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" | | $p The Abbeville Press and Banner. ^ BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE. 8. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1899. ESTABLISHED f 18||| i THE DYING YEAR. fctoodby Old Year! We ipced the parting guest Although /our life wai short, you lived your epftn. ' j Too have your time t /live and die like man, And now ha* come yr/r time to go to rest. "You rounded out the life you well began, You frolicked with the Spring when you wen young, And to the long radiant Summer clung. When o'er the hills the blushing Autumn ran, Son followed her and lingered at her side Until she fled when Winter came in sight, krcaed with hit weapon* for a sturdy fcpht. With him ao grim you could Dot well abide. Ton being old and weak, he in kis prime. Death comes to you Just in the nick of time. & t ?Boston Transcript * < ^llillllllillttiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiliiiilliiiliuiliiiiiii^; ill*4"* I ;|i: Halverson's ?: f iji: AwaMng.i:|; J . It was all over with Halvereon, and ' even his tossed and harassed brain, seeking some way oat, knew It well. He was done. To his fitful struggles n end had come, or must come now, tfcto day. Another morning would be loo hateful. Whether fate were un kind or merely remorselessly just was an Inquiry V- did not seek to make, 1 'IM'WI tSM BROUGHT EH Ax LAMP AS HE DREW OK HIS 8HOKS. pM for It would be futile. It was too late lor speculation. What good to analyze ' the past for causes when tbe frresist<p? fble, impending effect was upon him? when it bad not only knocked at hla door, but had entered and stood waltlng, beckoning and Impatient? -:li The old year was going out So must \vbe, too. go out like a big candle, but whither? What care does old Time r- oVo rtf hla nhlldren. the dead years? '- i: Where do wearied souls find haven when "the day which gave them tenement is cold? He propped bis back with pillows and sat np In bed, staring out the window Into the falling gloom of the short December afternoon, but ^ seeing not even the scattered flakes of _ V snow banished from a few scurrying clonds iharking the winter sky with fi\ * swift changing formations. His thoughts were Introspective, but doml:,'v . nating tbem all in gloomy monotone, like the Irreverent booming of a deep v - toned bell marking a sunken reef, tell lng ot destruction standing wiui jam agape, -was that one be could not escape If be would?be was done; be ';V was done; here was the end! \ The barren room. Ill tlad even for tbat poor tenement, excited bis disgust aa with a long groan be came back to his surroundings. It smelled evil, too, like a basement dive, for be bad slept tbere long?how long he hardly knew? and It reeked of bis potations. He got up unsteadily and, drawing on bis trousers, flung up a window overlooki~'. lng the street The fresh, keen air rushed upon him bltlngly, but he seemed not to feel Its sting. Leaning far out, be drank It eagerly. Lighted cars, filled with home going people who aeemed gay. hurried past on North W-\ . Clark street, parkward, to the runic rbyme of the cable, to the clanging of p the belli the gripmen gave voice in ' warning or in greeting. Most of the ' passengers carried little bundles. Some of them held boughs or wreaths of decorative evergreeh. Tomorrow would be the New Year. They were going home, content, perhaps with good resolutions. Going where? Home! Where was his home? What was It? He shivered and, shutting down the window, drew to the pile of huddled clothes - which lay upon the floor beside his bed. The door behind him opened softly, lettlnr in a shaft of yellow light from j$V the room beyond, and It threw across fov" , f the floor, even to his feet, the shadow of the woman wbo loved him. As she stood there, looking uncertainly into S ' . " the dusk where he 'sat obscured, his eyes were still bent upon that silhouette. picturing on the coarse matting her waved hair, her fair outline, all grace and dear womanhood, all bis ?the pearl be had won as prize in life's tourney and flung away. "Georgel" bis wife called gently. "Are you getting up?" ' He grunted roughly, for In truth a new kindled emotion choked bim, and he would not trust bis tongue. / As If In echo of bis voice there came from the lighted room the sound of clattering blocks and falling tin. a swift patter of little feet and an eager, childish treble crying out gleefully: "Oh. mamma, is papa up?" A boy of 6 years ran past his mother and. with Instinctive seeking,* like steel u to magnet, plunged through the semidarkness straight Into bis father's arms