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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-05
ICE YACHTING.
MOST EXHILARATlNG OF ALL
WINTER SPORTS.
Travelling at the Rate of Mile a
AIinute-The Very Apotheosis
of Motion-Construction
of Ice Yachts. ...t
r E who has not been ice yacht
ing is blessed in that he has

r 1E who has not been ice yacht
M ing is blessed in that he has
:, ence-something to live for.
To ride on the wings of the wind at q
rate that sets one dizzy, so great is Its
speed, and yet to ride, or rather to
glide without jolt or a jar, but with
frictionless smoothness as easy as a
birds flight, is the very apotheosis of
motion. Man has invented nothing to
beat this; the exhilsrstion of ride in
the cab of a cannon-ball locomotive,
the zest of sitting behind a team Of
record.holding trotters, the keener
joys of gallop Gross country, the de-
lights that free sheet and flowing
wind bring to sailormen, must all
yield to the sense of intoxicstion con-
tanned in the fight of the ice boat.
Like the house in Whyte Melville's
poem, the ice yacht is mot much to
look at, but good 'un to CO." Adorn
it and fix 1t up as you will, it is to the
sailing yacht as the skeleton is to the
body-a mere framework. It is as
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very active, yet can't see any sign that
the younger women suffer in that way"
mo, said Sam Mazzitt, the man ad-
dressed, as he motioned the visitor to
seat on the log on which he was resting
in front Of his own door. II reckon
here he paused to puff contemplatively
on his pipe-"I reckon the Lord thinks
somebody down here ought to have
chance to be spry."
Jack made mental note OF this for
his intended book, and then doubted
whether it would do.
Fact is" Sam went on. after little
more reflection, gals amt out in the
woods an swamps as much as men, an
they don't drink"-puff-"nor chsw"-
puff-"nor smoke: leastways, not many
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the upper side and 4 by inches at the
extreme stern. The two side timbers
are each about 13 feet long by 8 by 81
inches, and are bent into slight bow.
The runner plank, fastened by lag
screws at exactly right angles to the
backbone, is in boat of this size about
- feet by IA inches.
There are several ice yacht clubs on
the Hudson. Poughkeepsle has the
Oak Point Club and there is the New
Hamburg Club. The Orange Lake
Club is also in fourishing condition.
Orange Lake is situated Just outside
of Newburg, n. Y.
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primitive and rough and ready in its
design as the savage's first "dugout''
"a horizontal piece of timber. a
transverse piece of timber and an up
right stick, in other words, a keelson,
a runner plank with it's glossy shoes
of cast iron or steel, and mast for
the sails, that are the motive power.
Simple as is the main design, there
is as much care given to the construc-
tion and to the details of an ice-boat
as to a sailing yacht. The rigging
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-05
How Far Blood Travels.

The mileage of the blood circulation
reveals some astounding facts in our
personal history, says the Chicago
News. Thus it has been calculated
that, assuming the heart to beat sixty,
nine times minute at ordinary heart
pressure, the blood goes at the rate of
2O7 yards in the minute, or seven
miles per hour, 16S miles per day, and
81, 800 miles per year. If man eighty
four years of age could have one single
blood corpuscle floating in his blood
all his life, it would have travelled in
that same time $3.50, $50 miles.
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chose to throw herself away on such
slouching, gawky fellow when she might
have the society Of more Intelligent
man, he was sure she was welcome to
crafty her own tastes. He had heard
of wild roses before, but he never had
learned that they ever came to much.
He didn't care even to remain within
hearing distance Of such couple OF
fools, 80 he invited his host to stroll
down and look at the bee-boat, which
was moored half q mile down the river.
lTo BE CONTINUED
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MEMORIAL TO MEN OF THE PRESS.
Monument to Be Erected at Cramp-
toms Gap on South Mountain.

