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The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S. C. 4b?~Pabllshed every Wednesday at <2 t year in advance, Wednesday, June 21,1899. Let I's ReaNon Together. The Press and Banner asks your attentloi to an article which we copy from tho Manu facturer's Record, noting Industrial progresi In South Carolina. The list has about thi average weekly number of such notices, an( it makes us sick at heart to read weekly notices of new industries In other towns it this State, with never a reference to anything going on at Abbeville. That we have lost op poriuniues iu me paou, wo one will deny. That other towoB are build log Industrial enterprises Is noted ever] week. Admitting the facts as stated, Is It not tlmi tor Abbeville to get her name In tbe picture' We have no special enterprise to urge, but we do urge that it If we expect tbe town t( grow we must unite to build something tba will pay the stockholders and be of benefit U tbe town. We have a cotton mill, and an oil mill, bu nothing else. There Is capital enough hen today to build almost any Industrial enter prise that we might decide upon, and with i united effort almost anything Is possible. Industrial enterprises, when properly man aged, are of great beneQt to us all. Money Invested In such enterprises pay It two ways: lot Emnlnvmpnt 1r eiven to those Wh< may seek to better their oondltion by bones toll. 2d. Tbe Investors realize a fair dividend 01 their money. Money put into industrial pursuits is i double gain?kt Is a substantial gain to tbi community, as a whole, as well as a benefl to the individual citizen. If money is pu out on a mortgage It makes tbedebtora slave But when Industrial enterprises are establish ed tbe laborer or mechanic is furnlsbed ai opportunity which meanB Independence lo him. All that we need, to make another step for ward, Is for some one to take the lead. Mr Wyatt Aiken, Mr. J. C. Ellis, Mr. J. Haym McDlll, and a few other young gentiemei some five years ago, undertook to arouse ou people on tbe subject of building a cottoi mill. Tbe panic of that year made tbe tlmi seemingly tbe most unpropltlous, but tbel success was beyond their wildest dreams. Ai the result of their efforts Abbeville now bas i magnificent mill, wblch is making money ana aooui wnoaa mture mere is no juruio doubt. Well, now, it would be unreasonable to ex peot such phenomenal success to come toany body Id the future, but tbere Deed be oodoub that If the people of Abbeville unite the; cao aoeompllsh-almost any reasonable pur poee. The oottoo mill as now run will not con r - sumeallthe cotton that Is brought to tbli *-4?- market. There is demand for yarns, as well as a de mand for shirting and sheeting. If the people of Abbeville cannot bulk another large cottoa mill, they can surely build a small yarn mill. A yarn mill oost Dot Dearly as much as a loom mill. Let i yarn mill be considered, and if it beadvlsabli to build one, it can be eolarged Id the futun years. We are only making suggestions, and bavt do net scheme to advance. All that thl newspaper wants Is, for Abbeville to keep ui with the procession. Cotton mills have built np Greenville. Spar tanburg and Columbia. These towns did no stop with building one mill, but they havi kept on building. Twenty years ago Gaffney was a cottoi field. Now it Is a hiNtling olty, having sev eral mills. Let some of our enterprising oltlzens canvai the situation and find the right sort of Indus try toooncentrate upon, and our people wll respond. There is no use of standing idle any looger Another mill of some sort can be, and ougbi to be, ballt lo Abbeville. If we only make a beginning, and show oui faith, the proposed new mill will be the re suit. We can't hope to be as successful as Mr Bailey has beeu, but we can do less, and wort on a smaller enterprise, and benefit the town while making a good investment of oui money. Our people are public spirited, and wher their natriotism and nrlri* are Annealed to they contribute of their money with a will Ing band and a liberal heart. President Bailey having been eo successlu In the cotton mill venture might be willing to Join In further benefitting the town, and 1 bo, hla great Influence abroad and hit ability to unite our people, would make hla a tower of strength In the future, as in th< past. Cotton mill men are liberal minded and public spirited. Tbey have no Jealousies o anybody, and are always ready to help build up their respective towns. When the Abbeville Cotton Mill wasstartec very few of the stockholders bad faith in ib( enterprise as a paying Institution, but almost without exception subscriptions were mad< from patriotic motives, the desire being t< benefit Abbeville. The enterprise is a flnan clal suocess, and people may subscribe for i new mill with a double hope?hope for a gooc Investment, an<f hope to build up the town. Death of J. H. Norrab. J. H. Morrah of this county Is dead. Sev eral weeks ago In attempting to mount hi borae, the stirrup leather broke and be fell b the ground, being painfully hart, but it wa thought not to be a serious matter. He pursued his oourse, and felt some pali that afternoon while riding over bis farm. I was afterwards ascertained that