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B ' The Press and Banner.' BI HUGH W1LS0M. ; ?>' ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wi:: ======================= u 4#-Publlshed every Wednesday at 82 a 1 year in advance. tt Ton O O 1QAO TT VUUCOUAJ I V MUi ?M| 1VVMI ?>$ ? The Old Soldier Act. There is more pore lot and nonsense to the ' square inch in talfclng ol old soldiers than In anything that we cap call to mind Jast 1 now. _ Alleged anxiety for the welfare of this class I ' of cltlcens is covered by a very thin gauze, 1 > ' . which if brushed aside will reveal the hypoo- 1 ri?y or the whole thing. For instance: In the nature of things, there must be some very needy survivors of the 1 g/- great struggle which took place in this country tome forty years ago. Anent the alleged reverence for this class of people, let us look ; at the humiliating conditions which are Iraposed by these same politicians before a man' can draw a fourteen-dollar pension. Let us iho nanolAn nonnro with tho nrntAn. 1 5'"'" iuw |rvua?vw ??* ?- wv r>v*wM".. . slons of tbe politicians who want Soldier's Homes, and bold up their h altos In holy borfry ror at tbe thought of tbe poor boase. Somebody said tbe Connty Poor House Is not good . enough for saob people, and many politicians and some unthinking people bave repealed ' y?; . tbe assertion about ten tboosand times. They 1 propose a State Poor House to be called a "Soldier's Home." jfcH . If tbe county home is not good^enough, 1 -,?' tben make it better. Make tbe County Poor p . House as good as tbe State Poor House will ' p& ^ * ?,--v - . If tbat Is impracticable, tben board these 1 DO*. '* nld anldlMrm a.1 anma ot thn hoarding houses ' la town. *\. Every soldier tbat endured tbe hardships ol 5v war, and endangered bis life for bis country, < deserves well at tbe bands of tbe government. No matter whether be Is now rlob or poor. In one sense a premium should not be offered ' for lack of thrift. in another sense, helpleBB and Indigent, or friendless soldiers should be y';: oared for. How can this best be doqe? The pension Is the simplest and the best plan. It j?". 1* more eqaltable. There Is no equity In taking one man to the Soldiers' Home, or tbe '' ' Soldier's Poor House, at an expense of 9200 a year, while another Jast as worthy, after signing the most huinlllatleg conditions, EjSft draws a *14-pension. . . There should be a distinction between those ?.? who were disabled In the war, and those wbo , can now put up no better plea tban a plain J? ease ol^reeent poverty. r' Those wbo were disabled by tbe easnaltle* ui war uave a uiguer cutiixi upon our sympathy and generosity tban have those who came oat of the war sound of body and limb. 1. Tbe sentiment whloh would care for .J v thoc* who were disabled in tbe war is a proper one and represents the best feelings of a pa trloUo people. 2. Those who, from lack or energy or tbe want of proper eare inthelr business, havtffciled to lay op something for a rainy day 01 " old age, deserve sympathy, too, Jnst as we would sympathize' with any otber persoi : . . who falls In business.' Tbe law provides for both, and In tbese cases there should not be favoritism. 8. Tbe Bute, except in sympathy for or generosity to the wounded, or disabled, should treat all soldiers alike. Tbe test of servlct a, should be enough to entitle all to a pension. The proof of disability from the war should i If' be rewarded ten-fold more than those ,wbo ; returned home sound in body and mind. 4. Ail widows ot soldiers who died In the war, or those who were disabled, should re oelve liberal pensions. : & The widow who married an able-bodied soldier after the war, It seems to ns, should have no claims for a pension because of that E i Si'- . & Somebody'* Fooling the News and $"'> "V Courier. : . ' Somebody is evidently imposing upon the Newt and Courier in reference to the Exposition, and we think the repetition of those lmprobable. If not impossible, stories against the management or the excellence of the how is fonnv whan taken together with the >.' r fury of our contemporary. I Tbe show or exhibit Is no doubt a good one, < and well worth seeing. We cannot confcelve < bow any man In Sontb Carolina could doubt < the oordlallty and the warm hearted treat- I ment which'tbe Charleston people always ac- : V to visitors. < There never was any great enterprise that ooald satisfy every body, but we venture to i suggest tbat the boats of visitors who have ' : ' Men the Exposition will correct any wroDg ! impression tbat a stray drummer could 1 make. Onr respected contemporary need not exer- i else its Bonl about reports against tbe Expo. < itlon. We beg to assure tbat paper tbat tbe people think well of it, and every body knows that there never was a better host than Charleston. This newspaper has remarked a time or . two about the long name of tbe Exposition wbieb no ordinary man could remember, but we have never doubted tbe excellence of tbe show or tbe goodness of tbe people of Charier, ton. Tbe fact is, we have feared and still 1 let&r Uiai. tuc nuiotuvcucoa ui tuc ?