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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17

pie are familiar with a strict partisan from
either side could never unite the democracy
of the State, but v, uid cause the two factions
/ to drift further apart" a.as,
r. A. Bass; VI. d northern part
Change very perceptible indeed. against the
governor; cause, committing the same OF
fences he denounced others for and not fulfill.
ing n single promise voting strength 1o
lwo-thirds would be against the governor
now while only seventeen were last year
quite number who were for the governor In
1890 have declared against him none who op.
posed him are for him alliances disbanding
monthly. Farmers giving less weight to the
appeals of their supposed leaders and think
less OF The sub-treasnry, and the third party Is
seldom discussed. There Is too much patriot
ism in the farmers OF Marion to ever think OF
a third pnrty."
w. l.. Hewitt, Rowell township
Has enquired and find the speOple still for
Tillman: voting strength 100 to question 8:
81 think that depends great deal on who the
man is."
Unclasslfed correspondent In eastern part
Has heard men who voted for the governor
say that they are sorry for IT. cause, 1.-The
governor has failed 10 keep his promises :"
township voting strength 300; any strong
man could Carry It against the governor; a
declared against him none who opposed him
are for him: "the reform administration. so
called, Is generally considered q failure here
and lots of those who voted for 10 say they are
sorry for 1t and will not do so again"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17
Marion County.

w. ]. Anmons, unclassifed, southern
pNolices no change, but II any 1t is in the
governors favor; 1--WE consider hlm the pes,
Governor we have had since the war; club
vote 200 200 would vote for Tlllman; none
VINO were for him are against MN one or on
more who opposed him are Tor MN; NJ
general impression Is that, although Ililnah
has made some mistakes, he has nude nS
rood n governor as we have nad since Lne
war. 1t is also the general impression thal
the bitter opposition Of the press OF the state
10 him and bis administration. cn,annte'
from some motive other than the desire u
promote the general welfare" ,.,.
Andrew T. Harllee, CarmlcnaeL 'o"ms.,,pr.
Observes change, against the governor
cause, "his failnre TO do what he cialined nc
could and would DO when he was blowing II,
the campaign of 1890. and general failure 100 m
eonaIiy 's divided in iSao between the governor
and Haskell, would go overwhrlminglS
against Tillman for Il strong farmers move
ment man all he spoke TO ur" now oppo,eu
to him: not one who. opposed him IMvors
him: with a conservatives leader like Wade
Hampi on, Judge Wallace. johnson Hagn0u
John C. Sheppard. or many diners ol llk,
character Tilmansm couIG ne eaSny ynd M'trt tbi'
administration will effectively embalm lheh'
in The hearts OF his followers
Davis S. Allen, Tillman man. Kirby to"h-
ship ,, ,,o,,orror
Reports n changel against the governor
cause 1.-The people see no benefit derived from
bis ad m I'm istrn lion, no reform. mXPS not low
ercd etc. vote Of township over 2U; people
there are for the farmers movement out no
fnr TIllman (anSwer to question " Mr. Allen
saws he was for Tillman but has not oeen Oen
Gifted: doesn't know how many nave SO eA.
pressei themselves; none who were aealns
him are for him; "therc IL very little lntertS
here in the alliance at present, ana not mucn
talk about politics. Farmers are generaliS
depressed. Tillman is not the cause ni IL all
hut we see no benefit i'm amy way 10 the iarHi
crs from his administration. Guano is nlgn
er I'm price and some abuse 1lllnan LOT IL
but not ALL" .,
Unclassifled citizen in eastern part
Some change against the governor: mons
oyuinst the farmers movement; cause lncoh
sislency: vol ing strength l5' II would go loi
ouy good farmers movement man RSalhs'
the governor: has personal knowledge OF nc
change either way "pnliticS Is M II stnnust'Ii
hut auy more by the antis opposing the sense
of the farmers movement would arouse theh'
to action ,,
AMI i'm Brition's Neck township
very Pronounced change against tnh gov,
eruor the people regard him as Il fraud anLi
have learned that his campaign charges ano
promises were false; voting strength l3O
nine-tenths would he for another stron" lar
mels' movement man against the governor
has not heard one man who iarors the gov
ernor for another term 81 think tnere ;ar
be II happy solution OF the trouhie whlcn
caused the split in the democratic party las'
year If some good man will be brought Tor
ward who lo1k no active part Tor or againS'
Tillman who has tho whole interest OF the
State ut heart a man whose history the peo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17

One advantage with stone-drinking
vessels is that they will keep the wa
tier cool much longer, while they are
easily kept clean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17

