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LOWNDESVILLE'S LOCALS.
Items That Came in Time Last Week

Items That Came in Time Last week
Lowndesville, April T, 1894.
All fools day was almost II not entirely 1or'
gotten with Us, owing to It's being SUNDAY
and partly perhaps TO the excited state or the
public mind, because Of the news from be-
low.
MIR. c. T. Baker went to Anderson Sunday
evening 10 see and hear Senator Butler the
MIR. p. b. Allen, OF Starr, was down Tues
dnv, the guest of Mr.. w. ]. Harden.
MIR. T. NJ. Du Pre-, OF Fort Hill, came down
Tuesday and spent several days In this Sec
ton; his old home. ,,
Mrs. ]. o. Lindsay and her son, Mr.. vii.
liam Lindsay. of Due West, came over Tues
day, and spent several days with the iamily
Of the son-ln-law Of the former, Kew. II. y.
| Fennel.
DR.. j. Lindsay, of Mountain View, was
In town Wednesday. -
Rev. H. c. Fennel was called Thursday, to
perform the burial services Of the hey yenesadGie 10
before near Antreyille. The funeral and
burial took place at little Mountain Church
at ll:30 o'clock, In the presence OF large
crowd OF the sorrowing relatives ana iilends
of the deceased. Esquire Black possessed the
respect and con 1dence of all who knew MIN
Having been lifelong consistent memoer o
the Presbyterian Church. we but voice th {
sentiment OF ali who knew him in saying d
good man has fallen.
Mrs. J. 3. MOseey and her son, Mr.. Robert
Moseley, went to Abbeville Friday.
| Mr. and Mrs. l., ID. Striblipg, OF Oc0nee
County came down Friday 10 visit the aftilct'
ed father of the latter, Mr.. Brownlee, VINO
was paralyzed some time ago.
Mr.. Cicero Hughes, of Aobeville, was In
town Friday. :,
Messrs. j. T. LatImer and ID. X. Cooley
went to Abbeville Friday.
| Mrs ]. w. Huckabee and her son. MIR. j.. G
Huckabee went to Abbevile Saturday
where they will remain for several days.
MessrS. j. Y. and w. A. Swift OF Elberton
C,n vIuited the fa mily of Mr. II. Baker yeSter
day. ,,..>
Miss lola Johnson. Of Anderson, Is visltins
the family OF her grand father, Mr; iran
, Clinkscales. Iroup.
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IN THE BETTER LAND.
Departure Of an Infant From Earth 30
Heaven.

heaven.
Some lines on the death of our dear littl'
Arthur Leonard only son of Mr.. J e. and Mrs
Lula Griffin, who was born November 80
1893, and died April 18th, 1894, aged fv
months and four days.
Our dear little Arthur is gone,
From this world Of care and sin:
To dwell with angels round the throne.
To be With God and Christ within
In the home above his spirit Is
Joyous and happy there,
No more she'll suffer here below.
His happiness, Oh ! how rare!
Wen miss him sadly in our home,
No more his voice we'll hear.
Well think he's coming when we call,
But alas! he is not near.
Oh how we loved him-none can tell,
He's gone-and we are sad
Dear Lord to us, thy grace impart
Thy love can make us glad.
Thou dldst give US this darling babe.
For only little time;
And now we give him back TO thee,
Our father for he was thine.
Help US, dear Lord, to bow to Thee,
In this our home OF pain,
To Lean upon thy precious arm,
That we may meet again.
May thy love. our hearts all fill,
With resignation pure;
That we may kiss the rod which smltes,
And patiently endure. IL. VS..
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THE g., G. & N.
Again Throwing Dirt-Sfde tracks u
Come Away Up the Hill.

That never tiring and ceasless worker, Mr.:
]. Allen Smith, lis branching OUT n into neT new
e;tprs1R Surtbern Road is lending its sympathy and
encouragement nc by grading down the big M
and laying their side tracks up TO the site
on which Mr. Smith Is 70 put s,s up os doogs ag
sash. blinds and the goods usually sold IN
that line. IL. ,,,,
Already the work OF moving the dirt has
commenced. The waste earth will be placed
On the lower side of the track in front OF the
depot, and the ground will be nicely leyeled
up. suitable for building lot.
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Editorial Visit.

