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NAV seeeht. to establish and appoint
in the city of New York, or else-
where, and by any other means
which, in his judgment, may be
best calculated to effect: the object,
to induce, promote and encourage
white immigration to this State.
He shall also, from time to time, as
he may deem necessary, publish a
statement of such advantages as
this State offers in soil, climate,
productions, social Improvements,
etc., to the industrious, honest, tru-
gal immigrants, no matter from
what State or country he comes.
Resolred, That the said commits
s;oner, assisted in the several Coun-
ties by the local commissioners,
shall be specially charged with the
protection of immigrants, in the
proper selection of their lands, III
the procurement Of transportation,
in guarding them against fraud
chicancry and peculation, in their
TEMPORARY location, in proper and
reasonable places of board and
lodging on their arrival, and in
making all such regulations and
provisions as may be in any man.
ner necessary or conductive TO
their welfare.
Eesolted, That it shall be the du-
ty of each County Commissioner of
immigration to call a meeting OF
the citizens of each County, who
are in favor of white immigration,
to be held at the Court House Of
his County on the first Monday in
March, proximo, and lay before
them the subject and importance of
immigration, and, if possible, effect
a permanent organization to act in
concert with, and as an auxiliary to
the commissioner of the State at
large. and to take. such further
steps as may be deemed necessary
to promote the object in view.
Rcsoloed, That it shall be the duty
of the said County Commissioners of
immigration to ascertain from the
landowners Of the County what
lands arc to bc sold or given away, as
tho case may Lc, and, if for sale, on
what terms; and 10 tukc down and
procure for reference q brief descrip-
ton and location thereof and report
the same, from time to time to the
commissioner for the State Mt large,
40 that when immigrants arrive in
the County they may at once bo pro-
vided for. 1t shall also be his duty
to collect such contributions in money
from the citizens for the promotion Of
the cause of immigration, as they
may he willing TO contribute and
forthwith turn the same over to the
commissioner for tho State at large,
taking his receipt for the same.
Rcsolucd, That the commissioner
for the State at lurse shall give.boDd,
in the sum of $1,000, conditional for
the faithful discharge Of the duties Of
his Office. the bond to be approved by
tho President of the convention, and
made payable to him in trust for the
benefit of all persons who may con-
tribute any money under the prcce-
ding resolution.
Rcsolucd, That the commissioner
for tho State at large shall have his
actual printing expenses paid, and
receive an annual salary of 1900.
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an ACT to Regulate The PuJliea
tom Of all Legal and Public No.
tices. ...
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives OF the
Slate of South CaroliIa, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, 1t shall be the
duty of the Attorney General, the Comp
troller General, and by the Secretary 20
State, conjointly, to designate, by pub
lie notice [in] one or more newspape rs
in this State, in which all legal notices,
advertisements, or publications for the
State, of any and every character requir-
ed by law to be made public, shall be
published; and said Attorney General,
Comptroller General, and Secretary of
State, shall have power 10 make such
changes and new designations, from
time to time, as they may judge that
the public interest requires.
Sac. 2. All State and County Officers,
and other persons are hereby required
to furnish to the newspapers designated
under this Act, for the State and for
representative counties, for publication,
all legal notices, advertisements and
publications, of any and every character
required by law to be made public; and
no legal notice, advertisement or pubii-
cation required by law to be made pub.
lie shall have any valid force or effect
unless published in the newspapers des-
ignated under this Act; and no publi-
cation, of any character in any newspa,,
per not designated under this Act, shall
ho poi,1 for from fha finds of this State,
or of any County: Provided, That the
said officers mentioned In Section one
shall have power, in cases requiring un-
usual publicity. to order publication in
such newspapers. in addition to those
designated under this Act, as by and
with the advice of the Governor they
may select; and bills 80 incurred shall
be audited and paid in the usual maui
ner.
SEC. 3. All Acts and parts Of Acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect from
and after passage. [Jan. %, 1872.
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THE DECORATION OF CARPETS. A
carpet should convey the thought OF
flowers, for it is pleasant to associate
flowers with the floor on which we
tread; barrenness and fertility
strangely contrast, and the verdant or
howery path is that which VIC like to
tread. But floor is q fat surface,
and, while the thought of flowers is
pleasant, no one with rightiy-con-
stitutcd mind would like to walk
through howcr.beds or over the we'll
arranged portcrrs. Hence, while the
decoration of a carpet should awaken
the thought Of flowers in the behold
er, it should not initiate q plant or
any combination of plants, but should
be q consistent floor decoration, so
skillfally arranged as to bo truly and
simply what it pretcnds 10 bo, and
yet such as will call up the greatest
number OF pleasant memories.
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sMEMoRIAL TO CONGRESS.

