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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-23
HESTER.
All Sorts of Items About the People
Of Hester.


Hester, 5. G., Sept H. l>gG.
Mr. Sam Hester Is sick with fever.
The farmers will soon finish picking cotton
The crop is short. Corn is good. Potatoes
and peas are suffering for rain.
-Four accessionS have been made 10 the l5ap'
list church in Mt. Carmel, and two were bap
tised yesterday. Rev. Mr.. Burton in charge.
Mrs j. II. Hester, Mr.. j. J. Hester, Miss l.lz
zie Taggart, Miss Matte Cooper Martin. Nj ISs
Maud Hester went out 10 MIlwood Friday
afternoon.
Mr. Henry T., Hester visited Mr.. j. II. Hester
last week and attended party AT Mr.. Frank
Mitchcli's.
Master Benne Hester visited his granu-
mother, Mrs. Capt. Hester last week.
Mrs. T. &. Martin has the finest lot OF chick
ems that we have seen.
Miss Maud Hester visited Miss Jennie and
Miss Lizzie BOYD yesterday.
Mrs. J. ii. Hester and her neice, Miss Matte
Cooper Martin. will visit friends and relatives
at Wilmington this week.
Mr. julie Hester iirds keeping bachelors
hall too mOnOtOmuS, he says.
MIR. J. II. Hester and son will go to Able
vile Tuesday. Patsy.
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Doushters of The Confcdcracy.

The Abbevllle County chapter or the
Daughters of Confederacy will hold tue an
nuai meeting on Monday October 9TH.
DIR. VIM. NJ. Grier has kindly consenlSSu co., -
address the meeting at the close of the buSi
ness session. The higher classes in the Grad,
cd School will be invited TO hear Dr. GrIei
speak and any Others who are not meiiipeiS "
OF the Association, but feel ntereSteu' "le III
Vited TO attend.
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Picnic md Barbecue.

There will be a picnic and barbecue din
nef given in the grove at upper Long cane
church on Thursday, October 1St, by the
hdies of the Cemetery Association. The pro-
seeds to be used Tor the Improvement OF the
4 Scemetery. The meat dinner Will be Soid lor
25 cts, cream and cake extra. The pupllc are
cordially invited,
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FilliaI Affection.

Mamma-Now you cannot say,
John, that baby dear not love you.
What do you think she has pleaded
with me to ask you for?
Papa-What, desr?
Mamma-NNell, she wants lock OF
your hair.
Babby-Yes, papa, do let me have
it. My wocking horse has lost its tail.
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f'ArI

Court will begin here next Monday. Judge
Witherspoon on the bench. There are now
thirty-two prisoners in the Aeoevllie Ja!I.
Twep weight are waiting trial, six Of whom
ire charged with murder. Judge Wlther-
spoon and Solicitor Ansel will stop with Dr.
Harrison during the sitting OF the Court.
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THE Ladies Aid Society. OF Lebanon will
give a festival Thusday night at the church,
for church purposes. The usual refreshments
will be served at the usual prices.
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Hei is commonly the wisest and al
ways the happiest, who receives SIM
ply and without envious questions
whatever good is offered him, with
thanks to the immediate giver.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

Abbev!ile, S. c.. Feb. IS, 1895.
Mr.. J. r. Blake, Jr., Treas. +. NJ. T.. A: A. e.
Dear Sir-Please accept our THANKS lot check
of s5OO 10 cover recent loss OF our dwellings by
fire. For cheapness and safety we cheertully
commend the Farmers Mutual Fire Associa-
lion of Abbeville County to all who desire In
suranee on 'n''' p''ED EDWARD ROCHE.
+. W. ASHLEY.
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Dime Reading,

Don't forget the Dime Reading for cemetery
fund Friday evening at Mrs. Geo. Whites
An Interesting and varied programme has
been prepared for the evening.
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WIN. w. ANDERSON, of Greenwood, is one
quainted with.
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OFF FOR CONVERSE.
Talented Young Ladies OF AhneSiH'
CO 10 SparianburS.

