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f 1 / The Abbeville Press and Banner. | '' * BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1897. ESTABLISHED 18441 CAMBRIDGE. j All SortN of IiitercMlIni; I'nrnj;mpiis! ,j,| About Mnel.v>SI.\. Ninety Six, S. C., Jan. IS. 1S97. i After a we-'k ot raia aud mud Monday j T morning dawned cie?r and bright. en Mr. li. N. lJevore, wm> us* iui socmi jvn.n , past, eugageil successfully la the grocery bus- 'I iuesa has added to his stock a dry goods de-j oij partment. Mr. Davore Is one of our best | tei townsmen and we wish him abuudant sue-1 be: ce?s iii his eularg"d business. wl Uev. M. M. Brudham has almost completed oh the additions lo his residence on K. It. St. I bu Mrs. It. G. Johnson anil Mr. H. \V. Johnson see worshipped at the Baptist church on the L'ud ihi Sabbath. {an Miss Lois Pratt lias returned from Aboe-ithi vl'le. j wo Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. GrlfHti celebrated their era Tlii Wedding on the Ulb lust. The reception tlu was a most pleasant occasion and all preseul ' of i enjoyed the sumptuous feast. Ten years of inn wedded life has dealt gently with Mr. and gin Mrs. Griffin. May tliey live to celebrate In bee the tmrne haDov style their Golden Wedding, no' Miss Margaret Rice is the latest vietlm oi l me tbe grippe. She 1ms been coutiued to lier | Bu 'room for tbe past week. Kin Mr. T. S. Blake, Jr., now resides at Corona-1 an ca He will be very much missed and his out friends hope to see him down as often as his shi business relations will admit. lite Fall sowing of small Krain is looking well, Hal especially volunteer oats on pea vine stuble. uat A neighbor bas a field which hai i's third Asl crop of volunteer oals, each succeeding crop I belter than tbe one preceeding. Farmers mo have certainly struck a bonanza in cow peas me as a hay crop and fertilizer. Tb< Owing to the low price of flour lor several anc years past, farmers com milted the serious hoi mistake of not sowing wheat. Now that flour the bas advanced in price they are in trouble. g'>l Not only on account of the high price but for I the fact that the mills, from want of patron- y<u a?e bave not been kept in first class rondi- ina lion. A few years more of such suicidal to t practice on tbe part of our farmers, flouring I mills, in ibis part of the country, will tie a sho thing of the past. ove We noticed quite a numbers of typo-graph- ten lca> errors in our last items. wai Two sharpers appeared on our streets last shu Saturday afternoon. By permission of the "hi city authorities, they, during their short slay wit Initiated some of our good citizens into the sen mysteries of their uetarious art. Alter pock- ma eting some fifteen or twenty dollars, as a r?* lit ward for their iniquitous proceedings, they net; went on their way rejoicing. Moral?"A bird no in the band is worth two In I lie bush.*1 lieu It Isonrsad duty to note the death of Miss my Annie Burkhalter She was just recovering see from an attack of typhoid tever when the I dread hand of ?ridpe seized her. She yielded on up her pure young life to the God who gave ll No to her last Saturday morning. The sympa- I b thy of the entire peop!e goes out to theaflliet- euc ed family. Cambridge. <lar me WEDDING IN DUE WEST, wai a Wll Ian . Minn Mlunlr^:. Devlin and .Hr. Frank ern I,. WooUruir are I'nlteU lu .Harri- roa MBeAt the Associate Reformed church, and the (,na mansion of Mr. John A. Devlin last Wedues- sue day alight, were rare scenes of beauty, cul- the ture, grace and light. Although the weather tbr was most Inclement, the church was tilted gre with hosts or young people, white the oldei oet ones were not absent. 1 Rev. 0. Y. Bonner, assisted by Rev. W. T. sh? Sloan, perfotmed the marriage ceremony, eno after which the many friends assembled at eot tbe bome of tbe bride, and spent a most de- <jje lightful evening. The house hud been dero- vel rated in the most beautiful manner,all heart.1were happy, and every face bore expression* tjm of pleasure. We It is not often that Due West has a church j wedding. For this reason the marringe iD bat this instance was something out ot tne usual ,in( custom. eoa The young people begin their married life cn, under the most promising auspices. Both are u,a young ana neaunj-ooiu ?ie wen (iiuvmvu jxf for in this world's goods?and both have )ov- [ b lug heart*. The bride and groom, next day u0l after the marriage, lelt Due West lor a trip, ton and will finally land at the home of the groom In Santord, Florida, where lliey will hence- rij, forth live. They carried away wlib them a j great quantity of pretty wedding presents. Ves Although gifts were valuable in tneinselves, yet the remembrance of the fact that they d01 were tributes from loving hearts was ot mucb rcp greater value than the sliver, and tbe china, iug and the glass, and other articles ol shapel> |)ot grace and pretty appearance. ctl .?fi : pai DEATH OF MR, LONG. Co i cou His Emploj-erN Attentive to Him in Hi* Liiwt IllneNH. rea Mr. Montgomery Long, harness-maker in 'on tbe shop ol C. P. Hammond & Co., of this of I city, alter a several weeks illness, died last of < Saturday, aged about torly years. Mr. Long was a stranger In the community, 'ev and because of the teet-ie condition of his tie. health which preceded his death, be was In my needy circumstances. When he was finally 'he contlued to bis bed. Mr. C. P. Hammond in ' acted the part of the good Samaritan, and "ui tarnished medicines, and other needed t?np Joe plies, in a most generous and liberal manner it t His devotion to bis faithful employee in tb* 'tot hours of his affliction was most commenda nil ble and praiseworthy. 