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II : / ; - ' . - The Abbeville Press and Banner | ) BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909. ESTABLISHED 1844 | had] New Depart Fall Goods are arriving da advantage to see our lin< the goods at the right p! Suits and Skirts We have our first shipment of Suits. T* Urtn i fill ?*-* ni?]iirv o n/^ i no ait utauiuui in ?uimiuuioiu^ cm^ up-to-date in style and snap. Ranging in prices from $10.50 up. A splendid line of Skirts in black and blue Chiffon, Panama and Voiles. Ranging from $5 up. Carpet and Rug Department A new addition to our line! We have a beautiful lot of Rugs ranging from $i to $25. You should see them before buying. A visit to our store w well as a payir YOURS TO P] R.M,Had LOWNDESVILLE. m8ny pe?p;e w,oul.d ba,! leaf 'anil have lead an Happenings of a Week In and About the Supervisor Slevensor _ ..... n i j and seat'on. for two or t Seven Hill City?Personals. Iioakmtj.ferthe roads. promlsts to dosomeibi Master Pat Johnson ol Chester, came in |jDen, as to rtbulidlng Monday and was here for a day or two, with ; ttrldc-B. It is over t wel' relatives. ! ()f onr Important brldgei Mrs. Jobn Johnson of Atlanta, who won h ! Rn,^ the places where tbi few years ago known here as M'ss Carrl* Uje cross d, but w e are si Barkdate, was the guest if Mr. Wtn. D. L. >ir r l. Smith l a Barnes for a day or two. jsldeuce Irom this, to ] The lor sometime t?iked of dispensary ir,0v<d his stock of goo< election, took place bere, as at ai nil of tbe on Tuesday. voting preciucis in all or tbe thru wet' Muses Mabel and Mln counties. It w-is a very quiet uneventful been at tbe home of day. While there was diversity ol opinion, Wilson for several days, nearly equally divided and much dlscussiou Mr.T.B lldlc'inbot as to tbe question at issue, It was all indulged ty came in Thursday an In tbe very best of humor and everyone a I- jiuely vacated by Mr. lowed the other fellow to :hlnk. talk and >ie?s's Cooley and 8pee act, as ne pieaseu. tiere as elsewhere a nuui i Mi. Qulncey Shearard ber could not exercise their right of suffrage I twelve months, in CatlK for waut of proper papers. As Ik well known | ^l8 natlveslate and was years ?ko, trickery of a' most any kind Ui il to I |*?t ue?-k. be restored to. to carry election" and election- Mr x. L. Ashly of N. < mauegers acted upon the principle, anything 1 Principal of the school to bent ihe other fellow, aud thai Joo>e wi y | acQunluildg himself as I of conduction elections whs hard to gel rid Lj,nation preparatory t of. B >t the U?t clectIon. so far a? the writer autieo today. conld observe, was cof'dncted strictly accoid- First baleof 1909 crop Ingto law, and all right tbii<k11 g and law ] keted her* was brought abiding voter" are ohi g?d to be g ad ol it. yioan (co>) whs bought It Is tobe believed and hoped th t tni* change hp'er, at 1'J I 2 ct? per p' for the better Is the dawnlDg <1 a ntw aud, yunae who live here ui better era in election* tor the future. late hours Thursday nl| On tb<-same day a uuiiibtr c I our citizens j the flight of a brilliant met and o'gainzed a c> mpany of "Kcd ! Ka>-U*rn beaveus. A Iter Shirts" to attend the reunion of that ever lo I loud explosion which I a rem ? nhirpfl hailt* nf tntn mhii Hutiikhwl I .1.*---, --1 1 * ' *** lu 7t> aud later, ?t Atidermin, ul Weane?-d>?y commotion can d hir next. About thirty names were enrol.to, not w. ...... u .1 a* .. uO bad all of whom were original rtd Bbt; ters, some ihotr refp'Ctlve cburcl are tbe sonf of t'io*e who were bo designated their bon es just at> " I b jea'SSRo. Dr. J B M<isel> waseUeteu (Jap- tutough tbe air and wei tain, and wl'l leave hrre Tuesday fjr tbe that they did not take t rendfcsvou. lu ilie<e da>? of tauuuu.eul f ei the hordes apt! n erecting the people ot South CaroiUia cuu d been using but mude foi luI ao u mote pin be worthy thing than erect q.)lck time thought tbal one in memory ot tbe nobie men wtio lu that had surely come. Kurb uiu bo tiiuub lor our Stale. For It was uoubiiee owing moretothem than any other agent that we uie lr<6 from "carpel bag" luie. M m Mi. K. li. Horteu, president ot the Auder sou Keal K late auu Investment Company was