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[The Abbevlk^ Press and J^fnnerJj BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1897. ESTABLISHED 184#jp \WATEK W r~ /We are prepared to t< i Kitchen Sin! Let us know your war GLEN, KHINI nil OIL! OIL! OIL! L C. WILSON & CO., HAVE BOUGHT OUT THE pSgg, OIL BUSINESS OF H. W. {M* LAWSON A: CO, AND WANT YOUR TRADE. ivKicosiiJVi; UIL.: Oil! Oil! .Oil! J Plioue No. 75. J R. C. Wilson Co. I amii in * Old Certificates of Registration are -Void? Everybody Must Register. The Books of Registration will be Opened on the First Monday in December next and kept Open for Three Successive Days for the Registration of Voters Entitled to Registration unter the Constitution-For the Information of the People Attention is Called to the Folfoling Provisions of the New Law, Approved the Fifth Day of March, 1898. i-r-i i ttt nnni>-? np i* jmirsstuatrnv su a 1,1, JL be opened by Hie Boards ou the tirsi Monday In April. 1S9G, at the C ?urt House in each County, and kept open f"r at least six consecutive weeks. They shall he opened again at the Court Hon*e on the first Mondays In June. July, August und September, A. ?).. 1S96, and kept open continually for at hast one week In each of said months. They shall be closed thirty days before the general election lu 1S9G. After general election in 1SOO. t tie Hooks of Kecinlralioti shall be opened on the tlrst 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 189(1, when they shall be closed until the said general election shall have taken place. The oftices and hooks must be kept open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 3 o'clock In the afternoon. The Board of Registration Is the Judge of the qualifications of all applicants for registration up to January 1st. 1898 l"p to Jatm ary 1st, 1S9S. every male citizen of this State and of the United Slates. twenty-one years ot age, WLiu in iiui mi luiiu. i> urn iii^iui-, in ijui a pauper support* d at the public expeuse, aud is Dot con titled it) any punllc prison, and WDO has not been convicted of burglary, ar son, obtaining goods or money under false pretenses, perjury, lorgery, rubbery, bribery, adultery, wifeneat lug, tiousfbreuking, rec"ivlng stolen good-', breach of trust with fraudulent, Intent, sornicatlon, sodomy, incest, assault with inteut to ravish, miscegenation, larceny, or crimes agaln>t the election laws, and who shall have been a resident in this State two years, (except ministers in charge yf organized churches aud teachers of public schools, and they after six moot lis residence to Hie state,) h resident in the Countv tor six months, and in the polling prtcinct four months, aud who can read any Section in the Constitution of 18!)f>, or can under-tat d and explain any sectiou of said Constitution uji.fn reuH in him liv 1 tie resistration ollicer or officer* shall be entitled to registration and become n elector upon application lor such registration. If any person has been convicted of any pf the crimes above-mentioned, h pardoD of the Governor removes the disqualification. lu case any minor who will become twentyone years of age after the closing ot the Hooks of Registratratiou and before the election, and is otherwise qualified to register, makes application under oath showing he i? qualified to register, the Boards shall register such applicant belore the closing of the books. Any person whose qualifications as an elector will be completed after the closing of the Registration Books but before the next election, shall have the right to apply for and secure a registration certificate nt any time within sixty days immediately preceding the c!o?tng of the Registration Books, upon an application under oa* h to the facts entitling biro tosoch registration. The registration of voters must be by polling precincts. There must tie a Book ot Registration for each polling precinct, that is lor each township, or parish, or city, or twon of less than five thousand 111 habitants, or ward of cities ot more than five thousand inhabitant*. Each elector must vote in the polling precinct in which he resides. If there is more than one voting place in the polling precinct, the elector may vote at any voting place designated on the registration certificate. The Boards must designate in the registration certificate the voting place in the polling precinct at which the elector Is to vote. If thert Ik more than one voting place in the polling precincts, the Boards Khali designate on the certificate tne voting place .selected by the eleetor. Old certificates of registration are void. Every man who may desire to exercise the right to vote must apply for Registration. i J. 1). CARWILE, S. S. BOLES, J. T. ELLIS. Board of Supervisors of Itegistration. Don't fall to try Speeds talcum powder foi general toilet use. I'rice only 16c. Spring medicines, onion sets, garden seed and stationery at Harrisod & Game's. ORKS! Q]j] m Work I 3 do all PLUMBING ks, etc. Only First-C its and we will be pleas JONES H I MTT.17F1R. MA TIT! MARTTIR. Walter