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* "' * ' -f^'^y:' '- y^-' . :'< ' -A >'^. ''.' M. I I n ! The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. ? $2i?*" Published every Wednesday at 82 a year in advance. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1890. Applied Logic. Says the Abbeville Press and Banner "Dele-| gates to a Slate Convention represent the j whole people anil we think that It all the people had assembled no one would have (juestloned their right to do whatever ttiey pleased." ijet us anply this reasoning to every day lite. Brother Wilson ?ends his foreman to Columbia to decide whether a new printing press should be bought "and for no other purpose." In a day or two the foreman returns. "Well what about the press?" "I dld't buv the nress ? but 1 sold out the Press and Banner to Mr. Calvo for a thousand dollars." You had no right to do It- I wont be bound by any such an unauthorized act. "Excuse me, but I went to Columbia as the representative of the whole Press anil Banner ofttce, and I think that if you had none yourself, no one would havo questioned your light to do whatever you please." "But what about my strict orders ? You and J are entirely different, I am the owner. You a special agent only." "Oh, you seo, I met tho representatives of thirity-fourotner newspaper proprietors, all sent to look for printing pressess, only; but we agreed that we could do as we pleased, since we represented the sovereign proprietors of the newspapers, and we sold you all out, except six that said they were bound by instructions, and withdrew. However we had eood tun call inc them bolters and kick ers. Now I admit that our acts were a little irregular, but you can't question them, because there were so many of us that did it. It's a mighty bad bargain for you it is true. Out think of Mr. Calvo, how much newspaper he has got for such a little price. It's an eleeant scheme for him," What do you think of that, brother Wilson ? ? Winnsboro Xews and HeraUl Our brother does not state the case as wo would state it. The foreman who might be sent to Columbia is not a part or even a partner in the ownership of the Press a/id Banner office. As owner of that paper we would have a legal right to set a limit to his acts in so fjr as they might concern us. If the "foreman ' was a legal owner In the Press and Banner ofiice he would have as much right to sell the paper to Mr. Calvo, as those who remained at home. Partners at home very properly might engage in a spell of kicking?if he sold it at too low a price. In that case he would be acting in a double capacity?in his own behalf and as represent JUg LII13 IJUllIC fJU Jill CIS. But the "foreman," as a disinterested owner, was entrusted only with the performance of a specific duty, and had no legal right to go further. Our neighbor, Impliedly at least, seems to think the State Convention is in some way subject to the control of the Executive Committee?a creature of its own creation. If the Executive Committee had a right to restrict the acts of the convention In one particular, is there any reason why the Executive Committee should not go further and perpetuate their existence by limiting the actings and do Jllgtl Ol IIIC COII YCUUUll SU lljill U HOY MWUlKl' committee could not be elected. Jr the convention had a right to alter the constitution in one particular, why not alter it in its many places as may be deemed desirable? We believe It is generally conceded that the people have the Inalienable right to meet in convention, but if that right is restricted by "theorder of the executive Committee, then the convention should preface its actings and doings, "by the grace of the executive committees," &c., 4c. But even, admitting as a bare Ideality, thnt the convention had no right to do whatever it pleased, what is the use of kicking when the great mass of the people endorse the I action of the convention, and have the power to enforce it? Isn't It about like arguing the right of a State to secede? We may, theoretically, have that right, but practically, that right has been decided otherwise. . i? ? Are We to Have h Jollilicaiion ? The cars on the G., C. A X. road will likely be here within a month from this time. Are.we to have an excursion, a barbecue, a dance, or a banquet, to celebrate the event ? What say you, Director Perrin ? Having been connected with the road from Its earliest inception, and having worked faithfully for1 the interests of the road, is there any reason j why you should not now, to finish job. make ! nn f-ffhrt to five the neonle an onnortunity to i manifest their pleasure at thesuccessof the; great enterprise ? The Press and Iianner is not personally | more inrerested In this matter than others' should be, but we cannot refrain from saying \ that it would be emmintly proper and right j to arrange for an excursion, a barbecue, a! bund of music, and any other proper method I of celebrating the event which Abbeville W bas looked for with longing eyes for so many : years. It seems to us that it will be a proud day t especially for Director Perrin, who has work, ed from the beginning for the road. Ho met ' the first conference at Hester; then he, with [ others, met the people of Elberton. He was | present at the first meeting of stockholders,! und was made a Director at the organization] of the company. To be a faithful laborer in the organization j of a great movement, and in the accomplish- j nient of so grand an