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PECULIAR ENGLISH SPELLING.
Most Difficult of All Systems to Ao-
auire Except the Chinese.

English spelling Is the most unsystem-
attic and therefore the most difficult Of all
systems to acquire, except the Chinese.
The French has not a complete alphabet
to represent all its sounds in simple and
systematic manner, but the French use
the incomplete and defective Roman al
phabet much more consistently than we.
The object Of writing is to convey thought.
An ideal system would allow Of the con
veyance Of thought with the least expendi-
ture of energy on the part Of both writer
and reader.
. The sounds Of the spoken language
should be represented by the simplest,
most complete and most logical system.
There are In English 40 distinct sounds;
40 distinct letters are needed to represent
them. With such system the intermina-
BILE difficulty Of learning to spell would
disappear, the time spent In printing and
writing unnecessary letters would be saved
and the learning Of the language by chill
dren and foreigners would be greatly ia.
cilitated. There is no valid objection to
phonetic spelling except the difficulty Of
introducing it, The genealogical objec.
tion is unworthy Of serious consideration.
The etymology, for example, Of "soph.
ism" (Which, by the way, does not import
q wise saying) resides in the real word,
not in it's spelling. Any one who knows
the history Of the word would associate
that history with 1t, however 1t might be
spelled The Pathological association "a
,vors phonetic spelling. It is, Of course,
impbssible to make 80 radical change al
once, but it:does not follow that the bene
fits of phonetic spelling, the metric system
or any other great improvement will come
to us in the snrest and best way by simply
Leaving the matter to chance There Is 9
Etendency to shorten spelling, but the bene
flts to be derived from Improvement an
30, great that definite action should bt
taken to secure them early and to make
the changes In the way that will be mos
beneficial. Changes for better and fol
worse will continue to come by chance q
they have come in the past, but chanc'
change in 30 important q matter as th'
Language of the most enlightened and
most progressive people Of the worlt
should not be satisfactory.-Self Culture
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OLD BOOKS.
Their Contents Rather Than Thsfr
Dates Make Them Valuable.

TnG1S COhtCntb NatACE Aoss~A
Dates Make Them Valuable.
"It is extraordinary, said q book col.
lector the other day, ''the value some peo-
ple attach to old books simply becaues they
are old. Not long ago friend Of mine
showed me two old trunks filed with
books which he had found In house orig
inally the property Of his wife's grandfa-
ther, and which she had recently inhertted
from her mother. There were In al Per.
haps about 800 volumes, most OF which
bore the dates 1850, ITO, 1855 and 60 on,
and my friend confidently believed that
they were worth at least their weight Ia
gold. On the contrary, they were books
Of very little value and interest, and not
worth much more than their weight a.
waste paper. He politely suggested that I
was liar when I told him that, but he
changed his mind after he had tried In
vain to sell the books to secondhand deal
ers. >' - Z
"Outeide Of these overestimated books
my friends wife had barrelful OF PAM
phlets which she was going to use to kim
die the fire with. Though worthless In
my friends opinion, these had really con-
siderable value, being old Massachusetts,,
Philadelphia and New York alnanacs,
Revolutionary pamphlets and broadsidea
and printed documents relating to Kings
and Queens counties, and a dealer paid
my friend 500 for the lot. One OF the de-
spised almanacs was Charles Smith q
'Gentleman's Pocket Almanac for the
year 1895, which contained portrait %
Washington - one Of the rarsst OF the
Washington portraits-and yet my friend
was going to k1ndle the fire with 1t.
ut Is really next to impossible to get
such people to believe that book Is not
Of necessity worth money because 1t wa
printed long time ago. Nine out Of ten
books published before this century art
growing more worthless every year. The
tenth one has value, higher or lower, 10
proportion to It's character. Occasionally
q literary gem, book Of real value TO Q
collector, may be found in lumber room,
but the date on the title page is never
safe guide. New York Commercial Ad
| yertiSer,
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J, The Smart verssr.