Monument to Be Erected at Cramp-
toms Gap on South Mountain.
The memorial gateway at Cramp-
toms Gap, South Mountain, to the
work of the press in the American
Civil War, of which picture is
shown, will be built of the mountain
sandstone, found free there. Its
arches are of limestone, and its band
or frieze of terra Gotta. a tablet will
contain the names of the artists in the
war. The place of the monument is
central to Antietam, Harper's Ferry,
Winchester, Monocacy, Point Of
Rocks, etc., and nearest to railroad,
one mile below the point, which was
also battlefield, and is 1000 feet
elevation. It is rffty-fve miles from
Washington and at q crossroads, on
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the settled mountain top, with stone
turnpike to the station. Cheap labor
and material make the construction OF
this tall battlenented gateway, with
its horseshoe arch, economical com.
pared to city work. 1t is about forty
feet square, the tower ffty-one feet
and the main arch of sixteen feet span.
The plan was drawn by the architect
of the Congressional Library, JohnL.
Smithmeyer, from the conception of
George Alfred Townsend, one of the
correspondents who gave the land and
materials.
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PE,RIAYIEG .BY WHEEL.
Some Queer Habits Of the Tibetaiss
g,.5H Described. 3 Z. ~ 80 ~

It is in their dress, their way Of pre-
pairing food, in the ornamentation of
their persons, that the Tibetans show.
their peculiaritiss, says the New York,
Times. Has the evolution OF thef
chimney pot hat ever been discovered3 81
Where did the stoyepipe incumbrance
come from? Here is the print OF a.
summer hat as worn by the Mbetans.l
1t is of straw. covered vithred orblneI
cotton. Being apparently tophesyyf
or made indifferent as tothe size oil
the head Of the wesrer, the hat is pro-
yided with throat-latch. The crown
is eight inches high, and the brim fiS
teen inches in diameter. i{ssss
One funny business peculiarly Tibe-i
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tan is the use of the khata, or scarf Of
felicitation. This is BE- Of silk, I
about as fine as gauze, OF bluish
white, and is fringed. II you were q
Hbetan, you would be quite lost with
out this scarf. Yon must take 3 sup
ply with you for all ordinary occassi
sions. II You meet a friend. quickly
you must ram khatajat him, while
You take the one he offers you. When
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TO Encourage Matrimony.

Belgium proposes to facilitate mar
riage by reducing the legal age for
both sexes to twenty-one years, instead
of twenty-five for the man and twenty
one ior the woman, as the law is now,
and by making the consent of the
father alone necessary, instead of that
of both parents. Detroit Free Press.
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Andrew Carnegie gives liberal an
nual income to the art gallery which
he established in Pittsburg, with the
proviso that it shall buy two pictures
by American artists every year.
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Bad Police MarRsmen.

&Tne New York City police are required 20
practice shooting at target. Some OF them
could not hit target two and half feet
square at thirty feet distance in fifteen shots:
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boat is placed out Of commission for
tho coocon ...e.g - f., ....fr-. s, s..

the season.
Windward work is the ice yachts
mans forte. He can work right into
the eye of the wind ana still make
progress with his boat in q way that
would make Captain Haff, the Defend
er's Captain, wonder if hiseyes weren't
deceiving him..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-08-05
Williamson Items.

The county campaign meeting in the
spring park on Saturday attracted large
crowd. A majority Of the candidates
were present and we're given good atten-
tion. Capt. B. c. Martin acted as chair
man of the meeting, and TaAs forced to
call time on almost every speaker, as
only ten minutes could be allowed each
nne. A rain cut the meeting short before
dinner, but the remaining candidates
we're given hearing in the afternoon
Free silver, common schools, higher edu-
cation, new Counties, convict labor, the
dispensary and each aspirauts special
fitness for the coveted Office for which he
was running, we're the principal topics of
discussion.
Our town is full of visitors.
Mr.. Bradley Reece of Abbeville, is the
guest of Squire Acker
Miss Clarke, of Tenn, Miss Dean, OF
Spartanburg, and Miss Fannie Horton,
of Bolton, have been visiting the family
of Mr.. G. E Horton.
Miss Lille Brown, of Anderson, has
been visiting her cousins, the Misses
Brown.
Mrs. J. A. Hoyt, of Greenville, and
Mrs. W. T. Mercer, OF Columbia, are at
spring View Hotel.
The Misses Duckwortb, of Easley, and
Miss Neal. of Anderson, have been the
guests of Mr.. 4. +. Welborn.
Miss Carrie Gaines, who is teaching
music at Princeton, paid Williamson
visit yesterday.
A few days ago festival for the benefit
Of the local base ball club was held In the
park.
On Friday evening the Epworth League
held a birthday party for the benefit of
the Epworth Orphanage at Col hia.
The Willing Workers of the Baptist
Church will hold an ice cream festivalin
the park the 4th inst., the proceeds to 60
TO 'he Connie Maxwell Orphanage.
Mr.. Joseph Duckworth leaves to day
for Clemson.
Mr.. Jas. M. Ramsey is visiting rela-
tives in Greenville County.
Rev. t. J. Clyde held Quarterly Meet
ing in the Methodist Church on Saturday
and preached twice on Sunday.
Rev s. Lander has returned from the
Spsrtanburg District Conference at Lam
drums.
PROT. W. T. Lander has gone on busi-
ness to Waterloo.
Miss Liza Gambrell, Of Abbeville, is
wishing her numerous friends and rela-
tives.
Married, at the Methodist parsonage,
August 2nd, at II O5 2. M, Mr.. Singleton
Stone to Miss Texis Harvey, all of Pelzer.
Rev. Mr.. Clyde officiated.
The WILLIAMSON Hotel had fifty-fve
guests on Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Tate and Mr.. Beatty Gossett,
of Pelzer, are spending the hot weather
in Williamson.
Miss Clara Bagley and Mrs. A. B.
Earle and children leave to day for Ashe-
Vile.
A great many Williamstonians went on
the Smith excursion to Greenwood.
r. G.. G.
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.Br0yies Briefs.

