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"iw . V," ' . The Press and Banner ' RvW. W. and W. R. "Rrn/HAV. i HUGH WILSON, Editor. * 1 I ABBEVILLE, S. C. 1 i =================================== ] Published every WednesdP at 82 a ] year In advanoe. j J Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1906. 1 . , . Xew Trolley Llneti. i It seems that thare Is a possibility of Abbe- ' Title getting one of two proposed trolley. | &? . lines, and the Pre?s and Banner hopes that ^^ IQ1B IOWQ LU?> UltULU UU Uiioiano iu auvr^uu^ r rejecting either of the proposed lovers. Oa the subject of railroads Abbeville bas, perhaps, In the past, made more mistakes than any other town of saDe people. We could have gotten the road from Aagnsta to Spartanburg if we had given 810,000. Bat we wouldn't give It. Weooutd have gotten the Savannah rail road, which now runs from McCormlck to Anderson. A delegation from Anderson came to Abbeville, seeklDg So,000 for a road from Verdery or Bradley to Anderson by way of Abbeville, bat nobody paid any attention to them. Mr. Cade and others offered the $5,000, on oondltlon that the road pass through Bordeaux township. Tbey got the .road. And then a promising gentleman come here not bo Iodic ago, wanting 86.000 for the survey of a road from Anderson to the coast. ' jle was in a bnrry for the money, and Individuals advanced, on the promise that the ( yt people would vole a tax to repay the amount. t ' The amount was paid. No railroad. But before all that came along the great Cumberland Gap railroad was proposed. Individuals subscribed something like $10 000. ( By a great blast of trumpets the people voted ' about 130.000, but opponents to the scheme ( had sufflolent Influence to have conditions at- ' tf&y tached, which saved the town from paying 8 ^fora road that never come, and bad been , nrveyed over the mountains. ( The Seaboard Air Line advocates came ? along and asked for, we believe, some $18,000. j It was voted, and we have the road. Well, now, if anybody will build a trolley J through Abbeville, this newspaper Is In favor of voting $30,000 to it payable on completion of the road to or from this town to any other eMi?' town- i ? Let the road come and we will come dowD with the dust. !The Interest la all tbat we will bave to pay. We simply charge the debt to another gener atlon who will get all tbe advantage. A new railroad will enhance all tbe property hereabout and tbe business Interests will be greatly benefitted. By paying for It oat ol the pabllo funds nobody feels the small [ charge, but everybody gets his proportional- i hare of tbe benefit. Tbe Seaboard Shops and the cotton mill" ' furnish a large per cent ol tbe money upon i which the business of the town Is done. This Increased business has sent the price Of ^ ^ real estate ont of sight. Proposed Said on Oor Olupmiary. j We all favor tbe proposition of our Ander- i I' ion contemporaries when urging tbe building i of a trolley line between tbe two cities. Of ( oouree Abbeville Joins In tbe effjrt to build i tie trolley, and of oonrse we all see tbe ' motive behind tbe move of our Anderson , friends. They have no dispensary, and some ot their citizens are mlgb ty thirsty. Bat no matter what tbe moving spirit, Abbevllle will do her full share In oonnectlng tbe two towns by a new line. The addition*1 profit* on our dispensary would pay Interest ?i--- on onr bond*. And tbea onr millinery stores would prosper so tbat tbey could settle off tbe prln- ( eldal of tbe debt when It matures. Whiskey i and millinery will do tbe work. Ml'llnery < makes tbe woman prettier and more lovely ( J than angels. .Liquor makes some men feel < rlcb. It makes others forget that they are k poor. And Bobble Burns, we believe It was ' r who said tbat liquor would bring us"vlotorl \? ons over all tbe Ills of life." So there you I JL ire. Let either or both trolleys oome. We , | ^Amty be happy yet. If the trolley from tbe ooast should oome by Greenwoo<J, oni?fortune on liquor is already K ' made. If we oould get tbe liquor and tbe millinery trade of Gresn wood and Anderson we would be rleb Indeed. Printer?Preacher. . I_. Some ten yearB ago ao excellent young mas from Pickens applied at tbe Press and Ban- { ner office for a