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p W . l K BERMUDA GRASS. y*. * * The Jerney Cow-Hfr .Vilk-nnd the ** 41 ?u An All rruuiB vu xmaa* One of the leading spirits iu the dairying industry of Georgia which has developed so rapidly durning the L ' past few j'ears is Mrs. B. W. Hunt, of | Eatonton. Several years ago she wrote an article which was widely copied at the time, but it has not been seen in print for some time. The article is so full . of practical and valuable information about the dairy industry in its rejation to Bermuda, the blue grass of Georgia, that there is considerable demaud for its publication, and the Atlanta Journal reproduces it: The question has been asked me what advance dairying has made in the South since the war, and I cannot answer the question better than by giving some facts and figures gained i iu a personal experience. The country I reside in is geographically the center of the State of Georgia and lies in that "blacfc belt" (so called because the negroes far out . number the whites), devoted exclu5* sively to cotton culture, extending from Virginia to Texas. The foil originally fetile, has been much exhausted bv the ruinous system of farming known as "clean "culture." So deadly and persistent a light having been waged for years against the two enemies of the cotton plant, grass and shade, that our once rich plantatof' r .i tions have long been in danger of be '?> ing transformed into arid deserts. Years ago my husband purchased North and brought here a nmall herd of Jerseys,' and we began selling the butter and increase from the herd, under the difficulties of acclimating the animals and controlling the thermometer in this semi-tropical region. From our little experiment, however, n.isiK foa 111 fa hova fnllrtWPd t.hat, must impress the most confirmed and hardened disbeliever in that "specialized" animal, the butter cow! Let it be borne in mind that at the time we brought our Jerseys to the county, the small amount of butter made here was 'principally consumed on the farms where the animals were raised, only an insignificant portion finding its way to the market. The native Southern cow was a wretched creature poorly fed, and cared for, and ? managed and milked by ignorant negroes, who starved and beat her without mercy, her unhappy offspring also coming in for its share of abuse. No calf was raised on the bucket or pail. The negro allowed it to suck to start the flow of milk, then drove It from mWK Klnwa a n H fhia aimlr 1 WO UIUIUCI rr ibu wiv ?f u, MUV? v?.v.? inland beating continued during tbe :> whole process of milking varied by . occasional whacks on the cow when she did not "give down her milk.', This mode of treatment, coupled with insufficient food and exposure to inclement whether, did not produce a breed of covfrs calculated to make dairying a safe or profitable business ji-V in the Southern States. The result was, taking my section a& typical, the South drew large butter supplies from the North, it being generally conceded that this commodity must be always imported here, as neither grass for the making nor ice for the t-aving were indigenous to the realm of King Cotton. A wonderful revolution, however, has taken place in 10 years, in ideas and methods agricultural in my section ; arid while it is due in part to the general breaking up throughout the South of princely plantations into ?mall farms, and une turning of attention to diversified industry, the 'ntroduction here of the Jersey cow has been the greatest factor in producing the result. Once acclimated she has thriven on the tropical grasses through the long summers of this latitude as though to the manor born, and by ttiat subtle alchemy known only to her kind, she has transmuted the gold of Southern sunshine through her butter into the farmer's pocketbook. My county, that so short a time ago imported its butter, now manufactures all ita home supplies, and exports largely ! I quote from the boofcs or the express company here. From April 1, 1886, to March 31, 1887, exported 33,000 pounds; from October 1, 1887, to September 30, 188b, exported 5o,000 pounds. An increase of 50 per cent, in one year, and tbe demand has fully kept up with the