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The Press and Banner 1 ABBEVILLE, S.C. ( ^^-Published every Wednesday at ?2 a year in advance. Wednesday. Feb. 1, 1893. Doesn't Know I'm. Our contemporary, the Orangeburg Enter- , prise, takes us to taBk. While it Is a matter of no concern to our readers as to what any brother editor may think,yetas the Enterprise Is civil, we ask tbat be allow us to correct In a respectful manner bis seeming misapprehension of the matters to which be refers. As far as this editor knows himself he expresses his own opinions, and only his own.. He has no file leader, but strives to be right. He haB no other guide, aod no other aim, than to do the right. He seeks no office, and, is unswayed by any idea that any coarse Is popular or unpopular. His safety rests alone In doing the right. He magnifies bis office. He believes no calling on earth Is higher than tbat of editor, and if be stepped down from his position to accept any public office, be would sacrifice something in self-respect and forget his pride of position. neuce, we nope, 11 u seems 10 our conlein- j porary that we have yielded anything of our , self-assertion fur the hope of popularity with the crowd that be will do as the Justice to correct his opinion. As to what onr respected cod temporary says about our joining in an eftort to bulldoze the Courts: 4 We have not examined our flies, and know not exactly on what sentence, paragraph or article our brother based bis assertion, but our recollection is that we said, in effect, if the Courts And the law unconstitutional, then, in that event, the Governor should assemble the Legislature, so that they might enact a law which would be acceptable to the Court. Is there any bulldozing In that ? We think not. Certainly none was Intended, Bat we repeat now, and will continue to repeat: If tbe Courts should pronounce the dispensary law uncoostltulional, or If tbey shoo Id declare It of no effect because of any technicality In its passage or otherwise, that It Is tbe boanden duty of the Governor to cull tbe Legislature together Immediately to reenact tbe law In such shape and manner aB will receive tbe sanction of tbe Court. Any bulldozing in that, neighbor? The prohibitionists of this State, while acknowledging that tbedispensary is far from what they wanted, are not going, by a mere technicality, to lose tbe advantage which tbey think they have gained in the dispensary act. If Governor Tillman doesn't back down, the dispensary law will be enforced in South Carolina. It Isn't in tbe power of tbe Courts to prevent It, if the Governor will stand for 'the law, wblcb, If pronounced unconstitutional In its present shape, may be re-enacted at an extra session of tbe Legislature. Tn mnntotlnn with t.hlfi wn hnno that. it. ' may not be amiss to express our regret that tbe Executive and the Judicial departments of tbe State should be so often In conflict. If tbe Legislature should displace tbe pres" ent Judges, and put on tbe Bench other Judges who would be as remomeiess aud as greedy as the present Executive department then those property owners who have no votes, might well fear the band of the plunderer and dread the act of tbe despoiler. Irby Now Where Johnstone Wan. During tbe last campaign the "dominantelement" claimed everything and was willing to yield nothing. It seems that a different spirit rules now. 8enator Irby thinks Cleveland ought to make a fair division of the of- < flees between tbe Cleveland men t<nd tbe antiCleveland men. As we understand, that was exactly Con. gressman Johnstone's position -In the campaign. He thought that tbe National offices ought to be equally divided between Alliance, men and non-Alliancemen. Mr. Latimer, his opponent for Congressional honors, thought tbat the Alliancemen were entitled to all tbe offices and he would useall his Influence with the President to have them appointed to office. Tbe Alliancemen liked Mr. Latimer's promises better than they did Mr. Johnstone's, and so they elected blm. . Bat it happened that the Alllancemeu were disappointed in tbe defeat of Mr. Harrison lor President. Nobody thought Mr. Cleveland would be elected. h As it is, Mr. Latimer Introduced tbe resolu- > tlons denouncing Mr. Cleveland as a tool of * Wall street, and his influence with the Presi- t dent whom he denounced may not be as great t as be could wish. Senator Irby wa9 more discreet and did not, g in so pronounced a manner, place himself on F record, in the campaign, bat is now occupy- 1 ing tbe identical position whioh Congressman I Johnstone held in tbe ciropaign, and which & liberal spirit brought defeat to blm. r A spirit of Intolerance sometimes Is not tbe I best policy. c ^ c unit.>.l wa.r-A?