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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-07-04
The Fence Law.

Editor Press and Banner:
The fence law rs heretofore existing has
become q nuisance to the public, and
should be repealed by the popular vote of
the people. The enactment of the fence
law was 4 necessity and must be sustain
ed.
The farmer must make the money to
run the machinery Of all other %av0cations
or the country must sink. We regard
that farmer wise who calculates the
cost appertaining to every branch Of his
industry. Unless he docs this, of course
he fails in business rs the merchant or
banker. The pocket book rules the
world, and to keep it in salutarv condi-
ton requires both nerve and brain.
Now we simply ask the intelligent far
mcr the question, can he fence his farm
as cheaply as he car his stock?
Wcagain asl; him would not the num-
Der be greatly increased?
The first proposition invoices no argu-
ment and what of the second?
The colorcd men are the only oppos-
ers of the bill, fearing the loss of their
stock, but the white man has no excuse
under heaven.
cause he is ignorant Of the law and its
pTCNlSlDllS, Dut TIC NillC Illdi Vail poS1
himself.
The law was wisely gotten up and VIC
think meets all objections.
Really the laborcr has the better part
under the tact in bcinga!lowed so much
pasturagc for each field hand. We con.
tend that no set OF hands on 4 farm will
require or desire so much pasturagc o.
1.-TWO heads OF cattle for ono hand.' In
fact we doubt whether there would be a
dozen farms in Abbcvillc county where
the hands would require SO much pastur-
age. Think over this proposition.
\ colored man with his wife and two
hands would have a "pasturage permits
SION for eight head Of cattle by the act.
This is liberal and just. What about the
number Of farms? In answer we assert
that the colored man would have every
acre of good land under cultivation. The
curling smoke from his humble cabin
would be seen at every cold spring and
high point. The poor man, white or
black, would in two years bless the
makers of tic law. Will continue next
week. PEG.
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Greenwood Bi!iets.

Or. 7'amgait has secured the services
OF Mr.. Bovl, from Laurcns, an expert
cnccd miller, to take charge Of his -four
ulill, and will furnish the people of that
"i"n with good flour. We have been
ry,cctn.as.-"np!e sack.
Mr.. ". W. yy.,"man Of Greenwood,
prefers TO use tho old p""hllc but.'nss
and desires to let tho county lines stand
as they arc now. he has no money
which he desires 10 invest III new court
hOl>CS.
The President Of the Greenwood and
Augusta Railroad will commence the
grazing Of that great iron highway by
the first OF August. An application for
two hundred coTvicts has been sen; to
the Governor, and It Is Thought that lie
will grant the request.
The gentlemen of Greenwood admire
Your manly defense of the "new fence
law" and will watch with care your At
tacks upon the organization OF 4 new
county.
The citizens Of Greenwood and upper
Carolina are anxious for the Press II
Bdnncr to continue its arguments in
favor of the fast passenger and mail train
from Charleston to the mountains.
1t is said that Il Senator of whom old
Abbcvi.le 50 proud. and upon whom she
has conferred so great an honor, is I'M
decided as to what position he will take
in reference 10 the new county.
We learn that there is no truth in the
report that DR.. +. Il. Calhoun has sent off
for the late books on base ball to prepare
himself for pitcher of the Old NiIc.
DR.. \. p. Boozer, OF the most useful
citizens Of this section, has been quite
sick, but we are glad to know that he is
now again on rising grounds.
Capt. s. p. Boozcr was in town last
week. He wants us to continue toaGltatc
the fast schedule from Charleston to the
mountains.
REFoEMED.-Mr. Thomas Arnold has
killed his fox dogs, joined the church,
and is now, like ourself. ready to
marry.
Some of our Greenwood friends arc
anxious to know what has become Of Mr..
| John G. Chiles why art thou SILENT
John.
Harvest never comes to such as SOW
not; and 80 experience will not, unless
you do what God has commanded.
The PRESBYTERIAN church was crowded
on Sunday last to hear the Rev. John Me
Lees on the mode Of BAPTISM
Greenwood township will ask the
County Commissioners to order an cleo
ton on the fence question.
Mcssrs. James i. Davis snd Simon
Eiscman of Greenwood. arc Row airing
themselves on the coast.
The people rejoice ut the idea of q fast
daily train from Charleston to the Blue
Ridge.
The ladies Of Greenwood generally
read the Press and Banner. Can't say
why.
Hurry up the "East schedule and tell
the people again TO sow red oats.
Miss Mary McLees has returned from
her visit to friends in Columbia.
Mr.. r. NJ. Depdy is badly in love. 1t is
feared that it will prove fatal.
w. X. Blake, Esq, and Judge Tarran,
had a little tilt recently.
Miss Isaacs is visiting Miss Ella Cobb at
the Greenwood hotel.
Mr.. Joel S. Bailey has returned from
his mountain trip.
Mr.. l.. D. Merriman is opposed 20 the
new county.
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The Fence Law-Intercstlng Statis-
EIjfOy. Press ami Banner:

