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Evening journal., 1891-06-08

The Department Of Elections began
canvassing the vote shortly before noon,
and had not finished up to the time OF
going to press The official returns 50
far as they have been canvassed do not
show any marked change from those al
ready published.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11

The Worlds Fair Committee contin-
ues to meet and keep itself before the
public eye. 1t has fixed the salaries of
the officers; and from the amounts
appropriated, it is evident that the
Fair is expected to he finanaial sue
cess, so far as the officers personal in
terests are concerned, at least. The
President is to receive $4,000 a year,
the Secretary $4,000, and the Director
General $4,000. The Executive COM
mittee has been appointed. And so
details are gradually passing into
shape. The Christian population of
the country-and that means the vast
majority of those who can make the
show a success-is awaiting final de-
cision of the Sunday question. TO
whom do you propose to defer, Messrs.
Commissioners-the lovers, or the ene-
mics, of what is ight?-Pittsburgh
Advocate.
The salaries of the President, Con-
gressmen, ETC., are as follows: Presi-
dent, $4,000; Vice President, $4,000
President pro tenn. of Senate, $4,000
Speaker Of the House, $4,000; Cabinet
officers, $1,000 United States Sena-
tors, $4,000; members Of Congress, S.
600 chief Justice of Supreme Court,
$40, 500: Associate Justices of Su-
preme Court, $4,000; United States
Circuit Judges, $4,000; United States
District Judges, 800 to 5000; For
eign Ministers Great Britain, France,
Germany, Russsa), each, $l7.50O; 9th
er Missions, $4,000 to $4,000 Boston
Budget.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
The Subject OF Immigration

Somo Of our brethren OF the press have
manifested some anxiety on the subject o
Immigration, and seem TO think that the in
fiux Of foreigners Is necessary to the highest
and best development OF the country.
Speaking for the Press and Banner, we are
NO fanatic on this subject. While we would
not oppose the coming OF any good man, OF
men, who may choose to coms to Abbeville or
TO South Carolina, yet we are content, n they
do not come. II men OF means come here
they generally buy out good neighbors, who
in turn 60 of to some other county or State
We have no use for any more laborers, OF
persons who must earn their living by day
wages. W have an abundance OF that kind
OF labor, which we can hire on better terms
than we could hire strangers and aliens.
As q matter OF fact this is O poor place fol-
laborers to como to, and we are not anxious
for our own citizens to turn over their farms
to rich strangers, and then themselves &c
away.
We think this country Is ours by inheri
tance, and we like our neighbors better than
we do strangers, with their strange politics
their strange social habits, and their strange
religion.
This country rlghtfully belongs TO US and
our children, and we hope that We and they
may enjoy 1t forever.
In me course Of time all our waste places
will be built up by our own people and their
descendents
We welcome the stranger within our gates,
II he comes Of his own free will, but we are
pot now going out into the lanes and high
ways to bring poor men to a place where
sthey should not come, neither are we seeking
10 entice the rich hither that they may buy
zout our neighbors and send them adrlft.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Contributed Locals.

