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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
WHAT THEY SAY AT GREENWOOD.
SOIdiers-COttOn-Si ness -Relfgien-
Moralizing-The Great Stock Show
The Graded School.
GREENWOOD, s. c., Sept. 7,

GREENWOOD, S. c., Sept 7, 1891.
t. Perfect weather prevails and cotton picking
Is begun In earnest. A few bales Of new cot
ton we're sold here last week.
Col. g. w. Trotter returned from Hender.
sonville, N. c., last week, and is now ready for
the cotton season. He is one Of the most pop.
ular cotton buyers In the town.
taken charge Of the Park Hotel: The house
has been repaired, painted and put in first
class condition.
guns and uniforms. They will meet and drill
twice week during the fall and winter.
Mr. E. S. F. Giles Is building large dwell.
ing on Church street, near the residence OF
A number OF our people will attend the
meeting Of the Abbeville Association at Nine
ty-Slx this week.
Mr.. George sigwald, Of Charleston, is quite
The jewel consistency is becoming more
and more priceless every day.
An egg famine prevailed here last week.
Methodist church this week. Rev. NJ. NJ. Oar
gan is assisting the pastor, Rev. r. E. Stack
house.
here on last Monday in meeting with closed
doors. Some of his remarks have been re-
ported by enterprising correspondents for the
daily papers.
This is not the first generation that has had
the doubtful blessing OF selfappointed and or
hcious reformers. Nearly one hundred years
ago Byron says:
"Reform's the order Of the day. hear,
To which l cordially assent;
But then let the reform appear
And every class OF men cement.
"Let each man to bis post assigned
BY nature take his part to act,
And then few causes shall we find
To call each man we meet-a quack.'
Gen. w. H. Hunt, OF Newberry, visited Mr.
R. P. Blake and others here last week.
Many letters Of inquiry have been received
by the managers Of the Stock Show to be helc
heye on the 18th instant. A large number Q
stalls have been engaged already, and appl1
cations are being made by every mail.
| The Green wood Glee Club will meet at HI
| ley's Hotel this evening.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson preached In the Baptis
church yesterday evening TO very large con
gregation.
The Greenwood merchants are now return
| ing from the Northern cities, where they havo
bought large stocks OF the necessaries ant
luxuries OF life. A large and increased trade
is anticipated.
The graded schools will open on the 18th in
slant. Prof. r. B. Wilson and his corps of as
sistants are all here ready to begin thei
work.
If you do not know what you will do in tn
future, ask your neighbor. Gossips plan 10
US while we are doing what the present Of
fers. Mac.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
Wasting His Opportunity.

Our friend, the Aiken Journal and Review
last week makes the following expression:
1--WE return thanks to the different News
paper Unions for their samples of patent
outsides. They come with great regularity
and the blank side make excellent copy pa
per-"
, We use the patent side and give the read
ers OF our paper the advantage OF the best OF
aids to the country publisher. By doing So
they have been pleased, and in return they
have made the Investment a profitable one to
As.
For some fifteen or twenty years we have
been giving our subscribers the benefit OF the
best improved methods Of publishing coun'
try newspaper, and up to this time we have
seen or heard Of no good reason why printers
should not recognize and keep pace with the
improvements in their own profession. But
It seems that, as rule, country neWspa-
per is the last institution in the world to ad.
NIT that anything new can be developed In
that line Of business.
The patent side has come to stay.
While we think our brother at Aiken does
we'll to write on the blank side Of some OF the
specimens which he receives, yet we cannot
think he can wisely use all Of them In that
way.
The public is a good Judge OF newspapers,
and we believe that no all-at-home printed
paper is as acceptable to the reading public az
the same paper would be If printed on the
best of the patent printed papers.
With due Difference to the ability and en-.
terprise OF the editors Of allathome printed
papers, we would say that we do not believe
that there is one home printed outside
among those which come to this office which
would be halt as acceptable to our readers a.
the patent side which we use.
There Is no denying the fact, that the same
energy and business tact applied to the
printing OF one side Of an ably edited patent
side will bring better results to the reader
and more profitable returns to the editor,
than could be brought about without the
use OF the patent side.
In our experience, we have found 1t next
to an impossibility to print paper either
all.at.home or on large type. BY useng large
type, tho articles which give tone and char
acter to paper must be omitted because OF
the lack OF space to insert them.
The ability with which some OF the patent
sides are edited would be an acquisition TO
any office which does not avail itself OF the
improved methods that are offered by the
cooperative plan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
THE OLD l4TH.
Names of the Survivors who Were at
Greenwood.

