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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
The Good of Having q Bank Account

We think we hazard nothing in saying that
at least portion Of our people are indignant
at the injustice and wrong which the Comp
troller General perpetrated against Treasurer
Blake.
The people of Abbeville county are honest,
and they despise little thing. For this rea-
son, they will demand the payment to Treas
urer Blake Of the amount to which he is just
ly and lawfully entitled for the collection II
our taxes.
They will repudiate the act OF the Comptrol'
Ter General whereby he not only enormously
paid out our money, but actually refused to
pay his own subordinate officer for honest
and faithful work.
Even If they do not require the Comptrol.
Ter Generals bondsmen 10 reimburse this
people for the money which he carelessly
paid out, aud for the release Of Treasurer
Perrin's bondsmen without finishing the
work, they do not want Treasurer Blake to
work for them for nothing.
We presume that but for the merest acci-
dent the Comptroller General would have
had the pleasure of reporting Treasurer Blake
as defaulter. The prevention of this hard
ship occurred in this way: Treasurer Blake
came to town with good bank account-suf-
hclent to live on without touching his salary.
Except for this fact, we have no doubt that
another official letter would have appeared
In the papers before this time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
"SOmething Better"

AS the Alliance wants the sub-treasury or
something BETTER" various Of our brethren
have attempted to furnish something bet
ter"
The Greenville News thinks that potatoes
would make an excellent substitute for the
present money OF the country. The object
tion to this plan is that II would require too
many sub-treasury warehouses, or kitchens,
in which 10 warm over and re-stamp the cold
potatoes.
The Laurens Advertiser thinks the govern
ment ought to buy the railroads and issue
bills receivable for passage and freight, with
the suggestion that all free passes be revoked.
That plan is Objectionable for the reason that
our public servants would not like to surren-
der their passes.
The only something better" that we can
think OF just now, would be to require Con-
gress to pay off the pensions in Con federate
money. Let the old Confederate be author
lied to sell to the government their old bills,
and in case any are lost, let the government
reissue any amount that the people of the
southern States may make oath that they or
their relatives had lost. By requiring the
government to give us greenbacks for our con-
federate money, we would be set up again,
without doing any harm to anybody. AS we
took the Confederate money for actual service
the Federal soldiers should not object to TAX
ing their pensions in it.
If the suggestion to pay Off the Union Sol
diers In Confederate money, doesn't bring
enough money to the country, then require
Congress to penson Alliance lecturers, and
superanuated leaders of the "noble order"
who want office and can't get 1t. We are
quite sure this expedent would distribute
some money in the South.
Like the Herald, we expect the subsidized
press to oppose everything looking to the in
crease Of the currency.
The "noble order' will not be downed, and
all opposition might just as we'll cease.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
ss4O.OOO."

DR.. Stokes talks of forty thousand ALL
encemen in South Carolina.
He said there were four million Alliance.
men in the Uni ted States.
President Polk said there were three mil.
lion in the United States.
II Abbeville county furnishes little over
Co., may 1t not be In nferred that other coun-
ties furnish as many?
If the average Is 6OO, and the number Of
counties is "a. the grand total would be 20,4O0
in South Carolina.
Supposing that 2O.4OO Is the number OF Alii-
ancemen in South Carolina, and admitting
that the order has organized thirty States,
and supposing that the number in South Car
olina is the average, the total number Of
Alliancemen in the United States would be
$4,000, instead four millions as DR.. Stokes
claims, or three millions, as stated by Presi-
dent Polk.
The fact Is, that ofice-seekers and politi-
clans in large measure have taken charge
Of the Alliance, and the majority Of the rank
and file have become disgusted and quit the
order, hence the "homogeneity."
The farmers OF this country are not going
to pay dollar a year, and submit to assess.
ments al intervals for membership in polit-
ical party whose sole purpose 1t is to put one
set of men out Of office and to elevate q hum
grier set TO the same places.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
l89O--l89l.
The First Bales OF Cotton on the Mar.
ket...The Sellers and Buyers.

