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Wednesday, Oct; 16, 1889.
Question.

Suppose 5OOpound bale Of cotton is packed
in pounds OF cotton bagging.
Suppose that bale is sold to factor.
Suppose the compress men agree to furnish
the bagging and compress it for % cents, max
ing 1t weigh twelve pounds more than IL dla
before the heavy bagging was put on over the
light bagging.
Now. If YOU have these figures plainly set
down in your head, then do little thinking
on your own account, and make out for your
self who gains and who looses by the pro-
ceeding.
Before quitting the subject, satisfy yourself
exactly how much the jute trust has lost in
selling bagging to the compress, instead OF TO
merchant, who sells to the farmer.
tits true that some Of the cotton covered
bales are not recovered.
Those bales which are taken directly to the
mills are not recovered and some are
shipped in cotton covering to foreign ports.
Because Augusta mill men get from ten 10
fifteen pounds more of lint cotton ont OF such
n bale. it is said they are willing to give 5o
cents extra because of such light baggipg. II
,hev get fifteen pounds extra of lint cotton,
they can well afford to give the extra fifty
cents to the producer.
The Press aud Banner has no zeal IN this
matter except to prevent our people rom
being misled to take such action as would IN
ure to their loss.
TIA man does his own thinking, with all
the facts before his eyes, and then desires 10
let the cotton mill men or the cotton factors
make something extra off Of him we are per
fectly willing.
Our only object is to prevent him from
being deceived, and every reader Of the Press
and Banner will have an opportunity TO
know the facts, as far as We are able to find
them out.
This newspaper has always been too gooa
q friend to the farming class to allow them TO
be deceived, and we intend to let them know
the epormity of the wrong which 1t is now
proposed to practice upon them in the pack
ing OF their cotton.
As we understand, six per cent is knocked
Off in Liverpool for the weight of the bagglng
and ties-SO pounds Off 500 pound bale.
II only IA or Is pounds of bagging and ties
is put on by the farmer, 1t Is plain TO be seen
what the farmer loses.
Ifit Is recovered by the factor, 1t is plain to
be seen that he makes profit
Ifit is not recovered, is 1t not plain that
the mill men are the gamers?
Then, where does the farmer gain cent?
II he is fiattered or deceived by any idea that
this war is reducing the price OF jute, we
would ask him If the Jute men did not in
treaty at Birmingham, offer as good terms on
their bagging,-before single yard of cotton
bagging was made-as can now be had?
Can they tell wherein the jute trust is hurt,
If the compress recover their cotton-covered
bales with jute?
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TRoUPE'S TIMELY TOPICS.
The Seven-IIiiled-City as n Trade
Centre..-WeddinG Chimes -. o ther
Matters Of Note.
LowNDEsvILLE, Oct. 14th, 1889.

