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I The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, 8.C. Published every Wedii^May a: S2 a yearlu advance. Wednesday, May 30,1900. MiicrpriM'. Our enterprising tellow townsman, Mr. <\ P. Hnmniond, has bought and will set up at once a first class steain laundry on 'runyard street near the Seaboard A!r Line depot. Mr. Hammond is full of energy a<>d business taut, and tie will no doubt make of tlie laundry a good tiling lor both himself and the town. The laundry involves only a small outlay of money, but It will be of great advantage to the citizens. K. WIIsou'n Cream Parlor is now in lull blast for the .Summer, but parties who so desire can have their Ice cream and sherbits delivered at any time and on short notice. Special prices by the gallon. Mr. Wilson sells nothing but the best. He will be glad to have you phone him when in need of anything in his line. Healso carries a full line of fancy groceries, Ac. YiirnlNlicr of Furniture. Mr. Flonrnoy, a good printer, and an honest man, has turned out to be n painter of furniture, and is uow devoting his energy aud skill to beautifying the homes In which he is employed. He was a printer two or three years ago, and eave this office a timely h^lp, and we are K'^d to see him again in health. Home Asaln.; Mr. W. T. aiciiwhih, onu 01 inn urM ijjii? setters in thin Concessional District. is in town. Their mnnv friends will be clad to learn that Mrs. Mollwaln's health is improving and hopes are entertained of her recov ery. Sotnel h i njj Xpw. I have just received an elegant line of wall paper samples, from the celebrated Alfred feats Co. Orders will have prompt attention at Penney's Drug Store. W. C. Moore, Agt. Lost. Certificate of stock for two shares in Farmers Bank, No. 57. (Loan and Trust Co. form). Application will be made for. renewal o> stock. Finder will be rewarded by returning same to Wyatt Aiken. The Position?of Resident Manager for the State Mutual Life Assurance Co., of Massachusetts for Abbeville and vicinity. Is open to a man of Character and ability. A good contract, with renewal Interest, will be given to a good man. Address Sanborn Chase, General Agt. May 8,19M, 8t. Florence, S. c. Prok. Chas T.axb will lecture at the Hieb School. Mt. Carmel. S. C.. on Friday evening. .Innelst Admission to lecture 25 cents. 2t Mr. R. E. Hill. Jr , who ic now In a busl nens college In Georgia Is quite sick of stomach trouble. (jo to Bruce's for your ice cream. Pure cream served by the saucer, qaart or gallon. We are sorry that the correspondence of Hue WeRt arrived too late for this Issne. ORATORS ALL. Phwnix Entertains a Lnrer Andlence of Good People. General Hemphill and Miss Mary Hemphill of the Medium went to the Phoenix picnic last Saturday, where the General made one of his characteristic speeches. which pleased everybody. Prof. D. D. Wallace was orator of the occasion, and It is said that he made a most excellent speech, CHURCH WEDDING. XIns llnnter and Mr. J. . Held to be Married in tbe A. R. P. Church x June 6, 1900. Invitations will go nut today to the marrl?ge of Miss Xlmena Hunter of Cludad, Del Malz, Mexico, and Mr. J. C. Reid of Charlotte, X. C. The interesting ceremony will, take place in tbe Associate Reformed Cbarob at Abbeville. Wednesday evening June <5, 1900, at nine o'clock. After the marriage, a reception will be held at the home of her uncle, Mr. JvHayne McDIil. at wbicb Invited guests will Kd oviwoioH Akm fnlnoirtpn^p. If mferht be mentioned that Miss Kate Neel, M. D., and Kev. J u. Dale are to hn married at the home of Miss Hunter'* mother In Mexico on the fame day that her own marriage invitation will go out to the people of Abbeville. Small lot of those remnants of figured Dimities left at 5c. per yard. Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery. K. N. HHtldmi'H LochN. Bargains in fancy Tafl'ete Silks at Haddon's. Bargains in Pastel shades Silk and ribbon 10 match at Haddon's. Bargains In fine India Linens at Haddon's. Bargains In Printed Muslins and Dlmettes Hi Haddon's. Amsterdam Silk Gloves patient linger tips, white with iilauk embroidiery backs and ?>iack with white embroidiery backs at 50c. 7.">e and ?1 at Haddon'H. Millinery stock replenished every week at Haddon's. Bargains In Slippers at Haddon's. i-asi uiaoK iace Rinpe uose lor ijamen nnu M is8H8 at Haddon's. Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind as harrowing and planting those of the earth. Sorrows are often like clouds; which though black when they are passing over us, when they are past becomes as if they were the garments of God thrown off in purple and gold along the shy. Suushine warms everything it touches. A smile tends to cheer those upon whom it is bestowed, and is as much needed in human affairs as the sunshine i* needed to drive bleakness from the earth. our me is always ueeper iuau >?c know, is always more divine than it heeirif, and'hence we are able to survive degradatisns and despairs which otherwise ruust have engulfed ub. A consistent life is the most unanswerable argument in the defense of the divine claims of Christianity that can be made. Words spoken in its defense may be assailed successfully, but there is no appeal from a good, upright life. It is axiomatic and absolute in its potency. It it a brave, a beautiful thing to say, "Forgive me; I have been wrong; I will