<auiuii? and tbe excellence of the management will be neb m to draw visitors to tbe city wbo could i not resist tbe temptfctlon to sp*nd money Id that city which ought to be spent In Abbe- 1 vllle. No, contemporary, yon need not worry about what people,say abont tbe Exposition. If yon can stand tbe. long name of tbe lnstl- 1 tntlon tbe show Is all right. And Charleston ' Is alt right. Tbe people are all right. And ' the News and Courier is all right. It has done 1 good service for the Exposition, bat that pa- 1 per need not expect to impart Its own intbu- 1 slasm to every Individual Cbarlestonlan. Tbe Press and Banner has bad some ex perl- ' enoe not entirely different from that wblcb 1 tbe News and Courier is now having. If thai ' paper ever favors another Exposition Id 1 rhsrloitnn Ha Mn vvlto tr? na Onn Tnrllnn ' bow will convince bim that there, are a lot 1 of Ingrates In even so good a city as Charleston. 990,000 for tjbe Charleston Eipoil tlon. TbeOoogrees at Washington has approprl a ted 190,000 to pay all expenses of the Government exhibit at the Charleston Exposition, lor wbleb consideration the people In this Biate most feel very grateful. Even tbe News and Courier looked pleasant for a whole day. Re Jolclng In Charleston's good fortune, that pa. per forgot to say anytblng spiteful of the Government at Washington and neglected to make any of Its usual remarks about tbe Philippines. ( After repeating tbe same remarks about the freedom ot the Filipinos for some two thousand times the omission for a day was very noticeable. , , We rejoice wltb Charleston In her good fortune In getting the money, and we congratn late the Newt and Courier for holding op od the Vlllplooa for a single day. If that paper sbould continue to Jab the government forever the President might send Islands derelict In tbe sea. We'have no doubt (bat Teddy la sitting up of nights studying bow be may so act as to meet tbe approval ot "our respected contemporary who seems very much alarmed at tbe growth and greatness of this country. Tbe failure for a single day to print tbat paragraph as to our Iniquitous treatment ol tbe Filipinos la encouraging. . We are headquarters for anythlDg In the drag line. Mllford'a Drug Store. V - 1 . ' ,s. The War ou Trust*. Attorney-Genera! Bellinger recently mad stilt Hgniutt the Virginia-Carolina Cnamlcu Company. When he received the answer b Immediately appealed to the Leglslajun rbe appeal reminded ur or the boy who wa of er-matched, and, ran to his grandpa. The war against trusts or corporations ma result in iDjary to somebody. It can result 1: ao good to any body. Tbe effort against pec pie who want to come among ub to Idvts Ibelr money la Dot only foolish, but Is detr mentbl to the best interests of tbe State. Let us cite an lnstaoce to prove tbe correc ess of our view: Not so loDg ago the Carolioa Cotton See Oil Company wanted to do business Id Abb< vllle, While tbat company was abundant! able to put up a new mill equipped wltb moc em machinery at a sum far less tban the paid for the old out of date, or badly worn ol mill ai Abbeville, they bought our old rattl trap at an enormous price. This, presumabl to avoid the war which would have resulte If tbey had built a new oil mill. Tbe savlo In cost of building a new oil ram 01 Dene machinery and of greater capacity at a llttl over one balfihe price paid for the old mi: would have enabled the new mill to enter competition that would have been ruinous t the owners ol the old mill. No effort, therefore, to prevent legltimat competition can avail. The biggest fool 1 ihe Legislature would hardly lutroduce a bil to prevent any body from building a net mill at Abbeville or elsewhere. Then, cannot any body see that Abbevlll was Immensely benefitted in the sale of he aid mill at double price. Could not th blindest man alive see that if a new mil with money and ability behind it, wouli save swamped tbe old mill and ban&ruptei the largest stock-holders. If Impecunious politicians would set t work to brlDg more moDey to 8outl Carolina they would be serving a better pui jose than crying out Idiotically against vie onary evils. Charleston Getting: In Line With flu \ People. Anything tbat looks to the harmonizing c public feeling between Charleston and tb State, mait be pleasing to good citizens ever; where. For years there has been an estrange neat to the hurt of us all. Whatever tb Eaots may have been we bave long though that Charleston did not bave proper respec for the rights and the Interests ot those wbi happened to live out of "barleston. The pec pleof Charleston are no doubt the very salt c Lbe aartb, but they do not have a monopol; it the salt. In the up-country the people ma; sot eat rice, bat for all tbat we think au lm partial Jory would say tbat the up country 1 lot totally deficient, or unworthy