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spread solids, meats and bread, semi-solids,
| ice cream and cake, Ice lemonade and water.
! For these was charged a price to raise funds
for the benefit OF their ch9rch. Inc amount
SO gathered In was about SiO which will aid
the ladies considerably In carrying out their
! purposes. A..
people enabled them TO see, and shake by the
hand all OF the candidates for the county
offices and also brought together several Of
the old time Lowndesville boys. viz. Capt.
! las NJ. White. OF Reids. Messrs. Alex Gilbert,
of Graniteville. B. A Davis, of Starr, g. w.
Speer OF Monterey, and others whom we
were glad to see again In our midst. Our
municipal affairs seem TO have gotten into a
considerable tangle. Just after the late elec.
tiop for council IL was discovered that 1t had
been Illegally done, In that those who In that
election had voted, were not registered for
this special election, and the matter was re.
fully apprised OF ell the facts In the case, or
dered an election for the 2Sd, inst. Since then
the matter being laid before the Attorney
General, he decided that there had not been q
legal election here for council since 1895. and
as the law required council to act TIL their
successors were elected and qualified, the
council that was elected then, must hold over
till new council is ected In February next.
So the matter will rest till then,
Miss Ida and Miss Lois Watson, OF Ander.
son. came down Thursday, and W Ill remain
sometime, with the family OF their brother.
| law, Mr.. b. Boin Allen.
Yesterday morning two negroes NIL ana
Parker, living on Mr.. +. w. Harper's place.
| on Savannah River, got into q difficulty. and
Miles struck Packer with mattock. and cut
into him, then got his gun and shot him, shot
one of his eyes out. SO that Parker is pretty
| badly used up, seriously hurt. DR.. T. o. Kirk
patrick was called in and treated the case.
The matter was compromised by Parker, the
wounded man telling Miles the wounder, II
he would wait on him, and pay his doctors
| bill, that he would not prosecute him.
| II islvery dry and verv hot. August seems
| to be striving to meet. II not surpass its old
time record OF being the dryest and hottest
month in the year. Troupe.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.


p. B. Callison and Joseph Lake, ieldell
Township.
p. b. Callison. ]. Add. Calhoun and Joseph
Lake, klrkseys Township.
j. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and Il. W.
Townsend, Fellowship Township.
j. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and K. W..
Townsend, Brooks Township.
j. W. Lyon and A. X. Watson, Indian Hill
Township.
Abbeyille y. e., Jan. IL. lND
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New Shop New Material-faith
full and Efficient Service.
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The Primary Election to be Held An.
gusts2Sth, 1900.

The Primary Election to be Held An.
gusts2sth, 1900.
Abbeville No. III. T. Wardlaw, g. D. Gray
'01 &6bsyils Be- il asStS sS. Ssrhomas Mocord g. Henry
Moore, Charlie A len.
Antreville-R. o. McAdams. A. NJ. Erwin
Samuel Knox:
Long, Joseph Young.
Cedar springs-John Brown, Jr., Charlie
"5sSaii Doiaids"c. B. Martin, W. B. Drake, ]. H.
Dr. Due m west-P. R. Henry, Boyoe Ellis, R. G.
Hsmpton.John q. NOLAN, Hugh Bowen
Thomas II. Taylor. .a ..siS
'I1S IebanosS % %nei Evans. W. VI 81. oAlister,
Lev Level "a Esnd.w. A, Callahan, e Is. BlAsk.
long CeneND. P. Hannah, Lnstsn ElllsT
LoSndesville No. Is. 8. BcAes. =. ri IlIor!
,v9 sy:S, EsSesssS!1!s ( s,SiI Ss; VIM.
MagnoliaNB. 9. Bell, W. Rs,HoSd. Norwood
McC scCormlok- y: F. Edmunds. NJ i b stur.
Means chspel~B. F. Price. i. q. Nichols, s.
Mountain View : James Schroeder, Mack
Winp. Lamar Clinkscales. ~
Rock sprlngs-C. B. Kay. g. A. Bieby, 8. ],
wiiilng,on-R. F. Morris. J. E. Mccraoksa
Abbeville Cotton Milis:55-M. N. Patter16n;
0ble Cam, Jnmes Marlin. & ) 4: III 3 Z
ALI vacancies to be filed BY 4 he respSSiiye
Board OF Managers. u
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There are lots of good things
at Smiths Dry Goods and Mil
linery for the Fall and Win
ter that you can save good
money on by buying before
Aug. 26th during our Good
bye Sale.
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College Of Charleston,
CHARLESTON, S. c.
EOunded I'm I7S0.

