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'Tie Press and Bannei cr~ Published e???r\ WednpfMnv >?"' ear in advance. Wednesday, Feb. 19,1902. ' Too Small for Tillman." One of Tlllnan's follower? was In town i few days ago. In speaking of Tillman's op position to the Senate's confirmation of J. F Richardson's appolntmhnt as postmaster a Greenville, he be said It was "loo small fo Tillman." As far as we know do body care particularly about Iichardson's appointment one way or the other, but we have yet to se< the first man who approved of Tllltnau's ob tructive tactics. I f Tillman attempts to pud lsh all those who disagree with his politics hi will have a considerable Job. Mrs. Jefferson Davis wants to sell her Mis elsslppl home to theState for a soldier's home It seem8 to ns that the old lady might si down now. It would be cheaper to board ok soldiers at a good hotel than to buy or built ' and maintain a Boldler's home. % Plennnut Call. Mr. W. J. Oolites, leprcsentlng the gooc old Augusta Chronicle, dropped lu oo us loi a short time last night. A better man or * a more active worker is not on me nmu. , better newspaper than the Augusta ChroulcU would be bard to Hod. When good meu anc good newwpupers go together aoroad In ih< t laud, Homebody In ?olng to have a good news p<p*r sent to his home. Fifty years hko th? good oid Chronicle was x lavorite among tb< boys m the A*S4>claTe Reformed Presoyterlar oQlee hi Due West, and today Its klndi) spirit makes It a good humored paper, thai does not, by rudeness of speech or unkluc utterance, J>tr the feelings or shock the sens! bllmesof us readers. It seems friendly evei: to obscure anu lnslgulfloant country news p-ipers, which lact la uoiable especially lc 8ouih Carolina. The Only One. The only flour manufactured south of tht Ohio river mat is guaranteed pure by tht Anti-Adulteration league, and bears Its rtg Istered irade-maik, thus affording the con Burner ab?olute Immunity from tbepolsonoui mineral that Is being used to adulterate floui la "Clifton," made at Bransford Mills, Owens boro, Ky. It will be on sale at L. T. <t T. M Miller's Mrs. Lou Alewlne's, J. R. Glenn's and J. S. Cochran's. Other's can get it, 1. - you lusUton having It. Tour Grocer Can Get It. "Bransford's ' Clifton'' Flour Is made ol iht besl selected wheat grown on Kentucky soli and is milled as much with regard to tht nntrii i vn vaiue of the flour as lis color and , rising qualities. At?K your grocer (or 'Oilton." Everj 50-pouud sack Is pat ap la regular towelling. every saok making two good towels. J. K. Glenn, J. 8. Cocoran, L. T. d T. M. Miller, and Mrs. Lou Alewine will keei It. A. R. P. Cburcb, F. b. 23. The usual service next Sabbath at the A*' sodttle Reformed Presbyterlnu cburcb. Tbt pastor will preach at 11 o'clock on tbe subject: "As Liltlle Chlldreu." All are cordially Invited to tbls service In tbe evening tbe congregation Will worsbij at tbe Presbyterian church, where the Uniou Service lor Feb. will be held. < New lYIrpbouew. Q. A. Nlckles, Beef Market. No. 82. (i. W. Fuller, residence. No. 121. Abbeville Farnlture Factory, No 69. T. M. Glenn, residence, No. 138. PHONES REMOVED. Electric Light aDd Power Co., 132 and 82. Pill Williams, residence, 07. Abbeville Laundry, S3. Pr?achluit Service. In tbe place or prayer meeting there will be regular pieachlng service at tbe Baptist cburcb to-uigbt. All tbe members of tbe con' grtgallon are urgently requeued to come out as there will be Important business transacted Immidlateiy after the preaching. Auction. Having bought tbe stock of tbe Tbelling Co. , I will sell it at and below cost to the public, raider tnau move 11 away. .now is your uout 10 buy Jeweliy, silverware, cut lass aDd waichen at a bargain. Cut price sale only until March 1. ?. C. Statin. Fort Pickens Hooters. LastSatorday afternoon Ellle Wilson, Aw and William Bone went out to see wbat tbeli luck would be aud Majed balf ao bour aDd came back with 16 robblns. Trtey were s< well pleased wllb 16 they didn't care foi tu; more. Laundry Agrncy. I dow have the agency lor tbe Gate* Stewm LauDdry, Greenville, 8. C. If you would llkt to bave tbtm do lour work give me youi laundry. J. W. MiKee, Jr. Beef Cuttle Wsuted. ' If you bave sny beefcatlleor bogB for sale It will be to your advantage to see Tbomsoc Bros, before you sell. For Sale. One bor6e aDd one mule cheap for cash. K. E Harrison. Mb J. Alston Cable was In town ye?ter day. He would like to see Abbeville grow aud prosper, and be might contribute to any enterprise on bis side of town. Dr. J.r*. Wilson will preach In tbe A. R P. church at Due West, Thursday. tbe27ib, ai 11 o'eit ck, the day of praj er for Collets. Miss Nellie Simmons has b?en at bom< with the grippe for tbe past week. Mb. Bob Simmons, of Winder, Gq.. ?pen la*tTbur?da> In tbe city. Mr. Ernest Wilson who bas been ai home witb the mumps lor ibe past two weeki Is able to be out again. We sell you goods at living prices. Try ui and see. Tbe Speed Drug Co. If you waot to stain vour floor, ring up No 18. Tbe Speed Drug Co. Qet our prices on paints aud oils. Tbe Speet Drug Company. Walnut, iberry and 08k stains. All yoi ^rant at prices to please. Tbe Speed Drug Co We are glad to quote prices on anythibg it our line. Try us. Tbe Speed Drug Co. We have a complete stock of School Books Tbe Speed Drug Co. Floe perfume and