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L ' The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE. 8. O. ,m?; ~ " p|; B^Publlshed every Wednesday at 82 a year In advance. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1899. ? Th- V.n, Tn/llfllnl CI ronlll There are several great and pressin" de\ y: mands lor new Judicial circuits. At a con"ervatlve estimate there are about? L; V 15 candidates for Judge. Ii '/ 20Lawyers would like to be Solicitor. >>< 8 Stenographers want jobs. - 00 Lawyers would like to pat a lawyer at E their Bar on the Bench, so as to administer I - on the fortunate brother's practice, f If all these gentlemen can get together, it ft would seem clear enough that some of them K' may get fat offioea. P Opposed to the interests of all these talentJr. ed and influential men may be placed the SP*'.1' best Interests of the people. ' j We presume that no disinterested person L would Bay that there'is the slightest Deed for B the proposed additional courtB, except to give some popular gentlemen a fine Job. The R Judges are now discharging tbe duties deft-^^volvlng upon tbem. We have beard of none I iwlgnlng on account of over work. 3 It Is Id the air tbat tbe composition of tbe proposed new circuits and tbe division of tbe K . \ old circuits Is the great and perplexing probK lem. Tt Is desired to arrange tbe olrcults so K. that no old Judge or Solicitor may be ousted H from nls place. H Orangeburg is to be taken out of*the First , Circuit, so as to give a former Orangeburg Judge a chance for promotion. As this lawyer is generally on one side or tbe other, WL the Bar Is anxious to get rid of blm. HT > The low-country recognizes the fact tbat tbe B: ? up-oountry will not vote for a low country r, 7 olrcnit unless tbe up-country (gets one. To wHr bring this about and to get tld of a Greenville fr" ' possibility forjudge, it Is proposed to take a Greenville out of the Eighth Circuit. |j4v. Barnwell has a lawyer, but circumstances would prevent bis candidacy In tbat circuit [ \ as now constituted. Important Case. PL *\ ^ _ . ... .araeciflioa n&sjusi oeea nanaea aown oy the Supreme Coart of the United States Id 1" tbecaae of the Colombia Water Power Co., ^ against the Colombia Electric Co. 1 p. 1892 the State through tbe directors of tbe J| ^penitentiary and the defendant entered Into u contract by whloh the 8tate agreed to allow IJ tbe defendant tbe free and uninterrupted use I of 500 horse power of water power, reserved | by tbe State for tbe use of tbe penitentiary. ' For the nse of said 500 horse power of water H pow6r, tbe defendant covenanted and agreed 8 to pay to tbe State 12,500 per annum. In 1892 tbls contract was ratified by tbe Legislature. B Tbla action waa brought by tbe Columbia Water Bower Co., against the Electric Co., to rsst^ln the defendant from U6lng the 500 . borse power of water power claimed under B '-he contract with tbe State, In generating K& power lo move Its caps, or furnish light or for 1 " any other private purpose, and lrom erecting Hjpi any other structures or machinery on the Br lands In deapute, and to require the Jemovaj Hk. of the steamplant, and for damages. Tbe Supreme Court of South Carolina, ^Bf through Mr. Justloe Gary decided In favor of tbe defendant and dismissed the complaint, ' Tbe plain tiff appealed to tbe Supreme Court of tbe United States, and that Court sustained tbe judgment of our Supreme Court. 9P This Is practically a victory for the State by wblob tbe tax payers are benefited to tbe ex. I tent of $2,500 per annnm, and Incidentally v endorses tbe wisdom and justloe of tbe Bnpreme Court of 8cuth Carolina as expressh ed by Jastloe Gary, whose rulings and decrees 0 have given such general Ratisfartinn t.n t.h? fB&r and l&e people of the State. Justice Gary is always prompt Id hie decrees and bis Judgments appeal to the common sense of the , . people and are upheld and endorsed by the Courts and the laws of the country. Justice .Gary has made a most excellent Judge, and bis work has been vmost satisfactory. It , would be difficult to find a man who has been more thoroughly endorsed from all quarters. The Post Office. gv _ >? ; i Just now there seems to be neither any im' mediate probability nor any urgent necessity for any obange at the Abbeville post I . office. This oondltlon of affairs may have been brought about in this way: First?The Abbeville Poet Master has been F and Is giving?as far as we have ever heard? entire satisfaction to all the people, both white and black. Second?Except In the matter of the Phoenix riots there seems to be no polltloal necessity for rewarding anybody. From all the information which we can get, the Government at Washington is a little tired of race riots in I, the South, and It