Next session opens Oct. l, 1900.
Board In COLLEGE DORMITORY, includ-
Ing furnished room and lights, can be obtain.
ed at $40 a month. Tuition, $40 per session,
payable In two ipstalments. One scholarship
OF South Carolina, the holder to be appoint ted
by the County Superintendent of Education
aud the Judge OF Probate. All candidates for
admission are permitted TO compete for Boyce
Scholarships, which pay $50 year.
Strong faculty; we'll equipped chemical,
physical, and biological labopatofies; observa-
tory; library OLA 900 volumes; and the finest
museum Of natural history In the South.
A. and M. A.
For catalogue, illustrated circular and In
formation In full address
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
Aug. s, 1900. tf* President.
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10 arrive this week at HaddOn's: ! case
white India linons, | ctse staple notions, |
case Andr0seogau bleached honespuu, | case
millinery.
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REDUCED RATES.
Annual Convention, COlOred odd Eel
lows, Louisville, Ky. October End
9TH. 1900

Ith, 1900.
Cn account of the above accession, Southern
Railway will sell round trip tickets from all
It's lines to Louisville, KY, and return, at rate
Of one first class fare for the round trip
Ilckets to be sold September 18th, ath, and
October lst, with final return limit October
9th, 1900. Persons located at non-coupon
stations should notify ticket agents several
days In advance of their contemplated de-
parture, so that he may supply himself with
proper form of tickets.
Annual Meeting, Mississippi Valley
Medical Association, AsheyilIe. n.
C., October 9th.I1th, 1900.
On account of occasion above specified
Southern Railway, will sell round trip tickets
from all stations on its lines to Asheville, n,
C., and return. Tickets will be sold October
Glh to 9Th inclusive. with final limit October
10Th, 1900. An excellent opportunity TO visit
the famous Land Of The Sky"
For further and detailed Information, call
on or write any agent of the Southern Rail-
way or It's connections. $. H. Hardwick.
A. &. p. A., Atlanta. Ga.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27
VALUE OF GOOD BEDS.

"The normal man spends one-third
| of his lite in bed" said matressmaker
to the Mail and Express reporter,
"and | may add that in the case of
most persons this time is spent in dis
| comfort. 1t is amazing that people
should provide themselves with good
clothes, good food, good houses, and
good entertainment, while they spend
| one-third of their lives on old ticks
that are bumpy and hard, and not in
a sanitary condition. Any move-wag
on man will tell you that | speak the
truth about this
ESPECIALLY in the suburbs and the
country districts is this t ne 1t is es-
pecially true OF persons who do hard
| physical work-the very oues who
should have good beds. CD through
the tenements of the city and examine
the beds. You will not be surprised
that the people who sleep on them are
wan and restless, filled with nervous
diseases and wild ideas of political econ
omy.
"Disracli advised all Young men to
start out in iiu with good clothes.
That is good advice, but he should have
advised them also to buy u good bed.
He slept on one. A man who does not
sleep well is fearfully handicapped in
race for livelihood Uncomfortable
beds cause nine-tenths of the nervous
diseases with which humanity is af-
tlicted. | have known instances where
persons who have spent hundreds of
dollars with doctors in vain were re-
stored to health by merely buying
good beds.
"Thc construction of Il sanitary bed
is 4 work of art, yet is so simple that
any housewife could be taught to make
one. If | had my way | would close
up few charity hospitals and use the
money thus saved in supplying beds
to the poor and in maintaining a college
of beds where the art of making beds
should be taught You will find that
every man or woman who amounts to
anything these days sleeps on good
bed; you will find as a corollary to this
proposition that every anarchist and
every sufferer from other nervous dis
eases does not sleep on good bed. If
you have not first-class mattress buy
one at once, even if you have TO sell
your piano to raise the money.
"Jails and all public institutions
should have better beds, and the law
should set standard for hotel beds
They are necessary as pure food. ~
Y. Mail and Express.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27
FREEZING WEATHER IN
JULY

