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The Press and Ban? T>rr TTTTn tt ttttt anxrwsi ni nuun vvuliouix Ten Pages. ABBEVILLE, S. C. iS^-Published every Wednesday $2 a year in advance. Wednesday, March 3,1897 Trusts? Farmer* Against .Ifnnipu latora. The Yorkville Enquirer Is generally nearly in accord with our own views that i seldom feel disposed to dissent from Its utti ances, but we tbink our neighbor is off t track on the question of the round hale, ai the matters leading up to it. That paper evidently approves a trust combination among the farmers whereby t! production and price of cotton may be co trolled. From a farmer's standpoint th idea may commend itsell to their favorat consideration. But when the ghost of a tru appears tojpack and control the crop, that quite another thing. From the standpoint of the l'ress and Ba xier a irusi is a irusi, regaruiess 01 woo uui form it. It a trust Is formed to squeeze raon< out of the people we fail to see wherein it commendable iu one set of men, while othe are blamed fordoing exactly the same thin The round bale may be approved by ra road men and spinners. The round bale m? be approved by larmers?and we think tb< will approve it. The round bale may be good thing from every standpoint?and v doubt not that it is. Please read again the paragraph from Chic go, on which the Enquirer's article is base That article bears internal evidence of havlr been written by some one who either do not know what he is talking about, or else careless of his statements. If these machines are not put into ti hands of theginners, Low are the owners the patent process to be benefitted? Do auybody suppose that the railroads w: troncnnrl svtftAn In lha tooH trv Vour larunr have It packed In a round bale? We do n understand bow any idea tbat there is a 6a Ing of transporting cotton In the seed cou be maintained except by a man who hi wheels in his bead. The idea of saving nearly $3 a bale is tl merest moonshine. The average bale is abo< 400 lbs. Tbe charges for ginning and pac; ing such a bale would be SI. The cost of ba ging and ties would be 8 . The round ba man does not claim that tbe cost of giOQii can be reduced. The present cost of packli tbe present square bale after it Is ginned next to nothing?or about the expense < packing the round bale. Tbe cost of baggli uuu nw wum Liul uc Kreukijr reuuceu uy u round bale. If such cost Bbould be reduct tbe farmer would lose in proportion to tl reduction?his bale would weigh that mu< less. The chief advantage of tbe round bale that It is more compact and requires less cs room iu which to ship a given amount. Tb( will tbe railroads ship cotton in the seed New Jersey, or to widely separated cities f< packing? Tbe cost of ginning, packing and transpoi lng a bale of cotton to Liverpool?as no packed?is perhaps S3. The Idea that any trust composed of spec lators can put down the price of cotton about on a par witbJ|^dea that the farme cua form a trust the price of U Within the last '^^^^^Kiere have bee many theories for^^^^^Bg the farme without work, and for fleecii him have been devb^^^^^Hitatlon of an idea that the grea^^^^^^He people ma make themselves ^^^^^Hhdertaklng I work a rabbit foo^^^^^Hubllc has dot much barm ?o the^^^^^Huch action me deceive some of tt^^^HBuse them to rela some of their en^^resln producing the crops. The people of the South are peculiar] blessed in the fact that tbey have almost monopoly in furnishing the world's supply the beet cotton. Cotton is the best moot crop in the world, and is certain to bring tl ready cash every day in the year. The mom is sent to the cotton fields, and no sane ma thinks of parting with It until be has recel' ed the cash. The miners are not so fortunate. Tbey mu sell their iron ore on a credit. Tbe manufa turerof iron, wood and otber material mu go abroad and seek a buyer for bis goods?ar be must sell tbem on a credit, and take tl chances of collecting bis bills. Not sown tbe cotton producer. He gets tbe ready cat and runs no risk. Tbe western grower of corn and wbeat do not get a price for bis produot which wou Induce the cotton raiser of the South to ha it to market, even when he could And buyer. Tbe raiser of western bogs, western mule >uu wesiern uorses musi incur tne riHK, e pense and waste of time to bring bis produ to the door of tbe cotton raiser. Cotton seems really to be a royal king, whom the earth pays its ready tribute Those people who may want the staple mu send the money with which to move It, at the western man must bring his product our doors If he would All bis pockets with t! golden harvest of tbe Southern cotton field. All the talk about forming combinations decrease tbe product or to force Its price fro Its legitimate place Is demoralizing and lnj rious to our farmers. Tbe true way to do Is reduce unnecessary expense in its prodt tlon.andtolnorea.se the crop sufficiently make good tbe reduction in price. The farmer who has cotton to Bell, can pr< per and have money. Nobody would go the non-producing cotton farmer to borrc money or to sell anything. As every farm and every farmer Is dlffere in some respects from every other farm ai every other farmer, the same details will n suit for every larmer In this country, b there Is one general principle that will app to all, namely: Make all you can, with ' little expense as possible. With any su rule as this the energetic and Intelligent ci zen need have no fears of combines or trus Sam JoueV Lecture. The Court House was crowded Mond night to hear Sam Jones' lecture. Peo] came from long distances, and the seats wt tilled before the arrival of the speaker. Frc the frequent laughing and the constant g faw that responded to his utterances o would suppose that a very great man w speaking, or else the audience was easily s isfled. No attempt will be made to reprodt bis talk, which was about as full of stale Job and as barren of solid thought as can well imagined. A very large per cent. of bis ts was about himself