The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20

his loved ones.
The latest news from Donalds is that con-
stable Shannon has quit levying on engines,
machinery, stock, etc, and Is now giving his
official attention TO broad cotton fields where
q woman can't shoe q mar into o corner, as
easily as she can a brood of chickens into a
coop.
In view of the prevalence of gripp, I repro
duce here an epigram from the fevered brain
Of another disciple Of John Bunyan-a tin
ner. .',
An ache IN your back
As you toss in your bed,
An ache In your head
As If IL would crack
That's Ia grippe.
A taste In your mouth
Like a buffalo coat.
A feeling you note
or lanleness and drouth-
That's la grippe.
A burning sensation
That makes your eyes weep,
A struggle 10 keep back
A vivid Uration-
That's Ia grippe.
Mr.. w. N. Graydon spent Sunday In town.
He IL well informed on the political situation
and the emergency OF the times.
pr~ayer-meeting talks are very interesting. IL:
structive and edifylng. His subject last Tues,
day evening was Jesus and the Backsllder,,
tonight (Tuesday) he will begin a series OF
eXpository talks, or the hook OF Romans.
The Baptist here have an able preacher anu q
fine pastor, all of which they fully realize.
Col. i. B. Demaree. a TEN perance lecturer OF
Presbyterian church. tonight Monday. He
Is no doubt thoroughly conversant with MS
subject. and tp style will be very entertaining
but in matter 1t can hardly be expected that
he will present any new phrase OF this OIL
discussed question, coeval as II Is with the
discovery Of the process Of fermentation. AT
the risk of having 1t said that am autagonls.
tic To every agency for the amelioration OF
our moral condition, I will remark here that
1 um fully persuaded that nothing short, OF a
thorough disgust for whiskey, q self deter
minatiOn TO quit It, preceded by q godly sor-
row Tor drinking II, and asimple trusting IN
the power of God to preserve and keep us
will ever make sober men OF d~runkards. II
man lacks this he Is sure 10 fall despite the
effort OF any purely human organization 10
save him; with 1t no auxiliary organization
is necessary.
Nal. Lee, engineer for the G. G. & N. has
been at home Tor a few days.
After On able sermon by the pastor, the Or
in the Baptist church Sunday. The subject of
his discourse Sunday night was "Chrlsiian
Union" from the text THAT they all may be
one."--John xvii, q. The house was com.
fortably full Notwithstanding the Indictment
weather, members Of other churches being in
pretty full Attendance.
Col. Utsey and Capt. Geo. Anderson, of
N1neLy1S1S, were among Cue nunlIueTOus reg
listers at Riley's hotel Sunday.
Mr.. D.. e. DuPre is a very, very happy man.
From In fancy he has known no othe: name
than Coon" from members OF his own house
hold. but the latest addition thereto, will be
the exception TO the rule and call him papa.
1t Is a fine boy and Of course Coon Is delight
ed. I suspect his lullaby will run something
like this:
There arc twelve boy babies on Park avenue,
All scattered along in a row,
OF all that dozen, none will compare
With my little fellow, I know.
Willie Pierce Dean is a very fine boy,
Second, perhaps, In the row,
Even he wouldn't stand the ghost Of chance
With niue In a town baby show.
Unfortunately Mr.. DuPre can neither sing
nor whistle, but II his good wife will set the
above to the m nsic OF q simple nursery hynIn
and learn 1T 10 him, he will be the best train
ed nurse in town. being a druggist his para.
|goric and soothing syrups Will be plentiful
and cheap, best Of all, he knows exactly how
II without strangling, In fact there remains
only Il few minor things pertaining 10 the
nursery for him to learn. He has not yet de-
cided whether he will ft up his nursery with
d silver mounted mahogany. crib or a dairy
swing churn, the churn will be less laborious,
less in the way, more easily steamed, quite as
ornamental and nearly as cheap.
Inc ANNUITY anu Lie lDsuTaUce SOIUIany
of Hartford, have fulfilled their obligation to
Rer.SH. G. Smart by sending his widow their
check for 5000 through their agents here,
Messrs. S. E. Miller & Son.
Messrs. Bailey. Bnrksdale & Co., have had
their spacious hall flied up Tor the
dalton of theatre going people, reserving the
right or course to say what sort OF company,
and the nature Of the play, shall occupy 1t.
COWS and a dairy swing churn. all bis COWS
can't keep his churn supplied with milk, but
some Of them are not that kind OF ~cows-Inilk
cows.
Statistics are usually very prosy, but the
State has been arranging some III n very in
teresting and attractive manner OF late. Facts
are i"ndlsputable and figures do not lie, yet
there are still a few men so blinded by prcJu-
dice they wont believe them because the State
first published them.
Notwithstanding the severe winter, there is
standing in front of Hon.. g. A. {. Walters
residence, an unprotected water oak, with
foliage as verdant as in mid summer.
DR.. Sandy Mcneil has concluded not to re-
turn To the West. but will practice here, the
home OF his childhood.
There IS In town a little four year old boy
who Incorporates jerome In his evening petit
ton four nights In the week. The reason Is
he prays for all present at the hour of his re-
firing.
Every one, great and small, has q solution
of their own, and l sometimes feel like dc.
livering myself of my explanation OF hard
times, but as | think about 1t the subject
uecpcnS auu grows more COulpllCalGu. SulACe
1t to say, We make them a great deal worse by
continually talking about them on the same
principle thai Il man by oft repeating Il lie
will himself believe IL is truth.
Mr.. L. NJ. Calhoun Is negotiating for q drill
with which he can sink u we'll to any depth,
through rock If necessary,
Grip seems a small thing, but 1t numbers
among it's victims some very great persons; 1t
Is no respectOr of them, the crowncdhead and
serf, the statesman and peasant are alike It's
prey.
A society for the prevention OF cruelty to
animals could lind something to do here
every day In the week.
The fight this year promises to be exceed
ingly tepid, but wholly inside the Democratic
ranks. Even though we have Il partial pri-
mary-onc for delegates Only-the opposition
will be at great advantage having 10 loose
their large majority IN some sections, while
Tillman's will be small where he Is strongest:
Our only hope is In thorough organization;
daresay Tlllman Is already using the ALI
ance, wherever he can, for drilling his forces,
the sooner we get organized the better. let US
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