I.owNDEsvILLE, Oct. 14th, 1889.
Weather very fine for the past week.
Very spotted froSts Monday and Tuesday
mornings.
Cotton potato vines and such like, killed in
places, and late cotton damaged.
Planters are pretty generally gathering
their corn, which in some instances is not
turning out, quite as we'll as was expected.
However there will be but comparatively
few planters around here who will not make
enough to do them.
Mr.. McBelow and Miss Sallie Cook were hap
PLY married by the Roy. A. +. Berry.
Mrs. DR.. Todd, of Belton, spent several days
amopg. kinsfolk here: beginning Monday.
Mr. l.. +. Powers little girl, Lottie. died
Tuesday and her remains were buried in
Rocky River cemetery "Wednesday. We sim
cerely sympathize with this afflicted alent.
Dr.J. Il. Moseley returned from his bus
mess trip to Troy on Wednesday.
Miss Corric Killingworth discontinued the
exercises of her school near the depot the
first Of last week.
Mr.. J.J. Johnson was called to Atlanta
Wednesday, on business, and returned Satu-
day.
Mrs. J. NJ Latimer and Mrs. Hugh Arm
strong, went To anderson Wednesday on a
visit TO Mrs. Hill, daughter Of the former and
sister Of the latter.
Col. Wm. Mattox, of Ebert Ca, brought
over and sold here on Thursday, twenty bales
of cotton. having previously sold two thous-
and bushels OF seed, which shows that our
place us Il trade centre is enlarging.
Misses Louisa Calhoun and Fannie Booker.
of Latimer, came up Saturday. They have
since been the guests of Mr.. L. Baker.
Miss Mamie BnSllin returned from her
visit To her sister Mrs. w. q. johnson at An
dcrson. Saturday.
Mr. Mark P:,tterSon's little boy ell from
n horse on our streets Saturday IN WAX badly
hurt.
Mr. e. c. Mcshne, who bought considerable
land near here, returned from France OH Sat-
urduy, and will at once enter upon his pos ses-
siOns.
Miss Fannie Berdell, of Elbert, Ga, is row
Oh y visit 10 her aunt Mrs. DIR. y. j. Speer.
MrSSrS. W. q. and II. l.. Hucllabce W ere
called to Abbcville on business on Saturd ay.
Rev. a. j. Cautllcn, Presiding Elder, reached
here Friday and held the fourth quarLecly
meeting, yesterday and tho day before in
Smyrna church
Mr.. j. G.. LonllE and family have moved to
the Watkins place, from Augusta where they
have lived for several years.
The Misses McDavId. OF Mississippi, :Ire
now visiting their aunis, Mrs. j. T. Young
and Mrs. j. Z. Latimcr.
Dr.. B. \. Henry took short trip to Ander-
son on Wednesday.
Mr.. Henry Hills team ran off last week.
He was thrown from the loaded wagon,
which ran over him, hurting him seriously.
Before this reaches the eycs of your many
readers two or three of our young folks will
have crossed the line between 'snglc" and
double "blcsscdncss'-w report more fully
TROUPE.
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have ordered this paper boycotted.
Some OF our oldest friends and subscribers,
under mistaken idea that they were under
some moral obligation to do SO, have discon-
tinued their papers. We regret to part with
them, but we cannot surrender our own con-
vIctions as to the interest Of the farmers,
even under this effort to injure us.
Wehave honestly endeavored to show that
in the adoption of the cotton bagging cover
ing as institute for jute the farmers Of the
county are entailing upon themselves loss
OF from Sl0o to sl.5o per bale. If only one
third Of the crop is covered with cotton bag
ging, the loss to the county is not less than
Sls 1000 to $4,000, which we think our people
can Ill afford to lose and, which in all proba::
bility. will fall heaviest upon those least able
TO bear 1t.
II all the members of the Alliance, who are
subscribers, discontinue their paper, we will
still have larger subscription list than we
had five years ago and we are receiving new
subscribers.
AS in the past, we intend to devote our time
and labor In making the Press and Banner
the best and most interesting weekly in the
State. We have abundant material OF every
description, and have lately supplied the Of
flee with an oil engine which will enable us TO
issue our paper with more economy and dis
patch. We will make IL to the interest OF our
friends to continue to take tho Press ana Ban
,ler, and when our Alliance subscribers can
consistently renew their subscriptions, we Will
be pleased to restore their names to our list.
In the meantime let every citizen who does
otapprove of this method Of sitting the
freedom Of the press and free thought, cvt-
dence their appreciation of our effort to
maintain an independent, and interesting
Journal, by forwarding their subscriptions.
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Thc South Carolina Railroad.

The South Carolina Railroad is in the
hands of IL Receiver and will probably be
bought by the Clyde Syndicate or the Coas,
Line. We have long expected that this
road would change hands, and are not at all
surprised. What effect this will have on the
Cumberland Gap road remains to be seen
We believe that if that road is ever brought
to Abbeville, it will be the work of the Geor-
gia, Carolina and Northern road, which seems
to be working this way as fast as possible
And thus "the stone which the builders dis
allowed, the same is made the head OF the
corner"
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isn't it In Violation of Their Solemn
Assurance?

We arc told that the properly qualified Off
GERS to represent the Farmers Alliance
assure candidates for admission to their order
that nothing in the obligation will interfere
with their religious or civil liberty. Under that
assurance the candidate is obligated. With
the full light of this obligation before them
they pretend to say 10 their brethren that
they shall not subscribe for newspaper. To
prevent man from subscribing for news
paper is not only depriving him Of one OF the
rights of the citizen, but the act is violative
of the solemn promise made TO applicants
for membership. We are reliably informed
that various members Of the order will have
their names erased from the membership
rol. before they will submit to any such in
dignity or usurpation of their civil liberty.
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Boycotting seems to be a favorlte amuse.
ment with the Alliance. They have boycott
ted some OF the newspapers, and the Sumter
Alliance boycotted Charleston as cotton
market, of which latter boycott the Charles
ton, Sun has this to say:
"A Sun reporter approached a prominent
cotton factor this morning ana asked MIN II
the action of the Sumter Alliance had divert
ed any cotton from Charleston. NO" he re,
piled, ~ don't think it did. Why? Well
because very little cotton was coming here
from that section anyway and the action OF
the Sumter Alliance in adopting resolutions
calling on the farmers OF the state to keep
their cotton away from Charleston did not
divert that little from this port"
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Aiken Journal and Review.

