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Souk- Dispensary Claims. The Statg^" Noting the recentorftTcIsms of The State aud the KichmoyjJrt'imes on the dispensary system, th^J<Cbevllle Press aud Banner, one of Its lupd^ievotecl admirers, presents ];*> rea*j?M^hy the dispensary Is a good thing. I,et ^examine them: l. It gives absolute prohibition from sunset to sunrise, every day in the week, and from sunset on Saturday until sunrise on Monday. The dispensary sytein cannot be considered apart Iroin the blind tiger system which It engendered and now sustains. While the dispensaries are playing prohibition during cer tain bourn mid days the blind tigers, Nuj'puru from the dispensaries, are meeting all de mauds for liquor. 2. The drluklng saloons have been closed, and no place exists today in South Carolina where men lawfully assemble to drink liquor. "Lawfully" is good! Men assemble day and night to drink liquors at blind tiger establishments?dispensary liquor, "lawfully" sold and unlawfully resold. 8. When the law went Into etl'ect one thousand barrooms were closed, an immense capital was taken out of the business, aud five thousand men were out ol a Job, and ready to align themselves on the productive side of the political economy. We question these figures; but most of the former licensed liquor dealers seem to be now engaged In unlicensed traftic, and a great many new ones are in the business. 4. The State haw ouly about 1?0 dispensaries, and the number ol men engaged in the business has oeen reduced to perhaps 500 persons. State men, perhaps : but the number selling illicitly is several times as large as this. 6. The barrooms, as a rule, we believe, sold "sixes" for quart bottles, and the pints or hall pints were In like manner short In measure. T' ' nnmnlolnt limnilf those who i I in a uuuiiuv/u wuipiu.u. buy from the dispensary that its fla6ks are frequently "short measure." This has beeD proved by measurement In cases within our k nowledge. 6. The quality of the liquor was doubtful, and the price was high. For its purchase, credit might be given, or collaterals could be deposited. The quality of much of the dispensary liquor Is Dot "doubtful"?it is unmistakably infamous. As for credit, while dispensaries "may not allow it. do consideration of that sort restrains their adjuncts, the blind tigers. 7. Liquor that is bought from a State dis* pensary may be relied upon as being pure. and as being of the quality aud strength lor whlob it Is sold. This of itself is enough to oommend the law to people who buy for medicinal purposes. There can be no such reliance. Dispensary samples, seat by the sellers, are analyzed: but are samples taken for analysis In the way that fertilizer samples are? Not that we ever heard. Therefore there is no protection but the advance samples, which may not be actual samples. Oar belief Is that liquor more impure than any sold under the "old barroom system" Is being Imposed upon the r people through the dispensaries. W s. Under Hie dlMpensary, no credit Is given, 1 aud this of llst-li has a great restraining InC fluence. J See answer to No. 6. t 9. Dispensers have no interests in the ) profits, and therefore do not push their sales. j Their salaries are graded Id proportioa to their sales aod they show ao active ioterest in increasing sales by ordering the brands which "sell fastest." 19. The habit of treating has been broken *"* ^lanllar?<in onH Hpoont U|l,IWbnuu uiauwiJi ucuvivujvm ?vwv. people, as h rule, have da aversion to sneak, log around a coruer to drink raw liquor out of the neck of a bottle. This 16 an arraignment of the army of good "Reformers" who habitually treat one another In this fashion. "Alley parties" are fashionable among the elite of the country dlspensaryltes. 11. We have positive proof that drunkenness has been deoreased. The arrests by the police of any town in the State Is the merest fraction of what they were under the old law. when liquor was sold at night, and on Sunday, under the license system. Nonsense. A man addicted to intoxicants will drluk more freely out of a bottle he ban paid for than he will out of a little glass that has to be paid for every time It is emptied. This is a fact based on human nature. 