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PHILOMATHEAN CELEBRATION, j Continual from First I'mjc. fused into one, and never would have become worlil-xvide: lite Saxon was, and must ever have remained a provincial language; l>n(. tlie Knglis.li?and it is not Saxon?is a world's language That the language has a great deal todowitli literature, no one can deny. He who has to (org.? his thoughts and thou invent a language to express them h:is a douOIe task. He must inaUo one word stand for much. Now the language was leady. combining tlie nii!SC(liic?s of the North Willi the mild beauty of the South, ami only necdtxi men to use it,and they came indue season. And. too, let us notice what influence in another way it has on the literature. They brought education and retinvmoit into I'.ritain. William "tilled the bishoprics and abba-, ciosof Kugiand w ith the most learivd of his countrymen, who had been educated at Paris, the most nourishing university in Kurope at that time." All the nobles sent their children lo Paris to have them educated. It elevated Und retlued the whole Kngllsh mind. Between the Conquest and John's reign the Normans established five hundred and lifly-seven schools. An impetus to learning was thus given and Oxford and Cambridge were established. There was a revolution in social and domestic a I Tails. Parlors wore added in addition to the hall, and chimneys and windows were put to houses. Ju*t let one stop a moment and think what a tremendous influence t-li(*se reforms had in forming the Kng-; lish minds. Just think wliat an influence1 these men must have hid in moulding the character of the Kngllsh nation, occupying the highest positions in b.tti church and state?the two grand departments of the Kng- j' lisli government. -VII this is due to the Nor-1 mans. Next, we wish to notice something that may I have escaped the sharp eyes of our opponent. Some little things, and which sr<-m<d accidental, but shows that a great"!- Hand was! controlling events. A wind changed the destiny of the now mighty British Kuipire, and blew it around just as it turns the vane on the; housetops. Ileaf what the Anglo-Saxon his-j torian, Turner, savs: "in great revolution much is effected by active talents; but perhaps more by that arrangement of events over which man has no control. ItwasWil-, Ham's intention to have sailed a month soon- j or than he appeared. If his wishes had been 1 ill fl I led. he would, perhaps, have shared his (Norway's) fate" * * * * "But Providence! nau oruameu mui a m ? u.t h??ij i-n.-m.? new manners, new connections, and new for- j tunes to the English nation. Kvont* were. I therefore, so made to follow, that all thetal-i cuts of Harold, and Hie force of Kngland. i should not avail against the vicissitudes in- j tended. While .Harold's tlcct. watched the oo<-aii, t he adverse wind kept William in port.' This fleet was dispersed h.v its stores failing, j ntul at t he same lime 1 In- invasion of the Kin* I of Norway compelled Harold to leave his [ coast unguarded, and to hurry his soldiers to the North ot the Island. In this critical in-[ tcrvail, while Iia<*old was so occupied hy land,!, and l>efore his Heet had cot revietualled. the j winds became auspicious to William, and he1 landed in safety. Harold had in the mean-j time conquered the Norwegians, but tins very event which seemed to insure the fate of Wil- ! Ham became his safety, for Harold rushed on j 10 meet hint before lie was fully prepared. . * * * * Uut it was ordained by the Supreme I>lrector of events, that England should no longer remain insulated from the rest of Ku- , rope; but should, for iisown benefit, and the , Improvement of mankind, beeome connected with the affairs of the continent. 1 The Anglo Saxon dynasty was therefore I terminated; and a sovereign with great conlinen tal possessions was led to tlie English throne. By the consequences of this revolution, England acquired that interest and established that influence in the transactions and fortunes of its neighbors, which have continued to the present day equal advantages to its inhabitants and to Europe." ! This then was the starting of the inter-! cour.-e between England and the Conti- ' nent. which developed itself into commerce ?that life, that breath of nations, which preserves and strengthens them, and when this Is cut off, they die: stagnation ot trade is the eonsequence, and that leads to their downfall. "Where is Venice? Where are her merchant-]' men, and laden ships? They left her and her glory departed. They were her glory. >*0 more do her ports swarm with men of every nationality. What was Spain's! glory? Her commerce. Iler shame, thatl It fled, and left her de;0?ni0. England's j 1 - - nprehnr.'