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Che Press and Banner, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, March 29,1882. The Beauty and Grace of AbbeTille County* Will find, by reference to our advertising column*, that lliey are invited to appear at the Emporium of Fashion every day in I lie year, but more particularly on the morning of Friday, the 4th of April next, where there will he a general assembling of the ladies from every q-iarter of the county to examine the most beautiful good's that ever adorned the lovely wife or lent additional charms to the attractive maiden. Mi?s Ah ha Black a New York lady, fre.di from the busy scenes of the fashionable world, will be present to exhibit and explain to the visitors the beauties ami merits of the many desirable articles which may here be found. Work Suspended. We learn that the work of operating! the Dorn Mine lias been stopped l?v| orders from McCommick, the owner. ( This course w<is taken because the work had proven improvable. It in not known what action will betaken; in regard to the property in the future, j It is to be regretted that tlie work I should stop just at the time when the! Hail road is about finished, and on account !of which Mr. MeCormick sub-! scribed to the construction of; the road. 111 former years this wasi considered one of the richest gold I mines in the South, but it seems that! it has been exhausted. Grand Opening. Our millinery stores will open their j Superb stock on the 1st of April, and the ladies should beou hand to get an early choice of whatever they may need or faucy. Messrs. It. M. Haddo'u & Co., from a long experience and a well-merited success in their business j are now prepared to offer the ptibelic choicest lot of goods in their line;! and at such prices as will suit the pur- j chaser. No better merchants or morej honorable dealers can be found in America than R. M. Haddon & Co.; (Jive them a call and examine a most: char ming stock of goods. Liberal Help for the Jews. Mr. G. A. Visanska who has been j soliciting contributions in aid of the Jewish refugees to this country from ; Russian persecution, expresses himselfj as much gratified at his success. I From sixteen contributors he has re* ceived over seventy dollars in cash.' Nearly every one that he has called\ Upon has given something. He will j call on other of our citizens within the; next few days and we hope to hear of j other liberal contributions for this' Worthy cause. Messrs. Speake & Co. If you want the cheapest and best traction or portable steam engine, or other machinery be sure to consultI Messrs. 8peake & Brother, of Kinardsj T. 0., S. U. They are energetic business men anil know all about the! business in which they are engaged, < and will be ready at tin- shortest notice j to give you a bargain. It is worth ' while to see them or confer with them b efore purchasing. The Depot At Asbnrj. It Is a fixed fact that there is lo be a Depot at Asbnry. Messrs. J. C. Foster ?fe Brother are now sawing the lumber , with which to build it. And if the ! track layers do not have to wait fori Rpikes, we presume the sound of the looamotive will echo through the hills! there-about in the course of a week or two. I Mb. John Wilkerson of White Hall has three hundred acres of the i finest oats in the county. He will al- ' no plant twenty-five acres in corn. Last year he made seven hundred bushels of eorn on the same twenty- , five acres. There is no danger but what he will make enough grain "to i do him." Thetwenty-fiveacres which are now so profitable lie on Hard La- < bor Creek and were cleared two years 1 ugo. Up to a recent date Hani Labor lM>ttoms nave ueen cousiuereu 01 very little value. Thk citizens of Greenwood are very much exercised over the det rmination of the railroad authorities to cut all limber one hundred feet from the ! track. * They nay that if this policy i* ) carried out, some of the finest shade trees in the public square, will not tie < spared, and if a rigid enforcement of j their design is adhered to, in some in- i stances, the stores will have lo be re- ! moved, as they fall in the distance al- J lowed the Company by their charter, being less than one hundred feet from ( the track. ] New Store.?We direct attention , to the advertisement of Mr. L. H.ij Itussell who announces his removal to < his new and elegant quarters next to ( the Court House. Mr. llussell is well 1 known to our people, and he thor- 1 oughly understands their wants, and ' with abundant capital, he is prepared to answer almost any demand for j goods in his line. Hi? store room is , an elegant one, while his billiard , room is most inviting. The bar is | handsomely arranged, and well sup- i plied. i Why should a farmer neglect to ' plant his bottom lands? They should ( receive his first attention. Plant , them when they are in a proper con- , tlilion, whether you have a hill of up- j land planted. We have enough bot I torn land to feed every horse, muie, cow, man, woman and child in the l county, and enough to spare some to ' make a little whiskey. Why let the 1 willows take possession of these invaluable lands, and as a result, buy ! Western coru? Mr. John H. Hooan editor of the Saluda Argus, called at our sactumj last week and made a short stay. Hei is a wide awake newspaperman, and I1 appears to be deeply interested in the success of tho Augusta and Knoxvillel' railroad company. He says that the arrangements for a Union depot at; (ireenwood have already been made and the site seclected is the present location of the C. & U., depot. Maj. J. L. White proposes to give accommodation to the travellirg pub- j lie at Bradley's. Great inconvenience ' has been felt by persons hitherto, in L securing a place to stop at, and in ob- i taining vehicles to carry them to other I parts of theeountry. Maj. White has | accommodations for man and beast and will give you lodgings, and convey you anywhere you may like. Miss Anna Black a lady of experience, taste and ability will assist Mrs. Bowie at the Emporium this season, ?nrf ?hp havinc selected in uerson their I elegant stock of millinery goods, the ]adies may rest assured of ail the very latest styles and novelties being on exhibition at this establishment. Mr. Edwin Calhoun and Mr. C. G. McCallister came yesterday for! their engine and thresher which they! have just received new and with all! the improvements. They are prepar-j ed to do ali the thrashing they can get, and will do the work cheap, well, and j with dispatch. Mr. Benet is a gentleman of unquestionable taste, as the improve- j ments that he has recently made to his; law office testify. He now has one of the most comfortable, and best arranged offices here. The acting Mayor of Charleston, has offered a reward of Five Hundred Dollars for the apprehensi&n and con-tnHr.n U'l\A lYliulp tllO MH YIUliuu t*i biac JA,IO*;iio T? i.w u?M%.v .?