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||V The Press and Banner rBY HUGH WILSON, Ten Images. ABBEVILLE, S. C. 86?"PubIished every Wednesday a $2 a year iu advance. _ VI/ o^nDO^nrr .Tnnfl 05 1ftQ7 TV VUUVBUUJf y V UUV MV| I DanshterN of the Confederacy. Tbe regular quarterly meeting of tin Daughters of Confederacy will be held in tin Public School hall on Mouday July 5th, belnt iSalesday. No meeting has been held sine last October, and this will be a meeting o much Importance to tbe welfare of the Assocl atlon. Heveral matters of much interest wll be discussed and it is greatly to be desiret that every member should be present. Mis. W. C. AlcUowau, Secretary. m ^ ? hk President Todd. President Charles E. Todd of the Due Wes Female College was In town yestesday. il< mntrTxf huj mnro onurcrv artrl innro r\f Iho olptrtun tu (I '"WIW ? l,,v ~ W Buccess in conducting a Female College that: ' any man with whom we are acquainted. 1I< BK Is now enjoying the vacation. resting fron his labors. r Unclaimed Letters. Letters remaining in Abbeville. S. C., post office for week ending June 22.1897: A?Adam*, Laura, (col.) B?Baity, Daniel; Black,Seller. S?Smltb.G. F.; Sanders, Miss Minnie L. Robt. S. Link, P. M. MAY^BE CLEARED, Faithful Council Secure a Xew Trial for John Mitchell. I On last Monday tbe Supreme Court filed at opinion reversing tbejudgmentand granting a new trial in toe case or me siaie agains John Mitchell. It will be remembered thai about November. 1895, MlssNarcIssa Bagwell who lived in the Mulberry section was brutal ly murdered in an old out bouse. At Juuuarj Court last year Richard Washington anc John Mitchell were tried for the murder Both were convicted, but Mitchell was re commended to mercy and sentenced to Im prlsonment for life. Washington was sen tenced to death, and was hanged. Mitchel was convicted mainly on Washington's testl rnony. Immediately after the trial Washing ton made a full conlessiou of his guilt anc entirely exonerated Mitchell from all partlc ipatloo iu the crime He repealed tbe con fession several times before he was executed and signed a written statement to the sam< effect. Mitchell's attorneys, Messrs. Graydon <S Gray don, appealed bis case to tbe Supreme Court, and gained a great victory for him. AT THE COURT HOUSE. Musical Eutertaluuient Given for the liintr'tt I?HUthter, June 23lh. Trio?Miss Pecfeham, Messrs. McKay and Mlosball. Song?Miss Bessie Jones. Instrumental?Miss Lucy White. Recitation?Miss Louise White, liuartette?Messrs. Glen, Jones, McDavid and Cochran. Trio?Miss Peckham, Messrs. McKay ai d Mlnshall. Song?Mrs. DuPre and Miss Norma Mat thews. Accompanied by Miss Lucia Parker. Instrumental?Mi*s Plevena Seal. Recitation?Miss Norma Matthews. Zither? Mr. Jas. Hill. Song?Miss Louise Mcintosh. Instrumental?Miss Klrby. Recitation?Miss BesBle Jones. Kong?Mrs. DuPre and Mr. McDavld. Accompanied by Miss Lucia Parker. Reading?Ml6s Florence Templeton. Dialogue?Messrs. Ingram and Moses, (.luartette?Miss Norma Matthews, Mrs. Du 1 Pre, Miss Ida Matthews and Miss Bessie ,J Jones. ? Accompanied by Miss Peckham and Messrs McKay and Mlnshall. f Trio?Miss Peckham, Messrs. McKay anti Mlnshall. Ushers ? Messrs. Will Lawson. William Penney, Will Hill and Gordon White. General admission, 25cts.; children, 15 cts. or. nto I coci ?cu ocaio, iw ERSKINE'S GRADUATES. Nnmex of the Membfr* of (lie Lnt( Graduating Clans?Their Themes. H. D. Agnew, Due West, S. C.?"Neglectec Vlrtuep." H. C. Bradley, Hunter's, S. C.?' Our Repub He." J. Y. Bryson, Ora, S. C.?"Science and S Rays." J. A. Caldwell, Due West?"No Mausoleutr Marks Many Graves." I. S. Caldwell. Newell's, N. C?"The Mis elon of Science.'* L. I. Echols, Eureka, Tex.?"A Sure Re ward." L. C. Galloway, Corsicana, Tex.?"The Neec of a Southern Literature." B.J. Glffen. Cairo Egypt?"Departed Glory' Kennedy, W. M.. Yorkvllle, S. C-"Oor Na ture and Our Destiny." Phillips. E. B.. Loulsville.Ga?"Pins Ultra.' Young, J. T., Due West, S. U?"True Selena Always Reverent." Bell. EIIIm <1- Co.. I-otal. What you can buy for 5c. Tassar Bilks In all colors, at Sets a yard worth 10c. Gaufler clothes In beautiful shades and fig ures. at 5c yard worth 10 & 12>4ct8. Crepons In solid colors and figures, 3(1 inchei wide at 5c, worth 12 1 2c in any city, our prlci only tlve cents. 5 pieces figured linen chambray In pink brown, blue. Ac at 5c. worth 12 1 2c, and the: eelievery where at 12 l-2c, our price only & U pieces checked bonnet ginghams In brown blue, and greeu 4-4 checks at 5c yard, wortl 7& 8c. Beautiful line, of white checked muslins a 5c. worth C 1-4 & "c. Brown homi-pons In 7-8 & 4-4 goods 5c, no better goods sold lor G 1-4 <Sc 7. Bleached homspon In " 8 <* 4-4 goods at 5c What you can uuy for 4c. Beautiful line of colored ligured french de k lalns, wool finish only 4c. ? -j9 pieces colored figured calicoes at 4c. r Ladle* ?olid black hose In fast colors at 5c Great bargains in ladies and children's hate lion't fall to call and see the bargalng w bave io millinery. Full line of ribbons in all collnra am widths. Ladles gauze vests at 5 10 15 20 & 25c. Ladies Cor?etH In the very best Broods. Tr; 11. AO. corset, also Tbomsous glove ilttlni corset, our ventilating corset la 50c & S10 goods. caa't be sold by any one for less. Ladies patent leather, cloth top, orbloot slippers are all the rage. We have about 28 pairs ladies Rilppers in or ford ties that we sell for?5c, worth 50 and 8->c our price only 35c. Parisols direct Irnm the factory in blaci and colored silk. Parisols for children in al shades. Ladles fans in beautiful shadee, hand point ed fans from 25c to 75c. Full line of palm fan 3 & 4 for 5c. When in need of