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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-03

In the Court of Queens Bench, Mon
treal, September %, G. A. Pitcher,
lately teller of the Union Bank, OF
Providence, was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary for bringing
stolen money into Canada. Pitcher
had purchased bills of exchange in
Montreal with the stolen money.
Wooden veneering as a covering for
cotton will not do. 1t is sufficient as
a protection but precludes proper ex-
animation of the cotton, and cannot
be repaired if broken or cut.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 30.-Seventy.
nine new cases of fever reported to-
day, only 13 white. Six deaths. To-
tai cases to date, 1925; total deaths,
|255. Cool weather has evidently
abated the epidemic.
Two excellent young men, Mr.. Clar-
ence Spann and Rev. J. D. Crout, from
Lexington County made pleasant
call at the NEIaHBoR Office last week.
They were on their way to Wofford
College and stopped over day in the
city.
A freight train fell through Wild
Cat Creek trestle near Columbus, Ga,
September 80, killing one man and
wounding number Of others. Six
teen cars and an engine were smashed
in the fall of sixty-three feet.
For Cash great bargains in printing
material can be had by personal ap.
plication at the Office of the CHRIS
T1AN NEIaHBoR, Columbia, s. G.
A snow storm ragged for two hours at
Deer Park, Nd, September 20. There
was also heavy frost in Virginia.
The time for the Augusta Exposition
has been changed to begin November
8 and end December Is.
Snow fell throughout England Oc-
tober /.
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The Theological Seminary.

The Theological Seminary has been
reopened under favorable auspices. and
it is believed will now enter upon 8
new career of prosperity.
Sixteen students are now in attend
ance and this number will be shortly
increased as many other young men
have expressed intention of entering
for the present session, and it is hoped
the old institution will be filled to Its
utmost capacity
The faculty OF the institution is now
composed as follows:
Rev. T. D. Tadlock. D. d.. Chair OF
Church History and government; Rev.
J. L. Girardeu, D. D., Chair of Sys.
tematic Theolgy; Rev.T. R. Beattie
Chair of Natural Science in Connection
with Revelation; Rev. N. M. McPhee-
ters, Chair of Biblical Literature and
Exegesist of Scripture.
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A Heayy Tax,

The presentamount ofmoney needed
to pay the pensions already granted in
this state is $122, ,2sO. This is an enor'
nous sum to be raised by taxation on
an already over-taxed people, and as
much more will be needed if the large
number Of applications not yet con-
sidered is granted. The amount appro
priated by the last Legislature has al
ready been exhausted and no further
paym, nts will be made until provision
is made for raising the funds. This
pension act is a charity provision run
mad, and exceeds in amount far be.
yond anything its most enthusiastic
ever dreamed Of; and the
end is not yet.-Er.
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4 Promise Well Kep.'

A life saved by Bible reading is an
incident narrated in the Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette. 1t states that
Colonel Pat Donan, the western ora
tor, owes his life to keeping promise.
Some years ago, during journey by
steamer from New Orleans to st. Louis,
he was invited to make one of a party
of card players in the cabin. 1t was
Sunday morning, and the Colonel,
though making no profession of re-
ligion, objected. To cut off futher pres
sure, he went to his stateroom. Feel
i ing dull, he looked around for some
thing to read. Suddenly he remem-
bered he had received a present of a
Bible from a cousin in New Orleans,
and had promised to read it. This
was a good opportunity, and he
searched for and found the volume.
He opened it almost at random, and
was soon absorbed in its pages. He
soon forgot the poker-players, and
read on for sometime. How long he
sat there he does not know, but he was
aroused by terrific explosion. Hur-
rying on deck, he found that the ex-
plosion had occurred just under the
forward part of the cabin, where the
card party was gathered, and every
one of them was killed. The steamer
was sinking, but Colonel Donan sue
ceeded in getting on board one of the
boats, with other passengers, and they
were picked up three miles below.
There are probably few persons who
owe to their reading the Bible the saw
ing of their lives, but there must be
an incalculable number who owe to 1t
the saving of their souls, which isa
still more important matter, John ".
39.-CHriStiars Herald.
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Limping About.

