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mThe Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, 8.C. ^^Publlsbed every Wednesday at 82 a year In advanoe. Wednesday, May 2,1900. Double Daily Train*. Tbe Southern, beginning next .Sunday will rue double dally trains Irom Charleston to Greenville. The new train will leave Charles- < ton at 11 o'cloofc In the night, arriving Id Columbia at 5.55 In the morning, and leaving i that cily for Greenvllie at 7 o'clock, arriving < at Greenville Mt 12.20. Tbe new tralu from Greenville will leave I that cltv at 5.80 P. M., passing Columbia at < 1 35 A. M.. arriving In Charleston at 7 o'clock. I The sleeping car service now operated on | tbe Columbia and Charleston trains will be < continued. i There will be no change In the schedules of i tbe otber dally passenger trains between < Columbia and Green vllle. ( Tbe uew schedules will do away with tbe i Greenville-Greenwood trains which have I been In operation for some time. I Tbe first train for Greenville and Washing- i ton will leave Abbeville about ten o'clock. ( The first train from Charleston will arrive t about ten o'clock, bringing, It is presumed, < tbe Charleston and Columbia papers. ( Tbe secind tralu for Charleston will leave i Abbeville about six o'clock. Notice. > The monthly dues of The Abbeville Savings { and Investment Co. are now due, aud must be 5 paid at the National Bank, on or before May / lOtb, 1900. ; F. E. Harrison, President. [ H. G. Smith, Treasurer. Operetta PoNiponetl. ) On account of sickness and otber unfore- i seen circumstances, tbe children's operetta fj x Cinderella" has been postponed to May 8th. t Reserved seats, :15 cents; general admission, t 25cents; children, 15 cents. Tickets for sale " at Speed Drug Co. t Old Paper** Wanted. 1 If you have copies of the Abbeville Banner 8 for 1847, 1848,1S49, 1850.1851,1852, 1838. the Press t and Banner will pay a good price for thera In r money, or will send tbe Press and Banner as long as you may think right, in exchange for ? them. Yoq can get either, tbe cash .or sub- g scriptlon to tbe Press and Banner. Of course \ no ODe baa a complete file for all the years, g Let us have what you have. tf. f t lee ! Ice ! Ice ! > When you want Ice get our prices. They g will be right. Parlies having, refrigerators aod Ice boxes who use tbe cold staff Id quan- i titles will find It to their advantage to get our , prioes. Quick delivery. Phone 99. < Thomson Bros. f Milk Coot for Sale. ' Nearly full Jersey, first calf. Will sell for t cash or trade. Thomson Bros, e Something New. J J have just received an elegant line of wall { paper samples, from tbe celebrated- Alfred ? Peats Co. Orders will havp prompt attention * at Penney's Drugstore. W. C Moore, Agt. e >' ' . I ? Look Here. ' c Mr.TU1 offers an attractive display of beau- t 11 in i nnili. and von should call and see them. F id variety', style and price, tbey are np to date. Call at the New York Racket Store. Early Amber Seed Wanted. A fair price will be paid for one busbel of Early Amber Sugar Cane seed. Apply at tbe Preaa and Banner office. Mat to New York. Mewra. B.S. Link and Wyatt Aiken will leave borne to night to spend two weeks In New York, and otber cities. For Rent. An elgbt room dwelling house on Pickens street. W. Joel Smith, tf ~ J. L. Scott and A. O. Scott wblte men who were cod vlcied of disposing of property nn ' der lien bnve been pardoned, at tbe solicitation of J. Fraser Lyon, Esq. Mr. George C. Bradley Is very sick, and bis friends are apprebenslve. \ , 4 ' Bruce'* Bestanraat. J Go to Brace'b Restaurant for meals at. all ' nouri. .nv fi Bruce's Restaurant is open for the Fall and < Winter trade. 4 Brace's Restaurant Is open day and night j ? knock and tbe door shall be openod untoyon j 1 E t ?-- Unclaimed Letter*. I Letter* in po?t office April 17th : A?Miss Ella Adams, John 8. Adams, Miss 1 Minle Anderson. 1 B?Ed Brown. Annie Sue Baskin, W. L. * Bisch. r-H. A. Cobb. F?Ella Franklin. ' H?A. B. Hamilton, John Harrison, \Vm. e Hearst, Miss Battle. J?Mrs. Salle Jones, Emory Johnson. ? L? Dave Lathan, Hurst Linton. J; M?Deal lie Martbis, Jas. Moore, Melissa c Mattison. ? R?John Roberson. c H?S. O. Scott, Tavie Smith, Milledge Bearles. 1 ? W?Ester Williams, Louis White, Janle ? Wallace. Hattle Wright, E. P. Williams, Mrs. ? Snla Williams. $ V?Rose Voung. * 11.8. Link, P.M. J Til I'm Locals. l Legal cap paper 5c. quire at S. I. Till's. * See S. I. TIII'b 98c. slippers. Soft sale infant's shoes, any color, iJ4 and t 4Hc.,atS. I. Tlll's. < Silk front shirts 4Sc.. 74 and 98c. At S. I. Tlll's j Woman's heavy wove 6boes, 69c., at S, I. t Tlll's. [ Window shades 10c. at 8. I. Tlll's. J Men's work shoes 98c. at S. I. Tlll's. Shoemaker's out feet 48c. at?. I. Tlll's. For Cblna and glassware go to 8. I. Tlll's. < Bay your ice tickets from J. L. Perrin. Coca Cola?Pepper's French Wine of Cocoa J ?milk shakes, the very finest phosphates, orangeades, at Mllford's Droff Store. 1 Phone 107. j The very latest shades and shapes of boi paper have Just arrived at | * Phone 197. Mllford's Drugstore. | Pencils, paper, envelopes, ink, pen staffs, I blank books, in lac', anything needed to I write with or on Mllford's Drug store. . Phone 107. : ' See Cobb <i McDavld's sample sboes and j bats, to go at cost. v- ') A full stock of men's low cats in tan, black j kle and patent leatber. Cobb & McDavId, . Children Oxfords, sandals, or Southern ties j at Cobb tt. McDavld's. *' 1 The biggest best and cheapeststock of shoes 1 nud hats in Abbeville county at Cobb 4 Mo , David'a. .. [j If you need a woolen suit Cor spring look at J UuH/iAf>,o I When you want India < Linens, Persian Lawns, Batiste, Linen Lawns, Organdies in White and Colors, Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery wiU make it to your in- < terest t&see what they have. , J)Vl See where a road ends before you take it, and to what an action leads before you begin it. God will reverse the verdict which condemns a woman and acquits a man for the same sin. If one is heartless through thoughtlessness, he should certainly cultivate thcughtfulness. It is as much our business as anything else that can be named. It often happens that personal character attains such consistency, such distinctiveness, such moral quality, that it is recognizable even in the least act a person performs. Have you ever noticed bow tire.1 you become when in company with o<e who is forever talking about himsel: ? Think of this when you are disposed to do the same kind of talking. Two things done by halv/es neyer (pake a whole one. # IMPERIALISM. The DHiiicer to Which Americmi Liberty 1* Xon KxpONMl. A college student at Due West a lew days ano wrote to Mr. J. Altheus Jobusou at Washington for ?uiue literature ou the Porto Kicau Tarltl debate and also tor some In for matlon ou tbe sn?.