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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
now on the side lor The opposl.

oiS "sGSs. 90 S,5SS- 800
Having been absent for sometime, / am be-
hind on town news, have just heard Of the
recent arrival in town OF q miniature Gauge
the smallest perhaps In the county and YET
IL Is not Il narrow gauge, nor u government
gauge, neither q combined level ana gauge,
nor yet is 1t altogether a water gnuge, but IL u
A.. Gage, jr.. whose happy Sire mas al
ready been the recipient Of many congratula-
lions. He Will please accept mine now late
as 1t Is.
Our people have no more interelt In the
death OF The Duke OF Clarence than In That OF
Boulanger, Balmacedea, or the khedive OF
Egypt, but expressions OF sympathy are more
preaching marriage. Death under such cir
~cumstances is peculiarly sad, and OF rare oc-
currence,
DeBruhl beamed on Us last Saturday.
The report for the first quarter ending Dec.
3lst of the City Bank is very creditable In.
deed. and speaks in highest praise OF the Ell
iciency Of its officers. The report shows a
net profit of over 81. 200. and deposits over
s., 200. It is pleasant to see with what rapidi-
", ease. ~pleasantness, the cashier, Mr.. u. A.
Barksdale transacts business across the coun.
ter. Ifsuch a thing can be he was born for
the counting house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langhorn, OF Petersburg. Vir'
ginia, are visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. F. +.
Mr.. F. M. Allen has moved into his hand.
some residence near the Presbyterian church
Mr.. Joseph L. Johnston, a leading lawyer
at the Laurens bar was In town last week. as
was also w. G. Klugh, Of the Abbeville bar.
In consequence OF the failure OF w. G. Bee q
Co.. of Charleston, Jervey G. Co., of this place
i have also assigned 10 Mr.. DuPre Calhoun
| Mr.. Jervey being the largest stockholder In
both firms. A meeting Of the creditors has
been called for 1st Of February.
DR.. w. l.. Hood and wife occupy rooms 81
| Mr.. J. w. Payne's. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
Rotten Wood Legislatures.

The farmers, instead OF picking out weak
and inefficient representatives. will likely be
convinced that every county should send al
least one able man to represent their inter
ests, even If they should think that a portion
Of the members of the Legislature should be
coat-tail swingers, or, other persons to do the
Governors will, instead Of intelligently act
ing for the best interests of theii constituents.
The State officers have failed to make the
promised improvements. Tillman has failed
TO keep his pledge to save the people a hum
dred thousand dollars. Instead OF saving
anything the appropriation is larger this year
than before. Instead OF increasing the royal
ty on phosphate rock. Tillman has knocked
the State out OF $50 COO by temporarily stop.
ping the work.
An incompetent and inefficient Legislature
failed to make any appropriation for Till
mans pet, the Clemson College, and the same
picayune General Assembly made no provi-
sion for having the State represented at tho
Worlds Fair next year.
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Off the Track.

The State seems to think that Is was a sc.
rlous matter for the President Of the Alliance
J. w. Stokes, to use jute bagging, while urging
the private members OF our noble order 10
use cotton bagging.
Why bless your nnocen mt soul, brother; W
believe the leaders of the A lliance in this sec
ton made it q rule TO find some prete4t for
not using cotton bagging. One plan was for
Alliancemen to buy largely OF the cotton
tagging, and then lend 1t out to inprovident
neighbors, so that when the conspicuous Al
liancemen wanted 10 pack their cotton, nc
cotton bagging could be had. Another plan
was to find out when the merchant had none
in stock, and then send and get enough jute
to pack a whole crop. Another plan was to
hold off joining the Alliance, until after a
supply OF jute had been bought. We heard
of one man who sent to town In the morning
for his jute, and in the evening he Joined the
Alliance. OF course members were allowed
to use whatever jute they had on hand, and
they were allowed to use Jute after they had
tried to get cotton bagging.
Long Cane stuck to the rule faithfully and
brought to Aobeville perhaps over half OF the
white covered cotton sold in this market. AT
the highest estimate we did not pack over
eight or ten per cent. of our cotton In cotton
bagging.
The people Of Long Cane and a scattering
man here and there used q little cotton bag
ging, but we believe very few leaders in the
Alliance did more than TO encourage others
to use 1t. The kind Of men who usually get
the offices, had good and lawful excuse for US
ing jute.
We believe the State will give offence to
nearly all the Alliance leaders in this section
If 1t attempts to bring Stokes into contempt
for playing off on his innocent neishbors IN
the matter OF cotton bagging. The distin-
guished leaders OF our noble order would not
like to censure Stokes for doing the same
thing which they did systematically.
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II seems from our Iaurens contemporaries
some time in the past, we know not when, as
we have not examined our fles-that this
newspaper referred that city as a"village.'
We dc not recollect the circumstance, and
certainly had no malice in 1t. 1t was. per-
haps, from force of habit. When this editof
was a boy and lived In Laurens. everybody
called 1t "the village" We may have forgot
ten for the moment, that 1t has since then
been chartered as a city. But we hope TO be
more careful hereafter, in speaking of small
places, to call them cities. In cities OF CON-
mercial and numerical Importance, the news
papers often speak of the, corporation es
:;town." If anybody wants TO call Abbeville
"a village" why, it's all right. We like the
name, and think it sounds better for little un-
important places on the map OF the country
than would the more pretentious title OF
"city."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
VIII TiIIman be Reelected ?