increased supply! I reiterate the statement that the introduction of that little butter machine, the Jersey cow, has ^accomplished these results a few years under untold disadvantages. Every dairy in tbe couuty that is making money has now its herd of Jerseys, puro or graded, and tbe breed once tried has never been abandoned for any other. The short horn, Devon, Ayrshire and Brahmen have all been successively, if not successfully employed, but it was left for the little Jersey to put dairying on a paying ? basis in tbe South. Kemembering that our county ships more butter than any other in tne State, the facts pay eloquent tribute to the profitableness of this breed. With tfcte Introduction of these valuable butter cows has come naturally an appreciation of fine pastures, and of all grasses that are indigenous to the climate, or are capable of cultivation here; and with grass has come shade, moisture, rest and fertility to the worn out cotton fields. The hitherto worthless Bermuda lands are proving a source of greater revenue to tbe planter than all his proud acres of "fleecv staple," and plantations run over with this pest(?) that were once offered, on that account, lower than others, are now held at higher prices. And strange it is to see a gray-haired Southern planter coaxing the once despised Bermuda grass to live, thus mutely and toucbingly acknowledging his life-long error in fighting his best fripnd?now the laat hone of hift old age. Perhaps the Northern reader may asfe, "What is Bermuda grass?" The botanist will answer, it is the Cynodon dactylon, but one may look deeper than nomenclature and learn more. It is the child of summer and a product of the tropies! It riots in the sun, droops in the shade and dies at the touoh of frost. It has been in the South the Ishmaelite of grasses, with "every man's hand against it." A wandering outcast. A "Bedouin of the desert." A free, wild rover, ever unconquered and unconquerable. Un der the fircest down pouring solar heat it will cover a desert with an emerald sheen, where the whole family of civilized grasses, timothy, red top and clover, would wither or perish. Its origin is a mystery, and its life has a history?a history of never ending persecution and struggle for existence. Tradition says, it is an alien to our shores, a waif from far off coral reefed islands, borne on the wings of ' the hurricane from Bermuda to the .South Atlantic States. It thrived and waxed strong here where it found such sunny skies and genial soil, and soon began to wander far and wide. But alas! it had entered the realm of a hoary tyrant "old King Cotton," and the mighty monarch who ruled the world, swore by his white, white beard, death and deotructiou to the au? J f * . dacious foreigu invader. Tlien began a war 01 exiernunauou: iucu uy i inch, year by year, bunted by fire and, sword, the Bermuda grass retreated to | its stronghold, the inaccessible! swamps and wild Southern jungles, T) and there it bided its time. But there V came a day when the realm of the * tyrant was invaded by a queen. "Oh, every inch a queen was she, And she came from an isle that is over the sea, And she came to set the country free From a despot's sway, King Cotton." She quickly found the long perse- n cuted, hidde" one, and called : Come r forth, and bless this land. Fear not, for lo! I am thy friend and ally for evermore." Then with a mad scamper, the untamed little runway grass went over rr the valleys and hilta of tde South, but ' never far from his friend and preserver. Close, close to her he ever creeps for protection. When you see the lifted head of the Jersey Queen, from Texas plains to Georgia "cane- . brake," look down at her feet aifd there you will find her faithful fol- *lower?Beamuda grass. |i What I have written is not a poetical fable. It is a true story and more. It is an epitome of history, a brief compendium of all the marvelous changes and transformations that have silently, like the unseen forces of nature, been at work in the South for 20 years. And I wMi the gift were mine to state the wondrous facts with I such power that the most careless J reader of these lines could not forget, nor slightly pass them over. i One might almost say