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SB? Thfl Praee and Rainier. rAUO * A VMO MUU ok..? ? , . ABBEVILLE, S. C. ^-Published every Wednesday at S2 a year la advance. < Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1899. J In Honor ol Pretty GneitU. Mrs. Janie M. Harris of Atlanta, Ga.. and Miss Reba Jones of HeHrdmont, Oa.. were the I " *" * **- * ? TnM.ilnao loot ITac.lr fKD'tUOI MDI, HUU iuauic jruuiuja iw. n.v... Miss Mattie gave a sociable Friday night 21st. Inst. In honor of ber guest to which were Invited twenty-five or more young people who spent a most pleasant evening. Tbe recitation given by Mrs. Harris of Atlanta was excellent. Sbe hiving been trained by the highest talent of Atlanta. The souks by Miss Reba were also enjoyed ' by all, and ar>* glad to have our young people enjoy themselves and think there can be no better way than to have them meet and apend their evenings at a sociable line this. Kew Trial JuNtlce at Abbeville. Thin Legislature has passed a bill increasing the numoer of TMal Justices in Abbeville from one or two. Toe law is not Intended to Interfere with Mr. Cox's appointment. For the second plac. Coi. H. T. Wardlaw and J. Fraser Lyon, E?q, are applicants. Their petitions have been presented to our people for signature. The Governor generally makes tbelr appointments upon recommendatininfihn delegation and with the consent ' of the Senate. near ihe close or tbe session of * ibe General Assembly. ^ ? Plumbing. m Mr. C. P. Hammond taps the water main now and Is prepared to do all kinds of plumbing work. You will find at hi* store a lull Stock of tnbs. Kinks, closets, and any water fixture you wish. He Is endeavoring to Increase tbe number it'v - ' of water patrons and from now on. will put In water on tbe'lnstaliment plan. Hot water connections can be mude to yonr ordinary r ' beating or cooking stove and he Is always f ready to do your work. He Is a very lmpor/ tant man when your pipes burst and goes to / repair all bursted pipes on short notice. ? .. . Heir Phonti. { Mlllford & DuPre, store, 107. A. 8. J. Cassldy, store, 79. Hill & Sign, baker shop, 66. Latimer & Bullock, res. 101. Sondley A Blount, res. 78, G. Hall, res. 108. L.T. A T.M.Miller, 75. Phones removed Jan. 1st. Kerr, 80. KslD, 78. Dr. Daniels, 79. [Tv. Cabbage Plants. Call on C. P. Hammond and get your early cabbage plant*, Wakefletd and Succession. > Now u the time to set them out to get fine spring cabbage. I will be receiving iresn ' shipments weekly. Call on me. C. P. Hammond. Richard's Hlmwelf Again. Mr. R C Wilson bas opened a store on Trinity street Id the same bulldln< wblcb K. 0. Wilson A Co. did business. He is tall of v energy and can please everybody. Call to 6ee - ' blm, and get good bargains. Wauled. v ; Local or traveling salesmen to sell our Oils, Greases and Petrolatum on commission ez ciuslvely, or as side line. Goods guaranteed and price* low. Penn Pulro latum Co.. Oil Refiners, Corapolls, Pa. Car Load of Hole*. Mr. J. 8. Stark bas Just received another oar load of fine Tennessee mules. If need a good male see Mr. stark before buying, tor his prices are right. >' ' > Literary Club. The Literary Club will meet Friday nleht, at the home of Mr. W. H. Parker. Prof. Renwlck Bradley, essayist. ? \" ?? * _? jf ine mvcH. A. M. Hill & Souk will receive this week the Drat shipment for 1899 of aa extra fine lot ol saddle and harness horses, together wltn a flue lot of moles. Upy": ? ? At Home. t' Senator Graydon, Speaker Gary, Clerk Hemphill oaoie home last Saturday, to spend ~ " ? day or two' Wanted. It yon have a good milch oow for sale, call on Joe Link, at mis place. Jan. 25th. It / _ ? Tbe Wokuhdh Club. The Womana Club will meet tbe first Tbar^day Afternoon in February at four >v . , o'olock. / Birth. To Mrs. W. A. Calvert Jan. 13ih a daughter. - Doh't forget that Mr. Stark has Just reTanwaoofla m n Ion qui) i cv1vcu a vai iu?u VI "uo ituuvoaow ujuivo, uuu be tare and nee blm if you need a male. / Go to Mllford A DuPre's for stationery. Sponges! sponges! at Mllford & DuPre's. i For the grippe, take Qulnacetol. For sale y by Mllford & DuPre, druggists. Mllford's Cough Sy rup will stop your cough every time. For sale by Mllford A DuPre. s Dr. Hill's Headache Powders. Improved. For sale by Mllford <fe DuPre, druggists. Mllford's Neuralgio Powders never fall. Try Ibem. For sale by Mllford A DuPre. Room8 to rent?apply to R C. Wilson, tf. [V? See C. P. Hammond abou?, putting In hot water. Pitts carminative syrup elves rellerto the bowels when nauseated. Try a bottle from Harrison ? Game. We carry ali grades, colors and styles of writing paper and envelopes. Box paper 5, 10,15,20,25,35 and 50 cents a box. v Harrison & Game. Go to J. R. Glenn, when yon want fresh groceries, tomatoes, corn, plofcles, sardines, salmons, crackers, oat flakes chocolate, teas, coflee. grits, rice, hams. Something extra nice in N. O Syrups, potatoes, cabbage, dried irull 4c., to arrive this week. < i Brace's Lofsli. Norfolk oysters at Bruce's restaurant. Braoe's restaurant furnishes Norfolk oysters from 10 cents upwards. Braoe's restaurant rurnlsbes 10 cent lunches aud meals at 25 cents. Bruce's restaurant will give one dozen fried oysters for 25 cents. Milk oyster stews 25 cents. Raws 10c, 15cand 25 cents. Served iu the best style. Batb tubs kept In stock at C. P. Hammond. One caseoatingJust received at Haddon. It vonr fhllH has ft r?r?n ch Btnn It. trlth a hnt. tie of Pitts'carmlnative'syrup'at Harrison & Game's. ' Is your baby teething and fretful? Pitts' carminative syrup will slop it, at Harrison & i Game's. Farmers will do well to get J. R. Glenu's prices on plow stocks, plows, bames, traces, back bands, collar pads, singletrees, nails, borfce shoes, also dry goods, notions and shoes. 7 ' * J. B. Glenn will always give the best bargp.tos In corn, oats, bacon, lard, mo lasses, i- sugar and coffee. Don't forget to visit Glenn's tore on Trinity street In lront of McCants ?\ hotel. If yon want to find "old Mike," come down to Presaley's old stand, below postofflce. He wll! be always glad to see you. A. 8. J. Cassldy. Mp P. NT. MlTPHHT.T. of Rnrr1?nii* mas In town last Monday. He Is perhaps the best preserved man of hi" age to be fouud In this county. Ke It* now 67 years of age, but looks ss If lie were not over 17 years. We are dally expecting the arrival of oar large assortment of garden seed. We handle T. W. Wood & Sons seed, the very best. Harrison & Game. Cigars and cigarettes, all grades, at Harrison to Game's. When In need of mtdiclnps at night our pbarmaolst will be found next door to tbe Western Union Telegraph office, over tbe Abbeville SOfcply Co.'s store. Harrison & Game. t: Extra Fine Lot fey?