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- rinrun umiMii mmimhim iiiiimm The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, 8.C. ES^l'uhUahefl every Wednesday at 82 a year in advance. Twelve Pages. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1897. A Siory. Once upon a time a hunter found a fern cious wild beast securely tied.sThe piteous appeals of the tethered animal touched tht heart of the kind and sympathetic man, whe saw no danger In liberating the wild beast and so he gave the animal hl? liberty. As soon as ne was iree tne pangs 01 Bmrvtiuuu prompted him to satisfy his hUDger, aud sc be devoured his benefactor. Now tbis story finds Its counterpart 1c the foolish act of the prohibitionists of Soutt Carolina in seeking to undo the restraint* which are thrown around the sale of liquoi by the dispensary. There is not an unpreju diccd mind in the State that will not admil that the restraints of the dispensary law have lessened the sale of liquor and reduced drink iag. Vet prohibitionists and infer tially temperance people, do not recognize the great advantage which has beec secured in the passage of the dispensary law but like the foolish hunter who liberated th< wild beast, they seek to break down the bar riers which have already been placed around the business. If these prohibitionists anc iuferentially, themperance people, are really in earnest in their etlorts to promote so brlety they would not liberate the wild bens in order to net a better bold of him. Practical common sense aud commoi honesty of purpose should suggest the pre priety of holding fast to the advantage whicl we now have of the ferocious beast. Fa6tei around his limbs other and stronger fetters Only an idiot wculd turn him loose in or der to lie him better. Then we say that every man in South Caro Una. who has at heart the morality and so ? brlety of this people,should not only hold fas to the advantage we now have in the dispen sary law but should seek to establish i more lirmly in the hearts and minds o all good citizens, who sincerely love thei fellow men. If in alter yearn, we find tha the dispensary is selling too much whlske; we can place otber safeguards around it. We have tbe strongest proof that the dis pensary has been a powerful agent In pro moting temperance. Since original pack age stores have been opened, we believe tha every one of them has, done a "rushlni business." As far as we can learn the bus! ness of the dispensary has not been curtailei in proportion to tbe Increase of sales at tb unauthorized shops. The editor of this newspaper has fough liquor from his earliest childhood, and h expects to fifjht it until the day when h shall be no more. This newspaper oppose* the opening of the dispensary at Abbeville but its workings have been S3 satisfactory as compared to the former prohibition an< license systems, that we shall support tb< dispensary system now and hereafter. We can readily see how the barroom ele ineut can conscientiously favor the openini of the saloons, but we cannot understani how Christian churchmembers, who claln to be temperance peole, can Join forces witl the saloon men In their efforts to destroy the best liquor law with which the state ha ever been blessed. Wre can account for th< strange aflliliatlon only on the presumptlot of Ignorance of the result. If any mai can suggest any other reason for thisstrangi and unaccountable combination of salooL men, preachers and temperance people w< will thank some one to show it. Up to thli time we can concieve of no excuse for th< alliance of christian temperance people anc honest saloon men except on tbe basis o u misapprehension as to the actual facts, 01 in the profession of principles to wblcl they do not in reality hold. Yhe Fire Protection. During the recent dry weather, when tbi dust was so bad, tbe water-works system hai been used for sprinkling the streets. To d< this necessitated the dragging of the hos< over the gravelly streets. This act, tt is con tended by some, is very injurious to the hose < and is putting them to such uses as were no originally contemplated by tbe city author) ties. The sprinkling of the streets afford grea relief from the dust, and the goods in ou stores are protected from its injurious effect The sprinkling is very desirable. The on): question seems to be to find out which is tb best way of accomplishing a result whlcl will be so satisfactory to all. It has been suggested tbatthecfly authori ties are wllliDg to furnish the water for tbl pui (jubc w iiuuui> uuhi, uui i[jul mere is oojec Hon to wearing out of the hose lor waterini the streets. If the water mains were tapped, hose fo that special purpose might be furnished b; the persons most directly interested, or othe and shorter hose could be bought for that spe citiC purpose, and get the water from th? same plug. The Press and Banner has no zeal In thi matter, but knowing that there ought to be i satisfactory way of settling the matter, w have called attention to a subject which Is o more or less interest to our people. A Strange Combination. If the prohibitionists, the foreign llquo dealers, and the saloon men could remov the present restraints on the sale of liquoi which are imposed by the dispensary might we not expect to see the establishmeu of the old bars ? The alliance betweei temperance people and saloon men Is enouel to excite enquiry as to the cause. Saloon mei may be perfectly honest in their flgh against the dispensary, but the alliance of sa loon men and temperance