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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
HOW Ii EN,

Tho farmer who raises his own meat hnt
bread carries home more money when hc sell
his cotton Than the one who raises cotton |,
buy those art ic!cS with. And I'll" man Wilt
raises provisions on his farm seldom has an,
mort yagr 10 raise. hrcallS" il is not nrtrsSar,
TO plant such Il evil in oriicr TO get advance
tn run him through the year. y MOI tSaEc j
the hardest article Ia r;ti$r after IL takes gOut
root OF anything known t,ia farmer. and yr
il is The easiest tu plant. Beware of It. every
body. and plant anything else III preference Il
IL.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
GAINESVILLE WILD WITH COY.

GAINESvILLE, Nov. l-Our people are very
much cIa!cd over The letting of the contract
Tor building Of the Augusta and Chattanooga
railroad. Hope had almost died when sud
denly We are assured that enterprise j. Il sue
cess. Every ono you meet has Il smile upon
his face" and the only thing talked Of is how
shall We raise the money to pay our SlbScrip-
tiuu&. and when will The first inSlailmcnt he
called in? This places onr city in the front
ranks Of CROWN: towns in Georgia: new
Improvement is heard OF. The city is abSo.
Iu,cly abIaZc with enthusiasm over the pros
poets Of the road.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03

Miss Annie Gu$Sctt accompanied her Siscr
home To Abhcvilic. She will return in time
10 take part in the grand musical concert to
hr given by MISS EOhn, the music Teacher ot
tic I::>lry High school some time during
Chiis:m week.
Alfred Henderson, n coi0:cd hoy yCarS oil l.,
killed am infant ii months old. of James Green
cuurcd, near Central, by striking il with Il
hammer In The head. for crying. The boy
WIS committed 10 pirkcnS Jail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
The JuricS, not iii" Lawyer.
tIIIiiiIDlSfOn S"Rr.

We heard the late Atiornry-ticncra VIII
liam A. Jenkins OF Warren, Orrc say that hr
cleared fourteen men of murder In one count y
in this state. and without failing in Il single
instance. lie said il allowed to pick his jury
In that county ne could clear any man how
ever drSprr;iin the c.IS". We believe lie was
correct. We think on ono jury that tried n
mnn for murder there were three men who
had been tried ut the same bar for the sam"
Ollcnsp.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
.innskSkn (Iil.Oliiclc

4hNJ;tStH CHTOGtc(c.
The Augusta and Chattanooga railroad is
no longer :, thing of doubt, and even til"
action of the Directory. so far. should give
Augusta II great boom. Our people are wide
awake and alive TO the necessity OF this all
important road. An enthusiastic meeting of
the DirccrorS of the road was held yesterday
afternoon, q full Board being present The
work of the road will be rapidly pushed on.
and before The 18th of The month, McSSrS. W.
Il. Lowe II Co., will have their force at work
grading through Columbia c0nnty, and quick
~ will the work follow into Lincoln. Wilkes,
Elbcrt. Oslrthrono. Madison, Banks, Hall and
other rich counties in North Georgia. The
completion OF the Augusta and Chattanooga
will be II Grand and glorious event for Angus
Ia. anal this line to the great West. with our
other facilities and advantages cannot fail to
make Augusta one Of the most prosperous of
all Of the Southern cities. and it will not hc
long before Augusta doubles itself in wealth
and population. The directory have decided
to call for the first instrument OF ID per cent.
Immediately. Every citizen, every young
man who can afford il. should lend his mite
to this cause and build as rapidly as possible 81
road that can do for Augusta more @nud than
all the roads that now centres here combined
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
A COMPARISON OF OUR TAXES.
The .:GrccnTilie News" Shows Where
in oar Taxes were Eig!sar in
ISSf.Sl than in ISSS-7S.

