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I." J ' t i and Banner. H WILSON. ILLE, S. C. iry Wednesday at 12 a , Jan. 16, 1901. rThe Minutes of Synod. The Minutes of Ibe meeting of Synod have been received, jast fifty-six days since Synod adjourned. They are very full and make a fine showing for oar church. Every family ought to have a oopy. From a cursory examination we would Judge them to be In the main correct. We have dlsooved no errors yet of any great Importance. They were published by Mr. Hugh Wilson, Abbeville, 8. C. He has given ub a good Job. neat, attractive and well printed. The statistical work Is particularly fine. The Clerks and the printer deserve the thanks of the Church ; If we bad gotten them a little earlier our thanks would be more cordial. Would It not be a good Idea to put the printing of the Minutes lu the bands of one of the Clerks and bold htm responsible? Delay and confusion Are likely to follow when two men living In different towns have oharge of the matter. Of course we cannotafford to wait fifty-six days for our Minutes. Wo ovo vannootxwl Kir tha MAnnnri Plorlr In say that be has sent tbe mailing list to Mr. Wilson, tbe publisher of tbe Minutes and that all persons who wish to secure copies of the Minutes will please write to Rev. James Boyce, Stated Clerk, Dae West, 8. C.?Associate Reformed Presbyterian. We sincerely tbank tbe Associate Reformed Presbyterian for tbe above kindly words. We think we bave done at^. honest Job, and we are sorry for the delay. We assume onr pro rata share of the blame for tardiness, wbloh occurred almost wholly because of misunderstanding Ordinarily, an office like that of the Press and Banner can get out such a Job as tbe Minutes in a very short time. In order that the work In future may be expedited, we wouid sugggest : Tbat tbe printer to whom the contract may be hereafter awarded, be required to furnish printed ooples of tbe reports to lay on the desks ot the members at tbe meeting of Synod. The type can be left standing, while tbe proof oan bave tbe most careful scrutiny by the respective committees, and every error may be marked. These printed copies, Bay 100 bound together, would not appreciably increase tbe cost. Perhaps 88 or S8 would cover tbe entire cost of furnishing 100 ooples of all the reports, Including the statistical tables. Besides securing advance sheets of the printed reports at a nominal cost, tbe work of printing the finished copies of the Minutes would be greatly advanced. We again asssure the Associate Reformed Presbyterian of our high appreciation of any kindness to this office. When the editor of tl)ls paper was much younger than be Is today, be left the parental roof to learn to set type In that office, which was a much smaller office then than It Is today. It was a second \ band oatflt, which printed The Hamburg > Republican in the early forties, and later printed The Euslgn of Liberty, or the Wicked One Revealed, by Samuel Jordan, at bis home In tbe lower part of this county. Tbe material, consisted of a few cases of Long Primer and Brevier, half dozen galleys. A stone that had an Inscription to the memory of a dead person, was turned face down, and did duty as an imposing stone. A Smith hand press completed the outfit, all of ,which we understood was bought by tbe founders of tbe Ers. kiae Miscellany, Rev. J. O. Lindsay and Rev, J. I. Bonner,- for 8325. The A. R. P. Presbyte rlan was first known by tbat name. Its second name was the Dae West Telescope. After tbe war It became tbe Associate Reformed Presbyterian, and we presume tbat name Wiil bold good forever. Slnoe tBe war new type and modern presses have taken the place of tbe old outfit, and maob work beside printing tbe paper. Is now done by tbe office. Tbe old printing office was an exceedingly modest building when compared with tbe elegant brick office, from wblob tbe paper Is issued today. It was a one story wooden affair, weatberboarded, but bad no celling on tbe sides. Bough plank, laid on tbe Joists, made tbe overhead celling. In tbe Winter tbe printers moved tbelr stands close to tbe stove, and kept warm In tbat way. It was Impossible to warm tbe office and of course good press work oould not be done. Tbe editor apologized In tbe paper for tbe bad print, and assigned tbe cold weatber as a reason. Col. D. Wasb. Hawthorn In reading that notice said : "it Is strange that tbe cold weatber does not interfere wltb but) pnuuuK ui ubucr iuau iuo icic scope and the Abbeville Banner." In those days, we wet or sprinkled the paper, and we have seen the sheets frozen together. We bad a stove ol huge proportions. On one occasion the boards of the roof caught fire. This editor, who was the "devil" theD, ran to Mr. Bonner's bouBe, knocked at the door of his room. Wbeu bidden to come in, I round him shaving. Upon being told that the office was afire, he dropped his rasor, and ran to tbe office,crying "fire, fire; boyH, why don't you boiler fire?" It seemed funny to me tben to see a dignified preaoher run. A ladder was near by. 8ome one ran up it to tbe roof, and soon pulled oflT the burning boards, and tbe building and lu contents ^ were saved Altbougb tbe men whose upright lives gave tone and character to the town at that time are not there now, yet we bold tbe old town In sweet rememberance. Good men have taken tbe places of tbe good men whose careers are ended, and whose records have been made up. Tbe more modeBt buildings ot those days bave generally given plaoe to more modern ahd more imposing structures. ? At that time tbe trade at tbe stores was olnnAct nnlhina dd /?r?mnoroH Ia (ha Knolrtaoc ntuiVDH uvuuiwg I*" vvu*|/?tvu vvr i.uv wwaiuvco which 1b dODe there