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Contributed Locals.

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He WEARS WEIL.-A young lady
: and Il beautiful one too, remarked to IL
some time since, that Mr.. Mrnil
t LowndcSrillc's most popular and cIlirl2n
salesman, improved on acquaintance
Z Friend Mack, We would advise You t
t "stick" to Your profession. \ salesman
who is popular with the ladies can sci
goods as we'll as find II good market l"l
, his W qualifications i'll the matrinlo'
: nial market.
Ii New BRlDGE.-Thc important AM
much needed bridge at d.. Millford'>
, lower mill * about completed. II l.
. said TO he good, strong, and substantial,
=. there is ono thing certain, the contractors
, McSSrS. Bradley & JAY. did Id make q
fortune by the job. John e., preached
economy last summer. He is practicIng
! II this summer.
Mr.. Fulton Clinkscalcs, of Diamond
Hill, 4 friend of his says, has Ordcrcd.H
pair of fine hoi&cs from Tennessee.
So,nr people would think Fulton expect
cd 10 cross the "Htubicon," but We happen
to know better.
FIELD :MAEsnALL.-Gcn. Samuel Me-
Gowan says Diamond Hills most gal
liant san, j. r.. Br0wnlcc, is the nohlCSt
looking Field Marshall that he has over
seen dash along the lines. Correct. 0
CHAMPION WATERMELoN RAISER.-
Mr.. Stewart DaSkin, of Lpwndcsvillc, is
the champion watermelon raiser Of Abb
bcvillc, and understands what to do with
them when friends come around.
SORGHAM y Cow PEAS.--Wc arc
gratiiicd to he able to say, that there is Il
marked increase inthe above named crops
throughout every section CT the county.
Scatter your risks i'll us large Il number OF
crops as possible.
LC~wSpESvILLE R~AILRoAD.-1f we
could get southern orators to advocate
Railroads and yankee capitalists to build
them, we would o have 4 road to
ovcry town, village, and hamlet in the
land; but the misfortune with us is, we
can get the orators, but the capitalists
won't respond.
HOTEL ARRIvALs.-In looking ovCr
the register of the county hotel" We
were a%stOnisllcu to see % arrivals during
the month Of August. We believe this is
the only colorcd hotel in the town. This
is comparatively IN idle month amongst
the colorcd element, and Sheriff Jones
keeps the cheapest If not tho most popu-
lar hotel. They generally stop with him.
STRING THEN up.-We learn a large
number Of road workers are being re-
ported and fined, OH account OF refusing,
or falling to work on the roads. Report
them. Ovcrsecrs, if you let them OIL
your authority is gone. You may as we'll
resign. 1t is not justice to tho county, to
yourself, or to the balance Of your hands.
Report them, black or white, rich or poor;
they must work. We suppose fine OF
five dollars will open thcir eyes 4 bit.
WHY DoN'T Fort PICKENs SEcEDE.
Some months since the good citizens OF
the fort were in for leaving Abbcvillc,
and getting u new charter, with the fort
us the center. Since the Hon. II. II.
Hcmphill, the cOmmander-in-chicf OF
the fort, has been in the halls of LegiSla-
ton, we have heard nothing of this grave
subject of the secession Of the fort.
WAIT AwIIIrE observation-disclosures
nor Hampton is ccIlsurcd in various parts
of this county for his action in the cleo
ton of Willard; and i'll rcpricring
the Lownucsville murderers, &c. Now,
if We do not approve of his administra-
ton We propose to wait until his term OF
office expires $; then it will be time to ccn-
sure him for mistakes. We know one
thing full well, that if there arc II CT
rors Of Judgment. they will be made in
trying 10 accomplish some act for the
good OF the STATE. If there ever was Il
true patriot General Wade Hampton,
Governor Of South Carolina, is that man.
AN ESTnUsIAsTIC ADvoCATE.-Mr.
L. Baker is an enthusiastic advocate OF
the new Railroad. lie says Lowndcs-
vile must have it or she will go down.
lie seems to be under the impression
Tho citizens OF AbDeville want-nl the
railroads they can get IN this county ;
the moro tho better.
\ NOBLE HEARTED MILLER.-Thc
boys who arc i'll the habit OF bathing III
Mr.. Mac Millam's pond say he is the best
I hearted miller i'll the county. Boys arc
hard to fool III such matters.
The man who planted cotton alone, i'll
tending to pay out and run himself dur
ing 1878 will be sadly disappointed. Ncv-
er trust all your goods inonc boat, if you
have the choice Of scattering them Ill ten
OF Il dozen.
GOOD CoRN.-Mr. Jno. G. Douglass has
a field of corn, for average flncness, can
hardly be surpassed upon Long Cane, from
Due West to bradley $ mills. We being
familiar with this bottom for more than
fifteen years, i'll fact, cultivated it i'll 1866,
vet our crops were never rs fine AZ the
present one.
Your RIsKs.-In observing
for Il number Of years, the crops that fail
and those that succeed, we nave found
that no season suits all, and h6 who who
depends Upon one alone, if it happens to
fail. is completely swalnped. All intclli-
gent planter should diversity his crops.
The greater tho number of crops you
plant, the better chance you have OF
striking tho nail Oh the head for some ol
them, For instance try OatS-lf they arc
killed by the hard weather, you can Gull
liyate the land III some summer crops.
Try it.
We have always advocated a diversity
of crops in this uncertain climate OF
drouchts and frcsllcts. For instance,
this season the oat crop was comparatively
q failure; the wheat crop was never bet.
ter; cotton is badly injured and in some
sections cut off one half; corn is 4 com.
plcle success; Irish potatoes were splcn-
did; sweet potatoes arc or VIII DC poor
peas and sorgham are good ruta Dagger
llIllllS WILL plofS l
there will be rain sufficient for the white
varieties. Apples were scarce; peaches
t were heavy. We have always Thought;
:. sensible fMmcr.should scatter his risks IL
: much rs possible.
PUBLIC MES.-In the feverish and iri'
table State of the public pulse it is danger
= Gus for Il public man to express hlnlsel
l. upon any public topic where tho people
, ARC divided. We object to this blSotco
| and Indifferent spirit which causes one
section to denounce another because
they simply diller i'll opinion: Let al
/. agree to disagree on some suDjccts-bt
! charitable. \ man may he in error, ant
i still lie as honest III what he believes u
you are.
s FARMERS, GARDENERS, SAVE GooI
SEED.-Farmcrs and gardeners should h'
particular in their selection, and save seed
= Every seed has all the elements of plan
). growth within itself. That is, the young
plant must live upon tho seed, for
while until it reaches a proper age, ant
vigor, to draw and, abstract nourislimcn
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