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I * * Social Circles. ?Lifa ] Thtor* That Are Said. )s;! ^' ' ' f "Now, major, do your very best to; i oome to us on Tuesday. I shall expect e you. But if you can't come of course I i hall not be disappointed]" I Looked That Way. l Little Willie?Are you tongue tied?, Featherstone?Of coarse not, Willie What makes yon think so? Willie?Sister says she has been waiting for months for you to speak.? Brooklyn Life. Didn't Dare. Mrs. MoAstor?I see ye? have yei Billy tied up olose to yer windy this mornin, Mrs. O'Ginty. ; ' Mrs. O'Ginty?It's mistaken.yezare, Mrs. MoAstor. It's me closeline and all me wash that's inside av the brute. Mrs. MoAstor?An far the love of the holy saints why don't yez ont the f line? 1 Mrs. O'Ginty?No, indadel If I set 1 him free ivory one in Harlem wonld be J after plonderin his contents.?Truth. 1 : ' An Expressed Wish. I &; He?Oh, yes; my book is being trans* toted into various European languages. She?Really? Well, I hope they'll translate it into English some day. A Voice-From Florida. *** "Hi! Somebody oome here quick! There's a bee got lii this hammock, and I can't get ontl"?Life. Chamberlain'" Congh Remedy tlie' \ Best Made. ! I ( "In my opinion Chamberlain's Cough R^m- g edy In the best made for colds," says Mrs.11 i Cora Walker of Porterville, California There ( Is no doabt aboat Its being the beet. No c other will care a cold so quickly. No oth?r is so sure a preventive of pneumonia. No other , la no pleasant and safe to take. These are good reasons why jt should be preferred to r any other Tbe fact is that few ppople are j aatisflpd with any other after having once, used this remedy. For sale by All Druggists,' Abbeville, H. M. Young, Due West. # C The best Is none too good, rest assured you 1 always get the beat St Mllford's Preeorlption t Department. I I NEW YEAR'S IN SCOTLAND, j : ; {ringing In the Year at Tron Church, Edinburgh. New Year's is the great Scottish holday. Christmas is of course an offl lal holiday, and In the large towns, lespite old prejudices, its observance s becoming more recognized among he better business bouses. But for he general population of the country lie New Year is the great holiday festiral, and, though temperance sentiment s making its way, there is still a great leal of hard drinking at this season, t Is none the less a fact, however, that he spread of temperance education md the better amusement of the peo)le are gradually having their influence n making New Year's less of a saturlalia than it was wont to be. Bringing in the New Year at the Tron :hurch, Edinburgh, is a time honored rustom which does not seem to be fallng into disuse. On the last night of 1898 thousands of young people, with l sprinkling of older persons, congregated as usual at the Tron church, <q in tho honrt of old Edinburgh. :o speed the passing year. When the ihurch clock showed midnight, a loud :heer was raised, handshaking became general, the old salutation, "A happy Sew Year!" was heard on all sides, and, Kittles of the national beverage having )een produced from topcoat pockets, lealths were generously pledged. Aft?r this had been done bands of roisterng youths and maidens set off to "first loot" their friends.?Chicago Record. ROMAN NEW YEAR'S. Parlous Date* Celebrated at Different Periods. The good old Romans, who bad some lard common sense in spite of their self conceit, believed thoroughly in Sew Year's day. They were charac:eristically careless as to when It ihould be celebrated, and sometimes it svas held at various dates of the year jy communities living at no greater listance from each other than a rail oad train would take them in these lays In a few hours. But so long as Jiey got the full number of high days md holidays Into the 12 months the jood old Romans cared little whether ihey adhered strictly to the almanac >r not. Even when Christianity became an jstaonsnea institution m iuu muu auu the Christian leaders began to systematize the days for celebrations iD ivhich the church participated there ?vas still a difference of opinion as to the day on which New Year's, could properly be celebrated. It is even on record that New Year's day has been sept on the date set apart for Christmas, while it got so mixed up with the )ther divisions of time at another period that it was kept on Easter day jne year and on the 1st of March on mother. It is necessary to trace the :elebration of the first New Year's day ;lear down to the sixteenth century before any definite understanding of the proper day for the