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BOOMING GREENWOOD.
Need Of More HOuses-Primary Elec
tion-C. & w. G. Stockholders Meet.
Work on Artesian Well Suspend.

Green wood, S. c., March %, 1897.
Last Saturday and Sunday were clear and
warm days; but 1t Is raining again to-day.
The farmers are greatly behind with their
work.
Miss Annie Hodges, who has been quite
sick Is able to be out again.
Mrs. NJ. McCarley, OF Whitmire, is In the
city. the guest Of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
E. F. Andrews.
erintendent: Railway Mail Service, was In the
city last week. Mr.. King spoke very highly
ofMr. Moore, Greewood's efficient post master
and he will very likely serve out his full
| time.
Miss Tudie Hill. visited Mrs. f. M. Libs-
comb. of Ninety Six, last week.
MIR. VIII Moore spent last Sunday week,
with relatives In Ninety Six.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Scott, OF Aiken, are now
comfortably settled in their home in east
Greenwood.
Why don't some OF Green woods business
and seven rooms rent themfrom SO to $40 per
| month. 1t would be a good investment for
some Of their free silver.
MIR; 9. M; Moore, OF Lowndesville, spent last
The primary elertion came off last Thurs
day. The second primary will be held Thurs.
day. All Of the candidates that were defeated
seemed TO take their defeat we'll enough.
Several OF them however, patronized the
blind tigers quite freely the next day.
The stock holders OF the c. & w. G.. railroad
| met In Greenwood last week. They will
make great many improvements In the
near future. having bought s60O,OoO worth of
| rolling stock.
The machinery for the Grendell mill will
begin to arrive soon and 1t wont be a great
while before Green wood will have two cotton
| mills in operation. What's the matter with
the third one? II Greenwood wants TO she
can have third one, and we believe she will
before long.
| Work op the artesian we'll has been sus.
pended a'depth OF 500 feet has been reached.
AS soon as the pump comes IL will be put in
| and II the supply OF water Is sufficient 1t will
not be bored any deeper, but II the supply is
not sufficient they will probably bore 500 feet
more. Skinnie.
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Guardianship Notice.

~ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A'
Petition has this day been filed in the Office
OF the Clerk OF the Court of Common Pleas
for said County. for the appointment, Of 3. E.
HILL. Probate Judge, Guardian Of the Estate.
Of ELEANOR G. SHERARD, Minor, by JAMES
F. CLINKscALEs, as Executor OF the WIN of
MARTHA E. SHERRARD, deceased. said
rah1 mnor mas an estate consisting OF consids
Money In the hands Of said Petitioner al
Executor-the whole being OF about the value
Of Five Thousand Dollars, coming TO her nm
der the Will OF her mother, the said Martha
E. Sherrard, deceased. and no fit competent.
and responsible, person can be found who is
willing to assume such Guardianship. Ap.,
plication will be made to the Judge OF the
Eighth Circuit, on March 25th instant, at
Chambers, for an order appoin ting r. p. HILL
ESQ Probate Judge. Guardian of said Estate.
JAMES +. CLINKSCALES, jgs
AS Executor, Petitioner.
Feb. 9, lss7.-6t
DEBRUHL & LYON, 44
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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the Abbevile Banner. including 1916 and lSl7.
In addition to these volumes the files of the
Ahbevile Messenger, which was published
from October, 1891. TO sometime In 1887, are
bound in two books.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24

Have Il. c. Bernau, the Jeweler. to repair
your watch. He guarantees his work.
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The minister who forgets that he Is
also a man, loses one of the chief ele-
ments of ministerial power and useful
ness.
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When Ii Hung Chang visited Mr..
Gladstone, last year, he asked him,
What do you think of WARP" TO
which Mr.. Gladstone replied: "War
benefits nobody. In all cases one
country is in the wrong and very often
Doth countries are In the wrong"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24

AS all are aware, Easter is nova
BILE feast. ut is always the First Sun
day after the full moon, which happens
upon or next after the twenty-first day
Of March," Easter this year will be
on the 18th of April.
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You must ont allow drum-beat to
answer for the voice of conscience, nor
crowds to carry you with them to do
evil.
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Reader, is it we'll with you religious
ly? Are you growing in grace and in
usefulness? IF not, there is something
radically wrong.
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Do not talk too much about youl
own troubles unless you wish ever
your best friends to grow weary o.
you.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
crest Of tno.
A Curious Postoffice.