enterprise as the build-1 ing a cieat railroad Is something that doesn't fall out to many men. It there is opposition to the excursion, and if there is objection to ths celebration of ttic event, then let It be so, and let Abbeville remain in the future, as in the past, in the ol J lines, without even making an effort to advertise the town, while refusing to make any manifestation of pleasure at what others would consider their good fortune?if they could get so good a road. BhickIdk for Cotton KhIcn. In various sections of the country we *ee that the members or several local Alliance clubs have determined to continue the use of j cotton bagging. it seems to us that the Alllancemen ol this section know a good thing when they see it, and will use either Jute at the reduced price nr tonnnil hand cnmiv t'if.ks Tile SUCUT Sitck weigh about 2'4 lbs to the yard, and costs only about 7 cents. Of course It is to their interest to use the sugar sacks, both as to weight and cost. As six per cent, is discounted for bagjrlng and tics, It would bo well for our farmers to trlve the weight of their bale# some attention. Pour hundred pounds is the standard bale, and when six hundred pounds is put )u a bale ; thirity-six pounds is knocked otr in Liverpool j as tare. If only twenty-four pounds of bugr giugisput ou such a bale, the farmer will lose twelve pounds of lint. It will be very easy to see that in every instance where a bnle weighs over four hundred pounds that j the farmer will necessarily lose something, according to the excess of four hundred \ pounds, and the price of the lint, Let 110 one misunderstand. Four hundred pouuds Is a standard bale. Six per cent. Is i. fr\?. li?? u-atjliinrr Iho onftnn If. ' will be easy to tell how much bagging to put on- i On a four bundled pound bale, should be 21 lbs! bagging; on a Ave hundred pound bale, UO j lbs., on six hundred pound bale M lbs. ' Think of this. The Convention. The Slate Democratic Nominating Convention will meet Columbia to?Uay. our del elates left here yesterday. A number of out-' Riders w.ent down, expecting to have a good time. Of course Capt. Tillman will be nominated for Governor, and Colonel Gary for Lieutenant Governor. We htf v? no Idea who will 1111 the other places. * & i . * " V'" Tom I'lnloy a Factor in Politics. Tom Finley has been quite a figure In Washington since he left here, having told stories there which brought him Into promlneuce. He has been in Newberry, and we learn that he was in Greenwood one day last week. The Newberry correspondent of the Sunday Ifewn says: "Tom Finley,of Abbeville, made a speech, in which he excoriated the white Republican?, whom he claimed were such only for office. He said he was sent here from Wash ington to find out if the negroes wanted the passage of the force bill. He thought they didXand that stemcd to be the sentiment of the Convention. ForUhani was also here and made a speecli. Fiuley, as I understand, is In the race for Congress'from this district himself." As Finley has told some great talcs, and monstrous stories, about how people treat colored postmasters, about here, it is barely possible that Tom Finley Is sent back here in the iiope that our boys may kill him. Tlie Kleclion I.ast Friday. Hut few of the boxes were open last Friday, and but little Interest was felt in the election. It was the third primary. Only two names were to be voted for?T. A. Graham and Dr. [\ II. Adams. l?r. Adams was elected on the rtt-cf luiiint hnt bPCiiiiRo of failure to count the ballots cast for the House, the fact of his election was not asertained in due time, anil his name, among other*, was sent back to a second primary. While receiving a majority of the votes cast for the House, he did not receive a majority of the whole votes. He failed to come in on the second race, and d? * clincd to stand for the third race. There were about half dozen boxes open, and 210 votes were cast for 'J'. A. Graham, who was declared the nominee. lie Xot a Candidate. The Sunday Xcws makes the following pleasant mention of Mr. \V. C. Miller, who, though not an Abbeville man, married an Abbeville lady, and in both of whom our people are more or less Interested: The name of W. C. Miller was brought before the County Convention on last Friday as a candidate for the Legislature through a misapprehension. He was not a candldale and clid not desire to^ro to the Legislature. As soon as he learne l that his name was being used he took steps to have it withdrawn. * * 1 .. nc u-ns II11K WHS grraii.v infra very flattering vote, only lacking a fewvotes of securing the nomination on the first ballot. It is a loss to the delegation anil to the city that Mr. Miller refused to allow his friends to have him placed on the ticket. The yews and Courier published the usual annual trade review on the first of September. It embreaes an Immense amount of work, and contains much valuable Information in reference to the business of the city. More labor is expended on the yews and Courier annual trade reviews than would print the Press and Banner for about a year. 01 course we could give no synopsis which would show any fair estimate of the work, as It Is already boiled down to the last degree. The business of the last year was an Increase over previous years, and the outlook is satisfactory. We congratulate Mr. J. L. Weber, of the yews and Courier upou his re-nomlnatlon for School Commissioner. DEATH OF MRS. KITTIE C. PERRIN. * . ? Sudden and End of n (iuod