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^ Ihe Press and Banner. BY HUSH WILSON, B ABBEVILLE, S. C. Ai~Pnbllshed every Wednesday at $2 a year in advance. I Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1900. Dolus; the Best We C'onlU. The Yorkvllle Enquirer last week In a little editorial going hurriedly over the work of the year, closes with the following: "We have done the best we could, and all through the year we have been made to feel that our efforts have been meeting with the kindest appreciation. That this Is pleasant to us, goes without saying, and whether or not our efforts have really merited the generous commentation we have received, we beg to assure our friends that we are sincerely grateful." We readily recognize the excellence of our neighbor's work, and commend the paper as being one of the best with which we are acquainted. It would be admitted, we presume, without question that it uses better paper and is more carefully printed than any newspaper in the State, but we doubt if the editors, or publishers, have done the best they could. Very few of us do that. "The best we could" are words too often used as an excuse for shortcomings or derelictions of duty. Speaking for this editor, we acknowledge that we have fallen short of doing "the beat we could." While the editor of the Press and Banner thinks we have done as well as a majority of printers, and possibly have done a little better than a few of them, yat, 11 we had given no thought to anything else than kA,,a,>A ***** rtrtiilH hjivo firtnn hpf pnu tl Ug WC uvUU?o nw vvu>%> "V. ? v ? ter In the way of printing a newspaper. To be a successful country printer, a man must combine In blmself, to a reasonable degree, all tbe business qualities. A man may succeed In a great newspaper If be have one or more necessary qualities well developed. For instance: If be is able to write well, Laving good principles, and Is ambitious to serve tbe public, while becoming a factor in Its affairs, he may succeed well, If he has a practical bus iness man at tbe other end of tbe establishi ment. A great institution of any kind must f be made successful by the applied energies of specialists, but a little country printing office where tbe editor mnBt take turns, and do a little of everything, must be an all round man. Must possess all the qualities which bring success, while in a great business the individual Is a mere segment. If he performs one thing well, he has discharged his duty, I while the country printer must do many things well. Possible Legislation. It is not Improbable that at the next session of the Legislature an effort will be made to deal with "factory people," or cotton mill operatives. Class legislation is always of:enplve, and those legislators who may atte npt to make laws lor them, as a class, may bave cause to regret their course. T. I ?1? >k? /.Mtnn II* io r woi u>tu uuav tuo wukvu m?(i? Wf operatives, as a whole, are intelligent aad eeif-reapectlng people, and any effort to disV criminate against them by special legislation, f whereby they are practically relegated to the k position of imbeciles who need guard.ans ft and who are nnable to take care of tbemM selves may exolte In these good people Just H" Indignation. I If any politician should seek to deprive R the laboring man of the aid and assistance B of his children in supporting tbe family tbe act would likely be reset)ted by every aelWeepectlng operative In any of the cotton State. that legislators should assume to g^^Rfl^^Huardlan of other people's children, nH|^^K they should Beek to prevent them BBHD|Brom helping to support tbe lamlly, regarded as officious intermeddling whicbdoes not concern tbem. Idea that tbe law-makers of this State ^^^^ more humane and more considerate of EMnS^Hcr people's children than their parents, Is RMHto be entertained. ChaofrtR that are Apparent. IBHfl^pPitb tbe growth of a town, and with tbe HH^HEjectlon of new blood Into tbe body politic, ^^nKn&oy cbanges are