The roll was called with the following re-
suit:
Company A-Capt. I. w. CarwIle.
Company B-None present
Company C-Lieutenant g. W. Jones, Cor
poral NJ. Coleman. Private A. A. Wilson.
Company D-Capt. D. H. Youngblood, Pri-
Yates o. F. Cheatham, T. c. Strom.
Company E-Capt. H. P. Griffith, Privates
R. J. Stoddard, E. Putnam, W. B. Parton, j.
A. Westmofeland, w. T. Dorroh.
Company F-Lieut. W. A. Shand, Priyates
D. F. Hannah, G. M. Mays, ]. T. Todd, H. P.
Fletcher, J. r. Anderson.
Company G-Capt. E. Cowan, Lieut.. G. w.
Cowan, Orderly ]. H. brennan, Corporal g. A.
Handy, -Privates w. C.. Robertson, S. o.
Young. ]. D. Etheridge, T. b. Talbert, f. w.
Watson, J. F. Hunter, ]. W. Butler, E. j..
Wardlaw, M. c. Brown, d. j. Roberts, L. j..
Griffin, John Fulton.
Company H-None present.
Company I-Capt. W. r. White, Orderly D.
A. Cater, Sergeant John E. Brownlee, Prlyates
d. c. Suber, J. w. Fife. j. ?. Hampton, Chas.
Logan, J. NJ. Campbell, w. F. Campbell, w. D..
Mann, Joseph Brown.
Company K-Capt w. L. Stephens. Corpo
raj A. j. Zimmerman, Privates ]. H. Allen,
w. S. Allen, l.. Stephens, w. E. Zimmerman,
J. X. Zimmerman. l.. Harlng, w. Glozer. T.
Faulkner, John Faulkner, Henry Green, b.
F. Hall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

Showing an actual loss Of $3.50 In Interest.
1t is perfectly fair TO deduct the estimated
cause the only bonds now available are the
per cent. which mature in 1907, sixteen
years, and " hen they mature the govern
the g Hny Sef win Sef xao 10 6enS
Some will say that 1t is unreasonable for o
bank to surrender currency that only cost
them one per cent. when they can lend 1t for
seven or eight, but 1t is not so unreasonable
when you consider that many, perhaps most,
Of the banks paid for their bonds l27, cut they
thought 1t better TO sell their bonds and get
than 10 hold the currency, and lend 1t at
seven and eight, when in few years the
bonds will mature and then they will have
MUM. know two Of the best banks that
have long since surrendered all Of their cur
rency except one-fourth which by the law
they are obliged to hold. These banks have
as much currency In deposits as they care to
handle.
Now, Mr.. Editor, have no more personal
interest In this matter than any other citizen,
but don't think the people ought to be de-
perity OF the farmers as any man. I Joined
the Farmers Alliance because I believed,
II properly managed, and the foundation
as as was lead to believe we It n would be, it would
result in great benefit to the farmers.
They started out by establishing exchanges
and thus by combination to buy their sup
plies cheaper and a bank In this county
from which they could borrow money on
such securities as National Banks were not
allowed 10 take. All of which 1 most heart.
lily approved, and showed my interest by tax.
ing stock In the bank. But when politics re-
ceived more attention than economic prin-
ciples could not 60 with them and theret ore
withdrew. I did not want TO buy goods
through the exchange, I did not want TO Dor.
row money from the bank, and did not
want an Office.
One of the admirable fundamental principles
Of the Alliance, Equal rights to all, special
privileges TO none" was ruthlessly set aside.
II lending money to farmers at per cent.
and to no one else, Is not special privilege
don,t know what such privilege Is;
left out two planks, the sub-treasury scheme.
and the ownershi lip Of railroads by the Gov
ernment, 1t wouldn't have received the sup
port, and the sympathy OF all conservative
people, but now there Is no probability OF
their being adopted, and 1t may defeat ALL
+. A. Connor, Cokesbury.
August 29 1891.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
To the AbbeVille Trade.