.meii iirc more Dowcrftil t!ian her , men of war. They preserve her liberty more |' than her frowning fortresses; they have cs-j1 lablished English institutions where English swords never could have accomplished it.!| "Commerce has in all a<:es been the most form- j. Idable antagonist of war. In the smoke-pipe 1 of every steamer which brings tiie merehan-! disc of Britain to our ports we see a calumet' 1 of peace which war-chiefs dare not ex tin- j? gulsh." Take England's commcrcc away, i ] and what will you have??A little island shut i out from everybody. Rut now the world Is j I England's market. The affirmative side mny i say ttiat this comcs from the Saxon side ofl] our house. 15nt that I deny. True it is that|< the Saxons were a roving people, and loved h conquest. They loved a battlo tor the spoils. j i Th< irs, rapine and plunder, were the lowest < motives that prompt men to war. They de- j stroyed everything they could 1 ty their hands on. They were hut pirates?fearless, active and successful. They launched their boats upon tlie ocean when it was boiling with r.ige, und let the winds and waves drive them to whatever shore they might. The storm was a protection to them. They leaped ashore, j sword iu hand, and few there were that could \ stand nsalnst their heavy strokes. They were ! proud of their lineage, of tin ir large bodies,!' ~"''"'rt ?**** /? ni'AcAri-ft ll.nci. ! distinctive features tliut they wore averse to : marriage with other nations. Ilence they l did not hnye nny communication with the J continent till after the conquest by the Nor-1 mans. When tliey took a country they drove < ovorythins before them. They lived just asi' their fathers lived centuries before. They re- 1 celvetl no improvement because tln-y would 11 sutler no outside influence to come In and rcllne them, until It was forced upon them by the Norman sword. How do we know alii' this that we have been saying? We have the facts from history. Says Green: ''Commerce and trade were promoted by the Justice and |' policy ot the foreign kings; and with th?*ir 1 advance rose tlie political importance ot the!) trader." And again in substance he says there was a sudden outburst of industrial ef- ] JOrt, a sudden expansion of commerce and ac-! quUition of wealth. The next-thing we notice is the fact that they conquered the feaxons ar.d luld them j conquered. There arc two srreat fo-ces ever at work in the history of the world?might and risht. | Conquest never went by brute force: a battle j may, but a war never, "Tpe race is not to' swift, nor the battle to tile strong.'' l'lace right behind a man, and "Into the jaws of Death,*' lie will ride and never blench; and when (he cannon thunders against him. it will not Mhow a face wliited with fear, but a Hash in j the eye tells that he would be torn limb from limb rather than retieat; therefore God gave to man in his right hand, satire, sword and j spear, that he might resist even to the death in his quarrel. This Is tii?* key to all Koman ! and Grecian conquest. They conquered by I might, but they ruled by right. Why. the barbarians would rather have a liomuti to ! rule over them than one of their own prince*. Sucii Hit* History ot .Muiirinaies ipiii iics us, and this is tin' reason Koine's allies never tie-1 serted her. That it the principle, n??w let us i npply it In the ease under consideration. Hut Jot us quote the language of another; Carly'c | savs: "So too, in this Km-land Ions ago, tli?;, old Saxon nobles (lisuuitodanions themselves ' ami in power too nearly equal, oouM n;<t 1 have governed the eountry well; Harold ' l>eini' slain, their last ehanee of governing it. j except in anarchy and civil war. was over;' a new c'as? of strong Norman nobles, enter-; Ing with a strong man. with a succession of strong men at the head of them, and not dis-j united, but united by many ties, by their very community of language and interest? | had their been no other?were In a condition I to govern It; ami did govern it, wo can bo- j lieve. in soino rather tolerable manner, or! they would not have continued there They! acted, little conscious of such function on | their part, as an Immense volunteer nolicc force stationed everywhere, united, discip-l lined, feudally regimented, ready for artton; I strong Tnetonic men. who on the whole! proved effective men, and drilled this wild Tnetonic people in to unity and peaceable eo. i operation bettor than others could have done! Ilow can-do, if we will interi ret It. unites itself with sliall-do among mortals; how strength acts ever as the right-arm of Justice;! l,ow mlghtand right, so frightfully discrepant I nt ft ret are ever in the long-run one anil the same?Is a cheering consideration which al WIIJ'S 111 TI>e littliv I,"III |I"?IUW||> tllMIVIS ill I this world's history will shiue out 011 us like an everlasting polar stir." Mr. President, there