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. ''' ' ! t- - ? The Press and Banner. || BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. t;*r c WPobllshed every Wednesday at ?2 a year la advanoe. Wednesday, Jan. 29,1902. Education and Brains. The two things upon which civilized man throws away more money than on any other s>.<. two things, are education and funeral exigSv' peases. A pewter mag may be rahbed and bright ened, bat It can never be transformed into a liver pltcber. On the same prinolple, a man , who is possessed of a poor quality of brains can never take the beet plaoes In tbe estimation of the world. The education of sacb a person reflneshim and fits him to be tolerated }-jj-V In polite society, but he can no more become a giant than tbe pewter mag may become a {- ' silver pitcher. A silk parse cannot be made of a sow's ear. A great general or a great i". { , Judge, or a great civil ruler, was never born or jj| . a cackling goose, Tbe son of a simpleton sever attracted tbe attention of listening v;S* ' senate*. % .._ > . , Greatness, like the physical characteristics, ?y. Is an inhei^tanoe. Parents therefore cannot V - transmit to their children qualities or mind and body which they do not themselves possees. Then, when tbe sabject of education is un'der advisement it Is well to take into conslderation the quality of the brain of tbe child. ',-Y and when we study the characteristics of the . parents we are aided in oar conclusions. There are many able minds that are never developed. Owing to a lack of application, and a neglect of the moral qualities, many ; men who possessed the ability to rise have ut. terly failed and fallen short of their posslbll' itles. We can all be good, but we can't all be great As a rale, men who wear oid clothes, ileep on a four-dollar bedstead, and ride in a ram-shackle, tumble-down wagon, muBt, fgly when, they die, have a new suit of olothes, a fine coffin, and a great black hearse to haul ' him off-to the graveyard, where an unpaid ./< - preacher is expected to give him a passport fvVy: to the home of Saint Peter, whether his life Indicated that be was traveling that way or '*! . . elsewhere. jpK Are We Freemen f ?? Senator Gray don eame home Saturday a f. j&/ .. ternooo, but we failed to see htm, and as we have been onable to get a copy of bis bill Id wblcn the town of Abbeville may be lnS&v teres led we are unable to give facts as to h., whether we are to be restored to the rights of TTeemen in select Id g members of oar own StS' v. school board. This is perhaps the only oom|j| munlty which has not the right to eleot :>/ school trustees of its own choosing. It Is V-v perfeotly right for the oottoa mills to elect trustees for Its own school, and It would seem & V;. but fair play If the people of the city were > granted permission to elect their school trustee*. It hardly' seems lair for any common' lty to eleot school trustees for their neigh. : bors, especially when the neighbors feel fully competent for local self-government. \' 8everal years ago this town pot aboat twelve and a half per cent, of its property \*Into the cotton mill, with patriotic or pnbllc spirit Intent. They bad no thought that the ft.':: mill, as soon as organised, would assume to eleot trustees lor the town and appoint teaohrp ' era. If the mill manages well the school In lta own ward, ll might be satisfied In not asramlng cares of the olty school. If our V> lawmakers dd their duty, and are trne to their trusts, they might at least give us the HB& right to elect their own school trustees, or lae In phfln terms declare our Inoompe* Kg , tanoe. - . ' , V;T;r " ? f ArnvuiuK urmuiuinr. Ssjfc--The Chester Lantern thinks that the study of grammar in our schools Is necessary for the scholar to learn to speak correctly. -TbeeCtttor of the Lantern baa been a teacher, and may be presumed to speak by authorl j?':v:ty on soeh matters, but we are lndueed to : - differ from him. ? / Children and men speak and write the lanj?\yj gnage which they hear or read. u, ;. That child was never born who oould takea grammar alone and learn the language. >7"' J. Grammar, If studied at all In school, should V;i'; be placed among the higher studies and hoald not be undertaken by a scholar In tbe /.v. primary grades. Tbe mental exercise may -v/, not be entirely thrown away, but as an in.'i tractor In tbe proper forms of speech, It is not to be oompared to tbe correct speech iw '. ' whl?h the oblid la expected to bear from the teacher. Rhetoric, or tbe proper construction of sentences, should be taught in every school. V. A man may have memorized all tbe rales of grammar and still not be able to write more oorreotly or more entertainingly tban one who never knew tbe divisions of speech M outlined by a grammar. Governor McBweeney, for Instance, writes very welll bat we doabt If be coald parse "John'a hat." '' " ' liberal Chances. A oastomer went Into one of the stores at Abbeville darlug the Christmas trade, bought ten oenta worth, banded a dollar bill over tbe ooaater when the accomodating salesman mistaking the bill for 35, passed back $4.90 In obange. The oastomer pat tbe money la his poeket, and the merchant Is sleeping tbe aleepof theJost,dreaming the dreams of in nocenoe. Tbe oastomer, as far as we are Informed bas not yet returned the $1 which he wroagfally pocketed, bat his conscience will likely prompt him to do so. As tbe name of the oastomer is known by a witness to tbe transaction, it mleht be better for tbe casto* mer, to make proper restitution before a rucua la raised. Better band back the fl. Character is above price, and reputation boulfr be held in higher regard than $1. ' _ . . w Tbe Preaa Association. A copy of the Minutes of the Press Assocta. tion which met at Qlenn Springs last Summer has been received at this office, for which we are very much obliged to Secretary Langston, ?