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y V ' ' ' ' ' 'j'i *1 The Abbeville Press and Banner. I * .tjOj BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896. ESTABLISHED 1844 jl CLEMSON COLLEGE CALLS. 1 j OCCl Old Grove*-Beautiful Flower*?I'rot- fUU( ly Girls ? Speeches, ami Oilier whi TtiliiK*. . by S Clemson College, S. C., May 11. ISOti. j the Capt. Fuller returned on the 2nd insi., Irora , tlie Arkausas, where he had been for two weeks, j . President Craighead hended the list of dele-; ii^IJ gutes from this county to the .State Conven-; Ciret lion. but Two of the Abbeville boys have written up |, . the history ot Abbeville County and will try ul? ' and get it published In next week's issue of | 1 the Press and Banner. j jairt, Cadet J. T. Hanvey has bought the one year j old registered jersey ouu irom me uonege, j and will send it home to his lather, Mr. (i. A.! Oil f Hauvey, sometime soon. \\ The ladles of Pendleton decorated the "old | . soldiers' graves" at that place last Saturday.; Guard-mounting now bus twenty-live pri-j Wli vates instead of thirteen as heretofore. The ( boys got to visitlngs so much until they had j to put one sentluel to each hall. i OI.' The most of the ladies and professors went his to Pendleton to witness the decoration of the | vent "old graves." The young ladies and girls had j -y a banner and a wreath of flowers which were . 1. put on the grave of every soldier. They met SICia ut the BaptlBt church, decorated the graves the there and marched to tne Episcopal church,' tnnn the band playing a march the most of the , , lima. While they were deco'ating the graves had we had a chance to see the flag that went all jj( through the war. It was presented to the Palmetto "Sharp Shooters" by the ladies of ProP Ttinhmri'.irt Vu Arnnnd the flttfr Staff'WHS 11 tHTf! sash of General Allen Butler. J. Lawrence I jIt st Smith wan color-sergeant and when he was ..." killed he (ell across the llag and some of his <?isei blood can be seen on the fl;ig to this day. Koc Seven meo were killed under the flag at one ()r x time. It is now in the possesslou of Mr. Reed, v of Walhalla. Out of the twenty color guards -?>e\v only one passed through the war and he received ten wounds. ed *il From the rhurch the ladies marched to the 1 stand. The old veterans were asked to come COUS on the stand, and after all were seated and the ( prayer by Rev. Mr. Reed the band struck emii "Dixie." [ ' The first on program was a reading by Prof. | Uisir Clinkscales.a poem called "Our Confederate) It Dead, or a Broken Confederacy." I ?f) c,t Second. Reading by Prof. Furman, a poem i , called "Father Ryan." dolli Third. A song called comrade, by male the voices. t?ree< Fourth. A speech by President Craighead. He held the audience spell-bound for one A hour, and during his speech you could see the mail old veterans wipe the tears from their cheeks ;n,r, as he would recall past recollections. . e Fifth. .Music, aud then the doxology and Clare the henedlction bv Rev. Mr. Reed. dolls l-.ast, but not least, was the splendid picnic j tl**iVj , dinner that was spread before the crowd ol' . about one hundred and seventy-five. Prof. | till** DuPre sent down about thirty-five gallons of Ht strawberries which the ladies enjoyed very p0ve touch. I ,' After dinner Col. Simpson invited the Clem-j pusii son boys to take possession of his house aud I Thei yard for the afternoon. | iasf , About four o'clock they all gathered to wit- . ness the game of ball between Pendleton's t first nine and Clemson's third nine. As a re- by tl suit Pendleton got beat twenty to three. ?eeu After the ball several of the boys got the u girls and enjoyed themselves the balance ol the afternoon playing leuoies. was We were all back at the College by ten iuait o'clock, a little tired, but none regretting their , trip. oue's We tried to get the President's speech for contl publication, but as he did not have it written rp];^ off we could not get it. c" Prof. Morrison went to his home in Spartan- oe bnrg Friday. sotiii Dr. W. E. A. Wyman went to Belton Satur- \ew rtav nn hnulnpRH "" c Preaching Sabbath morning by Rev. Mr. I worn Wilson, of Seneca. Phys Communion service was held in the Presbyterian church Sabbaih evening. Children Day will be held here the last Sab- Case bath of this month. the t V. >1. C. A. was conducted Sabbath night by rru Prof. Aiorrlson. Subject?Faith. V The first nine went to Greenville last Satur- bean day and got beat 14 to 7. er's i Mr. Dodd, while working on the laundry .pnfj , roan's house, fell off and broke two of his ICIIU 1 ribfc. Guess. woul / upon * """ bis c THE OLD STAR. Ti dowi i t'aniionniliuu froin the Rati'parts of! , . the old Fori. I*"' Ninety-Six, S. C., May 11.1890. j , The past week has beeu a beautiful week for I . 