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The Press and Banner.! ABBEVILLE. S.C. | Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1886. I The Southern Christian Advocate. [ A few weeks ago wo, with the best of motives, sucgestcd that the gentlemen who have (immediate control of the fknitficrn Christian Jiftvocatt should make an effort to rni.se its standard of excellence and virtue by printing "morereading matter, and by excluding from Its columns, all improper advertisements. "\Ve also said : "The Methodists are able and willing to pay for a first class paper, and we "Trust lllfll U1C priming 1-oiiuiiiiu.v nni,t v??? '"their whole duty to the people whose inler"ests have been confided to tliein. The edlto"rial Work of the paper has been well done, 'and we shall expect much of the able di\ine "who will preside over its columns in the fn"ture. Wv trust that he m;iy he allowed to "edit not only the reading columns, but the "entire pa per. If he, and not the publisher, ' 'shall determine what advertisements may "appear in the Southern Christian Advocate, ^'ti^en we shall expect a clean advertising col-, ""umn, as well as a faultless reading page."' j To this, the Southern Christian Advocate replies as follows: The Press and Jianner thinks the editor of I this paper should have exclusive control of its columns, advertisements and all. He has, and always has had. The Advocatc thinks the editor of the Press awl lianner should have exclusive control of his columns, advertisements and all. He has not, inasmuch as he ti?es the "patent, inside." over which lie has J no control whatever.' The Press and Panncrl thinks that "consumption cure" advertisements should he excluded from these columns, j The Advocate is somewhat of the same opin-! ion; and, therefore, it advises the J'ress and! Jianner to exclude the three flaming "coh-t snmption cure" advertisements which distig-1 ure the columns of the same issue of the Press j and Manner which contains its strictures en I the Advocate. "Help us to help each other, Lord, 'Kadi other's cross to bear; Lot each his friendly aid afford, And feel his brother's care." I " On r esteemed contemporary, the Abbeville j Ptr.v ami Banner. in its issue of Dee. M<t. p;ive>;' The Methodists of south Carolina some ex-! tended advice With reference to the business i inumisrement of this paper* As theSottth Car-! oliim Conferenee is presume*'! to know its own business, and as the publication of this paper 5s under the control of a committee of gcntlemen who arc presumed to know theirs, it strikes us as being in questionable taste, to say the least, of it, for the Press and. Bannrr to ! 1?e volunteering its advice In the matters referred lo. The Met hodists of South Carolina Knight to be very grateful to the Press and BanVter Tor its vigilance in looking after their Interests, and they no doubt arc?but we cannot holy wondering why the Press and Bannn-'s\ own ChUrch (the Episcopal), and the other Churches ot the State are not also made the | objects of the Press and Banner's solid itude. It is to be hoped that if the Press and Banner | does not become "weary in well doing," and j Will continue its good offices to the Methodist Church of South Carolina, sometime in the Indefinite future?say the year preceding the millennium?South < 'arolina Methodism may become sufficiently well-behaved and respee-j table to no longer need the kindly anddisin-. teresled supervision of t he Press and Banner. | For a consummation so devoutly to be wish- j ir?f ntt 4rfin<i ATcflioiiists continue to pray." I That the editor of the Southern Christian Advocate has always had control of its advertising columns is news to us. We have labored under the impression that the publisher (the contractor for doing the printing; had control of Uic advertising columns of that paper. We readily accede to the correctness and justice of what the Advocate says about tlie Press and Jianner not having control of the j advertising on the patent inside of our paper. j We can only exclude improper advertisements from the ready printed side by paying j a stipulated arr-ount of money, which stipulated amount of money our business will not J warrant us in paying. We presume,however the readers of the Southern Christian Advocate could have the medical advertisements excluded from that paper, if they would do as the Advocate expects us to do?pay as much to j keep them out as the advertisers pay to put' If ia I likely therefore the Press and Banner will be compelled to publish medical advertisements on Its patent Inside, and the renders of the Southern Christian Bdvocate will have to yield valuable space in their church paper to give publicity to the same Improper advertisements. We will say this to the Advocate:] That we consistently refuse to contract fori that class of advertisements which the medi- j cal profession denounce as humbugs. And ire would add, that a large per cent, of that class of advertisements which appear in the Southern Christian Advocate, are, for conscientious reasons, excluded from the home printed side of the Press and Banner, although we have been offered double price for some of them. The Southern Christian Advocate say's: "But \recannot help wondering why * * * the Episcopal and other churches of the State sire not made objects oi' the I'ressand Banner's solicitude. In reply to tills \vp will say that we do not! see an Episcopal p.iper, but if we did, aud saw | in itihe advertisements of patent medicines weshould protest against such advertisements appearing in the church paper. Further iu reply, we would say, that the Associate Re. /armed Presbyterian excludes medical advertisements from its columns, and has done so ever since it has been under its present management. The Southern Presbyterian does not publish the advertisements of patent medicines. The Baptist Courier publishes very few ?f them. If the editor of the Advocate j would be convinced that it. publishes advertisements* which are excluded from some ol the secular presses, we would ask its attention to the advertising pages of the Yorkvitle JSnquirer,; to say nothing of the many publications owtside of the State which do not publish medical advertisements. It was because of our high respect for the Methodists that we urged the printing com-1 mittee to demand for them a paper which | shall at least contain uo objectionable mat- ! ter. As a people, they are as intelligent, as I rich, and as numerous a-s any other branch of I the Christian church in South Carolina, and j ire believe that they should have "a clean advertising column" in their church paper. We <eel that we are only discharging our duty in KayJng this. A lar^e proportion of our read-1 ?rs are Methodists, and it is in thoir behalf that M'e speak. As a public journalist we should not neglect the interests of any class of our people, we nuvc nine and azatn protested against Die publication of patent medicine : Advertisements in any of the religious news- j papers. There ix positively no cu re for agrcat number of the diseases for wiiicii the patent | medicine claims to be a specific. We believe j ,jt wrong to holdout hopes which