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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-02-21
LEGISLATIVE

The Senate refused to concur. in the
House resolution, that. the General As
sembly adjourn on the Goth day Of
February, 1872, subject to the cal! of q
majority of the members Of both Honses,
who shall signify their assent, in wri,,
ting, to the Clerks of their respective
Houses; Provided, That no pay be al.
lowed during adjournment.
In the House, concurrent resolution
from the Senate that the. General AS
sembly adjourn stne die February 16,
1875, was laid on the table. A bill to re.
lieve the State of South Carolina of all
liability for its guarantee Of the bonds,o oi
the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, by
providing for the securing and destruc'
ton of the same, was passed by 81 yeas to
10 nays.
A bill to make appropriations and
raise supplies for the fiscal year, com.
mencing November !, 1871, was put upon
its second reading.
This bill makes no provision as to the
payment of the interest on the public
debt, but substitute has been intro.
duced which amply supplies this ad.
mission, 1t provides ..st.a .ss
SECTION /. That to defray the current
expenses of the State for the fiscal year
ending the thirty-first day Of October
one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
two, the State auditor is hereby author.
lied and required to levy tax of six
mills on the dollar of the assessed value
Of all taxBble property In the State and
he Is hereby further authorized and re-
quired to leyya tax of four mills on the
dollar of the assessed value of all tax.
able property of the State, to pay the tn
terest on the public debt; and in addi.
ton to the aforesaid taxes, the State au.
ditor shall levy a further tax of five mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuo Of all
the taxable property in the State, to
meet the deficiencies in the revenue fol
the fiscal year ending on the thirty-f1rst
day of October, one thousand eight hun.
dred and seventy-one.
Sec. 9. In addition to the foregoing
taxes, there shall be levied in each and
every county of the State, tax Of two
and half mills an the dollar of the as
sessed value of all taxable property In
said counties, respectively, to be used
for county purposes as provided by law
SEC. That all taxes levied, and pay.
able under this act, shall be payable In
United States treasury notes, in the
notes of national banks, and in gold OF
silver coin.
SEC. 4. That the following sums be-
and are hereby, appropriated for the pay
ment of the several officers and the ex'
penses of the State Government, as here.
inafter specified, for the fical year end.
ing on the thirty-first day of October
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
tw0s -
Then follows the various appropria.
,tions, which foot up as follows:
SalarleS.."
Executive Department..".........: 1S,3O(
Judiciary .......................... 2,30(
Ordinary civil expenses. 1906
Extraordinary expenses...,......... $4,000
Der capita taxi .,,...... ,........ 1ss, ,ooC
Total. .$531 300
A hill xs,oo infrodDnod IN fbo Hon 90 hv
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-03

