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Letter Froi * Cap*. Charles T. cake Transport (T A "Land Lubber's" Experien E Ocean Steamer?A Descrij sel and Crew. U. 8. Tbambpobt "sumnkk," < Manila, P. L, Jan. 18, 1902. 1 Editor Abbeville P:ran 6 Banner? I Dear Sir: A Bomber of my old friends i in Abbeville Ooontjr are eorioos to < ? know eomeihlnf of the United State* i -v' 1-~" Rervice. To furnish I Ithem in detaHtbe information would Naalre too much of tho space of your valuable paper, bat a recital of tbe limnl worting of the service, togethrn,'m With an occaflonel reference to some of tbe humorous incidents naturally to be expected in ite operation, would . 2?Hi?S&jg Spain, the war department found it meet difficult to arrange for the proper . >k. I (troops and aappUai required for tbe MNOOaftri military occupation of Cuba i ad Porto Rico. ? With a view of re- i listing tbe congestion felt at the va- < ifooa sea-ports on tbe south-Atlantic, ' luwhsr of ships were bought and ' OMMsd under the supervision and duwtloB of the war department. Among the first of the ships purchased \ ware those of tbe Atlantic Transport Una, operating between New York i ad London, or which tbe Michigan, > to wbleb I waa aartgned on July 2utb, MW, was one of the heaviest freightI wee ordered to catch this ship ?at Fort Tampa. Florida, and to aa m dwn of bar as Captain and AaWut Quartermaster and Acting Owmhuyof Bubeiaienoe, U. 8. VolWithoot reference to complications and the numerous errors natuiaiiy to ba expected of a "land-lubber" on a great craft at Ma, tbe duties enc >mpaaand In the elaborate title given above were most difficult to perform. Tbe etovta allowed me by the government wild oom fetters of tbe Job B both without oxpariMMi at an : v 3 tad absolutely Igcorant of the "old &]' nif imMilv. With the exoepUou of Mr. John 8. Bishop, a retired army ;? officer whose aerrtcea dated bock to the ^ war bmweon the States and who was & my eammlnarj desk, the goveroment ffig? ?.<;t MfnaeoiaUres on board the Michigan K* were ae mooh at eea in tranaactiug u baainras as preecrlbed by regulation* m?t- m tb*j were In the proper ooooeption of the technical dotiee of the Master r who navigated the ship. V Owing to the abort space of time in i > which this vast service was placed iu TO ?yatton authorised regulations for the government of the same ounld not bo temed sariier than December, 1808. Daring this interim the relations betm?nDm Quartermaster in eharie and ithe Maeter of the ship were, io many Iwmw, of the xnoel unpleasant character. It wee humiliating to the eMppar who had been eccujtomed to I IMMN ooaamand of hit ahlp to take wdaca from the officer who had been placed la chun by Uncle Sam. In nuilaefanue toe differences between mH th? Quartermaster re iitii in til* removal of the former r* from the ship, bat the proooulgsUou of regulations governing In deiail the entlie eetvioe pat at reet theee differfmrtrt and eetablished the service ou K a well ordered bests. ft ft* purehaae of so many Urge ships i. at a lima whan the demand for ooeau v transportation was never greater oper?* ' the government to some ^ eaten t in eeieeting theclsss of vessels teuwpniP-"*** inuwporc service. u ? iouwi?w/w, | however, with what tactxm it win amlMi nd too much cannot be ft add of the splendid work of tbe Quartrnir*" General and bit able a?i?t..L. i? tKaarmv tho mrviarn op-to-date fleet of transports which are bow plying between Sen Francisco tad the Philippine Archipelago. It oaoat he remembered that the ahine wars not fitted for the transports tattoo of troops whan they were booght, bat wen in almoat every case H heavy freighters with scarcely any paaeoger accommodations, it has required an immenae amount of hard won to rebuild, refit, and reconstruct this huge fieet of ocean going steamers to Sieet tbe requirements. 