Our Mr.. NJ. c. Heath is now in the North.
ern markets, on the alert for bargains In both
mems and women's goods and II there is any
way he can serve you In the way OF getting
you anything specially you would like TO
have, call at store and leave your order and
same will have our most careful attention.
Yours Truly,
O.P. Heath Il Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
SHATTERFIELD.
Since the War, it Has SmOothed its
wrinkled Front-Prosperity and
Enterprise-Bad ROads-Where the
People Go to When They Can
Welcome to the Press and Banner.


CALLIsoN. s. c., August 20, 1891.
Editor Press and Banner:
Shatterfleld is O scope OF country some
eight miles square, reaching from Mount Yer
non camp ground on the South to the comfy
line Of Abbeville. Before the war II was
rough country. Her citizens were reckless,
but change has taken place.
Enterprise and refinement have taken the
place of recklessness and Incidence, and to.
day no section Of our Sunny South can boast
OF better people. Our lands are very pro.
ductive, and this section can boast OF as much
hog and hominy as any in the county.
But, Mr.. Editor, my object in writing this
article is not so much to boast OF our section;
We market our produce at Greenwood and
Abbeville when we can get there. The road
from the Abbeville line has not been worked
In three years, and Is almost impossible from
the line as far as Rehoboth church.
What has become of the commissioners OF
Abbeville. that they let 30 importanta q road
70 unworked? The citizens Of Shatterteld
are contemplating crossing the county line
and working the road in Abbeville; In fact.
we will be compelled to do 80 unless your
comm issioners take immediate steps TO have
1t worked from the line TO Rehoboth church
The Press and Banner is welcome visitor
to Shatterheld. ). G. II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
SALE DAY.
A Dull Time-I.iftle Business.

Last Monday was Sale Day. \ reasonable
number OF persons were on the public square
but our business firms did very little.
The farmers are waiting for the cotton to
open, and the merchants have been in no
hurry to bring forward their new goods,
though large stocks have been bought.
There were no public sales, except the real
estate OF Wardlaw & Edwards, which was sold
to John q. Edwards, the surviving partner, as
follows:
The store house in town, $500.
l65 acres, the Bulltown tract S525.
40 acres, the Cannon tract, Sins.
40 acres, the Vaughn tract, $50.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
ABBEVILLE'S PENSIONERS
Clerk Moore Invites Them to Call At
His Office and Get Their Money.


ABBEvILLE, S. c., Sept. 7, 1891.
Editor Press and Banner.
Please be kind enough to publish the en-.
closed list OF pensioners, who have checks IN
Each check Is for Sl2.
This is the last Issue for the year 1891.
have also check for Mrs. &c. Smith 81
first issue that has not been called lor.
Thos. L. Moore, c. c. c.P.
John Bowick,.
Mathew Knight,
w. Mouchat,
W.. l.. Dukes,
J.D. Etheredge,
Martha Freeman,
Mary Simpson,
Elizabeth Magee,
Eliza E. Walker,
Margaret Mcbride,
ST; Nancy y5.SicRG :. SMiccRGee.
Mary ]. Hall,
Jane Ferguson.
F. B. Shirley,
Rebecca BARLEY,
hnisan Elizabeth Gilmore,
MI. While,
Elizabeth Napier,
s.. A, McClendor,
Rebecca Bowick,
K.C. McMahan,
S;A. Saw Wilson, 4 %a,,ra,n
u.
MaIy E. Smith,
Jane G. King,
&c. Bagweil,
Tabitha Brooks,
Sarah Ross,
Sarah Finley,
Mary E. Patterson.
S. C. Walker,
Lou T. Paschall,
NJ. E. Sullivan,
Jane Elgin,
c. P. Saxon,
Lulie Watkins,
Jane NJ. Davis,
NJ. j. Bonds.
NJ. L. Sutherland,
Annie Lawton,
Louisa A. McAllister,
Nancy Stokes,
G. E. Firth,
Mary E. Munday,
Mary ]. Cochran,
Mary ]. Patterson,
Elizabeth Beasley,
M. A. Griffin,
J.C. Smith,
N. A. Ellenburg,
Elizabeth Pruitt,
Laura Brown,
g. w. Boyle,
Sarah J. Beacham,
TN. Calvert,
A. w. w. Weed.
Check for Mrs. Eliza Harkiness failed to
come.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
BIG LAND SALE.
Preliminary Meeting to BE Held-.-
Sneak ers for the Occasion.

