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?M? The Abbeville Messenger. M. L. B0N1IAM, Jr.,) Editors and T* P. COTIIRAN, V TOR JA8. 8. PERRIN, J I BOPRISTOA WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,1885.' DEATH OF GENERAL GRANT. men who have filled n* largo n measure of the public view as liutc (Jen. Grant, pass away, it is iy?M>t ami proper that respect bo paid tluiir memory. It is not expected that ive of tin South will jo<n in the extravagant panegyric and laudation in which the people of the North are indulging. It is true ifeat wo will always entertain for Gen. Grant the kindliest memory and respect Jbeause of his generosity to Gen. Lee ind his inldiam it Aiiiinnmihiv It >. ? .V .o true that he gave tlicm honorable terms of surrender, and relieved their wants. A?d it is furthermore true that when Johnson, and Staunton would have arrested and tried Gen. Lee upon a charge of treason. Grant's firm and bold stand prevented it. For these evidences of his appreciation of the high ethics of a soldier, we respect hiM> And for ourselves wo are free to l j that in our opinion, Gen. Grant was possessed of more of military ability than wo of the South are disposed to give hiiu credit _ I ur, J; Hut when we turn to President Grarlii thero comes to us the memory of the eight years of horrible cruelty ami oppression thaf^e suffer d, and could not is$spe because they who inflicted it upon ub were upheld by the bayonets directed and controlled by the President. Perhaps there was. never a more piu-ti Ran President. The behests and dictates of his party were with him apparently of more importance than the economical, just and honest administration of t.llfl frnvnrniimnf Terrible corruption crept into the public service during the two terms of Grant's administration, in which somo of the fricn'ls of the President were inculpatcd. But he who was charged with the duty of punishing them befriended and succored them. And so the chapter of that period of jhistory reads throughout the time of its continuance. But he who was its central figure is dead. It is of him we $rrite. Our wrongs are remedied. Let jp8 be forgetful of his civil faults, Remembering only his good deeds lie 4)4 our heroes and soldforss. And observe the maxim '"speak nothing but good of the dead." THE RAlIiROAU. There is beyond doubt a restless and anxious feeling among the friends of the C. C. G. & C. Ry? at the long delay in beginning work. We wero told thai ,the delay was caused by waiting on Ai Jcen. But Aiken has not vniml ? ? ! see no signs and hear no intimation oi *ny preparation on tho part of Aiken to rota. Are we to stand hero idle ail the thno because of Aiken ? Our own feeling is, thatif Aiken docs not desire ,to join our scheme on the terms proposed, to let her alone, and go elsewhere. Surely we are not dependent on Aiken 1 We trust not, for we fail to seo any evidence on the part of Aiken of any intor.estinthe Road. Noither of the papers published there, has even mentioned 'the subject, except on the part of one of them to disavow any intention to dUcuss the matter again. If then it is apparent that Aiken will not net, and if wc be dependent on Aiken, let u* know it, ?hat we may know the worse. If it be that in tho event of Aiken's neglect oi refusal to join ns, we have other resources in obeyancc or prospect, let us proceed to utilise them, for there is no concealing the fact, the temper of the people along the line is such, that something must he done, It muy be that negotiations are pending, or that inlinun> ces are at work, of which we are not informed. But of this wo aj-o cer!Wn> that we echo the wish of nil our people, xwhen we say we aro very anxious to see ,work actively begun. INJUSTICE, Our readers are not perhaps all fainiljar with the Ben. tyeid case, Don Keid .w^s a little negro ip Charleston, who was set }ip9n Ify other JiUlo negroes and severity beaten. He vrap taken to his home .and Dr. Walter P. Porcher, city physician .was summoned to attend him. This lie c /didfour or live times, and the parents ol .the child neglecting to provide the tuedjcine prescribed because they, were jQjd Jhey could not get it at th.e city /^ispensary, and would have it to buy. ihe Doctoi decline to attend further. J)r. Porcher fprojshod the certificate of Hoitlt ?i?l 1 vjuv yi *;ii? uiis grown a grcnt prnr. T7?e M*yor and pity council hnvc j>ersec.ufcod l)r, por.cher and at la/tt cumpHKSCf^ fci* dismissal froui hid oflice, }ye Iffi npt propose to rj)ter tfiis light, Uut filter JfyrcUor w?* our schoolmate clans-mate and friend, and we know that there nevor liyed a man of a higher sense of honor or one lunqro devoted to the discharge of duty. We cannot con* eoiv6 that he could ever bo faithless to the code of ethics of his high profes, sjon. He was ever too gentle and r warm-hearted, willfully to neglect a offering fellow creature. da Porcher has' boen sumarily and fearahly treated, and without going into the details of the case wo ask for him pm\y fair play. \ ' ~ Dr. Andrew M. Simonds, one of the .?