* |M assault on Mr. Paul C. Trcnliohu, of H that city. Mr. W. H. PArkkr left Inst Fri day for C'harlesron to attend the ComH3 mcncement of the Charleston college,! SHB where his son, Mr. W. H. Parker, Jr., graduates with the first honors of ffifl his class. Every good farmer will keep his BgH eye on his bottoms. They should re-, Hjfl ceive the planters first attention, i ^^9 When they are ready, plant them, no XBH matter what becomes of the hill sides., jBffl Special attention having been giv-; BM en to the millinery departmental the; ^ Emporium of Fashions this season, BO unusual bargains are being offered, jfijjfl and more beautiful styles than ever. WHSE We have received from Suptrin-' tendent A. J. Twiggs, through Mr. T. F. Riley, complimentary tickets over m the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad, SHand for which we return our thanks. S9S8 Miss Tyler has returned from gUH Baltimore, and is again at Messrs. R. UflM. Haddon &Co'?., prepared to show KM the ladies the tastest and most fashionable styles in hats, bonnets &c. KH Mr. Willis Smith is now cultiva^^Kting some twenty or thirty acres of new ground bottoms on Hard Labor, and his crib has been full of corn for BH^i^astyear or two. )F<m nil the novo]lies in neck wear,' pcarfliifff, laces, veilings, &c., be sure' to examine the large and complete a sort in eii I at the Enij>oriiim of Fashions. j Mil. Jno. T. Riiktt has received the Democratic nomination for Mayor of; Columbia, and Maj. John Agin w will opjjose him as an Independent. Dkkss ooons in beautiful shades.; No such goods ever befare offered, at 12c, loc, 2'lc and 25c, cheap! cheap! at j the Emporium of Fashions. Mk. Aisk Rosiwhkiu;, arrived here! last night, looking iiale and hearty,] and very much like a "drummer." i The Iicgia'cr and the Spartan joined ' us in denunciation of the educational' I heresy of the /'rrss and Bun no' ? ! i Thnt x and Democ.mt. ! Thk stock of black cashmeres with! trimming to match (best value for the J money) can not be beat, at the Empo-j rium of Fashions. Dn.iii linvo ? fiiiti co)i>i>linn n in nuur., no ? v ?? ?.'.v . % .> v of si mi's. The Heifer brand is famous!, for comfort, style and a nice tit. Call and see thein. !i [ Remnants of Breton, Valencin-1 lies. Torchon, Mechlin, Nottcnghain, i Chuny, Irish Crochet, &t\, at Smith:. & Son's. Mr. John F. CaliiouN* was in our i sanctum last night, just from Augusta. i We are always pleased to sie ourj1 friends. J1 Rev. R. W. Seymouu of White j J Hall has tity acres of small grain,!, which will yield him a handsome ] profit. ji Miss LallMi Zeioi.ek has gone on ' a visit to friends at Florence, and from | thence she will go to Charleston on at visit. I Ma J. Zkiglkk has taken a short re- 1 spite from the labors of his office, and : J gone to Columbia for a pleasure trip. !, Mn. C. H. LlNrtcUMof White Hall, \ \ always has provisions to sell, lie < plants bottom land. ! It is proposed by the Methodist to i J to erect a monument to BUhop Wight- j t man. I<, Best bargains ever offered, in those', remnant of laces at Smith & Son's j' Judge Mackev has resumed tlie !, practice of law at Chester, S. C. I ] Laces! Laces! ? A new lot just I received at Smith & Son's. a Mk. E. C. Simkims and family re- } moved to Troy last week. Rev. J. N. Young, of Due West 1 was in town last Friday. j| Spool cotton any number from 8 to ' l.iH <\t ttmirh At Son's. U "" **" . " It The Address of the Cilj Democratic i Executive Commttee. jl Columbia Rnjixtcr. The address to the city Democracy puts! <: the issue in the selection of our city j a rulers just where it belongs. Those whoj * aro not for us in this master are against iH us. It is useless to avoid the one bald i fact. A certain political organisation has been found necessary for the people of South Carolina to escape the vilest rule under which civilized man ever agonized, j j. What this was all good men and all bad l^j men know alike. The well known Fraud j Report is but an epitome of the villainy v that one rcveleil in honest mens' earnings j j, sc as to make the name of South Carolina ? stink in the nostrilsof decent men every-jt where and to bring the credit of the State I to the level of social, political and linan- , ^ cial bankruptcy?all of which in turn |, was reflected on the private credit andja character of every man in the State. The s bald truths of the case stand out in the Kj position of the State and every comtnun- t ity in it under Radical rule and what it a is to-day. It needs no counting on the jj tinkers,"it needs no arithmetical statement f. it needs no splitting of fractions to show j where the broad facts lie. They are too patent for honest observation to escape any square man's acceptance. It is not imly known in ouething but in all things, . not only known to us but all over th.e Union and everywhere that South Caroli- g na and her affairs are of interest. In this matter there is no half-way house for us. Put it as we may, we must maintain the socio-political organization which as redeemed us from cruel oppression and ^ shame, bankruptcy and ruin, or we must Ro back to the dark days when the policy of our devouring rulers was caught in H,ra ? />!I known nmnm.'ind of the hiirll way man; "Stand ,and deliver!" Say . what they may, think what they may, ] this is the substance of the situation. It u is so easy of comprehension, it is so fully before any man's observation, that he who runs* may read. .Under these circumstances he who is not for us is against, ind "that's the end on it.', ^ \i The Necssity for an Extra Session <i of the Legislature. Winnaboro Sews and Herald. The only argument we have seen against i reapportionment of the State is that people are busy planting crops and it isjl i bail time to summon the Legislature. Xo immediate sessiom is necessary. The State can be redlstricted as well in July is in April, while this delay would enable the members to digest some proper scheme of apportionment in advance and \ 1 thus consume but a few days in session. We have shown that the Congressional ilectioii at laryte has nothing whatever ;o do with the State election. Not only t separate boxes but separata polling places ind distinct managers are to be provided. I Hampton ran two thousand ahead of Til- ' Jen in 1S76 when both both names were >n the same ballot. Ihul the elections !been distinct so as to admit of swapping I iud trailing, the difference would have l>een from ten to fifteen thousand. A J ticket at lar?e will necessitate a contest o ill over the State. Under a new apportionment there will In all likelihood be no outest worth mentioning in at least four iistricts, if the Radicals adhere to their i present intention of nominating no State I ticket, and the money, labor and time,'81 