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i The Abbeville Press and Banner. ! r .1 f. . .. ,? v BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1844 $| \ .f^JI 1 - ? - -L- - __ - . Willi! NOTICE.' / Old Certificates of Registration! f are Void?Everybody Must j Register. /The Books of Registration will be Opened on the First Monday in December next j and kept Open for Three Successive! Days for the Reuistration of Voters Entitled to Registration unter the Con- j stitution-For the Information of the People Attention is Called to the Fol- j follng Provisions of the New Law, Approved the Fifth Day of March, 1896. The books of registration shall! be opened by ttie Boards oo the tlrst ! Monday In April. 1S96, at the C:<urt House In | each County, and kept open for at. leant six i /' consecutive weeks. They shall tie opened ' again at the Court H<Aise on the first Mondays i lu June. July, August and September, A. 1).,| i 1SSHJ, and kept open continually fur at least) k one week In each of said months. They shall; * be closed thirty dayR before the general elec-; J tion in 1S96. Alter seneral election in 151*6. the j J, Books of Registration shall be opened on the: P first Monday of each month at the Court! House and kept open for three successive days) in each month until thirty days before the election in lS9t>, when tbey shall be closed until the said general election shall have taken | place. The offices nnd hooks must ue Kept ] open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 3 I o'clock Ju Ihe afternoon. The Board ol Registration Is the judge of I the qualifications ol all applicants lor regis-!, tration up to January 1st, 1S9S l'p to Janu j i ary 1st, 1S95. every male citizen of this State! and of the United States, twenty-one yearn of! age. who is uot an Idiot. is not. Insane, is not j a pauper supported at the public expeni-e, I and Is not confined In any public prison, and wno has not. been convicted of burglary. ?r j' son, obtaining goods or money under false | pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery. 11 adultery, wife seating, housebreaking, receiv-l Ing stolen goods, breach of trust, with fraudu-; t leut, intent, sornication, sodomy, incest., as- j c Hault with Intent to ravish, miscegenation,!') larceny, or crimes against the election laws,; and who shall have been a resident in this ( State two years, (except ministers in ch?rge't yf organized churches and teachers of public i I schoo s. and they after six months residence: ' In the State,) a resident in Ihe County lor six ^ months, and io the polling precinct four) months, and who can read any Section in the ' Constitution of 1895, or cau understand and explain any section of said Constitution' when read to him by the registration officer or officers shall be entitled to registration and J become a elector upon application lor such j registration. If any person has been convict- ' e?t of any pf the crimes above-mentioned, a| IVi> UUU U1 tUKUUVCIUUI ICU1U>? IUCU1.-4UIHIfl cation. I In case any minor who will become twenty-1 fcne years of age after the closing of the Bonks [ Reglstratratton acl before the election, nk#and Is otherwise qualified to reclster, makes | kH application underoath showing he Is quailKgJ fled to reglRter, the Boards shalt register such ! ? applicant belore the closing of the books. il Any person whose qualifications as an elec-1 H tor wlTl becomoleled after the closing of the; I HSS? Registration Books but bffnre the nex' eiee-I ' tton, shall have the right to apply for and t-e- j cure u rfgistratlou cerilricate at any tlnn ] within sixty days Immediately preceding the : closing of the Registration Books, upon an < application under oai b to the facts entitling S3S bim tosuci) registration. Tne registration ol voters must be by noll-j < log precincts. There must be a B"Ok of Keg- i |V istratlon for each polling precinct, that is lor i each township, or parish, or city, or twon of . ^ less than live thousand ihhabitants, or ward of cities ot more than live thousand inhabi-l" tanls. Each elector must vote in the polling | precinct in which he resides. If there is more i than one voting place in the polling precinct, the elector may vote ai an\ voMntr pNcedesignated on the registration certificate The Boards must design;ilt* In the registration certificate the voting place In the polling precinct at which the eiector is to vote. If there is more than one voting place in the polling precincts, the Boards shall designate on the certificate tne voting place selected by the elector. / Old certificates of registration are void. Ev- i ery mao who may desire to exercise the right tn vnla mnst unnlv fnr T'/m lut ru I ion J. D. CAR WILE, * S. S. BOLES J. T. ELLIS. i Board of Supervisors of Registration. \4 ! J I J i ^ - I ill i' tit rtTrrri i nr nmri i t?t nrtrrt i MJWS! iLuWS! fLUWS! ?IiEADQUARTKllS FOUDixfe Boy Plows and Castings. ^ Plow Stocks und Steels. CL'TA WAY II A It ROWS. Smoothing Harrows, = Chilled Plows. Steel I'lows. Sut"-oll Plows. : Tracts, Hames, uutl Plow gear. 2 Giei-Jooes Hardware Co., Abbeville, S. <J. rww~ I I ierosene i oil. r ? a Fire-proof oil, 1-5?, the best j oil that cmn be made. An oil Unit j gives a brilliant light, and does not smoke the chimney, can he bought for j ^ the st.me money as low grade oil. c Special prices by tne barrel. G. W. LOMAX.j t ( Mutual Aid, Loan ail Inrestment Co.,! 