[ho has for many years been one of tbe moat faithful officers of tbe Association, and in his snooeas has given us the best example which comes to indomitable will and unceasing energy. His paper, tbe Anderson Intelligence, stands away up at tbe head of the list. The Minutes afford pleasant reading, and re. oords many good papers. The printing was done by President ?. H, Aull, of tbe Newberry Herald. Burglars. Burglars have visited many towns in this State Within the last two weeks and they still seem to be doing a good business in breaking i on/1 narrrlnc e\ff mnnav Wa ftrA not Informed as; to who compose tbe members oj the flrmr or firms, so engaged, but suppose that they, like other criminals, belong to "prominent families," or at least "are wel! ? connected." ' If the-e gentlemen have any designs on the aafe of the Press and Banner office, we would saggest that It will be unnecessary to break the door. We will leave it unlocked, and 11 they are careful not to turn the bolt of tbe look too far they can go in without trouble. We hope, therefore, that they may not needlessly injure the safe. Cure that cold with Mllford's Cold and GripTablets. No cure, no pay, Phone 107. Ml(lord's drug store. t CUPID'S VICTIMS. Marringe of IHImx Rachel Hemphill and Mr. Frederick Ulusbnll. Although it bad been known for quite a while that Mies Rachel Hemphill, daughter of General R. R. Hemphill of thin city and Mr. Frederick Mlnsball, now of Florence, S. 0., were engaged to be married, yet their marriage was quite a surprise to everybody, except a few invited friends who were present to witness the ever interesting ceremoDy. Miss Hemphill for about a year has held tbe position of stenographer tor a law firm in Greenville. She came home last week, while her lover was in town. He insisted upon the marriage at that time, and although she bad not expected to mnrry so Boon and bad not provided herself with the wedding outfit, she gave consent, and on January 25,1902, the Rev. T. \V. Sloau performed the ceremony which united them. The next day the bride and the groom took trains going in different directions, she went back to Greenville to arrange affairs to sever business relations with her employers. jl wbi uuucreiuuu ueiurc luc Lunuingo she felt In bonor bound not to quit berjob Without notice, and that she would re.urn and finish her work, or arrange It for transfer to another. Mr. Mlnsball returned to his business In Florence, where be will wait the coming of his fair bride as soon as her business in Greenville can be arranged The bride Is well and favorably kaown in the town of her blrtb, and her efficiency as * stenographer Is appreciated by those who know her skill. >lr. Mlnshall catne to Abbeville sever al years ago as civil engineer In the construction of the Abbeville Water Works, and the commission, by whom he was employed, were much Impressed by bis integrity, his fairness and his ability. They think he has not only a prosperous business future, but a happy life before him. A host of friends ex tend good wishes for those who are now bo happy. The Greenville News, In noticing the marriage, among other things, says: "The bride is one of Abbeville's brightest young ladles and Is well known in literary circles as a charming writer and also as one of the finest stenographic writers in the State. She is well known In Greenville, where she has made her home for the past several months, having been employed as stenographer and tyepwrlter for the law firm of Haynsworth, Farker <t Patterson." WILD WESTERN METHODS. Seven Men Hold Up the Southern Railroad Near Brnnclivllle and Cart off the Express Safes ? No Cine to Robbers. Charleston, S. C., Jan. 27.?Six miles south of Branchvllle, the Southern passenger train pAtnmhlo moo KolH nn tr*r? 1 t hr ceuon men. The robbers did noi molest the passengers. They threatened to kill the express messengers if be did not open the safe. They coald not open it, being a through safe from Charleston to a western city. They had a wagon in, which was backed up to the car when tbe safe was taken off. It is not known what amount of money it contained. Tbe same old gag about bloodhounds Is on hand, and, as usual, nobody is caught by them. VALUABLE MAN. m Colonel Jatne* M. Bnker of Lowndenvllle In a Mont Acceptable Auiotant Llbrlan at Washington. Co). James M. Baker,a native of Abbeville couaty, and at one time a student of Wofford College, is among tbe very valuable men who are in the employ of tbe government in tbe capltol. Coi. Baker is assistant librarian of 'the senate library, and is a most capable and accomodating offloer. He is known among tbe senators for his pleasantness of .manner aDd bis efforts to be obliging to those who hnvM business with him. lie has been in the government employ for several years. His borne Is at Lowndesvllle and Mrs. Baker Is from Augusta. T. H. D. TROY NEWS. 'Moving to Central America?Good Preachers and Good People?MarriaKC bells. Troy, S. G., Jan. 27, 1902. The farmers are busy hauling fertilizers, and a great many bave their lands ready for planting. On next Friday, the 31st, Quarterly Conference will meet with this cburob. All day service. Mr. W. T. Jay, formerly of this place but now of Vienna, Ga., with a colony from tbat place will leave lor Central America In a few days where they will locate, having bought 2000 acres of Government lands. They will settle at Honduras. A far away fortune glitters bright.. Miss Minnie Taegart is spending some time with relatives at Clear Springs. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Milling from near Greenwood, were with her parents, Judge n .blo faml It? a fnw (lavs Hince. VVA/tt o inujt v Mr. J. T. Solomons Is now traveling for a big bouse Id tbe Gate City. Rev. A. 1). Woodle, pastor of the Baptist church, gave us a splendid sermon yesterday. He has the hearty support of all, and where there is onion tbere is strength. He Ih a tine pastorand preacher as well. And Elijah's mantle has fallen on a worthy Ellsba. May tbey continue to bold up bis band, bh tbe minlBler can not and Is not required to do all the work. May this be a jear of great good, done in all of our churches. Each one has Just as good as tbe best. Don't yoa hew the 611 very chimes or Wedding bells? In a short time another or onr dear girls will have answered the requirements of Cupid's fatal darts. Little Helen, a dear little chernb, and two years old, ol Mr. J. 8. Harris, celebrated her second birthday Friday. Mrs:J.N. Robinson with her pretty little daughters, Lily and Almee are down at Liberty Hill with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fuller. Several of onr citizens are nnrsing aggravated cases of measles. Unbidden guest we dare say. Tbe good Lone Cane- members gave tbelr I pastor, Rev. R. F. Bradley, a bouse warming1 Saturday, with every thing good, amoDg which was a handsome china set and dining room chairs. There is a whole lot of kindness I and liberality courslne through tbe veins of tbe good Long Cane Irish, which tbelr fore fathers bad, suob as the Wldemans, Wardlaws, Morrahs, Kennedys, Bradleys, Creswells. Browns, Shanks and many others who are no less loyal. May tbey see wberln God has blessed them. Miss Ella Marshall, quite an attractive and o/>/wimnMnh?(i vniine ladv from Kentucky, Is here with her sister Mrs. H. B. Blakely. Mr. C. C. Cllnkscales Is with his grandfather Id Anderson County, helping him prepare his land with his Improved plow. He Is u scientific young farmer. Dr. R. W. Fuller and Miss Lura Reynolds of Liberty Hill, were married on the 22ud. A handsome couple, and strange to say they, fancied each other from childhood, never car ing for any one else. Tbey are In Charleston, to spend a part of their honey moon. They are popular, and many valuable presents were given them. We are glad to welcome Mr. Robert Blakely, in our mercantile business, and hope be will receive a liberal patronage from our people. Mr. W. H, Stallsworth and family from Greenwood came down to see relatives last week. Mlsees Olga and Kllzabeth Hastings from Klrksey. have returned from a visit to their cousins Misses Lela and Nora Home. Mr. T. B. Dendy has secured a position with the Greenwood Grocery Co. Mrs. Sarah Fisher, is back from a weeks stay at Miner's, with her daughter, Mrs. Imnlap. Mr. W. T. Bradley came down recently to see kindred. Abbeville "fare" does not agree with him like Troy "grub."' He has lost some of his avoirdupois. Our gins will run on Fridays and Saturdays only, as the crop Is near exhausted. "Nick." McKee's Local*. Butter, we have the nicest, fresh from the country every day at 15o per pound. Try a sack of our Capltola flour at 63c. The best patent. ' " ' ? * ~ Stop ai JiCKee s auu ??" ? u? ucou roasted peanuts, we have them every-day. Syrups aDd molasses cheap. A good 25c molasses tor 20c, a Mo molasses for 35c, a good 50o syrup for 40c. We sell 18 lbB. best granulated sugar for 81.00. A good soap 15 bars for 25c at McKee's If you need eggs call and see us, 49 doz. Just bought. A nice lot of rutabaga turnlpsjust received, try Borne for dinner. Cabbage, onions, cocanuts, apples, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, keg pickles, mackerel, pickled pig's feet, aDd many other things to eat at McKee's , Water Power In Slocb.?In order to aid in the establishment ol an electric power plant at or near Abbeville Mr. Stells will , subscribe the water Power at Martin's Mill, and take the same In the capital stock. tf. One night is all you want t? break up a cold or grippe with Mllford's Cold and Grippe Tablets. Ask your neighbor about them. Glass and pntty at living prices, at Milford's Drug Store. PratU Food at Mllford's Drug Store. Phone 107. " .1 , * REVIEW AND FORECAST. WHAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS DONE AN] IS LIKELY TO DO. Xo Startling Lex iNlntlon ? The Elec tlonn ? The lViir ou the TraNlnXothine Expected to Come of tb Threatened .State Fertilizer Fae tory?Two Bills to Revoke the V, .'