The postoffice at the strait of Ma
gellan consists of small painted
skeg or cask, and it is chained to the
rocks of the extreme cape in man
ner so that it floats free opposite
TERRA del Fuego. Each passing ship
sends boat to take letters out and
put letters in. This curious postoffice
is unprovided with a postmaster and
is, therefore, under the protection of
all the navies of the world. Never
in the history of the unique Office
have its privileges been abused.
Queer Reason For Towns Name.
A town in Pennsylvania is called
Aitch, for the following reason: 1t
is said that there used to livein that
part of the country five prosperous
farmers, respectively named Ander-
son, Isenberg, Taylor, Crum and
Henderson. Each wished the town
to be named after himself, but they
could not come to an agreement.
Finally. as compromise, it was
suggested and agreed that the first
letter from each name should be
taken and placed together.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Antiquity of Albany.

Few persons there are who think
of the city of Albany as the Oldest
surviving European settlement in
the 13 original states. A local his
torian, however, claims that distinc-
ton for the state capital. Albany
was founded in 1914 by the building
of a substantial house by the fur
traders on the island below the
present city. A stockade and a
moat surrounded the fur traders
house. which was garrisoned by 12
men whose equipment comprised 12
stone guns and one cannon. Three
years later a fort was erected on the
hill near the Normanskill, or First
Kill, which was the name it then
bore.
The West Indian Trading company
constructed a rude fort in 1923 and
gave it the name of Fort Orange.
The settlement grew slowly, and in
1880 a large number of colonists ar.
rived at Rensselaerwyck, then a do
main 4s miles broad, which extend.
ed "a miles on each side of the river,
and was apportioned under the pa
troon system. The settlement was
= 1894. and
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

The memory Of sleepwalkers is
occasionally prodigious under the
influence of the dominating impulse
that moves them. There is an in
stance of poor and illiterate basket
maker, who was unable to read or
write, yet in state of sleep he
would preach fluent sermons, which
were afterward recognized as hav-
ing formed portions Of discourses he
was accustomed to hear in the par
ish church as child more than 40
years before. Quite as strange a
case Of unconscious memory" is
referred to by DR.. Aberorombie. A
girl given to sleepwalking was in
the habit Of initiating the violin
with her lips, giving the preliminary
tuning and scraping and fiourishing
with the utmost fidelity. 1t puzzled
the physician a good deal, until he
--"~tained that when child she
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
The Rose and the Thorn.

"And now, {" remarked The genial
gentleman as he arose from the club
table, latter an evening of pleasure,
l go home to about three hours
of displeasure. indianapolis Jour
nal. A Keen Purchaser.
The younger portion of the pres
ent generation may not remember
the old fashioned silver coin. once
80 plenty in the United States, of
the value of 1219 cents. In New Eng
land it was called "ninepence, in
New York a Shilling" and it bore
other names in other sections of the
country.
One day a tall, lank, towheaded
specimen of humanity from the
Mote mountain district entered
Sam Thom's store in Conway, N. H.
He looked around for awhile upon
the tempting things displayed and
finally drew from his pocket bat
tered ninepence, which he clutched
with an evident determination not
to part with it recklessly.
"say, mister" he said, pointing
to box of lozenges upon :ne coun.
ter, "how much dye ask for themi''
"Two cents roll, /" was the re-
ply.
"Waal, I'll hev a roll. What dc
ye ask for them applesa"
1.-TWO for a cent"
"Waal, let's see-I'll hev one Of
'em; that'll be half cent, and the
lozengers 2 cents-jest 21s cents
Ye ken take 1t aout Of this 'ere
ninepence and give me back II
cents"
Mr.. Thorn could not refuse. Tht
story to tell was worth more thar
1t cost by far.-New York Ledger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
"Ll: WE WOULD"

