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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
A Little Extravagant.

About the most extravagant thing this Leg.
islature proposed was to pay lawyer, OF
some other body, $4,000 for securing claim
of this State against the government al
Washington. $4,000 is big sum to pay fol
anything, and there are scores Of people who
would undertake to collect that claim fol
$s5OOO, or possibly a little less.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
The Charleston Post.

We read the Charleston Post with pleasure
It is always in a good humor. and is always
interesting. While there is no lack OF q de
claration Of principle, 1t Is always fair to
those who disagree with 1t, aad Is respectful
That is the way the conduct of the Post
strikes US.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22

Remember we carry full line of school
books and other supplies. Milford & DuPre.
For driving out dull bilious feeling,
Strengthening the appetite and increasing the
capacity or the body for work. Milford's syr;
up hypophosphites is q golden remedy. Sold
only by Milford DuPre.
Milford & DuPre can beat the world on fine
cigars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
W. ID. RarkRilale,A Locals.

". ID. BnrksdRIe5s LOCALS.
P. R., G. O., o. K. Glenwo0d, Ribbon Cane,
New N. O., Ga. syrup, and Muscovado molas-
ses and syrups. Good and cheap this season.
Come and get your oil cans filled here, or
get 1t by barrel.
Come and see the plows, stocks, extra han
dies, brides, gearing, etc
Fish-white fish, mullet, trout and mack.
erel.
Black diamond axe only GOc. Lots OF axe
handles, both kinds.
Seed oats. Very fine rust proof oats.
Down on the ground floor with tobacco in
10 pound boxes.
Cottolene and lard. All sizes.
Come and see me and look at the goods and
prices on canned goods OF all kinds.
Prunes, buck wheat, rolled oats, coffee. etc.
w. D. Barksdole.
Feb. 7, 1899.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
Estate Of Mary s. Gillian, Decd
Notice of Settlement and Appli-
cation for Final Discharge.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 10th day OF
l. March, 1899, will render hnal accou4t
OF my actings and doings as Administrator u.
B. \. OF the Estate OF Mary 3. Gillian, deceased,
In the office Of Judge Of Probate for Aooevllle
County at 10 o'clock a.. M, and on the same
day will apply for final disharge from my
trust as such.
Ali persons having demands against said
estate Will present them for payment Oh or
he forever barred. HUGH X. AIKEN,
Feb. 10, 1899. ADMINISTRATOR.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
Locals II. c. Wilson.

Locals II. G. Wilson.
Best coffee in the city for the money. lO lbs.
for 81 90. r. G. Wilson.
Get your cigars, and smoking and chewing
tobacco from Il. c. Wilson. He Keeps Inc
best.
Cinco and Foreign Exchange cigars for sale
by Il. Z. Wilson.
Get your groceries delivered on time. Call
for pnone 103. r. g. Wilson.
Get your kerosene from r. c. Wilson.
DO you like good candy, the kind that tastes
just as good when you are eating the last
piece az il did when you picked out the n lcest
looking one to commence on? l sell that
Kind. r. G.. Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22

Subscriptions taken for tie Delineator at
Haddon's.
We make prescriptions q specially, and do
not allow them to stay any longer than II
takes to put them up. Milford & DuPre.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22

The Legislature, 1t was thought, would ad
journ last night, and, If so, our members may
be expected home today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22


Manning Black, Albert Gilbert and I. ].
| Leroy.-Rxecution.
DY VIRTUE OF sUNDRIEs IN EXECU-
tions 10 me directed, In the above stated case.
will sell to the highest bidder at Public
Auction, within the legal hours Of sale, at Alb
beville Court House, on MONDAY, the 9Th
day OF MARCH A. D., 1899, all the right, title
and interest OF ALBERT GILBERT in the FOL-
lowing described property, to.wit: All that
tract or parcel Of land situate In Abbeville
County, State Of South Carolina, containing
Twelve Hundred $4,000 Acres,
more or less. known as the ORANGE HILL
TRACT in Calhoun Township. Bounded on
the west by Savannah River, east by the Au.
gusta road, south by lands OF William Ten
nsnt, north by Cherry Hill.
ALSO, that tract known as the BATH
TRACT, containing
Eleven Hundred and Eighty-FiVe
(ll85) Acres,
more or less in Calhoun and Bordeaux Town
ships, bounded on the north by Orange Hill
Tract, west by the Savannah River, east by
lands Of William Tennantand south by Berry
Hill Tract.
Levied on and sold as the property OF AL
| bert Gilbert to satisfy the aforesaid Execution
others and costs.
TERMS-CASH.
F. w. r. NANCE,
Feb. 8, 1899. Sheriff Abbeville County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE.

