Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Press and Banner fBv W. W, and W. K, Bradley, HUGH WILSON, Editor. w , ABBEVILLE, S. C. ;-K ============ r *#-Publlnhed every Wednesdp at J2 t. . ^'\ year In advanoe. : Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1906 ?? Couflederate Pensions. Tbe Newberry Herald aud Newt eaji>: "We have no specific pensioners In mind. k who are oo the roll improperly and we bavt ho cbarRe to make against any one, but a* ' . stated above, there Is general dissatisfaction. Ki > whether well grounded or not, among tbe jjk confederate veterans throughout the statt as to tbe distribution or the pension lund." Speaking for Abbeville County, tbe Press and Banner has not beard of any "dissatisfaction among Confederate veterans" or other* In reference to the "distribution of the pension fund," and we believe there is no dlssatlsfaotlon with tbe enrollment of any name. ? Th? fpniine here, if we know anything about it Is, t bat each of tbe pensioners deserve* thfe pittance tbHt 1b paid to blm. If charges or Insinuations are to be made V; ' . against tbe recipients of our bounty, and If tbe pensions are not paid cheerfully and freety, we believe tbat tbe pensions should be with beld. If tbe Stvte of South Carolina mast malign tbe old soldiers and tben give Its bounty grudgingly, tben tbe state bas disgraced tsself and reflected upon tbe char[ . acter of 4ts defenders?:be Confederate solj dlera. If tbe deep seated malice, and tbe disgrace[ ful charges ofpartlson opponents of tbe dUf pensary board is to be exended to tbe board wblcb dispenses pensions to;honoruble and patriotic eoiaierB, iueu wu?i? jo wv and pride of a Slate which was so proud and which held Ita bead so high In former years? Shame on the mac who would cast reflec tlons on the old soldiers who lorty years ago and possibly before tbelr traducers were born, bared tbelr breasts to anion ballets. | Any honorable soldier deserves the well done of bis country, and that country which giver pensions grudgingly, while castiDg rtfleo> ' tlons on the cbaraoter of its; defenders Is un" worthy of the Confederate soldier, who did his duty. WEST POINT AND ANNAPO? ?TinATvmifmi(Tfi Lis Arruijx imLJM j i5. > . Applicants lo be Examined at Abbeville for ibe Third ConKKSilonal , District. A competitive examination wll' be beld at Abbeville, in ibe Court House, Wednesday. January 3rd, 1907. for tbe purpose of sptectln? candidates for appointment to a oadeUblp Id Weat Point MIlflAr.v Acs demy and a mid blpman In Annapolis Naval Academy. > There will be a i rlnolpal and two alternates selected for eaob place. Each candidate should be well verged In the following subjects, to-wlt: reading, wrltlue spelling, English grammar, Englli-b composition, English literature, arithmetic, alge bra tbrongb quadratic equations, plane geom etrjr, descriptive geography, and tbe eiementaof physical geography, e?i>eclally tbe geography of tbe United Slates. United States Hlatory, tbeootllnea or general oiaiory boo the general principles or pbyalology andb>fleoe. Applicants for Went Point mnatnot be ander 17 or over ?2 yearn or ?ge. ?nd for Annapolla tbey must not be under 16 or over 20 yeara or age. All applicant* most be bonx fide resident* or the Tblrd Coogrewlooal Dla* trlct, and moat be able to pass rigid pbyalcal examination. ' Respectfully, Wyatt Alten. &: ' 1 iit liit0c Bill, PJtysicisB Surgegs, K i ii : 'v* RESPECTFULLY OFFERS hUprof^Mion -t*' al services to the people or Abbeville >' and vicinity. Office* In Bank bnlldlng Pbone: Residence, 38. Office, 190 Women seldom take kindly to adager. Too many blows will extinguish the light of love. A savage dog is tbe wayside cross of the bongry bobo. Love may Intoxicate a man, but marriage is apt to sober blm. ' Please notice tbat tbe old bachelor is wedded to single blessedness. If a man doesn't amount to anything himself be boasts ol bis ancentors. j What you ?ay of your neighbors may be nothing to what ihey think of you. Do yoo earn a living yoo don't get?or do yon get a living you don't earn? , - A married man seldom gets the last word bM'aoFe of bis inability to stay awake. Even after a man reaches bis bottom dollar r , he usaally has something left to build hopes upon. When a man is in love be is either so happy rL or so miserable that be doesn't seem to cat e much what happens. ( The State of South Carolina. 