/' ' rvn ci * t\rvr n ? \rr? tt a n\T*?aa Kjr OAUuurj anu uaiviiaoo HORSES AND MULES WILL BE RECEIVED AT OUR STABLES THIS WEEK. ' A. M. Hill & Sons. ;7r: I f' ' ' * k;; CONTRIBUTED LOCALS, Wlint "M" IIcttr.h mid Scan on III! RouikIm About the City. Abbeville, s. Jan. m, iou KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. This is a popular organization in our c wltli a membership of about titty active tnt bers, with a nice comlortablo lodge, nic furnished, and all necessary parapberna l'be following officers were Installed at I I last meeting lor the ensuing year, viz : L. L. Miller, C. C. James Cbalraers, V. C. Kobert L. Mabry, 1'. I J. D.Kerr. M. of W. W. C. DuPre, M. of E. [ J. M Gambrell. M. of F. Dr. G. A. Neufler, M. at A. W. W. Bradley. J. G. T. S. Bearfort, O. G. BRILLIANT WEDDING. Judge and Mrs. E. B. Gary, with th charming daughter, Miss Marie, have Just turned trom a most delightful visit to Lane ter, where they went to attend tbe marrli of Doctor Paul Marlon, of Chester, and M Rosa Jones, I he highly accomplished a ueautifui daughter of Associate Justice Ira Jones. The marriage ceremouy was at noon, at ihe elegant mansion of the brid parents. Among the array of brldesma was Miss Marie, the lovely dnaghter of < townsman, Judce E. B. Gary. After the cp mony a most raacnlflcent "old tlme"we( lax dinner was served In great abundan ?.n-1 In an elegance of style seldom seen Carolina. Tbe elegant and macnltlcent d pluy of costly presents guested the great p< ularlty of the bride. Among the number w a superb present from her parents, conslsti Ing of sliver spoons, ladles, nut picks a pearl handle cutlery, all in full sets breakfast, dinner and tea. Alter tbe mag ficent spread the bridal couple left ou th o'clock p. m. train for an extended ti through Northern cities, carrying with the kindest congratulations and best wishes hosts of friends. VISITORS AND HOME FOLKS COMING AN] GOING. ' Judge J. C. Klugb Is in tbe city for a sh< respite, but will leave next week for Berkeli where he will bold court, and from there Charleston. Hon. F. B. Gary came np last Friday frc Columbia, returning on Saturday. Miss W. R. Moog, who has been with R. Haddon & Co. the past season, will leave her home in Baltimore tomorrow. M Moog is a charming and attractive you lady aud has made a number of last trlec during her stay here. She expresses hersi as being delighted with Abbeville and t people, and certainly tbey are with her. Mr Charlie Moog and bis sister, Miss Je nle, who have been in our city since Monde will accompany IhQlr sister tomorrow, i their return home, as far as Aiken. Miss Eunice and Miss Mattle Callaham, Peldmont, after a week's pleasant stay wi their friend, Mrs. 8 F. Kllllngswortb, left 1 their home a few days ago. Miss Corrle Lee Newell is expected In t olty this week, and will spend sometime wl her aunt, Mrs. Kllllngswortb. Mr. Lambert Caldwell Is visiting relatlv In the Gate City. Mr. Ernest Young, of Lavonla, Ga., Is In t city as the guest ol Dr. S. F. Kllllngswortb. Mr. Coulter Cotbran, of Greenville, spe several days of last week In the clty.wnc be received a cordial welcome from mai friends. Miss Llla Norwood is in Athens. Ga., vis lng her cousin, Mrs. A. C. Rucker, who quite 111. Mr. N. W. Collett arrived in tbe city U Friday and was the guest of Mr. W. E. Hi Mr. Collett is the proprietor of tbe Atbe Steam Laundry, and says be feels high complimented at the trade be Is getting frc Abbeville. Mr. Collett is known by our p< pie, ana Is In every way worthy of a full she of the patronage the people of Abbeville. Miss Alicia Hayne, an accomplished a charming young lady of Greenville, arriv in ihe city last Friday, and is the guest her triends, Miss Willie and Miss Floride Ci houn. Dr. L. H. Russell, of Greenwood, spent le Sunday In Abbeville with his bomefolks. Dr. G. A. Nueffer went to Calhoun Fa lastSuuday on professional business. Messrs. W. E. Bell and Jonn Haddon, Due West, were in the city last Monday i business. Miss Mary and Miss Susie Durst, two youi ladles of Greenwood, with their oousln.M Mary Dorn, spent several days of last we in the city visiting their sister, Mrs. \V. Barksdale. Mrs. H. M. Prince, nee Miss Fannie Mu dy, of Peidmont, is in the city on a visit her friend, Mrs. J. F. Miller. Mr. Walter I). Tusten, of Houston, Te: spent last week la the city en route lor N< York, for which city be left yesterday. Mr. Charlie-Moo* and sister, o! Atken, Is the city visiting their sister. Wtitle In t city they will be the guests of Mr. and Mi H. H. Hill. Mrs. Harris, of Atlanta, and Miss Jones, Elberton, alter a pleasant visit to their frier Mrs. J. D. Jennings, lelt last Saturday I tbelr respective homes. Mrs. H. H^Norwood spent several days last weeK visaing snenun ill-uio cikjr. Mrs. M.J. Epting, of Willlam6ton, on b way irom Athens, spent several days of t past week with her sister, Mrs. Fraoi Henry, leaving for" her home on Saturd last. ON BUSINESS IN THE CITY LAST WEEK. Capt. Bob Robertson, Charlie Cowan, Wm. McNeill, A. K. Watson, John Riley, L. C. Nichols, VVui. L. Muady, Edwin Parker, John R. Loinax, W. D*. Ferguson, P. A. Cheatham, John L. Mabry, Prof. W. P. Wideman, John H. Hall, EdJKleeer, John H Walker. ENJOYABLE SOCIABLE. On* evening of last week Miss Laura > Mil Ian entertained In a most charming ma ner a number oi friends at the home of te Bister,Mrs. J. C. Miller. Delightful refrei rnents were served and the evening w spent most pleasantly by all. AMUSEMENTS. Tbegerman given last evening at tae GW Ethel Inn by the young men of the city honor to Miss Hayne, a charming visit irom the city of Greevllle, was a most enjc able occasion, and long to be remembered all present. Ou next Friday evening a german will given at the G en-Ethel Inn by the young dies of the city in compllmeut, we suppose, che young men The evening Is looked * ward to with anticipation of much pleasui A succession of operas Is in store for c people la tbe near future. All nrslcU troupes. New and bright scenery, and good lime lu store (or all lovers of tbe drari tic. PERSONAL MENTION. Rev. O. B. Wilson, President of the Theoli leal Institute of Tuscaloosa, Ala., visited c city last week, and while here was tbegm 01 Mr. R. M. Haiidon. This able and iearn divine preached a tine sermon in the Presb terlan church last Sunday night to a lai and appreciative congregation, who were < lighted with