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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Lightning Rods and Barbed Wire
Fences Important Factors In the
Dreadful Work.

Andrew Andams, q colored tenant on MT.
J. A. Smiths plantation, some SIX miles So9th
OF Abbeville, called at our office last saturday
TO inform us of an occurrence on his place. a
few days ago lightning struck a tree TO which
his barbed wire fence was attached. The
lightning instead of running into the ground
run on the wire in both directions from the
tree, scorching vegetation on the way. On
one way the fluid came to a gate and the 9TH
er it came TO a place where he had cut the
wire for some purpose, ana there Tore up tne
stump and ground. He thinks II he had not
previously broken the connection between
his barn and the wire. that his stock would
have been killed. He thinks that the bhrbed
wire should in no instance be nailed 10 Darn
or stable. the wire being q conductor, lnlgnt
convey the lightning to the barn or stable
and there do great damage to STOCK ana
houses.
Andrew Adams was very much In earnest
in his desire TO thus warn others from the
danger which he himself SO narrowly escap.
ed, and we publish his statement thinking II
possible that q knowledge OF the clrcum-
stance may be Of advantage 10 someoooy.
barbed wire Is about as good a sonauctor as
the average lightning rod. ana those WHO
may be unable TO put up lightning roos 10
draw the fluid TO their houses may utllizs tne
barbed wire with the same disastrous enect.
sog so%1 pHHPbts and ID the @ 60
their houses too long, they sometimes mort
gage their premises 70 bring one and put up
rods or wire fences to draw tile other.
Mortgages and wire FENCES ibay oe uSPeuu
ed to do their work. sooner Of later. Those
who think there Is no hereafter may dare
Providence and the Sheriff. but the wise man
will do no such thing. Mortgages bring the
Sheriff, and lightning rods bring the death
dealing fluid, fresh from the clouds In which
IL was Originally stored to purify the air, and
to bring down the revivifying showers upon
the iamishing crops and the parched earth.
But those who wish to attract q little OF 1t to
knock the life out OF mules, burn barnes and
kill people can be accom- modated by putting
up lightning rods TO their dwellings and
hitchlng bar6ed wires to their stables. There
Is nothing like tshiug for thing when you
want IL,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Cotton and Warehouses.

A proposition in various quarters is for
planters TO store their cotton and draw on It.
The plan does not commend itself to the
Press and Banner. II seems better TO sell the
cotton as soon as 1t is ready for market, and
in such quantities as will supply the demand
for money.
The best In formed man in this country can.
not safely predict the future price OF cotton
and the wise farmer will not be mixed up
with speculations and warehouses, where he
has no control OF his own product. The far
mer who goes into speculation on cotton
nearly always bets on It's going higher, when
the fact Is, 1t goes down as often as 1t goes up
The expenses are ever present. Don't 60 into
any speculation and don't pledge your cotton
for the needed money-better sell than 10 give
warehouse keepers and monied middle men
q chance at you.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Pyles's Paragraphs.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

George S. Turner, of Spartanburg, was
banged on the LIST instant Ior the murder OF
Ed. Finger.
The most obstructive storm In the history
Of the State occurred on the Goth and 21th.
The matter of passing stay law is agitated
In this State.
II is estimated that 900 or more persons were
drowned in this State during the recent
storm
The johnson Steamship Company has con-
tracted 10 put on line of steamers between
Port Royal and Liverpool by Sept. 18th.
Clearing Houses have been established II
various parts OF the country.
Sumte. is to have new opera house.
Judge Slmonton has decided That the State
law forbidding any common carrier TO trnns'
port or any agent 10 deliver packages is un-
constitutional.
Several hangings took place IN this State
on the lst instant.
UNITED STATES.
Heavy storms along the coast OF the middle
aud New England States on the 23rd ult., was
very destructive TO life and property.
Arkansas Is contemplating calling an extra
session Of the Legislature TO enact law 10
enabla the State TO use convicts In building
railroads to be owned and controlled by the
State.
1t is likely that no tariff legislation will be
considered at the present session Of Congress.
The Eichigan Penlnsular car shops have
been shut down for three months.
Governor Boies. Of Iowa, has been re-nomi-
mated by the Democratic State Convention
The safe Of Ham Bros. at Scottsville, KY,
was blown open on the Nnd ult., and robbed
of $4,000.
WORLD.
Reindeer are being raised In Alaska for
The Irish Home Rule hill was passed by the
House OF Commons on the lst instant by a
vote Of Sol TO 2G7.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
To Relieve the Strain for Money.