1 the farmers, and from the scarcity oI labor-1 <luir* ere. they seem to have taken advantage of it of pe l?n Saturday we also beard It remarked that. _ lewer farmers bad been in town this weekly' , than ever known. There is no doubt but for b what our farmers are giving more attention ly be to their farms than hitherto, and are at the . i same time doing more of their own work. j > Contrary to precedent our base ball team efl, h has at last been successful, for once in the llie tbe S time it has come out victorious, so it Is At not much to the credit of the Saluca to win af- AL ter all. retur / The young people of the town had a very wreti fdeasant sociable at Dr. and Mrs. Holland's ,i r ast Friday night. PeU c The Rev. Mr. Jacobs preached to a large con- own f. gregatlon in the Presbyterlau church yester- Was i VVe are glad to note the fact that the Super- ,P? visors of Registration will give Ninety-Six a 'lb day or two before the close ol the books. We who I are satisfied that If our people bad to go all *: > iori I the way to Abbeville not half of them would >llieu I register. pre-e | Mr. Thomas L. Moore is again before the 0f m I people of Abbeville as a candidate for Clerk ! of Court. Mr. Moore has served the Deoole It acceptably. He Is honest, sober and capable, and has made a good record. He will be unanimously endorsed by the people of Nine- . . ty-Klx township, and we commend him to A I i the people of the rest of tlie county. is tal We are told that the wtieat crop is looking ?Xpit well all over the country, but the oats are short and will make a poor yield. Iirst 1 We failed to get a report of the Calhoun pic- "A nlc except that It was a success in every rein the absence of their pastor, the Kev. Mr. abroi Curtis, who Is in Chattanooga attending the j thetE convention, the Baptist congregation wor- 1:1 1 shipped at the Presbyterian church yester- 7., day. Of some of our enthusiastic reformers prediot jn<r ( the nomination of Senator Tillman lor presi- ? dent by the Chicago Convention. dS Mr. Cruikshanks, who died recently in a ve Greenville, was very popular In Ninety-Six, "abo ? and many friends here regretted to hear ol his death. 1 ?0 1 Quarter Master Chaney, after several weeks ollsp ' nbsence, waR in town hint Saturday. He neuv looks a little tliin, but still tips I he beam at , f about 300 pounds. mK 1 Miss Lucille Chapman mid Miss IJessie Hill the C both obtained first grade certiticates at the i recent examination of teachers in Abbeville. ?? A Mr. Griffin Marbert is Just back irom Lex- at n ington, Ky., where he has been studying | youn telegraphy. He ttnlshed the course and is e(\ 0j now ready for a Job. | , , Uncle Jonah Coleiuans, colored, died at his j ,,'iU home in Ninety-Six on the 12th inst., aged tU took years. He was the oldest man in the town. wayv and bad served the people here for twenty- ? _,j" five years as town butcher, and was chief > corner-stone of the Ninety-Six colored Bap- mak( ti?t church. The Mrs. A. B. C. Lindsay and Mrs. Morris, sisters of Capt. K. F. McCaslan, have been visit- [ *PP? ing bis family for several days. They have | moui returned to their homes. limp i Mrs. J. V. Kinard sold about forty bales of j. cotton last week at a good price. Mr. J. A. "e(;ai Moore was the purchaser. j youil Mrs. Ellis, of Cross Hill, has been visiting thpir her sister, Mrs. J. S. Pinson. VV] It is naughty, it Is foolish for our younE peo- ?*' pie to be quarreling over which class In socle- j tive ty they are in. It they will all keep clean j ?)0wfc faces and clean hands and clean hearts they j1 are good enough for any class. Kemember, p&rei "we are just what we make ourselves." | their East End. ! hea* ? and , . , . ,. , jtions Mrs. Belmont has a diamond neck-] winu lace which is considered unique even!tjie , among New York jewels. It is the|cour. realization of a girlish dream, as ambitious as most of the ideas of this strong-willed lady. The necklace is a (-j, string of unset diamonds, each one of meai perfect color, faultless shape and clear j tiire( a drop of water. As one sees them 1 alu} [from the orchestra when their wearier jn aj is seated in her box at the opera thev j tion. look like a string of fire encircling her j unjj| white neck. The gems are strung like i mau beads on a fine gold wire. j ^jc whal Sorrow is the key to the universal want " A Kciimrkable Physician. ast spring in the city of New York, jrred one of the most remarkable erals ever witnessed. The hearse ch bore the dead man was attended [ _ iixty pall-bearers, and each man of sixty owed his life, under God, to| ministration of him they bore.j iind the hearse walked eight huni men in line, hardly one of whom o was indebted to the dead man fori ability to be there. ! ~ wo hundred and ninety-three car- j 1UJ s followed, and these in turn were M" nded by a large number of people dot. 