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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24

Criminals On Honor.-Judge Gres-
ham in the Indianapolis Journal says:
my experience with criminals when
I was on the district bench taught me
that there was no man devoid of man
hood. Place anybody, however, de.
praved, on his manhood, and you Will
observe his eye brighten up. I have
taken men who have been convicted
of serious offences, and after senten-
cling them to the penitentiary have
said: Now, Intend to place you on
your manhood, for believe you have
manhood in you. I will give you a
mittimus and the marshal will pro-
vide you with money to 60 home and
bid your family good-by. After you
have staid there day or two L want
YOU to report at the door of the peni-
tentiary named in the papers you will
receive and serve out your centence
like man. And when you are through
I want you to come to me, and l
want to see what can be done to restore
you to the confidence of your fellow
men in society,""
II never was disappointed in a man
thus trusted, and those conVlcts
whom I have helped on their return
from prison have always been faithful
to the trust imposed upon them."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
4. 1892. ESTABLISHED 1914.
The NGH Society.

Editor The Ladies' Home Journal
Just before Christmas I noticed that
my children were leaving off their g's.
Words like Coming" playing" etc,
was invaribly pronounced comm
playin'. So one day at the dinner
table I told the three little girls that I
intended to form &c. Society" The
rules of the society were to be as fol-
lows. Each time "g" was left off, a
penny had to be paid as forfeit. The
money was to be put in a small barrel
shaped box and at the next missionary
service, was to be presented to that
cause. There was to be a president
and treasurer. The children's grand
mother, aunt and little cousin Joined
the society at once. 1t was astOnish-
ing how sood the children began to
notice whether "g" was left off.
One lady visiting at the house was
caught seventeen times by little girl
of eight. 1t finally became necessary
to tell the children that they most not
notice visitors. One day aftera friend
had left; one of the children said
Mamma, she left off six Cps"
| think any mother will find it a
help if her children do not speak cor
rectly, TO form a society of this kind.
Five weeks after the society was form
ed. 1O2 pennies were paid over to the
missionary cause, though that did not
begin to be the number of "g's" that
We're left off.
AS christmas was 80 near, the chill
dren felt they could not afford to pay
up for every "g," so we compromised
q little.
If children are inclined to exagger-
ale. D. E. (don't exaggerate) society
will be great help.
Mrs. w. L. G..
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Mrs. Christopher Columbus.

Columbus was married in 147O, or
thereabouts, to a Miss PaIestrollo, of
Lisbon, whose father had distinguish
ed himself as a navigator. A part OF
Miss Palestrello's marriage dover was
a great collection of valuable charts,
journals, and important memoranda:
From childhood she had displayed
wonderful enthusiasm on the subject,
partaking to a high degree of the spec.
lative and advepturesome ideas and
schemes in the line of geographical
discovery for which Lisbon was then
the headquarters, She possessed a
fine education and was widely known
az a brainy, brilliant woman who was
constantly urging her husband on in
the path which finally brought him to
the wonderous goal with which we are
so familiar. While girl Miss Pales-
trollo made a number of hazardous
VOYAGES with her father in unfamiliar
waters, and, later made many geo.
graphical drawings, several of which
were used with great profit by Colum-
bus when he had won his wife and set
out upon his more important wander
ings on the great deep.-Chieago
Times.
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Origin of "FOOIscap."

Every body knows what "foolscap"
paper is, but everybody does not know
how it came to bear that name. In
order to increase his revenue, Charles /.
granted certain privileges amounting
to monopolies; and among these was
the manufacture of paper, the exclu-
i've right of which was sold to GER
tain parties, who grew rich and enrich
ed the government at the expense
those who were obliged to use the pa
per. At that time all English pape
bore the royal arms in water marks
The Parliment under Cromwell made
sport of this law in every possible
manner; and, among other indignities
to the memory Of Charles. it was or.
dered that the royal arms be removed
from the paper, and that the FOOLS cap
and the bells should be used as sub
stitute. When the Rumb Parliament
was prorogued, these were also remov-
ed; but paper of the size Of the Parlia-
mentary journals, which is usually
about II by IA inches, still bears the
name of ''foolscap."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
Childhood Religion.

