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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13

Peace is what all desire, but all do
not care for the things that pertain
unto true peace,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13
Petition For Pardon.

Petition to the Governor asking pardon fol
q. A. Mcintosh, convicted OF manslanghter
In this county, is being circu lated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13
For school Comm issioner.

We are authorized to announce Capt. w. A.
LANIER as a candidate for School Commits
sioner, subject TO the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries.
thereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of School Commissioner OF Alb
beville County, subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary. N. y. PYLES.
hereby announce myself az candidate
for the Office OF School Commissioner, sub
Iect 10 the action of the Democratic prima.
riss J. FOSTER HAMMOND.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13
For Probate Judge.

tut &EoOnSC Suo6o'
We are authorized to announce r. E. HILL
rs a candidate for Probate Judge, subject to
the action Of the primaries.
7 hereby announce myself as a can
didate, for the Office of the Judge of Probate
Tor Abbeville County, subject TO the action
of the Democratic primaries. ]. E. JONES.
j. FULLER LYON, Esq, will stand for re-
election as Judge of the Probate Court, In
the Democratic primaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13
Sale.

The State agains: Ed. Ashley.-Tax Execu.
tion.
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION TO ME
- directed. In the above stated case, Will
sell to the highest bidder, at public auction
within the legal hours Of sale, at Abbeville
Court House on Monday the I'd day OF July,
A. ID. 1884, all the right title and interest OF
erty, to-wit: All that tract or parcel Of land
situate lying and being In Due West Town
ship, Abbevllle County, South Carolina, con.
tainlng
Seventy.Six [76] Acres,
more or less, bounded by T. ]. Bowen and
Little River Levied on and TO be sold as the
property OF Ed. Ashley to satisfy the afore-
said Execution and costa. Terms-Cash.
F. W. r. NANCE,
Sheriff Abbeville County.
June r. 1884.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13

Mira. Mary Taggart has recently opened
small stock of millinery, and her success has
From very small beginning her trade has
increased until she now carries good stock
OF millinery, ranging In quality and design
from the most pretentious to the humblesl
straw.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13

his prosperity and his intention to en- large
his already extensive stock OF fne goods ne
has rented the store on the east side OF the
public square, between Douglass and McDill
& Tolley, The store room will be beautifully
fitted up for the jewelry business, and IL will
be a lied with every rything nice and attractive.
Mr.. ], w. Rykard Is q skillful monipulator
of watch repalrer's tools, and does the best OF
work on refractory WATCHES and CLOCKS. he
works IKE Mr. BeaSha SO S1eaP tnat PEE Ppefs
the best OF eye glasses cheaper than dealers
usually buy them.
OUR SHOE AND HARNESS FACTORY.
If not one of the most important industries
| In Abbevile County. They have tan yard
In successful operation. They manufacture
shoes and harness, with a daily capacity oi
Immense store room on the Public Square Is
scarcely sufficient for their large buiness.
Untiring labor and unlimited business quail.
ifcations will bring success TO this firm, and
| they will contribute their share TO the mater:
! iHl prosperity Of the town,
Making Shoes in the Old Way.-Mr. Chas
E. Bruce is fine shoemaker, and works sue.
cessfulIy at his trade. Nobody claims &c
Bruce.
The immense establishment of MIR. ]. H
| LAtlmer, DAILY etnpipys idIs CaPtu uiucl
machinery, and many hands. His stock O
! lumber and building materia ial Is practically
inex haustable tor the simple reason that he
has satisfactory arrangements with saw mills
and the capacity of his machinery will e9
ceed any possible demand that can be made
on It.
The largest warehouse and storeroom IL
upper South Carolina Is owned by MIR. J
Allen Smith and Mr.. Wellington. Thei
stock of building material is immense ant
their facilities for accom- modating the public
is great.
Mr.. r. NJ. Hill is one of our substantial
merchants, having been at the head OF hi.
house for many years, He sells all kinds o
farmers supplies, and general supplies. Hi
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-13