toilets soap a specialty wltb us. C. A. Mlltord Tbe Druggist. For lamdenls seed go to Mllford Drug Store Pbone 107. Our prices on every tblng to be found In ar up 10 date drug store. Tbe Speed Diu* Co. Tablets from one cent up. at DuPre'a Boot Store. NOTICE ! Every little girl in Abbeville should get a ticket for the Biscuit Baking Contest to be helc at the Nicholson Furniture Store February 28th. The Buck Junior Range which they are to giv< away can be seen in their shov window. It is full nickle plate< and is valued at Ten Dollars These contests a regular feature of advertising with The Nicholson Furniture Stores, and thej have always been great successes. At the last one (held ai Chester, S. C.,) nearly one hundred little girls participated Refreshments will be served t< all the little cooks. Tickets foi the Contest can be had free ai The Nicholson Furniture Store and all girls under fourteei years, and including that age, ii Abbeville and the surrounding country are invited to take part The Contest will be personal!] conducted by Mr. Nicholson ant Mr. Perkins, of the Buck Stov< and Range Co. f. ,.. . . a?11 ? I. | HAD I Earlv Soring ShiDfflen U "A \j M. Embroidery-The Prettiest i * Percales, Cheviots, I r DRESS FABRICS. . S , Black and Colored Cheviot* f Black Mohairs, White, Pin ; PLAIN SILKS. . . . All the New Spring Shades Silks. Call and see the Lat j H. M. H i PERSONS INDEBTED |j TO THE FIRM OF J The THIELING CO. , are requested to settle at once with j Frank 33. Gary, Esq i Tbe claims have been placed In bands tc . collection i i Feo. 18.1902 ? : Notice of Registration On THE llth, 12th AND 13th OF MARCJ the books for Registration for the city will to j open at tbe Clerk's office from 9 till 4 o'cloc each daj*. S. G. Thomson, Mayor. ! James Chalmers, Clerk, ; Feb. IS, 1902. 8t ! Estate of ff. F. Kennedy, M . Notice of Settlement and Appli cation for Final Discharge. TAKE NOTICE that on the 12th da March, 1901.1 will render a final accouE of rav actions and doings as Administrator < he Estate of W. F. Kennedy, decease* In the office of Judge of Probate fc Abbeville C tunty at 10 o'clock a. m., and o tame day will apply for a final discbarge fror >uy trustflSKuch Executor. All persons having demands against sal estate will present them for payment on o ?efore that day, proven and authenticated c t>e forever barred. W. L. Kennedy, Feb. 12,1902. Administrator. Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COURT OF COMMON' PLEAS. Mrs. C. B. Thomson, Plaintiff, against Abbi vllie Electric Light and Power Company | and others, Defendants. I BY AUTHORITY OF A DECREE OF SALI f?y the Court of Common Pleas for Abbevill County, In said State, made In the above sta ed case, I will offer for sale, at Publlo Outcrj i at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on Salesday 1 MARCH (3rd,) A. D., 1902, within the legi , nours of sale the following described proi erty : All the property of the said defendac Abbeville Electrlo Light and Power Con puny, including, (h) All Its franchises for doing business 1 the City of Abbeville, Its poles, wires, an >tber property, Its machinery, consisting ( Engines, Boilers, Dynamos, Transformer! ind Sundry Supplies, all Its Notes, Account choses In action, now owned or hereafter t ; become due to the said Company; (b) And the following described real estat lu the County and State aforesaid. All the tractor parcel of land, Known as Tract No. 1 of the Gulllebeau Estate, and also bettt known as the Martin Shoals tract, contalnln Forty-One and One-Half [411-2 Acres, 1 more or less, and bounded by lands of the T La Howe Estate, George B.Perryman, Robei Moragne and others. i TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pa (or papers. 1 L. W. PERRIN, Master A.C. S. C. . Feb. 16, 1902. Master's Sale. , The State of South Carolina COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. ' COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ) Charles K. McKay against Mary Taggart an M. E. Holllngsworth.?Foreclosure. By AUTHORITY OF A DECREE OF SAL ' by the Court of Common Pleas of Abbevil , County, In said State, made In the aoove s?a ed cape, I will offer for sale at Public Outor; ) at Abbeville C- H., S. C., oh Salesday I MARCH (3rd,) A. D. 1902, within the leg 1 hours of sale the following described land, 1 wit: All that tract or pnrcel of land sltuat tying and being in Abbeville County, In tt State aforesaid, containing Five (5) Acres, more or less, lying in the City of Ahbevlll bounded by lands of Muggie Sassard, W. 1 ? Calvert and Ida Jones, and fronting on Mai Street, known as the Sprott Place. i Also, > all that other lot or parcel of land lying! . that part of the City of Abbeville known i ^ Fort Pickens, in the County and State afor " said, containing i One (1) Acre, , more or lees, anJ bounded by lands of tt Estate of W. R. Hemphill, Estate of G. V Sj fan, and street leading from Abbeville I Greenwood, (formerly known as Cambrlug . Streei) the same having been the residence i the late G. W. Syfun. TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, balant t on a credit of twelve months from day < . sale,secured by bondB of the purchasers an mortgages of the premises, said bond to bet Interest at the rate of eight per cent, per ai > num, payable quarterly. Unpaid Interest b p comlog interest-bearing prluclpal. and te . per cent, attorney fees for collection, If an a lorney Is necessary, wlih privilege of payln 5 all cash. Purchasers to pay lor papers an I recording. Lots to be sold separately. ( L. W. PERRIN, Feb. 12, 1902, Master A. C. S. C. 1* Syrups and molasses cheap. A good 25c mi lasses lor 20c, a 40o molasses for 35c, a good 5< 1 syrup for 40c. 3 We sell 18 lbs. best granulated sugar f< 3 81.00. A good Boap 15 bars for 25a at McKee's -j-I. k ..v-i-. yr DON'S tof Goods Now on Sale. | Styles, White Goods, Ginghams, ,ight Shades Outing, Etc. 0 m ?, Shrunk and Stretched, Hop Sackings, k and Light Blue, Silk Sublime. in Taffeta, Peau de Soie, Satins, China est Spring Styles now on eale ai ADDON & CO. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Ad- 1 ministration. By R. E. Hill, Esq , Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Mrs. Susau Link has made suit to me, to grant tier Letters of Administration of the Estate and effect* of n-'?- " T '"I' l?tA Ahhaulllft Hniinfv llUWrb a, uiua, mis vi . deceased. > These are therefore, to cite and admonish . all and singular the kindred and creditors of ihe said Robert H. Llok, deceased, tbat they i be aod appear before me. In the Court of Pro- i . bate, to be held at Abbeville C. H..od Mod- ; day, tbe 3rd day of March Dext, after publlca- i Hon hereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenooD, to >r show cause, If any tbey have, wby tbe Bald i Administration should not be granted. Given under my band and seal of the Court, < this loth day of February. In tbe year [Seal.] of our Lord odo thousand nine hundred and two, aod In the 126th year of I American Independence. I Published on the J9th day of February, 1902, i 1 In tbe Pre^s and Banner and on the Court 1 House door for the iluie required by law. R. E. HILL, Feb. 18,1902. Judge of Probate, I a ; " If You Are I a Farmer. i Please bear in mind that we are headquarters for Farming Utensils. In Plow Stocks we have the ! Straight Foot,Double Foot, ; it Curved Foot and Boy ?, Dixie. We have Plow >r ? Bridles, Hames, Ha me d Strings, Trace Chains. >r Breast Chains, Back Bands, Single Trees, CleT n T? inr>n an/I in ViUCO) Ajay uiugo) nuu u* fact overy thing necessary > to equip you in a first class manner for farming, i and we guarantee our r' prices to be right. b Remember us also for te Groceries. Can make ' specially low figures on ? Molasses, Flour, Sugar ,Jt" and Coffee. Mil 8(1 0 V 1 E. F. aiLLIAUD, * /.TAILOR,/. g OAS moved, and occupies the rooms jip 1 (J PtalrK in Kooz's jaau. ana ib dow pr*> J pared to do all kinds of repairing and olean inc of gent'omen's clothes on nhort notloe. Samples of fcalU alway* on hand. Cht-rge reasonable rt ^^???_ ' WHEN YOU TAKE MEDICINE You do so because you I want to. get well quick^ ly. Bring, your . . . PRESCRIPTIONS >d to our Drug Store and e we will help all we can. 'te Your medicine will cons'. tain exactly what the a? Doctor directs, and it will be compounded ,e from purest and best fresh drugs. Our prices are much below the P(. average. All goods delivered at your home immediately, with no extra charge for the delivery. ? Lei Us Fill Your Prea crlptions. THE SPEED DRUG CO. ie M "" 5 Examination for Teachers' Certificates. :? APPLICANTS FOR MEACHEKS' CERTI-! " tloHles will be examined at Abb-vlile,. d Friday, February 2?, 15)02. Tbe examination will begin ai 0 o'clock a. ra. J 8 GI BERT > Jan. 21, 1902. Co. Supt. of Education. en ^ Nice Jewelry.?If you want nice Jewelry g ol tbe Dewest ana beet patterns, or if you j need ?pectacl<js or watch?n,<all on J. W. Kykard. His goods are bot-h pretty nnd cheap.; He has beautiful presents 1'or loved ones, tl Cure that cold with .Mlii<<rd~H Cold and Grip , Tabletn. Nocui'e, no pay, Ptoone 107. Mil j ford's drug store. We are headquarters for aDfthlng in tbe, drug line. Millord'? Drug Store. )o Ju?t received a car of nice ii*y which we offer cheap. A. M. Hailtb & Co. )r Miiford's Neuralgia p owdar will relieve you every time. No coca. in?pay. Jdiitord'a Drug Store. Phone 10VT-. i i * '?&: &*&.v5>. t : *'. A'-"il TROY NOTES. An EpMeinic of MoiinIph?Tim l>l*ppuppnftnr.v (tiiPHlion-WyitU Alkcu for ('ouKrrdH, Troy, S. C., Feb. 17, 1002. We need not. say, "from Greenland's loy mountain"," but can sav we are In " Greenwood's Icy county." We are snow-bound, and It seems we will be for several days to coine. Hon. w. F. Wliieman was down Irom Long Cane last we<-k ?r'llng cotton. He always comes with eohk jg to make all /orget bard times. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hanvey were also down from Lone Cane. 8be was the guest of Mrs] O. P. Morey at the Park House. He 1h a sue cesxful tiller of the boad acres. MIrs Onle Kennedy came down from her school In Flatwoods recently. She Is a good teacher. Troy and vicinity are overwhelmed with measles, there are near a hundred cases. Ilev. H. B. Biakely, our good A. R. P. pastor has been from house to house, Irrespective of denomination, visiting the sick. He la so social and gentle, as some good woman said that he whs like the " halm In Gllead." He is doing some fine preaching and does not foreet the all Important pastorial work. Our town has been in a state of agitation over the dlspeusary, or no dispensary. The result of the election was 10 yeas and 9 nays, but as we were notrallowed to oast a-vote, our communication