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She Press and Banner.
ftf Huvrli Wilson r.nd II. T. Wardlatr.
Wednesday, April 19, 1882.
Ta it true tfcct u;!io Wh;?!e JIea-5 i^
unJ ih? WL'oie Heart is
r.-iii! ; *
We trust tiiat we may be indulged
for remarking the extraordinary
spirit of detraction which seems of
late to have taken possession o!
various newspaper? and thrir contributors.
It now seems that no oHiccr.
*r.o matter how pure, or how elVicient.l
is safe from slander and misrepresentation
by the envious and Jeatotis whtvi
may liave a desire to go before the people
in the race for political honors, j
"While we think it right and proper to
review the conduct of public oflicers. j
we believe they are entitled to justice. I
We cannot think the presentadminis-J
tration of tin* Government of South j
"Carolina is los*? in r.econl with the
spirit and intent of the organic law of!
I lie country man any which mc ;u?-,
likely to have, or that tlie officers
themselves possess less of patriotism,
"personal integrity, or fidelity to public]
trust that those citizens who now so
vehemently cry aloud for the necessity i
of u change in the hope that when the
" kitchen furniture is moved" they
may he enabled to lodge themselves in
more comfortable quarters.
The public have been too often deceived
by the hue and cry which has
been raised against men of respectability
and officers of fidelity. While
bad men may and do get int.> office,
yet the rule is, that they are not n urse
w less competent than their dcfameis.
"We believe that all Americans are
true to our forms of Government,
and that no matter who may win the
offices, our liberties ami car protection
in the pursuit of lite, liberty and
happiness is vouchsafed. The idea,
which enabled one set of officials to
hold the offices so long in the past,
(that one part of the citizenship would
be enslaved if the Democratic party
ever came into power,) is not more
foolish or more senseless, than this
great cry about "Bourbcnism," and
<heabuseof -tire present officers of the
State. It is a rare thing to find a man
abusing the present administration,
who does net himself seek political
preferment. It is quite natural for
every man to think that lie and his
friends can fill the -olllces better than
anybody else, and for this reason we
think they should be expected to put
forth their superior claims, while
showing exactly wherein the opposing
party isdelicient. A thoughtful public
fchculd not be satisfied with mere generalities,
but should demand the particulars,
am! they should at the same
'time not forget that the man who
brings charges may not be any better,
than the party whom he arraigns. If
x,it takes a rogue to catch a rogue," it
may take a politician to uucover the
tricks of a politician.
Let our people not forget for a
'moment that their own private affairs
are a million times more important
to them th in the election or defeat of'
any set of men. The country will;
take care of itself. A good potato!
patch is of infinite more value to the!
average citizen than the result of any j
^election. While politicians de believe |
that their own election to office is the j
only salvation of the country, it is a
ftvct, that their election is of very little
interest to persons outside of themselves
and their own households.
Taxation is a never-ending theme
for political harangues, and upon no
subject have our people alloy ed themselves
to be so grossly deceived. As a
'rule the "poor tax-payer" receives the
special care and tender solicitude of the
politician ami for whose ehapion-j
sUij) lie has volunteered his valuable!
services. "Poor tax-payer" is a contradiction
of terms. As well say '-poor
bond Judder." Every man pays ac-j
cording to the assessed value of his
tangible property while his muscle I
and the ability to earn money?the ,
greatest of all wealth?is not taxed.!
The cry about taxation was commene- j
?A,suv4iskept up, by the rich, whoj
'6uffer from the least increase of the;
lax levy. The wealth of a country is J
usually owned by the aged, whose!
physical ability to earn money has I
been morejor less exhausted, while the j
young and ambitious possess the
muscle and the ability to win property. I
?A masi owning a hundred dollars j
\vo'rth of property, with personal!
health and business capacity can
much easier stand an utcreased levy
lhau can the aged rich man. Every?
ymirip-man in this country can farh at!
work from a hundredJo^ffe thousand;
dollars aunuaj]?.. jfo double the tax.
on the sma^Lpioperty winch may be!
owue^oy him would not affect his!
^ ~ nnancral status as much as a goodj
"cigar, a pint; of tobacco, or a drink ofj
"whiskey, or even his absence from the |
neiu or snop, or omce, a uay 10 ai-|
tend the very ]>oliticaI meeting at:
Vhich he hears so mucli about high!
taxation. As Ear as our poor people}
are concerned the cry about taxation!
is the veriest of humbugs. It-would;
l>e better for them, if the taxes were
:liigher. And for our part, we are tu a ]
loss to know why the very poor people!
*k> not vote for increased taxation at:
"every step. The tux money paid by
'the pe iple into the treasury is return-j
'ed to them again, while if the rich'
hoard it and keep it out of circulation 1
the poor never have-a chance to handle
a dollar of it. The high tax levy!
"squeezes the sponge which absorbs,!
and setsa portion of the wealth of the!
country to running in new channels.
In connection with this we would1
speak of the levy for-school purposes.;
Many good people of this country, I
who may allow others to form opinions
for them, or who may have been de-J
ceiveu oy tne sophistry ot the poiiti-,
cians, honestly believe that taxation |
for school purposes was introduced
purely for the good of the people and
for the good of the country. The fact
to, that no such motive ever inaagurat>ed
the move that is wi direct conflict
vith the spirit of our constitution,
\vhteh forever prohibits the joining of
"Church and State. It originated sis a
political trick and has been used ever
since to advance political interests. It
is now one of tiie leading factors in
politics, and t"he party which will
rcomfi?cate more public or private
property for division among the poor
'children, gains the greatest favor. The
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craze nas so mroui?iucu inui. ivk men
with political aspirations dare oppose
the appropriation of any amount of
the public money, however large, for
school purposes. Our Congressmen il
is true, are not quite ready to sell the
public lands for this purpose, but we
-cannot understand why they call a
halt just now, unless it be from a
conviction that the amount to be
thus realized would soon be exhausted.
% and unless they should next sell the
publicbuiidingsat Washington andthe
forts which protect our coasts f:om unfriendly
vessels, the demand for free
-education could not he answered in
the future. Should our people not be coinc
sobered on this communistic
spirit which has made them drunk,
avc shall expect to hear of propositions
io sell our navies and arms to foreign
<natioji? in order that some particular
politicians may get office, and in order
that the children of thriftless citizeirc
may be educated in the a^t which enables
them to commit forgeries for the
securing of money to which they are
iiiP. entitled.
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Mr. Seiljei's Letter.
Elsewhere in the I'nxs and Banner j
may lie found the letter uf Mr.^eibcls.! i
In tlie liist place Mr. Seibelsseems:1
k> think the discussion of a principle <
or remarks upon a mode of conduct-j
in? the u.surauce business it: a pat lit-j
u!ar case, wuj in some way a personal ,
i rellectlon n>~?:? him. We disclaim
;any mk.1i intention, while Contending'
1 lor our perfect right to speak of what-:
'ever concerns the public.
I In moie than one instance Mr. f^ei-!
, bels, we think, does himself a greater
J injustice than even his own erroneous j
interpretation of our article would iiu-j
i> 1 v. For instance, he speaks of
"Kennedy :ls being tl?e former distin-j
guished Radical C'ouuly Commission-,
tr," ?fce..'"which entitles him to a!
bi'.iVc liv fence at our hands." A strict!
! construction of the meaning of thesej
words as applied to Kennedy would.
we know give a meaning totally dif-j
terent from any motive which has gov-.
erned Mr. Seibels, and we therefore!
defend himself against himself in this'
particular case. That part of the!
paragraph which would reflect upon *
us for asserting the right, as we saw it,!
has no force in intimidating us.
The Press and Banner never fails to
take sides with the oppressed, or with J
the under dog in the tight, when the
strong man, or the upper dog seems to
grind the powder loo tine. We care
not a straw for Kenuedy any more
than we care for a stack of black cats.
; It is the principle of which we speak.
All that Mr. jjeibels says about ''indemnity"
against loss is well enough,
i if the amount of the possible loss had
been ascertained before the Company
i undertook to pay it. We are inclined
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, lO.ueiieve tliuiii itasuiMun iiiiviiim-ui |
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agent, under proper instructions, could
I easily enough assume to know whether
a house was worth one thousand dol1
lars or two thousand dollars, and that!
| a Company which intended to do a
solvent business would make the own-;
' er of a house take at least a part of the :
risk, and thus remove any possible
cause, or suspicion, that the owner'
i would be more careless of its protec-|
jtion afterwards than he otherwise
t would have beei?.
j There-is always a difference of opin-j
'ion about the "cash value"of a house.
I No two men will make the .same estlj
mate, and the "cash value" of it, in
cur opinion, should be settled before
j the Comjmny takes the premium.
Mr. Seibels quotation should read:
| ".But in no -case will this Company
J '"insure for more than the cash value,"
j &c. If it is "fraud" for the insured to
task for what the Company agreed to
pay, and for which amount the Company
received a premium, by what!
word should we designate the taking
of money for which the Company is
j unwilling to make any return ?
