The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 06, 1889, Image 4
The Press and Banner.
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ABBEVILLE, S.C.
Wednesday, March 6,1889.
Wt Welcome You. Mr. Starr.
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About a month ago, the Florence Times,owned
by our good friend, Mr. C. II. Prince, contained
the following notice:
"The increasing business of the Florence
Timet newspaper, and the large requirements i
of the Job printing and publishing departments
of the office, has entailed on me an
amount of labor far in excess of my physical
ability. To secure a competent help and aid,
1 have taken in full copartnership Mr. R. (J.
Mtarr, Jr., who will hereafter mainly have
charge of the Florence Times, and at the same i
time will attend to any matters pertaining to i
the other departments of the office. Mr.
Htarr is a young gentleman of ability, with a
large newspaper experience, and will exeri
himsdll to make the Times an acceptablc
visitor to the home of ltB patrons. ,
We congratulate Mr. Prince; first, on his
great success as a Job printer; second, on his
good fortune In securing a new Court House |
?i Florence; third, on his having secured the i
aid, assistance and association of one so
worthy and so competent is Mr. Starr. We J
now predict for the Tlvxes and Its Job office, i
the unlimited success which this thoroughly 1
energetic and business-like firm deserve.'Already
the Timet Is Improved, and customerf
to the Job office are drawn from every
part of the State. The editorials and local J
matter of the paper is increased, and tne type i
Is smaller. Let the new county of Florence
give foe Florence Tivxes a liberal support, and t
by building up their county paper, they will <
aid in building up the county seat, la which '
each Oltlten should feel an honest and sincere )
pride. Let the business men of Florence
sland'by the Timet, and the Times will adver- .
Use and do much to draw people and business, ,
and thus give the booming town a substan I
tlal and lasting benefit, which it might not 1
have otherwise.
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ine maugnriiiiuu.
The, Inauguration of General Benjamin
Harrison ma President of the United State?
took place In Washington last Monday.
There were perhaps half million people present,
and the display of clvlo and military
organizations was never equaled.
James O. Blaine, of Maine, Secretary o!
State."
William Wlndom, of Minnesota, Secretary
of .the Treasury.
Redfleld Proctor, of Vermont, Secretary ol
War..
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Benjamin F.Tracy, of New York,Secretary
of tbe Navy. |
J. W. Noble, of Missouri, Secretary of the i
Interior.
John Wannamaker, of Pennsylvania, Postmaster
General.
W. H. H. Miller, of Indiana, Attorney Gen- j
eral. >., i
Jeremiah Rusk, of Wlsconson, Secretary ol
Arrival tare.
The Inaugural address was dignified and
conservative In toDe, and must have been
anything else than encouraging to the army
of Southern scabs who expect appointment
from the new President. He will have no
distinctly Southern policy, which we presume
means that the President has no Idea of
harrying the Southern people.
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' Dr. Parker's Big: Corn Crop.
Since the State Agricultural Department has
oflered a premium of 8500 to any subscriber ol
the American Agriculturist who may raise the
largest crop of corn on an acre, nearly every
paper has copied some facts as to how Dr. Parker,
of Columbia, succeeded In making two
hundred bushels of corn to the acre, but, we
believe, that none of them have stated the .
cost, which was two dollars a bushel, at a time I
when corn could have beeu bought for eighty 1
cents a bushel. ,
While quite a number of our exchanges are '
urging their farmer patrons tocompete for the 1
prise, the Press and Banner is Inclined to the ?
opinion that that premium, like the capital <
prize in a lottery, had better be let alone. Let '
every farmer plant corn early and In suffi- ,
clent quantities to supply liomeconsumptlon, i
and tht-n li?t fminehodv elsocomnete for the
SflOO prize for the biggest crop on one acre.
Will He Accept?
Several petitions are being circulated over i
the county to commute the sentence of Thos. ,
P. Alexander.?tHcken* Sentinel.
U the sunte rule holds good with convicts,
that obtain with office-seekers, we should not
be tfurprlsed If It Is stated in some of the
newapapera that Mr. Thos. P. Alexander, convict,
serving a term In the State penitentiary, (
has 'accepted" a pardon from the Governor,
and will henceforth withdraw his services
froru thai institution, to engage in other busi'
Dca&on ills own account in his native county*
The . A Ji. Road.
By notice elsewhere published It* will be
>een that the stockholders of this Road will
meet In Athens, Ga., on the 5th of April next.
What this means we do not know, und do not
venture to rucks. If that meeting should do
any thing toward building the road, we shnll
be greatly pleased, but If nothing Is done we
hall net be disappointed. Let us hope fo:tbe
best.
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Mr. W. L. Washburn has bought an interest
In the Aiken Journal and Review. He lias
been foreman of the office for two years. The i
Prtu and Banner welcomes Mr. Washburn to (
membership in the press gang. The Journal
an0 Review is a good paper, and deserves a
liberal support from the people for whom it Is ,
printed.
We respectfully submit that the term "office-hunter"
Is a misnomer. "Office-bfj^ar"
W the correct appellation.? Woodruff News.
Correct, brother; but what should be done
with the local newspaper which states that
this tame "office-beggar," when ho guts the
place, has "accepted" the office? The idea of
a man "accepting" a place for which he bad
Deen struggling una wonting :
Oar Juries.
? Suinler Watchman and SoiUheron.
At, Uie last term of ebe Court of General Sessious
for the County of Orangeburg, a number
of case* (ulne probably) for homicide appeared ,
upon the docket. All these cukch were tried,
aud everybody was acquitted except one
ne<ero. There 18 scarcely a. doubt that Rome of
these caw* were genuine murders, anil|?vere
^rovon to be bo, but for some reason or other
ic guilty went free. This prompted fome of
the papers of tbe State to become very mad
und to advocate all torts of extreme measures,
about tbe moderate of which was proposed
by the Abbeville Presis and Banner, and suggested
that, those who felt com pel led to lyncn
somebody, would doubtless find worthy sub- i
Jects In the Jury commissioners of the state.
It nrita furtliprmnrn intimated that 1 lie Sli- I
houette of a panel of Jurors, swung from a
telegraph wire, would be a most instructive !
ornament for the average parlor. This may
all be true of Orangeburg and other small ,
places, but the results of the term now closing
In this city, warrant us iu making the assertion
that there is not in this or any other
Ktate a place where Justice, pure and simple.
U more evenly balanced than here.
Iitaac Allen, eoiored, was indicated|for murder.
It wns proven that he deliberately and
repeatedly snapped a shotgun at a woman to
ware her. That the gun finally got tired and
killed her. He was acquitted. Not, however, :
by the charge of the Jud&o.
Robert Ivy, white, "killed his best friend"
while he was drunk. He knows nothing
about the crime and cannot swear positively !
whether or not hedid kill him. Thejuryflnd
blrn guilty of manslaughter and recommend i
htm to mercy. We leave it to the world to
decide which was the guiltier man, and it
race prejudice exists hero, against what race
that prejudice is directed.
Worship by Machinery.
yltsociate Reformed Presbyterian.
*I)f. E. P'b" first article on "The Org?n
QvestlQ*" raises a question which I hope tho
.g xtd father tvill answer before he proceeds|
"lurther. tW&at Instruments of music did
Jehovah flireet Moses to make aud give this1
Moses the paM-eraof on the Mount? And a<- ,
rordingly what instruments of music did that i1
i man, whom God called by name and "tilled!
with the spirit of God In nil manner of work- <
manwhlp, make for the use of the Tnbernmrle <
. jrei'Shlp? JVKIPS. ;!
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RUNAWAY MATCHES.