I.. Miller, Esq., Succeeds Hon. J. C. Hlu^li in (lie Master's Ollice. Our townsman, Walter L. Miller, Esq., has been notified of 1jis appointment to ttie ollice of Master, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Hon. J. C. Klugh, to take the ollice of Circuit Judge. He will receive Ills commission as soon as he tiles his bond with the Secretary of State, which was re:;dl'y secured through good friends at Due West. Mr. Miller's appointment is for lour years, and the fidelity of his Due West frieuds iR characteristic of their devotion to those who go out from that. town. The office of Master of Equity in Abbeville i county was first organized about sixty years ago, when Beuj. Yane.y Martin was appointed to tlie oltlce. He was succeeded by H. A. j Jones, who held the ollice for twelve years.1 The Hon. W. 11. Parker was elected Master in | 1855, which place he held until IStiy, when the j office was abolished and the duties of the Muster were assigned to tlie l'robate Judge. l> to this time llio legislature elected the! Muster lit Kiiulty. During the years before ttie war aod immediately succeeding tbe war,! tills was one of Hie most Important as well us i oneofthu most prolitable offices in the Court : Huusc. The fees were good and the estates wtncli went thiough the Master's hands were many and large. Since the reorganization of that office tbe | appointment of Master has been made oy the t Governor, instead of election by the Legis | In t ure. i To the people the Master's Is perhaps the | most important office in the Court House. Instead of the system of appointing referees in special cases?Ht lees ranging from SuO to Jl.TO?the Master now does the same work for j a mere pittance of the former fees, thus mak- j ins a great saving to litigants. The office was re-established in 1SS0, when I Geu.M. 1. Boniiain was appoiuted to the] offine. Gen. Bonhain resigned tlie oflice in | lsS5, when .1. C. Klugh was appointed to fill i lue inn wilipcuwii unuico o. I ui rJn, who was at that Mnie a memuer of the | Abbeville B ir. Mr. Klugh held the office continuously for twelve years, and resigned, as stated above, that he might go up higher. Mr. Miller will no doubt prove himself a worthy successor of a noble line of predecessors. He Is now about forty years of age,and has been a student and reader all his life He wasgradunted from Erskiue College in 1874. and he afterwards took a law course; in the Lhw Department of the University of Virglna. From both institutions he bore oil" honorable distinction in the degrees. AfterquittiDg the ! class rooms, in all of which lie stood so high, ' he devoted several years to teaching school and Impartiug the valuable lessons which be had blniseif received. Among other places at which he taught, we would mention Wllliamston aud Coronaca. While teaching at Coronaca he determined i to make the practice of the law his future, profession, lie was admitted to the Bar in , I8S4, and cast his lot with the people of Abbeville, witli whom he has lived ever since. H Is experience at the Dar, together with Li in lit- , erary attainments and legal acquirements are the guaranteis that he will make au efficient officer who will come ui> to the requirements, i , iii the discharge of the important duties ' which will devolve upon him ii* Master. Oue of the pleasant things connected with Mr. Miller's appointment Js the friendly in- ] j terest wliich has been manifested in his uppointmeut. | # I CAMBRIDGE NUGGETS. j Happy Yotinjf People ? Prcachers? Visitor*?Oilier .Walter*. Ninety-Six. K. C.. Feb. 15. iS'Ji. ; ltev. J. F. Jacobs preached in the I'resby ] terlan church yesterday. Mr. Jacobs has just, recovered irom the grippe and is still Mill'ering with rheumatism. Mr. Broa<lus Moore left last week to take a position as clerk at the City Hotel iu Greenwood. j It is our pleasure to note another marriage | in our midst. Miss Carrie Matthews, of ; Ninety-Six. was married Feb. 10, to Mr. S.J. Wfrts, of Silver Street, Bev. .Mr. Bradbam , otllclating. We liave never known quite so I many weddings the same day as ou last Wednesday? three in our town. Thereare others. Messrs. Clark and Bailey sold some 25 head of western horses at auetion last Saturday, i They were all gooil animals and sold cheap, i Mrs. It. U. Calhouu and children have returned tiome alter a pleasant sojourn in , Greeuwood. Mr. Walter Arthur, of Tryon, N. C., is visiting his uncle. Cupt. M. B. Lipscomb. We were iu Greenwood last week and shook hands with many candidates. | Mr. Tom Breazeale, of Anderson, a young | man well known here, passed up the road : last Wednesday. Dr. K. U. Calhoun attended the PattersouRiake marriage last Thursday. 1 Col. Miller is able to be about again aftera week's confinement to the bouse. Mr. George Miller is at home. \ One of the prettiest marriiiges we have wlti ncs.