How GoD ANSWERS PRAYER.-A poor
Christian woman in Buckinghamshire-I be.
lieve near Berkhamshire-was bereaved OF
her husband after long illness, and left un-
provided for, the only thing Of value being a
large chest of tools. The husband had only
just been buried, when neighbor bearing no
good character, called on the widow, and
presented bill for work done altogether be-
yond the widows power to pay. The work,
which had been done in the husbands life
time, was paid for by him, and the bill re.
ceipted, of which the widow had distinct
recollection. 1t availed not for her to assert
the fact. The payment of the bill was press
ed again, and longing eyes cast at the chest
of tools. In great distress, the widow retired
up stairs to pray, for all effort to find the re-
ceipted bill was vain. While engaged in
prayer, a butterfly flew in at the open win
dow down stairs. The widows little child
chased it until it flew behind the chest of
TOOLS Just then the mother came in, and
the child begged her to remove the box, that
he might get the butterfly. The neighbor
offered at once to do so and while he was re-
moving it from the wall, piece of paper fell
down behind, which the widow, taking up,
found to be the lost bill, receipted as she had
said. She was overcome with praise and
gratitude to God, who had answered her
prayer by means of the butterfly and even
her enemy himself discovered the missing bill.
-Methodist.
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RELIGION OF TIE DAY-The religion Of
the day is an easy minded religion, without
conflict or self.denial or sacrifice; without the
pangs of the new birth at its commencement,
and the desperate daily struggle which makes
one long for resurrection, deliyerance and for
the Lords return. 1t is a second-rate relig-
ion, in which there is no power, no self:devo-
ton, no -constraining love. 1t is hollow
religion, marked by a fair exterior, by excite
ment and activity, or by respectable dullness
but betraying an aching, unsatis6ed heart a
conscience not at peace with God, and soul
not at rest. 1t is feeble religion, without
bones and sinews, without the muchenduring
heroic elements of other days. 1t is an un-
certain religion not being the oversowipg of
a soul assured of pardon, and rejoicing in the
flial relationship with God, it is not, cannot
be, rooted on certainty. The question Of per-
sonal acceptance with God being still an un-
settled thing, there is working for life, not
from life. There is no liberty Of service.
There is speaking for God, but with falter-
ing tongue; there is laboring for God but
with fettered hands; there is obedience to his
commands, but it is with drag on his limbs
there is going to church, but it is to quiet the
conscience and for duty's sake. Such religion
cannot tell upon others, for it is little infiuen-
tial upon ones self; so falls short of the mark,
for the arm that draweth the bow is paral y
zed-Rev. II. B0naY.
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n% A sharp yankee went into country
store Down East and thus accosted the pro-
prietor
esquire, do you trade?"
"Considerable," was the reply.
81 mean, do you dicker?"
"Some; what yer got to dicker?"
"A egg"
"What -.'er want for egg?"
"Guess L d like a darnin' needle"
The required needle was dickered for the
egg, and the yankee was going away, when he
turned and said:
esquire, do you treat?'
"Wall, don't mind if I do," replied the
store-Leeper. They repaired to an adjacent
tavern, and the usual bourbon was produced.
"Hold on" said the yankee, "my chests
weak, and I never take whisky without egg
in it."
The generous shop keeper handed him the
dickered egg, but without asking him for his
needle again. The yankee broke the shell on
the edge of the glass, when he exclaimed:
"Geewilikins this eggs got two yolks !!
Guess yer orter gin ME another darnn' needle,
Squirrel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-03

Sons OF SUCCESSFUL MEN.-Next to the
inquiry, what becomes of the pins? an inte
resting question would be what becomes of the
sons Of successful men? A few firms are in
the hands of the sons of the founders; but
these are exceptions. The old names and the
old trade generally pass into the hands Of
others. "Do you see that man shoveling coal
Well his children, and children like his, will
jostle your pampered sons and rule this land,
said an old New Yorker the other day.
The old names have ceased in the pulpit
The famed man of the bar seldom has sue
cessor The eminent jurists carry their hon
ors with them to the grave. Merchant prin
ces are obliterated.
The reason is clear. The father laid the
basis of business one way and the sons build
another Men who earned their fortunes by
hard work, by attention, that were their own
book-keepers, salesmen, cashiers, and often
porters, are followed by sons who do as little
as possible, who delegate to others all the
work they can, and who know more Of the
road than Of the ledger.
Young men who fling the example of their
sires to the winds, find it easy to squander a
valuable name, run through fortune quicker
than it was earned, and find themselves, while
young, at the point from which their fathers
started.
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UNCLE ZEKE's Practical JoKE-Some
years ago there lived in one of our large ci-
ties an eccentric character known as Uncle
Zeke, who never lost chance of perpetra.
ting a practical joke Any place or occasion
suited him, provided he could make his point.
One fine Sunday he repaired to fashionable
church, some time after the services had COM
menced, and as there was not a seat vacant,
he took prominent position in the centre
aisle, where he stood bolt upright, with his
stove-pipe hat clapped tightly on his head.
Of course he attracted much attention, and
very soon the sexton, man for whom Uncle
Zeke had an especial dislike, came creeping
up to him and whispered that he must take
off his hat.
"That's agin my principles" said Uncle
Zeke.
II can't help that" said the sexton impa-
tiently, "you must take it off,"
"3ut WON'T" replied Uncle Zeke.
"Then shall take it off for you" said the
sexton, who was becoming very nervous on
account of the attention this whispered COLO
guy had occasioned.
Cali right" said Uncle Zeke; "you kin
take it off. That amt against my princi-
pies"
The sexton thereupon took hold of the rim
of Uncle Zeke's hat and dexteriously lifted it
off his head But what was the respectable
sections horror when about two quarts of hick-
ory nuts rolled out of his hat and went clat-
tering and banging over the church floor.
And that was Uncle Zekes joke on thesex-
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Mumuruus department.
PAT AND THE PIG.