1 Atlanta, Ga. * ABBEVILLE LOCAL BOARD. J. R. Blake. Jr.?President. i ' Walter L. Miller?Attorney. directors. R. W. Cannon, C. V. Hammond, Walter L. Miller, C. D. Brown. An excellent Investment company. July 31,1895,1SS5, tf To care a cold In one dav takp laxative * brornn quinine tablets, only 2oc per box. For sale at Speed's lirug store. When you want a pretty stylish hat or bonnet go or send to Haddon. g KIH1111 OIL! GIL! OIL! R. 0. WILSON & CO., HAVE BOUGHT OUT THE | OIL BUSINESS OF H. W. LAWSON & CO., AND WANT ** * YOUR TRADE. KEROSENE OIL! Oil! Oil! Oil! Phone No. 75. R. C. Wilson cfc Co. NOTICE. rHK FIFTH SESSION OF THE CLEMSON I Agricultural College will begin Thursday, I February ISth, ISit". To the two regular four-year courses leading j o I he degrees of Bachelor of Science, a speilal two-year course In Mechanics and En-1 :incetiriK has been added. The Courses of Instruction Include the i ollo'vinu subject*:?Agriculture, Chemistry, i Iorticnltnre, D^ryine, Veterinary Science, j J?t:i?y, Geology, Mineralogy, Mechanical, electrical and Civil Engineering, English, >lnt hematics and History. Hoar-.I, wifiliiiiK, luel, lights, for session of; 0 weeks. Soil 00. For Catalogue containing full particulars, i AildrpsH, E. 13. CltAIGHEAl), Pres.. Jan. C, 1897. Clemson College, S. C. ? af ag If M ?* ^?rr>^xA-n38c&.vxTrH3BUs'?i^ miiCI FOR Mann ana LUJii INNER-MAN.1 I AVE YOU CALLED ON n n vuhk At the new Grocery Store od Main Street? \ quiet place for Ladies to come to Purchose. There you find a full line of STAPLE and WNCY GROCERIES, ALL KINDS OF JOUNTRY I'RO DUCK. FRUIT and CONFECTIONERIES. A ready Delivery to all parts of the city, ''REE of Charge. Oil ! Oil ! Oil ! FIJRB OTT Pi^OOF UIJj, No Flickering, No Smoke. /I Tuesdays. Thursdays, > t/lt/ll aud Saturdays. LOOK OUT for the New Wagon l and have your cans tilled. FIVE GALLONS FOR SO CENTS. Apportionment of the School Funds of Abbeville County for School Year 1S66-H7. W i--, i la X . . - - 2ssS^ -_=?s -ess oui :? ? = ^j Eg 2 o ? ;y.S 2 <~s 2- ^ H S 6S9 10 52,007 47 S493 00 8-3.249 57 118 2:$ 1,251 71 451 00 2.126 91 :!Si '2 1.158 47 379 00 1,92.3 59 357 29 1,101 (if. 277 00 1,785 95 401! SI 1.400 51 8SU 00 2.253 35 356 -is i.Oi'j .v? :ii: oo 1,77a <>3 :m v> 1,00-2 80 sir. 00 1,05211 3SS 59 1,103 8S 243 00 1,707 17 '>72 77 1.121 42 311 00 l.SOO 19 27 ' 51 817 (iO 200 00 1.380 11 228 S7 CSti (is 200 00 1,12-1 55 3 !l :!2 !).-? 04 309 00 1,020 30 481 0.: 1,445 00 ;18-'I 00 2.300 0:5 819 07 1,017 32 3()0 00 1.69C 39 299 08 S'.lil 11 209 00 J.4G7 79 459 40 1.378 31 352 00 2,1S9 71 275 SO 827 4 S 300 00 1,403 2S 349 iHI 1.049 79 350 00 1,749 09 It? 53 452 02 135 00 (195 55 151 48 451 49 lli9 IK) 714 97 75 74 227 24 59 00 301 98 52 09 108 08 4S 00 258 77 The above apportionment of tlie School 'und to the different School Districts in Ab- 1 >evllle county is based on the enrollment o' >upils in tho public schools of the county luring the last school year. The different boards of school trustees | nust not overdraw on tne amounts desiguatd for their school districts. The amounts apportioned to each district I roin the amount brought forward from last | rear will be paid out by the Treasurer in January or February next. The 3 mill tax tor 1896 97* and the poll tax j' vill not be due nuu! November, 1897. Clerks j >f the different oOt.rds of trustees will be re- j inlred to distinguish between warrants fiawn on the 3 mill tax and the poll tax as Ii ira required by law to report them separately u the annual settlement. The clerks of the different boards of trus- j ees will be required to make and send to tills j >tlice on or before 1st of July, 1897, an itemiz:d statement of their expenditures during he present school year. It will therefore be lecessmry that their books be accurately | cept. No warrant of any board of trustees will be ! ndoised in this office unless the amount of1 varraut Is plainly written In words and not. nil in figures, and both duplicate and orlgilal must be signed by at least two of the 1 rustees ol the district from which it comes. \V. T. AlILiKOKD, I Co. Supt. of Education. Dec. 1.189C. DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, )FFICK (TP-STAIRS ON MoILWAIN j Corner, Abbeville. H. C. Don't fall to try Speeds talcum powder for jeneral toilet use. Price only 15c. i WORDS OF WARNING. An Interest!use Artieleou the Dniieer or.Spiitiim-ExtrnclN From Mcdlcn Journal*? Dentil Floating in til Air?Wise ami Careful Sussex! ion lor the Promotion of Health?; Live Question. The disgusting, vile habit of spil ting in any and all public places am conveyances has been freqdently men tinned in this department. Any in I telligent person suffering from tuber culosis wilfully does a criminal ac when he covers a floor with poison There are