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Utt Press ; " A.bbeyille, S- O. Wednesday, July 21, 187^ j ERSKINE COLLEOl^l^ i \We have received an abl^^jjprttfen - up ^ I ana neatly prinieu catalogue 01 inis e*- j cellent College of which AWSevilJe is so ( jusOy proud, and take pfertur? iu itdd- , inga word for so good, an imitation. With the present able Faculty pr.? { Grier as its President, the Co1lej$^asu>f ] late grown rapidly in public favor^nd j esteem, until now it is regarded as^infe- j rlor to no institution of learning in the '] South. The Faculty are riif?n' of ediica-" T tion, ability and experienc^ih teaching, j while all the advantages of a^lieap ed- | ucation are presented to the student. ( The course of study is thorough, and < the College libraries are complete. < From various causes the College for'j several years after the war did not seem 11 to Drosoer as before, but with a new I, EK>' $ } President and new Professors new life ' |Bf has been inspired into this old and hon- i j ?. -ored institution, and now it seems that r B , it will be more useful in the future than , lag" it has been in the past. k g|? The Faculty possess in a high degree' \ igaf the art of imparting information and ati( B the same time inspiring the student ;< K with something of their own dignity \ Bof manners, gentlemanly bearing L ||K.and courteous deportment; and the's Hr graduates of this institution, if from no . |Vr other cause, by contact and association B with the gentlemen composing the . w Faculty, and with the citizens of the ( ? place, uaturally become endowed with j H good moral qualities. When thus in- j spired, a disposition for emminence on t the part of the student will never fail to , elevate him to a hi^h position which c -will render him a useful member of SOBS' ciety. Education always prepares the t IB recipient to move with ease on a more t 1IB elevated nlane in society, and when it i IpjP can be obtained so cheaply as it can be j I at Due West, parents ana guardians, we i are persuaded, are derelict in their duty: |if they fail to educate those entrusted to c bthern. l The following is an estimate of the f ^costs of attending this College, as taken prom the catalogue: j A L^Expenses. ? These include tuition, if 'board, washing, lights, fuel, books, Col-;f BBMflege an<I Society' tees, as to hows : iv ^?,Certificate of Scholarship in the $100,-)^ j&- ? 000 Endowment, which pays tuition |g ^Rjboard, $12 per month, - 112.1 B^8^Va>hing, $1.25 per month, - 11 j * ^^fLights and fuel per year, - - 12^ ggBpollege and Society fees, about - 5 fijKAggregatiug, per year, less th?n $175 | The Faculty is composed of the fol-! % B lowing named gentlemen, who are a i||?6ufficient guarantee of all that we huve; 1 K said of the institution : i1 ||| : Rev. W. M. Grier, D. D., President and Professor of Mental and Moral Phil- * B-080^ J. P. Presslv. D. D.. Professor ofi* K "the Greek Language. I? Rev. J. NV Young, Professor of Math-!1 jj|a ematics and the Natural Sciences. i M |? v W. S. Lowrj*, A. M., Professor of the j c Iffi: Latin Language. ' 0?' vWin. Hood, A. M., Professor of Relics, ^t3Lettres and History. g?^H^>od Corn.?Our friend Mr. John A. jL fc of the Blue Hill, succeeds at J r^2J|^K^?eskjng he puts his hands to, j t farming that he 1 biearsof^ne palrrr^In his fields, the,1 I corn stands, flat-footed, over fourteen ,? feet high, while the ears on the stalks JI are at so great an altitude that the axis r of the plant will have to be cut before c the corn can be gathered. We have F I' advised Mr. Calhoun to have boards > t. *mlifc with whifih to eover his field. 11! t would cost him less than to build houses * in which to store his grain. If every- j body farmed as he does, th<^ lien law ! a would have to be repealed, or else re-, ( i main a dead letter on our statute books. < 22,494 Bnshels of Corn. | > We are indebted to the courtesy of a Mr. John Euright, tho very eflieient a telegraph operator and assistant agent ] at the railroad depot, for the following r figures in reference to the amount of j corn shipped to Abbeville since 1st Jan uarv to the 1st of July. This speaks . badly for our people when it is a factjq that nine-tenths of our planters could J0 raise oats for their stock at a less cost e than the hauling of the corn from the j j Court House to their respecti ve farms, j c January, 1,099 bushels. a February 4,199 ' ! *. March 3,227 44 |F April.::.. 4,110 " 8 r ^ . 'May \ 0,210 " m g;*v June 3,649 44 Total, 22,494 bushels EC" N t If * The Debating Society at Bradley's r Mill met on Saturday evening and dis-jj ^ cussed the subject '' Which is the greater j l incentive to action, the love of money : or of fame?" Messrs. R. A. McCaslan, W. K. Bradley, W. M. McCaslan, J. S. j j McClai^, and others, advocated the ^ affirmative, and Messrs. J. W. Widg-:? T TT "Rrnrllpv nn<1 othf>TNJ the . lUdill U ? , ... , | negative. Dr. A. T. Wiseman, presided, i and after an earnest debate of several j hours, the decision waa rendered in j j favor of the affirmative. All the parties , acquitted themselves admirably, and W. j j K. Bradley especially "extricated the ( damaged linen from the shrubbery," in j i other words "took the rag.off the bush." j Bo says Kinch. The 'next meeting will [ ( he held on the third Saturday In August;1 when the question will sbe debated, j fe, .'twhich is mightier, the pen or the | word." The society numbers fifteen j1 or twenty members, and has among j them some very skillful and able deba- j ters. At the coming meeting, Messrs. ,< G. C. Bradley ant^ W. B. Bradley are 1 expected to immortalize themselves. iv. The Long Cane Bible Society will meet next Saturday. Rev. H. T. Sloan will be absent on this occasion. He expeots to attend a protracted meeting ( in Newberry at the time. Addresses J ( \7tll be delivered and essays read. Pbof. Jas. P. Pkessley, of Due "West, j ( will preach at Cedar Springs mxt Sab-:( bath. ; Different- section3 of the County fcffve been visited wfth good rains, bat we are stfjl dry at Abb^iUe. 1 In Due West the ladies h\ye a beuev REFORM OUR PENITENTIARY. Bow Should Our Convicts .be Dispos- ' u -:.