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Rnles in Case of Fire.

In case of either q chimney OF
room catching fire, .he first thing 10
be thought of is to exclude all drauShts,
for it is certain that the slightest cur
rent of air will increase the force OF the
fire. -,
All the doors and windows should be
shut at once, and if the chimney be on
fire, q wet blanket should be lmnedi-
ately fastened to the top of the mantel-
piece, so as to exclude all draughts
from the opening of the chimney, ana
entirely cover the CRATE, shutting the
trar first, if possible.
This will. in most cases, make the
fire 20 out of itself. You may throw
into the crate O few handfuls OF salt.
Water should never be thrown down
from above, as it spoi!s the carpet anu
furniture unnecessarily.
If the window or bed-curtalns eaten
fire, beat them with the thickest WOOL
ell garment you can lay your hanns
upon. Window-curtains can in most
cases be torn down with q violent jerk,
and this will prevent the flames from
extending to the woodwork OF the
windows. In escaping from burning
house or room, remember that the air
nearest the floor is clearer than any,
and 60 on your hands and knees at
once. :,
A wet cloth tied over the mouth and
nose keeps out the smoke, will help
the breathing, and prevent sutfocation
If too much oppressed.
A wet blanket, or even dry one
speedily used, will extinguish many
q small confiagration-such, for in
stance, as of an upset lamp, by exclud-
ing the air, and Will be far more effi-
cacious than water thrown for that
purpose its use also prevents damage
10 furniture.
When all alarm of fire is given, if in
bed, wrap yourself in blanket, which
will form the best protection fol, you
from the chance of ignition, and en-
deavor to remember the different exits
from the house-where they are and
how to reach them; if you cannot at
tain to any of them, try to get TO a
front room as near the ground as pos
sible.
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THE BOARDS OF ASSESSORS.
Who They are, and What is
Expected Of Them.

The Township Board of Assessors for
the various townships in Abbeville
County will hold their meetings be-
tween the 1st and 10th day of March.
On the 2nd day of April the County
Board of Equalization will meet at Abb
beville, G.. II. 1t is clearly the duty of
the Boards Of Equalization to canvass
carefully each and every return OF
property made in their respective
townships, in order that individual re-
turns may he equalized as near as pos
sible, and in every instance where a
material change in the return of any
individual is made, notice to taxpayer
must be given in order that he may
have the opportunity to appeal before
the County Board which meets the End
day Of April.
The following free holders are here
by appointed Boards for the various
townships
Ninety-Six-J. D. Watson, ). N.
Lipscomb, B. p. Pinson.
Greenwood-C. A. G. Waller, ]. w.
Green, H. +. Fuller.
Cokesbury-Dr. Willie T. Jones, W.
r. Dunn, T. J. Ellis.
Donaldsville-J. w. Mattison, E. 3.
Rasor, J. r. Latimer.
Due West TN. B. Clinkscales, J. f.
Todd, J. r. G.. Dunn.
Long Cane--Benj. Eakin, A. +. Cal
vert, r. H. Cochrane.
Smithville-- A. LomaX, J. L.
White, T. X. Langley.
White Hall--D. w. Jay, IT,. Hearst
J. NJ. Pruitt.
Indian Hill. II. Chiles, RI. Rob-
inson, J. +. Wideman.
Cedar Springs-Dr. J. J.. Presley,
Jno. Lyon, j. +. Bradley.
AbbevilIe-J. Allen Smith, Jno. G.
Edwards, Il. P. Milford.
Diamond IIil--Dr. J. H. Bell, j. L.
Wakefield, G. w. Milford.
Lowndesville-I.H II. McCalla, MasSa-
Ion Bell, Dr. B. y. Henry.
Magnolia-Dr.' VIM. NJ. Taggart, Is.
A. Boyd, j. S. Norwood.
Calhoun's KilIs-Jno. II. Morrah, ,.
S. Mcbride, J. II. Latimer.
Bordeaux-Dr. o. \. Traylor, ID. J.
Wardlaw, w. Y. Jennings.
The various boards will meet and Or
ganize by clecling u chairman ana nc
tify this office. -, ,o>-,a
Auditor 4. G..
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Birthdays.