12. Admitting that half a dozen liquor men quit the State because their business had been destroyed, at least 4,01)0 former liquor dealers are now contributing to the wealth of the 8tate by giving their labor to other pursuit, and as a rule, tbey have accepted the situa tlon as honorable men. See answer to No. 3. 13. We have left, after giving 100 places to the dispensary ies. 9W> business houses, lor other Hues ol trudo. In Abbeville, that poition of the town wluch was once uiveu up to the bar trade, clothing utores. milliner} stores, jewelry stores, and so on are now found. Has Abbeville then, not grown enough to warrant the establishment of new stores? Islt the dispensary or the cotton mill that has made this change ? 14. Under the llc^use system, ladies, as a rule, remained off the DUblic square on Saturdays and sale f'uys, but now they come on the square wltn perfect Impunity, and day of ^ie week. This its a reflection on Abbeville only. In Colombia ladies have always been able to walk on the streets "with Impunity." ^ 15. Evidence of Sunday drinking no longer appear. Small thanks to the dispensary ! Any man can get his bottle or Jug on Saturday for Sunday ubo. We have here met only the claims of good made for the dispensary system and have touched incidentally on but few of its evils. II the friends of the system cannot make any better argument for It than this their Idol will yet have its clay legs whacked off. A BRAVE YANK. A Confederate Veteran on the Lookout for Him. Editor Press and Banuer: I am writing to you reminisences of the war, aud I want to eo back to 18C4. I was in Kershaw's Division and we were sent to reinforce Early In the Valley of Virginia. Early made a successful charge on the enemy. Sheridan was called in consulta Hon with Uraut, and before he reached him lie heard his army wasdeleated. He returned ^^ ftrimmand and his genius restored all me to say that had .Stonewall m^^HHHBHH^uSbcridan instead of Banks, B^^HnN^raH^HLemoui, he would have about v e Creek. two hun MMnnKMnHnKflinraBll^kt1 my H^^MH^BH|BminRn^KerHl I \ \ ROBERTS' DEFENSE. m<> l*olyKiimf?l A SlirrliiK llcpl.v to (lie AilVt*rN? Itcport. Washington, Jan. 24.?When the mnjorlty atid minority reports ou the Huberts' ease had been presented yesterday afternoon, and following the speeches ol Chairman Tayler and or Representative Littlefieid of Maine, Mr. Roberts made reply in a speech lastiug an hour and a half. He spoke easily and without temper and provoked frequent aplause. He said he might say with propriety: "A plague on both your houses," since both proposed bis undoing (laughter), but the sltualiou was not altogether without its ad vantage. He whs convinced with Ihe minorliy that the House had no right to exclude hlra, and with the mnjorlty thai once admitted he could not be expelled. "Between the two," said he, "matters fall about as I would have thern and *ubstanjial Justice will be done." (Renewed laughter ) Mr. Roberts gave notice that he appropriated the arguments of the majority against expulsion and those of the minority against exclusion. His constitutional qualifications were admitted by both the majority and minority of the committee, and he declared that thei members of the House, tf they had regard to .. ""*4"" '>? /?rmtilrt> u-nnld rail I loecuuniliuiiuu vn f.v.> blru back lo the bur from wblcb be bud been improperly turned away, ile warned the House that nations fell because they departed from their traditions. If a nation Indulged In "constitutional immorality," it died as did the individual who was guilty of physical immorality. He beseeched the House not to vield to the clamor of unthinking people. Was this emergency ? A man was elected to Congress who, in the sanctity oi the church, had married a plurality of wives. He said, We have passed the stage of representing or defending polygamy and be did not want bis remarks so construed. He said tbe crime of polygamy is malum prohibitum, not mala in s-; that in tbe teachings of tbe Great Master, although be denounced every crime, every sin that man can commit, there is no word ot His condemning tbe conduct of the patriarchs, or of law as It was given to Moses and ancient Israel. He quoted Martin Luther as saying: "1 cannot protest when one take" many wives, for It does not contradict the Scriptures," and again, that "the Gospels do not revoke or contradict the laws of Moses in matrimonial matters." "Yet we built monuments to Luther, notwithstanding bis toleration and dolence of that form of marriage. I say this only to show that polygamy is only a crime because prohibited by law." Mr. Roberts explained the Mormon hellef in polygamy, and said the church thought thur creed ou this point came within the constlta tlonal inhibition against laws prohibiting tbe free exercise of religious belief. Referring to the continuance of polygamy, alter an adverse Supreme Court decision. Mr. Roberts suggested it was apparent such a great religious conviction couiu not immcdia tely be given up: wai iue ou^irmo frequently reverses itself, and pointed to Representative White of North Carollua, colored, on the floor, asoueofa race who, If absolute submlssiveness lo the decisions ol ."Supreme Court was to be the last of contro versy, would have been but a piece of goods and chattels In tbi6 country, Instead of bemg a member of the House of Representatives. But then," said Mr. Roberts, dramatically, "1 felt, it would have been deserting the cause ol God to have agreed to give up polygamy." A scattering wave of applause passed over the galleries at tbls utterance, but It was quickly drowned with hisses.- "I had rather have my flesh hewn from my limbs thau to have been untrue to my people. It was this feeling that was the incentive to the lawlessness such as it was." Bni, be continued, the time came when the Mormons of Utah were obliged to submit. Death had kindly solved the problem for some, and the heartaches It led for others made them wish lor the same end. He Insisted that the compact with tbe United States had been observed; that polygamy bad practically ceased: that tbe MormoD church bad given up polygamy In good faith." Mr. Roberts said he had been In publio life for twenty years and was not driven to the defence ot bis moral character. He was not here representing the Mormon church. He had received & greater number ol votes irom Gentiles than Mormons, "You can neither exclude nor expel me," said Mr. Roberts, In conclusion. "I will cling so hard to the pillars of liberty that you shall not drag me from them without bringing down tbe whole temple." (Applause, and hisses) "I have lived with a good conscience until t>hts day. aud am sensible of no act ol shame upon my part. You can brand me with shame aud send me forth, but I shall leave with head erect and brow undaunted, and walk the earth as angels walk the clouds. If you ~ " * 1 ?Inn nil fKo oho mo will hn VIOIUie tUB CUUSUIUUUU ail IUS ouaius M... wltb you." ? There was a ereat outburst, of applause In the galleries when Mr. Roberts concluded. ROBERTS EXCLUDED. Koberlft I.tHtiea a Statement to tlic American People In Which He Nay* He Ha* Been Mnae the Victim ofn KpnHin of Prejudice nnil Thnt His People Have Been Denied Representation Unjustly?He Will Abide By the KeNiilt and Return to Utah. Washington, L). C., Jan. 20.?Brlgham H. Roberts, ttie Utah congressman-elect, was xcluded from the house of representatives last night by the adoption of a resolution to exclude him, by a vote ol 208 to 50. The exact language of the resoluiion was as follows: "That under the facts and circumstances of the case Brlgham H. Roberts, representativeelect from the State of Utah, ought not to have or hold a seat in the house oi representatives, and that the seat to which he was [elected Ik hereby declared vacant." The amendment to expel Mr. Roberts without seating hUn offered by Mr. Lacey was ruled out on a pcln A&order, and the house only voted upou tbMfelutlon of the majority aud minority of tnerommlttee. The latter to seat and then expel il<". Roberts was defeated SI to 244. An anaylsls of this vote shows that 170 Republicans, 72 Democrats and two Populists vou'il ugainsi 11 auu 11 uouiwrain. m.\ jcvepubllcans, two Populists and two Sliver Republicans voted for It. Tbe majority resolution?to exolude Mr. Roberts and declare the seat vacant?were adopted, 268 to 50. The affirmative vote whr divided as follows : Republicans, 168; Democrats, 90; Populists. 