TO tie Senate and House Of iieprs
seatatiues Of the Congress Of tn
Uasasd States
The memorial of the Taxpayers
aadsetheraitizens of South Carroll
"a respectfully sheweth s.
That upon the reconstruction O
he State Government, and admis
ION of Senators and Representa-
res into the Congress of the Uni
ID States, it was doubtless intend
II by Congress, as it was expected
jy them, that they would become
artakers of the rights enjoyed by
citizens of the United States and
of other State Governments. TIL,
history of the country teaches that
axation without representation is
,ranny; our revolutionary fathers
onbined to resist such tyranny
nd we teel assured that it was
ever the intention OF the sons OF
hose men to allow their very sys-
'4n to be fastened upon any OF
{, e;r <feslow-citizens. 1t has, new
.'tEeless, come to pass that the
Government established in South
}arolina, under the legislation of
congress, has been made the in
strument of eftecting this mon
trous oppression. That depart
lnent of the State Government
>,4lich exercises the taxing power
S administered by those who own
L mere fraction of the property of
ne State. Seven years have elaps-
ID since the reconstruction of the
ate Government; and during
nat period, of the property taxed,
majority of the members of the
egislature owned no part what
lever, and the remaining men,
/. 4rs owned so little that their pay
rs members counterbalanced their
eutire interests as property hold
ars. The result is that those own
ing the property have no voice in
the Government, and those impos-
ing the taxes no share III the bur-
den thereof;
he taxes have advanced yearly
until, in many cases, they consume
more than ene-half of the income
rom. the property taxed. The
s.nnual expenses Of the Govern
,nent have advanced from 100000
before the war to $2.500,000 at the
present time. The following COM
psrison Of leading items of cxpen-
aiture will best exhibit the change: ::
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$2GO,6GS 50 1896, ,544 4;

These facts exhibit the unprece-
dented spectacle of a State in
which the government is arrayed
against property. 1t has been
openly avowed by prominent men,
,bers of the Legislature that the
-raxes should be increased to a point
which wilt compel the sale Of the
great body of land and take it
away from the former owners. The
fruit of this policy is shown in the
ttSst stated BY the Comptroller-Ger-
eral in his official report, that for
default In the payment of taxes for
the year 1872 alone,2SS,533 acres
of land were forfeited to the State.
.a.nd this result proves the fallacy
OF the belief that the policy pur-
sued promotes the elevation of the
black population, and the acquisi-
ton, by, them of the lands thus vir-
tlally contiscated. The reverse. is
the 'snecgssay result. Lands are
unavailable as security; mortgages
in default of payment cannot sell !;
wages have declined; the cost of
livingis made greater by the addi-
tion of the taxes to the price of
raemmsdities ; the poor are made
poorer, and rendered every day
more incapable Of purchasing lands,
and more hopeless Of rising above
the condition of mere laborers. 1t
s:opld have ameliorated the condi-
80 M,es.f Of your petitioners if the effect
Of this policy had been to create
an active demand for lands on the
part of this large class Of our pop
Citation. But While the owners are,
by oppressive taxation, driven to
sell, others for the same reason are
disqualified from buying.
The, abuses in the Legislative
Department, that have been describ-
ed, are not confined to the mere
raising and expenditure of revenues
but they pervade the entire conduct
of the department. Schemes have
been devised for issuing State bonds
and for contracting other loans, BY
which the public debt has in six
years been raised from $5,0O0,O00
10 $4,000, 600; and that without
ad#ancing any public work, adding
one dollar to the public property or
TO the payment OF, the public debt.
1asge as the sum of the public
debt is admitted to be, there !s
reason to believe it does not reach
1he true amount; it is found impos-
sible 70 ascertain the actual sum Of
the obligations that have been issu-
ed.-Schemes of. public plunder
have been openly advanced by cor
Itpt measures, of which one single
example will suffice. Two Clerks
of the Legislature, in their official
capacity, made contracts with them
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A Western Congressman says he is
posed to spcshpay-hic.mcnts and will
vote for irrcmedidemable green bax
cv time.
A Vermont gentleman has just OBJ
tained divorce from his wife on the
ground of intolerablc severity.
How many apples did our first pa.
rents eat in the, Garden Of Eden |?
Eve 8 and Adam 2. ..... .......g
Why is hog q good mathemati-
clan Because he is good on a "squarc
root" -'' 10 -
What is the keynote Of good breed.
ing? B natural. z=~',-y'
Electric bclles-Fcmale telegraph
operators. "a
Mowers melodes-Thc sharpening
Of the scythc. ~.
Party tics-Whitc cravats.
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The Blossoms of Life.

