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M Wednesday, Bee. 30, 1903. 2
During thin pyrotechnic display at Christ- ^
f mas time, the fool bares his money while the M
I wise man Is satisfied to have a look.?Green- ^
vllleNews. M
Without attempting to say whether any- T
body was a tool or a wise man during this m
Christmas, the above paragraph causes us to ?
remark: m
On the Cbnstmas night, before the war, this J
editor was a much younger man than he Is to- ^
day, and on that night of which we speak, he I J
fcnrnf. eleven rtnl laps worth of varlOUS SOrtS Of | ^
i fireworks. They were bought at the store of ^
k , J. & N. Knox, where tbey were charged to ^
" our account. We went off to the war owing A
that account, and the recollection ot the fool. \
lsh act aod the fact of the unnecessary aDd 4
unprofltable debt which we Incurred for goods %
that were burnt In (he presence of wiser men 0
and better women was a worry and a torture ^
to us while lu the army, sleeping on the W
ground at 811 a montb. J
The debt was paid long ago, but, tbat expe- V
rlence stopped our burning of fireworks. We ^
have bad no Inclination to make another in- ^
vestment of that kind, and, except possibly a ^
" small amount to buy such things for children* X
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we nave lei nreworKB severely hiulic. iwiu- b
vestment of 911 to fireworks la ooe nlgbt war \
enough to tescb almost anybody a lesson who V
expected to pay bis debts. ^
Tbat was the largest amount tbat we ever ^
< knowingly tbrew away In one night. Of ^
oourse we have no reference to the dozens of ^
fool trades or Injudicious Investments where- ^
by tbe loss of mrcb larger sums of money has ^
been realized. It seems to us tbat whenever ^
anybody has anything for wblth he has no
use, he goes looking for gudgeons, and we are ^
often found. If be does not unload on us ^
. somebody comes alODg and Induces us to take flP
stock In hiB favorite scheme. Afterward we ^
generally fool it away, and tbat accounts for ^
so many of our traoks pointing over tbe hill ^
to the poor bouse. ^
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Splendid Plow. 4
The Oliver Chilled Mlddlebreaker Plow Is ^
one of the best agricultural Implement* on ^
r earth. It plows deep and broad. It prepares
tbeiand for holding the winter rains, and It x
will open terraces to please the most exact- M
ing. When It comes te killing and covering ^
the grass In cotton rows It Is at home. The ^
grass nearly withers when It comes Into the W
Held. If you wonld be rich and happy boy 8
Mlddlebreaker, and then work It like flgbting 0
Are. Tbe best results are not attained by
Imply throwing It over tbe fenoe. It takes ^
horse power, and tbe guiding band of the
. plowman to make your farm blossom as tbe A
rose and tbe crops to grow like Jonah's gourd. O
V . If yon want one of these splendid plows, ^
call on Mr. A. B. Cbeatbaro, wbo Is not only ^
one of tbe best men, but be la one of tbe best
merchants In town. ^
Bnrcr and Hale Stolen. \
On Deoember 19, a small red haired mule f
about fourteen years old. Saddle mark, to- \
f:etber with a top bugy with side bars. A
lberal reward will be given for Information. ^
Malcom Brooks, ^
Greenwood, S. C. ^
Notice. > ^
Tbere will be no praymeeting at tne ^
Methodist Church tonlgbt. In It's stead," ?
tbere will be a watcb-olght service, tomorrow ^
night at tbe church, beginning at 10:80 o'e ock
and closing at 12 o'clock. The pabllo Is In ^
'/ vlted. X
Notice Co Trespassers. ^
All persons snd all stock areordered tokeep
off my rarm. No bunting, or trespassing allowed.
Those who disregard thlR notice will
be prosecuted. Ed. Tamer. ^
Dec. 9.1903 *
Eggi Wanted. /!'
