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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
pesecratin~ Our Graves.

we learn that evil disposed persons have
recently trespassed upon the Long Cane
4Ccmetery, destroying the flowers and soiling
the stones. This is an intolerable state Of
affairs and energetic efforts should be used
TO put a stop to it. We would suggest that if
- comfortable house was erected near the
grounds where in a keeper Of the cemetery
might live and take care of the premises,
that such course would be highly satisfac-
tory. On a grave yard as large as that of up
per Long Cane there is a demand for constant
work and watchfulncss, which good sexton
:eould give. A place like Long Cane Cemetery
.should be in charge Of some one whose duty
it isto take care OF it, to answer calls, to do
any needed work, and to prevent: trespass.
Let the church authorities think of this.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
HON. D. WYATT AIKEN'S RRIoINDER.
A Digniffed Reply to the COlnniis.
sioner of Agrieulture-..SOme
Wrong in the ''TaGging'' Business.
royrcprrpy G n

CoKEsBURx, S. c., April r. 1885,
Editor Press and Banner:
any allusion made to the office he holds. il
arOuses the suspicion that that official consli.
ers his office vested right and not public
trust and it seems to nle this idea is appllca.
so readily jumped to personalities in replyin.
to my recent innocent suggestion, that a
State Convention of farmers might find 1t fit
to investigate this department. ! certainly
reflected in no wise upon the administration
of this department.: am as good u friend to
it as the Commissioner himself, and had
the power would make 1t more potent fol
good than 1t ever has heen.
But let us look into this tax OH cotton seed
meal when used AS q fertilizer. The Commits
Sioner says, 81 had been greatly inconTen::
ienccd.'' / bought couple OF tons of meal
and when Informed that 1t was. Mt Hodges
sent two wagons eight miles for 1t, which
were returned empty, because the Railroad
Agent would not deliver cotton seed meal as
Il fertilizer that was not tagged Here we
have u railroad oificial executing " law which
seems to me he should have nothing to DC
with.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture says the
Legislature passed law requiring the
analysis of all commercial fcrtlllZerS, anu
when SO analyzed and bagged, the bags con
t,ining the same were TO be tagged to protect
the farmers from fraud He further says, ell
ther or the manufacturer failed to do oul
duty In not having the bags tagged. 1Ic
KNOWS as well as ally bildt PJ WdS lOb ilhy
duty to tag them. And If the manufacturer
Is permitted to tag them I'D ii6itnrn, where can
there be protection from fraud TO the con-
sumer? II the chemist analyZed them
should he not see them tagged Anl III It Is
rot his business to do So where In all reason
is there is Il necessity to tag them at all ?
Tags without number are sent TO the manl'
f,clurer and he puts one on every other bag
that he sells. bought 40 sacks; and when
written to for them the manufactures. sent
me but 20, saying that was enough for the 4u
bags Now, ask what possible protection
had against fraud In those 20 bags without
tags? For ought know, or the Commission,
er or the State Chemist knows Il the manu-
faclurer Is the rascal that this law fears he
may he, these twenty bags may have hcen
filled with yellow dirt. Clearly. Mr.. Editor,
this pittance OF a. tax is n srIbsidy-it fs trib'
ute money, and well may I eXclam here,
'AIilIions for defence but not one cent for
tribute"
The Commissioner may think Of this mat
ter as he pleascs, but think that 1t is law
which would warrant committee of farmers
being appointed by the Convention TO wait
upon the Legislature and ask its amend
ment or repeal. AS to the Commissioners
fling at the Congressman, that may 90 for
what it's worth He certainly can not and
shall not be permitted TO judge of my merits
at least as he Is no constituent of mine.
Very respectfully.
D. WYATT AIKEN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
A sad casualty occurred near Yawhany Fel

sad casualty occurred near Iawhany snfyyras Fer
.ry. in Georgetown county, on sat9raay,
OF M@iin Mrs '1n'' + [. Hsrrelson met their death.
These two boys, .sged sixteen and thirteen
years, went to the woods in company with
Telling a tree. WhNe;the latter was engaged
an cutting the tree The :two brothers engaged
in a, wrestling match. during Which the ,,, tree,
SSTash. crushing both OF them to the earth.
These two lads were the only children of a
widow lady who. at the time q the aseident aI
A'aT no intimshcn of the terrible tragedy nn~
I'll the dead and mangled bodies Of; ;her cons
were brought 10 her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
On the Horns OF a Durham BullII