Last Sabbath, September 80, found
me with crippled foot caused by the
fall of piece of lumber the day be-
fore. Though had no way of get.
ting to church but to walk, I went
refraining from limping as much as I
could we'll do-about half furlong to
Washington Street Methodist church
and heard the pastor, Bro. Richardson,
preach q well prepared and a we'll de-
livered sermon. While preaching he
walked sbout-(none too much, I reck-
onion the rostrum like he was not
orippfed:. I did not get sleepy while
ba was nrssehing. s. II. B.
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b. 8. G.'s Contributed Laconics.
DUE WEST, Oct. l, 1883.
Tho ro11oroo onon with thair mana

The Colleges open with their usual
number. .-........ ,..---..
Plenty of Jack Frost Sabbath morn
ing. The cold season comes earlier
this year than usual.
Capt. Wade E. Cothran took in
Due West last week in u canvassing
tour for the Clerkship. 1t was the
first time we had the pleasure of meet
| ing the Captain.
Drs. Humbert of Laurens county,
and Bell of Antreville, each brought
son to Erskine Saturday.
Mr.. John F. Calhoun occupies the
MCGEE residence now. 1t has just
been neatly painted and looks we'll.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy is running
the Phoenix Hotel. She moved in
last week. Mrs. Polhill, its owner,
takes rooms there also.
Our merchants have on hand 8
splendid line of goods.
We had the pleasure of meeting last
week Mr.. Thos. Moore, of Ninety-Six,
who is candidate for Clerk.
Mr.. VIM. E. Bell and wife, of Able.
vile, worshipped in the Associate Re
formed church last Sabbath. Mr..
Bell is one of the merchant princes o1
Abbeville.
The Baptists have been carrying on
an interesting union meeting here this
week. Five persons were baptized in
this church Sabbath week.
At the request of the Young Mems
Home Missionary Society Messrs. W.
A. Todd and R. s. Galloway organized
a Sabbath School on lass Sabbath even.
ing at the school house near Mr.. John
Hagan's situated on the land of Mf
Gambrell Smith. Only prayer-meet
ing will be conducted there this Fall
In the Spring Sabbath School will be
Regularly organized. tits hoped that
a good attendance may be secured.
DR.. Latham preached to good audi.
ence Groggy Springs last Sabbath.
1--WE have been informed that an effort
was made to change the name of this
place, but without avail. The Press
and Banner may stir up the matte,
again. We suggest "Piny Springs"
Prof. Geo. c. Hodges made flying
trip to Due West last week on bust.
ness.
President J. P. Kennedy has been
quite unwell for week. We hope il
will not prove sermon.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in Associate Re
formed church on the second Sabbath
of October.
The genereral verdict is that Erskine
campus has been wonderfully improved
with what work has already been done.
Let it 60 on.
DR.. Wideman is making thorough
canvass of the comfy for the office OF
Clerk. He was on the Savannah side
last week. r. s. G.
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A writer in one Of our newspaper
exchanges raises the inquiry why so
many persons who speak in religious
meetings have such weak lungs, not
ing that they speak in almost inaudi-
BILE tones. It ian interesting inquiry,
but there is another cognate thereto
Why is it that there is another class
whose vocal organs seem to be intact,
but who are actually dumb as regards
such services?
The repairs on Woford Colledge
have been much hindered by the re-
cent rains. The object is to put good
slate roof on, to cell the rooms over
head, 10 make new stair cases, re-plas-
ter the inside and paint all the wood
work.-News and Courier.
Forty-nine suicides of ruined gam
blers at Monte Carlo in two-and-a-half
months! As every nelived as the fool
liveth, it is not strange that all dled as
the fool dieth.
The Georgia State Fair at Macon has
been indefinitely postponed. Yellow
fever and freshets were too much for a
successful fair.
Every square mile of land in
Great Britain and Ireland has to sup
port oes persons, and in Germany 2l6
persons. Every square mile in the
United States has to support only IA
persons.
They who would be young when
thew are old must be old when they are
young.
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A Gymnasium.

Gymnasiums are recommended for
health. The Nea0 York Medical Times
recommends in this line following:
The cheapest and simplest gymnasium
in the world-one that will exercise
every bone and muscle in the body
is a fiat piece of steel, notched on one
side, fitting tightly into wooden frame
and, after being creased on both sides
with bacon rind rubbed into stick of
wood laid length wise of a sawbuck.
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Efkdetss the Christian Neighbor