ket.-The Sellers and Buyers.
There is always more or less interest felt in
the opening Of the cotton market, and the
The first bale in 1880 was brought to ,t1is this
market August 20. by Jacob Jacob Goode. "hi'e
The second bale Of that year was brought In
next day, August q, by Hunter Brothers.
White Brothers bought II at 1OA cents.
price, and must set our farmers 10 devising
plans by which they can come nearer raising
their own supplies.
In 1891, D. W. Thomas brought the first bale,
August 81, one week later than the first bale
last year. o. P. Heath & Co. were the buyers
Of the first bale tins year at Ia cents.
The second bale In this season was ten days
later than the second bale last year, al, and ID
In 1880. r. w. Cannon bought II at 81 cents.
Edgar Bibb, colored, brought the third bale
to mark OF this year on September z. This ne
sold TO r. w. Cannon at 62s cents.
The good seasons and the lateness OF the
opening OF the staple, indicate good cotton
crop, though 1t is estimated that large crop
will bring TO this town $l50,O0O less money
than last years crop brought
The farmers, as q rule, are heavily IN debt.
The purchases Of plow animals includes
larger number than ever before, and the
prices at which they were sold will average
perhaps from Sl25 TO Sl75 each-or say, $50 all
round.
The debts owing to the stores is supposed 10
be as large as ever before.
In addition to the debts to the stores, 1t is
thought that the farmers owe borrowed
money from the banks, in the aggregate,
amounting to something like quarter OF
million.
While in theory there is great saving in bor-
rowing money TO run the farms, yet in prac-
tice and experience, the system has been
largely a delusion.
The fact is, that the great mass Of people
who need help in making their crops, cannot
horde or save their money, but too often
spend ready cash with q lavish hand, while
they contract debts with a carelessness that
lakes farming, under their management, an
nproftable enterprise.
With debts to the stores quite or nearly
equalllng the debts of former years, and, with
an enormous bank account to settle, II will
be q special wonder II wall doesn't 60 up
from some quarter.
In the light Of past experience, we are In
clined TO believe that q majority Of those who
borrow money from the banks had better DO
so no more, and had better 60 back TO old
practices and depend on the stores, as hereto
fore.
When man bOrrows money In February
or March, and then fools II all away paying
old debts, buying buggies and pistols or lend
ing 1t TO his neighbors. how Is he 10 make
crop, except by going to the stores?
But this will settle itself In few years.
The borrower of money will finally fall to be
able to give the needed security to borrow the
money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
Opening New Fields.

Since the railroad has been finished to Ath-
ens an agent for the Atlanta Evening Jour-
nal has been here, soliciting and receiving
subscriptions for that paper.
Some OF our business men subscribed for
the reason that the paper may be received
here by nine o'clock in the morning, furnish
Ing the market repolts up TO four O'Clock Of
the afternoon of the preceding day. And
thus 1t is that the awkward mali and sched
ule arrangements force our people to turn
their eyes in new direction for news.
At present there is no mail carried over this
part Of the G., G. & n, but arrangements with
the conductors have been made TO bring the
papers.
Besides the Atlanta evening dailies on the
morning after publication, we can now have
the Athens Banner every day fresh from the
press If proper arrangements are made the
Athens Banner may be delivered to us by $40
In the morning OF the publication day, being
seven hours earlier than any OF our own State
dailies are received.
1t will be seen at glance at what disadvan-
tase the daily papers of the State are placed
and it will be no wonder II the Georgia pa
pers should gain subscriptions along the G.,
c. IN.
1t seems as If the schedules were arranged
for the greatest possible inconvenience to this
people. No mall Is received here until four
o'clock in the evening, and Of course we get
no papers until that hour except those which
are brought in the morning by the conduc-
tors on the e., c. & y. from Athens or At.
lanta.
If the Athens Banner is ambitious to have
subscribers along the line OF the e., c. & \.
an agent might do we'll, If he worked up this
section. The Banner OF course would not fill
the place OF Il State paper, except in the mat
ter Of market reports, but there are many
business men who would be willing to pay
the subscription price for this feature Of the
paper.
In connection with this, we desire TO thank
the Athens Banner for copy Of the daily.
We trust that 1t may continue to come.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
THE COLORED BAPTISTS.
Meeting of the Savannah Valley AS
northumberland Etc.

