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The Press and Banner Q ABBEVILLE, S. C. *" 1 ? ^?"Published every Wednesday at ?2 a year in advance. ; ^ . to Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1893. * Bl linncb is Bettor. ge It will be a source of pleasure to his friends P( to learn that Mr. Bunch McBee.the great rail- ca - - - ^ j KI1 road maDager, has been cured 01 tne oau com from which he has been suffering for fifteen 0f years. He found a patent medicine that did tb the work fbr him. and he certifies that It Is the bwt on earth. We presume from his statement, that be has tried them all. ro or di The Piedmont Headlight. bs pi We are In receipt of the first issue of the as Piedmont Headlight. It Is an eight page pa- se per, and presents a neat typographical ap- Rl pearance, and bears evidence of energy and CH ability. DISPENSARY OR PROHIBITION. s* cc k< Some Fact* and Figure*?Will Sixty Freeholder* at Abbeville IHnreKnrd the Will of the Whole Pea- ^ plef?Will Governor Tillman Bull- d< dose the Prohibitionist* nn<l In- {J tlmidate Hln Friends T hi tl ? Total prohibition vote In Abbeville county sj last Aupufit: m For Prohibition 21K1 Against Prohibition 470 jj Less than one-fifth of the votes cast being bl In lavorof the licensed bars. Of the vote against prohibition ni Abbeville cast 50 ?.i Bradley I 40 Greenwood 7J Due West. 51 221 01 Nearly one-hnlf of the votes against jnohl- " billon being cast at four town boxe>. Of ft those who voted hgalnst prohibition at L>uc lc West, It Is generally understood a portion were so cast by Tlllmanltes in retaliation be- 01 Ammo nt HlunlosumrA Ht Koine act of tbe Drohl blttonlsts.. " Abbeville county Is practically solid against ~ the licensed bant. " In the election Tillman received 20S0 votes, and Sbeppard 1128 votes. A clone examination of the election table V* will satisfy almost anybody that Tlllmau's ' followers in thlsoouoty are largely In tbe ma- SJ Jorlty. A further study of the figures will stow that ^ more than four-fifths of all those voting on the subject, favor prohibition. If every follower of Tillman Is true to him, and we believe they are, and if every prohlbl- * tlonlst Is true to his principles, and we believe ~ they are, we have a most remarkable state oi " affairs in Abbeville county. Taking tbe elec- p tion table as a basis of calculation !t Is now within tbe power of sixty freehold voters at Jr. Abbeville Court Houbs to beat down and trample under foot the will of four-fifths ol all the people of Abbeville county. The question now is, will they assume tbe responsibility? ri Nobody need doubt that the prohibitionists b prefer tbe dispensary to the open bars, but l< tbey prefer prohibition to the dispensary. P Estimating that there are three hundred to U five hundred persons in this county who are fr pronounced in ravof ol the open tars, will Governor Tillman have more regard for their If wishes than he has for the wishes of the great c! majority of the people of this' county, who U prefer to have tbe drinking place* closed ? Will be attempt to OBe his official power n and political influence to thwart the clearu si expressed will of the people? b It is to be hoped that Governor Tillman will It not seek to defeat tbe will of the prohibition If people. He Is the Governor, and If be will enforce tbe law, tbere will be no reason for coirplaintagalnst him. Let each community set- ir tie tbe liquor question for Itself. Let blm p make Abbeville asdi^as*-powder bouse? iiio aryer iuo neuter, newu skiH ue|icuu un c< the "blind titers" for the Utile liquor that we u need. Every opponent of prohibition ceemeil impressed wltb the idea that they cau furnish c< an Indefinite amount,and we believe a little ^ will leak through the lines, bnt we would h sooner haves "leak" than an open floodgate. 0 , r ' CJ SALE DAY. * n j? di Cold flornine-IMmp Day ?Sloppy A * Koad*?Official Sal ex. 81 Last Monday was Bale Day, but owing to the Inclement weather there was not a large attendance from the various sections of the ct county. When daylight came the trees were p covered with sleet, and the clouds overhead u looked threatening. The temperature soon 01 moderated, and for a time a wight mint fell, making the streets and road* very sloppy. fr In order to ratify previous contract and to perfect titles, the Master sold the house and at lot bo long oocupled by Mr. Tbos. P. Quarle*. 11 But a single bid was made, that of Dr. S. G. or Thomson, $4,250, and it was knocked down to te him at that price. The boune Is one of the tt finest and most desirable dwellings In town. b< Mr. Queries will build for bimselr and family ce a new dwelling on a lot near tlie Associate Re- m formed church. di The trade at our places of business was fair- tfc ly good?some being well pleased with the pi amount of business which they did. pi There Is a good demand tor ready cash, though some farmers are going back to the stores for their advances, instead of to the banks, as they have done for the last two or Xt f hroa voara WhilA If. la nndnnhf/trflv f rnp tbat now and then a man can be found who . makes it lo his Interest to borrow money, yet r? it 1h nevertheless true tbat the theory that it ', Is a saving of money for all to borrow money 7 to pay the expenses of the crop is a <le- F' luslon and a snare. It Is not every man who " can save the money for the uses and purposes *" for which It was intended. As a rnle those who know bow to save money have no need to borrow money. If they can save money 1D they generally