1, while the negative vote was; Democrats, 47; Silver Republicans, 2; Populism, 1. to the amekican 1'eoi'le. Hrlgbam H. Roberts nave out tbe following statement In relation to bis exclusion from tbe house ol representatives : "I was elected by the people of Utah as their representative by the substantial plurality of 0,005 votes. An effort whs made by what 1 believe to be an unconstitutional and unprecendented process to exclude me from the bouse of representatives. In bebalf ol myself and my constituents, comprising the entire population of theState-of Utah, I did all 1 could to maintain the position to which they had elected me, but the house of representatives, under the whip and spur of popular sentiment, bus decided to exclude me from the house. I have contendad for ray rights and the rights of my constituents, single handed and alone, to tbe best Of my ability. but have beeu overwhelmed by force of numbers. "Notwithstanding all that bas been said, the people of Utah are not a lawless people. l l. >.?m ?? lio ii i? a kaan in u/\ImaH In I Kq I II use 111 III I-111 IV IJU U1IIU Ut.UII N1IUIHU J11 l LI U ' past in the plural marriage system, oue taught and sanctioned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, are not wanton violutors of the laws, but finding themselves In the position where the law commands to do one tiling and moral obligation, sacredly entered into under tti? sanction of the Mormon church, commands lo do another, they *re placed in a very trying situation, and ^btt<^irthem, including myself, may have BHBM^gssar.v to regard their mural obliupon their consdena I obedience to siatuhowever, la but down lo the njHnD^^^HWJ^^^^B^rowing my conscience dictates on thin question {the Roberts case) for reasons which you fully understand. President AlcKlnley and Speaker Henderson have made the support of- the Taylor resolution tlie test of Republican orthodoxy and I aiu obliged to wear the yoke.* "So far as this matter is a personal one, I may say whatever happens the member from Utaii can congratulate himself that lrom obscure birth and the conditions of Iron fortune and In spite of having espoused an unpopular taIth, he has fought his way upward until he has reached a sufllclent prominence to be the decided choice of the people ol a sovereign State to represent them in the American house of representatives. From that summit he was nurled down by the house under a spasm of prejudice, arising from misrepresenlatlon and falsehood as to conditions existing in Ulah. That action will not ruin him. Conscious of the rectitude of his own intentions, ne will /ace tbe future, undlscouraged by this Incident In his career, and will weave again his fortunes; be will face the future with a light heart and a deter "No, he will not stand for re-election as a vindication of himself, even shou'.d hlH people desire It; he will ask that his exclusion be permitted to close, for the present, this Incident in Ttah's history." GOOD HOTEL, . The Glen-Ethel Given a Good Bill of Fare Which Is Prepared iu the Bent Manner, Mr. Paylor, of the Abbeville Glen Ethel Inn, Is doing all that can he done by Intelligence, application. Hod >*. desire to please the public. He has bad experience In keeping a hotel, and be Is fully alive to the beBt Interests of the town In which he lives. He Is already making diligent effort to accomplish good lor the town, and If cur own people will respond to his endeavors the town will be benefitted and the traveling public will be serve'!. Besides good cheer and polite attention, Mr. Paylor furnishes meals that should be satisfactory to any reasonable man. The dally bill ot fare bears testimony to what we say. Here is a sample: NOON MEAL. Soup. Cream of Tomato. Mixed Sweet FlcKies. Baked Mullet? Eeg Sauce. Saratoga Chips. Roast Beef?Brown Gravy. Browned Mutton with Green Peas. Bronze Turkey?Oyster Dressing?Cranberry Sauce. Corn Bread. Butter Milk. Maccaronl with Cheese. Lima Beans. Stewed Tomatoes. Creamed Potatoes. Carolina Rice Steamed. Candled White Yams. Cocoanut Custard Pie. Prune Pie. Sylabube. Delmonico Cake. Chocolate Cake. Blended Tea. Coffee. Jersey Milk. ? CUPID'S TRICKS. Engagement Kinics ? W;ddlng Presents of Gold, Silver and Cnt Glims. We have conclusive reasons for believing that cupid Is conducting an unusually vigorous campaign In our midst and the seed Is be* iDg sown for a big crop ol weddings. R C. Beruau. the Jeweler informs us that he