oldest and best millinery establishments in
South CaroliDa, and their prosperity has been
steady from the first By wise investment
OF their surplus money they are now one OF
fort and eaSe In their elegant home on one OF
the largest and most desirable lots In town,
while the accumulations from their Interest
account, aud the profits on their goods year.
| Increases their wealth.
Mr.. w. E. Bell has long been prominent
| figure In the millinery world at Abbeville:
| He has splendid business qualifications. and
has been hustler from the first. He has had
fine trade for many years, and will next
fall branch out In larger and more extend.
ed trade, with Increased energy and added
experience in the mercantile business.
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in the reach of the murderous horns.
simultaneously he drives the bander
illas into either shoulder of tho bull,
and before the now madly infuriated
animal can recover from the audacity
of the attack the bull fighter is well
out of his way. Twice more the ban
derillaero plants his barbs in the bulls
shoulders, and, glorying in the plau-
dts of the crowd, he gives way to the
torreador, who advances to put the
finishing stroke to the spectacle and
to kill the bull.
Erect and handsome, he is pleas
ing sight in his gold weighted gar
ments, this torreador. Bare-headed,
he pays silent tribute of respect to
his horned adversary. In either hand
he carries a long, straight sword, the
one on the left draped with cloak OF
deep crimso color. Straight up to
the beast he walks, while the bull
glares at him with threatening eyes.
Springing he seeks to kill, but the
torreador steps deftly aside, and
again presents his blood-colored
challenge. To and fro they move,
man and beast, each striving to obtain
a favorable moment for a fatal stroke.
Suddenly the torreador jumps to the
side of the bull and strikes. A shout
goes up from the crowd, the music
swells triumphantly, the Judge waves
his hand in appreciation. In the bulls
shoulder, sunk to the hilt, is the
torreadors blade.
For one or two minutes longer the
animal angrily charges the spreading
closks of the matadores, but with each
movement he grows feebler, until, at
last, his hin quarters shivering in the
chill of approaching death, his legs be-
gin to give way Under him. Poor old
bull He has made gallant fight but
it was against odds too great, odds of
human skill and training against mere
brute force. Once more he rallies,
and though blood streams from his
nostrils and his legs almost refuse to
carry him, he makes last weak lunge
at his victor, the torreador. Another
stroke of the sword, this time directed
into the spinal cord at the base of the
brain, and with eyes turned up the
king of some far away herd is dead.
Such, in outline, was the bull fight
''to the death" on the day of Concep-
cion at Juarez. Three other bulls
were fought, but were driven into the
corral again when the banderillas had
been planted in their shoulders. Once
the horse of picador, poor yellow
hack that he was, was wounded, the
horn of the bull striking through the
thick leather armor. With blood
streaming down his legs he was led
from the ring. 1t was disappointing
to the Mexicans, very. Had the poor
animal been gored until his auAssils
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been saving from their beggarly earn
ings to acquire an amount of money
sufficient to enable them TO cat, drink,
gamble and see the bull fights all ele-
ments of the holiday fensting.
The morning of the Sth dawns, and
in sombreros of straw or felt, high
crowned and wide brimmed, some
heavy with silver braid; wrapped in
blankets of brilliant hues, for at this
season the air is chill to their sun
parched bodies, the men gather at
Cuidad Juarez from all the country
round about. Some are on horses,
some in numbering carts, but the
greater number are on foot. The
women, with their black locks
smoothed close down to their heads,
and with shawls of black, purple or
yellow surmounting the folds of calico
dresses, struggle into the city behind
the men. In their ears hang gypsy
like hoops of brass, and dark eyes
sparkle from sometimes pretty faces,
artificially whitened with cosmetics.
As they pass the air is redolent with
musk and often the blue smoke of a
tiny papelito curls from full, red lips
There is little noise, few sounds of
laughter, but tension of nerves, u
glitter of eyes, denotes anticipation of
excitements to come.
At all the street corners are stands.
presided over by wrinkled, brown, old
men and women, where sweet cakes,
sugared pastries, fruits and confec-
tions are for sale. Within low door
ways there are glimpses to be caught
of crude barrooms, where are displayed
temptingly rows Of bottles containing
frey liquors taquila, aauardiente
and pulque. At the doors of butch
ers hang dark red cuts of meat, the
color betraying long exposure. Inthe
grocers' shops there is lively trade in
cornmeal and chile, tho basis of the
National dishes, euchiladas, fryoles,
tamales and chile-con-carne. Garlic,
too, is ready in abundance to lend ad.
ditional flavor to the highly seasoned
mixtures.
