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The Abbeville Messenger. IM. t. BONHAM, Jr.,) fni(rn?n T* P. COTHRAN, j Editors and JA3.8. PERRIN, ) 1 *oriiii?*OBWEDNESDAY, JULY 22,1885. THE PKE88 ASSOCIATION. X)n Ttiesday the 14tli instant, the State Preps Association, met,in annual session At Greenville- ?Wo wore .prevented from joining our brethren before Tues.day,evening. On that night the anniversary address was delivered before the association at Gower & JieHly's flail, by Capt. T. H.-Clarke of the Cain^den Journal. Mr. Reynolds .was the -regular orator and Cnptnin "Clarke the .-alternate. Mr. Reynolds expected Ao be present, and had prepared his address, -!butntthe last moment wns prevented i'lednvontin a special car suncncu mj , v ^ n rogrflar train. -Col. Hammet the superintendent had vehicles to meet the ;*" / visititore-and convey them to the mills. An hour or more was spent in inspecting tho appliances and machinery ol this thoroughly and well equipped mill, where everything seemed activity, And energy and life, directed and controlled by system and order. Thi whole village of Piedmont is a thing ol - beauty, and a'monument to the name o! iCol. 'Hornmet whose knowledge anil j jriclll and watchful care ace the element* that have ;produced and- now sustair this mill. ^ / *" After the inspection of the mill th< .association ?had a -business meeting ir .the cool and roomy office of Col. Ham3 mett The President, Gol. T. B Crews - * At- - T !IK 2a:?^i. oi ,^nu JjAuroiisviuc XIWUHC, jjumu*uij > .declined re-election. He has server 7 the association for several years, and lh< \ r -members were unanimous in tendering Jiim a re-election, but he would not con .sent to aocept it. No man has evei -been more faithful to a trust, than ha: :Col. Orews to this. He has been th< . .very life of the association which owes its existence at times to him. Ho sac .xificed his time and services and duserv ,ed as life received the warm expressioi ,<jf the appreciation of his fellow-mem .bers. The following officers were elect ,ed for the ensuing year : M. B. McSweeney, President; T TI Claik, C.-W. Petty, Vice Presidents; J B. Bonner, Rec. Secretary ; J. S. Perrin ?or. Secretary ; F. Melchers, Treasurer J5. W. R. Pope, orator, M. L. Bonham Alternate. At 4 o'clock, the members of the as sociation and the ladies with them wer< .entertained by Col. Hammctt, at tin ^Piedmont Hotel, at an elegant dinner, t< .the enjoyment of which the e-uest were competent. Through the kind - j?eBS of President Haskell, nn engim had been sent from Belton to take th special ear^from Piedmont to Pelzei Gapt. Ellison A Smyth, the accomplish ,ed Superintendent of Pelzer Factor; met ub, and took us to Pelzer. nearly i mire distant on flat cars. Uere som time was spent by us in inspecting th ,9tills and the' dams and the village ^Tho whple of Pelaer is a model of neat ,nesB and'order, Captuin Smyth am ;Mr. Gofflh wero Tory nttontive to thei guests and gsure us every facility to se and appreciate the splendid work th factory is doing for that section of th <State. j^ftor the guests had asxemblei ,pt tl\o office, and refreshments wer jterved in pleasant style, ond the associ .otion set sail or Greenville. Carria .ges were in waiting to take the assoein 4$on and its guests to see Captain 0.1 Mills' Jersey farm, or to pay a visi <to Governor Perry. We wen to Governor Perry's and rarel :have w.e ever ?pent a more plea.xan P/iuurjthin that we spent in the efegnii jhoine .of 4hts-grand old Roman .who 1 - uiki>n/)Snrv (Ku ?#? ? ?- ?-?^ l?i-? 'if - -_T nviuig >?iv UMvUf lil^ J fITl n UI 1119 III '< ji\ that ease that comports with the dig nity which in j?n integral pnrt of hi .character. Hia accompli .shod wife, as ^rttoted by Mrs Patterson made o.ur visi niont' pleasant At ,9,3jO p. m., the fUMO.cintion with number of invited gue*ta assembled ii <tho dining rooip of the Mansion Uouki -to partake of a banquet tendered by t)i citizens of Greenville. It would sti ^ -the eny.y and excite the hunger of ou jTftdorsir we to produce here th i>jj) of faro of tj^at banq.net. J[n spit jiif ito fact Ah at we had partaken of n : -4 Jens than four collations on that dny w .did ample justice to tbo good thing jpread before us. Toasts and response ..occupied for more than an hour the ui leotion of tho corapap^ after wlifc .fioino uroutino business" 4*1 tru nsHctei At 8 o'clock, next mtoVnlntf & nambe ; ,0^ tho nBWspsper mentNfcfcr tfcfe* tfuid 'r-W00 of Mr. Bailey of this Mnuniaincei ' Jtt?i wd for Cesar's Head in buggies an Jhfto\x4. Buty called us homo end her 4re patted- from our friends and M*o I ciato* aft?r'one of the pleesanteat meet | Oar ^jonio I -from attending, in this emergency the president called on Captain Clarke, who V. \ .with less than twenty-four hours, notice, Kl- ~fSrepartd and delivered an excellent ad. > dress upon the subject of journalism. We endorse heartily everything the * .speaker said and:are sorry that M*e can't S? -erive n synopsis of his admirable speech. gK. We were especially in sympathy with %U1: utterance* against the practice of y.;- pandering to a. morbid curiosity and a ' .^craving for sensationalism. kjPti". After the addrcBS the association adjonrnod to the Exchange Hotel, where thev wo entertained by Captnin and ?'? vs. White, witth an elegant cold colla>: tion, and.ices Ac. 'On Wednesday, the if;? mum Ire rs of the association went to ? - . ciont excuse to account for his prolong- o ed absence. o Several ladies added much to the pleasure of the social features of the a mooting of tho association. t Many of the citizens of Greenvill** were very attentive to tho association and haw received 0u? acknowledgment of our appreciation of their eonr'esy. Our brethren of the Press, Col. J. A. 1 Uoyt, Mr. A. ]i. Williams, ami Mr. M. A. Bailey, never wearied in their assiduous attention to oht wants. To their 'ori-thought woro duo aH the admirable s airangeuiei.