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ki / * # v ' V . , The Press and Banner S. C. 0^~Publl8heU every Wednesday at 82 a y aar In advance. Wednesday, March 6, 1901. Where Shall the Next Singing Convenllon be Ur111 ? The Abbeville County Singing Auxiliary J will bold its meeting some time in April or May, most probably In April, or as H suits tbe ( ctiurcb which eutertains tbe eou ventiou. Any church may invitu this convention. , that ih in ADbevnle couuty. A treat is in , Htore lor the cburcb that la fortunate enough j to net tbtw Nprlag session. Any cburcb desirlug tbe convention may , send Its luvitation 10 tue Secretary an noon an ; possible. J oh. J. Kllgore, .Secretary, Wide- j man's, S. I?. , Cri?in*M Alliit*. ( Mr. J. II. O'Dell, of Laurens, S. C., Is In tbe j ci?y baudliug the new census edition of 1 Cram's Atlas containing the census of liKX) according to tbe latest government returns. J This is un old standard work, an encyclo- * l^edla of the world up to date. No office, II- < brary or house can well afford to be without a t coDy of this excellent work. t Mr. O'Dell will be In town for several days, i calling upon our people. Should lie fall to ' And you, you will find It profitable to call t upon*him at the office of tbe Carolina Hotel, i when lie will lake pleasure ia mioh-iub . work. Your KprloK Clothiuir : The Abbeville Steam Laundry caD clean and press up your suitR and inake It look new. Soiled pants washed and pressed in shape for 85c. Send your Ltnudry to the home Laundry as the territory is small any wav, and the home Laundry needs ail tn? work the town has. All work guaranteed to be done right. Dresses, suits and clothing dyed lu first class shape. K. M. Hmldon ?fc iVN-FnrWnril .Movement lor 1901. Realizing the faot. that the old way of lorn: credits must give place to the* Dew Idea <> doing business on a cash basis. We are now udju-tlug ourselves to the new order o: things. Either cash, or prompt paying customers will And a decided advantage in giving us a liberal share ol their trade. > Ham*, HaniN. You can get the very best sugar curet' 1 hams at Thomson Bros, for per lb. Every odo guaranteed. If you don't want v ' whole one, we cm them for you. We always have a lot of fresh pork sausage 1 on hand. HornethiIne nloe. Trj them and b< convinced. Thomson Bros. 1 You caa always get fre?b oysters at Th'?ra bod Bros. Give tbem a trial. I'hone 99. ? Faat Trotter*. ' ( Mr. W. C. Black of Level Land was In town la*t Monday, driving one of the finest trotters that come to towu that day. If our pe<>pie generally had more corn for tloe horses, 11 would be a stimulus lo thleft and pro - ? perlty. Good horses are Indicative of pro ureas. Hope for Belter Crossing. | Th^ subject of mnkluc a belter road crossing at Detidy s Bridge on L'mg Cane has the at- 2 lent Ion of Supervisor Ntclcols, and If he sue- j ceedR In giving the public a good crossing fo< ti that thoroughfare he will earn the everlaei- I Ing gratitude of the people of tbls city, as wen t as of those who visit Abbeville by that route, t New Sheriff. Sheriff C.J. Lyon has been commissioned . by ibe Governor, and will assume the duties ^ ofhlsofflce. Since thedeath of Hherift Ken- , nedy Coronor Goings has tilled theottice mos , acceptably. He made sucb a good Sherlfl ' tbat we werei-urprlsed that be did not become 4 ? "n/JIHolfl frtr lh? nffliPft. March IOth, at (he A. R. P. Church \ Service at ibe Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church next Sabbath 11 A. M. and S P. M. Tbe pastor will preach lu the morning on the subject, "Unchanged and Unchangable;" In the evening on "The Story of a Losi Coin." The publics Is cordially lnvlted.| Office Dityw, ' The County Supervisor will be In his office on Saturdays, and public dxys. If per*ous who have business In the office will come on those days they will not be disappointed. . G. N. Nlckols, Couuty Supervisor. , * March, 5.1901. tf. \ ReKiNtrallon. I TbeClty Registration books will be open ? In tbe I'ouncll Chamber lor registration o: < voters, March 12 13 14- i J dines Chalmers, i City Clerk, I Dr. XeufTer Home AkhIu. ' After an absence of several weeks In New ( York, attending a course In surgery and UNeases of chlldrt-n. Dr. Xeutfer Is at noai< J again, and Is ready to serve his patrons. The Literary club. fbe Literary Club will meet next Friday ai lh? home of Hon F. B. Gary. MHloan will read a paper on "Wardswortb. 01 a Personality of tbe Soul." Bermuda Oraww. Person deslrlnn contracts to set tiermud* ftrawt roots by the acre In checks ma\ Kecuri the same by calling at the Press aud Banner office. tf. Dwrlllnic Hoane Wxntril. ( Any person desiring to sell a cottage In the city of Abbeville may address a postal card ( to the Pre?s and Banner. Price uot to exoeeo I SSiOO toSOOO casi.. tf. The Beat Paper Sliell PeacatiN. We have plareed nor Pecans on sale at PuPre's Book Hiore?25ceuts per pound X.?w Ik 1 the time to plant. Kobt.S. Link. Khoe Baricalti. We have Just gone through our 8hoe Mock RDd called out ali the odds and ?nds, they e<> on the bargain counter ai 50c. 75j. and SI pair. Call and bee them at Haduon'a. DuelIIiik House to Kent. That commodious dwelling house of Mrs Agnes Rolursoo is for rent. For particulars, . apply 10 B.b Barnwell, National Bank. ? Upturn the Books. Those ;iit-nus who have books belonelug to 1 the edllor ot the Press and Banner will piease reiurm them at once. < I Pom I poned. The George Washington Birth Day pachas been postponed. Note lh? day of auction sale Monday March 11, at R. C. Bernau's the Jeweler, everything ' In his stock w'll be sold to highest bidder. Bale will continue until sold out. Sale every day at 2.80 P. M. For Sale ?Neat five room cottage near centre of town. with % of an acre of land, planted In fruit trees, grapes and other small Irlnt. Apply at Bernau's Jewelry Store, f The wind yesterday sent t he dint tlylnir In great clouds, and the signs aud window shutters attempted fantastic tricks. 