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DEMOCRATIC CLUB, NO. q.
ReOrg anized and Ready for the Busi.
ness of Electing New Officers.


Abbeville Democratic Club No. 2, In obedi.
ence to the call of the County Executive Com.
mittee, met In the Court House at o'clock
p. m. Saturday, April 2sth, for the purpose OF
reorganizing.
The meeting was called to order by. the
President j. r. Blake, who stated the object
OF the meeting, after which the following Off.
GERS were elected:
President-J. r. Blake.
lst Vice President-J. Il. Kennedy.
end Vice President-J. 3. Graves.
Secretary and Treasurer-G. II. Moore.
The follow ing committees were appointed
On Enrollment-R. E. Cox, NJ. f. Hollings-
worth, W.,P. Greene
lock, John Lyon.
Executiye-F. w. R. Nance, 2. A. Cheat
ham, r. E. Hill.
The following delegates were elected to rep
resent the club In the County Convention ::
w. w. Bradley, T. w. McCord, w. E. Leslie,
r. F. Gillian. VIM. P. Greene. M. P. DeBruhl,
]. X. Blake, &. II. Moore, p. A. Cheatham, r.
K. Hill.
Jno. r. Blake. Jr., President.
G. II. Moore. Secretary.
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We have any and all priced balls, from 10
cents tosl Mits so cents to 81. Also q No. I
mask. Mllforos Drug store.
Phone 107. r-s. -
The newest and most complete stock OF sta.
tionery TO be found In Abbeville is at
Phone lU7. Milford's Drug Store.
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TRUSTEES MEETING.
Change in the Board-COl. Robertson
and Mr.. Smith Resign-Messrs. j.
9. Ellis and A. b. Morse Fill Their
Places - Reelection OF Professor
Gillian - Other Teachers to be

Elected THIS Evening.
The Trustees of the Abbeville Graded
School held their regular monthly meeting at
the school house yesterday evening at, half.
past four o'clock. =
DR.. Killingsworth presided. Hon. F. B.
Gary, Secretary.
Col. ]. T. Robertson and Mr.. J. Allen Smith
resigned their places on the board on account /
Of the amendment to the school law which
provides that:
"No teacher shall be employed by board
Of trustees Of any school district who is re-
lated to a member Of the board by consan-
guinity or affinity, within the second degree.
without the written approval OF the Board OF
Education Of the county, nor unless MAORI
ty of the parents or guardians Of the children
attending the school for which such teacher
is employed requests such employment In
writing"
Messrs. ]. C. Ellis and ALB. Morse were elect.
ed to al the vacancies.
Prof. r. F. Gillian was reelected Superin-
tendent.
The election OF assistant teachers will take
place this evening at four o'clock, the election
being postponed to give the newly elected
members an opportunity TO be qualified, and
to take part In the election.
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tginhing& 40 IAN fjj = & M yaSidence OF BsL.s
tLipford - 86i "a - G6uaty line, and:
| Mn AaI 3 4 & ldft road Thsncs s1S
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,

Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE. ~
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Trusteesof the Estate OF DR.. John Della
Howe, Plaintiff. against G. F. Mills, De-.
fendant. j5
DY vIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
made In tho above stated case. I WILL offer for
sale at public outcry at Abbeville G. H., 8. Cr
on ssledsy, the seventh day OF MAY, 1860,
within the legal hours OF sale, the following
described property, to-wit: All that tract OF
land situate, lying and being in the County
and State Aforesaid, containing
One Hundred and T'wenty-Seven
st ySS ! [l27] Acres.
more or less. bounded by lands OF w. P.Wide.
man, 8. W. Addison, George Harvey and
Jossph McCombs.
e TERMS OF sALE-One.half cash. balance
on credit OF twelve months, with interest
from day Of sale until paid, secured by bond
OF purchaser and q, mortgage Of the premises.
with lesye 10 the purchaser 10 pay all Cash.
tPdlShsSsrStp pay for papers.
&. s.s ~ Il - Il. w. PERRIN,
April. 8s1ooo, Master.
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COTTON MILL STOCK.
Quotations OF the Market Furnished
BY a Local Banker.
Spartanbnrg Herald,