have enough of their own, and are not under the necessity of borrowing. The banks are beginning to learn that It 1b N not Bafe to make targe loans, and It 1b altogether probable tbat tho?e with limited security will be unable to borrow this year. n< Our merchants are making extensive prep- tl aratlons for a largely Increased trade, and the tt prospects of the town for taking on a new m growth makes business lively and our people hopeful. di i.? " on ANOTHER NAPOLEAX OF FA'AKCE. ; . ?? He Mortgages a Horse Which He Intended to Boy, and dives a Lien on a Crop Which He Promised to A Make. We have heretofore given Instances of remarkable feuts In National and private flnauclerlng, but the last act, we think, outstrips ei them all. Tne story, as related to us, was U somewhat in this way. An impecunious citizen with agricultural tendencies, was in ct need of a horse, and bargained for one from a neighbor, for which he was to pay $30 In M cash, provided he could raise the wind. The ?1 trade was allowed to stand, subject to the pos- it slbllity of raising the $30 In cash. The horse- L) buyer?-so the story goes?came to Abbeville, i' * and applied to some one here for the loan of $80 on a mortgage of his horse and a lien on c? the crop which he Intended to raise with the horse. Securing the$S0in cash, he mortgaged ei the horse which he Intended to buy. ana gave u linn on the cron which be Intended to make tl with the bone wblcb he intended to buy. le Like an bonest man, the bors* buyer took si tbe 380 and went Immediately to htH neigh- ci bor and paid $30 of it for tbe horse which he had already mortgaged. In due time the al horse buyer, still true to principle and promise, r< proceeded to earry out the remainder of tbe p contract to make a crop of cotton with which tl to repay the borrowed money, and except for v the fact the horse went back on him and died w early In the engagement the aforesaid Impe- u cudIods citizen with agricultural tendencies p would have repaid every cent of tbe 880 which p he borrowed. As it is, bis Intentions were e good, and he will yet pay, if be is ever able to e do so. 'He did tbe best be could to pay. An- w gels could do no more. I: a tl EXCLUSION OVER THE C. ?* X. v f, To the In?Karatlon nt Washington. The Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip a tickets to the inauguration ceremonies on March 1, and March 3, for trains scheduled to a arrive in Washington before March 4, with li final limit to March 3. All tickets to he lirn- li ited to a continuous passage in each direction. The rates will be. from Abbeville, $21,85 from u firoaiiwood. s21.20. v To Mardl-Gras Carnival, New Orleans. \t TUe Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip ? tickets for the above occasion from I* ebruary 10 to February 18. inclusive, limited to a contlnuouH parage in each direction, with final limit, February '28. From Abbeville, $22Jo, b from Greenwood, 822.80. 8 To Mardl-Gran Carnival, Mobile. n Excursion tickets will be eold over the Seaboard Air Line: From Abbeville, SI rrom Greenwood.118.56. Ticnet* on sale tebruaay 10,11,12,and 18tli,limited to tebruary ^ 23. Continuous passage each way. a * UESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Iilc I.Jfihts on the Dispensary Rnsi-, / ness as Refleetert by Correspondcuts in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian. t( Due West, S. C., Juii. 21. ISO.'J. e My Dear Brother: Will you be kind enough answer at once, In not over twenty (20) ?' Inted lines, the following questions: a [ ) Cau aChrlatlan man consistently apply r the position of Dispenser under the Evans P II? [ ) If a church member should apply anil & it the posltlou will ho be subject to disciIne? " [c) Should a Christian mac sign the appll- ? ,tlon of one whom he thinks would make a A il table Dispenser ? We are sending these questions lo a number persons and wish to publish tbe answers iu '< e Presbyterian. Respectfully. R. S. Galloway. h Troy, s- C., Jan. 24,1S98. .. Dear Brother: 1st. A Christian man has no ore right to sell whiskey by the pint, quart a five gallons, thau he has to sell by the ,i Ink. The only difference between a prlv?U? ir-keeper and the State Dispense*, is the Ivate bar-keepers right to sell Is unlimited, ,, i to quantity, while the Dispenser's right to ^ II Is regulated by the State law. tl Both are legalized bar-keepers, nnd both and on the same platform. A Christian v u not afford to sell whiskey under any oensi- ( iiatlon. ? 2nd. Ii a church member should get the po- . tlon be would be subject to discipline, and ? ion Id be dealt with. f 3rd. I can't see how, a Christian man, could u insistently sign an application to setl whis 3y. itespectlully, J. F. Wide man. g Clover, S. C., Jan. 21, 1893. f (a) The Dispenser Is simply a bar-keeper for h te Siate. Whether a barkeeper Is in the n nploy of an individual or a corporation h jes not change the character of the employ leut. Liquors sold by the Stale are Just as tl urilul to the soul and body of the consumer n i are liquors sold by an individual. A Chris- b an can no more run a Dispensary titan a iloon as they are at present constituted, li orally the positions are Identical. (b) A church member holding a position as g Ispenser should be dealt with as one would r a who kept an ordinary saloon. p (c) When a Christian signs the petition ol tl n applicant for such a position he makes { luiself morally responsible lor all thecouse- * jences of the traffic. E. W. l'ressly., Chester, S. C., Jan. 24,1893. ' Dear Sir?I think