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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
Burning OF Atl%cr College.
GlrCnritIc NcIrS.

WALIIALLA, s. C., Oct; 22-Ahout we've
o,ciock to-day the West end Of Aic2r cole"c
caught on fire and In Il few min: .tcS the %rand
old building was in ruins. II is thought thai
IL caught by 4 spark from the chimney falling
Inon the roof Nothing was saved except the
fnrniture In the Piedmont Society hall and 4
faw seats from the assembly hall. The loss Is
ahout six Thousand dollars. NO Insurance..
During the eXcitcmcnrth9 Hon. ID. Hienlanh
had q stroke Of paralysis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
The Farmers

The Farmers Association OF AbbcviIlc cOun-
ty will meet at the Court House on siaIeday i'll
November. Delegates To the state ionNCl-
ton of the farmers which meets in COiImlh'R
on November llth will lie chosen. SGborGi-
nate clubs will SEND iu!i delegations t. the
County meeting.
J. II. MOKKAH. President.
f. w. WATSON, Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

The Wilson and Florence Railroad
has been finished to Rowland, the first
section on the North Carolina side,s
which makes twenty-eight miles of the,
road now in operation. ~,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Another horrible accident on the.
Lehigh Valley Railroad resulted in
the instant death of six men. and the
of twenty-six, most of them
fatally. t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

About dozen Temperance women
were arrested in Thompson, Dakota,
October Is. Failing to close the sa-
loous they entered them and poured
out the liquors on the ground, for
which they were taken in charge ny
the town authorities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Rev. Geo. F. Round, formerly Of the
South Carolina Conference; later
transferred with ceded territory to the
North Carolina Conference, has joined,
says the Pacific Methodist, the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. .ats3.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

A landslide of rock in Italy Octo-,
ber 20, crushed a train of ten cars
crowded with excursionists, Seventy
injured passengers and ninety corpses
were taken from the wreck, and still
two cars remained buried beneath the,
rock. .'.. SE
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

The Greenwood Tribune issued a
daily during the recent session of the
Presbyterian Synod in that town..
The recent reports seem to be fair and
reasonably full. sts'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

The charge of fraud in the recent.
primary elections in Lexington coun--.ll
ty has occasiuned trouble in the ranks
of the Democrats. A bolt or split Is
threatened. t#E
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Mr.. John F. Parrot, of Darlington
County, was hurt in gin on Friday,
October 12. His left arm was cut off
and he died from the shock three days
later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

John B. Mcclure, a pay-master on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Hugh
Flanagan were shot dead from am
bush on Wilkesbarre Mountain, Oct;
10Th, and robbed Of $4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
Hp,,Oress Guest.

One day during the last week DR.. James
Boyce honOrcd the Press and Banner office by
o very pleasant visit. He is old in the service
of the Lord, and is waiting for the crown
which will be awarded TO tho best OF the sons
of men,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

1t is strange with what unanimi-
ty the country press sneezes when the
editor of the News and Courier takes
snuff.-CharLeston Daily Sun. !.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

After three weeks, first and last,)
session, 535 ballotings, the judicial
convention for the Third Circuit John
S. Wilson was nominated for Solicitor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
Snake Bite.

A party of boys went hunting last Satur.
day. Master Gordon White stepped OF a
highland moccasin, and was bitten by the
snake His leg and foot are much swollen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

st. Georges English and Classical
Institute, Rev. J. E. Watson, Princi-
pal, is in flourishing state-74 pupils
with fine prospects ahead. IS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Go to Smiths for nice dress suit.
Go to Smiths for balsain in overcoatS.
Go to Smiths far good pair OF pants, c!thcl
for dress or business.
Go to Smiths for boys clothing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Premio Real, Consul General OF
Spain for British America committed
suicide in Quebec, Oct. 18th.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Adger College was accidentally
burned October %. The building was
;he property of the town of Walhalla.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

"A negro woman was murdered in
Columbia Saturday night, October 20, I
and her body was found next morning
in the Episcopal churchyard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

The Iowa Prohibition Law has been
declared constitutional by the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
White Brothers

