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^ j '% ' . I The Press and Banner. | . * ABBEVILLE, S. C. I I -W-Publlshed every Wednesday at S2 a i year la advance. %% I Wednesday, Jan, 11, 1899. ^ 1 Meeting of the School Trnstees. \ The Trustees of the Abbeville Graded 8chool met yesterday atternoon and organlz. ed, with Mr. John A. Harris Chairman, and :'j Mr. F. B. Gary, Secretary. ij i At this meeting Mr. W. A. Templeton, de UnoH r^imiinn tn tho fiholrmnnfihtn nflpr I having served In that capacity for twenty/ three year*. Before the town of Abbeville ' was organized Into a school district, Mr. Templeton was chairman of tbe Board of ??- 3 Trustee*, and It was largely owing: to his enthusiasm In the cause of education that the city of Abbeville was set off Into a separate school district. Continuing In tbe good work, he led the movement which resulted in tbe bulldiDgof tbe most magnlflclent school house in this section of tbe State. In that school house has been taught, and is still being taugbt, the best school tbat Abbeville has ever had. To have beer a moving factor in bringing about results tbat btive benefitted tbe people must be a source of honest pride, and to have taken an important part in the erection of a structure tbat will stand as a monument to liUO WIOUUIU Wl VUO VI MOVVW, uu\? uu n kvu>i ? w lal of the liberality And publlo spirit of this people, Is something of which any man might well beproud. Having served for twenty-three years, he ,now declines re-election, and will In a few months retire from the office In which be has labored for the public without fee or reward, except the consciousness of duty performed, aooordlng to the lights before him, and with an eye for the public good. His successor, Mr. John A. Harm's, is one of the beat men in this town. He has never KaM nnKlIn nffloA ond ha trnAB nil thf> I/OIUI? UVm |/UWMW VM*W) Mv D- ? w?? -?r Board wlih tbe good will ot everybody. Some fifteen years ago, he came to tbe town from tbe farm, without money, and without otber recommendation tban bla Inate worth, and tbe Invincible determination to Bucceed in life. He accumulated qnlie a handsome estate, while earning Tor himself the confidence and respect of tbls community. Because of blB practical methods, and bis high integrity, be was chosen bookkeeper of tbe Abbeville Cotton Mill, and no man ever did more labor, or exerted a greater Influence, in bringing success to any enterprise. He has contributed much to tbe assured success which awaits tbe .' Abbeville Cotton Mill, and be has done blB fall share in inspiring publle confidence in Abbeville's greatest enterprise. With a record like tbls behind a man as young as he is, no oommunlty could make a mistake in electing him to any position of bonor, or in confiding to him tbe highest trust. Apcbalrman of tbe Board of Trustees be will serve tbe people faithfully, intelligently, and acceptably. w * " a mm* m ? Bryan's Everlasting Talk. Mr. W. J. Bryan, who was defeated In tbe ( r last election by William McKlnley, employ* much of bis time In unfriendly criticism of t be great eonqaest of territory, and 1h seeking to deprive ibe coon try of its benefits. After having been sidetracked, or repndl a ted, by tbe people he seeks to deprive bis successful competitor of some of tbe honors whlcb he has won. McKlnley. however, has j*1*;!- *;> '* never replied a word. Mr. Bryan has sagacity enough to know that the' popnllstlc silver business stands a . fair cbauce of being eliminated from the nezl Democratic platform, and be now seeks to a: . make new Issues whereby tbe country may 7, ' never realise tbe benefits of the victories ol oar sailors and soldiers. yv e JUUB.C vuis fiicuiuuuu : i uu silver uuuiness Is plumb dead; and that Bryan will tails himself to deatb. Freed tram free silver and t the everlasting talk of Bryan,, this conn try , may rest In peace. Fitrmeru Yearning for Advice. It Is strange that no newspaper has, as yet, ventured to advise tbe farmers bow to run tbelr business. It Is now only about two ' , months until tbe time to plow, and we have aeen no speclflo Instructions as to bow or what tbe farmer must plant. Newspapers ' V which neglect to advise tbelr patrons bow to run their business may fall to come up to tbe full measure of their usefulness. ftUr i * f, . , Plumbing. Mr. C. P. Hammond tapB the water main now and is prepared to do all kinds ol plumbing work. You will find at bis store a full atock of tubs, sinks, closets, and any water J;. fixture you wlsb. Us is endeavoring to Increase tbe nnmber , of water patrons and from now on. will put in water on tbe Installment plan. Hot water connections can be made to your ordinary beating: or cooklDg stove and be Is always ready to do your work. He Is a very important man wbeu your pipes buret ana goes to .repair all bureted pipes oo abort notice. .'.-'v.-, - Cabbage PlanU. Call on C. P. Hammond and (ret your early cabbage plants, Wakefletd and Succession. Now Is tbe time to set tbem. out to get fine tprlng cabbage. I will be receiving fresh sblpmeois weekly. Call ou me. '? C.P.Hammond. k. ? ? , 0 * Birth. To Mrs. J. Allen 8mllb, Jan. 1st., a son. , The Supreme Court has decided tbat tbe mere deposit of title deed*, does not create a \ Ilea ou tbe laud. . r . . John Gary Evans has been made Mayer 'of Havana. J. Rev. John B. Adger, of Pendleton, Is -'J f Booms to rent?apply to R. C. Wilson, tf. DEATH OF MRS. BERNAU. She Pwued Away Suddenly and Peacetally Sunday Evening. This whole roramanlty wan saddened by tbe news of tbe deatb of Mrs. BernHU, wife of Mr. R. C. Bernau, of this clly, which occurred January 8, 1899. Though she was of a timid and retiring disposition Bbe bad made a number of warm friend* during tbe years toe spent In Abbeville. Especially was she devoted to bercbnrcb and among Its member? was she best known. Ever was she present at all Its services, and helping In every work. 8be bad only been sick a few days and was not considered doneerouslv 111. until two o'clock on Sunday evening, ai ? o'clock, she parsed away, peacefully, as she had lived, sorronnded by many loving friends. Her remains were carried to Uastonla, N. C, for burial, the home of her childhood. "Blessed are the pare Id heart, for they shall see God." Interesting: Items. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, the eminent Presbyter lan mlolBterof the 2nd Presbyterian church of Richmond Va.. died at his home Friday 6tb. . ofJanuary. Dr. John B. Adger D. D., died at Pendleton 8. C., Jan. 4lb> eighty-eight years ol age. The Second South Carolina regiment arrived safely In .Havana, a few days ago, with all j v well. Senor Agonclllo ]s in Washington seeking recognition by the United Stales, as a repre? sentatlve from the Philippine government, j and asked to be accorded the same rights tan oiuer uipioumu*. Tbe Agricultural Hall Id Columbia, over which there was so much contention is to be transformed into a hotel with fifty rooms and alt modern convenience*. TheStnte Penetentlary will be required to pay 1101000 Into the treasury next Monday. Ex-Governor John Gary Evans has been ap' pointed Mayor of Havana Cuba. Hon. Wayne McVeigh, attorney general in Garfield's cabinet 1b very 111 In Washington. m 9 m ' ^ *1 When we begin the day with praise we will not be apt to end it with wor: ry and fret. v LOWNDESYILLE LETTER. n?iavpil In (lie PrinlittiC?Bill, Like old Wine, Ills None the Lcmm Good Becntiwe of Hn Ace. Lowndesvllle, Jan. 2,1899. For cause, this writer did not occupy hlf usual place In the column* ot the Press A Banner last week. He will therefore record some of the happenings for tbe past two weeks. Last Tuesday was a week ago, the personal property of tbe late Col. Ja?. T. Birnes, was sold publicly, at his late home. As at other sales, some of tbe effects, brought near their value; others sold very low. Some of our young people who have been off, fitting themselves lor the battles of life came bome to spend tbe Christmas holidays days. \fr Honw Aiifln. of Wofford College came in Wedoesiay. Mr. Ernest Latimer, of tbe Atlauta Dental College came Id on Friday. Prof. G. W. Moore, of the Carlile Fitting School, spent a day aud night wilh friends in town, tbe week before last. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baskin of Lincoln, Co. Ga? came over and spent several days with their relatives, In and near here. Two weeks ago Mrs. K. R. Horton, A. V. Barnes, W. G. Huckabee, E. W. Harper. J. H. Bell, and B. A. Bell, took Anderson, C. H., by storm. All went tbe same day. Last Saturday, a week ago our teachers went to their bomes to spend their two weeks vacation. Prof. J. R. T. Major and Miss Julia McGbee to Greenwood, 0. H. Miss Zula Brock, and ber sister, Miss Daisy Brock (tbe last Darned Is going to school here) to visit their home folks at Due West. The exercises of tbe snbool will begin again, on tbe 9tb Inst. Mr. C. T. Baker, who was In Savannah, came up Tuesday and speot the night with j tbe family of his father. Mr. T. Baker and returned to bis post of duty the next day. | nuu. JUS. unt'iiouu, nuu ttc*o cicvw?? ov?uvtime ago a Representative of Anderson, Co, to tbe Legislature was In town, on business on Wednesday. Mr. T.J. Bankln of Moflattsville was down for a d ay or two. with irlends last week. Mr.J.M. Huekabee and family of Latimer were wltti us for a day or two during; Christmas. Miss Ida Hawthorne of Latimer, spent a day or two Id town last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Charping wbo have spent tbe greater part of tbelr long lives in our m<dst, moved to-the borne of tbelr son in Elbert, Co., a few days ago. Mrs. Wm. Moore, went to Anderson, C. H. Christmas eve aod spent several days wltb ber sister Mrs. Jas. M. Giles. Mr. aod Mrs. B. F. Price, of Means; came up Thursday to Mrs. A. E. Moorbead. Mr. L. J. Moorhead and his sister Miss Ellen went to Greenwood, C- H. Tuesday where tbeyspenta day or two, then to Abbeville, and later on, back to this place. W. J. McBrlde of Wllllngton was here Wednesday looking altar his interests here. Mr. Whit Fortson ol Elbert, 6a., speot a few days las week at tbe borne of Dr. A. J Speer Mr. Ira Giles of ADderson, C. H., bas been wltb tbe family of bis uncle, Mr. Wm. Moore, for a few days. Mies Rosa Bell of Latimer, bas spent several days with tbe family or Mr. J. Hart Baukln. Mrs. B. A. Henry went to Elberton Saturday was a week ago to visit her loved ones at her former home. Mr. J. B. Franks of Baltimore reached here a week ago to stay awhile. Rev. W. 8. Stokes and family reached here Wednesday. As it was not certain that they wonld gel here on that day, no preparation was made for tbelr reception. Dr. J. B. Moeeley took care of them that night. The next day ^ur good ladles carried to the parsonage r quantity of tbe good things.of life, and prepared lor the new-comers, a splendiu dinner and left with tbem a sufficiency to Keep the wolf from the door for sometime lo come. The above named minister occupied the pulpit In tbe Methodist cburcb yesterday at 1180, a. m., and again at 7 p. m. giving to bis hearers two good Bermons. He has already rnadeagoou impression upon our people aud doubtless prove to be a very accepts ole man for the place. Tbe eclipse ot the moon, took place 37th according lo appointment and from reports some bad failed to study tbe Almanac as they should have done, and were somewhat bebind upon tbe record and wheh darkness came upon toe land were somewbat Beared. *nd thought the world was'coming to an end or Bomeiblng worse was gotng to happen. Don't Know whether tbey hitve regained ibelr normal condition yet, or not. Last Friday night a few oftbe young ladies anH vnnno oonflaman nf rtnp Rnhnni pmca two plays for tbe benefit