B 9 agra Tgii jMXgWress and Banner, ^^BUEVILLE, S. C. j^J^dnesday, August 24.1881. V&k Prepare Against Fire. ^^ tt has been said that in times of peace ' BBe should prepare for war. Oil the samo j ^H>rinoiple when in apparent safety wo j ^Kfhould prepare for tire. In cane of tiro we have no organization, and have no ^Bviiter. The retiring town council have! ^ndlatinguUhed themselves fur tlio most e.x? J ^Heellent work which they have riouc on the ) streets under the direction of Mr. Kir by, ^P?xa me 110*1 IW? U vuuuui muiu uu aumc thing in the way of providing the means : Of saving aay buildings which may be found on lire. A largo railroad tank, Which would hold thousands of gallons of water, could be put up for $7">.00, and for j fc little expense the guttering from some' of our buildings could l?e made to empty -* Into it, which would secure a constant upply without cost. The water in an elevated tank would be much better than ' the same amount of water buried in the jzround. By means of cocks and hose. ( ih? water from the elevated tank could,be1 ^carried to any part of the public square. *Tbluk of this matter. The Due West Female College. The Due West Female Collego is the; queen of Colleges, and in many respects' texcela the most superb institutions of the j land. It is at this institution where both , the head and the heart are educated. It; is this institution which charges the low-} ?st price-*, for the veiy best tuition. It is; * this institution which is nearest to us. It is this institution which is a home rn- ' terprise. It is this institution which is! presided over bv tne best Professors from j' na.inlil If w nf tills 111- ' I VIIIVH^ UUl VWII .. -w .? fctitntion where ouryoung ladiesare treated with the greatest respect. and are ad- i dressed with the most marked reverence. Professor J. P. Kennedy succeeds Dr. Bonner to the Presidency, who lias an , feble and etBcient corps of teachers, who; will, if possible, add something to the high record of this institution which has done ik> much in the past to educate our J ] young tidies. There is no legacy equal to & good education, and it is the duty of vvery citizen to educate his daughters. < Camp Meeting at Tabernacle. The colored poopQe of this county nn-i finally hold a ramp Jtieoting at Tabernacle i Camp Grmind, son^e four or five miles east of the village. ?With these people 1 this istbe great oc?uon of the year, and ' Is looked forward 'o w ith a great deal of religious enthusiasm \>y the old folks who ] do moat of the sbouti^R, while the young < people always bare a glorious old time on general principles. About two millions , wagons, buggies, anc' carriages passed ( through the village on their way to the tramp ground, and each vehicle contained . from tvro to thirteen roassengers, not counting the piceinnie? Every tiling 1 passed off quietly, and tm religious zeal of hundreds wm awakened. It is well i for them to moet together occasionally in ] worship. Adger Colle?A^ I This College is now in sutfWjsful operation, and Is ready to extend AM>est edn- i cational advantages to all whl may avail ; themselves of this rare oppoaunity. In this College, as in all Collera of note, j may be found Abbeville mm either as , students or as Professors, M'rofessor * Boozer of this county is so wfcl known here that he needs no eulogy wrom us. J The mere mention of the fact wit larne numbers of Abbeville boys vealv go to this Mecca of learning for their wistruc- < lion in theclassics is sufficient, lie rates ] re low and the instruction thv>:i^h. Raise your sons in the scale of cwiliza- j lion by giving him an oducation. 1 , Citizen's Meeting. 1 < A meeting of the citizens of the vm n 1 of Abbeville will tie held in the (fturt House on Friday, 6 o'clock P. M.Bthe ( 26th instant, to nominate a ticket for tpwu < council. Citizen. Good Fields of Cobn.?The best 1 fieldsof corn we have seen are those of ' Mr. Eugane DuPre on the DundUs bottoms, near th9 village on Norris creek, I and above the railroad Mr. Parker's bottoms have a line cropt also on the Lau- < rens Lands on both sides of the road on Beaver Dam creek; the crops on the Uard ( Labor creek about White Hall, and the crops near Enterprise, on the bottoms of the creek formerly owned by the Estate 1 of Dr. I. F. Livingston, and D. J. Jordon; the bottoms on Long Cane where < the railroad crosses present* a fine appearance. The crops on Little River above . Martin's Mili are reported excellent, and all crops at Due West and west of that place are said to je as good as they ever ' are in that section. Colonel Gary will not build a fence ' around his premises for the present. The nabobs of Cincinnati, who live in houses ' worth a Quarter of a million of dollars, liave no fences or hedges aronnd their ] premises, but leave the ground entirely open to the street. Until one can eee lor himself, he would not be convinced of the beauty of the no-fence system around the bouses, as well as around the fields. ! " u to SEE U) your ix.lulv iuvs ocpicuiuvi >] the sickly month with as. If there is ' anything injurious to health in filthy pis; pens, aud odoriferous back lots, it is a 1 mirv-lo that we are all so healthy! Abbeville has been remarkably healthy for n ( long tin e, and remove the causes and we oeed not have a case of fever this Fall. Mb. J. H. Edwards. Hewing machine aljuvter and renovater.is in to#n. lie is a master machinist, and will adjust any mtebine and make it work as well as new. He is highly recommended in this and ctber States. Can he found at the Abbeville Hotel. All orders will receive prompt attentiom 2t < What about the Fair? Are we to let ' our Agricultural Society die oat? It is true, the crops are bad, but then the pen- ' pie could come together and spend a pic- 1 nic occasion together very pleasantly and 1 profitably. If wo can do no more we I insight listen to a good ppeech from some- ] Ms. J. S. Dickinsoic of Florida, has \ returned to Abbeville to make this his ' home. He will return to the house or i Messrs. White Brothers. We welcome JUJ.l _ >|]mi.ino high, jHaod the cash with which to buy will be ^ exceedingly scarce next year. For thin ff reason every precaution should l>e taken Know that may tend tc relieve the strain next year. SB Mr. William Miller in digging a H ditch in his bottoms on Long Cane came to a large stump, the top of which was ^ ^wo feet underground. Ttis thought that BBa soil in that locality is from six to eight ^P&et deep. B Do roc recollect that "Colonel Sellers" dined his friend on raw turnips 7 Ifsotne B of oar formers are not more attentive to W business than heretofore, they will not be able to afford even the luxury of turnips. All men who realize the present gloomy outlook will prepare for the worst by planting Irish potatoes and sowing largely of turnips and small grain. We moat rely ?ome what on our winter crops. 