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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
THEY REGISTER A KICK.
The Railroad Folk Demand Cheaper
Buildine Lots.

We learn that there is some com plaint by
the railroad folk about the prices asked for
building lots. For the people of q staid old
town, like Abbeville, which had stood still
for hundred years II Is not easy for. lot own
ers TO put fair estimates on their vacant lands,
when there is q demand for fifty or one hun
bred building lots. It is not at all uhreasons-
BILE for lot owners TO become so scared that
they will demand something like $500 for $40
sooner or later regulate the price. Rents and
lots will soon find their level. Abbeville was
not prepared 70 add hundred families to her
population, and the unprecedented demand
for houses and lots have sent rents and build
Ing lots booming.
Let the railroad folk be little reasonable,
and let our own people consider we'll each
one for bis own interest.
Let our own people remember that IL
doesn't pay 10 build houses at nominal rem ts,
and IL doesn't pay TO hold vacant or unpro-
ductive lots.
Let railroad folk not lay all the blame OF
high rents on the Abbevifle people. II rail-
road folk did not bid high for houses the rents
would be lower.
Sensible people sell or rent their houses
where they can get the best prices, and other
sensible people buy or rent houses where they
can get the best bargains. The TACT that
house rent Is higher in Abbeville than In Al
lanta or Elberton shows the greater demand
10 Abbeville. And the greater demand and
higher rent shows the best prosperity.
or low the time will soon come when these
matters will adjust themselves. The wisest
lot owner will realize now while the prices
are high There is no good reason why house
rent In Abbeville should be maintained at a
higher figure than In Atlanta.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
DR.. SLOAN'S WILL.
Seminary AT Due West--333 Acres
Of Innd.

The will of the late Rev. Fl. T. Sloan, DID,.
Court on the 5th day OF March, 1894, when
Mrs. Josephine E. Sloan qualified as execu'
trIx.
The date Of the will is October Y, 1891 wit
nesses-W. A. Lomax, jr., j. j. White, j. V.
Scott, w. A. Lomax appearing before the
probate court 10 prove the will.
BY the will OF the testator. Mrs. Josephine
E. Sloan. his widow, Ia given the whole prop
eriy during her natural li1e.
One paragraph Of the will reads as follows
"rhe Long Cane place. containing 833A acres
valued by the testator at $3.50 or 5000, is
left to the Associate Reformed Seminary, To-
Gated at Due West. for It's enlargement and
support, the interest only 10 be used annu.
ally, while the principal is to be kept az a
permanent fund"
The remainder of the real estate Ia New.
berry and Abbeville counties is, at Mrs.
Sloans death. to 60 to their blood relations.
The will il In the hand writing OF DR. Sloan.
It was written on note paper, the same that
he used Tor writing his sermons. The absence
of all legal phrases is noticeable. In accord
with the character Of the man, II is written
In plain terms and in fair English, the mean.
Ing Of which Is sunmIstakable. There Will be
no lawsuit over this will.
And thus 1t was that the devoted friend oi
Due West and the faithful servant OF his
church, gave evidence of sincere friendship
cd in recent years-because Of his fidelity Ia
the best interests OF the college, at the sug'
geston OF those who sought TO remove that
institution from among us-erased his name
from among the trustees of Erskine, he for.
gave all and was still true to the ooJect OF the
manhood. Under such circumstances the
bestowal of such charity is the highest evil
dence OF Christian manhood. Though he
slay me, yet will trust In him."
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TROY'S TOPICS.
Sweet OdOr OF Flowers and Orange
BIOss0ms-PeOple Going and Com.
ing.