? Charter?The Code Is the LawPrAbaltly h Luiik SeNMion ? A Ho Ntute Campaign Prophesied fo thin Summer? Coming to the Ex position. August Kobn, In News and Courier. Columbia, January 2(5.?The General Assert bly has now been iu session for nearly tw weeks. In that time considerable buslnes has been transacted. There has been no vita ly important or startling legislation thus fai Most of the matters that have been acte upon are or mluor Importance. As was ac tlclpated, there has been no radical orgaller; legislation, and it does not appear that ther is likely to be, although it is pending. Tb most Important work, from a leglslativ standpoint, of the week, whs the dispositioi of all of the pending elections. It was th longest and the hardest day's work of th session. The chief, and about the only ut usual, interest was manifest in tbe election for positions on tbe State board of control. I has been many a day slncb there has beei even approximately the Interest that wn shown In the recent elections. For days am weeks there was u constant electioneering lo the few positions. All of tbe candidates wer upon the flold aud gave their personal alter tion to the details of the campaign. The or or Incumbent State board of conerol stood tc gether for re election and that added materia ly to tbe chances ot re-election. With one exception? a college trustee?ev ery Incumbent who oflered was re-elected. no factional lines. One of the significant phases of all of th election** was thai there wan an absolute an conspicuous absence of the old-time factions splrl t. It was not even whispered that a ma belonged at one time to the Reform, Consei vatlve or Stralghtout element. No one seeic ed to think that there was any dlfferenc whether a man belonged to one faction or ar other, and the fact of the matter it is doabi fa 1 if most of the members even now knoi what sort of an "ite" either of the new Judge were. How wondertul has been the cbang in the last ten years ! THE WAR THE TRUSTS. The greatest interest Just now seems to cec tre in the corporation or trust fight'. TblB i evidently the case, to a large extent, becans of the lack of something else to talk about Yesterday offered a field day on the Tatun resolution to investigate the probable costam feasibility of establishing a fertilizer plan and many are of the opinion that this will oi fer the sum total of what will be done on th subject during the present session. Someai gue that they are not disposed to spend gooi money in expenditures that they do not thinl will result in substantial good and others be lleve the State Just now unprepared to mak the experiment of establishing a complet and costly plant. The resolutions that have already beei adopted in two of the cities of the Pee-De section are attracting decided attention am many are disposed to the belief that the in creaslne tobacco interests In that sectloi have Hornetblog to do with the expressions Throughout all the talk and prognosticate on all bides one heard favorable comments 01 the work of Attorney General Bellinger. H Is showing the faith that Is In blio and tb earnestness of his two views by preparln and suggestlne legislation that nn deem proper If the General Assembly want* to g to the limit In a tight. The Graydon resoli tlon which In two, or at most three, lln?s pr< poses to revoke the license or charter of tb Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, in on way of revoking that charter or license, bn the same result identically Is proposed by th DeBrubl bill which provides In part: "That from aDd after the approval of ihl Act no permit or license shall be granted t any foreign business corporation to locate c do business within this State; and any or a! permits or licenses heretofore granted to an; foreign business corporations to locate or d business within this State are hereby dectai ed to be withdrawn, revoked and declared c no effect from and alter the 1st day of Aprl A.D. 19 2. The Graydon resolution reads "a ha dozen"aud tbeDeBruhl bill reads "six." Bu these are only part of the general programm ou this subject. THE CODE IN THE LAW. The troubles over the Code were relieved 1 very short order and what some tbougt would result in an unending amount < I blUU UJD UOO ua^/pilj UUO U UTVIWVUIV uuu ru Code adoption will go through In one, tw< three order by the simple passage of a bl making the Townsend codification the stai I ute law ot the State. The action of the Join Senate and House committees will meet wit concurrence and that Important work will b over. why sot a short stssiox ? The disposition unquestionably Is to cor tlnue the session to the full limit of fort [days. Why In the world this Is necessar cannot be seen. Everything: In the worl that Is to be done can readily be accomplish ed within a thirty-day session. The House has parsed a redl<-trlctlnpi bll the Senate has acted on the child labor meui nres. The bugaboos that were urged agalni a short session were redisricting, child labo general Jury, general county government au general salary bills. The redisricting bill Is through the branc where there Is most discussion and dela: Th? child labor bills are through the Houh and have long since been made special ordei In the Senate. The genersl Jury bill bs gone through the Senate and will have n trouble in the House. The county goven mentand the county salary bills are pendln and the sentiment seems to be to leteac county have pretty much what, its delegatlo wants, incorporate it In a general bill and 1( It go at that. The general appropriation bills will t ready tor consideration during the nes week, nod what there Is to keep tbe rnembei here is now apparent. THE REDISTRICTING BILL. The House passed tbe redisricting bill wit a great deal less trouble than was expects The only real danger that ever existed In tfc House was tbe multiplicity of plans for redii trlctlng the .State and tbe divisions of votln Incident to the members favoring the varlou groupings. This difficulty was avoided b killing oft tbe various bills one by one an keeping tbe McUowan bill as a stand an tben amending tbat. There seems to be little doubt about tb Senate adopting forne redisricting plan, an tbe very heavy vote tbe House plan receive will give tbat arrangement a decided advat tage. COMING STATE CAMPAIGN. The legislative elections have been