-a " ed of? "'The Legislature of South Carolina i9 ge annually called upon to make large ap- pi priations for the maintenance of our ju penitentiary convicts, while in other States they are farmed out or disposed of w "n such a manner as to be a source of ac] profit ratber than a drain upon the State aK ;reasury. In the State of Georgia the to wnvicts are let out in squads of .fifty or pr noreto the highest responsible bidder be svho can give good bond with approved?}K mrety for their maintenance and. safeseeping. In North Carolina we believe Ar :he same rule has been adopted, but in th yoor South Carolina thousands of dol- 0f iars.have been annually paid to Govern- at nentfavorites to keep these prisoners ^h n'the city of Columbia. We presume p0 ;hat there are now in the neighborhood ar >f five hundred prisoners confined In co jur penitentiary and at the next sitting !ag )f the Legislature, if the old manage- jas nent is kept up we will be called upon j ur :o appropriate something like one hun- oa Ired thousand dollars to this institution. ^ This is, in our opinion, all wrong. The jj jrisoders should be made self-sustaining, ^j md they can, no doubt, be made so if f0] >re only make the effort. Instead of gc myiug immense sums every year to co jeep up this institution, let the prison- m; ;rs be let out as in Georgia, and if only gj >25 is obtained annually for each of the ru ive hundred convicts, let us get that much, ($12,500,) for their services, in- i itead of appropriating $00,000 or $80,000 uinually for their support. te] The care of our convicts is a big thing! md deserves the serious consideration )f our readers, who should have the jood of the people at heart. We are too joorio tnrow away a iarge [uiuouni an- eu lually to the penitentiary inmates, vhen they can be profitable in grading , >ur railroads and in cutting our canals. We hope to see this matter agitated ^ hat we may get this great leak in our reasury stopped. At present the conricts cost the State more than our ?auPers* cal The Re-Union of Orh's Regiment omes oft* to-day at Walhalla and prom- , ses to be a successful and brilliant af- ' air. Abbeville will be well represent- gg d by her rank and file, and in Gen. J pe IcGowan and Col. Cothran she will c v< urnish two eloquent and brilliant ora- ^ ors to the list of distinguished speakers. ^ i\\ the material will be on hand for a 4trj ;rand demonstration, and we are sure coi hut the occasion will be duly honored. ^ special train left Abbeville on yesterlav, with visitors to the celebration. . ?- _ ed nit Justifiable Homicide.?The Charottc Observer asks: "We would like to ? enow if it would be a sin to kill a man ba vho plays an accordeon. We intend to mi cill one, anyhow, but then we would th ike to know in advance if there is anyhirg wrong about it." After he fiuishes his job at home we , vould like to employ him to perform n]he same oftice on a certain member of|ev he Abbeville colored Band, who fur- ' lishes music 011 Law Range every after- ; 10011. We will promise to get him ac- ( [uitted by any intelligent Abbeville ury. La Quarterly Meeting in the Metho- s0) list church lastSunday. Rev. Manning se irown, the Presiding .hilder, preacneu Q1( wo of his best sermons morning and at pa light. Love.feast was held at four in jn he afternoon, to which the various con- ^() ;regations of tlie place were invited. iev. Mr. Martin gave notice in the co norning that his church would be qj ilosed that evening to allow all an op>ortunity of joining with the Methodists n their evening exercises. The Bap- jr ist and the Episcopal churches were sjt ilso closed. Death ok C. V. Carkinqton.?Our Columbia exchanges announce the leath of C. V. Carrington, long a resilent of that city, and for tweuty-five * ?ri< ears an officer of the G. & C. R. R. At he time of his death he was Auditor . ' ind Treasurer, and was a very efficient in' md comjjetent officer. He leaves a arge circle of relatives and friends to uourn his loss. ctl lif We frequently get postal cards from ersons residing in distant States revesting us to send specimen copies of ^ >ur paper. From this date we do not xpect to respond to any such requests, f anybody wants a copy of the Press >.nd Banner they may get it by writing , letter enclosing a two cent stamp to iay postage. We have at such requests ^ ent out many papers, but as yet have lever heard from one of them. in Shooting Match.?Wo learu that i here was a shooting match at Mr. Ha- th ney's, in the neighborhood of Dr. T. J. be Fabry's, oh Thursday last. We haven't be leard the result. th ??? Tjieke are some enormous rice eaters n Abbeville County, and they will be 0fl ;lad to know that Louisiana will raise ho !00,000 barrels this year, or twice as