It Isn't for us to know What bbeyille coun-
ty may do next Summer, but, unless there Is
some great change in the sentiment OF the
farmers we do pot believe hat AbbeVille
will support him again. We say this. sup
posing that the people will exercise their
own Judgment. But If a few ofice-seekers at
the small towns are to direct the opinions OF
those who belong to the order which abol-
ishes personal rights, then their votes will be
cast as their masters direct. The people OF
this county, at no time entirely abandoned
their individual rights. Many refused to
obey instructions, even when ordered to vote
for Congressman, and we are inclined to
think that ~coat-tail swingers, and the wearer
of coat-tails, will find that the abuse OF decent
people and the villIication Of respectable of
ficers of the past, will not prove a passpart to
Office. -,
The farmers having been deceived once will
not likely consent to be misled again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Names Of the People Who Come and
Go, Together with Some Matters

Names Of the People Who Come and
Go, Together with Some Matters
of Comment.
Miss Orene Hughes left on the early train
yesterday for Charleston, where she will take
passage on steamer for New York. Miss Orene
will enter Belyiew Hospital where she will
take O course to tit herself for n trained
nurse, She will be away from home two
years. Her many friends will miss hei
much and wish for her success in her new
home.
Mr.. Thos. Lesley, night superintendent o.
the oil mill, is very sick at the home OF bis
parents, three miles west of town.
The author of THE Beautiful Snow" ought
to be here To write up this terrible rain. Sup
pose ii woul run somewhat like this:
D the rain, the rain, the terrible rain,
After one day of sunshine it's raining again
DriZzIng, sprinking. pouring down,
Making slOp and mud all over the town.
Miss Elise Bowie. after a very pleasant visi,
10 friends and relatives, returned to her home
In the Land of the SkieS.' AshevlIle, las,
Thursday. Her merry laugh and sweet face
will be missed by many, and no doubt some
OF our young men are planning a trip to the
noun tuins next summer for their health.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Mr.. Mart
L. Coleman and Miss hannah Hemphill mex
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock p. m, a
the Methodist church.
We have heard some talk OF a leap year
german to be given sometime soon by the
young ladies of Abbeville.
The band boys are progressing rapidly. and
will soon be able 10 appear in public, when
we may expect some sweet music. Prof
Herndon, their teacher, has been away sew.
eral days but is expected daily.
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From the city OF Colleges.
Due West, S. c., Jal

