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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
TrOy'S Tea Table.
TrOy. 8. C. Nov. l6. |,

Troy, s. &, Nov. IL, 1896.
Mr.. j. s. Jay, one OF our former citizens,
but now OF Greenwood, was given many
hearty hand shakes in our town last week.
Miss Emma Wardlaw, from BellView, was
down last week.
.Mr. J. s. Kennedy visited bis mother, Mrs.
Margaret Kennedy, at Due West last week.
Miss Madge Puckett gave us pleasant call
Messrs. Mcdaniel, Boyd, and DR.. Bob Cul-
bertson, from Laurens, were down with rela-
tives few days ago: ~,
Miss Mamie Dowtin is the guest OF Mrs. W.
MT Mr.T c. Burnett and family, and Mrs. sam
Eakin, from Abbeville. were with kinsfolk
The Entertainment given by the ladies Of
Bradley Friday plight was SAID 10 % much
There will he a Lynch Party at Mr..
Steif1e's next Friday evening, the goth. All
are invited.
son was In the arms of Morpheus at the
home of Dr. j. B. Owings, a rap at the door
and on opening. couple stood to be married
at - o'clock. They were Mr.. Press Whitten
and Miss McFirrin, and asdcns aiteT ,he ceremony
Last Thursday the 18th. at o'clock p. m.
the academy hall was filled with an intelli,
gent audience to hear the swiss Bell Ring
Judge +. A. Cook spent last week in Colum-
Rev. d. G.tPhiIlips, Jr., OF Barlow. Fla, has
accepted the call to the HhrcneS az his amy
to Bradley next month-a fine field and an
Miss Moilie Title spent Saturday and Sab
bath at her home. She is we'll pleased Win
her school.
Rev. w. E. Johnson will preach here In the
AR. P. church next Sabbath evening at I
O'Clock. ,,uo
Mrs. John Gray. who lives near here, while
passing through her lot, was seized by hog
and throwed her down and bit her severely
on one arm and leg. She is doing very well
at this writing. NICK.
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Loves Sweet Work.

A London paper tells this touching
story of Professor Heakomer. His
aged father, who lives with him in his
splendid home at Bushey, used to mod
eli in clay in his early life. He has re-
Gently taken to it again, but his scar is
that soon his hands will lose their
skill, and his work will show the
marks of imperfection. 1t is his one
sorrow. At night he goes to his early
rest, and when he has gone his talent
ed son goes into the studio, takes up
his fathers feeble attempts and makes
the work as beautiful as art can make
it. When the old man comes down in
the morning he takes the work and
looks at it, and rub his hands and say
"Ha | can do as well as ever [ did !"
May we not believe that the hands of
divine love will thus make over our
feeble work for God till it shall bear
the hight of day and be perfect to all
eternity?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18
Locals, Amos Is. Morse.

