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5 ' The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON, S I q ABBEVILLE, S. C. * ' fi Ig^Published every Wednesday at 0 . $2 a year in advance. p C Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1897. j Brave and Manly. Those of odt readers who have bad access to ? the new8pere of this State, will readily concur t In tbe opinion that all the compiaint mm. ( has been made against Governor Eilerbe, has t arisen from the friends ol the bar-rooms, or, If possible, to make tbe expression more t agreeable to tbe ears of his enemies, we e might change the wording to the "advocates of high licensed bars." . t? thorofnm kppms that the Issue in the * next campaign 1r to be based solely on the * whiskey question. The friends of temperance and the restrlc- f tlon of the sale of liquor on one side, while the friends ol the liquor traffic as formerly q carried on in our bars on the other side are to o be arrayed against each other. This, we believe, to be the prospect In the f coming campaign. u The enemies ol the dispensary who are fighting the restrictions placed upon the sale of liquor In this State have written volumes against the law which they do not like, and ^ of late their efforts have been directed toward c weakening Governor Ellerbe In the publlo v confidence. This In the hope of defeating . him for re-election, and In tbe farther hope b that a liquor Governor may be elected. o If Governor Ellerbe in bis faithful effort* to enforce tbe restrictions on tbe sale of liquor can be defeated, tbe liquor element can at least well afford to take chances In electing a r Governor who will be more fav^jable to their t Bide. t Of course If tbe man who Is brought out by the advocates of tbe bars could be elected, be b would be under obligations to be more len- t< , lent In enforcing the law against blB frtends. ? Governor Ellerbe's recent utterances are ii brave and manly, without fear or orlnglng to p his enemies, and like all of his previous ut- ? terances, they have a clear and unmistakable & meaning. They will give great offense to S those who oppose restrictions on tbe sale of ? liquor, but they will be most gratifying to v ftilanrto At tamnavonPA ft Others may do as they please, bat the Press ? and Banner will support Governor Ellerbe a against any man that may be brought out by the advocates of the lloensed bars. 8outh Carolina baa bad her fall of the barroom system. Tbe people of this State are In the ooluinn of progress apd do not propose to re-open places for tbe ludlscrlmlqpte sale of ft liquor, where tbe yoatb and tbe manhood of ci the country may be aeduoed and debauched ^ under tile forms of law. p Whltttfa' great many people may honestly P and conscientiously believe that such places ought to be licensed and kept open as In for- n mer days, yet there are thousands who be- t: lleve that such places should remain closed. t< fi ? ? It The Next Conference. i, Clerical and lay delegates of that large and ti Influential body of Christians of the Methodist Eplsoopal communion will meet In Florence on next Wednesday, the 8th of Decern' .' Because of Its large number of delegates there has been in the past some talk of dlvld' inf the Conference, so tbat the tax on the \ - community In which they meet would not be ' 1 so great In entertalniDg the delegates. Viewed from our standpoint, It Is hoped tbat a division of the[Conference may not be made. The Metbodlst church is strong in r< every city, town and hamlet In South Caro- M llna, and it would seem that whatever affects tt the Methodist cburcb affects the whole State ci of South Carolina. It is, we think, well for all the Methodists In the State to meet togeth- n er in fraternal and Christian fellowship, and gi It would seem to be a pity to set off divisions jj In a small State like ours. w We appreciate the consideration which tue II advocates of a division show for the different communities in the matter of entertaining the delegates, but that difficulty might well ^ be overcome. LettbeConference meet earlier h In tbe week?not later tban Tuesday night? l? and shorten the session so that all, or most of w tbe delegates, could reaoh home by Saturday night. The plan of meeting on Wednesday, we si presume, was adopted In tbe days of stage ^ coaches, bat now we have rallroadB and quick w transportation. ai We know of no reason for Including Sun- ^ day In the Besslou ol the Conference. 