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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

1t seems somewhat strange that 1t
should require more than ten days to
pass resolution so manifestly proper
as that of Senator Plumb, instructing
the Senate Committee on Rules to put
stop to the sale of liquor in the Sen
ate wing of the Capitol. There is a
rule prohibiting the sale of liquors ;
but MIR. Plumb knows that it is open
ly violated or he would not have Offer
ed his resolution. While no Senator
has opposed the resolution, yet there
has been a manifest desire on the part
of certain Senators to bring ridicule
upon it by offering absurd amend
ments; for instance, one instructing
the officials of TIE Senate to carefully
search each Senator's desk every
morning to see that no liquor is con-
cealed there. do not mean to class
Mr.. Blair's amendment aimed against
drinking in committee rooms among
the absurd ones. In common with ev-
ery one who has taken the trouble to
Investigate the matter, I regard Mr..
| Blair's amendment as necessary to
break up what appears to be CROWN
evil. The others are below the digni-
| ty of the United States Senate, and it
is surprising that members Of such a
body should be willing to offer them.
There are rumors that Speaker
Reeds order prohibiting the sale of Ii
quors in the House wing of the Capt.
tol is not being strictly enforced. I
have no personal knowledge on the
subject, but I know that since it was
issued passers by in the corridors have
not been shocked by seeing men drink
ing the filthy and destructive stuff in
the House restaurant, as they are dai
ly by similar sights in the Senate res
taurant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
Can a Decent Paper do It?

What more efectual way of adver.
tising lottery than for newspaper
to publish (gratiss) a statement,
whether true or false, that some real OF
mythical fooHof like tenor, has drawn
prize of many thousand dollars. OF
course no mention is made of 900 9TH
er fools of the same class who drew
blanks. Query: Who besides the ma
nipulators of the gigantic swindIe can
know that such prize was drawn at
all by any body? Be that as it may
the publication of the statement may
accomplish, more or less surely its de-
sign, viz: Decoy other fools into the
vortex of fraud.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
TOM FINLEY COMES BACK.
His Social Recognition in Washing.
ton Leads to Political DisappOint-
Yneuf MT Home.

Although he lives In Washington, and may
be on the most intimate terms with the posi-
office officials, yet Tom Finley pays his In,
, debtedness for subscription to the Press and
Ranner. He has been subscriber to this
newspaper for many years, ana ne usually
pad arrearages In good time, but wnen ne
went to Washington last Fall, we thought ms
debt-paying quality would 1e "ipeo a, ouS; o,,;
therefore his name was stricken from our
subscription list, and we mnurned 1or dol'
lar and q half, as II lost. While on the train
last Wednesday between Greenwood ano
Hodges he handed out the silver, when rom
It may be remembered that Tom Finley
was at one time aspirantifor the position 0 ol
postmaster at Abbeville. While we: o: our
own knowledge, know nothing at all OF the
story. vet It is said that he managed TO get
the appointment, but before the commission
came, It was reported that a letter had oeen
received in Washington In which he declined
or resigned the office. Afterward there were
various reports about that letter OF resigpa a.
uon, one OF which was to the effect that ne
did not write 1t, and 1t was then surmisesu :!
for him, possibly without being asked 10 DO
After getting his leg broken about that
time, In the railroad cut, and afterward lying
up several months for repairs, he wents to
Washington, since which time he has no
doubt dressed in fine linen and Jared snmptu.
ously every day. He looks better than he
, did before he lett, ana IL is Salu LnaL ne walks
better now than no did before he got hurt In
his ground and lofty tumbling at the head OF
the railroad cut. .
We presume Tom Finley Is on the closest
and most intimate terms, as he deserves to
be. with the postofice officials, and we have
no doubt that he Is recognized as shining
light In Republican society at Washington.
He seems to be of the build and makeup TO
gain the warmest place In Republican office.
holders heart. Tom Finley has no doubt
found his social level ut the Capital, and IL ls
not likely that he will come back to Aboe'
Vile, where he was not a leader In society,
Social recognition to an aspiring man Is
worth much, and 1t now seems that H. Is
cheek by jowl with the Republicans In Wash
ington. Tom Finley's social standing At Alb
beville and in Washington would seem 10 In.
dicate difference In society here and In that
city. ,
Since assosiating with the Republicans al
Washington, Tom Finley came back to the
Third Dlstrictimbued with the idea that he
would make good Congressman. He visit
ed Newberry, Anderson, and perhaps other
places before he attended the Republican con-
yention at Greenwood last Tuesday. The
convention was ungrateful and went back on
their own race by nominating white man
for the place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
What Others Say.
Christian, Statesman.

