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^ ' _ The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. 1 ABBEVILLE, S. C. A^-Published every Wednesday at 82 a 1 year Id advance. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1901. Ntntemeut. . Mr. E. H. Aull, editor of the Newberry Herald and News, having repeated insluua- 1 tions after I bad pronounced them false, I make the following statement. i This newspaper Is edited by the man whose ' | name appears under the editorial head. He has two local assistants. One Is not only one of the best, but is one of the handsomest, young ladles in town. The other is a gentleman. I have twice told the Newberry Herald and News that its insinuations ai to the editorial K-* conduct of this paper were false. I A gentleman who does another an Injury, J without just provocation, Is usually ready to make all proper reparation. Instead of repeating the offense after he Las been told that be was acting unjustly. If the .Newberry Herald and News persists I In Its Insinuations after ;hey have been branded as false, It would seem that be Is only actuated by a malicious Intent to injure a brother editor. I leave it to the publio to say whether his recent conduct has been fair, high or honorable. Hugh Wilson. Political Meeting Threatened. j?r We learn that a caucus was held at Abbeville Monday, consisting of looal political lights. Nothing, or very little, is given out for publication, or otherwise. The impression which we get is, that Senator Tillman has Intimated that be would be glad to have a meeting at Abbeville, to which he and the Senatorial candidates would be Invited. The proposition was made to have the speaking on Saturday, the 31st instant. But, as some doui)t existed as to other appointments for that day, the suggestion for that date was held up for future aotlon. For reasons, Saturday Is not a good day. The speakers like to get home before Sunday. It Is not a good day for Abbeville. That day 1b pay day at the cotton mill. Nearly every merohant Is Interested, either in collecting bills or In selling goods on that day. Besides the business of the cotton mill people, the general trade of the town is better on Saturday than on any s. ' other day of the week. ? * \ Besides these reasons there may have been others. For instance: The local pollti- j clans may wisely prefer to let MoLaurin and xmman ngm out tneir Dailies. isone 01 ine yi ' ' local politicians have yet announced their g&y. candidacy, and, under the circumstances, there seem to be little good In the call of a Tillman meeting. It Is known that McLaurln Is away, and will not be back In time to attend the meeting, even If he should be invited. Even among Tillman's followers or friends there is a disposition to be fair. Even if it be concluded to call the Tillman meeting, to which MoLaurln is not expected to come, the expense of the meeting is a lion in the path. In the usual campaigns there is not ro much anxiety about entertaining the speakers. If, however, the speakers are invited to enlightAfv'i ' An the nonnlo nn cnhlppfja fnr whlf?h th?v nro * hungering and thirsting, somebody must pay the expense. Somebody must hire carriages ' and meet them at the trains, and the same carriages must take them back to the trains. * Somebody muBt build platforms. Somebody i! must entertain them at their houses or pay their bills at the hotels, even If they esohew cigars and dispensary stuff. Somebody's time must go Into the scheme. If the County Executive Committee shall so direct, the gentlemen will be Invited, and those who dance will be expected to pay the fiddler. The'payment of the expenses of politlolana whllejtrampooslng the country instructing us in politics is an innocent way of spending one's money. Like the purchase of mineral springs water. It relieves us of our 8 money, and does us no barm. The cost will t be but a small amount, and we have no doubt ~ that Tillman's friends would be glad to give him a chance to make another speech to them. McLaurin being in the North a general love-feast could be bad. We presume the meeting, If held will be on i Saleday in September. The Pardon of Nenl. J Col. Neal, who was convicted for not pay- 8 lng over to tbe State the penitentiary money ? which