amend." The roses drop from sin, but the thorns remain, Umbrellas and Parasols for both ladies and children for 1 very little money. Go to Smith's Dry Goods and Milliner^ Now Is the time to supply yourselv^o witb basebull goods for the coming season. i huve a complete line of balls, bats, mits, masks, <<lve us a call before buying. Phone 107. llilford'??Drug store. Soap! Soap!! Soap!!! We have the most complete stock of toilet soaps in the city. A glance at our soap shovr-case will convince the most fastidious that this statement Is cof/ rect. Mileord's Drugstore. j Phone 107. Best corsets mode, at S. I. TUl's, it etb., 4S cte., and 98 cts. Drink one of our deleciou? ice cream sodas, wben warm. Speed Drug <"o. We have any and all priced balls, from ID cents to81. Mlts .7) cents to S2. Also a Xo. 1 mask. .Milfords Drug Store. Phone 1ij7. # SOUTHERN MILL LABOR. i'Tlie <"lnsH ol' Feoplo E:itij>I??> < <! at the JI1II*?(iiixltmiH Hum Niip<>ri<cr 0|MTHli V?'S. Mill News. Kollmvlm; up the vutiject of our o*littiriHl < ! last week on "i'iu-Southern Labor Problem" we are pleaded lo present our readers Hits week wilti lite following excellent article wrliteD by-Mr. U.K. C. Bryant or this city In which he tells of the good <jua titles ofthe Southern mill operatives una the advantages ttiey have galued by coming to the mills: u "In leeeutyears many articles concerning the cotton mill operatives of the *>outh have appeared in Southern and N'orthern newspapers and magazines. Some .writers have predicted that the cotton mill will prove detrimental to health and character of the class of men and women employed there. Individuals who know nothing of the actual conditions have gone so far as to assert that the cotton factory is a curse Instead of a blessing to the Southern Slates. The most ready talkers on the subject art the men generally who know tiie fewest facts. Tl'ey are. t'glta? iors uud wouid-he apostles of the working people. "Hut after all the best way to settle the question tor yourself Is to go to the mills and make a personal iuvestigution. There Is a great ditlerence ra iheappeatanceandcharacter ofthe operatives. Once I heard a prominent cotton mill man ask a friend of his the following questions: 'Why are the operalives in the Gastouia N. C: cotton mills superior to mosi other mill bands? Why are Ihey more moral, more healthful more attractive and more coutented ?" 'Neither of the men could answer the question though both admitted that such was the case, soon after hearing these questions I made a visit to the GastoniA mills snd was very much Impressed by the appearance and behavior of the meu and women aod bo\s , and girls whom I saw working there. One ( can readily 6ee that there is a great difference ( betweeu the operatives of the mills and those "I sought to discover the secret. I weut Into the mills and Into the houses of the laborers. The history of the success or (he cotton mill business in Gastonia and scores of other small Southern towns and the story of first securing ttnd then maintaining such a flue class of help Is like a beantilui dream. "I shall use the mills of Gastonia as an illustration. In 1888 a subscription was taken and the Gastonia Manufacturing Company organized. The mill started with3,000 spindles increased to 6,000 the following year and now operates 11.000 spindles and 140 looms. , This was the first mill for Gastonia. It was followed by the Trenton with 4,000 spindles and 200 looms; the Avon the Ozark the Modeua ; No. 2. the Arlington and the Loray. ' When the first mill began work a select class of help was secured. The mauagehient laid down u plan and carried It out to tbe letter. Before a family was allowed to work In the mill or even-move to tbe mill settlement the officers of tbe mill had to be assured that the men were honest and sober and the women were virtuous. No drLnking uma gitnicori arvinnrt fh? m1TT. A drihklntf man or an Immoral woman was discharged >?s soon an discovered. Soon the.operatives fell In with the Idea end were as mnch opposed to immortality and drunkenness as .were the mill owners. Wbeo.jii was^known* that the Oastonla mill?for atl.the mills there have followed the plan o? the first?wfire taking none but the4 best class of working people it W88 no trouble to secure good help. Many parents were anxious to stop farming rented land and go to a mill where soberness ?nd virtue were the req^l^Jtes forgetting lo. They were eager to place their children there. Tooay l/a man Is discovered, drunk on the mill property be vls driven ofctas .though be were a mud dog. The axe put on their honor and If a>J$NK?pman of Immoral inclinations la by'ttftflfce, permitted 10 enter the mill the good jfWs report her and she is ousted Immediately. Snob Is the ' method used by the superintendent* the various Gaston la mills. Aa a natural result tbe best class of help lw attracted there; Moreover tbe Oastonla mill operatives are -ratified with their wages and contented with their lot. . "WhatIs trne of.Oastonla 1b trae of tbe majority of the mlils of this State South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Virginia. The cotton mill operatives are by-far better oft tban ever before. Where did this class of help come from ? Let as look i into It Go to any cotton mill band In tbe South and ask him or ber where he or she came from and the answer will be: "Right here." Yes