celebration can be found.?Brooklyn Citizen. New Year's Gifts In Spain. In Spain, as well as in Portugal, the luxury to which a pretty woman demotes the most care and attention Is the lace used in the fashioning of her fan and, above all, of her mantilla. Few men have any idea until they attempt to make a New Year's offering this kind of the amount of money that can be lavished on even the tini jst piece .or lace, particularly 11 11 uuppens to be old Italian or Spanish point, dating from the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Ignorant as the Spanish woman Is on most subjects, she Is conspicuous for her profound ind extensive knowledge of the different . kinds of lace, and her talent tor distinguishing point d'alencon from point d'argentan, and point de venlse from that old Italian point known by :he name of Greek lace, is only equalid by the grace with which she wears :he national mantilla and maneuvers ler fan.?Chicago Times-Herald. Footprints In the Ashes. Sweetened ale or egg flip is the prescribed beverage for the drinking of lealths on New Year's. In Scotland the housewife takes care before retirng the last night of the year to spread the asheB smoothly on the. hearth. If n the morning the print of a foot can je detected, with the toe pointing toward the door. It is thought to foretell a death In the family during the rear, but if the toe points in an opposite direction there will be a marriage soon.?Atlanta Constitution. An English Custom. Carrying brancbes of evergreens lung with apples, oranges and gayly ;olored ribbons, the children still parade the streets of some old English :owns, "agganowing," as It Is called, from the words of the ditty they sing: We'xe come to {five you warning It's New Year's day a-morning, With a hey and a hqw And an aggan agganow. ?Atlanta Constitution. The Closing Year. With mistletoe and holly Upon your bier Make room (or youth and tolly, Thou sad Old Year! You've telt the pains.and Borrow! That mortals know'; We long (or new tomorrows, 1 So bid you go. We'll give the joys you've brought oa A last goodby And failures that you've taught us A passing sigh. When sunshine gilds your coffin With hope and cheer, The world's hard heart will soften . , And shed a tear. But, a new year discerning Bevond vour tomb. All mortals will be turning From grief and gloom. They'll place a wreath of holly Upon yoir grave And haste to greet tbs folly Tkat once you gave. ' ?Omaha Be*. Reduced Rate* to Columbia, 8. C., and Return via Southern Railway. On account of Centennial Celebration South Carolina College. Columbia, S. C., January ;tb and lOtb, 1905, Southern Railway anjounces the very low rate of one (are plus 25 tents for the round trip (minimum rate SO lents.) Tickets to be sold Jan nary 7th, 8th and 9th, vlth flnal return limit January 11th, 1905. For Information as to schedules, etc., comnunlcate with any agent of the Southern tail way or address R. W. Hunt, D. P. A. Charleston, 9. C. Our customers and friends will have to parIon us for not giving them a few locals the ast few weekR, but we hsve been eo busy un11 it has been Impossible to do so,. Yours to >lease, Mllford'a Drug Store. ' j^V * ? A MAD REVENGE. * My name is Morgan Grenoble, and 1 day I have reached the turning point my thirtieth year. People say that I lo "odd" with almost snow white hair a wonder how it came to bo thus to one young. Eight yepr3 ago on the 29th of this ve month I stood at tho altar with Lai Corostock. I was a telegraph operator and was si tioncd at Wayburg, a station 20 miles frc Stockton and at the terminus of tho th D. G. and C. R. railway. Returning from our honeymoon, 11 my wifo in Stockton, and proceeded Wayburg, intending to remain at my < post uniil relieved, which I thought wot bo in a few days, as my offered resignati bad been acoepted at headquarters. 1 engineer on the "up" train was Ms Moore, a rather handsome young fellc who had been my rival for the hand of 1 woman I called my wife. When the train stopped at Moreland's alighted from tho passenger coach a walked forward to tho engine. Mark v busily engaged oiling the machinery. "How are you, Morgan?" he said as espied me and held out his band. I disappointment seemed to have left hi and he was very pleasant "Going Wayburg?" "Yes." "Just get In with me, then," he said I replied that I would do so, and wh the train moved away I was oceupyinj seat in the engine, chatting with the < gineer. "One hardly notices the ascent, but 1 4a mat different thin or. was thinking, Morgan, what a terri thing it would be if an engine