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I The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. - ^-Published every Wednesday at S2 ft year in advance. Wednesday, July 11,1900. '. ./ Neither hii "Kxtreme" nor a" Fanal* I ion I " ProhibitlonlNl. Last week we asked Colonel Hoyt to define bis position on the liquor question. Without attempting to intimate his present convictions. The^Iountaineer makes the followmg statement: "For the information of the Abbeville Press and Banner, we copy the following paragraph from the Baptist Courier of May 20th, 18s6, wbich was written by the tben senior editor. Colonel Hoyt: 'We are not an advocate of high license, and for that matter tbe editors of The Courier can safely challenge comparison with their critics upon genuine devotion to temperance principles so lar as they understand the same. But they are not at all loth to say that more than once tbe have presumed to doubt tne wisdom of extremists, who will not allow others to think for themselves, but lay down an Inexorable rule for the guidance of all mankind, and call itan Incontrovertible argument.'" In 18SU. then. Colonel Hoyt was not an " extremist" on tbe subject of prohibiting the sale of liquor, but he was opposed to "high license." No intimation Is given as to the present position of tbe Colonel. Why was his prohibition principles doubted in 1SS6, even as they are now? Colonel Hoyt Is runulngostenslbly as a prohibition candidate, with bis chief and most pronounced supporter an advocate of high license, belDg from our standpoint, the very worst possible kind of llccnse. The State may be said to be the head and front of tbe license movement In this cam. palgn, and yet Colonel Hoyt, who receives the support of that paper, claims to be run. Ding as a prohibitionist. If be can bead the license ticket and gel tbe license vote and IH then turn around and bead the prohibition. 9 ticket, be may be 6et down aR an expert politician. We presume tbat Colonel Hoyt will not de. ny tbat be invited the opponents of tbe re* at strlotlons placed upon tbe sale of liquor by El the dispensary to Join bands with the "pro-, ffi blbltlonlsts." It will hardly be denied tbat tb9 liquor men are responding to this call. Colonel Hoyt, at tbe Instance of Tbe State, af may reasonably count on Retting tbe liquor 9| vote of tbls town and postrtbly of other townsK If, then, Tbe State carries enough liquor I votes to Colonel Hoyt to eleot him, will not m Colonel Hoyt be under obligations to tbe edl|B tor of The stute ? I ( under obligations to The state, will not that paper, of right, dictate g tbe policy of tbe Governor on tbe liquor quesgfj tion ? Si If Colonel Hoyt, on a dead level, should not be an "extremist" or a "fanatic" on tbe Ha questionpfcpwtftb'ftton, what would he be If S under obligations to a license newspaper? A n >^~blgh license *' newspaper, at that. mf It will be remembered bow that paper treats' ed Ellerbe when be refused to accede to the I terms of tbe alleged bargain, trade or underI standing wltb tbat paper. B It will be remembered too, tbat Tbe State | withdrew its support from McSweeney when I tbe Governor bad tbecourage to write bis own a convictions In his annual message to tbe I legislature. a If Tbe State should succeed in electing Colo Del Hoyt to the office of Governor,/foes anybody believe that he would betray the confidence of The State and prove himself an ini.v grate to tbe man who elected him ? No; Colonel Hoyt will not do this. If not from principle, be could not of necessity. He could not stand the skinning that would folIMTir Colonel Hoyt.Is elected to office by the Ol^P^Mor men, be will be bound In honor to ^^^ryiak^sometblng to them, and If be yields anyI^V/thlnlL wiu tie not to that extent cripple tbe ' JW dl?peik..ry and open the floodgates for liquor! Oolong Hoy t's address, wblcb was published Immediately after bis nomination, read to this newspaper very much like It had been written b. The State or else Its Ideas, statements and epithets had been compiled by the Colonel an< put into a more compact