a uuch as hist year. hi 4 ? We regret-that our papers for Level i Land and Due West of the 7tli failed to cj{ "each their places of destination. We mve endeavored to supply the deficien- m. jy. i uii Hi Messrs. John A. Thomson and Mr. 5. A. Link have the best cotton crops hat are to be found in any part of Ab- ,'s Seville. Some of the stalks are as high 11 is a man's head. h Ought we not to have ti humane sonety in Abbeville county for the promotion of the brute creation. ar Capt. Jas. T. Barnes, a good man ^ xnd true, from Lowndesville, was in P1 town lust week. Mn axn Mrs. W. \V. Sprouse had nt ;he misfortune to lose an infant on Wed- vc uesduy last. se Mk. S. A. Link, a regular reader of :lie Press and Jianner, was in our office ju Thursday last. w Miss Ellex Parker is in Cashier's h< Galley. Miss Janie Marshall is spend- to :ng a week at Anderson. A pic-nic, we learn, is soon to come pe >ff at Clear Spring, i?t ' * " To Our Fftitiiers. Oue of the most cheering slgna'of the n^i?flbe announcement that the;Exutive Committee of the Georgia Granrs have resolved to Tecomnjend tfiei anting of leas cotton and mpre graftt': the future. We sincerely hope that an example hich promises so much will be follow. by the Grangers of South Carolina'! iu au 01 tne cotton otaces. juesa eoca and more grain will result in the osperity of the whole country, aud vye ilieve that the idea is largely taking >ld of the miuda of the people. In Abbeville County the indications e that our people are going to move in e right direction. We are not certain a large reduction of the cotton area, id in fact, we have never urged it, but ere is certainly an indication of a disisition to raise more grain. Red oats e almost a certain crop and some unties have almost revolutionized the riculture of their citizens. It is certained by actual calculation of figes that an ordinary farmer can raisets to feed his stock for less expensed an he could haul corn from the Court ouse, even if the grain was given- to m. Then does it not seem lj&e"/folly r a man to neglect the.-SGwftigofgrain? iw oats when plowing your corn and tton the last time. Attend to this atter and grow rich, neglect it and ve mortgage of crops and farms to< ise money with which to subsist. Tiie commuuion meeting appointed take place in the Greenwood Presbyrian church on the second Sabbath in is month, has been postponed until e third, commencing on the Saturday fore, at half past 10 o'clock a. m. ' iv. J. R. Riley is expected to be pres + ? Fiiere is not much in the papers that japes the vigilant eye of the editor of J e Lexington Dispatch. That editor , votes much labor on his paper, but vs very little attention to locals. ] iend Harman, try your hand 011 Iols. It will pay. We know whereof tspeak. Notwithstanding the dull season | w subscribers coatinue to come in. . nd in your names. Only two dollars ( r annum, and we intend to put forth ury energy to render the Press and inner more and more interesting, -erybody should read our new serial . 'he Heir of the Mills," which we will mmence publishing next week. We don't know whether the local itor of the Charlotte Observer is a irried man or not, but if the following esn't sound like a "moon-struck" chelor, then we know nothing of the m, and we've been a bachelor so long at we don't like to tell our age. In e Observer of the 17th we find the folding: 'The moon rode the heavens last Ljht in all her georgeousness, bathing erything in her pale silvery light, "Under the beautiful moon to-night, silently sleeps the crowded town ; Feuderly, dreamily, floats the light, Dver the wanderers up and down." The Anderson Papers United.? ist week the proprietors of the Andcri Tn1i>11i(irnpp.r sind the Anderson Con vator announced that an arrange;nt had been made to unite the two pers under the narue of the Andernon ielliycnccr. This arrangement we pe may work satisfactorily and profUly to all the parties. The firm is now mposed of Messrs. Iloyt, Murray & iukscales. Egyptian Missionary.?The adess of the Associate Reformed mis>nary in Egypt is as follows : Miss M. E. GALLOWAY, Care Rev. S. C. Ewing, American Mission, "< A lovnnr1i*io indisi. Egypt. Mi.ss Galloway continues to write the ^st interesting letters to the Associate Iformed Presbyterian. She is studyg the Arabic language now. . Ierridle floods in France, far ??ding in violence and in damage to e and property, any which have rav- i ed kthis country, have of late swept 'ay the richest products of the soil d hundreds of lives. A large amount destitution is in store for the people. Mk. Tuos. Dan i ei., Postmaster, at v Grove, has the best crop iu Abbe lie County. His corn on one hundred res will make about two thousand shels, and his cotton crop of about e nundred acres is thebestever grown the Flat Woods. He will get rich. ; One night last week Mr. Graut, of e Schrader neighborhood, lost three e gums. When a man goes to get es he ought to tear all names from e margin of his Press and Banner. ? Mu. John McCracken, late of our ice, and now of Atlanta, Ga., is at ime enjoying the Summer vacation of couple of months. Success attend m. The editor of the New Era appreites the Junior's "notes" and saj's : "The Junior's "notes" of the Comencement exercises at Due West are i attractive feature of the lxrcm and inner this week." New Dwelling. ? Joel S. Perrin, >q., is having the timbers for a dwellg bouse prepared in Charleston, which ill be put upon the lot next abovo the . male Academy. + 4^ + - New Stores.?Messrs. A. M. Hill id A. Bequest are making arrangeents to put up new stores. Messrs. ardlaw & Edwards are making good ogress. <?