11 nas cost millions of dollars and is costing millions mors to operate it But when tbe tnu?FMtfio Steamship Companies arsasksd to tarnish tbe Government with ft sehsdals of rates at which offlooaand enlisted msn of the army can bo transported by them, tbe figures given lntbeir reply are rather apt to startlo jim. It has been demonstrated that tho transport service isoosting the government less than a contract would with ftay of ths steamship companies offtrlncr to do the earns work. To the amy Am la no comparison between tbe pmeot system of transportation nd urn one that most be expected from tbe corporation. The r?to ration of peace in the West Indfca resulted In tbe disoontinuaace of tbe service on tbe Atlantio side, with the exception of an occasional transport making the run from Manila to New York by way of the Suez canal under special orders from the J . IHL 1 tk.? WW ueparuneni. toi ?or?ii;o uu mc hdflo bo?I baa b??n divided into the "Trans-Pacific Transports" aud the "Intai^Ialand Transports" Tbe former am operated under the general aoperrfcfon or Col. Oaoar F. Long, tbe faoeial superintendent of the service at San Francisco. Cel., while the Oriental branch of the service, or the "litter Ialand Transport*," are under the direction and aunervlalon of General Chariss F. Humphrey, Assistant Quartermaster General, Chief Quartermaster Diviaion of tbe Phillippine*, with J 1? . U _ ?t U..II. unuiiiuncn iu iuc vuj ui miuua. The Sumner," of which I am now ' in oommund, has been assigned to perOMUMOt duty in the Orient and is at pnseot engaged in the transportation of troops and freight between the islands of the southern archipelago and If And*. Ibnili is the home Dort and Is made on an average of once in every twenty days. Prior to this assignment the Sumner was engaged in the transportation of troops ana supplies to and Son China. It has been officially announced that the regular run of this ship will embrace the towns of Batangae, Iloilo, Gebu, Zamboanga and Jolo, making the same places as ports of call on the return trip to Manila. Most of the important ports in the Philippine Islands were visited by the Sumner on Imt extensive voyage with the Civil CommisBion aboard, while many ot hem were added to the list last June while p?????; m Manila. a* writes of the U. S. : Service. ice in Commanding a Great ption of the Magnificent VesSenerai Adna A. Chaffee was making bis inspection. When It is remembered that a number of the smaller transport* have gone aground aud in some east** been lout in the coral reefs in the narrow pa?sajea of these southern water*, it is gratifying to the Sumner'e complement that the slightest accident is yet to be recorded against her. Such accidents, however, to ships plying iu these waters cannot be chargeable to the negligence or incompetency of the Masters who navigate them. This is because the Admiralty Charts fail to record any turvey for the guidance of tbe unfoiLunste skipper who bss to rely both night snd day on his own judgmeut. The Spanish surveys are in most case* in error snd it is ofteuer thsn otherwise that dangerous coral reefs are found where the chart iudicatea as many at> % hundred fathoms of water. This matter has been taken up by the proj>er authorities and at the earliest practicable time the iuformstion required for luccessful nsvigation between the islands will be furnished. While tbe rebuilding of tbe trans ports baa Deeo uone wun a view u> iur necessities of tbe service there is a striking uniformity in tbe general design. A description of the more important appointments of the Sumner will, therefore, convey the prevailing Idea In the oonstruetlon of ihe other transports. In this connection it might be well to state that this ship Is tbe only transport turned out by the naval authorities the work having been accomplished at the Norfolk navy yard. The Hamburg American Line Bold to our navy tbe Rbetla, afterwards converted into a collier and named the j Cassius. Tbe fket that tbe Cassius was bought rrom tne navy parny account* for the reason why that department was permitted to undertake the rebuilding of the ship for transport purposes. Tbe name "Sumner" wa* given to tbe ship in honor of the distinguished soldier, General Sumner, ail of the other lirat-class transport* being named after his compatriots. She measures 363 feet over all, with 42 feet beam, and depth underside keel to top spar deck 32 feet, with a permanent ballast of 418 tons. The coal bunker capacity is 880 tons, with fre?b wa'er tanks for tbe accommodation oi 1,100,000 gallons. When she was placed In commission at the Norfolk navy yard her pastienger accommodation nrovided for 61 first class nassen gens, 32 berths main ward of the hospital, and 903 berths for soldiers. lu addition to these appointments the hips entire