and his family, which course is always Interesting?to tbe speaker The talk of tbe evening was pitched not the highest level, though there were soi things said which were good enough. Frequently the speaker was coarse In 1 utterances and be bordered sometimes 1 near the vulgar. Some of his words were i Jectionable in themselves, while some tbern suggested unutterable things. - ? ?? Keroslne at R. C. Wilson & Co. ^nraDBKHH^VPuililleN. MHHBS^raipPoukl not have bad ME^BHSOSS^P^nal The Shu was ent. nfl^R^HM^Holder one geiH the more Sj^BHfflM^Poecoines, that weighed and nBfiV^Tour finite understanding, t DNHTf to be two Rides to every question. aHB^WHVlnK spread before tbe public a I ^^^inviiicing array of facts aud figures in port of a view held by us, we note tbe fol ing in reply thereto: ? "The Charleston Sun deplores tbe actlc the South Carolina Legislature in refusic repeal the lmigratlon law, which lor _ agents to carry car-loads of negroes I South Carolina to other sections of , country. ai "The Press and Banner would heartily i mend the Legislalure for doing exactly \ The Sun would criticise so severely." ? Judged by tbe action of their represt tlves, the Press and Banner represents views of the white people of this State, bu cannot reconcile it with our conscleni keep the blacks with us, and treat them _ ferently from the whites and we think - every argument advanced by the PresR Banner might have Droceeded out of mouth of Pbaroah with regard to the chili of Israel. Pharoah and all his hosts were overwhel in the Ked Sea, for interfering with a ml tory movement, and while Tbe Sun oai we say that it apprehends any Red Sea dlsa 8r- fo' us, we are weary of those horrible red h dies, which the presence of the negroei ~ sucn nomoers among us is conunuany id duclng and which we are told are split u the ground to protect our women from v our friend calls "an Ignorant, dependent or unsuspecting people, who have the stron he local attachments." n. Let them go! at We copy the above from the Charle ,ie Sun. We believe the reference to Phai l8t and the migratory movement Is liter ]8 true. But, If we are not mistaken, these ' gratory people" werelheld In bondage?I Q. were the servants of Pharoah, and sough iy be free from the merciless taskmasters. P ay oah, like the white masters of the South [S Jected to the liberation of the Israelites. rg followed after them when on their wa g the promised land. His chariots and h< !j. men came to grief, but the Israelites n iy set foot on the promised land. ?y Tne masters of the South, like Phar a went to war, and the shackles fell from ?e feet of their slaves. Rivers of blood and told treasure were spent to perpetuate oonaage or me Slave, wnue ne gained greatest of boons?freedom?without an ef If we are not mistaken the Egyptian 1 d. and his army sufiered greatly in the Ked ig while the children of Israel passed over es shore. The negroes gained their freei is without the loss of blood. Their masters, the King of Egypt, suffered greatly. ie The Southern bondsmen had a severe or of to pass. The freedman of the South in es new relation to society and to the gov ill ment, haa much to learn, and be must o to learn at the cost., of blood. In former tt ot he had no rights which the freeman v- bound to respect. When be was made ? id before the law, and when the restralnl as slavery were removed, forgetting the bou of reason and the restraints of law, the n< ie committed crimes for which he has sufle ut He must learn to obey and respect the k- aud to respect the rights of others. Untl g- does do so he will suffer at the bauds of ie jured neighbors. The bondsmen of Ej ig desired to go. The negro of South Caro )g does not want to go, except as be iB lurec ib niUbiouB or Dngnier proopecin ana more 3f tile fields in distant and, to him, unkn< >K lands. The negro wants to stay with us; le mis a useful place In the economy of 3d State, and we would not entice blra awaj ie promises and hopes which will never m 3b rlalize. If the negro's presence Is Jectlonable, is It right to palm 16 ofl on unsuspecting communities? ir- Louisiana is anxious to get him, 1 ;n should we not allow him to sta to The conditions change our notions of r ar and wrong. Before the war, the poor w trasb was regarded as the objectionable "t- zen, and the slave-owner encouraged 1 w slave-owners to go to the West?to Alaba to Mississippi, to Louisiana?to any wl from Abbeville county. The result was the slave-owners became also the land-c u' ers, and the Savannah side had few w 18 people when the war broke out. That 1 r8 to-day, In a large measure, Is either Ij ie idle or occupied by negroes. Before the war hundreds of non-slave-h ers moved to the West to give place to r6 negroes. No, things have changed. negro Is no longer a chattle, and it Is clali y that we do not need lilm any longer, j mat be ought to go. t0 It bas been held that while Individuals ie everything, yet the South lost nothing by * abolition of slavery. The labor is still li lX The fields are cultivated. And more col lr Is made now than before the war. The dl euce Is, that instead of task-masters grab! it all, the many get the benefit of their la 'y If the negro wants to go, we say let Inn a but we say that the white people suffer a of sonal loss when he does go. :y ie . , r jy n Marshal Martin. vThe News and Courier bas about ceased ing against the Metropolitan police of C c> leston, butour neighbor, the Greenville Ni gt and the Charleston Post, are making a v ld rous attack on the manuer of Marshal J 3e tin's enforcement, or non-enforcement of dispensary law in the city by the sea. *b From the standpoint of the Press and I ner it Is the duty of the Governor to inv era to t ho nnon onrl nnrfiUAPUflfl nho rcrau r\f 1 ld ficlenoy oq the part of the chief of the Me ul polltan police. If the Chief is derelict In a duty, aud falls to enforce the law to the bi faction of the blind tigers of that city, t )g he should be removed, and his place she x' be