'I be dying man sul- 'he fered for nothing which Mr. ilammoud could Sta supply. Such ac's speak loudest for tbe inc brotherhood of man and in praise of a good stri heart which opens its pocket book freely an when enlisted in a good cause. Not many Ihs men would have beeu an attentive and gen- tbr erous to a poor and bed-ridden stranger as <8 ] was Mr. Hammond to Mr. Long. lea , As a rule, when an employee gets sick, and pes Is In needy circumstances, he is cast aside, up even as broken and worthless lumlture is Ibn thrown out or sight, uncared for neglected. km But Mr. Hammond was faithful, Rind and ran true to ooe who had no one else to whom he tar could look for belp. Tbe crave has closed for over the body of Mr. Long, but the fragrance tog of a kindly deed to a friendless brother exists es < forever. clll MCI ? ? ? a lift THE COTTON MILL. gf ^ rtu< ?pt Tbe Boiler* are Xow in Position.? >?i The Euffine Is In the Yard, Ileady to ko Into tlie Mill. t?lu The boilers and the fan for heating;, cooling z'k and drying tbe will are now In position. us, Owing to the delay of the men In arriving "U' "to put up tbe eDgine, but little progress It- lhl now being made. ?ra Tbe looms, spindles and other machinery i> vva ready to be shipped, but tbe order to ship will ,ro not be given uutll after tbe eugine has been 't, placed, and the mill has been dried by beat >ro from the boilers. fro The subscribers to the capital stock are now fro being urged to pay up their dues, as every kll cent will be needed to meet expenses as tbe sre work goes on. Those who have paid part on ibelr subscriptions may deposit their stock uei and borrow from our banks, so that there need be no excuse for non-payment. The directors, relying upon the slock holders, thi liave made obligations on the faith of their wo promises, and every one should pay up, even mi if he has to borrow the money. the The building ?f the factory Is assured, and 'b< It is a pity for any one to sell his stock before the wbeeis begin to turn. Don't fool away *1* your stock, or abandon the payment of your obligation. mj A iarj?e number ot applications for all sorts cos of places In tbe mill bave been tiled, and will pis receive attention as soon as tbe machinery is far ready for work. Ill* kil ^ ^ t)?i WIDEMAN HITS THE GRIT. $ . ?" wh A Cnpllnl I.eeture?Charm* Hie People S,J of Pelxer? Humor auil Music Com- ^ blued. of The Felzer correspondent of the Greenville !'" News, under date of January 10, says : inl The Hon. W. P. Wldernan. of Abbeville m( county, delivered a very Interestlm:, instruc- cr( ttveaud entertaiulng lecture in our villas 10 last night on the subject. "Hit the Grit." He 1 told us when, how and why we should 4 Hit an the Grit," mentally, morally, socially and Wl philosophically. His lecture Is interspersed mi with numerous souks and side-splitting anecdotes and is full of thought, w'2t and pathos, d?> Everyone should avail themselves of the op- J portualty of bearing him should tbe occasion wl ? offer. lo th ? In ? cr Violets of Sicily extract is as delicate and as ut fragrant as tbe flower, lor sale only by Harri- o'< on & Game. dr AN ENGINEER'S STORY. J S rilling Occurrence* in the Life of ^ Oii? Who Holds the Throttle. M rhe followlug is a true story told me by an nj gineer of the Southern Railroad : sv ^tie 13th of December, 1S92, was a dreary {lit. I fastened on my overall", lit my Ian- n( n and proceeded to iruke my way the <t I knew how down to ttie round-house p| icre my engine was being cleaned to start fj| r. on lipr regular run. The town of .Sails- ,ir ry, N. C.. us I passed down its louely streets med dt-so'ate iind deserted. Now and |,| in a Msht beamed through the window of old manse were the only signs of Ufa that s old historic place gave to the outside j, rid this dreary night. After turning sev- < I streets. I soon found myself In front of gr' ! shops where I was to tind the object moRt ^ all. 'irlxed and loved by me as It is in hu so II power to love a material thing, my en- sn e. The steady pourof the rain which had ra( ;n descending lor three days seemed w) iv to increase with double fury. Here I ]at the hostler who was preparing to carry erJ lah (for that was the pet name of my ene; around to the station for me. "This is .. awful night. Jim."said the hostler, "to go an , on thirteen." 1 only answered with a s0 idder and passed on. Thirteen was the |je lited vestibule between .Salisbury and m, nt Kock which was due to leave the first ,i0 ued station at one o'clock a. m., reaching t jevllie shortly after day-break. lo had beeu promoted to this run not two ju] ntbR before, the complaint against the for- e(j r man that he could not made the time. i schedule nmiNiiu Deen cm since mai time W(] i I was now to make Paint Ruck by oue m< lr earlier so as to make connection wit.li a . East Tenuessee. Virginia and Georgia |ej lis: north. tlll had wont to be reckless during my wf] mger days as an engineer and It was ju Iniy through this and tiie strict attention .. . ill duties that I was promoted to this run. ^ , bad secured my rubber coat down at tne DU ip* and was making my way slowly oack ^;l r the wrecked car trucks which lay scat- < ' id here and there over the yard, when I ?.i $ suddeuly met by the foreman ot the rr), ps "I am sorry to tell you. .Jim." said he, ill will have to send a shop hand out L, h you t-Miight as Charley Is very ill ana Rtl ds ine word that he will be unable to ne ke the run. I will give you JoeHelseras ,^( link he knows the track better than any s,? ;ro 1 have just now In the shops." I made 1,, answer to the (oreman, but nodded my m? ,d in assent, and made my way up toward i.