Due West, S. G, Jan. IL, 1892.
Monday was a raw day Indeed. 1t was the
toughest day we have had this winter. lclcles
were pendent from every projection and the
limbs of the trees clothed In u brilliant trans.
parent garment.
The new Kerosene engine for the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian has arrived, and been
set up. II was used on Wednesday evening to
strike Off the paper, n worked beautifully.
It was made by the Rochester Machine
Works.
Rev. r. B. Stewart and family left for Salem,
Tenn, on Thursday. He will take charge OF
hat church for the present,
Prof. !. L. Kennedy came home from Atlan-
Ia on Wednesday. He stated that DR.. l.. P.
Kennedy was slowly recovering IRON his pro.
tracted sickness, but that he was very weak
yet, being unable TO turn himself over In bed.
The OLD gentleman himself Is not at all well,
and ii was for this reason that he came home:
MI. w. c.. Ewart. of the Seminary preached
at Edgemore, Chester county, 5. G., ON Sab
bath. =,
Rev. j. FL. Pressiy gave tho people of Wood.
ruff another one OF his good sermons on SAP
bath.
We had q little sunshine On Thursday, and
IL was us welcome as ice cream In August.
Mr.. D.. II. McCiill, of Hodges was in town
last week attending TO professional business.
But he has not forgotten how TO play II cornet
yet, and he gave us Il sample CT what he could
We thought the grip had gone but we were
DR.. ". M. Grlcr has been occupied with it.
DIR. and Mrs. Bell are both in bed for tue
same reason.
Mrs. Jane Young Is very sick. Her condi-
ton Is dangerous.
Mr., and Mrs. VIM. Kennedy also have the
grip. and many more. The doctors have
hardly time 10 eat. We have heard OF sever
al fatal cases of persons in the country near
here.
Mrs. j.. A.. Brown Is very Ill with pncumo-
MIA.
Rev. +. y. Pressly will deliver a lecture In
the Associate Reformed church ON Thursday
night 10 the young men Of the Seminary.
The public is cordially invited.
Col, Dcmaree. OF Kentucky. will deliver a
temperance lecture on Wednesday night in
the church. IL.
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.ENTAILED BY BAD ADVICE
TEE SOUTH HAS LOST siso,ooo. 900 ON
COTTON, AND THE WEST SUFFERED
TO THE TUNE OF s12o, ooo, 1000 ON
GRAIN.
The Alliance War on Capital Has I'm.
jured Onr Credit, and the Advice
or Ignorant OIL Designing Leaders
Has Entailed Enormous Loss ON
the Farmers.
From the New York SUM-

: From the New YORK SUM-
Speaking. yesterday of the great drop in
cotton Henry Clews said:
"When cotton was king $50 called the larg.
est crop produced was just prior TO the war;
4 ,000,000 bales was the biggest yield up TO that
period. Last year the crop was s,500lU00 bales.
This crop more than doubles the best crop
when slavery existed, and cotton as King has
been dethroned by corn, which now rules as
crop has more than doubled In Its yearly pro-
| duct that produced by slavery, n the price
has been almost cut In two besides.
1.-The only hope for the South Is TO keep the
yield hereafter down to about 100000 bales
and till the soil for other products TO take the
place OF cotton. Then and not until then can
The price OF cotton be controlled and Kept up
TO q paying basis and the South again return
to prosperity. The South is now almost
bankrupt by an overproduction OF their one
big crop Of cotton, due to the low price now
for the stuff and no market for the surplus.
The difference to the South In dollars and
is equal to at least Sl80. 900 900.
1.-THE advice OF the Farmers Alliance urg-
Ing cotton growers TO hold back their product
for higher prices has entailed q loss Of prob
ably three cents a pouudto those who were
so Influenced, which Is equal TO 81 O 1000.
similar advice was more recently given to
the producers OF " heat in the West, notwith-
standing that the price at the time was Sl.l0 q
bushel in Chicago. The difference between
that price and The present would be equal TO
sl20. 900 900 loss on the crop. Il is. therefore,
the farmers II the Farmers Alliance would go
out Of business, instead Of continuing to mis-
lead their followers In SC perntcious and ruin
| ous a manner.O
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Our farmers complain bitterly of the hard
times. and can't see just the cause OF IT,
When we go In the country and see the plows
left In the fields, the fences that are pecessary
down or In poor condition, cotton lett III the
field unpicked, no hogs In the pen, poor, hal
starved stock, and dilapldatcd barns and
stables, we do not wonders 1T the hard times
for them. and are only surprised that IL Is no
worse. Negligence and want OF care OF farm
utensils and stock make a big leak III the
farmers pocket book.
Mr.. c. =. Hammond went to S~partanburg
Friday on business.
The residence OF Mrs. D. l.. Mabry and Mr.
re. Wilson are rapidly nearing complexion
and will be quite handsome anu an ornament
to up town..
Miss Sallic Pope, of Columbia. Is visiting
relatives In town.
Mr.. Jimmie Cothran came up from Colum
bia last Saturday and spent Sunday In the
city.
Miss Jessie Aiken, Of Cokesbury, is visiting
Miss May Barnwell.
Mr.. Wade l.. Cothran, Jr, OF Midway, ma de
81 flying visit to friends In the city last week
Conductor John CothraD. of The g., [. N,
was In the city OH Sunday for The first tim
In several months. Conductor Cothran has
IL run from Clinton to Monroe.
The grocery store OF D. =. Heath IL ca. was
opened for business last Saturday, though
com ing in rapidly.
Notwithstanding the cold there was quite
Il crowd In owl Saturday, and some OF our
merchants were quite busy for the latter part
Of the day.
Rev. W. H. Hankel has recovered from the
grippe, and conducted the services In TRINITY
church last Sunday.
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GREATER THAN POLITICS.
death and bereavement at Jones.