The ttrade issue" of the Aike,, Journal and
Review is a beauty. It's Typography. press
work and general makeup cannot be beaten.
The people Of Aiken should send thousands
of copies abroad. It is worth much to the
live and progressive town in which 1t is pub
lished. One thing that strikes US as wonder
tul ABOUT the "trade Issues" in the progressive
towns is the unanimity with which the peo-
Pile advertise their respective trades and pro-
fsssions. We will lay away the Aiken Journal
and Revie,o for future reference and guidance,
in case we should ever attempt SO big job.
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I, R v'lygllt IC'!,
CD 70 HEADQUARTERS Or Fashion.

OR the past twelve years have dealt exclusively in goods
pertaining LADIES WEAR During this time We nave made
close udy of this line Of goods and recent purchases Of
S nd WINTER MILLINERY and DRESS GOODS made
onv after thorough canvas the CENTRES Of FASHION
OUR selection of MILLINERY was made by Mrs. HADDoa
person and this branch business is conducted under her
personal supervision 49,. 49,, ana < ~, 49,
nartment the very latest designs and patterns in HATS
RONNETS, VELVETS, FsEATEi-.s 8.
ERS and RIBBONS, in imported as well as as domestic
Our assortment of DRESS GOODS both to quality quantity
and vaetv will be found equal any in the up country Our
poes have been made the very LOWEST consistent with
duality We can give you TRIM MlNGS TO maton %
all shades of DRESS GOODS from the cheapest to the BEST
"' Our line of LADIES SHOES are not ezoelled
either for comfort durability finish It will do you no harm
to inspect our STOCK any prove Of much beneht IN the saving
SAMPLES cheerfuly sent on application All orders shall
receive prompt and special attention.
nRFsSES cnt fl and made to order. Respectfully,
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ABBEVILLE'S ATLANTA.
Work OF the Cotton COEnpress..Build-
ing Loan AssOciatiOn.-.Thc Chau-
taugua-..The G. G. d n. II. IL.

ing Loan ASSOc1uIfOn.-.lhC CHau-
tauqua-..The G. G. tS n. II. X.
GREENWOOD, S. c.. Oct. IA. 1889.
Hear the mellow wedding bells-golden bells!
What word OF happiness their harmony
foretells
Through the balmy air of night, how they
ring out their delight!
From the molten golden notes,
AL in tune,
What a liquid ditty floats
To the turtle-dovc that listens, while she
gloats.
On the moon -
Our popular townsman, Mr.. ]. c. Nickles,
accompanied by Messrs +. B. Cobb and A. j..
Bell. left to-day for Lowndesvllle, where TO.
morrow he and Miss Minnie Lee Harper Will
Join hearts and hands to walk "thc long path"
together. MAY love bless them, JOY crown
them, God speed them."
Mrs. +. r. Dunbar who has been on an eX-
tensive visit in Barnwell county has returned
home.
Mr.. F. H. McNlastcr left Friday on a short
business trip to Augusta and other points.
Hon. w. Z. Bcnet, of Abbeville, was in
last week.
Judge j. Fuller Lyon passed through Green
Rev. j. L. Wilson was with US a short while
Saturday on his return home.
Prof. George 5. Bell, of Alexandria, Va, IS
in town now and will open writing school
this week. Glasses will be taught In the Male
High School building from 10 and to 8
p. NJ, each day.
Mr.. J. Feaster Brown an wife, Of Anderson,
are boarding at the Riley Hotel. Mr.. Brown
adds one more TO our already large number OF
cotton buyers. THE more the merrier."
Cotton receipts for the past week will aver
age nearly or quite two hundred bales per
day-thc highest price being 10N.
Gen: Il. l.. Hoke,. President, Maj, Thos. B,
Lee, Engineer, and other magnateS, together
with the engineering corps Of the 6. c. d \.
L. r., arrived in town last week. The line
has been located between Greenwood and
Abbeville, and the work of locating from this
point To the Saluda river will begin this
week.
Mr. r. G. Hit, Of Augusta, Ga, was in town
last week supervising the erection OF the
compress. The work is progressing rapidly,
the foundation is laid, and much OF the pom
derOus machincry-Some single pieces OF
which weigh twenty tons-has been unloaded
and placed in readiness for erection.
MCSSrS. VI. Il. Boren and J. u. Shelley, oi
Columbus, Ca, have been IN town several
days in the interest Of the Interstate Building
and Loan Association. They are meeting
cation here this week. The President Is g.
Gunby Jordan, of Columbus, and the author
lied capital is S5,0JD,010. Shares 500 each
This seems to be splendid investment,
especially to all who work for salary, as they
can lay away their monthly savings, and IN !;
few years have u SnnG sum.
The ChautauQua Circle, met at Rev. J. NJ
Steadman'S Friday night. Several new mem
bers were admitted, and q constitution and
bylaws were submitted and adopted. The
books will arrive this week and then the cir
Gle Will settle down TO hard work. A pros
porous and pleasant year is anticipated. w
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Ryer Dream True Of Death.