EditOr Press 0Dd BaHRrr:
AS the ali absorbing topic in this coun-
tv, is in regard to the fence law, 4 few
facts and figures upon the subject may
not be out OF order.
We arc told by the oldest inhabitants
that when this county WAS first settled
the woods were full Of deer, buffalo ana
other game that it was a paradise for
hunters; that the uplands were covered
with canes, wild oats, wild pea vines ana
various good forage GRASSES, that the
branch, creek and river bottoms were one
solid maSS Of luXuricnt vegetation. anu
stock could live the year round without
any attention except To salt them orc;t-
SiMialiN. =,
If the above ftrtS arc true it would
have been the hci III "t folly to have
fenced in the stock 1t :hiI time when they
could live in the range without attention.
At this time the small amount OF land
cleared and cultivated might be colnpnr
ed to chip Upon the ocean. In fact 1t
was impossible to pen the stock, the
number OF acres under cultivation i'll
com ariSOn with the number of cattle
made it Il physical impossibility.
Now if it was the height OF folly to
fence in stock when their number far OK
ccedcd the number of acres under cult
~vation, now when the reverse is true,
when the number of acres under cultiva-
ton is many times greater, is it not, just
as great ml error t. fence in the crops rs
it would have been a hundred years ago
TO fence in stock,
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Igive you above, Mr.. Editor. acarcfully
complied statement from the Audit
or's books Of Abbeville county, the
number of stock in each township,
the number of acres Of land in cultiva-
ton and the number of pasture and
woodland. Hy referring to the table you
will see that the l7,O45 head of cattle have
the enormous amount of 35G, SOC acres OF
land for grazing. This will never do, to
nav the taxes we do upon land and use
the above amount to pasture 1000 head
of scrub cattle, which would not bring, il
exposed for sale tomorrow $4,000. II
the stock is fenced III, four acres is su1h-
cicnt to furnish all the grass needed per
head during the summer months. We
will then have a saving of about $4,000
acres to add toour cultivated lands or allow
it to recuperatc, which it can never do
as long as stock is allowed to run at large
over it. n SAN.
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Base Ball.

Editor Press and Banner:
The ~"Grcenwood boys send their
highest regards to the "Abbcville Rcso-
Iut,rs'' and thanks the courteous Captain
and 'nohle I.inc'' for the pleasant even
ing.
bow ON their niue, and with the ever
score at the nine Innings Abbcville ought
not TO have forced tie ten innings us the
Tke game was a pretty one through the
nine innings and everything was pleas
ant, but the tenth inning was MT " nc,
ccsity under the circumstances anH
hence Greenwood claims q draw game.
However the Greenwood nine will in
Sist on another game soon, when their
equal skill at the bat and ball will be
shown.
The game stands II to II in nine inn
ings, and Is to lG i'll ten innings, in favor
OF Abbcvillc.
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WANrED.-The P. O. address Of ever
person who has an old "~florence," or
any other kind of old sewing machine
tho matter how old or poor.) TO such we
will mail, free, avery liberal proposition,
to exchange for our new late improved
"Florencn.' Read the advertisement of
the Florence Oil Stoves in another coll
umn of this paper. Write for circulars,
cts. Address
Florence Sewing Machldc Co., Chicago.
March I. 1877. st.
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TAX NOTICE.