cau never be ! realised. It is certainly wrong to take the ' jnoney of suffering people to buy medicines ! which will only hurry them to their graves. ] i?i i cm The Building of Bridges. As the building of bridges in Abbeville ^county jt> a source of great expense to the pe(>- j pie, we would suggest the propriety of awarding contracts only to such persons as are experienced iu the business and know how to! .build them so that they will not wash away, j jXearly every rain carries away or injures one I f)X more bridges, because of some mistake or | /JqftcJ ju their construction. We believe that bridges which are put up by men who under-1 jStand u'.is business, remain in position until! jtlie timbers rot, while it is a tact that new J bridges are sometimes carried away l>y the j jir<t freshet after they have been built. We merely throw out the suggestion for what it is worth, knowing that our County Commissioners will act for what they conceive tOjbeC.be best intefwfs of the people. ! WealUier > . ..... ,1 i il<? augiuia wo'fiWC uv>m.i;u iui- tuiu Wiivc . signal Just Sunday jnorciug ov?r j ts went her dispatches, It seems to us that, t.bo daily papers would do wx3)i to have email cuts to picture the different weaker flags, jind let, them | appear as occasion .demanded, As the flat? from thestatt above the office is.watehed, so would he lUe picture UUhe paper. ,n. + . A pu ruber o;' t ur fanners still holding i)*x tuuir voiiuu, j II I --I ? The V. ?. A C. It. R. A report was current on the streets last Saturday to the effect that the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad hud eight million dollars to its credit in New* York, and it was said that Schollcld is more hopeful j than ever before. We have not been able to henf from the \ meeting of the stockholders which was adver| nsed'to take place in Aiken last week, though we are informed that (Jenoral JTagood lias resigned the Presidency of the company, and that Mr. Uowen, of Pickens, has been I elected temporary President. We hear also J a report to the ctl'eet that an adjourned mecti inof the stockholders or directors is to take 1 til.w.si ?<?vt uvhmI TTrm? tnnoli I pitlt-V- ..VV.X ... ?... lor how little truth there may be in these rei ports v?*e are not prepared to say. W'c have i noticed nothing of the kind in any of the ; newspapers, and we therefore merely I give the vague rumors for what tlicy are | worth, without in any manner vouching for | their correctness, and without casting any (loulit on their authenticity. Will rp-t'oitntry Doir^Atcs Itcquirerf to .Sit in ttie Gallery? I The question of the census, and Charleston's double representation, seem to be creutI iug a Mttle stir throughout the State. As far as we have observed we think the last proposition of Charleston to take still further representation because of her "wealth and Intelligenee" dots not meet with any considerable; degree of favor among the poor white trash of the up-country, who have no money and but little inte'ligcnee* It really does seem to be a great pity that the poor white trash of, the up-country should have as much voting] power as those elegant people of the lowcountry who are so cultivated and refined. It is time that the tip-country people were beginning to refine a little. Those city folk may get so "'wealthy and intelligent" that they may not even want, their representatives to sit on the same floor of the General Assembly with up-country preen horns. We are now dally expecting some of those aesthetic politicians ot the low-country to propose the crection of a gallery for the accommodation of the up-country poor buckrn. Aristocratic members need not be humiliated by the touch of the elbow of the country delegates. The Clarion Star. The Marion Star has been changed to an eight page paper, and is now the same size as the Press and Banner. The change is a gtvat improvement. It is as neat as a pin, and is brim full of interesting matter. NARROW GAUGE VICTORY. A MEMORABLE DAY IN THE HISTORY OF COKESBURY. A Tax of Five Per Cent. is Voted for the Reiiefst of tlic Greenville mid Port Royal Railroad Official 1 Count of the Yote.s?The Active Contest. Pursuant to public notice an election by the qualified voters was hold at Cokesbury yesterday for the purpose of deciding whether or not live per cent, of the assessed value of all the property in the township, should be subu/>rihnrl in ttvr.ntv Vfml* lirilnK In I llf> f';i 111 til 1 stock of the Greenville and Port Ito.val road. The friends and opponents of the measure had worked most actively for days and weeks in behalf of their favorite side, and ; much interest was developed as the elect ion day approached. The polls were opened at eight o'clock in the drug store of Drs. Lea ?fc (,'alder. The managers were: Wm. II. Moore, J. C. Ellis. A. E. Norris. Before the polls were opened some forty or fifty persons were already present, anxious to exercise their rinht in voting for or against the measure as their judgment dictated. In a litt'e whileafter the voting commenced, l)r. Willie T. Jones, with a bund of mu?ic, at the head of a great column of llailroad voters from Mulberry and Saluda, was seen approaching from over the hills. Later on in the day a second band of music with another column of voteis reinforced the railroad men. Much interest was manifested throughout the day, and the earnestness of either party was little less than was the excitement incident to the election in 1S70. Hotli sides worked most vigorously and in some instances strong language was indulged in by some of the parties but the voting progressed with comparative quiet, and it was soon apparent that the railroad men had the vantage ground and would carry the day by a large majority. At tive o'clock the polls were closed, and the managers proceeded to count the votes, with the following result: For Subscription 2S4 votes. JS'o Subscription 132 votes. Majority for Subscription....152 votes. The opponents of the tax challenged one hundred and l'orty-six voters, chietly on account of the failure to produce registration certificates. The advocates of the tax made no challenge of any vote for any reason. The railroad men, we believe, contended that the registration certificate was not a necessary 1 ? li A /\f U A HI irllf /* IU M'C i.