Miss EVA klEEN left yesterday Tor spar
t,,hr,, tn rrsumc her studies in Converse COL
Iepe Miss Kirby has only attended Converse
College one session. but has made many warm
friends and is y flvoritc with the teachers aS
,raIi ne the nupi.s Miss ESsie Douglass. Miss
Incv White and Miss Emma White Will at,
1eni Converse College. Miss Lucy White Will
take a three months course In music, Whlle
Miss Douglass and Miss Emma White Will re-
main for the full session.
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Port Royal and Western Carolina R. R
Augusta and AsheviIIe Short Line.
j. L. CLEVELAND, Receiver.
In effect July Z, 1896.

Cosc connections at Greenwood for oil points on
S. A. l.. aud &. IL G. Railways, and at Srartanburg
with Southern Railway.
For any information relative to Tickets rates. sched-
ulc, etc, address
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A Square Deal

Is what we give to every
customer, for we believe the best ad-
vertisement possible is woman
pleased with the Groceries we've sold
her-pleased with her investment clear
through. She will come again and
again, and her friends will come too.
And now
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Keep cool by visiting Speeds often. He
erves the cold drinks.
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For Tickets, Sccpcrs. and Information, apply to
Ticket Agents. or to
b. A. NEWLAND. General Agent,
WM Il. CLEMENTS. Tray. Pass. Agent.
Kimbal House, Atlanta. Ga.
f. ST, JOHN. Nice-Prcs. and Genl Mgr.
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The Reality OF Tart-ChaTm;ng.

The ease with which warts can be
"charmed away" by suggestion has
long been known. I will quote two
cases. The patient in the first case
was my wife, then q little girl, and the
&C cunt was written for me by her
mother. "I remember it all perfectly.
1t was when E. was aboat six years
old, just before We went to Boston to
live. She had warts on her hands for
over a year. They had spread until
her hand was not only badly disig-
ured, but very painful, as they were
apt to crack and bleed. Two physi-
clans, both relatives Of ours, had pre-
scribed for them, and We had followed
directions without success. We were
in Lawrence, at NJ. P.-'s. A lady
came to tea, noticed the warts, and
offered to remove them by a CHARM
AS l had once or twice been relieved
in childhood in the same way, L was
delighted at the offer. She then went
through some mummery. rubbing
them and muttering something, |
think, and then announced that they
would be gone in a month. They were,
every one. In @ few days they began
to dry up and disappear. So far as l
can remember, she never had another.
When I was q child there was q neigh
Dor of ours who used to remove all the
warts in the neighborhood. | never
heard of his failing, and I know OF
many successful removals in our
own family. He used a. piece OF thread.
He would tie it around the wart-if he
could-with great solemnlty, rub it
three times aud very carefully rut the
piece of thread in g paper in his poe
textbook. This made q very great I'M
preston on US, I remember. Ii
seemed next to a church service hav'
ing your wart taken of. "-Appleton''
Popular Science Monthly.
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The First HOrnless Buck.

A curious and exceedingly unusual
freak is reported by a deer hunter.
The hunter was up in Wexford Coun-
ty, Michigan, and got on a deer trail
that had hoof marks plainly made by
a buck. Almost all hunters Of deer
can tell a buck from a doe track. At
ter trailing the deer and getting with
in a rod of it the buck leaped out of a
clump of brush and got knocked down
with a bullet through the head. The
deer did not have any horns, although
two years old and weighing $50
pounds. Further, it e had horns.
Does with horns, bucks with three
horns. dozens of spikes, and NAL
formed horns have often been report
ed of Michigan and other American
deer, but this is the first hornless
American buck reported, although
some European deer sometimes lack
such weapons, but yet are able to
whip the horned ones.-New York
Journal,
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Rattling Windows.