_ ** oiiiiu bikcrs*' Tbe anti-prohibitionists seem to have a holy horror of "blind tigers." We fall to see the ground for suoli fears. A half dozen "blind tUerB" would likely sell less liquor than one bar-room. Under tbe dispensary law, the running of a blind tiger will be an exceedingly dangerous business. Tbe prohibitionists are willing to risk the blind tigers. Nobody who ought to be outside of tbe lunatic asylum expects to banish every drop of liquor. We expect some of it to get amongst us, but we want as little as possible. Let us glye prohibition a trial, Blnce there ^ are Btrlngent provisions for enforcing the law. Tbe Sandwich Islands want annexation with tbe United Slated. By all means, let tbem annex. Give the American Eagle ample room to stretch her wings. We want all tbe territory that we can get. James G. Blaine 1b dead. nrrrrnift ?n TTJ.TTBT WTR fiTTANCER WTTH , THE PEOPLE. < Mr. Ii. M. Moore Moves that the Poutmaster be Elected by the Democratic Club. Greenwood, S. C., Jan. 80,1SW. Editor Press and Banner : As we are soon to have a change In all of our Postmasters, and as we have heretofore settled all of our claims by primary from Governor down to Trial Justice, I can see no better way than to leave this office to be decided iu the same manner. I think every white man; (though he be rich or poor) who belongs to the Greenwood Democratic club, and cets his mail at this office, should be entitled to express bis choice, as to who shall serve him as Postmasur. There being so many who desire this place, and as it would embarrass our Congressman to decide who to endorse, with so many petitions presented to him, I now propose to all the candidates to leave this matter to a primary election of our club to be held sometime In the latter part ofi February, and the man who receives the majority of votes cast should be the one whom our Congressman should have appointed to the office. It the majority of our people do not favor me. I most assuredly do not want the office. Respectfully, L. M. Moore. | Davidaon College. Davidson, N.C., Jan. 25,1893. Tbe 22nd of February Is to be celebrated bere, tbe morning and evening being set apart for the Junior speaking. Dr. E. H. Barnett, of Atlanta, will deliver tbe annual sermon before tbe Y. M. C. A. of Davidson College, N. C., at its next commencement. Tbe annual oration before tbe Literary Societies will be delivered by ex-Uov. Holt, of North Carolina, at tbat time. ' j M RATTLE OF THE RAILS. &LL SORTS OF RAILROAD TALK AND SHOP GOSSIP. ?. V New Town to be Stirveyed on Judge (otlirnn'N I.nnd ? Thirty Acres Xeetled Tor the Big Shop*?Good Feeling: Between Abbeville and the ()., V. A (iood Lnck lor Both. Mr. Wloder Is expected to come to Abbeville this week to settle the matter of the survey of the land for the shops. The land Is to se bought from Judge Cothran, who will sell il a lair price HI 1 wiui, tuny uo w?uwu. Tbe Judge will not be here in consequence )f a telegram calling him to Washington on 'ailroad business, but will sign the title as joon as the plat is made out alter his return. Judge Colhran will at an early day have he land surrounding the shop lot surveyed ind laid off into streets and building lots. In order that perfect satistactloo may exist aetween buyer and seller the lots will be sold, without reserve, at public auction, for whatever they will bring, and feeling inclined to jfler inducements to buyers who intend to Duild houses, the Judge will sell the laud lor a small cash payment, tbe balance ou aunual >r seini-annual or monthly pay > ents for tlve ears at six per cent, interest on the credit portion. Those buyers who may be short of :unds will then gel all tbe credit they need to ild them in the laudable purpose of providing homes lor themselves and their families. The laud is high aud rolling and furnishes i beautiful place on which to build a town, t'he drainage is perfect, the place Is desirable, ind good water may be had by digging through the clay subsoil which furnishes the purest and best water in the world. Although the weather for the last two weeks has been extremely unfavorable, yet considerable work has been done lu that time preparing the side tracks aud moving dirt lor tddllioual lines. When the railroad bill was pending Mr. Winder, fearing uniavorable leglsiatlou,ordered tne plans for the shops to be greatly reduced, but since the law has been studied, Mr. Winder has concluded to go ou with his orlglpurpose in establishing car shops in which ?i? irA?.ir mav ha Hnnft 'I n all frlpmiK if Abbeville this is truly gratifying. While >ur own citizens have never tailored in their Jesire for the shops and have never doubled Lbe sincerety of the railroad folk lu their promises to put up their shops here, yet the noise and exaggeration about, the effect of the railroad legislation was more or less annoying to our people. From tbe very first the utmost cordiality has always existed between he railroad folk and our people, and, geogra- ' phically speaking, we are?ln the right place? m the half way ground between the extremes. These two circumstances have always given us assurance that we would be :he winners ot the favors of the railroad. As a further evidence of the friendship and goodwill oi the railroad for Abbeville, we would cite the promise ot Mr. Winder to put n a side track from the main line to a point >u tbe laud which the Messrs. Allen, of Uiiuon, have traded for from Mr. Thomson on which to establish their woodshops and lumber yard. The side track will spring out from he "till" between the trestles at the depot ! ind come high up the hill toward Mr. Cbaun:ey Miller's home, necessitating the another ] ,estle across the public road. That work will 1 >e done without delay, and tbe erection ol , ihelr shops will be commenced very soon. It will afford our people great pleasure to 1 earn that the building of the "belt Line" iround the city of Atlanta has been abuuiantly satisfactory to the