Troy, s. c., March 10, 1891.
Rev. T. w. Sloan will preach a sermon next
Sa bbath morning appropriate 10 Easter.
Mr. ]. l.. Taggart left last week for SaVan,
nah, Ga, to take a position on the Southbound
mir. W.. T. Bradley leaves for Wahalla TO-
day on a business trip.
Mrs. 8. A. Glover is visiting in Edgefeld.
Mr. J. p. Jennings, one OF Mccormick 3
best young men, attended preaching here yes
Miss Lizzie Harvley is spending sometime
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wardlaw and Miss Belle
Morrah, of Wideman's. spent Saturday night
with Mr.. H. X. Kennedy.
Mrs. w. X. Bradley is visiting at Abbevllle.
While the atmosphere is fragrant With the
odor Of sweet flowers the oder OF orange olos,
SONS are being waited across the street, ana
ere long the happy marriage bells VIII chime
Miss Sallie Kennedy, of Due West, is visit
ing her brother, Mr.. j. G. kenndy at Eden
Hall. .
Mn ]. w. Title, of Rock Mart, Ga. is visit
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. McCaslan spent satur.
day night with Mr.. Dolph Cheatham IN
Judge F. A. Cook "set up" number of his
friends to a fine turkey dinner last Thursday
with her sister. Mrs. DR.. L. H. Culbertson, ol
Mr.. j. F. Wideman has the finest garden in
town.
day. furnishes enough butter for the hotel
with from six TO twelve In family. and then
supplies several families with milk. She ls
perfect beauty and has the finest calf IN the
county.
fishing excursion soon. Why not next week
Nick.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
How His Child Led Him.
BY JULIA BILLINGS.

Several years ago my brother was in
Springfield one cheerless day, with
about half an hour on his hands before
train time. Strolling along near the
depot, he no Iced tidy restaurant. and
went in for lunch. a bright boy came
to take his order, and as soon as he
brought it sat down to his lessons. A
respectable man, evidently the pro-
prietor, was seated near the fire, with
disabled foot propped up in chair.
When my brother had finished his
meal, he approached him, saying:
"You have bright boy to wait on
your customers"
"Yes, indeed" said the man, with
parental pride, II couldn't hire so
good a boy as that; he is my son, and
was the means of my opening this
place instead of keeping a saloon,
which was the way | got my living
for some years and I'll tell you how
it was. He came from school one day
heavy-hearted, and when asked him
what was the matter he began to cry,
but couldn't speak. After l had urged
him, he said that in recess some Of the
boys asked each other what their ia.
theirs did. One said his father WAS d
plumber; another, that his was car
penter and when they came to my
boy, who said his father kept q saloon,
one of them said, That's the meanesl
kind Of business "And l could see
they all felt the same way. That
made me feel awfully ashamed so
father, if you will only give up the
saloon, I'll do anything / can to help
YOU With that he threw his arms
around my neck, and, sobbing, begged
me to give it up. Well, the end of il
was 1 sold out. don't make so much
money as I did selling liquors, but II
goes farther and We have happy
home; my wife can help along, be-
cause decent people come here for
their meals, but before l did not like 10
have her around, there was so much
low talk. My boy has been as good as
his word. / couldn't ask for a better
son.
MY brother thanked the man for his
confidence, and after giving his hearty
approval weat his way.-The Little
Christian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
Della HOWE TRUSTEES.
Out We Coin They Come.


The newly-elected Board of Trustees OF the
Della Howe estate will be installed Into office
next Sale Day.
The new trustees are: ]. C.. Klugh. A. X.
Watson, Benz. A. Boyd, ]. B. Holloway, j. NJ.
Wardlaw.
Hon. w. H. Parker. the treasurer who has
managed the estate 80 well and 30 satislacto-
torily since The death Of Judge Thomson, has
given notice Of his resignation. TO take effect
ON the re-organiz ization OF the board. Mr..
Parker Is induced to take this course because
and the small profits incident thereto
The bond Is Sl0.000 and the profits from the
office being only fraction over 500, SO that
the Treasurer earns all that he gets from that
source The treasurer has always been other
than a member OF the Board.
Mr.. Parker has always been careful of his
fiduciary' trasts. and we think In no instance
has he done better service than for Della
Howe. When he went into office the funds
had been very much reduced. but since he has
been in office The cash assets Of the school
$4,000.
Ii it be possible to do so, IL would be well II
the trustees could hold the estate toge tner as
1t is at present. and esta bliSn the school at the
village. Some modification of DR.. Della
Howe's will must be made. as, under our
changed public school system, the public
schools offer better educational facilities than
are offered at Lethe.
If suitable tract OF land could be purchas.
ed near Abbeville an Industrial school could
be maintained from the rents OF the lands
from interest on money and from whatever
amount Abbeville nigh contribute. Wheth.
er there is anything in this suggestion or not
| the board might consider the matter, and, II
possible, might consult with our people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
Jonah and the Whale.

