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^he Press and Banae:
I AIU5EVILLK, S.C.
^ Published every Wednesday nt S2
year lu advauee.
i Ton I3a^*es.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1897.
I,etler?. Uciniiiiiiii^ in Abbeville l*os
Ollio', Week Kuriiiis; l>h. 10.
A?Alston, Wil ts W ; Allien?, Luis.
H?Binmaen, Mrs. 8-trali.
0?Carter, Sum- K*
I)?1) ?vW, Westley; Dale, Miss I. Y.; Douti
M"ss Lilian.
E?Edwards, Will; Eulens, William.
<t?ciray. E. V.: Glaus*. Jilenj
L?Low ranc, Miss liattte.
M?Morton. Miss C.itaron.
N?Xauce. Per^y.
P?Vattison. Miss Minnie; Profit, IV, Pat
ton. B. Harrison.
s?ShI.-oii. Willie.
T?'Thomas, Beu; Thompson, Miss Kec'na
W?Wilson..loon I,.; W'l?on, II. W.: Wi!
son, W. K; Woolriilsje, Montgomery; Wil
son.s. R.; Wymcn. Mise Hattte: Wuieiu?n
lelly; Williams, J. M.; Williams, Miss Delhi
Hobt. S. Link. 1'. M.|
/ S:im J on os.
/.Sim Jones will lecture iu the Court Hons
Ht Abbeville on Monday night. March lsi
/General admission ">!? cents; reserved seats 7
[cents. Send your mdtrs to 1'. H. Speed fo
/reserved seats.
Fine i'liit'krnH.
I J. II. Glenn will se'l you Kgiis for hntchim
J from the beM Barred Plymouth Rock Chick
ens. AlsoS. C. B. Leghorus. He will be gla<
to nave you tuspect his stock. tf
Itev. Snyder, a Missionary of the I'reMiv
tenau church who lists recently returned t
this country 'roro the Congo Free State
Africa, wtil preach or lecture in the IVeSOy
terian church, this city, on next Sabbatl
morning and evening. The public are cor
I dially in v. ted to both services.
J Mr. Scott, formerly a member ol the firn
< of Morrow & Scott of Verdery. was In towi
5 ytsterday. H* is one ot the progressive am
^ enterprising cltzens of Abbeville count;
who will be transierieJ toGreenwood county
Mrs Bushes'Specific is guaranteed to curi
Burns, Scalife, croup, etc. For sale at Speed'<
Drug Store.
Mrs. Bushes'Specific aoplied to a burn a
oiure will give immediate relief. For sale a
Speed's Drus; Storf.
Bruce'8 restaurant is the place to get fresl
oysters.
ISruce's restaurant keeps chickens, eggs au(
country produce lor sale and exchange.
Bruce keeps a very nice Hue of cigars.
I .w
llamess Contract Awarded to 4'. I*
[llmimioixl tic Co.
Capt. John Lyon, our worthy supervisor
has bought 24 u^w niuie? for the county, am
of course he bad to ha*e the harness tor them
Several Atlanta and other harness Douse!
were ask to make bids on the bill for harnei*
and gear. C. P. Hammond <fc Co. were tin
successful contestants, hs they can mi ways in
depended on lor anything In harness at ls?v
figures.
Their harness business is steadily increaInu.
and when you need a set of harness m i
their line. They make a specialty ot leather
harness and Klines.
JIn?l<ioii*M LocuN.
Dout miss a chance lo see that. Hue ol I.adie
tine shoes on bargain counter at HaddOD's.
We still have a eood assortment of shor
ertds in Prints and Worstors at Haddon's.
[Something new in C>tton Dress Fabrys.
/:v? inches American Woolernetts beautifu
tyles only 12% cents.
} Talrlor made Soilings.
J Galatea Clothes.
/ I'lain and striped Canass Ifcick I 'neks.
50 inches black Molialis the greatest uolvei
on the maikei.
, Ileminauts calico at 4 cents'.
Slmpous3 4 Percales 5 cents.
.56 Inches Percales, lu all the new Sprini
i colorings.
* The new thing in Kid Gloves?Pearl gray
black Emb backs, 1 00
Yard wide Sea Island 5 cents.
2.U00 yards best 4 1-2 black Hipeu 7 1 2 and
cents.
Bleached and Unbleached !0 I.
If you wish a real good shoe at 1 ss thai
cost, look atourbargaiu counter.
Loral*, A in us B. .Morse.
I have a few "Dove" iinind Hams, the tines
know u, that I offer at \i\<A to close.
Mackerel! Mackerel! A few kitso'Cnic*
Family Mackerel at greatly reduced pri es.
A full line of Garden Seeds of the best see<
growers, ready for you rigbt now.
It pays to buy first-aiassOil to burn. I kce|
that kind.
If you want a Bargain, a Big Bargain, it
a ?hot Gun of huu description, just put or
your hat and walk right luto rny (.tore aiu
you will llnd it.
Did you sae make cotton ? If so. pl?nt gone
Prolific," a very fine early variety.
Now is the time to set out Pectin Trees. I
few fine two year old trees hi 10 cents each.
Have you tried "Baked Beans" with "To
raato Sauce.";J lb. cans, for Id cents, if not
why not?
