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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-16
TWO HSrOOkT" STORIES.
a Craah That Broke Nothing sna q
Vanished Dinner.

When S%piritualism was comparatively
now and w were youngsters, we used 70
hear delightful spuuEy stories o mys'
ferrous actions Of furniture and things
which one never scclnS to hear nowadays.
I remember one about some people who
had guests invited to a grand dinner. The
table was spread with all the dishes, but
the meal had not yet been served. Line
family had n great store Of beautiful glass
and china, and it was oil on the taDle,
For a moment the servants wero all out OF
the dining room, and just ut that moment
all the people in tho rest OF the nous
heard a dcafcning crash of falling dishes.
From the dining room there came the
sound of glassware prccipitatcd upon the
floor and crushing into fragments, and IN
the midst of the roar Of this wreck there
rose to the terrified cars of the host Il
hostess the high, clear note of the sn1ash-
Ing of much thin china.
Everybody in the housc-farnily, guests,
servants-rushcd to the dining room door
at tho Same moment, expecting to see
nothing less than the table overthrown
and every precious dish on it broken. And
what did they behold? The table set in
perfect order, with not o thing on it dis.
turbcd. What had made tho awful crashl
Nobody ever knew. Not o dish was even
nickcd in that house that day. The spirits,
SO the story ran to us, had just made O
terrible ghostly crash for the fun of it and
the alarm of the household.
I remember that this story impressed
me q great deal more han it would have
.--.....1 $3.50 20 .1n,1i=I,,- loI rfu,11v hnnn
found smashed, though it could have been
proved that no human being had been In
the room ut the time. I had never before
heard OF O ghost that was a crash and
nothing more. I fancy the establishment
Of those alleged people was not greater
than that Of q friend of mine over IN cpl.
sodo not at all similar. This gentleman's
wife and daughter were out shopping one
afternoon, and he reached homo ahead OF
them. So far from feeling gricved and
outraged at not finding them there ia
make him welcome, he set to work pleas.
antly to give them n surprise by getting
them their supper. He hadn't much in
the house, but he set out what he had and
placed on each of three plates a nice lot OF
sardines and then went out to make them
tea. He got it made and came back and
looked ut his table in establishment. Hi
uppcr was gonel The plates were there
Just where he had placed them, but they
were as clean as when he put them or
He knew that there was not another hu.
man being in the house. What sprite had
waited away those sardines?
This is o true story. There was not an
other human being in tho house, but the
gentleman owned two delightful cooke,
spaniels, and they were in the house. VIII
can doubt that, as they licked the plates
which had contained tho sardines, they
had said to themselves: $50 to. We will
make it unnecessary for our dear master
to wash those platcs?'-Boston Tran
script.
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Not Sorry for Isiundpr.

''If my friends hadn't blurderrd in
thinking | was a doomed victim of
consumption, might not lie alive
now" writes ID. II. Sanders, Of llar-
rodsburg, Ky, "but for years they
saw every attempt to cure u iung-rHck-
ing cough fail. At last | tiled DR..
Kings New Discovery. The effect
was wonderful. 1t soon sloppLd the
cough and | am now in better litalth
than | have had for years. This won
derful life-saver is an unrivaIed rem
edy for coughs, colds, lagrippc, aStll.
ma, Group, he~morrhages, whonning
cough or weak lungs. 50c, 81. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by p. b.
Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-16
An ADiroaI Story For
Little Folks
The Rooster AdyiCe