with a shout of Joy. The man cuddled him close, but be&; neatb his breath uttered something like another groan. "Sfuita Clans Is coming tomorrow, papa," the child said, and as the man sat still, only bulging blm closer, be ' went on: "Because, you know, he couldn't get here Christmas, he was so busy, and there were so man/ poor children he had to see. But he's coming tomorrow. Mamma said so, dldn'1 you, mamma? And, say"?he put up his lips confidentially and whispered? "we've got a chicken and some nuts." "Bring In the lamp, Kate," said Halverson hoarsely, struggling up from f-ho fUncinsr child. "I've cot to dress and go." "Supper is nearly ready," she said. "You'lPeat with us, won't you? It isn't often we have you nowadays, George." "I've got to go," he repeated. She brought in a lamp as he drew on his shoes and fastened his suspenders. He strode to the little mirror in the cheap pine dresser and lathered his face before it in silence. The boy looked on in interested silence as he began to shave himself. The woman sat upon the bed and regarded him wistfully, but in silence also. The odor of stewing foods came from the .other rooms. The man nodded his head significantly toward the open door as his razor paused. "The neighbors must have seni something In," he said, with a bitter sneer, "or was It the county agent? What's all this talk about Santa Claus anyway? Have you been mocking your own child again? Aren't things bad enough without that?" His tone was harsh, and the woman nulled pathetically. She answered gently: "A mother doesn't mock her baby. Georgie will have 'all he has been led to expect tomorrow anyway. And it's the New Year. George, dear"?she rose and came to him, putting her hand on his shoulder?"it's the New Year, full of hope, if not of prorfcise. Can't we be brave together? You always have said you wanted, oniy a cnauce; umi something must turn up. Perhaps it will when the New Year comes." He shook the hand away, and the , razor cut his cheek. "You must have had a windfall," he snarled aa he stanched the wound. "You talk like you might be an heiress. It wasn't the neighbors, then?" "There was no windfall." she answered slowly. "I was only trying to hold on for your sake and?and his. I had a ring, you know." Her voice faltered, and be wheeled sharply, looking Into her face. She held up her bare left hand and smiled Into his eyes bravely for one fitting moment Then she flung herself prone upon the bed, shaking witn convulsive sobs. The child ran to her and, burying his face in her skirts^ cried too. Halverson made haste to finish dressing. As he hurried into his ulster his wife rose quickly and staid him with a gesture. "You won't stay?" "I can't," he muttered surlily. "I have an engagement." "You'll be back tonight?" "Where else could I go?" he answered, but his eyes evaded hers. "George," she 6aid pleadingly, "tomorrow will be New Year's. There is something I wish you would bring me home tonight for a New Year's gift Will you?" His wife clung to him as she spoke, both arms around his neck. "What is it?" he asked. His throat was full of busks, but bis manner softened. The boy crept to him and wrapped him tight. "A new man, George," she said brokenly. He kissed her. stooped and kissed the boy and went out without a word. Halverson walked with uncertain, hesitating steps eastward in' the dim bystreet to Clark.. Empty cars were running southward. It was 6 o'clock. The sky was clearing, and the night promised fair. Along the great artery of the North Side, smooth In its i^w dress of asphalt, the brilliant electric light shone In farfetchlng lanes, a milky way fallen to gross earth. As the bell of an approaching train heralded its coming he felt mechanically In his pockets for fare. There was nothing. Shrugging clo'ser Into bis collar, he started riverward, walking more briskly how. He was shivering, although well clad, and within a block be entered a saloon. Tbe barkeeper was alone. "I guess you'll have to let me have one on credit till next time, Dick," said Halverson, wltb affected briskness. "It's pretty sharp outside, old man. Off tbe shelf, please." The barkeeper looked at him. curiously as he poured out a glassful of whisky and drank It eagerly. "You look like a ghost, sure enough," his host commented as Halverson set down the glass. "What have you been doing to yourself, my son?" ! A roistering party of young men burst through the doorway before Halverson could answer. He knew them all, and they greeted him effusively. | "We're out for sport tonight, Georg(e, my lad. Come along and see the old year out Be a good fellow 1" cried