the cotton ml 11 operatives of the Sooth were before the advent of tbe mill as a rnle tenant tarmers. They werarenters. Before the war rh?v heioneed to the non-lahd owning olasa. I'bestruggle for exlstenoe was'bitter. Slave labor wan preferred. It wfcs cheaper and " better. Alter tbe 'war tbe laboring class of white people witb Inferior training aDd all tbe oddS against them had to oompete with the negro wbo bad tbe muscle and training. From place to place the noo-land-ownlng white man moved and farmed rented land. He was j>oor dlscouten led Ignorant and Indolent, He did not , make a desirable tenant. It jnay not have been his fanlt. Slavery was a^ban to him. t Hl? services were, not needed. From his little farm he wrested a bare. living; Money he never had. Hl? family M^. W'e lHrj?e went scantily elad jand ill led* -From the Urst day. of tbe year fie bought goods on time to make a crop on^pd at Jtorvest time tbe landlord took<all for rent .wd snpp les. The , ronur wnnirt move to ?Otber.plauiai)oii c leaving a small -balance of it ration bill bebind him. Each year hedld|hesame thine J over and over again. . ' r Id my own exigence 1 have come In con- c tract with tbeatspeople. IvfejMgeu tbem iu tbelr poverty, Jc^tbelr oDe-fcmjflLoabins iu their rags aud Id ttnorteceiHKaiscutueui. A decade ago ?Jtztetw personaliy^be Individual members,W tea white temlHes who at that time lived od the land ofobeformer but who now work in the same cotton mill in < Charlotte. On the farm they eked out a t miserable existence but now live in comlort I and have plenty of money to spend lor t tie ' best of fooa and clothing. Od the farm they i Idled?In the mill theymust work. v "The facts and figures below were'-taken ? from the pay roll of a'oottoa mill in opera- ( lion at Mount Holly this State. 1 shall dr. < Mguaiethe lamlliea by abj&bers aud call no I names, The bead of family 1; before entering ' the mill was a tenant firmer who made each 1 year about tbre*. drcotton kaj bushels ol ' wheat aod.fifMfen gal Ion a of sorghum, a ' third ol which4i6 gave for rent after furnish- f lug bis owaptockand all the labor. At best I his gross receipts'fl>r his share of the crops < wouid hot exceed. $120. Now. during one 1 oTlfeM%0^^ordJroWr >o.l, V, For himself......'Sm? - 54-50 Girl of seventeen years,. ?...? 4.08 Girl of sixteen years......1. 3.30 Girl of fourteen ? 216 Making lball JH.04 Or $56.10 for one month or over $600 for one year. 1 T JiO. 2. \ 'The head ot family No. 2 was also a tenant | farmer of small producing capacity. Hlsmill | record for one week rcud : '.For himself - $4.">0 ** A boy of eighteen 4.81 Girl of eighteen 3.."0 Girl of sixteen 2.SS ! Girl of fourteen 2.7<> Girl of thirteen 2.70 Making $20.25 no. 3. j "Family No. 3 made: ''? t?( .. 4i r,n ilCttu ui miunj * Boy of fifteen 2A0 Girl of eighteen Girl Of sixteen i Girl of.thirteen * 2.U) Maklnj?.'...!&. >?l?.o;. Hundreds of family records like the above could be taken from the p>iy rolls of .Southern cotton mills. The last report of the commissioner of Labor of North Carolina states that the average dally wagers of skilled men in the cotton mills of the Statu Ik ?1.10; unskilled men sixty six cents; skilled women sixty-five cents unskilled women forty-six cents and tbirty-one cents Jor children. The personal of the mill help is growing belter aUthe time. They are more cleanly in tbeiE.'faabits dress better and pay more attention to their homes and take better care oftbelr health. Moreover they like the mill work?nd doHol consider it degrndlng as In the early days of the Southern cotton mill. Every additional call for cotton 111M operatives now brings a better cias^Ti people many small land owners rent out their farms and go to the mills. The wages paid are sufficient to attract a good class of help. The worthless sblflles families arc being weeded out and good ones put in their places. Parents are no-longer afraid to Uike their clillThftlrri i 11 ntctiufH urA Vt?rV UICU IU ?uv AMty...... Vl, w exacting as (0 tbe character of their opera* lives. What tbe mills like the one at (iastonladld attheetart the others are doing now. They have found that the best class of help Is tbe cheapest. Iu tbe early days of tbe cotton mill In this State many trilling indoleht drunken men rushed in with their children to secure work. The father loafed drank and caroused while the little boys and girls worked. Bui such is not tbe case today. A better class of people have taken the place of the Idler except in rare cases. Every thing possible is being done to better the condition of the Southern cotton mill operative. The mill owners build school houses and supply them with teachers ; they establish libraries and reading rooms and dielp build churches. At almost every well ^ordered mill is to be found aschoof and one or more churches. In visiting the mills 1 have gone among the operatives at work. I have seen the laborers ?iha rneu, the women the boys tbe girls?at tiio machines. In the mills the operatives appear well. The girls are attactivein torm and feature and woar neat and comfortable clothes. They have pretty faces and light hearts. The. hoys are strong and robust. .Now and then children with plrjueil features ? v. and callow faceR are met with but It in the exception, not tb<S rule. In behavior the operatives are polite, mannerly and courteous. They all work with snap-vim and