The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-16

hrt without pretending to be authority on
this subject, We will say that in the lectures
we %hcard-thc first two of the coursc-a.-
lions. We heard none that were incorrect.
The Rev. Arthur Miliard. in his lecture on
Mary Queen of Scots, abiding to the occasion
when John Knox, having audience or inc
Queen, drew from his pocket the mantlScrlPtt
of one of his thrcc-hour sermons and inflicted
it upon her, CONGRATULATED his hearers that we
were not now living In tho days or long ser
nous. At this evident unacqualniahce VIII
one of the pcculiaritics of the excellent pastor
OF the 4. II. L. church of this place, many IN
! the audience "Smolc" q very, audible sinlic'
which translated into United States. would
have conveyed to the lecturer an 1nllllatlon
that he was "Off his base
An 0bServant editor says "tlle reason why
the world grows no better Is because eacn one
is trying to convert his ncighbor, ana neglects
himself" .
We have been shown a very pretty oil palnt.
ing of The home residence of Miss Newman, a
fniner member of the faculty of the DUG
West Female College, executed by herse!i a,la
Young gentleman who exhibited this paint
ing used to be very sweet on MISS New
man, we presume she sent IT. to MIN 10 snow
him what kind of 4 home he would nave pro-
yidpd some future contingency should make
1t advisauic for him to take up his residence
with her. ,n,
The passage by the Legislature of the G I'll,
INT one County commissioner would nave
hocn Il long step in the right direction. In
Missouri the duties of u.j uSticc OF the County
Court are Identical with those of a County
Commissioner in this State, and there the Ia"
nakcs it OPTIONAL WITH the people Oh u cOunlS
whether they will have three of these officials
or but Ore. Aanlsteroi NE S"M,i'iEs a nrcn
the OF c-Ju Judge system, and in every lhstahce
A. worked SO well that they h;r%e retained IT,
Reduce YOUR County Commissioners 10 one,
employ AL his time, Xix the salary AT sucn a
sum as will command the services ol the hest
citizens, and you nave the periectlor Oh Il
County CommisSioncrOr Coaff.
Bill Nyc's definition of q newspaper is pet
ter than that of either Webster or worcester;
at is 81 library. 1t is an encyclopedia, a poem
q biography, Il history. a prophecy. Il ulreclo
nv. q timetable, Il romance. q cookDook, =
Guide. q horoscope. nh art critic, Il pol'tlSal
Tesunc, Il ground-p plan of the civilized %orld
n lowpriced nuitum in Tarro. 1T Is q sermon, q
wrcck' u symphony IN solid nOlparri1, Il mod
lev of life and death, q grand aggregation o
mans glory and his shame. 1t is IN short .
biru'-cyc view of all the magnanimily ahd
meannesS, the joys and sorrows births ano
deaths, the pride and poverty OF the "orta
all for five cents" ,,oo.c
The writer has attended theaters: concerts
,octrres. SC. &C., in q great nan of the prirf
cipal cities and towns Of the CnlAeu STATES
Int no where, save In Due West, have we Cd
served that each lady and gentleman, OH en-.
tering the hall, are treated toa liberal rnune
of applause. In all other places The applause
is reserved for the actors or SpcahcIs. as NV
case may be, and not hcSpaltereu upo, ,ntu nri
and Their escorts as they enter the auullorl
mm Il may be fun Tor the "boyS" who engage
in II. INT IL is death to the ladies who nave Il
n,ss 4hrourh the trying ordeal. The practice
IS ride. rough one. not calculated 10 glv'
strangers u very exalted opinion Oh our "lnan