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The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03
.bout eight months, shout five Of which

about eight months, shout five Of which
the hands work from 8 A. Nd 10 10 P. NJ
and the remaining three months they
work day aud fight. The hands arc
mostly women. Gins and presses never
stop for meals; as rule the hands take
their meals at the gins and he has often
seen thefft taking their food and supply
ing the gins 1T the sante time. He mas
often seen them thus supplying the gins
mechanically, three parts asleep; her
breast sucked by child at one midtitt,
and she throwing cotton into the ma
chine the next. They go on working
day and night until they are COM
pletely worn out. He thinks it
will be found that the women had
worked day and night for as long as d
week at stretch. He does not think
there ID a double set'of children any
where, SO they must have worked day
and night. The women would have
worked twenty three out OF twenty four
hours. Speaking of twentJ.three hours
he means that the woman was relieved
by her friends or relations. If womati
was absent two or three hours no notice
would be- taken of it. The women
are looked on as Tart of the gins,
and they belong to the establishment,
aud two or three hours is the longest
time they can be absent out of the
twenty.three without any notice being
taken of it. The women really work
more than the men; the men shirk
their work and the women do not. In
the ginning factories the women earn 8
annas, 90 cents, aid the men annas
az cents) per day. If they work all
night they are paid and annas, QS
cents aud "a cents respectively, Tor the
twenty four hours work"
Tanu Bapu, overseer, tells the same
story: "When there is not much work
they begin at a. NJ. and stop at z, 8, or
Or. NJ. When there is much work, they
work from A. NJ. till TO- 1890 or IL p.
NJ. The men and women sometimes
work for ten or twelve days and nights
at stretch without rest,
These statements arc not campaign
documents, but are taken from the Con-
sular reports of the United States. What
do the American wage-earners think of
them2 Are they disposed to place them
selves in competition with this class of
labor by adopting Free Trade in this
country2
The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03
Free Trade FaIIacies.

''It must be great comfort to the farmer
TO know that when he takes a load of wheat
to town free-trade England makes the price,
but when he wants to buy reaper the high
tariff fixes the price,
The foregoing utterance is being pub
lished in the free trade papers and is
credited to the Indianapolis Sentinel.
There are two specific statements in it.,
and both are false. The first statement
is false absolutely, and the second is
false by implication. The price of the
American farmers wheat is not made by
England alone. Nor does England make
the price of the wheat of the German,
Russian, French, English, or Indian
farmer. The price of wheat is a re-
sultant of the action of one force called
demand upon another force named sup.
ply. The field of operation of each
force is worldwide. When the supply
is large in proportion to demand that
is, when the yield of the wheat fields Of
the United States, Russia, India, Ger
many, and other producing countries is
greater than the average-the pr ce is
low, and vice versa. England is the
great financial center of the world, a
sort of clearing house for the nations.
1t registers prices, but it does not make
them. 1t never has made them and il
never can make them. The needle point:
out the position of the magnetic pole,
but it did not put the pole there, nor il
it in the slightest degree responsible fol
the poles action.
That is falsehood No. THE direct,
absolute, unqualified falsehood. Now
for falsehood No. 2--the falsehood by
implication. When a farmer buys {
reaper the free,trader says ''the tariff
fixes the price" So it does, but not il
the sense in which the free trader insinu
ates. He seeks to conver the impression
that reapers are much dearer here THAI
they are in England, and that the tariff
is responsible for the excess in price
The opposite is the truth. The bes
quality of reapers-the reapers in mos
extensive use-are almost il not quite a
The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03
L. S. sAcKviILr wEsr.
From The Nelu Yoris Times, Aug. q.

