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he Press and Banner. _ .. { *. uunoucu c*ci j ?? ouu?*"u?ij at iwu uuiibio o a year In advanee. Wednesday, Jan. 29,1908. There Is talk about pensions which reflects upon the old so'dlere. For our own p*rt, we think all the needy soldiers who did ibelr part in the war. deserve pensions, and we would accuse none of drawing a pension unworthy. In a few years the e old veteraus will have gone to their reward, and we need ui uegruuge iucuj a jiluc putnucc 111 uicn old age and poverty. Some men brag about "My BUI" In tbe Leclslature, but nobody seems to brag about killing tbe other fellow'* Bill. About ninety-flve out of every buudred bills deserve an early Itinera). The gooi die first, while tboBe whose hearts are as dry as Summer dust, burn to the so k-t. Put the little Bi Is in the pigeon hole, or under the table, or send them to the killing committee. Senator Tillman's criticism of tbe government officers in selling bonds reminds us of remarks that were Indulged In when Urover Cleveland sold a large block of bonds to tbe lowest bidder. It is a pity that noneol our officers know how to handle money. This State is full of charges against public offi?ia!s of one sort or another, and there seems to be no good in us. The lleD law and a proposed marriage license law are forever before tbe Legislature which has to kill each In turn. If anybody bas ever shown a reason for marriage license we have failed to see It. We have in South uaroi na me oesi marriage i?w iu iue wunu. i Any acknowledgment of the relation makes s marriage valid, and that is all that any peo- | pie sbou d want. v A'l marriage license laws and all divorce t laws are agunst the woman. tn South C.iro- g Ilea m irrlage is easy. Divorce impossible. mm i ? The nam* of the State Reformatory should be changed to a "school in crime." Association with criminals wilt never reform auy- F body. f 0 The Press and 3:?nner would not have c voted to exclude the slate ball from the bouse J of representatives. Card. e After twenty-four yearR in the drug busl* r nesH, In the same More room, we have moved, s , and as it h >B always been our endeavor to c move upward, iif all things, we have moved two doors higher uo the street where we are a belter prepared to serve the peo| In than ever, a and wish here to thank ibetn. one and all, tor j their kind patron'go in the past and ask that we may have a continuance of it in the ru- * ture. Come to see us in our new home, wbere you can always find what you want In drugs/ t paints, oils, window glass, school books, ? cigars, tobacco. In fact, anything you need In 6 our line. Yours most respectfully, s ' P. B. Speed, The ante-dale and up-to-dale Drug and Book Store. c r A Tnilorinic Event of 91uch Intercut. " An event that is always locked forward to 1 by the good dressers of Abbeville Is the vlsl- ? tatlon every season to the store of H.G.Anderson & Co. of the cutler and fitter from Hcbloss Bros. & Co. the well known Halt!-. more tailoring bouse. He Ik sood to tie here t again with patterns of tbe latest Spring and Summer rubrics, bdcI a fund of iDtoriCHtloo tbat w II be helpful to every good dresser Read tbe advertisement In another column and if you like to wear well fitting clothes "tbat cost no more tbun ih* oidlDary" drop Id at H G. Audeison & Co.'s store and see tbe tempting array of styllsb textures. To (be Public. It gives me pleasure to announce that ] gv bave connected myself with tlie firm of Toe L L. W. White Co., aud to assure my uianj 1 friends who bave beeu so loyal to me In tbe B. pa?t that I shall renew my efforts in this Dev? c Arm to merit tbeir continued continence t 1 M- - Pieasecallon me In my new place of buel- | MP dffib and be assured of a hearts we'come. W.D. Wilson. s Valuable .Mule* for Sal*?. k I have for s?le a palrol mare mu'?s. wel * ^ matched, one 5 years old and one 6 years t weight about eleven or twelve hundred , pounds Both mules are very quick and W, work well together. Guaranteed to work ' f anywhere. For prices apply to T.B.AmF moos, Calhoun Fulls, 8. C. 4t A To The Teaoh?r?. Miss Mary T. Nance. President of tb? J 8outh Carolina Rural Scboool Improvement 0 , As'oclatlou will address tlie tparhers In th< " Ofuri Hom-e here Satuid-?y r\to. It, ui 1.31 p P.M. All Interested In education are luviteo BiiU t-bcultl be prefcepi. f i R. B. Cheatham, Supt. k"~ ? ? 'i?r?l of Thm>k? I des'rs to thank the people of Abbevllh aod et-pecia iy the < fflcers olthe cily for th? i prolecilon wft >rded me wheo I whs so hrutal\ ]y attacked last week. E Ge?rniaae8. KcMurray's L-iC;il8. We guarantee all of our Eureka preparations. The J^Murray Drug Co. Our Eureka Red Grip capsules cure tbt "grip." The McMurray Drug Co. Our Eureka Nerve and B me Llnimrn1 (tlucfc or white) Is par excellence. The McMurray Drug Co. Glroii's liOcnlN. Vulcanite roofing, best on the market, 25 square. Poultry wire, 1-2-8-4-5 foot, also bog wire. Pratt's poultry food, lice kiiler and cattlt powders. c t New gardeD seed, onion sets, Beed potatoes, t All the best giade* guano, acid, potath ant! i cotton seed mehl. New crop N. 0. syrup, cans, kegs, % barreU and barrels. Fall stock plows, gears, farm tools, nails. , ax"8,4c. ~ Collar pads, all balr, 80 ; good pads. 25?; ex I tra good bame strings. Beardless spring barley and serd oats. 150 barrels M ijestlc and Alpine Snow flour ?THE BKST. Heavy pant goods worth 15c, only 10c yard R-jck salt, worm powders colic cure foi horses. Washington Herald. It Is very probable that If the total sppro prlatlonsand authorized expenditures curried by the bills Introduced In the Fift -ninth Congress had become law they would have caused UnoleSam to pay out ten billion doilira. Representative Brown'ow Is the champion bill Introducer of Congress. The two years for wblch a Congress lives are lost time with blm if be dots not get five hundred bills to his credit. Wyalt Aiken, of South Carolina, holds tb?> record for bl is which became rJaws In ibe Fifty-ninth Congress, there belnu twenty-nine lo his credit, to say nothing ol two public buildings wblch went in at bis in r I glance. Several or ibem were bills for bulging dams on navigable streams In bisdlstrtcl. t Ore night be bad Senator Frye nut live of tbe?e through In a single bour. The Senate beard it? grave member frotn Malue an- l nounce that be had five dam bills be wanted ? to gel tbrouKb. .Everybody looked up In as'ooUbment to hear, as tbey thought, an c oatb lo the Senate chamber from the lips of t so dlgmflf-d a man as the senlorSenator from , Maine. But when he complejed bis etatement tbey louud that be bad simply perpe- 1 troied one of (be best puns of the session. Momi-V Locals. I have a few sacks of "Bnrt" or "90 day" 8 oau?the best for spring seeding. ] When in nefd of a good saddle, bridle, i breeching or anything in tbat line, call on . me. I can snpply your wants at reasonable prices. And still another car of the best Jelllco cnal to arrive about F?