We met one day when riding
through the Berkshire region in Mas
sachusetts quaint old lady, who look
ed every day Of seventy, but who was
trudging sturdily along, taking eggs 10
sell in the town four miles distant.
She accepted our invitation to ride,
and after some talk OH various subjects
l asked:
elbow old are you?"
eighteen" was the quick answer.
NV brother almost stopped the
horses, for he was really frightened,
thinking we had taken a lunatic and
she might do us harm.
"Yes,n she continued, quietly,
that's the way I figure it. You see, L
was born on Feb. 30, 1916, and l've
never had but eighteen birthdays, so l
don't see as how can be more'n eigh-
teen years old"
She laughed contentedly over her
little joke, and we who joined merrliy
with her will long remember our odd
"eighteen-year-old" friend.
Now they tell about All old lady near
Pitt>burg who had movable birthday.
She had the cool fortune to be born on
Easter Sunday, and she insists on re-
ceiving presents and congratulations
on that festival, no matter when it oc-
ours. People have tried to reason with
the old lady, calendar in hand, but she
replies to them all 81 was born on
Easter Sunday morn, fifty-siX years
ago, and until I die Easter Sunday
will be my birthday"
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The Power of Truth.

1t is related of Persian mother, on
giving her son forty pieces of silver as
his portion, that she made him vow
never to tell lie, and said
"Go, my son, consign thee to God
and we shall not meet again till the
day of judgment"
The youth went away, and the party
he travelled with were assaulted by rob-
bers. One fellow asked the boy what
he had, and he answered with candor
that surprised his questioner:
"Forty dinars are sewed up III my
garments"
The robber laughed, thinking the
boy testing. Another asked the same
question and received the same answer.
At last the chief called him and asked
him what he had. The boy replied:
~ have told two of your people al
ready that I have forty dinars sewed
up in my clothes"
The chief ordered his clothes to he
ripped open, and the money was
found.
"And how came you to do this"
because" replied the boy, ~
would not be false to my mother,
whom 1 solemnly promised never to
tell lie."
"Child," said the thief, cart thou SO
mindful of thy mother, while am in
sensible, at my age, of the duty | owe
10 God? Give me thy hand, that l
may swear repentance on it,"
He did so, and his followers were
struck with the scene.
"You have been our leader in guilt, "
they said to the chief; "be the same i'll
the path of virtue"
And, taking the boys hand, they
swore repentance on it. Boys, speak
only that which is true. You may do
much good by it, if you never lead a
band Of robbers to God and honesty.
AnOn.
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Wearing FlannelS.

"a flannel shirt in the place of the
linen dress shirt is now worn by many
gentlemen. The persons so attired
look cooler, and are cooler than those
i'm regulation dress. 1t is q mistake,
however, to suppose that because, the
top shirt is flannel that the flannel un-
dershirt can be left off. Wearing an
undershirt of flannel obviates danger
from changes of temperature, sudden
cooling off, &c. Woolen undergar-
ments shonld be worn all the year.
They are not only the most effective,
but the most cleanly. Cotton, linen
and silk undcrware cause the fine par
ticles of skin thrown off to adhere to
them, while flannels absorbs the per-
spiralion more quickly, and do not re-
tain the cuticle rubbed off by the fric-
ton on the skin. Persons who have
experience with the different kinds OF
underwear seldom don anything but
woolen. Probably the least. desirable
of all undergarments are those made
of silk. Athletes, oarsmen and those
in training for any Of the athletic
sports will hear of nothing but wool.
ems. The laborer OIL the streets, even
i'm the hottest weather, wears two
wooden shirts-one to absorb the per-
spiration as he labors, and the other tC
prevent his too sudden cooling OH
These men all know that sudden
cooling of the surface means an attacF
of some kind of trouble about the bow
els or some thoracic disorders. They
cannot afford to run such risks, MOI
can they use ice water in quantities
Many of them will be seen mixing
little oatmeal with their drinking wa
ter, which is a good thing to quencf
the thirst, and none Of the experienc
ed will load the stomach with an!
kind of water. They know the bene
fits of moderation in the summe
time.n
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DIR. Haygood tells this story: Last
winter we passed field where tif-
teen dollar plow was standing in the
last furrow it made. There it had
been standing for months. 1t was red
with rust; the stock and handle black
with mildew ; the mans wagons were
out in the yard ; a reaper divided, part
in the yard, part in the field, and a
part under shelter, and his farm under
mortgage for the guano he used to
make cotton enough to pay for the
tools and implements he bought last
year. His smoke house was in Gin
cinnati his corn crib in Chicago; the
few hogs he had were in the garden,
while his poor cows, their hair turned
the wrong way in a shivering group
around pile of straw that was rotting
in the field.
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The Evening Brings us Home.

