The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-02-26
A PRESS CONVENTION.

| New berry Sun, arc discussing the propricty of
holding II convention Of printers There are
many difficulties which stand opposed to the ac
cunp'ishm"nt Of anything 10y II convention: In
some localities paper can BE- printed cheaper
than III others; some communities are able and
willing to pay higher rates for advertising than
others {; and what would be Il reasonable CHARGE
for advertising in city paper. would be unSuc c.I
to the country press. Besides, it would he out
of the question to get every proprietor to go into
convention and agree to be buund by the rates
whici, might be established. So where there urc
several papers in the same District, one prupri,
tor might hin.l himself to the rates Of ,,, con-
vrntion while his neigl,b"r would keep auof,
and hold himself free TO uu,crbI, aud hv tlis
rours: would max. the conventional rates ruin.
"us to thoa. who had adopted III, TN
We DO not apprc!icnd that much could be done
hy general convention Of the press Of the State.
We IRE of "l'inon that the rroi'rictors in Gael,
I District, by establishing rates irr themselves
without attempting: to force them upon the craft
! throughout the Stat: can do more towards ma .
king the business rcnuncraiivc than :,,v ..cnr-
raj convention. In our own District, the I,rop,i-
c;"rs have acted upon this conviction. and have
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mu:nu:s against ti"n Who would
think "i withholding an advertisement for the
. sake OF Fifty cents or one du!l"r! The Ini"rs of
"nr District do near about the same a,lvcr-
tsins that th"y would 10 il they were only to
cl'ar." "mr-l"u'th the present rates.
I.rt every proprietor establish such rate, as
wrll r'inl c,n;,:r him for his labor. and adhere
r'4!ly {" lll'rI. The only way TO build up the
l"'irnaiis',r Of the state, is for ever proprietor
Il exact from his patrons such prices will be
" reasonable remuneration for his services. We
never can hav" an able press, unless it can be
made Sufficiently profitable t" induce talrn, 10
accept il Ina'in,rIirnt an exclusive rrvit,t,,r
Most "i the country papers ur: conducted by
i.fS":S having Soin" other profession besides that
! "i an editor: hccausc The position OF an editor
''"S not afford such salary az would induce
lain +" tnr.:," other Professions and devote him,
off exclusively 4" the conduct, of has Journal.
':hi., however. * an unfortunate condition Of
journalism, resulting. I" sonl. extent from the
fact that IT Is ovrrd"mr in the STATE. We have
I" many "i thcin and THIS evil cabinet b.. cured
'y conventions, but MUST wal, tie ;nal:r:,n,,
ii''h "r death .f hall! lcavin:, .l. ether halt
Successors 10 the business "i tn. Ml,uir
|"f'.th'r %""".--Wr hay,. r-rciy..l :: n-a,i,.
c".'d ":'o', whiri, b.., the fellow iu;e lnbrl in
part - Gree" Turtle Sour. prepared Ut Key
West. Fla. from turtle taken !csii i.uru tl... wa
ter. i'y G.. W. Frr:euso,l.'
We t'ar' that III" PREPARATION l'r">",,"., the
l'c>ii and essential qualities al ih. tu,tl., and
o"ly r"luics heating, OF ic addition Of ilayors.
according to taste. 1t is srcu,y put mp in calls
: OF "nr two, thr.. l.ur quarts and th!cnncs
the attention an.i t;.,, of lover, of tn. mos, .u
l"r"r al ."ul.;.
: !. y. Il"Eron, ~ iru,,uc !;an,,. l,;,, been
;lr""nl'd agent for thu; city and is now pre-.
pared - supply "r.l.r>---! hur'. si". G.n,;,r
III" ''Gh"iii'"' -: liancc are v.rS energetic il,
t!'ir c""Iia to proven; -ci !; ut, iro,,, ro:,onnuy
"i's,n"cs, an.l with THIS lew, it. ., inst been
"r'l.rci that all pniSpn",,s substances %; fluids
whrh ara dispensed lv pharmacies, .lulI hear
Libel" "i bright orange ic'i cri"r, that even
I''ii";Ii" p: ''ns may at hc male a,ruI
that caution l." necessary Respecting: the conicn,S
"f bottle, THIS distinguished
|"Iyi,ni"a oi .H;s%pm,- y c,n:,:s ur H..
State "f Missouri, wllicl. Ias Just L-cl taken.
'"'"H 81 i''l VI VI -NS, tllHiuttt 81. iDIfU...
Free whites. Sl?. .5.j (; free Lllcks 2,G:,2 slaves
A3''"'. lncrcsc "f whit, population in six
y'ars, 80, i:':'. over IS per cent inrrya. e
/ Of .la,"<. So, "r Il fraction Over ,w, per
cent.
/ """'" On" H"ml,'.' f;t. Drrp.- Tn" Alta
California aay, At lasl adviccs tho snow Sn the
s';iniuil of Salmon mountain varied from siAtv
, 10 hunIrr,I i..t
Was twelve aad on Trinity mountain eight feet in
depth. The passugn Of these regions is extreme,
! " pcri'"u- aud can only be accomplished by tn.
. Use of SHOW shoes.
! .iFr:t" Il" .ibo'Hio" Agrnf. -Iir Savannah
! papers record the arrest and punishment Of v
! >. Ludwig, ft'rn'"rly Editor oi u German
paper III Baltino,r,) as an Abolition Agent Ills
speedy cX, saved him from beau. iurccL to re-,
c"lve Il coat pf tur and and tcaihcrs-C.,roiipu
| 1im:a.
! III. La'yr@ IIon'an /" tie WoyId-MaLamc
Occana, the largest -Iiinbcd woman in the world.
a in the museum al New Orleans. She weigh.
3lo pounds i'd feet . inches i'll circumference,
measures =? inches around her arm and 50
around the calf Of her leg. and wears NJ. IL
shoes She halls from Kentucky.
Dea'h Of It South Caroiinian--Thc New Or.
! leans Picayxnc records tho death Of Andrew
Pickens Simpson, i'll his sixty second year, Il, na i.
tive Of PcndIcton, S. c., but for many wears n
leading influential aud respected citizen Of New
Orleans Ca,0iiua Times.
Circniar IIork-" Sambo, what's y.r M to
nowadays ?" go, Use carpenter aud liner"
"llo. l guess yer s. What department does
yer perform, SanIbo9" "Whut dcpartm.nti 7
docs dc circular work" "Wh hats that -
Why, turns de grinestonc."
There werc 10 divorce suits instituted in San
Francisco during the year 1856. In 80 Of these
cases. DEGREES Of divorce have already been
granted In 1855 there were II divorce suits
commenced i'll San Francisco, aud it is presumed
that dccrces dissolying marriage have been rem
| dered in all Of them.
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