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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-11
The Purity of the Home.

How to preserve the purity of our
homes, how best to shield our chill
dren from the snare of the destroyer, is
not anew question, but its claims are as
urgent as ever. The street, the school,
literature, natural passions, and Il host
of other things, are used by the adver-
sary as clements in temptation; potent
enough under all circumstances. But
what if the parent, teacher, or guar
dian, be careless and negligent of his
trust?
The matter of reading is publicly dis
cussed, reviewed, and re-rcvicwed,
time and again, yet how criminally
careless in this matter arc some parents
The daily newspaper, with its debasing
records of crime, the trashy story with
its mentally cnfccbling tendencies, and
but why continue the list of weak or
wicked literature?
1 enter many respectable families.
Before me lies a daily newspaper
which has free circulation in onr
homes. A column devoted to an eXposi'
ton of the Sunday-school lesson is
sandwichcd in between articles on
"The Married Life of Actresses" "
"The Game of Poker-Its Increasing
Popularity in American Homes" "
peculiar Sensations" etc. On the
same page are glowing advertisements
of remedies to cure shameful diseases
page of poison diluted with a grain
Of moral teaching!
Certain medical institutions for tho
treatment of chronic diseases send out
advertising ''memorandum' books,
none of which ought to meet the eyes
of child. Repeatedly have found
these in the hands of children at school
who apparently have the full know
ledge of their parents. Such parental
carelessness or ignorance should be
punished by law.
We know of q pleasant country
town, not large, yet containing seven
churches, with about as many saloons
The town is, perhaps, an average one
as to society, containing the good, the
bad, and the Indifferent. Some years
ago 1--WE trust there is improvement
now,) there seemed to be a moral
miasm among the young of that place
Many girls, even, seemed to be beyond
at least without, parental control
Bevies Of them paraded the streets
after nightfall. They We're at the
depot to greet every incoming train sc
that the fact was commented OH by
the passing traveller, who wondered
"if the hotels employed female rum
ncrs." In less than score of years,
within q radius of few miles, one
might count q score of young women oil
that town whose good name through
open disgrace of theirs, had been
dragged in the mire of common
report.
What was the cause of such degrad-
ed public morals? Was it alone the
open saloon, that fearful demoralizer
Was it the unfaithful timidity of the
churches? Was it the influence, OIL
lack of influence, of unchristian
homes? All of these, no doubt, but
chiefly the latter, and devitalized
Christianity along with them. Our
homes must be Christian, and vitally
so, or we are lost. Woe, eternal woe, to
the father or mother unfaithful to the
sacred guardianship Of child.-Ad,
vOcutc and Guardian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-11
A Good School for Abbeville.