|ept. The following is part otitic letter Mr. .Johnson wrote lu reply: "Tbe questlou about tbe Porto Rlcan Tariff, as you know. Is not one of'Trotectlon" or "Free Trade." It is a far graver one as Indicating a total departure from the prlnolnlPUQnri t roHit Irmu rvf nnr t Thfl tariff rate for Porto Rico Is different from that prescribed for the other parts of the United States, whereas the Constitution of the United Slates provides that all Imposts, duties,Ac., shall be uniform throughout the United States. The prime question, therefore, 16 you see, Is whether Congress shall be allowed to go outside of the Constitution when legislating for territory that belongs to the United Slates. Congress, which Is a creature ;>f the Cousiitutlon, has always been supposed to be subject to the provisions and principles Imbedded in that instrument. Now, bowaver, under the gospel which is being preach;d by the evangels of the present administration, Congress Is supreme as to all territory >Mhe United States not erected luto a state, ind, hence, as to such territory, untrammeled ay ihe Constitution. The doctrine is that :be people of a territory have not the right of .rial by jury, the writ of habeas corpus, or iny other of the rights guaranteed In the Jonstilutlon, except aq such rights are {ranted to them by tbegraoe of Congress, or if the persou (the President) to whom the Jongress shall delegate the power of government. "Such preaching 16 founded on a clause of he Constitution which says: ."The Conire kn shall have power to make all needful ules and regulations respecting the territory jelongiug to the United States," This clause, letached by these late expounders of the Jonstltution from the balance of the lnstrunent and viewed as an Independent field, Is larrowed aud worked and manured In a vay that gives hope to the laborers that It vlll yield irult which would never grow or lourlsli in any other part of the vineyard. Che missionaries who teooh this new propaganda Inrinlpe in mnrfl '"naot" about the ugh and holy mission of this' Government o carry" olvlllzatlon" and . ^Uberty" ana 'Christianity" to tbe "new possessions" of be nation tban would supplyvEnglaud in ler crnsade against tbe BoeraofSodtb Africa. ! believe England bas never robbed*; pillaged >r oppressed a weaker nation bet she did It kll In the bigb and holy cabm of "clvllizaion and to carry tbe blesMngjl of "Chrlstla"fotentlal statehood basalways heretofore ixlotedln territory acqnlred "bj the United liates, and all government'-or: A territory pas but a preparative for jtfce eohdltlon ol Statehood, which wa* ip prospect, and tbe >eople of the. territory :'#we entitled to all be safeguards against oppression afforded >y tbe federal Constitbttoh-ip other citizens >f the United {Stales. -Kow, however, ttie .postlesof this new dispensation are teacbng that tbe Government can hold; Indefinitey as "ooloniee? and 'S(Cltboat any reference vbateverto statehood, even- as a condition n the remote fuiurv If any of tbe subject leople.oroolOQlst^/aboald rebel against tbe olelmpoMdqpoa them, a military satrap, rlth the strength of tbe home government tehlnd him, wul (ioppreBs tbe disorder and J'Yoa can readily see that such an lnnovalon would be OtUe 'Short of a revolution In mr system of government, converting It torn a republic, framed on models wulcb ;uarantee toa people the highest degree ol ndivldoal Italy of Wirtcb man In organized oclety Is capifele, Into an empire, tbe various tarts of which are subject to tbe will or taprlce of a ointral^floannatlng power, and he paraslUe mlnMin through whoui that lower Is exerolned. - Men love power and vhen they have. the- opqgrtunlty soon de oiop 1I1VU DHIQ Hh (H UUbU puuiiu ouu >rlvate lire ifrey will domineer over and ippreu those?ftlpI?feto resist and regard the fghts ofothersonlnb the extent the ultua. Ion requires Tlwwroqs of England who at be point of tpe aword extracted from King ohn "Magn? Cbartt^V were themselves over beir dependent tumJi as great tyrants as robn;<and so alt tnrougb English history be rigbudearat tothe Individual bad oiten 0 be asserted with tbe battle-axe and the tayoDet against the oppression of lrrespon. ilbte power.'And when our forefathers of 776, who claimed as their heritage the "oomnou law" of England, the prescriptive prinol>Ies according to wtUoh the rights of person ind or property are judged, determined to irect their own 'goveirqimfent, they did so vltb such cheofcs and Jalsgnards as gave'us 1 political 8yrtem, ttwattaw?fof the ages for tecurlng to.maoRibe ^bMtitavelopdnent of ndlvldual liberty. TTrJwwmflj'f absolutely (very thing akin to the *amne right oi tings," or to hereditary rqle,- the-statesmen vbo bnllded for aad^]afMjUJtf|Mtoreignty obe in the people and exerjlse by agenu, leglslatfterSflPoative and udlolal, and tt>eM agentsjAjwiving their power from the people, wfrre.?loofc to the jharters drawn by toe. the written constithtlott8,SC0Rg?