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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
CapifnI Punishment.

Carit.l punishment cannot safely be abolished.
Seventeen yrars ago the death penalty for murder IN
the first degree WAS abolished 10y Minnesota. AMI NE
imrrisou,nctt WAS suhstitutrd; Int the 81 lows has
ms, been rc.crrc;ed. Michigan tried the same cNle-
riurrnt, aud not long since Il bill was passed 10y the
lower House OF the Legislature re-rrac'irS the hang
Ing policy, although It failed "f adoption III the Sen
ate, Maine did no hancin: for six wears, and then
went back To capital punishment CuHiOtic Mirror.
We have sufficient criminal laws in South
Carolina, and for the crime of murder the
death penalty is prescribed, but our Courts
seldom convict. Since Democratic recon-
struction In 1876, We have had in ADbcvll!c
county thirty-thrcc hOmicidcs, 1--WE can mr.
niSh names and d~atcs.-and we have had but
two hangings, (lnd We can furnish full par
ticulars of thcse.) II all these killings were
Iustifablc in law and equity, then Is 1t not a
reflection on our civilization, that we should
have had so many citizens whom 1t was nee
eSsary for their ncichbors to Kill? lSlt not Il
little singular that no man with murdcrous
intent should have killed his man? Is 1t not
Il strange thing that the quiet, peaccaDlc. III
offensive citizen, that is taken unawarcS'
should invariably be able to Kill n murdcrouS
nciruhor before the dangerous, bad man could
get In any shooting at all? Just think OF 1t.
Thirty-threc holnicidcs. Two hnnginss'
These arc bare facts. We leave the public To
say whether two hanginss out OF thirty'thrrc
homicidcs Is an enforcement Of !hc law. OF
whether it is IL reflection on our citizenship 10
say that all these people, with W exceptions,
do served to be shot and killed. by the &C
ouIttal OF a man charged with MURDER, thu
Jury declare to the world that the slain man
deserved to rave been, and ought TO nave
been, killed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
Give the Proof.

The LuurcHsriYe Ucruld claims that law and
order prevails in Iaurcns county. Without
out denying the correctness of the Ih1dtfs
statement In this particular, VIC should
like for the Heyuid to give the names
and dates of the homIicidcs that have oc-
CURED in L.aurcnS county since january J,
1877, and also the number of those who have
suffered for the crime of Staying a neigh
Dor since that time. Let 1t also state the col
or oi both the slayer and the slain. We know
that the Herald has lost It's files, but The cd
itor may have his memory refreshed by an
examination Of the Coroncr'S papers which
are no doubt flied In the Clerks Office. The
Ucruid'x memory may he further refreshed
by an examination Of the minutes OF criml-
nal court. Let the Ucrald stand upon The
record. or yield the point upon its own state
mcnt Of facts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
The GHclOHc III Charleston.

Charleston was visited Tuesday of last week
by Il storm OF great severely, doing much IN
Jury to property in every part OF the CITY
The total damage has been estimated At some
thing over Il million Of dollars. All classes 81
property was damaged and people IN every
station OF life suffered loss. AS a consequence,
many poor people are greatly distressed. To
relieve this distress the .Ncirs ard Courier has
made arrangements to lend small sums OF
money to helpless sufferers at n ow rate oil
interest. and without cost Of papers. This
act on the part of the NeuY and CoMtrrshould
cndcar it to all the people of the city and
commend 1t 10 the kindly consideration OF
the people everywhere.
The Ncry umd CnUricr has displayed Won
dcrful ability and energy In publishing full
and accurate accounts of the damage done by
the storm, which ability and energy Is only
cqual!cd by the promptncss. generosity ana
kindness OF that paper toward tho poor IN o.
fcring help to the helpless. The Nc,cs ana
Courier is not only II pride TO the State, but Is
also a bcncfactor to the city In which IL Is
published.
We cannot but express our admiration for
Mayor Courtcnay'S reply To the Mayor OF 20
lumbia In which he expressed Tie Dellcl lUat
Charleston could take care OF her helpless
sufferers. This was the manifestation OF n
noble spirit, and worthy Of all emulation
by sufferers elsewhere who may have suS-
tanned loss by fire or flood, but n
may expect others to make good their
miSfortuncs. When we read Of Churlcston'S
great loss we felt the desire TO do something
to relieve the city which has so often contrib
uted Of her bounty, to tho relief of distressed
people in evc:y part of the State. Charleston
has ever been generous and kind to the dis
treSscd, aud even If we arc poor ourselves and
unable to give substantial relief, yet all of MS
can at least. cherish a kindly sympathy for
our distressed brethren on the Coast who
never turned q deaf ear to any worthy object
of sympathy or charity. We sincerely hope
that Charleston may IN the future rise to
grandcr achievements than she ever won be-
fore her misfortune. May better fortune In
the future attend the good old city, and may
the recent sufferers Individually reach high.
or degree of case, prosperity and happiness
than they ever enjoyed before the storm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
Railroad From EIbert0n to Calhoun