-ts that uiad? the whole expedition >o successCwl and so pleasant. TtvoTrlp to CwBai-'H Head.' 1 The junior representative of tho Ah- t beville Mkssknueu, at the l'ress Asso- r ciation, availed himself of the oppor- f tunity to visit Ciesar's llead and the s neighboring points of interest. The pleasant party, of which he was a mom- t her, added no little to the enjoyment. I Leaving Greenville about half-past ' eight in the morning, the party jour neyed together, until the sun in tho ' heavens and the condition of ni:in and 1 beast plainly indicated it was time to | refresh the inner man. Lunch hud been t furnished by the hotels, and the cooling < draughts which came forth from the < ' spout spring," served alwiie to wash it ' down. After a rest of an hour or so, I we continued to wend our way up the < mountain, admiring on all sides the 1 grandeur and magnificence of the scones 1 ! which met tho-eyo. The ride proved a ' long one, but the bracing atmosphere ! i soon refreshed all sulliciently to enjoy < the evening in the various amusements 1 ! suggested by their ago ond condition Dr. Miles, tho proprietor of Cicsar's i . Head hotel, took pleasure in explaining the many advantages of this location, , and in pointing out the various points ' I of interest. i . Friday morning the party assembled . at the breakfast table, and after finishing , that repast, all were soon ready for a ' trip to the Head, which is situated only & short distance from the hotel. The f spectacle which presented itself to I view, surpasses all description; to ap, preciate it fully, one has to see it. Such expressions as "grand," "magnificent," ' "beautiful," spontaneously burst forth from the lips of all. After admiring the j views, the party began an exploring ex, pedition, and such pluces as the "Lion's Mouth," the l)evil:s Dining Room, &c., were soon found. * Arrangements had been made before r leaving Greenville for the party to dine I at the "Hotel de Uower," situated about , five miles west of Cajsar's Head. This hotel is kept by Mr. T. C. Gower. of ' Greenville, and is one of the inosi de lightful situations of the many summer r resorts in this section. The scenery } surrounding it is magnificent, the cli mate delightful and tho water as pure 3 and as cold us can be found anywhere, s Mr. Gower entertained the party by tuk ing them over his newly constructed riifill Ul'flilfiU'd MiViintoin a?' highest points ol' the Ulue Ridge. The 1 dinner given ut the Hotel de Gower was nil that the most dainty epicure - could desire, and the "Press Gang" left there impressed with the fact that summer tourists would find it hard to select a better place to ?pend a part of their time than at the Hotel de Gower. , On our way back to Caesar's Head, the . party went l?y the falls known as "Ha' ven's Cliff," and after seeing them felt ' repaid for travelling over the rather relish road to tliein. The Head was - reached about dark uiul after partaking e of *>110 of Dr. Miles' good suppers, the L, party wns ready for another evening's amusement. ' B The next day was spent in visiting 8 the different points of interest near - Ccasar's Head, among them, the Cliff G and the Bluff, and on the next day the party started down the mountain for Greenville, reaching that place ahout ' six o'clock in the evening, and all were - glad they had ta) en the trip. Y FKltSONBI. OF TJIK I'AllTV. a The following were the members of f l1ii> nnrt.v ? (Inl 'I' H IVmro I r e nied by Mrs. Crews, and Mrs. KicrulfF, .. an nrlist of the first order, and who made nwiny sketches of the party and the scenes. Captain and Mrs. T. H. " Clark, accompanied hy their daughter, r Miss Lula and their niece Miss Sallie L* Boykin; these last two, were the young (. ladies of the crowd, and our modesty restrains us ftoni speaking of the many u conquests they made. Messrs. M. H. J McHweeney, A. S. Todd, A. M. Howell, e Major Melchers, Mr, Ostein, "Squire" . Mcliee and this scribe were the rest of ilie party. Without being personal, wo aie sure that all of the party will agree * with us in attributing to "Squire" 11c'. Dee, much of the credit for the enjoyt inent afforded our party, and hope that j l hey may on some future occasion have the pleasure of again being in the comy pnny of so congcuiul a companion, it 't t . STOCK SHOW. , t e In the vicinity of Ninety-Six arc some of the finest specimens of vnriK ous breeds of imported cattle to be k <een in the State. Norman Porcheron j- horses, Jersey cattle^ and improved breeds of hogs ore numerous. The a good people of Ninety-Six, appreciu nting the importance of this branch of industry, have arranged to hold at Ninec' ?y-Six, ot? the 13th August, n stock r show, nt which will be exhibited all the r fine stock of the neighborhood. The o owners of fine stock, everywhere, are ? vennof?to?l to mmn. u In ft?ricnrtu"o : in general enterprise e and prngrrosMivonosK; in culture and s warm hospitality. no ponple oxocl (huso 8 of Ninety-Six. Their stork show will ?- lie a success. To those who don't li know thorn, we s?y do "not hesitate to I. he with lh<>ta. ' They Will (five yon r every facility lor the advantageous dist play of your stock, and gite you a wel*, come'besides, , ' r | 4 Aside from thiH pleasant feauture. e our people ought to attend for other - reasons. Those stock shows are of > great practical benefit. They exoite r emulation its the roaring and improre ment of -fine stock, and mak# n known what our people are doing in r that line. They furnish the opportu jojty to adrortiso the stock already in ur midst and load to the importation * f others. b< By all meana lot us join our friends ? t Ninety-Six and help them to make. he stock show a succors. P' m McConnick in Her Glory, s til HIE (JI5ANI) EDUCATIONAL BARBE- "< CUE?OVER TWO THOUSAND . ? PEOPLE PRESENT?A RED 01 LETTER DAY. 1 T ipc.eclies on Education?Base Bnll-Tnblcnux* -Music- -Tlic I'lay, # . ii Cyrus II. MeCormick the Chicago mil- tl ionare lins left to the people of the lit- J] le South Carolina town that licnrs his * lame a logucy of good deeds and bene- * actions. Anil his son and wife are no less ? iolicitous of the welfare and prosperity i >f the place. It was duo principally to ^ he interest and exertions of Mrs. Mc- Jj ??>rm:ek that an Aeudemy building has y >een erected, that, is nn ornament to tin i, own and a monument to the pood \vr- 'j nan whose name we have mentioned. 'v Lt. was in oominemmorntion vif the eom- c .del ion of ihe building and i<s dedica- t ion to Education thnt the grand IOdu- { national Barbecue was had on Friday J '.he 17th inst. Troely it was a rod letter s \ny in tbo calendar of that flourishing ittl^ town. A day never <o he forgotion, and whoso influences will he fol* <l r?r many years upon the education of j the children of thn community. Just as the first taint blush of ?h;? 1 *un\s rays had begun to show in the r 2i\st.?*rii horizon wo ioft here in com- < puny with Messrs. Hu^h Wilson, L. V. J I' -rrin ?n:d Judjre Lvon f<?r Vurdorv en- * I rbi'te f- r McCormick. And by th 1 way wo have rarely reen better orcjis i than tho?* along the route from her.* to Vcrdory. As the train rolled up to th.* depot ut Vordory s?r?>ins of music i.?ming there < from gavo notice that this vi-s a gala oc- ] r>a^ti\n Tirn liWfili* vi\nm? loili/.o .??*> ? J j?.?od us at Verdery, ond jit Bradley >iiid Troy others of both sexes got aboard, i so that the train was crowded when v:t? 1 reached McCormick. Our good friend ' Mr. Scott, immediately took ?; in charge i ami undir his hospitable rooT wo rested | till tho hour had nrrivod to begin t.h*? oxcreisos of the day. We an-ived at 1 about 8:30 a. in. and did i:ot roturn t-.