to be seen in tbe passing F years. New citizens, untrained to tbe ways and methods that hare been banded down through all tbe years of a century, being cont, scions ol the rectitude of their course, brush aside old traditions, and bring about new and tonexpected results. Old citizens are stood ' aside, for new men of their own selection. For ages Abbeville bas bad modes and methods which, in a sense, may have been, peculiar to itself. But new men arf>.r,r>a><flB| j^^L. tothe front. Withonl-RrJr'njr o-vOOdy's perirWw atm-KBWe WfrrosNvote as they please, and their voting as they please, someRjA times brings astonishing results. By deaths and by removals the old Abbeville is but a small minority, and tbelr strength In elections Is scarcely felt. H^B^The people at the Railroad Shops and at tbe B^^^Bxton Mill fcn.e never asked for political PQK^Haferment, but politicians may rest assured are itt least factors in all elections. These "fc^op'.e, who are as loyal to the country ah. Anvhrfriv arc mrm frlenrta ?.o thnwfi who ?re friendly to them, but are ready to re?ent ;at the ballot box, real or lmagluery wrongs. Their numbers are such a* to enforce at least the externals of respect. Because of tbe reduction of the size of the oounty, the Influence of the new citizenship, when wildly cast, almost surely decides our elections. - - ^ Origin of tbe Knine of Lnnreni. Mr. Cordell Wells Wright of Clemson College, publishes In the Laurens ^Advertiser an Interesting story as to tbe name of Laurens oounty. He says that It was named for Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress. If we err not, we have seen tbe statement that Laurens County was named after bis son, John Laurens, who was said to be the last man killed in the struggle for American independence. In connection with John Laurens there is an Interesting atory of his marriage In London. After an Interview with tbe lady's friends, me marriage was ceieoraieu in tne loreuuon, according to the prevailing custom, and Id the afternoon of the same day, it is said that he sailed for France. Coming home be entered the American army and was kill, ed very much as general Lawton was recently killed in Luzon?from needless exposure to the enemy. The child of that marriage inherited the Laurens lands in this county ? 6,000 acres, and large tracts elsewhere. She ilved ninety years, and died after an eventful career. ^ * m Sbnll We Stand Still? The building of the Abbeville Cotton Mill was a distinctive gain for the business interests of the town. Shall we be satisfied with L that institution, and shall westand still foran Indefinite time; or, shall we begin the new year by a determined eflort to make further H^^progress |m^Ve learn that Mr. Aug. W. Smith contemfeeling the pulse of the people on the of a new cotton mill. If canvassers laRaSmour people, we hope that every one a hand. "Many amickle makes a BHBSMR^pcl many bunds make light work. j^^gH^H|^^wffort|We may build a new mill, the manufacturing and of the yon and have rlnK Phone HESnSroBBH^bL; I ' I 1 ' ' ""I 1 ?!' ? '" Bu" our WE HAVE JUS! Check In s of G not, we i 9 PITH II P. S.?We will c The New Town. We presame that few of our oitlzens realiz# the fact that there are today more white people at the cotton mill than were Id the town ten years ago. Let no man forget that they will make their ImpresB on the buslneis and the politics of the town. When a town grows a new deal is bad, and new men and new influences are to be considered. ' j , The Buocess of the Abbeville Cotton Mill has brought bout great changes, and that success and tnvde changes have Inspired the belief in a number of our people that it is time to take another atep forward. Rumor has it that Mr. McKay, Mr. McGee, and-Judge K1 ugh have agreed to make big subscription to a new cotton mill of which Mr. McKay is to be president. These gentlemen, it is said will give in money and houses some $35,000. This is a much better start than the existing mill bad, and the history of the