that from a revolution that shook a continent with its throes, all the stupendous results evolved in the cotton States, might be ~ summed up in two comprehensive p. words?Bermuda grass. CJ For to the thoughtful student of men and events, they embody the belief that "old things have passed _ away" with all the pathos and over- l? whelming change these words imply. They represent the new South, with Ar its new life, dew aspirations, new con- at ditions and destiny, and they contain the "sum and substance of all things Ar hoped for," if yet unseen in the South- Ar ern atates, diversified-industries and ponnnmindi i n f pi I i ypn t; RPrifMllture. And may a Southern woman, whose l only interests and hopes are in her l native land make in conclusion a pro- ? pbecy ? L The Northern traveler to my section of the South a years hence will see not l the God-forsaken, tree-girdled wastes, jj but waving fields of grain, and green & ! pastures with fine cattle and wellfilled barns, and every sign of a pros- l perous farming people. The whole ^ beautiful region that stretches at the foot of the Alleghanies through the a Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama will * vie witn the famous "blue gras lands" A of Kentucky in rich meadows, choice dairy products and blooded stock. l Here are no drifting snows nor icy ? storms, no blizzard frozen pastures. L That nature has marked this garden l spot with the sign and seal of her ap* \ p'roval as the true dairy region of ^ America, who can doubt? Over it A* she has arched skies as sunny, and Lv fanned it with air as soft, as those of ?r the island of Jersey ; and given it ad- ?y vantage over all the other sections, not Ar only in never ending summers, but in ( perpetually flowing pure waters and s. [rich responsive soil that only needs wl( appreciative care and skilled labor to alc reward the husbandmand with plenteous harvest. With the vivid interests just awakened in dairying, the abandonment of ~ exclusive cotton culture, the emigration here of Northern people who will ( teach us their hubits of industry, thrift fre and economy, there is a future at last hoi dawning for those of us who live in I the "black belt of the South." Mrs. B. W. Hunt. | Summer Arrivals I A ...AT... | I ..Haddons.. f White and Printed Organdies. ? .White and Colored Piques. $ White and Black Mulls. iVi A new and beautiful Hue of ] i!i EMBROIDERIESJustrecelved. if? See our CRASH and DUCKS for Summer Skirts. A new lot Justin. | R. M. HAD1 Abbeville ?ia We wish to call yc SOME SEA50N/ Refrigerators. highly ornamental, absolutely c economical in ice, long lived. l-?f*PkPk7l*f?C ^av< 1 i WvtVl three quart ?the "Peerless Iceland"?in fou "Water Coolers, ah* W** We have th ? 1 Jr ? mIIS- plated, comple anteed. Ice Shavers. Ice picks. Toilet Sets. setw very close price ; order now. Base Ball Goo< ^ O t 1 TT T 1 Mits, &c., on nana, we nave n Special prices to clubs in lots. Osborne, Mowers and Rakes, Avery Plows, Grain Cradles, S Remember we make Screen I idi ' ... ,'k ' . ' "ime and Tide fait For No Man! c p SOME CLOCKS AND " WATCHES AKE MADE TO SELL-THEIR n 'rices Are Very Low. OTHER CLOCKS AND fl WATCHES ARE MADE TO KEEP TIME? hey Cost More. If accuracy is your object, uuy ine uaiie>iv, iud former will answer yonr b purpose, and you save a little money. The same b 1b true with tc Repairing. A CHEAP job on a good watch means depreciating Its money value. A watch is not ruined by time, but by bad handling. If you want good repairing at a b moderate price, bring It to C. Bernau,p 7 y. The Jeweler. 6 s larleston and Western Carolina R. R 0 Augusta and Asbeville Short Line. In effect Jan. 8,1899. S i? ' Augusta 9 40 am 1 40 pm Greenwood 12 15 pm f, ' Anderson 6 10 pm Laurens 1 20 pm T 00 am Greenville ..... 3 00 pm 10 15 am |i Glenn Springs - 4 00 pm * Spartanburg 3 10 pm 10 20 am Salada 5 88 pm b Hendersonvllle 6 08 pm si Ashovllle 7 00 Dm Ashevllle 8 20 am b Spartanburg 11 45 am 3 05 pm t< Glenn Springs 10 U0 am v Greenville 12 01 am 4 00 pm si Laurens 1 37 pm a Anderson 7 00 am Greenwood 2 37 pm 5 00 am cl Augusta 5 10 pm 11 10 am Calhonn Falls 4 44 pm p Raleigh 2 10 am ....... .. ' Norfolk 7 80 am 1 Petersburg 6 00 am Richmond 8 15 am Augusta 2 55 pm Allendale 5 00 pm Fairfax 5 15 pm Yemassee 9 45 am 0 20 pm Bpaufort 10 50 am 7 20 pm Fort Koyal 11 05 am 7 85 pm Savannah.. 