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ft The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, July 2, 1879. AbbcTille Literary Club. The Club hold Its regular nicotine las Thursday night in the parlor of the Alstoi House. Twenty-six members and friend! were present. The chair was oocbplcd hy Mr W. C. Renct, vice-president,and Mr. Knllei Lvon acted rk secretary pro tent. Mr. Hugh Wilson of the Peer* awl Bnniirr read an cs say on "Newspapers." a subject with which i life-lone experience as printer and editor ha.< raade him lamiUar. It was a vary valuubh paper, full of Information concerning the his tory of newspapers and the growth and int tluence of the "Fourth Estate." The essayist I also advanced some siriKingiy original iinu W interesting views an to the province of Journalism and especially of the so-called secuiai press. A full and lively discussion followed In which more than the usual number took part,and the essayist hud the satisfaction oi hearing many con pllments and of seeing that the members .were almost unanimously of his opinion. .Mr. Wilson was requested to publish the historical part of his essay, which he will do in the near future. After the usual refreshments, whereby Mr. Wilson proved himself equally successful in tin character of host as In the character > of cssay'st and editor, the Club adjourned until Friday, 1st August. The next essayist is Mr. L. W. Perrin, subject?"National Amusementsalternate, .Sir. W. A, Templeton. \V. C. B. Rct. M. ii. Hojre, D. I>., in Abbeville. Yielding to the solicitations of many in Abbeville, Dr. Hojre came from Due West on Sunday afternoon and preached that night in the Presbyterian church. The church was thronged by a congregation of all denominations. The distinguished divine preached u very sweet, beautiful and acceptable sermon in which the pure milk of the Word mingled with the pure milk of human kindness. It " was the most difficult of all sermons to preach?a simple, gosj>el sermon. The them# was the kintlness, sympathy, compassion, nn.l /-r.iiui,l,>rii I irm for tile ti>Clini?S of otilCrS which form the most striking trait in the character of Jesus. He treated of tills sutject In ii way that held fast the attention of every hearer;?old men and little children, educated professional men and untutored labourers. all heard and heeded and enjoyed every word. If anybody, preacher or layman, thinks it easy to preach such a sermon, just let him try it. Eloquent ostentation Is so much easlerof attainment than eloquent simplicity. Let us have more of such sermons. Finest Mill in America, We ask attention to the advertisement of Mr. Brook's Mil! to be found In another column. This mill is all that he cluims for It. We kuow whereof we speak, as our readers will remember that a member of this firm once owned the. property. We t^ke great pleasure in recommending our friends to give This mill a trial. New machinery, new lilting cloth, aud cjfreful millers caunot fail to please. AbbeTille Penny-Reading: Club. ? The Pcnny-Rendlng Club will meet In the house of W. II. Parker Esq.. on Friday night A very attractive programme lias been ar ranged,anua pieasani,.evening m?v uApceted. Everybody is cordially invitud to attend, and to remember two things, first, tlie contribution plate: and second, to be at tlie bouse punctually at half-past eight. Make Your Tax Rktukn.?The county AudU ?r desires us to Impress upon the public the importance of at once, making their roturns. in accordance with his previous advertisement. "No change" anil "same as last year" arc terms that cannot be applied to this year, re-itssossment having been ordered. No property except that which is returned will be passed upon hy the Auditor. Properly not returned, the old valuation will be taken and ?(percent, added thereto, and that amount charged upon the books, where It will stand Ave years, (as regards Real Estate). 'So <lo not put off making the returns, it will require loss time to do so to-day tnan to put it ott until next week. No assessments taken after 20th July?unless sickness or absencc/rom county prevents. P D. Mayfield, School Commlssion' erof Greenville county, has engaged the services of Prof. H. T. Morton tojform a two weeks' Normal Institute for teachcrs at ("hick's Springs, from 7th July till l?th July. Teachers will get board at the hotel for 82.50 per week and the tuition fee for the course is 52.00. I^et our teachers go and learn theartof teaching. Mr. Mayfield deserves great credit for his enlightened energy. Refreshing Rains.?During the past frw days In various parts of tills county, the }>11 relied earth and the withering vegetation mve had most refreshing rains. We have gathered the finest crops of small grain tJiat wore evor made in Abbeville County and if the,latter rains shall favor us, we may yet bopc for good crops of corn ana cotton. I)R. (iiciKK, I'resiaent 01 r,rsKine n?n?-malways adds to the nttrnctionsof a commwiw. merit occasion by his attention to visitors lie is a Christ Inn gentleman, who experiences M* greatest pleasure in contributing to the pleasure of others. The Orrmdm Jmtrnal is on the fence?we mean, against the fence. It stoutly advocates the no fence law for Kershaw (Vanity. On it brother. If any Kershawists douht or hesitate, send them up to Abbeville, and they'll be converted. The KfT'haw (fatfttr says it is proposed to establish a graded school in Oamdeu. Success toX.hc movement. Abbeville has tried the graded school system and can heartily recommend it. A graded school is the school for tbe times. Thk heavy rain last Sundav morning prevented many of our Abbeville people from truing to I>ue West, and caused some who had started off to return. Others went on through mud and water to hear Dr. Hoge. Mil Or way IIkni>krson is roving around with his thresher. He tells us there is more than double last year's crop of wheat and oats to he threshed this year. Let our farmers cultivate the strff of life. Thk Rev, C. H. Pritchnrd will preach In the ^ Methodist church next Saturday and Sunday. F ? The qnnrtcrJy Conference will be Held Saturday nlnht In the cnurch. a full attendance of the members Is requested. Prof. Hood is a lucky man on com men ee* ment times. If you don't bellcVe it you havn't made the acquaintance of tliecharm* Ing visitors at his house. Hf.v. Mr. Fmns, now a guest of the Rev. Mr. Martin, attended the meeting of the Literary Club on Friday night. His remarks on the essay and Its subject were exceedingly Interesting. Mrs. \V. Joet, Smith hiui (tone tnWIlUnmaton to enjoy the benefit of the mountain air and the mineral water. Wc hope to see her , hwk In Abbeville soon, completely restored tohealtj). Au tho churches In Abbeville were closed ' last Sunday In order that our people might hear the commencement sermon at I)n? West which was delivered by Dr. Hogc. of Richmond, Va. * \ / Miss Eli.kn Parkfr has been heard from, y She Is enjoying herself hueely In New York. As. but has determined to return by land, as she was sea sick from Fort Sumter to New York. Prof. GraMan and Mr. McElrone started to Due West Monday morning to hear Dr. Hoge's lecture, but finding that the traces ? were tied .with strings returned. Sensible. T>r. McBRtDEhas moved Into hlsnewhandsome store between the Central Hotel and White's Block Pnll on him and look at Ills stock of druc* and,fancy articles. , _ Mr. Maeyck hasclven up his position as teleernph operator here to take charce of a set of hooksfor i(r. J. N. Fowles, Ncwhcrry, , South Carolina. Okx. RtrnAKo H. Asnfittsos died *u<1<l?n ]y at Beaufort on the 26th June. He Is better and honorably known as "Fighting Dick An? derson." Our good friend. Mr. Thomas Parker, has not been very well for'some time. He speaks of going to the mountains. Mr. bl*rt asd Mr. w. o. Mccsowa* will ?o to Cashier's Valley next week to V spend the summer. Mr. T. Perrin Wardi.aw of Autrusta. Is t upending his summer holiday at his old home in Abbevl I le. Mr. Ra* Cape In the Bordeaux section raised ISO bushels wheat on 5 acres. Vouched '# for by a young lady from that section. The whistles of two threshers have resounded throneh the town for several days. Tht mall grain crop has been large. , Ar.frf.n CrNNixnHAtf (colored) after a spell of sickness of IS months is again at Mr. A. M. Hill's stables. ? Mrs. Wm. T>or>- Is keeping; hotel In Wll llamston. She makes it pleasant for visitors ' * Miss Oibert of Bordeaux, is on a visit Ui ,' _ Miss Ivy Perrin of this place. ' * "ftte younc people had a charming dance a! Vfm> T A f'uIHnnn'? nfcht Mr. Joe Hakmoni) lost a fine prey honw coming from Due West?colic. Mr. Fhazrr Livingston is At his posi . ? again after a spell of sickness. Mr. Ram Marshall Is having his buggj repaired. Runaway. Tire voice of the thresher Is beard in th< land. Bouxtifpl rains. Let us be thankflil. Ripe watermelons in town. , Okra soup Is now In order. 9 The glorious Fourth! m ? t Monday ETeninj*. The contest In declamation and essay reading between the Sophomores and Junior: "In Ersklne Ooliege came off in LlndRay Hall , !at candle lighting last Monday evening, Af ter a prayer by the Rev. J. A. Lowry, and mu ;?lc by the Due West silver cornet Band, Messrs. C. H. Brlee of Chester, 8. C.. and 8, T>. Brownlee of Due West. S. C.. members of Phllomathean society, made excellent effort* ?t Declamation. The Euphemlans were 'splendidly represented hy .Messrs. P. 11. Grlei of Due West, 8. C., .add W. A. M. Plaxao, oi Yorkvilla. . - At tho conelbMon of these four speeches ;Rev. W. M. Urtest, T). D., President of the College, presented vha Iicv. Dr. Hoge, sayilng that he needed no introduction to thit :|HJaleiice. Dr. Hnge, iMufng, bowed to Dr. <(iYtCr, and suggested that it might be too >att to commence a speech. Dr. Grfer assur ed him that It vu not, and added that the audience would nuke ne note of time during iif hiv Aiv?of>l\ Ha crw>ke fnr an ihOUY'lffamost happy and -enJcrtrti-iiiag manner. He dw?lt largely up#a the universal tteAirt ef the human heart to %e **romemt>eraV'atid discoursed upon -the various schemes whlch'mea hud la times post adepted to write their names on enduring tablets. H? finally conclhaed by modestly expressing the wish that he himself might fce renxwihered by the audience and the people of Viv West. Dr. Uriar rose, and in le*Hng and ?K*iuent tcrmn asrftired the distinguished visitor that he would*Bever be forgotten by <bis aadleace or the people of Due West, With expressions of profound gratitude Dr. Hoge came forward and offered Dr. Orier his tuwid. The whole mating quite a touching sceoe hi the drama. The ushers1?? this occasion were: J-M. McQueen'Cheww, 8. C; J. O. Sltton, Due West 8. C; J. G. Bnlrd, Charlotte. N. C; D. M.Cros? ? son. Prosperity, 8. C; ^ho discharged Jthc . -duties of their office with great courtesy and ^ kindness. k Baeealanrcirfe Sermon. | Although the day wa* not 11 propitious or * [ and ruin fHl fYtMii ?UnC o'ClWk until half-pui j ten o'clock the assembled multitude coul - not be seated in the commodious villa* J church, and in conscqucnce Lindsay Hall xvt j opened, and at 11 o'clock the Doctor with tl j teen other clergymen occupied the eievah J platform while the auditorium was llllc 11 with an anxious congregation. 