many abuses tolerated, bu a protest should certainly be mad against this one, which is such a pro lific source of danger. The Indiana State board of healtl has issued a circular letter to all rail road officials asking them to hav ejected from their trains every mai who persists in spitting on the tloor o the cars or stations after he has beei warned not to do so. In the circula the board explains that the sputun contains the germ of grip, nasal catarrl and various other diseases. It also declares that "spitting is i nasty and unnece?sary habit," aad ex plains that the board of health wil pass a rule against spitting which wil have all the force of law, if the rail roads will post it up and endeavor t( enforce it. The circular adds: "Whet the rule is first published and postec up in public places this board will, o course, be loudly abused as foolish impractical aud idiotic. Attentioi thus gained, we will publish in. everj county reasons for the action." It is to tie hoped that it will be but i short time until we read similar if noi more stringent notices posted in al public places, so that the people ma^ realize that there are other genuine vital questions than those pertaining to our monetarv and nolifioal sitna tion. Dr. Paul Gabier, a scientific authority, says: "If the habit of expectora tion iu public could be stopped, I an tsure that iu time tuberculosis woulc die out altogether." This seems a verj sweeping statement, but it isnotau illconsidered one. There is no questior in jny mind that the spread of tuberculosis is due largely to the habit 01 spitting. A great many people have tubercu losis without being aware of the fact They do not know of the danger thai comes from ejecting their sputuir wbere it becomes dry and pulverized fUnn <iuvi tiicu uicsauuutiumuiuic put iiuicr: to be inhaled by healthy persons, wbt are thus inoculated the disease. Thit random expectoration is a crime. It is gratifying to note the manj precautions observed in the hospital: of England, in regard to this source o: ihfection. Very stringent rules art laid down in the city of London bos' pitals for diseases of the chest. All expectorations are to be received in spittoons; these must be kept half full afone to thirty solution of carbolic acid. Tbe patients are forbidden to us< a handkerchief to receive expectorations, neither are they allowed to place handkerchiefs under a pillow, or ii: the pocket after wiping the lips. Wher unable to use spittoons, small pieces o: gauze are used, which are at once hurued. The dust floating in the ail is frequently examined by tbe physician to be certain it does not contain virulent vualities. At tbe Loudon hospital forconsumption patients must use spittoons while in the house and gauze while outside, which is burned at once. Dustiny cloths must be damp when used. Patients are forbidden to swallow auy matter after coughing as it may lead to consumption 01 tne bowels, and they must always occupy a single bed. In the Victoria dispensary the same precautions are well observed. In this building the walls and floors are thoroughly washed twice a week with the carbolic acid solution. At the Royal National hospital and the National sanitarian the same rules are rigidly enforced. Many other institutions have similar rules and several medical societies have issued printed circulars giving proper instructions for the use of the general public. Some of these circulars suggest the isolation of (lie uuiiauiuuLive paueui irom . ins family. In America the public receives too little advice from tbe medical fraternity, and we find very few wbo mention any precaution to the family while treating a case of consumption. If tbe true nature of this disease was was understood by the people we would find them ready and williug to profit by the suggestions made to them. When they learn that the expectoration ouee dry fills the air which they breath with toe tuburcular bacilli instead of tbe spittoons filled with sand, lime and that sort of dry dusty substance, tue carbolic acid solution will I\n <wlni\tiw1 l~TsAiir rvftoti urn ii?wl n mnnrr uc auujncu. nun imicii vr c nuuttiuwu^ our poorer classes the tioor beside the sick bed covered with lime and saDdto receive the sputum. The chamber maid comes along with her broom and tills the air almost to sullication. This sort of thing is often kept up foj years Then uot knowing the nature of this dreaded disease, it is surprising that the inhabitants of such homes feel they "inherit" consumption? Not Ashamed. Some years ago walking along the shaded streets of a prosperous New England city, I saw a little incident which has always remained as vivid in my mind as on the day I witnessed it. A group of boys, averaging about a dozen years of age, were gathered at the foot of one of the great elms, when a lady passed, and in response to her greeting one of the lads raised his cap from his head atid answered, "Good evening." The lady had hardly turned the corner before a storm of ridicule broke from the little group. Apparently the courtesy of lifting the hat was not familiar in the town, and the boys seemed to think the opportunity of airing their wit at their companion to tempting to be let pass. The little fellow was a year or two younger than a majority of the others, and it was uot (surprising that the jests aud laughter brought the blood to his cheeks. But 1 shall never forget the ring of manliness in his voice as he cried: "Well, you can say what you like, I'm uot ashamed of being a gentleman." . - 'j; AN INDISCREET PERSON. A] .s The Difference Between rii Artist A ?..ii ?