8ee*Mr. Bernau's ad In another column, he will have an auction s<le an 1 sell out hi* elegant stock of watche". Jewelry, chtna, etc., to the highest bidder. X >w Is the time ti buy his goods at your own price. Try a setting eggs from J. R. Glenn's fln?B. P. Rock chickens, pnza winners from stale fair. Glenn's LocnU, Hams, shoulders, breakfast strips, oat meal, buck wheat, and tine syrup. On corn, peas, henna okra and tomatoes, pickle*, catsup, olives and can meRtu. curranis, raisins and citron, apices and extracts. Tea, cocoa, chocolate, gelatine, evHporated >' peaches and apples. Oood soaps, 3 bans for Sets. (Soda almost given away, tobacco 30 cis. lb. ? ???? L. T. A T. N. Miller'* LocmI*. We have Just received 50 barrels of Maine grown seed potatoes. Four different varieties. Tbey must be sold at once. Come to see us If you want good seed to put on your garden spot. We have never bandied girden sAed beforp, consequently our stock Is clean and new. We have the famous Bulst's seed at two papers for 5c. Also bean and pea seed, onion sets, both red and white, watermelon seed of all kinds. Seed potatoes. Now in the time to plant, don't tall to see us before buying your potato seed and garden seed. Our stock of groceries is complete. Canned goods, dried fruits, molasses and syrups, hams and breakfast strips, ?l?o shoulders, all kinds of package goods, such as oat. meal, breakfast food, grape nut, postum, Uneeda biscuit, buckwheat. Tinware and crockery, glassware, well buckets, pocket knives, shears and scissors, toilet soap and pipes. In fact everything handled in an up-to-date grocery store. Give us a call. Phone 75. We put the stuff in your homes on abort notice. LOWND?SVILLE LETTISH. ; * i Bnil \ch'? for "SocklrMt Jerry?An Ak?(I Wuiiiuh** l>ewtli?i'crHOiinl I Notes. Lowiidsvllle, March, 4th, lyjl. Last Saturday a we?-lt ago, Air. .Mr. J. I). | Bams caLuc uveriuitl leumiLieit (ill Monday . murium: lUr guest of Hie .Mo?eley house. 1 Judglui; from appearance.-, tiicre Ishouichi-1 wacuoii to liuj ucar Uereaiid wo look lor him j MtMill. i'litre wax a "stocking party" at Dr. J. 13.1 Mudeiey'a XiieMJuy night. If there are auy i who do not Know what Kind ol a pany that I It:, will say it in a pian to raise uioney, in | which small stoi'Kiugs play an luipoitaut j pari. About iiOO invitation.*, each containing a small slocking inane by one of the young I ladiesofour Kpwoith League, weresent oui. g ju the uigllt above stated, between bUahdW), from tnose hut a lew > ears ol age to those who o nave passed the ineri<llau of life, male and v lemaie assembled auu as they arrived, eaeti lauded lu to the door keeper his or her stocK-1 ' ug containing their contrihutlou. From a his It is seen tnat It It a pKn (o raise money. Sow lor Us object, t he State league Confer- ' 6 slice that assembled at \V llllamston last sum-Id net" decided that I be 70 or 80 Leagues la the -p itaie could support at least one missionary in I Juba. This League through Its delegates to fi hat Uonlerence, pledged it to raise between p j ana U5 dollars. Tins party was golleti up t o raise as much ot the amount as possible. L'be receipts oi the flight together with iuiouuIh recieved Iron) tuose who could not c :oiue, gave us when uggriguted S . Wool fc he Legueare very lhauKlul to all who con- . nbuted. A well arraitiged program lor the T leasure or the crowd was satisfactorily car 1 'led out. it consisted of readings and music h > the vloiin aud plauo. Atu pretty laie lour refreshment, cake and icecream were erved free. Everything passed ott to the en- E ire saMslaction oi all prtseui, aud It was au ] tccasion loug to be remembered. ^ WeaUt'KClHy ui^iii iiigic ? ... . he Kay House. .The music was furnished by' 11 Mr. Dave Silverman, i>f Audeisou, ou the t /lollo, and Mlsa Luoua UlaKe, of Greenwood g >u the piano. Thursday nigbt there was a choir practice il the home of Mr J T. Latiuier. I There was an exhibition Friday night at p t p. m The h-uid bil's in circulai on told us !, hat it would be "a must wonderful couibina* c Ion ol tun ahd amusemeui," by Anderson 0 Srothers. We were Dot out, but home say y hat ttiey were pleased aud some were not. fi Mr. Jdo. Clmkscales, of Little River, was Id owd ou business Friday. o Capi. J"hn E, Browniee, of Penny's Creek, c ame up Friday and spent a few hours Id our > ntdst. ? fi mAn is our midst. a Hon. W. I). Mann, of Antrevll e, came over i] Saturday aud attended a meeting ol' our Lo lee if Free Masons. Hou. J.C. Lomax spent Saturday In our ? nidst. c Mr. Wllber Power and Miss Mamie Baskln. j ?1 AodersoD, came dowu Friday morning , d will remain {or several days with kins- P >eople in this section f' Mr. D. W. Lipscomb, of Ninety Six, came n lown irom Anderson yesterday. ? Mr. M. 11. Cllnkscales, of Due West, came >ver yeslerday with Rev. J. A. Browu uud D vorBblpped with the Baptists. V Mr. J. E. Allen spent Friday and Stiurd&y if last week In Augusta, <ia. ou business. , planters felt like planting. p What a difference. Yesterday a week ago si vas a very cold day. ground was covered with e now. Yesterdav was tn'Id pleasant day. nade one leel like donning his summtr a iiothlnu?made ihe Ilz2 irds and wasps come t' >ul fiom ihelr wluter quarters, and nude the t: ilanters feel like piauwng corn. Mrs Sarah McGbee, of Grlrliii Ga.. died last Holiday. Her remains were brought to this t] ilaoe Tuesday night. Weduesday they were j, carried to ibe H-trper homestead on Sav anah * rtlver. and deposited in the family cemeterx 8 laar Harper's Ferry. Rev. J. L. Daniel pt>r- 8' oruied the burial service. Tue deceased wa* a lorn aud reared In the dwelliug. within s j mndredor two yards of where she was laid o rest. She was about 89 vears of age, wa?