complement is pro video for. Tbe troop quarters are fitted up witb galvanized iron standees, so arranged as to allow the most convenient adjustment as well as providing for tbe highest state of oleanlines*. There are aho, both forward and aft, extensive lavatories constructed of tbe most approved plumbing witb 70 wash basins and 4 shower baths provided for each. These quarters and lavatories are found on tbe lower and tqain decks while tbe orlopdeck accommodates coal bunkers, boilers, dynamos, main and auxiliary engines, cold storage, water tanks. baggage ana commumary aiore ruom. Id addition to ample quarters for the petty officers and employees of the steward's department there ia an upto-date 8team laundry, pantry, petty offlcers met* room, and an elegautly tinl*hed dining aaloon with 60 chains for flrat class passengers on the main deck. The hospital and a large number of state rooms, as well as ilie forecastle for sal lorn and firemen, are built on the spar deck, the bridge deck accommodating life boats, chart and steering looms. There is also provided a large number of steam cooking boilers for the use of the soldiers. The refrigerating chambers easily accommodate 80,000 pounds of fresh meats, while the ice Slant turns out 2,000 pounds of ice per ay. The engines are compound, 2230 horse power, and under full steam on a favorable sea will drive the ?hip at an average speed of twelve knots. She has single screw, ten inch bilge keel, tramp bow, well decks fore and aft, is painted white to the waterliue, with a red, white, and blue smoke?tack. The bouse flag Is the Insignia that designates the Quartermaster's department, U^mUiuiIu nmrftrai) nn sa KanVrjpntirwl iUgCUIUUOlJ W VI ?VW VU ? v/uuu of white, running diagonally between corners of red aud blue, with the letters U. S. A. T. 8. worked above and below the insignia. This flag goes to the breeze at the main mast. The automatic steam steering gear, the electric flash and search lights, electric dough knetuJer. and the minute egg machine, are among the up-to-date equipment* with which the ship is provided. This modern craft is lighted from stem to stern with incandesceut lights, and every room is provided with an electric fan. The troop quarters are furnished with hot aud cold air by meann of large fan machines erected on the port and starboard of the spar deck, fore and aft. The drinking water in these quarters is chilled through a process of pipes. The capacity of the <wn.lonulnra munit Inu ia itnntolhihtf Al'4ir LUUUC uni llg UINVIIIUV in 0VtMv?U?M|^ ?/? VI 6,UU0 galloQH a day, sufficient under or dinary conditions for the ship's requirements. Tbe dining saloon, companion bail, quartermaster'* office, and all'State* rooms are titled in mahogany. Chefronieura are substituted for Hteaiuer trunks, nickle plated toilet furnishiiiKH for those of antique style, and comfortable deck chairs for the Iww comfortable steamer benches. Tlie but ha are of porcelain, nickle plated .plumbing, with hot anu cold, fresh and salt water. TOe Mumner w lauruteu m me ? <k man's Army and Navv League for an organ, and to the Christian Ktuieavor Union of Fayette County, Pa., for a respectable library. A description of the ship would l*> incomplete without saying something of the hodpilal. The operating room, diet kitchen, dispensary, lavatories and main hospital ward are as well arranged and as completely equipped as most of the city hospitals. This department of the shin is under the supervision and management of an Army"Surgeon who ban a number of asaiatanUi from the hospital corps. It is a matter of ?reat consolation to the officer or wilier on duly iu the far Orient to feel that he has ample provision made for him in case of idckuess. The great need of the hospitals with which these ships are provided has been clearly demonstrated. i J L It will unnoubtedly be a surprise to many who are unfamiliar witb tbe character of the people in charge of our Merchant Marine to learu that there are are, comparatively speaking, very few American born employees in the Transport Service. 