1t is not in the shops of the mer-
chants that excitement runs highest.
Up beyond the plaza, where stands q
bust of General Juarez, is the square
cornered, tiat-roofed, cross-sur.
mounted church; so close by as to
seem under the protection of its sane.
tity are the gambling booths and the
bull ring.
AS the hill on which the church
stands is climbed, strains of music are
heard, and the cadences are soft and
sweet, but with movement that in
spires the feet of the Mexicans to pat
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the gamblers call to entice the hesi-
tating; the cup is lifted. and jubilant
''Buenos," or wicked "Carajos," fall
from the lips of winners or losers.
Still farther away from the church,
under n shed, n crowd sits on ties of
benches above a big concave disk, in
which are placed number of cup
shaped pieces of metal radiating from
clear space about centre post. The
player sends eight little ivory balls
spinning around the circumference of
the disk, and as their momentum in
creases, they roll, one by one, between
the metal obstacles and into the cen
ire, or are caught in the cups. The
player has bet on an odd or even num-
ber of balls to reach the centre, and as
the number that lodges there tallies or
not with his bet he wins or loses at
the 'square" game of ''I,as Chuzas."
Men and women alike play Mt all the
games, and red lips utter mild caram-
bas rs easily as coarser, moustached
ones mutter "Muerte de Dios" The
silver braided coat of the vaquero con
trasts wildly with the black cloak of
the man of higher estate as they sit
side by side on the same rude bench.
Justice and desperate touch hands as
they place bets at the monte tables.
Glove levels all pranks," and so does
gambling, but nowhere is the fact
surer than at the booths erected for
the Fiesta de Guadalupe.
The music ceases in front of the bull
ring, and there is n general movement
toward the circle of seats. Prices for
seats differ according to location,
those covered and grada de sombra,
that is, in the shade, are presumably
preferable, though the chill in the air
renders the question open to discus
sion. One dollar apiece is the price
for such seats, and if the American
who wishes to see bull fight Mt Juarez
is wary, he will provide himself with
n Mexican dollar before he crosses the
Rio Grande from I'll Paso, paying for
il at the bullion value of the coin.
This year it cost but fifty-six cents to
obtain shady seat, but the Mexican
gatekeeper would have given no change
had an American dollar been pre-
sented.
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The crowd pours in through the
gates. A detachment of Mexican SOL
diers is marshalled up to the ring, and
seated in the sun with the poems. They
are unarmed, and wear high shakas,
covered with pure white cloth, an ex-
cellent mark to guide a bullet. In
their seats under the tawdy decorated
stand of the Judge of the bull-fght,
the band again plays soft, southern
music. Through all the aisles pass
vendors of fruits and sweets, crying
their wares Justify and cadencing the
last syllables in absurd drawing in.
tonations. Cigars and cigarettes are
everywhere lighted, and faces shine in
expectation of tho coming combats.
The Judge, an old man, beared and
wrinkled, mounts to his stand. There
is pause and then he waves his hand
in signal. A trumpet sounds gay
faufare, and on the opposite side OF the
ssnd-carpeted ring, double doors are
thrown open and out from the depths
beyond march the bull-fghters. They
are splendid specimens of men, strong
ly built, 1.-THE and graceful in bearing /;
gay in brightly uolored garments,
heavily trimmed with silver braid, all,
save the torreador, whose garniture is
of gold, they present a strange con-
trast of splendor and development to
the slow moving, dirty poems on the
benches above their heads. Six Of the
bull-fghters are on foot-the torrea-
dor, and matadores; two are on horse
back, the picadores, who carry strong
lances with sharpened pieces of steel
at their tips.
With military precision the cortege
moves to the centre of the ring, and,
turning to lace the judge, take off
their round black hats with netted
tassels hanging from either side, and
present them at arms length in sa-
lutte. Turning about, and marching to
the other side of the ring, the same
salute is rendered the people on the
benches. Again there is musical
blast from the trumpet, and, at the
signal, torreador, matadores and plea.
dores take stations about the circle
the picadores to the left of a door
quarter way around the ring from the
point where the entry has been made.
Once more the trumpet sounds, and
amid clapping of hands and cries of
delight the bull Is freed. For days he
has been tantalized and rendered as
wild as possible. As the door behind
which he waits is unfastened, piece
of steel, barbed like fishhook. to
which is attached streamers of differ
ent hued papers, is driven into his
back, aud, smarting with the sharp
pain, the bulls entrance is wild rush
for freedom.
For an instant the bull stands in the
centre Of the ring. imagining himself
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THE SLr-GH RIDE.