of tbe school library. Tbe one 4,A precious Pickle" tbe otber"The Just Loaf." botb or wblcb were admirably performed, reflecting much credit upoa ail engaged and entertaining to tbe large crowd in HttendaDoe. Misses Nellie Moseley, Ida Hawtborne and Llille Huckabee, went to Abbeville, C. H. Thursday to speod a few days. Mr. Q. M. WCilte and Miss Maggie Covin two of Ml. Cermet's nicest young people, who had been In tbe Level Land section lor sever al days stopped with us, on tbelr return, Saturday. We are Klad to buve tbem. Dr. W. G. Black well otParksvlile, bas been bere lor a day or two looking out a location and it Is quite probable, that be will decide to settle bere. Christmas of 1893 Is past in some places in ?ome respeois it will be long remembered. From tbe newspapers It seems to J&ave been a lime or much sadness to many bomes. In tbe past It was a Joyful and happy time and If a few celebrated It In a questionable way ii seemed to be nothing more than was expect ed, bus, ir the happening ai many places duriDg Christmas week are to be the rule in future, this annual festival should come to an end. With ph the praiseworthy Bide consisted oi big dinners, an exchange of ChrlstntHS greetjugs. and many other toaens orjoveand good feeling. Tbe other side wax not so pralstworthy. The biee^es of CbrlHtmas lu the *hape of B<>ose began to be lelt Friday by a few. On Saturday tbe mild pleasant and harmless (except to the Tew above mentioned) zephrys of tne day belore increa-ed considerably In violence till before 12 o'clock ibat nUht a young cyclone was upon us. It Is written, "Tbe wiud blowetb where It llstetb but we cannot tell whence It cometh nor whither It goeth." None of the unaffected ones could have told whence the wind came Friday and Saturday, but tbe most of us could tell where It weot Judging from results. * Troupe. WEST END. Happening* nod Incidents of a Week Arnnnil and About the Cllr. Monday morning Abbeville's legislature delegation lelt for Columbia, and we may confidently expect them to do for our county and tbe State all In tbelr power. Abbeville oounty will be splendidly represented this year by: Senator W. N. Graydoo, Representatives F. B. Gary, M. P. DeBruhl and W. D. Mann. Gen. R. R. Hemphill, as Clerk of tbe Senate, has given perfectoatlslaotlon In tbe past and will .without doubt, fill bis posltlou during tbe present session of tbe legislature with due credit to himself and to the responsible and Important poHltionbe holds. During his absence tbe Medium will still be kept up to "top notch" !u tbe naudsof Miss Mary Hempbill. Jt Is sure to ne filled with tbe latest news. We learn that tbe young ladles, (those who dance) contemplate giving a New Year's danoe one night next week Mr. W. Y. Serard. of Nluety-Slx. was In the city Monday. He is now on the road selling Mr. M. T. Coleman is off on a trip after spending two weeks at home. When completed the three store-rooms that have Just beeu built for Mr. .1. Allen Smith will be as convenient and pretty hs any In the city. Two of them will be occupied by J.Allen Smltb, Jr., tbeotber by J. R. Glenn, both will carry slocks of general merchandise. With new store and well selected stocks these firms will no doubt do a large business. Bishop Capers was In tbe city Sunday last, and conducted service in Trinity church, morning and evening. While here he was the guest of Rev. Edward McCrady. Suuday afternorfn about 6 o'clock, after a short Illness Mrs. R. C Bernau was a gentle Christian woman, one who bad during her residence here, made many devoted friends who with the whole community extend to Mr. Bernua In bis bereavment tbelr heartfelt sympathies. Monday tbe remains of tbe deceased were taken to ber former borne, Gastonla, N. C? for interment. On bis sad Curney Mr. Bernau was accompanied by rs. W. P. Wldeman. of Troy, a sister of the deceased, and J. Hay ne McDill. The funeral services were at the residence of Mr. Bernau, conducted by Rev R, C. Davidson, assisted by Dr. J. Lowrle Wilson and Rev. J. R McKlnnon. Messrs. Mllford &. DuPre have tbe agency for Wiley's candles, and have J u*t received a supply oi tuese ueucious uuurcoitueu una bonbons. Those who have "a sweet tooth" will And this confections as floe as tbe finest. Mr. T. H. Maxwell bas been absent since Sunday at the bed side of his father, who ie very ill at bis home in Phoenix. Mr. J. H. Fetzer after an absence of several months Is In tbe city, visiting his son, Mr. F. H. Fetzer. Mrs. A. Cohen and children are expected home to morrow. They have been for the past three weeks with Mrs. Cohen's parents in Athens. Ga, ? 1 - ? Bath tubs kept in stock at C. P. Hammond, R. C. Wilson <fc Co. have tbe nicest assortment of Pickle. Preserves and Jellies In tb? o.ty. I All Monkie8 sometimes baveto be caged,bul "Mike," the book and paper man Is out of bis Comeover and see him. A. S. J. Cassldy. | One case outing Just received at Haddon. Coats spoil cotton wholesale and retail at Haddon's. SeeC. P. Hammond about putting In hoi water. IJT. Y. JONBi s WILL SPEAK IN THE COURTHOUSE I*" 1 ?T!