Mr.. j. w. Thompson elsewhere in these
columns announces that he will open school
for the citizens Of Abbeville village. Mr..
Thompson does the proper thing in assuming
to teach the school, without guarantee OF
salary from any board Of trustees, but seeks
to establish the school on his merits as a
teacher and will depend solely upon those
who patroniZe the school for his salary. such
a course is the best guarantee OF faithful SER
vices, and it is the best assurance that th+
teacher will do his whole duty to his schol-
arS.
Abbeville has long needed a good school,
and Mr.. Thompson has undertaken to give
US the school on the most acceptable terms,
and he should receive every encouragement
from our citizens. Every town in the state.
1t seems to US, has good school, and there Is
no reason why Abbeville should not have
one. equal to the best to be found any where.
In Mr.. Thompson we have life long citizen.
an educated instructor, and teacher luilH
competent to teach every branch from
the lowest to the highest. Let us then
for once. do the proper thing and establish .
school, the teacher of which is willing to RISK
his merits for success. He will devote his
energies. and best efforts to attain success IL
the building up Of a permanent school in the
town.
Miss Emma Perrin. who recently graduates!
at Due West with the best honors OF her class
will assist Mr.. Perrin.
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Fasting without almsgiving is a
lamp without oil.
Pleasure soon exhausts us and itself
also but endeavor never does:
They must keep close to the throne
of grace who would win the throne Of
glory.
Good company not only makes glad,
but makes good which is the best ef-
feet.
A man that can not mind his own
business is not to be trusted with the
Kings.
There is nothing so sweet as duty,
and all the best pleasures of life come
in the wake of duties done.
What we want is not to see ourselves
as others see us; we want to have 9th
ers see us as we see ourselves.
A man who spends his life with the
one dominant idea of financial accu-
mutation spends life not worth liv-
ing.
Mystery of mysteries is this strange
mystery of pain! But in all human
history there is no other such peace
maker.
The use we make of our fortune de-
termines its sufficiency. A little Is
enough if used wisely, too much If ex-
pended foolishly.
Iwant to feel holy aptitude to give
my heart to God, and to walk in his
ways; do believe I shall 60 to heav
Ell if l have heaven in my heart now
Hope nothing from luck, and the
probability is that you will be so pre-
pared, SO forewarned and forearmed,
that all shallow observers will call you
lucky.
Christ is the Gift of God, and hav-
ing him, we have all things in him:
not only the streams, but the fountain
itself, and all that is essential to our
work and fruitfulness.
"The malice that is eager to ascribe
a selfish motive for good act is the
blacklist thing in unregenerate human
nature. 1t is akin to that which as
crlbed Christ's miracles 10 the Devil"
Men see in their own work hard
ships and trials, while they recognize
no hardships or trials in anybody else's
occupation. Every mans burden is
the heaviest and every woman's task
is the hardest.
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1000 yds Is shirting, 1000 yds "a drilling, 800
yds A shirting. 1000 ydS A bleaching lust re-
ceived r. NJ. Haddon & Co.,
To the ladies! If you are in need of any
thing in the shoe line r. VI. Haddon e. Co.
can supply your wants.
Co.
IF you want a medium price shoe go to Had
don l. Co.
II you want a fine pebble, kid Kangaroo
Gondoa, or French kid shoe go to Haddon &
Co.
R. NJ. Haddon & Co.. have full line ladies'
misses and children shoes, quality and price
guaranteed.
Special to the ladicSi If you are i'm need oi
anything in the hoisery line II. NJ IImddon &
Co., car fiji your bill. Ladies hose ) cents up
If you are I'm need Of anything in misses
children or infants hose, Haddon & Co car,
supply you.
Smething new! r. VI. Haddon Il Co.. have
just received case ladies and misses button
shoes. Made of "Kanraroo'' leather. Thos.
in want of q real fine dressing shoe ut II mod
crate price shoud see this fine of goods. They
fit like glove and wear like a calf skin.
X. NJ. HaCidon & Co. have full line ladies
bright ..Gondola' button shoes. Spanish las,
arch instep A beautiful fitting shoe. Wear
ing qualities first class.
r.. NJ. HaSdon Il Co, have n full stoc'' of tho
ceie6rnied c j. r Co Cot shoe; Made expressly f"l
Clothing at cost! clothing at cost! p
Rosenberg 4 Co.
Blankets blankets at cost. T. RoscnGerg
& Co.
If you want a good ovcrcoat at cost. Call on
p. Rosenberg e Co.
If you want a good suit of clothes at cost
Call on 7. Rosenberg & Co.
Seed wheat! seed wheat. at cost p. Roscn.
berg il Co.
4 few bushels blue stem seed wheat left
which will be sold at cost. +. Rosenberg &
Co.
Entire stock OF ladies dress goods at cos;
p. Rosenberg & Co.
Cali end get good suit at cost. p. Roscn,
berg & Co.
Now is your time to secure bargains In
clothing. Z. Rosenberg Co.
II YOU want good blanket at cost. Call and
getit p, Rosenberg & Co.
Call and get a good overcoat at cost. p
Rosenberg e. Co.
Virginia blue stem seed wheot at cost. P
Rosenberg Co.
Call and get anything in the clothing lines
at cost. P. Rosenberg & Co.
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20 dozen new hats, just received latest
styles. P. Rosenburg & Co. ~
Blankets! blankets to suit every one. 7
Rosenburg & Co. II
Go and sec what can be bought for the
small sum Of 5cts at +. 4. Templetons'
Blackings, bunch shoe strings, plug of To-
bacca, lamp chmneys, brooms, baskets, FOL
nickel at +. 4. Tcmplctons.
See the Basket soap, two bars for q nickel
at f. y. Templetons.
Starch Sets lb at +. Templetons.
Unbleachcd knitting thread AT 20cts q IL
at +. \. Templcton's.
Shoes! shoes I'VE are prepared to supply
the trade in almost any article of foot wear
Just received cases ladies and misses shoes
Our line OF Nos in all the makes we keep are
now complete. You can get good shoe Mt a
moderate price. X. II. Haddon & Co. ll-SO
+. S. Hammond 4 Co, will sell you a French
calf boot ut New York cost. Try them. 1914
]. S. Hammond & Co., keeps full line OF
sole leather cafskins and kip-leather. Cut to
suit the trade. 1914
We are prepared to fill all orders for bridal
outfits on short notice. r. N. Haddon 4 Go.
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Mortgages Sale.

