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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25

Tabules regularly. She keeps few cartons Ripans
Tabues In the house and says she will not be with.
out them. The heartburn and sleeplessness have
disappeared with the indigestion which was
formerly SO great burden for her. Our whole
family take the Tabules regularly especially after
. hearty meal. My mother Is nifty years Of age
and Is enjoying the best OF health and spirits also
eats hearty meals, an impossibility before she
took Ripans Tabules. ANTON 81. BLAuKKx.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25

I have been great sufferer from constipation
for over I'VE yeaf1- Nothing gave me any relief.
Ny feet and legs and abdomen were bloated %
could not wear shoes on my feet and only loose
daily paper. bought some and took them as direct
cd Have taken them about three weeks and there
Is such change! am not constipated any more
and owe It all to Ripans Tahules. lam thirty.
seven years old. have no occupation. only my
household duties and nursing my sick husband.
He has had the dropsy and am trying Ripans
Tabules for him. He feels some better but Il will
take some time. he has been sick SO long. You
may use my letter and name as You like.
@gf Mrs. NARY GoRMAn CLkRxx.
have been suffering from headaches ever
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25

car or go into 9 crowded
place without getting .
headache and sick at my
stomach. / heard about
Ripans Tabules from an
aunt Of mine who was
taking them for catarrh
OF the stomach. She had
found such relief from
their use sheadvised me
to take them too. and I
have been doing so since
last October, and win
say they have complete
ly cured my headaches.
! am twenty-nine years
old. You are welcome
to use this testimonial
Hrs- J. BRooKMYRH
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25

I want to inform you,
IN words OF highest
praise. Of the benefit
! have derived from
Ripans Tabules. I am .
professional nurse and
In this profession q clear
head IL always needed.
Rfpans Tabules does 1t.
After one of my cases I
foundmyself completely
run down. Acting on the
advice Of Mr.. Geo. Bow
or. Phi. g., $50 Newark
Ave-, Jersey City. I took
Ripans Tabules with
grand results.
Miss BEcsIz wIxDMAH.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25

Ny seven-year-old boy
suffered with pains In
his head. constipation
and complained OF hts
stomach. He could not
eat like children of his
age do and hat he
did. eat did not agree
with him. He was thin
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

court four times, the last TIM to a
presiding judges term Of five years.
He is just out of Jail, and will 60 back
as soon as the county court convenes.
Judge Nevitt has served six years up
on his county's, bench. The four to
which he is newly elected will make
his record ten years of service in the
most remarka able court on earth.
Judge Nevfll is forty-nine years of
age, a farmer of great physical
strength, and has lived in the county
almost all his life. He says:
II like to be judge because I know
just what I'm going to do. I know
I'm not going to vote for this tax levy
and I know I never will vote for it.
Jails are not pleasant to me, but some
one in the county must spend time in
them, and I rather feel it to be my
duty, because T have been there So
much sentence has no terrors for me.
1t doesn't hurt my health, either, and
a. long as I can keep things up at
home and am healthy I am willing to
serve."
Judge-elect Samuel G. Peden, who
is in the new court with Judge Nevill,
10 az obCC OllC VI OuO oGiOuSOSI Cu1L az
ters in St. Clair county, and the most
implacable Of the enemies of the rail-
road debt. He is farmer, with re-
putation of adhering with a tenacity
possessed by few men to the cause he
espouses. He is forty-six years of
age.
II have already served one term,"
Judge Peden says. II have been in
Jail and know what hardships I must
undergo. From 1887 to 1889 I was on
the bench with Judge Tandy and
Judge Hoyt. All three of us went to
Jail. 1 am prepared to 60 there again,
for I am opposed to playing any part
of this railroad money on any plan at
any time. When I was elected Judge
before had deputy marshal, Willis,
after me for two weeks. I went out
coon-hunting one night, and Willis
caught me in the woods"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Clean up Your Premises.