1'roin the It i j vocation to the utterance of the last wold < 4! the preacher's sermon a breathless silenc ; | and unbroken attention marked the aud i encc. We were particularly struck with tli clearness and beauty with which he rcpcatc | j tlie I/ord's prayer. [ The sermon of I)r. Hogc was by many rc ; ported as tlie finest specimen of pulpltorutor ever delivered in Mils county. His tiieine wa : ' so extensive and embraced so many eloijnen _ j passages, so many beautiful illustrations, an 1 so many convincing truths that we arc un; | ble to give the reader any just conception < ; | its grandeur. The whole seemed as inspiru j tlon, in reply to the words, "Help thou in j unbelief." Jlelow we give the remarks an ; I report by ltev. J. 0. Lindsay, D. 1)., iu lieu c I anything that we might say. They are fron advance proof-sheets of the Doctor's article fo he A-t.viciate Reformed Prcxbyteriun : The services on last Sabbath morning wer held In Lindsay Hall, where a large eongregi tion was in attendance. The placc did nu addtnuch to the solemnity of the oeeasloi C>ood preaching Is a good thing any when but it is always better in u church. This wil , continue to be so while the law of assoclalloi U 1 n force. The sermon of Dr. Hoge was truly a ricl treat, and was greatly appreciated by his an ..it....u-i.n lurmifd attentively for an houi i and al! regretted that he closed so soon. II sjioke without auy notes with great case am ' fluency, In a simple but forcible style, will much animation, and showed himself to b both the profound divine and eloquent oraiot His sermon was in the line of the Apologetic? ! and was a grand defence of the ilible fron sonic of the most common and subtle form of modern infidelity. Dr. Hope is certainl; well acquainted with the advanced though of the age, and with the living questions tlia altwt the Christian religion; though he di< not mention Tyndall, or Darwin, or Huxley or Herbert Spenccr, he fully exposed I li sophistries with which they sought todestro; theeontidenceof men in the Bible. His them" was; The canon <>/ ticripture ix cloned and no/,, lure revelation trill he needed /or doctrine or du t;/. This is closely related to the living ques lions of the day. Many of the books unit an coming from the press present theories at va rlance with this great principle. The law o evolution was illustrated at length, as seen ii music, in literature, In law. A system o gradual development is in every departmen manifest, simple germinal principles are an nouneed, from which something higher am nobler is afterward unfolded. True progresi was shown to be In the Improvement of tin moral characters of men. The highest formi | of material civilization may obtain nrnon; ; those who. morally, arc utterly corrupt. Kev i elation is continually being developed, ant contains laws and principles of perpetual ap plication. Just as in nature there is n<i nev law being created, but we are constantly dis covering what existed long ago, so In the III ble. Gravitation existed from the first, bul was not discoverod till thO time of Newton who built upon it a splendid science. Tlx Apocalypse is a great undiscovered continenl that is yet to be explored. It is strnnge how Important truths hav< lain in the Scriptures for thousands of yean unnoticed and unapplied, even by thechurch whose ofHce It is to study and interpret this divine Word. The foreign missionary enterprise is not a century o>d, yet the theory ol missions was clearly announced in the Ok Testament. IJetter missionary hymns than i llcber's were composed thousands of yean ago by David and by Isaiah. The right o I orlvatejudgment, the privilege of worship ping (ioil us our consciences direct, tiiougli clearly taught In the Bible. is only partial); recognized, even In tliese lands where Chris tiun Influences most prevail. Luther's doctrine or Justification by faith was not original with him. It was taught be fore lilin by Augustine, and before him kj l'aul.and before him bj" Habakkuk. and be I fore him was exemplified, If not formulated by Abraham. i Reasons were given why no new Bible wll ever be needed: I 1. The truths of Inspiration take hold o J man's nature, meet his greatest wants, reach the mainsprings of his being, and affect hi.< highest interest, even his everlasting destlI ny. I i. In the Bible we have an Ideal of mora perfection. The character of Christ as ii I* stands out from the pases of the evangelist! Is not canable of Improvement. Quotation! were made from Dldorot, Woe the, Buckle John Stuart Mill, Munit, Napoleon, express mi; the highest commendation of the .Sa| vlor's matchless loveliness. I '!. Because men will never need motives to I self-sacrifice, to all duty higher and bettei J than we have now in the Bible. The sermon was closed with an appropriate application to the young men, which contain ed wise counsels, and tender warnings, and faithful admonitions, j The above Is scarcely a skeleton of asormon i that contained all the elements of greatness, j The argumentation was forcible and convincing, the illustrations appropriate, and there were passages beautiful and really eloquent J and the whole was impressive, and solemn, uud suggestive. There was a touching sweet j ness in some sentences, as this, "the old : knights saw in tlie character of Christ tin 'mirror of all chivalry." TheiV was a para | graph, the language of which we cannot fullj retail, which we thought might fitly stand a? ! an example of the highest eloquence. It will be remembered by those who neoru H wnen wesay Itcninmeiieed in this wise: "Iuthear mory of the Divine Word hung tlie shields o: the mighty." . It is unreeiouR Messing to hear such n. per mon ns Dr. Hoge delivered on Inst Sabbath and all the more precious been use of Its rarity. It is, perhaps, after all, a good thing thai l'iueenluurente sermons, like the Fourth of July und Christmas, occur only once u >car. Loivildesville Notes. Mis* Lnla (flies,of Grnnltevllle Is spending some time here with relatives und cousins We wish her a pleasant visit. Messrs. W. t>. ilaskin. Jr., and D. L. Earnci ureotf lor WaJlialla to at teml the commence menu Mr. 'I'hos. Baskin has been very 111 for soint time, but is fust recovering. Mr. K. W. Harper, critic of the Lowndes vlllc Heading t.'luh thinks the members of Kit society are fast improving. He did not detect but a simple error at the last meeting Unt: of the young men didn't speak distincl enough, but thought 'twas caused by a nut uruI impediineiit of the voice. Weston Harper says his cotton looks fln< ami if the dry wouther lusts much longer 11 would be very Hue. Wheat did not turn out as well as was ex pccted. ii is thought that It was injured con tiiderably by the cold weather In April. JlillTray Items. Mr. James Reagan, of Whito IIall,eldosi on of the late Mri Allen Reagan, died lasi Friday from congestion and pneumonia His funeral was preached by Rev. R. \V, Seymour and lie was buried at old Mt Pleasant graveyard. He leaves a widow i mid several children to mourn his loss Mr. Reagan was a hard working industrious man and has been cut down in the prime ol'his life. Rev. Mr. Eivveo preached at Tranquil last Sunday. His usual day is on the 4tl Sunday, this was an extra occasion. Mr. Jauies H. Wideinan beat hiinsell making wheat this year, hud the Held in front of his house sowed, containing seven acres, and measured up 15t> bushels o: , good wheat. The showers have been very partial Immediately around here we are still dry. A few miles on each side of us there was a good rain Sunday. Mrs. Stephens of sfilesboro, Ga. Lai been on a visit to her brother and sister Capt. Cothian and Mrs. Harrison. Six was accompanied by her son Col. I. 10 | Stephens. She returned hist Monday unci took with them John C. Cothran. Mr. R. E. Hill, Col. Robertson's chie clerk, was on hand last Thursday and die a big day's work. He makes a most ac ceptable ollicer. > The "Union" of tho first division of tin Edgefield Association convened with the Bethany church near "Liherty Hill" 01 last Saturday and Sunday. A good congregation was out on Saturday and 01 \ Sunday the church was tilled to over jllpwing. Rev. R. VV. Seymour preachei a capital sermon in tho forenoon, afte t which an hour was given for refresh ments?a public table was spread am . nil W?r? ftc-enminnrlutfirl fn fho iiftnr noon lievi J. Q* Adams preached. Ilo i L a fresh graduate from "Furman," a youn| man of much promise, has a tine address t is very modest and bids fair to mako 1 good preacher. After the sermon Sun ? (lav school addresses were made b; Messrs. Louis Waites and Rev. Seymoui Sunday school songs were sung after eacl address. Mill way was well-represented Mr. Cin Edwards did his beat to mak every 0110 enjoy themselves; We tnisse* the portly manly form of J110. T. Clival hain, who when living was always o hand to assist in every good word ant work. IAKRKT KEPORTsT New Yokk, JuneSO ?12 m; ? Stock strong; money 4<&">) gold 1.00; exchangelone 4.87%;short 4.89'4 *, state bonds duller i;ovcrnrnents Arm. Cotton dull}; sales si; . middling upland 12%; middling Orleans 12; , Futures firmer; June : July 12.80; At . guet 12.70; September 12.52; October 12.02 r November 12.18. LouisviMjK, June 80. ? Flour quieter Wheat firm; corn duller; Oats flrtti; I'or 10.!?>; bulk meats higher; bacon iioininal , clear sides 5^; whiskey active. Auocsta, Jtme :*) ? Cotton steady ?middling 12; low mlddllnjrll}*; gdod ord | nary 11%: net receipts 3; sales 2. Chablemton*, June .TO ? Cottdn steady i miuainiK iuw miauling iz; epoaoru . nary 11%; net receipts 15; sales 20. MARHIEDMARRIED by the Tlov. John MfcLees o the 28th of June at the residence of the brldt mother. Dr. T. W. WIEH of IjiurCrice cour ty fc? Miss LOU L. BUCHANAN of Abbe TllSe. HOTEL ARRIVALS^ i Aistoj; House.?W A Lockhatti tli Springs, Arkansas; J Altnart, Elberton, f?a. i J R Cuanfaigham, J C Weir, Hugh Wllsor i JFC Perry, R H Wardlaw, Jr., LtuC West i E L Wilson, Korj Pickens : Theo Kenn?!dJ LowndefrviKle ; S A. BreS^eale; Anderson. BIRTHS. " . I At Sim's Orosr,*Ronds. Abbeville Count; Juno 27th, Mw. A. JC. Collins, a duugllton ERSKIN'E COLLEGE. J.? The Philomathean Literary Soci d The entertainments in the Society Ha :c Ersklne College last Fridn.j night was is ly attended by the beauty, refinement f. culture of Due West and the surroui el country. The meeting in the I'hllomat el Society was presided over by (Lionel i- Cothran of Abbeville, I lei ng escorted t( >f President's chair by a committee of the ? ety, he took bis scat amid the hca |-J cheers. When the cheering ceased he ic ahd said : d COLONEL COTIIKAN'S OPENING REMAE Thedifficulties which neset this positi which your too partial consldenitloi placed me, are only equalled by tiie unn >' ed honor which attends it. s I would gladly have excused myself . the responsibility. The pressure of p slonal duties has prevented the prepari d ?f anything like an address, but I am hi a a Judge and not as an advocate and tor will adopt as the rule of my condue Spanish proverb, "speech is silver?silei i- j gold." v Or that later and equally wise sa.vli ,! Lord Mansfield to the young lawyer whi u i iioiiiiiiitiHl to a ludueshin in India, "alwa; )f cMe the Iksuch presented but- be sure you ? no reasons lor your decision. The wisdom of the Spaniard as well as r of one of the greatest Judges of lUs own any time has been