Tommy was in trouble. Tommy was
also in bed, for his trouble was 4 bro
ken wrist, brought on by hitting tho
ground too hard when he fell out Of the
apple tree. He was lying on his white
pillow and dreaming Of the good times
the boys were having outside when the
door opened, and to his great amuse-
mcnt in walked Jack, the old rooster.
lie was carrying Il big book under his
wing. and he came straight for the
bed. Tommy felt like crying out with
mingled fear and surprise as he saw
Jack hop up OIL the table beside him,
but his voice seemed to be stuck some
where down in his stomach. Jack said
nothing. but pulled a big pair of spec
tacles from beneath his other wing
and opened n large book Of notes. Tom
my's eyes bulged.
"What nre you going to doT he ask
ed timidly.
Going to read you a few helpful
rules for climbing trees. Some from
my own valuable experience" said
Jack, winking one eye and turning the
pages with his claws. IF you will
climb trees, you should know how to
do it."
"This certainly is queer" thought
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Tommy. "The idea Of q rooster teach
Ing me"
LET US see," said the rooster, read
Ing. "'Birds Of a feather fock-no,
that's not it.
SIN cases Of pip be sure to-
"Ah! Here it is-'Trees; flying up
Into"
Jack looked so wise that Tommy
couldn't keep back a smile.
"'Rule 1.-SQuat firmly on both
claws"
"But 1 have no claws" interrupted
Tom.
That's So" Jack assented. We'll
try again.
"'Rule 2.-Then spread your wings
out wide.'"
But 1 have no wings" said Tommy
THAT'S very true" said Jack, put
ting his head first on one side and then
on the other. II hadn't thought OF
that.
"'Rule 3.-Then hold your tall out
straight"
Here Tommy burst out laughing. u
never had any TAIL" he giggled.
Jack scratched his comb and thought
for q moment. II have It'll" he cried.
"'Rule 999.-Men and boys that have
no claws, wings or tail should never
climb trees"
THAT meets your case, Tommy
Take my advice and don't" saying
which he jumped to the floor and van
lshed.
Tommy rubbed his eyes.-St Louis
Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-11-16
Clemson Extension Work-Article
XXI.

Realizing the need Of Industrial educa-
ton. the State Board placed the subject of
agriculture in the public school curriculum
The GOOD to be derived from this step can
not, at this early date, be estimated. The
average child, when it enters echool. knows
more about agriculture than auy other
profession, and most of them go back to
this calling when they have finished the
public school course and the sad part is,
thew 90 back better fitted to carry on their
work then when they entered school. They
have their minds filled with facts about
almost every conceivable subject the eX-
cept the important one, the one by which
they are to derive q living.
The interest in the teaching OF agricul-
ture is but a part Of a much larger ques-
ton, the movement for teaching by means
of things that have come within the stud
ent's experience, and for teaching some
thing that will be Of some material use To
the student when school days are over. Un-
less our education is OF some pratical use,
time is ill spentin obtaining it.
When the subject was placed in the pub
lie school course, very few Of the teachers
were prepared to teach it since their train
ing had not included it. Realizing the
state of affairs, the trustees of Clemson
College created the position OF Rural
School Agriculturist. The work OF this
position is t o assist the teacher in any way
possible in presenting the subject OF agri-
culture to the pupil. This is done by CO.
operating with the teacher, visiting the
school at regular intervals, and giving help
by Suggestions or any other way by which
the subject may be presented to the pupil
in a helpful manner. The plan at present
is to select a few schools in different Sec
lions Of the state, and visit each OF these
once a month, staying a day or two days il
necessary and work with both teacher and
pupils. It will not be possible for n man
to work with all the state, but by working
with as many as possible in different sec.
lions, othere may profit by the work OF
those visited. Since the principal thing
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Amos B. Morse Co. Locals.

Onion Sets, Pearl, Silver SKIN ard Yellow.
! nnd snd medium sjze. Best for setting
,ut.
We are Keeping up a full line of Garden
nd Field Seeds. Barley, Rye, Appler Oats.
Red, Crimson and Bun Glover, Rape, Vetch
md Lucerne.
A splendid stock OF Shoes. Our Russell
King is a corker.
nyou want the hest Block Tin Bucket or
White Granite Pail that was ever made, we
lave II.
Come and gee our lire OF Mems Women
nd Chiidten's Underwear.
We have a pobhy line Of Hats and Caps for
Wen, Boys and Children. Our Grey school
10y Is a gem, IS cents only.
We are handling this season the best Cream
cheese } on ever put on your table.
Bob White" is leading the day in First
Patent F our an0 StoneWaIl can't be had for
lsecCdd patent.
When it comes to Crates, Coal, Scuttles,
.rnngs, Shovels, Tenders, etc we lead the
oil.
Our 5%r Brown Homespun reminds you OF
he time when cotton was only half as high
~ II Ia now.
Try = Jug OF Tomato Catup. You will send
or aEotner.
Amos B. Moose Go.
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Fine People In 17S0.

