flie Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, 9.C. {yPubllsbed every Wednesday at 82 a year Id advance. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1900. MIn* Klelu Thnratlay Mlfht. Miss Margaret a Klein, of Chicago, will come to Abbeville today aDd will give a recital Id the School House tonight. She comes under the ausples of the Woman's Club and the proceed* of the entertainment will go towards the Clubs Traveling Libraries. Miss Klein has been In South Carolina all the Fall and has met with great succ^kk. She oorne# to Abbeville highly recommended by the leading educators of the state and by the newspapers over the United States. Miss Klein has Jusi finished an engagement of a week's duration at the College for Women In Columbia. At the invitation of Dr. Carlisle, she has been to Wofford. the ClemBon Cadets have enjoyed an evening at her recitals. The Greenville Colleges have all been pleased with Miss Klein ana she comes to Abbeville after a successful engagement with the Library Association at Anderson. Miss Klein Is a very attractive young woman, graoeful on the stage and of pleasing voice. A treat Is In store for Abbeville people. Twenty-five cents will be the general admission and fifteen cents for school children. Every one Is requested to bring their money ready obanged. Jlfnlbrmstleal System of Text lug- |||?> Eyes. Mr. H. D. Reese of our town is the Inventor of a wonderful machine for testing the eyes. It is wonderful for Its accuracy. It is wonderful for Its cheapness. It Is wonderful for Its simplicity. Call on him, and let him'explain It to you. Oibbaice Plauts. Prepare your ground at once for cabbage plants, a? I will be receiving them now weekly. Succession and Wakefield are tbe varieties. Very Respectfully. C.P. Hammond. Wanted. School and County claims. G.W. Lomax. "The Diocese" the organ of the Episcopal Churcb In South Carolina ends the year of its renewed exlstenoe with the February nambe r and celebrates that event by changing its form for tbe better, bv enlarging its borders and we trnst strengthening; Its stakes. An Increase of one third In size with no Increase 1% price Is a good step forward. May Its progress ever be onward and 1U patronagft upward. Mr. J. C. Summey, recently of Anderson, haa rented tbe shop In front of Wallingrord ft Russell's stables and will be glad to serve our people, when they need any kind of work In Iron. Hehanthe facility rqr doing work, and is a skilled mechanic. Married. February 1st, 1900, by M. E. Holllngswortb, N. P., Mr. Carrol Spence and Mist Lata Carter, all of Abbeville. For Rent?The Cohen house on Pickens ' ??f laa)qml?k HIre?U ?? .UWCI oujiku. ,?.r , February 6,1900. tf. ? Plow stocks, bames, back bends, <*c., old price at Glenn's. Good seed oats at Glenn's. Garden seed at Glenn's, i . i TEOY TOPICS. * Sleet-Strong Sermon ? Missionary's IniereNtlDK Letter. Troy, S. C., Feb. 5,1900. Tbe ligbt sleet Saturday morning was quite a surprise. Mrs. Dr. Boozer returned to her home In Greenwood Friday after a visit to relatives here. Mrs. Tboe. Baker and little son from Mt. J Carmel, were Mr. J. F. Cllnkscales guests recently. Messrs. P. H. McCaalao and J. E. Taggart from Clear Spring, were down last week sell*] Ing cotton. Mr. Cblpley, from Greenwood! and J. B. Harmon, from McCormlck, wero tbe buyers. Over a hundred bales were ?old,1 bringing from 1% to 7V?. These are big oouon | raisers. A "molasses sop" was much enjoyed by-Jtbe I young people Friday evening at tbe bomstaU Mr. J. U. Ward law. Rev. W.T. Duncan and family spent sever*] days bere last week among hl?-oongreg?| ttev. w. w. JOD6H ma cuu|(r?