> The mail route to Washington, Ga., is >w in a very dilapidated condition, ry mutch to the annoyance or a large ction of country, who are deprived of ail facilities. Where is the contracr? Tilt: Abbeville Calaboose in this hot eather is as bad almost as tho "black )le of Calcutta," and we think it cruel confine our prisoners there now. The Charlotte Observer is a good par. Whenever we want a local, we get r scissors, and quietly help ourselves, i? - _ ODE DEAD. ' ? Died, at the residence of her brother Mr. Jas. H. Wideman, on Friday last Mrs. M. T. Owen, an estimable lady o otfir county. A member of the Baptis Bjborch for many years, she was ai earnest and devoted Christian, and ii ail the relations of life was highly es teemed and respected. The funeral ser yjces were performed at her residenc KiT the "Rov. Mr. Miller, and the inter ment took pi nee at the Long Cane Cem etery on Saturday. ^Diejd, at the family residence, tw< miles below Abbeville, on yesterda; morning, Mrs. James Means, after i sickness of several weeks. She was consistent member of the Methodis church, and was highly esteemed by i Iargtf* circle of friends. She leaves i husband and five children to mourn he lojiB. The fuueral will take place a li'Olig Cane Church on to-day. Died, in Florida, on the 8th instant Hellle Piair, infant daughter of Mr. am Mrs. Bannerman, formerly of thi county, aged about eighteen months She was a beautiful and interestini child, and the pet of an idolizing house hold ,to whom her sudden death come as a crushing blow. The Cuban war still continues witi very little prospects of putting dowi the rebellion by the Spanish authorities Valmaseda, the Governor-General, ii trying to conquer the rebels by procla mations. What's the Matter??is our es teemed neighbor and friend of theOreen villc Enterprise and Mountaineer dead For the past two weeks no paper fron that office lias been received at our sane turn. Wrr.T, thp Post Master at'Hoderes' De pot, and the Mail Agent on the Railroai tell us what became of our papers of th< 7th of July for Dne West and Leve Land ? The papers are missing, and wi want to know what became of them. A fixe copy of Guido's Goddess Irii is on exhibition at the rooms of Mr Chalmers. We advise all lovers o beautiful paintings to call and see it The picture is to be raffled at $1.00 i chance?30 clianccs. i The problem, which is the cheape mode of living, has been settled, in fa vor of boarding with your father-in-law We have received a neatly printec pamphlet from the press of Walker Evans & Cogswell, containing the Proceedings of the late Press Association. A spicy letter of Charles O'Conno: arraigns the the decision of the Nev York Court of Appeals in the Twee< case. Dime 'Novels ore said to have beei the prime cause of the ruin of Jess< Ponieroy, the boy-murderer. Bewar boys of dime novels and yellow bacltc< literature generally. Lebanon Items. A colored debating club has beci organized near the new Post Office 01 Broad street in Lebanon. What is wrong? We have had n< mail only by private conveyance, sen nut bv vour oblieriner nostmaster. Mr Lawson, in two weeks. The regula mail to Washington has failed to maki the weekly trips since the 1st July. A field thrasher would do good bu Biness in this section?about 400 bushel: wheat besides oats to thrash within tw< miles. Revs. J. F. Gibert and R. C. Ligoi conducted a very interesting meeting al Bethia Church last Saturday and bun day. A very conspicuous churn beaver style 1835, made its appearance on th< left back corner of Henry's head on th< occasion. General Green has been completely routed after a desperate light, witl a small loss on our side?three wounde< and two captured?the latter two weri farming together, one white and om colored, on a creek and were capture* before timely aid could be rendered The wounded are convalescent now ant it is hoped will be out soon. Mr. Charles Evans and his soi Samuel, has the finest crop of both cot ton and corn, in this section. Lebanon Grange will meet at Dr T. J. Mabry's on the 4th Saturday o this month. The State Lecturer is ex pectcd to be present. Ninety Six Dots. The difficulty between Messrs. Kln| and Rogers was the result of some in quiries made of the County Commit sioner by Mr. King concerning the re turn of certain fines collected by Capl Rogers in his capacity as a Trial Justice Weather is hot. Crops suffering fo the last few days for want of rain. Mr. Wm. Ellenberg of this townshi raised this year eighty-four bushels cat on one acre of unmanured laud. Lam and oats both measured. He had tw hnnHr<><l n.n<l t.en ilnzon n.ita t.hrfishei which yielded 311J bushels. The acr above spoken of had fifty dozen on i yielding eighty-four bushels. The first sermon in the new Methodis church was preached on Sabbath las by Rev. W. b. F. Wightman. The health of the place is good. N chills, jio eases of fever. Som little diarrhoea among children, butonl one 01* two cases of this. The Cotton Crops. Washington, July 15.?Tho Jul; returns to tho Department of Agr culturo arc unusually full, showing a improvement of tho cotton crop durin Tunn in oil f Kn f An Q n f n a AVAAn o U I 1 LJ ail CUV/ UVI/VUU kJtWtOOj Texas. The State averages are as fo lows: North Carolina, 95?an improve mcntof3per cent.; South Carolinr 99?improved 2 per cent.; Georgii 97?improve^ G per cent.; Floridc 101?improved 7 per cent.; Alabami 102?improved 1 per cent.; Missif sippi, 103?improved 3 per cent Louisiana, 105?improved 10 po cent.; Texas, 93?declined 3 pe cent.; Arkansas, 104?improved 1 per cent.; Tcnessoe, 109?improved 1 percent. Some portions of the cotto area were affected with drough which, however, was less injurious t cotton than to other crops. Its inji : ies were mostly compensated by th opportunity it afforded for thp bette working of' other crops. In Texai cut worms, cotton caterpillars an grass-hoppers were injurious in som localities. A few isolated report also mention cotton lice, but insec depredations so far have not affecte the crop to pn extent worth mec tioniog. .. ufc. iViWrAifef w' t" ' s .