position or printer or typesetter. After remaining with us for a term < he waa employed by tbat good old paper, tbe Keeowae Courier. With exemplary tralnlnp, by an good and as pious men as could be ' found Id a printing office, young Doyle de- 1 eloped into a preacher, and he Is now a member of the Soutb Carolina Conference. At Its recent meeting Rev. Ebett Doyle wax est to tbe Parksville church. On his way to hla field of labor, be made a pleasant call at tbe Press and Banner Office, where be wai> i once ao esteemed employee. Mr. Doyle lea good man. He oouldn't be anything else 1 after an eight years training at tbe Keowee < Courier W ben asked If he was married be said no, oat upon runner talk wltn film we learned tbat be expects to get a mlgbty good i BB . i>aai?n to belp him keep boase ntxt year WTa man tbat undertakes to be a preaober ban ! r \ a big beart and tbe woman wbo marries a t L \ preaober mast be all beart. / |^L\ Come to the Meeting:. NH A See tbe notloe of public meeting to be beld SjSHiJrjbe Court House at twelve o'clock on FrlHwday of tbta week. flH We bave two trolley lovers JaSt now, and . gfigl we could be bappy wltb either. M Mtoeki and Bonds. 11 Abbeville Warehouse stock la Bolld at par. tbe price at wblob It baa been exchanging bands. s Abbeville Schools bonds woald bring 5115, c or a premium ol$15. f Cotton mill stock is quoted In tbe market* at 96 a big rise wltbln tbe laat two years. All bank atook is beld above par. Short Trip. We learn from tboae wbo ought to know, 1 that tbe amount of cotton sold in tbls maiket la4,000 bales abort of laat year's sales, which I* ere more tban 16.000 bales. pLECTKIC BAIL ROAD MEET- \ | INGi i I There will be a Mass Meeting of tbe citizens 1 pf Abbeville and the surrounding country, , M^pPbelri Id tbe Court House at Abbeville. 8. C. atl2M.. Friday December tbe 21?t, 1006, <o . B meet wltb lb* representative* of tbe Soutb 1 Carolina Public Service Corporation and conr aider tbelr proposition. The purpose of tbls company is to build an Electric Rail Koad from Charleston, B. C.. to tbe northwestern section of tbe state, Abbe vtlfe being on tbe proposed route. Every citizen, every business man, every roan who V ' * baa tbe welfare or tbe city of Abbeville at beart is arged to be present. G. A. Nuefler. Cbalrman of Committee. Biff Slick. 1 The "blgr stick" bail landed Id Abbeville. ^ President Roosevelt does not bear tbe sole r distinction of having: tbe big; stick, for our * fellow townsman, Breibabn tbe baker, now ? divides honors with him. f Brelhabn b??oa exhibition lo bis window 1 stick of candy weighing 109 pounds. It Lto be giwn away Christmas. Call on bins ?nd learn bow jou may get la tbe deal. ' - 1 . ' \ .. ' > ' ; * ' " f' 7 ' J WEST END. Vews Dot* PIckfd Up Here nod Ther About the City. Mlas Emma Hall of Charlotte, N, C., I* la tbe olty spelling a lew days with Her sister, Mrs. Garry Hall. Dr. F. E. Harrison was In Cb?rleatoo several lay* last week attending tbe Masonic Grand Lodge. Mr. William Barnwell left Tuesday for Meridian, MJm., wbere be goes to attend the naarilaice 01 Miss Williams to Mr. James H. Perrln of tbib city. Mrs. J. Henry Latimer and Mrs. M. S. Bui look oame borne Friday from Lowndesvllle where ttiey were the guests of Mrs. James TLatimer for a week. Miss Belle Vlsanskl came borne Sunday from Atlanta where she has bet-n In Ht. Jo?ispb's Infirmary for sometime. Miss Visansfcl is greatly Improved and tier many friends here ar? glad to welcome her home. Mr. V F Cunningham of Monterey was In the city Monday on business. Mr. Hugh WlUon Is at borne again after a two weens visit to the west. Mr. Wilson wl<l no doubt give ibe readers of the Press and Banner the p'e**ure of reading an aooount of bis Western trip. Dr. S. G. Thomson was In Charleston i?st week attending tbe Grand Lodge of the Masons. Mrs, 8. F. Kllllngsworth and her children 3f Columbia nre In the city to spend tbe bolljays with Iter slsier, Mrs. Mlliord. Mlsw Mr) Crowtber and Mr. Arthnr CrowLberof Antn-vlile were In town Saturday ihnnnltiif Thijtr nrurn Ihn nnoQTanf MIlO P n(tO 4 J bUO |U(OIOUI ?U iro Maxwell while Id tbe city. Mr. JHtnt-s Duckett odc ot Greenwood's ncm ptonreuslve young business men was n town Monday for a few hours. Mrs. A. 8. Simmon's