9 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. m probate coubt. I Id the matter of the estate of A. K. Watson, deceased. B1 i Notice to debtor* and creditors. H, AD persons Indebted to said estate mast settle without delay, and tbose holding elalms against tbe estate must present them properly attested to |R Leslie E. Watson, M Jas. F. Gilbert, m W. B. Wilson. K;. . Dec. 5,1908. K : Id the District Court: of tbe I United States for tbe DisI trict of Soath Carolina. B In the matter of P. L. McELVEY, I Bankrupt?id Bankruptcy. B Under and by vlrtureofan order of Sj sale made by tbe Beferee in Bankjfl ruptcy in tbe above proceeding, I will B sell at public auctioD, at Abbeville, H Court House, within the legal boors 39 of sale, on sale day in January next, I to wit; on January 7th, 1907, the folH lowing parcel of laDd, to wit; All tbat M tract or parcel of land situate, lying onH hoincr in ( Vtlintv. fitfttp .of South Carolina, containing TWELVE (12) ACRES more or less, bounded by lands of G. A. Visaneba and \V. P. Greene and ^thers and which is the ouly land of flald bankrupt now undisposed of. Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for | papers. December 15,1906. J. C. ELLIS. Trustee. I HELP IS OFFERED; ; TO WORTHY YOUNG PEOPLE t We earnestly request all younar persona, no matter 1 bow limited their means or education, who wish to obtein a thorough business training and good position. to write by first mail for our great half-rate offer. Success, independence and probable fortune are guaranteed. Don't delay. Write today. IwtatM VsoMtt C?? ( ; ; 1 ~~ THB NEW COLONEL Raw Qrnnt Proved Himself tt > f HMter of Men. When Captain Grant, formerly of regular army, was appointed colonal of ?t Illinois regiment In plac? of Colonel Groode, John A. Logan while eeoortlng him to the camp said: "Colonel, the regiment is a little unraly. Do yon think jtm can manage the boys?" "I think I can," replied Grant. Logan and McClernand, two oongiun men, made patriotic speeches, and Logan, after a two hours' oration, led forward quiet man in plain citizen's clothes, saying: "Allow me to present to you your new J n-1 1 TT C nMT>f ?? oouimtuiutu', v^vxuxicx vj . u. viiau*. "Most of the soldiers observed hint fo? the first time," writes Hamlin Garland, from whose "Life of Grant" we have quoted. "They ware astonished and disappointed. " Grant looked like a grev? oountry doctor. But he showed that ha oould manage the '' unruly boys.'' Thers were loud calls: "Grant! Grant! A. speech I" Their late colonel used to "orate" before them. The new colonel stepped two paces toward them and said In a dear, calm voice: "Men, go to your quarters!" If an 8 inch shell had exploded In their ranks, the "boys" would not have been more surprised, but they went to their quarters. There was that in the new colonel's voice whloh expressed command. The tone was not loud, but it was given with a olear cut Inflection which showed him a master of men. That evening at dress parade, as he stepped to the center of the regiment, wearing no uniform save a pair of gray trousers with a stripe running down the outside seams and an old sword, the men Jested in low voices about their new oommander. 1 a+A />n1svn*1 Tlrtf. <T> VUlUUUi uwuo, VUO utvu wwuv*| uvw ?Mfrequently used the daily parade uanoocasion to make a speech, and the men expected one from Grant. The line offloers advanced, and the adjutant saluted. "A soldier's first duty is to learn to obey his commander. I shall expect my order* to be obeyed as exactly and as instantly as if we .were on the field of battle." That was all he said. As the men marched back to quarters a private asked: "What do they mean by sending down a little man like him to command this regiment? He can't pound dry sand in a straight hole." ''He can't make a speech. Look at the clothes he wears. Who is he anyhow?" "Boys," retorted a sergeant, "I'll tell jrou who he is. He's the colonel of this regiment, as you'll find, and don't you forget it." The sergeant was a prophet The regiment had obtained all the liquor It wished for. Grant stopped that. A man resisted arrest. "What's the matter?" asked Grant