An elegant light brown Sugar 20 lbs. (or$l
Arbuckle's CofiVe2U cents a 10.
Ladies, just glance over this list, then sent
In your orders by 'phone or otherwise. W'or
center Sauce. Salad Divssine, Olive Oil, 'J'c
inato Catsup, Ptepart d Mu-tard, Crab, Loli
Mer, Shrimp* Oysters, S tltnon,Sardines.Chip
ped Beet, Corned B<-et. Lunch Tongue. Potter
Ham, lotted Tongn", Siitvd Break last Macon
new and elt-gunt,) plain Pickles, Mixei
Pickles, Sweet Pickles, Jams. Jellies, Prt
nerves, Prunes, Ksisins, Currants, App>e<
readies /vpricois, uunin, iu>nea vv neat
KolleU Oats. Leggeit's Buckwheat, Cheese
Macarooi?and everything that Is good.
I have just received a fr?-sh lot of "Cori
Starch," Prepared Jelly, (jieiatiut-sund l.emo:
and Vanilla Extracts.
Nice fresh Chocolate Caramels, Hock Cand,
and other Confectioneries.
A good stock of Oreeri mm-J Parched Coffee
Plaik aud Mixed Teas always<?u liau.J.
Onion sets in abundance.
\V. Joel Smith A Sou.
For a pure article of Irish seed potatoes ca
on W. Joel Smith A. Son.
We are selling the best button fastener o
earth. Suits any button. Call aud examln
them.
In order to reduce our stock of Flour we wl
sell lorn short time a hii:h grade, second pa
tent al SI S5. Now is the time to get a rai
bargain in Hour.
\V Joel Smith &Son are selling r> b?rg Octi
gon Soap and 1 box of Pearline tor 25 cent:
Or They will sell five bars Circus Soap and on
box oi Washing power for 25 cents. No bettt
soaps and Washing Powder made.
The Coffee we sell at 7 pounds to the dolls
is not shodoy stufl, but a first-class Kio Co
fee. Try it.
Our aim at al! times !s to give our custornei
(he very best goods at rock bottom price
and we respectfully ask our friends to give i
a call when In n?td ol auytblng In our line.
A iresh lot of buckwheat flour just in. Oi
large warehouse is full of corn, oats, brai
flour, hay and in fact everything ueeded ft
niau or beast.
A large lot of hardware and farming impli
mentsjust in.
We have kuitting thread in all colors.
Clothing, over coats, shoes, hats, &c., golD
at greatly reduced prices.
An examination of our goods and prices
all we ask. W. Joel Smith & Son.
k ?
If its paper, pens, ink or anything In tl
stationary line you want to go to Speed's.
It is an ancient belief that when a mal
ees cupId in her dreams he will in sou
measure assume the outward appearance
the man whom she will wed. Whether th
be true or Dot we cannot say. but we do kno
this, that all the maids in this section shou
see the pretty line of millinery displayed t
R. M. Haddon & Co., at Abbeville.
( El?le.
j Elsie Duncan was ihe little grand|
daughter of the old man who hail heen
! the light-house keeper of Shoal Point
_! almost ever sir.ce any one could reI
member.
n! Sixty years ago IVter had taken
[chargeof the bright light which was
* i to he a signal of danger to any vessel
j that ventured too near the shore with
its dangerous sandbars and rocks. He
} was then a young man, "a mere hoy,"
people called him, saying that he wa?
not old eumigh for such a responsible
- position ; but when, night after night,
the great light threw its clear beams
over the waves, they found that, young
though he was, he could be trusted to
do his duty. The years had crept
away, and I'eter had become an old
' ni!in !ilmosf <*i(rhtv visits old. with
while hair and bowed .shoulders, but
he was still hale ami hearty, and hoped
that fur many a long day yet he might
be spared to tend the ianip which
- seemed to him now such a dear friend.
Elsie lived all alone with her grand*
lt father. She hud no friends with whom
- to play except when every now and
'* then she accompanied her grandfather
I.' to the village, some live miles away,
t when he went to get his supplies.
One day she saw a carriage drive up
to the IL'ht-house, and a party consisiin<r
of a lady aud gentleman and three
. children yot out. They had come to
visit the lighthouse and spend tome
time at tiie point, auu Jt:sie, witn nei
baud slipped in hergrandfather's broad
palm, watched the children with a
, friendly smile as old l'eter led the
- way up to the lamp.
1 After they had visited the light
house they went back to the beach,
and the lady and gentleman seared
. themselves in the carriage with books,
> while the children played on the
> sand.
i They were just about Elsie's age,
and she stood by the wiudow watching
them wistfully, till Peter said :
1 "Run and play with them, my lassie.
] They will beglad of a play-fellow.
t Elsie did not need any urging, and
her little bare feel carried her quickly
p over the sand to her place where the
s children were at play.t
, 'T've come to play with you," she
1 said, shyly, as the children looked at
tier.
1 She made a pretty picture as she
stood there with the wind tossing her
1 bn wn curls, and bringing a bright
color to her ro<y cheeks, while the
waves rippled up over her feet
"Who wants you ?" was the rude re.
<ponse. "You'd belter wait till you'er
invited, miss.''