J. W. Brelbabn, tbe baker, will pay tbe Jh
highest market price lor eggs. Give him a "I
, call belore you cell. ill
National Stock Co. /
Shows In the City Opera House, Thursday, jl
Friday and Saturday. Admission 10, 20 and fI
' 30 ots. 8ee other local jh
For Bent. jlL
1,000 chairs to rent for all kinds of entertaintnents,
3 oents each. Kerr Furniture Co. /f
/ ~ Tally /I
Ooooanut crlRp, peanut candy, oranges and A
. apple* clean and fresh at the Bakery. Try
~ 'emend be convinced. i|
Wanted.?Persimmon. Dogwood, Hickory, U
and Holly logs. Freight oald on carloads. A
?- PnAbohAf Phaolootnn h P mm
1U| UQIUCO vuvaouvu, Vum ivja wm ) w< vi r(^
Wanted.?A good milk cow. Apply to *1
Mrs. W. A. Lee, Abbeville, S. C A
Mr. Ernest Wilson, printer In the Elber /j
ton Tribune, came home to ?pend his Christ- vi
: mas Id Abbeville. jfl
Mr. PAUL Chisolm, printer, left Abbeville Jk
last Tburday for Rock Hill, where he has a M
position as Job printer. ju
Mr. Pritchard, printer of the Honea 'J
Path Chronicle, was In town on Christmas ?
day. '+
, Mrs. M. V. Clinkscales held tloftet No. ~
104 wblcb was tbe corresponding number for
tbe cake I gave away. J. W. Brlebabn.
The cotton mill, the furniture factory, and <
tbe oil mill, closed down on Christmas to <
give everybody a rest.
MlssEu'a Campbell left Tuesday for Cal- '
llson where she will be tbe guest of ber friend I
Miss Grace W ard. (
Mrs. C. C. Fleming and family now oc< ,
oupypartof Mr. D. H. Howard's house In 1
town. I
The country rabbits suffered loss this <
Christmas than usual.
Dr. e. L. Wilson, of Anderson Is In tbe
city spending a while wltb relatives.
Mr. Ernest Owes and sinter, Miss Mary,
of Edgefield Is In tbe city visiting friends.
Mr Eugene Nance spent several days In
Lowodesvllle wltb relatives.
Mr. 8. M. Fleming has moved to bla farm on
Norrls Creek.
The People's Savings
Bank.
Books of subscription to the capital
stock of tbe People's Sayings
^--^JIanx, ol Abbeville, 8. c., to be opened under
tfie laws or tne stale or ?oum uarouna, wun
Jtb"5rlpclpal office at Abbeville,will be opeDed
at the store ot Hall & Anderson, od Tburs- ?i
day, December 24.1903.
. X 8. G. Thomson, ^
G. A. Neufler, 3
R. K. Cox, JS
H. G. Anderson,
(2. C. Gambrell,
Dec. 22,1908. tf _ Board of (Corporators.
National Stock Company.
One of the best popniar attractions
playing the South this season is the
National Stock Company, which opens
a Three Nights Engagement at the
Opera House Thursdny night. On the
opening night the Company will play T.
the great sensational rural comedy,
" "Cowslip Farm." This is, without
doubt, the funniest farm play ever
written.
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XI. I. UUUU. luc vc^ciau B^IUI, mu
play tbe part of Jasoo Joshkins, the
Inventor, from Squashtown, Connecticutt.
and be will keep tbe audience in
a roar of laughter. The Company will
give Abbeville tbestre-goers the advantage
of city prices, which will ce only
?10, 20 and 30 cents. It will be advisable
to get your seats reserved early, as ?
at these exceedingly low prices standing
room will be scarce. I
Get your seats reserved at Milford's, ea<
as usual. Seats now on sale. ^
We are goin^ to give a live pig to tbe ig1
person wno noias me luusy uumuer.
Coupons will be given at each performanceanJ
ti>e holder of the lucky ndm- Eoi
her must go upon the stage and catch <
the pig. If a lady holds the luck num- ab
ber she can either catch the pig or call
upon some gentleman in the audience ]
< to catch it for herj L.
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I L/iIVt?r ? jra/nuun
i Chilled Middlebrealzer
: 'V-A
"As soon as my cotton is picked I hitch twc
> - mules to Oliver's Middiebreaker and rij:
I A prominent siauj? out. This leaves the land terraced
every three or three and a half feet apart, and
Georgia planter the laud does not wash during the winter. Id
the npring the furrows are partially filled up
f fh'c a. with sediment, &c., which is as good as a coal
says QI tnis cf manure. j then put my guano in the furrows,
and bed back with the same plow, using
plow : two mules, and I have my land prepared foi
cotton-planting much better than by any othei
method aDd at one-half the cost of the old system
of using the one-horse plow."