is a proof in the fact I that the Normans conquered inul held con-! quered the Saxons, which all the sharp lojiic, it nil assertions, and sophisms, of the aftinna-1 live can't overcome?'tis bill the healing of the sea against the rock. Vou need mors than lo^le mills to grind that; you need fact to contradict it, and that you cannot j get. Let uh notice a fiiet or two in the ca?e. Ensiland was desunited, and why? Because' Iter Saxon not>!es were too equal in power. They ail Wi?lied lo he c<|iial. :n>d whore you have that Idea si t work you will have anareliy, and civil war. And that was the Saxon idea, of freedom,?liberty of action, uncontrolled and unrestrained by law.?an idea that will pull down any government. Liberty without law is a phenomenon which the world has yet to witness, and wo shall all tile long before it hapinns. Law is every wiiero, and \i here you have it not, you have disorder. T.fcw is h synonym for order. You never Imve liberty without law, and when the world reaches such a slate that it can have liberty without law, it will bo in advance of the heavenly kingdom, for laws are there. The 'Norman conquest saved England and made her what she i?. Too much freedom (if you will pardon such a solecism) was destroying;; her. It was indeed becoming obvious that the extreme independence of the AngloSaxon aristocracy (luring the last two tvigrs, was destroying the monarchy and injuring the nation. And if the Norman Conqueror had failed in bis invasion, and had not by j tightening the bonds of feudality, homage, wardship, and la ^reduced the diverging and contradictory power of the nobility iulo aj stale of more salutary subordination, it I would huv<? become pernicious to the kins? and people, and even to itself, and have brought the laud to that state of faction and civil warfare from which the Saxons bad j resetted It. The Normans?a people whohnd! refinement, education.culture?had the powi r t(M'<l!ll|UCr WIICU Dili1 III HIT >in;ns-j est uii'ii was at her head, made her submit to i iheir laws and regulation,?tloes it not look | reasonablethen that they should shape her> national character? Thc.v had wise heads, and stroii>; arms to enforce their la?v. The c lay a power whose force has been felt through centuries. Normans made England what she is to-uay, an educated, enlightened, civilized' nation. There was Knuland, a meat, dumit, i dead nation : hut, as you say, it ha I the Kerms of liberty and freedom there; If so they were hid in poverty ami barbarism, concealed : under low-roofed houses tilled with smoke, i slumbering in disorder riot,and Ilitemperanci ; hut the Norinaus came, and made thisa mov- j intr, working people, put life into their veins, j tore down their wretched hovels anil built j stately castles, substituted law, for tlis-1 order and riot. Those germs, of which you speak would never have been developed?at! it uvuii.i ii.ivn liot-ii Inn :i stunted and dwarfed growth. Saxon inlluenee and power! would never have extended heyond llic nar row limits of their sea-bound island. Normans came bringing new ideas mid n? w forms of government and combined them with 11 lose f:i>t dying germs, and formed the powerful English nation, whoso power and intliienee is felt all over Ihc world giving hope to the oppressed and liberty to the slave, carrying its arts and sciences, its culture and civilization Into the juimles of India, even into the heart, of the burning desert. Hryden's famous stanza on Milton niiulit with a little change be applied to the Knglish nation. Nature iia.l exaiistcil herself, and so, to form a beiter-than-all, the Englishman thus formed, siie united all: Crccian, IJoman, Saxon Norman, and he, is more powerful than any of tlie parts; his culture, literature, laws and civilization are more perfect than those of Alliens; his dominion stretches itself farther than that of Home. The growth of English liberty and power is due to the Normans, and every historian concedes the fact. (irant for a moment that the Saxon, did have the acnns of liberty in tliein, yet ineyi would never haveerown into any thins i' it had not been for the Normans. That is, the Normans nave, shape, definite form, and life to ail Knulisii liherlies and laws. So the poet Campbell speaking of the Norman influence says: "They h'gh-mottied the blood in our veins." They found nothing hut grcss iron ore tlieiv. andout of it i hev made pure blue steel. They found a wild, unruly, notions Saxon, sunk in barbarism, and converted him into an KmilUhman, with all that name implies. The Norman influence upon England can best. he shown by a few figures. Which is the more pow prfui, and which makes the statue, tlio marble, or the sculptor who carves out,of i; some beautiful shape: which made l lie statue, the material or he that shaped i