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The Press and Banner! ABBEVILLE. S.C. sa-riililislictl every Wednesday at a year in advance. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1892 The Serious Illn«>ss of Ilie ^losi I'roininenI on lilt* Savanna]! SiiJe. His many friends will regret to learn of Iii«serious illness of Ur. .1nines Albert (51 bert. of Bordeaux, in this county. Ijist Friiiay lie was paralyzed, ami sinee then has been in an unconscious condition J unable to swallow either food or water. l>r. Ciibert was ttorn in ISIS, am! is now sev- enty-three years of age. He was iwice married. y IK second wife survives. He had orly two childceu.James Albert Gibert, Jr., ami Mrs. Onille T. Calhoun. The latter ilietl some four years ago, leaving an infant who hits since been earn! for by its gland parents. Dr. Gibert was a lineal descendant or the Huguenots who tied from France because oi religious persecution, liis grandfather was minister of the colony and Dr. I tel.si Howe, the founder of the Del.a Howe school, was the physician of the colony, and contemporary of Dr. Gibert's grandfather. The Hugueuots were an important factor in the formation of the religious and moral principles of the people of At}lie ville county, and in Doctor Gibert's strfci integrity, high moral character,and gentlemanly deportment, were exemplified the best, traits of his ancestors. He is the courteous ouniivmiin ami honorable citizen under any and all circumstance-, and lives in private tile on his princely estate-never having sought public ortlce. He never entered politics. Hit loved his country, and was ever aligned with the bevt people in all ttieir struggles and in all their chief endeavors. Eudowed with high impulses he always supported, iu elections, tinmen of the highest type and of the best and most patriotic motives. Tall aud commanding in his person, high in his auibi'ions, exalted in character, and kindly of heart he is looked up to as the bead of the descendents of the Huguenots in litis county,and is really the most conspicous person living on the Savannah side. It was his ancestors and their associates that established the famous school taught by Dr. Waddell, and It wa< to them that we are Indebted for the early establishment ol churches in this county, and it was their trlend and associate that left his munificent estate to establish the DeLa Howe school for poor children. Always a moral and religious people theGibert's have made their impress on the people of the county, and remembering the history and traditions of their ancestors, they have held to the faith of their fathers, and have done much to establish and maintain a high standard of education, while Impressing the Christian precepts and teaching the morality which Is most conducive to human happiness. htrrhor than Iir. Gibert. lie mini has lived a blameless life, and his Influence has always been for the best moral, spiritual and temporal welfare of those who have hail the privilege of bis friendship or acquaintance. The Augusta Chronicle. The office of that noble old paper the Augusta Chronicle was burned last Saturday morning. The flames were discovered iu a neighboring building at 2.4.j iu the morning. Reporters were immediately sent out to get the particulars, and faithful type setters remained »it \helr cases until the heat of the approaching flames were oppressive. While flames were sweeping the walls and burning the windows ot the upper stories, the press on the lower floor whose wheels never refused logo, turned off the whole edition of the Chronicle in which was full particulars of the lire up to the moment of going to press, and which predicted its own destruction only a lew minutes before the building and all the machinery was in ruins. The Issue of Saturday morning was sent abroad, and yesterday Sunday's edition came to us as fresh and just as good as ever, like refined gold, better for having undergone its trying ordeal. Superior effort and greater energy under depressing circumstances were never displayed. The Chronicle is now a hundred years ohl, m Ho o^nfiirv With nnu win ciuci «-»j'wu , renewed energy and revivified vitality. Long may It live. All honor to the printers, reporters and editors who did such valiant service last Saturday night, and who have since beat the record for energy and success under the greatest difficulties. Tom-tier's Association. By reference to another column, you will see a program of the regular Annual session of the Abbeville County Teachers Association. This meeting is of great Importance to our teachers, and a large attendance is earnestly solicited. Arrangements have been made for the free entertainment of the teachers during the meeting. Contributed Locals. Cotton picking is now the order of the day. None has been sold in Abbeville as yet. Mr. Sam Visanska, of Charleston, Is home fnrn few weeks. Mr. A. K. Wnndell. thenopnlor and efficient clerk In the offire of the (».. C. & N. K. R. Co. ..< a11! ntii ik hft-p vlsitinif anions his many friends. Mr. Wm. Ill ley. oh lr*f of police, n ft era plcneant trip West, returned last Monday and is a?aln at his poet of duly. Mr. Richard 1IU1, who linn been on n plenc. tire and business trip through Keutucky and the West, relumed yesterday, bringing with him a tine lot of horses. Mr. Frank Shillito.of Lauren*. iK In town on business and visiting friends and relatives. Messrs. J. A. Hill and D \Y. Kellar, after a pleasant trip anions the mountains of Georgia. returned Monday .Just to vote. Mrs. I*. B. Speed and children are now in Atlanta on a visit to her parents. Mr. It. M. HI" took udviintaceof theexcursion'rates last Monday, and is off to Charleston. Mrs Mackinfuss and children returned to their home by the sea last Friday. Miss Susie Arnold who has been visiting hi Abbeville left last Saturday lor her home in * Oreenwood. Mr. .1. C. Maxwell who lias been sick Is up again and we hope will soon lie entirely well. Mrs. M L. Bonham. of Columbia, is visitintr friends in Abbeville. Did you vote yesterday ? If "ot don't grumble at those elected to rule over you. If they «r» not good men it. is partially your fault. Mr. md Mrs. Harrison, wlio has been visiting friends and relatives in Anderson returned home lasi Moiu'ov. Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson returned home in time to cast Ills vote on the right side. An extra trip is now made on the R. A- l>. road to meet the freleht leavinc here at 10 a. in. and returning 11:8ft a. m. This does not att'ect tlie regular passenger and mail trains ns thev lea ve and arrive as torineriy. Mr. W. E.Bell left yesterday lor northern markets. Abbeville is to iiave another butcher, who 1s fitting up the vacant store on Washington street. Come along,competition is the lite of trade. There is always room for a good man. M. I.Horary Club. After an intermission of several months, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the Literary Club will resume its meetings next Friday night. Mr. J. Allen Smith will entertain tii» einh and Mr. Benet will read the essay. I .ft there be a large attendance ai ine renewal of these most interesting meetings. Xon Beef Market. Mr. Tacoh vou Straten. of Anderson, is opening a new beef market on the I'ublie s<juare next door to Moore Henry. lie will keep the best of meats and will sell fresh meats at the lowest prices. . ... Titk vote on Prohibition at Abbeville was for prohibition 17C>, no .Vj, total nuijorily 117. NINETY-SIX NEWS. I Personal Kotos ami Oilier .Mutters. Xi nctysix, S. I'.. A usr. '.'it, I.SII2. IScforc tliis reaches tin? rnnlcrs of the I'ress :intl 1 tier the great political tight will have! been decided one way or Ilier. Wlirtli-1 er il will hedccideded lor the host interests of South Carolina leinains to lie seen. il is thought liy good fanner* that the rains «>l Ih-I week <1 id n ureal, deal of good lo lhe| ntlc crops ot corn and cotton. Theieisaj ureal deal of young corn in the country. Mr. .1. M. lilack, who has been clerking for Mr. loci <*. Weir of onr town, goes to Abbc\iilc »oaccept as a position with Messrs. O. 1'. Ilcal!iiVO». No young in.in has ever lived in our miilot who conducted himself in a nioie genteel manner ihau Mr. lilack. and it is a jfi'hcml regret that lie leaves us. \\"c arc satisfied his employees al Abbeville will be plcaseil. Mr. W.J. PeVorc, of (i recti wood, was down lust week on business, lie claims to sell the iwsi si-u-iiir.' niaehinc extant, ami we believe he do»s. |>r. James U. Littleton, of Augusta, lias been t<> N inety-six 011 a short visit to Ins parents. lie is a liiuli honor grnduaI« ol the Augusta Medical College, and has commenced the practice ol his profession in that, great southern town. No man of his ability, energy and reliability can tail to succeed. 11 is friends at N inety-Six are just ly proti«l ol Hie high position tie has taken in his adoptdd home. Airs. J. Ii. Shumate is in the mountains enjoying t lie pure air. Mr. Joel l'. Weir, one of our most popular wide awake merchants, has employed Mr. James K. Horn to del k lor another year. The loth of August has passed and no roads worked yet. The County Commissioners arc too busy looking alter their fences, hence the nes;lect*ol the public thorough tares. Mr. John A. Moore has the finest, crop ol corn In Kdgclicid County. It is said Ills crop will average 2"> bushels to the acre. The stove repairer, Mr. Foy had the misfortune lo lose his horse while at >i ineiy-six. Master Kd Hrabham, the boss young farmer, has r»iscd his fodder without h drop of rain, and will reap u splendid crop ol corn lor Ids year's work. Miss HI la Gritlin has returned from McCormick, where she has been visiting friends. Mr. Kd C. Rice has been at home lor a few days on a short furiouuh. Mi»s Joe and Miss Salile Landlord, charming young ladies irom Prosperity, have been visiting Mrs. A S. Osborne. Miss Sallie javored us with some excellent i>iano music at 1'iof. Cork's. She Is said to be one of the best musicians in the State. She has charge of the musical department of Columbia Keuialc College. Mr. George W. Lipscomb, who has been locuied at Kidgeway in the nil I road business has rciurued and will farm another year. Mr. J. D. Watson has moved his large stock of furniture In the laige warehouse opposite the hotel, where he can show it ton much better advantage. Mr. James M. Matthews a former citizen of Ninety-Six died at. his residence about lu tulles from this place in Edgtfied county on the l'Jth Inst. Judge Matthews, as he was formerly called, was a fine machinist at and oue lime owned a lame mauulactory. He was a Christian gentleman, kind husband und good neighbor. Col. David Aiken of Corouaca was in town last week, his description ol our Abbeville salesmen Is quite hmusing, before tiie new crop Is sworn into ofliee, we trust Mr. Aiken will give the public his estimate of these gentleman through the Press and Banner. It would be a good idea to get their photograph. Pembroke, Mr. Jordan, formerly correspondent ol the l'ress and lUmner and Greenville News, was in town recently. He is an enthusiastic anti. Capt. King was badly treated in the "home of his trieud." The bosses ruled bim out. As Col. Robertson correctly says: There never was such "King liule and IJDSsi.sm" practiced on the people ol Abbeville before. They haveouly to crack the whip and the rank and tile of their party rcjolces. We don't blame the bosses, but we do hlame the dupes who so willingly "bend the knee." Dr. (.