vigor. "Some time aeo I was In a cotton mill school. There were eiuhty pupils in the school, whoso ages ran from six lo llfleen years, the girls out numbering tho boys. Kvery child that i saw' looked Iivsh and clcan. The girls had their hair combed and curled.. The boys were as full of life as young caives. There was not a child but what had the glow oi life iu bis or her face. They had plenty of books and were comfortable. The school building was attractive within and without. The seats were of t he most lmproved style, J have seen no country cchool house that would surpass that lactory school bulldiDg." "From the school I went Into the homes of the operatives. At the first place I stopped I immu a wue ana moiuer uieauiuK me xiousu and preparing dinner. There were three rooms lu the house? iwp bed rooms, a dining room ami kitchen combined. In the bed room t here was a handsome oak suit consist* itic of bed, bureau aud wash stand, besides there was a baby cradle and a very pretty clock. There were pictures on the wall. The bed was well furnished and the Jioen was as clean as any hotel would have. The room had been;put in shipshape. As the lady of the house kneaded the dough, two happy looking chubby cheeked children played about, the houce. The youngest member of the family, an innocent looking infant was wrapped snugly In the cradle. The woman looked to be about twenty-six years old. For thirteen years she bad worked In a cotton mill, but prior to that time of her marriage sbe was a mill hand. She likes the life around the cotton mill and Is perfectly sailslied. "One of the teachers In the Atherton cotton mil school at Charlotte said to me a lew days ago: 'I teach about twenty five children. : They come from the mill settlement. I have visited the homes of every pupil In my room and found cleanliness, comfort and happiness 1 everywhere. Last week I was at the homes of five of my patrons. The parents at eHch home can read well and all but one can write. In t hree of the homes I saw organs and In the < other two pianos. Ou the floors of three I j *aw carpets and rugs, and In all clocks, tables, (rom three to four nice bedsNand abundant 1 ahairs. The cotton mill people are very fond l if musical Instruments and pictures. In several places I saw quite a variety ot pot lowers and in many front yards flower plants ind frnlt trees. There were twenty-six chlliren, sixteen girls and ten boys, in the five ' louses. Their ages ran from three to sixteen rears. All were well and cheerful. The ? Mherton mill school is well altended, the interest grows all the time. On .Sunday the 1 lien, women and children goto church, and I HUnb UI LLi^ni iu ^uuuu) buijuui. v "In passing through a mill settlement some ? weeks ago, I stopped at the home of a middle iged man who had live children working in g be mill. He lives in a six room, two-story v lonse. I met him some distance from his , jouse: I said: '1 want to see how you people ? lve. I would like to go in some home where C evertii children live.' He started in a Jift'y e ind said as he walked: 'Come and go In my . louse. I have five children, but they are in ? he mill.' Entering the house from the rear c ph went through the dinning room into a v ted room and then Into the parlor. The old , entleman. was proud of the parlor. He ?> hrew back the window curtains and pointed J o the large pictures on tltewall. They were talntlngs from photographs of hla children. J 'he fl?or of the room was c?rpeted and in I me corner was an organ. From kitchen to ti o garret the bouse was clean. When mine u lost had seen me to the door he said: 'I armed on rented land before I came here. P iut I could not feed my family there now. I ji ike the lite here. The mill hands do not ?, hangcfrom mill to mill as they do In some laces. It iff difficult to secure work, in this nlll. The owners will not have any but first lass people as operatives. I like my employee They treat us well if we behave in like ritoMhtowmrd tbem. If we misbehave they here the superintendent S rarnod'Hbe Against drinking. He said that i; iftK-Wonld have none but sober help. He neanl what he Bald, Tor I have not seen a IrtJntteri man on the hill since I came here r wo years ago. Kvery week ray family eon- ? 1st icg of two boys, aud three girls, make an .verage of S20. My children are in good ' lealth and seem satisfied. We are all con- 0 ented. All of us belong to the church and \ ittend. regularly.' ? "I went from house to house and heard the ame story. Indeed, there is no problem at e be best mills between capital and labor for t he mill owners and operativles dwell in r larmony. The problem waB solved when the ? Irst help was secured. v. The various religious denominations in the f Dill sections are doing a great, deal lor the l actory element in the South. Preachers call in the operatives and their families at their t lomes. Churches are built and preaching ml Sunday school conducted at nearly every r all I. Within the last five years In the South r ouch has been done for the betterment of the n ondition of the cottou mill help. The work v s still going on. ? "JSo one who knows the facts, as any one an learn by going to the mills, can doubt S hat the people who work In the cotton mills if the South are far better off In every way ban ever before. ".North Carolina has 33,000 operatives." You can buy Wliite Lawns t it Smith's Dry Goods and Mil- a inery for less money than J in'Vplace in Abbeville. j \y ... . j 'I II? .Huxiinliit. 