- s' be oldest sister of the late Col. H. H. Harper p io well known to our peopie. 1<? her death, ? he last ona ol the children of MaJ. Lindsn- * iarper, of revered memory, Is no more. Mrs tl dclibVe was llieloun ineuiiierol the Metht - p list church. It was her lifelong wish to bi ? >urled at her first home, and funds Irom liei istate were speclully set apart to carry out 11 ler wishes, a good womau Is gone. t! Troupe. ^ AN HONEST MAN. ^ i] LookIuk for h Tricky Darkey Who ^ Hnrt Wrongfully Appropriated * Mouey. t Mr w h r.onp- of this town is an honest n nan, and lives up to the Scripture Injunction I 0 owe no man anything nut goodwill. A 1 ew days ago Lie bad one of tbe little bool t >lacks on tbe Public Square to polish bin foot ji ;ear, and wben the job wan finished, Mr . ji>ug bad uot a nickel, and ttie bootblack wa- 11 lnaule to change his money. Theboolblaik 6 van told tbal tbe debt would be paid "di g, ectly," or as soon as Mr. Long coulu get bU noney changed Tbe two separated. Mr. D ,jOng bad but money changed. and In a lew umutes a little darkey came along. Mr. n jimg held out tbe nickel, and said, "you _ racked toy shots nwhue ago." Tbe littit " ;oon said, "ye*. Kir," and took the money. ? L'ue negro left and Mr. Long feit the conlelousness of having paid tbe debt. Hut an _ lour later tbe honest In borer nought the prlo * >t bis hire. Mr. Long protested that he bad 8 >ald him. He was-, however, convineed thai Si 1 dishonest street ganirniu bad played a prac- ~ .leal Joke on blrn. Tbe honest laborer wa? ,, jald.and when we Inst saw Mr. Long be wan ? oottlng for Ihe first negro, with tire In lim e>e, p riMiicb, at the Bight of ihe iricky darkey, * night have put energy in hits right foot. v Laundry Locals. Suits thoroughly cleaned and preofied at h he Laundry lorSl. Pants 33c. pair. Now In the time to have your coring sult? tverhaulfd and cleaned up, and Hammond'Laundry Is the place to have Ihe work done. 0 Lare curtains, rugs and carpels put In ex 0 jeleut snape at the Laundry. n Dyeing done hi tbe Abbeville Laundrj o right. All we ask In a trial. p Send us your shirts, collar* Biid culls. ( C. I*. Hammond. p s Aiiioh u. Mor>tp'n LuciiIh. V Fresh flower setd?' Salvia, Nasturtlmus, " jweet peas, <fcc. ? A nice lot ol flower pots all sizes. J Enrly Orangp and early Amber cane seed. 0 i so German Millet. CUttall Millet. Spaulsli t h'eauuts and S<>Ja Benus. ^ Reception Flakes in 1 lb sealed packages, R fresh 15c. Veal Loaf In one lb and lb cin?. and 3hlcken Loaf. IT you want k nice dish f'oi E luncheon or tea, try either of the^c. f Amos B. Morse, The reason so few of us ilo notattempt I ijreat tilings for God is simply because i we do not trust him enough. I We make the past by our use of the B present, we determine what we will 8 ' < .. i ue iu juiure oy our use 01 me presem. If we rely on Jesus, it would be dis- t loyalty not to strive to do whatever he t would like to have us <io. , If the poor people did hut know how i little some millionaires enjoy thei< II wealth, there would be less euoy iu,t the world. j t Face to face, each solitary soul meets J its Master and makes to him its vows. J No man can stand between, no man 1 interprets. f The strength of resolve, which afterwards shapes life and mixes itself with action, is the fruit of those sacred, ? solitary momenta when we meet God j alone. t Knowledge about the Bible h poor f and imperfect if does not bear fruit iu 1 a life of loving, joyful service of man j and of the Son of man. I One principal reason why men are 1 often useless is that they uivide and J shift their attention among a ] multiplicity of objects and pursuits. 1 Since the generality of persons act 1 from impulse much more thau from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them. The Now is the connecting link be- a tween the two eternities of the past and the future. It is at our command, i and naught else is. The amount of strength we my re- (j ceive form Christ is limited only by , our willingness. His ability is greater s than our desires. He is to he pitied whose house i.s in t some valley ot'grief between the hi I In, s with the longest night ami the shortest day. Home should be the center ( of joy equatorial and tropical. t .t*' ' ' - x i" .'' . .?? VITALITY OF SEEDS. 