8 35 pm Charleston 9 10 pm Chfirlflntnn 6 40 am Sbvannah 7 00 km Port Royal 1 40 ptn 8 30 am Beaufort 1 55 pm 8 40 am Yemassee 3 05 pm 9 45 am Fairfax ?... 10 51 am Allendale 11 05 am Angngta. 1 10 pm Greenwood 4 25 am Laurens 6 00 am Laurens 7 00 am Spartanburg - 10 20 am Spartanburg 8 10 pm Lr.urens 6 80 pm Qieenwood 12 25 pm ?lose connections at Greenwood for all points od A. L. aud C. A 9. Railways, and at Spartanburg th Southern Railway. for any Information relative to tickets, rates, schedi, etc., address W. .1. CRAIG. Gen. Pass. Agent. Augusta, Gt. E. M. NORTH. Hoi. Aeont T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Drink cherry phosphate?a specialty by lford <fc DuPre. )n these hot afternoons nothing Is so resblng as a "Lolly Pop.1' Sold at Speed's la fountain. I. C. Wilson Is headquarters for fresh coun' better. He sells none but the best (ilve ii a trial. ihoes and Slippers. J -adie\ Hisses and W Children's Slippers ^ it Prices to Suit Everybody $ ? ? t We have GO pairs of HEEL vfv on/1 SPR1 HP.F.r, STTORS if/ J and SLIPPERS tbat will be sold at a greatly yK ^ Reduced Price, w s w c White, Pink and Blue KID Jl* SHOES with Soft Soles, for \jf c INFANTS, at 15 and 25 Cents a a pair. ?ON & CO. | ; a rdware Co. >ur attention to ' ^BLE GOODS. J Get a "GUNNERY," the J best maee ; all hard wood, 4 r\f oil" . ICd.il, il CC Lll LUiaiiwii ui an, g i the "Wonder" in two and J : sizes. The newest and best i r and six quarts. J es and colors. i ie improved keyless, nickle J te in itself. Every fan guar- d Ice chippers- I e can give you a three piece f 11 1 O-^ T*Uio ic o > an colors, at oyu jl ma ^ a A large stock of S -to. Balls, Bats, Masks, I larked the prices very close. J Chattanooga, Syracuse and ! cythes, Sweeps, Hoes, &c. 4 )oors and Windows to order. 2 i Amos B. Morse's LocaI*. j -- nlontar tho \Y IIBOD or r'HIUJOLLU UUUUU piuukVii- iuv sat on earth. Try one. A few tlDe Irish potatoes to plant or eat. J be last lot for this season. ' A barrel of fine cucumbers in brine Just re- 1 jived. They afe nice and cheap. ) It Is getting time to sow "German millet." ome and get your seed. , Nice English cured shoulders 9 cents a : ound. You need one of them. Good stock fresh canned goods, pickles, pi i res, &c. Amos B. Morse. | tight In tbe Swim on the Following: Ooudo. lyd while lawns at 0, 8, and 10 cent, veryl ne and nice. 1 Calicoes, cheviots, drills, sattlens, etc. Sheetings, bleechings etc. A bargain in towels at 5,10,15c. 1 Some bargains in ladles and childrens unerwear. A nice line of 5o. shirting. Lots of straw bata cheap, and lots of notions uttoDS etc., low down. Canned goods down to nothing, pork and eans 5c. can, 81b cans lOo, okra and toma>es 10c, can. Leader and excelsior flour, the flnest. Salt, soda, soap, baking powders, etc. Kerosene oil, any way you want it. Come In and Bee, W. D. Barked ale. C. P. Hammond's the place for garden hose, ath tubs, eto. hid. Liion conee ior 51. w n?uu. Try a elans of our delicious olaret pboshate. Mllford & DuPre. Tbere is no use to tell you anything about lilford & DuPre's drug store, but go and Bee. Kodol, tbe great dyspepsia remedy, for sale y Mllford & DuPre, Pbone 107. Bromo-qulnine will cure a'cold In one day. old by P. B. 8peed. Moth balls for sale by Speed. See R. C. Wilson before buying your bay-, irn, flour &c. A nice line of combs and balr brushes at peed's. A big bargain In castlle soap at Speed's. Catch your flies with tanglefoot. Plenty esh and good at Speed's. If you neecf a barrow for your crop, come nd get one, 81 each and the best Investment ou can msKe. Amos B. Morse. A few flower Jars left. Stock almost exausted and tben no more until next eason. Amos B. Morse. Try Wllburn'sseed meal lor horses, cows, ogs, and poultry. A splendid medicine, jnlc and lnvigorator, also Louse Killer, for egetables, or animals, heave cure and cralcb cure. Try a sample package of any of bove. Amos B. Morse. uuy your Kerosene irom xv. vthhiu, m?j lal prices by the barrel. Kill all the flies in your house with insect owder. For sale by Speed. Velvet candy fresh at Speed's. *y* *y* yfr *y* Sir *y" y* "y* y y " f* Soda \ EB3frKE ^ ALL THE VE ^ ICE COLD DR , a^a^EE ^ HARRIS O -/K- ^ ^ A* *A* 'In* * * NEW ASSORTMENT 4 FRESH LOT OF FLOUR, MEA GRITS. Call and see us before b CRACKERS?We have that departm /e have been in business have we sold e ome of our fine Tea Flake Crackers ai Iweet Crackers are up to date. SYRUPS?Our line oi Syrups are n( ity. Call and try some of our Georgia Among a lot of new goods just in and ase of Lobsters, Shrimp, Deviled Crabs nd Tongue. Also some nice Jellies am Oar line of Fickles are up to aaie, uot weet. Call and try them before?buyinj Remember, we are headquarters foi Ipecial price to parties buying by the ba o around Three Days iu each week?Ti Our line of Vegetables, Fruits, and C< ee us when you are in need of anything 5 and your order will recpive prompt at t your home, no matter what part of tt Yours to p Z,. T. & T. JS No. 4 Hotel Block and Fac WE KEEP THE ] Furniture, Coffi: IN ABBEVILLE COUN THE BEST SERVICE LOWEST PRICE. > PHONE, RESIDECE, > " STORE, [ GIVE US A CALL ^ ! McDILL < i 1' Lady's Rambling** at R. . Bernan's Jewelry Store. J Beauty pins 20ots for tb? balf dozen are fold sy the gross In a week at Bernau's. They sure , ire beauties at tbe price. Blouse set wttb pins for tbe front Is tbe very mienc. hjcj two ocu nnu a<>.^u^.Uv, ?matbyf<t8 and corals. Prices range from iScts, to S2 for gold plate. A lot of beautiful Jardlenlers will bcsoidat i bargain prices 82 50 large fancy pots will go for $1.50 It will pay you 10 investigate tbis lot. ( Mr. Bernau lias just added a new department Kodak, and Kastmon photographic suppiles can hereafter be had at Factory prices, you saving the express charges. J. R. Glenn's Locals. All wheat flour $3.35 a barrel at Glenn's. New shipment fine patent and half patent flour at Glenn's? below market value. Sugar cured and country bams, "Monogram" apple vinegar, fine syrups, full line fresh fancy groceries at Glenn's. Hny, corn, bran and cotton seed meal at Glenn's?delivered In city limits. Rio coffee 81-3 at Glenn's. A good Jersey cow with young calf for sale by J. R. Glenn. If you wlsh to raise fine chickens buy a set ting barred piymoum rocn eggs iruui j. xv. Glenn. What Is tbat at Mllford a DuPre's. Go and Ice cream sodas and all kinds of delicious and refreshing cold drinks at Speed's soda fountain. Soda water and every thing in tbe way of ice drinks at Mllford <k DuPre's drug store. Men wbo chew tobacco can get tbe very best on tbe market at Harrison & Game's. Tbe best flavoring extracts tbat can be bougbt lor sale by Speed. ABBEVILLE HOSPITAL w ? nrinfin MTT-nnTinvr a. 11. KM, SUM*. T*HE place to carry your SICK WATCHES A and BROKEN CLOCKS, where they will be looked after aDd attended to at all boars of the day with skill and experience. No turning you away or sending Patients off to have them treated elsewhere, bat I will pat tbem going at prices to salt the times. feiiii Presents, Clocks, and JEWELRY. Prices Down. H. D. REESE, THE PEOPLE'S JEWELER. Ny wy^ ""y ?y Va tor ! jg K3K5ES <V^? RY LATFST -fff INKS ? ^ ?#> N & GA.MB 1# ?& A. .A. A. A. .A. ./L A. A. A? JL ??^cj4 ' OF GROCERIES, s L, CORN, BACON, LARD, RICE, uyihg. ent uow In great shape. Never since 10 many crackers as now. Call and try ad Block's Fine Sodas. Our line of >t to be surpassed by anything in the Cane Syrups. They are very fine, to arrive in a few days, we mention a , Corned Beef, Roast Beef, Potted Ham d Syrup in 3 lb. cans. Try them, h in bottles and bulk ; both sour and KEROSENE OIL in any quantity, irrel. Our Oil Wagon will contiuue to lesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. >nfectionacies are up to date. Call and I in the Grocery line, or call up Phone tention. Remember we deliver goods le city you may live in. lease, J. MILLER, :tory Hill. J> Phone 75. ? t BEST STOCK OF I as and Caskets I TY. WE GIVE THE < i AMR OUADriC TUP f nnu wiirtuwu i iiu ^ fc LYON. | i By using a bottle ot Speed's llehtnlng renovator you can make your last summer dotting look like new. Price 10c. at Speed's. f A fresh lot of sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes lud lemons this week. Amos B. Morse. 1 For tired, swollen, sweating feet, nothing ;quals Allen's foot ease. For sale by Speed. ? 