"The Press ana Banner could have gone furthc
aud proved that tar taxes now collected from the Pco
uir exceed those of of the years of radical admin
istra;inn hut two. In other words, we are paying
now hut little less than did when tn" rascalty I"
oar state Government had reached its climax startled
the civilization of the world aud Shamcd the nIn,l
reckless of the rasc.s TO decrease of ttNation
That paragraph was origin lilly printed in
tho .NrWS rs part Of an editorial article. IL Is
reproduced BY ~ Small Taxpayer in Il com,
muuic;iion to the .Nc"S d"d Courier, ana ihe
Nrl'S is challenged t@ prove the truth ol us
assertions. The acceptance of that challenge
and the support of our disputed statements Is
the task now before us
~ Small THXpuyCr' and others who dis
c,lSS this matt J. and handle the figures con.
nrctcd with il, forget and ignore an lmpor'
laut fact. The State taxes levied by The r;li
ica!S included taxation for support of the pub
lie schools, The State levy now Is outside the
public school tax of two mills, fixed Cy CON
St;.uional amendment adopted i'll lS1G. The
only fair method OF comparison, therefore. be
tween our states taxes now and under thC
radicals is to add two mills 10 ourState lcVleS
Now let us see.
BY Il statement published by the democrat
ic campaign committee in lSSO, the highest
tax levied by the radicals was in lS13-1l. Tho
State levy was - mills and ihe assessed value
of property WAS slGSNCO,dGO. The aggregate
state and county taxes levied, including two
mills for schools were s., l22.Om.
We will compare that with the fiscal ycal
ISIS, the last year of democratic govern
mcnt for which official reports have been
made.
The whole tax levied in lSCiS5, according tC
the report ot Comptroller General Stnnry
was, tor state, county and school purposes
:l,~$l.no
so far We have
1871 -7i..-.........-.-..--. 1900
lSSl-S>............. l,Nol,'o'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
27th day Of November, 1886,

at tADBEVILLE COURT HOUSE, in the
town of Abbeville. The polls to be OPEN.
ed at 7 o'clock A. NJ. and remain open
until o'clock p. NJ, at which election
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of said Township. the question Of whetl-
er or not the said Township will sub
scribe to the capital stock of the said
Chester, Greenw wood and Abbcville Rail-
road Company in bonds, with interest
not to exceed seven per ccntnm per an
mum, payable in twenty years, to the
amount of THREE PER CENT. of the
assessed value, for taxation, of the renl
and personal property held and located in
said Township. That is to say, the que. .
ton Of SUBSCRIPTION" or mo
SUBSCRIPTION" to the capital stock of
said Company.
That said subscription to be made on
the condition that the said bonds be not
issued until the track of the said Rail-
road Company he located through the
town of Abbeville in said County.
That J. w. Thomson, w. n. Graydon
and Frank Henry are hereby appointed
the managers of said election with full
power to hold and conduct the same,
count the votes, declare and certify the
result according to the laws i'll force and
the provisions of said Act.
That the voting at said election shall be
by ballot. The voters who desire to vote
in favor Of said Township making the
aforesaid subscription shall vote ballot
having written or printed thereon the
word SUBSCRIPTION" such of said
voters who desire to vote against the said
subscription shall vote ballot having
written or printed thereon the words
"NO SUBSCRIPTION"
That notice of said election stating. the
time, place and purpose and form of bal
lots to be voted thereat. be published as
by law directed III at least one Of the
newspapers published in the town Of Alb
bevillc, in said County, for three weeks
Immediately prior to said election OIL 9th
day Of November. 1856.
Nov. l, 1886.
BY order Of the Board.
JAS. 4. McCORD,
Ch. B. c. c.
VIM. RILEY,
W. 7. CONAN,
County Commissioners.
Attest: u. L. MABRY,
Clerk 3. {. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03

The pay tain on the AIR Line road ha; been
discontinued. Tho hnilt!S are now l:;ih Of in
cheeks which air forwarded TO the various de-
pGI agents along the line, who pay them 10
tlIv hands working around.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
CHATTANOOGA FEELING JOLLY.

CuArrANooGA. Nov. 1-Evcry business
man here is JOYFUL that the lUn:: talked Oi
connection with Augusta is assured. New
life seems Infused into every business since
the announcement that the contract had
been let Chattanooga is eager for this con.
nccti0n, and ChattanCogcaiiS will do their
share toward making the enterprise Il great
success.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
PRAISE YE THE LORD"
'GE.e President Appoints Day of
THANK sSGiyinm.
\ PROCLAMATION.

WAsiIHGToH October 3l.-The following is
President clcvciand'S proclamation, dcSignai-
ing November p us /, day Of thanksgiving
and prayer:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
READY FOR woRE---MEETING OF TEE
DIRECTORS OF THE A. & G.

W. R. E.owc d Co.. tIae Contractors
will be 1T work in Columbia
County by the Fiffcrnth---The
Firs. Y..S.almcnt to be Called for
I:Mmc;siatcIT...NIO the Line.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
Burn the RIftS.
Chester Bull tin.