NV. P. G." Under date Of April ], furnishes
the following to the Columbia Register.
GMr. William Willon, a farmer living about
eleven miles from town, came near losing his
life last week on the horns Of Durham bull.
While feeding his stock the bull made a rush
for him, and before Mr. Wilson had time TO
think he was in the air some distance. AS he
descended he WAS caught on the horns Of the
bull and again tossed some distance, This
tame be landed on the ground and made his
SSssane. Mr.. Wilson is quite seriously bruised
eesnG has several ribs broken. Unless there Is
;in,ernal M injury his wounds are not danger
lSus. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
Letter Of Capt. .CarwiIe and Mr.. NC
Neil.

We present on our first page the letter OF
Capt. Carwie and Mr.. Mcneil. The letter re-
fers.tothe official figures which we received
from the School Commissioner, and in which
we are not particularly interested. The fig
salres were merely mentioned at first incident
ally. The main point with us is, the school,
which these gentlemen have denied to US.
Since they write so dispassionately and clev-
-crly of the matter in which we are SO remote
fly interested, we are. the more sorry that they
could not find it in their hearts to deal with
us as generously in the matter in which we
.are so vitality interested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

On Tuesday morning while the construction
train on the G. & J. Railroad was standing at
the 6. l.. & S. depot, it was run into by hand
car coming from towards Spartanburg; THIS
hand-car, which was heavily loaded WIN
down grade for some distance, became un-
manageable. All the hands escaped without
serious injury except Mr.. Marion Nelson.
from the depot, Mr.. Nelson jumped off the
rear end of the car, his head striking u cross
tie. killing him almost nstantly.-LaurenS-
uiUe Advertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
TIE G., G. g. A. RAILROAD.
The Injunction Against the Nassa.
chusetts and Southern COnStruc-
tion Company dismissed.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 1.-At Lincolnton
to-day Judge Avery, presiding over the Supc-
,rior Court dissolved the injunction sued out
iby the Carolina Central Railroad Company
AGAINST the Massachusetts and Southern Con-
struction Company. Both companies are
building railroad lines from Shelby to Ruther-
fortiton. The Carolina Central claimed the
right of way under an old charter of the Leg
islature. The Massachusetts and Southern
Company, which is building the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railway. denied the
Carolina Central's claim 10 the right of way,
on the ground that 1t had been forfeited by
the lapse of time and began to build its track
side by side with the track OF the Carolina
Central. The injunction was then issued by
the Carolina Central.
The Massachusetts and Southern Compa-
ny's track will now be laid side by side from
Shelby to Rutherfordton, twenty -four miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Ladies and childrens parasols in beautiful
colors, at VIM. E. Bell. Al
White satin and feather fans; something
new in style. VIM. i. Bell. At
Ladies and Misses opera slippers, also but
Ton and lace shoes. VIM. E. Bell. Al
Remainder the opening on Thursday and
Friday. VIM. E. Bell. Al
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

THE Laure,esviIe Herald makes pleasant
mention Of our stwenty-seventh anniversary,
and refers in kindly terms to the times when
.the editor of;that paper was one of us-a clti-
zen of Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

THE Marion Star does Mr.. Wilson the hon
or to copy in full his recent essay on Hygiene
before the Abbcville Literary Club.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Maj. J. L. White, ]. L. Hughey, F. W. R;
Nance, A. w. Jones declined the proffcred
honor.
The vote was taken by ballot and the tollcr
reported tile following as elected delegates
IL MI
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

DR.. J. a. Gilbert.
F. w. r. Nance.
Rev. ]. N. Young.
A. w. Jones.
w. Il. Mann.
II. + Hill.
r. Fl. Armstrong.
A. w. Smith.
G.. p. O'Nenll.
w. r. Dunn.
]. c, Fouche.
i. X. DanfZler
J. T.. Brownlce.
w. d. Mars.
J. w. Power.
J. N. Cochran.
]. T.. Todd.
H r Kinara
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
A War Incident.