Nov. 18Th w. W. Gilbert bought Of Amos Is.
Morse one Sl.50 lap robe warranted to keep OH
the mud. | have few more OF the same
kind. Come and get one.
Nice fresh prunes, dates, raisins, cleaned
currents, citron, spice, etc.
\ big lot OF stick and fancy cand les justin
Special prices on 5 lbs and upwards.
If you are expecting 10 have hot supper,
go 10 Morse's for candy, apples, cigars, etc.
Low figures.
have fine lot Of cigars at % cts a box.
Evaporated peaches, apples and apricots.
Eat rolled wheat or oats for breakfast and
get, fat.
Smoke "Rich and Rare" cigars. the best
2 l-2 ct. cigar you ever lit. box OF % for w C
IAnother lot of "Martyn Rat Trap In. Inc
best on the market. SIC each.
Come and let me sell you shot gun. Load
ed shells.
have a superb lot of pickles, preserves,
jams and jellies.
Have you ever tried breakfast bacon In
tins? Only 25c. box, and it Is very nice.
Try one.
apple peaches. tomatoes, corn, okra, toma'
toes, boston beans, asparagus, pears Also,
salmon, oysters, sardines, crab, shrimp, loo'
ster, dried and corned beef
Maccaroni and cheese make a fine pie Tor
dinner And condensed mince meat makes
the nicert OF deserts, unless you prefer an
elegant cocoanut cake. in pail or package.
shortened with cotto.ene. am the man 10
furnish :all ;of the above together with the
best flour in the market.
The best soc axe you ever saw. bright all
steel axe at a little higher price and the very
best axe handle for l0c in the world can be
had at Amos B. Morse.
You ought to 60 a fishing around Morses,
and catch a mess OF mackerel for breakfast,
or kit full to last you week.
Speaking of break fast reminds me that you
should drop in and get few pounds of pine
mountain buckwheat and take your jug
along for a gallon Of nectar drip to eat the
cakes with, or we can furnish the jug too.
Fine timothy hay in small bales and price
way down. Cheaper than fodder.
wish you would come and help me move
of my stock OF shoes, clothing, hats, blankets,
lap robes, outings, worsteds, under wear. neck
wear, hardware wooden ware and every thing
else TO wear or eat either. l have more goods
than / want and am anxious 10 trade them
off for money or cotton.
Speaking of cotton reminds that have
good many accounts on my books tnat l
would like to trade to the owner for the white
staple.
Come along erybody, pay your accounts
and do your trading with me.
Amos Il. Morse.
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Evil Literature.

The increase of juvenile crime and
of suicide is something alarming to
any thoughtful citizens. But it is not
to be wondered at when so many
households of the country receive with
their morning supplies copy of some
ILLUSTRATED" daily journal, the con-
tents of which are frequently not one
whit better than the penny dreadful
which boys were once taught to eschew
as the very personification of evil:
"There is no conviction of sin, and
consequently no sense of need of the
exclaims the lecturer.
How can there be, when the heads of
who are so careful about the
adulteraition of their milk and bread,
do rot have any scruples in allowing
the members Of their households to
read the daily papers, adulterated with
the poisonous combinations of SEN
sual frivolity and open crime? Adopt
ing the words of great modern writ
er, whose son is at present the editor
of the London "Times," we may say
1.-THE literature of the day prepares
the crime; the criminal commits it."
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If you want your life to be success,
never he found opposing the truth.

If you want your life to be success,
never be found opposing the truth.
The gate of heaven is closed to the
man who sleeps on the cot of negll-
gence.
1t is easy to lead q Christian life
only when it is made the first business
of life.
BY doing our work properly we Will
not have to perform the same Iabors
the second time.
Never let the sun 60 down without
doing some kind act that will make
your pillow softer.
Your life will never rise any higher
than your belief. If you believe wrong
you will behave wrong.
Unless a mans walk corresponds
with his talk, his influence for good IS
not likely to be great.
BY devoting our mind to the com
pletion Of one idea we will find that
new one naturally follows.
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THE OLD FORT.


Sinety.Si S. c.. Nov. l6. 1896
= Doom mmunications to the Press anu Pan, par
ner from this place. one would imagine tnat
thjnos must be very quiet down here. But
mot 60 More cotton is being sold here than
for many years, and our streets snow more
life. and business comes more IKE ruSn.
Lands are higher, and more horses anu mules
snid here than ever before. Car loads are auc-
1ioned off with the greatest ease at fancy
nrices. The truth is, we have the best cotton
market anywhere IN the country, HGb iarrn, arm
fhey realize more by selling their cotton
here. .o, T., 49,
up.country, and this year Is no exception to
tie rule. Our school is booming and full OF
pupils. A., so,s ,or seaa oo,s
more oats will be sown this year than for sew
eral years past. We need few roller mills In
the country and our people will 60 TO raising
wheat again. Could our oil mills through
the Summer, while The Dulls are closed. not
build small mills near their machinery and
fl this demand?
our people have full cribs Of corn and
great many hogs 10 kill for meat.
Truly we are on the road TO prosperity
again. 1t is to be hoped that our people VIII
not again give up everything else for cotton,
Just because fair price was reallZed LOT Ihe
staple this year. We must grow all the crops
II we want a good country AMI prosperous
Many OF our good people are anxiously In.
ouiripg after the township railroad tax. If
that tax comes down upon us (and we dread
to hear the decision) our people will want no
scheme for placing any other burden of taxa
tion upon their shoulder.
l forgot to state at the proper place that the
hay crop from pea vines was very fine this
year, but not quite SO large as some years.
Peas are very scarce. Turnips and potatoes
are very good. +,
/ did not -irftanded to mention politics In
s this letter, but as tie fair is just over @ and
seemed to have been success. would IKE
. to know your views, Mr.. Editor, and the
views Of our farming people on this question.
should the Legislature vote an appropriation
Z TO the State Fair: What say you, Mr.. Edl'
stor?
Wish some of our farmers would express
themselves SO their representatives would
z <1S6W the wish OF the people In this matter
3he Press and Bann seems to be loaded
: ~ with ads perhaps had better not write
1i$ at present. Yours truly,
Henry j. kinard.
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"Out of Order"