1 Washixotoh Green, of White Hall, hasen't bad a good season on hN place since the 13th of April. He will make a little eotton, and as much corn as will feed bis male and his family next year. It may be *hat you don't know what kind of seed turnips to buy. If not, buy half dozen kinds, mix them together, and throw them broadcast over you land, | and trust the balance to Providence. The young people of Abbeville go i Jriving every afternoon, and prettier Cnng ladies, or handsomer men cannot i found on the continent, than may be seen in Abbeville. Mb. James Devlin has one acre of ground upon which he has sown barley every year for thirty years. He commeooedf to sow it in 1860, and will in a few : i days sow it in 1881. I We wish that our friends in the conntry would write us something from the i various. Motions. To write an article now < and then, it seems to us, would be pleas- 1 ant recusation. Col. Sellers dined on raw turnips. What are yon soing to dine on, if you j neglect to sow the seed at once. Put them in with oats or barley, if you can't do better. Returned.?Messrs. E. B. Gary Thomas P. Cothran, Wade 8. Cothran, , Thomas C. P^rrin, and John L. Perrln, have returned from a trip to the mountains. fix . ' . , ' v " Ik* V A' '<<: .v,. r. . " If yon haven't seed oats barley, wheat, rye, turnips, or potatoes, go to your merchant. Tell him the exact state of affairs, and he will no doubt help you again. We understand that some of our merchants will buy cautiously this season, and we uro inclined to the opinion that only light stock will be bought. Col, Sellers would have been in a bad fix without turnips, and we fear that someof our friends will be worse off fori something to eat than he was. "Colonel Sellers*' had plenty of turnips to eat, but my friend, what will you have to eat next December, if you neglect to sow turnips now? ^ ftio Kiiiul.iv School Convention has I icon changed from Sept. J nth to Friday Sept. 16, 1SS1. By order oil Prof. Win. Hood, President. Sow turnips by all moans. The crop* in the west have been a failure and in con sequence corn and bacon will command high figures next year. .Mr. T. P. Quarlhs says that we were* mistaken in supposing tint the Town Treasurer's office was worth as much a* live hundred dollars. A kt'll line of brown and bleached homespuns?"FriHtof the Loom''?aspecialtv will be sold very low for cash at R. M. Haddon nght to put a few turnip seen among the barley seed, and sow all together. Mrs. K. C. Perrin* and the young Iarties of thehousehold have returned from s two week's visit to Monterey. Col. James M. Latimer was in town last week. He speaks most hopefully of the Savannah Valley Railroad. The Baptist Church steeplo will be seventy-five teet high, when completed, so don't bother Mr. Btacham. Mr. A. M. Boozer, Cleark of the Supreme Court, and his family, are on a ^isit to relatives in Abbeville. Rev. Prof. Latimer of Davidson College preached in the Presbyterian ;hurch last Sunday morning. No crop is more important than the [rish potatoe crop. Plant immediately, I ? J. ?-1' !.? jr IV Will SUUII L'C luv KIVV* Miss Carrie Martin, of Greenville, is spending sometime with friend* in the Monterey neighborhood. Mrs. Tusten returned from Williamson last Monday. She is still suffering from her recent injuries. Ladies who want fall dress goods will iind a splendid assortment and very cheap it R. M. HaddomfcCo. As you get a littlo money, remember ihe printer. The best way is to pay oil' roursmall debts first. Judge Aldrich, Mas. Aldricii and :he young ladies are ou a visit to Capt M. L. Bonham's family. The eelebrated Remington Sewing Machines for hand or pedal just received at tl. M. IIaddon caches in town forsalo. In a little while it will bo too late to ?ow turnips and barley. Miss Rebecca Cater is visiting rela.ivo? about Monterey. Sow rye, sow oats, sow barley, sow wheat, sow turnips. There was a dance at the Academy last Monday night. The sorghum crop is almost a total faillire in this county. Mr. Koble, and daughters, are at Csetar'? Head. Let no man neglect to sow barley and :urnip?. We hear the tinkle of wedding bells. Listen. Saturday and Sunday were hot, sultry lays. The time for sowing turnips is at hand. The guano men will sutler this year. Beoxx to sow oats. - o prohibition Again. A sxncia\!e Reformed P)%C4byterian. In the Prsnoytciaii of last week, our editorial asstocate, Dr. G., commented on ;he defeat peth." What a pious man Demetrius \wa*! It should occasion no .surprise, therefore, if some conscientious bar keeper, who worships at the shrine of Bacchus, should put on a little pioi'9 indignation ?t the Prohibitory Law. "The thing that hath been, it is that which flhaJI be; and that which is done is that w'hic-h shall be rlone; and there is no now tbi\ug under the sun." At the name time, we are willing to admit that there are difficulties connected with legislation as a remedy for this and similar evils. The freedom of the press, for instance, has been terribly Abused. Morality ami religion, the institution of marriage, the right of property, all that is sacred and holy, has been assa.led from this quarter. The book stov-e in B<>ston or New York which publishes and circulates Paine's "Aye of Reason" or In person's "Lectures." may work incalculably more mischief than any barroom in Kansas. Why close the one, and leav? the other open ? \ Dr. Johnson, as we learn from BorVell, his biographer,after very mature relation on this subject, (the" freedom of the press,) arrived at the following eonc'n- 1 sion, that "every man has the right to h'a.v , what he pleased, and every other m;?n had the right to knock him "down lor it." This is about as far as we are prepared U> go in support of prohibition. Everv cit' izen in South Carolina hns the right UV sell whiskey, but the State has the right! to look him up for it; and we earnestly J hope that she will exercise that right at an early day! The correspondent of the New York Observer takes a very hopeful view of the situation in Kansas, as may be learned from the closing