THE books for the collection Of State
Il and County taxes for the fiscal year
beginning lst November, 1876, will be
hcTrcasurcr's olliccatAbbevillc
Court House ON Monday, the second day
of July, next. The rate, per ccntum, Of
taxation is as follows:
For State purposes, SeUcn mills.
For County purposes, three mills.
In addition to the above all ablc-bodied
males between tho age of twcnty-onc and
fifty are required to pay a poll tax of one
dollar. The tax act provides that the
taxes may be paid in two equal Install
ments. Tho first to be paid OH or before
the first day of August, next, and the sec
ond during the month of October. All
parties failing to pay the first installment
as provided, viii be charged interest on
the same at the rate of n per cent. per
month from the 1st day of August until
paid.
Receipts tor the payment Of the "ten
per cent" tax will be received as 80
much money in the payment of either in
stallment Of the above tax.
J. w. PERRIN,
County Treasurer.
June q, 1877, st.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-07-04

The Great Salt Lake Of Utah is a curl
osity. There arc but a few streams Of
pure water flowing into it, and the water
of the lake is so salt that fishes from these
streams die Us they enter the lake. The
water is exceedingly bouyant and will
float Il potato or an egg, and so very elias
tic tits said 4 man who cannot swim soon
finds his head go down as his feet go up
when he enters the water, and yet swim
mers can easily float in it all day without
an excrlion. The MormOns lake 4 sort of
pilgrimage to the lake for the purpose OF
uathing in its saline water, and say it has
a fine hygicnic effect. Persons bathing
in the water soou find their bodies cover
cd with i coat Of salt, which forms Il sort
of crust, which the Mornions say is very
hcalthful ii allowed to be rubbed oil by
the clothes. \ maj who dives under the
water has his head wet for u week because
of tho particles OF salt that cncrust his
hair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-07-04

r. C. WATTS, Esq, and James L. Orr,
EST, will hereafter %e known US Colo
n@l' rcspectively-the Governor having
conferred these nonors upon them.
THE Honorable Senator from Green
vile rises again to explain his position ON
the Salary Grab.
How many people call think next day,
or even a Jew minutes after, OF the pre-
JIse thing they ought to have said, but
which would not come at the time.
We have frequently observed that the
mar who always states what he would
have done if he had been there, is tho
kind of person who never gets there.
Nothing else will set a man yearninS
for underlined and infinite ability so
quick as to feel something alive creeping
between his shoulder blades While at
church.
In business there is magic in the words
ssca.h down. The cash customer can al
ways buy more and better goods for the
m Jllcy than a)y other.
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Wonderful Success.


1t is reported that Boschee's Ger
man Syrup has since its Introduction
in the United States, reached the I'M
mense sale of 40, 900 dozen per year.
Over 1000 Druggist have ordered this
medicine direct from tho Factory, at
Woodbury., n. j., and not II has re-
ported a single failure, but every letter
sncaks of its astonishing success in
curing severe Coughs, Colds settled on
the Breast, Consumption, or any dis
ease of the Throat and Lungs. We
advise any person that has any predis-
position to weak Lungs, to 60 to their
Druggists, w. II. Penney, and get this
Medicine, or inquire about it. Regu-
lar size, is cents; Sample bottle TO
cents. Two doses will euro any
case. Don't neglect your Doctor W..
Y. Penney: ON.
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Discovered Mt last-We know il Is said
that Consumption can't be cured, but we
say Thrash's Consumptive Cure, will
cure all Lung Affections. Why should
we be affected will, u disease and no rem
edy given. Try ono bottle. Trial SOC.
large so. Sold by all Druggists and
DR.. Edwin Parker.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ALsToN HousE.-Dr A r Widcmnn, Mis-
Kate Patton. WidcInans;. Edward NJ Altriend
Richmond; Jno T Baskin; Mountain View
Cowan Brock, Due Vest W Wright, Osforc
Ala; ] l. Simpson, Anderson; ] NJ Pruitt
Mill way: DR. G W Danields, Lowndesville
w d Mars, Calhouns Mills.
CENTRAL HoTEL.-Jno a Calhoun, Cal
townsville, S G; w II Calhoun, Elbcrton, Ga
W 4 Loyless, Atlanta, Ga; J Bayless Lewis
Charleston. S c: Capt Jno Lyon, Little Noun
tain, S G; Fl T Wardlaw, r y Parker, City; d.
T. S Bcckham, Lowndcsyillc. sc; DR. J W
Widcman, Long Cane, SC;J II Chilcs, Chilcs
las a Widcman, Millway G..
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Annual Returns.