ls^llkely that such dlsturbAnees of the peace will not henceforth be encouraged at Washington. Personal danger at the hands oi outraged cltljwns Is no longer a recommendation for appointment to publlo offloe. . . In the absence of any proof that any Republican -.lqpder has contributed anything to the peace, harmony and wellbeing t>f this community, the poet office at Abbeville may be considered as a "dere^ liet," to which no Republican has any JuBt claim. if ? The Old and the New. Our old friend, Mr. George W. Syfan, who - Is the oldest living engineer In America, shows us, through the following letter, the ' way In which train schedules were arranged ji1 forty years ago, and before we had any tele|n graph lines. Mr. Syfan helped to lay the Iron from Hodges to Abbeville. His train V distributed the rails, and for many years be run all tbe trains between Abbeville and Hodges, until be was stricken down, several years ago, while at bis post or daty. During rtbe whole term of bis service be never bad a serious accident to any train, and. no passenger lost bis life by wreck, accident or carelessness on bis part. At an advanced age, wltb a clear mind, and In reasonable health, be lives at bis home in Fort Pickens, where be y- always gives visitors a hearty welcome, and I to whom he always has something to say. of t i interest: Supt. Office, G. & C. K. R. Columbia, 2d Oct., 1857. Mr. Syfan: r Dear Sir?Tbe freight train on Monday morning next will run up, meet passenger at Cokesbury and will take tbe passenger from Greenwood, consequently you will not run down to Greenwood. Let tbe conductor on timber train know tbe hours you will run to and from Greenwood during the week that be may keep out of your way. Yours respectfully, E. F. Raworth. Gen. Supt. i; ' Corporations and Farmers." We copy into the Press and Banner this week a long article on tbe above subject. It is a conservative ana mir treatment 01 a budJeot which deserves the attention of the whole people. According to our way of thin king the managers of the corporations are chiefly to blame for any existing prejudice there may be against the corporations which have it in their power to do so much for the promotion of the publlo welfare. Bat when roads are managed by a dlsobllgi lng and unjust system and their correspondkr ence are conducted without reference to the K civilities and decencies of life, for which the V Seaboard Air Line Is characterized, then the I people feel that they have an enemy ?.n their I midst, and when the opportunity arises I 'lor retaliating by the demand for unfriendly | Legislation, they very often gratify their J1b| position for revenge. South Carolina a Safe State for Illvestments. The Supreme Court of the State of South Rf Carolina Is conservative in its judgments and practical in its rulings. They brush away techn'calities, as cobwebs, and aim at sub- ( stantiai justice 'n all the contests before it. en Distinguished for the fairness of their decrees, die their own spirit has inspired inferior officers ana juages wun me same senumenis ana feelings. For this reason the people may go w) to the courts with a feeling that their Inter- ^ ests will be dealt with as they deserve. Those es who have Justice with them need fear noth- die ing, and those who mike Improper suits or jjj* demands need not expect anything. cot This fact is exemplified in the recent case of II the Lowndeville Bank, which was decided by JjjJ Master Walter L. Miller, and which ruling by Ye the Master was sustained by the circuit court ?ar and endorsed by the Supreme Court. This Judgment may be of great Importance wb to the stockholders of the banks which were the organized under the old constitution and before the adoption of the constitution of bui 1895. The deolslon places the old banks under Soi the same rules which govern the new banks. lr* The Constitution provides: an< "That stockholders in banks or banking Institotlons shall be liable to depositors therein A In a sum equal in amount to their stock over >D? and above the face value of the same." From this decision, which originated with Master Miller, it will be seen that the deposi' cat tors in our banks are guaranteed the utmost ec* safety, by providing for the personal liability nf tho Qhorphnlripra In thp nlrt hnnl?K. pvpn flR uuii is provided for by the new constitution. * 1 While depositors are authorized to sleep p|.? soundly'and have no Tears of losses, all stock- wa holders of any bank In which they have not ' T the ntmost confidence, are put on notice of (ev their own peril. pre Investments in other corporations may be lost by tbad management, or may disappear 80C under misfortune. but further than this I stock they are not liable. E The great protection to depositors is for the pu, public