ba* none to Elberton -o upend tbe holidays wlib ber mother, Mrs. raraes Krewer. Miss Eva Rodblna who has finished a most lucoefls'ul season as milliner for rtoe firm of El. M. Haddon and Co. left Monday lor ber iome In New York. Mr. Lewis Perrln leaves Thursday for Merltlan where be ttoes to be present at tbe mai-laareof bis brother, Mr. James H. Perrln. Mrs. Laura B Love was lb town for several lava la*twe*-k tbegueBt oftbe Misses Cater. Mr. and Mr*. Garry Hall were In Atlanta 'or several days last week. EUCHKE CLUB. Mrs. R. L Dargan entertained tbe Euchre Jlub Fnday xftemoon at a very enjoyable neetlnr. Ho ly and Christmas hells lormed Utraotive deooratlon. Tbe score cards were lalnty llttie Christmas cards tied with Hoily 'lbhons. Mrs. Dargan Is a charming hostess ind ber entertainments are always dellgbfut Miss Gary assisted Mrs. Dargau, by serving erresbing punch and from an attractive llobe In tbe ball. Dr. W. E. Link of Wllllngton was In the illy Monday tbe guest oi bis son Mr. R. 8. jink. Miss Kitty Martin of Cave spent 8uDday n tbe olty tbe guest of Mrs. Manntteld lolllngswurtb. (VEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS APPOINTMENTS. Applicants lo be Examined at Abbe tine mr uc jiuiru tvDKrfiiiunai District. A competitive examination wtl' be be)d at Vbbevillp. m the Court House, Wednesday, lauuary 8rd. 1907. for the purpose of selecting aDdldutes for appointment to a cadetsblp Id West Point Military Academy and a midiblpman in Annapolis Naval Academy. There will be a prlnolpal and two alternates selected for each piaoe. Each candidate should be well versed In the 'oilowlng subjects, to-wli; reading, writing pelllng, English grammar, Engllt-b oompolitlon, English V/cerature, arithmetic, alsfr >ra through quadratic equations, plane geom siry, descriptive geography, and tbe elements of pbyslral geography, e?neclally tbe reograpby of the Unlied States. United State* aintory, the outlines of general history and .be geueral principles of physiology and bj(lene Applicants foi West Point must not be unler 17 or over 92 years of age. and for Anaapolis tbey must not be under id or over 20 re-trs of age. All applicants must be bona ifle residents of tbe Third Congressional Dlsrlot, and mnst be able to pass rigid physical examination. Respectfully, Wyatt Aiken. BELLEYUE Mr*. Annie Lou Moore of Elberton, Ga. re* lamed tober bom? Wednesday after *pendng lome time with her brother Mr. O. W. J?de, of Cade's Mills. Mr. and Mia. J. F. Bradley of Abbeville pent Wednesday wltb relatives on Loop 3aqe> Beiievoe was well represented In Abbeville Monday. Mr. A. B. Kennedy and Mr W. D. Mormh Attended tbe meeting or tbe K. of P's. In Ml CarmH last Wednesday night. Mr. Lane of tbe Gasoline Engine Co., spent jatnrdav night and 3abbatb In Bellevue. Mr*. W. H. Kennedy and Mrs. J. E. BrlU visited relatives In this community Wednesday. Tbe price of cotton was down a little after ibe government report came out,but our farmers hope for a better prloe In tbe future. Mrs. Eb Watson of Mt. Carmel has been quite sick for some time, bnt last report she vVrh Improving:. Mr. George Talbert near McCormlck wat reported tn a dying condition Saturday nlgb' bat we beve since learned that he Is better. MUb Sirab Brill came borne Friday, from McCormlck and stayed tilt Monday with borne folks. Mr. Cade of Mt. Caimel bat bee i on tbe <lrk list for some time. Mr and Mrs. Kennedy spent a few day* ast week at Ivg, wltb Mrs. McQee. Miss Rue McCaslan came borne from Abbs rllle Friday,having spent a few days^wtth Mre. Barnwell. Women sejdom take kindly to adsger. Too many blows will ezilngnlsb tbe llgbt >f love. A savage dog is tbe wayside cross of tbe lUDgry bobo. Love may intoxicate a man, bnt marriage s apt to sober blm. Please notice tbnt tbe old bachelor is wedl*d to Blogle blessedness. If a man doesn't amount to anything blmleif he boasts of bis ancestors. What yon say of yonr neighbors may be lotblng to what tbey think of yon. Do yoa earn a living you don't get?or do rou get a living yon don't earn? A married man seldom gets tbe last word >enau>e of bis inability to stay awake. Even after a man reaches bis bottom dollar >e usually baa something left to build hopes ipon. Wben a man is in love be Is either