My lady was as reckless as my lord and
ratified the dicebox and shuf1lcd the card.
from dusk till morning, going homo with
ruined fortunes in her sedan chair when
worknlen were going home from lathe and
loom to breakfast. Family diamonds and
Jewels and plato wcro staked when the
guineas were exhausted, and when these
possessions had gono farms and estates
were sacrificed. The amusements, too, OF
wealthy people were of q coarse and cruel
description. Rat worrying, cockightin0
and badger batting were favorite diver
sions. Prizcflghting was regarded as es'
sential to keep up the courage of English
men,-Chambers' Journal.
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
Court of Common Pleas.
Rebecca Hunter against A<burry
Nance ct al.

Rebecca Hunter against A$burry
Nance ct al.
By authority of a Decree of Sale by
he Court of Common Pleas for Able
lille County, in said State, made in
he above stated case, l will offer for
ale, at public cutlery, at Abheville g.
H., S. G., on Salesday in December,
A. D. 1910, within the legal hours OF
ale the following Described land, to
Wit All that tract or parcel of land
.ituate, lying and being in Abbeville
County, in the STATE aforesaidA con-
aiming One Hundred (l00) APres,
nor or less, and bounded by lanus OF
salena Davis, Frank Foster, Estate j..
\. Reid, Mrs. Gilmer aud others.
rbis land will be s"lh in three sepa-
ate tracts plats of same will he tx
,ibited on day Of sale.
Terms Of Sale-Casb. Purcbas 10
f'"' r. F.. HILL,
Master A. G., 5. q.
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Medisyal Lynch Laws In Bavaria.

1t is curious to note that in some parts
of Bavaria u method of procedure which Is
called Habcrfeld treibcn still prevails and
Is practiced by the people in case OF
o~ffenscs which do not como within the
pale of the ordinary law. Neither person
nor property is injured. People assemble
with black or masked faces in front OF the
offenders house and howl. fire rifles n
beat pots and kettles. A mock sermon
setting forth tho of;cnso Of the person con.
cerned is then rccited in the hearing OF
the misdemcanant.-Notcs and Queries.
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Of Personal Properly

Bv virtue Of the order OF the FRO,
,ale Court for AbbeviIle County, II
" virtue Of the power of sale gwen
ne hy the will of Benjamin a. Rlcnfy,
tcrased, | will sell at public auc'lon'
II Monday, the 2lst day of Novein-
rer, 1910, commencing at II o'cIcck a.
n. at the late residence Of said de-
.ras.d, near Dona!ds, S: C., all the
oer,onal property Of said estate, con-
.jsiinr of live stock, farming imple-
nents, etc. Terms of Sale-Cash'
Mis-. Is. p. Richey,
EXecutriX.
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BOTH SPEEDY AND EFFECTIVE

T"is indicates the gcIt"n If Fn!"N k'oney
i sass Parsons Brti'c creek, Men,. ! lhs-
trairE ~ have been affected with a severe
OF K !Garv ard bladder lrnuhle 10" " men
| found no =, l!"' until usei Foley kidney
! Is. These cured me entirely ui al my 81.
niruis. i vas ir"rb'tfi Win hhrkhrl's hl'l
eyer" Shu ,inC p,ins win annoying urinary
on i: g. ire sIrnGN use uf Fn'fN kh'-
my ri.'- rid me fn'irry Ct 81" nv '"ih'+r
ir ,rrirI. T"'y have NY highest rerCnh'ncn'-
CA Nj tuIh s Co.
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Death Of j. C. Tasgart.

MI. }. c. Taggart Of Vienna, Ga, died at
a s%anitarium in Bcnnrttsvillr, 5. G.. on last
Saturday and was buried at Troy Monday
evening.
He is survived by four brothers. Mcssrs.
Thomas. William, James and Henry Tag
cart. and by two sisters. Mrs. ROlHlt Nc
Cumbsuf Abbcvillc; and Mrs. Dr.. Sheppard
of Troy.
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Mexican

The Mexicans have q queer way Of bury
ing the dead. The corpse is tightly wrap
ped in century plant mating and placed
In a coffin hired for about q shilling. One
or two natives, as tho case may be, place
the coffin on their heads and go at a trot
to the grave, where tho body Is inferred,
and the coffin Is then returned.
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YOU NEED NOT FRET" Il CROW RE
Piled.
you need not fret" the crow replied;
I'D never marry thee.
While true you have a greenback rara,
7 cannot spend It; sect
I'm looking for a man with gold,
Who has It In a pack.
And not q hopping bullfrog bold
With ~greenbacks on his back"
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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EARLY Habits.