scouted In these our ? and everybody now is expected to say s .. thins* ,t If It were not for trenching upon the ! able time of these youthful disputants, arc tired with a generous zeal for the col I in which they are about to engage, I tr .. say much in commendation of these bo ful and improving exercises. I, Time however will only permit me tr . a few words not upon the subject of the . bate but upon the general subject of riv J And in doing so allow mc to direct your a j tlon sharply to the dlBerence between r i, ry?generous emulation?and its base coi ? er envy. Our life is two fold"?and so of all the < lties of which it is made up?and so of a environments. The rose has a thorn, s wheat has Hires, the evening zephyr bean on its wings the deadly disease. In shor ? highest virtues are counterfeited and atl , ed by corresponding evils. j Kxorcisc and eradicate these and hu perfectibility would be the result. Hut, ' | you, and you say wisely, this is lmpossl . | this would be to attain the unattainable. ' K it not a matter of degrees? Lctinr, 1 trate. I sec beforo mc some?many I tr ~ whose good foil line It will be to make it of the rounds of tlie ladder that leads to I and honorable distinction,?perhups, 1 s( * one whose weary feet will press upon the r dome of the temple, for few attain that p . eminence. f Permit mc however, my young friemli , assure you that from the base to tiled " there are many nicncs?an 01 mem noi i* ble, all of tliein attainable, not by all, ; some one of tbem by each, anil to earnest * lgent etlort" In this behalf let mc coinn ; each and all of you. And no-.v ceasing I , didactic, let us return for a few moment ' our mutton. i* The first and greatest transsression wsu siti of disobedience?the next recorded " was fratricidal tn urder, growing out of U [ jealous wrath on account of the more ac table offering of Abel?and this in the I dawn of human existence. From that I to the present, in every age , In every country, may- be seen ; pious shepherd's offering, laid side by i with impious works to winch are added , pious and defiant words. " And as it was In the beginning, so it is and had 1 the opportunity of adresslug \ even at greater length I could give to yot better illustration of the difference bet* i generous rivalry and base, malignant c l than the sacred writer's brief star these, the first-born of mankind. ; The one, and he the younger-born, butr r pious, and good,striving to raise a inorta the skies. . T iie other, and he the elder, base, mi . nant and evil-eyed, struggling to drag an gel down. First 011 the programme of theevenlng'i ercises is the debate of the question, "8 1 all the pupils in our Public ^hools be " quired to Study the Iilble us a Text Uix Gentlemen 1 am ready to hear you. Mi G. Sittou will now present his argument) ' the affirmative. I Mr. Kitton was then heard, when Mr. A Miller followed, presenting the negativ thequestlon, each speaker taking his ! ^imld cheering applause from theaudiem Colonel Cotliran rose and said : I TJIK IMtKSlDENT DKCIDF.H TJIK DEHAT t The Chair will proceed to decide tills q i tlon. a Judge who never decides is ah i wrong. Upon no higher ground than th , chance, he who decides will be right ha 1 mi >lm ..llli-m, * IIJ>LIIIIV. 4 11^ ^viivivmuii x?.. .......... side has eloquently ami beautifully said n to sustain Ills position, but the gentle i who took the negative of this debute, ha r the opinion of the Chair, presented ol lions and citcd constitutional provis 1 which should preclude the enforced iu - the Bible as a text book in our schools, 1 which cannot be overbalanced by his ad sary's oratory and rhetoric. TheChairtl i fore announces as his opinion that them . or the argument demand a decision in fi of the orator on the negative side of s question. >1 OIIATIOXS AND TIIK DEMVKRV OF MED 1 Thcoratorof the Senior class, Mr. \V. I McMorris was next heard, when J. , McQueen responded In behalf the class. [ The presentation of Society medals . next annonnced as in order. Mr. J. , Young, of Tennessee,said that lie had I I induced to perform this duty Dr. J. C.! , well had been expectcd to deliver the inei . but owing to professional engagement? C could not lie present. Mr. J. A. Stuarl Ninety-Six, was then presented with . medal of the Society as the best deb Mr. (J. S. Hrice bore off the palm as the I essayist, while Mr. Frank Lee won the lai I as tiie best declalmer. Mr. P. L. Grler, w , medal over his class as the best reuder in Primary Department. MAGN'IFICKXT 11 ALUS AXP BEACTIF WOMEN. At the conclusion of the delivery of ! medals by Mr. Young, Colonel Cothran 8 I Ttils Closes ;ne exercises wmui imvu ! I foreshadowed Hi the programme. it Is | late and I will nut utteinut to suppler these interesting exercises by a speech. I much spealclng.as lias Just been well sail I weariness of the flesh. I wonM how congratulate the young gentlemen of the ' | erary Societies of Krsklne College upon b the posssesors of such coiniiio'*' us hall such elegant design and beauty of flnlsl - which you may hold these improving c clses, and in which your friends may nfc hie with so much pleasure. Nearly tl ' years ugo, when I was a member of the P l matlicaii Literary socloty, these meel were iicld in an upper chamber of the en building. I would also congratulate yon - on the many advantages which you now sess and which we did not, have. Your 1 rles notably are large, and tilled with the books. Say not therefore, as is too coini ly heard, to borrow the words of the L man, "What is the cause that the foi days were better than these, for thou dos1 enquire wisely concerning this." I congratulate myself and you upon beauty and intelligence of this audit Where could you go to flnd-more beau and accomplished women?more, eultl\ men? On your own behalf, as well as own, I thank the ladies for their presenc night. The exercises are concluded. Thfi Etinliomian Literary Socicti ' While the most interesting exercises 1 ported above, were going on, the j- phemian Literary Society were giving a ( lie entertainment wiiich had drawn to . splendid iia.II so large an audience of be f ful women and gallant men that it tilled to a Jam, Our young fellow-towns . Mr. Patterson Wardlaw, presided with ' dignity and grace of ft veteran. Having } President, and having presided over th< bates of the Society for the past year h * quitted himself with honor to Abbe \ At Due West lie is regarded as one of tlie talented young men in the Society. 1 [ assuming the chair Friday night, he sah tiik puesidkkt'8 address. f Ladies and 'Gentlemen^ Allow m i the name of tlie Kuphemlan Society, to you a hearty welcome to our hall tills < " ing. We are glad thatso many of you favored us with your presence, andshali 0 that before the exercises are over, yoi will beitlad that you have come. This if second Semi-annual Celebration of the The nature of the meeting will be best ill stood from Its proceedings. Our llrst sp? 3 Is chosen from the members of the Ji - class to deliver a farewell address t< I graduating members and to give em them a diploma in the name of (lie so< r In reply to this, the Senior Orator spcat - behalf of his class, and for them, bids i 1 to Kuphemia. The Medal Orator Is always chosen froi s alumni of the society, to address his ym brothers and confer on t he successful coi 5 Itor the medals awarded in the diflereiit >? es. From his lips will come the first In a lience as to who the successful ones arc, . this fact Is known to none save the men , of the committee of decision. ' The lost of the exercises of the evening ' be theoratlon of the distinguished gentli It who occupics the position of Annlverari |. ator. e We offer no remark on these several (?i ers. Modesty forbids us to sneak of th< a our own number, and the others nre so r known to this audience, either persona n by reputation, that any word of praise ] us would be superfluous. Mr. John Miller delivered tlie dlpl r with appropriate renarks to the gradun the Euphemian Society for the c)ns = Mr J. A. Johnson responded in a few I :s lug words. ? ~ Rev. J. O. R. liowry delivered the fU medal* as follows to : y Mr. Patterson Wardlaw, of the Junior ?best essayist; Mr. C. A. B. (irler, of the Sophomore'c ' best debater , Mi*. S. N. woodruff, of the Freshman ( tl best orator; , Mr. F. M. Cllnkscalos,?Honorable m< ' ?General Proficiency. ; Afterwards Rev. I)r. Hogo.of Rlchmon was Introduced -when ho mode one most pleoslug and entertaining speectjf . not being present we are unable to inuk |. report, oi u? ! Having several years experience asa dealer, and being familiar with allllieb i besides having a practical knowledge o n Is Choice, he is fully nble to supply ttl s wish a pure article either as a beverage r mcdicinal purposes, of anything they in his line of goods, which consist < following; ? Ryfc Whiskpy, Port Wine. Btttirbon Whiskey, Madeira Wlno, Corn, (swetil and sour Sherry Wine, 3 mash,) Malaga Wine, J.t Crystallized Corn, Catawba Wine. ; N. E. Hum,. Hcuppernong W1 'i Centennial .Ruht, Claret Wine, ; Old Crow Whiskey, Lincoln County ri Scotch and Irish Whiskey, flneim; Gin, Champagne, French Brnndy. 9 The above goods will bcsoldlnquai o suit purchasers, at prices from two dttliars a gallon. = Partfcsdesiring Christmas supplies' Well to glv? me a call-. A. BEQU *> Our School System. ? ety. . tic l,B of AS IT WAS, AS IT IS, AS IT OUGHT ?> '3 TO BE. f'| idlng co Lhcnn Anniversary Oration by Jamos H. wi J- H- Kicc, Esq. T1 > the _ soci- Delirerod To-day at Due West. rtlest pc rose A Complete Review of the Past nnd the Present) and Wise Suggestions j}}, tKs. for uie Fnturn-olSctter Teachers, ?n "'hlifi better OiDcers, and Uoitter Pay u lerit- Needed. . . The question which lies nearest the heart of au r. South Curollna to-day Is the Education of her til Hnn children. To aid In Its solution we Khali din- dli 1111011 CUss "the Common School Systems of the itl :r.e;j^ State." It is an Issue that forces Itself upon nj, ! K ' the attention of every citizen; one of par- jjr 1J;".? amount Importance. It Involves the personal *tl ice is interests of every child, and It embraces the ey , welfare of the Commonwealth. The history jui of all I'rotestunt Nat ions Is honcv-eombed of ,;.V; with the divergent plans of the leaders of sei iri vi> thouul11 on the subject of education. These hu ? isolated etiorts begun to take shape and sys- mi fh t tetn in the sixteenth century. Heforethut, sis f.r Iii- era the Subject of Popular Training received sei "! '' small attention. It can hardly be allirined uj thatuducation In Its modern sense and with ta: Its present adaptations was recognized at all. sit . | The t'hureh kept a monopoly In her monas- sln tarles and schools for the ministry. It was IIN nilIiit n? iron age and the development of the inns- to liiMii eles and tlio aggrandizement of wealth ab- ph mill sorbed every energy. The various Heforma- mi Hons of the Church broke the fetters of the yo mind and Inaugurated an era of Independent tin . thought. The blood of the martyrs has been al nlrv the seed of the Church, and none the less the asl Won nursing mother of Intellectual freedom und i'.a1* Intellectual development. The struggles of " Cruiunerand Ridley to purify the church K imved the way to free and cleanse the whole l'" atmosphere. Hunyiui in Bedford Jail w;w un- "'I f, .. shackling Jimgusn thought. John Huxter, "? the and grand a* Scotia's mountains, was ? _ rebuking royal pride and guiding into prop- tin , ~iir eKcnaiinels thatSoottlsh Intellect wlilcli in ?