of the officer of the day. "The man persists In bringing liquor into camp and refuses to give it up." "Put him into the guardhouse." "He refuses to go." Grant stepped up to him, seized him by the collar and jerked him outside of the camp gate. "Get out of my regiment," he said. "You are not worth disciplining. If you come back, 1 11 nave 70a snocr* a. big, dangerous man named Mexico waa tied up with a score of others for leaving camp without permission. "For every minute I stand here I'll have an ounoe of your blood," said he to the coloneL "Gag him!" replied Grant One by one, as the hours passed, the other offenders were released by the offloers of the guard. Grant released Mexico himself. The bully saw that his oolonol was his master, and the regiment began to And out that It had a coloneL?Youth'! Companion. Sensible Physloal Exenliei. I have always been much Impressed with the facility with which the graduate of West Point or of Annapolis does a variety of things in physical exercises?exercises some of which are perhaps not alwayl characterized by the name of athletics, although useful not only In physioal development, but as adjuncts through life. Thi man who can ride, and who can swim, and who can dance, and who can fenoe, and who can do other things such as are taught at West Point and Annapolis has distinct aooompllehments, the attainment of which has not only benefited him during the period of attainment, but the possession of wnicn Will OOHI/LL1UU VU UtfLltniU mm ou xuug as he shall have the use of his physical powers. I have long thought that the graduate of Harvard ought to possess physical aooomplishments equivalent to, even if not Identical with, those of his brothers at West Point and at Annapolis, and I am inclined to think that, unless he is a crip* pie or otherwise Infirm physically, it Is th? duty of the university to see that he doef possess such before it gives him his degree. ?Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Selling Papers on tk* Roof. Not all the enterprising newsboys are in the United States. The small street merchants of Paris, when forbidden to enter the cars and omnibuses, got over a serioui difficulty in real Yankee fashion. It was easy enough, of course, to sell papers through the windows to people seated in the vehioles. But how was it possible to reach would be customer! perched on the imperiales, the seats provided on the roof? A youth promptly solved the problem. He procured a stick seven or eight feel long, with clamps fastened to the sides. Papers were put in the clamps. On ths top of the stick there was a small oup with a hole in the bottom. The "hole was a very important part of the apparatus, for it reached all the way down, and through it came the ooppex coins of one or two sons, according to the price of the paper which the patron selected when the boy held up the stick.? Youth's Companion. A Lover of Candor* Impecunious man?I wish you would be so kind as to lend me a sovereign. I'll Day you back in a few days. Candid Friend?If 70a had asked mo foi the loan In a candid and straightforward manner, I would have lent you the money, but asking me In the way 70a did causes me to distrust you. "I don't understand you." "You asked me to be so kind as to lend 70U a sovereign." "Yes." "If 70U had been candid, 70U would have said to me, 'Be so stupid, be suoh ao ignominious ass, suoh a hopeless Idiot cut to lend me a sovereign,' and you might have got it "?Pearson's "Weekly Beaten by the Testimony of Mies. man in the Palouse country lost his ranch in aoontast case because a nest containing a large family of mloe was found In his bed. It proved conclusively that he had not ocouplad the ranch anaardlny to law.?Portland Oregonlan The Taggart House THE DOORS OF THE TAGGART HOUSE, formerly known as the QleDn-Etbel, are now open to the public. Good board, good lodging, good servants, and good diniDg tables, for all who oome. JAMES TAGGART, MRS. MARY TAGGART. j' % \V' t . V mi i , HOW TO ATTAIN OLD AGE. AdTlee From an Authority on the | Subject of Longevity. Of the clvinc at reelnos for lonsevl ty there is apparently no end. Every \ man or woman who has reached out j . far beyond the allotted threescore I years and ten Is made the subject of an entertaining