of Charlef Ion's respeot and good^wlll. The Charleston Exposition will no doubt b % wonderful educator of the poopleof the goo jld city. They may learn something of tb real worth and activity of their countrymen ?nd they may sea In tbem something to a; prove or admire. Unless Charleston ha ihanged, everybody knows tbat the people c the City by the 8ea have no superiors in tb imenitles. They are Indeed princes, am ihby win the good esteem of all who go with In their gates. Their mistake lies In tbel inderestimate of others, or else they are mis understood. The Charleston Poet has an article as fol lows, which Is good sentiment and good prln siple. The Post says : "Mr. McMaster and Mr. Slnkler, offtb Charleston delegation In the House of Repre tenatlves, very properly resented the reneel ions made upon Charleston In the debate li ihe House yesterday on Mr. 8ander's bill t imend the dispensary aot In certain parttcu lars. As Mr. McMaster said, Charleston wa not. an Ibhiia In trio mnlt.nr at. all Thfl nil lid not originate here and was not pai tlcular designed. for Charleston's benelli u really makes little difference to tbl sommunlty whether or not the bill passes, li si practical consideration, though, on princl pie our people will support tt, as a right sor of measure, giving to the people of ttin oouc ties as privilege they should have of say In whether or not the State oan operate It ilqoor business In their community, Bu Charleston Is not especially ooncerned In tb matter and there was no occasion for drag King this community Into tbe debate. It 1 high time we lay aside all the old prejudice* 10 prevalent a decade ago, and move along a one people. There should be no capital li abuse of Charleston any more, and we bellev tbat those wbo sought It Id tbe debate yetster day will And that they were in sad error. Legislation Needed. Senator Graydon has proposed some leglsli Lion in reference to oar schools. Leglslatlo }a this subject is sadly needed, and Mr. Gray Ion Is thoroughly alive to the interests of hi jonstltuents. 'i'bls being so we bave reaso lo believe that with the co operation < Messrs. Parker, DeBruhl and Lomak tb 3vlls nnder which we labor may be removed As the law now stands the mill which I less Interested In our graded school than an ward In the olty, seems to have absc late control of the school whose doors exceec logly few scholars ever enter from the mil rbat ward long since demanded and secure el scnool ot Its own, and therefore the ne oasslty for that ward to continue to contn the graded school, in which It has very llttl lnterast, no longer exists. While the graded school Is a good one, an while the trustees and teacberB are most e: oelleat people to whom personally n objection conld be urged by anybody, yet 1 a land where tbe spirit of local selfgovert ment prevails there is ever present a spirit < dissatisfaction when power is uoequall divided, and tbe less favored people ai soarcely allowed a voice in the managemec of their own affairs, and in which afftirs tb governing people have no special Interest. It is right and proper for the mill 1 eleoi lis own school trustees, whose duty it I to elect teachers and to take general supei vision of tbe sohool, but we fail to see tb wisdom, the equity or the spirit of falrnee in the law wbloh allows tbe mill t sontroi ine> graueu scnooi ana me eaur sduotttlonal Interests of the city. Especlail la this true when it Is remembered that fron Ibe mill very few children, If any at all, a end tbe graded school. Tbe fact Is, tbe mill people are perfectl; jompetent to manage their owq school, am Lhey sboald have a perfect right to do so, bu ibould tbe mill control tbe school. Id wblc :he children of the city are most vitally lr lerested, and In which the children of tb mill town have little or no Interest T We believe It would be fair to add anotbe ward to tbe olty. Cut tbe mill ward in twc t>y a line from Main Street along the stree which lies between tbe home of Mr. Dufr ?od tbe estate of Charles E. Bruce running t< lbe Tan Yard and up to a Junction with tb public road ou the Blue Hill. By doing this, two school districts oould b Oad for the oity or AObevnie, wtieo tne pec pie of neither district could Interfere with tb school of the other. Then no cause fu rrlctlon oould exist anywhere. The people who send their ohlldre to the graded school, or to the mill schoo sould exercise their pleasure In electing trui tees, of their own choosing, without Interfei Ing with or controlling tbe elections 1 another school district, In which they hav little or no Interest. Of course we know nothing as to what ma or may not be done by this Legislature, bv tbe time is surely coming when tbe people < tbe city will demand the rights which ai generally accorded to other freemen. ? m A Word of Comfort. Just to comfort the News and Courier, w would suggest that our esteemed contempo ary do not worry Itself about anything drurr mers may say ol tbe