A little girl of nine summers came
to ask her pastor about joining the
church. She had been properly
taught, and answered the usual ques-
tions promptly and properly. At last
the pastor said:
Nellie, does your father think you
are Christian ?,,'
"Yes, sir"
"Have you told him ?"
mo, sir"
"How then does he know ?"
"He sees.'
"How does he see that?"
"Sees am better girl"
"What else daes he see?"
"Sees I love to read my Bible and to
pray"
"Then you think he sees you are
Christian ?"
81 know he does he can't help it :"
and with q modest, happy boldness
she was sure her father knew she was
a Christian because he could not help
seeing it in her life. Is not such the
privilege of all Gods people, to be sure
that others see they are following
Christ ?' 49,.
We cannot hide a good life. It
shines. 1t may make no more noise
than a candle, but like candle it may
be seen. Thus even q little boy or a
girl mry be Observation-Disclosures
Christian Advocate.
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Moses from an old Manse.

BY GEO. THos. BOWLING, d. D.
The minister's wife had finished her chores, /.
BY calling on oil the Church people,;
And some she found open as both the church
doors, F
And some she'd found stiff as the steeple,
For while oil the deacons had slept on the wall,
committee had come like lion;
And by giving her husband generous call,
Had shaken the bulwarks of Zion. I
For years they bad paid him who taught them
the Word,
About six hundred dollars or seven; .zi
For they felt that preacher stoud trust in the
Lord" ........t. . -..-S, .
And grow fat on the ''manna from Heaven"
And the cash question had come to annoy; =.
Which 80 many miuis ters rankIes Il
For the Lord had sent children; three girls and q
boy,
And the boy-hollow down to his ankles,
Sister Blodgett. the wlfs Of "a pillar" had
cried. ~. IN ?
(They supported carriage and horses,)
beware lest you sin against God" she had
sighed; .-... ~ e, e
"a rolling stone gathers no rlosses."
The preacher looked up from the book which he
read, ....r.,r. z --
And his merry eyes twinkled with laughter,
"Wby didn't you tell Sister Blodgett," he said,
"That moss isn't what We are after 2" ,s-,-. !.
New York Independent.
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(From Our Dumb Animals

\ few mornings ago little bird fell
from one of the trees in CharlestoWn.
"A number of small boys, their ages
ranging from seven to twelve years,
saw the bird as it fell. Instantly they
went to the spot where it fell. One
picked the bird up very tenderly, and
Started to climb the tree, but was un-
successful, A second attempt of sew
eral of the boys was unsuccessful also.
All this while. the mother bird kept
flying from bough to bough in great
distress. The boys finally climbed a
water conductor, and SO reached the
roof of house from which they re-
stored the bird to its mother. | never
witnessed any thing that pleased me
more. ~,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
A Very Simple Way to start a Balky
Horse.

passed a considerable block Of street
cars yesterday to come upon the cause
of it, balky horse, at the very mo-
ment when a bystander stepped out
into the roadway and after moments
manipulation set the animal going as
if perfectly content with his work. The
success of the operation was so immedi-
ate that l ventured to ask how it was
done. The man did not have the hor-
sey look which usually accompanies
the possession of stable secrets. was ev-
identity an amateur, and did not hes
itate to tell me at once that he simp-
ly placed under the horses tongue a
chip of wood that he picked from the
sidewalk. "Anything else. would have
done as WE'LL" he went on to explain,
"for it is only necessary to divert the
animals attention for moment from
his fancied grievances. only chang
ed the current of his thoughts. You
might have argued with him all day,
and he would still have held to his O.
pinion. ."-Boston Post.
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ASKING AUDIENCES TO SPEAK
THEIR MINDS RIsKY.-Bishop New
man, during his missionary trip
around the world, visited India, ana
addressed Il gathering Of native pastors
on the hest methods of carrying on
evangelical work. He began his talk,
but was constantly interrupted by the
native brethren, who jumped up one
after another to remark that this or
that would be preferable. Now, look
here" finally exclaimed the Bishop.
losing his patience a little, 'if any OF
YOU think you can conduct this meet,
ing better thar / can, please rise. p"
There was silence for a moment as the
Bishop glanced around the room;
Then four of the brethren rose, ana
waited to be counted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24

Brown Bread.-Sift two quarts OF
corn-meal and put it to soak IN warm
buttermilk over night. In the morn
ing add pint Of molasses, two and
a half pints of rye meal, salt, and but
termilk sufficient to moisten the whole;
add soda to neutralize the acid of the
bnttermilk. Mix thoroughly. Bake
three hours IN q moderate oven.- If
the hard crust formed over the loaf is
objected to, steam four or five hours.
Sour milk may be used instead of but
termilk. If sweet milk or water IS
used, instead of the other two LIQUIDS
baking powder must be sifted with the
rYe-meal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24