THE citizens of Greenwood and the public
general ~ are invited to meeting Monday
night the l4th inst. al s o'clock, TO consider
the subject of Real Estate and Homes. w. j..
Gaines general manager OF the Piedmont
Building and Loan Association of Green
wood, S. c., and other. Speakers Will be
present, Bear in mind this Is the eve of The
second great land sale at Greenwood.
Greenwood has perhaps made greater pro-
gress In the last few years than any city In
South Carolina, and there Is no telling where
the steady and rapid growth will end. 1t
seems that there no limit to the ambition OF
her people, or to the rise in the real estate OF
the town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

"Crimson clover" fresh and genuine for sale
by Lee & Bailey, Greenwood, S. c. 81
A big drive In ribbons TO arrive this week at
Haddon's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

We have received some of our fall stock of
shoes, expecting large stock. Big bargains,
call and see US. Ladies, Misses, Mems fine
shoes speciality. C. P. Hammond & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

C.P. Hammond & Co., have just received q
fine line OF trunks and valises. Call and ex-
anime their stock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

Every one who has cart, 60 to c. P. Ham.
mond i Co., and purchase cushion, also
buggy cushions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

Two job lots of shoes at C. z. Hammond &
Co. Big bargains offered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09

Now look at the circulation
CIV OOU
Less per cent....~........."-".. 500
Redemption fund left with
Interest on that at per cent........ So $40
Interest on 100000 per cent. bond.".-".. 4 600
$40 $40
Tax on Circulation. ..... ................... 900
50 $40
Sinking fund Observation-Disclosures 81 O0O
SS $40
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-04
Farmers Taxed for Every One.

1t is quite remarkable that every
other industry which is not naturally
gainful is regarded as licensed to tax
agriculture to make itself profitable.
The GO per cent. average of taxation
is for this purpose and no other. If
agriculture export s600,000,000
year and exchange it for an equal
value abroad the tax exacted is $780,
100000. 1t is the richest spoil ever
taken out of a single industry. No
wonder that under such system those
who gets its benefits are the owners
of fortunes that would have made
Croesus envious. Every other un-
profitable industry clamors for share,
but when the drain makes farming
Improbable none offers to divide with
agriculture. Official statistics show
that the corn crop of Illinois in 1889
cost to produce S10,000,000 more
than it brought in the market. The
disparity between cost of production
and market value of the Iowa crop of
the same year was even greater. Had
that happened to manufacturing
industry its representatives would
have been found clamoring in Congress
for legislation to make the loss good
out of the pockets of somebody else.
AS Governor Boies stated in his
speech, at j. certain that, had it been
practicable for the farmers of the
country t. Withdraw their capital
from this line of industry, their num-
hers would have been greatly reduced,
even in the best agricultural States"
But this WAS impracticable, and the
farmer is compelled to look at the in
creasing gap between outgO and in
come with no recourse except disagree
able economies and the enlargement
of his mortgage. What he needs is
decrease in his tariff taxes, and this
he is beginning to understand so clear
ly that the plausible theories about
the benefits of being taxed to build
up a "home market" will no longer
mislead him. The great political up
heaval in the West which has driven
the Republican party from power in
its very stronghold means that the
western farmer has decided to vote
for himself and for the present genera
ton rather than for the eastern manu-
facturers and for the generation of
westerners yet unborn.-Chicago Her.
aid.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-04
Republicans do not Like a Dose Of
Their Own Medicine.

