The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 27, 1901, Image 5
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BTTubllshed every Wednesday at b
year Id advance.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1901.
Special RnlfR.to Wnshlugtou.
C)o account of the Inauguration of President
McKlnley, the Southern Hallway announces
special rates to Washington; lor Individual
(single) tickets, one first-class lure for
the rouna trip; lor regularly organized milllaiy
companies and brass bands In uniform
accompanying them, iwenty-flve or more on
one tloke', still lower rates. Tickets to be
sold March 1st, 2nd and 3rd, good to return
until March 9th, 1901.
Southern Railway is the great, through
trunk line between the South and Washing
ton and passengers via tbis line have every
advantage of most modern and comfortable
service and accommodations. Dlnlne cars
and Pullman sleeping cars on all through
trains. For detailed Information as to schedules.
raten, etc., will on or write any agent ol
the Southern Railway or connections
W. M. Tayloe.
Asst. Gee. Pass. Agent.
Atlanta, Ua.
Fine Railroad Service.
Mr. R. E. L. Bunch, who was appointed
Usrorui Po?B?ni?>r Aircni ol the Seaboard Air
Line Railway System, January 1st., has In
augornted a Bervlce over this railway second
to none, and the best ever given In tbeSouth.
There are two trains daily in each direction,
the "Metropolitan aud Florida Limited" and
the "Florida and Atlanta Fast Mall," cacti
composed of the finest equipment, made
hv Pullman Co. The trains carry Pullman
Drawing Koom Sleepers, Compartmeut. Observation
and Dining cars and also day roaches
of the finest make Tor which no extra rare
is charged.
Information Wanted.
William Lewis, a colored man. has written
to the Sheriff from Nashville Tennessee for
information about his people. He was boru
in Abbeville District and his parents belong
ed to D-tvid Glympb. His father was named
Bill, and bis mother was named Nancy or
Jennie. His master bad a son named Benson
His father was a tall yellow man He was
soid a few years before the war to a man named
Barns, who carried him to Columbia.
Afterwards he wa? so'd aMeral times. He is
now anxious to bear soðing about hl>ptople.
His address IB William Lewis, 405
Taylor Street, Nashville, Tenu.
Professional Announcement.
I will leave to-day for New York, where I
will take a course In the hospitals of that
city,giving special attention to Diseases o<
Children, and Sureery. I expect to return
about the last week in February.
My books are at. the store of the Sp?fd Drug
Company, and they are anthorizfd to tecelpi
for any payments made on account,
tf G. A. Neufler.
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R. SI. Iladilon A t'o'tt-ForWuril Moveiii?-nt
lor 1HOI.
Realizing the fact. tbsl the old way of lone
credits mu?t Ktve place 10 the new Idea o:
doing business on a CH?b basis. We are now
i>dju?tlng ourselves lo the Dew order o'
things.
Either cash, or prompt paying customer*
will find a decided advantage In giving us a
liberal share of their trade.
Hunan, Hsitn*.
You can get the very best sugar cnrec*
hams at Thomson Bro*. for 12]4c per lb.
Every one guaranteed. Ir yon don't want e
whole one, we cat tbem for you.
We always have a lot of fresh pork sausage
on band. Something nice. Trj tbem and be
convinced. Thomson Bros.
You can always get fre?h oysters at Tb'?m
son Bros. Give ibem a trial. Phone 99.
March 3rd, at tbe A. K. P. Church.
Service at the Associate Reformed Presby oflan
nhtirrh nait Sabbath mornlDBT and
evening. Subject lor the morning xermon.
"How to Llebten the Burden." The hour for
Ibe evening service will be eight o'clock. The
. public Is cordially invited to all services.
The Be*t Paper Shell Pencnnx.
We have placeed our Pecans on sale at DuPre'a
Book Store?25cents per pound. Now Is
tbe time lo plant. Robt. S. Link.
Shoe Bargain.
We have Just gone tbrongh our Shoe stock
and called out all the odds and ruds, they go
on tbe bargain counter at 50c. 753. and 81 pair.
Call and see them at Haddon's.
At His Office Again.
Hon. W. H. Parker, was at his office yenterday,
tbe first time since be went to the Legislature.
He has bad a pretty tough time of it,
but is now ou rising ground.
Eating HonNe.
Mr. Gilliam keeps a tine restaurant at
Bruce'* former stand, where everything good
- to eat may be bad. Meals are served In the
most accommodating manner. Tbe cooking
is so good tbat customers must be careful not
to eat too mucb.
Dwelling Houae to Reul.
Tbat commodious dwelling bouse of Mrs
Agnes Robinson 1b for rent. For particulars,
apply lo B. S. Barnwell, National Bank.
Betnrn the Book*.
Thnflu /Hariris tchn Imva books belonptni? to
the etTltor of the Press and Banner wllfpleastret
arm them at once.
Postponed.
The George Washington Birth Day party
has been postponed.
New Telephone.
M. J. Howell?residence No.3.
Rev. J. A. Brown requests us t06tatethat,
beginning with the flrstsunday in March, he
will preach at Midway church at 11 a. m.. and
at Lowndesvllle at 3.30 p. m . and on the third
Sundays at Lowndesvllle at 11 a. m., Midway
,.. 3.30 p. m.