^wanner of ixerclslng. the "flqiMMsMHRHpl to them. Ind, that they might not ftfrgei their aile;lance to the peo^Jflroia whoa> they receive ,be!r authority, tto7?genU axe required at itated lirterwioaiHBB|rto. the people, who it the ballot boqc snaB Vaas Jougement on .be acts of their agents. ^ Was thus tbat )roviBlon was madefor tboWwbo Bbould izerclse the futtdtteOs of gGvtatiment, and he arraogemeJ4?Mlns the best for preservng in those jmSmtS with government a iroper sense. 0^fiSjf%iJneSpcn8lt)?IUy, and a )roper regarrffdjrtjtti^ggge Of the cltUen. HlH our gOVerQm?OM*?UOraK juuv wuwui vltb thus prwcrlbJ?*^?tt.*atJjWtT of govrnment iarioilouttfIe^Mi?art?o*W 'in me written oharierrtoWljewW^II1? P?*1 Known afe-guards agatnt iyratittJ',|iad.#ppre8sloQ, tending the safeninaMtt^M jttwed to be larrlera tor proleoUng -t^jptflYldual, not mly from bis fellows, oppression >y tbe maohlnery of govfeaMlttt. MJfetl. For Instance, the rlgbt QRg?J by Jury was aierposed, and.^no naanv.^HBWvMwwnce 'Of liber Qovernment-or an aHwKtQftlf was to, ie deprived of life, liberty,'oftSjtiapfrty with-, iut the verdlpt^oM? go^Mro^WWCTMQ^i^^ endered^as servile Interests wblph" ontrolled them as tb&PBdingBOEft ^drutfr mad" court martla^ refftoterln^ffl^ babesU he ages bu develop^' iija-.beSffi^if- safer ruardlan ot lnd 1 vidual rights ani& personal lberty than tbejodgojegt at ?Jujwpr one's jeers. Too. the grpat writ, deft)a?M to be he greatest weapon ever Ini<flted-$fcfoe;%frflf >f ilbery of tbe person,. the rilta no man to b? lmpr)siooe?t"pDS||MRlft, aw, but gives blsi ft YfRDV.. lottMQWcto enow wltb whathelscbaraedftft&mORlie, U ietalned, tbe writ, of .habeas rrlLten down in. tbe funttoJoaenftjphrtr of .be land as that wbiob sQouJd btwJwi jendeu uDlesa la um? 01 war WMfl jna igenoy might demapd'. W f Mi degcrlbjng^ which* PweUoogbi to^gaaW.w?t& the inast ^h&Usiand tfrt boiog^o^tected by men namtMJ ?b e^affaiVs of Use -latent administered under t bejheml Iltary^np^rylaro^^ib e Preal d e d t. bleen 0 Ued'v I d e& from 0?**? tor Mm by Jaw, Caba have been allowed by tW.Trsnldept to duplicate frojn tbe Cul^s *0y?juee thfe amount paid by tbe UnjfedottWMturn to retain Has t perquisite In 'addiMW.lotbe amount, provided by tb?"-jJnlted; States { and a maplajnKflSffiM^of .lh$ Unit?d Stales has bad t*i^^U$&!oW In debate on the flooE?flfcMBBB?nate that the power of tbe FreildeBtjla;? the matter was absolute > that in bte.-splwy adminletration 0f Cuba ther roprajnf evp? to "Already, Jn thai? ft* months this government has bad cbargeof the island, to man?? it nntti it ahall hftVB been aofflolentlF Instructed to manga Itself, ojjr officije in administering its affair* have uspd over ^Jij.OQO. 900 of tbe revenue* 0jl.?!i*?lHtl? island' How long, lb Ink you, wlUltbe, under snob a regime. before th# minionsol power, representing tbl? government, mil And that tbe tutelage baa heent accomplished and tbat tbe people of the Uland may be entrusted wltb tbelr own aflathlf Power la no more readily surrendered atl?oma than it Is abroad, and tbe PreslduitHtnf tbe United States will no more willlbgl3OT.fe up power than anv petty autocrat, Woo ba*aiog in presidential, farvor, abplf' bi entrusted witb a little author"Cuba in tbe bands of Spain, cried out against official'pirates, against tbe appropriation of tbe property of Its people to gratify tbe ararleeof thieves in office and corrupt favorites of tbe Spanish crown. Tbe United States beard tbe cry and assumed tbe role of liberator, and, now, having taken possession of tbe government and revenues oithe Island, how long before tbe situation will Justify the philippic of an Edmund Burke against a Warren Hastings ? "We cannot Inoculate our system with suoh a policy cannot suffer in our home government from the consequences. Tbe poison will permeate and pervade all our institutions. infecting the very life and principles of our people. A people In South Africa, the sacae It) faith as those who lay the foundations of our own Kovernment, a people in whom the blood of the Huguenot and the Dutch protestaut is commingled, are now struggling with a heroism unequalled In the annals of history for the preservation of their little reuubllc. and we. under the influences WlUcJi have brought about this uew depart j ure In our national life, stand dumb, giving not a word of cheer or sympathy to the gallant Boers, nor uttering a syllable of contempt for the vampire of nations now suoklntf the very life blood of the Transvaal Republic. "The moment the Great Republic assumes as a lord paramount to hold any peode In vassalage (euphemlze, In the beginning, If you prefer, and oaH It a state of tutelage) that moment the corroding cancer begins Its deadly work and the.poison will soon strike the very vitals of the Republic. The external forms of free covernment may remain, but the heart and the spirit, which make free men, win oe gene. ijong auer nome oecame an empire, and Individual liberty to tbe Roman a mere name, the emperors claimed to act by authority of tbe Roman Senate, and the people were still allowed the mummery of eleetlug their tribunes. The legions of Bonaparte shouted for "L'berty, equality, fraternity," ibut became, in the hands of tbe Kmperor, mere Instruments for imposing servitude. "The claquers for the new career upon which it is declared our country has entered are clamorous, too. for an Increase of the regular army. Prolessloual soldiers have always, In every age and every clime, been the greatest instruments for oppression. Their education and discipline remove them from tbe commuulty of thought and feellngand standards of life that governs tbe other members of (lie body politic. No rulerdeslring to oppress a people has ever been able to use a citizen soldiery in doing it. Tbe militia of a country, al ways available.lor the preservation of order, are yet stern enemjes ol Irresponsible power. "A mostcruel wound to our free institutions has been made In Idaho. On tbe 2i>tb.of April oflasL year a mine In the Couer d'Alene region, tbe properly of the Standard Oil Company, tbe most gigantic and powerful trust In tbe country, was blown up with dynamite. On tbeSd of May, nearly twelve months ago. tbe Governor of that Slate, at the Instance