Is, "yea, yea, nay, nay. for whatHoever Is more than tiiese oometh ol evil." Mrs. Warnock, and daughter, Miss lone are In Atlauta, G*. for a mouth. Miss Lizzie Harvley, c-tme from her school, near Greenwood last week for a day. A long, but piea'ant drive. Mr. T. C. Lltes made a flne'shot last Thursday, killing eleven partridges at one shot. Have you any Abbevillians who can beat lbl?? If so, let hltn step to the frout. We hp?r Mr. W. T. Bradlev Is out forTreasurer. We will elect you, Mr. B., if you will move ba^k to Troy. Mrs. Van Camp and three children from Augusta, Gn., are here for a month, as retngf-es from chills. They are boardlDgat Mr. J. N Denuy's Morgan, the counterfeiter, who has been aronnil Mj'fVirmick for some time. Is now In Ureen wood Jail. " Be mre your Bins will find you out,'' and tbe love of money la tbe root of nil evil. Mr. J. W. Solomons Is miking a fine drummer for the Gate City Cofflo Co.. of Atlanta. HIh work here Is attended by bis son and gota jn bh well as If he were here. Louis Covington, a good colored laborer ol D. W. Dowtln's, died Friday, of pneumonia, je was a slave of grand-father, JamesJMcCasIan, and be was brought lip in tbe way be >bould go, and In age, he did not depart from It It was his rfquest to be burled at St. Mary's, almost in ?!gbt of his birth-place. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lyon, were called to Abbeville last week to see their little daughter, Maude, who broke out with measles while visiting there. Mrs. W. H. Adamson, who has been here for % few weeks with relatives, has returned to tier borne in South West Georgia. Tbe naibe ol Mr. Wyait Aiken is out for Congress. He Is popular, brainy, big hearted, competent, and will make h splendid representative. Capt. Jim McConob with force of County gang bands, has been here causewaying the Impassible mudboies on the public highways. He Is a laltbful officer In discbarge of his duties. Nick. The Stairway that Led lo Snccens. There are few things in life more appalling than the facility with|which young men and young women of splendid capabilities resign themselves to inferior positions, when a little sell sacrifice and determination to suceeii I J -J tt.nkvt ? "? * k A!I?K f Q WOUIU itlttU IJ1CLL1 UU LU 11IC uu^uto. Recently the writer's attention was called to a lire chapter that wan full ol interest and inspiration, telling, as it did, of honest efforts to rise, due appreciation and subsequent sucess. Alexander Martiu was what is known as a rough carpenter?that is, he was employed on the rough work in building; his wages were something less than two dollars per day, and considering the fact there were frequent intervals when Lhere was no work to be .done it is not strange that he found difficulty in making both ends meet. One morning the thought occured tc him that his average earnings were less than a dollar and a half, while men working on the came building were receiving three and four dollais for a day's work and having coustant employment. Many of them were no brighter than he, he flattared himself; the difference was that th^y bad learned the art of doing tine work. That nipht, aud for many nignu followiug, Martiu carried home with a bundle of hard wood' small blocks which hud been thrown into the waste. The men wondered what he was doing with the pieces of hard wood which he carried home from time tc time, and they were puzzled to learn that he bad purchased a set of tools such as only the best carpenters have use for. Tbey noticed that his work was more accurate, but somehow the truth did not dawn upon them. . One morning the contractor asked his men if any of them knew where he could find a first-class man capable of building the spiral staircase leading from the fiont ball to the second floor, The house was to be completed on a certain date, and, as the man who wa? to have built the staircase was sick, he needed aD expert at once. " I think I can do the work satisfactorily." said Alexander Martin, step ping forward. The contractor looked amused. " ] fear 1 shall need an experienced hucid," said he, striving bard to repress a *iiilie. "lam confident that I'can satisfy yon, sir," said Martio. " Well, get your tools and go tc work then," said the boss; " but il will not take me a day, nor an hour to see what you can do in that line young man." That afternoon Martin began on the stairway, and though the contractor frequently pas>ed that way to view tht work, contrary to the expectations ol the other men he was not interrupted. As the work progressed the othei carpenters stopped to admire; the inlaid work was amarvel of cunning art and the sight filled them with amaze meut. " You are building the stairs to sue cess, Al," eaid one of the men the lat ter part of the week ; the bousis might ily pleased with your work. Saturday afternoon the stairs were completed, and as Martin was sweep iug away the chips and sawdust, the eoutractor handea him his pay envelope. There were $22 in it, more mon ey than he had ever before received in a fortnight. " I shall want you on a similar job next Monday," said the contractor, " in fnr.t there will he work of this.na ture for you right along." It was then that Alexander Martir began to realize that he had beer building the stairs that were to leac him upward to sucess ; that those dayi and evenings of hard study had