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/ . ? "he Press and Banner Ear t'n on ?hed every Wednesday Rt 5'i ft I ear In advRnce. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1902. Georgia Eillfor. Editor B I. Thornton of the Tribune at Elberton, was In town one day last week, and we were glad to greet hlra in the office of the Press and Banner. We have not the acquaintance of bis paper, but If It Is good looking, and as Interesting as be le, the paper is a good One. The Election. The annual school election for trustees of the Graded School cnrae off last nlgbt, with result as follows, as reported to us: John W Sign 53 Jno. A. HarrlP 5)7 A. B. Morse 51 J. A. Smith 140 \V. P. Green 102 S. F. Kllilngswortb 95 G. W. Lomax 52 Messrs. Smith, Greene and Harris were elected for the long term and Dr. Killings f worth for tbe short term. Elgbt Day* of Pr?yfr In Ihe Chnrch? * of Abbeville. The following program has been prepared for the W<>pk of Prayer: Jan. 5, 7 P. M.. Methodist Church, sermonRev. M. W. Gordon. Jan. ?. 7:30 P M., A. R. P. Church.' The Vis Ion of God In Christ"?Rev J. E. MrKlnnon. Jan.". 7:30 P. M., Baptist Church,"Our Na tlon"?Rev. J. Liowry Wilson. D. D. Jan. 8, 7:30 P. M.. Methodist Church, "Our Churches"?Rev. T. W. Sloan. Jan. 9, 7:30. P. M.. Presbyterian Church, "Christian Missions"?Rev. M. W Gordon. Jan. 10, 7:30 P. M , Factory Church, "The Family and the School"?Rev. J. Lowry Wilt-on, D. D. Jan 11. 7:30 P. M.. Baptist Church, "The Coming of the Kingdom"?Rev. J. 0. Will son, D. D. Jan. 12, 7 P. M., Presbyterian Cburch, sermon?Rev. T. W. Sloan. Jan. 12.7 P. M., Factory Church, sermonRev. R. A. Child. A* R P. Church. The pastor will preach a sermon appropriate to the New Year next. Sabbath at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. SubJeot, "Retrospect and Prosoect." All are cordially Invited to the service. The Knlim. ITheralnsIn this State, Georgia, Aiaoama. and North Carolina have been very destruetlve of property, with some loss of life. In this County, bat little damage was done. Wanted. 500 turkeys. 1,000 chickens, and all the ducKs that may be offered. B. K. Beacbam. at the Miller Hotel. Farm Wanted. One to two hundred acres Improved and good buildings at or near R. R Station. 41. Address, Bos, 58, Gainesville, Ga. New Phone. Add to your card the name of Dr. John O WllUon. Mr. H. E. McCurrey is no loneer In the cotton mill, having quit the service of the company, after having been employed there for five years. Ills long service In oue place Is alike complimentary to him and to his era ployers. Mr. MoCurrey is one of the mom laltbful men In the mill business and, as lat as we know, no fan It has ever been lound with hi? nf his pffldnnev in the discharge I of bis duty. Id justice to him we publish this Instead of the card which he furnlsbed for publication. Miss Eugenia C. Dameron, of Converse College, In spending her Cbrlsttnas vacation with her cousins. the Misses Cater. Mis*Daraeron Is a granddaughter of Judge J. A Cam bell. of Jackson, Miss., who spent some time not so long ago, with his nelces, tbe Misses Cater. Miss Dameron, because 01 her handsome presence and her attractive grace, has made a most charming guest in our city, affording and receiving pleasure in meeting our young folk. Mrs. Patterson, wife of Rev. A. L. Patternon, of Mount Carmel.dled last Sunday night, after a short Illness. Tbe circumstances immediately preceding her death adds to tbe affliction of the household. President James Boyce was in town yesterday. looking utter the Minutes, and the * Minutes bad gone to Due West, looking after blm. Mb. T. A. Cater, who Is 111 of pneumonic, was reported to be better yesterday afternoon. To the Highest Bidder?i will, at Abbe HH vllle. on Saienday Den, sell to tbe hlgheM By* bidder five chart* ol tbe common stock of tbe Q|^ksak^bev)ll?r Cotton Mil*. Mre. W. A. Lee. |H| A Few Newt Item*. jjnS Oa next Sunday naomlnit at. h.alfpawt eleven I9H there will be a church conference, financl*' report, ?iat iHtlcal report niid meuibert-hlp roll call at lb* Baptist church. All the roeoa In been are urged to be present, an what. I? said and done at this meetlnn will be of vital SH importance and ierlounly affect each raemSHber jjffigj Miss Virginia Qraydon In spending tb? holidays In the country vialUi g her Friend 6M Mlsa Lucy Cheatham. H MIm Eva Klrby, of Spartanburg. IssppndluK HH ' few days in the city viMtlnjc h>-r [mrent? Ml?s Kltby played Hie pipe organ at ib< hh Freabyterlan church Monday night. She It?(jH certainly a professional musician and cat' b| bring forth the sweetest strain* of music f'Om an organ by herbkllful manipulation ot IB ?UC acj n, Jbe different congregations of tbe town | gathered at the Presbyterian cburcb Sunday ft night and listened to an excellent sermon I by R?v. JuboO. Wilson, pastor of the Metb j^odlst cbutcb, from tbe text "Love tbe Breth LTPD." Kr Mrs Dead wilier, accompanied by ber sister Miss Jessye Landruro. are spending tbe boltI dtiyg ?ltb theli parents at Harmony Grove, I Ga. Miss Jessye has been attending "be I Graded School here since Iwat summer, and |-ban made a large Dumber of admiring friends I who regret very tsucb to hear that she will I not return to Abbeville with her sister. I Mr. W. D. Burksdale bas ver.v generously presented the Baptist Church with a haqdI Mome coal-burning beater. I Miss GertrudeBa lade, who has been spend I Ing tbe past iwo montba in Abbeville very I pleasantly visiting her friend. Miss Belle Hsd I don, returned to her home in Washington, JD. I C. last Friday aftfn.oon. She waSfocompHn I led as far as Greenwood b> Mr. Paul E. AnI demon. W. H. M. I A C'brlMtmns Present. i WheD you take her a*e into consideration I there Is no onejn Abbeville who Is a better performer and can bring fortb sweeter strains ' from a piano or organ than Miss Lorena j JBeecbam, a pretty, golden-haired little uiald r * Of IWflVtJ PUU'Uino. ip?o uuicuo iinn ucro faithful durlcg Ibe past >ear iu playing tbe oigao lor ibe Sunday School and Church ser> I Tlcen at ibe Baptist Church, and in appre?iatlon of her generous services, the members ' of the Ctiuicb and Sunday School on Christinas day presented Miss LoreDa with h hand come manicure and toilet set, which she it* Justly very prcud of, and will take great p leasure In showing 10 any one who win cull i at her home to ?