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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
TIE CHARLESTON PREsBYTERY DECLARES
DR.. WOODROW UNFIT FOR A Pro.
FESSORShIp.
The Students Directed to leave the
Institution -.. a Protest by Mr.
SrsytEn os,Y mr.. Hrackct.

CHARLESTON. S. C., January AT 4 special
meeting of the Charleston Prcsbytcrv TO night
resolutions were adopted declaring DR.. James
Woodrow unfit to teach in the Theological!
Seminary on account OF his evolution theory,
and directing the theological students under
the care of this Prcsbytcry to withdraw from
the Seminary. The resolutions weie adopted
by Dr.. Bracket and ]. Adgcr Smythe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
Majority for subscription

If the other townships vote a similar sub
scriplion the road will be an assured sue
cess. The people along the line seem to be
taking a lively interest in its success, and we
hope the road may be built.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
Masters Sale.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE,

CCCRTO OF COMMON PLEAS.
Rodgers & Co., against a. NJ. Agnew
DY virtue OF an order Of sale made i'm the
~ above stated ease and dated April u, l"Sj,
| will offer Tor safe at public cutlery nj Able.
vile {. H.. =. c., on Sale Day i'll February,
1SS6, within the legal hours of sale. the follow
ing described property. situate in said state
and County, to wit: All that tract Or parcel
Of land, containing
FIny-FIve Acres,
more or less. M bounded by lands Of ]. n.
Mrs. Sharp and others, TG be ro-
sold at the risk Of Nancy 4. Higgins the form
CT purchaser.
TERM OF SALT;-Onc-half of the purchase
money cash, the balance in twelve months,
with Interest from day of sale, secured by
boud OF the purchaser and mortgage of the
premises. Purchasers 70 pay the Master for
papers. }. {. kLuGH
Jan. e. 1856. Master.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06

ABBEvlLLE, S. c., november Is, 1855.
I desire to offer Il few words to those who are
interested directly i'll the Improvement OF the
schools. Without your support We cannot az
colnplish the good We have in view, and which
is SO much needed. We desire to iniuso more
life and IiGor into our langulshing public
school system, to arouse the torpid energies OF
teachers, to correct. as far as possible, the
carclesSllcsS and Indifference of parents. and,
so to administer the school laws as to gain Il
vantage ground which will insure the greater
efficiency of all our cducHtional forces. If the
present condition of our public free schools,
upon which our people mainly depend for the
education of their children, is not improved,
| predict that, within Il few decades, the re-
cords Of illit"lf;cy and Ignorance VIII Startlc
us with just fears Of our freedom, safety, and
Tranquility, ard bring q blush OF shame to all
intelligent and patriotic citizens OF this grand
old county of which we and our fathers III the
past have been SO justly proud.
1t is an APPALLING fact that a large portion OF
the patrons OF our public free schools are
hopclcssly dcludcd in surprising that their
children are receiving benefit Wncn the
truth is, incompetent teachers are absolute
~ wasting the public money, and what is in
fnitcly worse, the precious time and mind of
He children. The people should rise up in
their might and indignation and demand OF
those who administer the school laws, that
higher qualifications should be required OF the
teacher than that h" Should be somebody, like
platD'S man, "with two legs without feathers
to "kccp'; school from sunrise to sunset. The
people of Ahbcvillc county do not want, ut
any price, ignorant men and women for teach
crS. ''rOor teachers are q curse to community,
worse than the frogs and lice of Egypt, for
where they prevail to Il considerable extent,
they degrade mind, dcprave morals, and cor
rupt religion" We do not want simply Il
place for a relative who is out of employment.
'Iiighly cducated' is, generally, Il better re-
COMMUNICATION than "lli"hly conncctcd.' We
dc not want recruits from the ranks of those,
who. however renowned they may have been
in war, have failed at everything else they un-
lprtuNk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
The Marrow Gauge Railroad.

The election last Saturday resulted in voting
five per cent. on the taxable property of Nine
ty-Six township for the benefit Of the Mar
row Gauge Railroad from Grecnyille to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
RESOURCES:

80. 80. ..... .... ..."'.."''" ... ."-oo,o'- w
STATE OT SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE, IS:
:, BESJ.S 5. BARNwELL, Cashier Of the above
named bank, do solcnlnly swear that the
above statement is true 10 the best Of my
knowledge II belief.
BENZ. S. BARNWELL,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd
day OF January, 1856.
Il. II. HEMPHILL, n. p. S C.
COI,RECT-Attcst:
r. NJ. UADDON,
j.. w. WHITE,
j. ALLEN SMITH.
Directors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
T'Iny.FIve Acres,
Riding Brides.

