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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

You can buy paints, oils and window
glass very low at Garrett Bros.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

Ladies' bright dongola shoes for sl.75
at Rittenhouse's.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16
Cheap.

Cheap.
Satinet OF our own make, 60 cents per
yard. Us. EttIRRlyx \ Oo:
/, aheigAsll : @. sell tho Grand RsPah'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

For Sale-A lot Of stable manure.
Apply to F. Schermor, National Hotel.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

Oxford Tie and opera slippers at cost
at Rittenhouse's,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

Miss Myrta Mckee is visiting
amongst her friends at Sabina this week.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

Fine perfume at Garrett Bros. in any
quantity.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-08-16

See the bankrupt goods at the Bee
Hive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-14
Kindness to SchoOlmates.

In almost every school there is an
unpopular boy or girl-plain, stupid
and disagreeable, as it seems-for
whom nobody has good word. If
there is in your particular school such
an unfortunate little outcast, whose
life is all east wind and no sunshine,
try and make friends with him or her.
You will never regret your kind
ness take my word for that. In lit
tie while you will discover that the
plain face has in it something really
pleasing, if not actually beautiful
that the stupid head has plenty OF
sound sense and bright fancy, and that
the disagreeable manners melt away
before the sunshine of little friendly
interest.
Pray make this small experiment.
For yourself you will gain, I am sure,
a faithful, loyal friend, and that, be-
lieve me, is no trifling gain; and, as
for that other, that poor little outcast,
you will turn all his life to gold.
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A AQueer but Efficient Rule.

Chicago architects have queer way
of estimating the cost of the ten and
twelve story building now being erect
ed there. They take the dimensions
and find the exact cubic contents.
Then they say the building, if plainly
finished, should cost 25 cents cubic
foot, and not more than 95 cents If
elaborately finished. This is kind OF
"Rule of Thumbs" plan which the
boat builders use to determine the
carrying capacity of their vessels.
The rule of thumb is said to be yer
exact, and so is the rule Of the archi-
tects noted above. The use of the rule
by the architects is almost universal
throughout the West. It enables
them to come somewhere near the cost
of the buildings so that they can find
out whether it is worth while to draw
plans and make specifications. Con-
tractors also use the rule so that they
can give a rough guess and decide
whether they will be able to carry
such a large contract.-Ba.fdto E1-
press.
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He was Held TO His Promise.

1t seems that promises arc not made
to be broken in Germany. The BoS-
ton Beacon tells of q wealthy citizen OF
Babrenfeld who took lively interest
in the welfare of q railroad official OF
that town, whose family was rapidly
increasing, and few years ago on the
birth of the mans ninth child, went so
far as to promise him house OH the
birthday of the Twelfth addition to his
family, be the child male or female.
Repeatedly the generous would-be
donor, in the presence of witnesses,
had reiterated his promise to the hap
by 12atc7 ,tu1niIias, whose great eXpcta-
ton became the town-talk rs it were.
One fine day number II made his
appearance, but the magnificent
divcS, on being appealed to, refused to
make good his word, pretending that
the whole matter was only joke. A
suit in optiDa0 Jorna0 was the conse-
quence of the refusal, and the court
decided in favor of the plaintiff:-a re-
suit against which the respondent ap-
pealed-but in vain. The Supreme
Court of Kiel decided to look upon the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-14
Table Etiquette.

Never pick your teeth at the table.
Never smack your lips when eating
Never put your knife in your mouth
Never. drum with your fingers OF
the table.
Never bite fruit. An apple, pear o.
peach should be pealed.
Never say or do anything at the ta
BILE that Is liable to produce disgust.
Never stretch your feet under the ta
BILE 30 as to touch those of your visa
Wis.
Never play with your knife or fork
or salt seller. or balance spoon on
yoHr glass.
Never put your elbow on the table
Never carry fruit or bonbons away
from the table.
Never tuck your napkin, bib fash
ion, under your shirt collar. Unfold
it and lay across your lap.
Never watch the dishes as they are
uncovered, nor make any exclamation
when their contents are revealed.
Never sorape your plate or tilt it to
getthe last drop of anything it con-
tains, or wipe it out with a piece Of
bread.
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Some Railway Information.