one. slapping his back with zealous energy. i Halverson laughed. "I'm broke tonight, Charley," he said airily, as if It were a Joke he could not but relish. "That makes no difference," returned Charley bofsterously. "I've got enough for both of us. Just drew a month's pay, you know. Come on." What did it matter? Since he was going to end it all, was going to make his escape, was going to shuffle off his responsiDiiiues mis mgui ueioic c?ci the new year dawned, what did II matter? One more night, with the riot of spirits in his shaking pulses, s last whirl of the town! It might hard en bis grim resolution. He would go, 1 and he went. J It was ten hours later when a portei with bucket, mop and broom shoot I him roughly by the shoulder. H< found himself sleeping heavily In i chair in an all night saloon In Fiftt avenue. How he had come there h< did not remember. "Get out and get some air! It's Ne^ 1 Year's!" called the white aproned mar i&V. , j behind the bar. "You ain't dead, are ; : you?" [ j Halverson rose with a start, awake. . i Recollection had rushed upon him like an armed man and thrust home. He [ knew what he had to do and grimly 1 set to do It quickly. Without a word hp wpnt nnt. Hp walked fast to Ran dolph street and put his face to the east. So this was the honr! Well, he was ready. The water inight be cold, but he would not shiver long. He went on swiftly. Presently he was aware one paced behind him with equal step. If he slackened, the other lagged. When he put forth a brisker foot, the other held to his heel. This annoyed him, but he did not look around. "I will shake him off at the viaduct," he said to himself. "You are in baste tonignt,' tne otner called banterlngly over bis shoulder. "Why tonight? Why not yesterday? Why not ten years ago? Why not tomorrow?" The other drew beside him. Halverson looked furtively and knew his companion, though It had been long since they had spoken. A gloomy frown clouded his flushed bro\4r. "It must be tonight. It Is the end," he said, as If In apology. "Ah!" said the other. "Is it so? It is you. then, who will leave it ail behind, who will flee, who will be the coward? What of them? What of her? What of the boy? - Must they bear the brunt alone?' "I cannot help it," he faltered. "They can be no worse off anyway. And it isn't my fault It's the cursed luckl" he ended savagely. "Yes, the 'cursed luck,'" the other answered, echoing his own innermost thought "Whose cursed luck? Theirs, not yours. Has she been loyal, devoted, loving, true, forbearing, a wife, a mother? And has he called you papa. dear, and looked with his deep truthful eyes to you as his shield and his refuge, his solace, his God? And' you, what have you done? Have you poured your patrimony down your throat? Have you sunk your manhood at the gaming cloth? Have you paid love with neglect and cast the Joys of fnthophnrwl tn swlnp? von. whn have talent and education and once bad friends, sold your possessions stick by stick until your wife pawns her wedding ring to buy Are and food for her baby?and for yon?" Halverson hung his head. They were on the viaduct now. The other drew yet closer until he touched him. A pale light faltered among the stars which marked the east before them. Thev wnlkfvl nn tnppthpr. "Pah!" cried the other In a burst of high scorn. "You sicken me. You are less courageous than the mere beast, you with a brain. Do you think you are nothing? Do you believe by pulling the shelter of the lake over your own miserable head and body you preserve your honor? Why, man, man, man! Awake!" They stood far out upon the long pier beside the deep water. "Even now," the other cried, with energy, turning Halverson to him, so that they looked In each other's set face, "a sweet faced woman kneels beside your bed and prays. Tears fall from her eyes upon a little, restless child, who stirs and snuggles to her, asking, with shut eyes, 'Is papa home yet, mamma?"' "O God!" Halverson burst out In agony, stretching forth his arms. The other caught bis hands and held them tightly. "You made a promise," he said very softly. "You sealed it with a kiss. Kate begged of you a New Year's gift | SHOOK HIM ROUGHLY BY THE SHOULDER. to make her happy. Shall It be hers? See, the sun Is rising from the lake. The new year Is dawning. Shall It be hers?"_ Halverson fell upon his knees. The specter of his quickened conscience 1 faded from his grasp and left him there alone. Two tears, priceless gems, dug from the mine of his reformation, crept across his cheeks, now pallid, but there was a new light in his deep eyes. The sun was tiptoe on the waI ter^s iedge. Across the rippled lake i from the full orb even to his knees shone a golden pathway leading up. It seemed to him, to higher things. He rose autl stood erect, facing the day. Lifting up his arms, be cried out 1 aloud: i "Oh, Kate! Oh, wife! You have your New Year's gift. I go to you a man."