A y assortment of plain and round Brides
n and M~artingales, just received. and Tor
sale cheap. I1lOS. BEGGS.
Sent. 80. lsSI.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
"Tle National Bank Of AbDeVille,"

in the TOWN OF ABBEVILLE, in the C0un-
ty Of ABBEVILLE, and State of SOUTH
CAROLINA, has complied with ali the pro
visions of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, required 10 be complied with before an
association shall he authorized to commence
the business of Banking;
Now therefore !, HENRY w. CANNON,
fy that 'THE NATIONAL BANK OF ABBE-
VILLE,' in the Town of Abbeville, in the
of AbbeviIle, and State Of South Car
DINA, is authorized to the business
of Banking as provided in Section Fifty one
hundred and sixty nine OF the REVISED Stat
utcs of the United States.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
LIS. land Seal of Office this 18th day of De-
cembcr, 1856.
II. w. CANNON,
Comptroller OF the Currency.
Dec. %, 1885, If
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
To be Continuedl
i'Tins.'' ~

A waiter at Cape May writes to tho
Philadelphia Times: II noticed not
long ago in one of our Philadelphia
papers an article about guests giving
extra money to hotel walters. This ar
ticle goes on to say that paying extra to
walters causes those guests who do not
reward their walters to receive inatten-
ton from the said walters. Now, sir. /
am a waiter at the United States Hotel.
and feel it my duty to refute all false
charges made against walters There
is no compulsion on the part of any
guest to pay his waiter extra. Nor will
a waiter ask for such. But those who
have been guests at hotel, either IN
the city or at the summer resorts, know
how hard the waiter works to please
them. OF course he is paid by the hotel
to bring your food and set your table
But desiring to please you to the utmost
ne pure bases flowers. etc, which are
not supplied by the hotel. but which he
pays for. The consequences of which
are that bis table presents a very
pleasing appearance and n fragrant
odor-for who does not love fowers?-
and some considerate person, know
ing that the waiter is only human and
not a pack-saddle or steam engine and
seeing that he strives to make them
happy, endeavors to return the compli-
ment make the waiter happy by giving
him some token for encouragement, and
by SO doing is made doubly happy him
self. But some one else, who does not
reward his waiter (at the same table).
does not feel happy, like his benevolent
neighbOr because be has not given en-
couragemcnt to his waiter. But being
jealous of the happiness of his neighbor.
be makes excuse for his ill-feeling by
saying his waiter is partial and pays
more attention to the rest than to him
And such a man must the writer of
that article be. Who can see a waiter
toiling for their comfort and view the
care with which he sets his table and
his endeavors 10 cause his people TO be
cheerful aud then say he is partial?"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01

pondiog impetus to the breeding oil
blooded cattle, the college owning sew
eral hundred pure bred and graded an
imals The orchards and vineyard:
contain thousands of fruit tr .es and
grapes of leading varieties. The gen,
eTal bealthfulness Of this section is ap.
parent by stating that no death occurred
among over 300 persons, nor even seriou.
illness at the two institutions during
the past school year. From observa
tioDs taken at the college for sixteen
months ending September, 1885, the
monthly average of the thermometer
was 66 II degrees. The highest average,
S26 degrees, was June, 1855, and the
lowest, 1913 degrees, was January, 1885.
The rainfall during the same period av-
erage 2 81 inches a month, very uniform
iy distributed, the heaviest rains coming
during the spring, and no month exceed
ing five inches. The college has fine
library, and the State exhibit at New
Orleans has been added 10 the college
museum, making that feature most val
liable in illustrating the resources of the
State. The college has already done
much to change and elevate agriculture
of the South. and its usefulness will in
crease with the growing future.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
How Fortunes Are Made In Texas.

A Texas correspondent explains how
some of the fortunes are made in the
cattle business in that state. All the
equipment that is required is know
ledge of how to erase brands and
branding iron. "a piece of wet
blanket" be says. "was wrung out after
being dipped in water. A common fry
ing pan was then heated nearly red hot
The wet blanket was then applied over
the brand and the red-hot pan pressed
hard against it The steam generated
scalded the hair clean off, and the job
was done. The same plan is adopted
by horse-thieves. Then. again. these
fellows had a kind of branding iron
with which they could change num-
her of brands / once heard Texan
boast of a man in Presidio county. Tex.
who started in twenty years ago VITO
only two cows and a branding iron ana
i to-day worth 500, 600. told him
that Knew half dozen men ia New
Mexico who had started in with noun
inc but branding iron and are to-1a
worfh SSO0.o00 The branding iron
has made the foundation OF na.ny
spectab .uu., fortunes. - Aer Orleass
Democrat
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
Repeal of the Crop Lien Law.