For Sale?Neat Ave room cottage near
centre of town, with % of an acre of land,
planted In fruit trees, grapes and other small
frlut. Apply at Bernau's Jewelry Store.
More money is needed on the purchase of
the A. E. P. church bell at this place. If you
want to make a voluntary contribution. Juki
band it to Mr. Sloan. He Ib not going to ask
you for it.
Rev. T. W. Sloan went to Newberry Monday
night as delegate to the Sunday School
Convention.
For 8ale?An extra nice barney mare, five
years old. Apply to J. P. Drennan, Abbeville,
H. C.
L. T. A T. M. Miller's Locals.
BulsUgarden seed, onion setsand early corn
just arrived, all new seed.
Try a can of our beaf steak aDd onlonp,
something new in the line of canued goods
LiOgCabln Byrup la the very best In the
other markets; we bave quarts, gallon*
and gallons.
Tbe choicest brand hams always fresh
breakfast strips and plclntc bams.
Our stock of crackers Is complete. Wem?ke
a specialty of keeping censiantly on baud a
supply of IreBb Bweet and Boda crackers.
Coffee, coffee; green and roasted. The very
best roasted coffee in this market can be
found on our counters from 15 to 32 cents pei
ponod, grinding it while you wall.
It is a good thing to first know yourself
before you try to know others.
He only who is "faithful in thai
which is least." isdependable in all the
world.
That mountain which towers up and
defies you has your spiritual health
away up on its snowy summit.
If God says "go," He will lead the
way, but you will have to stumblt
along by yourself if you refuse to go.
As long as there is irritation, fric
tion, discontent, there is somethiug
wrong with a life and mental habits.
When a man approaches you and be
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gins leintjg now uuut?i uc ia, uvu
your hands on your pocketbook.
The best book on Christianity ar<
fhe men and women who live trans
tormed lives, in fellowship with Christ
Unless a man is polite to his wile hi
isn't polite.
If things go wrong, then let them g<
wrong. When God wills it, failure ii
the highest kind of success.
God denies a Christian nothing
but with a design to give him some
thing better.
Lost.?An ametbyst gold ring. A libera
reward win be paid tor Its return to Mi
Payne, at the Carolina Hotel.
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, | Counterfeits
During the past decade strauf
l people have moved to some of tli
quiet places of the far south au
Brand le county has had its share <
them. As a rule they brought uortl
i ern energy into lazy neighborhood:
and they prospered accordingly, ge
tiuggood livings where nature \v?
kind, and laying up something f<;
rainy days.
Bramile is also the name of th
county seat, one of the delightful ol
towns where it is always afternooi
except wheu asleep at night.
But tor a whole hour one day i
woke up.
John Heath was the State's attorney
He was a youug man who had inhei
iled the ollice and tbe wealth of hi
uncle, old Judge Bodge.
Heath was looking at the worl
American fashiou over the toes of hi
boots and Sheriff Tom Price came i
and asked if there was anything new
"Xow, rheriff," was the reply, "wb,
ask that ? You know the ouly tbinj
that goes on in this ollice is the clock.
"Same down my way. I'm think
iug of hiring somebody to commit
crime so as to have company."
Just then a curious-looking persoc
medium ill height, shoulders beni
hair gray almost to whiteness, fac
wriukled aiid yellowish, euterei
almost 011 a ruu.
"My name is Faith?William Faith1
he said. ''Used to live iu Wisconsin
but daughter's health was bad aud
looked for a. warmer climate am
moved down here. You're tbe lav
officer, ain't you ? Yes. Well,
bought a small place about five mile
out of towu for $2000, paid $1000 dowi
and gave a mortgage. A month ag<
I got the rest of my money fron
Wisconsin and I put it in tbe banl
here. Day before yesterday threi
men came along and wauted to buj
the place?offered me $31)00 if i coul<
show I was able to pay the mortgagi
off. So I came to town yesterday
aud got the money, aud this morniuj
we struck the bargain aud they count
ed out their cash and I counted ou
mine aud they put it all in a box ant
sealed it aud give it to my daughte
Matilda to keep untii to-morrow, bu
after they left we got kinder curioui
and?"
"You opened the box and fount
uothiug but paper" interrupted Heath
"Old man, you have beeu buucoedswindled."
Mr. Faith fell back in his chair a:
if iu a laint, but suddenly he jumppe?
up, exclumiug, "There they go, now
Tiiere they go, now!" and lore out o
the office utter them, the sheritl am
Health following and all shouting a
three men iu a wagon.
The men evidently did not know
exactly what to do. Apparently thej
first meditated light, but when ihej
saw Sheriff Price draw from the reces
aes of his wardrobe an ugly lookinj
gun, discretion made them ha t, am
where the team slopped was uimost it
front of the Brandle baun.
At that moment the excitment wa
greatly iuteuitied by the appearance
of a flaxen haired, blue-eyeil and alio
gether attractive young woman, whj
vvas crying hysterically and askinj
ber father if they would get back theii
money.
One of the three men in the wagot
jumped downaud asked Mr. Faith 1
tie would talk the matter ovei
privately. He invited Mr. Faith int<
the bank, and with perfect ?angfroi<
asked the cashier if they might usi
the private room for a few minuteMiss
Faith insisted on accompany
ing her father, and when he said i
was not necessary she replied, witt
greai temper: " iuu vc uiuue a i?ju
of yourself ouce to-ilay, and you shan'
do it again if I can help it."
