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To Close Road.

nN AND AFTER SATURDAY, JULY ~.
lS9a, the "Neighborhood Rnao," leading
through the Thomson place, In Calhouns
Mills township, running from The Cambridge
road TO the Charleston road. Will be closed.
The travelling public VIII take notice.
=. q. THOMSON.
July Id, 1884, 81 AbbeVille, 5. L.
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CLEMSON COLLEGE.
AbbcyiIIe Boys Take Part In Joint
Contest.

The Joint Contest between The Columbian
I'nIIere will take place on Thursday evening.
JuIy nth, at eight o'clock. The debate Is
upon the Query; 'ReSol.ed, that the United
States is in the zenith OF her power" Of this
subject Mr.. John 7. Bradley, Of Abbevile
CounLy. lakes the affirmative. Among the
other Abbeville names on the programme We
rrcOg uize that OF MIR. Willie w. klugh. jr, ot
Coroiuca, who Is one OF the iiiarshals. ana ,
Mr. David ii. Henry, OF Ahbeyllle, who ~ on
the com mittee Uf invitation.
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FELL FROM THE TRAIN.
A Darkey Came Near LOssinS His
Life sat the Dead Fall.

CHARLES COLEMAN, colored, who lives on
Mr.. Pink Mcllwain's plantation, uoarded tne
west bound train Thursday and was standing
ON platform when the Conductor invited him
inside. Charlie made an effort to 60 inside
but lost his footing and fell from the train
Which was runnlns 10 I'm miles pSiu per mTui bnrt
but at this writing hope is entertained for his
recovery. He says he ran several miles TO
catch the train and was complety exhausted
train.
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Insure your property against losses by lire
r. z. Quarles general agent for Abbe'ile
county.
Everything for the baby-nipllrs. rntiI'H
rugs 80. Hurrisun Gaine.
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] bottle ot Gilt edge shoe pollsh.......
I J,yap SpeDpprinn DanS,,..,

! bottle ot Gilt edge shoe pollsh......... l2c
! dozen Spenceriau pens.-................ 10
10 slate pencils s....-..-...--"............... VI
. bottles of best black tnk...".-......... Uo
| pl,ge XXX white wove envelopes. U3
8 uui es of note paper for ............ io
This is the celebrated Sycamore mills
paper and weighs pounds 10 the ream.
MY 1877 ladies black hose Is beauty.
II Is perfectly fast black and seamless,
excellent quality. two thread. double
heel and toes, would be cheap Indeed at
2Oc pair, but l0c buys them.
A beautiful line of boxed paper and
envelopes 5, Z, 8, Is, l9 and Y.
My one pound papeterie contains CD
sheets heavy white wove satin finish oc-
tavo, with 50 envelopes TO match. for 10.
20 plain cedar lead pencils IN Inches
long fOr w
box of best chalk for..."-.......-....... w
| big box of very best black inK...-" H
| paper OF pins (fair poinD D.."..."..... Ol
| IA per Of best pins. O3
pair OF regular Soc suspenders, guar
anteed quality, for..."...,":.".,:........ %
/ card OF agate buttons 3, 4 and.--.. 05
A good comb and brush for.."."."". II
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Steel ROOFING
and SIDING.
(Sagend0rph's Patiently
Lightning, Fire and Storm Proof.
Send for The New York
catalogue Iron Roofing and dl'orrugntinx Go;,
of prices. First & Wash'n ST., Jersey City. N. }.
Gin House Insurance,

NALL, ON THE AGENT OF THE SOUTH
" and North American Lloyds, and New
York and Chicago LloyuS ana get Spech
nOIicy ON your gin house during the ginning
season, Rates reasonable.
r. p. Unarles, geu'l agt for Abbeville county.
", S. Monteilh, Gent Mangr ). K. Division.
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Turnip seed. Come and get ruta baga seed
now. Time TO sow. Abbeville Supply Co.
A few fruit Jars left. Abbeville Supply Co
Gold dust washing powders. AbI"vilIe Sup
ply Co.
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M, r. COLEMAN.
Estate Of Rev. .F.PeaPSOl. Decd.
Notice of Settlement and Applica-
tion for Final Discharge.

rJ,AKE NOTICE that on the list day OF An.
l. gust. lS!I5. will render final account OF
my aclIngs and doings ~ Executor OF tne Es-
tate of Rev, w. +. Pearson. deceased, In the
office OF Judge of Probate for Abbeville County
at 10 O'clock q M. and on the same day VIII
apply for Il final discharge from my trust as
such. ,,
Ali persons having demands against said
estate Will present them for payment on or
before that day proven and authenticated or
j.. F.. PEARSON. Extx.
j. +. PEARSON, EXtr.
JulyS, lS95, If
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RACKET
STORE !.
Look Carefully at thes3 Prices will Yol they are StlRDT Bear
in mind too that The quality Of the goods is always at
The top and Prices at The bottom,


for
10 CHEAP
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DOING WE'LL.