The following table Of quotations of the
stocks OF the cotton mills named. These quo-
tations are furnished and will hereafter be
corrected weekly ty Mr.. w. s. Glenn, the
br0ker.
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IF there is any department
that is fascinating to the fem
mime world it is the Wash
Goods. Come to our store
and you will see them in
Cotton, Linen and Silk. If
you are looking for the new
est wash fabrics, ours will in
terest you.
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Company.
"Reliable Farm Implements."

Remember, if you do not
get the latest things in MILL
merry, you might as well wear
YOUR last Summers Hat. For
the up.to-date, correct and
swell Millinery go to Smiths.
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Short Prices for New Goods

thng that T Racket Store daily
satisfied folks because they full value
They get goods cheaper
We have goods that
shelves for Our policy IS sell
road all we
that will carry them off,
they solo, ana we Will sell just
as cheap they can be sold.
cheap light expenses no elec
expensive clerks here
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Here Are a Few Prices

Ladies' Neckwear price or l
and 48 cents
Silk Shirts in stylish patterns 49, "A and 80 cents fR&
Mems 4S ..a@#@#
Ladies' Undervets s. IA and "a cents .5Fsf8 82
Soft "a 4Sc worth
Cloth solid leather Oxfords worth $2 for
and Oxford from % to SO cents
Pebble Grain Shoes odd Sizes worth 81 Price
only
worth $3 Every pair
price only $1.98. Try pair. A4geSssf55S
Mems Work Shoes (good onesO SO cents
Decorated Glass and China Ware worth 70 Genus
cents, for your choice. naEzsassgts3%#s
Department complete New arrivals
Remember self everything but groceries, and will save yon
80 dollar spend with
Suits SlO for only S64S
and Crash Hats
quire Novels o. 10 ana ~
Yours for bargains
NEW YORK RA CKET S4AAAE1ss
S. TILL, Proprietor The yYELLOMEaS3s5tsS
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Thirty 1901 Acres,

more or less. and bounded by lands OF DR.. X.
j. Tolbert, ON the west side, my land on the
north and east, Tabor Spring branch being
the dividing line between this tract and the
balance Of my land and on the south by the
Savannah Valley R. r.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser TO pay
for papers and stamps.
L. w. PERRIN,
April 18th, 1900. Master.
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HOSPITAL
1. 0. REESE, SURGEON,

3ErHE place to carry your SICK WATCHES
q and BROKEN CLOCKS, where they will
be looked after and attended to at all hours OF
thedsy with skill and experience. No turn.
ing you away or sending Patients of To have
them treated elsewhere, but will put them
Rofng Rt pIices to suit the times.
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Thomas J. Britt, William II. Britt and James
+. Britt, Co-partners in trade under the
name and style OF Britt Co., Plaintiffs.
against Joe New and W. T. Bradley Co.,
Defendan nts.-Foreclosure
DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
made in the above stated case. 1 will offer for
sale at public outcry at Abheville C. H., 8. C.,
on salesday, the seventh day OF MAY. A. d.
1900, within the legal hours OF Rale, the fol.
lowing described property, situate in said
State and County to wit:
All that tract or parcel Of land lying and
being In Abbeville County, State Aforesaid,
containing
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-05-02

! our illinery at
3 81 81 ND 81 4, pleased,
| |for sSs .1oIts toRsllSj get; the right
|s||s1s sss 4 ~ q 1'Ae
;ps 81 w q &, ;5s I, ss,,lsY
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-05-02

$500 yds. figured and
plain Muslin remnants
at SC. per yd. You would
think they were cheap
at 8 cts.
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Smith $.