'ho was this man who, being dead, (1 so stir the hearts of the people? o was lie that he should be mourn>rer by fifteen thousand persons in day, because they would look upon lace no more was ue u great ;ral: a world-honored statesman ? 3. He was a simple east-side phy- NV ,uj whose patients were dwellers in tenement districts, and whose ruers were the poor to whom he ~ ministered. X >ctor Aronson inherited a small ierty from his father, and early delined that his life should be spent >rvice for others. He made lung it ises his specialty, and studied with h in Berlin, and in the best schools Curope. When he came back to . r York he was unknown, save to ? jicians, but he immediately open- c'1 t his own expense, a hospital for pr umptives in the poorest part of ;ity, and threw himself heart and into the work of alleviating the esses of friendless patients. was his custom when called upon _ tend a poor family, to leave a few C irs on the table behind him. In It oesiowai or uiese guis ueuiieri I nor race was recognized. , friend said of bioi: "He was a who took peculiar pleasure in see-'T >ther people happy. He often deid that if he had ten millions of irs, he would spend his life in ing around the tenement districts, A relieving the poor." vl ; himself once said : "I like to dis- ?<" r a case where a hard landlord is (,?J ing a poor tenant to the wall, th i it is my delight to come in at the re moment, raise my hand and call a ,Iu with a chek for the amount owed ie tenant. Then real happiness is in the face of the one relieved." l mau's life is so short at br .t," he wont to say, "it would h ?n easy ? er to make the world happy, and i i self, too, if each person would but jl ribute all he possibly could to the fl fof the suffering." I iJ veral years ago a case of blood-poi[)K occurred on the East-side of York. The patient was a poor an. and she was critically ill. I jicians to whom application had T made, had refused to take the be because of the exceptioual risk in lh reatment that was required. e night when Doctor Aronson go d of it was the night of his broth wedding, and he was dre.-sed to at- W it. He was told that the woman d die. unless she were operated i within two hours. He threw off Iress suit, hurried to her bedside, performed a successful operation, iv days after, he himself was taken 1 with blood-poisoning, contracted the sufferer, and for weeks linger-i jtween life and death. en a wonderful and beautiful sight seen. Hundreds came daily to in- ? s for the good physician. Scores ople knelt together in the open air nd his doorstep and prayed aloud is recovery. The man was greatloved because lie had greatly loved grandly given. When he recovere said he would gladly undergo ame again to again save life. ? " '1 N.U/v.% Ulr, A last a ua) taiuc v> ucu upwu ujs it n from a call on a poor and XI died patient this good man droplead upon the sidewalk, near his Ffl doorstep, his end thus coming, it CH aid, just as he had long secretly d and prayed that it might come, r e end came, we have said. But ^ can predicate an end to a life so with the spirit of Him who was mineutly the Helper and Healer u en ? _ 1 *'A I.essou From the Ea^le." beautiful lesson of Holy Scripture ken from the eagle's method of ing her young to attempt their flight- o? s an eagle stirreth up her nest, ?reth over her young, spreadeth id her wings, taketh them, beareth i on her wings, so the lord alone )> o O* :au iucui. i/cui. AAAU, ?. ^ a part of this iustuctive proceed>f the eagle, Sir Humphrey Davy ouce an eye witness. "I once saw ry interesting sight," says he, ve one of the crags of Ken Nevis, parent eagles were teaching their riug, two young birds, the ma- (1 ers of flight. They began by risroni the top of the mountain,in 1 ;ye of the sun : it was about mid- " r and bright for that climate. They 1st made small circles, and the g birds imitated them: they paus1 their wings, waiting 'till they made their first flight, and then a second and larger gyration, al1 rising towards the sun and enng ti.eir cirele of flight, so as to 2 a irraduallv extending sniral. young ones still slowly followed, rently Hying belter as they iled: and they continued this subexercise, always rising till they lie mere points in the air, and the g ones were lost and afterwards ?1 parents to our aching sight." hat lesson is there