fust room for two. not too much room;
tuck her in all snug and warm;
I'm conscious OF her hairs perfume
And of tho nearness Of her arm. .
shake the lines out free and gny,
The sleigh bells chime and we're away
Across the crisp and glittering snow,
Leaving behind the city street,
Its garsh glare and noise, we go
Into the darkness still and sweet
And here and there q household CLEAN
Fits by us in flying dream.
How speed the horses gayly drivent
The sweet bells clatter silvery mirth,
And every star is white in heaven
And every field is white on earth.
How dark the brightness seems. how bright
rhe darkness OF the winter night
We pass the open road like wind
But in the dim aud shadowy lanes
Our wild pace slackens, and I ind
One hand enough TO hold the reinsj
And somehow, when try 10 speak.
MY words are kisses on her cheek.
Alb. life ia fair in many ways,
And full Of dear. enchanting hours
And love Is sweet in summer days,
Mid blossoming paths and sylvan bowers
But lei me choose, all bliss above,
A sleigh ride with the girl | love.
st. Louis Republic.
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Curious Titles OF Books.

''Some Fine Biscuits Baked in the
Oven of Charity, Carefully Conserved
for the Chickens of the Church." is
the comprehensive title of q curious
old religious controversial work dating
from the time of the British Reforma-
tion. Other expressive titles Of works
of q similar nature are: matches
Lighted at the Divine Fire." "The
Gun of Penitence," "The Shop OF the
Spiritual Apothscsry" "The Bank of
Faith" ''Six Pennyworth of Divine
Spirit" The Sweet Swallows OF
Sslvation," aud ''The Sparrows OF the
Spirit"
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Helped Steal From Himself.