There is this further consideration in
favor Of supporting the Administration
ON this issue. 1t will leave the question
still open for friendly means of settle
ment of some kind, while support Of
the Senate's position would close all
avenues of future negotiations, and bring
upon the country the disastrous conse-
ouences of retaliation, hostility, and pos
sible war. 1t would put an end TO all
prospect of improving the commercial
relations of the United States and
Canada. This is one of the questions
which the people should keep in mind
in casting their votes next November.
The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03

cheap in the United States as they are ia
England or any other party of the world
OF most other articles which the farmer
OF any other laborer buys the same can
be said The tariff is responsible for the
price of feapers, as Of all dutiable arti-
cles produced largely in this country, to
this extent only: The tariff stimulated
invention and improvement, aroused
competition, and reduced pr,ce.--St-
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03

FARMER LAcRoIx and his son, of
Wright Township, near Montreal, went
out in search of bear which had been
playing sad havoc in their fields. La
croix the elder shot the bear, where
upon the beast, standing upright,
clasped the man in his paws, thrust his
sharp claws into the flesh of his shoul-
ders, and was hugging all the breath
out of him, when Lacroix the younger
gave the bear its leaden quietus in the
back of its head,
The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03
The British Minister ElectiOneering
for CleYeland.

Lord Sacky1lle West, the British hlin-
ister at Washington, in reply to a Cali
fornia citizen OF English birth, who
asked his opinion as to how to vote,
ssnt the following reply:
tPriyate)
BEvERIAY, Mass. Sept 10, 1883
Sir: am receipt OF Your letter of the 4tEr
inst. .send beg to say that fully appreciated
tbe difficulty in which yoa find youpMolf in
casting your vote. You are probably aware
thatafiy political IRrty which Openly favored
6he niotEer country at the present moment
would lose popularity, and that the party in
power Is fully aware Of this fact. The party,
however, "a, believe, still desirous OF main-
tanning friendly relations with Great
Britain, and is still ~ desirous os settling all
questions with Canada, which have been un-
fortunately reopened since tfIs retrlction OF
the treaty by the Republican majority in the
Senate, and in the Presidents message to
which you a1lude All allowances must,
therefore, be made for the political situation
as regards the Presidential election thus Gro.
ate,l. II is however, impossible to predict
the course which President Cleveland may
pursue in the matter OF reta at IN should he
he elected. but there is every reason TO O.
lieve that, while upholding the position hs
has taken, he will manifest a spirit of con-
ciliatiou in dealing with the question involved
in his message. enclose an article from the
New York Times of August %, and remain,
Yours faithfully,
. r.. s. "a WFgT b
The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1888-11-03
A FRrNcn journal published for the

A FRENCH journal published for the
purpose of giving curious information
has been investigating the story that
during tho reign of terror Mile. de
Sombreuil was made to drink glass
of human blood as the price of her life,
and asserts that this honored legend is
true. All the foundation there could
be for it, the paper says, is that prob
ably she was asked to drink a glass Of
wine to the health of the republic, and
the hand of the man who gave it to her
might have been dripping with blood.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
Extracts from Christian Neighbor

"If man be commanded by God to
do any action whatsoever, he can string
I'D his will to do it. But when certain
sentiments and disposition are requlr-
ed of him, which involve thorough
change Of the hearts natural propen-
sites, that is another matter. The al
fectOns are far less under the Wills
control than the actions are Dr.
GOuL6MW, One Of Her Mgesty'$
GhuDldi1$ IN Ordinary.
The above paragraph hints at one of
the fundamental differences between
the Christian and the man of the world
who is cited as q model. In the single
matter of aims giving how often are
we called Oh to compare the conduct
of men of the world with that of "'you
church people" How often do actors
make large contributions to help a
disabled fellow actor. Cases are now
and then made known of gamblers
giving their ill-gotten gains to some
benevolent enterprise. Here, say some,
is practical christianity, worth more
than volumes Of the songs and prayers
of "you church people," Generosity
in the matter Of money is one of the
easiest of graces to practice, generosity
in judgement of anothers actions or
possible motives is a more difficult
thing. What we call human kindness
is with some almost instructive. If a
case of illness occurs in community
and help is needed in watching there
is little or no difficulty in finding those
who are ready togive time and strength
to the task, but it does not follow that
these good Samaritaos are equally kind
in other respects. They will nurse
you, but they will also go away with
so perfect an acquaintance with your
domestic land family affairs that
the story takes very long in the telling,
so long that the foundation facts are
forgotten and imagination creates
others without difficulty.
To lido your neighbor kindness
is one thing; to love him is another
and harder. TO refuse to resent an
injury is not easy; to forgive it and
| in sense forget it is even less all easy
task. TO show one self cheerful
"when troubles assail seems well nigh
impossible to be eheerfulis aprivilege
which too many Christians refuse to
enjoy. And if it is christian privi'
lege is it not also a christians duty
1t behooves christians everywhere and
at all times to guard the affections not
less than the actions which represent
them to the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
Columbia District Conference.