\ri\.ir?u wi 1.1 Iipiii' t-w vote. (.iranting that their position is right, they carried the election by a handsome majority, but If the election should be contested, and the Courts should determine that the registration certificate was necessary, then the figures would stand about in this way : Total for tax '.'SI votes. Deduct challenged ill! votes. Unchallenged fortiix MS votes. Unchallenged against tax III2 votes. Majority for lax G votes. Of course it is not for us to pass upon the legality or illegality of any vote which may have been cast-at this election, hut in the recent election at Abbeville to make a subscription for the 0., (i. and 0. II. K. the registered citizens oniy were allowed to vote. The very terms of the advertisement, in our opinion, is conclusive: "At which election shall lie submitted to the qualified electors," etc. As a matter of law, and as a matter ol fact, no citizen of South Carolina can be a qualified elector who has not been lesristered. Many of the citizeiisof Cokesbury township sincerely believe that it was well to vote this tax, and now,since they have earned the election, even if the challenged voters should be ; thrown out, it is hoped that harmony of unity j I of feeling may prevail. The victors will be] | considerate of the feelings of thofe who opposed the tax, and those who opposed the tax ,(* i I I imiu , i.O.I t.? flirt innvlt.il.lu Tlio /.!' Ssu in?r town?hlp i)on<ls is nn untried experiment in this section of the State, which may | not work so disastrously as many may fear, while the advantsiges to he derived from the I construction of the road will certainly be something. We presume the election in Cokesbury yesterday, will go a Ions wuy in determining the | success of the narrow gauge road from Greenville to Ninety-Six. The Abbeville townships \ have certainly clone nil that was asked or expected ot them. Let the Laurens and Greenvllle townships now come squarely up to their j share of the burden, and all will be well with the enterprise, and the people along the line | will realize the blessings which railroad comIinunication with the outside world alwuys brings. The people of Abbeville comity certainly have reason to be congratulated on the success which our Ninety .Six friendsscem likely to attain. Their success will add to the wcaltn and prosperity of the County. With ! that road finished we believe we will have a! much greater mileage of railroads than anyl other county in the State. The friends of the Klberton, Abbeville and j Chester railroad should take henrt from the! success which has recently crowned the efforts i of our friends at Ninety-Six and Cokesbury. i With our railroad from Klberton to Chester, i Abbeville would be on one of the most important railroads that run across the country. I The roads which run from the mountains to | the sen would he iinnortant feeders to our road which would afl'ord to Chester and :i 11 the iruwreriing country, a most direct rail-' load connection with the West. 'i'lio Wave ami Icy Watern?Oaf? Frozen out - - - The Rlackmnith's llitiiiiurr mul (lie Carpenter**! Saw. i r,owNn::svi j.i.k. S. Jan. l.ri, lSSfi. j "We arc having :in unprecedented cold wave i for this degree ol latitude. Itocky Itiver lias been frozen entirely across in eddy water. Tiie thermometer lias registered us low as six degrees at this point. i I noticed in your excellent, weekly that two i negroes were frozen. I have not heard of any I person freezing in this community, towlsare ! the anly victims of death by freezing that I have to register. The oat crop of the Fork, fall sowing, will he a failure. I noticed a communication in yonr last is-; sue upon conservative farming that I endorse.: Hope the author will give the readers of the ! J'rcxx mid Jianncr a similar letter as otten as 1 his time will permit. < >ld Tjowndesville is upon a big boom. New j buildings are springing up as Jf by magic, j The ring of the blacksmith's anvil and hammer, together with the saw and plane of the carpenter, till Is upon the ear, shadowing forth the greatness in the near future of onr dean g!d U>\vn and her public spirited inhabitants.' I it. A. P11ES8LY. | HMMdMMiMnttnMii <a?t !BME OF WILLIAM HILL THE CLOSE OF A LONG AND tfBEFUL LIFE. Nome of the Facts nnd Incidents in the Career of Him who was Once n Prominent Citi/eu of Abbeville Coiinty, and who Held an Iinpor* tant Official Position for' Seventeen Years. William Hill, died nt his home near Abbeville Court- House, on Thursday, January 14, ! 1 ssti, after a protracted feebleness, in his eighty-first year. At different times within the la?t few years, he had suffered a great deal with a bronchial affection, nnd tlie recent very severe weather no intensified and aggravated the disease that ins I'KiiuiMJit'u i;i>iistituiH)ii cciuiu no luii^n withstand it, and on the evening of tiie 14th inslnnt, while in his perfect senses, and without much apparent suffering, lie breathed his last. Ami thus closed a long and useful life, which hnd been Identified with Abbeville county, and all her best interests for more than sixty yours, nixl In his iloath one of our oldest ?n<J most honored citizens has been removed Irom the daily scenes in which lie once took such an important part. The dcatli of one who was so long hold in so high esteem by his fellow-citizens, descrws more thnn a passing notice. The removal of one whose long and honored life, presented as fair a record as that of any man who has ever lived in Abbeville, deserves a tribute more faithful and more accurate than it is possible for us to write. The good deeds and the nobleness ol character that distinguished our departed friend, lives in the minds of those who are nearer his own age, but the younger generation know less of him. While it is right and proper that a record of his life should be made, which will meet a responsive chord in the hearts of those who knew him best.it is also well that the youth of the country should know something of him and his character. Living In dignified retirement at his home for the last tifteen years, he was scarcely kuown to the present generation, yet the older citizens knew him well. They respected his life, and they mourn his death. Mr. Ilill was horn in County Antrim, Ireland. in the little town of Ibillynureon the 19l.li of May, 180.3. He came to the United States when he was only 17 years old, landing in Charleston in the Summer of 1822. From thence he came direct to Abbeville county, a stranger in a strange land, with nothing to commend him except his youth, his high integrity, his indomitable will,and the unfaltering determination to earn an honored position among the people with whom he had cast ills lot. The success which afterwards awarded the efforts of this Irish boy, affords one of the best evidences that, this country is rtady to recognize true manhood and real worth in whomsoever found, while liis virtues as a boy, as a man, and as a public, officer are worthy ot all imitation by every one who may have the spirit and the will to succeed in life. In his life and in the success which crowned his efforts, the ambitious youth may find something to encourage him, even though he lie surrounded by adverse circumstances, and should find in his path the thousand and one obstacles which always stand )n the way of the struggling poor. Having brought with him from Ireland letters of introduction to various persons in this country, among them Major John Donnald, from whom the village of Donuldsviile takes Its name, lie in that way made the acquaintance of Anna Hamilton I>onnald,the eldest daughter of Major Donnald, and the result was that in about two years thereafter they were married and settled on a farm about midway between Donaldsvllle and Honea Path, and whereon the late David Moore was living at the time of his death. Beine entirely unfitted both by early training and Inclination for agricultural pursuits he soon tired of the occupation of a farmer, and about sixty years ago commenced to sell goods at the "Buck Stand," in a little