ABBEvILLE, S. c., March II, 1891.
Miss Maggie Lowry OF Due West Is visiting
Mrs. w. E. Bell.
Miss Sallie Scott is with Mr.. r. NJ. Haddon
| Il Co. for the spring season.
Miss Orene Hughes is visiting relatives in
Mr.. A. o. Grant from the Savannah side
| was In Abbevlle last Saturday.
Mr.. w. A. Templeton spent few days at
| tending the meeting In Greenwood.
| Mr.. w. r. Bullock went home last Satur.
day and did not return Monday-as be
thought the trestle over Long Cane was un
Mr.. w. E. Bell and Capt. J. G. Edwards
have gone North to purchase their spring
Rev. w. F. Pearson was in town last Mon.
Miss Ella Gilmore is with r. NJ Haddon &
Co. for this season.
great a rainfall as we have had for the past
month, in all their life. II has certainly
been heavy and business Of every kind has
been retarded.
| family regret to see them leave Abbeville,
and extend 10 them best and kindest wishes
for their prosperity and happiness In their
| MIR. Is. K. Beacham and family now occu.
| pies the dwelling of Mr.. A. w. Jones.
Mrs. Coogler and family will occupy q
suite OF roomslin the Jones house, with Mr..
Last sunday was good day for "wet
weather christians"
Mrs. Mcintosh is in the city visiting her
sister Mrs. Lee.
d. II. Magill, Esq, was in town last Tues
day.
Mr.. l.. A, Smith Of Cokesbury is with r. NJ,
| Haddon L. Co.
Mr.. Emmett Cox and family will occupy
part OF Mrs. Lucy Thomson's house.
Mr.. Sam Scott or Columbia is now run
ming on the Abbeville brunch-relieving Mr..
| Arthur Sl fan for a few days
Mr.. Geo. w. Syfan, Sr. was seen on the
,oI 70 u.iS ueS asC meSA oonesns G m ua
through on Sunday, attending divine wor'
ship.
1t is probable that Rev. Fife the evangelist
will hold Il meeting in Abbeviile next May.
A handsome young man OF Fort Pickens Is
| trading for a house and lot
Mr.. e. V. hammond has patent machine
| for putt ing buttons on shoes in the most dur.
able manner and on shortest notice.
Why is IL that stock are allowed TO Craze
over the slice walks?
Born to Mrs +. e. Perry, a son. M.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Cant We Be Civil to Each Other? :?

| We intended to copy good humored edi
torial from the Pickens Sentinel on the sub
Ject of editorial criticism Of other newspa
pers.
We think each editor would find 1t more
profitable TO work for the upbuIlding OF hit
own paper, than TO eXpend his energy and
| talent in working to ipjure brother editor
either In good name or In business.
If merchant or railroad company should
undertake TO advertise the short coming Of
their competitors and thus seek to bring them
Into public rdicule or TO injure their business
| the public would certainly resent the act
And 1t should be SO in the printing business
1t may be presumed that each and every
| editor or publisher Is actuated by the
same principles-except In cases where one
editor from selfish purposes or malicious mo
| tives map seek to injure the business or
reputation of another.
The public are good judges of newspapers.
| and those editors who make their papers
| worthy Of support while answering a public
demand, will likely receive business com
| mensurate with their efforts, and no spitefu
| undermining or f1y-bIowing Of q brother
editor will do much toward bringing the
spiteiul paper into public respect or private
| confidence.
The public are ready to see the motives fol
assailing neighbor. The great public heart
Is not easily mlsled, and II the assailed broth
or conducts himself rightly, others are power.
less to do him much harm.
The right way TO succeed in any business Is
TO apply the best business methods, and then
TO make IT to the interest OF the public to give
their custom.
No man, in any line Of business. can sue.
ceed merely by the exhibition Of jealousy or
spite towards competitors. There is room for
every man in every line of business, If they
answer the public demand, and OH general
principles, we think brother editors are enti-
tied TO ut least the same cvility that issllown
| to others.
This Is written without my Intention TO be
disagrecablc or personal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Prophetic Words of Gen. Grant In Re-
gard to the "Little SclleOl.HOuse."

"In q republic like ours, where the
citizen is the sovereign and the official
the servant, where no power is exer-
cised except by the will Of the people,
it is important that the sovereign
the People-should possess intelli-
gence. The free school is the Promot-
er of that intelligence which is to pre-
serve US as a free nation. If we are to
have another contest in the near fu-
ture of our national existence, pre-
dict that the dividing line will not be
Mason and Dixon's, but that between
patriotism and intelligence on the one
side and superstition, ambition and ig-
norance on the other. Encourage
free schools and resolve that not one
dollar of money appropriated to their
support, no matter how raised, shall
be appropriated to the support of any
sectarian school. Resolve that neith-
er the State nor the Nation, nor both
combined, shall support institutions
Of learning other than those sufficient
to afford every child growing up in
the land the opportunity of a good
common school education unmixed
with sectarian, (Lutheran) pagan, Tor
Boman Catholic) or atheistic ten
ets,n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
The Alliancemen and the Bank They
= Do Not Want.