8horten o tbe session, then, by one day, and let the It South Carolina Conference remain one?as a ^ i whole?without dividing it. tl fi-V. O' mm i ? Dinpenaary?Prohibition. Several years ago, the people ol South Caro- Sl llna voted on tbe question of lloense or no- o tyoense for the sale of liquor. The no-llcense M faction cast a majority of the ballots which tl were voted on that question. Tbe Legislature in Its wisdom enacted dispensary law, which, It was thought, would t satisfy both factions. Owing to the great cur- P tailment of the liquor business the temper- ri ance people, as a rule, accepted the law as a d great Improvement on the old way of selling liquor Indiscriminately, night and day, to all comers. To this law the liquor element took great o exception. It threw some Ave thousand men a out of employment, and they had reason to ' complain. It shut up the places where the s dram drinker oould so easily quench his 11 thirst, and all that class was dissatisfied. The wholesale liquor dealers weie greatly dis- s tressed, notso much ou account of the loss of 1 their sales In South Carolina as to the prece- j, dent and they have been flthlng the law ever since its enactment c If the dispensary Bhould stand and be en- f( forced, the liquor traffic and drunkenness n would in time disappear In South Carolina, ? and all those thousands of aeents in the ? ~ liquor trafBo might transfer the energies from the destructive to the productive side. Such result would be disastrous to the c liquor business, and to prevent bo great a calamity the foreign liquor dealers coald, and no doubt will, spend Immense Bums to defeat r the dispensary law. 1 Where great money Interests are Involved, men will spend cash to Influence elections. * If foreign llqour dealers should send their p ready cash to bring about the defeat of Governor Ellerbe, tbe temperance people would have no other interest than principle and fl love for tbe public welfare with which to combat the foreign cash and tbe local self- E Interest. The question then Is, will South Carolina become a conotiared nrovince of foreign 11- 8 quor dealers? 1 8 0 J a 1 To preach successfully tbe gospel of oar h blessed Lord and Saviour, one great require- 8 merit is necessary. The preacher must be a g manly man. He sboald be bis natural self, and should neither Beek to walk abroad on stilts, nor assume unnatural pronunciations nor perform fantastic gesticulations In tbe j, house dedicated to tbe worship of the MoBt High. (5 Hugh Ferguson, Sheriff of Charleston, is dead. J y Practice economy?buy from R. C. Wilson &Co. 4 | m m Dieting ill* tied GneMn. Tomorrow a dozen or more wealthy Northrn CottDii Mill men will arrive in Abbeville j 3 look at the Abbeville Cotton Mill, In which j everal of them are pecuniarily interested. 1 taring their stay they will make the acualntance of ihe local stockholders, with fhom a conference may be had as to the iiture of the mill. All the visiting mill men who have seen or mill have expressed themselves as much leased with it. The officers of the mill at the very beginlng, employed Messrs. Lockwood, Green <fc !o.. of Boston, the best known mill architects ft America, and the directors of the mill iave been, so to speak, as clay in the hands f tbe potter. The every wish of the architects has been espccted, and tbe officers of tbe Abbeville totton Mill have compiled with every direcIon or Instruction, both as to the construct Ion of the bnildlng and as to tbe purchase of he machinery. Tbe architects, appreciating the efforts of he officers of our mill to make this mill tbe qual of any mill in tbe State, have interested everal well known mill men in Boston and few York lb tbe Abbeville Cotton Mill, and bey will be here to-morrow, prospecting