We take the following article from the AS
socIate Reformed Presbyterian. which we
think In about on par with the explanations
OF some Of the scripture texts as made by
more pretentions preachers than Brother
jasper. In many cases such enlargement, In.
depreciation, or explanation OF Scripture
texts are about as reasonable or as plausible
as that OF Brother Jasper on the whale and
Jonah. and may we'll be commended to all
that class OF preachers who appeal to our
credulity. The Presbyterian says:
Rev. Jasper, Of Richmond, Va. the colored
brother who believes that the sun do move"
has been taking lessons OF the Higher Critics
and he is an apt scholar. We commend to
Bro. Briggs and DR.. Harper, of Chicago, the
following original and unique explanation oi
the story OF Jonah:
"Dat country war q sea shoah. an de hotels
dey was named aftah de tings oh de sea. Dab
was de Sailors Rest, de Mariners Rest, de
Seafaripg Mans Home, and lot OBJ slch
places a. you kin find 'em al Norfolk now.
Among desc places was one called de Whales
Belly. Jonah come along, an he didn't hab
NO scrip In HIS purse. He stayed there three
days, ana when de landlady found he didn't
hab any money she spewed him out. It is
glib to us to show how when We don't treat q
man right kase he's pore we may be kickin
an angel unawars y"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT.
Everybody, YOur Cousins and Your
Aunts, are Invited.-.COronaca
BOOms and Grows.
Coronaca. s. c.. March 10, 1894.

Coronaca, 8. c., March 10, 1894.
Like every other community In the coun-
", We suppose, we are re- enjoying tme ne, most ;Ss
oldest citizens can recollecl. Consequently
farm and garden work are being pushed right
along, and we'll 1t may be, for no doubt, we
er between now and the middle of April.
Our little town is growing and Improving
right along In spite of tho bard times.
MIR. r. H. HeEderson's handsome cottage
is also nearing completion and these two
pretty new house and lot have improved the
appearance OF our town wonderfully. And our
newly elected council have laid Off and bul II
some nice streets which altogether gives MS
now quite town-like appearance.
Some OF our moat enterprislng and pubic
spirited young people feeling that II would
never do TO let our school house get behind
amidst all the Improvements have been
practicng and rehearsing for the past two or
three weeks with the view OF rendering
play, for the benefit OF the school property,
on next Friday night 23rd inst. we feel that
we can safely guarantee TO all who may at
tend full value for the little cost OF seeing
II. They have procured the service OF an ell.
egapt string band from Laurens, and AFTER
the play, the ladies VIII serve Ice cream and
other refreshments, and we take this oppor-
tunity 10 extend 10 the public, far and near,
a hearty invitation to come early and pro-
cure tickets for reserve seats and you Will De
greatly edited and amused, we assure you. !.
Especially do we urge the patrons OF the
school to attend and bring their relatives
and friends with them. There is nothing,
unless 1t be the church. that contributes 80 TO
the up-building OF any town or community
as q well organized and we'll supported
school. Then let as all get together-those
tnat have children TO educate and those that
have not. and see If we can't raise the means
TO further improve our school property and
max IT appear what 1t should be, the home
of education aud reanemen. Some OF our
fellow citizens were conspicuous for their
absence at our last entertainment; some
with good excuses and some with no excuse
at ALI except the indlsposition OF their pock-
cts But we had a very successful enter.
tainment, especially in q financial way, and
we can do so ogain by the help Of all. so
come one come all, and you, too, Mr.. Editor.
pleasant visit Progress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
SEIZED HIS GRIP.
Carpet-Sack FILLED With Gentlemen's
Furnishing Goods.

A colored train hand came to town one day
last week with a suspicious looking carpet
bag in his hand. and which he finally depos-
tied in colored barber shop. Marshal Fish
er asked the cOlored traveller about his carpet
bag, and he said that he had left II elsewhere
but Marshall Fisher saw IL In corner, and
asked 10 see the inside. There was protest
and some hesitation, but the carpet bag was
opened, and q gallon jug Of whiskey was n II
that II contained. The constable though,
that gallon jug in barber shop Was con.
traband, and seized II, took II before the
council, and his net wasspproved. The negro
now has no gentlemen's furnishing goods to
speak OF. This Council and their Marshals
and the Sheriff and his deputies are deter.
mined that no blind tigers shall exist In Alb
beville.
The fact that any one would attempt to re-
tall liquor contrary TO law goes to show t'
what extent the dlspensary law interferes
with the supply OF liquor, for which there is
always demand at night,
The dispepsary law gives us absolute pro-
hibition for fourteen hours In the twenty-iouf,
To say nothing of the fact that no whiSkey al
all is sold from six o'clock Saturday evening
to eight o'clock Monday morning. IT Is this
kind of prohibition that hurts the lovers oi
whiskey and induces them TO try to break
down the diSpensary,
When Wa can get prohibition for one day In
the week and fourteen hours in every other
day, the prohibltionists would be untrue TO
themselves and false to their principles II
they did not support The dispensary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
Japanese Affection.