IJpon the hills the wind Is sharp anu cold, :,
The sweet young grasses wither on the W0ia, U
And we. 0 Lord, have wandered from lhy
fold;
But evening brings us home.
Among the mists we stumble, and the rocks
Where the brown lichen whitens. and the ION
Watches the straggler from the scattered
tlockS;
But evening brings us home.
The sharp thorns prick us. and our tender
feet, .
Are cut and bleeding, and the lambs repeat
Their pitiful com plalntS-oh! rest is sweet
When evening brings us home.
We have been wounded by the hunters darts
Our eyes are very heavy and our hearts
Search for Thy coming-when the lght oe'
parts,
At evening bring us home.
The darkness gathers. Through the gloom
Rises TO guide us. We have wandered far.
Without Thy lamp we know not where we
are
At evening bring us home.
The clouds are round us, and the snow drifts
O Thou dear Shepherd. leave us not to sickGn
In the waste night-our tardy footsteps quick
en-:
At evening bring us home.
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Johnnie.

1t rained dismally. Johnnie had
been in the house all the morning.
He was bright boy of seven, full of
life and energy, and very fond of out
door sports but his mother was afraid
to let him go out in the rain, and he
amused himself indoors for time qul-
etly, and then he began to be restless.
"Johunie, DON'T" said his mamma,
us he began to drum louder and louder
on the window-pane. Johnnie became
quiet.
"Johnnie, DON'T" said his mamma,
as he vociferously initiated the locomo-
tive, ending in shrill whistle. john
ME subsidized.
"Johnnie, don't" said his mamma,
as he got the pet dog barking with all
his might, and Johnnie let the dog
alone.
The boy went from one thing to an
other, and every time he began to find
interest in the new occupation, his
mothers "J0hnnie don't sent him of
to something else.
IF he had been sent out during the
morning on Il series of errands, pro-
tected by overcoats, waterproof, ana
rubbers, it would have done him no
harm, but deal of good. If he had
been set to splitting kindling, or MAX
ing something with saw and hammer
and nails, that would have used up
SOME spare force. Cutting out pictures
might have occupied him, or helping
his mother in making cake, or model
ing in clay, or stringing buttons, or
sewing patchwork. Johnnie felt nag
ped. If his mother would have said,
".Johnnic, do this or that" but she
only said, "Johnnie, don't"
Faith shines most brightly in believ-
ing things that seem incredihle-hope
shines in EXPECTING things that seem
acknowledgements in bearing crosses
Z b,f oppaor intOlprable
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-12
A Valentine.

Go, Valentine. do not dare
To go myself and speak
The word which, like the morning air.
Shall lingc this Roses cheek.
And when you sec the scarlet tint
Across her features climb,
Bctraying In a blush hint
How she accepts my rhyme.
Know this: If her heart have won,
Her lips shall part and tell;
If | have lost, your day Is done
y swift match, and farewell.
Go, thcr. and while madly burn
In loves dcvouring fire,
live if she one word RETURN
Or else. like you expire.
Frank D. Sherman, in Harpcr's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-12