17 V ftTT.T.TATMl < Ma * /.TAILOR,/. HAS moved, and occupies thr> rooms upstairs In Knox's Hall, and Is now prepared to do all kinds of repairing: and cleaning of gentlemen's clothes on short notice. Samples ol suits always on hand. Charges i reasonable MUTUAL 111 IIMCB! $ 425,000. "1TETRITE TO OR CALL on the^nnderslgned w nr in thfl nirAot/->r of vonr To^nshln for any Information yon may desire about I onr plan of Inanranoe. * ? We Insure your property against destrao-l tlon by FlilE, WIND2M OS UKTM, and do so obeaper than any Insuranoe Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon that ours Is the safest and cheapest plan of Insurance known. J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Agent, Abbeville, S. C. J. FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. G. BOARD DIRECTORS. . J. Add. Calhoun..........Ninety-Six Township S. M. Benjamin....... Greenwood " G. B. Riley Cokesbary " W. B. Acker ..Donnalds ? M. B. Cllnkscales -...Due West " T. L. Haddon .....Xong Cane " J. W. Scott?..... JSmltbvllle " Joseph Lake ..White Hall " J. w. Lyon .. Indian Hill " Capt. John Lyon Cedar Spring " W.E. Leslie ....Abbeville ' Dr. J. A. Anderson .Diamond Hill M H. A. Tennent Lowndeevllle * A. O. Grant Magnolia " J. B. Tarrant Calhoan " 0. N. McKlnney Bordeaux Abbeville, S. C? Jan. 18.1898. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. <5tv Orad?u?d Schedule In KfllMt D?o. 4th, 1898. t TATIONB. pr. Char leeton .TI 710 mi Lv. Columbia : 11 05 a m M Prosperity 12 10 n'u m NrwMrrr. 13 25 p a - Nlnety-Bfx. 1 20 p m ** " * " ? ~ 1 U ? m - i ? f " Ar. Hodgea 8 00 a m 2 16 p m Ar. Abbeville 8 40 a m 2 46 p m Ar. ffeltbn ."77. 8 60 a mi 8 10 p m Ar. Anderson 9 85 a m & 85 p"m At. Greenville..,,.. 10 10 ft m 4 15 p .m Ar. Atlanftu........ 3 56pm~9fl0pm STATIONS. K Lt. Greenville. 6 80 p m 10 11 a a " Piedmont ' 0 00pm 10 40?m M Williamaton. 622pm 10 Mam l/r. Anderton 4 45 p m 10 46 a m Lt. Belton . J 16 p m 11 16 a m AsiDoanalds 7 16 p m 11 40 a m Lt. Abbeville 6l0pm 1120am Lt. Hodgea... 1 86 p m 11 66 a m M Greenwood 800pm 12 40pm * Ninety-Six 12 55 p m " Newberry 2 00 p m Ar. Proeperity- 2 H j* m " Colombia - 8 80 p id Ar. Charleston ~T 00 p m STATIONS. |80p 7 10a Lt....Charleston....At 8 0Qpll00a 880a 1180a ' .... Columbia " 8a>p 980p 9 07a 1215p '* Alston Lt 2 80p 8 60a 1004a 12ap '? Santuo " 128p ? 40p 10 20a 2 OOp 14 Union " '105p 7 80p 10 89a 222p " .... Jonesville.... " 12 26p 8 68p 10 64a 287p M Pacolet " 1214p ?42p u z&a 0 itp at. . opananourg.. .juv u tarn o job i 11I5a 840p Lt.. Spartanburg...At 11 2Ca 0OOp gtfp 7OOpAx....Asheville..... Lv 82oJ 8 06p "P," p. m. "A." a. m. Fnllman palace sleeping can on Trains 81 and M, 87 and 38, on A. ana O. division. Dining oars en these trains serve all meals enroot*. Trains leave Spartanburg, A. AO. dlrislea, inerthbound, 6:45 a.m., 8:37 p.m., 0:10 ?.? ? vestibule Limited); southbound 12-36 a. tn^ :15 p. m., 11-JU a. m., (VeatibaleLlinlted.y Trains leave Greenville, A. and 0. division, northbound, 6^0 a m., 2 >64 p. m. and 8:82 p. m, (Vesttbuled Limited)jsoutnbormd, 1:28 a. *-, 1(80p. m., 12:80p. m. (Veetibulealimlted). Trains 6 ana 10 oarrr elecant tBMM sleeping cars between <5olurabia and AabevUle enronte daily between Jacksonville and Olnma aaU. ?AITK a. OANJTOK, J. M. GULP, ThirdV"P. , Trafflo !?? ? Washington, D. CI WMhlngton, 9. 0. W, A. TURK, 8. H. HABOWIOK, ttan. Pass. Ag't. Ai)(Ka. Paw. Apt. Wsltlngt^n, D. 0. Atlanta. ?e." MRS. MARY WE HAVE BARG EVERY DAY IN The Leading Dress Mak IN ABBE Bounets, Corsets, Crepe, Featl Handkerchiefs, Infant Cap3, ! Ribbons, Satin9, Silks, Veilin mings.<?=*? Dresses Cut to Fit On short Notice. Aleo a n We have on hand a full line DRESS GOODS of the seasor MISS BURNAP, ol Bal the MILLINERY DEPART JOHN V Undertaker an DEALER IS Coffins, Caskets ar 7 t With all the appliances) for emoalaiiug. perieuce in this line ensures satisfaction I I / . . . ... ' ' - 1 - ^ jl ! Mrs. Taggart still leads Id both quality and trices on millinery. Wheo you want a nice belt buckle, don't orget Mrs. Taggart. if you want yourdress made In the latest ityle lake It to Mrs. Taggart. If you want a little money to go a long vays, go to Mrs. Taggart. Mrs. Taggart still excels on both prices and juallty ol mlllnery. = Extra Fine Lot OF SADDLE AND HARNESS HORSES AND MULES WILL BE RECEIVED AT OUR STABLES THIS WEEK. A. M. Hill & Sons. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION- ; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. OFFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGISTRATION, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Abbeville, 8. C., March 0,1899. Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, and in conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, the books for the registration of all legally qualified voters, and for the issuing of transfers, ect., will be open at the office of Supervisors of Registration in the Court House, between the hour 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m., on the first Monday of eacn month, until thirty days before the next general election. Thfl "Rnard nf RpcistraHon in the judge of the qualifications of all applicants for registration every male citizen of this State and of the United State, twenty-one years of age, wh<\ is ^ not an idiot is not insane, is not a pauper supported at the public ex- Eense, and is not confined in any pubc prison, and who has not been convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining * , goods or money under false pretenses perjury, fcrgery, robbery, bribery, adultery wife beatin?, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, ^ sodomy, incest, assault with Intent to : ravish, miscegenation, larceny, or crimes against the election laws, and rohn shall h a 17 a haan a roc Mont In thin "?'w ???? ? ??" '? - ? State two years (except ministers in charge of organized churches and teachers of public schools, and these after six months residence in the V, State,) a resident in the County for six months, and in polling precincy four months, and who can read any j Sectiou in the Constitution or 1895, or cau understand and explain any sec- ' tion of said Constitution when read to him by the registration officer or offi- V cere shall be entitled to registration and become an elector upon application for such registration. If any person has been convicted of auy of the crimes above-mentioned, a pardon of the Governor removes the disqualification. In case any minor who will become , * , twenty-one years of age after the closing of the Books of Registration and before the election, and is otherwise qualified to register, makes application under oath showing he is qualified to register, the Boards shall register such applicant before the closing of the b ooks. * . Any person whose qualifications as an elector will be completed after the closing of the Registration Books but J before the next election shall have the right to apply for and secure a registration certificate at any time within sixty days immediately preceding, the closing of the Registration Books, upon an application under oath to the facts entitling him to such registration. ;$ The registration of voters must be by polling precincts. Tbete must be a Book of Registration for each polling precinct, that is for eacj township, or parish,, or city, or town of less than five thousand inhabitants, or ward of cities of more than five thousand inhabitants. Each elector must vote V; in the polling precinct in which he resides. If there is more than one voting place in the polling precinct, the elector may vote at any voting place designated on the registration certificate. The Boards must designate in the registration certificate the voting place in the polling precinct at which the elector is to vote. If there is more tnan one voting place mine polling precincts, the Boards shall designate on the certificate the voting place selected by the elector. J. D. CARWILE, S. 8. BOLE8, W. A. LANIER. Board of Supervisors of Registration. TAGGART. 1 " r ATTVTS FOR VOTT THE YEAR AT ing and Millinery Store j :ville. lers, Flowers, Uloves, wars, Laces, Ornaments, Plushes, gs, Dress Braids, aud Trim-? and Made to Order ice line of SAILOR HATS. of samples of the leading . 1. timore, will have charge of MENT. ' -Z) __????? T. SIGN, I id Embalmer. id Metallic Cases. Thirty-three years of business ex and guarantees the beat results. - M