nol been wasted. May you carry a light that shall nol only shine on your own path, bu' show other people the way to heaven The body is the soul's interpreter and there is a Gospel of the face hi well as a Gospel of the priuted page. The apostolic chuicb gave the worlc a sample of what the perfect brother hood of man should be. Have courage to do what God telli you to do, and He will take care of th< con-equeuce9. Outside the soul of any sinner there dhMtattleg in the wav of hi9 eaL UIV> UW _ vation. It makes all the difference lu the world whether we sing our religion as & jubilate or a miserere. The church ought to be the gladdeel spot on earth. No one can possibly strike a more jubilant note than tbt ^song of salvation. TELEPHONE DESKS. ; CrcntlonN of Art and Works of Beanly?Ooo?l Service. The Press and Banner boasts of having the nicest telephone desk In thin part of Uncle Sam's domain, and the whole of Abbeville Is proud to have the best telepbone service In the world. The machines are as perfect as mechanical skill aud the material can make them. The central office has the best attention that could be given by human Intelligence. At all hours of the day or night the Misses Douglass answer calls promptly. ! and alve attention ?o ctuerfuliy ana so emciently that the temptation Is great to use the phone all the time. When you cume Into the Press and Banner office don't imnglne that our telephone desk In a church organ or an upright piano with glass figures and Hllver ornaments to make tt beautiful and attractive. It In only a sample of the machines which give the best evidence of the splendid work which onr telephone company is doing for our people. On account of the good service at central new , phones are added almost daily, and every man admires, if he doea not love, the pretty manipulators of the central switchboard. McCORMICK'S BACKSET. An Important Indnotrlnl Euterprlne Completely Broken Up?The Men Who DIU IlBeloujc to Entirely Renpectnble Kami lien. McuormicK, in this county, is one or me most enterprising towns In upper South Carolina. An oil mill wan recently built, and tben a bank was soon established. These enterprises oucoeeded so well, that a spirit of push prevailed among the people, while the lame and glory of the scene wbere William Dorn's discovery of a mine of gold wentto all parts of (be earth. New men are dally coming to the city and entering business, and tbere fs no telling what a day may bring fortb. Home of tbese people are putting up plants on their own account, and strangers are flocklog 10 the busy centre from whence the electric power of King Jaw Shoals will send fortb a greater light tuan now flashes from "Liberty Enlightening the World" In the bay of Mew York. The people In and around tbat city wear clothes and eat, aud nothing Is more natural than that stores should be established. The farmers raise crops and sell the staple, and, of course, there was a necessity for a bank, and It oame. The people bad a surplus of cotton seed, and therefore the necessity for an oil mill, and It appeared. Opt. Billy Born mined great quantities of gold ore, wblcb bad to becarted off to distant mints, and a railroad was built to carry It away. Even tbe railroads were taxed to haul the old gentleman's gold. What then would you expect as the next Industrial development? We know tbat you are now think, Ing of a mint, and that it, like other demands from tbe community, haB been supplied. An unheralded stranger earn* among tbe people, aud, like tbe Populists of the West, i he saw tbe immediate need of a greater clr, culatlng medium in as prosperous a com> munlty as thai of McCormlck. Knowing that Dorn became rich In digging gold In that nplfflihnrhrwifl hn nrrw<w>itAri In mfttip noln oI tbe baser metal, wblcb tbegoldbugs affect to despise. That coin be Intended, at the PopnllslK contend, should clrcalate on a parity with gold. The mint was set up, operations were begun, and the nicest coins were tucned out. They were so natural and lifelike that ibe goddess of liberty aud tbe American eagle dwelt together In unity. Tbe goddess of . liberty by her magic wand won the admiration of all. Tbe bank of llcCormlcK made ber a welcome guest In Its sale. Tbe hearts of the clerks In tbe stores wsre gladdened at ber sight, aod all men bowed down and worship ped her, while tbe great Amerioan eagle ' made merry with all. The Popnllstlc demand for wbtte metal was being supplied as fast as tbe new mint could caat tbe blocks and finish tbem up. But, the best laid plans of mice and men aft gang aglee. While everything was lovely and while silver dollars were being put where they wonld do tbe moat good, this newest and latest industrial enterprise met with a ^billing frost. Tbe teller of tbe mint went on an ezcusion over tbe Savannah Valley Railroad, and of course, being a sllverlte of ibe mofllenthuslaatlc kind, offered some of It to tbe representative of ibe Rarlroad In payment of a ride. There being no accounting foi what a conduotor may do, be scrutinized i .tbe Populislic money, and was not satisfied. He reported b)B suspicion as to the establishment of a mint In mat section. And as your 1 Uncle Sam bad gone to considerable expense i in wbipplng Spain aod had bought some , more Islands for which he must pay, he was In need of money. Like others, who need auythlng, be sent his