0 The Magnolia tree in oe of the mostcharrung specimens of woodland, and without his pretty evergreen, no ornamental garden n this Southland Is complete. The beauty \ >f the form, the color and the growth of e Ik blossoms. together with tne fragrance '' vhich thev send abroadon the perfumed air t sou Id not be excelled uy the wildest dreams g )f scenes in the land of the fairies. In the ? lays wheu this editor wss an idolator at l Jnpid's altar, t he thought the magnolia bloom g was the embodiment of all that filled the g lenses, or delighted the associations, with ideas of the good, the beautiful, and the true. a \nd now in after years, as pretty a little S salden as walks the earth with queenly srace or moves with stately step, comes to iresent the flower that was so closely asgojlated with the affections ol former years, he thought of which always prompted the quicker beat of the loving heart. The sweetsst associations In the life of a hungering heart ire connected the magnolia, and if the mag- c aolla gbould be to the little lady as it has c been to us, her own heart will issue a sweeter g frflornnnfi onH tr? hftr nwn Ufp snmefhlnp of happiness will be added. For delightful intlotpatlons and pleasant memories, no Sower has been half so fruitful as the magnolia. Kerr's IjOCaIm. Call and let us show you the "Dexter" matM-ess, or better still have one placed on your bed for 80 days. If not satisfied return same. J. D. Kerr. We are sole agents for ihe "Dexter" matIresR. The best on earth. Testimonials from many you know. Call and see them. J. D. Kerr. Do you want a mattress? See the Dexter. Perfection attained in the making oJ same. J. D. Kerr. What about a lawn swing. We have them and at the old price, notwithstanding goods have advanced. J. D. Kerr. See us about lawn swings, mosquito nets, ' rugs and furniture of all kinds. J, D. Kerr. j UPl my pncew uu luneu ncin. ijiuuic, iu^s, shades, etc. Tbey are right. J. D. Kerr, 1 What about a nice steel engraving. We | have them at prices lower than tbe lowest. J.D.Kerr. j A fall stock of cblna closets, book cases, 1 hall racks, sideboards, dining tables and fur- I nlture of all kinds at J. D. Kerr's. j Matting, lamps, dressing tables, couches, ] wardrobes, folding beds, at J. D. Kerr's. ( It teaches the moral resurection, ' that being dead in Bin we should be alive unto God. , He that reigns within himself, and rulMhfojP^Wions, desires, and fears, is mp&^han a king. P/ewaiiing; pfayer is praiseful. The ( thahl$$ving of his children is pleas* antfcffi-^&ears of God. He- that forgives makes his hearts gard?$f$fble89ing. It will be fragrant wit$|6y and fruitful of strength. Ifc&v&.largeness and broadness to life, everything we are and do having an ,1nilii$nce and a meaning beyoud the gr&ve? v 1 aoa tae resurrection ana toe me ; he that baiieveth in me though he were, 'dead/ yet shall he live. And whosoever Jiveth and bell^veth in me, shall never die. Christ is risen. Faith is our foundation, and hope is-^our anchor, and death our harbor, and Christ is our pilot, and heaven our country. . . . We are safe. Do not talk about what you would do if you only had the chance. The men who have moved the world made their own chances ; seeing opportunities to do little things, they seized upon them, and did them well. * Air AH Ynnr Rooms. How intensely disagreeable it is to enter a room which is so clofe that one feels like gasping for breath, and yet how frequently one must endure the impure atmosphere of such a place. Sometimes the room is not too warm, but simply close from want of fresh, new air. Some people seem to be under the impression that to let in fresh air is to put one's self into a position to take cold immediately. This is certainly a mistaken idea. Of course, I do not mean to intimate that one can open a window, sit down by it, or where the wind from it will blow upon one. and not take cold ; but I do mean that an occasional airing of rooms ib absolutely necessary for comfort, as well as health. If the room be too warm or the air impure from the lack of fresh air and oxygen, have every one leave it for five or ten minutes, or even one or two minute9, during which time the windows can be opened, top and bottom, to allow the departure of the impure and the entrance of the fresh, life-giving air. At least once a day, all the rooms should be aired well. I do not mean all at once, but piecemeal. If you are at work in the kitchen, air the bedrooms aud other living-rooms. If you are dusting in the parlor or are making bed's, air the kitchen. If this is done systematically each day, and the windows in moderation be allowed apen a crack or so, there will be less jf that tired, worn-out, nerveless feeling, and fewer headaches, which many times are simply the natural result of unaired rooms. Above Keveuice. How splendid the-, self-contained iouI that holds itself high above the evenges even of right! If a wrong is ighted, well; if not, utilize life in relating the worthy service, exterminaing evil, destroying vermin, mice that ;naw and pilfer, plague. Never claw, vound, hinder the fellows who also lunt out harms to humanity. Jesus, Creator, Preserver, Saviour, entered : arth iu the lay of poverty amoDg catleand closed his career in agony as a riminal. Happy, thrice