-ee It. W H. M. i Note by the Editor ? Miss Lorena's cousin, i >1 las Helen Miner is alt-o prifloleut as a mu! alcian, and la equally dlstlntcuti-hed for her I /altbfnlneas in chuich work. 11 e A. It P I congregation remembered heron Christmas E day b> gi\)L'g her a purt>e. Poor Marriages. | Rev. M. W. OoidoD Joined together ! bapB py bond* vf wedlock tbieecoupiea attbecut ton lactory Suodxy before last: Mr. M. D. L 92 Brown and Mie* ltosa Mi Kinney, Mr. Tbos. R j^auiihman and Misa JStia Wilson, Mr. VV'ai . ter Ciatk anu MissOia Bmncb?u. 1 he two R?( nrat were married In the morning, the last In ? tbe aitemoon. All were married at the homes of tbe brides. They bave the weilBR, wrUfaea t?nd congratulations of a host of friends. On Christmas evening Mr. Homer NM Campnell and Miss Essie Blancbel were alt-o married by Kev. M. W. Goraon. W H. M. H A Pleasaut Parly. * I On last Thursday evening Mis* Virginia Eakiu, who Is ihls session teaching a school in Greenwood county, but Is spending the holidays at home with her parentc, gave a delightful social entertainment, lo several of her young filends. All preseut spent a mom pleasant evening In social chat acd playing gamea, and were loth at a late hour to break up and go home, but left with pleasant remembrance of the kind and gracious hospitality of the young hostess. W. II. M. I Try our seeded raisins, currants and citron If you want to make good iruit cak&^k D. Barkodttle. I Flour, corn, meal, brand fcrlces. J. Allen Smith, Jr. JHHggEH|f - >:- l ' Death of Miss Bessie Hill. MIrh Bessie Hill, daughter of Mr. II. M. Ill] of this city, dl^d last night of scarlet fever. Miss Hill had Just reached the years i young womanhood. Her sweet, attracth disposition bad drawu around her the ?ii carest frieud*. She was one of the best educated youn ladies in town,Having been graduated Iroi the Abbeville (Jraded School in May, 11KJ ? ? -i ? </v t <ma nf hor lllnouu uhp out ??UU uy U? H.O ? great promise of usefulness. Tbe people of the town feel heartfelt syn palby for the family which Is now under it shadow of the deepest alllictlou. Jilt BELLINGER'S JOB. lie Would ll titp h Row lu litis l'?r of the Vineyard. Mr. U. Duucan Bellinger, attorn >y jieneri of iho&tate?f **outh Ciroliua in obtidieuce l a re*<>lutiou of tb.i General Assembly, h*s It 4tl(uted suits agalus tbe Virginia Carol in Cuetnic.u Coinprtov, cbar^iug a nuinlj.t of I legal acts on tbe pari ol tb?* ompauy, ailei lug among otner things, that tbe coinpau violated thelawsofthe 8iate iu buyingm tbe different lertilizer companies. Mr. B? linger* sks that the corporation ot> dissolve ?nd thai th-se ha returned to tbe loruit owners aud that those who recleve n .ney for the sale of their proi eriy be required to return the sum Mr. Bellinger further alleges m? the Virginia Chemical Company a tempts to govern prlo?s and to create monopoly. In a general way we helleve th above Is in the neighborhood ot being ooi rect. It Mr. Bellinger should bp successful an the men fr >m whom the Co-oltna Cot to Seed Company bought should be requn ed to refund the price of the Mill which ibi; sold In thin town, som ebo.lv would b- ba< iy hurt, even us the Carollua Cotton Seed O Mill Company wan badly burl wbeu the bought. As we understand. and we do not preten to give the exact figures. Wespeakln genei al terms. Iu lt>S8, or th'-reabout t.h? Abbeville Oil Mi and Ginnery wah bulit, stock w>?n ls?ued t an amouul of more than 820,000. The ml was reported to be so successrul during th first year that It whs deemed advisable i water the stock to the amount of tweoty pei cent, this beiag the ooly dividend that th stock holders ever received. As far.as we are Informed not one cent c dividend was ever paid to any stickboldei Many Stockholders became dishearten* and sold their holdings, varying In prlc lrom 25 cents on the dollar, up to 50 cent*, au except those who sold early, we believe non orougbt mort th*n fifty eeuts. The m ichlnery, as a rule, was of the earlle patterns and Is either much worn or pra< Mnttilv out of date. The power plant wa next to worthies*. A liberal estimate of tb value of the wbole ptaut could hardly hav been at a figure above S12000. The Cotto Seed Oil Company paid SUJ-500 fo it. After paying the debts then due on tb plant the mock holders received a little ove eighty cents on the face value of the atocte Tills, after tiaine out of their money fo iwelve or thirteen years without Interest o dividends. If Mr. Bellinger can make the stockholder of this oil mill refund their money be wil indeed, be a mighty man. And be will hnv to havemighly and searching courts bebIn him. if he cau get back irom the former stocl holders the money which was paid for tb At.bevlheOil Mill. As to the competition plank