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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Ku.KluX In Arkansas.

There is great excitment in Law.
renee and Randolph counties, Ark,
over the continued outrages commit
led by a band of men known as the
Ku.Klux. The band first made its
appearance in Randolph county about
q month ago, and its operations were
confined to a few townships, but it is
spreading until now two counties are
aroused over their actions. Hardly a
week passes but some new outrage is
committed. A number Of men, and
even women, have been dragged from
their homes at night and whipped in
a most cruel manner by the Ku Klux,
and one woman has died from the Of
fects of a hogging administered on
her bare back. The persons logged
have in every case been citizens with
whom the Ku.Klux found some fault.
In one case an old man and his wife
were dragged from their bed. tied to a
tree and whipped until their backs
were raw because they did not send
their daughter to school. Near Rich
wood, in Lawrence county, a few
nights ago, The band raidea the home
OF Newton Gray, a respectable farmer,
and Gray has not been seen or heard
from since. 1t is believed he is dead.
A number of outrages have been com,
mitted in the vicinity OF Redwood in
the past week and the excitement in
that neighborhood is intense. Thir-
teen we'll Known residents of the
neighborhood were arrested, charged
with being members of the organiza-
ton, but at the examination trial ten
OF them were dismissed, three farmers,
named Bishop, Fletcher and Gates,
being bound over to the circuit court.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Uaitsd Crn." derate Veterans.

The Annual Reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans of the South
Carolina Division for 1897 will be held
at Greenville, S. c., commencing at
10 a.. N. August 25th. The low rail
road rate OF l cent per mile, which
will be given from all points within
the State, will allow a large attendance
of Delegates. All comrades of the
Division are earnestly invited to bs
present. Whether Delegates or not,
they have a right to be in the Conven.
ton. Confederate Veterans who have
not vet joined the U. @. V. are cordi-
ally asked to join their former COM
rades in this grand reunion. The Divi-
sion now has nearly M hundred
Camps, and this reunion is apt 10 be
the largest ever held of Elk Confeder.
ates in this State. The good people OF
Greenville r making every arrange
ment for the entertainment of the
Veterans, and we can be sure of the
most hospitable and loving reception
and care. Each Camp will appoint
one young lady as Sponsor, whose
duties and place at the reunion will
he designated Ia subsequent orders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
A Georgia Bubble Burst.

Milo Abel garnisheed all stockhold'
ers in Macon, Ga, OF tbs Southern
Building and Loan Association Of
Huntsville. Ala, on a claim OF 81. 900
due him by the company. No one
suspected that tie company was III
bad circumstances until Abel made a
demand for 50, 900 duo him. The
company could not pay it and he at
once proceeded to garnishee the stock
holders. a numbers were garnisheed
in Macon, where a large portion OF
the stock is held. This association
was regarded as Ii of the strongest IN
the country, ana never before IN
its history has it been forced to go
into tie Courts. The company has a
capital of 81, 900, 0C0, end has always
met its obligations promptly. The com
pany has, PERHAPS, nor stockholders
than any other similar organization IN
the South, large amounts being held
ia all the Southern States. This &C
ton will probably precipltate the
whole business into the Courts.
ABSOLUTELY SOLVENT.
A later dispatch from HllnlsVllle,
Ala =. says the directors OF the South.
ern Building and Loan association Of
Huntsville held a meeting this after
noon in reference to the reported suit
against the company in Macon and
gave out the following:
1--WE do not owe Able So, 600 or any
other sum due and demandable.
Even if we did, we have in bank over
5000 with which to pay it. Toe as
ISOLATION is absolutely solvent. All
obligations due and d~emaudsble are
paid to September /. We have antici
psted Withdrawals 10 that date. The
balance OF July receipts will be about
81. 600 and the, August receipts about
$50. 600. The telegram sent out is an
infamous libel. The First national
bank of this city will furnish infor-
nation as TO the correctness OF this
stat ment,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
VIII it Never Cease.

About 7:3O Wednesday morning, at
Bald wins, ia St. Mary's parish, La,
a negro, Jack Davis, alias Buddy
Jack, was hung by the citizsns of the
town for cri ninally assaulling the
widow Mariol. Davis waylaid the
lady and struggled with her. Her
screams aroused Micah Heck, who
chased the negro to the store of Beders
S Delhay, where. upon being recog-
nizsd, he was seized, rushed to the
bayou bank at the edge of town, and,
with no ceremony, hung. He impli-
Gated another negro, Willis Jewell,
who, after being severely whipped,
was ordered to leave the town. All
excitement is allayed and no further
trouble is anticipated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Sentence Comm uted.

Ernest B. Haseltine, the young Lam
caster bank official, who overdrew his
account several Thousand dollars and
fled when be lost the money in cotton
speculation and could no. make ii
good, being afterwards prosecuted,
convicted and sentenced to the State
peni'enti!ary for2 l months. has had
his sentence commuted. Governor
Etlerbe Wednesday reduced the term
Of Imprisonment to II months. This
means that the young man will be re-
leased in October next. Strong petit
tions were presented tothe governor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
IDuiRaStiOn,

From which springs, directly or in
directly, nearly every form of head
ache, and sick headache never sepera-
ted therefroln, is surely and speedily
relieved and cured by the use Of
"Hiltor's Life for the Liver and Kid
neys." One Csc bottle will convince
OF its merit. Try it. Sold by dealers
generally.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Make Homo Happy.

This Is an Injunction that will be
needed by all who look to the promo
ton of the pleasures OF others. A
happy home is indeed the happiest of
places. One source of happiness in
the home circle is good music. A
sure source of good music Is a good
piano-such as may be had from NJ.
A. Malone, Columbia, 8. G. Read
what he has to say in his new adver.
tisement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Hanged Ia Pennsylvania.

At Wjlkesborre, Pa Peter Wassel,
alias "Terrible Pete" was hanged in
the county Jail yard Thursday. The
drop fell at 1890 and at 1886 he was
pronounced dead. Waasel's crime
was the killing of Joseph Kupersav-
age il Georgetown in 1895. Wsssel
shot at another msn, but missed him
and killed kupersavage, who was
standing outside the window.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
"Let parents not live for their chill

"Let parents not live for their chill
dren, but with them" The mother
should allow no false modesty to stand
in the way of her daughters knowl-
edge of herself, of her possibilities. OF
her perils. For over thirty years DR..
Pierce has used his ''Favorite Pre-
scription" as a strengthened, a purifier,
a regulator. 1t works directly upon
the delicate, distinctly feminine Or
gans, in a natural, soothing way. 1t
searches out the weak spots and builds
them up. A woman who would
understand herself should send II cents
to the Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, N.
Y, for DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
a book of 1908 pages.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
May Attack tho Consulate.

A special to The New York Herald
says: Mr.. Brice, United States consul
in Matanzas, has armed the consulate
in consequence of threats OF a demon,
slra,loa against Americans made By
some Of the ultra Conservatives in
tina: placs. Consulate Brice does not
bsljeve the threats will be carried into
execution, but IN view Of thu present
state of feeling openly expressed by
nauy Spanilrds, he believes this pre-
caution necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Disastrous Lightning Stroke.

Tie barn and stable OF John D.. Hor
sey, near Swansea, s. c., were struck
by lightning last Saturday night.
The barn contained a quantity Of oats
and folder, which took fire and con-
stunned the building and contents. In
the stables were two horses and a colt.
The two horses were killed and the
colt was not hurt. Mr.. Horsey lives
about three miles west of Swansea,
and the loss is a severe one TO him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
A Change of Base.

The new advertisement of the Kee.
ley Institute informs the public of an
important change-ths removal of the
Institute from Columbia to Green.
Vile. There were a number of
reasons for the change; aud it is ex-
pected that the patronage and useful
ness of the Institute will thereby be
be very much increased,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Malone of Colum bia.

There are some new facts and sug-
gestions in the new advertisement Of
NJ. A.. Malone of Columbia. But
they all relate to the same subject
the furnishing of first class pianos and
organs at low prices. This is one of
Malone's sp~ecislties, and he wants
every performer and everyone who
looks to buying an instrument to look
well to what he offers. Write him
at once.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
A Suicide in Spartanburo.

G.. T. Johnson, a broker of Athens,
Ga committed suicide in Spartanb burg
Wednesday night by shooting himself
in the head. No Cause is assigned.
He left several checks drawn to his
wife. the total amounting to about $7CO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
To The Public.

10 Inc uOl1Cs
!. WE WILL OFFER FOR :
w sale until August 1st, /:
: as we will have to know :
!; within the time above :
: stated in order to arrange our :
: business for another year, :
: whether or not we will be able
!: to dispose of this valuable real :
: estate. Having decided to 90
!: more extensively into the mer- :
: camille and rice mill business, :
: and to reduce our farming in
: terest, We have decided to place :
: upon the market one Of the fin
: est plantations for general pur- :
: poses in Orangeburg County.
: This property is situated in :
/: Pine Grove Township, one mile !:
: from the town of Lone Star, asia :
: ton on the Manchester and Au- .
!: gusta R. R., and containing /;
/: twenty-five hundred (26O0) :
: acres, more or less, with a good :
: part Of same under a high state |:
/: Of cultivation. On the place is a
: good saw mill, grist mill, gin and
!: cotton press, a fine pasture, 8 or
: 10 good tenant houses, and ev- !:
!: cry other convenience a good
4: farmer would want. We otter
: also for sale two lots and the
/: best store house in Lone Star.
This is undoubtedly q fine open
!: ing for anyone wishing to mer-
: chandise and farm in connection
|: with each other. All Of which
: we offer you very cheap and on
!: easy terms. Of course we won't /:
!: be able to turn over to the pur- 4
!: chaser the farm before first of /:
!: JAM, 1898. The store we can :
!: turn over for the fall business. :
: For further particulars address
!: TAYLOR & BULL, Lyons, 8. c.
91-2moa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
ARE YOU
THINKING

OF BUYING A PIANO?
If 80, 1 am prepared to furnish superior
ianos and for less money than you will
likely get elsewhere.
YOU CAN HAVE CHOICE
Of the following makes: Chickering & Sons,
sohmer (not Sommer), Mehlin, Fischer,
Smith g. Barnes and Mathushek s. Sons.
Any of the above are thoroughly reliable
and will last q lifetime.
ONLY ONE PROFIT.
I represent the builders, hence sell at very
reasonable prices. Correspondence solicit
ed; catalogues furnished on application.
Those who do not know Of my responsibility
will please refer to any bank in Columbia,
especially the Loan & Exchange Bank.
Address,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28

VS. tase pleasure In caibua your ssser
ton to , remedy 90 long usedsd IN aasry'
Ing children safely through the ctifra'
stage Of tsethiDg. 1t % &c incalcn-a0jt
blessing to mother and child. If yon arc
disturbed at night with > sick. @fso:t1i,
L.ething child. usa Pitts Jacai:naiVe. Il
Tln give iua:sut reliog, and regulate The
bowels. and make sethilg sat3 sud easy.
Il will curn Dysentery snd Diarrhea.
Pitts C%azuluatiye Is 81 sns.aut "s!iss FOR
collie nt Infants. 1t VIII 81" $50 digestion,
give tone All spsrg5 TO sne -1cA@a and
The aics, puny. suf1ef;oI hid
will o become the fst alt troll" & Jog
Of tha bousshold. It B Very pls: /. to
sne taa.a ant oaly t1st IS 3s1s PSI D,ssis
Sold by drugglots ana sy
Td& IJi3AT BIB J)u
C3:lnJIa. J
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
The Society Girl.

Taste. grace kindliness, the art of put
ting people at their case, the ready jest,
the quick repartee belong to the outfit of
the society girl A certain dainty finish
distinguishes her. She has savoir faire
She is not readily thrown from her poise
Her background is secure, and she has the
immense advantage of knowing that her
world is at her feet. Her mother, always
at her side, judicious, considerable, affeo-
tionate, probably contentedly allows her
self to be thrown into the shade by this
second self, who seems to her the very
crown and flower of her life. The father
the brothers, the cousins of the slender
sweet maiden are all intensely proud Of
her, and the first simply lives 10 serve her,
TO crafty her caprices, to furnish her with
money, to wear her on his heart as one
wears Il white rosebud on his buttonhole.
But, being an American father he would
resent with scorn tho allegation that his
fair daughter is merely an ornament. He
knows her underlying strength, her re-
serves of force, her possibilities II the
need comes, this father will tell you that
his girl could and would do just what his
boys have done She would go into bust.
ness and make IA fortune or at least hold
her ow N among fortune makers. -Harper's
Bazaar
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
To Put Ont Clothes on Fire.