*b. 1st. Send In jour orders tinu fcn puuu uuiu lur wai j Wllt.ur's "Slock" and "Poultry" Food?the f bt-st for your bo'ses and csitle, and to make your beDs lay. A fresh lot just In. -T. W. Woods Seeds" are the beet yet?that I 1? the kind I sell. p. Plows, wheel-barrows, garden and farm' tools of all kinds. ! I have had a fine trade on grates this sea- i pon. Have a tew left and also extra bsnkets. ! Put in a grate snd buy coal from me; It Is | cheaper than wood, even If you could get the wood, and bo much more convenient. Four VfHr Terms. Tbe proposed legislation changing the tertx >f office of Superintendents of Education li he counties of the State from two years t< our years should have, been enacted fort: Fears ago. Everybody knows that If there is an offici hat should be taken out of reach of polltlci his office Is tbe one. It Is one ot tbe mos mportarrt offices In tbecounty notwlthstand up thR (act that manv btlittle It. Having t< lo with tbe management of our entlri sounty educational system, what could bi more Important? Big roads ? Public build ings? Tax collecting? Are these thing more Important than the education of ou children ? To have this office, as it If, In the beat o political fights every two years precludes tlx pofcislb lny of besi service from tbflfcolder o that office. How In the name of peace can i man do faith(ul,conscientious, and ifficlen work when be must spend most of bis tlroi canvassing for votes, electioneering anc lodging the bludgeons of political dema joguns ? To have tbe skull and cross bones of polltl ;al pirates ever Hooting In one's face Is noi jouduclve to best results. To have tb< threats of some disgruntled clansman evei lHuglitg over one's head, like tbe sword o Damocles suspendtd, by a single hair, doei lot engender a healthy ambition for lh( :ountry's weal. It Lakts more than two years for the Super ntendent to become acquainted with tb< icbooisauii teacher*. If you doubt this ast my ol our Superintendents, present or past md they wijt quickly Inform you. Whj ben should not the lime be made four yeari nstead of two ? This applies to several other offices as well ["hey ought to be removed as far fiom pollt! ;al influence as possible 8Dd the sooner it ii lone the better for our county. The question of lengthening tbe terms o: /Ounty Superintendents throughout the itate Irom two to four years is up before the egtslature. We sincerely hope that the bll ylll pass and that tbe Superintendent* can lave ut least two or three ytafs in which tc ittend to the dulses of tbe office. It Looktt Ilttrd. The rloh and Influential sometimes tram>leou the laws with Impunity, while the loor ara made to suffer for their Indiscretion* ir misdeeds. It-Is now proposed to ruin tbe redlt of tbe poor man by refusing him tc nortgage his crop. But, up to this time, we lave henrd of no effort to enact a law fori Id. ling the landowner from mortg iglng bis land la thlscoubtry tbe presumption Is, that very man Is equal be'ore the law. If thf Ich man can luotlgase his properly why bould the poor man be denied the right tc ledgo the product of his muscle? Why sel , stigma upon tbe poor mm who may be Just s good acltize-n aud Just at loyal to his rainly as is the Legislators who would make a erf of him? Of course everybody knows that the pro. >osed repeal of the lien law Is Intended as a low at the uegio, but bow are you going to bield the white man from the wrong? Suppose our Legislators get down to bus!iess aud enact a law forbidding any bank ot uercbant to credit a man who had not a ;tveu amount of property, say 85,000. If all be men In tbe State who have less than 3,000 were made serfs, then the rloh men lould blre labor ai tbelr own price. But, se riously, the legislature will not dare o strike down the poor man's oredlt. And no nan who shamelessly makes war on tbe poor bould be lu the legislature; or that la our iplnlon. And being convlncrd of tbe correctiess ol tbat opinion we shall hereafter advo;ate and work lor ibe election of legislators vho think tbat poor white men deserve equal lghts with themselves. Jlirrtg Suffer. Parties of hunters from Abbeville have reienily made fierce raids on the partridge resjrvations hereabouts. For Instance: Mr. J. T. Jradley organized a company for the purlult of the toothsome game to be found on sing. He and his party killed ninety birds. SherlfT C. J. Lyon, with deputies Claude lones, Johu Bozeman, and C. F. Marshall, irmed with gun and shell, killed 111 partrld :es. The Sheriff wishes It understood tbat le and associates brought home that number. And Messrs W. W. Bradley, W. R. Bradley ind VV. E Leslie went out last Saturday, aod >rougbt borne about twenty of tbe birds. A notable fact in this latter bunt Is, tbat Hr. w. R. Bradley, a mouth or.io ago persuated himself ibat be was an Invlld wbo could ipitber eat, sleep, nor work He was go imjressed with the danger that he might possl>!y raft company at an early day with rlendsln this world, that be went to Cbaret-ton two or three w<ebs ngo to consult a >hyslclan, We ate not In/oinafd Iftbe pbysl Ihd shared his fears or spprebenelons, but n a week or so atier Mr, Bradley's return be ras Induced to go partridge bunting. He ramped around In tbe woods aud In tbe iriars with bis friends and stood tbe walk >rtter tban some of bis associates. Coming iome tie put something id Mr breed basket ud lay dowu to pltasant dreams. Tbe cbl'. Iren were considerate, they didn't interrupt its sleep, and, tbe eye that never sleeps not lumbeas watched over him through the 81 ent boms of tbe darkness. He waked up in he light of a glorious Sabbath morning bimelf as bright as the sun as fair as the moon ie culled Jor somebody to pinch him, bo thai te might be iblly convinced that It was be vbo was going to answer tbe call of tne iburcb be II,"when It summoned worshippers o assemble In tbe boly temple .for divine ervlce. Atlanta and Abbeville. Mr. David Wardlaw Morrab, a native ol Vbbevllle County, but now a resident of AtHDta, holding a responsible position in ralload circles, was In town one day last week eelng old friends, adding new friends ind ei.lttrging his circle of acquaintances In hA lund of hln hirlh 