How many miles of railway in the
United States? One hundred and
fifty thousand six hundred miles,
about half the m!age of the world.
How much have they cost? Nine
billion dollars.
How many people are employed by
them? More than one million.
What is the fastest time made by a
train? Ninety-two miles i'll ninety
three minutes, one mile being made in
forty-siX seconds, on the Philadeldhia
and Reading Railroad.
What is the cost of a high class,
leight-wheel passenger locomotive
About S., 800.
What is the longest mileage ope'
rated by single system? Atchison'
Topeka and Santa Fe system-about
| 900 miles.
What is the cost of a palace sleeping
car? About S15,O 1000 or $4,000 if vesti'
buled.
What is the longest railway bridge
span in the United States? Cantileve1
span in Poughkeepsie bridge, SAC
feet.
What is the highest railroad bridge
in the United States? KinzuaviaducL,
on the Erie Road, 305 feet high.
Who built the first locomotive in the
United States? Peter Cooper.
What road carries the largest num-
ber of passengers? Manhattan Ele-
waited Railroad, New York, $4,000
a day, or 191 ,625, 900 yearly.
What is the average daily earning of
all American locomotive? About
|S1OO.
What is the longest American rail-
way tunnel? Hoosac Tunnel, on the
Fitchburg Railroad, four and three
quarter miles.
What is the average cost of construc-
ting a mile of railroad? At the pres
ent time about $50, ,0O0.
What is the highest railroad in the
United States? Denver and Rio
Grande; Marshall Pass, 1882 feet.
What are the chances of fatal acci-
dent in railway travel? One killed in
|1O,OOO,O0O. Statistics show more are
killed by falling out of windows than
in railway accidents.
What line of railway extends far
thest East and West? Canadian Pa
cific Railway, running from Quebec to
the Pacific Ocean.
How long does steel rail last with
average wear? About eighteen years.
What road carries the largest num-
Der of commuters? Illinois Central,
4, 1928, ,12S, in 1887.
What is the fastest time made be-
tween Jersey City and San Francisco ?
Three days, seven hours. thirty-nine
minutes and sixteen seconds. Special
theatrical train, June, 1SS6.-T G.
CZotrk's Article IN Scribner's.
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Rules for Using Books.

Never hold book near fire.
Never drop book upon the floor.
Never turn leaves with the thumb.
Never lean or rest upon an open book
Never turn down corners of leaves.
Never touch book with damp OF
soiled hands.
Always keep your place with a thir
book-mark.
Always place large book upon the
table before opening it.
Always turn leaves from the top with
the middle or fore finger.
Never pull book from shelf by the
binding at the top, but by the back.
Never touch a book with a damp
cloth, nor with sponge in any form
Never place another book or any.
thing else upon the leaves of III open
book.
Never rub dust from tho books, but
brush it off with soft, dry cloth OF
duster.
Never close book with pencil, Il
pad of paper, or anything else be.
tween the leaves.
Never open book farther than to
bring both sides of the cover into the
sample place.
Always open large book from the
middle, and never from the ends OF
cover.
To avoid injuring the leaves of books
never put a pencil mark in a library
book.
always keep your books out of the
reach of small children, and III clean,
dry place.
Always keep any neatly bound,
borrowed book covered with paper
while in your possession.
Never attempt to dry a book, accl-
IDENTIFY wet, by fire, but wipe of the
moisture with a soft, dry cloth.
Never write upon a paper laid upon
the leaves of an open book, as the pen
or pencil point will either scratch or
cut the book leaves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-14

A skeptical young collegiate con-
fronted an old Quaker with the state
ment that he did not believe the Bible
Said the Quaker, "Does thee believe in
France" eyes; for though I have
not seen it, L have seen others that
have. Besides, there is plenty OF
corroborative proof that such country
does exist "Then thee will not
believe anything thee or others have
not seen ?" "No, to be sure I WON'T
"Did thee ever see thine own brains ?'
"No." "Ever see anybody that did ?'
"No." "Does thee believe that thee
has any,"
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For Himself.