filled by some one who will enforce ct law' Let the Governor enforce the law at leaf such a manner that the enemies of the may have no reason to complain of the la; with which it is enforced. "3. If the regularly constituted authorities st not enforce the law. then the lnstruraen ld the law should be changed. to This newspaper believes that Governoi be lerbe will not allow the foreigner! Charleston to run over him or to trample laws of the State under foot. l0 Let the Governor give this matter m prompt, determined attention. Either t IU. the illicit liquor dealers of Charleston c to govern the city and look after the mors 1C the people. His Inaugural message indicated that Governor had the courage of hiB convictl Jg_ Now let him see that the blind tigers dc to brag about setting the law of the State a )w fiance. nt The Nlii of Greed. ot >nt Sam Jones in his lecture Monday ni^h >ly velghed against the greed that prei as among men. He played the changes oc ch word and depicted the thrifty and prospe tl- citizen as greedy and as one to be despise ts. the poor?and of course honest?citizen. The fact is, that much of the clamor tb made against corporations?or rich folkno better foundation than the conscious ay of the fault-finder that he has been left it jle race. ;re Indolence, lack of energy, or the absen ,m the faculty which enables us to spend Uf_ than we make Is the cause of nlne-lentt ue the poverty and suffering witli which ,a8 world Is afflicted. It matters not how s at. rlor a man may he, or how good bis envl lce ment. If he have not the faculty which :e8 enable him to lay by something he will be be a poor man, and the chances are tin dk will blame somebody else for bis lac o( thrift. Instead of the prosperous citizen bei on curse to the country, he is the greatest t aje factor of bis community. It is the prospe citizen who gives employment to labor. bj8 builds churches, railropds, factories, ai 00 the most liberal supporter of every Qb. cause. The poor man may be of a higher tyj manhood, but If he has not money he ca do the great things which his more wea neighbor does to build up the country ai bless the laborlug man. ?mm?i^?? ???a? Tbe Writing of lltatory. ftnr An editorial from the TorHvllle Yeotna S will be found Interesting, even H one Is 311 estt-! Inspired with a belief in the correctness here the views therein expressed. j History and tlie notable events In tl sup- past are subjects which too often refie< low- j the prejudices of the historian. To wri in of a,rueor accepted history ol contemporan ik to | ous events is most difficult. No two per^oi bids | Would agree In their account of a dog figh ' much less of the great events in the histoi j of a country. coin- True history, or accepted history, can onl K ia be written after the participants in the occu :nta- j rence have passed away. As long as thou ' l'ie ands of olcf soldiers live, no accepted histoi t we ,e JO can be written of the war and the caus dif- which led up to the terrific struggle. that ^-0 account of the war which is writtt during the life time of the participants of tl dren great battles that made the land historic ca be regarded with favor by all the people. Bra. The fame of many great men rests as larg auot ly on the causes which they espoused as upc their own superior minds. The people assi [*Ujn' elate important principles and notable even pro- with tho leaders and actors In the drama, ihat l^eKe Prlnclple8 fall, or are overshadowed t . mntanillnff fomfih th? tpnilnn(!v Ik to dwn HI1U ? ? ? gest or forget tbe aciors on one side, while magn fylng and glorifying tbe leaders and parllc pants on tbe otber side. ston Tbe \ eoman nays: ro? 1 "John C. Calboun was one of the greatei ally men America has produced." 'ml- These words, or words to that effect, are a they most stereotyped ; yet who has ever quott l 10 John C. Calboun In support of any theor, bar- except perhaps those old theories that ha\ > ?b" been long since exploded by tbe logic < I,e events. Tbe Press and Banner, living in tfc y to home of John C. Calhoun, confesses that w arse- know nothing of him, except that he mad ever speeches that few men have read, and tbi we do not recollect to have heard a stum 0?b, speech In twenty years that did not refer t tbe John C. Calhoun's greatness, without elvlu un" ua tbe least Idea as to wherein his greatnei the |ay- i>he fact j8i that we have heard tt the name of Calhoun, and a few local celebrltle Ibrt, wtj0 bad kindred, until we are worn out an I'n8 have no more patience with tbe public ltloli ?ea, try of "our set." dr> Observation leads us* to believe tbat loci loin greatness depends very largely on tbe nun Ike ber Qf imie kindred tbat a man leavt behind to blow bis fame. Tbe Idea that som deal body's greatness would add lustre to th his name or kindred of far-ofT relatives seems I ern" prevail; and there are men who would sooi fien er be small potatoes in the presence of grea meK ness than to be themselves men and tfc waB leaders of men. iual Although they were not Inferior to man * of whose names are sounded wherever there : inds a bored audience In Abbeville county, y( ^B1"0 the names of Pettlgru, Burt, Moragne, an Alston are never heard. They le/t no klndre law, to be pleased and they have no living friend I be whose vanity It will pay the orator to tlckl< ,n* It pays no orator simply to eulogise the de rypt serving dead. Una Tbe nameB ol Orr, Hampton, and Tlllma I by will go down In history. Orr's name will b fer" honored. Hampton's will be a fixture In tb own anDa|s of Soutb Carolina. And Tillman' I he name will never be forgotten. But this Is nc the tbe time to write the history of either. ] ' by lull Justice should be done to either of thes ate- men otfeuce would be glveu to man, ol>* others. Less than Justice would be au uc h'm fairness to the men whose memory will b 11 preserved and whose name will be foreve tvhy connected with the ulstory of South Caroline y?? Let us be historians, and not hero worshlj; lght