goods be sure and givi Bell, Kills & Co, a call. They can sell yoi everything you need at cut prices. ? ^ ? Glen-lone* Parti wure Co.'n I.ochIm. Bicycles. Oui line has been selected wilt due respect to the merit of other makes. an( we feel assured that the wheels which wi handle have the best points of all They are strocg, neat, and last. Prices all right Cleveland, Westfleld, Aetna, represent thi dliferent grades. We also have a line of bl cycle sundries, spokes, rims, lamps, gongs etc. Hot weather is at hand. How are you go ing to keep your butter mild, and other artl cles cool? Let us help you. You shoul< have a refrigerator. We have the most com plete, namely: the "Gurney." If you knov anything about refrigerators you are already aware that "Gumey" means the best. If yoi are not pouted come and we will interest you We have what you need. Do not blame the (lies bnt keep them out o klhe bouse by using screen doors and windows Should you not use them, keep the flies ou of the food by using dy fans. We can helj you. Preserve your health during the hot month by using the oil gas cooking stoves. The: consume ordinary Keroslne oil. The oil ga cooking stove is a necessity to the housekeep er during the summer months especially We will show you one in operation at ou store. By the way, we have tried most of the ic cream churns, such as White Mountain Lightning, Artie, Blizzard, Ohio and othert v Some are good, some are bad, but the klm that you can depend on 1b the "Wonuer which Is our choice. ' ! ... , r CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. ! WhAt "M" New* niiil lli'iirs on Hi* ItiiiiiiilH About ilii' City. Abbeville, s. c., June 2:$, 1S!>7 VISITORS lOMINti AND COtNlJ. Mr. and Mrs. Tbos. Purdy. of Cedar Sprlui " were in the city Inst Thursday. i ^ir. anu ?v. /v. jviugn were iu uie ui I on Hie 17th. Mr. Klugli Is a lirst-class farm !?i?d rarely ever comes to the city unless < - ! business, but keepRup with the news by rea ing the Press and Banner. , j l>r. J. H. Wallace, of Sardls, X. C.. nrriv 11 In the city last Friday and spent several da I with his friend, Dr. Claude Uambrell. ! Mrs. C. T. Chalmers, after a week's visit i relatives In Anderson, returned last Satu ' day. | Mr. Kd. Edwards returned home last we< i from WofTord College. ltev. C. E. Todd and Mr. W. E. Bell were the city yesterday 011 business. | Mr. C. H. Mayhew, of Atlanta, representii the Cherokee Marble Works, has been in t city the past week. Mr. C. M. Beasley, representing the Pa e Woven Wire Fence Company, of Adria e Michigan, has been in the city for a few da i with a view to selling the ladies of the L01 B Caue Cemetery Society a lence to enclose t! f entire cemetery. This society has alreat i* changed the appearance of the cemeter I which Is now kept in good tlx and only nee 1 a fence asa protection to its grounds. Miss Ollie Mcllwaiu is visiting friends the city. Miss Mcllwaln is a favorite, ai has so many friends, 'tis not ours to si whose guest she is just now. Mrs. J. C. Ellis Is on a visit to her moth t and triends in Cokesbury. e Mrs. James A. Hill will leave tomorrow f f a visit to relatives in Chester. 1 tUrn. joun unri louu, ui au#uin, is speuuii ? a few days In the city visiting 1'rlends. i MIkh Kmma Miller, a charming young lac of Charlotte, N. C.. Is in the city as the gue of her friend. Miss Florence Teinpieton. Miss Josie Clilion returned a lew days ai from a delightful vl*lt to relatives and frien in Alt. Carmel. She was accompanied by h sister, Mrs. Aiken Kelly, who will spend while with her home folks. Mrs. S. N. Williams is visiting her son, M Henry Williams, of Durham, N. C. Mrs. W. D. Wilson, with her sister, Mrs. S. I.ink and children, who have been visit 1j friends near the Savannah and at WUllngK are expected home today. health ordinance. Officer J. S. Fisher will commence his toi I of inspection which will be rigid, and to tl letter of the law. Have your premises put order and save the penalty attached for ue , lectofduty. r stray shots. t, i Whooping cough is all the rage Id Abb vllle. ! Madam Rumor says we are to have ne r neighbors on Magazine lilll. U. C. VETERANS. Last Monday afternoon a large number Confederate veterans passed through our ell en route for Nashville, Tenn. The first tral 1 on which they arrived was held over for tl second, so thai all could go on the same tral together. Among those going from Abbevii l were: Mr. C. V. Hammond, Ml8s Ida Hac mood, Judge J. Fuller Lyon, Mr. J.F. Livln - ston. Gen. R. R. Hemphill, Capt. R. H. Arc I strong, Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson, Messrs. B. 5 Martin and T. J. Bowen. I DEATHS. Mr. A. J. Ferguson died at his home nei Abbeville on last Thursday, the 17th, in h 73th year. Tbe deceased bas been in faillt bealtb for a long time, so that while the ei came suddenly It was not entirely unexpec ed. Mr. Ferguson was a member of Upp Long Cane Presbyterian church, and was good citizen, bomst and upright in all h dealings, and after attaining lo the promise ( long Uie we trust be has gone to bis rewar He leaves a wife and seven children, togethi with many lriends to mourn bis death. H 1 remains were interred in Long Cane cero tery, Kev. McKlnnou reading the burial se vice. Died suddenly of heart failure, last Thui day evening, at bis home In Jacksonvill 1 Fla., Dr. W. W. Tucker, beloved father i Mrs. Edward McCrady of this city, wba 1 many lriends sympathize deeply with her I j tbis sad and unexpected bereavement. METEORIC PHENOMENA. On last Wednesday evening, about 9. o'clock, one ol the largest meteors ever 6et by our people dashed across the heavens froi Southeast to Northwest, lighting up