The eighth annual session of the Savannah
Valley Association was held with the Mount
mencing Sept. 3rd and ending Sept. 9Th, 1891.
The following churches were represented:
Johns Creek-Revs. D. S. klugh and NJ.
Spring Grove-T. L. Lomax and NJ. NJ. Nc
New Friendship. Cunningham and ]. L.
Washington.
Mount Sinai-P. S. Smith and P. D. Bull.
Walnut Grove-C. Starke and j. Butler.
Mount Morah-W. H. Brown.
Little Rock Buffalo-Joe Fisher and A.
springfield-C. Tennent, Reys. NJ. and A.
Mount Pleasant-s. Thompson and Israel
Fair.
Kennedy's Chapel. L. McHerrin and Har-
Mount Tabor. Wright.
Little Mill-Bradley Holloway, Joe HOW
'' Rev. R M S. NJ. McCants was again elected Mod
orator, Rev: D. 8. Klugh Secretary Rev. NJ
Rev. E. r. Roberts, D. D., of Florence, s. C.:
represented the Home Mission Society ana
the Baptist Herald.
Rev. 81. NJ. Raiford, Of Columbia, s. C., rep
resented the Baptist State Convention WorK;
Rev. r. Carroll, Of Orangeburg, represented
the American Baptist Publication Society.
These gentlemen made able'addresses whlch
were much appreciated Dy all WHO heuiu
Resolutions were offered thanking the kind
officers for the use of the Court House In
which our session was held.
Special mention should be made OF NIT. 1.
l.. Moore, Clerk of Court, and W. 0. Bradley,
Esq. Mr.. Bradleys church has for some time
been holding meetings In the Court House ev.
cry Sunday, but he kindly consented to iet
the Association have the use OF the court
House, the Baptist church in Abbeville being
too small to accommodate the association.
For this the association was quite grateful,
mention enI o also as the thew rendered valuable aid
by giving us the use of their church on Sun.
day and by helping TO care for the messen;
gers These brethren are broad hearted and
liberal.
We were not able to cooperate with our A. .
NJ. E. brethren, as they had to have love feast
on Sunday morning. ,
We thank God for the profitable session In
the grand town Of Abbeville. and we hereby
tender our thanks to the kind people OF ADDe'
Vile both white and colored.
D. S. Klugh, Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
THE COTTON SEASON.
The Ginneries and the OIL Mill Pre-.
pairing for Business.

The yearly amount of cotton ginning al
Abbevllle Increases with It's returning season
and better facilities and greater competition
will draw 10 Abbevile larger business this
year than was ever done here before.
The Mcmillan gin has been set in order, and
has already gone TO work.
Messrs. K. q. Wilson i Co. were the first TO
set up their machinery, and they ginned the
first bales OF this years crop.
Large bodies move more slowly, and the oil
mill ginnery wheels will now begin TO turn,
and the oil mill will begin 10 run as soon as
seed can be had.
The people generally have become con.
vinced that 1t is cheaper and better TO bring
their cotton to the village gins, from the
fields, than to undertake to keep 1t and have
1t ginned at home.
A good farmer in this vicinity has for years
taken his cotton directly 10 the gin, without
unloading from the wagon into which it Was
loaded by the pickers In the field. In this
way there Is no loss from waste In handling,
and there Is no loss In weight from drying.
II every farmer would take his cotton direct
ly from the field to the gin great savings III la-
bor and weight would be effected.
Scientific investigation has proven that cot
ton seed-for feeding or enriching the soil
pays better when sold to the oil mills or are
exchanged for meal and hulls, than when
used in the raw state for either feeding stock
or throwing on the ground.
1t would be well, therefore, for all planters
to sell any seed which they do not need for
next years planting. This being true, 1t Is
economy to take the seed from the field to the
ginnery where both the lint and the seed may
be sold, witho out further trouble or any OF the
losses incident TO holding 1t back.
With the ample preparations which have
been made at Abbeville, bale Of cotton may
be ginned ain ost any hour Of the day. We
have from twelve TO fifteen large gins run by
powerful engines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
RARE YIELD OF TOMATOES.
Abbeville to Loss the Presence OF
Good Woman.