* tho streets till about 11. In the meantime the surrounding t 'ountrv of JMgcfl'?ld and Abbeville had pm-r d its population into the town, old men, ami wo- i men, young men and maidens. boy*?, girls, infants even, all were there Pressed in th?ir holiday clothes, happy an:i good natural. The trains from Augusta brought Col. G. 1>. Tilliuan and others from the towns along the line of the A. K. lload. nnd a number of gentlemen wore present from Augusta. Inn grov;? | within sight of the depot had l??on I spread tables mu*n-rrhrctr :i brisradn of j soldiers might have been fed. From ' pits at hand came savory or dors from the aeventy-Pight carcasses ami thv gallons and gallons of hash that were >? >ing cooked. On the light, a little romoyed, wer.' erected Rents lor '.he audience nnd stnnd for the speakers. At the signal the Greenwood Hand Mgait to play and the multitude of p ?.?*: ple assembled to hoar the speaker*. Copt. II. J. Koljinnon TTilroriuoc* tlie Hon. George D, Tillman. Ml/ Friends: Wr buvu reason to cnnjrratu'ute ourselves on the siicco*.* ?.f tills meeting. Thla Inure ttMfiiihly of p. raons Hrgues gient x> ul tor the cause of education. 1 Ills emit enuse lr. our coilimniilty_ls not dead nor even dormant. The unity, harmony ami conconl of this meetinc Is churact. rli-tle of nil our efforts to make tills Inritltlitlon a success, ii pride to thn donor, inula blessing to lis. 1 tuke tiUasure In Introducing htm nhorur pntntion Is not limited t inny p.iri Irnlnr locnlit v, but which is co-extensive with ibis mighty republie?II.in. Q. I>. Tillman. Speech of lion. (Jeorje I>. Tillwnii. Mr. Chalitnun, IjCtdlrx and Gcn/lt-iitcA of McCbrmick and Vicinity : I can--ot commence my remarks without first congram In til vvoll upon tbu success of jour railroad, the growth ?f tii'ir town, and tin* erection of yt-ur elegant A?a-leiny building. | would aim congratulate j ou ujhiii till- |i rlr'ncr of this l.ir.f unit Intelligent audi-, eneo. Tb. y catno bore, not for aniu-eineut.'ttntW inont-y linKlng. no for Mio pnrp-.se ot securing ti .t?id dinner, but they have Assembled f.>r the purpose of Hdvuurlng the cause ?if intelligence. Tliey h ive come her.-that each one inig'it ca'.ch Inspiration nn.l lake from Ills nelcbkor renewed Intele?t In if.n A>lvut cent- lit of educatlm. and that encli ml. hi nci|Ulre new zeal in the promotion of Mil the best Interests of llic generations that aie to eoiu?.. It Is not my |>ur|K>se to umke nn. olnlmrite speech to d.y. | L v? too high a r?g .rd of your own public spirit, and 1 nm loo much tmpieased wttb ymir own prop, r convic b'iiB to warrant n Inviunti tn tuiemptl-ig tolmpiiit clearness of virion widleheblmsi Ifclaitmt no Hiip?tiV.r Kins Slid assumes the p<u*ta.t|oU o| no superbbuiului.ee of light. 1 know von sre too much Impressed with the v-lne of km wl. iltre slid tliM wo-th of lute.licence for uie i? prosa you wltb arguments as to the Importance of eduCtlloii. Why, ladies snd gentlemen, to a. piu- tne nec sslty to give your children an education. even though, In onler to do so, It were nec*s?nry for you to deprive youi selves of a'l the luxuries, and even of a portion of tho nec. ssory comforts of life, would be to Insult your InHligoiirv, kduculton inakes all the differ. nee between tin hurbnrhiu and civilized man. It Is education lU.il makes mail treut woman with tendcrnesi and affection. 1>1 FFBUBNCK IN EDUCATION. The Indian makes n uluve of his wife, but the white man makes bis wlfo bis queen, to whom he (lollghts to do honor. This difference comes front a difference In education, lly "education" I do not mean merely book education. It Is not that kind ot education which teaches silly the cultivation of the tulnd but It also Includes that moral and tiidust.lul education which teaebea ns to treut woman with tend rnefs and kir?. By "education"' 1 do ti?t mean merely that education which refines Uu- mind nndle-iches the mind to think, but that education which also embiucea nnd tenchi'S tbii skill oT thn hand In piofliablc und coniincndable Industry, tjouie of the best educated men I ever knew could not even leud and wrlle,, ^hut made them prosperous and good cliixenn ? It was the example o' eilueated men. It was talking and insetItiif with such men, that those men who could not read became educated nnd prosperous anil useful and good cltitetis. A boy ur girl who la taught only book-education la not biilf-taught. Too many a fowl nnd In Inlgent mother mukes a inlstako by coi s.antly working hurd herself; by browning herself over the c okstove, that she may rear ber daughter In Idluness, und In Ignorance ?.f the practlonl duties of life, wlih which she Ib sure to be confronted In after years. This U u -ml mistake. MII.IjIONS, IN AN CNBROKEN 8TRKAM, CKOS8 TUB VOTOMAC, NEVKK TO RBl'UHN.' Wb have to p.iy ta*c* tn out conquerors, we hnve to help |my tlio eyjienses of the w?r, uid we must contribute to the |?vtnriii?( pensions to our conqucrer* lor wlilj p nu us. fr'or l|iese purposea not h-*? than n hundred millions of did Urn flow* In ?n unbroken Mrenm acioxs tin* Potomac from the South. to the North. Tills inuft continue for ?t least hulf n century. mul Is ?>n? of the peiuililes of our riefefct. livery dollni |inltl for expense* of the wur, mill for pvnMutir, n nmlni there to enrleh the North. Not imp ?to|tnr of It rv. r ??tiie? Iwek. This li U.u result of tho war, which, If *r d:?l n-it provoke, we r coolly ttCO ptud the yaw of battlo, in which our ilefeut Iims lieell SoUhltcil to the rclonleHl li'illilils of llii' ? ?i th. Money l? row rraii* Tide kilrri1 |r?rtly from ihn' f*Ct that we nre Colu|ietb <1 to city tribute to ihe North .milt Jf.rliT oil ncOotlliat,l>f lite Quin?|Je ?l silver. 