form. I That Hdd> sh, it Keems to us, after a very cursory reading, contained littlo or nothing about the dispensary that hail not been said, perhaps, live b mdred times before by The State. Our recollection of the reading ol that address Is, that It contained very little as to Colonel Hoyt's prohibition principles. The larger part of it read more like an article jruui x Lie omio iuau jiajlli tt )jiuuiuiuuuiom BtangvrfM. / is Just to himself that Colonel Hoyt state his position on the liquor question. Tbe > paragraph which he quotes from the Baptist Courier seems to be In defense of his position in 1880. If his position was doubted then, It occurs to us that be needs to explain himself ' in 1900, when be Is receiving more pronounced i ' support from license men than from anybody |.r else. A man can't ride two horses going In opposite directions, and It might be satisfactory to tbe publlo to know exactly how Colonel Hoyt proposes to dispose of the liquor ques. tlon. To which faction does be propose to give bis allegiance, If elected ? Colonel Hoyt's oft repeated assertion that be does not drink liquor is wortb nothing. We have heard that liquor sellers themselves are often total abstainers, and It Is a well known faot that some of tbe best ' men the world has ever known have not been averse to taking a little of the fluid which brings a man victorious over all the ills of life. Colonel Hoytowes It to himself to announce bis principles and set at reft any doubts tbat mov at lot in tho mln^c nf tha tcmnoron ; people as to bis liquor principles. He can not be true to both the prohibitionists and tbe license people. If be runs as a prohibitionist while hand-lnglove with tbe license men, one or the other party 1b obliged to be disappointed, If not deceived. As long as Colonel Hoyt Is the acknowledged preference of the license men, does not this fact put the real prohibitionist upon Inquiry for a cause for ibis moet extraordinary pro* ceedings? The Dictator AgninHt Imperialism*. Tbe Democratic party has a dictator la the Hon. W. J. Bryan. Tbe nominating convention, or some of Its members, humbly petitioned tbelr boss not to require the slxteen-toone plank. But, so to speak, tbe dictator stamped bis foot, and ordered the plank. The convention Inserted It. Tbe New York Journal seems to be entirely in favor of a dictatorship, and would, If necessary, do away with Congress and tbe cabinet, and give full power to Bryan. That paper says: "Tbe country is coming to know and admire that splendid stubbornness of Mr. Bryan's. Tbe Democrats who did not agree^wllb blm ou the silver question, annoyed as they were with what seemed to them an unnecessary sacrifice of political strength, are beginning to be glad that they have bad-tbat revelation of unconquerable. Inflexible oonvlctlon." STEEL TRAP JAWS. The Journal endorses steel Jaws, dictatorship, and all. 3*1 * * "We know that If WlQIam J. Bryan said that anything was our Iplaln duty" he would nhut that steel-trap Jaw of his and keep Congress In session until that doty was performed or the Congressional term expired." Kentucky. Kentuckey, we believe, was In the Bryan column last year. SLnce the 8teel Jawed IHctstor Interfered with State politics, It may he fair to set down Kentuckey In the MoKinley column. I My Ice customers will remember t hut I will iueet all cut prices ou lee. J. L. 1'errlu. : The State'* " Bent Man *' for Governor. The State sometime ago gave as one reason for supporting Hoyt for Governor, the assertion that "Colonel Hoyt Is the best man." That Is a catchy expression which we have more thau once heard repeated. "The best man " tits every single case without taking Into consideration any of the others. Of course, be is " the best man " for The State and nil people ol its way of thinking. McSweenty has proved his back bone and stands tlatfooted on the dispensary, and he would not do at all for the license men. Colonel Hoyt is a Baptist. Of course many Baptists would think that any Baptist must be "a better man" than a Methodist candidate, and therefore they must