Mrs. Cothran, Of this village recently took
at one time from one vine ll3 ripe tomatoes.
This extraordinary yield beats the Farmers
Movement and whole sub-Alliance club.
The mention OF Mrs. Cothran's name re.
minds us of the fact Of her contemplated re-
moval TO distant city. In going away from
Abbeville she leaves the home Of her nativi-
~ and the friends and kindred who have
surrounded her for life time. In going
away she leaves the church for which her la
oors have been given, and for which her
prayers have asCended.
In her departure, the gay and happy, tho
sedate and the troubled, as well as the sick
In body and the distressed In mind, will ex-
perience loss-a heartfelt loss. She has
ever been the comforter OF the distressed, and
her whole life has been Il perpetual ltany,
blessing and doing good to all-in whatever
station or condition of life.
In cultivatlng flowers and vegetables, and
In beautifying and making her home attrac
tive with natures rarest gifts none can excel
her In refined taste or artistic skill Hers il
the ideal home, and she is the devoted wife
and mother-the lueen-whom all hearts
love and adore. In the minds most exalted
inspiration and In the hearts most ardent
zeal are found thousand ways OF ooing
homage TO her whose christian grace and
kindly spirit command tribute from friend
ships richest store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
Personal and Otherwise.

Mis-. Sarah Thruston so well known to our
people, has accepted a position In q fashion
able school In Baltimore.
Mr. NJ. e. Heath leaves on Wednesday for
New York, where he expects to buy the finest
stock of goods that has eynr been brought 10
this place.
Mrs. A. NJ. Smith is at home after pleasant
stay at Buna Vista.
DR.. Frank Parker, OF Charleston, is visiting
his brother, Mr.. w. II. Parker.
Mr.. H. W. b. Glover left Friday for short
stay In Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Atkinson, president of Female
College In Columbia preached In the Presby-
terian church Sunday.
Mrs. Benet and her little son Sam returned
on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Latlmer. Mrs. Moore and Miss
Maggie Latimer spent Saturday in town.
MIR. Lewis Parker from Greenville Is In
town.
Friday was like an April day-showers and
sunshine.
Messrs. Glover, Woodell and Williams
made flying visit to Athens last week.
for ten years In the Rev. Toomer Porter's
school in Charleston, has accepted school
here.
The r. r. men played a match game OF base
bal against the town nine last Thursday, re-
sulting In favor Of the town nine. Score ten
to twenty-one.
A number OF the town people are going to
Athens on the excursion Wednesday, Sep
tember 9Th.
Miss Ida Bowman, of Lowndesville, is Wis.
iting Miss May Robertson.
Miss Sallie Calhoun, of Monterey, is visit
ing friends In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanckel returned home last
Friday.
The g., C.& N. depot is Gavorlte walk for
the III J young people since the change Of sche-
Miss Sallie Marshall will teach on Magazine
Hill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
The Difference.