with f power on were to become unmanageable the top of the grade and dash away. "And if a man bent on revenge were place a fellow creature bonnd on tbe < gine, what a terrible death he would h ten to with almost lightning rapidity I' Tbe following night was dark and to pestuous, and I alono occupied the s tion, watching the little machine befi me. That day a new engine had arrivi and Mark Moore had been put in chaj of it. From 2 o'clock in the afternoon 5 I saw him moving about the engii Until 10 I watched the little maohl: Then Mark opened the door and step] into the small apartment. "Are you receiving a dispatch, M gan?" be asked. "No, Mark. Why do you ask?" "Because if you are not I wish y would leave the cliokera a bit and co and look at my Rod Bird by lantern lig I am going to run down grade to Gb mers, reverse the engine and run bat The train will notr be due here for hour, and I can go to Chalmers and : turn within 20 minutes." , We walkod into the great tempore shed where the new and beautiful engi stood, ready to run off at the command its master. "I dare not be so long absent from ] post at this hour, Mark." "Pooh, man, there's no danger. I! mu6t go with me. " "But I cannot, Mark." He put his lantern on the ground a then sprang erect. "You shall, Morg Grenoble?" hecrii and before I could answer him he dasl me to the earth and planted his knees my breast. "Not a word out of you, Morg,"he 8f fiercely, producing a rope. "I'll tell y what I'm going to do. You know were discussing the consequences attei lng tfie rusn 01 a mauaeneu engine ao tho grade. I reckon I won't go to Ch mers, bnt will send you clear to the b torn of the grade." "Mark Moore, you are mad," I sa "Would you murder roe In cold blood a others who are coming up on the 11 passenger?" "Yes," he said coldly. I might have resisted, but resists would have availed me nothing, for I y constitutionally 'weak, while he wa lion. "ThereI" he Bald at lastai he closed I furnace door. "Everything is ready your ride. You'll go right through Sto< ton, but I reckon you won't have time stop to speak to loving Laura. Good! Morg. Write when you get to the foot the grade." The engine was moving, and he lea] off. "May heaven have mercy on your so Mark Moore I" I.shouted after him. The grade between Wayburg and Ch mers was quite Bteep, and before I 'read the little town the speed of the Rod B and its tender seemed to rival that of 1 telegraph. The towns with their glimmering llg] appeared and were gone in a flash. The manner in which I was bound p ruitted me to look out of the window. 1 did so, and Stockton, the home of i wife, greeted me with its many lights. Ahead I 6aw many people waiting : the 11:10 passenger. The next moment I was carried p them. I saw their astonished faces and hean piercing shriek. I recognized the voice as my wife's. There was one hope for me?just one Perhaps the operator at Stockton t telegraphed down the grade, and, th warned, the coming train would swit and 6ave its passengers from death. Looking out, I saw far ahead the gli lng headlight of the southern train. To me it looked as though it stood my track. Evidently the train had j been warned. Suddenly I heard a man shout, "Sta back!" and then, crash! all was dark 1 "Is ho Injured much?" 6omebodyask Sympathizing faces bent over me, ani Burgeon was examining my wounds. "The'ties stopped the engine," said 1 surgeon. "We reoeived a telegram fn Stockton informing us that the new < gine was rushing down the grade. 1 southern train was switched off upon ? ?* ?1 ??? ?%w>a ?r?n fn wnnlr t OTli^tU iiClC| UUU no CVU (IV TVVU.A w % innumer^ile tics on the traok, whii thank heaven, checked your mad careei "Telegraph to Stockton," Isaid, "to J wife." It seemed as though every bone In ] Body was broken, and I cannot tell ho* ever survived through tne prostration tJ followed. , But I did, to find my hair rivaling 1 spotless purity of the snow and orow's ? on my youthful forehead. My rival was never tried, for the th day following his arrest he was oonvej to un asylum, a hopeless maniac.?I ohange. In Disgrace. "I understand Susie Smartweed v dropped from the hospital service in c graew." " Yes. She used the chief surgeon's b knife to sharpen her lead pencil."