people Ib what wi do not understand. It seems that temper ance people might enquire the reason for tbl unnatural and unprecedented suppor which they are getting. The saloon men am the iittle squad of prohibitionists make i strange combination. Biilltl up Your Town. If you are a friend to your neighbors, you town and county, do your trading with you own people. If a man was seeking to rult his neighbors and destroy his town, the firs thing he would do would be to withdrav business. While your trade might not be missed and while you might be able to stand thi expense and cheat that may be incident ti your foolish act In going away from home yet the act is unneighborly. Be true to you own best interests by trading with the peopli who make a specialty of trying to please thli community. Marriajre B?IIn and Bridal Prfsent* Many a fair reader of this paper is now con templatlng what to buy for a present to som< .friend that is thinking of embarking in matrimonial life. Sterling silver baR been and al wavs will be the thing for such an occasion Of course every one wants to get it as cheap as possible, and have a large selection tc choose from. If you wish to see the largesl stock of silver and buy it at prices that only amount to a small commission on tirst cost aud goods that were not made for cheap department store and dry goods trade, but lutly finished goods that really are sterling silvei 020 1000 piece?not SOO-IOOO piece as some that were assayed at New York recently. C!o to It. C. Bernau. the JeVveier, and gel his special prices for October. Mr. Pearson, the Photographer, has gone tc Mt. C'armel, where he will take iill kinds ol pictures cheap. Wlmt >lHkes the Man. We notice the perennial efforts of speakers In season and out of sea" 'sou, to Immortalize the Kev. I>r. Moses , Wacl'Joll, it muy tie, at mo expense qi iu? j teachers of the present day. We notice that I Prof. Wardlaw, ?f Columbia, has taken that spirit with him from his old home at the capitol of the Stale. It is all well enough to sive honor to the dead, and it 1* well enough to give him proper praise for having educated a number of most excellent young men whose names were Dot only engraved on the history of the , country, but has been everlastingly burntinto the minds of this generation. There are many people living today who may believe that Dr. Moses Waddell possessi ed superior natural powers and had the gift ! of engrafting brains on those who may have i been deficient in meutal calibre. 'Pv.lt, ,?l Urtr nAtrnnmla/UAa ?KAf \yr, IrnntBt very little personally of the distinguished educator. His name does not appear in our copy of the American Cyclopedia, and we have to depend only on bis admirers, who repeat the stereotyped phrases with a singular regularity. As we understand the facts they arc substantially these : tie was one of the earliest teachers In thin couuty and was one of the best teachers In this part of the State. He was a man of education and good native powers. He taught a high-class school to which well to-do people sent their 6ons to be boarded and taught. We had few .schools ami colleges tbeu. He taught school for many years, and dui - ing that time he had under his tuition per I haps hundreds of scholars. 01 that number I several attained local distinction, and Boms r may bavegained a national reputation. Since bin death other schools have sprung l up and bave enlarged, extended and lmprov ed tbe good work which he began In the earl.v ? years. Any Idea that he was superhuman, or thai ) he was a better teacher than the good teach > ers of today Is utterly preposterous. He had no power of Imparting brains tc - the youth under his care. They were born with brains and possessed within themselvei the elements of greatness, without furthei reference to Dr. Waddell than tbe fact of bli l having beea their instructor. Dr. Waddell was the teacher of perhaps t l thousand line mluded young men, who wen 1 favored by fortune and surrounded by the besi r environment. If at least a dozen or so o t that number bad not become promluent and y useful citizens, their failure to do so woulc have been most remarkable. The teacher, like the preaoher, may moult i the character, but neither the teacher nor tbi preacter ha6 tbe power to Impart brains. Ni t amount of scrubbing can change the pewtei I mug into the silver pitcher and no man hai [. yet made a silk purse out of a sow's ear. j No one would doubt the teacher's ability t( e make his impress upon tbe character anc uauus 01 uis Hcuoiars, out it is u aimyiuiui t who mistakes bralne, or Ibe mental qualities e Mr tbe principles which make character e Of course there Is no character witliou J brains upon which U may be founded, bu the elements which make greatness are eD dowmentsof nature?the teacher can onl< i develop this inherent manhood. e That there are today better teachers in.Ab beville county, than the late Rev. Dr i. Waddell we think no conservatlvi g mind will doubt. We have made progret j during the last fifty years. We know mon ) of the arts of teaching than Dr. Waddell eve j dreamed of in his sublimest moments. Wi j have better apparatus. We have bette t. books. We have bolter systems. e The college at Due West, and the hlgt } schools at Abbeville and McCormick toda: 1 no.doubl furnish better facllltic-s for educaiioi t than It was possible for Dr. Waddell to ofl'er i He wns6imply a great educator of his day t and If he were alive to day be would not,will f. his antiquated ideas and out of date mctb ; ods, .stand the ghost oi a chance of being elect 1 ed to the superlntedancy of the Abbeville 1 Graded School. WEST END, HnppeuJnjcs aud Incidents of? Week ? Around the lily. s Mrs. J. S. Norwood, of Dresden, spent Fri 3 day in tbeclty the guest of relatives. Miss Cutsle Ald.icb.oi Barnwell, is visitiuj Miss Liia Norwood. W. 1*. Calhoun, E>-q , of Atlanta, spent Sun day and Monday here. ' Mr. J. Ferrin Quarles left last week foi 1 Charlei-ton, where he resumes his studies ai - the Citadel. The Abbeville Volunteers met fordrill Mon day night. The company will get down K ' hard work, and before many days will b< r ready for inspection. Mrs. W. C. BeDet and children returned tc Charleston last Saturday. >' The public school has a larger number o e pupils thau ever before. We hope to be able j lu a few days to give the complete roll of the school by grades. Miss Lucia McGowan left Sunday for Char - lestoo, where she will spend the winter witb j. her sister. Mrs. W. C. Benet. Saturday, especially In the afternoon, the !* city presented a busy scene. There was a % large crowd on the streets, and business wat quite brisk?Just a foretasteof the fall's trade, Miss Liddell,of Lowndesville, is vis' r Iting Miss Lily Templeton. 7 The opening of the millinery department oi r the Cohen Dry Goods (Jo. last week was tht ceutre of attraction for our fair citizens. Tht hats and bonnets were veritable dreams ol i beauty, aud much admired by all. Many sales were made, and muuy orders taken by Miss Wynson, who is most certainly an artist & I n hpp llnp a Messrs. Granville Beal and Ethan Frlerson e of Cttlhoun Falls, were In the city yesterday. Tue guns for the Volunteers have come and ,f are brand new. of the latest pattern Spring field rifles U. S. regulation. The military boys are getting down to work and drilled Monday and Tuesday nights. The company is composed of splendid material, and has every requisite for the making of one of the best (11 not the very best) companies in South r Carolina. Abbeville's soldiers have always e won for themselves praise and honor in tht past and the future will be safe in the hands of the Abbeville Volunreers. At Monday's . meeting three new members were added tc I the roll. The commissioned otticers of tht ? company are: C. A. Mllford, Captain. ') F. W. Glen, 1st Lieutenant, a J. S. Cochran, 2ud Lieutenant. The non commissioned officers are : 1 J. L. McMillan, 1st Sergeant. , T. G. White, 4nd Sergeant. 9 A. B. Edwards, 3rd Sergeant. R. L. Dargau, 1st Corporal. Thos. Thomson, 2nd Corporal, s W. G. Moses, .'Srd Corporal. t The company has rented Rosenberg's hall as an armory, and this will be comfortably J fitted up for the cold weather, so that regulai a drills may be had during the winter mouths It Is also their intention in the near future tci entertain their friends. Just what form this entertainment will take hus not been decided yet, but a delightful time may confidently be expected. Mrs. A. H. O'Farral and two children ol r Athens, Ga., were the guests of Mrs. S. N. Caf r houn Sunday and Mouday last. Capt. \V. T. Brauch spent last Friday in * <jne?ter. t W. P. Green, Esq.. of Greenwood, was in v town Monday atteuding court. The investmant ol a few dollars by our merchants In a short piece of hose and a hy I, drant In front of their storeo would Rave e ihem many dollars, as this expenditure would enable thern to sprinkle the square 3 and keep down the clouds of dust thai ruin i, m:-ny goods every year. The ho*e of the fire r department is entirely loo expensive lor such useaud our city couucil has wisely put a.stop 9 to Its use for any other purposes than that for s which it was bought and Is intended. Mrs. J. II. Chiles, Jr., of Bradley, spent sev. eral days last week with her sister, Mrs. T. i\ (iuarles. On last Sunday at a conference of the members of the Baptist church it was decided that next year they would have preaching every Sunday. As it now is, services are neld in that church on Sunday only twice a month? i. e.. on the first and third. Miss Mamie Cox has been elected teacher in I the public Rchool, and lias taken charge ol , the third grade. Judgk O. W. Buchanan Is still holding thonnnri Hp icnvf'K lor Anderson front ' here. The Ii-glster correspondent In his last letter was mistaken when he said that.I urine Buchanan had finished court. It was only 1 the sesslois court. Common Pleas will go on this entire week. Judge Huchanau has made a Hue Impression while here. The case of Edwards against J. Fuller ' JLyon is being tried in the courts. The jury ' having "hitched," were In the Jury room when we went to press. CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. What "Jl" Sees iiiii! Ilcars on His Ituumls About !!??? <'ity. 1 Abbeville, S. C., Oct. 5,18)7. ' VISITORS IX TIIB CITY. Mrs. It. K. Kennedy, of Anderson, is In thn city visiting ln-r nephews, Messrs. J. II., I<\ U. und W. C. Doi'ro. Mr. Walter I). Tusten Is stopping over with home folks on his return from New York, and wlter a week's May will leave for his home in the Lone Slur State, where he has a flourishing business. Miss Kiinnte Pinrkney, after a short, visit to > her grandparents, I)r. and Mrs. Marshall, will leave today for her home in Anderson. Miss Cecelia W'inst.iek spent several days la?t week wiili Mrs. Kosenberg and family, returning to Greenwood last Monday. Dr. L. H. Russell, of Greenwood, last Sunday In Abbeville. Attnrnev .T. W Oreen. of (Jreenwood. was In the city last Monday on special business. SOME OK OLD MERCHANTS. The old