paragraph, which is full of encouragement to the friends of prohibition : "When we see how short is the time since the law went into effect, how strongly entrenched it found the liquor interests, how unscrnpulous tho opponents of the law are in their eflfoits to put it down what unlimited financial support they have from abroad in their efforts, we ought not to look upon the results thus far attained as unsatisfactory. I apprehend that no State in the Union can snow record of so great success, in so short a time, in enforcing so radical a lav?. Give us a little time. Our citizens are not all saints yet. When they are, you may rightfully expect universal submission to law as soon as it is announced." P. Prohibition of Fertilizers. Senator McWhortor has introduced a bill in the Georgia Senate making the Importation of commercial fertilizers, or their manufacture in Goorgia, an offence punishable as a misdemeanor. The bill bas excited a great deal of comment and aroused a strong oppositon. The author claims that between 170,000 and 175,000 tons of fertilizers will be used In the crop of 1881, costing in round numbers 910,000,000, or 170,000 bales of cotton. He claims that the continued use of the fertilizers will not only bankrupt the farmers, but that tho action of the chemicals used in their manufacture "must necessarily destroy the grasses of the soil and thereby render it non-productive within itself." The proposed bill is entirely outside of the scop? of legitimate legislation. G1 oomy Forebodings. THE PUBLIC BEGIN TO DESPAIR OF THE PRESIDENT. Ho has Something Like Lockjaw, Coughs Continually, Chokes and Can-1 not Speak Above a Whisper?A Rumor Yesterday that He was DeadTwo Spells of Vomiting Admitted by the Doctors. [News and Courier.] Washington, August 21.?The appro-1 hension that the President would not got i [through his unlucky Sunday without an- I other relapse has been unhappily verified. There was an air of uneasiness in the morning bulletin, which started public anticipation anew, and the eonlentsoftho report at midday were not reassuring. They wore the subject of general fpssip during the day, and the oublic seoined to grasp by instinct what it could not ascertain by facts. There was considerable anxiety to see what the < evening bulletin would have to say, and it was hoped that more favorable indications would appear. For a little while, late in the afternonon, a rumor got abroad j1 that the President was dead. This was occasioned by the reports of cannon at|j the navy yard or distant thunder. It had! been announced that minute guns would 11 lie fired in enso the President died, and i in the remote parts of the city it was really j believed for a time that tho dread end < had coine. j All those causes tended to excite tho public mind anew, and an hour before the i evening bulletin was issued a large crowd t gatlierea in ironioi we u.wuiitu man- , sion at tho various places where tlie bulle tins are usually displayed, and little knots congregated on the sidewalk in the vicinity of*tho treasury. When the report was out the popular fear was found to be only too well founded. Tho bulletin showed that the President had vomited, and that no more use can bo made of his stomach at present. It fell on the public like a cold shower balh. The greatest uneashless prevails to-night over the startling turn of affairs. Tho doctors explain that the vomiting isjnot from gastric disturbance, bnt from tho constant accumulation of phlegm in the throat. The phlegm arises from the glandular swelling in the neck. It makes very little difference, so far as the patient is concerned, whether he is debarred from food by reason of phlegm or gastric disturbance. The fact remains to-night that he cannot take any more food in the natural way until the cause is removed. I' Is said that the President is constantly choking, and has the hacking cough which characterizes the last stages of consumption. THCcase is iookcci upon u? umrv iiwutiate to-night. It is evident that the doe- 1 tors think the same thing as they kept out of tho way, and news cannot be obtained. The glandular inflammation has stiffened the muscles of the neck to such a degree that the patient cannot open his mouth more than halfnn inch and has something like lockjaw. He coughscontinually and complains of the phlegm choking him. He cannot talk above a whisper. The parotid ?lan J swelling defi-M t(?9 combined efforts of the doctors. These are the cold facts which must be borne in mind by tho country iu summing up the case. Great depression prevails hero to-ni^ht. The encouragement of Ihe doctors goes for nothing. It is believed by ninoont of every ten that tho case can have but one result, and that renal t must come soon. '0. P. H." on the Crops, tlie Lien Law, and G'nano Dealers. Editorti Pretx find Banner : I learn from reports published in our county journals that the agricultural outlook around Duo West is flattering and exceeds any appearance in tho country. Gratifying" news, but, rather circumscribed. I domicile in close proximity to its suburbs, two miles distant, north course, and I havo been trying to farm ever since the "lost cause""and a more dis- a tnayitig aspect for a crop never has pre- ] seuted itself to my ocular observation. I ?; sympathize with those that h?ve a more i meagre prospect. W<* are consoled to i know however, that our condition could a be much wors?. n"ne copious and partial r showers that Ircqiianted in and around ? Duo West failed to reach my premises sit- , tinted upon a high dry ridge. At the out- r start of the year I commenced operations j with the resolute deter in inatinn to "make or break" and I imagine the latter sequel will bo effectually consummated to my sorrow. My generous creditors are objects of pity "but, I hope their resources are inexhaustible aiul their hearts pulsating with unbounded charity, especially guano dealers, Month ago my prospective realization of the bountiful fruit* of my agricultural expenditures caused emotions of gladness to pervade the inmost parts of my bosom but the continuation of the dearth of rain has substituted feelings of a different type? melancholy, depression of spirits. The question naturally springs up, how am I to obtain the "wherewith" to liquidate binding obligations and retain a sullicieney to run the "machine" anotheragricultural term. Such a thought doubtless is taking possession of every honest heart. The "lien law" that is now undergoing