* - * ' ? Greenwood Dots. Tbe infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. " ' Rykard, of Greenwood, died on 1 ' Friday morning, aged one month. Wheat threshers are needed in tl neighborhood. There is a large scom 1 country here that has had no threshi i done. * ; ' ' " Mr. Burt Riley, of Greenwood, is 1 - best farmer on tne globe. He beats < e famous Dixon, of Georgia, and is not for the easy manner that that he gets with his hands, while his crops grow - a surprising rate. Lien-giving t'arm< should consult him and grow rich. IN liiley reads the Press and. Banner. ^ Mr. W. C. Verel, last September pla y ed some twenty acres of red oats, a i made sufficient feed for his two hors a to finish this crop of cotton and coi t and will have nearly enough left make another crop. As a result of tl 1 kind of farming, Mr. Verel gives * liens ou his 'crops, but with his surp r money has bought and paid for a n t little farm near town. Mr. Thomas Jones is the next b farmer to Mr. Burt Riley. He bo largely of grain and makes hia cott j crop clear. He gives no liens, but 1 g plenty of cash with which to pay 1 liands off every month, if they wt ' their money. It's perfectly wonder ? to us that so good a man can get - without the Press and Banner. ? ought at least to read the "Heir of 1 Mills." The Antreville correspondent of t Press and Banner interests everybo ' down here with bis witticisms. 1 speaks of the lack of success of some ,. the young men in the matrimon 3 market. There are some young men the neighborhood of Greenwood i whom we have lost all hopes of their e\ getting married. While on this subji we would mention that Mr. T. J. Arm hopes soon to induce some ma daughter to wear a bridal wreath. y It is the opinion of some perse about here that Judge Cooke will ra 1 somebody's scaln about the Press a - Banner office. At a fishing party near Buck Lev about a month ago, two handsoi - young ladies disagreed about their bet j and had a regular fisticuff. Chignc and such other ornamental artic B were scattered around in great profusi< The Press and Banner is on risi e ground about Greenwood, and we thi there will be accessions to its list subscribers. "Malcom, the Avenge ? was well received, and was read many of our people. We look w * anxiety for the opening chapters of t f new serial storv of the "Heir of t . Mills." 1 Dr. Taggart, of Greenwood, has ] cotton gin, corn mill and wheat mill fine running order. This is a great cc venience to the neighborhood. Mr. John G. Boozer has some fi patches of bottom corn. Since the go rains have set in he has abandoned t idea of irrigation. Last year after 1 1 ditch was finished a heavy rain fell, a I *Vw. .vntor wna crt Htmnp' that it rolled l/iIc rr utvi ?? mu mv, ' immense poplar log from one end of t " field to the other. Any of the corn tl was not washed up, was mashed do\ by the log. v The Destruction of Oar Forest 1 A gentlempn of Nebraska write communication deploring the rapid c 3 fitniction of the forests of the countr e in which he buys that railroads ph e an important part in the destuetion ^ timber, but the fences of- the Unit States are really the great consumc of our trees. This drain is almost 1 yond fiuman computation or beli and in every State in the East o j farmers are becoming alarmed as i what theyz-shall do for fence timbor the next fifteen or twenty years. Ea 0 ono is yearly economizing more ai t more his little store of timber, b ' still he sees it melting away and i r new lorest at hand to replace it. It an astonishing fact that the fences tho United States have cost mo ~ than the land, and tboy are to-di 3 tho most valuable class of property the country except railroads and rt 1 estate in tho cities. Our fences a t now valued at ?1,8UU,UUU,U0U, ana - keep in repair oosts $98,000,000, a > nually. In Illinois it is estimat ? $2,000,000, is invested in fenccs, six per cent, of which aro boards, pot and rail, and forty per cent, wire ai ^ hedges. These fences cost 8175,0 j annually for repairs, and yot lllin* e is one of our now States. e The effect of trees upon the rainf * is no longer a question. I sec metec j ologist, and geologist, do not agree to the connection between the rainf j of a country taken in gross and t r diminution or increase of its fores A peach tree gives off oighte . pounds or about two gallons of mo f ture every twelve hours. The eve - oration from the earth ihrough tr< is immenso; the roots often draw frc springs themselves and throw through their branches great volun of humid air. Those who ha -' ? i_u~ J 4 v? ? WUIUUCU UIU CUCVb 111 IDIUBIO un I a * fall any that by