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I The Gonquesi . By Dr. Frederick A. Coot J Copvrijht. 1909. by Ihe New York <i? HeraM Company, Registered In ? Canada In Accordance With Copy ri<ht Act. Copyright In **ex% ico Undc Laws of the Republic ?! of Mexico. All Rights ~A 9 WITH a hasty farewell to Mi Bradley and the officers an< encouraged with a chee from .?I1 on board, we lef the motherly ^acht for our new homi and Tv'ssion. The y?>cht stood off t avoid drifting ice and await the re turn of the motorbout. When we were set ashore we sa do"*p and watched with saddened eye: the denarture of our friends and thi severing of the bond which had hcl< us to the known world of life aw happiness. The village of Annootok is placed ii a small bay just Inside of Cape liisrle field. Its population changes niucl from year to year, according to th< known luck of the ^haso or the ambi tlon of the men to obtain new bear skin trousers. Scattered about It were twelve seal skin tents, which served ns a sumrnei shelter for an equal number of vigor ous families. In other places neirei the sea were seven stone igloos. Upoi these the work of reconstruction foi winter shelter had already begun. > ' C? : *% 'v > <, ^ s\ *s & i - , HfeV' ' & ; T"" CTO^> g'g^ r ' ' vc J <. ) .< >'r-<- < THE MIDNIGHT SI In the Immediate vicinity tnere wen some turf aud moss, but everywhere else wlth'n a few hundred feet of tbc ea the land rose abruptly in steef slopes of barren rock. To the westward across Smltl sound In a blue haze were seen Cape Sabine, Bache peninsula and some 01 the land beyond which we hoped tr cross in our prospective venture. The construction of a winter house and workshop called for Immediate at tentlon after the wind subsided. Men women and children offered strong hands to gather the stones strewn along the shore. When the cargo is packed In thimanner the things can be qulckl} tossed on deck and transported ti floating ice or land. Later it Is possi ble, with packing boxes of uniforn: size as building material, to erect efli clent shelter wherein the calamities of arctic disaster can be avoided. Building Winter Quarters. This precaution against ultimate mis hap now served a very useful purpose Inclosing a space 13 by 10 feet, thi cases were quickly piled in. The walh were beld together by strips of wooii or the joints sealed with pasted papei with the addition of a few long boards A really good roof was made bj using the covers of the boxos as shiu gles. A blanket of turf over this con fined the heat aud permitted at tli< same time healthful circulatiou of air. We slept under our own roof at tb( end of the 6rst day, and our new house bad the very great advantage of con talning within its walls all our posses sions within easy reach at all times. As the winter advaueed with itf stormy ferocity aud frightful darknes> It was not necessary to venture oui and dig up supplies from great depthof snowdrift. Meat and blubber wen. stored in large quantities about tb< camp. Much Work In Sight. But our expedition was in need o! skins and furs. Furthermore, as men engaged for the northern venture would be away during the spring tnonlhs, the best hunting season of the year, it was necessary to make provision for house needs later. There was therefore mucL work before us. for we had not only tc prepare our equipment, but to providi ior me iammes ux iur nw wm. In the polar cycle of the season: there are peculiar conditions ivMch ap ply to circumstances and Ljovements As the word seasons is ordinarily un derstood there are but two. a wintei season and a summer season?a wintei season of nine months and a summei of three months. But for more convenient division ol the yearly periods it is best to retain the usual cycle of four seasons. Eski twos call the winter ookiah. which alsr Uieans year, and ihe summer onsah Days are "sleeps." Tlu? mc.nl hs arc Let Us Move Forward. The plant of the furniture factory is t( bo sold on next salf day. There are vu rious reasons why this plant should no' be.bought and utilized for some good pur pose. It could, no doubt, be used as j spinning mill and us a knitting mil I. I some enterprising citizen should make ai effort he could no doubt, organize a com * puny with sufficient capital to build sucl an industrial enterprise. The city cannot grow if it stands still And if we stand still the pendulum will b Bune to .swing back. . The money which is paid to operative is * cotton mill Is the best asset which an; - - v ?? . . ^ rf? ? ?' *. ' i?i?? m*z [ of the Pole I * ? . i f Harvesting an^J j Fuel For the Polar Trip. * * Narwhal Hunting &.n t * Exciting Sp<*rt Jo >? A ? : [THIRD ARTITE1 " ! * ? ? ?> A * > e * o * > a ?> '. moons, and tlie periods arc named In 3 accord with the movements of various r' creatures of the chase. *' In earl}* September at Annootok the sun dips considerably under the north ern horizon. There is no night. \t o j SUIJSt'l UIIU ill a>tuil i.