- :. is like q sweeping river, zs.s
,aseless in its seaward flow
G sa hose waves quick sunbeams qulVer
:. On whose banks sweet blossoms grow
:. ,ssoms quick to grew aud perish,
Swift to,bfo6m and swifkto fall
lose NE, earliest learu toeherish
soonest past beyond recall.
s all we lose them all forever?
Leave them on this earthly strand ?
Is! all their joyous radiance never
teach us-in the spirit land?
ICON the tide of life up flowing
Buoyautly from times dim shore
S5iere supernal flowers are growing,
Shall lpeander everniore.
.lEhere the hopes that long have told u:
OF the climes beyond the tomb,
hiie superb skies unfold MS,
Shall renew their starry bloom.
And the bloom that hath in sadness
3 Faded from the flowers of love,
Shall with it's Immortal gladness
Crownus in the world above.
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Notice.:
OFFICE OF THE G. & C. RAILROAD, |
o., 80 COLIJMBIA. August 26. 1873. (.

OFFICE OF THE G. & C. RAILROAD, |
.. 80 COLUMBIA, August 26, 1873. !
FINDER a resolution of the Board OF
Directors, the Interest Coupons OF
the State guaranteed bonds and Of such
other bonds of this company as are reg
ularly recorded in'the office of the com
pany, matured between the first day of
January, 1872, and the first day of July,
1878, both inclusive, will be funded in
bonds having ten years to run, as pro-
vided for in the company's proposals to
the bondbolders of date of August II
1873. Holders of the above obligations
arc requested to send in q statement OF
them to this office, to facilitate the. ex-
change, which tits desired to complete
without delay, and enable the necessary
arrangements to be made for the re-
sumption of regular interest payments
OH lst January ensuing.
w. J. MAGRATH,
.. President.
Sept. 8, 1873, If ,..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-03-04
IRON in the Blood
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG.

The Peruvian Sy7'aIps q Protect.
ed Solution Of the Proto1ide Of
Iron, Is so combined as to haze
the character Of an GIi,,,e,at, ds
easilu diOested and Gssi1,sildted
scith the blood as the simplest
food. 1t increases the quantity
Of Natures OaUts Vatayizi11g
A0ent, Iron In the blood, and
cures "G thousand iIts," simply
by Toni,ag up, 11aUig0rati1ag and
TitaLizi,lg the Syste7,t. The en-.
riched and vitdlized blood per-
9,aeotes eUe,'y part of the bodys
repairing damages G1s9 'o0stes
searching out 7,soa'bid secre-
tfo7ss, and leavtrsO nothing for
disease to feed atpo,s.
This Is the secret Of the sU011.
derfuL success Of this remedy In
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Conn
plant, Dropsy, Chronic Diar.
rhoea, Boils, Nervous Affections,
Chills and Fevers, Humors.
Loss Of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases Of tho Kidneys. and
Bladder, female Complaints,
and all diseases originating IN
a bad state of the blood, or Gc.
co7apa71ieG by debility or q lot0
state of the system. Being free
from Alcoh0E, In any form, Sts
ener0ist,tD effects. are not fol-
toaUed by corresponding 9'eGc-
xio1a. h7yf z3.e 1oe1.,1z zn7le11E. {fafaE~
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A gentleman who n

A gentleman who missed q passcn-
ger train on one Of our railroads put
up with the accommodations afforded
by freight train loaded with lum-
Der. He said when he arrived home
at midnight it took his family six
hours and paper of needles to pick
the silver out Of him. and that he
never got so mnch cheap board in so
short time in his life.
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10op Corn DODGERS.