_ _ lflll. ! A rnonaay iMigm, me ioin insi, ' at 6 o'clock, P. M. Tbe Ftibjeot matter of ' nddrosa will be Phoenix Riots and Its Cat ; the Post Office "muddle," and tbe Returt Refageea. The following named men are given a i clal Invitation, aa be wishes to propoi some Innocent questions wblcb will ventll ; tbe post office muddle: .Iowa F. Miller, Wyatt Aiken, A. W.Sm Will Calvert., Henry Moore, Hayne McDIll W. White, R.H. Link, Will Wilson, Gen Link, T. P. Quarles, J. S. Stark, S. C. Cae | Tillman Wardlaw, J. fr\ Lyon. kintiL. NoW THAT THE "HOLID \ Y rash" is over, I will, In a few days, be able to attend to your wants with promptness and I will, as in the past, spare neither palDS or expense In my efforts to please all wboentrust their WATCH, CLOCK or JEWELRY WORK TO ME. You may be assured that It will be attended to promptly and in a competent manner. It Is my ambition to add to ??e reputation I have already estaW lished In the past 8 years. Prices will always be the lowest, quality and work considered, and the ln' teresf of my patrons will be kept constaotiy In view. In this space I will each week endeavor to tell you something of interest. Again thanking you for the confidence so generously manifested by you in the past and soliciting your further commands, as well as those of my new friends, I remain, Very respectfully, n /x nnnn i tt I U. Ill, THE JEWELER. x j ' SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ** l^ilnn< ?ch*dul* hi MM """ JULY ?, 1307. nor; WATOOJB. yp. fc * Lr. CUtuabU 11 00 a :iXfe:::::::::::::::::::::::3i5 - Kia*tr-au.. i ? p 4f-gr^=a ' ISfs frWrjui",?"? n-<3gj fl* AMIflOft 1 o? p K.o^tiu :: ?.-Tgj J^jUaat*., ~-l ??? iTATIOKft. Lr. 10 30 a " P1?dmont ...T 10 U ft WUUamiton,.,.,11 18 ? Ly.Aadar.on...,,, ? ? Lr. Bel ton 11 35 ? Ar. Donnalds 12 02 p inrt Lr. Eodgw 12 20 p ^ Gr**nwood 1 00 p " Nin?*y-81x 1 26 p " K?wb?rry 2 25 p " FTosp?rl?7 2 87 p Ar.Oolarobl*..,.. 8 60 p Ay. Charleston,,.. .,... > 00 p fed IIATIOM. ?80p 110*LT....OharlMton.. .Ar flOOpll TSiaITK " .... Colombia " T&p T 9 07a 12 ltp * Alston " 2 ?p 8 ID 04a 126p " fcantuo M 1 2Sr T 010* 20Bp " ...... Union " 1 (ftp T 080a 828p " .... 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Angasta and Asheville Short Line In effect Aug. 7,1998. Lv Augusta 9 40 am 1 40 Ar Greenwood 12 15 pm Ar Anderson 6 10 ] Ar Laurens ~ 1 20 pm 7 00 Ar Greenville 3 00 pm 10 15 Ar Glonn Springs 4 00 pm ... Ar Spartanburg 3 10 pm 10 20 Ar Saluda 5 S3 pm ... Ar Hendersonvllle. 6 08 pm Ar Ashevllle 7 .00 pm Lv Ashevllle 8 80 am Lv Spartanburg 11 45 am 3 05 Lv Glenn tjprings.. 1C 00 am Lv Greenville 12 01 am 4 00 Lv Laurens 1 37 pm Lv Anderson 7 00 Lv Greenwood 2 37 pm 5 00 - Ar Augusta - 5 10 pm 11 10 Lv Calboun Falls 4 44 pm Ar Raleieh 2 10 am Ar Norfolk 7 30 am Ar Petersburg 6 00 om ....... Ar Richmond 8 15 am ........ Lv Augusta 2 55 Ar Allendale S 00 Ar Fairfax 5 15 Ar Temassee 9 45 am 6 20 Ar Bpaofort 10 50 am 7 20 Ar Port Royal 11 05 am 7 85 Ar Savannah 8 85 Ar Charleston, .. 9 10 1 Lv Charleston ; 6 40 Lv Savannah 7 00 ' Lv Port Royal 1 40 pm 8 30 1 Lv Beaufort 1 55 pin 8 40 ' Lv Yemassee 3 05 pm 9 45 1 Lv Fairfax .. ... 10 51 Lv Allendale 11 05 | Ar Angnsta. 1 10 (Lv Mreenwood 4 25 [ Ar Laurens 6 00 . Lv Laurens 7 00 Ar Spartanburg - 10 20 Lv Spartanburg 8 10 i Ly Laurens 6 30 A r ft rap no; rut ri 1Q Close connections at Greenwood for all points 8. A. L. and fl. & 6. Hallways, and at Bpartant 1 with Southern Railway. 1 For any Information relative to tickets, rates, scl ale, etc., address W. .T. CBATG. Gen. Pass. A (tent, Augusta, G K. M. NOKTH. Sol. Asrent. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. . i Unclaimed Letters.; Letters in post office for week ending I 27, 1898. B?A. B. Banlton, Mrs. Mary Branch, V llal Bert. O?Sam Calbonn, F. B. Collins. D- Miss Lacy Davis. . J?Charley James. ' K-Wm. F.Kelly. L?MIbs Elen Logan, Mrs. Tbos. Legare, 1 Landrume. M.? rrauK rnmio. H?Winston Smltb. R?MIsb Florence Rlcbie, Mrs. W. E. Rai i sev. L v J. H. Vance. w?Mies Mollev Williams, Miss Me < Wblne, Aaron Williams, MIbs Manna "V llama. Robt. S. Link, P. t ' . VvT T- -' -'t ,o; : ' ' v - v ' - f '' ' *s MATTTKft TITRT PHAOS Hi ,? ? I n II X/XJLKX JVVi.AA'VJe ON . . GOOD DRAINAGE THE MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT. bis flue, ' ? Grass Should Be Removed Between Road* and WBy and Kaln Can Be Made Uselate fal?Height of Crown?Simple Engineer Ith lng Principles of Road Building. i, l! s ner The Spectator has recently had evilon? dence of the enlightening influence of travel. For years he has had occasion to -walk, to drive and to wheel over a certain piece of country road, a piece oi road as bad as a combination of mud and sand and sods and loose stones can make a road. Last summer be found this piece of road not only good, but' excellent and improving all the time, until in the autumn it was as good a dirt road as any one could want. The other day the Spectator chanced to meet the overseer of the district?the same overseer, by the way, who has had oharge for 25 years past. "I wish to I r _ iui.kVA'1' 1 met?. I r,--f i%?r^nT ?Fr STONE CULVERT. [From Good Roads.] congratulate you, Mr. Overseer," said the Spectator, "on the good road you have made. It is fine, fine 1" The nigged face of the overseer was wreathed in smiles, and his cheeks glowed with pleasure. Then, as he spoke, his look became serious. "Well, I tell you how it was, Mr. Spectator. Last fall I took arrive down ? to Blank"?naming a large town 60 ? miles away and three counties off-?" and I seen some roads that made me ashamed of the old mudholes up here, and I says to myself, 'If ever I work the roads of my district again, I will have good roads too.' So I asked 'em how they did it, and, by George, they tell me that they didn't do nothin but keep the stones oaten the road, keep the sods off, and open np the ditches so as the roads ? wouldn't wash. And that's all I done L_ this spring, bnt I kept on a-doin it, and J? though we had the worst washes this * summer I ever see, the roads in my dia trict have been better than they ever was afore. Next year," he continued, j* "I mean to tell the town committee that J* I will take a mile more of road,, and J5 don't want no more money than I been get tin." Now, on this little excursion from :? home, this honest old farmer had learner ed the real seoret of road makiug, and ? he had had the sense to apply it when n he resumed *vork in his district Water ~m is at once the most destructive and the m most beneficial force that the road maker ? and the road repairer has to contend ?j with and to count on. If it be harnessed, m so to speak, it can be made to keep the roads clean and smooth and hard; if it to be uncontrolled, it is sure to -wash the JH roads into ruts and make them all but impassable. Drainage is the most essential feature of a road, and in most is- ' <S? stances this is simplicity itself. I 3?p In the Spectator's experience he has rarely come across a country road maker 80p who did not believe that the sods taken ^ out of the side ditches should be put in* *>p to the road to be ground up into dust by ^ the wagon wheels, converted into mud by the rains and finally waehed back iu into the ditches again. This process of U*. road repairing does no good at any time, as the road so worked is usually?indeed, in nine cases out of ten?better m.