argument to prove the points of this or that contender. Every abnormality In the shape of strength of arm, of back, of general system, Is used as an Illustration of the virtues of this or that system of exercise or living. It Is the opinion of a good many laymen that mankind does entirely too much thinking on the subject of how to 11 veto a ripe old age. Lees worry on this point might lead to the desired result. But there nevi-r will be less worry. Even now the list of systems for pro* longatlon of man's days Is being augmented. The very latest suggestion comes from a physician of credit and renown. He thinks that there Id a very great deal of benefic or of injury In the wearing of certain kinds of clothing. According to this authority, the wearing of flannel next the skin is Immensely injurious to the general run pf men and women. Cotton Is king, in his opinion. For summer wear he suggests a calico shirt, while balbrlggan cotton Is hi* Idea of winter covering. The main point of his theory Is the necessity of wearing always the same kind of material next the skin, whether this be of linen, cotton or wool. Outdoor exercise is hisrhly recom mended?that 1b, If cycling be excepted. Wheeling Is not considered a sane performance by this Judge. How to Bake Tripe. /Cat two pounds of boiled tripe Into Inch pieces. Peel, slice and fry In a little butter four mild onions. When of a golden grown oolor, turn them Into a deep baking dish, lay on them the tripe, dust with pepper and salt and one tables poonful of flour. Pour over milk sufficient to cover, put over the dish a tightly fitting lid and bake for two hours. When done, skim off the fat, turn into a heated dish and serve. How to Make Poor Man's Podding. Wash two tablespoonfuls of rice thoroughly, put it in a pudding dish, pour over it a quart of rich milk, add four heaping tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar and a saltspoonful of salt Stand the dish on the back of the stove and aa it heats and the rice begins to swell Btlr it often from the bottom to keep it from sticking. When the rice Is quit* soft, add half a teaspoonful of vanilla extract and grate in quarter of a nutmeg. Stir these flavorings through well and put the dish in the oven. As often as the milk begins to wrinkle on top after placing It in the oven stir it thoroughly, not allowing a crust to form on top till the milk becomes thick and creamy. Then do not stir ] it any more. Let is get a delicate brown on A ?- ? ? U 4KA Avan loy tUSU UltSiJ laac 11 liuiu we v' vu. Serve cold with currant jelly. How to Make Sandeea. Chop some beef or mutton very fine, about two cupfuls. Add to It one Bmall onion chopped fine. Season with salt and pepper and add a little gravy. Butter escalop dishes or shells and fll} them two-thirds full with the mixture. Spread over them mashed potatoes that have had milk or cream added to them. Brush over with melted butter and brown In the oven. How to Make Koialii. One quart of perfectly fresh milk, one-fifth of a 2 cent cake of yeast, one tablespoonful of sugar. Dissolve the yeast In a little water and mix It with the sugar and milk. Put the mixture Into strong bottles?beer bottles are good?cork them with tightly fitting stoppers and tie down secg^gjy with stout twine. Shake the W " full minute to mix thorot? gredients, then place tl^ni refrigerator or some e<r 1 : ~ t I frn formont alnnrlv AfV-. VV 4VAUAVUV M*w ? : days lay the bottles on i them occasionally. F^ quired to perfect the fetfcj' / then the koumiss Is at u keep Indefinitely In a ret - . Bow to Prejtre Fl?!pTo prepare fish a U pound of boiled fish Make a white sauce oi i . ful of flour and one cf Add to It the fish, twou of chopped mushrooms# rlka, and heat It thorfr water. At the last c ? yolk of one egg and o& of chopped parsley. J How to Fry Cla*#itl Put one tablesiky " ' :'v frying pan over y,-.7 ~~ hot, add one tamM chopped onion. ' FT?' , minutes. Do not hv^ v , v 15 soft shell claru^ * :->votes in a covered'puu'^' little pepper. Beat tb? eggs, add to them os?-h cream, add this to the stir until the sane* to bolls, it will curdle. .> How to DorO A) Blanch and shred two-. ful of almonds. Heat o fol of butter until It ate the almonds, then add tJ fuls of chutney, four i?t\ : chopped cucumber pt< poonfuls of wore??Kt?