in this narrato every Christian parent? How trfully does this conduct of the it eagles appeal to such to teach children betimes to look toward pn and the Son of Righteousness, to elevate their desires and afieci thither more and more on the a ;s of faith and love, themselves all while going before them, and ennging them by their example. iristiauity, if it means anything, js sixteen ounces to the pound, i feet to the yard, a just weight, just measure. It means honesty 1 dealings, purity in all conversaa charity as broad as the race, nching integrity, sympathy, hu- ( ity to man, loyalty to God. id knows what we need ; we know { t we want, and it is only when our I m is and needs are the same thatj re truly wise. DENTAL NOTICE. S. F. Killingswort No. 4 Senl Block, Abbeville, S. t DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, FFICE UP-STAIRS ON McILW Corner, Abbeville, S. C. Itoal Aid, Loan and Inrestment Atlanta, Ga. ABBEVILLE LOCAL BOAIID. J. It. Blake. Jr.?President. Walter L. Miller?Attorney. DIKECTORS. . W. Cannon, C. V. HammoDd, ralter L. Miller, C. D. Brown. An excellent Investment company. July 31, 1895,1895, tf 'he State of South Caroli COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PROBATE COURT. i the matter of Uie Estate of Hugh II son, Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. L IAj persons Indebted to said estate Kettle without delay, and those he ulms aguinst the estate must present operly attested to either TOHN A. ROBINSO: J. N. ROBINSON, K. L. ROBINSON, W. \V. ROBINSON, April 30,1S9C. Execut SCHOOL CLAIM hey Must be Presented for proval Before the 30 of Jun . LL PARTIES HOLDING SCI ^ rlalms against the Treasurer of , lie County for the scholastic year of 1* e required to present the same at this r reglstratlan on or before the 30th of, xt. The present school year will clo at date, and I will have to make my at port to the County Treasurer by the 1 W. T. MILFORD, School Commissione May!). 1S90, tf MILE Bill I. D. REESE,JlJRGEOl 'HE place to carry your SICK WATC and BKOKEN CLOCKS, where the; looked after and attended to at all hoi e day with skill and experience. No ir you away or sending Patleuts off to em treated elsewhere, but I will put iDg at prices to suit the times. Mil Presents, Clocks, and JEWELE Prices Down. h. dTreese, THE PEOPLE'S JEWELI iriigstgi & Ferris. -DEALERS IN.11 Kinds of Grocerii LESH MEATS, SAUSAGE. HOG H [EESE AND FISH. 1ANNEDG00I f every descriptk fresh Brea always on hand. Jive us a call when in need of anythlc r line. Wa crimrn.nt.eA Hn.tlRfftot.1nn. Particular attenti iven to our MARKET epartinent. toinember the place, No. 2 Washin eet. GROCERIES No. 5 Washington Street. 1 will carry a fi bock of GROCERIES LT THE LOWEST PRICE ilVE ME A TRIAL. W. F. Cros Putting Awny Winter Clothing. "J y? In putting away winter clothing, whether it be in the form of personal apparel or household furnishings, such So" as heavy curtains or bedding, it is necessary for one to exercise the utmost ' care in order to guard against great A loss from the ravages of moths. No y?u trouble, no matter how laborious, bor JAIN should be spared, there being much at (Te stake, and the consequences being acci quite too serious to be trifled with in you Pn the very least. tor u J Heavy curtains, which are used only shif in the winter time a9 a protection, and tior all superfluous bedding, such as blank- a di ets and quilts, should be exposed to H the sun and air for a few hours; the by curtains being well beaten and freed and from all dust and the blankets carefully woi washed. Then they should be neatly H folded, wrapped in large cotton sheets for and laid away in the linen press or H store-room, upon substantial shelves, teai which are clean and dry, accompanied wh< by a goodly supply of camphor. H ; All heavy articles of apparel, such and Lna, as gowns, coats or wraps of any kind bef< should be taken out of doors and hung H upon the line to air; after which they gett should be thoroughly shaken and her tobm- brushed until all dust and dirt of any will kind have been removed, the smallest plat a _ 1! / .J ! ? it *-v ? f mum anoruing ioou iu wmuu ojoiuh h"1must thrive and revel. The garments sdould H idiug be put away in cotton bags, made ex- thii 1 pressly for that purpose, iu large boxes H N, or trunks that are not in use, it being cole quite immaterial so long as all air is can entirely excluded. nigl ors. All woolen underware should be care- flrei fully washed and dried, then rolled up H ju and put into clean paper sacks or old con 2 cotton pillow cases?care being taken sms to see that there are no holes in them? the with a generous quanity of pure cam- H