( engine througn the storm which now t(.i med to he setting in with redoubled fury. vo had thought more than once that some 111 en would befall me this, dreary night. iar w to add to tuts. Charley was sick and Bu ad to make this trip with an inexperlied fireman. However, Joe was a good crfi ky and I fell assured that he would give vpl but little trouble. air ut the thought of Charley's sickness hung " r me like a black veil, to increase the hors of this awlul night. Charley iMcCree n,j san Irish lad who came to this country en but sixteen summers. He had tlnaily an ded la Asneviile and applied to the South(then the Richmond and Danvlile rail- dr( d) for work to fire an engine. By chance, made Ills first trip with me from Ashevllle opanttuuiUK, nuu 1 itncu unu su iuuuu ,t I determined to keep him if possible. I we cerded well and soon be^an look upon boy as a younger brother. The lad, ough the kindness shown him, became atiy attached to me, aud we were uot long oming fast lriends. eouid uot help thinking of Charley now. mld.I go to nee him? I did not have time ?ugh, for we were due ro leave then in sev- 1 eeu minutes. But what If the boy should belore I returned! I knew not what to do; J there wasouly one thing?get on my en- "Y e, pull out into this dreary night and soon wl i myself tlyiug over the mountains of n1' stern North Caroling. J soon a rived at my engine at the van of a 10 [gage, r mall and express, two day coaches 1 two Pullman sleeping cars, making six .clies In all, very heavy train for my Pet to nb these mountains with,yet she was more s ,u enough for her task. After oiling and P1' imlning the different pans of my englue, 1 ad only to await the arrival of the north- ev' md vestibule from Charlotte to Washing- , aud thence alter the transferring of bag- al' ;e and pBsseDgers to pull out on this dreary 3 6. he time soon passed, one fifteen a. m. The ?t tlbule had been due twenty minutes and , 1 no signs of her yet. The wires were all ,vn between Ciiarlotte and .Salisbury, so no * ort of her had been received since depart: the former city. We waited one dreary ir with no sounds but the beating of the 1 n and the continual up and down motion ^er the ptstou in the air pump of my englue co} iting as the tired houud after the chase 1 1 is now restinu in the shade. Thus we I7lc Ited au hour ami teu miuutes, and raj' ,M' tiductor walked up to me and said that we 18, nd get no orders from the dispatchers and f) ffilha clearauce card we would pull out our run. He walked slowly back to the wo r end of the train, and it was not long be- ms e the sound of "All Aboard," and the blow 0D ,he air whistle announced the beginning i learlul ride. mounted upon my box, placed my reverse er i*i the last uolch and cracked my throtThe drivers lightly slipped, but catching sell again, Bulab soon walked away from station down through the yard and out a the dark night. My he*d-llght was ning unusually dim. this I remarked to , hut he said It was hard to keep it lighted ill. 1 pulled my reverse lever up three P ches and I could fairly feel Bulah over the . s as if she had no lead at all. My trip for f " first part went well. We had passed P* te*ville. The fury of the storm seemed to p*. rease. I was now nearlng a piece of 57; light track. I held my watch to the v?' jp-light,one hour (behind time. I knew good track I was nearlng and pulled my ottle back and my engine sprang forward ?' r [ pulled it. Still the storm continued to n 11 Itp hi llrturBlluchPfl lnfr? rriiutc hufho torn. C**-" t. Beside us the wind columns are rushing ga the black rocks and falling again like a iusaud cataracts of rdow. Before us 1 ew was the deep and sheltered river which st be swollen by the rains, but it Is not In front of you that you can see; some miles out ahead of us begins a sloproof of thick black cloud, which stretch- tie ?ver the heads ot the peaks, cutting the 0f Ts off at middle height, hiding all the F luntalns and darkening the hollows In the ?[ tance into blackest of nights. And under- ot iththat awful whirling mist the storm Is rjc i trees, till all the land Ik shrouded dim J dun. On we rush with scarcely lessened se ied. the black storm following fast, cur- fi. ued by one dark sheet of pouring rain be- ., e which the forest was falling In a long e; while every moment before us a keen pe le (-park leapt down lo the earth and darted /.nit through the rain. Above us, behiud .. before us, the lightning lept, ran dazzling J blinding, while the deep roar of the th inder whs changed to sharp, ear-piercing m icks. A tlish, another iieavy sound and a'l s still. A white sheet had Hashed down iu a" nt, putting out my headlight. What, was w! a ghost, a woman ? My fireman had fallen ve m his box and was down on his knees in *. nt of the Turnace. I heard the awful words m m him: "Lord have mercy, Mas' Jim, you tic led that lady;" Hnd as he spoke an angry or iwl trom the westward heavens seemed to swer his wild words, and rolled and rolled P? irer and nearer, |tl 11 right over our lil ids it crashed against some cloud-cliff far |le >ve, aod all whs silent. Ciuick as lightning , ! thought came over me?I bad