*.; ii v' ^ V J. teisDoonful of Bait and .un\ J> | ful of pepper. Servt* Lot. ^ Bow to Make Sprnff Beer. Mix together a pound and a half o loaf sugar, two gallons and a half o water, a large piece of lemon peel. suf flclent essence of spruce to flavor and half a cupful of yeast When the bee? la fermented, bottle It for use. Cigar Caaefl, Fine Pipes, Cigar and Cleareitp Holders and everything Id tbe smoking line at Mllford'a np?!ordate Store. Loeali 1 Bee A. M. Smith for seed wheat, Foltz, Red May, aDd Blue Stem. Ob to A. M. Smith for a pair of snow 8ho?p. the best on the market. Get A. M. Smith's prices on first and second patent floor berore yon bny. Drummers Samples in underwear at A. M Smiths. Best five pound can ofCofleoat A. M.Smith*. Big Bargains In enamel ware at A. M Smith's. Drummers Brmple handkerchiefs, something nice/or Christmas presents at A.M. amlUl'a. I V . HE FOUND THE MAN. ( fl Id my early days I was a reporter on The Clarion OaU. Only a dislike to own myailf beaten and tbo occasional fasclna- A\ tlon which compensated for the more fre- y qneDt disoontfort kopt me In the office. .) Bat all this was before tbo day I was 6ent u to interview the wife and daughter of tbo K - J*?J -3 11 lUtUi WliU UOU J UDU UlOUUi UDU DVUIOVJ li/ p disappearing from it. ^ Mr. Grey, so 16 had been learned from the notices concerning his disappearance, n had one evening after dinner gone out for a a stroll around the block. He had never , oome back. His family was of course prostrated after the manner of families on r such sad occasions. After giving him time to come back, sending to his clubs, ti bis office and the houses of his friends his 11 wife had finally cold his lawyers, and sys- tl tematic search was begun. The family '^ had retired' from publio lffe and denied ^ themselves to every one, consequently . my chances for an Interview with Mrs. Grey did not see hopeful, but the city ed- " ltor's air of granting me the opportunity ? 1 had been longing for made me loath to r admit my fears. n I took the train for the Greys' ?they r lived a little way ont of town?and prepared myself .to meet the servants' scorn and the other attendant evils of such an assignment. The coaoh was an ordinary 8 one, and there were several laboring men 6 In it, evidently traveling to some suburb ? where they were to work upon the roads, a for they carried pickaxes and shovels. t There sat opposite me and slightly forward a peculiar type of man to whom 1 ? found my gaze wandering every few minutes. His iron gray hair was thick and f very unevenly out. His face was covered c with a stubbly growth of gray beard. He looked unwashed, unkempt and generally b unpleasant. His blue overalls wore stain- g ed with red olay and his red flannel shirt t opened at the front in a way that revealed j anything but a beautiful neok, burned . and blistered. But the man's twitohlng lips and oonvulslve movements of the jaws c attracted my attention, and bis deep Ml, steely blue eyes that burned in cavernous sockets fascinated me. He did not talk to b the other men, but sat with his head sunk t upon bis breast, only occasionally raising t it to cast a look abont him. He, with th? ? other laborers, left the train at Forestvllle, where the Greys ll^ed, and I soon saw e them, under the direotion of a foreman, 1 assigned to make various road repairs. Of course Mrs. Grey would not see ma I sat in the library while the servant took my card to her, for there were other callers * In the drawing room. Over the mantel ? hung a picture, presumably Mrs. Grey, \ done in olL She was as beautiful as a c cameo'and as bard. Opposite hnr was the E portrait of a clean shaven mao, with fine r iron gray hair brushed off his forehead?a more plebeian oast of countenance, but strong and interesting. The face seemed 1 familiar. I stared at it until the servant ' returned. t ' 1 "Mrs. Grey is sorry, miss, but ahe can see no one, and has nothing to say for publication." "Very well," said I. Then I rose to go E "T? that M* flrfivf" I Rskod. noddlna t toward the ploture. . fi "Yes, miss," was the reply, and ruddenly it flashed upon me where I had Been those deep set, curiously shaped, keen blue eyes. My heart leaped almost into my ( month. I took one long