The church possessed q Slnihls Bihls,
which was only used on Sundays skyS 3
writer In Tho Cornhill Magazine, speak
Ing of an English country parish. During
the week itwas kept In Q box which rathsr
curiously formed the stand upon which
the reader of the lessons stood On ons
occasion, when this was being shown to Q
visitor, the, remark was made that u did
not seem very reverent for 'esan 8 clergy-
man to tread upon the Bible. y Pardon
me-" the old verger replied. "fhAthis
church, sir, we take our stand uponsf
Scripturea." -. 80 =
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Where the spirit of love rules in the
brain. it becomes luminous, the harsh.
ness disappears, and breadth of thought
is no less marked than the positive in
spiration which emanates from the
love-lit natures. An atmosphere OF
love promotes harmony and favors
health in body and mind. 1t fills the
soul with peace it encourages every
ennobling emotion it carries with it
the dignity, gentleness and refine
ment of true culture.
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ARREyILLE COUNTY.

STATE OF SOU III CAIsoAlA>T a,
ABBEvILLE COUNTY.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISORS OF REGIS
TRAT1oN,ABBEv1LLE COUNTY.
Abbeville, 8. c., March 9, 1899.
Notice il hereby given that in accor.
dance with an Act Of the General
Assembly, and in conformity with the
requirements of the State -Constitu-
tion, the books for the registration of
all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing of transfers, ect., will be open
at the office Of Supervisors of Registra-
ton in the Court House, between the
hour 9 o'clock a. M, and 3 o'clock p.
M. on the first Monday of each
month, until thirty days before the
next general election.
The Board of Registration is the
Judge of the qualifications of all
applicants for registration every male
citizen 0fthis State and Of the United
State twenty-one Yeas of age, who Is
not an idiot is not insane,is is not Q
pauper supported at the public ex-
pense, and is not confined IL. any pup
lie prison, and who has not:been con-
victed of burglary, arson. obtaining
goods or money under false pretenses
periury, fcreery, robbery, bribery,
adultery wife. beatine housed ing,
receiyinp stolen goods, breach Of trust
|,sVItIf fraudulent intent, icatioli
|sod6my, incest, assault with intent 4u
rSVishs miscegenation. larceny, of
erf6ies Sgafnst the election lave. and
wh0 sfiaif have been aresident in this
|sfRfe two years< feScept ministers In
|ckafuatsf,f ORGANISED Il churches and
taacIssrs Of ,pnbIio schools, and these
affnr, six months residence iris the
|StaIe.}9a. resident in the County for
|sixi months, and in polling precincy
foolrs months, and who can read any
|Sseti6nsiu the Constitution OF 1895, OF
ON understand Sand explain any sec.
| finn nf said Constitution when read to
Kim 10 fl1e. repistfation officer or Off
cass 49,. sEai Eha anil tef t0reelslraiiop and
i,seoma N. slectors nnorr am OIication fol
lsnch registrafion. s ffs sany' pefsuns5has
tbaon convictedg az Eanvg Sf The sof3fifnes
sSoua- -nna,,t; t;oned nardoif Z ~ tffae
Gnuornor ran,ovesfh he disnnsi35 5icafi ion,
Elm case anv minor WHO will become
FL ltwantv.one M Years of age after the Clos.
M Of the ,Books of Registration apd
ibsF,,re the eIsction .andSis btherWfss
aSsiified to register, makes applies.
t!a1, ,,nJor nath shnwino he IL aual.
Tsd i n, register the Boards shall regis.
tSss,sch Sssss snniicant before the CLOSING OF
X ~ Eonhs 5 80 r5a''3lje,7
Is s1 49, S0S ;,as.on whose qualifications as
| III saiectsS wiIi he eotnDleted after the
ssiae3n iii o ~ The. Repistration Books but
I6SfSre. the next election shall have the
n annlv for and secure q regis.
fjnn Scertf ficate at any time within
! s1s.s,y I; i t,Y,s -inmadiatelv nrecedinp
1sa sss,os;ng ,os the Repatriation Rocks
SilosiHe vi sng nSiSt,N No -
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A Barrel of Flour.