To stop windows rafting on a windy
night so as to insure sleep is often q
puzzle, and few people realize that
they have the remedy awaiting them
on the toilet table. Take O dressing
comb, wrap it IN two or three thick
nesses of soft paper and squeeze 1t,
teeth downwards, between the two
sashes, or where one fits into the frame.
Some old and badly-fitting windows
need several wedges, and nothing is
better for these than a piece OF toilet
comb, nicely washed, wrapped IN old
linen, and covered in a piece OF glazed
calico. To these can be attached q
loop or ribbon so they can hang, on a
nail near the window frarsa"a nd al
ways be ready for s~e.-p0etrolt FREQ
Press
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Is
The Gihih-E ne PeNnEe. -

In Liberia the Lchimpapzees are
called by the nativ IS ''old-time peo'
pie" Professor u. f. Cook states
that they dig land crabs out of their
burrows, and crack them on stones.
and are also said to crack nuts between
stones, "quite man fashion, and to
grasp the python or boa by the neck
and bruise its head with q stone. In
a footnote in Science it is added that
Major Battersby mentions that in the
Barbados q c%apuchin monkey cap
lures crabs ina similar way, "Hls
method is to knock it about with it's
paw by quick pats until it is sufficient.
" dazed to give him d chance OF
smashing its claw with a large stone.
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her. She understands til CIR suffering,
and has the power to relieve md cure.
In nearly all cases the source OF
women's suffering is in the womb.
In many cases the GALE physician does
not understand the case AID treats the
patient for Observation-Disclosures
anything but the right thing.
It is under such circumstances that
thousands of women have turned to
Mrs. pinkham, at Lynn, Mass ana
opened their heart and ives-wolnan
to woman-and received her help.
You.ask how she can tell if the doctor
cannotp Because no man living ever
treated 50 many cases and possesses
such vast experience.
Displacement, Inflammation, torpid
action, stagnation, sends to all parts
of the body the pains that crush you
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound" is the sure cure for this
trouble. For twenty years it a done
its grand work and cured thousands
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culates in and out, until all the heat is

culates in and out, until all the heat is
given up. These pipes are in double
banks, carefully bent, every joint
packed with rubber, and if stretched
out in one continuous length would
Gtend over one mile. Over this coil
800 gallons of water trickle every
minute, it being necessary to keep 1t
at one steady, even, cool temperature.
After passing through these coolers,
the ammonia is ready to be used over
again, and so it starts on it's ceaseiess
round until the tank, through waste
and leakage. is finally emptied and q
new cylinder takes its place.
Each floor over the brine tanks has
capacity Of sixty tons per Gay. mean
ing that there are 1890 blocks of ice
in process Of manufacture on the first
story and 1870 on the second. Ad-
Joining these floors are storage houses
of 1000 tons, where the shining cakes
are piled away for future nse. Natural
ice can bo packed in almost any fash
ion, but with the manufactured art,-
Gle more care Iuit5u NC h@t't' AS1o ~
is placed in layers, separated by
wooden slabs, to keep 1t from coming
in contact except Mt the edges. AS 1t
comes from the freezing rooms it Is
so cold that unless this %precautlon Is
taken it would consolidate into one
enormous mass that would be impossi
bic to separate. The freezing of the
pan ice is so timed that four men are
kept busy taking out full pans, re-
placing them with empty ones to be
reflled automatically, and turning the
Ice out on the skid that takes 1t to the
storage houses. Over twenty men ara
employed in the manufacture, while
the handling, delivery, yard work and
stable men make up o grand total o.
seventy. -Philadelphia Times.
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Fishing With a Buggy.

A good fish story is told in Beavf
Fall. Boyd Jack, OF V%anport, drove
his buggy into the river at that place
to wash it. After working a while ne
saw what he thought was a large snake
gyrating around the buggy. Procur-
ing a club, Jack waited for a good op-
portunity and let go, striking the sup
posed snake a stunning blow, which
laid it on the top Of the water. With
the club he then landed the monster
on dry land. when, to his surprise, ii
proved to be a large German carp
weighing nineteen pounds. Pltts.
burg Commercial Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
POULTRY NOTES.


