The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-20
LONG CANE SPROUTS.
Fact and Fancy from "SeminOle" In
Making Up His Budget.
LONG CANE, 8. c., Aug. IS, 1890

LONG CANE, 8. c., Aug IS, 1890.
Watcrmelons are scarce.
The fields will soon be white with cotton.
The potato crop In Ireland is a failure, and
O famine Is dreaded.
The public roads have been put In good con-
diton since the rain.
Hon. ]. n. King has been around shaking
hands with his constituents.
Mr.. ". Hammond will preach at the Rock
spring school house on the fifth Sunday. >
The people now have good fruit crops every
Mr. Dunlap, who lives near the Shoals is re-
covering from severe case OF sickness.
Mrs. Jennie Cox has been visiting her moth.
er, Mrs. q. w. Syfan, at Abbeville.
Dynamite has been used by some young
men TO kin fish in Long Cane:
been visiting her aunt Mrs. A. E. Cox.
Miss Bell Martin has returned to Greenwood
after spending two weeks with Miss Lena Ke-
Ter.
Mr.. P. A. Roche, one OF the best farmers in
the county, has had some additions made TO
his barn and stables.
Preaching at Gilgal during the last week has,
been well attended. Mr.. Pegues has been as
sisted by Rev. A. F: Berry.
About fifteen car loads Of lumber have been
sent up to Abbevile during the last week for
the g., Z. and n. Railroad.
Mr.. r. E. Cox is having about two thousand
cords OF wood cut for the Oil Mill and the
Railroad.
one-year.old In the county. He drives IL TO
| the road cart .-
Mr.. ]. D. Miller now runs his saw every day
and Is turning out first-class lumber at fair
The old second class car has been returned
to the Abbevile branch. after undergoing re-
pairs in the shops.
No man should consider himself as stand
ard 10 Judge others by. cat seems very
think?
peaches, and Mr.. J. D. Miller has apples for
all his neghbOrs.
It is said that on the desert of Sahara the
thermometer registers 200 degrees Fahr. at
midday, and water freezes in the travellers
cans at night.
More murders have been commit tied in this
| county In the last eight months than for five
years before. Surely this country is not grow
ing worse? The signs one year ago were quite
different.
All the farmers who build pasture fences
now use wire. The old pasture fence is fast
disappearing. 1t will be curiosity in the
| next generation.
Men are still searching for Captain Kidd's
buried treasure, which is thought to be some
where on the Atlant tic coast. Some think 1t Is
hidden on an island near the coast Of Georgia.
SIS" OF Greenwood is very intelligent cor.
respondent. Nothing escapes his watchful
eye: HIS social standing and recognized ablI-
| lty makes him many friends among the read
ers or the Press ana Banner.
The Cherokee Indians lived In this part OF
the country before IL was settled by the white
people. Long Cane creek gets It's name from
the long canes that once lined its banks.
Before this paper is issued again your votes
will have decided who shall be our standard
bearers. Every man is responsible, so far as
his vote and Influence goes, as 10 who shall be
elected. Vote for the men whom you think
will make the best officers. Candidates who
have come over TO the farmers In the eleventh
hour will not make faithful officers, and TO
vote for such would be unpatrlotIc TO your
country.
One Of the most remarkable phenomena of
dreaming, says Chambers Encyclopedias, Is
the rapidity with which long trains OF thought
pass through the mind. A dream requiring
hours for It's accomplishment is begun and
terminated In a few seconds person who
was suddenly aroused from sleep by few
drops of water sprinkled in his face, dreamed
OF the events Of an entire life in which happl-
ness and sorrow were mingled, and which H.
nally terminated with an alteration upon
the borders OF deep lake, in which his exas-
perated companion, after brief struggle, sue
ceede' in punging him. Another instance is
related in the case OF gentleman who
drea med that he had enlisted as a soldier,
Joined his regiment, deserted was apprehend.
ed, carried back, tried. condemned TO be- shot,
and at last led out for execution. After ali
the usual preparations, n gun was fired; he
awoke with the report, and found that noise
10 an adjoining room had both produced the
~ ~ SEMINOLE.