of Mr. Bellln sjer's complatnt: Wltbiu twenty miles of the Abbeville 01 Ml'i are indepenent plants at Lowndesvliie McCormlck, Ninety Six. Greenwood, Core naca and Honea Path. If that Isn't compel: tlon enough lor one little oil mill, then w are dream In*. As to the controlling of prices : The Carolina Cotton Seed Oil Corapan has reduced the price of ginning and paok log cotton from 81a bale to 75 cents a b*l< It has reduced the prloe of hulls from 5ti ton to $5 a ton. A? far as we beard the peopl can stand the rsductlon. If the Carolina Cotton Seed Oil Compaa paid as dearly for ot her old run-dowi machinery as tbey paid for tbe Abbevlll Oil Mill, it will be a long time before stool in tbat concern will command muab ot i premium. No men ever effected a beicei irade than was made by Mr. J. Allen Hunli when he sold tbe Abbeville Oil Mill. And u ?*n *u eartb ernr more luny paiu tor m v*lne of machluery than did tb? Caro Una Cotton S*ed Oil Company when the paid for tbe A bbevlile Oil Mill. Tbe above estimate are our own. And lb* estimate of tbe value of tbe property wa raised Irom J10.W# to 812.00V In dcferenoe t tbe opinion of ibe men wno paid ?o mac (or oar old rattle trap. TROY TOPICS, cow Up a Tree?Not the Same One Tha Jumped Over the Moon?The Matrlmon ial Wave-One Young Little Will No Cross a Bridge Until She Comes To It. Troy, 8. C, Dec. 80,1901. Another twelve moothB le numbered anion tbe past. How swluly time glides Into elei ntty. Miss Anna Marshall, one of the teachers c Due We?l IjVuiale College, was tbe prett, ?uest of ner sister, Mrs. H. B. Blakely, dui ing tbe holidays. Miss Lizzie Hawjey leaves today for be school Dear ureenwooa. ah pre returning i luelr respective duties. Mrs. J. H. Laitmer and children, fron Greenville, are down wltb her sisters, Mr D.Midy and Mrs. Alice Br.dley. Miss Neile D. Morey after spending a fei weeks here with her parents leave toda for Washington, D. C., to take up wor again. Mr. H. D. Pressly aDd family from Ceda Spring* are In Mikesville, Fla., to bee he mother, Mrs. WhetMtone. Our youug folk bad quite a nice Chrlstmai >n the way of Christmas trees,uinliigs.snclali ?*tc R?-v. H. B Blwkeley made a pleasau aikto the children. Sauta brought him cow and calf (?n the tree, and all received 11 tie lokftio of love and friendship. MIssBue McCaslan was among the man pleasant visitors In town recently. Rev. R. L. Robinson, of Chester, preached splendid CurlNimas sermon here lu tbe A. ? P Cburch and at times was eloquent. One ( the visiting young ladles lu the cODgregallo seemed to Inspire him. Misses Reuu and Janle Kennedv, Jessl Boyceand Clara Widemau, lour of Due Wei College girls, spent Christmas bolldaysamon kindred. Mr. Robert Blakeley and fvmlly, from A lanta, tia., have come to live amoUK us. W most cordially welcome them as residents t our town. Miss Nora Cuddy, from WldemanR. wc down to see her brother. Prof. J. M.Cuddy,an lamlly recently. She has a flourishing t-cno< at Bordeaux. Mrs. C. L. Kennedy has been elected as a* sistant In our school. 8be has taught hei before, and all know she is a g >od teacher. A DM lu noirro ohilri turn venrM old unit hnrr ed lo death on Mr. a. C. Kennedy's place Fr day,and one shot through the head on M Atlal's place Thursday. CnrUtmas coiue with as many accidents as 11 does pleasure*. We have had 7 snows and again It Is begli nlng to cover Mother Earth. Ho after all ou drv fall, we will have a hard Winter. Mr. aud Mrs. J. W. McCasian and Miss Lei nle Culbertson were down from Greenwoo to see relatives last. week. Stonewall Lodge A. F. M. *ad a Jubilee lai Friday evening, with an oyster stew *nd tls fry. It Is a tine Lodge. We believe this wt st. John's Day,and Greenwogd sent down strong delegation. Miss Bessie Cook and Mr. 1). M. Milling wei married on the liUib by Hev. A. D. Woodli About 75 guests were there, and It was a nioi pleasant afJ'alr. The brldereoelved many va liable and useful presents. Many congratup Hons are extended this handsome cotipli They left the next day lor Greenwood, wher tbev will mak? their home Mrs. Ann Creswell, after lore suirerlni pass*d away at her home on the 24 th, an was burled at Loug Cane the next dav, He H. B. Blakely conduced the funeral. She wc h kind mother and a belr-roa.te to be praise. Her husband preceded her to Hie Great. Bi yond several years ago. ' Blessed are ttie pui In heart lor they shall see God." The marriage of Miss l.lly Wardlaw an Mr. W. i). Morrah was the social event of tfc season at Bellvue on Christmas Day. Th tnatilmonlal waves have swept many Inl the blissful boat of double blessedness. If provisions get mui-h higher It will lab something like a ten foot pole to reach thee Home are predicting a hard year. But ? never cross the bridge until we come to it. "nick." W. G. Chapman's auction sales every nlgl during Christmas week. Christmas eoof must be sold reeardless of price. Fifty doze dolls from one cent to five dollars, must t sold before the holidays are over. Come, come, to Sant? Clause's store, for I Is always ready to welcome the little ones. W. G. Chapman. A Country merchants should call on us beloi buylne. Special puces In large quanltles <i canned goods, flour, coffee, soap, crackers an other goods. W. D. Barksdale. Nice line lamps aud lamp goods. W. D. Barksdale. N. C. dried apple?. Try a few. Make delli lo's desserts tor the holidays. W. D. Bark /Inln Don't forget that now Is the time to hti maple syrup. We sell the log cabin. W. J Barkndal*. M*R8rs. Hodees. Kell'-r, Cbealhan. Fetzi and Wilson will acl an ushers during the d?i reception. They extend t->you a cordial ln\ tatlon to attend. W. D. Barksdale. 