here Wednesday on business. ' Interesting R Mi. T. J. Bu>ktn ol Wlillamston, has been 6 vlciULig htie and at Mi 11 utsvilie. We are prlntlug In tta Mibt. uucietla Austin ol Hone* Patb, Miss , . ,he ..?,e litie Mt Jor of AndtiMUi and Ml?? Lllnau an account or the ue Simpson ol Uiove.s. C., were tbe guests of fc,dgefleld, where the r Mr. K. F. Latimer a>-i we?k. breaking the back of H Maiur and Mrs. t. W K Nance of Abbeville Q,roung Ttie account I spent S.ttuiday bere witn relatives. Toe meetiuu )u tue Baptist Church closed copy of the Edgefield 1ridtty. i brtc were Hilucii ?o ttifc cburch. spccchcs urc well worth Mr uud Mtm. Aitieri C>it;eri dtid dKUKUler of . . . . . ... ^ WHDugtou, came up jehteiday huU are ihe not only to familiarize ueoib oi lUeir cousiu, Mr. Joe Uibert. erations with this cruc Troupe. but even nowaaspeclra , r vecllve ami AdkIo-Saxc After tbe Ednefled i LCMKL ESVILLE. procsslon moved ou to was found by Col. I). W M< 6Br? Msrion faker anl Jus. Franks' j0WfU It to Abbeville ai l?mXr'CU'H" Tu"UH>>ChllJb b"ck j until there was hardly Mr. T. L. l.'osby of Greenville, spent a day Ism left. Or two in this piece. It is said that Col. A M . T. D. Cosby is having blR Latimer most forcP,ui sneakers dwelilcg a iate p ui<ht.se, which havli g bten p . R ' - I unit lllin R.t(>h?r built mauyjeais ago, was 1101 up-io-uuie iu -? codbIri.ctlou modfiised, repaired and Idj- dealt his blows with d proved, preparatory lo otcnpjiLg it when 60rry that we haven't Ilnlt-htd* . .. ,1W,? Mr.ai d Mrs II. W. Schumpert of the Power berry and at this place Plant on the Savannah, near here, were in these. this place for tome bourn on Wednesday. vvo wnnirl call esDec Mi's Annie aud Mim> Pauline Hill ol Au- ? gufta. tia. came up Wednesday, and have speech or (Jeuerat uary been staying at our in me. It Is a gem of Its kind Last Tuesday night, twenty three years ago there was at many placet! In this State, weep lng and walling because of the big scare, on account of tbe big earth quake, well re- Put up your winter membered by a great many people of today. wl!b cedar 8Dd lavendi If the spatmt die devout spirit to which this than camphor balls, visitation gave iiee, had been permanent, rug tt ore. Phone 107. * ... " ''* '"" )<)\S rnent Store 4 1 ?i << 1 A. ^ .... my ana u win dc 10 your es before buying. We have rices. School Dresses, etc. This is the season to be getting the chil dren's school clothing and we have a splendid line of new Ginghams, Percales and Suitings for making serviceable dresses. Also a complete line of boys and girl's hats, etc. Shoes The first shipment of our Shoes is here and they are beauties. The Queen Qual? 17 T) X? St r% Ati?? ittrrv 1 ao il^l ivccu l*. v>u. aic uui luvj icauing brands and for style and comfort they cannot be excelled. Also a complete line of Children's Shoes and they are good sensible ones for young folks. ill be a beneficial as i g investment. r/rc a sf,. don & Co e "turned over a new MILLS OF SOUTH COKSUME COTTON exemplary christian i, was In this place *nTbrffi*la8he miu Textile Plants Are Manufacturing More "SmforoUfBo!i0rDneeded Raw Material Than Ever?Secretary <ewere hashed6 away Hester's Report of Old Crop Movem hopeful.'" canno1 ments a Great Surprise. viiir ebfiDged bis re- New Orleans, Bept. 1.?Ptatistica K\b?d8ame pl?ce ?h?*'ioF thaJ more cotton was handled during the commeicial .year endnieReid of Iva, have jDg at midnight tonight than ever betheir uncle, Dr. J.D. fore aD(j tbat a]j recor(jg had been broKeiton, umoD Coun- ken in the amount of cotton consumed d bun taken the place i,y southern mills was the features of j. h. urogun witu the annuaj crop atatement of Secre i," who spent the pa*t tary Hester of the New OrltaDs cotton jmia returned to tbi? exchange. The document forms the i here fora day or two pre)itnit)ary report of Secretary HesC. the newly elected ter's annual review of tlie commercial In this place In here year. orhisbbeginnTnlgh hu The count of the commercial crop showed it to be the largest on record, of cotton to be mar- 13,825,457 bales. The previous largest by Ale#""' *00ley and commercial crop was 13,565,385, mark)und, sec d 25 ctH a bu eted in 1904-05. Last season's total was id near here who kept ou|y 11,(571,966. meifon'u"tlie'North The very large total for this year's u paKstd there was a crop was a surprise to tbe trade, inwaked some or the duuiug both the bull>< and the bears, ^ng sometewi.uUe8ea8 if the figures had been issued been to preacbi?e at wbiletradiugwasgoingon it is probable ies had lust reached ,via, , i,i hiniuhn.u rfonmuoinn e iblng" went sa lu-g '6 re so badly frightened cfl?ct OD prices. hp time to water aod The most important feature in the inlea "'"I;ha<J report, uext to the size of the crop itt tbe Judgement day was the statement on the amount of cotton consumed by southern mills Troupe, during the season which clo-ed today. ,, Here all the records wereagain broken, tbe total being 2,559,873 bales. This point was regarded by the bulls as beeminscence ing even of more importance than the is issue of the paper size of the crop itself. It was taken as a shirt" meeting in official confirmation of the many illative was taken in stories of the great expansion of cotton adicai rule in South manufacturing in the south. Tbe is taften from an old figures compared with 2,193,000 last l Adventurer. These season and 2 493,500 two teasons ago. y of careful reading, lu the point of port receipts another this and coming gen- record- was broken. Net receipts at all lai period of history ports of theseason were put at 10,062,845 euR of exprosslve in bales against only 8,079,555 two years inirtorlncr. ntm T .iuwrnnnl u*i1l hu vo tho firat neetintc the political chance to trade on the renort. Tonight Newberry where it ihe trade is about equally divided in yatt Aiken who foi opinion over the effect cf the total, id Anderson and on bull* claiming the bearishness of the a frazzle of radical- big crop is more than off-set by the bullishness of the big consumption in ikeu was one of the spite of the claims of the bears that it i of thu noted cam- is a decidedly bearish document. . d with his sword he ' eadly efleot, We are '** his speech at New- QryCr J|,an wg ^Snted. to.Drln* along with We didn't mean to vote It so dry as to lose :lal attention to the tbecropB down here. This In the penalty at Edgefield. getting In eooh company as Anderson and Greenwood. Children need love, tenderness and clothes and blanket sympathy as much as flowers need aii ir flakes. Much better sunshine For sale at MUford' ana eunsDine. I OFFER For Sak One House and Lot and vac lot in the City of Abbeville n the shops. A desirable home i reasonable p'ice, only $1600. 200 Acres of land on Due W and Antreville road. Three t ant houses, three wells of wa pasture, timber and wood. ' 1 place is 12 miles from Abbev . and about 7 miles from Due W A bargain at the price, only $2; Dwelling and Store in the c of Abbeville near S. A. L. she Price $2,000. The very place fc man wanting to do small mere tile business!. House and Lot comer Chu and Tanyard Streets. This ho 1:3 oew, weij bunt ana naB six rooi Price $2,000. House and Lot in Mt. can is located in the best section of town. Price $550. 211 Acres about 10 miles fr Abbeville, one 5-room dwelling, 1 tenant houses and out houseB. T place is well watered. Three he farm open and 100 acres in pa9ti Price $13' per acre. Is worth m money. One Lot on corner of Orange l Lemon Streets, beautifully loca level and well drained. $500. TWO Lots near Wardlaw 8tn two minutes walk from Grai School; near in, and a bargain $500 each. 165 Acres, known as the Faulk ner place, right at Lower L< Cane Church, a two horse fa open and rented. Price $1,500. Ill Acres one and one-fourth n from City limits, price $2000.00. 469 Acres, well improved, 10 t ant houses and necessary out hoi all comparatively new, 11 m from Abbeville, 4 or 5 miles fr Calhoun Falls, price $7,500. Oj^e 5 Room House, od 6 acre io the town of Mt. Carmel, wi in 50 yards of two churches s the high school, price $700, wo be cheap at $1000. 260 Acres land near Mt. Carn 8. C., price $2,600, possibly enoi wood on this place to pay for i! List your Real Estate with me e come to see me. If you want to bu baveor can get what you want. If i want to sell I caufiud you a buj I also buy and sell all kinds of Stocks and Sonds. Remember I represent the Equ; blp, the strongest Life Insurance Cc pauy in the world. Robt. S. Lid Office over Miiford's Book Store. Willington News. With appropriate exercises, the p lie school at Willington wa9 opened last Monday morning, an interest address being made by Dr. Link an few remarks by Mr. R. E. Grier, v IS 1 UC yi iut4'ai. The outlook for the school this y is particularly bright. The assist teacher is Miss Ethel HamiltonofCl: ter who comes highly recoromende The new pchool building is an or ment to the town and a credit to i community. The people here juetly proud of the handsome struct and are taking an interest in educati al affairs which auguis well for future. 1 he building stands in a grove oaks, cedar and pines. Many of larger pines have been cut down, plan being to give the abundautunt growth of oaks and other trees an porlunity to reach their full devel ment. The site of the building is admiral and while the removal of the tall pi causes the grove to appear eomew ragged and unkept at preEent, ii short time the smaller trees will att their growth and render the ech grounds very attractive. The building was erected bf mei of funds secured through a bond iee and in the election to dJtorm whether or not the districtshould is the bonds not a vote was cast agai the project, which fact in itself reve ! a spirit of enterprise not always foi in rural communities. Of course the burden of the work upon the trustees who are Messrs I . r . . -r T r. . . 11? oert uioert, j. jj. .utxioy auu w. Coviu. Nosmall amount of corre?p deuce, planning, and interview: was required before everything 1 been arranged for the beginning ot work, and now that it is comple the trustees are deserving of the thai and approbation of the people of t commnnity for the manner in wh they bave discharged their trust. The school house is painted g with a green roof. The vestibule in the middle of the front and is e mounted by a tower in which is e A^A Tho k.,iMir,rr iu I pcuuuu lut UCIli X 11^ k/unuiug IU WW feet and is two stories high. Thel< er floor is divided by a removable j tition into two rooms the same a both of these rooms opening into vestibule. The upper floor consistf ' a large ball suitable for lodge purpc and a small room, the stairway be eo arranged that is possible to go to second floor without entering eithe the rooms of the first floor. There is also a cloak room on the first floor, i The building is well constructed, baving been built by Mr. Ferguson of Melt Cormick, and compares most favorably 1 ^ with school buildings in much larger towns. The erection of the building has given a stimulus to school affairs ant that will endure for many days. Dr. and Mrs A. B. C. Lindsay left Willington last week for Pelzer where it a they will visit relatives. Before returning home they intend to visit relatives in Greenville and Due West. rest Miss Ethel Hamilton of Chester, the i en_ assistant teacher in the public school, f-_ is boarding at the residence of Mr. I. 1 L. LeRoy. 'his Mr. R. F. Morris has returned home ille after a trip through the western cotton e8t. belt. He was absent from Willington about two weeks. Mr. W. 0. Covin has returned from Mtv "eor?ia woere ne spent a iew days. " Miss Janie Morris will resume her ?P9- studies in the Due West Female Col>r a lege next week. Last year Miss Mora'D. ris won a medal in music at the D- W. F. U. Misses Ruby and Ida Bell Booth of . Athens, Ga. are visiting Mrs Perriman. use , LIST OF BANKS HAVING ? MONEY. om How Despensary Deposits Are Distribu;wo ted. hi8 (Tbe State.) )r8e Dr. W. J. Murray, tbe chairman of lre* tbe State dispensary commission, has ore made public a statement of tbe deposits made in the various baoks in tbe State. Tbe commission shows that iD(j about $81,000 is in the bands of the . , State treasurer and this money is deposited at the discretion of that official. The rest of the funds, the total being about $620,000, is distributed among the various banks of tbe State, ded The commission now draws about $2,i 000 each month in interest. The list of deposits is as follows: STATE DISPENSARV FUNDS, AUG. 23, ner 1909The State Bank $ 42 90 Ilg Palmetto National bank 39143 'I'm The People's bank, Union.... 5,83125 Bank of Timmonsville 7,777 78 Columbia Savings Bank and lile Trust company 37,057 50 Bank of Charleston, N. B. A...15'550 00 People's Loan and Exen. change Bank, Laurens 3 887 50 Bank or Orangeburg .. 10,885 00 l8 8 National Exchange bank, ilea Chester 8,889 35 om Fir-t National bank, Camden..3,887 50 People's Saving bank, Abbeville 3,887 50 City National bank, Greenville 15,550 00 ll1* Lexington Savings bank 3,887 50 ind People's National Bank uid Charleston 11,662 50 People's Bank Greenville ... 15,550 00 Norwood National bank, Greenville 34,412 50 lei- ? 1 r f f/\ aa HanK or uamaen 10, sou w "8" First National bank, 8parL tanburg 11,387 50 , Centra) National bank, Spared tauburg 11,387 50 y I Bank of Dillon 7.775 00 . ou Enterprise bank, Charleston.. 17,775 00 Merchant's and Planter's 'er- Gaffney :... 17,775 00 Farmer's and Merchant's bank, Auderson 3,887 50 Merchant's and Farmtr's bank, Cheraw 18,344 59 1 ta- Farmer's and Merchant's >m" bank, Walterboro 1,952 09 Commercial and Savings bank, Florence 8,000 00 _ Bank of Hartsville 7,775 00 National Union bank, Rock b Hill 30,000 00 American National bank, Spartanburg 10,000 00 Anderson Banking & Trust company 5,000 00 n l_l.. l k. K AAA AA jreupie ? uaud ui riuicuuo. .. u,vw w ub- Fourth National bank, on Greenville 5,000 00 ing Farmer's and Merchant's d a bank, Greenville 5,000 00 pho Farmer's bank, Belton 2,500 00 People's National bank, ear Rock Hill 10,000 00 ant The Home bank, St. Mat?es thews 5,000 00 d. The Commercial bank, na- Chester... I5,ooo 00 the The Bank of Suiter 12,000 00 are Union Savingsrwfck, Coure * lumbia 10,000 00 on- National Loan and Exthe change bank Greenwood 10,000 00 National Bank of Leesville.. 2,500 00 of Enterprise bank, Laurens.... 5,000 00 the The Bank of Audtrson 5,000 00 the The Bank of Laurens 5,000 00 ler- The Bank of Greenwood 10,000 00 op- The People's Bank of Anop? derson , 5,000 00 Bank of Spartanburg 10,000 00 ble, South Carolina Loan and noa Trust f!o.. Charleston 20.000 001, bat National Bank of Newberry.. 10,000 00 i a Bank of Darlington ' .... 10,000 00 ain Union Savings Bank, Ben100I nettsville 5,000 00 ( Security Savings bank, ans Charleston _.. 5,500 00 ] iue, People's Bank of Georgeine town 2,500 00 sue National Loan and Exust cbaDge bank, Columbia.... 18,570 16 ials State treasury 81,287 75 i md i Total.........!.* $020,617 30 ( fell ? A1O. Splendid Shows on- "The Henrietta ' the bestof the many play? I ing written by Bronaon Howard will be preeenlin ihls cltv In the near future by Jocepb , and William W. Jefferson and a particularly j oapable company. ted "The Henrietta," while e?sentlally a oomed7. possesses a dramatic foundation of tre. mendous power. It la (ouuned on the' life of P l a great, flnanoler, wbo, during the play, la 1 ICQ the master of \Vell Street and the monarch of ( . million*, Tbe ftnanoler's ion, peoretly attempts to ruin his father In order that be 1 r?y may become the King of the flnanolal world < } is and who, In so doing, causese bis own down- j lUr. fall. The entire play Is brim full of modern , romance and Intrigue and cannot fall to apIUS* peal to any one wbo has a fondness of all that 1 x30 goes to make a fine play. | )W. Joseph Jeflerson will portray the old flnan- , oler and as such, will be allowed the greatest )ar" dramatic and acting possibilities of bis entire ize, career, HIh work will surely be a reve'atlon fhe to bis hosts of admirers, wbo have been i , patiently watting the time to see him In , ' ?> a modern character. William Jefferson will { >ses appear as "Bertie the lamb", and bis well ' ;ni? known fun making abilities will be allowed | . J* full swing As Bertie, Mr. Jefferson should be screamingly funny as It la reoonlzed aaone r of of the beat parla ever written. , TWILIGHT IN MY GARDEN. t nrpte twilight, from thy dim reosaase Pale memories steel and shape thamselva anew, loft breeses stir and lift fair phantom treaaai Tear* mingle with the sacramental daw, ind shadowy 11 pa are wreathed with tail ana Ilea, And loving hands ahlna faintly through Ik gloom I Tls not alone the roeea' fragrant heart* That flood the Aowy dnerk with rare perfuM The loved and lost with noiaeleaa feet as straying Among the garden'a old familiar walks. [ wonder do they hear the fountains playing And see the lilies swaying on their stslksf 0 twilight time, when all earth's Jars and tn Die oat, and quiet rpigns on every band! Vho knows hat for a little sp^ce parchaaoa The dear oaee alip from eat the "sammi i?n.d.T" ^ naL PRIMITIVE HOOSIER CABINS. Dwdllngi Conatrncted by tk? BarlJ er Settlers la Indiana. In the primitive Hoosler cabin?rougi uncouth, simple abodes?more genuin happiness ha* been enjoyed than in all th fine, costly mansions in the great oity c New York. Thousands of wealthy, it spec table men and woman are living to day who were born, reared and married 1 such humble cabins. And there are ml lions of people living today who have n idea how these cabins are con strutted. The pioneer from some of the old easl era or southern states, with his wife, si or eight children, gun and dog, woul come to Greene county in big cover? Wagon, which waa the family abode unt: he erccted bis cabin, which waa oonstruon ed thus: Out about 40 logs 8 or 1 ImaVam 4M 9.A nf 1A fAflt IrtTl and 20 of them 14 feet long; slope ti; ends off half and notch the other half t fit; put chunks in the cracks of the ld| and daub them with mud. The gable were made of shorter logs until reachln what is called the comb, the ends slope down to suit the pitch of the roof. It being now ready for corering, or poles 6 to 6 Inches in diameter, 16 fe< long, or the length of the house, note them down on the gables about 8X fa apart. Cut down a large oak tree, squat the butt and saw outs four feet long, ppl them in blocks about six inches squan take a frow and rive boards half an ina thiok, lay them lengthwise on the afon said poles or rafters, breaking Joint* weight them down with small poles. Yo are now ready for the floors. Cut pol< six inches in diameter, length the widt of the cabin, for lower joists; place thei about four feet apart; cut a tree?genera! ly linn or some soft wood?saw logs &bot six or eight feet long; split into slat about three inches thick; hew smootl With thesa make the floor. The door 1 made of boards the same u the roof, onl fcger. The fattening Is a wooden late with a string hanging on the otxtsidi One window, 14 by Id inches, has graft ed paper for glass. The calling is mad with poles for joists covered with claj boards. Now oomes the most scientific msofeax leal part of cabin bnUdlng?the flrsplac and chimney. Saw out about six fa wide out of One end of the house, six ttt high from the ground; case up the UW ture. Inclose this aperture, eartwwn back far enough for the book wall of til fireplace and as high as the anerfun Now dig yellow clay, dampen and with small maul beat down and form tfc hearth, jambs and back walL Gsnszall the jambs and back wall are about a foe khlok. Now split sticks the proper lsngt for the size of the dhfarmey?the stiok about an inch thick and IK wide. Mail a mortar of the yellow clay and build yon chimney to the desired height This make a comfortable dwelling without nail glass or paint Move in and hare a " be down."?Linton Call. Black's Method of Writin*. It is said of the late William Blaok thf bis literary method was a slow and pail fill nne. TT? t.hmurhti about a Dropose book for months before he put p?n to p< per. Ho conjured up the chief inoidanl snd characters and lived with his persor ages, so to speak. When he come to th writing, he was obliged to have perfe< quiet He could bear no noise at al Those who complain of his endless deecrij fcions of scenery will be interested in knov tog that he made careful and elaboral notes of that soenery, of localities an especially of atmospheric effects. "If one does not correctly and oomplefr ly frame a character or on inoldent wit all the circumstances of the time," h said, "one gets only a blurred paga. Fc example, one may say, 'It was a beautifr day.' But what kind of a beautiful daj It mast be described bo that the piotui hall be beautiful and finished. Every hi man being in real life has a background and must have in a novel if the story ia t appear real to the reader." 5*rvet Well, Rather J A woman shoplifter was caught stealin on umbrella one day in a Philadelphia dr goods store. But it was decided not t prosecute her if she would pay for the una to Krt vIiIaK ah a Hid L/rcUOy VCfcAUC/U. OV The next day she returned and request? to see the manager. When that surprise person could recover himself sufficient!, to ask her business, the woman calml; told him that she had been pricing una breIIas in other stores and found shecouL purchase one like her own for t& and sh (ranted to know If he wouldn't refund he 50 cents. As a tribute to her monuments nerve the 60 cents was handed he* In aj ienca.?New York Tribune. Stnther and Scott. A letter of Southey's recently sold L England oontalns an interesting prophecy The poet write* to a friend: "My profit apon this poem ("Madoo") 1? the oours or 13 months amount preoisely to ?8 Id. In the same time Walter Scott ha iold 4,600 copies of his 'Lay of the Las Minstrel' and netted over ?1,000. fiu my acorn will oontlnue to grow when hi Turkey bean shall have withered." Bu ft ho reads Madoo now? Spices. Singer is the most wholesome splat mace, einnamon and nutmeg the moa lelloate, while allspice has a coarser flavo and one disliked by many. White mua iard and celery seed give an appetising flavor, and when the seeds thermalve would detraot from the appearanoa of 1 relish they should be plaoed In a musilj sag and discarded when the relish 1 tanned. A man's ledger does not tell what ha i jr what he Is worth. Count what If ii man, not what Is ou him, if you woul< know what he is worth, whether rioh 01 poor.?H. W. Beecher. > Wales te the richest part el fliwt Sdl ill la mtosaal wealtk. ======================= AT REST. Jha.ll I lie down to sleep and see no mora ? The splendid affluence of earth and sky, The proud procession of the stars go by, " rhe white moon sway '"the sea and woo the shore, ' The morning lark to the far heavens soar, The nightingale with the soft dusk draw cifk, * The summer rosea bud and bloom and diet Will life and life's delight for me be o'er? Nay! I shall be, in my low, silent home, k Of all earth's gracious ministries aware, Glad with the gladness of the risen day Or gently sad with sadness of the gloam, Yet done with striving and foreclosed of care? "At rest, at rest I "?what better thing to say? ?Louise Chandler Moulton in Cental?. * GRANT AND SHERMAN. Mary Anderson de Navarro Fays Both of f- Them Pretty Tributes. In all her letters and writings Mary Anderson de Navarro's fondness for the friends of her early days is clearly shown. - In The Ladies' Home Joarnal she recalls gome of thoaa who have passed away, notably Booth, Manager Macauley, John T. ^ Ford, and thus records her meeting with I and estimate of General Grant: "It waa jf during my delightful southern tour (the y first) that Or. Griffin presented me to GenK eral?then President?Grant, whom he bad known In old soldiering days, when * the general had captured and imprisoned 0 him. It was pleasant to see these enemies in war so friendly in times of peace. Kindts 1 in ess and simplicity were marked traits z of the president, while a certain ruggedj ness of manner and speech that was sugd gestive of his earlier life gave an addition- v/ q al Interest to all he said and did. In show1 ing us over the White House his pleasure 0 In pointing out various trophies was undisguised and boyish. While lunohlng ? with him, the natural way in whloh he Jl brought himself down to the level of my youth and small experience of life without ? a touch of that visible condescension so S annoying to me young was cnarming. Meeting him some years after, and falling to recognize him, Mrs. de Navarro records . that after his speaking to her and an. nounclng himself as General Grant, befora jj she recalled him, he said jokingly in re. eponse to her confused utterance that he had "so changed:" " Tee, I have grown ' |3 >1 thinner and paler; I am no longer president, you see, and am consequently lets j! banqueted." . "It was about this time that my friendship with General Sherman also began," g writes Mrs. de Navarro. "He was one of M the few eminent men I have met whose v interest in every subject of conversation was so great that his particular metier oould not have been guessed. He knew .I much about thd stage, Shakespeare and M the drama generally and was a passionate lover of the arts, thinking them all worthy r_ of equal regard. As a critic he was good, . though perhaps too enthusiastic over any I excellence, however small, if gonuine enthusiasm can be called a fault. His manKulnlr on/1 Koanfw TTla novunnftHtv |4 UOl VYOO U1IOA uuu ueu^v/t MM # gave the impression of a rugged strength, bo maoh so that his entrance Into a room was like a breath of fresh, Invigorating . air. He scorned fear and discouragement ^ of every kind and refused to allow any jg one to give way to either." ? "The Knock Oat" at Auctions. g There are, we all suppose, in a certain ' ? J sale half a dozen ''lots" of choice old (, china. Four first class dealers in this a property attend the auction. Call them a 9 A, B, C and D. It Is mutually arranged y that A shall do the bidding and the re* 3m il malnlng three keep silent. We will suph pose, with a view to simplicity, that each u of these six lots is worth to a dealer ?4, M but as our four friends are probably tb? ? -r j only persons in the room who could dla0 pose of such property and who understand (| its value, and as they refrain from com- . * 4 peting, it is not at all surprising to And that the six lots are bought by A at tha rate of 10 shillings apiece. So muoh for the first stage in the plot. j The sale being conoluded, A, B, G and D * forgather at some obscure public house, 1 where they can have the use of a private room, and then begins the second auction. ? Lot No. 1 Is offered, and after some oompetition is allotted to C, for, let us say, ' ?3 10s. He pays over this sum to A, who * u onnHnn?T ?nd who. after deduotr - 74 , log the 10 shillings he has paid for the lot, proceeds to divide the balanoe of ?9 among the members of the party. Conse* quently C gets his piece of .ohlna for ?3 . 10s. and 15 shillings back into the bargain, while the others each receive a lit a amount. So with the next lot, whloh D j" buys for more or less, as the case may be, c" and, in fact, the procedure as quoted may ; ' serve as an illustration of how the affair . Is conduoted throughout. ? Chambera' ry Journal. { * Ton May Swallow What imagination will do I can show J* from iny own experience. When a boy, 0 In the Pyrenees, I once drank from a spring and saw, to my horror, when I had already swallowed a mouthful, that the water was alive with small leeches. I g had a bad time of it for two or three days. y I firmly believed I had leeohes alive and 0 sucking my blood insldo me. I felt them. f I became languid. I believed they would '/ L drain my blood away. Happily my father A heard what was the matter with me and d explained to me the corrosive nature of 1 the eastrlc fluid and assured me that noth J lug living and of the nature of a leech t- could resist It. "My dear boy," said he, 3 "from personal observation of your pro ceedings at mealtime I am convinced yoa could digest a pair of boots, and no loechea >1 could 6tand a moment against the force 1* of your gastric fluid." I believed him and forgot all about my imaginary malady.-? Good Words. . I a Bound to Have Style. After the now minister had delivered I his first sermon In the Presbyterian church e of a little Washington town recently a l deacon approached him and said: a "You didn't give us eny Latin er Greek t In yer sermon today?" "No," said the minister, "I did not. I l was not aware that the congregation InI eluded any who understood those lan> guages." And this was a bit of sarcasm. "Waal, ther ain't none wot duz," replied the deacon, "but we folks here want ito hev wat's goin on in them city churches, an we'll hev to ax yer tu give et tu o?."? ? motif \fonn7inA _ I g Mvivunvav AUUQW^kMv* b ' , j No Remedy. g "By George, If I wore In your place," I said the officious friend, "I would apply q for a dlvoroe." a "I'd like to," admitted Mr. N. Peck, "but she won't let me."?Indlanapolla Journal. i a a A large library is apt to distract rather I 1 , than to instruct the learner. It is much r bettor to be conflned to a few authors than to wander at random over many.?Senoca. i ? Pens of hardened gutta percha have been repeatedly tried in this country and -> land, bat h?v? not mot with suoow*. i j * v* i