any Christian man, if loved by the proper motives,can not only * ike such a position as dispenser, but under irtatn circumstances it would be Ills patrioti and Christian dpty to accept. ' Christians, as a rule, are getting hyper-hlde- b aund on thfs subject of temperance wtieu 1 nee they take up prohibition. They strain I the gnat as to this and in other matters v jually important gulp down whole caravans r camels. Thousands of Christian druggist* !" re dispensing liquors all over the vforld. D " lese institutions are to be what they are In- ? ;nded good men must take hold of them. * i communities where bar rooms have exist 11 ], we will huve dispensaries or blind timers. a he last Is all of hell, except the smell of sul- v bur! The licensed bar furnishes an equlvaint In smell and Is wor.se than the tiger betuse of Its gaudy dress. I The dispensary properly managed will preent the next generation from fruiting luto a 1 -*? "f ?iinm in the t)resent r rup Ul UI UIIDIUUH^I r e have enough to prevent any other form of robibltlon legislation. ? It Is certainly not unchristian to accept a osition in the Internal Revenue Department ' T National government. This Is the same. Yours truly, J. K. Heift-y. ? Lesslle, S. C., Jan. 27,1893. , To the first question, we answer, No. The ? ales and order of the church certainly for ,j Id the retailing of spirits or keeping of sa- a xms.und we see no difference between a dls j, enser and the keeper of a saloon, save that a ie latter can sella smaller quantity thau tbe irmer. t 2nd. We hold that dealing in ardent spirits v i a business In which no member of tbe hureh can engage In without laying himself f Hble to tbe censure of tbe church. e 3rd. We maintain that noChristlan has the , total right to lend his name to aid In any (. icb business as retailing spirits or any othei uslness th it may be Injurious to the well-be- L ig and prosperity of the church and country i which he lives. I). T. Lesslle. j Sharon, 8. C., Jan. 27,1893. I First. No church memoer can consistently t i my opinion apply for the position of dls- v enser. c Second. Church members applying and re- r iving the ofllce ol dispenser would be liable i > discipline. ? Third. 1 do not think church members can ! insistently recommend dispensers until af- t >r the question of establishing a dispensary t as been settled in the affirmative, and then Qlyas between a moral and immoral appll- k int. I believe ihgdispensary should be opposed r > every ci&Mf member In his locality in ev- \ y legitlm^tefcV&y In the Interest of prohiblon. Iiut after the question of estubll>hing ? i Ispensary has been legitimately settled afrmatlvely, then In such case every one r lould give the dispensary system a fair trial. 4 It. T. Rlggllis. f Bradley, R. C., Jan. .10,1892. a 1st. I don't see how a Christian man tan insistently apply for the position of dls- ? snser under any circumstances to sell ijuor the worst enemy In existence which 1 jr churches have to fight. 2nd. Yes; and bis name should be stricken (1 om church roll without ceremony. 3rd. The Christian's duty Is to fight the , jomlnable use of and traffic In Intoxicating !' quors. We don't need the whiskey, and ol *mrse don't want ai y dispenser. We need etotal abstinence, and if the Christians oi ? lis State will do their duty the victory has , ien won, and ere the Inst sun of 189'J has , lased to shine the bleeding, broken hearts oi "J any, many, poor mothers, wives, sisters aud J" lughtcrs will leap for Joy with hosannas in le highest that the dens of iniquity have h issed into history, and pea< e, plensure and " osperity reign supreme. K. W. Watson. 0 Prosperity. S. C, Jan. 31,1893. ,i (n) No. Because the Evans BUI cannot ii irry with It authority to violate Christian ,i )ligationa n (6) Yes. If It Is a violation of church law ( ?sell liquor by the drink, why not the Maine ^ w cover the actlons of a dispenser selling 11jor from half pint to five gallons. The 0 nme "dlspeusar" does not take from whls- u By the Intoxicating and disastrous eirecte e roduced on the consumer. (c) No. A Christian should not endorse for a hers to do a thing that he would not be willig to do himself. H. C. M one ley. v, Hickory Grove, S. C., Feb. 1,1803. Ii The first and third questions, I will answer, w o. a The second question, I will answer, Yes. P But there is two sides to the questions asked li .-cord Inn to ray judgment, and It Is this, t lese questions are asked under the bead ol le Evans Bill, and we should consider the p latter this way: Which Is the greatest, the r wp of G??d or the laws of man? und^i we l< sclde that the laws of God are the greatest, o urn we should obey the laws of God and not v lan. J. N. McDlll. v w JONES NEWS. . I v 0 ccldeutN ? PalnN ? Pretty Women ? J, Thoughtful NnciceNtionx, n Jones, S. C., Feb. 4,1MW. Mr. Allen Dodson fell irom hisdoor theoth day and was painfully hurt, so much so '' iat he Is still confined to Ills bed. * Mrs. Dodson's hand Is still In a very painful " uidltlon. * Mr. Lyon, who has assumed charge of the 1 It. Gallagher school vice Mr. Wideman re- f gned, remarked that he had read of Daniel 11 i the lions den, but he now realizes Lyon In c anlel's den. There ure a good many Daniels i the community. Mr. J. K. McNinch, of Riley, lost a valuable >w not long sluce by its tailing into a pulley. Mr. George Roberson has been sick lor sevral days. Miss Clara Rasor Is right qtck at this wrl- I ng. Miss Clara Is an accomplished young idy and well deserves the excellent school le so successfully