him, and hope be will returu some luture day for a longer stay. BUSINESS NOTICE. Mr. R. C. Wilson Is again before tbe pub in the mercantile world on his own acuoui He Is now remodeling the store room Just I lowMr-Jas.S Bowie on Trlniiy street, a will put in at an early day a nice stock goods which lie will olTer at astonishingly i< prices. Mr. Wilson Is capable and full of t ergy, and will have bis share of business. BEAUTIFUL I'lANO. Superintendent E. A. Thomson ha? ji bought a spleudld upright Everett piano, present to bis daughter who performs mc beautifully. EPISCOPAL CO VOCATION. The Episcopal convocation convenes in t city o! Greenwood today. Rev. Edward J Crady, rector of Trlully, will bo present wl the choir of his church who will render soi fine selections for this special occasion. OUR SICK POLKS. Mr. H. T. Tusten who has been sick for t past ten days is up again and was oa ( street last Saturday. Mr. J. H. Latimer is still imorovlng a with the good nursing aud careful atlentl be baK hopes soon to be himself again. Mr, Cicero Hugnes who has been quite si for several weeks, has so lar recovered as to to the home of his duugbter, Mrs. Collett, Athens, where he will make bis borne for t present. PERSONAL MENTION. In last week's locals we mentioned from letter received hero that (Japt. W. T. Bran was sound and well, but since then we leu he Is not fully restored yet. A telegram v received last Saturday calling bis niece', M Jennie Sondley, and Mr. W. E. Hill to bedside as his condition bad changed for 1 worse. Tbe two left on the first train. Monday Mr. Hill returned and reported Ca Branch belter, and although undergoing 1 most heroic treatment, and suffering in ten ly, he was In good spirits and full of lile a very hopeful, sending his regards to his Ab VlUe friends. His neice Is still witb him, a with her careful nursing and tbe skill of 1 physician his many frleuds hope and pray bis early and complete restoration to heal AN UGLY PLACE. As you enter the court house a puddle water is in your pathway, over wblcb j have lo make a long stride to enter tbe bul >ug. XUCUCUJCUbUHH UrUKfU uuu WIJTU t%v> leaving adftpresslon ibat should receive atti Hon. To s?y the least of It, It Is au ugly lo lng place, really au eye sore to persous busluess who Lave to croRB the puddle dur the rainy season of the winter months, TAXES AND RETURNS. Don't fall to make your tax return at 01 to Auditor W. W. Bradley. If you do * - ; >: , ' : : - ^ '.":v consequences are upon your own self. Remember the time for the payment ol your city tax will soon expire, give the matter your attention and save the peualty. NORTH CAROLINA EXPOSITION* CAR. The North Carolina Exposition Car, conf>. tain ln<; agricultural produts, minerals, ores, etc, of the old North State, was something out of the usual order of things, being both It v novel and new to our people and was visited >m- by Quite a number of our citizens. This car eiy remained in the city on the track of the G. C. iiu & N. railroad for two days and attracted no Lhy little attention. The exhibit, was very fine Indeed, anil was truly an "Eposition Show" In miniature. THE NEW TERRITORIES, The Peacc Treaty mid the Army Reorganization Bill. Washington, Jan. 22.?The fact that the elr anll-scalplng bill was made the unfinished re* business of the senate by Saturday's vote, ?s* does not necessarily Insure Its immediate consideration. The general understanding Is thai fits bill will wait upon the peace treaty n? and the appropriation bills, and the Indian '* appropriation bill will be the first measure to 12 receive the alteutlon of the senate during the e's week. The diplomatic and pension approprllds atlon bills also may be considered during the >ur week. Several speeches on t.he general sub_re ject of expansion are expected to be made, id* One ot these by Senator White In opposition ce. to the government's policy will be made toft1 morrow, and Senator Lodge will follow Tuesli8* day with brief talk In Bupport of the policy >P* and in advocacy of the early ratification ot ,H8 the peace treaty. X1UW II1UUU 1.1 LI J t* will u Cl(ivru to mo Wiaij ou in executive session will depend upoD wbeth'or er the committee ou foreign relations conn'* aiders It In the Interest of tbe treaty to press ? 4 consideration. There Is an effort to arrange a "'P compromise whicb would permit speedy '"J action upon the treaty, but If not successful ?? the indications are for considerable delay. Two compromises are suggested. One of these 0 is for a modification of the treaty or the adop Hon of a resolution declaratory against the permanent holding of tbe Philippine archipelago, and tbe other Is for a mouiucat ton of 3rt the army reorganization billon lines desired ?y> by the treaty opponents. It is not possible 10 to state whether either course will be pursued. >m ARMY REORGANIZATION IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 22.?The time of the r r bouse this week, excepting tomorrow which has been set aside tor the consideration of n? District of Columbia business, will be devoted to tbe army reorganization bill. Tbe consider erailoo of this bill, which is regarded as pre,er eminently the most Important general measure to come before congress at this session, ,n has been delayed by tbe illness of Chairman . ' Hull,of tbe military affairs committee. He has recoved sufficiently to pilot the measure, however, and the house has lormally agreed 0, to take up its consideration on Tuesday. The f\. general debate, not including Ihree night sesslons, is to continue fifteen hours. Thle Is as far as .the agreement goes. It includes no he provision for a final vote. The debate promts lues to be Interesting and important, as it will raise all the questions involved In increasing ,es our standing army to 100,000 men as proposed by the bill, together with our whole future he policy relative to tbe territory acquired in the recent war with Spain. nt There exists a wide variety of opinions upon tbe proposition to increase th% standing L. army. It has a stroog majority of tbe Repub J llcahs behind It and it comes Into the bouse i. with tbe endorsement of tbe president's tnes>' sage, practically as an administration measure. ls, Tbe Democrats and Populists are Intensely hostile to tbe whole proposition and intend ' to tight it to the last ditch. Tney will have ... some support from the Republican side. The lf? opposition, however, do not desire to embar, rass the government and are willing to pro,re vide for a temporary Increase in tbe army of 50,000 men, in