some rib were broken. This, it is thought, causet blood poisoning, from which be died, afie lingering several weeks. Mr. Morrah was at tbe head of the "Farm er's Movement" for several years, and al though he was an enthusiast on his line o thinking yet he was respectful of tbe opinion of others. He bad much Influence, and in all hi" polit leal career, be was respected by men of al , shades of political bellel. He never married. ? ??? The Philippine War. Tbe rebels are always routed, slaughterei and disappear from tbe front of the Amerl oan army. Otis and Aguinaldo seem t< take turns In chasing each other over tb< country. A few weeks ago the armies wer doing business any wbere from fifty to a huu dred miles from Manilla. Nov?, they are at the very gates of the city Agulnaldo came near capturing some ol ou officers, and, we presume, the city, too. President MoKlnley might Just as well le the fact filter Into his brains that thewhlpplni of Agulnaldo is not an easy Job, and that hi ought to send all the needed troops at tb( earliest day possible. Dr. HHPs headache powder for sale a MllfordA DuPre's. The druggist. Phone 107 Why allow your tin roofs to rust and leal t when one coat of Aliens Anti-Rust Koo paint will stop the leaks and preserve tbi roof lor five years only 75c per gallon a Speed's drug store. Johnsons Chill and Fever tonic is guaran teed to cure or money refunded by Speed'i drug store. Whv does Speed sell so many cigars? be cause he bundled high graden good at lov prices. line nem iciumc vuiarnv. I The Press and Banner baR received the cur[ rent catalogue of the Due West Female Col" lege. It came from a North Carolina press' Ei The catalogue contains much Information which Is of Interest to the friends ot the institution. The names of the students are prlntk ed, and the farswell of President Todd appear*. Rev. James B>yca, the new Presl- ^ dent, makes an announcement. Among oth- u, er things in the catalogue, we notice that Mess. R. R. Hemphill and Hugh Wilson of tu Abbeville, are among the '-Board of Visitors." cu - ":S CI Great Day at Dne Went. le Yesterday was commencement in Ersklne. [T'( 3 and a great day at Due West Is recorded. J a Every horse and every vehicle at Abbeville ll( ] was brought into use, and a large number of j of our people were guests of our sister town, lit j during the interesting occasion. a , Today is the day of all days in the Due jv . West Female College. The youth and beauty , of the land will be there assembled this morn- P' 141_ u a i Ing. Tti? JJue vvesi r emaio ^oiiegc, biiuuuhu j0 tbe oldest of the female colleges Is still beau- 1 tlful and lovely. jj? so WEST END. Hi J Lr Happening and Incidents of a Week w About tbe City. 1Q Abbeville. S. C., June 20.1S99. ra Gen. M. L. Bonham, of Anderson, was here lawt week on professional business. ru Mr. Clifford Haddon spent last week at Lit- m tie Mountain wltb bis uncle, Capt. Branch. ' Mrs. James Carlisle left on Tuesday lor her j*1 home in Spartanburg after a pleasant stay ln, her mother, Mrs. Fannie Allen. Miss Mamie Lou Smitb went to Greenwood a ( last Monday and spent a few days wltb Mrs. ?.l< David Aiken. The game of ball between Greenwood an a<] Abbeville resulted in a defeat for Abbeville. J The boys were not at their best, but will prove ln the future what tbey can do. in. The Abbeville Fireman will run anexcur- J Blon to Atlanta on Thursday. Quite a large Pr number of people will take advantage of ll] these cbeap rates. 1 Miss Mary Lyles returned on Saturday Pe after a week's stay at Clemson. 1R, Dr. L. T. Hill has gone to New York for a month to take a special course ln surgery. V1 Mrs. J. S. Ashers left for her home ln At- ' -* 1? ? i. l. re lania aner speeuiug a iew weens wnu mcuua . ' and relatives here. wl Hod. William Henry Parker entertained i the Abbeville Bar on Tuesday evening at an . elegant reception. Deilghtlul refreshments were Berved. Those present were: Judge George W. Gage, Associate Justice E. B. Gary, - Gen. M. L. Bonnara, Solicitor M. F. Ansel, Mr. L. W. Perrln, Mr. W. N. Graydoi, Mr. F. ' B. Gary, Mr. M. P. DeBruhl, Mr. Walter L. Gl 0 Miller, Mr. W. P. Greene and Mr. D. Wyatt 1 Aiken. . Miss Cochran Is back from a pleasant trip ' to Chester where she went to attend the Oe 1 Woman's Club Federation. \V 9 The Literary Club was entertained by Mr. so . J. F. Miller on Falday night. Mr. W. W. ev Bradley read carefully prepared and Interest- Si 3 lng paper on "Imagination." tai i Judge W. C. Benet has secured a leave of Sa absence from his duties for three months to da ' visit bis old bome in Sootiand. loi r Hon. I. H. McCalla was on the streets of pr Aboevllie Tuesday shaking hands with his many friends who are always glad to see him Miss Gertrude Smith from Walballa Is here - on a visit to her cousin the Missess Sassard. t Mr. Earl Allen, of Lowndesvllie, was in town attending court last week. ' Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Boyd returned from New foj York on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd _ have the sympathy of the entire community In their sad affliction. Hf Mr. H. Frank McGee went to Anderson last m s wek on business. hi Dr. J. W. Daniel went to Prosperity on Ul Wednesday to deliver an address at the cIob- pi * lng of tbe school there. V? Mrs. Sallie Smith with ber grandchildren j expect to go to Cashier's Valley on Thursday 8V for tbe remainder of the summer. tb 7 Union services were held in tbe Presbyte- e> s rian church on Sunday night. Tbe services . ) conducted by Mr. Davidson, who preached an UI able sermon. at Mr. W. P. Ferguson was In town for a few m s days last week. Miss Nellie Pressly, of Cedar Springs, spent ~ two days In tbe city this week. Ol 3 Miss Maggie Lowry from Louisville, Ga? m s came on Tuesday to spent a while with the > Misses Cater. tu Mies Sarah Lee came home on Friday after er a pleasant visit to friends at Clemson. Miss Slaton, a charming and attractive l young lady from Atlanta, Is here on a visit to P' her IrTend Mtr. Carrie Legare. tb 9 Mrs. S. G. Thomson went to Charleston on jj, Monday for a short stay. * , Miss Ida Penney, of Warrenton Is tbe guest ol of Miss Maggie Brooks this week. tb The Presbyterian Sunday School has changed Its hour of session from evening to , 3 morning. ThlB change Is for tbe summer oc montbs. an Mrs. H. G. Plnkney, of Anderson, Is here on 1 avlsltto ber father, Dr. Marshall. MlssJeanle Perrln and Miss Francis Cal- Wl houn will spend their summer vacation with lif Mrs. Sallle Smith at Cashier's Valley. vr l The sad news of the death of Mr. Sam Giles, of Granltevllle, was received here on Monday. 9e Mr. Giles spent his boyhood days In Abbe- tb ville county and has many friends and rela- rn - tlves who will regret to learn of his sudden J death. lei The Lowndeevllle bank case was beard be kt fore Master Walter L. Miller on Monday. m : The lawyers interested in tbe case who were 111 present were Mr. Bulst, of Charleston, Col. CO ' Joseph N.Brown and Mr. W.J. Quattlebaum, eti r of Anderson, Mr. M. P. DeBruhl, Mr. W. N. />_? Ll?? wr U Parbo, Mnn P R fiarv I 111 Mr. L. V^. Perrlo. Tbe case has ahoot beeu w; settled and tbe depositors and creditors will us t be paid tbelr amounts In full. This will be ?r . done In a short time. Tbe young ladles Wblst Club was entertained on Friday afternoon by Mrs. R. R. at 1 Watson Is a cbarmlDg hostess, therefore, tbe ufl r occasion was a charming one. " . Abbeville was well represented at Due West at 1 on Taesday. The chance of hearing Dr. TaK er i mage seems too great an opportunity to be i slighted. /\ hi j J bt I SHOET TEEM OF COURT, * tu Criminal Bniinesi Finished Wed. I nttsday. u?g i The June Term of Court was very short il t, this year, and since the county has been divided, amounts to very little. m 3 Charlie Hunter, colored, was tried for mur- ue j der. Tbe case consumed all of Tuesday and . until 11 o'clock Wednesday, when a verdict of not guilty was returned. 8e 1 Loveberry Oliver, colored, charged with the j? 1 murder of Newton Moore, was found not guilty. lo The case of tbe State vs. W. R. Bullock for or forgery was continued. Tbe civil business was finished Thursday. This was one of tbe shortest sessions ever Y\ held In Abbeville. Ki a umo u?[o, ? luu.ju . C"" I C g pie. won the confidence of all bv tbe affable ? ? and dignified manner in which be presided. 9 . 80 f ' ' ? ea PRETTY YOUNG LADY. 8hh! 1 hi 8 Come* Back to the City and the s] 1 Home of Her Forefathers. r Miss GertrudkSmith, a pretty and attrac tlve youDg lady of Walballa, U on a visit to . ber aunt, Mrs. Maggie Saasard. She Is the daughter of Mr. D. A. Smith, editor of tbe " Keowee Courier, who once lived in Abbeville y< f and married Miss Small of this city. The gg young lady is weloomed to the city of her ui forefathers, where her ancestors are still held ul In kind remembrance bv the older citizens of 8a tbe town. Her grandfather, and grandmotb- hi . er, and ber mother were once among us and mi ' OfUB. bi ce SUMMER SCHOOL. $ . ci j lo 1 Colored Teachers to be Tanidit How ^ to Teach. ^ J The Summer school for colored teachers of m 8 Abbeville, Greenwood, nart of Edgefield aDd e part of Anderson counties will be held next 61 . month, at Abbeville or Greenwood, the point sh not yet having been decided upon. ?r Rev. E. W. Williams will conduct the . school. In this work he will be assisted by y< r bis wife, Mrs. E. V. C. Williams, and Miss be Jennie Weston of Charleston. fa t ?? P* n< * Dr. Hill's famous headache power for sale b by Mllford <fc DuPre. Phone 107. ' Dr. Hill's headache powder for sale by ? Mllford & DuPre. Phone 107. ar Dr. Neutfer's Lung Tonic for sale by Mllford m <t DuPre. Phone 107. (Jj t Drink glngerale maltat Mllford & DuPre's to . soda fountain. "Lolly Pop" and Ice cream sodas at Mllford { & DuPre's soda fountain. b Order what you want over the phone and t have Mllford & DuPre to place It In your Be hands at once. Phone 107. Remember where to get Dr. Neuffer's Lung ff B Tonlo. Mllford & DuPre's. The druggist, fa Phone 107. u. Dr. Hill's headache powder, best old and j new style at Miltord & DuPre's. The Drug- 8a gist. Phone 107* y< TROY'S TOPICS. ntlnir mill Npenkiiiff TorChurcti Pnr> H poses?All Sorls of Personal PnrPONCH. . Troy, S. C., June l'J, 1809. A. fine growing season and quite cool. Miss Annie Mradley and Miss Rebecca ni ideman are ofT to Due West to spend some- qv He. th Mrs. T W.Sloan and little Jatnee are torern from Newberry this week. Messrs. Prentiss and Liltes will