1 MPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION. i nstance* of Seeds Holding Sngpended Their Germinating Powers For One Han* 1 dred and Fifty Tears and Then Springing to Life Under Proper Treatment. ] Not lone asro It was generally believed < hat grains of wheat from Egyptian tombe iad been made to germinato, and there eeraed therefore to bo no limit to the :ormant lifo of a seed. When those storlei pere proved to be without foundation, here was a general tendency to disbelieve 11 of a similar kind. Now, however, it oems established that seeds may live, unler proper conditions, a great many years, erhaps for centuries, and when wo conider that under those circumstances the rotoplasm within the seed actually malnains its vitality, this fact is very signlflant. On the question of how seeds aoomplish this, much light has been thrown >y recent experiments of C. do Candolle, he French botanist, which he describes In jo Revuo Sciontiflque. Some parts of lis artinlo are as follows: "Seeds that have retained their germllating power are said to possoss 'latent Ife.' This expression lacks precision, for ?e may ask whether the lifo of the seeds 3 completely arrested or if it is only rearded, and the answers would not be the ame in all cases. We owe to Messrs. van xiegaem nuu iounier the following experiment, which ' roves that seeds can, in fact, live for a ' ertaln time this retarded life. Three lots 1 f the same number of peas and beans rere placed, the first in tho open air, the econd in a sealed glass tube containing rdinary air, the third in a sealed tube ontaining only pure carbonlo acid gas. it the end of two years the seeds of the Irst lot had sensibly increased in weight, nd nearly all had retained their germlnat g power. Thoso preserved in the conined air had increasod less in weight and erminated in less number than the preeding. Moreover, the air contained ill he tube with them had changed in oom osition. Its proportion of oxygen had alien to 11.4 per oent, and there was ilxed with it 3.8 per cent of oarbonio acid, is to the seeds kept in the carbonlo acid, one of them could germinate, and tbeii reight had not changed." ' Experiments are then described by M. e Candolle that relate to the wondorful ower of resistance to cold displayed by aeds. Experiments already made by othrs show that these seeds may gormlnate fter having beon exposed to a temperaure of 1,008 kelow zero, centigrade. Now be researches of Pictet in his celebrated jw temperatuwe laboratory in Berlin show ? - -t 1?i nat ao sucn a point uueiuiuai wwuu wikuj ceases. Hence the active life of the Beds in question must have been really ] uspended, and nevertheless they were ble to germinate when planted. In M. e Candollo's own experiments seeds were ubjected once a day for 118 days to a tem- J erature of 878 to 538 bolow zero, for 8 to 0 hours at a time, and notwithstanding his harsh treatmuit, they sprouted when lanted. If the life of tho seeds, however, rere really suspended they must be able a live out of contact with air for a certain , Ime. In order to see whether thoy could o this, M. de Candolle kept seeds under iercur.v from one to three montha with- . ut killing them. , In this state of suspended life a seed la . a a chemical condition, according to M. ] e Candolle, somewhat resembling that of , % mUfiiKQ fKof 4a If. (a roadv 3r chemical action (growth), but that aoioD will not begin until tho surrounding onditions are right. In the explosive bese are conditions of dryness, temperaare, eto., just as they are with the seed, t seed, then, is a little bomb, only waitng to be touchcd off to release its store of nergy and send out a disoharge? in the liape of a sprout. M. de Candolle maarbs on this as follows: "This state of chemical and vital inertia lay last a long time, perhaps oven Indefliltoly. It is at least, as it seems to me, be only way of explaining the preservaion of seeds durlDg a great number of ears. Cases are known where they have erminated after a period so long that it * impossible to believe that they have ontinued in life, properly speaking, in he interval, no matter how slowly the rocesses of lifo may have gone on. Here re some remarkable examples: "A. P. de Candolle mentions seeds that prouted very well after more than 60 ears. "Glrardin has 6een beans sprout that ad lain in the storehouse) of Tournefort aore than 100 years. "In 1850 Robert Brown sowed, from urloslty, somo seeds from the oolieotlon f Sir Hans Sloano, where they had retrained for moro than 150 yenra He suoeeded in making several germinate, in articular one of Nelumblum speciosum a water lily), of which the plan has been reserved in the British museum, where I aw it a fow years sinoe. "The alleged germination of mummy rheat is, as is now generally known, but t baseloss fable. It appears, besides, that he wheat was always sterilized before beng put into the sarcophagi, which preluded all possibility of its growth. But o make up for the falsity of this story ; livers well authenticated facts show that , eeds can preserve their power of sprouting . ifter an extremely prolongod sojourn beleath the earth?that is to say, in shelter rom atmospheric Influences. "The most extraordinary case of this :lnd is that observed several yeara sinoe ; ly Professor De Heldreioh, director of the 3otanlo garden at Athens. While botanfKa nAlrrKKrtnKrtrt/1 r\t f.ha m 1 non nf jaurium this savant disoovered, In 1878, t glauoiura that he took at once to be a new pectes, and he described It under the j lame of glaucium. This plant made Its ippearance on n piece of land from whloh lad recently been removed a thick layer of I ubblsh coining from the ancient working the neighboring mlne6. This layer ust have been at least 1,600 years old. Jnless we believe in spontaneous generaion, it soem9 necessary to suppose that his glaucium must be a species that exsted long ago In the locality, whose seeds iad been preserved in the earth and rub- j )ish that covered them."