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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Tr,7c WOn,anI,OSfl,

However much it may be dScredItcd by
people with advanced ideas, the highest type
of wolnanhood and the highest place Of hon
or tor woman is that of the Roman matr0n,
terS and strong. dutiful sons. This is old.
fashioned and humdrum sermonizing, but
if IL is true, set US Il picture OF something bet
ter. Tie woman who raises such Il family is
heroine. She cndureS mental and physical
care and pain. She meets and OvcrcOmeS
great obstacles by patient and preserving eff
fort. She is compelled 10 win moral vict0-
rics over herself in oider that she may win
them over the wayward tendencies of hcr
children. And the value of her ultimate vic
tory is seen in the value OF that which she has
won. In the first place she brings happiness
and honor to her husband-a victory which
is in the highest degree satisfactory to heI
mind and heart. In the second place, her
home cxcrts Il salutary influence upon other
homes in the community. And finally, her
children, going out to establish other homes
and 10 exert thcirintluencc upon society. car.
ry the blessings achieved by her herosm and
constancy to a great and increasing circle OF
people Women often rcpinc at their cir.
cuIliScribcd usefulness. They would be great
writers, great rciOTmers, or employ the pow
er of great wealth. y small r;lin-cOlld which
pours its rcfrcShment on a small field will
produce the sweetness of bloom and fruits
scatter it over Il wide area. and it will not
even lay the duSt-it will do 40 good what
literary women were concentrated Oh IL homo
and :; family of children, there would be /:
harvest of happiness and virtue to show fol
it-thrown broadcast, it becomes Il ErOtitleSs
sprinkle of rain, Carbon uisSipatcd in tho
air is good for the general economy of nature
but give us rather tho carbon i'll diamond:
and III the chcrry fire on the hcarth.-lNe
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Organization and Crops!
Southern CulttrMoi:

Does any man know halt dozen ihstanteS,
where our farmers have SO much as united to
buy fertilizers for one crop or bacon and other.
supplies to feed the farm bands7 II SO piense
let us make note OF it. Is IL worth while for
any set Of men ever TO try to organize as
again? fear not: The Orange, In o great
measure, bas failed and all other kindred
measures have utterly fail led SO what Is to be
SHIFT for himself; this Is O lament table state OF
affairs. One reason, in some sections, Is that
most of the intelligent citizens have gone TO:
small II per cent. of intelligence that no hu.i
man means can ever organize It, Then there
are other sections more favored, but even
snd 'Rsps $40 orse M e easng
most places. Could our people be induced to
buy and sell In unison with eachsother, what
great blessing 1t would be to them: =:
Where Is the cotton planter to end with all
the Ills Detailing him to late years In de-
cade how many cotton crops have been made
to profit to the producer, let me ask In all
candor; ard yet is there a whit Of abatement
OF energy and vigOr to plant 1t? think not.
Farmers can lessen any crop but cotton. Let
corn, wheat, oats or any other product say
tobncco-decline to d non-pnying basis mud
how soon yon see them aoandoned; out COZ,
dying grasp; oil the best land, best manure,
best outfit of every kind set apart TO cotton
and the man with half an eye to business
knows perfectly we'll he can't make cent at
it, and he is only working his vitals and
senses away TO benefit none but speculators,
who care no more for him than the dust un-
der foot.
Then brother farmers. sons OF toil-frutt-
less, bootless, foolish toll, toll Of no use to
you or your family or country or God or man,
let us, seeing these things. turn our backs up.
OH cotton and plant something TO ent, and
raise grass, stock, patotoes and pigs and have
time to play.with our children and put on
clean clothes once week at least. Let us rs
O body Of farmers Quit planting cotton SD
largely, and if we make but little money We
need all the less. ..-. .s.a.t.
Is the cotton planter as general thing any
better of to-day than ten years ago? can.
didly think not. There comes u p the Inquiry
what we are to do tor o living seeing wheat
and corn and meat are low, how are we to
make living but by cotton planting? Well,
that is q serious question, and one that en-.
ters into the very joints and marrow of us all.
We cnn plant much less cotton at any rate,
ami raise all manner of other products that
can be grown out of our kind old mothercarth,
and have all manner of crops growing and out
Of SO many some are bound to pay. Try to-
bacco, q few acres Of sorghum, plenty of corn,
wheat, oats,.plenty of potatoes, sfruits and
vegetables. poultry and stock nll these anu
more and we can be the easiest living, happi-
est people under the sun. The cotton specu-g
lator and all the land sharks will be injured,
but our salvation will be at hand
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Good Advice.