welfare. When depositors know that I that there 1b scarcely a possibility of losing their money, they will place it in banks for general uses and thereby contribute to the I material prosperity of the country. With |j^ the present safeguards which are placed i around deposits It would seem to us to be a be very foolish thing to keep money In one's ^ pocket or lo lock It up In an old hair trunk, and leave it as a premium for thieves to cap- bee lure. ?h' ? , r dei Sta Th' Demoerailc Klctters. of, The Democfatlc leaders would deprive t?' the United States of the fruits of the splendid Le, victories of the war, which victories resulted goi In the accession of muoh territory. ' If the opposition to the annexation ol terrltory was a National question of expediency, wb the parly lines would not be drawn. If it tb( was not blind opposition to yielding due ?D( honor to McKlnley and his party, why should the the Democrats array themselves solidly against the annexation ? It looks to us as if the Democrats want to c tear down something, or somebody, for no coi better purpose than that of getting Into office. [?[ Free silver will likely be so dead at the next of Democratic Convention, that nobody will "b care to eulogize it, but the subject of granting jy the army and navy due honor for their glo- No rlous work will furnish grounds for growling ha and fault finding. * to coi pai go Willow Wood for Steam. res Being interested in the subject, and consld erlng the Scientific American good anthor. a d ity, the editor of the Press and Banner wrote to that paper for Information as to the value of willow wood for making steam, and If so, tbc when was the right time to cut it. The following answer may be valaable to others, be< and we reproduce It: use 361 Broadway, New York. , January 21, 1899. Mr. Hugh Wilson, Abbeville, 8. C.: I DpnrSir-?Ynnr f?vnr Ik ronplvfirf. Wlllnw mfl wood Is lighter than pine, and of a larger bulk ne: tban pine for the same beattng work. It Is to good steaming wood and only requires a little ma more attention because It burns quickly. It the Bbould be cat in the fall and winter. cbt Faithfully yours, wil Miuin & Co. the As there Is a considerable diflerence in the value of pine wood, and as Messrs. Mann & g Co. made no reference to that fact, It Is fair to presume that the comparison was between tloi the willow and a standard quality oi pine. ^ r- Chi wo Doom Closed. * ofl Our people will regret to learn that the hardware store of the Messrs. Glen-Jones h%s been closed under foreclosure of mortgage. These young gentlemen are new citizens among us, and nobody ever came to Abbe- j^e vllle who eo Boon won so good a plaoe In the hearts and ^affections of oar people. Being men of high character, and excellent personal ^ b&blu, their financial trouble will be a source Rei of regret to their many warm friends. We are not informed as to the prospects of their future, nut we have no fears of their ultimate ? success. They deserve to sucoeed, and If the good wlBhes of oar people counted for any- ^ thing their success would be assured. Better yoi men never came to Abbeville, and their fallure Is something of a personal loss to us all. i for ? In Nil Public Benefactor. . W The value of our farming lands is acknowl be edged by all, and everybody knows that It Is Ar< as cheap as dirt. Mr. Wyatt Aiken proposes ^ to let some of his friends in other counties tic know of tbe Inducements whloh this county ^ offers to immigrants. In every part of the county the lands are good, and in some parts J of the oounty it can be bought at rldlonlously <>r< low figuers. Unimproved land within five miles of Abbeville oan be bought at from $5 to am 810 an acre. Ae eat i m wb the NEW RECRUIT. g at 9 of. Ill The Republican* May Now Hold a -1 Love Feast. ^ Joshua Y. Jones, of Abbeville, Is here In a for new role. It seems that be has laid aside, for &n tbe present at least, bis Democracy, bis Re- hli form ldeasand bis temperance proclivities, wa and is now giving bis time and attention to tec tbe mlgbty subject of "expansion," with a sai view of having tbat policy land bim In tbe try Abbeville post office. Upon blB arrival here ou be announced to some of bis acquaintances that he was now a "National Republican," In favor of "white sopremasy." and proceeded to lay bis plans to capture bis much coveted plum. He called upon Senator Tillman and Representative Latimer, but be received no encouragement and was given tbe "marble heart." The treatment that he received At here at tbe hands of his former friends made him leel so uncomfortable and he soon sought tbe company of his new-made friends. tbe I Tnlhnrtfl and th? ''llnlrn nf Darllniftnn." DnitH. r?f through whom be expects to get his reward nu for bis "change of