138 is the complement of thi9 ship and of this number only 25 are American boru, the others coming from almost every country of the globe. The Steward's Department, with the exception of the -'"" "I in no m no set 1 of Chinese. The Deck and Engineer Depurtmeut are made up of Pules, Norwegians, Irish. Hungarians, Creeks. Frenchmen, Uermaus, Russians, Australians, Japanese, Italians, Spaniards, East Indians, Swedes, AUMtrians, Portugese. Swiss. Danes, Scotch, English, Canadians, Hawaiiaus, and last but not least, Filipinos. After an experience of almost four years at sea, I have found the Norwegians aud Japanese are to be desired a- seaman in preferon*^ to ihfMM* of other countries. It is wonderful with what readiuess thin heterogeneous mass learns enough of the Kugllsh language to undertitand (lie orders of the officers of the ship and to execute the name with unerring precision. In one sen**e, therefore, he ship always makes a home j?ort itud there is do scarcity of inte o ters. So little has been done by t. awmakers of our country to em rage the Merchant Marine that, wh. *he exception of the State of Maine, th?., eople have taken little or no interest in seafaring. This accounts for the necessity of employing so many foreigner* in the service. The study of the names of the employeesis not loss interesting than the unraveliug of a Chine e puzzle. Pow Sol, Sing Fat, Sun Chew, Ling Aha Hou, Leung Fei Tttze is a fair aamnle of the pay roll of the Steward's .Department. Schoon, Scapolet, Oxenbill, Fritwche, Togarsh, Osceroe, Wenuerholm, Klein, Krebu, Oma Kugi, Satidiro, Matsue, Sato, Katayama, Little Jesus Losdno, is a fair munpie of the exercise to which the tongue is treated at roll call. Witticisms, spicy repartee, and the genuine humor to which one is treated on shipboard by incorrigible Jack would All a volume, and 1 have often rhnnirht it would be a waste of lime to undertake (he work. Ah an i lust radon, Schoou. the Gertuau boatswain, was promoted to the dlgnifled station of fourth officer. He immediately donned the uniform of that celebrity aud took his watch on the bridge. The sailors who had labored directly under his supevision for almost a year, and who had during that time cherished many petty grievances against their bard task master, were d? lighted and amui-ed beyond all telliug when they heard of the "bo-on's" prori:o tion. It so happened thai the uewiymade fourth officer had business in the forecatttle after Ave o'clock one afternoon, a time when the sailon* are lolling around deck, playing cards, cracking jokes, and having a go:>d time generally. When ihey kuw Schoon approaching they iiiitmdia ely lined up, aud, saluting tue stocky Uer man a- lie punacd, ciie<l out, "Hocti tier Kaiser, Vats Me and Got uuu !" Some difficulty ww experienced in Sau Francisco while the "8umuer" was in that port during the month ol Julu, 1U00, in securing the services of a chief. Finally, however, oue Jobu Schreiber applied with numerous testimonials bearing witness to bit* limes* for the position. He had iu urtvioue years managed the kitcbeu at Delmonicos, was afterwards employed al Cberrys and had just declined to fill au opening at the Poodle Dog, his doctor having adviced sea service as a curt for the ills from which be was suffering. He was accordingly given iht position of chief cook in tbe sieward't department and proved to be a ver> worthy fellow. About six months al terwards aud while tbe ship was in port or rtagMAKi, to my surprise nt came to the office for bin discharge. "May I auk you why you auk your discharge, Schreiber?" "Well, I have been laboring under a misapprenensiou. Mr. Smith, the port steward al San Francisco told me that my salary wm au inconsiderable sum in comparison with the handsome amount ol "tips" that would be given me by tbe army officers who were extravagant sports aud careless about the spending oi their money. I have now been ou this ship six months and have provided at various limes for army officers at due dinners as were ever served on the sea. 1 have waited patiently for the sports Mr. Bomb spoke about to come aboard your ithip, but I nee now it it useless to wait longer. The magnificent spread that I prepared for thai General in Muuila Harbor was tbe straw that broke the camel's back. Just before he left the saloon he sent for me, aud, after complimenting the dinner, handed me some money. At a glance I saw that the amouut wat two dollars. When I went to the sal ley aud took another look at this extravagant gift, to my utter (surprise aud astonishment I saw the moue> was "Mex." Army officers are