'lj?e flnuticlnl siiut'lon bi? put the country III the same nx that your iii luhbor, Mr. W. 0. farka, won III !. ?, If he Wefc-to im-iiiI a hundred hanls to cut down tho foresU on his firm with' only rtfty axe*. W# must pay heavy tribute to Northern banki r* and bondholder*, but poor as we are. but opprented as We are bJ our conqueror*, yon still owe it to posterity to MtaoUelt? to lire economically and loduatrloarly that yon may promote tho *dueatlon??f your children. KB. Jt'COBXICK'S PUBLIC 8PIKIT AMD LIBERALITY HIIOUJL4) BK COURAGE Ub TO ORBATBB KFVORT8. ' T?no?r-eiU?n>, yon ought to r??l Hebwwed at tb? growth tnd prosperity of this place sad vWnltf. fa foot Edfeflefd oonnty ud Abbeville ooantv oogbt to feel proodetthe rmbll* spirit and liberality of Mr. .5pO?raiie?,who mm doiut ao much for yoo wd for a*. It wvold tNn that his. prtdf.bla Y(u>lty, and hit ealth aro all enlisted In making McCormlck, and \n rave *11, this academy, so great tn*t It* fam?) shall ill ) co-oxtenslvo with tho limits ?f our country. I (hi >ubt if be had not jivan liberally of bis money, hi hen tho frtunds of the ontorprlso wore in distress, ru id discouraged, If the railroad which runs by this h? see would now bo an accomplished facL At the fs opor moment he came with liberal band, with tho A onejr, which gavo a new Impulse to the work of re adlng the road, and now, when It has been finished, h< L> has built an elegant academy, which will be a bless- at g to you, and an honor tv him, when, but for this m ct, his nntiio would liavo )>eon forgotten. Tbo Mcurmlcks have drained the town that your hec.llh rl my bo protected. They liovo put up lights In your ni reels, they have given a cenictory, they have dona- pi 'd lots for ohurcb buildings, and have not only given r? ounds on which to set your school houses, but have 111 ntrlbutod the money with 'which this olegant acad- |>i ny has boon built. ol HK "DARK CORNIER" HAS BKCOMK AN *DU CATIONAL CKNTKK, ANI) WILL DISPENSE "I LIGHT TO THIS WHOLI COUNTRY ROUND. ,, All these splondld blessings Gave been vouchsafed 9j > a people who hnve been less ravnrril In tho past : tan have been their neighbors. The section that was irthest from railroads and from the advantages of y iwns Is now a railroad centro, an educational centre, seat for churches, while a buslnoss mart has been stiibllshed where, a few years ago, no bouse wos to bo on. This community which wss once Jeered as betho "I)a< k Corner, will soon bocouie tho Athens t f Abbeville, and Abbeville hss been termed tho Ath- .' us of South Carolina. Will Houth Carolinians, will n ny self-rospcctlng people, fall to appreciate what hnB i ilnlin for thn ilnwiilnnmonl ?r >!>( 1 ? ir tlio educational fuel 11H on which Imw been furnish- || d to yon by tho liberality, the public spirit, and the ? Islntcrested .friendship of Mr. McUorinlck ? Arc _ on coltic to do nothing for yoursellf Aro yon gnlnz s i? wait r>?r McCormlck to hl>o teachers? You can at t ast >?iul-.y/inr children to school, anil yon cannot do c ! *- ? than lo p.iy tho Imrlmr. If you will il? that you ^ rill (,-et back every dollar; ah. iiiueh more. Only , r.ich the mind to think, and Instruct the hand to rork. 4-Mucntion Is property which your children t an never loose, unit of which they cannot be robin d. . f yen ilrf your part by simply S'-ndinjr your children , i> school nud payinz the t> aelu-r yon will cncoiirnac % he Mct'ormlckSi to do soiiiclhiiifr el e for the educa- t Ion and moral development of onr youths: but rliut heart will tlioy have tg do more, If you do nolh- B "g? i . . , , - * - - ^ I CHOOL3 AKI) MANUFAOTItES TIIF. IJ VSIS OF 1 ALL I?UO.<IU2HITY. , Get ft (rood school find many wealthy cotton planers, and others^ will eotiu- hire to cdUc-itu tlicir chll- ' ir>-n. Oo for the zood of the nchupl, ami n<v?-r hesl nte f-r a moment to pay nny riqiltsllo sutn *f> mako ' t a sui:ce.*s. Oil accouut of the relitfi- us and r>ociul j dva"Ui(t?-B to be secured here li t a splendid <-du<a- ' tonsil, business, social, and rvllgions, centre l?: built ip In what wa* i-o lnti lv n dreary waste. A pood ohonl adds t<< the growth of the town. Knenurauo nttnu Bctures. The business of nu Inland town withmt oianutitciiires in boui.ilcd by its profits on ex'hanjre unil tli's is never pn at. The mere tirolll on exihaiimi enn do little to build up a town. You should herefore eiieourajtc any pun who limy proposo to ' it.nt a fictory of any kind. A bruoin factory, a ban- 1 lie fi.ctorv, a bucket factory, or nny oilier factory, vtll benefit your town. It will brine cltfzens. and .lie citizens will help milliner#, shoo makers. and. In i thousand wa\s, help this town to bo what it bliould le and deserves to bo. BY NOT DEFINING "PUBLIC Sl'IlUT," IT 1.4 nKST IlKKINKl). I cannot define public ?] < It, but will rite an Instance , n illuctr-.it* U? ineanlnff : In the Ktrnt French Itcvft- , utlon, a* Napoleon's mm? was ninrchlm: a onp a , road In which were intul holes, a soldier was hurt by , I coiiceiiYil Mute in the wnti r i.f one of there lodes. , lie asked i> comrade t? hold his 1:11:1 while lie put hts , liands In the nimbly water mid removed the s .au. so | I lint no othel soldier mljrlit bo hurt. The Kmperor , law the net lie askvd the subtler hln- name. The t Milillor.rvp.Hiil "pilvate" of such a company, In such a t reglnWitl. *Optalii,"*iil?l the Ki?|N-rnr. ami within , tw'eiity tour bonis, ll wm known tlnou^hm.t the. ar- 1 my wlij the bOli'lur had been promotc-i. The sod- | illiir's ad In removing the Mi.iir ;i? p.Idle spirit. I.et ( e v, ry man nnil wotjiati In and nr<>un?l the town ot Me- | L'orin'ck enltlvale n pnblle spliit. anil hi'-or r?r the \ morality mill prinjienty of It* c tiicns. If they will , do this, succvas uiid honor n't them. WAIINVI) AOA1NST Tl!K ltOCK ITPOT* WHICH ' Al'ADKMIRS AIIK TOO OmS WJIKl'KKtl. ( I only Intend to try to mike a practical common ' sense talk to v?'U. nnil to tulk to} on In n hiudio Srlike w-iy. For ilifs ru-son. I would warn yon -lL-nln.-t the pock on wlileh n.-artv nil of our Academl-i* Imve lieen wrecked. Tli-t rock :a wctsrian relt loo. (ltveiiWood once had the best Aoidriny In the Stale. Its fume went far h? vond the limits of youth C-rollnn, and vouiiK men from oilier States cam.- hither to ' rc?,?*its educational advantwu s. Alter ten or tlliren ! year* o- nnexpri eeilenteil micccM In ed.tca'lnir the youth* of the country, n spirit of hlcki rliii and con- ' tent ion ur>?f-- nm tli people is t-> whrit rcllgl -us ] ftilth the Iviieh-T should p?lSif?, I he school \v>| ?oon dlvbb <| Y'<u know tl i- re^I. You' have now 1 two choruli. * In the town i>r Mi-U->rin1ck. I hope vou will fHV" t-i-'t nn.eh wisdom to lite* ?< ott?-l ill ivllitotll 1 to ett- t In'o tiie iminiiireo.eiit of your school. Hi l|L'lon 1> iitlrm* entirely between each mall and liia (toil, nil nun has a ri^Ut In intrude or intjn> *.-> hh> 1 pi col 10 teneti- noon the school. Don't combine relig:on and ediic Hon. If von an, > ou are sure to make 1 it tailure l>> what must otherwise become > splendid 1 tchiHil. It ts mi liariT for n'sfed and pioit* women to kee|i religion out of sellout ttisi 1 soiiielimis fear for ' the p. rinani iiey of 1 lint Institution wh'ch n?v hn? such l-rlylit pro>yeftr. Ifis true tint; tbe hm-il mid pious U0111M1 ilo lint n.-Mltlio the 'tllcO of ll UsU-e. I>l|t whet mall wi.l dure t/> say that 111* wife or swecl-i?:it t can't 111:1k- hi 111 < 0 whatever she wish- s? TilK TOWN COUNCIL. MIIOUUJ) HAV? (ajVIIHil. OK Till: 8CHOOI.?SliCTAKIANMM ANU liKt.inious Bion-ra siioui.n UK KKPT OUT. I i In tny limu'de Jndcment one of tli- he.