all belo as bright as an electric light, and making hissing noise, preceded by a rumbling soun< and disappearing with a tremendous repo like unto a dynamite bomb. Tbe straugei nuri of thlu hrllllunt nhennmpnn 1a that thPi was inucb speculation as to the place whei . the meteor fell; different persons avowlr , they saw it fall right near ttiem and go con pletely out; some declared It fell in Abb vllle; others were positive that it descende to mother earth in Savannah and Augusta, i I well us many other places, and all about it same lime. Be thisas It may ilwas cerlalnl i a magniflceut sight, strange to behold, ac perhaps portentous of some great event 1 tbe near lulure. BASE BALL. On last Wednesday Abbeville's team crot ed bats with Due West, and after a close contested and hard fought game scored six two In lavor of Abbeville. Those who w! nessed tbe game, say it was ihe best tb< ? have seen tnis seuson. Th's scores sever victories for the Abbeville team this seaso and, that, too, away from home. ' RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Rev. J. A. CliftOD, after a delightful viBlt . JohDston and Columbia, returned home la L week in time to fill his regular appolnlmei on Sunday morning. He will be absent ne; 1 Sunday in the city of Anderson, where 1 goes to preacb tbe baccalaureate sermon b * lore tbe students of the South Carolina Mi tary Academy. Rev. J. M. Lawson will fill bis aDnointmei in tbe Methodist church uext Sunday wor 1 log. , Kev. Edward McCrady, rector of Trlnli church, was unexpectedly called away by t< egratn on Thursday, therefore there were i , services in the Episcopal church last Sunda Regular services by the pastors were held e the Presbyterian and Baptist churches Sui day morning. Union services were held in the evening i tbe Baptist church, being conducted by Re A. F. McKinnon. Father conducted services In tl Catholic church last Sunday morning, Kev. Balrd, of Tennessee, conductc . services In the A. R. P. church last Sabba morning. Dr. F. Y. Pressly will preach in the Presb terlan church next Sunday. 8 Yesterday, the 22nd of June, Is recorded i e tbe longest day in tbe year. Mrs. W. O. Cromer has been in tbe city se eral weeks nursing her daughter, Miss Dais V who recently returned from Columbia ai 2 has not as yet been able to go home. We a glad to report Miss Daisy better at this wi 1 ting. A. M. Hill & Sons are bringing in dal 1 fresh cabbage from their city farm, whli they are selling cheap. 1 Dr. J. L. Ancrum left yesterday via tl Southern for St. Matthews, In Orangebui county, on professional business. Davidson Collesre... i " Davidson, N. C. v Sixty-Fifth Year. . . I 0 . . September 9, 1897. 1 Ten Professors and Assistants, Four Scientific Laboratories. !? Three Courses for Degress. i Classical, . Scientific, I rtathematical, Literary, Biblical. . Terms Reasonable . . . b .... Send for a Catalogue. e J. B. SHEARER, Pres't. 1 June'.'3,18i?7. . DELINQUENT TAX SALES i e; 5 ! "RY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXECUTE to me directed, I will proceed to sell < e the&tb of July, 1SK7, within the legal hours " sale at Abbeville Court House the followli ' described property, to wit; One lot In Coke*bury Township, contalnli - ONE-HALF ACRE, bounded by lands - Southern Railway Company, Wm.NickolBO I Morrow Smith and T. R. Milford. Levied on as the property of Frank Loms v j at the suit of the State for taxes. '* ALSO,' II One lot in Greenwood Township, bound '[by lands of Robertson Taylor, Rev. ? j Smith, Mat Graham, and others. Levied < ''I as the property of Pinkney Joues at the su ' I of the Slate for taxes. J| ALSO. One lot containing ONE ACRE Id the tow 8 I of Mt, Carmel, bounded by lands of W, ,, Perrin and K. A. Dunlap. Levied on an tl g property of Alex Freely at the suit of tl ? ' State for taxes. ALSO, r ! One lot containing ONE ACRE In the tov I of Ninety-Six, bounded by lands of the M e Cants estate. Colored Baptist Cburch and tl , Public road. Levied on as the property Jessie Coleman at the suit of the State I i taxes. F. W. R. NANCE, Sheriff Abbeville County June 1C, 1997. ' V . X WEST END. i llnppr>iiint;s nntl Incidents of a Week About the City. . | Our base ball team went to Due West last I Wednesday, aud crossed bats with the ball 1 players of that place. The game from mart 1 to finish whs full of snap and excitement, i and It was anybody's game until the laBt in- ; tv ning was played. Abfcevllle played nearly faultless ball, making only two errors, and < 3n holding the Due Westers down to two runs, j rt. The score was six to two, Abbeville's way. We have ball players that know just how to etl play to win. ( vg Mr. W. C. DuPre went up to Clemson Col- 1 * lege last week to visit his parents. l0 Saturday was pay day at the factory, and ' . the S. A. L. paid off also, consequently there ] was considerable cash In circulation. Cur beautiful little city has been and always will be noted as a delightful place to 1 ? visit. Our people famed for their bospltall- 1 ty, and their homes are indeed homes to their i ac guests. Abbeville has always a hearty welcome for her visitors, and delights in eqtertainlng them. ?e Mr. F. J. Myers, of Augusta. Ga., spent Sun? day in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. ' Coben. Mr. Myers Is one of Augusta's merchants. With the heroes of the Lost Cause who went 1 iv to Nasbvilleon last Monday, went the followJ ing delegates Irom Secession Camp, No. 410, rtc U. C. V. of this city : Judge J. Fuller Lyon, ' Gen. K. K. Hemphill, Rev. J.Lowrle Wilson, ' ln I). D., and J. F. Livingston. Beside the dele- ( 1(1 gates the following veterans of Secession , ,v Camp went also: Capt. It II. Armstrong, 1 * Capt. James Pratt, B.J. Martin, C.V.Ham- 1 er mond, T. J. Bowen. ] Master Robert Hemphill accompanied his . or father, Gen. Hemphill, to Nashville. Misses Guxsle and Louise Mcintosh, of Bor- < deaux.are the charming guests of their cousins, the Misses Lee. jv The many friends of Miss Grace Jones, of 1 ,8l Asheville, N. C., will be delighted to learn | that she Is in the city visiting her cousin, \ Miss Mary White. Miss Jones arrived last fj8 Monday. er MIbb May Slaughter, a pretty youug lady of ' a McCormick, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. A. i Perrln. ir Miss Emma Miller, of Charlotte, N. C., and ' Miss Sue Ogllvle, of Point Leavell, Ky? 1 i> charming and attractive young ladies, are the i ^ guests of their friend. Miss Florence Temple)n lonSeveral trains loaded with Confederate vet- 1 erans and sons of veterans passed through here during the day. If other States send < corresponding numbers, It will Indeed be a , ur grand and glorious reunion ot "the men who wore the gray." ] lu Union services were held in the Baptist ( B- church Sunday night. Rev. Mr. McKinnon , preached the sermon. Mr. Ed. Edwards is at home from Wofford ! College. e- Prof. A. M. DuPre has been elected Head Master of the Woflord College Fitting School. w Prof. DuPre, is one of Abbeville's sons, and J we congratulate him on his well deserved pre- j ferment. Abbeville has Just reason to be proud of many of her sons, who, like Prof, of JJuPre, have won honor and distinction. iv Miss Lulle Hughes expects to leave this , Id week for several weeks visit to relatives In , 3e Walhalla and Anderson city. Id Mr. J. C. Ellis Is at borne again. Mrs. Ellis 1 le will be absent several weeks longer. i n. Rev. Hunter Moore ol the A. R. P. church . g. was In the city Monday last visiting friends, n- Rev. Mr. Moore has very recently graduated J. from the Alleghany Seminary, Pa., and slopped over hereon his Journey toSelma, Ala., bis home. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Norwood and children lelt yesterday for Dresden, where they In future will make their home. We regret their going. 5 Mr. C. B. Veronee is kept "as busy as a bee" l, putting in water pipe lor our citizens. He has already completed several Jobs of this JT kind and has much work yet to do. Just so soon as the water works are in operation | many of our people will be ready to turn on ( 2 the water. Then the already beautiful yards " and gardens can be made more so, as the dry weatber can then be defied, and the flowers ' kept brlgbt and fresh, and the grass beautl- ' r" fully green. Abbeville will very probably have a Chinese laundry In the near future, as one of the i" sons of the "Celestial Empire" contemplates moving here. This Is a splendid opening for the laundry business, and If "John" does come he will reap a goodly harvestof "Mellcan money." Mrs. John P. Garrison, of Atlanta, Is visiting friends In the city. Miss Eliza Thomson lain Anderson city, the 10 guest of Mrs. J. M. Giles. n Tomorrow (Thursday) evening a number of m our young men will give a dance in Rosenw berg's new hall. Good music has been secnra ed. Several of our ladles will chaperone the d. party. A delightful evening is looked forrt ward to by those who delight to "trip the si light fantastic." We learn mat there will be re about twenty couples In attendance, re . e e Mnrryiufc Themselven. is Tlie peculiar marriage ceremony of ie the Society of Friends, where the [J parties marry themselves, is thus set in forth in a newspaper comment on the custom : The first stage in the proceedings is for the young people both to ,8 appear at the monthly meeting of the ly society, which is the only time that any to business is done, and make known their intention. They both stand up /i before the meeting, and the man says: n, "With divine permission and Friend's approbation I declare my intention to take this woman (and calls her by to name), to be my wife," and then they Bt sit down. But. the sanction of the soQ[ ciety for the marriage requires more fhon tluo fAPmolifv Tt ia nairar tyrant 30 V UUU IUIO 4VI UJMtlVJ I A V *0 HV * VI UU I. e- ed uuIpbs both parties are Friends, ll* and so if one of the young people is at out of the fold, they have to be marn ried without the formal approval of the society. When the approval is secured the couple marry themselves. 10 The ceremony is appointed by the. soy* ciety to take place at some regular a. meeting, or else at one specially appointed. In the latter case it may be at the house where any one of the society has the right to be present. But ae the most interesting ceremony is that Jd which takes place in a regular asembly ih of the socitty at the meeting house. Anyone who has been to a Quaker sery* vice knows the fashion of the meetingis house, with its high seats in front, facing the rest of the meeting. The T" plrtarM limmllv sit, there. hut when a fj couple of young people are going to get re married they have to occupy this conrl* spicuous place, and have to stand up ly bravely without minister or elder, and cu marry themselves. Qe An old Quaker minister who said he rg had seen six couples stand up in this way before this congregation was asked ? why the young people had to do it alone, and he said.it was a matter that did not concern an intermediate person, but rested between themselves and God. Then he described how the young man would stand up in that high-preached place in the meeting house along with his bride, and, taking her hand, says : "In the presence of God and this assembly, 1 take thee, A. B., to be by wife, promising to be unto tbee an affectionate and loving husband