pers. Let us not enlarge the greatness of otb bite ers by degrading or underestimating oui clti- selves. jonma, * m jere Are We to Have Ihe Curfew In Noutl "ial Cnrol Inn? iwn" The Intendant and Wardens of the town c NValhalla solemnly enact a law as follows: and "The Marshal Is authorized to arrest an ring person found on the streets between 10 o'cloc p. ra., and 5 o'clock a. in, wbo cannot, give .. satislactory reason for such presence on th 0,a" streets during these hours." Before the war the town Marshal of A.bb< The vii|e wa8 required to ring a bell at ten o'cloc! med in summer and at nine o'clock in winter, a aDd which time the slaves of that day were re quired to be on their Master's premises, ui lost |eK8 they could give "satisfactory reason fc t-be their presence on the streets" after the rlnf l6re* lngofthe town bell. "Satisfactory reason Lton waB furnished .by showing a "pasB" frot ?er" their masters. Without the exhibition c *'n8 that pass, tbe darkey, If caught, wasJerke b?r- up by tbe Marshal or patrolleis, when h l8?i would receiveu flogging. per" More than thirty years ago, the town bell a nuueviue ueitauu 10 rius tue curiew, anu nine then the laqh has not been applied to th back of any belated darkey. Now, attblBlate day the town council ( Walballa authorizes the town marshal t ttr- "arrest any person found on tbe streets bi bar- tween 10 p. m. and 5 a.m., wbo cannot glv 8ws, satisfactory reason for such presence on tb Igo- streets at these hours." dar- It does not appear to whom the "reason the must be satisfactory," nor is it clear to ui what penalty Is to be Inflicted in case th Jan- "reasons are not satisfactory." We presum estl- that such belated persons are not to be wbl{ nef- ped. as were the slaves of former days. itro- We presume that tbe marshal will pick hi i his subjects on whom to enforce this law, an itle- that some people will have no trouble in kIi ben ing "satisfactory reasons." According to ou >uld way of thinking a citizen would ba perfect! i the iilHltllnhln In Rhrtollnc flown aa a hiuhmm man,any man who assumes to Interfere wit )t in him white peaceably passing along the publl law streets. xity can- CuemieM of llie DtapenHary. 18 of Sam Jones is a hater of the South Carolln liquor dispensary, and during his speech t r often referred to the dispensary In term s which wpre nut In ho mluimilsrulniul Who 1 lbe a man opposes the dispensary law of Sout Carolina, we are always Inclined to lnquli B upon what grounds the opposition isexpres ,e or ed. The law is supported by perhaps nln "?us' tenths of the prohibitionists while a large p< ,so cent, of other temperance people favor tl law. We believe all the liquor tneu of tl lb0 Stale oppose the law. These opponents of tl ons. |aw haye tbe morul Kupport 0f a jew exll > not K00Cl preacije,- here ttnj t,i)ere. l<*e" If saloon keepers anil preachers Join hand we are at a loss to know what it means. Free .Silver ami Oilier Free Thing t ln_ Sam Jones has a correct Idea of free school mils tree 8l,ver> antl other free Institution, ii the 8aJ' B0> bu1, we P^ume that, he tbinl rous that some people may soon be wanting fri ^ b salvation. Free silver, free salvation, fri schools, free clothing stores, and free be al lg steaks would go all rieht. -has Mr. Jones thought that the county need< ness man,y men ttUt' womanly women. 1'eop i tbe llial tlie Derve and ,lie Pr,(Jo lo l"ke ca of themselves, was the need of the countr ce o( These sort of people that lay down and e less Pecled the government to do something l< is of lhem were not up to his Ideal of the best cl the unship. mpe- ? irou" The I.eKiNlaturc. will gll)j The Legislature will adjourn today or t be morrow. Their work will go into hlstor; K Wbtle we do not pretend to know all that ha | been done, yet we are Inclined to the opinio Dg a' that this has been a very good l^eglslatur )ene.: The effort to enact laws favoring partlculi rous | classes lo the matter of taxes Is the most o IIe I Jectlonable feature. Otherwise the Legisl 3d |8 J ture has been a good one. good ? >e of 0rlP capsules nre harmless, they do not coi tain morphlue or opium. Sold only by Ha nnot r|son <$. Oame. iltby ^ fresh lot of onion sets and garden seed i id to Harrison & Game's. Go to K. C. Wilson & Co. for Kerosine, - . i ' \ ???E ?ana?w???awt? ?B?Minrt?? WEST END. ,n 3t of mid Iik:I?IpiiIn of a Week About (he C'ity. ie | Monday?Salesday?was a busy one lor most j I of our merchants, as mere wa* a goou sizeu i | crowd In the city notwitslandlng'the baa j ,e roads. It was an orderly and sober crowd, | 1 e- we noticed one "plain drunk'' and the police lat ' gathered him In. | 'J 1 Water has ?een turned Into the cotton fac- i grl , tory reservoir, and (the lake) for It Is almost ari y large enough to be called Is rapidly tilling up. '] In a short time the big engine will be tested, sal and then next comes t.be looms, spinning 1 IS machinery, &c. wt r- Last week the employeen at the 8. A. L. de ? shops here sent to Mr. F. H. McGee, who was 1 formerly the Master Mechanic, a beautllul Sa y and costly gold headed walking stick. This mi es stick was one of the ebony, aud the massive I gold head was beautifully carved and engrav- Mi ed with lhli? inscription. "Presented to P. H. J i" McGee, M. VI., by the employees of the S. A. ! ,e L. R. R. shops, Abbeville, S. C." ni| Mr. aud Mrs. H. H. Norwood came up from all Calhoun Falls lust Saturday, for a few days thi stay with relatives. e- Mrs. Ab Garrison has gone to her home near Monroe, N. C., for a short visit. Mrs. Geo. Whine visited Mrs. E. P. Harrison ^ o- at Bradley last week. a|; t8 Mr. A. M. Sclicen is at home for a few days ,, stay, after u trip througt. the "Land of Flow- M,' *' ers." "* >y Mr. and Mrs. It. M. L'addon left Monday 118 rf vlaS. A. L lor New Vorlt and Baltimore, to . buy tbelr fiprln,; and summer stock of dry goods and millinery. ' ii- Due West was represeated at Sam Jones' tu, lecture by six or eight of her citizens, among the number