-tr wnn III i wuu.i "l hide the hursts of color which are *he | g'ory of twilight, and the electric aftert gl^w is generally lost in the dull gray s' which bespeaks the torment of the i? storms of the setting sun. 1! The gloom of the coming: winter j ni?rht now thickens. The splendor of j the summer day has gone. A day of : siv months and a night of six months ] are often ascribed to tin* wlar regions as a whole, but this is only true of a 1 very small area about th? nole. a, As we come sout'j the sun slips un der the horizon for an over increasing . part of each twenty-four hours. I*recediner and following the night as we come from the pole there is a oeriod i of day and ni^ht which lengthens witb ! the descent of latitude. It is this period which enables us to retain the names of the usual seasons j ?summer for the double days, fall for the neriod of the setting suu. This ' season begins when the sun first dins . .1 ! v ' -v * ^ j K.'Jm**'*:-' * - 1. c-o. A<-t. mtjuTs RtssnVGQ rN IN THE ARCTIC. | under the Ice at midnight for a few ' moments. j The Arctic Night. > These moments Increase rapidly, yet I one hardly appreciates that the sun is 1 departing until day and night are of ! equal length, for the night remains [ light, though not cheerful. Then tin ) day rapidly shortens and darkens, and the sun sinks until at least there is ! but a mere glimmer of the glory of day. Winter Is limited to the long night > and spring applies to the days of the 1 rising sun, a period corresponding to the autumn days of the setting sun. At Annootok the midnight sun Is flrst seen over the sea horizon on April 23. 1 It dips iu the sea on Aug. 19. It thus encircles the horizon, giving summei 1 and continuous day for US days. It sets at midday on Oct. 24 arid is ab * 6ent a period of prolouged night cor responding to the day and rises on Feb 20. Harvesting Food and Fuel. Then follow the eye opening- days oi spring. In the fall, when the harmon izing influence of the sun is withdrawn there begins a battle of the elements which continues its smoky agitatlor until stilled by the hopeless frost ol early night. At this time, though field work was painful, the needs of our venture forced us to persistent action in the chase ol walrus, seal, narwhal and white whale We harvested food and fuel. Before winter Ice spread over tin huuting grounds ptarmigan, bare and reindeer were sought to supply the ta ble during the long night with dcllea ' cies, while bear and fox pleased the * palates of the Eskimos and their pelts clothed all. ! Many loug journeys were made to se ' cure an important supply of grass to pad boots and mittens and also to se eure moss, which serves as wick for the Eskimo lamp. The months of September and October were indeed ini1 portant periods of anxious seeking for ' reserve supplies. . Aid Prom the Eskimos. There was a complex activity sudi denly stimulated along the Greenland > coast whic-h did not require general su. pervlsion. The Eskimos knew what was required without a word from us : and knew better than we did where to And the things worth while. A-Q outline of the polar campaign vas seDt from village to village, with a few general instructions. l^UlTIl iwm uniu^ ui nauu's m fill an important duty and bring together the tremendous amount of ma teriul required for our house and sled omiimimnf TCnch Eskimo villntre lias. us a rule, certain came advantages. , In some places foxes and hares were abundant. Their skins were in great , demand for fonts mid stockings, and city can have. The names for macufactured cotton comes from abroad, and > every dollar which thus comes is just so - much wealt h added to the community. t "While We know nothing of our own - knowledge yet we doubt not that for the i purpose of a spinning mill the furniture f plant could be most proiitable utilized. 1 Let some of our enterprising public " spirited citizens look into this matter now, 1 before it is too late. The sale takes place next sale day. A town like Abbeville can build as many cotton mills as it wants. If we put in a little, northern marSefc- wHl- come and-do 3 the rest. 7 I . - Vfi'lW. .Irt. <,~fl Baffioos faust hot only gAthftr the greatest cumber possible, but must prepare the skins and make them luto pronerly fitting garments. In other places reindeer were abundant. This skiD was very much in demand for sleeping bags, while the sinew was required for thread. Jn still other places seal was the luck of the chase, and its skin was one of our most Important needs. Ol1 it boots were ordered, and an immense amount of line and lashings was prepared. Thus in one way or another every man, woman and most of the children of this tribe of 250 people were kept busy in the service of the evped't'on. The work was well done and with much better knowledge of the fitness of things than could be done by any possible gathering of white men. Use o* tlic Narwhal. The quest of the walrus and the narwhal came In our own immediate plan of adventure. The unicorn, or narwhal, does not o'ten come under the eye of the white man, though one of the first animals to leave our shores. It gave for a brief spell good results In sport and useful material. The blubber is the pride of every housekeeper, for it gives a long, hot flame to the la mo. with no smoke to spot the Igloo finery. The skin is regarded as quite a delicacy. Cut into squares, It loo^s and tastes like scallops, with only a slight aroma of train oil. The meat dries easily and Is thus prized as on appetizer or as a lunch to be eaten en route In sled or kayak. In this shape it was an extremely useful thing for us, for it took the place of pemmican for our less urgent journevs. The narwhal, which, apart from Its usefulness. Is most interesting to denizens of he iretic deep, played in schools far off shore, usually along the edge of large ice. Its long ivory tusks rose under spouts of breath and spray. When this glad sight was noted every kayak about camp was manned, and the Eskimos' skin canoes went like birds over the water. Some of the Eskimos rose to the ice fields and delivered harpoons from a secure footing. Others hid behind floating fragments of heavy ice and made a sudden rush as the animals nassed. Still others came up in the rear, for the narwhal cannot easily see backward and does not often turn to watch its enemies, its speed being so fast that it can easily keep ahead of other troublesome creatures. Hunting the Narwhal. The harpoon is always delivered at close range. When the dragging float marked the end of the line in tow of the frightened creature the line of skin canoes followed. The narwhal If timid by nature. Fearing to rise for breath, he plunged along until nearly strangulated. When it did come up there were several Eskimos near with drawn lances, which inflicted deep gashes. Again the narwhal plunged deep down with but one breath and hurried along as best it could. But its speed slackened, and a line of crimson marked its hidden path. Loss of blood and want of air did not give it a chance to fight. Again it came up with a spout; again the lances were hurled. The battle continued for several hours, with many exciting adventures, but in the end the narwhal always succumbed, offering a prize of several thousand pounds of moat and blubber. Victory, as a rule, wr.i net gaiued until the hunter-: were far from home, also far from the shore line. Eut the Eskimo Is a courageous hunter aud an intelligent se.-tman. Tov.inj the Cercass. To the huge carcass frsill knynks were uucnea in a 11:115 mii\ nwiaj Is slow, wind and sea coiiibiuin? to make I be i.ask difficult aud dangerous. ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ... Xr v-X . y ' [ . DR. COOK IN AHOJ'IC COST CMS. Onu sees noth'ng of the narwhal and very little of tbe kayak, for dashing seas wusb over the little craft, but the double bladed paddles seesaw with the regularity of a pendulum. Homecoming takes many hours and engenders a prodigious amount of hard work, but there is energy to spare, for a wealth of meat and fat is the culmination of all Eskimo ambition. Seven of these ponderous animals were brought in during five days, making a heap of more than 40,000 pounds of food and fuel. Then the narwhals suddenly disappeared, and we saw no more of them. Three white whales were also obtainwl in n aimllnr wnv nt Rfnh nt nhnnt the same tine. It seems fthat the Rev. Mr. Duncan whipped the fight in the First A. R. P. Presbytery, and secured the papers which were at first postively refused to him. There is nothing like a fight. Eighteen counties will go dry on Monnay, and now it is up to the law abiding citizens of these counties to see that the law is enforced.?Aiken Record. It is the duty of every good citizen to obey the law, but we fail to see wherein it is the duty of the citizen to enforce the law against anybody that duty devolves upon the officers of the law. A getlenian would hardly voluntarily act the pirt of informer, especially in cases where he -may have induced anybody to violate the law, or may have been a party to the vio-1 l&Uon. I ?????Mi i. in twann >111^1 I. -?r> WEST END. fH Personal Paragraphs and News Items Contributed by Miss Lily Templeton. Mrs. George McD. Miller, of Laurens, spent several days here last week with her daughter, Mrs. Horace McAllister. Mrs. Miller lias gone to Monterey to Sp spend a week with Mrs. S. C. Speer. g&th Miss Willma Correll, of Concord, N. C., cont and Miss Volina Hararick, of GalTney, are' mon the attractive guests of Miss Mary Hill. 1400 Mrs. T. C. Poolo, of Newberry was the'this guest of her sister, Mrs. L. \V. White, last look! week. i the f Mr. J. A. Cheek spent a few days in At-! lai'g< lanta last week at the automobile races. whal Mr. S. H. Cochran, who lives near Abbe- mere ville, sold a bale of cotton last week whichj that brought SI 17.80. be d< Mr. and Mrs. Lowry Beacham, of Atlan- not l ta, are spending a few days with their will 1 home people. | take Mrs. W. T. McFall spent a few days in the i Atlanta last week at tne automobile races. \ gene Mr. J. D. Miller and Mr. Sam Cooper at- J thre< tended the automobile races in Atlanta next last week. I Th Miss Eliza Mabry entertained the em- seem broidery club at a very pleasant meeting ion, i last Tuesday afternoon. on tl Mrs. Calvert Thomson and her little ;Advc daughter, Miss Lucy Calvert Thomson are i of Tl at home again after a pleasant stay with the a relatives in Winnsboro. j If i Mr. Sara Turner is at homo from Atlanta' it se< spending a few days with his home people, j by tl Mr. Turner has a position with M. Rich in east Atlanta. equa Miss Pearl Crawley, of GalTney, and tlons Miss Nelle Barton, of Anderson, are the menl guests of Mrs. W. D. Barksdale. Miss man; Crawley and Miss Barton were attendants said, at the Durst-Paine wedding in Greenwood soda last week. try ii Miss Edith Leach was the guest of perio Mends in Atlanta during the automobile "Tl races. has t Mrs. M. E. Davis has returned to her said i home in Athens, Ga., after a pleasant stay not n with Mrs. Mansfield Hollingsworth. for a Sunday morning the home of Miss Mar- I do i garet Brooks was burned. By hard work vote and good management the houses around On Miss Brook's residence were saved. The com! greatest sympathy is felt for Miss dele/2 Brooks and the other occupants of the and s house. sider Mrs. L. T. Hill attended the Durst-Paine and i wedding in Greenwood last week. tlons Rev. Mr. Caldwell of Birmingham, Ala., Jegis' preached Sunday morning and evening in theo the Presbyterian church. Mr, Caldwell egat< was the guest of Mr. T. P. Quarles while have in the city. Th< Hon. J. Frasier Lyon of Columbia was in ^res the city Monday. conf Mr. P. B. Jones spent several days in actio Atlanta last week. whicl Miss Grace Hemphill and Mr. D. A. feren Rogers spent Sunday in Montery, the Creifi guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bell. of "8] Mrs. Johnstone Zimmerman has gone to ( her home in Charleston, W. Va., after an from extended visit to her sister, Mrs. "Wyatt j)r q Aiken. will Miss Plevna Seal is at home again after j^co a dleasant visit to Mrs. Stella Simpson in Augusta. Mrs. Lois White of Lewisville, Ga.. is in the city spending a while with her brother Mr. Andrew White. ?m Miss Minnie Jones, of Texas, is in the city, spending a while with her aunt, Mrs. over, J. E. Jones. n-j r Mrs. J. M. Corbett, of Greenville, was ^ the guest of Mrs. J. C. Klugh several days last week. and i sad death. dress Marcus A. Cason, second son of Mr. W. ' T. Cason, of this city, died Monday morn- gtorn ing after a short illness. The deepest j)ami sympathy is extended to the sorrowing lifp. ? family In this affliction. ym8 the " Telln Come to the Bar= y?a Ant koot shows. Clean ^ Man as ever. Funny Wa * Note as "ever. Better Ban Fin than ever. , la?! Still i We MAKING BLIND >"! TIGER LIQUOR. ? _ On< "A RAG, A BONE, A HANK O'HAIR. Such Boozers, Gim Guzzlers and Rum Lusheres Wa Should Study the following Bill ^see Carefully. Anderson Intelligence. Still*< If you were to see the blind tiger outfit ^ni that Deputy Sheriff Stuart captured Wed- _p afternoon at the express office you would never drink another drop of blind tiger liquor. There has been a package at the express office for several days addressed to J. W. Ray, a white man of the Orr mill section. . Knowing that Ray was a dispenser of ? booze, the deputy kept a close watch out for him. When he appeared for his pack- ^ age woanopfJay ne was auowea to Keep possession of it until he had reached the street. Then the officer took it away from him, and found it contained a two-gallon can of alcohol, maikcd 170 proof, and a dozen or so vials labeled "Zanol." The "Zanol," whatever it is, had different flavors, such as rye, corn, gin, etc., and lettle directions on each vial for making the yeste kind of liquor named. For making rye liquor, for instance the directions were to take one pint of alcohol one pint of water, a tablespoonful of sugar and a vial of "Zanol." This is claimed The would make a quart of good rye whiskey. POISON GIVEN HORSES. ?UCll :it A More Than Two Hundered and Fifty Fine Animals Have Been Poisoned the Recently in City. New York, Nov. 9.?More than 250 EIO valuable horses in east side stables have or lei been poisoned to death in the last few j montns by a gang or DiacKmaiiers, lor .i' whom the police are eagerly searching. j5. Detectives declare that owners of horses in that section of the city have already I-kk paid at least $10,000 to the blaskmallers boun and that their animals have so far enjoyed and immunity. Le Dr. H. Stark, chief inspector for the erty Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to af()re to Animals, declares that while more than T 250 and less than 500 horses have been , killed by poisoning, more than 2,000 ani- tomi mals have been given poison, but were saved. The method of the blackmailers is to de? SI) mand through a letter, several hundred Q j dollars from the proposed victim on penal- J ty of having his horses killed. After the second demand has been ignored, one or more of the victims horses die. Later, it is found that the horses have been given Yoi arsenic. impu , haum Bir Over in Chester a verdict! of *125 waa clven last week aeralnst the Southern of At Railway for killing: a horse. If the horao howe was 011 the Southern right of way, the safer suit should have been by the Soiithern By against the owner of the horse for obstruct *i'e b ing its track. The owner of an animal should be held responsible for damages. " """"""" Mr TTp in Now York 1,100 men went on a (iree strike last week. In Abbeville every job W\jr is grabbed as soon as it comes in sight. form A town like Abbeville can build as many e(L^ cotton mills as it wants. ter^ If the furniture factory should be turned into a cotton mill a benefit would come hu to Abbeville. ord'? E COMING CONFERENCE. BODY HOT LIKELY TO BE SPLIT The Creighton Appealecial Interest attaches to the annnal ering this year of the South Carolina erence, which meets the 8th of next th at Abbeville with an attendance of delegates, as it seems likely that at meeting a memorial will be presented ing to a division of the conference on rround that it has grown to be such a 5 and unwieldly body. However, from 1 can be learned here, the clerical bership of the conference is confident if the memoiialis presented it will jfeated by a large majority. If it is presented and passed this year there be no hope of having such a change effect for at least four years more, as natter has to be acted upon by the ral conference, which meets every ) years and which will be in session May at Ashevillo. e leader of the movement for division is to be the Rev. D. M. McLeod of Untvho has written several strong articles le subject to the conference paper, The >cate. It is noticeable that the editor le Advocate is non-commitai toward agitation. i division is asked by the conference jms likely that it will be accompanied le request that the dividing line run and west through Columbia, so as to uy cuvicie trie neomont and coast seci between the two bodies. Assignsin the low country are preferred by y of the ministers on account, it is of the low country people being more ble and attentive, while the up-coun3 sought by others because of its su>r climate, he question of dividing the conference ?een agitated for twenty long years," a Columbia member today, "but I do lotice there is any stronger demand division now than any other timo. not believe that the conference will to divide." e of the chief items of business for the ng conference will be choosing twelve fates to the general conference, six lay six clerical. To be so chosen is coned one of the highest of compliments nuch interest centres in these elec. The general conference is the only lative body of the Methodists, and it is nly church body in which the lay del5s equal in number the clerical and the same voting power. 8 general conference will hear an inting appeal from the South Carolina srence. This will be from conference's n in the celebrated Creighton case, h was tried here in Columbia, the eonce finding the defendant. Editor rhton of the Christian Appeal, guilty andering" some of the clerical mem3f the conference and expelling him both the ministry and the church. Ireighton has perfected his appeal and prosecute it vigorously.?Columbia rd. The Psalm of Marriageid the iindnc and the tineline of r wedding bells echoeing melodiously the hill and dale, with iovemakings :ourtships materializing in marriage , with our ministers wreathed in anitory smiles, with talk of receptions decorations, of how the bride was ied and the groom was scared, of best and maids of honor, of groomsmen bridesmaid, with showers ? nay is' of rice falling everywhere, and 3 and Rumor leading the strenuous nd deciding who shall the next viche, we think Alice Carey's parody on Psalm of Life"apropro: ae not in idle jingle rriage is an emtv dream, he girl is dead that's single I things are not as they seem. s real, life is earnest, gle blessedness a fib, thou art, to man returneth, s not spoken of the rib. mjoyment and not sorrow, >ur destined end or way, 0 act that each tomorrow ds us nearer marriage day. 8 short and time is fleeting 1 our hearts are light and gay, ike pleasant drums are beating ddlng marches all the way. a world's broad field of action, ;he bivouac of life, >t tike dumb driven cattle, a heroine and a wife, i of married folks remind us i can make our lives as well, leparting, leave behind us :h examples as shall tell, examples that another sting life in idle sport, lorn, unmarried brother, ing, may take heart and court, is then be up and doing, tn a heart on trlumpn set; . ontriving, still pursuing, leach one a husband get. B. G. in Anderson Intelligencer. Lost, Strayed or Stolen. ndav night, Nov. 15th, one medium black mare mule with whitish nose, ed or was stolen from lot behind shop is Romans. Her return to Amos B. e Co. will bo appreciated and any for taking up paid. Death of Ellen Wright Cason. Gambrell was called to Anderson >rday morning to the bedside of his i neice, Ellen "Wright Cason, who died irday of diphtheria. Sheriff's Sale. Bank of Dona'ds. P. C., agaiust G. T. J. Ashley?Execution, virtue of an execution to me did in ihe above Mated case, I will to the highest bidder, at public on, within (he legal hours of pale, bbtrville. on Monday, ibe 6 h day eceiiiber A. D. 1909, all (he right, aud interest of G. I . J. Ashley in following described property, lo In all tliat lot or panel of land ?inintr ONE HUNDRED aud HTY-TWO (182) ACRES, more sh, bounded by lauds of L. A. Moroe Young, Cal Ashley* and other?, lot or parcel of land in ^id Stale County, containing SEVEN1N (17) ACRES, more or les-s, ded by lauds of Martha Moore the 182 acre tract above described, vied on and to be sold as the propof G. T. J. Ashley to satisfy the said execution and costs. rm>-Cash. Sold at the risk of er purchae-er, R. E. Cox. C. J. LYON, Sheriff Abbeville County, eriffs Office, Abbeville C. H., S. 11-15-'09. Hunting Season Now On. i may now shoulder your gun with illty, irtui >uut uujj <*UM m&o w vw*? t of the birds. ds are plentiful, there are a dozen coveys within the incorporated limits ibeville, they will not t>e there long ver, the hunters will drive them to haunts, d dogs are in demand, fancy prices eing paid for trained retrievers. A Pleasant Visitor. s. Corbett, wife of Dr. Corbett, of nville, spent a fow days last week Mrs. J. C. Klugh. s. Corbett was related to Dr. Towns, erly of this county. She is also relat> the Calhouns. s. Corbett is a most pleasant and enLining woman. yler's candy fresh all the time at Mili drag store. ?. II Mf j ia.a-n nttan.riliV.i. * - " f j Sold Before it Could be Labled About three weeks nao Sheriff Lyori1 seized from B. and Lucian Winfrey 24 qts.' of whiskey near Mount Carmel. After' keeping it the required 15 days, it was turned over to the Dispensary to be sold.] All liquor seized thus must be marked "Contraband" before it is allowed to be | sold. When it was learned that some pure old corn was to be sold, there was a stampede, and with difficulty the Dispensary officers labled it before it was "gobbled up. Will Pour it Down Court House GutterSheriff Lyon gives notice that all liquor seized now must bo poured out, since there is no dispensary in which to sell it. He gives notice that he will pour it down the Court House gutter, right hand, front. Died of Lockjaw. Marcus Cason, son of Mr. William Cason, was shot in the hand one day last week, a piece of the gun wadding lodging in the wound. He was affected with lockjaw and died Monday morning, Nov. 15, in his fourteenth year. Mr. Wiiliam Cason moved to Abbeville Pitir aKnnf o ^'oq ?' n rrr\ onr) line Vu*r?n in VitJ UWUU U J VWl Wgv, UUU 11UO wvu *** business since. He and his family have the sympathies of all in this sudden and tragic death. Quarles-GillelandInvitations have been received here to the marriage of Mr^James Perrin Quarles to Miss Anne D. Gilleland, of Aberdeen, Miss. The marriage to be solemnized November, the 24th. Mr. Quarles is traveling agent for the Equitable Life Insurance Company in this state and is one of its best agents. He is very popular in Abbeville, and for that matter, wherever he is known. His pleasing address and thorough business qualifications opened up to him a profitable business shortly after leaving college, and every year he has improved his opportunities. At the Theatre. Abbeville was glad to welcome from Greenwood, Due West, and other places, those who saw the performance of Fluffy Ruffles on lrst Monday night. While we can not now recall all present, we noted the following: T7 V/-VTV1 rLronn ttrAArl X LKJUJ yiccunwu Mrs. J. T. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Allie Williams, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Sloan, Miss Lucila Parks, Mr. Eddie Jay, Dr. S. E. Neil, Mr. A. A. Coleman, Mrs. Fox, Concord, N. C. Mrs. Frank Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ta#rgart, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. McKissick, Miss Susan Arnold, Mr. J. C. Self, Mr. White, Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen, Mr. Brinson, Miss Brinson, Mr. and Mrs. Maeham, Miss Nelle Barton, Anderson. Miss Pearl Caully, Gaffney. Mr. Townsend, Mr. Paul Barr, Mr. Tom Rice, Mr. Keith Devore, Miss Julia Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder, Capt. F. H. Evans, Mr. F. B. Grier, Mr. G. W. Gardner, Jr. Mr. Marvin Chipley, Dr. Fellows, Mr. Allie Lee, Mr. Sam Rosenberg, Mr. Charlie Klugh, Mr. and Mrs. waiter dones, Mr, Smiley Stevens. Attorney General Lyon in Town Attorney General Lyon Is spending a few days with friends in Abbeville. Mr. Lyon has many friends in Abbeville who are always glad to welcome him to her home. Sheriff's Sale. The Bank of Donaldf, S. C., against J R. C. Ashley.?Execution. By virtue of an execution to me directed, in the above stated case, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, within the legal hours of gale, at Abbeville, on Monday, the 6th daj of December, A. D. 1909, all the right, title and interest of J. R C. Ashley in the following described property, to wit: Ju all that tract or parcel of laud containing ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO (182) Acres. more or less, bounded by lands of L. A. Morris, Joe Young, Cal Ashley and others Also, one lot or parcel of land contain ing SEVENTEEN (17) Acres, more or less, and bouuded l>y lands of Martha Moore, aud the 182 acre tract above described. Levied on and to be sold as the property of J. R. C. Ashlej to satisfy tin aforesaid execuliou and cosls. Terms?Cash. Sold at risk of former purchaser. R. E. Cox. C. J. LYON, Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriff's Office, AtbevilJe C. H , S. C. 1115-09. Sheriff's Sale. Calvert & Nickles against Thos C.' Cosby.?Execution. By virtue of an execution to ine ?i!recieil, in the above staled case, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, within the legal hour* of sale, , at Abbeville, on Monday, the 6tb day , of December, A. D. I9n9, ail the right, title and iirere.-t of Thos. C. Cosby in the following de.-cribed property, to wit: i One-half of one acre, more or less, I described as follow* : Beginning ai the most westerly corner of the Jail < lot, iu the city of Abbeville thence along the nor'h westerly Hue of said lot to the intersection of the line of ihe i lot now occupied by Aun Lee, iheuce I at a right angle and along the line of 1 said lot the whole length thereof, then making an off set at right angle in a ; south westerly direction a distance of 1 twelve feet, thence at a right angle to ( the 1 ist mentioned liue to Spring street, theue* up said street t<> Jail street, thence up said Jail street to starting point, except thirty-five (35) feet on Jail street, running back one humlreii (100) feet, conveyed by T. C. 1 C'osuy lo L. A. Ricbey, Jan. 30, 1009. Levied nn and to be sold as the property of Thou. C. Cosby to satisfy the aforesaid < xecuiion and costs. Terms?Cash. C. J. LYON, Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriff's Office, Abbeville C. H., S. C. 11-15*09. Notice to Creditors. AH ppr.i nM having clH'.niR na?ln't The Ahii-v i e I'idiiliu'e CompHuv Hie bm-by imt*fl.-.J In in??riii n;;<1 prifVe thetrcii m? i>i < n<> iiiiilero'eiiPti nt Icm < hii ??r in* 10. II il v or L> c-i'ber m xi. '<>' i'"- mi Hv <tp.ler ol t'nnit. K. K. 111!,I.. iNuV. 10: u, 1909. Mi hier A C.S.C, Of late there has been a lot of unjust criticism of juries. " nmmmi. ^ In raj early day* I was a reporter oa Fhe Clurion Call. Only a dislike to own my&Uf beaten and tho occasional fascination which compensated for the more frequect discomfort kept roe In the ofBae. But all this was before tho day I was sent to interview the wife and daughter of the man who had just disturbed society by disappearing from it. Mr. Grey, so it had been learned from the notices concerning his disappearance, had ono evening after dinner gone out for a stroll around the block. He had nover Dome back. His family was of course prostrated after the manner of families on Buch sad occasions. After giving him time to come back, sending to his olubs, his offico and the houses of his friends his wife had finally told his lawyers, and systematic search was begun. The family had retired from public lffe and denied v'.-g themselves to every one, consequently my chances for an interview with Mr* Grey did not soe hopeful, but the city editor's air of granting me the opportunity 1 had been longing for mado me loath tc admit my fears. I took the train for the Greys' ?they lived a little way out of town?and pre pared myself to meet the servants' scorn - 3 and tbo other attendant evils of suoh an assignment. The coach was an ordinary one, and there were several laboring men in it, evidently traveling to some suburt where they were to work upon the road* (or they carried pickaxes and shovels. There sat opposite me and slightly for ward a peculiar type of man to whom 1 found my gaze wandering every few mlnnt_ 1 ? J_ ILUL. UK33. LI IB gL'Zky UtkU r? cLa IU1UJV. BUU I very unevenly out. His face was covered I with a stubbly growth of gray beard. Hi I looked unwashed, unkempt and generallj > unpleasant. His blue overalls were stained with red olay and bis red flannel shirt opened at the front in a way that revealed / anything but a Beautiful neok, burned and blistered. But the man's twitching lips and convulsive movements of the jawf attracted my attention, and his deep Ml, steely blue eyes that burned in cavernoa* sockets fasoinatod me. He did not talk to the other men* but sat with his head rank upon his breast, only occasionally raising it to cast a look about him.