The man who is working for himself
has little to say about eight-hours a-day
laws, and never stops to consider
whether or not he is working ovel
time, as the following dialogue illus
trates:
A working man with a dinner pal
in his hand came out of little shop
and was met by q fellow working man
who said:
"Why, Jim, you're working ovel
time now, aren'tyou ?"
"No," was the reply. "I'm not"
"Aren't you putting in more than
eight hours day."
"Yes," was the answer.
"I thought eight hours was the
union scheduled" remarked the out
slider.
"Yes," said the workingman with
the pail, "but you see I have just
bought this shop, and thirteen hours
is my ordinary days work."
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Preeept vs.. Example.

Among no other class of persons
should greater care be taken to "Prac-
tice what we preach" than among
children. Few sooner detect depart
ure from this rule than they. We saw
this fact amusingly illustrated by ia
ther and his little daughter of e.out
three years. She was accustomed to
going out in the hot sun without her
bonnet. Her mother had repeatedly
told her she must wear her bonnet,
when out of doors, but, as yet, it had
proved of 10 avail. At this juncture,
father took it up; and, after proving
to his entire satisfaction that, in this
particular case, at least, law without a
penalty was of no use to his little girl,
he told her that the next time she
went out without her bonnet he would
chasiise her with rod. Her memory
proved treacherous in a remarkably
short time, and her father again saw
her out in the sun bonnetless.
He arose in great haste, and, laying
aside his book, went to the nearest tree
nd procured suitable rod, thinking
of nothing but teaching his child to be
obedient in the first place, and to wear
her bonnet in the second place.
When he came in sight of her,
where she was playing, her memory
was suddenly refreshed by the sight of
tho rod in her fathers hand. The next
thought was how to escape the punish
ment that was about to fall upon her.
Knowing full well that il was for COM
ing out without her bonnet, she hasti-
ly called out "Now, pa, you ought to
be switched for coming out here in
your bare head" Sure enough, there
he was standing hatless before her.
The child's pointed remark very
much disturbed the fathers gravity,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-14
GRAINS.

Beware of all doctrines and deeds
that tend to lead away from holy and
useful life.
There is time enough for everything
in the course of the day, if you do but
one thing at once.
Any one who desires to serve God
need not be day without work to dc
and plenty of it.
Personalities are cheap; they are the
poverty of our intellectual resources
and they rarely end in honor or chari'
ty.
Solomon took an inventory of the
world, and all the best things in it: he
cast up the account, and the sum total
was Vanity.
Men who cover themselves with
glory on the field of human slaughter
willfind themselves thinly clad in the
Judgment day.
There is no reader way for man to
bring his own worth into question
than by endeavoring to detract from
the worth of other men.
| "Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again,
| The eternal years of God are hers;
While error wounded, writhes with pain,
| And dies among its worShipers."
Sins of commission are the usual
punishment for sins of omission. He
that leaves duty may well fear that
he will be left to commit crime.
Cautiously avoid talking of the do
mestic affairs either of yourselves or oi
other people. Yours are nothing tc
them but tedious gossip; theirs are
nothing to you.
God is pleased sometimes to make
choice of those as his managers, who
have least of the advantages Of art Of
nature, that His grace in them may
appear the more glorious.
If not turned in time, we must be
what we once chose to be. And if we
do not desire to be forever what we are
to-day, let us see to it that we be to-day
what we wish to be forever.
Sin has the awful power of self-prop
agation. 1t grows stronger with every
indulgence. And the awful possibili'
ty is this-the final victory in oul
hearts of sin which become our master
and tyrant.
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A SUGGESTION TO BUILDERs.-A
variety of materials-such as sawdust,
dry. ashes, cork clippings, etc., have
been used under floors for deadening
noise. A late French suggestion is the
use for this purpose of wood-shavings
which have been dipped in thick
white-wash. It is claimed that this
substance has the advantages of being
quite inconbustible, an excellent non
conductor of sound, inexpensive, and
OF light weight. When desirable to
disenfect the space between floor and
ceiling, as in hospitals, chloride OF
zinc may be used to saturate the shay
ings.or added to the whitewash.
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About Gloves.