-ed in a Ion" time was celebrated in the i Presbyterian church at <Jreenwood last Thursday at one o'clock. Tlio contracting j parlies were MUs Kttie Blake and Mr. Joe Is'. : Patterson. The church had been beautifully decorated with palms and calla lilies. .Mrs. j Caiuoun DuPre had charge of that part of the | program uud showed herself a master hand. I Miss Ktla is the youngest daughter ol W. K Blake, Esq., and one of Greenwood's loveliest young ladies. Shei?"A perfect woman, nobly planned." Mr. Patterson is a young man of sterling worth, while he is a comparative stranger to us, we were pleased with his kind and ever thoughtful manuer. The bride was becomingly attired in traveling suit. The bridesmaids wore street costumes. Messrs. Brunson and Kiee acted as ushers and did ! their luil duty. | The attendants were as follows: I Miss Daisy Waller with Mr. Clary. Miss Margaret Kiee with Mr. Carlisle, j Miss Ktta Reynolds with Mr. WiekliU'e. Miss Julia Jester with Mr. Major. t Miss Kva Reynolds with Mr. Moore. 1 Miss Kosubelle Piowden will) Mr. Taggart. ! The bride came in on the arm of Miss Anne j Itisike simt the groom witti Ills toother, Mr. I Frank Patterson. Dr. Wall performed the I ceremony. The newly wedded couple left on , the north bound train for the home of Mr. l'attersou's parents at NValhalla. Today they leave for an extended nip North. The wedding presents were numerous and beautiful Cambridge wishes Mr. and Mrs. Patterson all j happiness aud God speed. Cambridge. ' lloll of Honor?Troy High School? E'otirlli School Monlli. Kebebca Wldeiuan, Maybin Smart, Gerald .Smart, Sara Si her t, Virgle Slbert, Daisy (iatile. Laura Gable, I.ila Gable, Lela llorue, Leon Sibert, I.ula Wideman, Nora Home, Paul Dyon, J. P. Gable. Maud Lyon. 1 Syrup wild cherry compound will stop that ^cough. Call at Harrison &. Game. SN-JONE Las Commence t Work, such as tappi] !lass Work done, and al] ied to estimate on same IARDWA1 JONES JOTTINGS, * A Doctor I'ses nil Ax in (lie Perform-: nnce of ? Surgical Operation?We lie Brethren?All ThinffM I.ovely. > Jones, S. C., Feb. (i. j ! There was a lull attendance at the recent! [ citizen's meeting, and matters of importance I wre considered. Mr. James Razor has Just completed a neat residence, which adds greatly to the appear- j ance of our community. Mr. Hill cut himself severely with an axel recently Why docs a ccrtain boarder in town very often take tea out from the hotel ? Mr. John Allen is building a shop and ex pects to do general wood and iron work tori the public. | This will be a great convenience to the! public. We will probably have a telephone ex- j change at an early day. A certain old widower in our town is very } much smitten ou one or our best and most' popular youug ladies. We hope he will be j successful in wmuiux uic uuvcicu pi is.a. Our principal and Ills assistant. teacher, accompanied by Misses Lidie and Nettie Jones, j enjoyed a very pleasant day at the hospitable j home of Mr. J. F. Morrison on last Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Daniel are spending sev-' eral days with the family of their son-in-law, j Dr. Jones, before leaving for their future | home in Walhalla. We are very sorry to lose : them. We are glad to see that our legislators are i working together harmoniously lor the good of all the people. We should leel proud that I we can once again meet as brothers and friends. We predict a glorious future lor our j grand old Stale of South Carolina, of which I we are truly proud. Our witty townsman, Mr. W. M. Higglns,! paid a visit to Abbeville recently. Dr. Dendy expects to build a rcsideuceon his valuable plantation near this place. Our genial young merchant, In i.ddltlon to his stock of general merchandise, carries a vast and varied assortment of cur dogs. '*You j pays your money aud takes your choice." j We are all proud of the progress of the j Jones High School. The teachers and pupils are doing faithful work. The present session is one ot the most successful In its history. [ This school has rapidly grown in usefulness j 1 ?...till II linn kanxmD I lie. ! best sclioolH lu the up-country. More anon. Duo. i NOTES FROM TROT. Slock Taken for an oil Mill?Firm I'll anacs?Personal*. Troy.S. C., Feb. 15, 1397. ' The farmers are preparing lor a big crop, this year irum the amount ol guano Lbey are ; baulding. Since last we wrote we had the pleasure of j witnessing the marriage of Mr. T. A. Dawtln lo Miss Janie Kobinson which took place in i l?nuary. After tbey bad been pronounced husband and wife by Kev. T. W. Sloan, there i whr a Rumptlous dinner prepared for all.) We need not say anything about the dinner J those that know Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kobln-j son kuows the rest. Miss Ida May Palmer was visiting in Mc-1 Cormlck last week. Mrs. O. G. Prentiss after a pleasant stay i with her mother, Mrs. J. S. Jay, of Green- J wood, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Jay I and little Ethel accompaning her. Mr. A. J. Davis is in Edgefield county ' working the insurance business. Mr. J. T. Soloman, our wlae-awake undertaker, is having him another fine hearse made. Ills trade Is extending so that It necessary to have two. It is a beauty. Mr a. a