Jones, &. c., Jan. l8; 1894.
About the time OF our last writing death
visited our section and removed from It Mira.
saddler, a widow lady, who died atthe home
OF her daughter, Mrs. John. Davis, on the
years. She leaves a brother, " children.
and other kindred and many friends to
mourn her death.
Mr.. Andrew Agnew died at his home near
this place last monday 18th inst, after some
weeks OF suffering OF the grip, aged about
sixty-seven years. Mr.. Agnew was a good,
consistent christian man q kind neighbor
and aigood citizen, and was esteemed by all
who knew him..
These bereaved families have the sympathy
of the entire community.
Mr.. Nimrod Davis is still very low.
Mr.. Allen Dodson we are glad to state liz
con valescing.
Mr.. NJ. Cooper, OF the Laurens side, has
moved with his family into our section. Mr..
Cooper Is an excellent and q very welcome
accession to our community.
A great deal is said In the newspapers about
politics, but our people have q greater sub
ject than politics 10 study, namely, owlc can
we overcome the hard timesfs Pompey.
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1t is gratifying to learn that despite the
stringency of the times that each OF the
Banks Of our city has declared a seml-annual
dividend of four per cent.-Laurensville Her.
ald.
When money is scarce, interest is generally
high. When there is a "stringency of the
times bankers and others having money,
ought to reap a rich harvest. When money
is plentiful interest is low, and money is less
valuable. Therefore, we conclude that the
Laurens banks declared a dividend because OF
the hard times, and not "despite the stringen'
cy of the times"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
OBSERVERS OBSERVATIONS
He Reviews the Work Of Governor
TiIIman, and Contrasts 1t with the
Acts Of Farmer Tillman.--The Cow
N

or am no twelve thousand dollar school
man." said a prominent citizen as met MIN
/ on the street the other day. He then asked
me how ] stood on the question OF votlng
Sl2, 600 in bonds TO establish q school III Aope-
beville. r
I told him that as l was q nonresident OF
| the town that l had no voice In The matter.
| There seems to be a great diversity of opinion
as TO the propriety Of taxing the town for the
purpose named. There Is no doubt ABOUT the
value Of educatioD, but at the same time goou
reasons are plentiful. both, for voting against
the tax and, also, for it. This taxation Dus-
mess is about to be run in the ground. In
this, our day and time, the idea mat our
neighbors must be taxed to help us out when
ever a majority desires II. Is a bad precedent
to establish.
home, the reputation OF our cranky Governor
ia reaching all over the land. 1t has at last
reached the banks Of the Mississippi river,
and II is now seeking a snfe pace 10 cross
that majestic stream. The Memphis Appear.
Avalanche met 1t in that city anu suhnleu IL
E"Governor Ti1lman, OF South Carolina, as q
matter of ornate profanity would make tne
shades of Horace Greedy and Commodore
Vanderbilt turn pea-green."
We should be very proud of our governor.
His reputation is growing, and IT VIII IN tne
course of time, reach Snelrs alliance down 10
Orangeburg, and Burns Mill alliance up In
Oconee. II has already reached Col. Ellison
S. Keitt out on his Enoree plantation, in the
County of Newberry and so 1t VIII commune
to spread 10 the injury of the good old State
of South Carolina.
Read this. Here are some facts that ought
! ernor claimed that before be was elected gov
ernor that the people and especially, the rich
people had been cheating the government by
returning their property ut figures that were
been doing in this line himself. His tax re.
turn shows:
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Statement.