commonceing at t edge of anjr dry belt the forest a ^ consequent rainfall may gradually j. extended across the whole of tho d r belt. That we have wantonly and shan fully destroyed our forests, I thi s must now be evident to every tbir d ing man. We cannot undo tho pa o but we can still provide for the futi f* if we set about it in earnest and w ? sense. What, then, should be dor Let every man remember when t fells a tree thicker than his body tl he does an act which he can neT undo and destroys that which in short life ho can never replace. F e mers should plant more hedges, a y avoid as far as possible the cuttng young timber for rails. Division f< ces between farms ought always to mnde of hedges. Strong herd la should bo passed in tbo States, a y stock not allowed to run at lar; thus doing away with tho necossi n for so many fences. A million S dead capital in many of the Sta 1 might thus bo utilized and broug into use for other purposes. Sta! should make appropriations and fosl l> the replanting of forests. Congn x' should enact strong laws for tho p li teclion of timber on tho public < l> main, and we shuld have commissi }- er of forcsty. Overseers of roa J should be made to plant tu? r along the highways at tho public < r penso. Railways should be compell ^ by law to plant treees along the wh 0 nf ilip.ir lities on either sido of 1 n track. We cannot in one or oven t' generations undo all the damage tl 0 has been done, but by beginning ' once we ma}r still be able to avert e timber famino in the United Stat The Washington correspondent d the Baltimore '-Sun" writes: "It e very graifying to record that for t 8 first time in the long period of 1 it years which navo elapse since t d close of the war those who sit in hi i- places exhibit no disposition to i 1..... | 'tmmiyS. ?r. ? i gjj ? The Payne ^sttt^-Educatioa of VV- ! ; v- . . , M*'-. . COKESBURY, S. C.,. \ July 12th, 1875./ Whll bis Editor Press and Banner: ?of The Payne Institute, which recently J. T. na closed ita second term with a grand ex- W. J hibition 4nd marked success, has been Jamc , favorably commented upon. There is a Quar ? very great improvement under the Cunr ["? guidance of the pastor of tl>e church, McD F. Porter, who came from New Barn : York as Principal of the Institute. Wart *; Though young it bids fair to be foremost W. 1 r in the educational work of the colored Miss people. They have organized a temper- Miss ance and beneficiary society, under the H. T nt- name of the "Sons and Daughters of Dr. J nd Samaria." This society already num- Joel! es, bers nearly 100 members, with a branch Dr. J rn, at Abbeville; nnd others are organizing Mrs. to in the upper counties. These societies Dr. ] his are promising and bid fair to do great \\\ 1 no good for the colored. Next Friday is to H. 1 lus be &gala day with the colored people? H. ice a Sunday-school celebration and pic-nic, A. M and the order of the S. and D. of S. will D. R x join in the line of march. Africa is S. A. rising. Better days are coming. With J. 1). religion and education and temperance, R. \\ we hope for a brighter future. With the Lee i uj masses educated and. retiued, clanish- Mis* x ness will disappear. Civilize and edu- Episi * i cate the negro and you will give to-fetro PresJ n the chance tavie wtth any other people. Femi g and will make his fufvrre as bright .uhd Male prosperous as the past has been dark Bapt and pitiable. "The good time coming" Metl may be hastened by the co-operation of A. W he the races in voting for ana with the Dr. 1 dy people. 'Tis too late in the blaze of the J. D, He 19th century for worn-out politicians, to Park of raise the fears and alarm the sensibili- L. D ial ties of the poor uneducated negro, with R. G in such stuff' as has been dealt out to them A. B for in the past, and we hope the time will Seal, 'er soon come, when the people may hear a ect difFereut kind of talk?something sea- Jaco ild soned with common sense. "Birds may Dou( n's be caught with chaff," but the attempt Robt to obtaiu and retain office by ostracising C. E >n aud belieing and falsifying the people S. B, :ge at large, is "too thin." Hasten the day Bill! ^ when the African can think and act for Phot himself and his own best interest, is the Chri sincere wish of one who sympathizes Johr el, with the people of 11 African descent." DuP me ELEVATOR. W. I ius L. H les Ciiinese Fable.?A priest seeing >n. a piece of old paper on tho ground, j k n_ told his pupil to pick it up, which lie JLI nk did immediately. ' C. H of 'What paper is iW asked the pries*,. r?" 'It is,' said the pupil, 'what once ^ ^ by enveloped some perfume, Las boon p ljlc thrown away, hut yet retains the jone he odor.' L. H Going further, the priest saw a piece J* F* Ijjg of string upon the ground, and again g in told the pupil to take it up IE*dw >n- 'What stringis it ? he asked. \V. i The pupil said, 'It has a strong smell Perr] ne of fish, once tied with it.' McG ?d <In the beginning,' saiil the priest, J1.? 'inan was pure and without blemish, j ^ U(j but by frequent contact with others, Kenj an he has brought himself happiness or Hem he punishment If one keeps the com- R* ? iat pany of wise and good people, he vn bocomes wise and good; bnt if he conn i ? ,..1 I* I5_l_ 1 v tracts iriencisnip wun ioonsn :inu wicked people, misfortune and punishments overcome him. As with this paper it continues to be fragrant fcoin having once enveloped perfume; 'e" as the string has become stinking, y. having once touched tho fish. In iy our intercourse with men, insensibly. ?