presides over at Turkey eek. v We see a great deal said In the newspapers v bout the Slate debt, the Dispensary and Rail- a )ad laws. Our opinion is, that if mure peo- p le would give attention to the settling ol 1 ielr-own debts and managing their own prl- 1 ate "dispeusaries" and fiuaucial business, as I 'ell as their moral duties, we would be a lore prosperous and social people. Our peoie here are not troubled in the least over the assageof these laws. They have been enactd and it Is our duty, as well as the duty of very other true citizen, to obey them. We t rouid not consider ourselves law-abiding cH- t sens if we did not. That's the way we leel | bout it over here. ? In ruminating, as Bill Arp would say, over liese aud fither affairs, both public and prl- f ate, we make the following observations: That economy is a Jewel too seldom sought , ir both in public aud In private bu?lness. t That some people seem to think that what- , ver suits them or their notions Is right and , II else is wrong. t That there is too great a lack of confidence | mong our people, and what Is worse, in some ? nstances at least, there ia reason for such ( nek. t That public office is a sacrpd trust, and any i nan who would use it for selfish gain, or who | <ould commit a wrong or violate the trust in posed upon him for ihesnkeol popularity | i not worthy the confidence nor the re-pect t f his constituency. I That there is loo much said pro and con, | nd loo Utile done in the way of progress aud erorin In all departments of lire. i Tliat X should not become ungry with Y, ecause Y, by his own honest ellorls, and by | triet Integrity aud rigid economy happens to t jeet with greater success and prosperity than j e. I'ompey. Tilg lot or table damask In white anil red at l. W. Smith's to be sold ut a bargain, also oilles and napkins. I . KANDOM SHOTS. 111 SorlN of I'ltraernpliN ns Furnished by our Wltlc-Awako Corrcxomlcnt. Greenwood. S. C., Feb. 6, lsi)8. One month from to-day all speculation as 3 who will be In the cabinet will have eeasd. The latter pnrt of last week was strangely rultful lo us, In fury, luss, lights, fines, fun nd frolic. A strange conglomeration Indeed, Miss Ella, second daughter of Mr. L. Bhepard Is critically 111. Green Makin, a colored boy of 18 years, ran way from the custody of his brother John lakiu last Monday, and has not been heard rom since. Any information of bis wherebouts will be thankfully received by John lakln. who lives on Mr. M. N.Cobb's place. Dr. Hood has mumps. Mr. Arthur Sheupaid is laid up wllh a swol?n face. Fifteen drummers spent Sunday at Riley's otel. Mr. Jess Riley, our recently elccted policeman looks very handsome Id uniform. A moderately large and highly appreciative udlence greeted Miss Adelade Westcott in lie Opera House Thursday night. While some boys were foollne with an unladed pistol Saturday It "went off,'* the ball iking efiect In Gerrard Hartzon's leg. I)rs. obb and Epting cut it out and no serious rouble is anticipated. What might have been a serious difficulty ras narrowly averted on Friday by our vlglunt policeman Mr. Riley. Our livery man If. Brown und a Mf. Norls became Involved n a personal difficulty. Mr. Norls drew his ;un aud shot at Brown twice, one tyail grazng his arm, whertupon Mr. Brown reached aclc In his arsenal for his battery and got it ii time to snap It once in Noris's breast, and et one shot at his fleeing form. As soon as T---4" ?1 tlm( Rt*<\u*n JArt aruu lonHpd HJI IB Ul IW1CIVU vu?u *-> , e gave the bystanders a practical lllustralon of?'"he that shoots anil runs away may ive to Rhoot another day." If several ol our State editors, would learn , lie Important truth that ridicule Is not argil-' tent, the standard of their editorials might e greatly elevated. Mrs. J. D. Beacham, of Newberry, is visittig at Mr. J. R. Bullocks. No conservative need labor under the deluioa that Mr. Latimer will be at all embaritssed In giving tils endorsement for the upointment ot Postmaster here. Listen for he Alliance horn, and in the language of 'agan Martin, the sage of the Piedmont watch." Miss Sallle Raysor is visiting the MiBses larlin. No clue has yet been found to tho Coronaca afe flowers. o A difficulty took place Saturday evening on lr.J.T. McLees's plantation between a colred youth and a grown negro, in which the oy brained the man with an axe. The atending physicians say he cannot recover. Miss Martha Wlncstock, of Philadelphia, Is lsttlng Mrs. A. Rosenberg. Sam Joues. youngest sou of Mr. J. A. Jones, an away from home Friday nlKht. No one nows whither be haR gone, but It Is supt>osd he has gone to Join a friend in Florida, lis parents are naturally uneasy, but they ned not be alarmed. Sammy is all right nd will soon return only a little older apd ery much wiser. Mrs. J. R. Ellis Is very sick. Mrs. J. K. Fant, ol North Carolina, Is with iar sisters Mrs. Durst and Mrs. Moires. A fisticuff on Monday morning between the >., C. <? N. agent and a freight conductor only esulti'd in the loss of a little breath. Dr. S. L. Swygert, of Klrkseys, spent a few lays in town laBt week. Miss Agnes Rice, of Coronaca, is visiting >lrs. R. R. Calhoun. 