existing mill gives public confidence In such enterprises. Nearly everybody Will take some stock in both Mr. Smith's and Mr. McKay's mill enterprise. The way to build a cotton mill Is to build It. And the way to get it 1b to go to work. Plef*?nut Words. Words of approval, when they come from sincere hearts, are worth much. From the letters received last week, we make some extracts. One man says: "I am proud of the general appearance of our Journal. Have received a number or compliments on the workmanship." An old friend says: "Enclosed find check for $2, amount for the Press and Bfcnner for the closiog year. It is a welcome viditor. It comes alike through all the changing seasons of the year, and Is not affected t>y sunshine or rain Three cheers for the Press ai^ Banner and the stand it has taken for the dispensary ! Stand to your gun and all wlll.be well. It is the men behind the euns that win battles. It is the men that con trol the newspapers that shape public opinion. There Is no doubt that there Is a gradual turning hereabouts of Prohibitionists toward the dispensary. The olspensary is a vast improvement on the old barroom system, and is bo preached from our A. K. P. pulpit. "It seems to >o? that a man has lived (In Abbeville County) to little purpose who tails to see toe good results affected by the present system ol dispensing liquor." An old army friend says: "I 6end you a check for t wo dollars, my past due Indebtedness for the Press and Banner. I have been a Bubrlber to your paper for thirtyseven years. I am a sure friend of yours, and beg to be remembered to yoa and yours.'' Tliree Per Cent.?Don't Part With .Your Mill Stock. The board of directors of the Abbeville Cotton Mill met last Friday evening and declared a dividend of three per cent on all the stock of the Company?payable on the first of January. New machinery is being put in the Mill, and the outlook Is all that could be expected or hoped lor. The Press and Banner makes It a rule not 1o give advice, but there may be nothing amiss in making a suggestion for tke consideration ol those who hold stock in the mill. It seems that mill stock Is first class security. No one with whom we are acoualnled has expressed the leant doubt as to its value We would suggest therefore that our people do not part with their holdings. Even If the holders should be In debt for a part of It, It eeems that It would be advisable to struggle and economise until It Is paid for. When paid for It Is good property, and upon which, In cane of need, money can be borrowed. Reducing; Koiitlipru IlepreHentattvew. We see that an eilort Is to be made to deprive the South of the excessive number of Representatives which the Southern States now have in Congress. We have seen the siatement that the representation from the South In the Nominating Conventions would thus be reduced from 200 to(5. If by the reduction we would be saved from defamation at Washington hy men who may claim all the votes of the negroeR who neglect or refuse to register or vote, we shall be pleased at the change. Three or four men from South Carolina would serve uh just as well as seven. By the proposed plan the representation from every State would be placed on the same bases. And that would be right. Broom Corn. The News and Courier now booms broom oorn as a crop. That paper may be right now, even as 11 was id tne looacco ousiness. ai first we tbougbt tbe suggestion to plant tobacco was a little off from tbe proper tblng, but It seems that tbe tobacco culture Is very satisfactory. It may be that broom corn Is one of tbe corning crops. Do not pass Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery if you want the newest things in . Lace Curtains. ; Gat one Of tbo?e razor strops at Speed's will L M?lt? lisrlBg a ylMiar*. 