We are informed that the members Of the
town council are thoroughly in earnest in an
effort to preserve the health of the city. The
sanitary condition OF town or city Is OF the
greatest importance under all circumstances,
but more especially Is this true OF towns or
cities which have water works and have no
system Of sewerage.
The action Of the council in looking after
the public health should receive the hearty
cooperation of every good citizen. Land
owners and tenats alike are interested, and 1t
is hoped that immediate attention will be
given to the matter. On Tuesday, the 18th OF
April, this month, officers detailed for that
purpose, will make a rigid examination OF
lots within the limits of the city. These Off
GERS will be glad to make q favorable report
Of all, but 1t is their duty to report failure on
the part Of the landowners or tenants to re-
gard the health Of the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
l.. r. & r. M. MiIler's Locals.
pounds OF prunes for 25 cents.

pounds OF prunes for 25 cents.
Call and see our nice line OF candies, just
received, they are up to date.
II pounds good green coffee for 81.
10 pounds real good coffee for 81.
30 bars of best soap, for ST. at l.. T. & T. M.
Miller's.
sweet and sour.
90 to l.. T. & T. M. Miller's for some nice
Georgia cane syrup.
Go to l.. T. & T. M. Miller's for evaporated
peaches and apples.
l6 pounds standard granulated sugar for
one dollar.
1G pounds good rice for one dollar.
A fresh lot of flour. meal and grits just In.
Call and see US before buying.
For some real nice fresh crackers. both
sweet and sodas, call on L. T. & I. NJ. Miller.
Call and try pound Of our nice tea flake
crackers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
City Election.

Yesterday an election was held for four
wardens and one water commissioner. Capt.
]. T. Parks, John L. Clark and H. T. Wardlaw
managed the election.
The following nominations for Wardens
were made at public meeting in the Court
House on Monday afternoon:
Ward &c. D. Brown.
Ward 2-J. NJ. Gambrell.
Ward 3-W. 8. Cothran.
Ward "A. B. Reader.
Water Commissioner-B. s. Barnwell.
There was very little interest in the cleo
tion. Only A votes were cast, and no candi-
date for Warden received more than II votes.
Mr.. Barn we'll received all the votes.
Voters could cast votes only for alderman
in the wards In which they lived.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE
The South Carolina Presbytery Meets
at Lebanon-The People Were Glad
to Have the Preaehers--And the
Preachers Were Glad TO be Among
The People.

The South Carolina Presbytery met at Leb-
anon church, this county, Friday night April
IL. The opening sermon was TO have been
preached by the Rev. Hamiter, the retiring
Moderator, but owing to sudden illness he
was unable to preach, and, on this account
the sermon was deferred until next day when
1t was delivered with much earnestness.
Rev. DR.. Woodrow was elected Moderator,
and Mr.. Anderson elder from Westminster
was temporary clerk.
The only matter outside OF routine business
on Saturday was the election OF commission.
ers 10 the General Assembly. Rev. M. b.
Grier and Elder Giles of Anderson were
chosen.
On sabbath the various churches In the
neighborhood were supplied by members OF
the Presbytery, namely:
Lebanon-Rev. DR.. Woodrow and Rev. J. N
H. Summerall.
Betbia-Rev. J. L. McFin.
-Presbyterian-Rev. J. L. Will
Hanson and Rev. B. P. Reed.
Observation-Disclosures G. G. Mays.
Upper Long Cane-Rev. w. s. Hamiter.
Little Mountaln-Rev. s. L. Wilson.
Sha-on-Rev. j. r. Riley.
Hopewell-Name not known.
On Monday morning the work OF the Pres.
bytery was resumed, and In the afternoon the
Presbytery adjourned after most delightful
meeting. All the delegates went away de.
lighted with the generous hospitality OF the
community.
The next place of meeting will be at Glenn.
son College In September.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Wednesday, April II, 1899.
Free Delivery Of the Mails.