The Abbeville Merchantile Association
have concluded TO issue Certificates" which
q large majority OF our people have deter.
mined to accept as money in the ordinary
transactions with each other. The "certif.
Gates" will be received in a day or two and
will be issued, like money, to such persons as
are willing to put up the necessary collater.
ala. The certificates are redeemable on or be-
fore January !, 1894, and 1t is thought they
will do much to relieve the stingency in the
money market. If you owe anything al the
Press and Banner office for subscription, ad-
yertising. or job work just bring the required
amount OF certificates and the debt will be
settled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
The winthrop Advertising.

At the risk OF being considered impertinent
we again ask Professor johnson and Mr.. Ros-
we'll 7. Logan to make a full and explicit
statement of the expenditure of money for
advertising Winthrop examinations. II the
expenditure was faithfully and carefully
made we see no reason why they should not
state the names of the papers, the number OF
insertions In each, and the amount paid to
each for the advertisement. Judging from
what transpired at the Press Association, aid
ed by what Professor johnson said In his let.
ter to us, we believe that neither Professor
johnson nor Mr.. Roswell T. Logan will ever
make the statement, for the simple reason
that we believe that statement would not
look we'll In print. II 1t Is all right, they
could publish 1t. The public. like ourself, are
left to draw their own conclusions. Ger tie
men, II your transaction is all right. show up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
TrOy's Topics.

Troy. s. c., Sept. 4, lS93
After the storm and rain the sun IL BEAM
Ing on US.
Miss Lizzie Harvley, after a pleasant visit
In town, returned home last week.
Our school Will open on next Monday with
Mr.. David Black we'll principal, and Miss Kit
tie Hermon assistant. Now parents look u
your interest and send your children In.
You can get good board at q reasonable price.
Rev. j 4. M. Steadman gave w one OF his best
sermons on yesterday.
Our crops are much damaged by the recent
storm. Some OF our best farmers think IL Is
from 25 to SO per cent.
Miss Mary Jay has gone TO Mccormick.
Miss Lou Davis is With relatives In town.
A good number Of our young men will
leave for Florida the first of October. They
will seek thair fortunes in the Land OF
Flowers.
Mr.. w. K. Jay bought Mr.. H. L. Pressly's
interest in the firm OF Wideman & Pressly.
Wedding bells will soon ring over our town.
Miss Minnie Taggart IL with relatives ut
Widemap.
The Baptists OF our town have given their
pastor Rev. Mr.. Carroll q vacation for one
month.
Mr.. r. H. Taggart was In town last week.
Mrs. l.. w. Sheppard, after q pleasant stay
with her mother, returned 10 her home In
Alabama. Nick.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1898.
The Kind OF Money that We Receive

The Kind OF Money that We Receive.
This is the sort of money which MIR. j. Al
len Smith paid TO the Press and Banner office
yesterday evening, We copy the wording In
full, without in any way attempting to copy
the form and style Of the same:
No. !. Abbeville Mercantile Association
Certificate.
Series A. Abbeville s. G.
This certifies, That the persons and firms
composing the Abbeyille Mercantile Assocla-
tion have deposited with j. Allen Smith,
Benz. 8. BarnweIl and VIM. H. Parker, Trus-
tees OF said Mercantile Association. securities
to the value OF One Dollar and Fifty Cents, 10
secure TO the bearer hereof the payment OF
the sum OF One Dollar In lawful money OF the
United States, payable on or before the first
day Of January, 1894. This certificate is is-
sued in accordance with the proceedings of
meeting Of said Association, held on the 2itn
day OF August, 1893 and will be received In
payment OF debts by the Banks and Mer-
chants Of the Town Of Abbeville.
J. Allen Smith,
Benz. s. Barnwell,
VIM. H. Parker,
TrngfPpS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Executors Notice.