today. The Hen business was an beard of then. Corn and bacon were not bought and sold at tbe stores In 1851, except-to an occasional barlar trade. Tbe people who wanted bams bought them from well to-do farmers, who fed other parts of the baoon to their negroes and sold tbe bams. Ezeklel ftasor, a rich farmer on Saluda, sold hams there every year to the people of Due West. ^ An Outrage. The aotlon of tbe Governor and tbe^hoard In extending tbe time for tbe payment of tax' es is an Injustice, and an act which the tax payers of this State should resent. Tbe most solemn declaration was made that noeztentlon would be granted, and tbere was no publio need for tbe extention. Tbe habit of extending tbe time for tbe payment of taxes has encouraged tax payers to bold back tbelr dues. It Is said tbe Legislature will ratify tbe act of tbe Governor and board, and name Febuary 1,1901, as tbe limit. As a matter of justice to all, the State should make a reasonable discount to those who anticipate payment. There is no equity in threatening all with penalties after a date named, and then give further time toothers who thought the fixing of tbe dates a mere scare crow. Our officers and the Legislature should not make fish of one and fowl ?f another. XL A e-" ' Look io Your Pensions. Confederate Veterans who have been drawing pensions, as well as all others who expect to apply for Slate aid, should examine the columns of this Issue or the Press and Banner, and it 1* hoped .that readers of the paper may extend the notice to all snch Veterans as may be deserving. New applications most be signed In every lnstanoe. The old papers have served their day. Under lb* new law they do sot answer the purpose. li?& &' *'' fflfckJ - ' ' > ih* v | * ' ' ' t PreHeblaK to God's People. This seems to be the day of short sermons, A writer from Baltimore says, 'Treaty minutes Is fast becoming tbe limit here.' Perhaps It would be well to do away with tbe sermon altogether for fear o( making somebody tired. Just give out tbe text and then pronounce the benediction and go homeAssociate Reformed Presbyterian. Many devout Christians would be sorry to have the sermon done awav with, but there are few so devoted that they would desire long sermons. To please people and to draw them to the church Is no less an art than n bounden duty. As we understand, the gospel should be preached largely for the purpose of arresting the wayward, that they may be brought to the foot of the Cross. If the services are not interesting, those who follow their Sayiour afar off will not be found In the church pews, while the martyrs, or God's people, may assemble in the temple every Sabbath. If the services are not made attractive, how are the m In latere of the gospel to reach that class which our Saviour came to save? In order that the services might be as attractive a* possible, we suggest: First?That the reading or the Scriptures Is a very Important matter. No part of the services Is so interesting or instructive as the reading of the Scriptures, and uuder uo circumstances should this part of the services be neglected or abridged. s?.v?nri?1Thfl music and the singing Is a pleasing and attractive part of the services, In wbicb we may expreus our prayers. Third?The sermons, when boiled down and shorn of their surplussage, could scarcely ke drawn out to an hour's length. When a sermon takes up an hour, the danger is, that tbe preacher will do as tbe lost hunter did who travelled around and around in the same track in the snow. If an able man makes bis sermon an bour long every Hunday mornlog, tbe danger la, if be does not repeat, that he will spread bis butter so tbln that tbe martyr in tbe pews will be very weary. Fourth?The prayer Is an Important division of tbe services, and it is often spun out to the greatest length. Tbe Lord Is asked to bless God's people in a hundred different ways. Does petition go to the Throne of Grace in bebalf of tbe sinner? Is plea beard to which his own sln-slck soul may respond? Is word of comfort or encouragement beard for his increased strength to do the right ? If not, then in such Instances the saint In the pulpit may rest assured that the martyr in tbe pew is weary. Fifth?Prayer is sometimes spun out to an interminable lengtb, and Is concluded like this: "Ob, Lord, we pray tbee to bless us abundantly above anything that we oan ask or tbink. If we bave forgotten to ask for everything on band, please, Ob, Lord, remember us, and send us any old tbing tbat you may bave on band." Long prayers for God's people, the missionaries, tbe civil rulers of tbe country, and petitions for tbe people generally may often bit tbe mark, but who prays for tbe sinner wbo may be in tbe pew, or out of It? Nobody knows how much be has rfluUferl onrt hnw nfinrlv hft mftv be to yield to temptation, or bow macb be may struggle to flee from it. Nobody knows bo.w bis hungering beart craves to be brought within tbe scope of tbe preacher's prayer. May not tbe wretcb wbose feet may travel In devious ways, and who Is so often In need of prayer, go to church for half a year without bearing a word on bebalf of that class to which be belongs ? Tbe sermon and tbe prayer are too often for God's people, aDd tbe line may be drawn. Whoever heard of a prayer In bebalf of tbe man who was at the parting of tbe ways, and who was strongly tempted to enter upon a career ol evil ? Whoever heard a prayer to sustain tbe weak brother in bis feeble resolve to do tbe right, and to forsake the wrong ? Sixth?Why Is It that we never bear tbo Lord's prayer in church ? When a child we noticed Its absence, and In old age we notice that it Is Ignored. Stockholder* Sleeting. Pursuant to notice, stockholders