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ilie Press and Banner |=j?r~PubllBhed every Wednesday at 82 a ear in advanoe. j Wednesday, June 21, 1905. UreetInK to Bride and Groom. The social event of the last week was the ! cordial reception which the people gave to the bride of the Rev. VV. B. Sams, who before her niarrlag" was Miss Hutson of Aiken. Invitations had been Bent out by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hill and, In response, a great oompauy of handsome men and pretty women came to congratulate the groom and to extend to both the bride and the groom their hearty good wishes. All our people know that Mr. Sams Is one ' of the best beloved ministers of the gospel that we ever had Id Abbeville, and all are | delighted In bis good fortune In winning the heart of so lovely a bride, and they are j pleased on their own acoount to have so f good a woman among them. It was with alDcere regret that the people ( 'of Abbeville learned that Mr. Sams is hood j to sever his conoeotlon, as pastor, with the Episcopal Church; it was hoped that he was gettlDg in shipe to settle here for life. The evening was a pleasant one in every respect,and all were pleased to meet the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Hill with their usual cordiality made every body feel at home. Delightful refreshments of ices, <Stc., prepared in Atlanta were tervtd. Cuban Diarrhoea. U. S. soldiers who served in Cuba during the Spanish war kuow what this disease is. I ; and that ordinary remedies have little more V. effect than so much water. Cuban diarrhoea i Is aimost as severe and dangerous as a ml'd ' j attack of cholera. There Is one remedy, how- j j ever, that can always be depended upon as i I will be seen f>y the following certificate from Mrs. Minnie Jacobs of Houston, Texas: "I hereby certify that Chamberlain's Co/ic, Cbol era and Diarrhoea Remedy cured my husband of a severe aUafl^iLL'ubap diarrhoea, wblch 4 We had several K??d. One bot- I him. our bors will testifv/ithank God for so valuable a medlcln<\" For sale by all druggists Abbe- ' ville , H. M. Young, Due West. i FMtnlisliiiiff I he City I.iiiiitw. I Prof. P. L. Grier has been engaged for ' several days establishing the limits of the Cltv of Abbeville. i Under the law, heretofore, the City limits < , have extended one and one-fourth mile on each pub lc road leading out from the place < and the immediate points have been largely > a matter of guess work. _ _ i Tbls ban canned some misunderstanding id i tbe mailer of tbe assessment of rail road | { mileage as well as In the aesessments of Individuals. , Tbe present purpose of the surveyor Is to r fix tbe limits iu a clrle with radii one and one >. luurtb miles from tbe center of tbe town. Sunny Slope Picnic. Tbe annual picnic at Rnnny Slope will be held Saturnay August 5tb. Tbe Hon. Harvey Jordon has been lDvlted to address tbe people on Ibis occasion, and bas accepted. I Hon. Wyatt Aiken will also make a snort / speech. malDly welcoming Mr. Jordon I Mr. Jordon Is well Known to tbe members | of tbe Farmers Union, and bis laltc will doubtless be full of Interest for tbe members [ of tbat order. \ Sunn.v Slope, always a popular plcnlclng place, win on tbls occasion be doubly popular as a rallying point for tbe farmers. Come one and all and haye a day of genuine bDjoyment. Abbeville'* Splendid Barber Shop. Messrs. Sbebe and Dewey, two of the most enterprising young men of tbe olty are now tbe proprietors of tbe elegant barber shop in tbe New Hotel. * No more capable or polite gentlemen can be found In a week's journey, and we predict for tbem success in tbelr work. Tbey are prepared to serve tbe public with all tbe conveniences of an up to cate barber shop, with bath rooms ana every omer com- i fort that tbe most fastidious customer might 1 v desire. They are anxious to show tbelr customers within aud without tbe city bow nicely tbey can treat them. Sprained Ankle, Ntifl* Seek, Lame J Lame Shoulder. 1 These are three common ailments for j which Chamberlain's Fain Balm Is especially , valuable. If promptly applied it will nave you time, money and suffering when troubled . with any of these ailments. For sale by all ' druggists Abbeville, H. M. Young, Due West. , L'nlou Fleuic. Tbe picnic at Union School House near Bfyants Cross Roads July 1st gives promise of being a most enjoyable occasion. It is said that a U umber ot prominent eppak era will make addremsand ti at tbe best oi muslo will be lurnlsbed. Tbe public may expect a day ol most p'easaot entertainment. Meeting or I>ay*. The Abbeville Baptist Cbnrch will bold y protracttd meeting, btginning on the fl'M .Sunday in August n xt. Dr. H. A. Bagby. of Greenwood, will prtacb every uight