the tiery ordeal of discussiou and being acted upon by denouncing resolutions, praying for its abolition, will be more in need the incoming year than heretofore. The trouble, I am apprehensive, will bo, who can ' advance supplies and take liens. Likely thn will hecrinnledso lnmelvas uot lo have strength to rally and extend s his usual generosity. I feel sure, if ho should be able to run the credit sj'stem again, that lie will not attempt it unless securely fortified not only with alien but", perhaps a mortgage of other property also. IIis financial backbone is to be supported or distortion will bo the result. The "lion law" is not by any means causing the drought to prevail. J still regard it a necessary evil that cannot consistently and abruptly be dispensed with at a single stroke. Such a blow would l>e seriously felt. Its death must be a slow process under good treatment. Such a law is not an evil itself but its abuse that merits condemnation and a curse to the welfare of the country. If a safeguard or ( fortification could be constructed (I think e plausible) around it debarring the entrance of extortion and exorbitancy, it 1 would be a source of much good. "Hard i times" indeed aro approaching with ra- <. piriitv. We have not yet sipped its bitter sediments. Will creditors be so obdurate t and uumerciful as to require the enact- g ment of a stay law ? Will such a provis- ] ion afford the desired relief? Such a law might be of service, but we want some- *] thing more nourishing and substantial, t The question arises when are we going to \ get it? Your solution of our dilemma uopiiin to be sow larcelvof turnips, bar- n ley, red oats, Ac. Tbev are great ausil- { inries and worthy of securing, if possible, t Tbo tiino for sowing these seeds is bore, and rapidly passiug away but the rain it ] needed. Can you suggest from your re- J f?lete agricultural repository a contrivance ?y which wo (ran raise these collateral ad- f juncts without the mollifying influence of ] rain. Irrigation is not expedient to resort to for our uplands and I don't think f the Medium's patent modest method of i obtaining moisture would give the desired need. Your frequent repeated iunuendoB ( as to the farmer's duty, in part, will go $ unheeded until the soil*is sufficiently sat- ( urated with water to admit plowing. You seem to know how to "preach" agricul- ] ture but "practice" is out of your lino of ] business. Judgment apparently is upon us and starvation in its haggard visage < staring us glaringly in the face. If there ] never was a time demanding warm mutual charity it has dawned upon us now. ] It behooves every debtor to practice econ- t oiny to its fullest extent and strain every j nerve to meat his obligations as approximately as possiblo. It is equally incum- ( bent upon the creditor*) to manifest chari- ] tyand indulgence profusely. Let him abridge his profits strictly in accordance ] with tbo good old maxim "live and let < live." The paramount question that is mostly harped upon by tho farmers, is, ] bow are we go'ng to pay our guano bills. { Much thought is expended upon it and the natural oncluslon deducted from the | premises is, it can't be paid out of this j vear's crop. Great relief is needed here. Cannot the guano corporations make a ] sacrifice? Doubtless heretofore they have | realized handsome profits, built up fortui'os, and can afford to be lenient to the ; fay-iner without much inconvenience for < onl? year. We don't want simply indulgence but reduction in prices. We want feo h?ve as little load of uobt as possible to cfirry over to another year. The tillers of I the soil have labored faithfully to make a | cofton crop and it is not their fault exclu- ? sively why they have failed so prodig- , eoftsly and I think they should be treated ( as i.'Jtytxts of charity where it is at all pos- , si bit. Let guano manufacturers come for- j ward And maufest their philanthropy and magriaPunity by authorizing their re- | st?ectiy#V agents to deduct 150 or 200 pounds or lin-^rolton per ton or its equivalent in , monOjJiAin the stipulated amount. Let the crL ciK of every description exercise j similar,, j,iaritr# "A friend in need is a friend iP^-ed-" ?- p* H> Weha\?,Veccntly interviewed represen- i tative m?.?J>ant.s from different sections I of thecoi"jjy relative to the proposed re- I peal of th^'ien law and, without excep- . tion, we fc^jid them indifferent to its re- < peal or corwlnuance so far as it concerns ] their interests. They admit it has enabled persons of small means and in em- I barressed circumstances to plant on their ] own accounti Hut say truthfully that merchants, as a ctjiups, have not reaped from I its operations,t.|eenormouB profits they are generally Relieved to have extorted ; from lienors*, /^majority of those who B have given us views favor the repeal i of the law, to Uvk'uL'ffect on the first day of January, 18SI. the next session of the Legisfaturo iheVi?nrts of the law will be unable to do 'no V than to postpone its. repeal for anoiwor year.?Bamwelll People. \ \ Anderson socict; been brightened for a week past byt(bea presence of Miss J Ettie Baker, of Lb^?d%*ville, who is visiting the family of LV* J- Baker. She; is spending a portioi Vier vacation visiting friends and rulali-wts, and will go from here to Seneca.--MAnderson Journal. % MR. WILSON'S ADDRESS. Wliat Sonic of the Newspapers Saj Ahont it. The Country Press is the subject o the address delivered by Mr. Hugh Wilson of the Abbeville Press anil Banner, al the last session of the 8tate Tress Association. The address Is practical and sensible. A few points discussed aro : 1. A newspaper should be made worthy o support; 2. The newspaper should pa\ special attention to local news; 3. Editors should not descend to the use o vile epithets of offensive language evei towards a political opponent. Heshouk maintain hisopinions with all the liability lie possesses, but at the same time wit diimitv and deeencv: 4. In giving r< f>nrt-s of meetings or otlior occurrence* et the editor give facts, and if lie wishes to make comments let hitn do so in a.separate artldo ; 5. Editors should use the best language?pure, and free from vulgarity, puns, slang, or anything that would tend to corrupt the puplic taste. "To write poorly is to teach the use of improper language, and is an odense against our higher civilization 6. It is wrong in an editor to use his columns for attacking private character, should he permit