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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
School Trustees.

We would urge the importance of
school trustees attending the Teachers
Institute. These officers have some
powers in the exercise Of which they
cannot be controlled by any official
power. high or low, and as they have
the immediate supervision Of the schools
and teacher it is essential that they
should keep abreast with the modem
ideas of teaching ut least so far as to
sympathise with and encourage the
2 cheers.
The County Institutes are within easy
reach, they continue but a short time
and every school trustee ought to attend
the institute hold for his County, The
parents of the children who attend the
public school should insist on the trus-
tees doing so, in order that their respec-
tive schools may be made as perfect as
possible. The plea that trustees are
not paid is no matter. Considering the
credit and prominence implied in their
appointment, and the fact that free tur-
ton is furnished to their children as we'll
~ to those Of their neighbors, it may be
said that they are better paid than the
teachers themselves, in proportion to
the work donc.-ColWnbia Record.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
JUDGE COTHRANFOR CONGRESS

Judge Cothran is announced this week
as q candidate for Congress from the
Third Congressional District, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary or
convention. which ever plan may be
adopted.
The vcxed question is settled and
there is now no doubt about his candi-
dacy. He is so we'll known in the
District that it were a work of super
erogation to tell thase people Of his past
services. True in war, true in times Of
political disunion, true in peace, and
true in every official position, it is use
less to say he would serve them faith
fully as their Representative in Congress.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

are So located rs to make Undesirable for him to
Come t. Chester.
But God helps those who first helms tben,-
serves, ana shall Chester holding this natural
!.oNi'ioi' Tor hiiSlnrss-slalj our real estate co,-
.inuc ~ IAN III l":'t shat our houses be va.
ci'I' hn1l'e"s rl"it -; Chester ven must All
s"tr' Eoii are 'nr "srrs. Will Aou stand sill
nn' can ",'"h .tn,'rN to hrlp without first help
l's E','rseiT"s Then, ob-cnrity vii, s,ttle unnr
our kN"s. The flower of our youth and ,ha M
cuuuihtioiS ii business will 20 elsewhere and
NAV Which we have will waste. But no. Cbeu.
teS mas not grown u:"n that sort of material
L am assured on every hand Of support and on.
e"utBcd by our best business men ia ro0n oma
am promised their aid.
Tie great question ID where il nv aid IN
come from. Well, when 1 have reached a poii,t
II. preparation l am confident OF for.i,n heln-.
Northern would be better. I believe Mr.. Robin
son when he says no will back the line. NV worl,
IL TO reach that point of organization md IRE
;"ra,ion. shall not ask any gift OF stock.
h Lou h,ow l offered that in the Narrow-Gauge,
oot propose to try the plan OF building with
piiH"s. The Company has neither road nor
creolt. We will aik the PEOPLE through our
charter TO give us their bonds. These we will
sen mere Ill Chester at nearly par. The money
VIII ne deposited to pay the interest on the first
mortgage bonds OF thu road. Our purpose IL to
rulid up our credit, aud unly build section by
section, until we have made a basis for furtber
Issues OF bonds, or until We ti.d n friend who
VIII eng age to eQnip and operate the road.
Nhat would be the situation OF Chester county
to-day II she held SITS. 600 of bonds IN the
Mario -Gnugc No
Il do NOT desire to be understood M saving
Via, Ike Sct''uie oi Issuing bonds to the coun-
try towns Is approved by Air. K. That j.. orr
%ork III preparing to secure Ills aid. So, then,
L 1eel safe Ill my enterprise. ard hone and be-
move II ID Cherterb opportunity"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
Congressional Convention