> iiaxi. c One Mr. Campbell, a good-looking young i H white came to Abbeville ubout a week or ten ^ ' days ago, and stopped at tbe Abbeville Inn, * which Is kept by Mr. Bencham. lie was snp- wj| posed to be a railroad man, hunting for a job y0] on Hie Seaboard Air Line. About the time ^ee > of his arrival the police were put on notice ^01 [J that the stranger was wanted in Illinois for A|? the ollenseof beating tbe Express Company sce " out of S100. It was claimed that Campbell iuj,( i- presented a check, which he collected, for ft?a ?400, and the man whose name was signed to . it, denied that It was his signature. Because wh 1 of that denial Campbell was charged with )Hn . evil-doine. Chief of Police Riley and Police- fj0l t man Fisher called at the Abbeville Inn. Knocking at Campbell's door they were ad- VPB 8 .. W, II, ? cn/,.ilr/vl IT 1,? / i- was Mr. Campbell. He said that was bis tbe name. Policemen III ley told him that be was aU6 wanted In Illinois because of his having en, 1 passed a chcck to which a name had been g0 - forged. Campbell denied all knowledge of 'uu( e theSlOO transaction. But be was carried to a8|j Jail, where he remained until Sunday, when reu 1 a man from Illinois called for him. After son f hand-cufling hlrn he was taken to the train, , and there, securely fixed to the seat of a car, in | he left Abbeville for the previous scenes of we r bis usefulness. It was pitiful to see au Intel- wu 1 llgent, well-dressed, gentlemanly appearing jn , young man in such a condition, which condi- lru Hon furnished an object lesson, while show- j, Ing the lack of culture which so often cbarac1 teri7.es tbe Southern sharper. Young men in ha, . the South are not likely to commit forgery. our , When they want money for which they do ma not propose to give value, they look out for yet 1 a gudgeon who will credit tbem. If a man ?cn . will assume a considerable amount of piety and be particularly circumspect in bis out- stai 1 ward demeanor, he will have no trouble in frol 1 picking up one, two, or three gudgeons who t|ie 1 will part, with their money on almost any aDt . terms. When these nice, pious gentlemen t|)0 ? steal they always do so under the guise of a t^y coutract. and all Is well with them. If Camp- W|| . bell hnd been a citizen of any Southern a(j( State, Georgia for Instance, the probability lha 7 Is that be would have secured all ti.e money eve he\ wanted In a legitimate w?y. He would W0I , have found a green horn who would loaned nor ; him the money ou honied words and sweet ope t promises, and tlius httvo accomplished his i I purpose without being amendable to the law. 80i, . Gentlemen In the South, when they are com me pelled to steal, generally do so uuder the ab]( ? ?ulse of a contract, but a natural bom vulga- tre{ r rlau from Illinois commit forgery. gra I c . frle was LIFE AT LOWNDESVILLE. out He 1 Jub I A Ciiratifyinic Vhangc ofNchednle?Vis- all i Itors From tlic Far Xortliwcst? anc Personal. I Lowndesvllle. Feb. 8,18(17. up, Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, of Portland, Ore., serr P arrived here Wednesday morning. Mr. Bell was ' wns horn and rpfirpii in this nluno. TTa went i from here to Augusta, Ga., where be scent the . several years in a iucretlve business. From day tbere be went to California, where he was chil married. He Is here now for the first time in yon t twent v.years. on a visit to his brotber-ln-law, our i Mr.Wm.Moore. top , Mr. and Mrs. James M. Giles, of Anderson, wor 1 carat: down Wednesday to spend a day or two rect ? with relatives here. pub j Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cute, of Latimer, spent I mui Thursday here. I ordi * Miss Ada McCluskey, Miss Hattie Thomas | is a aud Utile brother, of Anderson, came | an I 7 down Wednesday. Then on to the home of j sun the latter's uncle, Sir. J. U. Thomas. ibei I Hon. I. H. McCalla did not return to his Ung f post of duty at Columbia until last night, ow- est i Ing tofclckness. laud Air. W. C. Brown and Mr. H. J. Dean, of An- will " derson, came over yesterday morning to vis- Fl it their friend, Prol. G. M. Moore, and were I registered at the Kay House. We, as a town, are growing in age, if not In " size, and c.mnot [expect to escape all of the j ; penalties of getting on in the world. During > a part of last week a calch-nickle slot raa' chine was kept warm, taking In a good many " hard-earned five-cent pieces. Weil, some > people always have to^-and always will? I'"1 . pay dear for the whistle." There took place on our railroad yesterday I a marked chance In schedule. Heretofore f the