1c nniuin iUo turners of ibe Piess aDd Banner, and talks nighty clever to llie editor, who Is always ;lad to Bee him. Mr. Morrah Is at the headjuarters of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Atlanta, and will be glad to give all facte if in formation to travelers as to costs, scbedtles, sleeping carp, and the like which traverse the valleys and scale the heights beween the stes or run from the mountain >enkR to the orange groves of California or to be cotton fields of ,the South. It Is Just a Measure to meet Mr. Morrah, whether you >uy a ticket or hear him talk. Are All of I'm Bad? In former years we believe the charge was nade that a man could not touch the dlspen ary without being corrupted, or words to hat effect. And now the administrators, or vlnders-up of that Institution have been (ailed into court to show why they should lot vacate and a teceiver be appointed. We vouid be glad to hear of something else than nud and slush. ArreHted. Israel Rouse, a sort of migratory negro, was i rresied last Monday by Deputy Sheriff ir uce. Rouse Is charged with assault on a itlle girl of bis own race in Edgt field County ie 18 DOW ID Jttll. Whatever Mr. Tillman may thlDk of the ioneety of poor folks, they will likely relent the cct of legislators who would by law refuse tbein credit. I arniiTN Union. The Farmers Co. UDlon will meet on firm Saturday in F< b. ai eleven o'clock at Coldis pr Inge. It is hoped there will be a full dele gatlou as there will be business discussed helpful to each member. L. P. Vermillion Co. Sec. <ft Trots. . I WEST END, i i * , Mrs. T. C. Poole of Newberry Is the guest of her sister Mrs. L. W. White. MIbs QuBsie Harley of Sumter baa arrived Id the city and Is the guest, or Mrs. J. Alleo rfmltb, Jr. MIbs Beroloe Cramer returned Monday from a pleasant tew days visit in Columbia. Mr. Ben Cheatham was la Colombia last weefc on a pleasure trip. I Mrs.- Ames Haltlwanger of Columbia Is I vInHId? ber parents id Warrenton. Miss FrtQote Morrow has returned to her I home In Spartanburg after a pleasant visit to ber father Mr. F. L. Morrow. MIbs Auoie May Wblttlesby of Opbellfca, Ala., id the attractive gueBt of MIbb Helen White. Mr. Geo. C. Graves of Latimer was the guest guest of bis nephew Mr. Calhoun DeBrubl. God. R. R. Hemphill was In town Sunday. Mr. aDd Mrs. H. R. Sign after a pleasant visit to relatives In town have returned to tbelr borne in Charlotte. Mrs. V. D. Lee Is visiting Mrs. A. 8. HaweB , In Elberton, Ga. Miss Beaufort Sims of Spartanburg is the 5 gue?i of Miss Ht-leo White. i m icq wl nfnn Tut/part hoo rAlnrnod frnrn o .' delightful v 1stL to Columbia. Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Hill returned Friday from a pleasant visit to Mrs. J. T. Pearson In . Anderson. , Mrp. J.B. Brltt and little daughter were guests of Mrs. S. C. Seal last week. ) Mr. Eugene Johnson was in Atlanta last r week to nee Ben Hur. I . Mr. William Hulst of Columbia was the guest of friends last Saturday and 8unday. I ' Mrs. W. E Owens was Id Atlonta last week ? so see B?>ii Hur. Mies Antonette Htmmond leaves Tuesday night tor Durham to visit her friend Miss Loralne Procter. 3 Mr. Albert Heury was In Atlanta last week to see Ben Hur. Mr. G. W. Fuller and Master Everett Fu!i lor are In Augusta. r Mr. aud Mrs. R G. Game were In Atlanta last week on a pleasure trip. Miss Sarah Lee Is visiting friends In Elberton. # Dr. W. D. Simpson has returned from a professional trip to Baltimore. One of the prettiest social events of tbe i seapon was tbe "Bridge" given list Thursday altemoon by Mrs. T. d. Furroan In honor of . Miss Mazle Canon. Mrs. Furman's cozy 1 home never before presented a more cbairns Ing appearauce than upon this occasion. , The parlor was respendent with ^great bowls and vas?H of bride roses and while carnations. 1 In tbe dining room tbe brides maid was tbe i cnosen lljwer, and was most profusely used , In every available space- Tbe hMll was brightened by tb? bowls of pink carnations After tbe guests bad enjoyed a series of merry games tbe scores were called for. Mrs Wade Cotbran was most fortunate In win nlng tbe highest score, and was given a beautlful|sllver belt buckle. Tbe oonsolatlon , prize fell to Mrs. W. P. Greene wblcb was a lovely bunch of carnations. After a delicious ' buffet luncheon was served the guests were i Invited into tbe dining room wnere a tele, gram from Pan Cupid was read announcing tbe approaching marriage of Mies Mazle > Cason and Mr, Ernest Neal of Bakesvllle, > Ark., which interesting event will ocour on the twenty Qfth of next month. Ton guests ' all gathered round tbe punob bowl wblcb > was presided over by Miss Mamie Lou Smith and all drank to the happiness of tbe bride , to be. As a souvenir or tbla occasion Mrs. Furman presented Miss Cason wltb a lively go d bir pin set with turquoise. i Miss Sarah Henry has returned from a pleasant visit to Greenville and Gastonla. Mrs. M. L. Dullock entertained a few friends most delightfully last Tbarday evening at . Bridge and a merry round of games wa* enjoyed. Miss May Robertson won tbe ' ladles prlZ4vand was awarded a box of ruoblng and the gentlemen's prize fell to Mr. Lewis Perrln, wbo was given a deck of oards. After the games a dainty three course stopper ' was served. 1 Mr. Roy Jones was tbe guest of bla sister Mrs. J. E. McDavld. ^ Mr. W. W. Bradley was in Columbia .last week. Mrs. F. B. Gary Is in Richmond, Va , visiting her sister. Mr. Gary accompanied Mrs. UHry as mr mh ^uariuur, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Muller. of 8partanburg are tbe guests of Mri. P. H. Moll wain. Mrs. w. W. Bradley la in Cheater 'at the Magdalene Hospital. Her man; blends bope that she will receive mucb benefit from ber i stay there. i Mr Frank Dusenberrj of Greenville ia vlslt, Ing bis parents. Mr. Henry DuPre is at borne after a abort visit to friends In Anderson. Tbe Bridge Ulob bad a most delightful meeting with Miss Irene RoseDberg last Thursday afternoon. A dainty aalad coarse i wbs served tbe guests. Miss Sarab Henry will entertain tbe Bridge Club at Its next meeting. Mrs. J. W. MeKee came borne from Columbia Friday nlgbt. Sbe brought ber son, Kir. Duffle MoKee, who bas been quite sick, at bis friends are glad to know that he Is convalesing now. Miss Msgsle Knox and Mr. William Pennal, of Hamlet, N. C.. were quietly married at the reMdenc of the bride's stater, Mrs. W. C. Sbebee last Wednesday afternoon. Owing to a recent bereavement In tbe grooms family tbe marriage was very quiet. Only tbe ramily and a few frleuds were present. Tbe bride was bandsome In a atvllsb suit of blue olotb with bat to match. Mr. and Mrs. Pennal left at onoe for Florida wbere tbey will spend their honey moon. Tbey will be at bome to lumr iriruuci ml ubuiioi., h, u* puvi ? ??? m?ov of February. Mi?s Knox bae many warm friends bere wbo are sorry to give ber np. but ?he and Mr. Pennal carry with tbem tbe hearty good wishes from a host of friends. LOWNDESVILLE, Lowndenvllle, Jan. 26,1903. Sheriff Lyon and Countable Stalnaker of Abbeville came to this place last Saturday was a week ago, went out Into tbe country and took In two young bucks, "Smart Alecs/' who baa concluded that they could manage tbeSavannah sfdeof the country, and oarrled tbem to Abbeville to board a while at tbe Count)'a expense. Sheriff Lyon Is Just the 1 man to look after such law breakers. He Is one of the best officers In tbe 8tate. Mrs. w. M. Speer went to Atlanta last Monday lor a few days stay, Mrs. Jno. W. Morrow of Mt. Carmel came bere last Monday and was the guest of Mr. R. L. Smith for several days. During ber stay bere ber hostess gave a dinner In her honor, . wblcb a few or their mutual iaay irienas attended 8Dd enjoyed very much. Miss Nellie Bowman who has for some months attended Llnwood Female College, Ga?tonla, N. C. came home last Monday for a sometime stay. Hon. and Mrs. I. H. McCalla, Messrs. Irvln, Clerk ley, J. M. and J. B. HuotCMbee, Mrs. A. \ V. Birnes, Mrs. R. H. Moseley and M*ss 1 Annie Hawthorn went to Atlanta Wednesday and represented tblB section at tbe play 1 "Ben Hur." They were inuob ple&sed. i Mr. Will Adams of Starr was In this plaoe , on business Wednesday. Auditor Rlcbtud Sondley of Abbeville was ! bere Thursday and Friday. A pretty fair proportion of tbe tax-payers of tbe Townsblp met blm and mnde their returns. It Is surprising tbat all or nearly all do not avail themselves ol this opportunity as It was far r more convenient to attend to tbls Important matter In riding bnt a few miles at most tban to ride to Abbeville, bat tben all do not think alike. Mr. Hoscce Moseley of Anderson, came down Saturday and stayed till today at "our boaBe." Though tbe roads were very bad some of me pjanieru were uuuinjg iudit gumu iu tbelr homes last week, usiDg a part of the time when they could Dot plow, to attend to this, to their lndlspenslble farm work. Mr. Moseley Carllle returned a few days ago from his pleasure trip to the "Land of Flowers." , i Invitations have been sent out to the marriage or Mr. R W. Carllle and Miss Emma E. I Bowman to lake place at tbe country borne of the bride's father, Mr. W. L. Bowman, on the 12 ih of February at 3 p. m. Troupe. rOVXDTHEIB MAN. Netro Wanted in Abbeville, Arreted in Greenville?He nt? Surprised. Greenville News 21th. Walter McCullougb, a negro who Is wanted In Abbeville county on a charge of grand larceny, was arrested In tbU city y?fierdt?> aiteruoon by Mr. Q. M. Myers, oonetable for MaKlslrato McWblie of Uxntt township and Special Officer J. L. Kitchen. The neicro wa> at work on a house on Mr-Bee Avenue when he was caught by the officers. He has been living near this city for about one year uoder the name of John Smith. McCullougb 1r charged with stealing S75 worth {of cotton seed In Abbeville County and has been dodging the officers for a long time. He was greatly surprised yeBterday when the officers placep him under ariest. He will be taken to Abbeville to day. >? No Place Tor Him. " An editor approached St. Peter at the Golden Gate and banding him a long lint of delinquent subscribers aald: "Look tbls list over carefully and see If any of these fellows ' have sneaked through the pearly gates." . "No," said Si. Peter, there are i.Oiie of them Inside, but a fellow slipped tnrougb here the other day who took the paper a year without paying for It aDd bad the postmaster mark It 'refused,'but we are after him, and when caught he will be consigned to the place ? i?14 a la moan or w ucio uo pr ipcnj udiuu^O, **w even (tban ,the delinquent subscriber, and* Heaven iu not bis borne." 1 New Goods at It. 5f. IIaddon A Co. New table linens, white qnllts, laoe cartains and window shades now on sal* MRS. BlllTOP'8 WAY* ~"" nly One Disturbing FtonIlnrltT?M| Even That For the Common Goal. 91 1J *#- lUUaA "i suppose, biviu iua. uiuiuyat mi ? we all have our peculiarities?even Un. Billtops has some. But the has only ou that is disturbing?she will Insist on oall* Ing up the subject of our expenses at nlgni ?the last thing at night?and this I hold to be bad, because it keeps me awaka thinking about it. My Idea Is that nothing of that sort should be dlsoussed aftst dinner. With that meal ample, let of hope, if not sumptuous, we should pat ua 1 a barrier against the cares of the day ana devote ourselves thereafter to comfort and tranquillity, so as to Insure that calmnass of mind that Is essential to sleeping welL I don't know of anything that breaks all this up more than a discussion of ways and means as called up by Mrs. Bill tops. "She says that there's no other tlxas to speak of it; that I am away all day, to begin with, and she doesn't want to speak to me immediately after dinner. Shs wants to give me time to smoke my cigar, and then, she says, she has things to look after horself, and sho wants to read the evening paper, and all that, and what else can she do? I don't know, but I do know that when at about a quarter of 10 I see her lay the paper down on the table and look across at mo and say: " 'Now, what are we going to do about'? "I know that we're In for It sure. And then follows the usual list of things, gradually piling up till it becomes so moun* talnous that, honest, it makes me laugh. I can't help it. But it's only a temporary relief, for when Mrs. Billtops breaks In with this, 'Well, I must say I don't see anything to laugh at,' of course I instantly-become very sober and pay strict attention. "And then she goes through the solemn details and I listen, and when she Is all through I say that we shall have to do the best we can about it of course. " 'That's what you always say,' she says, and then she gives up for the time her efforts to make me understand. She gets up with a resigned expression upon her faoe and folds up the newspaper, which means, I know, that the oonfertnoe is ended, and i seep very oara txiuu uu maj nothing. And she thinks that I mean all right, but that It's hopeless to talk to me about business matters. And I wish that she wouldn't insist on always bringing up that subject just at that hour of the day, but It's her only disturbing peculiarity, and even that's for the oommon good."?New York Sun. V FREAK8 OF^PPLE CULTURE. Armorial Beertngi Whloh If&ture Paints on the Popular Fruit. It is no difficult matter in any sphere at life to come across people who think they Knffnti fKan tialtmi elf bow things ought to be, and this unfortunate idea prevails to a great extant among the gardening fraternity. Now they are producing apple* that exhibit ar* mortal bearings. Any person therefore who wishes for a supply of the fruit with his family crest upon it has only to forward an* Illustration of It to one of the Montreull fruit growers who make a specialty of such things, and he will ddly re* eelve the apples the following seaeon. This end is attained by growing the apples In paper bags, which are slipped am when the fruit Is about the size of a walnut. Being thus sheltered from the eon, the apples do not oolor as they vwell, and when fully grown still remain green or yellow In oolor. As soon as they raaoh their maximum sise the bags which oovs* them are replaced by others on the side of which the crest or ooat^f-armsdesired has been cut out like a stencil. The sun oaa then penetrate to that part of the apple exposed and redden It thoroughly, so that when the bag Is again withdrawn the devioo 1b seen standing out In red upon the green surface of the remainder of the fruit. To obtain exactly the opposite result?that is, a green devioe on a red ground?the seoond bag Is not used, but the pattern is cut out in paper and stuck on to the fruit, the sun coloring all the ex* posed parts, but leaving green the crest a* other devioe whloh the paper forma Quite reoently many Parisian fruiterers have been exposing for sale apples with the arms of Russia printed upon them, and others have them with monograms, Christian names, arrow pleroed hearts and other tender devloes. Probably it will not be long before they are seen in England, ' ' ? * At-- M? iV. cutnougn, apart irom vnu uuvtuby u& yum thing, they have nothing to reoommand them.?Golden Penny. Mixed Them Up, It is suoh an unusual thing for one wlfs to flow into another bo smoothly as not to rufflo the plaoid flow of the general stream that the experience of a delightful old sldsr in the church seems worthy to b? recorded. Says the New York Times: The elder, who was married early it life and is now living with his third wifs, was talking reoently of the olvil war. "It was so dirty In Washington after tht war!" he was saying to the assembled company. "The streets were dirty, and even the inside of the building*. Whv, we were stopping at one of the best hotel* rtlfw 44t was Ui vug viw/j ouu ?v nw ? ? condition of that plaoe. Don't you n m?mber, mj dear," he Bald, tnrnlnf It his wife for corroboration, "how dirty th? rooms we oooupled weref" "No," answered Mrs. Elder, with a lit tie laugh, shaking her head. "Ton forget X wasn't your dear then." The Force of Inatlmot. Several Northumberland pitmen Who were waiting to hear the reffult of a pigeon homing oontest began to dlsouu the mer Its of various well known breeds of pigeons. One of the mlnert said he knew an lnstanoe of a young pigeon that had nevar flown, having been taken to Carlisle, distance of about 05 miles, jet the first time it was liberated It oame straight home. " That's nowtl" exoiaimedaweu mows authority. "Aa renoe bowt twe egge fra a ohep In Edinburgh and Aa put 'em on* der ma best hen. As syun as irror they wor hatched an flown they want straight as an arrow back fclr Aad Reekie." Ban Franolsqp Wave. Not HI. Fault. Father?Why, when I was your age ] didn't have as muoh money in a month M you spend In a day. Son?Well, pa, don't soold roe about 11 Why don't you go for gran dfatherV?Chiarum News. The population of the earth al the time of Emperor Augustua wai oatlmafced at 64,000,000. It la now estimated to be about 1.680,000,000. The value of the average annual pre cntrffeQ of Ue earth haa been aatlmated m til,055,1 I? JVloore Matty AttQrmy-skUMw* Office over Glenn's Store. Gnn for 8nle. ODe bran new shot gun for sale. It U a Stevens hammerlfss and retails at $25 00. Will be told at 820.00. Ban never been shot. Apply Press and Banner. Call and get a drier almanac. P. B. Speed. Itch cared Id 80 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never falls. Bold by P. B. Speed, druggist. 6m IT IS EMBARRASSING. 8ITUATION3 THAT ARE AGONIZING TO MR8. COUNTRIFIED. Tbongk She Is Well Bred and Haa Rice Tblnii at Home, the Brer Changing Etiquette of the Swell City Dinner Bother* Her. "It was splendid," she exclaimed, her cheeks aglow and her eyes bright with excitement "Seven courses?not oountlng the oyster oocktali to begin with?and I never made a misstroke with fork or knife, and there was no end of brand new Implements too. I came near making a terrible miscue, though, with the oyster cocktail You see, the dining room waa rather dark, being lighted only with pink shaded candles, and in the gloom the oocktall looked just like a sherbet. I oooldn't Imagine, of oourse, what a sherbet was doing there at that time, bnt It was not mine to reason why, and so I plunged boldly in, resolved to do or die with the first weapon that seemed at all fitted to meet the sherbet emergency, and I came dreadfully near to dying with mortification. For a fraction of a second I hesitated between a long, slim handled spoon and a short, fat, gold lined one, and then, with what I considered marvelous forethought, I decided the long, slim handled one -could bettor be spared for future contingencies and selectad the short, fat one. And I was just tottering on the brink of that oooktall with It In my fingers when I looked up and beheld the hostess eating hers with as oyster fork. My arm actually was palsied, I was so stunned, and I had great dlffloulty in making anything like my usual dexterous 1 lightning change.' I didn't fully recover from the shock until well into the soup. "But the best part of the luncheon, after all, was that there was another country relation there besides myself. She sat right opposite me, poor thing, and I just gloated over her misery. If anything, she was more of a freshman than I because she had not been graduated from -the waiting to see what others do stags, and with each new course placed before her I could see the terrible mental struggle that was going on and knew just how her sslnd was being torn with doubts between the long tlned fork for the entree and the short thin one for the salad. Oh, it was pitiful the way her poor little oountry relation A A VI. J ~. 1^.1 A i^ti. lingers tromuieu oyer me B|iyw tmu low and spoons. I knew she felt Just the way you do when jou watch the dentist banting around among hi* tool* for some new Instrument to torture 70a with. Really X sympathized with her from the bottom at my heart, but I could not resist the temp> tatlonjo lead her astray onoe or twice, and honestly It was the beet kind ?t a lesion, for It will temoh her the folly of the wait* lng to lee what othere do habit. Thai la auoh a weak, vacillating policy, you know, that really by the time the salad is reached you haven't a mind of your own left, and, besides, it demands suoh an unrelenting surveillance over the other guests that your tongue, whloh should be your most powerful ally in oonoeallng your ignorance, is effectually bridled, and the mark of the oountry relation la branded upon you as certainly as though you had looked at some dish the butler was serving and had refused to take any?and that reminds me of bow I once forgot lb# exemption to the rule and did aomathlng atrociously worse. "It wm tome time ago, when It wm the otutom to pam great neaping baskets ct fruit. It wm altogether a deooratlr? oourse, and the gnetti wen axpeoted to take a grape or two or a fresh flg with which tbe basket wm ornamented and leave tbe foundation of larger fruit nndt? turbed. Ai I saw tbe backet making the oiroultof tbe table I wm so oreieome Witt fear that an orange would be throat upon me and (hat I would not know the lat?I method of dlaaeotlng it, that when th$ butler Anally reached me and I saw a big yellow banana ezpoeed I grabbed for It ravenoualy, as though I bad not tastod food in weeka I happened to be almost tbe last one, and m I glanced up X aw in an instant what I bad dona. There were all the other guests daintily nibbling at a tiny grape or a flg and there wm that stuuf.l* hlilmm. awful IttnailA In front of me. "I waa younger than, and I presume my Imagination waa more highly keyed up. At an j rate that banana held me In a horrible ipell?fascinated me. I oouldn't gel mj mind away from It. And ai I sat there, with my eyes glued upon it, It sssmsd to ohange into a horrible, monstroua, grinning thing that leered at ma and tanntad me with my poor country bred manna*. "Of oonrce It was a trivial, instgnlflaant. thing, and I doubt whether any of the guests notioed It at all, but I had been an tlclpailng and dreading that lonoheon sc Innn >lul m* n?TM WIM 1A AItf wmffht that when the affair waa all over and the hateful thing had been removed X actually waa on the verge of nervous prostration, and I registered a tow that never aa long as I lived would I be entloed away from my own hamble table again. "Oh, of course you who live upon auoh dinners every day of your lives," the young woman went on, noticing for the first time the look of polite amaaement on her vlsU* or'a face, "cannot appreciate the state of mlzdof a oountry bred woman in modsrate circumstanoes when the receives an invitation to a large dinner party from one of her olty friends, but it la the event of the year to her?the thing moet to be looked forward to and dreaded Shelaaot an ignorant nor an ill teed woman, and she has lots of pretty things of her own at home, but in the rural environment la which the Uvea it ia lmpoetible for bar to Wo n? mi >11 tVia nmrixi dlakM Mid methods ei serving them at a hihloaibll oourse dinner, and when she goes to one and oomxnlta no conspicuous blunder she Is natrrally elated, Just at I am. X must oonfees, though, that the times when I have felt proud of myself bar* man than been offset by the thought of the glaring mistakes I and the other members of my family hare made.' '?New York Press. Tour Ham* ui AUrsu la a Letter. Make a practioe of sjgning your name in full; it is the dignified way. And if you have not given your address in the beginnlng, be sure you do it at the oloee of your letters. To date letters is a good habit, bat in most correspondence it is not so lmpar taut as to giro your address. Don't a* sumo tcac people rememmr it; juu uhv occupy lew apace in their mind* than you think, and don't make them take the trouble of looking you up In an address book. Finally and emphatically, never um a title In signing your own name. If yon want a stranger to know whether yon at* Miss or Mrs. put the proper term in parentheses before your name; but nothing eould be wone form than to directly Include It In your signature. ? "Corrsot Usage la Letter Writing," by Viola Bow toro, Sft Damarest's Magaxlna. flTTY REGISTRATION! City books for registration of qualified voters of the City of Abbeville, 8. C., are now open from January 15th to April 13th, 1908. To be qualified to vote it is necessary to register each year. JAMES CHALMERS, Jan. 14, 1908. 3t City Clerk. Bony paint and hoaaehold paint, Tarnish- j m and atalna Id any quantity at AiUtord'a druf atora, I II lIBlfl I II I HOnor? Hll Father aid Mother. Mr. E. L. Bell, a good citizen of Antrevlll passed through Abbeville yesterday on fa t>oo to Intro Mlsaiaalnnl ir\ caa hla folH and mother, Mr. J. H. Bell and bla wife. M Bell took pauage on the Seaboard Air Lin and It la hoped that be bad a safe Joarne Mr. Bell'a father, J. H. Bell, moved from A bevllle alzteen yeara ago, and daring all the years be has proapered, tbe only beartaol being separation from those wbom be at bis wife loved more than tbey loved then selves. The faot that a dutiful son will go so far so great a cost to see bis mother and father testimony to the exoellenoe and worth o( al Mr. Bell will be gone about two weeks. C tbe road returning be will make stops Barmlngbam and Atlanta. COB MARGUERITE, teartf" Tke worti were low and plead Ug, the voioe very lender and true, bs the girl on wboee dainty otoa they fa threw the beautiful head a Vrttle fayrthi baok and laughed out her half vexed, ha] jeflant answer. "When you are on the road to juoog? Gerard, I'll marry you at onoe, If it b toon, for I oan't wait forever, but as yo don't apparently with for suoceas, then"wlth a lovely, willful smile and the prettf est of petulant mouee?"goodby!" The man listened, his handsome tea turning white, as If carved in stone. "Suooesswlth you is only another nan for"? "Money," the girl interrupted, wit1 that lovely light laugh again. "I kno1 H, Gerard, and despise me for it if yo will. If you bad been brought up In poi arty, if you had wanted frocks and prett shoes and dances and pleasures of ever kind?and, ?b, thousands of things the you couldn't get?then you, too, woul pell suooess With an M?a very big Mand call it money 1 You would, I knoi you would," she ended bitterly. The man sighed heavily. Fate was Iz deed against him now, and his careei tight and hopeful as it looked a short tlm ago, seemed sadly dull and somber novi and whyf Because of that lovely face the was tuned away from him so petqlantlj beoause of the mocking words that fel like little strokes of a whip across his loi lng heart And while he thought th music in the distanoe ceased its soft throt blng, the danoe was over, and he had ha his answer,. he supposed. Be would say one more thing befor they parted, he determined suddenly. B would have at any rate a clear understand lng with the woman be loved so madlj And after that then the venture?to th right or to tbe left I lie pal oat bit band to stay bar as fb would hare risen. "I want to ask yo on* thing more," be said, so gently tbe bar wandering attention was fixed on biz noe again. "If I went into tbe business, my it ther's business, which, as you know, bat*?If I gave up my dreams of tbe ba and a life which I should love?a 111 wblob would b* poor perhaps, but full o promise?If I bad tbe prospect of suooes In tbe business of wblob you speak so higl ly, what than?" She turned to bim with a new llgh sparkling In ber beautiful eyes. Had sh< oonquared at last?everything, every hope every ambition at ber feet? "Then," she said, her voloe tender wit] feeling and ber soft eyelids drooping abov tbe brilliant eyes, "then I should say n mora." And ber tones trembled Into si lenoa, and her white hands played nen ? at fha KnoAm Ks delicate gown. The snow fell outside vary softly, wraj ping the sordid oity In tenderest whit eoverlngaand transforming It into a kln{ dom of crystal and pearl Inside one c the greatest of its many fair houses ther were revelry and the ripple of silver voices and the ring of tuneful laughter. One of the land's richest men entertalx ed bis guests and feasted them right roj ally, so that they spoke increasingly we] of him and of his entertainment and c the beauty of his peerless wife. She stood in the great drawing room 1 purest white, with diamonds on her snow neck and beautiful stars In hsr golde hair, and around her a little company c the gayest and wittiest and cleverest kej ft- J ? 1 _?tV 4U.I. nor uuun ouu yjmwu uw miu umu ? lies until bar dear laugh rang oat abov all the gentlo badinage around. The husband heard the silver ripple < laughter, and it awoke aome of the ol thoughts, the did memories that he ha striven to lay by, as a child lays by if dear old toys when playing days are ovc and done with. v And all of a sudden he felt very wear M tired?tired of the lights and thesoen of the great banks of roses that his wii had ordered the skillful florist to arrang ?tired of the music and the faoes an the crowd, and be slipped away unnotice to his quiet study and sat there awhile t dream. He bad gone Into the business that b had heartily disliked?for Margueriteand it had proved a success in his hands. They spoke of him for a knighthood thi year. It did not elate him much, but hi wife was delighted, and he was not tire* of pleasing her yet. Only he had please (oer io mucn ouoe, as unu givou uy m muoh for her sake, that every sense hai been ourioasly deadened to him slnoe, an< so the world's wear and tear came an< went, and he felt but little of It. And his Ideals? They were laid awa; yery safely and secretly?the steps h would have climbed with so muoh vigo and perseveeanoe were moss grown nov and gray with molding age. There wa not muoh to work for now?so muoh hai oome to him, he supposed by his own en deavors as well as by good luck?and h had no child to leave it to. And his wife How tenderly she had caressed him a the time of the sacrifloe?how gently he pretty fingers had smoothe the way I Sb was so muoh aocustomed to it all now, ant he had "lived it down," as she onoe salt playfully to him. She was always swee and always beautiful, and every one salt be was the luckiest man In London, ror haps It was true. He got up and sauntered back to tb drawing room. His lovely wife was chat ting with a young barrister as be passed "My husband would have been just Ilk you today," be beard her say <n that ex qulslte Toioe of hers, "if be had not take] my advioe. He took It, and you see tb result." The younger man looked round. H saw the beautiful rooms, the brllllan crowd, tbe flashing of countless gems, th peerless beautj^of the woman who spoke be heard the musio rising and falling ii the distance and breathed the dellcat scents of rarest blossoms. Again he saw the word "Suocess" writ ten everywhere?sucoess that be, a begin ner, a novice, could never hope to emulate Suddenly the worn faoe of the master me hu eyes. "I see tbs result," he said quiet '* ?AnematM Hnnnook in London Lady. V ??--0 ? Ortn Helps the Ere. Green Is the oolor most beneficial to tb ere In diffused light and reds and pink the most harmful In a strong, dlreo light, however, blue and neutral tints ar the best for the ejes and pure white th most harmful, as Is proved by the phe nomenon of snow blindness. Bat She Didn't Explain. Miss Knowit All?I saw you out drlv Ing with Johnny last evening. Did yoi . * -i l_l_ MOW Q8 B lOBli UU lui aim uuva nvwv. false one? Miac Pwtty Girl?No?doea h?f Oil Hub lUt expl&lfle,?Cl?T?lud Wkk llfl I At Tbe Theatre. Tbe Williams Comedy Company Is filling a is a weeks engagement at the opera bouse this er week. [r. On Monday night the play was ''Under tbe ief'Lion's Paw. Tbe heavy feature was played y. by Mr. DeOafferelly wltb Mrs. DeGaflerelly b- as leading actress. Mr. Mason played tbe role 8e ofMurdy Mctihane. Tbe Masons seem to be ]e quite a feature, wltb Mr. Mason as commedl. .. - - id ao ana ura. Mason as sonoreue, ana eea. peclally Baby Mason as singer and dancer. The play to-morrow ulght will be "Way up at East." la II. . *??1 ?" STRIPES AND BARS. YorkviUe Enquirer. If there is one pernicious fault that The Enquirer tries to guard against more than auother, it is a feeling of vindicativeness againat anybody or I- anything. it This paper would not lay claim to Q virtue superior to that possessed by ? others who try to do right, nor would If it put itself in the position of appearing to think that it ih an verv iHaf. (hat. i. it cannot be wrong. It does, however, hold to the belief that it cannot afford a to stand for any kind of a compromise - with wrong, and upon moral questions ^ it is unwilling to occupy half way ground. It was suggested some time ago by an esteemed contemporary, that in overthrowing tbe^iispensary and put- ' ; ting a stop to the rottenness and cor* ruption that was permeating the insti- _. * tution and reaching out into other dea partments of tbe state government, the r' people could afford to feel