Neat and Trim in Appearance.
light in Weight, but Strong and Durable.
Fitted with large, stout steel beam, with wide throat that canDot
choke, long, straight steel handle rods, flat bottom malleable bar
and malleable mouldboard braces. Handles attached to mouldboards
by straps of steel.
Full chilled mouldboards made of Oliver's Famous Chilled
UTotni. Shares ohiPed where the wear comes.
' The Dame ''OLIVER" is a guarantee that it is the best Plow
made for the work it is intended to do.
?
Try One and You Will Be Delighted.
All Parts Absolutely Guaranteed.
The time has come when tbe Southern farmer has got to make
brains, tools and mules do the work with the least possible
amount of human labor. Buy an
OLIVER MIDDLEBREAKER
and save one-half the work of preparing your land for cotton the
coming season. It is the only successful Middlebreaker ever put on
tbe market. It doesn't pretend to do a little of everything?and do
nothing perfectly. It is strictly a Middlebreaker, and does it's work
perfectly. The price is low, too.
Cap" Note how the mouldboards join at an acute angle, thus
aiding lightness of draft.
SOLD BY
A. B. CHEATHAM.
Thomson Bros.
Offer You Bargains in Lamp:
for the Next Ten Days.
Student's Lamps, Swinging Lamps, Pancy Lamps,
Plain Lamps. Also Sewing Machines at Prices
that are right. Call and see our Goods and get
our prices before purchasing. :: :: ::
THOMSON BROS
jj UAJLIUUIV^
j[ For Christmas Presents,
i[ Practical and Useful.
|) A pair of 11-4 Blankets.
11 A pair of Queen Quality Shoes.
) A Nice Black or Tan Jacket.
, > A Black or Brown Fur Collarette.
. A Black or Colored Broad Cloth Dre89.
A Black or Colored Ready-to-Wear Suit.
A Box Fast Black Hose.
' A dozen Ladies or Gents' Handkerchiefs.
* A Child's Fur Set.
> A Ladies Black Fur Muff.
> A pair Ladies Blacfc or Colored Kid Gloves.
) A Set of White Lace Curtains.
SA pair of White Bed Quilts.
A Nice Rug.
| J^T HADDON'S.
T. & T. M. MILLE
Leading Grocery Store.
Leading in Price.
Leading in Quality.
rade at this Store and Save your Mo
We want to impress upon you that when you trade at
Miller's, the ^rocerman, you get the best goods at
lowest prices. Yours to please,
f
7v. T. & T. M. MIL,JLBh
Bfotiee. Fresh candy every week at Mllford
will be at Abbeville on first Monday of
:h mouth and two weekB following tor the Hot 6oda at Mllford 8, day or nlghl
rpose of treating Hemorrhoids (Pil^p.) Call and Bee oor nifl?nlflcf>nL linec
eatment consists In purely aseptic met bods pictures, dressing case?, raauncure Be
painless and without the use of chloroform frarr)eR( baby sets, basket", china w
d the knife, Lure 8U?ramee<0A! Pnltfact everything kept In a first-class
lerented will find me at the Glenn Etbel (tock. Mllford Driii^
n Hotel, Abbeville. 8. C., or Dr. B. A. Maul- Miitord v. ug
n. McCormlck. S. C. Our prescription business Is booml
Jfflce hours Irom lu A. M. un a r. m. on tuem to us lryou warn tbe best ser<
ove mentioned days. drugs. Mllford's Pno
Jdo. B. Brltt. M. D. minora s. rno
New lot Fur end bilk Collarette Ju
Look at those goods for making waists at Haddon's.
W. White's. ' ,
Vlllford's Wtolte Pine and Tar Cough Syrup, New lot Ladles Jacket-Jnst recelvec
e best on earth.. . ... don's;; 1 , : . .