INFoRMAT1oN.-"I picked up bit
of information the other day." said Il
city hotel clerk, that hadn't thought
of before. A couple of men were talk
ing in the office, when one asked on
what day Of the week Christmas will
be this year. Let's see,' replied the
other i was married on the first day
of May. That was "Wednesday:
Christmas will come on Wednesday.
That struck ne forcibly and when |
got little leisure l gathered up lot
of old calendars and investigated it. |
found that it is true that the first day
of May and Christmas of the same
year occur OH the same day of the
week."
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No wiser remark was ever made by
DR.. BENJAMIN Franklin than Il severe
sentence which he once uttered to a
Young man who had an appointment
with him, and missed it. Next day
the young man came, and began to
make very fluent excuse to the doc
tor for his absence the day before.
"Stop!" said Franklin. "1ou have
said too much already, my good boy,
for the man who is good at making an
excuse is seldom good at anything
else"
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In the moment that 1 shall waver
strengthen me; restrain me when the
malignant thought arises and while
thaSet unuttered words are ready to
;ssns\from my lips, set Thou thy bride
there, and govern my rebellious facul-
ty.
Cleanse your hands, ye sinners and
pnrifv YOUR hearts, we double-minded.
Re afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let
your laughter be turned to mourning,
and your 10y to heaviness. Humble
yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and : d He shaIlYift you up James w. s.
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Nos. 3, 4 and so and 81 daily except Sunday: Main
Line trains Nos. 81 and So daily between Columbia
and Alston. Daily except Sunday between Alston
and Greenville. -
D, CALDWELL, Div. Pass Agt., Columbia, 8. G.
JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agt.
SOL. HAAS, Traffic Manager.
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George Jones, the euitor and chief
proprietor of the New York Times,
was in Washington shortly after the
present administration came in, ana
after calling on the President stopped
at the Treasury to pay his respects to
Secretary Dan Manning. II think we
have met before this" said the Secre-
tary, "but 1 guess you don't remember
me.,i 81 certainly do not" said Mr..
Jones "where did we meet?" ''In
your office" said Secretary Manning,
laughing II was only a messenger
then, while you were the editor of the
Times. l used to bring you messages
from Cassidy, of the Albany Argus,
and 7 remember that you were very
polite to me and gave me some kind
advice now and then" Now George
Jones is not all old man, yet right III
the middle of his lifetime Il poor boy
climbed up from a messengers place to
be Secretary of the Treasury. 1t is
worth something to live in this corner
of the earth.-Erchangc.
Too MANY.-There is too much love
in the world, said some one the other
day to me. There is too much of a
great many things in this world, but
not too much of that.
There is too much bad temper.
Too much scandal.
Too much evil thinking.
sSToo much hard judgment.
Too much impertincncc.
ssToo much weakness unforgiven.
Too much of bad puns.
Too many courses at dinner.
Too many chestnuts.
Too many women who support their
husbands.
Too many liars.
Too many bores.
Too many tiresome plays.
Too many books written to sell and
not to read.
Too many-no, there are not too
many babies, and while there are plen-
ty of babies and plenty of love, there
viii always be plenty of happiness in
this world.-NcW York Sun.
WASH YOUR HANDs.-Cases of in
fection that could be accounted for in
no other way have been explained by
the fingers as a vehicle. In handling
money, especially of paper, door
knobs, banisters, car-straps, and a
hundred things that every one must
frequently touch, there are chances
1nnumerable of picking up germs of
typhoid, scarlitana, diphtheria, small
pox, etc. Yet some persons actually
put such things in their mouths, if
not too large Before eating, or touch
ing that which is to be eaten, the
hands should be Immediately scrup-
ulously washed. We hear much about
general cleanliness as 'neXt to godli-
ness.n 1t may be added that here in
particular, it is also ahead Of health
and safety. The Jews made no mis-
take in that "eXcept they washed they
ate not" 1t is a sanitary ordinance
as well as an ordinance of decency.
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Palmetto Line to Charleston.

Please bear In mind that this is the ONLY LINE
operating DOUBLE DAILY SCHEDULES between
the Points named.
Our Day Passenger Train reaches Charleston over
three hours ahead Of any other Line
The Night Passenger consists Of superior coaches
and sleeping cars run through, between Augusta and
Charleston, without change.
Cordially yours,
WM. j. CRAIG,
EOBT. W. HUNT. Gen. Pass. Agent
Tav. Pass. Agent.
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The Abbeville Bakery.

THE Abbeyile Bakery Is now making fine
/ BREADS OF tvery kind. Cakes baked TO
order.
Together with our Bakery we have q Fruit
and Candy Store, where all goods in that line
are kept. including Cigars and Tobacco.
j.. W. SIGN & co.
Jan. 30 1890. If
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Barber Shop.

Il, all work in his department in the best
manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly
customers shaving, hair cutting and sham
pooling 81 per month. Rasors honed and put
u the best condition for 70 cents each.
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PERRIN & COTHRAN.
ATTORNEYS at Law,
ABBEVILLE. S. @.

Allen Long Staple.
T. HAVE for SALE 100 BUSHELS ALLEN
| LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED. The
lint from this lot of seed was sold for 12N
cents, when the same grade of short staple
cotton was selling for 81! cents ~
Jan. 90, 1890, Ct
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John Alexander,
CoNGAREE IRON WORKS. Columbia, $. c.
Mule Colts Wanted.

