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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-18
Househoid Hin q.

Z Salt rubbed on the black spots on
dishes will remove them.
5Ifsassafras bark is sprinkled among
dried fruit, it will keep out the worms.
IF shirt bosom or any other article
has been scorched in ironing, lay 1t
where the bright sunshine will fall
directly on it.
Pit a little spermaceti, lard, or kero-
sene in the boiled starch and borax In
the cold, and your linen will be both
stiff and glossy.
{ To clean the tea or coffee pot fill 1t
with water and put in piece Of hard
soap. Set it on the stove and let II
boil an hour. It viii be as bright as
new. S
Oil cloth properly treated isa very
nice floor covering, but If 1t is abused
In washing It up It is a torment to the
neat housekeeper. IT should be rubbed
up withla cloth dipped in kerosene oil
or. washed with skinned milk. 1t
will last three times as long as when
washed with soap and water, and am
fi1onta of saisoda will rot In It q little
while by eating out the oilin the paint.
An invaluable rule for the preserva-
tion ofone's health and spirits is to 60
out. Of the house on some fixed errand
every day Of ones life. This is not 80
easy as 1t seems, and all women know
that It Is not. But the practice II car
rIed on ever 80 short q time, will plead
for itself. We get into very bad habits
of staying within doors and foregoing
the chance of airand scene and interest
that is absolutely necessary, not only
to broader mind, bnt also to 8 same
view of things In general.
2 A very convenient, one might al:
most say necessary, article OF kitchen
furniture is q strong stool such as those
used in offices. It should however, be
.only two feet high, whichis the proper
height for the average person to sit on
and work easily at table. Some
women are known to object TO them
because they think that they cause q
maid to fall into lazy habits but sure:
5ly maid who cannot be trusted to rest
herself when she can conveniently do
soi or at least to do her work In as easy
% way as she can. Is hardly worth hav-
Ing. Many kinds OF work in the way
,of:preparing things for cooking can be
Edone lust as we'll sitting as standing,
provided the seat is high enough to
live the arms full force, and certainly
maid d,as we'll as mistress should have
the benefit of all easy ways Of working
that can be devised.
The farmer who has bad long and
profiteble service from his horses ought
10 be willing to give them comfortable
shelter and food after they are past
usefulness till death. Ifnot able to do
that his conscience will suffer less II he
shoots and buries them, than, for the
sake Of q few dollars, sell them to stran:
gers to be starved and brutally treated
during their few remaining years.
NIt is we'll known that limewater has
a beneficial effect on the growth o1
children, and in countries where the
drinking water is impregnated with
salts of lime the men are apt to be tall,
An English medical authority states
that for perfect sanitary diet alkaline
water is needed for every person who
eats heavily Of meats, and this meanf
nearly every one except the vegeta.
rian. }'
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GRAINS

The kingdom OF Heaven - Like fos
Gsain or Mustard seeds Is. IS
God will never pse any other means.
to save men than He H. using now.
The end of1ife is 70 be iikeunte God
and the soul following Godwttf be like
unto Him. IS
Life's evening, we may rest 'assured q
will take It's character from the day
that has preceded It. Il
People glory in all sorts Of bravery
except the bravery they might show on
behalf Of their nearest neighD0f,
Il The man who has half au hour to-
spare generally drops In and occupIeeA
half hour that belongs to some other
man.
There are no besetting sing spcko5
lOf In the Bible, but the "sfh that d0ehs
so easily beset.n This we are coEn-f
lmanded to lay aside.
To walk with God is to pray without
leasing; to walk with God is 20 Be Ab-,
solutely free from care and ipdepend.
ent of human Judgment |; TO walk with
God is to be tn heaven. 4.
You can lay 50 many, books on the.
train as to bury it, and teach children
so much that they. learn nothing, and
preach SO long that the people torget
all that is said. ~
I The most inyeterate hofroWs are the
Iborro wers Of trouble. WHY; NOT reverse
the ancient order Of thingsa Let trou-,,
Ible 90 to protest aud !. borrow hsppsnlessssS lss.
once In while. 81 q. ;sss S.
Il =
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Wednesday, Dec. 1s, 1895.
STATE CONSTABLES.
q. G. Cunningham, w. L. Terry ana
=. & I.aFar Come to Abbeville.