Woman's I.ife?Funeral Nervlcex in (lie Presbyterian Church ?ISurinl at Long: Cane. Mrs. Kittie C. Perrin, widow of the late , Colonel JuinesM. Perrin, died at home In th's villajre, last Sunday morning, after an illness of less than two days. * I While sbe lind not been confined to her bed, yet she was so unwell that her son,Mr. Jumt-s S. Perrin, did not return to Mississippi on ; last Thursday, as he had expected to do. Rising from the dinner table on Friday af- ' ternoon, she was attacked with an affection 1 of the heart, and her family were at once ' alarmed. She soon became unconscious and 1 death seemed imminent. (Hi Saturday morning she rallied a little, j and on Sunday morning she was decidedly ' better, and became perfectly rational and I talked freely. At half-past eight o'clock, however, her heart ceased to act, and the end 1 came. - J ntAimtnir f It A lr of. wlllf?ll nfllTi- ' Ull .UllllU.ij ( tiiilied her body, was taken to the sanctuary where in lifeshe loved to worship. The llorai 1 otterings were all that love ami affection ' could suggest, and Dr. Wilson delivered the 1 funeral services in the presence of a sympa- ' thetlc audience. At the ceinetary a final prayer was said, I and t!ie urave eiosed over the form of on< ' whose life was exemplary and sincere, und ] ivhose death i6 greatly mourned. In her last slckuess, Mrs. I'errin's children ! were piiseat. Mr. James S. Perrln had come ' home from Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to spend ' the vacation in his school. Mrs. Gas, wife of the Kev. John Gas, of Charleston, iiad spent several weeks of the summer under the parental roof, but she had been absent at Paris I Mountain for two or three weeks. On hear- I ins of her mother's illness, she hastened back, and was with her at the last. I In Mrs.Perrln's death Abbeville will sus- < tain a loss. Mr. James S. I'errln will return i to Mississippi,and Miss Kitty Perrln will find I a home in the city of Charleston, with her j sister, Mrs. Gas, and thus the last member of i that branch of a distinguished family will be ! removed. 1 In many respects Mrs. Perrln was a remarkable woman, ahd her sojourn on earth had been attended by many varying scenes and i incidents. She Had shared many of life's : richest blessings and she was not a stranger i to sorrow. i In the latter part of the fifties, she was happily married. Her surroundings were all i that she could wish. Her husband was lev' ' i? f.lill. ? HIV' Slim UOVUMJU. iv 11.IS dren. She lived in a mansion whose splen- i dor was scarcely surpsissed in nil thiscountry, i while a vast estate added every comfort and I every luxury. Life Itself seemed the very < realization of a fairytale. Hut in the midst t of all this happiness, the war and sorrow came. Her husband, was among the first to enlist In the service of his country, and while valiantly leading liis command, he lell mortally . wounded sit t'liancetlorsvillc. When pesicc was restored, her husband, hau been sacrificed to his conn try. and their j vast estate had vanished. Kven her home j had passed to other hands. Iler husband and estate trone, with a family of small children to rear and educate, she was a widow indeed, llut with a true heart, she met her bereavement, and with rare determinal ion she battled bravely with adverse circumstances. While Imparting wholesome , lessons in the varied duties of life, she reared her children in honor, and gave to each the ' advantages ot si good education. When all had attained the estate' of womanhood and manhood, and when life again was bright, , and when the mind's eye could peer Into the dim future and see pleasure?while one j daughter was happily married another daughter, greatly beloved and adored as she entered the threshold of a beautiful womanhood?even while In apparent health and strength?was stricken down, leaving with us only the fragrant memory of a gentle spirit and a noble heart. Mrs, l'errin was noted for her decision of character, her good judgment, her kindness of heart, and iter christian life. In all that she did she was sincere and true; in her friendships she was constant and faithful; In her dally llle she was generous to the erring 1 and loving to the good. Imbued with deep , christian character, she made no effort to 1 create Impressions. She did what she conceived to be right. In her religion she was 1 uniinpassioncd. Hers was a Christianity J based upon conviction of right and wrong?a 1 religion of principle?and at heart she was all (hat she seemed to be. Honest and plain of speech, she was ever ready to approve the right ami discourage whatever was wrongshe was ever ready to lend a helping hand to those who ppcjj ;t. and jn the buttle of life site was nothing ion. to noiu up tne Jiangs of tbe I'alnt-heailed. Arbitrary Action Promptly Mot. The Tillmanltes in the Democratic Conven? lion at Greenville last Friday, passed the following resolution : Jicsolved, That tost c ire this end all marajers ol tJ;e approaching primary election to be neld ; on September l.'ttli inst. are directed and instructed not to count or return any votes cast for members of the Legislature whereon less than lour bona tide candidates names appear, tills being the number to which this County ( is entitled in the House ol Representatives. | Jn consequence of the action of the convention In trying to forcu the Straightouts to v?ite for men whom they opposed, the lollowingj will come out for the Legislature to secure to j voters the right, to decline If they choose to; vote for any Tillman candidate: K. H, Ful-j lenwider, A. Frank liargiss, A. H. Williams.! These gentlemen are against Tillman and are bona title candidates. ^j Smith & Sons by their bis purchase of lload Carts has made riding almost as cheap as walking. Smith A Sons can furnish you with (hi* best cheap iu'irness you over saw. They carrv the highest liiie of Uapiess. Saddles, etc., of any in town. SMALL GRAIN AND GRASS. THE WAY TO HAVE GOOD PASTURES AND | PROFITABLE FARMS. A Valuable P?