$1,000:
A DMINISTRATORS, Executors,
~ Guardians, Trustees, and other fl
duciary officers, who are required by law
to make returns on the Estates in their
hands, and have not done so, will make
such returns before the IRIS DAY OF AU-
GUST NEXT, or be subjected to rule and
costs.
j. FULLER LYON,
Judge Probate, a. G.
June q, 1877. l m
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CONSIGNEES.

Observation-Disclosures e. +, ! D Chalmers.
Mrs S NJ Calhoun, J Swearingin, W n Cal
houn, Mrs Lynch, A Denham. A Request,
II w Lawson, Robt Spcnse, j # Baker, 81
Hester.
Z Taggart, \ NJ Latimcr, F. Calhoun. w II
Parker, l. P Gufnn, VIM Bell, A NOVEL;,
Seal & Sign.
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ST. LOUIS, July Flour scarce and firm for
medium and high g~rndCs-d0ub.c extra full
s.lj, treble ditto ditto S.5h.S.h5; Wheat strong
and more nctivc-No. . rcd fall 1.Sn. No. 3 ditto
LIS. Corn highcr-No. , mixed 4IImiI1s.
Oats dull and lower TO srll-G bid. Whisky
steady. ut l.nS;;4. Pork finncr and active, ut
IBIS. Lard Inactive and !owcr-Sumlncr So.
Bulk meats dull and nominal. Bacon quiet,
at 81. ~ and 8 for shoulders, clear ribs and
clear sides.
CHARLESTON, July 2.-Cotton flrm-mid-
ding ll5sallM; net &c 'cipts 23 /; sales Is; ex-
ports to continent 10; coastwisc $50.
SAVANNAH, July 2.-Cotton firm-middllpg
III: net receipts 1853; gross 429; sales 4; cx-
ports coastwise l,l&.
GREENVILLE, S. G.
Piedmont 4 Shirtings, per yard...".."". az
Al Shetings, per yard.w".""".".1 ~
x Drills per rard"....".:....";.S ~
A discount of 2l% per cent Is made, If
paid on receipt Of the goods.
II. p. HAMMETr, Pres. and Trea
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Orchard

There would seem to be no good rea-
son why, if we wish TO raise good Or
chard fruit, we should not manure our
trees. People often look at trees
growing OH rocky hill-sides, and ar
que thereirom that trees can grow
without manure. They know that po-
tatoes and other vegetables must have
mauur or they will not thrive, but
they regard trees as a different ofder
OF Vegetation, something that 4
thrive and flourish where nothing
else would. But in the case OF trees
on rocky hiil-sides, the land is often
anything bat poor. The rocks them
selves frequently Contain valuable
mineral matter, which. as the rock
decays, is presented in q form that
plants cal feed upon. Then, what
ever vegetation grows among the
rocks remains there to decay, and even
leaves and other foreign substances
that blow into the creyices formed by
the rocks make q valuable plant food
on which the trees thrive. Indeed,
trees in apparently poor, rocky places
are really much better off than many
trees in orchards, where they are III
WHAT oilJCIlS SOoN VI"
level land trees must be manurcd: IN
many cases it is as necessary to the
best success that trees have an occas-
ionarmanuring, as it is that any other
crops should have manure. There
have been many discussions as to
whether manure for fruit trees should
he applied broadcast or ploughed in.
For orchard trees there is no rule; it
depends on circumstances. If the
trees on ground where vegetables are
grown, the manure is, of course, turn
cd in for the benefit of these crops,
and the roots of the fruit trees fight
with those of the vegetables for some
of it, and get it too. But there are
many orchards where no crops are
but the trees, and then it is an
excellent practice to apply manure as
a top-dressing at least every other
year, if you would have them bear an
abundance of good fruit.
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George Watt, the .ploughman, says
there is much science in gearing a team,
and this science should be practiced by
every one who owns a plough animal.
III the first place, the names should be
properly made, and with the collar lie
flat upon the shoulder, tho lcgger-head
Of tho names should be one-third the
length of the hame from the lower end Of
the hamc; and the traces when taut
should be at right angles to the names.
When once the team is gearcd correctly
the gear should never be altered to suit
the plough, but always alter the plough
to suit the team. The back-bank should
never be moved back and forward, for if
1t is there will be. point at which the
trace crooks, and this will cause pressure
too steadily on the back-band, and hence
produce sore backs. Reader, look at your
teams as they pass you twenty or thirty
yards from you in the field and see how
many of them arc carrying the plough
man, plough, and turrow slice by thec
pended power upon the back-bank.
Gear your team correctly, and you will
have no sore back mules or horses.
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4 Word 10 our Farmers.