Mrs. N. q. Osteen and daughter, of the sum.
ter Watchman and Southern. while on their
from Saturday until Monday, to spend the
time with her niece, Mrs. Mcdonald. During
her stay in town she saw some of the new as
we'll as some Of the older houses In town. She
thinks the times are terribly out OF joint, aud
believes that Tlllman's spies and his dlspen-
sary law are bad indeed.
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WATER WORKS,
Important Enterprise OF q Private
Citizen.

Important Enterprise OF Private
Citizen.
Our enterprising and public spirited towns
man. Mr.. J. Allen Smith, Is experimenting
with water works In limited way. he ma,
put in pump at the Enterprise Factory; anc
is pumping the water TO tank on the ASTON
lot in front OF the Episcopal Church. Up 70
this lime the experiment has been entirely
satisfactorily. and 1t seems that 1t VIII come
u 10 ali the requirements There is yet some
work 10 be done In the way OF erecting tanks
or reservoirs, and when this Is done, and tne
needed pipes are laid, some OF our cltzens
mayreuize some OF the advantages OF plen ~
of water Besides the great convenience, II IL
thought that the insurance will be greatly re-
dnced. - NJ
II is to be hoped that this effort OF MI
Smith is only the beginning of more lul'
portant undertaking by the town authorities
Abbeville has long suffered because OF Ine
lack of water, and we are encouraged 10 nope
that it may be possible to secure the long
needed want.
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THE NEEDS OF THE CHURCH

Various Opinions IA Expressed by
Various Dignitaries Of the Church
Professors Should be Held Ac-
cOuntabIe for the Failure or Sue
cess Of the College.
On last Thusday night conference was
held in the Due West A. Il. P; Church on
iThe Needs Of the A. r. P. Church." The fol-
lowing is list OF the speakers and Of their
answers:
DR.. Grier Il. Money. 2 Conservation. 3
Steadfastness In Doctrine. 4. Cooperation.
q. g. Parkinson:-l. Quickening Of the
Spirit 2 Higher Sense Of wOr Rnty fo5 10
4. More Ministers. 8. Money;
Joseph L. Pressly IL. Administration OF
Discipline. 2. Subordination TO Discipline.
r. S. Galloway - Consecration. 2. Mon
ey. 3. Suppression OF Crime.
A. ]. Ransom :-Consecral1on.
L N. Kennedy I'VE need to present our
bodies a living sacrifce, holy, acceptable unto
God, which is our reasonable service.
H. E. Bonner Lay ministers should help
the ministers bear their burdens.
Dr. Edwards :-Consecration.
Prof,J. P. Kennedy II. Grace o. God. 2.
Pay Our Debts. 8. Talk UP One Thing, at
Dr. Latham II. Stand sill and see the sal.
walton of God. 2. Get brotherly love re-
stored. 8. Fewer Plans.
Or. PreSsly:-1. Conservation. 2. Friendly
relations among all parts of the Church. 8.
Courage on all Of Our Convictions.
Mr.. Bonner read papers from six ladies who
held views as follows:
l. We need TO Feel the Obligations of Indi-
vidual Members.
2.-Consecration.
3-College Debt Should be Paid.
4.-Conserraton.
5-More Ministers.
6-Holy Spirit.
Papers were read from three persons of 9th
er denominations, who gave the following
suggestions as to our needs:
. I-Need Union.
2-More Volunteers, and a good Reserve
Force for Foreign Missions.
g. Cooperation In all Church Enterprises.
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where they are so much needed, anu Wnere
the church has right to expect them TO De.
If the Synod has enacted such rules, tnen q
let that body repeal the injurious law. II IN 6
trustees are responsible for 1t, then let them
square themselves and abrogate Jaw Wnlcn
Is doing, and has done so much harm. oynou
should not embarrass the Faculty by unneces'
sary interference, but should hold the Facul.
! ~ responsible In a measure for the success OF
the institution committed to their care; ana
| if satisfactory account Of their stewardship p
cannot he given, then Synod owes IL 10 Ine
great body of the church which they repre-
sent to Inquire into the cause OF u lack Oh sue
cess.
We do not refer to the fraternity societies
except TO point our meaning. The college
may be governed by other and still more IN
furious rules. We are not Informed OF partlc-
ulara.
The boys are either too much governed, or
else there Is something lacking somewhere.
| If this Is not true, why Is 1t that there are
not more boys at Erskine?
THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF THE CHURCH
Is LANGUIsHING.
We cannot account for the present condi.
tfon at ErskIne, but we know that the chief
business enterprise OF the church is languish-
Ing, and 1t behooves Synod TO go to Work In
bIlsiness-like way to find out the cause.
Grace, Conservation, Sanctlflcation, DeVo-
tion, Religious Fervor, and kindred matters
are all-important In spiritual affairs, out
when the business side OF the church Is toucn-
gu, tD6Q we n6eQ pTaCLlCdl DuSlutsS
first last and all the time, which should be
dominated by the spiritual impulses and d.
vine obligations.
When great cancer Gnterest on the debit
Is eating out the vitals of the chief enterprise
of the church, 1t is Idle TO talk OF spirital al
fairs to the neglect of the practical duties
which we owe to the church, TO our Maker
and to the Christian civilization Of our breth-
rem.
WHAT THE CHURCH NEEDS.
What the church needs Is money, and the
application of business methods TO It's ousi-
ness enterprises.
1t Is a waste OF time TO talk about consecra-
tion when money Is needed, and when the
success of the institution Is imperilled. 1t may
be, by needless and offensive regulations IN
which there Is neither wisdom nor e2pedi'
ency.
In future article we may have something
to say OF general and specific causes, when
have led to undesirable results TO the oldest
and the best endowed denominational COL
lege In the State.
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The ladies will find very complete stock
al Haddon's,
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Don forget the new millinery establish
ment by Mrs Tuggarl
Mrs. Taggart has some cheap hats, that are
very pretty, if you wanta hat call on Mfs'
Taggart.
The "yellow sailor sailor eoiors al haa'
don's.
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COL. W. P. CALHOUN.
HOnors to Him in Atlanta-The South
Carolina Society Elected Him