hussaved would repay ten times the cost >f aud extra session. As it now stands _ the Radicals will -make a determined > ^ effort to elect the Congressmen at larue j i>nd carry at least three districts, thus / necessitating a stubborn contest. There j" is such a thing as being penny wise and pound foolish. Let us be sure that we may not fall in this category The Con-| Kress of 1878 contained a straight Demo- } uratic majority of one. That of ISSO has & straight Republican majority of one. The new apportionment gives equal int:rcase to Democratic and Republican _ States. The Republicans are preparing p (o gerrymander with might and main toi / hold what they have. It can lie seen how j * narrow the contest of 1882 may become.! ? A few doubtful districts will decide the J, supremacy for the next two years, and j most probably the Presidential election! r>f 1884. What are we going to do about it ? Stephens Retiring from Politics. A Washington special to the Atlanta'1 Constitution says: ''It is now definitely j known and l'reely talked about among Georgians in Washington, that Mr. Alex-; under H. Stephens will retire from \ politics at the end of his present term in | , Congress. He is said to have considered i the question earefully and has at length! reached the conclusion that ho could tind more congenial pursuits lor his remaining years than that of politics. Immediately after his labors here are finished he will carefully review his History of the United Suites, now in press, and after , that he will devote himself to his private! interests at home, llo has received from ' friends in Georgia many expressions of 1 hope that he would consent to allow hisj name used in the gubernatorial canvass, with assurances that the honor would lie:, accunled him by common consent, and ' he has expressed his gratitude for this | mark of confidence, but his determina-! tion to leave political life is finally fixed. .' His view of his duty causes regret to his j many friends here, and will be unwelcome news in Washington, as well as in Georgia. A is health is good and there is ' a united hope of thousands that he may j enjoy in peace and dignity many years to ' come." i GEN. Ci A It FIELD'S ILLNESS. T?ie Extravagant Demands Made upon: the Irovcruuieiit ror services. Washington, March .10? The minority of thu committee on expenses incident to Gen. Garlield's illness will oppose the extravagant allowance to the physicians made by the majority. They will) not recommend any specific amount, but! will oppose anything like $25,000 for Dr.! Miss and others in propotliou. It up-! pears that the committee has had a, stormy time over the consideration. At the last meeting Hlaeklmrn denounced i the doctors and declared that it would bo| a burlesque and an insult to the inteili-j gence of the country to pay a man ?20,000 j for treating a pus cavity for two months' as a gunshot wound and never discover- j in>? his mistake until the dissecting knife! revealed it after the victim was dead. The j friends of the high allowances, it is said, I have been trying to arrange for the passage of their bill througn the House the same day with a rush and without refer-' ence, trusting to sentiment to aid the ac-; complislimeut of this end. The minority, however, will insist that the bill lake! its place on the calendar and submit to' the light of examination and discussions.; It is not believed mai u wm ir* reached till next session, ancl many arej in favor of thut course, thinking that! 1 then time will have cooled the passionsl of all concerned and that it will be possible to have it impartially considered. I Said one of the committee to-day : "If the people of tnis country could see the) ! bills brought in for allowance general disgust would be the result. I would as soon think of asking Congress to pay me ! for nurslug my wife through an illness as to put in such bills as some of these, if j . I were in the place of certain persons I j | could uame." I How Divorce Crept Into South Carolina for a Brief Period# "In South Carolina the law dot's not provide for divorce tinder any circumstances. For a period of a few years a divorce could lie had on the same grounds as provided for in New York, hut the cireuinstances under which this law came to he enacted are most remarkable and amusing. I have my information from one of the most prominent lawyers ol S mth Carolina, and 1 can vouch for its truthfulness. "In 1.S71, by a resolution of the South Carolina Legislature, llu: Judiciary committee was instructed to remodel the entire civil and criminal code of the St itc. At that time considerable ill-will existed between the whites and the colored population in consequence of the firmer attempting to euf <rce some obnoxious laws which entailed hardships upon the citizens of color. As a concession to the latter, two colored Legislators were selected to remodel the code, with the power to select a third party. Their choice was a barrister named Kind, a former citizen of New Hampshire, and at that time a Legislator. When the sub-committee met, one of the colored statemcn remarked that'they had a soft job., Kind remonstrated, and said that the work was enormous. "'What,' ejaculated the colored law-j maker, 'weRet $10,WOO a piece for llie work,' mid you, being a lawyer, can easily do it. j That's what we put you on the committee j I'orr Kind objected to being forced to do j ill flio labor, and the mailer was tinallv l join promised upon the basis that none ofl them should do the work, and, instead, the code of sonic' Northern State should he copied. Th? Legislative days were :rotning to .1 close, and in order to hasten matters the school children for miles uotind were pressed iuto service* as tjopylsts. NKW YORK'S CODK AOOI'TKU, "The New York code was adopted as .lie law of tho future. Leaves from these liooks were give out to the scholars to he opied, with the instruction to simply :hangethe word New York and substitute the word South Carolina. The work iviis completed just in time to be introluccd in the Legislature, and on the day >f the adjournment the New York code jecame the law of South Carolina, The luge pile of manuscripts was delivered to j he printer, and the three sa^es of the) south collected the $.'{0,000. "When the new code was printed and ssucd, the lawyers discovered that the j Legislature had made provisions for tliei emulation of pilotage appertaining to the! Hay of South Carolina and thelludsouj tiver. Long Island Sound was eared lor, , md certain provisions about Lake Uriel ivere mentioned. Particular care was[ akeu of the city of South Carolina and ts aldermanie representation whi'e ilackweli's Island.SingSingand Auburn ! irisous were provided for. A sensation j bllowed the discovery of this trick, and , it the next meeting of the Legislature the j hreo modelers of the law were not on j land. The experts who revised the code left n that portion of the New York law aplertaiuing to divorce, and thus for a few j ears it was possible to obtain a divorce j n South Carolina. The constitutional i (invention which followed this mixed) tate of airairs failed to agree upon the di-; 'orce question, however, and divorces iow cannot be had in South Carolina."