was In his bands, within tbe time re- <j quired by law, is applying himself or through y his friends, to the Governor for pardon from ? the sentence of the Court to pay a sum of p money and possibly serve a term in prison. " We have no zeal In the matter, and care ^ not one cent whether he is pardoned or not. t That is a matter in which we shall take no t part. But we have never seen tbe equity or ? the high principle, by which the State was r j!;; , governed In the matter, and as the Governor y seems disposed to pardon so many, we see no J reason why Neal should be discriminated 0 against. h As we understand, Col. Neal paid every cent * of the money wbloh the.State claimed, u When the State received that money, we be- a lleve the State was In honor bound not to p pursue bim, upon a mere technicality. To us f It looks very much like persecution, and Is d about as near coming up to our notions of j] Justice as was the scaling of the State bouse u bonds to fifty cents on the dollar. 8 When one citizen accepts the fall amount ;v of another's indebtedness, that should settle ? the matter. If every man In this country t was sent to prison for not paying his debts on j? the day his obligation became due our coun- tl tcy would become depopulated, and our prl- 1' sons would have to be enlarged. We believe Neal has been badly treated, b He may have his faults, and we do not say " that be has not, but Justice and fair dealing should characterize the conduct of the State In dealing with even an ugly sinner. Newspaper Influence. The city council of Charleston has conclud* A ed to recognize the validity of the dispensary law. The members of the council did laBt , week what was cheerfully done by other a towns years ago, namely : pass a law forbid- t ding unlawful traffic In liquor within the 1 corporate limits. This must have been a sore undertaking for a city wbloh has so long de- 1 tied tbe laws of the State. When that olty ? learns that she Is pert of tbe State, and not \ tbe whole commonwealth, tbe good old olty 3 and the people will be on better terms, and good results will come to all. Charleston has so long depended upon J partial legislation, and has so long ruled tbe ^ State, that tbe people of tbe great old olty a must be mortified to be compelled to obey the c laws wbloh she did not ask the Legislature to enaot. [ I Tbe result, which must be gratifying to ail I the people of the State, was brought about almost solely by the Influence oftbe Evening Post. Tbe able and patriotic utterances of that paper did the work. Everywhere lovers t of law and order, should contribute to tbe I building or a magnificent triumphal arch in 1 honor ol the PoBt. It might be located near ? Chlcco'a establishment, or placed near the > Big Indian Show, or. more appropriately, in E front of the office of the Post. Belts. All the latest novelties In belts and *= elt buckles may be seen at Haddon's. Pictures of every description in all colors J and rugs to beat tbe band. J.D.Kerr. t Call and let us show you tbe prettiest line ol stationery In Abbeyllle county. Milford's Drug Store. 3 THE SUMMER SCHOOL. Prof. fJllliam, Dr. KillintfNworth and Ollicrs Tender the Teaeher* a Splendid Reception. On last Friday evening a reception was tendered the teachers who had been attending the summer school. Prof. Gilliam and the Chairman of the Trustees, Dr. Killlngsworth, took an active part in an effort to entertain and pleano the pretty teachers and lovely women who were closing a month's stay In the city. A large company of Abbeville's choicest belles and beaux, together with honored sires and loved dames, came out to assist In doing them honor. For beauty, intelligence and sweet, attractive grace, the ladles of the Summer Hchool could not be excelled In thlB or any other land. The lingers sang sweeter Bongs than has been heard since the morning stars sang together. Light and beauty Ailed the auditorium, music and song delighted everybody, and those who were not lovely, were at least loving. Enraptured by the charming pres ence 01 loose wrtocn young men ana oiu meu adore, some felt like falling down to worship the fair divinities. Fairer than the flowers of the field and sweeter than the odorR which they dispel, the pretty teachers simply