were two or three young ladies. Jf1 Miss Nellie Stern, of Athens, Ua? is the 8t guesi. ol her sister Mrs. A. Cohen. Miss.Stern rel arrived In the city Sunday afternoon. P? j. Mrs. E. B. Cilhoun is It Baltimore, Md., for 1 . a few days stay with her daughters Miss Flo- tlv u rideaud Miss Willie. N.rs. Calhoun left for J"' y, Baltimore Monday last. re Mlsss Carrie Healen left last Wednesday for '?j her home in Georgia. Miss Healan made J af many warm friends during her stay here, ln le who bid her good-bye with much re?ret. ,e Miss Mamie I^ee Is at home after a stay of several weeks with friends ln Rock Hill and 1 e Ureeuviile. tru at Monday nlgbt the Court House seemed the lei D ceutre of gravity, to wh ch our people, and 1 p the many visitors within our gates, all tooa I ? their way. Katn JoneB w^s ludeed a drawing J ig card, and It bus been many days since such a 'J 5 large audience (one that Jaia for admission) J tilled the building, all part of the country \ !? seemed to send more or less representatives. I s By railroad and prlvatu conveyance, they I j came irom .uue west, iiouges, jhi. uarmei. J Wllllngton, Lownsdevllle, Donalds, Anlre- I ' vllleand Calhoun Falls,a I tohearSam Jones. \ Every one anxious ''to ?et there and stay } . tbere" at least until the lecture was over. J The lecture was as In all things else a tlnan m 1- clal success, and the liisihodlst church 1b 891 J ,8 better otf. S liev. D. W. Keller came !n from Towovllle, ?" Anderson county, Monday afternoon, we sup- TR ie pose to bear the lecture. I ? Mr. A. Cohen ban gone to New York to buy > his stock ol mens and boys clothing. Oats, 3- shoes and other fixtures, for the spring and 1 t summer seasons. The new styles are all out, get ? aud Mr. Cohen will while north select the tu oream of the good ones for his customers. 1b A number of our young men met la?t week 1 v aud organized a fire department and will be we . ready lor active service Just so soon as the a J water works are completed and our city coun- gu it ell purchases the necessary apparatus. We t el understand that two companies were organ- tbi d IzeU and officers were elected. Just what to apparatus will ba needed we are not able to Th is Hiiy, but suppose two bose reels, wltb a plentl- gei B fcil supply of hose, and a book and ladder V truck will about till the bill. pa '* Mrs. W. A. Templeton Is at home after a wa weeks slay at Monterey wltb ber sister, Mrs. bit The Farmer's Bank has a beautiful unci at- for 'e tractive sign painted on its window. 1 he ln| e puluter Is certainly an expert In his line. wh b Mr. P. J. Leach and family now occupy the I , residence on Main Street, owned and recently m< ,l occupied by Mr, J. Allen Smith and family tw [f who are now ln their new home. su] e l''1 w, y IDI A SERIOUS MATTEB, ?c boi elg i. Hit Old Owuer?i Haiti in Mortmain Still j. : Their Old EntAleM. da. r- McCormlck Times. jj? A. number or me landowners in tne vioini- po( ty of the mouth of Little Klver htj very vl(j much wrought up now, and Justly to, tor evl there Is a prospect that they will loso ihelr tru homes. tol I) They live oil what used to be known as the g0, , "Wadsworth leased lands." We have hoard various and conflicting histories of these f lands, but the gist of the matter seems to be abouttbls. About the beginning ot this oen- 1 v tury there lived In Charleston a gentleman Inj k by the name of Wadsworth. Some say be la* a was an Englishman and others say he was a Lo e Quaker, tiny way it seems be was a very aft wealthy gentleman and owned a quantity of Su , land tbioughout the State. At his death be lng ' left bis property In trust for the benefit of fro k certain ol' bis slaves during tbelr lifetime, ^ and at their death to go lo the benefit of the TU public schools of Laurens county. After the ^ death ot the slaves the trustees leased the lllt \ nrnriortu fr?p n nukh rdncMprntlrui for u f?>rm .. ,r 01 eighty years. This least expired In 18t>5, jol r and the trustees, or their successors rattier, lv ?" are Reeking to reclaim the lands. Mr. W. P. *!,, " Hudson, of Greenville, ha* been employed In n the matter and he is at present engaged In ,jo f surveying the land on Savannah river, on ,er ,r both sides of Little river. A representative .. d of the Times went to the river Thursday to j e cera Mr. Hudson, but that gentleman wat at ' work down In the swamps surveying and vvcould not be lound. -i ,t The tract of land he Is trying to locate, we are told,originally contained some 1,600 acres, . but has oeeu sub divided, and sold and resold. e until now it Is owned by some fifteen or , twenty different persous. Old people say .f t bat no taxes were paid on this property be . , fore the war, because the State does not tax ^ o property held for charitable or benevolent p t. purposes. After the war, however, the au- . thorltles learning that the property was occu- . pled by private Individuals and that they e were paying uo rents or revenue to any charitable purpose or to an> body, insisted that they should pay taxes on it. Accordingly 8 those living on the property began paying J s taxes, and have paid taxes on it ever since. Chi ? Most, if not all of the land has changed haods Btu since the war, and some of it has changed Hli e bauds several times, and is now held by peo- pre )- people who never knew or heard of the Lor Wadsworth lease, and thought they bad v&lid titles to tbelr homes. 8 Those whose lands are affected are Mr. ^ d Cbrlstlanbury, part of the Searles land, B. C. net Watklns, part of the Wm. Harmon estate, part of the Green Callabam place, the New by llja |r place, owned by Judge Lyon, the Edmunds bui y pluc6 owned by B. I. Burdashaw. J. A. Cor- for ley, and others whose names we have not 75 < '* lee.med. OOI u tlome of them, we are told, are disposed to erc lc consider the matter hopeless and give up ' v their homes or make such compromises as ]Do they may be able, while others will ftgut the wu matter In the courts. If this old lease should prove valid, und these people have 1.0 give up their homes, It . would be very hard and a great lnjustlco to 1 a them. ie ba tin Ge ? S.UU.KT SlUrS, ' h rac e -ic s. Note* Over the Telephone by n WMe- Mc e Awake Correspondent. wa f Mrs. Calhouu left yesterday for Baltimore ie where she will visit ber daughters, Mioses Willie and Florlde, who aro attending; tichool * ie In Baltimore. 