railroad authorises. Among other good results to come to be company from the construction of the , lne, is the probable focatlon of one >f the largest car shops in the country. ; Mr Winder has secured lor a rich syndicate ,he option ou three hundred acres at $200 aa icre, on which it is contemplated to put urn- ' shlnery which will give employment to one ' .housaud mechanics?this lact alone establshlng on the Belt Moe a city of live thousind Inhabitants. The advantage which ivould accrue to the railroad from the success , )f such an enterprise would he difficult to Climate. If the bbops to t>e established in , Vbbevllle should employ one huudred hands, md -the town would thereby take on new lie, what would be the result if it were en* urged so as to employ one thousand men ? The town of Abbeville and the U.. C. <s N. *ai I road reem to be entering on a prosperous ind happy career In their history. Neither Abbeville nor the railroad has seen blowing balloons, but they have b<;en juletly laying substantial foundations ou (Vblcn to tlx their hope of future progress ind greater growth. Among the Incidental advantages which he shops bring us, we learn that the Cotton Jompress now located at Elberton, will be wrought to Abbeville. An iron foundry will probably be removed from Westminster to this place at no distant lay. The Allen door, sash and blind factory ol >1IUIUH 19 LU UC UIUU^Ul IU AUUC?lliC. NAPOLEONS OF FINANCE. Lending; Money at EiKht Per Ceut. While Buying Goods on Time? The Wisdom of Baying Bnuk Slock on a Credit. Among other astonishing things that the jresent reform sentiment has perfected 1m the lolulion of the dlflerent financial problems ,vilh which we have been confronted. Whole dubs ol backwoods people, not one member >f which had ever read auytnlng on tliesubect, assumed by intuition, so to speak, to direct the financial policy of the Nation, and llrect the closing of the National Banks with lever a doubt as to the wisdom of the edict. Recently a farmer in this county, when he old his cotton, had forty dollars over and ibove the amount required to pay his debts ind to buy the desired Christmas goods fhis put him to thinking and enquiring what | le must do. He finally concluded to lend it | o a neighbor, and thus make eight per cent, merest. When spring came tbe lender 01 < noney went to the store as usual and bought .oods at credit prices, while his neighbor was | >aylng cash for his goods with tbe borrowed noney. ! How will this do for a National financier? ] t tUnt fivamnloilAocn'l cllif Wf> Mil nrPKHUt mother: i Some three years ago. a farmer without | noney, bought stock in the Farmers' Bank, ie paid in 8100 for a share. But needing the ] !anh, he deposited his stock as collateral se- i mrity ; borrowed S60 of his own money; deluding $8 for interest, receiving ouly S72. For i bat $72 he paid $8 interest, leaving S2s of his i >wti money in the bank, and 011 tbe S100 vhich he putin the bank, he geta paying j he bank $8 for the use of 872. , We have the reader to figure on tbe com- | >arative wisdom of the two financiers. I A first class National financier of tbe politi:al uind might see the wisdom of lending noney at eight per cent, while buying goods , >n lien, while a real good hater of Natloual j ianks can have a patriotic satisfaction of >wning six per cent, bank stock when they ( >orrow back a part of their own money at ten >er cent, discount. Liberal minded financiers, with broad | Mews, do the country great good, and tbe | jeople owe them a debt of gratitude when | hey show In a practical way how much I hey | mow of finances as applied to home afl'alrs, o say nothing of tbe Natloual finances. ( Chelr object lessons in finances is on a line oi i he new method of teaching children bow to ead before they learn their letters. Any>ody can run the finances of the Government, iut it takes real good bard sense to see tbe visdom of the examnles oi private or person il financiering which we have cited above. Oreenwood's Letter. Greenwood, S. C.. Jan. 30,1893. Everywhere you turn It Is mud and slush. Look out for pneumonia. Several cases already reported In and around town. While playing with Richmond's little axe i few days ago MrB. F. A. Arnold let it fall, making a painful cut on her foot. It Is thought by some farmers that the oat :rop is not seriously injurod, being protected oy the heavy fall ol snow. In State politics the Conservatives only ask;d tor a fair divide, nor do they expect more In Federal spoils. In contrast to this the Tillmanltes feald "hew to the line from Coroner to Governor" in State politics, and they did it. rhey would do the same in Federal appointments if they could. Of course they are in Favor of a fair divide now, but In their hearts they want everything from Marietta to Charleston. Don't forget the entertainment to-morrow [Thursday) night in Bailey's hall for the benefit of the new Methodist church. The Presbyterians bave extended a call .to Rev. Mr. Frasier of Kentucky. It is not known of course whether either Lhe Butler orSmithcabinet boom w'll materialize, but one thing is slire?strange as the [rby-Smith combination may seem?our Senator would be highly gratified at Senator Butler defeat. The following letter from Mr. Hatch to the jomralttee shows how Miss Adelaide West sott's entertainment was received in Columbia. Don't