unpretentious log house, which still stands on the public road between Abbeville and Due West. About that time his father-in-law, Major Donnald, came into possession of the farm which ho after wards gave to his daughter, iurs. 11111, ana whereon Mr. Hill was living at the time of his death. Tlipy together opened a store there where they continued to do business for several yen r?. Major Donna Id afterwards withdrew from the business which was carried on for some time by Mr. Hill alone. At the outbreak of the.Seminole war In Florida a call was made by the government for troops to fight (he Indians, and Mr. Hill was among the first to otfer his services to his adopted country. He was appointed Oiderly Serjeant in the company which was commanded by Captain Thomas Parker. Captain Parker's company was made up chietly of volunteers from this county, and of all those who served with him in that company, there arc but two yet living viz: Mr..John Piatt, who lives near Due West and Mr. William Mund.v, of the Dead Fall section. About thirty-five years ago, he was associated in the mercantile business in this place for a number of years with J. Albert Allen,deceased,?their store room being In what was then known as "the Allen building:," which stood on the site now occupied by "White's block." After this he was employed as bookkeeper by John Mcflwaln, who merchandised at the corner where the granite block of buildings now stand. He remained with Mcliwaiu a number of years, and until the death of the latter, and possessed his unlimited confidence. t)u the death of John McIlwain,Mr. Hill, at the urgent solicitation of those most, interested In the estate ot the deceased, became hisadministrator and settled up the very larne estate entirely to the satisfaction of all concerned. Thus it was that he began to work hi* way into public notice and the confidence of his fel'owman, which lie eveV afterwards maintained. He was engaged as clerk in the office of Or ...ImImmi. I.,. !\f? 1 uelo ujimi^v <t v VJUiwur* lUHU^ u%> *?u, iva* JU , and on his dentil Mr. Hill whs brought out by his friends us n candidate for election to that office. lie was opposed by the ea)Innt Lieutenant. I'\ \V. Selleck. who was fresh from tlie Mexican war willi all the eclat which his distinguished sprvtces so richly merited. In this race Mr. Hill was beaten b.v a small majority, hut at the expiration of Lieutenant. Nelleek's form in the fall of 1852, Mr. Hill again became a candidate for the office and was elected, and he was re-elected from time to time, and filled that office from 1>7>2 until 18(58, with great acceptability to tlie people, when he was aaain elected to the same office, hut which was then changed to. and is still known as,the office ol Probate Judge. Thlsoffiee iie held until 1 he radical party took control of affairs in this country in 1SH9. The books and records of that- otlice, embracing the period of his administration, are a monument. to his fine business capacity?and in the fact of his constant re-election to this important office, for so many terms, bears the highest. testimony of his worth as a man, and of ills fideliiy to the trusts which had been imposed in him. ' Since Ills retirement from public office, with the exception of a short while in which he was engaged in the mercantile business as one of the firm of White, Hill & Cunningham [ in tiiis? town, he lived a very cjuiet 1 and retired life at the old homestead. He was a member of the Presbyterian church having joined at Upper Long Cane some thlri tv vears aero, while the same was under the ministerial charge of the Iicv. Mr. MontgomI ery. lie was for many years a member of the | Masonic lodge at. this place, hy whoso mem: bers he was held in the highest esteem. Whilst not having enjoyed very great educational advantages in his youth, yet. being endowed with an extraordinary mind and being an extensive reader he had acquired such a fund of varied information as rendered him a most, interesting and instructive companion. While he had a general knowledgeof the law. his legal information on all matters that pertained to theadmiuistration of estates was thorough and unerring. Ills familiarity with all the obligations and duties of his office was never questioned. Upon his efficiency as a public officer, and upon his disposition to befriend those who came in contact, with him, was based his strong hold upon theeonfidcnce and the Directions of the people. He was no politician. He had fixed principles. He had 110 concealments where duty and manhood demanded expression. He knew none of the arts of the demagogue, but he was a plain honest man, the friend of his f'ellowman, who never withheld a kindly deed when there was an appeal to Ills trenerous nature. His hold upon the hearts of the people was unwaverinir. Ills character and kindly disposition was such that, from his early manhood until his retirement from public life, he steadily gained the confidence and good will of the people in till stations of life. He was of a most genial and generous disposition, and we know of no one In our county the deat h of whom would cause more genuine regret, than the death of William Hill. Mr. Hill was buried at. Upper Long Cane cemetery beside Ills beloved wife, who had prec"ded him to the grave some two or three years. Altera happy union in life for nearly I sixty years, they are not separated in death. ' Immediately before the burial lie v. W. F. Pearson conducted the funeral services at the church in the most, impressive manner. AI! though the day was exceedingly inclement, I many citizens were present to pay a tribute of atfcction and remembrance to their departed friend. The deceased leaves five children to mourn his death, viz: Mr. 15. E. Hill, of our town, Mr. J. L.Hill, Mrs.Cox and Mrs.Frank Henry, of 1hi? county, anu Mrs. Dr. Lpting, of Vv illiainston, S. Icoln-rirs in tlic Naviuimili. TheSavannah river presented a beautiful and a novel spectacle last. .Monday moraine.! It. was literally covered with large block* of j ice surmounted with peaks of snow floating i down with the current. Such a night was | never before seen in this section and large crowds of people from t he Georgia and (Carolina si<Je visited the river at Augusta to Bee the snowcapped icebergs. The price of cotton is still low, find those who know seem to think there is not much prospect of it advancing. An exchange says a woman is like an ?< cordeon. Yon can draw her out, but. she "makes music'' if you attempt to shut her up. * Pny a* Yon Co. Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Among the many good resolutions that, are being formed for the control jind .shaping ol character nnd destiny during the eomlngyenr, it would be a good tiling for many of our readto adopt tiie above, ray us you go, or buy nothing on credit. We are pursiiuded that the credit system as j It now exists and has existed for some time past, luiH more to do with the financial distress of which we bear from year to year, and | the allium' bankruptcy and ruin of good men than any one thing else. The gradual decline in the price of cotton and other marketable products for the past lew years Ik bringing disaster and sometimes disgrace to many of our citizens. The purchasing power of a pound of cotton Is as great to day as It was five years ago, as the price of other things has been reduced In a similar proportion. Hut the mischief wrought is due to the fact there has been no shrinkage in tlie I money valuation of debts contracted years I ago. and while the present, crop of cotton will I go as fur towards paying for the supplies or the present year as it ever did, yet its power to pay the debts contracted in the year l&so has been reduced by the corresponding depreciation in price. Debts contracted under a twelve cent system must be met by the returns of mi eight or nine rent market. One hundred and forty pounds lire necessary where one hundred would have answered live years ago. This is one ol the evils of t he credit system tiiut is working hardships to both fanners und merchants. Another evil of the system Is the lact that one will make larger and more unnecessary purchases when buying on credit than when paying cash. Send two men to market, the one with one hundred dollars In his pocket, the other with permission to buy goods to the 'amount ol one hundred dollars on credit, and the chances are nine toone that (tic cash buyer will make fewer, wiser and better purchases, than the credit buyer. There is a (asclnation in buying on time that often mHkes a man exceedingly reckless and extravagant In his purchases. People are often ensnared into making needless purchases by the gentle, courteous and captivating manners of popular salesmen who assure them that their promise is as good as their money, it may be all that to the seller, but it is neither the safest nor wisest for the buyer. The cash system may not be favored by the merchants, it may reaucc his sales, leave old goods upon his shelves and dispense with an occasional visit to the Northern markets, but It will eventually prove the wisest, safest, and most remunerative to both buyer and seller. To adopt it fully may be impossible, to adopt it in part may call for rigid selfdcnlal and untold sacrifices, it may cut sharply and deeply, but in the end?and the end will not be very distant?it will pay and pay richly. The discipline of self, the habits of economy acquired, and the surplus left over at the end of the year, would be more than a liberal compensation for the pain and denial it entailed. It would be infinitely better for the morals of the country if merchants would draw the lines more rigidly and sell less on credit. The extension of time from year to year which has the appearance of mercy is a positive unkindness to the buyer. The process Is continued from year to year, until the unfortunate ?ii" n<.fnmps hnnelesslv Involved, and all his property is absorbed by the debt. If prompt payment had been Insisted on at the outest, and the sheriff called in if necessary, the lesson would have done eood and the poor fellow left with something with which to begin life anew. Then he would have been a slightly poorer but much wiser man. Now lie is | literally "cleaned up," and left to start anew j with nothing but a damaged reputation. Too I much leniency weakens moral obligation. Excuse a man from paying an honest debt and next year lie thinks himself bestowing Suite a favor on you if he pays, and if the ebt lies over until the third year he half persuades himself that lie ought not to pay, or if you press him for the money he denounces you us a heartless extortioner and cruel persecutor. That sense of moral obligation which should have been as a band of steel around the man's c haracter, protecting it from wrap and twist, has been attenuat<d Into a gossamer thread which the lightest breath of policy may sunder in a moment. Such a system as the one described has been influential in bringing about the low standard of moral obligation that pervailsin many localities, a standard that has rendered the collection of ! an honest debt as next to an impossibility j unless the aid of a legal process, is resorted lo. Nothing but an invincible determination to I come, out of und to keep out of debt will save j the country from moral as well as tlnancial disaster. Abolish the ciedlt and adopt the ! casli system. j l'ay as vou go. and in the end it will pay , you an hundred fold. The Dairy. The annual value of the dairy products of j this country is ?100,000,000 greater than I hut of i the entire wheat crop, and 3120,000,0<X) greater ] than that of the cotton crop; the amount, inI vested in cows for the dairy is said to be ?10,] 000,000 more than is Invested in banks. These j figures may paralyze the faith of many peoI pie at the Houtli where so little attention !s given to this industry. .Dairying in this secjtion,has been rebarded as a very small busij ness when regarded at all. We. of the South, j have become so engrossed in making cotton i t.hnt nil things else seem small in comparison. To our towns and to our doors, if mil to our very boards, butler and cheese come from New York. Ohio and bleak and barren Maine, j produced upon lands worth one hundred dol;Iars per acre; when we could get the same I product from lands equally adapted to grazing land hay and costing from live to ten dollars per acre. If dairymen, North and West or us, can make profits raising their products upon ! such expensive investments and shipping to | us, why can we not realize a large per cent. 1 upon their income, as we can obtain the same ,yield from a much smaller outlay? With | them the home market bus not averaged higher than eighteen cents per pound for butter the past season, notwithstanding their appliances and the high character of their products. With us this amount is readily received for a very interior quality, in the dull1 esL seasons. Small matters and dotal Is do not 'strike some men as proiltable, nor are they deemed worth tiie consideration of a calculation. To sueli men, only large bulky products and broad acres promise profit?milk, butter, cheese, honey and fowls are thought suitable entertainment for women and children and I nothing more. Yet, here is an industry grown I up in our sight, bringing 120 millions of mon| ey more than our entire cotton crops, and we | have little or no part in its profit*. I Why not change this policy and make at ; lea^t, the products necessary for home conj sumption ? Our cities and towns and all our j non-producing communities should draw up! on adjacent farms and their immediate heiglibors for needed supplies, and not depend un1 on distant markets for what can be so easily j made at home. With the incoming year, we i ; may do well to consider the profits to be de-1 ! lived from this industry. i It will, of course, require some little time to ! i prepare a dairy farm: grasses are tobeculti-l I vated; barns tor storing forage will bo needed, I I and the immediate appliances of the dairy i must be supplied. All this can be done grad-1 i ually, while the farmer Is learning something ; !of the proper management of cows and the; 'science of butter-making. In the meantime, i | Ills cattle can be graded up through the ser| vice of a thoroughbred bull?Jersey, Hoist ein | or