poslbiy for other Investments and the enlarge' ent of our mill at some day not far in the uture. Not many of us In Abbeville have ever seen . millionaire, but it is possible that several f the ricb men of tbe east will he with us nmnrrnw and if we aret no Other advantage rom their presence, we can for once look ipon the forma and figures of live millionaires in the streets of Abbeville. The mill is running beautifully, and the loth which 1b voven there, ranks with the iest of Its kind. The need now is, more mahlnery to fill the vacant floor space, while re have in the not distant future, a day ream of yet larger and more portentous ulldlngs which shall be filled with thousands f fiying wheels -that will be attended by aany skillful hands. We believe we have on a former occasion oted the fact that all the machinery Is now tinning satisfactory and that the officers of be mill are bringing good results. The dis* Ingulshed guests: The Southern Railway oorapany's vestluled, limited from Washington, will come 9 Abbeville about noon today, bringing a arty of Forthern bankers, capitalist, and otton mill manufacturers on a tour of examnation of the southern cotton mills. The arty is made up of E. Naumburg, of Naumurg, Lauer & Co.; John P. Townsend. preslent of the Bowery Savings Bank ; S. M. MillIn, of Deering, MIMklu A Co.; Wbeeler mlth, architect; John Sinclair, contractor; W. Green and Edwin Green; W. B. Brewler, William V. Brokaw and G. H. Hackett, wholesale clothiers, of New York; W. F. Illlken, wholesale grocer, Portland, Maine; . W. DanlelBon, treasurer of several eastern otton millB, Providence; and M. V. Richrds, land agent Southern Railway. Question. The Colombia Register says; "The question has been asked why It Is that om tbe bench, from the bar, from tbecouniIs of government, irom onr great lnstltnodb of learning, men of ability are every'here turning to tbe corporations for emloyment rather than to tbe service of the eople," It wonld also be proper to ask why tbe best leobanical skill and the best executive abill7 gravitate toward the corporations and en;r their pay, instead of Beeklng employment -om individuals. The answer Is plain enough. Where large iteresU are involved it pays to hire tbe best ilent, and tbe best talent can get better pay om corporations than from individuals. CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. What "I" Sees and Hears on His Rounds About tbe City, Abbeville, Dec. 1,1897. LECTURE TONIGHT. Don't forget the lectare tonight by Hon. Le>y F. Youmans, of Colombia, under tbe aujlces of tbe Daughters of tbe Conlederacy. dmlssion 25 cents for all, except member* of >e society. This Is a noble and patriotic tuse and should be well attended,as tbe pro;edsof tbe evening are to go to tbe monutent fond in wblcb every one is either dlictly or indirectly interested. One of the real features of the evening will be tbe slng>g of tbe old "war songs." Mrs Kennedy, of reenvllle, Is in charge of tbe music and bile In tbe city 1b tbe guest of Mrs. J..C. ElB. JUDGE C0THRAN. The many friends of Judge Cotbran aresor7 to learn that be is not Improving, but hope ad earnestly pray yet lor bis restoration to ealth. His pastor. Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson, 'ft last week and Is now with him to offer ords of cheer, comfort and consolation. PROSPEROUS FARMER. One of tbe many prosperous farmers who )bscrlbe for tbe Press and Banner is J. F. [orrlson on the Saluda side. Ten years ago . e bought a farm for $8,000 on time, all In ? oods. Now be has a thoroughly Improved a dwell cultivated four horse farm opened f, p, and every dollar paid, and is able to II ve * l home having a well filled larder of bis wn. Mr. Morrison believes in making a 11 v>g from his own farm. This is a good examle for those wbo bay everything butcotlon, ad perhaps they would come out better In le end to buy that produot and raise their wn supplies. HOT SUPPER. On Inst Friday evening the ladles of the Lelbodlst congregation served a splendid jpper in Dr. Speed's new * all for the benefit f the Methodist church, and notwlthstandie