accordance with the provisions ncj of tbe sub-bill offered by the minority of tbe ed committee. Or they are willing to authorize of tne continuance, temporarily, of the present a,. war strength of the regular army?60,000? anything, in iact, to prevent tbe creation of a Lgt permanent increase, in this they have tbe sympathy of many of the Republicans. ]l8 Tbe fate of the bill ls in grave dOubt. The statements made on the floor of the senate to of the eflect that it was not tbe intention of the jn government to bold the Philippines permauently, although their autborative character n? was denied, have placed a weapon In the I * hands of tbe opponents of the measure who will use the statement that there ls doubt as ij to the future of the Philippines as a strong ' argument against a permanent Increase of n. the regular army. . lo Tbe bill may not be completed this week, as the order permits its consideration to be x Interrupted iy appropriation bills and conference reports. One of tbese, the military academy ? on the calendar. The river and ln harbor bill will be reported tomorrow and the he naval bill probably before the end of the rtj< week. of * . 'or CAPTAIN W. T. BRANCH. Of ' a ier Hid JSecouri Snrglcal Operation?His Ililuijucui unuf^ur* ay This well known citizen of Abbeville now ' lies In the neighboring town of Laarens la a precarious condition. He left here recently and submitted to a surgical operation for the removal of the sore on his face, from which be has so long suffered. Upon examination the surgeons found that the cheek bone had become Involved, and they deemed it necessary to remove a portion of it, as well as some of the flesh. This operation so reduced him that It was feared p.t one time that he might not recover from It, and news came to Abbeville that be was in a critical condition. A little later the request oame for Mr. W. E. Hill to go to see nlm, and Immediately he lc- went to bis bedside. Mr. Hill returned on in- Monday and reported his condition as better. ier Although be was very sick, yet Captain *h- Branch at no time lost consciousness. He as readily recognized the presence of bis friend. On Sunday morning Dr. Wilson in the Presbyterian Church made an earnest prayer in his behalf. >n- Captain Branch is a zealous Mason, and Id delights in Its forms and oeremonles. With or the ritual he Is familiar, and from memory >y. he can repeat pages of Us beautiful essons. by- Pleasing in his address, and well lnfomed in the mysteries of Masonry, be was chosen be Grand Muster of the Grand Lodge of Masons ia- In South Carolina, a few years ago. When be to laid down the highest honors which could be or- conferred upon him by the order, the Grand ru. Lodge lu token of Its love and esteem premr sented him with a diamond ring, which he' ihs still wears with pride and pleasure. Captain Branch and Miss Anna Wilson ia- were married soon after the war. She died some eight or ten years ago, childless. Ana ho it Ib tbttt Captain Braucb Is a widower, without close family ties. While Captain jg. Branch has a large circle of pleasant acqualn,ur tances, yet he Is Intimate with few. His est heart aches and his sorrows were often con ed cealed behind a cheerful exterior. ,y. For several years his affliction has been a ge source of great anxiety to him, and his preie monitions of a serious result cast a gloom at over the life which had been, up to that time, hopeful and cheerful. The operation last week Is the second attempt at eradicating the sore by the use of H tbeknlle. About a year ago he submitted to the first operation, and the wound commenced healing so beautifully tliat Captain ?~T Branch and his friends thought thathe would "J1. soon be again a well man, but the wound never quite heated, and after a time the sore began to grow worse, and appeared In a more n" aggravated form. Although discouraged and disheartened Captain Branch again submitted to the use of the knife, from which he Is now suffering. Jst Captain Branch Is aged 53 years. He was A engaged lo the insurance business, from ist which he realized a competency. :{'ce ROARING ROCKY RIVER. i tb ne Note* From the (ily on Neven Hills. l^owndesvllle, Jan. 21,1S9I). u? Mrs. J. T. Barnes went to Greenville, Alon h" day to spend a while wltli kinspeople. Mr. Mhc McCalla left tbo latter part of the . w?-ek before last lor Nashville, Tenn., to enter ?the Business College In that place. This township furnished r lanter number of k Jurors, for the last term of the County Court, last week, than usual. Our quota was 5. The Couri was very short, lasting only about i" four davs. c Mr. W. G. Huckabeo, went to Anderson, Friday. Messrs. Harper & Latimer have begun busl( a ness again, In a building near the Depot, cli where they will continue till fall, when they tru expect to rebuild. ,a? Three 'ippu^nd three bears were on our Ikh streets SHUTrnay. The children and the [jls darkles ertjoyed the sight. The bears were |ie in fine order, and performed their parts very On well. pf. Mr. Marvin Mann was here Tuesday and ;i?e Wednesday, In place of Auditor Bradley, |He. listing the property of all who presented nd themselves. be- MaJ. and Mrs. F. W. H. Nance, of Abbeville, ntl came In Saturday evening, to spend a few his days. for Miss Ida Hawthorne of Latimer, was up th with us for a few hours, on Saturday. The mud. oh; the mud. If the roads get any worse than they are now, all travel upon them, other than horseback or foot, will be . 01 practically at an eud, until they do get better. 5)U A very unusual sight upon our streets on lid- Friday. I. e., a white man tied bard and fast ray with a rope. He was accused-of stealing a au" bale of cotton up near Cook's, was caught a (,1?" few miles below here, and was curried to Jail oa at Anderson, and Is now being boarded at tbe 1DK rxpenseof that county. Troupe. uce When In need of Cologne and Extracts, it tbe will pay you to go to. Mllford <S DuPre'e. ' - ' . 'it ' 7 .. ; TBOY'S TALK. All HorU of Good ThlnKR from a -] Modern City With a Classic Name Troy, S. C., Jan. 28,1899. The beautiful yesterday brought a large , congregation to the A, R. P. church. ; Kev. W. W. Jones from Ashevllle. N. C., c has accepted the call to the Baptist church ' here. e Pant. R. S. Robinson, from McCormlck. was up last week. . Mrs. 0. Y. Prentiss and children and her 1 sluier Miss Fnnnie Jay, are In Elberton for a week's stay. J From tbe steady coming In of cotton the crop was not half gathered before Christmas. 