4 Correspondent of the "MeConnlek
News" Flies "nil to Flinders," aud I
Makes 111 Humored Criticism of
an Editorial, the Meaning of
Which he Did Not Understand.
It Is with some mlsgivintr that we waste our
ammunition upon a turn column article which
appears in the last issue of the McCormick
New*, from a correspondent to us unknown,
who writes under the signature of "C. D. Irwin."
In his article, he states that he reads
our paper; and we are soiry, that he has not
learned from It better manners and better
sense, than appears In his article.
Our offence "liath this extent, no more,"
that we made a few well tempered, good humored
comments upon the refusal of certain (
"local preachers" of .Ninety-Six to marry a
runaway couple. Thatour readers may judge
for tliemselyes of the nature and gravity of
our offence, we reproduce our article, which is
as follows: I
Was There Not Mistake is tub Statement??
We notice in our Ninety-Six correspondence that the
local preachers of that town refused to marry a runatviiy
couple. Is it possible that these devout servants
af the Master reflect upon the fenrfnl responsibility
which they assume in r< fusing honorable marriage? j
S<> such warrant or Minetlon can be found in Holy ,
Writ, as would justify the refusal to marry a couple
fur the single reason the youug people were not umler i
the family rooftree.
Marriage is honorable among all men,and the honor i
>f the family is the crowning glory of the Christian i
religion. To use the language of another, in 110 coun- i
try in the world is woman's honor so tenderly Guarded
as in South Carolina und in Scotland. Our own bp- |
loved State bears off the honor from even Scotland.
It is easier to get married in South Carolina than on !
my other spot of the gl >be. Any public acknowledge |
inent of the woman as wife is sutlicient, and no hw
exists whereby she may he sent away. In every oth- i
?r country license laws formalities, and other bars to :
marriage exist.ami nil to the disadvantage of woman. |
The license laws are against woman, and are a shield I
'o him who would seek to win and trifle with her affections.
We trust, therefore, that the day may nevei i
:ouie when the statute books of this State may be
slurred and blackened by anv law against marriage.
ind we further trust any foolish sentiment that any
honorable woman should be debarred the privilege oi ]
in honorable man iauo may never exist.
The preacher who turns from his door the woman <
in refusal ol marriage with her lover is to refuse to |
;he applicants that union which is commended by the I
highest authority, and which is the foundation stone (
ipon which rests the tumily altar, und to which wt
ire indebted for the existence of all moral parity.
New what grave offence against public or ,
private morals have we committed in writing ;
nfAMOftU vlmnlrt ho arrnlvn^l hP
tore the public, as a very "Ahab of tlie Press,
;orruptlng the morals of our youths; break
ngdown the safeguards of the marriage tie; ,
jountenancing dishonorable" marriages;
teaching children to disobey their parents:
'perverting the word of God"; "counselling
ind advising men of notoriously bad cliaractei ;
;o invade the sanctity of Christian homes, :
md steal from them the brightest Jewels ]
tvhlch glitter under the rooftree"; going be- ,
fond our last: and assuming to teach morils,
much less bad morals; teaching the youth
>f our Slate to violate the law, in disregarding
:he necessary prerequisites to a valid contract
)f marriage; and much of the same sort 01 ,
nonsense, extended through two mortal col
amns of dullness, relieved by no single ray ol ]
;lear thought, brignt epithet, or well defined
?urpose; sometimes provoking a smile at thtludicrous
misuse of words, and the near, but
unconscious approach, to vulgarity.
"To laugh were want of decency and crate,
But to be grave, exceeds till power of face."
Now what was there in our article to pra
yoke this tirade of abuse? Perhaps oui
vould-be critic is a "local preacher" himself, I
ind conceives that be is aimed at over the
shoulders of another brother. His vanity lu I
ippendlng bis name to bis article, might in- I
Jlcate a man of "that sort," whose Inordinate 1
self-esteem would lead biro to think lilmsell 1
ittacked, when another brother was meant. j
[t 1b said that when Dickens wrote Nicholas >
Sickelby, he was overwhelmed with huudreds 1
>r letters from school masters, wbo thought
ihemselves attacked In the character of the <
arutal Squires, and such was the experience oi
Collins and other novelists, who attacked ex- '
Ming abuses. But we disclaim anything per- j
tonal In our notice of the refusal of the local 1
prcacbe sof Ninety-Six,to marry the runaway
:ouple. Our information was derived entirely i
from the following remarks of our Ninety-Six 1
jorrespondent, in which the only reason as- 1
signed for the refusal to marry was that it was 1
i runaway couple: (
Mr. Epbraitn Griffin wa? married on last Thursday '
it Hotel do Turner to Miss Lula McSwaln. The Rrv. ,
Mr. 8teck, of Walhalla, otliciated. Our resident mln- |
sters refused to perform the ceremony. It was a (
unaway ma'cb,?the contracting parties being from |
Laurens, 8. 0.
In the lirst paragraph of our article we situ I
aly meant to express our opinion, that there ,
s not fufficient ground for such refusal, hi tin <
mere fact that the marriage is not solemnized <
ander the "parental rooitree." Parents and i
:liildren owe each other reciprocal duties, and i
where parents are so wanting in natural atiei - j
lion, as to sacrifice the best Interests of theii |
children upon the altar of ambition, avarice i
fomJlu r\rl rla than thoir nntlmpitc ulwuilH I
:ease and nature asserts its right?. The world '
is full of such examples, and thepenoftbi
novelist, the pencil of the dramatist have de- <
plcted in glowing colors, the horrors which i
result from these marriages of convenience, I
where children are led like "lambs to the
slaughter." But who is to Judge of the propriety
of ministerial interposition in such
cases,against parental authority ? Whether i
right or wrong,"the ministers of the gospel <
have assumed to judge of the circumstances i
of each csise, and where no valid objection
<eemed to exist, have not hesitated to unite
two willing hearts in the bonds of marriage.
With them; it is a matter of conscience, and I
In so marrying, we suppose, that they are the
last persons to think that they are "perverting
the word of God." of which they are the
recognized expositors. If the "Ahab of the
Press" holds the same view, he sins in good
company.
In our second paragraph, we urge not. only
the authority, but use the language of Scripture,
"that marriage is honorable In all"; and
what a wilfull perversion of our meaning to
make us declare, that we approve of marriage
illegally contracted, as in the cases of persons
under the age or legal consent, or subject to
any other disabilities? It is the pride and
boast of our State law, that so far as any legal
process in the Courts is concerned, the marriage
tie Is indissoluble; and this provides
perhaps most effectually against hasty and
Inconsiderate marriages, rather than an elaborate
system of licensing and registration.
Whether right or wrong, it is me long settieu
policy of ourState.and in attacking us, tills
would-be censor of morals attacks that which
the wise conservatism and Christian temper
of our people have long sustained.
The second and third parngrnphs of our article,
are both to the same effect, and nothing
but the perverse Ingenuity of our critic, could
misconstrue their meaning. So far from
(etching bad morals, they announce simple
truths, Known and accepted generally, and
acted upon by the ministers of all denominations.
It is a wise injunction of Holy Writ to
' answer a fool according to his folly'* and perhaps
we have erred in not following It.
,'EAST END" SETTLES THE "RUNAWAYQUESTION.
Hny ? Ox Teams --- Doctors?Snow?
lloss?Turnips?Ladies nnd Gentleincn,
All.
Ninkty-Six, S. G\, Feb. 20,1889.