131 . r?? TJI1?? /.hiof OllJtO OIWVUWH V* iu?. Mtnr iviicj an wuivi f police, over several honorable competitors, suppose our Tillman friends will conclude hat there la really no feelmg here against l man because he voted for Tillman, and I laresay no one will ever by word or action Itempt to change Mr. Riley's political oplnon. He is a good man, an honorable clllzen md will make a good officer. itev. J, L. Va?s has received the plans for he second building at the Orphanage. It rill be equal In size to the first. It Is a source of deep regret to their many rlends, that Mr. J. H. Oldham and his intersting family have decided to make their fuure home in Atlanta. They will leave about he 15th Inst. Dr. M. A. and Mr. O. B. Bailey are off on a wo weeks trip to Florida. The Itev. w. D. Powell, D. D., for many 'ears missionary to Mexico, wl l speak at the Japtist church in Greenwood, on Tuesday ilghf, February 14th. Dr. Powell has done a ronderful work In Mcxlco. He Is In this ountry for only a few months. He will nake a tour of the Southern Stales, addressng his brethren on the subject of Missions, md then he will return to his life-work in Mexico. Dr. Powell lh a man of Immense magnetism and power,- None should miss be opportunity to hear this really great man. The New York Stars played to a full house lere on last Friday night. The Bohemian Glass blowers will give lightly entertainments hero during the next veek. Miss Uena Bonson, a winsome belle from IndetRon, Is visiting at the hotel. Without granting that it Is (right for the aliroads to pay more than an equitable hare of the taxes, U does seem the best plan or them to pay up and trust to the Courts to idJUHt their grievance. Won't it cut C'oi. Irby's feathers for the rand old Hampton, to receive unsolicited, a 'ederal appointment, iqual In rank and pay o his own. A banquet by the K.of P. Is the next thing n tapis and promises to be a grand affair. Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Crymes attended the narrlnge of their sister Miss Nina. The\foluwlng account of which Is taken from the MA..,a . Williamston, S. C., Fei>. 8.?John T. Wllon, son 01 Dr. John Wilson, deceased, and lis* Nina V. Cry in vs. daughter ot the lute >r. J. W. Cryme-s were uulted In the holy uiuls of matrimony Inst rflght at 8:80 o'clock, he Kev. D. W. niott performing the cereoony. The parlor was beautifully decorated with lolly and mistletoe for the occasion, and ver the entrance were the letters W. and C. The bride was attired In a beautiful cream ress with white veiling extending from her ieud to the floor. She wan especially pretty. Liter the ceremony congratulations were numerous and friends crowded forward to wish he young couple a long llle of unalloyed npptness. > The Invited guests after a few pleasant hours f conversation with the bride and groom ud viewing the handsome presents^ departd lor their homes. Dr. and Mrs. Truman Crymes were heTe to ttend the marriage. After a wary reporter has sharpened his /Its as well as his pencil, and exhausted both a writing up an entertainment, in which it ?as necessary to deal largely In descriptive djectlves, catering as we always do to the ilensuta of the devotees of dame fashion?it i very discouraging to have the hostess give he positive command not to publish. It may not so tickle the fancy or tne young eople, but barring the tendency, to embarass, depress and make the reporter crestfaien, it is an txerclse of mlgbtv fine Judgment 11 the part of the hostees. However if there here any ladles present who want to know t'hal I would "have said about their costumes, ybat sort of silk and lace, whether their oriaments were diamonds,' rubles, sapphires, tneralds pearls, orange blossoms ar ostrich Ips, or if I said they were winsome, blythe, Ivacioua, piquant and debonair, or Just the Id fashioned "purty," I will take pleasure In ending them my manuscript which I havq etulned as u master piece. If to be sent by null, don't tall to enclose pgstage. Moreover, if the moBt chivalrous young or the aforesaid injunction?I would have alii about the graoe and dignity he and the nofct lovely belle led the Kcrman, I will be flighted to drop In at hl? bank and recite it ? would have appeared magnificently, a rand olltnax, a master stroke, a fitting finale 0 the sublimity of which evea Terpsichore ould lend a stillie of approval. S. GOOD SHOWING, I'he LowndeNvllle Bunk in a Proaperonn condition. The report of the condition of the Lowndesille Hank Is one of which every shareholder rill be pleased. The capital ?>lock Is small nd It seems well thatlbe net earnings were laced to the surplus account instead of ben< divided out among the stockholders, 'resident Fi an Us 1* making a most gratifyng success of his bank. White 11*11*. White Hall, S. C? Feb. 5, ISM. White Hull Is not dead yet. It now owns wo flourishing little stores, and If the neightors sill continue to Improve their homes, twill prove to be a prosperous little place ifter all. Mr. J. W Smith Is now putting his farm In 1 nice condition for work another ye-ir. Mr J. K. Grlflln has greatly Improved the ild Watson place. The flist. year he moved .here. It was almost Impossible to get water; is the spring was almost out. of reach. He low has dug a well near his dwelling, whlcli treally ndds to the convenience of the place, ^le has also Improved his dwelling house lome and will still improve It more In the ieur future, mid just recently ne nas duiii n lent, little cottage on the line of Watson and A'lllls Smith's place; which given the old jlace a bright appearance. Mr. L. H. Wllkerson, one of White Hall's nost prosperous young men, was wise In toldlng back his last years cotton fur a belter >rlce. See what he will get now, und what in would have gotten last fall. Mr. Tom Watson has recovered from his >roken limb. Mr. John Wllkerson and wife, spent from ast Friday until Sunday visiting their