1/ | / t when w 1 Custome * RECEIVED A. ' -J IT-' eu man ;hort lenghts that were 1 roods has been greatly ? it is a fact nevertheless offer them at ??cts., :,v ,*a lisplay New Goods ever \ \ Admit Tbem ah Territories. Kicking Democrat* are at a loss to Know what to do with tbe recently acquired Islands. Why not treat them an territories, as other States were treated before their admission as States ? For instance: Why not let Porto Rico now be made a territory of the United States, aDd then, when tbe conditions ault, wby not admit tbe (Bland as a State, with full local government, and representatives In both bouses of Congress ? Wby not tbe Senator from Porto Rico? Why not tbe gentlemen from tbe State of Lnzon ? and so on, , ,> Such an arrangement would be simple and moil satisfactory. Another Bank Possible. A Dew bank Id Abbeville may Dot be a remote possibility. By a little effort sufficient capital can be secured. Tbe Increasing demands of the commerce and trade of the town afford an Inviting field for such an enterprise, and if efficient men, with money, take the lead, they will meet with proper ?n-| oouragement, and a new bank will be an accomplished fact. Let tbe right man take tbe initiative and Abbeville will have three good banks before tbe close of another year. A new bank and a new mill for 1900 will make tbe year memorable In the history of Abbeville. Te Reduce the Grade. "The Southern Railway proposes to reduce tbe grade on the Spartanburg and Asheville railroad across the mountains, at a cost of possibly, 85,000.000. How a gradaof 800 feet In a mile, or 700 feet in three miles is to be overcome, we are not informed.. But to gel a good | grade across tbe mountains, without increasing the distance very materially, would be a grand accomplishment, and would revolutionize the freight traffic from tbe West to thaiieasoast. A m m The IiPKiMlature. For some unaccountable reason, the Legislature is being neglected by tbe newspapers. Up to this time that august body has had almost no good advice; and the members must be abungering and athlrsling for good advice. ' Here's a good suggestion or two, namely: Make it unlawful to shoot a man in tbe back. Fix a penally for negro hot suppers, and hold the giver of such entertainments responsible for damages. Let him work it out on the cbalngang, If he Is unable to pay. Peace Ruled. During Chrl6tmas day, and durlDg most of the Christmas holidays, quiet and good order was the rule. There has been less bloodshed and less disturbance of the peace than on any former Christmas. The order In South Carolina was In striking contrast with reports from other States. Except for negro hot supper* ard a few accidents to hunters, tbe Christmas was one of good order. Illdlnic ttie News. Tbe Atlanta Journal puts its Manila news In small headings, and then hides tbe piece away, so that it can hardly be found. That to us, Is the most Interesting part of tbe paper, but when we can't find Manila news in the Journal, we have to wait for tbe arrival of other dailies. The Abbeville Cotton Mill was built on a basis of home subscriptions of $100,000?and nobody has been hurt. Every man Is holding to bis stock, aud weep only because he bas not more of it. When Mr. Aug. W. Smith's subscription paper is presented, it is hardly possible that you will ever regret having put your name down for a liberal amount. Do that and don't get impatient. Tha desired reciiltfi fzrltH annri mfliiorpmp.nt and nrnod will be sure to follow. The cotton mill help In South Carolina Includes such numbers as to remind Legislators of their strength in the elections, and they will likely resent unwarranted Interference In their own affairs. A cotton mill ope" ratlve knows how to take care of bis children, and be may remember those who, unasked, seek to manage his children. ? Hasn't Abbeville stood still long enough? If so, why not move forward, The town will grow no more until something is done. We have plenty of room for much more machinery. A town never grow to any greatness which depends solely upon a Hen trade. We need factories of all sorts. Will save you money on Domestics. Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery. %,'?ed'a for Gbrlatmas go*da. / e can mdl rs~wher$ case "" mm* isooks. ^ougM ^ m^ths CONTRIBUTED LOOAtS. our shortcomings; errors and Btnt>, tfnf tOTtSie j the old year tbey wllj come again to be cdont-;, p<1 acalcst us la the great day o( reckoning. Reader, this Is an awful t bought I?-Tbeo bow icareful we should begin thrfneyyear, profiting In tbe future by tbe pist?turn over* olean shset and at tbe endfop.xhe year sen tbat no blot statns Its page, iQfen we will bave lived to some-ppTpOKe and oar good deeds will be as milestones along lire's path way'xo guide other traveiera arlsjbt,Yen, the n?w year is before us and tbrongh Ood'H unbounded m^rcy alone bave we been snared, while perbApa others more useful In life have been cat down by tbe ruthless hand of death?then we shoala lift up our baartR In gratitude to Him who hnn orowned us with his blessings, and find oat what He has for us to do lu life. , _ > MOVING IK AND* OPT. Mr. W. T. Bradley and fotnl)y have moved, to Abbeville and occupy the Parker houte.on i Trinity street. The people of Abbeville'.^*- i lend to Mr. Bradley and family a bearty welcome to our oily. y DELIGHTFUL 0CCA8I0N. On last Thursday afternoon Judge and Mrs. J. C. Klugh entertained at tbelr beautllul and picturesque home a number of tbelr ft lends. ? If- K1-a Tnhn T? loose present were mi( auu uuo, uuuu u, Bradley. Mr. and MrR. H. T. Tusten, Mrs. J. F. Bradley. Mr. and Mrs W. E. Bradley. Mr. Walter D. Tusten, Mr. W. T. Bradley, Mrs. L. R. Vose and Mr. and Mrs, W. T. McDonald. Judge and Mrs. Klngh know bow to entertutu in the most pleasant and cbarmlng manner, making their guetts feel perfectly at borne wbioh adds largely to the enjoyment of all. The company left, at six o'clock wishing that the genial host and hostess might live to enjoy with their friends many more euch de- , llghtful occasions. HAPPY CHILDREN. I Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Tustefa entertained their grandchildren last Friday evening. The occuBlon was one of merriment for iba Jittle ones and of great pleasure to the grMfttpaI rents. - sajjp*" TKIEND3 AND HOME FOLKS COMING AND ( GOING. Mr. Gaines Hammond wltb several of bia gentlemen friends from Greenwood >pent a very pleasant evening of the bol'- T a friends tn the city at the borne of b where all were ninsi Do?pnamy eawnn . u. Col. H. T. Wardlaw returned last week after spending a moat charming time with friends In ihe Mountain City. Messrs. W. B. Lawson and William Penney after a delightful visit to friends in Walhalla and Anderson are home agala and settled down to business. Mr. Frank Lawson, after spending the holidays with home folks and friends In > he city, returnel to Birmingham, Aln? last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bollman have movfd In- | to their pretty new cottage on Factory Hill. | Miss Lillian Gambrell after spending part < ol the holidays ut home, returned last Wed- ; nesday to Wllliamstou Female College. WHAT THEY ARE DOING. The ladle* of Upppr Long Cane Cemetery i Society have already ordered granite posts for the cemetery fenceandaB soon as received will begin work. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE. The Christmas tree for tho children of the Episcopal Sunday school at tbe home of Judge Gary on last Tuesday evening was au occasion of extreme pleasure for the little j I'UKs, wnose eyeb uhqccu whu uiciu.ucu>, and whose hearts were made happy as Santa I Ciaus handed to each a beautiful present. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. L.H.Russell with his charming: bride spent Inst week with home folks and friends In the city where both received happy congratulations of many friends. Dr. Itussell is an Abbnvllle man, but now lives in Greenwood, where he enjoys a tine dental practice. His bride Is one of Greenwood's prettiest and most accomplished [ young ladles. They have the best wishes of . hosts of friends. GILBERT-COOGLER. We take pleasure In presenting the followI ing clipping from a Balnbrldge naper: "Mr. John Gilbert and Miss Bessie Coogler I I were united In marriage Wednesday afternoon, December 20Ur^ at three o'clock at the home of the bride'* sister, Mrs. F. J. Wardeli, ' In Climax, only r. few seleot friends and relatives being present. Rev. W. N. Alnswortb , officiating. V/ ' ,v. "The brldf wore a handsome gown of green i cloth with tilk and velvet trimming and a bit ? ' of real lace: "An elegant dinner was served at six , o'clock, attefr which Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert left ' for an extended bi ldal tour to}ffew York and Washington. 1 ^ * * ' *?? 4l--? Kft of In "unnoeir reiuru mcy ? Jaok8fc -virto, KIh . wliere the groom is a prom* inent rallroHci official. I "Tbe numerous presents received by the happy couple included tbe most useful, ornamental ami valuable. 6 "ThtS bride has hosts of Irlends who wish her much bapplnens." The bride is most favorably known to our peoples tut has hosts of friends In Abbeville, her girlhood home, who extend to her kindest congrattlatlous. SKI/LINO OUT. | t Mr. J. L. ".fc.Mlllan has charge of the Intel , business of Mr It. W. Cauomi, and i? now j C closing out lie stock and winding up the bus- * inexN for itin creditors. Mr. J. K. Jones and ? Mr. Henry Williams are assisting him. Mr. Can nop had been known most favorably in the business circles of Abbeville for miiny r years, where ]ie did a lurge business. Many : Irtends regrofto hear of his failure. Mr. J. L. IVrln who has been with Mr. L. W. White fotftbe busy falland winter months j| Is now onenifg up a stock of goods next door * to Stark's stable. Mr. Hob R&?eley Is now with L. T. &T. M. U Miller, wlifre he will be glad to see his o friends. i j, OCT Of BUSINESS?OUT IN THE COLD. d Capt. jj b. Lyles, the efficient assistant ^ cashier a^tbw National Bank of Abbe^Jll# for P ? . \:v?> le it adva will the I Poland it is needless fo lan and are very scarce bethought in market t( yeank^Low out of busI deM, Ivia^ sno* Sjj^L^bow' ^$|*employna?iit, bfg contract tetrirnntfl the flit of January, J900. ,.-t??ay good m?e very where are outof emtirigmeninuid atfcis time of the year find it fqHEi|d;gfct bnstnfc. It seems ab If the raer Mftltre Dosjneas tfrerdone, or eiBe there are top roanjpJ'Ojen sAlng a living through tbis ooe line.'.It reallmooks like Abbeville wltb iFfisr boasted (Id real, too,) prosperity might give to bervv.a sons a living. If nothing mora' Its bal if lu fatr, but you can't Seepa^atfOrlng msldown. ^ ?" r" SALl DAY. Good Orilrr-tioftW'cplini^BMd Bo^. tnens and a UoolTlme 8e?tV?ll)r/J Owing to thp legal|)|iday on the"flrnt;<ifi January, ttie ofHoln 1 hAs were postponed optfi ill yesterday. 11 ito alumber of repreaQplttMc tlve men from mi sectlsof tbe.ooanty wdrtff oresent, and tbe day las characterized '?H barmouy and good f?Dg in "their later-4^ -There were bat few pile sales. The prlc^jjjfl $> BY THE JtrPCTT* PROBATE. ^ tfas. A. Proltt, as Ac migrator, &c., plaintlQ, against Mrs Sallle Sjley, Thos. F. Shirley. A. M. Shirley, et al, IJendants. 127 acres, known as the Snestead, bounded by Ungb Robinson, dece|<d, James A. Prulit, T. B Boblnson and <%>rH, to J. H. Ash- 1 ley lor 81,300. I BY THE MAftlt. Edmonds T. Brown Coll. si, - plaintiffs, against B Berrlan Allen. Efcd K. Cooley, as Allen & Cooley, Keturah WAlleo, and other? defendant*.?Relief. 305 acre?, bounded by 0- Njratunn, L. Scott aod others, to B Btirrlno AlS for 31 000. 8*,l-2 acres, bounded by B \v. Speer. E. -1 Power and others, to P. A. Clthatn lor 8360. t 7.r> seres, bounded by Joellwn.J J Fret- s well, Geo. Brown and others,Ik. B. Gury for 1 5100 . 1 1 1 acre, In tbe town of Lownlviilp, known a as the sbop lot, and bounded? Mrs. T. Baker* Dr. A. J. Speer and Malnlreet, to J. M. Baker for 8155. 1 166 acres, bounded by Wm.|3p8oni j. t. ^ Buskin and others, known aRfeStevenson , place, to F. B. Gary and if. I^eBruhl for | n oil*. . > o V D. Lee, plaintiff, against A.|Brown and ? others. 