-'rf end. philosophy and theology stilt holds a doml- "r limit place. The fierce unyielding struggle of ed mnn l'urltan and Cavalier resulted in the most un- t't" <i null tied freedom of thought and planted in wf bic?- every English speaking land the germs of clu i?llt Liberty. Calvin in Ills mountain eyrie form- ha llus- ulatlng his institutes was ta: list? KEMOVINU TUB JtUHllISlI OK' ANTIQUITY }^ny and bulhUnparchcs in the temple of know I- it<j high cilj^e. Luther, heroic figure, nailed Theses on ha e no thu church doors of Germany,denouncing 111- mj eo; dulgeuces for skn, and single-handed fought pri roud to tree Uerinaii hearts and German in tell nets, jju Wesley and Whitfield at a later day led a un ' 10 movement-In *rltaln, which to day has an ?s lomc imiucnceoti thjsn lands that cannot be estl- for lcjra" mated. The truths of Christianity have ever ho ."U1 enlightened the nation's of the earth, They ttb mean light, they produce light, and a proper lend civilization Is ever the handmaid of the ChrisV? Han religion. wn -s to The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries So have been the great battle fields of truth, he * trie fr'uiij,. and fatal theories in morals, In science, P? ' ,s'.n In government, and in literature, have not "it 11,11 8 yielded without blood. With the prestige of th< !ceP" antiquity, they were guklcd and directed by \erJ' powerful religious organizations, whose exist I*01 ence depended upon their maintenance, gen- cot lJ''a erally occupying tho thrones of Kurope, anil l'? e almostalwayscoiitrollngtlie wealthy and the "tl sll,u> noble, who accepted their religion, and their to lm" opinions, us they did their landshy Inherit- 'nmice; whose very training and properly made wii now them conservative of what Was old and fiunll- tin >ou iar and timid unto cowardice of what was new tin 1 no and Independent: whose indolence and want c'di veen ()f cunure naturally combined to make them wl ',lvy cherish what they understood, and what had ?c< i' o1 heen careful of their Interests as they regard- cei ,. cd them in preferenco to things novel, crea- He 1 to tlng ti0 OKEAT CHANGES IX CHrRCII AXI) KTATK ulig- announcing new creeds In religion, demand- tru an- lugsjartliiig innovations In government and res formulating advanced ideas in education. i,r, r cx- Every Inch of ground has been hotly con- jjoi hall tested. The church has only been purified fUl Ite- by fire, and tiic intellect of the uatlous has rni, >k?" been emancipated after a most fearful contest, lnt \ J. in which the reformer has hud in the scale sc| t on against him, the mitre and the crown, the ^01] purse, and the sword. But to-day Protestant fh l p nations enjoy the fruits of the struggle and hu ' " among them we are a favored people. Hn e The various theories about education have {ini scat enlisted the foremost thinkers. The progress j,M, ,e mude has been nccessarlly slow. The mistakes 'j-j, ' ' of the past hud to be discarded, Its errors ,m avoided, and all efforts to train the people du E. based upon new conditions. The only test of (Ut nes- t-uth which Is absolute, Is time, and expert at of 1,10 pbilosophcrsand statesmen who discussed the subject. IIoxl eminent names have bceil, K|? itlvu 1,n<1 WU1 l,c adduced to prop any argument Rd- ??? vanccd. These various theories still live and .J,r man wc presume under the constitution of the i s human mind, and In Hod's wise providene'e i|1( ijjoc- w'" exist as lofnj as man lives. Wise men, wj. Ions ^recognizing the existence of diltlcultles must i? te of only strive for truth. tW( and it suour.n be iioitnd o* oru koueiikads. pri Iver- Yhc Professor who teaches, should close his J"'! !tTP* eyes to all else, the student who learns, must , '1' , . discard anything Inconsistent with It. The 111 Vii citizen, who would be wise, who would bl1 r0" 11118 free, who would keep step with the World's ".e, nronress must throw aside preconceived J1!" als. j ideas?prejudices, well named, indeed preju- Jj" dices, Judgments before hand, before wo knew . , >1,'! anything about tliu subject, before we have JJ'1 examined It all, before wc have applied the was test Of intelligent and starching scrutiny. ?' >1 Are yesearchers for truth? Do you In your l"ul !)een hearts. teachersand students, desire it? Do Jb< ilax- you visitors, citizens, parents and children, to Jals value it above all else? These templesare Wfl to IcuriitiH' mill vonr vestal tlr<< can "ll > of only burn upon the altars of truth. Tills Its 'the crot subject or stliool systems Is near to lift nn ater. TheJirst anil most prominent desire of nu best every freeman should lie to educate his Oil I- (}r urels drew. For this meii pinch and starve and la- d?i on a bornnd wear rags to givethe boy or girl scho- l|" the lastlc training. Much a sentiment should ' J11 lodge in every heart. It will dignify and en- 11,1 noble a man who never entered a school ua I'L room, this glorious purpose to elevate hi* fel; "" low though that (VIlow be the child of ills own the 'oin8- scrlousdIflleuHy in any path 13 1111 IdJ rim fai.sk notion xVu ' as to wlmt education will accomplish; It is dri been Relieved, that It will almost recreate a man, sol ,K>W? t ",vc ',',n ncw fiteulties, change his lnorhl list- c)t( n?,u turc, and wel'-nigh change the eolor of his fni loo K|{,n.. These theories obtain and men deny th< J<, themselves to fend their children to school tin tiv.?r who look for most wonderflil development's, st-i ,'lt* The boy may be a blockhead and perhaps a tic e'nK brute, and drilling and training arc expected to make him brilliant and wise, and fashion '7"1n him Into a gentleman, a perfect Apollo Helvl ^ fxer- dere out of 100 pounds of marsh mud. No less as s[-'r}1" extravagant afe the est! mates of thelntluence So 1 it - that education should have upon society; The cit i""*"' popular mind Is 'o i>e freed l'romsuperstition, Tli j'."Ks the Criminal is lo disappear from public view tli liege ftiid processes of punish men tare to he ban- de Ul>- lolmili'tn innl:n wnv fitr tin- kld-i^Iove morality 1IK pds- mid humanity of the uwi " * pu lnrra- must turn buck and fetch the fc^oof In best gold co noil- ^nd speckled vanity will sicken soon mid Ini wise ale tic rincr ^nj leprous sin shall melt from earthly tn< 1 not inold." Tli .. But alas! this Is not so, mid not to be so! wl t,lc The Individual will not lose his Identity. TUe tin '.nire'i dunce Will always be a dunce, nncJ lie whose foi ,, J moral obliquity would lead liiin to pilfer u at nteu j diine, will, opportunity being given, use his du '"i training to plunder li?s friend. of c ux Kducatlon Is widely dltl'used and yet lm- mi morality Is In the very ?lr wC breathe. We nd . see it In high places. Professional men lose wc ' their virtue: representative men lose their till re_ heads for gain; the Bench, ever und anon dls-, sh ' plays Its criminal niul the sacred desk, even bli ku- Is soiled at times with an unholy foot. Hut nl pub-1 my friends It Is unfair to charge these things mi their to education. Ymi might as well place them Its , to the account of our holy religion. mi aul?- Says A, eri was "Education Is now widely dlfluseu, 1 man Crime Is more prevalent, ty "Therefore education Increases cflme." 1 1 t'ie ?fays H, ''Just change the terms.- ed been "Religion Is now widely diffused, , d,v "(Jrlnic Is more provalent than cte'r, 1 Therefore rc'llglon Increases crime." e ao- Such argilnteiiLs deceive many because not 1 vllle. irtfted. And they who expect education to remost move crime, do not understand what e<luca- 1 ?ion. us to book.-:, means. Wo are confident I >pon the tendency of It is to ameliorate jtHd cle- sb :1: vutc the Intellect, aiul Incidentally, the heart. J Hut It Is not pern moral training. : l0 jn EDUCATION MEANS MENTAL CtrtTUUE J"] glVC AI.ONK cl, 2ven- in such discussion; The clown who blunders pr have through the list of petty crimes. would cheat or hope al,d steal and slander with Infinite grace tin- go j too der the truining of the schools. The ; i our njpro development of the mind, cd year. ?iie expansion of tlio brain, carries la uder- with It no promise of moral elevation. Moral tw ;aker culture and mental development must l?eco- en jnlor extensive. What then is education? It Is the St 'her process ol training and culture, which will to :h of develop every faculty and power of man, so as stl letVi to give him the most complete control of tv them and let him enjoy their fullest use. tli idleu This to the greatest extent of his Capacity, to phylcal, mental and moral. Education, In Its al rithe Highest sense. Is the leading out of man's wl mger powers to their limit thereby enabling hti npet- him to employ his faculties turthelr highest to class- tension for good of himself and his race.- If Cr rtelll- training can accomplish these things every of since j)>an should be educated and every Intellect sc abers t,ru|ned to Its highest exercise. This Is of tl< course Utopian add can only bo reached In as will theory. \Ve arc no enthusiast and hold nel- pi L'Tiian ther optimist or pessimist views about hit- of y Ol*- ..?,l^u.wu.l..Mt? nu ti\ 11(1 iw.fltf.il 111!- AT ' V* nillll iuuuiu, miuca|/cblluij mn ?-vr .... . iiiiuiliy. We have no sympathy with the Hi !5a y doctrineof equal rights or the idea that teach- ?l we5, lug a man to read is eduentllin or that It Is In fa well nny sense tlie hey to knowledge. Wc hold ' ' >' or tt.utouch a sentiment Ik pii from _ . Pi, FAL9R IN TJIKOHY AN'D IN FACT/ cl [omas I/earning letters and the first steps properly Vl , . is well, If the pupil understands, that the.