until the haod of the Lord by death shall separate us." The bride then speaks in a similar rasnion. At the end of this ceremony a minister prays or speaks, and then, when there is a pause and the spirit moves no one! else, the meeting is adjourned. At the close of the meeting the marriage certificate, which is made of parchuieut, is brought forward, and any one | can sign it. A special law sanctions J this marriage ceremony. This document, which amounts to the legal sanction of the marriage, is greatly prized IS among the descendants of Friends, so in much so that the children often have similar marriage certificates made for themselves, though they may have ig been married outside of the society. of IX Kerr's I.ocrIh. If you need anything In the furniture line be sure to visit my store where you wlllflnd ed the very latest up-to-date stock ot furniture ? ever shown In the city. No soiled, shop >n worn, out-of-date stuff, but honest, clean, well ill made goods at "live and let live prices." Seven years experience In the furniture buslness has taught us what to buy, where to buy m and of whom to buy. You get the benetlt by buying of us. be Quality at the top, prices at the bottom he Such Is the verdict of the trading public In regard to our furniture. ' An honest tale speeds best being plainly Pn told." The same Is true today as It was yoars r ? ni>n Our mnthrvl nf celllnir hnnowt t'oods at he honest prices and nllowlng no misr^presentaQf Hon 1b meeting favor with the public, or Put this on your mind?that if you are contemplating buying a piece of iurnlture or anything to furnish your house, thai Kerr's is the place lo go. FROM THE RUBBISH HEAF'. What Becoikiea of Old Rags, Cinders, Bonee and Tins. nr., ? 11 ?.MKK?nK . YT tJ U1I IkliUW HID IUUUI.1U IlCUp, 9 t? writer in the London Mail. Old tins, old shoes, dirty paper, bottles, bones?everything, in fact, that has served a bettvT purpose, and is now deemed done wth, is thrown there. When we see all this refuse carted away, the most of ua have an idea It will be pitched into some ditch or some place rarely visited. But for that to be done is the exception and not the rule. The old rubbish heap?so great an eyesore In our garden?performs some very Important functions. The clearing away of this rubbish la generally done by contract, but those who undertake the work often make a good profit out of it. Every heap undergoes a thorough sifting, and all the various things which compose it are put by themselves. The cinders are carted 0.1 to brickyards, where they are ground up, and In a few days are converted into good, substantial bricks. Then all the bones, after they have left our tables, are taken to a boiling house, where the fat and gelatin they possess are extracted, the fat being used in the manufacture of soap and the gelatin being put Do a number of purposes, chiefly, however, being made into those brilliantly colored wrappings Which enfold Christmas crackers. The bones themselves are cut up in to all 3orts of cheap ornaments, or are often ground into powder and after chemical treatment make a very good tooth c leaning preparation. Torn and soiled papar returns to the mills, and, as a rule, becomes papier mache. Every piece of old rag is eagerly poi.nced upon. Although much of it ultimately be comes paper, by far the larger proportion goes to the shoddy mills. Here the filthy, objectionable garments are reduced to a pulp by a mechanical process and In the future will again do service as clothea l'here are, Indeed, very few articles of apparel worn which have not some of this shoddy in their composition. It is ?aid that by its introduction the price of clothing has been reduced 25 per cent. Then what becomes of all our old sa icepans, salmon tins and the like? First, the lead by which they are soldered :1s taken from them, and after this they are reirelted. All pleoes of glass find a destination In the melting pot, whereas bottless, if they are not damaged, are cleaned and ao put Into active use again. Gutta percha articles. which obtain a good price, are remelt ed. Cabbage leaves and the like find their way to the pigs. So you seo that thera la very little of the rubbish heap that Is not put to some purpose. On English Canali. The navigation of the canals, as mor; of us are aware, is almost entirely dependant upon horse power, and many are the wonderful stories told of the sagacity of these tow horses, who very soon learn their work as well as do their drivers, and are frequently left for long distancen completely to themselves. In some districts the canal paths run on, one side for a time and then top, being continued opposite. Where this is the case the horses, if no bridge exists, must cross over in the boat Itself, and on one river where this changing of sides is very frequent the writer has repeatedly seen a horse without rider or driver near him, and with only one man in the boat, Increase his speed as he approaches the termination of the path, so as to give the fn nurru him across, await Its arrival at tho bank, and as It comes up and goes about take a leap aboard over a space of from five to six feet. Here he waits patiently untlll he reaches the other side, wheu as coolly and deliberately he leaps ashore, -feels his towllna and lays himself quietly to his work again. But there Is live stock more directly associated with the boat than even the horse, which, after all, is but hired for a time. A cat and a dog are nearly al tvaya to b< Been aboard, and sometimes there are rabbits and a little poultry, though whence that comes it may not always do to Inquire too curiously. A monkey, too, is an occasional addition to the