content; but y The Enquirer has never been satisfied 7 with any such view as this. j* The virtues of honesty and integrity d have always been held in high regard ~ iu South Carolina. It is true that juw ries are not as infallible as they might be; but'public sentiment has always been powerful against those who would r'% acquire questionable gain by dishonest means. There have been men who ' stole thousands and escaped the law; - but they and their children even of the 1 third and fourth generation haVe " found it difficult to acquire eaeeof cori' science as against the accusing attitude ' of a large c'a89of people who persisti ently insist upon condemning such practices. # During the nightmare of corruption c that lasted almost throughout the life I. of the dispensary, it began to look as , if flagrant stealing was to become honj orable. Men of presumably high social and moral standing sought and see cured places in connection with tbe Q business and while it was evident that j they we're stealing thousands and Q thousands of dollars, there were those who would scout the suggestion with k. the elaim that such men would not I think of such a thing. Duplicity and i hypocrisy were making most alarming a strides in undermining the integrity if of tbe commonwealth. a It may be that South Carolina is big, t- strong and powerful enough to allow such offenders to escape the punishI ment they have merited without susa taining harm to herself; but we do not it think so. While we would not deniy that honesty is a real, concrete virtue, . i we are or opinion mat it is not neces? sarily an iunate quality. There are o people who were born honest maybe, I- and bad honesty instilled into them v afterward until there could be noder parture; but most people are honest because they realize now miserable they would become if they should give h the world good cause to look upon 4 them as otherwise. But dishonesty is . as contagious as the smallpox. When f men of recognized position and repufa9 tion are allowed to stoop to dishonesty y without being made to feel the weight of public contempt, thousands of other less conspicuous individuals are inr. clined to use the circumatance as justiU flcos^pn for doing likewise. From this j point of view, the cost of the dispensary to South Carolina has been terrin ble. y As we see it, mere is out one way Dy n which South Carolina cau regain 'any )I considerable part of what she has lost it on account of dispensary corruption, I- and that is by putting stripe? on the e people who are responsible for that corruption and puttiug them behind >f the bars. Thus, and thus only can an d adequate corrective be administered to d thousands who have strayed from the a paths of honesty on the excuse of bavir ing such conspicuous examples and precedents higher up. y There are those who have been disil poeed to preach that Mr. Lyon had ' done enough in throwing on the light * that resulted in the overthrow of the d state dispensary, and that he was wan d ranted in giving his entire attention to 0 other affairs "more important" than the punishment of the thieves. But e there has been nothing more impor tant than the punishment of the thieves and there is nothing more im* portant than this now. The attorney general stands more in need of the 1 backing and support or' all good citid zens new than he ever did, and it is \ sincerely to be hoped that this backing a and support will uot be withheld. I j ? Life Insurance Complexities. I A Brooklyn Judge, after bearing argnmenu on a demurrer tiled by un Insurance ? company In a suit brought agalust It by tbe f widow of a man who bau taken out a policy, . declared In reserving decision tbai tbe policy : was so Involved wlta legal phraseology and J technicality as to be Incomprehensible to tbe ) lay mind, adding tbat it would take a lawyer a of experience to determine lis exact nature. : Tbls remark from tbe benab will evoke a * universal cborus of assent. It Is lo be doubtt ed If baif of tbe bolder of life Insurance poll. ciesare lully aware of their exact stlpulatlons, reservations and agreement. In agen0 eral way tbey know tbai tbey are to pay so 3 mucb a monib, or a quarter or a year, (or a 3 certain number of years, or perbaps without . limit, and that at the expiration of tbe fixed * term tbey are to get a refund of a certain 1 amount, or In case of death their heirs are to i. receive a certain sum, But there are many contingencies and probably not one In ten holders of policies can trace out the line of 8 cause and effect to tbe net result In every r possible combination of happenings. Tbe sollultor for llle insurance Is a ftllb talker, a persuabive demonstrator ana a e shrewd diplomat. Il he is less tban ail this be does not succeed to tbe full meagre of . his Job. One of bis most particular lines of work la tbe explanation of obscure passages e id tbe policy, lie talks of tontines and endowments and dividends and percentages and accumulated, earnings and mututill* zatlons so Btnootbly tbat many a man signs ' bis name without really understanding Ju6t a what he Is binding hlmseil 10 do or to pay. In many cases the holder actually does not ' read over bis policy belore signing it. ' Some day peihaps a brignt man will Invent B a form ol me lusurance policy that can not * only be understood by tne layman, but that can be euforced in court In the spirit and 'r letter of its intent, as understood at.the. outset by both parties. It will be a document , of exceeding simplicity, with few ' s.<.lds" * and "aforeaalds,"and a minimum of technl1 cal language. But It will set forth exactly r what tbe insured Is expected to do and what tbe insurer la promlalng and there will be a plainly worked out taole of obligations to suit ail contingencies and combinations, and me insureu wm Know to a penuey wnm uo will have lo pay each year, quarter, or month 0 and bow mucti be or tils heirs wl;l gei, at ibe g end of the term or be end of tile lite. t When tbat policy Is perlecttd and put ou * tbe market there will be need ot fewer smooth 0 talkers In the soliciting siage of the business, 6 and the court will bave less ditilculty adjusting the disputes of policies and tcielr heirs.? Washington S.ar. r The governor of Alabama called the leg la * lature to meet In extra session to act on the a railroad question, and It passed a prohlbl. tlon law. Tbe governor of North Carolina has assembled the legislature In extra seeslon to act on the railroad question, and they are If considering a prohibition bill. Extra aesI slon .and prohibitloa seem to go together now. I