laughter and son, Mrs. W. U. Chapman, and I. W. Wllkerson, In Abbeville. JVlr. Howard has one of tlie finest pastures ind nicest lot of cattle In this neighborhood. A new line of cigars just received at the jew Drug Store. Harrison & (Jatue. * . .THE LIQUOR BUSINESS. A ('oinpariNDii of the Luffs of Sonlh Carolina, Past and l'rcncnt. Editor Press and Banner: I very much admire the stand you have taken In icgard to the "Evans Bill." Of course It Is not necessary to exhort you to stand tbere. "And Having done all things" to still "stand." In view of the great Interest Just now awakened In temperance legislation, the following resumepf South Carolina liquor legislation from Its earliest existence until now may not fallof Interesting some of your readers. It Is copied from a recent Cyclopedia of Temperance. COLONIAL PROVISIONS. There was an act passed In 1683 to prevent unlicensed taverns and puAch houses, and for ascertaining the rates' and prices of wines and other liquors. It is not now to be found. Tbe act of 108(1 (2 Slats at Large 18) provided that no one should retail liquor without obtaining license of tbe Governor, upon penalty of ?-5. Tbo'se selling liquors under one gallou were retailers. The license fee to retail wine wa$ to retail puuch ?3. This act did not extend to any Inhabitants of the country wbosold rum or other liquors to their workmen, or who supplies tbelr neighbors out of their houses. This was to provide revenue for the support of the Governor. The act of 16(J4 (Id., 86) for regulating public bouoes commenced with these words: "Whereas, the unlimited number of taverns, tap-bouses, punch houses, and tbe want of sobriety, honesty and discretion In tbe owners and masters of such bouses have and will encourage all such vices as are the productions ol drunkenness." Tills act substantially repeated former laws. The uct of 1695 (Id., 113) adopted and enacted the statutes and common law of England for the government of public houses. Peddling liquors was prohibited In 1708. (Id., 190). Sales by planters excepted by former acts were by act of 1709 (Id., 337) limited to sales not to be drunk ou the premises. Up to this time these laws were re-enacted for the term of each Governor, but 1^ 1711 (Id., 303) the act was made permanent. early state provisioi^. By the act of 1783 (4 Id., 565) licenses were 25 put at 50 shillings and In Charleston at ?5 more, and the penalty for selling without 11- ^ cense was put at ?50. By another act ol the same year (Id., 57C) such licenses were put at ml ?10 and ?3 respectively. By the first ol these acts an Importduty or 4d. was levied on every gallon of liquor imported, which duty was by rT the latter act differentiated as to each kind of H liquor, the average belng.reduced. The act of 1791 (7 Id., 208) gave the power ol granting licenses to the County Courts then created. After their disestablishment by the T o act of 1799 (Id., 299) ihat power was given to the Commissioner of Koads. By act of 1801'(6 IU., 899) fhe power of II- gt censing liquor selling was vested in Commlssioner of Roads, at discretion, the proceeds to be used on the roads. Tavern licenses cost P 810 and licenses to retail not less than a quart (not at a tavern) $15. Selllug without license , was lined 9100. Hales ol liquor within one mile of places ol worship during service, except by regular licensed dealers, were lined 8eO by act of 1809 (Id., 599). the screen law of 1839. By act of 1834 (Id., 528) licensees were required to give bond in 21,000 loolmerve the law, and were required to Keep their places It without screens or obstructions, so the vend- fi lug should be done openly, on penalty of 850 to 8200. A $50 license fee was required. Delivering liquor to a slave, except upon A the wrltteu order of the master, was punish- er.v ed by Imprisonment not exceeding bIx F months and fine not exceeding 8100. (Laws ? 1S34, Id., 409), and.those licenced were flrat required to t*ke oath not to sell: aud If negro entered defendant's place without Ihearticle ami if>rt. with It. that fact was sufficient evl- ? dence. The act of 1849 (Laws, p. 557) granted retail J licenses .to tavern keepers only; and upon recommendation of at leant three respectable freeholders of the neighborhood, or fn Incorporated towns by six, they were strictly required to have tavern accommodations for IAJ travellers. Bond In 31.000 was required. It ,? was made unlawful for any ono licensed to re- 1 " tall liquors to sell such liquors In quantities 8?? less than one quart, nor did retail license au- n?5 thorlze the drinking of such liquors at the place where sold. for war provisions. A Distillation from grain wm prohibited and ?D< punished by forfeiture of apparatus, lmprloonment from six months to two years and a fine of 81,000 to 86,0X1; but agent* to distill for medical purposes only, nnder the Governor's ? direction, might be appointed by the tiover- * nor. Thib act was extended to distillation irom anything but fruits In their season, and the permits before granted by the Governor were revoked, and the Governor was authorized to license only one or more such agents ^ for the same purposes, and then on ly If liquor could not otherwise be procured. Such agents ^ (not to exceed one in each Judicial district) KJ were subject to strict limitations. since the war. Peddling spirits was prohibited by laws ol 1870. \J A general license law (1S72, No. 155) Included licenses to sell liquors. The tax on taverns % and saloons lo retail was graded according to 1! rental va!ue of