Ayrshire, as trie preference may be. Here | I will come in again the value of our llermuda \ i grass, and we can make a virtue of a necessity, i I As we have been unable to kill It, we can I I turn it to advantage, and convert it into milk i | und butter and live stock. ! Ijlkoeverything else, the business win not. | become profitable until its details are under| stood. Its necessities must te studied and Us ! demands must be scrupulously nnd exactly I I met. The farmer, who litis teen sending his j j cotton to market one-tenth trash and dirt, I j cannot hope to mix these commodities with ! his milk and butter us successfully. The ! market now, more than ever, Is alive to the I purity of the product, and, by a system soon I to be established, only pure butter ol excellent quality will be allowed to compete for j the prices that are remunerative. If the Cut-1 tivator can build up our waste places by cover-' lug their unsightllnesK with a beautiful green j !sward, and rest our worn, tired lands with! ! small grain, and divert the attention of our j 1 people, somewhat, from old methods to the study of profits from honey, poultry and lhe| j dairy, we will lie pleased*at the results of a j , good service, and the profits we will bring. ! j 111II Arp'M Opinion of the Doctors. j If the doctors had to shed tears for every i patient, the fountain would soon be exhaust ed. They experiment and dlnguo.se and j make mistakes and lose patients, but it is all for the best. Homebody has to be sacrificed [or science would not progress. The doctors j experiment with disease and skirmish with ! deatli just like the general of an army tights [battles. Some must be sacrificed to save i the country, and so after a battle he counts up the killed and wounded nnd is happy if he has killed more ot the other side than lie lost, , of his own. lie likt-s to show a good balance j : sheet, even thougn it is a bloody one. Vic-] ! tory and glory are bigger things than human i j suffering of the loved ones at home. j Hut still the family doctor is a part, of the! 'family?an honored part. We are drawn to j i him as to a friend in need, and he is drawn to I ; us. He has enough sympathy for his purposes, j | His tenderness may be professional, but it is j the right kind for the patient. The doctor is ; 'nearer and dearer to the family than the ! preacher, although one ministers to the inor- j j tal body nnd the other to the immortal soul, jliodics are bigger tilings than souls. The ! whole world with all its vast machinery is at - ' ? - - - I ] wom lor Homes, mil, uiu woi iv mine mi puun)| I is only u .vide show in comparison. The fa mi-1 | ly doctor holds ji higher place than t lie family j lawyer, for health is a bigger thing than moil- j ey or property, and there are hut few lawyers 1 who would not take a case against lis as reaili- J ly as one lor us. There are two sides to litiga- j tion hut.only one to medicine.?Atlanta Con-\ at it ut ion. An honest mun will pay his just debts. A j religion that does not make a man honest is a j spurious religion. A man who professes religion and is not honest is a fraud and a hypocrite of tiie worst type. A sinner may be honest?a christian must be. Think of these things. Consider them well. , The business rush which preceded Christmas has subsided and left things Hat. i ' MISS KATE BAYARD BEAD.' STRICKEN DOWN IN HER WASHINGTON HOME. She Suddenly Die* n<t She is Sarling to Attend Miss Cleveland's Reception at the White House Yesterday Afternoon?Death In the Vlr1 glnla House of Delegates. | Washington, Jan. Ifi.?Miss Kate Bayard, : th<> eldest daughter of the Secretary of State, ! died suddenly about three o'clock this afteri noon. The reception at the White Ilousej was suspended Immediately upon the receipt I of the news of her death. Miss Bayard dl^d! at. her home Just as she was starting to the| | Withe House to attend Miss Cleveland's reiconLion. F.xpcctcd at the Reception. Later?Miss Bayard bad accepted nn Invitation to assist Miss Cleveland at her reception this afternoon and that ludy and her guests, Mrs. Utlj'and Miss Love, who were also to I assist lit. Iho reception, were wiiltlltc Miss Rnyi ard's arrival when they received news of lier jdeath. It was J 11st about 5 ml nuics to three o'clock, and the reception was to begin In f*n hour. [ The Marine Band was stationed in the main vestihie, and the leader was conversing with Col. J. M. Wilson with regard lo playing a tune as a signal for the opening of the reception. Many callers had already arrived, and were waiting for the doors of the Bine ltoom to be thrown open. The President was engaged in conversation with a visitor In the library, and Miss Cleveland and her guests were chatting with Colonel Lamont in the parlor on the second floor. Her Absence Commented On. Prior lo descending to the Bine Room, where the reception was to take place, the absence of Miss Bayard was commented on | as singular, as she was usually very nrompt in hucii matters, and was momentarily exI pected to arrive. While they were wondering at her delay, a messenger notified Col. LaI mont that Harry Bryan, private secretary to Secretary Bayard, was In his oflice and had "something important" to communicate to the President. Col. Lamont cxcnscil himself I and went to see Bryan. That gentleman Informed him that Miss Bayard was dead, and j that Secretary Biiyard had Instructed him to communicate the fact to the President. Col. Lamont at once Informed the President, who Was very much shocked at the unexpected | intelligence, and the two gentlemen Joined the ladies and announced the sudden death of their friend. The While House Ordered Cloacd. Orders were nt once issued to close the' house. The hand was dismissed, and the people In waiting were notified that the reception had been postponed. Ushers were stationed at the main door anil carriage entrance to inform callers that the house was closed for the day. The news spread quickly through the city and universal regret was expressed at the sad occurrence, me rrwiuvut, upuu m*? of the message from Secretary Bayurd, announcing the death or his daughter, recalled invitations ton dinner which he had intended to give Monday evening, In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Corning. Immediate Cause of the Death. The immediate cause of Miss Bayard's dcatli was disease of the heart. .She had been [troubled with weakness of that organ, and I been treated by the; family physician at In; tervals lor several years. | At the reception at her father's house last night it was remarked that she was unusually animated and taxed herself to the utmost to entertain the guests. It is presumed that undue exertion may have precipitated the fa' tal attack. The young lady retired about one I o'clock last night, expressing a wish to be undisturbed till noon. The Eirorts to Aronse the Lady. Between oneand two o'clock this afternoon her younger sister endeavored to awaken her, and sti uck by the peculiar expression of her lace culled for assistance. As soon as the famI lly recovered from the consternation into | which It, had been thrown, physicians were summoned and powerful restoratives, ineludI