authorities ot the road have tried to do all > of the business with a mixed train, drawn by xt ' a comparatively small engine, and under the jon * circumstances ithere could be no schedule tlon - carried out. The great Irregularity in the xt . trains was very annoying to traveling public, b0n an well as to the station officers aloug the me road. Now It is to be hoped that all our w . troubles of this nature arti at an end. There one will now be one passenger and one freight Wjti train each way a day. The passenger, with j{ headquarters at Anderson, passes here be- Unl tween 8 and 9 a. m., and od to Augusta. On "Xh its return it arrives here about 5 d. m. The tere headquarters for the freight will be at Mc- for I UormicK. it win go 10 Anderson in tne morn- m I ing and back in tbe evening. We are thank- pre( i ful. M The trade In every other commodity may A.bt be, and doubtless is dull, excepting that of 8ca) > guano. . whl Mrs. Ellen Black spent several days last m week with relatives at Cooks. Uni Mr. Arthur Calhoun, of Monterey, was In \Ilf<i ! town yesterday. TliOUPE. frlei M vlst | MIS! : FROM THE OLD FORT. ! Li beet M Death of u JOiNtlngrniNheri Divine?llpy Scarcity of Church Services?Mnr- j atie ? a n a I Uhfr . nnKe iu rru!?|?fti. Ninety-Six, Feb. 8, 1897. In?" 1 There came near being a serious accident in town last Thursday. Mr. Galpin's horse ran *?!: away with a buggy containing several child- iij!" reD, ranging in age from three to seven. For- "||J tunately some negroes succeeded in stopping the horse before auy serious damage had been done. There was no preaching here last Sunday ?' morning. It is a great misfortune that we ?, have no morning services in any of our . churches the first Sabbath, and we hope some ' J arrangement can be made to change this. ! \ , Farmers are beginning to cast apprehensive | irliinaes at their small erain. The nast cold I weatner was anything but conducive to!1"*,')' growth In young wheat aud oats. , Mr. R. G. McCants spent Sunday In tblsiP'^1 city. Mr. McCants has many Irlends here] if." who are always glad to see him. Many friends of Dr. D. McNelU^Turner will I r"},,. regret to learn of his death at A^Htltoo, Ark., i .?; January 17. Dr. Turner, at l^Btati of his ; l.j death, was one of the oldest u48Kr(* in HC' I 0,ir live Jjservlce la the Southern "l'resbyterlan ; , church. He was well known and loved by a ! .. large number of our people, having preached' 'JJ for the in on several occasions i Mr*. R. R. Cilhoun and children are visit-1 *?.' Ing relatives and friends in Greenwood. I * , Possum hunting Is now the thing. Some of! ' our enterprising young men seem to take j much pleasure from these muddy rambles ' , after possum. One of the hunters was exuib- | 2L*?. i Itiug his luck to an admiring crowd one dayj e[, . last week, which consisted of two poor dumo | j.v creatures, with their tails pulled through a i w.^ 1 slit in a pole. Does this not come under the head of cruelty to animals? Mr. and Mrs. Wardlaw Moore now occupy .*v rooms at the residence of the Misses Heard. P'aa Rev. M. M. Brabham and family have ! moved into their new home. Mr. Thomas Jackson paid his mother a short visit last week. Mr. Jackson is among! tho many young men who have left us to seek j a fortune elsewhere, aud none have met with ; more marked success. t * j] Mr. Earnest Huff i? attending P. M. I. at I Auderson. Mr. Hull is a gallant young i kulght aud we predict for blm much honor | Th and success. | resu Mr. Laugston and little daughter were In ( worl town last week. Mr. Laugston bought cotton i 17 ft* here two seasons and made many triends by | peue his kind manners. j The i Miss Emma Sauders and Miss Daisy feet Fouclie will be married during the coining | fxp? week, the former to Mr. Ellerbe and the lat- I cour ter to Mr. Crouch. These are both young I a ml ladles of sterling worth, and we congratulate j all g ! both youug men on securing such prizes. | may CAMItRIOCB. foul) Th m t m mild i all p No A Kicli lliirvrst. j hoilj It costs no more to sow good seeds than It whl< does to sow old and worthless slock. How good toolsh Is the person who falls to get the best the t to siart with. No doubt you have often frlen thought of this, when your garden has not abou done very well. preft Will you jog along In the same old way this than year, or use a little forethought and send to It oi James Vick's Sous, Rochester, N. Y., for their pipe Catalogue which contains a list of all that's well new aud good ? Th Their seeds are always reliable?sure to prev grow and never dlssappolnt. Send 10 cents polli for Catalogue aud deduct this amount from so tb first order. Really costs nothing. cessi Ct ENCOURAGING MESSAGE, Nonth Carolina Preaeher in Ala- 1 bama in Rejoicing While He Labors in the Vineyard. Lincoln, Ala., Feb., G, 1897. 