1 Judge Cook Is confined to his bed with grip and Is quite stck. On tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock at the ' home of tbe bride Rev. T. W. Klo*n will link ' the silver chains oi matrimony on the persons J of two of our deserving young people viz., Mlsi 1 Maggie Creawell and Mr. T. A. Talbert. He has won h prize and she, a kind and prosper- ' ous husband. May every cloud that overshadows their home be dispersed by God's 1 sunshine. For our invitation accept thanK?. ^ There are about (50) In number In the band I of traders In our town. They are quiet, and J seem to like this place. Mrs. J. F C. Cllnkscalesand little Alma and grandma Kay are In Mt. Carmel to see rela liven. Mrs. J. T. White ban bought Mr. J F. Widerutin's Block of goods and she Is moving la town to-day, and still the good /amiltes come j In. MIbb Mary Morrah from Bellvue Is teaching school near Mr. W. H. Kennedy's. 'The drummer Is seen every day and our merchants are buying, their Summer goods. The last twelve monthH have been trying, but now they forget the things that are behind and they filng "Never give up when trials come; And never look sad, and bine? Nor never sit down, with tear or frown, # Just paddle your own canoe." It seems tbat the schools In both of our counties are In wrangles. Tjere is something wrong In Denmark. There will be the regular service here In the A. R. church next Sabbath, the (6ib,) Sab bath. We are glad to write Mr. J. F. WIdeman Is Improving and hope be will soon be able to come home. The citizens of Greenwood County have erected a nice monument, over the grave of Mr. J. I E' bridge who was killed at Phoenix t on the 8 of November last. - : Have you tasted that sweet cucumber pick le at Mr. B. L. Taggarts? Well It is Just splendid, and cheap too, walk In and sample It. < Mrs. A. B. Kennedy who for several days ? has been so sick Is thought to be belter this a. m. s Mr. A. T. Robinson's family who left here j tor Texas In December are highly pleased, but this place 1b good enough for ur. Miss Ella Jennings and brother from Mo Cormlck visited Miss Isabel Dendy last week. Nick. ?? t 1841?1899. *" i Silk that Was Made Nearly Sixty Tears Ago?From Silk to Linen? From Linen to Cotton. School Commissioner James 8. Glbert bns la bis possession a piece or silk which was woven In 1841 by Mrs. Margaret Hartgrove Baskln, wife of James H. Bask Id, grandfather and grandmother of Mr. Glbert. It is ntllt a beautiful piece of elotb, and was spun of c thread gathered from the cocoons. At that time the people of this country paid some ( attention to the cultivation of silk, and planted mulberry trees, npon the leaves of which the silk worms were fed. The silk worms encased themselves in a cocoon and when the work was finished the worm was killed by the immersion In hot water of the cocoon which surrounded It. If allowed to live the worm would cut a hole for Its escape, which would cut the threads that go to make the cocoon. The silk worm, like the spider, weaves bis thread from bis own stomach, but nnlike the spider In spreading a net for prey, the silk worm weaves a case . around himself and lives In It dntil time for 1 It to come out, when it makes an opening, and comes out to be a butterfly. In dress goods both the warp and the filling 1 were made of the fiber?except In the doubling J process?just us It Is wound lrom the cocoon. The thread is doubled In the reallng process, and the size Is determined by the number of cocoons from which the fiber is wouod together. Mr. Glbert's grandmother always took premiums at the fairs whenever she exhibited her work. The Hugenots when they came to this conntm ohnnt 1MU hrnnrrhf Iho fl?r oil worms, and not until between 1840 and 1850 was tbe manufacture of silk In this county abandoned. Mrs. Baskln was among tbe last to give up tbe work. Tbe Industry Involved constant and careful attention, consequently tbe product was necessarily small. Tbe production of cotton and tbe cheapness of cotton clotb superseded tbe demand for silk which ? whs much blgber In price. Two hundred years aeo our people wore 1 silk and linen. Later linen largely superseded silk. Still later cotton superseded linen. And here we are. Even George Washington never wore a cotton shirt, and never slept between cotton sheets. He wore linen, and slept between linen sheets. ESCAPING CONTICT KILLED. ' i Young Hamlin, of Anderson, Shoots u Man Who find Broken Jail. ' Greenville News. Anderson, 8. C., Jan. 28.?This morning about 10.80 o'clock, young Frank Hamlin, son of J. C. Hamlin. of this city, shot and al most Instantly killed George Rice, an esciped negro prisoner. Rice and a partner had managed to break lall and while several were 6 io pursuit Rice turned upon young Hamlin who fired upon blm. Death came almost Immediately. Rice had bean confined In lall chareed with housebreaking. The coroner's Jury" Is now sitting on the case. ? m i What Next? j It does seem as though the t-eedmen would ' stop somewhere, but here comes a work of art. Think of It, twenty-tour pages lithographed In colors, not gaudy chromos, but 1 from photographs In colors, upon an entirely new plan. This, In Itself. Is enough to turn ' every woman's bead. Then follow about one 1 hundred more paces, filled wltli handsome half-tone Illustrations of Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables, photographed from nature, all printed on fine paper and enclosed in an elegant cover of white and gold. Vlck's Garden and Floral Guide also contains full descr|p? tlons and directions for planting Flowers and Vegetables, Plants. Bmall Fruits, eto. It explain's a Dew deoarture In selling Vegetable Seeds by weight In place of old style of packets ; also a grand offer giving customers credit for full amount of purchase to apply on order for Implements and useful articles. This splendid work of art will be mailed with a . Due Bill good for 25 cents worth of seeds, for , nnlv IS non t O Write Tonnoo \T l/?lrn Qsvrta Rochester, N. Y. * ^ Something: For Nothing. We have heard ofthe boy who wanted to < eat bis cake and keep It too. but never before of a business man who sold bin eonds and then gave the purchaser credit for theamonnt nald. To learn about this send to James Vicks Hons, of Rochester. N. Y.. who agree to db this In their Guide. The Gnlden Wedding edition of Vlck's Garden and Floral Guide Is certainly an artistic work, with its twentyfour pages lit hographed In colors, and nearly one hundred more pages filled with handsome half-tone illustrations, photographed from Flowers. Fruits, Vegetables and homes. While this Guide is really too expensive