I; which is the greater, the canvas and the paint, or he who traces a lovely picture: is thi- clay "renter than the potter? do the ink nnd paper or the poet form the poem? Yet these ticiires do not rightly st.ovp what a tremendous influence the Normans exercisr-d in forming the English nation. The Saxon did not so much contribute to the forming of the English do the paint, and canvas in forming a picture. The Normans did noi change the character of the English people, but they made the character. THE DECISION OE TEE JUDGES. PRESIDENT EOOD ANNOUNCES THAT THE COMMITTEE DECIDE IN FAVOR OF ANGLO-SAXONS. The Victors Boliavo with RpcoimIii; The Vmsqsjlshed Aceejtl lite Defeat in lioori Part. After the la<t speaker had taken Iiis seat there was a slight intermission. Ench auditor -cetucd to look at his neighbor, as if to inquire, what lie thought ihedecislon would ho. In a little while President Hood stood at Llie Chairman's de.sk, and made the following announcement: Right sladly would the committee follow tlie example of the lale Hon. ArmMead Burt, >f Anheville, who was once placed in our present position. He arose and expressed the interest and pleasure with which he lia-l listened to the arguments, pro ami con, and then S'tid: "To each of you, ladies and gentlemen, I leave this iVcisiou ; and will reserve m.v decision for the future." Unfortunately, however, such is notour prerogative; and in accordance with the duty imposed upon us, we have 1 ...1.1...I ,1..., ,1... t U? nvi.flft.1 II... greater influence over England. The S'rosidciil's R<*iic<licliou. Thanking you, ladies and gentlemen, for your very kind and patient attention, and liopimr I<> inert, with you two weeks hence, in the hall of our brother Euplieniians, I bid j you good night. ; Tlie rules of the Female College forbadei1 the young ladies of Hint institution from expressions of pleasure at the efforts of their favorite orators, which is generally under-' *tood in the presentation of bouquets of flowers. While tliis rule may liavo prevented pome of tlie orators from receiving such tokens of friendship and good-will, yet it is certain that the young ladies of the village ivho were not under the College rules were profuse wiili their flowers. After each speech tiie maishals passed tnrouyh tlie hall, collected the flowers and conveyed thein to (he fortunate recipient of woman's smiles. "valuable fc V VTTtlMT fW A V CAT T." i*. J5 ferred <<ii me by a morS^n^o oxeeiilt'd to I inc by Tims. Hutchinson, on the sili diiy ?>lj I twin her A. 1?. I>M, I will sell at Abbeville C. II., at public auction, on Saleday in February next, that valuable tract of land, on wliioli j tiiesabl Tlios. Iliitchin-oii lias l:st??ly rc-ided, situated within five miles of Ahi-cviile Court: House, conlaininu "it is estimated 133 Acres, moro or less," boiin<le<l by lands of A. J. For-! Siuson, the .Ionian Il<>iiiesl>'a<l, Calhoun's[ creek, r,ceSmithaiulotli'T?. On tin- premises| me a good dwellini: Iioiwe ami out building, ami also a pwul well ol water. The tract con-1 tains good cotton, uraln ami pasture lands, and tliare about TlllKTY AClllvS inbot-! loins. TLIiMS?Cash. HUGH WILSON, Mortgagee. Dcc. 20, lss*?, If 10 SfcLL m Km 8. 'PIIK TIOT'SK or llio late T>r. w. <\ xort2 wool) at Hodges, wlih SIXTY-SIX: ACKKs of land attached. The liouso is new, commodious anil beautiful, the outbuildings arc numerous and in good condition, and ail 11n* premises sire in good order. Favorable! terms to purchasers. A only to a. speek. I .arrange, Oa. or av. c. ijenet, Jan. 5. l.cH7, t f Abbeville, s. C. Cloaks and Jackets. \\ J K have a few ladies cloaks and Jackets * r slillon Imiid tli:iI we nrcollering at less t than net cost. Come and get one. \v. joi:l s.mitii & son. | Jan..*), 1S.S7, If Medical Card. nAVINO sold my interest in llio PRCC, business, I will from thl< time devote inv whole time to the l'ltACTK'K oK MK1 >1l iNK AND Sl'lKiK!!Y. i ! \ Vi:*f M It Jan. 5,1SS7, tf We are Sole Agents IX>H T11K "KI.WI'HIi:" (TTI.KUY. Sei.s' sors, Shears, Razors and Knives; atu-oIntely llie best goods ever otl'eied t?? ensto-i mers. 11 the ladies will {five the "Kleeirie"'. Shears and Seissors and tlie; gentlemen Iho 't'.leelrle" llazors a trial they will nut have any thing else. I.oolc out Irrour handsome "K'lcetiic"4 show ease on the right, as you enter our store. W. JOEL SMITH & SON. Jan. Isr.7, tf Copartnership Notice. rpJIK undersigned have this day formed a 1. copartnership for the praelioe ol law under the linn name of SieliKCH I. A liULVDm;v. Otliec Xo. 20'Xeol Itansre. .M. r. IIRRRTTTIr?, \\\ o. LitADLKV. January 1st, 1SS0. tf > Notice -TOTlY.DJYflOS Ill 1 II LIU. TlIE AUDITOR WILL BE AT TIIE following places at the timo specified for the purpose of receiving TAX RETURNS of nil REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY on hand on the first day of January, 1SS7, as well as ALL TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE made since last return. All tax-payers who neglect or refuse to make returns will be subject to the penalty prescribed by law. Auditor's ofiice at Abbeville C. II., will be open to receive returns from the first day of January to the 20th day of February, 18S7. Ninety-Six?10th, 11th and 12th of January, 1SS7. Greenwood?13th, 14th and 15th of January, IKS". Hodges?17th and 18th of January, 18S7. Donaldsvillc?19th and 20th of January, 1SS7. Hue West?21st and 22nd of January, 1SS7. Ycrdcry?21th and 25th of January, 1S>7. Uradloy?2Cth and 27th of January, 1887. Troy?28th and 29th of January, 1S87. MeCormiek?31st January, and 1st of l-'ebruary, 1887. Bordeaux?2d of February, 1887. Willington? 3d of February, 1887. Jit. C'arinol?4th and 5th of February, 1SS7. Hesters?Gth and 8th of February, 1887. Latimer?9th and 10th of February, 1887. Lowndcsville?11th and 12th of Februnry, 1887. Mountain View?13th of February, 1887. Antrcville?15th and 16th of February, 1SS7. Gilgal?17th of February, 1S87. Cedar Spring?18th of February, 1887. A. W. JONES, Auditor. Abbeville, S. C., Dec. 1, 1886. Tie State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. John \V. Sign,as Administrator of Estate of Fannie Watkins, deceased, Plaintiff, against Anna B. Lomnx, John It. Watkins, Robert A Watkins, Harriet C. Watkins, Charles D. Watkins, and J. F. Lyon, as Guardian, De fondants. SUMMOXS FOR BELIEF. (Complaint not served.) To tlie Defendants Annn R. Lomax.John A. Wilt kins, Robert A. Wat ltlns, Harriet C Watklns, Charles D. Watklns, and J. F. Lyon, of whom Anna II. Lomax, Harriet Watklns, Charles D. Watkins and Robert A. Watklns are residents of the city of Augusta, State of Georgia: 1 OIT ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND required to answer the complaint- In tills ac tion, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of tlic said Court for said State and County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint, on the subscribers at their of flee at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint. Dated 23 November A. D. 13KG. PERRIN & COTHRAN, Plaintiffs Attorneys. To Anna R. Lomax, Robert A. Watkins, Harriet C. Watkins and Charles D. Watklns: Take Noticf. that, the complaint In the above stated case, with the summons of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed In my odicc at Abbeville Court House, In State of South Carolina, 011 the 27th December, 1SSG. [L.S.] M. G. ZEIGLER, Dec. 29.1SSG. Ct C. C. P. PERSONAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE, TTNPKR power plven (o me by the will of I ) IJOBKKT C. SHARP, deceased. I will sell the following described property at prJvale siile. The machinery is new and in excellent nrder : 1 Saw Mill cotnplctc, 3G inch Saw. 1 IS II. r. Eric City Engine. 1 Farquhar Thresher. 1 GO Saw Eagle Gin with Feeder and Condenser. 1 3G inch i)Ioore County Corn Mill. Lot Shafting and Pullies. W. M. GRIER, Executor. Apply to J. M. COCHRAN, Dec. !0,1S8C, 3m Due West, S. C. If WILL PAY III II you propose going West or NorthWest, to write to me. I represent the Short Line. I-'It ED. D. BUSII, I). I?. A., Nov. 3 188G, Gin. Atlanta, lia. Dwelling House to RentI OFFER to rent fur 1W7, rny dwelling house on Main street. For terms, apply to Miss ELIZA f'ATKK, at Messrs. it. M. 11 ml don & C'o's millinery store. It. 0. WILSON. Pee. 15, lsStl, tf. Farm to Rent. MMI AT valuable furm containing TOO acres, J on Hendy place, but recently part of the estate of Jacob Miller is offered for rent. Apply early at the Press and lianner office, tf. Valuable Land for Sale. f WILL sell at private sale. TWO 11ITN1 DRKD AND FIFTY ACRES OF LAND,! within three and a half miles of Donnldsville. i Any one desiring to buy land In that, locality would do well to look at this land. It will be dtvMcd into one or more tracts to suit purchaser. 1 MRS. 8ALLIE L. MARTIN, Nov. 17,1SS0, Cl* Donaldsvllle, S. C. Lock to Your Interest. ri>ll K best ami cheapest nssorlmontof Ilufrfry I Harness ever offered for sale in Abbeville. Persons buying for cash will 11 nil It to their interest to call anil examine them. They muse In price from ciuht to twenty-five dollars per set, at tbc harness shop of i Til OS. BEGQS. Nov. 17, ISiC. <M? ???? im Piedmont Air-Line, Richmond & Danville R. R.? Columbia & Greenville* Division. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. IX ElfFICT DECEMimr. If. 1SSC. (Tralnnrun on "5ih Meridian lime.) _ . __ SOUTH BO L'Nl). NO 52. NORTIIIiOUXD. NO. !?. Lvo. Walhulla 8 55 am Lvc. Columbia...11 (X) ain Lve. Seneca 9 17 am Lve. Newberry... 1 0.'i pin ! Lve. 8p:irtanb'rg..ll 30 in Lve. Ninety-Mx.. 2 30 pin i Lvo. Abbeville...10 45 ftm Lve. Gnh-iiwimhI. 