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^ Cotton Must Have
I Potash
W Potash is an essential plant food
Q which must be added as a fertilizer
4 or the soil will
become exhausted,
as is
many cotton
"V miniHP giving va.iua.uic uc*
TjlKSg ta^ a^out fcrtilizJV
ers. We will send
them free to any farmer who asks us for them.
^ GERHAN KALI WORKS,
New York ?98 Na**au Ktreet, or
Atlanta, 6s.-22% So. Broad St.
' Hay Not Be Sach Fools, After All.
> J From a recent editorial 4n the Atlanta Con)
^ tltatlon, we are led to hope that Oeorgta's
1 v Senators may not register themselves as
1 ^ blind opponents of the greatest enterprise
I 0 In which the South was ever Interested.
> These eentlemen have talked about natlonj
al honorj while threatening themselves to
; amans whose oondact, they allege, may have
' m) been governed by our promises. Not the
' Panamas, but the officers who exceeded their
f authority should be punished. And then
^ almost anybody ougbt to know enough not
to out off hla nose to spite bis /ace.
^ Very Well.
It may be very well that the vote on Ibe
> canal treaty was postponed until after the
' ^ Christmas holidays. It Is barely possible
' v that during the recess something may filter
^ Into tbe brains that think that Democrats
& ooeht not to oppose every thing the Repnbll^
cans favor.
4 " Recipe for Pickling: Meat.
? Recipe?To every 100 pounds of meat
W take 12 pounds of salt, 2 1-2 ounces of
saltpeter, two ounces sal soda and 3 1-2
^ pounds of sugar. Boil and skim al[
0 impurities, and when cold pour on meat
^ well weighted down. This will keep
Q until the first of May and no pickel
X will keep longer.
^ . But here comes the core of pickling
^ meat; it is not original with me, some
1 W old Georgia farmer with a stroke of
' ^ genius, devised tbe plan. It is this?
1 W tbe meat must be dipped in boiling
^ saltpeter "cater piece by piece, so as to
^ constrict the pores and prevent the
1 Q juices of the meat from oozing out in
^ the pickel, and this pickel must be
Q thrown away as it will be filled with
oil and pieces af bone that will hurt
0 the pickel.
^ Saltpeter is cheap and anyone can
9 afford to throw away the amount.
1 ^ When packing the meat in barrels you
W can sprinkel liberally with black pepper,
which will be au appetiser.
So many people have asked me for
recipe for pickling meat that I want
you to publish the same, and I think
3^5^ you will confer a favor on your readers
also. In conclusion I wish to eay the
ilv Recipe is absolutely sure.
J. D. Neel.
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J? SPEMUR MONEY AT HOME
And keep it in circulation where it wfll
m do you and your family the most good.
\ Money sent away for goods that you can
T get at borne tor tbe same price, anu hh?u
4 _ lower, does not help to baild
# your community*
r do not ask y?ur
a trade for charity's sake.
0 givo 7ou 'u11 value
MC 'or every dollar yon spend
# jP with, us, and protect your
M ** k** Interests in every transac
^ tlon. We aim never to be oat ot staple
# goods, and to be first In bringing on new
A and desirable styles.
a We stick to our motto t
? "Small and Sure.Profits, Often
1 Repeated, are the Foundation of Modern
X ; Success."
t J. W. McKEE Jr.
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^ English Impressions of Wm, J. Bryan
A On every hand the highest opinion is
_ J expressed of Mr. Bryan's oratory. His
^ . speech at the Thanksgiving dinner of
the American Society is specially
praised. The Nebraskan's oratorical
1 II efforts strengthen the good impression
JJ^l; he has made in'every circle to which
he has been introduced. The Times
calls attention to the eloquence, dignity
and literary beauty of his speeches and
deplores the fact that Lord Roseberry
is the only living English orator capable
of speaking in a vein of equal grace
and effectiveness. "Tudeed," says the
Time-, "the art of occasional oratory
i& almost lost in England, whereas in
America it has been brought to a high
pitch of perfection."
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r*0XT Mr. ?$ryao nas mei LLimiy uiauuguished
conservatives and radicals,
and ba9 inspired them all with a conviction
of his sincerity. Conservatives,
however, think they can detect
in him a vagueness of mind and instability
of character which, they believe,
prevented him from obtaining
the presidency of the United States.