: We are informed that in all the creeks,
branches and other water courses. many rlits
have accumulated and in some places are DO
; ing damage by causing the water courses To
turn their courses and make new channels.
! In other places and streams are filling up bad
/ ly and doing much damage to the bottom
lands thereby. Several practical ttrmeiS nave
put fire to some of these RATS, and In this way
they iud 1t an easy matter 10 clean out the
streams. The heavy rains In the Spring ana
carly summer have caused more ana larger
RATS In the streams than ever before known,
and IL is very dcsirOuS that they should Dr
rrmovcd-not only for tho benefit OF me lands.
but in the interest of the health OF the coun.
Try. These distractions so large AMI so nu-
mcrous should therefore, be removed IN com
pli;,nrc with the liw in this matter, ana the
best and tho quickest way to do SO, 1t IS said,
is 10 Durn them.
II does not make any difference how much
land Il farmer has. if he docs not make his
own bread and meat ut home on his farm, Il ,
Is merely Il tenant. and his landlord dwells IN
the Northwest. Ii his cotton comes in all
right, he will get his HiOils III due season,
otiicrwise he'll 20 hungry.
Never condemn the local paper unless it
has Urt.,iriy treated you; write tu 1t Or go i'll
10 the office and tell the editor about your
ease; If he was wrong lc will lcsc 10 time IN
telling it 10 the public.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
car .....-..........Sl ,29i 900
Excess radical year


Now for the collections:
Comptroller General StOncy says 95 per cent
of tfrr State tax WAS paid and we may assume
that an equal prop ,rlIon of county taxes
were paid. This would make collections ON
the total levy 81, ,79l $50. To this add poll tax
SIG. 800, and we have Il total OF collections
from the people of $2,Di5 $50.
The rcpJrt of Comptroller General IIogc Gpr
lS1:i:7l shows that the people paid $1,000 of
county taxes 81 ,Sl7 600 of State taxes and Si5,-
400 Of phosphate royalties, making Il total o!
- 6!6,OO0.
SO I'VE get collections thus
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03

ale:ia'a In,;an: tocdal Speed u Neu2er@.l,-5
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30

The tax on sugar alone, says the
Toledo Bee, furnishes the govern
ment over 100000 revenue each
year. That one item averages
about ninety cents to every man,
woman and child in the country.
1t is so much tax the people must
pay. In itself it seems a small in
dividual tax, but there are over A.
600 items on the tariff list in this
country, in every one ofwhich there
is a little percentage to be taken
from the pockets of the people. In
the aggregate 1919 of the average
annual expenses of every family
in the land is a tax. If it was re-
duced the government would, pros
per fully as well at present and
the people would prosper more.
The present tariff of the United
States is an extortion. 1t is only
because it is an indirect tax that
people suffer it to exist at all. 1t
is paid in the increased price of
family supplies, but is no less ali
extortion. If tariff was a direct
tax, taken from the pockets of the
people as state, county and mum
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
Legal Notice.

Klein Bros & Lyman, pl'fs., Preble Com
VS.. mon Pleas.
G. s. Louck and B. F. Louck, Case No. $3.50
defts. Service by
Publication.
~ S. Louck, residing at Richmond, Ind,
W and B. F. Louck, whose residence is I'M
known, will take notice that on the Both day
of August, A. ID. 1886, Klein Brothers & Hy-
man filed their petition in the Common Pleas
Court, Preble county, Ohio, in Case No. $3.50,
against the above named parties, praying for
a judgment against said defendants in the
sum of One Hundred and Thirty-six $500
Dollars, with interest from February Is, 1880,
upon a promissory note of that date, executed
by defendants to plaintiffs for said amount;
and that on the 10ti day of September, 1886,
said Court issued an order of attachment in
the above action for said sum and interest,
which was duly levied by the Sheriff of Pre-
BILE county, Ohio, on the life estate of said B.
F. Louck, in the following described real es-
tate: Situate in the county of Preble and
State of Ohio, and being the northeast corner
of the southeast quarter of section eight,
township nine, range two east, &C., contain
ing fifteen and one-fourth acres of land.
Said life estate was appraised at $4,000.
Said parties are requested to answer on or
before the 9Th day of February, 1887, orjudg-
ment may be taken against them.
MARCUS L. HOLT,
Atty for Plf.
Attest: j. R. Cook, Clerk.
By w. G. BANFILL, Deputy.
(dec9-6t1
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
Editors VS.. Politicians.
dayton Democrat. !