sold last month a great many rings that bad the appearance of engagement rings, although some of the basb'tul purchasers claimed t hey were for "sisters." As such sales are business secrets he absolutely refused to give names, but several cost over 825.00 each, which would Indicate that some nf the OrlandoB have confidence in the constancy of their Rosalinds. Bemad says prices for engagement rings range from 5150.00 to $1.50. but that prices are no measure of atfectlou. Cupid would seem to be a Bllent, but very efficient partner of the Jewelers, even if an expensive one to the lovelorn. Hernau also says be has provided for a fine stock of silver, cu* glass, vases and other suitable wedding presents, and invites the friends and relatives of the happy couDies to look arouud as he is sure they can find something that, will suit thel taste and purser Hnddon's Local*. First shipment. Spring 1900. White checked Nainsook. White checked and striped Dimities. White and colored Embroideries. White and colored Piques. New spring Percals. HaddoDS. Winter shoes for ladles, misses and children. Haddons. Domestics?When you need bleached or brown homespun, sheetings, pillow casing, bed llcklDg, ginghams, cheviots, call at Haddons. ?? * - ^ A Grier's Almanac for every body. Call and get one at Speed's Drug store. Qrler's Almanac free to all at Speed's Drug Store. PROPERHEADWEAR for the ladles can always be found at our establishment. We have & All Latest Fall Styles. JWe have gathered them from the centers of ash Ion, and they form a rtT/VDTATTC ?. A T A VV uiivmvuu us. of good things. Ladles, yon can nave money, patience, time, hy buying your Millinery of us. For your own satisfaction, pay us a visit. Mrs. Mary Taggart. VALUABLE Land for Sale! "WE OFFER FOR SALE THE l'LANTA tlon In Abbeville County, near williugton stallou on the C. & VV. C. Railroad, known as "Cherry Hill. This plantation borders on the Savannah Kiver, and contains about Hundred (1200) Acres, HBH^BUne bottom land. Price aud terms B^^BH^H|^furlher Information apply to B^^G^Hlh^^hosphate Co., s* 111 i_ aw; Wanted. rpEN THOUSAND POUNDS HIDES. Bring thein to me, I will glvo you the hlgbtst market price for them. thos. thomson. House and Lot for Sale. Adekirvblf. dwelling house *ni> Lot on Main Street, Abbeville, In offered lor Kale, at a fair price, aud on accommodating lermK. Apply at the Press and Banner offlce. .Jan. 3,1900. tf j i A%// J? % , vS> 6. A. Douglass. V f vy | J. L. HILL & CO., No. 3 ROSENBERG BLOCK. T*7E HAVE MOVED OUtt WAGON AND ? * Carriage Repository to the store room recently occupied by Mr. J. D. Kerr. Our specialty Is ' *! '. j These wagons were given first prize over al com petltors at the Nashville Exposition. We qIoa haro a full atAAlr nf ' Buggies, Carriages, Harness, &c. Gl ve us a call before baying We guarantee atlsfactlon. J. L. HILL & CO., No. 3 Rosenberg Block. V T ' Syrups anc "THil VERY ;F: -i'-" w > ~ . *4 / v t* 1 ' ' [HAVING JUS^fcJTCEIVEp. A 1 Irdid Goods as sent out'Jb; IgJdfcn.B. Mye genuine C. O., P. R./l^L^'S. P., C. ? [Molasses Houne. rRP STTBT? With "J. B. M." onilrejttitt tions. These goods flr^jjWlfe come aDd let us sho w thesi^ W. D BAl FALL STOCK FANCY A AI^: ,.]VE X L We have in stock and arriving dai] well selected GROCERIES that we 6 1-2 cents cotton and an abiding com ways wants the BEST in the line ol only for Liberal Quantities, We will, therefore, during the the wants of the most exacting, whil PRICES within the reach of ALL. CERIES, keep us in mind. No. 4 H< JOHN Ji 'm ' v Undertaker a DEALER I! Coffins, Caskets a: With all the appliances for embalming perieane in this line ensures sartisfaetiot Notice to 1 Returns of Personal Property Mus Before the 20th of February, for Neglect, In ORDER TO ACC'OMMODATl ville County in the matter of makii 1900, I will be at: Calhoun Falls, January 9th and 10thLowndesville. January 11th and 12th**i. /i 1 ic>k ~inti. i>it. v^unuti, c>ttiiuaiy iuiu auu imu Williugton, Jauuary 17th?Wednesdi Bordeaux, January 18th?Thursday. McCormicU, January 19th and 20th? Donalds, January 23d and 24th?Tuef Due West, Jauuary 25th and 26th?T Long Cane, ut residence of A. F. Calv Antreville, at McAdaui's store and \ j^fcj^ry 20 th. Roads, from January : ^^HB^^^Hte^anuary 1st to Febru having the ? iiiiiiii