look at the por- c trait and left the house. ? The men were repairing the road, and I ( noticed one of tbe workmen whose face ( startled me. The resemblanoe to the por- f trait I had seen of Mr. Grey was remarka- j ble. He worked with a fierce delight In the severe lab6r. His faoe seemed more mad than ever, with tbe exultation of mo- y tion and strength deepening the gleam In E his eyes. c There was a telegraph office &t tbe end ( of the street. I tent a message to the city < editor. "Send a man to Forestville at once," was my command. Then while I paced the street and walked about the square I reflected upon the welcome I would receive if I had made a mistake 1 Every minute I became mc e and more ? oonvinced that I had made the most oolos- , *al blunder on record. By the time Mr. c Ellington Ellsworth-, the only man who happened to be available when my tele gram was received, had arrived I was nearly hysterical I told Mr. Ellsworth my theory, and he waa properly skeptical. He discouraged me thoroughly in about two minutes, bnt I suddenly rallied. "Well," I remarked, taking command, 'I want you to keep that man in sight J shall go to town, and get his lawyer. Find Ait what train they go in on, and I'll t ggfc you." x U ^ \ Ellsworth didn't wish to aot upon c J'v Suggestion, but he finally consented lijr so. I went In, summoned Mr. lawyer and with him met the y 'men's train. Mr. Ellsworth, look- 1 ~'ji and unhappy, got out and point- I *>ur suspected "disappearanoe" to I (- r V My heart stood in my mouth. ? \ forever disgraced or made fa- j y,"Boia tee lawyer, stepping ,*hat does this mean?" a >i I saw the man start wildly I 1 2 v ,- *> ] was not forever disgraced. . J * 4 . aid the city editor jovially, #';fMk ->ey Bay ?" t- -i'tsay anything. They didn't \ n't get the interview?" said \ /?bortly. . 'nlied meekly, "but I found \ ^h ! the irony of fate, the v ?ad of letting me rest on ' Iways exhorting nfe to live ation I made in the Grey Vend the missing man, . ' jjVork had worn out his \ x> hia half crazed oondi- c gvry.i . away and returned to ^tlon in life, to the horh the cameoilke face. If /been bo brilliant I?Ex fr rrrd Death. J v.,. >Jt io, a German who had > v. ith Maximilian, told to jnii, who records is in mi following Btory of an Inti to bis leader: c Via was a full blood Indian - *^eof Maximilian and was tak* i/nev along with him. TWC- hours . ^6 their execution was to take plaoe VJ^eral Alatorre came to him and said: ^General Mejia, I have been three times four prisoner, and three times you have spared my life. My aid-de-camp is at the doer with a horse, and you are free to go where you please." ' And the emiteror?" asked Mejia. "Will be shot In two hours," answered Alatorre. "And youdar* to come to me with such proposition! Leave the room I" rejoined c the prisoner. Alatorre did so, and Mejia j the emDeror foil together. , Yon want yon' elrl to smtlo Xmas rooming, ihe elfte at Milford'o Drug Store will do . the work. ^ A. beantlfnl line of Hhavlne SetR and w Ml Itary Brushes In leather cases at Milfords. Shnpnlne B ** galore, from gl.00 to 88.00, ^ don't fall to see them at Mlllord's Druu n Store. ^ Aslr no qnestlons, bu' uo and see for y-nir- ^ Hflf. the cnolce llneot Xmas Goods at Ml!- " fordu Drug 8lore. Alter Tea stroll down r.twn ami drop In al " Mllford's DrngHtorf; vor, are alwa\ s welcome T and the Holiday goods will muke you glad. >i A beautiful line of Leather eoorln, Hand Bugs, Parses, Music Rolln. Lap Tablets itc at MllrorcTa Drug Store. o 40W TO ACT AT A HOTEL, ?it Plan of Beglitcrinit and Get? Hag Wants Attended To. 1_., ,? t,i? | fx man accorapuxufu uj uia iv?w | houl<i( not drag her Into the crowd ; lr.t Langs around the office, as twoilrds of them do. He should first tak? or to the parlors, leave her there and 0 to the office alone. When he baa ?gistcred and been assigned a room, ; e should j?o and get her. When the boy has shown tlieaa th? oom, the guest should not hesitate to ly so if he does not like it There are oubtless others empty, and it is the lerk's place to try to please. Another great blunder is not to csft lie price of the room before looking at 1 Many a man feels reluctant to do his, but it is purely business. If the ; j*lce does not suit, he can kick, but liere