The religious newspapers are tenn
ing with the discussion of moral ques-
tions which are at the same time po-
litical questions. Besides the ever
present problem of the liquor traffic,
we have under discussion the lottery,
the Bible in the schools, the encroach-
ments of Romanism, our Sabbath
laws, our marriage and divorce laws,
polygamy and Mormonism, the rela-
ton of the nation to the Indian, the
Chinese question, the rights of the ne
gro, national aid to education, Peace
and Arbitration, or the relation of the
nation to the war system, the traffic
with weaker races in liquors and fire.
arms, questions of prison management
and the responsibility of government
for the reformation of criminals, pau
perism, and its relief and cure-and
the list is not exhausted. On all these
questions the religious newspapers are
speaking out distinctly, and with few
exceptions on the right side. We
have not included any which cannot
fairly be said to be present questions
up for discussion and settlement. And
they are all questions of morals and
religion. They all touch the relation
of the nation to God and His Law,
and their right or wrong settlement
will determine whether or not we are
to be a Christian nation. In this fact
as we'll as in the fact that these issues
involve the life anu welfare Of the
Church, lies the right of the Church
and of her public journals to discuss
them. But what becomes Of the once
familiar maxim that religion has moth
ing to do with politics? The truth
lies more nearly in the reverse propo-
sition-religion has everything to do
with politics, and politics have every
thing to do with religion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

1t was decided, through discourage
ment, in certain village to close the
prayer-meeting but pious old wo-
man declared that it should not be so,
for she would be there if no one else
was. Next morning some one jesting-
ly asked her, Ibid you have your
prayer meeting last night ?" "Ah,
that we did," she replied. "How many
were present ?" "Four." she said.
"Why, I heard that you were there
alone" "Oh, no, was the only one
visible but the Father was there, and
the Son was there, and the Holy Spirit
was there, and we all agreed in pray
er." Before long, from shame OF
themselves and from admiration OF
the old woman's perseverance, the
meeting was revived, and brought
prosperity to the church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
Wisdom is Profitable to Direct.

In dealing with the important and
pressing issues upon the people Of
South Carolina and the consequent de-
mands for conservative thought and
wise action it should not be expected
of any class of men to leave no mark
of the talzi5le on what they may do.
There must be charity in judgment If
concert of action is to be obtained.
Honest men cannot always see alike.
A thing may appear right or wrong to
eyes at one standpoint, while viewed
from another point the same thing
may appear different. Here is the
faith and patience of the Christian pa
triot and statesman. Why not award
sincerity one to another and, without
sacrifice Of essential principles, do
that which is believed to be for the
good of the people as whole. Let
every person Oh the one hand suppress
words and refrain from actions which
may unnecessarily irritate those who
may think and act differently, and on
the other hand follow in speech and
action the things which tend to peace,
whether or not those things are exact
ly in agreement with ones own views.
If South Carolina has men "that
have understanding of the times, to
know what Israel 1.-THE people] ought
to do," now is the time for them to
stand in the breaches and give the peo-
ple the benefit of unselfish wisdom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
READY FOR YOUR TITHEs.
An Honored offer ON his Last Round
The People Should Pay Prompt