A barrel of -four will make nearly dou.
BILE Its weight In bread. Flour rapidly do
teriorates with age unless kept dry. u
sbsorbs moisture, and this moisture I'M
pairs the gluten which is indispensable to
the nghtness Of the bread. Besides, IL
changes some Of the starch into sugar and
q g1mmy matter known as de1trin, and
this makes the bread heavy and soddc.
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Thousands Of Egyptians live In old
tombs, eating, sleeping, wooing, loving,
laughing, dancing, singing, doing all
their deeds of daily life and household
eork among the mummies and sarooph.
A2i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-10
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
Varied Career Of tho DtstinSuished
b Courtier and Adventures. ~

Varied Career Of tho Dtstinguished
s. Courtier and Adventurer. ~
Raleigh's day Of days was at the sack of
ECsdiz In 1896. It was Raleigh who over
bore the timid counsels Of Lord Thomas
Howard, crying out to Lord Essex: En-.
ffShfoei EnteaInosl" permission 90 ac-
|cept &5le to the gallant young earl that hs
threw shi9 hat into the sea for sheer Joy.
Than HsJe86hl lbetook him to his ship and
lied thsN under the batteries and right
Into the When his vessel, shat
tered by. Gid MAS on the point Of sinking,
be. left enter Essex's ship, and,
thoush Wound ded severely BY . splinter,
had htfdbeK csEi on shore and lifted on
to . boz to ~ with ESSEX against
the Spali al1 lN the sea fight Hak-
.luyt says: lta.
''What marnar@ fight this was and
with what courage performed and with
what terror to the beholder continued,
where SO many thundering tearing aReeea
were for so long time discharged, lea76
1t to the Reader to thhke and imagine. !"
OF the charge on shore hetells Us: "The
time of the day was very hot and faint,
61u UDo way was al VI tS3y N01k0 pAySAh6
sand in manner, and beside that, very
uneven. But the most famous Earle, with
his valiant troopes, rather running IN
decide in good order, then marching, has
tened on them with such unspeakable cour-
age and celebrity, as within one hourea
space and lesse the 5horsemen were all dis
co1nforted and put to flight, their leader
being strooken downe at the very first en-
counter, whereat the footmen, being won
SlerfIlly disrnayed and astonished at the
76neIpectsd manner Of the Englishnsn'l
xinde Of such fierce and resolute. fight, 70
,tyred themselves with all speed possible
that, they cot3d." \, I,
ISll ne know X story Of Sir Walter Raleigh
|Bnt too we'll his cruel imprisonment, bid
more cruel don to save his Life by
ACCOM- pnshinG impossible and biz
sStaosStk srnel sxse5 io1on warrant signed
''i6IS - aa knew all that is to
b 3fn. q . q and failure, Of courts
III g 1yyy ct ~ lights and assaults
son cite; Il 5reastf islands and tempesta
and long marches Ia tangled torests.-
FortniehtIy Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-10
An Old Palace.

Lambeth palace, London, has been tho
home of the primates Of Canterbury for
over seven centuries. This place can show
specimens Of almost every style OF archi-
lecture which has prevailed since 11so.
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MANsA. sA.NoNcLaMsER.
as shows a Singular Repusnaass .
~, 10 Becoming "Arhorea1.nss3 & 4

HI shows O Singular Repugnanoe 20
q nc Becoming "Arboreal.r q,
n Oinbing runs in families, fprstseple-
1aGks are often the sons Of fatherlNho
Sttlfs ,Sttelfs IN the business, hut 1t Ia soiu ~
ia that man, thougkshe learn
sSoSwell tha armed only With 81 ~
cai1 END In y, # = N Ina q q
ialiiY3 q ~ III comparisUi ith thu
5sisaJd his BODY surpiasses bya thousand
itdmes a1ll animals thatwork underground,
has never become good climber or showl
the slightest tendency to become "arb6
real" as he has become aquatic and sub
terranean. .-:1. ~. .,. ...., 81 q
South sea babies that cannot walk
will roll into the sea and swim, collier
boys at "A win take pick and lamp and do
scend into the mine almost as naturally a.
young moles, but we believe that In spite
Of the danger, from wild beasts In forsst
regions and the fact that in such places
there isiten times more Life on the lsvsl of
the tree tops than on the ground thsre u
no Eingls instance Of q tribe which, proper
ly,speaking, has become "arboreal" and
lte1rned to climb like monkeys. Though
Not few make huts In trees they approach
these by ladders, and except In the huts
which they use5 as q refuge and sleeping
place they spend their time on the ground.
Even Ii fofestsW where the upper Levels
Of he.tress a. Hs6 closely 1aced taee
that q cpIap efntively slight adS -
would enable fhs Indians tpro&
tree to tree, and Here nearly "a -
Of the; fruit aiitE Efhe greater part
birds and sntmAis used for food arc fd
only in thas story, !" man is @
and always rsfusads 8 +! = a sal!nh hIn 4 3
animal. - Natns 30 (l - III
form of enterprise q e9S oh etdc
savage men, and even sof am htc6
run no risks whatever. Arid
who have only lived In one - -
show the greatest dislike to- up
stairs and have been known to We %
hands and knees, while large &n6 han
required to ascend stairs for e. ne
often refuse to do 30 except H444 y
persuasion and with evident It. ~
London Spectator. s. :ssi
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"Kid" is merely jocoee substitution
for "lamb," used for a young child, and
is very old. Charles Reade and Dickens
used "kid" In this sense, and Vtrgil's
phrase, "ite capell@," has been freely
translated, "Go 1t, my kiddies" ::
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One Of Llfe's Lessons.