"Our rcRident ministers refused to marry
them." Now, Mr. Editor, I will not undertake
to argue the question with you, but I
simply want to be put on record. Perhaps if
you had a grown daughter you might look
through different glasses. Thecouple referred
to last week were residents of Laurens. The
youug lady had been here for several days
visiting her sister, and it was known that the
family opposed the marriage. And we think
when a minister attempts to perform the marriage
ceremony when he knows there are obinnHnnK.
t hnf. hr> vinluf pr tho kvr? nf t tiA InnH
if not. why is the Question always asked, 1. e.
"Does any person know of any reason why
this couple should not be joined together In
holy wedlock," &c. I think this settles the i
question beyond dispute i
The Abbeville Medic vl Association will i
meet at Bradley on the ' of March at 3.30 p 1
m. The people of that prosperous little town i
are making arrangements to give the Doctors <
a grand reception. !
We noticed several pairs of fine Poland
China pigs being shipped oil' Inst week. They
were from the stock farm of Mr. \V. S. Rich- ;
ardson. 1
The snow was ten Inches deep at Ninety- :
Six.
Mr. M. O. McCaslan raised a turnip beet laHt ,
year that weighed 11 pounds. This beet is
hard to beat.
Mr. Manor L. Rice may now be lound In the
counting room of Messrs. Phillips & Watson. ;
Mrs. selden Kennedy, of Due West, has
been here visiting her sister, Mrs. Craig.
Mr. Sweety DeVore, one of the handsomest
young men of our town, went to see his sweeU
heart last Sunday.
\f?. wniiom Millar will i\%~.
soon. He goes in aboriginal style. lie will !
drive an ox team. ;
There Is a young farmer In "Cow Grove"
whose sweetheart goes to school at NinetySix,
and from the signs of the times that
young farmer Is going to get In the gn>?s (his
summer.
The Johnson Manufacturing Company is
composed of two of the most energetic young
men of Ninety-Six. They manufactuse axe
helvec, tingle trees, hoe handles, &c.
It was a mistake. Mr. Coot Devore is not 1
married, hvt h.o is on the carpet. '
A car lpad of Western prairie bay %vas received
here last weeir. and solo at 81 per hundred.
EAST END.
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Nothing is so useful itj a rqu l.try y ardas Im- ]
perial Egg Food, it keeps' tbe'cnicfcrf br/gb.t,
healthy and cheerful, besides making thefn j,l
wonderful tgi: producers. For sale only
Speed's Drug Store. | <
Imperial Egg Food prevents fowls from i '
drooping, promotes growth and early feathers
and eives vigor to the whole system. Try I
it. For sale only at Speed's Hi ug Store. i
BOOHING GREENWOOD.
SHE WILL BUILD A FACTOR? AND EVERY
GOOD THING WILL BE ADDED
UNTO HER.
Abbeville's Great Cotton Mart In
('rowiled With Business of all
Sorts?PerMonals by the Score.
Greenwood, S. C., March 4, 1889.
Hurrah for the factory!
"De inclemency of de weather are Rtlll prewalilng."
In the words of a colored Individual
we hesrd speaking the other day, and so It U.
It continues to rain and spring must hurry
up to dispell the winter's gloom.
There was no services in tho Presbyterian
church last Lord's day. Rev. Mr. Matthews
was at Troy, we learn.
Some of our astronomers are beginning to
predict a bad crop yeur. Gentlemen, don't
p;et so nervous; this Is an age ot wonders aud
you may be deceived.
Married at Coronucn, February 19th, Mr.
Lewis N. Thompson and Miss Annie Roderick,
by Rev. W. T. Matthews.
Near Greenwood by the Rev. \V. T. Matthews
at the home of Mr. James Arnold, Mr.
ininlcr Fnucha. of Newberrv eouiltv. to Miss
Minnie Arnold.
Mr. F. A. Cook, Trial Justice at Troy passed
t hrough this place Tuesday last for Columbia.
He had In charge a colored woman who was
adjudged Insane and was being taken to the
nsylum, (the woman we mean.) Air. Cook
ciime back, fortunately.
The Augusta bound freight train was derailed
near Verdery, Tuesday last.
Miss Mainie Nicholson, who bas been visiting
here for sometime returned home not
long since.
At the Methodist church on last Lord's
Jay services In the morning by the Rev. Mr.
Steadman, and In the evening a sermon was
preached by the Presiding Klder Rev. A. J.
t'authen. The Lord's Supper was administered.
Owing to the inclement weather only
a few were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Reynolds visited Augusta
last week.
Our mayor and council men are doing efficient
work towards beautifying the town.
Mr. (i. W. Rlckenbaker left for Orangeburg
an Saturday last. He goes to make that
place his home. Mrs. Rlckenbaker will remain
here for a few days and then will go to
Jrangeburg.
Greenwood's trade last week was excellent.
Hie space of ground In the rear of Jervey &
2o'b up to Durst's rear Is a;verltable wagon
yard. Wagons came last week from a distance
of 30 to 85 miles with cotton. The cotion
receipts were good and good prices are being
paid for the staple. Mr. J. S. Morse, one
jf our cotton buyers received a sample of the
long staple cotton. We have not learned
from whom it came or what It brought. Our
merchants are receiving heavy shipments of
jprlng and summer gooas and the dry goods
stores are beginning to make a show for the
tardy spring time. Last week's sales of provisions
ana farm supplies was enormous and
rlie nrosnectfi are ?ood for & continuance of
the s?me. One of our most prosperous merchants
remarked that he was never so over
run with applications for credit. All of
3ur merchants are looking forward to a good
pear's trade,and with the prospects which are
jo bright for the factory we tblnk that Greenwood
will rise as the towns of Birmingham,
ind others of Alabama.
Complimentary to Miss Hood, of Due West
mil Miss Lindsay, of Chester a sociable at
Mr. Ramsey Blako's on Friday night last.
Miss Dannie Hood, of Due West and Miss
Mamie Lindsay, of Chester, have been;visitiug
Mr. and Mrs. Kamsey Blake's.
Mrs. Aunte Watson visited relatives near
Bradley last week.
Ivey Martin, a darkey living in the tenant
houses of Mr. John Blake on the outskirts of
the town, was shot In the back on Thursday
night last while golug in his house. The parties
are unknown. Ivey had reported several
Jarkeys in town who bad been selling wbiskey;aud,it
is generally (supposed th?.n this is
the cause. He was not badly damaged as he
was shot with small shot, and the party was
evidently some little distance from him.
Ivey has since left the place, his whereabouts
ire not known. It is supposed he left through
fear of being worse banuied by those wbom
tie had reported.
The best coon story of the season comes to
us as follows: Mr. Jas. Crawford, who lives
near this place was walking up a creek
jwamp on his place not long since when he
came to a tree that he said he thought It looked
like r imrwl tr?fi for nonnu anil f.liniitrht.
loons ought to be up it. Ho had no dog or
anything to certify as to the coons being
there. 80 confident was Mr. Crawford In the
looks of the tree and of the habitation or
joonsthat, to satisfy his curiosity, and belief
tie sent for his hands and axes and had the
tree felled. Now comes the interesting part.
Directly in the course of the tree stood auither
tree which was knocked down in the
iescent of the one cut down, and from the
:oon tree Mr. Crawford caught two large
joou8 and from the tree that was knocked
Jown by the coon three, Mr. Cuawford, to his
sweet t-urprieo and ustoulshtnent got fifty
pounds of nice honey. The tree proved to be
1 bee tree and was well stored with delicious
tioney. Mr. Crawford gives tills as facts,
rhis Is better thiin we ever did with does.
The ruany friends of Miss Ad Smart,
lauahter of Rev. H. C. Smart, of Trov. for
inerly of tills place, will be grieved to learn of
lier sad death which occurred on Thursday.