We are reliably Informed that Il number OF
capitalists signed a contract last week, who,
in the aggregate, subscribed IL sufficient sum
of money to grade the road from Elberton,
Georgia, to Enright's Store, in Abbcvillc
County. We are further reliably Informed
that Col. James Edward calhoun has signed
the right Of way, one hundred feet wide,
through his andsi in Georgia and South Car
olinn, being about four miles on this side,
beside his Georgia lands. Col. Calhoun. as n
further contribution to the good work,
is contemplating the construction OF Tie
bridge across Savannah River at his own en-
pcnse-he having all the granite and timber
on his own place, which may be necessary to
build It. He is one OF the richest men In this
county and is abundantly able to do wllatcv-
or he under takes, and the best OF 1t all Is,
that his Immensely valuable lands and wa
ter power could be utilized If the road Is con-
structcd, and he would not be loser by any
sum that he might give. If Colonel Calhoun
carries out his present intention the depot
where the road joins the savannah Valley
road should be called Calhoun, and then, he,
Ike the great Mccormick, would have II mon
umcnt to his memory, for which generations
vet unborn would bless him.. The sentiment
OF the age Is more utilitarian now than ever
before, and practical men care less to have
useless piles of granite, than they do to have
II monume which will live forever and
bless the people and the country for all time.
As Cyrus H.. Mccormick, in the town OF
Mccormick, has q monument more lasting
THAI brass, so would Colonel Calhoun have
n monument greater than the pile OF stone
fhut was recently erected in Washington to
the memory OF the father Of his country, and
which cost untold wealth.
BY the construction Of the road from Fiber
ton to Calhoun, and from Enrights Store to
Abeville, town with all the advantages OF
competition would be built up, and Abbcville
would become n railroad centre. whose ad
rnntages and facilities would not be eXccllcd
anywhere in this section. If our own poo
pic would make the effort we are sure thai
they could accomplish this desirable result
With cross roads ut Calhoun 1t would become
the highway for nearly all the travel IN this
country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
II IL the Dawn Of Il New Fra /?

Judge WitLerspoon. Mt Chester, recently re-
fused bail to Il gentleman who had slain his
neighbor, md the aforesaid gentleman is now
put to the Inconvenience or modification OF
leaving his business to lie in Jail until Court
shall convene. This, we believe. is the first
Instance wherein n gentleman has been rcfus-
cd bail, and we hail the event with no little
satisfaction, as indicative of Il determination
ON the part Of our Judges in the future TO
lend no encouragement to the crime OF muir
der. When the slayer ceases to receive n GER
tifcatc from the Judges that the proof is not
evident nor the presumption great of their
guilt, and when they must Mt least suffer the
Inconvenience of going to jail. we think there
will be less killing. even ii our jurics should
continue to acquit. as heretofore. We trust
thai Judge Witherspoon may preserve the
oven tenor of his way, and do nothing TO AID
the slayers Of their ncighbors, in these Times
Of profound peace. to escape justice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02