killed a tn man ! I did not leel my engine jar, but it. gr ist be?o. I reversed her quick and applied sn >air. The drivers started backwards and ' 5 guide-rods rattled as if they iiad been Pe itteredintoa thousand pieces. Her speed gr ckened and soon she stood still beneath i pouring rain. I grabbed my lantern, felt , r way out of my engine back toward the W1 iches. Here I met the conductor and ex- yc lined the cause of the stop. Wo searched Rf back up the track but no signs of human *\ i could be discerned. Vet I felt that I had t'1 led her and still her corpse kept pointing stl ck and hack and looking at me with yearn- nf eyes of agony and lips which longed to " l some awful secret. We felt our way back w the tr.tiu. and, uot being satisfied, I wtnt m }uud in irontof my engine to see if there ..r is any blood upon the cow-c.itcber, and as 1 : irted to step?horror of horrors! -two feet Cl lore me, by thejiiggered streak of the leaven ot It I discerned an awful sight. The bridge u. the river was gone; two more minutes and ; e wiiole train would have plunged headlong JU to this huge chasm. The waiting until it] srning, the building of a new trestle, the jxsing and the rest of my trip matters little you. )oes this not argue a Divine Providence, ai all-powerful God who is continually ji ilchicg over His children? How much ure thankful should I leel than the man to y< 10m Ood sliows His mercies from day to cl y by not taking away from him his soul? ?: \nother occurrence similar to this and ilch happened on this same rnn lias caused 01 be grafted into my soul a stronger belief In bi e hand of Providence. It had been a nleht ni all of its horrors similar to the one in I>e- " mber. I had made my regular nights' run tt nisually well. I had left Salisbury at one tt slock, on time, and had passed over those u( eary mountains through a storm that had | laken the foundations of old earth. It was earing the approach of the morn. At three clock the clouds began to clear away, aad le moon. Rurrounded by a million dancing ^ ars, began to peep forth to light up the 'e(1 reary world. The summer storm was ovur. an y eyeR were largely fixed on the low, wooded ills, which now slept in the moonlight; my ulf jstrils drank greedily thefragrantalr which apj pept from the mountains ladened with the |a? ent of a thousand flowers; my ears wei- >? inied as a grateful change from the monoto- ml jus roar of the storm, the hum of the moon- I In clrPflniQ Ihfl r>rnti Ir 1 n (* nf t.hp frncrK. t.liA tn< aintive notes of the whlppoorwlli which P'e 1 a night with noisy Hie. Slowly and D<> earily broke the dawn on such a day as mo ten follows heavy thunder-storms. I felt cot ce exclaiming as the Immortal bard 01" old: "ai lall, holy Light, offspring of heaven, first- Ye irn. Or of the Eternal co-eternal beam ; May P'e xpress the unblamed?" ad< So011 we went, where the immense wallof " auite clift, which forms the Western side of ab< e monntain, ends sheer In a precipice of 'y < me three hundred feet, topped by a pile of ent ow white rocks, bespangled with golden cr,J osses. As we approached, a screech owl, lich sat upon the topmost stone, flapped sily away, shaking the rain from its leath- _ 5. and sinking into the abyss as if It scooted e approach of ray oncoming engine. It, was glo'rious sight, URon a glorious day. Now y d then, in the distance, I could dincern 0f j me far-off cattle farm, while I crashed like Qf | htning over the crossing of some old in? 5untain road which led from Kuosvllle jaL( wn toward the coast. t was dead calm. There was not abieath stir a blade of grass. And yet the air was 1 of sounds, a low deep roar which hoverover lawn and wood. Intermingled with T B chirping of birds and Insects. Th-s air 1 ts full of perfume, the dainty scent ol the Jn >untain flowers. I was now neariig a * i jiece of straight, level track, ten mliiiii In lul igth. Here the track follows a stream down arn rough a mountain pasture. I bad been Qf mt to make this run from curve to curve ring good weather in nine mlnntes. The "ei .ck was bad to-day, but I resolved to t.;y it. Jej hortened the stroke of my drivers and bu lled^my throttle out. My engine leaped for- ^ ( tu imc 11 llgci, rm uunu wii buq uinb^too ah my eyes could see, I could discern a kfc| ilte speck which seemed shaking to and i. As I approached the object be:ame .T ilner and plainer. A faint bleat bori e to i by the light breeze which now besuu to tio rsoon told me that It was the form of a w-born Iamb, shivering and drying itself In . ?sun. I used my whistle all I could. It ne tried and looked up but was too feeble to ex< >ve. Each strolie of the drivers brought we i nearer and nearer this feeble form. What Duldldo? I was now nearlng the end of eV( s ten mile run. I bad seen a time In my tac untrerdays as an engineer when I would fej] ve tnken great delight in running over the . nb and seeing how high I could knock It. t somehow my heart failed me now, find I eri lid not bear the thonghtof killing the little urn lature. Quick as a flash mv engine was re- , rsed a second tune and by the aid ot my brakes I succeeded in stopping Iher in ten the rds of the bleating lamb. I got down from w;i 7 engine, picked the kid up gently and ? iced it off the track. I was now standing ' the curve at the end of the straight rnn kit d could look around It for several yards. I wo sed my eyeB. What did I see! \Vaa it a .. sam ! One of the lamest poplar trees that )ws upon the mountain-side bad been ofR )wn down and now lay at light angles ?ir? oss the track. Twenty yards farther and ./J i would all have been hurled lDto eternity. t0? u...nwall .n irir VJCUI(,'; iutunuun IUVAUO. rii he ??? kir Shortstops. diss Alma Corrle entertained a few of her cor ends last night. . kir. Charles Bruce who was burnt about 001 e months ago Is improving, and his friends we II be glad to know he is getting along so pa] 'he friends of Mrs. Lee Miller will be glad we know she is inprovlng, after a spell ol the Th D- the Jrs Hillary Devlin was in town one day last ek. ot diss Mary Hemphill has returned from a agJ asant visit to friends iu Due West. 