February 28th last. Miss Smart was well
Known and loved In this place and her death
was a snd reality to her many friends. The
Ureal Reaper spares neither thorns nor flowers,
but garners all alike In his relentless and
sure harvest. But God's will be done.
Miss Eva Watson, of Texas is visiting Mrs.
A.nnie Watson.
Mr. s. P. Mutthews was In the city one day
Iq6L week
Mr. Thos. MiGettigan, of Abbeville was In
the city a rew days since.
Mr. T. P. Pounds, of Bradley was in tne city
Friday.
Mr. W. C. McGowan, of Abbeville was In
the city Saturday.
Greenwood's representatives not only show
themselves to be plucky and energetic and
Intelligent in our State halls and our commercial
marts, but also Greenwood's representatives
at the citadel. Mr. Zaoli McGhee
we learn Is tuklng a stand at that place
second to none. We are glad to know that
Mr. McGhee is taking a stand that will merit
laurels and honors for himself, and bespeak
the intelligence of Greenwood's sons. Mr.
McGhee is a smart young man and no doubt
will make a brilliant record for himself. We
also learn that Mr. James Perrln, of Abbeville
Is taking a good stand In his classes.
The factory Is coming, mark that down.
Such men as Mr. W. H. Bailey, Mr. G. A.
Barksdale. Messrs. Wm. & J. K. Durst, Mr.
Joel Bailey and others of the place here constitute
part of the ship's creed and| she will
sail on sure waters to success. They say so,
and it must be so. Greenwood is going into
the matter head and ears and the factory Is a
sure thing. The site has been selected between
the machine shops and the Male College.
OverSW,000 hus been subscribed in the
last few days, and subscriptions are pouring
lu. All of the yonng men ?tre taklne stock In
Itandit will surely he built. It will not be
long Doioro tne aum 01 spi times win oe nearu
In our town, the population Increased, more
money turned loose among the merchants,
schools will increase, more demand and better
prices paid for cotton. Our people have
realized the fact that Greenwood can and
must have the factory. It Is absolutely Indispensable
and must and will come. Let every
inan who can, subscribe liberally to the factory.
Build up your interest by contributing
all you can to the Interests of the place.
Greenwood is growing so large that she cannot
afford to be without the factory. Greenwood's
citizens cannot bo held down. They
are too enterprising aud pushing. They propose
to see nothiug shorter than success. Let
your town so boom that others seeing ycur
?00il work may be constrained to cotnc here
und locate and trade. Let the factory come.
I)o not stop until it is hero and our cotton is
being woven at home. Stick to the enterprise
and don't give up the ship. "Nil desparandum."
PEMBROKE.
The Deadly Parallel Column.
Chcraw Reporter.
Two farmers go to town?this or any other?
they have the same goods to buy?one on
credit, the other pays cash. One goes to a
credit store, the other to a live cash concern
like ours; on the way homo thoy compare
joods, they are the same in quantity and
quality. Then the bills are compared, and
here they are:
CREDIT BILL.
10 yds Homespun Sl-3 8 8.29
52 yds Calico 7-1-2 2.40
12 yds Jeans 331-3 4.00
I pr Shoes No 9 1.60
I pr Shiies No 5 1.50
I Coat for John 2.75
I Hut for Bill .72
1 Paper Needles 10
I I'r suspenders 25
l Toboggan cap.............. 60
917.81
jCASU HILL.
10 yds Hom.e?iu;i &-3-< 8 2..S0
12 yds Calico o ' 1 1.60
12 yds Jeans 20 2.-J0
IprSboesNoO J.JO
I pr Shoes No 5 1.00
1 Coat for Johu 1.50
1 Hat'lor Bill 25
1 Paper Needles... 2
1 pr Muppenderu 10
I Toboggan Cap 25
?10.52
Credit Bill $17 .U
Cash Bill 10.52.
Difference $ 6.82.
Six dollars and eight-two cents on <10.53
worth of goods, and the credit merchant does I
his best, charges usual credit prices.
Woold'nt it be best to buy for cash, better
borrow the money at 10 per ceut interest^t'ven
fit thisrtUe the credit buyer would hava
snly paid say for 6 months IW cents Interest
inBtcaucJf
Another large lot of gents underwear Just
received. ?*. Rosenberg <? Co.
?? w. ?
"J. M. 0." RUSHES TO THE DEFENSE OF
THE ALLIANCE.
He Thinks the Scheme of ItniNing a
Mule 1m n Ruinous Experiment?
An Article Which Needs No Anftwer.
Mr.
I seo you have hnd the short, notice which I
sent you, concerning the Allianee In North
Carolina published, and it seems that it box
to a degree ngllated the Press and Banner.
Now, I hnd nothing of this In view. I merply
meant to give some Idea of what tho or<lr>r
designed to do and what progress had been
made. Whnt more than two thousand farmers,
and some of them very Intelligent,
have deemed a grand move for the amelioration
of their poverty stricken condition, the
Press and Banner has deemed "resolutions of
wind." Of course a man who lives by giving
his opinion ought to be free with it. nnd not
only that bat he ought to, If possible, make
up for the quality in quantity. But let every
man have his own opinion and especially If
he has sufficient intelligence to be allowed to
go at large. The Press and Banner has undertaken
a very hard task If he expects to overtake
the wind on a thirty dollar mule. The
presumption drawn from my article was unjust.
I know nothing about the "prejudices
and ignorances of the Impecunious and thriftless
farmers of Abbeville County." I am of
the opinion that the farmers of Abbeville
County are not deserving of any such epl4i?ir
ii?ir ni-B T hnnn thev
tuctfl 1W I.UC ?UW?V, li U..VJ - r- ?
rany soon awake and shake off their dull
Blotli and tlilnk for themselves, learn to defend
themselves and farm for themselves.
I stated that the Alliance aimed at no political
scheme, and that It intended to create no
animosity between the farmers and merchant.
It moy create such but that can't he
provided for. Any man or men mny agitate
the whole country by merely defending their
own principles nnd property. The object of
the Alliance Is not to create trouble, but to assist
formers of all classes and grades who will
ally themselves in producing with us little
expense as possible those article* which they
have been and are always in need of. and the
purchasing of which lias caused the farmers
to be denominated the "debtor portion of the
people."
The Interest of one farmer is the interest of
the farmers of any county; then, can they do
more when divided than when united ? The
Press and Banner may call tills question all
the "pet" names he may see fit, yet if our farmers
would give it earnest and sober t'iought,
they could not fail to see their own interests
on the side of union, and I dare say there
would be fewer "threadbare" farmers in our
country if they were all Alliance men.
The Press and Banner either did not know
or feigned triumphant ignorance of what the
Alliance is whea he a6ked the question,
"Why is It that no practical question relative
to farm work is discussed?" I will nnswer
this by asking another of equal propriety.
Why is it that the sun does not shine on e.
clear day? The answers to these questions
would be of the sitme kind. After asking thin
profound question, he suggested some topics
suited for discussion among farmers. Such as
how to build pasture fence, how to Keep bees,
and would It pay a farmer to huul hay from
town during spring months, In case the merchant
should give the bay to him, or would It
not be better for him to sow oats? I will suggest
another of equal weight. Should a man
sow lightning bugs in bis thin land and raise
toads? Most farmers know how to build
fences, and that they must not eat onions
Just before they go to rob bees, and as to the
last question he nsked with reference to the
hay, there is an if in it.
The next thing suggested is the mule, a very
touchous subject indeed, without you are
aware that its religion Is In the front end.