Last Monday three of the State constables,
namely: o. C. Cunningham, w L. Terry ana
s. g. LaFar came TO Aboeville In their ON
cial capacity. They were just plain every
day men, without horns and hoofs, and With
out special terror to our people. Our people
had obeyed the law and these officers were
welcomed to the town, and, as far as we have
heard, our citizens wished that these consta'
bIes might do their duty, and discover what.
everviolations of the law that might oegolng
on. ,,,,,
Constable Cunningham says that Abbeville
is the best town in the State. as far as the II.
ouor business is concerned. He says II every
other town enforced the law as we DO that tne
constabes would lose their jobs. He says Inc
town council. the police, and the people Wlsn
TO see the law enforced.
In reply to a question in reference TO the re-
spective chances of Irby and Evans TO carry
Laurens county Mr.. Cunningham said tnat
"Laurens Is an Evans county. There is no
doubt but that Governor Evans Is the cnolce
of Laurens over Senator 1rby for on1teo
States Senator. :,
( During the stay of the constables In Abbe;
vile they made one arrest, that OF coloreo
man, for violation OF the diapensaIy isW.
Mr.. Cunningham says that the police SCI
them on to the way TO catch the violator, ana
TO them belongs the credit of the arrest
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THE VALUE OF RANK.

The Farmer who Would Employ No
Brigadier.laeneral 10 Gather His
Ray. ..-. .s,-
The extreme cheapness of military,
titles, q few years after the was, is well
illustrated by story, that war told at
q recent campfire. The narrator said
that in the year 1870 he was travelling
through a certain populous country
district, and stopped to converse with
farmer who had q considerable NUM-
Der of men at work in his hay fields.
"Most of these men are old soldiers"
said the farmer. :"
"Indeed! Are any Of them Off.
cers?" ~
1.-Two of 'em. One of .'em there
was q private, and that fellow beyond
was q corporal, but the man beyond
him was q major, and that man away
over in the corner was q colonel"
"Indeed Are they good men p.
"Well,n said the farmer "that prt"
Yates first class man, and the corpo'
ral's pretty good, too"
"But how about the major and the
colonel ?"
"The majors so-so," !" said the farmer.
!But the colonel ?'N5i2' i!
"Well," answered the farmer, II
amt a-going to say q word against 9
man who was colonel in the war, but
I've made up my mind to one thing-I
amt a-going to hire any brigadier-gen-
erals!n 1l-s1"f ,jsg
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Take Notice.

WE hereby forbid all trespassing on the fol
" ing premises in the Flatwoods for the
purpose Of hunting and fishing, either during
day or night time. The law will be enforced
J. G. KENNEDY,
ARTHUR PARKER,
j. II. MORRAH,
For David Morrah Estate.
]. A. d g. L. WILSON, ..
For CRbell Estate.
A. X. WATSON,
j. II. WATSON. -,-. ..
Nov. 90. 1895, tt ~.
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ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
A Good Man Loses q Hand In the Ma.
,chinery Of Gin. .,.....

: One day last week Mr.. Dave Gillaim of the
the firm of Gillain Brothers, had the misfor-
tune TO lose the fingers of OF one OF ms
hands which caught in the cogwheels OF the
cotton press. .... ......
Mt. Giilaim Is one OF the most energetic, en-
terprising and worthy young men OF this
county, and his loss Will be greatly regretted
by all good men who know him.
The accidents In gin machinery, and the
frequent fires that attend that business, IT
seems to us ought to deter people from engag-
against the great risk OF limb and fire. makes
the ginning business an undesirable enter
prise. The safety In the ginning business
lies in getting the best and most improved
machinery. The custom TO q neighborhood
gin is hardly enough to warrant such out
lay. Better let somebody else take these
great risks.
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MR.. R. S. LINK.