lug electricity, were applied, but in vain. The physicians expressed the opinion that Miss Bayard hud been dead for several hours when the attempt was made to awaken ner. The Interment Tuesday Jfest. The interment will take place probably on Tuesday next, at Wellington, Del, where Secretary Bayard's parent* are entombed. The news of Miss Bayard's sudden death caused a profound sensation throughout the city, and for a time, in the absence of any definite details, a number of wild rumors weie circulated. The tacts, however, as stated above are from an "unquestionable source." Dangers of the Cold. Columbia liccord. Intensely cold weather brings with it more dangers than the average human being has anyid'-aot. It will be noticed that, we have more deaths, sudden deaths especially, during very cold weather than at any time?except, of course, during epidemics. Reckless exposure of person by hardheaded people, who imagine themselves impervious to summer's beat or wiuter's snows, is one eauve. They know better than all the the physicians and philosophers put together, ami conse qnently pay the tax imposed 011 all 1001.1 n they do not die prematurely, chronic rheumatism, rheumatism, neuralgia anil still'Joint* rack them with old cramps. Many persons during very cold weather recklessly expose themselves untii there is only a very slender t hread between them and the grave. Sometimes the thread breaks and death is reported from heart disease or apoplexy, when in reality cold has been the cause, some little advice in this particular will, if followed, be the means of saving life and preventing a train of evils. If you wish to guard against an at-i tack of pneumonia never stop to talk on the | street, when the weather is freezing; keep moving, even If you are compelled to go u block backward to finish your conversation, and there Is little danger of pneumonia getting hold of you. Many persons in thin climate, from Irregular habits,allow themselves to become debilitated. As long as the weather is pleasant they do not sutler much and the system lights to build itself up. In very cold weather, however, the debilitated system, when unassisted, succumbs very easily. I Don't try and get used to the cold by exposing yourself unnecessarily and for too long a time in it; it may icave you in a condition tit only for the cold, cold grave. Keep warmly clad, wear gloves and keep moving when you are out of doors. As soon as you rind the extremities getting painfully cold make haste to get in some warm place and thaw out. In leaving a hot tire cool oil'in another portion of the room before going again iuto the cold. In passing from a warm room through a current of cold air hold the breath until tlie j draught is passed. I)o not allow the bedding 1 to gut. cola if you can help It. To remain 1.. |,?J ...III. I..,,,,Jo fan, f,,v L'UUK'u til cm:u ?viuj wi\i iiaimi.i ? ?*%? jvv u .w. . twohouis before setting to sleep Is neither healthy nor pleasant. in fine, adopt a common sense treatment. Remember that, pain and suffering are the eries of nature for; relief, and nature will never ery out' unless It is imposed upon. Keep the head cool, the feet and body warm, eat whole-) some food, take proper exercise, avoid | exposure, and yon will weather the blasts | without danger to health. The effects of malaria in the system is a hard thing to eradicate, but. will promptly yield to the wonderful and sovereign remedy, Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic. Try it. For sale by Speed & Nou Iter. l-'JU. Swift's Specifics. S. S. sold in the dry form by Speed h Nouffer. 1-20 Hreech loading shot guns at New York cost, i P. Rosenberg iV Co. If vou want a good breech loading shot eun at New York cost, call on P. Rosenberg A l'o. A small amount invested in window glass i and prepared putty will make your houses; much more comfortable for the winter. Glass i cut to fit any sash by Speed & Nouffer. 12-0. j Always on hand, a large lot of white lead, I prepared paints, linseed oil, paint, brushes,! which you can buy in any quantity from \ Speed iV: Neutler. ' 1j Iiuy the Golden Machinery Oil for engines,! gins, Ac., sold by Spued ?fc Ncutler. 12-!). j j Jewelry! Jewelry!! For holiday presents, j Just received a most beautiful assortment of, ladies scarf pins, bangle pins, bracelets, neck-, laces, ear drops, lace pins, ox.vdlzcd pins, Ma- J kado's infant bib pins, infants pet name pins.1 These are the handsomest and best goods we I have ever shown. It. M. 1IADDON & CO. 12-2 \ Thomas McGirrrinAN. of the old reliable! Palmetto Saloon, has greatly reduced the| prices of his fine old pure goods. Give him a call and see for yourselves before buying adul-! terated liquors.?--Ir/r. Just received. 20 Ladles Circulars, 15 La- j dies New Markets, at lowest prices. R. M.: lladdon & Co. 12-2 j The prettiest thing out?black ISsso with j gold tinsel, to be had at IJcll & Galphin's. Some late style raised edge and plain visit lmr cards at Lawson's. Just received, another lot of circularsnt Uell & Galphin's. 1 j Just received nnothcrca.se of millinery. It. 2,1. Aftddon it Co. J-'-2 I Cow peas! cow pens!! ">00 bushels of cow' pens are wanted by White Brothers. The! highestmarket price will bo paid for them. i (Jo to White Brothers for a Winter suit of, clothing and an over-coat. They will show i; yon a very choice selection, and will ??aran-ji tee sutIsfactlon as to.style ami tit. Sept. We have a large stock of canton flannel, hleachod and unbleached, from lUc. to L'Oc. j1 Uell & Gal phin. 11-11. j Another lot of those beautiful Russian cir-'culars just received at Bell ?fc Galphin's. 11-11. f P. Rosenberg ,t-Co. nre selling their breech oading shot guns at New York cost. I ' "A Cloncl." Just what is happening evpry day. A gather! ngemml on a sunny way; All the fault ot a careless word, Lightly spo'ron and dumbly heard; Feathered sha't with a fatal dart Winging it? path to a tender heart. Strancre how often we wound otir own, /\f rvlntt/m nn<1 Kltlof nf ttlflP Strange how Itjose in hand wo hold Treasures of pence more worl h than gold, When, half in earnest and half In jest, We grieve and hurt whom we love the best. Little It matters which war wrong. If the discord drop in the tuneful song; Little it matters which whs right, If the shadow blot the household light: \Y hen both are hsisty and encli Is proud, Both are to blame for the passing cloud. Then let it pns?; 'tis the wiser w.iy To kiss and be friends, not mar l he day With the evil blight of a bootless strife To stain the spirit and dim the life; Let the lips that breathed und the ears that heard Take heed, henceforth, of the thoughtless word. When a girl can rend her title clear To matrimony's share. She bl<ls farewell to every fear And forgets to bang her hair. MImn Jnnie D. Wnrdlaw. Edge field A dvevliser. This cultured lady, who has been teaching with Prof. Seymour for the pasffyenr, will for the current year teach In the family of Maj. S. S. Tompkins, two miles from town. Miss Ward law's refined and pleasant bearing has made her many warm friends in our community. And wo do not see how we can get along without her, and when we say we, we mean