Yesterday morning Mrs. lsreal Gittleson, OF
this city received q telegram announcing the
suddcn death OF her father, Dave Epstein. in
Enoxvillc. y singular feature of this affair
il that Mrs. Gitllcson awoke her husband the
night before To tell him of n horrible dream
IN which she had just witnessed The death ol
her father.
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a Needed Reform in Regard 80 t,a'
Sabbath.

The Christian Instructor well observes that
"among the reforms OF the day S!lnu !d hc the
application OF the right name TO the day which
the Lord sanctified and set apart To Himself.
Even those who plead for its observance some
times discard, in practice, the name God gave
ii. II is TO be observed as the Lords day, call
IL by one of the names He gave TO 1t, SahEai!i
or Lords day. lit is for sun worship. us the
term sunday indicates. then tic sooner ali
Sunday laws be abolished the better. 1t is
nauscaling To hear Christ's peopl" and minis
ters calling their sacred day by the name of
an idol whose worship they seek to cH:t'rin!-
nate. 1t is time Tor Christians everywhere,
us well us Sabbath rciorEcrS to discard the
use OF heather names as designating their
most sacred institutions. It's the sabbath
that is Il sign between Israel and their God
not Sunday which IS Il sign Of devotion 10
the sun. We use strong language, rs we be-
lievc the general practice Of the time tends 10
degrade the Sabbath idea"
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A large number OF Abbeville County iar-
mers are bringing their cotton TO the Ander-
son market this season .-AaderSon IAtcH1ge'l-
ccr.
We think it would have been to their cred
it and to their profit to have sold their cotton
ut AbbeSille. But some people always viii
30 further and do wrong.
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Saving mncline needles for oil machines at
Il, NJ. Haddon & Co.
Best grade sewing machine oil at X. NJ
Haddon IL Co.
A full line of Thomson's celebrated glove NJ.
ting corsets besides many other popular
brands can be had at Haddon's.
Some rich novelties in trimming Drasla
win ornaments to match may be seen at 4.
NJ. Haddon Il Co.
Deposit your money with the National
Bank of Abbeville.
Pricstley's celebrated grey goods In SILK ana
wool and in all wool goods to be had at Had
uou's.
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Mr.. I. y. Porter, OF Wilmington. was in town
Yesterday. Ilc Is one of the best farmers in
Abbevillc County. He makes big crops OF
cotton, and has we'll filled barns. BESIDES
farming, he takes hand III selling goods, ana
is n rood man generally. Like ouiseif, he is
proper subject for Cupid's darts.
Clement d Balls shoes are the best w. l.
Rel1
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Colonel T. P. McKissick, representing the
News and Courier, paid the Press and Banner q
pleasant call yesterday. We have always
had the kindest personal feeling for Mr.. Nc
Kissicls, and are glad that he holds his pre-
sent high position on the metropolition
daily.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA R. R.
A STATEMENT OF ITS FINANCIAL CoNDI-
TIoN. .. "r
The Appointment of Receiver
Makes it the Topic of Converse
tion in Charleston and a. Matter Of
Interest in Augusta,