After the interview, which laste<
less than ten minutes, Mr. Faith cam'
out with his daughter close behiu<
bim. When he started for the doo
she grabbed him by tbe coat and said
"No, you don't. Put the mouey bad
iu the bank?every cent of it. Don'
go out with it, or you'll lose it again.'
The old man acted as if dazed, bu
did as he was bid, aud shoved througl
the grating 10 new one-hundred-dolla
note'. The cashier looked at then
sharply, theu put tbem under i
microscope, aud rinally said: "I don'
like this new money, it may be count
erfeit."
"They're the bills we got from you,'
said the well dressed mau, speaking
to Mr. Faith.
"Thai's a lie," was the response
"I gave you the ones I got from tb
bank, and you know those weren't th
oues," addressing the cashier.
The cashier corroborated him.
The well-dressed man seemed knock
ed out aud called his associates iu
There was a hurried conference am
they asked to have another ooufereuc*
with Mr. Faith. It was granted, au(
the young lady again stood by he
father, to the manifest admiration c
the gathered population.
She came out with him and steerei
him straight to the cashier's desk am
ULlUliicl pile ui uulco nao puauc
through the grating.
"This is the money I paid out t
you yesterday, " was the comment c
cashier, whom theexcitruent was mat
ing so nervous that he had to sa,
something or faint.
"That's right, " said Mr. FaitL
"And you can give that o'her stul
back to the men. I only want in,
own and I feel pretty low dowi
ashamed for making such a fool ofrnj
self."
Here Heath and the sheriff, wh
had been watching the proceening
and had kept a faithful eye upon th
threemen, came forward.
"You are ready now to swear out
, a warrant against these men," sai
i Ueath to Mr. Faith.
"Father" said the girl, "don't yo
do another thing, but come rigt
home with me."
" But," said Heath, "we must hav
something to arrest these men for?w
must have his complaint."
"I dont't want nothing else to d
" wilh'em," replied Mr. Faith, wit
emphasis. In vain did Heath an
: the sheriff try to stop him. He ha
; all he wanted, his money was safe i
the bank and he was not going t
I bother with auythiug or auybod
i any longer.
Heath told the sheriff to watch Hi
...l.iln Vio .. *?11- ...itl, til
> lueil tt UIIC uc uuu a lain mill hj
> cash er.
"Can you swear that these notes at
counterfeit?" he asked.
p The cashier paused, looked, flushe
' and stammered. Hi? fcelf-possesaio
wasgoue. "I suspect they are," 1)
[ said, "hut I could'ut swear to it.
1 really don't know. I?1" and b
broke down.
- "Then you don't know whethe
- they are or not ?"
And to this he gave a reluctau
J "No."
When the spokesmau found ho
) things were going he simply walkt
3 to the cashier and asked for the retui
of the money, and no one could ke<
t him from getting it. Then, with
. bow to the attoney and the sheriff, 1
said: "Gentlemen, as you have not
ing a^aiust us, I trust you will perm
us to resume our journey," and wii
set faces they drove off.
>} Heath and the sheriff held mat
quiet conferences in the old offl(
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still be moaning the quietude of the
county, but finding material for end'e
less speculation in Mr. Faith's experience,
and they wondred what had
",j become of the Faiths, for the old man
>' {sold out and moved away soon after
1_ | the affair.
i Hut a month later an unsigned
l*! letter came to Heath from New York
w | city. The writing was evidently
,r | disguised and there was nothing on it
| tnat could possibly lead to the identity
^ oi lue writer. it ran:
d "My Dear Sir?Some things are too
11 good to keep. We got busted iu
Florida, having run up against it too
lt hard down there, and we started on a
buncoing expedition toward New
' York, living oil* the couutry, like
:* soldiers, as we traveled and we had
19 mighty good luck until we reached
your heathenish land.
d "There we found William Faith?
8 the saints protect that name!?and he
11 seemed about the easiest thing we had
' ever run across. We did him up In
y our best manner, and that yellowft
haired angel beamed upon us like a
heavenly vision. "But O, what a
L" difference i? the morning! That old
a sinner can give us all cards and then
beat the baud. He shoved those
[> counterfeits on us and he had us. It
> took all we had gathered from the
? whole trip to make up the thousand,
a and even* then if that cashier had
? known beans from watermelons we
would have been your guests on the
^ char?e of counterfeiting.
| "But the slickest trick all was the
1 way he fiimtiammed ttie thousand we
Jf handed over aud then handed iuto
1 the bank the thousand he had drawn
8 the day before. O, he is a jewel!"
1 But of course this was not evidence,
5 aud even if it were, nobody to tliis
1 day knows where the alleged William
5 Faith and the llaxen-haired daugnter
e have gone.
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; LITTLE RIVER ECHOES.
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The Knee Tor Sheriff?Quick lUlnrns?
^ litfe anil Animation About Lowu'
(ICKViilC.
LowndeBvllle, Feb. 25,11)00
t TboRe of our peopie havini< huslne** In the
a Court at Abbeville, wore on hand when the
court-crler called the court.
. .Mr*. D. L. BtirneB and AIIhh Nellie MoRelcy
? went to tva Tueedav, huiI spent the day with
. the fHtnliy ol Prof. J. K. Harper.