In the course of chat with your
correspondent an old army officer who
was on Grants staff during the war
related the following interesting state
ment. He said: notice that quite
a number of newspapers have printeda
letter from somebody who pretends to
have in his possession the original dis
patch sent by General Grant to Presi-
dent Lincoln notifying him of Lees
surrender. Now | can tell you the
facts about that dispatch. | know what
| am talking about, because was there,
and, what is more, | know where the
original dispatch is, because l have
seen it inside of week. After the
terms of the surrender had been COM
pleted, one of the staff turned to Grant
and said General, have you notified
President Lincoln?' Grant replied that
he had forgotten to do so, and thanked
the officer for calling his attention to
the matter. Then he sat down and
wrote the dispatch about which there
is this controversy. He handed it to
General Adam Badeau and ordered
him to see that it was telegraphed at
once. Badeau rode to the telegraph
station, which was only a short distance
away. He copied the dispatch and
handed the copy to the operator The
original he has now in his possession.
This man who is parading through the
public prints with the statement that
he owns Grants dispatch is simply
mistaken. If he has anything it is the
copy in Badeau's handwriting. During
| all the negotiations between Grant and
/ Lee, Grant never once showed the
slightest trace of excitement or eXulta-
ton. He had the most remarkable con-
troll over himself of any man l ever
saw. Never but on two occasions have
| seen him give way to his feelings.
The first occasion was the greeting of
the public school children of San Fran
cisco upon the occasion of his arrival
from his tour around the world. Grant
was passionately fond of children.
Their welcome touched his heart, and
the tears flowed down over his face.
He made no effort to conceal his agita-
ton. The other occasion was when he
was notified that an old comrade who
had served with him during the war
had been killed in a railroad accident
in New York. This was after his first
nomination for the presidency and be-
fore his election. He was in his head
quarters on the corner of Seventeenth
and f streets when the dispatch con-
tanning the sad news was brought to
him. He read it slowly and carefully.
Then he leaned on his desk, with head
in his hands, aud cried like child.
The scene was one which | will never
| fOruet D-('Or Boston Trdl'eIer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04

illustrates the statement. A soldiers
widow made an application for a pension,
and stated in her application that her
husband died in Andersonville prison
pen August II, 1864. The regimental
rolls in the files of the war department
state this fact. Not only this, the rolls
of the Union dead buried in national
cemeteries in the files of the quarter
master-general's office, United States
Army, show that said soldiers body is
buried in the national cemetery at
Andersonville, Ga, and the records left
by the rebel commander at Ander-
sonville, Ga, which records are in
the possession of the government,
show and state that this soldier died in
that prison-pen at the time stated.
Now, after years have elapsed since
the widow made her appeal for pension,
and she inquiries of the commissioners
of pensions why her claim is not al
lowed, she is informed that " the date
and immediate cause of the soldiers
death should be shown by a certified
transcript from the public record, if
such record exists, and if not,
by the affidavit of the physician
who attended him during his i'll
ness" Who ever heard such nonsense
as this? Here the government has in
its possession the exact information
which it asks for, and requires the APP
plicant to prove a fact that the govern
ment has cognizance of. Transcript
of the public record" The only
"public record " in this case is the
record of deaths and interments at
Andersonville kept by the rebel com
mander of that place, and that record
is in the hands of the government,
having been captured at the close of
the war. "The affidavit of the physi-
clan who attended him during his last
illness" Poor fellow Does any one
who is sane suppose that he had a
physician at Andersonville? Maybe he
was shot by rebel sentry as he was at
tempting to cross the famous dead
line;" if not, he may have died from
the fever of which so many died, Oh
perchance from starvation and neglect
The name of the soldier referred to APP.
pears in the list of the Union soldiers
buried at Andersonville, Ga, which list
was published in the form of pamph
let issued by Quartermaster-gene
Meigs, United States Army, in 1876
This pamphlet is before your cores
pondent as he writes. From it appear:
that Il, 912 Union soldiers died in Ander
sonville, and that the number of this sol
dier's grave is 6,019.-Boston Traveller
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
Gbe Soldiers Budget.
Pensions Granted.