Slock raising in a slock country is a slow way
to make money, but stock raising In a cotton
country Is the greatest or folly, especially
would it be so with the average farmer. Take
the average farmer and let him have one hundred
acres of land, and this I fear is too much
for the average. Now he wants to make a
living or support, for that is about as much ns
he can do. Then must ho go to raising
mules? Can he not, If he can procure the
necessary supplies at a fnlr price, those I
mean which be cannot produce on a cotton
farm, and then cot a fair nrice for his crop.
make more money than he could any other
way? It requires some degree of wealth to
be able to raise stock successfully. The Press
and Banner knows about as much about
farming as the great agriculturist of whom I
once heard. He was ever and anon sending
ont his hints to farmers about stock raising,
&c. And it happened that the agriculturist
wanted to buy a cow, so a farmer sold him
one, and what do you suppose whs the result?
The farmer was sued for sailing a cow that
had no teeth in the front part of her upper
Jaw.
This is a cotton country, and if the farmers
can unite and assist each other In p:oduclng
it and then sell it at their own prico, the farmers
will be tha rulers, to a degree, as well as
the producers. But it Is not necessary to say
more about what this country is adapted to
the growth of, or whether it will pay to raise
mules.
"Watching the cotton market" let us talk
about that a little now "an honest man does
not care for being watched and a rascal ought
to be watched." The farmer is watched when
he places a bale of cotton on the platform, the
suspector bores it to the centre. What for?
.Tnst for fun ? No, there are farmers who
would sell sticks, dirt and water at ten cents
per pound if they were not watched, and
there are farmers who are ns honest as they
can be. So you see we have to watch the honest
man in order to catch the rascal, and treat
all alike. All will say that when this examining
is made necessary, it ought to be done,
then I claim that dishonesty is not peculiar
to farmers. The farmer has as much ground
for suspectlnj; tne mercnani as inn mercnani
the farmer. I have said that the farmers produce
is to be examined and its the business o
the merchant to examine It. Now in what
way is the merchant to be watched? With
reference to the price he pays for the produue.
I will illustrate this by an example which
actually bappencd In our market last fall.
A young man took eight bales of cotton to
market. He tried the market and was by the
clique offered ?8.40 per hundred. Ho went to
the Alliance men, those placed there by the
Alliance to watch the market, and they
bought his cotton at 5U.J55 per hundred. This
Is no fancy example, it happened in our market.
Will they do to watcn ? Before the organization
ot the Alliance we had no market
really, and farmers took their cotton to other
markets, when It was in the least convenient.
Does this not persuade us that there is more
money in unenuiug uui u^uui uiun m oniric
handed labor?
It seems that the Press and Banner Is out
and out opposed to the organization of the
farmers. I will not say he Is an enemy to the
farmer, but I will say that that Is the largest
gun nuy man can fire at a class for whom he
lias no love. The argument is "divided we
stand, united we fall/' Yes, the merchants
should meet and say whnt cotton Is going to
be worth, without consulting the demand, before
there Is a cracked pod In the Held. But
the farmer must not say anything; that would
be wrong; let them stay at home and attend
to their own business. The organist;:'ton has
as a whole sent up a resolution thatthu members
will not uso any guano this year unless
they can get It as cheaply as any agent, and
he who fails to quote prices to Allhinco men
as to other agents may keep his guano.
Therefore you see that "middleman" must
come down and out, unless the farmer puts
him up, and when they put him up he must
be in sympathy with the Alliance and an experienced
farmer. Let the farmers stick together,
read agricultural papers, discuss such
topics ns how to prepare the soil for t< crop,
how to seed that crop and cultivate the same,
and how to gather It. and then be careful how
they market it or the whole thing will be lost
In the end. Last but not least, beware of
those who arc opposed to the organization.
J. M. G.
Garrison's, N. C., Feb. 22, 1S8D.
Mortgagi'M.
The following, from Capt. R. B. Gaddy, in
the Polkton News, is to the point, and should
be well considered by farmers:
"We regret to see so many moitgaees placed
this year. We were getting on a safer basis.
We looked ahead and saw daylight Just beyond.
It is the merchants business to trade,
and of course If you make it safe for him he
?rni ownmmodats von. There is a dav of
reckoning coming. Six or eight months is
not all the time you have to live. Another
year will come and still another. If (lire
necessity force you to buy on a credit, alter
cutting down your farm nnd reducing every
expense, buy only meat and bread, and Just
as little of that as possible. No man can run
a successful farm on credit. Count up the
cost as you go along. Pay day Is just over the
bill and will surely come, and small and uncertain
crops are just as sure to comc; us pay
day. Fertilizer on a credit, meat, corn, flour,
dry goods, and what will the farmer have left?
The prosperity of our country should be close
to every man's heart, and we have tried the
credit system till we know it wont do. It has
bankrupted moremerchantsaud farmers than
unythlng el6e, or than all other causes comblued.
Farming never has nor never will
pay uuder any such a system.
Advice to HiiNbandK.
Always come home good-tempered, leaving
J)U6lnflsH cares behind, and do not vent annoyances,
met with at the oltlce, on your wifeand
lamny.
Make yourself agreeable to your wife and
friends, and do not sit glum nil the evening,
looking utterly bored.
Be lenient to your wife's faults, and do not
expect perfection until you have first become
perfect your self.
Bepunctual ntmeals. Remember that a cook
cannot keep dinner waiting without its being
spoiled. Do net expect each servant to have
two pairs of hands.
Do not expect your wife to keep accounts
unless you take the trouble to keep your own
correctly.
Dress as well end as n aatly as your means will
allow, and be careful not to ect your best
trousers wet, as baggy itnecs are a thing no
woman can respect.
Be as kind andattentivc to your wife as you
were before your marriage, and remember she
has no pipe to go to for comfort.
All groceries at lowest prices. I*. Rosenberg
& Co. 1
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THE FULL CORN ME EAR.
THE FARMER SHOULD MAKE HIS LIVINGNOT
MAKE MONEY TO BUY A LIVING.
Sonic Practical Hlnls hh 1a How Wo
.liny Make Corn and Cotton?We
Sliouhl II uvc Hokn, Too.
Wo hope our suggestions in Thoughts for
December, in regard to what should constitute
the alms and objects of the farmer, with
the exhortation In Thoughts for Fehruary,
have received careful consideration. We will
not occupy space to repeat what we then
wrote, further than to say that the central
idea expressed was that, il should be the ?,v=t
and chief object of a farmer to make a livii.g?
not to make money with which to buy a living.
After sowing, during the past fall and down
to the close of February, a liberal area to oats
for summer feeding of work stock, next in order
is the corn crop, which has been, and will
continue to be for years to come, the chiel reliance
for stock, and the more common,everyday
staft'of life, l-'ariners all kuow how to
plant, enltlvatc anil harvest corn ; they know
its great value for all the purposes for which
it Is used; they are slow to change the habits
of thought and reliance of generations past.
We have before Intimated our preference for
the system of planting, on beds more or less
raised above the original surface, those crops
that are planted early in the spring. Some
years of experience served to confirm us In
the conviction that corn?early corn espesiniiv?will
do betteron Leds than on a dead
plnin .surface. The essential ndvautaee in
planting on a bed consists In the fact that the
"water-furrow" acts as a surface drain to remove
the surplus water. This is particularly
observable on level or comparatively level
land, and especially if the spring be very wet
?which is the rule and not the exception in
the older portions of the South. The opening
furrow, however, should he deep and the
seed corn shoul d be covered sliaal low?not more
than one to one and hal f inches. We are confident
that a competitive trial of the two
methods, making all the other conditions
practically the same, and conducted for several
consecutive years, would result in favor
of planting on beds Instead of on the level
surface. We have tried planting in the waterfurrow?between
the beds?to our dissatisfaction.