Have given more attention this season than
ever before to ready-made clothing. This
part Of their business has grown steadily dur
ing the last five years, and the liberal patron
age of a generous public now warrants them
In carrying stock Of ready-made clothing
the superior Of which cannot nc found in any
town in the State of the size of AhlcSillc.
They make a specially Of fine clothing. Any
one desrous of purchasing Il nice suit or IL
fine ovcrcoat cannot fail to he pleased " they
will call and examine the elegant assortment
Of clothing now Offered Tor sale by White
Brothers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

T!,e RicbInond a DanviIlc Buys Con.
troll OF the Georgia CentrnI...Ninc
Thousand Miles OF Road Under
0rc aEnnagemcnt---An Enormous
Monopoly Secured---The Alexander
Syndicate Gets Out Even.
ttrecsvinc Daily NeWS.
NEW YORK, October 22.--The Richmond
Terminal Company to-day considered a prop
ysitiuu from the holders of Georgia Central
stock 10 buy the control of that property. An
option had lecn given on the entire stock of
;hc Georgia Company. and 1t was decided,
;,ilrr 1t short session, to buy control. y com
rnitlrr consisting Of John S. Moore, John H.
Hall aud ". :. Chisholm, was appointed to
arrange :Ur the transfer OF the property.
Almost the entire capital stock Of the Gcor-
!:ia Central is controlled by the Georgia Com
pnny. which was organized for the purpose,
and by the purchase of the Georgia com
pany'S stocks, the Richmond Terminal will
add 2,:Nl miles Of road 10 their system, max.
ing II mileage for Richmond Terminal of
about 5000 miles.
Parties TO the deal say the sale was forced
on the syndicate holding the stock, and the
parties who bought it. ut the time General Al
cxander was elected president will get out
about even.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Mac Glymph shot and killed his
brother John at Hodges Depot October
10
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

The Georgia Central railroad has
been bought by the Richmond Termi-
nal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
GINNING AND PACKING.

I HAVE three firstcIass gins at work IN my
L gin house near the Depot. Capacity t"eh-
ty to thirty bales q day
Charge for ginning and packing,
The Twenty Fifth.
Every effort Will he made for the hccCmmo-
dation of customers. and rs little delay as
possible In doing work.
T. W. MCMILLAN,
Abbeville, S. C.
Oct. II, 1SSS, 3m
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
Communion Service.

The Sacrament Of the Lords Supper will be
administered In the Presbyterian church mex;
Sunday-the preliminary services Will o"gln
Thursday night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24
MARRIED..

MARRIED. at Gainesville, Georgia, October
%, 1855, Miss LOUISE, eldest daughter of
Capt j. ]. Calhoun, formerly OF Abbeville
of Cedartown, Ga.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-24

Chairman Committee OH Statistics and
Information.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Getting the Ears Shaved.

Probably the reader has never had
his or her ears shaved. Poor thing!
The reporter pities him. If you would
seek for Joy on earth go forth and have
your ears shaved. What ecstasies of
Joy the operation brings! How deity
that heather Chung can WELD his
razor in and out among the chinks and
crevices of the auricular organ, and
peel away every whispering vestige of
down. How dexterously he gets that
little gouge of his away down into the
orifice of the ear as it monkeys with
the tympanum and sends thrill after
thrill of inexpressible joy and excite
ment shooting through every nerve.
and quiyering down the spine and all
over you. Not one touch hard enough
to make one squirm; not one scratch
or tweak even when he puts those long
black tweezers away down into the ear
and fishes about for hairs. And then
at the end, when the little white, silky
brush wanders down into the drum of
your ear on its wire stem and tickles it
and plays with it!
Why, 1t is sublime! More than sub
lime-supreme in its exquisite pleasure
-infnit! 1t only costs quarter, and
the first American barber that learns
the art of doing it has an expansive
fortune awaiting him on this side of
kingdom come.-Nea0 York Telegram.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
A Roumanian Spider.