|?.-r Which Ev?'P.v Far hut Should Kend and I'rolil There-| hy. Souin t'n Cultivator. COTTON riCKIKG. The fill I season tins full j'arrived, and with it its character work. Ordinarily the cotton harvest will claim the larger share of attention as it is the gathering in ol the results at the ehiefest ettorts of the Southern farmer. We have more than once sought to impress upon farmers the importance of pushing this work from the word go. While It is true that a failure to garner in the opening locks does not Interfere with or retard the further ripening and opening of the bolls, or the real yield of the crop, a* does the neglect to properly cultivate, yet the loss of product by the dropping from the bolls, hut more than ail, the rapid deterioration in value as the rcsnl-t of combined exposure of the opened cotton to wind, rains, trash and dews, Is a most serious matter. Of the several causes of injury to open cotton, repeated wetting by rain or dew and soiling are more damaging IMauJ' ? ai. In < lio nlri rtlontnllnn VOt'llHOI!. lar, trash. Many pages have been written urging upon farmers the Importance of extreme care in the picking of cotton to reject, the trash. Much of this advice is given by men who appreciate the value of n nice creamy sample tree from trash. The city cotton buyers, anxious to seen re a large lot of exceptionally fine samples, is free to oiler ills a<lvice to "pick less trash," and to impress his ideas upon I lie clodhopper farmer in a most patronizing way. # liut every observing, practical farmer knows that the less trash gathered, the less baskets vvjll weigh, and the more cotton will be left exposed in the field to be damaged by the next storm of rain and wind. Our advice has always been to push the picking of cotton to the utmost. Oiler all reasonable inducements and encouragment to the hands to gather the largest possible amounts per day, and let nothing interfere with the work or impede it except the demands of other crops, or work that cannot safely be postponed. The thoughtful farmer will look ahead and consider the jobs that must he done without fail when the time comes, and press the cot ton picking now and all the time, with all the force that can be induced to take the field. Cotton picking is a work for which women seem peculiarly fitted. Their shorter stature and more nimble fingers give them an advantage that cannot be easily overcame. Let the otherwise idle negro women be encouraged to take the field. The hard working white man's wife and daughters frequently find that it pays better, both in health and money earned, to pick eotton in the free air and sunlight than to toil with the needle or loom, at, home or in the factory. It is nice, clenn work, not especially laborious, and just as dignified and respectable as any lubor, either menial or manual. f?H ASS. We have not forgotten to press the grass question upon the attention of farmers. In the last two numbers directions were given, uridsc e formulas suggested In anticipation of the proper time for sowing. In the upper half of the cotton belt September is the preferred time to sow, of the fall months; further South it is better to wiiit until October. Throughout the Souili the fall l? the best time to sow grass seeds. This is especially true on soils in which there is a large supply of seeds of the summer grass. Fall sown grass will be more apt to sutler from the presence of hog weeds, rag weeds and other weeds ihat do not belong to the grass family, and which germinate in the fall and early winter. Hut these weeds may be kept in check and j revent' rt from seeding the next summer and fall by successive mowings during the summer following sowing. On the other hand spring sown grass will be in danger of smothering by crab grass and other summer annuals that germinate in the spring. ft iv iinfiiifiimiit r.n tire vent these summer grasses from maturing peed and re-seeding the land; but the trouble is that their presence during the summer stifles and smothers the young and more delirate perennials. If the seed of the latter be sown In the fall, the plant will acquire such strength and vigor by the lime the summer grasses spring up, that the latter cannot compete in the struggle for possession. Among the perennial grasses that succeed well in the .South and on almost any character of soil, orchard gruss and tall oat grass lire most apt to give satisfaction. Red top is especially adapted to moist bottoms, but also loes well on uplands. We don't advise tlm>lhy except in naturally strong soils. It Is not a good pasture grass, as its bulbous roots ire liable to injury by the tramping of stock, uid it draws more heavily on tlie fertility of Lhc soil than other gravses that are Just as jootl, or better, either for hay or pasture. Wealrcndy have the Bermuda grass, which 1 Is about all t hat could bo wished as a summer pasture grass, in the present condition of our lands relating to grass enlturc. Although an 'introducied'' gra.