-c |n tes or rtr() mcrt. uhiIm, and rough ones too, that may fu s And be polished and made useful by hard work and I j? oftel)- subsequent knowledge. A small amount of p, information can be made very valuable If the possessor only realizes that it Is a small Mcty amount and that he has made Just one of the I unnumbered steps/ Jiut this makes plain cq Class the fact that we should all combine and|oi direct our efforts that our children to-day tse lass? have all the advantages their minds and our|c<. clrcuinstnnees will allow. What has Month P< 1nnu? Carolina done f</r common schools In the past? i'] thk aste-wah hys'^km/ "j it Va Thefe Is sucii an amount of Ignorance and oi |,|g prejudice on this subject It Is Well for the p( T bfit generation before us to gather up the facts In ol e'ftfty thecaseand preserve thorn for refrenee. There p( has never been any difference of opinion p, among us us to the blessings of education Hi trat there have always been vnt'ylng opinions 0l Ilftuor n? to modes and forms ?nd limits. In 1H11 K( randy Stephen Eliot framed an uct which was the f What basis of the auto war system In the State. It s< I who ,R worthy of remarlc that the first effort | \i Or for of this sort, that crystallized Into form find K< desire ?kw came a) Of the fiiom the low countrt; u It is- the more noticeable that art effort should be made to furnish education for the T r/rasscs and primarily the poor, by a man who ^ represented a commonIty of rlcb men, one 1; who was himself of ancieutlineage and prince t ]y possessions. Neither the Individual nor his o rift, enifef adherent*, had felt,or conld feel in their own persons, the ncce.?rity of general educa- J Whfi'y tfon. The act made u law was worthy of the t! pOtred man and wus only inoperative from causes 1) ,t)6yoncl HIS coiliroi. n e.6?rusgii;u uiunK ititles til 1A'W, when the Legislature appointed a h to ten commission of forty-y!t members, one from I eiich district and parish; wave St.. Phillips and " vvtUdo St. Michaels which wercallowed two, "to ex- u artilne ond revise tHo froe school system" and t ESI/ report to the Governor alterations and t nendments thought necessary. Tho Gov- Ik nor whs ordered to place those reportsin the ui uidsof one or more competent persons "to tv vise and digest u system for the next Legls- , tl lure toconslder." Twenty-six of thesccom-1 ti issioners reported tind their papers were pi ven lo Professors Eliot and Thornwoll. at ,io report of these gen I leinen with the pa- ci rsol the commissioners were sent to the mmltt?eof education of the legislature ec liose action concluded the whole matter, tl: iese papers are w MINtiUI.AKLY AMI.K AND HCflOF-STIVE, ',J n ( id indicate great need for reformation of uj c existing systems. In 1K47 an elaborate re>rt was made by H. ! '. W'Jf Allston to the J)f lite Agricultural Society. This paper Is re- [l; iii-kable lor the clearness with which It ex- r i - . . .. ISCS UelCClS III I?IIC (rAir*Llil{{ nujiii ui ovnuu.r. lv d from the lidded l'act that it was produced ot the request of thestale society of farmers. c,, gen* to show the lively and general Inter- m t l'eit by till classes in common school cduca- jf, >11. From these puhllcatloiiH and reports d other contemporary records. It is evident at there have always been two principal 11, If ultles that prevented any large success ll( the ctl'ort to make a complete and harmo- cr ous system of schools for the people. The pi st trouble is one that has long existed and p( II lives to plague us "the scarcity of mon- {,t " and the unparalleled tenacity with which w sii cling to It. This however seems a badge y( freemen. The pocket nerve Is the most ?| isltive of all the many organs that till the mail frame. It is past (yiiiprchenslon that ^ jii who waste thousands on trifles will ret to the death a ten cent tax. This is re- g( veil rights, "slavery has 110 purse, not even e, locket" and therefore freedom Is chury of sex and Legislative Interference lest one sp leads to another until Ffeemen become ives in jiurse and store. This jealousy to ikes men unapproachable and often rises .SI the heighth of a <;reat evil. They listen, tfe axed, and Interested, until you mention et niey and then t hough the tongue be golden al u are not heard. Thus when you presentto se ?ir vision well attested cases of education- pi reform in Scotland and Prussia they look m {anceasthe st WOLF IN THE FATtI.E. ey admire the kennel, new and painted! ,si j abundan t grub and the sleek anuglistwi- c, rskin. but tliev see.or think they see, the fn irks of tin* chain on the neck. Iii ltepubll- a| n States too there are always men who w rough ignorance or personal greed or gen- p, illy both, raise the alarm of taxes whenev- sc any scheme Is brought forward, whether tl tiiation be the theme or not. These gen- ci men arc the Don Quixotes of the political lid and lliey are forever building anil urging Imaginary wind jiiIIIf. They never Is ve any money and they never pay any tt' tes but they are always on the alert for- si ir somebody else will do so. They are la lights Krrant, and must be Judged by pi ibin Hood's rule, "They sing too loud to pi ve any money in their pockets." Kcono- rl f Ik a good thing, and a virtue wo cannot ei icticc too closely as citizens or as a State, ot t when we approach the great questions that ei ilerlle all State and Individual progross let K do It, us patriots, as statesmen, as searchers ei truth. As a rule In such mailers the with- w Iding is parsimony aud finally seattereth hi road our substance. SI THE OTIIEll DIFFICULTY s ns to tiic end and purpose of the system. tne attlrinlngi that It was only Intended to Ip those who Could not hell) themselves?a tli uper systtihi; others that the original act (.c ended the gathering of all the children In it, 1 folds of the school at the expense of the w ?tc. The fact is that from the number of xj ur children applying for it was fu itlned principally to that class tli its benents-. The approprl- jr on never having been large enough th warrant Its extension to all classes, reach- ur X wc believe 340,(UK) at Its height. This th ,s nearly one-seventh the entire income 6f 0, i State and gives the denial to the asscr- ni n that we did nothing to advance popular t,h ligation. The system was Imperfect as we cl; llseu ut a glance. The money was divided n, ordlng to representation, each District re tliiwtiii/t/tPitlnir tn h<ip mnmlinrchln In till* i ? use. Every three years, by Joint rexolu- cv 11 of the Legislature, from three to Mi I rt ecu PU nnilssioners were appointed for each Elec- C(, 11 DlK.rlet. Each commissioner hail three ci; isteeH to aid blm In the discharge of his 0f ponslble and gratuitous duties. The ai>- j.; iprliitlons were expended by them and ac- f() inted for to the next legislature. In de- it lit of account, no new appropriations were 0i ide. The powers and duties of this com- |)f sslou were various, principally to locate je lools, combine with private funds, superin- w id generally, draw money anil nccount. cl, ey were nominally to appoint tcacliers, j| t. the fund was so small thatthey generally ft, ited with existing schools, and therefore g( J no control of the teacher. Their reports n) il to be full. They must serve or pav SJtl. j-,, ey were fined for non-attendaucc 011 board pi :ellngs and could be Indicted for neglect of ty, abuse of powers.or failure tomaka re- i1( lis. The system had many excellencies il many detects. Two of these last pronil- cn lit, want of money and want of ft snperln- w lUlng head. Every citizen of the State 0( >uld familiarize himself with the etfortsof ,n i fathers to develop a common school sys- fU n forSontii Carolina. tt t Is well also to remark tnat 110 feature or; jH ? present system whh unknown to those w 10 thought and \Prote on tliis vital subject. it Is a conin^tti and very mistaken Idea of jn t> extreme Jasscs of our citizens tliat the K( sent system of schools is of New England al gin Itccause the enrpot bagger haa some- j lit; todo with graflinglt intoourlaW, Hut tf s European in every essential feature, and K, illy received the endorsement in ait proml- tr lit points of our educational leaders on that t< e. It Is a plain statement of fait that tl vcrnor Allston In his report and criticisms m rcon, gives the outlines of a system almost tr utical with our Diesent plans and urged S? adoption in and by thw State. Our leaders )K thought were fully obreast of the European g| ture and carefully studied and dissected H) jse systems and of course varied the details fl suit our people and country. This ante H( ,r plan, though defective, accomplished rt ich good. Manyn poorchlid was lilted by tr tuition tolaborforandatlalnbcttorthlngs t( (I Vfcry many prominent and very many o >re useful citizens of the State received ail |j, certainly agreat-part of their learning un- j, r It.s humane provisions. Let us not despise n ; day of small things and let us see to It f0 it our children do not imbibe tho Idea that di j State did nothlug for common school ed- tl it Ion. if the war and its sad results had c, t come upon us we would to-day have a w 11 digested and excellent plan of schools for c) classes. We have called the system a pnu- n r system. We Intend no reflection but the 8| voeates of a wld er plan embracing all chll- n] in declared wlt'-a reason, that the State by S| octlng the poor for their bounty made the nice invidious to the object chosen. The tie follows wore Kent to the same schools as is children of more favored parents but ? uy went as almoners on the bounty of the " ite and could but be in on unpleasant posi- u in. THE l'KESBNT SYSTEM. ft ,Ve desire now toplaceln yonreyensclearly w we can the present system of Reboots In w nth Carolina. We arc anxious that every a izen slutll understand its operations, p en as we allude to its benefits or defects g i\v may bo able to sympathize with or con- w mn as Judgment dictates. Let It be Judg- li mt, not pre-judgment. The scheme is ni>- rl rently complex. but Is really as simple ii theory and piactlce as can bo expected, to tl vor so much ground and relate to so many p ilviduals. We shall refer only to its rola- e ?n to, the white race and reserve our com- I ;'nts'untll we get the system before yon, h ic Superintendent of Kducation is Its head, g josc office is in Colujnbla. He Is elected as V e other State officials and holds bis office li two years with a salary ot He gives w >or.d for $5,000 for the proper discharge of li ty. Those duties arc "general supervision ei all the free schools In the State." He tl list visit when he can every county, make a dresses, diffuse Information about the a >rkingsof the system, Inspect schools and n rect us to government and instruction. He e all secure uniformity of text books, proper h inks for teachers, commissioners, exam I- II ng boards. 1:1c Is to collect books, maps, ei iterlal that will Illustrate his work in all > i stages anil departments and Anally b ike a full annual report through the U??,v- n nor to the Legislature, covering, tl I. Number of pupils in tho SUito and coun- o In the wliools. . v II. Number of white and number of color- J< a III. Number of schools. t< IV. Number studying different branches. J( . .. V . AVITIISC ?