ana morning lor da} s. Tbe church and the pa>? tor will beglbdtosee all lnend" at tbe ser vices. A.C. Wllkins. A Nperlal Service. The service at tbe Methodist Cbnroh on Buuda; morning will be of h special character. It Is desired that each member mtike i special etlort to be pre?nt. Tbe public cordially invited. I? e Cream Festival. Look! On Friday afternoon and night, tbe ladies of tbe Meihndlst rhurch will serve cream and cake on tbe lawn of ibe Methodist parsonage Every one Is invit. d. The retresnments will be served f'om six to ten o'clr.ck. A wa>m rrceplIon and a cool time promised to each. |. The Howling; Alley Has been opened up strain. In cbatge of our townsman, Mr. Walter Kirby, who guarantees all bis customers courteous treatment and a good time. When you want "some where to go," and want m have a good lime id generui, can ana see ' iviruj . He will treat you right. For Sale. Tbe Counters and Shelves In Mr R. M. Hill's store. Kiigine for Sale. One 2-borsp power Acme stesm engine lor sale. Apply Press and Bannei office. No Scr n t About if. It is 110 secret. that for Cuts, Burns, Ulcers, Fever Sores. Sore Eyes, Boils, etc., nothing is so effective as Buckleu's Arnica Salve. "It didn't take long to cure a bad sore I bad, and is alio. K. for sore eyes," writes D. L. Gregory, of Hope, Tsx. 2oc at P. B. Speed's drug store. Kcabonrd Offers Following Very Lou Kate*. Tuscaloosa. Ala.-Summer School for teachers. June 16 to July 28. Athens, Ga.?Summer School for teachers. June27 to July 28. Rich mood. Va.?Farmers National Congress September 12 to 22. , Toronto. Can.?International Sunday School J Couventlon. June 20 to2", 19<)5. Asbury Park. N. J.?Nutional Educational Convention. July 3 to 7,1905. ? Baltimore. Md?United society ofCbrlstlan Endeaver. Jnl.v 0 10 10,1905. Buffalo. N. Y.?Annual Meeting Grand' Lodge. B. P. O. J uly 11 to 15, 1905. Norfolk, Va.?Annua) Meeting Whole Sale Grocers Association. June i9 to 21, 1905. Nlagra Fails, N. Y'.?Ancient Arabic Order ol Mistlc Scbrine Imperial Council. June 20 to 23. 1905. Denver, Col.?International Epwortb Lea. gue Convention. July 5 to9,1905,and Annual Meeting Frateruul Order ol tagles. August 14 to 24ib. Portland, Oregon.?Lewis and Clark Continental Exposition. Junel to Oct., 15,1905. Weepeclally invite your attention to the feet that all of tbe above mentioned rates are open to tbe public, alBo that our Summer Tourist rates are now on to all points with final limit October 31,1905. For detailed lniormation apply to any j Agent ol tbe Seaboard Air Line Ky., or Fred Gelssler, W. E. Christian, T. P.A.Atlanta.Ga.A.G.P.A.AtlantGa. Promptness Is our watcb-word, so if you want your goods quick give us your business. >111 ford's Drug Store. \ t General Xuvs \oIph. Prince Leopold of Hohen/.iUern, a cousin of 'he German emperor, died in j Berlin. ' James W. Lowther, conservative, was elected speaker of the .British bou?e of commons. The agreement reached hi' the international agricutural couvention at Home is made public Emperor William of CJermauy is j sounding the powers on a proposed international conference on Morocco. It is said in Washington that Emperor Nicholas's reply to President Roofcevelt'.n inquiry concerning peace is in some respects unsatiffactorp. Dr. Edward Courtney, a prominent young physician, was aM-ai-sinukd in Bracken County, Ky., as a result of a feud. New York ceusus enumerators are findirg that bundieds of thousands of men and women in the city Jive alone and that the "unattached" are increas-; iue at a rapid rate. Ernest Biondi, the Italian sculptor lost his suit against the trustees ot the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who put his group. "The Saturnalia," in the cellar. E. fc>. Holmes, J., assistant statistician ot the department of agriculture, has resigned pending the investigation into the alleged "leaks" from that bureau's, cottoncrop estimates. Dr. Jobn C. Hardy, a well known physician of Chipley, Ga., was shot j >-!ii i i... /\i . "d'l.iiu ti.u n mur auu KlJieu vy vynu tiuiir, .w.. .. ^ ? shal, as tlie result of a horse-whipping administered au old wtiite man by the doctor. King Alfonso was greeted with enthusiasm in Loudon. Hope for pence in Chicago has been abandoned and the industrial war goes on there. James McConnell, ;>2 year* old, a crank, tried to kiil Vice President Fairbanks' at Flint, Mich. The Edgar County National Bank at Paris, 111., was wrecked by a dynamite explosion. A trial train on the Pennsylvania made the 40S miles between Chicago iud Pittsburg in 440 minutes. The grand jury has approved the measures tor lite saving at Ty bee and other beach iesorts near. Grand Rapids, Mich., is threatened ivith a flood. One lone dyke holds :he swollen waters ol