Ifyou can buy the Percale or Lawn
and make up
SHIRT WAIST
for less than &c., 45c.. 5Oc., 6Oc. or
Csc. Then you can beat US, for the
above are our prices on well made Per.
Gale and Lawn Waists,
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We have one Of the best
things you ever saw in
HOSIERY u II
Lace Stripe, Fast Black
Seamless. It is a 25c. quail
ity for 18c.
We, sell the celebrated
s'Onyx'' Brand Hosiery from
Csc. to 75c. -...>ls>,
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Ask About Them~
When you come in. Plain, Plaid
and Striped Crash Sc. per yard. They
are worth 1Oc., judging from the way
some folks sell the same class OF
Goods.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
Keep Pigs Growing,

There is an impression among farm
ers that hogs lii Summer at pasture
a get enough with the swill from the
house and what they can get in the
fields. This was all right go long as
skinned milk, one of the best foods
for growth, was part of the swil, and
uneaten refuse from the table was also
thrown in. But In many places the
skinned milk Is now sold in some
form, while d better use for table re-
fuse Is found in giving it to the poul-
try. So the pig is starved in summer,
which is the time he ought to grow
the latest, and is the poorest prepara-
ton for the heavy corn feeding that be-
gins in September and continues until
the pig is turned over to the butcher.
A half starved animal loses the power
of digesting hearty food, for the stom-
ach, like every other organ Of the body,
needs to have something to do to keep
in good health and strength
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
How to Make a Handsome Lawn.

Illuminating is not so difficult as
most persons seem to think. You must
begin right if you would attain a salts
factory degree of success. The first
thing to do is to grade the ground
evenly. Most persons prefer a lawn
that slopes away from the house to
road in an almost imperceptible incline
of surface. Such a lawn is easier to
make than a level one, because any
little departure from a perfectly even
surface will be far less noticeable. To
secure the necessary slope, earth will
have to be filed in near the house if
the lot is a comparatively level one.
Wherever there has been an excava-
ton made for the house walls or a
cellar, there will generally be enough
earth near the house to furnish all
the filling needed in making the re-
quired slope. This soil, which is al
most always hard, should be worked
over until it is as fine and mellow as
possible, for a good lawn cannot be
made from q soil that is coarse and
lumpy.
If the soil is not rich, 1t should be
made SO. / would advise the use Of
bonemeal in liberal quantity in prefer
ice to barnyard fertilizer, because it
never introduces the seeds of weeds in
to the lawn, as manure, from stables
is very sure to do. Coarse bonemeaI,
in the proportion of q half pound to
each square yard. will give a soil Of or
binary quality strength enough to pro-
duce an excellent growth Of grass
New Lippincott's.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
Successful Creamery Practice

Success in creamery butter making
depends upon-the business methods OBJ
served both in the manufacture of the
product and Of disposing of it when
made, and upon the quality OF the
herds which supply the milk and
cream. To make fine creamery butter
to-day all Of the conditions and quail
tiles above must be had and used IN
diligently. The farmers who will not
cooperate with the creamery a
ayers by supplying good cream and
milk can kill the business in a short
time. Many a creamery has simply
been crowded out of localities by the
acton of the farmers who promised to
supply q certain grade of, milk and
cream, but who failed to live up TO
their agreements. 1t is not a SINAI
matter to invest capital in a large
creamery and then find that it is M
possible to secure the right quality OF
raw material. So obtuse do we find
some dairymen in this respect that
they kill their own interests when
they have money invested in h
creamery II cooperation with others.
They refuse to raise the standard OF
their herd, but trust all along that the
others will supply fine cTeam while
they continue to send thg indifferent
material that they have.Awt}ys raised.
Creameries operatsGSby farmers in
many instances prou6ssghly a third
rate quality of butter simply on this
account, and others through the lack
of the right sort of a manager.
Strict methods must be adopted in
the creamery and lived up to until the
end. Lack Of this has caused losses
amounting to thousands of dollars to
farmers. The best cows viii return
their highest profits when their cream
and milk is taken to a high-class
creamery. Let the standard of raw
material be maintained, and let new
blood If necessary be introduced often
to make the herd without superiors.
Milk and cream tests are a. essential
as anything. Some farmers will main
tain that their herd is as fine as any
body's, and that their milk and cream
are just as rich as that obtained from
bIooded stock. There is only n in
fallible way to prove his arguments
wrong. Let all the milk and ream be
tested by the well-known methods.
That will show up his fallacy and ig-
norance, and there is no getting
around these scientific tests. They
are as accurate as it is possible to
make anything, and they should be ac-
cepted at the outset as the last court
of appeal. Finally If a good manager
is obtained see that you stand by him
and not desert him at the first oppor-
tunity, or when some professional pro-
mioter comes along and promises
things that can be fulfilled
William Conway, in Boston Cultiva-
tor.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
WHAT soyru AFRICANS EAT.
The Peculiar Diet III the RatieS savages
-Nats ma Nice.