others to do this through his paper. The official acts and conduct, however, of public ofllccrs are proper subjects for approval or censure, as the facts may warrant; 7. An editor should not expect nor accept free privileges at places af public entertainment where other citizens are required ;o pay ; 8. An editor should neyer allow his paper to become in "organ." The address was delivered to and for newpaper men, and contains many wise uiggestions for their guidance. There ire some points upon which we differ with the author; but they are on matters >f no interest to the publfc, and we wi31 not discuss them. Asa whole, the adIress is excellent.?Newberry Herald. The Country Press.?Wo have received from Mr. Hugh Wilson, Jr., of Abloville, a copy of the annual address deivered by him before tilt South Carolina State Press Association, at Beaufort on Thursday evening. May 5, 1SS1. It isone >f rare practical ability and good sense, md every editor and publisher in the State who did not hear Mr. Wilson read t, should read it himself, as it contains' many suggestions drawn from real experience, supported by success in the inanigement of a weekly country newspaper. tVlthough we do not coincide with all of 1 ...?n :iie SUggCKUOIlS urgt-u NI m-11, ... nany of them wo d<>, and the reading of ;he entire address will no dnnht cause arofessionnl nowspaper men to think of mportant matters connected with their ournals which have hitherto never ocjurrcd to them.?Greenville Enterprise md Mountaineer. Thk Country Press.?Wo tender oar ;lianks to Mr. Hugh Wilson of the Abbenlle Press and Banner for a copy of his idmirable address before the State Pressj Association at its last session on "The, Country Press." The address is an able me, and contains many valuable sugges,ions about newspaper work. We heartiy concur with him in his criticism of hose newspaper men who attempt to live ipon "cheek" and what may be called harity. They hurriedly make up a paler filled with advertisements and dead natter, and then write long homilies up>n the duty of the people to support the oca! paper. We agree with Mr. Wilson hat a newspaper should be made valuable to the public and not rely solely upon 'cheek" and good will for itu existence.? Edgefield Chronicle. Wo received, with the compliments of ha author, a pamphlet copy of the Anlual Address before the South Carolina State Press Association, delivered by Mr. tfugh Wilson of tho Abbeville Press and banner, entitle! "The Country Press." Phe address contains much that is of spe ial interest and value to editors, and low that it is in so convenient a form for jreservation wo shall prize it highly, mil without doulJt shall pmni uy iw wise md timely suggestions.?Edgefield Montor. We have received a copy of the annual iddress beforo the Sohtli* Carolina State 'ress Association, delivered at Beaufort, J. C., by Ilunh Wilson, Jr., of the Abteville Pros* and Banner. Mr. Wilson akes for his topic "Tho Country Press," md ho has invested tho subject with nueh that must bo interesting and intruding to country pnblishers. We niblish a part of tho address in another >art of tho Monthly Union.?New York Monthly Union. The Country Press, is a neat pamphlet :opy of tho "address delivered by Mr. Iugh WiNon beforo the Press Associalon at Beaufort last May. The address 8 full of practical facts derived from rears of experience in tho newspaper justness. Mr. Wilson lists done well to >ut his views in a more enduring form linn in the newspapers. IIo has our hanks for tho copy beforo us.?Abbeville Medium. We are indebted to Mr. ITugh Wilson, >f ihe' Abbeville Pre.x* and Banner. for a opy of his admirablo addross delivered >el'ore the State Press Association at its eccnt moeting. It is a masterly effort, md the moro we read it the better we like t. There are few men more thoroughlj' icqnainted with tho needs of our paper, han ho, and none better calculated to jive wholesome advice in this direction. -Florence Times. Tho Country Press.?Annual Address )efore tho South Carolina State Press Asociation, delivered at Beaufort, S. C., ['hursday evening, May 5, 1881, by Hugh rVilson, Jr., of Abbeville S. C. We arc glad to have this address bound, is it is, in an excellent stylo at tho Bapist Courier office. Greenville, S. C. NVc lave within a few months past published tome extracts from this well pointed, iractical address. Wo give another in his issue.?Christian Neighbor. We tender our thanks to Mr. Ilngli Wilson, of tho Abbeville I*ies8 and Banter for a neatly printed pamphlet copy of lis able and instructive address deliver>d at the last annual meeting of tho State ?ress Association at Beaufort.?Ucorgcoicn Enquirer. Real Estate Transfers. Anna V Evans to M C Gary, 55 acres, Jokesbury, $1,725, bounded by W C Bonjt. Pity tie Institute and others. S P Boozer to Wallaee A Clino, lot, vilaj^e of Greenwood, $460, bounded by and* of Dr A P Boozer, T F Kiley and >thers. Lawson T Arnold to Jolin R Coebran., rnstee, 301 l-10a<*res. Lowndesvilletownihip, bounded by Leltoy & Moseley, J M Latimer and others. M E and J H Penney and others to \V T Penney, 100 acres, 11th township, $1,000 jounded by L 0 Shoemaker, J G Edvards and others. VV T Penney to M E and M H Penney ind otiiers, 100 acres, 11th township, deed or life, bounded as above, being the same raot of land. Thos M Tucker to S S Boles, 80 acres, 3th township, $150, bounded by estate of Tosiah Burlon and others. Mary T Baxworth to James Steifle, 101 teres, 9th township, $260, bounded by It [I Russell, Margaret White and others. Eunice R Chiles to James Steifle, 135 tores, flth township, $427, bounded by R A" Lites, P H Braciley and others. J W Clack to F M Harden, J interest in Greenwood Flouring Mills, Greenwood, 1500, bounded by eetato J A Bailey, Mrs 3 AC Wallet and others. David R Penney to H L Cole, 335 acres., 11th township, $1,500, bounded by W 11 Brooks, t;ato Auams ana oioera. 