'he Abbeville graded school is increasing . f ery day. De'' rir. Wm. E. Bell was down from Due West AD ending to business. wi-, ilr. A. Cohen went over to Athens last week . see his family. olc )n account of Dr. Wilson's absence last the nday there was no preaching in the Presby rlra. SasBard has moved her family back to an< (bevllle, where her children have Btarted to wil 9 Graded School. *0 'he ladles of the Methodist church con- \ nplat giving an oyster supper while toe irt Is In sesHion. an< t is reported Mrs. Mcllwain is going to /iu >ve back to Abbeville and occupy the old r? ?rs house in Fort Pickens until her house toe seated. wh lr. Long died at his home Friday night ?ur er a long spell of grip. He has been rklng for C. P. Hammood & Co. His re- ^ ilns wera taken io Spartanburg Saturday at da> e o'clock. . m,? the a el INSTALLATION. Zh the tbeville Helps Greenwood to a !Vew Preacber. ^,, Iev. Kohkrt H. Nall, D. P.. recently ? m Texas, was Installed pastor of the Pres- uat terlan church at Greenwood last 8unday wa a commission from the South Carolina an( asbytery, consisting of Dr. J. Lowrie Wll- t, i, chairman. and Rev. B. P. Reed, of Peniion. The rormer preached the sermon, thl J the latter delivered the charges to the 8h( ?tor and people in the presence of a large j^regttuuu. ur. *.>hii itiih luw vawiuuy ??u- _ itoned by the recent resignation of Dr. Fo- He tie. all ? ? the Th Youuff Life. (jgg A.11 young life is impatient. Irnpa- 8to nice is the one special characteristic * childhood and youth. Life is fuller tbl promise at this time than at any her. It spreads before the eye like a j3?1 sh and varied feast, like a garden full blossoms ready to be plucked. The jjo1 uses are keener for enjoyment, and Jir* ere is a restless longing to tret all ^ at life promises at once. Young ople are in haste to grow up and to c tain in childhood the advantages are at men and women enjoy. And in ^h* is longing they trample under foot ?"1 any of the blessings of their present *atl e, and lose the charming graces 'V" hich should distinguish their early c?l iars. Tney are prematurely satisfied ; f?e ey have seen an end of all perfec>n and And nothing new to interest to' delight them. You know what hap- ?ns if you try to open the bud of a ?e(j y and make it unfold its pure white :art to the 3uu too soon. You tipoil tha e bud, you take away its beauty aud ^ ace by your violent haste, and you c,toil tlie flower. Its growth is stop- *n( id; neither its bright hue nor its fra- "j}e ance is developed, and before it is ?'* ilf expanded it begins at once to ither and decay. And so with the >ung child who seeks to be grown up once. The charm of the child and 3 e beauty of the youth are both de- 9?u royed. Childhood and youth are the r'? sriod of preparation for after life, in cui hich wise and holy lessons can be ost effectually imparted by teachers, oul id the discipline of the heart and aul laracter carried on most advantage- ft"0 isly in the loving atmosphere of chi jnie. And it has been proved that y?' ist as animals which have the Ion gest ne ifancy are the most highly developed c'11 i the end, so human beings who re- Pr< lain longest in the state of childhood id pupilage achieve highest dintinc- ";a on afterwards. And, therefore, all ou:ig people ought to look upon their jov' lildhood and youth as a most precious ba me of preparation, when a rich stock I w? f good lessons and influences has to bu e laid which may hereafter bring forth oundant fruit, and not be eager that leir tender years, with all their wise ?achings and lovinps restraints, should jnj e got over as quickly as possible. ! jT)] Xot so BhiI n?t Painted. Augufita Morning News. 'imes are not nearly so bad as the people n I to believe by tbe peruiml of papers tb b given over entirely to calamity bowlla a person who reads only these apostlea icontent and unhapplness, It Is made vei parent that all tbe money coined In U it decade has been burned up or Is secretl Iden away In the vaults of mlserah sers on l-iombard and Wall streets, 'he facis in tbe case, however, dispro\ sse erroneous publications. Money niiful In the money centres, and there ta bank In Augusta that cannot accon idate all of Its patrons, under the sam idltions tbut it did years ago. There are n alters who have recently developed lnt llowstone Kits, and it has not been ou asuretohear of any who were formerl J Icted to throwing money away. apers and people who ar5 always pratin )ut destruction to tbe country are evlden imicieu wun some disease mac ubb Dee tendered by bad business management o shed political hopes. rtlou of Nnnlh Carolina Dlftpensari Lnw Not I.eirnl. Washington. Jan. 18.?Tbe Supreme Cour the United States has decided that portloi the South Carolina Dispensary inw, provid : for the inspection of liquoni importim o the State to be unconstitutional. The