vote against Methodist McSweeney. It Is reasonable for license men to think almost any prohibitionist Is " better " than a man wno eniorces ine uispeaHary i?w. McSweeney has made a good governor, but he has too much baokbone to be controlled by anybody. Colonel Hoyt has not been tried, but he cannot have more backbone than MoSweeney. Colonel Hoyt is, therefore, " a better man " lor The State. Governor McSweeney is not sufficiently defferential to " the Influential cla?B." He refused their request to pardon a bigamist. Colonel Hoyt has not been tried and ne might yield. He Is, therefore, "the best man." Although Colo.iel Hoyt never drinks a drop of liquor, he possibly does not believe in " extreme " enforcement of the liquor law, as McSweeney does. It is therefore, absolutely oertaln that Colonel Hoyt Is " the best man." Mr. Watklns, of thjs city, isa Hoyt man and believes In prohibition, home rule and boneBt government He is a Democrat from head to heel. He thinks It has come to a pretty pass when a gentleman has to employ a negro to buy his liquor. He knows that nothing could be worse than the present plan of denying liquor to a white man when a negro can bny as much as he pleases. Of course, Mr. WatklDs thinks Hoyt is " the best man " for governor. He took the liberty of naming a dozen or more citizens who think as he does.tbat Hoyt is "the best man." Th? AhheviiiA Press and Banner announces tbat it will not give any "free advertising" to (be Confederate reunion to be beld here in August. The Idea of holding the reunion will not be abandoned, however.?Greenwood in dex. What we said was this:, "While requests to copy from the dally newspapers may be perfectly acceptable to those of our brethren who make Itarule to copy as much as possible from the dally press making their own publications a mere reprint, yet unless the request to copy free advertising Is sent directly to this office, we sball not copy It." Upon that platform we stand. If the gentlemeo in charge of the Confederate Reunlou at Greenwood or elsewhere want tbelr notices published In the Press and Banner they must send them direct to this offico. We will not copy them from the dally newspapers. In connection with this we will say tbat we have received a one-cent circular letter from Gen. C.J. Walker on the same subject. The fact tbat it was published In dally newspapers 03 the same clay tbat it was received at this i?ka? "11 ma mon/t uuito, luiuiouco an tuc piuvi buau no ucvu that tbe discrimination on bis part against the country newspapers and In favor of tbe dally newspapers, was intentional. For tbis reason we shall not publish Mr. Walker's circular, and if anybody doesn't like it, we shall lose no sleep on the matter. , Of course if the circular letters of General Walker bad been sent out tbe same day, tbe | dailies would have had the advantage, which j advantage In that instance, would have been perfectly right, fair and legitimate, but wben General Walker or anybody else expects free advertising from tbiB office Jt must be sent directly to us, and as soon as It is sent to anybody else. Tbis may be a very small matter, and we admit that it is, but we are only following tbe example which the daily newspapers have set. I presume nobody would stick a little iree advertisement in a country paper, requesting a daily paper to copy it. If he should do so, it is quite likely be would learn that free advertising in dally newspapers is not secured in that way, and in tbe course of time it is possible that solicitors of free advertising will make their requests known by sending their favors directly to at least some (>I IIJC WUUUJ viuvcn, The Chluewe. The trouble in China Is assuming immense proportions. The " powersare sending 100,(MM) troops, warships and other appliances of war to China. The Christian missionaries and their converts, seem to be the nrst object of Chinese hatred, though all foreigners are, more or less, subject to indignity and maltreatment. If possible, they are worse treated than we treat Mormon missionaries when they come here. If China