is no- use complaining after the ill is sent In and saying that he has een overcharged. that he has oeen bere before and always had a lower ate and all the many things that a 3an is apt to think about when he Is %dy to leave. When a woman Is alone, she sboa'd iot go to the office. All that is necesary is to take a seat in tue parlor and end bcr card to the clerk, 'stating whether she wants a bathroom or not nd exactly the kind of accommodaions Khe wants. She rhould frankly say if she wisher, . quiet mm, a small room, an lnex* ensive room or any preference sh# nay have.' Despite all the printed warnings on lotel walls it is almost impossible to :et women to send their valuables tc ho office safe. Why? It ia a mystery Jut the owners prefer, as a rule, to ake the chances. Then, If a loss ocurs, they blame not their o\ra carec-ssness, but the hotel management. Another thing: Trunks should bo ;ept locked. Every hotel tries to get tonest help. No hotel can guarantee hat all its employees are or always vill be proof against temptation. Evsry hotel asks Its patrons not to tempt hem. Bow to Make Cocoa Cordial. One-half teaspoonful of Dutch cocoa tome boiling writer, two blocks of loaf lugar and two tablespoonfuis of port vine. Put the cocoa and sugar into * ihina cup and pour directly upon thee tome boiling water and add the win* naking in all the usual amount called i cupfuL Serve at once. This is au ixcellent drink for . those who are ihilled or exhausted or to take after a Mth. How to Slake Squirrel Pie. Six squirrels, a quarter of a pound ol ialt pork and a pint of oysters. Cut the iqulrrel into meat joints and put into l stewpan with water enough to cover hem, Add the pork, cut Into slices, tnd half a medium sized onion. Covet :lose and simmer until tender* When lone, take up the pieces of squirrel, itraln the gravy and set both away to jet cold. Line tli? Bides or a deep pi? lish with a good paste, put a little fravy In the bottom of the dish, then a ayer of squirrel and a few oysters and lome of the oyster liquor. Sprinklr ylth flour, season with salt, pepper Lnd a little amce and cover with bits >f butter. Repeat until the dish Is full 3over with paste, cut a hole in the renter and bake half an hour. How (o Decorate the Table. A charmiug dinner table arrange nent Is of La France roses and maidenhair ferns, with striped grass. A **avy Une Is formed down the middle >f the table of the ferns and grass, and ha i-ncaa nro lnti>rmlnerlpd ill he curves. Another pretty scheme Is >f holly berries and leaves, with asjaragus fern, lu the first case the andle shades are pluk. in the second ed. How to Care For the Eyea. When the eyes ache, relieve them >y closing the lids for five or ten min ites. When stinging and red through Tying, they should be bathed In rosevater or wet a handkerchief with rosevater and lay it over them for a tevi ninutes. If they are bloodshot, yoi. leed more sleep or have been sitting n a draft. If they have a burning lensation, bathe them with hot water o which a dash of witch hazei has >een added. If the whites of the eyee ure yellow and the pupils dull, strict iH-pntlnn nhnnlri tie raid to diet. How to Cook Hashed Clams. ? Melt pat of butter In cbafiog dish; hen put In three dozen Little Neck ;lams, bashed tine, and tbeir juice. Ldd a teaspoonful of chopped chlvee ind two of parsley. Cook over open Ire until It bolls up twice, cover on hlcken with bread crumbs, add two ablespoonfuls of sherry, season to ?.ste and serve on buttered toast Row to Make Peppermint Cordial. Peppermint cordial may be made my time of the year, for the chemist dways keeps the necessary prepare.Jon of peppermint Put GO drops of ?sentlal oil of peppermint on to three. xr four lumps of sugar, pound It In a (tone mortar, with a tablespoooful c/ jrandy, till all is thoroughly mixed. Ldd this to one quart of proof spirits rf nrfno nnel th?