11. Pasture and hay grasses7mRH| manding interesing atteuti^n ainnttg r>f the fa.iners iu all sections of, the coun'c try I am constantly in receipt of letn. innnirinn oc (r? (ho hojt Vuripfipa " icia liivjuiiui^ no ?v itiv w? kj? .?. . w?. of grasses for grazing in winter aud 8 cutting for hay iu the spring. Many n farmers waut a combination of grass"i es some varieties of winch will he 'e green iu winter, while others will spring into life in April and remain green all summer. This shows a trend >e of thoughts developing in the right direction and along the right line. Several hundred nead of young thoroughbred varieties of beef cattle were sold to farmers in different sections of Georgia last year and the question of better pasturage than that usually i found on the average farm is receiving attention. First class healthy cattle ji cannot be profitably raised and herded '> on poor pa turage. The experiment J* ha- been too often tried and failed to i* admit of any argument. In raising g- bee' cattle or any kind of stock something else is necessary than merely i- securing grass or forage. Stock must d not ouly l?.ave an abundance of grass, but it must be of the best quality ol . * - ! L-1_ rv I j grass oiuiiiiuuie. v^uuhi^ uuun iu?m quantity must be the controlling idea, \\ and of all people the mail who is enn gaged in the cattle or stock business M should be the best posted on the relr ative merits of grasses composiug the <t pasturage on the farm. He should n know their relative feeding value, so y that in the efiort made to secure the i best results from their use he will culti'1 vate ouly such varieties as will pay for y the care and trouble. A good hay or d pasture grass should not be too rank in its growth, because the stems are n likely to soon become coarse and o woodv,rendering them largely unpala11 table and hard to digest. Toe plant * should have, if possible, a large pror portion of leaves, which are always e the most edible and easiest digestible )f parts. Permauent meadows should r. consist of perennials. But few grasses d fertilize the soils upon which they a grow, therefore some legumious plant - ohnnlH ho mivuH Tvit.li Cfllqypq \Vhf>rP forage crops alone are grown legumiu,r. ous plants should be used in preference 's to all others. e e SOME GOOJ) GRASSES. a r Native grasses as a general rule are ? superior to all others, no matter how highly advertised the foreign varieties r may be. Those grasses which have r thrived on southern soils for genera's tions are thoroughly acclimatized, and i, many of them are as nutritious ? ?9 any which can be imported it from other countries. For a spring, e summer and early fall grass, ( nothing is superior for a first class permanent pasture than Bermuda, ii The grass stands at the very top of all ? grasses in the United State9 for nutrii. meut and perfection from every stande point of criticism. It will thrive and make a perfect sod on nearly evrey va_l fiatit nf laiiI ir> thu Mniithprn hfnfpy. Bermuda not only serves its mission ? as a first class pasture? grass for cattle, e horses, sheep aud bogs, but it make* a hay easily cured and inferior to none I other in this country. The vetches, e both hairy and winter kinds, are also 1 valuable for fall and winter grazing, * extending well into spring. Other k good grasses are Japan clover, fall oat " irrass, crabgruss, lucerne or alfalfa, r F orida beggar weed, orchard grass, y burr clover. Texas bluegrass,teosinte, alsike clover, red clovei, yellow lupine , and cowpeas. These are varieties of o grasses and clovers from which any h man may make good selection for winter and summer growth for pasturage or hay, to suit the section of country in which he lives. PREPARING PASTURE LANDS. The laud upon which grasses are to 4 be sown for pasturage or hay should " be well plowed a few days before sow ing the seed, and the u harrow the top surfice until the soil is smooth and nicely pulverized. In a mixture of light * and iieavy seed, they should be sown separately,otherwise will be impossible ?i to secure an eveu distribution of the ? seed. The heavy seed wi 'I be thrown farther, while the lighter ones will r fall nearer by, and the stand wi 1 be 0 badly streaked and irregular. When 1 seed are sown by hand it is always '? best to go over the ground twice, sowx ing one half the quantity oue way and y returning over the laud in opposite k direction. r In covering seed a roller is preferable \t to a harrow, smoother or bru?h. If the seed are quite small and sowed ' ju>t previous to a rain, no covering is it necessary. In our section of the connH try August and September are the two 1 montlisbe.it suited iti which to sow y grasses or clover. If the seed cannot be sown in the fall of the year on " account of other growing crops on the > land, then plant in February or D March, so as to give the young plants e time to become firmly rooted before ,l the sping weeds or early hot weather K comes on with their deteriorating t- effects. It is rarely advisable to sow * grasses or clovers with grain, though clovers sometimes do well with L? wheat or oats. u jl APPLICATION* OK FERTJLIZKKS. a- mi ? U-ii. X* L11 ! . mere is no ueuur jui uuz.ui nu n<ij> or pasture hinds than stable manure } or green cotton seed broadcasted and r* plowed in when the land is broken. ? Such a fertilizer will last for two or three years without additional fertiir lization. Of course topdressing becomes necessary if the grass shows d failure