the Graud lliver )ff. The Georgia railroad commission tias refused to reduce the passenger 'rate iu that state to two cents j mile. William W. Karr, disbursing officer )f the Smitht-ouian Institution, has jeeu arrested, charged with tue embezzlement of over $1,000. Radical changes in ihe business management of tbe Equitable Life A-sutauce Society are provided for by resolutions adopted by tbe directors. A motion for the removal of the mcu nf f1uloh Pnn oro fhwrirpH with ^ai?C V?IW A V f VI kTj V ^ . oruplicity in the inunlet o! Governor 3oebel, was beam at Mayesvilie, Ky. A new trial haw been granted Curls Jett, sentenced to he bauged for be murder of Jamea C'ockrell, Jett is low serving ft iife sentenced for the uurderof James IJ. Alarcum. ? ? .V. E. SHEHEE. D. A. DEWEY. SHEHEE & DEWEY. Tonsorial Parlors. WE HAVE FOUGHT OUT THE 8PLENdidly equipped Barber Shop In tbe Sew Hotel Buiidiug, and are prepared to lerve our customers with every comfort and :onven1euce known to the modern tonsorial ?rt. We have also elegantly furnished bath ipartments. Quick and satisfactory service Is guarantee] to all who will call on us SHEHEE & DEWEY. By Mrs. Korer w|0P/ Boil together 1 qt. water and sugar for five minutes. Hemove the loaves from ten good sized stalks of mint. Wash them carefully; chop them flue, then pound them to a pulp. Work this gradually Into the hot syrup, let stand until cool. Strain, add the Juice of two leinonsand the mint Freeze and serve with the meat course. Especially nice with mutton. Ilome-made ice-cream is sure to be pure. Serve starchy, cooked desserts less, and feel better. Easy to have a different frozen dainty every summer day with the Peerless Iceland j Freezer (one motion), makes smooth, fine ice-cream. Uses very little ice. A'o effort to turn. Come see it. Abbeville Hardware Co. L,. W. WhiieN Local*. whirlings of flue quality. Madrus, only 10 cents a yard at White's. They are cheap at 15 cents. L. W. White In now 0:1 his third case of five cents ginghams, lie has bold already this season more than five thousand yards of these goods. Every lady it the County ought toseeL. W? White's stock of embroideries, laces and white goods. Prepare for the coming hot weather by buying Summer clothing from L W. White. L. W.White has the greatest line of men's negligee shirts he has ever offered. Get you a nice straw hat from L. W White's. L. W. White has an immense stock of white India linens and Persian lawn at all prices. Tinware at prices you haveu't been lucky enough to get can be had at Dargan's 5 and 10 cents store. it is too wet for early cotton oat west and the boll weevil always eats up the late cotton there. Bo look lor 12c cotton. Great line of lamps and lamp fixtures at Dargan's. Wooden ware in profusion at Dargan's and 10 cents store. f ?! '? ? -? ? ? ?' ^ f GEMS IN VERSE j 11 The Poet's Prayer. A poet prayed aloud for power to sing To all mankind one sweet, soul thrilling song To bring forgetfulness of daily wrong And swift surcease of transient trials bring. O'er all the land his earnest prayer took I wing, Soft echoing here and there amid the throng From heart to heart, as gently borne along As breeze blown fragrance from the flowers in spring. And when the poet walked among his kind. Behold, they did great homage to his name; Gave thanks for endless good his words had wrought And blessed the teachings of a master mind. t, Nor knew he whence came luster to his fame, For, lo, his prayer had been tho song he sought! ?James Clarence Harvey In Smart Set. The Breaking Plow. I am the plow that turns the sod | That has Jain for a thousand years Where the prairie's wind-tossed flowers nod And the wolf her wild cub rears. T nnrl in mv wnke. like rain. Is scattered the golden seed; I change the leagues of lonely plain To fruitful gardens and field of grain For men and their hungry breed. I greet the earth in its rosy morn; I am first to stir the soil. I bring the glory of wheat and corn For the crowning of those who toil. I am civilization's seal and sign; Yea, I am the mighty pen That writes the sod with a pledge divine, A promise to pay with bread and wins For the sweat of honest men. I am the end of things that were And the birth of things to be; 1 My coming makes the earth to stir With a new and strange decree. After its slumbers, deep and long, I waken the drowsy sod And sow my furrow with lifts of song To glad the heart of the mighty throng Slow feeling the way to God. A thousand summers the prairie rose Has gladdened the hermit bee; A thousand winters the drifting snows Have whitened the grassy sea. Before me curls the wavering smoke Of the Indian's smoldering fire; , Behind me rise?was It God who spoke?? At the toil enchanted hammer's stroke The