* few prominent Union men in South Carollaa during tba war, is at the Orand Union, Saratoga, New York.?Ntw fork Herald. v ?' * ' '* )v- ';v?.' ; s ' " ?? THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE. On Wednesday night, of last week, the Teachers' Institute, of Abbeville County, was convened in the Conr: IIoukc. A goodly number of ourcitizens came out to hoar the opening address of the Itfv. W. M. Grier. A larger number of teachers than had cvov attended one of these institutes, was noticed throughout the nudience. Coinmeni upon Dr. Uriel'* address is altogether unnecessary, as the people of Abbeville County and every other place thai Iihs heard him. know he never sny? any thing that is not worth listening to Dr. Grier spoke in substance as follows : The Claims of Mediocrity. Wo arc mot in the interest of education ii general, and of tlie "commou school in particular." There a number of possible moaning:! which may attach to the word "common' when applied to schools. It may mean ordinary. The word is fre <|uently used in this hciisc ; we speak of t ?omnion preacher, a common doctor or a com niiin man : iti all such connections the mean injr cridtfiitlv is, commouplace, ordinary. I is possible tliat there are schools in thin conn itjy |icniii|;n iucic arc aillllU III ilUUCVIIII County to which the term may be apijttpL^i this sense. They are commonplace sc'iowh The tcalhor is averse to anything unusual lie makes no special effort to instruct the pu ttils, and they have enough of our cuiumoi lumauity in iheiu to be satisfied with this ar rangeiucnt. Doth parties act uj>on the prin eiple of ntutual and equal rights, asking onl; to be let alone ; the teacher in his indolent,-' and indiference and the pupil in his stead; devotion to play. Let us fesvently hope tha i, such "common" schools are not common. A Another sense in which the term may b used i, that which belongs to many, and t which all have equal rights and privileges. Now the thought which we wish to urusen in that the common school, the school that be longs to the public and to whose privilege and opport unities many citizens have an equa right, this ooinnton shool is for common cliil dren. It is not for the specially bright am gifted : it is not for apt scholars who so inter est us by their rapid progress, but rather fo those who bave no unusnftl application am whose homo-surroundings ths not favorabl to study. Our plea is Id behalf of mediocri ty. The mcdiocres constitute the large majori ty in many schools'. They are to be the prin cipal element in our societv. A few Moun taiu peaks, likit Mt. Hlanc, of the Alp, am Mt. Uaurasankcr, of the Himalayas, attrac the attention of all travellers. They ar anions* the wonders of nature. Hut tlu<v inns have a base to rest upuu. Underneath thci lofty and snowy altitudes there its a strong 1 compact stratum of solid granite, lu it lowly bed it nursos these Guliuths of rod and ice, and, concealed from observation, i has its juat praise from sonic patient miner o geologist. The noblest institution;) of on society find their base In those plodding boy and girls who must needs wrestle for week with the multiplication tnb.c and who, onl after much painstaking master the rudiment of grammar. These dull scholars build slow ly, but they build well. 1st. They justly claim extra textual hclj: No text-book furnishes a comdlctc stutcnicn oven of the elements of u particular subject Their authors assume that there is a tcachc back of them who will supplement what -i stated in mero outline. All the csscntir priucielus mar be there?there in their logi i cat order and set forth with technical accura cy. But this will leave much for the teache to expluiu aud illustrate. It you have eve tried to learn a langunge, ancient or moderr dead or living, simply from gran.mars an primers, you know what a difficult and unsat isfactory method It Is. After you have don your best and when you congratulate ^oui self thus upon your attainments, then intro ' duce a thoroughly curable teachers, and it wi belike letting in a beam of light into a rooir full of dust. The deficiencies will appear i , every quarter, pronunciation, translation an construction. Tli?s teacher cannot snfolv dispense with good text book : but it will be his guide an . not his master. Mediocrity will call for help additional to it necessarily brief summarief. There iBa language of signs and symbol: there are methods of illustration which pre sent truth much more intellieribly. esnneiull to young persons, than any abstract-state meut however full and accurate, i 2d. Mediocrity has a claim to a considers tion of its individval needs. Mental philosfl phcrs tell us that, some knowledge of mini > Of its faculties, its modes of operation i necessary to the work of the tcacher. It is 1 groat mistake to suppose that a scholar is scholar, and that is all there is of it. All th flubtle and innumerable influences which al tect individuals, which separate men frot ?;toh other In temperament, mental habit an profe??