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
J. M. Golden, Plaintiff, against Matte 9. Col
den. ct. al.-Relief.
DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
made in the above stated case, 1 will offer for
sale at public outcry at Abbeville Cour,
House, s. c., on Saleday in MARCH, 1899
within the legal hours of sale, the following
described property. situate in said State and
County, to wit: All that tract or parcel o.
land containing
Two Hundred and Nineteen (2l9)
Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of James An
derson on the east, on the south by James
Evans, on the west by the estate OF Rev. b. r.
Miller and on the north by T. n. Tolbert.
TERMS OF SALE Cash Purchaser TO
pay for papers.
WALTER L. MILLER.
Feb. 13. 1899. Master.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-22
Sherif's Sale.

The Sam G. Roony Shoe Company against J.
Manning Black, Albert Gilbert and I. ].
Leroy.-Execution.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-04
WATER BOD BILL BEATEN.
Unprecedented Action of the
Senate on a Local
Measure.


y esterday Senator Livingst0n's bill
ask -ng the Legislature to empower the
CITY Trustees of Carson to put the
question of bonding the city of Carson
to vote, on the question of issuing
bon Is TO secure new water works for
the :ity Of Carson was beaten, it only
rec, wing four votes.
;, nator Livingston in presenting the
bill ,tated that it was purely a local
mea ture, of interest only to the people
ri { lrson and that the people were a
uni on the question of Wishing it sub
mitt9d to the people. He sald hat so
far OF a single local measure effecting
onlr one county had been opposed by
men. bers from other counties, yet he
foul d that there was a decided oppo-
siti0l to this measure by the member
of Nashoe, who was no way interested
and the member from White Pine,
who lived hundreds of miles from
Orn shy comfy and by other members
who paid no taxes in Ormsby and were
in no way interested.
A. the Senator warmed up to his
work he told how this county had
voted $500, 600 V. & T. bonds and had
paid interest ON the same until it
amounted to $3.50, 600 and did it with
out rowling and now the people who
had benefited by these bond issues
feared that the city of Carson could
not stani a 800. 600 issue. which saved
them every dollar of the money and
redur ed their water rates more than
the TX on the bonds would amount to.
He Lad been elected by the people OF
Orm by as against the corporations
and here being a secret Australian
ballo-, the corporations n"j not beer
able down him and he cd on the
floor of the Senate representing the
people of Carson and not the corpora
ton. which had its agents and lobby
lists : warming ON the floor Of boti
houses to protect their interests.
Fl. nigan and Comips took the foo
and talked, but they did not answe
LiviT gston's arguments.
Thu vote stood:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-04
For the bi!l-Denton, Hui,
Livingston and Hardesty-4.

The rest were against the bill. and
Lord absent.
Derton in casting his vote for the bill
said it had been a time-hOnOred custom
of twenty years standing for members
to support local measures, when de-
mand I'd by members of other counties,
and h9 did not wish to cast a vote in
fringjlg on this custom.
Livingston gave notice Of re consid-
eraticl.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-04
Notice.

A legular meeting OF the Board Of
County Commissioners will be held
Monday, March 6, 1899, at 9 O'Clock a.
m. II parties having claims against
Orms3y county are requested to pre-
sent ; me on or before Saturday, March
/, 1899, TT 4 p. m.
\. 3.-CIaims presented on March
9th WI be acted upon at the option OF
the Boaad only.
BY )rdea Of the Board.
P. H. PETERSON. Chairman.
Gro. W. COWInG, Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-04
A Reduction Sale.