>. F. S. Wright one of the most prominent dental surgeons in the State, is in Ninety-Six lor the summer. The pretty and talented Miss Ellen Stanley of Columbia is visiting her sister Mrs. Dr. Holland. At an important gathering at Prof. Cork's, she favored us with several recitations. Every Lody was delighted. She is Certainly mistress of the art. We hope to hear her again before she leaves. We have received a catalogue of the Stuart Normal College of Virginia. The president is our own Capt. E.C. McCantsand one of the assistant teachers is Miss Daisy P. Orchard, so you see, Mr. Editor, South Carolina talent r. Itr.tli Ma. IS uocmivivi t«wv»« vn|«»i «,-> Cants and Miss Orchard have experience, and we are satisfied the patrons of Stuart Normal College will be pleased. Thou shall keen the Sabbath holy, politics to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr. O. M. Anderson and Capt. W. It. Smith have returned from Wyoming. They are certainly very enthusiastic over Wyoming horse Hoi). They purchased forty-live head, which will arrive about the first of September. They also heard Gen. Weaver and Mrs. Lease inn lie speeches. Weaver claims the earth, certain that lie will carry South Carolina. The l>enioerats and Kepuolicans of Wyoming do not think be will carry a single Western State. The Populist though claim both the Carolinas and Georgia. The Populist out West are the same us the Stokes & Co. party here, only under a dill'ercnt name. The Ilev. 15. h. t'orley preached a fine sermon atsiloam yesterday. The ordinance of baptism was administered at the Baptist church In (Ills place on last Sunday night, by the Hev. L. T. Carroll, resident pastor. Mr. T. II. Walker and wife were visiting friend* here last Sunday. Mr, Walker has been engaged by the popular grocery house of' Messrs. it. Meade, .!r. & Co., of New York East End. OCR TEACH Kits. Program or Abbeville County-Teachers" Association, ( rreunooil, S. ('. September 7tli autl Slh. WEDNKSDAY. SKIT. 7TH. .MOKNINU. Organization. 10:0i.Business: Appointment of Standing Com mil tees and enrollment, of member*. 10:lii.Pai.er: "Teaching Numbers to Small Children. Miss Leila liussell, of Anderson. Discussion by Association. 11:00.l'aper t "Teaching of English," It. R. Wilson, superintendent ol Greenwood Graded Schools. Discussion. 12:00.Adjournment. AKTKRNOON. 4:00.l'aper: "The Chief Element of Success in Teaching, Prof. Thos.P. Harrison,of Centson College. IMscussiou. jsju.Adjournment. KVKNINU. KtMO.Lecture: "Wordsworth, a Teacher of Teaeheis," Pro!. J. I. McCain, of Erslcine College. 'I'llt'KSUAY, SEl'T. 8TII. Win.Memorial Service. H:30.-Political Kconemv in nor Academies and High Schools," Hev. W. M. Grief, 1>. 1). Discussion. 10:-'!o. Paper: "Geography, Prof. K. L. Hughes. Superintendent Greenville Cityi Graded Schools. Discussion. 12:10- -Adjournment. The above programme will be interspersed with excellent music by a select choir. E. It. Kennedy, J. C. Cork, secretary. President. I'rclly (luiirlcltp, Kour of the prettiest young ladles in town, Miss Janie ijuarlcs, Miss Mamie 'l'aggait. Miss Kvh Kiiby and Miss Janle Holllngsworth cat led to see tlie press run yesterday evening. Mi! David Thomas brought a bale of cotton to town yesterday In the seed, being the first in the market this season. None of the gins were ready to run, and he qould not get it ginned and packed. l ine ."Mure* lor Mule. Mr. Kiel) a I'd Hill has Just arrived with twenty-two head of tine inures, which lie will sell at low prices. Mns. l\ V. ('AituixirroN, and daughter M'ss (,'arncol Millctiucviilr.Ua., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. It. C. Wilson oi this place. The verdict of the county Is that Heath & t'o. sell the hi st Hour lor the least money in town. Van can gel any glade from ;'{ per barI rel up. The majority decides that Heath's grocery -..-v..,. t i.u «.!>< siaif.kcr uttil limit liliil'H ill toU'll l() MUIU ir» kliu \ g buy goods. Tin- rush lor lluur, su^ar, cotb-e, Ac., is evidence ol the fact. In and to arrive three hundred and fifty barrels of Hour ill wood and sacks. All grades and the lowest prices. < »ur ?'! Hour will excel any cheap goods in the market. Cull and ex| amine samples. Heath it ('o. The meeting now in progress at St. Tanl's Methodist Church is glowing in interest. The congregations are large and attentive. 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The primary election In Abbeville County Abbeville 1 l'w 72S passed oft quietly yesterday with no liicl- \lken " '-nil dent or accident to disturb the quiet and good ' , , 1 Anderson 1,412 7«S order of the day. . . ' , , , , . , , Beaufort 126 , ttii The po Is were closed at four o clock, and ,, , , ...... , . Barnwell- 528 320 the work of counting the votes began at onre Chester 3S8 Owing to the great number of names and the * * ..... . t.hestcrfleld 1!)0 427 difference In the ballots of the different , . , * ...... . Clarendon 3 21 voters, considerable time was consumed in ... .. ., Edgefield :<70 389 ascertaining the result. As the evening passed away the Interest I n " r creased and quite a crowd waited In IheCourl orence. 7S« room t<> receive the news from all parts of the »reenv e » , Stale, and particularly from the different ^ °n ' ... . Kershaw 8C6 40!) boxes In the county. The reports from the different boxes are ..aurens placed In the tabulated statement In the order iex ms n .. j Marlon 929 573 in which I hey were receivedThe first to come was from Verdery which Marlboro OSC 37li came III at (i.i> before Abbeville No. 2 Newberry «1*> 3:12 had been counted. It was half-past eight Oconee S02 SS bel'ore the next dispatch came, and from Orongeburg lu"> L'SS that lime on they dropped in at intervals Pickens ,VW 319 when printers immediately put them iu type. Spartanburg 1,503 1,871) The news from Columbia leads us to be* Union - 323 lieve that Tillman will be re-elected by a Williamsburg '*'* large majority, Total vote 12,032 11,890 Wkdni-sday Morning. « The reports from the conn try boxes are com- As the Treasurer, the Master, and the Con ing in, and are added to the list which we re* uer had no opposition, their votes are nc ceived by telegraph last night. tabulated. The county seems practically solid for Till- 'l'he Prohibition vote Is 'for Prohibition" li man, and it Is estimated that his majority in Abbeville and In the State. this county will be not less than 800. .- . Telegraphic Information from Greenville Abbeville. 12 precincts : n...i a irtoremi warrant the belief that those .Johnstons 915 counties will give Tillman a majority of one Latimer 552 thousand in each. Darlington about complete : 10:30. a.m. # Tillman .1,202 Senator J. L. M. Irby telegraphed to Lt Gov. Sheppard 0W Gary thatTlllman lias carried all thecountles Almost complete in ^ ork: o( the State, except Charleston, Richland, ' lllman 10S3. Ueuulort, and Georgetown^ Sheppard 10S9. The aggregate majority for Tillman in I lie Anderson Incomplete: _ Stale will be about 25,00". Lntlmer 2135. All returns are In exccpt from Phoenix,and Johnstone 1102. the total* are as follows: » Electors .Voiiee Township Tillman 4ii:iiriim i A meeting of the Tillman Campaign Coir Tillman 1,!In> mittee will meet in the Auditor's office ait 1 Sheppard 1.0!i:S a. m. Saturday the 10th. All township ehaii man and ae many of the committee as eai House of Representatives. mttke It convenient to uttend are requested I (jury 2,Im9 Itnslnessof vital importance,to tiie factlo in,i i omi will come before the conference. "m " Joshua Y. Jone«. Kinnrd 2,.»iHi County Chairman Tillman Campaign Con Graham 2,076 mittee. H. G. MtLkks. of Greenwood, will odd ret McGowan l.i. > U,,. people of Lebanon on next Sabbath « parks 1 ,o.r»:» H::>0 o'clock on the subject of Domestic Ml 1.-1,1(fi, 1 (mi-, Isioiis. He being appointed by the Presbj ter . " ' i of S^outii Ctrolina to bring this subject to Hi K'og li'M;» people. The publl p are corcPally invited I shprlff. attend. Maun 1.111 As the soul must be clean from sii Moore fin so it must be clear and free from di? Nuticc '.ft! tractions. The inient of our devolio is to welcome (.iod to our hearts. Noi ei o tour. where shall we entertain Him, if tl) ltdiloek I--' rooms lie full, thronged with cares an Moore PH2 turbulent passions? The .Spirit ( Miiuidin (>od will not endure to be crowded Kobinuon '}-< together with the world in our strai County commissioners. lodgings; a holy vacuity must mak Sc.,j 7|,[ way for Him in our hosoms. Th M111tltii)ri.... It*7 divine pattern of devotion, in whoi ituciiunun"!!./...!!."!!!!! iJ!!".....!!!"". (IIS the.tJodhead dwelt bodily, retires int llorton l',u "»""t to pray. He that carrie Lyon............^ 7H7 heaven with Him would even tlm Ariiistroiiu I-''* leave the world below Him. Alas (.aivi.r, k-h bow can we hope to mount Up to heav l.uiiior 717 L'n our thoughts if we have the cloy Jordan.'