?Cle * a ni.:.. IUJ1U JLiiUU uoaicL Straight Facts. A whole lot of fancy phrases can be writ about remedies, but It tabes facts to pr anything?good (straight facts. And strongest fact you ever heard Is that TaDnc line Is the best cure for piles ob the market, cures absolutely. Has a healing, sooth effect from the start. All druggists have It for St 00 a Jar. Ask Tannoplllne and don't dare take a sub tute. Nolloe. Builders and contractors should write Cook-Dormouy Co., Fitzgerald, Ga., lor Lt Der ana ouiDBies. Tranfcs, Salt' Cases, Grips, Telescopes, low prices. P. Rosenberg & Co. . / IMC MI55INC3 KEY. What Else Coald Be Expc.tM on Het | ^ Wedding Day? 0? ! It's beneath a woman's dignity to keep J track of keys. .1 ' j A girl who has been bridesmaid four j n" timos, and theroby cut herself off from all 150 prospects of matrimony says, this is what i happens at every wedding: The bride < >Tf gives minute anu particular direction! 1 ira about the packing of her trunk. She knows j to within tho one hundredth of an- inch ] ta" the exact location of evory frill and furbe- 1 )m low and'looks on while various members 0D of the family assist in cramming the trays 1 In and forcing the lid down. Methods of ( e" accomplishing this differ?sometimes It closes easily and sometimes it Is necossary i to jump up and down or sit on it. Then 1 lld the bride to be orders some one to put a , ,?n utrap around it, but one person leaves It "e to another until the moment for departure irl> arrives. At this juncture the disoovery is, a~ 4a rjftf. lnnlro/1 '' J1JUUU blJUU KJLiO ux uua uuu ?w?v-j :he keys are missing and everybody wonders : where the strap can be. * * Twenty minutes until train time; nc* I "Where's your trunk key?" someone ras asked the groom. "My dear, they are ask- j ing for the key to your trunk. Where if he j "The key (in some perplexity). Why m, ?why, on my key ring, of course, the lifc?? tie silver one you gave me that time; don't 1 you remember, dear?" ' "Certainly?on the keyring." To the , anxious searchers, "You'll find the trutfk ien key on a small, heart shaped key ring, my *a wife says," replies the happy young man. 3n" "But where is that?" comes in chorus. ( "I'm sure I don't know," falters the 'be bride almost in tears. "Oh, never mind. * There, there; bother the trunk. What do bIe we care?" 6ays the groom. The bride has a happy thought. "George, at I have two keys to that trunk." "Well, you're a wise little woman," in tones of pride from the young husband, 3n* while the aunts and cousins say, "She has as* anothorkey." " "But they were both on the Bame key m-" ring," continues the bride, and the genert? al anxiety is redoubled. 316 The girl who has been a bridesmaid four ed, times says the first time this happened the rg? key turnod up at the last minute inBide of the trunk, and after that she has always aa looked there the first thing and has nev*r Qe- failed to find it.?Chicago Record. xA TOILET SUGGESTIONS. DP Hint* From a Beauty Doctor That Will Improve Poor Complexions. on ma Freckles are due to an excess of coloring ht. matter deposited In the second layei1 of the aj. skin underneath the outiole. They are .jj. caused by an excess of iron in the blood. an If they are not of very dark color, they can be bleached out, but if they are of the pronounced brown specie!, their removal kry will consist in destroying the outer layer* [Qe of tho skin. 0f . A paste composed of vinegar, honey and bitter almonds is said to be good for remy moviig freokles. As a general thing the blood Is not r& 'ou sponsible for tho different blemishes which appear on the face. Dirt gets into the pores of the skin, and the result is an efupjjcj tlon of some sort. Pimples should bo opened with a needle ^ or sharp knife, the secretion squeezed out 16(j and a lotion of a wineglass of strong vineon gar, two punces of glycerin and half a < pint of distilled water applied. ja For people troubled with moist or oily r0T] skin, a hot soapsuds bath once a week la we recommended, using castile soap, as it 19 a(j. of a drying nature. Bay rum and camphor wn may bo used by such porsons, as they .dry o], the oil somewhat, when the camphor 0t. would parch other complexions. Tho opium found in the stems of flowering lettuce jd refines the skin and absorbs the oil. Rub A1 Iwv m K?itL?an JQ(J IDS III UK/ JU1UU UUlltA/UOU 11UUJ UIUSIU ;20 stems of garden lettuce over the face at night, allowiug it to dry on. Wrinkles dopend on the attenuation of 3ce the skin and the reducticn in balk of the 7afl underlying surfaoial portions of the body, g a They are not a dis ase, but are the results of worry, grimaces, poor health, eto.' the Wrinkles onght not to appear before the foj flfcioth year, but.how often we see them Bk_ at 25. The more delicate the skin the more , to "'ibject it Is to these disfigurements.? l3yi ^-niladelphla Times. ;of Closing Scenes orDamai' Life. Jed