* Rnitie nnantitv of vhlte sugar sirup. Color tbe cordlaJ iritb beet root, and you will have a lellcious sirup. How to Clean Lnmpi. Soak lamp wicks In vlnogar before islng them In a lamp. Wash smoke itained chimneys In warm water and loap and rub while wet with vinegar or lry salt They can also be cleaned, a9 nay be globes on gas fixtures. In warn, vater and aoda and then In warm wa :er and ammonia. How to Serve Orangei. Cut seedless oranges in halves, take rat the little plcce of white in the ceujer with a very sharp pointed kalfe and 111 -A.1 -?IA. .UU ' Ui LilU WILU lUJiU. The McMurray Drug Co. Is showing the andsoroest line of meerschaum and briarrood pipes ever seen In Abbeville so say all 'ho see them. The Stritltne Fountain Pen has some good olnts owned bv no other pen In Uih market, flunepio keep the Ink from coining buck ij the flnsj'iri xnil h middle point which removes h!I possibilities of a Mo\ let us how them to you. The McMurray Drug o, Stifle's cboco'nles nrp all Fork dipped ?(l N I he only Southern (utidy so made hey arc perfectly dellciO"?. \ box for .rni'8, UIU you 8H>( lue M'-iUiura^ i;rug o. Want, yon to oomf? and hpg the choice lot fXraaH goods at MUford'a Drag Store. What is One 3 Compared to1 . Or What W o?ld a Mas his Health? Dr. Andes' Great Bern rtf** ?4-i U<XblD10lsblUJJL auu i/UXUJ any Medicine Ever Ai Read, consjdei write?or call atou health. In leas than one week you I ever spent" READ WHAT THIS GREAT MI YOU Mr. J. J. Sutton, of Columbia, repoi "I am 79 years old and have been for the past 20 yfcars ; during damp, cl< thing, and if contracted cold woul< would atop up ; at times wculd have many kinds of treatments in 20 year ? heard so much of wbal Dr. Andes' Gr suffering as I was, I thought I would ti found my hearing was improved and co feet avyay. Am delighted with the rest suffer as I did know what a grand med Dr. Andes' Remedies Will Positively Cur ' ' Cattarrh of any forta, Rhenmatism, Bladder Disorders, and never fail tp re sy-tem. Price, $1 00 bottle; 3 for $2 5( Dr.Andes' Great Oilant to the Great Pre For hard hearing it is a modern mirach matit-m it has no equal; it never fails t< three mimntes; price, 3 bottle for$1.25. ON SALE Af C. A. Mil | Christmas is N R. M. HADDON Have made preparation for show you but to sell you the best ble prices in every DEPARTME COLLARS FOR LADIES in 50c. HANDKERCHIEFS FOR Embroidered aud Fancy Effects, box, 00c to $1 50. A nice line Cotton and Linen ' Silk handkerchief in black ai Christmas Furs and Haddon'e -from 00c to $16 00. LADIES COATS. We secur PLE COATS and can offer you $ and Tan. A good line Coals for Childrec A liue of Ladies' Petticoats in SPECIAL, We have put a p find out about it. Children's Caps, Fur Sets and This is Headquarters for QUE BLACK CAT HOSIERY. SANTA CLAUS has r yet but is J. W. E i Rykard carries i Procontc anrl Nnv/pltipQ I I UOVI I ItJ Ul 1 V T Vlkiwv customers. Among them are: Hair Brushes, MiIi1 Chains, Brooches, S everyihing desirable for tlemen's Christmas Pre T TIF J\ j. w. n BSMBmmhI . '0 m ?isite^B Wa Dollar Good Health? i Give in Exchange for edies are Giving More jSore Real Good Than dvertised in Abbeville. ce and purchase $1.00 worth of .good will eay: "That was the beat dollar > JDICINE 18 DOING FOR PEOPLE KNOW.; rts the following wonderful cure: a oonstant sufferer from hard hearing >udy weather could hardly hear anyJ have all kind of head noiss^ mj nose heavy dull headaches. I have used e, but they failed to bring proper relief, eat Remedies were doing for others i y them. After using the'first time, uldhearevery question asked me 40 lit and believe I should let others who iclue it is." i are not Cure-alls, but e. :. Stomach Troubles, Kidney, Liver and mava q r?tf tin/? r\f (mnniiulaa 4? v? U4w?v muj muu vi luipniiuco nuui (luv ); 6 for $6.00 the /Wondertal Assistscription >; for Stiff Joints caused-from rheu) care Headache or Neuralgia hi one to . r .FORD'S DRUG STORE. ' ' ; ' I .'VK' 1 , . " ear At Hand. ______ ' [ & UOMJPANY. it and are prepared to not only : goods at the very lowest possi- , NT. \ -d i the newest creations at 25 and \. * ALL in Plain, Hemstitched, also Initial Handkerchief C to handkerchiefs for men. :d white. i is the place to get them. Price ' ed a real value in a line of SAM12 and $15 Coats for 10. Black kj :;v JttiacK only, at Keaucea prices. rice on all $5 skirts, come and :T ; K , ,}: Bootees for Christmas. , v :en quality shoes and ; lot begun his rounds 5 still at tykards. I i . ! i fine line of Christmas at prices 'to suit' the ' . '^V * : tery Brushes, Watches, + l/^lr Dmf? Pin/vn nn/J iior\ i mo, i anu either Ladies' or Genjsents. - 1 i i yfeard: