The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, March 02, 1886, Image 6
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- "WAGES OF GERMAN FARM HANDS.
I<?(8 than S2SOO a Yonr Paid to a Man tiud ^
hlM Wife for Agricultural Lnbor.
Consul Dithmnr, at Brcslau, Germany,
has made a report to the Department of t
State relative to agricultural labor. lie F
says the laborer usually lives upon the <1
estate, and is employed upon it the g
year round. The working hours are in f<
summer from G ?. m. to 7 p. in., and in b
winter from sunrise'to sunset. He has A
free lodcrinsr and free fuel, and it is ens- a
tomury ulso to allow his family the use f<
of 100 square rods of land for raising f<
vegetables. As a direct wages he rcceives
per annum $19 to $23.80 in cash c
and 24 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of pens, T
and 1 & bushels of wheat. The laborer's s
wife is bound to work in the field when- "vy
ever required, and receives for a day's f'
work in summer 12 to 14 cents, and in t<
winter 10 to 12. Of tea, meat, and to- nr
bacco the farm laborer gets but little, rj
If he smokes a pipe it is but seldom, tl
and his tobacco is unmanufactured leaf, b
In harvest time he is treated to schnapps ti
to encourage him in his work. A writer ^
on economic subjects estimates that a a
laborer's family, consisting of himself, a
wife, and five children, uudcr twelve c
years of age, can subsist for $1.91 a b
week, or $57 a year. Miners and mine ti
laborers receive daily from 521 cents b
(which is paid to foremen, engineers, P
and carpenters) to 18|, and 15 cents t<
paid to women and minors. The aver- g
age cost of the subsistancc of a miner's 1'
family, including rent, c othing, and 11
taxes, amount to $122.80 per annum. The a
rents paid by minors range from 30 cents ri
to $1.19 per month. tl
Mr Vnv t.lin Hnnsiil nt Tiriino\vir>lr ft
sends a report on agriculture labor in b
that duchy. The wages paid to agri- ?
cultural labor depends upon the locality a'
"where such labor is employed, being ^
considerably higher in the level than in 11
the mountainous districts. In the for- 11
mcr the wages of a man and wife aggrc- C:
gate $1114.20 per annum, while in the
mountain districts a man and his wife, s'
assisted by a child, earns but $184. Men a<
and women earn from 35 to 47 cents* "
hoeing, and from 47 to 50 gathering S
beets. In this latter work children are
also employed to cut off the leaves, and 11
a child from 10 to 12 years old will cam ^
in a period of three or four weeks 24 n
cents daily,, In the matter of beet cul- \
ture contract labor is sometimescngaged,
cash swages being from 24 to 30 cents n
. per diem. Often a donation of 11A cents ni
per diem is given, provided the laborer *1
remains steadily at work until the con- 11
tract expires. Each employee receives
from 20 to 70 cents head money upon n
entering into the contract, and extra ?
hours are paid for at the rate of 2. 3 and ?
4 cents per hour. As a rule, every five u
or six work people receive one quart of ^
milk and often one pound of bread per 8'
head daily, with coffee in the morning P
and a warm meal at noon and night, t(
with meat on Sunday.
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The Cliango of Foliage. n
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The immediate cause of the change in fi
the foliage during the fall lies iu the n
lessened action of the breathing organs
or pores of the leaves, resulting from a n
loss of warmth and light due to the n
8horter(days. The natural stimulants to o
vegetation tire withdrawn. Shortly bo- T
fore the fall of the leaf, a very delicate p
layer of cells starts from the side of the tl
stem and grows downward, completely t<
Bcparnung tne leaf from any participa- t<
tion in the life circulation of the plant.
This explains the smooth surface exposed
on separating a mature leaf from its
branch. With the cessatipn of circulation
of the sap, the leaves no . longer
absorb carbonic acid gas and give off
oxygen. The great natural proccss of
deoxidation is arrested, and finally re- ^
versed?oxygen is absorbed. The eklorophyl,
or leaf green, which gave color to .
the leaves, during the earlier part of the ?
season, is now oxidized and changed to rt
zanthophii, or leaf yellow, and crcthrophyl, ,,
or leaf red.
These new salts contribute nothing to '
the nourishment of the leaf. No carbonic
acid is absorbed from the ntmos- u
phcre, and the leaf soon dies and falls j
to the ground. The difference in the
coloring of the leaves depends upon the
local conditions, which hasten, modify, n,
or retard this chemical icaction. In the
so-called evergreens, no transverse cell
formation takes place, and the leaf is _
never separated from tlie circulation of 11
main tree. They also evaporate less in ^
proportion to their leaf surface tlian ordinary
trees. Their more sluggish circulation
is more dependent upon climatic |c
influences.
A Curlons Story. E
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There is a tale told of a sea captain hi
who, in a distant corner of the southern
seas, visited an undiscovered or unex- o
fdored group of beautiful islands. After "
anding and trading with the gciitlc p
natives, he wa3 astonished by the visit
of a white man. evidently a person of w
some means and consequence, who, after
making him self very agreeable, implor- y
ed the captain to give him a story book, ei
iC he had such a thing in his possession, u
The captain had, and. deeply touched
by the pigs and cocoanuts which the I ti
white exile had given him, bestowed on tl
him a copy of the "Arabian Night's ci
Entertainments". Overcome by the 1 a
present, the exile burst into tears, and h
cricd, /"You have saved my life, and
given'.me rank and wealth." On expla- K
nationi he said, "I should long ago a
have been eaten, but while they were o
fattening me I learned enough of their b
language to tell a child the aiory of tl
Little Red Riding-Hood'. The child v
repeated, it nnd the whole population c
were mad with joy. They had never
heard a story before. From that day I a
became a great nnd honored man. When si
they hnd a national festival I sat on the a
top of a hill and thousands wept (while ri
wme elderly relative was being cooked s!
fOr a feast) at the cruel death of the
gimiuuiuiufi nttctiuHca oy the wicked v
.wolf. I had with me a volume of 'Fairy ii
- Talcs,' and I soon began to set a price p
on my performances. 'lied Riding- c
. Hood*, is rather warm; I only get a hun- g
. dred cocoanuts for her now; but 't. in- 1
deretia' is still good for four pigs and a
turtle,, and 'Beauty and the Beast' brings
tlx or aeten, according to the quality, d
But with the 'Arabian Nights' I shall t
fee able to go on accumulating pork to i
the end of my dayo." r
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I MODERN SEA FICJIIT.
Vtmt Would Likely be tlie Kenult of a Hat
tie Between Ironcluds.
People often wonder what would bi
lie results of a great naval battle at th<
resent time. Would many ships b<
estroyed? Would the loss of life b<
rcat? Let us try to describe shortly ?
cw of the probable features of a fighi
etween two fleets of modern ironclads
Jthough two hostile ironclads mighl
pproach one another in some tactica
:>rmation, this could not be adhered t<
3r any length of time, and the battle
ould soon become a series of independ
nt duels between individual ships,
'his is at once apparent when we con
idcr that most if not all of the ships
rould have arms, and it would, there,?re.
be highly necessary for a captain
3 have perfect control over the movelents
of his ship to prevent her beinu
mimed by an enemy. At the outset ol
tie action the torpedo boats would proably
take a very active part, and unil
exterminated, which they certainly
*ould be in time, would engage great
ttcntion and be effective in sinking
few ships. It may be safely couludcd
that every ship would
c steaming fast during the acion,
this being necessary to avoid
eing rammed, to get into favorable
ositions for discharging toipedoes and
3 elude the tire of an enemy. Heavy
un lire would of course be maintained
om the commencement of the action,
ad those ships whose engines got disblcd
from this cause would speedily be
mimed; and at this point we consider
:ie gieat loss of life would take place,
>r the reason that the boats of a ship,
eing always exposed to the machine
un fire, would at an early stage of the
ction be riddled and shattered with
lot, and in the incrcdibly short time
1 which a ship sinks after being
mimed it would be impossible for the
row to improvise other means to save
lemsclvcs from drowning. No steps
;cm yet to have been taken by our
Jmiraltv with a view of nrovi<linrr fnr
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ais contingcncv. It lias been sugestcd
that a hospital ship hearing the
eneva cross should accompany a floct
lto action to receive the wounded. We
ould make a further suggestion?
nmcly, that this shij) should be proided
wil.li fast steaming boats, pecuarly
marked to show their pacific
ature, which should proceed to the
ssistance of a sinking ship. By
lis means numbers of the men
light be saved who would other ise
certainly be drowned. It is
ot probable that tlip loss of life from
un fire would be large, as a great part
f the crew of an ironclad would be
nder water, the rest, being inside the
rmorcd portions of the ship.- Few
[lips would be able to get into favorable
ositions for discharging "Whitehead
jrpedoes from their tubes, even if they
id so, the course of one of these mahincs
is so erratic when discharged
rom a ship in motion, that it would in
early every case miss its mark. The
ime for the use of Whiteheads would be
om the torpedo boats at the cominencelent
of the light.
To sum up, it is the opinion of many
aval men of authority that a modern
aval battle would only occupy about
ne-half the time of the fight in the old
'rafalgar days; that half the ships emloyed
would be sunk and that most, of
le remainder would be so battered as
j be unfit for fmther service for months
) come. ? ChamberJournal.
Tlicy Had Met Before.
A few days ago a grey-haired old man
as in one of the hrtcls of Centrallia,
1., when a stranger got off a train
Inch had just arrived, and passed
irough the waiting room. He eyes
ic old man closely, and over the facc
F the latter there flashed a look oi
cognition.
"Pardon me," said the stranger,
your face has a familiar look, yet 1
innot place you. Perhaps I am mistken."
"Oh, no," said the elderly gentlemen.
I know you arc not mistaken. I know
au like a book."
"Indeed?"
"Yes, sir, You used to board with
ic."
"Is it possible?" asked the stranger.
"Yes, sir; and you left without payig
your board."
"That, sir, cannot be," was the inignant
man's answer, as he becamc
,/x^n ???/! * J
1V1C uuu IIIUIU UOlllUSCU.
''And," continued the old man, "you
;ft in the nigfct nnd neglected to take
our luggage.''
By this time the stranger was furious,
[c grew red with anger, and intimated
lat. only the jrrey hairs of his tormentor
ived him from violent treatment.
"Oh, you needn't get mad," said the
Id gent remaining provokinsrly cool.
You did i/ll of these things, and I can
rove it."
"See here old man, who arc you. and
'here arc you from?"
"I, sir, am Capt. Jack Warner and
du are Quartermaster Murphy, nnd you
jenped from Libby while I was Quarter\c%
a f ? 11
1UO tvl KWA Llint I112M1I til 1UU.
"My God!"' was the stranger's <*jccula.011.
as he warmly clasped the hand ol
ie ex-rebel. "Are you, indeed, tli6 old
runmissary? Well, I did board with you
while, and I gave you the slip, too,'
o laughingly continued.
Quartermaster Murphy bolonged to a
rew York regiment, and was captured
nd nent to Libby. It was the practict
f the rebels to allow prisoners who had
ecn practitioners of medicine to attend
ae sick in the prison hospital. Thej
ere given the freedom of the prison, tc
ome and go at will.
One day a green sentry would nol
llow these men to pass, when he was
harply reprimanded by Capt. Gibbs,
nd was told that those men who won
ed ribbons on the lanels of tlmir
bould pass unmolested.
Murphy overheard this and took ad
antage of It. Ho had some red lining
n his vest, and tearing oil a strip, h<
tinned the physician ensignia on hi
oat, and watching an opportunity, hi
ot past the guard and escaped over int<
he Union lines:
Tint born poet has n6 agony in the
leliveranco of his song. The uttering i
o him that soothing balm which thi
itterance is to the reader. It is weeping
kot the tear wept, that gives relief.
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Carriage
CAN BE FOUND THE LABGT
Fhrotnn* Roao Carts, Plantation W
Har.'jes* S:i?lt1!c?. P.eMimr, 1o?th??n of al
1 thirtv <lav? ! \cil1 Ol'TKR SFEOIATj BA.
GlES at loss tlmn Manufacturers' Price
r, crn makes: winch I will gun run toe eqnn
F vincc yoursolvea that thoy nre abaoluto b
A. R. G
(Successor to !%. H. May & <
' 3PS&. | AUGDS1
DAY & T
Arc Now Rcceivii
CARRIAGE!
FOR THE i
AT PKICKS TO
And Never Before Attaine
W'c :vrc enabled to ^:vc our custor
fit the ciostV. possible cash priccs. <
Children's Carri.
T!i" l:o?*v5 uwhtinwi:' cf ITAXDB/
TRUNKS Willi's :? ??! I'MKHELL/
the wii.son. child's & co.'f
'I EN NESS EE W A CONS. 1. 2, an
DAY .t TANNAIIIbl/S ON"F. A]
EXPUESS AND HEM VICKY W.
A vies, Spring, !T?11?.??. Spoken, &c.
HOYT'S LEATHEK niSl.TING.
T.ACINO. III VETS. El<DAK A
(TALK AND UNI NO SKINS. LA
11AI {NI0SS rt.NI) SA HDLES. \
OIJi: HAKNE&: HEsWliTMENT,
PK1CE.
DAY
43
WHITE
Would call tho attolicn of buy<
JBL& JBr&, 3ES SEE SE
'tfiiiainlly ,'irj;n ami ill tr?ic'ivP. Thej
ti.'.K" ( vi)'1 o.'li'fcl. I li?y linvt) al?0 BO 111
ti?>n ifi'iil. ?jt Inii?( < VKLVE
;i ?!!< ? Sine .jf Wn-il l a.-ca io nil colon*.
Tlu?ir ?l??rU ..i it I i'\OK <USI1MERE
"1)11' ill I l|H Hull>?M lijli 'if lllf*R(i trood?. HT1C
i i|irii>(y :iik! priro. \ u"iu<l lino of JER!
1; would :i'itoiiiKli any nnoto o-n liow n
season Xitvctn m till-; (i: ?? would do wi
WHITE 3
C,\r?M''TS 'in> v??rv i>liMp ?vc? to be
rt' lS ui<<l KlHiS i':in Im fii>ii:?l at tho s
ll-c n'?ovf itiniiiy a fii*v itnii^ in whi
*1*1.c C/CL.t-ial Slock o!" Full and Wiutei
II ITE .:
?s i.??-ii :t-s-oricd, and more t
flctt- Hi III* Utclllo.
THE HUMAN E"5
JOSEPh
P'lin ri'ir lit any Imr in 11*11. 'vnmhrnntn
I ?.')! ?!< ' 1 1 Im ( ilinr furiii of ? (;<>;
?. llw t;s? 1 nf i.ijjM, ???:<! pdrfnolly m
! to M1.1 ( it. iroi.ju nvur invented,
J. SILVER
A ti l 1.1 4rnonlintt nf ihtQ tiina tVirnrirrhnn
L l.iKiwn lu-? 'Mjniny noil I'iin*l.inn. nin( at I
lii>? Iisivo liccn t'inci (hoy are i
ti-U<iii.jriinU will roriily; tint original
roonw lli.' at tin* xiimo titno wislmn lo
0wl'O mitritly s.ll.s yon a pair c
iitivcr net. -i?jiiiii. Hit li:iM?HtnliliHhrid ill
i ciu:i? yon r>liMii!<l Icippoii to loso or Itroak
n -in.:ill moiii i nit I sum, a* it i* hi* rtuslon
l:Mit in know jn*?l tin* i?la*? yon hav.i pa
sacli iijvmi ii? JuJifO I'olUo, Govern Culq
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CLOTHI^! CLC
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[>YEAR'S
Repository.
:ST STOCK OF CARRIAGES. "BTJGGTTCS.
'ajrons (nil sizes, 1 to 0 lio^o,) Single and Donbl*
I kinds. Wagon Mnterinl. ?fco.. ?Vc. For tho next
RGAINS IN A LOT OF 0"EN AND TOP BUG
s. These Buggies are all Fine Northern and East
il to tho best. Cull and examine them and conargaina,
OODYEAR, Ajvant.
Co..) OPP. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK.
?A, GEORGIA. I ?
'ANNAHILL,
lg a Fine Assortment of
5 AND BUGGIES
SPRING- TRADE,
SUIT THE TIMES!
td in the History of the Business
ncrs every advandtagc by purchasing our ^jood
Dull and be convinced.
ages in Great Variety.
LGS and SATCI1ELS ever brought to the eitj
IS.
I PIIILA. WAGONS, all sizes.
d 4 Horse.
ST> TWO HORSE WAGONS.
AGONS.
"Rubber Belting and Packing.
Thn best in the World.
.Nl> HEMLOCK SOLE LEATHER.
STS, THREAD. CEMENT, Err.
VE CALL PA RTIC Hi j A11 ATTENTION TO
IN WHICH WE EXCEL IN QUALITY" ANE
& TANNAHILL,
Augusta, Cxa.
BROTHERS
ors to a Few Specialties: Their slock of
? GOODS
r iinve the cheapest line of BLACK SILKS the}
e handsome Coierod iSilks. Tl.oy have a good
iTEENS for Dresses iuui Triir.iuinjjs. They h:iv
the latest thing for lino Dress Trimmings.
cannot be surpassed. They have bestowed unusna'
1 are nssnred they are all riirht iu regard to color.
SKY JACKETS, cheaper than ever before.
rery cheap FLANNELS and BLANKETS are thii
oil to examine the stock of
3ROTHEKS
in the roach of all. A ;?ood assortment of CAB
Loro of WHITE BROTHERS.
c Special Bargains can be had.
r Goods now offered to the public by
BROT XI E R S,
ittractivo thau they have ever carried- It is com
sep.30,18S?l-?>in
fE AND SPECTACLES.
1 SILVER,
[CiA.nr.
il in accordance with the ?cience and philosophj
SC/VVl! CONVEX ELIPSES, admirnbly adapted
itural to U.o eye, alloidiug the best artificial nelf
HAS ESTABLISHED A
LF. AN1) KYK GLASS EMPORIUM
IN T11E CITY OF AGUSTA.
it tho State of Georgia for the purpose of making
I he same time introducing those Lenses. Wherever
spoken of in the highest terms, as the following
and inaivy others can be scon and examinod at his
bo understood that he is not one of tho traveling
if i?la*sos at exorbitant prices and whom yon may
i Augusta, at present, M8 Broad Street, whore in j
your glasses, lie will replace the anine for you at I
. ?? -il i '
i i.v .1 in?i.noi ui an no bmi<, uioreoy ennoiea
r?ti:irtod iroin him. These testimonials lire from
uu, Gcu. Gui dan and a host of others. sep.3J,lS8
(THING! CLOTHING!
J ^OOK at the pld gent above in a
badtix isn't he with his pants all
Dflggy and no fit? My friends do
yon wish to avoid getting into just
such a scrape? Then when you
make up your mind to buy a suit of
clothes come right along to our
store and have your measure taken
and have your clothes made to order
bv the very best
TAILORS IN THE COUNTRY.
and then if thev arc bajrev and
don't fit, just say to us "send these
wWv clothes right back, I don't want
them and wont have them." '.Moreover,
wo would not let you keep
them ourselves if they did not fit
you. "We nre not working for a fall
trade, but a trade we can by giving
entire satisfaction hold in the future.
Remember our motto is "no
fit no pay.
We are yours truly,
BrotHers.
Palmetto {
THOS. WIcCETTICA
>f the largest SAIjOON in tho up-country, don't inte
ulvertisunicnt.'*. Tlio half is not mentioned in the
;>L'ui>ared for fall trade. The Palmetto House is well st
Foreign and Domestic W
tho best the market affords. Ho has got Li?iuo
Rvfli aitffl Hfarn ivieli C
i|w mum vvbiij an^ii aHU U
A.pple, Peach, California and French Brs
Porter,
He ciin chcerfnlly rpoommcml his goods to the
mixed drinks with ;ill the DELICIOUS UEVERA.?jrES
1'ERA.TE DRINKS. His specialty is a large stock of
GENTLEMEN'S RESORT. NO. 4
and you will not forgot again. ^
A Good Line of Tobacco and (
Beer a Spech
CUNNINGHAM&T
HAVE IN STOtt
Their Lane anil Well Selei
FALL AND WINT
Consisting in JPar
r ? i n .
foreign ana uomesii
3NT O T J O
HATS, HATS, HATS
BOOTS
HARDWARE, HARDWA8
Groceries, Groceries, Gr
Crockery, Cro<
At Lower Prices tlnm the3" were Ever OlTered ]
PAVILION HOTEL. | v
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ciiiilestox,
s. ENDOti
mm
[ First Class in all its Apoointments.
PRACT
RATES, S2.00, 32.50.
Mest3
Excellent Cuisenc, mw :n"ry rooms, Ofcjs ?? ? ?"
Passenger Elevaior. Kloclrio and li&iit-s. Over
Hcaf^d rotumla canirally locatod. >>?,,
Oct. I. 'o4-tf 21 ~?aL
' Deal
QENTIIAL HOTEL,
Mrs. M.W.THOIVIA.S, Proprietress $
s
Broad Street, Augusta. Ga. 49 V
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jgXCIIANGE HOTEL, ^
M'D
GI:I:I:nvii.le, S. C.
The Only Two-Class Hotel
in the World.
W. R. WHITE, PitoiMUETon. 4
J^TEW DINNER HOUSE, Ofif
Ghees wood, S. C.
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Kept by Mrs. F. G. PARKS. Cheap ratee.
First-class faro.
June loth, lb82-tf. Ill Akl
T. P. THOMSON. ?J. AV. THOMSON.
>orth ('
r|MIOMSOX & TIIOMSON,
A ' ?gs
At tor it eys-at-Ijaw, ^
Adiikvilt.E, S. C.
?i?~Oflice in rear Mr. Leo's. A.1CS,
June 8th, if-85-tf. 100 .
iu fact
' that
QALIIOUN & MA BUY,
Attorneys and Counsellors a! Law, To
tha
AUIUSVII.LK C'. II., S. C.
Office formerly occupied by Judge Thorn3on.
" tf-50 Tlij
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UOBT. It, HEMPHILL. WM. P, CALHOUN. f
OOt
JJEMPIIILL & CALHOUN,
Attornovs-at-Law? I
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U. W. PEIUUN T. P. COT1IUAN. "
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pERRIN & COTIIRAN,
Attorneys-at-Law, AttOPI
Abbeville, 8. C.
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SALOON!
N, Proprietor
nd to dupe his customers by falsoi
three Abbeville pnpaia, Heiswelij
ookod with everything in the lino of
ines and Liquors,
rs nine years old. Good old
coteh Whiskies,
mdies,
Ale and Fresh Lager Beer.
public for MEDICINAL USE, and'
of the season. Also COOL, TEA1-'
PUKE GOODS, Cal'nttho
I WA0UT*Ts1Tn?JCT
: VV ABliimTlUll Bl,
HOMAS McGETTlfJAN.
Cigars. Budweiser
ilty. 47
EMPLETON
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iteH Stack of
ER 800 DS,
t ot
c Dry Goods,
S,
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^ISTD SHOES
F, HARDWARE,
oceries,
;kery, Crockery.
Beforo. l-tf-22
tSED BY mp BETTER AB
nm A3 J^^CSEAPEETa
MMe ST ONE.
' 500 |j||jLi Send fo?
itiful f wM ill1 Price List
igns* JMtti Jpf c|r?u,ars
^ MANUKACTtFRFD BY
NUMENTAL BRONZE COMPANY,
BBXDGBPOBT. CONN.
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. AT THK
itennial Saloon
For this year will bo found
solutely Pure Spirits,
arolina coppor distilled Corn, Fjuoat
rands of lveutucky Rye, from
2 to 86 Per Caflon.
cfl Cognac Brandy a Specialty.
-ALSO?
M
Porter, Champagnes, &c.
nil tho popular atul standard goods
, can be obtained. Together with
tin assortment of
>baceos and Fine Cigars
t can not be oxcollod in quality.
. \
i needing such goods would not be
nbu^'ed by buying from them. I
plane ij second door from Court
I
INNELL & CUNNINGHAM
Proprietors,
ABBEVILLE, S.
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the new shades in Hats and Bonnets
;l? Ribbons, Birds, Flowers,, tiatius
veta to match. v,
It. M. HADDON & CO. .
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