run an ex- lie rsiou next Saturday, leaving Verdery at in 10 o'clock, and arriving In Augusta at 10:80. . fhere were a number of Trojans attended Bi< illdren'8 Day exercises at McCormlck yes- or rday. t Messrs. J. L. and R. H. Tsggart were down , ira Clear Springs yesterday. ^ Mr. B. L. Taggart, while on a Ashing expedl- ai >n with other townsmen last Thursday, is taken III very suddenly, aDd wbr brought ' ime In a critical condition with something ce cramp. We are glad to know he Is very th ucb better. gp Prof. J. M. Cuddy has closed bis school-at ? a, and is home lor vacation. File lecture and refreshments by Hon. W. Wi Wideman and tbe M. E. church ladles was jjj auccess. The nice sum of S20 was realized .. r repairs In the M. E. cburctj hern. lli Mrs. T.M.Jay bus returned from a visit to (tl ir Drotber, Prof. Harvey Cook, o! Green- de He. Hon. George Prince, of Anderson, gave a und, practical talk In the M. E. church yes- so rday afternoon. Subjcct, "Sacularity In th illglon." Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Mulllnax are visiting at " >ngmlre. tn rbe sprvlces at tbe Baptist church next di ednesday evening promise to he something gt terestlng. A nice program has been arnged. m Mrs. Eva YouDgblood, of Bradley, was car- wi 3d to Augusta yesterday for special treat- go ent. Miss Fannie Robln?on has returned from risbvllle, Tenn., where she has been attend- th e tbe Peabody school. gk Mr. Braggs Wideman says be wouldn't give sow and calf for all the gold on the Win- m ock land. He may have to fight with some- th lng more than "Florida snakes" If he na tesn'tmlnd. Prof. W. K. Bradley, Mr. E. P. Wideman CO id Miss Rebecca Wideman left for Due West cl< Is morning. th Little May Latimer, one of Oreenvllle's . ettlest misses, arrived today to visit rela- 1,11 ires here. Mr. Andy Brown Is seriously 111 at his home or ar here. He Is a Christian patriarch and much loved and respected by all. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Burnett had a pleasant w< sit to relatives at Amity, Ga., last week. ca Dnr editor gave us a nice account of bis cent trip, but be always does. He knows nat to say, and when and where. Nick. T1 $20.00 IN SILVER. G< l?en Away By P. B. Speed, Abbe- w] vlllc, N.4\ is We have placed In our store a handsome ik Money-Box containing 20 silver dollars, ur e have h,id made for us a number of keys, id me of wblch will unlock the box. With try cash purchase of 81.00 and with every J" 0Q paid on account will be given a key at- le| cbed to a tag. Kpj s cau be tried tbe lit co turduy In each month, beginning 1st Satur- ^ y 1U AUKUKI, HI1U noiuers ui HKyn ium uuck the box will be given 85 dollars as a pe eseut. P. B. Speed, Druggist, th ch "Come U|? Hiifher." ^ Such an invitation, coining from the ** ghest source in the universe, tneaus Bh great deal more than has ever been >pivciated by men in general. It ? eans that there are higher walks, *her fie'da of usefulness, higher ai ivileges for development and ad- w! incemeut in character and life, and ^ teeter and more holy cnmrauuions j8 an have evr jet been explored or .perienced. No man has ever been 011 oujrht fully to himself in the highest m id best sense, and the generality of 88 en, even those in the church and , inistry, are very far below the best. ur loving Father is ever inviting ua . ) higher, and ever offering us a ' ousand hands to help U9 to the highand the highest places. We need above all else to accept the p essing invitation and lay hold on ch e extended hands. To do this effec- th /ely we must loose our noiu on some T] her hands and turn our attention to m oee that offer stronger and more cer- er in help. Our radical trouble is an i&tinate disposition to walk by sight qj id live among the things that are en. It is hard for us to realize that 9 can only reach the high places of 'e by the hieher elements of faith. m re read that the things that are not ^ en are eternal, and we fcnow that bl e great forces of life are the unseen ba rces, but we refuse to put our know- In dge into practical operation. We bl low that the subtle nature of the ind and soul are such as naturally to th mmune with the unseeu and the th ernal, and- to gather strength and ar e therefrom; but it is hard to break & ith the material, visible things about r, and turn to and live in the higher 0r id unseen. ho Materialism, in oue phase and w< lother, and still others, is the great cu me of human life in this aye. The ed mospbere is literally full of the high- th forces, calling on all men every- ui here and in everyway to come up fr< gherand walk in the higher fields ; zL it our little souls are so much wed;d to the material things that we do >t hear or feel these forces, or can rn an ear to them. The unseen, th ernal, and more potent and elevating ed rces of truth and love are all about &r i, appealing to the better and best at is in us, but the carnal mind akes us deaf to their plea and keeps 401 i bound to the body of death. aE The direct appeals from God himlf, offering fellowship and communn with himself, ought to be enough liberate any Human soul. The hon and dignity that are offered, to- co ither with the inestimable advautage UI direct communion with the King of UI ngs, is sufficient to inspire