When you are buying kid gloves re-
member that there is such a thing as
price that Is too cheap. 1t is best to
pay q good price, and get the good
gloves that go with it. Examine the
stitohing to find places where the
thread has broken through the leath-
or; stretch the seams, and if the
thread pulls away, leaving a white
spot, don't get the gloves. The leather
should stretch easily to make a good
fit aid wear well.
Mend a tear in the leather by work
ing. a. bntton.hole stitch around the
edges, and then draw them together
neatly. The evidences of repair will
be hardly noticed. When gloves need
cleaning it is better to send them to
some reputable shop where such work
Is done. But if you must do it your,
ssh, for black gloves put few drops OF
the best black ink in tea-spoonful OF
olive oil, apply with feather, and dry
In the sun. Benzine will clean white
gloves, but it will hardly do for other
colors. 'Corn-meal, dry, will do for
ightcgloves that are not much soiled.
Ifyou are about to buy cheap pair
Of kid gloves, change your mind, and
buy cashmere gloves instead. They
look better than the cheap kids, will
wear longer, and are always in style,
besides being warmer. Fleece-lined
kid mittens are the most comfortable
for outdoor wear in winter. To keep
the surface of your kid gloves looking
well, when you take them of, smooth
them out lengthwise until they have
about the same outline that they have
on your hand, and put them away in a
dry place. If the gloves are rolled to-
gether into a wad, the surface will
seon present an unpleasant appear
ance.-G0od Housekeeping.
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The value of corn-cobs is not well
understood not for feeding, but for
the amount of potash they contain.
Passing by large grain-buying estab-
lishments it is no unusual thing to see
loads of them thrown out in the road
to be wasted, after the corn is shelled
off. They should be burned, and the
ashes saved for soap-making, or for the
orchard or garden.
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and he was compelled to laugh, i'll
spite of himself. Being minister OF
the Gospel, and so used to follow argu-
ments to their logical conclusions, he
wisely concluded her premises were
correct and suspended further opera
tons until future occasion. Parents
should be careful to follow precepts
with a corresponding example.
TiM's. j. Aikc''.
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verbal offer as perfectly binding, and
went SO far as to reject the appeal not
only. but also to authorize the plaintiff
to chose one of the respondents hous-
es. A mans promise ought to be as
good as his bond, and in this instance
the court made it so.
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Never Mind. .

What's the use Of always fretting
At the trials we shall find
Ever strewn along our pathway?
Travel on and never mind.
Travel onward, working, hoping,
Cast no lingering look behind
At the trials once encountered
Look ahead and never mind.
What is past is past forever,
Let all frctting be resigned;
1t will never help the matter
Do your best and never mind.
And If those who might befriend you
Whom the ties of nature bind,
Should refuse to do their duty,
Look to Heaven and never mind.
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A farmer travelling in foreign land
or the first time, becoming somewhat
anxious aboutthe condition of his live
stock, telegraphed home: "Is things
all right at the barn? John Breen?
His stable-boy, whose conversation
was proverbially laconic, Immediately
telegfaphed back: "John Breen,-
Things is. Robert"
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Striving.

There Is no rest without the toll,
The patient, strong endeayor:
'Tis he who wins divides the spoil,
The coward takes 1t never.
We cannot all the prizes take;
Wecannot all be thriving;
We can our evil self forSake-
We always can be striying.
To dare is better than to doubt,
For doubt Is always grieving:
IT'S faith that finds the riddlerS out.
The price Is for believing.
To do In better than to dream;
Life has enough Of Eleepers:
To be ts better than to SEEM
The sewers are the reapers.
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Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED WILL APPLY TO
i the next session OF the General Assem-
BILE OF South Carolina for a charter Of the
female school now conducted at Greenwood,
wood Female College. of Greenwood 8. G..
MRS N. GILES, -,
MISS T. GILES, ~
MISS P. GILES,
MISS NJ. GILES,
MISS s. E. GILES
August IA, 1883, 3mo. ~
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Words Not to Use.