Inclemency of the evening they realized bout 830, which waB almost a surprise to aemselves. THANKSGIVING DAT. This day pasBod off wttbont special event, be day was oold, bleak and rainy, and many lanB formed for the enjoyment of the bollay were frustrated ; especially were the nlmods sorely disappointed. We believe "big inners" were the most enjoyable feature of be day. RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND EVENTS. The South CarollnaConference of the Methdlst Episcopal Church, South, will convene t Florence on Monday next, Bishop Duncan residing. Owing to the absence of Rev. Dr. Wilson no ervlces were held In the Presbyterian church ast Sabbath, and many of the congregation rorshlpped with the Methodists. Rev. J. F. MoKinnon preached an excellent ermon in the Presbyterian church laBt 'bureday morning (Thanksgiving day.) Rev. Dr. Clifton held union services in tbe letbodlst church at night. Services were also conducted in Trinity burch by tbe rector. Rev. Edward McCrady. As next Sunday will be Dr. Clifton's last be in o wuiciculc, uc nui ^icav<u a opctiai ocr on at night, and cordially Invites an many allroad men. Especially engineers, to be presnt as can. ills subject will be ' A step beween me and deatb." Regular services will be held In tbe Baptist burcb next Sunday. Also In the A. R. P. burcb by Rev. H.Rabb, tbe regular pastor In harge for tbe coming year. HOME AGAIN. Rev. W. R. Earle, after spending a week aost pleasantly with borne folks and friends n Anderson county, returned last Monday. Mr. Bradley Reese spent Thanksgiving day cltb borne folks and friends, who were delgbted to see him and learn of bis good prospects In his new borne. ? Mi. Lambert Caldwell spent Thanksgiving [ay at home in tbe city of Donalds. Sheriff Nance has been absent from his ofIce for tbe past week, owing to Blckneos. He s still quite sick, but bis many friends hope le will soon be out again and ready for bustiess. SUGG EST! VK SKRMOJf. Rev. Dr. Clifton preacbed a fine sermon last iunday night to a large congregation. After be morning s intensely interesting dincusIoq in search ol a name for the Methodist hurch, we thought his sermon most suitable ,nd appropriate. His text was from the 133d 'nalm and 1st verse, "Behold, bow good aud iow pleasant It Is for brethren to dwell toether In unity." As the name has not yet ieen decided. Is not this text suggestive of a ood name "Unity ?" at greenwood's bar. Messrs. Lyon & DeBruhl, Qraydon & GrayIon, and W. C. MoGowan are attending court , a the city of Greenwood. | 4 1 Practice economy?buy from R. C. Wilson t Co. FreBh lot of "Huyler'e" Muncaly's and nhnunn'u noloo Inat In of Urtaod 'u uuuouu o vauui^o j uoi >u aw o. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonlo will cure ' ou or money refunded. P. B. Speed, 1 Practice economy?buy from R. C. Wilson ' c Co. < L.W1VW v.- Vl<VAV^ VjVA'^V \^"AV^ VMA>W ^r?W, XC j Don't be 8 IN1 IPanic-Stri WHEN A FE\ MAKE YOU C We have condei goods and will sell wish to buy: I CURLY BI I WHITE E] !? MAHOGAft 1 OAK AND :3 LADIES' D | WICKER ] I ROCKERS I] I We are ha\ Can't If ^ *JJ7' *y* *\jr yf^ -^r w "y* SJr *y* ?y* ?y* *>y* *y* y* * fj COMB ?^> TO ^ CHARLESTON fcvssSl One Cent a Mil gn Fall Festive Jtl Of 1807 ^V^y, I COMMENCES & December i4 AND EASTS ONE WEEK. ^ ~wv I ? ? THE DISPLAY OF FiKti WUKh.s u 1 r. will be the finest ever seen In the city, STATE IIOSE REEL CONTEST, (XX TRADES DISPLAY. A FANTASTIC PARADE, FIREMAN'S PARADE, V SHOTGUN TOURNAMENT. ; ( SHAM BATTLE ON COLONIAL LAKE CONCERT DAILY, AMUSEMENTS EVERYWHE *Cv^y A WARH WELCOME TO Al Jj^rn ?/^\? J^m ?/^\? t/^m ?/^\? ?