town and the glittering spire. I give the soil to the one who does. For the joy of him and his; I rouse the slumbering world that waa J To the diligent world that is. on, seer wun vision max iooks away A thousand long years from now, The marvelous nation your eyes survey Was born of the purpose that here today Is guiding the breaking plow! . ?Nixon Waterman in Success. fl The Man That Laughs First. You'ye all heard the trite little motto That he who laughs last laughs the best. I Be that as it may, 'tis a half hearted way " Of meeting a friend's little Jest Perhaps it is wise to be solemn, To sit back with lips tightly pursed, Till all of the rest have applauded with zest. But here's to the mam that laughs first Of course I am twisting the motto To suit this melodious lay, But many I've found who twist it around In just this identical way. Pray, go to the play if you doubt it And wait for the laughter to burst. The number is vast that waits to laugh last, So here's to the man that laughs first We all like the rollicking fellow Who sees. In a Jiffy, the point, Who throws back his head and laughs "on the dead" . Till his features are all out of Joint. The man that laughs last, I Imagine, With a weak sense of humor Is cursed. Let's laugh while we may; 'tis but for a day; So here's to the man that laughs first! ?Milwaukee Sentinel. The Country of Wide Eyed Dreams. Where are you journeying, little boy, So far from the world and me? Your round, blue eyes are alight with joy At something I cannot see. Wonderful visions of dewy dells, Where sprites flit to and fro On shadowy wings and weave their spells O'er the pilgrims that come and go; Fire eyed goblins that grin and nod At the fluttering butterflies, Fairies asleep 'neath the goldenrod That bends under autumn skiesAll these must lie on the road you tread And beckon you on the while Toward the light that Is lingering on ahead In the land of the rainbow's smile. Take me with you, far seeing elf, To that realm where you are today, Where worldly cares and thoughts of self Are ever so far away. V. Show me the wonders your little eyes Have learned to discover there. For I see them light with a pleased surprise As you sit in that rocking chair, And, swinging so dreamily, look away To a country beyond my ken, A country I fear you will seek some day And never come back a grain. Yet I know no way that a child may go, With a fair and cloudless brow ' And never a shadow of pain or woe, But the one you are traveling now. t ?James Montague. i 1 The House of Success. There are no elevators in the House of ' Success, ] But the stairs are long and steep. And a man who would climb to the very > top | Before he dare walk must creep. There are no carpets in the House of Suo- 1 cess, I But the floors are hard and bare, j With slippery places all about And pitfalls here and there. ( There are no lounges or easy chairs ^ xvor places to rest your spine, But when one has arrived on the roof at | last? i Ah, but the view is fine! I ?Chicago Jcurnal. , _ ( Song of a Dyspeptic. | If I could know The names of all the flowers that grrow ( And all the stars whose light extends Above me, like familiar friends. : And fathom what their message meant, I wonder if I'd be content? If I could know ( Just when good dining meant my woo, I vould rejoice and safely eat My favorite pastry, fruit and meat. With a digestion worth a cent I know' that I should be content ?Washington Star. I i l The reputation of beinjr R "good fellow* l never helped a man at a jiank^ Keep your iHHiroy iHKing v inoi auu hiuuMug opccu b ? Clnco Cigars. Every few days I get Inquiries from persons wanting to buy farms. Jf you want to ell list y our? with me. Robt. S. Link. Try our syrup Wblte Pine Compound wltb tar for your cough, we guarantee every bottle of It to give satisfaction, if it falls we will cheerfully refuDd you your money. P. B. Speed. > Don't forget the embroidery and lacesat White's. Tbey are worth looking at. ! 100 stoves Just received at Dargan's 5 and 10 : cents store. If you want a stove you won't [ have to hunt beyond our store. j \ The Greatest Bargain Sale of the Season at Haddon's. White and Colored Mercerized Cotton Goods that were 40c now 25c White Dotted Swiss 40c grade now 25c. 45 inch French Lawn worth 40c now 32 l-2c. White Piques IGc grade now 12 l-2c. Fine White India Linen 20*and 25c quality now 15c. 3G inch White Linen 40c grade now 25c. Big Reduction in Summer Silks. Foulard Silk 75 and 90c value now G9c. oO dozen Towels. 