*: rl Ings J1 thmcoiiM nmr nmr fur the |?ms|.ri|:y, tiiMf.iln-.H 1 hikI peroianenoy of this aehuol, would be for it to full lutu the hands of ill.- limv council, where It would to sale I ii. at-ctau.in Inllnei c-e. In tbr town of Branson, Id 11ie County of Hampton, tbe town ouncll bare orected n school bouse fur the u*? of lb.- people of Urn town, 'l'he town council elect u l-oaiM ol mis* 1 tees. ai:-t the school I*. ?-n. ? firm foumUlloti, where 1 ifClni bkiitsiii cannot enter, uml where religion* liii*ni? Hre k pi MIL I taku 111-* lllx rtv therefore of IllriklntC the sns/vestlon tlmt Hie MclWinlek Academy lie 1 placed under the rontiol mill diicc'ioii of tbo Hutu 1 council. Al present there are oiilv two ohnic-icx here, 1 but in llie future, when there rhu'.l In- l alf-ibn n eliim-liea. ecetarlan x<> ! ami aeotmbtn pr.ilc will vuih- 1 this united people to divide, and mi account of tldr rel'sloiiK p'lde. iln-v will withdraw lln-ir patronage ' from tl.ia M.lendid schoi-1, and In It* tied hhlf-dngcn 1 "niie h -r?e' schoola ?PI sprl'.iQ up. 1 say tlietl. with ! II Mrnemtie-s. keep relurtnus aeciurtaiiiMii nut id ypur ai boo). \Vbi-n tl.'at cult-ia, It#'dm in. Is seultd, and j_our ij'^ti^y If lillh-tyed. ' ' ' T|XB WAX TO rtET HKI.P. I 8u*t..|n ?oi:r school In t|ip right splrli. and, wlrh the deliT'li-nu'liMi or the -oldb-'r of Xap- l- on, s.-e it,at no one cIse shnll snlf-r for eonr dt ii'ic;lou hi k<rp i lug wa'cli ovi-r ti e l>*at Inti rea!* of tin- Academy. n ( yuu do not do |hl& a'tcr MdVrmtrk Ikih done m> much, and el)l sted not only Ink w all Ii nml fun e in your belt.If, Mil haa iciv- n his personal attention in ihe dcvelopm.nl oS the town. u. d II yon let tint' Mt^'oriuick High School*1 fill through, you ought t" Inr a your heads In sham.. t?r tile re.-t of < our dn-.K. I'til Votlt t|WB. ehfiijlili r to the wheel. I|.-rentes helps t1 iirt who help t| nnSelves. <i"Hl liiinIf helps those w|io h-.p Ih-inselves. M'lieli eneh obe of you fe-I a desire I .r tie aueep 4oi the cbool ll will succeed. .It ntit lle.i l? u lnlhir of |.ive to dn II th.ii yon ca to pr-.inoie >ih nccess. anil us n r. -idt ihe runic of the Me owttik High School will li.ivr extended nil over tins land. Tin: fo.Nci.i'sioN ?>> thi: wiioi.k matt k. In conclusion, fellow clllx-ns. I would r? p.-at. Ki-.p se"| iri hiImii out of your scb-M.|. I'alronixe It to the beat of y-i'tr ntillii*. Y?.n -re hound to >nc-.-ed |i you edncnte. your children. Your 'ore for p--' r.ly and country will be rewarded. Wlill* your pmrcrty la a blessing In ill guise, and while our ooninnla?rr trlbme to the North Is hnr<l to b*ar. vet the"nbllltjr to workIikk ttit nwanls. If you "Mi to l>- Impl/i be not solitary, bp not Ulli*. When yon h?To tbo blut ? go i.? work. or Bt-i-k tln< society of ptoil coin-, imnv. Ymir |>rMe and fplf re??p^&t will mnko th# McCortnick 11 ^cUmi n, mvci'Hh, if our wwntn, (Ood blr?.H iboiL|) will not Quarrel. about rtHglon. L? nsllvu ii" ' ; *" "Kor the tin so thai 1:irko nMl?tnrtw\ Kor th>- wruiiif t!;i\t need.- r^lauiiao, For tlir f .Hire In tin- ill>lnnn>, AmI tlio good that wi> vun do." Notk mr thk Phintbi^?it 1? but JhkI t<> any thnt the Hbovo remarks which ore attributed to Mr. Tillman, ure the Impeifeot notea of n lone-hund writer, who iishiuiick the blume unu ronponnlDHHy for nil errora, nnd inlaruprefcenUitlonH, which mHy cotne from a mcngrencss of report. A< lliA c;>nclurtiyn of Col. Tillman's Kpouch anil after the music. the Chairman introduced Ca|it. M. L. Donhnu Jr. who said : N|itcrh of ('apt. IV. L. Donham, Jr. The Chulrtnun, Oipt. It. J. Knhlrtwn, now took "plcuxuretn Introducing one ivholiuxtil"ways taken the grcntrut In iciest tu ediicn"tlonnl mutters all his life?Cipt. M. L. lloii"ham." Afr. Chairman,.Iyidle* and Gentlemen : Twtiitv-four hours nc" I w<m In Greenville. A plenoant exrur>-loh t? th<MiioHiituliii> nwulieil lite, l>nt duty CmIU-iI me lx>r<'. nn.l 1 rrj"lt? tlirt I ranir, lor In iLrs# IneniiriHinii m J rvcojfnUc citizens uf 'wn runiilU-*, In uhioe |i<x |i!r I bsvi> the deepest lnt-re*t. 11 Is <vi?-ody u mllf iwsj Hint thut Hue Is ilrnwn which <llvl<fe* the c?i|ij,iy (lint jfuw me birth anil a home In n?v y^itS fmnl th:il c<Mntjr I hut h-v* lt<t<lr m? welcome itntl uHnvu>iur rt?-jt*,r^ rp uiw )najy.ni>d. 1 r*Jo'ce th?it I nm htfti Uj.be giwl wrl.lt tltuin uVir' the gl<-i(uiii> ?era?l?ii Hrliteh liiK* Utf'tiv.'elliw. '' ' I am InM, Mr. Chairman, that this oerctslon ow?-s Its belnft t? the U-tii vi>U<iie? aikI chnrlty uf a noV* woman; that tin- bfnntlfpl bulMlnir which rears iu head to heaven la her #in. In view <>f tlils It ii.i* aeemeri t<> iu? not Inappropriate to speak nf feutal* education. ? WOXAK'H J<OYAZ.TY AMI) FAITH A?D VUIUTY > AMD SWUKTNK8A. v. . Perhaps no n]ilnl<>n was ever more erroneous than that which prevailed In retard to the woman uf the Booth?of tas aaU*b*llMB day a. Bhe was believed te be a imttm of idlsaeta, of Mvotltv, wholly devoted to tbe pleasures of society,and utterly nsgloctful of bar bone duties and tbe cultivation of her wind. Never wsa there a bats grossly lnoorrect splMoa. Bat I need not pause In addressing a South* aixllsms to reflate tbeee slakdsn. Wskoow bow inis sbs is to a'1 the detran'? np .j> ): 'i'li- her !?~r and Hit |?> ily. WcHmu l> ??* ?? !! ?> ','ilitlc d ill) tl)>- timl Irloua duties >! Iivt- fl it i.n in liT.*. Am! \ ? I i-i >w In tliat period of war wlinw hardships t...tl ? !- da wf :iml ni-N'etlee lay with a uri v-iiik I n >1 t? np?n r. sh? neier faln-ied In IhjvIiv. In pr.trh Usui, 11 ha Itli, nor permitted falterinjr or defection In iithnr. hi* ii?! In 'hit' n*li"r period of r. vu Minn In '76, so ?ptly wl fmn-il t<> l?\ my ill?tliiuHii-li -l Irli-in!. Col. Tlllionii. ?! <r anlor mil r.iul and fortitude il'il innch to awaken tit id keep nl!r? that. rnihi;nlnMirih r Inaugurated the do i'v- ni< lit tli:tl ended III tlm ri d iti|>t ion of llm St tc. sH Wo know, too,Hint lli?* sun never shone on her ?il| e- in or in virtue. In purity, in nil <-a iiii.il elements "f jblc womanhood. It l? true that her life ran In n lens-jut cimivi'. The men her r.,ce delighted to I I eve hi r lit the burdens of mi]>|?>i t. mul Mt rarely lied p|;tp?s ?>f a |in1i!ic nature. Iter 11r<- Wtts lintfiiil il to tliut <?r tLi- New Kmrlitnl nimmn. tlir horizon * T whose txUtrnce in hounded on til** <>mi> h-ind by the J" ukIi inluitui-in t|m otiji r liv t!i>- klt'hen. Nercr'ho- J" It wa?n busy anil useful lift- will In its clictiiid'cr r* But a tit-cnl change has come over it. Time In Its 1,1 assatre Itsa wrought dinners In the |miIItto>I imtono- ,r ly, the social fabric and the industrial bvsti in of the J1 mil try, devolution liimrned for us Uo.se chitiiirci. ." lutt were working t? this e>ol. Arid Involved In all Us in Woman's comlitioii and woman's destinr. V, ill fOMAN MAY NtiW KNTIitt SEW K1 KI.D.S OK UHKKf l,N KSS. The opinion nf Miewoiltl has cluing- d in iej;a'd to ? or. Koriiierly we thought it derogatory to the tli.