- He, with th* other lalrarers, left the train at Foreetvlllst where the Greys lived, and I soon taw them, under the direction of a foreman, assigned to make various road repairs. Of course Mrs. Grey would not see m& I sat in the library while the servant took my card to her, for there were other caller* in the drawing room. Over tbe mantel hung a ploture, presumably Mrs. Grey, done In oil. She was as beautiful as cameo and as hard. Opposite hor was the portrait of a clean shaven man, with fine Iron gray hair brushed oft bis forehead?a more plebeian cast of countenance, but strong and interesting. The faoe seemed familiar. I stared at It until the servant returned. "Mrs. urey is sorry, miss, dui ana can tee no oae, and has nothing to say tea publication." "Very well," said I. Then I rose to ga "Is that Mr. Grey?" I asked, nodding toward the picture. "Yes, miss," was the reply, and suddenly it flashed upon me where I had seen those deep set, curlonsly shaped, keen blue eyes. My heart leaped almost Into nay 1 mouth. I took one long look al the por? trait and left the house. The men were repairing the road, and I noticed one of the workmen whose faee startled me. The resemblanoe to the portrait I had seen of Mr. Qrey was remarkable. He worked with a fierce delight In the severe labor. His face seemed man mad than ever, with the exultation of motion and strength deepening the gleam la his eyes. There was a telegraph offloe at the end of the street. I sent a message to the olty editor. "Send a man to Forestvilie 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 bad made a mistake Every minute I became mo_? and mare convinced that I had made the moat colossal blunder on record. By the time Mr. Ellington Ellsworth, the only man who happened to be available when my tela* gram was received, had arrived I was nearly hysterical. I told Mr. Ellsworth my theory, and he was properly skeptical. He discouraged me thoroughly in about two minutes, but I suddenly rallied. "Well," I remarked, taking command, "I want you to keep that man in sight X shall go to town and get his lawyer. Find out what train they go in on, and I'll meet you." Mr. Ellsworth didn't wish to act upon that suggestion, but he finally consented to do so. I went in, summoned Mr. Grey's lawyer and with him met the worklngmen's train. Mr. Ellsworth, look-? Ing bored and unhappy, got out and pointed out our suspected 'disappearance" te bis lawyer. My heart stood in my mouth. Was 1 to be forever disgraced or made famous forever? "Mr. Grey," said the lawyer, stepping forward, ' 'what does this mean?" And when I saw the man start wildly I knew that I was not forever diagraoed. a "Well," said the oity editor jovially, "what did they say?" '' They didn't say anything. They didn't see me." "So you didn't get the Interview?" Mid the city editor shortly. "No," I replied meekly, "but I found the missing man." And now, such Is the Irony of fate, the oity editor, instead of letting me rest on my laurels, is always exhorting me to live up to tho reputation I made in the Grey case, when I found the missing man, learned how overwork had worn out his brain and how in his half oraaed condition he wandered away and returned to bis original occupation in life, to the horror of his wife with the oameollks faoe. XI only 1 had never been so brilliant I?Is onange. He Preferred Death* Baron de Mal-rtJe, a German who bad ?erved in Mexico /ith Maximilian, told t# Blr M. Grant Duff, who reoords li In hi* "Diary," the following story of an Indian's devotion to his leader: General Mejia was a full blood Indian In the service of Maximilian and was taken prisoner along with him. Twc hours before their execution was to take place General Alatorre came to him and said: "General Mejia, I have been three times pour prisoner, and three times you have spared my life. My aid-de-camp Is at the iocr with a horse, and you are free to go where you please." "And the emperorf" asked Mejia. "Will be shot In two hours," answered Alatorre. "And you dare to come to me with such i proposition I Leave the room I" rejoined the prisoner. Alatorre did vo, and Meji* the empfl'*riv natafch** Estate of George Wallace, Jr, Notice of Settlement and Applicatior for Final Discharge. Take notice thai on the 1st day of Deer rube?. 1909, I will render a final account of mj actings and doings as Executor of the Ewlat< of George Wallace, Jr., deceased, In the offlci of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County a 10 o'clock a. rn? and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust a such Executor. All persona having demands against ialC estate will present them for payment on 01 before that day. oroven and authenticated o be forever barred. K. K. STONE, Executor. If you want to 6ell jour real estate list with me. Itobt.S. Link. !