The Most Accommodating Post Mas.
ter on Earth. ...
Abbeville has the most accommodating
post master In the service OF Uncle Sam. he
is obliging and polite every day in the week,
and on extra or special ocrasions he breaks
the record. Last Thursday night while the
snow was falling he got up out Of bed at two
o'clock to open q mail for friend. Who has
a better record for kindness than that. Abbe.
VILE has the best post master there Is.
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It is one thing to make careless
statements in the presence of those
who can test the truth of our state
ments; it is another thing to speak
carelessly when we are acting as oracles
before those who cannot find out for
themselves, and must receive our words
on faith. 1t Is not enough for the
teacher to be in earnest; he must be
honest.
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The white of an egg is one of the
most efficient remedies for burn or q
scald, excluding the air at once and
affording relief. @...i...
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Wood for Sale.

r HAVE lot of WOOD, PINE and OAK
l. for sale at Sl.50 a cord. or 75c a load OF 9
half cord. Orders left at the store of w. Joel
Smith d Sons, or given TO my driver Sam Ad.
ans, will be filed promptly:
Dec. 4, 1895, II AMOS B. MORSE.
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AbbeviIle Supply Co.'s Locals.

Smoked shoulders, something fine, 1.2c 10
Dried apples and peaches cheap.
Clothing, overcoats and hats lowdown.
Our jeans pants goods lower than ever,
Come and see them.
Nuts, almonds, walnuts, &c. A splendid
mixed nut at l0c pound.
Bargains in -four. See prices.
Trunks and valises.
Gold dust washing powder.
Seedless raisons, citron, nuts. .
Prunes, 1Oc pound.
ABBEVILLE SUPPLY co.
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:: HATS CL0THING, Shoes, DRY GOODS &c.

special attention Mems Overcoas and sq
sell
with u.s. Suits extra Pants and Coats that must move
plentiful as still prepared head at
aale family lot We
sizes at prices pocket buyer We
ready sell all of
Don't fail call
We area always glad to
.. w. JOEL SMITH & SONS.
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YOU aass asE 4
ii w EST? I?

And want LOW RATES 70 81. Louis Ailny-.
phis, New Orleans, Cinctnnattt,L l'0Nisytlles
chicago. or points fn AYkniieass Ee5zs. Mis..
California. or any point West, H Will EAYs
YOU 70 write to or GEE NE. Ex6urgid1 ana
Special Rates from time 70 times Choicd CS
Routes. No trouble 70 aneyer eueedon9
FRED d. BUsH, Dist. Pass Agent, u. q NH
B., 80 l-2 Wall Street. Atlanta, GA
July ~. 1895. e1n s,
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MOUNTAIN WAGONS.
They Come Loaded with Apples, Cab
hnrea and Chesenuts.

There never was a season when we had on
our Public Square greater number OF cover.
ed wagons, loaded with apples. cabbages and
chestnuts, products OF the mountains OF ibis
State and North Carolina. Their sales are
satisfactory TO the salesmen and the goods
are satisfactory to the buyers. They pay q
small tax for the privilege of selling on the
Public Square. 4 .'
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

AbbeviiIe, 8. c.. Feb. 18, 1896.
Mr.. ]. B. Blake, Jr., Treas. r. M. F. A.. A.. C.
Dear Sir-Please accept our thanks for check
of $500 to cover recent loss OF our dwellings by
fre. For cheapness and safety we cheerfully
commend the Farmers Mutual Fire Associa-
tlon of Abbeville County to all who desire In
'"' " " EDWARD ROCHE,
T.. ". ASHLEY.
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Stock ckholders Meeting.
The National Bank Of AbbeViIle

THE regular annual meeting OF the stock
l. holders Of The National Bank OF Abbe.
Vile will be held at Its banking house on the
second TUESDAY, being the fourteenth day
OF JANUARY next, for the purpose OF elect
ing Board OF Directors to serve the ensuing
year.
Dec. 10, 1886, At Cashier.
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Lost.

r OST-one black hound, white breast and
i red feet, red around eyes. with white line
down nose. Any information will be paid
for. -00'.7' II. B. LIVINGSTON.
Dec. 10, 1885, At Heardmont, ia.
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READ, COME, BuYl +.
ss.ss

FALL quite lot OF
goods possible point before the
the year special inducements the trade during
them of
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House to Rent.

yIyANTED TO RENT-A FIVE ROOM
wv dwelling house, convenient to busipe ess
part of town. House is almost new and Will
rent for moderate price.
Dec. 10, 1895, tf r. w. CANNON.
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For Sale or Rent.