THAT Inst speaker" said the first
guest ut the banquet, was quite enter.
Tuning"
YES" replied the other, land he's n
self made man too"
Il thought his delivery rather slow,
though"
"rlat's natural. He began life as o
messenger boy."-Denver Neva
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The expenses OF Great Britain arc now
about 5000, 900, 000 yearly, or nearly S!,OOt
DOL minute, but every tick OF tho CLOCK
represents oil inflow of u little over SIC
Into the British treasury, thus leaving AZ
snnunl surplus Of about $50 QUO ,lte
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IL the name of r. German chemical, one Of
many vaIuabie ingredients Of Folay's
X iney Il midy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
i, r.rnpr I'd ht medical tex books ara au-
les asa uric nrid solvent and anti-ser-
,,c 'nr the IL inc. Take Fnley's Kidney KEN
g., ~rrnrnutly ut the first sign u, kline
tr0ubIe nrd avoid n serious II a'ady. I. A.
NJ ford 4 Co.
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Holiday books and giftIbooks in great
variety. Milfurd's look Store.
Pictures and picture frames for every
body. Milford's Book Store.
:: The prettiest line of hand bags, purses,
and all leather goods at. Milford's.
A full and complete line of blank books
and office supplies at Milford's Book Store
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Ap Apimal Story For
Little Folks
@@ BuIfrog and theCrow

The bullfrog loved the Widow Crow,
But wasn't fond Of black,
And said: "Ill never marry you,
For taste in dress you lack
'If you were like the robin red
Or like the Jay bird blue,
I'd say, My dear, come fly with mo
And be my sweetheart true"
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Air In CnNeA.

Certain caves have been reported as
maintaining o uniform temperature, sum
mer and winter, of 81 degrees +. They
may be said to breathe twice a ycar-in-
haling during the winter and sxhsl17
during the summer.
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When in doubt go to Milford's Book
Store.
Bridge scores and cards the incest in
town at Milford's Book Store.
We have quite a nice line of novelties for
the holidays. Come and see them. Mil
ford's Book Store.
Our Alpine flax pound paper and cnvrl-
0prs can't be beat, 2jc the ID. MilfordS
Book Store.
A Waterman or Parker fountain pen is
almost a necessity. We have all kinds
from SOC up. Milford's Book Store.
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S.n,,IuIa for Dup West Railway.

Morning train ien"os DE Wet al iV:So.
80, n,ru Train loa vre Ius West nj Al lhtte
rain. meet ri,r' moi ming ard evening Nralns
N the Suu'htru ~ Dina It's:
y .u,rnper. eau 90 cut from D1' rs, on
he evrnJur freirht train which leaves Due
u est nj tHO O'clock.
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See the drawing and clay-modeIing by
Franklin Caveny Monday night. High
School building at eight-thirty.
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KEEPING BOXES.
THE Lords Box,"-,'The Missionary
Box,"-AG Good Mans Far R~eachdins
Influence.

Contributed.
Preachers and other moral speakers
frequently remind their hearers of the
responsibility that rests upon each of us
in giving to the world q good or a bal
example Of conduct. We have a case III
point that forcibly illustrates the power
of example. A mighty good man at Due
West is said to set aside annually a speci-
fed sum which he designates as the Lords
money. He, so the story goes, keeps the
Lords money in a box separate from his
own money, which box he d~esignates as
the Lords box" Whenever moved by
the Holy Spirit to yield to the appeal OF
charity or whenever he feels it incumbent
on him to make financial contributions
according to the demands OF the needs of
the Lord, he simply goes to that box and
complies with that demand by turning
over the required conscience money. Ac-
counting himself as only the agent of his
Lord, he is always glad to answer appeals
for charity, whether at home or abroad
whether to relieve q church or to do good
in any other way.
The above statements are believed to be
facts. Now for the influence Of that good
mans act, which may be far reaching.
For instance: At Abbeville there is Il
follower Of this good mans example. Not
so long ago he saw" that pious brothers
Lords box" and went lone better" by
opening a "missionary box" to which
box the aforesaid citizen goes for
a little money as occasion may
arise. Tho origin of this box was
somewhat in this way: The citizen
had been for several years giving
several dollars for missions. Learn
ing of the extravaganza way in which the
trusted church officials dispensed It, and
failing to sec or to hear OF any good that
came from the distribution Of that fund,
he cut off contributions for that purpose
and by opening the 'missionary box
into which other church money was de-
posted, he, like the good man at Due
West, often has a littlo money to give in
charity OF to answer calls which need
answer.
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cooD RESULTS ALWAYS FOLLOW