The Democratic Convention of the
Third Congressional District met here
on Wednesday evening, July 7th., for
the purpose Of deciding whether q
candidate for Congress should be chosen
by primary election or convention.
There were thirty-ninc delegates pres
cnt. Mr., j. h. Boggs, Of Pickcns, was
elected president, and Mr.. M. l.. Bonham
Jr., Of Ahbevillc, secretary. After
considerable discussion it was resolved,
by Il vote Of twenty-four to eleven, that
the primary plan he adopted, porvided
he State Convention would so amend
the constitution as to permit it. The
Anderson delegation Suhmittcda protest
against this action, which was entered
upon the minutes. McSsrs. Brnct, Orr
and Carey were appointed Il committee to
bring the action of the Convention before
the State Convention. The Executive
Committee was instructed to appoint i
day and arrangc the details for the cleo
ton. 1t was decided that a candidate
must receive Il majority of the votes: cast
before h" can be declared the choice Of
the people. If no choice be made ut the
first election, the two highest shall be
voted for ut the second election, 1t was
also decided that none but those who
had always been Democrats should vote
in the Congressional primaries.
No better officers could have been
selected than Messrs. Boggs and
Bonham. They were highly compli-
mcntcd at the close Of the meeting
Seneca Free Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
INDUSTRIAL

There are men who are earnest and
honest in the. opinion that the public
schools have proved to be a failure.
We are not prepared to say that the sys-
tenn is a failure or that the a%dministra-
ton of the system has been wrong.
Certain it is. however, that there exists
dissatisfaction with the schools, the re-
suits of which have fallen short Of public
expectations. Very many causes for this
suggest themselvesi in explanation. But
it is not our purpose to discuss them.
Perhaps the main trouble is that we
have aimed too high. Perhaps we have
tried to do too much in our public
schools. In many of them we have es-
tablishcd a curriculum as high as that
of colleges. In other words, we arc
trying to give a complete education to
children in the short space of time be-
tween the minimum and maximum pub
lie school ages. Thus we are teaching
them specifically and stufing them
with useless matter.
We believe that what this country
wants is Industrial schools-where the
handiorafts and trades are taught to the
children, whose station in" life and
whose means preclude the idea that
they will ever pursue a classical educa-
>tion or arrive at the highest pitch Of in
.tcllectual cultivation. Take the hun
drcds OF thousands of negro children in
the land upon whom WI are annually
spending hundreds Of thousands Of dol
Jars in the public schools. Does any
man see. sany practically good result ?
Are they being made better laborers ?
On he contrary is it not a matter Of
every day %notoriety that they are being
untitled for labor, by the smattering of
learning they obtain If then, in adj
dition to the rudiments of learning,
they were taught some useful avocation,
they We're taught to be good blacksmiths
carpenters, wheelwrights, cabinet-mak-
ers, &C., would not their own success
and happiness be promoted. and the
prosperity of the country advanced :?
These are but crude thoughts that
have suggested themselves to our mind,
some one in the line of Public
School duties will give this matter prop.
er thought he may be able to evolve a
plan which grated upon a modification
OF the present system will give a salts
factory solution to the problem that now
vexes us.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
TROUPE.
Bradley Bits.
Green still holds the fort.

Gen. Green still holds the fort.
Mr.. S. P. Boozcr, Of Greenwood
spent several days with Mr.. j. r. Lyon
last week.
Mr.. Frank Vance, representing an At
lanta firm, was in town on Friday.
Mr.. Dan Thomas attended the base
ball tournament at LaurcuS.
Mr.. Joe Wiel. representing a. Brof-
man Il Son, Of Baltimore, was in tuwn
Wednesday trying to clothe the naked
Mrs. j. w. Ligon has returned from q
visit to relatives in Augusta.
Mr.. 7. Fl. Bradley, jr. paid Mt. Car.
mel n flying visit on Friday and Satur.
day. Some fair maiden may be tho
cause Of tie visit.
Maj. j. l.. White, Gen. Bradley, Mr.
j. NJ. Jordan and Mr.. j. Il. Lyon have
the finest fields Of corn in the up coun-
try. They believe in hog and hominy
Mr.. kernaghan, Of Anderson. will
commence soon to get barrel slaves on
the land owned by Mrs. +. p. Harrison
We wish him sucreSs.
Mr.. Burnett, from Edgcfeld county,
near the town Of Modoc, paid our town
Il visit Friday, for the purpose OF pur,
chasing land. lie was we'll pleased
with our county, and spoke in very
high terms of the seeming productive
ness Of our soil. We would be glad to
welcome him in our milat. We can
boast Of as Enc farming lands AS can be
found in the State. The health Of our
section is good, society cannot be sur,
passed, and in fact, We have the garden
spot Of Abheyilie county.
We congratulate Troy upon her vic
tory. We knew full well with such
men rs Hardness, Kennedy, Smart and
Ahbercromb bic success would crown
their efforts.
Mr.. George o. Morris who had the
contract to rebuild the WinterSra,
bridge hns about completed the job,
Mr. Morris is Il first class workman and
we darcsay it will stand many Il storm
Judge +. W. Watson attended tho
meeting Of the Congressional District
at Seneca City. We are truly glad tina,
the primary system vas adopted.
We nominate Hon. j. e. Sheppard oil
Edgciield, for Governor, and Capt. NJ. l.
Bonham, Jr. for Adjutant aad Inspector
General. South Carolina can boast Of
no truer, nobler sons.
MOnE ANON.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
THE SENECA CONVENTION.