ny virtue of Il power Of sale, conferred by n
y mortgage decd, executed by Thomas and
anthony Crawford to Vim. Men ell, bearing
date the end January, 1883 and afterwards ns-
signed in part 10 John Mcneil; and by them
assigned to Guilford Cade and rc-cxccutcd on
the 81 February, 1887, will sell at public out
cry, on SALEDAY IN FEBRUARY next
CGIh), all that tract of land. owned by The said
Thomas and Anthony Crawford situate in
Ahbeville comfy. containing ONE HUN
DRIED AND NINETY-THREE (l93) ACRES,
more or less, and bounded by lands Of the
said VIM. and John Mcneil, Miss Jane Cor
don and others; also at the same time and
place, TWO MULES, the property Of the said
mort.agorS TERAlS-Onc-haf cash, with q
mortgage Of the premises to secure the un-
paid purchase money.
GUILFORD CADE,
Jan. TO- 1883, 1T Assignee.
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The Parted Spirit.

Mysterious In its birth,
And viewless as the blast,
Where hath the spirit fed from earth? 4?
Forever past.
I ask the grave below
1t keeps the secret we'll;
/ call upon the heavens to show
They will not tell.
From earth'S remotest strand
All tales and tidings known:
But from the spirits distant land
Returneth none.
Winds watt the breath Of flowers
To wanderers DER the wave;
But no message from the bowers
Beyond the grave.
Proud science scales the skies,
From star to star doth roam;
But reaches not the shore where lies
The spirits home. '...
Impervious shadows hide
This mystery of heaven;
But where all knowledge is denied,
To hope Is given.
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Notice to Creditors.

WHEREAS, \. Glenn Youngblood of the
w town of Bradley, :. c., did on the 9th
day of January instant. make an assignment
of all his property, real and personal, and cS-
pecially OF his dwelling house and lot, and OF
his stock of goods, wares and merchandise, in
the store house lately occupied by him in the
said town. to me the undersigned for the ben.
eft Of his creditors, Notice is hereby given to
all the creditors of the said \. Glenn Young
held in the town OF Bradley, on TUESDAY,
the 18th instant, for the purpose Of appointing
IN agent to act with the assignee in the prem
iScS. j. i. SOCNGBLOOD,
Jan. 10, lSSS, 1t Assignee.
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The Mcthodists recently celebrated
their centennial anniversary in Brook.
lyn. Rev. Woolman Hickson began
preaching, near the Brooklyn entrance
to the bridge, early in November, 1887.
John McNally, the Blackwood kid.
napper of Augusta, who was shot by
Charles Colvin, his brother-in-law,
died from the effects of his wounds.
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THE ladies of Sharon will give festival al
Sharon next Wednesday to raise money to re-
pair the church. All are expected TO attend,
and spend more or less, as their means or
their liberality may suggest.
Mr.. A. MAcD. SINGLETON will henceforth
keep the readers of the Press and Banner well
informed as to the actings and doings about
Greenwood.
THE Sons of Temperance will meet next
Monday night. Let all come out.
II. D. WILSON, W. p.
REV. WM ADAMS. pastor OF the First Pres
byterian church in Augusta, will probably
resign.
REV. Mr. BROWN, pastor, will preach in
the Baptist church Sunday morning.
Mr.. MILLER, and his wife. formerly Miss
George Gordon, are in town.
THE Literary Club meets at Judge Lyon S
house next Friday night.
CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS is with us again on
the Abbevlile Branch.
Mr.. j. c. HAM8LIN is in town with drove
Of fine mules.
Mr.. BENET is off to Aiken. Professional.
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REAL ESTATE SALE,

FINDER an order from the Probate Court
u will sell at public outcry Mt Abbevlle
c. H., on SALESDAY IN FEBRUARY next
within the legal hours Of sale, the following
described lands, belonging TO the Estate o.
WILLIAM PRATT, deceased, to wit:
The HOME TRACT, containing
Two Hundred and Sixteen GIG.
Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands Of Fair place
Elizabeth Pratt place and others.
The OSBORN TRACT, containing
One Hundred 1OO) Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of James Fail
place, the Elbert Johnson place and the Ber
ry Kay place.
TERMS Onc.half cash, the balance on q
credit OF twelve months, with interest from
day of sale, the credit portion to be secured by
bond of purchaser and q mortgage OF the prop
erty. Purchaser to pay for papers.
y. +. CARWILE,
Admir- with Will annexed.
Jan, s. 1885, If
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Say it to His Face.