\\ hat we said of Mr. Cline making
Jan estimate before issuing the policy,
was'not intended to he carried out literally,
but merely to imprc.ss the agent
..r !.i.iini.(ntw.ii n? ? ctiM/itm* rtliufti'v.
.'Ji uitnui.vim.iwv. ..
ance of :i proper regard for busiuess
principles. iiut as he seems to take us
to mean literally what we said, we accept
his version of the matter and still
contend that it would have been decidedly
better to have paid Mr. (.'line
the $1-3 before issuing the policy. If i
Mr. Cline hail made the estimate atj
the date of the issuance of the policy,
and lie had then reported the liou?e as
worth only $1,1S(>, we feel perfectly
I certain that the Company would not
have issued a policy for more than t
$800 or $'J00 at most. If a policy of j
$900 had been issued, the Company;
would have paid the $900 without ai
word ; Mr. Seibels expense of a trip toj
Newberry would have been saved and j
the company would also have saved
$180 in difference on the face of the|
policy ? even supposing the house,!
with the smaller policy, had been
buret?''and it is possible with a portion
of the risk taken by Kennedy his
greater care would have saved the enI
tire loss. Mr. Seibels may turn to ear- j
ry out his calculations and say that the
Company would have lost by securing!
Mr. Cline's services at the first, if the
house had not been burnt, "but this
proposition will not hold good in any
event, because after securing Mr. J
Cline's serviced the "Company would i
have been safe in receiving S'J a year;
for years, with no policy to pay. The
money all going one way. And so the |
palpable error of not securing Mr. j
Uiine's services may be seen if either!
horn of the dil? mna is taken.
All that Mr. Seibels says about the!
owner being better able to esti~!
mate ^^h^value of a house, tivan the j
tfgeiit, is wufr?UJL(orce. As a rule the,
agent knows, or shotKL*!^ know, more.h
of Hie value of buildings. '1
that tin; owner knows the state of!
preservation, and other particulars,.!
belter than the agent, but this fact by 1
no means enables him lobe a better!'
judge of the cash value than any other
man to whom he is willing to impart; '
this information. But let the matter;
of intelligence between the agent and j
the iusurer he as it may, we are ready
to agree with Mr. Seibelsthat it would
be very naughty in a designing prop- j
erty-owner if lie were to over-insure a
house-under the nose of au innocent
agent, who might.be incapable of approximating
an amount for which thej
company would be bound.
If the Queen Insurance has paid a!
huitdr-ed thousand dollars in losses at! <
Newberry, we presume the premiums
paid from that town to this Company
would exceed that amount. If, in the:'
aggregate, the premiums are not more ^
than the aggregate of policies paid,,i
then the agency at that place is unprof-j
itable, and the agency might safely be!'
withdrawn. We acknowledge no obligation
to any insurance Company Any
paying its policies. The Company is!
not a charitable concern, but au organ-!
ization which assumes risks for thel
money they make by it; and the manner
in which they boast of their mil- i
lions of a?sets, we should think they
areable lo build up many more towns
on the same plan, that others have
been built.
| Our friend asfcs us quite a number of .
questions, which we presume he does
not expect us to answer., and so we
will a?>k him one which he need not:
'answer. Which is worst, for the coin-1
pany to receive a premium on an!
amount which they do not intend to;
' pay, and which they cannot be made I
to pay, or for the the assured to insure!
a house for what he believes it worth,;
but which is afterwards ascertained to1
be worih less than he thought ?
I Mr. Si-ibels shows a little temper, |
but as temper is irrelevant to the sub-'
Iject under discussion, we make no re- j
j ply to that part of his letter. If we!
have in any way done him injustice
in this article, we invite him to set
both himself and us right. We have
uo unkind feeling to either Mr. Seibels
;or to his Company. We c?n!y criticised
a proceeding on the part of the
Queen Insurance, in the hope of
protecting our citizens from fu;
ture loss. The action of the Queen
Insurance in Kennedy's ease should
teach insurers a lesson. A large per
cent, of whoiiv, in our opinion, should
reduce the amount of their policies to
to one-half the present amouivt. This
would save the payment of large premiums,
and in case of lire, would save
insurers from the charge of "fraud," >
when demanding their money.
Tricasi kkr U. B. Whites, of Newberry,
has gone oil', lie is a defaulter
for about ${>.000.
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Music, and a Few Words Thereon.
A bachelor editor who can scarcely
distinguish "Old Hundred" truing
"Coming Through the Itye," would j<
r>ll'er a MiLT^t'.slion in the mailer of nni-!i
i;k\ I:i the tlrst place, vocal music is'<
the sweetest ami best of all music. It !
ironies directly lYoni the heart, and <
gives the heart-expression in all its)
magic power, ^s'ext, in sweetness, isj<
that music which is n... le by the in-j'
struincnt which may be nearest totiie j
heart?I'or instance, the flute makes i
sweeter music than a stringed instrument.
Py 111e time music reaches the
lingers' ends and is then imparted to J.:
a cold, dead instrument, the hanno-h
nious sounds have lost much of the;
life, the sweetness, and the en- i
chanting power, which is ever the accompaniment
of the human voice.
Many young ladies, encouraged by thej;
mistake of their parents, devote i
hours, and days, and mouths, and, in
some instances, years, to accomplish
themselves at the piano, while at the
same time neglecting the cultivation
of the (.Jod-inspired, and tlie God-given
charm to the sweetest and best!
sound ever heard b^ the ear of man?
the voice of woman. Among some of;
our yotMig folk there seems to be aj
great delusion on the subject of music.
It occurs to us that a majority of our
young people have imbibed the idea
that to master the art of thumping an
nl.l nifllin !b <Iii> limi'll* of JlUm.'ltl *1 f - !
traction; the acme of female accom- j
plishment. We wore recently partie-1
ularly impressed with tl?e prevalencer
of this error when looking ovtrthej
catalogue of one of our Female Colleges.
That pamphlet stated, giving .
ihe exact figures, which we have forgotten,
but we remember distinctly j
that about four-fifths of " till the pupils
of the College were instrumental music
scholars, while the number of stu-J
dents who were reported as taking vocal
lessons was stated by a single figure.
To a practical man, who knows!
at least a little of the world, such a
statemeut proves undoubtedly that
there is something radically wrong,
in the conduct of the institution
itself. The Presidents or managers
of institutions of learning
should not only have the ability to instruct
students in the various branches
of study to be pursued, but they
should possess the honesty-and the in-1
tegrity to aid the student in selecting!
the proper studies, even though by i
such a course, they snould be enabled j
to collect less money from her!
parents, who may have only a limited
means to expend on the education
of their daughters. Music teachers
should not be mere money catchers for
the institution. Every teacher,)
who is at all worthv of the name and '
who is at all competent to take a place
as sucli, knows the utter folly of allowing
four-fifths of the students of
any College to take music lessons.
Unless a young lady is specially gifted
with an unusual musical talent, she I
can easier accomplish any two of the;
languages than she can make herself!
proficient on the piano. We would
not depreciate the art of instrumental
music, but we would tndeaVor to speak
of one or two errors:
1st. That three-fourths of those who
take music lessons neglect much mo it
important duties, and,so far as reaping
any practical benefit is concerned,
absolutely throw away their time and
money.
2d. That nearly all those who take
instrumental music neglect their own
heaven-given voices which are a hundred
times sweeter, and a thousand
times easier cultivated, or educated,
'hail are the hands. A knowledge of
the piano in many homes is of little
or no practical benefit, while the harmonious
sweetness of the voice which
has won a manly heart, never fails to
dispel gloom, to create sunshine, and
to impart pleasure to any home. As
between instrumental and vocal music,
there is no comparison?ami the
labor and cost of cultivating the voice
is inconsiderable when compared with
the Herculean task of learning instrumental
music.
Having said this much, we will add
a word or two to those who have taken
lessons, or are taking them. When
asked to play, even if nothing better
than "Dan Tucker" can be struck,
don't refuse. Comply gracefully.
Very few of us know whether thr*e'|
notes of the piece have been tWJperly
sounded, but every maruaftoiowledges '
and appreciates a deposition to please
and to be polity. Every lady who
plays the piai)v-> should be able to sing,
and evej?j*7ady can sing, but no lady,
who does not expect to go on the stage.
should sing loud, or in a strain which :
endangers the ear-drums of her.
friends. The angels whisper, and music
should be Jow. Every voice,
which is net raised too high, is sweet.
There need be no doubt on this subject.
Loud thumping and screaming
should always he avoided by non-pro- j
fessiouals.
The Extra Sesslou.
If the voice of the press is to be regarded
as the voice of the people the ,
people are almost unanimously in
favor of an extra session of the Legis-]
latnre. Of the sixty odd political pa-!
pers in the State "we have seen only I
four that oppose the measure?the i
Laurens Herald, Pickens Sentinel, j
Abbeville Press and Banner and ourj
worthy contemporary the Chester Bv.l- j
Will.? Chester Reporter.