gj?j ii? - Foreign Exchange cigar leads In Abbeville Mi I ford & OuPrehas sold lwenty-slx thous iiiid since February 10th, IStCJ. Dr. IIIII'h Headache Powders, both old and new style, at MIIford At DuPre's, the druggists. Phone l'i". Dr. Hill's headache powders both old and new style at Speed's. Nice Farm for Sale! TW" HUNDRED ACRES, In two miles m Abbeville. Pine wood enough on it to pay for one-half of it?the NOBLE PLACE. Apply to AUG. W. SMITH. Oct. 3, IK99, tf Farm Hands Wanted. Oood steady and industrious colored t#vf men, Mingle or married, with families to work the whole year for Cash payments and settlements monthly. Apply to Hollow Creek Farm, Toale's P. O., Aiken Co., S. C. Nov. 22, 1S99. 3 mo. * 23RFOR SALE. ^ I OFFER FOR SALE FIFTY ACRES OF land within the incorporate limits of the town of Abbeville. Can be divided into two tracts of twenty-five acres eacb. Tltlec perfect. Terms easy. Price low. Apply to J. W W. MARSHALL. Nov. 1st, '99. . I ABBEVILLE HOSPITAL H. 1 HEESE, SH86I0K. T4iE place to caVry your SICK WATCHE!and BROKEN CLOCKS, where they wll be looked after and atteoded to at all bourn o tbe day with skill and experience. No turn ing you away or sending Patients off to hav< them treated elsewhere. Dot I will put their golDg at prices to salt tbe times. UMiiiiirr Pirots f!M? v H UUlUllg AilHJUUUly Viuun.ii, . and JEWELRY. Prices Down. H. D. REESE, THE PEOPLE'S JEWELER I Molasses. DTEST GOODS." HQ.SHIPMENT OF THESE SPLENrs, of New'Orleans, who ship the only L, and O. K. Goods?The Old Rodd 1 ',V' ^Sncradotl't be deceived with imitathan ever. Be sure and ND STAPLE GROCERIES j L E R' ly, the most attractive assortment of have ever had. An intimation of Qdence in the fact tbat Abbeville, alT edibles, caused us 10 contract not But Higher Quality. comiug season be able to cater to le at tlie same time we shall keep Wbeu in quest of CHOICE GRO>tel Block. V. SIGN, A A A A A nd Emfoalmer. ad Metallic Cajt" t,. Thirty-three yeara or business ex 1 and guarantees the bent results. 'ax-Payers. it be Made at Its Market Value, 1900. Fifty Per Cent, Penalty 3 THE TAX-PAYERS IN ABBEig their return tax for the fiscal year ?Tuesday and Wednesday. ?Thursday and Friday. Monday and Tuesday. iy. Friday and Saturday. sday and Wednesday. liursday and Friday. ert from January^Qth to FebruarvJfttjL,, Vakefield's store from Junua^.-j&irta l()th to February aud not making a fair rtturri of same,. and County Board. I ' " in'the number of acres of land beretoint their plats to the Auditor or his I ;rt- ' -. b >. *? 1 ."T ^^TjartieBftre unable to meet the apFebruary 20th, or you such it TO RENT. TWO WOOD SHOPS and a BLACKSMITH ! Shop, hi muted across the street from Wallluglord & Russell's Stables. J. M. MARTIN, Oct. 14, IS'19. tf Cave, S. C. NOTICE OF RE&ISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. OFFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGISTRATION, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Abbeville, S. C., March G, 1S99. Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, and in conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, tbe books for the registration of all legally qualified voters, and for the issuing of transfers, ect., will be open at tbe office of Supervisors of Registration in tbe Court House, between the hour 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m., on the first Monday of each month, until thirty days before the next general election. The Board of Registration is the judge of tbe qualifications of all applicants for registration every male nitmnn n f fhlQ KifltO ftnH thp TTfl 1 t.P(l IUVI/JCU Ui i"?w s/vwvw v. w ----- ? State, twenty-one years of age, who is not an idiot is not insane, is not a pauper supported at the public expense, and is not confined in any public prison, and who has not been convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money under false pretenses perjury, fcrgery, robbery, bribery, adultery wife beatifiur, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy, incest, assault with intent to ravish, miscegenation, larceny, or crimes against the election laws, and who shall nave been a resident in this State two .years (except ministers in charge of organized churches and teachers of%public schools, and these after six months, residence in the State,) a resident ta .