carried away susceptible hearts by the score. When the evening program was commenced the first young lady to appear on the rostrum was Miss Eliza Thomson, a charming petite arunette, who recited In her modest way a piece which, because of her timid manner, aer beauty of person, and the musical rythm ot her voice, carried all captive. Then came Mirs Jenule Arrants, as pretty and as sweet a little maiden as ever graced a platform or delighted assembled admirers. She recited a piece and charmed her hearers. Miss Janie Holllogsworth, a dream of oeauty and womanly grace, sang a solo, which ielighted everybody. Miss Jones, of stately carriage and womanly beauty, stepped to the piano and gave as jbarmlng a piece as was ever listened to. The gentlemen who sang to the delight of everybody were: Messrs. J. S. Cochran. J. M. Harden, \V. H. Jones and J. E. McDavid. Mr. 3uy R. Pltner put lite and music In the orjan during thejevening, and his artistic touch of the keys was equal to his best performances. When the gentlemen sang In their great ieep base voices, we thought of the frogs who sang in their big broad voices in measured ^ones: "Come over, ladles; come over, ladles," :o which the ladles replied in a little shrill, sharp voice: "Too deep, too deep." When the singing and music was over, Professor Gilliam invited those present to remain and meet our beautiful guests who bad given everybody whom tbey had met so much pleasure. For an hourorso beauty and manly ralor enjoyed each other's presence, and all were invited to partake of Ice cream, sherbet, Mi DAmatK^iiT r\f that crvrt If thfl mnntr la. ilea do not get caught in Cupid's net, we bope ibat eacb and all or tbem may come again iext year, when they will be as beautirul in person, as charming in manner, and as lovely in heart and character as tbey are tolay. Let tuneful hearts respond in heartfelt :ones. Brother Captive, raise the tune?sing, sing?all together: "Here, Lord, I give myRelf away, 'TIS all that 1 can do." THE RIVAL SMITHS, Binders of Bundles and Builders of Temples?One Led (he Mormons to a Beautlfnl City?The Other is Catching die HeiUheu Chinese for an Inheritance. Mr. W. R. Smith, in the employ of the Abbeville Cotton Mill, is perhaps the best and nost expeditious baler of ootton goods on >artb. For several days last week be averted seventy-flve bales a day. We know this s true, lor he himself bath said it. We have leard from other sources that he does his vork well, and makes the neatest of packiges. The Chinese are simply stunned when hey see one of bis bales, bnt when they see a vbole carload of them, tbev just fall down >ewildered and amazed. When they resover their senses the strange thing about t is. that they bave forgotten the religion ol heir fathers, their pig tails aregoue, and they ire iuu-neagea ouriBuaun, wormu^ uaj ?uu light to Imitate tbe American Smith who )uts up such nice packages for them. To Mr. smith's fine packages is clue much of the repeot In which tbe Chinese hold Americans, ['he wearers of the pigtails look upon Mr. jmlth as a mortal of superior fashion, formid ot a superior claj. Great multitudes of be heathen desire to make a pilgrimage to bis country to learn and to know more of bis wonderful man. It Is possible that they nay cease to worship their own dead an cowry and take up the worship of the living American Smith. Many years ago a man in his country named Smith had divine revela,lons on tbe subject of polygamy. And he, ike Moses, led a great people into the wllderless, and. unlike Motes, he built a great city, md laid the foundations of a temple which, in .rchitecture. beauty and grandeur, rivalled be temple which Solomon in the days of his ;lory ereotel and dedicated to the worship of be Lord our God. If the American binder of mndles should excel in glory and fame the milder of sacred Mormon temples, and If be bould capture tbe heathen for an inheritance o the Lord, he will become great indeed. BAD BOYS AND POOK DOGS, rhe Name Great Father Regards Both ?FoollMh Fear* of Hydrophobic Tbe Boston Traveler says: Tbe weather is Ikeiy to be extremely hot afur so long apelod of wet and cold. Your dog may show ymptoms of HlDees, possibly attended by pasmsand frothing at the moutb. There is lot one probability In