A brief synopsis of the proceedings
of the Convention which met at Seneca
on the 9TH instant, to determine how q
candidate for Congress should be nomi-
mated in this District, will be found in
this paper. All the Counties of the
District were represented. Abbeville.
Newberry and Oconee were unanimous
in favor of the primary plan Of making
the nomination. Anderson was ssolid"
against it, and Pickens was divided.
Thai is to say the Pickens County Con-
vention had declared in favor of the
primary but as the delegates were un.
instructed they voted in accordance
with their individual views. And all
but one Of them favored the Conven-
ton plan of nominating.
1t is evident that the resolution which
was passed asking the State Convention.
to change the party Constitution in
accordance with the action Of the Sene-
ca Convention, expresses the wish OF
the majority Of the Congressional Dis
trict. That being true, and we dom,
think the opponents Of the measure
will undertake to gainsay it, there can
be little doubt that the State Conven-
ton will carry ont the wishes of the
Seneca Convention. Indeed it appears
from the indications Of the newspapers
that there is probability that the State
Convention may order all nominations
for State officers as we'll, to be made by
primary elections. Perhaps that would
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
Ought Judge CothraM Resign 3?
Editors of .Ncsscn1er :

Ed'lors Of Messenger:
Some Of the Newbcrry papers are
very much disturbed because Judge
Cothran does not resign his Judgship.
Judge Cothran does rot think that it is
compatible with the public interest for
him to do so now and his luty to resign
cannot be made clear to him by his oppo-
nents. 1t is = rule safe not to do that
which your opponents desire. Should
Judge Cothran resign now in the face Of
all the important duties which must 20
unperformed If he should resign. the hills
and the mountains Of the Third Congress
sional District would be made to ring
out with the tale Of his rccrcancy to his
public trust" by the same persons who
now clamor for his resignation. even
greater than that Of ,Racon's friends
against General Gordon. Judge Goth
ran evidently valves a great advantage
to his candidacy Ivy not reSinging and
entering upon the hustingS. 1t is gen.
orally admitted that his doing so would
be tantamount to an election. Can it
then be believed that Judge Cothran's
opponents are sincere in their clamor Z?
1t is all bosh, intended to force him. if
possible, into. a flase position. Judge
Cothran is right and the people will sus-
tain the right. XXX.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
ILLOGICAL.

Our friend the Press and Reporter
Of Prosperity. replies to our article ex-
planning why it was neither right nor
cxpcdicnt that Judge Cothran should
resign from the Bench. The Press anil
Reporter secs in this explanation the
reason why Judge Cothran should not
be n candidate Tor Congress. We fail
to see the logic Of such q position. It
amounts to saying that one who is elect
cd to the Bench in South Carolina must
never aspire to any political office.
Judge Cothran ought not to resign his
office. because it jeopardizes the
interests Of the citizens Of this Judicial
Circuit. But that should not operate
against his becoming a candidate for any
other office that he a~si,ircs to or to which
his friends want to elevate him. So
long as n Judge does not prostitute his
Judicial office. nor make it subSnrvirnt
to his political ends there is no reason
why he Should not be 4 candidate for
other office. Was it greed for political
pap" that induced Hampton to become
a candidate for u. S. Senator whilst
holding the office of Governor? Was
it greed" on the part Of Simpson to be-
come n candidate for Chief Justic"
whilst he was Governor? Did Hancock
resign his office of Major-General in the
United States Army because he was a
candidate for President? Did anybody
think Cleveland ought to have resigned
his office rs Governor Of New York be-
cause he was a candidate for President ?
Our friends position is illogical, and is
not sustained by reason or argument or
experience.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