Would cause great discomfort and
loss, but fortunately it is seldom
known. \ vast amount of misery is
caused at this season, however, by i'm
povcrished blood, poor appetite and
general debility. These conditions
may be remedied by enriching the
blood and toning the stomach with
Hoods Sarsapari!la, This medicine
seems to put new life into the whole
physical system, simply because OF its
wonderful power to purify, enrich and
vitalize the blood, create an appetite
and invigorate the digestive functions.
We advise you to get a bottle and try
it if you are not feeling just right. 1t
will do you more good than II six
weeks vacation. 1t is the best medi-
cine money can buy.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27

Although the free and unlimited
coinage of silver in the above countries
has been more or less restricted since
1888, when the United States Joined
with Germany in carrying out the cs-
sential British policy Of silver demone-
tization, vet all those countries still
maintain large volume of silver money
circulating on a parity with gold at
the named ratios, and coinage, to the
extent that it is continued. is on that
basis. France alone maintains 500-
00G, 900 of silver dollars at l51l to in
circulation. An inspection of the
above table will show that the United
States ratio of l6 to higher than
any OF the other commercial nations of
the world, 1t is exceeded only by
Japan and Mexico, neither of which are
regarded as commercial nations of any
standing. 1t follows, therefore, that
lG to | Is a conservative and not a
radical prop. ,siiion.
The same report of the Director of
the Mint contains Il table showing the
annual commercial ratio between silver
and gold in the London markets dur
ing the centuries preceding demoneti-
zation in 1873, and during the years
intervening between 1873 and 1890
the date of the report. An inspection
of this table reveals full proof of the
fraud of the sophistry based on com
pariSon OF ,hc present commercial ratio
with i6 to |. At the risk of trcspass-
Ing too much on your valuable space,
| will quote here the ratio in each de-
cadr for the three centuries preceding
decentralization and each year succeed
ing dcmonrtiz,ti"n up t" the date of
the report rs follows:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27

Neither Free Silver" nor "l6 to l."
will be an issue in the pending cam
pann, for the reason, as shown in tn,
last letter, that owing to the present
political status of the Senate it would
be ilnpo sibic for President Bryan and
a friendly House Of Representative to
enact any silver legislation during The
next national Administrations Mr.
Bryan Lincoln speech. AMI the
speeches of so pronounced silver man
As Mr.. Towne, made since the conven-
ton, tacitly but eiirctually admit this
fact l,y dwelling on imperialism as the
paramount issue. while silent rs to sill
yer.
But, rs there is not much in the way
Of news floating around at the National
Capital this week. it has occurred to
me that this letter may not improperly
be devoted 20 some wcll-authcnticated
statistics on the ''rasho,' especially
bearing on that great bugaboo known
rs "lG TO L." This may be regarded
us timely, in view Of the useless repin-
ing which has been indulsed in by
portion OF the Baltimore press regard
~ the alleged "bIunher' Of "rc-itcr-
ating" instead of "rc-atlirming" the
dreaded "lG to :"
Realizing the dangerous magnitude
which the issue of imperialism bids fair
to assume in the coming great cam
pai2n. he Republicans are already
maniirstin2 a strong desire lD Get away
from it and substitute Il hIglcar like
lG to |. 1t is desirable, therefore, hy
way of clrarlu. away the rubbish pre-
ilmimarl to the great battle that is
coming, that every intelligent voter
should have before him the facts and
figures which disclose exactly what lG
to i, in its native simplicity, really is.
With that end in view the facts and
figures which follow deserve to he cut
out and kept 10y every reader cf your
journal
In Tie cu,tlclish campaign of 1896,
which consisted merely in muddyinr
the waters 50 as to blind the observer.
the Republicans and their allies con-
tented themselves with merely compar-
ING the then existing commercial ratio
between monctizcd gold and dcninnr-
tizod silver with lG to /, to prove the
batter to be Il most extreme and rcvo-
lu;i"narv proposition.
Ia point Ct fact the men who cry
most loudly against lG to know that
it Is really conservative proposition.
They know, with all economists who
have studied the question, that when
ever silver is fully rcmonctizcd it will
be NJ on the lower ratio of l5l t. | of
cold.
Why is this so! Because this is the
highest ratio OF coinage that has ever
existed in any of the great commercial
nations of the world. and is the same
upon which the great volume OF the
silver money OF the world is now main
tanned and circulated. Because \
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27