.Swift tears came to Elsie's brown
i eyes at this rude rebuif, and turning
away without a word she ran home as
.> nil.!.'I v !i?i ul>t> ? < ill I < I tn throw liprsiell
t into her grandlather s aims and leu
!* Mini that the children had not wanteu
F In-r to play with them al'ier all.
When the lady and gentleman were
f so interested in a large sand fort where
they were walking that they pleaded to
stay a little longer, so alter M>me discussion
it was decided that they might
spend a little longer time and that the
s coacucian sihjuiu iciuiu iui incut iu
the afternoon. The carriage drovt
i away, and a little later old Peter found
that he had to go to the vellahe, so he
trudged oil*, and Elsie was left all alone
l in the light-house. She looked at the
children, whose merry shoutsshecould
hear, and thought what a pleasant lime
-he could be having, too, if they had
been willing 10 lei her share their
h spoits, and then she tat down to her
knitting.
Some time later she looked out ol
y ihe window and saw that the tide had
' crept ort, leaving a wide stretch of
beach uncovered. The children had
waded out to a little clump of rocks
thai seemed very near the beach when
s the tide wasoutond they were having
a merry hunt for shells and weeds
that clung to the rocks.
1 "Oh! the tide has turned already,"
said Elsie, jumping to her feet. "If
they stay there much longer they won't
be able to get back." Remembering
t her former repulse, it was (juite an effort,
for ?hv Elsie to iro down on the
3 beach and call to the children.
At the first sound of her voice the
J hoy who had spoken before turned
around. "You mind your own busi[)
ness. I guess we can take care of ourj
selves," lie answered.
) "Oh ! 1 hope grandfather will come
J in lime lo make them come back,"
thought Elsie. She watched the chil.
ilren anxiously, and taw that they were
so absorbed iii their play that I hey did
l not notice how swiftly the tide was
coming in.
It was not until the spray dashed
' against their faces that they looked
around and saw that the water was
growing deep around their little island.
J They started to wade back, but only
' a few steps convinced them that the
water was already beyond their depth,
i- "Oh ! I wish I had urged them again to
J comeback!" thought Elsie repentanti
ly. She ran down lo tbe beach, and for -
getting how rudely he had repulsed her
; a short time before, the boy called,
"Say, how are we going to get back?
"If there were some one here that
ii could get the boat out, he could row
J you back," said Elsie, "but it is too
, heavy for me to stir, 1 will tell you
y what I will do. It will be two hours
s yet before these rocks are covered with
water, so you will be safe for some
lime yet. 1 will run down to the village
as fast as I cau, and get grandfather
to come and help you. Don't
be afraid. 1 will run all the way."
She darted ofl', and the children
watched her with tearful eyes, they
no longer cared to play although they
still had the greater portion of their
little island out of the water.
The miles seemed very lont; to Elsie
,1 as she ran along in the hot mju. Slit
would not stop to re^t, for there was
n no time. The water was creeping up
? over the island all the time, and she
dared not tarry. Perhaps hert-trength
11 might have given out if she had not
!J met the carriage returning for the
children alter about half the distance
x had been traversed.
A few hasty words to the father ex'e
plained the danger his children were
frj in, and-taking breathless Elsie up by
ir his side, he bade the coachmau drive
f-j with all the speed he could.
It had seemed a long time to the
rs frightened children, and whenever a
wave had come up a little higher than
18; usual they had clung together, fearing
ir that the next one might sweep them
J' away.
It did not take long for the fatliet
e-J and the coachman to tauoch the boat
| which had been altogether too heavy
gj for little Elsie, and soon the children
were safe.
i8l Elsie, in her anxiety for their safety,
| had forgotten their unkinduess to her,
j but they remembered it as they gathered
around her and thanked her foi
j her efforts.
The light-house keeper's litllegrand
| daughter had taught them how to re!
turn good for evil, and whenever the>
remembered their hour)of alarm upoi:
the rocks, ihey remembered too how
little they had deserved the kiudue^
ie which Elsie had shown them as freel.\
and as willingly as if she had receivec
id only kindness from them.?Christiai
Observer.
w ^ "
ly j Ttie best and cheapest garden seed at Itarr!
3 jsou it Game's drug store. Now stock Just Ie
i A PAIR OF IIASCALS.
i [TWO MEN WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR LOTS OF WOE.
i
The Artist Who Draws the Pictures on the
1 Coinic*Valentilies and the Harvard Graduate
Who Writes the Poetry?Millions
of Penny Viliflers.
Two mon nro responsiblo for tho entire
crop of comic valentines which spread bit1
j terness and woo throughout our fair land
once a year at just about this time. One
1! rif t !u>m iii. H.'irvnrd pr.idii.ito. Ho nerno
t rates tho vorsc. Tho other is an artist
who learned to wield his brush with a far
! nobler aim in view.
It is well that, there aro two of them,
for they divide tho awful responsibility.
Tho pout's name is Edward Higney. Tho
artist is ono Edgars. They both livo in
Brooklyn. A New York man might think
that was punishment enough for them.
Let us hopo that tho recording angel will
think so, too, for they havo a lot to answer
for.
Let ns just do a little figuring on the
subject. There aro 20,000,000 "comics"
printed and circulated every year. Suppose
only 15,000,000 of theso aro purchased
and sent. If only two-thirds of tho victims
relieved their lacerated feelings by tho use
of profanity?wo will say that tho other
6,000,000 aro women and professing Christians?that
would leave 10,000,000 who
tvrmlil (VnY-fiiri? flin sonnnrl nnmmmiilnimit.