of tbe Standard Oil magnates, declared a condition of lnsurreotlon to exist In Shoshone County and called upon tbe President for troops. Theywero furnished, und from that day to IbU martial law has prevailed in Shoshone County, tbe writ of habeas corpus suspended, bands of hired detectives belonging to the Standard Oil turned loose In the community, men by the hundred arrested by tbem without prooess of any klDd, detained for months In the "bull pen" without the scintilla ofacrlmlual charge brought against them, houses broken open and searched without other warrant than tbe bayonet and tbe strong band, nobody allowed to work except on a permit issued by a tool of the Governor and issued only when the applicant will subscribe a paper repudiating ail connection or sympathy with organized labor, even men working their own properties without a permit thrown luto the "qBlpen" without possibility of redrew until iflpeases tbelr lncarcerators to release them.'^wid permits required lor oven typewriters and stenographers. "Well may any man take alarm for the future when such a oondltlon of things exists in a sovereign State of our Union. How long before the States will be reduced to the condition of mere provinces and the people be without an effective voice in the govern* : ment ? ' "We need to study anew the political axiom, "Eternal vigilance is the price Of. liberty." Well may the sentinels upon tbe watch-tower* raise the alarm of "Imperialism"' and Militarism." The warning needs to be ounded in trumpet tones until tbe people shall be waked to a realization of tbe danger to which the commercial greed now dominating our national councils is leading us." CHICKASAW RIPPLES. Lights and Shadows from the Domes and Spired of tbe Classic city. Due West. S. C.. May 1,1900. Calvin Todd .returned from Baltimore last ( week. For two years he has been a student of medicine In the University of Maryland. He is fond of the study of medicine, is making good progress in tUs work and is destined to become prominent in his chosen profession. He dost oot spent all his time resting while at home bat when not reviewing his studies tarns his hand to tbe next thing that Is to be done. 1 Ernest Cllnfcscales returned from the Spar- 1 tanbure Business College last Friday. He is much pleased with tbe school and made good progress during bis stay of several months. POPULAR TEACHER. Miss Zula Brock, who Is one of tbe teachers ; in tbe Graded School at Anderson, spent .Saturday at home. She is a competent teacher and laitbful always to tbe interest* entrusted to ber and no doubt ber services are appreciated in ber adopted borne. Mr. Grier Pressiy went to Clemson College laBt Friday to witness tbe Clemson-Woflord ( ball game.' Mr. Pressiy is manager of Ersklne ball team. HAVING A SPELL OF THE GRIP. Mr. R. W. IJaddon, Dr. J. W. Wldeman, i Mr. M. B. Clinkscales, Prof. Abrams, Mrs. F. V. Pruit, Mr. Charlie Prult, Miss Ada Wise- ; man, Mrs. E. H.Edwards, Mrs. J. H. Wren, . Mrs. .1. L. Preaely, Miss Jennie Edwards, Mrs. Fannie Brownlee, Dr. J 0. Lindsay, Mrs. M. A. Lindsay, MlssStwtle Wldeman, Mr. VV. P. Lindsay, Mrs. J. L. Boyd, Mr. J. L. Body, Mr. J. R, Miller, Mr. Ira Cald<?eil, Rev. O. Y. Bonner, Prof. P. L. Grier and Miss I. C. Austin have been suffering; with grip. Rev. J. 0. Lindsaj, D. D., Is a delegate from tbe South Carolina Presbytery to tbe meeting . of tbe Southern Presbyterian Assembly which convenes In Atlauta on May 17th and j expects to attend. Arthur Bell aDd Clarence Crawford, who j have obargeof one of the county scrapes, are ; doing some good work on the public high- j ways around Due West. Ernest Hagan Is carefully nursing a case of mumps. Miss Maggie Bonner is vlsltloz tbe family of Mr. Fleetwood Crowther on the Abbeville , road. The Junior Exhibition in Erskine College , takes place In tbe auditorium Friday night . of this week, May 4th. College exhibitions aire always Interesting occasion* and draw . Jarge crowds. Come and hearthe Juniors. j gpfivDavld Pressly has been teaching in the , !ppt>iiO school during the Illness of Prof. , ;.RaVTj.G. Dale/of llio Verde, Mexico, Is to 1 be married to Dr. Catherine Neel, of El Mai;, Mexico. PHBJSTIAN EDUCATJOJf. Prealdenit^See Davis Lodge, of Limestone < Female-College.'at Gattneys, lectured SabJOAth nifht in the Baptist oburfch on Chris* : 'Ma f}4BDatl?n. A1 large, audience was pre- < witt.aml gave tbe speaker olose attention. :3^w jmanda,^L?a ! sqpplylpg this market i ^NfiiTwP''AonvE D?oT?RDr. Katb?eine Keel. stationed at El Mal?, ' MsitlOQ.attnrU that dp ring tbe last quarter ( MMMWaor hundred and seventy-five . pattoaUm?jsr>offloe and made two hundred 1 and^ha VlwU ln a'proiessionRi way. .Wldemao, who is teaching a flohrllhinaiipibool Ih Anderson county, spent Band club J Qt to | Sab- | ident llently JOTtfUDg for reports from three oouutles attll delinquent, and among the three le Abbeville. This ia an important matter and eoaoerna every patron of the pnblle schools qt Abbeville County. It does not speak well tor, Abbeville County to bave ber made reaponaible, even In part, for looking op in tbe State Treasury a hundred thousand dollars tha,t!Coald and would be distributed among toe public schools of the State had the Superintendent .of gduoation of this county made up and sent >o the State Superintendent of Education' the-needed* report. What.la the matter with Abbeville County ? . -j 1 nTCirnflniTrn ?tr,.?nT?n IVTIAirrnw The citizens of Ibis beat met id Pythian Sail last- Saturday: afternoon and effected a re organisation of-tha Democratic olnb. Oapt, O. N". KtofeelB-waa Elected president.. M.G. Donnald, secretary, and Dr. 0. B. Oowan, treasurer. Oapt^G. N.Ntokels was elected to represent the Dae West Democratic Olub on tbe County Kxeohtive Committee. Ool. J. 0. Tribble, M B. Ciinkscalls, J. E. MoQee. J. H. Bp pee, J. E. Todd and H. E. Bonner were obosenasa local executive committee. Mr. Jas. tl. Bell, Q. Newton -Nickels and W. B. Goings were appointed;a committee on registration. Tbe following delegation was appointed to.attend tbe meeting of the County Democratic)Clob on aaleday in May: 0. N. Nickels. W. B. Going, M. O. Donnald, M, B. Ollnksoales, H. S. Galloway, 8. W. Davis, J. E. Todd and J. R. MoGee. Prof. E. L Eeid, after two weeks re?t In North Carolina, returned to Due West Monday night. Miss Jante Yotfng baa returned bome after completing ber'sohool work in tbe western pm i, ui lucujuji;. out) ui? popoiar leacoer and Id demand. When you want to be cooled off these hot summer days drop Id at our fouDt and get a refreshing drink. We are now serving all of the latest soda drinks of this season. Phone 107. MUford'i Drug Storq. A sample line of Felt' bats. Can give you In this lot a $1 hat for %'i, a 12 hat for 81.50, a 81.50 l>tit lor SI, etc. (.'obb & McDavld. - * . -?'