If we could certaluly foresee a very
dry, warm spring, followed by a dry May,
June and July, it would doubtless be a wise
expedient to plant In the water-furrow. But
our springs are usually wet, and frequently
cold and late. The corn plant, according to
the variety planted, completes Its growth and
matures its fruit within a given period. It
has its time for tasselling and its time for
shooting and earing. The conditions of soil,
fertilization, seasons and culture do not materially
alter these periods. When It has
reached one of these critical Doiuts, particularly
the shooting, and sllkiug and earing
stage, it will not stand still?so to speak?and
wait for a rain. Tills is more or less trueoi an
annual plants that are cultivated for their
seeds. ami which do not produce flower and
fruit successively and continuously throughout
a considerable period. It. is therefore Important
that the seed should be planted under
the most favorahle conditions, and that the
treatment In every detail should be such as
will tend to the most rapid and perfect development
of the plant. It should, as far as we
can control It, corne up quickly and commence
at once and continue without hindrance,
its growth and successive development
of the blade, the stalk and the "full corn
in the ear." Cotton will hear a degree of neglect:
It will recover entirely from tho bad
treatment and unfavorable circumstances attending
Its earliest period of growth?If the
bad treatment be reformed and unfavorable
conditions be removed. But we doubt If a
field of corn ever entirely recovers from the
effects of unfavorable and retarding circumstances.
The time of planting is Important, but experience,
after all, is the only sale guide, and
experience has told every man, according to
particular locality of his farm, or particular
character of Foil, or other unchanging circumstance,
what is the best time to plant. The
temperature of the air on any particular day,
or the mean temperature of the week that
has Just past, the fllcht of birds, and the blossoming
of plants, are not even helpful signs,
except as indicating to a stranger in a strance
land that spring is at hand. The mle we
cnvoived lrom years of practical experience Is
this: Plant when the month and (If you
please), the day of the month, has arrived,
which previous exoerience tells us involves
the least trouble in getting a fair stand, the
least fxpense in after culture and the best results
in yield : and when the ground is in
good plowing condition. We have repeatedly
planted corn when the ground was crusted by
ice in the early morning, and yet a prompt
germination and good stand resulted inside of
two weeks. In such cases the "time had
come" to plant com; we were ready to plant:
the ground was in plowing conditlou, and
I he cold snap was unseasonable and temporary.
It requires from ten days to two weeks
(or corn to come up, when planted in the
spring. What is wanted Is good,sunny, warm
weather during the sprouting and coming up.
If we plant now, when the air is warm and
balmy, we have no guarantee that the weather
will not be rainy, or the temperature down
to freezing a week or ten days hence.
If but a small quantily ot fertilizers is to be
applied to corn weare confident that it should
bo concentrated about the seed Instead ot
scattered along between the hills. We want
the young plant to be able to draw on the fertilizer
just as soon as it ha* put out Its tiny
feeders?even while still drawing from the
milk of the mother grain. The manure, especially
If it be cotton seed, .should not be
[thrown down in a'dab," all in one spot, but
scattered around and near the seed corn. In
the case of cotton seed meal, or a fertilizer
which consists lamely of that ingredient, it is
best not ro appiy ii. m (urix-i i-mii'u-i wuu Linseed,
as there seems to h? something In the
meal or some product evolved In Its dccompo
sltlon, that Is fatal to a tender perm. The
practice of making successive applications of
fertilizer during the first half of I he life time
of the plant,seems to be growing )n favor.
The iheory upon which it. is based Is undoubtedly
correct, especially when the fertilizer Is
very solublo and promptly available. All
coarse, only partl3- decomposed matters
shou'd be applied before <>r at the time of
planting. We have applied concentrated fertilizer
(Peruvian guano) to com with good
effect even after tas6elling, and Just as the
shoots were beginning to appear. But the
rains were abundant and the soluble food was
at once dissolved and diffused anions the network
of roots beneath the surface. If it had
turned olF dry it Is probable the application
would have proven totally useless If not absolutely
hurtful. But of tliis hereafter. We
would impress on every fanner the folly of
planting a single aero of land In corn?or any
other crop?that will not, under average conditions,
pay the expenses of preparptlon and
cultivation. The estimate should include not
the expenses alone, but should also take into
consideration, on the one hand, the farther
deterioration or exhaustion of the land, on
the other hand the probable recuperation
that would attend a year of rest. Every farmer,
may calculate for himself, lint it may be
safely assumed that an acre of land that will
not produce at-least ten bushels of corn with
average seasons, ought not to be planted In
coi n.
Th? main eron of corn havlnc been planted,
[ attention will ho given, or will recur," to the
work ol preparing for cotton planting. The
great mistake that, has so long lastened Itself
on the Southern farmer, is the idea that the
making of cotton is thejrreat object of farm
ing, anil that he should make as many bales
as possible. The true policy is to make an
abundance of sornnthlng to eat, nnd then
make as much cotton us possible at smallest
cost of production. It Is useless to make cotton
at a cost of eight and one half cents per pound
and then sell It at the same price. As a rule
the larger the area planted the greater will be
th c- cost of production ; beeauee few farmers
will extend over a large area the necessary
care in preparing the land, seleciing the seed
and cultivating the crop, and the necessary
fertilizers to in-turo a maximum, or even a
large yield. The same advice just given in
our remarks on corn planting, the folly of
planting poor land, unfertilized, will apply to
cotton. The purpose should he fixed In the
mind of every farmer that he will not plant
an aero that Is not capable of producing at
least one-third of a bale per acre. What's the
use of expending fifteen dollars worth of labor,
sweat, seed, interest wear and tear of
land and implements, on an aero of land,
and then sell the entire product for ten dollars?
Can any body fell? Then throw out of
cultivation every such unprovable acre. Let
aminimumyield be fixed upon, and select
the land,apply the fertilizer aud cultivate so
as to securoat least such minimum.
One of the most important details to bo observed
is the selection of the best seed of the
most profitable varieties of cotton; and we
allude to It now, a month or more in advance
of planting, because it may be too late a
month hence to get t he best. Kvery farrrter
ought to get in seed of the best kinds, of all
crops to be raised and then select with care,
so as to keep up the quality, and even improve
on it. It is not necessary to go into
detail about preparing the land. Every farmer
is familiar with the requirements to success.
In concluding these Thovqhts, we would slip
in a word for the hogs. A runner who muxes
o effort to raiso his own bacon is without, a
reasonable excuse. Let]!ho kows and pigs
have daily attention. Itused to he our daily
business and delight to feed the sows and
pigs, to watrh the daily growth of the sleek,
fiit and pia.\ ill little fellows, and at times to
speculate oij the probable weight they would
attain by next Christmas. And herein lies
a truth concealed i* 110 Irishism intended.) The
pig that now is, should be converted into two
hundred pounds of pork by the first of Jann
ary next. Let the sows be 11 horn 11 y, bountifully
fed on rich slops, corn meal mush and
such green and succulent food as may be
available. As soon as the pigs will eat, reduce
tho food of the sows somewhnt and give
most attention to the sucklings. They will
abundantly repay for care and attention, and
liberal rations of buttermilk, with : cni
stirred in, slops from the kit -hen, etc A !
bushel of tiic-stl fed now will yield compound
Interest al a high rate lor nine or ten months;
if withchl until very cold weather it. will be
loo much like swapping corn for pork. (
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Headquarters for flue tobHeco and cigars
Speed's Drug Store. J
'
Ripples From Ro?ky River.