II we would but check the speaker
When he spoils his neiehbor's fame.
II we would but help the erring
Ere we utter words of blame,
II we could, how many might we
Turn from paths Of sin and shame.
All, the wrongs that might be rShted
II we would but see the VI Wayi
All, the pain that might be ightened
Every hour and every day
II we would but hear the pleadings
OF the hearts that go astray!
Let US step outside the stronghold
OF our selfishness and pride.
Let US lift our fainting brothers,
Let us strengthen ere we chide. :,
Let us, ere we blame the fallen.
Hold a light to cheor and guido. !
All, how blessedl All, how blessed
Earth would be II we'd but try
Thus to aid and right the weaker,
Thus to check each brothers sigh,
Thus to talk Of duty's pathway
To our better life on high.
In each life. however lowly,
There are seeds Of mighty good.
Still we shrink from souls appealing
With timid, "If we couldi"
But the God who iudgoth all things
Knows the truth is, "K We would"
Georgetown Herald
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
AN UP TO DATE HOLD UP.

A Wild, woolly westerner Wins Back
Little Bet Lost In Chicago.
A gaunt but muscular man, heav-
lily armed and resolute, walked
down the road between Teton City
and Canyon Creek one afternoon
carrying in his hand singletree
and piece of rope. twas an acci-
dent that the combination was Just
what it was, but later events proved
it to be fortunate one for him.
He was stopped by a man in buck
board, who asked the distance to
Trapper Seymour's ranch and want
ed to know if there were any noun
tain sheep to be shot in that neigh
borhood.
"Guess you come q pretty good
ways. didn't youi" said the noun
taineer after he had given the de-
sired information.
"Clear from the east. Going to
do some hunting"
Maybe you don't mind sayin
what town in the east, mister" the
other observed, with gathering in
terest.
The stranger drew himself up
rather proudly. II came from Chi
cago," said he.
The man with the singletree gazed
into his face earnestly. You mean
Chicago, nlinoisf" he inquired eau
tiously.
"You beti The big town of the
worldr'
Mister" said the other, "git
outl Git out here on solid ground
a minute. l been lookin fer some
man from Chicago fer three years
You don't know how glad / am tc
see you. was up there three years
ago, an man bet me $82 I couldn''
open a lock he found in the road, al
I lost"
That's bad,' the stranger re
marked compassionately as he step
ped out on the roadway.
mot so almighty bad as it nigh
be. I've allays considered that tina
money was out at interest to th'
population of Chicago. Do 20,
know anything about singletreesi'
] Tho visiting member said he dit
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

knot. It's a ridiculous easy thing"
"Thank you," said the other.
"but l don't think ! care to bet"
Mister, said the other earnest
ly, toying with his belt, what you
may like in the way of bettin l
don't know an l don't keer. You
say you don't know nothin bout
singletrees. Neither do know
nothin bout locks, an yet l was
sporty. l shall expect as much
from you The size of the bet is to
be $40, which is fair intrust on S62
for the time. Put up the money in
my hands as stakeholder an git ao-
ton on the singletree.
The other looked hopelessly about.
His rifle was in the blackboard, and
the mountaineer held an inordinate-
ly large tirearm. "This is highway
robbery" he declared.
Mister, it seems to me l said
somethin like that that time in
Chicago, but it amt. It's a kindly
desire to mix business with the en-
tertainment of the stranger. Just
put $40 into my hand an proceed
with the business of the day. Blame
it all, I'll be liberal. I'll let you
take off your coat in tryin the
trick!'
With deep meanings of grief the
stranger produced the amount of
money which had been specified.
81 don't care to monkey with your
Internal rope" he said, "but just
wait till l get to Seymour's. From
what hear of him, he'll have a lit
tie to say about this. l understand
he is an honest man, and I'll appeal
to him."
"If was you, mister, l wouldn't
be overparticular talkin about the
matter to Seymour. You see, he
was with me that time in Chicago,
an where l lost $50 on that lock he
invested s139 on a quiet game which
he's always been expectin some way
to win back. He's over on the other
side Of the mountain right now,
watchin there fer sporty Chicago
people who would be willin, like
you, to bet little money just to
pass the time, if spoke to proper
about it. Chicago Record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
PLANET MARKS ON THE BODY

