The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-10

so that the South has the benefit of all funds
paid into it and thus it serves, as far as its
operations extend, to stop that drain of
wealth which has carried nearly Sl0O, coo, ono
from the South for life insurance since the
war, ana to give us the full benefit, rs a
people, of our investment"
E- We make the above extract from
a circular of the Southern Life Insu-
rance Company, published in the Nea0-
berry Progressive Agc, which Company
and business seem TO be endorsed by a
number of the best business men in
Newberry. They say that the Northern
Companies have made since the war
nearly hundred million dollars off the
poor Southern people, and now they
think it time to enrich Southern Com
pany, and at the same time they urge
our people TO insure as matter OF ben-
eft to themselves. We think the state
ment contradiction. How the Insu-
rance Companies can make hundred
million dollars, after paying agents,
office rents, advertising, &C., and make
it profitable to the insured, is more than
we can see. This seems like eating
your cake and putting it out at interest
too.
Com 1Na.-The pump men have taken the
place of stove and lightning rod men.
They have taken Newberry by. storm.
Look out for them.--Lancaster Ledger.
mS" And be sure that you don't let
these stragglers put one Of their pumps
in your well to spoil your water. When
a well is closely covered, the air and
water become impure, and impure wa
te" ruins good health. Fresh air and the
agitation Of the air and water, are nee
essary to have pure water. The best
way to get both is by using the old
fashioned windlass and bucket; the
water will rot remain pure in a closely
covered well.
: Rev. EDWIN A. BOLLEs, agent Of
the American Bible Society, preached
in the Methodist church at Greenwood,
last Sunday week, ut II o'clock, after
which the Greenwood Auxiliary Bible
Society was reorganiZed, with seventy
members, with the following officers:
G.. NJ. Jordan, President; Peter Nc
kellar and G. IT. Telford, Vice-Presi
dents; James Bailey, Secretary and
Treasurer. This Society was first Or
ganized in 1850, and kept up active op-
erations till within few years past.
THE WAY 10 KEEP FROM GIVING
A LIEN. Now that all the readers of
the Press and Banner have, or will have,
a fine lot of oats sowed, We would say,
sow one acre more of ground for each
horse or mule, in barley. The barley
will come in early, and can be cut green
and will keep your stock healthy, fat
and sleek until your oats are cut. Bar
lev is the best green food there is. A
bushel of barley is worth hundred dol
lars to any man with stock, if he sows
that bushel on a rich acre of land near
his house.
"Col. Peak expects soon to reach the
portion [of the Laurens, Railroadl where
the + rail is used"
er Just 50, Mr.. Herald. But who of
us poor ignorant people in Abbeville
knew where the II rail is? If the
Luurcnsrilie E'cr0M and the Ncwber'y
Herald don't quit speaking in riddles
fabout the Laurens Railroad, we will see
that the editors angels don't get a free
pass over that important railway.
the glory of woman is in her ca
pillary covering, the beauty of q town
is in her shade trees. Will not our
CouAcil spend little money in setting
out trees that will stand as monuments
Of their wisdom in providing. for our
comfort, as well as showing their appre-
citation of the beautiful and the good.
Our friend Mr.. J. C. Bailey, of the
GreenUiNc Enterpa use and Mountaineer
has been long way in the country,
and writes al interesting account of his
trip. He is widower, and on his re-
turn "chatted for half an hour very
pleasantly" with lady friend in the
piazza. It's pleasant to be in the piazza
with ones sweetheart; eh, Baily?
AS the fall business opens, opportuni-
ties to make an aindependent fortune, at
little or no cost, come thick and fast
sometimes as many as two or three the
same day, but nothing is half so good or
half so sure as good patch of barley
and large field of oats. Try it.
DID you ever notice how the agents
for worthless lightning rods and useless
pumps press the farmer just before his
cotton is sold. They come in to get all
the clear profits of years work.
MEssRs. J. L. CLARK and w. w.
Sprouse are putting up their steam gin
at McCravey's, where they will soon he
ready to serve the public.
WE have seen one man who thinks
that he can buy oats next Spring cheap
er than he can raise them. He buys
guano for his wheat.
EX-Gov. +. J. MOSES has quit poll
tics and taken all office in Columbia for
the practice of the legal profession.
Mr.. SILAs JONES, the steam gin
man, moved his machinery to Turkey
Hill, on Wednesday last.