'reRsand Banner:?If you will allow It we 1 kindly Jet our many friends In your sec- ?. n hear from us once more. It has now L to sixteen years since we left the dear old Be near Greenwood to seek our fortune In ibama. iMany have been the shifting ? nes since then. Up to that time and until >ut Ave years ago everything seemed to be h tlnst us, both spiritually and temporally, : thanks to His good name the time came, en be who rules and superrnles, said in guage too plain, to leave any room for 7, lbt. Son buckle on the armor and enter i field for we have need of thee. Twenty ^ irs or more had passed since we flrat felt ,, pressed to preach the glorious Gospel of i Son of God, but Satan represented, as an B ;el of light, suggested unfit, not learned ,, >ugh, could not preach If you were to try. one night after all were soundiy sleeping , myself, God so directed us as to have us : him, "Lord what can I do in order to be ieved of my burden, for we felt as it were ., ae great calamity weighing us down, and ; en we prayed for everything we could do ' bis ciuse and nothing more to think of, ,, said, Dear Fatber, if preaching the gospel 1 remove the burden we will gladly go." a moment we were lejolcing to know of a n lb that we were called of God to this work. n n another moment we doubted, for by tnis le, Satan said, "You area drunkard, and le no Influence and never will. Down on h ' knees we went again, Dear Father, wev'e de a rash vow, promised to preach, aud , we are a drunkard; cannot resist the n jptation, but we do believe, Oh God, if u cans't fit us and qualify us for this high f Lion in life, that thou cans't make us free m stroug drink, take away, we pray thee, d desire, the hot burning thirst Just now. 1 let us leel it as plainly as we feel that b( u has called us to preach, and we will be willing and ready servant. Yes Lord, we I begin tomorrow." Thou art as sound as ollar was the answer to this petition, and nkGod It is true not ooe drop since nor re r will go down my throat for when God rks none can hinder,and He can open, and bl le can shut, and He can shut and none can a n. r>write these lines and maybe some poor will read them and do likewise. I rember having said several times if I ever e I will go to the Keeley Institute and be ited, for 1 felt the burning sbame and dlsce I was bringing upon those I loved, and iften vowed I would desist. But dear nds. I lacked one thing, and that one thing r<! i fuith In the Lord Jesus Christ. Poor ? nkard, trust not in the Keeley Institute, .. ask of God what you will, believing and 11 will come to your help. We had a grand si llee at our house that night for we were c. In Christ except the two younger children, . I after returning to the house and bad told (,i it great things the Lord had done lor lis, e: t seeing the lace* of wife and children lit we decided we had better preach our first , non that night, and the old dusty Bible 01 i given us, and then and there we began si ell the story. I am not sure if it wasn't V( biggest sermon we ever preached. Next J at church God blessed the two younger {?' dren, and I am so happy, to think up Vi ider, there will not be a missing link in fc family. Yes, we've been going from place dace, and thank God he has rewarded our k by giving us souls for our hire. I have tc ilved several letters that I wish you could Ul ilisli, but for fear we are trespassing we Rt bring this to a close. I want to say In 01 er that all may understand it, that there ol work for me to do out there, especially a, Jucklevel where we were sent by God last impr a v'PAr son. fur we ff?el it on us to cro W re. Now dear friends, the Lord permltvou may expect us, and I ask an Interin your prayers until the time arrives, I feel that God will bless us and many 9\ i be born Into His kingdom. ]i Inally brethren farewell. ?v Your servant In Christ, Rev. VV.C. Verell. t? li UNION-BRADLEY. " Xinline by High Water?IllneNN?Visitors?An Aiite-Bellnm Xejrro Dead. 01 Death of a Child. hl Union-Bradley, S. C., Feb. 8. je rain of Friday aod Friday night has 01 e quite an amount of damage in this sec- y< >e bridge on Cunnlngford creek near the J' le of Mrs. M. M. Prultt was carried off by 01 high waters. gl e hope the Supervisor will attend to it at b, as the creek cannot be forded in safely i a loaded conveyance. r. G. E. Bannister, who Is now at Furman 1 verslty, has recently sent us a copy of e Furman Echo." We found It very instlDg and extend to Garvin many th anks cr bis kindness. Ill r. F. P. Rush Is from home now, having a ju ,ty cottage baflt In Greenwood. ., r. A. J. Cllnkscales Is now sawing near leville for Mr. Rid Tolbert. Mr. CllDk- if es has had his new residence painted, ch adds greatly to Its appeaaance. iss Carrie Shcppard, who is teaching at w on, has been visiting friends at Callison. w s Carrie is a charming youug lady and her iQ Lids are always delighted to see her. . lou \f A Pen I l hoc (liar rat nmarl frAm a OL t to friends In Augusta, Ga. Her frlenu, s Florida Bushnell, wbo resides in Au- r?i a, once resided wltbia a few miles of /T on. U ttle Willie Youngblood, ot Bradley, has ol i araoDg our visitors this week. -.1rs. Selma McCreary, who lives, near Brad- V has beeD seriously ill lor some days. DC was taken very suddenly and although hus had the closest attention, her suffer- m . have been very Intense. . ie of the old colored