Radicals pronounce him the most sympathetic
American politician who has
? ever visited England, and affirm that
he belongs to that striking type of class
leaders from whom mankind has most
to hope.
'8> Mr. Bryan heartily reciprocates the
t. friendly tenements of his English ad?:LI/-1
otntou hot hia vi?it
)f vnsen, mucin, xic ov?iv.o vUM?
is.photo i>|y revealed to him the fundamental
Holiday a^n*tie8 ?f Englishmen and Ameristore.
cans, and has fortified his faiih in the
Send eolidity ?f the foundation of AngloJice
und American friendship.?Chicago Daily
ne 107. News.
i9t In at ? * m
Resolve to perform what you ought;
I at Had- perform without fall what you resolve.
-^Frkbklin.. .. . "
1 WE ARE 1
li i: I.' I.' I! I v r:
u 11' mil n u
This week
Fine Pocket
and Table Cntlery.
CARVING SETS.
STERLING SILVER AND .
SILVER PLATED WARE.
I
CHAFING DISHES,
FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS.
"CLAUSS'" FINE 8CISSORS
AND SHEARS.
FINE DOUBLE AND SINGLE
BARREL SHOT GUNS.
HUNTING COATS.
GAME BAGS,
CARTRIDGE BELTS.
RE-LOADING TOOLS,
SPORTING RIFLES,
AMMUNITION.
Cooking Stoves
of these well-known makes:
" IRON KING,"
" ELMO."
" EXCELSIOR,"
" GARLAND."
Heating Stoves
ALL SIZES?
FOR COAL, WOOD OR OIL.
COAL VASES,
FIRE SETS,
SHOVELS AND TONGS,
NURSERY FENDERS,
GRATES, MANTLES
AND TILE.
mm?m?m *
Chattanooga
SUB-SOIL AND TURN
PLOWS.
These are the "Prosperity
Makers," and now is the
time to use them.
Paints
FOR ALL PURPOSES.
FULL LINE OF
" S. W. P." AND
u MASURY'S" PURE PAINT.
ROOF PAINT,
HOUSE PAINT,
FLOOR PAINT.
- VARNISHE8 AND
VARNISH STAINS.
JAP-A-LAC?all colore.
PLASTICO?for inside wallB.
BRUSHES, OILS,
PUTTY, ETC.
Abbeville Hardware Co.
Election of Trustees.
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the qualified electors oftbe scbool
district of tbe town of Abbeville 1b called to
Tuesday, 29th December, 1903,
at balf past seven o'clock p. m.
The object of the meeting Is to elect three
trustees of the said School Dlstrlot to succeed
three whose terms expire, and to transact
any other business pertaining to said school
district which may properly come before it.
The Trustees wboae terms expire are J. C.
GUIs, J. F. Miller and Frank B. Gary.
, By order of the Board of Trustees.
C. D, BROWN,
Chairman.
FRANK B, GARY, ,
Secretary.
Deo. 18,1903. tf J
FOR SALE
THAT tract of land known {is the LILA J.
NORWOOD ESTATE, situate lo the
Flatwoods of South Carolina, Abbeville County,
and consisting of
560 Acres of Land,
practically all of which la under cultivation'
and also Including two new tenant bouses
and stables, all In good repair. For terms address
tw<-? a mnnwnnn
Deo 16,1903, 4t Dresden, a C.
Stockholders Meeting.
THE regular annual meeting of the stockholders
of The National Bank of Abbeville
will be beld on
Tuesday, January 12, 1904.
BENJ. 8. BARNWELL,
Dec. 15,1903,4t Cashier.
Estate of D. H. fit Deceased,
Notice of Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.
TAKE NOTICE that on the 8th day of
Jan., 1903, wo will render a final aecount
of our actings and doings as Administrator of
the Estate of D. H. Winn, deceased,
In the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville
County at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same
day will apply lor a final discharge from my
im?i oi 9,:nh Vrennlnrs.
All persons having demands against said
estate wilt present them for payment on or
before that day, proven and authenticated or
be forever burred.
i C. F. Searlght,
Dec. 7, 1903. Admr,
Abbeville Lodge No. 45, L 0. 0. F.