The Peculiar Diet III the NatisS savages
-Eats ina Nice:
German missionary who has just re-
turned from South Africa recently de-
livered a lecture before the Berlin Geo.
graphical society, in which he brought
forward the following particulars con
corning the peculiar diet Of the native
savages Of the Transvaal. especially as
noticed among the Basutos; the tribe
which is now threatening to take up
arms against the British, says the Phil=
adelphia Record: One Of their most
characteristic hunts is the mouse hunt.
Twenty to thirty Basutos gather to-
gether; they march off carrying strips
of nets made by them for this purpose
and, accompanied by a large number
Of dogs, about whose bodies different
sized bells are bound. the dogs make
a big sweep round the countryside,
while the Basutos attach their various
strips Of nets into one long semicir-
cular barrier, the lower part Of which
Is pinned to the ground: Then;
crouehing upon the grouid and holding
their sticks ready, they wait the COM
ing Of the mice. These, frightened by
the bells dangling from the dogs, grad
ually draw nearer and nearer to the
net, along which they are at last found
running in a vain effort to discover
an opening through which they may
escape: When the number Of these
victims Is sufficiently great a shrill
cry Is emitted by the chief, the net is
pushed forward all along the line, and
he struggling creatures caught in the
meshes Of the net are numerically
wAipped to death by the jubilant saw
ages. Monkeys, constitute one of
their faVorite tid-bits, which are all
the more appreciated as they are not
SO readily caught. Snakes are SIM
ply killed with blows from a switch
and are generally in high favor. Ac-
cording to the missionary their pop
ularity Is we'll deserved. He himself
took part in a meal in which snakes
formed the chief attraction and found
that this animal could be favorably
compared with & prime eel. Most
popular Of all d~elicacies, however, are
the caterpi1lars. It is not unusual to
learn OF a quarrel which has broken
out among the natives for their pos
session.. The most favorable time for
catching them Is the early morning and
late evening hours, when their wings
are heavy with dew and they are I'M
able to see clearly. The children Of
the mission, numbering about 400, hav-
ing organized a locust hunt, succeeded
one day in capturing no less than 100
pounds Of these insects, which were
consumed with the greatest avidity
before the day had passed. At certain
times of the year the great white
winged ants leave the earth, and 1t is
then that a most Jealous competition
arises between the Kaf1r children and
the chickens of the dorp for the pos
session Of the priced morsels. 1t is at
such times that the Kafir youngsters
may be seen running about with their
mouths stuffed full Of ants, and. IL the
chase has been especially successful,
with both fists also full Of these succu-
lent dainties.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
Feed for Young Chickens.