?Chicago Chronicle. i ! Things Not to Do on New Year'a. i Don't wear new shoes or let anybody give you a pair at any time during the : Christmas week. A Herefordshire > farmer once did this, and be "lost a i sight of oattle that year." Don't bake . bread, either, during that week. It Is , Bure to bring misfortune. And. above all, If washing d&y should fall on New r Year's, put it off by all means, or you i will be "washed out of existence" be? fore the year is ended. It Is better not i even to wash the plates and dishes. j One thing, however, you may do to ad> vantage--go as parly as you can to a well or a fountain and offer It an apple r or a nosegay, and you will have good, i wholesome water all through the year. * * . . " , * . j ' ^ '* ' r aS&LLvI .. "'A ? . V . NEW YEAR'S IN SCOTLAND. Brinrlng In the New Tear at Tron Charch, Edinburgh. New Year's Is the great Scottish holiday. Christmas is of course an official holiday, and In the large towns, despite old prejudices, Its observance Is becoming more recognized among the better business houses. But for the general population of the country the New Year Is the great holiday festlI tto 1 fomnorflnno oontlmont is making its way, there is still a great deal of hard drinking-at this season. It Is noi^e the less a fact, however, that the spread of temperance education and the better amusement of the people are gradually having their Influence^ in making New Year's less of a saturnalia than It was wont to be. Bringing In the New Tear at the Tron church, Edinburgh, is a time honored custom which does not seem to be falling Into disuse. On the last night of 1898 thousands of young people, with a sprinkling of older persons, congregated as usual at the Tron chnrch, which is in the heart of old Edinburgh, to speed the passing year. When the church clock showed midnight, a loud cheer was raised, handshaking became general, the old salutation, "A bappy New Year!"fras heard on all sides, and, tattles of the national beverage having I hoon nrndnrwl from tODCOat DOCketS. healths were generously pledged. After this had been done bands of roistering youths and maidens set off to "first foot" their friends.?Chicago Record. . ROMAN NEW YEAR'S. Tutou Date* OelebmteJ at Different Periods. ! The good old Romans, who had some hard common sense In spite of their | self conceit, believed thoroughly in I New Year's day.# They were characteristically careless as to when it should be celebrated, and sometimes it was held at various dates of the year k*T /inmmnnlHao 1117 In (7 at Tin (TrMtef distance from each other than a railroad train would take them in these days In a few hours. But so long as they got the full number of high days and holidays into the 12 months the good old Romans cared little whether they adhered strictly to the almanac ! or not ' ' Even when Christianity became an established institution in the land and the Christian leaders began to systematize the days for celebrations in which the church participated there was still a difference of opinion as to the day on which New Year's could properly be celebrated. It is even on record that New Year's day has been kept on the date set apart for Christ mas, while It got so mixed ap with the other divisions of time at another period that it was kept on Easter daj one year and on the 1st of March , on another. It is necessary to trace the celebration of the first New Year's day clear down to the sixteenth century before any definite understanding of the proper day for the celebratlop can be found.?Brooklyn Citizen. New Year's Gift* In Spala. In Spain, as well as In Portugal, the luxury to which a pretty woman de vines uie luucjl (_m.iv uiu uiicuuuu is the lace used In the fashioning of her fan and, above all, of her mantilla. Few men have any Idea until they attempt to make a New Year's offering of this kind of the amount of money that can be lavished on even the tiniest piece of lace, particularly If it happens to be old Italian or Spanish point, dating from the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Ignorant as the Spanish woman is on most subjects, she is conspicuous for her profound and extensive knowledge of the different kinds of lace, and her talent for distinguishing point d'alencon from point d'argentan, and point de venlse from that old Italian point known by the name of