?Literary Digest. A Bishop Defend* Tobacco. Another stalwart defender of the habit >f smoking is the bishop of Manchester. Ele has publicly statod that he has found ;obacco to act a usaful part in enabling fn rHcrha?f,o hlo ministerial (lutiefl. iVben he was roughing It In the wilds of \ustralla, he of ton smoked a pipe with 1 ;he "pioneers of civilization" whom he met there, and he found that, as they sat iogether puffing away, their hoarts opened unto one another as they never would nave done if there had been no emok* to itir them.?We?tml?ister Gazette. Gold is tried in the lire and acceptble men in the furnace of adversity. .... i Many men owe the erandenr or meir ives to their tremendous difficulties. If we can find that God has ever Iisappointed any soul which depended ' ipon him then our fath may well be ' haken. If we cannot find any heaven on 1 his earth, then it cannot be found tny where nor at any time. 1 The wav of the world is to praise 1 lead saints and persecute and living ' >nee. ( v ' yy- - '..-'V . HIS STRONG CARD. By Its 1*0 the IJrnmmer Gained 1 Profitable Cn*toiner. "It's a hard life, that of the drummer,' ?aid one recently to whoni 30 yards o hard work bad given the right to spea, with authority. "It's a hard life, but it' in interesting game and gives a tnan :lose hold on facts aud realities. Th Miminer learns in a hard school, bu he does learn, aud the lessons pfly. Whn is the first lesson he has to learn? Ho\ to manage men; how to approach a rt luctant or an indifferent or a suspiciou buyer so as to win his confidence am overcome his indisposition. "Experience teaches this better thai mytliiug else, though some men learn i more easily than others. I remembe when I first begun to travel as a sales nan, when I was hardly more than a lad t had an experient*that proved valuabl to me. There was an old fellow on m; route who had been known for years a the terror of all traveling men. He wa Jeclared to be absolutely the worst na Cured, worst mannered fellow they hai jver met anywhere, but I hadn't evei heard of him then, and so 1 entered hi store very confidently and handed hiu uy card. He took it without even glanc ng at it, tore it into bits and threw th jieces on the floor. 'Now, sir,' he said t ne, 'get out of my store.' There wer two pretty young girls 111 the store, wh lid not understand the proceeding am svho looked at me as I walked out as i t had been an escaped convict. "Well, I smarted for several days ove :hat affair, during which time I made u| ny mind that I'd even matters up wit! lira if I could next time. So before risited his town again I had a card mad jxpressly for my good friend. It lookei jxactly like the one 1 used before, onl, :hat it was made of tin. When I reach ;d his town, I waited until I saw th <tore pretty well filled with people, am :hen I walked in and gave him my ear<] He took it just as before, glared at m ind gave the card a twist. "But it didn't fall on the floor in bit this time, and he only succeeded in giv ng his wrist a wrench and raising a tit ;er among his customers. "I was nearly out of the door by thi ime, for I really didn't think my lif kvas safe, but he called after me, and kvent back. 'Come into my officc,' .sail he. I went in, expecting never to com )Ut. " 'What do you want to sell me?' h isked me. " 'Dress goods,' I responded. " 'Well, go on.' And I actually sold th )ld curmucfgeon $1,000 worth of cloth b? 'ore I left. For vears after, so lone a le lived, in fact, he was one of my bes customers and one of the best friend [ ever made in my business."?Washing :on Star. PREPARING CAVIARE. ProceMn by Which the Toothaom Edible la Made Marketable. By far the most valuable byproduc btaincd from the sturgeon is the rof from which the valuable commercis product called caviare is prepared. Fo Ihis only the hard roe of the "cow" fis s supposed to be used. The manner o preparation is as follows: After the eggs have been removed fror the fish they are placed in large chunk lpon a stand, the top of which is former )f a small meshed screen. On the undei jide is arranged a .zinc lined trougli ibout 18 inches deep, 2 feet wide and feet long. The operator gently rubs th uass of eccrs back and forth over th <creen. The mesh Is just large enoug to let the eggs drop through, and as the; ire separatecl from the membrane by th ubbing they fall through into the trougl and are thenee drawn off into tubs b means of a sliding door at the end of th trough. After all the roe has been separate^ "he tub is removed and a certain propoi :ion of the best Luneberg (Germany) sal added to the roe, after which the opera :pr carefully stirs and mixes the mas with bis hands. The most delicate par it the whole operation is in the manne >f mixing. No direct rule can be givei tor doing this portion of the work, as th condition of the roe regulates the tim consumed and the manner of handling [t requires practical experience to bt :ome proficient. After adding the salt the mass of egg 5rst dries up, but in 10 or 15 minutes th strength of the salt draVs from the egg :heir watery constituents and a copiou brine is formed, which can be poured ol ivhen the tub becomes too full. The sail id eggs are poured into very finely mesh ;d sieves, which hold about ten pound ?ach. In the caviare house are usuall; arranged long, sloping boards, with na: row strips nailed on each side. On thes the sieves are placed and are left ther from 8 to 20 hours in order to thoroughl; irain. The eggs have now become caviar Df eoinmercc and are transferred to smai :asks of either oak or pine, which hav been steamed in order to prevent an possible leakage; the casks are covere and allowed to stand until the gas es :apes and the eggs settle. The vacan space caused by the settling is then fillec ind the cask headed up and put in a coc place until ready for shipment. Th