household, while even a goat has been seen running backward and forward on tho deck as much at home as though on his native heath.? Good Words. Women In Men's Part*. On June 25,1705, Uongreve's "ixive d oi Love" was represented at the Haymarket entirely by women. Prominent among a motley ;roop of players acting at Windsor in the following year was one Susanna Carroll, who tore a passion to tatters ai Alexander the Great. By a marriage with the queen's head cook this lady subsequently became Mrs. Cdntlivra, undei which name, as authoress of several lively comedies, she is best identified now. It was written of her, on her death in 1733, that, "having a greater inclination to weai the breeches than the petticoat, she struck Into the men's parts," one of her qualifications for which was that she "had a small wen on her loft eyelid, which gave her a masculine air." Possibly the adaptability to male roles shown by the women at the Haymarket in 1705 suggested to Vanbrugh the ingenioui plot of his comedy, "The Mistake," brought out at the Bame house a year later. In this Mr& Harcourt appeared as CamilIrv arm Alvuro? " a. crirl whn. *vry m wvm w. ? 0 ? - / from lack of a male heir, had been reared from her cradle as one of the opposite sea to preserve an estate. Naturally there ie much playing at cross purposes, with adroit love complications, and the whole, not to come tardy off, must have needed deft handling on the part of the actress.? Gentleman's Magazine. The Lady's Name. A New Orleans man who was a fond papa was telling his friends yesterday ol the hard time ho had trying to teach his youngster: to say '' Mississippi.'' The word seemed more than the little one could master. Finally the father hit on the plan ol teaching the child the word by syllables. "Now, say after me," said he to the boy, "Missis. "Missis," said the infant phenomenon. "Sippi." "Sippi," echoed the boy. "Now say the whole thing," commanded the father. ?1"W??l _ II i i-U- .ViU J "illlSBlB, UUJJUU IXIO VUUU, ULIU bUDU UC thought awhile. '1 Papa,'' said he, "what did you say the lady's name w&aP"?New Orleans Times-Democrat. A Generous Cardinal. The late Cardinal Bonaparte was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte. He was a very charitable man. During one of hia illnesses a servant came to him and said that a poor person at the door begged for alms. 4' Give him what money you wilJ find in my purse," said the cardinal. "There is no money, eminonce." "The oUannnna nrn nil ir\von nwilV Wft hftVfl nothing left but pewter spoons." "Well* bring him in und give him a good meal." Notice. ALL PERS0N8 ARE HEREBY FORBID den to enter upon our lands,or lands un tier our control, for the purpose of fl?hlng o bunting. Any person who neglects or ignore iuih warniiiK win mcur iue peuuiut'H ui i.u< Stephen 8. W. Brown, Jas. M. Rasor, R. W. Higgling, M. ?. Bonham, Guardian, Mrs. M. Erwln, W. M. Hlgglns, M188 Anna Taylor, MIbh Hanna Klrkpatrlck, Jas. Maddox. June 33,18U7. Everything nice to drink, ohew and umoki at Speed's Drug Store, / . . / BENEATH I saw the mortal laid beneath tb^^H^BHR With carvou cross above her breaanH^^^H I knew the immortal spirit was with A bright, pure soul had gained eternal r^H First of a band of friends to pass away, ^ Her busy, useful life on earth is done. Ended forever ia our toilsome day. For her the promised rest has now began. I stood and heard the solemn accents fall, "I am the resurrection and thalife." God, whose great mercy watches over all, Had t'en my friend from out our earthly strife. We left her lying in her peaceful bed Until the dawning of that last great day, Trusting in one who long ago hath said That he will wipe all bitter tears away. ?Florence Peacock in Academy. POWER OF ORATORY. Good Voicc and a Fine Pretence Count For Much. If; la ft Ann thine that words have nnwer to burn and that in the flame of eloquence a deal of trumpery and stuffy notions are readily consumed. It has been said that genuine oratory is gone, but now and then the spirit of the mightiest power that moves masses of men shows Its everlasting vitality in a notable way. With sincere personal conviction to support him a man with a good voice and that gift of adding phrase unto phrase which is indefinable may enchain a great convention, hold thousands of men pliant to his thought and feelings, or he may charm and cheer bis hundreds in a banqueting hall. The secret of genuine oratory, of the sort that moves and stirs all hearers to responi slve emotion, is always to be found at the center of a storm of honest feeling on the part of the orator. It is concealed in the hidden places of the interior life and is the more effective when its restraint is shown even in the whirl of impassioned words or noble marshaling of phrase after phrase. , Private views and narrow contentions, personal wishes, never have a chance for exposition in oratory that moves men and women. It must express large principles largely, or its influence never remains, nor has the fame of any orator endured except of those who spoke for the largest conviction and deslro of the mind of man. The earliest movement which freed Boston from England, although Lord North used to assure his countrymen that "no other province will in the least countenance the rebellious Bostonians," was kept alive , by the orators of Boston. The orations on the massacre, delivered in the Old Brick church, on the site of Cornhill square, or at the Old South church, were attended bv immense crowds of people. It has been well said that these patriotic orations are a protective shield to our constitution. "There are few men of consequence among us who did not commence