noi aports enough for me and 1 respectfully request my discharge." Members of the Y. M. C. A., Army Chaplains, Exhorts and Ecclesiastics, licensed and unlicensed, are kuown among seamen as "Sky Pilots." When they are found to be among passeugero on shipboard there Is always a spirit of uneasiness in the forecastle. This superstition is akin to that experienced by the sailors when u bird kuown by the name of the "English itouou" is shot aud killed from shipboard. There is an old legend dating back to the earliest days of English seafaring to the effect that the "boson" who dies at sea is transformed PROVISIONS * - - - 4 We Have Them for Yon at VEGETABLES, COF FRUITS, CANNED GOODS, 1 LARD and COT1 HAMS and S BUIST'S and FERR1 KEROSENE OIL Motto: "Prompt Deli livery wagons. L. T. & T. Phone* 7 v \ ... . 1 . into one of these birds and that it presaKew disaster to the ship to visit any iujury or do any barm to this winged fisher of the seas. Porpoim** that do stunts and sportive trick* at the prow are uot to be disturbed. while a while rat seen on shipboard is considered an omen of approaching disaster. Jack does not take pleasantly to any violation of these rules of the sea, and he believes implicitly the superstition to which he h wedded by custom and tradition. Very few of this class know how to write their names and they are almost universally given to debauchery and drunkenness. They are, at the same time, without exception, the most sacrificing, hardworking, and generouf laborers in the world. A true seaman will hot hesitate a moment to brave almost any danger to Bave a shipmate 01 try to Have a passenger from a watery grave. The transition from the hum-drum sameness of garriaoa life ia the Wesi to that of foreign lands on the net gave to the Array a broad and liberal experience that v^as sadly needed, The office aud men are not the onl> ones, however, who have enjoyed the advantages of this service, but theii families have been allowed to use tht transits as well. As a result th< poanenger list often shows a largei number of wouien than officers and in some igstances they exercise infln itely more authority. The Quarter *rram nils lies the art o pleauing the women in their assign raents to staterooms and succeeds it complying promptly and satisfactorily with their demands during the voyagt will assuredly attain unprecedentec popularity, in most cases they hav< their posterity with maids and nursei accompanying them, a combinatioi that always scares the Quartermastei out of his wits. As a rule the moth ers are generally confined to theii berths, suffering from sea sickness while the children devote themselvei to the task of transforming the passen ???? rW'tru into a kindergarten. If th< voyage is a long one aud the sei smooth, Madam Gosaip, chic an< alert, con es on shipboard and leads i merry dance. Nothing could be mon natural, however, for a long trip at set is enough to weary the most patlen aud it ia absolutely necessary to d< something to while away the time. For all it may seem, the l'nlte< States Army Transport service is to day some of the fruit of that daontles courage and splendid spirit of progre* that inspired a handful of persecute* pioneers to carve from a western wil deruess this republic, aud, freeing he from enemies and intruders, bequeatl her as a blessing to the generations al ikon, rt u>rvM as another illut trations of the superiority of Amerl can enterprise over that of other rouo trie*, and whether Congress preserve or destroys it is a matter of little impoi tance in the great lesson it has laugh the thinking men of today. The ra pidity with which so mauy ships hav been equipped and organized into pel feet service for the purposes of wai roust appeal to the man who arrogate to himself the knowledge ihatcircum scribes the great possibilities of tbi country. In the hope that I have not writtei ' too long, I am, with high esteem, i Very respectfully, i Cha*. T. Raker, Captain and Q. 51., U. 8. A., , Commanding '*8umner." MAXWELL'S M ? It '|1 AM PREPAUKD AT ALL TIMES T i furnlabea my cua turner* FRESH BEEF, PORK, SAUSA3E, 1 And Fresh Loaf Brew > Preah flah on Prlday and Saturday, H igbei market prlrea paid for Beevea mod Hogs an ( Oret)ii Hall Hidrs. T. H. MAXWELL. , PhonnNo.1. GLENN. ! Garden Seed-^S^SJS , Alaska Pea*, B lias Ked Trlumpn Heed Potato* 1 ttiifvnTt DOllx.Oood Plantation Gram &UgclI iatfcd Sugar for fl. L _____ , eta. to 15 eta for Green. 