so happy >r so miserable that be doesn't seem to care nnoh what happens. The State of Snnt.li Hamlino COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PR-BAT* COURT. n the matter of the estate of A. K. WataoD, deceased. Notice to debtor* and creditors. A'I persona Indebted to said estate oast lettle without delay, and those holding ilalms against the estate most present them >roperly attested to Leslie E. Watson, Jas. P. Glbert, W. B. Wilson. Dec. 5,1906. Holiday Rales Via Southern Railway. The Southern Railway will sell Excursion fckcts between all points East of the MlsalsIppl and 8outh of the Ohio and P tomac Rivers to and from Bt. Louis and Intermed) ite points. Rate one fare and ope third plus wenty five cents Mr round trip. Tickets sold December 20th to 25th, Inclusive, December Olb-Slat, 1903 and JaDuary 1st, 1907, with tmii gooa to leave destination returning not ater tbaD midnight January 7th, 1007. For fnll Information, apply to any Ticket Vgent of tbeMootbero Rallwav, or write R. W. Hunt. Q.B.Allen, division Paatenger Agt, Ami Uen. Phm. A, Charleston, H. C. Atlanta, Ga. Hie Taggart House THE DOORS OF THE TAGGART 30USE, formerly known as the jilenn-Eibe], are now oDen to the >ublic. Good board, good lodging, ;ood eervante, and good dining tables, or all who come, JAMES TAGGART, MBS. MARY TAGGART. v'v .-'av" } ' ' - 7 "norman"christmas. CUSTOMS AND FEASTS OF ENGLAND'S ANCIENT RULERS. Olla and Buons Were the Servants nt Their Conqueror* ? Stewed Lamprcji Prom the Severn?Drinks of the Early Briton*?Fcmooki ana isoarr nnai. Celtio aperstltions and traditions prevail in England, the land of the mistletoe; the romance of Arthnr and his knights lingers around Avalon; Roman luxury is with us In Bath and Cirencester* Somerset recalls the scenes of Athelney and Glastonbury, and in the magnificent piles of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford we still gaze in admiration on these wonders of Norman generosity. But what have these Normans bequeathed to us of Christmas customs? Nothing distinctive, for their ancestors, the sea, kings, were but offshoots of the same Scandinavian forefathers of the Saxons, and thus we had already received through Dane and Saxon the observances of northern Yule. But a greater luxury and love of display in every form entered English life. Quality, no longer quantity, was the fashion of the board. The ox and calf flesh, sheep and swine flesh, appear as beef, 1 hncra hnrna n# VUCfriy 1UUUVUU HUU ywia, MUDV MW?MW _ home brewed ale give plaoe to wines; spiced and highly seasoned dishes first appear. But at heart the Norman is no more refined than the Saxon. Where the Saxon is simple minded, trustworthy and faithful, the Norman is crafty, cunning and deceitful. His fair words may sound sweeter, 'tis all. Many and varied now are the dishes at feasts. Our terrapin and canvas back duck had their prototype in the crane, Indispensable at all aristocratic feasts, and In Becket's days, for King Henry was a veritable gormand, we find suoh dlshei as "dillegrout," "karumpie" and "maupigyrnun." Dillegrout required great skill on the wok's part, for it was composed of almond milk, the brawn of capons, sugar and 'spices, ohicken parboiled and chopped and Is often known aa "le messo degyron." II fat were added to It, then It became "maupigyrnun." The tenant of the manor of Addlngtoa In Surrey held his lands in return for a mesa of dillegrout on the day of the king's coronation. The Norman kings had learned to appreciate the stewed lampreys of the Severn, and the loyalty of Gloucester was tested every year by the preparation of a huge lamprey pie for the sovereign. So fond was Henry II of this rich dish' that his gluttony overcame his prudence, and his last Illness and death resulted from the same. John, too, fined the oltizena of Gloucester for not sending him their usual tribute.But when lampreys cost 50 cents apiece and a whole sheep's saroass oould be bought for the same sum, need we wonder at the economical tendencies displayed toward the worthless king? The Christmas lamprey pie, which Gloucester sends to the reigning king 01 queen, Is well worth notice. Last year the custom, fallen Into abcyance, was revived, and a pie weighing 81 pounds was dispatched