fall to hear her in Bailey's hall tomorrow night: Tw.nr \fminm?Tn renlv to vonr letter of 2Gtti InRtant would say, the entertainment recently given lu our Y. M. C. A. by MUs Adelaide Westcott was a great success. The audience lhat greeted her was large and cultured. Kvery one expressed tbe greatest satisfaction at the entertainment. She Is a perfectartist and cannot fall to delight, entertain and instruct all who are privileged to hear her. She gives ei class of entertainment that should be encouraged and patronized by Y. M. C. A.'s and church societies all over our land. Those who miss hearing her will lose a graud treat. Yours very truly. W. L. Hatch, Gen. Sec. ? - ? Wanted?1,000 pounds dried fruit. Highest market price paid. J. II. Latimer. ABBEVILLE FORGING AHEAD, Business PIhcph Occupied?Others to be Opencil ? The Feeling of the Country Toward the Town as Evidenced in the Establishment of their Bank. Abbeville now seems to be taking on new growth. All her business firms are doing well, and there Is constant demand for new pluces of business. Every little nook and corner Is being tilled, while rents are firmer than they have been for yeara No man can tell what changes may take place after the first of July in consequence of the closing of the bars, bat it is fair to presume that the east side of tine public square will then become us popular as the west side, aud that the stores on that side will command us good rents as any iu town. The probability is, that every one of them will be occupied. Blessings, like misfortunes, seldom come single handed. Now, wher. we are about to gel the railroad shops, we are regaining much of the trade which we lost In former years, and there is greater life and activity in every quarter?all are hopeful and buoyant. And It is solid aud substantial growth, based on merit. The country people have begun to appreciate the Abbeville inarkel as a safe ana desirable one in which to buy or sell. The cotton buyers have been paying the highest prices lor cotton, and our merchants u - - - hAnaef wnrlh fr\r UUVC UCCIJ gJVIU^ (JVA/U ouu uuuwav nw?wu <wi tbe money which passed over their counters. We are prepared to gin an indefinite amount of coiion. and planters are bringing it Here from long distances, and ibis business will continue to increase from year to year, as tlie benefits and advantages of our market becomes known. The oil mill and other buyers of seed have freely bought all the cotton seed that have been ottered, and hundreds of people have taken advantage of the opportunity to buy hulls and meal at the oil mill. The prejudice against tbe hulls is disappearing as tbe people find out that tbey are the best cattle food In the world, and Us cheapness commends It to all. Among the other good things that have come to Abbeville of late Is tbeunanfmlty and cordiality with which tbe people In every section of the country contributed to tbe establishment of our new bank. A new banlr was needed, but our own citizens bad not the ready cash with wblcb to open It. The farmers from every section came to our relief by putting up their money. But of all the political or financial work which tbe farmers have done, the general public of Abbeville has not been more benefitted by anything than by tbe Farmers' Bank. It has established competition and furnished the capital with which many perrons have beeu accommodated to tbe needed cash. NOTES FROM NINETY-SIX. ?. irAmAn nnfl DAontflfnl DIm ?Good Farmers and Senatorial Aspirants. Ninety-Six, S. C., Jan. 30,189-3. The Rev. W. H. Law ion and wife are here 9n a visit to Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Phillips. Everybody Is giad lo see them, Mr. Lawton's aid slaves walkiug miles to shake "master's" band. Misses Pople Payne and Lucia Calhoun, two t>lack-eyed beauties from Edgefield, were here last week visiting Mrs. James Rogers. Our town has beeu overrun with drummers tor the past month. Mr. James Rogers sold two nice Jersey cows lo Mr. J. C. Turner and Dr. W. H. Holland. Deputy Grand Master Langston, from Pelser, gave a visit to Eureka Lodge last week. l'ho*e of the fraternity who met him, were very much pleased with him, Mr. E. S. AW.don has purchased from Mr. Fames Honors two fine Berk shires. Mr. Adlison ba? been breeding Berkshire hogs for a number of years and with his recent accessions has cne of the finest lots of hogs in the country. Miss Mam >e Day left for her home in Newberry last week. I do uot correspond with the News and Courier never did. "East End" cannot and will not be dragged into a newspaper controversy His critics will please take notice. Capt, M.B.Lipscomb has been on a short visit to his grand children at Newberry. The Hon. James U. B alne died at his resilience In Washington, D. C., on last Friday. He wus the most prominent man of the Republican party and the only man to whom they looked to raliy their shuttered columns in the future. The cyclone of 1892, did not hurt them as bad as the death of Blaine. Mr. W. 8. Richardson shipped a ilne Berkshire pig to R. W. Haddon, of Due West, today. He was a beauty. Dr. Cozby, of Newberry, delivered a floe address to the Sunday Schools of this place yesterday and preached u fine sermon at 4 p. m. We hope Dr. Cozby will come to see us oltener. Mr. Jacob Haiti wanger, of Aiken, was up last week to see his old