Good Report From 81 Former Abbe-
willie Man.
Mr. l.. c. MAuLDIN, formerly of this coun-
ty, recently in a private letter to US from
Lock esburg. Ark, among other things. say ;
"kindeSt regards To all my old Abbeville
friends. We are doing well here. This Is
destined. nj no distant day, I" bc II mnenili-
rent cunuiry.'
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Insure your property against losses by fire.
T.. z. Quarles general agent for Abbevile
cOnn1y.
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The corset that Ia taking the day now
IL called "The Racket" 1t has an extra
long waist. being made OF the best Jan.
and has two side steels and a ID inch
clasp, Will improve the form, aud the
price Is only ......--.. ~
dozen hest halebOne."-..-...--.... B
dozen big safety pins.................".... B
A big lot Of Seaside novels...."..... H
Ladies gauze vests from Sc up.
MEMS gauZe vests from 8c up.
Hair curriers' 3. 5, 7 7and..................... lnc
] pair good cuffs for r......-................. 10
box Of Ia pants buttons for......... O5
Fast black darning cotton, eacb..... oil
! yard good elastic for .. ........ 80. 0t
Mosquito netting, all colors, per yd. 05
The best unlsu0dried white shirt on
the market 85
Here is the description, OF this shirt:
H. Is called ''The Herald" Made OF New
York mills muslin, extra long. fall and
liberal In dimensions. ply bosom, pat
ent extension facings and gussets dou-
bile yoke, reinforced front and back.
patent rein forced arm. Something en-
tirely new, double stitched. 1t is sim
ply a beauty. This shirt Ia Fever sold
for less than 81. Try one for luck.
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other things kept in stock Read them over carefully
need thing call on You Will ma
those quoted above
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
CHOOSING PARTNERS,

Several Clever Ways OF Matching Play
crs 1t . Card Party.
At progressive euchre party the
other night the ladies werc aaked to 20
into an adjoining room a3d partners
were put up at auction. The clever
auctioneer mentioned tina qualifica-
tions Of the unseen article IS - man
who is both witty and wiso and skill
full at cards." or Here I have one who,
though elegant and agreeable, some
times trumps his partners accs" Il
was as noisy rs stock exchange for ,
few moments, and after once being
awakened company never relapses
into that state stigmatized as dull.
At recent charming private enter
tainment dainty baskets containing lit
tie packages wrapped in tissue paper
were passed and were found to contain
little stick pins, those having similar
ones beginning the game together.
while the Consolation" prizes were
small heads of cabbage scoopcd out,
lined with pale pink tissue paper filed
with candies, then put together and
tied with pink ribbons
Another unique method of securing
partners is by little rhymes written ON
q slip Of poper, folded compactly and
placed in peanut shells, which are then
tied with ribbons and passed to the
gentlemen.-Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
WOMAN AND HOME.
TWO GIRL STUDENTS.

How They Keep House Costly h New
York skyscraper.
Women bachelors in these days occu-
py an acknowledged place In social
life, and their menages vary from the
very handsome establishments, where
the fair hostesses give entertainments
that vie with those Of tho richest ma
irons of their acquaintance to the fun
ny and pretty little nests In sky
scraper" Of a couple Of girl students.
MY income is exactly 81 200 q year"
said one Of these independent damsels
the other day to q New York Tribune
writer, mot nearly enough for fash
ionablc girl to dress on, and yet I man.
ago to live a very pleasant life on that
amount. I dress quite nicely, Is you
see; go to all the newest plays and
see the best pictures and spend my sum-
mers at the seashorc or In the noun
tains. How do I manage It? Well, I
will tell you II You promise not to think
me egotistical II talk 90 much Of my
self. In the first place, 'chum' with
another girl, who Is also studying art
Together we pay Is . week for our
two .ooms-$4 each. We cook our own
and suppers. In these days
Of prepared food we can, with . sheet
Of asbestos and a gas stove, have . W
ricty Of dishes at o minimum Of expense
and with very little trouble.
"You will laugh when I tell you
about our kitchen arrangements In
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
ADVICE TO INVENTORS.
The Wisdom OF Finding Ont What Others
Have Done.