2 52 prn ! Lve. Laurens ... 8 2o am Air. Greenville... 5 03 jun Lve. Greenvilli>? 9 40 am Arr. Laurens 5 55 pin | Lve. Greenwm>;1.12 56 |iln Arr. Abbeville... 4 35 pin Lve. Ninety-Six.. 1 41 junjArr. Spartanburg 8 30 pm Lve. Newberry... 3 07 pin!Arr. Seneca I. li 02 j>in Arr. Columbia.... 5 15 pmjArr. Walhalla 6 85 pin Arr. Augusta 9 20 pm Arr. Atlanta 10 40 pin No. 53 makes close connection for Atlanta. No. 52 makes close connection lor Augusta and Charleston at Columbia. .TAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen'l Pass. Agent. I). CARD WELL, A. P. A.. Columbia, S. C. SOL. IIAAS, Truflic Manager. Seal, Mcllwaine & Co. JJaVE on hand almost every variety ol CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, AND WAGONS, which they ofler to their customers on the most advantageous terms. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. With the best of workmen in every branch of our business, and an abundant supply of lumber, and other materials, we arc prepared to do ail Kincis 01 repairing in uie >?ij u<-?u manner, at the shortest notice, and on the most accommodating term^. All work fully warranted. SEAL, McILWAINE & CCl? . Washington Street. $50 FR0M 0NI3 TREE ! 1ARGE Pecnn Trees yield not annual Ini comes of Si'ii.OO to $50.00. The homo of this most proi table nut is In the Southern and Western States, but it succeeds in many of the Northern states. THE PECAN THRIVES WHEREVKU. ytE HICKORY GROWS. _Every farmer in ti.e South should have a Pecan grove as a source of profit. I am now selling fine trees of the best and earliest bearing variety two and three years old, at the following pricis: From 1 to 12 W3C. each ' ' 12 to 2-"i 2iC. " " 25 to 50 2Mc. " " 50 to 100 15c. " Trees securely packed and on cars hero at above prices. Shipping season begins November 1st. LOCAL AGENTS Wanted .Everywhere. s. w. PEEK, Prop'r IIARTV'EMj XntSKICIES, llnrf tff.ll Cn worn is uuuu iiiaui'. \,iui in hii; mu m- miuji Of THUS. BEG US. Sept. 52 18SG. tf BLGODED AND GRADE STOCK] FOR SALE. JERSEY BUM. CALVES, OIIADE JICR-| ?l scy Heifers out of extra milkers, Essex Pico, Bronze Turkeys. fi:inic Chickens, Pekin Ducks find Scotch Collie Pups. All from prize stock. Address W. II. FItAZIEH, Dec. 1,18S6, lm Ninety-Six, S. C. SALE OF LAND UNDER MORTGAGE. T>Y VIRTUE of mortjrnco E'vcn to me by JJ John It. Tolhert, dated JSili November, 1880, recorded 6th December, issil. Volume ],s,! pace 189, nnd certified by M. G. Zeifiler, Reg., [ I will soli at Abbeville O. II.,on SSaledny in I February next, (1S87.) All that tract of laml lying in W hlte Hull township, said to contain Two Hundred and Twenty-Five (225) Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of I"). J. Tolbert, T. A. Watson, Mrs. Whit lock and others, and known as the T. A. Watson Homestead.: TEKM.S? (Jash. Purchaser to pay for papers. | A. H. McNEILt. I Jan. 12,18S7, -it Coffins at Mt. Carmel. JW. SIGN has coffins at 511. Carmel In the care of W. It. POWKLI,. The IIEAIISE I will be sent, from Abbeville when desired. Jan. -5, 1887. tl 1 .Author of "The Nursery and The Orchard," a* practical treatise on Fruit Culture; 2>W pages. Pi-lee, In elegant cloth bludlug $1.25 per copy. Dec. 15. 1SS6, tf Terra Cotta Wells. I^HE undersigned will put you up a 1!) inch Terra Cotta Well for ha' l the price of a dug one. The common wood bucket- is used for drawing water. The cleaning out is the work of a moment by keeping a galvanized sheet Iron bucket In the bottom to be hooked out at will. Satisfaction guaranteed. Also agent for ';he celebrated Cucumber Pump. C. M. CAi.HOuN, Greenwood, S. C. They are frog proof and superior to one du?. Joel S. llalley, Greenwood. They are bound to take precedence over all others. Prof. Blake. Greenwood. Joe Ligon, Bradley. Kev. 11. Smart, Troy. Dr. L. Anderson, Ninety-Six. Rev. Prcssly, Due West. D. J. Ward'aw, McCormlck. 100 other names given if necessary. Feb. 24,18NG. lyr INSURANCE LICENSE. Executive Department. Office ok Coxitrdixrh Gknkiiai., Columbia, S. C., Sept. 24, issC. T CERTIFY, That Mr. J. T. PAltKS. of| Abhevill?, Agent cf THE CIIEASAPEAKE I?TI)P FVuTTiinVPK r-nMPWV liwdrnnru. I ted by the District of Columbia, bus compiled with the requisitions of the Act of the Gen-| ernl Assembly entitled "An Act to reizulwtcI the Agencies of Insurance Companies not in-1 corporatodln the .State of South Carolina," and I hereby license the said Mr. .1. T. Parks.' Agent aforesaid, to take risks ami transact all business of Insurance in this Slate, in the County of Abbeville, for and in behalf of said Company. Expires March 31st, IS.