Oar esteemed friend, the Press and Banner
is evidently "out Of order" or out OF infor.
maiion. In his definition of "testi moniaf' as
used in recent resolutions published In the
Presbyterian. The Editor quotes his diction.
ary as saying that testimonial: "A writing
The editors head "must have been badly
ratified" as he he read that definition, or he
was using "back date" dictionary.
The STANDARD Dictionary, sL the latest fvsS puo,
the following as its first defn ition OF testi'
monial: "a formal and tangible token OF re-
gard, often presented in public. and sci wing
TO show recognition OF worth OF appreciation
of services" .
This definition exactly cover the case In
hand.
The editor must have been thinking of Ii
Hung Chang and Foreign Missions, anu the
preachers and Missionaries, when he got that
editorial OIL.
:, our brother editor has been caught nap
Ming. We recommend the Standard Diction-
airy for use In Press and Banner office. II
will harmonize better with the splendid new
outfit in that office.-Associate Reformed
Presbyterian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-18

We are headquarters for fine toilet soap.
hair brushes, flesh brushes, clothes brushes.
tooth brushes, &c. In fact everything in the
line of toilet articles. L. b. speed.
The most unique line of crepe and tissue
paper ever brought TO Abbeville at Speed 8
drug store.
Our line OF Christmas goods will be open In
a few days, don't fall to zee them before buy.
ing. Something attractive. P. b. Speed.
Laxative Bromo Ouinine cures colds in "a
hours. Try 1t. For sale by p. B. Speed.
A nice line Of fresh candles just in at
Speeds.
Don't fail to try Speeds talcum powder for
general toilet use. Price only l5c.
eee the VIM. E. Bell Dash Co.'s advertise.
ment. They have bargains to offer you In
win ter goods, &c.
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AdaptRbility.

One night in attempting to feed
horse I threw down from the hay-loft
a bundle of hay, expecting of course,
that it would reach the horse and add
to his supper. Next morning on going
to the barn, 1 discovered that he
hadn't eaten a mouthful. 1t was not
that the horse did not want it, but the
difficulty was he could not get it. The
hay had stopped half way in the feed
box and remained there. His halter
strap was long enough to allow him to
reach within four inches OF the hay.
The trouble was not with the horse, 1t
was with the man who tried to feed
him. He placed his food too high.
One of the chief things to learn in at
tempting to reach or preach to people
is the law of adaptability, the law of
getting down to the level of your hear
er, and getting down 80 far that he
shall be able to understand you and
assimilate that which you give him.
DR.. Stalker, in his "Preacher and his
Models" refers to minister who sue
ceeded a very able man in his parish.
The new minister in conference with
some of his members sought to find out
the impression he was making upon
the people, and the answer was 1--WE
liked our former minister very much.
He was an able and very good man,
but he made very great mistake in
his preaching; he looked US all to be
seminary graduates, instead Of being
the common people that we are, and
because of this his ministry was not a
great success" 1t is related of a
Bishop, who preached among lowly
people for a few weeks, that in con-
versation with one of his hearers he
was taken aback at this sentiments
"Our folks like you very much, bishop,
because you are so very common"
But indeed, the remark was one of the
greatest compliments any man ever
received.
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True ability is shown in vigor OF
thought and honest argument rather
than in antagonistic manners and cut
ting remarks.
Christ went about doing good. Let
us follow his example.
No man can keep his mind alive
without constant reading and think
ing.
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The Due West Female College.