(Dwiia'K " teetb and toe nail" sermon on dancing last Sabbath. and also on iram drinking., Be broogbt out Rome strong points against these evil# as we do not trip tbs fantastic or sever Indulge In tbe latter we felt powerfnt\qalet, i a He paid oar former pastor a deservo^eotnpMment (from the pblpil) lu saying tbat it was bis silent Influencehere for ten 'yedrs tbat * bad kept tbe flret irorn here. Astothesinin it we are not competent to Judge, as to tbe latter we know tt Is tbs nurse or oar land. Judge F. A. Cook and Mr. Jas. L. Rnsaell made a business trip to Abbeville last week. For some weeks JgeM*. White & Puckett bave been missing jmda.oat of tbelr store and decided to m^smK ior> tbem Safebatb night. Sure enoagVf'fcf 8 o'filock a. m.. tbe parties the H^Ma?ayawasBthe ralnest and most disagreeable da; we have had. No prrtohlnR anywhere In the morning, Howe vera-good congregation was oat In tbe afternoon to bear Rev. D. 0. Phillips. 81x tramps crawled in a freight ear Thursday morning to ride, wben they were spied by tbe conductor. He sealed op the oar and said he wonld take tbQm as Aur a* the river.' We did'thaar tbe reet, but guessed. , Sweet potatoes were never searoer -and wed will be an Item. They are not tobe found. >': Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Bradley speak of leaving for Baltimore. Mr. Bradley goea for treatment. We ara rare all will ?Jol known the other ?burches were not opened. Magistrate {. Q. Huckabee and Mr. L. Wr. > Walker went to Greenwood Saturday by the dirt road where they will be for a few days. Mrs. J. B. Franks went to Anderson Saturday evevlng for a few days stay with friends In tbat place. Trobpe. For Rent. rpHE NICE FOUR-ROOM COTTAGE NKXT to the house where President Bailey now Jagazlne Hill. Apply to 900. P. Rosenberg & Co. - -vj.-fc. . v > New IN BLACK AND CO STYLES AT P: An Attracts WE ARE DETEI % t :?* CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. What "Mr Sees and Hears on His Kouods About the City. ' ; ' Abbavllln. 8. C... .Tan. 7. 1903. w - cotton statement. Secretary Hester makes statement from September let, to February 2nd, Inclusive: For th&J55 days of ibo season thar. bave passed tbe aggregate Is behind tbe 155 days or last year, 8,040,000 bales. Foreign exports for tbe se^aou are 3,385,9S3, against 5,314,G40 last year. Including Blocks left over at porta and Interior towos from last crop and tbe number of baleajfrougbt Into sight thus far 'or the new crop,.-tbe supply to date Is 7,526,600, against 9,815,58#bales last year. The Liverpool market'bas reached blgber prices than at any ;tlme before this season. The supply in Abbeville for the past week has been very limited, notwithstanding good prices have ruled, viz. from V/i to T% cents. The English market Is abort of stock, and (bey are beginning to realize tbat It ibey keep their mills going tbey must have cotton, lor which they will now have lo pay higher prices. In view of these facts tls estimated that the fleecy slaple will yet bring any where from 8 to 10 cents, but this would not benefit tbe South much, as her supply Is almost exhausted. Suppose at the.end of the 20th century the South may learn how to handle their own products In this line to a little better advantage?"better late tban never." the cold weatuer and fruit trees. The last severe cold spell apparently has not Injured tbe fruit trees, but has been tbe means of keeping them back, and with a few more cold spells during this month, we may anticipate a bountiful fruit crop the coming season. a "natural boy, will makk a man. uIta trne he'll sit in the easiest chair. With bat od his touseled bead, That his hands and feet are everywhere, For youtb most have room to spread, Bat be doesn't dab hi father "old man," Nor deny bis mother's call, ..tNorrldicnle what his elders say, ueknows It all. lesome natural boy ibloned clay, be** still on earth. f, man some day.'