BY the time man has learned to speak
with discretion and weigh his words care.
fully younger generation springs up,
thrusts him in a corner and will not lat
him speak at all.-Atohison Globe
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Get one Of those razor strops at Speeds will
make shaving q pleasure. = -, X.
DO not fail to see the line Of Christmas
goods before buying at Speeds
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TO RENT.

TWO WOOD SHOPS and BLACKSMITH
l. Shop, situated across the street iroH
Wallingtord Russell's STABLES. nr,>
]. NJ. MARTIN,
Oct. IA 1899 II Cave, $. e.
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House and Lot for Sale.

A DESIRABLE DWELLING HOUSE nE9
n Lot on Main Street, Abbeville, is onerso
for sale. at a fair price, and on accom- modat-
ing terms. Apply at the Press and Banner
Office.
Ian. {. 1900. II
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-10

The place to get what you want and have 1t
delivered at your home promptly ring phone
is Speeds drug store.
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up" p. m. "A" a. N. 1ni9ht'
Pullman palace sleeping carson TrstnSSsand
s8, 81 and 50. on A. and Q. dividon.s Dthing oar
on these trains serve all meals enSoute.
northbound. :os a. m, s:a p. b., lS:is :. n,
(Vestibule Limited; southbound 1875 :. M,
8:l5 p. M, II :84 a. m, (Vsstibule Linited.l
Trains leave Greenviue, A. and 9. dvidon,
(Vestibuled Limited) southhouad,l 30 o. M,
i:90 p. NJ, 1880 p. m. (Vestibuled GaAttsd)
Trains and 10 carry elegant luihnan assp-
ing cars between Savannah and kxhsyills aa-
route daily between Jacksonville ahd Ctneia.
natl. Also Pullman Drawing-room seepin 4
cars between Charleston and Columbia.
FRANK 8. CANNON, JIM. CULP,
ThirdV-P. &Gen. Ngr., Trafao Mgr,
Washington. D. Csc Washington, b. q
W: A. TURK, 81 H.GARDwIM.
SsR; %.ssaasass lass 81 go r:ss -;
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WanteG'

TEN THOUSAND POUNDS HIDES. or
l. Bring them TO me, I will give 5o'
the highestf market price for them; ,eoN
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Another Ancient Mystery.

Johnny-Pa, is there anything more
valuable than diamondsH
His Father-No, son. Whyf
Johnny-Oh, I was just wondering
what they gave Methusaleh on his nve
hundredth wedding anniversary.-JeWei-
ers' Weekly.
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>'Faregn Exchange cigar leads In Abbevllle
MI ford e. DuPre has sold tw wenty.siI thous
and since February 10th, lSos.
DIR. Hllps Headache Powders. both old and
new style, at Milford & DuPre's. the druggists
Phore 1G.
DR.. Hills headache powders both old and
new style at Speeds.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-03
PERSONALITIES.

a granddaughter Of Napoleon /. is
living as a country school teacher at
Villeroy, a small village in the Depart
ment de Ia Somme. France. Nine.
Charlotte Mesnard's father was Count
Leon, who was born in 1906 as the son
OF the great emperor and Eleonore de
Ia Plaigne, a lady of the court. The
ehild's birth is said to have filed the
heart of Napoleon with great joy and
for a while to have prompted him to
think of adopting and making his IL
legitimate issue his heir. The name
Leon, which he gave to the child,
shows how proud he was of him. The
emperor would frequently have him
brought 20 the Tulleries, where he used
to play and romp with him in utter
abandon This continued even after
his marriage with Marie Louise OF
Austria; but the birth of the king of
Rome dimmod little Icons star. and
after the emQeror's downfall no one OF
his family cared for the scion born
out of wedloek, He became a polit-
Ioai eeuNeHtuIeTi VINO not intrequentIy
annoyed Napoleon III, by Wanting of
his relationship. He died in 1881 in
utmost restitution, which had been his
lot for years. He bore a striking re-
semblance to the first Napoleon, his
father, and when he lay dead in a lit
tie cottage at Pontoise, people who
saw him commented upon the unmis-
taxable likeness of his countenance to
the traditional death-mask of the great
Corsican.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-03