/^\? * What do you think of a man who n^fnS'^rS! will at the.table, tellJhe^Lorf he ![f^Jhe tei isioanKiui iorme luiuKs ueiuic .uu, an oJ(J iU8Crlpt but soon as he says "Amen," will jujecj up Wj'tl] begin storming about the cooking ? ^gy are apt to Men of tender heart and loving sym t0^e recut. pathy aud gentle touch are wanted It is tbe vi( to give comfort to the world's sor- uppose that tl row, to help other tempted men in is of no acco tbeir battles to rescue the perishing1 scholars to thi >ut of their bondage. J knowledge wor ,M .Jpm Chairless HIS ... cken Time V DIMES WILL OMFORTABLE. , lined the following you, provided you RCH SUITS MAHOGAN] VAMEL SUITS DELFT I rY SUITS JAPANESE D] WALNUT WARDROBE! " SIDEBOARDS HALL'TREES >ESKS IN OAK ONLY. ROCKERS, OAK ROCKE] V CANE AND LEATHEI rMAS TRA ring some trad w more custom You Maki DILL & L Thoughts for Tl Watch the faces on a crowded str what a tired look i yyy If we could read a s4{* us, we would find weary in spirit, i y* for a pillow In th tired out with lif ^ with bearing the )y) the day. Others ] !<^{* anxieties as high peddler's pack. rJ TT) load of care as to h S<^7 both ends meet, t foot the bills tha XD" bow the nhall p 7^7 hungry mouths an One is tired fron dyy) much, and anotl something to do. of spirtunl de: Brother Smallfait S<^7 puts an extra Weaktack's coui a disciple who i for success, and tt is tired of waitii J T5) prayer. J y SSS4 Do you su8poi Master does not s and exausted n hearts? To those <V?j? run down with t "Come ye apart io S"n7 rest awhile." Go <^4 sleep after every d: Xlg)L very purpose of r To Christians wil kindly says; "Y not in the abundai Tt?* possess. I eouiis( me gold tried in IRE. -y^, niayest be rich. Ttr cient for thee; i LL. <^? are treasures forev not really money e SHv to give everybody i are promises enoui 'k"/k"km'k'Si(4?+ grace enough in C everybody rich t( I rrn \ think what a mi who has a clean co clear hope of hea poor Brother Sma ice requires to be en- 'u' ^ra- VVeskbact d's law is written upon lift in these w ttering is like tbat of with you alway. J Ion, where the words .V?u out of my i moss and mold, so Father's good plea; be misread and require kindom." je of the unlearned to It is not talent, l ae knowledge of books tbat do the work ol unt, and the vice of which lies within nk there is no other humblest; it is the tb having. hid with Christ in [ZED- 111 XElCORATION. ECORATION. j&| RS, MAHOGANY 11 I SEATS FOR ||| DEH e, but need a j|l ier&. i One ? || We are prepared to jg|I nder the best service ??? the county in our WM Tndertaking II Department |l| id will give each call ||1 ir best attention. WM YUW. g Sot * akSg A^ws dose Who Knows Tbe Workings of Trne Love. able* Love is not a matter of feeling, i as they go by you emotion. It is an attitude of beic ?sl, aiiu jusi ijuiiw who loves another, holds tc nany of them wear. other dear?is ready to act in su 11 the hearts around a way ag to advance that othe multitudes who are true interests. Love does not depei and sometimes sigh on one's moods, is not measured e grave. Some are one's present emotions, never piv< es hard strugges? on one's feelings. Love, because heat and burden of -1S jove> ;g imperative as duty itse persists in piling up an(j dominates actions as positive as an old-fashioned and as continuously as does duty. 1 rhey carry a huge wj10 ioveB hjs country is not nea iow they shall make aarj|y swayed by warm feelings, ind how they shall ten(jer emotions, with reference to I ,t accumulate, and country. He simply holds his dei rovide for all the ,jearer than self, and therefore d scanty wardrobes. rea(jy to ]jve or to die for th i trying to do too country, whether he feels like it ler of waiting for no^ jje w^0 |oveg his fellow hoi A grievous burden them dear as those whom God lov< spondency makes and therefore who are to be counted b s heart ache, and B0 far representatives of God bowev wrinkle on_ Sister they may seem to one who is ne utenance. them. The evidence of love is foui 8 ''[e n?thWa *n conduct emotion. ' This question ?r- W^? not what we feel toward another, b ig for answers to what we are ready to do for anotb , however we feel, when our love 36 m h k i?ar at '89l,e- A parent who says he lov ee all these bodies his child( and then congJe?ts to h ? ? u child's having something he oug ???i h? q D0fc to have, or doing something ] lonest toil he says, ouebt not t0 jq because of his teude !ro P"ltaDI shows in his conduct that 1 r rlacks the love for his child whic a?Jinn' iLf he says lie has. The man who cal ?h a 111 ] ?rie: himself a "lover," and then shoots tl mir T/ti ?lrl he claims to love because she do J lL fh?j9te not love him, proves by his condu ?i fhli fn h 8 ^f *hat he never loved that girl, and 1 i,I tL?fu^i ? seems to show that he never loved at ! o m one-even himself. He is a helple ^ ho?!i 8'ave ?f his own worst passion 'ermore " There is wlthout a?y knowledge of the senl w.