The County Alliance of Abbeville held Q
Z called meeting last Friday to protest against
the putting Of their funds into the cap
ital stock OF O State Alliance Bank
but II we can read correctly the signs of the
times the bosses will teach their country
cousins another lesson In obedience and sub
mission.
The Alliance money having gone to Column
bia, we presume that 1t will be some time be-
fore 1t gets back to Abbeville.
II that money had been put in the Farmers
Bank at Abbeville, the matter might have
been different. Any stockholder who desires
to sell can get his money back, and can still
have an equal ichanoe with ANY other man
70 borrow money, but how can he
get money out Of hank in Columbia? What
gees he to care for bank In Columbia, ..any-
way7
As q rule, the Alliance in Abbeville County
has acted wisely in measures looking 10 theil
own interest, and they certainly acted wisely
in protesting against the unlawful taking o
.fheir money by majority Of their breth'
J. rem.
The Alliancemen organized the Farmers
Bank, and It is now in successful operation
although we believe majority Of the stock
Is owned by outsiders.
q The members Of the Alliance acted patriot
ically In subscribing money for the Bank
and then the members who had not the mon
ey to spare from their business acted wisely
2 In selling their stock to people who had mon
ey 10 invest. Having set the bank to work
they showed good judgment in selling rather
than to borrow and pay interest on their
own money, depositlng their stock as Sc
curity.
Z The condition or bylaw which authorizes 0
stockholder to borrow money on his stock Ii
good one. and 1t Ii we'll for borrowers to
have something on which they can get the
ready cash, but If the bank is to hold the
stock for greater part :of the time, 1t is moi
we'll for thelstockholder.
In cases: where shareholders want money
for short time, no better arrangement could
be made, but II the stock Is to be permanent
ly deposited at the bank 1t Is anything else
than well to hold it at all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
The Heavy Rains.

The heavy rains last Friday, Saturday an
Sunday has upset all Railroad business In
this section.
The e. & G., the A. 4. X. still fail to make
through trips.
The G., e. y. was knocked up for one
day but is all right now.
We have received almost no mall from the
outside world since Saturday. The Green
Vile News was the only paper that reached
Abbeville yesterday.
The Sunday editions from Charleston, Co.
umbia, and Augusta arrived by way of
Greenville at noon on Monday.
The g.. C. n. track Is reported under
water at Dysons, and nobody knows when
travel will be resumed.
We get no mails by the g., {. & N, and so
1t will be seen that we are almost completely
cut off.
The river at Augusta is reported 10 be
thirty-three feet above low water mark, and
the lower streets of the city are flooded.
The lands not having been plowed, have
not been injured as much as they would have
been il they had been plowed.
The Coanty Commissioners are already al
work. looking to the rebuilding of bridges, as
may be seen by Mr.. DuPre's notices.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Shall Teachers and Students Work
Only Five Days?

The students Of the South Carolina Univer-
sity complain of having too much studying
10 do. They held meeting In Columbia last
week and passed resolutions asking the trus-
tees of the University TO abolish the Monday
recitations, claiming that six days study re-
| tards rather than promotes advancement In
education, and that such close and persist
ant application was not intended by the
founders OF the Institution. The matter will
be acted upon by the trustees In April.-Sum-
Ter Watchman.
We see no reason why college students
should not study every day in the week, and
go TO Sunday school, too.
1t is doing worse than TO waste the time Of
n student when teaching is done only five
days In the week.
1t is very different with student at college,
from child at home and going 10 school in
the country.
Very many Of the children in country
schools are from Door families who need their
services on Saturday to assist In housework
washing the clothes, getting wood, and doing
other needed work, preparatory TO u proper
observance Of the Sabbath.
All the country child's time is taken up in
either going or returning from school, or in
studying while at school.
Not SO, however with children in town OF
college students.
The school authorities should require town
schools to be kept open every day in the
week.
And the college faculty which does moi
teach six days in the week is not keeping ur
with the procession.
If the faculty Of the South Carolina Univer
sity conclude to throw away Monday, we ses
no reason why they may not remain idle any
other day in the week.
The young gentlemen Of the South Caroline
University were not sent there on q picnic
and the professors were not chosen for the
purpose of stopping the exercises for single
day.
II they should conclude not to work on
Monday or Saturday We hope that reason.
able, practicable common sense Legislator,
may dock their wages at least to the extent O
pro rata share OF time which they refuse to
work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
A 26O Ton Gun.