five hundred that it rill be anything more than an attack oflnllgestlon. Don't be frightened and think our dog is going mad, but treat him sensibly s you would your child or any other member i jvui lauiii/. xucucoi tuiu^ hi uu IS lO HD? >ly the "ounce of prevention," and avoid neb troubles, as may easily be done except n cases of young dogs and those which have lot passed the teething period. Let your pets iave air and exercise, and do not over teed hem. Especially do not keep them eating tall times of day and night bits of meat, ake, caudy, or. in fort, anything else. As a ule feed your large dog but once a day, and our small dog not more than twice. Give lot much meat, but corn bread with some Indofsoup meat, gravy, with potatoes and tber vegetables. Some milk will do no arm, but not too much for dogs that are beinning to age. Oo not keep them chained ip, or, If this cannot be avoided, let them ' sose for a run at least twice In a day. Now, word to the boys. There will come In your my now and then a Btray dog. He may be a < oor friendless dog. thin and half starved, lefore you try to frighten the poor fellow to i eath by your screams: before you try to inure and malm him with stones and bricks, ast stop and think," How would I like to be | reated it I was that poor dog?" But you i ay, "He is only a dog." True enough, but ou are only a boy, and the friendless dog has | tie same Great Father above that you have, le knows about the dogs, the sparrows, and be boys, and He knows, as all observing < eople have found out, that tbe boy who be- i rlends a poor suffering friendless animal is be boy that will make friends and succeed a thin world when the cruel boy will be sure o fall. There Is no more pitiful sight than to ee a poor dog that has strayed from home, or | as lost bis master In a strange place, or has o home or master, set upon by a crowd of oys, with stones aud sticks and cruel shouts, i A SOCIAL EVENT. I Pletwmut ami nil Kujoynble Evening; Among the Yoiitiit People. A pleasant and enjoyable sociable was given ast evening by Mr. Lewis Blount, the polite nd affable dispeuser of cooling drinks from be fount at Mllford's drug store, at thehospial residence of Mrs. Ellis Graydon, complimentary to Miss Ellen Cllnkscales, a pretty , nd attractive young lady of Due West, who | h visiting Miss Alma Gatnbrpll. Those present were Miss Monie Sign, Miss ?ell Edwards, Miss Alma Gnmbreil, Ml<s Vtllle Seal, Miss Evelyn Clark, Miss Maud .IcClung, Miss Fannie and Miss Mary Stsrk, llss Minnie Dllts, Miss Josie Lyon, Miss Virlnla and Mies Madge Graydon and Miss Mat- 1 le JennlDgs of the young Indies. Messrs. ohn G. Edwards, Wallace Bailey, George Hark, Paul Andersou, Christie Sayre, Tlios. ,yon. Sterling Graydon, Lewis Blount, Will nd Robert Hemphill of the youug gentleoen. A most delightful evening was spent by all resent, and especially enjoyed was the musc, so Bweetly and graciously pluyed by Mrs. Cnox upon the piano. W. H. M. t'ouverite 4'olleure. We are in receipt of the handsomely illusrated catalogue of Converse College, showing ts elegant plant, and high standard ol work, 'bis is an institution of wblcb the whole tate should be, and Is, proud. It is a peroanent gift to the cause or educating our oung women, and Is controlled by a non-delomlnatlonal Board of Trustees. It has a ;ood endowment, and Is ranking In the South ,s the best colleges for women do In the <orth. The conservatory of music has an elegant auditorium, seating 2,000 people, with he magnificent pipe organ (the largest In the South) and thirty-four music rooms. Everyhlng is up to the highest standard of equip ent and work. We call attention to the adlsement is this issue. Harris Llthia Water In auy quantity,; at Jlll'ord'8 Drugstore. LOWNDESVILLE NEWS. ] Nnrvlvor'w Keimlon .September 5<li? OonnIiii; Swollen Slrenm?Narrow I KMCHpe? High Wnlern Destroy Corn . /, ' Crop. bl(,d l,owndesvllle, Aug. l?th, 1901. ?6ar Mr. (!. E. Linder and Miss Annie Carter, of at 11 Hartwell, and Mr. Mac McCalla and bis ulster Miss Llela Hell McCalla, ofTtae Fork, were In AI town Monday. Join Miss Annie McUruder of Abbeville having ?pn,i been on a stay for sometime at Anderson came ieuJI here Monday and spent afew days, tben on to rpu her home. A ^ Mr*. Marie