The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-19
LONG CANE ITEMS.
Many Readable Paragraphs that were
Intended for Last Weeks Issue.
but which were Crowded Out.

DUG WHICH were SEOhScu Out.
LONG CANE, S. G., Feb. IL, 1890.
Plum trees are blooming
\ good crop is predicted for 1890
Small grain Sowcd last fall is looking nice.
Up to this time We have had Florida win
ter.
ness could he done in this line.
Mr.. Thomas kobcEtIo son has moved to Mr..
James r. lladdon's plankuion.
The successful farmer is preparing his land
every Saturday and Saeday and idle away
precious time and then complain of bad sea-
sons and i'll luck. AS Il rule. the man who
works hardest complains least and is satisfied
with his lot.
The patrons Of the Willow Springs school
have built ~ convenient school house and Sc
cured tho services OF Miss Eppic Hannah as
teacher.
be erected by him on Long Cane ut Raplcy
Shoals. Mr.. Miller generally succeeds 1T cv.
cry thing he undertakes.
Mr.. John NJ. Lcith wiclds the cI::k and the
birch at the Cross Roads school house.
Men should l0oll 10 the comfort of their
stock by building good close stables. Stock
looks better and eats leSswhen comfortably
housed.
Mr.. Brewer has the Abbcvillc branch rail-
road in better condition now than il has been
IN several years.
Young America says the rabbit and par
fridge are fast disappearing. They have been
the object Of too much SPORT for the last few
years.
Every man should take at least one good
newspaper. nc.tcnthS of the parents
mould the future Of their children by their
example they set an example which is III.
most invariably followed. by subscribing for
n good newspaper / heir children viii form Il
habit of reading and grow up intelligent.
II q child should he born during leap year
on the nth of February. ON what day would
its birthday come The next year?
Some cnterprlsing merchant should CSta5-
!iSh 4 branch store at Darraugh'S. The right
man could do Il rushing business in groceries.
Correspondents in Writin" for the press
should use as few personal pr0nounS as posi-.
bic, and OF course should never speak Of
themselves.
February originally had 20 days in an orGi-
nary year, hut when the Roman Senate de.
creed that the eighth month should be called
August, from Augustus Caesar. Il day was
which then had only thirty days, that il
might not be inferior to July, which WAS so
called from Julius Caesar. February is dcriv-
cd from febHdrc, TO purify.
in Columbia as Il guard in the pcnitcntiary,
was up to see his parents Il few days ago
Before Whitney inycntcd the cotton gin n
hand was required To remove III" seed from a
pound of cotton. At this rate ii would have
taken Il hand nearly iNo yeas l.. prepare
bale Of cotton for The market.
For honesty oi luli'"S'', Tor ifU!NiulncSS,
r,lic,; Oh. 40 ianCr HAS been 50 Tatchiul Tor
the welfare of the people ti:Hn II has. IT i
ever ready 10 defend the right ana oppose thr
wrOn".
For the last few days fires :,nd ovcrc0a:S
ht been very comfortable.
Mr.. William Syfan, who has been fireman
Oh the AbbeNi!ic branch for the last five
years. LETT last wc"k for Columbia tn take Il
position aS en- incrr Oh the main line. Alr.
Syfan 5 experiment and cunp'icncS Will win
him friends and success wherever he goes.
The men who Try 10 make ii appear that
there is nothing more for them 10 lCiin are
the III; II who .uccccd slowly.
Nu;hin" !,GOiIS tUwa Ike Il now railroad.
Abhrvllic will put on n"w lie when ;hr ncW
railroad is completed. the travelling public
and business men will then have advantages
and accommodations they have never had
before, as connecting lines OF railways will
force each other 10 employ civil and court
e0us officials, 10 say nothing of the adran-
tageS 10 be derived from the reduction of
frCightS.
Farmers are commencing the new year i'll
better hCaIt, and with more money and more
credit than they have had for many years.
Farmers, generally. have paid of their old nc.
counts and are beginning life anew. With
ar.Othcr crop year like the last farmers Will
then have money tn lay for their supplies.
When they are able 10 do this hard times Will
be Il thing ui the past. SEMINOLE.