#l l\ww.ucin, IT. Number of school houses. I" VII. Number of Tcacliers' Institutes, e VII. Statistics, a [X. (.'outof schools to County Commit- II mors. n st. The Superintendent of education. a !nd. Sta-te Examining Board, four counsel- ti rsappointed by the Governor. They must s cet at t he call of the Superintendent their e airman. They examine applicants to teach v escribo standards of proficiency for teach- v s, hear appeals and aid the Superintendent n nerally. a Ird. The county school commissioner clect- n every two years whose salary Is tliroo dol- a rs per day of actual service not to exceed t o hundred days. Tills officer has also a a blnet. of two counsellors appointed by the a ate Hoard, each appointee to be competent teaen a flrxtcrade school. These three con- 1; lt-ute a county examining Board whose duIt Is to examine teachers, to familiarize a emsijlves with the needs of the schools, and appoint three school trustees In the p,enerschnol districts, which are coextensive now th townships. The school commissioner i' is nmny and responsible and onerous duties perlorm. lie must keep an office nt the t airt House, he must aid In the examination 11 teachers, he must visit and inspect all e hool 5, familiarize himself with their operains, search out their defects and advant- s :es, secure uniformity in text books and 1 ans of tcachlngand In fact be the real head i: ?viiti>iri In Uiecountv. He must, ? inuully make complete report# to tho State I ( iperintendent. It is required that lie Khali t ve bond of one thousand dollars for the' { Ithful performance of duly. < l'lio county Hoard appoint three trustees In I eh school district and those three have j fl large of all local educational Interests, must ^ eot regularly, must supervise the schools, J nit theni frequently, and In a local way act i the general work or the county board. In t ct so intimate is their connection that they t ive given them the power to suspend or ex- J :\ i>upfls. This then Is s THK SYSTEM IN A NUT SHELL. s The* patrons are tho base. The children havb' ! Iiiat privilege to attend these schools with- _ it charge from six to sixteen years. The j hool trustees are lite local supervisors. The j mnty boards are one step removed who km- , srvlse all district boards and schools. They ,, i turn are supervised by the state examhi- , ig board. Thlssystem of supervision is well i Igh perfect on paper and la really the heart c ' every system of common schools carried t i by thp State. The responsibility issoini- r ised arf to be lodged In various boards, each T r which has checks and limitations and su- < arvislon, until the head Is reached in the . arson of an ofllcer. who must report yearly , id In dei il und Who goes back to the source . f all power, the people, through their llepre- i mUUlvesln the Legislature. It would not be Just to compare the two . osteins we have presented to you. The ante i ar plan dltt'ers from tho present in this es- . mtlal feature; The one was tho product of , mole legislation, the other whlcli we nov J mg la In Its elements a part of the organic law : nd Imbedded in tbeconatitution of tlieState. ( he first was befrlg changed by constant. ncla | 3 reach n higher standard and was confessed- , f Imperfect, moTc however In Its adinlnls- I ration than It* theory. The praelleal work < f both reminds us of tho story of the old , irmer who bought a spanking new wagon. Svcry time his fcrlver put 6n trie body he got , ho hind part in-fore. In despair he applied to . is master for directions. The old gentle- , nan full of the subject rallied forth chalk In . land and proceeded to set things right for all J ime. Going to the front of the body he said , Jack." addressing the teamster, "I will put . , big B on the from for before." Going to he hind gate li? also wrote a big K saying . hat "stwtl for behind;" Jack was well sat fled doubtless and never found difficulty n til he went to use his body again. Those vo systems present many advantages, but icre are defects In detail and In ndnilnlstraon. The untaught body of officers and the Jbllc have found a big B on both systems id at both ends, and have worked first one id and then the other In front. Tli^prevlous plan we Bay Is a part of the msmution. It was adopted by the radicals lough the two mill tai, the money-element as added by the people Of the State. We ive stated that our citizens have always sld different views as to the rights and duty ' the State to educate. Ililt we must rernem?r now that nothing but-a convention of the ople can alter this provision of the constlitlon. We have by organic law, which no cgislature can touch, a school system and a romlll tax. It Is certainly well to adapt u-sclves to the situation and see that we reive the largest possible benefit from the oney col looted. The Legislature can mody and ameliorate and expand the system of mi moil schools. It is our duty and should : our pleasure to examine most thoroughly le provisions of the plan as It now stands, nend, revise, digest and pcrfecttt. Thegenal superln 'undent bus made we think a ouible and efficient officer. He bus made lmirtant suggestions which have been r.doptI. Thf> ihliIi Ik full nf difficulties, nnd the ork Is one that must. progress slowly nnd !iir.s must puss before we can expect harmoousand very efficient work in a system, ;w,complex, and so far reaching in its dells. There are defects we repent In oflr system. >meof them Inhere to all plans for popular location ; others aro Incident to our coUuy and our situation. THE KIKST OKF.AT OBSTACLE i progress is the conflict of opinion as to the .,,1,?r? .1,. #1 iunnuu lis question hero becuu.se the State has actI through lier then uiuhorltles. Individuviews would he out of place and nppenr to ick notoriety. South Carolina has approbated money, nnd our constitution delanils its annual disbursement. We arc roncly In favor of a convention of the peoe to modify the delectable Instrument nown us the present constitution of the (ate of South Carolina. Of course such n invention will beheld and educational afIrs will have full and fair discussion with 1 other great Interests. But our duty Ik 1th the present. Wise men deal not with isslbllites and probabilities when they have >1 Id facts. I.et us remit the discussion tn te constitution and meantime educate the llldren us best we may. THE SECOND UIIEAT TKOUllLE want of money. The present aysm which Is largely modeled after the Prusan plan diverges some Interesting partlcurs. The Prussian system Is based on a full ;o vision by the State for the pay of teachers, iirchnseof books, school houses and maleal and absolute and critical inspection oi ,'erydetail of the work by the government Ilcials tinder an Imperial Muster. Also an iforced attendance of every child in, the lugdom, under heavy penalties to be vislti on the parents. Our plan Is voluntary and c will not have it otherwise. Our taxes, irge as they are, enough to Impoverish the ate, only provide for the partial pay of the achers. We furnish no books, no material, j school houses, worth the name, nnd it Is fe to say weeaiinot arid will not soon do so f State aid. The tax realized last year for le fund wusS-'JIO.OMl, of which Abbeville re ived S17.00I). Tills amount, or rather half ol , was to be distributed among two thousand hitechildren reporte?datthe'uul>IIc schools, ils would allow $4.00 per scholar for theyenr, r those actually reported and at UnstoneIrd were not and uru not on the public fuud. i my own town to-day there is u school ol irty scholars, all within the prascribcd age, id yet supported by private means. If all c white children were enumerated it would iiy give 82.30 per scholar. This fund does >t pay. therefore, more than one-third of e tuition fees, Here then is a serious difflilty. The State comes in nnd pays three onth's tuition and yet claims to furnish the aeher, choose the books and plan of teachgand has general supervision. Now It Is Tdcnt that this Is a vital defectand must be ired. Such an arrangement weakens the m I rol of a suite and really the school olllals are shorn of their power. In the matter location of schools there Is great difficulty, very man wants one at his own door nnd r his own children. He says I am taxed for and therefore I demand rellof. I will cut 1' Hie supplies. I denounce the system, the >nrd and everything connected with It unss the machinery gets me n school right here I want It. How Is he met? The ofllrs feel their weakness, they are only custoiansof a small fund and they lack nerve id position lo say we act for the greatest km1 of the greatest number. They locate a jwschooland shirt u new stuivntlon pen rsomc toachernnd toootten for Ills Innocent iplls. The multiplication of schools Inircs low grade teaching. The boards ure wnpered In the selection of teachers They have trouble to secure competent Invlduuls. With the most perfect system, other ise, It is al I a stupid failure without a thoriglily furnished teacher. Ah u rule such ten cannot be had for small pny. The small md and Its Infinitesimal divisions reduces , beyond n decent limit. The consequence that you drive Into other pursuits those ho havenny business qualifications. Colge boys teach for one r,r two years to step ito other matters and a large portion of our hruiiunrntiiiiirl.L hv those whose training nl habits <io not tit tlicm for the work, here Is no fraud ko fatal an an unworthy ncher. No article so dear as a cheap peda>2uc. With small pay and no specially allied flass to draw upon, the boards have i make a low standard. They now publish iree grades and It Is not presuming too iucIi to say, that no man should be allowed itcarha public school who does not tit himdf for ihe first grade as a minimum. This doubtless the official view but they must ve time, and work up to the proper standrd, as we are not prepared for the highest Igtits nt once. The teachers of primul-y :hools r.hould be most thorough teachers. A urn ilnds It difficult to break away from the iilnlngat his mother's knee and the earliest achers leave Impressions that never die, ur college boys aud public men pronounef idly, spell miserably, and alas have their lformallon base up like a pedestal on IU pex. Why? Inefficient, Improper Imperct, and pernicious early training, The foun ntlon Is Insecure. It Is far ocltcr to dc lorough work In the primaries and if ncjsslty compel the pupil to commence th< orld on this basis. No boy ever profited oj allege culture who had bad training at first nless he went, back and renewed bis tlrsi :eps. How many have been forced todothh Iter leaving college, in tbo midst of Iife'f xsrn and pressing duties. a?l of education. We shnll never sco the necessity or mor uglily trained teachers for these schools un;ss we familiarize ourselves with the endf lid alms of Education and the processes bj lilch such results are reached. The chllt llnd meets at every step of It* developinenl icts simple and complex. It learns names lilch to It are arbitrary, until connectei ritti the uses of tilings, and the laws of cuusc nd effect. Even the .primal und simples roeess requires a perfect standard for iti uldunce, for the names of things will other rise be lmporfectly and Improperly known [oiiies where children olitnlu at onco tin Iglit. names for the right things, will give ar npulso to proper training that cannot be es mated. When the young intnd leaves th< arcntal care and guidance It should taki very succccdlng step upward and onward f the teacher Is thoroughly furnished, If lu ns passed understanding!^ over the wlioh round, mastered k In detail, and as a sy> em. used books as a means to nil end, learn lg Mint the power of Independent thought li rorth a thousand thoughts, gathered also tlx icts of nature and the best views of the wis St thinkers, ns the furniture of his mind lien given the ability to impart Information nd the pupil will find that learning Is a roy 1 road. Ills education, the leading out of hii ilnd, will goon gradually but surely, am very faculty will be called Into proper ant ealthy exercise. As It approaches a subjec will Insensibly analyze it In its nature anc auAHnnniw! rotation t<? miirroniirlImr fthlpnhi To object In nature is totally Isolated, bu ears to Its fellows numberless relations--re lote and delicate, Intimate and clear. Rj Ills analysis the most noble and profouni peratlon of the human Intellect, the mint rill reach the reason and relations of all sub ?cts presented and turning In Its career, b( ble by the corresponding habit of synthesli s build up and bind together subjects and ob jcta In all their multiplied affinities.