The South Carolina Society OF the CITY or
tlanta is now one of the strongest Societies
Of that progressive place. It is composed of
q number Of the most influential sons OF
South Carolina who have made Atlanta their
home. Recently an election Of officers Waa
held. Mr. s. w. Wilkes was elected presi.
dent, and our former fellow citizen. Colonel
VIM, P. Calhoun was elected vice president.
Colonel Calhoun WAS also elected member
OF the board OF control.
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Registration
NOTICE.
First Monday in Each Month,

until first Monday In July, 1884, when thelaw
requires them closed until after the next gen.
eral election. This Is for the purpose Of regis
tering all persons who have become Of age. or
entitled to register since last election; to
transfer persons from this to another county;
and from one township to another, or from
one residence to another. All this must be
done before or on the first Monday In July,
1894. Lost certificates may be renewed to
within 30 days OF the election, and those who
become Of age between lst July and the cleo
tion, may register at any time before election.
Those who Refused or Neglected to Register
before the last election, cannot register until
the law is changed,
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OVerseers.
NOTICE.

IOvERSEFRs OF PUBLIC ROADS IN ABB
bevllle county are hereby ordered to proceed
at once to have their roads put in first class
condition as required by law before the first
day of May.
The law exacts not less than SIX (6) DAYS
work, and we have no right or disposition TO
make any change.
Every able bodied man between the ages OF
SIXTEEN Q6) and FIFTY G5O) is liable 70
work the public roads, except a preacher In
charge of church, school teacher, and a
student at school, All others are liable.
The certificate OF a physician Is NOT an ex.
emption. Any man able to do ordinary farm
work is able to work the public highway, and
the law will he strictly enforced.
R. q. Armstrong,
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Spring..
BY n. H0LMA a y.

The bursting buds and blossoms fair
With fragrance NIL the balmy air;
Nature aboupds with teeming life;
With varied gifts she now Is rife.
Through rifted clOnds the orb of day
Makes wintry gloom TO paAs away.
lis cheering ray new life imparis,
Thrilling with Joy all human hearts,
We hail. O Spring. thy glad return,
And from thy seed-time we should learn,
AS seed Ia sown, broadcast and free,
So will the future harvest be.
On mountain slopes. in valleys green,
Life's harvest will ere long be seen;
The helpful hand It's sheaveS will bring
As trophies 10 our heavenly King.
The gentle showers Of falling rain
Quickly refresh the thirsty plain:
So rain and sunshine both conSpire
TO clothe the earth in rich attire.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-07