of tbe AbbevilleCotton Mill met last Monday to consider the propriety ,of issuing 5200,000 of pre erea seven per ceuu biug&. uwiu* iu tun essence of some of tbe Northern shareholders who wished to attend, the meeting was adjourned until a date in Febuary. We feel safo In Baying that as matters now stand, there Is at least a division of sentiment on tbe subject. We know, without additional lights before them, that some of tbe home stock will be voted against tbe issue of seven per cent' preferred stock. By tbe sale of tbe preferred stock, as we understand, it is proposed to raise mondy with which to pay off the indebtedness incurred in building tbe extension, or more properly speaking, in building tbe new mill. The mill in fact, is two mills with separate engines, separate electrlo light plant, etc. The new mill Is truly Mill No. 2 At a meeting of tbe directors on the first ol tbe month a semi-annual dividend of three percent, was ordered paid,and those having stock are happy In tbe poeesslon of checks ol greater or less magnitude. Tbe new machinery Is being placed, and lo tbe oourse of a few weeks, the wheels and tbe spindles will be at work. Tbe mill is a great thing, not only lor the city of Abbeville, but tbe people who are there employed. From the highest to tbe lowest, we presume there is not a man or woman oonneoted with the establishment who is not earning more money than they could earn at any other business. When all tbe new ma cblnery is at work the monthly pay roll will be perhaps from 87,000 to 88,000. A large per cent, of this money will be put In clroula' tlOD, and those of our cltlzena who are Id business may share in the trade. Honored by His Countrymen. Dr. F. E Harrison of this city seems to have more honors thrust upon him than are laid upon tbe shoulders of any otber citizen of the town. Last month In a race for Junloi Warden of tbe Grand Lodge of Masons in South Carolina be received more than four fifths of tbe votes, and last weet bis bom< folk conferred an honor upon blm and attest ed their confidence in his business abllltj by electing him Vice President of the Farm era Bank in place of Mr. Aug. W. Smith, whc is President of the Woodruff Cotton Mill which he Is now building. Mr. Smith Is In great spirits in reference to his new venture and bis latest and best enterprise promises tbe most satisfactory results. He 1( lookyig closely at tbe expenses of bis mill and while striving for the highest degree o excellence, spends not a dollar on frills and fancy work. Tbe Bank from which be with draws as Vice President, bnt still holds i place on tbe Board of Directors, Is said to b( on tbe most solid basis, and its business, w< learn, Is In a most satisfactory condition. The Indian Show Safe. Even if Charleston should fall to get appro prlatlons from South Carolina and Washing ton, that city could raise tbe money wblct she wants by enforcing tbe dispensary law wnen unariestons big show la ;on, Ibi demand for liquor will be great, and th< revenue derived from an enforcement of lh< dispensary would pay the whole thing. I then, Charleston can get money from enforc lDg the dispensary, why ask the country dlS' trlcts to pay for an Indian 8b6w. Indians o all kinds love liquor and will pay th< revenue. The Indian Show. , In case the Legislature of South Carollni should require Abbeville County to con tribute to Charleston's Indian show, wi respectfully urge our law makers to allow tbi County of Abbeville to Issue twenty yea: bonds. A large number of our people bavi not yet paid their taxes, and It would b< easier to pay interest than to pay 81,250 li cash. Send your clothes to the Laundry and have them cleaned and pressed. few,-''A-'/:-1 * ' , :r:-^ rs "<'/ . . Z . ' ,.%?* ' - '< ... * CharleNtoii*N Good Lnob, ] ; Charleston will get Port Koyal Naval Sta' tloo. i Charleston expects to get a quarter of a ^ ' million dollars from the United Srates gov1 ernment for her big show. Charlestlon Is counting on getting from the > Legislature u levy averaging 81,2o0 from each ' ?'of the couutles In the State, to help build up {. i her blg^Indian Show. l If CliarleMioD can get her prosperity by dK- 8 mantllntc Port Royal and by levying tribute from ihe country districts, she hax no need to v 1 invest lier money in industrial enterprises 1 it jh ho rriuuu easier wj rcccivc tuuuoy huui g the government than it is to earn it by busii ness enterprise that there la wonder that other communities do not try the Charleston scheme of securing prosperity. Even ll some of her schemes to get money by appropriation should fall she has yet a good thing to fall back on. She holds tbe ' dispensary In reserve. By enforcing the dispensary law, she can help herself and snapber Angers at. law makers who may regard tbe rights and Interests of their constituents. There Is no use In trying to down Charleston. That city would enforce the dispensary law, and collect the money which Is Jijstly ber own, rather than be defeated in her great Indian Show. Declftlou an to Cubit. The Supreme Court of the United States has decreed that Neely, charged with embezzlement of post office funds in Cuba, must be surrendered to tbe Cuban authorities for trial. This decision is a correct one, and what we expected. The Court very properly holds that Cuba Is held in trust for the Inhabitants of that island. But, yon needn't tbink that the United States intends to take Its bands off the island. It will certainly bo a part of the United States, and it will become such at tbe request of tbe Cubans. Their Interests demand tbe abrogation of tbe tariff laws, and that can only be accomplished by annexation. KLtTLiiiS rttUJXL J&UUJLI HlVJiJi. j i Troup Moralizes on Christinas, and Is Inclined to Believe It Ought to be Abolished?Victim of Consnmptlon ?Worthey Preacher Resigns?I'ersonals. Lowndesvlile, 8. C., Jan. 14tb, 1901. 