uro.uov mho has been sick for1 some time, is better. Rev. \\r. W. Orr preached a fine Bermon in tlie A. R. P. church Sunday. The sacrament t ; of the Lord's supper was administered. ! Mrs. B. B. Harveley and her two (laughters. Misses Ida and Aggie, or Edgefield, were in j | town last week visiting relatives. j Mr. W. K. .lay has sold his interest In the! 1 firm of Robinson & Jay to Mr. C. C. Fuller.: J The firm now stands J. R. Robinson & Co. j Mr. Jay can now be found behind the coun-! : ter of Mr. J. F. Wideman, where be will be! 1 glxd to see his many iriends. Miss Lula Haddon, of Due West, and Mrs. R. M. Haddon, of Abbeville, was the ijuest of i Mrs (J. D. Haddon laH week. [ Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Jay, of Bradley, were In ; town Suuday. i Miss Mollle Little spent Sat urday and Sun-' ! day with her mother. ! Miss Lizzie Harveley, after a pleasent stay i in Kdgelleld returned Thursuay. There were'iOOtf Dulles of cotton ginned here I last season. This number will be Iucreased ; one-third when the oil mill is put up. Mrs. D. J. Palmer gave a delightful dinner ! to our four school teuchers Sa"urday. ! Troy is going to have an oil mill. The stock ' has all been taken aud the wori will be j pushed through as rapidly as possible. , Messrs. White and Puckett and Mr. L. (). i Beau ford contributed their gins to the enteri nrlse. You can't keep a hustllDg town down. ' Li*t every larmer take some stock in it. Mrs. Jane Taggari spent last week with her sister, Miss Hue McCaslan. 1 I'HlierSOIl uriugu WUB wasucu umuj uui.~bl the recent rains. i The fortune teller* were in town last week | j and some of our people had their fortunes i . told. Nick. DELIGHTFUL EVENING. ! Finn Music?Uooil Performers?And ! Mood People. Mrs. Wallace and her pupils nave a delight-1 fill musical entertainment at the school house last Friday night. The scholars showed pro-; flciency and reflected credit upou the talent j and elliciency of their teacher In Imparting i the divine art. liuite a large audience assem! hied to hear the music, and as usual on such { ; occasions the had hoy was there, and the po-' I Iceman were not there?never thinking his i j services would be needed at i?o nice a gather- | ; Ing. As an interlude snd to worry the per-j formers, some mischievous boys cried : j "Fire," or "Fight," the sounds of which i ; created some disturbance. It might bo well ! for a policeman to be on hand at the next | musical entertainment to moderate or umpire tlie proceedings of the meeting?including the exercises of the bad boy. We put the j bad boys ou notice. Card of Thanks. I .We take this method to thank eood I people of Abbeville, for kindness shown us In our recent alllictlons. 'Iwice in ttiis new year, we have been called upon to lay ' away loved ones, and the kindness shown us i each time, will ever be gratefully remember; ed. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stewart. W. Joel Km I 111 A* Son.. 1 For a pure article of Irish seed potatoes call ! on W. Joel Smith & Son. ! We are selling the best button fastener on 'earth. Suits any button. Call and examine ! them. , I (irlp capsules prepared by Harrison ?t Game I never fall to cure a case of grip. 'Sic per box. IS HAR] ^UiiUUV d on the Ne^ ng Water Main, mal .Work G-uaranteed. PRICES ARE RI dp rn GOLD MINING. Tlic 'Underground World, or Life Be lew the Surface. Fear ridden, Ignorant man seems to hav? been dominate 1 by tbe idea that nature was tbe realm of demons, lying in wait to immolate humanity. There was a great spirit in every grove or mountain, from whom the worst miehtbe dreaded, should curious Inquiry lead the dweller on the surface to af?k the secrets of the everlasting rocks. In such primitive day3 mlnlny was not dreamed of. The metals were as remote from use as though they had their abode In some other planet, When intelligence dnwned the observer found mercy, and not hate, in all phenomena, and it needed but little effort to make man a miner, following by foresight and energy the veins ot treasurers that had beeu found in caverns. Mining is nearly as old as tbe hills, lor when this earth was formed from chaos, in tbe flrat Instance, there were no mountains. A vast sphere circled in space, an Intensely heated mollen ball, surrounded by a hot at mosphere, filled with vapors aDd ?ases. By decrees tbe outer part of this molten mass gave out the beat Into space, and portions ol Us matter became solid as they cooled. As the cooling proceeded, these sol'd masses grew larger, aDd at last blended jn a thin crust. The vapor In the atmospberu was next condensed, and formed toe great cceau, covering tbe whole globe. From time to time the mighty oceun would break through weak places In tbe crust, Hnd flow In on tbe seething mas* below. Great volumes of steam would then be formed, which would rend the solid carriers above It. and force through the openings thus made floods of melted rock to flow over the earth, and, in course of time, cooled down into a new mineral deposit. Then came upheavals, and