\fEETS EVERY THURSDAY EVENING
at 8:80 o'clock In Odd Fellows Hall. A1
brethren, and visitors specially, are most cor
dlally Invited to attend.
J. S. Cochran, S. G. Thomson,
Secretary. Noble Grand.
Try one of Hall & Auiloreon'n double wear
Collars, 2 for 25 ots, ,,yv
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Ad Anlnjal Story For
Uttle FolKs _
how the
Rabbit Trap Worked |
When the rabbit family strolled
through the field one day they came
across a trap that had been set to
catch them. Mamma Babbit and ttttte
Charlie Rabbit didn't know what it
was, bnt Papa Rabbit did, for he had
lost a first cousin through one of the
things when he was quite a yoang
fellow.
"Don't go near IV he said to his
family.
"What Is it?" asked Charlie Rabbit,
sniffing around the sides, for he could
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HE PITCHED INTO JTMMT.
smell the buncli of fresh celery with
which the trap was baited, and he was
just dying to make a meal of it
"If s a trap set to catch you by JIr>
my Jones, the farmer's son. Jimmy's
father likes rabbit meat, and Jimmy
wants to please him, so he thought
he would get us in his trap and give
us to his father to eat But instead oi
getting In we will wait out here until
the farmer comes along and see what
happens."
So they hid in the tall grass until
they saw the farmer and his son coming
across the Held. Jimmy thought
that by this time there must be some*
VI. 4 !.? >I>M +** Mo fa.
LLLLUJJ ill Ui?t LI ay, OU uc HUU |U
fber:
"Pop, I've got something for you over
there in the grass. Go over and get it"
"What is it?" asked his father.
"Never mind; you go over and see for
yourself," said Jimmy, for he wanted
to surprise his father. Mr. Jones walked
along through the grass, but he didn't
see the trap until the toe of his shoe
struck it, and away he went heels over
head on his ndse on the ground. He
scrambled to his feet, as mad as he
could be, and reached out ana graooea
Jimmy by the collar.
"So you hid an old box In the grais
for me to stumble over and hart myself,
did you?" he cried angrily. "Well,
I'll teach you a little lesson that you
will never forget"
And with that he pitched Into Jimmy
and gave him such a lambasting that
be will never forget as long as he lives
to tell the tale.
And all the time the rabbit family
sat over In the tall grass and snickered
aa they thought what a terrible fat*
they had escaped and how sorry little
Jimmy must feel that he had ever tried
to catch them to make a meal for his
father.?Chicago Tribune.
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Ao Aolnjal Story For
Little FolKs
THE
F.lTL.xUL?II ic-t.
11 isn I iidt naatmaciiiaii |
" "What a wonderful piece of good fortune
It was that that fisherman
dropped his halt box overboard P* said
Mr. Sunflsh to Mr. Minnow.
"Yes, indeed," replied Mr. Minnow.
"I always did relish nice fresh b(ead
crumbs and crnsts, and I understand
that this box was, filed with both."
"And so it was," said Mr. Sunflih.
"I have made all arrangements to have
It carried over to my house."
"But it doesn't t^long to your exclaimed
Mr. Minnow, half angrily. "It
Is mine."
Mr. Sunflsh bit his Hps thoughtfully.
L ?
MB. 8UNPISH AND MB. MINNOW.
"Very well," he said finally; "yon
may have it I shall not be selfish!"
"I guess you are Jealous of me now,
aren't you?" Inquired the minnow,
with a broad smile.
"No, Indeed," answered the sunfich
cheerily.. .
"Well, why aren't you?" asked the
minnow.
"Simply because I have already got
out of the box all the best that It contained."
Mr. Minnow's countenance fell, and
he hurried off to inspect the box. Sure
enough, the very best that had been in
it was gone, and the sunflsh had taken
it?Pittsburg Dispatch.
Failure on the earthly side may be
-uccesa on the heavenly side.
ittle minds are tamed and subdued
by misfortune ; but great minds
rise above them.?Washington Irving.
We have excellent memories for all
our trials and sorrows and losses, but
fail to recall our blessings.
When the church will put on the
world the world will put on the
church. : .