1 Iu winding up the calendar the old century passed off very pleasantly. It Ik a matter of regret that a fitting final. In the shape of "Watch Night," or something were not given to Its panning, as well as tbe departure of tbe old year and the dawn of the new. Strange to say, but very fow, If any of us have ever, even by ourpresence.taken part In this tlmehonored observance, and If It bad been duely celebrated It would have been an event long remembered. It is well, many times well not to allofr tbe progress of tbe times to destroy old time usages. Many of tbe things of the "days of yore"' would be gratifying to the old and belp/ul and encouraging to the youne. The old century and old year, gave to us as their last day. one of which no one could complain, not so however, with the new century and the ' new year. They were ushered In with a rainy, disagreeable day, and Its two successors were like unto it. A word as to Christmas: It passed off very quietly and pleasently. There were many device* reBorted to, to spend the days of ' Kris ' KrlDgle's" reign. It Is.supposed that every one acted Just as inclination directed, and perhaps all were glad, but not so with many ' other sections. It Is fast becoming a disagreeable question, as to whether or not Christmas ought to be blotted out of tbe calendar? Whilst this anual festal occasion is a Joy to so many of our homes, yet whether responsible ? -Ifni. i? nnt nvarv time of its return, tbe number of desolate homes and mourning hearts, grieving over the loss of loved ones, ' seems to be Increasing so rapidly, that the time may soon come, when the sorrows will outweigh the pleasures. From newspaper reports, during the Christmas Just gone a ' great many homes where hupplness aboundi ed, have been plunged In sorrow. Our own ] country Is mourning because of the loss ot one of her popular ond respected citizens, and trusted officers. Mr. T. C. Llddell, who had been doing business In Abbeville, for several years,'moved a ' nart of his merchandise to this place last Wedensday week ago, and since opened out in the store formerly occupied by J. E. Allen. Our young friend Is gladly welcomed Into our social and business circles. Mrs. Tom Hill, of Anderson, spent several days week beiore last, among relatives In this plane. Mrs. A. V. Barnes was with kinsfolk In Augusta, a few days since the beginning of the new year. Mr. Henry Moore, of Abbeville, was in our midst for a day or two, the first of the week on business. Mr. D. M. Lipscomb of Ninety-Six, came np last Saturday week ago, and stayed a few days with bis friend, Mr. R. H. Moseley. Misses Annie. Ida and Pet Hawthorn of . .Latimer, worshipped with the Methodists 1 yesterday week ago, and tney together with Mr. J. M. Huckabee's lamily, dined at Dr. J B. Moseley's. Several of the candidates for Sheriff were in 8 this section last weeK. 1 Miss Annie Davto of Abbeville, came up I Saturday, was the guest of Mr. J. T. Lal imer j tbal night, and yesterday went to the borne . of the venerable Mr. Jas, W. Young In "The ' Fork." t Mr. T. L. Cozby of Greenville, reached here I 1 Saturday for a may of a day or two. t Auditor R. E. Cox spent Wednesday aod ' Thursday in our town taking tax returns. . Quite a number of our tax payers took advan- ^ lage of the opportunity to attend to this lm ? portant work. Rev. H. C. Fennel was oalled to Anderson j County Thursday, and united In marriage < Mr. J. B. Drake and Miss Dempey Hall. We regret to announce tbat tbe above nami ed minister has resigned tbe pastorale of this . (Providence) Cburob. His 11.80 a. m. preach- f 1 lng service yesterday, ended his connection with this charge as pastor. He and family . , will still make their home In this place, j This good brother has been in charge of this ? ' work tor several years, and so far as known , has given entire satisfaction, is popular with [ all of our people, ax a man and as a minister, and all are united in regretting tbatclrcum ' stances make the change In hla plans nec essary. , Mr. Ed Moorhead of Chester, reached here yesterday, and will remain for a few days with the family of his mother, Mrs. A. E. i Moorhead. J Mr. Jack Barnes wont to Charleston. last Thursday, and late news from blm, is tbat he succeeded in getting into business* > Mr. Albert Power, of Penny's Creek, was in I this place Wedensday. We were sorry to learn yesterday, that Mr. r Beatty Sherrard had died at bis home In " Anderson Co., a few miles above here, on Sat- ( , urday, and was burled at Good Hope Ceme- t tery yesterday. He was well known to our 1 people, and by them highly esteemed, having ( . Arm of Sberrad & 1 eRoy. He whs one of l tbe most promising young men In his native county, and woulo^If bin life had been spared, > have made a Dame for himselfe. but alas, cou- t > sumption fastened upon his vitalfe,and claim- t ed bim as Its own. Ills sad Indeed, when a young man possessing such qualities of mind i and heart as be did. Is cut down in the begin, lng of his career, but we must not complain. Troupe. i l Inform llie Pensioner*. * . It Is hoped that every subscriber of the 1 1 Press and Banner may extend the pension - notice which appears In this week's paper. t Unless new papers are filed promptly do pensions will be paid to either the Confederate 5 soldiers or their widows. Tbe Pension 3 Board are doing all that they can, and Judge Lyon, tbe Adjutant of the Confederate Camps, Is iendlDg pctive and hparty co-opera tlon. This work should have been done last September, and there is little time to