165 acres, bounded by En Brown, r Jobn F. Wldeman and J. J. Sblr8i i0 Mrs _ V. D. Lee for 8590. ' B . ? GREAT BELIE! , .yJ An Opportnnity to Work oAn old ? Slock of Wood. 1 Except for this cold spell the Ls an(j ? Banner would have been in a bad!;. j^e wood room being filled. It Is a greHlj|ef (0 have an opportunity to get r'd of|e,lH[ portion of It, to make room for )ie\t|Qterg stock. Like the clothiers, we dl6llkaParry over any stock that may be out|Kty|e m-xt reason. The cut of billets this Ion 1* p long while the out of the stoves tlbeen nl short. You all know how approprll Bn(j how delightful it ls to have long w(lanj JM 3bort stoves^-, . 1 q; INSTALLATION SERTICI jji Rev. T. W. Sloan to be Hnslor oLr A. R. P. Chnreb, Abbeville. 1 ti; Rkv. T. W. Sloan will be Installed aL Lor of the Associate Reformed church F% 30 Ight. The service will begin at half|t af ieven and will be conducted by Dr. Ft k. Pressley of Ersklne College, Rev. O. Y. 1. f. er of Due We-t, and the Rev. E. P. Mc(I tc lock of Newberry. The publlo ls cordll re Invited. < '.4 < 1 nf Up "Little Foxes Spoil the Vlnen.M-lJjj Here are some of the little pesA Look out for them ! pc The little fox "selfishness" will spot* the fruit "love." : ih The little fox "discontent" will spoil the fruit "joy." I The little fox "auxious thought"? will spoil the fruit "pnace." The little fox "impatience" will) tpoil the fruit "long-suffering " The little fox "a hitter word" will ipoil the fruit "gentleness." The little fox "indolence," will spoil ;he fruit "goodness." The little fox "doubt" will spoil the ruit "faith." , The little fox "pride" will spoi the 'ruit "meekness." The little fox "love of pleasure" will ipoil the fruit Temperance.'' Early Thnnk^lviotr Days. The first recorded Thanksgiving was he Hebrew fa-t of Tabernacles. The New Eu laud Thanksgiving late* from 1G33, when the Massachuetts Bay Colony set apart a day for hanksiriving. The first national Thauksgiving ?ro<!lamations were by Congress durng the Revolutionary War. The first great American Thanksgivng day was in 1784, for the declaraion of peace. There was one more; 1 ?on J I lauouai rnanxsgiviu^ iu uo?, uuu u?? i ther till 1863, when President Lincoln ! 3*ued a national proclamation for a ay of thanksgiving. Since that time he President haa issued an annual roclamation. .ntageous "Kick coi s and i r us to say that this cl i, whether you know it )-day less than the pr % 15 ct 1 A IB I MM MSM m m 91 '*^Ih I* I In! | ^ 3Mj g^jjg gj i ' . ' ,'/'?: / ,* ? rpH^^^^LAR ANNUAL MEETING OF the Bioottholders of tbe ' V FationalBank of Abbeville will,beheld at Ita bauklnc; boase on January 1, 1900. ^ ' H8f-' #- ,? v ! Dental Notice. |"F YOU NEED DENTAL WORK and have L not tbfe money, I will do tbe work and ake lumber arid. wood for pay. Come and i ee me at once If you wlsb to ttave your casb. i rly office will be over tbe store occupied oy i 4ra. 1'Hg^art. All work guaranteed. Will be. ,t work regularly after January l?t, 1900. E. L. WILSON, Dentist. ' I raTANTED"? SEVERAL BRIGHT AND \ * *' toonest persoua to represent us aa Man* gen In .t bis and close by counties. Salary 900 a'j1 ear and expenses. Straight, bona tide, io more, no leu salary. Position permanent.1 >ar references, Any bank In any town. It is aalnly office work conducted at borne. Rei- , run OH ' /RnrlnxA sul l.mlrf rMUnil nlnmned .-n. elope. The Dominion Company, Dept. ?, 1 Iblcago. Sept. 25,1899.16t. New Goods arriving at imith's Dry Q-ooas and Millitery. ' ' ' c The Muuifer In Betblehem. No one thing in the Gospel story ap-. eals more to the hearts of young and Id alike than that the Redeemer of [en was born in a place so lowly as a ,j lauger, out of which beasts were wont & > take their food. Every one who has y eard or read the immortal narrative f that birth ha9 tried to picture to imself the scene?that rough stable, allowed out of the rocks?where Cbisanity bad itsorign. The poverty and squalor of that ene have been of wondrous power in fectingtohe heart* of all of us. We ive pondered toe rude features of lat environment until