reliable Hrm of W. J. Smith & Son have brought on h mammoth stock this season, which tney offer through their advertisement. at rock bottom prlcts. This firm Is ' widely and most favorably known over Abbeville County as being a staunch Hrm, where firslclass goods are sold as cheap as the cheapest. They have a polite and attentive corps . ' ol salesmen, who will tn-at you right every time. A look at I heir Weil assorted stock , will con viuce you that they keep everything you need. A look at that large elegant stock kept by P. Kosenberg & Co., will convince one aud all that they have brought crti this season a mag- I nltlcent and well assorted stork of goods ' which they will sell at prices that will aston1 Ish yon. This Is ono of Abbeville's most reI liable tlrins, known far and wide for their fair dealing and strict business Integrity. Messrs. W. D. Barksdale & Co. are now mak Ing many changes in their store that add greatly to the appearance of their Block ' which is now full aDd complete. This Is a i wide-awake business firm aud are doing a ] > tine business. Messrs. A. M. Hill ASons, oce of the oldest firms In the city, have made many changes in I their store this season in the way of hand some store furniture and moving around gen. erally, thereby making room for and presenting in the most attractive style their elegant and varied stock of goods, which Is larger L and more choice than ever offered by them ? auy season before. Their outdoor display is ? most tastily :iTranced, and presents a very attractive appearance. THE PRESS AND BANNER. I This old reliable and wide-awake weekly has stood the storm of many winters, and today stands without a peer in the state, not I only as an advertising medium, but as a newsy and up-to-date weekly. If you wish saccess in business advertise in the columns of such a paper. II you wish to keep posted on the news topics of the day In county aDd state subscribe for the Press and Banner. If you wish to know where to buy goods to the best advantage read Its colums every week. COHEN DRY GOODS COMPANY. 1 The first grand opening of this hustling and energetic firm came off according to an? nouncemeut, and was In every seuse of the j word a grand opening?a magnificent display of beautiful goods?most charmingly aDd artistically arranged. Their mlliinery room r was most aptly called by one of Abbeville's s most fashionable Indies, "a dream of beauty." Crowds of ladles were heard to say how lovely! how beautiful! what au elegant line <f . J millinery and so ou ad Infinitum. This firm I appreciate most highly the honor conferred upon them by the ladies of Abbeville and surrounding country, and promise to be wide, awake to the interest of every lady in the 1 way of showlDg Ihem pretty goods at the very ' ' Inirul flcrnroo j OUR DRUGGISTS. Notwithstanding the ru?h of the "Medicine j Man" with his orchestra and outdoor display our druggists Speed, Penney, Harrison & Game and the City Drug Sloie all continue to have their full share of business, each of them have a new, fresh and splendid kLock that can be relied upon always. g marriage bells. e The faint chime of merry marriage bells is r heard ringing forth their sweetest chimes from Magazine Hill, even to the limits of ' West End, and t hus will It ever be. "Ring on r merry, merry chiming bells." HOME AGAIN. 1 Mrs. Lizzie Moore, after a prolonged and , V most pleasant visit among friends In Edgej fleld, returned home last Friday. OUR CITY BAKERY. The Ford Brothers have overhauled their J bakery, making it present quite a neat and handsome appearance. These young men are " giving the business the'r attention, and hope ' to iner.t a good share of the public patronage. OCTOBER COURT. Presented of the Grand Jury. To Hon. O. W. Buchanan, Presiding; Judeo: ' We respectfully submit ff>r your considers tlon the following presentment. That we have parsed upon all bills of indictment handed to us by the Solicitor. ; By Committee we have visited the Jail and beg leave to report that we have examined - same and found it in a cleanly condition, t everything connected therewith to be In r first cIhss order. The prisoners have nocoml plaints to makeas to treatment, and to diet. The Committee appointed to examine the - offices of the Court House, beg leave to say > that we have examined and found all of the ; offices well and neatly kept and everything satisfactory to the Committee. > A number of our body visited the Poor House, and were gratified to find everything f in such a nice condition. We found there 80 1 j Inmates In all, 13 whites and 17 blackB. With 1 ; one or two exceptions they seem to be satisfied and getting along nicely. The Superintendent, Mr. KeDneuy, is me ' i right man In the rleht place, he not only looks carefully to the wellfare of Ihe inmates i but being a practical farmer, he haK by his i management of the poor house farm, i brought the lands up to u high state of cul, tivaiion. producing this year 750 bushels ol corn, 8W0 bundles of lodder. besides large quantities of peas, pea vines, eel. Wethlnk f this a good showing taking Into conslderas tion that only a few years ago the lands were ' considered unproductive. T We have examined the different Trial Justices transcripts aud found sume to be cur rent. ; We have made inquiries In regard to the condition of the roads o( the county and find that the present Fystem Is working finely and that the roads are being put in good condi1 tion. Thau king your Honor and Ihe officers of the Court for lavors