had preserved her own self-respect, and ordered Americans from her soil at the same time that CoDgress enacted our Chinese exclusion laws, this trouble might have been averted. But should war oome, and should China be divided, the United States should get a share of the spoils. "Steel Trap Jaws." The New York Jouroal announces that Bryan bag " steel trap jaws." If tbe "Jaws" are big euougb and open wide enough, be mlgbt, while trampoosfng over the oountry offer ^ery strong arguments to quell all opposition to blm. II Bryan, like an allgator, could catchall opponents between bis ponderous " steel trap Jaws," you could guess tbe result. Tbe dictator would re-enact tbe story of tbe lion and tbe lamb lying down together. Tbe Dictator wltb Bteel Trap Jaws will hardly be able to crush tbe life out of a sufficient number of Americans to leave hjm a majority. I Democratic Nomination*. At Kansas Olty last week William Jennings Bryan and Adlal E. 8tevenson were nominated respectively for President and VicePresident. Tbe ticket suits tbe Press and Bannei as well aB any other ticket that could be named #Hot nlot f.wrrt Anrf ftnv nt.hflr ticket would suit as as well as Bryan and Stevensoil . It Is tbe platform of principles which does j net conform to oar way of thinking. Hot in CHarleaton. Tbe weatber baa been exceedingly hot In Charleston. When Cbarlestonlans barn to a crisp, they ought to come to Abvllle, where they oan cool off. The temperature at no time last week exceeded 100 in Abbeville. If our people at any time should feel the least bit chilly they can easily expose themselves to the sun when a good temperature will be restored. Just think of this, If you will, while Charleston Is hot. | Dividing Cblna. Our people still talk of the division of Cbln? oa If l? wam nnt a kilt rtat'i ronrlr fnr a Rewind rate power. When Napoleon was asked why he didn't attack China he said something like this: "There are too many of them." < Bat If the division of China Is to take place, whether It Is an easy or a hard job, the United 8tatcs should get a share. Be sure and go to Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery for what you want for the next 40 days, Lots of stuff will go at one-half the regular price. Smith's We have to close will have things at price. mum That i All Millini nil lUUlllil Come in want at once Smith's SENATOR MAULDEN. He Talkft IntereMluicly of Ibe Gubernatorial Knee. Hampton's senator was in town yesterday, on bis way to Clemson, where be bad business. While In the city we bad tbe pleasure of meet* in bim for a short lime. Seuator Moulden makes a most cheerful report of Governor McSweeney's candidaoy. When asked if there was any truth in tbe rejjort that*1 MoSweeney was disheartened and thought of retiring from the race," he expressed surprise and said that if McSweeney was not elected on the first ballot, he would certainly be In tbe sttond race, when he bad no doubt of the result, or words to that effect, lie said furiber, if It should be ascertalued tbat McSweeney thought of withdrawing from tbe race, that be w.ould never return to Hampton. He thinks tbe debt which was organized against Governor McSweeney because he refused to pardon tbe bigamist, has been abandoned. If that war sbould be continued, tbat act, of itself, would elect MoSweeney. The people have no toleration for a bigamist, and they have but little toleration for officers who would pardon or condone the offence of bigamy. V\7t? ol-lrnH fho ftonotAr iHa ranflnn that. moved Charleston to support Mcdweeney. He replied, somewhat after this fashion: "The young business men of the city are beginning to assert themselves. They realize the futility of butting their brains out against a stone wall. They realize that there is advantage In harmony and good feeling between the city and the country, and that Charleston, being in the minority,should not expect too much concession from the majority. That it is better to live in good fellowship with the people of the State, and be in a fact a part of the State, even it no political advantage Is