16 Mrs. A1 Dearlng, of Monroe, and her little V a baby girl, visited relatlveii In Abbeville last * week. Miss Nellie Stern, a charming young lady 18 from Athens, Ua., Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Cohen. MIsn Mary and Miss Rachel Hemphill spent several days last week In Columbia. i M Iss Annie Bowie, of Due West, Ih clerking , in the store of Mr. Uottlielmer. Miss Annie 111 Is n charming young lady and will be glatl io lie Is, wait on her friends at any time. wi , Miss Bessie Bruce Is spending sometime in , Clinton with relatives. no ch Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have gone to Bt.m- to ee berg. Mr. Johnson will preach there. ?v Uev. Mr. Karle, of Andernon, Is expected to preach In the Baptist church Sunday. ef Miss Alma Corrle Is on a visit to relatives ch in Atlanta. ge id ? ra A $5 PAPER FOR $2. Ill x on >] liilml Woril* or the Oreenvllle >ews jn It, for the I'ri'Hs iiml Ritmicr. Oreeiivl!le News. . j The Abbeville Press and limiuer ad vise* he .. (ireenvllle News that the li.iliit in th?> Press 111 and Banner subscribers of leO'llntr their papers has advertised the 1'rets and Banner and kt 0 Increased Its circulation and suggests that. " the News might probably receive a similar y- benefit. a. i is The point of the I'ress and Banner is uot m well taken. The increase in the circulation of the I'ress and Banner is riue to the consplc- 111 e- uous fact that, the Press and Banner Is a five itr dollar paper which only ccst the subscriber sp b- lwo- it ?' ? wi ed When the St. Bernaril mouks find a traveler overcome by fatigue and cold, ca - who is unwilling to be disturbed, they Co f- know that he is in a mcst perilous con- ila dition. Such is the spiritual condition un 11 of those who will uot be awakened by 1 the gospel call. rol _ > v * ' ' V' ?;.J: LOCAL AND SPECIAL. ion niories 01 me wfPK-riiiiin IMckerl Up at (lie Court House autl on the Ni reels ? Pencil PiotiireN Without Flourishes. 'he work of the sign-painter is seen in the id. 'be city's employees wore their sweetest ns Monday morning. The band wagon ived on schedule time. rhe inevitable phonograph was here on led ay. I'he Sons ol Rest are organizing. The man 10 tells the biggest fish story will be presint. ?h? Saleday crowd was large but the actual leday was a (allure. No official sales were ide. Dispenser Calvert took in about S'2o() on 3nUay. ^ lawu-'ennls revival Is Imminent. Uessrs. J. C. Ellis and Msnnlng Black last jht rode the goat, climbed the pole and did those things the K. P's usually do when ey take the third degree. A CHARMING VISITOR. Hiss Canrle Healan, who has been visiting Mr. J. II. Blake's lor several weeks, returnto her home In Beaumont, Gu? last week. 88 neaiRD ten numerous trreuas nere wno 11 giadly welcome her back. Few visitors ve left more admiring friends in ibis town LECTURER'S AFIELD. Abbeville people may expect several lecres in the near future. 'The Reformation" will probably be prented here In some lorm or other. Luthf*r. ilancthon, Calvin and Knox are being presented on stage and platform In various rts of the State. iev. b. A. Steele, of Nashville, who capated Abbeville lint tall, is ou a lectnre ur and has had several dates in this Stwle. is sincerely hoped that a date may be made r him here. lion. W. P. Widemau will "Hit the Grit" Abbeville soon. DISPENSERS OF JUSTICE. 'he following have been appointed Mdglsites for Abbeville County by Governor El be: t. E. Cox, Abbeville. i. H. Armstrong, Hampton's. . L. Covin, Mt. Carmel. i\ J. Price, McCormlck. A. Edwards, Maguolla. V. E. Cothran, Bradley. A. Cook, Troy. \ V. Mart Id. Donalds. . L. Gibert, Lebanon. ). (3. Calvert, Calvert. V. G. Austlu, Greenwood. t. P. McCaslao, Ninety-Six. C. Moore, Hodges. I. B. Knox. Antrevllle. . G. Hardin, Lowndesvllle. ?1. E. Holllngswortb, Due West. ouble for tub tiger?several jcases ip-two ]sarrki>s ok whiskey?a witjess who wouldn't witness. .'here Is confusion and sorrow In blind tl r circles?profaulty and gnashing of teeth his latr. Verily, the Abbeville blind tiger lu a peck of trouble. ,'lltou Glover, colored, was arrested last ek (or dealing In liquor, He was tried by uryla the Mayor's court and louuu not llty. state Constables Rankin and Eppes and a City policemen made a lew pilgrimages Jerusalem lately and saw great sights, ey lound a whole inenagarle 01 blind lira and proceeded to tame them. V. B. Groves, who keeps ajslore in that rt ol town familiarly known an .Jerusalem, h visited. A gallon of liquor was louud In t store and coullsuaied, iaturday morniug Grove was arraigned bee Mayor Hill on l be charge of maiutalui a nuisance aud was fined 325. Tbe case a given to Magistrate Cox. )n Friday night the constables and pollce;u vimted the Seaboard depot and found o barrels consigned to W. B. Groves aud ppo^ed to be "glassware"?from Richmond, e officers, being somewhat acquainted th the ways of the world and knowing that aocent glassware Is often lound In bad mpany, looked lurlber Into it. )ne barrel contained |iorty-eight quarts Ltlesof rye whiskey and tbe other KKtylit quart bottles of corn whiskey. The iff wus shipped to the mate dispensary. Slbert Wright, colored, was arrested Mony for dealing In whlsney. Yesterday aileron Magistrate Cox gave him a hearlog aud imlssed the case. The witness on whose aitlve statement* Wright was apprehended, 11 ted tbe prisoner Tuesday morning aud tienlly gotconverted. He tola the Aluglsle a ?tory vastly different from tbe o.ie be d the policemen and the Stale's case wub ie. KENNEDY CAUGHT. >eputy Sheriff Tagssart on Monday morn; captured George Kennedy, colored, who t September, In this city, killed Torn max, colored. Kennedy disappeared soon er the killing. Mr. Taggari, located blm nday and caught blm noun Monday moru\ near Ml. Carmel, about slxteeu miles m this place. E FARMERS' MUTUAL?HE ORGANIZATION. Lt a recent meeting of the stockholders of ; Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association ss-srs. J. Fuller Lyou, J. R. Blake, Jr., and in Lyon were named as a committee to apr lor a charter lor the Abbeville and Greenod Mutual Protection Association. Hy s measure a compact, effective organizan, easily maintained, is assured to tbe citl i8 oi me oia county hum tue new. 