*-". \V. E. STONEY, Comptroller General. April 7,1SSG. WM. II. PARKER W. C. McGOWANPARKER & McGOWAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, ABBEVILLE^ C. II., S. C. WILI, practice also in the Circuit Courtsoi the United States for Soul li Carolina* Jan 7, 18S0. tf Ready for the Pall Trade. DURING the dull summer months we have been busy making up a lot of single and double buggy harnes, also a lot of of single and double wagon harness, and everything usually kept in such an establishment, which we will sell at fair prices, all our j1 nil; A "D "Tr' "CP HI KIRKS,' Coumbia, S. C. Agnt for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOE ^ J r|>IIESE WORKS WERE E8TABLL8AED In < 1 1847 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and Jumos Anrlerson and purchased by me In the year 18&6, and frum that tune till now carried on successfully by myself. My friends and customers will bear witness of the largcand stupendous.lobs executed by me. It was ut my works where the largest and almost only ;nb of Its class ever executed In this city was done viz: the making of the pipes for the City Water Works In the year 1SJ>8. In the branch of BELL FOUNDING, lean say that I have made the largest Mis ever cast in the State, such as the bell fur ihe Cltv Hull in Columbia. My stock of patterns for ARCHITECTURAL WORK COLUMNS for Store fronts, is large and various, and in RAILINGS for Balconies, Gardens, and Cemeteries I have the largest variety and most i modern patterns; many of these are patented and I have purbhased the rUht for this statu. In the machine line I can furnish my patrons with STEAM ENGINES and BOlLEKS of any size and description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off the prize at cv>'ry State Fair held in this city, and in their construction I have taken nains to combine simplicity with the most useful modern Improvements, and may flatter myself that my CIRCULAR SAW MILLS find favor with every sawyer who understands his business. The tnanv orders I am steadily receiving for SUGAR CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate the mills of my make, and so it Is with my GEARING for HORSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS. GRIST MILLS and other MACHINERY. t h.?.. tU TT,nn..ro/.?nPln? rUht nf tnnc PATENTS such ns castings fur HOCK COTTON ANT) HAY PRESS and three or four different FEEL) CUTTRS anil other implements. I will be pleased to send my circulars to any applicant, together with nrfpe list or estimate. JJy prices are moderate, and I assure the public that thev arc lower than those of Northern manufactures, and that my work will compare favorably with tliut ol any other maker. Address John Alexander, Coxoaree Iron Works. Columbia, S. C. Atlantic Coasi Line. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Wilmington, N. O., .Turn* 22,18S5. FAST LINE between Charleston and Columbia and Upper South Carolina. GOING WEST. Leave Charleston, S. C 7 20 a m Leave Lanes, S. (J 6 84 a ml Leave Mimter. S. C 0 38 a in Arrive Columbia, S. C .'. II' 40 a in Arrive Wlnnsboio, 5. C 3 02 p m _Ar?lve Chester. S. C 4 16 jr m Arrive York* llle, S. C 6 05 D Jn Arrive Lancaster, S. 0 7 01 p in Arrive Rock llill, S, C 4 5(1 p m Arrive Charlotte, N. C 6 05 p in GOING EAST. Arrive Charleston, S. C 9 10 p m Arrive I.anes, S. C 7 45 p m I Arrive Sumter. S. U # 42 p in Leave Columbia, S. C 5 27 p ill Leave Wiiiiislioro. P. C 8 4S j> m ' Leave Chester. S. C 2 42 p m i Leave Yurkvilic, S. C12 11 45 j> in | Leave Lancaster, S. C 7 00 a m I Leavti Hock IIill, S. CJ 1 80 |> m Leave Charlotte, N. C 12 50 p w GOING WEST. Arrive Newberry, S. C 12 IS p m Arrive Greenwood, S. 0 2 42 p m Arilve Laurens, S. C 6 80 p m Arrive Anderson, 9. C 4 47 p m . Arrive Green* llle, S. ;C ft 85 p in Arrive WnlhallB, S. C fi 83 p in Arrive Abbeville, S. C 4 30 p m Arrive Spartan bur?, 3. C 4 40 p m Arrive llendtrBonvllle, N. C 5 85 p m GOING EAST. Leave Newberry. S. 0 8 02 p in Leave Greenwood, 8. 0 12 44 p m Leave Laurens. S. C 8 00 a m Leave Anderson, S. C 10 22 a in Leave Greenville, S. C 9 45 a in Leave Wnlhallii. S. 0 8 80 a in Leave Abbeville, S. C 10 45 a m Leave Spartanburg. S. 0 11 Oft p in > Leave Henderson vllle, N. C 7 00 a m | Solid trains between Charleston and Columbia, S C j .T. K. DIVINE, T. M. EMKUSON, Gen'l Sup't. Gi-n'l Pas?. Age n j The Place to Get What; You Want! THOS. M. CHRISTIAN HAVING bought the interest of Mr. JOHN WILSON in the business formerly conducted by them jointly will! keep always in store, a complete stock of 1 FANCY GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS and CONFECTIONERIES of all kinds. The best and cheapest CIGARS and TOBACCO. The FINEST WINES and LIQUORS. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey For medical purposes a specialty. Also, Choice Liquors of any kind for medical purposes. Give him acall. Satisfaction guaranteed pff- All persons indebted to the firm of Christian cfe Wilson must make immediate payment. THOS. M. CHRISTIAN, Abbeville, S. C. Feb. 13,1884, t-f WANTED. 