political faith." His ap- we pearaoce here on a mission of this kind was pei somewhat of a surprise lo those who are fa- an miliar with bis political record. It is said it i that, he was sheriff of bis county in 1876, then set Journal olerk of the State Senate, then a roes- uri senger to Senator Irby when the latter was in Ab the Senate, and also a member ot the State yo Democratic executive committee. It is quite bu likely that he will find some serious obstacles ale in bis road leading to the goal of bis ambition wti and It bas been Intimated by some that upon Wl his return to Abbeville he may find himself tlx in the same category with the Tolberts and be a f subjected to much censure and Dubllo Indlg- Ml nation. * wb Th sri cot NEW LOOMS, i?P tbc " lsb The Abbeville Cottou Mill IncreanluK ^ Its Plant. am The Abbeville cotton mill received forty new looms last Saturday, and one of them bas already beeu put to work. The others will soon begin to knock out the cloth. The total number of looms now in the mill is 370. A Other looms may be added next spring. There "M la still much unoccupied floor space. Two Coi new boilers and a splendid electric plant have <r been ordered. AH bands at the mll'l are anx- be"* ions to be rid of tbe kerosene lamps. ^ , - yoi ev< Go to Mllford & UnPre for Cigars, Tobacco, \ Stationery, <fcc. Du I. ? h. * ' ... > > <Ta-. -- . it.; LEGISLATIVE DOTS. tndoin Shots at The Bfe Instigation ' Now Holding Sessions. NewH and Courier. Columbia, January 22.?Special: There will hnr hn rnvolntlnnnrv IpplslnMnn flu to t.hn ipensary or none to amount to aoythlng. e upheaval will be complete, not partial, e dispensary will stand, titate board, conibles and all, or prohibition and license 11 go band-In band to bring about the revolon. There will be no half way dealings, e Prohibitionists and local option advocathave tbe votes, If combined, to repeal tbe pensary law and enact general prohibition vs, wltti license wheie voted lor. It retins to be seen whetber there will be any icerted action to chanae tbe liquor laws, there be no amalgamation of forces, no Ion of purposes, why there will be nothing ntt to change materially tbe existing law. ar alter year those opposed to the dlspeny law have come and gone, have seen oprtunltlesof attack, but bave been afraid, parently, to make a move, the result ol Ich was to them doubtlul. Huch is now i tendency* For some reason legislators i afraid to tackle the dispensary, but th? y ist think there Is some hidden political gaboo In the back yard of the dispensary, rce day some one will' make himself and tory by leading the people out of their ubles and worries over tbe liquor problem, 1 Hnt.lHfv nil alnmentK?more t.o than Is lm ned. l leading prohibition advocate was talk; with ide yesterday, and he Jet) a little cat ,ofthe bag when he said that be was orthe nlon tbal tbe time whs not opportune for i enactment of a prohibition law, with looptlon privileges, because such a law needan Executive In sympathy with tbe law, i one who bad tbe power aod ability to see it it was enforced. Governor Ellerbe. be d, was pronouncedly not In sympathy with iroblbltlon law. Tbat much he said, and ire was no great desire on bis part to have ihlbltlon placed at the mercy of those In no y In sympathy with It. here has been some Informal consultation >ut bills relative to tbe liquor question and reral bills are understood to be In course of iparailon. It is understood tbat one of the ding' up-country members and one who i considerable following will present a bill nethlng like this: >oaway with the State dispensary. Isiabilsh county dispensaries, under counautborltles entirely, as to management, rcbaee and the like. 'roblblllon in tuch counties aB want and le for it. fo provision Is made for any sort of license item. here are many other bills on this line Incubation, and what will come out of It all )roblematlc. t is likely that after tbe elections there will several bills presented relating to tbe liquor pstlon. 'he elections have attracted more attention in everything elBe. Other matters have n entirely overshadowed by tbe beated npalgn for tbe various State officers, The ef Interest is in tbe elections for superintenit of tbe Penitentiary, members of tbe ite board of control and State librarian, e race for librarian is between candidates tbe gentler sex and in tbat particular conns an element of novelty. 'be contest seems to be between Mrs. conte, former librarian, and Mlse Montrnery, the present llbrarlau. 