extended. Respectfully submlited. J. F. Miller, Foreman. COTTON SHIPMENTS, i The Season In I.ute niul the Shipments Small. Up to this time a little less than 2,000 bales have been brought to this town. The crop is estimated to be twenty days later than usual, with the probability of u possible average crop. The samples have been good, with few stains. The market has been depressed and the prices have gone down every day from the figures of the preceedlng day. Yesterday me lenuency *?? unwaiu, nuu ? uipu was bought by the Cotton Mill at six cents, I being the highest price which whs paid that Jay. Of the cotton that tins come to market fi the sales have been as follows : bales. > Abbeville Cotton Mill 556 i Shipped over S. A. L 500 I " . " Southern 9.50 j Total cotton In market 1,977 r Krom this it will be seen that the Abbeville t . Cotton Mill has been a benefactor to the plan- I ter?the Mill having paid the top of the mar- ? i ket lor nearly 1,000 bales. The presence of the mill insures a lair price at all seasons of the year, and this fact, It is assumed, will Induce much cotton to come to this market that has heretofore gone elsewhere. C NEW BUSINESS. ] - C I Plumbing ? Tinning; ? Ituulinu ? He- 1 imirlng. i Mr. C. 1'. Hammond la now fully prepared ? to put in your water works. Hf has Just finlulled a big Job In the city and en tire satisfaction has been given. He can make the range connections, thereby giving hot and cold wa- ^ ter to any part of the house. He has a thoroughly equipped shop and a good woikman and can assure satisfactory work. Mr. Hammond's repair shop will supply a I long felt need In Abbeville and after Dec. 1st I he will add the tin business and have a llrst- , class tin shou. He will then be prepared to . :ilontl kinds of rootinir. natchiui: roots, paint- .. id# roofs, besides currying a good slock of j! tinware, etc. It Is his purpose to have a firstclass repair shop, tin auil pinioning business. This enterprise has been badly needed, and ' we believe Mr. Hammond Is iho man to push ( Ihe business along. And then he Is here to stay, us he expects to give his sole time and a attention to the business. 1'atronlz.e. liome j| : ptople, and people who expect to be permanent in buslneus. j j - ?S2> II Byclcle lanterns, bells, oil, tires, spokes, riins, etc., at C. 1'. Haminoud's. J j| maaara i ?^i 11 ????? ?? ? i sir i n#i n#fl W. D. Barksdale. Having greatly e to serve our friends 1VT /mi t n IWYY CI DRESS GOODS. In Dress Goods, we have an i Cashmeres, Worsteads, Heurietti ings, Berges, Winter Percales an SHOES. We have a splendid stock of dies and Children Shoes of the 1 our prices are right. EATS and CAPS. Our Fall line of Hats and Ca opeueu up, UL1U wc <JUii suit auy v TINWARE. If you are in need of Tin wan us a cail aud pet what you want, ets of all sizes, both covered l'ans, Spoons, Forks, Plates, Oil C UPWARD AND ONWARD, Let There be no Halt in Abbevllle'tt Triumphal Mnrch. Abbev llle i? building up rapidly. On every Ride we see evidences of progress. New stores are belER built, handsome residences are being com tructed. and new enterprises are being started. Still there are other improvements v.*hlch should be made. Wa need a mattresn factory, an Ice factory, a steam laundry, a canning factory, an opera bouse and a public ibrary. We must not rest until all these suggested lines of progress are accomplished facts. Other cltlex have them. Why should Abbeville be an exception. Citizen. ALWAYS WELflOME. Mr. John T. McDllI in True In nil the Relation* of Life. Mr. Jchn T. McDIll Is attending court as a juror. He Is a citizen of Due West and a brother of our progress!ve townsman, Mr. .1. Hayne McDIll. Mr. McDIll Is one of the most successful farmers In the Due AVest neighborhood, lie Is popular with the people, and has a host of friends. He Is n friend of education, itnd believes In upholding the highest standards. He will not wander off" after strange gods, but remains true to the history nntl traditions of his native county Abbeville Is always glad to welcome so good a citizen within her borders. Two of Our Bent Young Men. The Arm of \V. D. Barksdale <fc Co. Is composed of two of the best young men In Abbe vllle. Correct In all their actings and doings, Judicious and careful In business, and commanding all tbo capital they need, they can serve the public In the best manner possible. Remember when you want goods, that Messrs. W. D. Barksdale and J. Allen Smith, Jr., are In business for the express purpose of serving you. Foot Cnt Oir. Last week a colored man named Mack Calhoun. was employed at the Oil Mill to cut fire wood with the small circle saw. The saw Is flxed in a movable frame, and cuts the wood as It Is pushed against the teeth of the turning machine. The saw Is a Democratic saw. nnd will cut anything that gets In its way, Calhoun, In altemptlug to place the band, thoughtlessly put his leg In front of the saw, when his foot was amputated without chloroform, or the aid of a surgeon. W. I). BnrliMlulc A Co.'m I.ocalN. A lot of fresh mackerel Just received. Ten pounds good cuflee SI. Bagelng and tires cheap. A big lot flour. Every barrel guaranteed, Mtiscavader mola?ses?the best. Morrison's bams always on hand. A good salmon 10c can. The best drilling 5c yard. Come and see our tablets, slates, &c. Copper bottom coffee pots?the best. Kerosene oil by gallon or barrel. Yellow Fever. Yellow fever In ihe West Is at a standstill. \ few new cases dally, and some deaths. ? IiTIion. Thomson's Locals. 171 ba Granulated Sugar SI. 10 lbs eood green Coffee 81. 18 lbs Rice SI. A No. 1 Tobacco 80 cents per pound. 8 ounces good smoking tobacco, !> cents. Two bars good laundry soap 8100. 8 bars No. 1 laundry soap 8100. A good Salmon at 10cents per can. Sulroon Steak 20 cents per can. A fret-h lot of iBlock's Soda Crackers Just irrived. Maokerel fish, very lar^o, 8 cents apiece. Cooking apples 30 cents per peck. Canned goods of all kinds at the lowest price*. Cabbage, onions, potatoes. In fact every liing in green groceries nt rock bottom ;>rlces. I have everytblng in fresh and su;ar cured meals. Sugar cured hams 12 cents per pound. Sugar cured breakfast bacon 11 cents lb. All orders filled and delivered promptly. Jive me a call. ECHOES FROM THE COURT. The State against Eddie Finch and Baker jray. Indicted for assault and battery with ntent to kill. Continued by Slate. The Slate auainst Mattle Mattlson. Inlifted' for murder. Found guilty of manlaughter, with recommendation to mprcy. ientenced to two years at tiard labor in State Vnltentlary or county hill for two yetus. Statengalnst \V. M. Ituncan. Indicted lor rand larceny, l'leud miiliy, Sentenced to IS nonths on County chain gan?. Jt'DGK J.vs C. Ki.ugh arrived In the city esterday troni Lexington, wln-re he has been lolding court for two weeks. He will return hero in a few days to finish the ?-r)ulty bust-1 lens. From there he goes to Columbia to | lold court. The Judge Is looking well. Hon. \V. r. \vidkman, Abbeville's most Istlwruished lecturer and humorist, was la! own during Court. \V. 1*. Ghekn, of Ihe Greenwood Bar, ttended Court last week, looking after the uterestof Ills clients. 1 >k. J. B. Moselkv, of Lowudcsvllle, was 11 town yesterday. New ladles wheels to rent at C. P. Ilanajond'p. Bring your bicycle to C. P. Hammond when 1 needs repairs. \ w ai - nt*J. Allen Smith, Jr. e: aj ei ""^ tl ai " " * ? J i ,1 T iinargea our srore we are oener pre pare u. ^ w than ever before. Our stock in all lines is e p nd Complete.? a M LAMPS. ? A i ittractive line of |/|\ w& norr? .11 r0mr~0 on/i oio? T.o.?r> d cfcaHcoeT' Fixtures, such as Chimneys, Wicks, Burners, &c. J | srovEs. p fj\ c Gentlemen, La- m \i ateet styles, and iilw We have added to our stock Stoves and Rtove , W fitures and we would be glad for you to inspect. t] | GROCERIES. I ps have just been iji 8 )ne. v y (rK If low prices in Groceries are wanted we are j. ili the people. Before buying your bill be sure and r " get our prices on Flour, Sugar and Coffee. Be- j sides carrying a full line of Heavy Groceries we r ?you should give /ii have a well selected stock of Faney Groceries, j We have buck- JH such as Canned Fruits, Canned Vegetables, j. and uncovered. Canned Meats, Spices, Pickles, Jams, Catsup. tens, Dippers, &c. ^ Salad Dressing, etc. j t; c t ? II . V C. JP. HAMMOND * t .... WILL BE KNOWN AS THE .... J GRNBRAL ItRPATRMAN ^ c from now on. BICYCLES, MACHINERY, TIN VESSELS t and most any kind of repairing can be made at my shop. I have a first class workman and can make any part of a Bicycle. o Water Works?I I I am now fully prepared to do your work and it will pay you to see o me. HOT and COLD WATER put anywhere in your house. Yours to please, r a C. I3- Hammond. r e ? o I v mnrrT vr "dtttt rvcoo ,... u lUVVil JJUIJjUJjIIOi .il?u>uft...u. u The life of George Washington has t Tt.? a?? ?? been so often written that it is unnec- t( rne nay to jiiikc ? Town i?row nnd . , . .. , , , u FroNiicr essary to refer to it futher than to a poiutout the thorough conscientious- l] a ",?eXn Wofpencil "importance STall ness; thfe self-sacrificing spirit, the ? classes of our people. In Ihe flrht place we purity of motive, With which lie enshould look after the people who come to tered upon and carried out to comple- " our city .and do business with our people. mnn f hp liliprntion mti<1 indpnpndpiipp U Every <lay we have good people amone us U?" me "0 loil ana independence from Due West, IJonalds, McCormlck, Troy, his country. .No man COUld be more ? MtCarmel Liowndesvllle, and from other sec- pure, no llian could be more self-lleny- " tions of the county. We should meet them tl cordially and give them such a reception ?* " *, * , *. ' ' .I. * il that they win be induced to come again. -lu General Washington itisdinicnlt Our merchants snouid Invite them In their to know which to admiro the JUOSt? 91 Should tr^mHke'thJS. Veil'at?hom^ nobility of his character, the ardor j> opportunity otTers they should extend to of his patriotism, or the purity of his ' them courtesies and favors of every kind, conduct. * Strangers and visitors should be given Towards the close of his address to " every intention possible. We should show iowams tne nose 01 uis auure.s 10 them our h-iDdsome churches, our spieudid the Governors of the several otate9, on P school building, our new cotton mill and resigning his position as commander- a other places of public Inlereot. In this way ?n ohiof i,0 ufli,|. t< people from abroad will be attracted to our lu"L"ie|i ue ?aiu' Diace and win be induced to come and live -I make it my constant prayer that a with us. Our merchants should nee to it that God would liave you ailU Hie fttate their stores have as benullful fronts as poss- er w|,jr?, vou nreside in His holv Ible. If you go to Laurens. Newberry or over 3ou preside id nis i oiy Anderson you will be Impressed with the at.