from want of proper fertility in the soil. A satisfactory crop of hay ^ cannot be grown on poor soils, neitliis er can a good pasture be maintained a on land which will not produce a e good crop of cotton and corn. Proper 9 fertilization is as necessary on hay and pasture lands as elsewhere. A i- first-class' top dressing for spring s- application can be made of fiO pounds of potash per acre, wheh can bo secured in 400 pounds of kanit, 200 pouns cotton hull ashes or 100 pounds j id of muriate of potash, put on broad^ cast by hand. Where a littlo nitrore gen is needed 250 pounds of cotton tutu! riiiml iiHiv 1 ii* siflrlod. If, i? u ,p hopeful sign to note the interest ie farmers are taking in this matter, ? and it foretells the time not distant * in the future when the south will j ? once more take her place among the e principal cattle and stock producing sections of the world. Harvie Jordan. it , I? ? ? Estate of Elizalietli feels, Dec'ed ie ' * Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. ''PAKE NOTICE that on the 25lh day of JL January.HM'2.1 will render a final account of my actings and doings as Administrator h- of tbe Kstate of Elizabeth Weeks, deceased, In ibe oflice of Judge of Probate for Abbeville y County tit 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same D, dny will apply for a final discharge from my trust as such Executor. All persons havlug demands against said ii estate will present them for payment on or belore that day. proven and authenticated or *' be forever barred. Pate Weeks, Dec. 34, 1901. Administrator. IL*:.: VERNMENT ROADMAKING. Work of Conntruction Supplemented by Lectures by an Expert. Several weeks ago the department of agriculture began its first experiment in roadbuilding at New JBruuswiek, N. J., under the direction of E. B. Harrison, special ageut of the office of foad inquiry. The model road being considered is the first of several which tlio govern* ment is to build at the various experiment stations throughout the country. The government furnishes a rock crusher, screen, engine to drivo steam roller, spreading wagon and road grading machine and two skilled operators. The city furnishes the material, carta and laborers. The road will be of macadam pattern. An inferior grade of traprock is found in abundance near New Brunswick and this is being used in the substructure of the road. The superstructure is obtained from the traprock deposits in L.I :-LI I J 4-Urx iLie Lit)jyiiuuxuuuu ui nuiuucju auu wo Oranges. The model pavement will have a depth of about nine inches and tho foundation be made of sinall, wedge shaped, broken stones of as nearly tbo same dimensions as possible. The roadbed will be prepared by thoroughly rolling with a steam roller weighing about ten tons. Every hole will be carefully filled with the same material that composes the rest of the roadbed, and the finished cross section will be formed by two grades of one foot in 30 feet from the sides, uniting at the center, with the apex slightly rounded. Four inches of crushcd stone will be spread on the carefully prepared roadbed to form the foundation of the substructure. The largest of these stonrs will be crushed so fine as to be able to easily pass through a two inch ring, and tho smallest will be about half an inch in diam This foundation Will then be sprinkled, making '.he stone as wet as possible without softening the roadbed, and the roller passed over it a few times until the stone is only slightly disturbed by the teams returning with the empty oarts. The first foundation is not made deeper than four inches, bccause it has been found that a greater thickness causes the stones to "elbow" together, wearing off their sharp comers, making the "bonding," which is the great desideratum, a very slow process, if not an impossibility. When the first foundation has been thoroughly sprinkled, a second coat of aimilar stone three inches in thickness will be applied. After the stone has been well "bonded" to this extent it will gain be sprinkled, and while very wet m thin coating of traprock screenings will ho mnof. fnrpfnllv finrnnd fiver thft surface, just tbick enough to fill tbe small spaces between the stones. Tbe size of the stones of this last application, which is called in the parlanco of roadbuilding the "binder," will be from half an inch in diameter to tbe finest dust. When the work has reached this stage, it will bo left untouched in the dry state a9 long a9 practicable to harden and bind. The application of water and the passage of vehicles will be prevented as long as practicable. As tbe work procresscs Mr. E. B. Harrison, who is directing tbe work for the department of agriculture, will deliver lectures explaining tbe proccss of laying the road. Rutgers college students in the agricultural department and farmers will be invited to attend tbe lectures and witness tbe work. General Grant Favored Uood Koaan. Nearly 20 years ago General Grant, in enumerating necessary lines of publio improvements, named the public schools and highways. Once, when heand General Sheridan were in a remi-. niscent mood, the old commander said to 4'Little Phil,'' speaking of the latter's famous ride to the battle of Oedar Creek: "Sheridan, if that battle had taken place after a prolonged rain and there had not been a good pike from Winchester, you would never have been promoted to the head of the United States army. You would not have reached the battlefield to cheer your men, and there would have been a great defeat for the Union forces instead of a great victory. That