? Philadelphia Press. Becoming Reconciled. Within the past ten days, off and on wc lave conversed with maiiy citizens from lilleront sections of our county, concerting the stock law : principally, however, kill) anti-stock law men, and honesty, it ? quite wonderful to see how rapidly pinion is reversing itself in regard to his gi'eat change. String anti-stock law lien all over the county openly acmowledge that they begin to see the tenlits of the now law,and that tliev have 1 ready become reconciled to it. This we ay honestly and with the best intention, liid, if we do not mistake the signs of he times, by the the next election the nti-stock law caudiate will feel like the ittlo boy did when his mother put his ithor's slurton him?"mighty lonesome.' ?'louence 'limes. New Goods. l/ELVET FRAMES, ( aril and Cabinet sizes V at prlccs from 2> cents to I'retty owls. J. I). CHALMERS. March 29,1S*2, If Stereoscopes \XD Stereoscopic Views. A fine Assortment bolli Foreign and American, at J. D. CIIALMEKS. March 20. 1S82, tf Mouldings IjOR Plcturc Frames, 1 ,"?00 feet Moulding* P Just received. Any size frame can he put p at short notice?from 2"> cetiis to so.'fi each. J. D. CIIALMEltS. March 29, 1682, tf Special Notice. ?TE have done nil that experience. Judirment and t:iste could do, to meet ilie rants of our people. We can say with court- ' enee that our stock was never more atliacive nor prices lower than this season. 1 R. M. IIADDON it CO 1 March 29, 1S82, tf Millinery! Millinery! yOIi every !hin? now and stylish In Millln* on- r.ruu!ii i-ull i.n tt. M. IIADDON" i CO. Murch 29,1SS2. tt Laces! Laces! rX)It the greatest variety and lowest prices in Laces call on II. M. HADDOX & CO. March 29,18S2, tr )ress Goods ! Dress Goods ! X white, cream, blue and pink "nuns veilings," call on tt. M. HADDOX & CO. March 29.1882, tr Buntings! Buntings! X black, pink, uoml-Hussiiin blue, and oth- ( er popular shades, all wool Hunt ings, call < n tt. M. HADDOX cV CO. March 29, 1882, If , Black and Colored < .RF.SS SILKS, eal 1 on It. M. HaUdon & C". ! f for Oulnet's Silks, the best make of ilks now in the market. tt. M. IIADDOX & CO. March 29,1882, tf iummer Silks, Summer Silks. 1I1KCKS and stripes?all colors?at lowest j prices. It. M. HADDOX tfc CO. , March 29,1882, tf Parasols! Parasols! llTE would call special attention to our VV line of Parasols. tt. M. IIADDOX & CO. March 29,1882. tf JFhite Goods! White Good*.! )Ult stock of Persian Lawns, India Muls, Dotted Swiss Victoria Lawns, Plaid Jalnsooks?embraces all the newest shades n white and cream ? with -trimmings to natch all the colors,_ II. M. IIADUUJ & CO. March 29, 1882, tf A New Departure. r A PIES made under-wcar, Children's I j Pique, Linen and Gln^hain Suits, also jincn I Isters in all sizes. It M. IIADDON & CO. March 21). 18S2,tf NE'"' STORE, N.W GOODS. L. H. Russell Has moved into ins new store room next to the Court Home, where lie tvill be pleaded to see his friends. Hisstock of GROCERIES, of every kind Is full and complete, and his prices suit the times. The greatest variety of FRESH CANNED GOODS, AIjLI GRADES MOLASSES, BACON, CORN MEAL, FLOUR. And all other supplies usually needed on the farm. ? His Wet Goods is full and varied, and lie can supply a call for almostany kind of WHISKEY, BRANDY, WINES. L. H.RUSSELL. March 211,1882, tf WM. II. PAltk'ER W. C. McCJOWAN. PARKER & McGOWAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, AKBEVILLK, C. II., S. C. \Ir ILL practice also in (lie Circuit Courtsoi \\ the United states i'or South Carolina* Jan 7, lsso.tr HYMN BOOKS. METHODISTS, PKESHYTKIUAN. A. M. K. EDWIN PAHKEH. March 15, 18S2, 2t IT STANDS AT THE HEAD 'piIR Light Itunnlnc, Underbralder, PomesI tie Sewing Machine. For durability light running and simplicity, the Domesth stands at the head. For sale by R. M. HADDON & CO. Feb, 1,1882, tf Emporium ! of Fashions. i sriiixc 1882. I' UK LADIES AKE RESPECTFULLY INvlti'd to our large uud unusually uttmctive display of MILLINERY -ANDLABIES &C0DS GENERALLY! jural truarantcelna: nil the latest styles and very lowest cash prices. March 2:1, ins'2. tr CHARLES AUERBACH, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Has accepted the agency of Wannamakcr & Brown, PINE CLOTHING. Have a large assortment of samples cn hand | to >e!eet from ; have nlso the latest lashion plates to seleet styles of CLOTH I no. Willi guarantee a fit. Will he plea-ed for every-i body to examine samples and prices before j ordering a tine sprint: Milt. CHARLES AUERBACH. March 2P, 1882, tf ENGINE AT AUCTION SALE.' I WILL Fell nt public auction, at risk of! former purchaser, rm on rniv ur\/T i UN oALCUAT NEAI, APRIL 3ni> One Port?.ble Steam Engine. TERMS CASH. BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Assignee of Norwood Brothers. March !?, 16S1. tf SPEAKE&BRO. -AGENTS FOR THE FAMOUS? Eclipse Traction and Portatable Engines! TIIK WAYNESBORO ECLIPSE KFPARA-i TOH. SAW MILLS. COT PON OTNS. A'lto.THK AMERICAN FJM'IT DRYER. Parties w ishing tlie above, address SPEAKE & BRO., Kinard's T. 0., S. C. March 20. 18S2, 12m Machine Oil AND KEROSINE OIL. EDWIN PARKER. March 22.1S82,2t Out of Library. WITHOUTpermission, Dnn^lesm'sDictionary. No. 19. Please return at once. EDWIN PARKKR. March 22, ISS2. tf Librarian. Fancy Articles, Paper. &c. FANCY Quill Pen Holders, Dice, "The Only" <?r Pencil Holder. Pens, It. It. Pen ills. Rubber tips, Pencils, white tips; Legal L'ap Paper. 11 lb.: tagul Cap. II lb. mid 12 lb.; l ine Linen Legal (.'sip 1'apcr, Trump L'nmnierr>i:il Note.Olb.; Hadly's Noie.tlb.; Novelty! N*o;e,3lb.; The Kensington Note, ? lb ; The j [>ean? Octavie Not?*. \VhIie Envelopes loi match. Linen French Note, Envelopes to I match, Mourning Paper, Paper Pox. Paper; \nil Envelopes, Pockct Photograph Album*. EDWIN PAHKEK. March 22, 1882, <t i\T otice. THE subscriber will be In his office to rezls* tor Schools Claims 011 every Saleda.v. and an Siiturday, 15th April, and Suturcay, 13th May, 1KS2. E. COWAN, School Commissioner. March 22.18c2, tf school trustees" -OFABBEVILLE COUNTY, school distltlct no. 1. J. FRANK CASON, J. N. KING, JOHN II. MOORE. school niSTitic-r no. 2. C. A. C. WALLER, T. F. It I LEY. S. 1J. HODGES. school district no. 3. M R MrfiHKR G. W.UONXElt, . M. A. CASON. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO, 4. K. Ij. WALDROP, G. A. M< KIRK, W. it. Dl'NN. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5. DR. J. A. ROBINSON, R. II. ARMSTRONG, A. C. CLINKSCA LES. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 0. FRANCIS HKNRY, K. WESTFIELD, R. II. HUGHES. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7. D. It. WILLIAMS, JAMES MILLER, \V. A. LOMAX. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8. It. W. SEYMOUR, .J. M. I'll LI'IT. T. J. HEARST. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 0. W. T. BRADLEY, * G MO. M. si BERT, S. O. YOUNG. SCIIOOD DISTRICT NO. 10. DR. H. DltENNAN, i <" i i n\ A. K.~WATSON. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11. AV. A. TEMPLETON, J. G. EDWAKLW. ? J. II. liAllKSDALE. SCHOOL DISTltlCT NO. 12. DIt. J. II. HELL, J. E. UUOWNLEE, J. 1). ALE WINE. SCHOOL DISTltlCT NO. 13. r?R. O. It. HOKTON, J. M. LATIMEK, Jit., GEO. F. UUKDETT. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. II. E. CALHOUN. \V. A. LAN I Ell, WJI. UIliEY. SCHOOL DISTltlCT NO. 15. U. A. MfCASLAN, W. V. KENNKDY, W. 1C. McBlilDE. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10. J. C. JENNINGS, JAMES COTHHAN, JR., \V. H. HHHT. E. COWAN, School Commissioner. March 22,1S82, tf Chromos. A LARGE lot or new Chromos x ^ anc 24 jc 30.) on exhibition u'ud Tor sule, al M..5 .achat W.P.WABDLAW. April JO, 18S1. 1882. OPENING! ! TUESDAY, APRIL 4.J . pATTEItN HON NETS. IIATS. FLOWERS, RIBBONS, laces,lace ties, lace collars,! MOTH Ell HUBBARD COLLARS, 0UNAMENT3, JEWELRY, IIAIR GOODS, VEILINGS, Ac. I DRESS GOODSj DRESS TRIMMINGS, 1 SILKS, SATINS, BUTTONS, and almost every article for LADIES DRES-". R. M. HADDON & CO. March 13, ISS2, tf n i _ _ i j p TT' i I spniH! Di mpwajs. I fPHE following nrc appointed Superintend- ' 1 cuts of Highways In the respective town- J hIilpsus follows: I. Ninety-Six?J. Y. Plnson. Greenwood?J. T. McKellar. ' 3. Cokeshnr.v?J. 1). Pace. 4. Doiiftldsville?Robert MaLtison. ."j. Duo West? S. J. Da vis. fi. Loin: Cane? II. W. Howie. 7. Smlllivil.'e?O. W. Loiiiax. 8. White Hnll-D, W.Jay. II. Indian Iliil?W. II. Adumson. 10. Odnr Springs?AV. L. .Miller. 11. Abbeville?James A. Held. 1'2. Diamond Hill?K. 1>. Kay. l't. L-iwudesvllle? H. Ilollin Allen. 1-1. Magnolia? S C. Riley. 15. Calhoun's?J. II. Latimer. 111. lSordeaux?James C'crley. Trie superintendents are hereby r?qulred to j appoint overseers, direct them to call out. hands and have re ads worked by the 1st day of April next, W. T. COWAN". Chairman, W. R. McKINNEY, J. T. 15 ASK IN, Jit. T. P. Cotiiitaf, Clekk. March 15.1SS1?, tf EXCHANGE HOTEL, GREENVILLE, S. . rtLEAN ROOMS. HIGH CEILING. YEN tilatlon perfect. Servants polite ami utfenllvo. Bells in roopis. Best rooms reserved lor traveling public. W. R. WHITE, Proprietor. AiirusI 10,1881, tf DR, S. G. THOMSON, DENTIST, ABBEVILLE, S. C. flr&.OrKiCK upstairs Mellwnlne C'orner.-?$ July 7,1881. lyr. New immrn W.P.Wardlawi j | ABBEVILLE.S. C. HAS opened ix new stock of FURNITURE ' over tlie store of A. M. J11II A Son, and will lie pleased to receive n rail frotn I.Is I friends. Ills stock consists of every variety I or FURNITURE usually kept in h first-cliw-k store. All of wlilcli is ollered at prices to suit the times. Fcit.34.isrti.tr W. C. 'INKT, JAS. 11. PK K, L W*aki?l?W SMITH Alitievll'c. Miirty-Six. Alibrvlllr. BUT, RICE & SMITH. ' THrc iim|p|"*iirne:l have to-day fo'rmwl n partncsliip for the practice of liiw.niuler ' the tlrin nainr of RKNKT. KICK A: SMITH. They will practice In nil the Courts of till* 1 Ktale.und In ilie; CourtH of tup United Ntate>. Olllcrs ?t Abbeville Court llonnc, und ut I Ninety-six. i nr. o. URNCT. t JAMKS H. UIi'K. I/. WAIH>r<A\V SMITH, Abbeville, S. C.,Jnn in, lW-'. Ventilated TrussE. PARKER, Agent. Jan. 11, 1882, tf A. M7HILL & SONS, DEALERS IN GROCERIES, i -AND- , PROVISIONS,. ' ] CRACKERS, HAM, ! TEAS, FISH, SOAP, SYRTJP, SUGAR, STARCH, SPICES, FINE TOBACCO, CIGARS, WINES, LIQUORS, &c. Abbeville, S. C. Dcc. 15,jlR80, tf. jr. KLURZ, Boots and Shoes, Harness and Tanyard. BEST material used, fine workmen employ ed, custom work made promptly, and at the lowest bottom prices for cash. Hides always bought at the highest market price for cash or In exchange for leather or work. Junuary 28, 18S0, ly. n.fl *?/! AM fiAArlo uai u.C/11 uuuuo FROM Lanflretfe, Eiist, Hiram Sibley, | JOHNSON & BOBiNSJ -ALL FRESH AND GOOD.H. W. LAWSOtf & CO.! | i Feb. 1,1882, tf iT\r*r< rm i an M. IUUU tULLHn j ! THE TOWN COUNCIL ! HAS paused an ordinance requiring all I owners ni DOGS to pay a tax of 50 CENTS on each Dog. Ah an evidence that said lax Ik paid, all Dors mu?t liave on COLLAKS which can be secured from?the. Treasurer FItEE OF COST. J. W. PERRIN, [ Intendent T. P. QUAItLES, Secretary. March 15,1882, tf W. T. McDO Nos. 350 & 351 ?DEALE All kind'* of ooons suitable to t occupy Hi - lar^e ami cninm?rtloti? storf CO. Give uii u call and you will find um stuck ladies, misses, ce \Yc arc agents I SEWING- MACHINES, OILS, HE When In want.examine ours. Everylhincr we : I lie lame patronage bestowed upon us hy nnr IV tlnuancc of I lie same by FAIU DEALING ant Resp March 22, 2S82, If TTWT5 ?agen: m T* 111 A lozer. uirasan, iiines ary Portable \ OWEFTSTAKKH, FARGUITAR AND CAR > AND RUOWN GINS, FEEDERS AND PRESSES G1UST .MILLS. St'GAR MILLS MOWERS. FEED HITTERS, n>RV SHELLS uul nil kIn'ls of ,MirX!N(i SUPPLIES. Se Jenlral Hotel. Abbeville. 8. C. We Ilove Excel" hwt lik n I lent Facilicies for I'll Supplying thr f | | JU|jL wants of Custo* f) f A Full line of L>o- /IT 1 mcstics, WJ I Notion* and Fancy Goods, DEALl II -jr COTTON : Linens aud House- ?AN kcepine'Goods, Silks nnd Ribbons. GUANO I Paa.I. I ilMILU V1UVUO) Flnnuels, Blankets ~ Complete S tc Woolens,] Cassi meres, Goods 01 Kid Gloves. B. K. BI Building C ?DEAL! DRESSED AND ROUGH SCROLL WORK aui T(M SASH, BLINDS, DOOB April 2f>, 1881, tf. FOR SAlEJJR RENT. 1MIAT very desirable residence on Magazine IIill. recently ooeuplt-d l>y Mr. H W. Jurnwell, Including several acres of ground, i-'or terms, <&c., apply to BEN J. S. BARNWELL. March 8.1RS2, It KM HOTEL! rHE underpinned have opeiu-d a flrat-olnHs hotel in tin1 Knox Hlock on Main Street, is In the business pari of the town siml lias i number of lar^c, well-fnrnl?lied and coniortable rooms, Ueasonnble rates, cood fare ind eloseattention to guest* always gnarunCcil. J. KNOX & CO. J. H. SIMMONS, Manager. Pec. 21,1S81, tf JAMES^ C KLTJGH, Attorney at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. WILL practice in all the Courts of the State. [Jan. 4,1861,12iu I i Marshall F. DeBrubl, Attorney at Law, ABHKVILLE C. II. S. C. _ rhe Place to Get What i You Want! PUI3ICTIAM \ W!l CflKJ llllII1IO I mil " VV ILOUCB ALWAYS in Store, a complete stork of FANCY GROCERIES, CANNED iOODS and CONFECTIONERIES of ill kinds. The best and cheapest CI3ARS and TOIlACCO. The FINEST WINES and LIQUORS. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey | For medical purposes a specialty. Also, | ,'hoice Liquors of any kind fur medical purposes. (jive us a call. Satisfaction guaranteed. CHRISTIAN & WILSON, Abbeville, S. C. Nov. 1G, 1881, tf Received This Week! Thrice new and stylish walnut Chamber Suites ui bottom prices, at w. p. wardlaw. April 21, 1881. l. w. Pehrin, t. p. Cotiikajt PERRIN & COTHRAN, * i i i- T" ? -A.'Ctoriit-iv&> ai xjtiw, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Jan. liltwo. tf Paas Dyes, Paas Dyes. WILL dye crcs, any material of woolen, Mlk,paper and feathers. Will not ilye cotton, l'aper 5 cents each, (I papers for - "> cents. EDWIN I'AR<\ER. March 22,18S2, tf Hercules Glue. ALWAYS HEADY ? ineiuls Class. China, Crockery, Wood, &i\ EDWIN PARKER. March 22, 1882, 2t For the Many. RICIITER'S HARMONICA S, A. D. nnd C.. Russian Gut Violin Strings, E. A. D.aml U.. Fiddle Hows. EDWIN PARKER. March 22.1882, 4t J. W. SIGN, AJHSEVILUB, 0. U. i J^EKPW on hand ;i full assortment of IKON CASES, j FINE BURIAL CASKETS,! COFFINS. I front the cheapest to the best, llcarsc will attend funerals, when desired. He will also Contract for the Erection of Buildings- j Hfi Is agent for the salp of Sash, Doors Blinds, Mouldings, Stnir-rhlllngs, Floorings and everything pertaining to house building April 7, isso, tr CHROMOS. | k CHOI*.i. !* ol" beautiful CFTROMOS of j the most lUtm* "ve kind, Just received, j at W P. V?flaw's. I March 8,1882, tr NALD CO. L Main Street; RS IK? iik wants of every one. we now ! h'*ust? foruvrly (u-ctii ii'U !>y I'.AIlNWEi.I. f: j full ftiid complete. ilnny t.iv-e g ?>ds for the j [ILDPtEN AND ALL. for all kinds ol SELES AND ATTACHMENTS !j <fll i;u innitood a*< rcjuvsontpd. Tlisinkfnl for iendsand tins |>uli!ic, we hope to merit a cou-; 1 S1KICT ATTENTION to our business. ectfully, W. T. McDONALD & CO. fLNNON, r FOR? J t>: 1 cti._ A auti .oigerjw, otctuuii/ and Traction. 1 il^ dwell threshers. gullett. hall i condensers, saw mills cotton i and evaporators, reapers and i :rs. rubber and leather belting,! rid for terms and prices. Office next door to Jan. 18,1852,0 l 011! fT ill??11 ? S I 8 I ajl.OkrH und Vomu- B i Mi!l!f__-, Can Corn, Fj 1ft\I *"nD ^ackere,? I kfl ttj Can Beef, / jUlll - Can Peaches, | Can Pine Apple, g crs iisr Pickles, Stiutn's, I! ERCHAmSI.^Zri BUYERS, q_ Choice Lot ofp iFnmilv Groceries g always on hand. | >ek of Fall 1 i hand, i; 5ACHA1I, Jo ntrjaot or* !R INLUM3ER, MOULDINGS, INSS of to Dasoripton, ;S, LATHS and LIME. IMIY II rVIVSMD mm iiLLAuwm CONGAEEE Ooumbia.S. C Agent for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR. 'PHESE WORKS WERE ESTAnLTSIIEJ> J In 1S47 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair anil James Anderson and purchased by me in the year 185U,and from that time till now carried on successfully by inyseir. My friends and customers will bear witness of the large and stupendous Jobs execuled by me. It was at my works where the largest and almost only Job of its class ever executed In this city was done, viz.: the making of the pipes for the City Wator Works in the year 1^5-'. In the branch of BELL FOUNDING. i can say that I have made the largest bells ever cast in the State, such as the bell lor the City Hall In Columbia. My siocl: of patterns for ARCIIITEtTU* RAL WORK. COLUMNS for Store fronts. Is largennd vailotis, anil in RAILINGS for Bill-; conies, Gardens and Cemeteries I have the largest variety and most modern patterns; many of these are patented and I huve purchased the right f*?r this state. In the inaebine line I can furnish my patrons with STEAM ENGINES anil BOILERS of any sizeand description.# My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off the prize at every State Fall* held in this eily, and In their consti uction I have taken pains to combine simplicity with the most useful modern Improvements, and may Hatter myself that my CIRCULAR SAW MILLS llnd favor with every sawyer who understands his business. The many orders I am steadily receiving for SUGAR CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate tin* nuns ?.r niv mane, si iki sou is with my GEARINC for IKUl.SK POWERS, GIN* WIIKKLs, UllIST MILL* and other MACHINERY. I have tlie manufacturing right. of many PATENTS, Mich ns castings for ROCK COTTON ANI) J1AV Pit ESS and three or lour different FEED CUTTERS and other implements. I will he pleased to send my circulars to any applicant, together with price list or estimate, j My prices are moderate, and I assure the puti-j lie that they are lower even than those of Not thern manufacturers, and that my work will compare favoiab'.v with that of any oilier maker. Address ohii Alexander, j Coxoakkk IitoN WoliKS, Columbia, S. C'. JJaVE on hand almost every variety of CARRIAGES, BUGGIE, j AND | WAGONS,! which Jli'W otter I<> their customers oil tlie^ inosl miv.Miiii^i'uti.s t- n:is. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.! Willi the besr of workmen In every branch of our business, and an abundant supply of. | lumber, ami other materi.iN. we are prepared to <lo all kinds of repairing in the veiy i?'>t manner, at the shortest notice, and on the most accommodating term.-. All work fully i warranted. SEAL & McILWAINE, Washington Street. Abbeville, Feb. 22, ISS2, tf WALLINGFORD & RUSSELL, WILL swap little, round, fat liorves and mules tors<>in>! biu thin mules, from I to in years old. thai will do to take back and put on blueara-s. f WALLINGFORD & RUSSELL, Abbeville, S. C. I-Vb KH-J ni* I '? E, E. McBEIDB, P/X. D. ABBEVILLE, S. C. \t "ILL elv<> prompt attention to all practice in town. Ollice at- Drug Store. August 3. 18M, l'Jm MUSIC SCHOOL. PROF. ANTON RERO-will oppn his school of 'Music In Abbeville, October 1st. Instruction on tli" l'lauo. Organ and Violin as well as Vocal Music. Koto and in class, thorouKh'J' Inui'ht. Terms: Instrumental Music twenty dollars persesslon of live months. For r? ference.s and further information, apply Ui K. H. Gary, Ks<j? uttorucy at law. Kept. "1,18S1, tf Sonic Timo, Some t!uie I think you will be slad to know 1'i.ut i have i.eiJtjou ever la n.y hear. And that my love has only deei-ei grown. In all slii.t time that we nave hvcu a^uit. Someday wiuu you have slipped away from cue, And i?11 y fail to dreaming of the past; Aii'i Kiuly ili.nli or hii } our lite I'u-t miss. <1, lull vvi.l remember my trae loveatlukt. Or it may tome to pass, Rome dreary r.lght, Aitet a dny ibul lias be>.n hard 10 near, W li'. it you sue weary, ItearihicU aim lorlorn, And there is none 10 eouifort or t'> tare. Then you will close your tired eyes to dream j ?;: tender kisses la.iin^sot- anu lijjht. Or ri-u'iii toiicin s MiitioiiUnrf otl your hair, j And svvojI words spoken lor jour heaitsj Oiil ilii.ji you will remember and he glad That i have kept > oil lit my heart, Vnd thai, your heart's true home will be Uit-ru Although we w:mdcr silent and apart. - ? <?> ?? Public Education. MAY THE RIGHT PREVAIL. | What Some of Onr Urctlircn have to Say on the Subject. Below we copy the remarks of some of our exchanges in reference to the: School Question. We do this because! we have no other desire than that the right shall prevail. If it has been proven that we are in the wrong, then I it is only fair to our readers that they j may see wherein the wrong may be. J Theories do very well, but the practi-j en I workings of the public school system does not warrant us in the belief[ that a levy of additional taxes for this! purpose, or the squandering of the. public lands would be well. We hope that we are not misunder-l stood, and thought to be opposed toj education. This is far from our true | position. We are such a strong be-j liever in education that we believe uoj parent is true to his child who does not! educate him- We fully endorse every word which our brethren have uttered in reference to the importance and value of education. The only difference between us, as far as we can see, is as to who should pay for the education. We contend that the parent should not be relieved of t'he duty of educating his own children. Education vs. Knowledge. [Marion Merchant and Fanner.] We printed last week some views of the i Press and Banner" on the subject of education, accoTnpanied by some strictnr< s thereon by anot her journal. The new ideas?now to our people?which the Pr>?ss and Banner" would inculcate have attracted more or less attention throughout the State The "Regidter" reviewsthem at length and pronounce them the' Va-rapies" of the editor of that Daper. The prominent idea is that education does not improve the morals, and the education of evil disposed persons only makes them capable of being worse and committing more crimo than tliey would if left in ignorance. Or to uso the language of Shakespeare, -Man is a savage still, civilization only sharpens his claws." Therefore the State should discriminate and not educate thosein whose character the worst traits are developed. The "Press and Banner" is correct 111 our opinion, in the principles it advocates on this subject,and is only en fortunate in the use of terms. Education is what all need from the cradle to tho grave, ard what :.ll receive, whether good or bad in kind. Education is a generic term and embraces those of learning, knowledge, hook-learning, information, instruction and acquirement* of all kinds ? hether in morals, religion, political economy science, the arts, mechanics, language, or any other branch of Irnrnvleilcriv Tliprrt is no such t.hinrr as inherent goodness or badness in the human mind ; while at the same timo some nrc horn with the faculties of mind that lead to the commission of crime more Mrongly developed tl.an those that tend in the opposite direction. Such, unfortunately, are generally surrounded by evil influei ces, are subject to had examples, and educated in the ways of vice, netil th"ir characters arc so firmly fixed that no amount of scholastic, or book learning will ever avail to bring out the faculties that have been repressed, neglected, dwarfed in early life. To such knowledge only brings in creased facilities for carrying out the wicked purpose of a disordered and vicious mind. The subject is too vast and too deep for newspaper discussion. It is o e on which volumes hnvo been written and more could be with benefit to the reader. But who is to judge i between the good and the bad, those who should be and those who should not be educated in our schools. 1 here is and there can be no such arbiter,private or public. Then, the question resolves itself into this; I Is it better thai nil should remain in ignorance, than that all should bq learnid even though a few of the niaii}* should thereby be enabled tn practice more successfully whatever evil deeds they arc prone to? There ( iin lie but one answer. j Let the lights shine. Illumine the j minds of all. Some will be enabled to see the deformities of their own : minds; perchance be dial led to repress jind restrain evil tendencies land cultivate those faculties tha [reach out towards humanity and to | Gud. Popular Educatiou. Columbia last week showed her] [sense in not voting away her money lor free schools. By some unaccountable means the belief h is become pre-1 valent that education in some wayI [ maks men morak The truth is. there i i never was a greater mistake. Eil'ica-1 tion has not one thing todo with man's I [tn.irals. Education only enables thel | hud man to be worse, and the good| man to be belter. In other words, ih [only increases a man's influence, audi I whether that iiNluenee be exerted j ; for good or evil, depends entirely upon j his character and his early convictions i jof right and wrong. Only Ibis and; j nothing more. Jn our opinion no vicious, evil disposed hoy should be i educated. Only those with good moral principles shoiild be educated at pub lie expense, we neneveii 10 uea iam i that a minister, who died in Fairfield, was so impressed with the responsibility which education confers, that I he directed Ihe executor not. to edu-j cate his sons unless they developed! evidences of becoming good men.?! Abbeville Press and Banner. Tliis is most certainly strange doc-1 trine. If that he true, the morals of the Indian or the tribes of Africa' should be eqiral in all respects to those, of Knglaud and Scotland. If viciousj children are not to be educated, then ! wluit is to become of them ? Who is t:>go around and separate the vicious I from the good ? In some cases menl get credit for building better than they knew. In this instance the wrtter must h:.ve expressed more than lie! felt or believed. If he mans what lie; !says, then themudsillsof society must ! remain in the mud forever. There h j : no use to try t<> elevate the lower and i more vicious grades of our fellow be. ings. Raike's ragged schools elevated ithe lowest dregs of Lodou society.> l)r. Mulier has taken thousands of| orphans without any regard to their habits, whether vicious or lovely, and educated them into good men arid wo; men. If they had been permitted to 'grow ii]) in the way in which theneg-l leeted orphan generally does, the re-i stilt would have been tar otherwise. ' C'diiiiooi* !?cl:ool film-lit ion has done much to elevate and enlighten the' mass of people, and iu the States | where the system of public instruction lias been most thorough, the penpie are most moral. The Scotch peas; an try are a reading people. Thescliool ! l)Ulster is abroad mere, una nicy are I noted for neatness, good morals and ! obedience to law ; while on a neighboring island, being untaught in the, books, but severely trained by teachers' of morals, the people have been making outbreaks and violating laws for the last few centuries. In this State one has only fo visit our Court House and sec the army of | criminal* arraigned. Perhaps four fifths of them have t e er' eu 1 taught SB to read; any way a very iuoce majority 3 comes from our unerlucaieil cVses. BB Lot us educate all we can. I'' every* Hfl child, black and white, should receive.