'tO be called for" on the altar Of N0rtc
Dame in Paris Augustc Comtc was
stricken with madness while in the
midst of his studies, which took tie
form of refusing to enter his own domi-
cilc, and wandering aimlessly about the
streets. Dante was conspicuous vic
tim of Authorizations Newton died
insane, rs did also Saloman lr Caus
and Zmmermann O'Conncll, Bauhc,
lairc, and Donizetti were stricken WI Il
general paralysis.
Sciiopenhauer had 4 habit oi talk
ing in very loud voice to himself,
and of gesticulating violently while
walking in the streets. He once broke
the arm of his landlady because he
overheard her talking in his rooms. He
made it a practice to assault anybody
who brought him bill, especially if
his name was written with two p's
Among other personal eccentricities
was his practice Of burning his beard
instead of shaving it. Guy de Maui
passant was locked up in madhouse
and died there Andre Gill was also
an inmate of an institution for the in
sane When he was thought cured he
was discharged. A few days later he
was found asleep on heap of stones
in the country: which he had carefully
arranged in the shape Of u sumptuous
bed. lie was restored to the asylum
and was kept there always.
Flaubert was an epileptic, or rather
hysteroepileptic. His spells, which
were terrifying while they lasted, oc-
Cured suddenly and without any visi-
bic cause.
Prof. Grasset also found that num-
Der OF illustrious writer's have been
characterized by a remarkable neuro-
pathic sensibility that had been in
hcritcd from their prrents.
Thus the sons of Tactus, Bernardin
de st. Pierre, Donizctti. Manzoni, Il
daughter of Victor Hugo, the sister
Kant. and the brothers of Zimmerman
were all subject to spells OF insanity.
\ son of Cicero was an incorrig gible
drunkard. SO was Beethoven father
Lord Byron mother was half mad, and
his father Il man of deplorablc manners
and habits. Ernest Renan 5 uncle was
an IDIOT, and his grandfather had gone
crazy.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27
Here the table ur 1890 from which

Here the table of 1890 from which
quotation is made necessarily stops.
but your wcll-intormrd readers are
aware that the divergence between the
two metals have since continued at the
same pace rs above quoted.
Now these ii cures speak Tor them
selves. They cannot and will not lie.
They prove that if SILVER were rcmone-
tizcd to day, ut The o!d lc ral ratio. the
commercial ratio Of the two metals
vuu!d necessarily 90 back to the same
li-nr"s that prevailed prior to dcmonc-
tZatiu.i. They prove the assertion
nave made, Il a lG to is really con
scrvatlvr proposition. They prove
and make manifest the II at fact that
it Is not IL to that the money kings
and iinaLclal magI a'cS fear, but re-
monctizltion and bimrtalism.
While, therefore. neither Free Sill
yer nor "l6 to |" will be really an
issue IN this campaign, because over
shadowcd 10y Il greater issue OF present
Importance, still it is important that
every voter should be equipped with
the information which these figures and
facts convey, in order not to be falsely
put on the defensive NERITAs.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27
THE PROPER TABLE LINEN.