|on?l bias, all thes e begin to operat i at a r?fy early age and they must be recoc uized In all the work of the tcacher. J'hysi cians have found that remedies which arc ad mirably suited to certain persons are cntircl unsatisfactory, if not dangerous in the sain disease with other persons. Results wliic were confidently anticipated from their expu lienco with athers are not realized. 1)1 Trumbell tells of a distinguished physicia who wan a witness in a case where a perso had been given poison. One of the lawyer by way of ridicule, asked the physician if h could tell how much of the poison in qiiestio would be required to kill a fly. "I think could," said the "doctor, "but I should nee to kiwiw something about the particular fly un der treatment. I should want to know hi sieo, hist age, his liahits of life, whether It was mawied or single." The teacher of th primary school us well as the collega profen sor, must It arn the lesson of the wise phyrti cian. General rules are a necessity, but the, ought to be few uud simple. In their applies tion there ought to be a merciful flexibility That discipline which is the needed spur i one particular case, would completely un nerve another. The fright and appreheusio would render a satisfactory recitation impos sible. Those who make a business of tainin; wild animals Hod that they Imve to lear heir lesson anew with almost every animal 3d. Another claim of mediocrity is that c constant review and repetition. The adran tagcof reviews, frequent and thorough, eve to the brightest pupils is apparent and deci dcd. To those who do not apprehend rendil they are. essential to n'l real progress. Tli desire of the teacher to adrancc his pupil rapidly, to push them through their text books may tempt hini ?? forego this import ant exercise. The parents, too, often-time unwisely cotrplain if their children are no . constantly turning leaves, forgetting that th most substantial acuiiisions may result fron an almost impercej tible abundance. The in junction ''hasten slowly," has its unqtialific< application to learning. Earnest and intelligent teachers who hav f(fp years been going over the same groun tind'that they learn something with every re view. The procoss of complete mental appmpria tion is slow. All public speakers recoguiz this in the amplification and illustration u an idea. T.. ?l.~ -1 ? ' i.iiu I'livruwi in txir imuonui Airs li tlioir power to fill the heart and awake iti)thfiaiam, Who is bo dead to pstriotism b not to feel n thrill of loyalty In every fibre n hi* beinp. as lie he hears jvell rendered ''Co lumbin, therein of the sen." with its constant ly reenrring, "Throo cheers for the Red White and B'.ue," No vron?W that Mr. Web itler, a* he sat upon the platform on one occa shm when Jenny bind wns singing this soiiq with perfect abandon mid with irrepressibli enthusiasm joins his voice with hers in dee| ba<H, as hho aametothe glowing ohorna, pneof tint moat aueotftaful tuaohei-s of thii country told uh not long since that if he wsr naked for the secret of any auccesa he niiprh huvo achieved. Ilia answer would be "Dili) Dour." Making then a practical applicatioi or this last thought, we say, Repeat, Repeat Repeat 11 TIIUBHDAY. On Thursday morning st hplf pas nine o'clock, the Institute again asscm bled and this timo for the regular busi ness of the Institute. School Commissioner Hodges, not withstanding the protest of his physl cians, opened the discussion on the topic which was first on the programme viz : > * ?* K .? ? / . _ f/* * ' ' * The teacher?His true spirit?His habits? Hit qualifications?Preparations to teach? Difficulties uuder which he labors and how to remedy them. Mr. Hodges handled his subject in a masterly manner, throwing out hints 1 and suggestions which woro well calcu" lated to put the teachers find those interested in educational matters, to think ing of the dignity and responsibility of the teachoi's calling. ' At the close of his remarks, Mr. Hodges snid that the subject was open for . discussion by any member of the institute, and he hoped that any teacher who had any suggestions to make would not t hesitate to do so. lie asked Mr. Benet i if he would not favor the Institute with some remarks. Mr. IJenet said he was not ut all pre- j pared to say any thing on the subject. He was glad, however, to se?? so many teacheis present, and as he himself had once been a teacher and had always fell . an interest in educational affairs, he would venture a few remarks 011 the | difficulties under which the teacher labors a*id how to remedy them. Hethought tl.e chief difficulty was the smailness ot their salaries. The small amount paid them by the school fund leTt no margin to improve themselves in their profession. No profession could exist in a healthy condition un: less its votaries were well paid. There was no help to ho secured from th.^ State. The tax now was as larjze as tho people of the State would bear. The only hope was in educating popular opinion to pay additional for the services of the teachers. The whites of South Carolina were not nearly so poor as those of other count! ios. Tlioy represent more wealth and intelligence than the poor of any other country. The hewers of wood and the drawers t of water come not from the white class . of this country. Tho condition of their s school houses was a crying shnm'e. Let 1 thoni pay, say one dollar per scholar i per month, and above thu paltry sum ' 1 ?.i;~ i . i v* v. I I ? cv? IIV/III VIIV j/uunv,, iillU Wi; ? UU1U r have a better system of schools than rt Scotland over saw ?r Germany ever L' dreamed of. The next topic was to have "been led . by Kcv. A. L. Patterson, but he failed - to put in an appearance, and Mr. - Hodges said it was open to any one who ll wished to discuss it. The topic was as e follows : 1 Organization ff School?Arrangement of r school room?Programme---Classification? '? Length of recitation?Aid to pupils?Km? ptoyment of pupils iu school?Records and * reports ? Reviews ? Kxannnutions?Exhi1 bilious?Celebrations. r r Dr. Grier. in discussing this topic, " took up the subject of reviews, and said I he had found them most valuable in \ the instruction of tho youth, and want. ed to know whether his own experience was borne out by that of other teach' ers. Mr. W. 1'. Calhoun, formerly a teachr or of some note, in replying to Dr. s Grier, contended that nothing was more 'I essential than thoroughness, and ' thought that this thoroughness in the ~ beginning, wonld do away with the r necessity of frequent reviews. i, Prof. S. P. Boozer, of Greenwood, d rose to discuss the difficulties of the '* teacher, and said he was astonished that .. Mr. lionet placed the whole blame, coni cerning the pay of the teachers, upon II the people of tho country. No one ? iceis me noun 01 mc tcnchcr Itke the j teacher himself. If as teachers we are to allow others to pruscribo our duties a anil salaries, we uon't deserve more than d they give us. If we are worth $100 per month, let uu axk it, have it, or quit the profession. As long as we are begi; gars and allow any men or set of men i- to dictate to us, the parents will be >' governed accordingly. If wo care to !" elevate our profession, it is not to tax_ atiun that we must look, but to co-opei ration. Let us put a price upon our1> selves, for we have a monopoly, and if s we don't do it the country won't do it. ? Let us have our price or quit the field. L. Prof. J. C. Cor,k was called upon to r- give his idea on records and reports. " The professor contended that these were very necessary, stimulating the pupil and interesting the parent. With rei gard to exhibitions he suid he had al1 ways had them and thought they were y beneficial. The objections to them. ? however, coine from such respectable i- sources that they demand consideration, . and each teacher must judge for hiniD self of their necessity. ? The next topic, was opened in a care e fully prepared paper, by Prof. W. M. n McCaslan, of Pickens. The topic was I as follows : (' School Oovcrmcnt?Object?Value in edu cation?what reward* and punishment, when, where and how given?prosperity?t>lay v ground tights?mischievous pupils?sudden e perplexities?attendance?keeping up iuier* est?music. Mr McCaslan connected his remarks \ by expressing his pleasure in being able to meet the teachers of his native counn try. The topic assigned him was a very - importnnt one, school government was " the image upon which hangs the door ~ through which every teacher must pass. n Order is as necessary to the school room I. as air is to life. How wisely to bolf gin and successfully maintain it is a momentous question which confronts every . teacher. The teacher is tlio moit imv portant factor in the school room, he is e the substance which casts the shadow. 8 Dignity of character neither confuses nor annoys children nor disgusts, older pers sons, who governs not himself can nevt er hope to teach others. As the great e object of teaching is to developo the '' different facilities, so the object of go^ j eminent is to learn to them self-denial. The school is what tho teacher makes it, c he is the head, and heart, tho fountan d and the source, studenis unconsciously imitate tho teacher, A successful teach. or therefore always seeks to inspiro cone fide nee. Duty is his safe-guard and f its faithful performance written in evcry word, act and deed. Directions in n all things must be used. Not the di* rection which panders to popular scnti<f ments but discretion connected with * high duty. I* Mr. McUaslxn took each one of the subjects in the topic, giving his views - thereon and throwing out valuable sua: > gestmns which were appreciated by the ? teachers present. Our imperfect notes preclude iih from givingnny further synh opsin 06it, but it was the universal opinp ion thrtt.k w*s worthy of the author and 1 or.cashinyif Afu-r Prof. McCaslan had , finished, reinajk* wore inadv l?v several 1 present, among: them the following geptlrmon threw out some suggestion. Prof. Hood, Messrs. M. B. McGee, J. 8. t Perrin, W. P. Calhoun, and W. C. Benot. . The Institute then adjourned until 4 o'clock p. in. AFTERNOON 8RRVICK8. Prof. Hodgos announced that the gen. tloman who was invited to lead the discussion this afternoon had failed to put in an appearance and that tho topic was > opened to the Institute. The following waa the topic : /' .m Practice in the school room--Oi?cniiig mid cloHiiiK--Comhtctiiift h recitation--A it of ?ecurinif ntteiitiou--Art of <[uehliun'm.;--Ait of imprcsninjr?Memory ?xerci*en--Value of blackbourdi?--Kasy nnd luonotnons exercise-* TH.dillicnlt and varied oxerctBu??--Ho\ver of learning vs. thing learned. This topic wns interestingly discussed V>y Messrs. McGce, Lomax. I). H. l'enney, A. L. 151 tike and Prof. Win. Hood, after whieli the Institute adjourned to meet at D o'clock, p. in., to hear an ad- | dress by Prof. W. \V. Duncan, of Wollbril College. KVEKINO SKSSION. About half-past seven o'clock tho clouds be^an to gather and everything looked ns if a storm was brewing, and this continued until about half-past eight when a slight rain ln-gan to fall. Notwithstanding the threatening appearance of tho elements, a goodly number of our citizens, and the teachers en masse, came out to the Court House to hear the address of Prof. Duncan and well were they repaid for so doing. Professor Duncan's address was a noble plea for education in general and moral education in particular. To appreciate I'rof. Duncan's lecture, one had to hear it from the lips of the speaker. No synopsis could do it justice and we refrain from attempting it. To the regret of all I'rof. Duncan had to leave Abbeville immediately after his lecture, having been called to Newberry by telegram. Kill DAY. * " l'rof. Hodges, after the Institute was called to order, said there were so many subjects full of interest in some of the topics of the ilay before, which had not been touchcd on, that he felt something ou;rhL to l?o said about them. He spoke then of the arrangement of the school room, and quoted statistics showing a large per cent, of the children had defective eyes on account of the improper arrangement of the light of the school room. Children, he said, should never study facing the light. Mr. Hodges took up nil the subjects under the topic, ni*;ntinn nP n ?% % ! I.. - ?1 ? - ?, . ?v. w. a v? HVHUUI, Ull.l 111 ? Ull'Ill concise manner gave the member:; of the Institute the benefit of his experience and practice. After Mr. Hodges closed his remarks. Prof. S. 1'. Boozer was introduced to the Institute and took up the following topic : Ornmmar?Analysis?Parsing ? Diagramming?Composition, when to begin and how ---Practice vh. theory?Place in the curriculnin---Text books. Mr. Hoozer handled his subject well, advancing some capital ideas. Fie said his experience with children in writing compositions was constant practice. He thought it a good plan to make them write several times on the same subject, and call attention to the improvement each time. To appreciate grammar, one must also nppreciate music and poetry. Mr. lioozcr discussed tlu? UUU-rent parts ?iT speech, showing their importance and relative value inn sentence. Il?s referred to the adjeclivo as the queen of the parts of speech. The spanker was not much in favor of text-books, but granted thai the reading of the hooks of those who used the be.-t Kuglish, was a capital plan of learning grnnunar. Mr. Boozer then ?'.issusseu what he considered very cominon grammatical mistakes. The address was a very pleasant and instructive one, containing many beautiful figures and similes. I'rof. N. O. I'iles demonstrated the method of teaching reading by the chart, and showed to many its value as an aid in instructing small children. The following is a part of Mr Bend's instructive remarks : "The Knglish Heading I esson" was the subject of Mr. Beliefs remarks, lie said he did not intend to deliver an address, hut he would endeavor to talk the teachers of the Institute as a teacher talks to his pupils, as he tried to talk to his schoolboys when he was a schoolmaster. This was his understanding ol the kind of work proper to n Normal Institute, and therfore he would for the time being regard himself as a teachei in a class-room with tho English class before him, the members of the lusti tutc being his pupils. The rending lesson he said was too often a humdrum lifeless task wearisome tc the teacher and profitless to the pupil: whereas it ou^ht to be and could In made the most entertaining and valuable lesson of tho day, ami means of g thorough study of the Kuglish lau^uuiri*. To illustrate, Mr. lionet wrote on t!??. blackboard the following stanza from Gray's Klejry : The applause of listeniii)? Semites (o comUIm 11(1, The threats of pain and ruin todertpi-e, T? acatler plenty o'er m smiling land. And read their history in u nations cyoH, Their lot forbad*. The to: ffh er he said, should .Mivf.illy read the lesson aloud to his pupils/, 'making then mark in pencil the rhe^mcal pauses, which mi this stun/.a wopld fall after "Senates." "ruin" nnd^'lpl^nty," such pauses being often of*fti?er vaiue in bringing out the inoj^Hig than the printed punctuation. 'uKclass should then rend the lesson a^pogether. noting the pencilled and pjPfod pauses; and then each pui il shoffu rjad a part of it by himself. The teacher should nlso make his pu pus uniierUrne.with pencil thirty or forty word# m each days lesson, as a lesson .-in the definition and derivation of word*. These should be written by the pupil in a book kept for the purpose, wherein he should set forth not only the meaning but also the history oi each word. Helped by a good diction* ary, the pupil would thus acquire an intimate acquaintance with the English language, and no slight acquaintance with tlie language, living and dead, from which it has borrowed great part of the vocabulary. To illustrate his system, Mr. lionet carefully defined and derived the following wdrdp, found in tho lines written on the blackboard. The, applause, Senates, command, pain, ruin, despise, scatter, plenty, O'er, land, read, history, nations, eves. He showinl Hint tin.an Knglirih words referred tlio students to Greek, Latin, French, Norman-French, German. Dutch, Anglo-Saxon nnd other languages and dialects; and thus tliut the tlioroi^h study of tin English sentence was in itself a valuable lesson in language;' nnd that the study of the Knglitth language involved tho history or tho Knfish raco. Ho thon^poke of the characteristics of the English language, referring especially to its strength, sweetness and simplicity. No genius of our mother tongue, ho said, did not favor uwords^>f learned lopgth and thundering sound," but preferitod words of ono or two syllables ancfttheBe chiofly of Anglo-Saxon origin. As an oxamplo which showed the beauty and force of simple English, he referred to (he following lines from Tennyson's "Lady ^lare "He does not love me for my birth, Nor for my lands so broad and fair ; He lovea mo for my own true worth. And that is well, said lady Clare. There is no word of foreign descent in these lines, neither Greek or Latin, French nor German, and with the ex ception of "lady" the words are of one syllable. As a cc ist, Mr. lionet reud the following extract from a copy of verses written by a love-lorn "swain, in the office of the Abbeville Press and Banner, several years ago. They refer to the wedding day he longs for : O I methinks I see that conHumate day I'lodding around, ushering this way, Iu which the vertiginous anticipations shall ond Ilw tl.a ..r ...... r_; ? ..J V..W . ui inu KCIUIll int'llllH, And trunsform these Utopien imaginations Into real unci intrinsic manipulations. As the best nienns of obtaining a pure and complete Iinglish vocabulary, Mr. Benet urged the committing to memory daily of portions of scripture, not the revised version, or of the Hook of Common Prayer, or of the poetry of Shakspear, Wilton, Tennyson, Pryden and other standard poets. He cited the example of Kuskin, whoso matchless style as a prosi writer is owing greatly to his habit from childhood of learning large portions of scripture daily, and the example of the greatest living i'.nglish orator, John llright, whose daily custom it is to commit to memory a portion of scripture, or a paragraph from the standard poets of our language. Such a course, Mr. Benet said, would raise the standard of taste and purify our vocabularies. It would, for instance, pr ven I a man from using such | wonts us "uonaie," "tionalion," and I show him that he is using purer English when he speaks of "Giving a gift.'' Prof. Ilood delivered an address on History and Geography. He spoke of the intimate relation between the two studies, the necessity of Geography to a proper understanding of History, the importance of accurate study of the maps, and tli3 host means for this, viz., map drawing, lie then went 011 to show what he considered the best method of drawing maps?'.lie use of meridians and parallels instead of the squares or triangles so popular "in some quarters. He gave some good reasons for preferring this system, IJy way of illustration, he quickly sketched on the board an outline map of South Carolina. The lecturer again returned to the enforcement of the great advantage of map drawing. In concl' jn, taking issue with Mr. Boozer, he held that the time would never come when the text-book would not be needed in school. When Mr. I^ood closed, a few general remarks we're made, and Mr. Hodges announced that the Institute had closed, and all went away with the consciousness that the time spent here had not boon thrown away, but well spent and , from which they had derived many advantages. ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Arc you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child kutiering and cryir.g with pain of cutting teeth ? If so, send at once and get a bottle of 1*1rs. Winsi.ow's Southing Syrup Foit Cmr.imnx Tbetiiixo. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor littlqAuiTerer immediately. Depend upon itlmiothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bowels, cures wind colic, softens the gums, reduces inflaination, and gives tone and energy to , the wholo system. Mus. Winhi.uw's Soothki Syiiup koh Chii.dukn Tkethino (It 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 ' GREENVILLE Female dep. ? (Founded by tho Baptist Stale Convention of ; S. C., in 1864, Greenville, S. C. THE TI1IKTIETH ANNUAL SESSION WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ICTH. Tlio Greenville Conacrvatorr of Music ia its Splendid advantages in Drawing, Painting, 1 Kensinjrton work, Ac. Faithful, thorough instruction. Number of Instructor, 15, number of ?>tii. dents in attendance last session 210. Mend for new Catalogue. A. S. Towni'D, July 2 , Gt.?110. President. Mine Collep. DUE WEST, S. C. ORGANIZED in 18J18?Proposes to give a thorough College training. Necessary expenses only about 4'1G5. Faculty complete. Opens first Monday in October. Send for Catalogue to W. M. Gitikk. July 20, 1885. tf. President. 111). Die West Female College. gxercises begin first Monday in Octobcr. Careful moral training. Thorough teaching. licHt facilities in nuiRic, Instrumental and Vocal, French and Painting. Terms unusually low. ? Whole cost of board and regular tuition for year $IG5.00. For Catalogue apply to the President. .l?i? i* in f i? " ? m.j .w v* * nviiuuu) ? Anderson Military School, ANDERSON, S. C. OPENS Again Sept. 1st, 1886. Tuition $10, $13, $10 and $20 pur Session of twenty weeks. Board in the Institution without washing, lights and towels, $12.50 per month. Send for Catalogue. W. J. LIGON, Juno 15, 1885. Principal. 113 v - ' A Road Mi. ALL public highways in Abbeville Count? must be tliorougfilv worked and put it good condition AT OSCfe. Highway Superintendents and Itoad Overseers will take du? notice and govern themselves accordiuglv Roadside ditches must be cleared of oh.stu cles, and made deeper or new ones cut when necessnrv. W e will enforce the law strictly against nn> Overseer and Superintendent, whose road 01 roads are not worked, in accordance with thii order bv the 1st of September next. Jnines A. McConl. Willinin Hiloy. W. T. Cowan. County Commissioners. July 29th 1885. 5t. 117. c*.i _ M1UI LgclgUU Oil 11?. BY virtue of authority placed in in by two Mortgage notes given by (i L. and W. W. Wilson to the Geise Manufacturing Company, of Waynes boro, Pennsylvania, I will sell at publi outcry, to the highest bidder, on Satur day, August 15th 1885, at 11 o'clock : in., at the residence of Mr. John \ Schrader about threo miles east c Lowndesville, Abbeville County K. C the following described property : One Six Ilorse Power Portable Hteai Kngine on wheels, built by the Geisc Manufacturing Cotnpauy, of Waynes boro, Franklin County Pennsylvania. Terms cash. It. X. Divvku, Gcn'l. Agt., Geiser Manufacturing Co. July 20th 1885. 3t 120 The Light Running JNew Home. THE New Home Machine has becom one of the most popular inachim now solil, ami is rapidly supercedin all other machines, and has been greatl improved both in machine and attacl ment It now takes the lead in sewing nn chines. Almost noisless, simple and dura 1>1 and beyond all dispute by those lb: have tiied them. The New Home unsurpassed in light running and leut the world as a family machine. Ovi two hundred of these New Home nil chines were sold in Abbeville Count in the past two years. The self-settir Needle combined with all the lute improvements. Those machines ai sold upon monthly payments and ai within the reach of all in need of Sewing Machine. Payments made wuit the purchaser. You cannot alFoi to do without one of these machim when you can get it on such easy term Come one and all and sec the Ne Home. You will hnv no nilmr it', Halo by 10. M KKATON, * Abbeville, S. C. July 20th *85. 12ino. 118 GARDEN SEED! GARDEN SEED! W have just roccived a larg sto?k Landreth's Fresh Car lie Seed, All Variet.es 71. W. Lawson & C( i?u 2S-tf 2( MY H. H. P. IS A SUCCES FIRST?It in good. SECOND?It is pleasant, THIRD?It in safe. FOURTH?It docs exactly what we claim I it FIFTH?It is made by reliable parties. SIXTH?It has iio equal. SEVENTH?It ?locs not nauseate. EKiHTH?It does not gripe. NINTH?It will cure yon. TENTH?It is the best Liver Mudicine know :?:id costs only Fifty Cents a Hot tie. A Never Fulling Prevention of Sprii Sickness. WILL INVIGORATE TIIE SYSTE] (Jives Tone to the Stomach. r.olievcs Torpid Liv and remove* ull excessive bile from the sy (em and impurities from the bl?o 1. Has been tried by thousand* in the jm four years and found worth v the commend tion of all. * TIE2.Y IT II. II. . 1'. only 50 contK per llottic. BAUUETT & MeMASTKlt, Wholesale and Rcluil Druggists, Augusta, Ga. March 18-M 5S Notice IS hereby pive'.i that John Mncon and Sim Hon ltiakc, colored, are both under co tract with ine for tbo year 1885. I v enforce the law on any one hiring or harbc in# them for the year 1885. MRS. A. E. CAIIK. May lGth 1885-tf. Millinery! Millinery TIIE most extensive stock of Millinery ci now be found at U. M VIAPDOX & CO.'S. 1,'84-If 27 JgXCHANOE HOTEL, Ci:ri:nv!i.?.k. S. C. THE ONLY TWO-CLASS HOTEL I THE WORLD. W. H. White, Pnoi'i:ir.toti. 48 JJlTw DINNER HOUSE, Ohkknwood, S. C. Kept l>y Mrs?. F. O. I'arks. Chenp rntr Hrst class faro. ?* &}'Jiiiic loth, ItMo-tfV . 1 Ice Cold Soda Water. 'Wo nro now selling thin cooling an exhilcrating summer beverage. \V manufacture our SODA WATt-.It froi the purest and b^nt maternl, and guai an tec it to bo as good as that inadu anj whore. Givo it a trial, only 5 cents glass at Speed & Nouffers. Satchel Pnwdera, the moat delightful, at V> 8. Cothrau <fc Co. Cutliran & Porrin ^ i . IT A V E in a complete assort- ? ment ? ' V Dnsgs. Medicines, Chemicals, ? Dye Stuifs, Varnishes &c. ^ ALSO AU< TIIK I>0PUIjAR 1 Patent Medicines now in use, m many of them Non-secret prepa- B rations, consisting of tlio very * best Cough Mixtures, Dispoptic 1 and Kidney preparations, Kheu- ? malic and Neuralgic preparations and Rest Liniments for Man and Horse. ? r THE VERY BEST FEMALE S c PREPARATIONS. ( J^YDIA I'INKHAM'S Female Remedy, \r RRA I) FIELDS Female Regulator. HOLMES' LINIMENT AND MOTHER'S f 1(1 KM). :r SHOULDER WRACKS and SKIUT SU1T0RTEUS, so necessary to Woman's comfort and health. Also Abdominal Supporters. Campbell's Itepositor, &c. RITI'TIJIIK instantly relieved by using the Celebrated Fry Truss. The only truss giving an upward and inward pressure, same as holding the rupture up with the hand. No pressure on c the back. No thigh strap worn. 1st is premium and medal awarded at Cincin? iiatt Exposition 188'1. i- pRYOH'S PILE OINTMENT. Tho -I- best Corn (hires. Corn and Bunx~ ion l'ads. I Also excellent preparations for it Chapped Skin, for restoring Vigis or to the Hair, for Preserving and lS nt .1 V'luuusiii!^ ino loom. ?r ftUIt L!XK UF ig ZB^HSTCY GOODS St re will bo found very complete? re consisting of Colognes, foreign ' anil domestic, Hankcrchicf Exto r(j tracts in great variety, Toilet s Soaps from the cheapest to the a. finest. w H?r AIR. TOOTH, NAIL, SHAVING, 8II0K AND CLOTHHS BRUSHES. COMHS OF ALL SORTS. ! ! \ LSO many articles for Household and A Cooking Purposes? Baking Powders, Extracts and of Spicos, and Vinegar. ^ n dose Attention Given to . PRESCRIPTIONS at all Hours, Night and Day. December 24, '84-tf 19 I is Speed &Neuffer I3RTJ GGISTS. KEEP constantly on band a full, aud well selected stock of pure ?>i vi mgoj vnuiiiiuaid OLUi All the latest and popular lines of Patent and Proprietary Medicines. Hertoilie, tig the best Lirer Medicine, euros Dyspepsia, fur Suit only by u*. \l Try our BLACKUKRRY CORDIAL for Snnimer Complaint ; and our Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with Iodide Potash, for tbo ltlood. cr BK1) JiUG roisox, sthe most canvcnient way of destroying these ist insects. DIAMOND DYES, all tho Staple and Fashionablo Colors. A full line of Kftncy Gootlw, Toilet Articles, Stationery etc. etc. t The best brands ?f Cigars, Tobacco, niulK'igarettes. A complete stock of White Lends, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, etc., etc., Paint llrusbos, Window Glags. p. Golden Machine Oil. nril Wo sell the celebrated Harrison Brother's >r- Prepared Paint; the best in the market. special attention paid to the Prescription Department. Physician's prescriptions and fa.uily rcl cipes filled at all hours of day and night, by 1 experienced and competent hands. Orders by hand or Mail, promptly attended .to. SPEED & NEUFFER. M April 29, 1R85. tf kH j^D nFoi* Sale a? ^ this Office, a ! 1 SEVEN-COLUMN WASHINGTON* HAND 1MIKSK, ah Kon<l UM IH'W. Sold in order s, to buy a larger<pro?s. "Mf.bsfnokr," July 1, HW5. Abbeville, S. C. PAVILION HOTEL, J o CHARLESTON. 8. C. " Flrat^jpiRHS in all its Appointments I r* RATES, $2.00, $2.(10. Jj ExcellentCuiseno, largo airy rooms, Otis | - PosMnfpr Eleyator. Electric.bell mod lights. V r Heated rotunda. Centrally looated. I Oct 1| '84-tf 24 J