There was considerable Of sensation
in the Michigan political circles last week
owing to two Republican State senators
being politely informed that their services
were no longer desired in the Senate, and
the substitution in their places Of two
Democratic senator's. The facts OF the
case are as follows:
The Senate, as organized last January,
was composed Of IA Democrats, IA Re-
publicans, and four Patrons Of Industry,
whereby three OF the Patrons were the real
rulers OF the Senate. What the three
Patrons desired they got, and such spells
as they had no use for they threw among
the Republicans. Two of the Republicans
had opponents who contested their seats.
They were Horton Of the 9Th district, and
Morse Of the 26th. Committees had been
appointed to investigate, and they had
examined into the cases, but had not re-
ported. 1t is also very certain that the
Republicans and Patrons had no desire to
give up their CONTROL OF the Senate, and
they had determined to stand by Horton
and Morse. There was no prospect Of a
fair trial taking place, or the two cases
being decided on their merits.
On the oath Of February all the Re-
publican senator's, except three, deserted
their seats and went to a convention at
Jackson. In 80 doing they neglected the
duty they are paid for. The senators
were elected by the people to do certain
work at Lansing, and they had no business
to leave their work and 20 to a conven.
ton.
The IA Democrats remained at Lansing,
attending to their lawful work. With
them were three Republicans and four
Patrons Of Industry. The total number
Of Senator's present was 81, and II CON-
posed quorum. The Democrats were
in the majority. Reports on the contest
cd election cases were now made by those
Democrats who had been members of the
committees. Phe reports were in favor
OF unseating Horton and Morse, and I'LL
ing the two vacant seats with Morrow and
Fridlender.
The Democratic majority accepted the
report Of the committees, unsested the
two Republicans and substituted the two
Democrats in their places. The seven
Republicans and Patrons Of Industry
made AZ vigorous fight as they could,
but their efforts were of no use. The
official record Of the vote, as shown by
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-04
Women in Politics.

A Topeka dispatch to a Chicago
paper thus deals with Kansas women
who have influence with the alliance
in that state: Zone little woman,
weight 1O5, height sixty-one inches,
runs the lower house of the Kansas
Legislature. The story of how this
little woman, whose husbands name
is Diggs, and large woman whose
name is Lease, made speeches all
oyer the state until Senator Ingalls,
found himself without defender
among the agriculturalists. has been
told. But there was something near
er to the hearts of these two women
than the defeat of ingalls, and re-
buke to the Republican leaders. It
was move to interest the women in
politics and pave the way for female
suffrage. tall came about so natural
ly that che politicians now wonder
why they did not see il sooner. Now
the women are running everything.
Mrs. Annie Diggs is . member of the
alliance lsgisIstive committee. She
was appointsd by thsaIIiance caucus
to advise The legislators, and she
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-04
II Suits All.

printers Ink" is a weekly magazine
published by Geo. y. Rowell & Co., Of New
York. II is a work which possesses every
week the rare combination of interest, fresh
ness, and instruction, not only for the bust
ness man, but for the publisher of newspa-
pers, compositors, and the public generally.
The publication is wholly devoted to the
art OF advertising, and the best way to do
the same. II is instructive to the publish
er, because it tells him the best way to man
age his advertising business, giving him the
experienced knowledge of those who have
made life study of the art of advertising.
II is invaluable to the business man, be.
cause it learns him the best way to in vest
his money in advertising so as to bring the
largest results. From its pages he learns
the way to advertise, and how to avoid use
less expenditures. 1t is very valuable to
the composition, because il teaches the best
way to display ads, and to arrange the types
in the most attractive form, so as to accom-
plish the object aimed at Printers Ink is
thus school of instruction to printers a
mine of useful information for business men,
and a useful teacher to publishers. 1t is
also interesting to the general reader. The
publication is therefore good one TO those
advertisers who desire to reach publishers,
business men, printers, as we'll as the pub
lie generally, because it is interesting to
them all
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-04

No one will say that the manufacture
ers of steel rails have not yet enjoyed
ample protection" under the tariff,
but the effect of extortionate duties
in this case does not appear to have
been exhibited in the multiplication
of competing producers. On the
other hand, the number of manufacture
ers is decreasing, and the power of
those who now control the industry is
so great that fresh competition must
be effectively discouraged. A friend
ly and an expert authority in Pitts
burg estimates the profits of one of
these concerns, the Carnegie property,
at 100000 for the year just ended.
New York Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-04


1t was Ben johnson, we believe, who,
when asked Mallock's question, as life
worth living ?" replied, "That depends on
the liver" And Ben johnson doubtless
saw the double point to the pun. The liv-
er active, quick, life rosy, everything bright,
mountains of trouble melt like mountains OF
snow. The liver sluggish, life dull, every
thing blue, molehills of worry rise into
mountains of anxiety, and as resnlt-sick
headache, dizziness, constipation. Two ways
are open. Cure permanently, or relieve
temporarily. Takes pill and suffer, or take
a pill and get well. Shock the system by
an overdose, or coax it by mild. pleasant
way. DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
mild means. They work effectively, with
out pain, and leave the system strong. One
little, sugar-coated pellet is enough, al
though whole vial costs but % cents.