-s, it is so thoroughly at lionie and so well adapted to our climate and ;oils that it may be considered as native, specially In view of its persistence when jnee it gets possession o! a Held. Be.ore leaving the subject it is well tore i peat the warning (to thos?- about to sow seeds if improved or cultivated grasses) not to exjeet success on poor, foul, and badly prepared and. It docs not require a rich cull to get a itari; but It must be brought into cood meilian cat condition,and should receivea fiberil dose of ammonlated fertilizer. 1 SMAl.L l.'KAIN. The time to sow grass seeds is also the time lo sow oats, rye, and i>a: ley, all of these being, botanticaliy speaking, grasses. Do not let apprehensions of winter killing prevent the sowing of a good area of fall oats. )ur observation justifies the statement that a arop of fall oats on the same laud, and with ilincimftcir/mlnwdif whi>n not KAriotKlv in lured by cold, will eenerally yield twice us muny oats as a spring sown crop; and a fall sown crop is not oftener killed out by cold than a sprint; crop Is ruined by drouth. The fall sown crop has so much longer tune in which to forage upon t he soil for a sufficient supply of material, and to elaborate (lie same, that a lair yield may be secured from ordinary land. On the contrary the spring >own crop must mature in so short a time that it. isalmost useless to sow on thin land unless heavily manured. Wliiie sowing erasses proper, try an acre or so of red clover, mixing the seed with orchard >rnss, which aids in holding up the clover, ripens at the same time, and makes better liay. We would not al vise any effort to grow clover on deep sandy soils; there must be jlay near the surface to insure success. LfCKItX. It is remarkable proof of the quick appreciation shown by our friends of the suowttnund regions when they tind h good tiling, that Lucern, under its Spanish name of ' Alfalfa, is nwakening so much interest in the North ami West. The writer lias been fainliar with iKicern since lie was a small boy? iver forty years ago; and it is a historical , fact that the plaat has been in cultivation? ( Lo a limited extent, it is true?In Die South for nearly, ii not quite, sixty years. So with Llie cat-tnii millet, or "norse" rmiiet, wai nas been crown (in Georgia at least) iu the South Tor h great many years?since long "before the war"?has within the last ten or twelve rears been distributed throughout the .South under a now name?Pearl millet, It Is a funny fact, that the famous Mr. Peter Henderson, who did more to Dopularize Pearl millet by extensive advertising and laudation?even In the South?bought his ?tock of seed almost wholly of our lamented Dr. \V. B. Jones, of liurko county, tin. Dr. Jones (from whose lips we had the statement if the above fact) sold Henderson the seed of jat-tail millet by the hundred bushels, at a lollar or so per bushel; Henderson t hen sold the same seed as Pearl millet, at fifty cents ror a small packet. Yet, while tilling his already well tilled purse, Mr. Henderson was Joing a great, service to the people who had long had a unupprceiative knowledge of the plant. The latter part of the month is the best Lime to sow Litcern. There is no trouble 11 bout getting a stand, and securing a good patch of J.ucern, Hetnember that a rich, elean soil is required. Weeds and grass that ( Krow spontaneously will chock out the young Ijucern plants, which arc delicate the first year, like nenrly all perennial forage crops, i'herefore, select clean, well drained land, a diy sandy loam being best. Prepare the land HS II ID grow il mm croptu iuiuuukus, itini./. ing liberally, and sowing Just as you would tlie rutabagas, In drills twenty to twenty-four inches Ulhiiuit, usiiiij about ten pounds ui seed per acre. I?o not thin tl,o young plants; iiiey will die out as tlio more vigorous require more room, 15y February or March it will bo ready to give a moderate outtlng ol forage, and two or three during the summer following. Wo have seen a. well established patch (alter the first year) ready to cut. in January, j As a nutritious green soiling crop?especially ! for milch cows?we have never found anything superior to Lucern. THE G. C. & N. The It ridge and TreMIe it! I.on;; fa ill* <>oiiig Up?'Tin* Iloiidlied \early Iteariy for I lie Iron. The railroad foil; are busy constructing the (J. I'. ?b N. road. Tlio bridge and trestle at I. ng Cane will be ready for the Iron about the ?">th.of September. Many cross-ties between Long Cane and Abbeville have been laid along the line. The work of mak ing I lie j roadbed ready for the iron is nearly finished ] between Abbeville anil Long Cane. If the cars cross Long Cane on the 2-Hli, it Is quite likely that they wilt he in Abbeville1 by tin* first of <ietober. We learn that Major! Temple has made the demand U| 011 the railload toree, to (jet the track laid to Abbeville by that time. , - ^ - i* - ; ' ' : ' - ' CVE>"vt*. * LOWNDSSVILLE'S DOTS AND DOINGS. A Full Riuljot or IittercNtiii?r l'nra* i ttrnplis 1'ertiiining; to the People in tlisit Section. IjOWjjdksvu.t.e S. Sept. 1, lS!)s). Rev. J. K. Heard made a Hying visit to Anderson, Tuesday. Mrs. M. Mitchel moved to Mr. (i. G. Daw-1 son's, Tuesday, has temporarily, at least bro-1 ken lip housekeeping. On Tuesday the coal ear attached to tlie up ! freight train ran oil', and remained so, till it, had run about two and one hall miles. It damaged (he track considerably, which delayed the