to give away, they give <t with a Due Bill for 25 cents wort h of seeds for on Iy IS'cents. Anoth er new feature Is the doing away with the old pocket of Vegetable Seeds and stating the quantity In each case, the buyer getting more I for his money. Nick Headache. The followincr cure for sick headache ] has been used with success, and is t much to be preferred to powerful t arugs wmcu miure me system, ana, * ir, taken repeatedly, are found to lose ? their efficacy. At the same time it is well to remember that pain is nature's danger signal, and a warning to rest. After driving off the headache, lie down for au hour or two and keep as quiet as possible during the rest of the J day. Neither the brain not the t stomach should be taxed for twentyfour hours. Mix a tablespoonful of cayenne pepper to a thick paste with vinegar, spread it on a strip ofthiu { cloth, which may be folded together, t and bind on the forehead, from temple t to temple. Then swallow a "pinch" ? of the peppea?say a quarter or a salt- \ spoonful?in a teaspoonful of vinegar f /\?* lnrriAii itif/iii Tho r\1 nofor n/ill Kiifn "? IVMJUII J U IVV. 1 lit ^ 1UOIV A ? 111 WUI U, ^ but not biister, and in the course of ten t minutes the headache will disappear y under, the stimulating effect of the 8 treatment. t - V**?'' EBSKINE COLLEGE. rhe Seml-Annoal Celebration Philc muiucnu liiioiai; owivi/i Invitatlobs are out for tbe ,Seml-Annni Celebration of tbe Phllomatbean Literary S< ilety. which takes place Friday evening, Jai iary 27tb, 1899, 7 : 80 o'olocfc In the ball of the Society. Doe Went, 8. C. President?A. G. Randolph, N. C. Assistant Judges?W. P. Robinson, S. C.; ( Li. Kerr. N. C. Freshman Declalroers?T. D. Carson, Vn E.J. McCain, N.C. Sophomore Declalmers?E. N. Orr, Tex rt. M. Grav. N. C. Senior Orator?J. R. Mlllen, 8. C. Query?Would an offensive and dofenslv illiance with England be beneficial to tt Jolted States ? Affirmative: J. B. Betts, I 3.; E. E. McCain, Tenn. Negative: A. I "Vrguuon, Ark.: C. M. Boyd,Miss. Marshals?S. D. Moore (chief), Ala.; T. V Sunter, N. C.; E. E. Strong. Tenn. Invitation Committee?J. L. Hunter, (chal nan), N. C.; T. D. Carson, Va.; 8. C. Jonnsoi Ma. E. N. Orr. Tex.: E. E. Strong, Tenn.; < VI. Boyd, Mips.; A. H. Ferguson, Ark.; W. J Anderson, S. G. TO ABBEVILLE'S CREDIT. Kindly Mention of Hon. P. B. Gar by the Editor of the Newberr Herald and News. The oldest member of the House Incontl ious service Is Hon. F, B. Gary, of Abbevlll vho was elected spesker without oppoaltloi has been In the House continuously slni 890. He makes a good presiding officer an fives general satisfaction.?Newberry Heral ind News. L. T. dc T. Id. Miller's Locals. 10 lbs. good green coffee for 31.00. 4 lbs. dried appleB for 25o. Evaporated apples In 1 lb. packages, 12%o. 16 lbs. granulated sugar for 81.00. 18 lbs. "C" Bugar for $1.00. Remember our oil wagon will continue I iround three days In the weok?Tuesday Cbursdays and Saturdays. 911 Kara nf cnnri nnan for SI.(VI. Remember we sell kerosene and gasollt >il. Special prices on oil by the barrel. Ca ind see as before baying. Call up pbone75 when yon are In need < mytblng In tbe grocery line. We dellv< ;oodB any where in the olty free. L. T. & T. M. MILLER. Locals. Just baallDg up a fresh lot of "Grandet lour," tbe very finest. East proof seed oats. Molasses and syrupB of all kinds. Plow tools of all kinds. Stocks handle )lows, bolts, etc, Sbovels, forks, bames, singletrees, Lard, cottolene, bams, bacon. Get cottolene. The new shortening. Buck wheat, rolled oats. White flsh, salmon, bacon, shoulders. Canned goods of all kinds. TobaccA all kinds and grades, from tt sheapest to something good. 8chool slates, tablets, books, pencil boxi ?tc., 4c. W. D. Rarksdale. IB Sill 31en Jones Hardware Co. to Jas. J. Jones. Foreclosure Chattel Mortgage. By VIRTUE OF THE POWER COl erred ia and by a certain mortgage given b 31en-Jones Hardware Co., to Jsmea J. Joni >n the 18ib day of September, 1888,1 will ae o the highest bidder on FEBRUARY 9, 189 n front of the Court House In the olty of A1 levllle, between the hoars of 10 a. m., and J. m., the entire stock of HERCHANDISE )f the GLEN-JONES HARDWARE CO., coi listing of COOLS, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, CU1 wTT?ntr nntfa a imrnnniTAtf UiMnv. ILAXVI, UUilO) fliumuiuiivil, ittaVAUil" ERY 8UBPLLE8, WAQON MATERIAL, ' IRON, NAILS, CORDAGE, PAINTS, jpOVB8, TINWARE, SHOW CASES, DESKS, IRON SAFE, -AND ALL OTHER ITTINOS AND FIXTURES. ALSO AI BOOK ACCOUNTS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF CREDITS. Levied on and to be Bold to satisfy tbeafor aid mortgage and costs. F, W. E, NANCE, Agent, Jan. 24,1899. ? mm of mn X : IVTOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVBN THAT TH partnership heretofore existing ar mown as R. C. WILSON & CO., has th lay been dissolved by mutual consent. L. ' ind T. M. MILLER having bought the I .erem of R. C. WILSON, will contlnne tl justness, assuming the liabilities of the la lrm. R. C. WILSON, T rr 1LT11 r.PD JaD. 10,1898. Ti M. MILLER. Notice to Debtors. A LL persons Indebted to the late firm c* R. C. WILSON & CO.. must mal irnmpt settlement wltti L. T. and T. I vlILLER. successors. L. T. MILLER. Jan. 16, 1899. T. M. MILLER. Before Buying SPLENDID LOT OF HORSES AND MULE! TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK AT THE STABLES Otf" M. Hill & Sons Want to Buy Land. r ANDO WNERS In this County bavin Li land for sale will fled It to their Intere o communicate with me as to location, nun ier of acres and very lowest price for sam ly object Is to 'nduce good citizens to sett moDKst us and i bope land will be quoted I be very lowest possible figures. Jan. 24, 1899, tl WYATT AIKEN. Notice to Trespassers. \ LL PERSONS are hereby warned nott bunt, flub, or otherwise trespass upo be lands owned or controlled by me. Jan. 24, 1S99, tf H. W. LAWSON. A famous preacher once gave th blowing illustrations : ''It isiustriu ive how aach living thing takes fron he sunbeam what it wants?one it iroma, another its color, a third it uciou* taste. So should we extrac rom Chri3t whatever we require t< joraplete our character. The short empered must take patience ; the pas donate, purity ; the cowardly, mora itrength ; the domineering, patience he downcast, comfort." / : \ ' . y ' c-> / ENGLAND'S PERIL ) Wbst Would Happen If the Road to Ln don Were Open. > If the single Idea were entertained tha a- the road to London was open, the effect o kt that idea would be for the hour rain sue! as the world has never witnessed? Tb J. panic might, we believe would, suspeni the whole social organization of the king ' flora. All banks would shut their doors ,; The means of paying wages would be un procurable, masses of men threatens ,e with starvation would be raging In oit; ie streets as the Athenian mob raged, an< 3. unless parliament bad very trusted leader its deliberations might only add to th j. general confusion. London knows in stlnotlvely that, If attacked by a triumph ?