rasks cost about $1 each and hold abou 135 pounds net. It requires about 1 luarts of salt to prepare a keg of eavian ?rnuaaeipma irntaa. Mimicking the Queen. Few people are perhaps aware hoi thoroughly Queen Victoria enjoyed joke. A gentleman in waiting, whom w will call Mr. B , distinguished for hi imitative powers and dramatic talen was a frequent visitor at both Windsc and Osborne. One day the queen, lool ing with n certain austerity straight int his face, demanded: "Now, Mr. B , I am perfectly we aware that when my back is turned yo imitate me. I wish to see how you do i this minute!" Poor Mr. B fell straightway int * - ?: ,i ?? cne royai irujJ, l'i iuiauuvu, inncm <111 utterly lost his countenance. "Ah," exclaimed th? queen, "I see was right! You ought to be ashamed c yourself!" and then added, laughing a heartily as any schoolgirl, "But, min you, don't do it again." In the Dumps. "I heard a man the other day," said philologist, "give a novel derivation fc the phrase 'in the dumps.' According t him, Dumops, an Egyptian king, built pyramid and died of melancholy, an from Dumops* name and the story linke with it our word 'dumps' is derivet That is very ingenious and striking, onlj like so many ingenious and strikin things, it happens to be false. Our wor 'dumps' comes from the Danish 'dump which means dull, low, depressed. Tb word, indeed, runs through a number c languages."?Philadelphia Record. The two great movers of the huma mind are the desire of good and the fej jvil. It is better to take the worst of leal than to suffer the c^nsequenci >f a quarrel. When you sell an article by weijrl remember that other people have peale Early encounter with difficulty an adverse circumstances are the tl necessary and indispensable conditio af success. Embroidery Insertion and laces at Ha don't. i- ~. \ '? j. \V: f J.}';*.; . ' .. -I V? .Ki' '" - *,*1 *' ? : CLOSINi f -Fancy Grocer t ? A rwr\ J. L v 8 J Having Determined to Close ? Offer my Entire Stock of I ing Everything Hsu* - * Groceries a: , e Brooms 15, -0, 25c., worth 25, 3ft, 40c. 7 Candy S cts., worth 10 cts. 8 3 lbs. (Jan Tomatoes $1 per dozen, 8 worth $1.20. l* Roasted Coffee 13c. a lb. worth 15c. d Lard 12 lbs. for $1, worth SI.20. Q Syrup 25c. a gallon, worth 40c. 9 Cheese 10c. a lb. worth 15c. a Shoes 80i!. a pair, worth $1.25. Guano Horns 10c. worth 20e. e o FOR d Buggy, Wagon, Harness, Mar t Within one and one-half r bam on place. For Rent < p T1VO STORES oil Main Street ! JJ>. H. w 3 ABBEVIL y j. j ^%%%%%%%%%%%%%^ 8 : Hen Seed! ii h A Large Assortment of the ' Famous Blasts' Garden J Seed. i 2 papers for 5c. V I ...POTATOES... h ' 50 T <1. of Maine Grown Seed Potatoes i EARLY 20SE, ' GOODRICH, WHITE BLISS, ^ BLISS TRIUMPH. u e c If yon are looking for fresh seed now Is the , tlr"" " " ?' (["' ' : L T. & T. M. MILLER. s a PHONES 75 and 8ft. OUR NEW s * "SAFETY" e y WELL FIXTURE! e II e We wish to call Attention to thin * fixture, which we claim to be the (1 HI ropiest, Cheapest and Best Fix-/ ). ture In the world Light, eaRV In t operation. caD be worked by a | child, durable and at one half th* cost of some other fixtures peddled >1 around the county. e We would be pleased to have yot? inspect this fixture and invite your, * correspondence. y Abbeville Hardware Co. a e \ Estate of J. W. Rowland, BecpasBfl I- Notioe of Settlement and Appli u cation for Final Discharge. it ' ft rpAKE NOTICE that on the 20th day ot " March, 1901, I will render a final aril count of my actings and doings as Executor of the Estate of .J. W. Rowland, deceased, t In the office of Judge of Probate for ADbevHle 1 County at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same f dwy will apply for a final discharge Irom my 3 trust as such Executor. j All persons having demands nea^nst said pstnte will present them for payment od or before that day. proven and authenticated or be forever harred. James C. Booker, Feb. 20, 1901.* Executor. a 0 The State of South Carolina, 1 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. K\ J'BOBATE COURT. d l In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Jane McCelvey, Deceased. g Notice to Debtors and Creditor*. d \ LL persons Indebted to sold estate must ? A settle without delay, and 1 hose bo'dlng ' claims RKalnst tbe estate must oreseot tbem e properly attested to P. L. McOel vey, if Feb. 4,1901. Executor. DENTAL NOTICE, u S. F. Killingsworth, ir No. 4 Heal Blooh. JAbbeville, 8. CX h ; S9 When In need of paluts. oils, window glass, putty, etc., do not fall to see Speed Drue Co. it Try a box of Dr. Hill's Headache Powders. ' ;C. A. Mllford. ' *! If you have a good watch and wnut tt re (1 paired so It will keep time, you know the ie best Is always the cheapest. Mr. B-irnao only keeps the best, materials, jewels and malosprings, and as'he does not charge, any more | than any one else for same amou nt of work, J. tbe cheapest in tbe long run will, be to give j him your watoh for repairs. Q OUT!! ies and Notions'* OST.^ y< d< my Mercantile Business I w Goods AT COST, Includilly Found in Fancy ? nd Notions. " IS Flower Pot? 5c. and l()c. eaeh worlb' e> 10 ami 20c. . f.1 Tin Buckets 5c. wortb 15c. V, Kerosene Oil Cans 10c wortb 15c. Lamp Chimneys 4c. and 5c. worths . aud 8c. ? ! Mackerel 5c. worth 10c. 10 Bars Soap, 25c. t, 13 Bars Soap, 25c. And many other articles. SA-LjB* ' e and Colt. 46 Acres of Land nile of the city, with two Cabins and tl [>r Sale. d ; for Rent. q WILDER, : LE, S. C. J " a ! SAV72 I ' V nun rin-Hin I i I 1 Ulll VIUIII&! : I I a * |THE ABBEVILLE . 