19 and 36 inch Huck Towel only 10c. Groat bargains in Millinery and Ribbons. New goods arriving every week. R. ffl. HADDON & CO. ? j Can't Be,Touched j| for painting houses. ' The reason's plain. Mastic &j is the purest, therefore the most durable and economI ical. There is a whole string of 4'other fellows" claim- wfjjUm E ing "just as good as Mastic" but they don't prove it. J'l|w w Maybe they can't. The analysis of Mastic is pub- aJBNKS lishpd. It's made of Dure lead, zinc and linseed InRiSffl oil?the most durable kind of paint?and its purity jffMB is ..therefore unquestioned. nflR'^vSw As purity means durability, the splendid wearing qualities of Maslic have given it the title of tlThe Kind That Lasts" and this title is backed W||' up by our absolute guarantee. Mastic is made by PEASLEE-GAULBERT CO., Inc. LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY N FOR SALE BY 0. A. Milford, Abbeville,S.C ? w For a Summer % m Bride. % There no gift more appropriate, surely Egi none more acceptable, than a J? || Buck Stove || It"A Buck Stove wl'l last almost a life time. $$ lb Car load just received. Call and see them. Jtipf serve the help and sympathy of the V?ry Appropriate To The Sensou. white pe0pie of this state. And I There never were a better people do hope they will not be forgotten. ;han the people of South Carolina. Now, sit down quickly, dear rhey have had bitter enemies and frieQd? before you take your own ;hey have been occasionally much vacation, and before you forget it, naligned, but when it comes to the do something for the institution highest grace of all the grace of lov- ^at y?u ^ove be8t. This ? ?ea" ng kindness, thev cannot be beaten ?on w^en nearly every body is fix.h% side of heaven. Pardon my mg for a good time. Your dear little; partiaiitv for I really think so. brothers and sisters at the OrphanNow all this awett talk has a pur- ?^es ought to have a good time, too. pose, ? it is a prelude to a sugges- Your friend and fellow citizen, ;iou to the people of this generous Vm? ^ 'a r itate to set their generous hearts to ,, ^J,nton? ?. O. i task before the summer vacation 1 horn well Orphanage. begins. And It is about to begin ? . ust now. *lave l?\ thougb,t ?-f,y0orrr1]ttIe Mess. A. M. Smith & Co. irphans brothers and sisters? There j! , ira two hundred of them in the Dear Sirs?The barrel Of SKlSEPtw'S bundreS bought of you short more in the BaDtist Ornhanace at While ago is DV lar tile best 1 CJreeuwood, [Connie Maxwell], there have U8ed since I have been ire nealy that many at the Metho- , , 3ist Orphanage [Epworth] at Colum- Housekeeping# bm. Very truly, I know something of the condition n Tonltnor these denominatioual Homes, for U1. x auiKuer. I have a standing welcome at all of That's the Way all OUr CUSLfe f,"d?w,hor?S?" 1tomers talk. Why don't YOU season of the year they are always try OUT flour next time ? sorely pressed for the necessities of a m CmitVi to f!n life, aud this little love letter to my A' 8)11111:11 ? t0* brethren of the dfllerent denomiua- ? tions is to suggest that each one of _ , .. . ,oh)?,a , . 00 , , Go to Mllford s for make man tablets, you f-end at once, your check or a .. ? , .. . ? T, D?,tQ.rnfra r 1 e a 1 Don't fall to call and see I). PollaKofFs S3.UU barrel of flour, or rice or molasses or men ktues for $2 50 1 even a shck of grits to the Orphan* Base ball goods In all the grades at Dargan'iUge you love best June and July are Macbeth lamp chimneys at Dargan's. the best times to seud just now. If Russian Corn Cure falls to remove you* Everybody with a heart ought to corns we will cheerfully refund yjur money. feel it a privilege to do it At any of our ,to?e. are ....ranthese homes, a nickle will give a teed for 15years. You run no risk. Dargan's child a good meal and five dollars 5 and 10 cent store. will board a child for a month. VVe have a nloo line of ladles hand bag There are six hundred of these chil- which we are selling at reduced prices.? dren in your Church Orphanage. %e^rprf8Ue%uX Stoves carry with them nuu LiJai uuca uvh uwuu i tuc l^pin- ttil lue ucnuij nux* 6uwuucnn tuou a oiu?o copal and Catholic homes iu maker can give them. Dargan sells them. Charleston or the Charleston Or- We ba,ve!?*er?1 J1?"' H??r?DLh?ro . _ tt . . ? i 1.0 try, so come to M Ufora s Drug Stor? where phan House supported by the you can get what you want served In the city or the colored Industrial Or- best of style. phanages iu Charleston and Coluni- You can get all of the Dukes Mixture bia run by those two good colored Sr.iok log lobacco you ar? looking for whole men Jenkins and Carroll, who c|e- ? ???stor.. \ GAMBLED BUT ONCE. Mm Paid For a Paraaol by the rosndci of Monte Carlo. M. Blanc, the founder of the casino at Monte Carlo, was very eccentric. He waa never known to play at the tables except on one occasion, and then It was a somewhat costly experience. While on a visit to the Wiesbaden casino with Mme. Blanc he was in the habit of