their careers by , an oration on the 6th of March," wrote John Quincy Adams. And in these days, when, by aid of descendants of the "rebellious Bostonians," the stars and stripes have waved in peace at Aldershot, oratory is lending its time honored aid in the promotion of arbitration between the English speaking nations. To the day and the deed Strike the harpstrings of glory. Let the tongue of the eloquent Hallow the story. ?Boston Transcript Food *nd Character. That certain kinds of food affect a man mentally, morally and physically is well known. It Is by no means impossible that porridge has contributed largely to the characteristics of the Scotch; that it makes their men brave, brawny and shrewd, and their women blithsome and bonny, and r their whole nation pious. A professor of physiology insists that the inferiority of | the Celts is due to their universal use of the potato as the chief staple of diet. He saya that no man can live on potatoes and amount to anything. An exclusive diet of potatoes has no doubt contributed largely ! to many of the characteristics of the Irish. ' Beef and be?r through many generations have no doubt had their influence on the Englishman. They have made him stub ' born, opinionated, self assertive and a good ! fighter. His intellect, like his beer, is both strong and heavy, and not infrequently tinged with bitterness. The French, with ' their notable variegated diet, are equally whlmsyal in their minds. This Is also the case with the Americans, who have perhaps the most versatile minds as well as the most abundant bill of fare of any nation. W3 will not go so far as to define ; which Is the cause and which is the effect, ' but we insist that the diet of the average Londoner la far from being the best for his ' physical and mental health.?London Ho1 tel Whence the Acorn? The male flowers of the oak are gathered In distant clusters round a long, swaying ' stalk. They approach much nearer to the conventional idea of a flower individually. Instead of being a mere aggregation of anthers, or pollen cells, on simple scales, those of the oak are possessed of distinct 8tarlike, hairy calxces, each marked off 1 into six or seven lobes and containing ten lender stamens, with two celled anthers. 1 Then the female flowers, which are usual 1 ly two or three, near each other, but not 1 connected, consist each of an ovary, with three short curved styles, and Invested by a calyx that adheres closcly to it and becomes the husk, or shell, of the acorn. The whole, except the styles, is held in a cup ' formed of many small overlapping scales, which afterward lose their Individuality 1 and shrink into mere roughness on the out1 side of the cup that holds the acorn, for only one of the nix ovules contained in the ovary develops into an acorn (seed or corn of the ac, or oak).?Good Word*. u Oddly Shaped Spider*. The most peculiar spiders in the world, ; as well as the largest ones, inhabit the island of Sumatra. They are of all conceiv ' able forms and colors, and some of them spin threads almost as large and strong as , the grocer's twine. Some queerly shaped spiders have square bodies poised on long red legs, and others have crooked green and yellow legs which support heart shaped bodies. One of the very oddest of the lot has a body that looks like that of a young turtle, the "shell" having round knobs and pear shaped projections all over it.? St. Louis Republic. . 1 Cariosity Aroaaed. ' "Papa, what makes this cheese smell 80?" "The process by which it was cured, I presume." / A oAmo wAmnnfo nf nrnfmind flOffU i tatlon.) "Papa, what would it small ule i if it hadn't been cured?"?Chicago Tribi une. The "era of the martyrs," a famous era in use in the early church, commemorates the tenth and last great persecution by i Diocletian, beginning Feb. 23, 284 A. D. The dollar goldpiece was authorized by act of congress March 3, 1849, and its coinage was begun in the same year. I Mule Lost. ? \ SMALL BAY MARE MULE STRAYEE = /I away. Auy uuc scnus ui uooiiU1 um will please notify Aug. W. Smith. A libera reward paid. AUG. W. SMITH. Abbeville C. H., S. C.. Jane 38,1897. tf Call and see one full line of buggy harness We are making and selling them cheap. C P. Hammond & Co. Always In the front: C. P. Hammond <5 Co. have big bargains in barness and saddle! for you. We pay the freight on all goods bought o 9 us. Goods well paoked by an experienced packer. I 11ot/o vui vi I a v criqq Just Now i 30 Inch Printed Organdies, 6 l-4c, 31 incb Tinted Organdies, 10c, for A big drive In Printed Masllns,! 77 lncb Wblte Frenob Organdies FOR LADIE "i0 Inch Bleach Sicilian Clotb, 391 French Cballles, 25c, former prlc Another case of that 11-5 White New l|ne 26 Inch Silk Parasol, m MILBI suitable for the seasoi Ladles' Linen Collasrs und Cuffs White Goods. Embroideries, La< Great Bargains In sllPpers, to cl< Very res R. M. HA] W. D. BARKSDALE. NEW W. D. BARK! A Splendid Line of Musllus and printed L prices from 5c yd up. In white Lawns and Mi prices. Percales, lots of styles, for Shirt wall Come and see these goods. Calicoes In Bine, C spun for 60 yd. Cottonades from 10 c yd np. 1 ory Stripes. Homespuns, Drills, etc. Shoes. Hats and Caps and Hose. A good vi penders, Handkerchiefs, Table Linen, Oil Clot GROC Grandeur Flour, the finest. Every I Always a stock of Hay, Bran, Corn, Meal.Qrlt Muscavado Syrup. N. 0. Syrup. All :grades Cottolene, all sizes. A fine Corn, 121-2, Peas. C of things to eat. Our stock of Tinware and Crockery fall of In pound packages, ruled and unruled. A 25 c Slates, Pencils, Pens. Keroelne Oil by the Gallon or Barrel. Aiken & ElLis REPRESENT The Travelers9 Life & Accident Insurance Co OF HARTFORD, CONN. One of the Oldest and Best in the World. A r?" m THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE THE LANCASHIRE Of England THE QUEEN, THE HOME Of New York. We Write First-Class Country Risks. Office : Upstairs, next to Hotel. 