COOP Corn DODGERS. - Two
eggs, one quart of buttcrmilk, ono
and onc-half teaspoonsful of soda
one teaspoonful Of salt, one cup Of
graham flour, Indian malt enough
to make u stiff batter, so it can be
lifted out in spoonfuls and cropped
upon buttered tins, and will stand
ND like biscuit.
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The modest New Englandcr, look
ing Mt his own character all round
feels it simply just to claim that he is
reader than other folks TO face dan
ger, back his friends, side with the
oppressed, head charitable enterprises
and foot the expense, front any rea-
sonable number of toes, and rear an
irrcproachablc postcrity.
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NICE SPICE CAKE. - One cup OF
molasses, one cup of sugar, one
cup Of butter, one cup of sour
milk, one egg, one teaspoonful Of
soda, one teaspoonful Of cinnamon,
one-half teaspoonfnl Of cloves, hall
a nutmeg, and fruit if you choose,
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c, E. BRUCE,
Boot and Shoe Maker,
CQlbral & Wilson's Rance,

WOULD respectfully inform the public
that he has opened q shop in Abbeville
at the above location, where he has pro-
vided himself with the best material,
and is now prepared to execute all work
in his line with neatness and dispatch.
He guarantees satisfaction, in quality
and price, and will be pleased to receive
the patronage of the public.
Sept. "a, 1873, 24-tf | 81 .t.- e..
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A malicious person says the cotton
sheets and newspaper sheets are alike
in the respect that a great many peo-
plo lie III them.
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ABBEyILLE B1,ANCH..

] Train leaves Abbeville ut .0.15 A. M,
connecting with Down Train from
P. NJ, connecting with UP Train from
Columbia. Accommodation Train,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leaves Cokesbnry ut Il. Is A. NJ, or OH
the arrival of the Down Train from
Greenville. Leaves Abbeviile atys l
o'clock p. M., connecting with Up
Train from Columbia. -, ,.,,
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State of South Carolina.

SV0GV VI 0oueA WI SAAAA'
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, |
Columbia, Jan'y 13, 1878. !
The Abbeville ''PRESS AND
BANNER is hereby designated
rs the Newspaper for the publication
Of all Legal Notices and Official Adver-
tisements for the County Of Abbevillee,
under the Act, approved February 22d,
1870, entitled IAN Act to Regulate the
Publication of Legal and Public No
,iCes,n and the Order heretofore issued
designating the AJberiHe Me"iun is
hereby rescinded.
SAM'L w. MELTON,
Attorney General.
S. L. HOGE. 80.
Comptroller General.
H. Z. HAYNE,
Secretary of State.
certify that the foregoing is copy o
the original on file in this Office.
H. T.. HAYNE,
Secretary of State.
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ANDERSON BRANCH BTUERIDaEDTv'N
nNUN

Accommodation Train between Bel
ton and Anderson on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. Leave Belt0n. at
$50 A. NJ, or on arrival of Down Train
from Greenville. Leave Anderson at
2.OOP: NJ, connecting with Up Train
from Columbia.
.}Il,a THOS. DoDAMEAD,@
Gen'l Superintendent
JABEz NORTON, Genl Ticket Agen
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H1 Connect at Alston with trains OIL
the Spartsnourg and II nion Railroad
connecting at Columbia, S. c.. with
Night Trains on the South Carolina
Railroad, up and down; also with Trains
going North and South OIL Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, apd
Wilmington, Columbia. and Augusta
Railroad.
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FEVER AND AGUE.