the grinding, bursting process that we call earthquakes. Several such phenomena gave to the earth its mountain chalas. They same foroes operate to-day as they did yesierday. but, happily for us, the fields lor their display have lessened, as theaudience in tbe great theatre has Improved. Hence the hills are not eternal. Tbe foundBtioEisof life were laid, possibly, before the Little Mountain of Abbeville raised Its beewling crest to beaven. The heavier and more precious metals grav ltate towanf th3 center, and might thus have been forever hidden Irom hnmanity, but for the bursting force and heat, which are among the factors of nature. Whenever gold Is found In its matrix of quartz. It seems to be suggested that In the earlier convulsions the treasures on the globe were projected from central fires, through masses 01 matter less dense, and was arrested In the swiftly crystnlized quartz by that electric thrill which at times sends It tremor through the universe. MAN WAS MEANT TO HE A MINER. Mining In general would be a subject too wide for our space, as well as our knowledge. In confining ourselves to gold, only brief and cursory glanced are possible on the few lacts known concerning mining. Nature d I aped in reach of man. cold In Dav ing quantities when the minineral resources In Hie vicinity of the mountains of Abbeville were formed by central fires. All attempts made at mining there have resulted In failure, merely on the account of It being outcrop mining. Thereby the mineral resources have besn condemned. Id ill the history of mining about the Little Mountain there has never been a mining puma used, and the extent of excavation whs to water, nuverdreaming ot a trunk, from which these out-crops spraDg. These rich deposits of nature are found below water, and no other mining operation will penetrate them. IT > Surtace. 3 ll :\ \ / / I I i i i I ? I I The above diagram rjpresentsa vertical section of a hill near llio little .Mountain of Abbevi ile county, through which a vein (8) ascends. One, two, tiireo and four are out-crops or small ledges, counec ting at various depths and forming at (o) a common trunk (8). This Is a true fissure vein, and is formed vertical, encased in af rm wall of talco-mlcaceous slate, and in defending will be found largo and free from re'ractory elements and encased In a primitive granite wall. This rich trunk was discovered by the writer's father forty-five years ago, at a depth of :)7 feet, and with increasing richness to 42feet, the yield per ton ol ore being $:1U0. On account of the flow of water being so strong, and the meaus of that day for con foiling water being so crude, he abandoned the mine and sought, tne gold tlelds of California. The writer, having had experience in gold mining in the Itocky Mountains and Black Hills, came to the conclusion that so rich a prospect must be a trunk, and recently abandoned the phorphate fields of the land of flowers to explore this secret treasure. After a vertical excavation of :>7 feet, this rich trunk has been located, lying in wait for thh rich treasurers to be extracted from its bosom. The writer, being financially unable to untold this rich wealth, presents his wishes to the public with an expression to share the abundant harvest with any one who will render ii Id in this enterprise. A mining corporation should be advocated for file purnose of developing the mining resources, which have been so much abused and neglected Id thlH section. The resources afforded here will compare favorably with any in the Southern Appalachian gold belt. In the region In which Dahlonega is situated, many rich discoveries are now being made, where neglect prevailed for many years. Miners from South Africa have baen attracted by the rich discoveries | made there. One hundred mines are in operation, paying handsome dlvldeuds. There Is a time In the future when the hidden treasures that are shaded by yon beetling crest will be explored and as development advances greater will be the results. Outcrops will be found to mix together at varying depths, and widen as they go down, with increasing richness. In conclusion I leave the subject to those who may be inclined to risk for the benefits 1WARE r Water Work ;:ing House Connectioi G-HT. Headquar Mac, realized from mining explorations. "Great| works are performed, not by strength but by j perseverence." i With kindest regards, I subscribe myself as . J one who is asking the secrets of the everlast pEg rocks. I. W. Hutchison, Abbeville, S. C. A Uotxl Womnn'N (looil Work. Mrs. Morse has organ ized a Sunday school . among the people who now ocoupy the opera-; lives houses on the factory grounds. She will | not take active control of the Sunday school,, but will, after a short time, select one of their number to oontlbue the work regularly. She | will then only visit the place occaslonly, as 1 the weather and her health may permit. Full of energy, and full of love for the Mas' ter, her heart's desire is to do good to her ^e^ ' low creatureB. She is especially fond of children, and she believes that the true way to serve the Lord iB to keep the young I n the cor-1 , rect paths. It Is better to guard the feet of] the young from devious ways, than to try to i rescue them In after years from the bandage! of sin. She thinks that if the bearts and! minds of the young can be preserved from the! evil Influences, that they will be useful citl-l zensofthls world, and become heirs to an! eternal weight of elory. May good result from her labor, and may! she be blessed in body and soul. I ? Court House. i Program of vocal and oratory recital by i Miss Anna Dell Barnett, at the Court House, ] Fr'-day, February 19: Piano solo?"Miserere"?Mrs. Britton. Vocal solo?"Asthore"?Miss Barnett. Reading?"That Old Sweetheart of Mine."