would have left Meade and Thomas a long distance ahead of yon in the line of promotion." ?New York Tribune. Keep the Road Dry. F. A. Dunham, who has been prominently identified with the farfamed system of modern highways of New Jeriey, at a meeting of the Connecticut Valley Highway association, stated that poor material well put together can be made to produce better results than first class material carelessly put together. Nothing is more fatal to du lability than the drainage of the roadbed, and more particularly the subdrainage, which is often neglected. A macadam road cannot be left to itself after a completion, but needs constant supervision. Both Hard and Easy. Good roads are about the easiest thing in the world to'make, once undertaken, but about Ihe hardest thing there is to get officials to take hold of.?Parkersburg (W. Va.) Sentinel. Wheel Tracks. According to the statement of the president of the Missouri Good Roads association, the people of that state ?pent $490,000 during 189C for road improvement, while it cost them just $600,000 for roads supervisors. In other words, it cost the state $1,090,000 during the year for $490,000 worth of road improvement. In Frauce there are 24,000 miles of first class roads built by the government, and about an equal number of miles have been built by the different departments, as well as thousands of miles built by smaller divisions. From the beginniug of the work to the end there is a system, and responsibility is assured. NOTICE ! The annual meeting of the pollcybolders of the Abbeville-Greenwood Mutual Insurance Association will be held In Greenwood, ou TUESDAY, January 14th,^< I'.' o'clock M. A fu'l attendance Is desired. _ r. ' r . -* STUDENTS' DUELS. , Bow tha Gorman University Men Are Padded Jtor tiie Jt'ignt. Aly friend had vanished into the dressing room, and at flr9t glance I entirely 8* failed to recognize him in the padded C? mouster that now staggered clumsily into a the room, supported on each side by his j 8* sooond and sword bearer. The thick armor 'e of Ionther and wadding with which ho was | 01 bolstered entirely protected his body and 1 limbs. His neck was rigidly incased in a 01 high, thick collar of silk and whipcord, j P1 and his eyes were protected by iron gog- j n' ; gles as large as small teacups, from which j 80 a strap passed round the ears to be buckled f? at tho back of the head. His second was somewhat irly equipped, and in adi dition wor weather cap with a strong iron poa' i'he other principal presently ~ entered t.,e room and took up his position at ono sword's length from Zimmerman, 01 Ho was closely followed by the umpire of * unpartoiischer. This personage was a " ohronio medical student; of ten yearH' w standine?a mass of genial rotundity, with a fut, amorphous face in which fea- A' tures seemed a superfluity. He was duly w qualified for his responsible position by u an unlimited capacity for beer and the 01 glorious fact that ho had never parsed an examination. Enthroned on an armchair a little in front of the othor spectators, ho ' divided his time pretty equally between a hugo mug of Munehener and a long pipe c' of which the painted china bowl rested on n' the ground. Ho now proclaimed "Silen- " tium!" and jiroceeded to announce the ?c duel. It was to last for 20 minutes, ex j>' eluding all pauses, and as usual to consist J1 of short bouts or "gangs," with brief in- J? tervals of rest between each. The swords ^ ?long, nasty looking blades, sharp as ra s< zors and flexible as riding switches?wcrt carefully wiped with disinfecting lotion n and handed to the combatants. Tho sec- " onds took up their position behind and to ? the left of thoir respective men, and gave " tho word of command in tho following traditional form: " "Auf die Monsur bindct die Kllngen!" r| fflrnss blades for the duel!) "Gebundon Rind!" (Crossed thoy are!) J* "Los!" (Go!) h( The swords clash together in tho pre llminary stroke. Then ensues a brief hail- 0] storm of blows so rapid that tho eye refuses ? to follow them and retains only a confused " impression of flashing steel and flying w sparks. Tho head of each combatant soems J* to bo enveloped in a halo of gleaming *3 points. It is impossible to realize that ej each of these lightning strokes is deliborately and scientifically aimed and as dc- * liberately and scientifically parried.?Pall Mall Magazine. MAMMA'S DEAR CHERUB. 1 He Deserved a Spanking: and Got a Stranger In Trouble. ? People nover get encouragement for do- ? ing tho good Samaritan act in the inter- j1. ests of tho public, as the man decided who : offered to assist a distracted woman and ameliorate the sufferings of a lot of people J1 on a suburban car. The boy who howls was in evidence, the ourlcd darling of his only own mother and e fcho terror of everybody else, and he had kept tho car in a state of wild excitement nnfiAtinn rtf oromrhrtHv U1JU UAIUlUait'U LUC |jatiruv.w Ui VTBi^uw;j , including his doting parent. ? "Oh, if your fathorwero only here!" fihe had said for the fiftieth time as she tried vainly to restrain the howling terror. At t hat he stopped howling long enough ? to boat tho air with his small shins, and ei the woman on tho other side of him re- 8 marked audibly thut a cngo wus the proper ? placo for savages like him. "Johnny, dear," asked his mother, J "won't you bo a good boy?" Roars and kicks from Master Johnny. ~ "Oh, I wish your fathorwero horo to give you a good trouncing this very minute!" 