President Charles +. Todd, Of the Due West
Female College, was in town one day last
week, and made pleasant call at the Press
and Banner office. President Todd Is one OF
the most successful educators in the South,
and his energy knows no bounds. The col
lege, under his management is prospering as
IL never prospered before.
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FAITHFUL WORKER.
For Weeks i'm Success.
sian He Managed the Mortar Box.

Excepting rainy days William Richey was
,at the head OF the mortar box at the factory
for twenty-seven weeks.
Z He commenced with the work and Captain
eagle says that he is the best and most faith
.fuI mortar maker that he ever bad. The
manipulation Of the lime and sand is proud OF
the lob and prides himself upon the fact that
he has not missed day from his work In
the erection of so fine building. He can al
ways point to the factory as the biggest JOB
that he ever undertook, and we hope that the
builders will never have reason to regret the
erection OF the structure. William Richey
81 one OF the old and substantial workers OF
the town, and wherever there is an impor
liant building going up. you can safely look
for him at the mortar box.
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What the VIM f. Bell Cash Company
Will Sell YOu.

Wewill you good calico at 3 l-2 cents.
We will sell you q suiting at &C., worth &c.
We will sell you children's rubber shoes
for 10c.
We will sell you the best 10c towel on earth.
We will sell you towel for SC that is a
hummer.
We will sell you ladies' good black hose
for sc, and word beater for ten l0c.
We will sell you 4 brown homespun for &c
We will sell you plaid and ch. homespun.
for &c.
We will sell you ladies shoe for Sl50 that
will please you.
We will sell you best child's spring heel
shoe you ever bought, for 81.
We will sell you the best cotton flannel
you ever bought, for 10c.
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DICHAAD CAN'T, is now prepared 70 az
X, ali work In his department In the best
manner and at reasonable charges Monthly
customers shaving, hair cutting and sham.
nooinQ 81 per month. Rasors honed and put
o the 6est condition for 25 cents each.
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CP. Ham mond & Co.'S Locals.

Lap robes cheap al z. p. Hammond & Co.
Shoes cheaper than ever at G.. P. Hammond
& Co. Buy in lots and get their family rates.
See our large stock OF harness. To make q
big lot this week.
Saddles the largest stock In the county.
Very truly, 9. 2. Hammond q 20.
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Desirable Place for Sale.

WE offer our homeplsce at Cokesbnry for
~. oS acres ni frsiclass land. Land well
adap,ed % to fruit and all crops. Pure cold wa
ter and perfectly healthy location.
''' WYATT Aiken, Abbeville, $. G.
]. S. Aiken. Cokesbury, 3. Z.
Sent 3d. '95. IT,
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. CAPT, r. j. ROBERTSON, Of Mccormick,
pripce OF good men, and the best of survey
prs. was In town last night. lie came TO
IneasuIe ground hereabout.
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TOtal............. ......lUA
In addition 10 the above special TAX Will
be collected for school purposes as follows:
Town OF Gree wood .............. mills.
Mt. Carmel ......
Mccormick ...........-......... .......""
Lebanon ......... ..............'...'..
Town Of Abbeville:
Retiring Railroad Bonds and
paying interest on same....- mills.
Special School. retiring bonds
and paying interest on same mills.
Townships OF Cokesbury and Nlnety-Six:
For defraying expense OF Rail-
A poll tax OF One Dollar per capita on all
male citizens between the age Of q and 60
years, except such as are exempt by law, Will
be collected.
A Communication road tax OF One Dollar will
be collected the same time as other taxes,
from all M a le citizens between the age OF Is
ahd so years except such as are exempted by
law, Unless said tax is paid by first January,
1897, four days work upon the pubic nigh
ways will be required under contractor:
Taxes are pay able only In gold ana silver
coin. United States currency, National Bank
notes, and Coupons OF State Bonds, Wnicn oe'
come payable during the year 1896.
The law having been repealed requiring
Treasurer's to visit certain sections OF the
county for tie collection OF taxes: all taxes
hereafter will be collected at the office OF the
Treasurer.
Parties desiring Information by mail In re-
gard 10 their taxes will please state the loca-
ton OF their property. and include postage
for reply, and those paying taxes by check
must Include the charge for collection,
J. r. BLAKE, JR.,
Oct. !, 1896. Treasurer
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Tax Collectors Notice.
His Office to be Open from Thurs.
day, October 18th Until Thurs.
day, December 3lst.
The Rate of State, County, School
and Special Tax, Including One
Dollar Poll Tax. One Dollar
Communication Road Tax.
other Information to be Had by
Writing 10 the Treasurer.