8 P Boozer to T F Kiley, vacant lot, 3reenwood township,"$250, bounded by A M Aiken, S P Boozer and others. Mary C Miller, Executrix estate of A H Miller to Sallie A Miller, 74 acres, 12tli ,own8hip, $425, bounded by K L Williams Vlary A Martin and others. J i) Cochran to S M W Smith, 70 acrcs, (th township, $500, bounded by estate J \1 Calvert, Gadsden place and others. J J Bozeman to Phillips 00, bounded by F M Pope ind by Public Square. W It Hilton to A J Quattlebum, vacant ot, Ninety-Six, bounded by FM Pope, It F McfCaslan and others. A J Quattlebum to F M Pope, vacant ot, Ninety-Six, $400, bounded as above, acinar same lot. Augusta C Bequest to BS Barnwell, 200 acres, Long Cane. $500, bounded by 3 A Botts, J A McCord and others. The FirstNkw Cotton.?Groenville's first bale of cotton ol' this year's crop were received yesterduv, were of excellent quality and brought good prices. The first bale from Pickens county was sold by Mr. Lawrence M. Berry to the Oamperdown Mills for eleven cents. It svas classed good middling, and weighed >20 pounds. Mr. G. B. Thom&son, of Fairview township, also brought in a bale which weighed 422 pounds. It was purchased by Mr. G. T. Willis, at 11J cents, and was the first of the season, boing received two hours before Mr. Berry's. The first bale received hero last year arrived on the 2Gof August, having been dripped by Capt. \V. A. Moore of Cokesbury. This was unusually early. The first Pickens bale came from Mr. L. M. Berry, and brought 104 cents. The first Qreenville bales were from T. O. Charles, and W. E. Gray, and brought 8 and 10| respectively. It will bo seen therefore that prices start considerably better than last year, although the crop prospect is by no means as good, Perhaps the farmers will be as well off after all. Abbeville's first bale of cotton of this year's crop was sold at Ninety-Six yes-' terday, Mr. Quattlebaum bein>r the purchaser. The price paid was 124 cents. Read the article on the lien law which we copy from the Abbeville Press andi Banner. There are always two sides to every question, and it is refreshing to read some able reasoning on that which has hitherto had so few champions. Wo are inclined to think the abolition of the lien law will not go far towards remedying tho evils complained of by its opponents. Indolence and drought cannot but prove disastrous. It isnn open question whether their baneful effects are exaggerated by the Hen law,--Georgetown Enquirer. A Letter to the Teachers of the County. J r Editors rress and Banner: It is generally recognized that the j North is farahead of the South in al most every enterprise and interest, q t In my opinion it is due, in a large 1 measure, to the power of association. ?i They have adopted the motto. "In ? union there is strength," and in their c! ' minor interests as well as in their lar- {" :er enterprise they have acted under hib motto. Never at any previous k< ime has there been such a demand or associations of men of likeoccumtion for purposes of common beneU. We at the South are very slow in I atching this spirit of progress. When A weshall have made a vigorous demand for associations in all the multifarious industrics and vocations of the South then may we hope to see a new and a prosperous South. jtJj There is no vocation in life where as Ttociiition is more needed ami wnere n would yield larger and bfitier results p thai) in the teacher's vocation. Each ;m of ns, however much we may prida Ft ourselves on our past successes, needs U? the aggregated experiences of all the rest. We may have only one or two defects in the management of our school. In the nuituul enterchange of i ideas and plans our defects may be ? remedied. Fellow teachers let me ask M can we afford to be defective in our teaching, even in the minutest particular. The engraver traces every "J" line of his engraving wi'.n scrupulous in care, and hour after hour he labors in the most painstaking manner toavoid even the slightest defect. He knows o that every slip of nis chisel, every de- o feet in his work will be reproduced in every copy struck from that plate. With how much greater care should he guard against defects of any kind, r who, as Lochesays, "engraves principles in men's mind" and whose char- v acter with its defects or its beauties V will be reproduced in the lives of hun- mI dreds of youths under his tuition, w. Teachers who are earnest and honest in their work need the mutual enter- B)| change of successful plans and expe- ih< riences. The best teacher In the coun- mm " * ! 4l IIT?? Pn tywinuerive uenem iro-.u meat; xja- (la perience meetings," surely, then, the hei worst and poorest of us will not liesi- ",l tate to attend them. Not long ago I st lieard a distinguished teacher, who might be culled the Arnold of South Carolina, say that he liked the energizing influenceof these County Asso- r ciations, that he always attended the u ^ with pleasureand profit, and that he never, in his life, talked a half-hour with any teacher and not get some- A thing profitable in retutn. lVowletm? ? come to the object of this short com- m munication. The Teacher's Associa- It tion of Abbeville County will hold its meeting in Due West on the 8 and 9 If of September. Let me urge the white JJl teachers of the county, male and female, young and old to attend this 11 meei.ing and we are sure they will be greatly |)Jeased and profited. I be- Th lievc that every teacher who attends w" will return to his or her duties a better teacher, a better citizen, and a firmer believer in the responsibility and dig- N{ uity of the teacher's vocation. It is our imperitive duty to attend, in spite of any inconvenience. Duty is a reality which rises infinitely above mere Pr( convenience. If school trustees were to take, as the measure of our worth By in money, the amount of interest and enthusiasm we manifest in Associa- ^ tious, Institutes and in the general tra cause of education, some of us would N" not have enough clear profit to buy a an( cigar or a box of rouge. Does it not ?ai seem reasonable that trustees should jj?' thus estimate the worth of a teacher, d?, For a school teacher to be ignorant of cat the great lines of advance in the cause ^ of education, or to be ignorant of the q existence, and practical workings of the County Association it is infinitely more shameful and disgraceful than the ignorance of the hard work- P ing farmer who came from a neighboring county to our village a few days ago and asked the news. Some one told him that the President was worse _ and not expected to live. Said he "who is the President and what is the matter with him." i Look at our programme and aee how I practical and enviting it is. And be- ? sides, Hugh S. Thompson, State 8u- -|-| periutendent of Education is expec- Jj ted. His reputation as an efficient un; Superintendent and an enthusiastic worker in the causc of Education is not circumscribed by State limits We have also o free and oft-hand dis- A cussioti of many practical questions ? whicli is ii8i:aliy very interesting and profitable. My fellow-teachers there is every teosoii to induce you to come to Due West. TEACHER. jj TAX IflTICE! i the Hal mu Treasurer's Office, ess . A August 23. 