phor or moth camphor, the latter pos- con: sessing the great advantage over former coff Ap~ ot being much less expensive, although wor the odor is perhaps not quite so agree- -H e. able. fort iool ^a?3 9'zes anc* descriptions are axl< \hbe- invaluable at such a time of year for a $7 s95-9c, holding articles that are to be put away H June6 unt^ co^ 8ea80n rolled around but ?eon again. These could be made of any fail inual short material and if desired could be 5ib or adorned with the owner's initials. Furs should be packed away in their own boxes, with plenty of moth cam- a phor, after all dust has been beaten out crefi T' of them. trea ITolf nr volvpf. ha fa ohnnld ha potp. ?? , fully cleansid by means of a soft bat artj, I T brush, then wrapped in tissue paper, Qn i i and put away in their respective band 0fci \ 11 boxes. Each box, package, bag or mar trunk should, for convenience sake, eutj J contain a label, upon which is legibly ask< written a list of the contents. ried ? our 'HES Keeping Ibe Mouth Closed. ^ Srsof Children and all young persons can- ? turn- not be too strongly admonished of the h ' them danger breathing through the 0 mouth instead or the nostrils. Savages u' living in cold latitudes seldom take wjj( cold. Scientist say it is because they o keep their mouths tightly closed when uj ' IY. out doors. That is, they do not allow ^ the air to strike the inside of the jnt" mouth except when talking. Disease germs find a direct route to the lungs ' when a person breathes through hie = mouth. Keep the mouth closed to g' avoid this danger. The teeth suffer ^ * from frequent exposure to the atmos- UQ(1 SK' phere. Sudden changes of tempera- j ture, whether liquid or atmospheric, j__, i if..i a-. ? mu? kAfi i n I^K are uuruui iu lucui. iuc urai iccui m the world are those of the savage ^ ^ tribes, whose members always keep ..j their mouths shut except when talking or eating. Throat and lung diseases are often contracted by persons who go ?0 ' about open mouthed. The frosty air . of winter inhaled directly into the PQ lungs through the mouth is a frequent ? qj DDt cause of bronchial disorders. Taken nQ ' through the nose it is modified and ead sifted of many of its dangers. jovil ? ?i- will k m Which Whs The Fool. thol lC . <<ru| Il3 A king gave his fool a staff, telling . him to keep it until he met; a greater ' 1 * J I 1 tool man niraseir, auu wueu ue mm >11. ^vitli such an one to deliver it over to l, dhira. U8 [J Not many years after, the king was we , on his death-bed. His fool came to see him, and was told by the dying se|V( master he must shortly leave him. gh?i "And whither wilt thou go?" said the fool. T1 igr in "Into another world," replied the 0601 king. Jecli "And wilt thou come back again 8tro> nn within a month ?" muy "No." Sc "Within a year? ' sfU(i "No." quol "When wilt thou come then ?" (jrav "Never." tbeJ "Never! And what provision hast thou made for thy entertainment _ Cc whither thou goeat ?" is as "None at all." "What!" said the fool. "None at gton all ? Then take my staff." m. 80 the question returns?Which was the fool ? J) A Sinter's Influence. Some sisters forget that the first and often most enduring impressions men 1 ! * I - ~ ftAv nAnifl thrniwrh f litiit* Off ; remve ui iuc sca wuh mnvugu > ?! ;sister's actions. Is the girl a vain, I pretty, selfish being, never considering the brother's.peeds? Is it any wonder TJ' if the brothe* thinks that all girls are Mi like his sisteij? Sisters should seek to be friends of their brothers. Their [ill gentle, virtuous conduct may do much to create a right tone in the brother's T-%1 mind, and will inevitably refine and ?i help him. You, dear girls, can do, and smiti you are doing, very much in shaping a young man's habits. If the sister sai shares his youthful troubles, advises re&sc him in difficulties, refuses to listen to or mix in any wild conversation, seeks to lead him into the right conceptions A of manhood's privileges?in short, be- " comes a loving companion?will have that exalted view of womanhood which will be a safeguard in the days to __ c<m,c- Mel "Mothers, dear mothers, in thej Church of Christ, will you not think j of all this? Will you not help to stop JQ the killing of birds? Will you not refuse to wear the plumage of slaughtered birds? Their lives are dear to B them and to the God who made them. P|Will you not urge your children to be | members of humane societies, that in I them and in their parents' homes they Smay learn to be merciful and tender- pR hearted, and protect all harmless crea- :?lnj tures from cruelty of every kind ? Got HE SHIFTLESS FARMEE. ne PeculnrltieR of the Average rexaN Farmer?No Such