The form of pavement that is used IN Lon
don ANA Paris. and but little If amy in this
country, Is thus described by II. 4. Chaplin, OF
this city, who has investigated its qualities
beneath the pavement proper Is huilta SrOrt-
cd, solid bed. Il foot deep, made of cement and
coarse gravel. The top surface dcSrr!lrS Il
gradual curve from curb 10 curb like the sur.
face made by the present system. bi this bed
are set cndwiSe pine blocks. kyanizrd or boil
ed in cold tar, with an upper surface OF thirty
square inches and vertical length of seven ol
eight inches. These are placed Il little apart,
and the spaces between are filled with Roman
cement tempered properly with sand, viii III,
being swept, leaves u smooth surface. This
preparation serves to project tie wood from
water. and every rain or S~prinkling washes
all impurities into the cutters. leaving MIC
pavement perfectly clean. The construction
is slightly yielding, II Is said, and affords
plenty of f~oullIoll for horses without tearing
their feet to pieces. The way :hiS suriac,
StundS wear Is wonderful. In the tlrOngcd
London thoroughiirrS liI" ticapSidr and tho
strand 100 loaded OuIniiIuSCS run over this
kind Of pavement continuously every day,
beside all the rest of the general traffic, ana
the surface Is free from indcntutiolS and rt
noise like that the grant" blocks gives out Is
heard. 1t differs materially from the NicliOl.
son pavement. That has tarrcl or un;arr'd
blocks side, but no bed beneath 10 keep tht
snr:nru even or cement 10 keep the water mi
Consequently ii has rottCd. The mctllna dc
scrihot is said to cost no NOR" than the gran
tic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Republican.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
'Ee,fht.rislE.

Americans know but little about the tcth-
or, and yet there is such 4 thing, AMI 1t Is Il
good thing. by the t~r,llcr, millions of acres
could he utilized winch are now neglected.
we mean the roadSidcs. Iii most States it Is
unlawful to allow stock to run ut large in the
highway, and, ;S a result. the grass and bush
cS grow rampant and do no one any good, cX-
crI,l here and there Il tidy farmer cleans III
his roadSidrS and makes Il meadow OF them
This is Il capital idea, AMI ii generally car
ried out would make II great improvement
in the looks and condition of roalSidcs AM
The fronts ni farms. When not cleaned up
they may bc pusIurcd, and this can be lone
with Il ~tctirr. The more the bushes ana
weeds are eaten, the better. There is II little
secret about lettering stock. Tie oftcIicI
they arc moved. the more they will eat. In
some countries tc;hrring is universally prac
IicV,l as an economic measure. II saves land
food. When ic:lirrrd. IN animal will cat rr-
cryihing Within reach, and bite It OF close
to the earth When running loose or NJ Will
animals lranlp!r down and thus w;Stca con
siderable portion If the grass. THIS Is why
s%tahling and soi!ing are urged. as the system
saves food. There is mere work abuu. IT. than
by tcthrring. Animals should always lie
hiichcd to revolving arm. or If to II %statiulr
AIRY fixture, there should be SwirclS 81 thai
they will not get wound up.-ti"od CHEER.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02

An INGENIOUS DEvlcE.-An ingentI
French device for removing VIZ
produced by the condensation
steam in pipes, IS among the recent !
ventions, and consists Of an entral
pipe, an exit pipe for the water, O
n float balanced by O counter wei;
and resting on the surface OF wa
which accumulates in the lower p
of the vessel. The action OF the
chanism is entirely automatic. AS
float is raised by the addition OF wal
o pinion on the shaft, on which Its
turns, engaging in a rack, elevate
slide valve, and 80 opens the esct
orifice. The water then flows out
til the float falls low enough to 81
the valve once more. It is sugges
that a device Of this kind, attached
the stcam-heating apparatus OF
building, would doubtless prevent t
disagreeable clacking and hamm
ing due to the water forming in
pipes, and the consequent inj,
to the latter arising from repea
strains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
PREVENTING ESCAPE OF HEAT.

Experiments have been made IN
France to ascertain what kind Of coat"
Ing best prevents the escape OF heat
from steam-pipes. After numerous
triaS it was found that chopped straw
was the best, and that 1t reduced the
loss Of heat by radiation from tho
bare pipes sixty-six per cent. The
next best way is a pottery pipe large
enough to cover the steam-pipe and
leave an air space; the pottery was
coated on the outside with loamy
earth and chopped straw, kept in place
by straw bands twisted round the pipe.
This rcduced the loss sixty-one per
cent. The next was cotton-waste,
which, wrapped round the steam-pipe
TO an inch thick, reduced tho loss fifty
one per cent. The next was waste felt
from printing machines, under which
the reduction was forty-eight Der
cent, and the last was forty-flye per
cent. with aplaste! made Of cows hair
and clay. Experiments made with a
view to test the effect Of color showed
that the coatings when painted white
reduced the loss q further seven per
cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
Improved
wHTTnEs
MAC III,
With it's Improved Attach
ments is King Over all
Machines.
VG11 IL
CONGAREE IRON WORKS, Columbia, s,

I'HE WHITE stands in the front. It leads tn
world in point of durability. In features Of me
chanicas cons ~riction, In new and valuable improve
mrnts, For light runnin. qualities and for .rra
range "f work with the rinhodimrnts Of MI the latcs
improvements Known to sewing Machine mechanism
with elegance NJ design and beauty ul finish the whit
stands without . rival. The improved White Is tn
Machine Of the future.
THE WHITE Is manufactured hy IN old compan,
wlo have had an experience Of over thirty years il
the manufacture Of sewing Machines.
THE WHITE is the most simple constructed Shnt
tie Sewing Machine made and mljustible thr0u.hnu
80 that any lost motion can he taken up In an instan
THE WHITE is the lishtcst running, and nad'
from the best material.
TIE WHITE makes less noise than any 0tllp
Shuttle Machine, and has Il larger space under h,
arm.
THE WHITE has IN oscillating Sc -,lrcading shut
tie and sclI-srtting needle. 1t has o strong feed u
both sides Of the needle.
THE TIIlrE will do all kinds Of work that any
Machine can do. The White will do work that NJ
Other Machine In the world can h".
TIE WHITE hens, and scws on lace. and insert:
bias trimming at the head Of hem all In one operation
TIE WHITE does welt c0rding, and Scollop bind
Ing.
TIE WHITE does dress trimming. fold making
Oat binding. and the only Machine in the world tina,
DIES hem stitching without The use Of paper. The
hem stitch attachment reduced from $1,000 to Fl w.
TIE WHITE has an automatic bobbin windcr-
every h0hbin wound rs smooth asa spool Of threat, and
an automatic take up and Is self banding.
THE WHITE ruillcs between two bands on the
edge nr = Garment. or through the centre of o garment.
With the above and other ~raners,,n' work too nulner-
Oh, to mention the White stands without u peer.
TIE WHITE Machine hns been tested in Abbc-
vile county over seven years q, d Is warranted from FIVE
t" fifteen years. The shuttla carrier is lined and war.
ralrrl twenty-five year. In order To demonstrate
the above now challenge any one Of my competitors
To meet me in . public Contest.
TIE WHITE Machine can be run successfully BY
electricity. m advantage that every delicate lady will
appreciate. With the bias told cutter. huttnn-hnlc at-
and electrical mUtrr combined with the
above the White is king Of Machines.
The Machines and saInpl" work may b" seen ut the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
Poultry lii the South.

Among Tie new considered small interests
OF the South is that OF poultry. \. "chickeu
man. South Is laughed ut 10y his nciglihorS,
and set down us either q clank or fool. y
"cllicllem man" in The North and West Is Il
lord. The man In the South who gives s. lOl
Il Plymouth Rock rOuStrr Is ready Tor the
asylum, while the tancirrS Of the
North and West think no more to give ST.
and 80 for Il chicken tina tie GEORGIA. Crack
cr" thinks OF drinking Il quart Of sweet milk
Il day. Mcn all over the North and West arc
daily coming money raising chickens, yes
raising chickens. "A little business. During
my travels in Massachusetts ana Indiana
last umIncr | sat down TO meat with nj least
three 'chickcm men" who had alniSscd for
tunes by raising poultry both for fancy ant
nlarNct. one young man of ~ had sold dur
ing March. April and May, S,DD worth o
eggs and chickens. and In June had more or
drrS than he could I'LL. y man of 81, In In
DIANA, worked. II years agu. as q day laborei
on Il farm To get the money to buy his frs
pair 0f clilck ems, and to-day he OWNS Il fine
farm and Is worth S2j.Whi, all from his little
chicken buSinrSS.' Now these TWO men arr
only fair samples of hundreds OF 'chicicl
men all over rntc:priSing lankcrdom
where they have six months Of snow and ice
and are compelled toduild winter quarters III
their chicks, while in our sunny land rarely
uaWnS that We can not turn our birds upon
green pasture Of oats, rye. barley or wheat
We hayc the grnndcSt country ON earth Iu
poultry. as ii is lor anything else, and no
folks are sitting down and idling away tinl
with the gold fields in riew.-!SUuthcrA UOrid
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
MnnurG In fhH Rnrnynrd.