* Hue! perations and such processes can only bi or for mod successfully by minds thoroughly ilucated but this ability Is gained by patlen nd persistent and proper work from the ear ieststcps. If the foundation be Imperfee nd unsound the whole fabric Is Incomplete nd one-sided. We submit, therefore, tha tie llrst steps are the most Important ani liould be taken under theguldunce of teach rs of the highest culture. We understaui ery well that in our own country an( lth ourchanglng customs that teaching 1 ot a business and teachers are not a cla? nd with our sparse population schools can ot be loeated to give all children tho saun dvantages. The people have not lnforme< hemselves and time Is neccssary to estubllHl nd vlndlcute great measures. The defect* s classified are-, I. Want of Sympathy from the people main v from want of Information, II. I UIll?I UlJ(,iUH.,..UUII OU1UX i/?. nd poor control. III. Scarcity of cducatcd teachers, IV. Too many schools. V. Wantof constant and critical snpcrvlt on by the officers. There are sonic smaller matters but we oml hem. Notably wo refer to the necessity o uonthly reports from school trustees to com nlsSioners. The first difficulty can be overcome as th ysteinis understood and Its defects remove ts plans fultlllcd and amendments made a leee.Hsity demands or wisdom suggests. Th (,'i'ond trouble can be met but not by th Unto. The appropriation is as large as wll lo made and Is Itself a heavy trx on our crip led resources. Hut we believe amendment an be added. Suppose every school apply ng for the aid of tho Strtte be required tc adi I, fixed amount. Let the Legislature sji; rhat a minimum sum shall be to secure It lelp. This can be supplemented by a cer am fixed pro rata received either from loco axutlon or private subscription. Let th axetlon be ordered by the community sut eet to general State rules. Tho Legislature hould also limit the number of schools b; aying clearly that only so many school houlu be'carrled on In so many square mllci ir better perhaps by some numerical stand ird. This secures the wholo subject fron ocal Jealousies and fnctlons. Tliere cai )C nodoubtof therightsanddufyof he Stat o see that the fund for education Is wlsHj ind well expended, securing thfe'greatest gbol o thegreatest nnmher. Then as the stat ias no partialities and is supposed to dcslr ivery community and every child t? reeelv iqual benefits of course each Vicinage wouli ocelve Impartial Justice. There will b treat incentive ana we win not only nav fewer schools but lughbr standards and mor dllcient teachers, sctl'mls would be larger, sal tries more remunerative) higher talent am nore thorough culture enlisted. Teach ng will become a profession: We have nn uvored the Idea of Noi^nal sMibols here t he extent of her laws* and other educator.1A'e think our collegfcs should give a learnln; A) their instructions which tvjll answer ou jresent purpose. The various faculties migh 5lve lectures to extend over u limited time iay two weeks twice a year,, in which th suds and objects and nlms Qf teaching shal je discussed, the modern methods and aj jllances brought to the general attentlor inppose, gentlemen, yohr Faculty make th rlnl AdvortlspKiiph ri rflscnsslnn khV for Al just this year, provide board and chargn moderate lee for each teacher or person In al tendance. Another sfcasOn such lecturc might be delivered Ih the course at such pi rlous?\s to create general Interest, and als prove prolltable to your students. It wl Jm# and produce I'rtilt. EVery teacher In tli county and every ofiie desiring to teach coul spare funds and tlnife to attend a short coun It would Inform thejr uilnds, and keep tbei fibi"e'/!*t of the ago and If these exercises ai ma-Jo to include the Tcuchcrs' Institul of the county their succcss would be &? A Rured. IThe last and most important element of Q success is the constant and critical supervision by thepuldoJllccrs of the.state and couuty. It is of course only possible for the Htate TTT superintendent to give general control and in- W spcctlon. The county boards must do the " work, tills Including local trustees. Penalties should bealllxed to nil these ofllces, to com- T} pclacceptance and performance of duty. Ev* Jj ery- man who holds even a trustee's place of, should have his duties clearly detlned and un- prfe derstood. and be guided to their performance Glo under the eye of the olllclal nextabove them, lew i uev urc jmiu lor wiuir worn uy mc geuuiu wc wcliure mid In exemption from road, mllltla nut unci Jury duty. Hie county board of examiners should receive u per diem and their time _ limited, they should also work under penal* _ tlcx. 'I'lie commissioner must be better paid, his whole time must bo glvcu to the work and though he be elected his qualification* | should be prescribed by the State board or the m r.firlKlntnri'. The (lutli-s of tills otllcf are del- I i loilo, extraordinary and requiring largo culture, coupled with experience,ana great prac- . tical wisdom. lie 1* the driving wheel of the A machinery and unless his salary In made at ry* leastSl.OOO and the duties Indicated In the for system carefully perlormed It will never ,|IC reach any degree of perfection. Kj. IT education be a good thing, let lis enjoy It. < If it will elevate the Individual, harmonizo ,h( the social conflict nnd lift up the State to a y higher piano of progress lot us diffuse its ? blessings. Wo have said that to be valuable, EDUCATION tftTST TltAI.V THE PHYSICAL, JIENTAIl AND MORAL MAX. ' C Those things tlnd fearful dlfliculty in men's ? minds. Tliey dislike the State to touch education or morals lest a soulless corporation on the one hand may he the prolific source of Infidelity, or otherwise make a religion for itself feu and maintained at public charges. .My friends, 11 le the Athenians when they embarked on their ships bidding defiance to their enemies, "Wo are thostate," we are the niasters. We can build and wo 1 can destroy. To parents and teachers the da; first care is physical health. Pupils of- A1 ton hold up td pass through College life with coi the honors but their feeble frames soon give way. The laurels wither in the grasp. J Success In our dally life and before our eyes is only won bv toil; and toil means muscle 1 i and hone. OI In literature, Byron nnd Kontaand Cooper wl i and White gavo evidence of feeble frame of i and diseased bodies.. The giants of poetry, J i Milton, Shakspear, carried to perfection the ? "mctui nana in corpora iraHo.'' .So in all tho departments of study, mental work, whether in the realm of prose, literature or the pro' fes*lons, large success requires the healthy, ' vigorous physical frame to support the large and actlvc brain. Upon this basis we build mental culture. This process requires infl- "1 1 nlte wisdom and infinite skill. Tne teacher ; must explore the unknown nnd unmapped . mlnd and character of every pupil. He must A enter into Intimate sympathy with his bud- a ding nature, interest his fuculties and dfsclp1 line Ills youthful power and encourage him *3 to plume his wlugs for flights that grow wid- J er and higher with each successIVte effort. TT Huhver agrees with Helvctlus "The child " : should be educated from Its birth, but how ? \ Send him to school?lie is at school already .n with the twogrcatest principles of nature and i love." A Greek wrltor tells of one who to ? ; save his l>eos their flight toHymettrlus cut * tlielr wings and brought them flowers. The B . poor bees nindo no honey. So early teaching 1 at school Is cutting the wings of the child's mind and giving him flowers, he should And himself. Let us leave him to natureand na? ture's proxy, his mother. Who can tell tho wonderful nmlestv. tho elirantio nnwor Hint ? slumbers there ? The child's torcTi muy con- I trol the Lunyard. but what strength can qq, swerve the hurdling screaming shell. The OM young mind has a heavy task before It; its 8^c memory must play and expand to gather and ^ . keep the numberless names, to garner the fa, multiplied facts and grope Its way along the many lines that open to Its vision. What a momentous task to classify and ar- ftB range all these treasurers, and so discipline f0, the faculties as to produco their largest and pi{ fullestdevelopment. It Is the duty of every parent and teacher to perfect this training with moral culture,. We aro a Christian nation a people who recognize and worship God . and no education Is sufficient or satlstnctory J to us that docs not mako m< nil law the base, and fibre, and crown of all training. Not religion but morality. The school is not to step Into the urena of home or the sphere of the tChurch, but should bo the handmaid and Iheiper of both. Moral power is ,the tremen- jjj dons* engine of the ageand no tuition Is vatua- 0* hie that loses sight of it. It droVc Christian Europe to Palestine, it wrcHted thegreat charters of English liberty from thb drown. tl has given Washington a deathless lnttle and } added Leo and Jackson to that illustrious roll of names the world will not let die. It lighted up the age as Luther approached the I)lct at Worms when that calm, clear eagle eyo looked on the nrray of wealth and powerand that clarion voice rang oht."Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise, God Kolp mo I" Wo want full and thorough training foronr children based on the recognized laws of our nature, physical, mental, and mornl. Wo m must rencli that end by systematic effort..and | we are now shut up to that pjnn prevented l>y he the State. Ablievlile county linn always taken pride in the number and character of her ? ivotc school*. The name of Waddel S linked with her early history, id he was only tho first of a long and famous line. Greenwood. Cok?sbury and Due West havo connected themselves Inseparably with thisnffort to educate In State and county. Any citizen, who addresses an AbbevlUeaudlenco on this vital subject will enlist their sympathy and nttcn- w tion. Herent Due West, gentlonion. this sub- " .lect has always had most earnest and able con- CQ slderation from your Facility. They are en list- \ lng anew in this work and we commend it |,a 1 most strongly to you. It presses home upon gj all citizens, but more Imperatively upon edu- ha cated men. I have tried Imperfectly to pre- j sent to you theold, the new and the needed sys^msof common Schools In South Carolina. What is our purpose and duty ? Let lis 1 amend and Improve It. As we stand half ' hearted we dissipate our means and strength. ' Let us embark In the boat, atop Its ; ' leaks, trim Its sails and grasping Its rudder with Arm and unyielding hand bear the ouiic uii uj luriuiiir. NdtiSe to Creditors! THOSE holding Claims against the Estoto 1 of Thomas.]. Hill, deceased ate roquest- B i ed to meet me In tho Probate office at Abbe- I j vllle Court House on Friday, tho 25th of Jolv I next for tbr> purpose of canvassing the ?Md J claims, with a view to an early sottlemeat f said estate. /V*. y W. E. WALTERS, - N Administrator of Estate ol T. J. Hill I July 2,187U. o [ Don't Be Deceived j -BUT COME ANDLOOK FOR YOURSELVES* AT the long list of desirable and usefbl ar- ^ tides to be sold atgrcatly reduced prices y Worsteds worth 40 cents marked down to 25. ? Worsteds worth .'10 cents marked down to 20. Worsteds worlli cents marked down to 18. Worsteds worth 20 cents marked down to 15. Now Is the time to get bargains^ tj 4S-TERMS CASH. M T* U TT 1 1 a_ n . I jtt. jjXr naaoon oc i/O. g ' July 2,1870. o I MILLINERY MILLINERY!! 