The repeal OF the crop lien law under
which most trust deeds and mortgages
on crops have been executed, became
operative on the first of last July, The
effect of this repeal is matter of much
interest both to the farmer and the mer
chant. The peculiar feature of the crop
i'm law must first be understood before
the effect of its repeal can fully be
comprehended.
At common law a crop could be mort
gagged or transferred, but not until it
had a potential existence-that Is, not
until it was planted, or up and grow
ing. IL could not be mortgaged before
it was planted-before it had any ex-
isteuce.
But by the provision of the crop lien
'aw the farmer or cropper was allowed
to mortgage his crop, or his share in a
crop fifteen months before it was made
that is, farmer or cropper could
mortgage his crop or his share in crop,
before it was planted-before it had
any existence. The peculiar feature of
the crop lien law then, was. that crop
might be mortgaged or eucumbered be-
fore is had been planted or bad any ex-
istenee. The effect of the repeal OF the
crop lien law is the repeal of this pecu-
liar feature of its provisions.
The power to mortgage growing crop
was valid at common law, and is valid
vet. for its validity was not dependent
on the crop lien law but was principle
of the common law. Now, since the
repeal of the crop lien law, deed or
mortgage carnot be lawfully executed
ON a crop in December, January or Feb
ruary. - heretofore done under that
law. For during those months there is
no growing crop of cotton or corn Per
haps now il will not be safe or customary
to take trust deeds or mortgages on
crops until after the middle of April !;
for it is not until about that time that
cotton is planted. And these who rely
upon getting adyancenents on trust
deeds or mortgages will be hard pressed
| for supplies during the month of Janu
ary, February and perhaps March and
part of April. Yet this is necessary
result of the repeal OF the crop lien
law. as il was repealed.
| Upon planted or growing crops trust
deeds or mortgages can be executed as
yalidly as heretofore. BY the provisions
of the Code of 1880, growing crop
cannot be the subject of judgment
lien. nor can a growing crop be sold
under execution. So under these pro
| visions a Junior trust deed or mortgage
ON crop will take precedence, rs 70
such crop. over an enrolled senior iudg
ment. for tue lien Of the trust deed OF
mortgage will attach to the growing crop
as soon as executed and filed for record
but a growing crop never becomes sub
| iect to a judgment lien or osale under
an execution. Raymond Reid, in Car
/ thaginian.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
CHAPTER XVI.

The next day was Sunday. rose early
and put on my idIing clothes, a dark suit of
tweed That took more than usual pains
with myself may be assumed from the fact
that my aunt as strolled into breakfast,
started. and looked at me from head to foot
in no little surprise. Then she sighed deep
". and glanced at nv uncle, who, also dress
ed for the day. In suit of solemn black, was
sitting moodiIy By the fire.
For many days past, there had been no
ticeable curious change in my uncle's man.
ner. scarcely observed it at the time, for
my heart was too full OF other and pleasanfer
impressions; but afferward. when came to
think it over, remembered vividly what had
previously passed without remark. To begin
with, be looked at least ten years older. His
old clneery laugh was gone; and his eyes had
= hard far-away look, very different b then
former happy brightness Sometimes Is we
sal together. he would rise abruptly and pass
out of the house, leaving TIE meal on the
table urlfouched. NY aunt seemed 10 forged
Der own n0uble b watching his; and moth
ing ouun1 surpase the silent 1endeEuoGo With
WlIieh - wnifDd upon him, nev1r hGsa1h-
NJ W0Gi1 of hw s0lIc11nfo III showing -
! hnn1ens1 censls Ways - ~Ifs1y synpafhy
a a. 5ss1lu1 oaqnaI6e - 1<aIIls1ls<
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
Gnlnlolmlrltt 7nantrn.