* ant enemy, it can neither be defended no fed; that, in fact, its only solid proteotioi 3. would be viotory in the field, and London if It got out of hand, would be a pande monium such as only shells oould reduo to order. We English despise foreign na tlons because their capitals are liable t "excitement." nanic. aimless insurrection ary movements, or revolts like that of th 7 commune, but we have do experlenc r wbioh justifies our overweening confidence We have no more idea of what Londoi Q- would be under the infiuenoe of terro q' than what the solar system would be i ce the law of gravitation were suspended. A1 >d m]gbt be, all 'Would be, put right in time for the national character is sound. Ther must be 600,000 men in the island wb have been through the military mill, am . the supply of varied capacity is unlimited but the influence of the dark week wouli be felt all throu^iout our subsequent his tory. Just imagine the effect of the tele grams upon India, upon the colonies, upoi the whole of the mercantile "plant" scat tered over earth?of wbioh the meroantll 10 marine is only a part?accessible to th 8' news. The week would cost us a nations debt in money alone, besides its future ef I. *-1 ^ J0 ACUU IJU bUC UOBbTUUUUll UI bUO luca buq ,11 England is in the world the one invlolabl magazine for the storage of universe of wealth.?London Spectator. SPUN IN PHILADELPHIA. A Breezy Tarn About Chimney Whicl Moat Not Be Believed. ,r Turnkey Tomllnson of the Twenty eighth dlstriot polloe station spins 10m marvelous yarns for the benefit of the ten derfoot reporter who visits his preoinot ii search of news. "Talk abont oold ai drafts," be remarked one evening, al though not a soul had mentioned the sub ject, "I remember once down in Kentuck; I helped to build a big stone ohimney The scaffolding'was on the inside, and w> all. oaught severe oolds from the draft When the scaffolding was being takei te down, the current of alrwas so strong tha wo found it muoh easier to allow th 88 boards and trestles to scud out the top o the ohimney with the current of air as boo: - as they were detached than to pass then down the chimney to the door of the house "When the chimney was cleared of th scaffolding, the drawing power was tei rifle. To make a Are was out of the quec tion. Shavings, wood, everything went u; the ohimney and out at the top. It wa necessary to get out of the line of the draf for safety. The table was suddenly seize ? in the current, a crash of broken legs, an,i up the ohimney 16 went. Then the chum the chairs, the oat, which held on for dea life to the carpet with its claws, when s wbishl carpet, oat and all went up th M flume. Shortly a darky came In with i 11 tbiok cord wood stick over his shoulder 9, The suotion gipbbed him, but the sticl b- stuck crosswise in the chimney, wblol 2 gave us time enough to wall her up Now It is only used as a wind siren ?b ca] the bands in the distillery by pulling on a stone at its base and letting the al whistle through'it." And the tenderfoo reporter wandered out into the night in i a dated manner.?Philadelphia Reoord. Name* of Diahea. P- The names bestowed upon certain dishe baveioften an origin entirely distinct froz technical consideration. This is true c the well known eplgrammes d'agneau a 1 Miobelet or a la Toulouse, as it is mor fpfionentlv called. Miohelet was the oool of a young Fronoh marquise of the las century, who was Doted for her lack o education. On a certain occasion she gav a dinner to the offloers of the regimen Cholseul-Cavalerle. During the functioi X her guests spoke of a banquet that the bad attended on the previous evening, a which the host had entertained them wit many new and brilliant epigrams. Th marquise supposed that "epigrams" re e- ferred to culinary surprises. Consequent! shp summoned Micbelet, her cook, and 01 dared him to prepare some epigrama to dinner on the following day. Miobele was greatly troubled as to how he was t obey the order. He recollected, howevei that he bad in the larder some very aupei _ lor lamb. He braised the breast, remove the bones, cut the meat into pieoea an ] bread crumbed and fried them. He the: ! ( cooked the outlets, arranged tbem on dish alternately with tbe braised breae and served them with a suitable garnls under tbe name of epigrammea d'agnea ,4 a la Mlohelet, by wbloh name, or a 1 u Toulouse, tbe ooncoctlon has ever sine T- Iwan trnnarn "Vf>W Ynrk fitin. a- * *" je te The uur*i Ring. The czar of Russia Is said to be very or perstitioos and to have great oonfldenoe i: relics. He wears a ring In which'he b< lleves is embedded a piece of the tra oross. It was originally one of the treat urea of the Vatican, and was presented t of an ancestor of the czar for dlplomatlo ret te sons. The value whloh the ozar sets upo the ring, with Its embedded relic, Is show; by the following fact: Some /ears ago th ozar was traveling from St. Petersburg t - Moscow. He suddenly discovered that h bad forgotten the ring. The train wa stopped Immediately and a special messez ger sent flying baok on an express engln for It. Nor would the ozar allow the tral do move until, several hours afterward, th messenger returned with the ring. 1 Dos and Alligator. j That a dog may best an alligator appeal by the experience of the Hon. D, B. Stuai of Victoria, Fla. His dog was swimmln in a lake there, when Mr. Stuart, seein an alligator oornlng, called to the dog t oome ashore. The dog started, but th alligator was gaining when the dog turne and seized It. .Both went nown, out * dog came up unharmed and the alligato . with a lacerated lower jaw. The hardest of all cements Is that know as Portland cement, wbioh, when 'hart K ened, attains the appearance and propertle ? of the oelebrated Portland stone, fror e wbioh the most magnificent structures 1 le England have been erected. It was lz 11 vented In 1824 by Joseph Aspden, a maso of Leeds. Broth will keep fresh for a week If cauliflower la belled along with the othfl vegetables. ^ Why The Third Finder In Used. (From the Philadelphia Inquirer.) e .. How many women who fondly lov \ the golden symbol of their weddinj a vow know why they wear it. on th 9 the third finger of the left hand !t That particular digit was chosen be 0 cause it was believed by the Egyptian r to be directly connected by a slende h nerve to the heart itself. Aud the?