A farmer living near Perth. Fulton
County, helped steal his own hog the
other night. He was awakened from
his sleep in the middle of the night
and asked by two men to assist them
in loading hog which had tumbled
out of the crate in their wagon. He
willingly gave helping hand aud then
returned to quiet slumbers. The next
morning he went to feed his porker,
but there was no porker to feed 1t
then dawned upon him that he had
helped load his own hog in the wagon
the night before. Montgomery (CaL
Reporter.
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would have been shed profusely, and
horrors would have been accumulated.
Nothing more serious happening than
the wounding of horse, popular YER
dict pronounced IL tame affair. As
it occurred, IL was not beautiful
sight, nor even'a thoroughly interest
ing one to American eyes. There
was a picturesgueness, novelty,
and rare exhibition of skill,
but the death blow of the matador
brought up recollections of sham
bles. Had the bulls been truly fero-
cious, there might have been more Of
interest, but until the last one was
brought IN, it was evident that the
animals produced had been in the ring
before. They fought shy of sharp
points, and even, Mt times, refused the
challenges offered by the red closks.
When the bulls decline to fight, verit-
able and intense excitement showed
itself among the spectators. ''Otre
torro Otre torrol" they cried, and,
obedient to their demand, another
bull was brought into the ring. There
have been revolutions in Mexico that
turned old governments out and new
ones in, because the bulls that were
furnished for fights refused to put
themselves in harms way. All the
bulls used at Juarez were advertised
to have come from Samalayuca, noted
ranch in the interior.
A novelty presented during the last
contest, when a two-year old showed
himself novice and offered real fight,
was when Nine. Rodriguez, wife OF
the torreador, rode into the arena,
mounted on n superb chestnut horse,
and took the place of the banderillaero.
Clad in sweeping robes of wine -colored
velvet, her trained steed prancing be-
meath her, ella Charrita," as she low
ingly is called, was picture not soon
to be forgotten. Riding as il she and
her horse were one, her dark cheeks
flushing with excitement, she won tho
hearts of all. When waving gracefully
the banderillas, the reins resting loose
on the horses neck, she suddenly
dashed by and struck the barbs into
the bulls back, the admiration OF the
crowd knew no bounds. Hats were
thrown into the ring, and cheers and
shouts went up in compliment of her
skill and fearlessness. Kissing her
hands to right and left, she returned
to her post, and again performed the
dangerous feat Then the grave Judge
raised his hat in token of praise, and
the banderillaera's face beamed with
perfect satisfaction.
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at liberty. but IL is for no longer than
an instant, for matador springs close
to him and tauntingly sweeps a flame
colored cloak before the beasts eyes
Enraged Mt finding himself still beset
by tormentors and at sight OF the
hated color, the bull makes vicious
lunge to overtake the matador, only
to he gracefully lodged and to have
another red cloak haunted before him
other the matadores taunt the animal
until he is crazed. He strikes wick
edly with his horns ut the barriers
erected at four points in the ring, be-
hind which the buIl-fghters seek
refuge when too closely pressed. He
bellows and foam flakes from his
mouth. Ready to accomplish any
thing TO secure liberty, he glances
around and before his eyes appears
his natural enemy, n man on horse
back, the picador who, until this mo-
ment has kept himself in the back
ground. With n snort Of rage the
bull dashes toward the horse and
rider, and for an instant, notwith-
standing the shield of leather about
the horses breast and neck, il appears
as il the ugly horns must do their
deadly work, and rip and gore the
milder animal. The picsdor knows
well the danger of his steed and of
himself, and awaiting the proper time
he directs blow with his lance ut the
bulls back, and holds him by sheer
strength until the pain of the stab
causes him to turn and once again
attack the matador, who laughs in de-
rision at the futility of the attacks.
The work of the picadores done,
they retire from the ring, and mata-
dor springs to the Gentle bearing the
bsnderillas, or rods covered with
bright colored papers and rosettes,
and tipped with fishhook barbs. He
rises on tiptoe, and waves the bander.
illas invitingly TO the bull, who snorts
and paws the ground. Lowering his
head. the beast darts at the bander-
illaero, who steps lightly aside. Again
the bull eyes his antagonist, but be-
fore he can prepare to make rush,
the banderillaero springs toward him,
and for brief instant is almost with
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the time, as if ready at any moment to
swing into dance of wild abandon.
Through the undulations of the
melody hoarse cries are heard and an
undertone of excited conversation
The sounds come from the groups
about many gambling tables standing
in the very shade of the church. Here
a dealer calls off the names of strange
ly decorated cards as he pays them
out one by one from the pack he holds
to rows of three ON the table. The
players place buttons on fac similis of
the figures on the cards until the win
ner gets three in a row. 1t is a Mexi-
can modification, surrounded with a
Spanish color scheme of green and
red, of the game of keno. just be-
yond this is long line of tables
where the jingling of little brass bells
fastened to leather cups, wherein are
three dice, indicates the progress of
monte, the National gambling game.
Piles Of silver, paper and copper
money are before the dealers, black
browed, vicious featured men, for the
most part On the painted clay
outs" other piles Of coins show where
the bets are placed. The dice rattle |;
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LEW WALLACES FOE.

ENERAL l. T. w
WALLACE, best
known to the gen
eral public by his
two great books,
"Ben Hur" and
the "Prince of In
dia," is a man of
many roles. He
has been success
ful as soldier, poll
tician, diplomat
and author, and
some startling ex-
periences h av e
fallen to his lot.
His career on
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MEXICAN "SPORT."
POPULAR CELEBRATION OF A
FEAST DAY IN JUAREZ.
bull Fighting as II Appears TO the
Americau-GreatC Crowds and I'm
interrupted Gambling Scenes
IN Bull Ring.


Y December s the
the Feast of the
Conception is cele-
brated in Mexico,
and for the three
W G G k $ following,
writes George Fos-
ter Platt in the
Denver News, La
Sonora de Guada-
lupe il reverenced
in n manner char
actcristic of the
people of tn e
southern repub-
lie. For months
the poems have
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24

1t is an axiom of international law
that the child takes the nationality of
its father, and, under this axiom, the
courts have held that persons born
abroad of american parents are natur-
NJ born citizcna :. ef- United Statsa
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Stylish Winter Outdoor Costume

Costume in cardinal-faced Amazon
cloth. Bodice with basque and deep
revers, trimmed with Astrakhan. Shirt
full and short, edged with Astrakhan,
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and with tabs of wide military braid.
Narrow bands of Astrakhan down the
seams. Bonnet in cardinal velvet,
with Astrakhan introduced into the
velvet loops. Osprey and large pins
OF finely cut Jet. New York World.