K PPLY TO d. II. HOWARD, at home
n near White Hall, who will pay the high
st price In cash. Nov. 20
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-03-20
A Good Deed.

Sadie and Jennie Burrill, of the river
road, who have been confined so long at
the old home by Ill health, were very
agreeably surprised recently, by the sight
Of generous wood pile at their door. A
company of their kind neighbors and
friends assembled, some chopping in the
woods, and others with their teams draw
ing the wood to the door, while still
Others furnished horse power and sawed
and fitted the wood for the stove. A
picnic dinner was also pre- vded, the good
house wives of the neighborhood seemed
to think that they must have a share in
the kind work. So it came to pass that
iiisHy substantial tokens Of their kindness
were left for the friends they has so kind
ly remembered.
They wish to express their heart felt
thanks, for this very timely aid, and also
for the many generous deeds and words
of eyn; s,e..ia.yy ~i.s.cha they have received
from all their friends in the past. C.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-03-20

abiding to an important duty of the
housewife, duty which she owes to her
husband. TO her children and to society
duty OF greater consideration and more
value than rubbing and scrubbing the
cultivation Of the mind. Mental employ
ment is elevating. 1t is rest from the
cares and tolls associated with cookery
and mending torn garments.
The loved ones around the hearthstone
need her careful teaching The first
years of children are most susceptible of
surrounding influences. Then let her
deal gently with these little ones leave
the worries and sorrows outside the
household and erect high standard for
moral and educational growth, for care
fully selected reading and for choice
companionship in society, which will be
source of pleasure to them all through
life. Make the best of life and do what
she can in making her home useful and
happy with the resources, time and tai
ents she has, and however her pathway
may be hedged in by chilling storms Of
poverty or unending drudgery, ever look
ing onward for more knowledge. more
affection. more blessedness aud more
sunlight.
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An ONCE Goes Begging in Waldo.

The BeIfast Journal says
1t is an open secret among the lawyers
that County Attorney Sweetser, of
Winterport, will resign some time during
this month. and that he will go west and
settle in Minneapolis. In that event it
will devolve upon Gov. Burleigh to ap-
point some lawyer as county attorney.
No lawyer of prominence will accept
position that pays but trifle as salary
and as consequence the office goes beg
ging and is usually given to young at
torney. 1t will be hard for Gov. Bur-
leigh to obtain a satisfactory attorney for
these reasons.
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The latest fad among the dudes is the
assumption of violent red gloves. say
violent advisedly, because the shade Is
Just that which might result if they had
been knocked over the head by a police
man and their noses had bed. 1t is u
CORY red. 1t is a red that makes YOU
tremble with fear, and | cannot but he
lieve that the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals will interfere very
shortly and insist that even the lambs on
Wall street are frightened out of thcii
wits by seeing this riotous looking color
on the hands of men whom they had
thought at least inoffensive, but who
now present the appearance of being
prize fighters who have dipped their
hands in the blood of their victims. 1t
is not a pretty fashion. New York Let
ter.
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TOWN m MEETINGS..

CONCORD March 10, Moderator. DAM
ell Robinson, Clerk, W. W. Hamblet {;
Selectmen, w. w. Hamblet N. E. Bray,
Simeon Homer; Treasurer, N. H. Savage !;
Supervisor, W. W. Hamhlet; Collector
C. r. Ellis; Money raised for Schools,
1924 so; Roads, $1,000 90; other Purposes
Sl700 90.
SoLoN-March 3, and Il, Moderator
James, ID. B. Lock, Clerk, George W.
Cover; SelectmeD John L Pierce, Charles
French, James NJ. Brown; School Com
mittee, George W. Cover; Collector,
Timothy Smith; Money raised for Schools,
Sl,0l0 40 Roads, 50 $50 90; other Pur-
poses, 81 300 90. The selectmen report
the town out of debt and $1,000 net
assets.
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Somerset County Case.

decision has been received from the
Law Court in the case of VIM. K. Lancy
VS.. Home Insurance Company.
REscRIPT: policy of fire insurance
upoh dwelling-house becomes void when
the risk is materially increased by non
occupancy, without consent of insures
Judgment for defendant
Hackett for plaintiff; Webb Webb for
defendant.