12 . vUIICC*cui. to 30 eta. lor Roaaied Coflr 1 Full line of Canned Goods and otber Fane * Groceries. 1 Oo'#a_<-V>ro> Bran. Sborta, WbeaL ca gei prices. ? > l?|nni* 25 eta. Barrel under the marke > riUUi"Hig lot boutbl before tbe ai vanee. Every barrel aold under a guarante ' piA1iru Stocks, Haines, Traces. Collar X Ifi Bridles, Alf", Hindi? . Pick*, Hhoidi, Porks, Mattocks, Xalls.L'tck {I HIdcm, Leather, Half Soles Shoe Nails.Hori ^ I Shoes, etc. ' i QltAno-Ne* Htock. Oasranl?*<J to Osll/t??laaitiisfsrtloo. Men's $l.:? Sb? i; for Sl.ou. solid Leather. DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS NF.W LINK. IGLENN, GROCERIES. I~ > ? Living Prices: FEE, Green and Parched. TEAS, (0. & 0.) FLOUR, rOLENE, HEAL. iHOULDERS, GRITS. rs GARDEN SEEDS. . UUK UtzALftztx. ) iveries." We run two deM. Miller. *S mikI N5. L. W. Wbllf'i Loral*. We have two qualitlea of black allka, wblch ar?* tbe heat bargalna ever offered. our hi ark tafTetla :M incbe* wide at unr dollar m yard, and a heavier article of tbe twine width ai SIa yard. The beat material In the worl?i ' for making a nice hiack akirt. iwaillha la dies look at ibeae bargain*. h. W. Willie will receive thin week freal auppilea of prima, gingham*. and outing*. Don't fall 11 aeeour Jacketa and cape*. Om Jacket* are acknowledged to he the beat flt ting garment* on tbe market. If you want a black dreaa or a black ?Klr tbe place to buy It la White'*. Look at White"* line of clothing, over coat* underwear and hala. Try a pair of Ifamlltnn-ltrown Company* Plinff. None better. Tbej are unexcelled fo 0t. comfort. atyle and durability. You eai only find them at L. W. Wblte'a atore. More ?CUOCI IMKJKB JU?l | Tbe S|icfU I>rug l.'o. One night l? nil vnu want I* hr??*k up a colt or grippe with Mllfbrd'* Cold and (irlpp I Tablet*. Aak your neighbor about tliein. I l I HAD r > fiarlv Snring Shiomen """ J T U it Embroidery-The Prettiest S Percales, Cheviots, L DRESS FABRICS.'. Black and Colon??l Cheviot! Black Mohair*, White, I'm PLAIN SILKS. . . . All the New Sprint? Shade* Silks. Call and nee the Lat I ; K. M. H j ISchley] 1 _ BY GEORGE El B wmm 1^?_ " i Th i ~ ft.n*SJviE2v ^K&jt s^w Hk^HHv i^v wwH,n" |ra||Mw ??J wRSB to ??-?*?$*? Jw. ':isB^^fJ^'HH acc? anil BUt KHlfin rmilt ^ijMBaimaWWB p~I ^ BHHHi ?r v W PtESlDCVT ROOSEVELT, wkn Qmri I ( K?w York, mM:?"Nr. (ir*b?in'? K*rr I the M mi?11 km kiri w rtai ul tl a???J fltbtlaj tfariof Ik* war. Ii mM J* I as aack caarat* M I* M l*kl*| pM grafks as k 4U to week th* p?." No subject bus ever been before t tbe mauuer In which Admiral Schley I demand the M I'aitupmMtmm or t *' '- lm ? " ' .. . ni-r.-il :mil n h ,/iwv M? ? B like wlldUr?*. Liberal romniKslon*. S-cent stamp* for cauvoiutlDir outfit. 4 M Price $1.50, $1.75, $2.25, $2.72 , imcmrs | w.b. ? Sole* : H. 'M. T1 HAVE Into the Htnre recently vacate o find them there with a full li ? DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, III i*n FANCY SlAruxi ***? ? ? And with their prii ten the he*t iShoet x At Reduced Prici e. ' Shoes that wero Jeans that was i 11 Jeans Pants wer LAMPS A large ithiHS lamp wi 35c, and even as low h* 20c. tiood I In addition toother things we have , Come to see us in our new more. V II : I SOUT I R All I THE GREJ OF TRADE Uniting the Prl Center* and M< Resorts of the 5 NORTH, EA l^k?ClaM Vntibal* T* b?tw??a N?w Yarlc ar ClaolvBatl >a<l FlorK AakwrilU. New York ?ad FlorMsi < b4 Savannah, ar ri Savannafe. fapcrlov Dlalag?Car lar Ixcallaal ferric* aad I seaat loatK Carolina Csyealllea. Wlaler Toarlal Tickata rad?aa4 rate*. ftr dmtmUmd Imformmtlo*. I mpp* mmmrmtt Mcfr#a?ajve< ?. at. AXowicXi Caaaral Puoaftr Jtfnt. S. R. W. IVNT, Ma Nw??i?r j$g9Mt. tAmrlmiimm. J. C. Th? Be*. I m II. Hlrka' AImum. i Thla splendid bonk of .W pagea la not only J work of art of the hiKf>e?i order, but tt la the moot complete and valuable bonk of Aatronornjr and Meteroiiry (or W.' to he found In the I world. No wonder tbe flrat eilltlon of one hundred thouaand ? a hoot exhauated by I the end of January The bible excepted, no C other book can be found In ao many Anicrl 1 can homed. The mllllooa hava |>rnv*n Ma | value and will not be without It. The pubr | llahera will aopply thla book fur a month ?r . two lor the regular price, with tbe Increased , poatage added. Mend :? cento to Word and Worka PuhliahlriK Company, '."jni I>*u?i Hi., > t Ht. Ix>al?. Mo. and tbla aplendld oook wi I be r 1 mailed to you prepaid. Do Dot paaa the year . ! j without It in your office or borne. a | i r We have the mo*t complete and prettlcat a I llueof perfumery ever aeeu In thia city. Milford'a Drugstore. I Anything In thr Miool book and ?Utl<>nery ! line tu be hn<l hi MilforU'* I>ruic Wlore. 