Exposition. There Is n accounting for what a drummer may saj For instance: We have beard reports to tb effect tbat tbey at times bave spoken (tf tb Abbeville botels In ter ms which were not tb most complimentary. When a man does nc appreciate the Abbeville hotels, there is n telling wbat be might think of tbe Charle ton Exposition. ' PuNNible Candtilnlei. e; Mr August fCohn give* In the News nvt iljCourier >< lint of probable candidates* nexi e fstfin int*r, which we copy. 3. On-general principles when there is no ?pe .s clfic reason to the contrary, a man ought t< to(/M.hi?no|?hhnr? To do SO Is eood Drln y otple and good policy. While all the candl dales are good men, and while the public lo > tereat would not suffer In the hands of any o it the candidates, It It Is quite probable the tlcR 1- et of the Press and Banner will be In par' something like this : t- For Governof? M. F. Ansel. For Lieutenant Governor?F. B Gary, d For Secretary ol Stat? -W W. 'Bradley. 5- These are not only our neighbors, but tbej y are good men, who would make good otflceis 1- J Ju> y ~ 11 1 Question. 6 A farmer In this County recently said tha y he would like to know why the Southern Oi d Company paid $32,000 for a plant that hi g regarded as worth less than ?10,000. lie ex r pressed the Idea that be leared the farmer ? woulu be assessed In the Bale ol their cotto 11 ceed, to wake up Ibe deficiency. a Not being iu the secrets of the trust, wi ? could not answer, but the trust Is welcome u all It can make out of our old oil mill. Ou 6 people tried to run It for ten years, and tb< D atock holders did not get rich. Seed are now 11 27 cents a bushel. v e The Attorney-Geueral'a Blic Job. r e ( The Attorney-General bas Instituted suit i* I 'ireak up any business in tbls State by true d or corporations which may buy out o d o jj gauizatlons. That is a hard job. But, vibe the Attorney General attempts to annul th 0 the sale of the Abbeville Oil Mill, and pro a ceeds to make the sellers give baok their mon ey he will strike slate of the hardest kind. Compalaary Education. Except in the old soldiers act more tommy e rot could not be found than Is to be seen it the foolish proposition for compulsory educa lion. As the law now stands tbe negroet would get equal benefit. Heretofore tbi 8 whole tendency of the limes seems to bav< been to engineer the negro out of the schools e out of politics, and out of office. t ? ? ? it 0 Tbe Governor'# Message. Governor McSweeney sent his annual mes if sage to the Legislature last Tuesday. Ills? y long document, made up cblefiey of extracti f from the reportB of tbe various State officers i- Very little of the Governor's own expresR ? Ion was found in It. In glancing ovei !,- it, we saw nothing of a startling nature, anc it being a little hard to read, we read it onlj e in spots. Quito a number of our brethren o d the press printed in form of supplement, am e as far aB we have noticed, tbe message hai i, been very well received. >- ?, " DDE WEST. e ci i. Good Woman Paralysed?Gone It r Cotton 9IIII?After Sixty YenrnPlenNitnt Evening:?Gnests Within Her Ontei. i. Due West, R. C., Jan. 20. Mr. J. W. Bryson, who lately moved to Du< Went irora Mississippi lias bought a planta e tion from Dr. W. L. Pressly. This plantatiot lies on tbeAbbeyille road near Betblebetr I- oburclf. a Mr. J. D. Brownlee spent Wednesday oMas o week In the city of Greenville where be wen I- to meet his daughter, Mrs. satmul Johnst>n * who comes to Due West to make tbin be II Dome. Mr. Jobnston expect* to come Tron: ' Woodruff *bout the first of February and wll ' engage in the dry goods business here wltl s Mr. J. H. Brooks. a Mr. T. J. Bowen returned from Florldi - Tuesday of last week. He'was much pleasec t with the State and also with tbe Charlestoi i- Exposition which he visited on bis returi g trip. " Mr. Tom Clomp has moved toBeiton when t his family is working in the cotton factory, e Henry Wren bas gone to Pelzer to learn tb< !* cotton mill business. Henry Is a splendK <> worker and Is making a good start In tb< i. business. s Mt. A. A. Pearson Is now engaged In tbi a grocery business at tbe old siand of McGee e Kennedy & Pearson, in the McGee balldlng Mr. J. S. Pearson of Anderson paid bii mother a flying visit last Saturday. Mr. R. S. Galloway was in Clinton las wees on uubiuobb. Mr. W. B. Goings 1b making a reputatloi Tor himself as an auctioneer. He has hac Nome valuableoxperlence and hie services an In demand. D Mr. Samuel P. Pressly had the mlsfortun< ' to lose his kitchen by fire last week. It Is no lg known bow the Hre caught. Mr. Johu M. Hilton, a popular travelling D man, spent Thursday night In Due West wltr >r friends. He has been travelling In Canada e but the leather being too cold ap there he bai . been transferred to Florida where be will bi for the remainder o4" tie winter. Is Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Caldwell left for Whig y bam, Ga.t last Tuesday. Mr. Caldwell bai been elected principal of tbe graded schoo y school at that place.