The particulars of the manner In whloh M. Alexandre Dumas spent his last day, ul, given by those.who were present at Villa Champflour, > at Marly, are Interesting, al- The improvement which had been noted in ied the morning continued the whole day, so ird that the members of the family felt their she hopes revivo. The doctors soem to have been, rather skeptical, but Mme. Dum'ai tits and the daughters of the celebrated writer were overjoyed. er- - The patient was cheerful and smiling. He evon joked, and had, in the morning, ny turned everybody out of the room by an affectionate rebuke. He said: "This ia for peally too much. What are you all doing, sitting about in my room? It is really ex^ traordinary. Cannot I bo left alone in my own apartment? My children, you really i a take advantago of my good nature." They were all going out, but he called I o*v?lHn? nr?r1 avarvhnH*/ bliuiu UOUiV a^tuu, Ciiuuiug, Uuu wfv*^Mw??laughed with him. At noon, however, h* iad gent them to the dining room (or breakus fast and asked for a cup of tea for himlch Belf. As he had done in the early morning, he took the cup in both hands and drank w* the tea without any ditlioulty. Mme. Dumas trembled with mingled joy and fear; on ghe dared not believe in what seemed so 10' extraordinary an improvement. It was close upon 7 o'clock whon the ohange occurrod; the patient suddenly experienced two successive nervous tremors, * and fell back dead in the doctor's arms.? ad. London Standard. 1 a It Does Make a Difference. In Munster recently a man reoeiveq three years' penal servitude for attempting to poison his wife by administering to he: sulphate of zlno in whisky. At Leeds a woman was oondemnod to# 30 yoars' penal servitude for attempting to murder hor hus"band by administering poison In bis food. r" It is certainly difficult to ocoount for this 337 vast difference in the punishment in. two 6uch similar oases, and a lady oorrespondent Insinuates that to the woman were- j 7 , given SO years because the judges, being men, naturally regard the crime as more heinous in a wife than in a husband. My " ? own opinion, after reading the reports, is that the woman got no more than she do. . served, but the man a good deal lesa.? London Truth, red Ex- , Good Temper. fSnsuI fnrrwAT la t.ho mrtfit OOntflnted. tho most comfortable state of the soul; the raa greatest happiuess both for those who posLis sess it and for those who feul its influence. With gentleness in his own character, est comfort in his home and good temper in ye- his wife, the earthly felicity of man 1? oomplote?Anon. % ten A telephone In your office and residence ove lighten*) labor, saves journeys, dispels worrier the reduoes work. )p': It you wont a nice line of plcturee, go to iDK Mil/ord's Drug Store. Over 200 pounds fresh Buyler's candy just for received at Mllford's Drug Store, >sti- If you want anything in the way of Bibles leHtber goods Mlltord is the man you want to see. Call or send for one of my descriptive blinks and list your real estate with me 1 the Robt. S. Link. im- Christmas, slxoclock dinners, and Speed's Cluco cigars go hand in band, they leave a good taate In your mouth. at An old reliable Grlers Almanac for every I one, aa usual at Speed's Brag Store, i j' ." - .i What the Farmers are Doing In Abbeville. Last Saturday a number of farmers met In .he Court House in answer to a call of Mr. ti. b\ Eari, State Organizer, lor the Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union of America. Mr. S. F. Pressiy was aiwie cnalrman of Lbe tneeiing, and Mr. 14. H. Moore, secietary. &lr. Earl, Stale Organizer, then stated i Lie oblectortbe meeting, and spoke at length on Lbe necessity of organization on tbe pari of Lbe farmers. Tbe principal question discuss- pa ad at tbls meeting was tbe reduet.on of acre-1 age. I After tbls meeting was over a subordinate!111 lodge ot lbe farmers Eaucailonal and Co-Up-1 fr< arative Union of America was established I gf here. Tuis organization slates as its pur-, pose: | 1. To discourage as far as possible lbe pres- tb enl morigtyge aod creull system. 