II Is n difficult matter to keep manure In thu
harnyari through the snmnc without srri
Gus loss. y great mistake is made when any
fincly-rotted manure is lett over summer IN
the yard. Last winter WAS 50 cold, however
that much of the manure In northern barn
yards WAS mixed with SNOW and ice long af
ter cams were blowing In the fields. In TIL:
shape 1t was ne. tit to apply To land. and |
mixed with straw it will need To be fcrmcEt
cd To tit It. This should he done in low, fla
heaps. so as to nod us much rain water q:
possible. and the heaps should he covered
with earth or so1S to absorb The amInoni;
that will be evolved in the fermentation
Treated thus there will he no serious loss
seeds OF nnXionS weeds will be destroyed, ant
one load of the rotten manure In the fall vii
be worth two or three of the course, StrawH
stun piled up in the spring. The heaps SlI0ult
he large enough to clu>r Il high temperature
us the seeds of red root and wild mustard vii
endure considerable warmth without injury
to their vitality.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
SCIENTIFIC.


A New Gas ENGIN1.-A now cas-
CINE has been invented In G.rnld
In It's construction there is an uprI
cylinder, open ut the toy, in WI
plays vertically q piston having
ratchctcd rod, so arranged as in
down stroke to engage Il ccS-whecl
achcd to the axle OF the hy-whee
the machine; tie riston, I1urin:
small portion OF its upward cou
takes in the rightly-proportioncd .
.urc Of gas and air, Which is exploded
The point OF the piston's course wi
the miXtare is shut of. Explosion
the mixture carries the piston
ward until the pressure Of the ex
nal atmosphere stops it. The exl
sion, depending on expansion OF 81
by heat at the instant Of combinIt
Is Immediately followed by condor
tion, and a partial vacuum in the
indcr. The pressure Of the atn
phcre upon the piston forces 1t do
ward, and the ratcheted rod, engae
the coS-wheel, ilnparts this forcs
the ly-wheel. The consumption OF
is about thirty-nine cubic feet
horse power per hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
How TO Take or Hide.
.lmcricdn -lg.icHHHriSt.

The hides Of Ei~rm-Slauglitcrcd animals havt
Il poor reputation, because of the careless wa!
in which they are stripped. t:ll-skinS ;ln'
sheep pritS arc reduced one half In value 10y
hcIns cut and "aSIcd. and improperly stretch
,.l. When Il bid" is stripped, oil IT, sh"rll III
stretch. at atone and n":r1 uul {" dry, wit!
the flesh side upward. II il is rolled up. %
thrown i'm Il heap and left To dry in that shape
il is sn mean looking That Il buyer will ollie
only half lis real value. y. few hints In re-
gard Ia taking oil Il hid" may he useful. Thu
throat shuuld never be$lit cr1sS-wisr either h
killing OF IN taking of Il hide. The skin l.
sill from the chin down the brlskct, In ;
straight line; to the tail. IL is then cut arount
each huof the hind legs are slit behind owe
the knee. This leaves the skin In gOod shape
for finishing the leather. The hcnd and leg
are first carefully skinned. and nil cutting tn
skin is avoided. The skin IS easily drawn OF
by taking hold of 1t firmly and pulling !
steadily. IL Is then spread out evenly. on {
floor, and saltrd with fine salt. II there Is bu
one, II Is best take II out as st on rs tho sal
has taken, ami dry at once. in n cool, shaded
place. II there arc more than one, they arr
laid upon each other and saltcd quite freely
and afterwards they are thoroughly dried. |
the kinnrc to tie kept on hand they sllOull
be closely watched for moths or grubs.