'.The habits of running spider OF
southern Europe-tarantufa narbonen-
sis, Latr.-studied by Herr Beck, are
curious" says Nature. at makes a
vertical round hole in the ground about
ten inches deep, and this, with a small
earth wall sometimes made round the
mouth. is lined with web. A little way
down is small lateral hole, into which
the spider shrinks when an animal
falls into the tube; when the animal
has reached the bottom the. spider
pounces upon it. One can readily tell
when tube is tenanted by the bright
phosphorescent eyes of the spider
turned upward. In fight the spider
erects itself on its last pair of legs,
striking with the others. The bite is
not fatal to man, but it causes large
swellings. The children in Bucharest
angle for these spiders by means of an
egg-like ball of kneaded yellow wax
tied to thread. This is lowered with
jerks into the hole, and the spider fas-
tens on to it and can be pulled out;
whereupon another thread is passed
around one of the legs, and the animal
is PLAYED with
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Twin Rabbits.

Young Oliver is dry youth of 8 or
9, whose face is as blank as the wall
when he tells story or delivers an
opinion, but who is an exceedingly pre-
cocious chap for all that. The other
day he went to visit rich relative out
in one of the suburbs and was taken to
see the ponies, and the carriages, and
the elegant grounds, and finally given
a private view of some cherished white
rabbits which had been imported from
somewhere and which he was expected
to admire very much. He viewed
everything, however, with his custom
airy impassiyeness.
On his return home Oliver was ques-
toned regarding his visit, and asked,
among other things:
Ibid you see those wonderful rab-
bits?'
.'Um-um.
..Well, what did they look hke?"
"One of 'em didn't look like nothing,
and the other looked just like him. -
Boston Transcript.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Old Cigars.

when you hear man speak OF q
fine old cigar" said a wholesale
dealer in the weed, ''you may make up
YOUR mind at once that he don't know
what good cigar is. Cigars are not
like wine. They do not improve with
age, and the best cigars are those that
are slightly moist, and for my own
smoking / always use those that are
fresh, say about fifteen minutes after
they are rolled. Go to any importer
and if he has any old stock OF even
the finest imported brands you can al
ways get them at discount, for good
judges will not buy them if they have
been long on his shelves, Imported
cigars do not deteriorate in value on
their way here, because the sea air
keeps them fresh and moist but the mo-
ment they are put in a warm room
they become dry very fast and lose IN
flavor"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Ancient Problems.

Among the problems with which it
pleased the ancients to perplex them
selves was one which bears in an in
structive manner on the doctrine of
limits. 1t may be thus stated: The
swift-footed Achilles started in pursuit
of a tortoise which was 10, 900 yards
from him, Achilles running 100 times
faster than the tortoise. Now when
Achilles had traversed the 10, 900 yards,
the tortoise had travelled 100 yards;
when Achilles had travelled these 100
yards the tortoise had travelled one yard;
when Achilles had traversed this yard
the tortoise was still Tooth part of a
gard in advance; when Achilles had
trayersed this Tooth part of yard the
tortoise was the 10, ,O0Oth part of yard
in advance: and so on forever-the tor
toise being at each stage in advance OF
Achilles by Tooth part of the distance
Achilles had traversed in the preceding
stage. The tortoise then remains al
ways in advance of Achilles by some
distance, however minute, and there
fore Achilles can never overtake the
tortoise. But we know that Achilles
travelling faster than the tortoise will
overtake it. Therefore, Achilles will
and will not overtake the tortoise; which
is absurd.
The ancients were strangely fond OF
problems of this sort. Thus there was
the famous problem about the ass be-
tween two exactly equal bundles of
hay at exactly equal distance. ''This
ass, said the sophist, twill attempt to
eat neither bundle, for, by whatever
line of reasoning it could be shown
that he would turn first to one bundle,
by line of reason precisely similar it
may be shown that he would turn first
to both. Therefore, he will turn to
neither" Another of these problems
was thus worded: "Epimenides, the
Cretan, says that the Cretans are liars.
Now Epimenides is himself Cretan,
therefore Epimenides is liar. There
fore the Cretans are not liars. There
fore Epimenides is not a liar. There
fore the Cretans are liars. Therefore
Epimenides is liar. Therefore" ETC.,
ad infinitum. Others stated the
problem in a more simple form, thus;
s.When a man says 1 lie, does he lie,
OF does he not lie? If he lies he
speaks the truth, if he speaks the truth,
he lies
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
A Boston Aunt's Strategy.