places, at 887,50 to 8375. By Joe luws of 1874. No. OIC, the provisions of the gen- 8* eral law relating to the granting of licenses ?roi were declared to be applicable to the incorpo- 1 rated limits of cities, towns aud villages. Cra This law with some additions is now In force. These additions, together wlih the passing and sometimes afterward repenting of local prohibitory laws, have furnished the liquor legislation since 1874. A gmitdeal has been said recently about & South Carolina going Into the liquor business. A perusal of the above will reveal the fact that by means of licenses It has been a partner in the business from Its earliest history. ]J(] By the passage of Ihe Evans Bill It has Just IfI simply dissolved copartnership (by the way a * u good riddance) with the Baloon keeper, and from henceforth proposes to run the business C alone. Through these years the State has been gradually approaching prohlnitlon. One ^ more turn of the temperance wheel and that C for which so many hearts long, so many lip* pray, will have come to pass. That this re mainlng revolution of Ihe wheel will be made ere this century dies away, I verily believe. In the meanwhile the duty of prohibitionists Is plain. Keep out dispensaries where you can,and where you can't, use every effort to have the law regulating them enforced. Lever, S. C. Q. W. Davis. A THE EISE IN COTTON SEED. p Important Circular from Oil Mill lD 1 Men. Mews and Courier. D Columbia. S. C , Jan. 30, 1803, || "It is an III wind that blows no one good" Is un old saying, and is particularly applicable F to the present high price of hog products. ? For the past three or four months the price of , piovlsions in the Western markets has been II steadily going up. No class of goods hasap- 1/1 Freflated more in value (ban bogs and lard. VI t Is a well known fact that the Southern pro- II duct of cotton seed oil Is an essential Ingredient of the modern lard, and consequently the price of the oil has gone up to Its maximum. Tho oil mills are having a big demand for , their products Just now, and those farmers D who have kept a supply of cotton seed are ~ particularly tortunate. The Southern Cotton Oil Company, one of the largest manufacturers in the country, realizing the opportunities or the situation v*; and the nearness of tbe planting season, have ? * made a remarkable offer toCaroilna'M lartn- 'or era. In a word, cotton seed Is made more P"J tliun exchangeable with high grade fertilizers. The shortnesa of the hog crop has come in H<! very timely for the farmers, and they will no P/J' doubt reap a harvest out of the unusual sltualion. coc The following circular letter from the Southern Cotton Oil Company, of Columbia, of which Mr. C. Fltzsimous Is manager. Is selfexplanatory, and marks a distinct and linpor- m0 tant era lu the cotton seed Industry In this hu state: ua To the Cotton Planters of South Carolina: jjni We beg to announce to you that cotton seed UU| oil has advanced to such a good value that we j can offer you the following exchanges ol fertilizers for cotton seed. We have regular p agents at every railroad depot and we have authorized them toofferyou for us an follows: For every 20 bushels of cotton seed yon will X] deliver to our ugents they will give you 500 poundaota st-nndard guano, the guaranteed analysis of which will be 2>? per cent, ammonia, N per cent, phosphoric acid and 2 per cent, potash. Or for 20 bushels of seed they will rn give you 7">0 pounds of acid phosphate. Or for 20 bushels of seed they will give you 400 pounds of our prime cotton seed meal. Now the practical question to you Is: Which will A] pay you best as a fertilizer, 20 bushels of seed ft per acre, or 500 pounds standard guano? cla You have used both seed and commercial pre fertilizers for years past. If you had to buy seed lor a fertilizer and were ottered by a ler- F llilzer dealer 20 bushel* of cotton seed for the me price you were ottered 500 pounds standard guano at, which would you pay lor and 11 put on your land ? at ( We can arrange to have the fertilizers at the A depot before you have your seed, so that you rls( - ......... rpi.lu (i t?i?o n <r?i_ cull haul a loan uum wujr*. ?.? w....bv- ? inent through our agents will enable you to r.' haul at your convenience In small quantities, hut IT parties having 700 bushels or more of A' seed (a enr load) deKlre l.o trade directly with "t 1 u.s lei them correspond with us. j( We desire also to again call your attention eel to the value ol cotton need hulls as a lood lor the entile. We have been so successful In Intro- ?ov duelne them, and they have proved to be bo .. economical and valuable as a feed, that we , have stopped burning them as we formerly ' did and are now shipping our entire produo- .. Hon for lecd, amounting to three hundred tons per week. From our Western mills we A are shipping hundreds of tons to the rattle 'nsl pens In Cincinnati, Chlcngo and St. Louis. & !" The Southern Cotton Oil Company, p C. Kllzsiiuons, Manager. ris< ? HARR c4 % Spi ^ Hors Emulsion C< o Dr. Han I-H I Ph Ner\ w HARE m LOMAX AVING MOVED TO NO. 8 COTHRAN'8 Blocks 1m prepared to furnish at the lowmarket price any goods In bis line, Rnclia* rd, Molasses, Salt, igar, # Coffee, Vinegar, lour, Meal, Oats, Bacon, Grits', Cigars, Corn, Bice, Tobacco, AND ;erosene oil. Iro CANNED GOODS, CANDY, and evthing usually kept 1m a grocery more, eb. 8.1893, tf BRING ON 'our Cotton Seed. FE expect to clofieriown the Oil Mill by the ' 18th day of FEBRUARY. We will give ENTY-FIVE CENTS per bushel