- He Is In evqry way wel 1- qualified to discharge the responsible duties I and his friends wish blra much success. Mr. Pink McCarter and Mr. lames Prlnci a of Antrevllle were in Due W6et last Fridaj i visiting tbe sick and renewing old and. pleat )] ant aHHoclations. Mr. James Dunn, of Pana, Illinois, was ii e Due West last week visiting Mr. John McGe< and other relatives. Mr. Dunn's parent J moved to tbe North-west in the year 1843 This Is his third visit to Ctiollna within ibi l" past three years. He was accompanied by hi o daughter. n Mr. John C. Haddon bus bought a nlci building lot from Mr, J. C. Trltble. The lo contains about three acre? and Is on the rlijh >f of the road leading from Due West to Don y nald's, between Mr. T K. Blackwefl's am tbe homestead of Mr. H?ddon. >e Miss Lola Bell went lo Greenville Saturday it to attend a bouse parly given by Mrs, H. P e McGee. Mr. T. M. Jay, spent Thursday night wltf bis daughter. Mrs. Lennle Robinson. 0 Mrs. Ida Brodle, of Thomasvliie. Ga.. li a spending some days with her mother, Mrs M. E. Jobnsr>o. r" Mrs. Fannie Haddon and little Chalmeri e Haddon of Troy are with Mrs. Robinson fo l8 a short visit. Mrs. O. P. Hawthorn had a stroke of paraly ? h]s last Saturday afternoon, her left side be e ing affected. Mrs. Hawthorne is a good wo y man and ber friends hope Ibat she may bi long spared to ber family. II Mr. J E. Todd went to Charlotte a few day t- ago with Mrs. Jane Young who went over l< see her sister, Mrs. J. C. Chalmers. Mr. Grier Pressly came home from Norfolk f Va.. last Friday. He bad grippe, and cami 1 home to recuperate. , 1 lie uau ICS Ul VIBUIUIU nuu au uuuuuiiia cal Boomerrane," was tbe title of a play gtvei " at tbe Female College last Friday night by tbi l- Castellan Literary Society. Tbe entertain e meni was full of humor acid much enjoyed The proceeds amounted to about forty dollars Mr. Wilson, who Is eogaeed In College Y. M r C. A. work,, visited tbe Y. M. C. A. of Ers , klne College and made an Interesting tall ' Sabbath afternoon to a good congregaflon It 1 the A. R. P. Church. e Enoch Smith Is running a first class sav 0 mill on the place of Jim Smith near Dr. 0. P Hawthorn's. 6 Mr. and Mrs.M. B. Cllnkscales gave are reception Friday night In honor of Mr. anc e Mrs. Ernest Cllnkscales. A number of theii friends were Invited to meet tbe bride anc *' groom ana tbe hours parsed swlftlv by. De e liclous refreshments were served. The occa ir sion was a delightful one and very much en Joyed. A meeting of the Second Presbytery wa n held ;bere in the A. R. P. Church Mondaj t night. Dr. W. U Preaniy was tbe Moderatoi ' and Mr. R. S. Galloway Clerk, Tbe pastora " relation was uinboi cu ueiweeu rvev. j. d r- Hood and King's Creek ttad Head Spring) n churches In Newberry County. Mr. Hood goes to Lincoln County, Tenn. 6 Tbe semi-annual celebration of the Phllo matbean Society take place Filday night Jan ? uary 8lst. \ R. W. McDaniel Is the President. J. R Simpson Is tbe Senior Orator. >f Subject for debate; Resolved, That environ .? ment has greater Influence than heredity It the formation ot character. Junior Debaters?John Miller, affirmative J. P. Snipes, negative. Senior Debaters?J. W. Good, affirmative G. W. Hanna, negative. Sophomore Decialmers?O. W. Carmlca and R. W. Cnrson. Freshman Declalmer6?Wm. Hunter and L r- w. Hunter. i* MrJ R. E. Gilmer and Miss Essie Flemlnj o were married at the home of the bride (Mr , John Flemmlng't.) Wednesday January 15td Mr. S. A. Gilmer and Miss Minnie Fleming Mr. Leroy Uldrlch and Miss Sallle Gllniei e were the attendants. Rev. W. D. Moorei e performed the ceremony. >t ?mm o James Hsmfhill of Chester la dead at & B. yeard. . ' ' , r FOOD FOR THE SICK. Boxt to Prepare and Serve It In t Tempting Way. | As the patient begins to regain health and strength more solid food is given . ?milk or cream toast, soft boiled or . poached eggs, cereal mushes, stewed or i sometimes fresh fruits or a well baked potato. Great care must be taken not to overtax the digestive organs. Relapses are often caused by too much Indulgence of the patient's appetite at this stage. One must advance slowly and with great care. A broiled bird or . a piece of rare beefsteak or a chop may be given when the patient is in a sufficiently advanced stage of recovery. Oysters are almost always allowed and i are both palatable and easily digested If perfectly fresh and not too much cooked. When they are overcooked, the albumen becomes hardened, very tough and difficult to digest. Cook them only untu toe gins uegiu iv tun. Cream soups are valuable, as they are , nourishing and easily digested, but they should not be boiled too long. A great debl of attention should be paid to the serving of food for a sick person. The faint appetite of illness can best be'coaxed by the daintiness of the food. Serve the food on a tray with a fresh, white cover and be careful not to put so much on