\ when the repairer pats bis hnrtfnl hand on upon it than at any other time. m.', It is so easy to make a good dirt road and to keep it in order that it seems ever a wonder to the Spectator that in this country, where the people plume themselves upon their ingenuity and adaptability, they should keep on being , a stupid in this very important matter of road repairing. The Spectator knows ^ from actnal experience that in the ayerage country neighborhood the roads can be kept in most excellent order ten months in the year with the money that is now spent on them. If elementary inK struction in drainage could be given to the overseers of the roads, then the powers of nature, now only destructive, could be made to do most of tbe necea^ sary work of road repairing. The spring rains can be made to do the" work of am road scrapers, and the sammer rains ?m will more frequently than not Bnfflce to keep the roads moderately free from dust. A good dirt road should have a slight ~ crown, so that tbe water will drain each pm way fronj the center to the side ditch, p% and there should be no intervening strip of sod between tbe roadway and the am ditch. The second requirement is most am important, and it is almost universally disregarded. The sod is tougher than I." dirt, and it also becomes higher. The grass being permitted to grow, its edge ? forms a ridge which interrupts the pm drainage, and then, when the rainfall Pm is heavy,, there is sure to be a gully pm above the ditch?a gully which in a litnm Al/v infrt + ho rftO^tDaif bXC VYJLiilO W ill CAUUliU 1UVU uuv *umw p[? and make it more or less impassable, am Tbe crown to a dirt road, or to any road m lor that matter, should be higher on a am grade or hill than on a level, stretch. am The rainfall on a hillside runs off with am greater velocity and therefore does more pro damage. Therefore it should be diverted from tbe surface of the road even more am quickly at such places than where the grade is level. These few simple enpro gineering principles, it seems to the Pm Speotator, could be inculcated and the on rural population relieved of a very ,urg hoavy burden without any cost whatowon in thn fircf. ir? c t n n?Onflnnlr t. Brace's Local*. Norfolk oysters at Brace's restaurant. Bruce's restaurant furnishes Norfolk oysters from 10 cents upwards. Bruce's restaurant furnishes 10 cent lunches and meals at 25 cents. Bruce's restaurant will elve one dozen fried oysters for 25 cents. Milk oyster stews 25 cents. Raws 10c, 15c and 25 cents. Served In i J. the best style. np- Tis cot necessity, but opinion, that makes men miserable ; and when'we irre come to be fancy sick, there's no 11- 'cure. la * ? . : ./ >r ' ; . . . . '-a V; r-v : ,."r ' '.V f ' ' \ \ i'r - ?ir? *rr??- * ' ** ' - ' ROAD DESTROYERS. Some ef the Forces Which Operate to Im pair Highways. A roadbed may suffer disruption by shrinkage of tbe snbgrade. It has been determined experimentally that clay shrinks one-fifth of its bulk in excessively dry -weather and increases to a corresponding degree when wet, and that ilidious sands and gravels undergo no Change in volume. From this it follows that when a way passes over a clay bed, which may become desiccated, Injurious results are likely to follow, particularly at a point where the clay abuts a sand substratum whioh is unaffected by 1 weather changes. The gradual destruction of a roadbed hr nrriinnrv nrnneaoAM nf friction and impact is- always to be expected, AFTER A HEAVY BAD*. [From L. A. W. Bulletin.] and the rate of wear would seem to depend directly upon the hardness of the mad stone used in its construction, and yet so many factors have to be taken into consideration in choosing a road metal that it is fonnd that the question of hardness, important as it may be when combined with other qualities, singly is not of greatest consequence/ Quartz, the hardest of our common minerals, used alone does not make a desirable road stone, as its dust is laoking in oementing power, it has a low peoiflo gravity, and is very brittle, qualities we should seek to avoid in selecting a road material. On the other hand, rocks as soft as limestones and slates are quiokly ground to powder and are rapidly carried away by water and wind action. Hardness is of importance in tending to resist the abrasive effect of wheels and the feet of animals, but brittleness promotes crum- | blihg under the impact of blows there- , by delivered. When the way passes through woods < or when large trees occur along the roadside, the integrity of the foundation tn?w ha iliifurhail hr fVia fmnfl nf growing roots. In this connection it will be well for those having obarge of beautifying our thoroughfares to plant trees the roots of whioh lead downward i rather than horizontally. i STATE AID FOR ROADS. Xhe Kxpenae of Highway Improvement Should Be Borne by All. Roads are.used for pleasure as well ; aa for traffic. This use of good roads by town people is greater than the same i nse by farmers, for the farm population : has .less of leisure. This ie especially 1 true of the women and children. In the country they are busily employed, while , the women and children of the town