accompanying her on a morning stroll I %acb day. During one of these walks jiadame complained of the heat of the ? ! un and requested her husband to buy her Bw a parasoL Accordingly the two entered for a shop, where madame selected a very tQ* pretty article, worth 80 francs?about ?8 00 4s?which M. Blanc, with a scowl and a eft< muttered grumble, paid. Jj1^ When the casino opened at noon, great tbi was the astonishment of the croupiers and " visitors to see M. Blano place 2 louis on lb< the red at one of the trente et quarante we tables. The attendants hastened to get in him a chair, but this he declined, saying he was only going to remain a few minatea. When the cards were dealt, he won, ev< and, taking up his winnings, left the original stake on the table. For a second time 00 he won, and bad now got back the price of the umbrella. But not content, he ven- T tared another 2 louis, which this time Aji he lost: Somewhat annoyed at this, the founder of the place doubled the stake, H< and won, thus getting back the cost of the umbrella again. r Determined, however, to regain his 3 ki loui?, he staked it again, only to see tlfl it raked In by the bank. Thus he kept on winning and losing, but never able to m< recover the 2 louls, till at last he found Jol himself 26 louls out, all the gold his pocketbook contained. A thousand franc note _ he had was quiokly changed and swallow- 1 ed up. Then, becoming exasperated, he ^ cashed hiB check for a lurge sum, and, sit- th< ting down, commenced the battle In ear- Fe nest. Hour after hour passed by, but M. J?1 Blanc, his eyes fixed on the treacherous \ Skateboards, never budged from his post. w? e kept on planking down heavy stakes *jf until the last deal was declared, when, ?ei calmly rising, he seized bis yellow cane La and made his way through the gaping onlookers into the open air. On reaching home he found Mme. tlo Blanc playing "patience" with a pack of wt oards, the offending parasol being on the table. "Madame," said the old gentleman, IMa rnn lrnrtvxr vxrhof. fhof inn Vtoci nnat ( UVf J VU AUUTT Tl UUM VUU? VU*UQ uuy VVD> mef" {?] "Mala oui, mon ami. It ooat you 80 Pi, francs." rej "Madame," rejoined he, "you are m 1m- ??, taken. I have just paid the bill?81,000 <] franca.". at Madame's sunshade had *ort no leaa *ri than ?8, fi40.?London Mall. '' Jn I Telocity of Ocean Witm, c The velocity of waves 1b said to depend bo primarily upon the power and continuance ln' of the wind, but it is greatly modified by of] and beam an ascertainable relation to at their magnitude and the depth of the wa- y ter over which they travel. It baa been oil calculated by Airy that a wave 100 feet in Ml breadth and In water 100 feet deep travel* | at the rate of about 16 miles an hour; one ^ 1,000 feet broad and In water 1,000 feet tlx deep at the rate of 48 miles; one of 10,000 feet in breadth and in water 10,000 feet 1 deep will sweep forward with a velocity of |,b not leas than 154 miles an hour. Bache i)r stated as one of the effeota of an earthquake at Samoda, on the island of Niphon, In Japan, that the harbor was first emptied of water, and then came an enormous < wave, which again receded and left the pi, harbor dry. This occurred several times. To evaporate water enough yearly from the ocean to oover the oarth, on the aver- qu age, 6 feet deep with precipitation, to wi transport it from one zone to another, to oause it to fall in the right places, at suit- t : able times and in the proportions due, is . one of the offices of the grand atmospherical machine. This water is evaporated principally from the torrid zone. Suppos- pe ing it all tc come thence, we shall have, co encircling the earth, a belt of ocean 8,000 sp miles in breadth, from whioh this atmos- it. phere evaporates a layer of water annually oa 16 feet in depth. To hoist up bb high as si{ the clouds and lower down again all the to water in a lake 16 feet deep, 8,000 miles ? broad and 24,000 miles long is the yearly , business of this ? invisible maohinery. ' What a powerful eDglne is the atmosphere I How nicely adjusted* must be all the cogs, J" wheels, springe and compensations of this ' exquisite piece of maohinery that it never , ? 