- protection: that _He would incline tracfrlveness of their store fronts. Abbeville the hearts of the citizeus to cultivate a has made some progress In lh)S direction, of mihnrdiiiiitinn And otipdipnpp but there la still room for improvement. ''P1111 or suooraination anu ooeuience C( Who win lake theiead? to government; to entertain a broth- C| Another way to build up our town is to erly affection and love for one another. talk It up, AVedon t want any croakers, f^r iHpir fpllow*pilt7PTifl of the TTnitftd i We must bo hopeful and Inspire confidence !?/ tneir leilOW Citizens 01 me united t) in others. Don't sit down and complain; tell otates at large, and particularly for j.to the outside world what a progressive their brethren who have served in the p =pK?P SMS, a'SS field ; aud finaly, that he would mo?t you win be repaid. Tha most successful busi- graciously be pleased to dispose US all gj ness men use printer's ink. Abbeville, to do justice, to love mercy, and to de* c| , , ? mean ourselves with that charity, hu- L mility and pacific temper of mind 0| Xo* oai which were the characteristics of the ^ I Wh?n von need nnvlhlner In stanle and Hi vi ne Author of our blessed relijriou, ?i WL^WSfiX%'S^.S3r ord<*" wiibMtim tumble Imitation of wbosc Remember thai, iny market Ik always well example in these things we Can never ?i stocked. I onlv buy nnrt well ihe t>eRt. Read hope to be a happy nation." How sim- ,i my locals and think over my prices. . ' . II Tiios. Tntimpsou, Fbooe 09. p'e? truthful and beautiful are the gt words of Washington ! k h Addition te I lie Factory Store. tl Messrs. R. C. Wilson ?fc Co. are leading "1 oh Will Sever Be Sorry. _ hi the procession as It moves to greater and Tor livinir n nnrp Ufa tl better things. They are now adding to J "r living a pure me. their already comprehensive stock, notions, tor doing your level best. wooden ware, willow ware, tlu ware, and For being kind to the poor. " other goods. j,^or i00king before leaping. ^ For bearing before judging. For thinking before speaking. h An insurance policy often makes For harboring clean thoughts. w man more valuable after death than For standing by your principles. during life. For stopping your ear to gossip. For asking pardon when in error. ^ "Portia vnn r>rnpl hnv how can vou For bridlinir a slanderous tongue. hear your baby sister cry?" "Why, For being generous to an enemy. 01 thats easy; everybody in the block | Lor being square in business deal- M can." | ings. 1 For giving au unfortunate person a Species of snakes that are enemies lift. of one another in captivity will coil; For promptness in keeping your up into their winter sleep in the i promises. same bundle. j For putting the best construction on | the acts of others. ^ The rattlesnake gives warning before i You will never, never be oorry for ^ it strikes; the slanderer strikes before giving light to the blind, knowledge to u* hegives warning; the snake, therefore,! the ignorant, strength to the weak, ^ is the best of the two. , help to the struggling, and a Saviour ^ I to the heathen. U( It is said that the flesh on the fore-| B ^ quarters of the beaver resembles that, ?? . ofland animals, while that on the Poor M?u'? Lament. hindquarter has a tishy taste. Backward, turn backward! oh, & J time in your flight, feed me on gruel S(] ! The now species of rabbit, of a dimin- a?:aiu, just for to-night; I am so weary fl. utive size, tailless and with short ears, 0f restaurant steaks, vitritied dougn- (j, has been found near the volcano of ?ut8 Hluj vulcanized cakes, oysters that w 1'opocatapetl, in mexico. siip in a watery bath, butter as strong ni , , ! as Goliath or Gath, weary of paying si, In 18/o Italy abolished capital pun- for what I can't eat, chewing up rub- te ishment for murderers. That was ber and calling it meat. Backward, ai twenty-two years ago, and since then I turn backward, for weary I am! Give m there has been an increase of 42 per. me a whack at grandmother's jam, let "t cent, of homicides. me drink milk that has never heen d> The millenium will not be far away ?ki'?,ne(1' \e\ ,Ue ^uft,er wl,,0f bair I s" when the hnmati tongue shall cease to ias been trimmed, let me but once tli speak evil things. have un old-fashioned pie then I'll bebl 1 b ! wiling to curl up and die; I havejwl Nothing gives so much joy in heav-1 been eating iron tilings for years, is it jot en as to see a man conformed to the any wonder I'm melting in tears? lex image of Jesus Uhrist and transform-) j di formed by the renewing of his mind.i ? ,a It is the busin< ss of every wise and! A S1,200 farm in Tennessee has been ! realy seems the most fruitful 'source of; \uu\) at the rat.e ?r tbre]e.ceuts J dmen human misery.-,Sidney Smith. ^ dellvered 1,1 touN,8?,,|e, '" 1. Former Ti me* and These. Christian Advocate. An old minister said: "when mug I had a sermon on Solomon's iutiou about comparing the former ith present times. From mat text I - ? ould now preach a different serion." Perhaps the wise man's maxim, i its breadth manysidedness, is too ide for one man to compass fully at ay stage of life. Who has measured sactly in all its features any former je or his own? For example it is isy to say, in sweeping terms, that lildreu now have more liberty than iey bad a generation ago, and tbey re less respectful to their seniors. bis may be true or it may not. Peraps witnesses might be brought forard with apparently contradictory iMdence. Dr. John VVitherj'poon, President of rinceton College, died in 1794. A !W years before his death he wrote Letters on Education." Here is a foort extract: "In the lormerage, both ublic and private, learned and relig>us education was carried on