* ? ' ' k- ~ CANDIDATES. For Nupervlnor. I respectfolly announce myself a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the action of the Democratic prlmarv. JOHN HENRY BELL. We are authorized to announce DAVID GILLIAM as a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce CAPT. JOHN LYON as a candidate for re-eleotion to the office of Connty Supervisor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. For Auditor. We are authorized to announce R. E. COX aR a candidate for Auditor, subject to the action of tbe Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce T.'P. MILLFORD as a candidate for the office of Connty Auditor, subject to tbe action of tbe Democratic primary. For Clerk of Court. We are authorized to aononnoe JOHN E. BRADLEY ?h a candidate for Clerk of the Court, subject to the notion of tbe Democratic party. I respectful )y announce myself a candidate lor Clerk of Court, subject to tbe action of Democratic primary. J. L. PEBB1N. For Sheriff. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Sheriff, subject to tbe action of tbe Democratic primary. B.J.MARTIN. We are authorized to announce WM. L. MILLER, Sr., as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to tbe aotlOD of tbe Democratic primary. J. B. KENNEDY. ROOKY RIVER RIPPLES. Echoes from the River that Boars? Note* from m City that Nits Hl|h Upon the Hills. ( LowndesVille, April 30,1900. Mr. Henry B. Allen ire&t to Angnsta Monday to take In Merry Makers week. < Miss Janle Young, who baa bad charge of a nourishing school at Latimer for some time, grave as the closing: exerolses an exhibition Monday nlgbt. The weather vu bo very threatening that those who started to represent our place,at U>e gathering did not reaoh there but stopped on the way. It cbhjea to us -j from others that there was a pretty good crowd In attendance, and that the performance reflected very much oredlt upon not only Miss Young, but also all of the pupils par- ? tlclpatlng in It. Miss Young has t>e?n for n some time not only the successful but satis- a factory teacher of that school, and has built c up a fine one. The closing exercises proved a l very pleasurable occasion, alike to patrons, a pupils and visitors, and It Is safe to say that l( such an elflolent teacher as Miss Janle p Young has proven herself to be was at the v head of more of our, especially, oountry Institutions of learning, the educational inter- p orts of our county and State would coon be * all that could be desired. ' I Mr. J. Frank Cooley, of Fulton. Kentucky, e spent several days here last week with the a families of his brothers, Messrs. D. K. and T. t< D. Gooley. c Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baskln and their dangh- a ter, little Georgia Bell, went to Abbeville a Monday, and remained with the family of e Capt. J. G. Edwards, the brother-in-law or the a first named until Wednesday. Mrs. E. R. Horton and Mrs. T. D. Cooley o went to Anderson Wednesday on a shopping i expedition. t A l.EAKY BUGGY USED AS A BOAT. S V Mr. W. M. Speer went to Abbeville Wednesday. While gone be bad rather a singular a experience, W ben be crossed Little River at a Wardlaw's bridge, about 10 a. m.t tbe river t was considerably swollen, so mncb so tbat In places on tbe eastern side tbe bottoms were t so deeply overflowed tbat tbe water ran Into F his buggy, and In three or fonr hours on his a return, tbe river bad fallen so mncb as to be v entirely within Its banks. Tbe fall bad been v remarkably rapid for a stream of tbat size. 1 Mrs. H. A. Tenneot aod her son. Master Charlie Tennent, went to Abbeville Tuesday f and remained untilThursday with the family a of her brother, Treasurer J. R. Blake, Jr. o Mr. 8. A. Vernor, of Elberton, Ga., came t over Wednesday aDd was tbe guest of Mr. Ca- o leb L. CllnkscaleR till tbe next day. a On Tuesday Mr. L. O. Miller carried his r brother, Mr. Mason Miller, back to Santuck tbat be might begin again tbe exercises of bis f school, wb ich be had been forced two or three b weeks before to temporarily olose beoouse of a personal sickness. v Miss May MoLanren, of Abbeville, came np v Wednesday and has slnoe been visiting her a cousin, Miss Ethel Speer, . I LOST DOCTOR. j Dr. John Pominlck. of Newberry,a recent J: graduate of the State Medical College, Charles- " ion, S. C., was here Wednesday and Thurs- ? lay looking out a location. He bad heard ibat we had only one physician, and tbat be bad run off, and be came to spy "oat tbe " land," and when he found that we bad three J1 ;ood practitioners, and tbat they were hlgbly t respected and honored by onr people, he con- F winded, It is supposed, tbat we bad a sufficient number to supply all demands and went on _ ola way. - - - ^ FUN IN A GRIP SACK. p Mrs. 0. Johnson went.to Augnsta Thursday ? -o get a share of the fan, with which the olty P was full. She and others who weot down 11 were well pleased with the way in which they were entertained. At the same time that the city furnished an endless amouqt ind variety of sightseeing and amusement, Her business of one kind and another was very much bettered,as tbata great many dollars were left within her gates. Augusta is a v pusher. fl