? MUs Burnett. Vocal solo?"Emanl Involiml."?Miss Bar' nett. 1 Piano solo,selected? Mrs. Hritton. ! Vocal soloes?"I Wuut You My Honey" and | "My Gal Is a High-Born Lady." | Keadlng?"Aux Ilalluns."?Miss Barnett. | Piano solo, selected?Mrs. Brltton. ! Vocal solo?"Robert LeDlable."?Miss Baruett Reading?"The Little Boy's Friend" and "The Raggedy Man." Piano solo, selected. Vccal solo?"Ben Bolt"?Miss Barnett. H?lp to InniiKurnte President Mc? / Klnley. The inauguration of a President or these United Htates Is a great national event. Every patriotic citizen takes just pride in the dignified impresslveness, and at the same time Jacksonian simplicity, attending this function. To enable those who desire to attend the Inauguration to do so, the Seaboard Air Line offers the exceptional low rate of one fare for the round trip (Just half rate) from any point in the South to Washington and return. ' Tickets on sale March 1st; 2nd and 3rd, good to return until March 8. You chn take one of the two dallv all-rail (rains, the "Atlanta Special" or the "S. A. L. j Express," or you can take the route via Ports! mouth, Old Point Comfort and tbe magnlflJ cent Chesapeake Bay steamers to WaslilngJ ! ton. j Be sure to get tickets via Seaboard Air I Line. Write to B. A. Newland, General 1 Agent, Passenger Department, C Kimball | House, Atlanta, for particulars. I < > Baptists, See Here! The Southern Baptist Convention meets this year in Wilmington, N. C, May 8th. Now you want to go to this convention, and you also want to go in style and comfort. There is only one good first-class line from tbe South and Southwest to Wilmington and that is the Seaboard Air Line, which runs the tlnest and I fastest trains in tbe South and makes tbe low-j est rates of any railroads running from the j South and Southwest. ! Don't be fooled into making your arrangements until you have consulted one of the I Seaboard Air Line Agents, who always esteem it a pleasure to serve you. B. A. Newland, G. A. P. Department, 6 Kimball House, Atlanta, will be glad to write or call on you, or you can apply to any representative of the Seaboard Air Line In any town or city. This is the official route. Eo you want to go with your friends? . To All Travelers. Your attention Is Invited to the chances of time-tables on the Seaboard Air Line, whose new schedule is shown in this Issue. By this change a much more convenient train service i? ofteoed you, and points hitherto Inaccessible are now conveniently and quickly reached by the through vestibuled nnd express trains of this great system. Bot h the "Atlanta Special" and "S. A. L. Express" now connect at Atlanta, southbound for New Orleans. Mobile, Montgomery, Selma, Pensaco In. Macon, Florida. Blrmlnnham, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, Texas, Mexico and i the Pacific Coast. The slight northbound ' charges are also shown. Before arranging your trip call on one of the Seaboard agents and you won't regiet it. A Beautiful Magazine Free. "Star of the South." the Seaboard Air Line's new monthly, will be mailed free on receipt ' of three cents In stamps to cover cost of mailing.or will be mailed a year for thirty-five cents In stamps. Each issue contains complete stories oflove.adventvre and heroism. Illustrated; descriptive articles on the South's progress; some pages of wit and humor, and art icles of general Interest. ; Address, (J. Ironmonger, Advertising Agent, Seaboard Air Line, 1171 Broadway, New i York. im mm j (ilrii-Jon?N Hardware C'o.'s Locals. Now for the water works. As soon as the ! main pipe is laid we will be ready to estimate on and superintend all plumbing work, such as putting hydrants in yards and running pipe into houses for bath and kitchen use.) We know that we can please you as to price, < and guarantee the work. Lei us know your! - wants ns early as possible. Water works. Glen-Jones Hardware Co. | Water works. Work has commenced on the new water works system. I We are prepared to do all plumbing work, such as tapping water mains, making house, connections for hydrants, bath-tubs, wash basins, kitchen sinks, etc. Tills Year's "Mardi Clras" At New Orleans will be grander than ever. Don't miss It. The Seaboard Air Line will J, make a rate of one fare for the'round trip1, (half rate) aud give you choice of