AUs-k Leila Porter, or WiliiHnnton. has bepn
at the home of Mr. J. B. Le Hoy, for the past
few da.VH.
g Mrs. Albert Glbertand her little daughter
j V/Miunnuc, Wl DWturuu, UIIUC ? ruw 'unj
, evenlnii and havn since been at the Kty House
The above mentioned lady and her hustmnd
i a lew days belore she came to Ui'h place, ceie
i brated tbetr tin wedding, Ht which our town
wa* represented by Mrs. W C. Tenoen'.
t Mrs. Marie Watson, of Moaeley was In our
town Thurbday.
SOCIAL FUNCTION.
' On Thursday, from 3 to 6, Mrs. Te nentgave
f an afieruoon reception to Mrs. Albert Cilbert.
- tt was unique In at least one particular, tbe
, ladles, or most of tbem, of this place and one
' or two outside wereinuchlu evidence, the
' men were "conspicuous for their absence."
1 Tbe parlor, dlniug room and other parts of
tbe Kay House, were as tastiul ly and lavlably
decorated as tbe limited material obtaina8
ble would allow, flowers were scarce, and the
! manngment of 'the function had to use the
. evergreens In variety, that could be had
wbicb it utilized so as to produce an attractJ
Ive appearance. The dinner wblcb came on
' about 4 p. m, would be Indescribable in a
.. short newspaper article, suffice It to say that
it consisted or everything up to date In tbe
culinary line, aDd when It. Is stated that It
1 was prepared under tbe supervision of Mrs.
f B. C. Kay and ber daughters, this of iise< f Is
a guarantee that it wusall that could have
r been expected.
[> Our third and last primary election for sher.
Iff was held here as at other voting preqlncts
In tbe county, on Tuesday. It was an unusu
ally quiet one, not half of our voting strength
. was polled. It was one of tbe closest elections
_ ever held here. As has been seen In the
county papers one of tbe candidates received
I 57, tbe other 56 voles.
, THE DIFFERENCE.
1
, During the pant century, along the line of
progress aud advancement there is nothing
perhaps that exceed* the transmission of
i uews. When Queen Victoria was married it
a tooK 45 days Jor the news to reach even many
? of the important places Id this country (and
1 berhaps some of the dark corners in our vast
r domain don't know it yet) ana when she died
r. It was known all over the world in a few
* minutes, so too In a mutter of more lmpor?
lanoe to us. Not many years ago, it took
t about a week for the result of a county elect)
Ion to be known over the county. On the day
of the last primary, by telephone and teiegrat
pb we were informed as to who was sucess1
ful In the race, in a few minutes after the
r polls were closed.
1 l'UIUXG CANDY.
* Some of our social gatherings are belDg
t wound up by an o!<J fashioned candy-pulling.
Miss Annie L. Carter, of Ilartwell, Ga.. bi.s
spent the past few days with Mr. T. Baker and
tamlly.
' Miss Margie Brownlee, of Penny's Creek,
T came over Friday, and when she returned
> home Mrs. Albert Gibert and little daughter,
accompanied ber, to Bpend a few days.
Mr. T. C. Llddell and Magistrate J. G. Hucke
abee went to Abbeville, Friday on business.
e FLOURISHING SUCOOL.
Rev. Foster 8peer, In charge of a flourishing
Bcnool at Htarr, had an exhibition in biH
. school,Friday night In honorof Washington's
birthday. Hev. J. L. Daniel was honored
witb the position of delivering the address on
i the occasion.
5 Mr. E. W. Harper started to Anderson Frij
day and when he reached Starr, heard of tbe
^ exhibition and stopped over and attended It,
r and returned to bis home here tbe next mor,f
ning.
HUNTER THAT STAYED BY THE FIRE.
d Mr. J. C. Allen, went down to Monterey,
tl Friday evening, to Mr. G. W. Speer's to take
rj a bunt the next day, but as tbe weather had
undergone such a change for the worse,
during the night, tbe idea of a hunt was aban0
doned, widely too, and the day In which so
,f much sport was centered In Imagination wus
spent by a warm Are.
?* Saturday evening Dr. J. D. Wilson was
y telegraphed for, to visit professionally, his
uncle, Dr. Link at Wllllngton. Tbe message
was loo late for tbe Doctor to go by tbe
' down irelgbt, an 1 he had to postpone bis trip
tl' till yesterday morning who be left on the
v 8.80 passenger.
J Miss J<lla Wil6on, of Warrenton has been at
u Mr. W. L. Kennedy's for the past few days?
worshipped with tbe Methodists at 11,30, a. u>.
SNOW AND THE GRIP.
0 There was general surprise Saturday, as the
i9 risers looked out and saw that tbe ground was
e covered with snow and ItwanHtlll snowing
at a lively rate; it so continued till about 2 p.
m. by which time the ground was covered to1
a the depth of three or four Inches?more than '
d we have had for some lime. Ills to he hoped
have had since cooler weather began, will
u check the grip, which has been holding such
it high carnival for sometime, particularly In
some of the larger Northern cities. Many of
the medical profession, believe and say that
e that il la more violent and fatal In a mild and
e open winter, than In a severe on?. If this Is
so, we had all better wish for colder weather.
O GARDENERS.
h Some of our early gardeners planted their
d Irish potatoes the first of last week, and the
j lawtdayor two of cold has made them (the
planters) feel a little uneasy about the
u planted.