Greek lace, is only equaled by the grace with which she wears the national mantilla and maneuvers her fan.?Chicago Times-Herald. Footprints la the Aikti. Sweetened ale or egg'flip Is the prescribed beverage for the drinking healths on New Year's. In Scotland k/\iinATTr( fnlrAd nAM ka#A?A HAf 1*. uuuocn 11c lanes v.ait uciuic lnf the last night of the year to spread the ashes smoothly on the hearth. If in the morning the print of a foot can be detected, with the toe pointing toward the door, It Is thought to foretell a death in the family during the year, but If the toe points in an opposite direction there will be a marriage soon.?Atlanta Constitution. An English Caatona. Carrying branches of evergreens hnnc with unnlea. oranres and eavlv colored rlbboDs, tbe children still parade the streets of some old English towns, "agganowlng," as It Is called, from the words of the ditty they slug; We're come to five you warning It's New Year'* day -morning1, With a bey and a how And an aggan agganow. ?Atlanta Constltutl?u. The Closing Year. With mistletoe and holly Upon your bier Make room (or youth and folly, Tbou sad Old Yearl You've felt the pains and sorrow* That mortals know; We long (or new tomorrowi, So bid you go. We'll give the Joy* you've brought aa A last goodby And failures that you've taught u* A passing sigh. When sunshine gilds your comn With hope and cheer, The world's hard heart will aoftaa And shed a tear. But, a new year discerning Beyontf your tomb, All mortals will be turning From grief and gloom. They'll place a wreath of holly Upon your grave And haste to greet th? folly That once you gars. ?Omaha Bw, : . ; , ' ,./i ' _ ' %" 7 ' r . *i? ' J NEW YEAR'S VOWS. Gool iirloc For Thoae Win Wo*14 Lead Bettor Livoa. Young man, would you swear off l&aeea Y xnmtc or your uiuuier, iier white hair and deathless words. Think of your stalwart father, stern, but just, and prouder of you than any earthly itom* or name. Think of the men your ! tins damn. Think of the ruen your good life would redeem. You can't | save the race, a single city eren. but jtaks some life tomorrow and make It ' your concern. Say to your neighbor at yonrdesk: "Tom, old boy, you are In trouble. I have known It for some time. I want to help you. Don't b? afraid of me. Don't' laugh at me. Tell me what li wrong. I'll help you bear It I am no saint myself, but 1 mean to be a better i man " Vrtu win mt him If he la worth saving. Take a single family of poor ones, smitten sorely this hard winter. It is too late now for a Christmas dinner, but coal and clothing and common food and an hour's chat now and then will tide them over and save you. Ton may "swear off" with oaths unique and varied until you totter into your grave, still "swearing off" against death and hell, bat every vow will bs broken unless you learn to think of God and your fellow men. Don't mope; don't go away alone and think of yourself, your craving nerves, ycmr past sins, your blasted hopes, your forgetful friends, your isolated and defeated life. That is suicidal. Don't, on tbe'other hand, be sancitmonlous; don't pretend; don't even tell your friends that you have turned over a new leaf; don't undertake too much. You can best think of God and men tn company with those who. are thinking as you want to think. For this end our Lord established his kingdom on earth.?Bev. Barton O. Ay les worth. NEW YEAR'S IN RUSSIA. Out Mia ( tk? FMtlTtl the Ltal of thi Out. ' - ' ? -?.i? Dnacla KarW in ue smiuier viu? w iw? ? Year's day Is in the 12 days' festival. The Russians In many parts have bald to the aid ways from time immemorial The preparations for the season begin early in November. The host of some great house begins to lay in stores of salted beef and sausages, liquors, etc. The hostess calls on all her friends and invites young and old. Next day j she is succeeded by the nurse, who makes the same round of visits. Her I An+w ia oaruwiaiiv to invite the rodnc ladles. Sbe Is balled with joy, and the lady of the boose hastens to mix for her the cap of wine. She delivers her errand and Is piled with questions ss to the Invited and the rejected. But the most Important question Is, "Who are the elected V These are the young men Invited by the hostess for the girls, or "fair maidens." as they are called. The duty of the young man thus designated Is to look after the amusement and pleasure of bis "fair maiden" for the "12 days." The responsibility of tbe choice lying with the hostess, sbe has to be careful In her selectlons.