Man Lives In Abbeville Connty. ,re you acquainted with him ? Did i ever see him? Is he your neigh? The editor of the Navasota xas) Tablet gives such a full and urate description ot one, tnat should meet him you could hardly fail ecognize him. The editor says the 'tless farmer has a life-long ambii to gain a reputation for wearing rty shirt. , [e will alarm the neighborhood by getting up two hours before day, I then sit around and not go to k until after sunrise. [e will ride around a week looking a $2 hog. [e will complain of hard times, then his pants climbing over a fence sre a gate ought to be. [e will pay $3 for a new bridle, . then let the calf chew it to pieces >re Sunday. [e gets all his neighbors to help in :ing a cow out of the bog, then lets die for want of attention. She I get.in and destroy his crop at a je in his fence that he has been ting off fixing for six months [e will sprain his back lifting someig to show how strong he is. '.e will go in his shirt sleeves on a I day to show how much cold he stand, and then return home at bt and occupy two-thirds of the place till bed time. '.e will ridicule the mechanism of a i planter and theu go out and lsu his thumb nailing a board on fence. ^e will go to town on Saturday and le home with fifty cents' worth of fee, a paper of pins and a dollar's th of chewing tobacco, 'e is economical; economy In his e ; he will save ten cents' worth of s grease and ruin the sprindle of 0 wagon '.e won't subscribe for a newspaper, will borrow from his friend and to return it. How to Maunge A Hunbauri. husband is not a strange kind of iture who needs a complicated tmeut or peculiar management, >ne is led to believe by the many cles written on the subject; but the contrary, a simple little dash ominon sense will insure a happy ried life, unless the couple are rely unsuited. I have often been 3d privately the reason of my marhappiness, and for the harmony in little household. I have never had set rules ; but I wiil try to analyze cause of my success. Keep an even disposition, and be ye fretting over trifles. Treat your husband like a being > has feelings, not like a "creature" ) needs "management." Act to him exactly as you expect i to act to you. Try to be his companion, and rest yourself in what interest him. Meet him half way, and don't et to overlook his little peculiariDon't try to make him feel' you w more than he does, but dou't erate yourself to him. have often heard of wives "spoil' their husbmds; but if a woman ects herself, and keeps her huscl's respect, there is no such uger." As for his going out lings?if a wife is really the com ion 01 ner nusuanu?ne win wani stay at home ; aud, unless it is lutely necessary, he never will ut without her. r course every man is different, and >ne rule fits two cases ; but good mon sense, combined with a g heart and kind intentions, not fail in excellent management; lgh the less thought given to es" the more natural the actions, the better the result. jt us firmly believe that each of as a gift. Let us not imagine that are disinherited by our Heavenly ier, any one of us. Let us be our es as (iod bas made us, tnen we 1 be something good and useful. ie weakest living creature, by conrating bis powers on a single obcan accomplish something; the ngest, by dispersing his over many, fail to accomplish anything. holars may quote Plato in their ies, but the hearts of millions will e the Bible at their daily toil, and v strength from its inspiration, as neadows draw it from the brook. immon sense in religious matter? desirable as in anything else. P. DeBRUHL. J. FULLER LYON. eBRUHL & LYON, Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, 8. C. Ice?Law Range, O'Neal Building No. 1. F. GILLIAUD, '.TAILOR,.'. V.S moved, and occupies the room recent- I \y occupied by J. L. Clark, the gun-1 h. and Is now prepared to do all kinds ol ring and cleaning of gentlemen's clothes lort notice. nples of suits always on band. Charges inable Complete and Full STOCK OF THE CELEBRATED rnnnlitantanilnf Miiflil Paints ? I OF >HN LUCAS & CO. always on band at the ty Drug Store.) ICES IN ONE GALLON CANS by the single can 81.25. A liberal discount to j ?rs using large quantities . 