Each man would, wo will say, uso on an
average of flvo bad words, souio beginning
with a big D and others best reprosontod
by dashes, thus . That would
givo a total of 50,000,000 profano words.
Now these two mon havo been at this
business'for about 15 years, and if the
wrath of tho people or the l?ind of Providenco
does not strike them down they may
continue in their evil doing for 10 years
more, a total of 25 years. Thus in 25 years
they will have beon tho indirect producers
of 1,250,000,000 profano words, or enough
to mako 10,000 good sized volumes.
What an awful responsibility to contemplate!
But theso men don't look at it in that
way. They seem to think that the enjoyment
of good salaries in this life is of far
moro importanco than a bright lioreafter.
Both of thorn perhaps hope that thoir
work on scntimontal lines will offset tho
other. Mr. Edgars not only draws tho hid
THE SCORCHER?BOUKD TO BE POPULAR,
eous faces of tho "comics," but ho is an
adopt iu painting pink Cupids, red hearts
?always arrow piorced?and dainty forgetmenots,
lilies of the valley and other floral
decorations.
Artist Edgars is a man of about 80, but
ior i i years ne nns uuuu uumg una ouiu w
work. Consequently ho has attained a wonderful
dexterity with tho brush. Ho can
take a plain picco of cardboard or celluloid,
and with a few dabs of his brush
mako it blossom like a fairy garden. He
takes a dainty satin covered card, spreads
tho colors around on it recklessly for a
minute, and, behold! ho has produced
something to delight the hoart of some
pretty maiden.
In somo respects Mr. Edgars is to be envied.
Ho has more facilities for "getting
even" than anyotnor man on earth. When
tho average man is insulted by an insolent
street car conductor, snubbed by a
cmip.v ilrv cnofls clerk or imnosed unon by
a butcher, baker or candlestick maker, ho
can only addross a little fleeting, evanescent
profanity at the individual offender.
Not so Mr. Edgars. Ho justkeops quiet,
smiles in a bland, self satisfied way, goes
to his don and draws a picture of tho man
or woman, and has a fow hundred thousand
of them struck off. Thus does ho
wreak his vongoanco not on ono person
alone, but on all of that kidnoy. If he is
angry, ho can, by a fow strokes of his
brush, insult about 500,000 total strangers.
What czar or sultan could do more?
And Mr. Kigncy helps him out. Ho
takes tho nlghtmaro skotchcs and writes
verses for them?vorses which tip the ar
row with gall and wormwood, wnicn
make tho victim rant and tear and say
things.
But thoro is a compensating side to all
this. There aro 70,000,000 souls of us in
Uncle Sam's domain, and we probably all
know at least half a dozen porsons on
whom wo would liko to inflict a comio.
THE OLD MAID?ALWAYS SELLS WELL,
t I3ut wo don't. No, only about 20,000,000
of lis indulge in this sort of thing, and
thcro is n whole lot of comfort for tho hu.
uianitariuns in thut.
! Then there aro lots of people who send
comics, not out of pure malice, but boi
cause they think it is funny. It may be?
to tho sender.
Ever since last Valentino's day tho artL
ist and tho poot have been at work on this
i year's vintage. Each season offers new
p subjects for their satirical pen and brush.
| Bicycle riuers, of course, havo come in
for a good share of their attention. There
. is tho bloomer yirl. Oh, how she does
catch it! Now neither of tho two men who
make tho valentines has anything personal
against the bloomer girl. Tliey have
Please return all empty Harris Llthia watei
| bottles as soon as couveiileDt to Speed's drug
store.
Why be annoyed with ring worm, tette
. and such like when Westmorland (fitter oint
r inent will cure it. Try il. For sale at Speed'!
drug store.
1 Carry your empty beer bottles to Speed'f
r drug store where you cau always get a gooi
j price for tliem.
, Westmoreland ointment will sure cure rlnf
. worm, tetter and all sklu troubles. For sah
1 at Speed's drug store.
1 Children's jewel caskets In wbile metal
I prices ranging from 10c*. to 75c. llandsotni
; white metal Iramed mirrors at 'J5c., toile
cases, etc., at R. C. Bernau, the jeweler.
Horse and cattle powders, blood purltlerf
I-1 garden seed and ouiou sets Just in at Harrl
i.' Boa & Oame'rt,
??W?I???MWfaatTBlMllhlWI JlimaMM
said so. But business is business. The
manufacturers know that there would be
a big demand for this stylo of cheap Valentino.
So they wont to work on the poor
bloomer girl and pictured licr in all sorts,
of outrageous styles and in all degroos of
| oxaggoruted hideousness. Poor hloomor
i girl! ISJay her sensitive nature tie steeieo
[ against these envious darts.
Tho male bicyclist gets it, too, from the
scorcher to the knickerbockored spindleshanks.
One of the now comics represonts
tho scorcher as a death's head andskeloton ^
riding a wheel and slaughtering tho inno- j
cents who cross his path. i
"It has become almost mechanical," he
said to the interviewer. "Tho designs I
uso do not vary much. It is impossible, of
course, to get anything now. I uso a camel's
hair brush and water colors. Then
you know how a very few strokes will finish
up a valontine."