Our neighbor ought to "tote'' fair.
We think he is altogether mistaken in ,
claiming that all of the sixty papers, |
except the fouruamed, favor the extra
session. A majority it is true, of those
which have spoken, favor an extra
session, but our friend in addition to
those which lie named might have added
the Greenville iVciw, the Keowee |
Courier and the Saluda Aryus, along |
with those opposed to the extra ses-j
sioti. It is not right to name few on I
the opposite siJe and then claim all J
the rest on your own side.
"What We Conceive lo be of Public i
Interest." .
We find the following in the Edge- j
field Chronicle, and from its wording!
we rather suspect that that paper has!
been induced to change from the!
patent outside without giving it a fair
trial. The patent outside will win
every time, if the inside work is pushed
vigorously. The Chronicle says :
"The Edf/ifitld Chronicle, it should j
t> noted, is ail printed at home, and
everything in it seleeled with special:
reference to I he wants of the people of
the whole cou-nty. We never publish
any rending matter simply to till up
the space, and therefore everything on
the outside and inside is what we conceive
to -be of public interest."
Extra Session.
It seems that a majority of the
newspapers of the State favor an extra
session of the Legislature, and we presume
that in response to that sentiment
an extra session will be called.
We have seen no reason urged which, I
in our opinion, would be an oll'set fori
the evils which wouhl most likely re-!
suit from such a course. We shall
most cheerfully abide the action of
the Governor, be that as it may. ]Jut;
we predict, if the General Assembly is
called to meet in extra session, that
before they are in session ten hours,
some matters will be brought up,
which an-i 11 add new difficulties for us
to overcome in the election. As far as
we are informed nobody in Abbeville
wauLi the extra session, though there
are a ureat many persons here with
whom we have not spoken on the-subjeot.
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The Comity Chairmanship.
As the time for the meeting of the ,
L.'ounly Club approaches, the attention
>f our citizens is being directed to the
ill-important work which lies immelintely
before them. Times and places
liave been designated at which many!
:>f the local clubs are to meet for the;<
purpose of re-organization, and to!'
L'lect delegates to the County Club.
The County Club, composed of delegates
from the various local clubs, is;]
ordered to meet at Abbeville Court
House on Sale Day in May, for the
purpo.se of electing a County Chairman,
a Secretary and a Tivasurer, and
to transact such other business as may
be thought proper to be brought before
that body. As a result of ail this, our.
people are already beginning to take;
that lively interest in politics, which
iingurs well for the Democracy Two
candidates are understood to be fairly j
11..? pi!? < fur Countv Chairman.;
This of itself is no bad sign. It is for
the public good that we have more
than one candidate. Each candidate,
will enlist his friends, and a larger and
fuller vote will be thereby obtained,!
and tiie desire of the majority will be
more certainly ascertained through;
this means than by merely giving the!
honors by acclamation to the first man !
who may be brought forward. Let;
us have au election?and a fair one, I
too. An election which will speak!
the will of the people. And to get a.
more intelligent expression of the
popular mind, we believe it would be J
better for the strength and unity of
the party if there were still other candidates
for the honors. It is honorable
and praise-worthy in any citizen
to desire and to seek preferment at the
hands of the people of Abbeville
county, and 110 citizen, who views the
situation from a high stand-point, can j
object te having a number of candidates
from whom to choose. For this:
reason we believe it well to have morel
than one candidate, and wv should J
not be sorry to see even additional
names brought forward to tent further
iheir individual strength, and*to give
a fuller expression to the public wish.
We presume it will be readily conceded
that we are about enter.ng upon
one of the most important campaigns
which we have ever had in Abbeville
County?a campaign which will re-i
quire a solidified party and a united
effort to prevent the overthrow of
Democracy. We might as well recognize
the fact at once, and shape our
course in accordance with the dictates
of that wisdom which will inspire confidence,
and impart strength to our
cause. For this reason, we would
urge every citizen to reflect upon the
result which his vote may effect in organizing
for the conflict. We should
determine that no spirit of dissension
should divide us, and that we will,
without prejudice against any, and
Without being unduly influenced by
others, and with an eye single to the
public good, act upon the dictates of
our own intelligent, consciences. We
should choose the best man foi I
the office, without reference to per-1
sonal application, or personal favor to j
either. We need harmony among
ourselves. We need a leader worthy
of a noble people?a leader possessed
of wisdom, executive ability, and unflinching
nerve?one whom we can
best trust with important public issues.
If there is such a candidate for
County Chairman, vote for him. If]
there is not, nominate another man at
once. The Democratic party has
good material to choose from.
We have heard the. objection urged
that one of the candidates for County
Chairman is himself a candidate for
Slate Senator, and that consequently
he might use the Chairmanship to
promote his own election. On the
other side, objection has been
urged to the rival candidate because
it was believed that i. near
relative and several of his intimate
friends were also candidates fori
election to office. It is, in our opin-|
ion, no sin to hold the County Chairmanship,
even when a man's nearest'
relative, -and any number of his'
fritnds, are candidates for offce.
Each candidate adds strenj^'h?not
weakness?to the JUtttfOcracy. The
objection urgt*.1 to a candidate fori
Slate Sector, acting as the County.
i/Viairman, Is equally unfounded.
Why prevent a candidate for Senator
from accepting honors from the people,
or why forbid him from serv-j
ing them in ony oilier manner?;
Why prevent him from taking a|
leading part iu securing a victory in !
which he is himself personally so
much interested ? The objections are
so trivial, and so contrary to our
conduct "of former campaigns, that
they ire unworthy of notice. The
fact is. we see 110 uood reason to urge
either objection against either of the!
candidates. What we would urge is,
a fair and just choice?fair to the
candidates themselves, and just toj
the public interests.
As we believe all fair widnded men
will concede that either caudidatecati
fill the office of County Chairman,
all will admit that the voter's best interests
would be promoted by selecting
the candidate who can give to
the party more strength, and who can
the more surely lead us to victory.
The selection of Presidents of the
local clubs calls for the exercise of the
best judgment. The meetings should
be full, and the most intelligent delegates
should be sent-to Abbeville next
Sale Day. Our most important work
is to be done within the next tv>o
weeks.
?
There will be a meeting oi the
County Democratic Club at Abbeville'
Court House on salesday in May next, j
The local clubs are requested to reorganize
and elect delegates to said meeting.
Jiy orderof the President.
Eugene Ii. Gary,
4t Secretary.
Attention, Democrats.
Smithville Democratic Club will;
meet at Evans' Mill, on Saturday, the!
22d, at 3 o'clock P. M. Important
business will be considered and an
election of officers for the ensuing
tenu will tnke place. A full attendance
is desired.
J. L. Wiijtk, President.
Attention, Democrats.
The Hodges Democratic Club will
meet at Hodges Depot, Saturday,
April 29th, at li o'clock. Business of
importance will come up before tlie
Club, and a full meeting is desired.
By order of
\V. Z. McGHEE, President.
C. L. Smitii, Secretary.
Club Meeting.
The Lowndesville Democratic Club
will meet at Lowntk'sville on the
fourth Saturday, the 29th of this
month, at 2 o'clock in the forenoon, to
elect delegates to the County Club.
J. B. MOSELEY,
First Vice President.
J as. W. HucKAiiiii:, Secretary.
Democratic Club >o. 2,
Will meet in the Court House, Friday!
evening the, 21st inst., at 8 o'clock, to'
reorganize, elect olllcers and send delegates
to the Central Club.
O. T. CAlhouk,
President.
The Ladies Shopping G'ulde.
The largest stock and best assortment'
of ladies goods "exclusively" in the up-!
country can now be found afll. M. Iladdon
it Co., old aland next door to thejiont
ojjicc.
Foil the best assortment of millinery
goods of all descriptions and at lowest
>>rw.<tu -/Mill on It. M. Jluddoll & (Jo. I
Foil Iho largest stock and greatest variety
of dress silks, black and colored,
watered salens, brocade silks and all the
novelties in dress trimmings at lowest
prices call on It. M. liaddon Co. J
mpmii m
AS TRUE AS rilEACniXG. I
The Idea of the Ncrtoc's Subser- ]
Viency to nn Independent Party of
(iontlcincn is Simply Ridiculous?