waukee, after being i'll for a year.
though the immediate cause of her
death was pneumonia, Mrs Becker
came 10 Milwaukee in 1870 ANA was
married three years later. Some years
ago Mr.. and Mrs. Becker moved To
Fussville, but returned to Milwaukee
several months ago. Mrs. Becker
leaves four sons all residents of the
cream city. Henry, Nicholas. George
aud stephen Becker
About fifty Cinnamon from many
cities in the state met in Oshkosh to
attend the giving OF Chinese Masonic
degrees, A vacant store was rented
and fitted up as lodge ROOM Gong
Hoar OF New York head OF Chinese
Masonry in this country presided.
One session was held in the after
noon and another in the evening.
Then followed an elaborate banquet
with a mixed Chinese and American
menu, which lasted until 6 o'clock in
the morning, A Chinese band of six
instruments was present.
At Fond du Lac Walter Lesselyoung
was killed at Main and Folett streets.
by being thrown from his buggy. He
and Fred Parham were driving and
approached a standing street car. The
horse started to run past and SHE'D to
the side. the front wheels of the We
hicle striking a crossing approach.
Both men were thrown out and I.essel-
young landed head first against one of
the street railway eompany's poles.
His skull was fractured and he died.
He is survived by parents and several
brothers and sisters. Parham wa
uninjured
EX-Mayor Herman Erb, Jr,, shot
himself In the right temple at Apple
ton. He had just returned home from
the Wauwatosa sanitarum, where he
had been under treatment for more
than four months for nervous and
mental troubles. His malady was
originally brought by insomnia and
mental worry supposed to have been
caused by the Library and City hall
building imbroglio of last winter. He
had of late been improving at the san
itarium and had been pleading to be
allowed 60 return home His father.
Cashier Erb Of the First National
bank, went to Wauwatosa for him and
they returned together The Invalid
seemed quite cheerful during the even
ing and plans were discussed for trip
abroad to be undertaken In about two
weeks
In the morning. before the family
had arisen, the sound OF a shot was
heard, and upon going to his room, he
was found dying on the bed, dressed
except for a coat. and with bullet
hole in his temple, rhe revolver he
used was one he had owned for many
years The young man was mayor In
1897, 1898 and 1899 He was born
Jan 81, 1873, and was one of the young
est in the country to occupy SO i'm
portant a position, He had been em-
plnyed for ten years in the First Ma
tional bank, and for several years past
was receiving teller. He was uai-
versally respected
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-03
COCHEMS A SAMPSON
Wisconsin Boy the Strongest OF all
American Collegians.

Al Harvard university Saturday II
f. Cochems OF Green Bay broke his
own strength record. Lac points, sixty
points, making a record Of 1903 points
according to the present system OF
measuring The test was made in the
presence Of Or, Dudley A. Sargent OF
the Hemenway gymnasium, and under
his direction. This makes Cochoms
the strongest man In any American
college As Cochems Is ineligible for
university competition his test cannot
stand in the i'm ercolegiate strength
test, but 1t viii be a Harvard and an
American record Cochems is the
University OF Wisconsin football
player and debater who came 10 Har-
ward under the ban Of the Western
intercollegiate association, and has
since been restored to amateur stand.
ing, but Is ineligible under the work
ings Of the rule that provides for only
four years Of competition
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-03
TEXAS STILL FLOODED.
Heavy Rains Work Havoc in Lone
Star State.

Houston Tex, May 1.-The crucial
hood situation had changed to the
north last night The Trinity is out
OF the banks at Dallas, and a heavy
rise is coming from above where there
were heavy rains yesterday Albert
Foight a former soldier, was drowned
at Dallas. San Angelo reports ire
mendous rain in that section, and the
North and Middle Conchos have risen
70 feet. Several hundred head of cat
tie are reported drowned in the north
Concho. In the southwestern part of