FEVER AND AGUE cured for ify cents. Therc Is
not remedial agent In this world that will cure Fever
and Aguc. and all other Mxlnrious Bilious, Scarlet,
typhoid, Yellow. and other Fevers taldcd by RAD.
WAYS PlLLSl 30 quick A. RAILWAYS READY RE.
IIXF. Finy cents per bottle.
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MANUFACTURERS of Steam En-
va gines of all sizes; Horse powers,
Circular and Muley Saw Mills, Grist
and Sugar Cane Mills, Flour Mills, Or
namental, House and Store Fronts, Iron
Ratings, Agricultural Implements, etc.
BRASS and Iron Castings of all kinds
made to order on short notice, and on
the most reasonable terms. Also, man
nfacturers of Cotton Presses.
Nav %, 1873, 7-l2n
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For + Sale. !.
- 80 - 90 60

CHANGE OF SCEDULE.,
On and after Thursday, September the
5th, 1872, the Passenger trains on this
Road will be run as follows, daily, Sum
days excepted: H., -.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24

and raspberries and blackberries should
have the old wood taken out each season
and the new growth cut back TO three
and a half or four feet, or be pinched
when the seasons growth has progressed
so far. If to this we add cultivation suf-
ficient to keep the surface mellow and
the weeds killed there is no reason why
a full crop of fruit should not be gath
cred every season that Is favorable to its
maturity: and experience has demon
strated that there are few that are not
favorable if the eaTly-blOsSOming sorts
are kept back so that the poisoning
season may not occur during frosty
weather. -.-.
As rule small fruits are more easy of
cultivation than strawberries and fully
as easily gathered as straw berries, even
when this fruit is we'll cultivated; that IS,
when the plants have been placed three
feet apart between the rows by not less
than twelve inches in the row and the
runners kept scrupulously cut. Else
first-class fruit cannot be expected, and
certainly the beds cannot be Kept free of
weeds unless so treated without more
labor than the crop is worth.
To those who have already good gar
dens without berries as a prominent
feature therein we say, Lose no time in
setting apart a sufficient portion, or, if
need be, enlarge it for this purpose. If
there are any who have not yet got
ready to have the garden permanently
fixed we say, Do so at the earliest prac-
ticable moment and make ii OF size to al
low ample space for berries-U eStern
Rlp1Z
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-24
About Sleep for Farmers.

Alexander Hyde writes as follows in
the New York Times on this subject:
We hear it sometimes said, " 1t is better
to wear out than rust Out;" but it is
better still to do neither. The miller
stops grinding when his pond is eX-
hausted, and if the farmer initiated the
miller's example, and let his pond of vital
force accumulate more each night, his
machinery would last longer and do
better work When the muscles begin
to yield an unwilling obedience to the
dictates of the will then is the time to
stop work and recruit by eating and
sleeping Farmers are careful not to
overtaX their horses; why should they
overtaX themselves? They know that
when horse has done d days work, a
night drive on the road, no matter if the
moon does shine, is wont to make him
stiff; but a certain farmer of our ac-
quaintance seems to think that the moon
light was made purposely to give him
time for extra labor, and we know many
farmers who are stifened up with
rheumatism which little more sleep
and less labor would have prevented
But we must give passing COnsidera-
ton as to the how Of farmers sleeping.
The bedroom of the head Of the house
hold is, too frequently, a contracted
apartment on the lower floor, handy to
the kitchen, but poorly ventilated. The
first requisite of health is pure air and
an abundance of it, both when awake
and when asleep. In the DAYTIME
farmers have this; for they are outdoors
most of the time, and it is the secret of
their general health and longevity. If
they breathed as good air in the night
as in the daytime they would live longer
and enjoy life more. If a person goes
into one of these little, close bedrooms
in the morning, the air seems intolerable,
while the occupants of the room NAV
be unconscious of its impurity, having
become accustomed to it. Of the two,
the sleeping apartment should be larger
than the living room, for the latter is
opened frequently, and is seldom occu
pied long at time, but the bedroom is
considered as an inner sanctum, and
kept closed, though occupiedmany hours
consecutively.
AS a general rule the sleeping apart
ment shor'd be on the second floor.
where it IS further removed from the
dampness of the earth and catches more
of the floating breeZes. In any case it
should be provided with ventilation.
With a window let down and an open
fireplace, or even an open stOve-dOOr
there will be a constant circulation of
air up the chimney. If there is no chin
ney in the room then one window should
be let down from the top and another