The Anderson Intelligencer flakes ?
a Flam Statement. jl
Tho prospect for the formation of an independent
party in South Carolina isi*
urowing beautifully less every day. Our |'
people fully realized the fact that thereare
imt two parties in South Carolina, and
that all efforts to divide the Democracy r:
ure in the direct interest of the Republf- !
ran party. Any man other than a fan- 1
a tie is obliged to sec that, it is a political '
impossibility to defeat a majority party !
by dividing up tho minority. In South J
Carolina the negroes have a majority of j
forty thousand, and nothing but the most
thorough unity of action on tho part of
the Democrats has enabled us to overcome !
and convert a sutlicient number of that
majority to enable us to hold the State. '
Now it is proposed by the Independents,
to split our party to pieces in order to beat j
the majority. Thoso who are sincero in ,
believing that the 'Republican party in
South Carolina can be defeated l>y a divided
Democracy, arc either political in- J
fants or idiots. In this State the contest
is well understood to he between the native
whites and the colored population, '
led I?y unprincipled adventurers. The negro
lias shown that in political matters he J
is not willing to go. with the decent por- '
tion of the community, and that in order
to control him politically a man must become
a Moses, a W'hitiomore, a Cha.nber- '
lain or a Scott. It is therefore only such
menus these that can hope to become a
political saint with the negro, and any
contemplation that ho can be rendered
. t In II,? mipnnsM ol'ill) Tiide- 1
r-w - ,
pendent party to bo Composed of geutlcinen,
is simply ridiculous. If gentlemen |'
could control him as Independents they j
could do it as Democrats. No one can bo'
f:o blind as to believe that the so-called
Independent party is to purify our pott-j
tics. It is intended to enable some mem
to get an oflicc, or to make money out of,
politics, who cannot do so in any other i
way. The}'are allies of the Republican!
party willing to take the crumbs which j
they expect to be thrown them from the
table of their friends.
lie Net too Sanguis.
[LaurcnsviUc Herald.J
There was naturally great rejoicing j
throughout the State over the recent;
Waterloo defeat of the Ring-Streaked-,1
and-Striped Independent movement, and j
attempt to wrest the municipal govern-;
incut from the hands of the Columbiai
Democracy. It was a most gratifying,
victory, and 110 one outside the city is!
bettor pleased than wo are. It was 110]
nior<s however, than wo expected, and;
so intimated during the canvass, except j
that Col. Rbelt's majority was .somewhat |
larger than we anticipated. Now, the;
danger to be apprehended is, that the j
victory being so complete, so overwhelm-!
ing, it may havo a ten-deiicy to lull otherj
sections of the Siate into a false security, j
l'lie greatest disasters to armies mi me- i
times follow immediately after an appa-j
rent victory. The whole*State" was wach- j
ing tho issno at Columbia with anxious j
solicitude. It resulted as the Democracy ;
anticipated and desired. lint that may
not end tho baltlc. It was perhaps tnit!
the beginning of the struggle. While
Lie llrewstcr letter, tho political prosecu- j
tions and persecutions now 111 progress, 1
and the acquittal of tho slayers of I-a<!41
have a tendency to .solidity the Democ-.j
racy, there may still be danger lurking in '
ambush which it may be well to guard
and f-'i tify against. If there be anything
in the axiom that "tho price of liberty is
eternal vigilance," let lliis be the watch
word of tho Democracy. If there is 110
danger, vigilance will do 110 harm.?If
there is danger, vigilance and untiring
w /k may save South Carolina from tho
sad fate of the Od Dominion. So we re-!
peat the warning?be not too sanguine. I
On Itoyistration.
[Lancaster Jltmimr.]
The Supervisor of Registration adver-'
tises in another column of this issue lliati
he will be at certain places in the county j
with the books for registration frrthe pur- j
pose of registering all qualified voters of j
this county, and we desire to impress the
fact upon all good citizens that it is of the j
utmost importance that they should moot j
him at those places and have their names
registered. It will never do to Iv.z the'
State go back into the Radical hands and '
this will be the case if many of the Detn-j
ocratic voters noglcct to attend to this
matter. There are a great many good
Democrats who believe that the Registra-;
tion law was an unnecessary enactment
and who consider it in some sense do-!
grading to bo obliged to register before i
they are allowed to vote. They say with ,
tnith that even' one knows that they arei
qualified electors and that it is unnecessary
for them to prove that this is the case
by producing a certificate of registration.
To these we would say: You arc not the
men aimed at by the framers of ibis law. i
If every one voted only when he has the
right to vote there would be no necessity i
for this law, but, unfortunately, there are;
those who will commit fraud by voting'
wlinti thep have no right to do so. There !
are those who are muter the requisite agej
but who vote notwithstanding. There |
are those who have been convicted of in
famous crimes, for which they aredisfran- j
chised by the law, who, nevertheless,
i could and would vote if it vere not for j
the registration law. Therefore the law
compels all to register, so that persons
thus disqualified shall be prevented from j
e* Win'>TnjT^
Jney have no claim, and all law-abiding
citizens should submit to the require-:
ments of the law to attain this desirable:
end. I
?
A Warning Which Should he Hooded, j
t-l?idemon Intcltiyenccr.]
Below we give the jury as organized for!
the trial of the election cases. We do this'
that the people may understand the man- j
ncr in which their most sacred rights are!
regarded, when the accomplishment of j
partisan onds is sought to be attained
through the Courts. It warns the people j
of their terrible fate if Radical Stalwart- i
isms, through the minister assistance of!
Green back isms and ludcpendeutism, is!
axain ro-established in this Statu. The|
jury is .is follows:
Jon. T. Tindall, wliite republican.
J. Duncan Howard, colored republican.
M. K. Robertson, white republican,
Gus Ralnev, colored republican.
J. W. Fountain, white Democrat.
Paris Simkins, colored republican.
E. J. Pinkney, colored republican.
Joseph Collins, while republican.
Geo. Stevenson, white democrat.
J. F. Chestnut, colored republican..
B. F. Straus, white democrat.
Politcftl Doctors.
Political doctors are numerous. They I
are as blatant and aggressive as patent!
medicine mixers. Each has a panaceaj
that promises to cure all the ills to which
our body politic is heir. Convention t
nominations are prescribed by sonreasi
the only cure lor Democratic dissensions, i
while others say that there can btt no re-'
covery except through the adoption ofj
the primary election plan. It now seetus j
likely that there will be an unusual audi
acceptable mortality among wire-pullers I
and slate makers this fall. By their j
death the Democratic party will be bene- j
fitted. It has lived to a green old age and
will outlast many who are uow volunteer- j
ing to be its pall bearers next fall. Place
our best men in nomination and a Demo-!
cratic victory is as certain next Novem-:
ber as the coming of the day of election. I
?Barnwell People.
An Interesting Publication.?A:
first class news and family paper, to be!
called the Eagle, will make its appearance]
in Columbia, about the last of this month, i
For the present it will be issued semi-;
weekly, (Wednesday and Saturday,) but;
eventually it will be merged iii a daily.
The politics of the paper will bo Demo-;
cratic. Besides carefully prepared editorials
and local matter, short stories and I
anecdotes, poetry and miscellany, news |
matter up to the* latest moment, etc., the |
Eagle will publish in instalments, and as|
rapidly as its careful preparation will!
vvHrrjint.ii a comnleto Itoll of the South]
\ Carolina Volunteer* in Confederate tier- j
vice, now being gotten up in the ofllce of;
Adjutant General Manigault, Tlio roil;
I will contain the name, rank and age of
the soldier, his Country, where wounded,
died, killed, captured, discharged or
surrendered, promotions, transfers, <tc.,
Ac., and whether now living or dead. It
wili require several months to complete
the publication. It is earnestly requested
that .vherc errors or omissions occur,)
parties interested will promptly notify
Gen. A. M. Manigault or the publishers
of the 1'Jaylc, so that the correction can be I
made in the ollice roll. This is anubli-i
cation in which every family in South'
Caroli-na feels a deep intcsest. * The E<tg\c\
will contain twenty-four columns of mat-!
I:er, and be furnished to subscribers at 811
for four months, or 35c. one month. Ad-!
dress Kaule ;PuBi.asiiiNO Co., Coluin-!
bia, S. C.
Give thk Hoys a Chance.?Father,
give your son a patch of an acre or two!
this year for his own, and let him exercise j
his judgment in preparing the land, and ;
cultivating and planting the crop. If hoj
wishes to try a dilVerent plan of working !
his crop from what you have always pur-j
sued, lethitn do it. Encourage him to!
think for himself. lie will lake a deeper!
interest in farming, and see new beauty;
in farm life. A boy who works always
bv orders, and is never given an oppor-j
tunity for the exercise of his own .judgment,
becomes a mere tool, as it were,
and never develops a capacity for auy
business. Make him realize that he has
a mind, and feel that you expect some-j
UIIIIL^ 111 I1II14 j iliivi uiuv j.-> ^v?wv. .? ?.<T
of doing this than by giving biro a patch i
of his own, to bo worked l?y him and the:
proceeds to be enjoyed by liim. You
will lose nothing by it in a financial point (
of view, and you will develop your buy
into a thoughtful, industrious man and
farmer. Try it this year,?Rock Jhll
Herald.
Don't forget that every Democrat who
fails to register is an aider aud abettor oft
Radicalism, and a stumbling-bloek in the 1
way of progress and civilization.?-J ikcu i
Jtaiorikr. ?
i
IEXRY WAR!) BEECIIER'S FARM.
iively Bcscription by Mark Twain of J1
His Book Farming. ' a
Mark Twain has written of Mr. Becehr's
o!d farm on the Hudson river as fol- V
ows: I
Mr. Beecher's farm consists of twenty;ix
acres, and is carried on .strict scientific p
irinciples. He never put^ in any plants ,\
if a crop williont consulting hist book. 0
lie plows and reaps and dips furrows acsordini;
to the best authorities, and atihoritics
cost inor? than tlieother farming [
mploinonts do. As soon as the library is i
omplete, the farm will begin to be a 1
profitable investment. I5ut book farm- i!
ng has its drawbacks. Upon one occa- |
?ion, when it seemed morally certain that :
:hu hay ought to bo in. the hay book could J
not be found, and before it was found it .J
ivas too lafo, and the hay was all spoiled, j;
Mr. Beeeher raised some of the finostjf
rops of wheat in the country, but the uu- i
favorable difference between 1110 co?i um
producing it and its market value after itj
is produced bas interfered considerably!,
with its success as a commercial enter- j
prise. 11 is special weakness is hogs, how-1
uver. 11 ? considers bogs the best game a|
Farm produces. He buys the original pig!,
Ibr Si 50 and feeds him ??() worth of corn, i
and then sells hiin for about $0. This is
the only crop he ever makes any money |
i?n. lib loses on the corn, but ho makes j
?7 50 on the hog. lie doe:* not mind this, j
because he never experts to make any-j
thing on the corn. And. any way it turns j
out, he has the excitement of raising the [
hog, whether he gets the worth of him or;
not. His strawberries would bo a com-j
Portable sncces if the robins would cat J
turnips, but they won't and hence the
dilleroncc. One of Mr. Becchcr's most'
harassing difficulties in his tanning oper-j
ntions comes of the eJose rcscmblanco of
ililTerent sorts of seeds and plants to each
other. Two years ago his far sightedness
warned him that there was going to be a
great scarcity of "watermelons, and therefore
he nut in a crop of 27 acres of that
fruit, llut when they came up they turn-1
ed to ho pumpkins and dead loss was the
consequence. Sometimes a portion of his j
crop goes into the ground the most prom-!
ising sweet potatoes, and comes up the in- J
ftynalcst carrots?though I have never i
!?! ? nvriMita if in lilst that Wav. !
Whon he bought his farm ho found one
egp; in every hen's nest on the place. He]
said that here was just the reason that so|
many farmers failed; they scattered I heir j
forces too much. Concentration was the!
idea. So he gathered those eggs together|
and put them all under one experienced
old lien. That hen roosted over them con- i
stantly night and day for 11 weeks, under!
the anxious personal supervision of Mr.
Beecher himself, but he could not phase
those eggs. Why? Because they were
those infamous porcelain things* wnich
are used by ingenious and fraudulent
fanners as "nest egixs." lint perhaps Mr.
Beeeher's most disastrous experience was
the time hcjtried to raise an immense crop
Of dried apples. He planted 31,500 worth,
but never one of them sprouted. lie has
never been able to understand to this day
what was the matter with those apples.
Mr. Beeeher's farm is not a triumph.
It would bo "easier on him if he worked it
on shares with someone; but he cannot
find any bodyjwho is willing to stand half
the expense, and not many that are able.
Still, prcsistencc in any cause is bound to
succeed. lie was a very itjforiof farmer
when he first began, but a prolonged and !
iinflinching assault upon his agricultural
difficulties has had its effects at last, and
he is now fast rising from ailluonce to
poverty.
to*
Undeveloped Moral Resources.
[Aiaaeiafe lteformcd Pi-cs^ytcriun.)
There is much latent energy and power!
in the Church which needs to be called !
out. How many ministers do all they
can ? How much of their time is spent in j
idleness, in misdirected effort and in vain j
self-seeking. They preach Sabbath after j
Sabbath, and all thev say is "agreeable to j
and founded on the Word of God ;" they
devoutly attend the funerals and offer lis
thev may be able, the consolations of the!
Gospel; they stand ready to baptize theI
children and marry the youth; but as to[
vigorous pastoral work, us to exhorting j
from house to house, as to efforts in behalf!
or Missions, Ol LilOlCQncieue? mill fJiKiH'i-i
al evangelistic work, in these lines ofj
ministerial labor they do almost nothing, i
They have dropped into a rut and they do!
not try or care to get out ol" it. How I
much they might do for the cause of!
Christ if they would co-operate heartily j
in every good work, if they would give;
line aitrl precept upon precept in behalf
of all the enterprises of the Church, and
make their people feel that they are coworkers
with Christ, and that for the advancement
of ilis kingdom, it is more
blessed to give than reeaive. There is ai
vast power for usefulness iu the Christian j
ministry which is only partially ami free-;
ly developed. We see here and there |
ministers, who aro no great orators, wLoj
have no special literary acquirements, yet j
who do a wonderful work in their day I
and generation. In the spirit of earnest, I
unreserved consecration they lay them-1
selves out in the service of the Master.:
They give themselves wholly to it and
the fruits of their labor ore seen lon^ after
they have fallen a sleep. If thei
whole ministry of the Church were likeminded
what a moral revolution would
burst upon society !
Then, too, in the Eldership, what mines
of wealth are yet to be opened up. As!
helpers of the pastor in all his congrega-j
tinnal work, they have yet very much to
learn. Too many of them seem to think ;
their whole <UlLY-'^ wh^njJieyJ
'^ave~f!fthnT ttTeir places in the^Session anilj
heard the pastor attend to the matter of
Ii?v !ii;?in!inrsliii). and I
when they have served the communion
taMps. A few perfunctory services of :i
semi-temporal character constitute the
distinguishing features of tlie Eldership!
in vary many congregations. Not that!
tlioElders lack piety, in many instances;,
not that they are indifferent to tho inter- j
ests.of religion or the salvation of souls, j
l)iit they do not appreciate their responsi-i
bilit.v; they do not''understand how large-j
ly tlie spiritual interests of tho congrega
tion arc in their keeping. If thev could I
tut realize it, they might render the most
invaluable service to the minister. Many
a breach in a congregation could be healed
by the judicious interposition of an
Elder, where the interference of the pastor
would be resented. Then, too, in religious
counsel, they have opportunities
which may never come to the minister.
They enjoy a freedom of success which!
may be denied to him. There is often-1
times a hesitation and timidity on the
part of ft)any persons in speaking to the
,iastor of their religious experience.
With tho dear old elder, their father's life-1
long friend, they are much more free and
contidential.
What religious and spiritual tesources
yet lie hidden in tho eldership of the
church.
So, also, tho women of the church arej
just wakir.g up to their work in the great i
household of faith. Tho last ten years
have witnessed a wonderful movement
in this department. It is just in its in? |
fancy. Hundreds of thousands of doi-j
lars have boon raised during the last year
by tho women of tha church for the
ilome and Foreign Missions. In their
own separate organizations they work
for and with the church. We believe that
,.p iKn A.mwtli. who so fre
quenily com mends the faithful women j
lor their good works, so now there is a
tield for Hie pious an?i godly women ofi
tho church?one which they alone canl
cultivate with the best success.
The religious newspaper, too, has not
yet put forth its full strength in the Mas-!
ter's cause. It is doing much, very much J
in elevating the moral tono of public!
sentiment, in rebuking iniklelitv in all |
its forms and in maintaining the faith j
once delivered to the saints ; yet we have
only the "baby lingers of giant things to
come." There is a work for the religious
press to do which neither t lie preacher nor
the author can accomplish. Great as the
Eower of the press confessedly is, it is to I
e increased a hundred fold, "its vast resources
havo not yet been opened up,
much less exhausted.
If all these influences of ministry, the
eldership, the pious men and women, I
and the religious newspaper would com-1
bine in their full and united strength!
and power, then wo might look for the
millennium. It could not be long delayed.
The sound of a gong would be
heard in the mulberry trees and the
hosts of the adversary would be smitten
and scattered.
Ingorsoll and Christianity.
IJVew Vork Times.?
There is now no danger that Catholics'
will burn Catholics. Men have learned;
by experience that lire is not an argil-!
lit en t that appeals to tho intellect. No:
church or sect now dreams of making!
converts with the fagot or the rack.!
Against tho Christianity oi to-day what!
charge can Mr. Ingerscll bring except!
that it asks assent to doctrines which he!
regards as untruo and preposterous ? j
lie surely cannot charge Christianity!1
with spreading and fostering immortality ,
Catholicism does not teach men to commit
adultery. Methodism docs not en- i
courage murder, and l'resbyterianism j'
does not promote thelt and lying. Tno
doctrine of the incarnation may be fool-|!
ishness in Mr. Ingersoll's eyes, but a>
belief in it cannot lead a man into looseness
of life. The dogma of the trinity I
may be an absurd table, but it never j
taught a bank cashier to rob a safe. The j
presislency with v hich Christian minis- i
ters urge men to rejient of their sins may <
be a mere waste of words, but it cannot, '
by the wildest dibit of sophist 1*3', be J
viewed as an encourageme nt to crime.
Bitterly as Mr. Ingersoll hates Christi- l
anity he must admit that its influence is l
on tiie side of morality, and decency, and J
that any Christian community, however 1
ridiculous may be its peculiar religious s
<if.invii.tiv is hiifhcr in the scales of uior-,1
ality than any pagan community. Also ,
it is an undeniable fact that hundreds of
thousands of Christians hear the hardens!
of lil'e and faro the fear of death with ,
courage and hope which spring wholly t
from I heir religion. .Mr. Ingersoll surely I
will not claim that he is tiying to abolish sChristianity
because it makes men worse '
and more hopeless than they would by i,
without it. '(
o I 1
Pon the largest stock and greatest [
variety of silk tinges, luces Ac., forilressos i
call oii K. M. Liuildou Co. ! I
I
Woman's Dream of Love. ?'
NETTIE FOWT EH HOUSTON.
'c nil have waking visions? C
have mine. And, Doing young t<
.nd fanciful and counted fair, p
sometimes dream of love. rl
ml sluing all alone and musing still, C
>'hileyet the fire-light flickers dlin, v
ask myself If I should learn to fove, o
l iny Cold heart should wake to life again. tl
Low v/ould I love and how would I be loved ? o
or I am weary of Idolatry, e'
iy soul N faint w ithin mo when I think y
u the tierce strong passion I have seen and o
known, ! II
tesistless in Its might as some rock-cleaving ' h
stream. c
would be loved In calmness? s
'rutted, and not feared. I
le whom 1 loved should be ray king, t
itid not my slave. u
do not ask that ho he proud and cold,
hit calm, and grave una very strong?
k. king, likeSaul among the sons or men, .
Vnd kinglier o'er hlm-elf ; |
le must not tremble at my sMuhtest frown. I
s'or shudder li another meet my eye :
s'or must be likea passal. crave my smile,
3 lad in the dust before my feet to lienor
I am weary of servility.
; would not rule, nor would I yet be ruled ;
' scorn the tyrant as I scorn the slave,
Chen? Is a love of sweet equality,
['he love (jod gave and smiled upon ;
>'or It was very good.
He whom I loved must be my kingj
iut I must be his miecn,
Uid he should yield me.as my tribute due, ,
['lie reverence I had earned.
Sot only by my womanhood, but, all gentle- j ness,
I .
'.ong suffering, the patient sweetness
inly love can teach : )i
'or, looking on me, he should feel and know
rhat praeo and rest Hint follow after toll. 1
[n me his heart should in such safety trust ,
n?at he should "have no need of spoil," 1
[ do not ask for him the world's applause, |
I'he blaze of heraldry, the pomp of fame;
(I is deeds the annals of the nation's pride, I,
His name upon the lips of men:
[{nt I must icei ills power? |,
Must know he-could be what earth's heroes,
are?
[ could not love him were he not great; <
Hl? hand must be both safe and strong ;
\ hand to shield, to trust, to lay niluo own
within,
To slake my life upon ;
\ hand that might have fought wilh HercuIcs,
Vet would not harm the worm In his path ;
[ 'or though the heart of woman loveth oft
A tiiicg she doth unwi.lingly despise,
It is a pitiful. Imperfect love, that hath not
For its corner-stone the roclc of faith.
IIi? heart must tic most tendcrand true?
A hear', that loves, and pities, and befriends
karth's suffering children, whether high,
Or.vet among the lowly and the poor.
And he must love me perfectly.
If from tilt* first fruits of my heart's wealth
1 bring an offering for a love-crowm made,
lie must not mock me with a paltry love,
Nor stoop to cheat my soul.
If I should ever m-et Ihls man,
This king I only dr?*ani and never see,
Then could I sit most meekly at his feet?
A very child before his goodness and his
power;
Ami while he stooped to kiss my hair,
Or smooth Its clusters from th<-ir rr#t.
A sweet unspoken language in histouch
Would lift niV di:rk eyes to the blu?* of his.
Ami iisni far jutieu. wnen me wona was
voung,
^aralt, with reverence said to Abraham,
My Lips sliould cull hiin "Lord."
MODERN TKOY.
A Founder Whose Moral and Manly
Tone Shotilii Ever Color the History
of the Town.
fEdgefield Acluvr/iserJ
Throe months ago Troy wh* not j She was
still In the worn It ol the future! But now?
bountiful and bright.?she has come to ilio
light of day, and marches on to glory. As the
train, going northward from Augu>ta. speeds
y<m Into the town, you see tlrst 011 your right
ami very near ttie track, the popular mercantile
establishment of Messrs. Bradley & Thomson,
and then the Edgcflehl quarter. Yes,
Troy already has an Edgefield quarter.
This consists of the store-house ol 8. A.
(ilovnr & Co. and the new and beautiful storeI
adding of Mr. L. B. VVhatley. S. A. Glover
is Edgefield "Cius." Immediately in front <>f
Mr. L. B. What ley's store stands the old well
of the old original farm-house hard Ity?both
a hundred years old we imagine. And over
the well Captain Llles has Just completed a
new fanciful little pagoda, with a tdood-rw'
rooster standing upon his linnnde. This,
wclmve nottoubt, ftrltodes the fact that in
the great future of Troy, Edicotlcld will predominate
over Abbeville. Therefore we embraced
the rooster ar.d tainted J'llm as a prophot
wise and true. And we besi.ught our
youiic friend Whatle.v to remember that he
was Edgefield's pioneer, and never to do sinjthingthat,
would cause the 10 s:cr to blush, or
rather, to turn pale. And knowing him as we
do, we believe that he will never prove unworthy
ofthe rooster,or of Edgefield Fui titer
onto the right., and further up in the magnificent
grove, stand 1 he hotel and stockade
of Mr. Caldwell. And still, further on,
stands the old furm house now temporarily
occupied liy Capt. Idles and his son in law.
Mr. Pcndy And tt was in this old farm
house that we found a hospitable and happy
home duiltig our sojourn in Troy Still on the
right hand or south side of the track, we Hud
the railroad depot, the large and le.iding
mercantile establishment of Lites & Bendy,
anorther store house temporarily occupied
by Mr. What Icy, the private residence of Mr.
Ehlred Si ml; ins who has recently moved
front Chappell's to Troy, and I lie private residence
of Mr. Pratt, the saw mill man On the
other side ofthe track, stand first the store
and photograph-lent of the Hunter Brothers,
then. In the midst of magnificent trees, the
large and capacious, new church of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterians, which is to lie
dedicated on theoth Sunday lu this month,
ami lastly the saw-nril'l of the Pratt Brothers.
This llnlslves Troy proper. And eertalnly, for
only three months, neither Denver nor
Dllluth could make a better showing.
THE POUNDER.
The founder of Troy?and still the ownerof
nlne-tenihsof the site?Is Cajrt. R. W. Lites,
an original Abbeville man of the truest blood
and record, and an Associate Reformed Presbyterian
of tiie stralshtest sect. Capt. Lites
isn gentleman of perhaps sixty years, and a
nan whose high moial and manly tunc im
presses itself'upon you lu the first hour of acquaintanceship
Ills wire is one ft' lliu old
Chiles funilly. Mr. Bendy, his co-pariuer in
trade. Is his son-in-law. as Is also Mr. George
Bradley of the firm of Bradley and Thomson.
Mr. Tlionison Is a son of the late Judge Thomson.
of Abbeville, ami by his mother an
Edgefield man. And truly may it bo fa Id
that the first settlers ofTroyare not new men.
They come of fine old stocks, and they arc
w.ci:iiiALoLlhcir blood.
THE DIA G 2AjT"A?rtr'Tl7E*CHURCHES.
The town was surveyed and laid out by
Chief-Enaineer Kirk of the Atlantic and
French Broad Railroad. and Is a tine piece of
work. The diagram covers some fifty acres, I
and is very admirably arranged, rapt. Lilts
lias sold some fifty lots upto t-lie present time.
Some of these are small, for stores, while
others, further away from the railroad track,
are acre lots for private residences. If the
lots already sold should he Imlll upon In the
course of another year, which Is altogether
'Ikcly. then will Troy be indeed a mlra-le
and 'li-'htliouse. The siie of the town lies
heart! I fit Hi. nnd the original trees n"e nuiner-1
oils and nnuiPlficent. Captain I.ites. besides
donating a lot for the church of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterians, has given one to the
Methodists and one to the Baptists. And
during our sojoui n with him he gave us one
for the Episcopalians, and told us to go cut
and take our own choice. We did so, and
left the property in tru<-t with our youngj
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Kldrid Shu kins, the j
Episcopal pioneers.
TUB GEOGRAl'HfCAL SITUATION.