Congressman Latimer was in town last Mon
day, accompanied by Mr.. Fred f. Boon, a pos
office official who came 10 inaugurate the rura
free delivery Of the mails from A6beViiie te
yarlous actions Of the surrounding country
He and that official went to Green wood yester
day to begin the system in that county.
Some three years ago Congress appropriated
saOOOO as an experiment in some OF tne
Northern settlements. The next year lne
appropriation was increased to Sl5o,VOo ano
the experiment was correspondingly eniarg
ed. The last Congress still further increased
the appropriation to S3OO,OOO
CONGRESSMAN Latimer and Congressman
Stokes of this state have been active leaders
for this movement in behalf of the farmers
and others living away from the towns, and
the above statement shows how succeseiul
they have been in instituting an experiment
which promises the development OF mall
service which will be extended to all populous
neighborhood in the United States.
Mr.. Latimer has secured one rural delivery
of the mails for each OF the counties In hif
Congressional District. and he Is anxious 10
see the system made as effective and as salts
factory as the city delivery, hence his per-
sonal attention to his pet scheme for the
benefit of the people. He thinks thai
the appropriation will be increased until
1t reaches something like sl0,0OOOO0 per anum
Mr.. Latimer having lived the earlier
years of his life on the farm Is familiar with
the need OF better mail facilities In the rural
districts. and no man is more desirous of serv.
ing his constituents. If he can be factor
in effecting this great Improvement IN the
mails he will indeed be benefactor OF the
people, who will by that system become pet'
ter edicated in the affairs OF the nation and
be better enabled to keep abreast with the
passing events In the history Of the country.
The plan is for the government to furnish a
sufficient number of lock boxes for persons
who are on the line ofthe delivery. The con-
tractor will deposit the mail matter In the
different boxes along the route.
Mr.. Latimer Is deservably popular among
the people, and they recognise his faithful
service since he has been in Congress. He
secured the money for Newberry College;
he had MIR. Thomas Parker restored to the
navy after his resignation had been accepted ;
he secured the passage of q law which requir-
ed railroads to pay their taxes, as other
taxpayers do; he made great changes In re-
quiring experimental stations to experiment
with the seeds furnished by the government,
but his greatest and best achievement lies In
the prospective Improvement in the mall
service.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Railroad Meeting.

Last Monday afternoon a public meeting
was held In the Court House to consider the
Importance of making an effort to secure the
location of the Black Diamond railroad. Mr..
]. F. Miller was called to the chair.
If the road is to be built, and II any reason
able amount will secure it, that great iron
highway will come to Abbeville That Is the
sentiment Of the people and the city author
tiles.
Messrs. A. W. Smith and J. R. Blake were
appointed committee to solicit subscrip-
tions, and we have assurances that our citi'
Zens will do their full duty in the matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Division of Opinion.

Meetze, the man who recently shot man
whom he supposed to be whiskey constable,
was tried in Columbia last week. The jury
tailed to agree In opinion as to whether he
ought to be punished, and a mistrial was or
dered. The fact that the grand jury presented
true bill, shows that there is some senti-
ment in that city against killing constables
In Charleston the grand jury will not even al
low violator of the dispensary law to be
brought into Court.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Still Victorious.

American arms in the Philippines are still
victorious, as they march against the rebels,
but no very great battles are being fought.
II The Philippines continue in their resist.
ence. the United States Government should
send greater army, and force the contest to
conclusion.
q, The valor OF the Filiplnos proves conclu.
sively the value OF the citizenship Of the
Philippine Islands.
Their bravery and their courage have dis.
proven any allegation that they were not de.
sirable subjects to become good citizens of the
United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
TimrOd's Poems.

Last week Mr.. Sproles, of Greenwood, said
in the Press and Banner that he presumed
there was no agent in Abbeville for the sale
OF Henry Tlmrod's poems. Since them, we
learn that Miss Winton Parks Is agent at Alb.
bevile, and will be glad to take orders for the
book, and while We wish the Greenwood lady
we'll, we also wish the Abbevile lady may
have great success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Cream Pies.

Five eggs, one cupful of sugar, table.
spoonful of corn starch, one pint OF
milk beat yolks, sugar, and corn.
starch together; let the milk come to
a boil pour it over the eggs, and put
back on the fire and boil until thick
bake the crust and let it cool, and
when the custard is cold pour into the
crusts make q meringue of five
whites of the eggs and five tablespoon
fuls of sugar. Bake q light brown.
Flavor with vanilla.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12
Beaten Biscuit.

One quart of flour with teaspoonful
QeveD of salt sifted together; mix
thoroughly into flour teaspoon
quite full of butter and lard, a little
more butter than lard, moisten with
two-thirds cup sweet milk the dough
will be dry and tiaky, and must be
beaten steadily for thirty minutes and
worked afterwards until smooth rol
in hand into little round balls, tea
biscuit size, put fork through them !;
bake in a moderately quick oven.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

I claim a great deal in the
way Of good goods and fair
prices, and this you say is
Blowing your own horn"
But I ask you, isn't it a
credit to any man to attend
to his own business ?"
r. G. Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

The Queen Regent of Spain having signed
the treaty, the proper authorities have for
warded the document to Washington, where
1t Is expected to arrive this week, the Presi-
dent will then issue proclamation declaring
the restoration OF amicable relations between
the countries Of Spain and the United States
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

Non-spllable bottles OF ink for cents at
Speeds.
Johnson's g fine candy 40c. per ID. Mt Speeds.
A % 10. bar CASTLE soap Tor 2Oc. at Speeds.
Bromo.quini inc will cure cold in one day.
Sold by 2. B. Speed.
When recovering from pneumonia, deep
seated colds, etc., strengthen your lungs with
DR.. Neuffers lung tonic. Sold by Speed.
Hyler's delicious candy fresh ut Speeds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

The man with many wants
is simply a slave to himself.
My wants are simple name
ly, L want your patronage.
Let me have it, please.
r. C. Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF John ]. Scott
Deceased.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LII persons indebted to said estate must
IA settle without delay, and those holding
claims against the estate must present them
properly attested to. D. 3. SCOTT,
March Is, 1899, u Administrator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-12

became volunteers willing to 60 to Jail
to prevent tax levy. For nearly
thirty years the war has continued and
is not ended yet. Every time Judge
Phillips opens court be finds a group
of three patient typical southwestern
Missouri farmers in court waiting for
commitment to Jail. He offers them
advice and admonition. They reply
with the stated offer of compromise,
and, Of course, are turned down.
Then the judge winds it all up by
wearily ordering his marshal to lock
them up.
This has been Federal court scene
in Kansas City so long that any re.
porter in the city could give an ac-
count Of almost the exact words with.
out going to the court. Judge Phil
lips has become 80 accustomed to the
ceremonial that he makes the same old
speech in the same perfunctory way,
listens to the reply in the same listless
manner and waves the county Judges
to Jail with the same weary wave of
the hand. But the bonds have not
been paid nor any of the interest. The
Federal authorities are puzzled and
the people of st. Clair determined
How 1t will end, if it ever does get out
of court, is question for chancery to
wrangle with.
Judge Hill, more than either of his
associate judges, is a typical Missou-
rian. He was born of English parents
in Ohio fifty years ago, and has been
in Missouri tWenty-three years. He
is 6 feet inches in height, as erect and
agile as an Indian, has white hair fall
ing long curls in the back, has a
smooth-shaven, kindly featured face,
and blue eyes. He lives on a farm
twelve miles through the woods from
Osceola. He has lived in the woods all
his life, save the term in the Kansas
City Jail. He says
81 thought [ could stand one term
in Jail all right. I thought I was %
big and strong could stand anything,
but l hadn't been in cell twenty-five
hours before got nervous, and felt
cooped up and uncomfortable. The
second day 1 couldn't stand it any
longer, and the jailer took me out to
exercise. After that he always gave
me some freedom, but my health got
bad, and Pm pretty we'll done up now.
/ had doctor ut the Jail. He SAYS
my heart is weak"
! Thomas D. Nevil is the greatest OF
st. Clair county's patriots in the rail
road bond fight. He has been selected
Ian associate justice of the county
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
TO WOMEN BIeYCLISTS.
An English Authority Declares That
Riding Makes the Feet
Much Larger.