-ni> of woman to engage In liny avocation of a public a atiire. Uut now wlu n the oeni.-li.n Is ti|.on her il is . ot Inrmnp'itlhle with her womanly ilirnly to mraire < n wry many avenues of UM-fiilitess lier>-tiit?r.' closed lj r> her approach. She standi, face to tare wi'h a new () lie, full of new possibilities, new opportunities and it nav be. new dan iter . she colii.s i??v in a.-iu ) eom- ' .pillion and c-n'aet with ntv In the Irvil ? > f ii'e. \i >ho occupies poslt'ons of honor and |t-o|lt miotinsi In he depnrlments of tiovet-nuient. Klir is ctnpio.Vt tl as * lerks. lcle*r?ph oti-ralors, as s;on ?rraiil|.-r* and cop- t 'sts, nml in various other avocations at one time held .. o bo man's t xelustve pr'vl!eir-. '' It Is tinfotinnately true lhat In the enjoyment of 1 ln sttcnlarjf. d opporlutiltl.'S and prlvlleres there are f mill' nttenililit drawl.neks For Instance. Hint wonan whose nvoca lm tirifc* Iter Into ilaily eontnet " villi man seetirn to harden and to lose s unc i lint of hat Wi'ci, soil and eentlo mode. ty wMcIl we estemn itch hiirh <|nni|i|e8 of her nature. Somehow there ^ icpiiis to hu rubbed away that cbartn almost imlt flMa- 1 lie, but which Is to her char-cfer as the b'oo n is to f ti<* pvaeh or th odor to the rose, an Increilient wlildi, vhen lost, thu ulmo^t llinll nf urt'? ability calinot re'tore. i Tlda eons' quence la almost a noci s?niy one In view if tho novelty of th clinnpn. I am quite well assured t urn ? mill wiMiinn im? ixroine inure hcrusiotiit-il to lier ( lew lift-, and has b on war Oil of It* dancers flat' will >rcs'-rve tlip Jewel or her Innocence and modi-sty un- * Jirnlsliid by the world's contact t WOMAN'S P.QVAT. A 111 I.ITY?A l'I.EA FOH IIEIt ? HtOHEK EDUCATION, AND HER nE".- t TEH PREPARATION FOR THE DC- t TIES OK I.IKE. I Wp men have loved to Iny the flattering miction to J Htr M?nls lbjil we are woman's intellectual superior. { Men huve bald po. nnd we have been quick to avcept . Iiclr dictnin. And nctinz upon tills assumption we 1 iave pursued n radically different course In the eilnca- ( .Ion ?l boys mid clrls. The former we have 11 Med for , :hi'lrwork In llfn by equipping them with intellects ' rained f..r iliclr special ?t.it:os. If we propose to nnke of one a lawyer wo send him to attend li cures it a law school. Another we send to the medical colrife, (in-1 another to a commercial business college. We specially lit and train them for their ehov-n avosatiiws uint professions, and our (tills we continue to j iliK ite in n round of useless studies mid snperticlal ircninpllshtnenta, Yet when ihey are hronulit Into * ionlart with these young tit?li and their api-clal prepa- v -.itlnn the world, look-ng on at the unequal Contests. i iwsrds the |*ilni ?r superiority to the men. Tlic cjaim ^ s not sustained. That woman is man's equal, and is ' ajuhle of Just a? high 'ovelopnient as he 1ms ever at- , .lined, the hlsmry ?f lira age prove*. If I might jiko time I eon Id prove to yon that in literature, In ' irt and In tho science.*, and in the practical affairs of t If*she li.i's iteeonijill.sh-d results which when viewed n Hie I'ght of li- r limited experience, tho recent perl- ' xl of her einaiielp tion from tho thraldom or ennven- i liinalitiis, and her opportunities, prove that under ihe same conditions she could and would do as much u> he. Wherefore believing in her capabilities f speak for | Iter higher education and her special trnli.lng. And well may the people of this section blejs the opportunity given to them by a woman's aid, (or the | diication of their daughters. K WOMAN'S NOIIL.E CIIARITY-I.AURKI1H ON ' II Kit BROW, AND ril.KSSINUS TO HER MEMORY. Surely It does not now! that I Invoko tlio aid of tho , |>eopk> In behalf of the McCormlck Academy. I will not Insnlt their Intelligence by assuming thnt thuy arc I IndiflVront to the greut Imooriance of the tios!>cs:>lon uf thltsradeiny. I am sure thoy will avail themselves of It. I ain suro they will pationlze it, and labor fur It, and see the welcome fruita of their labor in their rhlldren and their children's children. And thnt noble woman whose heart was moved to iIk this act of benellcenco nnd noble churlly may livu t? see her rowanl hero on earth. And when she has ulcpt Tor years In the tomb the Influence that Hnw rrotn her goodness shnll be felt in nil thU country side. Aye, or*n when that spire that p>oudly looks to heaven la decaying and crumbling wllh tn? wcltht of Its viars these Inllneiiuea shall bo seen and felt and acknowledged In the characters of the niun and tho women who shall then own and control this country. \V|;-n On|)i. jl'>nh&tn put down i?? ? b.r.ni played ngnin nnd Ilov. S. |\ U. Khr-ill v lis pros?*nt?'d to t.l.o U'li'i'ii n'Hr"<wd n.< follows : Npeecli of Rev. N. P. II. Klwell. The Chairman now at 12:50 by our 11 nip, ciimc to tho front and Introduced tho Inst speaker "who needs no Introduction to the "people of tho town of McCormlck. One 'whoso muno la a household word in tbln commuulty?Itev. 8. P. II. Elwell." Sfr. Chairman, Ladicn <m<l Gentlemen : Educution.llke temperance, has been so often anil ibly advocated before tho public and discussed In Its mlnntest details that no new argument) can be exiiectrd by this Intelligent and thoughtful assembly. NVIinl w>- iaay say will bo but the repetition of pr?vlima utteianecs. ' It would be unnecessary and unwise *;? It appears to me, to attcmnt to define education or ure^e Its linportnnre before this enlightened assomblr. I cin hope to do no inorc than otter a few- practl- al suggestions which I trust will at least receive h fuvor?b!o hearing. In It your duty as parent* to educate pour children T Do s parental obligation hind Volt to tho education of your children? The answer to the Following question will reive as an answer to Ibis also. Does parental obligation bind you t<> the care and de "1 jinj Jim vwiimiMiu.nl j minimi life has* moaning In it that is Interpreted In the ^inpayment td human ihiwci s. Life here Is 1111 arena of sctmn. it ec<-n? of lull. The Divine Creator hns c?inni It toil the human r*oe te labor by his explicit coinmnml, and Iiai> i?nil? tha necessaries of life de|>endiint i?D It saying, '"In the sweat of thy dice sbslt thou eat bread" lie has also fitted lis for this life of toll by endowing its wlili such fhcultlea and powers us ate re(|ttisite to its performance. CIJLTIVATKll TIIQUOHT IS NKOKSSAltY IN AI.L CONDI riON.S OK 1.1: 1No> It llt'Vitl ;r< on ||S to ib'V- lop .Vlil Imlll 11111>u faculties for I heir Icultlnuite employment In the jtri-Ht battles an.I I'tiinlm <-f life. Yon iftW'in It orrduty to gftunl ami d'-fenn )<r.ir children limit those thinners and . vlls which might expose them to physical doformltr or pnr.lvzu their pnw.if, thereby tiitlliiii-ir them fni^lHir ? fi ch is their only mean* of mii-|?.i'. You or?j turetul to- Instruct them in the iu.