it has gained a imautic place in our thought*. Few 'us have not hoped that we might 1 ioner or later look on that historic J ot, so fraught with portents of mannd. But the visitor to Bethlehem is "i lomed to disappointment. There is > stable to be seen. The uncouth |tl( amber of which the evangelists tell no more. Whither has it vanished ? "t has been concealed from view by a sa neer of beauty?it has been destroy- r from sight by eeteem for it. The J 2ky walls of the cavern are concealed 80l hind panels of marble; the manner, re| \ich was the cradle of Christ, is iwn only by the same marble forms; Uiraerable lights dissipate theorigi-l jKloora ; the Christian Chruch has J jthted in bringing hither its gifts of ? SI frankincense and tnyrrb, as did J 'Viae men who came under the lead- 1 "if a star. The Church has done E Plpre than to follow iu its rich of-j I ?19 the example set forth in the j s ^lures, but the result is uufortu-;%J nal It thrills the heart of the dev-| oul)ubtles8, to stand on the spotj ^^lthe Infant Christ first opened' "u|leye8, but how infinitely more PT WolJt thrill the heart could one but T1 8ee.lscene in all its first nakedness " "'"Vre focks, the naked fioor, the ^l?0Vece?8es, the (.amp air, shaken j ik curren^?the unadorned, the real a chamber of Jesus Christ. vtf 1' ! I * ! A r, 1 . belt Jieatl souls often get put into Ji plain tSi but they cannot be hid- _ den ai)Lve a power all their own,! the gr&for the unconsciousness of the huAy which gives it grace. I It is ly9 better to suffer wrong A thciu toLfougj Jfto 1 i,son," I to ;-;'i &|g n o -f-nrk-m " 1 ULV-/ XX WXXX. P. K's I ass ' or ice - :,'Sl ' 1 Why not bny yonr Shoes from Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery ? They sell all leather Bolid Shoes for the same money * that yon bny | elsewhere that are not so . ] good. They have jnst reoeiv- i ed a new shipment . j . . ? " m ? STATEMENT Showing condition of 'Farmers'Bank j 'or\\bbevll)e.S. (L at close of business 30th ..-3> December. 1899. ififoy.. i " I?j?JRCE3. Lq^nsynd dis^aoflL... _ $132,018.25 B^#l eiLile, furnltajw and flxiare??.. 1,37ft K RAvddqY a tumps. ......... ..... 118 93 . Overdrafts 9,864 01. ''-jgM Doe froAotber banks 29,705 8ft Cash and cash items... . 21.425 85 ,-V 1 $187,010 55 H * LIABILITIES. M M?J)ltal stQck\ . N....I 75,000 00 SUrpruH fancL.X..... ^ 6,500 00 'H Uxullvlded pro?\!R. SI7 24 5mBend8?opi?M.__?M 711 J# I Dividend No. 17-* per cent 3,000 00 Dae otbtfr ban Kg .5 80 80 iV Deposits 100,871 21 . .J \ 8187,010 06 ' T South Carol I or, V l Abbeville County( . ;*' I. JuIIum H. DuPre. (liabler of above named bank, do solemnly swear that tbe abovestate[neat fs true to tbe beatW my knowledge and belief.' JullusUi. DaPre, Cashier. Subscribe and sworn before me tbIs 2nd January, 1900. BerJ. 8. Barnwell, W. P .A. C. 8. C. Correct?Attest: \ Win. H. Parker, )\ ' '\?A Augr. W. Smltb, vDirectors. P. B. Speed. ) V > padii wSiTi i lyuuu vvuiMj; j I^E ABBEVILLE COTTON MILL WI^L A on tract for a \ Quantity of Split Four-Foot \ B Fine Wood, . ' early application Is made at the offlce. lake your contracts at once. If you delay ou may not be able to sell your wood. Apply to ; .1 J. S. HARRIS, |1 Jan. 2,1900. tf MILL OFFICE. VALUABLE 1 Land for Sale! A VE OFFER FOR SALE THE PLANTA3Q In Abbeville County, near Wllliogton itiou on tbe C & W. C. Railroad, known a< <V, tr LI III TKIa Ml?n4Al(An ?u. iici i j k&iiit a uio piuuiuijuu uuiuora uu tuo vannab River, and contains abont twelve Hundred (1200) Acres, |BB me of 11 floe bottom land. Price and terms iHonable. For further information apply to The Columbia Phosphate Co., Hfl an. 3, 1900. -it COLUMBIA, S. C. . < L PERRIM 1 DEALER IN . jH SE OF ALL KINDS, ..-1 FANCY GROCERIES, I AND ICE IN SEASON. J ii oraers prompny niiea. store Jlrst Uoor Ml ->w stnrk'8 stable*. 1 ' i HBI 3,1900. tf Farmers' Bank. HB SNUAI/ MEETING OF THE STOd'^I^BH bolderw will be beid on Wednesday,lO^^HBQU^^B uary, text, at Bank office. J. H. DuPre, Caebier^H^^^HM 2t bb?