^he,.poun ty for six months,andtiEpqUing precincy four months, ahd-.'W^ttin read any Sectiou in the Constltffiflfifyibf 1895, or can understand and efyfiffti any section of said ConstitutioOjjFhei) read to him by the registratiowMftcer or officers shall be entitled toregWraUqn and become an elector upon application for such registration. If any pettifya has been convicted of any of primes above-mentioned, a pardoio ' of the Governor removes the disqtialifidfctiqib> In case any minor who will become twenty-one years of age after the citf* !?? "f flio Knnba r?f Ppaiatmtinn finirl iuk ui < "<- ijuuuu ui j..Lftiunaaiw^?np> before the election, and is otherwise qualified to register, make* applied tion under oath showing he is quattj fled to register, the Boards, ehall regja-i ter such applicant before tbecloBlng of the books. Any persqn whose <jtta]ifi<?tioti?>jM( an elector will be completed after the closing of the Registration Bootur bnt before the next election shall hkve. the" right to apply for and secure.? tration certificate at auy time ft!thin* sixty days immediately preeediiijr the closing of the Registration Books, upon an application under oath, to the facts entitling him to such registra Board of Superviaors of Registrai^ , j' v' k- ' /ji 60UTHEEN RAILWAY, Jj , Jj Sohedal* In ESIkI ^ " Ninety-sZu..!!! 1 20 " Greenwood.. 7 40 ft B 1 M }ll I Ar. Hodge* 8 00 a nj > 15 p m Lv. Abbeville 7 20 m P Ar. Belton 856am 8 10 f> ? Lv. Anderson 6 20 ft m ft S6 V a* Ar. Qreenvllla........... 10 10 a P 4 15 P.^ At. Atlanta,(Oen.Ttmc) 8 66 p m STATIONS. ^o.SlT ISSB Lv. Greenville 6 -JO P m }? a * jS " Piedmont 5Spn> in M t rn " WilliamBton 6 22 p m JO 66 > a Ar. Anderson 7 16 y g i* Lv. Belton ?ffpm nlStS Ar. Donnnlds 7 15 p m 11 *0 * ? Ar. Abbe villa 8 10 v rg Lv. Hodges 7 85 p m U ? ft m Ar. Greenwood 8 00pm 12 30 P " Ninety-Six ^ 66 b a I " Nrwberry 1 w H 5! " Prosperity rmSS " Columbia , ? ?? ? ff At- HlApkvilla F80$ ..XH. M " TJj?rnwili" 8 * /*? CvTKingville jj ? S Oraugeburg. " Branchville ? JI 5 S " ' ?5 ? Ar. Charleston ? :a,P.3 j ' iCT No S STATIONS. hCTlM ITtiffp TCoH Lv..0b?rle8ton..Ar 8 Hp Tjgfl . 12 OQn 7 41a " 8ummarriU? /SB***?? 1 65 a 8 56 a " .Branchville. ? ? P * ? - 2 50 a 0 28 a "Orangeburg 5 84p 4 80 a 10 15 a " KingvlHe * .? Sl2 12 Oft a Lv. .favannah Ar ? gj? : I 4 00a " ..Barnwell.. 8 ?a, 4 15a " ..Blackville.. ii-- ?96? ! g 80 a 11 40 a " ..Columbia.. 3 Mp ? BgP gjUO 07a 12 20p " ....Alston.... 2 l?p 8 0?O| MlUa 1 28p " ... Sautuo... \ J ~*P K a oa. 9 (Vin ? Union 1 Uop I wp ; 0 89ft B28p "jonesville.. " 2 f- 0 64 & 2 87T> " ....Facolet.... 12 14p ? ?P \ r- i B'jh | lOp ArSpnrtaDburgLT U 43 a, fl 16p ( I 40a 8 40 p Lv Spartanburg Ar 11 17 a 6 00 p , I tfttp 7 00p Ar...A?hevlHe ...Lt 8 05 m 8 Wp ?p" p. m. "A" a.m. "N" night. I Pullman palace aleeping ears on 8C, 87 and 88, on A. andC. division. Dining oa*< on these trains err# all meali nrootej Train# leave Spartanburp, A. & C. di^sion, seSJESA JJSJ2* iv cauinuc ?? :15 p. m., 11 :!U a. m., (Vestibule Limited.) Trains l?*nve Greenville, A. and C. division, northbound, tl:UU a. m., 2:?J p. m. and 6:22 p. m., (Vesiibuleil Limited): squthbound, 1:80 a. m., 4:1W p. m., 12:!J0 p. m. (Vestibuled Limited) Truius 0 and 10 carry elegant Pullman sloping oars between Savannah and Asheville ?& route dally between Jackaonvilla aadOin?J?nati. Also Pullman Drawing-room sleeping cars between Charleston and Columbia. FRANK 6. GANNON, J. M. CULP. Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Trafflo lur,, Washington, D. C. Waahingto?,D. 0. W. A. TL'RK, 8. H. HARDWICDt, Gen. Pass. Ag't.. Aa't Gea. Paaa, Aft. WuhiugVBj o. a Ik *!f ' fi *| -.1 Abbeville-Green wo od MUIIJAL -j iimiiici.) ASSOCIATION. j $ 550,000. WfRITE TO OR CALL on the undersigned T* or to tbe Dlreotor of your Township for any information yon may denlre about our plan of Insuranoe. We Insure your property against destrno tlon by FISE, WIND5HRH OS LISETMS, and do so cheaper than any Insuranoe Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon that ours Is the safest and cheapest plan of Insurance known. ' j J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Agent, Abbeville, S. C. J. FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. G. BOARD