Chicks should not be allowed to roost
until they are at least four months old.
The roost should be four inches across
the top and fiat, and not over one foot
high.
Remember to pick out the mostprom-
Using cockerels and pullets of the birds
to save for breeders another season.
This is the way to build up your flock
in general excellence-sel'og off those
which develop and grow ahead Of the
others Is the way to run down your
stock. The latter method leaves the
runts and inferior specimens to be bred
from. Don't do it. Save the best, and
use good Judgment in selecting those
to be retained.
Attention to poultry pays on the
farm. and during these times, when
country produce is selling at such
low prices, there is no product on the
farm that brings cash so readily as
poultry and eggs.
If the chicks are in any way ailing
look for the causes, for the prevention
Of the cause is a better way to doc
tor than to be dosing sick fowls
If you cannot manage a small flock
Of poultry and meet with a marked
success, don't think Of branching out
On a larger plan.
Use every neal possible to keep
down the vermin in hot weather. To
bacco stems in the nests, tobacco dust
and insect powder are good. Scatter
a~ir-slacked lime about. and see that
houses and premises are kept strictly
clean.
A lot of male birds running around
after the breeding season is over is an
unnecessary expense as we'll as a NUS
ance. Sell them at once.
Farmers should stop their theorizlng
that scrub poultry is as good as pure
bred birds. Every desirable quality a
scrub possesses can be traced direct to
some pure bred sire. Prejudice often
becomes q stumbling block to pros
perity.
The man who knows it all and can
learn nothing about poultry never
makes his wonderful success(0 much
Of an object lesson. There are plenty
of people whom he classes as ''igno'
ramuses'' who can give him pointers
on success.
Take good care of the late-hatched
broods. Many fanciers claim that the
late chicks have the finest plumage
from a standard point Of view. Late
Matched pullets will be the ones tina
will be laying late in the spring mex
season. when the hens will nearly al
be desiring to set.
Every farmer should use his inf1u
ence to have his county fair give in
ducements to improve the poultry dis
plays and to see that they are judged
by poultrymen who are competent t.
make the ava. Is.
The ideal I'LL per she'd for poultr.
is one not more chan ffhr feet high
set on four posts, -nu open on al
sides. A six-inch sswide boe"d shoul'
be nailed on the apst at the ground
Keep the earth unde the,fhed spades
up, and the way the fpvls will EMO,
it will be ample reveal for your labor
The necessity for ne;a blood is great;
felt where the earliesteand best chick
are being continually disposed of be
cause they will bring a little bette
price. Where there is a systematic Sc
lection observed to keep the best an
sell the poorest, a fock's stamina an
good qualities may be greatly IN
nroyed Baltimore Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Curious Rose Tree.

One Of the most remarkable botani-
cal curiosities in the world Is in the
possession Of Mrs. LIE Clerc, Of Quebec,
Canada. 1t is a potted American
Beauty rosebush, whose flowers have
perfume only from midnight until
daylight. During the rest of the "a
hours they are perfectly odorless. The
fragrance begins to exhale precisely on
tho stroke OF IL.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
HORSE TALK.

The leased colt Is the sire to the Ill
tempered horse.
The man that would have sound,
n~tcely-formed hoofs on his horses
when he comes to sell them, must give
attention to the hoofs OF his colts.
The best-fed work horse has the
heavy grain ration in the morning and
at noon, and the bulk Of his hay at
night.
II the horses shout, rs are washed
clean and bathed every evening with
strong salt water lit is all the better II
a little alum is added, only a very i'll
fitting collar can make gals.
Stuff the pads with timothy hay
it remains springy. Cotton or wool be-
comes hard, and often forms into
Jumps.
Look out for the buffalo gnats, and
grease the ears and other parts of the
horses most infested.
When you have a good horse stick to
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WRENs, Ga.
r. r.

J. T. SHUpTRINE.
sir:-"Having obtained a box of your LET
TER1NE of Hunter 4 Wright, of Louisville,
Ga. which | used on Il case of itching piles OF
five years standing. I spent $50 for different
kinds of remedies and the skill of doctors, all
for no good, until | got the TETTERINE. /
am now well. Accept thanks" Yours.
w. r. KING.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Beware Of Ointlnents for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering q it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the Roou You
can possibly derive from them. Halls Cstarrh
Cure, manufactured ny F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, O.. contains no mercury and is taken
internally, actin, directly uron the blood and
mucous ~eurfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure to set the genuine.
1t is taken internally. and Is made in Iolfb u
Ohio, by FL. Cheney & Co. Test monia' 4res.
Sold by Druggists, price TIC. pea Iott,g.
HalIs Family Pins are the bes In
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

Dobbins' FloatinQ-Bora1 Soap has not one
atom of adulteration in it. 1t ia liH per cent.
pure. Try it once. Be sure you get the genu-
inc Your grocer has it, or Will get 1t 1or you.
Wrappers printed i'll red.
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By mail for soc. in stamps.