6he wailed as sho struggled with D him. n Then it was thnt the philanthropist of ? the company assorted himself. Ho had ,, been trying in vain to read his morning fl paper ever sinco he started from homo. "Allow me, madam," he said blandly. "I am a father myself, und I will bo happy ?| to chastiso your cherub in behalf of his ab- ?' sent parent." ? "Oh, no, you won't; not if I know it!" a. said Johnny's mother, rising in hor wrath ? liko a tigress. "Thero ain't that man liv- ? ing dare lay a finger on that boy?his own * father or any other ugly old catamount who thinks he knows it all!" And she n shut olf debate by going into the next car ami taking tho sweet infant with her.? ** Chicago Times-Herald. Tho Origin of Mr. and Mrs. " In earlier times the ordinary roan was b simply William or John?that ie to say, be had only a Christian narao without any kind of "handlo" before it or surname after it, says the Philadelphia Record. Some means of distinguishing one John or William from another John or William ^ beenmo necessary. Nicknames derived n from a man's trade or his dwelling place tl or from some personal peculiarity woro * tackod on to his Christian name, and plain a John became John Smith. As yet there b wcro no "misters" in the land. ? Somo John Smith accumulated more ^ wealth than the bulk of his fellows?be- s' camo perhaps a landed proprietor or an ^ employer of hired labor. Then ho bogan " to be callod in tho Norman-French of the " day tho "maistre" of this place or that, ^ of these workmen or of those. " In time the "maistro," or"maister," 01 as it soon became, got tackod on before J'1 his name, and he becamo Maistor Smith b and his wife was Maistresa Smith. e! Gradually tho sense of possession was P lost sight of, and the title was conferred ai upon any kind?by mere possession of c' a v\ weaitn or noitung some pusiuuu ui ijjuiv or less consideration and importance. w Nice For Ncrvons People. A party of Cambridge professors on ono occasion undertook, for n scicntiflo objeot, to penetrate into the depths of a Cornish mine. One of the number relates the following n startling incidont of his visit: On his ascent in the ordinary manner, by means J' of a buckct and with a miner for a fellow passenger, ho perceived, as he thought, un- ^ mistakable symptoms of tho frailty of the 8( ropo. 01 "How often do you change your ropes, my good man?" ho inquired when about ai half way from tho bottom of the awful byss. P1 "Wo change them every three months, sir," replied tho man in the bucket, "and wo shall change this ono tomorrow if wo get up safe today, sir. "?Pearson's Weekly. Tho prentest potato eaters are the people \y of Germany and JSul^iiiin. Tlio consumn/ J fcion of this vegetable averages 100 poujp per annum for each person. According to the official rcpor^^B^^H Japanese government the islai^flHfl^H contains 02,620 teachers. Wool dren are wooi^HMHBBBJHHtt th^ " '" '7 '' *- V;; , V, \.vSPARROWS ARE SHREWD. tot of Th<a Proved It In Releaalnff a Mate. The English sparrow Is perhaps the irewdest bird going and rarely ever gets lught in a scrape. I saw one literally in tight place, though, and but for the " irewdtoess of his friends he would doubt s3 be there now, or worse. A careless col:ed cook of the bouso adjoining mine had lilled some raw rico, perhaps a quart or lore, in the back yard of the neighbor's remises. In order to hide her carelessjss from her mistress and so to save berilf the trouble of picking lip the rice, the isoureeful cook simply turned an empty is over the little pile, thus putting it out ! sight, and went her way rejoicing. Presently a bevy of sparrows chanced lat way and took possession of my neighsr's back yard. Ere long an adventurous ie of the number discovered a convenient othole in the overturned box, poked his iquisltive little head .therein and fortbith spread the news of the rice find. Then lings were pretty lively thereabout, irst one and then another of the birds ould pop down through the hole, to bob p a few momonts later with his crop full : rice. Tlioy were all mighty gay over le mattor and most of them made two or iroe trips inside before they were satisfied. By and by something seemed to have ^ juo wrung. x lit) uiru.s uuii-uruu auu i lirpcd and chuttorcd in an agitated maner, crowding upon and about the box go lickly tbat it was some time before I juld see that one little brown head kept obbing up frantically through the knotole from the underside nnd getting no irthor. Some greedy little follow had lid in nn oversupply, and so made himjlf too big for an exit through the hole. The case really seemed a pitiful one, os othing but time and the slow process of aturo could relieve the poor prisoner of is predicamont. At least that is what I lought, and 1 marveled that so clover n reaturo as a sparrow should got himself 1 ito a hole. Meantime I had forgotten to :ckon upon tho ingenuity of the birds on ie outside of the hole. They lost no time } bringing this qualification in evidence, owever, for pretty soon I discovered that aey had set to work to dig the little prisner out. Having selected the most vulerable spot of the surrounding ground, rst one and then another of the birds ould snratoh and pock away, each one iking bis turn and working energetical- ' r till by and by u holo was made big nough for evon Clio overloaded fellow on inside to creep through.?Philadelphia 'lines. ENGLISH KNIGHTS. lie Ceremony Before the Queen at Which They Get Their Titles. Her majesty being now ready to receive s, we were ushered into her presenoe one t a time. My turn was the twelfth) ence one of ray friends has dubbed rae ie Twelfth