up passenger train till late at nluht. Our whole section was visited, Thursday by a splendid and much needed rain. A great deal of the cotton was benefited but little by it, butjatecorn, peas, potatoes, etc., it will help wonderfully. Miss Mary Dul're, of Abbeville, arrived in our town Friday, to stay a while with relatives, Miss Annie II. l'rlnee, of Williamston, reached here Friday, to visit the family of, J. .1. Moseley, and other relatives in town. Miss Lucia Moseley is now and has been for several days, visiting the family of Mr. 11. L. Moorhead. ltov. \\*. A. Onlnes began a protracted meeting in the Baptist church In this place, on Saturday to continue, probably, during this wpolr. On Katimlay Mr. E. It. Horton moved his goods, stoves, tinware, glassware, crockery, etc., Into the brick store So. 2 on right of Main Street going up, owned by Mr. T. Baker. Mr. J. I'. Young, of Anderson, visiting the family of Mr. .1. T. Latimer, worshipped with the Methodist yesterday. A lew days ago the Itev. J. E. Heard closed a protracted meeting at the lildge church,?as a part of the fruits of that meeting, give eleven additions to the church, and twenty conversions. Mrs. W. M. Baker lias been quite sick for the past two or three week. She is now convalescing. Mrs. Lindsay Baker will, far a while at least, make her home with ber children. Sorghum makers ure busy grinding cane and making syrup. Mr. L. It. Cunningham Is acting as salesman for Messrs. Latimer & Co., In their large and tlourishinu store. Dr. A.J.Kpeer has bought the old school house and lot, and proposes to change and remoddle the bouse Into a convenient and tasteful dwelling. Mr. W. S. Seawrlght Is now building a commodious gin house upon the ground upon which It's other one was burned last winter. Mis. Dr. Itrockington, of Kingstree, has just spent a few days with her daughter Mrs. A. L. Latimer. When Mrs." Brocklnsiton reached Bordeaux as the train upon which she had traveled had to remain there sometime. she walked out unon the rear Platform. when the train was suddenly jerked forward which threw Iter oil' upon the track, which hurt her severely, but not seriously. Mr. :ind Mrs. .f. 15 Dixon,and Utile babe, ol' Hester, passed Hi rough tills piano Friday, en route, from Walhuibi and the mountains, where Ihey had spent some time, lo their home. Miss Alice McDavid, of Anderson, is now visiting tlie family ol Mr. J. T. Latimer. Last Saturday week ago, as Mr, Press Cheatham's driver was lending the mules upon the bridge at the old double bridges, they, the mules, saw through a small crack, a "bong ger" as big as a house, and run the carriage back into an eight foot wash out, the singletrees iiroko, which saved tlie mules from landing In ilic same place. The carriage was empty. I am but championing the cause of the planters on the eastern sine of Kocky Kivor, when I urge the County Commissioners, to have finished the oridge at the above mentioned place, at the earliest date possible as they, the planters on that side of Ihe river, will very soon have cotton ready to be Orougiu to this market., ana the old bridge is ad^eitlsed as being unsafe. This scribe would suggest to the party In power two years hence, whatever that may tie, the p'oprlety of having th- primaries, appohiletl on days as fur away from coming Sabbath as possible, as when they come on Friday, and the county vote is aggregated on Saturday, as now, loo much time and attention are given the next day, the Holy Sabbath, to enquiring as to, and discussing the result. The venerable .Mr. John Moorhcnd died Wednesday from heart disease at the home of his son, Mr. R. L. Aloorhead, In the seventhfifth year of his age. The next day his remains were carried above Anderson and assigned to thtlr last rest'ng place. Luring the past few months our Doctors hvae been kept pretty busy, but the sickness has been generally of a mild type. I see that a Judge at Troy N. V. holds that "a baby carriage is a nuisance." It is bad. very bad, tocondet n such a time honored institution, from ai./iost time immemorial, these indispensiblcs, in all regulated families, in some sort and shape have been In use. II j the above ruling becomes general, and they are discarded, as a nuisance a good paying In-1 dnstry will come to naught, and will cause j many a now happy ISencdiet,;to ''see sights, j and dream dreams," as lie will then have to ; lug around, his young hopeful, many an honr| from which burden he is now relieved. What next? TROUPE, THE PACKING OF COTTON BALES. ? Some! li I mi;- lor (lie l-'iirmcrN to Coil-I aider. Columbia ItrgUlcr. The Abbeville l'rcxs and Banner, we think, makes u very important pninHn the matter of the loss the farmers sutler in packing their i cotton In heavy bales. Our contemporary makes the following showing: "Six per cent, of the gross weight of a bale is knocked oil' for the bagging and ties. The farmer, then, should put on six pounds of bagsingand ties for every hundred pounds of the gross weight of thebaic. It he put on less than this amount of bagging and ties, he forces himself to submit to a loss of lint cotton. 