\ thousand times better is it to have
good dinner, served on Il table simply
covered with shining damastl cloth
the dishes and glasses Immediately
clean, than a bad one served with lace
and silver galore. And money las
| little to do with the matter sometimes
Ordinarily the best covering iar the
table is the double satin damaSk. in
fair quality, costing from s. to s. a
yard. Coverings may cost as high rs
500, but they do not come within the
range of ordinary table linen. Those
patterns are best that are tonpiete-
that is bordered all around to suit the
length of the table-and generally the
small figures are to be preferred. Hem
i Ching on table cloth is a mistake
aS it wears badly. but the hem ought
to bc at least two inches deep. The
napkin for formal use must match
the cloth and may be either three
fourths or seven-eights in SIC The
very largest are not as good form now
as formerly.
The ordinary waitress takes such lit
tie care of table linen that it requires
good common sense on the part OF the
laundress to wash it properly. First
of all, every stain from tea, coffee or
grease must be removed before wash
ing. Certain other marks, of iron
rust or milCew ought never to appear;
but, if they do, they require separate
treatment For fruit, tea or coffee
stains the cloth can be held tightly
across the top of \ pan while boiling
water is poured over it from height
For iron rust nothing is better than
javcllc water, but it must be prepared
carefully, used properly and rinsed out
quickly. For iron rust wetting the
spot and applying salts of lemon, with
good rinsing aftcrwar,l, will generally
be of benefit.
As for the washing, words give bat
little idea of what must be done. Any
one who is considered competent to at
tempt it ought to know how to do it
DrOpprIV rs there are riUlt and WrDnU
ways to soap and soak, to rub and boil
to rinse and blue. The b!uing is needed
to counteract the tendency of the linen
toward u yellowish tint \ littlc wind
and Il warm sun are needed to dry the
linen properly. 1t should never be
hung ont when the wind is high.
The sprinkling and folding come
next, and, while the old fashioned
method of stretching was Of excellent
service in Strengthening the cloth, it is
not necessity. The sprinkling must
not be dry in any spot when ready for
ironing. The damp cloth, the hot iron.
the strong arm and quick movement
will accomplish wonders, but the pres
sure back and forth must be constant
until the linen is dry.
Such care will easily pay inr Itself
to any one who sees the figures and
lines show like satin, AID the cloth
smooth, glossy and firm. will he u de
light to the eye and touch
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27
NO. 30

and the King protiting by the lessons
of his aide de camps stepped Oft the
platform like real Parisian
Naturally | wished to approach the
King and to receive from his own mouth
the good words which he hes expressed
to the pcrsonages of his encourage
pending his sojourn here. | would
like to have heard him repeat that he
loves France and adorcs Paris, but
alas! the procotol lifts itself rs an i'm
passable barrier between the sovereign
and simple journalist Nevertheless
| have, all the same, compensation
and consolation. If | had not seen
the King | have been received by NJ.
lie baron d Akerhielm, his chief sccre-
and this is what he said to me. Ills
majesty quits Paris absolutely raw
ished and not without regret The
King would have liked to stay longer
in Paris He loves France and French
men from the depth Of his heart, and
he is deeply affected by the warm
friendly reception, so truly sincere
which has accorded him in the official
world, and also by the Partisan people.
AS for your Exposition, the King con-
siders it veritablc marvel He has
visited it every day Of his stay and
and could scarcely quit it to return to
his palace. In short you cannot exag-
gerate how much my master is en-
chanted. There can be no other word
about his trip to Paris. He is con-
tented with everything and everybody
(content de tout ct de tou$. =
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27

change of this great universal ratio
would involve the rccoinage of all the
silver money of the world, and because
the same qnantitativc relation between
the two money metals throughout the
world exists to day as during the many
centuries down to 1878 when it was
coined upon that ratio.
The report Of the Director OF the
Mint. of 1890, contained Il number Of
statistical tables bearing on the legal
ratio Of coinage between the two money
metals in the principal countries of the
world maintaining a bimetalic cur
rcncy, from which the following figures
are taken:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-27

Thus it will appear that at no time
1873 had the commercial ratio between
the two money metals attained rs hiy h
a ii cure as l6 to | the legal ratio of
coinage in the United States fixed by
the act of 1884
Now let It's go one step further in
the matter Of the much talked of com
mrrcial ratio and from the same we'll
authenticated statistics quote the com
mrrcial ratio in London in each year
after decentralization in 1873: