The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
NEWS FROM NINETY-SIX-

NINETY-SIX, =. c.. Sept. Ii. 1891.
The corn crop around here is good aS a rule.
Some that was blown down by lhe*torlnS we
had while in the silk is very light. hardly
know how TO report the cotton crop.
Some cotton is very good. while some ol
il is not heavily fruitcd, though the weed is
large. | suppose will average tWo-thlrdS oil Il
crop, hardly thrcC-lourthS.
Very few men made any oats To sell tniS
year and they are scarce AMI hlHil.
Our people forgot to sow wheat last winter.
but think the low price OF cotton VIII cause
them TO SOW more oats and wheat this fall
than for several years, at least they talk that
way now.
| want to mention law that has been
grossly neglected in our county, and that is
the law requiring those who pcddle goods
and wares, Nc.. TO pay license Of 500 TO the
county. | think that Mr.. Ellcrbee, the Comp
trOllcr General, has decided that peddllnS
sewing machines comes under inns law, ana
yet we see it violated all The while. In fact
nearly every man in the county can witness
the fact, that every year things are being sold
through this county i'll open violation OF thlS
law. In some way the officers of the law
ought to be made to suffer for the neglect of
this duty.
Idon't believe any license has ever been
taken out in this county, except perhaps one
Clock Company since the passage of this law.
If l am mistaken on this last point ] beg to
be corrected,
Why should the tax law and Il few others
be en- forced to the letter and others not even
noticed.
want to ask our Alliance brethren or this
State if it would not be Il good idea for them
to solicit discussion from the best minds IN
our own State and let those who favor the
"Sub-trcasury plan" and those who do not,
all speak out and let them Sift the whole mat
ter to the bottom and see if it would be the
thing for the people of South Carolina | am
in sympathy with this movement OF inc filr
merS Alliance, but men from Kansas ana
elsewhere are not the men TO know the needs
of our State, Let every man ask himself
what is the best thing for the State OF South
Carolina, and when ne has honestly SolNcu
that question. let him act accordingly.
Governor Tillman had the manhood 10
come out and tell his people whd ne thouShl
best for the state, and say let others speak
out either for or against the Dill, according 10
their honest convictions.
Well, Mr.. Editor, l have been thinking q
great deal about the condition OF our people
this year. so much has been said and writ
tcn some shooting Il long ways from the
mark and some close TO the point, hut tell
you Il fter all my thinking and reading | am
satisfied without doubt that each man Is
really responsible for his own condition, what
ever that means.
The most of US do not consider our own
cases but try and 60 along and do like other
people, whether it suits our surroundings or
not. The people of the South go to the North
aud elsewhere for everything in the world
that they need We go there for our fashions
our hats, clothing, shoes. and in fact for ev-
erything we wear and nearly everything we
cat. How in the name ot common sense
could our condition be otherwise. If we Will
have fashions, fine hats, ribbons and silks
and all such foolish things let us go to work
and make them. | see some one advocating
doing away with corscts, don't you think
they ought to add good list Of other attach
ments lust as foolish? The plain truth OF the
whole business, our people want too many
luXuries and wear too many expensive fancy
articles in their dress
| expect / have written more now than you
will give space, so close wishing you and MI
our people successful and prosperous busy
season Justice.