to Windsor and gratefully acknowledged by her majesty. Aooordlng to an anoientrecipe, "takeout yebaokebone, season ym with cloves, mace, nutmeg, pepper and allspice, stew ym in beef gravy, rwi?f tulnn anri tvlno nt MuHolnL T>llt vm ill a pie,- with chopped anchovies, floor and hotter; eat yt with lemon juice, mustard and horse radish.'' Accompanying this gift are silver skewers bearing the city arms, engraved 01 raised in relief. The English had long era this time been celebrated for their drinking capabilities. Iago says, "Your Dane, your German aod your swag bellied Hollander are nothing to your English." The mead, cider, ale, pigment and morat of the Celts and Saxons have Norman successors in claret or olarre, garhiofllao and hlppocras. The Saxon morat was made of honey and mulberries, and the Norman hlppocras, Indispensable at all high feasts, was sweetened wine mixed with spioes. The garhiofllao was a white wine spiced with glrofle or cloves, and we can still read an order of Henry III directing the keeper nf Mo trlnoa to out. roA/lv fni? two tunBof white wine to n\ako garhlofllao Clad one tan of red The same klag gf peacocks and boars' heads ' bowing how luxury v?as . p aod more. It .>- ^^lon at Gloucester i . he cathedral wiodo^ mas speot theie y ?' bles left him ft: ,ie best seats at ./ But we mustt; '' V Crecy was * .; >- i was no Eogitg^ '* f this Saxon a^f f servant aad m -; his simpler if X ; v -> Norman sat scq. . monlous feasts..'1" " the less workinj eratioa of the < Saxoo dwelling . halls must corilt "?V ";5v (be.household, ;> ;'v" voted to his faithi - J with eager ear'/ his knights, if . v long ere (his x; We have no ; cross to tell ifChristmas, an^ drew Saxon aiu t' ?.? . until in the tlnft_ * common cause u? side, the Saxon I : " the skill which cc* In feats of arms, ^ ger disdainful, for : man a tru6ty friend, P&-i a worthy ally. AndV England of Chaucer, \ / ' spring, the bright and 1 language?tho richest, \ ? most comprehensive of ' the world. Let us W orieth every lustle many*^^g^^ Ledger. Howell*' Happiest CbrlitmM, The merriest Christmas I have ever known in my life Is the first one that I can remember. The question of who experiences the greater happiness and sense of triumph, the child who has received a new and much ooveted toy on Christmas luoruiug or the military hero who has captured a great city, has been often discussed, but uever satisfactorily decided.?W. 1). Howell* to Mew York World. A Chrfatt&M Fact. The futare bus a golden tinge, The put, too, may seem ploaMK&t Sat jnti about the Christmsstid* TWwNi arthtng like the present. -LU& ^ ^ Cigar Cases, Fine Pipe?, Clear and Clearel.te Holders and everything tn Ibe'smoklng line at Mllford'i up-'o-date Store. LotalR. See A. M. Smith for seed wheat, Fultz, Red May, and Blue Stem. Go to A. M. Smith for a pair of snow shors, the b?st on tbe market. Get A. M. Smith's prices on first and Becond patent Hoar before you bay. Drummers Samples In underwear at A. M.1 Smiths. Best five pound oan cf Coffee a t A. M. 8m 1th*.' Big Bargains In enamel ware at A. M Smith's. Drummers SnmnlA handkorchlera nnmr. *?r C')r^ltXDM prenentB at A. M. / . . ; ' yam- : < '. ' . CHRISTMAS LONG AGO. fke Banquet la Old England Vu u Event of Great Ceremony. The Christmas banquet of mediaeral times was a very brilliant affair, followed by spectacular performances, particularly at court, where processions, dancing and the acting of alle gorles were favorite amusements. Be tides the representations, the ballel frequently acted tome simple story. A favorite allegory represented Promethean stealing th? spark from heaven and making his escape, Vulcan and Venus forging the bolts of Jove, thi fall of Phaeton, the love of Semele and Its fatal catastrophe, and Love and Beauty setting the universe or fire with their united power. From the time of Henry VIII untl; nearly the close of the seventeenth cen tury boar's head was a favorite dish or Christmas dav. This was an event ol great pomp and ceremony. After the guests had assembled around the fes tive board the procession of retaineri appeared. Then-rWaa brought the lusty brawn By old blue coated serving man; Then the grim boar's head frowned on high. Crested with bays and rosemary. While round the