0 Kev J. L. Daniel occupied the pulpit In the
v Methodist church yesterday at ii 30, a. m. He
3 Neems uot disposed to allow unfavorable
weather stop blm In the performance of duty.
ie and at the above mentioned house, about 25
lfc of any-sort of-weather church attendants
were at their posts, and heard a good Instructive
sermon by their pastor, above uained.
e Troupe.
id ~
u When In need of paints, oils, window glass,
putty, etc., do not (ail to see Speed Drug Co.
, Try a box of Dr. Hill's Headache Powders.
* C. A.Millord.
1 ? l *t.. (k i , u
tieau mr. Dttruuu s au auu see uuw iu gei an
Eastman Camera free. He also bus a lot of
new 81.00 Brownie Cameras, the fluent camera
ever produced for even double the price; they
make a picture '4% Inches squares, and you
t cau get a developing outtlt lor these cameras
' lor 75 cents.
Pratts Poultry Powders makes larger fowls,
W quickens the growth of young chickens, prevents
and cures all poultry diseases and is a
' fine egg producer. For sale by Speed DrugCo.
Next Monday, 18th, special sale of embrod*P
eries aud white goods, at Had don's.
11 If you want egsjs '? abundance begin now
ae and ieed your poultry on Pratt's Poultry
ll- Powders. For sale by Speed Drug Co.
it It Yoii v.'iini?Dress Goods, Silks or Milll.1
nery go to iladdon's.
New black goods, cheviots, prunell and
mohairs, at Haddoii's.
W Clothe6 cleaned ,uid pressed at the Laundry.
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TWO "SPOOKY" STORIED
A Cruh That Broke Nothlnf ui
Vanished Dinner.
When Suiritualism was comoaratively
new and we were youngsters, we used to
hear delightful spooky stories about mysterious
actions or furniture and things
which one never seems to hear nowadays.
I remember one about some people who
had guests invited to a grand dinner. The
table was spread with all the dishes, but
the meal had not yet been served. The
family had a great store of beautiful glass
and china, and it was all on the table.
For a moment the servants were all out of
the dining room, and just at that momsnt
all the people in the rest of the house
heard a deafening crash of falling dishes.
From the dining room there came the
sound of glassware precipitated upon the
floor and crushing into fragments, and in
the midst of the roar of this wreck there
rose to the terrified ears of the host and
hostess the high, clear note of the smashing
of much thin china.
Everybody in the house?family, guests,
servants?rushed to the dining room door
at the same moment, expecting to see
nothing less than the table overthrown
and every precious dish on it broken. And
what did they behold? The table set in
perfect order, with not a thing on it disturbed.
What had made the awful crash?
Nobody ever knew. Not a dish was even
nicked in that house that day. The spirits,
so the story ran to us, had just made a
temuiu gnoswy iur 1110 iiui ui iu tuiu
the alarm of the household.
I remember that this story impressed
mo a great deal more than it would have
impressed me if the dishes had really been
found smashed, though it could have been
proved that no human being had been in
the room at the time. I had never before
heard of a ghost that was a crash and
nothing more. I fancy the astonishment
of those alleged people was not greatei
than that of a friend of mine over an episode
not at all similar. This gentleman'l
wife and daughter were out shopping one
afternoon, and he reached home ahead o 1
them. So far from feeling grieved and
outraged at not finding them there to
make him welcome, ho set to work pleasantly
to give them a surprise by getting
them their supper. Ho hadn't much in
the house, but he set out what he had and
placed on each of three plates a nice lot oi
sardines and then went out to make them
tea. He got it made and came back and
looked at his tablo in astonishment. Hii
supper was gone! Tho plates were there
just where he had placed them, but they
were as clean aa when ho put them on.
He knew that there was not another human
being in tho houso. What sprite had
wafted away those sardines?
This is a true story. There was not another
human being in tho house, but the
gentleman owned two delightful cockel
spaniels, and they were in the house. Who
can doubt that, aa they licked the plate*
which had contained the sardines, they
UUU DA1U IV VUCUiOVi T M v?vr vu, irv nu?
make it unnecessary for our dear mastel
to wash these plates?"?Boston Transcript.
Anthony Trollope'a Fun.
Mr. Trollope's big voice drowned every
one else as he chaffed my father down tht
length of tho dinner table. He had jested
over golf (John Blackwood was a devote?
and attained to being captain of the St.
Andrew's club). What would he not do
next? He used to make daring assault!
upon the most cherished articles of thl
Blackwood faith. Blind, unswerving do*
votion to the sovereign was one of his fa*
vorito points of attack.
"Now, Blackwood, how could the death
of the sovereign possibly affect you?" ha
would say. '"If you heard of it tomorrow
morning, you know perfectly well you
would eat just as good a breakfast?you
would not even deny yourself that seoond
kidney." It was in vain to protest that in
face of such a calamity the very thoughl
of broiled kidneys would be distasteful.
Mr. Trollope bore everything before him
and prepared for another attack.
The Conservative party and Dizzy wew
a tempting subject for a tit. "You know,
Blackwood?you know you think exactly
about Dizzy as I do. You know ybu would
bo very glad to hear he had been had up
for?for shoplifting." Tableau, all holding
up their hands and Mr. Trollope delighted
with the sensation ho had produced.?"Annals
of a Publishing House,"
by Mrs. G. Porter.
Egyptian Moralities.
Here are some extracts from the advioi
that Ani, an Egyptian scribe, gave his son
in the thirteenth ecntury before Christ:
"If a man cometh to thee for counsel,
let this drive thee to books for information."
"Consider what hath been; set before
thee a correct rule of life as an example to
follow. The messenger of death will coma
to thee as to all others to carry thee away;
yea, he standeth ready."
"Take heed with all diligence that thoo
woundest no man with thy words."
"The man who, having received much,
giveth little, is as one who committeth an
injury."
"Whosoever speaketh evil reoeiveth no
good."
'When thou hast arrived at years 01
maturity and art married and hast a
house, forget never the paina which thou
hast oost thy mother, nor the care which
she hath bestowed upon thee. Never give
her cause to complain of thee, lest she lift
up her hands to God in heaven, and he
listen to her complaint."
"Be watchful to keep silence."?Westminster
Review.
Fine People In 1789.
My lady was as reckless as my lord and
rattled the dicebox and shuffled the carda
from dusk till morning, going home with
ruined fortunes in her sedan chair when
workmen were going home from lathe and
loom to breakfast. Family diamonds and
jewels and plate were staked when the
guineas were exhausted, and when these
possessions had gone farms and estatet
were sacrificed. The amusements, too, of
wealthy people were of a coarse and cruel
description. Rat worrying, cockflghting
and badger baiting were favorite diver?*
~V?nrrn n Qfl flfl.
SIOIIS. jrrL?CU?.Lll/lllg ttcio icgoiuuu an ?r
sential to keep up the courage of Englishmen.?Chambers'
Journal.
Mexican Fnnerali.
The Mexicans have a queer way of bury
ing the dead. The corpse is tightly wrapped
in century plant matting and placed
in a coffin hired for about a shilling. One
or two natives, as the case may be, place
the coffin on their heads and go at a trot
to the grave, where the body is interred,
and the coffin is then returned.
Air In Cave*. *
Certain caves havo been reported as
maintaining a uniform temperature, summer
and winter, of 54 degrees F. They
may bo said to breathe twice a year?inhaling
during tbe winter and exhaling
during the summer.
If you want your horses, bogs and cowh to
thrive throueb the nprlng begin now and give
them Pratt's Food. An ounce of preventive
1m worth a pound of cure. For sale by Hpeed
LSI Ug \JM,
If you need a f?w 10 foot counters you can
buy tbem from Speed Drug Co.
1 A nice prescription desk for sale by Speed
Drug Co.
Svrup White Pine and Tar cough syrup never
falls to cure a o-ujgh. C. A. Mllford, the
druggist. Phone 107.
8hoe??1The demand for a good flttlne and
a good wearing shoe on the increase. You'll
find the shoe you need at Haddon'e.
New Spring Shoes, 6 case Just arrived at
Barn's,
\
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CL05IN
Fancy Grocer
_ a nr r
jmjl.
Having Determined to Clos(
Offer my Entire Stock oi
ing Everything Usu
Groceries ?
Brooms 15, 20, 25c., worth 25, 30, 40c.
Candy 8 cts., worth 10 cts.
3 lbs. Can Tomatoes $1 per dozen,
worth $1.20.
Roasted Coffee 13c. a lb. worth 15c.
Lard 12 lbs. for $1, worth $1.20.
Syrup 25c. a gallon, worth 40c.
Cheese 10c. a lb. worth 15c.
Shoes 80c. a pair, worth $1.25.
Guano Horns 10c. worth 20c.
JFOH
Buggy, Wagon, Harness, Mai
"' 'L ! 1
W ILLIIli UUC auu Iiuc-uan
barn on place. For Rent
TWO STORES on Main Stree
D. H. A*
ABBEVII
gojal m orcMJwr
Hen Seed!
A Large Assortment of the
Famous Buists' Garden
Seed.
0 PAPERS FOR
...POTATOES...
50 Bbls. of Maine Grown Seed Potatoes.
EARLY ROSE,
GOODRICH,
WHITE BLISS,
BLISS TRIUMPH.
If you are looking for fresh seed now is the
time to call and get them
L. T.&T.M.MILLER.
PHONES 75 and 8J>.
The State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Ad>
ministration.
By R. E. Hill, Esq., Judge of Probate.
\lf7HEREAS, M. N. Patterson has made
?? suit to me, to graot him Letters of Ad
ministration of the Estate and effects ol
Samuel Douglass, late of Abbeville Coun
ty deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors 01
the said Samuel Douglass, deceased, thai
'hey be and appear before me, In the Court 01
Probate, to be held at Abbeville C. H., on
Monday, the 4th day of March, 1001, aftei
publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore
noon, to sbowcausn If any they have, why the
said Administration should not be granted.
Given under mv nana ana seat 01 me mun
this 16th day of February. In the yeai
(L. S.) of our Lord one thousand nine bun
dred and one. and In the 125lh year o:
American Independence.
Published on the 20th day of Feb., 1901, In tb<
Press and Banner and on the Court Houst
door for the time required by law.
R. E. HILL,
Feb. 18, 1901. Judge of Probate.
OUR NEW
"SAFETY"
WELL FIXTURE!
We wish to call attention to this
fixture, which we ciaira 10 oe iue
Simplest. Cheapest and Best Fixture
In the world Light, easy In
operation, can be worked by a
child, durable and at one-half the
cost of Home other fixtures peddled
around the county.
We would be pleased to have you
Inspect this fixture and Invite your
correspondence.
AbbeYille Hardware Go,
DENTAL NOTICE.
S. F. Killingsworth,
No. 4 Seal Block. JAbbevllle, 8. C.
Olenn'K Local*.
Hams, shoulders, breakfast strips, oat meal
buck wheat, ana nne syrup.
Cad com, peas, beans okra and tomatoep
pickles, catsup, olives and can meals, cur
rants, raisins and citron, spices and extracts
Tea, cocoa, chocolate, gelatine, evaporatet
peacbesand apples, (jood soaps, 8 bars fo;
Sets. Soda almost given away, tobacco 30 cts
lb.
Trv a >.eggs from J. R. Glenn's flm
U. 1'. * cblckeuB, prize winners fron
state fa
Bar u yale, women's kid button and laci
tho?6 Uaddon'a, (
.
v" ; W.' .
Q OUT!'
ies and Notions;
:osr
i my Mercantile Business I
: Goods AT COST, Includally
Found in Fancy
md Notions.
Flower Pots 5c. and 10c. each worth
10 and 20c.
Tin Buckets 5c. worth 15c.
| Kerosene Oil Cans 10c worth 15c.
Lamp Chimneys 4c. and 5c. worth 5
and 8c.
Mackerel 5c. worth 10c.
10 Bars Soap, 25c.
13 Bars Soap, 25c.
And many other articles.
SA.JLB.
flrtlt dA Anrpfl of "Land
L C auu WlVi AV MV*
mile of the city, with two Cabins and
or Sale.
t for Rent.
WILDER,
iLE, S. .
JUST RECEIVED ....
al Worcester Corsets!
%
Straight Front,
Bias Gored,
luces the Correct Figure.
Perfect Fitting,
Stylish,
Comfortable
and Durable. .
so one lot of all Silk Taffeta Ribbon,
2oe., for 18c. per yard.
. S. H. Dav.
GLENN'S
i Bliss' Early Triumph Seed
Potatoest
wTtnrr rADr tpi? ASTTi \fOPTT. PRO.
muvn. CJAlkUiui* ? ?
DUCTlVE THAN ANY OTHER VARIETY.
Alexander's Oarden Seed...
WATERMELON, CANTALOUPE,
SEED CORN, MILLET AND ONION
SETS. .
"ALASKA," the best pea grown.
Catalogue, Almanao and Memorandum Book
given free, when seed are bought
from J. R. Glenn.
10 lbs. Good Coffee $1.
OKA Taamc ^Atl OR/*
Ui/Ui UCaiJB 1U1 liyJVt ,
OTHER GRADES CUT IN PRICE.
8HEETINQ, SHIRTING, TICKING, CALICOES,
DOMESTICS, NOTIONS
AND SHOES.
The very lowest price on Flour, Com, Bran,
Oats, <fcc., 11
GLENNS
KXnddons New Nprlng Arrival*.
Haddon's attractive store Is full of bargains.
Remnants In wblte goods.
, Remnants in wblte dimities. /
Remnants In wblte India lawns.
' Remnants In checked muslin.
RemnantB In figured lawn and muslins,
i Remnants in llgbt and colored percales.
[ Remnants in calico.
We araoflerring bargains in all the above
goods.
SHOES! SHOES!!
Ladles, Misses, and chlldrens shoes to suit
everybody.
Ladles and Misses slippers for the .Spring
r trade Just arrived.
Some bargains Id shoes at Haddon's lor
' 50,60, and 75ots a pair.
W. D. HnrkndMle'N Loenl'.H.
I have a large and complete Hue of can
goods with prices to suit every one.
Have Just received a fresh lot of Grandeur
flour, wnlcb is known the world over as the
oest.
Don't fall to see me when you want molassen.
I handle the genuine J. B. Myers, and
keep a full stock on band all the time.
Genuine red rust proof oats, at rock bottom
prices
I will keep from now on cotton seed hulls.
When In need ofSawlng Maohtne don't fall
i to give us a chance. I handle the ben mat Is
made, Wheeler .t Wilson, and will give easy
terms.
Remember that I always carry a lull line of
groceries, such as rice, coftee, sugar, lard,
meal, grits, etc.. and will give prices that will
almost-Jar you." W.I). Barksdale.
DuPre'ft LocnlN.
| Buy your garden seed at DuPre's Book
Store and have a good garden.
The best garden 6eed for tbe South can be
found at DuPre's Book Store.
You will mako no mistake if you buy your
garden seed at Dupre's Book Store.
White multiplying onion sets at DuPre's
Book Store.
Fresh beans, peas, beets, tomatoes, cabboge,
and other garden seeds, at DuPre's Book
, Store.
Don't foiget that DuPre's Book Store Is the
place to buy novels, magazines, school books
aud school supplies.
Wanted customers for The Delineator
Designer, Elite Styles, Sollette and other
magazines at DuPre's Book Store.
Christmas stock Is going at cost at DuPre's
Book Store.
Real Estate Agency.
rpHE undersigned having established an
A agency In the city of Abbeville, will give
special attention to the collection of rents,
' and renting, as well as buying and selling
au V KILiU U1 uiuueilj, icn> " r* <">wi>r? .