gained, than to be at outs with the people. Charleston Is more than ever disposed to fall Into line with the rest of the State, and trust the majority to treat the minority right. "Then, Senator, you think the blind tigers are not responsible for the good feeling which it is said Charleston has for McSweeney ?" "Not at all. Charleston recognizes that It is to her Interest to be at peace with the rest of the State, and the best young men and the best business men of the city are determined that do eflort on their part snouia oe sparea to bring about the desired result. The voung men who are coming to the lront In Charleston are business men, and they regard the business interests of the city as of far greater Importance than triumphs, or contests, in trivial questions in politics. All shades of opinion can be found in a city as large as Charleston, but you can rest assured that Charleston is waking up to her business interests. And representative young men are working for the unification of the leelings of the people, and for the obliteration of every thing like sectionalism. 'You believe that good men in Charleston will support McSweeney? I certainly do. McSweeney goes into the race with clean hands and a level head. He has good administrative ability, and be has an official record which is unassailable. If charges should be made he will demand proof. In case the proof is not furnished be will properly brand his accusers. He Is originally from Charleston, and many people there are proud of bis success and will support him for that as well as other reasons. Charleston is disposed to lay aside her animosity to Tillman, even if she is not grateful to blm, and McSweeney being the equal of bis competitors, the city will support the Governor who has been so conservative and Just to all the people. Yes, sir; good j men in Charleston will support McSweeney. Young men get your girls to decorate your vehicles and, win the prize in the Floral j Parade. BLUE FLAME So Smoke, But n<* Hot ns liliweit. j Tiik ladles of Abbeville are Invited to call ! at the store of the Abbeville Hardware Cora-! pany to see the Blue Flame Wickless Htove, j that the Standard Oil Company In Introducing. There Is no limit to the claims for Its I usefulness, and If what it seems to be will be a most valuable exhibition to those who may [ lie interested in the most scientific stove. If you want to see every pretty woman in Abbeville, come July 17, IS, 19. CL( ?SI \< n n If II ' \ Dry Ggi -i ' a only 40 ( our Stocl i an oppor about Or \ j>,\ ! i-1' i sin s to be Use jry at One every day yc ?half the reg Dry Goo The Floral Parade consist* of ladies, gentlemen or children in decorated carriages, buggies, wagons, carts or Bicycles. Frizes given for the best decorated vehicle. Decorations are either of natural or artificial (paper) flowers or colored buntings with evergreens. The Farade will take place last day of Carnival, Thursday, at 4 p. m. Everybody having a vehicle is urged to enter the Parade. Any information will be gladly furnished by Mrs. R. S. Link, Superintendent, m m ? 3421. Report of the Condition of Tie National Bant of kMWt at Abbeville, In the 8tato of South Carolina, at the close of business, June 29, 1900. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts 8157,061 41 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured.... 2.158 87 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 18,700 00 Other real estate owned 5,797 07 Due lrom National Banks (not Reserve Agents) .. 6,979 81 Due from State Banks and Bankers.. 918 25 Due from approved reserve agents... 4,426 46 Notes of other National Banks 8,700 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and centA 588 99 Lawful Money Reserve In Bank, viz: Specie 84,318 50 I egal-tender notes 9,451 00? 