^nlh in .utiuJi ment of true love. Love ever boh n fnrtla. h, ! tlfilc dear it8 ol)ject. and in action ev 'p^hiV^nH Puts flrst the true welfare of i hri ?Ta n m b object regardless of selfish feelit hnst Jesus to make j con8i(]erations, and apart froi the drawings of emotion/Not fee nloionn* hotlfunH ? in?8' hut actions, are the true test i nscience here and a i ? ' iven hereafter. To illfaith aud sorrow-I ? Tliese aix thins? doth the Lo. nv? miin ohoi'i ?i??ir hate: yea, seven are an abomiDatio hLT t ?P ?5 uut0 Him: A proud look, a lyin anro fn trivl vlfn h tongue, and hands tbat shed inuocer sure to give you the hIo?d) 'a heart that deviseth wjcke, ^ imaginations, feet that be swift i ' t runniug to mischief, a false witnej lor power, nor gifts that speaketh lies, and he that sowet r God, but it is tbat discord among brethren. ?[menio?^noai i/rf '8 we*' to r<?8olve to d? bettei simple, earnest life but Jet ug nf)t Spend too much tim i writing out our resolutions. I For Sale or Rent. ** A TWO HORSE FARM ?1* mile* aoatb pf m> -?** Greenwood. Place kpown aa the Porter Jfc place. Terms easy. Apply to ' , 8. 0 B0TT8, ' ** Nov. 10,1897, 8m Abbe villa, 8. V. U ? The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. ' ^ Probate Court.?Cltatloa for Letters of Administration. /' By r. E. Hill, Esq., J took or Pbobatk. WHEREAS, MATILDA B. PASCHAL v? baa made suit to me, to grant ber ' Letters of Administration of the Estate and -v effects of M. W. Paschal, late of Abbatllla 4 f* County, deceased. . These are therefore* to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and credltora of the said M. W. Paschal, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court on Tuesday, the 7th of December, 1W7, after pahof Probate, to be held at Abbeville C? H., llcation hereof, at 11 o'clook' In the forenoon, to show can Be If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my b:?nd and seal of the Court, this 23 day of November,intheyearof. [L. 8.] our Lord one thousand elcbt hundred and ninety-seven and In the 199 year of American Independence. - PnhtlahMt on thn tilth Anv of November. lfST. ' In tbe Press and Banner and on the Coart House floor for tbe time required bylaw.' ^ E. E. HILL, . ; Nov. 24, 1897, tf Judge of Probata. ^ / Trespass Notice. Hunting or fishing; day or nigbt, la .. - J prohibited on our land*. ' Trespasser! will be prosecuted. Please do not ask for i privilege. William 'Wilson, : cWM J. & S. L. Wilson, J. H. Watson, Jno. H. Morrab, . ?/, Hunter Bros., .:?3| Baker & Tarrant. - vv- J Arthur Parker, * . /61 W.W. Black. / ^ Mars Plantations, , i? Geo. G. Morrow. i&ffl A. K. W atson, ; 8. G. Thomson, " Vfl P. H. McOaelan, ; J. C. Kennedy, \ j. k. XDorotoo. . itt.<23 J. H. and J. J.Link, N% B. Napier, ' ' ,S}?; Oct. 1897. James Taggaru. toiigslit & Ferris. -DEALERS INAll Kinds of Groceries, 1 FRESH MEATS, SAUSAGE. HOG HEAD CHEESE AND FISH. CANNEDGOODS of every description Fresh Bread always on hand. Give a* a call when in need of anything in , f onr line. We guarantee- tuition. Particular attention given to our II t RfUT ill IlXtlA JLi X department. Remember the plaoe, No; 2 Washington Btreet. >;. ^ Old Certificates of Registration 1 are Void? Everybody Must Register. ,r 1 > v The Books of Registration will be Opened on the First Monday In December next and kept Open for Three Successive Days for the Registration of Totcra/ Entitled to Registration unter the Constitution?For the Information of the People Attention Is Called to the Polfoling Provisions of the New Law, Ap proved the Fifth Day of Mar ah, 1896. m HE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHALL JL be opened by the Boards on. the flrat ? Monday In April, 1898, at the Court Houae In each County, aDd kept open for at least six consecutive