'be engrossing department seemB to have :alned considerable amusement out of a 1 which provided for the "burning of swine lob die an unnatural death." Tbe scribes jught me '"unnatural death" idea too broad, it would have Included all of their pork 1 sausages, and so tbe bill bad to go to 3 wall. THE APPROPRIATION BILL. Chairman Crum, of tbe ways and means mmlttee. Bays tbat be will most likely K>rt tbe genera) appropriation bill during > next week. This is generally tbe first sign daylight as to adjournment. Unless war reaks loose" bb to tbe dispensary, there really nothing to bold tbeUeneral Assemb. bere over tbe month limit, if tbat long, i generally important measures seems to ve been proposed, and tbe legislation to unig tbe Judicial work of tbe utate ought not take long, as tbe bllU are now ready for iBlderatlon. The members seems to be prered to do what there is to be done, and home, aod there is really not tbe slightest ison why tbe Legislature should not adirri during the first week of February. Of irse, if members want to draw their 84 lay, and think that necessary for tbe public lfa-e, tbe session can be extended until trcb, but If tbey were paying some one else do the work the pay would not continue it long. 'be session has now lasted almost two ejcs, and the most Important thing that ban fn done Is to kill many unnecessary and iless bills. ? WHO IS IT, ELLERBE OR WESTON ? t Is suggested that there will bo some statents In re the local option "deal" witblu the st ten days. It was, so It Is said. Intended make statements so as not to effect certain .tiers, and when that contingency was over i statements would be made public. The inces, however, are that the disposition 1 be to let matters stand where they are in i hope that time will divert attention. HAMPTON'S CAMPAIGNS. ome interesting photographs have been en of views here to be used la the illustru of the work of Mr. Edward L. Wells, Jbarlestou, on the campaigns of G<?n Wade mpton. Mr. Wells \fas a member of the irlestoo Ligbt Dragons. It is said that bis rk will ue complete and, of course, full nterest. A. K. HOOKED AT HODGES. jtro Properly Alarmed?Violator of Contract?Levels. Hodges. 8. C., Jan. 28. 1899. [Irb Maggie.Martin or Greenwood and Miss ed of Cbappells are visiting tbe Misses utzierof ibis place. These are two beautiful 1 accomplished young ladies and have the irts of our young men fluttering. tennis Washington was sent to the County iln-gaog to serve a 30 days sentence for lating a labor contract. That's tbe way to It, draw pp your contracts farmers with nr wages hands, and when be violates put ) law to them and labor la this country can more successfully handled. 'he election last Monday for City fathers th? enmilncr venr rpmiltpfi or follriwx. tendent, J. A Medlock, Wardens, R. J. ckles, W. H. Emerson, R. 3. Hodges aDd C. Rainwater. tena Benjamin a colored wash women had r dwelling and all her effects destroyed by 3 last Mondey afternoon. Messrs. Mo A. cbran, and C W. Rainwater tor whom she shed bad tbelr linen burned up at tbe same ae. l Magic lantern show at tbe school house t Friday evening was greatly enjoved by i school children. 'he Acme level Co are now able to fill lers tbe same day they come. Tbey have in rushed for tbe past two weeks but bave jceeded In getting plenty of extra help now d can keep up with the order. Mr. Foster iderson will carefully inspect and test ;b Instrument before It Is shipped out and len you get It you are bound to pronounce It i best and the cheapest. Irs. Mc A Cochran Hpent a few days In wenwood last week visiting tue family James Vest. Mr. Vest has been critically but Is now some better. l negro received a dun from the leading bevllle paper last week and got one of his ilte Irlends to read It to blrn. He owed back subscription and the negro wanted to ow what it meant. His white friend told u it was not like a store account but that It s a serious thing and that If be did notatid it at once be would be sent to tbe cbal n g the last we saw of the coon be was 1U6 IU iaino vuo UiUUOJ1 CI LIU 19 ingUlUUCU t of bis wlte. NEW FIRMS. ibevllle Has ft Foil Number of Most Excellent Youoic Business Men. 'here never has been a time la the history Abbeville wbeu Abbeville had a greater mber of excellent business men. If we re to name them, we would name a large r cent, of the business houses In Abbeville, t! for fear of the possibility of being unjust may be better not to attempt to name them >arateiy. Bui, consult our advertising colins, and see their names. The growth of ibevllle bas opened the opportunity for ung men to remain with us, and to go lulo sluens on their own account. This fact me is enough to recompense tor the effort ilch bas been made to build up the town, bile the people generally are bard pressed i town still grows, and the prospect is that urther growth will take place. The Cotton 11 will likely resume work on their plant, len the capacity of the mill will be doubled, e building of the cottages and the conictlon of the addition jo the mill give itraotors, mechanics, and laborers a chance earn something and tbey generally spend iart of their earnings in the town where >y are employed. When tbeir work is fined then the mill force will be doubled. e addltltlonal number of mill operaflves II earn several thousand dollars a month, a mill operatives sometimes spend a part their earnings. ??? J1 Monkles sometimes have to be caged,but Ike," the book and paper man Is out of hit-', one down and see him. A. S. J. Cassldy. 