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing SYRUP for children
teething. softens the gums reduces inf1amma~
ton, allays pain, cures wine collie. 25c. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
Dishnnored Drifts.

When the stomach di~honors the drafts
made unon it bv the rest of The system, it Is
necessarily because its fund of rHenSthisv-ry
low. Toned with Ho,tetteE'ss tNnach b,ttersi
1t soon begins to pay out visor i the shape 0,
mmuscle. bone and bra n. As a seqS nee of the
new vigor afforded the stomaGn'th h0weis
perform their functions regularly, ana the
effect upon a system thus reinforced.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

The board of aldermen Of Boston passed
an order the other day appropriating s3ol,..
900 for the ventilation and sanitation OF
school houses.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17
HESITATE NO G

Modesty in ome is natural. It is
one of women's chief charms.
No one cares for one who really
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Reports says that the penalty TO- CARRYING
an election button in Canada within eight
| DAYS before an election is a fine of 800, or
IMPRISONMENT, or both.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

In India there is a ,a,er -1396ff butterfly in
which the male has ESE yellow aSE
and the right wing T, - colors on Inc
female are vice versa, ioF
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-17

TITSstopped free and permanentlyc cured. No
Ats after first days use Of DIR. kLlNE's GREAT
NERvEREsroRER. Free s2trial bottie and trent
ise. Send to DR.. Kline, G3l Arch ST.. Phlia., ia.
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The Ladies.Hh

The pleasant effect and perfes safety with
which ladies may use Syrup of sAgs, under all
conditions, makes it their favorite remedy.
To get the true and genuine article, look for
the name of the;n'regoLng eeilstlsyrup Cone
pany printed nestr the bottom of t~rr9 package
For sale b. all responsible druggists. .
A new globe, fdt all kinds of lights, in
creases the Illuminating power ten per cent.
1t is grooved vertically inside and horizon
tally outside.
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For whooping Cough. Piso's cure 10 a sue
cassful remedy. NJ. p. DIETER, 81 Throop Ave.
Brooklyn n. Y, Nov. ii. 1884
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-02
STABBED By HIS RIVAL
Ben kyIe's Lung Carved by
Frederick Burgess.
ALL BECAUSE OF A GIRL
Probably Fatal Cutting Affray Be
tween Two Young MaryIanders
Near Concord Church-Left the Fair
Ones Home and Became Engaged in
a Quarrel on the Road.

Frederick Burgess called Benjamin c.
Kyle liar when they met in the road
Saturday night near Concord Church. in
Montgomery county. Md.
Kyle struck Burgess, and now the former
is at Emergency Hospital with four stab
wounds in his side anu neck, and the police
are looking for the latter.
The men were good friends until SatUr-
day and hOth were rivals for the smiles
of one of Montgomery cOunty'S daughters
Saturday night Roth called on her and the
young lady smiled longer and more sweetly
at Mr.. Kyle than at MT. Burgess
SECURED THE BREAD KNIFE.
The latter took his departure, his hat
and the family bread knife from the dining
room table and then waited for his whilOm
friend at the corner.
When Kyle came along he stopped him.
means TO secure the affections OF the
unglady and ylereplied in q like manner.
Then the fatal word was spoken and Kyle
at once responded with blow.
Burgess produced the bread knife and
iunged at his antagonist The blade pene-
trated his clothing and entered the flesh
between the seventh and eighth ribs and
finally reached the lung
When the wounded man fell Burgess
cut him again, once behind the ear, once
just above the collar bone, and again IN
the side, the fourth blow also reaching the
lung.
LEFT HIM UNCONSCIOUS.
Kyle was left on the ground unconscious
and remained there for several hours. Fl
Dally ne recovered, secured Il team and
was brought TO the hospital IN TINS city at
/ 6 O'Clock yesterday morning.
Doctors PeraIta and McGrath dressed
| his wounds and he was placed in a ward.
AT a late hour last night it was said that
his condition was critical and but small
| hope of his recovery is entertained.
Burgess has not yet been arrested.