The use OF Foley Kidney Pills. They s'e
upbuiidirg, stIeng;Eenii ind f"othi, <.
Tonic in action. quick in results. Z A. Mill
lord & &C
Putnam patriot., 1910-02-04
WASHED AWAY HIS HOME.
fire Fortune Tina, Came 10 Man sns
His Clever Nlfe.

fire Fortune That Came 10 Man ard
His Clever Mite.
Al lrishman "a med " lalen found
fortune 10 very amusing way.
,ass the Cape Town Argus With the
sayings OF his wife be bought not far
from Ballarat few acres OF ground
tontainiHg a water pool and a sluggish
spring With the mud and gravel from
the bottom Of the pool De made sun
dried bricks and. building a cabin for
Himself and family. started q bar for
the miners
Quite contrary 10 their usual habits.
a colony Of Cinnamon living near By
commenced TO visit his bar every
night. Then Mrs whalen discovered
that some one had Bit BY bit carried
OF the mud pigstye and III surround
Ing wall so gradually that II bad al
most gone before she noticed IL Soon
the chimney and the cabin walls also
began TO vanish. After careful
watch Mrs whalen discovered that
while one band OF Cinnamon kept her
husband busy in the bar another ba nd
was stealing the chimneys and walls
whalen knew the Chinanen were no
fools. and. acting 90 his wife's sugges-
ton. be also stole a pan OF dirt from
his own chimney and washed II out
Then be ordered tents for his family
TO live In and washed away the entire
house II was literally built Of gold
dust After that the pool and the
spring were also attacked. and the re-
suit was a big fortune for the lucky
lrishman and his cute little wife.
Putnam patriot., 1910-02-04
THEIR FATHERS.
All Three Were Trinnera but One
Mas Star.

All Three Were Trirrera but One
Mas Star.
The story. long since familiar. Of the
little boy whose boast thai his father
had put a eupoia on his house was
capped by his playmate, who remark
cd proudly that his father bad Just
pHt a mortgage on theirs. IS brought
70 mind rs as oecurreBee which Was
tod the other DAY by prominent poll
tlclau
The snail son q nan who was in
politics Tor revenue Only on moving
into uew district went out and
struck np al acquaintance with two
other Kids 81 tbe 81 NE age who lived
IN the aeiehbessoed They were IN
fereSfed Ia the newcomer and began
70 try him out as to what MS parents
amounted 70 any bow
My father Is 3 window trimmer and
an awfally big man" said the nrst
KID
Al. that's nothinr' said the second
My fathers s dump trimmer. and
he's twice as big as yours
Ii was plainly NJ 70 the stranger 10
make socd And be did ii with much
gusto.
Ny father Is pl4iiician- be said.
tut beard a man tell him last night
thar be was the biggest trimmer In
tatS wxrsi
And II was apparent 10 any one that
the new Id had made a strocg i'm
presslca upcn the nelshborhood- New
York Herald
Putnam patriot., 1910-02-04
The Word Of the Lerd.
~ KKy. EP- safas;sa

In ancient times co.'s Volee Was heard
BY patriarch and prophet too.-
IN faithful. loving tones Ills word
Proclaimed 10 man truths old and
BY Angel voices, too, God spake.
With every word sssteadfast and SURE
The slnmbering conscience to awake,
And 10 the skies mems souls allure
A $50 the voice OF Nature speaks.
Throughout the wide, vide world,
And no benighied soul who seeks
Gods face shall down 10 hell be
hurled.
God $ written word, tn rough holy men,
Who wrote as they were spirited,
"canno. he broken" by the pen,
or voice, of living men or dead.
Reason, conscience, experience,
Each have their place and should be
heard
In teaching words OF truth and sense
In harmony with Gods own word.
Those oppositions Of science,
And Of philosophy, so called.
" hich contracted all facts and sense,
Are thus forevermore forestalled.
It's thus .e have a final test
OF truth, 50 absolute and sure.
No power in earth, or hell can ~test
And tear il from soul sincere.
Boston, Jan 10.