1( V STEAM LAUNDRY J AND PRESSING CO. J CAN SAVE YOU MONEY BY CLEAN 8 ING AND PRESSING YOUR SPRING ? CLOTHS. GET THEM OUT AND SEE WHAT A NICE JOB CAN BE MADE ? OF THEM AT THE LAUNDRY. ^ = 1 rivoino1 If tbey need being dyed and t Uj restored to original color, li can oe done in Abbeville. 1 i Lace Curtains. ? like new ones at tbe Lnundry. a 8 T ann<li>r 8eDd 08 y?or Lapndry T JUaililUi j< and we will gutfrantet- t perfect satisfaction to every one. p Very respectfully, J I P. in i Master's Sale. g The State of South Carolina, * COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. 1 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Henry P. McOee, Plalritltf. against L. 8. Bar- | ton, ueienaam.?r oreciOHure. . By authority of a decree of salf i by tbe Court of Common Pleas of Abbevillt County, In said State, made In tbe aDove a'at 1 ed case, I will offer for sale at Public Outcry, I at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesday in APRIL (1st,) A. D. 1901, within the legal ' hours of sale tbe followiag described land, to f wit: All that lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Abbeville County, in tbe ' State aforesaid, containing 1 Seventy-Three (73) Acres, | more or less, and bounded by lands of M. E t HoUlngsworlh, Abbeville Road and Llttlt River, and known as Tract No. 1 of tbe t Thompson Estate. t TERMS OF SALE?One half cash, balance ^ on a credit of twelve months, with interest * from day of sale at S per cent, per annum. The credit portion to be secured by bond 01 tbe purchaser and mortgage of tbe premises. 1 Purchaser to pay for papers, stamps, and rei cording. L. W. PERRIN, ( j March 5th, 1901. Master A. C. S. C. J | The State of South Carolina, * ABBEVILLE COUNTY. i ! Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Ad- G ministration. By R. E. Hill, Esq., Judge ok Probate. T*7HEREAS, W. L. Kennedy bos' made J suit to me, to grant blm Letters of Ad- 1 mlolstYa'lon of the Estate and effects ol 1 W. F. Kennedy, late of Abbeville C'oun? . ty. deceased. J These are therefore, to cite and admonish ' all and singular th* kindred and creditors o> the said W. F. Kennedy, deceased, that ? they be and appear before me, In the Court ol Probate, to be held at Abbeville C II.. on 1 Tuesday, tbe 19ib day ol March. 1901,' after j publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore- * noon, to show chus^ if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal of the Court. T this ftth day of March, In the year j (L. S) ol our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one. and In the 125tb year ot c American Independence. s Published on the Cth day of March. 1901, in { the Press and Banner and on the Court House door for tbe time required by law. ' R. E. HILL, t March 5, IDOI. .mage 01 rroouie. Estate of Est. B. F. Miller, Dec'd. Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. ? TAKE NOTICE that on the 27ih day 0 MARCH, 1901.1 will render a flnnl account s nf mv actlooH and dolnea as Executor of c the Estate of REV. B. E. MILLER, de K ceased. In the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville C >unty at 10 o'clock a. m.. and on same day will apply for a final discharge from I my trustns such Executor. r All persons having demands against said i estate wtll present tbem for payment on or J j before that day, proven and authenticated or be forever barred. T. \V. MortoD, t ' Feb. 23. 1001. Executor. ' Kerr's Local". New furniture Is dally arriving all of the * latest designs woods and marble wood tops, at E Kerrs. e A new^ lot of Dexter^ mattresses Just ? i arrievu. uiir shibhuu mem ?ic wny uejuuu f j are expedatlons aud see them J. D. Kerr. ' Have you evpr beard a person speak q dlsoouraglngly of their Dexter mattress. One v and all say it is the best they have ever seen ? J. D. Kerr. Lamps to beat the hand, pictures bv the e whole sale, rugs of every description at Kerr.s. When needing anything in the furniture a be sure to get our price, Kerr. p > Cheese, cheese; we handle the very best n ora*m cheese. M V > ' *. - J . . v !ured of gambling DDLY, TOO, THE REMEDY ENTAILED CONSTANT GAMBLING. Scheme by Wi '.en a ratr ox w??? firmed Yonnjc Gameuteri Cea?ed,Tet ' ,r" Dld Xot Ceaie, and Eventnally Acquired Wealth. ' This is the story of two confirmed jung gamblers who seemed beyond re?mptiou. but who struck u system hereby they continued and yet ceased ? imbling and eventually acquired wealti- S They were a pair of young southerners jfl om the same town and friends almost M otu babyhood. Therefore what one did le other was almost sure to do. They. tade up their minds that they needed to j out and see the world and be happy nd that it was not the. proper thing to ? ^nf)>Anci Tltrttr /inma frt VftTtf 1 VC UU lAJCii ittiuci a. A UVJ VUIUG tw > ' /.'J ork to make their own way and to see lings and in order to see them better ..'453 ?came newspaper reporters. Then they 'mB iw things good and bad and indifferent ' M ad among them were introduced to a ling named "wheel." Unfortunately in the first attempt one t them won $300 and the other $200, , * ad thereafter they devoted their young : ,S ves and hundreds- of dollars trying to . ?peat the run. When the "wheel" proved faithless, ley wen* to horse racing, which is'more ; ^ angerous because it includes not mere lck", but an element of personal vanity bout one's knowledge of Sunshine and .y|3j pindrift and weights up and hard =ind 9ft tracks. Poker and the other diver- ,,v.3 ions were added to the list until the pirit of gambling entered their daily ves, and they gambled with each other nd threw dice to see who would pay the reek's board and matched each other to ee who paid for breakfasts. Things went on splendidly until on pay jljj ays it was Bimply a matter of an hour j run from the office to a "joint" or a \?3s!