'There is obliged to be a loss to the farmer of about GO cents a hundred for any excess in the bale over -JO0 pounds. If a bale weighs GUO pounds the tare Is :W pounds. If only 2-1 pounds of hanging and ties Is put on, the farmer loses 1-2 pounds of lint cotton. "AbboviIlcCounty has been losing, by packing heavy bales, enough money to pay her taxes." "There isn't a farmer in Abbeville County, who packs his cotton in GOO pound bales, who ...III o., nmAimt Annul In hie tnvr.u " "The light on Jute bagging, i.n.l the opening of the eyes of the people to their loss in packing heavy hates, will be worth to this County alone in years lo come, hundreds of thousands of dollars. "When the people find out that they arc losing from .">ii cents to a .*1 a bale on heavy bags, they will save by reducing the weight. This, together with their victory in reducing the price of jute, should be a sufficient recompense for their trouble, even U nothing else is gained." All this Is well worth considering. At first It would seem that the farmer would make up for the twelve pounds of lint cotton taken oil' for tare In the gain of getting half as much notion again covered without any increase cost for ties and bagging. I.et us see. A farmer makes 150 bales of 4t>0 pounds weight. If ho puts this in-100 pound bales, it takes a hundred and fifth bales to hold the crop. As we are informed, the price ol ties and bagring to the bale Is, say S1,:W. For a hundred and fifty bales this would amount to Sl!"5 for Lhecrop. Hut if heshould put the.same cotton In 000 pound bales, it will take but a hundred bales to hold the same cotton, and nt SI.W to the bale for ties and bagging, we see Si:io for the crop. Here plainly we seo SG5 saved in the eostof ties and bagging, or 05 cents on ;ach of the hundred bales. Hut as our Abbeville contemporary puts It, with doubtless an accurate knowledge of the facts, with six pounds taken olF to the hundred on GOO pound hales covered by 21 poundsof ties and bagging there must l>e 12 pounds of lint cotton taken lo make up the :!G pounds ol tare. Now, this 12 pounds at 10cents Is worth worth $1.20 to - 'i-- > <!.ui i hnl,,^ every Olio OI UIU iiuiiimn iki> |!UUI1-I which shows u loss of jl-_M against the Sti5 gamed by ttiu saving of ties and bagging. I'll is would show :">) sank hy the farmer, l'his would pay a tax of (i mills to the dollar oil $11,000. There may be some reason or saving known to ihe farmer which is not known to our contemporary; but with the dala given, I lie farmer nui-t make a loss as our eontemporary claims. Shouldn't this be carefully looked into? GOOD FARMER?GOOD SPRINGS OF WATER. Huppy lloiht'iioid <>$' <iootl llojti iim| I Pretty <iir!s. Mr. Warren \V. I? Keller, of Na utile, Is aj good farmer, and has tlie evidence of thrift i about ItIin. He has burr clover ticlds for his entile in winter, and his Milliliter pasture keens his cattle and mules fat in summer, i His'cotton is well worked, and the crop is! all that the dry season would tnakc. lie has two good springs?one is a "gum" or barrel ; spring III t lie earth, while close by is a bold' running spring, which comes from a rock in which he has dug a howl or basin. It is not-1 able botli for the quality and iiuantity of the ! water, ami the manner of its discovery is not less remarkable. Up to within a low years ago the ground over which the spring now j rises was dry. An uuusally heavy rain fell j and carried away a great <|Uantity of earth, i laying bare the rock, from a crevice of which j the spring llowsl l.y washing away of a little if his clay a good spring of pure water was j uncovered, at. a place where no thought/ of linding water had ever occurred to any one. lint heller than pastures and fields of) cotton, better than thrill and lloiviiii! springs j is a house full of good buys and pretty girls, who are healthy and happy; and no one in | Abbeville county can boast of a larger lamily of nice children than .Mr. Warren Keller. The lalesl New York styles iu millinery received every week at K. M. IIaddon & C'o's. ALWAYS INTERESTING. It. S. G.N Contribution?The Meat Newspapers ? Exhibits ? Fodder and Grass?Personals?00" Tor the Land of Goober Grabble . Duk Wkst, S. G\. Sept. 8,1890. Mr. L. Ij. Abercromblo Is bark frotnGeoraia. The weather during the past week lias been fine growing weather on crops. Mr, Frank Lee, or Kentucky, Is in Due West. He Is buying up .-keep aud expects to take a drive to Kentucky. Prof. Hoorl addressed the Ninety-Six Sabbath School last Sabbath, a week ago. Mrs. Maggie Williams is out canvassing in thf> interest of the Female College. Kev. J. C. Galloway made a flying visit to Due West last week. He look Ills children back with liitn. Mr. Puckettand Mrs. Clymph, of this place were married last week by Dr. Latham Melons have been very plentiful in this seclion for the last few weeks. Mrs. Peak's pathetic words on the death of her only child touched the hearts of our people. All parties who may have good field crops in this section and who would like to make an exhibit and compete for the prize at the State Fair, will report the same to Mr. B. (.'