relics of slavery. Ci ppard Perrln, died last Tuesday evening "] jl 7 o'clock. He was sick only nine days. fu u was a quiet, inoffensive old darkey and 'u be missed by some of our lamilles, as he to been their broom maker for a number of sh s. It did not matter what the seasons f>, It seemed .that be could always find w suitable for brooms. W< Bssrs. Patterson and Pounds will soon e their shop completed and will then be y wiiu uumiuct uiju uutii tu aui ?o an wish tine work by first-class blacksmiths, r. Thomas Cothran visited his old home r here last Weduesday. pr. Eva Youngblood has purchased a very ty horse for her own use, and although 11 lly four years old It Is perfectly gentle, m bought It from Mr. Jim Bozeman, of w ety Six, who has been here some time i horses and mules. Mr. Will Jay also ui; {lit a nice horse. M -. Tom Griffin has a nourishing school In town. I think the school house will soon ~lJ 3 to be enlarged. or 8.1). W. Joy ha? been quite unwell for a iber ol days. We hope to see her out i n within a few days, lu r. Coleman, of Pelzer. brought the re- po ns of his little daughter to Bradley a few go i ago. From here they were carried to lany cemetery where they were laid to It the resurrectiou. She had been a suf- SU for some time. \ S. M. Bannlstar. of Union, worshipped _ t the A. It. P. congregation yesterday. . J. W. Kennedy has been quite ill for Ca e days and was not any better yesterday, gfc e ar? glad to see Mr. V. Griffin in bis e of business, after his recent illness. ui' u. of . , en THE AKTESIAN WELL. ?! -? 1)0 lepth of One Hundred Feet Was l)l( Keached Yesterday Evening. Ill e work of digging the artesian well was lo* med a few days ago, and since tbeu the i has progressed nicely. At the depth of et rock was found, and the drills have trated that rock for a distance of 80 feet, gentlemen in charge expect to rnake'JO a day through the rock. They do not (Ct. water in less than 200 or 300 leet, but ol J se they can see very little lurlher Into Be llstone than the rest of us. At best Ills ?a, uess work. But deep or shallow, water ^ be expected when a fissure in the rock is oel d. to e excavation for the stand-pipe is being i euearMr. Aug. W. Smith's home, and reparations arc being made for the pipe, gn i enterprise was ever started that some- t\V ' didn't have a good suggestion about < r :h to make. Au indefinite number of suggestions were made too late about no sotton mill, and now it seems that belated ids are bringing In their good suggestions i it the well, tiulte a number would have y. ;rred to have it located on a hill, rather tlM on the bank of the creek. Others think (jh; jghl to have been put near the stand- r . Objection has also been made that the ' j" is too near to the grave-yards. tlx e town council should pass an ordinance ppj enling the digging of sinks which would ' . lie the whole earth beneath the surlace lat our wells may not become veritable o dooIs. it i i THE COTTON MILL. 'be Work Progressing, and the Day Approaches Wbeu It Will be Fin* iMhed. The work on the Cotton Mill has made proress since oar last report. The engine Is be g put In position, and the mill Is being eated and dried. A small boiler was retired which runs the fan day and night, and tie hot air continuously pours into the dltt'ernt rooms of the structure. The cards, the looms, and the spindles have een ordered, and they are expected to arIve next ween. The work on the reservoir has been reumed, and with fair weather It will be nearer finished this week. The pipe which is to anvey the water Irom the creek to the reseroir will be put in the ground this week, and tie creek will be emptying Its water into the reat basin before another week. The pipes to make the connections with 36 boilers will soon be put In. Interested people visit the factory daily, nd on Sundays scores of persons come to see ae work. Abbeville is not a rich town, and not. all ie people are interested in the welfare of the ictory, but the directors have never laltered r doubted the final success of tbe instltnon. In a small community where the peole are divided in sentiment as to tbe advisblllty of trying to build up the town, ills ot unreasonable to suppose that it requires erve and a strong determination to crown its undertaking with success. But no Institution ever had friends who ave been truer. Despite discouraging enironment tbe friends of tbe factory have :ood by it unwaveringly. While all have ot fully paid their subscriptions yet tbe sub:ribers to tbe capital stock have been falth>1 while showing true grit. The people of Abbeville, under President alley's management, have about doubled ieir subscriptions and nearly 8100 000 has een paid in. President Bailey, with this >rt of backing at home, went to New Engmd and secured something like ?85 000 more. To complete the mill will require ?250.000. At present we do not know where the retaining ?65,000 is to come from but it will ime, and hope will end In fruition.. The ullding of a cotton mKl by a few men of toderate means is an undertaking of great laguitude. Tbe Roro. I wonder how many