........ 2ihi ,of earthly cures hanging at our heels Majors 7i:; There is nothing like prayer for pr< Nit'I j::" dueing calm self-possession. NVlie sample ,;®' tlie dust of business so fills your rooi school Comm'ssiouer. that it threatens to choke you, sprint U. W. Collins -*> > le it with the water of prayer, an K. Cowan 8i.> then you can cleanse it out with con; Wm. t. Mil I lord N7s fort and expedition,.The llcv. Jaiiie J.N. lu-ntly »*> AiaiKi'r. Auditor: The Chicago press vows that th \v. W. Itiadlcy W >rld's Fair gales shall be opt tietl 01 .1.s.Graves fii. ;Sundays, Congress to contrary. n»i J. T. orliliu v W-. u jlhslamhug. i f. : .v/ ;srz ;r* 7: ~ BELLS AND MIDWAY."" -.. * ... JOINT MEETING OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR PROGRAM. The Itenuty Hint Rloomcri. ami Ihc I.oveliiie** Ihnt I,nbore<l . T li e Speaker*. Kit'. Saturday, AujiM 27. lsfl2, will be * day long remembered ti> (lie annals < I Bell's church. Children's Day was observed with beautiful ! and appropriate ceremonies, and the decoraI Hons were pronounced, by cultured and reflnj cd critics to be as lovely us ever beheld. A deI script Ion will be attempted. but not with any Idea that I can do justice to the theme, but to give a snauowy rein-euon 01 uie ueaniy tnai b oomed and perfumed old Bell's church. TIIE lIKCOItATIONS ANUTIIK DKCORATOItS. On the Willi at tlie l>uck of pulpit was a benutlnil motto hearing tills inscription * "How good for brethren to dwell in unity. Hells mid Midway," In pretty and artistic letters made of cedar, while Hie .walls around were artistically adorned with ferns, vines, (lowers and cedar arches. Beneath the motto on the walls were three pretty vases tilled with lovely Mowers that gleamed like morning stars. Over and around the windows vines and (lowers seemed to grow, the garlands fell so gracefully. At the pulpit were four beautiful vases filled with the choicest of geraniums, that sent fori h a delightful fragrance all over the church. On either side of the pulpit, were two graceful sunllowers that lifted their heads and swaveil gently as a summer breeze, and on either side were wild (lowers of various kinds, and among them mingled wild grasses aud cat tails. The chancel was artistically decorated with lovely vines and pure white roses, just tilling the heart with loving devotions. Many of the elderly members and visiting (riends expressed their admiration of the lovely decorations and wanted to know the names of ihe persons who fumi«hed so much pleasure to "sense and soul." We with pleasure give the names ot the intelligent ladies who did the work i Mrs. (!. M. Cllnkscales, Superintendent, Mrs. Thos. Cochran, Mrs. Geo. T. Hodge. Miss Ludle Rohen- berg. Miss Rosa Suber, Mini Ilatlie Cochran, M iss Lucia MeCurry, Miss Pearl Mllford. Miss Miittle Mani). Miss Onle McCarter, and Misses Meta and Lena Brown lee. TIIK KX KKCISKS OK THE DAY. The morning exercises commenced in the following manner : As the organ, played by Miss Mela lirownlee, pealed out a soft, sweet march, the children headed by Mr. J. F. Howen and Mr. 10. L. Hell, two ushers on the ladles stde and Mr. Baskln Mann and Mr. W. O. Hell ushers on the gentlemens side, each one marching with pcrfect step to the music, each one taking position on the floor In front of the chancel, the program then opened as follows: l'rayer by Rev. Mr. Bonner, of Due West. Song by the Children. Speech by Frank Suber. Recitation ny LemmleTrlbble. Speech by (,'alvln McClellan. Recitation by Miss Bessie Mann. Speech by Miss Jessie Harknesn. Recitation by Mallie Bo wen and Lemmle Trlbble Speech by Miss Jessie Simpson. Recitation by MissSallie Below. Speech by Eddl" Mann. Recitation by Miss Ophelia Cochran, Miss Stella Hampton, Miss Rose McClellan, Miss Ella Houueand Miss Rose Hill. Song.I'll l'ralse my Saviour. Speech by Russell Suber. Recitation by MlssCorrie Cann. Recitation hy Halite Simpson. Speech by George Mann. Recitation by twelve girls Recitation by Miss Lunle Trlbble. Speech by Way man Uelow. Recitation by Miss Ophelia Cochran. Speech by Urtflln Campbell. Itecuauon oy »mi«s l ean .umuru. Song.Over the Sea. Hecltatlon by Miss Lunle 'fribble and Miss Eva Cann. Hecltatlon by Miss Dora Cann. Recitation.The Seven Virtues. Recitation by Miss Lula CampbeH and Miss Leila Ileaton. « Recitation by Miss Rose Hill. Speech by Oscar McMahan. _ Recitation by Miss Ella Hodge. Song.Beyond theRolling Jordan. Recitation by Miss LulaSuber. Recitation.Jesus Loves Me. Recitation by Johnnie Crowther. Recitation by Miss Rosa Below. Recitation by Miss Mattle Mann. Recitation by Johnnie Crowther, Miss Rosa Below. Miss l'earl Milfoid, Miss Lucia Mc(lurry, Miss Rose McMahan and Mis« Lola Hampton. Song.Marching in the Llpht. Recitation by Miss Isabel Miilord. Recitation by Lee Hull. Speech by Marvin Mann. Recitation by Miss Kate Campbell. Recitation t>y Miss Allie Grant. Speech by Chris Suber. E-say by Miss Ludie Rosenberg. Song.Carry the News. Speech by Tolley Simpson. Recitation by MIksSallle Mann. Recitation by Miss Hattie Cochran. Recitation by Miss Sallle Mann and Miss Oilie Hodge. Recitation by Miss Rosa Suber. Speed) by Bob Lee Grant. Recitation by Miss Eula McClellnn, Miss Etta Giles. Miss Eula Campbell and Miss Mamie Cann. Speech by June Mann. Song.Just one Word before we l'arl. DINNER, <tC. Intermission fur dinner was then announced. and the house that was crowded from centre to circumference was emptied, and the cool and refreshing breeze whistled in until about 2 p.m. when the house was once more filled tooverflowlng lo hear the closing exercises, which opened with a.Homr, The Chairman, J. K. liowen, then arose end said: THE INTRODUCTION OF REV. O. Y. BONNER. Ladies and Gentlemen : We have now come together to hear the closing exercises of a well spent day. I have never before had the pleasure of iutroduclni; speakers loan audience, and I fear I cannot say enough of the first speaker. But nevertheless there area number here that have heard from thlsablespeaker time after time, and know that when his name Is announced there is something good In store for an audience. I now have the pleasure of Introducing to you the Kev. O. Y. Honuer. of Due West. Mr. Bonner made a speech of about 30 mlnv utes. His speech wns 10 ihe point, and one >t more forcible whs never delivered to an audience in Bell's church. Mr. Bonner will long be remembered in this community. n A song by the choir was uext In order. MU. C. P. HAMMOND IS PRESENTED. The Chairman then said, Ladles and Gentlemen, tne next, speaker that I have the pleasure of introducing is one like myself, very small in size, but remember, that from little acorns sprln« great oaks. However. I am glad to say thai the esteemed gentleman that I next introduce has been upon the stage before, and only a few weeks ago made Ins "exit." and as lie was very fortunate alons: that line, 1 think I might quote an old adage, that he is "little bui loud and hard to crowd." I now introduce Mr. C. I*. Hammond, of Abbeville. Mr. Hammond made a nice speech and was enjoyeu by all, although like a great many of us. was caught unprepared. The choir then sang a melodious song. i. The Chairman then arose and said, Ladles I and Gentlemen, I will now Introduce the last . {bul not least) speaker on the program, and I n~ am glad to say that he Is an old nation boy. 0 and one that his audience is well acquainted with and needs 110 Introduction from me, bul n I will say to the visiting irlends that he Is a student of Kmory College, Oxford, Ga.. and has the honor recently of making one ot the ablest speeches ever madeln ttiat institution, so you may now expect the "desert." I will now with pleasure introduce Mr. Jus. L. Mann, of Newberry. 'j Mr. Mann made a speech full of pathos and unstudied eloquence and which mltfht be entitled "human nature In a mil shell." Heing *, full of humor he delighted both young and old, ami although the day was fast sinking away and Hip crowd much worried, Mr. Mann spoke about :iu minutes and not a.soul stirred. Alter an appropriate song by I'rof. John Mi I lord, Kev. 0. Y. Homier in a soul stirring ' prayer dismissed the audience. iu ON I. V Til I Nit THAT MAKKKO TIIK I'l-KASflCK. ,v The only Incident to mar the pleasure of the occasion was the absence of Mrs. ('. M. Clinkscales on account of the illness of tier bus(I band, for which a host ol sympathising jf friends expressed their reurel. The school and the community at large extend to her tlieir since rest thanks for tier noble help and 1 the work tier hands have wrought In in is (i community. The day was a well spent one, eu"h and ev..in. Hiilno liiki or lw»r niirf. m»r !»