trlends. Mr. Ft. W. Haddon, of Due West, was down last week on business. The snow has disappeared and many of our be6t farmers think tbe grain |8 all right. Many thought It would be killed. General Hemphill will have an opponent worthy of bis steel from Ninety-Six at the next election. The pretty Miss Iviite Holloway, of Lota, was down laot week on a short visit. East End. mm DANGER IK THE RABBIT FOOT. Ioucn JoLn Come n Jomplne ? Snow bii(I Preacher* ? Mall Carrier? und School Teachers?Ware's Shoals ? Fell from a House Top. Jones, S. C., Jan. 2S. 189H. Snow ! snow ! It was eight Inches deep and too hard 10 irark rabbits. What a pity! It has gradually melted this week, but there is a ;reat deal of it yet. Some think the fall sowing of oats is killed jut, wmie oi neru nope nui. Rev. J. A.. Brown of Due West, preacbed an Interesting sermon on the Qualifications and Duties of Deacous, at Turkey Creek, last 2nd Saturday,on the occasion of ordination of Deacons. The Indian doctor, who removed to Waterloo ishort while ago. is getting up teams, we learn to move back. Doesn't like the place. Mr. Tom Bonham of Pelzer, has rented a farm here, and will move his larally down in i few weeks. Mr. W. W. Gaines is engaged In carrying the mail from this point to Hodges, twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mr. Wideman who had commenced a school it Mt. Gallagher, has been released, at his own iolicitatlon. from that position and will go to Florida. His place at Mt. Gallagher will be filled we presume by Mr. John Lyon, Jr., of Abbeville County. A great many have been sporting this week itshooting robins of whlcb there ha? been an Innumerable qnanlty here for several dajs. rhey report having killed from one to ten at i shot We hear that the company who own the Ware Shoals near here, are buying more land ear the shoals, and are making preparations Lo begin work now soon towards erecting a factory. This is good news and we hope correct. Mrs. Ra'lle Dodsoo is suffering from a And A.m sioiicArl Wu O SI can J I w uauicu imuu auu a'iu, vauo&u ? small oat with a rabbit bone. Mr. Hugh Thomas fell from the top of a house (some time a ago aud was painfully hut not seriously hurt. Pompey. LOWNDESVILLE LOCALS. Homes, Mules mid Mumps?Alliance Ntore Willi a Good Manager. Lowndesvllle, S. C., Jan. 23, 1803. Mr. D. L. Barnes took a trip to Atlanta, tia., Monday to buy some horse?.and mules. Several ol our people took advantage of the cheap railroad rates to Augusta to attend the carnival being held there. Miss Johnnie Speer, after a some time absence from home at Morganton, N. C'., returned to this place Tuesday. Mr. C. E. Horton, of Wllllamston, was here the first of the week visiting his son, Mr. E. R. Horton. Mr. E. It Horton went to Atlanta Wednesday, where he spent several days. The mumps have been taking the rounds in our seciiou. .uuny ui luonc wuw UOYCI ueiwiv had eveD a taste of them, liave been supplied. Some ol the cases have been very st vere. A change tu schedule on IheSuvannfth Valley Kallroad brings to us the Southbound train at 10.4o n. in.,and the Northbound 1m due nt&A~> p. in. The arrival of the latter Is laigely controlled by circumstances. We learn from the papers of the probab'e whereaboutR of all of our crows. It Is said thai they are congregated In countless numbers upon two farms near lla'.rodshurg, Ky., and thai tbey were killing and eating pigs, lambs, and some times grown sheep. It is to be hoped that these pests (they are so regarded by a great many people) will prolong their visit till ihelr lliue for corn pulling wilh us Is past. At this writing, the twelfth day after our lasl fall of snow, there Is silll a quantity of It remaining. Last Saturday at a meeting of the Directors ol the Alliance Store, Mr. J. M. Baker was elected manager, who proposes to open out lit a few days at the old stand of Baker, Mathews Chambers. The l'ress nnd Banner reached tss Wednesday evening this week on time. Everything is still dull, with not much prospect of oelng bettered soon, Troupe. Mouey Order Office. The Hodges postoffice has been made a money order ofnee. * J. E. Mcllwalne, P. M. HAVE WE SINNED ? Recanse the Press and Banner id Willing to be Just, Furnishes no Uood Reason to charge the Editor With Being "a Convert"?Isn't It More Reasonable to Nay That Tillman is Getting Right? Is Brother Hugh Wilson a cod vert? The last Issue of the Abbeville Press and Banner contains an editorial asking why there Is so much fault-finding In the papers. He thinks the thing Is overdone. He comes out strongly for the dispensary and railroad bills and endorses Tillronn's course in the sale oi the 4'/< per cents.?Columbia Register. In reply to our contemporary's question as to whether we are a convert, we answer, No. But we have the disposition to express an opinion on such subject** as may command our attention. We endorsed very little that Mr, Tillman did and said as a candidate, and we said so at the time. INOW, ii lie, on au uuicer, uimjiiui ten um uuij in any particular Instance In such a way as to commend bis act to our approval, must we be charged with belug "a convert," If we speak with the same earnestness and the came condor that characterized our speech when he did that which we disapproved 1 Having criticised Mr. Tillman as a candidate, have we not then the right to endorse