happy, he to j vhom is given the honor of approach- s Dg, thpugh but afar oft", the "Mind of 11 esus." There is a certain noble and last element in man, which in the cenuries concedes honor is due. Augusus was on the throne when Jesus was [ orn in the ox stall. Who sings the a raise of Caesar ? The globe is grow- ' ng gladder and gladder at every re- i urn of the natal of Jesus. o The Home life. \ TUo nt flnnnna nT nrcll fl lUV ?UUUCUVG U1 IU5 "C1I uuny-tempered Christian home is acalulable. John Kuskin, in count- ^ g up the blessings of his childhood, t eckoned these three for first good : 'eace. He had been taught the mean- j ug of peace in thought, act, and word ; * lad never heard father's or mother's a oice once raised in any dispute, nor eeu an angry glance in the eyes of * ither, nor had ever seen a moment's c rouble or disorder in any household . natter. Next to this he estimated )bedience; he obeyed a word or lifted inger of father or mother as a ship c ler helm, without an idea of resis- o ance. * And, lastly, Faith ; nothing as ever >romised him that was not given; j; lothing ever threatened him that 0 yas not inflicted, and nothing ever _ old him that was not true. It is not trange that such home training went r> the making of greater character. 0 o j, A Disgusted Janitor. The janitor in a, neighboring school brew up his job the other day. When sked what was the trouble he f aid : "I am honest and won't stand * eiug slurred. If I find a pencil or a 41 landkerchief about the school when 'in sweeping I hang or put it up. q Cvery little while the teacher or some we that is too cowardly to face me pill give me a slur. Why, a little t vhile ago I seen wrote on the board: J Find the least common multiple. p Veil, I looked from cellar to garret j or that multiple and I wouldn't Know t he thing if I would meet it on the 1 treet. Last night in tfig writin' on he blackboard it said, 'Find the ;reatest common divisors.' Well I ays to myself: Both of them thir :% " ire lost now, and I'll be accuse ' wipin 'em, so I'll quit. J The Folly of Scolding;, In the pulpit one word of scolding >r vituperation may destroy the effect I >f an otherwise powerful and per- [ masive appeal. If the text be a stern me, it should be expounded, not as i hough the preacher was tne won 01 i leaven and earth sitting in final c udgement, but in the spirit of the . njunction ; "Brethren, if a man be j >vertaken in a fault, ye which are . 'piritual restore such a one ih the ipirit of meekness, considering thy^ telf, lest thou also be tempted." Nor t leed he be feeble or obsequious in < ittempting this, but firm, though sind ; searching, but personally smpa- i :hetic. J ? i ( Chickeu Excrflop. 1 Use remnants of cooked chicken, picked fine. Heat two cupfuls, of milk, in which you have thrown a . bay leaf, a dash of celery salt, and . Hiroo rlrnna nf nninn nil. Melt two , tablecpoonfuls of butter, and stir into it three tablespooufuls of flour; when it thickens, but before it browns, add milk. When thick and smooth, take from fire. Butter baking dish, and [>ut in thin layer of crumbs, then ] chicken, then white sauce, alternating j until dish is tilled. Sprinkle crumbs on top and bake one half hour. ' Care of Hornen. Don't feed hay in the middle of the day. Give the heaviest feed at night. Some horses require more hay than others. Study your horse, and never give him so much hay that he looks Btuffed. If your horse has been standing in the stable for some time, be very careful when you take him out, as a hard drive under these circumstances is very apt to bring on spinal meningitis, or Home otoer seriuua uuuuic.. Regular exercise in one of the most important things 4n keeping a horse in good condition. Closing the heart against the crv of the needy, is only another way of shutting the door of heaven against yourself. Live iu the present, that you may be ready for the future. If you would have a name in the world, have an aim,' The man who doesn't T.ke any of Mb neighbors is usually a man whom none of his neighbors like. Asa rule there is about as much love going one I way as the other. i ' ' I THIS IS And We Ai < MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B: MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B/ MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B; MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B/ MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B/ MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B/ MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. BA MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B1 MATTING! ^ WINDOW SHADES. Bi MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. B6 MATTING. , WINDOW SHADES. B/ MATTING. WINDOW SHADES. Bt GIVE US' We McC CANDIDATES. For Solicitor. We are authorized to announce J. A. rlOONEY, Esq., as a candidate for Solicitor, abject to the action of the Democratic prl oary. For tbe Legislature. We are authorized to announce Hon. M. P. )kBRUHL &a a candidate for re-election to be House of Representatives, subject to the ctlon of the Democratic primary. Wo aie authorized' to announce J. C. .U.MAX as a candidate for a seat In. tne louse of Representatives, subject to action if the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announoe J. S. iRAVEs as a candidate for a seat In tbe iouBe of Representatives, subject to tbe ,ctlon of the Democratic primary. The many friends of MELVIN J. ASHLEY lereby announce him candidate for tbe louse of Representatives, subject to tbe aclon of tbe Democratic primary election, ? We authorized to announce Hon. J. B. IOLLOWAY as a candidate for a seat in tbe louse of Representatives, subject to the ctlon of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce J. D. CARVILE as a candidate for tbe House of Repreentatlves, subject to the action of tbe Demoratio primary. 