It Is recommended that the following
rules be observed in feeding young
chickens: Give no food at all for thirty
six hours, as they need none, nature
providing in that respect. Then give
rolled oats and millet seed for three
days, scattering 1t IN a clean board.
and then mix cornmeal, sifted ground
cats, bran, and middlings, equal parts,
adding a little salt and bread soda, and
bake as a cake, feeding it three times a
day, giving a little millet seed between
meals. When the chicks are two weeks
old add a gill Of linseed meal and half
a pound Of ground meat to every four
pounds of the dry mixture. Never
leave food before them except millet
seed, which should be scattered in lit
ter to induce them to Scratch
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
Wood Ashes tor Garden Crops.

Last season t did not known exactly
how to use ashes, AMI pr6ceeded to ex-
pertinent witt various garden crops on
d sandy soil, clay bottom, southeast
slope. On one strip I spread broad
cast unleached hardwood ashes at the
rate of about five pecks per square
rod, or some 200 bushels per acre, and
on another strip half that amount,
Above and below these strips t put
none at all In this field lii rows north
and South and cresswise the strips, /
planted potatoes, Sweet corn; sugar
beets, Watermelons, muskmelons; to-
matoes and sunfoweers. Each strip
was treated In exactly the same way
id every respect except for the ashes,
which were put ON early in May.
The corn, potatoes and melons were
all much better where the ashes were
applied, but not much difference was
noted between results of the large and
the small amounts. The sugar beets
grew the same size on both strips of
ashes, but where none was put on the
beets were only half DIS large; although
richer In sugar.
With tomatoes, best results were OBJ
tanned on the strip where the smaller
amount Of ashes was applied. Too
much was worse than none, a 1t
caused an excessive growth Of vine
aid a Vast humber Of worthless small
tomatoes. I should how use two pecks
to the rod. The suniowers did not
show a clear enough difference to re-
port, but I think the ashes helped
them. in another place l had a patch
of onions and these were very much
improved by 100 bushels of ashes per
acre, the difference being at the rate
of about three to ito in favor of the
ashes.
Summing up, I found that nearly
everything I tried the ashes on was
benefited by the application, but that
the smaller amount was as good and
In some cases better than the larger.
AS ashes draw moisture and tend to
bind the particles of sandy soil togeth-
er, they serve to help resist drouth un-
der good cultivation.-R. NJ. Dunlap, in
American Agriculturist
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
MALARIA,
CHILLs AND fever.
The Best Prescription Is Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle
SO That the People May Know just
What They Are Taking. n

1mltators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in a I'astcless form. The
Iron acts as tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called "Taste-
less" chill tonics are limitations. e m analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove's-its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections OF the
United States. No Cure. No Pay. Price, SOC
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07

Suitable Soils for Peaches.

Downing states that 1.-THE. very best
soil for the peach Ia d deep, rich sandy
loam, next to this 4 strong mellow
aoam, then a light, thin sandy soil, and
poorest a heavy compact clay" Thom-
as says, 'even a compact clay may be
made suitable for the peach by regular
and thorough undertaking and mel
low cultivation" Jordan says, ''seils
of a gravelly or slaty nature, Or even
sandy, are naturally well adapted For
the peach, though the sandy soils re-
quire that the Fertilization shall begin
earlier in the life Of the orchard than
In the case of the others"
The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-07
Color of the Eyes,

Ooior-oE the Eyes.
7 It ts not generally known that the
eyes of infants are always blue. and
that they do not begin to assume their
permanent color until the sixth ar
eighth week. There is, therefore.
truth as well as poetry in the state
sment that babies look about them in
'blue-eyed wonder" The wonder may
be left to poets and philosophers, but
the blue is always a practical fact. IT
Is not uncommon to see different colors
In the eyes of .the same person, and
even In the saIRne eye half of the iris
5 sometimes brown and the other half
blue. There is;a popular notion that
aark eyes are stronger than light
ones. There is $50 truth in this except
30 far as they Gre better protected
against excessive Hight, Hence light
Eyes prevail among northern nations
ma dark eyes am0ng the races who
i've In the g~lareesof a tropical sun.