Mark some Of the attributes OF the
cycling heroine as she will be. and com
pare with the languishing sisters of a
past decade, says ST. Paul's.
We find already muscular, healthy.
practical creature, whose dread is not
Of COWS or mice, but of the puncture
fiend Her figure is naturally we'll de-
veloped, in consideration of which home
truth let us pray for The ultimate re-
moVal of the ''lissom form" and "wil-
lowy waist" from the storied page. 1t
will follow, as matter of course, thai
toying with the wing of ortolan' will
go hopelessly out of fashion, for il is an
accepted fact that the appetite CT the
bicycle heroine is "rudely 'ealthy"
Moreover. we mention it with bated
breath, we are told that the feet CT the
bicycling girl are gradually increasing
in size, not in pumber-although con
sidering all the maryels which are at
trbuted to the bicycle. we should not
be surprised to hear that it had eff
fected the development of third limb
This last fact. however, we should
advise the novelist to ignore. No lad!
likes TO have the size Of her feet over
estimated, and the nearer her size ap-
proaches 10 sevens the more rooted is
her objection to having even the bare
truth hinted at. Once let the idea take
root that cycling has this effect, and
from that hour the number of fair cy-
cists will dwindle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
FOR OLD HARVARD.
The Singular Method Selected by an
Enthusiastic Student to show
His Pride.

While a crowd of Harvard boys were
celebrating the Pennsylvania game in
the cafe of a Boston hotel one OF the
students became infatuated with gor-
geous white waistcoat which was worn
bv one of the colored walters. says the
New York World. He called the colored
man and said to him: ~ want TO buy
that waistcoat!" ''What you want OF
that west. boss?" said the man. lust
want to buy it. What will you take for
ii ?" After a good deal Of gu1fawlng
and some hesitation the colored man al
lowed that he would take IS for it..
Done" said the Harvard man, and he
pulled out So bill and gave it to the
negro, who began 10 pull off his waist
coat. "Oh. you needn't do that" said
the student. u don't want you to give
it to mel just wanted to feel that |
owned that waistcoat." The negro
went on to wait on his table, when the
student called to him: Come here!"
what do you want, boss?P The stu
dent called the negro up close, dipped
his own fingers into plate of cranber-
ry sauce that he had and with them
proceeded to mark big "H" exactly on
the middle of the front Of the white
waistcoat-his waistcoatl
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
CHEAP STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Under New Contracts the Govern
ment Can Sell Them for
$3.50 Per 1,OGQ.

Within a short time il is expected
that the postmaster general will issue
an order reducing the cost of stamped
envelopes and newspaper wrappers
This is made possible by the extremely
low bids received for doing the work
The government does not seek TO make
money out of the people in the sale of
envelopes. but endeayprs to put their
price near the cost, reports the Wash
ington Star.
II is interesting to note the immense
sums paid by the government for en-
velopes in the past. Thus in 1874 the
price of the envelope most used by the
public was $2.9 per l0OO 10 the govern
ment, and the people had to pay $500
per 1000.
Four years ago (and the depa TT meni
is now operating under this contract)
the department awarded a contracl
upon bid of s1.30 per 1000 for the
same envelope, and figured on selling
them TO the people at $3.50 per l.000.
The government will be enabled to
furnish envelopes under the new con
tracts at much lower price. 1t is un-
derstood that tbs reduction will be in
the neigh hborhood of so cents per 1,O00
Under the new bid man can go to
any postofice and purchase envelopes
at $21.30 per 1000 already stamped with
two-cent stamps. This is approximate
~ but 13 cents per 1G0 for the envel-
opes or, TO get il down mrs h finer, only
four cents for package Of 25 envelopes
of the best government grade.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-25
A CRnD.A


Did signs are written Ia thy tender face.
Desires. regrets that thou hast never
known;
Thou art the heir of thy aspiring race,
Heir of a troubled throne;
0t hope that hardly dost portend the morn.
And sadness, that hast scarcely guessed
at pair.
God takes the characters of fate outworn,
Ard writes them fair again.
Those little feet that scarce the light turf
press,
Those little hands, so brown With wind
and sun,
God grant they tremble not for WEAKNESS
Before thy course be done.
And thou shalt love. and learn what love
is wcrth.
And thou shalt trust and learn to value
men,
And all the sudden mysteries of earth
Shall open 10 Thy ken.
What. wilt be flying? Am I; then. too staid
Can 1 not smooihe the medi;ative brow,
Flash through the sun and fiutter through
the shade.
As birds from bough TO bough?
What dost thou linger? All, my dear, how
much
Thou giyest. couldst thou only under
standi
The kiss of childish pity. and the touch
OF thine abSo,Ving hand.
Arthur Benton. IL Atlanta Journal