financial agents abroad, in due time they come lo McCormlck to negotiate wltb I 'be mint at that place. Tbe teller gave away ibe whole scheme. Yonr Uncle l Sam said that he bad tbe fraooblse for casting sliver dollars, and olaimed tbai tbe operation of I Lie mint was In violation of big pre-empted >Ubt?. Tbe manipulator I of tbe mlDt and tbe teller wbo distributed the money, Immediately seized tbe agents of CTnlted Ham and carried them before the United State* Court at Greenville, preiermg serious obarges agulust tbem. , Tbe roacblnerv for operating tbe mint was laft in tbe creek, but Its valuable quail' ties bad been so thoroughly absorbed In i making gold, that now tbe water 1m only strong enough to make silver. In tbe absence ot the proprietors somebody carried off tbe 1 machinery, and tbe McCormlcic mint'Is ! seemingly broken up, root %ud branch. And tbn? It 1m, tbit tbe taHteKt money-making enterprise lu our stater town has been deatroy. ed. I ? I MISS ELIZA THOMPSON. | One of Abbeville'fi Pretty Teacher* I I><> J hi; Good Work In Bnulherff. > Bamberg Herald. The Pine Grove school basan enrollmentof i thlrti-three pupils, and Is lo floe condition under the efficient frianagement of Miss Eliza " A. Thompson, who Is very much liked by the children and patrons. Hatldon'a LochIm Ladles' thick soled Winter Shots at Had ' dou'n. Jackets?a few Ladles' find Misses' Jackets, regardlesw of coat, at Haddon's. > Bargains In Winter Dress Goods at Haddon's. Must hav* the room for Spring goods. So If you need Winter Stuff now Is the time for - bargains at Haddon's. The Iuherltnnce of Wj Fathers. f Associate Reformed Presbyterian. There is a kind of pride in a name that has nothing in It to be commended. He who tries to pass through life , on the strength of a father's or grand father's reputation, expecting to be honored because of the name he was born with, is worthy of contempt rather than honor. The world owes a man respect for what he is, not for the name he happens to bear. i But be w.bo bears an honored name bas*an inheritance of which he ought i to be proud?not proud in the sense of feeling himself above others on ac count of his name, but proud in the i sense of holdiug himself above anything that might stain its honor. A name is a family banner. If our fathi era hade held it up and carried it for ward in the front rank, we ought to be too proud to allow it to get down into, i tne dust or be left in the rear, i We don't hold this upas the highest I motive to urge us on in the way of i duty, when we see an honored name t, (and who has not seen it?) dishonored by those who bear it. we wonder at their lack of pride. We wonder that they place no higher value on the inheritance of their fathers. t As '.t seems to us there is no inh heritance that a father could leave to > his children like that of an honored name. We don't mean a name known 1 to fame but a name that calls to the miuds of those who know it a noble I character. And certainly there is no inheritance that ought to be kept with '"" "" T of the aIH hnmc u/itli greuiei umu. x/iv. its memories of childhood pass into ' the hands of strangers if need be. i Duty or necessity may call us far away! from it. Let the old house with Its | s seciet corners to be torn down. Per-( haps it has served its day. But the; honor of the name we bear?God forj bid that we should part with the in*! i heritauce of our fathers. i 11 The rough weather, the storm and ' the rain, and the chill of cold nights, 5 will only bleach out the stains and cleanse our life into whiteness. . ~ ? J. . j', BAD ROADS TO BLAME. Why the Fanners In the East Find Theif Business Unprofitable. A highly important feature of tb? highways question is the effect good ot bad roads have upon the local market* and their sources of supply, says the New York Tribune. In all the cities and large towns of the state there is a demand for farm products and for the bulkier and heavier products, such as hay and straw and grain. In many cases the sunbunding country is quite capable of supplying that demand; in all cases it should do so ae far as possible; in most cases it does not. Instead, supplies are brought in by rail or oanal from far away, perhaps from other states; while at the same time, within a few miles of the market thus supplied, are farms that have been abandoned aa not worth working and others whose owners are in chronic disnnntont ond <taonnir at the armarenfc im possibility of getting profitable pricea for their crops. The big farms of the west, they say, monopolize the markets, and so farming here no longer pays. Now, one prime secret of the trouble lies in the bad roads, which keep the producer and the consumer apart by making it difficult, if not impossible, for the farmers to get their produce to market. The farmer 1,000 miles away oan get his crops to market by rail or canal more easily and more cheaply than the farmer only ten miles away can haul his in over roads that are so hilly and rough and miry that half a ton is a heavy load for a horse to draw at a slow footpace. It is not that farms in the east are no longer productive, nor that the eastern market no longer offers fair prices. It is that the roads between the farms and the markets are so bad as to make shipment unpiofitable. Good roads throughout the farming regions adjacent to the cities and towns