* evolved Into Bhd";^SiS^hls%enlorf here are receptions to all general rdles, and we believe there are still to be fonnd in Abbeville a nnmberoi tbose who might be dabbed the "natural boy.1' Boy*, don't speak of your fatbei as the "Old man," tiaunoecoming, tbe dignity or a son, besides emxcks of dlsrespeot. Treat yoar seniors with dlQerence, thereby winning their respect In return. Don't think yoa know "it ail" for in your daily contact with the world yoa will always find some ODe Just as "smart" as yourself. Remember tbe "natural boy" will make a man some day. I IN OLD KENTUCKY. Governor eleot-Uoebpl died at Frankfort, ,Ky., Saturday evening, February 3, at 6:45, and by bis tragic death tbe government of tbe State has been thrown Into great eonfuR4on whlob may yet result in bloodshed. The Demtxsrats, Republicans, military and courts will all have a band In settling this unfortunate occurrence. 850,000 reward Is offered by tbe Kentucky Legislature for tbe arrest with proof to convict, of the assassin who committed tbe lonl murder. \ ANOTHER ARTIST IN THE CITY. Mr. M. V. Lomax Is now tbe prond father of a fine baby boy, born January, w. 1900.^ . v ^ REMOTAL.,^!^lfc^r' ' fell?, and Mrs. Richard HllM?m w#' WeplDg honse np stairs over the stoWQf ^^i. Hill ? ST. VALENTI^to^Y^'" ' Don't forget today week is 8t;r^alentlnes Day. At onr drug stdtM yoc\%jg4Ind the prettiest valentines yootoffer ?aW>:Mftd your best girl one. '? j The calendar shows the blaouHniji^Indicating tbe "storm period," soBBMpgjfttoolc i for a change in tbe weather. OoqW^M^Tilada and be disappointed If tbe aiorm-tJoero'r oome, aa weather prophets sometimes make, mistakes. OUR SICK FOLKS. | v Mp. fcf. C. Gary who bas been quite sick for sometime, Is now better. tfAMr. Alpha Loraax alter a severe Illness, is jttlir^cqnvaleaclng, being ou tbe street last "Mra. Mcllwaln who bas been extremely 111, is now much better. - Mr. George W. Syfan, Sr., althongb some iahp. W' standing the fact that one in need of Goods ' 1 T T 1.X ~J. tney can uw uuugub a?i several bales that we We have made great: buyers of Goods. Try us, and we| Grateful to a ger we respectfully solicit age during the year 1( i ...a1 ."^nrnMnowv ns. Sprini ARRIVING n? LORED DRESS GOO RICES TO SUIT ALL re Line PIQUES AMD E ?? * A LARGE J IMINED TO MAKE C r. iy better, ie still confined to bis bed moe't of tbe lllllt). Mr. Itob Moneley book keeper for L. T.. V According to previous announcement several hundred farmers assembled in the Coart House Monday to further consider tbe fertilizer trust, and to adopt some uniform Aetlon in reierence to tbe use of guano this year. Mr. A. F. Calvert called tbe meetirig.to order and Mr. J. R. Kennedy acted as secretary^: Minutes of last meeting were read and ap? proved. The commit tee, consisting of Messrs. J. R. Blake, Jr., A. K. Watson and JwO. MoDill, which had been appoloted^to secure prices and terms for guano, marisftjjj/reporL-y,, Under tbe resolutions pra?|4tiiiy: adopted uot lo give more than ten p4r3ftO?adobes ' on lam year's prices for EOflgMCtHft'?1*S>| t stated that propositions ba^flHyiHhRi Col. D. F. Duncan of the 8taMKZWUMEE^ W. D. Barksdale, and Messrt; The thanks of the convert.on wie5Sa?