An amusing story comes from one of
the clubs here-a club which adorns
the sacred slopes of Beacon Hill. Mr..
A, scion of an old house, has noble
pretensions but limited finances, and
has his eyes fixed longingly upon the
Golfers of maiden aunt, who has
good deal of money and far more brains
than some of the younger members of
his family. The youth had gambled
heavily, and at last got himself into a
state of financial chaos, where he had
nothing left but absolute reputation
of his ''debts of honor" or suicide, un-
less his aunt would play the role of
fairy god-mother, as she had done be-
fore. In desperation he applied to her,
of course without specifying the nature
of the transactions which had left him
so heavily involved. The old lady
was too shrewd. however, not to know.
Been gambling, eh?" she said.
''Well, I've paid your gambling debts
before and can again, l suppose; but
this time I'll make a condition"
With some trepidation the nephew
inquired what the condition was.
'1ou need a wife to keep you
straight his aunt answered with
wicked CLEAN in her eye. ''Now you've
had every opportunity to choose a good
wife and you haven't done it. Now
none of the girls in our set would take
you for gift, even with my money
thrown in. So I've selected a wife for
you. She's good and pious, and healthy
sure to Outlive you-and not bad
looking. She's old enough to take
care of you and herself, too, and if you
will marry her I'll do something hand
some for you"
who is she?" the young man de-
manded
''She's my nurse just at present, but
can get another if you can't spare
her."
80, Lean spare her perfectly well,
aunt; and | could never think of taking
her away from YOU"
The end of all the talk was that the
young man did actually agree-to marry
woman who was said to be 40, and
his aunt's hired nurse, if his debts could
be paid and he guaranteed an income
of ST, 900 year.
And what he got by it was that his
aunt invited cousin, his rival in the
race for the old lady's fortune. to din
ner and told him the story, adding
that she had simply made the proposal
as test, and that she should refuse to
receive at her house a man who would
marry a servant for money. The af-
fair is still unsettled SO far as the gam
bling debts go, and it can hardly be
held that it presents the aunt in an
amiable light.-BoSton Letter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Antique Statistics

Nineveh was Is miles long, s wide.
and 40 miles around, with a wall 100
feet high and thick enough for three
chariots abreast. Babylon was SO
miles within the walls. which were 81
feet thick and $50 high, with 100 brazen
gates. The temple of Diana, at
Ephesus, was 420 feet to the support OF
the roof. 1t was 100 years in building.
The largest of the pyramids is 46l feet
high. and 653 on the sides; its base
covers IL acres. The stones are about
80 feet in length, and the layers are $40.
1t employed $4,000 men in building;
The labyrinth, in Egypt, contains 800
chambers and 25O halls -Thebes, in
Egypt, presents ruins 27 miles around
Athens was rs miles around, and con-
taiued 100000 citizens and 100000
slaves. The temple of Delphos was SO
rich in donations that it was plundered
of $5OO,O 900, and Nero carried away
from it 200 statues. The walls of Rome
were Is miles around.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
A Queer Bedfellow.