1881. "Pi Bet; IN ACCORDANCE with the Supply Bill, approved December 24th, 1880, notice Is hereby given that the Treasurer's office of Abbeville County will lio nnpn fop flip nollppHon of tftXPS Thursday, 15th September, 1881, and ^ will remain open until 1st day of No- A vember, except the days included in ? the schedule of appointments made below in this notice. |j The rate per centum ol' taxes is as 11 follows: J] State purposes 5 mills* U Couuty (current) 3 " Deficiencies J " School 2 " Total 10J " Poll tax $1.00 1 In all cases where the May Install- t ment has not been paid a penalty of ch? five per centum will be added to said jjjy installment. All taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st day of November will incur a penalty of fifteen per centum, and will be collected by distress until 15th day of November; after that date the County A Treasurer will proceed ;o collect the ? same by levy aud sale as provided by , law. Taxes are payable in the following ?-? kinds of funds aud no other: Gold I and Silver Coin, United States Cur- | reucy, National Bank Notes and Cou- I pons' which shall become payable dur- * ing the year 1881, on the valid consolidated bonds of this Stnte. known as "Brown Bonds." Provided, however, that jury certificates aud the per diem of State witnesses in the Circuit Courts shall be received for county taxes, not including school taxes. (j Parties liable to Poll Tax and refusing or failing to pay the same will be proceeded against as for u misdemean- the or, and upon conviction "shall be fined T not more than ten dollars, besides cost. or by imprisonment in the county jail of i not exceeding thirty days." Per in accoraauce wim me amendment cor of the Act approved December 23,1879, col which requires the County Treasurer cor "to attend at certain places for the collection of taxes." I will attend at the following places, on the days desig- i nated, to wit: At Ninety-Six, Monday, Sept. 19, 1 from arrival of down train until Wednesday 21st, same hour. Greenwood, Wednesday 21st, from arrival of up train uutil same hour Friday 23d. (J Hodges, Friday 23d, from arrival of fen up train uutil same hour Saturday tor 24 th. Due West. Mondaj', 2Gth Sept. a Donnaldsville, Tuesday, 27th pent. ? The balance of the time up to November 1st, I will be in the office at j^)t the Court House. The tax payers of Lowndesville, Magnolia and Calhoun townships are notified that the Savannah Valley Railroad tax will be collected at the same time. ^ Ma All information as to taxes freely given by mail or otherwise. g, J. W.PEBEIN, 1 w. County Treasurer, ? August 24, 1881, tf Coj NOTICE ?T Hn SCHOOL TRUSTEES! r otH ?o? of: Sill 1UIE BCHOOL TRUSTERS OF ABBE- wit vllle county nre most enrnijstly request- exc ed to meet the Honni of Examiners at Abbe- J"01 ville Court House on next Mule Day at eleven '1? o'clock A. M. Business of great Importance w" will come before the meeting. ed^ E. COWAN, School Commissioner. a August24,1881, tf FOB. SALE. cr> 1 flic ONE of Chlckerlng's best make of Pianos; cot Rosewood case ; has ne^er been abused; cost when new 8700; will be sold very reasonable. Apply to R. M. HADDON k CO. . August 21,1861, tf J . s . Id ger College, WALFALLA, S, C. iHK nesslon of 18Sl-'82 will begin on THURS. DAY, SEPTEMBER 15th. Student* may ect between the Classical, Scientific and >mmerclal Courses. Board and tuition very ns-onnble: the whole expenses (except for othln* and traveling) need not exceed $130 >r annum. The sludent* are drilled In mlllry tactics. Located iit the base of the Blue ldt;c Mountains, the climate is unsurpassed, jr catalogue apply to JOHN R. RILEY, Chairman ot faculty. W. W. Lrgauk, Secretary of Faculty. ugust 2-1, ISM, 2m r\rtm \in7*C!'n J / LJ XLi VV XIJO Jfemale College EXERCISES in thlR InBtitutlon open FlrFt i Monday In October next. Cost of Board d Regular Tuition for year, $162.00. New irniiure. Faculty complete. French tiible. irman taught. For catalogue, address, J.P, KENNEDY, President. Due West, Abbeville Co., 8. C. \ugnst21,1S81, tf [EETING- COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. HE County Board of Equalization will meet on the llr^t inonday In September atucvo'clock a. in. In my office. J. T. PARKS, Auditor August 22,1S81. 2t tate of South Carolina, Abbeville County. obate Court?Citation for Letters of Admin istration. J. Fuller Lyon, Esq., Prorate Judge. [7 IIEREAS, Y/esley A Cluck lias made ? milt to me, to grant lilin Lei tors of Adnlstration or the estate nnd clients or G. , Bdwoii, lato of Abbeville county, deised. 'hcsn are therefore, to cite and admonish and singular the kindred and creditors of : said (i. \V. Rowen, deceased, that sy be and appear, before me. In the Court of Ibate, lobe held at AbbevilleC. H., on Monv, the 20th of August, 18S1. after publication reof, at 11 o'clock la the forenoon, lo show lse. If any they have, why the said adiuinrutlon should not be granted. liven under my hand and seal, this !6th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one, and in the one hundred and rifth year of American Independence, 'ublished on the 17th day of August, 1SS1. the Prr.tn and Banner and on the Court use door for the lime required by law. J; FULLER LYON, J. Pro. A. C. LQgust 17, 1881, 10RE GREASE! EAT IN TOTS ONCE HUE! FFilTE BROTHERS would announce to F their friends and customers thai, they zejust received a limited stock of MEAT, ose In need of this indispensable article! uld do well to supply themselves at once. lugust 17) 1831, tf ate of South Carolina, Abbeville County. >bati; Court?Citation for Letters of Ad mitt lptrallon. J. Fuller Lyon, Esq., Probate Judge. rHEREAS, J. 8. Norwood, has madeiult r to me, togranthlm Loiters of Admlnlstipn of the estateandefl'ects of Miss Willie rwood, line of Abbeville county, deceased. he*e aie therefore to cite and admonish all 1 singular the kindred and creditors of the d Miss Willie Norwood, dece-ised, that they and ajipear, before me, In the Court Of Pro e, to be held at Abbeville C. H., on Tnursr, the 25tli day of August, 1S81, after publllon hereof, at 11 o'clock iu the forenoon, to >w cause. If any they have, why the *ald ministration should not he graurcd. Hven under my hand and seal, this Uth day of August, ISfSl. In the year of our Lord one tbouxand eight hundred and elghiyO'lf and in the one hundredth and sixth year of American Independence, ubiished on ti e 10th day of August. 