The Boston Herald through its editorial col
umnS gives some good advice to its readers
with regard to that class of stump orators who
never do Il days hard work themselves and
who are continually appealing to the labor
ing classes for support. 1t says: "Whcn any
candidate who has never done !! days work
with his hands since he was Il boy, if ever
goes upon the stump and makes Il parade OF
his high regard for the laborng class, il
ought to be apparent to amy man who isn't
green enough TO he bitten by the COWS that
the tat1y dispenser is after their votes And
when any party sets itself up as the peculiar
and only friend of the ..workinsman.' the con,
clusion is the same. There arc rich men and
poor men in both parties-monopolistS and
the victims OF nonopolics-hard-t -tlsled and
open hearted employers. But in Il country
where nincty-tlvc men out of q hundred work
ut something, either with their heads ol
hands, and where the great M; j,rity depend
upon their labor for their support, 1t is IN
slllLing and pcstilent dcn,agOsuery to talk
about lie working class and to assume thai
one party is the friend and tile other party
the enemy Of labor. No party which was or
ganiZed OF conducted for the purpose OF op
pressing workingmen could stand the remot
est cha nccOf carrying IN election In this
country
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
<.crmap Fellow Citizens Live i'm Per-
feet I1ormony with their Neigh
b0rE.
Glover.

Whether raised as q farm crop to be har.
vested and fed, or as fertilizer, to be plowetl
under ia order to enrich the soil, clover Is one
of the most valuable crops that can be raised
on the farm. There are acres OF land made
Door by continued cropping That cali i,c speed
i.y brought up if properly seeded to clover,
and at the proper time bc turned under. Clo-
yer can be sown In the spring and make
sufficient growth TO be turned under during
the latter part Of the summer. and crop OF
wheat sown on tho land.
The one advantage with clover, when used
as green manure. Is that the whole plant Is
valuable rs n fertilizer; and The roots. as Wcll
as the tops, will furnish Il good supply of fer
tiliHing material.
TO those who have never tried it and can
not iu.lgc from experience, it seems almost
n waste to plow 1t under, yet if you want to
increase the fertility of your soil, ana have
not Il sufficient supply of bnrn,yard manure,
clover stands 1T the head. While for feeding
to horses cattle, sheep or hogs. 1t IS raltil,
bic crop, whether pasturcd, soilcd, or cut and
cured for hay. If not pasturcu too heavy, q
very large amount of good pasturage can be
secured during the summer, and yet yalll;t'
bic amount Of fertilizer be secured by plOW-
ing under in the fall.
One bushel will usually seed one acre, If the
land is properly prepared before sccdlhS one
OF the best plans ever tried is to thoroughly
prepare the land as early in the spring us the
work can be done.
Plow well ard seed To oats, sowing rather
thin say about one and half bushels per
acre. Harrow tneNl Ill thoroughly, III tnc
land has been plowed in the fall they can be
sOwn broadcast and worked into the soil with
Il double shovel pow or cultvator. Then
harrow until the soil is In as fine Il condition
as possible. Then roll SO as to level it down
it will aid You considerably in sowing the seed
properly.
Sow broadcast. Itshonld not Ie sown when
there is a hard wind. as the seeding will not
be done a evenly as 1T should be.
prefer always to use Il brush to cover the
seed. am aware that many prefer to SOW
broadcast and allow or expect the rain to COW
er the seed, but my experience Is that 1t pays
to brash the ground over carefully, covering
tho seed slightly, but doing the work we'll.
Some SOW earlier and sow broadcast upon
the wheat. allowing it to make good growth
after the crop Is taken Off Others again pre-
fer to prepare the land and SOW tile seed a lone
as a crop. This is a good plan, especially
when you are SO undecided whc thcr 10 use
as feed or as Il fertilizer.
Wheat, corn, cane or potatoes are especially
benefited by being planted on a clover soil.
And good results are often secured when 9th
erwiSe the crops would be a failure. If you
have never given the good rcd clover trial,
make Il small investment and try 1t for your
SELF and the more you test the better salts
fled you will be that clover is one Of the best
friends you have. n. j. SHEPHERD.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Eggs for Food.
noufh.,a nnHSn<Ilots

We arc inclined to believe that farmers
should make eggs more part OF Tue tamliy
supply than has been usual with us; our peo-
ple are too much given to eating meat. 1t Is
expensive and certainly hurtful, taken into
the stomach as 1t Is usually cooked at the
South. If our people were more incttned u
beef and mutton, and not SO mnch SO 70 the
more stimulating pork with Its poisonous
grease we think We would be more healthy,
vigorous and sound. Even this diet could be
improved upon by the more frequent use OF
tritious, more palpable, or more easily digestetl
than eggs, when properly cooked. We would
advise Il good supply Of the best laying breeds
of fowls constantly fed upon reproducing
this wholesome diet, and reduce the. quanti-
ty of meat usually consumed on the farm:
More than that, there is scarcely any article
Of household convenience tfat serves more
good ends in cooking than eggs. Many KINDS
Of food have eggs as an essential ingredient,
and they would be unknown to as, or at least
not desirable without this necessary element.
Indeed, there are but few articles or dlet. aa-
mittjng of combination at all, but are greatly
improved by the addition OF eggs In some
form. ItWcuId he well to give attention to
our poultry with view To larger yiein OF
eggs. Upon this subject we f1nd the following
sensible suggestions In the Popular Scteacc
Would 1t not be wise to substitute more eggs
for meat in our daily diet? About One-third
Of the weight OF an egg IS soiia 1 mutrlmem. men,
LII
are no bones, no tough pieces that have to be
laid aside. \ good egg is made up OF ten
parts shell, sixty parts white and thirty yolk.
The white of ain egg contains sixty-siX per
ccntum water, the yolk ffty.two percentum:
Practically an cgg Is animal food, and yet
there is none of the disagreeable work OF the
butcher necessary to obtain 1t. The ,veget;.-
rians of England use eggs freely; and many
of these men are eighty and ninety years Old,
and have been remarkably free from illness.
Eggs are best when cooked four minutes
This takes away the animal taste so offensive
to some, but does not harden the white or
y0lk SO as to make them hard to digest. An
egg if cooked very hard Is difficult of digeS.
tiOn, except by those Of stout ston,achs; such
eggs should be eaten with bread, and Inasti-
Gated very finely. An egg spread on toast Is
food tit fora kins-it kings deserve any better
tood than any body else, which is very doubt
fuI. Fried eggs nrc less wholesome than
boiled ones. IN egg dropped into hot water
is not only clean and handsome. but a de-
icous m0rsel. Most people spoil their eggs
by adding pepper and salt \ little sweet
butter Is the best dressing. Eggs contain
mucl, phosphorus, which is supposed to be
useful to those who Use their brains much.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18

pact mass. large ones will not; the latter Will
continually work out Of their beds, and a
loose rock in road. bed Is as objectionable rs
stump. y rock hammer will be. found a
are found. A roadbed of clay is much i'm
proved by the addition of sand. This may
sometimes be very conveniently obtained by
placing distractions at intervals In the ada
cent bitches 10 catch the sand which washes
into them. On the contrary: sandy road,
bed is improved by the addition or clay, ana
this cnn sometimes be cheapiy Obtained Where
there is IN underlying clay subSoil by digging
bitches, on each side of the road, deep enough
to get clay and throw 1t on the rOnd-bcd.
Farmers arc more directly interested In good
roads thai any other class III the community,
and 1t behooves them to look carefully into
farms over which to haul their crops to their
barns, and good public roads to facilitate
transport Of produce to market.
\ large supply of barnyard manure with
which to make compost, Is overy year regard.
ed us more and more essential on the 1arin.
Commercial fertilizers give so much better
results in conjunction with stall manure
than when used alone, that every farmer is
ANXIOUS to have - full supply of the latter.
He wants enough to go over all the land he
cuItivates. This can only be had by the use OF
ample quantities of litter. During the busy
crop season, he did not feel perhaps that he
had time TO stop his teams and hands 10 maui
leaves; but for some months now he will have
ample time 4 rude shelter under which lit
ter could be stored and kept dry Is very desr:
able. Thus arranged q limited quantity could
be put in the stalls at short intervals, and be.
COME thoroughly incorporated with the drop
pings of the animals. Wet leaves hauled d.
rectly from the woods and put in the stalls
not only brings discomfo fort to the stock, sbul
adds 50 much water as dead weight to be han
died aIrl hauled out. Where there Is choice
OF oak and pine leaves, the latter are rather
to be preferred; some persons regard them OF
little man uriul value-;,nalysis does not con.
firm this view. Freshly fallen leives Of the
common old field pine contain the following
quantities of munl1rial substances In u huh
dred parts:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
IIO! for Greenwood.
EH0cfc{d Chronicle.

Mr. ]. II. burst is well known IN Eugefield
comfy and our readers Will be glad 10 know
that he is doing u large and splendid business
nj Greenwood, his new home. Recently he
has bought large and immense stock of the
best quality of goods. And in regard 70
prices he is prepared TO compete sQuarcly
with the merchants of Augusta or any inland
city Greenwood is a fast growing town and
having two railroads 1t has the advantage OF
cheap freight rates, caused by competition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Let Us Observe the Day.

associate Rc6OrD,cd Presbyterian
Thursday, the 27th, is Thanksgiving Day by
appointment Of President Cleveland Cannot
all tho churches In country and town observe
1t? There is abundant occasion for Thanks
giving, in this public and national way, ana
we c;rn sec no good reason why country
churches should not unite with the brethren.
Of the cities and towns in a special service OF
praise to God for his goodness. Let It'll Unite
10 praise His name.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Come to We, Love.

Come to me. love, and let me feel the might
And mastery Of thy wondrous eyes, whose
bright
Glad radiance makes newborn JOY arise,
To see the wealth OF soul that in them lies,
And have the inspiration of their light,
Far from the purple arches Of the night.
Whose canopies a thousand stars bcni@ht.
The western wind in plalntivc whisper signs
Come to me, love,
Anl rs a watcher DER shrOud, with sight
Bedimmcd by tears and wenrincSs ut blight
OF some dear soul, with endless longing Ties,
To call back life into those litcleSS eyes,
SO all my heart in broken accents cries,
Come to me- love.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
We are Glad to Note our NcishbOr's
Success.
Fairfield .Ne,rS and Herald.

The "patent outside" industry OF the NrMs
md Herald is one Of the enterprises OF the
state. We hope to be in better shape ana
give our readers an idea Of our progress be-
lore another year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18

The AbbcuiNe Press and Banner comes to us
in neat. new dress. We arc glad to note the
success of our esteemed cXchnngr.-Eibe
Ieuflpr
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
The ..RecOrGer'' Not Owned by Ger
mans.-.Its Part in the Campaign.

But AIr. Galloway not satisfied with this
goes further with his nwafraptahie state,
mcntS, and charges "that the Germans had
stock in this newspaper, ana threateneC
to withdraw and set up new paper II IL ana
not 60 against the road" Weknow not where
this unfortunate gentlemen could nave oeen
crammed with such u malicious falschOod.
But we state for his benefit, and all others in-
terested, that the Recorder never has been, Is
not now, and never will be, owned by joint
company as long as ii remains under its pres
cnt inanasencnt.. Not Il dollar is owned ont
side OF the editors own immediate fanill
The entire property stands in the name of his
wife Mrs. J. f. Drayton. and Is covered by q
mortgage to his sister Mrs. j. II. boyl>ton, ana
there iSnO country paper in the state to-day
whose credit stands better in the financial
world. II Is hard to be 4 country editor, but
it would be disgusting work to be the editor
OF a joint stock country paper, where every
ten dollar stakeholder thinks he owns both
the editor and the paper.
We may mention just here that SO fully ap-
rreciated was the course OF the RecOrttcr by
Tue unii-taX party that when we Offered 10
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
THB SITUATION In AIKEN
THE 'RECoRDER's" FULL AND EXPLICIT
VINDICATIoN OF THE GOOD PEo-
PIE OF THE TOWN.

The Reasons why General FTaGoe=a
and Sixty-Seven Other white Mem
Together With One Hundred and
NinetS-Fivc Negroes. Under the
Lead Of Paris Simpk inns. Failed to
Carry the Election for the Rail.
road Against the Property Owners
Of Aiken Township.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
Mr.. IYeniersnM'S Pari i'll the Cam
pa!In.

But this article has grown to such length
tha, we must pass rapidly on-and forbear no.
Iicins many things that would receive our at
tcnti0n if We could only spare the spacc,-to
note the fact that the Hon. ID. :. Henderson,
although pronounced by MI Galloway TO be
81 gentleman OF culture and intcllcct,' is ac-
counted tor as an auti-ruiToau tax voter,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-11-18
$4,000 worth of New Houses Built
Last Ycar---sI3.O9O more undea

Mr. Galloway was so blinded by PARTISAN
ship that he declares he Ibid not see Il single
house beir & built" In reply to this, we will
publish Il statement Of facts obtained with
much care f:Om those in q position to be
aware of their truth. 1t is estimated that
during the past year new buildings have been
erected in Aiken to the value of 2iOO00, and
improvements and repairs to the value OF -.
$40, making ia all Slj,5O0 added To the
yalue Of real estate. Besides this there
is now under contract or ip process
OF erection $l33O0 worth of buildings, which
will be completed in the course of the next
few mclltllS Where could Mr.. Galloway s
eyes have been: They certainly could not
have been in search Of new houS IS. nor could
they have been directed to the Honorable
Paris SimpkinS, for he never said one word
about him in the whole OF his long letter; al
though he found plenty of room for unwar'
rant:lhle accusation and inSinuHiion against
reputable and unoilendng citizens!
But ut any rate SI5.j0ls worth of new build
ingS and improvements in the course of /;
single year and Sl3,:W more soon to be com.
plctcd, is really not 4 very bad showing for IL
town of on v 2.5nD inhabitants, when it is tn-
ken into consideration that its li:r-bloodcd is
being sappcd "in EAe coils Of Il GdicDhdu.'
Mr.. IEnndersnn'S Part in the Cam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-03
Grants Grave.

Mr. S. l.. Clemens-"Mark Twain in a
letter to the New York Sun on the selection
of a site for the grave of General Grant, says
We need to consider posterity rather than
our own generation. We should select a
grave which will not merely be in the right
place now. but will still be in the right place
800 years from now.
How does Washington promise as to that:
You only have to hit it in one place to kill it,
Some day the West will be numerically
strong enough to remove the seat of govern
ment; her past attempts are fair warning
that when that dav comes she will do 1t
Then the city of Washington will lose its
consequence, and pass out of the public view
and the public talk. 1t is quite within the
possibilities that century hence, people
would wonder and say: "Iiow did our pre-
decessors come to bury their great dead in
this deserted placer
But as long as American civilization lasts
New York will last. | cannot but think she
has been well and wisely chosen as the
guardian of grave which is destined to be-
come almost the most conspicuous in the
worlds history. Twenty centuries from now
Now York will still be New York, still vas
city, and the most notable object in it will
still be the tomb and monument of General
Grant.
observe that the common and strongest
objection to New York is that she is not ma
tional" ground Let us give ourselves nc
uneasiness about that Wherever Genera
Grants body lies, that is national ground.