1 am encamped in the deep forests
on the carboniferous hills of Young
county, SAYS a Texas letter in Forest
and Stream. My temporary shelter is
a small cabin of single room, full of
cracks through which things can creep.
This morning an hour before dawn a
heavy storm descended upon us, and
the air grew quite chilly. While lying
in my comfortable little bed listening
to the bowling of the wind and pour
ing of the rain, / felt a strange move
ment in the bed. 1t was not the move,
ment of an earthquake, or of whale,
or of an elephant; yet l Immediately
recognized it as the movement of a
very moving nature-one that might
involve terrible consequences. felt
it again, and it was not only in bed but
under the cover with me. just at this
juncture felt something very slick and
of somewhat cold nature move against
my hand. The time for action evil
IDENTIFY had come, and l did not deliber-
ate what action to perform, but per-
l vacated that bed and landed in the
middle of the floor with such thump
that the cabin shook all over. In a
moment my lamp was burning, and
seizing club l approached the bed
and cautiously pulled down the cover.
There lay snake, beautifully coiled
up, with his head somewhat uplifted,
licking out his tongue at me. He was
about four feet long. He looked atme
and / looked at him. He made no
motion as if he would run and neither
did |. | thought l spied gentle and
contiding expression in his eye, as if he
said: "You need not be alarmed; if
you will not hurt me neither will l
hurt you. If you will be my friend l
will be yours" l threw my club aside.
perceived that my bed-fellow was
bullsnake, almost precisely like the
rattlesnake in markings, but in no other
respect like that monster. He is with
out fangs, without poison, and of
gentle, playful, and amiable nature.
He grows eight or nine feet long. |
said unto him that he and | should be
friends; that he might not only dwell
with me in my cabin, but that if he
liked he could sleep with me in my bed.
Having said that much | carefully
spread the cover over him him and told
him to sleep on. And he did so. But
/ did not go back to bed to him. l sat
by my table and read few chapters of
st. Paul, who, of all authors, is my
favorite. How logical, how forceful,
how grand and ennobling he is!
On returning from breakfast l
brought one of my fellow-workmen
with me to show him my friend and
bed-fellow. When l drew back the
cover there he lay, perfectly quiet and
content, but licking out his tongue.
My fellow-workman was sdumbfounded.
then put the cover back again. A
few moments ago my snake descended
from the bed, in quiet way, as if en-
tirely at home, and is still probably
somewhere in the house. He was
probably engaged in hunting mice
when the storm came up. and becom-
ing chilled in the changed atmosphere
he found my bed pleasant and conclud-
ed to sleep with me.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28

Brown was boasting of his wife,
whose most lovable attribute appeared
from his eulogy to be the making OF
fritters.
Il tell you," said he, "that Mrs. B.
can beat the world at fritters. She's
a treasure, sir, an inestimable treasure. u
Fogg-And you eat all she can set
before youp"
Brown-You may well say that! Ah,
my dear sir, you Should
'.But isn't she jealous of you?''
"Jealous2 What put that into your
head? Why, my old fellow, don't
care anything about the women folks. "
II wasn't thinking of them. had
in mind the fritters. Boston Trans.
cyiDt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Where the Best Seals Live.


"The best sealskins come from the
comparatively warm part of the Arctic
regions"
s.From the warm partsP l thought
the seal liked ice and snOw," inquired
the reporter.
'.The fur SEAL" replied the furrier,
''likes cool weather and water, but he
does not like ice and snow. The fur
seal seeks his Arctic home in summer
and leaves it on the approach of win
ter for warmer latitudes. The fur seal
is not very plentiful, but the hair seal
is found almost everywhere. The value
of the two skins varies-the fur seal is
worth twenty times as much as the skin
of the hair seal.
The inhabitants of the Arctic regions
make clothing and tents of the 3 Kin of
the hair seal. The hide of the hair
seal, which is secured off the coast of
Labrador in large numbers, is used for
reticules, sealskin shopping-bags, ETC.,
and coupled with monkey skins they
help to make common grade of kid
glove The fur seal is gradually being
exterminated, and sealskin is getting
more expensive every year. This is
caused by there being no laws to pro-
tect them, and they are being killed all
the year round. In the north the fur
seal is confined to two limited locali-
ties, both in Behring sea. The catch
on the American side is limited to 100,
600 a year, on the Russian to 10000.
This latter is sublet to the American
company. Thus the whole of the fur
business is virtually in the hands of a
single monopoly, and it is estimated
that not more than 5 or 10 per cent
more sealskins than this is furnished by
all the rest of the world. The Ameri-
can company is restricted by act OF
congress not to kill more than 100000
seals every year. The result of this
law has been that in few years there
will be an enormous number of seals in
Behring sea. For SOME time they have
seemed to understand the law and have
been coming to the Yankees for protec,
ton. No one who saw sealskin in
its raw state would believe beautiful
coat could be made from it. It is an
ugly looking affair, and the soft fur is
covered over by hard. rough. heavy
coat.-Nss XQrk 4aA Gad Ezprsss.