A countryman having killed pig, and not
wishing to divide with his neighbors, as was
the custom in that country, said to his man
(who, by the way, was son of the Emerald
Isle)
"Pat, if give the neighbors who have given
to me piece of my pork III have none left
for myself: Can you tell me what am to
do?"
"Be dad, sir" said Pat, cts myself that
can do that same thing"
"Good, says the countryman, rubbing his
hands and looking at Pat. "Now tell me
what can do"
Faith, sir" said Pat, "sure and when the
craythur is cleaned, just be afher hanging it
against the door where livery mither's son Of
thin will see it; and early in the morning, be.
fore any one is about, get up and take in your
pig, and hide it away. Thin, when your
neighbors come, just be afther telling them
the pig was sthole''
"Capital idea, Pat" exclaimed the coun'
tryman "I'll do it, by St. George!'
So, when the pig was cleaned, it was hung
up outside the door, so that the neighborS
might see it. The countryman anxiously
awaited the approaching night, and at last re-
tired to bed, but not to sleep. Pat, under
cover of the darkness of the night, crept round
the house and stole the pig.
What was the astonishment of the country
man, when at early dawn he arose to hide
away his pig, but found no pig there, can be
better imagined than described. In the midst
Of his bewilderment, Pat came in with his
usual "rop O the morning to ye, sir" and
giving him knowing wink, said:
"Masther, how about the pig?"
"Well, Pat the pig was stolen in reality
Faith, and that sounds as natural as il
you lost your pig"
"But, you blockhead, tell you the pig
was stolen"
Faith, and be gorry, masther, the devil 6
bit O me thought that you could do so we'll
Just stick to that; it's as natural as life."
"By St. George" roared the now irratt
countryman, 81 tell you that the pig wa:
stolen"
"Och be jabers," says Pat, ''stick to it anc
yer neighbors will behave you, and a devil {
bit of it they'll get Faith, didn't think
you could do so WE'LL"
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j. III. ADAMS
1.-THE OLD ESTABLISHED HOUSE,
ToITs NUMEROUS FRIENDS, Greeting.

IO lis SNUMEhOUSF r hlENUSs SHFeetlHS.
We are now receiving our new Stock of Spring
and Summer Goods, just purchased in the north
ern cities by Col. McCorklc, who, this season, in
exercising his usual consideration as to the wants
of the public, has been eminently successful in
the selection of the BEST QUALITIES AND
HANDSOMEST STYLES. To enumerate the
ELEGANT STOCK in Store would require more
space than the ENQUIRER can furnish this issue
though we cannot refrain from calling special at
tentlon to our new style Mohair Dress Goods
best-make Black Alpacas; splendid Black Silk
Trimming Silks, all colors White Piques; Bisf-
op and Victoria Lawns; Nansooks Swiss Mus
Inns and Cambrics; Tarlatans; Cambria Edgings
and Insertings Lace Points and Sacks Parasols,
Kid Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, &C., &c. Our stock
of
CENTS FURNISHING GOODS
is complete, embracing many new and elegant
styles of Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings; dag
onal and Figured Coatings; Scotch Worsted and
Chcviots; Silk, Valentia and Marsailles Vestings
&c. while our stock in every other department.
including superb line Of READY-MADE
CLOTHING, is perfect and complete in point O.
variety and excellence, in which respect as vel
as the LOW PRICES at which they are offered
we DEFY COMPETITION.
JOHN H. ADAMS.
Anri
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a9r Daniel Webster once dined with an old
Boston merchant, and when they came to the
wine a dusty old bottle was carefully descant-
ed by Peter and passed to the host. Taking
the bottle he poured out Mr.. Webster's bottle
and handed it to him. Then pouring out an
other for himself he held it to the light and
said:
"Now, you can't guess what that cost me?"
"Surely not" said Mr.. Webster. II only
know that it is excellent"
"Well, now, can tell you. When I add
the interest to the first price, l find that it
cost me just one dollar and twenty-five
cents"
"Good gracious you don't say go" said
Mr.. Webster, and then draining his glass he
hastily presented it again with the remark !:
"Fill up again as quick as you can, for I
want to stop that confounded interest"
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Chester.
TN THE COTIRT Of PROBATE.