When the earth yields It's golden grain and
opens It's fleecy staple to kingly power, all the
people are asked to lay upon the altar OF their
country just contribution for the support OF
that Government which guarantees to US CIVIL
liberties and religious rights. If that Govern
ment has been Just and generous 10 all OF its
subjects, and protected alike the poor as well
as the rich--if 1t has punished the powerful
and influential simmer with the same sever
ity It has visited upon the petty offender
who may have been weak, and without
friend at Court-then IT Is the duty OF every
citizen to give cheerfully to the support OF
the Government
But the fact is, all will be compelled to give
whether cheerfnlly or otherwise. That being
true, the notice OF Captain Perrin will be OF
interest to you. Whatever others may have
done in the past, he has certainly discharged
his duty, and served the people faithfully:
After service OF fourteen years. he declined
to ask for reelection, and now when he is ON
his last round, 1t Is to be hoped that all may
come forward promptly, and pay their taxes
without delay. and without unnecessary
trouble to him who retires from office al
peace and good will to all mankind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
Ne,p York Christian Advocate.

An article in the September "Fo-
rumn on Formative Influences" by
Edward Everett Hale, is chiefly auto
biographical, and all the more interest
ing on that account. Among the bet
ter formative influences in boys edu-
cation Mr.. Hale names "a liberal share
of disagreeable duties" He tells of
task which his father once gave him,
for which he was almost wholly un-
prepared, but in working it out he
both learned an important lesson and
acquired larger ability. Some parents
make a great mistake in trying to
make life too easy for their children.
They shield, excuse, and help them,
carry them Oh fowery beds of ease
through the formative period of life,
and when they reach maturity they
are soft and worthless. Hardships
have their uses. They develop fiber
and strength. Those who allow their
children to grow up without wearing
any yoke or performing any duties
which are disagreeable spoil them in
mistaken effort to benefit them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
Our Pension Outlay.

The pension appropriations made SC
far by the present House, according to
representative Henderson of Iowa, ag.
gregate $167, ,419,731. The items are
these Regular pension bills, $9S, ,427,,
461; urgent deficiency, $2l, ,6l3, ,0O9
soldiers homes deficiency, $Sl ,6O9
artificial limbs deficiency, 100000
pay and bounty claims, 81, 123 ,629
Soldiers homes, $2,6O1, ,765; aid for
State homes. $400, 600; artificial limbs,
$4O2, 900; expension Office, $2,439, $50
records and pension division, War De-
partment, $837, ,27O; Act for total help.
lessness, $45 900; general pension Act
(recently passed), $35, 1000, 900; urgent
deficiency, $3,7oS, 1888; total, $167, ,419,'
731.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
CONFERENCE OF THE FRIENDS OF TEN
PERANCE.
Called to Show their DisapprOval of
the Act OF the Legislature, which
Set Aside the VIII of the People.

We, the Mount Carmel Division, No. 20,
Sons Of Temperance, believing that the time
has come for the people OF Abbeville county
to show their disapproval Of the act Of the
last Legislature which set aside the wishes p ot
the people, expressed unmistakably at the
ballot box, by giving to the town OF Abbeville
the right to allow saloons to exist for the ppr-
pose OF increasing her revenue but 70 the
detriment of the best interests Of the whole
county, do respectfully suggest that confer
ence Of the friends of Temperance In the
scounty be held at an early day TO confer In re-
gard to the repeal of the above act.
We call on all Of the friends OF Temperance
TO see to it that every community be repre-.
sented at this conference, should 1t be held.
i Let those in the county who favor the pro
posed action, let it be known through the
! Press and Banner:
: ]. NJ. Steadman,
90 ]. P. Robinson, NJ. D.
81 w. o. Sturkey,
James Walsh,
]. A. Harmon,
Committee.
Mount Carmel, Sept Is. 1880.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
End Of q Famous Feud.