Magistrate J. G. Huckabee, his mother, Mrs, t< I. W. Huckabee, and his sister, MIrs Lllile ? Huckabee went to Abbeville on business C Thursday. , a Dr. A. J. Speer went to Anderson Friday i: avenlng. where he remained until Saturday. ' Saturday evening MIbb Mame BaskIn and 1< MIssAllle May Fennel went to Anderson to g visit the family of Capt. J. G. Johnson. A few days ago Mr. .Tas, Scogglns. contrac- " tor, finished the bridge across Pressley's tl :reek, near where It enters Rooky River. The 0 travelling public will be glad or this, as it la a publio necessity, especially in time of blgb 8 water, and for a while afterwards because of 8 julcksr id in the ford. a Mr. S. Bell was oalled to Abbeville on ^ busln an Friday. ? t AFTER SEVENTY TEARS OF STRUGGLES g HE DIEH. Mr. Tom Hampton, who bad been in feeble health for some time, died last Monday, and bis remains were buried at Rooky River Bap List ebaroh the next day In tbe presence of a large number of bis relatives and neighbors. He waB near 70 years of age. bad been born t and reared In the communltv in which be . died, and during his long life had lived in 1 Buch a way as to have tbe good opinion of all s who knew him. He was a gallant soldier in ? the war between t be States, and In that struggle lost a leg. He will be much missed at c home, in the community, and In tbe church. C Yesterday being the fifth Sunday In tbe e month, and tbe pastors of our three cburcbes f having appointments at other places, there 2 was no 11 a. m. services In either of our places t of worsblp. This does not often happen. ] Rev. Henry Stokea, of the Mt. Carmel circuit, preached a very geod sermon In the ? Methodist church here al 8 p. m. yesterday. ( DEMOCRATIC LIFE. 1 .. ? . 1 Lowndesvwe Democratic uiuo jno. i, pur- r Buant to oall met Saturday evening at 4 o'clocd In Allen's Hall. The meeting was I called to order by 1st vice president I. H. Mo- | Calla. First business brought before tbe meeting was tbp election of officers:, If on. J. H. MoCalla was eleoted president; 8. S. Boles, }st Vice president: D. L. Barnes, 2nd vice presdent; 4as. W. Huckabee, secretary. The following were eleoted delegates to tbe county convention to be held at Abbeville, May 7th ; , 8. 8. Boles, John T. Drennan, J, E. Allen, U. W. Speer, IX1 L. Barnes, Richard Bonds and 1 John 0. Lorgax. Troupe. I 1? ??, . 1 ' ? Where the loril'i Prayer May be | . ,y ' Heard. Newtjerry Observer. We always thought Abbeville was so close to tbe Drnmtochty of Due West tbat Its community was deeply religious; but here comes Editor Wilson, of the Press and Banner, 'with some questions wbtcb lead one not acquaint* ed with the customs here to think tbat either tbe church people Are neglecting their religious duties to an>alarintiiff extent, or that tbey have such good preMblng that they do not need very much praying and Scripture reading. Tbe Press and Banner asks: "Why Is tbe Lord's nrayer tabbooed In our churches? Is there divine'authority lor excluding it frt>m the public service T" "The reading ol tbe Scriptures and the singing are attractive features of public worship. No part of the service oould possibly be more Interesting, or more Instructive than the rMrtlnmnfiho Rnrlotnrefl." These conditions must be peculiar to Abbe*Ule. If Editor Wilson will make a visit to Newberry we will give him the opportunity 110 bear the Lord's prayer said three times every Sunday, and In church, too, and Scripture reading accordingly. vL' ' ? Now 1b ihe time for iaoe curtain^,r^ambre^08(?md hoijse furnishing, table' ilftehs at ' -IIVm .r - ' '..-/v.;- " - Vr; ; I THIS IS f And We Ai jaAinnu. ociAuiia. m MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATl'ING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW 8HADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA GIVE US We McC ' CHEAP WATER.' ; -? r?ro Proposition* Which Have Bwi Sabmlltvd to the City. t V,./: -. vC,> ] Tbere has been some talk lately of the Meotric Light and Power Co. operatloglbe waterworks here la tblu olty, Dot nothing eflnlte has been done, and U la with dim ulty that facts concerning the Electric <lKbt Go's, proposition to the city can be suoruiiucui Tbe Electric Light people made them p, roposltlon consisting of two alternatives, Is. lit. The Eleolrlo Llgbt Co. to bear all ex-, eases of water works and furnish' water In , tandplpe at rate of 20 cents per 1,000'gallons. Inder this contract tbe city would pay tbe < Ueotrlo Llgbt Co. for all tbe water potnped 120 oents per 1,000 gallons, lnoludtag water or fire purposes, etc. Charge private water onsamers 30 oents per 1,000 gallon;, making profit to the city of 10 oent per 1,000 gallons, nd tbe Electrlo Llgbt Co. would bear all zpenses oi operating tbe water works plant, nd guarantee a lull standplpe. . 2nd. Tbe Electrlo Co. to take entire oharge f water worKs and bear all expenses of same, Deluding fuel, labor, machinery, repairs, etc., be city paying absolutely nothing toward peratlng and maintaining tbe water rorkB plant nor for tbe water osed by tbem Dr tree watering places, etc. The Electric Co. lso to furnish water to private consumers at . maximum rate of 20 cent* per 1,000gallons, learly half wbat It now cost them. Under this oontract tne city pays.nothing or tbe water tbey use for fire, keeping standpipe full, flushing hydrants, and Is free from til expense whatsoever of operating water rork plants and on tbe otber band the prlate water consumer gets bis water for neary balf wbat it now costs blm. It Is quite evident that this Is a liberal proposition and one to be thoroughly looked into lnoe tbe city has heen expending thousands if dollars annually to operate and maintain be water works plant here, and fen acceptance >f either of these propositions plainly means > clear saving or money on one hand, or a evenue to tbe city on tbe other. a " If contract Is given to Electric Company;; or pumping, they willplaoe their new engine^ o?n /mhlnli In oil tko liIrrhnof a)qM mhvtj vivii \nuivu ID mi v* ruv ?i*^mw?? v??? nd 1? now waiting to be (tot up) next to tbe rater works pump house, so that all the pork of pumping and lighting can be done ,t nlgbt, bo at to effect a saving In labor 'and ael to them. The Eleotrio Company will also make Imirovements In the method of obtain log and tumping the water, and equip tbe floasolllatea plant as a thorough eoonomlo modern team plant In a position to give the beat Mrice at tbe cheapest rates poolble. The margins to tbe Electric Company now re small and will be under oopafdatlon mtll they succeed in transmitting tbelr waer power to tbe city, wben everything will' >e run by that and be on a much better payng basis to tbe Investor. > It is to be hoped they will soon have their lans carried ont and be able to farnlsh tbe beapest, most modern and most convenient ower to Abbeville since we all feel that It Mil be a great thing for tbe old city, and give >lrtb to many small industries, attracting vestors from abioad. . < Tartar on Teetb, Do not let tartar remain on tbe eeth. |f you do. tbe result will be inaqsmatiob and frequently tbe loss of bo teetb loosing or deoay. Tno diet ias a great by effect upon the te&h, nd it has been notioed tbat people who [ve largely upon meat are more troub;d witb tartar than are tbose who sub* ist on fruit and vegetables chiefly. It j best to have a dentist remove the mar, but where this is not possible ne oan take it away by rubbing tbe pot witb a little pulverised pumice tone moistened with lemon juice. Use n orange-wood stick, sharpened to a at point, to apply tbe pumice to tbe artar. Bub back and forth until thd> pot is removed. ..' i Girls, Don't. Girls, Don't go to church and a Konlr oaaf arUh mili". as/inrl onH U[\U M W(*vu 0VMV.nr?WM J VM? vuwv* ? mmvi ben whisper aDd giggle during the ervice. Don't be loud, boisterous or langy. Stand on your head; don't larry your heart; in your sleeve and ion't throw yourselves in the arms of svery welldressed stranger that comes o town. Be womanly, be serious at imes, don't unsex yourselves and thus ose woman's great charm. Don't re*jardyour long-legged, awkward brother as a nuisance: don't turn up your lose at your father and hia poor gram* nar, and above all, don't play "A Hot rime" on the piano when your old Bother is having % "hot time" over ;he washtub, It is too suggestive. Scrambled Ekk?. Put eight tablespoonfuls of sweet milk into an earthen dish, and put it an the range to heat. When it is near tbe boiling-point aau nan a leaspoouful of salt and a large tablespoonful of butter. Break into this one at a time five eggs. Use a knife, and stir gently from tbe sides and bottom of tbe dish until the eggs are well cooked, but not too bard. Serve on a hot platter, with a little pepper sifted over them. A good woman's love is the crown and glory of a good man's life. Staying power in the midst of tbe world's oonflicts is the fruit of faith. The hardest duties often make the softest pillows?when well done. Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than the compliment of civility. Many a Christian destroys his peace and usefulness because be is not willing to do little things. The sharp answer kept back, prompt obedience given, the truth bravely told, just for this once, makes it easier next time. It is bad policy to throw overboard an old friend just because be has failed at some one point to measure up to all your demands. e Loaded wil ...jPor You in ^by carriages. bed room suits. s lby carriages. bed room suits. 8 lby carriages. bed room suit8. s lby carriages. bed room suits. h .by carriages. bed room suits. s iby carriages. bed room suits. s lBY carriages, bed room suits, s lBY carriages, bed room suits. 8 lBY carriages, bed room suits, e .by carriages. bed room suits. s lby carriages. bed room suits. 8 lby carriages. bed room suits. s A CALL^ are Right on till' & L '.'.V v HA.DL ' C ' I MIL LIN El -V ... ) For the Mor Will be kept right up to date. I 6f bright new goods,' which are comlcg some special good values in Black and SPECIAL OFFERj - Short Ends of Colored S Special Values in White Q R CJ You will find i W7X-X during the mor For correct styles at correct prices it'h\ n t 11 JL/ / 1 The Hygiene orfileep. 1 Eight hoars of sleep is necessary for J (be average Individual. The energies of the body do not consist of intangible ' essenoes. They are ? not mysterious forces separate and diltinct from mat- ( ter. , A living cell well stored with energy, shows a great nuihber of minute granules in.'its interior, and is plump and normal in appearance. An exhausted cell shows the number of < granules greatly diminished or absent, t and the cell itself has a shriveled ap- i pearanoe. It is in sleep that these t energy granules are produced through s the assimilation of food taken during i the day. During sleep, also, the ? amount of oxygen in the body is t replenished. t The best sleep is to be secured with i a rather low pillow of hair or cotton, or i still better an air pillow. The bed- < clothes should be light. The most t healthful plan Is for each individual to < " * * J ?ra.ii/\Atvt Dave nis own oeu. mv diotuiuk-iwui should be thoroughly ventilated, and ] at a temperature several degrees below i that of the ordinary worklngor living- < room, not higher than 56 or 60 degrees i in.winter. The best sleep is secured i when the stomach is notoccunied with ] digestion. Sound sleep is often dis- j turbed by an over-loaded stomach. 