>< .! Inn li which showed what a noble woman S|r«. (', o M. Cllnkscales, as teacher, hail accomplished, ,i The lour ushers, J. F. liowen, Ktl. U Hell, " Iia.»kln Mann ami Willie 1>. Hell dul their tin. is ty well anil deservs great credit. I ' Kvc-yihing passed oil' pleaMuntly, although politics being hoi anil (lie elect ion near at '"I hand, not a harsh word was heard tlie whole day. Kverybody had beaming eyes and sniil J iinr faces, and the best of order prevailed, Which leaves no doubt as to the truthfulness o| the motto on the wall, "How good for brethren lo dwell in unity.Hells and Midway." J. Frank liowen. ii 11 "There is but one Glenn Springs." The I-1''Spartanburg Herald" says: Tenodically we (i hear of mineral sprints just discoveredl "which experts say are ei|iial to Uienn '"I Springs," but ju>t as periodically these t«s springs drop out ol notice, while the crowd of visitors a: health giving (ilenn Inerensfseach (year. There are doubtless good uiinerM.1: B springs elsewhere, but lo imitalc a coin pari-j u json with tilenn Springs discredits whatever else may be said in their praise, so liir there * is but one (ilenn Springs, and l>.Uul're, at Ureeuwoud is the agent. Extracts from Christian Neighbor. Ambition. Ambition is deli 1 led thus : A i eager and some times »u inordinate desire of preferment, honor, superiority, power or other object. Ambition is to lie commended when the object desired is of sufficient worth to justify the effort to obtain it. The ambition of one man is to get riches; that of another id preferment; another is desirous of honor; another desires oftice ; another thirsts for fame and so on. According to the strength of desire is readiness of a man to avail himself of means by which he may g»iin the Iobject desired. The desire may become inordinate, the "ru'ing passion," and when thi* is the case the man hecomes correspondingly regardless of the difference between the right and the wrong of the meaus used, acting as he does, on the principle that "the end justifies the means." Such a man is unworthy to trust aud is really dangerous. Assuming tha^the desires specified are, within proper limits, more or less commendable, yet they are of the world."the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life" .and with the world pass away out lie that desires to do and does the will of God abides forever. The desire for military fame is in itself evil because the object sought and the means employed to gain such fame involve wickedness extreme. For what is more wicked than the destruction of men's lives in war? Nothing, except the conduct of those men who devise and order the wholesale slaughter on battle field that they themselves may get the fame of war /icroen, albeit their precious carcasses are generally out of the range of the bullets and shells fired from the lines of battle. These get fame for "that which is highly esteemed among men but which is abomination in the sight of God." How can preachers of the gospel of peace in their sermons eulogise war heroes when their heroism has been gained by exploits which antagonize the kingdom of Jesus Christ? Shall one man be made famous according to the number of men's lives he ot*rl onnfhor man hp ua» ucai/i \jj wu) uuu uiivvtiv* made famous according to the number of souls he, as ageut under God,- has saved? Aside from military achievements the "heroes" may be men of fair character, but with their exploits taken on the Scripture is suggested : "What concord hath Christ with Belial ?" .___ One hundred and forty-three miners were entrapped in a mine by an explosion. Itoccuredin Wales August 25. Fifty men have beeu taken out alive. 1 A fire in Augusta, Ga., August 27, destroyed seven leading business houses. The Chronicle office was burned. Losses are placed at $300,000 with partial insurance. t i The Metropolitan Opera House in New York was completely gutted by fire August 27. Mr. Vanderbilt is one of the millionaire owners. J. Minis Sullivan the murderer of H. G. Gilreath of Greenville, was admitted to bail by Associate Justice Pope in the sum of $1000. + The house of missionary Bartlett in Asia Minor was not burned by fanatical Moslems but by the carelessness of an American servant. And the Turkish oHicials further inform the United States government that the missionary's life is not in danger. Dr. Blyden, Minister Plenipotentiary from Liberia, stated to a Liverpool audience that the true way of civilizing Liberia is by the importation of negroes from the United States, the West Indies and elsewhere. He say9 that more than a million negroes in the United States are anxious to go, hut by reason of conflicting utterances among them the Government doe9 not see its way to assist them. The Episcopal Church in Cashier's Valley, S. ('., was burned August 23, night. Said to be iucendiarism. i The Hotel Hulmont in West Asheville was burned on the night of August l'4. One hundred and seventyfive guests got out safely, except perhaps a half down. Several jumped from windows ami were severely injured. Some lost very heavily. A man by the name of Newton, formerly of Marlboro, went to visit at Clyo, CJa. While there he made several indecent remarks about, ladies living in the vicinity. The men of the place gave him one hundred lashes and told him to leave, At Hamburg, August '2~>, one hundred and H,\ty-nine bodies of cholera victims were awulting burial. Many assistants of undertakers have deserted their places of employment. The plague is advancing in Russia. Tho executive committee of the PeoIpb's Party met in New York August bs. I t was resolved to put up a full '.State ticket in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania [and Maryland, l'lans for an aggressive campaign in each of the .States were mapped out. Over deaths occur daily iu Prussia frum cholera. It is raging iu Hamburg and is epidemic iu Havre. Alarm is felt in London aud the United States is taking extraordinary precautions to keep U out of this country v.-..-; v..-- A Short and Sore Way. Lord Dufferin recently at the Annual Banquet of the British Conference of Commerce, Paris., made a speech. The extract below is the closing paragraph : In former days declarations of war were conveyed with great pomp and ceremony by the Heralds of the King, in modern times these antique courtesies have been dispensed with, and the notification frequently arrives in the shape of a curt and ungrammati- cal telegram. (Laughter.) Now my idea lias been tuat two lofty gibbets should be erected on the frontiers where the hostile armies are assembled that with due pomp and decorum the respective Ambassadors of the Powers about to engage in war should be " strung up, uuu u luerte jiimiuuicuu) \ji execution were further embellished by J ; the persons of the Foreign Ministers, the lesson to be learned and the example to be given would be ail the more useful and striking. (Applause.) Try It on n Man. Only let the head of a horse's driver be checked back 1 ike lie has checked back his horse's head and he will learn something of the cruelty of the overhead check rein. And he may at the same time be induced to exercise com- inon sense and to give in to a little humanity towards the dumb and helpless beast. Off and down with the torturous check rein. The cholera plague has caused panic in portions of Persia. The dead and dying are deserted by their terror stricken companions. In St. Petersburg tho disease is advancing. Tale- Bearing. Hannah Moore thought that sneaking ill was as bad as doing ill. If a tale-bearer repeated to her come gossipy story she would say,l"Come, we will go and a?k if this be true." The tale-bearer might stammer out a qualificatio or beg that no notice should be taken of the story but the good lady insisted, and scandal-monger and scandalized were place face to face. No one ever ventured a second lime to repeat a scandalous story to the inexorabl lady, who insisted that what was said of an absent person should be said in his pretence. "Literature certainly runs in the Greensmith family. The two daughters write poetry that nobody will Sriut, the sons write plays that noody will act, and the mother writes novels that nobody will read." "And what does the father write?" "Oh, he writes checks that no nobody will cash." i < -" i i , "Papa," said a boy, "I know what :t' makes folks laugh in their sleeves !" "Well, my son, what makes them ?" "Cause that's where their funny bone iu " iwC 19. There are two kinds of unhappy people in the world.those who are sad be- < cause they are not known, and. those who are miserable because they are known too well. A shoemaker recently hung out a new sign and then wondered what passersby found so amusing. His sign ran: "Don't go elsewhere to be swindled. Walk inhere." .. ^ n-g The smallest pony in the world recently arrived in I he world on the famous Shetland pony farm of the Marquis of Londonderry, on the island of Bressay. It is a little colt foal that weighed but sixteen pounds, and was > only nineteen and a half inches high at its birth. It is a perfectly healthy, well-formed animal. The Xorth Side of a Tree. The side of a tree on which most of the moi-s is found is the north. If the tree be exposed to the sun, its heaviest and longest limbs will be on the south side. * v!® " 0 " Little Dick: "School teachers hasn't any feelin's at all." Mamma: "What is the matter now?" Little Dick: "My teacher bofrowed my new knife to sharpen her pencil, so she could give me a demerit mark.".Street and Smith's Good News. m JJgjg Polar Flowers. \Y liniii tue Antarctic *. ircie mere lias never been found a flowering plant. In the Arctic region there are 702 kinds of flowers ; fifty of these, confined to the Arctic region. Tbey are really Polar flower*. Tlie color of these Polar flowers are not as bright ' aud varied a** our own, most of them being white or yellow, as if borrowing these hardy hues from their snowy . bergs aud golden stars. <m The luternntiuiiHl Pence Conxrew fto Sons J on lit Ueruo. Berne, Ausjust 22..The Peace Congress opeued here to-day, M. Louis Houchouuet, who lias been twice president of the rfwiss Confederation^ presiding. Kouclionuet, delivered a speech of welcome to the delegates, and Mrs. Lock wood replied in behalf of the Americans present. The Harmless Sutner of Australia declared that peace principles had even overrun the universities. Delegates from France, Italy au<l Germany also spoke of the favor with which peace principles were being received and the increasing popularity of pacific ideas and doctrines. The Mississippi is doing immense [damage in the city and vicinity of [New Orleans, the receding waters catling the banks to cave in, thus de>tro>in^ much valuable property. The railroad station of the Grand Isle Railway has been enuulled, and it is said, where brick buildings and gardens once stood the river is now 30 feet deep. Divets who have had occasion to go down to the bottom claim that the river has made a subterranean passage under the laud, and at each examinati find it growing larger and the velocity greater. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22..The ofti- vial onoieia report miows uii increase yesterday of 3SI new trusts and an ini crease of SI 7 deaths, as compared wilh Saturday's figures. The total number of now ca»es yesterday was U,St)l; |deaths, 3,313. Mrs. KHfn Wilson is editor and pubUsher of Public Spirit, a weekly paper at Cocoa, Fin., and she Is a member of lhe FJoiida Press Association. Poor persons are supplied wilh speeI lack's, Jree of charge, by a Boston Society. l.'t