The best way in the world to i'm
prove a poor memory is to make II
work. If you tie your right arm in a
sling for few weeks it will be OF no
use to you if you make it work it
grows stronger every day. To tie
Your memory up in your head will
not give you good one. AS long as
YOU use crutches you will limp. A
boy at school who always had to he
prompted in bis declamations was ell
iirely cured by leaving his book up
stairs. Knowing that no one could
prompt him, and that he must remem-
Der or fail utterly, he found his memo,
ry stronger than he had thought, and
after that made it walk alone"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
The Home Doctor.

o, woman, in our hours Of ease,
Uncertain, coy. and hard to please.
when pain and anguish wiring the hrow,
Then none so cheaply pleased as thou
We've only to submit to take
Hot rhubarb tea and anti-ache,
And gizznrd oil and ipecac,,
And porous plasters on the back,
A flax seed poultice, catnip tea,
And Quackem's new discovery.
Hot water bags and sweats beside,
And camphor nassaly applied,
And castor oil and vaseine,
And coals with feathers burnt between,
And soothing syrup. paregoric,
Cold-wat ter cloths, and drinks calOric,
And all the housewives category
'ris then we see her In her glory.
Needing to make her bliss complete,
But mustard plasters on our feet.
Harper's Bazaar
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AUG. w. SMITH. Intcndant.
JONES +. MILLER, Secretary.

Bread-CrumbS are better than pastry
in making cocoa-nut, potato, apple, and
lemon puddings. Slrew crumbs ov-
er the dish to the usual depth Of crust,
pour in the pudding, and strew anoth-
er layer of crumbs over the top, then
bake.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
Precedence.

BY HORATlCS BONhR.
IT'S first the true, and then the beautiful,
Not first the beaut tiful. and then the true;
First the wild moor, with rock and reed and pool,
Then the gay garden, rich in scent and hue.
'Tis first the good, and then the beautiful,
Not first the beoutifnl. and then the good;
First the rough seed, sOwu in the rougher soil,
Then the hower-blosson or the branching wood.
Not first the glad' and then the sOrrowful,
But first the sorrowfu and then the gad
Tears for day-for earth Of tears is full
Then we forget that we were ever end.
Not first the bright, and after that the dark,
But first the dnrk, and after that the bright; I.
First the thick cloud, and then the rnnbOws arc,
First the dark grave, then resurrection light.
'Tis first the night-stern night of storm and war
Long night of heavy clouds and Welded skies
Then the TAR sparkle Of the morning star,
That bids the saints awake and dawn arise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-24
The Abbeville Land, Loan and
Improvement Company.

| Secretary of State J. @. Marshall directed
to the undersigned Board Of Corporaiors o
the ABBENILLE LAND. LOAN AND IN
PROVEMENT COMPANY
Notice Is hereby given that the books OF
subscription of said company will be open al
the office OF ]. ALLEN SMITH, President, on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9th inst, at the
Abbeville National Bank.
J. ALLEN SMITH,
w. g. MCGOWAN,
T. ROSENBERG,
AUG. w. SMITH,
F.. A. TEMPLETON,
r. NJ. HADDON,
r. P. COTHRAN.
Board Of Corporators.
Abbeville, s.. c., Feb. 5 1891.
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BOARD Or ASSESSORS.
TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY OF
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Who They are and What is Ex-
pected of Them,