* we contract guod and bad habits from: 0(^ them.' ? | Sa ef--t. Married, . , to MARIilED, at the residence of the brida's father, Mr. J. Y. Bitton, on the _ , evening of the KJth July, 1875, by Rev. W. L. Press ly, rsejHted by Rev. W. F. nd Pearson, Mr. D. G. CALDWELL, of /ft ut Concord, N. C., and Miss LIZZIE B. VP no SJTTON, of Due West1 S. C, , is MARRIED, on 6th July, by Rev. J. of O. Lindsay, Mr. JOHN M. MARTIN rp and M'ss JOSEPHINE A. CUNNINGHAM. all of Abbeville. "f7 ,'a" hotel" arrivals. ro ' t? The -A-lston House, JP-n in- ?* " , BY THE MISSES CATER. THI ed "LjV ty The following are the arrivals since its last Tuesday: id J F Wideman, J S Burnett, Dr. Jim fin Wideraan, Long Cane/, J M Gambrell, |. Abbeville; S C Link, Thos .Link, ljinKville; Mr & Mrs Whitlock, Greenwood; J W Reid, Chappel. all ' ^ as "VVier's Hotel. & all JOHN A. WIER, Proprietor. very be List of arrivals since last issue : Ju ts- R E Chany, Ninety Six ; W J Rogers, en Abbeville ; S C Clinkscales, Antreville; is- M H Winn, Thos Young, Young's Mills; n_ J M Martin, Montery; R J Housted, T] >io W D Hough, Baltimore ; W F Quincy, worl 'eB Charleston. and >m M< off peop 166 Consignees. ^uch ;ve j - = itual he The following named porsons have ,,d freight in the JDepot: low' J S Cothran, J A Mcllwain, M A able Johnson, V F Lipford, W DMars & Co, the i J Seal, S & R, J D Chalmers & Co, J E to tb Caldwell. B W Baker, C A McCluug, J get a 16- M Martin, J T Baskin, li L> Uumn, t or u ok Baker, J \V Crawford, E Calhoun, S J ,1, Hester, J C Mason, AP Nicholson, H " Wat kins. flt> C. V. HAMMOND, 7pp .ir,e Agent. ith ie? IT i The following persons have packages g j in the Express office. Htov !at J E G Bell, M C Thornton, W H Tag- 1 ha 'e.r Kart, M F Thomas, W A Therill, J long his! Kurtz, A Simonds, Maxwell, Smith & 1 br< ar-lCo, G F E Wenck, J L Harris, J H j pan* nd I Wallace, J B Moseley, J R Tucker, C E | er, 1 ' f Bruce, W ft McC'annon, T Baker, J J W Hussey, W D Mars & Co. we s \n' C. V. HAMMOND, CIT be Agent. HE. w.q ______ COI ,nd ~ ?o, Market Reports. it y ?? w 0 corrected weekly by | Tt BARNWELL & CO. -Hod [0l COTTON BROKERS JS> f ' and dealers in' no. ;ei GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Arbeville, July 21, 1875. U I0- Cotton, 13 to31 J. Ill Jo- Fodder, $1.50 per 100 lbs >n- Eggs 15c per dozen Ldg Molasses, 50 to 100 per gal Ion Flour, $S to $10 per bbl I Fe Grouud Peas, $2.00 to $2.25 per bushe j ex," Meal, $1.40 to $1.50 per bushel! dp Nails, *.08 cents per lb r olo Oranges, 80c to $1.00 per dozen W ho PcaSi $1.50 per bushel 1 Charleston, July 19.?Button?Mid - ri!?_ i ii . ,?^/.r.n-itwnl dlingl4f; low miuumi^ iij j ial nary 13f ; receipts_13 bales; sales 30, at Augusta July 19.?Cotton nomiual? A so a middling 14}; low middling 14; good pj cs. ordinary 13} ; receipts 75 bale?. Louisville, July 19.?Pork 20,00a200f 50. Hulk moats?shoulders 8$; clear . rib Bides 12; clear sides 12}. Bacon? jp 19 shoulders 9j. P ho Baltimoke, July 10.?Provisions qui- f ;en et and firm. Mess pork firm at 21,00. gj he Bulk meats nominal?shoulders9; clear B ' h rip 12al2}. J* j. LivaRPOOL, July 19.?Cotton steady Jtir ?middling uplands 7; middling Orleans unti th< 8}; sales 12,000 bales. Pr n, Census of.tlic Town of a - . ' ..? BUSINESS.HOtJSES, CHUBOHES, ,H< te Brothers* west side of Public Square, ft < *i Robertson, " <>" toel Smith, " " .. .... :8 A. Bowie, " " .....V........ les & Perrin, /" ." lmgham&Templeton, 44 onald & Haddon, well & Co., " ' * Haw & Edwards, " . ............. '. Penney, 44 44 Small, over Bowie's store, Ramey, over J. T. Robertson's store,.. . Tustin, in Q. & P.'s store, . W. W. Marshall S. Perrin, Esq., Insu ohn S. Thomson, over Bank M.M.White, 1,1 .. d. D. Wilson, over Post Office,..... '. Branch, " " kY, Lawson, west side Public Square, J. Lawson & Co.. " " . Hill, " " .Williams, " " ....... . Breazeale, " i. . " overuari Chalmers & Co, 14 . " .. " ' r. Cannon, '" " fc Wilson, " " Oyer Can aA<^m^y' ? ' ? ' 1st Church, Church Street. lodist church, East side Main Street. [. E. .Church, \%$st side .DepofStreefc. fV. iii Templeton, East side Main Street Chalmers, m . ? M.'.. ;er <fe Perrin, East side Public Square,... >. Bowie & Co., u " aut, " West s^de Washington St equeat, */T . ' Sign & Robertson, M n u v .w . ?? b Miller, v jlass & Miller, " ;. Martin, over Parker & PerrJn's Drug Store*...... . Bruce, u M " , Norrell, " w ^ ...... ard Saloon, over Bowie & Co/'a ographic gallery over Bowie & Co.'s stian & Wilson, East side Washington Street, . i Knox, under DuPre, Gambrell & Co., East sid< re, Gambrell & Co., East side Public Square,.... iosenburg, East side Public Square, P T? 11 It LL l. nusaen, >d Butler, ' " ... 