Sometimes it does people good to be
brought face to face with persons
whom they have slandered and abus-
ed. 1t is astonishing how soon under
such circumstances their impudence
evaporates. The author of "Studies
in Russia" tells story of a young
poet in the time of Alexander II. the
liberator of the serfs, and the victim
of the Nihilist assassins.
This young man had written most
scurrilous poem, in which he had de
scribed and libeled not only the EN-
press, but also the granddukes and
duchesses. Some one, the censor Of
the press, went and told the Empress.
"That man had better be sent off to
Siberia at once," he said. "It is not q
case for delay"
"Oh, no." said the Empress; "wait
a little, but tell the man desire to see
him at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening""
When the man was told this, he felt
as if his last hour was come, and that
the Emperor must intend himself to
pronounce sentence of eternal exile.
He went to the palace, and was shown
Through all the grand state rooms, one
after another, without seeing any one,
till at last he arrived at a small, COM
monplace room at the end of them all,
where there was a single table with a.
lamp upon it, and here he saw the EN-
press, the Emperor, and all the grand
dukes and duchesses whom he had
mentioned in his poem.
"How do you do, sir" said the En-
peror. II heard you have written q
beautiful poem, and have sent for
you that you may read it aloud to US
yourself, and have invited this COM
pany to come that they may have the
pleasure of hearing you"
Then the poor man prostrated him
self at the Emperor's feet.
"Send me to Siberia, SIRE" he said:
"force ME to be soldier, only do not
compel me to read that poem."
ooh, sir, you are cruel to refuse me
the pleasure, but you will not be so un-
gallant as to refuse the Empress the
pleasure of hearing your verses, and
she will ask you herself"
And the Empress asked him.
When he had finished she said II
do not think he will write any more
verses about US. He need not 60 to
Siberia just yet"
We may be sure that one such lesson
was enough to last this young man.
1t would be we'll if some other people
were obliged to say what they have
said in dark corners out face to face
with the people whom they have SLAM
dered and maligned. But it Is the art
of the slanderer to set a house afire
and then run away in the smoke, or
like the cutie fish to blacken the wa
ter around him so that nobody can see
where lie is or what he is doing. A
good hater may be respected, but de-
| liver US from the men who betray with
kiss, and whose words are softer
than oil while war is in their hearts.
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Mortgages Sale.

DY virtue of a power of sale, contained in q
ID mortgage deed made to George A. Doug.
lass, by Winnie Shaw on the 18th April, lSs2,
and assigned to &. y. White, and by him as
signed 10 p. Rosenberg u Co, we will sell at
public outcry, on SALEDAI IN FEBRUA-
RY (6thl, the one-thlrd interest of the said
Winnie Shaw, in that tract of land in Calhoun
township, continuing FlFTi-TWO ACRES,
more or less and bounded by lar.dS OF Joseph
Bowen, Estate samuel MOrrah and others.
TERMS-Cash.
p. ROSENBERG & CO.,
Jan. 10. 1883, It ASSignces.
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Rev. j. C Chandler OF the South Caroln'
Conference, now located at Mccormick, has
reason 10 be the hapricst man in all South
Carolina. His marriage last Thursday eve
ming to one of Abbeville'S faircst and best
yonng ladies. Miss Julia Zei-lrr, was IN
chief social event of the week, Though the
invited guests were few in numHer. E"i
natural endowment, her education, her re-
ligious con victions, and her love for churci'
work pre-emuently lit her for the highest
position on earth-; preachers wife.
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Palmetto Lodge, No. 357 Il. OF 2s.