'Phone 97. GLEN-JONES HARDWARE CO. \y UhTfeVWt" Bicycles and Bicycle Sundries. LAMPS, BELLS, SPOKES, RIMS, TIRES CEMENTS, etc. We have the best Bicycle Pampa made Repairs promptly attended to. Always in the Race. u A PROPOSITION; "YYILL SELL you anything MY LINE AT PRICE8 THAT WILL COMPETE WITH ANYONE. Why will you order goods from some concern you don't know anything about? It you are about to order a Watch, bring me IDG au. 1 Will uupuuaio lb ut buujc putg and SAVE YOU EXPRESS CHARGPS. ' R. C. Bernau, The Jeweler. Ynn ahnutd bap thr>R? :u) Inches organdies re duced to 6 1-4 at Haddons. i A new lot of baby carriages Just in. Prices ! ower than ever. J. D. Kerr. Agents Wanted?Male or female in every county. Business respectable. Compensaf tlon good. Mo trouble to make some money, i Address Chronicle, Augusta, Oa., for particulars. tf former price, 12 i^HHsmraM^^TCE9Bfl| are tbe :S' SKIRTS, and 5<? cents, former price, 50 and le, 50c. Quilt tbe greatest value of tbe Season, atcbless In prloe and quality, 99c. INERY ^ a constantly on hand. :es &c. oae oat broken lote. * -5;^ pectfnlly, DDON - Co. J J. ALLEN SMITH, JR, F1KJML. 3D ALE & CO. I awns of all Kinds, Figured and Striped, at all ^ isllna we have some pretty patterns at very low sts, ete. Ducks. Black, bine and white striped J Jreyand Light. A fine 2 yd wide 8.1. Home 1 fine value at 16 o. Chevolts for Shirts. Hick- ras v| ilue for 5c pair. Childrens' ribbed hose. Sus,h, Straw Hats. Shirts, Caffs and CollarsERiES. -'fgi jarrel guaranteed. -'Green River Brand." a and suear. A fine Rorsted Coffee. 20 a Dound. . ^ Molasses. Canned Goods. Lard and Hams. ,j >kra, Tomatoes, Beans, Peaches, Pears. Lota Bargains. Stationery. Splendid Linen paper lb. Envelopes to matcb. Tablets, all kinds WANTED. 1| We want everybody to know that We will save you money by buying your goods of us, This sounds lika big talk, but we are prepared to prove every word of it. Of course we cannot mention in this.short space all the Bargains we are offering but a few staples will suffice. We are selling Nine pounds Good Eio Coffee for $1. I And this is not shoddy painted * $ stuff but good honest coffee. We also offer two cars !HIGH j GRADE SECOND PATENT % j FLOUR at $4.85 per bj)l., and a good Family Flour at,$4,25. We want your trade and believe the above bargains along with many others we are now offering will get it. W .TflET SMITH J& RAN ll.UVUU UILLIlil VJL UU11 . The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. 1 Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Admin lstration. . By R. E. Hill, Esq., Judge of Peobate. > ! WHEREAS, R. R. TOLBERT. Jr., baa I ?' made suit to me, to grant bim j Letters of Administration of tbe Estate and effects of George W. Collins, late of Abbeville ? County, deceased. Tbese are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of tbe said George W. Collins deceased, that they be and appear before me, in tbe Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville C. H.,on 26th day of June, 1S97, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in tbe forenoon, to show cause if any they have, why tbe i said Administration should not be granted. j Given under my band and seal of the Court, this 11th day of June, in tbe year of [L. S.] our Lord one tbousand eight hundred and ninety-seven and In tbe 121st year of American Independence. Published on the 16th day of June, 1897, 1 In tbe Press and Banner and on the Court 4 House aoor for the time required by law. 1 R. E HILL, ! June 11, 1897. Judge of Probate. I ? Teachers' Examination. rpHE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION I -1- for Abbeville County will hold an examination of applicants for Teachers' County i Certificates in the Court House on Friday the I 2T)th of June, 18?1, beginning promptly at halfpast, nine o'clock a. m. All applicants must I be present by 10 o'clock a. m. W. T. MILFORD, June 8, 1897. Chairman Couuty Board. * MISS RACHEL HEMPHILL, Typewriter and Stenographer. Legal papers prepared and all kinds of copying done on short notice. Prices reasonable. Office?No. 3, National Bank Building, upstairs. Ii. W. White's Locals. The heavy sales of wash dress goods still eo on every day at the store of L. W. White. We | have sold a ereat many of these goods, but i our stock is still large and attractive. Come | and let us show you the handsomest line Of | prints, percales, organdies, lappels, muslins, lawns and dimities you have ever seen. We have had good success in selling ribbons, laces and embroideries. In all these lines our assortment Is very complete. We have received this week another supply of mattings. Some of the styles are very ! pretty. Call and see them. | Look at our stock of light'weight summer clothing, and gents' summer underwear. If you want to keep cool these are the things to j buy. i The season for Ice nrpam hnn pome and I every housekeeper should have her own j freezer. The White Mountain Is the best. ; No other freezer that, has yet been put upon ; t he market Is equal to It. I have the White i Mountain Freezer In four quarts, six quarto v.. and eight quarts. Prices are lower than ever | before. Come and buy one. L. W. White. Cotton Wanted. THE Abbeville Cotton Mill wants to buy COTTON. The highest price will be paid. I The mill Is nearly ready to run, and the cot ion is Heeaea now. B. P. BAILEY, May 4,1897. Pretldent. a! >/.L.*ea--'r.