2. Toatsuiour members In buying and selling. t ' 8. To labor for tbe tbe education of tbe agricultural classes lu incidence of crop diverhiiicaiion aud scientific agriculture. \ 4. To constantly strive to secure entlre'bar-1 mony and good will among all mankind, and fo brotnerjy love among ourselves. | a[ 5. To lorm a more adequate union wltbi. tbose In autuonl.v for a more rigid aud im- le partial euloicement ot tbe law, tbat crime, vice aud lmmorailly may be suppressed. n. 6. To garner tbe tears of lbe uislressed, lbe blood oi martyrs, tbe laugn of In nocen l cbiid- ^ bood, tbe sweat of honest labor, and tne vu-'ar tueof a bappy bome as lbe brightest Jewels or known, eel. Tbe next meetlcg of tbis organ zallon will be beld bere next Saturday at 2 o'clock. y( Tbe 15lh of February bas been appointed for tbe orgaulzallou of ibis movement lor Abbeville County. Tne farmeia bave been disheartened, they 1 have seen the Cirauge spring up, flourish lor a _ day and die. They have Been . lbe Alliance instituted and die ilae tbe (itange; now tuey. oegtn to wonder ir any good can couie from such organizations. Tueiarmerls too easily discouraged. Il be would go al lbe las& like Jobn D. Kockefeuer did when he waiktid tbe floor lor tbree days aud nignis without anything to eai tne white, unin be bad loriued bis oil trust?If tbe farmer would go at lbe task of organization in Ibis way, ibere would be such results na to surpass lbe expectations, oi the most confirmed doubter. As loug as you ml & tne otuer lariuers, your neighbors, can do this worn, aud you r?i?n ihe same benefli as tbey. mere will ue sutcecs for nelibur. Tbe work depends ou you. If tbe larmera oi tbe VVe^t, me grain growers, are uniied aud are realizing a good price ior tb/elr production*, wb> cunnot me larmers ol tbe bvUiii do tiie same ibing wlib tbeir cotton 7 We Have ibis j tar pu?sibly the largest corn crop ibe Weal b?b ewr made and >et corn is selling at a lair price, aud we believe it ib UUe lar^eiy to Uie united eltori#oi tl^j tanners ibat sucb ib tbe case. Let Ub pot fOlKtl l&tk*O0a .able about tbe bundle oI sucks, let Ub remeinuer ibat discouragement uever won a flgLt uul baB lust mauy a battle, let tbefaimer gather tbe strengtn of unity tbrougb organization and tnen tnoy will Hod in tbeir arms'iiie sirengtn of tbe leviatban. 1'be larmer ih wearitdat beiug. tbe playiblog ol tbe speculator and Is detei mined to breaa. . tbe letters ibat bind bim to tlie caprice of tbe pmbltrk Tbe gamblers bave slapped ub Id tbe race, aa-it were, wlib ibe taunt that tbey woulu learn tbe larmers a lesson ibat tbey would not foiget soou. Wbatcoiild be more galling to tue larmer tban to be dictated to In buoo a m anner by a lew market manipulator? These same market maulpuiators nave ?oui tbe larmeis' cotion, eveu neiore li was ginned, ata price ranging around 10 cent*, aud now tbey are bqueeziug tbe maiket down, und laugblng a lut contented laugn ol victory. Xuese speculators, it tbey could, would squeeze cotton uo?n to 1 cent per pound. Suitil iLie larmeru oi iou ouuiu aiauu tucu uu reasonable domination! A thousand times Not Tbere is an immense cloud ofievolt arising and Its extent lalrom the Rio Grande to Virginia ana the sound oi lte mutter ng? Is beardlu every home oi the Southland. May It grow and lnorease until every cotton Kunibler sbail be undone, until the production oi the great staple will not be id excess oi tbe demand, uutuine farmer shall May wbat tbe fruits of bia toll are worth, and ( not another. ^ 11 you are a farmer, Join tbe ranks at once, attend tbe very next meeting, or better, or g tjmiuz-) a local uuiod in your community. " This ib a question that brook* of 110 delay, it ^ mighi noi be a success but let it be uo fault ol v youis U It Iu not. Tbe chances are now that tbe farmers wlil win, certuiniy ihey bave tbe > #ood wishes oA the laoiories aud tbe mer * pbariis of the Huutt, intact, ofevery body In ibe south, lor on the farmer is dependent the T Souih's proeierliy. WEST END. >nd iMlHonli nr? Wa.V About tbe Clljr. January 18, tb 1905. Mrp. J. C. Ellis and her mother Mrs. Hodges spentbeveral dais in conesbury last wees with relatives. , ilr. L. W. Perrin returned Wednesday from Colbmbla where be bad been to attend ibe oentenn.al. MmsKate LUlle Blue bas returned to her bome In Marion after a pleasant vi?u bere. She was the cburwlug guest of Mrs. James S. Bowie and Mrs. X. B. Gaay while In tbe city. MI*b Nelln Bberard bas returned to ber bome In Iva alier a weeks stay bere with Mrs. E. R. TbooiKon. " Mtm. Elizabeth BlaHe arrived In the city Thursday and win spend some time here with Mrs. John R. BluKe. Mlhs Sara Norwood went to her bome In UiCHUCU X1 tiua/ auu IOI.UIUCU mv/uuaj, uuo 1h attending tbe Abuevlile Graded School. Mrs. (i. A. Fuller entertained ibe Abbeville Chapter of tbe Daughters ot Confederacy Tuesday aiiernoon at a very pleasant uieei* in?. Hrv. Frank W ?rdlaw of Greeu wood was id r Ibecliy ihhL Wednesday ibe gueat of bis J. mother Mra. Nannie White Wardiaw. , Senator Jubii B. Biatte wbo la