1 The Speed l?ruit CumpHiiv ! head <|U?rtem ! for phIiii* and oil*. ' J (tout forget our fine line of porkvt book* * v when In Hie market. C, A. Mlllord, lb* drug* ?l?t. | I ? ( DON*S t of Goods Nov on Sale. Ityles, White Goods. Ginghams* ight Shades Oating, Etc. 9 9 i, .Shrunk and Stretched. Hop Sacking*, k and L'ght Blue, Silk Sublime. in Taffeta, Peau tie Sole, Rating, Chins est Spring .Styles now on *ale at ADDON & CO Santlagol 1WARO GRAHAM I rjir ln'r-|i|il A<'>r|iifl l'rr?? war mrmpoiulrat, who aboard tlii: I'. K. K. Uruokiyn during Ihr rnlti-a Ore W tin i f the caniialgn. IliunlrmUd with photograph* Kl d Ljr (he Author during the light. H The Most Sensational I look of the Day 1 rhf tru" Unrjr of (Im ftmou crulaa of th? Flying id ion under I'ommodurr U'lnlfM Soul! Hchlv.v, IkM- H Ihr blockade anil (lwlnirilon of Dm Spanish Itfi, LU FOR THK FIRST TIME. ? Contain an autograph endorsement and pwo??l unt of tha batllo by ib-ar-Atlniirml Schley. The fart* of the atorjr of the morimnti I operation* of the Mruc Nqaa4ron aa the hor tella them in tlila book are correct.'* ?W. H. HCH LEY. j? In lnt.rt-.Unjr narrative of facta. Explain* the to- I *i "Itetrograde Movrtucat;" the "Loop;" the "Coaling iletn." anil aettle? roocloalraly vrrry advana ruling m Court of Inquiry. SB *T THE HEW YORK HERALD aaya:?"Mr. l| la I Grabaa. latbc Wliaf of (aoi. Icavaa tba IM ka 1 reader Irta to atki the Madlaa tkat M at M acvrral aatal aHiccra ted a Cawt of !? -<-blUL UmI* ' |f I * *"?7 ? ? ? ?- - ? _ I tbcjr caa kt rt-o?MitM." B llj he public that bus Interested everybody as liisiH-cn treated, and the American people to Mae* of >?tfilffc This book tells is the eyewitnesses saw It. Book is selling Out lit and books now ready. Send seven K ?T QUICK. No* U the lime to MAKE MONEY. Kg I, according to style of binding desired. U DONKEY COMPANY I Mlshara, OHICAGO. J ITE & CO. MOTEP J by Mr. J. R. Glenn. You wiil ?e of fDERWEAR, GROCERIES, een greatly reduced. They are headquari and lowest price*. BSS $1 now * - - 90c J5c now - 20c e 75c now ... 65c th No. 2 burner 45c. A *ra?ller one for lieavy full yard wide .Sheeting 5c per yard. h full line of Groceries* at lowe?t prices, for you will get your money's worth. 'olio to please, . M. TATE & CO. HERN I LWAY [ fT HIGHWAY AW TRAVEL. incipal Coamareial iftlth and Pltasurt outh with th? # # UT and WEST. ' las. Through k?l N?w OrUaaa, vis Atlanta, la Foiata via Atlaala aad via ithcrvla Lynchburg, OaavilU a Richmond, BaavilU and rica on all Through Traina. >w RmlM to ChtrUtloa K lat?r<SUI? tnd Wait Ia4Utt B to all Rcaorti oow on mt I Itmraturg, tlm? tablms, rmtor, #lc., 8 t, ?r addrtiM H W. M. TATLOK, | Jtmmt. Cmn. Pmf. Jfftut, | C. JttiantM, Oa. i J. C. BEAM. I District Pmss. | 'VT~' r,T,lp - ' ?- '.--- ' i'.-. J- 1 HQTICE OFBEGISTMON (TATE OF HOUTH CAROLINA, ABBKVILLK COUNTY. >KFKE OF HUPERVIHOR8 OP KKOIS TRATION, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Abbeville, 8. C., March 6, laW. Notice in hereby given that in acoor* lance with an Act of the General XfMembly, and in conformity with the equiremenut of the Htate Constltu,ion. the books for the registration of ill legally qualified voters, and for the KHuitjg onxanRferM, ect., will be open it the office^ Supervisor* of Registra* ion in the Court House, between the ? ^'olru-lr n ni.. and 3 o'clock D> 11., on Ihe lir?t Monday of each month, and kept open for three hucve day* in each month until thirty days before the next general election. The Board of Registration in the judge of the. <{ualitica!ionH of all applicant* for regiftration every mala citizen of thin State and of the United State, twenty-one yea?n of age, who la not an idiot in not innane, in not ft pau|>er supported at the public expenae, sftid is not confined in any pub* iic prison. and who baa not been convicted of burglary, araon, obtaining 1 good* or money under fa!