con pieted and the members have now gone t discussing State politics and to argue tb merits, strong points and vote-getting capai lty of the varlout candidates. The exprei slons all Indidate that there will be a hot tlm In politics during tbe coming summer, an tbat before the campaign Is over many a pol tlclan will be expecting the unexpectec There does not now appear to be so muc talk about tbe Senatorial contest as about tb Gubernatorial and other State elections. Tb opinion is expressed tbat if tbe State Convei tion insists upon tbe old-lime county to cout ty campaign humbug something will bave t be done to get more Hours in a summer s na; arrange for night speeches; Insist on cbal man with nerve enough not to allow speakei "Just a minute more," or have the candidate for minor offices appear In buncbee, be pn sen ted aud make the bows, for tbere promise to be half a dozen candidates for Senato half a dozen for Governor; allowing each < these twelve candidates half an hour eac there would be required six full hours?notl lng for Interruptions and overtime?Ju?t fc the candidates for Governor and Unite Slates Senators. What time will the bunc of other candidates have? Is It right to e; pect them to pay railroad fares and other e: penses and then give ibem no chance to tal lor their money ? COMING TO THE EXPOSITION. It is safe to say that every member expeel to go to Charleston and spend some time t the Exposition. The members were all eag< to have the time for the visit fixed and no that they know exactly when they are to g arrangements are being made by many 1 have their families meet them in Charlesto at that lime. Why 5fot Have Snrli n Mill at A!>b< vlllc? Clinton, B.C.. Jan. 27?A new cotton ml Is proposed here which will have, accordlr to the present plans, 5,000 spindles and 2.0! twisters. In addition to these twisters f< ordinary products there are to be twenty-sl machines for use in tho manufacture of fane goods, yarn and cloth. The new mill wl cost somewhere in the neighborhood ol 560 000. Messrs. C. M and Al. S. Bally are iute ested in the project. Ilmldon'M Locals* Ladles' thick soled Winter Shoes at Ha< dou'n. Jackets?a few Ladles' and Misses'Jacket reg irdlesH of cost, at Haddon's. Bargains in Winter Dress Goods at IJai don's. Must have the room for Spring goods. So you need Winter Stulf now Is the time fc bargains at Haddon's. We are headquarters for anything In tb drug line. Mllford's Drug Store. OHIGKASAW CHAT. A Real firnNDlInn la Doe Wflst-WM D clinics?thicken Thieves and Othf Thing*. Due West, S. C., Jan. 28, 1902. Mr. R. R. Moffalt of Chester, 8. 0.. came I ! Due WesUast week to spend a few days wll _ Mrs. Monad. The public school library now has one hni e dred and seventy-flve books, and others c the way. This comes from having an ene '* getlc superintendent, Interested teachers at children who are anxious to read. Minnie Esteile Kay, a little daughter of M William Kay. died at Mr. John C. McDill t Inst Wednesday night, and was burled at LI tie Mountain church the following day. MOCK MARRIAGE. At 7:30 Friday evening In the chapel of It Female College another marriage occure This was rather peculiar. Inasmuch as thei i_ was no man in the aflair. Miss Mattle Cal< 0 well represented the groom, and Miss Eugei ,g Clinton the bride, Miss Margeret Wallace wi l_ the Iparson who pronounced the ceremoc r which was said to be rich, rare, and racy. d The semi-annual celebration of the Phil i. methlan Society will lake place Friday nigl y ofthls week. Jan. 31st. q Mr. William Kennedy of Lowndesvll e spent last Sabbath with Mr. J. H. Brooks an e attended Bervlce at the A. R. P. church. Q FELL AND BROKE HIS LEO, e e Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hagen gave a party 1 i' the young people of this nelghorhood a fe s nights ago. In bringing In a load of woe t Mr. Hatian fell and broke both bones In ot d leg below the knee. Mr. Hagan is a your s man and it is hoped that In time be will I 1 In good shape again. He lives at the home < r the late John Hagan. e Rev. James Boyce has added another ne i- piano to his stock of excellent musical lnstr rt mnnta n.f. t.he Female Colleae. |i THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS LECTURE. Rev. J. Xi. Garrison, castor of the Assocla " Reformed Church at KiDg'a Mountain, N. ( will deliver a lecture to the students of tt Theological Seminary Thursday evening this week, in the A. R P. Church. Publ e cordially Invited to attend. d Mr. Homer McAdams expects to start 01 il this week in tbe interest of the Twentlel Century Window Latch Company. |! WORTHSOME CHICKNS THAT DIDN'T COS! e BACK TO ROOST. Mr. Marion Bell has lost twenty-five chlcl v ens, (big, fat, juicy hens,) within the la B three months, tie recovered a part of tbe la e lot that was taken, and will probably be li strumental in furnishing tbe Coonty chaii gang with a new member. Mr. Eugene Hawthorne, of Mooresvllle, ] C., is visiting his mother who is In a critic '* condition from a stroke of paralysis. 8 Mr. Edgar A. Ranson preached at Uppi e Long Cane last Sabbath. He was aocomp nled by Mr. E. G. Strong of the Seminary. . i [ REAL MA^RI / GE. t 1 I f. Wednesday evening at seven o'olook Ml e Carrie Loner was married to Mr. Robert Elll .. the cermony being performed by the Rev. j A. Brown. Tbe bride is tbe daughter of M i J. G. Loner. She Is an attractive young w , man, and is mucb admired for her man e splendid qualities of mind and heart. Ti groom is the youngest son of Mr. W. T. Elll ? kuhact notnnwi thfl vaiu nuu in UOIU J U lUO ujfcucou vniov in, Auu juMi q oouple will go to bouse-keeplng id a few dai e and will live about two miles from Due We d on the Martin's Mill road. went up in smoke. Q i. Mr. Frank Drase lost his barn and stabl g Saturday morning about five o'clwck. He e timates tbat be lost two hundred and fori e bushels of corn and fifteen hundred bundl e of fodder. B h the robbery?mysterious 8tranger. 