HUNTINGDON, w. ", Sept. 5.-The
famous Hatfield-McCoy feud is at an
end. Two men were seen on our
streets yesterday conversing together
in friendly manner. One was q
brother-in-law of old man Mccoy, the
other a son-in-law of Anse Hatfield.
They spoke freely of the famous feud
and said that by common consent it
would be allowed to cease. Both the
parties have gone back to work and
will live quiet lives. West Virginia
and Kentucky may both rejoice at the
termination of the feud and may hope
that their annals may never again be
stained with similar occurrence. A
number of the members of both fac
tions are still under indictment. for
murder and lesser crimes, but will
probably now not be troubled by the
authorities.
The feud has been in progress nearly
twenty years, and in that time at least
a score of the Hatfelds and McCoys
have been murdered. Only one MEM
ber of either side has been legally pun
ished. That was "Cap' Hatfield, who
was hanged at Pikeville, KY, some
months ago for the brutal murder of
Alfare Mccoy, young girl, whom he
shot down as she was trying TO escape
from her fathers house, which the
Hatfields had fired.
What record for a country of Flaw
and ORDER" not to mention the fact,
that it all took place in professedly
Christian government! Yet it is but
a miniature of what the East, West,
North and South of this entire Chris
tian (?)'Commonwealth were jealous
ly engaged in for four memorable
years. What hundred tongues and
pens could number and give the true
moral color to the thoughts, emotions
and actions occasioned, from first to
last in the minds and hearts and lives
of the Hatfields and McCoys and their
sympathizers, to say nothing of what
has been thought, said and done by
the thousands of persons in the widen
ing regions beyond West Virginia and
Kentucky. Only to think Of the al
ternating vengeance as the feet of
those murderers were swift to make
"blood touch BLOOD" and that such
savage warfare should be carried on
for twenty years is enough to amaze
and sicken the heart of the most i'm
bruted type of humanity. Yet after q
bloody cycle of twenty years the sur
vivors capitulate and agree to live and
let live, just what the originators of
the feud might have done at the be-
Had a few friends wisely
mediated at the beginning of the trou-
BILE all of those murders with their at
tendant and consequent evils might
have been prevented, though such q
grand and bloodless victory Of the
peace-makers might not have been
thought worthy of any special record
by men who think that no man merits
the name of "hero" unless he has dis
himself in destroying
mems lives! In that deplorable war
between the Hatfields and the McCoys
wisdom would have been better than
weapons of war, for thereby the de-
struction of much good would have
averted. The feud is ended; when
will its effects and memories come to
an end?'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
A Terrible BIunder.
CherdU Reporter.

The Columbia Register Of the 18th refers to
the Abbeville Mediums Baltimore CORES
pondent's article on large and small cotton
bales and gives its (the Register'sl opinion In
regard to G. l.. P, the correspondents, pos
sition. II we are not mistaken, the Medium
has nothing to do with the discussion-the
Press and Banner and Register were the pa
icle copied in the Register on the 14th should
have been credited to The Reporter, The Re
gister will please be more careful-it has made
a number OF blunders where The Reporter
was concerned, and 1t is about time to be a
little more particular.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

How absurd for newspapers to pub
lish RULES for Husbands Any sort
of wife can prescribe better rules for q
husband than he can find in news
paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

We have an elegant line of crush and al
pine hats. P. Rosenberg e. Co.
Have you been to Smiths yet to see their
big stock of vehicles, carts, etc. II not II
viii pay you to do so.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

A colored woman was so frightened
during O thunder storm that, as she
expressed it, she "trembled like an
ashpan."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
8. 8. Times.

How common it is to sneer at the
one dissenting juryman of the twelve,
as though he were unduly obstinate in
standing out against his fellows But
the real question in such case is not
How did the other eleven vote? but,
What was the right? 1t may be great
ly to a mans credit to be the one jury
man who will not follow the other
eleven in agreeing to a wrong verdict.
Every one Of US has it for a duty, at
times, to stand all alone for the right,
against the popular judgment in our
circle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
Deaths.

Mrs. Harriet Granbery, step-mother o
Bishop ]. G. CRANBERRY, died in Norfolk, Vir
glnia, September l3.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

When we refuse to believe God, we
have no claim upon His promises.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
GETTING READY FOR COURT.
The Jurors who were Drawn Last
Thursday to Serve at the October

Jury Commissioner w. E. Morrison, and
other members Of the Jury commission, met
In the office Of the Clerk OF the Court Iast
Thursday morning. With open doors, 10
broad daylight, and in the presence OF Wit
nesses, they proceeded to draw the jury Tor
the October Term, with the following result:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

MISS ELIZA CALHOUN is on visit to hel
Ter, Mrs. Marshall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01

But the most terrible obstacles are
such as nobody can see except ones
self.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-10
rension appropriation Passed and Army
Appropriations Taken Up.