Kisses and embraces are unknown
In Japan as tokens Of affection, after
infancy. You may see fathers and
sons, husbands and wives, mothers
and daughters meeting after years ol
absence, yet you will probably never
see the least approach to caress be-
tween them. They will kneel down
and salute each other, and smile, and
perhaps cry little for joy but they
will neither rush into each others
arms. not utter extraordinary phrases
of affection. Indeed, such terms OF
affection as "my DEAR" "my darling"
"my sweet" 'my love-" my lite,"
do not exist in Japanese, nor any
terms at all equivalent to our emotion.
al idioms. Japanese affection is not
uttered in words it scarcely appears
even in the tone of voice it is chilly
shown in acts nf exquisite courtesy
and kindness. I might add that tile
opposite emotion is under equally per.
feet control; but to illustrate this re-
markable fact would require u separ.
ate essay.-.-The Churchman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
BOARD DIRECTORS.

1.-THE Press and Banner Is printed with good
good.type and in good characters II you can
not read this type with ease. your eyes must
be the cause. K. c. Bernau, who Is gradu-
ate opticiau can remedy this by fitting you
with pair of fine glasses, guaranteed to give
satisfaction.
One Of the best selected line OF gents neck
wear consisting of i-in-hand tecks, dress bows
and :windsors can he found nj the store of
Cross & Martin. The ladies are invited to
look at their windsor ties, they are extra
length.
Miss Eifert, of New York, who made her
self so popular last season, Is again at her
post with r. NJ. Haddop.
If you want your prescriptions filled accu
rately and promptly, leave them at Speeds
Drug store, where they will be filled accurate
ly and sent anywhere In the city. II you
need them during the hours OF midnight,
call on Doctor Milford, Room No IA National
Bank building, who Is always ready and
waiting 10 serve you.
Toilet articles and perlumery Is no object
with us. We buy more and sell more than
any body else In the city. We back what We
say by what we do. Call on Mr. &. Z. Gam
brelle who Is always willing aud wailing To
show you through the department. Yours
very truly, p. b. Speed.
Fresh bread received three times week at
Iivlngston Perrin's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
New Face at the Door.

The Young Worker, published at Charlotte.
N. O., has been received at this Office. 1t is
an Associate Reformed Presbyterian paper
edited by Rev. C. E. Todd and Rev. W. w.
Orr. The business manager is NJ. M. Ross.
It, like our Due West neighbor, the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian, Is wrestling with the
proposed "orphanage." the "college debt
"the dormitory plan," and mission stations
"at Atlanta and Little Rock" We presume
each paper Is seeking the favor and patron
age OF the whole church.
The college debt is 81, 500, on which the an
nual interest is 81 800.
The Dormitory Plan Is q proposition to
build Q ten thousand dollar boarding house
for students at Due West, with the idea thai
the stock holders may realize something on
the investment.
The orphanage business is q new born ides
that an orphanage is needed for Eve presume
the Associate Reformed children, who have
lost father and mother. As Due West hal
both the male and the female colleges belong
ing TO the church it would seem that Du'
West ought to have the orphanage, 30 tha
the children may have the benefit Of them.
The mission scheme for Atlanta and Little
Rock seems to be for the purpose of establish
ing church In each OF these places. Moth
ing In said however of the struggling LITTLE
congregation at Abbeville which is about II
lose its beloved pastor.
In the number before us we see nothing
about the chimerical scheme OF christlaniz
ing Mexico.
There seems also to be total absence o
any reference to the plan Of wasting mill
ions OF money to convert q few Cinnamon Il
our way Of thinking, but We presume thes
things will not be neglected In future Issue
OF the Young Worker.
From the outline Of the work which th'
Associate Reformed papers have mapped out
jt would seem that there Is indeed mucf
work to be done in the church, and gooe
Christians everywhere must be impressed
with the need for work and money, too.
II the church would prosper it must hav'
both workers and givers. The gospel j
preached by practical methods. salvation II
won by practical preaching, colleges are bull
and endowed by practical work. and grea
debts are liquidated by the liberal and united
efforts OF earnest workers.
There Ia plenty Of work to do. and II tht
church workers push their claims with ener
~, the "world" will have plenty Of chancel
for making good investmentsin land wher'
moth and rust do not corrupt.
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ALEX. SANDERS.
Born April, 1907, Still Alive and
Well.