JOHNSTON, July 1928, 1888.
The opening sermon was preached
Wednesday night, (24th), by Rev. w.
A. creditable to the young di-
vine.
The body convened for business on
Thursday, 8 a. M, in the Methodist
church, DR.. S. B. Jones, presiding. A.
NJ. Boozer was elected Secretary, Rev.
G. p. Watson Assistant Secretary.
On roll call SO clerical and lay men,
bers answered. This number was
swelIed to so or more during the ses-
sions.
The spiritual condition of the Church
in the District as reported called forth
expressions of gratitude to Almighty
God. 1t was determined to emphasize
family prayer more than ever.
Reports showed manifest improve
ment in Sunday Schools all over the
District. An interesting discussion as
| to the Importance of parents showing
more interest in this department of
church work evinced coinmendable
interest on the part of the members of
the Conference. The reporton Sunday
Schools urged that the churches should
unite with the school in studying the
Word of God. The pastors were re-
auested to do all they possibly can to
organize each school into Missionary
Society according to the provisions of
the Discipline.
The financial report showed mov-
ing up along the line-nearly one-half
of the salaries of the preachers had
been paid.
Instructive addresses on education
were made by Prof ]. G. Clinkscales,
of Columbia Female College, and by
President Carlisle, of Wofford College.
The Conference and audience as we'll
were much impressed with the sound
practical views delivered in their hear
ing.
D. G.. Ruff, J. D. Edison, L. D.
Childs and D. T. Barr were elected
Delegates to the Annual Conference.
J. H. Counts, j. H. Huiet, DR.. u. A.
Smith and Dr. A. S. Abney were elect
ed AlternateS.
Columbia was selected as the place for
the next District Conference.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
BY rising unanimous vote of the
Conference it was
RESOLVED, That we return our sincere
thanks to the people of Johnston and
vicinity for their kind and hospitable
entertainment during our stay among
them.
1t was also ReSoLued, That the reso-
luton of thanks be published in the
Etlgefeld Monitor, the Southern Chris
tian -Adpocatc and the Christian Neigh
Dor. A. M. B.,
Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
Tartary Tarts.

TARTARY, S. c., July so, 1855.
Crops are looking well In this part OF the
world-hud several good rains last week.
For the Information OF those who may not
happen to know just where Tartary is, we
will state that it is about four miles north
west OF Historic Ninety-SiX and about the
same distance south Of NEWMARKET. The
soil here on an average, Is about as good as II
is in any part of GAbbcville county.
Quite a number Of visitors from distance
are in our neighborhood pleasantly spending
some Of the long summer days with friends
and relatives.
Messrs. J. G. and J. r. Duncan spent gala
week in Grcenvlle City.
Mr.. Jabcz Vines says he has the finest crop
he ever had.
Mr.. W. b. Cannon is absent in Ncwberry
visiting his mother.
Mr.. S. i. Marshall speaks Of moving to the
thriving town Of Greenwood next year.
Mr.. William liarrelSon Is sending ten pu-
pills to the Harrelscnville school. He could
send few more If the schoo-house were larg-
er. Just here we would mention the impor.
tance of building larger and better school
house. Good school houses always help to
build up and unite any neighborhoOd.
There is to be barbecue Tuesday the 9TH OF
August in the grove near the residence Of Mr..
Mark Fclcrs. \ number OF candidates are
expected To he present and make speeches on
this occasion. MpssrS. J. S. Ellenburg, ID. w.
Jester and W. B. Haise will furnish dinner al
G5 cents
The "Tartary Band" will furnish the music
a large crowd Is expected and good time
guaranteed TO all. X.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
How to Make Yourself Unhappy.

In the first place, if you want to
make yourself miserable, he selfish.
Think all the time of yourself and
your things. Don't care about any
thing else. Have no feelings for any
one but yourself. Never think of en-
ioying the satisfaction of seeing Others
happy, but rather, if you see a smil'
ing face be jealous lest another should
enjoy what you have not. Envy ev'
cry one who is better off in any re-
spect than yourself; think unkindly
toward them, and speak lightly Of
them. BE constantly afraid lest some
should encroach upon ypur rights be
watchful against it, and if any one
comes near your things, snap at him
like q mad dog. Contend earnestly
for every thing that is your own
though it may not be worth a pin; fol
your rights are just as much concerned
as if it were pound of gold. Never
yield a point. Be very sensitive and
take everything that is said to you in
playfulness in the most serious man.
ner. Be jealous of your friends lest
they should not think enough of you
and if at any time they should seem to
neglect you, put the worst construc'
ton upon their conduct you can.-
Christian Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
ror the uouse of Representatiyes.

! The many friends of r. Z. HILL announce
him as q candidate for the House OF Repre'
sentatives, subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic primaries.
MON MS candidate for the Legislature, sub
ject to Democratic primaries.
We are authorized to announce T. A. GRA.
HAM as a candidate for the House OF Repre-
sentatives, subject to the action OF the Demo
cratic primaries.
Weare authorized to announce the name OF
o. p. HAWTHORN, as a candidate for the
House of Representatives, subject to the &C
ton OF the Democratic primaries.
WALTER L. MILLER, is hereby announc
ed as q candidate for the House of Represen'
tatives, subject to the action OF the Democra
tic primaries.
We are authorized to announce Rev. ]. N
seat in the House of Representatives, subJec'
to action Of the primaries
ELLIS G. GRAYDON, Esq, is hereby an
nounced as candidate for the House OF Rep
resentatives, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primaries.
WILLIAM P. CALHOUN. Esq, as n candi:
date for the House of Representatives subject
| to the action Of the Democratic primaries.
We are authorized to announce w. d.
MARS as candidate for reelection TO O seat
| in the House of Representatives, subject tc
action of the primaries.
We are authorized to announce c. A. G.
| WALLER as o candidate for the House ol
Representatives, subject to action OF pr1ma'
ries.
| w. C.. BENET is hereby announced as q
candidate for the House OF Representatives
subject to the Democratic primaries.
WE are authorized to announce Capt. j: n
KING as candidate for a seat In the Legisla
ture. He will abide the result OF the pri
| maries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01

We cannot have conscience void Of
otfense toward God unless we have
consciences void of offense toward
men, and Uice UerS0. Piety and NOR
ality are inseparably linked when il
comes to being entirely void OF offense
A hypocrit can be neither p!ous mol
moml-whatever he may claim OF
profess. If we lie and cheat and steal
if we are not honest and honorable
if we do not pay our debts when it
is in our power-if we contract debts
without the probability of paying
them-wc are neither pious nor NOR
al. We may profess holiness, but we
are on a level with heathens-not
quite up to some heathens. He that
provides not for his own is worse than
a beathen or than an infidel. What
is the use of a man going everywhere
and posing us holiness evangelist
when everybody around his home is
crying out that he neglects his family,
temporarily, socially, and spiritually.
A holiness that will not al!ow-yes,
that will not make-a man and wife
live together in peace Gf not i'll mutual
admiration) is not a good kind to dis
play much in public. Mr.. Wesley
speaks of some who tacitly or express
ly claim the patience of perfect loYe'
who yet have not the serenity OF Il
heather philosopher.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
Fine Stock and Trade Stables.