THE HAMMOND HOUSE In Fort Pickens.
/ Lot four acres, more or less, with good
dwelling house Apply to
Nov. %, 1895, IT .,
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Lost, Stolen or Strayed,
A BLACK HORSE MULE, with white
IA stripes on sides. Liberal reward paid for
return or information. ID. MOOREr
Cokesbury, s. e.
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HORSE AUCTION.

Rare Chance to Get n Good Bargain
with the Cash.
Ifanybody wants good honest horse at
his own price, let him come to Abbeyille next
SATURDAY., pick out his horse and then bid IL
of. There Is no doubt about these regular auc-
tions being first class place to get horse
cheap, and as our people become better &C.
aualnted with the auction plan, they will buy
more largely at such sales.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
st. Barnabas.

Yesterday was ST. Barnabas Day. The
English say: Grain on St. Barnabas'
Day, good for grapes;'' or
"On ST. Barnabas,
Put scythe to the grass. ;"
The Spaniards listen not to the idea OF
rain. They sing:
"On ST. Barnabas' Day
The sun is come to stay.'
And this is the day when priests and
clerks in English churches wore garlands
of rose and woodroff, "Hang bundles of
woodroff in your rooms, oh ye sweet
housewives, for woodroff doth very well
attemper the aire, coole and make fresh
the place, to the delight and comfort of
such as are therein. Nor forget the fra
grant plant, yo wine bibbers, lovers of
the grapes of the Rhine, Virginia, Hun
gary, France, California; for put into the
stoop it makes a man merry, .and is good
for the heart and liver"
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
PERSONAL

Mr.. Haywood S. French, of Newton
vile, Mass, was in the city yesterday.
He was formerly of Bangor and a gradu-
ate of the State College at Orono in the
class of 'S6.
The Messrs. Lowell of Boston will prob
ably arrive in Portland today to remain
about a week overseeing the work of
changing over the plush mill to factory
for their business
WE. Callahan of the Lewiston Sun is
in the city. He will be one of the ush-
ers at the MCGOWAN Kelley wedding to-
day.
Mr.. E. Fl. Waterhouse, of this city, who
is the assistant chief clerk of the Port
land Railway Mail Service office, will be
a delegate to the mail service convention.
Bishop Healy has gone to Eastport, and
will probably return Saturday.
Harry Browning is the first of Mccall
lum's dramatic company to put in an
appearance here
K. B. Stanton and Hon. Waldo Petten-
gill Of Rumford Falls, We're in Portland
yesterday
Mr. Henrique Fox, cashier at the office
of the Maine Steamship Company, accom-
panied by Mrs. Fox, has gone on visit
to Boston.
Messrs. John o. Shaw, Bath; LII. Lin
coin, Waldo Pettingill and Geo. D. Bis
bee, Rumford Falls; Henry Ingalls,, Wis
casset, and James e. Hewey of Alfred,
are at the Falmouth.
Mr.. T. C.Page and family of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, are at the Falmouth for a
few days.
General John D. Best and wife of Den
yer, are at the Falmouth for few DAYS.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
Will Probably Prefer to Remain at Gray
Gables.

Mayor Baxter, in answer to his invita-
tion to President Cleveland to attend the
New England Fair, yesterday morning
received the following letter:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. c.,
june, 6, 1895.
To His Honor, James P. Baxter, Mayor
of Portland:
The President directs me to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of the
fourth instant and to thank you for the
thoughtfulness and consideration of
which it is an evidence OF course, it is
impossible at this time to tell what the
Presidents engagements will be during
August, but it is quite likely that he will
prefer to pass his vacation quietly with
his family at Gray Gables.
Very truly yours,
HENRY 6. THURBER,
Private Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
THE ALERT SOLD.
Capt Allen is to Use Her rs His Missionary
Yacht.