spare. I The Board had no money with which to j pay for advertising, The printers after doing ibe work gratuitously for several years, de. cllned 6ome time ago to work longer without i pay, and because ol the lack of the necessary | 1 Information some of the deserving old sold- . . lers may have failed to draw a pension, but 3 now that ample provision seems to be made 1 for giving publicity to tbe matter, the news- | s papers at Abbeville beg Ibelr subscribers to i a extend tbe notice to all deserving Confedert ates or their widows. Tbe State has appro- prlated a sum to be divided among the < patriots who fought in tbe Lost Cause, and . . Abbeville's sons wereasself-SHcrlflcingasauy, 1 . and they should now receive a portion of < the State's bounty. j ' 4 K. M. HaUtloo A Co. Local*. I iuu pieuen eujurmuury uuu lUMwiuug iur * 1 sale at a bargain today at Haddon's. We have just received a new supply of . a bleached muslin and long clothes at Had- 1 B don's. __ J . Our Rtock 10% brown and bleached sheetings I and ready-made sheets and pillow caselng 9 has been replenished.3 Our jacket and collarette sale is still ou, i and if any one waots a bargain in this line, call at Haddon's and be supplied. ! We are still offering bargains in rold-winter dress goods. Call and see them. j I > A few nice colored flanneletts nnd outing i t lor sacks at Haddon's. 1 [0 DAYS IN A COTTON MILL. - Ln Ambitions Employee Gives IIIn Experience, nutl Tnlhs EntertainInirly. Ou New Year's day this writer applied to he Abbeville Cotton Mills for work. Superntemlent Thompson talked very kludlv, said te would do what be could to help us. I went o the card room. Mr, Ellison is the over eererof this room. I never met ti morp kinu iDd considerate mau in all my lire. Heorlered his second hand to pat me to work. I ras curried to the picker room. There I met >Ir. Luther Barnett nod Mr. {Jbarley Wilson, was put In their charge. I wan their pupil md they were my teaobers. They are both :ood, Jolly fellows. They were Kind and patent, did all that was possible to help me tlong. ' The pickers are the flrst machines the colon goes through, so I started with the cotton, stayed In this room four days. Tbe'mablnes arp simple, so I thought I hud mastered hem. ( went to Mr. Ellison and told him I bought I could run pickers, and wanted ometblng else. Be replied, work anywhere wanted to. 80 I go to the cards, following he cotton from the pickers. You can see my dea Is to learn the business. I am a little up ) years, but you see the nlll work Is the coming business of the louth. When I look around and see men Fbo bave by faithful work rose to good poslIons It cheers me on. With this New Year I have rpsolved to get lown to business for good. No politics lu nine. I have had enough, and hereafter will ry to vote Intelligently and let others do as bey please. As I enter the card room I And plenty of Fork. There are about ttoirty hands in the 00m, all men except two ladles. They are ill good to 11s and seem to give us all the Inormatlon they can. ' As we said In th* beginning, Mr. ElllBon Is be overseer and Mr. Powell is second band, is It Is called In cotton mills; In other busttess It Is termed foreman. He Is the executor pf all work. His ditty Is to keep up all mahinerv. overlook all work and bands. He ias got a big Job and he is a big man, not in tature, but In knowledge. Six days bave >asse<i since we went to the card room, and ye llKe the work. We will nay that tbla mill Is run wltb' as title friction as any, we suppose, In tbe counry. Its reputation for training mill bands ins gone out. Its operatives gel tbe best jobs vherever thev go. If this don't And tbe waste basket we will reep you posted on the mill work. So watch ne, 1 am aiming high. My aim Is to be a uperlntendent In the next five years. If you like this, or if you desire, I will give rou In my next some of the Abbevllllann vbo bave come to tbe front since the buildng of the mill at this plaoe, which wan comne need four years ago, also my Ideas on lesls* atlon for cotton mill labor. X. THE GRIER MONUMENT, . rbe Following Named Citizens of Abbeville Have Contributed to J lie Monument Fund In Honor of Dr, W. m: Orler. . L. W. White 8 5 00 R. M. Haddon !> 00 W. D. Barksdale 1 00 J. L. Perrin 100 R. G. Cox 1 00 J. R. Kennedy 1 00 J. It. Blake, Jr 1 00 W. A. < alvert........ 60 W. Joel Smith 100 S. F. Kiiilngswortb 50 P. Rosenberg <fc Co 1 00 Dr. C. A. Mil ford 100 pr^L.T. HIll.. 1 00 . J. ?j. AlcjJavia iw U. E. McKay 1 00 L.T.Miller 100 Bobt. 8. Link 1 00 W. 8. Cot bran 11 00 A. W. Smith 1 00 J. E. Jones 50 J. Allen Smith 1 00 Prof. A. M. DuPre 100, A. M. Hill <& Sons 1 00 J. H. DuPre, cash 1 00 R. C. Bernan ...... 1 00 J. H. MoDlIl 1 00 Anyone else wishing to contribute to the ibove will please see me. J. Hayue McDill. _ _ % MAIL CLOSES. Kail* Coining nod Goinjr Every Hour In the Day. Hours that the mails close at the Abbeville >ost office: 9.05 a. m. going Nortb on the Southern. 10.50 a. m. going South on the Southern. 10.50 a. m. going to HodgeB. 11.40 a. m. going Rouib on the R. A. L. 11.40 a. m. going North on the S. A. L. 1.10 p. m. going Nortb on tbe Southern. 1.10 p. m. going to Hodges. 2.55 p. m. going South S. A. L. 8.55 p. m. going Nortb 8. A. L. 5.40 p. m. going South Southern. 