the tray as to crowd it Better to serve too little and let the patient ask for more than to put so much on at one time that the sick one is immediately discouraged. A flower - or a little sprig of green laid upon the white tray cloth is often an incentive to the indifferent appetite, but do not attempt a vase of flowers unless it be a very small and dainty one. Have the * tray set with the prettiest china and 1 glass obtainable, without too much colA ? * -? ? T 4? rthttio or, SO as to weary uie cjc. n mc ^.uu ) Is all of a single pale tint, tbe effect j will be very dainty and pleasing to the eye of the patient It must also be small enough to accommodate the size of tbe tray. Never let the tray or remains of food served stand In the sickroom after the patient has been fed. Let all hot foods be served Imme< dlately after they are prepared, and It 5 seems superfluous to mention that all hot dishes must be hot and all cold ' dishes equally cold. However, this is J not always done. Sometimes both the . cold and hot dishes are allowed to , stand until they reach the same temi peraturc. ? There are a great many simple, dainty riosRprts which mav be served to the Invalids, especially those made with eggs and gelatin. Ice cream is often given and is very nutritious and can be digested by some very ill patients, and > It is almost always relished. How to Whiten Ivory. 1 Ivory may be whitened by washing well with soap and water and allowing It to dry in the sun. This Drocess V must be repeated for several d^s. If > the ivory be attached to some heavy 1 article that cannot readily be moved, i another process Is to put a thin paste 1 of Hme over It until it turns white, r It ia then dried and polished. i > How to Core Inaomnla. , It is now a generally recognized fact i that one of the most prolific causes of J Insomnia is overeating, that practice resulting usually in a disturbed condi5 tlon of the digestive organs if in noth3 ing more serious.- The remedy in such ' cases is obvious enough. Cases are common where insomnia of a protract3 ed and stubborn nature bas yielded to ! a period of fasting. There are few 8 cases of sleeplessness, In fact, in which t a little dieting may not be tried with , good effect Copious drinking of cold i water just before retiring is often 3 highly efficacious. Deep breathing kept b up as long as possible by will power is 1 a generally recommended remedy for 5 occasional sleeplessness, the main aim 1 being to keep the mind from thinking. 1 S4 * nnw tft .Stew Mnihroomi. Remove the stems and peel the caps ? of two dozen liyge mushrooms, sprini kle with salt and pepper and saute for , five minutes in a tablespoonful of but9 ter (hot), then add half a cupful of ' sweet milk into which has been stirred one-half a teaspoonful of cornstarch. > Stir carefully and let it boil slowly for ? five minutes. / H How to Make Wine Whey. One pint of milk heated to 100 de? grees F., one teaspoonful of prepared i rennet and two tablespoonfuls of wine. -1 stir th? rpnnpt and the wine into the milk quickly, so that the wine may not f curdle the milk In blotches. Let it stand in a warm place (on the stove 1 hearth, for instance) for half an hour, 9 then separate the curd from the whey by straining. The whey is excellent b for children with delicate digestion ' who need a little stimulant It is very . good also as a drink for Invalids at 2 any time. S How to Hake Cabbage Dreailng, e Heat one-half cupful of cream, beat 5 yolks of two eggs and rub one table. spoonful of cornstarch in a little cold e milk. Add It to the scalding cream and add two beaten egg yolks. When e thickened, remove and add two table spoonfuls of vinegar and a few drops I of lemon juice. ?t ? How to Hake Batter Bottoms. i Beat a Quarter of a pound of butter 7 to a cream and stir in three eggs. When . this is dbne, add three large tablespoonfuls of flour, and salt to taste, i Take up the batter in tiny portions J with the tip of a small spoon, and let them simmer 15 minutes in clear soup which Is boiling gently. They can be eaten with this soup or served with any other preferred. r I How to Serve Celery With Stnoe. Cook celery roots In stock until teni der. Make a sauce with a piece of but ter, flour, a little salt and pepper, and when boiled five minutes pour It on . the yolk of an egg. Stir well and putin the celery. 