0 At half past three o'clock last Tbnrsdn !* morning the post office at this place was e y tered and the 8afe cracked and five bundn ? and thirty dollars in money and *tam] , taken, more than half the amount belt 1 stamps. A pick, chisel, brace and sledge-bar e mer were left in the office. Tbe front door tbe office was forced open, the; safe was co ered with canvas mail sacks, to deaden tl ? noise of the explosion, tbe handle on the sa door was prized or broken off", and the expl " sive material putln throuiib.tiiebolein whl< the handle or knob had been fastened. 1 p? expert safe crackers, tbe job.'seems to ha\ * been an easy one, and the robbers were we , rewarded for the few mlnulds spent in tl '? Due West Postoffice. It Is thought-they-wei ,. not In the office more than fifteen minute *' Tbe explosion was beard by oeveral persoi ^ not far away, but those living nearest tl 6 office did not hear it. At an earlier hour tti same morning, the safe In tbe store or W. I Dunn at Donalds was broken ibto and robhc of three hundred and fifty to.four bundrc n dollars In money and stamps. The robbe ii I broke luto ihe livery stable of Mr. D. H. Wlr >r and secured a Rood borne and b/ugg.v to dr|i e to Due West. Tbe nlgbt beluga little col >. tbey brought along Mr. Minus* lap robe II make themselves comfortable; Tbe too t- used came from tbe section bonne at Donald it After securing the booty in Due West tl h horse and buggy were driven towards Abb e ville at a rapid speed and left the horse on tl roadside near a branch. In Hon. W. H. Ps ker'R gully. Monday nlgbt before the robberies, a Strang 1 came to Donalds on tbe late down train at * spent tbe nlgbt at Mr. Bookers. He was u ? at an earlier bour than usual for travelle a the next morning, and It Is supposed sauntc ed around tbe town and located the llvei . stable, section bouse and store where I '* wished to perform his operation*. He cnrrii , no baggageand gave his name to one man 'l Mr. Hall, to another ;msn as Mr. Jnbnp. I v far an is known, he had no business with an a one nt Donalds. h He to'd some one thpre that he wanied , come out to Due West to see a man. Inslett ' of coming on to Due W^est In a buggy as tra ellers usually do, he waited ?nd came out ? the mall hack. While In Due West be v! ited the Postoffloe add bought one stam ? Having no other business in town aft '' taking dinner at the hotel, be was ?ent to A K Kaniiu hv Vf? Doftrvn ITonnoHv Tharft w something abont the.'man orhis mannersth "f attracted the attention of the colored ma: Jl John Dodson, who drove the conveyance Abbeville, for wh?>n he returned he said ;? Mr. Kennedy, Wh.it Rr?rt of? man wat? tb ; I took to Ahbpvllle? He is (be strau^est mt 8 I ever saw." In stead of being driven to tl hotel at Abbeville, be got out ot the buggy : front, of Captain L. W. White's residence sa lng that his legs were stlfTand he would Ju b walk down Rtreet. Nothing more was seen J. the man. The report is that the strung e went from Abbeville to Greenwood when 1 3* was joined by another man, the two went g Honea Path and walked back to Donalds ai is wero then ready for business, t'onnect tl y facts and draw your owo conclusion. d ) ? THE DANISH WEST INDIA ISLANDS PU1 d CHASED FROM DENMARK. i- < ^ Daninh Government Will Nabin ' <1 ucmIion of C'pnnIod to the Peop " Before Ratify intc the Trenly. B- Washington, Jan 24.?The treaty of c< s- sion of the Danish West India Islands fro e Denmark to the United States was signed d the State Department .today by Secreta I- Hay and Constantlne Brun, the Danish Mi ]. tster. The treaty will be submitted to tl b senate for ratification immediately, e Following the invariable rule In biii ie cases, t he state department cfll iIhIb declli i- to make public any of the details of tl j- treaty, so that it Is not possible to state poi o tively tbeprloe to be paid, though this is h ileved to be In the neighborhood of S5.000.CK r- It also Is known that Denmark has abaudo -s 'ed the position she was inclined to occui iB toward the conservation of the politic 9- rights of the inhabitants of the Island, ai r with them. without pledge of American ci if zensbip or of free trade privileges. So It b assumed that the status of tbe Danish We a* Indian Islands, politically and commerclall >r should the treaty be ratified, will be slmil d to that of Puerto Klco. h Tbe treaty Itself does not contain any ref( [. ence to a plebiscite, but the Danish gover ( ment has given noilce that before It ratlfl k tbe treaty, it will submit the question ol c< ston to tbe people oI the Islands. Not mm objection is expected here from these peop for the treaty Is so fratned that ihey are n [R called upon to surrender their Danish al ,, glance and they may. remain Danes In fs >_ and in name while enjoying whatever a * vantages in a commercial way may rest ,n from a transfer or the islands to the Unit q States. In ereat attempts it is glorious eve to fail, \ The one prudence of life is conce (] tratiou. g The beauty seen is partly in hi who sees it. * Everything in the world fcut ti 11 human heart obeys God. r. A man can do more business if b head is cleared by prayer every mor ing. , ' r A