(*e pretense* perjury, fr r^ery, robbery, bribery, adultery wife beatlnf, houxebreaRing, receiving stolen gooda, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, *odomy, incest, aasauit will) intent 10 raviah, mi.set* ire n at ion. larceny, or crimen against the election law*. and who shall nave been a resident in this State two yearn (except minhdeni in charge of organized churches and teachera of public school*. and these after fix moot ha residence in the State,) a resident in the County for aix months, and in polling precincy four montba, and wbo can read any t Hection in the Constitution o' or can understand and explain any see- * tlon of said Constitution when read to him by the registration officer or ofll 1? tnronlulMlInn and cers Humi uc cuuu?u " ^?tt . ? become an elector upon application for such registration. If any person has been convicted of any of tbe crimes above-mentioned, a jwrdon of tbe Governor remove* the disqualification. Iu case any minor who will beoome , twenty-one years of age after the cloa- 1 ingof the Books of Regisiration and \ before the election, and ia otherwise qualified to register, makes application under oatb showing he is qualified to register, the Boards shall register such applicant before the closing of tbe books. Any person whose qualifications a* i an elector will be completed after tbe closing of the Registration Books but' before tbe next election shall have tbe ?? ?'? and iMHllS A reffis riKiit i? mHH'J tration certificate at any time wiihin sixty day? immediately preceding the closing of the Registration Books, upon an application under oath to ihe facts entitling bim to such registration. The registration of voters must be by polling precinct*. There must be a Book of Registration for each polling precinct, that in for eacn township. or parish, or city, or town of le?s than Ave thousand inhabitants, or ward of cities of more than five thousand inhabitants. Each elector must vote in the polling precinct in which be resides. If there is more than one voting place in the polling precinct, y the elector may vote at any voting place designated on the* registration certificate. The Board* must designate in the regi?tratiou ceitificate the vot.L >> ? _? DK place IU llli" )I?||NIK |nm?M n which the elector in lo vote. If there in more than one voting place In the polling precincts, the Boards shall te-ignate on the certificate the votiog place selected by the elector. 8. H. BOLES, W. A. LANIER. (I. H. MOORE. Board of ftiipervis'iniof Registration M ?| ? e ) 5a ?|V 2 IS i ~| Sb5 ^ I LkAAA* . 50 YEARS' j|Hk EXPERIENCE Ilgjgas Tradc Marks Ocmgns ' W CorvmoMTS Ac. Anfoo* vending a ? ketch and description mmy qulrkly aicortaln oar optnlon free whether an invention ? probablr patentable. CommonlcatlKiiitlrlctlf miifliletitlal. It and book on Patent* lent free. tfldert urenrjr for aeromitf patent*. 1'atenta taken through Mnnn A t o. rvcelrt tpfcial nntiee. withoat charge, In the j Scientific JVmcricdiu WMiklv IAPffMt rffW j * muiuwtiiOT/ 2r~ -- ? illation of an j *r?#?n tttto loarnaJ. Terms. $3 a fear: four months, 9L Sold bjrall newsdealer*. WJNNaCo.36""*"-'New York |.ranch Offlce, G& V HI-, Washington. D. C. Country merchant* ?li>>ul<l mil on u? l?Hore buylnk. S(km-I;iI prtro lu lnr(r |i|?nltl<*a on caniml itimhIii. Hour. culJrr, mwp, rf'irki'H ind oUl?*r KOimU. W. I), liar k?<lnlt?. |? \V. While carrlr* at ** 11 Uuir? h full lloa of KriM*frii*rii iiu I luirilwart*. Cull oil lilin. Vou will be well trrnlril. The went tier l? turning mid Get your gla?a anil putty Irom C. A. Mllford, The l>ruiCKl?l. I'tioof ?C. N. ilrlwl npiili". Try a few. Mmke dellr. lo * d>-*erli> lor tlir holiday*. W. 1). Hitrk*(lair. Call i.ml *< ? our niHitnlflrlent. line of fin* i Cbri 'iini* |[i*?i? bcluri* it l? broken. Mllford'* I>ru* Store, j Wr ifll vnn yiinil> at living price*. Try ua anil ?ee. The >pe#d l?ru*Co. , If you want lomain vour floor, ring up No It. TbrSpifil UrunCii. I tlmt ,?ttr nrlwa on 11*1 Jl* A.Ill oil*. Tile Speed I I>ruK Company. v ! WMlnut. rherrjr ?nd <mk All you I ... ... ... ?- .? Tl.u w....ul I Iriiif I 'it I WNI] 1 HI |?ricrw i?> 1'irsm-. ur ?u i'>?k ? m, I We mtckIhU toijuote price* on unvtbibK la I our line. Try u?. The Speed l?ruic Co. I We liftve n complete utock of School Itooka. I ll* Spceil liruK Co. ) . J