To Almira II. Farrar, Waterbury
S15 month and 81, 125 arrears; Luke
Joslyn, Waterbury, S12 month and
$3.50 arrears; Lorenzo ID. Smith, Will
JAMESTOWN, S4 month and $50 arrears
Charles Dean, Woodstock, S12 month
and 81 ,556 arrears; j. NJ. G.. Paddle
ford, Craftsbury, IS month and 81 ,O0O
arrears; Clark Prentiss, Williston, IS a
month and 81 ,020 arrears; Peter Will
mer, Winooski, Sl2 a month and $3.50
arrears; John Brassaw, Montpelier, an
increase from 81 to "a month; Edwin
n. Bowman, Waterbury, an increase
from SO to IS month; Cornelius G..
Clary, Greensboro, an increase from
so to S14 month; William Hudson
Middlesex, an increase from "a to So a
month.
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Questions Answered.

n. H., GREENsBoRo.-The are
only about nine hundred soldiers in the
United States pensioued at S72 a
month and less than two thousand pen
sioners are rated above $50 month.
The great bulk of the pensioners re-
ceive pensions at the low rates. About
sixty thousand are pensioned at 81 a
month, twenty-six thousand at 81 a
month and forty-four thousand at IS q
month.
G.. G. N, ST. ALBANs.-If a pen
stoned widow remarries, there being no
legal obstacle or barrier to such mar
riage, she forfeits her right to a pen
sion by statute enactment, and the COM
missioner of pensions has no authority
to restore the pension on her again be-
coming a widow by the death or divorce
of her second husband. Congress re-
Gently restored a pension in such a case
to a Vermont widow by a special act
and the President approved the bill. 1t
is not often, however, that congress
will grant relief in such cases.
n. NJ. j., Coos, n. H.-This cores
pendent writes: 81 have Just received
my pension. but | do not understand
| why do not draw from the time | was
discharged or from the time l first APP
piled for it. | only draw from January
Is, 1882, when | employed T. J. Deav.
lit of Montpelier to work for me.
have been trying to get pension ever
since came out of the army. l have
had good many agents at work for me
and have paid out great deal Of
money, but it never amounted to any
thing until l employed Mr.. Deavitt
Please explain why l do not receive
arrears" 1nSWer.-It is possible tina
you never had an application reach thu
pension Office until 1882, or that you
first application did not name the iden
teal disability for which you were pen
stoned. 1t sometimes happens that {
mistake is made in the name of tn,
disease. If so, the pension would onl,
commence from the time the cOrrec
name of the disease was given in thu
application.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
Stray Shots.

CONGRESS has passed a bill giving
Sally b. Bent of Marshfield pension
as a dependent mother. 1t has also
passed a bill increasing the pension of
w. II. H. Buck from Sc to S12 month.
THE father of the four Wisconsin
boy babies is an old soldier, and pro-
poses to call them Lincoln, Grant, Gar
field and Hancock. The infants are in
blooming health and attracting great
attention.
THE widow of Dwight Marsh Marsh
died in Calais May II, 1886, aged ninety
three) applied for pension last week.
She is only fifty-three years of age and
was married to Mr.. Marsh in 1880.
Mr.. Marsh was musician in the war
of 1912.
THE President has refused to pardon
a claim agent who had been convicted
of taking unlawful fees in procuring a
pension. 1t is reported that this agent
exacted and received fee of 5000 for
prosecuting single claim before the
pension bureau, when he was entitled to
only SO.
THE first reunion of the Seventeenth
Vermont Regiment will be held at
Montpelier in October. Edward Baker,
Montpelier, VT, the secretary, desires
the address of every officer and man of
the regiment prior to the October meet
ing, that he may invite all to be pres
ent at that time and prepare as COM
plete a roll of the survivors as possible
ALMIRA H. FARRAR of Waterbury
received last week pension, with the
] lnp nj e /, 4
dependent mother in Washington
county. Her son, Waldo Farrar, was a
lieutenant in the First Regiment, Min
nesota Volunteers. He enlisted in
April, 1861, being among the very first
to volunteer, and was killed at the battle
of Gettysburg in July, 1868. She applied
for a pension in 1880 and has been
granted Sl5 a month and 81 ,125 arrears.
July oath Mrs. Kate NJ. Pincin
drove from herhome in East Monmouth
TO Gardiner, Maine, and went thence by
train to Augusta to draw her pension
money. While counting it she saw an
ugly-looking man watching her. Pass
ing through deep wood on her return
from Gardiner to East Monmouth the
same man drove past her, seized her
horse by the bride and demanded her
money. Mrs. Pincin coolly leveled a
revolver at the mans head, forced him
to get into his buggy, turn around and
retreat toward Gardiner. She then
whipped up her horse and drove home.
SENATOR BLAIR of New Hampshire
denies the charge that he has received
fee of 5000 for procuring a pension
for dependent mother while senator,
but admits that prior to becoming a
senator he procured pension for de-
pendent mother and charged her $50
for his assistance. She refused to pay
him and he sued his claim and recov-
cred judgment against her, by default,
for 500, but has never received pay on
the judgment. He was entitled to a fee
of only $40 for his services. His add
missions amount to a confession, under
the pension laws, of a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine not exceeding $500 or
Imprisonment at hard labor not exceed
ing two years, or both, lin the discretion
of the court. He can probably escape
this punishment by pleading the stat
ute of limitation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
A Fact in General Lees History.