our young mon. 1t is supposed that he
merely went along to assist her in max.
ing n change Of cars 1T McCormick. We
expect to have a local in each issue Of
your paper, for a while at least, stating
that some one Of our young men has
gone to Augusta on important business.
A certain place in town gets rather a
strange name, Frog Valley, or rather it
is so called by an old lady. who says
that her old man was never known to
he sick till he moved to Frog Valley.
Well as this burg is becoming more
towniSh III the number Of houses. every
one cannot expect 20 be built upon one
Of her seven hills.
The GOrdon-bacon fever which has
been raging for some time across the
Savannah. has broken ..out over here.
One OF u men had II slight attack on
last Sunday. He attended church hav-
ing Il Bacon badge conspicuously dis
played upon his person. The authori-
ties arc advised to send him 10 the pest
house. otherwise the disease may
spread.
The contractor for building the bridge
where the double bridges once stood is
hereby urged to push the work as rap
idly as possible. as before a great while
the weather will be getting colder. and
pedestrians will be unable to cross, rs
they now do in the condition in which
Adam was before Eve ate the apple.
With the thermometer at Zero this
would not be funny.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
FOR

IF success is the criterion Of sue
scsS," the administration Of the office
Of Adjutant-Genc by General Mani
sault entities him to the appreciation of
nil good citizens. With the limited
means allowed the office he has done
good and effective work in arousing and
maintaining an interest in the militia.
We believe he is the best man for the
place and we hope he will be rc-nomi-
mated without opposition.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
LoWndeSyi!ie Locals.
K. S. G..

Mr.. Carlisle. of Anderson, was in
town last Sunday. =
Mrs. L. G. Baker, who has hren in
our community Cor several weeks, re-
turned to her home ut Mt. Carmel ON
last Tuesday.
Workmon are now building n brick
store for Mr.. ID. X. Cooley, near the de-
pot. 1t is, to be finished by the first of
October.
A number Of hands are now at work
upon the depot and 1t will doubtless be
finished Mt an early day.
There was n run off on the Savannah
Valley road near here on last Monday.
Nobody hurt. Many of US will be glad
when the road is con. pleted, as we will
be freed from what is now an annoy-
ance-tha rushing Of the engine by on
Sunday. during church hours. on it's
way to the river to be washed out.
Mr.. P. B. Oliver and Miss Clara Ken
nedy were married on last "Wednesday
week by Rev. r. G.. Lyon. They at
tended the Presbyterian church last
Sunday and were the ''bridalist' look
ing couple we have seen in town in
some time. Our best wishes attend
them.
Miss Mamie Adams. who has been
visiting Miss Elite Baker for several
weeks, left for her Augusta home on
last Tuesday, accompanied by one or
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

be too great a Ichauge at once. Never
thelcss it is competent for the Conven-
ton to make it, and it is possible it will
do so. At all events it seems safe to
predict that the Third District will
nominate its candidate by a primary
election. So groom your nag and
'trut 'cm out"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

The Comgressiona convention which
met at Seneca City could not agree
either on the convention or primary plan
OF nominating a candidate, and the man
ter will now have to be decided by the
State Convention which meets in Colum.
bia on the 4th Of Augusta onea Puth
PldindeuZer.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

Resolved, That in the event the pri-
mary election system de not adnted
that our delegates to the co~ngresgres-
sional convention be instructed to vote
for the Hon. j.. S. Cothran.-Erhyacts
from Picken's ConUention.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

Congress will probably sustain near
iy all Of the vctocS of Private Pension
Bills which the President has made.
And the country will sustain both the
President anil Congress.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13
The Teachers, Institute.