such of his omclal acts as meet our approval ? If we censure him when he does wrong, do we not net un fal rly if we withhold a Just and honest acknowledgment of his meritorious act* ? We believe that every taxpayer of the State of South Carolina has reason to be thankful that our 4% per cent, bonds were sold at par, even with a six month's interest coupon thrown In. In the first place, the Hampton government took advantage of the wrongful act of the Radical Legislature in repudiating or reducing the public debt to fifty cents on the dollar, regardless of the justice of any individual debt. By the act of the Radical Legislature a debt of eighteen millions was reduced to nine millions. The Democrat'c Legislature then sifted the revised debt and threw out that part or the reduced debt which was termed fraudulent, leaving a debt of only six millions, which the State acknowledged. While the Legislature looked into the Radical settlement and slftedout all the fraudulent deht Included on our side, yet our Legislature did not assume to pay the Just debt which the Radicals threw oat. It was heads I win, tails you lose. In this transaction we think there Is enough of bad faith to bring a blush to the face of every South Carolinian. The Tillman officers not content with villifying and abusing nearly everybody in this State whom we had been taught to respect, were unwilling to let this old reprehensible act perish and disappear from the minds of the people, but actually had a synopsis ot'the old settlements reprinted and scattered broadcast over this land. When Mr. Tillman was Inaugurated into office, and attempted to carry out his promise to refund the State debt at 4 per cent., various newspapers wbich bad been opposed to his election had much to say against Mr. Tillman, the seeming object being to Injure him In the public estimation, the result being, Incidentally, to bring his government into disrepute, and consequentially, to affect the credit of the State. We submit, then, with a state of facts like these, that the taxpayers have reason to be thankful that thedebt has been as well as settled as it seems now to be. Is there any wrong In the Press and Banner being satisfied with an official act which seems to be advantageous to the peopte, and which result was brought about In the face of the greatest difficulties f Is there any wrong in protesting against the mistakes of Tillman papers In abusing everybody and In seeking to array the country people against the town people? Is there any wrong In protesting against the Indiscreet acls of newspapers on our own side, wbich acts can have no other effect than to reduce our ranks and to give strength to the opposing facilon ? The people of South Carolina are about equally divided on the subject of prohibition ?a majority of some ten thousand having voted tor prohibition. As a rule, the prohibitionists have asked for more and received less than any people on the lace of the earth. But we believe t hey have never yielded one iota of any advantage that they ever gained. They are In this fight from conscientious convictions. They believe the abuse of liquor Is an evil. They believe the business of the bar rooms Is to sell liquor, aud they believe that any number of "blind tigers" are less hurtful than the licensed bars. They believe that the dispensary Is a vast Improvement ou the licensed bars, and for that reason, wherever you find a prohibitionist the probability Is, that you will And a man who sustains the d Ispensary law. It Is, first of all, prohibition, or at worm, only oue liquor snop id piace 01 numerous places Tor retaillDg liquor. Is there any wrong In a prohibition paper? whi<;h paper Is anti-Tlllman?endorsing a law which the editor believes to be a long step towards prohibition, though actually railing Tar short of prohibition? In formerdays the people looked to Charleston, as a leader, but that day has given place to something else. They look now upon her acts with more of suspicion than o( confidence. Charleston doesn't seem to regard thecountiy people as on an equal footlog with the citizens or that city, as Is evidenced In the official proclamation of the city authorities in granting licenses contrary to the express terms of the law. The abnormal condition of public sentiment at this time, to say nothing of the actual grievances of the country people against Charleston, makes it highly impolliis for the city council to declare that It will disregard the law of the State In reference to the granting of licenses. It Is rurther Impolitic and unwise fora few malcontents to combine with the bar keepers of Charleston, in any attempt to defeat the prohibition sentiment of the country people and incidentally to bring disaster to the Tillman factloD. The State Is composed largely of prohibition lets and followers of Tillman. The followers of Tillman will stick to him UDder any circumstances, and the prohibitionists will solidly support the dlxpensary bill. Isn't It worse than foolish for the opponents of the dispensary law to combine with a few bar keepers and attempt to defeat the combined strength or the Tlilmanites and the pro. hlbltlonlsts ? Believing that a small faction of the opponents of the preseut administration are pledging our side to political suicide In making any such combination, is there any wrong in saying