crippled bird, and attempted to seize
it in his mouth and swim to shore
with it; but the strange bird dexter
ously besmeared the old mans bald
head with a kind Of mucous or saliva,
and then, distending it's cavernous
pouch beneath its throat, opened its
mouth and damned it's head and
throat down over old Toms head,
neatly encasing the latter in the
spacious pouch.
Being thus completely circumvent-
ed in his efforts to capture his prize
the old man pulled out for the shore
with lusty strokes. towing in his
wake his prize. On reaching the
shore some persons seized the indomi-
table bird by the legs and another of
the party grasped the old man in like
manner and, taking a steady pull,
they released him from the mem
branous prison in which his head had
been ensnarcd by the huge bird. Old
Tom, it is needless to state, immedi-
ately dispatched the bird, not even
waiting to put on his shirt and
trousers. The bird is now on exhibit
ton in Fostoria.
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sands of pieces of which it was formed
showing.
In the top of the balloon envelope
was now cut circular opening about
eighteen inches in diameter, into
which the valve ring or thimble was
inserted and seized, and into the thin
BILE was secured the valve. The en-
velope of the balloon being complete,
it was placed within the netting, the
top of which was secured about the
valve ring, and upon ropes being at
tached to the ring the balloon and net
ting were hoisted, air was again blown
into the balloon and the netting adj
iusted. After this the balloon was
hoisted higher ard the suspension
gear, with basket, was attached after
which came the captive gear-that is,
the cable which holds the balloon when
it ascends. All was perfect and the
General Myer" was ready for use.
How the Gable Is Made.
The cable serving to hold the balloon
captive is made of several strands of
steel wire, having in it's center an in
sulated wire for telephone work, the
outside strands acting as return wires.
The balloon, with complete equip
ment, is now at the Fort Riley, Kan,
School of instruction, where it is be-
ing used in instructing the signal
corps at that post It has been pro-
nounced by experts as masterpiece
in military ball on building.
This is not the first time the United
States army has made use of balloons.
During the civil war the federal gov
eminent recognized their value for
making oh, ervations. In the month
of September, 1861, one of the m st
daring aeronauts, La Mountaino,
furnished important information to
Gen. Mcclellan. His balloon rose from
the northern camp Of the Potomac and
passed above Washington. The ropes
were then cut and La Mountains rose
to the height of mile and half and
found himself directly over the lines
of the enemy There he was able to
perfectly observe their position AMI
movements. When he hal made his
observations he threw out ballast and
rose to q height of three miles, when
an air current carried him in the d.
rection of Maryland, where he de-
scended in sa ETY.. General Mcclellan
was SO we'll satisfied with the observa-
tions taken that through his influence
the war department received orders
causing more balloons to be provided.
The use of balloons, however, was
discontinued for many years, but now
it is believed they will be given a per.
maneat place in tie equipment of all
armies The science of aeronautics
has so advanced, new features being
constantly added, that it is hard to dis
believe any thing claimed by the enthu
siasts in this line The chances are
that we will dispense entirely with or.
binary fleets and do our lighting in the
air. The only thing needed just now
to show what can be done with these
much-talked-of war ballol MS is to start
a first-class continental war
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know the exact results of it's latest ex
perimentS. There is a great deal OF
secrecy about the establishment OF
Meudon, where the Government Pare
d'Aerostation is situated. France has
been and is S, ending great deal of
money in perfecting an absolutely
faultless dirioible balloon. one that
can be. moved in any direction at the
will of the aeronaut irrespective OF the
direction of the wind. The French ex-
perts claim that their war balloon,
the General Meusnier," attained
speed Of twenty eight miles an hour
and could be guided with utmo It ease
to any given point. However, slnceno
outsiders were allowed to witness the
wonderful performance, it might be
trlhe exaggerated.
The German Emperor does not pro-
pose to let his warlike neighbor mo-
nopolize this feature Of army equip
ment He has Just presented to the
German Society for Promotion OF
Aerial Navigation for the advance
ment Of this science the sum of $4,000
marks. This is to he applied for the
construction and equipment OF giant
balloon. This balloon will be as high
as four-story house. It will be fifty
six feet in diameter and will contain
not less than ., $50 cubic meters Of gas.
1t will be made of Egyptian cotton stuff
and will be coated with vulcanized
gum, substance which is con iidered
superior to varnish.
Expect to Ascend $4,000 Feet.
A very interest ng feature of this
monster balloon will be the provision
of special valve of new construc-
tion which will keep the gas pure for
a longer time and thus sustain the
balloon for a longer period. 1t is pro-
posed to make not less than fifty jour
,neeyss within yea. and to ascend as
high as possible. An altitude of 3d.,
600 feet is thought to be obtainable by
the use of artificial respiration. More
than 50, 500 will be expended in pur
chasing scientific apparatus for this
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He KneW His Strength.