< 1 ancient worshippers of Isis held thi . finger sacred to Apollo aud the sun '. and therefore gold was the metal choa en for the ring. . WIDE TIRES TESTEIC - PROVED SUPERIOR TO THOSE OF ;; H % 8TANDARD WIDTH. j a n>? Draft of the Wide Tire* Materially , jjit; ? Lighter Than the Narrow on Nearly All Kindt of Road*?Broad Wheel* Better 'J| ' l on the Farm?Coct No Greater. . *dsKfO j Elaborate testa of the draft of wide ' fan y and narrow tires, extending over a .flB I period of 1% years, have recently been s completed by the Missonri agricultural S 0 ATnOfiTr*onf c+ofinVi of Py*lm?aWa Wlft *i - VA^UAiUIOUlV DVHUIVU UV WlUAUUlOf VTA1VOD ''?? * a correspondent of the St. Louis GlobeDemocrat . These tests have been made . ' on macadam, gravel and dirt roads in / . all conditions, and also on the meadows | I and plowed fields of the experimental a farm. Contrary to pnblio expectation, in 0 nearly all cases the draft was materially lighter when tires 6 inches wide Were 6 used, than with tirea of standard width. e The load hauled was in all case* the i j same, and the draft was most carefully yd r determined by means of a self record-' B f ing dynamometer. v 1 On macadam Btreets, bard and . i, smooth, as an average of all teste, the 6 difference of draft was in favor of the ? 6 inch tire, and the same draft required to haul a ton load with narrow tires ? over this street hauled more than 1% tons with the broad tires. On gravel ). roads the results show that the draft rea quired to haul 2,000 pounds with nar- ^ ; row tires hanled 2,610 pounds on the , 6 broad tires. 0 On dirt rnnrlo Hrxr nnrl hard untl frna . ?&SM , from ruts, the broad tires pulled more j than 'one-third lighter, since 2,766 . V'liS e pounds could be hauled <on the broad ' I tires with the same effort required to ' 'jfjjjm haul 2,000 pounds on the narrow tires, i||S On a dirt road cut into rata by the narrow tires in the ordinary travel, with hard surface, the results are in favor oi 7 ..'' ? II the broad tire, after the second run, ^ even when the broad wheels are ran ' over the ruts made by the narrow tires. \ On mud roads, spongy on the surface s q and soft, underneath, the broad tires ^ t drew one-half lighter than the narrow 1 tires. Three thousand and sixty pounds i- on the broad tires pulled as light ai y 2,000 pounds on the narrow. On the same road, when soft and sticky on top 0 and firm underneath, the narrow tixei Ji&? j pulled materially lighter, the difference iY 4? HABD ON EOBSSS. >, [From L. A- W. Bulletin.] r amounting to an average of one-third, ).*3 ' or a load of 2,666 pounds could be . * drawn With the narrow tires as easily as a,000 pounds on the broad tires. rjfiflM i When this same road had been wet to a ^ h great depth by continued rains, and u the mud had become stiff and sticky, i) so that it would gather on the wheels; A.'hS t the difference was again largely in fa? ' vor of the narrow tires. In this case a ? load of 8,200 pounds was drawn with ' the same draft on narrow tires as a . 2,000 pound load on the broad tires. These two are the only oonditians at. 4 the dirt road in which the narrow tires a showed to advantage?via* When the ii sunace is too wee, son or sioppy w a compress tinder the broad tires, and is e underlaid with a hard, dry substratum. * In the nature of the case this condition of road surface is of short duration. If 1 the rains cease, a few hoars of sun in t the spring, summer or fall will dry the Q surface materially, or so that it will y compress and pack under the broad >t tires, enabling a given load to be drawn h over its surface with the wide wheels 6 with muoh less draft than on the nar- ' K row ones. If more rain falls, this sub? stratum is softened, and the narrow p tires cut deeper, resulting in a greatly it increased draft, compared with the o broad tires. -? , The second condition of dirt roads favorable to narrow tires is when tbemnd d is deep and stiff, and stioky enough to d gather on the broad wheels. A careful ? observation for the last two years has .t shown a stiff, poorly drained clay road 3!U _ X J-J _ ' h to 06 m inis conaiuon uui a jl?w uiucb, a and then for but a short while. * a On meadows and pastures the results e have been strikingly in favor of the broad wheels. When the meadows an soft, from 8,000 to 4,000 pounds may be hauled on the broad wheels with the '* same draft as that required to hanl a ? load of 2,000 pounds on the narrow v g wheels. On stnbble land and plowed ground the results are favorable to the o broad wheels. . i- The experiments practically demonn strate that the impression that the broad < D wheels in the average condition of road 6 will increase the draft is wrong. . ? In round numbers the sum of $20,g 000,000 is paid out each year for the maintenance of our publio roads outside ,e of the oities. This estimate does not u include the cost of permanent improve A- 4 n mnof AOtnO IB ZI16I11U. JXll uujjiuvcuicuw uiuoh wuv from expenditures above this amount It is well known that the narrow tired vehicles are among the most destructive' * agents known to the publio highways. These pnblio roads may be maintained g at a greatly reduced expense by substio tuting 6 inoh tires for the 1% inoh tires e now used. Inasmuch as the cost of the d wide tired wheels is not greater than e that of those now in use, also oonsiderr ing that they are as durable u the narrow tire wheels, and the fact just demonstrated that the draft ii net increased by their use, but in the average ,g case materially decreased, remove the last objeotion against the gradual adopn tion of the broad wheel on the farms, >- the country roads and city streets. For Q the farm and country roads the tires -i 1J i,? laoo fViun A inrhni wirifL ESUUU1U UUb uo ivoo uu?u v amvmv* ? ? ?< a For the city streets 4 inches should to t the minimum ^idth. '/ \ \V The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure is to correct ourselves. Finding fault with another is only a e roundabout way of bragging on your? 9elf. ? Happy is the man who, when the ' storm beat9 upon him, knows how to " stick to his task. ? "For me to live is Christ." This is 3 the ideal of Christian life exemplified 3 iu actual experience. ( We have much to thank God for. Let us thank him. Let us tell others of what he has done for us.