Watson, of Moseley, was among and friends here Tuesday. Mr. Ernest Johnson, of Anderson, came Al down Wednesday, then on to tbe home of his grandfather, the venerable Mr. W. F. Clink scales, near Tucker's Ferry. Rev. J. F. McKinnon of Abbeville, having been assisting Rev. R. C. Ligon in a protracted meeting at Qood Hope, passed through a 1 this place on his return. Wednesday, accom- B " panted by Miss Ixjulse Llgon. Miss Lizzie Nance spent several days last I j week with the family of her brother, Mr. Sam B Nance at Abbeville. \1 A few of the survivors of Co. 1, Nth S. C. V. met here last Saturday was a week ago. to take some action in regard to having a reunion of ssid company. It was decided to have the reunion on Sept. 5th, next. They propose to invite about five speakers for the occasion, mey aiso arraugru u? unvw ? uncle ei dinner. All corners know what is expected of them to carry out this part of the. program, and will please act accordingly. All surviving members of said company are earnestly requested to meet here on the 3rd of September to clean off the ground, arrange seats, build stand eto. preparatory to the meeting on the 5th. Mr. T. C. Llddell and Mr. Will Armstrong went to Anderson Monday. Mr. W. M. Cooley of Belton has spent the past ten days with the lamily of bis son, Mr. T. D. Cooley. Magistrate J. G. Huokabee and Mr. R. E. Moseley drove out from thlH place Monday evening for Abbeville, The next day they went to Greenwood, then to Ninety Six, then . to Ridge Spring, and where to next, this "deponent salth not." Mr. Will Lindsay of Due West came over Tuesday, and was with the family of his brother in law, Rev. H. C. Fennel till Friday. Mrs. Jno. T.Morgan of Moseley who was badly shocked by lightning on July 29th. died Aug. 11th and was burled ?l Rooky River church the Dextday. She suffered Intensely Pi after being hurt. Bald that the bones of her (jH body seemed as 1 f they were on fire. Miss Lottie McGhee of Griffin Ga., has been with the family of ber cousin Mr. E. W. Harper for the past few days. Mr. Ernest Allen and his sister, Miss Meta Allen, went to Anderson Wednesday to spend a while with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Armstrong wentnp to Little River church Tuesday, to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Thomas Bowen, sister of the first named. B 1 Mr. S. F. Epps and Master Floyd Armstrong H went to Honea Path Tuesday. Mr. Epps II brought back with him a fine Jersey calf HI (male) which be got of Mr. R. T. Klrkpatrlck, he also brought with him a heifer calf of the same breed, which he got on the way. For the greater part of last week at the very pleasant country home of Hon. I. H. McCalla there was a collection of young people, con- JLJl< slstlng of Messrs C. E. Llnder, Loyd Teasley and Claude Herndon, together with Miss Annie McCalla and Miss Annie L. Carter, all Of Ueorgla. xnis writer DUI viucea lua uuucluslon of the above In saying that they had In th an exceedingly pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Baker or Washington, D. C., came in Thursday evening to spend some time. , T1 Master Marlon Latimer carried Master Ed- J\_ , ward Mason and Master Jlmmie Latimer to -i,,!.,, Abbeville Tuesday, the two last named took ? * the train for Waterloo, the first on his return, l,ruP* about dark, drove into Crawford creek, three miles out. It was much swollen trom a hard An. rain. On reaching the current they were ' washed down stream, and the buggy over turned. The young man managed to get out, and came up to Mr. J. A. Hall's, near by. He *rt,c aud Mr. Hall returned to the creek but it was A ho dark that tbey could see nothing of the horse and baggy. Marlon returned to Mr. Hall's and spent the night; the next morning the two went back to the creek and found the horse and buggy some distance below the ford th still In the creek; both unharmed, excepting a broken shaft. A most remarkable escape . . _ _ & LJ Alios Jennie ioau 01 Augusia casspeui me past few days with relatives In this place. ni?im Mr. W. C. Pressley, of Elberton, came over DrflDI Saturday, and has since been the guest of Mr. A?, Jas. T. Latimer. ' There have been much needed and heavy rains In ihin section for 'he last eight or ten days. Rocky River again