1881, iu ! 7Yr for the time required by law. J. FULLER LYON, Probate J udge. .ngtjst 10,1881, tf TORSALK UMBER! LUMBER! ILLS filled at short notice. Special terms for large bill?. Will deliver lumber at C point or at caw mill near my residence. W. OSCAR CROMER, Abbeville, S. C. .ngnet 10,1S81.41 KTotio? TO lajsriBteienls of Hi&tajs! OH ulll organize the Road Overseers and hands In your ret?pectiv?* townships, and t*e tbe roads put in thorough repair by tne Ij of September next. The road* must be uhed where necessary and thrown up In i middle. All loose rocks anil dead timber l?le obstruct the roads must be removed, 1 tlic Joad8 must be cross-wayed when necary. Lfler 10th Pep!ember the roads will be in cled i-nd Superintendents aud Road Overrs will be held strictly responsible. W. T. COWAN, Chairman. W. McKINNEY, JAS. T. BASKIN, JR. r. P. Cothran, Clerk. .ugust 3.1SSI.3I; NMUH, DUE WEST, S. C. HE FORTY-FIRST SESSION OF THIS Institution will open on the first MON.Y IN OCTOBER. he Preparatory Department will be in irgeofaTatorand will be more thorough 1 efficient than ever before In its Work and cipllne. For particulars apply to W. M. OSIER, President. .ugnst 10,1881, tf GREENY ILLEJ e Twenty-Seventh Session Will Open Wednesday, September 14,1881 *EENVILLE Ik unrivalled for ItRcllmnto and health. Occupying h mean position ween llio severities of Hie winters in Vlrlaand the warm Rummers of more Southregions the t'lty offers rare advantages for health of nuplln. be Collie bus Just closed a highly prosperiyeart 170pupils on Itsreglster. Curriculum tal to the most advanced standard. Corps ten experienced and skilled teachers. Exises low mid reasonable. We challenge Dparloon. Reduced rates on railroads acded to pupils coming and reluming from lego by applying to the President. For reapondence or catalogue address A. S. TOWNES, President, .ufjust 3,1881, 7t EXCHANGE HOTEL, GREENVILLE, S. C. LEAN ROOMS. IIIGII CEILING. VENtllation perfect. Servants pollle and attlve. Bclfs in rooms. Best rooms reserved traveling public. W. R. WHITE, Proprietor. ugust 10,1881, tf _ j ate of South Caroliua,' County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. rgaret McFcrrln, by Q. P. McFerrin, her t uardinu ad lilem, Plaintiff, I against ( W. Hunter, W. A. Hunter and John E. [unter, Defendants; )y Summons For Relief. Complaint served. 0 tbo Defendants W. W. Hunter, W. A. nter and John E. Hunter. )U ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND I required to answer the Complaint In tills ! Ion, of which a copy is tiled in the Clerk's i ce of the said county, and to serve a copy < four answer to the said complaint on the iscrlbets at the oflica of either of thein I hln twenty days after the service hereof, i sluslvc of the day of such service: and If 1 1 fall to answer the complaint within the ic aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action i I apply to the Court for the relief demand In the complaint. luted July 19, A. 1>. 1881. M. P. DreBRUnL and S. C. CASON, Plaintiffs Attorney. I. G. Zeioler, C. C. I*. J. E. IICNTER, ABSENT DEFENDANT 'ou are hereby notified that a copy of. the nplalnt In this action has tills day been 'd In til.: olllce of tlie Clerk of the said , mty. M. P. DeBRUHL and S. C. CASON, Plalntlfl's Attorneys. uly'30,1381, tf PAYNE'S ^INSTITUTE, j TPHIS well-known Institution will open !t? I 1 TCIirhlh scholastic veiir ftcpt. 12th, I with experienced Professors Itsstandurd o: I scholarship will he eoual to any school in the " land, while It is the cheapest. We Invitecriiiclsm and challenge the most ample invest! gallon. SCHEDULE OF RATE3. Board, Including washing per month 86 0 Tuition, Primary, Including Vocal Music, Drawing, Shading, per mouth Si CO per term... 8 t TUttion, Academic, per month Si 50, per . twin \ ' j Tuition, Advance Normal, per month 32 IM), per term C f Students prop: rlop; for college wiuld <1 well to come to this In t'tut.ion. Pupil* > eelvrd at any time an many arc now looking. Established To years. The present Editor connected with the olTiee since [W5. 8J per annum; SI for six months. :io;> new subscribers have been enrolled since last January. Try It a while. Address JOHN C. BAILEY, Editor, Greenville, S. C. To Xj?t. ]_ rPHE building of the bridge over .Tollnsm's M 1 creek, near Samuel Shaw's, will be let to the lowest responsible bidder on Saturday 20th of August, at the above place, at 11 o'clock. , 77. T. COWAN, C County Commissioner. u' August 10,1661,2t <=& t in ? m -UJLUJL'J?u?LH?i?asgggg ^ ^ " ... 1 ' Will sell for cash 10 per cent, on actual cost the fol ? jwing goods. !RY GOODS AND NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS, BATS A.ND CA.E>?. ' A LARGE STOCK OF - .-M Spring and Summer Clothing, White Goods, Hamburg*Edgina?3, ill varied . s tyles, Gause and Check Muslin, Undershirts, Gause Undervests, Laundried aud IJnaundried Shirts, Bleached and Brown Drawers Juno 15,1881, tf \ M M ? -B JFi _ _ Jl_. ' spring liooas, spring- i*ooas< iEHMl: . '& nAVE RECEIVED TITEIR FULL STOCK OF ' ' " "' SPRING & SUMMER GOODS#j CONSISTING IN PART, OF rints,'Lawns, Dress Goods, Bleached Goods, of all kinds Piques, Gloves, Lace Mits, an endless variety of Buttons, Pockets, Etc. A splendid stock of Straw Hats for Gentlemen, at cunsrisrijsrc ham & templeton; . m Vprlt 20,1SS1, tf ' B. K. IBEACHAll :;1 Building- Contractor ' -DEALER INDRESSED AND ROUGH LUMBER, MOULDINGS, nnnnr t TTTnnTr mnrnimTrtn SUUULL hum. anil lUttMiis m even i?npii, , , SASH, BLINDS, BOOKS, LATHS and LIME. OSTOmcE?Over J. KNOX & CO'S., store, Abbeville, S. C. ?, , ' \prll 20, 1881, tf. "... pzfyg IV Jll illll J Si --OFFER- V?'a :3| A. COMPLETE STOCK OF . - ^ . J| Spring and Summer Goods! % JUE stock is LARGE, embracing many things,* : f that are ' ; j'f&l Til ACTIVE . STYLISH and in SEASON. Examine our stock and get your wants sup> lied. .. W. Joel Smith & Son. gl Vpril 13,13S1. w { Jigjjj E." Pf> ABKEIi." R. W. Ill LI.7" ' /JgjB Formerly of Hill Matt,css Cotton Top 7.0KFIC over Emporium of Fashlon.-Ctn and Straw, MattrCSS Cotton uly 7, Wal. lyr. ' i Top and Hurk, Mattress ake the Children Comfort- Wool, Plastic and Cleanly. able. One of the best Mattresses, .iSfi TILDREN CARRIAGES and TERAM- All at lOW PliceS. bulatnrs. Some of them ver^ handsome. """""" J. D. Chalmers. , J. D. CHAIMTES.' V>?V. June 1. iS81.