the most pE any obedience in anv nealiny soul. We ought," from purely selfinh reau?, if for no other, "to give the more ,mest heed to the things which we E ive heard, lest at any time we ^ lould let them slip." Surely we p ive allowed enough good things to ip and be forever lost to us. ??? pc Family Prnycru, Si Fathers, mothers, do you pray with m )ur children? Do you call them tojther while they are yet young, pliae, teachable, atid impressible, and ,y: "Come now, children, we will a ive family worship?" Do you? j hey are with you in the home now, it they will not always be. Time's 61 aseless, onward sweep will transform lem into men and women. Then iey will go out from your family P* rcle to do for themselves, and to be ^ rgely what your teaching aud influice have made them. And some, ere iey attain to maturity, will be sum- e oned by death to the tomb and to ernity. What are you doiug toward m laping their destiny ? How are you aimng mem r Are they noting di >ur devout Christian life? Are they iing daily impre-sed by the regular mily worship in the home? An ex- yc srienced pastor once wrote: "I shall jver forget the impression made up1 me during the fir-t year of ministry j a mechanic whom I had visited, ] id on whom I had urge the para- on ount duty of family prayer. One pa ty he entered my study, bursting in- fei tears as he said ; 'You remember , latgirl, sir? She was my only child. ,, 3e died suddenly this moriug. She e is gone, I hope, to God ; but if so, J1?' le can tell him what now breaks my . ?art, that she never heard a prayer om her father's bouse or from her 1 ther's lipe, O that she were with th e but for one day again !" Shall hi* wi d lament be yours, iu case one of rot >ur sweet children dies suddenly. lai THE HARD WORKED LIVER. Ii the Jack of All Trnilen of th? Human Body. The liver i8 the jack of all trades of the dy. Most organs are satisfied with do~ na.i4if>n1ar hiidinncfl. "nnn an one job," but there would seem to be lite four or live distinct functions for is important organ. In the first place, each one of its milMis of minute cells acts as a filter, guardg the portals of the blood from intrujn. Our food may have undergone the deal of digestion, but before it is allowed circulate and nourish the body it must ; carried to the liver, which examines id promptly eliminates any particle liketo lie injurious to the health. Then, again, as a tonic manufacturer e liver is without a rival. It prepares a ccial medicine, and every now and again nds a dose to the stomach to induce it to ork properly. Whenever the liver has a ;tle time to spare from its other dutiea manufactures a 6tock of this medicine be bile) and saves it up in the gall blad r unca reqiurea. Moreover, the liver selects all the inluble fats of our foods and by dividing em into very tiny globules and making soap of them with an alkali so liquefies em that they can be absorbed in the ornary way. The superfatted livers of the rassburg geese (used in making the faous pato do foie gras) have been so overorked that they have entirely lost this apmaking power. One of the most curious things done by e liver is to deal with any starchy submces that are insoluble and gradually insform them into a strange material at is found nowhere else in nature? imely, animal sugar. This sugar (glygen) pannot be imitated by the most jver chemist, and it is carefully saved in e body so as to compensate for any defijncy in the supply of thp ordinary kind. Whether we consider tne liver as a filter a soap boiler or an apothecary or a sug maker, wo find it doing each Kina or 3rk as though that one were its sole re.?New York World. CHESS AND MATHEMATICS. lie Game and the Science Ran on Parallel Llnea. It was Leibnitz (born 1646), the famous irman philosopher and mathematician, ho made that oft quoted-phrase, "Chess too much of a game for a science and o much of a science for a game," which lfortunately seems to remain the popular ea of chess even in this day. After a olonged devotion to the pastime it is allied that the great Teuton renounced It mpletely for solitaire, whioh is not easy explain, since all card games, saving rhaps whist, are generally distasteful to e confirmed chessist. John Oliver Hobbes says, "Artistio ess is beyond the petty restriction of a lence," and this rings much truer than iibnitz's narrow dictum, which perhaps e had in mind when she wrote. It has been remarked that chess and athematics have much in common; that ey run on parauei lines; mat mey nave similar direction of thought. Leibnitz as not the only great mathematician ho made the game a study. Euler and icnish were both fine players and chess lalysts. Bichard Proctor, the astronacr, who was also noted for his matheatical attainments, was devoted to the une. And to turn to the other side of the ield most first rate chessists have been cellent mental calculators. Andersen, ho next to Steinitz was undoubtedly the ost warriorlike of chess players, was a ally great mathematician. Lasker is a ofcssor of higher mathematics. But, of oourse, there are elements in ess which are wanting in mathematics, e chief being the combativo element, le two intellects which contend for the astery must possess the qualities of genals in th*e field of battle, an important stinction.?Walter Pulitzer in American less Magazine. ' The First Baaillcaa. In the third century there were already mil buildings called " synagogues," or desire, where services were conducted, it Constantino began to build the first silicas fitted to hold large congregations, i the west the apse was at the west end, it in Asia it was on the east, and curins divided off the bema or choir from e rest of the basilica. Within these stood e wooden table of the eucharistic rite, id behind it, facing the congregation, t the bishop or presbyter, facing east at ome, but west in Asia. Not until the dinary service was ended and the deacons id carefully excluded all among the arshipers who were unbaptized were the rtains drawn and the mysteries display. to tho faithful. Thus no profanation of e rite could bo due to the mocking of ibelievers, though nothing was hidden am the believer.?Blackwood's Magaae. The Old Ones. "We'll have to give up the idea of putl pictures in the parlor, Jane," remarkold John Turnipseed as he threw the idle under the table. "Why?" asked his wife. "Too dear! Why, I priced one in town day, and the dealer sez, sez he, 'That's l old master; its price is ?500.' " 'Why,' sez I, 'it looks like a seconded pictur.' " 'Yes, it is,' sez he. "Then, thinks I, if a secondhand pictur sts that much, it's no use to price a new 1. So, Jane, I reckon we'll have to hang ) a few mottoes, 'God Bless Our Home' id the like, and let the pictur'sgo."? jarson's Weekly. A Qneation Aniweretl. This is the way in which the Centralia [an.) Journal editor answers a question opounded by a stock raiser: "A rural subscriber asks, 'Do hogs pay?' o know that a good many don't. They ke the paper several years and have the stmaster send it back marked'Refused.' ich a breed is usually two leffged <vid lprofltable." Financial. "Mother, how big must I grow to be In bank, liko uncle?" asked the small boy. "Not very much," said his father, "for often seen in the papers that cashiers e short."?Spokane Spokesman-Review. The largest tree In the eastern hemlslere if not in the world Is a monster lestnut standing at the foot of Mount !tna. Tho circumference of the main I unk at 60 feet from the ground is 213 et. Russiun battle songs are written ip inor keys, and instead of being brllintly martial are sad, telling of the soler's fate. If you want to be appreciated, die or pay iur debts.?Adams Freeman. * [n a business transaction in which e man loses money and the other rty lo?es his integrity the latter suf8 the more grievous loss. We talk too flippantly about ssentials" and "nonessentials" in >rtals. There are no unimportant ings in conduct, no '-nonessential" ties. [t is a pleasant sight to see anybody anking God, for the air is heavy th the hum of murmuring and the ids are dusty with complaints and mentations. OLD BOOKS. Their Contents Rntlier Than Their Dates Slake Them Valuable. "It Is extraordinary," said a book collector the other day, "the value some people attach to old books simply because they are old. Not long ago a friend of mine showed me two old trunks filled with books which he had found in a house originally the property of his wife's grandfather, and which she had recently inherited from her mother. There were in all perhaps about 800 volumes, most of which bore the dates 1760, 1770, 1765 and so on, and my friend confidently believed that they were worth at least their weight in gold. On the contrary, they were books ' of very little value and interest, and not worth much more than their weight aa waste paper. He politely suggested that I was a liar when I told him that, but he V*4n mln/1 offow Vio/1 fa/1 In V/liOLl^CU UUI lililtu UUUV1 UV AU*1* VAAVU AAA vain to sell the books to secondhand dealers. "Outside of these overestimated books : my friend's wife had a barrelful of pam| phlets which 6he was going to use to kindle the fire with. Though worthless In my friend's opinion, these had really considerable value, being old Massachusetts, Philadelphia and New York almanacs, Revolutionary pamphlets and broadsides and printed documents relating to Kings and Queens counties, and a dealer paid my friend $100 for the lot. One of the despised almanacs was Charles Smith's i 'Gentleman's Pocket Almanac' for the year 1796, which contained a portrait of Washington ? one of the rarest of the Washington portraits?and yet my friend was going to kindle the fire with it. "It is really next to impossible to get such people to bellove that a book Is not of necessity worth money because it was printed a long time ago. Nine out of ten books published before this century are growing more worthless every year. The tenth one has value, higher or lower, in proportion to its character. Occasionally a literary gem, a book of real value to a collector, may be found in a lumber room, but the date on the title page is never a safe guide."?New York Commercial Advertiser. SIR WALTER RALEIGH. Varied Career of the DUitin^alahed Courtier and Adventurer. Raleigh's day of days was at the sack of Cadiz in 1590. It was Raleigh who overbore the timid counsels of Lord Thomas Howard, crying out to Lord Essex: "Entramosl Entramos!" a permission so acceptable to the gallant young earl that he threw his hat into the sea for sheer joy. Tkfln PololffVi KnfnnTr VHm fn Ti!a unrl I led the van under the batteries and right i into the harbor. "When his vessel, shattered by shot, was on the point of sinking, he left it to enter Essex's ship, and, though wounded severely by a splinter, had himself carried on shore and lifted on to a horse to charge with Essex against the Spanish army. Of the 6ea fight Hakluyt 6aysr "What manner of fight this was and with what courage performed and with what terror to the beholder continued, where so many thundering tearing peeces were for so long .a time discharged, I leave it to the Reader to thinke and imagine." Of the charge on shore ho tells us: "The time of the day was very hot and faint, and the way was all of cLry deepe slyding sand in a manner, and beside that, very uneven. But the most famous Earle, with his valiant troopes, rather running in deede in good order, then marching, hastened on them with such unspeakable courage and celerity, as within one hourea space and lcsse the horsemen were all discomforted and put to flight, their leader r? fifwvAlron of. mw flwrf. on. counter, whereat the footmen, being wonderfully dismayed and astonished at the unexpected manner of the Englishmen's kinde'of such fierce and resolute fight, retyred themselves with all speed possible that they could." We know the story of Sir Walter Raleigh but too well?his cruel imprisonment, his more cruel liberation to save his life by accomplishing the impossible and his most cruel execution on a warrant signed 15 years earlier. He knew all that is to be known of success and failure, of courts and treachery, of sea fights and assaults on cities, of treasure islands and tempests and lonrr marches in tangled forests.? Fortnightly Review. The Landrail. The most remarkable thing about the landrail is its extraordinary instinct or passion for migration. Whence comes to it that overpowering desire which twice in the year impels it, weak winged though it is, to change its quarters, to range during our English springtime as far north as the bleak and frozen shores of arotio Greenland, to descend in the fall of the year away south into Africa and eastward into Asia, reaching in its return migration countries so distant and so widely sundered as Natal and Afghanistan? At present, in spite of theories and surmises, we have no satisfactory reason offered to ua for the wonderful migration?recurring steadily, persistently and unfailingly, year after year?of a bird like the landrail, whose weak wings and strongly developed legs plainly attest the fact that its natural powers of progression lie far more in walking and running than in flying.?Saturday Review. The Smart Verger. The church possessed a valuable Bible, urMrh wajj nnlv nsfid on Sundavs. savs a writer In The Comhill Magazine, speak* lng of an English country parish. During tho week it was kept in a box which rather curiously formed the stand upon which the reader of the lessons stood. On one occasion, when this was being shown to a visitor, the remark was made that it did not seem very reverent for even a clergyman to tread upon the Bible. "Pardon me," the old verger replied. "In this church, sir, we take our stand upon the Scriptures." ? ?????????? A Barrel of Floor. A barrel of flour will make nearly double its weight in bread. Flour rapidly deteriorates with age unless kept dry. It absorbs moisture, and this moisture impairs the gluten which is indispensable to the lightness of tho bread. Besides, it changes some of the starch into sugar and a gummy matter known as dextrin, and thte makes the bread heavy and sodden. "Kid" is merely a jocose substitution for "lamb," used for a young child, and is very old. Charles Reade and Dickens used "kid" in this sense, and Virgll'i phrase, "ite capelloe," has been freely translated, "Go it, my kiddles." Thousands of Egyptians live in old tombs, eating, sleeping, wooing, loving, laughing, dancing, singing, doing all their deeds of daily life and household f ork among the mummies and sarcoph* fei. Jesus Christ stripped himself absolutely hare of all those sources of strength that world rates highest, and relied solely and utterly upon the power of truth and righteousness. The Christian modesty that avoids notoriety is tar rrom oemp iue same the cowardice that shirks from the facing of a danger in the performance of a duty. The difference between praying and aaying your prayers is as great as between eating and reading your bill of fare. " V WW THE 25 p?r cent Clothinf BEGINS TO Hall & Ai Every dollars worth of goods in our atoct GRANITES, are to be sold at a dipcount of: quoted in this announcement will help you i to be bad: $ 6.50 Suits, 25 per cent. off. a% m pa or 9 I-ou ouus, jjbi irui. $ 8.50 Suits, 25 per cent. off. $10.00 Suite, 25 per centi off. $12.50 Suits, 25 per cent. off. $15 00 Suits, 25 per cent. off. $16.50 Suits, 25 per cent. off. $20.00 Suits, 25 per cent* off. These Goods Are New an Hall & Ai COHEN'S OL Undertaker and DEALER IN ? Coffins, Caskets and With all the appliances for embalming. T perie'oce in this line ensures satisfaction and Sir *y* y1 *y y *y *y y* y" *y y It Soda W AV K23-KEIE ^ ALL THE VER^ ^ ICE COLD DRINI EEB$3HS6SSE HARRISON fcjsS- A- A- -A- -A- -A- -A- -A- -4^- -4- "i" -A- -A PRETTY MARRIAGE. gj Happy Yoangr People Join Hearts and Hand*. CONTRIBUTED. TJQ Married, Thursday rooming, at 8 o'clock, Juue lolb, 1S99, Haloes Institute, Augusta, Ga., by the Kev. A. 8. Clark. Mr. James T. VVIL1 Ferclval and Mies Ellen L. Norland. The ceremony while short was earnest and Impressive. An boar before time a large crowd had assembled In the chapel to witness the cere- A mony. /\# Bridesmaids?Miss Savannah Warren and Miss Sadie Clanton. of Augusta. Ga. Maid of Honor?Miss Hattle Perclval, Abbeville, S. C. Best Man?Mr. J. R. Romans, Abbevllle,S.C. _ . Ushers?Mls? Mary Walker and Miss Fan- Jrl nle Burton, Augusta, Ga " * Or^heslra?Messrs. W?lton, Walker, Smal T.| ley, Earley, Rogers and Collier. At the beautiful 6tralns of Mendelssohn's **" "^ anloroH f Ho nhanol J WCUUJUg iUAIWU ?uw mi.uv vwiv.vm vm. wllli her maid of honor, Miss Haitle Perclval. ? preceded bv tbe ushers, Miss Mary Walker , and Miss Fannie Burton. Next came tbe bridesmaids. Miss Savannah Warren and Miss Sadie Clanlon. i The bride wore a lovely costume of while chiffon over satin with a lovely spray of | orange blossoms in her hair, nrnl a boquet of la France roses at ber side. The bride never looked prettier. The groom and his best man were draped t In long English cut Prince Albert suits of I ,(11 black. The maid of honor and bridesmaids wore dainty organdies trimmed beautifully in lace j^o and ribuon, and carried boqueta of la France roses. Either side of the rostrum was very tastely decorated with palms, potted flowers and ferns. In tbe middle of this lovely deeo- j)0n ration the contracting parties were made one. 8(4le b' The orchestra played the favorite Mendels- Di-iihk sobn's Wedding March, and the ceremony whs being performed they played, "0 Promise Dr. I Me." Tbe music was erand. equal. Tbe marriage of these highly respected young people was the chief social event of call last week, and everybody in the city felt an be ref Interest In the happy event which meant so s0daH much to tbe contracting parties. . ' Mr. Perclval Is an excellent printer, and has . 2>ovi many friends who wish blm much happiness aon Hand prosperity. Get Miss Nvrland is tbe only daughter of Mrs. For ea Mary Norland, and Is an accomplished young Try iHdy. For several years she lias been con- pbate. nected with the Haines Institute as a teacher, T. besides having a practical knowledge of nurse *,f., training. w M^f?r AtnnUK me VlHIlurM prweui, wort;, luersrn. .r?.<?u' J. R Romans, W. H. Taylor, E. F. Gilltard, by Mil \V. W. Williams, Miss Hattie Perclval and yron Mr. aod Mrs. Theodore Perclval, al! of Abbe- gold b vWe. _ . Mr. Chas. H. Williams Joined the bridal M}? D party at Greenwood and accompanied them M1,'or' to their home, and to be present Ht reception. Motl The bride received a lance number of costly, uee i handsome and beautiful present*). ? Thursday the bridal party arrived on the ' three o'clock train and returned to the home . ot the groom's mother where an elegant re- 'e^ ceptlon was awaiting them. Wha I 1110 DBWI) VT CUUtU wwpio WUJIUOUUV kucil ocv. married life under the most favorable clrcum- T-g ? stances. Their host of friends extend best nnd rf wishes for their future happiness and pros- rOUnta perlty. Soda a Icedrl The character that is developed by long years of patient fidelity is often To I put to the supreme test by .some sub- ne89 1 tie and fiery temptation. Jtowar BIQ ?>n nio/iAimt 1 . matvuiii 5 Sale j a j rv i i7 a nr< LFAY /VI niton's. , '*?j /; except CLAY WORSTEDS and { 25 percent. The facts and figures \ n forming an idea of tbe values V; 9 4.88 ) 5.63 : . 6.23 7.50 9.38 : 11.25 12.38 15.00 d Nobby Patterns. 1UCI dull, D STAND. / !f T5 SIGN, Jbmoaimer. Metallic Cases.. ' t hirty-three years of business ex guarantees the bent results. * ater / jg HK8 r LATFST rfffr ,c ^ <s- ^ egg 4^* i & GAME . jU. ^K. .A. -'K. 4.^ ^ ctra Fine Lot OF SADDLE AND HARNESS RSES AND MULES' | j BE RECEIVED AT OUR STABLES THIS WEEK. n. Hill & Sons. 5w Rates West FEXAS, MEXICO, CALIFORNIA. 5T. LOUIS, CHICAGO, or any >olnt, with FREE MAPS, write to PREO. D, BUSH, District Passenger Agent, lisville & Nashville . 1 BROWN BLDO., ATLANTA, GA. t fall to try ? box of cacti so?p. For / Milford & DuPre. Phone 107. The lsU. rlIHfaraons headache powder has do For Rale by Milford A DuPre. Phone 107. at Milford <fc DuPre's drug store and resbed with one of their Ice cieam Bltles In belt buckles and belts, at Had rid of your flees wltb insect powder, le by Speed. a elans of our delicious claret phosMllford .t DuPre. e Is no use to tell you anything about d & DuPre's drug store, but go and see. ol, the great dyspepsia remedy, for sale I ford & DuPre, Phone 107. o-qulDloe will cure a cotd In one day. y P. B. Speed. k cherry phosphate?a specialty by d Sc DuPre. i balls for sale by Speed. t. 0. Wilson before buying your hay, )ur <&c. aalns In tbe haok get a bottle of Prick h Bitters. For sale at Speed's. t l^that at Mllford a DuPre's. Go and ream sodas and all kinds of delicious freshing cold drinks at Speed's soda In. water nnd every thing In tbe way of nks at Mllford & DuPre's drug store. hunger and thirst after righteousmeans to long for it and to strive d it with unrelaxing effort.