so? Our contemporary misunderstands us when he says we are "strongly for the railroad" law. We think the government officers and the Legislature have treated the railroads most shabbily, and In a manner unworthy of the State or South Carolina, but for all that theie Is no use of magnifying the evil rrom which mo uro enfforlni/ At. ninst. If. <!?n he otllv A temporary oppression. The great public heart may be ho wrought upon thAl Slate officials may feel authorized for a time to rob and wrong those non-voters who come within their power, but that seoseof Justice which Is In every Amerlcau heart, will sooner or later assert Itself. There Ib no use of^aylng that the railroad builders are to be run out of South Carolina. They may suffer for a little while, but the railroads and the pe< p e must Ket together. Their Interests mutually depend upon each other. We don't admit that a temporary wrong to (be railroads will make the owners tear up their tracks or prevent them from building car i-hops at Abbeville, as some of our contemporaries seem to think. letteFqf "thanks, A Lrtdy of Talent find Beauty In Gratefully Remembered. Donalds, S. C. Mrs. Ella Cromer: Dear Friend?Though we have never met I must call you friend, for such you have evinced. Not Knowing your address I take this public method of tendering you and your daughter my sincere thanks for the beautiful present received a few days ago. I thank you as the donor, your daughter hs the executor. It Is a lovely painting. Allow me to assure you that such a tangible evidence of appreciation of iny story published last year in the Cotton Plant Is prized beyond utterance. I shall ever cherish It as one of my dearest treasures Say to your daughter I hope she'll take Louise of the Journal of a Farmer's Daughter for her model. 0 ! if we had at all our firesides such noble Christian girls us she and Nora. What happy homes we would have. N. Jane Barmore. Confederate Notice. To every man, woman and child in Abbeville county, or who reads this notice: The ladies of Richmond will hold a Bazaar In April, I8U3. for the benefit of the monument to ttie private soldiers anil sailors of the Confederacy and for the Confederate museum to he established in the house in which President Davis resided during the war. This house having been given to the ladles by the city of Richmond, they ask the help of every man. woman and child, in order that the entire .South may share in the honor of erecting these two monuments. Money and articles, small and large, for table or restaurant, for use or beauty, will be acceptable. Mrs. W. C. McGowan,'of Abbeville, will be glad to receive any contributions, and will forward the same with name and address of . I... ..I r\ i h? Ahnlrmnn of the South Caro ! Uf; fji 'ci w? w?w Una coinmlttoe by the first of April. If every one who reads this resolves to send something, we can have a contribution worthy ol Abbeville county, so associated as she Is with stirring events and noble names, and surely there will be none reading ibis who cannot think of some soldier, In whose memory thev may give, be It much or little. Contributions may be sent to Mrs. McUowan at her home, or left at the store of Mr. Aug. W. Smith, addressed to Mrs. \V. C. McQowan forltlchinond Haznar. New I F. ?. HARBISON, M. D., Physician and Surge Harris( ABB! We are now openi t -** rv?/vm BtOCK OI XATUgB, i^iiciii Soaps, Brushes, Toilel FIRST CLASS DRUG OUR fi Physicians' Suppliei Merck's Chemicals. The public are resj HeT To Buy Anythir ir? flio Fnrnil XXJL tliv Jh Ul U?I ; . * i Beds, Bureaus, Washstands, Rockers, Tj Safes, Ms Pillows, Spring every thii Where you have the best Where the prices are loi Where the best attent This place says all 1 mint: Positively 110 goods c for over 30 days. TTTOm "DT7W d U O J. XX/JLU^ another cai FIRE PRO The Best in the Vi Fire Test. H. W. LAW Master's Sale. f Th The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, COURT or COMMON PLEAS, Ex J 0 John W. Brock against It. T. Kirkpatrick et g al.?Foreclosure. "R 1 VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE made lu the above stated case, I will otter for .j, sale at publlo outcry at Abbeville C. H., S. C? j j on SALEDAY IN FEBRUARY, 1593, witnin ; j the Ipgftl hours of sale, the following described property, situate In said State and County,! TJ to wit: All that tractor parcel of land la Donaldsville Township, containing m,l(1 sale Two Hundred and Thirty-Three (233) Acres, more or less, bouuded by lands of Mrs. Sallle |t,ie 1 Martin, O. M. Mattlson, G. U.8tone. Agnew & Mattlsou, and others. TERMS OF SALE?One-half cash, balance mon on a credit of twelve months, with Interest gon from day of sule, secured by bond of the pur-1 ' chaser and mortgage of the premises, with leave to anticipate payment In whole or In iD tv part. Purchaser to pay for papers. e!,t pure J. C. KLUGH, Master. ,eav( Jan. 9,1893, It pa,,e New millinery received this week at Had} dou's. Jai . .. .Aw..x t^ 4-T :?' - * ?? ?' . v'Vv'i^.rar*-. ,v, ^ )rug I ffl. F ion. CI 311 & < 3VILLE, J ng at Lawson's Stan icals, Patent Medic b Articles, and evei STORE. SPECIAL' s, The Coinpoundii jectfully invited to $ LACT r ' \ ig You Want tare Line. ] I i ] I J < Chairs, i ables, ittresses, * Mattresses - .] ig, is, stock to select from! vest! inn is shown von ! ? I ;he customers, is, ER'S I charged to anybody, J, R. M. S-SSS-S9BBBB 1 REIVED r load of OF OIL. i rorld. 