eentlemau has been denned i i ODe who uever needlessly gives pain another. i e, \ Those who have found comfort c earth in a hovel may Hud comfort : if Heaven in a mansion. ( It is unfortunate for a Chrfctii man to get the reputation of b&jr e sharp in his dealings. ( / / CONVICT LABOR ON ROADS. I* The Experiment Likely to Be Tried >r In New York State. Commenting on the enforced Idleness t0 of convicts In the state penal institu,h tlons, the New York Tribune says edlQ. torially: m The suggestion which was some time ? ago made in these columns that ablei bodied inmates of prisons and penitenJjj tlaries be set at work building improved t- roads seems at last to be acted upon to I a nnnal/lBPohlB PTtPTlt find with fiTTatify ing results. The convicts In the state ie prisons are as a rule otherwise employd< ed, but those in charge of the penitena., tlaries have not been able to provide 16 work in prison shops for the prisoners iy under their control and so have sought it outside. In eight or more counties it of this state the penitentiary prisoners are employed either at roadbuilding d or at crushing stone for roadbuilding. i i> knnwn that anv bad effects I have been experienced from tlae underto taking, while the good effects are nu merous and obvious. Among the latter >e these are conspicuous: The prisoners ? have the physical and moral benefit of or healthful labor in the open air; the prisoners are made to pay their way inu stead of being a heavy charge upon the community; the construction of good roads is promoted, and the cost of them te is decreased, and the number of prison-; jjj ers is diminished, for tramps and other of "sons of rest" avoid counties where 10 committal to the penitentiary means at stone breaking and roadbuilding. ~ It lh may be added chat one of the chief obJections to the system?the offensive parading of convicts in the public view t ?has been found groundless, for no At one would take the penitentiary prisoners working on the roads to be other q. than ordinary inDorers. ^ There is reason to believe that this ai system might profitably and properly be extended throughout the state and a- be applied to the Inmates of state prisons as well as of penitentiaries, when other work fails. The prisoners might sR also be erupted at repairing and j* maintaining the roads after they are r. built Most of the prisoners at Sing Sing are now at work, but it is not 30 long since most of them were idle and ^ were seriously suffering, morally and physically, from enforced idleness, and at yet within a few hours' drive from Ossining are hundreds of miles of roads that are in their badness a re?8 proach to the community and a cause ly of vexation and of actual pecuniary es loss to all- who are compelled to use them. We do not mean, of cour , that counties and towns are to wait until ny. prisoners can be secured to build good 'd roads. But whenever and wherever ablebodied prisoners are idle the ren proach of bad roads is aggravated twov. fold. All roads should be made and ie kept good, and all prisoners who are ^ able to werk should be kept at health b ful and profitable work. Those are two rules which should be constantly ob111 served and between which an intimate relationship is to be found, if). ? FREE RURAL DELIVERY. ie tt. >d Continuance of the Service Depends id on Good. Roads. m In the forthcoming report of Super'de intendent Machin of the free delivery to service there will be an extended dis18 cussion of the necessity of good roads 3e In the extension and maintenance of ,e- the service. Heretofore it has been re?iu? + In Qotohllshmpnt nf thA 4f. 4U11CU luab tuv service flrst coasideratlon should be ?d given to the condition of the roads. It P has developed that Inspectors have only superficially considered this question. ry Recent official inquiries disclose the ?d fact that a portion of the roads of more a" than 1,000 of the 4,500 routes now in ,y operation requires some repairs. While to the roads in the southwestern states, as icj a rule, are in good condition there are v- sections where repairs are regarded as Is. essential in order that an uninterrupt: p. ed service may prevail during all the b! year. Several months ago announceas ment was made that there were routes q1 In Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, the t<> Dakotas and Iowa where the service a" would be discontinued unless repairs m and Improvements reported to the deiQn partment as necessary were made. In y- most of these cases the warning of the of department has been heeded. It Is evi^ pr dent, however, in several Instances that I? no serious consideration has been given id to the announcement of the postmaster 116 general in this connection. In such cases the department is advising road supervisors and other ini terested officials that the lack of care given to the roads covered by rural routes will, If continued, endanger the permanency of the service. In discuss(11 lng this question today Superintendent e Machin expressed the opinion that ru;8. ral delivery would eventually solve the m question of good roads. at ry q. Good Roadi and Farm Value*. be While it is true that statesmen, flnan3h ciers and other citizens of the Empire no State are perfectly aware of the ad* H? vantages which would accrue from the ,p- possession of smooth and permanent I roads, it is equally certain that there is need of substantial argument and demjd' onstration In the matter among resiai dents of the rural districts, says the fa New York Sun. Such residents, natu ?t rally enougn, vigorously