'he finest line of soap ever brought to Ab'ille at Mllford & DuPre's Drug Btore. Allien you buy goods at Mllford & DuPre J can depend on getting the best, and srything lresh at lowest prices. Alley's candies, always fresh, at Mllford & Pre'H. LiiuRv mm\{ umi mill i I/UUIII a i PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY. The State of South Carolina, ) 8 [ ? County of Abbeville. ) p v court of general sessions. t r January Term, 1899. c To his Honor, Judge D. A. TowDaend, ^ Presiding Judge : y The GraDd Jury respectfully make <3 the following report: * 1. That we have carefully examined ? the offices of the Judge of the Court of Probate, the County Superintendent j of Education, the Auditor, the Treas- 0 urer, the Sheriff, the Clerk of the t Court, and the County Supervisor, and t we find that the books In the said of- i fices are neatly and correctly kept, and 4 the said offiecrs are obeying the law * and are keeping the books of their said g offices as required by law. e 2. We have examined the Poor g House and Farm, by committee, and j we highly commend the management of the same. The paupers are well c fed, well housed, and in every way ^ kindly treated. The management of * the Poor House reflects great credit on both the Overseer and County Super- $ visor. ji We recommend that a convict now in i the county chain gang be discharged. I We have Dot been able to find out bis 1 name, but he ie suffering from con- * sumption, and he is of no use to the ^ county. Last year we recommended that ( twelve mules, two scrapes, and two b wagons belonging to the county be sold, a That recommendation has not been 6 carried out, and we renew the same I for the reason that the county has no ? need for the said mules, scrapes, arfd J wagons. g We recommend that the Sheriff pro- i vide suitable covering for persons in i jail, either charged with crime, or com- c mitted to jail under the sentence of * the Court. We thunk your Honor, the Solicitor r and the officers of the court for courte- ? sies extended to us during the present c term. t Respectfully submitted, T. A. BOXX, J Foreman. c c j f Cooler ? <5 Nights and L lornings : 0 q may not be coming, bat X even now the mornings are too cool to gel oat of a 6 warm bed aDd chase oat ? Into the sitting room to pee wbat time it Ifl and 1 find you bave two wbole V hours more to slumber. . Just a little thing?one " of my 69 Cents Nlckle t Alarm Clocks?will allow you to sleep the en- v tire nlebt and awake you r at the proper time. r Ifyon wantyour watch * repaired eotrunt It to my f care and am sure you * will be pleaRed. Why? * Because it will tell you tbe truth, give yon Cor- _ reel Time. d 3 R. C. BernauJ fi The Jeweler. I t a e _ j o t T H /MT Til T1T 4 jiu ! i T ' -IS OPENING UP THIS t week In one of the new t; stores on Trinity Street 1 a full line ol General 1 C Merchandise, consisting ^ of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hardware, Heavy jj Groceries, Corn, Meal, t Oats, Bran, Lc.r\ Hams, r Best Grade New 0 Ifjans 1 Syrups, also Fancy Gro- ^ cerles. r B All goods bought at ^ ROCK BOTTOM CASH v PRICFS, tad will be sold at a close margin. t B Ji I ill ' & fo Come down to "Mike's" new quarters. The books and papers on hand are: The Colum- Sr bia State, The Charleston News and Courier. New York World, Sunday and dally; New 1 York Journal, Sunday and dally ; Democrat, or Magazine fashion; Delineator, Magazine Di jasniou, j-ieniirner, Magazine lasnion; narper ( Bazaar, Magazine fashion. McClures wide , wide world over land and Strand; Metropoli- JJ1 tan. Cosmopolltlan, Munsey, pecreatlon, Century Magazine, Frank Leslie, Purltau, Currant Literature, Review of Reviews, Stand- <>o art!a Big Magazine, Black Cat and many others. I also take subscriptions for these ' and will make the terms to suit you. Ti A. s, J. Cawldy. . .. ' ? . ' ; . V' "&: **"' ? h' . : . * j - : Wv * * t "***w " " '> ILAY AS ROAD METAL i IOT DESIRABLE EXCEPT IN SMALL ! QUANTITIES. 