1? ii_ i. in wears one or Dreaxs uown or ians hi do its work at the right time and la the fa: right way I What a field for investiga- ??] tion, and how singular it is that man is | placed at the bottom of this atmospheric cn ocean from which to commence his re- jg search!?St. Louis Republio. in Vandals Deoclved at Mount Vern*n. ed On the posts of one of the old beds in tr; the mansion at Mount Vernon are small mi glass knobs with sockets drilled into them, which fit little. spikes, but do not fasten oh. It is perfectly natural for visitors to u place their hands upon the knobs, and f those who do immediately perceive that . they can be taken off. The next step is to . lip them quietly into the pocket and carry them away as relics of the sacred plaoe. Although an attendant is employed to watch this room, there are so many visit- 88 ore that it is impossible for him to prevent i such pilfering, and the glass knobs have tb to be replaced two or three times a week in during the busy season, but that costs very ca little trouble and expense. A factory near co Pittsburg turns_them out for 80 cents a ga gross, and Mr. .Dodge is in trie naou 01 Ti ordering a barrel of them every spring. mi | There are several thouiiand of these glass w] | knobs scattered over the world, in ma- }9 I Mums and private oollections of mementos and historical relics. Many more ars doubtless conoealed for reasons of consci- cii ence and fear of discovery, but the guilty w< persons need have no concern. The orig- w< lnal knobs that belonged to the bed are Cc safely laid away in a vault.?Chicago Reo- 15 ord. bu fai Costard. ni! Concerning custard, or "eustad," as It in was formerly called, it was a oommon joks tic , at civlo feasts in the olden time to place be | in enormous custard in the middle of the ei( : table, into which at some stage of the pro' ceedlngs the elown unexpectedly jumped. , Ben Jor*2r*n uses the term "custard leap j?ok" of oso who "in tail of a sheriff's ex took "his almain leap into a custorT* t?"Mke my lady mayoress and her J?! listen Isafh all their hoods over their Dli ihoulders."?Gentleman's Magazine. ?? Kl CO * -? ? ? -* aAOAI^Ina A IUBD niilD<g uv uuu Iimvu s gj. to Chinese law unless he confesses him- cn | Mli guilty, and coafessions are otten ex fQJ Mated from prisoners bj aid of the rack gt or by flogging with the bamboo. at. Fifty years ago there were in India only 81 native ordained pastors. There art low about 1,000. be th 80 A Bad Scare. cj( Some day you will get a bad scare, co when you feel a pain in your bowels, i ba and fear appendicitis. Safety lies In 'fu Dr. King's New Life Pills, a sure cure' eii 1 ?ll? I./VWAI on/1 Lfr\*Y-?or?Vi HiooQCDfl In! J u I ail' uuvrci auu Diuuinuu UIOVUUVU, y%. fiucli as headache, biliousness; costive- cl ness, etc. Guaranteed at P. B. Speed's to drugstore, only 25c. Try them. g< si We offer tbe beet grade Chamber in a large size for 26 cents each. They are white and pretty shapes. Dargan's Sand 10 cents store. , Russssan Corn Core makes rough roa , tmootb for sale at?Speed's IXrug Store. * [GHT MILLION BALE CHOP IS PREDICTED BY J. T. GABNEB, -v? insRerof Farmers Union Declares There Has Been a Redaction or Over Thirty Per Cent. In Aere??e and Untoward Conditions Have Farther Reduced This. )allafl, Jane 14.?John T. Gamer, boalnen snt and raaraeer of the cotton department the Farmers' Union, baa Issued s cotton rert, allowing redact Ion of oottoa ss per orn statements from anion snd non-union mers through the southern ootton belts. le aays that about January 1. 150,000 ooti coupons were sent out to members of tbe Ion, on which coupons tbe farmers were :b to state what tbelr cotton acreage was t year, and to write s pledge that It would i exceed a given number of blank acres ? year. He adds: I have bad every coupon tabulated and ) fall report shows s red notion In ootton I esse of SO 1 8 per cent, Tbe late cold,- wat ather ha? ansed a still greater reduction acreage ion the web, or as some call It, > "caret ?? worm," la stripping the foliage of thousands of acres all over Texas, isto/which will have to be planted over ?n at this late date. At the present outlook tblayear's cropwlll ;;v t exceed 8,000,000 bales." QUEENS COTTON MILL CASE jl earing Before Judge Klagb at' Chambers. ..ucas?Mulllken ea?e was ap before Judge ugh on Monday on a motion by tbe Plain- ' ? Mr. Lucre, to strike out sortaln section* tbe answer of tbe Defehdant on tbe grounds ' >' it tbey were Irrellevaut to the rolu tsars T. P. Cotbran, W. R. Richie, George tinstone, O C. Featberstone and Aagostlne Symtbe appeal ed in behalf of tbe motion d M,e*srs Stobo Simpson, R. K. Carson and Todd appeared in opposition. ucldentally the question of the removal of i ^ 8 case to tbe United States Court oame ap. e defendants claimed tbat having taken a necessary steps to remove tbe case to tbe .cfi deral Court, tbe 8tate Court bad no farther ioH lot Inn In tha na a a onrf haH n n anlknritv ptrlke outnny portion of the answer. Phe question of tbe removal of the case is faliy argued; and the Judge beld In anb- ?p tnce, that tbe case being one between a % Izen of tbts State on one side and non- ? ildentsjof tbe State together with the urenB' Cotton mill, a corporation of this ite jointly on the other, the case waa not movable to tbe Federal Ooart and that the i ite Court still had jurisdiction. Tbe mo- ' .