The Wisdom OF Finding Ont What Others
Have Done.
Inventors may be roughly divided in
to three classes: a. Those who, as the
result Of accident and momcntary in
SEPARATION, think out one or two devices
having no special relation to their ordi-
nary pursuits or needs; CO. persons
who have a well defined mechanical
genius, and arc regularly employed in
some manufacturing trade, and good
deal given to the use Of tools and the
study of problems incidental to me-
chanics, and co experts in electricity,
steam-engineering, steel and iron
works, or some other industry, who are
constantly employed by some one else
at salary to improve existing methods
and appliances. The first two Of these
classes, together constituting ninety
nine per cent. of the whole, may be
called, without disrespect or disparage-
mcnt, amateur inventors. Those con-
shutting the third set arc really ''pro-
fcssional inventors" Some excellent
suggestions, offered to the latter in
Engineering Magazine, by Henry Har-
rison Suplee, deserve consideration by
the former.
This writer's first recommendation Is
that when q man gets an idea he 60 to
work and find out what others have
done in the same direction, SO that he
will not discover, after throwing away
. lot of labor and time, and perhaps
money, that some one else has tried the
same thing and succeeded, or has tried
and failed. All failures should be care
fully studied, so that he reasons there
for can he detected and o repetition
avoided. It Is well to collect facts,
either In the form Of clippings or writ
ten memoranda, copies Of patents or
manufacturers catalogues, about other
devices like that which the inventor has
In mind. Above all, It Is important
that man, before trying to solve a
problem, carefully inquire whether it
Is worth solving. Merchants, manu-
facturers and consumers should be con-
suited, to see whether thing would
sell, II perfected and put on the mar
ket. Finally, mechanical laws, means
Of accomplishing an end simply with
out waste Of power or material ana
fundamental principles should be e.
gerly and thoroughly studied, In books,
by personal observation and by in
quiry. It Is the inventor who works
along these lines and looks upon inven-
ton as a science and not as hap-haz-
ard affair who makes the greatest hits
commercially,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11

~ Clsaaslag Agent Aro1nA H. Houpo
1e Has No EQeaL
Ammonia II one Of the finest cleans.
Ing agents we have. And It II . great
assistant In the way Of clearing and
Frightening up. The colors Of faded
oncloth may be somewhat brought
back to their original color by using .
sponge saturated with ammonia Never
use soap, as 1t fades It terribly. A few
drops Of ammonia In the water while
cleaning the paint win be found . great
help; it cuts the dirt and grease imme-
diatcly. A tablespoonful Of ammonia
thrown into the water while rinsing
glass will greatly brighten and polish
beautifully cleaned by using hot water
with largo percentage Of ammonia In
it. Allow them to soak, using but lit
tie soap, and TINT the best Squeeze
ont tho water carefully and hang In .
place where they will dry quickly. But
before hanging them up they should all
be pulled out, for In just the way they
are hung, just SO they will dry. It Il
also very good to sprinkle some in your
bath. The kind you buy from drug
gists win clean underwear, sillen and
wooden finely, also channels, and win
save endless rubbing. 1t Is found ex-
cellent In cleaning brass ornaments,
It should first be applied with q small
brush that comes expressly for the pur-
pose, and then polished of with .
wooden rag. 1t viii whiten piano keys
50 that they will lock like new. Boil
ing water, made very strong with am
monia and applied with small brush
or whisk broom, will clean willow or
cane-seat chairs. Baskets may 10
cleaned in similar fashion The prints
the raindrops have made, and dirt and
dust may be cleaned like magic from
the windows by applying ammonia
A friend Of mine makes In excellent
wash by using the following: Melt sew
eral bars Of soap according =, the wash.
In this you must use your own judy
ment), add one cup or cups of borax,
one cupful of saltpetre, thaa add sir
ounces of concentrated amnnmia- It IL
well to make q large quantity to set
away In bottles for future use. This
will be found excellent, especially for
washing that which is very dirty, -
mems ovcralls, grocer's Or butchers
aprons or underclothing.-Etme.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
BRICK rusr MORTAR.