1 ^ * Lets aa a Cement to Knit the Stone To- V< gether When Properly Used?Action of i Water on the Koadbed? Prevents Out and Wear?Trees and Hedges. ] The part played by water on crnsbed / tone while undergoing rolling is sev- * ral fold. In practice broken stone comletely wet down is thoroughly rolled J pith a roller weighing ten or more i ons. The wet surface of the angular ock fragments permits a more thoroagh ' ompacting, as the water acts as a luiricant, allowing the stones to slip by roe another with greater freedom than ?ould be the case were the fragments try. At the same time the water reains the powdered rock resulting from tbrasion of the particles and holds it _ >etween the fragments.. ? mi.: 'JLXJ1U jjruueoB is icuuinjuaij' iuiu uuuuative, for the presence of the powder f attrition acts through capillarity to ake up and retain still greater quanities of water nntil the spaces between he pieces of broken stone composing C he tipper part of the road become com- g iletely filled with powdered rock. Not i little of the cementing or bonding of t road during rolling is in reality the fleet of capillarity existing between the g ;rains of powdered rock and the adoining walls. This principle may be observed on inr seashores and sand roads. While a vet, the beach or road may be firm and myielding, allowing heavily loaded / earns to pass over them, but when dry uch places are impassable for heavy cams and difficult of passage for all :inds of vehicles. In this case cementng, as ordinarily understood, plays no inrt in nroducinsr adhesion between be grains. Upon drying, the grains are intirely free to move over one another, laving lost the water which served to lind them together When a macadam road is thoroughly lompacted, a careful inspection will how that the fragments of broken stone ire closely packed together and the paces between are filled with a fine towdered rock, which, if deriVed from i suitable road material, carries a small jercentage of clay. Any of our comuonly used road Atones contains an apireciable quantity of olay disseminated n little particles in the feldspar whence t has been derived by the weathering ' >f the rock prior to its removal from \ he qnarry. , The microscope shows that the feldpar of our traps and granites and other ' oad stones is never entirely free from \ > considerable amount of kaolinization . ir alteration to clay. This change has alum nlacn in the crnst of the earth to' / i great depth, and no road material can lontain feldspars free frtim more or less if this mineral, depending upon the haracter of the rook and the amount if weathering to which it has been subeoted. ?7 the gradual wearing of the eldspar, by the abrasive aotion of the oiler, the wheels of carriages, and the eet of animals, a small but important [uantity of day is liberated, and this n combination with toy olayey maerial that may have been added to the oad serves to furnish the necessary [uantity of cemeiit to knit the broken tone firmly together. It is not to be inderstood that an appreciable quantity if clay acts otherwise than objection- I bly when used in roadbuilding. As a , ule nothing is more undesirable than j he clay element in highway construoion, yet a little mixed with some of ur southern limestones serves to in- I rease their cementing and enduring ( [ualitieB. Upon drying, (he powdered ock sets much after the manner of a I andy clay and serves not only to bind j he pieces of rock together, thus giving igidity to the way, but to retard the ' rear due to any differential motion of ' be fragments over one another while j he load is passing along the road. A petcing of the superficial portion of a 1 oadway during rain* tends by the ex- 1 tansion of the cement to knic the surace together and make it impermeable 0 the passage of water. From a theoretical standpoint it TVUJiU DOCiU pUUUWiU UUMV U WAUUiU VVU ition of moisture instead of being obectionable to a roadway undergoing onstant use is rather desirable than itberwise. A condition of moistnesa erves to prevent loss of material worn ne by the abrasive action of the wind, nd the presence of a thin film of wet ust acts as a cushion to proteot the ragments of rook from the rude tonoh nd impact of passing trafflo, thus lessning the wear and tear of the surface, n the same manner the moist cement perates to distribute the bearing sur aces of the broken stone and to rednce I be looal intensity of the friotion be- (, ween one rook and another, although ement in this condition will tend to ,llow a greater freedom of movement fj mong the broken stones, and hence in his way make the surface more yield g. Assuming that the loss through creased abrasion of material resulting rom moist cement between the rook W ragments is equal to the saving dne to he cushioning effeot of a small qnanti y of moisture on tbe surface, there still emains a saving to tbe road by tbe irotection afforded by preventing ex- x essive loss tbrongb tbe action of the ^ rind. J It is tbe custom in England to plant " ledgercws beside macadamized roads " n order to