overflowed its banks wbicb made the seventh orelghth time % that it had gone beyond Its propper bounds \ Ibis year, and it destroyed for the third time V the crops within reacb of its waters. Some of the land owners upon this stream planted early. The corn came up, was worked out, and wben it was about knee high, a high river destroyed it. Again the land was planted, And again it was destroyed. On'theRb of July, some of the planters tried it again, and last week, wben the corn was as high as a mau's bead, and gave promise of a large ? yield, it was again badly damaged, if not ? ruined. This is discouraging Indeed, and will X be a great loss to those who were depending m entirely upon their low lands for their corn ? supply. Tbe late rains, though they were in- jL Juriou8 to the Interests of a few, will ba of * great benefit to a large majority of the plant- ? ers in bettering all their crops. a I)r. A. J. Speer was called to Heardmont Friday on professional business. m Mr. Ed Moorhead of Chester reached here ? yesterday eveulng to remain awhile with his m mother Mrs. A. E. Moorhead. Troupe. ... | TROY NEWS. ? | Crop*?School Notes?Urent Interest In J Revivals?A Pastor Mho Would be jji itn Honor to any Church. ' A Troy S. C. Aug. 19.1901. * Mrs. W. T. Bradley and niece Miss Lula 2 Wideman from Abbeville are met gladly by 2J one and all. In onr town. We are glad to have with us Mr. T. O. Tag- * gart from Savannah. * Miss Lallle Chiles one of Greenville's pretty youug ladles Is with her Aunt Mrs. James Ii. Wideman. We announce with pleasure that Miss Statla Bradley Will teach tbe Mllway School. Miss Emma Wardlaw from Bellvu?, Is here with her sisters Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Rob- piri inson. 1 111 MIssElise Bowie a pretty young lady from Abbeville is spending this week with her OUI* Aunt Mrs. J. H. Chi les, J r, of Bradley. This is a week of fat things at Bradley, rhe youug people's convention will be In session for a few* days, and extensive preperalions have been made, about 75 delegates are Tl expected. I pi The cotton crop throughout here here Is I J i?K/\on unornna onH (hn mornhont en.l III farmer will be In better spirits. ] Mrs. E. A. Kalis and little children, alter a I [I two months sojourn bere, left a few days ago I j j for their home In Birmingham Ala. Ati Misses Statla Wldeman, and Kate Addison from Due West are among the pleasant visitors bere. Miss Martha Keagan bears the distinction Insj of first honor at the Hummer School In Essay reading. We note this with a great deal of pleasure. f J L. Taggart has located at Vienna, Qa., to \ launch in the mercantile world. 0 Miss Nell Watson from Lebanon, is visit- 4 lug her uncle Judge E. W. Watson at Brad- ^ lev. f Miss Nora Cuddy from Widemans is 4 among her pupils at Longmlres. \ Our little town |s enjoying a refreshing 0 reason of good preaching. The Methodists ^ have Just closed oue of the best meetings, ^ with Kev. S. Leslie toasslstthe pistor. Ureal # interest was^hown from the first service and gfe there were six accessions to theoburcb; and v no less can be nald of the one now In progress ^ In the A. K. P. Church. Kev. H. B. Blakeiy jfc of Atlanta is doing the preaching. Wejfeel x like refreshing showers both temporal and 9 spiritual have fallen and God's people have jk neen ereauy reviveu. uuio uou oe an in?) v praise for his wonderful works unto the chll- W dren of men. m In every issue of the Press and Banner we \ see where Uev. T. W. Sloan is assisting In W some Presbyterian meeting. Our A. R. I\ 4 brethren had better watch this denoinina- ^ tiou. We don't mean tosay they are tryingjto ^ proselyte, but be Is a man whom'any church ? would do honor to claim. ^ l)r. and Mrs. L. W. Kheppard from Liberty IliII were to see the latter's mother Mrs. E. J. i'accart yeiterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hradiev from Long One were pleasant guests ut the Park House last I >11 week. 12/il Mr. A. II. Kennedy is confined to bis bed most of the time. Our ?. ? sketcl proni] 1j. W. White's l:i)C?W. the pi Buy your Ituta Buga and Turnip Seed from ?