their swell ./rains, "The Atlanta Special" or the 'S. A. L. Express." By t he change of schedule, etl'ec-j j tlve February 7, thle line now makes a close connection at Atlanta for Mobile and New Orleans, ollerlng hy far the most convenient service from any polut In tiie Atlantic States I to the great carnival. Apply to agencies of j the Seaboard Air Line and take no other ' route. Faith in de Lawd. says Brudder Watkius. . doan' mean hol'in' yo' mou, open wid yo' i j eyes shet, and speckln' a roas' pullet gwlue; i fly Inter yo'face. [ nn watei s System. ^ is for Hydrants, Bath tors for hinery and. Wa SMOKE OOT DIPHTHERIA. I' j The FnmeM From Equal Parts of , Burnlug Tar an<l Turpentime Will Do the Work. j The Scientific American gives this receipt,' which tbe whole world ought to know: "At tbe first indication of diphtheria in the throat i of a child make tbe room close, then take a , tin cup find pour into lta quantity of tar and I turpentine,equal parts. Then bold the cup] over a fire, so as to fill tbe room with fumes, i Tbe little patient on inhaling tbe fumes will! cou^ii up and spit out all the membranous; matter, and tbe diphtheria will pass out. Tbe fumes of tbe tar and turpentine loosen the i matter in the throat and thus afford the re- f lief that has battled the skill of physicians," j y Tailoring: Department. We have some special things in our Custom . Tailoring Department.' It will be to your in- j terest to see them whether yon want to buy , rr or not. I We have added this Tailoring Department [ Ft and can save you per cent, on Tailor j ' Made Goods. Come anil Ree our samples. to I will leave for New York In two weeks, cIj would be glad to take your order with me. gii Very respectfully, i A. Cohen. : fo ! lie Whipping Balky Horses.?Not-! ^ withstanding tbe fact that the press j ] continually admonishes whom it may j 40 concern that it does no good to whip 1 or pound a balky horse, almost every, owner or driver of one does it today, i * It is probably the greatest piece of _ t ii_ : m u ~ 1 uorse iujiy iu eAisteuee, ueuuu.es lue; National Stockmau. It is not a rem-! nant of barbarism, but it is continued; barbarity, and brings out what original sin there is in a man. j The brain of a horse can retain but T oue idea at a time. If the idea is to | J sulk, whipping only intensifies it. A ? change of that idea, then, is the only I successful method of management.! H This may be accomplished in scores of J ways, a few of which are here named Tie a handerchief about his eves : I 9 tie his tail to the bellyband or the! I back band ; fasten a stick in bis mouth ;! tie a cord tightly about his leg ; clasp his nostrils and shut his wind off until he wants to go ; unhitch him from the! H, vehicle, and then hitch him up again, j T or almost anyway to get his mind on ! I something else. ' I Whipping or scolding always does I barm. The treatment should always 1 be gentle. There are more balky dri-;-flyers than balky horses. ' _______________________________ i i i 0tsfllSiD ? ^UMJTED DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE | To Atlanta, Charlotte, Augusta. Athens, Wllminzton, New Orleans. Chattanooga, Nashville ond New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Washington, Norfolk, Kichmond.?Schedule in effect Feb. 7,1897. .L SOUTHBOUND. No-_4??-_ N"-41Lv. New York, via Penn. R. R.*ll 00 a m *9 00 pm " Philadelphia, " " 1 12 p m 12 05 am ' Baltimore, " " 3 15 pm 2 50 am u Washington, " " 4 40 pm 4 80 am ? " Richmond, A. C. L., 8 56 p m 9 05 am ? Lv. Norfolk via S. A. L *8 85 p m *9 05 am A i " Portsmouth, " 8 45 am 9 20 am ' Lv. Weldon, via 8. A. L *11 28 pm *11 55 am Ar. Henderson, via u *12 56 a m *1 89 pm Ar Durham via 8. A. L t7 32 am f4 09 pm Lv Durham " t5 20 pm +11 10 am Ax. Raleigh, via S. A. L *2 16 a m *3 34 pm " Sanford, " 3 35 " 5 03 14 *" oouuirm riueu, - ^ a - <> 00 ~ 1 ^ " llouilet, " 5 10 " 6 53 " j C < " Wadesboro, " 5 54 " 8 11 " ^ Monroe, " ._6 43 " 9 12" Ar. Charlotte via S. A. L *8 30 am *10 20 pui j Ar. Chester, via 8. A. L *9 i0~a m *10 47 pin Lv. Columbia, C. N. a L? fC 00 pm j Ar. Clinton, S. A. L *9 45 am *12 10 am j " Greenwood. u 10 35 " 1 07 am ; " ABBEVILLE, " 11 05 ' 1 40 " " Elburton, " 12 07 p in 2 41 " ' 14 Athens, " 1 15 ? 3 45 " i " Winder, " 1 59 " 4 30 " j " Atlanta, (Central Time) 2 50 " 5 20 " I NORTHBOUND." No. 402. No. 88 ~ j Lv. Atlanta,vlaS.A.L.(Cent. T.)*12 00 n'n *7 50 pm | " Winder, " 2 40 pm 10 42 " ! " Athens, " 3 16 " 11 26 " j " Elberton, " 4 15 " 12 33 am j " ABBEVILLE" 5 10 " 140" j " Greenwood, " 5 41 " 2 09 " | " Clinton, " *0 34 " *3 05 " j Ar. Columbia, C. N. & L., R. R |7 00 am | Lv. Chester, " *5 13 p tn *1 38 am ; Ar. Charlotte, via A. L *10 25 p in * 8 30 am j Lv. Monroe, via S. A. I* *9 40 p in *(j 05 am ! '? Hamlet *11 23 " 8 15 * Lv. Wlllinprt on " ......... Jo 30 am *12 30 piii 3u Lv. Southern Pines, " *12 14 am *9 20 am 1 " Kaleteh, " *2 16 a in 11 85 am ml Ar. Henderson " 3 28am *1 00 pm i Ar Durham via H. A. L t7 ."52 am +4 09 pm i Lv Durham " f5 20 [>m fll 10 am j vei Ar. Weldon. " *1 55 am *3 (10 pm | Jul " Richmond, A. C L, s 15 " (i 50 " ! 