Troy Is situated fifty miles above Au.'tista,
On., fourteen milc^ southwest of Abticvilie
('. JJ., nineteen mile.- southwest of Ur.cn"Wood,
and twelve mile* east -of Savannah j
river, at the junction of the A. K., and the
i 11.<ii11/> .,vl I'iwmu.Ii l-'rn!nl mllt A:nls I
ami surrounded hy h refined. intelligent
mid industrious people, nnil bucked by
one of the finest farming sec-lions In upper j
Carolina. It very soon will be one of the most;
flourishing I owns In the ."State.
l'ratt Brothers and J. E. Iiradley & Co., each
have tine steam saw-mills with nil the
modern Improvements, lindane prepared to
ruriiisli lumber in any qimnity on short
notice.
W. X. Bradley A Co., arc running a brick*
machine, driven by a twelve-horse engine,
turiuing out [Iftcen thousand brielc per day.
So you see none need fear to come to Troy to
locate.
A very flourishing school under the care of
.Mr. James Lyon, is in successful operation.
IiOTKLS AND IIRUMMERS.
The great want of Troy already is a hotel.
By early fail, however, this want will be very
handsomely supplied. Drummers already
sw.irm the town ; and if our missionaries
worked as hard for the regeneration of the
heathen as these men do for the interest -of
their different houses, then would nil the
world soon be evangelized.
NO I.IQt'OR EXCEPT ST. JACOB'S Oil...
Troy being not yet incorporated, of course
no liquor is sold there. Indeed one does not
even licarof whiskey. And (jod giant it may
evir be thus! We watched the E Igetield |
mi n to tee how they stood this teat in I martyr-1
iloni, but we found them tiue to tln-sltuat; and
discovered that they drank nothing I
stronger than a little St. Jacob's Oil. ,
THE liED OF THE ATLANTIC AND FRENCH
II ROAD.
The bed of the Atlantic and French Rroad
Kailroad?that load which is to be a pillar of
tire, although we see it not?eros>es the Augusta
ami Knoxville road immediately in
front of tiie "Edgefield quarter," and isgreilcd |
Irom this point ten miles oil towards Abbe-1
viile. Early in the morning we sallied forth I
f?n* u walk lip Ihis lieu, anil a'- eacn step wc.
prayed, thai (iod would illumine the souls of
Child iV Oliver,and 1111 their hands with untold
money. And when we had walked until
our legs gave way under us, we fell down and)
rolled in tlie the holy sand, and kissed the
sacred earth, and thanked Heaven for the!
promise. For really, when it shall become
total!;/clear tluit t he road Is to be soon com
uleted, then will old Jidgetlcid and youthful
I'toy. see a boom that will feel no surcease
and know no boundts.
THE FIELDS OF CANAAN AND THK FATAL
GATE.
The country all around Troy is beautiful,
and the grain fields would have graecd 3.ho
land of Canaan when Moses viewed M trow j
the top of Pisgab. Let us tell you a^littlej
atiouL it. We ei. bo. k In a buggy early on
Friday morning to s end the day at Winterseat?the
old Harmon place?with (.'apt, F.. H.
Youngblood, the belovedest companion of our
boyhood. It is live miles southward of Troy,
and the Atlanticand French Itroiid route runsj
through the plantation. Tlie rorul is infa-i
mous, hut tlie country is beautiful; and there i
are but few fences. The home of Mrs. Dr.I
Hearst, now Mrs. Vance, is cn this road, and
is, with Its unsurpassable trees, vines audi
shrubby, one of the handsomest in the coutv-j
ly. Indeed, with a little new paint, we could j
scarcely inniginea lovelier country home than ,
this. Finally, however, in sight of Winter-!
seal, weeonieto "the county Fence and Gate."
l'hat has a grand sound, but the reality Is any
tiling but grand. We are in Hard Labor bottom.
in front of Hard I.abor bridge?one of
those splendid bridges that old man Hilly,
liorn built twenty odd years ago, and for-j
which neither lienor his family over got a
|ientiy. At least not from Kdgetield. The!
u o.mMiv tmv.ind colli nil re. and the gate I
is totally "ram-shack U.\" * rnderneath tlio!
{ate, stretching <>111 inr In all directions, is a j
'earful and bottomless mud hole; not a pub-j
lit', but a fathomless abyes! our youthful!
:otii|mnion guts o'tt to open the ram-shackle i
{ate, and not only totally ruins tits goodly'
hoes and raiment, but finally sinks entirely
>ut of sight and perishes forever. However,'
Ike a brave .vouth, he lias opened the gate, al- j
hough he died in the Work, and we drive;
verthat splendid bridge, and in a few moments,
and by thegraeeof Hod, areat historic
rt'interseal. And here we havea love least,
ind a feast of tat things, and much heart fell
Measure with friends of our very soul.
ROM WtNTKlCjK.lT TJ) MI 1.1.WAV. "1IH. JOHN
i'lttl.KS."
And when we are about to r/j-embark for
he eity of Troy, t'apt. Voungblooil suggests;o
>ur ouiig friend whom Uod has so mercifuly
and mysteriously restored to us trout the
;"re:il deep of the mud hole, that hit drives us
'onml by Millwiiy. And we start out, lirst
.aborning a small slave, with liithy lucre, to
:o and pi rish in the mud hole at the county
ate. And he perished before our eyes. And j
Ve dart up a hill, and find ourselves in a ver-i
table Land of Promise. Such a lovely ci.uii-l
ry, and such a lovely road, and such lovely
totnes, we have seldom oreverseen. Certainy
Uicrc can Lc no fairer stretch In all proud j
Id Abbeville thnn tlint between Hnrd Labor | p
ridge and Mill way. And strange to say, nil |
jese lovely homes belong to "Mr. John i
biles," or so the small slaves ntong tbe way 1
)ld os. We discovered however, by dint of
ainful research, that one was Mrs. Sam Per-1
In's one Mrs. Harrison's who was a Mis* ]
othron, and one Mr. Wade Cothrun's. And!
hen we drew up at Millwuy wcstill inquired
fa small slave: "Who lives here?" And J
lie reply was still: "Mr. Chiles." Whereupn
we glowered wratbfnlly upon the small;
lave and smIJ to him : "What upon earth do
ou mean by thus trifling with a gentleman .
f my time of life? "And then weexariilned t
ho small slave narrowly, and extorted from
Iiii the unwilling confession that tills Mr. i
hlleswns named "Hen." And this we con- ,
lderi-d quite a triumph,and returned to Troy, J
hankln* God that He had delivered us from
he deadly deeps of the County Gute, aud led ;
is through thU lovely land of Goshen.
m mi
In accordance with the
\ct to raise supplies for the lineal year
commencing November 1st, 1881, approved
February 9th, 1882. Notice is
hereby given that the Treasurer's oflioe
of Abbeville County, will be open
for the collection of taxes
MONDAY, MAY 1,1882,
md will remain open until June 1st-.
The rate per centum of taxes is as
follows:
Btate purposes 4J mills..
County current 3 "
Deficiencies 1} "
Schools 2 "
Total Ill mills.
Poll Tax $1.
"The taxes shall be collected in two
installments, viz: The first instal
nient shall be due and payable from ]
the first day of May to the first day of'
June, 1882, and the second installment |
shall be due and payrble from the fifteenth
day of September to the tliirty(i
i st day of October, 1882."
A penalty of five per centum attaches
to the first installment if not paid
by the first day of June, 1882.
Tax-payers can pay all in May if
they desire to do so.
Taxes arc payable in the following'
kind of funds and no other: Gold
and silver coin, United States Currency,
National Bank Note*, and Coupons
which shall become payable dnViug
the year 1SX2, on the valid Consolidated
Bonds of this State, known as
"Brown Bonds," also Jury Certificates
and the-per diem of State witnesses in
the Circuit Courts will be received for
Cour.ty Taxes not including School
Taxes.
J.W.PERRIN,
County Treasurer.
Titeasureii's Office,
A pril 5,1SS2,4t *
Convention of Stockholders
+Ua C TT u T?
U1 tui/ U, V -X?| XVi
'J^IE Annual Convention of the Stock1
holders* of the Savannah Valley 1>. it.
Co., will be heldnt Lowndesville. S. C., on the
10th day of May, A. D. 1882.
The Taxpayers of tlic Town and Townships
that have.subscribed to the capital stock ottne
Company are requested to meet on SATURDAY,
the (it h DAY 0?'' MAY next, anil choose
not le?? than three nor more than llvedcki
gates to i?uitl Convention, to wit:
The Town of Anderson, at Anderson C. II.,
at 5 p. m.
Ceutievllle Townsfaip, at Ilunter'sSprlngat
3 p. in.
Varennps Township, nt Fltit Rock, at 3 p. m.
Ilall Township, at l.'arswell, at 3 p. m.
Savannah Township, at at Win. Jones' at 3
p. in.
Dark Corner Township, at Sherard's Store,
at 3 p. m.