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Page 1: mill ®u iiiiiii!mau tfiipjwip according · toones;lect*olbusy lookingaltertheirfences, hence the the publicthoroughtares. Mr.John A. Moore has the finest, crop ol corn In Kdgclicid

The Press and Banner!ABBEVILLE. S.C.

sa-riililislictl every Wednesday ata year in advance.

Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1892

The Serious Illn«>ss of Ilie ^losi

I'roininenI on lilt*Savanna]!SiiJe.

His many friends will regret to learn of Iii«seriousillness of Ur. .1nines Albert (51 bert. of

Bordeaux, in this county.Ijist Friiiay lie was paralyzed, ami sinee

then has been in an unconscious condition Junable to swallow either food or water.

l>r. Ciibert was ttorn in ISIS, am! is now sev-

enty-three years of age. He was iwice married.y IK second wife survives. He had orlytwo childceu.James Albert Gibert, Jr., ami

Mrs. Onille T. Calhoun. The latter ilietl

some four years ago, leaving an infant who

hits since been earn! for by its gland parents.Dr. Gibert was a lineal descendant or the

Huguenots who tied from France because oi

religious persecution, liis grandfather was

minister of the colony and Dr. I tel.si Howe,the founder of the Del.a Howe school, was

the physician of the colony, and contemporaryof Dr. Gibert's grandfather.The Hugueuots were an important factor in

the formation of the religious and moral

principles of the people of At}lieville county, and in Doctor Gibert's strfci integrity,high moral character,and gentlemanlydeportment, were exemplified the best,traits of his ancestors. He is the courteousouniivmiin ami honorable citizen under anyand all circumstance-, and lives in private tile

on his princely estate-never having soughtpublic ortlce.He never entered politics. Hit loved his

country, and was ever aligned with the bevt

people in all ttieir struggles and in all their

chief endeavors. Eudowed with high impulseshe always supported, iu elections, tinmenof the highest type and of the best andmost patriotic motives.Tall aud commanding in his person, high

in his auibi'ions, exalted in character, and

kindly of heart he is looked up to as the bead

of the descendents of the Huguenots in litis

county,and is really the most conspicous personliving on the Savannah side.It was his ancestors and their associates

that established the famous school taught byDr. Waddell, and It wa< to them that we are

Indebted for the early establishment ol

churches in this county, and it was their

trlend and associate that left his munificentestate to establish the DeLa Howe school for

poor children. Always a moral and religiouspeople theGibert's have made their impresson the people of the county, and rememberingthe history and traditions of their ancestors,they have held to the faith of their fathers,and have done much to establish andmaintain a high standard of education, while

Impressing the Christian precepts and teachingthe morality which Is most conducive to

human happiness.htrrhor than Iir. Gibert. lie

mini

has lived a blameless life, and his Influencehas always been for the best moral, spiritualand temporal welfare of those who have hailthe privilege of bis friendship or acquaintance.

The Augusta Chronicle.

The office of that noble old paper the AugustaChronicle was burned last Saturdaymorning.The flames were discovered iu a neighboringbuilding at 2.4.j iu the morning. Reporterswere immediately sent out to get the particulars,and faithful type setters remained »it

\helr cases until the heat of the approachingflames were oppressive. While flames were

sweeping the walls and burning the windowsot the upper stories, the press on the lower

floor whose wheels never refused logo, turnedoff the whole edition of the Chronicle in

which was full particulars of the lire up to

the moment of going to press, and which predictedits own destruction only a lew minutes

before the building and all the machinerywas in ruins.The Issue of Saturday morning was sent

abroad, and yesterday Sunday's edition cameto us as fresh and just as good as ever, like refinedgold, better for having undergone its

trying ordeal.Superior effort and greater energy under depressingcircumstances were never displayed.The Chronicle is now a hundred years ohl,

mHo o^nfiirv Withnnu win ciuci «-»j'wu ,

renewed energy and revivified vitality. Longmay It live. All honor to the printers, reportersand editors who did such valiant servicelast Saturday night, and who have since

beat the record for energy and success underthe greatest difficulties.

Tom-tier's Association.

By reference to another column, you will

see a program of the regular Annual sessionof the Abbeville County Teachers Association.This meeting is of great Importance to our

teachers, and a large attendance is earnestlysolicited.Arrangements have been made for the free

entertainment of the teachers during themeeting.

Contributed Locals.Cotton picking is now the order of the day.

None has been sold in Abbeville as yet.Mr. Sam Visanska, of Charleston, Is home

fnrn few weeks.Mr. A. K. Wnndell. thenopnlor and efficient

clerk In the offire of the (».. C. & N. K. R. Co...< a11! ntii ik hft-p vlsitinif anions his manyfriends.Mr. Wm. Ill ley. oh lr*f of police, n ft era plcneanttrip West, returned last Monday and is

a?aln at his poet of duly.Mr. Richard 1IU1, who linn been on n plenc.

tire and business trip through Keutucky andthe West, relumed yesterday, bringing withhim a tine lot of horses.Mr. Frank Shillito.of Lauren*. iK In town

on business and visiting friends and relatives.Messrs. J. A. Hill and D \Y. Kellar, after a

pleasant trip anions the mountains of Georgia.returned Monday .Just to vote.Mrs. I*. B. Speed and children are now in

Atlanta on a visit to her parents.Mr. It. M. HI" took udviintaceof theexcursion'rateslast Monday, and is off to Charleston.Mrs Mackinfuss and children returned to

their home by the sea last Friday.Miss Susie Arnold who has been visiting hi

Abbeville left last Saturday lor her home in* Oreenwood.

Mr. .1. C. Maxwell who lias been sick Is upagain and we hope will soon lie entirely well.Mrs. M L. Bonham. of Columbia, is visitintrfriends in Abbeville.Did you vote yesterday ? If "ot don't grumbleat those elected to rule over you. If they

«r» not good men it. is partially your fault.Mr. md Mrs. Harrison, wlio has been visitingfriends and relatives in Anderson returnedhome lasi Moiu'ov.Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson returned home in

time to cast Ills vote on the right side.An extra trip is now made on the R. A- l>.

road to meet the freleht leavinc here at 10 a.

in. and returning 11:8ft a. m. This does not

att'ect tlie regular passenger and mail trainsns thev lea ve and arrive as torineriy.Mr. W. E.Bell left yesterday lor northern

markets.Abbeville is to iiave another butcher, who

1s fitting up the vacant store on Washingtonstreet. Come along,competition is the lite of

trade. There is always room for a good man.M.

I.Horary Club.After an intermission of several months,

owing to unavoidable circumstances, the LiteraryClub will resume its meetings next Fridaynight. Mr. J. Allen Smith will entertaintii» einh and Mr. Benet will read the essay.I .ft there be a large attendance ai ine renewal

of these most interesting meetings.

Xon Beef Market.Mr. Tacoh vou Straten. of Anderson, is openinga new beef market on the I'ublie

s<juare next door to Moore Henry. lie willkeep the best of meats and will sell freshmeats at the lowest prices.

. ...

Titk vote on Prohibition at Abbeville wasfor prohibition 17C>, no .Vj, total nuijorily117.

NINETY-SIX NEWS.I

Personal Kotos ami Oilier .Mutters.

Xi nctysix, S. I'.. A usr. '.'it, I.SII2.IScforc tliis reaches tin? rnnlcrs of the I'ress

:intl 1 tier the great political tight will have!been decided one way or Ilier. Wlirtli-1er il will hedccideded lor the host interests ofSouth Carolina leinains to lie seen.

il is thought liy good fanner* that the rains«>l Ih-I week <1 id n ureal, deal of good lo lhe|ntlc crops ot corn and cotton. Theieisajureal deal of young corn in the country.Mr. .1. M. lilack, who has been clerking for

Mr. loci <*. Weir of onr town, goes to Abbc\iilc»oaccept as a position with Messrs. O. 1'.Ilcal!iiVO». No young in.in has ever livedin our miilot who conducted himself in a

nioie genteel manner ihau Mr. lilack. and itis a jfi'hcml regret that lie leaves us. \\"c arcsatisfied his employees al Abbeville will beplcaseil.Mr. W.J. PeVorc, of (i recti wood, was down

lust week on business, lie claims to sell theiwsi si-u-iiir.' niaehinc extant, ami we believehe do»s.

|>r. James U. Littleton, of Augusta, liasbeen t<> N inety-six 011 a short visit to Ins parents.lie is a liiuli honor grnduaI« ol the AugustaMedical College, and has commencedthe practice ol his profession in that, greatsouthern town. No man of his ability, energyand reliability can tail to succeed. 11 is

friends at N inety-Six are just ly proti«l ol Hiehigh position tie has taken in his adoptddhome.

Airs. J. Ii. Shumate is in the mountains enjoyingt lie pure air.Mr. Joel l'. Weir, one of our most popular

wide awake merchants, has employed Mr.James K. Horn to del k lor another year.The loth of August has passed and no roads

worked yet. The County Commissioners arctoo busy looking alter their fences, hence thenes;lect*ol the public thorough tares.Mr. John A. Moore has the finest, crop ol

corn In Kdgclicid County. It is said Ills cropwill average 2"> bushels to the acre.The stove repairer, Mr. Foy had the misfortunelo lose his horse while at >i ineiy-six.Master Kd Hrabham, the boss young farmer,has r»iscd his fodder without h drop of

rain, and will reap u splendid crop ol cornlor Ids year's work.Miss HI la Gritlin has returned from McCormick,where she has been visiting friends.Mr. Kd C. Rice has been at home lor a few

days on a short furiouuh.Mi»s Joe and Miss Salile Landlord, charmingyoung ladies irom Prosperity, have been

visiting Mrs. A S. Osborne. Miss Sallie javoredus with some excellent i>iano music at1'iof. Cork's. She Is said to be one of the bestmusicians in the State. She has charge ofthe musical department of Columbia KeuialcCollege.Mr. George W. Lipscomb, who has been locuiedat Kidgeway in the nil I road business

has rciurued and will farm another year.Mr. J. D. Watson has moved his large stock

of furniture In the laige warehouse oppositethe hotel, where he can show it ton muchbetter advantage.Mr. James M. Matthews a former citizen of

Ninety-Six died at. his residence about lutulles from this place in Edgtfied county onthe l'Jth Inst. Judge Matthews, as he was formerlycalled, was a fine machinist at and ouelime owned a lame mauulactory. He was aChristian gentleman, kind husband und goodneighbor.Col. David Aiken of Corouaca was in town

last week, his description ol our Abbevillesalesmen Is quite hmusing, before tiie newcrop Is sworn into ofliee, we trust Mr. Aikenwill give the public his estimate of these gentlemanthrough the Press and Banner. Itwould be a good idea to get their photograph.Pembroke, Mr. Jordan, formerly correspondentol the l'ress and lUmner and Greenville