ALL CREDITORS of Francis A. Connor, de.
n censed, are hereby notified " pIesent
their demand, on oath, to the undersigned
without delay. oo~Nop
Cok kesburry. sc. Executor.
Aug. IA. 1893, IT
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Thanks to All.

During the editors two weeks absence at
the Fair the Press and Banner was left in the
hands OF the printers and its correspondents.
Their work was most satisfactory done, and
we return thanks to all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

Outings % per cent less than the reat value
for dresses or shirt waists. w. E. Bell
Every one can get what they want In sum
mercoat by calling on p. Rosenberg d Co.
A new lot Of Hair Brushes. Tooth Brus hes.
Nail Brushes, Paint Brushes, Wall Brushes,
Artists Paint Brushes. fine and plain Dress
ing Combs. Many styles and prices to suit.
Harrison d Game, Druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Quarterly Alliance Meeting.

The 4th quarterly meeting OF the AbbeVille
Comfy Alliance will be held at this place on
Friday, the 10Th instant. Secretaries of the
several local alliances will send in their quar-
terly reports to the county secretary In time
for b! m to embody the same 10 his report to
the County Alliance. P. Fl. Adams,
President County Alliance.
Abbeville, S. c., Sept. 4, 1888.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

The above money is current here now, and
will be accepted by our business men In all
their transactions. The bank receives II on
deposit the Building and Loan Associations
will sell their property and receive 1t In pay
ment. In fact, we know Of no line Of busi-
ness in which 1t will not be eagerly sought
Persons who desire TO borrow 1t must apply
to the Trustees. with whom the necessary COL
laterals must be left.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

cHORT LINE TO NORFOLK and OLD POINT
y Va, and Columbia, 8. q. New line TO Charles.
ton, s. G. Schedule In effect August u, 1885,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
Card.

Verdery. S. c., Aug. g. 1898.
Editor Press and Banner:
Please allow ME space in your paper to re-
turn thanks to ]. R. Blake, Treasurer or the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association
uf Abbeville county, for his promptneas in
sending me check on National Bank OF Abbe
Vile, for one hundred and fifty dollars, the
full amount TO cover my loss by fire, July Sth,
1898. Respectfully, r. H. Devlin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

Armour's star brand of hams for sale at the
city grocery OF A. NJ. Hill Il Sons.
See our extra heavy work socks for 10 cents
J. n. Latimer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

tDay except Sunday.
jb) Via Bay Line. (n) Via New York, Philadel-
phia and Norfolk Railroad. (w) Via Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company. Trains Nos. l84
and l27 run solid with Pullman Buffet sleeping cars
between Atlanta and Washington, and Pullman But.
fet parlor cars between Washington and New York.
Psrlar car Weldon and Portsmouth; sleeping car
Hamlet and Wilmington. Trains Nos. 3S and Al run
solid between Atlanta and Columbia, =. C.. With
through coach to Charleston S. e. Tickets seaboard
Air Line depot, s. N. Riggsbee, agent.
D. V. SMITH, JOHN c. W1NDER,
Traffic Manager, General Manager.
GEO. w. TAYLOR, 8. P. A.. 6 Kimhall House.
II. ". B. B.GLOVER, Division Passenger Agt, Atlanta.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
Took a Long While TO See 1t.


A man who returned not long ago
from stay OF several months in Lon
don has some funny stories to tell of
his experience with British wit. "The
mind of the Briton is solid, but slow,n
he said, "and when it comes to his ap-
probation of joke he can be trusted
after while to get to it, but the process
is slow. This story is capital illus
tration of what l mean: One day /
went into book shop on the Strand
and asked for Hare's Walks in Lon
dom In America the book is sold in
one thick volume; the clerk brought it
in two. oh ! said, as / looked at
them, you part your Hare in the mid
die, do you?' 1, STRIP he said with a
bewildered look; oh! no, SIR l saw
he didn't see the joke, so didn't ex-
plain, but bought the books and went
away. A week later l entered the
same shop. AS soon as the clerk saw
me he rushed from the back of the shop
laughing vociferously, and seized me
by the hand; 'Good!' he shouted.
Capital; "part your Hare in the mid
de-" that's capital, sir; capital had
thought it was rather neat myself, and
it didn't take me week to find it out,
either. "-Ne,0 York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
Janet.