To James McFadden and Amelia McFadden, his
wife, Stanley McFadden Mary Sdep E"yssS9qhxi, yygS his
wife. Mary McFadden; Josephine Dickson,
and her husband. Thomas, Dickson; Alice
Hampton, and her husband, Edwin - lamp, lamp,
ton: legal heirs and representatives OF Sussa
McFadden, who died intestate.
UOU are hereby required to appear at the Conrs
of Probate, to be holden at Chester q. as Co91. d
yember, A. D., 1872 to shew. cause, If nny you
can, why the real estate belonging to the 9s.ta ae
Susan McFadden, deceased. and Polly B: CASTOR, on
Dc petition Of the said Polly B. CASTOR, fled in my
office on the 18th day Of August 1871 shsnTG pn1 nRt
6474th parts, in equal portions to the said James
McFadden, Stanley McFadden, Mary tsssSphaix, ssshins
Susan Givens, Randolph McFaddeit: Josephine
Dickson and Alice Hampton.
Given under my hand and seal, this u, i7th ID d'y OF
August, A. D., 1872. JOHN plcKEY, EosY,,
Aro % "a VI
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II. Nj. DOBSON & co.
SEPTEMBER, 10TH.

livery person owing us, on Note or Account,
IL will please be so kind as to call and pay us
if not all, port OF of what they owe us-by the
10th of September. We wish to buy our Fall
Stock about that time. Every person owing us
will find statement of their Account in the Post
Office, after the 1st of September. We must have
and Accounts in New York. We have accommo-
dated you-now we will see who will accommo-
date us with What is justly ours. Wewill keep a
record of the names o. those who comply with
our request. Persons who fail to come up, need
never expect any more favors from
~ NJ DOBSON & co,
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If You PLEAsE-Boys and girls, we will
print for you the last words of the Duke Of
Wellington, eff you please"
When the Duke of Wellington was sick
the last thing he took was little tea. On
his servant handing it to him in saucer, and
asking if he would have it, the duke replied
eyes, if you please" These we're his last
words How much kindness and courtesy
are expressed by them! He who had com.
manded great armies, and was long accus.
toned to the tone of authority, did not over.
look the small courtesies of life All! how
many boys do. What rude tone of COM
mand they often use to their little brothers
and sisters, and sometimes to their mothers
They order so. This is ill-bred, and shows
to say the least, want of thought. In all
your home talk remember "Ifyou please Tc
all who wait upon or serve you, believe that
eff you please" will make you better served
than all the cross or ordering words in the
whole dictionary. Do not forget three little
words-"Ifyou please"
'Speak gently; it is better far
To rula nv love than fpar.'
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

COUNTY OF CHESTER--IH THE PROBATE C0uHT'
Margaret N. Bigham, Petitioner, against Joseph
L. Bigham and others, Defendants.- Summons
n, Partition.
and Robert D. Bigham, absent Defendants.
VOU and each of you are hereby, required to
appear at the Probate Court to be holden at
my office, at Chester Court House, for Chester
county, on Monday, the eleventh day of Novem-
ber next, to show cause, if any you can, why the
real estate belonging the estate of the late John
F. Bigham, deceased, described in the Petition OF
Margaret N. Bigham, filed in my Office on the24th
day Of September, A. D. 1872, should net be dyi;
among the parties in interest according to their
respective rights therein as prayed form said Pc
tition.
Given under my hand and the Seal Of Office, this
Il. 81 24th day of September, 1872.
JOHN DICKEY,
Probate Judge, Chester County.
Saptember26 80 TT
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JOHN G. KUYKENDAL.
INDICTMENTS

VVO buy Drugs, Medicines, &c, at tire York
Drug Store. You get reliable Drugs, fresh
Nfedcincs-none others offered for sale: Medi-
cines liable to deteriorate or lose their actlve
properties by age ordered in small quantities.
Strictest accuracy observed in dispensing and Ia
beling Drugs. Scientific compounding of pre-
scriptions, reasonable prices, polite attention. no
humbuggery, no Specific Preparation or Patent
edged value in the cure of diseases.
JOHN C. KUYKENDAL.
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s9- A country sculptor in England was Or
dered to engrave on stone "a virtuous woman
is crown to her husband" but being pinched
for room, it was contracted to "a virtuous
woman is IS. to her husband"
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
rnnNTY OF 0HEsTER,-COURT OF PROBATE