(fflaed tnese gentlemen foTtbeir oflfcnJJHWTpe I mmmltlM Venn RnntltlMMd. V"Vc *' A resolution was afeo adopted. thanking Senator Graydon for fntrodaclnf a bill ana wearing its passage through the Senate, looting to the Investigation of the Virginia Chemical Co. On behalf of the committee, Mr. Blake 1 made a forcible and eloquent appeal to the convention to discourage the excessive use of 1 commercial fertilizer, even at reduced prices, , as it would only entail a heavy debt, to be ; paid with the low pdcesof a corresponding large cotton crop. Ha deplored the fact that , the agricultural departments of Alabama, : Georgia and other ootton growing States, 1 show that the sale of guano tags for the month of January Is twice as great as that of the same month last year. This would Indicate 1 that au unusually large area wonld be planted In ootton this year, with the possibility of an enormous crop, and an unprecedented low price lor the staple. They should not be lured by the present high price of cotton, and follow this Ignis fatuus till overwhelmed In j bankruptcy and ruin. For this reason he < urged more attention to diversified farming, leas commercial fertilizers, and more of the ( home made product. He also called atten- ( tlon to the great Importance of properanaly- | sis of all commercial fertilizers, lor often j fraudulent commodities are palmed oft on ( unsuspecting farmers which were utterly wortb less as food crops. , Capt. J. E. Bradley stated that Clemsfia College was ready and willing to protect the farmers trom such Impositions, and asked that ] they send samples orguano^o be analysed be- i fore using tnem. l The convention was an earnest and ad en- j iDURiMLic ooay, aoa was oaicBiatw uj ue ui | great benefit to the farmers, -y, After further remarks by M?wn. J. C.MoDlll. A. K. Watson, L. A. Shannon, W. W. Bradley, W. H. Bowie. J. S. Graves, pud others, the convention adjourned to meet'St Willow Springs school house next Saturday, and at Abbeville on Wednesday following, when guano and other matters will be further considered. BILL ARP. To Lecture afext Monday Bflirbt Feb. , raary 13. BlllArp, the humorist of the Confederate War, Is Bill Arp the lecturer, who has pleased his bearers and delighted his readers for half a century Is coming to Abbeville, and Will deliver a lecture for the benefit of our people;/ Don't fall to come out and hear the oJd.patrl8.rcl) talk In most entertaining vein. ^The lecture is to be Monday night, February Did you know that you ; nrmlH hnv n. tmnrJ Tnwfil for 10c? Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery has it. ersons lerchandi: Goods of all kinds hav can make a mistake to ; wholesale. We have wt^Uu AKh reductions' in^l:;(^^^ vill appreciate d, and 5 -'' . terous public for past fe its confidence and pa 900. . . ,? -I-m r^fi> 1 1 riJ*SAt*riin y Stoc \IL/Y! taci rvnnrv oTrxn JJO, IjUJjUIUiJJ QUA1 A LARGE ASSO] UMITIES. ; USSORTMEIMT O )UR SPRING STOOI Very respectfully, I. HA WEST END. BappeilBO Raid lacldenta or a Week Mrs. Samuel Cade,'its, of Bordeaux, were In the city Wednesday and Thursday visiting ber aunt. Mrs, J. H. Perrln. Miss Ethel Roper,' who Is now living In Bock HH1, Is here on a visit to ber sister, Mrs. Charles D. Brown. Miss Roper Is a general favorite here, and ber many friends are glad to b8ve ber visit our city. Mr. William H. White -entertained the Junior Whist Club at a pleasant meeting last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.Daniel, of Laurens, are here on a visit to their son. Dr. J. W. Daniel. Miss Claudia Johnston. bus resumed tier studies at the Abbeville Graded School after an absence of several weeks. Miss Johnston bas been In Donalds with her mother, who ban recovered from her recent illness. Mrs. Singleton Mcintosh, of Bordeaux, was shopping In the city several days last weetc. MlssWlllle and Miss Florlde Calbonn, who