would do more than anything else to restore prosperity to the farmers, enabling them to get their goods to the best possible market easily, promptly and cheaply. Good roads would mean good farms, good markets, good prices and good times for all con* oerned. MONTANA HIGHWAYS. Keeent Laws Provide For Their Systematic Improvement. The highways of Montana, by a bill passed by the state -legislature, are placed in the charge of the county surveyor, and the old office of road supervisor, usually held by an inexperienced man, is abolished. The act defines the powers and duties of county surveyors and provides for their compensation. By this act each of these officers is required to keep the highways ip hii county clear of obstruction and in good repair and maintain bridges, to make all plans and specifications for new roads and bridges, to report to the county commissioners on all work completed, and if the work is done according to the plans, specifications arid contract he is to draw his vouchers for the same before payment is made. The county surveyor is chairman of all boards of viewers of roads, keeps the records of road surveys and is the general superintendent of all roads. He may employ labor, teams, etc., and has power to contract for all work not exceeding $300 in cost For larger amounts the approval of a majority of the board of county commissioners is required. The salary received varies with .the class of county, from $750 to $2,000 per year. Viewers and all assistants of the county surveyor may not receive more than $3 per day. ROADS THAT ARE NEEDED. Henry Watteraon's Ides Is That They Be local. Not National. Henry Watterson takes issue with a good roads advocate who insists that the general government should have oharge of road making?that there should be national highways built and * * -a -A L11 maintained at puono tupeu&u. I The good roads that are needed, says the Chicago Times-Herald, those that are most needed, in the language of Colonel Watterson, are those that "lead fcpm the farm to the railroad, the mill, the faotory, the school, the chnroh, the ferry and the market" This apt remark of Colonel Watterson is a condensation, a simplification, an absolutely plain presentation of what la most wanted in the matter of good roads. Carry ont that idea, and what will be wanting? It will meet the requirements of the farmer; it will save the farming element hundreds of millions of dollars every year; it will meet the expectations of the pleasure seeker; it will add to the value of every foot of land in the country; it will be of value to every merchant and every professional man; it will be a source of pleasure and profit to all classes, in all communities. A Muddy Road. One day this week, as a teamster was slowly working bis way tbrongb the quagmire commonly known as a county road between the Cnmmings hill and Fossil, he espied a hat in one of the ruts in front of him. As the headgear appeared to be in fairly good condition he dismounted to pick it up. As he raised the hat be was astonished to hear a voice coming from under it exclaim: "Holdonl That's my hatl" As soon as he had gathered bis breath and wits the teamster asked, "What are you doing down there?" Which brought forth the reply: "I'm in big luck to be Where I am. There's a horse underneath me."?Fossil (Or.) Jonrnal. Worth Remembering. The community with the best roads 1b veiy likely to be the best community. A narrow tire will dig a rut, but a good broad tire will roll it shut. The depth of a road is more to b? dreaded than its length. The state of the road tells the size >jf the load. LocaI of R. .If. Hnddou A Co. R. M.Haddon A Co., are now showing their 1st shipment of spring goods. The principle things on sale this week are white goods, erabroideries, laces, wash fabrlques, black and colored cheviots, mohairs, silks, &c. When you plant your garden be sure you get first class fresh seed. We are opening a lance assortment of Bulst'sseed and guarantee them to be fresh. A. M. Smith k Co. When In need of first olass canned goods peaches, tomatoes, okra and tomatoes, corn, peas, salmon etc,, ring up phone 29. A. M. Smith Jt Co. See our line ofcanned goods before you buy, W. P. liarksdale. jjl ' Vtf * ... *. , ,' { t HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. ;-'j The Employment of Fre? Lftbor Give* tk? Commenting on the employment of . con-victs on the pnblic highway*, the New Orleans Times-Democrat point# out that the best resnlts have been Ob- . | tained in road building when the "fowl-; ^ free labor only has been employed, it; tf' Road construction is a science re- , quiring a more careful study of the sub- { ject than is generally imagined. The prevalent iuea unit aujr vuo uau wiuw < yttM&am good road will not hold good. The matter requires study, care and a fchorough knowledge of tho soil and oountry , ^ through -which the road is to be built. i / The department of agriculture!] as late ly been doing good work by laying be-- >. fore the people eiaotly what is aeces-' , sary in road construction. The employment of convicte in road construction is very popular just now? 1 ' aa offering simultaneously a solution-of - "is the two tronblesome problems of What: to do with our prison population and how to improve our highways. \ln view of the fact that the convicts in Ne*. v< A xartt, Indiana ana ocner states are mjbv*>? idle, as the law makes no provisionfat their rapport, it is well that LOfflgto)^ should take some $teps to utilize' &!