Mrs. A. T. Brown. Of Newberry, with
her little SOD, Guy, has been been visiting
the family Of Mr. N. o. Farmer. Mrn
Brown, as Miss Julia Dean, taught here
very acceptablv few years ago.
Henry. the 10 year. old son of Mr.. N o
Farmer, met with very painful accident
last week by heing thrown from q run a
way horse. II is something of miracle
that the young man was not killed.
The continued excessive heat is telling
on the crops and the farmers are anxious
for rain.
Mr. Frank Cinkscoles aud wife. of An.
treville, Abbeville C,unty, have been Wis.
itiDg relatives and friends here this week.
Mr.. CliIksc scales Is brother of Mr.. P. E.
Clinkscales. the excellent teacher Of
pleasantly remembered as having taught
In this township year or so ago.
A party flour people, consisting of M.
A. G. Milford, daughter aud son. Mr.. John
L Whitfield, Mr.. ". J. Whitfield and
wife. Mr.. Brooks and others. spent last
week in the mountains visiting Caesars
Head. Table Rock and other points.
The people of the Oakdsle congregation
will shortly construct an addition to their
Church to accommodate the growing at
tendance.
Two of the delcgatts-e1cellcnt men,
both oftbem-to the recent aessinn of the
Anderson County Sunday School Confer
ence held hero few dnys ago: are OF the
same age, both panied John, each has
seven children and each has been a widow
er the same lergth of time. They are
neighbors and travelled together To The
difference. Their case Ia rather strik.
ing parallel.
There is to be match ge ma OF ball here
Saturday afternoon bstEeen the Hollands
Store and broyles Clubs.
Miss Emmie Barton. who has been Wis.
itipg relatives at Anderson, Is at home
again. accompanied by her cousins, the
Miaaes Wright, of that place.
Mrs. Geo. N Broyles and her sister.
Miss Minnie Wilson, Of Anderson, were
here last week to tho delight Of relatives
and friends.
The Sunday School Conference Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at Smiths Chapel
vas pronounced by those in position to
know to be the best held since the insiitu
ton of the Conference. rbe attendance
was not as large as usual. owing no doubt
to the fact that the meeting wcs held on
The edge OF tho County, but the discus
sions were of interest and large crowds
we're In attendance. Distinguished
preachers and speakers were unavoidsbly
absent but Dr. Waddell, superintendent
OF the Epworth Orphana"e at Columbia.
came Sunday and preached TO an immense
congregation and was given a collection of
$l5 in cash and supplies OF probably equal
value for the institution he represents.
This was Dr.. Wsddell's first visit here and
all the people are much pleased with him
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-08-05
An Earnest Protest.

The following editorial in regard to the
present campaign is taken from the
Souther7, Christian Advocate, the church
paper of the Methodists of South Caroli-
ma:
From the beginning, the campaign
meetings In our State have been no credit
to Us as people. Not only the personali-
ties pursued By some, but the language
used by them, have not been fitting In
men holding or aspiring to official posi-
tiou, and have detracted seriou-ly from
the reputation Of South Carolina. The
bad start got worse and worse as the cam
paign progressed. Insults became COM
mon. Alterations occurred every few
days. Finally, on Friday last, the Gov
ernor of our commonwealth insulted a
rival candidate, who is judge of our cir
cult court. That rival struck him; the
blow was returned, and the men engag ID
in fisticuff fight in the very court house,
indeed, on the verv platform where judg
ca sit TO dispense justice. 1t Is almost a
miracle that no bodily harm was done
but the great harm was the irreparable
damage done to the reputation OF South
Carolina, with the degrading influence of
that and former events in this campaign,
on the people of the State. The highest
officer of the peace in our State and an
occupant of the highest post of our judi
ciary, broke the peace they were pledged
to preserve. By all accounts. from all
sources, both were responsible for the un-
seenly spectacle. Then followed an in
eEcusable alteration between two other
candidates. We have touched bottom.
"We have twice before raised warn
ing voice. We speak again Our Chris
tian citizens owe it to themselves to set
the seal of condemnation on the whole
matter-the Florence fight, and. all the 9th
or disorders that went before. Such
things will be training school for law
lesaDess. We do not expect q political cam
paign to run like Sunday School, but
we and all citizens have right to expect
becoming conduct and language. Let
sternest condemnation be meted out
to all who will not observe these essen
t;o1u -
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Hen Wanted for the Legislature.

There seems to be general demand all
over the State for "good men" to 60 to
the Legislature. All the candidates in
A5beville are "good men," with varying
degrees of competency to assume the
duties of representative of the people.
What the country needs is men of ability,
and not goody, gootly, whimperiug men,
who may claim to be fit for nothing more
than making dummy on committee.
In former years Abbevllle sent able men
to the Legislature, and we now need some
able men to hold up our end Of the
singletree. Abbeville's candidates are
all "good men," and many of them are
fully competent to take part in prayer
meeting or to preside at q Sunday-school
celebration Others might serve as dea
cons or elders In the transaction of the
business OF the church, but such "good
men" may not measure up to the re
Quirements of an able and influential
Legislator.
Long ago Abbeville took her stand with
the best of the counties, but then we sent
strong men TO the Legislature. The re-
quirements then were ability, and not
mere goody goody "good men," Men Of
this class are good enough in their way,
and most useful at home in keeping up
the moral standards. but if Abbevills
County expects To hold her own we must
have men in the Legislature who are the
equals of the strong men with whom they
will be expected to measure forces.
"Good men"-goody goody men-are
good In their place, but such qualification
Is not all that ia needed of statesman or
a Legislative Representatives.
Press and Banner.
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Pine Grove Items.

The health of this community Is very
good at present.
MIR. @. NJ Eigin, from Meals Greek Sec
ton. attended the baptizing at Salem last
Sunday
Miss DIT Smith is visiting her friend,
MiRs Henrietta Carroll In this community
We guess somebody will be very sad when
she goes bone.
Tue picnic at Jolly's Spring was fail
ure on account Of the rain. We hope
they will try again.
Several of the families of this section at
teuded the Association at Pendleton.
They report nice time.
Miss Pollie Saylors, from Bolton, has
been visiting her friend, Miss Eva Kay,
also DR.. Bolts family.
The meeting at Salem closed last Tues.
day night. 1t was good meeting. Eight
Joined and four were restored. The meet
ing at Welcome closed last Saturday. One
Joined.
Miss Henrietta Carroll, who has been
very sick with fever, is up again.
Spencer Lindsy, colored boy about
fifteen years of age, was killed last Friday
by falling out Of q peach tree. His neck
was broken.
A certain young lady went to see her
fellow the other day and he gave her two
pigeons She named one after him aud
the other his sister She said if che couldn't
get him che would name her pigeon after
him
School began at Hunters Spring last
Monday. OLD JOE
August 6, 1896.
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The First Blood Spilled.