Tho now woman also has her share of
woo in store for her. A score of freshly de- J
| signed comics which have been roprottuced jl
| almost by the ton lie in wait for heron
I tho Valentino venders' counters, n.ud on
j Feb. 14 tho wholo machinery of tho Unit'
cd States mail scrvico is put at the disposal
of thoso who wish to send them. All
the eccentricities of up to dato fashion are
soized upon and exaggerated by tho com- t,
ics and mado to servo tho purpose of the
anonymous vilifier.
.Then thoroaro the scores of people whom
tho Valentino man has for years regardod
as old standbys. They will not be forgot- <_
ton. Tho old maid, tho dude, tho police- L
man, tho loafer, tho icoman, tho plumber, L
all will have their pot foiblos and weaknesses
held up to them in distorted fashion
like the image in an imporfect mirror.
Cvkus Sylvester.
f>t* \ / a i ptmtimcio hav/
O I . VMLtlX I IIMt O I .
How It Used to He Celebrated and How Ai
It Is Now.
When wo wore children, St. Valoatino's
day ranked with Christinas and Fourth of an
July in much anticipated pleasure and in (jn
the simple delights that wcro attendant jj,
upon tho coming of tho lovers' saint. Tho eQ
little girl who did not havo at least a half
dozon valentines to show was considered QU
vory unpopular indeed, and so strong was
this feeling that pnrcnts, fearing lost the
youths of the neighborhood might not.be ,
blessed with sufficient monoy to favor every
little girl and knowing what a disap- .
pointment tho abfcenco of the postman's ...
knock would mean to their small daughters,
would prowl out tho night beforo and
buy up paper hearts and gay littlo Cupids
presiding over versos that breathed of iove ?
and dnrts rhyming with dovo and heaits.
Tho elder ones regarded tho sentiimeatal
sido of tho affair only and did not loirid if !?
but ono missive wero received, provided it ,
was from tho one, a tact wmcn was gener- .
ally xspoedily disoovered, despite the disguiscd
handwriting and other mysteries tei
attached to tho delivery of it. Tocay the
hideously ugly penEy dreadfuls and the
paper stage sconos have given place to
more substantial offerings, and the day is [U
celebrated in quito a different manner. "i1
Now largo and beautiful boxes, filled ?'
with bonbons and tied with ribbon on et|
which some sentiment appropriate to the
day is painted, nro the gifts gonerally ex- 1?
changed. A candy Cupid presidin g ovor
a bouquet of iovoly blossoms, or sprays of W(
flowers tumbling in artistio disorder from ?Q
a silver or gold heart; or a quiver and arrows
of tiny buds, aro all the up :o date pr
gifts of the modern valentino. nil
In the countrv the lads and lassos used th
to hang baskets of early spring bljssoms u
on each other's doorbells, or If winter had ill;
lingered until tho day of tho mating of fei
birds paper llowers were substituted. To- all
day thoy give a valentine, luncheon or rel
party, and tho tables take tho shapo of '
hearls, tho candle shades become opening dr
roses, and a little pink Cupid bearing its ev
own valentine is the souvenir for the tre
guests. lei
Tho simpler forms of entertaining and
celebrating on every occasion have given ab
way to tho more extravagant and the more bu
artistic modes, and in nothing is this more as
noticeable than :in the evolution of the
valontine and tho gayetics t.'iat mark tUo Da
day of which it hi the leading feature. wi
ali
A VALENTINE PARTY. on
SCI
Somti Novel Ideaii That Will Prove Enter- ^01
talnJog.
If you are gcing to have a valentine va
party, here are a few hints which may en- an
liven tho evening: You can go in for deco- Jff1
rations as dooply as you choose and find **'1
plenty of appropriate symbols that will
suggest tho sentiment of tho holiday. A a'j
flying Cupid with bandaged oyes may be
suspended from the chandelier.
Roses of doop rod, love's own color, may W!
bo distributed around as freely as you
choose or as your purse will allow. Drape a '
the mantel with sruilax, caught up with ^r<
red ribbons tied in truo lovers' Knots.
Past/3 board hoarts pierced by gilt arrowe ?/
can bo bought or manufactured at home, tic
and form most attractive decorations. A
pair or two of turtle doves should not be i I
forgotten, for tluiy add much to the gen- in
eral effect. ill
In pairing off your guests for the even- do
ing you can manago to havo a lot of fun. 1
One method which is 6ure to put overy h
ono in good humor and break down all the H
barriers of formality is as follows: i h
Hang a sheet i;a a doorway between two th
rooms. With charcoal or ink draw a gro- I (
tesquo face on cno side and cut holes for bi
eyes. Lot the ladies go into the room be- it
! hind the curtain while the gentlemen ro(
main in tho other. Then let the ladies bi
each stand behind the face on the curtain |jV;
and look through tho apertures. The men
aro then allowed each a chance of guess- A \
lng who is the owner of tho eyes which are |u
peering through at them. The guessers
whispor tho name to tho unknown fair a |
one, and if it is right, sho retires and he eI]
has found his partner for the game of A.,
hoarts which follows. If not, the lady
winks saucily, and ho must try his luck ()r
another time. Underneath the face you se
may write something like this: ra
I'm looking at you, love, in
With eyes that aro true, love. t ]j
If you guess theso eyes ure mine,
I ivill bo your Valentine.