The Krupp Company has just de-
spatched the largest gun which has
ever been manufactured, from Essen
to Hamburg, for shipment to Cron-
stadt, it being the property of the Rus
sian Government. This gun, which
is made of cast steel, weighs 2S5 tons,
and has calibre of l3b inches, and q
barrel of 40 feet in length. 1t fires
two shots per minute, and each charge
costs e300. 1t was tested at Essen be.
fore number of Russian officers, and
after penetrating 19 inches of armor.
the projectile went l 400 yards beyond
the target.-Christian Arbitrator and
Messenger Of Peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11

Too SOFIA preacher, addressing
the students in a college, said II was
once in furniture shop. Lying on
the floor, saw several pieces of tim
ber. Speaking to the foreman of the
establishment, 1 said: why do you
not use this? 1t is of fine grain, and
very beautiful The foreman said /:
Yes, we have plenty of that, but we
cannot use it; it is too soft to be pol
ished.'" Not q small lot of religious
people are too soft for spiritual polish.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Pay Up Before the 18th.

We hope that every delinquent may pay
before the 18th Of March. If all pay up by
that time, we will publish our subscription
list on that date. We are ready to publish II
now, but are waiting for a few others to pay
up, and we have waited tor. some time in order
that every one may pay.
No printer ever had better list Of subscrl
bers. We want every mans name to appear
square on the record. Those who have not
done so, should pay up before the 18th Of
March
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11


When newspapers were first issued
(mainly to record the DEGREES OF gov
ernment, and the sayings and doings
of government officials) a favorite
name for them was the Gazette.
As newspapers, however, began to
collect and disseminate news, and
their main reliance was upon the mail
coach, with its weekly and semi-week-
ly trips, the Mail became favorlte
name.
AS the slow-going mail-coach was
distanced by the special express riders,
with their relays Of horses, that were
instituted about the time of the Mexi-
can War, the name Erpress began to
be adopted as something more
"newsy" than the Mail.
The express riders were in turn su'
perseded by the invention of the mag
netic telegraph, and 80 the Telegraph
came to be adopted by. scores of new
papers, as something more catching
than the Express.
Now, however, the Telephones are
coming into vogue in newspaper no
menclature, and it is doubtful If any
more 1elegr0phs will be christened.
The long names, however, are moi
favorites with the public, nor with the
publishers and newsboys, life being
considered too short and breath toe
valuable to be expended in pronounc'
ing them. Hence we may expect
continual increase of short, snappy
names like the Times, NeaOs, Star, Stea
Press, etc. -.
And thus does the newspaper epi'
tomize progress, aGi. pting itself alike
to the latest discover es in science ano
the demands of the pNblic for the lat
est and best news, pl scented in the
briefest and best manne' possible.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11

A Chicago writer and lecturer, who
is accounted very :'liberal" in his the
ology, has nevertheless been quite ex-
ercised Of late at the elimination of re-
ligious matter from some school-books.
He has this to say of some of the pop
ular readers
"Thirty-three years ago, McGuffy's
reader contained 1O1 pieces in prose
and poetry, thirty-three Of which were
religious. In his sixth reader, pub
lished recently, but seventeen of the
1873 pieces pertain to religion, wit and
humor taking its place. Children
laugh more and muse less. This re-
ligious sentiment is lessened still fur
ther in a recent fifth reader, which has
only four religious pieces in 100, and in
a popular fourth reader there is not a
religious piece. In an elegant fifth
reader of great publishing house Of
to-day five out of ninety chapters are
granted to religion. The school read.
ers must be for human beings, and
that, too, in their early flexible years !;
and to bind up millions of these books
with the religious sentiment omitted
is to tell great falsehoods to millions Of
our children"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Seventy-Six (76) Acres,