merry wassail bowl Garnished with ribbons blithe did trowL At Queen's college, Oxford, th? bringing In of the boar's head was at tended with processional honors. Th< boar's head was carried In by th< strongest of the guardsmen, singing ? merry stave. The turkpy as a Christmas dish wai Introduced Into England in the sir teenth century and is therefore of lest antiquity than the huge sirloin of beel or the mince pie. Mince pies were firsi shaped like a manger, as were th< Yule cakes given out by the bakers t< their customers. Mince pie wan als< long ago accepted as typical of th< riches and spices brought by the threi wise men to the Child in the manger The plum porridge later developed Into the plum, pudding, which date: from 1675. At the old Christmas feasts peacocks and cranes formed some of the dishes. Before being roast ed the peacock was carefully skinned and after leaving the oven the birc was reclothed with Its old plumageBoston Herald. a unruimM Tree t eninre. Dancing Christmas fairies always en hance the children's delight in the Christmas tree and. once made, can b( used year after year. Buy up a dozer or more of 5 and 10 cent dolls, and tc add the variety have among th( number some Japanese and colorec dolls. Dress these to represent fairies In bright hues of spangled gauze, tar latan or tissue paper and liberally Bprlnkle their hair and garments witt diamond dust powder. Each doll shoulc be provided with a dainty pair of falrj wings made from spangled tissue pa< per and fastened to the body by means of concealed wires. These wires should be colled to obtain motion in the wings and nothing better can be used thai the fine spiral coils that come out oi wornout wire stitched brooms. The least motion will set this spiral tc quivering, causing the wings to mtm as If In flight ' In like manner use the spiral wire to attach the dolls In hover tog positions over and around the tree The effect Is magical. Every footstep causes jar enough to start the dolls dahcing and circling above and around the tree, as If the Invisible fairies ol the air had come down to join the Christmas glee.?Woman's Home Com' panion. - Giblet Dreialnf. To make a giblet dressing for roast turkey put the giblets and neck in a saucepan with cold water and add an onion, salt and pepper and a slice ol dry bread that has been made vers brown in the oven. Boil until the giblets are done. Then strain and stock Chop the giblets fine and put them and the stock back into the saucepan, dredge with a little flour and add the brown gravy from the bottom of the pan In which the fowl waa cooked after skimming off the fat Serve in a hoi fravy boat.?Selected. .Christina* Carol. Bethlehem's plains are still as green, Bethlehem's harrest fields as whit* As when angel bands were seen AUUUUS 11UU1UUU9 tuc UAgUU ; But for long baa ceased the lay Snog by that seraphic choir, And for long has passed away I* That apocalypse of fire. . Yet that ancient Christmas tone V Still is sung by faithful hearts. And the light that's vanished long Brightness to the soul lmparta. Still to Faith's divining eye Lustrous forms the expanse fill. And to Lore's quick ear the sky Throb* with heavenly music still. While the ages come and go Hymns of praise unceasing rise. And with songs by saints below Angels join their symphonies. Glory still to God is given. Peace on earth is still made known, And the Heir of earth and heaven Claims the kingdoms for Bis own. Christmas joyfully returns On the wings of this new morn. Gratefully our spirit yearns, Worshiping the Christ once born! ?Dawson Boras in Illustrated London Im Yoo want your elrl to umllo XmnR mom Ing. the slfls at Mllford's Drug Store will d( the work. A. beautiful line of Shaving Sets And Mi liary Brushes In leather canes at Mllfords. Shopping Bags galore, from $1.00 to S8.00 don't fall to aee them at Mtlfor i'h ltru Store, Ask no questions, but go and nee for your, seir, the choice line ol Xinan Goods at Mil. fords Drug Store. Alter Tea stroll down otwn and drop In at Mllford's Drugstore; yon arealwajs welcomt and the Holiday goods will make you glad. A beautiful line of Leather goods, Hand Ban, Parsed, Music Rolls, Lap TabletB Ac al Mllford'i Drug Store. ; ' 7'' ' *v ' <. CHILDEEN'S COLUMN. > , i