OE
Another novel way of mating your as
guests is to got as many card valentines s0
as you 1 avo guests. Have them in duplicato
pai rs, and put each in an envelope, ^
one of !i pair in an envelope for a gcntloman,
the othor in one for a lady. As tho ^
guests arrivo hand each an envelope and
let thom find the person who has the duplicate.
h(
The Valentine Kiss.
In many parts of England and Scotland
it is still customary, as it has been for
many centurion, for young men and worn- w
on to regard their valentine tho first por- jn
son of tho opposite sex whom their eyes
behold on the morning of St. Valentino's j0
day, and thoy havo tho right to claim the ()J
said valontino with a kiss which ho or sho ^
is in houor bound to accord without re
slstance or remonstrance of any kind.
ro
h.
m
I Ii. W. iVIiltc'Nliflcnh. Ijj
; J u?t received:
1,000yards of thoRe white checked Nam- re
sooks, at5 cents per yard. These goods are
very hard to get and this supply will not last 11
j long. They are In great demand. Come and
supply yourself before they are all gone.
? | Extra good values in White Goods a: 7, 8
I | and 10 cents per yard.
Examine my stock of Carpets. 1 tugs and
, I Mattings. If you are needing anything in
II this lint you can get some bargains. C
j The attention of the ladies Is respectfully tl
, | called U> those remnants of White Checked
e I Nainsooxs at 5 cents per yard. Ask for them
t and yoi: are sue to buy tbem. X
j Buy an Overcoat while they are so cheap. |
), You can get a great bargain In thres pound H
I- Tomatoes by the case from L W While. 1
Oet his prices. &
I41.
Frfish Arrivals
-A. A. V tV/ Mk.jmk.rn. m. JL. M. WArw
New Orleans 1
% % By the Bar
^lams and Lard of the
I HAVE SOME
11 Coft'ee and Teas which are ver^
-^-Roasted Java and IVJ
3LENDED TEAS Th<
L. V
i Indignation Heeling ot RlnU-A
Trne Story. ^
Much has been said on reasoning by ^
limals. Of the fact there can be no f ^
ubt; of its nature too little is known. ^
it I think less still is known of the f 1 J
lotions of animals. Take an affecmate
dog; how he suffers from jeal- f
ay! Our little Prince was completely ^
iserable if his mistress took the neigh- W
r's baby on her lap. ^
Several times I have beeu eyewitness W .
amotions of a hich order arnonir ^ #V
rds?namely, sympathy with other ^ I.
rds in distress. J U
When a college student I was taken ^
rv ill in my sophomore year, and, Q
ining strength but slowly, the doctor ^
Jeredmeinto the country. 0 we will open
I boarded at a farmhouse and gave ^ Fifty Pieccs
yaelf entirely up to the woods and W Fifty pieces
Ids. Fifty-inch B
Tarough an entire summer I studied ^ oOcentgi
zingly the ways of the birds, and de- ?
mined to raise some young thrushes
d take them with me to mv city A
ime in the fall. ^ The most Co
My selection was a nest of brown ^ Fitly pieces
rushes. It was in a thick mass of TenpiecesN
shes in a swamp?an entanglement ? OaeHundre
wild growth, and almost inpen- ^ Twenty-flve
"able. f In Check
Every day I watched, from the eggs ^
the callow young. I resolved to \r A COM
ow the old birds two weeks; then I
JUiCl &!)SUH16 lilt? raising ui tuc j'uuug WF* STILL SELT
pq ^ 'J
1 1. .U J 1 II ^ That extra q
At 1 at it the day came, and all my M 44 nieacb Home8pu
eparations were made. Taking with ^
b a cage, I worked my way through 0
e dense undergrowth. Very care- ^
lly I removed tne uest, and was try- 0 13
K to get it into the cage when the ? M~\ I
iiale bird arrived. She uttered a cry, W **iiost
a shriek, ami disappeared, but ?
turned immediately with her mate. ^ A
Ihe two birds made a wild effort to
ive me away, even flying at me with
ery demonstration of rage and dis
;ss. Then, to my surprise, they both ftnd Xh
L now felt so mean that I at once set . Don't g? lh<
out putting the nest back in the bush ; i?useJ ft crowd,
t it gave me a good deal of trouble, ,e d?vi? will cli
I could not make it stay in its place.: w?,7? D ? e ~
What now? The two old birds wereI When we suffer fo
ck, accompanied by a whole bevy of 10UJ,tears *J"e not shed
Id birds. The entire coppice wasL .tl)e. standpoi
ve with them. They seemed bent|"?Si3 19 a ve
nicking my eyes out. I had to w2f, . . .. .
reen my face by holding the cage be- L ^?r.e /??!??
reit J J 6 b ! for taking the bitterne
As to the birds?their number andl. *?"ow Jesus close
riety tind conduct?altogether, it was | wel1 Wlth the n
extraordinary scene. It seemed to
e then; were at least fifty of these in-!, "rove Moses
gnaut little bodies, and perhaps a! ^a^es aud you prove
zen species, some flying at me, and;a aa' , . ...