Assertion That Every Person Has One at
Birth-Governed by Stars.
II assure you have no moles," !"
say some people, but this is impos-
sible. Every human creature when
it is born bears on some part of its
body the mark of the sign or planet
which governed at the hour of its
conception and nativity, and moles
are contingent on these, impressed
by the influence of the celestial
signs, and answering thereto, not
only in their formation and posi-
ton, but varying according to the
dominion of the several planets.
Moles are of three colors, red,
honey color and black, fiat or raised
like a wart, those on the right side
of the face or person being usually
symbolical of good, while those on
the left mostly denote ills and mis-
fortunes.
After long and exhaustive study
of the science a savant says he is
convinced that not only the charac-
ter, tastes and disposition of an in
dividual, but the future itself to a
great extent may be determined by
the local position, relation and gen
eral appearance of these natural
marks.
If the sun, at nativity, be in
Aries and ascendant, the mark of
that sign will be found on the head,
probably on the left ear. When
Venus is lady, flat violet mark
will be found on the thighs.
When born under Gemini, the
mark is on the arms.
If born under the first part of the
sign of Cancer, the mark is above
the breast and has no feeling il
pierced by needle.
Those who are born under Capri
corn have the sign on the knees.
When Leo is ascendant, the marks
are on the left breast.
If Mercury be lord, the marks are
on the left side or upon the legs.
The nativity being under Virgo
there are black or reddish spots
upon the stomach.
The last of the signs, Pisces, gov
"'"s the feet and +h"~- 'n"r w. -
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

head, it denotes in man cruel
mind and it shows woman to be
foolish, simple and idle
A mole on the hinder part of the
neck predicts happy life, but
threatens untimely death by drown
ing.
Moles on both sides of the neck,
opposite each other, foretell dan
gers and perils with i'll fortune.
A man having mole on the left
side of the upper lip rarely marries,
and in woman it denotes trouble
and suffering If on the under lip,
it shows her to be improvident, and
man had best beware of her.
A mole in the hollow of the chin
denotes woman to be contentious
and quarrelsome. On the edge of
the chin it shows good fortune,
happy marriage and long life, of
whatever color it may be, excepting
black.
To possess a mole upon the throat
is very unlucky, indicating that the
individual will die by the hand of
justice, or, should it appear as a
wart, he will perish by water.
On the right side of the upper lip,
fingers breadth above the mouth,
a mole signifies to either sex great
good fortune. A woman having it
will be comely, graceful, healthy
in body and careful for the things
of this world. She will marry we'll
and live happily, her best time for
marriage being between 10 and "a,
and she will make a true wife and
an exceptionally happy mother
Boston journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Still In tho Ring.

"Ah," said the cheerful optimist.
reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer,
''the 13 superstition has been ex-
ploded at last. A fellow who located
claim No. 13 on Ell Dorado creek
made one of the richest strikes of
the year" I"
"Yes, replied the hidebound pes
simist, ''and woman married him
before he get out of the country.
guess .13' is still in the ring"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
A Lively Experience That was All Over
In About a Minute.