Said % h n Excellent Substitute fer
Hydraulic Cement.
The use of brick dust mortar as q
substitute for hydraulic cement, where
the latter cannot be obtained, is now
recommended, the Southern Architect
says, on the best engineering author
ity, experiments made with mixtures
Of brick dus. and quicklime showing
that blocks Of onc-half inch in thick
ness. after immersion In water for four
months, bore without crushing, crum-
bling, or splitting, o pressure Of 1880
pounds per square inch. It IS consid-
cred, too, that the addition Of even as
small proportion as one-tenth rs
much brick dust as sand to ordinary
lnortars is preventive Of the disintegra-
ton so often charactcrizing mortars
used In the masonry Of public works.
The use Of brick dust mixed with lime
and sand is said to be generally and
successfully practiccd In the Spanish
dominions, and Is stated to be in all re-
spects superior to the best Rosendal
hydraulic cement in the construction
Of culverts, drains, tanks, or cisterns,
and evenroofs, whether for setting fat
tiles or for making the usual tropical
fat roof. The proportions used there
in the manufacture are, approximately,
one Of brick dust, one Of lime and two
Of sand, mixed together dry and tenn
pered with water In the usual way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
HOW /. Toad VS. spl,ced.

The astonishing possibility Of build
ing up living animals from parts Of
several animals has been demonstrated
by DE- c. Born, German Psychologist.
The experiments were made with tad
poles and other larvae Of amphibions-
Each Of these was cut in two and DIFF
ferent parts were placed together IN
various ways, when some Of them
united, the hinder more readily than
the fore parts Two hinder parts, each
with or without . heart, united In "a
hours, the monstrosity living md grow
ing for week or more. A built-up
larva having the fore part Of toad and
the hinder part Of . frog, or vice versa,
was easily produced Larvae Of DIFF
ferent genera were joined by the bel
lies, moreover, with such success that
It seemed possible that the doublet
might be grown into green frog, hav-
ing black toad with rcd-spotted belly
on its under side.-Invention.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
POPULAR SCIENCE.
THE MAGIC SWING.

~ o. the MysteFies Of the California
Fair Explained
A magic swing attracted much At
tention at the last midwinter fair IN
San Francisco. The visitor was ushcred
into chamber which contained the
swing. kind Of platform with seats
from bar let into the walls,
ms shown in our illustration. When
the seats were all occupied by visitors
the attendant closed the door and gave
q slight oscillation to the swing. Pres
emily the oscillations grew larger and
larger. until at length the swing
to the ceiling and went right
over the bar, as pictured. The passcn-
gers, however, felt no discomfort of
any kind, and their surprise was the
greater in that between the bar and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11

one corner Of our sitting room we have
. most beautiful divan with two steps
ascending to the high, triangular
couch, like this"-sketching rapidly an
artistic-looking lounge. 1.-THE pile of
cushions that you see to the right
conceals q little door, and in the space
under the divan we keep our kitchen
table (which has legs that fold up), our
gas stove, our sheet Of asbestos for the
table, another one of oil cloth for the
floor and our cooking utensils. It does
arrange our kitchen which, when in
working order, occupies the space Of
medium-sized rug. Our crockcry, which
Is OF blue and white Delft, we keep In q
corner cupboard, and consider it quite
an aesthetic addition to our room.
Washing our dishes and getting rid Of
superfuous food were our chief difficult
ties at first; but soon we had arranged
1t beautifully. We scraped allsthc de-
stand, which is much prettier than q
pail, and which the maid who does our
rooms takes away and washes. In this
way our meals cost us exactly 81 per
day, our table d'hote dinner Mt q very
nice restaurant being 80 cents each.
My rooms and meals therefore cost me
just e11 per week. Last summer
spent four months at summer art
school at the Shinnecock shore, where
my board amounted to only g per
week; this added to my winter ex-'
penses brought my board and lodging
to exactly s5l3. l allow for my dress
$500. and have 1887 left for extras-not
much, admit, but hope to supple
ment 1t now by earning little some
thing for myself. In the meanwhile 4
nm very happy, and do not envy the
richer girls who live unemployed lives
ut home without any responsibility"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
DOWNING THE VEIL