|aten L. W. White. throu. You can uet a dozen different varieties ol nnHri Turnip Heed from L. W. White. an ill No better .Seed are grown than Bulsts. consu You can find Bulst's Turnip Seed at the gro- Sea eery store of L. W. White. July and August are the months for sowing Turnips. Buy your Turnip Seed from L. W. White. Evan Flour is very cheap now. Buy a barrel or a sack ol It from L. W. White. L. W. White has In store and to arrive two jJ* hundred Barrels Flour. No article of food is cheaper now than Flour. If you will buy your flour from L, W. White you will always have good cakes and biscuits. Flour ! Flour !! Flour !!! at L. W. White's. A , , , pared Ingot Harris's Carbonated Water and Uiuger Alo Bam at Millord's Drug Store. r#a?oi Bridges to Let. * vill let to the lowest responsible jf er the re-building of Mar's Bridge \ Mount Carme!, on September 4th, o'clock a. m. / so the re-building a bridge over jf ison Creek near Sunny Slop. Sep- \ >er 9th, at 11 o'clock a. rn. * le right is reserved to reject any all bids. / G. N. NICKELS, j lg. 20, 1901. C. S. A. C. I iLENrrsi! SEED BARLEY, ( RYE AND CLOVER. BDIST TURNIP SEED. T iR CORN JUST RECEIVED t ? ILENNS 3 State of South Carolina, \ COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. \ PROBATE COURT. \ a Afottor nf tVia TTutota r\f Rnhort Phpatpr I Brown lee, Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. L> persons Indebted to said estate mast settle without delay, and tbose holding iHagaJnut tbe estate must present them irly attested to R. f. Brown lee, or J. D. Brownlee, i. 20, 1901. 4t Executors. ) State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PROBATE COURT. e Matter of tbe Estate of Peter Hunter, Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. U persons indebted to said estate must <ettle without delay, and tbose holding ? is against the estate must present them >rly attested to Jas. T. Latimer, j. 19,1901 Administrator. V a.tnh as we are offering some very low prices in watches for the next ten days. any one wishing a good watch now is the time to buy. we have a full line of STERLING AND PLATED SILVERWEAR at prices never before offered in abbeville. our line of jewelry such as cuff and collar buttons, shirt studs, broaches, rings, stick pins, belt buckles, lodge pins, bracelets,ladies and gents watch chains can not be surpassed. e Repairing Speciality 5 } Thfl inn Cn b 111 III). J s H. League, Jlgr. y sectors for S. A. L. ^ ?|j|oled by MesBra.Blum^M ^ J A. S. J. Casaidy. 4 ? ??? ?? imetmmmi fee returned if we tail. Auy one sending 1 and description of any invention will [>tly receive our opinion free concerning atentability of same. "How to Obtain a t" sent upon request. Patents secured s'h us advertised for sale at our expense. " ;nts taken out through us receive special .'.withoutcharge, in Tub Patent Record, lustrated aud widely circulated journal, Ited by Manufacturers and Investors. d for sample copy FREE. Address, VICTOR J. EVANS &. CO. (Patent Attorneys,) S Building, WASHINGTON, D. C F.GILLIAED, .TAILOR,/, -r H moved. ?.nd occupies the rooms upstairs In Knox's Hall, and Is now pretodoall kinds of repairing and oleaugentlemen's clothes on short notloe. pies of a) il always on hand. Charges i labia j \ ; ' |\ 4S k - /\ k DRUGS /& !J PATENT MEDICINES A\ !? TOILET ARTICLES /I\ !? COMBS A\ J; BRUSHES /ft B < PAINTS /ft ; GLASS ft \ PUTTY ^ I; SODA WATER A\ Jy AND ICES A ' ^.> m f?nr>^M A *1 t" C jfiV j\ II UUK OrtV/IHIIUiJ. 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When Spiritualism was comparatively new and we were youngsters, we used to hear delightful spooky stories about mysterious actions of furniture and things which one never seem a 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 ohlna, and it was all on the table. For a moment the sacvaats were all out of the dining room, and Just a* that moment all the people in the net at the house heard a deafening crash at MUfiff dishes. From the dining room there oame the sound of glassware precipitated upon the floor and crushing into fragments, and in the midst of the roar of this wreck there ?nnwn /,# 4Vn C.TIS? lUtO ?U UUO VOID VI OMV UVV* MUM 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 nioked in that house that day. The spirits, so the story ran to us, had just made terrible ghostly crash for the fan of it and 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 greater than that of a