have the leisure for driving and riding. On aocount of their use of good roads i nannlo akrmM Kfiln fn LU4 pionouxc IH/fTAI |/VU^AU UMVIUM MV?I# WW I pay for them. Thousands of people now use bicyolea. Ninety per cent of these wheelmen ' are town people. They would profit by ( good roads. This is so plaint that they ( are the foremost advocates of good roads. Profiting by good roads, they : should bear%a part of their cost. This i they can do only through state aid. i Good roads, removing the isolation and dreariness of farm life, would operate powerfully to lessen the movement of farm population to the city?a movement that has been excessive until population is congested in the oities. This would reduce the overcrowding of city industries, leadiug to steadier employment and better wages, and as a large percentage of population would be engaged in agricultural pursuits, while a lessened percentage would be engaged in other pursuits, there would be a greater comparative production oz iooa products, wool and cotton. The result would be lower prices, and the income of town people, increased by steadier employment and higher wages, would purchase more food and olothing. Surely for this double benefit town people might well pay something. While there are some just objections to state and oounty aid in roadbuilding there is no other way in whioh town people can contribute to the cost of good roads so equitably and efficiently and with so little injustice to themselves and others, and some method of application, beneficial and just to all, can rarely be devised.?John M. StahL Bad Boadj to Blame. The Leavenworth Times, in an editorial on the good roads movement, says, after speaking of the importance of good roads to the farmer and ruralist: "In the cities would not the people be healthier, happier, more hopeful, would not life be sweeter and more re* fined, if there was a more frequent babit of seeking the fields and woods and country villages? Nothing has weaned people from their love of the country so much as bad roads?deep mire during and after rain, thick dust the rest of the time." Boad Notes. In the whole territory of Alaska there ire only 16 miles of roads, according to A recently published statement. Good roads are comparatively cheaper to maintain and to use than poor ones, and the sooner this idea is comprehended on all sides the better it will be. P. V. Collins, a prime mover for good higbways in Minnesota, figures oat that the average cost of hauling on the average road in Amerioa is $1 per ton for fonr miles, while in Europe it , Is 16 cents for the same load the same distance. So long a* I may be a star in God's heaven, I wish not for an existence distinct from any other star. I desire to be simply one in the galaxy, the Milky way of heaven, adding a little to the splendor, but not discernible as a separate individual. What you learn from bad habits and in bad society you will never forget, and it will be lasting pang to you. I will tell you in all sincerity, not in the excitement of speech, that I would give my right hand if I could forget that which I learned la bad society. > \ / , ' . -? . . v 'V ~ ;Vr;. : WfE K." > /mOYA, **. -* *'jh'.?- rv t. .? ;. > -, > - \ '. .. . '. v *i\- - v: jrnt MISSING KE*. .- J What Hm Could Be Expected oa Hm Wedding Dtytr j. It's beneath a woman's dignity to keep track of keys. A girl who has been bridesmaid four times, and thereby out herself off from all ^ prospects of matrlipony says, this is what happens at every wedding: The bride gives minate and particular directions about the packing of her trunk. She knows to within the one hundredth of an inoh the exact location of every frill and furbe* low and looks on while various members * of the family assist in cramming the trays n in and foroing the lid down. Methods of 2 accompiisniDg tms ainer?sometimes 10 r oloses. easily and sometimes it is necessary n to jump up and down or sit on it. Then r the bride to be orders some one to put a ? strap around it, but one person leaves it r to another until the moment for departure g arrives. At this juncture the discovery is fa made that the trunk is not looked, the a keys are missing and everybody wonders ^ where the-strap can bo. I, Twenty minutes until train time. e "Where's your trunk key?" someone asked the groom. "My dear, they are ask- ? ing for the key to your trunk. Where i? B It?" . ti "The key (in some perplexity). Why 0 ?why, on my key ring, of course; the lit- $ tie silver one you gave me that time; don't ? you remember, dear?" j "Certainly?on the keyring." To the j, anxious searchers, " You'll find the trunk 0 key on a small, heart shaped key ring, my ? wife Bays," replies the happy young man. z "Bat where Is that?" cpnes in chorus, j, "I'm sore I don't kn.jw," falters the g brlde almoet in tears. "Oh, never mind. a There, there; bother the trunk. What do ^ we caref" says the groom. 0 The bride has a happy thought. "George I have ttoo keys to that trunk." v "Well, you're a wise little woman," In ? tones of pride from the young husband, ^ while the aunts and cousins say, "She has j another key." j. "But they were both on the same key f ring," continues the bride, and the gener- e al anxiety is redoubled. ^ The girl who has been abridesmaid four y times says the first time this happened the key turned up at the last minute Inside of a the trunk, and after that she has always j. looked there the first thing and has never ? failed to find it.?Chicago Record. a ; I TOILET SUGGESTIONS. ' a Hints From a Beauty Doctor That Will y Improve Poor Complexions. Freckles are due to an excess or coloring v matter deposited In the second layer of the ' Bkln underneath the cuticle. They are li caused by on excess of iron In the bldod. t If they are not of very dark color, iThey a oan be bleaohed oat, but If they are of the a pronounced brown