| oolroom and to return dead broke ready (Jgj nd cheerful for another day's work. "'Jag 'hey owed money, restaurant bills and . ^ loney borrowed outright, which they '35 oped to pay some day when.they mado '-jtj big strike. Meanwhile they made little >3;^ trikes, enough to lead them on. In time :'/~a hey got to the point when their faces no )nger showed whether tney aaa lost or .i j ron. Therefore they were "full fledged ports." Therefore, also, hard lines wfere igging into their faces, about their ):J|| aouths and eyes, and if their families own in the land of sunshine could hare 1/*{? oen them parading arm in arm up Park ,>>*1 ow there would have been tears or re- flSj iuffs, according to sex. As both of the young men had the same ' '.a irst Christian names it is necessary to all one of them Bill and the other jjjB Jilly. Bill and Billy were in for a crisis. VJS ?he summer and the greater part of an- 'dm umn had gone when it dawned on them hat in the name of decency, if not in the fjM lame of comfort, it was about time to ;'Jm my overcoats. They had spent nights /jSs hivering on assignments for the want of l proper covering, but on pay days it . %3 eemed folly to invest money in clothing rhen there yas a fortune to be made by ^4 he turn of e wheel. As both men were . jjjja iretty good in their line of business they* ;.'M oade enough each week to bu^ three or our new overcoats if they had been able n lof the whppl alone. Thev realized this i1.-? ne morning and left the office together '.ySj >-irh their salaries in their pockets, bonnd * or a tailor's shop, and they returned two :-M lours later without a cent or an overcoat ind with watches gone. . .?jg As they were game to the core they sat '*8 [own in their seats in the office at desks ft? acing each other and like true sports be* . ;an to write-the stories of their assignoents as if nothing had happened. Presntly, without stopping his writing, Bill emarked: "Billy, you're a fool." 1 " ^?8 "Just what I was thinking of yon," \g! Jilly returned, likewise disdaining to halt n his work. I "Guess we're both it," Bill said as be* -M .'ore. "Maybe, but I know you are," said 3illy, and then for the first time both "\"3 ?0t down their pencils. "I'll tell you, I'll match you to see who s the biggest fool; that's about all I've . l?*l- " coi.l Rill ' jUk IClbl UUIU rn^mmmm __ "That's all right: I'll bet yon a fiver if l'-?j [ wanted to I could save more money In t month than yon conld at that," the >ther said. , .;y$P9 "I'll go you on that. It's five up that * it the end of the month I show & fatter, J jank account than you do." . i And that is all that was said until .at he end of the month Bill produced a 'J jankbook with $80 in it and Billy one vitb $120 credited to him. Therefore fl 3ill paid Billy the $5 and said: "I'll go you again on that." "All right: make it every month if yon "Suits me, my sbn," said Billy, "bnt, ^ ook here, sport is sport. I don't think I >ught to have taken that fiver. I borowed $50 from the governor to add to v'<; he account and swamp you. That leaves >70 which I ((pally saved against your >80, so here is your $5 back and $5 more vhich I owe." But Bill hesitated; then he said, "Well, s this thing meant only for legitimate g lUYJIJg i "So I supposed." "Then here is the $10 back. You see I vas behind and only had $40 in bank. I tad everything to gain and nothing to ose, I figured, so I drew the $40 and >layed Esmeralda, even money, and y' ? mnked the $80." "Then we will call the thing off fof his month, but hereafter it will be five a" . 1 : nonth that I show a fatter account than rou do, and no more funny business ibout it." A Neither Bill nor Billy knew what he vas doing that day, or he would not iave done it. but the excitement of the . ihase was on, and that was four years [go. The last time Bill won with $4,200 o Billy's $4.1 TO, and Billy swore he vould got the nest fiver if he had to do he Isabella act and pawn his jewels. Some day a pair of fine girls will get told of Bill and Billy and will put on the inishing touches of civilization, and hereafter they will confine themselves to avintr odds on their wives, which is egitimate.?New York Times. Two Celebrated Men's Mottoes. When Russell Sage was asked (or the ...i ecret of his success, he said, "The secret if success is to keep your credit good." When old Commodore Vanderbilt was isked for his secret of success, his anwer was, "Keep your mouth shut."? Success. g Skeptical About the Dates. She (at the end of a doctrinal argunent)?Look here! Do you believe in the 5ible? He?Well, not in the family record ?art.?Somerville (Mass.) Journal. Read Mr Bernau's ad and see bow to get an Eastman Camera free. He also has a lot Of lew 51 00 Brownie Cameras, the finest camera ver produced for even double the price; they nake h picture 1% inches squares, and you an eet a developing outfit for these cameras < . ; or 75 cents. Pratts Poultry Powders makes larger fowls, ulckens tbe growth of young chickens, preand cures all poultry diseases and Is a ne eijg producer. For sale by Speed DrugCo. Next Monday, 18th, special sale of embrod? ries and white goods, at Haddon's. If yon want egea in abundance begin- now nd feed your poultry on Pratt's Pooltry 'owders. For sale by Speed Drug Co. If You WhiiI?Dress Ooodn, Silks or MUM* ery fco to Haddon'H. i '! I , J