Writing TO the Treasurer.
TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT TO
l. raise supplies for the fiscal year COM
menclng November !, 1895. notice Is hereby
given that the Office OF County Treasurer or
a Abbeville County will be open for the collec-
tion of taxes for said fiscal year from Thurs
day October 18th until Thursday, December
3lst, without penalty.
Rates per cent. Of taxation are as follows:
State Tax......................"...... ~ mills.
Ordinary County Tax.--...... ~
School,. l.....--.........................-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25

and third year are not ready to be reported
to the public. We have had considerable
difficulty to make the right kind Of terms
with publishers, and in q number of cases
we have not yet found text books suited to
our purpose.
LAS soon as we decided to adopt Mills
Subsection of Women by unanimous VOTE
we made the discovery that the books were
out Of print and there were none to be had
either In this country or in England. We,
publication of the book, the whole edition to
be owned by the National American Wo-
mans Suffrage Association. Over one hun
dred clubs are now engaged in the pursuit
of the study.
.'Ffnancially, the course of study may be
said to be In q promising and healthy condi-
ton. I append hereto q financial statement
which will make plain to all its exact stand
ing. In my judgment there is no more hope
full sign of our times than the earnestness
and enthusiasm with which the women of
the United States have received and adopted
this course of study in political science. 1t
Is evidence sufficient that the women VINO
are asking for the ballot intend to fit them
selves to WELD it intelligently and wisely.
It Is one of the many symptoms visible in
our lard today which seems to indicate that
we are in the eve of bright tomorrow,
when intelligence and patriotism shall as
sert their right to control the destiny Of the
nation. The time is sure to come when
American citizenship will be regarded by all
as a sacred duty to be fulfilled with earnest
purpose and prayerful conscientiousness"
Following this report Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton read her report as chairman of the
credentials committee. It showed that, al
together, the different states are entitled to
357 delegates, and that 40 are in attend
aEce at the convention.
Report on Organization.
Mrs. Gait then read her second report,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
Interesting Report From the Com
mittes on Organization.
PROGRESS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE
Course Of Study to Educate Wo-
men for the Ballot.
OTHER CONVENTION BUSINESS

The third days session of the woman
suffrage convention began this morning at
1870 o'clock at the Church of Our Father,
corner 18th and L streets.
The meeting was called to order by Rev.
Anna Howard Shaw, the vice presidential
large, and a brief invocation was pronounced
by Mrs. Clinton Smith of Vermont. As
usual, the church was well filled with dele
gates and visitors mostly women.
The most interesting and important item
Of business Of the morning was the reading
OF the reports Of the two committees on
organization and on a course OF study. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait is the chairman of
both committees. The report Of the COM
mittee on course of study was as follows:
On Course of Study.
cat the last annual meeting a committee
was appointed to formulate a course of
study in political science for the use and
benefit of local members of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
The work of placing this course of study in
the hands of the suffragists of the nation,
and Of making all announcements in con-
nection with 1t, was placed in the hands of
the chairman of the organization commit
tee.
ut seems almost needless to make any
announcements of what this course of
study Is, or for what purpose 1t was for
znulated. since 1t has been thoroughly ad-
vertised among all the suffragists Of our