13,704 50 Redemption fund with U. S. Treaa'r (5 per cent, circulation 987 50 J Total 3215,072 80 ' LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In S 75.000 00 Surplus fuod 15,000 00 Undivided protlts, less expenses and taxes paid 4,654 42 National Bank notes outstanding 18,750 00 Dividends unpaid 230 00 ludlvldual deposits subject to check 53,881 "8 Demand certificates of deposit 17,650 71 ultlb payable 80.000 00 Total S215.072 80 State of Soulh Carolina. I . County of Abbeville. | I, Benj. S. Barnwell, Cashier of the abovenamed bank, do solemly swear thattb^above statement 1b true to the bestof my knowledge aDd belief. Benj. S. Barnwell, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this lrtth day of July, 1900. Julius H. DuPre, N. P., 3. C. Correct?A t test: L. W. WHITE. ) W. JOEL SMITH, > Directors. J. (j. EDWARDS. ) Closing out sale at Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery for the next 40 days. 452 Acres for Sale. ^, Three miles from abbeville court House, on the Due West road. Well improved. EVANS GORDON.- , Abbeville, 8. C., June30,1900. * ? >. v SOUTH CAROLINA HILITARY ACADEflY. TWO Beneflolary Scholarships are to be tilled from Abbeville County by oompetllive examinations. Application blanks, with accompanying Instructions, may be obtained from the County Superintendent of Education. These blanks, properly filled out, mast he In the hands of Col. C. 8, .OATiSDEN, Chairman Board of Visitors, by the first day of August. July 4,19IM). 2t .. .. ( L * rsii &.Y ods "I M i j . , , .? . . ^ V it > ' ?* ' . lays more i. Every tunity to le-Half th / i t:\ mi.r STUFF will I d for this S -Half Regu >u will get sc ?TI1CIT? "nvinp U.XUJ-L J|/X XUVi ds and 1 All Confederate furnished a Good I day, July 18, at th error to state last would be given on Tlin llinnoi* urill 1 JL lily l/lllllt/l If All P nesday. j " The Dextei Comfortable, Clean, J Pure White Cotton, size G feet, 4 inc on 30 days trial. A full stock of Pillowi always on hand. Yours for furi Phone8. j' J". 13. rosenberu block. "Plant Tut The Season for Turnip Seed is Seed for Every One. 0 Seven Top, Red Top Strop Leaf, Panivanian White Globe, Early White Flat Dutch, Long Island Ruta Baga, Pimple Top, COME AND GET SEED NC W. D. B We extend a hearty welcome to all our visitors during the Carnival, and ' invite an inspection of j our Stock. it i ABBEVILLE Illl % I 1 ?|" For all kinds of staple or faney kcmuIh kI> or and to tiaddon'N. < \ *?, I V LE! rri F illinery. in which day you get many e regular eason. ' ^ lar I Millinery. ' i1 " ' . ' s V 3 Veterans'will be dinner on weanese Carniyal. It was week that dinner the 17th and 19th. ye given on Wedr Mattress." Elastic, Economical. he9 long, 4 feet, 6 inches wide. Sold 3, Bedding and Furniture of all kinds liture, KERR Abbeville, S. C. nip Seed." Now Upon Up, and We Have nly 25 Cts. per Pound. i>?/i nuun JbCU iwp UIUUC, Jiuta Buga, Yellow Abberdean, Yellow Globe, Cow Horn, Large White Globe. >\Y. arksdale. lilii Tas. H, Carlisle, LL, D,, Presid't, J Sight departments uDder eieht professors. Two courses leading to A. 11. and A. M. degrees. | library, Gymnasium, 1 AthleticGrounds, Lecture <'ourse. Terms as reasonable as at any flrstclass colpge. Session begins September2Stb. The excuses at j Wofford Fitting School 1 Have been reduced from to $107 for the year. For Catalogue address J. A. Gamewell, SPARTANBURG, S. C. ~~ ' a Orders for ice promptly lllled when left, ilh .J. I,. lVriin I" CHINESE CIVILIZATION. ' Method* of Pniilnlilnir Crime Are Bnrbaric. But an Kxciim I* OITerHl. "One of tbe reasons why the Chinese object toconverslou by missionaries is because iney have already a pretly good religion ol their own, said Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who is at the bolel Kensington on bis way home to England, after a fifteen monttrs stay in Pekln and Tien Tsin. Probably more myths have been circulated about China than about all other countries put together, and some day, when the powers shall have thrown open tbe empire, we shall be surprised to find tbeCblnesea pretty decent lot, suspicious of foreigners only because tbey fear tbe disruption of their own country. It is true tneir modes of punishment and their manner of administering Justice seem to our Western minds barbarous and brutal: still, with tbe Prencb Revolution fit. our backs and the Snunlith