A. b. Wardlaw. u.
H. u. Wilson, V. d.
w. 4. Templeton. r.
T. J.. Quarles, +. r.
r. j.. Hill, Guide.
f. F. Parker, Chaplain.
j. S. Hammond. Guard.
]. NJ. Gambrrll. Sent.
DIR. L. r. Hill, Medical Examiner.
J.F. G.. DuPrc,
G. 4 Xisanska, Trustees.
K. NJ. Haddon,
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The character of President can be
sometimes told by his use of the per-
sonal pronoun. The conceit Of Van
Buren, makes him use the word '1''
thirty-eight time in his inaugural, and
Franklin PIERCE used it twenty-five
times in his inaugural, whereas Garfield
used it ten, Hays sixteen, Grant twen-
ty-four, Buchanan thirteen, John
Quincy fourteen, and Monroe nineteen.
The greatest of our President have
been the most modest, and Lincoln, at
his second term, delivered an inaugu-
raj in which only once was personal
pronoun used.-Telegraloh.
The centennial of the Inauguration
of George Washington as President OF
the United States is to be observed in
New York City in the spring of 1883,
Immediately after the great interna-
tional demonstration at Washington
in commemoration of the placing in
operation of the Federal Constitution.
This will bring to an end the series
of centennial events in this country.
1t is the purpose to make the observ-
ance at New York national in charac-
ter.
The Florence Times. getting among
the newspapers, has this to say if one
The Christian Neighbor was twenty
years old last week, and as the years
mark its progress along the paths OF
peace" so may it live long to battle
for the cause it has so faithfully espous-
ed. Its columns are good and pure,
and dollar to its treasury will ensure
fifty. two visits to the subscriber dur
ing the year 1SSS-and one could scarce
place so little money for greater bene-
fit
The immigration at the port of
New York during the past year shows
an increase of over 70, 900 steerage and
10000 cabin passengers. The total
number Of cabin passengers who ar
rived this year was $4,000 and of steer
age passengers 81 .371 and in 1886
the figures were 6s,742 and 3o0,91s.
VIM. H. Mckee, former assistant
postmaster at Asheville, n. g., is in
Jail upon the charge of having robbed
the post office of $500. He belongs to
one of the "first families"
The Rev. DR.. Josephus Anderson
has been appointed Editor of the Flor
ida Christian Advocate, in the place OF
Rev. James P. De Pass, resigned.
Mrs. Kelly, widow The late Rev.
J. w. Kelly, who, with her family, has
been residing at this place for the past
three or four years, will move this
week to her plantation in Union Coun-
ty. Their many friends here will re-
gret to see them leave.-LaTensviNe
Herald.
LONDON, Jan. 2-The Alhambra
Theatre at Antwerp was destroyed by
fire at midnight last night. The thea
tire was q vast structure.
The city of Toronto has population
of I4O, 900, and prospers without Sun
day horse-cars, and without Il single
Sunday newspaper.
Mr.. George o. Wallace, of the enter
prising firm of n. w. Aver & Son, of
Philadelphia, died December %, 1857.
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To a Longer Line Of Usefulness.

Conductor Thomas ]. Syfan on the Able
vile Branch, has been assigned to n position
on the main line as conductor of freight
train. Success to Tom. He is worthy and
true. We are glad of his promotion.
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Surveyors Gone.

The surveying corps on the G., c. & y. Rail
road, pulled up stakes last week and went to-
ward Chester, where 1t is said they are 10 su.
perintend the grading of the road this side Of
Chester.
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Rev. James McCosh, D. D.. LII. I

Rev. James McCosh, D. D.. LII. D.,
said in his Washington speech:
I remember that when I began to
preach I had about twenty carefully
prepared sermons. But some fifteen
of them would not preach they were
not fitted to move men and women,
and I burned them. I never learned
to preach till visited among my peo-
pie; they encouraged the young man
with ruddy countenance, and they
opened their hearts to me.
But then DR.. McCosh was speaking
about evangelistic visiting from house
to house and not about mere socia
hand-shaklng, visiting to tell and hear
of the next marriage to come off.
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Wanted.

School claims For which we will pay face
value in merchandise at lowest cash prices.
or, will pay the cash Mt lowest Bank rate OF
discount. r. NJ. Haddon & Co.
Jan. II, 1855.
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Cotton Ginning

w ILL BE CONTINUED at our place .cev
w cry Friday and Saturday during the
month of January, lSSS.
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Small Change.

The copper cent is getting into circulation
in Abbeyille. They are handed out from the
Bank, the post office. the depot, and the stores.
We are glad Of the innovation.
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Fine plated table spoons. teaspoons and
forks. \ nice and useful present to give your
wife. Smith d Son. 1914 IT
Call on Smith ~ son. for "Turkish PruncS; :;
Anything and everything in the way ofchuice
Nuts, aud especially for fresh Citrons, Raisins,
curraniS.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

r.NIIE partnership between y. 7. S-iSSARD
| and l.. *. BOWIE is This day dissolved
by mutual consent. the business Will be con-
tinucd in the name Of y. 7. SASSANp
y. r. SASSARD,
l.. X. BOWIE.
Jan. ]. 1883, St
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We are Sole Agents

EoR the "ELEGTRIc' ana CGTkEE1 iSa: 9Sds ses
luttly the best goods ever offered to custo.
mcrs. II the ladies will give the "Ecctrc"
shears and Scissors and the gentlemen the
"E.leciric" RazorS q trial they will not have
any thing else. Look out for our handsome
'.E.lcrtric' show case on the right, as you en-
ter our store.
w. JOEL. SMITH & son.
Jan. 5, 1857, tt