**>_v . when it baa them' on its hands, and Vfi* road construction seems an ideal employment for them. /' ' On the other hand, the experience of , cessfol with their roads is ft at Only iv the beat labor (and oonvicfc labor is not : w the best) should be employed in their ; ^ construction and maintenance. No stated. which has made any material improve- i ment with its highways bas employed . [ ; oonvict labor, and no state which hasJj^^H employed that kind of labor has secured- v much improvement in its roads. The - AV<? best resnlta have been acoonfplished by road taxes and the giving ont of ooh- ' J| GOOD COUNTRY ROADS. | The Borden of Their Cost Should B* . '.t .It baa been estimated that 500,000,000 tons of farm produce, are hauled to market annually in tbe United States and tbat the cost of marketing it is $2 r;^ per ton, or just about 11,000,000,000. sltfj This is not money paid out, but ia tbe ' j1 alue of the time spent by farmers with v their teams in marketing crops or wb*t . these men and teams-would have earned ' % if they had been hired far cashY fa do of this amount of hanling. Tbe secretary . of the farmers' national congrew 4W!f 'gaBi the United States department of agri. . v; culture agree in estimating that 60 per cent of this vast amount, or ' 1600,000,000, wot?l4 be saved i if farmers were able to do this hauling ( Is over good roads.. %V ;&*. ./ This, then, ill the amount of the ijpa-;, nual mud tax to which we have beett Ttffih < submitting, says the Cedar Bppids (?*/) / / Gazette. Baibroac^s, . telegraphs, steamboat lines haye been assisted by ' v? ; the states and subsidized bytfo ment, but nothing baa been dooe.ftar, the common country road. The farmers ; , r;| alone have had to bnild country roads, without assistance from the cities* from ;-: wealthy corporations or from the stflite. Everf citizen will be benefited bf ; construction of good roads, directly,imd ^ indireotly, and every taxpayer, should contribute his share to their cost No ; :?( wonder the farmer opposes the good vJW roads movement, if he alone is to stand ' ^ the expense. He has rightly suggested . A that he Should be assisted through the medium of a state road tax, under a flystem of state aid, as now employed in , New Jersey, Connecticut and itassacha Good Boftds object Leatosu Pour or five yfcaw ago the town of Hempstead, Queens county, N. Y., voted v$|8 to spend $400,000 in road improvements. Farm8 at the time were worth from $30 .,> % to $50 an acre. They are noyr worth '-'A several hundred dollars an acre and re- . ^ : tnrn good interest for those who pur-. V"i|j chased them at that prica This has been such an object lesson to their ;j neighbors that I nnderstand something like $1,000,000 will be spent this yea?A.$i? in other parts of Queens county and neighborhood in bnilding good-roada. j* This may seem a large amount"of man* $ ey to be spent for the purpose, but ow- < ing to the character of the soil and the fact that good road material must bo ^ brought the cost of construction is high- -j;|J er than it would be in most parts of the m state. j Fifty Mile* to Ibrket. / v'V ^| It is not an uncommon thing in France to see a farmer 40 or 60 miles , < from home in wet weather with a heavy 1 j load. If he sees a prospect of a three yYjlfj days' rain, he puts his tarpaulin orer bis load, a cover over his horses and A ^ waterproof coat on and starts off to mar- > ket. He may go 50 miles before he finds , a market that suits him, or he. may ' J'^4 know in advance just where he is going. You do not often see anybody driving 60U 'V-'kSj miles through a rainstorm in the United States to find a market for a load oj ' hay, but it is not at all uncommon to ? - ?-f At\ KA miloflfmrn BtJtJ iOIUJClO YV IV V4 WV iilMVWMWM* >r* "CT home in France. They choose the wet weather for that purpose. Their rood* : are just as good then as at any timet? General Boy Stone. t Convict Labor on Boada. Conviot labor in road building la Be- !'Jj| ing employed in Duval oounty, Fla., and in North Carolina. In the latter ease 21 % oents per day per head is said \ to cover the oost of food, clothes, medi- ] oal attendance and guards, as compared 11 with 28 cents ner day for maintaining \-3 tbe same prisoners in jaiL Tbe Dnval Vx Good Roads association of Florida advocates the use of short term convicts on such work and makes the'claim that they would in this manner pay baek some of the money expended upon them, and they would also stand a better chance of being called back to an honest life than if tbey were made to associate with more hardened criminals in t ^ prison. / Had don's Local's. j . \te91 Jackets and fur collarette at red ward prl?e J, \ :'l at Haddon's. Vs. North Carolina blankets at Haddon's. / ~ . ^ Kid gloves black and colors, at Haddon'i^. Black silk collarett at Hoddon's. x < ,/'^'O* New dress goods at Haddon's. \ New flauels for waist, at Haddon's. '''.'Jm A nice lot of rutabaga turnips Just received \j^ry try some for dinner. Cabbage,^onions, cocanuts,^ apples, sweet po> tH luium, IIIPU yu f ,-1, WM rt? pickled pig's feet, and many othe* things to : V-.-fgi eat. at McKee's . If you need eggs call and Bee us,? do*. Jos; > At L?ki?&ixAM^.kJui^r.;