Our townsmen, Messrs. A. NJ. Hill & Sons
are making important additions to their al,
ready commodious sale and lively stable, and
will be soon fitted up in the most superb
manner for the accommodation Of the stock
trade next winter. Their stable and sheds
one of the largest in the up.conntry will &C.
horses and mules. Abbeville has long been
noted as one of the best stock market in up
per Carolina, and tho immense sales which
were effected here last winter furnish only
markets in the State. Abbeville is sixty
miles from Augusta, Ga, and sixty miles
from Greenville, $. G., and is midway be-
tween Anderson and Edgcfed. and between
ritory to supply, the demand for stock is al
ways good.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01

The daily papers of Montgomery,
Ala., have ceased to send out Sunday
issues.
And yet we have not read that the
people of Montgomery, Ala, are all
either dead or crazy. This demon-
strates that sane people can survive
the absence of the newspaper for twen-
ty-four hours. Indeed, Montgomery,
Ala, has taken step upward in NOR
ais which one can only wish and pray
may be an example to be followed by
other cities of this the "greatest coun-,
try under the sum- That alone is
great which God approves, the Chris
lian people determine to withdraw
their patronage in every way from the
Sunday paper it will "go." Believe
that the thing can be done and great
advance is made in the right direction
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
GENERAL HEMPHILL FOR GOVERNOR.
A Nominee Who Is Pledged to Re
form from A to II.

Editor Press ard Banner:
Believing 1t to be for the public good, that
the reform measures proposed by the farmers
movement take some practical shape, that
is, they are 10 furnish us as good If not better
MANAGEMENT at two thirds of the present rX-
pense of the official incumbents.
l can see no reason why we should not
avail ourselves of their services, and being
one that holds no allegiance to any particu-
lar clique, but willing to yield obedience to
the authorities that be, nevertheless would
prefer TO serve and be served by those that
cost the least. Let US try practical men and
practical measures, by putting those in office
that are competent and willing TO perform
the duties Mt the least expense-mcn that
are not absorbed In the pomp and splcndOrs
of wealth and high living, but those that see
from the stand point OF economy and irugali-
ty: therefore nominate Gen. r. II. Hemp
hill for Governor on this platform, believing
that IL would be wise to elect him and q full
ticket pledged to the reform measures sug-
gested. Respectfully.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01

From japanese papers of July 10,
the particulars of an emeute in Seoul,
the capital of Corea, on June 20, are
given. The Japan Gazette says: Some
eviI-disposed Chinese spread the report
that the American missionaries in the
country had purchased q number Of
Corean children, and after killing them
had boiled them down for medicine.
For safety the missionaries were all
called in from the country. The Co
rean officials who were said to have
been privy to the deed were decapitated
in the streets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01

For month Of August. What is moro con-
ducivc to solid comfort during the hot days
Of August than Il good comfortable shoe or
slipper Il. VI. Haddon & Co., have the most
perfect fitting shoe for ladies', misses and
children.
Month OF August. The ladies hustle, 1t has
come TO stay. The modern hustle a very diff.
ferent affair from the hustle of olden times
case the latest designs folding wire bustlcs
lust received ut r. NJ. Haddon & Co.
When buying Turnip seed be sure they are
fresh and 10 secure this beyond doubt go tC
Smith's!for "Buist's Turnip Seed"
Assortment of freshgrowln Turnip sec
| by Buist ju lG'ned at Smiths. q
Dress goods worth l01Ic. for 6I%c. per yard
Call and get what you want before 1T is too
late. w. l.. Bell
II you wish bargains in light summer dress
goods, call in during the month OF July and:l
will save you ~ per cent. on your bill. w
L. Bell.