A Georgia fruit dealer had about
his store a man Of color who was
noted for his honesty: at least, he
had been for the six months he had
been employed. When the first load
of watermelons for the season was
received Zeke became worried and
nervous, and just before closing for
the night he went to the proprietor
81 spec, boss, Pse got ter resign, F."
he said, twirling his hat in hand like
a shame-faced boy.
why, Zeke, what's the NATTER"
was the surprised response. I'm
satisfied with you, and | thought you
were satisfe with me.
Il wuz, boss, twel terday."
whats wrong now?"
Il CANT STAN hit, boss" he said,
vaguely.
Cant stand what?"
"Cain't stan de great tenn tation,
boss, he went on rapidly. de Or
ringes amt nothin', nor the banan-
ners, nor the peaches, nor plums, nor
grapes, nor noner dem. Denis moth
in TO man oh my principles, boss,
an faint no tenn 'tation for. me not
ter pick um up when you amt look
in; but, boss, hit am dem var water
millions wot's rasslin' wild dis chile,
an dey's gwine ter fling him, sho
Denis what / CANT STAN, boss, an
eff I hain't done resigned my job, dish
yer very night, dar's commandment
gwine ter be busted wide open, an
Use 'sponsib'es fer hit. Iemme 60,
boss he pleaded. and to save a good
man Zeze was invited to take his pick
Of the pile and carry it home with
him.-Detroit Free Press.
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STARTING A BALkY HORSE.
The Hayseed Put His Finger in the Ami
mails Ear with Immediate Effect.

The Hayseed Put His Finger in the Ami
MATS Ear with Immediate Effect.
A colored man had just delivered
a trunk from One-horse wagon on
n street, Washington, the other
afternoon. When he came out of the
house and climbed to his seat he
babe the horse shake himself. The
animal apparently did not under
stand what was said, for his only
movement was to place his feet more
firmly on the pavement and give his
tail slight tremor. The driver re-
peated the command, at the same
time adding emphasis to his words
by quick stroke of the whip. 1t
was to no purpose, the horse had
baked. The blows fell thick and
fast on the beasts back, but TIE
horse had apparently come to stay.
The man climted down from his
seat and began work on the other
end of the obstinate creature by pull
ing at the bride and speaking heavily
loaded sentences into the auricular
receptacles of the horse. The only
effect noticed by the News man was
that the horse pressed it's feet so
closely to the cobble stones that it
almost crushed it's shoes. Many were
the modes of moving his horseship
advanced by the bystanders. AT last
some one suggested that fire built
Oh the pavement beneath the animal
would be calculated to make him
move IL was to be tried as last
resort. A bunch Of shayings and
some small sticks were placed uader
the horse, and the driver was just
going to apply match to the pile
that was intended to melt the ami
NAL into action when stranger who
had been noticed Joining the crowd
a few minutes before stepped up.
The newcomers Drowned face and
hands, stout boots and broad Hat sug-
gested that he had come from the
rural districts.
Hold on. there" he said. to the
driver as he stepped out into the
street, "that amt the way. You
climb back into yer wagin an I'll
start the creatchef" The negro did
SO. Il ken start I'm" said the man
as he stepped to The horses head and
began patting him on the neck.
Then, without further words, he
thrust his finger in the animals ear
and pulled gently. The horse shook
his head once or twice in a vain at
tempt to get away and then started
to move off. AS it trotted away
around the corner the farmer was
heard ito exclaim: "Begosh, chat
moves 'em every time. r
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diamond-shaped figures. increasing in
size from each pole to the equator, and
strengthen the balloon fabric and limit
its tearing to rents no greater than
case the balloon should come in con-
tact with any sharp-pointed object.
we're placed similar to the first three.
Around the top and aboutsthe neck an
additional layer was placed to further
strengthen these parts, where the
strain is great. After, the fabric was
thus completed .sne air was pumped
out of the model, the neck of the cot
ton bag was separated from that of the