Three Magi. ^ersia is a great country, which wa old times very illustrious and power ; but now the Tarars have waste* d destroyed it. In Persia is the cit; Saba, from which the three Mag out when thev went to worshii jus Christ; and in this city they ar ried side by side. And above then ;re is a square building, carefully [)t. The bodies are still entire, witl i hair aud beard remaining. Messe iro Polo asked a great many que? ns of the people of that city as ti ;se three Magi, but never onecoul* And that knew aught of the matter 3ept that these were three kings wh< re buried there in days of old. How sr, at a place three days journey die it he heard of^whe t lam going t I you. He found a village ther lich goes by the name of C'ala Atap stan, which is as much as to say he Castle of the Fire-worshipers.1 id the name 19 rightly applied, fo ? people there do worship lire, and II tell you why. fhey relate that in old times thre lgs .of that country went away t rship a Prophet that was horn, am ;y carried with them three rnanne erings, God and Frankincenae, am rrrh ; in order to ascertain whethe it prophet were God, or an earth I; ig, or a physician. For, ss.y they, i take the Gold, theo he is an earth 1; ig; if he take the Incense he is Go< le t ake the Myrrh lie is a Physician Jo It came to pass when they hu< ne to the place where the child wa :o, the youugest of the Three Kiug nt in first and found the Child ap rently just of his own age: so hi nt forth again, marveling greatly e middle one entered next, and liki ; first he found the Child eeemingh his own age ; so he also went forij lin and marveled greatly. Lastly i eldest went in, and as it hac alien the'other two, so it befell him id he went forth very pensive. Ant len the three had rejoined one an ter, each told what he had seen ; ant :n they all marveled the more. S< >y agreed to go in all three together i on doing so they beheld the Chile th t.he appearance of its actual age wit, some thirteen days. Ther iy adored, and presented their Gold i Incense, and Myrrh. Arid th< ild took all the three offerings, ant >n gave them a scaall closed box ereupon the Kings departed to re n into their own land. ^.nd when they had ridden manj ?s, they said they would see what th< ild had given them. So they opene? i little box, and inside it they founc tone. On seeing this they began t< nder what thia might be that tb( ild had given them, and what wai s import thereof. Now the signifl ion was this ; when they presentee sir offerings, the Child had acceptec three, and wheu they saw that, the} 3 said within themselves that Hi s the True God, and the True King i the True Physician. And wha ! gift of the stone inspired was tha a Faith which had becrun in then >uld abide firm as a rock. For Hi 11 knew what was in their thoughts iwbeit, they had no understanding a of this signification of the gift o * stone; so they cast it into a well en straightway a fire from Heaver icended into that well wherein tin ne had been cast. ^.ud when the Three Kings behele s marvel they were sore amazed i it greatly repenteijthem that they d cast away the stone ; for well thei in preceived that it had a great am ly meaning. So they took of tha and carried it into their own couai , and placed it in a rich and beauti church. And there the people keer lontinually the sacrificees they offei i kindled with that fire. And if evei > fire becomes extinct they go t< ler cities round about where tin ne faith is held, and obtain of thai > from them and carry it to th< ireh. And this is the reason wlij i people of that country worship fire ey will often go ten day's journey ;et of that tire. iuch then was the story told by the >ple of that Castle by Messrs, Marcc lo; they declared to him for a truth it such was their history, and thai i of the Three Kings was of the ? called Saba, and the second of Ava 1 the third of that very Castle where iy still worship tire, with the people ill the country round about. ? * True Trust. i'ou and I are temped to run intc ae dangerous occayiou, some inju' us companionship, to gratify oui iosity by reading dangerous Dooks lich will soil our purity or damage r faith. We say, *'God will give hif ?els charge over me to preserve me m harm." God will give his angels irge over you to preserve and keej: a in all paths of duty. But God has ver promised to give his angels irge over us to keep us in all the ;cipices ofourowu self-willed choice a go into temptations in spite o iruing or advice, and we find tha id does not give his angels charge er us : we are trusting where h< sn;t promised ; we are presuming len we have no pledge on which t< ild real hope. Age is not all decay ; it is the ripen g, the swelling of the fresh life with , that withers and bursts the husk. Tbe Soft AnHwer. re "Ouch, Susie ! it hurts like sixty ! at "I know it, Charlie. I will be t careful as I can." ? She bathed his hurt foot with ver ie pen tie hands, for she saw by his fat y the pain it gave him. His sister Mar came in and held his hand and sai( re "How did it get hurt?" }s "Oh, it was all Jack Brand's faull 18 r hit: him with mv hall. hut1. T dirtn 1 le mean to. Then he hit me with hi 0 ioat, and I hit back, then he ran ; an ? [ was climbing over the wall to ru y after him and hit him again, and a gret atone fell on my foot. Oh,oh !" ? "I'll soon be through," said Susi< n "Jack Brand is always quarrellin r with me," aaid Charlie. "But it always takes two to make quarrel, you know," said Mary. "On f boy can't