175 degrees SON & CO. I r i I Master's Sale, e State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COUKT OF COMMON PLEAS. I 'arte S. G. Thomson and Thou. P. Quarles, I is Administrators of tbe Estate of Tbom,s Thomson, Dec'd, Petitioners, n Re W. B. Stanley, PlalntllT, against nas Thomson, Executor of Mary A. Mc- c )onald, Mary T. Quarles and Willie Mc- ' Jonald Lee, Defendants. r VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE ^ e la tbe above stated case, I will offer for nt public outcry at Abbeville C. H., S. C., IALE DAY IN FEBRUARY. 1893. with- J lie legal hours of sale, the following deed property, situate Id said State and < ity, to wit: "A certain house and lot In I own of Abbeville, containing I I One (1) Acre, lc e 5 or less, bounded by lands of Enoch NelCatharlue Alstou, aud tbe public roads." RMS OF SALE?One-third cash, balance fo equal annual Installments, with Inter. 1 U.. oin duy of sule, lo oe secureu uj uuuu baser and mortgage of the premises, with ? s to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for j rs. J. C. KLUGH, Master. j 1. 7,1S98,4t . d 7* J Store! . GAME, Ph. Q? lemist and Druggist. Game, s. c. Ld, a BRAND NEW ines, Fancy Goods, ry thing kept in a TIES. - . . . ;% 1 g of Prescriptions, five us a call. , BOARP OF ASSESSORS, i >r / . ,wA TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. SVTio They Are and What is Eipected of Them. 7 Returns will be forwarded to Township Boards on Monday, (be 6th day of Marcb. Tbe Boards will examine and ean vaM tbe re- . .urns between tbe fltb and lllb, retaining tbe tame to tbe Auditor not later tban Saturday, Lltb day of Marcb. Tbe County Board composed of tbe Chairman of tbe Townsbip Boards will meet at Abbeville Court House in Wednesday, tbe 15tb day of March, 1888. It is clearly tbe daty of tbe Townsbip Boards of Equalization to canvass carefully sacb and every Return of Personal Property made at their respective Townships, in order that individual Returns of Personal Property may be equalized as near as possible, and In Bvery Instance where a material change la the Return of any individual Is made, notice to tbe tax-payer. must be given in order that be maybavotheopportunitytoappealbefore > tbe County Board which meets tbe IStfr day of Marcb,18M. Postal cards wtlf be furnished * by this office for tbe purpose of so notifying nhinm am mart A The following freeholders are hereby appointed Boards of the various Townships; Nlneiy-SU-rJ. D. Watson, J. W. Fouohe, J. A.. Calhoun. Greenwood?C. A. C. Waller, W. H. MaysW. W. Klngh. Cokesbory?T. J. Ellis, G. B. Riley, W. B. Dunn. Donalds?E. L. Waldrop, W. J. Donnald. B. J. Martin. Dae West-J. E. Todd, M. B. Clinkseales, J. B. C.Dunn. Lodk Cane?A. F. Calvert, W. A. St&renson, N. P. Mcllwaln. Smlthville?N. Anderson, Jr., J. L. White, W. W.Pordy. White Hall?A. J. Pounds, D. W. Jay, J. L. Ward, Sr. ' * ' Indian Hill?J. L. Rassell, J. F. Wideman, R. W. Crawford. Cedar Springs?A. K Watson, John Lyon, R, O. Hunter. Abbeville?James McMillan, Jones F. Miller, P. A. Cheatham. D'ajnond Hill?S. B. Knox, A. F. Carwlle, J. J. Tribble. Lowndesvllle? L H. McCalla, L. W. MaulJin, Dr. J. W. Speer. Magnolia?B. A. Boyd, J. 8. Norwood, C. G. McAlister.| miitc_w t,_ Miller. J. C. Kenne Jy, J. H. Morrab. Bordeaux?0. A Traj lor, J. B. Holloway, T. ? J. Price. Tbe various Boards will meet and organize Dy electing a chair ian and notify tbls office. W. W. BRADLEY, Auditor A. C. Jan. 11,1893, tf Sheriff's Sale. John McEvoy against J. A. Harmon.?Execation. , BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION TO ME directed, in tbe above stated case,I will sell to tiie highest bidder, at public aactlon, within Che legal boara of sale, at Abbeville C. H., 8. J., on MONDAY, the fltb day of FEBRUARY A.. D. 1893, all the right, title and Interest of J. A.. Harmon In tbe following described properly, to wit: All that houseand lot in tbe town of McCormlck, Id said State and Coanty known as tbe Harmon Hotel. ind bounded on tbe West by Gold street, N'ortb by Oak street. East by McCormlck itreet and Sooth i>y lot of O. Henderson. Levied on and to be sold as tbe property of L A. Harmon, to satisfy the aforesaid Execution and costs. TERMS?Casb. F. W. R. NANCE, * Sheriff Abbeville County. Jan. 9,1S93,4t Sheriff's Sale. Idolpb Meyer <fc Co. and others against J. W Furqueron?Execution. By virtue op an execution to me llrected, lo the above stated case. I will sell o the highest bidder, at public auction, wltb the legal hours of sale, at Abbeville Court iouse, on MONDAY, the Oth day of FEBRUARY, A. 1). 1893, all the right, title and Inter!8t of J. W. Furqueron in the following deicrlbed property, to wit: Pour Hundred and Twenty Acres >f land, more or less, bounded by lands of 6 H. McKluney, Smiley Harmon, S. A. Mclnosh, Homestead of J. W. Furqueron and oth\r?. Levied on and to be sold as the property >f J. XV. Furqueron to natisfy the aforesaid ixecution and costs. TERMS?Cash. f. w. r nance. Sheriff Abbeville County, Dec. 27,1892, tf A. W. Smith Is selling an all wool red knit Lmwers at 45c. per pair, worth 75c. Big lot of valises to be sold at A. W. Smith's ess than cost. Big lot of table damask In white and red at l. w. Smith's to be sold at a bargain, also lollies and napkins.