Knight The equerry took rot 3 the door of tho apartment and then left le. It was a lofty room, but not very trge, being perhaps 40 feet long and of a orresponding width. The queen was ?eat3 on a very low scat at the end of the partment opposite the door. Behind her be ladies in waiting were arranged in a smicircle, some of the princesses being on er left, and the lords In waiting and th? >uke of York on her right hand. On entering I gave my "best bow,""and, dvancing a few steps, stopped and bowed gain, when I was introduced to her majRty, my name being pronounced wrongly, nother bow' on closely approaobing hex w/1 +Vin? nri mt? 1 off lrnoa T mded the right hand, back uppermost, for bo queen has a great objection to moist) alms. The queen then laid her right band -a very little plump one?upon mine, and kissed it. Then she took a sword?dreadful molent?and smote me, ever so gently, on jy left shoulder, saying in very low. sweet nd soft tones, "Rise, Sir Richard." And became a "dubbed" knight, but not a . belt" one, as nowadays knights have to nd their own belts. Then came a very difficult part of the I sremony. I had to retire from the pres- i nee baokward. Now, I had always been | oing "forward" during my previous life , nd was somewhat doubtful as to how I . hould perform this retrograde movement, remembered tbe fate of the mayor of 'ruro, who, having presented an address ' j the queen on board her yaoht in Fal- < louth harbor, walked baokward into the I ?a. However, I stepped back a pace and, ( aving steadied myself bowed, then an- | ther half a dozen paces, bowing again, ( ud after repeating the operation once . lore to my great rolief found myself at bo door.?Sir Richard Tangye In Cham- ' ers' Journal. Tbo English Longbow. The rango and power of the English mgbow in its palmiest days w :re extraorlnary, notes a writer in Chambers' Joural. We have 6een and handled one of bese bows, said to have been used at 'lodden. It measured 6 feet, unstrung, nd the arrow 3 feet. The pull must have een quite 100 pounds. To draw the cloth ard shaft on such a bow would probably efy the powers of even an exceptionally ;rcng man nowadays. But good Bishop latimer, in his well known eulogy of Engsh archery, has shown us how from their oyhood Englishmen were scientifically rained in the use of the bow till, like ustico Shallow's hero, old Double, they juld "clap in the olout at twelvescore ards." Up to whatdistanco the old longow was really effective is a question not jsy to answer, but from the data we ? U ??? Ko aeeumad USStTSS 1U ma J IxiiCAjr uo uoouui^u vmmv gainst anything but armor of proof the loth yard shaft was deadly up to 800 yards, hilo for combined rapidity and efficiency i shooting do weapon could compare 'itb tho longbow till the introduction of le breechloader. Taking All the Carls. "I am glad you like my new watch barm, Miss Laura. It is a prettj?ornaient. I think, though, it needs some3ing to make it complete. May I ascj ou for a lock of your lovely hair?" "Certainly, Mr. Ferguson. You^^B ave all you want, but?but? ;em a pity to mar tho symme^j^^^^H nrls by cutting one off?" "It docs," responded d eager coruprchon^^^^HWH^^B o anything for erfcct synimetrv^^^H^^^HS^MM And the his )r a lonp? Tpo SflBBMMBHH ... ALL,... i t i r jewelry | Looks pretty in a picture providing the picture is ^ ; good work, but don't be deceived into ordering from a catalogue under -M, the' impression that you are saving money, the re- suit is often disappoint- , % ment. We can save you money, give you'the lat- . est designs and you see you buy Detore you pay for it. Remember our line of v n Holiday Goods are coming in every day. Buy now and have us lay . \ it aside for you. No trouJ . . * ? ; trouble to show goods. THE THEILINC CO JEXELERS. Inspectors 8? A. I, Hotel Block. Fine' Repairing a Specialty. ? Dolls' V < Reception. v A ' ''y'vVv '"-3 Baby Dolls, Girl Dolls, Lady Dolls, v Dressed and Undressed Dolls, Laugh- - v. log and Serious Dolls, Blonde and Brunette Dolls, have congregated In onr store, where they will hold a dollv 1' ' yjj reception daring the week, to which all little girls and boy? are oordlally . Invited. The dolls will no donbt each choose from among the nnm* ^ bet* of little ones who look In opon them the one they .would most desire ' r to live with after the holidays. During the reception we will also ebow a full line of doll fixing?, eon-' . r.' RlHllng or Htoves,Tea Sets, Building Blocki balle, Trains, Dogs, Wagons, v/C Rattles, Tops, Musical To^s, etc. * 1 'X-.'fm Tbe parents are also requested to *' KJ attend tbe reception as we have ' many articles on exhibition that v.? tbey will appreciate and find useful In making out their Christmas lists. ' W. D. BARKSDALE. PHONE *6. i<jV| ' ' " ' v~;( ' ' %%%% V* ? yhe Season is Here ? I r WHEN YOU ENJOY ? A \ RUOQY PIPING S I I ._'(> f p to the limit, If you have tbe < * # rigbt kind of a vehicle () \ a We have tbe vehicles which will please j j /*\ 5 yon and that will wear longer than a ^ v great many other makes. f We bought these vehicles iast fall and * r gave the Manufactuers plenty of time i r to paint them, so we have the r I Nicest Finished ;; ? goods which we have ever handled/ - r weaiso DougDiin carioaalotaana w ; v # ' got car load prices and freight rates f .'/ ^ acd propose to glv? our customers ^ V \: ^ tbe benefit of tbes? prices. 0 ' 0 Give us a call before buying and we V can interest you. . (I ' J. L. HILL & CO. |! F Carriage, Buggy, Wagon and Harness i' P % Repository. < * %%*/*%%%*? 'r' c ?^ w? 1 -/SI Cfl -4H -tH