Before another issue of the MESSENGER
the Institute will have met, and we hope
that every teacher, and all the trustees
too will conceive it to- be their duty to
attend. The Institute this year will be
conducted on quite a practical plan. and
teachers will derive great benefit from
attendance.
The following gentlemen Of Due West
compose the local committee, with
whom parties can correspond relative to
bonrd &C., while the Institute is in scs-
sion !: Messrs R. G. Brownlee Fl. 4,
Bonner and r. s. Galloway.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13

L. W. Smith Esq, has been appointed
U. s. Commissioner for Ah5eyilie Coun-
.ty.
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idle CAPITAL.

The report of the New York Clear
ing-House for the year shows ex-
changes amounting to S2S, 1852 POL
1856 for 1885, against S30,9S5, ST.
40 in 1884. But a small portion of
either amount represents business
transactions. Tossing speculative
stocks back and forth adds to the
volume Of exchanges but not to the
productive industries of the country.
The report adds that never before
in the history of the country has
there been so much idle capital seek
ing temporary investment as at
present. This report is sent out
with the idea that it is an argument
against the coinage of silver. If
there is so much idle capital why in
crease the amount by adding silver
dollars, the bullion value of which
is less than the bullion value of the
idle money! But there is another
view to take of this question. Idle
capital may result from lack of
enterprise. Men who have money
let it lie idle when causes are at
work to add to the purchasing
power. Investments at such periods
often result in loss. If the gold
men win their fight in Congress, the
purchasing power of money will in
crease from year to year. Not only
will the increase made in the past
ten years be retained, but it will be
continued until money has nearly or
quite doubled the purchasing power
it possessed in 1878. Under such
conditions there is little disposition
to make more than a temporary use
of money. Investments in real es-
tate and in manufacturing enter
prises will be attended with risk
until the silver question is settled.
The way to set the idle capital in
motion is to declare positively for
the bimetallic policy, with silver as
the currency until such time as gold
and silver shall return to their
former relation to each other. When
for any cause one metal becomes
high, let the other do the work.
The money of the metal thus tenn
porarily placed on the retired list
will soon yield to the influence of
the great law of demand and supply.
When there is falling off in the
demand for the dearer metal, re-
sulting from its decreased use, the
supply will be abundant for all pur-
poses.-S. II. Call, Jan End.
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A CHANCE TO MAKE FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS,

A reward of $4,000 is offered by
the South Australian Government
for the arrest Of Henry Alfred Wood
and Kate Convey, alias Burnett, or
for the arrest Of Wood alone, who
absconded from Adelaide, South
Australia, and sailed for San Fran
cisco early in June last, travelling
as Mr.. and Mrs. Woodforde. They
are charged under warrant with
forging and uttering a check for
$4,000, which sum they took with
them in English sovereigns. Wood
is about so years old and the woman
about 20.
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Assignee's Notice.

M HEREAS, Loo Yuen, OF Paia, has
w made an assignment to the I'M
derssigned for the benefit of all his
creditors, all parties having claims
against said Loo Yuen prior to Decem.
Der 22nd, are requested to present the
same with proper vouchers to the UNDER
signed at the office of Hyman Bros.
j. RUBENSTEIN,
Honolulu, Dec. 81, 1885. 2l4 Inn
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EVOLVING A STORY.

"Ah!' said Smith, commercial
traveller, to group of friends, 81
was witness to q sight just before
leaving Chicago" And then he
told how he had seen poor German
immigrant with his wife and family
of eight yellow-haired children, how
he became interested in them, and
learned that they had left their
native land to seek home in the
Northwest. He was touched with
the tenderness of the father and saw
him purchasing apples for the child
rem. All the family except the
father had taken their seats on the
train, and he was just making
change on the platform for his small
purchases when the train began to
move out of the station. He made
a rush for it, slipped, and then,
before the eyes of the poor family
and other horror-struck passengers,
his head was taken off by the cars.
Smiths friends were much
affected, and it was decided to take
up purse for the poor widow and
fatherless children, and this was
speedily done and neat sum pre-
sented to Smith to be forwarded.
He, with tears in his eyes, said:-
''My friends, thank you, but l
can conceal it no longer. That
train took off the rest of the man,
and he still lives"
Smith will not travel this week.
He is laid up for repairs-Detroi'
Eroo Droee