oppose uie im? position of additional taxes for improvements which, they declare, would ,q" benefit rich people more Immediately es tban others. Most farmers overlook ^ the fact that better highways would ie, enable them to draw heavier loads la* than they are able to draw now, would ict entail less wear and tear upon their ^ wagons, would save much time in ed transportation and would considerably increase the value of their farm property. !D A Point <o Remember. Improved roads should be built with n- foundations deep enough and surfaces wide enough in the first place so that m no second rebuilding will be necessary. ie ? ? ? I rvnminatiAn frtr TpQ PTr' JJAaiillUnViVU AVA u- Certificates. APPLICANTS FOR TEACHERS' CERTIflcates will be examined at Abbeville, Friday, February 21, 1902. The examination to will begin ai 9 o'clock a. m. J. S. GIBERT. Jan. 21,1902. Co. Supt. of Education. >n IU Five Drops for sale by The Speed Drug Co, Glass and putty can be bought cheapest at The Speed Drug Co. The Speed Drug Company Is head quarters 'o for paints and oils. ) ) f "provisions ?? ( Vi Have Ttim for Yon it Lira! VEGETABLES, UUIMTJUJU, FRUITS, T1 CANNED GOODS, LARD and COTTON, HAMS and SHOU BUIST'S and FERRY'S G KEROSENE OIL OL Motto: "Prompt Deliverie livery wagons. L. T. & T. M | Phones 75 ant New Orleans \ We have just received a car ] New Orleans Molasses, consis well known brands: C. 0., T. 3L, and we are in a position to on these goods. Be sure to give us a call if ' low prices on Heavy Groceri< A. M. Smit |f 1 : PBAT1I I POULTRY and S w 5K The best thing on earl JK and Poultry to prevent JK er diseases which is so JK now until Summer. Fo $ C. A. MIL JJ? Phone 107. You Are on the Edge of Prosperity If you contemplate buyinj commercial fertilizers sol carry a full line of . . Royst well known fertilizers, Bone Fertilizers for Acid Phosphate, all Muriate of Potash, Nitrate of soda, Kainit, also Cotton Seed Meal. Call and get our prices Special prices in large lots. Respectfully, W. D. BAR] What.'AnlmalH Do In a Storm. 4/% Both wild and tame animals, four- 9 footed or with wings, have a deep- # f] seated aversion to wet weather. Even S J water-fowl will seek a dry hiding- J place when it rains. ? 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 and down the J field, as if f-eeking to escape some 1m- w impending dunger. Finally, when j the storm breaks, they draw close to- 4 v gettier, and, with lowered heads,' pre- d yo sent a picture of de-pair. 4 gri Domestic animals, when it rains, X v will always keep indoors, or failing J ga that, they seek shelter by the barn, or J to under trees, or beneath the hedges and J * thickets; in short, in any convenient W place where they may not be entirely 0 exposed to the downpour. # It is the same with fowls; they dis- f like the rain, which soaks their feath- S ers. They seek sheltered places, and 4 I creep under wagons, or behind boxes 4 'and boards. Chickens do not mind 5 getting their feet wet, for they will J scratch the ground soon after a show- J G er, in search of worms and beetles. W 031 Wild birds do their best to keep out ^ !of tbe rain- Some of ttiern huna a w roof over their nests ; others choose a d. q, a home under tbe eaves, or under a ^ projecting clifl*, where they may be a safe from the discomfort that the rain 5^ brings. But most of tbem are without shelter provided in advance by their own forethought. These take refuge in any place that they happeu to find at hand. J?c If you watch them before the storm al^1 you will see them looking for such a , place. If the storm comes suddenly.! the small and helpless ones seem be- ?la jwildered, flying from tree to tree, and! ?e' ! from limbto limb, quite unable to make | NeT up lueir minus exactly wu?e w uiuc, themselves. Flo ! prlcei Lov 1 Mllford's Neuralgia powdar will relieve you he uj: every time. No oure, no pay. Mllford's Drug see Store. Phone 107. Drug i ""iJLUff 1." F.'I'IJI! A ??? mocEsS] v.*,; i Prices: Green and Parched* -:i V 5AS, (0. & 00 FLOTJB, HEAL, LDERS, OBITS. 4RDEN SEEDS. V ' ,v' JR LEADER. s." We run two de r. Miller. 1 85. Molasses! load of J no. B. Meyers , ting of the following A., P.R., C. H. andO. save you some money yon are looking for as of all kinds. h & Co. | p * s TOOK POOD. I ;h to giye Stock S ;U cholera; and oth- JK prevalent from JK F qrd, ? THE DJBUGOIST. ^ ?? ? and using the d by us. We :er's consisting of Cotton, grades, ; ' \-r before yoa bay. KSDALE. fhe Season is Here * WHEN YOU ENJOY - f .|j RUGQY PIPING I to the limit, If yoa have the 4 ; right kind oi a vehicle i re have the vehicles which will please ? u and that will wear longer than a j1 eat many other makes. ( Te bought these vehicles last fall and ' ve the Manufactuers plenty of time < j paint them, so we have the Nicest Finished*; goods which we have ever handled. (' We also bought In carload lots and I' got car load prices and freight rates m and propose to give our customers # tbe benefit of tbese prices. i ive us a call before baying and we (' n Interest you. (I J. L. HILL & CO. S arrlage, Buggy, Wagon and Harness 0 Repository. # %%%%%%%%%%%%%%? lladdon'H Local's. kets and fur collarette at redward price IddOO'S. -tli Carolina blankets at Haddon's. ,. I gloves black and colors, at Haddon's. ck silk coliarett at Hoddon's. w dress goods at Haddon's. w flanels for waist, at Haddon's. - ur, corn, meal, brand at lowest marks s. J. Allen Smith, Jr. pney's candy fresh every week at the i to date drug store of C. A. Mil ford. us when yoa need drugs. The Speed Co, i i i . - . . ?i