BATEsBURa, Aug. 2.-Until Friday
night there was one county in South Car.
olins in which there never had been q
man slain-a drop of human blood spill
cd. It was record to be- proud OF, and
one which never should have been brok.
en-. But on that fatal night the life blood
of Joel Lorick wet the soil OF the "baby
county" Saluda County, and the record
was brokao, and Saluda took her place in
the ranks with her unfortunate elder els
tors. Walter Duncan will be the first
man in Ssluda County to answer for the
life Of fellow man before jury of his
fellowmen.
The story in brief Is that Duncan and
Lrrick, who live five miles Forth OF here,
were brothers-in-law. They had ditti-
Guilty. What the trouble was cannot be
ascertained here. They settled it with
pistols. Several shots were fired by each.
Duncan escaped unhurt, but Lorick was
Instantly killed.
Both were well-to-do young farmers,
and the affair Is deplorable one, and Ia
universally regretted.
Duncan will have to be confined in the
Edgefeld jail, as Ssluds has neither q Jail
nor court house yet.
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Finley Branch Items.

It has been a. week since we have had
any rain, and the weather ls extremely
hot. The farmers would be glad to have
rain throughout the country.
The patrons of Calhoun School are hav-
ing the school house repaired. The con-
tract was given to Mr.. Allen Cheshire.
We think he will do the work well.
Misses Annie Griffin and Pawnee Suth-
erland, of Bolton, have been visiting rel
atives and friends in this com munity.
Come again, girls, you are always well
come.
The young folks of this community
attended lawn party given at the home
of Mr.. lifton Acker. Many thanks to
him and his charming little wife. We
hope tbev will give another soon.
Miss Minnie Brock, of Elberton, Ca, Is
visiting The family of Mr.. j. J. Vaughn.
Miss May Cox is quite sick at present.
We hope she will soon recover.
Miss Eula Shirley spent Saturday night
with her friend, Miss Beatrice Cheshire.
Mr.. Lawrence Sutherland and family
are off on a trip to the mountains, accom-
panied By Miss Emma Cox.
Mr.. Tom Balentino spent Saturday
night With bis uncle, Mr.. j. M. Acker,
and on Sunday visited his best girl.
Mrs. Maggie Norris end her son, B. T.,
attended the Association at Pendl1tOn.
MORNING GLORY.
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TWENTY-FIVE years ago there were

Twenty-Five years ago there were
oply between $4,000 and 10000 Jews in
Jerusalem. In those days no houses were
TO be- found outside the walls, the gates OF
which were closed at night. Since then
many changes have taken place. and the
Hebrew opulation-mainly on account
OF the increase of the Jewish emigration
from Ruaaia-now stands at between Co.
900 and 10000. Whole street, Of houses
have been built outside the walls, or the
site of the ancient suburban districts,
which for hundreds of years have remain"
ed deserted. It Is not, however, only In
Jerusalem itself that the Jews abound;
but throughout Palestine they are buying
farms and establishing themselves in
surprisingly rapid manner. In Jerusa-
lem they form at present larger COM
munity than either the Christian or the
Mohammedan.
- Did you ever think of it? A great
problem is soon 10 occupy the minds Of
the people OF the world. In four years
the sweep of time will carry US into new
century, aud the figures which indicated
the century of 1900 will be changed for
1900. When this time comes, can we
abbreviate the year in writing and print
ing, az we do now in 1896? If we may
ahbreviate, how shall it he done? How
will it look, 90? Or this. 49,? When you
rite at the top Of your letter to the editor.
March IA, '96 it looks all right, but
March II, 100, will not be at all satisfactory.
Did you ever before think what an in
convenient time 1900 is going to bs2 Ifso.
just consider how lucky your stars are
that you will not he living on this mum
dane sphere in 2,0OO!
Monroe Hefey, colored, lived on the
old Julius Mills place, in Chester County,
near Smiths Turnout. A few weeks ago
he hurt one of his feet and on account Of
neglect it's condition became serious. BE
feared amputation and this seems to have
affected bis mind. Monday he went to
Fishing Creek and attempted to drown
himself, but hs was prevented from car
rying out his design. lie then went to
and before hs could be rescued was
drowned. His body was recovered and
buried without an inquest being held.
- Miss Mona Seldom, an ex-school
teacher, has supported herself for seven
years by frog raising. She owns bog
and swamp farm of twenty acres at
Friendship. N. j., from whose frog re-
turns she received 81 GOO the first year OF
her venture, ana now sne ls saio 10 oe
one of the most financially prosperous
citizens of the little town.
- About year ago Wichita, Kansas,
man was jurymau at the trial of man
accused ofcounterfeiting. The implements
of the counterfeter were In evidence, and
the Juror examined them closely. After
the trial was over be went home and
made some counterfeitipg tools himself.
He was caught, was recently tried and is
now in prison.