The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-10

did youlever notice n poor chap that
on the first page OF the almanac, with
the fish and sheep and scorpions and bulls
and twins, ETC., all around him ? Did you cv-
er notice that he was naked and cold looking,
and appeared rs If lie had had nothing to eat
since last June when blackherrieS were In
season ? Well thai poor fellow was an editor
who tried to run q country. newspaper on
credit. Don't YOU feel sorry for him? If you
have any soul in you We know that you do,
so make up your mind Mt once, and stick TO
1t, that you will pay for your paper; md never
have 1t said that you helped TO bring q fel
low-being down to that condition.
16,773.-We nave considered it q matter Of
some interest to our readers to inform them
of the mount of cotton that passed through
the scales of our public weighers, and have
made the effort to find out. The result OF our
i tnaai soId it to Dec ssai sS' ist. 1 This does os me not sum In,
clude cotton received. and not sold, that
parties are holding for advanced prices.
From q well-informcd party IN our city, we
get the following particulars OF The crop: Re
437. 537 bales more than last year. ard OBJ ,79
more than the year before. Stock Mt the ports
7l,G5l bales more than last year, and In tho
interior towns I7,l46. and than sight liS.iTO
bales.-GrcenriHe Duly.
The singular death OF little Marion Pierce
nearly four weeks after her head was injured,
by the slamming OF the school.room door,
while II ying lie esape from her teacher. Mr..
Gilbert Lamb, Jr., continues to agitate the
East Great Plain School District. The dis.
trlct is divided into two widely differing fac
tions-oneh holding that the TEACHER was gull
ty of criminal carelessncss in closing the
door, the other that 1t was simply IN acct
dent.-GreeutMe Daily.
1.-THE. Acme Library OF History" Ms nm
nouncedby the American Book Exchange,
s Ssw Y0 eailt Is in'ti o @ I SS i hang az" GIb sena;
Rome" in five volumes, for the small price
OF $50, complete, neatly bound in cloth.-
Volume enc (. just ready, two more are to
.appearin December, and two in January.
A new edition of "Kitto's Cyclopmdia of
O0' In two large octave volumes with several
hundred illustrations, is being issued by the
American Book Exchange, New York.
The unabridged sl.N edition Of Cruden's
Concordance, some time since announced ns
In propagation sn @or by !, the ins American roedr BOOK h1
Leaves from the Diary Of an Old Lawyer;
Intemperancc the Great Source Of Crime"
which Is described as q story that will COM
pare with the famous DIARY OF q PHYSICIAN"
and as temperance plea with "Tcn Nights
in n Bar RoCm." Is soon to be issued by the
American Book Exchange. New York.
An ILLUSTRATED edition of 'Stories and Bal
lads for Young Folks" by Mrs. +. 7. Alden, Is
in preparation for early issue by the Amcri-
can Book Exchange, New York.
The Library Magazine Of select foreign liter
allure is TO be increased to l92 pages monthly.
and the type enlarged, for the year 1880.
American Book Exchange. New York. sl.W
a year.
"The Life and Words of Christ" by Geikie,
heretofore published ut $500, tx just brought
out In a handy volume, good type and hand
somely bound, for the price OF ~ cents, by the
American Book Exchange. New York. A. fine
edition, wide margins, half Russia binding
gilt top, Is sold for sl.N.
Volume three OF thc"Iibrary OF Unive rsal
Knowledge recently issued. contains SCI pa
ges, covering topics between the words Birs
and Caterpillar. The publishers announce
that IL has already reached n snle Of nearly
10000 copies. American Book Exchange,
New york
Easily, s. c., Dec. Q. ~lS7a.-Flve families OF
negroes, about twenty-five in number, left
heard that others were to join them Mt lib
erty. Families In this section think they
can gctall the help they desire next Spring
by simply paying their way buck from Kan.
SaS.
Memphis is taking steps to prevent a rctu,n
of the yellow lever, and among other meat.
urcs IT * more than probable that q sewer
system. to- cost not over S!t25. GOO. and TO be c..
pable of performing all the necessary service,
will be agreed upon.
sure and stopat the Aston House: The Misses
Cater will give you comfortable quarters and
provide you with provinder good enough lor
q kinG.-Rcoree Courier.
We saw n man on our streets the other day
with a large pistol hanging by his side. Won.
der II he thought our tow was composed OF
barbarIans that he had to come armed.-Pick
ens Sentinel.
The county treasurer has enough to dc
without saddling him with the auditors du.
ties.-Beauyort Crescent.
Honest government is impossible under the
18th and 18th Observation-Disclosures 7oon.o'
General Gary d eclares that Chief Justlc
Willard cannot be ousted.-CbIunbfa Yoend1