In About Minute.
81 never actually slid down a to-
boggan slide," said the retired bur
glar, "but Think can form a pretty
fair idea of what it's like from an
experience that I had once. was
poking around in house that I was
in, and l had just come out of a room
on the second floor where there was
a man asleep that struck me some
how as being pretty restless and I
hadn't more'n got through the door
into t, heard this man
holler, saw
him jump OUT of bed anu CO.
after me, and at the same
saw man come ripping and ramp
ing out of door down by the other
end of the hall.
"Now. the thing that I'dha' done
under ordinary circumstance, of
course, would have been to run down
stairs, but the door that Jim was
coming out of was right by the head
of the stairs, and it wasn't possible.
But right back of me there was an
attic stairs l knew, because Ed
opened the door when first came
up, and the only way out for me
was that way. 1t wasn't away I'd
ha' picked out, but it was narrow.
stairs, boarded on the sides, and /
knew that if l could once get into it
and faced to the front / could stand;
off both men easy. enough, till had
time to think, anyway, unless they
had gun, with my jimmy. Sol
opened that door and jumped up the
stairs about four steps and slowed
around to face 'em.
II was carrying my bag by a
strap over my shoulder, and / had
my lamp in my left hand. turned
my lamp up for just a fraction Of a
second when went in to see what
was above, and ! saw almost over
head the scuttle in the roof and the
ladder leading to it from the garret
floor right at the head of these attic
stairs. The scuttle held only by a
hook hooking into staple-I could
see that easy. A man can see heap
under some circumstances.
IL made a swing or two at the
boys with the jimmy and stood 'em
off easy at first, because it sounded
very soggy when slugged into the
side of the stairs, but knew they'd
rush in pretty quick, and give 'em
just one more vicious pass with the
iron and then l turned and bolted
for the scuttle with them after me.
I'd dropped lamp and jimmy in my
bag, and used both hands on the
scuttle ladder. Darker'n Egypt now,
but l knew where that hook was
just as we'll as though there'd been
an electric light alongside of it.
II threw back the hook and threw
the scuttle up bang over on to the
roof and caught the frame and raised
myself up. 1t was an old fashioned
house-you We seen 'em-two stories
high in front and one in the back
with long, sloping roof running
down from the ridgepole, with 9
sort of bend or valley in it about
two-thirds the way down. where
the one story part began.
''As looked out on it the roo
seemed to be about mile long ant
steep as the + Q of a mountain
There was fag end of moon jus
I could see it from where
IONS of the trees
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Aristocrat and Democrat In France.

In the course of an article on
"Royalists and Republicans in
The Century Baron Pierre de Cou-
bertin says: ''It is difficult for
Americans to understand the march
of political events in France and
their details because they lose sight
of the struggle between the aristo-
crat and the democrat. One must
have been a spectator of this strug-
gle to comp1 ehend its effects. Many
Of those who still have monarchical
beliefs will only admit that the
9rrietors. or at most
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

HE Campbell Cylinder Press on which the
JOURNAL has been printed since 1887
~ has been taken down and shipped away,
and now the JOURNAL is printed on the very latest
Babcock Job and Newspaper Cylinder Press It
weighs near 5000 pounds and has printing cap
acity of over 5000 per hour Is supplied with
air cushions, reel delivery and hundred other
handy, perfect improvements This press is bright
and new, direct from the factory at New London,
Connecticut ALI our machinery is now driven by
new Racine electrovapor engine of three horse
power capacity. The above, added to our three
Gordon job presses, three paper cutting machines
perforating and numbering machines tons of
book, news and job type and hundreds of labor
saving appliances nez0-makes the JOURNAL
office the best equipped printing Office in western
Iowa outside of the very great cities The new
improvements in the JOURNAL Office will enable us
to print the paper all at home and assist in max
ing the JOURNAL paper that all Audubon county
will be proud of. We are also enabled to do any
kind of printing at city prices.
The circulation of the JOURNAL now exceeds
1850 copies weekly and as soon as we skip over
the 1000 mark we intend to banquet the whole
county at Extra and at Audubon $l.OO for the
JOURNAL one year, payable any time during the
year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

gOOd as a mile, because was gUIng
5tnen a mile minute-where to
didn't know, but knew wouldn't
have long to wait.
'tZoop and away went down the
roof and off the edge into the airi
That lower part of the roof, you re-
member, was hatter than the INNER
part, and that threw me off ,ne
air kind of horizontal, and that
saved me a heap. I'd ha' been
smashed fat if the roof had been
steep and straight And right back
Of the house there was
across the v ybe ST
whit
been @,
was sh.
fin " crest Of tno.
uown the face of it
he thick grass and came toa
stop on the Level ground below and
never started rivet.
The two men was standing look
ing out the scuttle and never saying
boo, but when they saw me get up
and walk off they laughed till you
could hear 'em all over the country,
and laughed little myself then.
I'd had worse things happen to me.
New York Sun.