As everybody knows, the lien law OK
pireS this fall. and thousands of IMPROVE
ilent planters will find il dltiprcult to get
credit. In an emergency of this kind
they should set t. work at once 10 put
their house in ORDER ior the change.
Every farmer should SOW literally Of bar
lev, red oats. and wheat. The barley
will come in early and Il little later the
red oats will come to tn" rescue. With
ont paSturagc and small grain our peo-
pie cannot got along, and no man who
expects to live through another year
should fail to get his seed rs carly as pos
siblc. It is of vital Importance. \ large
crop of turnipS is almost Indispensable.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-06-28
County Taxes.

The following, we are informed by
Capt. Hollingsworth, Clerk of the
Board Of County Commissioners, is the
County tax, levied by tho Board, tor
County purposes for the present fiscal
year: For current expenses, 8 mills;
for'past indebtedness, 3 mills; for pay.
ing off judgment on supercedeas bond,
in Railroad case, 68 mills; for judg>
mont on Railroad bonGs, under man.
damus of United States Circuit Court,
Sd mills. This makes total Of l92
mills for County purposes, which, ad-
ded to the mills State tax, makes O
grand total 1854 mills the Taxpayers
Of Pickons County arc called upon to
pay the present year. 1t makes the
heart sick TO think about this enor>
nous tax and the deplorable financial
condition to which the County has
boen brought by bad and extravegant
management in the past.
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Massaore bY the Indiang.

The Indians Of Idaho and Oregon
have takeni the war path and conn
menoed their inhuman massacre of
women and children. The soldiers in
that section, numbering 100, undor
command Of Col Perry, had an en"
gagement with them, in which it IL
represented in q dispatch from San
Francisco, dated juno 10, that
the soldiers wsro surrounded in o
canon and about one half of them killed
in hand tOhand fight. The remainder
were surrounded and fighting against
odds when last heard from. Troops
are being forwarded TO the scene of
action, and other fights will doubtless
occur.
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Mad Dogs in AbbeVille.

The mad dog excitement is at o
high pitch in Abbeville. The Medium
and the Press g. Banner inform US that
ten or dozen persons have been Bit
ten by one dog in that vicinity, and
that the distemper is rapidly spreads
ing. The town council of AbbeviIle
has instructed tho town marshal to
shoot every dog running at large, and
every man in Abbeville has o pistol
ready to shoot every one exhibiting
symptoms of the disease.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-06-28

G. w. Butte, who, in the last elec-
ton, was a candidate for an unexpired
term in Congress from the Fist Dis
trict, and q candidate also for Solicitor
Of the First Circuit, has beon ordered
to step down and ont of the latter Of
flee by the Supreme Court. He re>
ceived q large majority of votes for
both Offices, but the Supreme Court
has determined and adjudged that, by
the acceptance by the defendant
of the Office of member of the
House of Representatives of the Con-
gress Of the. United States, an office
incompatible with the Office Of Soils
citor of tho First Circuit, held by said
defendant at the time Of such accept
ance, the said last mentioned office
became, and was vacated and aban-
donod by tho defendant, and it was
ordered that judgment Of oustor do
issue against the defandant with costs.
Thus another of the carpet t-bag fras
ternity fades from the scenes.
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Free Common Schools.
occur.

DEAR SENTINEL: have received
from tho State Superintendent of Edu-
cation tho amount as apportioned by
him to this County for the year 1877.
The whole amount is 81, ASSOC, this
docs not include the poll tax which is
hereafter to be added; which under
the late acts of the Legislature it is
thought will be about as much more.
1 have apportioned the above smouG:
to tho several school districts accord
ing to last years attendance, as fol-
lows:
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Richland Wheels into Line.

At n special election in Richland
county on the 10th instant, for Pro-
bate Judge, to fill vacancy, the
Democrats elected their candidate by
o majority of 496. Richland has been
one Of tho Radical strong holds in the
State, and in the last election gave o
Radical majority of 1,4Oo. RichIand
has been added to tho columns Of the
Democratic counties, and we congrat
tulate the good people of that county
on their signal victory. '~ "5 ~.