-rNew York World. * A Siltaa'i Jfew Year Gift. A courteous exchange of presents was frequent between sovereigns of various nations. One of tbe most feminine Instances typical of tbe fashions and customs of the day la apparent In the offerings sent la 1559 by Sultana Vallde to tbe great Elisabeth. It consisted of a costly robe and girdle and five handkerchiefs, two wrought In gold and three In oriental silks, together with rare necklaces of pearls and rubles and a wreath of diamonds. Hew Teal's Levins O19. A bowl of spiced ale. in which were roasted apples, toasf and sugar, was carried round from bouse to house New Year's eve by the village maidens, who sang songs and wished every one a happy New Year. The loving cup of present times Is a relic of this ancient and still observed English cos torn.?Selected. Ptrltu Rnr Tcu*i, The Puritans objected to New Tear's gtfts as a heathenish custom, but It was quite as universal as Christmas gifts.?Exchange. Happr Mew T?vt "Happy New Yearl" Uk* a Ml, PmU tb? happy, Joyous call. "Happy New Ysarl" Lo?4ar y?tt "Happy Msw Tsar, oca as4 aUt" As tb* che?ry cry rings out WlaUr storms art all forfot; Gloomy skins art summir blus; Tsaas ao moss lifs's pagw Mat Hope again with tints oI res* Paints our castlss in tka air, Hippy thoufkti drive care away. And happy imllu our facw waac. "Happy New Year!" once agais Fall* upon our waiting ear. . Childish ia the voice that calls, ? J Joyoye. fearless, sweet and clear. i Tears slip of, and youth anew Fires our blood like mellow wiM. Age and honors count (or naught? Sixty's udder far than nine! "Happy New Year!" Speed the with! Send It thrilling through the air . Till every heart beats perfect time To "Happy New Year!" everywhere! ?. . . . J', C ... OLD TIME NEW YEAR'S HOW CELEBRATED IN THE DAY8 OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. Piiblle Dliflaya of Pomp anil Pag* eutry-Marr Queen of Sooti' Propitiatory Present?An Occasion For Renewal of Friendship. ?N OLDEN times ^ all the European j for a marvelous galitles. It was grand pageantries, 15(32. tbat Queen Elizabeth, In a state' visit to St Paul's cathedral, severely rebuked the dean for having, so thoughtlessly laid on ber cushion, as a token of love flnd r*>?TMv?t a nmvpr hook, rlehlv bound and full of splendid Illustrations of the apostles and martyrs, at the very moment when the sovereign had issued stringent laws against "superstitious Images and pictures." On that festival, too, foreign princes in the course of their travels were expected to officially attend the reception of whatever court they then happened to be visiting. A glimpse of the parade surrounding such formalities Is given in the description of the equestrian procession of the Swedtsh prince, who In 1569 presented his respects to the virgin queen in all due ceremony. Gorgeously appareled himself, and his steed not less so. the royal visitor was accompanied by a large retinue, clad In velvet and heavy gold chains, the guards carrying halberts. Truly, one wonders at the trouble and expense incurred by the noble travelers in those days of slow communications, strict etiquette and magnificent display. As a family gathering New Tear's day always proved an occasion for renewal of friendship and reconciliation. Who does not remember. for Instance; the anecdote of the Prince of Wales, son of Henry V, who, anxious to appease his Irritated father and to. show him bow unjustly he bad been slandered, appeared in court, on the grand anniversary of universal good will, in his blue student's robe, pierced round the collar with eyelets .corresponding in number with the years be bad spent at the university. SVnm oaoh tinv hrvlo hnnor ft nppdlp and thread. By this mate and original pleading, variously Interpreted, the dutiful son Is. however, credited with Intending to clear himself from the imputation of being a spendthrift Had he not carefully and obediently kept the needle and thread given every year by the bursar to Oxford students with the fatherly advice, "Take this and be thrifty?' Tbe unfortunate Mary, queen of Scots, eagerly availed herself of this opportunity to propitiate her cousin Elizabeth, to whom she sent cunning headdresses of network, likewise collars and cufTs, knitted gold hair nets and rare and beautiful embroideries. Among tbe latter was conspicuous a basqulne, or Spanish coat which, when worn with tbe mantilla, wrapped tbe figure mucb after tbe style of the Turkish female garb! Many illusions to special money for her New Year's generosities are iouiiu iu uitr august prisoner's correspondence. No doabt the great characteristic of the eventful day was the lavlsbness with which gifts were distributed in every class of society as tokens of love, respect