The returns of the various Townships will
tie forwarded to the Township Boards on the
lst day of March. The Township Boards will
hold their meetings between the lst and 9th
day III March. On Monday the lith day OF
March, the County Board consisting OF the
chairmen OF the various Township Boards
VIII meet at Abbeville Court House.
1t is clearly the duty of the Township
Boards OF EQualizati ton to canvass carefully
each and every Return of Personal Property
made at their respective Townships. IN order
that individual Returns of Personal Property
may be eQualized as near as possible, and IN
every Instance where material change in
tue Return of any individual is made, notice
to the taxpayer, must be given In order that
fore the County Board which meets the l4th
day Of March, ISg2. Postal cards will be fur
nished by this office for the purpose of so no
tifying where material changes are made.
The following free holders are hereby ap-
pointed Boards Of the various Townships.
Ninety-SiX-J. D. Watson, J. n. Lipscomb,
Is. z. PinSon.
Greenwood-C. A. C. Waller, ]. w. Green
Il. f. Fuller.
Cokesbury-Dr. Willie T. Jones, w. r.
Dunn, 7. j. Ellis. +,
ponaldsvilIe-J. W. Mattison, E. B. Rasor
j. 4. Latimer.
Due West-M. B. Clinkscaes, ]. E. Todd, ].
r. G. Dunn.
Long Cane-N. P. McIlwaln, A. F. Calvert,
Z. II. COchrane.
Smilhville-W. A. LomaX, ]. l.. White,
W. w. Purdy.
White Hall-D. w. Jay, T. J. Hearst, S. P.
Brooks.
Indian Hill. A. Childs, R. ]. Robinson,
j. F. Wideman.
Cedar Springs-A. K. Watson, r. O. Hunter,
John Lyol..
Abbevile-J. Allen Smith, John G. Ed
wards, r. P. Milford.
Diamond Hills. B. Knox, J. E. Wakefield,
6. w. Milford.
Lowndesvile-I. H. McCalla, Massalon
Bell DR.. B. A. Henry.
Magnolia-Sam Miller, B. A. Boyd, j. S.
Norwood.
Calhoun's Mills-John H. Morrah, S. S. Nc
Bride. ]. G. Kennedy.
Bordeaux-Dr. o. A. Tay lor, D. ]. Wardlaw.
w. r. Jennings.
The various Boards will meet and organ
ize by eIecting a chairman and notify this
office.
w. w. Bradley,
Auditor A. c.
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IF YOU ARE GOING WEST

AND WANT LOW RATES
To Arkansas
Texas, Missouri, Colorado Oregon and Cali
tornia, or any point WEST or NORTHW EST
Ell WILL PAY YOU
To write to me.
FRED. D. BUSH,
D. T. A., l.. Il y. r.
Wall ST., ATLANTA, Ga.
Oct. 2S, 1891. 6m.
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SCHOOL TRUSTEES
For Abbeville County for School
Year 1892,

School district No l-Capt JasRosers, Jr, in
King.J y LipScomb.
School district No 2-J B Sample. Joseph
uughey, J F Coleman.
school district No 81 G Ellis, g w Conner,
DR. w Il Jones.
school district No Al w Mattison, NJ l.
Latimer, J Martin, Esq.
school district No 5-M + Hollngsworth,
w p Kennedy T J Bowen.
School district NO Cd p Hannah, w II
Bowie, 6 NJ Smith.
Scnool district No ii l. White, 7 ID klugh,
Jefferson Davis.
School district No ST Hearst, DIR p II
Adams, ID ii Howard.
school district No 81 L Wideman, D w
Dowtin. w Young.
School district No lU-A Brown y X Wat
son, q Fl Wardaw. -,
School district No III & Edwards, Il W
Cannon. $ II Cochran.
School district No l2-W Milford, w \
Hall, 5 B Knox.
School district No l$-J w Huckabee, S S
Bales, W T. Daniel.
School district No l4-R o Bell, j H Hester.
A Wilson.
School district No l5-William McNelll, P
II McCaslar, ] o Hemminger,
School district No Thames Cothran, Jr, w
H Britt, l. B Ramey.
The school trustees will proceed to open al!
the schools, il not already open, and conduct
the same TO suit the convenience and inter
esi OF the whole people:
The school Districts Nos. II, IS and 10 will
please send in the names of the Trustees OF
the new School Districts as soon as practit :
able.
E. COWAN,
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County Superintendent ana Chairman
Board OF Examiners Apbeville County.
Feb 3, 1892.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-06
OUR HAM nnEs.

Our City Band has been accepted by
the Iroquois Club Of Baltimore, to ac-
company the club to Chicago in June,
when the Democratic convention will
be held. The club will leave Balti-
more with a train Of Pullman coaches
one Of which win be specially for the
band. This is q compliment to our
band which the town should feel proud
Of, coming as it does from city like
Baltimore. The band in accepting
this engagement will be at consider.
able expense for d rev additional ami
forms owing to an increase in mem
bership, also one new instrument. All
contributors whose names are on the
list, will find il convenient to pay III
in full when the collector calls, in ordel
to put the band in good shape.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-06
FAST RUNNING ON The n. . o.