A WHITE WOMAN wishes "A situation as
n meat or pastry cook in lrst-c ass
family. Address for two days COOK, Morn
ing NpWs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07

losing their hats, tearing their coats, ex-
tending their hands tor Cleveland to
shake. precipitsting themselves on the
breakwater of policemen and being seized
by the hack of their necks and rushed ig-
ANONYMOUSLY out Of the rear doors by police
or committeeman. Every now and then
Cleveland bowed sttfiy at the men en-
gagged in these athletic sports. The
people In the benches could see how ludi-
crous the scene was and they laughed
with great heartiness, but the eager ex-
element OF the river OF men rushing at
Cleveland continued for an hour. 1t was
funny to see the hope and joy on each
face as men rushed to shake hands and
the despair when they felt the memorable
grip on their collars. AS an entertain
ment the thing was great success.
On election night, when the ballots
are all In, but while results are still I'M
certain and wild rumors afioat, vast null
titudes of excited people gather in public
squares and watch great sheets of white
canvas on which stereopticons project
the votes by districts, with a ward total
every now and then, and finally the city
total. Disturbances are astonishingly
IN requent, but there is wealth of Incl.
dent in the pictures then presented.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
"BUMAN VARIOUS"
BY CHRISTINE TERHUNE HERRGCB.
[Copyrig}ted. 1885,
pant r

PART /.
Probably from the circumstance that
America is popularity known abroad as
well az at home as "The Land OF the
Free" nearly every civilized nation is
represented in the "yast condemnation"
from which we draw our domestic SER
wants, or those who, by powerful figure
Of speech, bear this title.
The homogeneous collection OF unsorted
bones descr bed by Mr.. Venus TO Mr..
Wsyg as Human various" could hardly
be more miscellaneous. Descendants OF
Shem, Ham and Japhet. all have place in
tine hpap, and the American citizeness has
apparently but TO pick and choose to suit
herself.
Bymany the old.time colored servant Is
preferred to every other. There are not
wanting those who sign that the time IL
past when one could own really GOOD SER
wants without being perpotually haunted
by the fear Of losing them. These MOURN
era are generally Of the number OF those
who never possessed slaves. Those who
formerly enjoyed that experience do not
ioin in the lament for "tne days that are
no more" A well-kn0wn s0nthern
woman writes:
"rne colored slaves we're Ike Jere-
miah's figs. The best servants IN the
world when they we're really Roodl ihey
we're utterly impraeueable "hen inaii'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
GpRA,r s. HEwITr's RESIDENCE.

New \ Orkers have as good mental pOise
as any people in the world Tor fitty-one
weeks OF the year, but there is oHe week
at least, about election time, wren they
seem to be positively mad. Thew are rot
at all ferOCinus. far from it, but their se-
dateness is replaced by vivacity which
would make Paris stare. Usually they
areyery careful about appearances, but
during this ole week OF lunacy they are
as widely careless as Mardi Gras mask
ers A Young broker starts from his
hometaultlesslY dressed, his countenance
bearing the conventional expression Of
reserve. Two hours later you see him
carrying banner in a political process.
sion, laughing and dancing as be goes
along, as wild as a crazy Bacchanal. He
didn't intend to do this when he left his
house, but an eddy of enthusiasm caught
MIN and be flew out on it ike leaf. On
tne DAY when the great business mems
demonstration for Cleveland took place,
just about two years ago, / witne .sed
some CURIOUS things along the line of
Mafcn, which stretched down FIFTH ave-
nue. and Broadway and some side street 8
rom The Battery to Union square, more
lGSn TWO miles; $4,000 men were in the pro-
cesSlon, and 100000 lined the streets
through which il passed. The procession
ists marched by chanting campaign wit
iicisms In favor Of Cleveland and against
b'aine, some Of the crowd shouted with
llem, others against, and this led to ludi-
cfous alterations among utter stran-
gers A group OF exquisiteIy dressed
men came out of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
al a., ''0O o'clock on their way to a theatre.
lley looked at the procession and bur-
ia0ed for Blaine. A wOrkingman in
front OF them turned and hurrahed for
CleVelsnd, They yelled for Blaine again,
ana several others spectators helped their
opponent out. That settled it. the we'll
dressed men and their opponents dropped
al al olher business and spent over an hour
uauclng and bowling in front Of each
Oyner, Skipping about on the pavement.
elIspplng their fingers, putting their faces
T T,e together, and making big voices
o ,lere was no argument, Just campaign
gIes' and the ones who roared the loudest
"ee best pleased. Adversaries stuck to-
E t.a IN spite OF the jostlIng they got
.som the river Of humanity that was flow
v,s swiftly past with the procession. The
,. oI dressed men missed the theatre, but
"shed quite satisfied.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
ECHOES OF ELECTION DAY
CONCERNING THE CAN
GOssn n,naTEs FOR MAYOR.