Johnny Whippen*? New Watch. Johnny Wblppen wanted a watch on his birthday and wanted everybody to know , he wanted It.. For weeks in advance at breakfast, lunch and dinner he told his ! father, mother, sisters and brothers how he yearned for lie timepiece. His persistent harping on the matter finally became unbearable to the other ' members of the family. When Johnny > mentioned the word "watch," they be came severely silent. But Johnny kept i right on. I One evening he was sitting in the draw, ing room with his father and concluded it t was a good opportunity to do a little lobbying for himself. "Say, pa." 1 "Pa" laid down his paper on the table nnrt Innknd Rternlv at the hov over his I spectaclcs. "Now, Johnny, I am going to put my i foot down on any more of this watr' !k. i You are making life a burden for ( rest | of us. So,' if you were intending to ai k me about the watch, you hud better not say anything further. Don't let me hear 1 the word again." Johnny was repulsed, but not defeated. It was the custom in the Whippen family for each member to quote a verse of Scripture at family worship each morning. The day following Mr. Whippen's ultimatum the family met for worship. It was Johnny's turn to quote a verse. He I waited until he was sure all present were attentive, and then he 6lowly repeated with great emphasis tho following verse: f "What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." Johnny wears it in his top vest pocket. ?Buffalo News. A Patient Patient. Flossie's doll was a very patient little I thing. It never cried or screamed or | made any trouble. It was just as content i with a bed on tho floor as in the crib. One I T?1 neelo Ft nil if* wflfl ainlc _ and of course she felt very badly about it, and i j %' ?' hardly knew what to do. A happy thought r came to her. She dressed hastily and took , Dollle to get some medicine. She ,found I Dr. Guy in his office, but all ready to ride , out. He gave her some medicine and promised to call and see her. Flossie wai very glad for his cheering words and the ) medicine. Dollie was soon better and hac I ixot needed any medicine since.?Our Lit* , tie Folks' Magazine. I A Strange Pet. , Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept by? man was a wasp which Sir John Lubbock caught in the Pyrenees and resolved to 1 tame. He began by teaching it to take it? ' meals on his hand, and in a very short pace of time it grew to expect to be fed in . that way. Sir John preserved this pet i with the greatest care. True, it stung him I once, but then It had every excmie for doI ing so. Sir John was examining it while , on a railway journey, and, the door being opened by a ticket collector, he uncere1 moniously stuffed it into a bottle, and the outraged Spaniard, not feeling quite at home during the process, gave him a gentle reminder as to the proper way to treat a guest I A Great Hearted Little Man. I There is an 8-year-old boy in Emporia ' with a heart in him as big as a man's, say3 a Kansas exchanga Observing for successive days another boy 0 years old carrying big bundles of clothes, which hie mother washed in order to earn a support | I for him and her, an idea struck him that , a nice little red wagon would lighten his ! bnrddn. So ho went among his friends i and collected $1.60 in nickels, and with , this he bought the little wagon and gave , it to the washerwoman's boy for a Christmas gift. The Robin's Red Breait. To robin redbreast is ascribed a legend that most of us are familiar with. He is said to hare plucked a thorn jlrom the crown that our Lord wore on the cross, and fchft hlrwT rtinnincr down: stained hifl breast red. The Snowflake Ball mJf r% Frost on the window?stormy weather? The winds and the truant leaves at pi*y. And, dancing across the day together. The dainty snowflakes flit away. Light they are as an eider feather, White they are as an Easter lilyElves escaped from a misty tether, Romping away to a revel chilly. Fiddle-de-dee! The gray trees fiddle A woodland tune to a gay quadrille. Across the sides and up the middle The snow elves dance with a happy will Oho, for the snow and wintry pleasurel Bright is the sun in Its robes or gray: Come, join In the snow elves' danclcc measure? The romping tune of a stormy