38 Shillito, West Bide Main Street, ? urz, ,i u J lark, " " . Lubkiu, " " OFFICES I2J COURT HOUSJ . Bowie, 1st door from front, right side, .. . Guffin, 1st door from front, on left side, 8, Christian and Pope, 2d door from front, on ri* Russell, 2d door to the left, from front side C. DuPre, 3d door to the right r. Tolbert, 4th door from front, right side . Milford, 4th door from front, on leftside, ard Noble, Esq., 1st office in rear Court Housej L Lee, Esq., 2d " in & Cothran, 3d 44 44 owan & Parker, 4th " 44 urt, 2d office East side Public Squa . Thomson, 3d 44 44 Wier. " -r-v ? II . iiugues, phill & Co,, Basement below Law Range, i. Hemphill, " " /COoJX PR' real inducements to < A large Stock of CI "or Sale a HE undersigned contemplates moying next Fal BysMessrs. Wardlaw & Edwards, and desires 1 pods. He, therefore, offers a variety of clothing 3 USUAL PRICES. All are invited to come a th,em,as they will be able to get a good many g w. -loiisi ? CHEAP CASH ST A new lot of WHITE VESTS and other g< low prices. ine 23,1875, 11-tf AUGUST FLOWER. IAWO 11 ha most miserable beings in the d are those suffering from Dyspepsia _ Liver Compiaiut. YC ire than seventy-five per cent of the ~ le ia the United States are afflictod . those two diseases and there effect El as our stomach, siok headache, hab. costiveness, impure blood, heart- _ i, waterbrash, gnawing ana burn- ijQf j pains at the pit of the stomach, yel skin, coated tongue and disagreeataste in the mouth, coming up of "ood after eating, low spirits, &c. Go ie Drug Store of W. T. Penney, and JMlll l/OI , 75 cent bottle, or a sample bottle ) cents. Try it. [May 19, 1875, ly ^^OMPI ratuj and physic for healthfi .'i +],rt TW.nln I road and 5 11 Jffll'B LUG rap 11 illustrated June 2, 1 ANVSON'S is the place to purchase your STOVES. Remember each -e has the following fixtures: 2 pots, L? ^ m boiler, 1 Tea kettle, 1 spider, 1 JLwV/ giiddle, 1 waffle iron, 3 iron pans, 2ad pan, 2 pudding and 2 custard i, 1 large fork, 1 spoon,, 1 cake turncoft'eepot,l dipper and 15 feet pipe. e name below some of the Stoves A LL p lell: CHARTER OAK, FOREST /% acre: Y, FIRE SIDE, MARION COOK, rate limits LP, DIRECTOR, STONEWALL, the Countj ^TON STATES, COLUMBIA the numbc )K, ALL RIGHT, BEST and before the )RN COOK, warranted by the failing to mfacturers to last 25 years. expenses o e will send any of the above Stoves l fixtures complete, freight paid to T. naldsville, Belton, Honea Path, ges, Greenwood, New Market and ety Six, at ttie lollowiug prices: 7, $31; No. 8, $30; No. 9, $41. Aud|tor-9 , W, LAWSON & CO., Abbeville, S. C. BOOI^l b. 17, 1875, 45-tf cheapest b( over 250 ill tive Canvassing Ag'ts ^Vp', anted in every city and district in treating of ;he State of South Carolina to other bool solicit for the WOrk is the bile Life Insurance Co., out North OF MOBILE, ALA. with the la und, reliable and progressive Com- and many my. Address, giving references, causes it tc H. M. FllIEND, Secretary, work evei -Mobile, Ala. Those of n perience in e maaiHnMir i f _ TT 1 Ji thr>ir nrf?v Bill M 5 m XZ!iE' f 1D ill Intefflperance s&rfc. W\-?m.KSA'EffiSS Woril-eN 1 cured. Call on or address Note.?LI a ; J, c. BEjSK, U2 John St,, Cincinnati, 0. Dept.' " - ' " : '), 'mm1 1 . ? Abbeville. ' : ' ' /?V;% Groceries. ' Dry Goods. * ' ? ..Dry; Goods.. .....Dry Goods and Groceries. r; .Millinery and Fancy Goods* .....QKy .Goedaand Groceries. ...... Dry Goods. ..Dry Goods. ; * ?* -..jzfpZ Dry Goods. , ' .....Dry Goods and GrQceries. Drugs. \f illinow .'. ...Millineiry. ...Silver Smith. ww Office in Bank; ranee Agent, Office in Bank. . Dentistry ?Millinery ....... ...JDentistty. ...... ?. ...Insurance. Post Qffice, " Tin, Stoves, ftc.^ .....Groceries. Confectionary. '.'.'.'.:.Iarble.Drn^ Groceries. ij reet Barber. ...Dry Goods & Groceries. wggJgBk Carriage Shop, . Blacksmith Shop, Z";iZ^"Z.'*G ce?iea. Tailor Boot and Shoe Shop; *.., Harness Shop. - ^ ' I u.', - .... Bar Room. ; Public Square, Bar Room. I>ry Goods and Groceries, .... Dry Goods and Groceries, Bar Room, Eating Saloou. K" - Tailor Shop. Boot and Shoe Shop. ' _ . Silver Smitn* BakeryJ * lift * , E. ; Clerk of Court,. ' ; Sheriff. ,v' jhtside, Co. Commissioners, .... Auditor. School Commissioner. - ............Treasurer..' Judge of Probate. * . Lawyer. ' Lawyer. Lawyer., Lawyer. re, Lawyer. ,. Lawyer. ...Hotel. . Trial Justices Printers. Trial Justice. CE SEDUCED 'BOM $1.00 TO NTS PEE BOX 'HE DEMAND FOE A AND RELIABLE D AGUE ANTIDOTE Within the Beach of AIL sgetable. JTever Known to Fail. S PEESCBIBE THEM. icine so Deservedly Popular .. '? , 2Easl) Bttgcrs. Lothing t Cost! II to the Store now occupied :o open an entire new stock r and other goods at HALF nd bring their spare change ;oods for little money. ORE. . ^ xjJs to arrive next week , , Ms ' [oitaii Military School, irkville, S. C. STABLISHED 185S. LSBURY COWARD, PRINCIPAL. ps of Able Professors. jETE outfit of Arms, AppaEtc., for thorough mental :ai training. Location noted ulness, and possessing Rail Telegraphic facilities. Jb'or Catalogue apply to Principal. 875, 8-5t al Estate. 'sersons owning more than 5 j of land within the incorpo(of any Town or Village in ,r are hereby joguired to report rof acres to :h;s office on or ?0th of this month. Those comply are liable to pay the f a survey. H. RUSSELL, Auditor. A. C. Office. A. C. H., \ ;h, 1875, 13-lt J fipiyrmfl wanted tosell "The llCdl 1 ^People's Common ilical Adviser." It is the )ok ever published ; 8S5 pages, ustrations, $1.50, Thousands sight who could not be in- ^ i>rehase the high-priced booke Domestic Medicine. Unlike "*1 cs sold through agents thh y-jp >raughly advertised through- / America. This fact, together rge size, elegant appearance, new features of the book, > sell more rapidly than any p published in this country, ly agents who have had exi selling books, say that in all . ious canvassing they never uch success or maae so large linoe commencing tire sale of For terms and territory, jsing two poFtage stamps aY^T' jericnce) li. V. jPier^^T^V.;; dispensary, Buffalo, N." Y. rk envelope "For Publishing - . \ "