ItiillHiyhte tiPfnra nnr fuoiia it tu nmro sallHiactory for us not to Judge Chinamen from our owa standards of mercy, but to take them as tbey are, a strange people from whom we Westerners have much to learn morally and otherwise. t THEIR RKjaOlON. "To begin with tbelr religion: A large number of Chinese are Buddhists Buddha was born 623 B. C. Chinese Buddhism embraces a trinity Known as the Three Precious Ones namely, Buddha, the past; Dbarma, the present and the Lord ; and Lenga, the future and the church or the priesthood. The moral code of the religion contains ten prohibitions ?Kllllne, Mealing, adultery, lying, selling wine, speaking fa se of otherK, seif-pratse and backbiting, parsimony, and scoffing, uncorrected anger, and reviling the three Precious Ones. "The Buddhist Church In Thib?-t has Its pope, Its caruluals, Its bishops, priests, and ifunii, exactly as has the Roman Catholic Churob. And more, It has Infant baptism, confirmation, messes for the dead, rosaries,* chaplets, sacred water, and processions. "The teachings of Baddba were reduced to , writingB.C. The entire canon of the faith was compiled in A. D. 400. In this Buddha is described as coming from heaven, being born of a virgin, we corned by angels, received by anoldsalot, presented in a temple, baptized with water, and later with fire. He Is described as astonlebiug the doctors with bis ' understanding, was latar led into a wilderness, where he was tempted by tbe devil, and thereafter be went ebout doing wonders and , preaching. He was a friend to tbe poor, was transfigured on a mount, descended Into belt, and finally ascended Into heaven. 'an ancient kaith in china. "It seems doubtful when Buddhism was . Introduced-Into China. It's recorded, bow' ever, that in tbe year 68 A. D. tbe Emperor Han-Mlng-Ti bad a vision wherein be saw a great golden image around whose head was a , halo, and it was believed it meant truth. The Emperor's brother, PrlDce Isu, bavlDg beard of Buddhism from India, said the vision seen was nothing but the great Buddha. A mission was sent forth, which retnrned 1 after some years, bringing back a wooden image, a counterpart of the golden one, one book, and a Hindu priest. "The great temple at Pekln, called the Yong-Ho-Kung or the Lama temple, Is a Mongol Buddhist monastery, in which there are some 1,200 acting priests. Here the dogmas or Buddhism are taught nnder the control of a Oagan.or living buddba. "The studies comprise a course of instruction In metaphysics, ascetic duties, astrology, and medicine. t i ."Many Chinese are Confucians. These fol: low the teachings of Confucius, which are the worship of anoestors. One of the provisions Of tbls creed is that no sun shall live more expensively than his fathers or mother. Chinese Pboverbs. IjiVTbe proverbs and sayings of a people are Soiitays indicative of its character. Here are tame Chinese sayings: 'If the blind lead the blind (bey will both go to the pit.' 'An old man marrying a young wlte is like a withered willow sprouting.' 'A wife should excel iQ.'foDr things, virtue, speech,, deportment add needle-work.' 'Every day cannot be a feast of lanterns.' 'Would you look at tbe ibaimcier of a Prlnoe look at his minister, or :tba disposition of a man, observe bis companion, cr that of a father, mark bl* son.' '.Tbe higher a rat creepa up a cow's born tbebqrrower be finds It.1 'Let us get drank today wbilfwe have wine, tbe sorrows of tomorrow jjiiiy be borne by tomorrow.' v < : f. MTbereis probably no other cbarteterUilfc Which bu so branded the ChlpesA, as barbarians as iiave tbelr? methods of pantefr ment,' In, tb* Board of Pnnlthment* in Pekin* which is tbe prison for ministers, they, qqetbe nek, thumbscrews, bt;t iron*, to bora oat eyea, elisors to oat aft ears, and t&nmbrings to raapeoii men up by tbelr thumbs and "Tbe (61 lowing 1b a story of a Chinese execution, as told me by Sir Robert Hart, an eye Witness. Eight prisoners were to be beheaded. Tbe mandarin, wbo was tbe executioner, sat in an open booth, and as tbe eight men marched by him each was marked on tbe