.. Nav About Henry George
some' and Domestic had Us
HIS aewftt at Home-scenes on
AOr s.-oat on Election Day.
w - YORK. Nov. Elm spite OF the
Ne" This was an off year In politics,
isc' We ~ss nlenty to interest the actors and
tnsle ,o t of the election here. VIVA 7
speo," ~ more interesting. for instance,
eoulu .bo candidacy of Henry George.
l an,g - is by all odds the greatest social
deU.e tho country. He is the Victor Hugo
Nv ~ 4uaarlca. the poor mans prophet. Ii
oil A Iaod can come out of Socialism here,
Su! ia the most likely man to bring
oe 1..,s though his executive powers are
" wv, rorv doubtful kind, think. Like
~ostbenes. he can tell the Athenians
civ civ what they oughtto do, but that is
rorv different thing from doing IT, W.T.
..s the epitaph on Charles H.:
O''' uore lies our mutton-e4ting King,
whose word no man relies on.
ueneye' said n foolish thing,
he never did wise one
ooorro,s person, like that Of many
49, oreat man, is mean. Nature has
snoI ls,o5 on him red hair and a bushy red
Seord He is partially bald, has small
psas' unacceptable eyebrows and snub
e!eo' He is short, thickset and inclined
nose etont He walks in slfpshod man
~ ,voers lowcut shoes in the summer,
ug hioos hroadcloth Prince Albert coat,
III, W. broadcloth trousers and vest and
pu.ororjna hat. How be manages 1t no
a,o'( can tell. but he SURPRISES Beecher In
W. new clothes look old and shaoDy
and kled and his new hat look like
aIoboct of an enraged cat, He has all Mr..
I1'.obor,s genius for making himself look
.Joropiv without the Plymouth pas or's
I I.ori anicturesqueness. George at home
ia kind. supplemented nttle man "heh
his wis are not working at social PROB
inms from which 1t is very hard for hlm
IN totally separate his mind at any time.
grs stniv looks ike a carefully executed
Zion of chaos. He has three children and
Wife a quiet. pleasant little family,
~srv nr0ud of the father. Henry, the eld-
est son. IS literary in very mechanical,
,,rImaginative way. The youngest child
isagirl of 16, deeply read. lnquirIng, en-
crossed in the clouds, Inclined to be blue.
Eewi,t and George have been discussing
t5eir respective dwelling places, hewitt
having accused George of being homeless,
and George having replied by accusing
Hewitt of living in palace. The accom-
panving picture gives good idea or MT.
HeTitrs palatial residence.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07

ELECTION NIGHT ON MADISON SQUARE.
have a good story about dude, and
know that is true. lie earns $40 a week
In a " all street Office, or rather he receives
that amount, and his people are in hum
BILE circumstances. but that doesn't pre-
vent him being the most absurdly dudish
young man on the street, for tailors are
credulous. He walked into a Broadway
florists the other day and said:
"W ant some floawsw
''What kind, sir?' said the florist,
dropping all other work.
AWE nav time to tawk. just take
this"
SO saying, he hastily wrote on the back
of the visiting cards:
fSend some flowers to 1852 Lexington
avenue. Not TO exceed so cents.''
"When aw come pawst again anvil pay
yaw," he said, as he disap peared.
The florist staggered back against the
counter.
"Tnats the meanest man in town." he
exclaimed. "He expects more for his
money than any one | ever saw"
Suddenly his eve lit up with a fiondis b
CLEAN. He put 90 cents worth of flowers
in the basket and stuck the dudes card in
with them. -----------.-
That evening t.Chawlie" called to take
the lady of 1872 Lexington avenue to the
theatre. She was "indIsposed'' and he
did not see her, button the parlOr table his
flowers surmuunted by his card confront
ed and paralyzed him. The young ladv's
brother has told the story to a select cir
Gle OF friends, and when "Chawlie" passes
now they say:
"Not TO exceed 80 cent. piease.0
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
AhYice In AIntn rra.

Mrs. WInslow's Soothing syrup should
alwaysbe used when children are cutting
teeth. ~ relieves the little sufferer az
once: It produces natural, quiet sleep by
TeIievip9 the child from pain, and the
little cherub awakes ~ "bnght as y
bnttonV IL is very pleasant 10 taste. IL
eootbes the child, soitens the gums, al
lavs ali pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels, and 10 the bestkn0wn remedy for
dlarrhna, whether arising rom teething
OF other causes. 70 cents a bottle.