DIRECTORS. W. E. Leslie Abbeville Township j 8. M. Benjamin Greenwood " J. Add Calhoun?...?....Nlnety-Hlx " W. B. Acker Donalds " M. B. Cllnkscn'es Due West " Dr. J. A. Anderson.Diamond Hill " H. A. Tennent Lowndesvllle " f ^ J D. Coleman Coronaca " J. W. Lyon Troy " J. R Tarrant ...Calhouu Mills " T. L. Haddon Long Cane " Joseph Lake Ptuenlx " T rT r- Hrurllcv '< ?i. n. vjuiico, u P. B. Calllson Calllson " R. W. Townsend Klnards " A. K. Watson Cedar Spring " A. O. Grant .... Magnolia " H.'O.Harvey Walnut Grove " W* A."Nlcfcle8. Hodges " JT, W. SootU. Verdery " J.T. Mabry,... - Cokesoury " 8. F. Cromer...... JSmllhvllle ' " ?. N. McKlnney Boi-dean* " P. B. Calllson and Joseph Lake, Yeldell Township. i P. B. Calllson, J. Add. Calhoun and Joseph Lake. Ktrk?eys Township. J. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and B. W. Townseud, Fellowship Township. yj, Ada. Calhonn. Joseph Lake and B. W. Spwnaend, Brooks Township. .vjjfo W. Lyon and A. K. Watson, Indian fllll HMRmile. a C.. Jan. 17. 1S00. Tfiffi; $ME FOR THE PAYMENT OF TAXES HAS BEEN . EXTENDED TO FEBRtJ|||f ARY 1st, 1900. Iggpa-te of State, County, School MBfjSpecml Tax, including One j ^llar Poll Tax, One Dollar pJCommutation Tax, Ij b^:juccokdance with an act to HEjintoiiapplies for the fiscal year commenotmjg Jannary 1, 1S99, notice Is hereby given SfiEftt the office of County Treasurer of AbbefffjIle Coonty will be open for the collection of , Stages for said fiscal ye-ir from Monday, OctoaBr-MtbrOnUl H^lurdny. December 31st, withTCfcND BY AUTHORITY OF HON. M. B. ilBrfi'P r"T n'"""?rof the State, tbe time payment of Uxem la extended to Febxatlon are as follows: addl^Uon to l^above a epecla^taz will ^4.'paUt^.&r%ae DoJuH^pe^ca^fta on all between We age of 21 and QD HHMMnffiMraab as are exempt by law, will' ? A"ofcb(?6outatlon road tax of One Dollar will cquefefd jibe rame time as other taxes /rponulf&le citizens between the age of 18 &Bd>KjnaaM; except such as are exempted by iiwJ Iratoassald tax Is paid by first of Fefe?t?u7^^900, fopr days work upon the public > .^Tehwayi-wlll be required under a contractor. Tia??are payable only in gold and silver ooln, united 8tates currency. National Bank otesapd Coupons of State BoDds wblch betipma payable daring the year 1900. J. fit BLAKE, JR., Treasurer. ifjipin&oiunent of the Public School Fund of Abbeville County for the Year 1899-1900. S8NMr.&.?' --* i Amonnllnhnriib HkrfctNo. of barsed by district* BsbooL fo^ scholastic year District No. 1 ? $ 212 55 Dtetrlct No. 2 304 95 District No. 8 642 93 District No. 4 .. 217 88 District No. 6 10535 Dlstrlot No. 6 184 90 Dlstrlot No. 7 431 45 ' District No. 8 66-5 78 glstrlct No. ? 885 98 latrlct No. 10 918 0.5 District No. 11 763 97 District No. 12 517 55 District No. 18 694 ?l uii.' Dlstrlot No. 14 89: 70 District No. 15 _ 528 34 . m District No. 10 328 95 Ift Dlutrlct No. 17 405 75 District No. 18 109 6", District No. 19 495 10 District No. 20 316 55 District No. 21 898 22 District No. 22 1.801 80 District No. 23 430 78 District No. 24 249 01 District No. 25 .* 407 50 District No. 20 249 58 District No. 27 477 31 niutrip.t Nn. 9fi 371 >? District No. 2U -147 50 District No. 80-. 3tH U5 District No. 31 4HS 16 District No. 32 283 04 District No. 33 306 10 District No. 84 215 15 District No. 35 10H 70 District No. 36 107 50 District No. 37..... 445 78 District No. 38 976 15 District No. 39 076 20 District No. 40 277 20 District No. 41 District No. 12 District No 43. 416 68 District No. 44 1M 12 District No. 15 215 15 $19,879 78 The public will observe that the apportionment is very much smaller In some school districts lor the present year than for the past. This is due to several causes, to wit: [Some School Districts overdrew their apportionment lor the previous year, and the over* draft was deducted from the present apportion rneut. In some districts lewer pupils have been reported, the total number of children, however, has been Increased which decreased the per capita rate. The main cause of a decrease in fund Is the fact that the apportionment for last year (turouxh au oversight) was more than the lunds actually oil haud. Apportionments are based not on a certainty, but necessarily ou an approximation, Hespectlully. J. S. GIBERT, <> Co. Supt. of Education, J