There was once woman who did
not SANDER. Her name was Hannah
More-a poetess formerly more read
than she is now. When she heard any
Janet present SANDER any Janet absent,
she was wont to say to the Janet pres
ent: "Come let US go to the Janet
absent and let us repeat this before
her, and see what she has to say for
herself" If this did not stop SANDER
ing, it at least stopped slandering in the
presence of Hannah More. 1t Is gen.
orally known that in the kingdom of
Poland there was formerly law ac-
cording to which any person found
guilty of SANDER was compelled to walk
on all fours through the streets of the
town where he lived, accompanied by
the beadle, as a sign that he was un-
worthy of the name of man. At the
next public festival he was compelled
to appear crawling upon hands and feet
underneath the banquet table, and
barking like dog. Every guest was
at liberty to give him as many kicks as
he chose, and he who had been SLAM
dered must, toward the end of the
banquet, throw picked bone to the
culprit, who, picking it up with his
mouth, would leave the room on all
tours. Let Janet read this and mark,
learn and inwardly digest.-Salodin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
Talmage on WOmen's Rights.

l know there are women of most I'M
desirable nature, who wander up and
down the country-having no homes of
their own, or forsaking their own
DEMONSTRATING about their rights, and
we know very we'll that they, them
selves, are fit neither to vote nor to
keep house, writes the Rev. 7. Dewitt
Talmage in an article headed Male
and Female Created He Them" in the
September Ladies' Home Journal.
Their mission seems to be to humiliate
the two sexes at the thought of what
any one of us might become. No one
would want to live under the laws that
such women would enact, nor to have
cast upon society the children that such
women would raise. The best rights
that woman can own she already has in
her possession. Her position in this
country at this time is not one of COM
miseration, but one of congratulation.
The grandeur and power of her realm
have never yet been appreciated; she
sits to-day on throne so high that all
the thrones of earth piled on top of each
other would not make for her foot
stool. Here is the platform on which
she stands. Away down below it are
the ballot-box, and the congressional
assemblage, and the legislative hall.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickens.

My first view of Dickens was at an
evening party, when he was standing
in the midst of circle of ladies', re-
lieving himself in very energetic terms
of his impressions de voyage. His hair
was long and light, and looked as if it
had not recovered from the tangle incl
dent to days of sea.sick misery. He
had brought with him two velvet waist
coats for full dress, one of vivid green,
the other of brilliant crimson; these
were further ornamented by a profu-
sion of gold watch.chain. In 1S41 q
black satin waisrcoat was almost the
national costume of gentlemen in
America, so that Mr.. Dickens vivid
tints were very conspicuous. Mrs.
Dickens was small woman of about
thirty. Her position as the lions mate
seemed embarrassing to her. She was
not accustomed to dwell in "the fierce
light that shone upon every deed and
word of the popular idol, and she evil
IDENTIFY found satisfaction in quiet talks
with me concerning the best shops in
Oxford street, and other such homely
and familiar matters. There was no
sign then of any disagreement or in
compatibility between husband and
wife. On the whole, should have said
that in those days Mrs. Dickens showed
signs of having been born and bred her
husbands social superior. After their
return to England l saw several anus
ing and familiar letters written by
Dickens to his Boston friends,-letters
in which repeated and affectionate
illusions were made to Kate, and
it struck me with the greatest surprise
when several years afterwards / learned
that conjugal difficulties in the Dickens
household had led to arrangement and
separation.-E. W. Latimer, IN Lippin-
colts
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
Uncle Peters Circus Ticket.