- jpg even a limited education, the country Bn would have :??>:hin^ to fear from this. * jH Bocause an educated man sometime^ IB boconica very vicious, or a womaii HB from a coM^jre to a course of crime, n ii is no argument against the in Ms- |H criiniminate education of the mtujes. You might as well say that moral ' jjfl training should ccase, hecaufe those . EH who have been most thoroughly in- * H stnicteil in all irood works, sometimes Hfl fall away and become the greatest of- HH sii' ners.?Carolina Spartan. ^9 The views so forcibly expressed by ' the Spartan are our own. All discus- Bfl siotis upon necessity of popular educa- H linn must lie fir Iftvu alio nail l.?r ' UK the meaning attached to the word Eg "education." But, used in its proper ; H and'legitmate sense, it is difficult to flH perceive the strength of the arguments H advanced against it 1n the Press and Sj Manner. Indeed those argument* W could dud no more conspicuous and Sh convincing refutation than in the per*' B9 son of the editor of that journal. O Without pretending to ^ay that he HH would have been an immoral man un? H less subjected to refining influence of B education, we may safely hazard the Ma assertion that but for those influences. Ma he would not to-day be exercising the/- v H potent influence which he so graceful- B ly and conscientiously wields for the n good of bis country and State. We dor." H not suppose lie is an apostle of Rosseau, Hj and yet he is in a large measure re- H capitulating the argument? of that Sfl irreat, but misguided, genius against ' H| the general diffusion of kngwledge. H Material wealth, morality and lastly H education?this, it seems to ire, is to.' M insist upon an uunatural order' of H things. To show the weakness of such' H a position, it is only necessary to point H out that no race, without education K can ever attain to great prosperiiy oif 9 secure for itselfanyof whatareknown M as the comforts and luxuries of civi- fij lized life. These three elements of ffi civilization, wealth, moraliw and edit- * B cation, as they have been classified by H the Press and Banner, should am! 9 must come cotemporaneoualy, if at alii: I They are cordinate, and an advance in * H morality or in education is more or B 1 ss marked by a corresponding in-, ' jw crease in ma'erial prosperity. But education, in any proper sense' H of the word, does impart a moral tone B of humanity. Who has ever opened H any of the elen>entary books in our fl free schools without seeing in some of - S them such words as "true," "beaufl- 9 rul," "pood," "virtue," "brave," "no- ' bio," "peuerou?," "God," and "Heaven" ? It is possible tliat the inquiring: youiw mind just imbibing its first ' draughts of knowledge can fail to seek and learn the meaning of theee words? Day afier day and week after week ' they confront the pupil. H^spellsouC their sylables, and reads them over " and over again. And thus learning' their beauty and significance by a slow' process which weaves the conceptionof them into his very being, he must inevitably be elevated, refined an<r. * made more susceptible to moral or re- > Hgious influences. The argument be comes still stronger when applied to > the higher planes of education where' humilitiesard moral philosophy are inculcated as special branches of study and as essential features of a liberal education. We hope that the doctrines of. the Prexs and Banner on this subject will not gain wide acceptance in our State, cursed as she is by an illiteracy which., is a perpetual menace to the stability of her institutions. The experience of mankind in every age teaches the lesson that popular intelligence is a national safeguard, and that jtopular ignorance is an element of danger^. which only needs to be fired by. the hand of the demagogue or the fanatic to hurl an avalanche of ruin upon so- , ciety/ Education is a blessing?and espedrially when its treasures are thrown " open to the masses The awful darkness which enshrouds the faculties of the lower classes, where the torch of knowledge never casts its rays, is a, frightiul thing to contemplate. Tfc-. opens the door to the inroads of the grossest superstitions, the most pre- > a:iu ui.iiwi icu uiuuivn, IUU most hideous and basele?9 fears and suspicions. With such a sea of ignor auee boiling ami seething beneath it, no government is safe. We are glad to perceive that there in every quarter of the country evidences of an awakening to the gravity ami dignity of (his great question, and that in South-, Carolina, as well as elsewliere, neces sit}'and importance of popular education are being nioreaud moreapprecited. It is to be hoped that the day i*-not for distant when our public schools' shall remain open nine months in the;year and the sytem shall he so far per- . footed that its ramifications will extend into every quarter of the State where s there is ignorance to be dissipated. Until that day South Carolina will fall short of the full measure of her opportunities, if not of her duty. For some time back we have not seen the newspapers every day, and this may account for our failure to see the Regixtcfs comtneufs on our. "vagueries." If we had seen thear--* tide we should have reproduced it herewith. Tf others, whose articles are not copied, have remarked an our article, the fact has escaped our notice. -AND IUPMW! HAVE now in store a complete line of all kinds of GOODS. * We call special attention to our large stock Fancy aai Domestic Bry Golds, Flannels, Woolens, Jeans, Gents Underwear, CLOTHING, lffi.il lis, HATS AND CAPS. CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETOS. ' Nov. 16, 1881, tf KT otioe. THE whole of the line fence between Abbeville .and Eduetield will be syld to the lushest bidder at the lollowlng places: While Hail at J. L. Ward's on April 3 at 10 A. M. Indian llill, at Millway oil April 3, at 8 P. M. Bordeaux, at Dorn's Mine, on April 3, at 1 1?. M Parties claiming fence will he required to exiiil)it written contract with Commissioner* to that clluut. W. R. McKINNEY, J T. BASKIX. JK., j County Commissioners. March 7.1SS2, tf H, 6. SCUDDAY, Attorney and Counselor at Law, ANDERSON, S. C. OFFERS his professional services to the citizens <?!' Abbeville. Parties desiring to consul I with lit tit. may do so ar each session of the Court for the County,or by letter at Anderson C H. June 15,1881, tf J. Knox & Co. ?AGENTShORIB. TCM YOONG' PURE CORN WHISKEY mill,' ??,i ("nKV WITTS. JL KKY In'oii^lit to tills market. JlUiu 22, 1881, tl' Dr. H. D WILSONT" ]D EXTISTRY, Abbeville, C. H? S. CL jfSr Qfllce: I'pstftirs over tlio Post Office,"$ti