'I ' Washington, via Penn. Rli 12 31 p in 11 111 pm | wil " Baltimore, u 1 43 p m 12 48 am j of " Philadelphia, " 3 50 p in 3 45 am ] qu ? New York. " *6 23 " *0 53 " 1 dn Ar. Portsmouth, S. A. L., 7 .*10 am 5 5(1 pin I " Norfolk, *7 50 _!L_ 6 05 " I inT *l)ally. fDaily, ex. Snnday. JDuily ex. Monday, j tee No?. 403 and 402. "The Atlanta Special," Solid Vestibuled Train of Pullman Bloopers and Coaches be- , tween Washinston and Atlanta. al*o Pullman I j!' ' Sleepers between Portsmouth ami Chester, S. C. j ['JJ Nos. 41 ami .38. "The S. A. L. Express," Solid ] \j Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers between Ports- j ^ mouth and Atlanta. Company Sleepers between i [ Columbia ami Atlanta. I Both trains make immediate connections at Atlan-, jr" tn for Montgomery. Mobile, New Orleans, Texas, Cal I ! , ifornia, Mexico, Chattanooga, Nashville. Memphlr, : Macuii, Florida. For Tickets, Sleepers, npply to j I B. A. NEWLAND, Gen. Act., Pass. Dept. I 6 Kimball House. Atlanta, Ga. : GEO. Me. P. BATTE.Trav. Pajs. Ajrt. Charlotte, N. C. ] E. St. JOHN. Vice-Pres. and Gen'l. Mgr. ; V. E. McBEE. Gen'l. .Superintendent. H. W. B. 6LOVE 11, Tratllc Manager. T. J. ANDERSON, Gen'l. Pass. Agent. | OF General Offices: Portsmouth, Va. C i WOBKS! | Tubs Wash Basins, ter Supplies,I torn i llil ,< v||| 17IRE-PR00F OIL. 175?, THE BEST . -L oil tb&t can be made. An oil tbat gives a brilliant light, and does not 1 smoke tbe chimney, can be bought for the name money as low grade oil. Special prices by tbe barrel. x. W. LOMAX. j notice. nn 1HE FIFTH SESSION OF THE CLEM - Agricultural College will begin Thare^^^^HB|fl ibruary IStb, 1897. ro tbe two regular four-year courses lea^H^H^^Bj the degrees of Bachelor of Science, ll two-year course Id Mechanics aDd^^R^^H neeriDg has been added. riie Courses of Instruction Include llowlDg subjectsAgriculture, Chemlstry^i^HD articulture, Darylng, Veterinary Science. >tany, Geology, Mineralogy, Mechanically \ ectrlcal and Civil Engineering, English, athematics and History. Board, washing, fuel, lights, for session of weeks, 859.00. j'or Catalogue containing full particulars, Address, ? E. B. CRAIGHEAD. Pres.. Tan. C, 1897. Clemson College, S. C. M & & ' s f f f .|gj !*or . a he m oter-mak I WE YOU CALLED ON ? <=r 1 h. wl j ) i ], ">rj Vt the new Grocery Store on Main Street? qnlet place for Ladies to come to Par ^ chase. . ~ ij There yon find a fall line of STAPLE and LNCY GROCERIES, ALL KINDS OF IUNTRY PRODUCE. FRUIT and CONFECTIONERIES. A ready Delivery to all parts of the city, IEE of Charge. Oil! Oil! Oil! t|i *IRE ATT, DROOF vlli, No Flickering, No Smoke. ; Vi'ij? Tuesdays, Thursdays, 'CllVtJItJU and Saturdays. LOOK OUT for the New Wagon ?n. ?"H have your cans tilled. ?FIVE GALLONS FOR SO CENTS. sportionment of the School Funds of Abbeville County for School * Year 1866-07. - a?* ? l? r-' * . 5?\i ?f?i* ?iil 5i| 5? !l Jll?l II 2 I S |so 5 CS9 10 52,067 47 5493 00 53,249 57 418 23 1,254 71 454 00 2.126 94 8SO 12 1,158 47 379 00 1,923 59 357 29 1.1 Ot tiC 277 00 1.785 95 460 SI 1,400 54 8S6 00 2,253 35 35C 48 1,009 55 347 00 1.773 03 334 25 1,002 86 315 00 1,652 11 388 59 1,105 88 243 00 1,797 47 37S 77 1.121 42 311 00 1,806 19 f 272 51 817 60 290 00 1,380 11 " 228 S7 6S6 6S 209 00 1,124 So 3.0 32 088 04 309 00 1,626 36 481 03 1,44-") 00 383 00 2.309 63 349 07 1,047 32 300 00 1,696 39 299 68 899 11 209 00 1.40T 79 459 40 1 378 ill 352 00 2,1S9 71 275 SO 827 48 300 00 1,403 2S :U9 90 1,049 79 350 00 1,749 69 108 53 452 02 135 00 695 55 151 48 454 49 109 00 714 97 75 74 227 24 59 00 361 98 52 69 158 08 4S 00 258 77 'he above apportionment, of the School nd to the different School Districts In Abvllle county Is based on the enrollment of pils In the public schools of the county ring the last school year. i 'he different boards of school trustees / jst not overdraw on tne amounts designator their school districts. 'he amounts apportioned to each district tu tlie amount brought lorward from last lr will be paid out by the Treasurer In ouary or February unxt. 'lie 3 mill tax for 1890 97' and the poll tax II not be due uiuj! November, 1897. Clerks the different boards of trustees will be reIred to distinguish between warrants iwn on the3 mill tax and the poll tax as I i required by law to report them separately the annual settlement. 'he clerks of the different boards of truss will be required to makeand send to this Ice on or before 1st of July, 1897, an ltemlzstatcmeut of their expenditures during > present school year. It will therefore be cessary that their books be accurately Jo warrant of any board of trustees will be i Joised In this ottice unless the amount of J rraut Is plainly written in words and not j t in figures, and both duplicate and oriel- I 1 must be signed by at least two of the istees of the district from which it comes. \V. T. MILFORD, Co. Supt. of Education. )ec. 1. 1896. DENTAL NOTICE. J Dr. S. G. Thomson, ^ PICK UP-STAIRS ON MoILWAIN orner, Abbeville, S. C.