Cute, for acute.
Party, for person.
Depot, for station.
Promise, for assure.
Posted, for informed.
Stopping. for staying.
Like do, for as do.
Feel badly, for feel bad.
First rate, as an adverb.
Healthy, for wholesome.
Try and do, for try to do.
These kind, for this kind.
Cunning, for small, dainty.
Funny, for odd or unusual.
Guess, for suppose or think.
Fix, for arrange or prepare.
Just as soon, for just as lief.
Had rather, for would rather.
Had better, for would better.
Right away, for Immediately.
Between seven, for among seven.
Not as good as, for not so good as.
Some ten days, for about ten days.
The matter of, for the matter with.
Not as I know, for not that I know.
Somebody else's, for somebody's else
Kind of, to indicate a moderate de-
gree.
Storms, for it rains or SHOWS moder
ately.
Above, for foregoing, more than OF
beyond.
Try an experiment, for make an ex'
pertinent.
More than you think for, for more
than you think.
Nice, indiscriminately. (Real nice
may be doubly faulty.)
Real, as an adverb, in expressions
eal good, for really or very good.
Singular subject with contracted
plural verb, e. g., "She don't skate
we'll"
Taste and smell of, when used trans
itively. Illustration We taste q
dish which tastes of pepper"
Some or any, in an adverbial sense
e. e., II have studied some," for some
what. II have not studied any," fol
at all.
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There is an old story to the effect
that Il drunken man having fallen
down OH the steps of u saloon, u small
boy opened the door and called i'll to
the proprietor, II say, Mister, yer
signs fell down" ."-Er.
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To make boots waterproof, for hunt
ing or fishing, rub them into a prepar-
alton made of four ounces of lard and
one ounce of resin. Both boots and
mixture must be warm when it is ap-
plied.-Ha1pe,'s Ba=ar.
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For Sale at a Bar gain.

4 VERY DESIRABLE RESIDENCE IN
n the town OF Abbeyille. House contains
eight rooms besides kitchen. All in thorough
flower garden, fruit trees and splendid garden
spot. Also, good outhouses, stable. barn and
the best well in town. Terms-One-fourth
cash, balance in one, two and three years
Deferred payments bearing only per cent
interest Apply to ,o>,
Oct. 81, 1888, If
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a little deaf and dumb girl was once
asked by lady who wrote the ques-
ton Oh a slate, "What is prayer"
The little girl took the pencil, and
wrote the reply: "Prayer is the wish
of the heart"
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Visit the market yourself rather
than order by mail or messenger; be
more interested in your own welfare,
and you will supply your table with
better food ut less price.
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NOTICE.

lrI'HE following persons have important pa
/ pers in the Register OF Mense Convey:
ance Office. They will please come forward
at once and take them out, as the estate Of the
late NJ. &. Ieigler must be settled as soon as
possible. Apply to
WM. N. GRAYDON, ESQ.,,
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TAX NOTICE !!

LIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT
to raise supplies for the fiscal year COM
menclng November 1st, 1857, notice is
hereby given that the Treasurer's office
Of Abbeville county will be open for the
collection of taxes
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ESTATE SALE.

WILL, SELL AT ABBEvILLE c. H. ON
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1855, Saleday
the real estate of LEROY c. WILSON, de-
ceased consisting Of
Two Hundred and Twenty Acres,
more or less, lying six 10y miles above Able,
Vile on the Lowndesville road, bounded by
lands of Mrs. ]. F. Lyon, Miss Jane L. Gordon
and others.
TERMS-One-half cash, balance in twelve
months with interest from day Of sale, secured
by bond of purchaser and mortgage OF prem
ises.
NJ. H. WILSON,
Executor.