10,000 Lis? WOOL. FOR which the HIGHEST CASH PRICE will be paid by T. P. QUARLES, At Perrin's Drug Store. Abbeville, May 5, 18.S6. tf Wanted. i A(\ CORDS Tan Bark, will pay the high lUU market price. Apply to G. H. MOORE. : Oct. 21,1885. tf I Extras. STIRRUPS, Stirrup Leathers, Girths, Hold hack Straps, Breast nn<l Yoke Straps Haniv Straps, Curb Straps, Ac., on liHiid unci; for sale cheap by THOS. BEGGS. I Sept. 30,18S5. Real Estate Broker. 1 THE undersigned ofiv-rs his services to the citizens of Abbeville county in the purchase and sale of real estate. I also represent two reliable Fire Insurance Companies. J. T. PARKS. Oct. 11', 1S86, tf PERPJN & COTHRAN, j' Attorneys at Law, ] ABBEVILLE. S. CFor Sale. A LOT of second hand bujrpry harness in | eood repair for sale at the harness shop ; of THOS. BEUGS. Oct. 18, ISSfs, tf T. 1\ THOMSON, J. W. THOMSON, THOMSON & THOMSON, t ATTORNEYS AT LAW, c ABBEVILLE, 8. C. omce?First door in O'Neill's Law Range Jan. 13, lSdC, 2m ro the urn WE ALWAYS HAV] TWENTY TO TWEN1 MEAT, CORN, FLOUR, A XJL?LJ.I- i 1?L? W "-U 1 ND CAN GIVE PROMPT AUGUSTA SHIPMEI A are shipped us on consignment, and will be sold t Ask lor prices by WIRE. .Satisfaction guaranted. EC Jan. 26,18S7. tf Bargains, Bargai WE ARE OFFERING TREMEND Carpets, Rugs, Blankets, Flam Overcoats, &c., in Order tc Goods Before S CALL AND SATISFY YOURSELF OF THIS FA chases. Now is the time to buy the above line of w Jan. 5, ISW.tf TOYS f TftVS A V * a * v * i% Don't fail to see E. A. T] Toys. V,ery 1 If you want to see something sortment of French Candy in the TEMPLETON & CO'S. E. A. TEMPLETON & CO have now have complete lines of Dry Furnishing Goods, Crockery, &c. The 5c. counter at F. A. TEMP ed every day. Don't fail to exan Notions, Notions, Notions of al e. a. temple palmettcT Tie Largest aid Best SWei ] WITH SJliLiUO'l. -UK JMNE "y^HISKEY, "gRANDTi AND J^OMESTIC, TJUBLIN AND AnD ^le> J^RESH JJEER j ^LSO A JpULL OF rpOBACC'O, jyjOUNTAIN ?Jj-AP JJYE ANC ?<ORN ^yUISKIES A Thos. McGettigai Nc VII lul Mill I It MlillMl UlilllU i 11 The Oldest and Most Reliable POPE & FI COTTON FACTORS, AU General j. Sept. 15,188(3, 6m P. B. SP Drugg Keep constantly on hand a full and DRUGS, CHEMICALS, etcotcA EXT and PROPRIETARY mkdiun. S. H EH Dyspepsia. For xale oufy by it*. Try our RLACk Is El And our COMPOUND SYRUP sarsaparilla ' bed BUG POlsON, the most convenient way of dest ull the staple and fashionable colors. A lull line ol STATIONARY, etc.. etc. The best brands of CIGAIi complete stoek of white leads. PAINTS. oil,' BRUSHes, WIN dow glass, golden machin1 Bros. prepared PAINT, the best in the market S [Prescription De Physician's prescriptions nnd Family Recipes filler' rleueed and competent bauds. Orders by haud or urn April 29, 18.c5, tr B. K. BEA abbesvil: Dealer Sash, Doors, B1 IN6S, BRACK! Mny 19,1SS6, tf B.F.S1 ABBEVILL Is now prepared to furnish all ed Lumber, and is ready to fill a Work of any kind, at the very si most reasonable prices. June io, i9s*, n Stoves! Stoves WE ARK NOW SELLING A REAL GOOD NO. 7 ty pieces, and t? n foot of pipe lor S1">.(X). A good >lete, from i'l7.(X) up. C'onic aud see our STOV icfore buying elsewhere, and we are satisfied we can g y as any house in the country. H. W, Oct. 13,1SSC, tf ICHANTS ! E ON SPOT [Y-FIVE MRS .NO SEED OATS, JL-J <T AT ALL TIMES. THESE GOODS it market prices. IGERS & CO., Augusta, 6a. ns, Bargains. OUS BARGAINS IN tels, Balmorals, Shawls, > Close Out These Jpring. * CT BEFORE MAKING YOUR PUR- > Winter uecessnrii-8 CHEAP. . JOEL SMITH & SON. If TrtVfif t X V JL Kf i EMPLETON & CO S Cheap. beautiful go and see AsNew Show Case at E, A. filled up their store and Goods, Groceries, Gents LETON & CO'S is renewline the 5c. counter. 1 kinds, at 1TON & CO. SALOON. louse ii ike Up-Cenntrj. ANDS OF r AND ^yyiNES, FOREIGN J^IVERPOOL pORTER ^LYVAYS ON JJAND. , 0IGARS AND QIGARETTS, i QTONE jyjOUNTAIN gPECIALTY. a, Proprietor >, 4 Washington Street. Brand on the Market. jEMING, GUSTA GEORGIA. Agents. EED, ists. WELL SELECTED STOCK OF PURE )1 the httestnnii popular lines of Pa'J"L3INK? "'e best Liver Medicine,cnrcs IKY.COliDI Vli for Summer Complaint, ivill) IODIDE PCTASH for the Bloo<l. rnvinc these insects DIAMOND DYES FANCY GOODS. TOILET ARTICLES, S, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES. A VARNISHES, ETC., ETC PAINT E OIL. We sell the celebrated Harrison Special attention paid to the apartment. I nt all lionrs of day and night by expe* kil promptly attended to. P. B. SPEED. CHAM, EjE3, IS. C. ' in inds, MouldSIS, &c. I T H, E,S. Cm lrir?/}e nf Pniio-li nr TirpRR ,11 orders for Carpenter lortest notice and at the 5! Stoves! STOVE, (large oven,) WITH TWEX1 Xo. 7 lor $13.<W, complete. Xo. Ss, coinive you as good goods for as littlo mou, LAWSON & CO. ?