La " WI xkOkA tAAV SAA 2osAS4& A'S@h4~S>
II there Need for Peace Societies
The object of Peace Societies is not
to supplant, supplement or interfere
with existing ecclesiastical or civil or
CARNATIONS or regulations any further
than the advocacy of Arbitration and
Christianity may more or less Incl
dentally or eonsequentially affect these
"powers that be"-affect them to their
betterment.
II the Christian Church had contin-
ued its unequivocal testimony in IA
vor Of peace and against war as 1t did
for the first three hundred years after
Christ, there would not have been at
any time during the Christian dis
psnsation up to the present day any
necesstty for Peace societies. But ac'
eording as Christians and churches de-
parted from the 'faith once delivered
to the saints" and engaged in carnal
warfare the testimony Of Christians
against war became less and less pro-
nounced until the church as a whole
became silent and thus repudiated or
"dsnied the faith" on this paramount
subject, and by engaging in war with
the fighting kingdoms of the world
the church denied the practice of Je-
sus, the Apostles and the earlier Chris
tians. Thus besmirched by this "spot
and wrinkle" the Church wandered
from its true mission of teaching
brothsr1y love, obedience to God, holi'
ness and pureness of living, hence the
command to go into the world and
preach the gospel Of peace and good
will to every creature was given by the
Prince and Savior. It was 80 begun
and 70 continued for about three hun
drsd years, but by little and little the
Church detected until it fell into al
lance with the warning kingdoms OF
thsworld and thus placed itself in an
tagonism to that kingdom whose loyal
subjects do not fight.
II the churches in Christendom do
not need q reform in their views,
teachings and general approval and
support Of militarism as existing in
tins Of peace" as we'll as in time OF
actual war, then it may be asked what
do they need?
Very many people-among them
lsarnned divines speak Of the time
for beating swords into plowshares'
So., as yet to come, to some as vague,
misty and indefinite future. Det all
people learn from the Scripture Rom.
Kill, 1l-i4) that more than eighteen
hundred years ago, "the night was Tar
spSnt and the day Was at hand" and
that a,en those who were "of the day"
least Off the works Of darkness and
put on the armor of light" If it was
then "high time to awake out Of sleep"
what and how is it now in this the
nineteenth centuryof "The Light OF
tbs world? 2"
Something is needed to set churches
right on war, and to induce nations to
settle disputes by some other method
than by the sword. Arbitration for
nations, the teaching and spirit OF
Christ for the churches.
(NorE BY THE PRINTER For
whatever may be wrong in the above
the printer assumes all responsibility.
One page of the original failed to come
to hand, and he furnished few
words.1
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Righteousness.

A white man by the name of James
from Shelby, N. c., was convicted in
Trial Justice Carlisle's Court last
Saturday for cruelty to a horse. He
was fined fifteen dollars, which he
paid. The poor fellow was drunk
when he was abusing his horse.-Caro-
lima Spartan.
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We have tabulated the above figures
from Houghton's New Reversible Po-
litical Map and United States Map
Combined. We have only selected and
given in this table 2l of the principal
States. Switzerland and Denmark
have no standing armies, except that
Denmark has a few soldiers for gar
rison duty.
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Two Of Charleston's Dailies.

The Daily Sun (Charleston) is pub
lished every day of the week except
Sunday. SIS year.
The Weekly Sun is published at 81
a year.
The NeDs and Courier is published
every day of the week including 9
Sunday edition.
The price of the Weekly Nes0s ana
Courier has recently been reduced
from $1.5O to $1.O0 a year.
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Eact-..Truth.

What cloudiness and confusion
would be cleared from the minds oi
hearers and readers if speakers and
writers would keep in their own minds
clear distinction between tact-a per-
son, place or thing-and statement
which agrees with the person, place ol
thing to which the statement refers
Truth corresponds with fact as the
shadow of tree corresponds with the
tree.
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A writer in Aon's Herald, speaking
of preachers and people, makes this
significant remark: "The little
crooked, near-sighted Paul could not
get first-class pulpit in New York, II
put in competition with tall, broad
chested, heavy-toned Boanerges."
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Is o Woman a Citizen3
A friend sends us the following:
"Miss Sarah Dobson,
Postmaster"
Is he "a male citizenw