2S.I898, tf ! ffl ds PUFYOD On the Right Track COHEN | THE LEADER OF LOW PEICEf WILL DO IT. We don't expect any man to buy here wh can do better anywhere else, but he'll have fruitless hunt. We put our whole heart Int clothes?buying and selling. We emplo; every talent, profit by experience, strive fo every perfection, and have got the art dowi toja nicety. While some are shouting hoi cheap they've got, we want to tell .vou hoi tine we've got. Anybody can sell chfea clothes?there's no knack about that. We'v got suits as low as 85, but at ?7 50.510, S18 to SI and $20, Is where expertness counts, clevei ness Is taxed, where competition is declare out of the race, where Its "neck and neck with tbe best of custom tailoring. And Jue think of what a saving it is. A little mor than Is asked for the cheap truck, but a grea deal less than the tailors demand?about hal What worth have words when everybod claims the largest stock ? What weight hav published prices unless you can prove th values? You've got a standing invitation t look us over and see if we are not showln three times the variety ot suits that 1b to b found any where else. You are assured sa lsfactlon in every purchase, not the "as goot as-kind," but a guarantee that there can b no better made. There's no chance of our nc being able to suit you. .Such an immens line must hold everybod's size and everj body's style. Some of the "back-clothiers advertise clothing In any shape as the fast ionable sort,.but tneirldea Is like their clothe ?ancient. The styles this season are of tb moderate sort In length, both cutaways an sacks. This way for the correct style at low est prices that can be made for the bet clothes. COHEN, The Clothier and Furnisher, WALTER L MILLER Attorney at Law. .Abbeville, S. C. I also represent a number of Investmen Companies. Loans made on Abbeville o Greenwood City real estate. OFFICE on Law Range. LIME!! CEMENT! COAL AND HULLS GAFFNEY and Virginia Lime, Hbffmai and Portland Cement, celebrated Jelllc and Blac<smith Coal, best quality bard coa and Cotton Seed Hull. All at ROCK BOl TOM prices. W -T TVRVSOTV v T 9 V JL V X ^ ^ Old Depot. March 31, 1896, tf lie Streams. Trees, Trash and Bafts Must be Removed. The attention of land owners Is called to Section 1273, which requlrei all Trees, Trash and Rafts to be removed front streams of water through their lands durlnf the month of May. JNO. LYON, S. A. C. May G, 1S90. MUTUAL IIII1I0!! $ 360,000. TXTRITE TO OR CALL on the undersigned ** or to the Director of your Township for any information you may desire aboul our plan of Insurance. We Insure your property against destrue tlon by FIRS, W1HD5MH OR LIGSI11INS, and do 60 cheaper than any Insurance Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you mat uura in iuc btucBU nuu uucapcoi yiau ? Insurance known. J. E, BLAKE, Jr., Agent, Abbeville, S. C. J. FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. boardIhrectors. G. M. Anderson -Ninety-Six Township. J. M. Major Greenwood " P. W. Sullivan Cokeebury " W. B. Acker Donnalds " M. B. Cllnkscales Due West " T. L. Haddon Long Cane " J. W. Scott Smlthvllle " E. W. Watson White Hall J.W.Lyon Indian Hill Capt. John Lyon Cedar Spring " W.E.Leslie Abbeville " Dr. J. A. Auderson.Diamond Hill " H. A. Tennent Lowndesvllle " A. O. Grant Magnolia " J. T. Horton Calhoun " T. J. Brltt, Bordeaux " Abbeville, S. C.. Feb. 18,1895. Mr. J. II. Blake, Jr., Treat*. F. M. F. A. A. C. Dear Sir?Please accept our thanks for check of 8500 to cover recent loss of our dwellings by fire. For cheapness and safely we cheerfully commend the Farmers Mutual Fire Association of Abbeville County to all who desire Insurance on their property. EDWARD ROCHE. E. W. ASHLEY. WANTED-AN IDEA of some simple thing to patent ? Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington, D# C., for their ?1,800 prize offer. :5 lbs. tomatoes, 90 cents a dozen. Aug, W. Smith. House and Lot for Sale. | VVER 60 fine fruit treen, six kind of plums " grapes, scuppernongB and raspberries Good water. Price81,500. Mrs. M. J. LYTHGOE, April 1, 1896,8m Abbeville, 8. C. Surveying and Flatting Land and Town Lots. Also Terracing, Lev ellng and Grading. Accurate work done wbere local attraction makes a Compass unreliable. T. C. ANDERSON, Feb. 5,1896, ly Nlnety-Slx,8.C. Restaurant. I would announce to my friend* and customers tbat I have moved my RESTAURANT to Cotbran's Block, on WMblngton Street, where I will be glad ro serve the pub^ lie with as good meals as tbe provisions of ;j? J the market will afford. -.yfiS HARRIET E. ADAMS. Oct. 1,1395, 6ms. I State of South Carolina, -(* I Abbeville County. e ' 5 1VOT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE P. -1-* undersigned, being the Board of Corporj ators of tbe Calboun Falls Company, will, by <> authority of a Commission Issued to them by H the Secrptary of State for South Carolina, at e Calboun Falls in said State and County, on tl Friday, May 1st. 1896, open the lists of sabr scrlptlon to the Calhoan Falls Company. v This April 27, 1890. V- J, e PAT. CALHOUN, i&S e GRANVILLE BEAL, v. . v o Wm. P. CALHOUN, g ALEX. C. KING. M ie April 28, 1896, tf Brlii! 