News, was in town recently. He is an enthusiasticanti.Capt. King was badly treated in the "home

of his trieud." The bosses ruled bim out.As Col. Robertson correctly says: Therenever was such "King liule and IJDSsi.sm"practiced on the people ol Abbeville before.They haveouly to crack the whip and therank and tile of their party rcjolces. Wedon't blame the bosses, but we do hlame thedupes who so willingly "bend the knee."Dr. (.>. F. S. Wright one of the most prominentdental surgeons in the State, is in Ninety-Sixlor the summer.The pretty and talented Miss Ellen Stanley

of Columbia is visiting her sister Mrs. Dr.Holland. At an important gathering at Prof.Cork's, she favored us with several recitations.Every Lody was delighted. She is Certainlymistress of the art. We hope to hear heragain before she leaves.We have received a catalogue of the Stuart

Normal College of Virginia. The presidentis our own Capt. E.C. McCantsand one of theassistant teachers is Miss Daisy P. Orchard,so you see, Mr. Editor, South Carolina talent

r. Itr.tli Ma.ISuocmivivi t«wv»« vn|«»i «,->

Cants and Miss Orchard have experience, andwe are satisfied the patrons of Stuart NormalCollege will be pleased.Thou shall keen the Sabbath holy, politics

to the contrary notwithstanding.Mr. O. M. Anderson and Capt. W. It. Smith

have returned from Wyoming. They are certainlyvery enthusiastic over Wyoming horseHoi). They purchased forty-live head, whichwill arrive about the first of September.They also heard Gen. Weaver and Mrs. Leaseinn lie speeches. Weaver claims the earth,certain that lie will carry South Carolina.The l>enioerats and Kepuolicans of Wyomingdo not think be will carry a single WesternState. The Populist though claim both theCarolinas and Georgia. The Populist outWest are the same us the Stokes & Co. partyhere, only under a dill'ercnt name.The Ilev. 15. h. t'orley preached a fine sermonatsiloam yesterday.The ordinance of baptism was administered

at the Baptist church In (Ills place on lastSunday night, by the Hev. L. T. Carroll, residentpastor.Mr. T. II. Walker and wife were visiting

friend* here last Sunday. Mr, Walker hasbeen engaged by the popular grocery house of'Messrs. it. Meade, .!r. & Co., of New York

East End.

OCR TEACH Kits.

Program or Abbeville County-Teachers"Association, ( rreunooil, S. ('.

September 7tli autl Slh.WEDNKSDAY. SKIT. 7TH.

.MOKNINU.

Organization.10:0i.Business: Appointment of Standing

Com mil tees and enrollment, of member*.10:lii.Pai.er: "Teaching Numbers to Small

Children. Miss Leila liussell, of Anderson.Discussion by Association.11:00.l'aper t "Teaching of English," It. R.

Wilson, superintendent ol Greenwood GradedSchools.Discussion.12:00.Adjournment.

AKTKRNOON.

4:00.l'aper: "The Chief Element of Successin Teaching, Prof. Thos.P. Harrison,of CentsonCollege.IMscussiou.jsju.Adjournment.

KVKNINU.

KtMO.Lecture: "Wordsworth, a Teacher ofTeaeheis," Pro!. J. I. McCain, of Erslcine College.

'I'llt'KSUAY, SEl'T. 8TII.

Win.Memorial Service.H:30.-Political Kconemv in nor Academies

and High Schools," Hev. W. M. Grief, 1>. 1).Discussion.10:-'!o.Paper: "Geography, Prof. K. L.

Hughes. Superintendent Greenville CityiGraded Schools.Discussion.12:10- -Adjournment.The above programme will be interspersed

with excellent music by a select choir.E. It. Kennedy, J. C. Cork,

secretary. President.

I'rclly (luiirlcltp,Kour of the prettiest young ladles in town,

Miss Janie ijuarlcs, Miss Mamie 'l'aggait.Miss Kvh Kiiby and Miss Janle Holllngsworthcatled to see tlie press run yesterdayevening.

Mi! David Thomas brought a bale of cottonto town yesterday In the seed, being thefirst in the market this season. None of thegins were ready to run, and he qould not getit ginned and packed.

l ine ."Mure* lor Mule.Mr. Kiel) a I'd Hill has Just arrived with

twenty-two head of tine inures, which lie willsell at low prices.Mns. l\ V. ('AituixirroN, and daughter M'ss

(,'arncol Millctiucviilr.Ua., are visiting Mr.and Mrs. It. C. Wilson oi this place.The verdict of the county Is that Heath &

t'o. sell the hi st Hour lor the least money intown. Van can gel any glade from ; '{ per barIrel up.The majority decides that Heath's grocery

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buy goods. Tin- rush lor lluur, su^ar, cotb-e,Ac., is evidence ol the fact.In and to arrive three hundred and fifty

barrels of Hour ill wood and sacks. All gradesand the lowest prices. < »ur ?'! Hour will excelany cheap goods in the market. Cull and ex|amine samples. Heath it ('o.

The meeting now in progress at St.Tanl's Methodist Church is glowingin interest. The congregations are

large and attentive. Many penitentshave been to liie altar for prayer, andmueli good has already been aeconi!I'lisheil, and it is believed that themeeting will result in great good. Thepus'or, Itev. («. l\ Wutson, has laboredfaithfully for the salvation of souLs.and we earnestly pray that the Lordwill abundantly bless his unselfish lajbors for the advancement of the causeof religion.---Orangeburg Times and

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The Election. County vote reported so far:

.Tillman. Sheppard.

The primary election In Abbeville County Abbeville 1 l'w72S

passed oft quietly yesterday with no liicl- \lken" '-nil

dent or accident to disturb the quiet and good'

, ,

1Anderson 1,412 7«Sorder of the day. . .

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, , , , . , , Beaufort 126 , ttii

The po Is were closed at four o clock, and ,,

,, ...... , .Barnwell- 528 320

the work of counting the votes began at onre Chester3S8Owing to the great number of names and the

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..... .t.hestcrfleld 1!)0 427

difference In the ballots of the different , .,

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. Clarendon 321voters, considerable time was consumed in

... .. .,Edgefield :<70 389

ascertaining the result.As the evening passed away the Interest I n

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creased and quite a crowd waited In IheCourlorence.

7S«

room t<> receive the news from all parts of the »reenv e» ,

Stale, and particularly from the different ^ °n'

... .Kershaw 8C6 40!)

boxes In the county.The reports from the different boxes are

..aurens

placed In the tabulated statement In the order iex ms n ..j

Marlon 929 573in which I hey were receivedThefirst to come was from Verdery which Marlboro OSC37li

came III at (i.i> before Abbeville No. 2 Newberry «1*> 3:12

had been counted. It was half-past eight Oconee S02SS

bel'ore the next dispatch came, and from Orongeburg lu"> L'SS

that lime on they dropped in at intervals Pickens ,VW319

when printers immediately put them iu type. Spartanburg 1,503 1,871)

The news from Columbia leads us to be* Union -323

lieve that Tillman will be re-elected by a Williamsburg '*'*

large majority,Total vote 12,032 11,890Wkdni-sday Morning. «

The reports from the conn try boxes are com- As the Treasurer, the Master, and the Con

ing in, and are added to the list which we re* uer had no opposition, their votes are nc

ceived by telegraph last night. tabulated.The county seems practically solid for Till- 'l'he Prohibition vote Is 'for Prohibition" li

man, and it Is estimated that his majority in Abbeville and In the State.

this county will be not less than 800. .-.

Telegraphic Information from Greenville Abbeville. 12 precincts :

n...i a irtoremi warrant the belief that those .Johnstons915

counties will give Tillman a majority of one Latimer552thousand in each. Darlington about complete :

10:30.a.m.#

Tillman.1,202

Senator J. L. M. Irby telegraphed to Lt Gov. Sheppard 0W

Gary thatTlllman lias carried all thecountles Almost complete in ^ ork:

o( the State, except Charleston, Richland, ' lllman10S3.

Ueuulort, and Georgetown^ Sheppard10S9.

The aggregate majority for Tillman in I lie Anderson Incomplete: _

Stale will be about25,00". Lntlmer2135.

All returns are In exccpt from Phoenix,and Johnstone1102.

the total* are as follows:»

Electors.Voiiee Township Tillman 4ii:iiriim i

A meeting of the Tillman Campaign CoirTillman1,!In> mittee will meet in the Auditor's office ait 1

Sheppard 1.0!i:S a. m. Saturday the 10th. All township ehaiiman and ae many of the committee as eai

House of Representatives. mttke It convenient to uttend are requested I

(jury2,Im9 Itnslnessof vital importance,to tiie factlo

in,ii omi will come before the conference."m " Joshua Y. Jone«.

Kinnrd 2,.»iHi County Chairman Tillman Campaign Con

Graham 2,076 mittee.

H. G. MtLkks. of Greenwood, will odd ret

McGowan l.i. > U,,. people of Lebanon on next Sabbath «

parks 1 ,o.r»:» H::>0 o'clock on the subject of Domestic Ml

1.-1,1(fi,1 (mi-, Isioiis. He being appointed by the Presbj ter

.

"' i of S^outii Ctrolina to bring this subject to Hi

K'og li'M;» people. The publl p are corcPally invited I

shprlff. attend.

Maun1.111 As the soul must be clean from sii

Moore fin so it must be clear and free from di?Nuticc '.ft! tractions. The inient of our devolio

is to welcome (.iod to our hearts. Noiei o tour. where shall we entertain Him, if tl)

ltdiloekI--' rooms lie full, thronged with cares an

Moore PH2 turbulent passions? The .Spirit (

Miiuidin (>od will not endure to be crowdedKobinuon '}-< together with the world in our strai

County commissioners. lodgings; a holy vacuity must mak

Sc.,j 7|,[ way for Him in our hosoms. Th

M111tltii)ri.... It*7 divine pattern of devotion, in whoi

ituciiunun"!!./...!!."!!!!! iJ!!".....!!!"". (IISthe.tJodheaddweltbodily,retiresint

llortonl',u "»""t to pray. He that carrie

Lyon............^ 7H7 heaven with Him would even tlm

Ariiistroiiu I-''* leave the world below Him. Alas

(.aivi.r, k-h bow can we hope to mount Up to heav

l.uiiior 717 L'n our thoughts if we have the cloyJordan.'........ 2ihi ,of earthly cures hanging at our heels

Majors 7i:; There is nothing like prayer for pr<Nit'Ij::" dueing calm self-possession. NVlie

sample ,;®' tlie dust of business so fills your rooi

school Comm'ssiouer. that it threatens to choke you, sprintU. W.Collins -*> > le it with the water of prayer, an

K. Cowan 8i.> then you can cleanse it out with con;

Wm. t. Mil I lord N7s fort and expedition,.The llcv. Jaiiie

J.N. lu-ntly!» »*> AiaiKi'r.