I making angry dem5nstra.ioos: | The j?e?5
There Sere brown thrushes, song J"?for both
i? ^.T^roi of fholwarrior.
lUDiJCJJ. UUtUUUS. UUU DVIVJU1 wi w-w muA _ .. _,h.
irblerfi. Such an uproar-mewiug, kin fortune
rieking, twittering, and otber cries, meaD8 oferace
aabel of sounds! It all meant dis- H j
;as and rage. But such a mix up|! t Then whv H
II talked at once. The one keykote *?v * ill'1
the discord was distress and indigna- if you 'would kee
1 got out of that swamp a wiser and your1ieartUr fa?e ^
better youth. My conscience smote * fief *j { w
P* a;Lm(yr0,n,L80,aCe feZ? tbe love his neighbor
ought that I had done my best to uu- ?howed him h *
the mischief I had wrought. A cbeerful cift is
The next morning I aeain went to }ft b f thi
e swamp to see how matters stood. |jVgn to q0(j
ow eojuy worked my way turougu " The |2e ofa man,
e brushes ! How deathly still every- b (h, t0 do
ing was! The young birds had gone. f heaven
ilid so want to know how the old
ids hc.d managed matters, and bow
fared with tbe little ones. xiic Branded sin
That indienation meeting of the . ^ , .. . .
rds occured a great many years ago, At CJ, ,
it the scene is still vivid to my mind. (Tal&,ians Paul sa>s.
One winter, just after a snowstorm, no man trouble me,
bevy of snowbir <s appeared near my f,? y/, ie?Mart ?
>u-?e. I fed them crumbs, and they Christ. What does
ayed with us several days. They got nie translate it for
little bold, even coming to the kitch- orally: tor I be*r
i steps to get their rations. There n P
? .1 The word "kyrios," r
na, However, une caucuuwu. , . ,, - . .
A fence separated the old apple , Lord, means in thu
chord from the house lot, audi ob- legal owner or possess
rved that one bird kept on the fence ?'the wife, the father
il, never venturing nearer to the feed- Pat " ?* his freedmer
g place. To my surprise and delight, . Stigmata is the a
e reason of it was soon made plain. the brand, or mark, v
The poor little fellow was lame ol ?er? tnar^ slaves, espei
le wing, so he must not be too bold, ^ai* run or ?
in the event of danger he must have ^l! . there is i
me vantage for escape. So an old said than this. In tb<
rd took him crumbs at every feeding records?on fragment
3]e manumissious found i
But the most remarkable act in my other shrines in G
lowledge of a bi'd in sympathy with 'earned the legal prot
lother in distress was performed by a slav^gained his own
bin not two hundred yards from my uot hriug his master h
>use. It was a deed of daring, and obtain his freedom \\
the highest degree heroic. t[ie mouey- *je
A sparrow hawk had pounced 011 a the god, and there pa
arrow iu the street, and was bearing ['ie priests, they then
away. A robin from his maple tree bougut the slave from I
itnessed the act and instantly started Part ot tue ??
pursuit. the rest of his life
Hi?;h in the air the noble little fel- g?^? which meant
w caught up with the buccaneer, and dorn s"l,Ject to certai
ie could hear theshort, jerky cries of g\ous duties. 11 at a
ie hawk as the robin was "pegging ^1S. mas^r or his mt
" and making the feathers ily. claimed him, he had
The hawk dropped his prey, and the transaction in the tern
ibin returned to the maple tree, where "lyj 0,1 ?"e P01*11
* had ieft his mate. The sparrow are silent. It ne tra\
ade the best of time to get back to 'ar "om nome, anu
|a kjtid. runaway 9lave, what s
Was not that nobly done for the I have? I believe that
?biu??so brave and so magnanimous, u.9 the solution. \\ 1
0 b ' the temple the priest,
branded him with tli
m t m his new master, Apol
Paul's words acquire;
v. i?. Iiaintiioiid A '0. "ig application. He
slave of sin ; but he ha
Shoes reduced In price at C. r. Hammond & bv Christ, and his U
0. All heavy shoes will go to make way for .?,_j i,:a Koino-tlw
ie Spring Shoes. stated in his being tin
Patent Leather Shoes In nil styles at P.P. Henceforth, hesays,
lamiDoadi Co. See lhat Patent. Leather tempt to reclaim m
uu Shoe. marked on my body v
Huy you a Rood Spring seat Saddle of C. P. my uew master, Jesus
iammoDd & Co. bly he referred toth
Children's Shoes cheap of C. P. Hammond | ^ ofhjg persecutior
:
ofTroceries! j
m
lolasses -v -v
rel or Gallon. |
Very Best Quality. ;
SPECIALTIES I
7 rlAsirnhl^^
[ocha Coffee in Fancy 2 lb. Tins.
3 Finest in the Markets.
50 Cents a Ponnd.
7. WHITE. |
ring Goods 5 J
COfllNG , # |
Haddon's! i. |
NEXT WEEK ^
of New Percales, 8 to 121-2 cents
of New Cotton Dress Stuff for early spring wear.
lack Brllllantlne, the75 cent grade, now only 50 cents. Tbe .
ade now oaly 3.5 cents. Tbe SI grade now only 75 centa. "
Black Dress Goods J
mplete line we have ever owned at this season of the year. .