-eis.ry mi UhnI* ?f labor. hnt yon seem not to consider lh:it the inei'taL as well ns tin physical, iiinst he eiitployed In lis successful pro-ecutloti. <'ulMvnteil h?-??-.-l ? ncea-ury In the most menial lorins of labor. A in in innr im percct in his ph) steal powers, hul belli* inn <1iicitu il l:e does not know how to employ tlieni mi l ' ecnnii s thu fiiljivl of nun' and deatltuHiia. I^tiorsnre I' the inn:her of povol tjr, us well as tile inothrr of *loo. E?"ry fnnuliy which >\e nolens wnt glvm to hear son pirt In lite tolls and imhieveinents of dr*. and every ncillty should h.* eiliicsti il iut?l render- il mi.?H. of U? re-pective function. The will, >he perception, the tne iiiiry. In tact the entire Immortal mind rh- u d he rd'lentid: education should stump hi r riflulnp l;n* prers tip-in our whole being. The niornl, as well tu the intellrelaal. Is to be carefully trained III the finpl-iyment of Its possibilities, ant) to meet Its r.-*|*>nnlhlHifes. Kiliicntlon under the (uUiience and restraint >f a highly oiil'lvnled moral nnd r. Iljf'nus m>i?iliiictit Is S nation's pow er Slid the prime factor III n Iiai Ion's nutresff, m'ti'ntlon without such sentiment Is a nations carao. Tlir sncccss of evrry human enterprise depends upon Intill. ctunl find in- nil cuTltiie s? well us upon muscular power or physical vliror. The firm. too wornsnop, inn commercial cnti rp.i la f, :vll r?-?ji?irc cultivated tli??iiirht nml Judtfn-ent ti> renrt'-r hem remunerative. Let it be niuli iftiN.il that education does no consist In acquiring a knowledge of bet met problem. but'lt In more piu ticiilsrly s Inowl. ilir.- <>' l he iirlnulpnU upon which abstract trnth's are based. It In training tut- mind to self reliance an<i tndci* nderce <>f thought. To depend upon its ova originality and inventive getilu*. I'OOK PKOPLB CAN'T AKFOHD TO 2tKCJ.KCT THE KDUCATION OK Til KIR CH II.DHKN. If It is your duly ti*educale your children, wbv don't you do II ? I untlcipa'e your answer. Y<-n w <11 say you are not uble; you are too poor. Tba truth is you are too poor not to do l?. You can't afford not to educate your children. Ianoraeco is it luxury ib.it cost too much for v ur limited rewinicee. It I* the m?st cosily commodity in thin world's market. Kings and nobles tan ufford to luxuriate In their c tudlly deeo.ated castles and palaoet- ?nd live In l|nvf.ne? . !.< ? came their resources arc the pulilic im.1 uiy niol tlie pnnm of their suliircta. but y? ti who h .ve to InUir 'or four support can't afford to Indulge in i?ii"i:iitcc. u'i you esiimato what it has already cost you t Mine of you haye been farming here for many years; yea biilore 1 was burn. Wh t iiavu you nmde by fanning f Have yon t'Vi-r made fi.ur Inlet of cotton to the ?i rrf Did not Dickson, the Georgia farmer. It J Why can't you do It? la not the soil ol CnVnJtnn us well adapted to iho g owih of cotton us thc'sotlof Ocoigia? Ton don't do it because yon cmi'i do It. ttorousc you don't know how. Now estimate upon thin ilnti v?:lmi your Ignorance baa <v>st yon. I tn< t a short time ago a un chuiiio with his tmla In his wagon goni? Is :ne wltn it sad countenance, and I akked him the imumj of hlsap|>earant sorrow. He aeid be had been building a large houae and had lost money on Oie Job earned by an error In bis calculations. 8ce what his ignoiance oost him. Tim Ignorance of the mother sometimes coils iho life of oer child. In many other resp-rte your lostesbsve been Inca'calablu. You bare uoti- ta upon which t?i baeo a true e?-lmate of the amount y uo have aacrlOced at tie shrtna of Itfooranoe. It la time for ywu to awake and bestir yonrselves; b-arn your true ?ondltlon. Know th* day' of your visitation and Ute time of yoor opportunity. T1IB ACAUKMY MTT8T BK SCrPOItTRI). IM not yetjr children be coraed with that Ignorance which haa made your life a failure aad doomed you to .*? m iv i.u.,u.'w?? jb .M verly. KdiifMte your children: v.?.i Imv?* i'?? r w 'or it; luglccl lli-iii iixi. v" l< >i . v I'i'ii'fh i ifii yeats lieu of l'ir ii<lv:>nl?' ea enjoy to 1 >. Yon have ft li?'Mitifiil ami ? ii.I'-iiiv- 3 > L'lfl of h i tibln Clirlnliun \v<.m ill. Now | ii v< lir o lidn III yout ptnkeU. till it Willi HttlLihle III)n('u \ il ipp.'i ratus. eiupl>y lIn* lient ten. Ik is; t.-i.c-c b in ure nut only Intellectual, but iiiurnl uiid re.l^lous, 10 will ti .x li your children the fear of God, nrd ulr duty lu each other. 'I o do this v?u must not pend upon the pit tit net* you obtain from tin- pub 1c liool funil. II you srtt mi) thing let It oi ly suppll- "1 nt your own expenditures. I IK EDUCATION OK C1III.DUKK IS OK TIIK KIItST IMI'OKTAKCK. It Is not my business to discusa tho public ncho I sir in or suggest amendments thereto. I leave I those whose Imsii esh It is, wl* h this expression, w ever, Ihnt it Is h Very poor help to the educational tereot of the people of tuo State. I'ny voilr taxes, iv tliein cheeriully tinil pay your children's tuition j id depend not upon tho pittance dribbled out to you mil the public treasury. Let not tljo education of ur children be with you a secondajy consideration, 11 ol the first importance, and very soon those \roo ivo burlesqued and punned vour section of country ill leain that It Is no longer the dark corner but tho spenser of light. This ended th" speaking. The Chairman read letters from Judge Tr.dmvan ami .Judge J. S. Cothran nd School Commissioner llodges, e.\luining their absence. Then everyody adjourned for dinner. In our pinion this was the best barbecue din er we ever ale. The meats and hash rcro deliriously cooked; and plenty of egetables were on hand to complete he dinner. If any person went away 1 nisatisfied it was that person's own fault. J .'here was an abundance of e*eryliing and the committee on management were devoted to their guests. I At four o'clock a game of base ball fas phtyed between MeOorniick and ifloviw Pliiliif.trliiclt rnuiilt/wl it? f.. >f the ilodevue Cltyb. ' . 