Lowndervii.t.e, March 4tb, 1989.
Mr. J. M. Baker went to Augusta, Ga., on
last Monday and returned on Tuesday.
Mr. J. M. Huckabee moved to Latimer last
Monday, and will ougage In (arming.
M r. Alex I'ressly who moved to Atlanta,
Ga., sometime; ago is now here visiting relatives
and friends.
There was a run off on the Savannah Valley
last Tuesday about a mile above here,?
burgage car, somewhat damaged?no body
hurl.
Mrs. P. L. Scott was quite sick for several
days last week, but glad to say she is better
now.
Mrs. J. B. Franks after spend lug about two
weeks lit Anderson C. H., returned home last
Thursday.
Mrs. E. J. and Miss Annie Barnes, of Rarnes,
wre in town on last Thursday.
Toe choir of the Methodist ehurch meets
every Thursday night to practice, music Interspersed
with social converse.
Mr. J. M. Latimer and Mrs. O. It. Morton
went to Anderson U. H. on last Wednesday
and returned on Thursday.
Mr. AI pit Barnes was willed to Abbeville C.
H. last Friday on business.
The venerable C'ol. W. Jus. Lomax left here
last Saturdny for Augusta, to visit the family
of his son, Mr. Jno. (J. Lomax.
Mr. Huinpter McCurry nnd Miss Anna Giles
were happily married yesterday was a week
ago, by Judge J. H. Bell.
Our merchants had an unusually good
trade last week. Our streets were crowded
every day with wagons, which carried away
the varied supplies needed these hard times.
There was for this place quite a novel entertainment
at Dr. J. B. Moseley's hotel last Friday
night, I. e. a pound party?price of admission
a pound of anything as best suited
Uio caprices or convenience tji u>u?e wuo
could attend. At its clo.se the pounds bronght
In were put up to the highest bidder. Dr. B.
A. Henry auctioneer. The sum realized $<3.00
which was devoted to church purposes.
Forsometlme past there have been quite an
unusual number of droves oI horses and
mules in tins section. They have generally
been ofl'ered at fair prices, and a good many
have changed hands. The cotton season with
us is well nigh over, only now and then a
bale Is put upon the market.
From at)pea ranees and reports some more
of our young people In the near future will
enter the, to them, hitherto uutrled realms of
matrimony.
During our last visit to Abbeville we had
the pleasure of dining with our young friend
Mr. S. C. Cason. He owns a very desirable
place, and he is Increasing its value by setting
out upon It choice fruit trees, grape vines, &c.
Sirs. Glenn Lcitoy, of Atlanta, came yesterday
by rail road to spend sometime with the
family of Judge J. B. LeRoy and other relatives.
Messrs. Sherard & LeRoy have bought out
I the interest of Mr. W. S. Baskln In his father's
land near this place, upon which they proI
pose to run a farm this year.
He v. J. S. Murray, of Anderson C. H., has
been called to and has accepted the pastorate
of the Baptist Church here. He will preach
on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in each month.
We congratulate our Baptist friends in having
secured the services of so imminent a divine,
and one whose periodical visits to our
community we will be glad to have.
On yesterday, though cloudy and threatening
rain, each of our three pulpits was occupied
by its respective pastor, each of whom
bad a good many vacant seats to preach to.
Mr. w. A. Morehead, of Boweraville, Ga.j
auer visiung ms oroiner jur. rv. ju. mureiieuu
for a day or two. returned home last Monday.
From the fancy prices paid for some articles
of prime necessity at a sale here on last Friday,
It would soem as If such things were
scarce, aud tlmt there was here a very good
opening for drummers. How about shot at 40
cents per pound, cotton seed 23 cents per
pound, bacon 25 cents per pound, and many
other things at corresponding rates. Lest
these high prices should keep customers from
our town, would explain by saying that the
above prices wt-re paid for some of the pounds
taken in at the pound party Friday^n^bL
Samoa.
The strained relations that exist at the present
time; between the United States and Germany.
In consequence of the alleged violations
by the latter power of certain international
rights In Samoa, are likely to make a
great many people better acquainted with
geography aud the commercial relationships
of our country with distant portions of the
globe, than they have been heretofore. Samoa
Is the generic name of ? group of thirteen Islands,
lenown on the map as "Navigator's Islands,"
the most of which are little mo<-ethan
barren rocks. Three only. Sawail, Upolu, and
Tvitulla, are largo enough to be of any importn
nm Tho first, named Is almost all moun
tains, has but one harbor, and Is destitute of
rivers and streams. Upolu embraces about
five hundred square miles, and while also
mountainous is we.i-wooded and fertile, and
possesses several valuable streams. Apia, the
chief town (which the pending controversy
has made familiar), is situated at the bead or
an oval bay on the North coast. Since 1879 it
has been under h municipality, directed by
the Consuls of Germany, Great Britlau and
the United States. Tutulla Is another Island,
seventeen miles long and five broad, and to
08 of America is by far more important than
either of the other islands in the group, inasmuch
as itcoutains the harbor of Pango-Pango,
one of the best In the South Pacific. This,
by a lease from the owners of the land ana
certified by the proper authorities, was secured
by the United States in 187S. for the purposes
of a coaling station for American vessels.
It is about titty miles east of Upolu, is
easy of access, and lias plenty of anchorage
for a fleet of large ships in from six to twenty
fathom* of water, with perfect protection.
Sailing vessels find 110 ilifTiculty In entering
the harbor, as the trade winds blow straight
in. and a ship can beat out without trouble.
It has also the further advantage of being in
the direct line of our commerce with Australii
and the Sandwich Islands. .
The inhabitants of the Samoan Islands as a
rule are a fine race. That they have asoftand
musical language Is shown in the names of
the localities nbove mentioned. Their physique
is also excellent, and since most of the
people have been converted to Christianity
tlie.v are regarded as moral and honest. On
Sunday 110 work Is permitted on shore, nor
ow> noilv?.b fiitmvrui tolnlioron board shins in
port. The sale of liquors Is positively prohibited.
The foreign residents of tlie islands are
comparatively few in number, but the Germans
have thus far succeeded in obtaining
the supremacy, their consul has practically
asserted himself as the leading power in Apia.
German men of war have gone thither to enforce
his demand, Malletoa, the hereditary
king, has been deposed and sent as a prisoner
to a neighboring island, and the present ruler,
Tamasese. elected in bis place. Matnafa, as
the rightful heir, is resisting this man's power,
and likewise the forces of Germany, and
by reason of his honesty and native ability, it
Is claimed that he carries with him the greater
influence. The question Is one with which
the diplomatists of America, England and
Germany are now deallne, and there is little
probability that it will not reach a peaceful
solution. It Is not a matter of mere territory
that is in point, as much us the poses<ion of
coaling-stations In the South Pacific, that may
be used for naval and commercial purposes.
The foreign trade is chiefly in copra or cobra,
dried cocoanuts, breadfruit., sugar, oofle, etc.
And this is largely In the hands of the foreign
residents, who number about three hundred.
' let Millions Drink nn?l Die.*'
I have been to the funeral of all my hopes,
And entomb' d them one by eue;
Not a word was said,
Not a tear was shed,
"*1 ..mum fill ??!? tl'flU
Slowly and sadly I turned me round,
And sought my silent room.
And there alone
By the cold hearthstone
I wooed the midnight gloom.
And as the night wind's deepening shade
Lowered above my brow,
I wept o'er days
When mnn hood's rays
Were brighter far than now.