An Accomplishment Possessed BY Bue
Few American Women.
It is an accomplishment worth &C
quiring in these days when American
women are almost as universally yelled
as the beauties of the orient, to put
ones veil on successfully-that Is, 50
that the hair is held securely in posi-
ton, the veil itself does not droop be-
low the hat brim at any point and
neither hangs loose nor draws across
the face, rendering wink inconvenicnt
and the nose martyr to the tickling
sensation which every wearer Of
q veil knows. Half the beauty
Of the veil, or, more strictly.
the enhancement of beauty which
the veil gives. Is due to the way
It is put on. Worse than no veil at all
Is the veil put ON before tho bonnet is
assumed, rs one fashion writer recon-
mends. The fling meshes, pressed
closely against the face and hair, leave
no room for the charming, illusory eff
feet which is the wells chief ''excuse
for being" The first requirement in q
veil is that 1t shall be of unstinted size,
double width, unless it Is to be worn
with q very small bonnet. = yard long,
SO that 1t may be gathered up in gencr-
GUS folds over the hat 6rim and pinned
"A veil should never be tied-wen UP
1t the back Of the hat. A better fit
and prettier effect Is given by little
cluster Of gathers directly in the middle
Of the front. 1t is to be hoped that
women will some time learn that
wells figured with sprigs, or, in
deed, anything but unobtrusive dots
are never becoming, and make them
look, as o man was heard to remark the
other day, '.as II their faces were COW
cred with Philadelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11

glass tube is placed In the focus at E.
and the other end Of the glass connects
with the rubber hearing tube. It is
well known that when light falls upon
q substance which does not reflect all
the rays, that which is absorbed is
turned into heat. OF course lusterless
black isa high absorbent. In the radio
phone the fluctuations Of light inten-
sity are attended by rapid but minute
alterations Of temperature. The heat
received expands both the particles Of
carbon and the air in the intersticcs;
and the cooling contracts them. This
compression and rarefaction have been
found adequate to excite sound vibra-
tions in the adjacent air in the glass
tube, although articulate speech Is not
yet very faithfully reproduced.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
BELLS pnoropnoNe.
WltAout = WIrs and Ta1ksnG
Al0oR Z Beam Of LlGht.

Tslsphoalag WltAsae Wire and TalAsnG
Aloog . Beam of Light.
In the last few years, in connection
with Mr.. Preecc's experiments n Eng
land and otherwise. we have heard .
good deal about telegraphing without
wires. II has also been found practic-
able to telephone without wires. In
the former operation induction is tho
means employed; in the latter, ap-
paratus invented by Prof. Bell. the
author Of the telephone, and called the
'photophone. Nelson w. Perry de-
scribes It In a recent number OF Elec-
tricity. Light emanating from any
source. L. is passed through lens, A,
In order to render its rays parallel, be-
fore they fall upon the mirror, h, whence
they are reflected to parabolic mirror.
ID, In whose focus IS placed a piece Of
sclenium, f. The selenium forms part
of the circuit Of telephone, T, oper-
ated by battery, F.
The mirror b is composed Of very
thin sheet Of glass or mica, silvered on
Its face. and mounted SO as to vibrate
like telephone diaphragm when q
person speaks into the mouthpiece, C,
behind it. Now, when the tones Of tho
voice cause the diaphragm to bulge
forward, the rays reflected toward D
will diverge slightly instead Of being
parallel, and less light will be concern
trated upon E; but when, at the other
stage Of any vibrations, the plate is
rendered concave, the rays will con-
verge, and more light viii be thrown
upon the selenium. As the electrical
conductivity of this remarkable sub
stance varies in proportion to tho
amount Of light to which It is sub
jected, the intensity Of the telephone
current will be modified thereby, and
the telephone itself will distinctly re-
produce the words uttered in the
C. It is not stated at how
great a distance this apparatus will
work; but 1t will be seen that therein q
beam Of light takes the place Of the
ordinary metallic connections between
the two instruments
Since Bell accomplished the result
here described, Mr.. Perry says, fainter
has substituted SCOT for the seleniun,
and dispensed with the battery alto
gether, using instead Of the ordinary
telephone receiver the two-pronged
hearing tube, by means Of which one
listens to photograph. As so con-
Mercadier calls the instrument
a "radiophone. In the apparatus per-
fected by Richards, q pellet Of burned
cork in q bulb at the end Of q small
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
Wnn "a We.e = TArssAss.

THERE is sad difference between q Anan-
:ial strait and . financial Aush.-Galvcston
News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-05-11
Hoods
SarsapariIIa

markable cures of scrofula, salt
rheum and all kinds and degrees
Of disease of the blood, you would
be as fully convinced Of, and as
enthusiastic over, the merits OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla as we are.
BY taking it now you may realize
the benefit to be derived from
Hoods Sarsaparilla.