Is he "a male cltlZeH r.
ENQUIRER.
According to her EntStleme1ats she is
male citizen, buta Western judge has
decided that she is not q citizen at all
because she is woman and as we are
a little mixed up by the question we
respectfully refer it for reply to those
papers which affirm that a woman is
not a citizen of the United States and
ought never to be- Wesleyan Christian
Advocate.
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It will be seen that the rise in 1910,
1852 and 1866 exceeded the more recent
dates, which disproves the theory that
the clearing of river banks is the oc-
casion of disastrous f1oods.-Register.
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See What You Can Get al
the Racket Store for q
Few Cents,

thimbles, 8 cts. quires note paper, S cts.
2packs envelopes, cts. 4 crochet hooks In
l spool silk 8 cts. - large safety pins 8 cts.
dozen small safety pins cts. II large
lead pencils cts. IL small lead pencils 5 cts.
gloves 10 cts. large box bluing cts. 2 dog
en- slate pencils cts. cakes toilet soap cts.
paper pins cts. Spaper needles cts.
bottles ink cts. pair suspenders cts.
Spool cotton Is cents dozen.
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Tn politics our motto is Tariff Reform. In In
drnrs' M III lowest prices and purest goods. Best
Patent Medicines, purest Drugs for Prescrip-
ton work, Paints Oils &C. Gapden ba seeas, Grn
trade Trade. ]. B. Franks, Lowndesyille, sc.
March y, 1883, l2m.
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THE RACKET STORE,

Just received. The finest line Of general
merchandise we have over handled, and at
We are agents for the famous P. Cox ladies
and !misses shoes, the celebrated Douglas
gents and boys shoes.
The following are samples Of &" Racket
goods:
For One Cent Each.
box blueing, box blacking,
paper needles, l gents collar,
pair cuffs, yard lace,
bollar button, dozen buttons.
|, For Two Cents Each.
l large box blueing, spool splendid thread
! ward wide lace. zoo matches,
/ card hooks and eyes, tin cup.
For Five Cents Each.
Q large papers pins. l2 metal dress buttons,
,ss spSoI Of SILK 100 Sd psaEet psa5E stGSe1ingS S1g
/ White gravy bowl, i yard garter web, ,
l yard bIeached cloth, y'd unbleached cloth
quire gilt edge paper, pack Of envelopes,
3-ply ladies collar, dust pan,
set cuff buttons, YARDS ribbon,
g papers taeks, ] roll shirt braid,
Set dress extenders, ! best file:
large large, lamp chimney, large goblet,
For Ten Cents Each.
red jail lock, yard silk yelling.
b large file, pr lady's linen cuffs,
y'd beautiful curt'ns, ! yd best twilled crash,
best linen towel, yard silk rushing,
4-ply gents collar, / syprup pitcher,
yard beautiful worsted.
For twenty-five Cents Each
good gents updershirt. plaid shirt,
Pair psea sS SSuRs sss a%e
yard ali wool twilled flannel,
tin wash pans.
GALLOWAY & SON.
Due West. 8. c., Sept. s, 1888.
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TAX notice I!

LIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT
to raise supplies for the fiscal year COM
menclng November lst, 1887, notice is
hereby given that the Treasurers Office
Of Abbeville county will be open for the
collection of taxes /, II
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The Waters Wrath.

The story as told by the old gum tree
on Senate street, of the successive
heights reached by the waters in flood
time ia "a follows.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1888.

Oll taA p1sVVs .E.-Fg-r'f
Male citizens between twenty-one and
fifty years of age are liable to Poll tax.
Tax payers in Ninety-Six and Cokes-
bury townships are notified that the tax
to pay the interest on the Bonds in aid Of
the Atlantic, Greenville and Western
Railway, amounting to mills in Ninety
Six and 81 mills in Cokosbury township
will be collected at the same time as the
State and County taxes, and will be SUBJ
ject to the same penalties in case Of nom
payment. ~. u;
In order to further the collection Of the
taxes I have arranged ; the following
schedule Of appointments Subject to
changes in Railroad schedules) and re-
quest the tax payers to take due notice
thereof, as the Office at the Court House
will necessarily be closed on those days: ::
verdery, Tuesday, November 9th.
Bradley, Wednesday, November 7th.
Troy, Thursday, November 9th.
Mccormick, Friday, November 9th.
The next week from Monday, Noyem-.
ber 18th, until Saturday 18th will be de-
voted to the stations On the Savannah
Valley Railroad, further notice Of which
will be given as soon as the winter sched-i
ules on said Railroad are arranged.
Ninety-six, Monday, November 18th
after arrival Of down train and until up;
train next day. '.i}g
Greenwood, Tuesday afternoon, No-.
vember Goth and Wednesday morning
November 21st. 4,63
Coronaca, Wednesday afternoon, Mo-
vember 21st.
Hodges, Thursday, November 2nd :unt
til o'clock p. m. s
Donalds, Friday, November 23rd.
Due West, Saturday, November Ath. y
The remainder of the time 7 will be in Z
the Office at the Court House. ~
All information as to taxes will be-
cheerfully given by mail or otherwise. H
J. W. PERRIN,
County Treasurer.
. D. II
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Teachers Examination.

LII teachers whose grade certificates have
"A expired will meet the Board Of Exam
October next
. The white teachers will meet on Friday, the
5th, and the colored on Saturday, the 9Th, 10
o'clock A. NJ. with pen, ink and paper.
K. COWAN,
Chairman Board Examiners.
Sept. 19, 1883, st
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Bargains.

TOR SALE-Two SPLENDID TRACTS OF
r land, five miles South OF Abbeville c. III.
One tract contains 1886 acres, the other 212
acres. Both places splendidly situated for
stock farms. Will be sold very low for cash
within tho next thirty (SO) days.
]. c. MILLER,
Sept 10, 1883, 3t AbbeYille, s. c.
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J. W. PERRIN.
County Treasurer.

Sept. 26, 1888, 3m
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-31
PERSONALS.

Mr.. d. r. Freeman of Austin is in
the city.
Col. p. S. Pfouts of Dallas is in the
city talking up California cigars.
Mr.. T. C. Hill of Comanche is in
the city.
Mr.. j. d. Mcdowell, of Marlin, is in
the city.
Mr.. James Ellison, of Temple came
up yesterday on a business trip.
Miss Maud Howard has returned
from Tennessee where she spent the
summer with relatives.
Mr.. Il. r. Jordan, has returned
from California and appears to be en-
joying most excellent health.
Mr.. Otis w. David has returned
from Wootan Wells and feels very
much improved but is not yet strong
enough to be in his office.
Mr.. John r. Lunsford, who has been
laid up for several weeks with rheu-
matism, is able to walk about a
little.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-31

trades unions as soon as he was old
enough. He quit the mills at an early
age and learned the trade of AK maker.
In 1869 he Joined an attempt to organize
that trade, which failed. and he was
oiackiisted by the manufacturers, and
this made him an agitator and labor re-.
former for life. He has been arrested five
times for organizing and leading strikes,
but has often triumphed Once he was
put under $50, 900 bail, and was sued by
Lumber dealer for $4,000 damages, the
trial resulting in q verdict against him
for $500 Of course. all this only
strengthened him with the organized
workingmen, and with the rise of the
knights of Labor he became prominent.
He served the order we'll in ali ranks up
to member of the executive board and
other offices of the general assembly. He
has the grit" of an Irish. American and
m unyielding tenacity of purpose.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-31


Parties should have letter and mail
boxes put up at their houses and Off
ces at once. Orders should be left
for them at H. E. Ambold's gun
store and they will be promptly ex-
ecuted.
Leave orders for roses. plants, fruit
ana ornamental trees at Perry's Pa
cific hotel block.
Best of groceries at Heard's, Aus
tin street. 4
tin Fancy aneyd pickles at Heard's, 81 Aus
Choicest meat in town at the Ave
hue market, nothing but the best. n
Levinski Il Levine carry the finest
stock of gold and silver watches at
Wholesale prices.
DeWiel catch their own OYSTERS
try them. Boat arrives twice each
day. Send in your orders, for oysters
for Sunday on Fridy to DeWiel.
DeWiels Boston Chips are the talk
of the whole country.
DeWiel's ladies' and gents, oyster
parlor crowded day and night.
The finest beef, mutton, veal. and
nsh are always to be found at ]. C.
Grlppen's market, corner Fifth and
Franklin.
Sweet oranges at Kophal's.
McAlister coal is the best, hardest
and cleanest of all the semi-anthra-
cite varieties in this market
Fine comb honey at Joe Thomp-
sons.
Partner wanted with small capitaI.
IN an established End hand business
Apply at this Office.
When you need money or have
money to spend go to Uncle Duff
DOmnau's.
Choice canned goods at Heard's. Il
Hyacinths, lilies and all fall bulb,
at Perry's candy store, under Pacifi,
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attacks the man.
ngoment savagely
and predicts ruin
to the order if the
prevailing meth
DDS continue.
Thomas b. Bar
ry was born July
II, 1852. at Co.
hoes, N. Y. and
ut the early age Of
3 went to work in
n knitting mill for
50 per month, an
experience which
made him an ear
nest advocate of