j plause from Elder Toots, which i broken short off by Giveadam Jones g ing him a kick. ] Of what use is m; He thinks ho's a heap of use, but 1: dun mistaken 'bout dat. De world > heah befo' he cum. It would hev right heah now if nobody had eber bo'ii. Man jist comes, sloshes arou kicks up a dust an departs, an de bla berry crop of denext y'ar is jist as la as if he had libed on. [Samuel S sheds tears. ] "My frens," continued the oratoi he tightened his left suspender by | inch, "man is a pore, useless, misgui* critter. He's generous one day an stii denext. He's way up on de pinnc of greatness at 10 o'clock in de mawi an at 8 in de afternoon he'll do< around a corner to git shet of givii j blind man a cent. [Cries of "That's old man I"] One day he'll puthis hi into his pocket an give an orphan a lum $100, an de next he'll su< pore man fur do vallue of 2 shillii Yes! Yes! It ar'my candid opini based upon longy'ars of observash dat man ar' a failure as a man. [S eation. ] He would hev made a fust i IJ \ktnth?l <rr tt mhj ;?m w/uiu nw> uui a | * i aw/'A*9 an hii nlHwit'/r. I hov no j J |7'T' [ wj/HUtiwifa t/i ttitifoi. ifan 1* aw ho in, j | I Mfr-- \ttnhn r.Mi'i \ti in, itittwit. ((rraanH. ] JJlil ; Afutr <U intxdUi )* <mt a ooll/jckuhun | ! w})< fx? t'/oton up fur <Ui )*n,xrflt oi do j (< l tiniirtniKtuA, vtiut'n mighty wrry ho ; Am I wasn't UtUt tt rUUvswrn. ThanJrin yoa j y jj (, fur ymr ntt wmrtiaj, 1 -will I untt f/id you n jwwlafod good night an j *tand ni hq fr/nit ft* ym vu mi." Thm v/n* n runr tit which [ inn t'nv'J th" ,frnt/'r proud of I ' M* and ho Mteppod ilwn with : ,fl n pntrritifaitiH urnllo ami U/>k a p*.#ition ",n whtirn too wmld nUnUa toand* with oacb j "f,r inntiiUnr n# h? pnmA The coiJec'"K iir/Ti fltfrm-fl tip w?t# in f:a*h, and mTjri tt the when he had wmtitwl it over throo difthe ferent tlrrieN the Hon. Mr. Jackson to??ed vn- the pennleH in tho wood box and walked jan down HtairH with IiJh toga wrapped We don. about him and dimippcared in the dark- mn do betl uly ness.?M. Quad in Detroit Free Pre*a ^othe?K-bi wn every tale ?ii Ditto. every perl to fi nlcet ory A new brakeman of Teutonic descent cheap they he had been placed on the Prairie du Chien ^ )ws division of the St. Paul road recently, Kutsuitsa! ind and, as his duties included the calling and W?, 1* ble of the stations along the line, one of the ootortte 6Dt older men in the employ of the company wlththe b< urn was designated to take charge of the u,an l^'a* German. An apt pupil the young man deal lessth mn certainly was. He did not know the claims the' ,ra- names of the stations, and the old man published VfllUPN? 1 my told him to listen closely and follow his !ook UH*OV( ;6s- calls. The old man was to appear in the three tim( i to rear of the passenger coach at the same is^ctionTi ten time the German showed himself in the as-kind," I head end. Then the old man would call belng'able i to the station and the new chap would fol- line must ere low smt- The German industriously advertlse* ted studied the time card to familiarize lonablesoi ? i . u ?:i.t- a. ?*?