In Columbia attending ibe Legislature ttpem ttuuday 'In tb- city wltb his family. Mrs. Arthur Wideman of Troy is in the Qi city ibe guest oi Mrs. J. C. Klugb and Mrs. Jan es B'adiey. Mrs. W iceman in p i u ?utiy known inoui citi aa Mlt-s Statia B.adiey. Mr. J Frasler Lyon la lu Columbia attend- i log Legislature. Mr. Lawrence M iller of Jacksonville, Fla. wasltiXbe city Monday. Mr. Miller is In Mo a I ere > speudiugaome tluie with Mr. W. T. Cunningham. Miss Eugenia Robertson * ill be tbe hostess of tfce Aul Weidersebtu c ub Thursday afternoon. Mrs. V. D. Lpe ard MIhs Sara Lee have returned irom Greenville where they were Ibe gue*t ol Mfs. Sara M. Qower. Mrs. James Bradley entertained Tuesday afternoon at "Fit" in honor of Mrs. Artbnr Wideman. Tbe entertainment was In every way a delightful one. iUl. unit uooniu vri 4JUVHUUU ?? cltv Saturday on business, Mrs. W. C. Conyers gave a delightful "At Home" In Green vllle lam week in honor of Miss Lee of Abbeville. Mrs. John McDonald has gone to Winder 10 spend a wbllf with her tome people. Mlt-s Nettle Russell will entertain the Ladles Euchre 0>ub Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gambrell leave Friday for Wllllamston to spend a few days with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. Kellar were the guests of Mrs. Harvey Wilson last Thursday. Mr. Courtney Wilson has returned from a week's stay Id a,udersou. Prof. L. W. D ck returned last Wednesday from Columbia wnere he went to atteud the Centennial of d. C. College MlssFannle Harris has returned to Con-, vers- College to resume her studies. Mm Harris remained at borne on account of the Illness of her father who Is rapidly lroprov. lue. MIsd Mnmle Morse leaven lp a short while for the Presbyterian College In Columbia where Bhe will lake a regular course. Mr. William Pat Calhoun was In the city last week for a few days the guest of friends. Mr. o a. uanvey wa# iu me cny annng the nolldayn the guest of bis sister Mrs. Kennedy. Mr. Uanvey was graduated from Ciemson 189(5 and bas a position In Kansas City with (he Government. He Is engaged In veternlary work. ?.<*? ??* Toothbrushes, The Buffalo Commercial records 25 that a customer asked one of tbe women at ibe counter In a main street drug store if be could take home some BDJ toothbrushes "on approval." The 1 somewhat astonished the young th woman answered that she did not be- ?a, lieve that the firm would allow it. | ] "Now, possibly that strikes you as v0 improbable," said tbe man in charge ^ of the pharmacy counter, "but onlyi ] last week I personally sold to a woman a toothbrush. Yesterday she brought it back and said it hurt her mouth si. aud asked if we would be willing to ' exchange it." I $ - 'u* " ov SliulHlcrlDg Ang?|a and Small Pox. I lg( J^ast week a good iRdy of Abbeville heardj. that a neighbor was sick. The goodness Qfl ber heart prompted her to tafee the patleni something nice to eat. She was ushered Into' the sick house and when 'she bad delivered i the delicacies, she asked trbat was the mat- kc ter. She waa told tbat it was small poj,?you vll can guess the remainder of tbls story, go fB Tbe place to get wbat you want! More 2? truth than poetry In tbls. Speeds Drug Store. ]eJ Dont forget Speeds remedy for tbat mean W( Take M Word's Sarsaprllla for ?hood bit Bp PISsSlfe v\ :,,; - V - . I ' We are Sole Agents here for % Vinol The most famous Cod Liver Oil probation known to medicine. Contains ALL the medicinal eleenta of cod liver oil, actually taken sm freeh cod's livers, but not a drop oil. Delicious to tbe taste and recognized roughoul the world as the greatest STRENGTH CREATOR r old people, wealk, siqkly women id children, nursing mothers and afr a severe trick ness. Cures Hacking Coughs, Chronic )'1s, Bronchitis at d all Throat and ung Troubles. Unequaled to create i appetite and to make tboee who iUlM J U ..UL. e iuu luiu, itu, ivsy huu uetuujy. Try It on our guarantee to return )ur money if you are not satisfied. Speed's Drug Store. ' ' *' - 'X / ~ ' 4 < : " ..'.' 