have been spending* week or two with Miss Isabel Robertson in Columbia, returned to their borne on Tbrirsday. MlssBerta Morse left on Monday for ber home lit Amiston, Ala., after an extended vlilt to hec broj^ar,, Mr. A. B. Morse, and otb)SMower left on Saturday tor ber bamelafJTewberry, after a pleasant ten dsya vlfiVtO bar sister, Mrs. L. W. White. . and were laid to rest by tbe Bide of ber honored bnsband in tbe cemetery here. Tbe funeral services were beld in tbe * Presbyterian church and were attended by a large coooourse of friends and relatives, many of wbom came from Abbeville, Ninety Six, Ooronaca and Cokesbury, which was for ' many years ber borne. Mrs. Aiken was tbe daughter of Joel Smith, who before tbe war was a man of great wealth. He was one of tbe old time Carolina planters, who owned 1 vast tracts of land and many servants. She * was tbe wife of tbe late Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, who commanded tbe 7th Soutb Carolina regiment in tbe Confederate war and wbo for the last ten years of bis life represented this district in Congress. Mrs. Aiken herself was one of these noble, peerless women, wbo bad graced and beaotified oar Southern homes, ever thoughtruI or others rather than herself, gentle, kindly cultured and above all, fitted with tbat splrit.wblch characterized tbe Master, wbom she loved and served through all ber life with loyal de< votlon. Mrs. Aiken was about 69 rears old. She leaves four daughters and four sons, two of wbom, David and Joel 8. Aiken, live In Greenwood.?Greenwood Correspondent Augusta Chronicle. Teachers. ? An examination of teachers win * be bold at Abbeville Court House on r. Friday. February 23, 1900, commencing at fi Dine o'clock. l All persons who desire a teacher's oertlfl- v cate should appear at that'time. There Is do law providing for examinations at any other than the regnlarly appointed days. ^ It Is suggested that the teachers meet In the ' Court House on Saturday, February 24, 1900. at ten o'olock for the purpose of taking Into c consideration the propriety of organising a County Teaouers Association. ? J. S. GIBERT, " Co. 8npt. of Education. ~-H ' : a JVC. Summey, Blacksmith1 OFFER HIS SERVICES to all who may desire any kind of good work In Iron. 8boe? furnished for horses shod all round for 65 cent*. When the shoes are furnished ; his charges Is 40 oents. 1 Shops serosa the street. In front of Walling- ? ford iUALITY, STYLE AND PRICE. ' | M & CO. ; mi W D. BARKSDALE. | SPRING 1900. 3RANDEUR FLOURS-ALL SIZES. ' MYERS SYRUPS AND MOLASSES. # BIG STOCK OF PLOWS AND PLOW STOCKS. HOES, TRACES, COLLARS, HAMES, ETC. SEED OATS-BOTH COUNTRY AND HOME RAISED. DRIED APPLES. PEACHES, PRUNES AND RAISINS. When needing anything In goods, come and Bee aa and get oar prices. W. D. Barksdale. ^ WILD CHERRY COMPOUND ~M WIl^Ii^STOP THAT COUGHr^ ) 'GRIPPE" CAPSI? 1 CURES THAT COLD. i *' 'if4 'ROYSTER'S" CANDIES M Harrison & Gams. o??LOOK HBREI^J rIF YOU WANT ANYTHING IN THE WAY ' V *?.*. ,-v Jj OF GROCERIES, FROM A ? 5c Can or Potted Ham to a Barrel of tlie Finest Flour, a Good Shot Gun, a Wash Pot, Buckets, Tubs, Ac., or Staple Dry Goods, Clothing Hats or Caps, ...CALL ON...^a? fjkjfoftB AMOS B. MORSIP * m, m r vjj L. W. White's Local*. Haddon's Local*. L. W. White has received large Installment)) We have a few shoes that we will reduce the f new, fresh, spring goods during the past price 25 per cent, for the next thirty days in reek. Come and see them. order to make room for onr spring stock. < Something very, very cheap in these times an(* 866 wl3at we have. R. M. Haddon an be seen at the store of L. W. White. stronger tban ever, tiaddon's. Per