8.00 p. m. going North and Soul h 8. A. L. x Ilobt. S. Link, Pqptmnster CANDIDATES. i ? ===== For Sheriff. We are authorized to announce J.E. JONES is a candidate for Sherlfl, subject to a prlnary election. We are authorized to announce L A. SHANNON as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to a >rimary election. We are authorized to announce B. JASPER MARTIN as a candidate for Sheriff, subject 0 a primary election. We are authorized to announce CHARLES f. LYON as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to 1 primary election. We are authorized to announcp WILLIAM j. MILLER as a candidate for Sheriff, Hubect to a primary election.' We are authorize to announce J. McGOWAN McADAMf Antrevllle, as a candidate or Sheriff, subj to a primary flection. We are authorized to announce R. W. CANNON as a candidate for Sheriff. subject to a irltnary election. Estate of Sarah Cook, Decease! Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. rAKE NOTICE that on the 25th day of February, 1901, I will render a final ncjountof my actings and dolnss as Admlnlsratorof the Estatg of Sarah Coolr, deceased, n the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville bounty at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same lay win apply lor annai aiscnarge iroui u; rust an sucb. All persons having demands aealn*t said 'state will present tbem for payment on or )efore tbat day, proven and authenticated or je forever barred. H.J.Robinson, Jan. 11,1901. Admlnntrator. Real Estate Agency. rHE undersigned having established an agency In the city of Abbeville, will give ipeclal attention to the collection of rents, ind renting, as well as buying and selling iny kind of property, real or pprsonal. M. E. HOLLINGdWORTH. Blowing out the OoHftel Fire. There Is a picture frontispiece in WicklifFa Bible which was issued con[rary to the commands of tbe church authorities. There is a fire burning ind upreading rather rapidly, representing true Christianity. Around this spreading lire are congregated a number of significant individuals, all trying to devise methods whereby they can put the fire out. One with liorns and tails represents Satan. Another is the Pope with his red3oated cardinals who forbade the promulgating of the, Bible among the jommon people. Another represents infidelity. At length one suggests :hat they all make a united effort to slow on the fire till they blow it out. 'The resolution is adopted, aud there ;hey are, with svrollen cheeks aud exended lipe, blowing upon the fire with all their might, but instead of ilowing it out, they are blowing it up, ind they only blow themselves out of " rr,t -a?- t - AV<>tnfvllSollohlo '' jreaiu. lueiireis iucauu6?idw?^.^. Remember, many a little makes a nicklef anil futher beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a ;reat ship. . ) VITA1ITY OF SEEDS. IMPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC* INVESTIGATION. Instances of Seeds Holding Suspended Their Otrmlnitins Powers For Ono Hon* dred and Fifty Tears and Tlioii Springing! to Life Under Proper Treatment. Not long ago It was generally believed that grains of wheat from Egyptian tombe bad been made to germinate, and thera seemed therefore to be no limit to the dormant life of a seed. When these storiea were proved to be without foundation, there was a general tendency to disbelieve all of a similar kind. Now, however, It seems established that seeds may live, under proper conditions, a great many years, perhaps for centuries, and when we oonslder that under these olroumstances the protoplasm within the seed actually maintains its vitality, this fact Is very significant. On the question of how seeds accomplish this, much light has been thrown by recent experiments of 0. de Candolle, the French botanist, whloh he describee in Le Revue Scientlflque. Some parts of his article are as follows: "Seeds that have retained their germinating power are said to possess 'latent life.' This expression lacks precision, for we may ask whether the life of the seeds is completely arrested or if it is only re tardea, ana tne answers wouiu uut uo wo same In all casea. "We owe to Messrs. Van Tteghem and Bonnier the following experiment, which proves that seeds can, in fact, live for a certain time this retarded life. Three lots of the same number of peas and beans were placed, the first In the open air, the second in a sealed glass tube containing ordinary air, the third in a sealed tube containing only pure oarbonic acid gas. kt the end of two years the seeds of the first lot had sensibly increased in weight, and nearly all had retained their germinating power. Those preserve^ in the confined air had lnareased less In weight and germinated in less number than the preceding. Moreover, the air contained in the tube with them had changed in composition. Its proportion of oxygen had fallen to 11.4 per cent, and there was mixed with it 3.8 per cent of carbonlo acid. As to.the seeds kept in the carbonlo aoid, none of them could germinate, and theii weight had not ohanged." Experiments are then described by M. de Candolle that relate to the wonderful power of resistance to cold displayed by seeds. Experiments already made by others'Bhow that these seeds may germinate after having been exposed to a temperature of 1.008 kelow zero, oentlgrode. Now the researches of Pictet in his celebrated low temperatuie laboratory in Berlin show that at snch a point chemical action total* 1 y ceases. Hence the active life of the seeds in question must have boen really suspended, and nevertheless they were able to germinate when planted. In M. de Candollo's own experiments seeds were subjected once a day for 118 days to a temperature of 878 to 538 below zero, for 8 to SO hours at a time, and notwithstanding this harsh treatniwit, tbey sprouted when planted. If the life of the seeds, however, were really suspended tbey must be able to live out of contaot with air for a oertain time. In order to see whether tbey oould do this, M. de Candolle kept seeds under mercury from one to three months without killing them. In this state oi suspended life a seed if in a obemlcalvoonditlon, according to M. de Candolle, somewhat resembling that of an explosive mixture?that is, it la ready for chemical aotlon (growth), but that action will not bogln until the surrounding conditions are right. In the explosive these are condition's of dryness, temperature, etc., just as they are with the seed. 