everybody. Under a recent Act amending the road law only teachers and students of schools and colleges, and ministers of the gospel who are serving a congregation as pastor, are exempt from road duty. The matrimonial market seems to be on the wane. The shortest day and longest night are past, and the suu has started back on his North ward con rye. A Card to tbe Public. Having found it to my interest to attend to the extensive watch, clock and Jewelry business exclusively, in which I have been engaged for many years in Abbeville, and not having time to attend to the photographic business. I have to-day sold my entire photographic business to my friend T. T. Hill, wile lias located here. I can say for Mr. Hill thai I consider him n most competent workmen, and a>-k all my old customers and friends to patronage him. Hereafter I will conduct, my Jewelry and watch repairing business in first door below the post ollice. Yours respectfully, H. D. REESE. Abbeville, S. C., Jan. 4,1880. Blankets, blankets, blankets, at New York cost. I\ Rosenberg & Co. If you want a good pair of all-wool blanket? at Mew York cost, call on P. Rosenberg & Co, P. Rosenberg & Co. are selling all-wool blankets at New York cost. Now is your time to secure a bargain. Call on P. Rosenberg Co. and get a pair 01 blankets at New York cost. Jersey jackets, Jersey Jackets, In all sizes, styles and colors, Just received, very cheap at Bell A Galphln's. 11-11. Another lot of all wool, flfl-lnch dress flannel In blue and grey garnet. Just received. Ball is Gaiphin. 11-11. We would call special attention of the ladies to our elegant and complete line ol "NewmarketCloaks"Just received. Call and be fitted before the stock is broken. W.Joel Smith & Son. 11-1 Rust proof ont?. Just received our Tmru and last car of oats this season. They arc fine, Now is the chance to secure your need. W, Joel Smith ?t Son. 10-28 Jersey Jackets. A new lot to arrive this week chpaper than ever, ('all and examine them. \V. Ioel Smith & Son. 10 23 The prettiest anil cheapest line of striped flannels for ladles' and children's cloaks and wrappers in town, just received at W.Joel Smith & Sons. 10-14. A handsome line of picture frames, various styles and sizes, at Speed & Nenfter's. 12-9. Don't fail when you come to town to visit Hill, the picture man. Goods Tlint Must ko. Lot fine emhroideries, without regard to cost; determined to sell lliefti before 1st January. Fine Jersey jackets, at greatly reduced pricefe. Bargains m millinery, &c., at R. Al. II add on & Go's. Willie Brothers have a pood lot of shot suns. Among them are some very fine breech loaders. Sepr. 30. Let all the ladles wanting a enshmere dress examine White brothers' stock before purchasing. . Sept. 30. Messrs. Seal, Mcllwalne ?fe Co., have a fine lot of new buggies, which they are offerlni; at low prices. < rtf 100 overcoats at greatly reduced prices. P. Rosenberg & Co. Everybody uses letter headc, and It Is strange that you do not go to the Press and Banner office and get them printed. Dresses cut and fit and made to order on short notice at Bel) & Galphin's. Sept. 30 Thui'ber's Bird Seed at Speed A Neuffer's. 12-9. Diamond Dyes and Diamond Taints at Speed & Neuffer's. 12-0. It will do you good to sec Speed & NeutFcr's pretty goods. 12-9. Linen paper and envelopes in boxes at Law son's. All kinds or Job work quickly and neatly done at this otllue. We have Just received ? new supply of bill heads, note heads and other paper, and can furnish them In pads if desired. Our prices will .compare with any other market. Envelopes with your card on them at very low figures can be had at the l'rtss and Banner office. Corsets! corsets! Our 30e. corset is all the rage. Call and get one. Bell & Galphin. Oct-7 Special attention is called to our line of hlni'k cashmere. We have them in blue and let black from 35c. to SI.00 per yard. Bell & Gal pli in. Oct-7. Cunningham &. Tompleton have a fine stock of ready-made clothing. Go to Cunningham ?fc Templcton's and get a fine hat. Ivadies Jerseys very cheap at "White Brothers. Sept. 30. Prepare for the Winter by buy ins an elegant pair of bed blankets from White Brothers. .Sept. 30. If you want a good overcoat p.t a reduced price, call on P. Rosenberg & Co. Another large lot children's and Misses hose at 10 cents, worth from 13 cents to40 cents at II. M. Haddon & L'o's. Now is your time to get a good breeeh loading shot gun at New York cost. P. Rosenberg <k Co. The Pre** and Jlnnner prints letter heads bill heads hand bills, etc., as well as they can be printed elsewhere, and as cheap as the cheapest. Call and examine our stock of overcoats before they are all gone. P. Rosenberg a Co. Thk wise man will call at the Prexx and Banner office for prices on printed letter heads, bill heads, note heads, or any other kind of job printing. V civciecns. V VlVt'H'CI^, vcivciucu.t, uiuuii) brocaded and colored, in a great, variety ol colors, see them at Bell & Galphln's. Any one desirous of getting something niee, pretty and cheap in the millinery line should give us a call before first .January. Do not forget that we are ottering a large part of our stock at New York cost. It. M. Haddon & Co. Mens, youths and boys overcoats at prices reduced to suit every one. P.Rosenberg & Co Removnl! Removal! Cn the first of January we will move Into the store now occupied by Messrs. R. M. Uaddon it ? 'o., and for the purpose of reducing our stock have marked our entire stock of millinery and line dress goods at first cost. Those in neecd of this cla^s of goods will do well to cxamc our stock at once before the most decirable bargains are sold. Bell AGaiphin. 12-9. Broeadeed silk velvets at $1.23, worth ?1.7o Bel I & Galnhin. 12-U. Jersey stripes at 60 cents, worth 75 cents. BelUfe Galpliin. 12-U. Brocaded velveteens ftt GO cents, worth 75 cents. Hell & Galpkin. 12-1). Xmns goods! Xtnas poods! Don't fitil to see our Xinas poods before buying. They are beautiful smd cheap, consisting of ladles' and gentlemen's toilet cases, order and manicure sets, cologne bottles, picture frames, pincushions, satchet baps, mirrors, fancy boxes and various other art icles too numerous to mention. Give us a call. SpeedNeutier. 12-1). Rluestono in abundance. 3 pounds for 25 cents. Speed & NeuHer. 12-9. Messrs. Seal, Mcllwalne ?fc Co., have a number of pood second hand wagors aud bugples, very cheap for t tie money. rtf Mrs. Mary Taggart has charge of Messrs Hell it (ialphin's dress making department Call and see her. Sept. 30. Fresh arrivals of ladies cloaks, While Brothers have received two additional shipments of ladles cloaks In the last week. Their stock in this line in now complete and attractive. Ladles might llnd it to their interest. to look at the assortments of cloaks to be found at White Brothers. 11-1J Just arrived another car-load of Texas Bn^ Proof Bed Oats at White Brothers. Sept. -0 A Xnsal Injector free with each bottle ofj ^hiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price -f>0 cents, speed & Xeutlcr, Abbeville; D. C. PuPrc, .ireenwuod. 10-7* 1 i iii J isse. . | Harper's Magazine. i ILLUSTRATED. 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