INGeFcSt LtuStl
The news OF the appointment of a receiver
for the South Carolina railway was given sew
eral days ago in THE CHRONICLES telegraph
ic columns.
1t Is all the talk in Charleston and is mat
ter OF interest in Augusta.
Ex; Governor D; H. Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, now of New York, who was APP
pointed receiver by Judge Bond Of the United
States Circuit court, will take charge of the
road as soon as his bond is arranged and filed.
THE JUDGES ORDER.
The order of the court temporarily appoint
Ing Mr. Chamberlain calls upon the company
to show cause at the next term of the United
States court In Columbia why there should
not be receiver appointed and the affairs Of
q complaint of Mr.. Frederick w. Bound, one
of the second mortgage bondho' 'ders against
the South Carolina Railway company, Samu-
el Sloan and John s. Barnes, trustees under
the first consolidated mortgage; John S.
Barnes and James Higginson, trustees under
the second mortgage; James Higginson and
Francis A. Stout, trustees under the income
mortgage; James NJ. Calder and II. Pinck-
July, 1868; the New York and Charleston
Warehouse and Steam Navigation company,
the Barnwell Railway company, the Carolina
Company, II. Talmadge & Co.. and Henry
Thomas Coghlan, defendants.
This bill and order were filed in the office OF
the clerk of The United States Circuit court on
MONDAY,
THE HEARING NEXT MONDAY.
The proceedings will be before Judge Bond
| who presides at the court in Columbia, begin.
ming on November 4th next. The question OF
the appointment of permanent receiver
will then be argued. The defendants will file
their answers. II they have o defence they
| will go to trial. If they have no defence, OF
\ no defence sufficient to prevent sale, the judg
ment of foreclosure will be taken and the
property sold. 1t may also happen that OBJ
lection will at the outset be made TO the ap
pontment Of any receiver
AN INDEBTEDNESS OF $4,000, 900.
The road is said to be worth about IS, 900 900
and has on its shoulders nearly Sl5, ,000,OOO o
debt, according TO the statement OF the presi
dent at the last annual meeting. The liabili
ties are as follows:
South Carolina railway stock.......s 90, 100 OF
Total prior lien bonds, due 1889 TO -,
l90T. ........... ...".............. Z69,U9l y
South Carolina railway first con-
per 4ssooo OF
South Carolina railway second
consolidated mortgages, due
1881, q per cent. t.....-....-... 600 OF
South Carolina railway income
...... 1000 o.
Locomotive trust notes. s....-....... 1880 u
Car trust .................. 1O27Y9 81
Bills payable 56Z,379 3S
Interest accrued to date--......... 120398 8l
Current accounts................ 1631l9 6s
Total. .S1s, 1892 ,25s Is
This account was for the year ending De.
cember 81, 1855; It's debt has largely increased
since that time.
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Euy your boys school suits from p. Rosen
berg u co.
We havs Il larger stock than ever IN Jerseys
in black and cOlurS. See our Jersey Dlt)uscS oc-
fore you buy. liaddun u Co.
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COTTON SEED.
In store or shipped. d....................
or estimated Nt q, 900 bushels.

CASH PAID FOR COTTON SEED.
25OOO bushels at % cents....""..........".S5 5.0Uy
The legal weight Of bushel Of cotton seed
Is 80 pounds.
From the above relative figures, 1t will be
seen that less than one-half OF the cotton seed
from the cotton which has been sold here, has
found its way to market. II % bushels OF
seed are taken from bale, there must he yet
some $1,000 or $1,000 worth of seed in the
hands of the planter.
Business up to this time has been unusually
good at Abbeville. The collections are up 10
high water mark, and the sales of goods are
satisfactory TO the business men in all lines
OF trade.
The weather has been as favorable for gath
ering the crops as any one could wish. AL
most no rains have fallen to stain the staple,
and we have had no freshets TO destroy the
ripe corn on the low lands.
While the general outlook, for the cotton
crop is very favorable, yet we learn that in
some localities the crops indicate consider
able falling off in cotton, from what was once
expected.
Pastures were never better, and the profit
on the grasses and the stock are satisfactory.
AS rule the stock will enter the winter In
good condition.
The farmers seem in good spirits and many
OF them have been handsomely repaid for
their years labor.
The increased price Of cotton seed is quite
O consideration. The price which is now
realized for the seed, will about pay the
cost OF picking and packing
They will realize an advantage, too, in the
matter OF packing lighter bales than hereto
fore. This Is one OF the good results that has
come about In consequence of the recent dis
cussion as to tare on cotton. When the far
mer knows that thirty pounds is knocked off
for bagging and ties, and when he knows that
the heaviest jute and the ties do not weigh
over "a pounds, he will see that by putting
in additional hundred pounds he loses six
pounds. or about 60 cents on 800 pound
bale,
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The finest flour on the market i$ for sale by
l.. Rosenberg IL Co. Try one barrel and you
will use no other.
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Ynu can't afford to miss our bargains in all
dry goods. p. Rosenberg d Co.