for all d souDd Reed delivered at the mill between v unci above date. re mill have on hand a small RQpply of lis and Meal which we are selling cheap cash. II parties owing the mill must settle at F, L. MOBROW, Book-Ke8per. eb. 8.1803,2t . r EARLY Spring Goods. UR FIRST HHlFMEii* 173 now 111 and tu arrive thin week: ) pieces Spring Calicoes. I pieces Spring Gingham*. i pieces Stripe and Plaid Outing Cloths, it the thine for bluzer or dress ) pieces Cheeked and Htrlpe Nainsooks m 6c. up. able Damasks, Doylies to matah. Linen ish, Stripe and Check Linens, tic. For Boys Bodies. omethlng new and handsome. IR LADIES BLOUSE WAISTS. hina Silks, Satteens, Cheviots <fcc. hoe, Hosiery & Glove Stock Complete. dways in Stock. omplete line Black Cloths, Creps, Ac., salte lor mourning. emons wishing almost any staple article sur line can be suited. Very Respectfully, m wmm & co. I IV11 IIIIWWX w w.. eb. 8, 189:), tf nlEfSl! t VIRTUE OF POWER OF SALE CONtalned Id a certain mortgage, executed by ilcher Adams to Hill & Co., and duly reded In the office of Mesne Conveyance for beviile county, In Book "A," page 255. on 9th day of January, 1385, and by said Hill ,'o. regularly assigned to Christian Daniel valuable consideration, I will sell for'the rment of the debt to secure which said rtgage was given, at Abbeville Court use. on SALEDAY IN MARCH, 1808, at 3llc auction, all that tractor parcel of land, ^ate, lying and being In Abbeville county, ilaiulng Thirty-Two Acres, re or less, and bounded by lands of Frank ichlnson, Whitfield Hutchinson, Ellas rrls, and others, being a part of what Is own as the ' Promised Land" which was chaned by Welcher Adams from the State South Carolina. TERM1*?Cash. CHRISTIAN DANIEL, eb. 2,1883, 4t Mortgagee. ie State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. riVUDAlb vvw *> . the matter of the Estate of Rev*. B. F. Mil ler, Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. LL persons Indebted to said Estate must settle without delay, and those holdingIoih agalUKt the Estate must preseut them iperly attested to THOMAS \V\ MORTON, eb. 2,1898, 3t Executor. rldlcs. Iiarness, and nil kinds of plow gear 1'. Hammond Sc Co.'s. . uew line of nice chewing tobacco at Harjn & Game's. oineof the finest 5 cents cigars In town at rrlMon & Game's. ledlclnes and remedies for horse ntid cattle llarrixon Jc Game'*. ,000 bushels red rust proof seed oats Just re ved by W.Joel Stnllh & Sons. Cull on in and get your supply. It will pay you to t good mils and no other kind. :. M. Haddon A Co.. will continue to offer clal tmrgnl ns In "Drews Goods" during the nth of January. They wish all the room y cun get for spring goods. . car load "New Crop" New Orleans molesnnd syrups, all grades, Just In ut Smith ions. erfecto 5c cigar at New Drug Store. Har>u & Gauie. \ T ISON & G. - ring Specialtie ie and Cattle Powde (By the Packnge or by the Puond.) od Liver Oil with Hypopf rison's Headache Po re and Bone Linime ISON & G. * # yiJ " ^ * 'l I V.' ' i * .' w't'. * OF II GOODS, IIS,. ! * 2* r*t * In order to reduce my stock to: I will offer special bargains in D Millinery. All Colored Dress Heavy Winter Shoes reduced in ] Felt Hats at half price. ' I Can Save All I ask is to call and see my - a full stock of Bleached, Brown the old prices. Everything in , in price, but you get what I hav< Thanking the public for past fi ance of the same, I remain WM. A "v ' . 'i ! THE f t ' : To Bay Anythi ' '' ki y*. * - . . in the Furni Beds, Bureaus Washstauds t Rockers,! bares, ivi Pillows, Sprin everythi Where you have the besi Where the prices are 1< Where the best atten This place says all MINT Positively 110 goods for over 30 (lays. & The State of South Caroliua, |1 county ok abbeville. PROHATK COUltT. In the mutter of the Estate of Mr*. E. A. Morton, Deceased. A Notice to Debtors and Creditors. fl ALL persons Indebted to said Kstate must 1 settle without delay, and those holding m eiulms against the Estate must present them V properly attested lo S thomas \v. morton, Feb. 2,1893, 3t Executor. Wanted. d Experienced male teacher for B the Latimer school, Magnolia townithlp. Address u. o. BELL, Feb. 8, lStr.S. .it* Dry Urove, 8. C. Harrison <& (iauieare prescription druggists, ' and have a line of physicians supplies. UJ A. ME. i w S. ; ?d irs. M 52 o losphites. 1 A wders. ^ ? nt. l, fel AME. ' It ', < >'<&?<* ' ' ' r= _ A.twyi ' !Yi * ^ 1 _____ -> nnnn o innmnrw? 1 m <s mmi >, , x # make room for Spring Goods, rv GoodSf Notions, Shoes and, A . * " 'Vip* i Goods at and less than cos$. )rice. Ladies and Mistes - r ""'-/J,,. ' . " ' . ' > You Money! prices. Eemember I have and Cheoked Homespnns at Cotton Goods have advanced ) on hand at old prices. > ivors, and hoping a continu- . i Very BespectMly, V E. BELL. ? ili x>~ , " Ml 'I || Ti ?i. ' , ng You Want '-?? ftl :; t? J A ^ itnre Line. ' . . ' ' . t < 4 . 1 j s .-^1 * , .< ; / * , Chairs, tables, attresses, g Mattresses ng, is, - j t stock to select from! )west! tion is shown yon! the customers, is, n-niri i JLiiVO ! charged to anybody J. R. M. V. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE cfeN-fi^fciEN. And other rpecl<lea for M Gentlemen, Ladle*, Boys ana Ml.we a are the Best in the World. Seo descriptive advertisement which will appear In Take no Substitute, bat Insist on having W. L. DOUGLAS' SHOES, with name and price stamped on bottom. Sold by Aug. W. Smith, Abbeville, 13. M. Lipscomb & Co, Ninety-Six \. \V. Smith lx wHHng an nil wool red knit ?wota at -loc. per pair, worth 76c. _ ' ' ' * * >i> * ,t .