day! ( ?Chicago Record. Of Coarse He Conldn't. Angry Father (to little Willie)?Why 1 are your clothes soiled so frightfully? Little Willio (whimpering)?I fell lo the gutter. "And with your new pants onP" "Yes, pa. I didn't have time to oaof home and change them." ( ? ( , Th? MoMnrray Drue Co. Is showing the handsomest line of meerschaum and briarwood plpps ever seen In Abbeville so say all J who see them. I The Htrtbllng Fountain Pen has some good points owned by no other pen in me marnei > > flmceto ke*p the Ink from coming back '?n the flriKPrBand ti middle point which removes poM-ilblllilpM of a bloi. Let us , *how them to you. The McMurray Drug , Co, Stlerp's chooolute* are all Korfc dipped I -"pi) is ihe only Southern Candy so made ) They are perfectly iJellcloi'R. A box for Xm^s, did you say? The McMurray Drug I ,;oI Want yon to come and see the choice lot of Xmas goods at Mllford's Drag Store. % i , , ,\ What is One Do Compared to Gk Or What Would a Man Oil his Health? Dr. Andes' Great Bemedie Satisfaction and Doing M< any medicine Ever Advei Read, ooneidej write?or call atouce an< health. In le*8 than one week you will si I ever spent." READ WHAT THIS GREAT MEDICI] YOU KNO "Mr. J, J. Sutton, of Columbia, reports the "I am 79 years old and have been a coub or the past 20 years *; during damp, cloudy w hing. and if contracted ' cold would have vould stop up; at times wculd have ht avy nuny kinds of treatments in 20 years; but < heard so much of what Dr. Andes' Great Re offering as I was, I thought I would try thea <>una my hearing was improved and could he eet away. Am delighted pith the result and .suffer as I did know what a grand medicine }| Dr. Andes'' Remedies are Will Positively Cure. Caftarrh of any form, Rheumatism, Stomj Bladder Disorders, and never fall to remove f yftem. Price, $1 00 bottle; 3 for 12 50; 6 foi Dr.Andes' Great Oil?the ant to the Great Prescri For hard hearing it is a modern miracle; for <nati&m it has no equal; it never fails to cure i three mimutes; price, 3 bottle for $1.25. ON SALE AT G. A. MILFOR Christmas is Near R. M. HADDON & Have made preparation for it and show you but. to sell you the best goods ble prices in evnry DEPARTMENT. COLLARS FOR LADIES in the n< 50c. HA vnvirD/iDTPra wnT> ?TT un^i/uumjUim'O X' U1V AJJJJ Embroidered aud Fancy Effects, also I box, 90c to $1 50. A nice line Cotton and Linen handk* Silk haudkerchie's in black and whi Christmas Furs and Haddon's is the from 90? to $16 00. LADIES COATS. We secured a rei PLE COATS and can offer you $12 and anil Tan. A good line Coats for Children. A line of Ladies' Petticoats in Black SPECIAL, We have put a price on find out about it. Children's Caps, Fur Sets and Bootee Tbi? is Headquarters for QUEEN Q I j3L.rtv.n. I nu."MXL,u x. SANTA CLAUS has not yet but is sti J. W. Ryl in. .1 i :? - r: nynaru uarrit?b a urn Presents and Novelties at | customers. Among them are: Hair Brushes, Militery Dhains, Brooches, Stick 3veryihing desirable for eith [lemen's Christmas Presenl J. W. By . w sBB H >od Health? re in Exchange for , is are Giving More >re Real Good Than tised in Abbeville. i purchase $1.00 worth of good ay : "That was the best dollar' SE 18 DOING FOR PEOPLE "~ followiuj? wonderful cure: (ant sufferer from hard hearing eather could hardly hear abyall kind of head noises, hiy nose . dull headaches.' I have need w they failed to bring proper relief, medics were doing for others K After using the first time, ar every question asked me 40 believe I should let others who * not Cure-alls, but. V ich Troubles, Kidney, Liver and my kind of Impnrities from (be ; r 16.00 Wonderful Assistption Stiff Joints caused from rheuHeaiacbe or Neuralgia in one to D'S DRUG STOKE. . At Hand. COMPANf. are prepared to not onty $lil at the very lowest poasi- * I , iwest creations at 25 and ' 'c in Plain, Hemstitched, nitial Handkerchiefs 6 to erfeblefs for men. te. place to get them. Price " ' il value in a line of SAM* $15 Coats for 10. Black s only, at Reduced prices, all $5 skirts, come and s for Christmas. TTALiTTY SHOES ANT) I r ' h \ ' i-J begun his rounds II at -VLards. / 3 line of Christmas drices to suit the , "... V-' 4 V -t1Brushes, Watches, Pins, Rings, and .. . ^ e ier Ladies or Gen- j ts. * 1 i Kard: \