species, their removal * will oonslst in destroying the outer layers ? of the skin. / . J A paste composed of vlDegar, honey and o bitter almonds is said to be good for re* ^ moving freckles. ? As a general thing the, blood is not re- i sponsible for the different blemishes which r appear on the face. Dirt gets into the t pores of the skin, and the result lean erup- b tion of some sort. < f Pimples should be opened with a needle i or sharp knife, the secretion squeezed out and a lotion or a wineglass 01 strong vine- r gar, two ounces of glycerin and half a t pint of distilled water applied. For people troubled with moist or oily 1 skin, a hot soapsuds bath once a week is a recommended, using castile soap, as it is. t of a drying nature. Bay rum and camphor d may be used by such persons, as they, dry the oil >, somewhat, when the camphor would parch other complexions. The opium found in the stems of flowering lettuce t refines the skin and absorbs the oil. Bub a the milky juice oollected from broken t stems of garden lettuce over the face at t night, allowiug it to dry on. - J Wrinkles depend on the attenuation of the skin and the reduction in bulk of the * underlying surfacial portions of the body, a They are not a disease, but are the results * of worry, grimaoes, poor health, etc. a Wrinkles ought not to appear' before (he x fiftieth year, but how often we see them f< at 25. The more delicate the skin the more t subject it is to these disfigurements.? s Philadelphia Times. a ' t Clodor Scene* of DomM* Lift. 0 The particulars of the manner in whloh 1 ?' * ' J T\ 1- kl. loo* in. ItUttUUTt) JJUUUOO D^JOIJU ulb uwv ua;, given by those who were present at Villa Charopfleur, at Marly, are Interesting. The Improvement whioh bad been noted In tbe morning continued the whole day, so that the members of the family felt their hopes revive. The doctors seem to have been rather skeptical, but Mme, Duma* and tbe daughters of the celebrated writer were overjoyed. The patient was oheerful and smiling, fie even joked, and had, in the morning, turned everybody out of the room by an affectionate rebuke. He said: "This la really too much. What are you all doing, sitting about in my room? It is really extraordinary. Cannot I be left alone in my own apartment? My children, you really take advantage of my good nature." They were all going out, but be oalled them back again, smiling, and everybody laughed with him. At noon,, however, he sent them to tbe dining room for break* fast and asked for a ciip of tea for himself. Ashe bad done in the early morning, he took the cup in both hands and drank the tea without any difficulty. Mme. Dumas trembled with mingled joy and fear; she dared not believe in what seemed so extraordinary an improvement. It was close upon 7 o'clock when the change occurred; the patient suddenly experienced two successive nervous tremors, and fell back dead in the doctor's arms.? London Standard. It Does Make a Difference. In Monster recently a man received three years' penal servitude for attempting to poison his wife by administering to her sulphate of zino in whisky. At Leeds a woman was'oondemned to 20 years' penal servitude for attempting to murder her husband by administering poison in his food. It is certainly dlffioult to account for this vast difference in the punishment in two suoh similar cases, and a lady correspond- c ent insinuates that to the woman were c given SO years because the judges, being i men, naturally regard the orime as more c heinous in a wife than in a husband. My ] ?.? >? nft.av Ton HI no thn rnnnrfcs. is ? that the woman got do more than she de- \ served, bat the man a good deal less.-? c London Truth. t i Good Temper. t Good temper is the most oontented, the * most comfortable state of thesonl; the j greatest happiness both for those who pos- j Bess it au J for those who feel its Influence, i With gentleness in his own oharacter, j comfort in his home and good temper In i nis wire, cue earcniy ituiuib/ in umu m < complete.?Anon. t Don't wait for your fervor to cool before you act. The workmen at a b foundry might as well wait for the t: moulten iron to cool before poring it h into the mould. Let us remember tbat there is no q greater stumbling block in tbe way of;the reception of true religion . . . than ? the uncandid, untruthful, unjust, ungenerous deeds, words and tempers "Amatimna onnn omnnor mon who TiUO fess to be, and who, Id a certain sense, o are, "not of the world." , (o I LN INSATIATE EFER.' ? IOW THE MISSISSIPPI SOMETIMES tMjfi EATS UP REAL ESTATE. ftp tain Kin* of G*o??tU1o TolU How ^ '"Jm the Father of Wlt?H SwallowedS?T?T*1 ' M Thousand Dolian* Worth of HU Propertyj-> In One Night. "no nw uimng^HiB miBmawpp* xnvi/f be most contrary thing on earthy" aarked Captain S. H. King of Greenville/ lias. " During the civil war, It Wfll be einembered, there was a double-bend, ^ga ixtoh In the ahape of the letter S,- of the'' < * SB Iver at Vlokeburg. General Grant, you now, wanted to change the courso of the ? lver by cutting a channel tbrongh De loto peninsula, thus cutting off the tipper , and and causing the river to flow straight >''i cross below Vloksburg and leaving the .1 own high and dry. Grant could then 'M ave sent his gunboats by Yicksburg and A soaped the shelling from the upper betsrles of the Confederates north of the M nvn TTa nnt Donpnil M(<f!Wnand ?tnr>' " everal thousand men to w<jrk at cutting his channel across the peninsula In front ,/^^H f the town, and they worked for aoma| ': Ime, notwithstanding the barasanrant :flH rom the lower batteries of the enemy. 3nt the contrary river wouldn't show the aast desire of accepting fuch an artificial hannel anyway. The plan was finally KM ban don ed and Grant's gunboata had to ; lake tho run before both the upper aid MB awer batteries. But In 1876 tbe Missis- . N ippl river, of Its own accord, out its way cross De Soto peninsula below Vloks- H| urg, but farther tip than Grant's artificial K hannel waa started. De Soto peninsula-' Vl?