1 For Superintendent of Education. We are authorized to announce JAMES.8. LIDPDT oo a /ion/1 Iflato fg\r MUllo/tHAn fft thfi (Bee of Superintendent of Education, autn act to theaotlon of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announoe W. * AiANIER as a candidate for ?oanty Superatendent of Education, subject to.the action f the Democratic primary, t ' For Treasurer. Qreatiy appreciating the generous support . f the public in the past, I again respectfully ffer lor re-election as County Treasurer, subset to the action of Democratio primary. J. R. fiL^KKi .Jr. For Supervisor, y A We are authorized to announce G. N. JICKLES as a candidate for County Superior, subject to action of the Democratic irlmary. I respectf^fty announce myself a candidate r County Supervisor, subject to the action f the Democratic primary. JOHN HENRY BELL. We are authorized to announce DAVID SILLIAM as a candidate for County Superisor, subject to the action of the Democratic irlmorv We are authorized to announce CAPT. OHN LYON as a candidate for re-election to he office of County Supervisor, subject to he action of the Democratic primary. For Andilor. We are authorized to announce E. E. COX >s a candidate for Auditor, subject to the "'ion of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce T. P. MILLARD as a candidate for the office of County Vudltor, subject to the action of the Demoratlc primary. For Clerk of Court. We are authorized to announce W. R. 1ULL0CK for re-election to the pfflce of ;lerk of the Court for Abbeville County, subect to the action of Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce JOHN E. JRADLEY as a candidate for Clerk of be Court, subject to the action of the Demosratic party. I respectfully announce myself a candidate or Clerk, of Court, subject to the aotlon of lomnwatln nrlmnrv. JT. h. PERRIN. For Sheriff. I respectfully announce mysell a candidate or Sheriff, subject to the action of the Dem>cratlc primary. B. J. MARTIN. We are authorized to announce WM. L. FILLER, Sr., aa a candidate for Sheriff, subect to the aotion of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate or Sheriff, subject to the aotion of the Democratic primary. J. R. KENNEDY. Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery is the place to get your old hat re-trimmed. . Ii. V*. White's Locals. Have you seen our stock of wash fabrics for Lhei prlngand summer of 1900? It not, you oAmothlnflf nrnrth OAAlnif. Call fit once and we will lake pleasure in slowing you tbe choicest materials for making waists, dresses and wrappers. Our stock of crepnns and other black goods is unusually attractive. A lady In search of a black dress or skirt of any kind will find (bat the right place to buy Is L, W. White's Store. Come to see our line of ginghams and percales. We have a very large assortment of both at prices ranging from 5 cents to 12% cents a yard. We are now showing a stock of white goods which for variety and attractiveness cannot be excelled. White lawns at Sail prices. White orgaudles from 13J? cents to 50 cents a yard. White piques at all prices. We have checked nainsooks at 6;cents a yard. L. W. White Is now offering the largestand most complete line ot embroideries seen in Abbeville. Don't fall to see our laoes at 5 cents a yard. Some of them are four or five lncbcs wide. The are wonderfully che^p. Have yon bought any of that bleached mnnHnat4cents a yards? If not, you oaghtto Kri v onm A of it At once. Wfl have sold more than four thousand yards of It in the last two months. Go to L. W. White's store and ask for it. We have a tot of Moussnllne de Sole goods that we are offering at 30 cents a yards. The regular price of these goods la SO cenu a yard, ThlB Is a great bargain. L. W. White's is the right place to bay clothing, hats and shoes. We invite special attention to our stock of children's ana boys clothing. ^ L. W. VVhlte has the most beautiful assortment of mattings and rugs ever seen In Abbeville. Call and see them. We have a few garden"?eed left, so call and get. your supply to replant with. Spend Drag Co. e Loaded wi ...For You in.... \BY CARRIAGE. BED ROOM SUITS. ^BY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS.' IBY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. LBY CARRIAGES. HED ROOM SUITS. LBY CARRIAGES. HED ROOM SUITS. k.BY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. LBY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. LBY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. k.BY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. nv r?ATIDti/1L\J DT?r\ nAAlf OTTTTV LXJ J. DEjU UUVi'I o U X XO. ^BY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. ^BY CARRIAGES. BED ROOM SUITS. ACALLare Right on ill & I We Know Drew Selby Are tbe Best and Most St Compare them with any others a a inn liDe oi ineee rsaoes aiwaj Shoes ever carried. In all shapes, the strongest 83 Men's Shoe on. the i A COMPLETE STOCK OF SHOES IN Ladled, Men's and Children's Sample Shoes in 6]4,7,V/$ and 6 li We pride ourselves on havl: Also a big stock of any other hati CALL. OW IIS FOR SHOES O Am COBB BIG BAI . At Haddon's Duri ' ./ Fancy Silks for waists and sur 5 boxes White Indian Linon, 25c. This lot is extra wide and v A Big Bargain in Colored ! Now 81-3c. Special Values in Printed La\ Pastel Shades in silks and ribl TO TVf TT ATI' GET MY P IROF BEDS and FURN] ; J. id ROSENBERG BLOCK. NOTICE OF REGISTRATIONSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE QOUNTY. ?..??n?rrr.Anfi DCTITO. OKFICJii Uf SUriljtVVlourw? ur ivijuj.