. DuPrc, who Is a member of the committee from this place. We don't sec how any progressive man in Abbeville county can do without the Prcsn mid /tanner. We heard this conversation lust week : ".Mr. M says the Press and Manner and the Greenville Sews are the two best papers in the Stnto." Mr. .lames Pearson, of Anderson, Is in town. Last Friday was the twenty tilth anniversary of Captain and Mrs. Cochran's marriage. They had a silver weddin?. The Y. M. H. M. .Society meets next Saturday night. Dr. Urier and Prof. U. A. Lee make addresses. The public is invited. We will be in Georgia for the next two weeks and will give the readers of the Press and Ramicr something on the "goober grabbling" State. Mr. Samuel Bell isathome now. Miss Susie Lee reached Due West last week from Kentucky. Mr. Lee Pell left for Montgomery, Ala.. last Monday to take charge of its graded school. Congress is holding on well to lis session. The fodder crop is most abundant. Plenty of hay ought also to be harvested. Mr. and Mrs. Agnew and Mr. II. M. Young left for the northern markets last week. Our people expect a good trade this Fail. We learn that Mr. D. H. Magiil, of Ilodges, is sick of fever. It. S. G. DEATH OF DAVID MORRAH. An A soil and Honored Citizen In < ailed to IIIn Reward. Mr. David Morrah, of Willington, died of apoplexy, Saturday morning, September i>. lS'.K), nged 07 years. In the death of such a man as David Morrah a public loss Is sustained. He was foremost In every good work in his community for perhaps half a century. When he was a young man he married Miss Uebecca Bradley, youngest sister of Gon. P. II. Bradley and dipt. W. K. Bradley. To them were" born a large family, all of whom were notably affectionate and tender In their regnrd for their parents. Among their sons Is :hi; Hon. J. II. Morrah, who has taken a leading part In all the movements in which ihe farmers have 1 een engaged since the war. and he was several years a?o elected to the liuuse'of Representatives. David Morrah was for many years a mpmber of the Associate Reformed church, and was a consistent supporter and encourager of everything looking to the welfare of the church and promotive of public morality. He was a soldier In tlie 1st Cavalry of South Carolina troops In the late war. and lu war, as in peace, he did his duty faithfully. At the time of his death he was a trustee of the DeLa Howe school, a historic lusiitution In Abbeville county. His funeral was preadied by Dr. Sloan on Sunday morningat Long Cane, in the presence of a vast multitude of people, who had assembled to do honor to the memory of the deceased. CALHOUN FALLS. The >nme of n ?w South Carolina Town. Anderson, S. C..Sept.C.?A permanent, organization of tlie Western Carolina Land Improvement company was at!'ecto<l here to-day. 1 lie Clipilill SIOCK IS 1 ?? HJIIMWIIIg board of directors were elected: J'. IC. McKully, J. D. Maxwell, J. J. Frctwell, W. W. Humphreys, J. IJt Trlbble, A. Gresbergand Pal Cnlliouu. This company Is a strong one. They have already begun work with a rush. To-day lliey named the new town "Callioun Falls." Have you been to Smith's yet to see their big stock of vehicles, carts, etc. If not It will pay you to do so. A. >1. 11111 Sons, are the men from whom to buy a road cart. if If yon want a buggy, call on Messrs. A. M. Hill iV: Sons. tf. REPORT OF THE UN 001! ?Of? ABBEVILLE, S. C., For the year ending Aug. 31,1890 To cash brought forward S -1JS Sit i. i :tt i r.li " " " sundry flues 15C 50 " ' " license Ill S3 " " " whisky license.. 2,00) OJ " " " llilllnrd license... 00 92 gi,i:w so cu. Uy paid sundry hands S 5R2 10 " " Wm. G. Ill ley CO " " J. M. K'lrhy .?> 0?? " " Titos. Kirk &(,'<>. for oil. M 60 " " sundry merchants oil 95 ' " for shade trees 15 15 " ' printing 101 15 " " sundry hands 11 12 " " J. H. Hammond 101 35 ? " J. V. Miller coin's !iiwi ?1 Cash on hand 1,311 51 ? 1,138 .SO TVi/xa "P TliAmcnn X JL JLUVUtwvu) Intendent. Jones F, Miller, Treasurer. THE ABBEVILLE COTTON SUB ML AND rrDnnTTT7rD MH/IPAWV f Iill 1 IL'lLUii uuiui nxi x Manufacture Cotton Seed Oil, Cake, Hulls and Fertilizers. MMIKY are now prepared to Gin Cotton at 1 the McMillan (Jin, at the lowest market price, anil will pay I lie highest market price I i'or c 'otlon Seed. Their improved Ginnery, with six sixty) saw gins anil two presses will lie ready for work tiy tin' Ntol in'TOlJEIt, ami 1 lie irrealest facilities ofmodern invention will be offend lo the public. Tin; Chickasaw llijjh Grade Fertilizer] ranks the veiy lii^lieat in the State according to ihe analysis of tho As-rieullitral licpartinent. Overii,i)!it) Tons will be ottered to tiie farmers for the next crop. J. L. FERRnr, | MANAGER. Kept. HI, lr90. 1890. 1890. | Wm. E. Bell's I M -;'r3 Fall Announcements of Imported . | " ? ?*>*. /M 1 and JNovelty Uress Goods. - $ htm I have just returned from New York and Baltimore with the largest line of DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS I Kqv/q o\/oir chnu/n I IU W V/ ? VI OIIVTTIIl My MILLINERY DEPARTMENT is full in every respect, with all the late novelties in Hats, Ribbons, and Feathers. Full stock of Ladies Wraps and . Blaizers. , ' My Stock of DRY GOODS was?jP| never better in Calicoes, French Ginghams, CII o or?rl Qar^l/ inrrc for Rlai7^KQ and *5^ I Iai 11 iC/10 a\ iv-t v-?cA^r\n uiuiLviv v...- ^ rv Wraps. If you wish a good Shoe call and get the Clement & Ball Shoe. Every pair v :| guarenteed, in Ladies' and Children's Shoes.. I have everything a Lady will need i for this Fall and Winter, and they will be sold at uerv/ Inw nrinfis. These Goods have _ v-t k V I J ivr r I IV . V WW. . - __ '* 3 * /8 been bought for the cash, and you pay no long time price. I will give you a full ; ' ? description of my Stock in a few days. Yours respectfully, WM. E. BELL. I 1 Tlio Pi ret Svlin+1; I 1110 1 11 k)U MJLJLU UI I ~ * Somfi BIG BARGAINS Just Received in Fall Goods. 2,000 yards Best Calico in Remnants 11-2 to 10 yards, will be sold at 5 1-2 Cents, worth fully 7 Cents. ALSO q,ooo yards best Figured SATEEN in Remnants of i 1-2 to 10 yards, will be sold at 8 Cents, fully worth 12 to 18 Cents. fall ail Wiaftti rnumTft msr WEBY TRAIN ? V P. Riiseiiiek k Ci.' 'J ;:d| / v ......fciiJi