'he corporators are: J. F. Lyon. J. R Blake, M. Major, P. W. Suillvau, M. B. LMukles, J. L. Haddon, J. W. Scott. J. O. Grant, E. Leslie, J. M. Kiuard, P. B. Callisou 'h? old officers or the Association were sleeted except two directors?T. 0. Turner Ninety-Six township, and G. N. McKlnMu Bordeaux , being elected toliilvacans. he report ol the Treasurer was satisfactory ,he stockholders and proved the Association be a lower of strength to theoounty. roperty to the extent of $400,000 is properly mred in this Association. L>e\y of three mills was made to meet rent losses. JUDGE IJKN'KT, udge W. C. Benet, It Ih reported from nrlestou, made a mHgulflcent Bpeecb to tbe dents of Charleston College last week. ?subject was "Public HpeaklDg," and he >ved by argument aud example thutoray is not a lost art. STRIKE. Lbbevllle bad a labor strike Monday. The {roes employed by Messrs. Peunyman and lly In digging the tranches for the water .ins met at tbe trenches Monday morning I refused to go on with the work at tbelr mer wages, CO cents per day?demanding :ents per day and weekly payments. The itractors refused the demands aud the oaten quit the trenches. VorK was suspended until Tuesday morn;, when many of the old bauds went to rk?at 75 cents per day. SAM JONES. t probably matters little what the local igers of tb? Press and Banner think of m Jones. However, one ol them desires to put on record as having euough of the i vlnrflntlvA . Pcrrtt.lulf.n tttlHlltPfl f-HtltAlizlnfc? orglan, ill newspaper readers are familiar with ?stofthe elegant remarks perpetrated on it 8100 house of "old hog*," "little fools" Hots,''"rascals," etc., Abbeville furnished mdav night. Nobody got mad, nobody 8 surprised. Tbe crowd expected what jy got?a jumble of good hits, ancient and ihouored gags, sound seuse, budcombe, iquence, rot, Sim Jones, pathos, misrepreilations, Mr. Jones, good advice, fool taltt, il last but not least, Ham Jones. 'erbaps the lecture did good. It may make ne people think. Certainly a great deal of rlosity was gratified. Anyhow, we have sn and heard Sam Jones. One winter, just after ii 9uowstorm, jevy of snowbirds appeared uear my use. 1 fed tliem, and they stayed ith U9several days. They got a little ild, even comiug to the kitchen steps get their rations. There was, bower, one exception. A fence separated the old apple orard from the house lot, and I obrved that one bird kept on the fence il, never venturing nearer to the feedg place. To my surprise and delight, e reason of it was soon made plain. The poor little fellow* was lame in ie wing, so lie must not be bold, as the event of danger he must have me vantage for escape. So an old rd took him crumbs at every feeding jie. Hut the most remarkable act in my lowledgeof a bird in sympathy with lot her in distress, was performed by obiu not two hundred yards from my ?use. It was a deed of daring, and in e highest degree heroic. A sparrow hawk had pounded on a arrow in the street, and was bearing away. A robin from his maple tree itnessed the act, and instantly startiu pursuit. High in the air the noble little fellow ught up with the buccaneer, and one uld hear the short, jerky cries of the ,wk as the robin was "pegging in" d making the feathers fly. rhe hawk dropped his prey, and the bin returned to the maple tree. m m i DP Afl TUTC 1 a limur 11110. | $j Dave Gotheimer. Dry Goods. || fj NEW SPRING GOODS. 1 wl Are jutt now beginning to come in, and DAVE ||Z GOTTHEIMER has already received the first in- I ft /1 bailment. l]\ M fieuHAVE YOU SEEN HIS STOCK? . . j?? If not then call on him at once. The visit will 11/ |J ^=^r2>Save you Money. J| Ml HIS STOCK ? ?-? UP TO DATE j5> ^|j He is a NEW MAN, and will give you new aud big V values for your cash. IA FULL STOCK OF STAPLE AND FANCY DRESS GOODS ? White Goods . ; . Notions . . . Shoes <83 Millinery. w \ g THE PRICES ARE RIGHT. 0 \ Q The Goods are Eight, and if careful and polite attention and ^ the best of values for your money will make ?j you a Customer, then fj S! t t l I will sell you, r?? K) ^ ?? n mi in T\ 1' _ By \|j lours lor iraae ana xair ueanng, r/ y Dave Gottheimer. | W. D. BARKSDALE- J. ALLEN SMITH. JR. \ W. D. BARKSDALE & CO 1 - AtLeiwson's Old Stand "We have a store full of X>i*y - Goods, - Shoes, - Notions - and General - Merchandise, STAPLE DRY GOODS. , 4-4 S. Island. 5 5. y t. 27-lnnh Hnmpjin.5). P^nt^ Jeans from 10c. yd up. Hickory and Chevolt, Tickings, Calicoes. Satteens. Drillings,etc. Overalls, Shirts, Under Shirts. SomeBargains In Plow Shoes we have some good ones from 81 un. A splendid Ladies' Shoe for 81. WE LEAD I,H UKVlEltltn. Molasses by Barrel or Gallon. Syrup?best New Orleans?something nice. A Tierce of Muscavado, very fine, 50c. gallon. Flour, Meal, Grits, Bay, Bran and G?ts. Cotton Seed Meal delivered any where In town. ? CANNED GOODS?Corn, Okra. Tomatoes, Peas. 3 lb. can Peaches 10c. Potted Ham, 5? can. Oat Flake*,! Cracked Oats, Oorn - larch, Flavoring Extracts. PLOW TOOLS, all kinds. Plow Paints, Steels. CROCKERY.?A full lot. of cheap Crockery. Glass Tumplers, lower than ever before. Se? our TIN WARE? as cheap as the cheapest. KEROS1NE OIL. ??Come and See Us. O. P. HAMMOND & CO.. . Headquarters for ' H Bridles, Harness, Saddles and Plow Shoes. I Our Line In Complete rimI We arc Neiilue ineap. A GOOD HOME MADE BRIDLE FORI FIFTY CENTS. A GOOD SET HOME-MADE HARNESS FOR SC. A GOOD SADDLE] FROM $2 50 TO 512.50. A FINE OF SPRING-SEAT SADDLES. -^SiSHOES^^Cut Prices oa nil our Heavy Shoes. See the Bargains. Shoes Arriving for Spring! See the Latest! Patent Leather Tan Shoes, New, Stylish and Nobby. ^Prices Low and. Stock Complete. | Yours for Bargains, P P TJf^mnnrl & Co. For Sale. TO RENT1: One hundred cords of wood for 8ale ? , That large and commodious also?Two large well-broke Mules. House on Pickens street known an the White Apply to J. W. W. MARSHALL. House. Keh sd ")7 There are eight large rooms In the house, ' which have recently been painted and kal-' ___ somlned. The pluce Is very desirable for a _ residence, and Is large enough to be occupied ]\T ? 