weeks. They shall be opened again at the Court House on the first Mondays In June, July, August and September, A. D., 1896, and kept open continually for at least one week in each of said months. They shall be closed thirty days before the general eleo* - , tlon in 1896. After general election In 1896, tb* Books of Registration shall be opeued on the first Monday of each month at the Court __ House and kept open forthreesoooeaalve day# UI In each month until thirty days before the ig. election in 1896, when they shall be oloeed noI at til the said general eleotion shall bare taken place. The offices and books most be kept 1 , open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon antl!8 r 8 o'clock in the afternoon. ad The Board ot Registration is the lodge of . the qualiflcatlons of all applicants rorreglstratlon up to January 1st, 1898. Up to Jaoo* its ary 1st, 1S9S. every male clusen or this State |t and of the United States, twenty-one years of ? age, who is not an idiot, is not Insane, la not a pauper supported at the public expense. Iy and 1h not confined in any publto prison, and who has not been convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money nnder false es" pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, or adultery, wife beating, housebreaking, reoelv- f ' >ig ihg stolen goods, breach of trust with fraodui?nt lntpni._ RnrnlcALlon. aodomv. incest. as *rt sault wilb intent to ravlsb, miscegenation, 18 laroeny, or crimes against the election laws, ,of and who shall have been a resident in tbls State two years, (except ministers in chine or yf organized churches and teachers of public < ds sohools, and tbey after six months residence 4 >s In tbe State,) a resident in tbe Coaoty lor six * * ' months, and in tbe polling precinct four ? as months, and who can read any Section In tbe er Constitution of 1890, or can understand and ar explain any section of said Constitution . when read to blm by tbe registration offloer in or officers shall be entitled to registration and ' is become a elector upon application lor snob Uf registration. If any person has been convicted of any pf the crimes above-mentioned, a ri pardon of tbe Governor removes thedisqualis ificatlon. eg In case any minor who will become twenty. one years of age after tbe closing of tbe Books >19 of Keglstratratlon and before tbe election, ht and Is otherwise qualified to register, makes Up application under oath showing be is qualified to register, tbe Boards shall register such >r- applicant before tbe closing of tbe books. ie Any person whose qualifications as an eleo,i. tor will be completed after tbe closing of the , Registration Books but before tbe next eleclis tion, shall have the right to apply for and sebe cure a registration certificate at any time mitiiin nlxtv rlnvjt Immedlaielv Drecedlne the e oloBing of tbe fleglstratlon Books, upon an Ct application under oath to tbe facts entitling lie him tosuch registration. . The registration of voters muit be by poll"J lng precincts. There must be a Book of Reg83 Istratlon for each polling precinct, tbat is for 18 each township, or parish, or city, or twon of less than five thousand lb habitants, or ward of cities of more than five thousand inbabiJS tants. Each elector must vote In tbe polling er precinct In which be resides. If there is more f than one voting place in tbe polling precinct, 18 tbe elector may vote at any voting place deeig lgnated on tbe registration certificate. Tbe m Boards must designate in tbe registration ,i certificate the voting place In tbe ptfling pre '* cinct at which the elector is to vote. If there of Is more than one voting place in tbe polling rirpclncts: the Boards shall designate on tbe certificate tne voting place selected by tbe , elector. Old certificates of registration are void. Ev (] ery man wbo may desire to exercise tbe rlgbt n to vole must apply for Registration. d ,g J. D. CARWILE, 1 )t S. 8. BOLES, W d W. A. LANIER. u Board of Supervisors of Registration. )9 h Practice economy?buy from R. C. Wilson I"? 4 CO. e Practice economy?buy from R. C. WH?on & Co.