'A seed, then, is a little bomb, only waiting to be touched off to release its store of energy and send out a discharge in the shape of a sprout. M. de Candolle remarks on this as follows: "This stateof chemical and vital inertia may last a long time, perhaps oven indeflT*? 4a of. loncf oa If. ctxnma fn ma the only way of explaining the preservation of seeds during a great number of years. Cases are known where they have germinated after a period 60 long that it Is Impossible to believe that they have continued in life, properly speaking, in the Interval, no matter how slowly the processes of life may have gone on. Here are some remarkable examples: "A. P. de Candolle mentions seeds that sprouted very well after more than 60 years. "Glrardln has seen beans sprout that had lain In the storehouse of Tournefort more than 100 years. "In 1850 Robert Brown sowed, from ourioslty, some seeds from the oolleotlon of Sir Hans Sloane, where they had remained for more than 160 years. He suooeeded in making several germinate, In particular one of Nelumbium epeolosum (a water Illy), of whloh the plan has been preserved In the British museum, where I saw It a few years Blnce. "The alleged germination of mummy wheat is, as is now generally known, but a baseless fable. It appears, besides, that the wheat was always sterilized before bein nnfc Intn t.hn saronrihael. which Dre uO S- ?r oluded all possibility of Its growth. But to make up (or the falsity of this story divers well authenticated facts show thai seeds can preserve their power of sprouting after an extremely prolonged sojourn beneath the earth?that is to say, in shelter , from atmospheric influences. "The most extraordinary case of this kind is that observed several years since by Professor De Heldreioh, dirootor of the Botanio garden at Athens. While botanizing in the neighborhood of the mines of Laurlum this savant discovered, in 1873, a glaucium that he took at once to be a new speoles, and he described it under the name of glaucium. This plant made Its appearance on a pieoe of land from which bad recently been removed a thick layer of rubbish coming from the ancient working the neighboring mines. This layer must have been at least 1,500 years old. Unless we believe in spontaneous generation, it seems necessary to suppose that this glaucium must be a species that existed long ago in the locality, whose seeds had been preserved in the earth and rubbish that covered them."?Literary Digest. A Bishop Defend* Tobacco. Another stalwart defonder of the habit of smoking is the bishop of Manchester. He has publicly statod that he has found tobacco to act a useful part In enabling him to discharge his ministerial duties. When he was roughing it In the wilds of Australia, he often smoked a pipe with the "ploneors of civilization" whom he met there, and he found that, as they sat together puffing away, their hearts opened unto one another as they never wonld have done If there had been no smok* to ' " TO Blir taeUi~"nauuH?<<? um?viv?. To Clean ? Mackintosh. A dirty mackintosh should he spread out flat on a table, and scrubbed all over with a nail brush, using cold soft water and yellow soap. When all dirt is off, dip the cloak in several lots of clean cold water, but do not wring It out. Shake well, and hang it up in the open air, if possible, to dry. Falling this, Jet it hang in a coid room, but on no account put it near the fire. Hot water must never be used, and if there are any very bad stains or grease marks which will not yield to the soap alone, rub a little turpentine on them. t :? . ^ EAI , May > * I I For Januai ' V./ i V / ' 1 AMOS B. / i ' , / s ; ' . 1 if^St"^ ^JfllBjn^r^L /^}>b(jy * B' u wm^ . Aq, New lines in Sterlfcpg Silver, Cut G Presents, are arriving. ' R. C. BERNAU, 'SOUTHERN RAILWAY. *# C?nd?nsed Schedule In Effect May 6th. 1900. STATIONS. Ny^, Jff%~ Lt. Charleston 11 00 p m 7 00 a m M Bammerville.....:.. 12 00 n't 7 41am " Brancbville 165am 8 86am " Orangeburg 2 60am 9 29am M tniiorfii*.. i m) i m 10 15 a m Lt. Savannah 12 06 a m " Barnwell 4 09 1,1 " Blackville.... 4 1# n Lt. Colombia. 7,00 a m 11 06 am Prosperity 8 14 a id 12 10 n n ' Newoerry 880am 1225pm M Ninety-Stt 0 80am 120pm " Greenwood. 960am 166pm Ar. Hodgea 10 16 a m 2 16 p m Lv. Abbe villa 0 88 a m 1 ?5 p m i Ar. Belton 11 16 am 8 10 p m j Lt. Andaraon ...... 10 46am 2 p m Ar. Greenville..... 1220pm ? lt p m Ar. Atlanta.(Qan.Tlme) 866pm 000pm STATIGNfl. tCT. Lt. Green villa. 5 80 p m 10 16 a m " Piedmont 6 00pml0 40a? " WiWanuton, 622pm 10 66 a m *i?. Anderaoa .. 7 16 p m 11 40 a m Lt. Belton #46 P m 11 15 a m Donnaldi 7 16 p m .J^^Ojkjn A*. Abbevillt......... 6 10 p m 12 26 p m Lt. Hodgea.. 7 86pm 1166am Ar. Greenwood 7 66pm 1220pm - Ninety-Six 888pm 12 66pm " Newberry. 9 80; m 2 00pm " Prosperity- 8 46pm 8 14 p m - Columbia 1180pm 8 80 pm li. Blackv{llaw_ 80S a m " Barnwell 8 20 a m ** Savannah.?.... 6 16 a m Lt. Kingville 2 89 a m ~T48"p m " Orangeburg 046am 688pm " BranchTillt......... 426am 616 pm <1 Hnmm?7Trl11?.. KR2?.m 7 fis r> m jj. Charleston tJ...| 7 OQ a m I 8 18pm ifcK M STATIONS. 11 00p 7 00aLv..Oharleston..Ar 8 1)5p 1 00* 19 00 n 7 <1 a " Hummerville " 7 28p CM* 1 66 a 8S6> " .Branohville. " 0 IBp 4 28a 3 60 a 9 23a " Orangeburg " 5 88p 8 45* 4 80 a 10 15 a " ..Kingvilla.. " I 43-p 8 82 a lS 05 a Lr..Savannah At 6 16a 4 00 a ^ ..BarnweB .. " ft 20* 4 15a ..BlMkvilleM " ....... 