1 Ifa<l?lon's Local* Ladles' thick soled winter anoes at nan 1 dou'H. Jackets?a few Ladies'nod MIsaes'Jackets, ^ regardless of cost, at Haddon's. Bargains In Winter Dret-s Goods at Had[ don's. \ Must bave the room for Spring goods. So 11 . you need Winter Stuff now Is the time foi , bargains at Haddon's. r ^ ^ ^ Opera House Thursday evening, January 23d. First tour of William Worth Bailey, the [j Blind Phenomenon, supported by Elizabeth Northrop. Admiosion 25, So, and 50 cents. Ticket* for sale at Mllford's Drug Store. For Sale I ? Abbeville Steam Laundry, 1 Good Family Horse, 1 Single Phaeton, 1 Horse Double Seat Snrrey, 2 Sets Boggy Harness. Priees Reasonable. See Me ' at once. p n uflMM u. r. iinminunu. Jan. 21,1?02 81 NATION'S NEW MONEY VAULT Holrin Million* ami Thieves C'oalti Nut Break In. In tbe panic of 1893 there was ? sudden call fur bank noted from batikc in all parts of the country. The dc mand, beginning in moderate terms, presently increaoed to eroumous proportions. It wiped out the $5.000,00C supply of bank aotes in tbe treasury vaults in no time, and still the call continued. The iesue division of the treasury department was set to work double time in the effort to keep up the sup ply. It fell behind hopelessly from the first, and at one time there were requests for some $30.000,000more than kft nnnrvl lu/l UUUIU UU DUppKCUl Naturally this Increased tbe pani< and aided in briugiog about djsaster and the authorities at Washingtou came in for severe criticism. Tneii answer was that tbe $5,00J,000 in banfa notes on hand took up all the spac< available for such storage. "Provide more space, then," taic the banking interest*: and the gov em ment set about doing so. The result of that complication is a wonderful new vault, junt now com pleted, which will store $90,000,000 it money. With this enormous sum or band it is not probable that any de mand will be able to exhaust tbe im' mediate resources. The new vault is 12 feet square anc its walla rise to a height of 12 feet The lining is composed of Bessemei steel plates three eights of an inch li thicfeness, and these are securely fas tened by means of huge screws and bolts to a frame work of steel, which is built into the masonry. All the pigeon holes, nearly 6,000 in number, are of steel and there is not an inch oi inflammable material in the furnish ingB of the vault. This receptac e of the nation's wealth is doubtless an object of dee; ionging to some thousands of gentle men who make a living by he ping themselves to other people's money in ways not sanctioned by the law, but it would be a veiy remarkable eraoksman, or array Jof cracksmen,.for thai matter, who should get anywhere neai the $90,000,000 securely nested in th< new vault. This new vault can be entered onlj through the old vault, antl its locatioc is impossible to determine from th< outside of the building. The government has even gone so far as to put it false windows, heavily curtained, tc deceive any one who might try to de termine the renting place of the treas ure from outside. Two special guards who have foi years done sentry duty over the bank notes, guard the new vault as thej guarded the old. But even if thest guards could be overcome the bant robber who had reached the entranct to the vault-which he could never do by the way?would be able to get nc further, for the doors are practically impregnable. It was not so always. There was i time when a committee of investiga tion invited a delegation of bank bur glare to experiment on the doors. Th< committee believed that the place wtu pretty secure. The gentlemen of the jimmy exam ined the situation carefully, smiled did a few minutes work with theii tools and said to the investigating committee: "Afteryuu, gentlemen,' a* they bowed before tbe opened entrance. Now there are duplicate locki on those doors, and the whole con struction is so compact that nothing but dynamite would have much etfeci upon It. Aside from this passive protection in all its various forms, the giganii< storehouse of wealth opposite th< White house has the benefit of one o the most complete systems of guardi ever devised. About seventy watchmen are employed and they work in tbr*e reliefs, patrolling the entin building at all hours of the day an( night. lu. tbe office of the captain of th< watch are recording instruments u which each watchman must send ai automatic report once eveiy half hou while on duty. The captain's office ii continually in communication will the chief of police of Washington, tb< commandant at Fort Meyer and thi commandant of toe Washington ar senal, so that in the event of emergen cy the police or a cavalry or artillerj force could instantly be summoned. Stacked in the various parts of th( building where money is stored, ari sufficient weapons to arm over a thou sand men and quantities of ammuni tion. The interior of the building ii also lined with wires to fa&cilitau quick communication and should anj foolhardy robber attempt to iutimidat< the treasurer, assistant treasurer 01 cashier, the official would only hav< to press a button under his hand t< bring an armed force to hits assistant iu less thau 30 seconds. At 5 o'clock each day all the doors o the ' easury building are closed, sav< tl .t the main entrauce, and by I '' . ji? every person save the watch en must have left the building anc the keys to all the various doors beei. ' delivered to the captain of the watch Assisting the guards on the inside an . a number of outside watchmen sttt tioned in sheltered posts or watch houses, so disposed as to commanc very foot of the