Repair Shop, . .
. Furniture repaired* .upbolpJering, done, all
ttlnatf; - MattreHsefl'nwdtf fcda ord' odcb retnckan
good as new, Shop on- Church Street.
Ttoms reasonable. a,j ( fy,.W^Vf^a-Sope,
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NOTICE
t .
Notice Is hereby given that the an- ;
nual meeting of the Connty Board of 1.
Commissioners will be held on Thureday,
the 7th day of January, 1904. .$S5
All parties holding claims against
the'Coanty of Ahbeville for the fiscal
? if\r\c% i ?_laa ??./. < ./
yrar itrvo, arc uereuy iiuiiubu w present
the same to the County Supervisor
for approval on or before the above 4
mentioned date.
G. N. NICKELS, r*
County Supervisor. B.
Dec. 22. 1903. tf
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I An Anim&l Story For I
Little Folks
How-Grasshopper Lost
A grasshopper because he had won a > ^
Jumping match from the cricket chat v!!
lenged a bullfrog who lived near by! '
When the date for the nuCtch approach^
ed, the grasshopper worked -v?ry hard
so as to jump at the proper weight ': He
would run a mile or two, Jump tope,
fly over fences, until he was really the
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DOWN THE THBOAT 07 A TUBKB7 GOBBXJBL
greatest Jumper that had appeared la
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everything was ready for the contest. '(M.
The bullfrog toed the mark and mag - ... i#;'?
a sort of refrain like this: r"
Witch me Jumpt) v.
Watch mt Jumpf
Then he Jumped at least surfeit,
"That's nothing," said the grasshopper.
'1 told yon all that Pm Hie great},
est jumper on earth. thto jantt
I intend-to go with the circus and dc4?
jumping act"
Then l*e threw ont his topi la onto
grand leap and would certainly have
won the match, but through a faulty
steering gear he Jumped right dowa
the throat of a turkey gobbler wbo hsid
been watching the performance.
Moral.?Look before you leap*?Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Ao Abfnral Story For
Little PolHs
HOW MR. TOM CAT CM.-,
TIVATED HIS VOICE
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There were few cats In all anlmat
land who bad better voices than Mr. .-v,
Tom Cat He knew all the latest song*
and could sing them with an earnestness
and vigor that aroused the admiration
of his friends and the envy of..
his enemies. It was Us proud boast ^
that nobody within three blocks cfbia
could sleep through one of his nightly
open air eoocerts;
If Mr. Tom Cat bad been given a CvjjjS
penny for every window that bad been
opened, ror every neau max on oem
stack oat, for every missile that bod
been thrown at bin) wblle be was . ^
singing,'be would have been a very
wealthy cat indeed.
But, like & great many people, Mr. . J
Tom Cat was not satisfied. He was
not contented to let well enough alone.
He wanted to become still mof famous.
He wanted his voice to swell
out upon the night: air until Its volume
was so great that It would sound like '<$5
two cats singing Instead of one. As . ^
he did not know exactly how to attain . ' $
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HE SAT DOWK AKD- BEGAN TO IWTnr^ "
tills end ne cteciaea to ansuu dwuo vnp \
who could enlighten him. And itwasj
Just here that he made his mistake. .
Instead of going to a friend for adr ;i .-/JS
vice be sought a rival, a cat that ooatk
sing as well as he. This cat natnraifc
did not want Mr. Tom to Improve, and
so he was not liable to give any good! ; V
advice.
"Eat a pound of sawdust," be said
to Tom, and Tom very foolishly wenf
off to a carpenter shop and Mught the
sawdust and ate it
Then he sat down and began to
think, and the longer he sat the mo^e
he thought And while he thought h*
suffered the worst pain that^he had
ever been called upon to suffer In alf
his life. The sawdust weighed on hi*
stomach like a ton of lead. The tsaxfc
came into his eyesr and he could not
stop them. It was almost enough to
kill him, and It Is a great wonder that
It did not kill him.
It was three whole days before he
could resume his nightly songs, and he
found his voice bad not improved ose
whit But there were two good lessons
he learned?first, to be contente^ with
what he had, and, second, never to try
to ma>? a Jneal on sawdust?Detroit