of the Visitor laders know what a "Roro" is. Some kuow do, and they are those wno ve in a quaint old city on the seaiore, a city where the "groundnut ike mammy" and the old colored addy of "before the war times" still sist. Well, a "Roro" is a little negro iiimney-sweep, chosen usually for his nail size and ability to climb well. If ou will look at the picture, you will et very good idea of the "sweep," rith his brush and scraper all ready ?r work. In Charleston, S. C., thecity alluded >, the chimneys are all swept by little egro boys. Tney go around in squaas f four or six, and are under the care " a director, who goes goes with them ad sees that they do their work ell. Wnen a lady wants her chimneys vept the sends for the director of the veeps in the district in which she ves, and he brings around a sweep or vo. The grate and the bricks at the ick of the fireplace are removed ; the ttle black, soot-covered boy ascends, 3d, as he reaches the top of the chim?y, pokes his head over the edges and jlls with all the strength of his lungs, Roro! roro! roro!" This is done in der that the director may know that * has reached the top, and is doing is work well. Thus tbey get the name '"Roro." Then, if you listen well, 3U can hear the scrape, scrape of his ttle metal scraper, while the soot rushed down falls in and around the ate. The sweep is a source of great amuseont tn tliA nhilrircn nf f!har]estnn. hey all like to see him after he reaches le top of the chimney, and hear his y of "Roro." On the other hand, any a wee one has been frightened ito good behavior by the nursemaid's ireatof, "Mind, the 'Boro'll get you you Cry!" The sweepa are usually honest and ell-behavea, and on Sunday you ould not recognize the smart, tidyoking boys as the grimy-Jooking >jects of the week before. I may be in error, but I believe that barleston is the only city in the nited States which still clings to the J c-_i_ t 1 i ? ^.?i u-iasiiioueu wu.y ui uieausiug uci iuui limneys by the aid of little negro >ys. The little sweep, bumble thought he ay be, in his ambition to reach the limney's top, and his exultant cry of iloro!" after the work has been done, rnishesusall a profitable lesson. We o should be satisfied with nothing ortof the highest possible attainment the perfect performance of whatever ark duty may assign. Learn to be Pretty. The woman who is indifferent to ;r looks is no true woman. God eant woman to be attractive, to look ell, to please, and it is one of her ities to carry out the intention of ner aker. But thatdres9 is to do it all, id to suffice, is more than we can be ought to believe. Just because we do love to see girls nk well, as well as live to some purise, we would urge upon them such a urse of reading and study as will nfer such charmsaa no modiste can pp!y. A well-known author once wrote a iry pretty eesay ou the power of edution to beautify?that it absolutely liseled the features; that he had seen auy a clumsy nose and a thick pair lips so modified by thought awaked and active sentiment as to be unsognizable. And he put it on this ound that we so often see people, mely and unattractive in youth, oom, in middle-life, into a softened dian summer of good looks and melv tones. _ | Prujjres.nive I'.ucliro. [n his charge to the Grand Jury of! >one Couuty, Judge (ireen took oc-1 siou to give his ideas of the difference Lween progressive euchre, as known j society, and gambling. [ don't know anything about pro-i jssive, euchre, but I know that when 0 "one-gallua fellows play cards money or other property, down in a How, that is gambling. Progressive :ans advancing, and when parties id in silks, aud satins, broadcloth, imonds, gold watch -s and gold ains, meet in a parlor aud play a ies of games, aud upon the result of 1 series the property in the izes changes ownership, i think the me has progressed very far from the ne-gallus fellows in the hollow, but 9 still gambling. At the Opera. I tfuciljl M .' i. Mrs. Backroads?The brazen creatures! How dare they show themselves in that disgraceful condition? Mr. B.?Hush, Maria 1 Don't show y your ignorance! Them's the livin pictures we've heerd so much about?Life. J? "riSn Greenroom Amenities. ' 'Ethel is-euch a dear creature, but she has one fault She is terribly stuck on her shape." ' 'I think most of the sHape is stuck on ? Al Just Criticism* Patient ? Bat, doctor, didn't yon strictly order me to avoid all Excitement? . Doctor?Certainly. In your state the least excitement is most injurious and * may lead to the "worst consequences. > ' Patient?Then why on earth did yoji send in that long bill of yours yesterday??Once a Week. ???????? % Not Satisfied* Myrtle McGraw?Say, Mrs. McQuirk, we wants our money back or a new book. De beautiful maiden dies in de last ohapter instead of gittink married and livink happy ever after.?New York . World. The Ftrt of Wisdom. "Well, Tommy, have you learned anything at school?" "Yes, sir; I've learned to wear a lung protector in the seat of my pants. M? Life. More Binding* "The best thing to seal a proposal la a kiss, is it noti " "No, dear, a witmw."