make a quarrel." "Doyou mean that I quarrel?" sai t Charlie. a "It seems like that, doesn't It? I [. you had not struck back when h< struck you there would not have been quarrel." If he had stopped, I woul< have stopped," said Charlie. "But vou should have stonned first 8 Charlie. You forgot to try'a soft at swer, I'm afraid." j "I guess I did," said Charlie, in low voice. K "Try the next time," said his siste ' earnestly. It will be hard, perhaps ? when you feel angry, but a Cbmtia soldier must get used to hard things And bis great Captain will always b - sure to help him. By this time the bruised foot wa carefully bound up. J <lI wish you would bring me m j paint box, Susie," he said. "I an . going to make something to make m ' remember." He painted a motto in bright color " on a peice of card-board, and hung i " up in his room. It read : "A. sol answer turneth away wrath, bu K grievous words stir up anger." I * ^ ^ r The thought that Jesus, the "Ma I of Sorrows," knows the heart of th sorrowing, and is able and willing "t e comfort all that mourn," is a very pr< 0 cious thought to every grieved an j smitten believer. 1 DENTAL NOTICE. r o n mi Y jur. o. u. a uuhibuu, f OFFICE UP-STAIRS ON MoILWAI] 7 Corner, Abbeville, 8. C. i i Strayed. I ONE LARGE NO-HORNED WHITE CO\ 8 wltb red Hides, and one brendel cow. An >- information concerning them will be ri B warded by Livingston & Perrln. I Restaurant. 1 t wonld announce to my friends and cast* JL mere that I have moved my RESTAl 4 RANT to Cotbran's Block, on Wasblngto Street, where I will be glad ro serve the pul lo wltb as good meals as tbe provisions < 1 the market will afford. HARRIET E. ADAMS. j Oct. 1,1395, 6ms. 1 WALTER L. MILLER ; Attorney at Law. > .Abbeville, S. C. 1 I also represent a number of Investmen Companies. Loans made on Abbeville o ' Greenwood City real estate. OFFICE on Law Range. I The State of South Carolina ABBEVILLE COUNTY, j Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Ad ^ ministration. i By R. E. Hill, Esq., Judge of Probate J" "^/"HEREAS, Martha E. Morrison ha i ? maae ami 10 me, to gram ner .Letter 1 of Administration of the Estate and effect , of Jasper N. Morrison, late of Abbevlll ' County, deceased. ? These are therefore, to cite and admonlsl ; nil and singular the kindred and creditors o f the said Jasper N. Morrison, deceased, tha ^ they be and appear before me, in the Cour t of Probate, to be held at Abbeville C H? oi 1 Monday, the 25th of January, 1897, after put a llcation hereol, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon to show cause if any they have, why the sal< Administration should not be granted, t Olven under my band and seal of the Court t this 9th day of January, in the year c [L. S.l our Lord one thousand eight hundre* and ninety seven and in the 121st yea ) of American Independance. a Published on the 13th day of January, 1K9"; In the Press and Banner and on the Cour House floor for the time required by law. J R. E. HILL. Jan. 13, 1897. Judge of Probate. f snwnrvr TAX MV/xxvr vr^J ^ELECTION. * t 2 " r \T . OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PUR' ' suant to an Act of the General Assembly, ap> proved February 28,1896, an election will be ^ held in tbe City of. Abbeville ' OIM TUESDAY, JANUARY 26th, 1897, f (being tbe fourth Tuesday In said month] | upon tbe question of continuing for five yeare 1 the levy of a Special Tax, not to exceed foui (1) mills In any year, for the support of tbe schools of tbe School District of the Town ol ' Abbeville. Tbe polls will be opened at seven o'clock a, ra., and closed at four o'clock p. m. of said | day. Those in favor of said tax shall vote a bal1! lot having written or printed thereon the ' words "School Tax, Yes," and those opposed 5 j lo said tax shall vote a ballot having written 1 1 or printed thereon tbe words "School Tax, } j No." i The following persons, to wit: J. T. PARKS, f F. L. MORROW, t H. T. WARDLAW, i are appointed managers to conduct said elec i tlou. r By order of the Board. W, A. TEMPLETON, Chairman, _ F. B. GAEY, Secretary, Jan. IS, 1897. Surveying and Platting im Land and Town Lots. Also Terracing, Lev ^ ellng aDd Grading. Accurate work done JL 19 wbere local attraction makes a Compass an- Pal reliable. T.C.ANDERSON, *?! y Feb. 5,1890, ly . Ninety-Six, a. C. tQ11 y THEAXXUAL MEETING ? ' Ho ? OF THE - Bot 15 STOCKHOLDERS J; d F n - OF THE 1 Farmers Mutual Fire Association, Of Abbeville Comity, |J a e ?will be held at? d Abbeville on Thursday, the 21st Nc f inst,, at 12 O'clock. ' Important business will be transacted, and rTV j a full meeting desired. ^ J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Secretary. 25 Jan. 13, 1397. trui A a entf befi r be I j Apportionment of the School Fnnds Q of Abbeville County for School ? e Year 1866-97. 1 1 s -? * OS * 95 i 11 a otf*d ? 2 ? * |j ** 2-r "so- o??sS. '"-'-3 Sufe. ^gy a8?s o32^=?8 Sfii ou? a o-g? S?s-s 2a 2 o 1 ?S? _ 2<?Q <55 a Oeo fc H 8 6S9 10 82,067 47 8198 00 83,249 57 418 23 1,254 71 454 00 2.126 94 '8 396 '.2 1.158 47 879 00 1,923 59 it 857 29 1,101 66 277 00 1,786 95 tl 46U 81 1,400 54 88# 00 2,258 35 D 3i6 48 1,069 55 347 00 1,778 03 R it 384 25 1,002 86 315 00 1,652 11 388 59 1,165 88 243 00 1,797 47 378 77 1,121 42 311 00 1,806 19 272 51 817 60 290 00 1,880 11 ] 228 87 6S6 68 209 00 1,124.55 8.9 32 988 04 809 00 1,626 86 n 481 63 1,445 00 383 00 2.309 63 e 349 07 1,047 32 800 00 1,696 39 n 299 68 899 11 269 00 1,467 79 459 40 1,378 31 852 00 2,189 71 5* * 275 80 827 48 300 00 1,403 28 li 349 90 1,049 79 350 00 1,749 69 108 53 452 02 135 00 695 55 151 48 454 49 109 UO 714 VI t 75 74 227 24 59 00 361 98 f 52 69 . 