Appropriation Taken Up.
wasHyssrox CRY, May Ain the Senate q
eomuunseassou Was received from the tfe&a-
ury department. with reports frsm special
agents. a. to evasion OF the laws against the
entrance OF Cinnamon from canada: referred
70 the COMMITTEES on immigration
Tho annual pension appropriation bin wss
taken up, the question being on The amend.
rasnf increasing the number Of pension agents,
with salary of ts.noo. from eighteen 70 twenty !;
agreed to--yeas - rays i9-a party vote. except
that Payne voted aye and Allison. ingalls,,
Plumb and Teller no The hsll having been
reported bach from The committee of the whole
10 the senate. the question of the amendment
came up again fer action. Coskseli said he
was hurnii atea al the fsrf sAst the committee
on appropriations, headed by the distinguished
senator from Iowa lAiiisonl, had ins, been rid
den over roaghshos By The Republican major
f.y There was na reason whatsoever Cor the in
crease Of the two osacers. except for the hxnedf
Of sYolisrssn-
sasrrasn suggested that ccckrsH was making
a very great affair out ef . srnAIl matter, and
s-1as<. for the increase. saying the peEsioss
cfS3es a. CgIx1 bus wss 10 crowded nsw by sae
srrresse ia pensioners that IL was necessary.
lie fsAernsxni vesy sesdcsn disausei with sAe
committee On appropriations. bat when Q nxw
atsssssoE care up sbe committee ensAg nas 10
sesl c:Fsndess II Sc wcrx sas Inquired iasa
corkrsss seferssss 10 the ruEass that there vas
= wa+sa aDa active csmssss over the onso pea
sson sxsnsy tnsf friend ei "a ex-rgssideat
hst been ses, cse6 over the choice of aEssAsg
ls5ss.uxnssse# citizen tmsaning Sasrzsazl- ana
Ans sse senator. ssa vas 90 xrievoasly stsssy-
ro4nsss. w.s rating the cssstaon Of these fxo
sssrsrsr, sas.s shss al sAis shessa thar Cock
rsIl s.si s-~n zs;ena ins to ssnsI details sscrs
lsxaslons wAirA ksi no ccnreessca with sEa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-10


0rasing Land On Columhia River lslsnds
-Public improvements.
CArHLANEf. May a.-F. NJ. Warren Ia the pro-
priesor of about 900 acres of land st Waliacc's
island, which ne bought for = seintng ground.
1t bids fair. however. TO prove mofs valuable for
. stock farm, for Mr.. Warren now has 100 acres
planted Ia hay and has stocked the place with
some dne Ciydesdalc horses and Durham CATTLE
little expenditure Of capital would open up =
great many more places like this on our Coium-
bia river islauds. and they wonid be highly re-
munentivc, - shere is no better hay In tho
world.
A large number Of schoolma'ms have taken
sdvantase Of the bright, sunny weather that No
have lesely been enjoying 10 take up land
claims back Of Drookheld.
L saidrcn 10 renovnsing his dam In the Elo-
komin and Jacob Mccoy proposes to put in
another. 90 legs can be driven down to tide
water in that stream during the summer sea-
son.
At the meeting Of the county commissioners
held Monday ana Tuesday of this week, new
roads were ordered laid oms from Crooked 70
Jim Grow creek, and from the termination of
the West skamokawa Valley road to the Column
bsa river
willis,n Hume. OF Eagle CIir. whose bear
hunting expioits rival those OF Grizzly Adams.
last week shot large black bear weighing over
go pounds
Gu the 10Th OF fhfs mouth the board of county
commissioners viii conys ne. In order 10 appraise
the school lands ~ provided for ~ the last leg
.sInfnfe.
Tic United states tug Lincoln. with scov
containing party OF engineers. arrived here
1us sday. They viii survey tho river from this
pessnt to Astoria
TAursdsy nlght George A. csshii. of this place,
weut out in skiff with . ssnall net on the Col.
umbla 20 procure sonse salmon for sxlsing. He
was set upon hy party u sfeek fshermen and
badly beaten