Mr.. Belcove, the jeweler, has de-
novelties at a big reduction and the
saleis 1ow on. Take a look ut some of
the bo gains he IS now Offering. He
needs money for the staple articles he
will ca 'ry during the summer, so they
go cheap.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-04
CONGRATULATIONS FROM Arr
IONA
How Some Of Om Ncighbofs Regard
Stewards Election

The following shows the action of the
Arizona Legislature on the election OF
Stewart:
House of Represen t~atives. Twentieth
Legislative Assembly Of Arizona,
Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 20, 1899.
To the Hon. w. NJ. Stewart, United
States Senator, Washington. D. c..
Dear Sir: | hand you herewith Reso-
luton passed by the Council and House
Of Representatives of the Twentieth
Legislative Assembly of Arizona.
Our territory ~rejoices over your re-
election, as your valuable aid may some
time assist US in securing the precious
boon Of Statehood. Very respectfully
your,
(Signed) HENRY F. AsHURsT.
Speaker of the House.
H. c. r. No. ) by W. 5. Adams.
Resolved by the House, the Council
concurring, that the President Of the
Council and the Speaker of the House
be authorized to SEND the following by
telegraph:
To the Hon. William NJ. Stewart,
Senator elect, Washington, D. c.
We, the Repres OF the people
of Arizona, in Legislature assembled,
believing IN the money of the constitu-
ton. and realizing that your election to
h. fTN1+-I A++ C,-,4A I'LL l.. ~
great assistance in correcting the crime
of 10 and returning to circulation gold
and silver at a ratio of Is 20 /. do most
heartily congratulate you upon your
election.
MORRIS GOLDWATER.
President of the Council.
Henry F. AsHURST.
Speaker of the House.
Mrs. Della Smith has filed an appli-
cation in the Superior Court in San
Francisco to annual her marriage in
Reno on the 5th of February with
John Smith, She alleges that soon
after her marriage she learned that
Smith had a wife living. He does
not deny this, bat says he believed
his former spouse was dead This. IS
a couple who travelled all the way
from California to get married less
than a month ago'-Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
An EIephant,s Tongue.

Whoever has looked inside an ele phants mouth has seen q strange sight. Elephants have no front teeth and they never eat flesh or any food that requires tearing teeth. Eight teeth are all they have, two above and below on each side, huge yellow molars as wide as q mans hand and about two inches thick. Over these hay or fodder is shifted by the queerest. ugiest tongue in the whole animal kingdom, q tongue that is literally hung at both ends, having no power or movement except in the middle. where 1t shifts back and forth from side to side, arehing up against the foof of the big mouth like an immense wrinkled pink serpent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
Paris an Impregnable city.

The French have been taught wis. dom by past experience. Gld as a re suit have planned, a2l few years ago finished, system of fortifcation around Paris which are probably un- equaIled for the purposes for which they are intended by any similar forti- ficati0ns in the world 4 well-in- formed military writer, member of the general staff of the German army, has given it as his opinion that sue eessful siege of Paris would be, under present conditions, an impossible un- dertaking.
 The new Qualifications that surround the French capital, says Pearson's, are some fifteen or twenty miles from the city, and are connected with Paris and with each other by q railway sys- tenn which would enable tie French commander to quickly mass at one point very large body of men, while the general of the besiegiug army, if he wished to prevent the city from ob, taining supplies and thus shut in the people and the army that was defend ing it, would haYa to occupy a line ex. tending more tkeh one hundred miles, and hence coulA not by any possibil- ity collect a large number of his force at any one point to resist with even a shadow of hope an attack of the en- emJ
 It required a German army of ap. proximately 500,00o men to lay siege to Paris from September 19, 1870, to January 30, 1871; but the authority we refer to is of the opinion that to re- peat the same operation a German be- sieging army would have to number more than 100000 men, and the work of maintaining such force and properly handling it's parts would be somthing which few Governments would care to undertake and few mill tary commanders would be able to efficiently perform.
 The French have spent upon these new Notifications an amount various ly estimated at from $30.0O0 GOO to S50000,000, and hence can well afford to sell the land occupied by some of the now obsolete Notifications of a generation ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
How to Tell an oysters Age.