forebead. Seven of the prisoners were to suffer for robbing and murdering an old man. Tbe eigbtb was a mandarin wbo bad been degraded for an offente wbicb he declared be never committed. .Once be bad been a great man iu Cbipa, even As Li Hung (JbaDg. He bad been ife prisoner for many years, when suddenly. his execntlorier^ ^ordered by tbeJ^^SHIANWRIN strugotSSD/ "'Tbe first seven men were executed neatly an^d well, but wben the executioner came to tbe deposed mandarin, be struggled and declined to put forth bis neck, wildly vociferating that be was innocent and bad been unjustly accused and condemned. Tbe executioner caugbt bis pigtail and dragged bis bead forward from the body, with tbe result that ihe head was severed only after many blows hud been struck. Tbe bead and body were terribly mutilated. Wben tbe bead finally fell the mouth opened and closed as it still trying to articulate the words "Injustice, Injustice.' "The body remained kneeling and the arms worked frantically In protest for some time till knocked over. The spectators then ran wuu uicau nuu uiuct own luuuniuun, wuiuu they dipped Into tbe blood and ale. Ibe miperstitlon being that tbls man bad died a bero nnd ibat the blood of a brave man would give courage to those tasting It. "Among tbe favorite palace deaths is stoning. Tbe victim is stretched out on bis back, arms and leg* extended, and a man sits on eacb of tbe limbs. The executioner appears wltb a buge stone. If tbe victim has tbe money to pay for a speedy death bla bead Is crushed at once. Otherwise tbe executioner may torture blm at will administering blows wherever be pleases until the victim dies of pain and loss of blood. DEATH IN A THOUSAND PIECES. "Tbe most dreadful punishment of the Chinese criminal code is the Ling-Ch'i-, wblcb means death In a thousand pieces, aod wblcb Is Inflicted on men of women wbo murd-r their parents. The condemned man 1b placed on his bark, arms and legs extended, and fettered tc pegs In tbe ground. .iVlth a knife tbe executioner backs off tbe flesh at the eyebrows, the cheek*, tbe uose, tbe ears, tbe breast, tbe hips, the tblgbs, and the calves and then tbe hands are cut off and the feet and the arms and the legs. Meanwhile tbe body Is being backed wltb a knife by another operator, who skillfully avoids vital spots. Finally, when tbe victim is almost dead from loss of blood, with a stab In the pit of tbe stomach and a single sword blow at tbe neck be Is finished. ChrlHtlniiN Have Been Aitke*! to Renounce Their Rellgrion. New York, July 0.?The American cotmil here has received a communication from Taku under date ol Thursday, saying that 10,000 Chinese under General Nleh appeared outside of Tien TbIu on Wednesday and reoccupied tbe eastern arsenal. Says a Cbe Koo dispatch to The Herald: The Chinese are fortifying the native city of Tien Tsln. The situation there Is considered critical. Communication between Tong Ku and Tleu Tsln Is again threatened. Boxer Influence is Increasing in Shan Tung province. Tbe Christians at Chinan Fu have been called to renounce their faltb. Tbe French consul reports that the China Cbou Fu orphanage has been pillaged. A steamer arrived from New Cbwang with nine refugee ulsters and one priest from Moukden. where tbe Catholic mission was burned, with three sisters and the bishop murdered An inflammable placard was posted In the Ube Foo native city last night. The cruiser Brooklyn, called here today. 4.1 Hours from Nagasaki, and proceeded to Taku. rbree hundred and fifty marines intended landing Sunday morning. Tbe Logan, bearing the Ninth regiment ol LJnltod States infantry, passed Cbe Foo on Friday on her way to Taku. Have your carriage and Duggy decorated and enter ;he Floral Parade. Teacher Wanted. Foil K DO K WOOD SCHOOL. School Dinrict No. 24. Reference required. Apply to W. E. Leslie, A. O. Cochran, or A. M. Held, Abbeville, S. C. J uly .1,19W>, Save your frulfs aud berries by using Amerl" an 'Preserving Powder aud Liquid. Kor ttale t Speed Drug Compauy. "TurnlpSeed Turnip Seed." A fresh supi|y just arrived al .Spr*ed l>ru? Company.