exterior of the build ing and its approaches.?New Yort ' Sun. i Dont fall to see our fine Hoe ol pipes wbei you come to tbe fair. Milford's drug store. ' 1,11 IPROVISIONS #* G I? * We toe Them for Yon at Living VEGETABLES, COFFEE, ( FBUITS, . . TE; CANNED GOODS, LARD and COTTON. HAMS and SHOUI BUIST'S and FERRY'S GA KEROSENE OIL OU Motto: "Prompt Deliveries livery wagons. L. T. ? T. M. Phones 75 and New Orleans! ; , ) ,1 1 We have just received a car lc i New Orleans Molasses, consisti J well known brands: C. 0., T. 1 , K, and we are in a position to s , on these goods. " * - ~ ?n , ue sure 10 give uo a, van IX , > low prices on Heavy Groceriet p t A. M. Smit] ; | 'PRATT I W 1"i/VP?T Fim TT fir s&ruuJbiAJL am 0. sh) i' ?The best thing on earti and Poultry to prevent c ?er diseases which is so ] now until Summer. For ?C. A. MIL,1 Phone 107. r You Are on the Edge I of Prosperity ) If yon contemplate buying commercial fertilizers sold ? carry a full line of . i . Royst r i well known fertilizers, < ' Bone Fertilizers for C Acid Phosphate, all g ; Muriate of Potash, ' Nitrate of Soda, i Kainit, also Cotton Seed Meal. 5 j Call aDd get our prices b Special prices in large lots. Respectfully, I W. D. BARE 5 ?? [ What,Animals Do In n Storm. 1 1 Both wild and tame animals, four-j # , footed or with wings, have a deep- r T > seated aversion to wet weather. Even I * 3 water-fowl will seen a dry maiug-j* f place when it rains. \ A , Did you ever watch the actions of X . cattle before a big storm? If so, you 5 must have seen them grow more and \ j uneasy as the clouds gathered. You;*: j also saw them run up aud down tbe.r field, as if seeking to escape some im- jr 9 impending danger. Finally, wbenj# 5 the storm breaks, they draw close to- 4 j getner, aud, with lowered heads, pre- d yo? r sent a picture of de-pair. i g a ^ Domestic animals, when it rains, X j will always keep indoors, or failing J gave (j. that, they seek shelter by the barn, or V to pi B under trees, or beneath the hedges and . thickets; in short, in any convenient [>| . place where they may not be entirely r . exposed to the downpour. # It is the same with fowls; they die- 4 w a like the rain, which soaks their feath- J g< B ers. They seek sheltered places, and'4 ?i A.... ?,u?n?a np huh in,H hriYPH 1 Tk th . creep uuuri na6uuo, V. . and boards. Chickens do not mind'i s getting their feet wet, for they will J 3 scratch tbe ground soon after a show- J G,v j er, in search of worms and beetle?. T can : i Wild birds do their best to keep out # 1 p of the rain- Some of tneiu build a 0 " ? roof over their nests ; others choose a 4 car j * home under the eaves, or uuder a ? projecting cliff, where tUey may be A safe from the discomfort that the rain f oritigs. ' j But most of them are without shelter j 3 provided in advance by their own fore. thought.- These take refuge in any' [ place that they happen to find at hand.1 Jaci , if you watch them before the storm 01 ^ad you will see them looking for such a Nnrtl ? place. If the storm comes suddeuly, Kld 8 I he *mall and helpless ones seem oe . wildered, flying from tree to tree, and j ^ew j from imbto limb, quite unable to make j New 1 . up their minds exactly whereto hide t hemselvee. 1 ! Flour ? , m pricen. Lown Mllford's Neuralgia powder will relieve you be up t j -very time. No cure, no pay. Mil lord's Drug See u Siore. Phone 107. Drug C -ROCERlES.il "i. Prices: Jreen and Parched. A.S, (0. & 0.) FLOUR, MEAL, DEBS, GRITS, .EDEN SEEDS. : , V^f; R LEADER. ' . A-tM . v. >'''* We run two de.Miller. s 85. :& _______mmmMm| M J Molasses! ' ' . m ad of Jno. B. Meyers ing of the following L, P. R? C. H. and 0. ave you some money --M pou are looking for i of all kinds. b. & Co. I COCK FOOD. | l to give Stock S holera and oth- 55 prevalent from ^ sale by X FORD, | THE DBUGGIST. T and using the by U9. We 1 l-;. 7 '' ?1 sonaistiDg of V j otton, rades, i^'TKS A : , efore you bay. CSDALE. ^%%%%%%%%% vt he Season is Here ! i WHEN YOU ENJOY T RUOOY piDINO j> I to the limit, if you have tbe I right kind of a vehicle 4 have tbe vehicles which will please !I and that will wear longer than a \ t many other makes. bought these vehicles last fall and J i tbe Mano fact uers plenty of time ? lint them, so we have tbe # icest Finished! kkIs which we have ever bandied. ? re also bought In car load lota and # >t car load prices and freight rates m :d propose to give our customers ^) ie benefit of these prices. 4 J ? <->o a naii hpfore bavins and we J interest you. ^ r. L. HILL & CO. S rlage, Buggy, Wagon and Harries* i' Repository. # i ; i>>; i. Hnddon'o Local'*. i its and fur collarette at redward price, don's. i Carolina blankets at Haddon's. loves black and colors, at Haddon's. : silk col.'arett at Hoddou's. dress goods at Haddon's. Banels for waist, at Haddon'a. .corn, meal, brand at lowest market J. Allen Smith, Jr. ey's candy fresb every week at the - ntnra nf O. A. Mllfurd. H when you need drugs. The Speed o. ? m