1 A by two families. Terms reasonable. ApDlytO . L w white. Feb. 24, 1897.. tf Bridge-Letting:. w The State of South Carolina, VV ill be let to $he lowest bid- abbeville county. deratll o'clock A. M., on TUESDAY, the liiTii of MARCH, the building of rhe Bridge Probate Court.?Citation for Lettep of Adacross Long Cane below Patterson's Bridge. ministration. Specifications made known on day of letting. JOHNLYON,Supervisor. epl74?tL February 16,1S97. ?t has made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and xr rrr f t effects of Robt. P. Cress well, late of Abbeville Do You Want Lggs t County, deceased. ? , _ _ _ These are therefore, to cite aod admonish WILL sell you a cross from Brown Leg all and singular the kindred and creditors of horns. Buff Leghorns. S. L.Wyandottes, tbe p# Cress well, deceased, that B. P. Rocks. Black Mlnoroas Black W. F. they be and appear before ine. in the Court Spanish and Indian Games lor 50 cents for 18 of Probate, to be held at Abbeville C H.. on Eggs. No bet ter cross. Yours, etc., ,he 5(h day of March. 1897, after W. E. BELL, Due west,S.C. publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the lore noon, to show cause if any they have, why the said Administration should not be graoted. L. W. White'? I.ocnla. Given under my hand and seal or tne uouri, t his 18th day ofFebrut-ry, In tbeyearof Ju?t received: [L. S.] our Lord one thousand eight hundred l.iHX) yards of those white checked Nam- and ninety seven and In the 121st year 8ookn, at ft cents per yard. These goods are of American Independance. very bard to get and this supply will not last Published on the 21th day of February, 1K97, long. They are in great demnnd. Come and In the Press and banner and on the Court supply yourself before they are all gone. House door for the time required by law. F*trn Lmnd values In White Goods at 7, 8 ? aucl 10 cents per yard. rto.si, io?i. *? * ?*? " *> Examine ray stock of Carpets. Rugs and "~ Mattings. If you are needing anything in ~ 1 > it i ' this line you can get some biirgalus. /j|i QYl/ll OT10 FllTl NAiI^A The attention of the ladies is respectfully IT (1(1 I III (1II nil I M liUMfjIi, called to those remnants of White Checked JT Nainsooks at 5 cents per yard. Ask for them and you are sue to buy them. Buy au Overcoat while thev are so cheap, You can get a great bnrgain In three pound * OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A Tomatoes by the ease from L W White. Petition has this day been filed In the office Get his prices, of the Clerk of the Court of ComraoD Pleas lor said County, for the appointment of R. E. -Ir Him.. Probate Judge, Guardian of the Estate _ of Eleanor C. Siierard, Minor, by James C. I*. IlHininond A Co. F. Ci.inkscai.es. hs Executor oi the Will of ? _ _ Tt , . Martha E. Siierrard, deceased said Slioes reduced In price at C. P. Hammond <s Minor has an estate consisting of a const deCo. All heavy shoes will go to make way for rabie amounl Df Real Estate, and of some the Spring Shoes. . Money In the hands of said Petitioner as Patent Leather Shoes In all styles at C. P. Executor?the whole being of about the value Hammond & Co. See that Patent Leather of Five Thousand Dollars, coming to her unTanSboe der the Will ot her mother, the said Martha Hiiv voti ft cod SnriiiL' Seat Saddle of C. P E* Sherrard, deceased, and no tit, competent h1S?hW P and responsible persoD can be found who Is iiammona a. co. willing to assume such Guardianship. ApClilldren's Shoes cheap of C. P. Hammond plication will be made to the Judge of the <1* Co. Eluhth Circuit, on March 25th Instant, at Chambers, lor an order appointing R. E. Hill, Hsu., Probate Judge. Guardian of said Estate. JAMES F.CLINKSCALES, a lienor Executor, Petitioner. With 25c worth of stamps enclosed will bring Feb. 9,1897.?(it , r vnv you by return mail 1 box of laxative bromo iiKtmutti. ? LiU>. quinine tablets, or Attorneys tor Petitioner. A I.otter ? ? Willi a one dollar bill enclosed will bring by HIT 1 1 TT C return mall to a club of five, each a box of ll/l "1"J AO OY\ H H nTCDO I laxative bromo quinine tablets, which will U..?QO dliU. XlUllJUlJ i cure your cold lu oue day If you don't believe It just try It. P. B. Speed. Qne Car L?ad o{ Mulea and Horses to arrive Please return all empty Harris Llthla water bottles as soon as convenient to Speed's drug J-J JDEHCIi ^ Why be annoyed with ring worm, tette =^= and such like when Westmorland tetter olnt _ ment will cure It. Try It. For sale at Speed's One 2-HOISe XiOEQ Of Stable Carry your empty beer bottles to Speed's Manure Delivered drug siore where you can always get a good _ . . __ price for them. ?1.00. Westmoreland ointment will sure cure ring worm, tetter and all skin troubles. For sale Faith In de Lawd, says Brudder Watklns, Stark's Stable, doan' mean hol'in' yo' mou. open wid yo' eyes shet, and speekln' a roas' pullet gwlue " ~ tly Inter yo' lace. Call ou R. C. Wilson & Co. for earl v Cabbage If its paper, pens, ink or anything In the plants. Theyarealso prepared to do your stationary line jou want to go to Speed's, plowing for you. Mrs> Bushes'Specific applied to a burn at 1 he best and cheapest garden seed at Harrl once will give immediate relief. For sale at on A Game's drug store. New stock Just in. Speed's Drug Store.