Magnolia Township at Riley's School House
at 3n. ni.
Calhoun Townfhlp.a'. Mt. Carmel, at 3 p. m.
By order of the Board,
J. K.. BRAZE ALE.
Secretary S. V. R. R. Co.
April 12, 1882, -It
ColiM toills HI Co.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
C'HEDUT.E OF CHEAP EXCURSION
O lures to
CHARLES TOM.
I during tho FLORAL FAIR of the South Car!
olina Hoitleultuial Soelvty.
I ROUND-TUIP TICKETS to CHARLESTON
i will be s<4d at all ticket stations on the line
of tb s r?ad ami branches from April 17th to
2tAh inelusi ve, al thalolI?w 111y ?
85 1'elzer .^TTW)
Poinurlu 4 ?o!(ireenvllle 8 20
Prosperity 5 10 Pendleton. 8 10
Newberry 5 . W'Scncen 8 15
Chappells 5 85, Walbulla 8 Bo
Ninety-Six t5 15 Martins' 5 80
New Market (j 35, CI in ton..* ti 00
Urtenwood 0 10. La tit ens 6 25
Ilodces 15 Ti?!strotheis 5 00
i l;o:in:t!ils 7 tJOShelton 5 25
! Abbeville 7 l'l Sautuc..?- 5 ?0
Honca Path 7 15 Union 5 85
Helton...... 7 -10 Jotiesvllle G 15
Wllliainstot!... 7 00 Pacolet 8 35
Anderson 7 70 Spartanburg 0 79
Pie>iuionl 7 'S)|
TleUeis sold at these rates will be good to return
until April 22d, 1S62.
J. W. FRY.
Superintendent.
A. POPE,
General Passenger Agent.
April 12. 1882. It
State of South Carolina.
Abbeville County.
IN THE COMMAS IT,HAS.
Lucy P Jones vs Benjamin l?. Jones and
lJizal>etli Joms.
T5Y virtue of authority of an order of His
XJ Honor Judge Al-.irtcli, I will sell on
SALESDA Y IN MAY, 1>8J, within ttie legal
hours of nip, at Abbeville,c. H., that lot of
land lying, being and t-ltu;it.-ci in the town oi
Ninety-Six, said Slate and County, containing
THREE AND THREE-QUARTER ACRES,
more or less, bounded by residue of the
Hoin?stead <jI said Lucy B. Jones. Church lot
and Sehool House lot, and others.
TERMS OK SALE?CASH. Purchaser t?
pay for papers.
M. L. BONI1AM, JR.,
ii aster.
March 5, 1882. tf
IV otioe.
THE subscriber will be In his office to register
Schools Claims on every Saleday, and
on Saturday, 16th April, and :-*turday, 13th
May, 18.VJ.
E. COWAN,
School Commissioner, j
March 22. 18.c2, tf
CUNNINGHAM
and
TEMPLETON,
-HAVE RECEIVED THEIIlSpring
Stock,
?and are prepared to serve the public? |
DRY GOODS,
CROCKERY,
GROCERIES,
HATS,
CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES.!
AprJI 5. 1W2. U j
CHARLES AUERBACHji
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,;
' ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Has accepted the agency of!
W&niiainakcr & Brown,
FIWE
CLOTHING.!
I
Haven lnw assortmentof samples on hand |
Jo select from; have also the latest fashion ,
plates to select styles of t'l.OTHING. W111J
guarantee a lit. Will he pleased lor every-'
hoily lo examine samples and prices bet" re!
ordering a line spring suit.
CHARLES AUERBACH.
March 20, ISN2. tf
Machine Oil i
And kehosine oii..
EDWIN l'ARKEIt
March 18*2,2t
%
THE ELECTORS
-OFABBEVILLE
COUNTY
Are hereby notified that
;he books for the Registration of Voters
will be opened in each township, as follows
:
Bordeaux, McKettricks Siill, May 9.
Calhoun's, Mt. Carmcl. May 10.
Magnolia, Monterey, May 11,
Lowndesville, Lowndesville, May 12.
Diamond Hill, Antreville, May 13.
Abbeville, Abbeville C. II., May 13 and
10.
Cedar Springs, Frazieryille, May 17.
Indiau Hill, Troy, May 18.
White Hall, White Hall; May 19.
Smithville, Evans' Mills, May 20.
Co.'cesbury, Hodges, May 23.
Long Cane, Douglass Mill, May 24.
Due West, Due West, May 23.
Donaldsville, Donaldsyillc, May 26.
Greenwood, Greenwood, May 29.
Ninety-Six, Ninety-Six, May 30.
Office will be op-en from S A. M. to 12
M. and from 1 P. M. to'5 Pi M.
GEO. H. WADDELL,
Supervisor Registration Abbeville Co.
April 12, 18S2, 3t
BARBER SHOP"
RICHARD GANTT, is now prepared to do
all work In his department in the tie?>t
manner and at rea>onable charges. Monthly
customers simvuig, nuir culling nnu biiuiu*
pooliift 81 per month. Kasors boned nail put
in the best condition for '25 cent* each.
Shop under the Press and Banner office.
March 15, 1882. tf
?27!iE2!!Ea
FOLLOWING GOODS
-ATNewYorkCost
FOR CASH
CLOAKS, BLANKETS, DOLMANS
CANTON FLANNELS,
|HATS in all Styles,
Embroidered Flannel,
Winter Prints,
Novelties,
AT
CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON
Jan. 25, 1S81, tf
KF otice.
?
THE whole of the line fence between Ab?*
vllle and Kd,'efie!d Will bo sold to th
highest bidder a' the following places:
i White Hull at J. L. Ward's on April 3 at 1
A. M.
i liniiiin mil. ill Jiiiiirny on April a, ut
P.M.
i Bordeaux, at Horn's Mine, on April 3, at
. 1\ M
! ]'Hril"K elalmlntr for.ee will be required t<
exhibit written contract with Commissioner
to Hint eilcct.
W. R. McKINNEY,
J T. BASKIN, JK.,
County Commissioners.
March 7.1S82. tf
H. G. SCDDDAY,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
ANDERSON, S. COFFERS
his professional services to the cil
izens of Abbeville. Parties desiring I
consult with him, may do so at each cesaioi
of the Court for the County,or bylstierat At
1 derson C H,
June 13.1SSI, tf
lillHI
i
-ANDHAVE
now in store a complete lino <
all kinds of GOODS. We call 6|x
ciul attention to our large utock
Faacf aid Domestic Dry Good
i Flannels, Woolens,
Jeans, Gents Underwear,
| CLOTHING,
BOOTS ID
HATS AND CAPS.
I nninniGniii?EWi.ffln
jUUiUUllUlUlill m ijjiin vj
Nov. 16,ISSl,11
SPEAKE & BRO
-AGENTS FOK THE FAMOUS?
Eclipse Traction And Port;
table Engines!
The waynfsboro eclipse sepai
TOR, SAW MILLS. COTTON GINS,
so, THE AMERICAN FRUIT DRYER. 1
tics wishing the ul>ovc, address
SPEAKE & BRO.,
Kinard's T. 0., S. C.
March 29,1882, J2m
Noticjto Contractor
SEALED PROPOSALS forthe gradi
of the entire line of the Savant
Valley Railroad ungraded, either as
whole or in sections, will b? received
the secretary until the 9th day of M
next.
li v order of the Board,
J. E. BREAZEALE,
ScereUiry S. V. R. K. Co.,
Anderson, S. (
May 12, 1882.
Pancy Articles, Paper, &<
1,ViVNCY Quill Pen Holders, Dice, "
; Only" or Pencil Holder, Pens, R. R. I
ells. Rubber tips, Pencils, while tips: L<
(,'Mp Paper, 10 lb.; Legal Cap, 14 lb. nnu 12
Fine Unci) Legal Cap Paper,Trump Coinn
cial Note, 6 1b.; Hauly's Note, 4 lb.; No\
Noie,31b.; The Kensington Note,6 1b;
Cream Octave Not?\ While Envelopes
match. Linen French Note, Envelopes
match, Mourning Paper, Paper Pox. Pt
auU Envelopes, Pocket Photograph Albu
EDWIN PARKE
March 22,1882, 4t
Chromos.
ALARC4K lot of new Chromos 22 x 28
2t x 30.) on exhtblt'&n and tor sale
Sl.l.j each at
W. P. WARDLAV
April 2f?. ISSI.
ouiir ui ouum uaiuiu
Abbeville County.
IN THE PKOIJAT COURT.
In the mutter <>r the estate of I.ark In 1
more, defeased.
NOTICK Is hereby given thai Harmore
Acker, K.\eeulorn of Larkin Uiinn
decensed. Iiuvo applied to this Court for a
chi'rpe froiii their olHce.
Ordered, that Friday May 12, 1882, be fl
:is the day lor settling Mtiu estate and
clmrue of the Executors.
J. ITLLKR I.VOX
Judge I'robatc A.