He who wishes may find out the exact age of an oyster, though he has not the telltale evidence in teeth. The lines in the groove of the hinge of the shell tell the whole story, each line representing year. An oyster is of age at four years-that is, he is old enough to vote, take care of family and go to market. Going to market is a disastrous undertaking, for four year-old oyster is particularly pal atable. By this it must not be sup. posed that after an oyster has passed the four-layer period, and has five, six or even ten wrinkles on his shell. he IS q back number. Indeed, there are records of oysters being eaten just after celebrating their thirtieth birthday, and in most cases they form. ed delicious meal. Thirty is an un- usual age for an oyster to attain, be- cause few are given an opportunity to live so long. If left to enjoy life ln his own way, it is quite probable that the oyster would become an octo- genarlan or even a centenarian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
A Little Luck at Monte Carl..

A short time ago q young man pafd his first visit to the Casino, and with an absolute lack of knowledge of how the game is played, threw down a louis at the trente-et-quarante table. It chanced to fall on black. Lost in trying to follow the game, he paid no further attention to it until the croun. fer called his attention to the fact that ne had staked the maximum and that he must remove his winnings. Entire. ly unheeded his twenty-franc niece had doubled up'' until it had reached the Maximum. He obeyed the croup. fer, leaving on his stake. ard black came up again. Now he began to take some interest, and as he had cbanced on a run of fifteen blacks he shortly afterward left the table with sixtv. eight thousand francs for the run over
 He seemed to have no desire to nur- sue Dame Fortune any further, and at his first loss he left. Mareover # would seem that 1n this parAcnlar ocs easion the plan of the temptress did not seem to have succeeded. for tbo next day the hero of the nravio,,s evening was to be seen contentedIv stalking single louis again, and he laft Monte Carlo at night carrying his win ming almost intact. The name of tbie most fortunate, most wise young 5oan was the Baron Rolling
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
AN ODD LANDMARK.

It's history involves the story of a novel and ingenious operation on the old steam yacht Caprice, by which she was transformed into another boat and building. The Caprice was siXty-six feet long, and was purchased in 1895 by Benjamin NJ Whitlock, who admired her particularly fine lines. He decided to have larger boat, how ever, and wanted her to be q duplicate in model of the Caprice. To insure this, he determined to have the Caprice extended fore and aft, keeping as much of the original midship section Of the hull as possible He according ly engaged IF. J. GieIoW, the designer of fastsgoing steam yachts to make the plans, and the work was done in HaWkinss yard at Port Jefferson.
 The Caprice, which had formerly been the Henry Douglas, built in 1885 for Charles Sehoen Of Philadelphia, was carefully taken apart When this was completed the old yacht stood in three sections. From the midship section, only twelve feet long, a new yacht eighty-tiye feet over all was built and named the Telka. About this time Hawkins discovered that he needed new paintshop, 50 he bought the eom- plete bow section and stood it on end in his yard, with the sharp cutwater pointing to the sky. In the starboard side of the deck he cut a door, and the forward hatch served nicely as a window.
 Hawkins then had a building twenty feet high that afforded him a large, commodious, well-ventilated room with an absolutely water tight roof. The short bowsprit he makes use of as flagstaff, and that is what most puzzles the Voyaging yachtsman when from the distance he espies the clean, bright bow of big boat sticking up from among the trees with the union jack flying from her stem.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
s1eo. AToN FOR "BAD SAND. /"
Railroad Mans Mistake in Handling Caz
 of Crushed Gold Ore.