The funds arising from sale OF bonds fol
building the school house in the town OF Alb
beville In c,lSe II Is carried at the election vii
be placed in the hands OF the County Treas
urer n paid out on warrants signed by the
board Of trustees. The bonds will not be Is
sued except as the funds IRE needed.
Only one school building for white children
will he built with the funds arising from is
sue of bonds. In case 1t Is carried Mt the cleo
tion, the colored people may or may not built
q school house with their portion OF the
fund. W. A. Templeton,
Chairman Board Of Trustees.
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The letter from the chairman OF the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee and the
rules governing the primary election are o
great interest to the people.
Those of us who are not In the swim will
an xiously watch the action of the farmers In
the reorganization Of the party. 1t Is foi
them 10 say whether Tillman and his GROVE
are to remain In office. 1t is for them to Say
whether they endorse the sayings and doingt
Of Tillman and his associates who went into
Office by appeals to their prejudice. and by
the making Of promises. which they have
failed TO fulfill.
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Interesting Reading.

1t Will likely contain much information In
reference TO a matter which was, a year Of
two ago. common talk at Ninety-SiX and 9th
er places, and in which the names of two
section were associated. A voluminous ant
prominent and respected church people of thaI
Interesting defense of the accused parties will
be made. The sworn testimony Of many per
sons appears to various certificates, and the
other side of the damaging reports is given Q
lengthy hearing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
Tho killing of Laurens Thompson

Since the killing of Laurens thompson
colored, while in the presumed act of setting
fire to a dwelling house in Laurens, it may
he IN ferred that the fire-boys have received
serious encouragement In the inceoiary ouSi,
ness In that city. 1t seems hat hres III Una.
place for the last few months were OF frequent
occurrence, and there has been no douot 'na'
the fires had their origin in the ACT OIL eNi
disposed persons. The fires VIII Dc" very
likely cease.
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Besides the above, there are more ten dol
lar cows cheap mules, &c. pa.
form, like charity, should commence at
home: and the people who live In glass hous-
es should not throw stones.
Now hear this. Plain farmer Ben Tillman
sold 10 the Lunatic ASYLUM, OF which Gov
ernor Tillman Is the head, as he himself al
leges, twelve of his ten dollar COWS for the
sum of SAP, or for a little over S36 a head. IL
seems from this that Farmer Tillrian bam-
boozled and debauched Governor Tillman by
making him pay farmer Tillman S6 a head
for cows that we're only worth O little over
ten dollars a head; and you must recollect,
too, tina, the payment was made with money
| that belonged us, the people. That is reform
alton by Governor Tillman for the Denent OF
farmer Tillman.
No doubt, all of the readers OF the Press
aud Banner remember that this same GOV
ernor Tillman refused to extend the time for
us to pay our taxes. His excuse for this was
that the government needed money to meet
expenses and that he wanted to force the tax
payers TO come forward n settle up. Very
good but what did he do In the matter? IN
vestigation shows that he has not yet paid his
own taxes, though he gets O salary OIL S5,500 a
year paid him by the people. and In addition
those Asylum COWS He Is worth according
to his own statement about nin thousand
dollars in real and personal property, gets
s.. 500 a ) ear from the people. sells cows to the
State for than they are worth. has been riding
free on more railroads, has held express franks
and, as I will presently show. has used other
money belonging to the State for his own
beneft.-he refuses to allow us more time in
which to pay our taxes, and at the same time
has not paid his own, when he admits that
the government was badly In need OF money.
He, too. the very head of that govern me nj.
Here Is another item that shows what man.
ner of man he IL. There is appropriated ev-
cry year the sum OF $500 for t'Repairs, I'm
provements. Insurance and Lighting the Gov
errors Mansion" .
The report OF the Comptroller-General
shows that Governor Tillman expended Il
part of this sum in In the following man.
ner:
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THE TREASURER'S REPORT.


The Treasurer's report appeared in the vii.
lage papers last week. 1t was not discovered
until the printer was ready to make the pub
LEGATION that the law had been changed In ref.
erence 10 the time of publication. NJ. p. De.
Bruhl, ESQ.,, the wide-awake and thorough
going clerk of the Board discovered a fact
which, we believe, has not yet been learned
by many County Treasurers.
The Board OF County commissioner are
earnestly at work, and faithfully serving the
public, and they can have no more careful
legal adviser than their present clerk.