Born April, 1907, Still Alive and
Well.
He has been on the Martins Mill tract,
seven miles west Of Abbeville. for sixty.seven
years. In 1927, he was sold by g. W. Hodges,
Sheriff, under execution against Captain
Thomas Sanders, who owned the lands now
owned by Mr.. Charles Graves, OF this county.
Thomas Martin bid off Alex, at $46O.
cash. He took him home, where he has lived
ever since. He soon afterward became
the property of John Campbell Martin, son OF
Thomas Martin. Under all the changes of
ownership Of the land Alex. Sanders remain
on the place, and Is still there. His young
Master Campbell Martin, gave him a small
tract Of land during his lifetime, and al
though Martin Is dead his successor in the
ownership OF the land, Mrs. Stelts, who was
bis wife at the time OF his death, still honors
the act Of her former husband and allows
Alex. the use of the land.
He has always been an upright. honest and
industrious man. During the time of his
slavery, he was always faithful to his owner,
and In his freedom he has never gone from
the old place, where he has lived for sixty
seven years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21

A reporter who once "pulled hand
press" on a country weekly tells this
stroy: lone day, while the paper was
being worked Oft, man from the
country came in and walked all a.
round the room, finally stopping near
the press and watching the work very
earnestly. "Anything | can do for
you?' asked the man at the lever.
pausing between impressions. Nav,
was the reply Il don't want nothin';
I just come in to see ye edit. .''--EX.
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The Falkland Island prOduce

The Falkland Island produce No
trees, but they do produce wood in a
very remarkable shape. You will see,
scattered here and there, singular
blocks of what looks like weather
beaten, mossy, gray stones of various
sizes. But if you attempt to roll over
one of those rounded bonlders. you
will find yourself unable to accomplish
it. In fact, the stone Is tied down to
the ground--tied down by the roots or
in other words, it is not stone, but a
block Of living wood.
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NEW MILLINERY STORE.
New Goods-New Place Of Busin ess

New GoOds-New Place of Business.
Mrs. Mary Taggart will open a nice assort-
ment OF all kinds of millinery In Mr.. CJle-
mans store. Some OF her goods are expected
to arrive today. and other orders are expected
daily.
Mrs. Taggart has been ser"ing the public
for long time, and her past success warrants
the assumption that her excellent Judgment,
her industry and her high integrity wi II
bring abundant success to her Inf her new line
Of business. The public have long appreciat-
ed her services In dressmaking, and we have
no doubt that she will receive the patronage
TO which her ability and her disposition to
oblige the public entitle her.
she may hereafter be found upstairs in Mr..
Coleman's store where she will be glad TO see
her friends and customers.
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GRADUATED.
Our Townsman DR.. 8. A. visanska a
Wins His Diploma Under Difficult

Our young townsman, Mr.. 8. A. Visanska
10 Doctor now. Although his health was
30 bad for two months this winter that he
could not pursue his studies yet his ability
even under these dfsadvantageous circum-
stances, he passed q successful examination
last week in the Medical College of Charles
ton, and he now has diploma from that old
and honored institution. We congratulate
the young doctor, no less than we appreciate
the honest pride which a father has In the
success of bis sons. All Of Mr.. Visanska' g
sons are making fine headway in the world,
and they all occupy positions OF responsibility
and importance. Well may the father Of
such sons feel sincere satisfaction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-21
The State Wins.

The State won Its point against the Rail-
roads In the matter of the contest as TO the
increased assessment for taxes. The suit ip
volved about 100000. Judge Simonton de.
cided that the railroads should pay up in full
including costs. 1t is thought this will end
the matter. and that no appeal will be made