 The average railroad official, from he President down to the section possl s thoroughly conversant with the work that comes in his department, but the following incident shows tna' even the higher officials can make HIS takes. o,4zz
 Several months ago a Kansas City. Mo-, company bought a carload oA crushed ore in Mexico. Adylces were d1llv received that the ore had been shinDed-twenty tons of 1t. Weeks nassed and the ore did not come. Ine smeIting company politely asked the local agent of the railroad when lue ore we7ld arrive. The local agent sald that he had never heard of 1t. Ine smelling company then appealed to the general agent of the road. The gen. eraI agent gave it up. Along the Lne the question was passed until It reached an official who started out tracer for the carload of ore. tracer is q document on which every agent, train conductor and every other per son who has had anything to do with the shipment must say whence he LOOK it and where he laid it down From the mine in Mexico the ear Of ore was traced from junction point to junction point until it was well with the rail road company's local yards at Kansas City, and thence to q side track by the roundhouse and into the possession of the master mechanic.
 A carload of crushed gold ore looks like a lot of yellow sand, and this par ticular carload had been knocked about and disrespeeted as car of common sand should be. When the officials were notified that the tracer had chased the car into the master me chanic's track they sent him note asking him about the disposition of the car, giving its number. The mas. ter mechanic turned the note over anu endorsed it on the back: "The car con. tained a bad quality of sand. Some of it I used in the sand boxes of the en- zines. but it was not seryicable, so l had it scattered along the right of way.9 The railroad paid the shelter company $19O ton for the "bad sand"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
AN ODD LANDMARK.
A SIGHT THAT NEVER FAILS TO EXCITE
 THE INTEREST OF PAssERsBY.

The Upturned Bow Section of tue Yacht
 Caprice Is Now Used as a Paintshop-
 The Novel and Ingenious Operation by
 Which It Was Procured.
 One of the most curious landmarks along Long Island Sound, and one that never fails to excite the interest of the yachtsman who sees it for the first time, stands on the shore of North port Bay. From the distance it looks like a large Indian tepee. On 8 nearer view it is seen to be the bow of finely modelled yacht, apparently sticking right up out of the earth. Approaching closer, the puzzled yachts man discovers it is really a house.
 This freak structure stands in Hawk. ins's shipyard, overlooking the bay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
Thrown From Ills Carv,awe

dwatis the matter with your face ,"
 ol wor thrown from me carriage. but It took tn condoochtor an mo. ToTman' the both of tb!m, to do it,"- indianapolis. Journal. W
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07

Thousands have tried from time imme- morial to discover some cfficacious remedy for wrinkles and other imperfections of the complexion, but none had yet suc- reeded until the Misses Bell, the now fam Dus Complexion Specialists, of 78 Fifth Avenue, New York City, offered the pub hc tLei- wonderful Complexion Tonic The reason sc many failed to make this discovery before is plain, because they have not followed the right principle. Balns, Creams, Lotions, etc, never have a tonic effect upon the skin, hence the failures.
 The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic has most exhilarating effect upon the cutiele, absorbing and carrying off all impurities which the blood by it's natural action is constantly forcing to the surface of the skinsf 1t is to the skin what yitalizing tonic Is to the blood and nerves, q kind of new life that immediately exhilarates and strengthens wherever applied. Its sonie elect is felt almost immediately and it speedily banishes foreve. rom the skin, freekles, pimples, blackhtads. moth patches, wrinkles, liver spops roughness, oiliness, eruptions, and discoloraions of any kind.
 In orde; Shat all may be benefited by their Great Discovery, the Misses Bell will, during the present month, give to all call
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07

CTS at their parlors one trial bottle of thesa Complexion Tonic absolutely free; and in order that those who cannot call or who live away from New York may be bene. fted, they will send one bottle to any ad dress, all charges prepaid, on the receipt oi 9 cents Stamps or silyer) to cover cost of packing and delivering. The price of this wonderful tonic is $1.00 per bottle, and this liberal offer should be embraced by all.
 The Misses Bell have just published their new book, "Secrets of Beauty" |" This valuable work is free 90 all desiring it. The book treats exhaustively of the importance of good complexion; tells how Q woman may acquire beauty and keep it. Special chapters on the care o4 the hair how to have luxuriant growth harmless methods of making the hair pre- serve its natural beauty and color, even to advanced age. Also instructions how to i5an.k superhuous hair from the face, he~-A and arms without injury to the skin. This book will be mailed to any address on request.
 FREE Trial Bottles of Wonderful Com. plexion Tonic free Tt parlors, or 9 cents (cost of packing and maiing) to those at distance.
 Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad dress e
 <. z3 Fifth Ave-, New York citV.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-07
our mndrIoS.

In the United States there ara no tt'ysr fh2n eiZht ta~ns named Madrid