| i now De Soto Island, and the body at rater in front of Vloksbnrg la now Known , a Centennial lake, taking the name from . he year that the Centennial was held at Philadelphia. This is only one of many stances showing how the Mississippi re- / vj osefl to submit to the dictation of civil - .< >* ngineers and how it follows its own *tnb~ orn course, winding and washing its ray here and there at its own wilL ' . "By the way, the Mississippi washed . ^ everal thousand dollars oat of my pocket, a one night about 15 years ago. At that ;.t^^H line I owned a row of hooee^which began V 2most three blocks away ^m the river a Greenville. Miss. Onet fay a govern-' dent engineer said to me^^&tte river will ' ' ome time wash away lta bank here, and',*; . oar buildings will tumble in.' - . H " Well, I laaghed at him. The bask ,, ras 75 feet high,' and, besides, the river ^ ras quite low. One morning I awoke to v- ' r ' earn that there had been *a big oave in of be river bank the night before, and couple of my buildings had been carried way. I Joined tbe crowd of people th^t - 0 uahed to the river bank to see thiude- ' i traction, and, I tell you, I never ap- ? creclated tbe terrible power of tbe Fattier ': > f Watefa until I witnessed this soeno. ;,:'S Fhile I was standing there' talking with rlendfl another big slioe of land, a block ' > ] % u width, cram bled away and fell into the ..J iver, carrying with it several more of xny/> mil dings. You can Imagine how I felt, eoaase I had be?n drawing an lnopme of ^ 1,000 a month in rentals from my.'build- ft gs. Now over half of them were a mass f debris floating down the river, and my v-nm eal ectste was only so moon dirt m. cne ottom of the channel J "Am I stood there watching my btiild- ^ Dgsand ground slip sway Into the river M i oitisen approached me and said, 'Capalo, I'll give yon $1,600 for the remain ler of yoor property.' . ? " 'No, I'U not take less than <2,000,1 fl "The words had no more than lefti my BR ongne when' there was another cave in, flp xtd two more of my lots and buildings 1 H ambled into the greedy river. The citizen , .^H| hen remarked to me, 'Captain, I'll give flfl ou $1,000 for yoor property now.' "I refused to entertain this proposition, JM rhich, of course, was a pure speculation, s no hamax agency oonld. stop the cave fl u. Pretty soon another one of my .lots - 1 ad its building went into the river, and . 9 ay speculative friend then offered me$800 i or the remainder or my property, xsy una h lme I had oonoluded to trust to look and tan d all loesee, and I refused to sell'at H ny price. I now had one lot and one HE inlldlng left. Daring the excitement an H Id colored woman came np and said to , 9 " 'See faeah, cap'n, will ye give me deln ''flj irlok what's in dat cellar tinder .ypc fl lonaef JH "I told her she could have the brick. I tad a pile of new brick in the cellar under : ';y ay only remaining house. The old ool- -it red woman gave her husband 36 oents o hire a team and wagon to haul away y'C; he brick. Now, upon my word of honor, rhat I am now going V> say la~ true. Vhlle the old colored man was gone for a > & ' ?% ragon another cave In ooourredj and my OflC BUUbtl ttJUU lUt, WiW auu w.... 1 . . II, tumbled into the river. The cave in ame so suddenly that the orowd of people " ! : /1) tanding on the bank had to flee lor their ires. After the excitement had somewhat ' ubsided the old colored woman exclaimed: " 'Laws o' tnaggy! Dere's my brick In Le bottom o' de ribber, an I done los' my [Uafiah.' ^ "Of course, while the old woman wm rat ?6 bents, I was oat another 91,000. Daring this series of cave ins that day . >'! iff cuts were being made to plaoe a long v v tame store building on rollers and move " j t to a place of safety. But before the ' ;S >uildlug could be raised it began to tilt, >nd the men were compelled to desert it. ' Joon the store bailding slid into the river ind went kerchug to the bottom at the foannal, as completely oat of sight as If it L tad been 'the only pebble on the beach.' "In my opinion the Mississippi river if' dl right?when it doesn't come my way. I lullt a nice residence in Greenville several ' y 'ears ago and had a beautiful flower be- Looked lawn between the house and the Iver, which was a block away. That lawn tas long slnoe been swallowed by the voaoloos maw of the Mississippi, and today ; ay residence stands on the edge of a bank />-" hat is 75 feet high."?St. Louis GlobeDemocrat. Uedianl Lynch Laws In Bavaria. It is ourlous to note that in some parts if Bavaria a method of procedure which is ailed Haberfeld trelben still prevails and ' s practiced by the people in case of iffenses which do not come within the ' wle of the ordinary law. Neither person lor property is injured. People assemble vith bladk or masked faces in front of the (Sender's house and howl, fire rifles and >eat pots and kettles. A mock sermon ' letting forth the offense of the person conlerned is then recited in the heaving of he misdemeanant.?Notes and Queries. Tbe expenses of Great Britain are now iboat $600,000,0(W yearly, or nearly $1,000 per minute, bat every tiok of tbe oiock ?present? an inflow of a little over $16 nto the British treasury, thus leaving an innual surplus of about $20,000,000. / - < Temperance and labor are the two est physicians of men ; labor sharpens he appetite, and temperance prevents lim from indulging Id excess. ? Think of what you are?a child of }od, an heir of Heaven. Realize the randeur of saintliness. and you will hrink from degrading your soul and * ? <_**. leoa^mg yuur spuu. Of little value to society is that man i woman who never thioks a thought >r forms an opinion until some one lse has given his permission.