Before Mr.. Irby, Mr.. Stack house and others
worked themselves into good positions we
found their names prominent in Alliance cir
Giles. Now, since they have nice offices their
names have dropped out OF sight. But we
hear of DIR. Stokes, Mr.. Tolbert and others,
the presumption being that they want office,
too, and want it badly.
DIR. Stokess conduct Of the Cotton Plant ex.
cites our pity. He was reared and educated
with the best Surroundings, and knows the
right as we'll rs any man in South Carolina,
and his merit and intelligence entitle him to
public respect.
But when man Of acknowledged intelli-
gence and ability uses the official "olgan' OF
the Alliance to misrepresent that portion
or class of people whom we have always been
taught to respect, and when he prostitutes
that same "organ" for making appeals to the
prejudices OF the great mass of the people
who look to him for honest deliverances, we
are amazed.
DIR. Stokes is in trusted position, and If
his utterances are shaped with view-not to
advance the interests the order at whose
head he is-but to advance his own political
aims he imposes on his constituency and
takes an unfair advantage Of his competitors.
But, as q matter of fact, we think the ALI
ance understands DR.. Stokes very well.
Politicians, as a rule now seem TO regard the
Alliance as the only people from whom Office
may be had, and we presume at no time in
the history of the order has there been SO
many prospective candidates for public Of
fee within the ranks of the "noble order.'
The President of the Alliance, in his an
nual address spoke OF the order having lost
something in numbers, but he thought the
l"homogeneity" had more than made up ior
that loss.
At present we believe the official reports OF
the membership of the Alliance in Abbeville
county places the number at between 600 and
7OO
This clearly proves DIR. Stokes's theory ol
the "homogeneity" of the Alliance to-day.
Webster defines "homogeneity" to mean
| ''sameness OF kind, or nature"
We know, without being able 10 prove 1t,
that number of Alliancemen are wanting
ONCE, and-like some other people, who are
not tAlliancemen-they want IL badly.
And SO DR.. Stokess declaration as 10 the
I"homogeneity" OF the Alliance is explained,
and his use OF that word would lead US TO be-
lieve that he thinks all, or nearly all, Of the
members want office Such an inference is
much more reasonable, than the construction
which DR.. Stokes puts on Senator Buffers
| words at Prosperity.
II the official reports put the membership
In this county at a fraction over GOO, may 1t
not be reasonably inferred that there is q
large per cent. OF that number who have q
longing eye for the flesh pots? DIR. Stokes is
presumed to know. He says they have
gained in "homogeneity."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
oUIBBLE ABOUT WORDS IS NOTHING.
Every Intelligent. Decent Citizen OF
South Carolina Knows that Sen.
atOr Butler Does Not Intend TO
Insult 100000 AIliancemen.''
Newberry Herald and News


The Herald and News would like to ask the
Cotton Plant, and others who are making G
great ado over what they claim Senator But
Ter said in his Prosperity debate. II they claim
that as an argument In favor OF the sub treas
ury plan?
Suppose Senator Butler did say, which he
did not, what his language Is construed To
mean by those who are opposed TO him, what
has that to do with the merits OF the sub
treasury or of the joint discussion between
himself and DR.. Strokes?
Why this great effort to divert the minds
OF the people from the merits Of the discus
sion and endeavor thus TO prejudice them
against General Butler? Whyt his personal at
tack upon Senator Butler? Is this point the
only flaw that can be found In the argument of
Senator Butter? Why quibble over words
when every sensible man knows that Senator
Butler never said and never intended to say
that 10000 farmers In this State are thieves and
ScOundrels?
To man on the fence 1t looks very much
like an admission that Senator Butler got
she best OF the Prosperity discussion. There
is no use to mince words about II. Dr.
Stokes is not match for Senator Butler In
Joint public dicusson. He is a very clever
man and we like him personally very much.
but we do dislike very much 10 see such per.
version made of what a man says as has been
done in this case and for the purpose Of in
juring faithful public servant and to make
the people lose confidence In him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
RECEIVED ITS QUIETUS.
An Impracticable Scheme Frustrated
and n Fresh Lawyer Squelehed.

ST. LOUIS, Sept "A special from Hutchin'
son, Kansas, says: The Alliance scheme TO
effect the foreclosure OF mortgages on home
steads received It's quietus, so far as this judi
cial district Is concerned, in Judge Houk q
court yesterday. c. q. Clark, lawyer, who
has been sending out circular letters TO the ei-
feet that he could defeat mortgage foreclos-
ures on homesteads, filed motion in the dis
trlct court TO have such foreclosure set aside.
After speaking about two hours on the consti:
tutional rights OF American citizens as laid
down by Jerry Simpson, Mrs. Lease and 9TH
ers, he was coOiIy Informed by Judge Houk
that so far from having case If he lad ac-
cepted fee from his client on representation
that he could prevent foreclosure on such tes
timony and authority, he ought 10 be prose-
cuted for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.