White Check Nainsook- Lawns, Piques, Dimities, &c.
ew Flannelets. Dainty stripes and beautiful quality. ^
d and Fifty pieces Embroideries, all new patterns,very cheap ^
pieces New Spring Woolen Dress Goods. The latest designs A
s and Fancy Weaves. Every thread Wool. Only 25 cents. ^
1PLETE LlSlE DOMESTICS, t
tuM
uallty. yard wide Sea Island for 5 cents a yard.
in, 10-4 Sheeting, Pillow-Casing, Bleached and Unbleached ^
Drilling, Check Homespuns, Chevolts, &c. ?
Respectfully, .
M. HADDON. I'M
mu%unuu%t j
T"z* s,mP,y [g| OS PHI YOU 1
aim everything
r a holy cause
HbssOi the Rigfit Track. |
<e faith in God ?
S9 out of life.
ly and it- will TT'T^I'^T
.an who follows m " I I I Ll l\ I
i n M n piim
made no mis- ''>,;
that be was not
'the lamb and TEE LEADER OF LOW PRICES
?eks God first, WILL DO IT?
will become a We don't expect any man tobuyherewho
can do better anywhere else, but he'll have a
ravs been cood fruitless hunt. We puj our whole heart into
^ ol Clothes?buying and selling. We employ
)l oeneve ue ai- every talent, profit by experience, strive for
every perfection, and have got the art down
n the wrinkles to a nicety. While some are shouting how
s , cheap they've got, we want to tell you how
pn sunshine 11
wr i1uo ??c ?o gui. nujuuujr wau dcil wiuluwu
clothes?therg's no knack about that. We've
anv man to got suits as low as ?4?all wool and will give
I . ]f . you satisfaction, but our belter class of goods,
as Himself, ne where expertness counts, cleverness Is taxed,
where competition is declared out of the race,
olwovQ si lar^p where Its "neck and neck" with the best of
ui ways g custom tailoring, and we are selling that
* email can De class Qf goods at actual cost now to make
room for spring stock. And Just think of
a hnnlr nrwiimt what a saviDg It is. A little more than Is
.,11 asked for the cheap truck, but a great deal
With his fitness ieH8 than the tailors demand?about half.
What worth have words when everybody
claims the largest stock? What weight have
published prices unless you can prove the
values? You've got a standing Invitation to
ve of JesiiH. look us over and see If we are npL showing
Vr.it.tla f hp three times the variety of suits that Is to be
I ?L,pisaie to lue louud anywhere else. You are assured sat"Henceforth
let Isfactlon in every purchase, not the "as good
for I bear ill niV aK kind," but a guarantee that therecanbe .
-j ? i ToanV no better made. There's no chance of our not
tne JjOiu jesus being ajj|e tQ 8U|t you. Such an immense
this mean? ljet line must hold everybody's size and everyrpari^r
more lit- body's style. Soine of the "back-clothiers"
.. Ww.i., tVin advertise clothing in any shape us the fashin
my Douy toe jon!lhie sort, but their idea Is like their clothes
, Jesus Christ, ?ancient. The styles this season are of the
icrhtlv tranolat-d moderate sort in length, both cutaways and
iglitiy iransiai u ThJa wayfor thecorrect style at low3
connection tne esl pr|Ces u,at can he made for the best
or?the husband clothes.
01 tue cuuu, itic
ommou word for COHEN,
.'itb which mas- mL m ii. -n .1
siaiiy those who -Lno olotnier and Fumisheri
iwed signs of SO Remember we bavo added a lirst-class line
much more to be ot sboesat low prices.
i very numerous
s of marble?of
DENTAL NOTICE.
liberty. WHe'did & F- KillillgSWOrth,
is earnings, and No. 4 Seal Block, Abbeville, s. C.
th his receipt for
to the temple of -
id his raouev to ...
... . Ajjiie* M LeNMOii.
with this money
iiismasterou the "Oh! Susan, do you know that Mrs.
ie became for Allen has been buying Christmas presa
slave to the e?t?. when Mr. Allen had'nt money
praclieallv free- enough to pay father for his coal ?"
n peridical reli- "Well, I do say that's queer, and I
ny future lime don't think it's right at all. Now I
ister's heirs re- want some feathers for my hat and I
he record of the can't have them, while the Aliens can
iple. toys."
these documents .Just here Mrs. Strong, the mother
reled, if he were came in. "My dears, I have come
was seized as a from such a sad home. Mr. Allen,
security could he you know, has been sent to the hospiSaint
Paul gives tal. The children were at home and
lien liberated at their Grandfather Brown was holding
if he desired it, the baby. He told me that be had
e "stigmata" ol come for Christmas, and that Mi's. Alio.
"Now Saint leu has gone down street to buy his
a new and strik- gifts for the children. You Know,
had been the girls- Mrs. Allen has no money,
d been purchased Aren't you glad that she could get
ew liberty con- something for the babies."
? slave of Christ. "Yes, mother," said Agues "I saw
let 110 man at- her in the store and I'm afraid I had
e; I have been some selfish thoughts and said somerith
the brand of" thing to Susan, too, that I wish now I
1 Christ. Proba- hadn't said. 'Judge not,' is our class
e many scars he motto, and I shall try never to forget
is. it again."