friend of mine over an episode not at all similar. This gentleman'! wife and daughter were out shopping on< afternoon, and he reached home ahead d them. So far from feeling grieved and outraged at not finding them there to make him welcome, he set to work pleasantly to give them a surprise by getting them their supper. He 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 V?l? 4-oVtl a a erfr\v*4 aV*manTTfl tripper wai gone I The platen wer? then just where he had placed them, but they were as clean as when he pot them on. He knew that there was not another hu- _ man being in the house. What sprite had wafted away those sardinVsf This Is a true story. There was not an* other human being In the house, but thi gentleman owned two delightful oockei spaniels, and they were In the house. Who oan doubt that, as they licked the platel which had contained the sardines, they had said,to themselves: "Go to. We will make it unnecessary for our dear mastel to wash these plates?"?Boston Transcript. Anthony Trollope*s Fun. v Mr. Trollope's big voice drowned every one else as he chaffed my father down thl length of the 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 ds next? He used to make daring assault! upon the most cherished articles of th* Blackwood faith. Blind, unswerving de? votion to the sovereign was one of his fa* vorite points of attack. > "Now, Blackwood, how oould the death of the sovereign possibly affect you?" h? 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 is m * ??1- ? mi n I&C6 OX bUUii a uauunuiuj wu vwugui of broiled kidneys would be distasteful. Mr. Trollope bore everything before him and prepared for another attack. The Conservative party and Dizzy wen a tempting subject for a tit. "Ton know, . Blackwood?you know you think exactly about Dizzy as I do. Yon know you would be very glad to hear he had been had up for?for shoplifting." Tableau, all hold* lug up their hands and Mr. Trollope delighted with the sensation he had produced.?"Annals of a Publishing House," by Mrs. G. Porter. . Egyptian Mormlitiea. Here are some extracts from the adrlot that Ani, an Egyptian scribe, gave his ion in the thirteenth century before Christ: "If a man cometh to thee for counsel, let this drive thee to books for information." "Consider what hath been; set befor? thee a correct rule of life as an example to follow. The messenger of death will come to thee as to all others to carry thee away; yea, he standeth ready." "Take heed with all diligence that thou woundeet no man with thy words." "The man who, having reoeived much, glveth little, is as one who commltteth an injury." "Whosoever speaketh evil recelveth no good." .? "When thou hast arrived at years ol maturity and art married and hast a house, forget never the pains which thou hast cost thy mother, nor the care whloh 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 silenoe. "?Westminster Review. Fine People In 1789. My lady was as reckless as my lord and rattled the dicebox and shuffled the card! 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 plato were staked when the guineas were exhausted, and when these possessions had gone farms and estate* were sacrificed. The amusements, too, of wealthy people were of a coarse and cruel description. Rat worrying, cockfghtlng and badger baiting were favorite diversions. Prizefighting was regarded as essential to keep up the courage of Englishmen.?Chambers' Journal. Mexican Fanerali. 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, plaoe the coffin on their heads and go at a trot to the grave, where the body is Intoned, and the coffin is then returned. ~ ; Air In Caves. Certain caves have been reported ai maintaining a uniform temperature, summer and winter, of 54 degrees F. They | may bo 6ald to breathe twice a year?In haling during tne winter ana euumng during the 6ununer. NOTICE. By mutual agreement the firm oT Bryson JcNlckles ban beeu dissolved. Mr. Nlckles will continue tbe brokerage business Iti his own name, assuming ull debts of said tlrm. w. j. bryhon, l. h. nickles. Aug. 20, 1801. tf Every man is bound to aim at the possession of a good character as one of the highest objects of life. The only success is to do one's duty. A purposeless life is a rudderless ship. isas i I