1 This condition isalso often the occasion '< of frightful dreams and exhausting i discharges during sleep. Disturbed j sleep or insomnia may be relieved by i a wet girdle, or by a needle bath before i retiring. i \ 1 Tbe Strongest Magnet. An exemplary Christiaq life is the I greatest magnet in the world to draw < sinners to God. It is better than floods I of eloquence and cyclones of entertain- i m?nt. Jnat be crood deep down in f your heart, and all the way through, and your power to attract people to the God who saves you will be boundless and unceasing. Men have sought out many inventions, but they have nof improved on New Testament piety as a means of commending religion. An ungodly person respects a straight-out righteous life more than anything else under the sun. ^e may affect to 1g-, nore it, or even tonespise it but iu his secret toul he honors it more than can be told. By depth of integrity and uncompromising loyalty to God, compel your associates to believe in you and you bold them as by silken cords. They can not get away from you, nor forget you. The chances are that, if faithful, you can lead them to Christ. We say again, nothing draws humanity to God and truth lifee holy, happy living. i i XQU ttliOW IXUW uiutu xavv hides have advanced. Well, Shoes have advanced in pro[portion, and naturally you [will see lots of shoddy shoes this season. If you buy a jshoe with the Krippendorf, ] Dittmann Co,'s and the H. C. i Goodman's name on it you j will be sure to get solid < leather goods, no paper or j pasteboard in them, and if 1 they go wrong you get a new j pair for them-or your money, j These two lines of goods are j sold only by Smith's Dry j Goods and Millinery. < You may neutralize the effect of a ] whole day of good behavior by speaking a single petulant word before the] days is quite ended. We should know no fear except the, fear of doing wrong. A man of integrity will never listen to any reason against conscience. v _ ...^ I TIME! j A . I th Bargains f . l- '* 7 ; IDEBOARDS. TABLES. , PICTURES. 11DEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. IBEBOARDS. ' TABLES. PICTURES. IDEBOARDS. TABLES, " PICTURES. IDEB9ARDS. TABLES. ' PICTURES. IIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. IDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. IIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. IIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. \ IDEBOARDS. TABLES- PICTURES. IDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. .IDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. the Square. 'r ?yon. )QN'S tYSTOCK Lth of IVIay rate buyers will get all the advantage ; In every few days. We still have Colored Worsted. "! Ulks, 1 to 3 yards in piece. > and Colored Piques. , ' s our Shoe Stock eome Special Values ith of May. i, call at ) O N' S . I . NOTICE OF REGISTRATION- ' * '\'f STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. )FFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGISTRATION, ABBEVILLE COUNTY.' Abbeville, S. C., March 6,1899. , Notice is hereby given that in accor- . lance with an Act of the General >_ 'i \ssembly, and in conformity with the equirements of the State Constituion, the books for the registratibn of ill legally qualified voters, and for tbfa ssuingof transfers, ect., will be open it the office of Supervisors of Begistra- . ion in the Court House, between the lour 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. n.t on the first Monday of each nonth, and kept open for three sue* sessive days in each month until <hirty daya before the next general . election. The Board of Registration is the , udge of the qualifications of all ipplicants for registration every male tttfzen of this State and of the United State, twenty-one years of age, who is Dot an idiot is not insane, ie not a pauper supported at the public ex-' > pense, and is not confined in any pub lie prison, HIJU wuu uaa uui uccu wuricted of burglary, arson, obtaining joods or money under false pretenses pexjury, fcrgery, robbery, bribery, adultery wife beatinsr, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, JH sodomy, incest, assault Jvith intent to "t?* ravish, miscegenation, larcefcy, or crimes against the election laws, and ' tvho shall have been a resident it} this . 3tate two years (except ministers in ' charge of organized churches and ;eachera of public schools, and theee itter six months residence jn the State,) a resident in the County for iix months, and in polling precincy bur months, and who can read any Section in the Constitution of 1895, or ?n understand and explain any sec;ion of said Constitution when read to aim by the registration officer or offi:ers shall be entitled to registration and jecome an elector upon application for iuch registration. If any person has jeen convicted of any of the crimes ibove-mentioned, a pardon of the Governor removes the disqualification. ' In case any minor who will become^ ;wenty-one years of age after the closng of the Books of registration and^-v' aefore the election, and is otherwise v jualified, to register, mates application under oath showing 1\ is quali3ed to register, the Boards snail regisi ? 1:?f Kofnro f ho /ilnaincr c\t ,er huuu a|j[)uunut ?v?v.v ^ v*v^.u6 v. the books. Any person whose qualifications as in elector will be completed after the jlosing of the Registration Books but t>efore the next election shall have the right to apply for and secure a registration certificate at any -time within 3ixty days immediately preceding the closing of the Registration Books, jpon an application under oath to the 'acts entitling him to such registration. The registration of voters must be ay polling precincts. There must be a Book of Registration for each polling precinct, that is for eacn township, or Darlsh, or city, or town of iess than ;lve thousand inhabitants, or ward of ;ities of more than five thousand nhabitants. Each elector must vote n the polling precinct in which be resides. If tnere is more than one noting place in the polling precinct, the elector may vote at any voting place designatedon the registration jertiflcate. The Boards must designate in the registration certificate the voting place in the polling precinct at which the elector is to vote. If there is more than one voting place in the polling precincts, the Boards shall designate on the certificate the voting place selected by the elector. S. 8. BOLES, W. A. LANIER. G. H. MOORE. Board of Supervisors of Registration Acarloailof Ice just received by J. L. Perrlu. t \ i' /? < r .. ...