An official report to General Passen-
ger Agent Scull, Of the Baltimore and
Ohio, regarding the time made in run
ming passenger trains on the various
divisions last week, shows that one Of
the regular passenger trains made q
mile in thirty nine and q half seconds,
as registered BY mechanical indicator,
which is considered by railroad men
as the only reliable way Of testing
speed. This would show that q
speed of moro than ninety miles
an hour was attained by the train re.
fered to, and would seem to indicate
also that the day is not far distant
when it win take but little more than
an hour to travel between Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-06
wan sH1rs rs De sorn.

Four ships Of the old navy are to
be sold by the Navy Department, and
their names stricken from the naval
register. The department win adyer.
tise for bids for them within 4 few
days. One 81 the vessels i tho famous
old sloop 81 war Wyoming, which IL
well known as the training ship until
recently Of the cadets at Annapolis.
The Wyoming was built In 1856, and
during the late war served ON the Pa
cifc coast. She was condemned in
1882 as cruiser, and was taken to
the Naval Academy for use there. She
was sent to the Norfolk navy yard q
few months ago. The Galena Is also
ordered to be sold. II viii be remem-
bered this vessel was wrecked of the
New England coast about two years
ago. The other vessels for which bids
viii be requested are the Intrepid and
the Cohasset.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-06

Mr. Seibert has moved to the Will
hanson farm.
Mr.. Morgan Deck has moved to the
Bryarly farm.
Many changes have taken place IN
our neighborhood.
Mr.. Charles Fulk moved to Mr.. Bin
myreis house in our village.
Mr.. Bryarly has moved to his father.
in-law's, Mr.. Staley, near Shepherds.
town.
Mr.. Webster Buhman has moved tc
the Riddleberger property at the X
roads. s- =
Miss Susie Tansill has returned
home from q visit to friends above
Winchester.
Mr.. Schelley, Of Pennsylvania, has
moved to his new home which he pur-
chased Of Mrs. Couchman.
The separator has been taken from
our vicinity, owing tothe smallamount
Of cream that has been furnished.
Mr.. George Ramsburg is replacing
his yard fence with new one, which
adds greatly to the appearance Of his
property.
Miss Mile Miller has returned home
from Scottsdale, Pa, where she has
been visiting her brothers family. Mr..
P. Miller.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-06
RAlLRoAn NnrHs.

President Henry G. Davis, Of the
West Virginia Central, acting for the
Baltimore and Cumberland Railway
Company, placed before Baltimore city
authorities . proposition which, IL ac-
cepted, win give the control 81 the
Western Maryland 70 the Baltimore
and Cumberland.
The stonecrushers Of the Norfork &
Western Railroad at Shepherdstown
and Front Royal have been started up
with orders TO run them at their full
capacity right straight along. About
fifty miles Of track on this division il
yet to be ballasted- ten miles north Of
Shepherdstown, and about eighteen
miles Immediately south Of Shepherds
town. The balance is at the Front
Royal end OF the line. 1t win take all
Of the summer and fall to do the work
perhaps longer. This Company has
also had lights put on all the switches
along its line. If the switch Is closed
q white light viii show, but IL ii !,
open red light will be displayed,
This is an additional safeguard for the
protection Of the N. 4 w. trains,
Great improvements are being made
all along this division Of the Norfolk
4 Western Railroad. All the wooden
trestles and bridges are being filed il
with earth or replaced with iron work
the track is being leveled up and
thoroughly blasted, new safety appli
ances adopted, and the road put IN Al
good shape as il is possible to get It.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-06
AN EXCITING CONTEST.

One Of the most interesting and ex-
citing municipal elections ever held III
Hancock took place yesterday. There
were two tickets in the field: one
headed For Low Taxes the other
For Municipal improvements" The
contest was made on the question Of
the towns issuing So, 900 in bonds, the
money to be expended in fixing up the
streets and introducing electric lights.
The low tax candidates claim the peo-
pie are not able to bear the additional
tax that would be imposed in the event
Of such improvements. The municipal
Improvement ticket contained the fol
lowing names: P. E. Cohill, burgess;
William Novel;, assistant burgess; J.
Breathed Bridges, John w. Burgess,
Daniel Y. Cover, commissioners. The
low tax ticket won by six majority out
of total vote polled Of 10S.. Follow.
ing are the successful candidates, as
elected: Burgess, Henry Gunnells; as
sistant burgess, R. r. Stottlemeyer;
commissioners, J. William Ried, Mar
tin Jenkins and Frederick Steganious.