The dying embers on the hearth
Give out their dickering light,
As if lo say,
This N i he way
Thy llfeshuli close in night.
I wept aloud in anguish sore
O'er the blight of prospects fair,
Wiiile demons laughed
And eager qusiliud
My tears like nectar rare.
Through hell's red halls an echo rang,
An echo loud and long,
As in the howl
I plunged my soul
In the might, of madness strong.
And there within that sparkling glass
I knew the cause to lie,
This all men own,
From zone to zone,
Yet millions drink and die.
.Send your orders to It. >1. Haddon A Co. for
5 hook clove lilting corsets, kid gloves, fine!
shoes &c.
Go to 11. M. Iladdou & Co. for Indies shoes.
Beautiful woolen dress goods only 10 cents at
Haddon'k.
10 loch Henriettas at Haddon's.
After Marrh 1st, Bishop I). Gallo.
lov. ay's address will be Jackson, MissSnow
recontly fell at Pensacola,
Florida, for the second time in a tjuaiv
terof acentuary.
The people of the Samoan group are
regarded as the finest race among the
Polynesian Islunds.
Bishop Key has notified the Arkan-1
saa Methodist that he will move to I
Fort Worth early in May.
Bishop A. W. Wilson, who visited!
our China Mission, and now returning
through Europe, is reported ill in England.
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samoan correspondence.
Ciermnn Apgresfllveneftft? A New
"Brnddock'M Defeat"?A Fire*? ,
<iueer Fire Appurnfiik? Irregular
.Martini ijHW?9fallctoH*N Siijx'rlor"y
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Apia, Samoan Islands,
January 31, 18S9.
Dear Neighbor:,
Since last writing you on the subject
of the civil war in these Islands, affairs
have assumed quite a new phase.
On the 17th of December the German
men-of-war Olga, Adler, and
Ebsr landed troops of YTaileli, a village
three miles east of Apia, aud attacked
a division of Malietoa's army.
Owing to the nature of the country the
lighting was nearly all in the "bush"
and among the ^ocoa-nut groves.
This placed the foreign soldiers at a
great disadvantage whilst Malietoa's
men were perfectly "at home." After
the Germans opened fire, Malietoa restrained
his troops, not wishing to
come into open war with Germany, if
it could be avoided. In a few mo
ments, however, it wjis ascertained
that a Chief and his two sons had been
killed, and then Maiietoa opened Are
upon his enemies. It must have seemed
to the Germans that every tree was
a warrior and every limb a rifle, so
fierce and deadly was the fire poured
into their ranks from all sides. At the
first volley two officers and eighteen
privates fell, and at once the Germans
became demoralized and began a precipitate
retreat. Iu this movement
they were closely pressed by the natives,
and a large number took refuge
in a barn near by, where they were
completely surrounded by the Samoans,
who riddled the house with bullets, '^j
killing five of the Germans, and r
wounded thirty-two more. The 8amoan3
lost only five, killed and wounded.
This disaster greatly disconcerted
the Germans and the captains of the
men-of-war have been trying to throw
the responsibility of the action upon
the consul, whilst the latter has retaliated
by having the German citizens of
Apia hold a meeting and express their
belief that the affair was wholly due
to the ship captains. From what I can
learn of the matter, I am persuaded
that the Consul is entirelv to blame in
the case.
The slain Germans were buried Ton
the 18th ultimo, with usual military
ceremonies, officers and men from the
American and English ships attending.
Officers from the American and German
ships were sent to Auckland.
New Zealand, on the next Pacific mail
steamer, to cable to their respective
governments the state of affairs and
receive instructions as to future action.
On the morning of January 9, fire
broke out in the kitchen of the German
consul, and owninsr to the crowded
locality, it was quickly commnuicated
to the surrounding buildings. As
soon as the fire was discovered sailors
from the ships in harbor were sent
ashore to assist in extinguishing the
flames and in saving property. The
crew of tne Nipxic, in charge of officers
of the ship, was the first to arrive,
bringing hoes, axes and other fire apparatus
; next were the English safj
? * 51? ?1 _ _ Irt.ii1 WVAMA
ors siJinmny ei]uij7f>cu, ouu ju-ju nmo
the Germans armed with rifles and
cutlasses. The tardiness of the Germans
in coming to the rescue of German
property, (the fire was confined to
buildings owned by people of that nationality,)
and their peculiar equip- "sg
ments, are worthy of mention. Instead
of going to work like everyone
else on the spot, they simply mustered,
and stood still. After more than two
hours of inaction they commenced
work, but kept their rifles slung across
their backs. The only explanation of
this singular proceeding that I have
heard is that the Germans were afraid
the fire was started by Malietoa, and
that he was lying in wait for them in
case they should come a.shore to assint
in putting out the flumes. Since then . ,
it has been fully established that the
fire originated in tin* German kitchen
whilst the cook whs preparing food for
parties in the consulate who were holding
a midnight orgie. The losses re- .
o.il ?: <>.? fvmn ?!>/.? fipn omnnnlpil fn
about $100,000.00, half of it being
covered by insurance. Copra (dried
cocoa-nuts) burned for six days after
the fire, although frequent heavy rains
fell upon it during that time.
The German Consul proclaimed war
between Germany and Malietoaon the
19th of January,and atonceannounced
Martial Law to be in effect in Samoa.
Because of the irregular manner in
which the proclamation was issued
both the American and British Consuls
refused to reeognize it, and commanded
their subjects to recognize
only the legal representatives of their
respective go vermeil ts. On the 23rd
instant, however, the steamship
"Wainui" arrived from Wellington
New Zealand.whereithadbeen charter
ed by the Germans to bring dispatches
from the Imperial Government in Berlin.
Immediately after receiving these
advices, Capt. Fritze, of the Adler,
proclaimed the war again ; this time
it was legally d;?ne, and by the senior
military officer present,?whereupon
the American and British Consuls* recognized
it, except as to the establishment
of Martial Law. This exception <
was made because the Germans had
uot occupied the territory, and therefore
could not, of eourse, maintain the
law they had proclaimed. Much annoyance
has'been occasioned by these
fickle movements, and great regret is
felt that Great Britain and the United
States have not sent instructions to
their representatives, as it is conceded
on all sides that, by uniting, these two
great powers could at once stop the
j war, and settle the Samoan difficulties
in a just?if not a satisfactory?mauner
for all parties concerned.
Since the German attack in December.
the usurper, Tamasese, has made
no hostile movement, and from present
in J ications, he is little disposed to con
tinue the war.
Ilis adviser, Herr Brandeis, has
given up his position, and will leave
Samoa in a few days. More than one
fourth of Tamasese's soldiers have
deserted him and joined Malietoa since
the battle of Vailoli.
Malietoa has surrounded Apia, and
is prepared to meet any attack the enemy
may be foolish enough ito make
upon him.
Whilst the Germans have shelled
.i.i.i hnmpii mniiv of his villages.
Malietoa has refrained from retaliation,
although the power has been his to
punish his foes severely, in both life
and property. Besides this humaje
treatment, Malietoa has established a
police force, and lias Apia, Matauia
andMatafele properly patrolled aud pun
ishesall offenders in a just manner."
Almost every day this South S?a
Island Kin?: gives tangible evidence qf
his superiority to his foreign enemies
in true manliness and sagacity.
The wounded soldiers, of whom I
wrote in December, are nearly all recovered
; the hospital tents have been
removed, and the most serious cases
are now kindly cared for by Mrs. de
C'octiogon, in the British Consulate.
Needless to say that she is still called
"the angel of 'Samoa" by the grateful
itnd affectionate natives.
S. T. BP.owxe.