4 0 JUST received nnotbcr case of new and desirable Millinery goods?new shapes of Hats and Bonnets. Ties, Jabots, Kumlngs, Flowers, Funs, Fan Olrdlcs, Parasols, Ac, I We are also offering sonio bargains iu this de- I partmont. R. M. Haddon & Co. Jnly2, 1870. o , l0' FINE" MILL. 3 : ev t tli illJllBlIS! mas just had his mill on cal- * j n houn'sCreek. eight miles west of Abbcville Court House, put In tine repair by one ! of the best millwright's In the country. With i anew bolting cloth, a tine new water wheel 1 nnH Imnrnvcd nuu'llllierv of OVCry kind. 00 , ran not lull to please nil who may favor lilin I ' with their patronage. All hea&R Is a fair! . trial; when he will guarantee wifidfactlon lu | B both nuantUy snd quality of yield. f JuIyU, 1879, tf ; mmm' 'i nr j ATTRACTIVE AND NEW f I -AI- a; 1 CmiiiMffl & Tfimpleton's \ * A Five Cents Counter! $ ; j.ooo & - ' ? - -x. nrrrn n?a. I I I Uselul Articles at riva oeuus iipieuo: I For CASH Only!! ? Jnst the Tiling for Hard Times!!! y June 25,1S79. w F 5 SPE CIALMENTION! c T/NirriNO COTTON lu banks, both color-1 f 1 JY ed and white, ut 111 o W. Joel Smith & Son's " ? JuneS"), li>70. w "SAMANTINE .NERVINE" it o pOR Kplleptlc fits. A positive nndsuie cure i; r us well as fol1 all nervous diseases. r ~ Edwin Parker. t onnc^ ioiv, vr j ? BEAUTIFUL LINE. ~ j } > OIIiK JAHOHH; T;ucV Scarfs, Fun Cords, i U ) lO Neck HufMltigff.I^ullcslfatR, Pretty Plow- 31 e er?,iin?l other (Uftnaole goods Just received, w i- very cheap, At the " Eibpdfium of Fashions. ^ June 25,' WO. w n ~~ DRESS GOODS. ~ ~ ,i /"?F all kinds now selling off a'. ie U ly low figures, ?il the finishing 5 , Emporium of F anions. I ;e Juueij, b.9 * i 0 TollJE WEST6 ?AND HAVE YOUR- ^ itehesj Clocls and JewelryFiied ^ F.IN'O permanently located at Due West, 1 w to cull tHe attention of the people Abbeville County, ,to the fact, that I mn \* pared to do till klml&of work on Watcbca, ljC ckn, Jewelry, Ac., In the bent Myle and for Ar i money than any other watch maker In State. All wdrjt guaranteed to give entire p Isfactlon or no charge. I*1 J. M. VIS&NSKI, / h fcbi 10. 18711. tf Due W?t, 8. C. Lc "NOTICE ? ) Debtors and Creditors. & I/O LL persons Indebted to the Estate of Dr. . JAMES K. MABHY, debfcased, either Ai note or account ar? request*!! to come ward alul pay the same at tin early day to : undersigned or to mr agent Dr. J. W. IIXEK. 1'hose neglecting to heed this Lle? will find their notesand accounts In J-* i hands of an Attorney for collection. ill peraorfs having claims against the Eb- Ai e will present thfclr demands. MIW. M. J. MABUY, , Administratrix. of let. 23, 1878, tf. Dissolution. s HE Partnership. heretofore existing be- uf twecn W. H. Gilkerson and I). H. Cana? V7 y under thomuneof GILKERSON & CAN; *" JAY has this day been dissolved by mutual "r isent. W. H. OILKKItHON, N D. IL CAN ADA Y. unc 6,1870. " Ai ?he business will be condncted by W. II! LKER80N to whom all notcsand accounts II be paid. Who will seltle thcVliabilities tlie said rtrm. D. H. CANADA Yi ~ uno 25 1879. d Dr. H. D. WILSON; t DENTISTRY, .bbeville, C. H., S. G. | i- Office; Upstairs over the Post Office. '?* Cfl rune '?>, 1879. tf. o rhooping CougK Mixture. long wanted cure at B; L EDWIN PARKER'S tc une 2*). 1870. w * jivery Stable J HAVE sold my LIVERY STABLE business to Mr. CHAS. D. ALLEN, who will nduct that business in' the ftitnreonhls r n account, but I will continue to keep 1 >ck for sale at the old stand, as heretofore. y( 'hankliurageuerous public for their past rors, I take pleasure in recommending Mr. jLBN to their favorable consideration. have at presentand will keep at all times ;ood lot of horses and mules at the utuble sale, and In my absence Mr. Allen wlllbe sased to accommodate my customers. u A. J. PENDLEY. 1 ilay 20,1879 A NOTICE. t. rAVlNG bought th? LIVERY STABLE | I UU8INEHS heretofore conducted by I it. A. J. PKNDLEY, I would solicit u share the public patronage. y( Chas. D. Allen, ?; Jay 20, l.STlf 1 Carpentry. " HE undersigned hereW ClfM notlcc that "" Is prepared to do all kinds of V AEPENTER'S WOBE [' (AND wtTTmTwn,. JUT u juuA/jum u ? i also repairs (TTOM GINS, THRASHERS, ANp FANS; ful 1 supply of GIN" MATERIALalways on |] nd. Farmers are requested to bclrur. their; |J ns up early in tho season to allow time to ,vo tnem properly prepared. Uso^agent tor the < Taylor Cotton Gin, * The Brooks Cotton Presfi; id all kinds of RUBBER and LEATHER SLTINU. D, B. SMITH, ABBEVILLE, C. H.f B. C. mm l6. 3, GRANITE RANGE,_ Abbeville C. H.,S.C | [s dolly receiving his stock of ipriag and Summer j m Gins.: GENERAL MERCHANDISE. ?-Thc most perfect, stylish and complete t of ' n u Ready-Made Clothing J or bronjrht to this market?chenp, snbstan*1 unil funhlonuble. Remember to cull 011 5 DncrwDrur ? . ruoxjiijuluuj j o, 3 ftranlt' Abbeville, S. C. prlil ?, 1S79. o Theo. Earkwalter, MARBLE WORKS, noad Stukkt, near LowkR maukkt; j AccirHTi; Ox; jr C rEE]fts i>u hatid rind finishes to order I5 L , tl Monuments, ToinbBtonfcfe n id Marble Work In general. A liirg<; seloe- >n ready for lettering nnd delivery at short >tlce. .Several hundreds of new designs In e most modern styles Monument furnished I leaper than ever before In this market and the best workmanship, similar to that of j c Confederate Soldiers' Monumeutrecently ected by me in this city. T March L'll, 1H7D. I 17 A \!TI?n A LIMITED XUM- 1 1 AIT 1 JLjJL/* iicr or active, cneritlo canvassers to eiiCTge In a pleasant and f oiltable business. Good men will llnd this rare chance to make money. Such will i ease answer this advertisement by letter^ 1 icloslng stamp for reply, suiting what ')usl- > they have been engaged In. Nono but < iose who mean business need apply. Address FINLEY, HAItVKY & CO., P Oct. 2. 1878, lyj Atlanta, Ga. "richardTantt7^ ! ashionable Barber & Hair Dresser, j ] ABBEVILLE, S. <J, I l LL work done neatly and In the most ap-' V. proved style. Glvo me a call. Satisfae- ' on gurranteed. 11. GANTT. Dec. 4,1878. . TT n Tirrnr. n. ij. fatcl later ^ jNjjgg, i: cl [os> th/?1owi^l W-IV-CS. Cull !it bo etoro ol r ?:mrnwe\lS.C% yA^ro b.? may ul-i^Viloiiml during-Ut'hesb hours. /[;m s, ist9. glass FRUIT JARS. IT EDWIN PARKER'*. -May 7, i IUEBKVILLE & COLTJMBIA RAILROAD r * SUMMER BC1II5DULE. ">ii ntid nftcr Mondny, JUo? aL.J/M, tho 8?icn*:erThHlnH will rtih at lbilow? daily; uduyseXbeptell: . ... ... . j ^*v'-. nve Colombia tit,. 10 30 a m 11VC Alston.;.. ....12 V p in live newoerry an> > uve Hodge*.:..^. ?4 27p m ' uv(j Beiton..:.,: ,?.... ou p m rlvout Greenville? 7'80p nl j)owy ave Ordopvllie at..1..^,.. 3 45 a m > HVe Bfilton ......t,8 'Si u ti\ ave* Hodgc*.?^..... - fl 56 a m live Newberry - , ,..'?rr.rV2 45 p m > . uvo AlHton.. ]i 17 p'm . rive atColuhlbla; ...... .3 v> p m S'DEIWONANli BLUE RIDGE BltANCH. } .. *KZ ave Bolton B 03 p m) uve Anderson.:...,. .. ?. 6 60 p m ' * ave Pendleton...::::.'..,.? ? 7 45 p n\> iave Perryville:!:!" -I 8 2(1 pm -rive at Wnlhalla - 9 00. p in . / . ? down. *>vo Valhalla- 5 l&ani ave PerryvllHJ...:;:i:: !>& am ' ?ve Pendleton 40 a rn ave Anderson 7 36 a m Tlve at Beltoii.ii:; ...I..'.'.'.'.'..-....*. 8.15 a m LAlfRENft BRANCH. ' Naurens Branch Trains leave Laarrax C. H. 7.;{Ua. m. and Ndwberry Jit MO p. au, on lesduys, ThnredayB ftndSiiturdaJrB. ? ABBEVILLE BRANCH TR^JSfl. \bbevillc Branch Train conno<2$ at Hodges Itli down and up train dally. Sundays expted. I/oave Abbeville HjiQ a. m.;. leave1 i>dgo8 4,30 p. m. . . '< ! Up and down Trjilnn ort the. imvjn .stem afte close connection at CMlumoJIa with tiie , ) rtnd down day Passenger Train* on the >uth Carolina Railroad atld with the through eight Trains, with PasHenster CU?? attached. ?ihe Wilmington. Columbia and August* illroad, and at Alston with the Lrnlnsof tha. mrtiinbarg, Uhlon and Coluhlbia Railroad r Union. Snartanbilr*. Hifndersonvllle. shevllle, &*., &c. THOMAS DODAMEAD: .i, General Superintendent* ?" jabuz Noktok, Jb? General Ticket Agent rrrciABt ?-* r> * . v _ For Tfcs Gooi of Tie Grift HAVE .CONCLUDED TO GIVE MY whole ntt^utlon to my Shop, I kIimII kIvq GOOD ATTENTION. If any person wlshi tohavelhclr Watches Repaired line; them In. t have all the tool* and marials to do it up in tlie ' Best of Style AND ATtBE Lowesr Rates Mile. F YDn.WANTl.yOURlCLO(ik REPAIR* ' cd bring ^tJn and it will be done rifht. If ju wafot yotif1 JEWELRY MENDED BrifJg It on. if yon Want your IWIN6 MACHINE MENBEU 'his is the plkfte toget it d<ra4 in the Best of Order. / .' nu can have a^-y any piece mode new or thtf d one repalreui Ir yob wast yoar jrtn? or stol repaired thin in is, the.place to bav?. 16 me. AH these article* be repaired in e best of order dt the Lowes}, Price*, Ive me & Trial and Satifftjr 1 onr: Ives.-?TERMS CASH: ? JOHN L. GLASS; J an 22, 1870. XX. - J HI! Ml IJLi 11 1/IlliU MlWia I !R, JAS. 1. SHERIDAN Bmggist A Chwalst, fl OFFERING HIS LARGE AND WELIr selected stock ot . DRUGS, MEDICINES, "PAffsT^S. OILS. iet aid. Fancy Articles, ' Loiv <low;n for CASlt ii^o; , ' A idt tit flfa'o Clgara ftij.Tobacco. Your patronage Is rbspect rally solicited, JAS. L SHERIDAN. April 1?, 18TC. ?m. mm -AGENT.ffo. 2, Granite Bange; [ Buy and Sell Por C<ash; STAPLE AXb FANCY &00D8, CHOICE FAMILY GROCtftlES. ALSO, A GOOD LINE OF CONFECTIONARY." CIGARS, A SPECIALTY! f ?My motto Is "Live and let Live."? JIVE ME A CALL. MANTUA-MAKING ojsccntcd with ncntexfl and dispatch ahii upon Rcufonablo ii-mo, by llrs. M. McDonald. March, 12,1879. APPOINTMENT OF . township Assessors-' ofReal Estate. plY an act of the LegMat-irfl apprbved DP December 24,1878 it is rity'do .my 4u-. r to appoint three intelligwjjt. au<f disI'eot freeholders in each totpriskipl^th? ounty who shall constituted, Tj'ownphip loard of Assessors for rci\,estate. . ,T lereforo make the folloWmg' ap^ointients, viz: Ninety-Six.?F. M. Pope,' II'. "W. Major nd M? B. Lipscomb. . , Greenwood.?C. A. C. Walter, W. T. lendorson and C. C. Law.", Cokesbury.?B. Z. Hornaon, Dr. W. T. ones and M. B. McGhee. Donaldf/yUle.?VV. E. J^irmore, J. R. .<atimec,&nd J. F. Agnoiz,.. r Due, West.?Sam AgnSW, J. M. Carvil?t4ndM. B. Clinkscalgs. Ldng C'a ne.?J. N. .Cccliran, E. WestieltlandE. Henry. , . ??mithvillc.?W. A. Eomax.R. H.DcViil and L. 12,,Rykard.^ ^ . White I [all.?Willis sijutn, ueo. *>. -aldti-ell n od S. P. Brookpi Indian H ilf.'-H. W.' tiles, R. J. Rols rtson and T; M. JajJ ... ... _ Cedar S)i riiy^>-r-}Jno.'E,'7}radle7> Dt.'J. -< Presslv ai^.W.'M.-MaC'aslan. , ,. Abbeviil c.-i-W. II.Parker, A. K. L'Jsiy ind W. la. Ifrooks. . ,. Diamond Ilfll.-W. Ai Black.Ita1. A H.' N?UandJ. Ij,..I)rownlce.' . Lowndes vi:Je.'---^hpp. Baker," W.' A. Lesly and J. P.;Youhtf.' * M^gnolii' Calhoiiri, E. A." Boyd and I)r. W. M.' TflgjWt., > o. Calhouns.j-n Jyo. F/ Calhoun,- 31. 0. Tjlmanand J.'iLJMorxah. , Bordeaux.?if.'Jones, J. B. Holloway and G. K.^Cpde. . The perso na appointed fo^ thc several, townships win. meet togethar at some convenient placc,'( tako the Constitutional, ? ' nrilc*,.' oliH-t a chairman and thus | ? T,. ,, j become the to^vuship Boi}r,d of Assessors. The chairmen of tjie. spyerjil tmvnyhip. j Boards shsdl to^ethor, con11;UeIheC'oun tj' Board of Knunlizatltfqi,, j^or ^ho, puri pose of organizing .said ^ypqtyljoara tljo Chairman of the vario-i.j/locjd Boards I will meet in inv otliee on Friday the 23d 1 of Maw J. T. KOBKKTSOX, ... Auditor A. j Apr.ii .10, ' Marshall P. DeBruhl ! Attorney at Law; i ABBEVILLK C; K; a: c i JT t . .41