Auditor: The Chicago press vows that th

\v. W. Itiadlcy W >rld's Fair gales shall be opt tietl 01

.1.s.Graves fii. ;Sundays, Congress to contrary. n»i

J. T.orliliu v W-. u jlhslamhug.i

f. : .v/ ;srz ;r* 7: ~

BELLS AND MIDWAY.""-.. * ...

JOINT MEETING OF THE CHILDREN ANDTHEIR PROGRAM.

The Itenuty Hint Rloomcri. ami Ihc

I.oveliiie** Ihnt I,nbore<l . T li e

Speaker*. Kit'.

Saturday, AujiM 27. lsfl2, will be * day longremembered ti> (lie annals < I Bell's church.Children's Day was observed with beautiful

! and appropriate ceremonies, and the decoraIHons were pronounced, by cultured and reflnjcd critics to be as lovely us ever beheld. A deIscript Ion will be attempted. but not with anyIdea that I can do justice to the theme, but togive a snauowy rein-euon 01 uie ueaniy tnaib oomed and perfumed old Bell's church.TIIE lIKCOItATIONS ANUTIIK DKCORATOItS.

On the Willi at tlie l>uck of pulpit was abenutlnil motto hearing tills inscription *

"How good for brethren to dwell in unity.Hells mid Midway," In pretty and artistic lettersmade of cedar, while Hie .walls aroundwere artistically adorned with ferns, vines,(lowers and cedar arches. Beneath the mottoon the walls were three pretty vases tilled withlovely Mowers that gleamed like morningstars. Over and around the windows vinesand (lowers seemed to grow, the garlands fellso gracefully. At the pulpit were four beautifulvases filled with the choicest of geraniums,that sent fori h a delightful fragrance allover the church. On either side of the pulpit,were two graceful sunllowers that lifted theirheads and swaveil gently as a summer breeze,and on either side were wild (lowers of variouskinds, and among them mingled wildgrasses aud cat tails. The chancel was artisticallydecorated with lovely vines and purewhite roses, just tilling the heart with lovingdevotions. Many of the elderly membersand visiting (riends expressed their admirationof the lovely decorations and wanted toknow the names of ihe persons who fumi«hedso much pleasure to "sense and soul." Wewith pleasure give the names ot the intelligentladies who did the work i Mrs. (!. M.Cllnkscales, Superintendent, Mrs. Thos. Cochran,Mrs. Geo. T. Hodge. Miss Ludle Rohen-berg. Miss Rosa Suber, Mini Ilatlie Cochran,M iss Lucia MeCurry, Miss Pearl Mllford. MissMiittle Mani). Miss Onle McCarter, and MissesMeta and Lena Brown lee.

TIIK KX KKCISKS OK THE DAY.

The morning exercises commenced in thefollowing manner : As the organ, played byMiss Mela lirownlee, pealed out a soft, sweetmarch, the children headed by Mr. J. F. Howenand Mr. 10. L. Hell, two ushers on the ladlesstde and Mr. Baskln Mann and Mr. W. O. Hellushers on the gentlemens side, each onemarching with pcrfect step to the music, eachone taking position on the floor In frontof the chancel, the program then opened asfollows:l'rayer by Rev. Mr. Bonner, of Due West.Song by the Children.Speech by Frank Suber.Recitation ny LemmleTrlbble.Speech by (,'alvln McClellan.Recitation by Miss Bessie Mann.Speech by Miss Jessie Harknesn.Recitation by Mallie Bowen and Lemmle

TrlbbleSpeech by Miss Jessie Simpson.Recitation by MissSallie Below.Speech by Eddl" Mann.Recitation by Miss Ophelia Cochran, Miss

Stella Hampton, Miss Rose McClellan, MissElla Houueand Miss Rose Hill.Song.I'll l'ralse my Saviour.Speech by Russell Suber.Recitation by MlssCorrie Cann.Recitation hy Halite Simpson.Speech by George Mann.Recitation by twelve girlsRecitation by Miss Lunle Trlbble.Speech by Wayman Uelow.Recitation by Miss Ophelia Cochran.Speech by Urtflln Campbell.Itecuauon oy »mi«s l ean .umuru.

Song.Over the Sea.Hecltatlon by Miss Lunle 'fribble and Miss

Eva Cann.Hecltatlon by Miss Dora Cann.Recitation.The Seven Virtues.Recitation by Miss Lula CampbeH and Miss

Leila Ileaton. «Recitation by Miss Rose Hill.Speech by Oscar McMahan. _

Recitation by Miss Ella Hodge.Song.Beyond theRolling Jordan.Recitation by Miss LulaSuber.Recitation.Jesus Loves Me.Recitation by Johnnie Crowther.Recitation by Miss Rosa Below.Recitation by Miss Mattle Mann.Recitation by Johnnie Crowther, Miss Rosa

Below. Miss l'earl Milfoid, Miss Lucia Mc(lurry,Miss Rose McMahan and Mis« Lola Hampton.Song.Marching in the Llpht.Recitation by Miss Isabel Miilord.Recitation by Lee Hull.

Speechby Marvin Mann.Recitation by Miss Kate Campbell.Recitation t>y Miss Allie Grant.Speech by Chris Suber.E-say by Miss Ludie Rosenberg.Song.Carry the News.Speech by Tolley Simpson.Recitation by MIksSallle Mann.Recitation by Miss Hattie Cochran.Recitation by Miss Sallle Mann and Miss

Oilie Hodge.Recitation by Miss Rosa Suber.Speed) by Bob Lee Grant.Recitation by Miss Eula McClellnn, Miss EttaGiles. Miss Eula Campbell and Miss Mamie

Cann.Speech by June Mann.Song.Just one Word before we l'arl.

DINNER, <tC.Intermission fur dinner was then announced.and the house that was crowded from centreto circumference was emptied, and the

cool and refreshing breeze whistled in untilabout 2 p.m. when the house was once morefilled tooverflowlng lo hear the closing exercises,which opened with a.Homr, The Chairman,J. K. liowen, then arose end said:THE INTRODUCTION OF REV. O. Y. BONNER.

Ladies and Gentlemen : We have now cometogether to hear the closing exercises of a wellspent day. I have never before had the pleasureof iutroduclni; speakers loan audience,and I fear I cannot say enough of the firstspeaker. But nevertheless there area numberhere that have heard from thlsablespeakertime after time, and know that when hisname Is announced there is something goodIn store for an audience. I now have thepleasure of Introducing to you the Kev. O. Y.Honuer. of Due West.Mr. Bonner made a speech of about 30 mlnvutes. His speech wns 10 ihe point, and one

>t more forcible whs never delivered to an audiencein Bell's church. Mr. Bonner will longbe remembered in this community.

n A song by the choir was uext In order.

MU. C. P. HAMMOND IS PRESENTED.

The Chairman then said, Ladles and Gentlemen,tne next, speaker that I have thepleasure of introducing is one like myself,very small in size, but remember, that fromlittle acorns sprln« great oaks. However. Iam glad to say thai the esteemed gentlemanthat I next introduce has been upon the stagebefore, and only a few weeks ago made Ins"exit." and as lie was very fortunate alons:that line, 1 think I might quote an old adage,that he is "little bui loud and hard to crowd."I now introduce Mr. C. I*. Hammond, of Abbeville.Mr. Hammond made a nice speech and was

enjoyeu by all, although like a great many ofus. was caught unprepared.The choir then sang a melodious song.

i. The Chairman then arose and said, LadlesI and Gentlemen, I will now Introduce the last. {bul not least) speaker on the program, and In~ am glad to say that he Is an old nation boy.0 and one that his audience is well acquainted

with and needs 110 Introduction from me, buln I will say to the visiting irlends that he Is a

student of Kmory College, Oxford, Ga.. andhas the honor recently of making one ot theablest speeches ever madeln ttiat institution,so you may now expect the "desert." I willnow with pleasure introduce Mr. Jus. L.Mann, of Newberry.

'j Mr. Mann made a speech full of pathos andunstudied eloquence and which mltfht be entitled"human nature In a mil shell." Heing

*, full of humor he delighted both young andold, ami although the day was fast sinkingaway and Hip crowd much worried, Mr. Mannspoke about :iu minutes and not a.soul stirred.Alter an appropriate song by I'rof. John

Mi I lord, Kev. 0. Y. Homier in a soul stirring' prayer dismissed the audience.

iu ON I. V Til I Nit THAT MAKKKO TIIK I'l-KASflCK.

,v The only Incident to mar the pleasure of theoccasion was the absence of Mrs. ('. M. Clinkscaleson account of the illness of tier bus(Iband, for which a host ol sympathising

jf friends expressed their reurel. The schooland the community at large extend to hertlieir since rest thanks for tier noble help and

1 the work tier hands have wrought In in is(i community.

The day was a well spent one, eu"h and ev..in.Hiilno liiki or lw»r niirf. m»r !»>< .! Innli which showed what a noble woman S|r«. (',o M. Cllnkscales, as teacher, hail accomplished,,i The lour ushers, J. F. liowen, Ktl. U Hell," Iia.»kln Mann ami Willie 1>. Hell dul their tin.is ty well anil deservs great credit.

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Kvc-yihing passed oil' pleaMuntly, althoughpolitics being hoi anil (lie election near at

'"I hand, not a harsh word was heard tlie wholeday. Kverybody had beaming eyes and sniil

Jiinr faces, and the best of order prevailed,Which leaves no doubt as to the truthfulnesso| the motto on the wall, "How good for brethrenlo dwell in unity.Hells and Midway."