and gratitude, amounting sometimes to bribery. Indeed'this delicate way of securing the favor of judges and high officials became such a source of abuses that in 1290 it bad to be forbidden by law. Yet even as late as 1088 James II himself still accepted such tokens from bis subjects. Am an example of these offerings from successful suitors may be mentioned a pair of gloves containing 60 angels, or * *m An ktotr Qau sovereign, picocuicvi uu Tear's daj by a Mrs. Croaker to Sir Thomas More In recognition of bis decision in ber favor in a suit against Lord Arnndel. "It woald be against good manners," said tbe chancellor, "to forsake a gentlewoman's New Year's gift, and 1 accept tbe gloves. Tbe lining you will be pleased to bestow elsewhere." In fact, during tbis festive season gloves were customary gifts in tbe sixteenth century, but on account of their cost money was often given Instead; hence It became known as "glove money." Tbe purchase of two pairs of lined gloves for Queen Anne of Denmark bad so exhausted the savings of the, * ' * ? beautirui Dai poor aruuKim oiuait ui? she was reduced to knit a purse as a humble but dutiful New Year's offering to James I. Lady Mary Grey, more fortunate, bad been able In 1578 to present ber beloved Queen Marie Stuart not only two pairs of sweet gloves, but four dozen gold buttons, with a seed pearl In the center of each. Occasionally, too, presents embodied some allegory or bidden meaning only understood by the giver and receiver. The quaint though unattractive Jewel affecting the shape of a dark lantern, sent in Scotland by Harrington to James, carried with It the long expected news that bis accession to the English throne was but a matter of a few days or even hours. How eloquently it expressed "the failing lamp of life wan very dim with the departing queen and would soon be veiled in the darkness of the tomb."?London Queen. New Tear's Dinner. Oyster Soup. Boiled Codfish, Egg Sauce. Eecaloped Oysters. Boast Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing. Cranberry Sauce. Escsxole Salad. Pumpkin Pie. Ice Cream. j American Cheese. / Oaktt. Fruit Coffee. / ?ChiMfo Trifcu*y ' / \. : i . DENTAL NOTICE. S. F. Killingsworth, No. 4 Seal Brock, Abbeville, 8. a DENTAL NOTICE. r Dr. S. G. Thomson. / OFFICE CP-STAIRS ON McILWAlS Corner, Abbeville, 8. C. DR. J. A. DICKSON, SURGEON DENTIST. - % || GOLD FILLINGS; CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY, -k A OOOD PLATE- |S,M i , AMALGAM FILLINGS76o?od. I.O* OFFICE OVER BARKSDALE'S 6TQRE.r C. C GAM3RELL, M. D., PLysiciiin and Surgeon, ABBEVILLE, S. 0. ww uuicv iu iuc nnuuum oau&, May 85,1898. tf . ..TAILOR, ^ : . HAS moved, and occupies the room* op stairs In Knox's Hall, and la now prr pared to do all kinds of repairing and clean in* of gentlemen's olotbea on short notice. Sample* of suits always on band. Charge*. -M reasonable WM. H. PARKER. WM. P. GREECE PARKER & GREENE, in j n -II' i?-_ Office on LAW RANGE. ABBEVILLE - south cabolina. May 4. 1898. tf At IjviiipM Perrin's OM Stand rj tlAYINO bought the business op Livingston 4 Perrln, I will continue the business at tbe old stand, serving tbe people with tbe best of fresh meats, bread and flab. Call Phone No. 1. T. TT MAXWELL. Sept- 7,1898. tf The State ofSouth Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. ByR. E. Cox, Eaqnire, Magistrate Abbeville )' '% County. ,To Walter O'Neal : Complaint having been made Un- ? ~ to m? by Mary Tiiggart tbatyoa are indebted to her in the a cm of Twentyand 85-100 Dol iara on bccuuui oi guuun nuu ^ uwrpu?uyi?? V/ ?r sold and delivered to yon at yonr reqooat: - Tbls Is, therefore, to require yoa to appear before me, In my offi. e In the City of Abbe- , vine. State of Soiitb Carolina, oo tbe twentyflrat day from tbe eervlce^jf tbto auramooa opon you, eznlnslve of tbe day of n?eb. Mrvice, to answer t<> tbe said complaint, orJnd#meat will be glvon against yon by default. Date Abbeville C. Hi, S. C.. Nov. 15, A.'D. 1899. K. B. C'^X, (L. S.) Nov. 22.1899. Magistrate A. C. Good ' v. Things to bat. ? M 1 . OU CAN ALWAYS^FIND MOST ANY ,\? thlog yon want to eat at Thoe. Tbomsoo. M Pol Saisap. MM Map, .4 Meats of all Mr to Kraut Pickels, Etc. Phone 99. At Glenn's7 191. SUGAR $1.0aA, 20 lis. GOOD RICK $1.00. 15 BARS S0AM5 CtS J --3 Very Low Prices on Flour for the Xmas trade; softie as low as $3.25 per Barrel, Good Stock Coffee bought before the advance?selling at the old price. Bargains in Shoes and Dry Goods. MENNC Big bargains in shoes for next 80 days. We offer two lots ladles button shoes, former price 91 aud 91.00, closing price 89 and 98 cents, at Haddoo's. ; I -.J