The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08

The State of West Virginia enters
upon the year 1893 out of debt. That
is good condition to be in.
Ballots and Strikes.-The Home
stead lockout cost the State S6OO,OO
and the company and the men uncom-
puted millions:
The Danes lead the world as butter
maker. Danish butter has taken tne
first prize at most of the worlds lairs'
including the Philadelphia centen-
nial.
EThe sea islands along the Georgia
coast are passing rapidly into the
hands of Northern men.
New York has the greatest number
of newspapers-namely, 1858, Nevada
the least-namely, S.
In Sitka when the Indian wife has
lost her husband by death she goes
into mourning by painting the upper
half of her face in deep black.
The English Court Of Queens Bench
has decided that grocers may weigh
paper with tea, coffee, sugar, and such
commodities without being guilty OF
fraud upon the purchaser.
Probably owing to the heat generated
from the canyons surrounding the
observatory, and the consequent dis
turbance of the air, the great Lick tele-
scope in California is not as serviceable
as smaller instrument for observing
the sun.
Frances Willard and Lady Henry
Somerset are addressing great meet
ings in England, amid much enthu-
siasm. A monster reception was lately
given MissWillard by the EngIlsh
Methodists.
The date for the Peace Congress at
Chicago has been fixed for the week
beginning the 14th of August. we
hope all the friends Of peace through
out the country will take notice OF the
time and arrange to make their visit
to the Worlds Fair so as to. be at the
Congress.
A special cablegram from London to
the Courier-Journal states that the
death rate there has suddenly almost
doubled, the mortality being now
above 80 per 1000. The increase is, In
large part, confined to diseases of the
respiratory organs.
Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes
who has done more for moral reforms
than any other who has ever occupied
that great Office, on January II, at u
p. M, Joined his noble wife in the life
beyond.-Christian Statesman.
The widow of DR.. Kane, of Arctic
exploration fame, is said to be in poor
circumstances and feeble health, and
the Chicago Inter Ocean has made an
appeal to the public for her relief.
That is not q bad scheme that was
adopted by tribe in Central Africa
compelling its oraters to stand Oh one
foot while delivering speeches, and sl1
down and stop talking when they gel
tired.
IF the author Of Ecclesiastes W a.
alive to-day and had occasion to write
as he once wrote that, "Of making
many books there is no end" we doub
not, he would amend the statement by
including religious periodicals also
Episcopal Methodist.
The signal service station at th'
summit of Pixies Peak, in Colorado
has had more different officials il
charge than any other post in tn
country, for the reason that few mel
are strong enough to endure cOntlnu
GUS residence there. Two years is .
long time for. an official to remain OF
duty there.
There have been fewer failures il
business throughout the United State!
during 1892 than since 1885. During
1892 there were 1884 crashes, will
aggregate liabilities of Sll4,000, 900
while in 1891 there were 1888 fail
ures, with liabilities of Sls9. .0Oo, 600
The average liabilities OF the firms
failing has been but ST., 200, the loves
average since 1878.