insure a rapid drying of tbe aj oad after a rain by tbe sun's aotion. C( n Germany it has been tbe practice to A ilant fruit trees, particularly tbe cher- jt y, while in France tbe mulberry tree el iay be seen along tbe roadsides, serv- fa ng the double purpose of food for silk- ai forms and shade. i h In this country no precedent has 'tl >een established in the matter. The tates in deciding this question must of ourse consider latitude and longitude s affecting the character of the trees bat will flourish therein and their re- T ition to climatic conditions.?0. Ik Whittle. CB=S??3? tt tt * ' " Ol o We make Stationery a specialty. Mllford DuPre. When In need of anythine tn our line, call r Phone 107. Mllford & DuPre. It will pay yon to Inspect our line of Toilet ? >ap. Mllford & iJuPre. tiulnacetol will stop that cold every tlmo. ,j( money refunded. For sale t>y Mllford A r uPre. cf C*et a pound of nice letter naper and forty- 3" ght envelopes to match all for 20 cents at arrlson & Game's. 10 w All grades and branches of smoKing tooncare found at Harrison Js Game's drug store. H rhe latest smoking tobaroo on the market. 1 y a package at 10 cents?Klondike Mixture. c:< Harrison & Game. L) L J Fine Candies, Drt c Medicines, Toilet ft Articles, Etc. ? u Cigai ? / PRESCRIPTION! PIlONlR 107. Hot Wi PINTER IS HERE AND TOUR PLEASURE TO YOU WIT! C. P. HAB an connect your ordinary cool ive you hot water for the kitche WATER WORKS put in on t Water Closets put in in the ood plumbing done. Very E CP.. Harrison < Mr nRUQQ w %%%%v Drugs, Cigars Toilet Articled an | J. Allen Si W S' WILL HAVE IN ^ ljP A FULL STOCK C I Guano, Acid < MR. FRANCIS HENRY, fljj ' FERTILIZERS FOR A (ft YEARS WILL LOOK W BRANCH OF THE BUSI vt/ I Wb Can S I You Alone W i a i carry only genu ;!j goods at the lowest 'p don't get caught lwiti w fore yoit examine my I W. D. BAR1 iW low Hates West I TEXAS, MEXICO, CALIFORNIA,. ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, or any point, with FREE MAPS, write to FRED. D, BUSH, District Passenger Agent, Lonisville & Nashville R. R., No. 1 BROWN BLDG., ATLANTA. GA. 'he State of South Carolina,. COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. J. M. Devlin, Plaintiff, against W. M. McGee, J. H. McGee and J. B. Harmon, Defendan ts. SUMMONS. FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not Served.) 0 the Defendants above named: L, foU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND squired toanswerthecomplalnt In this action hlcli Is filed in the office of the Clerk oi the ourt of Common Pleas for Abbeville County, V ad to serve a copy of your answer to the said # >mplalnton the subscriber at bis office at ^ ' bbevllle Court House, South Carolina, with- 4 1 twenty days after the service hereof, ex- i uslve of the day of such service; and if you 4 ill to answer the complaint within tbe time > foresaid, the plaintiff In this action will ap- J ly to the Court for the relief demanded in J le complaint. 1 J Dated the 13th day of December, 189S. ^ WM. N. GRAYDON. J Plaintiffs Attorney. ? 0 the absent defendants, VV. M. McGee and J J. H. McGee : J Take Notice, that the summons, of which J le foregoing is a copy, and the complaint in V its actlou are on file In the office of the Clerk # r the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville Q Duuty. A WM. N. GRAYDON, IX Plaintiffs Attorney. J Abbeville, S. C., Jan. 9, 1899. J 1 have moved my paper and book stAnd ^ >wn to Pressley's old stand, below postoffice. m will be pleased to have all my customers to ^ ninn down and nee m?. I assure VOU that W T ju will be better suited there, I will carry 4 f le same lines as 1 have heretofore. I am also 4 4 a better position to call at your homes and ^ ill gladly do so. A. S. J. Cassldy. S Coats spoil cotton wholesale and retail at uddon's. Tooth Brushes, Nail Brushes, Hair Brushes, xnbs, Ac., a specialty at Mtlford & Dul're's Fr? rug atore. Mtort t 'gs, >/ 2* | "|| cigars, : .'|l retts, Tobacco. ? |a 2 CAREFULLY AND PROMPTLY " 3 FILLED, DAY OR NldHT.-^. BATH TUB IS NOT MUCH BOUT HOT WATEB. \IMOND :3 ting or heating stove and n and bath. * he installment plan. most sanitary manner and " ^ Respectfully, Hammond. Sc Game, 1ST C ^ , Tobaccos, i id Stationery. rnith, Jr., | I DUE TIME | a ndKainit? ; wprn tt a a Rnt."n to'." ":'4v3$iH . NUMBER OF W . AFTER THIS r W POSSIBLE PRICES. JR -I HIGH PRICES BE- W i JiS STOCK. W ^ vsij.u.n. I lon't Grope "M IN THE lllS DARKNESS WHEN THERE IS AN ....V ABUNDANCE -/M m op t 'r'M KEROSENE v|| AND LAMPS ,'$m FOR SALE BY .$j| T. & T. M. MILLER. . -'ill WANTED!| | ? I HIDES, SEES WAX, OLD BRASS AND t COPPER. | | * Highest Market Price S 5aid in CASH. ? I. W. LAWSON & CO. * <%%%%%%%%% mIi candles, at MUford & DuPre'a drug ' vis :-ii " / V " 'r^