There have been such shocking instances
Of death and injury in the past by clothes
catching fire that people of an altruistic
spirit are moved TO make the danger inn
pressive and offer means of prevention.
1t is veil to show the means of compare
tive safety and exhort the public to en-
ploy them. To cultivate presence of mind
in children when burning accidents occur
is good, but perhaps more difficult than to
clothe them in slow burning fabrics. The
fire drill in schools is Il good thing because
it tends TO reduce the danger of panic, but
TO teach young children control of their
faculties and the exercise of Judgment
when actually attacked by fire is not easy
Still, presence of mind is common enough,
even in childhood, to make tho experiment
of cultivating 1t worth trying. If the
child whose clothes catch fire, or the
grown person either would wrap some
heavy stuff about the flames or roll over
on the ground, the fire would soon BIO ex-
tinguished, while running only adds TO
the danger Muslins and tarlatans. the
most inflammable goods, when treated
with tungstate of soda cannot be made to
burn with blaze If all cotton dresses
and undertaking, especially those of chill
dren, could be treated in this way. great
number of lives would be saved and much
suffering prevented Woman s journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07

A child's respect for its parent Is not
secured by overlcniency any more than by
overseverity.
A daughter should never seek or be al
lowed to "outdress" her mother. In ev.
cry family the mother should be the best
dressed member.
The discarded flnery of daughter
should never constitute mothers ward
robe. No one feels especially dignifled In
the presence of one whose old clothes she
Is wearing, and mother should at all
times preserve her dignity before her chill
dren. The mother who never loses her
queenliness will never lose her crown.
Preventable misfortunes consist chiefly
of manifold things, little TO do, but i'm
mense things TO have done.
The man who earns 81 and spends SO
and the man who earns So and spends 81
stand on either side of the hairline be-
tween heedlessness and discretion, between
ruin and safety.
Parents generally receive that measure
of fllial respect they deserve-not always
perhaps, but very generally
When "A mother allows her daughter to
appropriate her wraps, gloves, wells or 9th
er articles of personal attire, she begins n
policy of familiarity which sooner or later
breeds contempt. A respect for ones be-
longings engenders a respect for their pos
SCISSOR. Ladies' Home Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
A woman's Lungs.

AS matter of fact, says medical writ
er, not one woman in hundred breathes
normally The respiration of the average
woman varies with every change Of mental
state or physical condition, and It is rare
thing for woman TO use her lungs to the
best possible advantage without n previous
knowledge of physiology and an apprecia-
ton of the merits of physical culture. De.
sirable as is n thorough exercise In breath.
ing, IL Is not safe 20 experiment In the
matter
very little instruction on the sub
jeot will enable any woman TO compTe-
bend the precise art q filling and empty
ing the lungs on scientific principles. Aft-
er this has been acquired the chief thing Is
to breathe In ms much sunshine as possible
and to believe i'm the efficacy Of oxygen as
remedy for nearly all the ills that are
fashionable.
The following are some excellent rules
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
The Squirrel and the Chickadee.

On the top of n tree sat gay chickadee
And little brown squirrel beside her.
The song that she sang through the sweet
meadows rang,
That bright summer morn 1 espied her:
"Chickadeel Chckadeel Chickadee deel
Soft rs the zephyrs blowing
Come, little bushy tailed fellow, with me,
While brightly the sun is a-glowing.
Through meadow and valley together wei
sally.
Chickadeel Chickadee-deel
Through woodland and bowers, mid sweet
fragrant flowers
Come. little fellow, with me-
Little squirrel then said, wi. III "A toss of his
head,
my dear little chickadee-dee
In this old hollow tree would much rather be-
So you see, we could never agree
Then he babe her good day and scurriod away
Into his hole in the tree,
And the song she kept singing, through
bright meadows ringing,
Was "ChickaGoc Chckadee-deel"
james l. Pequignot in Philadelphia Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
First Locomotive whistles.

We are accustomed to regard the whistle
as very important part of the locomotive
engine, but within the memory of some of
the older engineers the bell gave the only
warning of the approach of a train The
frst whistles were intended as a warming
In more ways than one. In the early days
of the railroads the trains were much In
corrupted by cattle, sheep and pigs on the
right of way, and In order TO brighten
them off small hole was bored In front
of the engine boiler and fitted with a tube
When the train came rattling along and
the engineer saw "a cow on the track, he
opened this hole and out spurted the steam
and hot water with tremendous cracking
and kissing, filling the air with "a cloud of
mist.
Presently some ingenious workman fit
ted up reed and drove IL into the steam
hole and tho scrceching and whistling
that 10 made not only frightened the COWS.
but terrified every one who lived along
the road, but IL did its work so well that
the whistle was finally removed from the
front of the engine and placed on top.
whore 10 Is used today -Eychange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07

then continue to bend 1t until you have
the general form shown in the body of the
skillet. Then cut It off. Mef sure piece
of wire about the right length in proper
ton to the body for the handle of the
skillet double IL 'once and loop 1t over the
body, as shown at B. Now give it a twist
at the end and leave flaring flanges Care
should be taken to preserve the proper
lions, as shown in the picture.
The trick is to remove the handle from
the skillet and put it back again without
using force and without bending the wire.
With little practice you can do 1t with
the greatest ease, much to the astonish-
ment Of your friends.
The hourglass (Y) Is made of three
pieces, A and B being of the same size and
shape and hooked together at &C, so that
they will work easily back and forth. The
ring ID is made of such size that 1t will
not slip off the ends of the hourglass at A
or b. The trick, of course, Is to get the
ring off the hourglass without bending the
wire or using force. This is quite as sim
pie as the other if you know how.
Try these little puzzles and see If you
don't find them interesting. Chicago
Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
To Stretch n Glove.

How very provoking when glove fits
perfectly, save in one place. where 1t Is too
tight A remedy lies In simple plan used
by Frenchwomen, who nearly always buy
their gloves "a number smaller than they
wear and stretch them to perfect fit
Wiring out u towel or handkerchief, fresh
from It's drawer, in clean water. Lay the
glove between the folds Of linen until the
skin is thoroughly damp through, then
stretch on glove stretcher. If the whole
glove is too small, all of it should be wet
but If it is too tight only in certain places,
say the wrist or the fingers, then the wrist
or fingers only should be dampened, the
rest of the skin left dry This process will
not injure the most delicate shade of color
in kid or suede gloves The only precau.
tion needed is to be sure the hands of the
operator and the water used are absolutely
clean, then lavender, gray, cream and even
white gloves may be- so treated with impu.
nifty
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07

at may seem inconceivnble, says the
New York sun, but il is none the less
true, that there are still number of wom-
en- in this world who need 10 be enlight.
ened as To the true significance of the word
dress. At IA woman's meeting the Other
afternoon, convened for the express pur-
pose of considering the clothes question
and nothing else, the abuse Of the word
was fragrant striking and general In.
etead of gowns or frocks, speaker after
speaker talked Of dresses until at least
one listener longed to let them know of
their misapprehension Of the torn Dress
means attire, habiliments. clothes in gen.
eral and never clothes in particular. You
may speak of "A woman's dress when you
mean her .ntire costume, but not when
you refer g. one particular part Of It, You
might just ms well call her headgear her
dress rs her frock. IL is quite as much n
part Of it. A mans dress Is as permissi-
BILE an expression as woman's dress
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
Petticoats. shoes and Gloves.

The telling details of woman's toilet
are the petticoats, shoes and gloves which
she wears. The proper observance Of the
laws governing them is an infallible indi-
cation of woman's station In life and Of
her social training A woman minus the
finer instincts of the lady, If her source Of
supply is limited although her social de-
mands may not be, invariably economies
In these details. This Is not the case with
the innately refined woman-a lady born
and bred She first of all provides herself
with well fitting shoes, dainty under
skirts, and what Is left in her treasury
after providing herself with these funda-
mentals goes for the remaining necessaries
in her wardrobe. Devices and thoughts
are misapplied, and the goal of "ladyism"
is defeated when one is obliged to keep
ones feet out of sight in consequence Of
being carelessly shod, or to resort to sim
liar means To hide the shortcomings of
ones petticoats. Vogue.