J. Frank liowen.ii11 "There is but one Glenn Springs." TheI-1''Spartanburg Herald" says: Tenodically we

(i hear of mineral sprints just discoveredl"which experts say are ei|iial to Uienn

'"I Springs," but ju>t as periodically theset«s springs drop out ol notice, while the crowd of

visitors a: health giving (ilenn Inerensfseach(year. There are doubtless good uiinerM.1:

B springs elsewhere, but lo imitalc a coin pari-ju json with tilenn Springs discredits whatever

else may be said in their praise, so liir there* is but one (ilenn Springs, and l>.Uul're, atUreeuwoud is the agent.

Extracts from Christian Neighbor.Ambition.

Ambition is deli 1led thus : A i eagerand some times »u inordinate desire of

preferment, honor, superiority, poweror other object.Ambition is to lie commended when

the object desired is of sufficient worthto justify the effort to obtain it.

The ambition of one man is to getriches; that of another id preferment;another is desirous of honor; anotherdesires oftice ; another thirsts for fame

and so on.

According to the strength of desireis readiness of a man to avail himselfof means by which he may g»iin theIobject desired. The desire may becomeinordinate, the "ru'ing passion,"and when thi* is the case the man hecomescorrespondingly regardless ofthe difference between the right andthe wrong of the meaus used, actingas he does, on the principle that "theend justifies the means." Such a man

is unworthy to trust aud is really dangerous.Assuming tha^the desires specified

are, within proper limits, more or lesscommendable, yet they are of theworld."the lust of the flesh, and thelust of the eyes, and the pride of life".and with the world pass away outlie that desires to do and does the willof God abides forever.The desire for military fame is in itselfevil because the object sought and

the means employed to gain such fameinvolve wickedness extreme. Forwhat is more wicked than the destructionof men's lives in war? Nothing,except the conduct of those men whodevise and order the wholesale slaughteron battle field that they themselvesmay get the fame of war /icroen, albeittheir precious carcasses are generallyout of the range of the bullets andshells fired from the lines of battle.These get fame for "that which ishighly esteemed among men butwhich is abomination in the sight ofGod." How can preachers of the gospelof peace in their sermons eulogisewar heroes when their heroism hasbeen gained by exploits which antagonizethe kingdom of Jesus Christ?Shall one man be made famous accordingto the number of men's lives he

ot*rl onnfhor man hpua» ucai/i \jj wu) uuu uiivvtiv*

made famous according to the numberof souls he, as ageut under God,- hassaved? Aside from military achievementsthe "heroes" may be men offair character, but with their exploitstaken on the Scripture is suggested :

"What concord hath Christ with Belial?".___

One hundred and forty-three minerswere entrapped in a mine by an explosion.Itoccuredin Wales August25. Fifty men have beeu taken outalive. 1

A fire in Augusta, Ga., August 27,destroyed seven leading businesshouses. The Chronicle office was

burned. Losses are placed at $300,000with partial insurance.

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The Metropolitan Opera House inNew York was completely gutted byfire August 27. Mr. Vanderbilt is one

of the millionaire owners.

J. Minis Sullivan the murderer of H.G. Gilreath of Greenville, was admittedto bail by Associate Justice Popein the sum of $1000.

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The house of missionary Bartlett inAsia Minor was not burned by fanaticalMoslems but by the carelessness ofan American servant. And the TurkishoHicials further inform the UnitedStates government that the missionary'slife is not in danger.

Dr. Blyden, Minister Plenipotentiaryfrom Liberia, stated to a Liverpoolaudience that the true way of civilizingLiberia is by the importation of

negroes from the United States, theWest Indies and elsewhere. He say9that more than a million negroes inthe United States are anxious to go,hut by reason of conflicting utterancesamong them the Government doe9not see its way to assist them.

The Episcopal Church in Cashier'sValley, S. ('., was burned August 23,night. Said to be iucendiarism.

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The Hotel Hulmont in West Ashevillewas burned on the night of Augustl'4. One hundred and seventyfiveguests got out safely, except perhapsa half down. Several jumpedfrom windows ami were severely injured.Some lost very heavily.

A man by the name of Newton, formerlyof Marlboro, went to visit at

Clyo, CJa. While there he made severalindecent remarks about, ladiesliving in the vicinity. The men ofthe place gave him one hundred lashesand told him to leave,

At Hamburg, August '2~>, one hundredand H,\ty-nine bodies of choleravictims were awulting burial. Manyassistants of undertakers have desertedtheir places of employment. Theplague is advancing in Russia.

Tho executive committee of the PeoIpb'sParty met in New York Augustbs.

I t was resolved to put up a full'.State ticket in Maine, New Hampshire,Rhode Island, Connecticut,New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania[and Maryland, l'lans for an aggressivecampaign in each of the .Stateswere mapped out.

Over deaths occur daily iuPrussia frum cholera. It is raging iuHamburg and is epidemic iu Havre.Alarm is felt in London aud the UnitedStates is taking extraordinary precautionsto keep U out of this country

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A Short and Sore Way.Lord Dufferin recently at the AnnualBanquet of the British Conference

of Commerce, Paris., made a speech.The extract below is the closing paragraph:

In former days declarations of warwere conveyed with great pomp andceremony by the Heralds of the King,in modern times these antique courtesieshave been dispensed with, andthe notification frequently arrives inthe shape of a curt and ungrammati-cal telegram. (Laughter.) Now myidea lias been tuat two lofty gibbetsshould be erected on the frontierswhere the hostile armies are assembledthat with due pomp and decorum therespective Ambassadors of the Powersabout to engage in war should be

"strung up, uuu u luerte jiimiuuicuu) \ji

execution were further embellished by J ;

the persons of the Foreign Ministers,the lesson to be learned and the exampleto be given would be ail the moreuseful and striking. (Applause.)

Try It on n Man.

Only let the head of a horse's driverbe checked back 1 ike lie has checkedback his horse's head and he will learnsomething of the cruelty of the overheadcheck rein. And he may at thesame time be induced to exercise com-

inon sense and to give in to a littlehumanity towards the dumb and helplessbeast. Off and down with the torturouscheck rein.

The cholera plague has caused panicin portions of Persia. The dead and dyingare deserted by their terror strickencompanions. In St. Petersburg thodisease is advancing.

Tale- Bearing.Hannah Moore thought that sneakingill was as bad as doing ill. If a

tale-bearer repeated to her come gossipystory she would say,l"Come, wewill go and a?k if this be true." Thetale-bearer might stammer out a qualification,or beg that no notice shouldbe taken of the story but the good ladyinsisted, and scandal-monger and scandalizedwere place face to face.No one ever ventured a second lime

to repeat a scandalous story to the inexorablelady, who insisted that whatwas said of an absent person should besaid in his pretence.

"Literature certainly runs in theGreensmith family. The two daughterswrite poetry that nobody will

Sriut, the sons write plays that noodywill act, and the mother writesnovels that nobody will read." "Andwhat does the father write?" "Oh, hewrites checks that no nobody willcash." i < -" i

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"Papa," said a boy, "I know what :t'makes folks laugh in their sleeves !""Well, my son, what makes them ?""Cause that's where their funny boneiu " iwC19.

There are two kinds of unhappy peoplein the world.those who are sad be- <

cause they are not known, and. thosewho are miserable because they areknown too well.

A shoemaker recently hung out a newsign and then wondered what passersbyfound so amusing. His sign ran:"Don't go elsewhere to be swindled.Walk inhere."

.. ^ n-gThe smallest pony in the world recentlyarrived in I he world on the famousShetland pony farm of the Marquisof Londonderry, on the island of

Bressay. It is a little colt foal thatweighed but sixteen pounds, and was >

only nineteen and a half inches highat its birth. It is a perfectly healthy,well-formed animal.

The Xorth Side of a Tree.

The side of a tree on which most ofthe moi-s is found is the north. If thetree be exposed to the sun, its heaviestand longest limbs will be on the southside.

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Little Dick: "School teachers hasn'tany feelin's at all." Mamma: "Whatis the matter now?" Little Dick:"My teacher bofrowed my new knifeto sharpen her pencil, so she could giveme a demerit mark.".Street andSmith's Good News.

m JJgjgPolar Flowers.

\Y liniii tue Antarctic *. ircie mere

lias never been found a floweringplant. In the Arctic region there are702 kinds of flowers ; fifty of these,confined to the Arctic region. Tbeyare really Polar flower*. Tlie color ofthese Polar flowers are not as bright '

aud varied a** our own, most of thembeing white or yellow, as if borrowingthese hardy hues from their snowy .

bergs aud golden stars.<m

The luternntiuiiHl Pence Conxrew ftoSons Jon lit Ueruo.

Berne, Ausjust 22..The Peace Congressopeued here to-day, M. LouisHouchouuet, who lias been twice presidentof the rfwiss Confederation^ presiding.Kouclionuet, delivered a speech of

welcome to the delegates, and Mrs.Lock wood replied in behalf of theAmericans present.The Harmless Sutner of Australia

declared that peace principles had evenoverrun the universities.Delegates from France, Italy au<l

Germany also spoke of the favor withwhich peace principles were being receivedand the increasing popularityof pacific ideas and doctrines.

The Mississippi is doing immense[damage in the city and vicinity of[New Orleans, the receding waterscatling the banks to cave in, thus de>tro>in^much valuable property.The railroad station of the Grand IsleRailway has been enuulled, and it issaid, where brick buildings and gardensonce stood the river is now 30 feetdeep. Divets who have had occasionto go down to the bottom claim thatthe river has made a subterranean passageunder the laud, and at each examinationfind it growing larger andthe velocity greater.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 22..The ofti-vial onoieia report miows uii increase

yesterday of 3SI new trusts and an inicrease of SI7 deaths, as compared wilhSaturday's figures. The total numberof now ca»es yesterday was U,St)l;|deaths, 3,313.

Mrs. KHfn Wilson is editor and pubUsherof Public Spirit, a weekly paperat Cocoa, Fin., and she Is a member oflhe FJoiida Press Association.Poor persons are supplied wilh speeIlack's, Jree of charge, by a Boston Society.

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