1 IS l ||| A REAL 8*25.00 SUIT FOR ONLY . . . ?AT THE? ! NEW YORK ' *|| Pawnirata ClotMni House. - B. HILLMAN, Manager. 4S-NEXT DOOR TO DISPENSARY."?* Abbeville, S. C. | : ' n a. ti i a rrr _ n u n n ron Jtwyai ana w esiern liarouna a. a | Augusta and Asheville Short Line. | J. B. CLEVELAND, Receiver. Schedule in Effect Jan. 23,1890. Eastern Time. Lv Augusta. 9 40 am 8 00 pm Ar Greenwood 12 10 pm 12 80 am Ar ADderson 7 45 pm 0 Ar Laurens 1 15 pm il Ar Greenville 2 50 pm V Ar Glenn Springs - 4 05 pm Ar Spartanburg 3 00 pm Ar Saluda 4 88 pm Ar Hendersonvllle. 5 16 pm Ar Asheville 6 20 pm Lv Asheville 8 80 am Lv Hendersonvllle 9 03 am Lv Saluda.- 10 01 am Lv Spartanburg 11 45 am ' Lv Greenville 11 40 am Lv Lanrens 1 15 pm Lv Anderson 9 20 am Lv Greenwood 2 80 pm 5 00 am A r Augusta 5 05 pm 9 35 am Lv Greenwood 5 23 pm Ar Kaleigh 1 26 am 1 Ar Petersburg , 6 00 am Ar Bichoiond 6 40 am Ar Norfolk 7 10 am To Athens, Atlanta and Points West. Lv Greenwood 12 48 am 2 34 pm \ Ar Elberton 2 04 pm 4 01 pm Ar Athens. 8 03 pm 5 05 pm Ar Atlanta >. 4 09 pm 6 30 pm Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L. aadC. Sc G. Railways, and at Atlanta to tbo , West. f For Ratet) and Schedules, apply to J W. J. CRAIG, Geo. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga. Seaboard .Air Line. Schedule In effect Dec. 23, 1894. "The Atlanta ,, Special," oolid Vestlbuled Train-No Extra Fare Charged. Double Dally between Atlanta and New York. NORTHBOUND. SOUTHBOUND. No. 3S. No. -102. Central Time. No. 408. No. 41. Dally. Dally. Dally and Sunday; Dally. | Daily. S 15pm 12 00 m Lv Atlanta Ar| 4 09pm 5 20am U.Depot,Clty Te.j j j 2 38pm Ar... Winder....Lv 3 42pm | Eastern Time. 11 48pm 3 03pm Lv Athens Ar 8 03pm 3 40am 12 57am 4 01pm Ar Elberton Lv 2(Hpm|2 31am 129am 4 27pm ArCalhounFl# Lv 187pm1 1 o5am 1 42am 4 38pm Ar Watts Lv 127pin| 1 42am 1 5.5am 4 49pin Ar 8hops Lv 116pm! 1 30am 2 02am 4 55pm Ar Abbeville LV| 115pm 1 29am I 2 15amj 5 05pm Ar Cana Lv lOOpmi 1 10am i Ar Salak Lv 1253pm - 2 33am | 5 23pm Ar Greenwood Lv 12 4Spm 12 57pm 2 47am | 5 34pm Ar Saluca Lv 12 86pm j 12 44pm 2 49amj 536pmjAr Lola Lv 12 34pm 1242pm 8 30am| 6 08pm Ar Clinton Lvjl204pm 12 10pm 5 00am 7 23pm Ar Chester Lv. 10 51am 10 50pm 6 30uuii 8 4opm,Ar Monroe Lv| 9 37am 900pm 10 25am 9 45pm Ar Charlotte Lv 5 50om 7 SOptn 7 4Sam 9 48pm Ar Wadesboro Lv 8 37am 811pm 8 30am 10 20pm ArRockinghainLv! 8 05am 7 41pm ? i S 40am; 10 30pm|Ar Hamlet Lv 7 54am 7 30pm 12 30pm 7 50am ArW'llmlngton Lv 7 30pm 8 45pm 9 40:im 1121pm Ar So. Pinss Lv 7 lOim 6 27pm 0 30am 12 05am Ar Sanford Lv 6 28am, 5 81pm 1 50am 1 26am Ar Raleigh Lv 5 17am 3 50pg 142pm 2 33auijAr Henderson Lv 4 lOamj 152pm 312pm 4 05am!Ar Weldon Lv 2 4Samjll 54am 5 50pm 7 30om Ar Norfolk Lv 9 00pm 9 15am 5 51pm 6 00am Ar Petersburg Lv 12 55am 9 50am 6 43pm 6 40am Ar Richmond Lv 12 23am 9 05am 1110pm 10 45am Ar \VashingtonLv| 8 40pm 4 80am 12 4Sam 12 05pm Ar Baltimore Lv 7 31pm 2 40aiu O lOttlH -U I'll J ar ruiiuciimiaiiV %j iusuj xi lipui 6 5:inm 4 53pra Ar New "iorkLv 5 20pm 9 00pm Between Atlanta and Charleston. No. 34. No. 36. Daily. C'en. Tlme.j_No7487_No745. 7 15am f;5 45ptn Lv Atlanta,c.tl. Arjt8 00am; 6 45pm S 55am 5.'i(ipm,ArTuckerIE.tl.Ar! 8 09am 6 58pm 10 4lam 7 45pm Ar Athens ArlKx.Sun.j 5 08pm 11 45am Ex.San.lAr Klberton Ar " {4 01pm 1113pm " ArCalhoun Fls Arj " ! 3 26pm 12 24pm " Ar Watts Ar " | 318pm 12 35pm " !Ar shop Ar " . 3 08pm 12 43pm " Ar Abbeville Ar " 3 07pm 100pm " .Ar Cana Ar1 " , 2 54pm " Ar Salak Arj " 2 47pm 118pm " Ar Greenwood Ar | " 2 42pm 133pm " Ar Saluca Ar " i 2 25pm 135pm " Ar Lota Ar| *' 1 2 21pm 1215pm " Ar Clinton Lyj " 142pm 12 35pm " Lv Clinton Ari " | 120pm 4 15pm. Ar t olumbia Ar 11 15aui > 5511pm Ar Bvmter Arj .11 00am 8 40pm Ar Charleston Lv| | 7 15am Trains Nos. 402 and 403 are solid vestibule trains with Pullman Buffet sleeping cars between Atlanta and Washington, through sleepers between Monroe aid Portsmouth. Va.; Pullman Buflet parlor cars between Washington and New York; sleeping cars between Charlotte and Wiln.lngton. Trains Nos. 38 and 41. solid between Atlanta and Norfold, carrying ^ Pullman sleeping attacled. making direct connection. at Weldon with Atlantic Coast Line for Washington and New York, and ail points north and east; at Nor folic wllti 91 earners fur Washington, nay l.ine oi ouitimore, Old Dominion l'or New York. Trains34 and 45, solid trains between Atlanta and Columbia, with through couches for Charleston. Tickets for sale at union denot or at the company's ticket office, at No. ? Kimball House. JOHN II. WINDKB, Oen. Mangr. T. J. ANDKKSON. Gen. Paw. Agt. K. J. WALKKI), C.'lty I'aa*. and Ticket Agt,