Rev. Francis J. Marsh, New England
Secretary of the Congregational SIS
Publishing Society, was in the cityyyester-
day for the purpose of selling the mis-
sionary zach Alert to Capt. Allen of Green
Lake, now to be REV. Harry J. Allen
Mr. Marsh has sold the Alert to him, and
he is to carry on missionary work along
the coast of Maine as Capt. Lane used
to do
Capt. Lane is to continue in the work,
moving by land rather than by boat,
while Capt Allen attends more particu-
larly to the coast from the Kennebec east
ward. The work Of both will be on un-
sectarian lines.
Major Gould was present during the
transaction, representing the Bethel
church, which assists Capt Allen
Capt. Allen became interested in the
Alert through notice which he saw in
the PRESS to the effect that the boat
might be sold for pleasure Ibusiness along
the coast. "I determined then,' said
Capt Allen, "to obtain the Alert. ]
didn't want the boat that had been carry
ing the gospel along the coast to get into
the business of carrying rum"
Capt. Allen is to make Portland his
headquarters and base of supplies. He is
to repair the Alert.
Last evening Capt. Allen presented his
work to the congregation at Williston
church.
The Alert was brought here from the
| Carolinas by Capt. Lane. She was built
| in BrOoklin about 25 wears apo
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
DON'T WANT FREEDOM.
Henry Sargent's Seal Declines to Leave
Portland for the Deep, Deep Sea.

A few days ago young puppy seal
was brought to this city and was brought
by Henry Sargent, who thought it would
be curiosity, and so placed it for the
time being in Lang's fish market Then
he concluded to take it down to his fish
house at Portland Pier, where the seal
was fed, and very rapidly became very
much at home. Monday, Mr.. Sargent
thought it was pity to keep it from
deep water, and SO turned it loose, but
it did not accept of freedom, but insisted
on being taken back into the fish house
again swimming about and barking in a
pitious way. SSM
Mr.. Sargent then sent the seal outside
in charge of fisherman, who dumped it
light. 1t was thought that it would be
seen no more, but early yesterday morn
ing, Captain Matthews, who was outside
with his tug, heard sound like very
much cry, and then it came close along
side. One of the men was directed to find
out what was the matter, and reported
that a seal was alongside, and was ap-
parently barking to be taken in. "Take
him up" said Captain Matthews, and
the man lifted the little fellow out of the
water, and was astonished to find that
the seal was more than satisfied with the
change. When the tug reached this city
the seal was given it's liberty at Portland
Pier, and rapidly padded around to Com
mercial wharf and in few minutes was
again in the fish house drinking milk
During the day the seal was allowed to
take swim, but returned in a short time
to the fish house and demanded to be
taken up 1t is very intelligent, and can
shake hands" as well as dog. Mr.
Sargent has decided to keep the seal, and
in fact there is nothing else to do unless
it should be killed, and it's bright
affectionate ways will ensure it a long
lease of life
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12
FESTIVE BURGLARS.
Commit Another Midday Robbery at
South Portland.

The Home of George #. Small Ransacked
for vaIuables-This is Within a stones
Throw of Marcus Hanna's House That
Was Robbed Recently.
Another burglary and robbery ha been
committed in Knightville. This time it
was the house of Mr.. Geo. +. Small
whose residence is on Cottage road, not
stones cast from the house of Mr.. Han
ma where the theft Of large sum of
money occurred few days ago
Mr.. Small works at the Portland Head
battery and his grown up sons are en-
ployed at the Burrowesl screen factory.
Mrs. Small was at her daughters, Mrs
Newcomb, who lives in a tenement only
a few yards away, leaving the house
alone, but securely fastened. When she
returned, half an hour later everything
in the house was in state of confusion.
Every room and closet had been ransacked
and the contents of bureau drawers were
scattered about the floors. The pockets
in Mr.. Small's clothes had all been
turned, about dollar in change being
obtained. A savings bank book was
found and thrown on the floor by the
robbers. There were two reyolvers in one
of the rooms, and one of these was taken,
the best one, belonging to Fred, the
eldest son. A fine gold watch the
property of Mrs Small, was taken, but
either dropped or purposely abandoned
by the thief in his flight outside the door.
This all took place between the hour Of
two and three o'clock in the afternoon.
Residents of the neighborhood are greatly
stirred up over these open day robberies
and are at loss whether to charge thepl
to the scores of strolling strangers or tc
persons nearer home, more or less familiar
with the places they enter
The Portland daily press., 1895-06-12

A horse attached to cart backed over
into the cellar of the new Baxter build
ing yesterday. No serious damage was
reported
At the special meeting of the police
examining board last evening, Rogers
C. Sumner, Thomas O. Bonner. George
W. Moulton, Hugh Mclean ,and Charles
c. Tuttle were examined for positions
on the force