4 = -:r I ' ; i;&S VALUABLE FOR SALE! 1 . ? I offer for sale in the "ity of Abbeville,-in a ;<><k1 section of the ;ity, several desirable wilding lots. Priced 'easonable. Robt. S. Link, . /! . v; . t y\ O " ' .v - 'I .v;->h * )R. J. A. DICKSON, SURGEON DENTIST. OLD FILLINGS; CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY. A OOOD PLATE. $8.00 AMALGAM FILLINGS 75o and. l.OO OFFICE OVER BARKSDaLE'S STORE. . j iu h| gSjjajj M S o 2 sa if sS | 555 Don't be a Clan. Clam a thousand years ago, was as now. d a tbouand years bence will be the same. Keep op In the race. Use modem paints, as ey are sore wear. White lead made Into Int by band labor beloDgs to the past. Its jlam. It chalks. It l?t* the wood rot. Kvery Chnrcb or Institution sustained by luntary contribution will be given a liberal anlty of Longman & Martinez L. 4 M. Int whenever they paint. [tf> Lead and Zinc. Itn non-cbalkable. Its e bent. Its the cheapest. Takes the least, 'ery gallon must be unjed with nearly a Hon of oil, making paint cost less than 25ae?llon. riexftra\a nnpfl fl9 anl. 38 L. ifi M noised with 24 gallons of all, am ubb of other paints they calculated to e 100 gallons. The L. & itf, saved them er eighty dollars. Wears and covers like gold. The Celebra1 Paints are 6Q|<J by Speed JXrug Co. m iHW rrmm \bout ten years ago a brand of Clgsrs iowo as Clnco's, was Introduced In Abbe* lie by Speed's Drag Store, as tbe years have ne by they have grown In favor, and to-day a can scarcely bear of say otber Cigar. >ery thing baa gone down before It abont as lckly as tbey appeared. All pet opposing sods bave been laid aside and tbey acknowIge "we can't do bnalneea wltnoot tbe Clnoo > are not In it." Agency for tbe factory, at ead's Drag Store. . j ; ; ; . $10 to Texas ONE-WAY COLONIST RATES DECEMBER 13 and 27. . .'r; Via COTTON BELT ROUTE. * ? On December 13th and 27th, 1904, the Cotton Belt Route will sell one way Colonist tickets from Memphis to >f points in Texas at rate of $10, tickets good in cbair care and coaches. The territory to which thes^ rates apply includes Texarcana, Greenville, Paris, Bonbam, Sherman, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Wichita Falls, Amarilla, Tyler, COraicana, Waco, Marenalj, Palestine, Longvlew, Hilleboro, Brownwood, San Angelo, Austin, Ban Antonio, Cojjus Christi, Hou?ton,.Galveston, Beaumont and nterm ediae Wrile.for map, descriptive literal- ' i ture an^f any further information con- ' I li. P. SMITH, X. P. 203 Equitable Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. 1 DR. J. R. NICKLES, I Surgeon Dentist, I Office over C. A. Milford'a Drag Store.' I LET US GO TO I Would you like a superb tour at a 1 -? . ill 11 ll *1 Mil A. > ' moaer&te coat to an uu orwiani cspi- j. tala of Europe? A special party of ladies, limited to ten, will sail during the last week in Jpue, 1905 for ITALY, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, BELGIUM, FRANCE AND ENGLAND, under the personal coaductorahlp of a noted writer arid Iwgoist. Everything will be first class. Our members will travel not as intruding tourists, labelled as strangers for the curious, but as refined and weloome visitors to the world's show places. Write for particulars. '*. New YorlfJGty. . , . - - - r' 1 ' > % - v: DENTAL HOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, OFFIOE OfWMM OK JKaLWAlH Corner, Abbeville. 8. 0? 1 " ' ' ' - '- \ ' r^M I have bought out the Stock of # MERCHA1TDISE r. recently owned by , ' ffl',' ' $ -5.' Mr. M. E. Maxwell, Wilder Block. Besides the ordinary stock of doner' al Merchandise, 1 offer a full lice of ' Christmas Goods, -VAT LOW PRICEa The stock will he added to at once with completely assorted articles of General Merchandise. (all and nee as and get pilees. Yours to please, R. A. Eichey. WOAverb <* ixiuues ? Headquarters for ? White Hickory Wagons Owensboro Wagons, Bock Hill Buggies, J Summer Baggies, | Cheap Babies, Harness, Laprobes, etc. Calvert & Nickles. Feb. 24. 1904. tf -?? V? V " ' Paraflne wax for aeallng fruit Jan for aale al Speed's. If joq are thlnklnr of loveatiog In Bead Eatate, give wieaoall. Robt.8. Link. Whip It One of Him. In the schools of a Connecticut town. Bays the Baltimore Herald, measures were recently taken to test thechild- ren's eyesight. As the doctor finished each school he gave the prinoipal a list ot the pupils whose eyes need'* attention, and requested him to notify the children's parents to that effect. One night soon after the opening of the fall term, a little boy came home ana gave ma miner me jouowing note, %->; duly signed by the principal: "Mr.??: Dear Sir?It become? my duty to Inform you that your son shows, decided indications of astigmatism, and bis case Is one that should be attended to without delay." The next day the father sent the following answer: ''Dear Sir: Whip it out of him. Yours truly, A woman gets suspicious of the , man she loves every once in so often, jso that he won't do anything bus- i picious. I | There is scarcely anything a girl en* I joys more than making a fool of an old i man unless it is to be made a fool of I by a young one, A iiiir Mnfl