COUNTY OF OHESTER-COUhT W fhooAIh'
.cranford, Plaintiff against Ephraim Mitchell,
hand. VIM, D. Wade; Emily Hill and her
busbasnd, busbs Joseph Hill; cathaSine shedd and
he, husband, Urban Shedd; Winnefred Fee'n-
ster, Esther Hill and Elias Mitchell, Defen-
dants.-Copy Summons Jor Relle.
To the Defendants above named.
V7OU are hereby summoned and required to an
I swer the petition in this action, which was
filed in the office of the Probate Judge 5 for the the
said county, on the 26th day of August ls1a ana
on the subscribers, at their office, in Chester,
South Carolina, within twenty days after the ser.
vice hereof exclusive of the day Of such service
and if you fail to answer this petition witha tne
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action VIII ap-
Div to the Court for the relief demanded in the Pc
tition.
D''o@' ~ PATTERSON q GASTON,
Plsintiff's Attorneys.
Cantemher 80 ot
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py> "You'd better look out for your horses
feet above here mister" said ragged boy to
traveller. "Why?' said the gentleman, ner-
vously pulling up. "Cos there's fork in the
road there" was the candid reply.
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Has An Iowa man is still chuckling in his
sleeve over the way in which he sold an un-
sophisticated brewer in his neighborhood, by
swapping his wife for barrel of beer, even il
the beer was little stale.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STATE OE SOO LII OhAsO ~ ~ a.
COUNTY OF CHEsTER-.-1N THE COURT OF PROBATE
Ex-Parte Moses Stone as Executor OF I1omso9 ls.o9
NOTICE TO HANNAH GRANT, formerly Han
nah Wright, as Administrative of the estate OF
Calvin Wright, deceased: , c.,.
1T appearing to the Court that annan IT.
yfe estate Of Calvin Wright, deceased, is not
resident of this State, but of the State OF Ten
nessee, r-.. eou,,or,,,
Hannah Wright, as ADMINISTRATIVE as aforesaid,
do annear before the Probate Court fer the said
co county nf of Chester on the fourth day of Hoyem-
ber. next, and render an account Of her Admins
tration of the estate OF the said deceased and on
her failure so to do decree therein will pc mace
against Ter; and that notice of the same be made
by publication in the Chester Reporter ana the
Yorkville Enquirerfor six weeks; ro,,,y
Probate Judge Chester County.
Santamher 10 SS
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DOBSON IS MAD.

HALLOO, Mister Jones, did you know DOB.
III SON was in a bad humor? No. Mister Smith,
l did not What is the matter with him? Why
his pockets empty and he wants to buy his Fall
Stock. He says he has stacks of Notes and Ac-
counts and devil the bit of them can he exchange
for the greenbacks. Where are all of our honest
men. nOBSON can tell you if you will call for
your Account and pay it, by the 10th of Septem-
her
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF CHEsTER-IN THE PROBATE OOURT.

William C. GLADDEN.. Petitioner, against Allen c.
GLADDEN. and others, Summons
IN Partition.
Notice to Allen G. GLADDEN., Isabella GLADDEN. and
Daniel M. GLADDEN., her husband, absent Defen-
dants.
VoU and each of you are hereby required to ap.. p.
nv Office at Chester Court House, for said county,
on on Monday, the eleventh day of November next,
longing to the estate Of the late James iias Gladden'
GLADDEN. filed in nv office on the 18th day of Sep
tember, i is72 should not be divided or sold, and
the proceeds of sale divided among the parties in
interest according to their respective rights there
in, as prayed for in said petition.
f.. 81 the oath day of September, 1872.
JOHN DICKEY,
Probate Judge, Chester County.
Cnptanohar 80
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PUT OFF THE OLD MAN

AND Dput on thenew, by using Heintsh's Blood
a and Liver Pills. The most effective Liver
bill known. For sale at the York Drug Store.
JOHN G.. KUyKENDAL.
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IN THE COMMON PLEAs-YoRK COUNTY

ALL persons who have presented and estab-
a lished Sealed Demands against the estate OF
PHILIP ETTERS, deceased, are hereby, notified
that am ready to pay dividend upon the same.
J. +. WALLACE, &. Z. Els.
August 20 80 onl