'J At night an entertainment for the >cnefit of the churches, was given in he Academy. The exercises consisted >f music, tableaux and a play. *Ve vere compelled to leave in the after10011 and did not see this part of* the lay's programme. Hut we saw enough " o base upon it a warm congratulation j o McCormick' upon the success of her ? jig undertaking Xo man who took >art in that day's exercises, will ever 1 lave cause to regret it. lie was work- t nj in behalf of prosterity and the i ruits of his lahiy will live long after ic is mouldering in the dust. Communication. A meeting ef the citizens of Ninety Jix njrt viciniiv was held duly 15 for j he purpesf of >rg:n i/.ing ? society for 1:f exhibition ?'f stock ??.iil poultry at Kir.rty cix on 'he 13lti. d?y of Aujiii>t, 1885. Mi h S Ili?!e whs <-ji 11 to the *\? ir, and J. '1'. Miller was requited to ic-t f s Ki*cn tj.ry. (Jnpt. J;'tiu>s- Rogers ( ir (xplu'-ned ib?? object of the meeting, vfti r xvl.ii-iv flu* fnlli wif.tr nlHru'.n! looted : .1 i.iiii i? Il?gi-rs Jr. Pros-incut-: J K. C. P.-Pp", W. li. F?:?/.!? r M:tj<-.r II. A. i*rifI' o. J. 1). Pei she, K. Y. Sluppard, T<. M. M crc, Vice IV'.vuk'iii;* from Abbovil'.o frnrty: .1. li. Watts, J 1>. Williams, V. 1' Turner, Vice Pp.s'.dnt- from C"ur?ty ; 1' 11 Konu, Joseph linking fieurgo T. Hcid, J It. Irving. Vic P?;-.dt n?s from Newberry County ; Pr. D C Tompkins, O. V. Cheatr.m. J MoD Kinard, Dr. T. W. Chiles, M. It. Hill, Virr> Pr"-i Jon's fp.m KJgeho'd County : J. T. Mii! ?r \va~ l'.c ted S:Th tniy ' ' <1 Ti-rasury. The ch'tirman :ipp'.int'-il th" following jx cntivu commi'? y : K.-M. Pope, J A Moore. T. St i iri 11. It. Turner, WiKinm J-jhnson. It. Fj. Pratt and Ij. M. Moor*?. The President was made an cx-olllcio. A member of that committee. On mot urn it was agreed th??t the perfjetingofall further arrunge.nent.s l-e entrusted to the executive committer. The exhibition will be fre", and op-;n to -ivory b"dy. J. T. Miller, S.cro'.&ry. AOVICK TO MOTHHKS. Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering and i-rying with pain of cutting teeth? If so, send at once and get a bottle of ilrs. Winsi.ow's Soothixo Sykui? kok Ciiii.uudx Tkktiuno. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor liitle sulfi'rer immediately. Depend upon it. mothers, there is no mistake about it. It tmres dysentery itnd diarrhtea, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures wind colic, softens the glims, reduces inilamation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. Mus. Winsi.ow'k Sooth in Syhi?i? kok Cmii.dukx Tjcethixu is pleasant to the taste, and is the pros cription of one of the oldest and best female nurses and physicians in the United States, and is for sale by all druggists throughout the world. Price 25 cents a bottle. 5-ay 72 Andersen Military School, ANDERSON, S. C. OI'F.NS njiitin Sept. 1st, 1885. Tuition $ll), $13, $10 und $".?0 jut Session of twenl.v weeks. It*ini*(l in the Institution without washing, lights mid towes, $12.j0 per month. Send lor Catalogue. W. J. LltiOX, Juno 15, 1885. 1'rincipnl. 113 JJKNV D1NXKR HOUSE, . { Greknwoop, S. C. SKept by Mrs. F. G. Pnrka. Cheap rates, first class fare. June 15th, 1885-tf. 1 IT 1HYH. H. P. IS A SUCCESS FIRST?It. is good. SECOND?It is pleasant. THIRD?It is safe. FOURTH?It does exactly what we claim for it FIFTH ? It is made by reliable parties. SIXTH?It has no equal. SEVKXTH?It does not nauseate. KHillTlf?It does not gripe. NINTH?It will cure vou. TENTH?It.is the best Liver Medicine known, and costs only Fifty Cents a Hot tie. A Never Falllne l'rovnnHoii of Knrltn Sickness. WILL IX VIGOR ATK THE SYSTEM. Gives Tone to the Stomach. Relieves Torpid Liver and rensoves nil oxcessivc bile the system aii?l impurities from the bluod. Hah been tried bv thnusnndH in the }>nst fonr yeMTH untl fiMitul worilijr the commcudution of nil. TBY IT? H. II. . P. only BO cent" j>er llottle. RAHRETT & McMASTER, Wholcsulo and Retail Druggists, Augusta, Ga. March 18-tt 58 Don't negleoi to sow Turnips, and bo suro and get Buists'seed from. W. Joel Smith & Son. { JIJ .WJ?M jn,fi wmmmmmmmmmmmrnI Miri k Perrin [TAyR in stock a complete assortDrujr*. ?Ji'?licincs, Chemicals, Dye Stu Sis, Varnishes &c. ^LSO ALL TH10 POPULAR Patent Medicines now in use, many of them Non-secret preparations, consisting of the very best Cough Mixtures, Dispeplic and Kidney preparations, Rheumatic and Neuralgic preparations and Best Liniments for Man and Horse. THE VERY BEST FEMALE PREPARATIONS. r YDIA PINKIIAM'S Female Remedy, BllADFlELD'S Female Regulator. 10LMES* LINIMENT AND MOTHER'S PRIEMI. SHOULDER BRACKS and SKIRT 3 SUPPORTERS, so necessary to Woman's comfort and health. Also Abdominal Supporters. Campbell's ltepositor, &c. OUPTURE instantly'relieved by ust*' ing the' Celebrated Fry Truss. I'he only truss giving an upward and inward pressure, same as holding the rupure up with the band. No pressure on .he back. No thigh strap worn. 1st premium and medal awarded at Cincinnati Exposition 1884. PRYOH'S PILE OINTMENT. Tho best Corn Cures. Corn and Bunion Pads. Also excellent preparations for Chapped Skin, for restoring Vigor to the Hair, for Preserving and Cleansing the Teeth. QUlt LINE OF .ZF^HSTOY GxOOIDS will be found very complete? consisting of Colognes, foreign and domestic, llankerehief Extracts in great variety, _ Toilet Soaps from the cheapest to the linest. HA IK, TOOTH, NAIL, SHAVING, shoe and clothes tfKU SHfcS. COXIIS or ALL SORTS. ALSO many articles for Household nncl ? Cooking Purposes? linking Powders, Extracts and Spices, and Vinegar. Close Attention Civen to PRESCRIPTIONS at all Hours, Night and Day, December 24, '81 If 10 Speed &Neuffer DRUGG-ISTS. KKEP constantly on hand n full, and well selected stoclc of pure Drugs, Chemicals etc., oto. All the latest and popular lines of Patent and Proprietary Medicines. . , the best Liver Medicine, cures Dyspepsia, fur i>'ufe only hy h*. Try our BLACKBERRY CORDIAL for v . Summer Complaint; and our Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with lodido Potash, for the Blood. j BUD BUG roisox, the most ennvenient way of destroying thesq insects. DIAMOND DYES, all the Staple and Fashionable Colors. m A full line of Fancy Goodu, Toilet Articles, Stationery etc. etc. The best brands of Cigars, Tobacco, amlJCigaretteN. ? A complete stock of White Leads, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, etc., etc., Paint Brushes, Wiudow Ular'8. Golden Machine Oil. We 8i*ll the celebrated Harrison Brother's . Prepared Paint; the best in tUu inar}cjrt. Special attention paid to the Prescription Department Physician's prescriptions and fa.nily recipes filled at all hours of day and night, by experienced and competent hands. Orders by hand or Mail, promptly attended to. SPEED & NEOFFER. April 29, 1885. tf 83. For Bale at i r_ * this Office, a SEVEN-COLUMN WASHINGTON HAND PRESS, nn Rood u? new. Suld in order to buy a lurger preMB. "Mxsbknobr," July 1, 1885. Abbeville, S. C. PAVILION HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. -First Class la all Its Appointments. RATES, $2.00. $2.60. Excellent CuiBene, lar?e airy rooms, Otia Poiseoger Elector. Electric boll and fight*. Heated rotunda. Centrally locatod. ' < * Oct 1, '84-tf - h ^