Mr.. Reagan gives new fact in Gen
eral Lees history whchis not generally
known in the North. He says that
towards the close of the downfall of
the confederate government there was
very general impression among the
high officials of the confederacy that
General Lee intended to lose his life on
the field of battle. This impression was
shared by the officers of Lees army.
General Lee never lost an opportunity
of placing himself in position of dan
ger. General Reagan says that he
drove out from Richmond to see Lee
upon the day the principal battle of
Cold Harbor was fought. AS he came
up near where he could see Lees head
quarters he saw the shells bursting con-
tinually around his tent and blowing up
the ground in front of him. Some of
the officers asked Mr.. Reagan to try and
persuade General Lee to move his head
quarters behind piece of timber near
by. All felt that he was exposing his
life too much. Mr.. Reagan said to Gen
eral Lee: g do not presume to advise
any general in the midst of battle.
but are you not exposing yourself too
much? Ought notyou to 90 back nearer
your reserye?" General Lee said he
had no reserve. He had only one line
of men. He did not dare to shorten his
line for fear it would be turned, and
did not dare to thin it for fear it would
be broken. General Lee evidently
sought death many times during the
closing days of the war, This was the
view of the southern leaders then, and
is still believed by many.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
Asking the Impossibilities.

1t is frequently made subject of
complaint that pensions are obtained
by those who do not deserve them, and
it is undoubtedly fact; but it is also a
fact that absurd rules or regulations of
the pension Office make it difficult often
times for persons to obtain pensions
who do not only richly deserve them
but who are lawfully entitled to them.
/ have case directly in point which
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04

IT makes person feel sad to hear a
crying baby, suffering probably from
some slight pain, which could be easily
relieved by the use of DR.. Bulbs Baby
Syrup, which is for sale at all drugstores,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04

BACKACHE is almost Immediately re-
lieved by wearing one of Carter's
Smart-weed and Belladonna Backache
Pasters. Try one and be free from
pain. Price twenty-five cents.
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15O MEALS for S1.OO.

Sold by Druggists-25c, 50c., S1.O0.
B y" A valuable pamphlet entitled " Med
ical Opinions on the Nutrition of Infants
and Invalds sent free on application.
WELLS, RICHARDSON x Co., Burlington, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04

THERE are some people who never
have a cheering word for the struggler.
They make life just as hard as possible
for all who are striving to do right
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
A Perfect Nutrient for lNVAllDS
in either Chronic or
Acute Gases.

Hundreds of physicians testify to its great
value. 1t will be retained when even lime
water and milk is rejected by the stomach.
In dyspepsia and in all wasting diseases it
has proved the most nutritious and talatable
and at the same time the most economical,
Of Foods. For an infant may be made
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
ASSURE PREVENTIVE and CURE
for CHOLERA INFANTUM.

BY the use of this prcdigested and easily as
simulated Food, fatal results in this dreaded
disease can he surely prevented
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-04
FOR NEWBORN INFANTS.
1t may be used with confidence when the
mother is unable to nurse the child, as a safe
and natural substitute for mothers milk.
The BEST FOOD to be used in
connection with PARTIAL
NURSING.

No other food answers so perfectly in such
cases. 1t causes no disturbance of digestion
and will be relished by the child.