Uncle Peter L. Scaggs of Louisa
came down to see the circus and
brought along ticket purchased twelve
years ago, when Robinson's circus ex-
hibited at Louisa. Uncle Peter is a
widower, and when the show was at
Louisa he purchased two tickets, ex-
pecting to take his lady love to see the
animals" Before the show began
they had one of those lovers quarrels
which so frequently turn anticipated
pleasures into bitter disappointment,
and as a result Uncle Peter went to the
circus in single harness. He placed
the extra ticket in his pocketbook, and
for the twelve long succeeding years
kept it as reminder of lost sweet
heart. Last Saturday he presented this
ticket to the gatekeeper, who demanded
to know where he got it. ~ paid my
money for it twelve years ago, when
this show was at Louisa" replied Uncle
Peter. "Well, my old friend, you look
like an honest man, and 1 guess the
ticket is all right. Pass in" was the
reply made, and Uncle Peter waltzed
in, feeling that if he had lost the old
girl he had saved the money paid out
for her MISUNDERSTANDING (Ky.
Democrat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
Net OIL the Bill Of Fare.

Fritz is his name. Failing to succeed
as horse-car driver, he sought and
found employment as waiter in a
downtown restaurant. 1t did not take
the customers long to learn that Fritz
was green hand at the business, and
they proceeded to guy him. Fritz stood
the storm well, but the proprietor of
the place became angry, particularly
when Fritz was ordered to serve i'm
possible dishes. One day a solemn
looking man told Fritz to bring him a
sirloin steak, fried potatoes and cup
of coffee. Having finished that, the
patron said: "Now let me have a slice
of watermelon pie and some musk
melon tarts. Be sure to have them
hot" Fritz hurried off to the kitchen.
In few moments great row was in
progress and the unlucky Fritz came
flying out into the dining room, ably
propelled by the foot of the lusty cook.
He escaped into the street. 'Vy,"
said the cook in his Indignation, elf
dot Teller staid here mooch longer, he
would have been taking orders for
fried icigles. "-Ne,o York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
"The'' Hague.

Did you ever stop to ask yourself or
your knowing friend the meaning of
THE" in the place named The HagueP
If you are looking for something that
will knock the above mentioned knowing
friend off his feet, just ask him the sig
nifcance of the three letters quoted.
When he fails to answer the question,
tell him that the The as it occurs in the
instance cited is simply the anglicized
form of the Dutch word rs Gravenhaaz"
pr rs Gravenhaze," either of which, in
the Dutch language, means "the counts
hedge" or ''the counts grove" or 'woods."
Originally the location now occupied
by the city Of The Hague was the hunt
ing grounds of the counts Of Holland.
About the year 1910 palace was built
in the grove. Presently village sprung
up around the palace-still it was called
''The Counts Hedge"-and finally and
lastly large city, which in the Dutch
language has its original Specification,
but which in modern parlance has been
evoluted into 1.-The Hague. "-St. Loui
Republic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
The Dead Letter Room.

An interesting portion of the dead
letter office is the room in which an
accumulation is made of those articles
on which an insufficient amount of
postage is paid, or which, have been in
completely or wrongly addressed, writes
Alice Graham McCollin in an interest
ing sketch of the presiding genius of
the dead letter Office, in the September
LADIES' Home Journal. 1t is a most
heterogeneous collection, ranging in
in value from one cent to one thousand
dollars. Sales of these articles are held
annually, after they have been held for
claim for over two years, and after
every effort has been exhausted to find
the owners the parcels become matters
of public investment. Most of the
packages contain articles of too small
value to be sold separately, so parcels
containing the contents of several pack
ages are made up and sold at an aver
age price of sixty cents each. The at
tempt is made to have the articles in
each package worth that amount. The
original wrappers are removed from the
parcels, and new ones, on which is
written description of the contents,
substituted. This description is also
entered in the auctioneer's sales book,
and from this description, not from a
personal examination, the purchase is
made. The sale is held in December,
before the holiday season, and contin-
ues for about week. The proceeds,
like the money found in unclaimed let
tiers, are delivered to the third assistant
postmaster general for deposit in the
United States treasury.