M. E. HOLLINGS WORTH.
J Speed's is the plnce to buy scbool books.
Try and nee If we are Dot rlgbt.
Long experience baa proven that Muresco
a la the beat and cheapest preparation for pla*,
tered walla, any color. For wile by Speed
Drug Co.
a A full Hoe of paints, olla and white lead at
Speed Drug Co.
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1ST
DID YOU KNOW THE ABBE- d
VILLE STEAM LAUNDRY AND ,
PRESSING COMPANY CAN
CLEAN,
PRESS,
DYE
or REPAIR |M|
Your Cloths at Rea- m
sonable Prices %
Patching, altering, putting in new linings
or any repair work done on Suit*. In my
Prewlng Department we are prepared to ;.$3j
handle your work. \ -"^1
Carpets and Rugs Cleaned....
In flrat-clase manner. Send us your
Laundry.
Very respectfully,
6. P Jill.
SAID IN SHOBT WORDS.
A Strong Talk In Monowyllablea Made 'J
By an Ohio Han.
Id these days of turgid eloquence, >?
which public speakers seem to vie with ;aH
one another to see how many triple ;'M
jointed words they can lug into aspeeoh
and seem to scorn the strength and <
beauty of short words, an address de- 3
Iiverea many years ago by A. P. Edgerton,
of Obio, has peculiar weight and ,?jg
is an eloquent argument in favor of ,^?
short, direct methods of speech. Mr.
Edgerton served in congress and was
civil service commissioner under Presi- &j?|
dent Cleveland. The address was de- ;:>g3
livered in 1882 at the com men cement v$S
of the Fort Wayne high school, in In* 7
diana, and, while it was impromptu, :
and not at all a studied effort at mono- "i
syllable diction, each of the words con- ,i a
tains a monosyllable. Not 6nly that, vis
but as an oratorical effort it ranks high.
The address is as follows: <;*|
"This day we close for the year the ^
Fort Wayne free schools, and we now aft
part with you, the girls and boys we }'\
are no more to teach.
"I say girls and boys, for when ,
threescore and ten years have come to
you you will be glad to have your ^
I friends say that health and peace of -j
mind have kept your hearts warm; 'la
that you wear no brow of gloom, are .
not borne down with age; trutstill, in
heart, are 'girls and boys.' When
three-sore yea: < come, and I hope they* $
will come to all, the tide of time will *3
roll back and tell you of your schooltime
days, when the fair, the kind and
the true found love; but the false '25
heart found no friend, no tongue to
praise. These days bring rich gifts to ' >2
age, and when you shall cease to think
of them your fire has burned low. and
your light has gone out. You have $
been here taught in the hope that the (-vs
free schools of Fort Wayne would help
to make you of use to your frieuds and '4.
to the world, would give y6u faith in }
all that is good and true and lead you 'v
to seefc worn, for that you must eeek
and do if you would have a Rood name,
wealth, a home, a charge to keep or a
trust to serve. Go forth with a bold,
true heart to seek tbe work for you to '
do.
"Keep in your mind thst the hours
to work run through each day and
that God's great law of life is, 'In the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.' ^
"Now, for you,youug man,this truth
is told.
"Go where you will through the
world and you will find on the front
door of shops and mills, of stores and
banks, and on ships, on farms, on
roads, in deep mines where men toil
for wealth ; wnere taws are maue mm
make some men too rich and men of
worth and work through all our land
too poor; where men by law are taught
to plot with ein, to spurn the right,
that charge and cost and spoil may
make old 'Quirk's' law firms rich;
where law is so plead that the judge
must guess to find what's law ; where
quacks most fight o'er sick men's pain
and dead men's bones; where types
are set and none to mind the proofs;
where priests do preach and pray and
where schools are taught this sign,
'Brains Will Find Work Here.'
Dont fear. Step up ana ass ior won*;
braius will get it. Don't let I dare not
wait on 'I would'?like the cat that
loves fish; but dares not wet ber foot.
If it be said, 'what can you do? will
you learn a trade ?" say, 'I have none;
but I can learn one and put brains in
it.' YVhen you go to a place where
brains should hunt for work and be
suretofiud it, it may be said to you,
'Do you see that plow ? Can you hold
and drive it deep?; That plow in its
wise use, gives all men food.
"Do you see that wheel and that
crank and those shafts and that press, ' *
and do you hear the rush and the hiss?
of the steam which moves them ? Can
you make and hold and run them?
Cau you build and drive the works
lonH urhoula tvhipli mnke the wpalth of
the earth and cause it to roll and to
float to and fro from place to place,
where it is the best man to use it?
"Can you spin the threads and
weave it which makes robes for kings
land silks for the rich and vain, and
dress for the poor and all that skill and
art have wrought by loom and hand
for man's use ?
"These things are all shoe through
with threads of light?the light of
mind aiul art aud skill which shines
each day more bright and dims all the
old by some new found light as the
years go on."
??
i If you have a eood watch and wnut it re
paired bo il will keep time, yon know tbe
. best 1m always the cheapest. Mr. Ueruau only
i keeps the bent n-aterlals, jewels aod mainsprings,
and as he does Dot charge any more
than any one else for same amount of work,
the cheapest In tbe long run will be to give
him your watoh for repairs.
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