more or less, bounded by lands of w.
r. Hilton, w. w. Holt, Charles Foy, C.
& G.. R. R., H. J. Kinard, MA. DeLoach,
Cambridge Road, C. X. & w. r. R., John
G. Fooshe, c. L. Kinard and others, be-
ing the balance of the Home Place of
William Johnson, deceased, after setting
off four (4) acres of the Ninety-Six Man.
ufacturing Company and thirty-three (33)
acres Of said Home Place with the build
ings to Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson.
ALSO
That lot or parcel of land in the town
of Ninety-Six, containing acres
more or less, and bounded by lots of g..
G. Beacham, Valinski, J. D. Watson and
Cambridge street, on which is a store
house.
ALSO
That tract or parcel of land In Edgefeld
county, near Dorn's Mills containing
Forty (4O) Acres,
mere or less, and bounded by lands Of
John Dorm, sr., f. A. Dorm, Wingard,
James Butler and others.
ALSO
That lot or parcel of land in Edgefeld
county, near Modoc, containing
Three 90 Acres,
more or less, and bounded by lands o.
Geo. D. Tillman, said land being on Big
Stevens Creek.
TERMS-Cash. Purchaser to pay fol
papers.
J. c. KLUGH,
March. II. 1891. At. Master.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Notes Payable in Gold.

The Alliance In Kansas is demanding free
silver coinage. AS a result, the holders o
mortgages on the farms are demanding pay.
ment, and lenders in that State, now take
notes payable in gold or else refuse TO make
the loans. Lenders of money are not willing
10 have their notes paid in a deprecated
coin. So II Is stated in the papers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
Senator Biemann Dead.

WALHALLA, March 7.-Ex-Senator Diedricl
Bicmunn, one Of the best known citizens O.
Oconee county, died here suddenly to-day
at about-pa o'clock. He leaves II widow
and q son and a host of friends. He was 9
successful man OF business and was well
known as the proprietor OF Blemanns Hotel
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
THE BRIDGE IS FINISHED.
ONE MORE TIE BINDS GEORGIA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The River Is Crossed. ana the Truck
of the g., &. n. Ia BEING Laid Oh
the Soil Of Georgia.
Despite the high winds which prevailed all
day Monday, faithful meu worked on the
great iron bridge which spans the Savannah
By night fish bar steel rails were put across
the entire length of the structure, and yester.
day morning q construction train was run
across it and on to the soil of Georgia.
AS fast as men, horses and engines can do
the work, the track is now being LAID toward
Elberton.
Some fifty miles Of iron and thirty miles o.
ties are now stacked at the river.
The camps of the construction company
two miles from Abbeville, will soon be NOV
ed to the Savannah.
1t is estimated that the track will reach Ell.
bcrton between the fifth and the tenth OF
April.
The regular freight and passenger trains
will not be put on for six weeks or two
months.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11

The Lancaster Ledger enters upon Its for =
tleth year, enlarged to All eight page paper,
seven columns to the page. May success at
tend our friend, through all the coming years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
city Gossip.

I.aurcns has live little daily In the "City
GOSSIP" by F. b. Lock wood and w. Il. Crews.
Good luck to you, gentlemen your paper Is
good one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
No Man Essential to the Life Of u Ma.
tiOn.

The graveyard grass of centuries has
been fertilized with the dust of great
men, who at one time or another were
considered indispensable. There is al
together too much hero worship in the
world, even in this utilitarian age. 1t
is proper to give every man credit for
his worth, and for his achievements,
but no man should be accounted great
er than the cause he represents, and
whenever he assumes to be greater it
is time he was compelled to step aside.
Scranton (Pa.) Truth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
County Claims,

All persons holding claims
against the County Of AbbeviIIe
that were Audited on, Or prior
to November 3, l8eo---wiI| please
present the same for payment.
We have ample funds to pay
all claims Of every description up
to November Ist, l8oo---and we
are anxious to do so in order
that the surplus may be passed
to the credit of the Current
Year.
J. F. C. DuPRE,
Clerk Co. Com'r.
March II, 1897, st.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-03-11
LAST GALL!

All persons indebted to the
Estate of the late m. G. Zeigler
are hereby notified that they
must settle with the undersigned
at once, or suit will be CON-
menced against them. have a
great many valuable land papers
in my possession, and every one
owning such papers is urged to
come forward and get them.
| will not be responsible for
their safe keeping after April 'st,
I89l.
VIM. N. GRAYDON,
Atty for Administrative.
March II, I8o'.