There are small politicians with
personal schemes and aims in eve
ry large town, city or county-seat,
in both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties, whose only way of
bringing themselves into notice is
to find fault with all editor, or some
other extremely laborious and use
full worker in his party, in order
that they may show, by such fault
finding and criticism, how much
more wisdom and integrity they
have. Each party, in every county
in Ohio, always has a few of such
fellows. Sometimes they succeed
in factionizing the parties they be-
long to, and the other party cor
respondingly profits by it. Just
now there is just such a faction
fight in two or three Democratic
counties in the State, and in about
as many Republican counties. In
every case it began by self-seeking,
scheming local politicians making
assaults upon their party editors,
or upon their businesses, or by try
ing to bull-doze the editors, by
threatening them with ''new" pa
pers, to absorb the county patron
age, &c. Heretofore such fights
have invariably ended in the edi-
tors knocking out the politicians,
or in the total destruction CT the
party majority in which the fight
existed. And that is the way in
which all such fights always end,
no matter whether past, present or
future be considered. AS general
thing the editors are for theAwhole
party, and study to understand it's
best interests, whereas the politi-
clans are only for themselves, and
if they can only provide themselves
with an office, are willing that the
party may go to the devil, and then
blame the editors for it!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
A Bad Situation.
GCincinnati Enmlirer.1

1t is a grave thing to forcibly
take a man accused of crime from
the officers of the law and kill him.
His opportunities for defense are
not very encouraging after that.
There is no chance for a challenge
to the panel, no opportunity to
drive out Individual jurors who
have heard of the case. Bills of ex-
ceptions and writs of error are val
ueless. Legal talent is of no ac-
count. The astute attorney may
demonstrate that they cannot hang
him, but at the same time they
have gone and done it. 1t is with
profound seriousness that atten-
ton is here invited to the Eaton
case. There is hardly a more staid
community in this land. 1t is a
law-and-order town. There are no
people there who are given to vio-
lence. Everybody has a "plant,"
and is interested in the common
welfare. Yet they lynched Mussel
the moment they got hold of him.
The crime was a horrible one, and
his guilt beyond question. But the
profoundly significant fact is that
even such q community would not
wait for the processes of the law.
They took justice into their own
hands, and punished one murder
with another murder. 1t is not
sought here to pass upon the pro
priety of their action, but what a
reflection it is upon our criminal
jurisprudence! We are told by a
man that claims to have kept the
record that Ohio has lynched more
men in the last year than either
Kentucky or Indiana. There has
been no opportunity to verify the
statement; but it is known that
our lynchings have been frequent.
Their occurrence would be impos-
sible if there was perfect confidence
in the certainty and speediness OF
the legal punishment of crime. But
it has so come about that there is
no confidence in either. 1t is a
bad situation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
Notice to Defendants.

Jesse BROWN and Margaret Brown, of
y the Township of Sterling, County of Rice,
and State of Kansas, will take notice that the
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, ian incor-
porated Company, duly Incorporated under
the laws of, and doing business in the State
of Ohio) whose principal office is situated in
the county of Medina, and State of Ohio, did,
on the 18th day of September, A. D. 1886, file
its petition in the county of Preble, in said
State of Ohio, against the said Jesse Brown
and Margaret Brown, defendants, alleging
that the said Jesse Brown did, on the fifth day
of May, A. ID. 1882, make, execute and deliver
to the Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, for
a valuable consideration, his promissory note
in writing of that date, whereby he promised
to the Ohio Farmers Insurance Company or
order, in five years after the date thereof, the
sum of Seven Thousand Dollars, with inter-
est thereon at the rate of six per cent. per an
mum; the interest TO be paid annually, and if
not paid when due to become part of the prin-
cipal and draw the same rate of interest. Up
on failure to pay the interest when due the
principa! and interest to become due and pay
able, at the option of the holder thereof; and
that said plaintiff had exercised its option and
demanded payment of both principal and in
terest. And that the said Jesse Brown and
Margaret Brown did, on the Sth day of May,
A. d. 1882, to secure the payment of said note
according to the tenor thereof, make, execute
and deliver to the said plaintiff their deed of
mortgage of that date, of the following de-
scribed lands and tenements, situate in the
townships of Somers and Israel, county of
Preble and State of Ohio, and known as a part
of the southwest quarter of section six, co.
township six, CO. range two (2) east, and con-
tanning forty and seventy-five one hundredths
(4.75) acres of land; also a part of the south
east quarter of section one, (1) township six,
CO. range one % east, in said county of Pre-
| BILE, and containing one hundred and twenty
| eight and ninety-four one hundredths, Q2S. 94)
acres of land; also, a part of the southwest
quarter of section six, (6) township six, (6)
range two (2) east, and containing seventy
COY acres of Land, the three parcels of land
containing in the aggregate 239. SO acres, more
or less. And praying that an account be taken
of the amount due the plaintiff in the premis-
| es and that the said Jesse Brown be required
! to pay the amount so found by the Court to be
| due to said plaintiff, and in default of pay
ment that said land be sold to satisfy and pay
said sum and costs. And said Jesse Brown
and Margaret Brown are notified that they are
required to appear and answer said petition
OR or before the third Saturday after the 18th
day of January, A. d. 1887.
Dated this Sd day of Dec, A.. D., 1886.
By CAMPBELL 4 DYE and
J.. ANDREW,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Attest: J. R. Cook, Clerk.
i Idec9-6t!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30

According to a report by thSSec-
rotary of the Treasury iN.npears
that since November 1, I, sate at
which the law went into operation,
special taxes provided for therein
have been assessed on thirty four
manufacturers of oleomargarine,
on 2O4 wholesale dealers and on
GALS retail dealers. The number
of pounds of oleomargarine assess
ed at two cents per pound was A.
43O,174.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
Read! Read! Read!
It Will PayYou to Read!
G. F. Thum to the Front
With an Elegant Line Of
Fall and Winter Goods.
CLOTHING.

CLOTHING.
In ready-made we defy anybody to show
a more complete stock, from the cheap
est to the very best.
PIECE GOODS
To be made up into Suits, Extra Pants,
&c. These goods are up to the latest
and will be put up in the most
fashionable shapes now before the pub
lie. Fits guaranteed. and prices as low
as the lowest.
O~VERCOATs.
If we do say it, we have the most hand
some line in the town of Eaton, and de-
fly competition in prices and quality of
goods, also in the piece. We have an
elegant line of fur beaver to be made up
in the very latest styles.
Just received, a very large stock of the
above good, which cannot help to please,
and it will pay you to come and see our
stock before purchasing your winter sup
ply Of underwear.
FUR CAPS.
Any style the market affords in the above
goods, and as we sold Fur Caps last win
ter cheaper than any other house, we
will sell them still cheaper this coming
season.
GLOVES.
A genuine bargain in gloves of every de-
scription, from the very cheapest to the
best in all grades.
HATS.
All the new styles in Stiff and Soft Hats.
Stiff Hats are the speciality, and we
have all the beauties of this seasons
production.
REM EN- BIER
The above goods are to be found in G,
P. Thum's Mammoth Stock, and in fac
anything kept in a irst-class Clothing
and Furnishing House. Don't forget the
place, l Commercial Block, LIST door cas-
Of Court House.
Eaton, Oct. 28-10
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-12-30
Rather
[Richmond (Ind.) Sunday Register.

[Richmond (Ind.> Sunday Register.l
Our readers who have read about
the brutal murder of the old man
Christman, and the attempt upon
the life of his wife, near Eaton,
Preble county, a few weeke ago,
have not forgotten the horrid de-
tails. The murderer's name was
William Mussel, and he proved to
be like the viper which was taken
in and warmed, and then turned
upon his own benefactor.
Il 4 + = 4 4 4
His crime, if he committed it,
was a dreadful, one, but u coun-
try has excellent laws to regulate
all such crimes. 1t has been urged
that the expense to the state in
trying such a crime is very great,
and that it is just as we'll to save
all this trouble and expense, but
every creature, no matter how gull
ty, is entitled to the benefit of the
laws of his country. Eaton is I'M
der a cloud from which it will not
emerge soon. They claim credit
for having the nerve. So have the
untamed Comanches and savages
of the western wilds the nerve to
scalp and burn a victim and dance
around the remains. If ever in
human cruelty was perpetrated by
civilized beings, it was the lynch
ing at Eaton.