-"v n to strike out waa then argned fully upon ;'j ilcb tbe judge reserved bis decision. F. E. and C. V. of A. )n Saturday, July 1st, there will be a rega- v?F meeting or ids uouniy union. xma ;ellng will be of great Importance to jron, ""> ?se see, therefore, that your local anion is presented and tbat tbey are ready tore- . /raja rt. Send a foil delegation and come your- t rbe local anions tbat were not represented tbe last county meeting will see tbat tbey 9 represented at tbls meeting to be beid J" ly 1. By order of tbe President. Speed's Clnco Cigars are atlll giving tbe ys trouble, tbey can't stay In the elgar bos- j ess wltbont them. fever has there been inch a beautiful Una ^ Stationery Seen, aa yon will find displayed -3 Mllford'a Drag Store. ye have the most complete line of paints, n and Tarnishes to be foand anywhere, at >? llford's np to date Drag Store. Phone 107. Ve are kept bnsy these days looking fh ?r tbe wants of tbe people that we have '-..istay dose to tbe ground, we have no <>>9 do for "hot air" and flgbty flights, Speed's Drag Store. fyour child Is weak and pony try VlnoU jrj will bring health and oolor to the little ' v1 eeks again. We guarantee it. Speed's ng Store. All About Crop#. . \ Gibson Record: Peaches are getting ' entiful in this territory?some say. West Point News: Miss Elberta is ^ leen of the Southland at the present : riting. KlTntiln^o T r?n nr? n 1 ^TKa r? ??J rv 9 iuaiicbu??iuuiuai . x uc uijuc ui wi* q reaching 8 cents has induced a good > al of it to Marietta market lately. A farmer of long successful ex- . fcgi rience thinks that this Year's va rn crop will be a short one unless " 'J/J ecial care and cultivation are given 5 He says that there is about one good t crop to five poor ones, and that is a : ;o that this will be, from beginning ending, a poor year for all grain crops. Barnwell People. Statesboro News: Reports from all > er the country ^re to the effect^ that . *39 e farmers are badly in the grass. The o day club" seems to have its hands 11 if it looks after all the grassy crops this section. In some sections the rmers are giving a dollar a day forcotq choppers. Sylvania- Telephone: The peach op in Georgia will be the largest, so it said, ever marketed in her history, * iveral prominent fruit men are now Chicago looking over the costs chargby the refrigerator car men, tfnd to y to arrange to have plenty of cars to ove the crop promptly. Auueruuu luioiii^euucr ; x1 rum larly every section of the State we >ar a great deal of complalnf. in regard the scarcity of farm labor. The lar situation in this immediate section .s become quite a puzzling one as jll as a very serious one; one which sms to mean as much to the farmers the low price of cotton. <583 Cartersville News: It is believed ere has been a 20 per cent reduction cottou acreage in Bartow county. A reful canvass is being made by the tton association and the facts will be tbered by the most reliable means. lat a considerable reduction has been , ade is already apparent. The fellow bo sells his cotton now at 7 1-2 cents not wise. MeCormick Messenger: Crops in vility of McCormick are being rapidly irked out. and one more week of fair gather will see general green subdued. ?tton acreage has been reduced about , per cent. Old com is looking well, it wheat and oats are failures; and rmers contemplate planting corn to ake up the deficiency. From present dicationsand if all the good resolu >ns are carried out, tne rarmere win in good fix even if cotton sells at , ght cents. Waynesboro True citizen: If dry rming should be a success, which is tensively on trial now on some of tbe [<4 lands of West, why should notour rmers adopt it and prevent the possi* lity of a failure of crops on weather nditions. Tbe idea is that by a certain nds of deep plowing what moisture es into the soil by absorption or othwise is retained sufficiently to make ops in spite of the weather. It is well r our farmers to note the experiments. iccesa in some places has already been tained. The Boy la Patches. A country exchange asks, "What has come of the boy in patches?" And en answers it thus: Why, bless your ul, he is out on the farm hopping Dds eixteen hours a day. He wil me to town after a while to run the inksand the stores and be the success1 lawyers and preachers and physians. Don't worry about the boy in itches. It's the slick-looking, storeothed, nicely groomed lad you want inquire about. He's the fellow that's >ing to drop through a crack in the dewalk out of sight one of these days. | Bamberg Co. The farmers have ad good weather the last few days to Ul grass and they made use of it, ? BM Mgj Mm