158 08 48 00' 258 77 The above apportion ment of tbe School Fund to tbe different School Districts In Abbeville county is based on the enrollment o' N pupils in tbe public schools of tbe county during the last school year. The different boards of school trustees must not overdraw on me amounts deslgnat ' ed for their school districts. The amounts apportioned to each district v from tbe amount brought forward from last * year will be paid out oy the Treasurer in J January or February next. The 3 mill tax <br 1896 9V and the poll tax will not be due utiwl November, 1897. Clerks of the different uoardbof trustees will be required to distinguish between warrants drawn on tbe 3 mill tax and tbe poll tax as I am required by law to report them separately I / , in tbe annual settlement. 1/ r Tbe clerks of tbe different boards of trus- (A tees will be required to make and send to this |1 office on or before 1st of July, 1897, an ltemiz- II I, ed statement of tbelr expenditures during I 1 * the present school year. a win luereiure ue ? necessary that their books be accurately kept. No warrant of any board of trustees will be endorsed In tbls office unless the amonnt of warrant Is plainly written In words and not put In figures, and both duplicate and orlglJnal must be signed by at least two of the trustees of the district from which it comes. I W. T. MILFORD, i Co. Supt. of Education. Dec. 1.1896. G ' There Is Beauty ' In Extreme Old Age To the oc'entist who is hunting ? for mummies and such, but to T * the every day housewife looking * ? for palatable edibles the mould h of old age is a delusion and a J)j3 'l snare. To get fresh goods, relial able goods and low prices, give us your orders and get your goods 1 delivered at your door free of \\ charge. ? Our Line _ 1 Of Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables is always full and fresh. The ladies are oolroH frv /tall and opp nnr annds before purchasing elsewhere. R. C. WILSON & CO. Watch for our Delivery Wagon ! fills IIJ "Oeingover I am now giving all my time! ls e( i -t* and men PERSONAL ATTENTION wwc TO THE REPAIRING OP j <luar Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, j ?a?n' Remember ^ ! ? I have tbe finest equipped work shop In this part of the country and if you want a Good Job At reasonable prices get my estimate on ! work before going elsewhere. I oe] R. C. BERNAU, IjS The Jeweler. / NOTICE. HE FIFTH SESSION OF THE CLEM80N Agricultural College will beglu Thursday, iruary lStb, 1807. 0 the two regular four-year courses leading ibe degrees of Bachelor of Science, a spe1 two-year course in Mechanics and Eneerlng has been added. be Courses of Instruction include the owing subjects:?Agriculture. Chemistry, rticulture, Daryinn, Veterinary Science, ^ny, Geology, Mineralogy, Mechanical, ctrical and Civil Engineering, English, ' thematlcs and History. ' oard, washing, fuel, lights, for session of 766ks ?39 00 or Catalogue containing full particulars, Address, , . h E. B. CRAIGHEAD, Pres.. in. G, 1897. Clemson College, S. C. ptoto nf UGrnn'ot TJnutnn IWd uliilu U1 uailioi UUllUll, Uuu lli itice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. A.KE NOTICE that on the 4th day of February, 1897,1 will render a final account, my actings and doings as Administrator .he Estate of Harriet Burton, deceased. In office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville mty at 10 o'clock a. m.. and on the same ' will apply for a final discharge from my st as such. 11 persons having demands against said lie will present them for payment oo or are that day, proven and authenticated or 'orever barreu. W. ft. BULLOCK, in. 4,1897. Administrator. nnmfiiTH HTIT WILLI ILL f - ME CO. STEAM EUGIIE8, 6D3 TS COTTOW GINS and r SAWMILLS. Engines and Machinery of all Kinds for Bent, Lease, or Sale, Second-hand or ' New. ALSO AGENTS Automatic Engines and Rams. 'e are fully prepared to do yonr plnmmlng and gas fitting. We also' ran a grist mill on Saturdays, And are making a ' splendid meal. SbopB adjoining old depot. Address, B()x J? Ei GflidS6y) Manager ^ r~,/VQ mm i i ===== "CURE-PROOF OIL. 175?, THE BEST -L oil that can be made. An oil that gives a brilliant light, and does not amoke the chimney, can be bought for the same money as low grade oil. Special prices by the barrel. v W. LOMAX. - ill . rfv ':* ) fTTTi era H ti v 'LOWS! PLOWS! PLOWS! -HEADQUARTERS FORcie Boy Plows and Castings. Plow Stocks and Steela. . CUTAWAY HARROWS. Smoothing Harrows, tilled Plows. Steel Plows. Subsoil Plows. Traces, Hames, and Plow gear. Hen-Jones Hardware Co., Abbeville, S. C. i~i : I I OIL ID ~ I Nil PAY FULL MARKET PRICE FOR . . . Cotton Seed. ill make a good exchange of MEAL and jLS for SEED. Farmers should sell their to tbe Oil Mill or exchange them for leal and Hulls Dur Ginneiy -I quipped with the very latest improve ts for handling and GINNING COTTON :h Increases its value one eight to one ter of a cent a pound. Send your cotton 1 Mill Ginnery and see If it does not com- * d a better price than when ginned on old J i machinery. -.-1 - Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls for Sale. I J. M. HARDEN, J Manager. at. 15. 1896, tf liiren's jewel caskets In white metal, :s ranging from 10c. to 75c. Handsome :e metal framed mirrors at 25c., toilet a, etc., at R. C. Bernau, the jeweler. . A -.Ji