-v,?i ?ancient. pilJ djuikcii wim iiio oiubiuuo victiiug vuv moderate i run, and succeeded admirably well. The sacks. Tt hat experienced brakeman would call out clottoes068 ire- "Milton!" in the rear of the coach, and f a "Milton!" would echo from the front i he And bo it went down through White- " iea- water, Palmyra, Genesee, Eagle and Ind Waukesha, the new man not showing in 1116 ( of any way his greenness at his work. But ~ tbs it seems that at one point of his educa- ULf A I bat tion his tutor has signally failed? If ML in? namely, the unusual call at the junction ? jj va- points. As a consequence, he puzzled All ar! the novice not< a little at Brookfleld. A an The man of experience bawled out: ind "B-r-o-o k-f-i-e-l-d ?change?cars? oompa^lei i for?Water-town, Portage, La C r-o-s-s-e Green wooi aid ?S-a-i-n-t ? P-a-u-1 ? M-i-n-n-eapolis OFFICE ian and all points n-o-r t-h and w-e-s-t? ch. B-e-a-v-e-r ? Dam?W-a-u-p-u-n, R-i- * pon, Berl-i-n, Oshk-o-s-h and Fond du I IMt ak- L-a-cl" Ullflli [eft Here was a poser?one which the of time card he had so assiduously studied AH 1 j Lis, did not help him to solve. He hesitated (jU/\l ted for a moment and then proved equal to ar- the emergency. Summoning all the der power of his voice to reaoh above the he din of the train, he yelled: Gr an(i j )ng "S-a-m-e?t-i-n-g?at this e-n-d I"? and Biac< n a Milwaukee Wisconsin. TOM^rlci ^ Pleased With Himself. )Wi An old negro down in Georgia was dor lately telling a Chicago'man something ald of his condition as a property holder and March 3] ied seemed quite pleased that he was so nf well off. He said: "I'ze bought fum ole sg^. marse fifty acres er groun, en I'ze got , de dat onder cultivation 'cep' 'bout |jl|F|f of fawty acres, en I bought de groun fur lilllll jite eeventy-fi'dollahs. Dat's all paid off, I {J H self >ceP' ,^out sixty-fl'. IM1 of "Den I bought me er mule fur fifty * 4 j dollahs, eu I gin mah notes fur dat. ' aan But I swopped de mule off fur a steer, *t|7-rite i to en de ole fool steer ho goes an gets or li(j) stuckt in er bog en 'fo' I fines 'im dat oar p?an'( to steer be jes up en died dah, sah. Still, We insu gh( en all I'ze got de notes on de mule er tlon by ard runnin yet, en dey's mos'ly paid up fljgfl ne, 'C8P' 'bout fawty-fi' dollahs, en am git hiB tin 'long monst'ous well, I thinks, fur and do so ber dese yer hard times. ^Rem'emi ,n>] "Ole marse. he say ef I keep on lak that ours! 7hy di8 I gwan to be er rich man fo' de mil- In8UraQce ;e a lenimum come?whatsmever dat is, sah J. R. 1 ,ba- ?en he say fnrder, he did, dat am sich er monst'ous good fiamseer dat I oter be bev sawtah mix up some way wid de nashi- J FUJ eet nul debt. But den I'e got erunff to ten ter dout foolin 'long wid other folkses his debts."?Chicago Times-Herald. ith ?: BO I rest Danger. 1J\J I : de ^ ^ /?^ ?on The Girl?Goodiiess, here comes paav* pa. He will be perfectly furious when to he finds a strange man calling on me. ~ Z ip ied / tv ^firrnl ipry Lv Andersi JY ENTEK PAPA. Lv Gretnw< icle Truth Ar Augusta liu, j Lv Orrt!Dw< jgO Pleased. *^r lialeitfh ? Ar PetiTsbi i a Some time ago, at a couucil meeting Ar utchmoi so, in an English town, a well known al-; '.r N"rfolk md derman astonished the members by say- To.isy ing, "Gentlemen, we have been sending : Lv Green w< 5 a our lunatics to Sedgofield asylum for a j ^ {"'hens" l'e. long time now, and it has cost us a Ar Atlanta! on, great sum of money, but I am glad to cio?.-c.