8 05a 8 80 a 11 40 a Columbia ? " 8 20p9?ip 8 07 a 12 20p M ....Alston..,. M 2 tOp 8 CO* 10 04 a 1 23 p "... Bantoa... u 1 ISp 7 46 p 10 20a 2 OOp " Union" 18 46p 7 lOp 10 89 a 2 22 p " ^Joneeviile.. " IS 25 p 0 Up 10 64 at 2 87p " ..-Pocolet.... " 12 Up 4 tip 11 25a 8 lOp Ar 8partanburf Lv 11 CI 6 Bp "P'p. m. "A"a.m. "IT'aJfk*. DOUBLE DAILY 8SBVXO? B8FWSBT OHABLEStON AND GRMNVILLB. Pullman palace alee ping car* om Tratas88a*d |8,87 and 88, on A. ana C. division. DflUaf oan on these trains serve all meals enroute. Trains leave Spartanburg, A. A CL division, northbound, 7:03 a.m., 8:87 p.m., 6:18 p. (Vestibule Limited); southbound 18rfi0 a. a., 8:15 p. m., 11:34 a. m., (Vestibule Limited.) 1 rains leave Greenville, A.' and O. division, northbound, 0:00 a. m., 2:84 p. m. and 6:22 p. m., (Vestibuled Limited)jsouthbound, 1:80 a. m., 4:80 p. m., 12:80 p. m. (Vestibuled Limited) Trains 13 ana 14?Elegant Pullman Parlor oars between Charleston and Aaherllla will be Inaugurated about June 1st. "Trains 15 and 10?Pullman Sleeping cars between Charleston and Columbia; read/for oocupancy at both points at 84)0 P. m. Elegant Pullman Drawing-Boom Sleeping CAi O UQkVOCU onrftuuau *uu IBttQYIUV VQIVUbV daily between Jaeksonvlll# and CtoolnnstL FRANKS. GANNON, J. M. GULP, Third v-P. <to Gen, Mgr., Traf. UaoMgr, Washington, D. C. Washington,p. Q, W. A. TURK. 8. H. HARDWIOT. ??3- Pas- A. Gen. Pas. Aftal, Washington. D- 0- Atlanta, (H. Notice of Sale. Having decided to leave abbev 1 lie and change my business, I will sell , at Public Outory to the highest bidder at my , home, in the city of Abbeville, on Thursday, 2-tth day January, 1901, at 11 o'clock, my bouse and lot, containing Four Acres, more or less, , aud bouDded by lands of R. e. Cox, R. (j. Berhau and Main Street. This lot Is beautllnlly situated, bas a new nine room dwelling, large barn.good well of water located thereon, and In a desirable part of the city. I will also at the same time and nlace, sell In the way of personalty Hornes, Mules, Wagons, Buggies, Corn, Fodder. Hay, Household and Kitchen Furniture. Terms?Cash. Jan.0,1001. 3t A.B.HAMLIN. Lost.?An amethyst gold ring. A liberal reward will be paid for lis return to Mr. Payne, at the Carolina Hotel. Nhoew?The demand for a good llttlne and a good wearing shoe on the increase. You'll j And the shoe you need at Haddon'n. To make room for our spring stock, winter , goods must go at iiaddous'. < I f/J ? ? ? ." ! fi4%jnS ILY Vheat ry sowing. * * 'y.SV ^ ** >. MORSE. | GIVEN AWAY FREE I ;| 2 Eureka Kodaks # ...at $3.30 EACH. 1 Will be given with first $20 purchase made at ray store, and i 1 with watch repair Job No. 2000. v The Cameras will make a ploture ^ 3 1-2 inches square, acid are firstclass Cameras for toe priee. : H lass and China, suitable for Wedding ' f The Jeweler. HAVING purchased If the PLUMBING 1 lately conducted by Mr. . |j C. P. Hammond, we are/liS now prepared to attend to your wants in this line. | Mr. A. G. COCHRAN, I so well and favorably ,'i known to our people, will. have charge of this part I of our business, and we 5 will guarantee all work instrusted to us, to b? | done in thoroughly S workman-like manner. Abbeville Hardware Co. Estate of ? AiBie Tbw, M | Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. HHAKE NOTrrE that on the 17fb day JAN ^ UARY, 1901,1 will-render a float acoount of my actions and dolnes as Administrator of the Estate of E. ANNIE THOMAH de- % S ceased. In the ofiioe of Judge of Probata for fj/j Abbeville County at 10 o'clock *. m., and on Jm same day win apply for a final discharge from '<?EB| my trust ns sucb Administrator. All perrons having demands against said " estate will present tbem for payment 'on or "i before that day, proven and authenticated or . ij be forever barred. DAVID W. THOMAS. , *1 Dec. 17ih, 1900. Administrator. ' The State of South Carolina, 'o'M 1 COUNTY OP ABBEVILLE. PROBATE COURT. J In the Matter of the Estate of Samuel Allen JJW CMDOU. Notice to Debtors and Creditors, - > ./$ A LL persons Indebted to said estate most i*. gettle without delay, and tbooe holding , Wg claims agHInst ibe estate mu?t present them r/;3 properiv attested to Jan. E. Frltt, Deo. 21. 1900. Executor. ,<>^8 Summons For Debt. State of South Carolina, , ABBEVILLE COUNTY. By M. E. Holllneswortb Enquire, Magistrate,! Abbeville County. . Vm TO J. B. ANDERSON : '?pM /COMPLAINT having been made nnlo me yj by L. T. Miller tbat yon are indebted to '? blm in the sum of Fifteen and 68-100 dollars on account of goods sold and delivered to you at your request Tbls in, Therefor*, to require you to appear before me lu my office In the City of Abbe* \& vllle, State of South Carolina, on tbe2l?t day - - v'U? after the service of thin oiimmnni nnnn ?/*? ? exclusive of the day of such service, t? answer to the said complaint, or Judgment will be given against you by default. Date Abbeville, C. H.. 8. C.. January A. D., 1901. M. E. Holllngswortb, Magistrate A. C. ' ; ' STATE OF POUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. To J. B. Anderson, absent defendant, take notice that the complaint In the above stated case was filed In the office of Clerk of Coart of Abbeville county on the 1st day of January, 1001. > Given under my band and seal this the 1st January, 1901. M. E. Holllngswortb, Magistrate, A. C., 8. C. * C. C. GAMBRELL, M. D., j Physician and Surgeon, ABBEVILLE, 8. C. kw ucuce over uapt. J. o. Edwards' store. May 23, 18U8. tr '' % Will Nell?At h bargain, one lot of Fancy 31lks. In short lengths at H addon'a. The ladies will flnd an elegant assortment >r luokelt>, capes and collarettes at tbe store >1 L. W. White. ( ? " ' lT:! ?" t/o1 V . .. k I