by mere int of authority. Tins, to be sure, ras a savage and barbarous method, ud was, in many instances, terrible n<t riiecrimlinir to the vouth. Now. ii the otber hand, not only severity, ut authority is often discried; persuaion and every soft and gentle method i recommended in such terms as lainly lead to a relaxation." Dr. asper Adams, in his "Moral Pholosphy," published sixty years ago(1837), uoted some Bible maxims on educalon, adds this comment: '-In the resent relaxed state of domestic disipline I can only cite these precepts n the eround of their being divinely anctioned. They must wear au air of trictness and severity, to which, in hese days, we are not accustomed." An elderly man of to-day hears a f ' ist young man flippantly allude te bis 4 itber as "the old man" "the gov- V nor," etc. Our old friend, of course is A hocked, and says mournfully "There fc /as nothing like this in my boyhood." * iere is "the natural outgrowth of 4 adical democratic, young America." 'erhaps this rude speech is not a very ecent invention of the young sons of ielial. In the year 1839 Rev. J, C. lare delivered a series of sermons beore the University of Cambridge, England. In one of them be speaks of he "Want of due honor for the parenal name and authority, so lamentable ommon in these days." As one illusration, he adds: I allude to the habit vhich sons have in speaking of their ather to disguise and disclaim the iond of natural affection, and to call limgovernof, as the vulgar phrase is." Perhaps all that we can safely say is hat some families now train tbeii hildren more loosely than the best limilies did a generation or a century go. Looking back through the enhantmeut which distance of time ends to the view, we recall the picureofa happy, well ordered, Christan home. The man is happy whose >wn childhood home furnishes a picure! But iu some home or other he inds this ideal, and he thinks that was n average representative home, while * M-rhaps it was really a rare home in its lay. No man now living is old enough to ememberatime when all christians, li At?nn ho/1 fomilv nrovor 11 iUClUUUlSlO CVC11) uau lauiuj fjm %?J V* egularly, and set theirchildren agood xample in all things. In the "Methdist Magazine" New York,* 1822, a writer eu "Parental duty and responsiility" says: It .not uncommon to meet he childreu of Methodist parents, in owns and villages shining in gay ttire, and displaying to the world ow much they respect the judgment f their venerable parents.'' Perhaps some good parents of (hat i ay may have placed uuuessary and J nwi.se restrctions on their children. f till the pastors of that day. and of all ays since then, have had members to ry their patience. Aud where is the pastor who has not uch in his charge to-day? Is not pen disorder in our Sabbath gatberig less common than it was among lie last generation? Let the older len of today be asked, individualy, a lain questiou: "Are you sure that as ? ???* ol iiiuiio mnru rtiQ . ,&ft fl 1 I UUjr JUU ncic aiwajo ujuiv *vw^vw.w. ) old people thau tbe boys around you re to-day?" "MnnnerH Mukylh Man." William of Wykeham, a fourteenth jntury Bishop of the see of Winheater, wa9 not only a great clergylan aud a great statesman, but one of le greatest builders of tbe Middle ages, te was the founder of Winchester ollege, which is the oldest ot all tbe Inglish puplic schools; he was the hief architect of the Cathedral of Winhester; aud when the King wanted a iew wing on his castle at Windsor he rdt-red Wykeham to build it. Wykeam was so proud of his work that he hisuled on it, Hoc fecit Wykeam (Wykeham made this.) At jistheKiug was very angry, for he lought he had built the castle him ;lf, aud Wykeham would perbaps ave lost his head if he had not kept is wits about him. He explained lat it was his greatest glory to be the uilder of his King's palace, aud that le inscription should read, "This was le makiug of Wykeham." The anslation was clever euough ; and lough the King was probably not jceived, Wykeham kept his head ou is shoulders. Perhaps the King ould have been sorry to lose so val- a ible a man. At any rate, you can see 4 le inscription to-day from the north rrace, and the incident throws no lite light ou the sincerity of the motto 1 the Wiuchester arms, "Manners [akyth Man." ? Little People ami Big: Word*. Town anil Country. Big words are great favorites with ?ople of small ideas and weakconcepDiis. They are sometimes employed , men of mind, when they wish to ie language that may best conceal leir thoughts. With a few excepons, however, illiterate aud half-ed;ated persons use more "big words" lan people of thorough education, is a very egregious mistake to sup)9e the long woids are more genteel lan the short ones?just as the same irt of people imagine high colors and isliy figures improve the style of ress. These are the kind of folks .... -I >? l.aluMvu 'Innm. UU UUU t , UUl CVM.C.JO VV^euce." They don't live but "reile." They don't go to bed, but mysriously "retire." They don't eat id drink, but "partake of refreshents." They are never sick, but xtremly indisposed;" and instead of ring at last, "they decease." The rength of the English language is e short words?chiefly monosyllaes of Saxon derivation ; aud people lio are in earnest seldom use any her. Love, hate, anger, grief, joy, I press themselves in short words and 1 reet sentences; while cunning, * Isehood and eflectation delight in liat Horace has called words "a foot d a half" long. Dou,t go untidy on tho plea that erybouy kuowa you.