>n n, make the statement that we have now S-.A-"" 1 en- built an asylum for ourselves." Sensa- ivr'KatM ate tion.?Household Words. w..). < 1 iis hit inn a w i. U 1 lull he Right Track. | OHEN 1 :adee of low pbices jj will do it. ^1 t expect any man to bay here who '* ter anywhere else, bat he'll have a ant. We pat oar whole heart Into ' }, lying and selling. We employ nt, profit by experience, strive for ectlon, and have got the art down y. While some are shouting how 'vegot, we want to tell you how - , ; ; got. Anybody can sell cheap ere'tt no knack about that. We've i low as 85, but at 87.50.910,818 to $15 where expertness counts, cleverxed, where competition is declared race, where Its "neck and neck" ! jbi m custom tailoring. And Jast bat a saving It is. A little more ked for the cheap track, bat a great an the tailors demand?about half. th have words when everybody largest stock ? What weigh t have prices unless you can prove the fou've got a standing invitation to ar and see if we are not showing 2s the variety ot suits that is to be where else. You are assured satn every purchase, not the "as goodbut a guarantee that there can be nade. There's no chance of oar not i to suit yoa. Such an Immense hold everybod's size and everyle. Some of the "back-clothiers" clothing in any shape as the fashrt, but their Idea is like their clothes The styles this season are of the sort in length, both cutaways and us way for the correct style at lowthat can be made for the best 3 OH EN, M clothier and Furnisher. TER L. MILLER, ;orney at Law. .bbeville, S. C. present a number of Investment 9. Loans made on Abbeville or 1 City real estate. on Law Range. I! CEMENT! | . AND HULLS! 1 '$m ?^ ' - ?& SY and Virginia Lime. Hoffmaiv Portland Cement, celebrated Jelllco. ? ;smith Coal, beet quality bard coal */ n Seed Hull. All at ROCK BOT- " 58. r. J. BRYSON, Old Depot. 1,1896, tf MUTUAL lllldl! | $ 360,000. 3 TO OR CALL on the'undersigned to the Director of your Township nformatlon you may desire about )f Insurance. re your property against destruo- j W1HSST0&U OS LI&HTH11&, cheaper than any Insurance Com slstence. jer we are prepared to prove to you Is the safest and cheapest plan of known. ILAKE, Jr., Agent, Abbeville, S. C. jLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. G. lrd"directors. iderson Ninety-Six Township. ijor Greenwood " illivan Cokesbury " cker Donnalds " inkscales -...Due West " , ddon Long Cane " ott Smltbville " atson White Hall " ron Indian Hill " bn Lyon Cedar Spring " isiie Abbeville " Anderson.Diamond Hill " innent Lowndesvllle " ant Magnolia " rton Calhoun " It Bordeaux " Abbeville, S. C.. Feb. 18,1890. Jlake, Jr., Treas. K. M. F. A. A. C. ?Please accept our thanks for check lover recent loss of our dwellings by cheapness and safety we cheerfully the Farmers Mutual Fire Assoclaibeville County to all who desire Ini their property. EDWARD ROCHE. E. W. ASHLEY. ral and Western Carolina R. R a and Asheville Short Line. , B. CLEVELAND, Becelver. in Effect Jan. 23,1S9U. Eastern Time. 9 40 am 8 U0 pm ood 12 10 pm 12 30 am i> 7 45 pm 1 15 pm le 2 50 pm ;>rlngs 4 05 pm urg 3 00 piu 4 38 pm unvlllo 5 1G pm s 6 20 pm e 8 30 am onvillc 9 03 am 10 01 um mrg 11 45 am . lie 11 40 am 1 15 pm n 9 20 am jod 2 30 pin 5 00 am ft (15 tun 9 35 am >od 5 21 pm 1 26 Mil ire 6 00 am id C 40 am 7 10 am Vtliens, Atlal.ta and Points West. toil 12 4N am *2 34 pm 2 04 ptn 4 01 pm 3 03 pm 5 05 pm 4 OS) pm 6 30 pm nectlons at Greenwood for all points on C. & O. Railways, and at Atlanta to the and Schedules, apply to 'KA10, Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, (la. i *