>jTRATION, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Abbeville, S. C., March 6,1S09. * Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, and in conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, the books for the registration of all legally qualified voters, and for the issuing of transfers, ect., will be open at the office of Supervisors of Registration in the Court House, between the hour 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m., on the first Monday of each month, and kept open for three successive days in each month until thirty days before the next general election. The Board of Registration is the judge of the qualifications of all applicants for registration every male citizen of this State and of the United State, twenty-one years of age, who is * ?" So nnt innnnp ia not a iiUl au 1UIVV As* ? pauper supported at the public exfjense, and is not confined in any pubic prison, and who has not been convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money under falde pretenses perjury, fcrgery, robbery, bribery, adultery wife beatine, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication," 9odomy, incest, assault with intent to ravish, miscegenation, larceny, or crimes against the election laws, and who shall have been a resident in this State two years (except ministers in' charge of organised churches and teachers of public schools, and these after six months residence in the State,) a resident in the County for six months, and in polling precincy fnur months, and who can read any j Section in the Constitution of 1895, or can understand and explain any sec: tion of eaid Constitution when read to i him by the registration officer or offlI cers shall be entitled to registration and become an elector upon application for such registration. If any person has been convicted of any of the crimes nBBHja $ i TTMU15 I W 111I1K i 1 1 r* th Bargains | 4 \ , wtf SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. SIBEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. ' | SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. .9 SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. $ SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. fSIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. ' orncoA a uno TAlir/cva TJIPTTTRRS SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. SIDEBOARDS. TABLES. PICTURES. the Square. ^yon. ] ?? 's Ladies Shoes ylish Shoe Brought to Abbeville. * nd be convinced. r8 on band. The largest stock of Men's Fine aaIam an/I (rlnHo U7o onapantna fn uall VHI1 market. EVERY KIND, w* Jt ; In fine or coarse goods. A line of Drummer'* q fine shoes, and 7 to 9 In heavy to go at Cost. ng 'he prettiest 50 cents Straw Hats In town, sin straw or felt. R HATS d we will ?ave you money. S ]!Ccl?JL^ri3>. RGAINS I I ng Month of June. w 'iffl ^ nmer dresses at reduced prices. worth 25 and 35c. Now 20 and beautiful quality. Piques, worth 10 aud 12 l-2c. vns and Dimities. aone to match very cheap. DON & CO. J ________________ 4 :1 4*1 jg RICES ON [TUBE OF ALL KINDS. . KERR, ABBEVILLE, IS. C. above-mentioned, a pardon of the Governor removes the disqualification. In case any minor who will become twenty-one years of age after the closing of the Books of Registration and before the election, and is otherwise qualified to register, makes application under oath showing he is quali- fied to register, the Boards shall register such applicant before the closing of the books. Any person whose qualifications as an elector will be completed after the closing of the Registration Books but ; before the next election shall have the right to apply for and secure a registration certificate at any time within ( . > sixty days immediately preceding ' -, the closing of the Registration Books, _ i ? nrum on onnii^fltiou under oath tothe,J*.. facts entitfing hini to such registration. The registration of voters must be by polling precincts. There must be a Book of Registration for each polling ; precinct, that is for each township, or parish, or city, or town of less than five thousand inhabitants, or ward of cities of more than five thousand inhabitants. Each elector must vote in the polling precinct in which he resides. If there is more than one voting place in the polling precinct, the elector may vote at any voting place designated on the registration certificate. 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. S. BOLES, 4 W. A. LANIER, i G. H. MOORE. Board of Supervisors of Resistratioc E. F. GILLIAED. . ^T AILOR, /.* HAS ccoTod, and occupies the rooms upstairs In Knox's Hall, and Is now prepared to do all kinds of repairing and clean- ' Ins of gentlemen's clothes on short notice. Samples ol salts always on band, Charge* reasonable 4 -