need of the time. 1t is unfortunate that the
mass of our 1illman friends read with
doubt if not downright dscredit, every
thing from the opposition press
Correspondent classified as Iilluan man In
northwestern part, Feasterrllle-
Should say there saGhanpe; IL is aga'hs'
the Governor; cause. "He has tailed TO dc
what he promised in some things ana ha'
done some things which he accused former "t
! ficia Is of DOING" voting strength lD oeiieHes
strong opponent SoS'd & garry os Inc me .ftor ftnI
| to ascertain; 1--WE had only five men Iii our
club against Tillman, now some OF the oeS'
men We have are against MIN ana nave en-
| pressed themselves so in my presence. None
| OF his former opponents are for him. Tie
above Is my own individual opinion. voted
| fC Tilman, but regret To say that was dlsap'
pointed in him. am sun III iavor ol a man
| thoroughly identified with the farmers move
ment. | care not whether he is a iarmer or
| not, We Mt ed good Governor but not boss.
| No doubt Tillnau'S s failure TO sign the tax bill
weakened him more than any one act.
TiIlnan man In centre OF county
No change; club votes between so and 90;
two-thiris would be for Tillman; none W ho
were Tor him are against him; "a lew VINO
were against him are for him; no ooserva-
tions.
j. s. Gunnell, Tillman man OF southern
part
There is decidedly n change. rather against
the Governor, in favor OF a better man; cause,
"the want OF u more conservative man ana
one who could unite the people as Of olo =
club 45 strong: TO question "if we can get a
good conservative man we will vote for him ;
has no personal knowledge OF changes. 1--WE
would like Il man who is strong enough ana
conservative enough, and To whom we couid
all go without ouraging our PRIDE for the sole
purpose of uniting the white men of Falrnelu
county end the Slate at large. This In my
opin ion, should he The aim of all true men IT.
respective of any other considerations.
r. V. Bray, anti, or township5-
Sees a change, against the Governor; cause.
unfaithfulneSS 10 pledges made; cluo ~
strong; would vote for anybody but Tillnan
ave only had five men in our club VINO were
for Tilman. Two of them will not support
him again. do know about the others :"
none who opposed him now favor him; "our
club Is composed principally of intelligent
and representative farmers who have never
considered this as q farmers movement, but
more OF a class issue, fermentrd and goaded
on by Tilman and his satellites, who felt, as
the negro preacher, that they had received
call To immediate themselves (ostensbly) for
the good of this country, but "Ye Gods y
what u miserable failure! They have sold
themselves fora mess of pottage. We sympa-
thiZe with any one who like b. r. Tillnisn,
should allow their unaccountable zeal to
sw eep them into vortex too strong for their
moral nature to withstand; and we Will. In
duty 10 our State, he forced TO remand Cover
nor Tiliman TO the ashes from Which ne
Sprang and In so doing we would heartily sup,
port any one whose personal dignity and
moral worth would reflect credit upon our un-
fortunate old State"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17
williamsburg.

Unclassified correspondent, In lower part
cause. "has not fulfilled his promises and ac-
cepted free passes after condemning t." club
vote 100; against Tillman every time; to 9urs-
tion 7 ''only one Tillmanite left TO tell the
tnle:" no changes in his favor; "the farmers,
so far as know, have come to the conclusion
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-17

Kershaw County.
]. P. Richards. NJ. D.. upper part
Can't say there Is any change: club votes du
| thinks II would 60 fOrIanother strong farmers
movement man against the governor; has no
personal knowledge OF changes either way ::
anti-Tillmante that what say lam afraid
| will be of no importance, but firmly believe
| that the best Interests of the democracy in
| this State demand man thoroughly ldeu-
| titled with the farmers movement, but at the
same time one who has not associated poiit-
ically with either wing; that Is, one VINO mas
not antagOnized either faction, or who has
not been an extremist, one way or another
Colt or Donaldson"
| Tillmnn man, southern pari-
| Finds q change against the governor: cause
free railroad pass; club votes 75; difficult TO
say how 1t would 20 under question u knows
personally OF several changes each way,
about balancing each other; rather mixed m or or
the i'll feelings engendered during the last
campaign have passed away"
| j. w. Floyd, northwestern section, Liberty
| Hill, Tilman man
| Notes considerable discussion but no feel
ing to change materially the vote OF the last
election the slight change IS against the
governor, his most ardent adhereuts 6cihS
considerably "tamed;' cause, Lack of toll
erance and charity towards those who OBJECT
tu his vigorous methods. Lack or conSerHa.
tism and prudence In settling matters OF
gravity and courtesy becoming the first officer
of the Slate" Club votes ~. In answer 10
question q "a strong man from the people,
i like Stackhouse. Donaldson, Strokes, or per-
haps Strokes or Werner, could carry our pre-
cinct against Governor Tiilman." Has no
personal knowledge of changes either way.
I.Whoever lives aud moves among the masses
can plainly see that the ffOr,S OF the alliance
to arouse the farmers To the necessity OF re-
newed interest and greater knowledge upon
their part Oh political and economic queS'
tons, from a strictly non-partisan stand
point, has had its effect. So much so that
ihe attempt OF men UE0ugh they be leaders
from their ranks, or even officers OF the pres
ent regime) To handle them as the potter
would his clay, and by roercive and dlcta-
torial dcmeanUr force submission to their po-
ltical whlms and capricrs will proveabortive
and not pan out at the ballot box. In wOru,
while the farmers are SteHdiISt and unyield-
Ing in their demands for retrenchmcnt and
reform, they are in no sense narrow or mig
gurdly IN the application of means To the end,
but are for practical methods and broad prin-
IcipIes 10 govern the party and the govern
ment and believe that cool, conservative men
OF broad minds are alone equal to the task
Anti in upper part
Change very slight, II any; the governor
may have weakened with some of his fol-
lowers but has probably gained as much as
he has lost precinct votes lG0 10 2OO; un-
der question 6. Think Tillman would be
hard TO beat Have heard MIR. Donaldson s
name mentioned as very strong man."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22
Dan Sickness Blow,

One of the most significant speeches
at the Grand Army Reunion was made
by that famous Democratic soldier,
General Sickles. Added to the signif-
canoe of the words themselves was the
furthur fact that they were vociferously
applauded. He first praised President
Harrison as a brave soldier whom he
knew and ho1ored, and as the applause
over his earnest and graceful treatment
Of his subject subsidized he added: "And
ne did not send substitute to the war. !"
At this the cheering became mighty aud
continuous.
Just at the close of this assembly of
bis old Third Corps the General rose
again aud proceeded as follows:
There was point which intended
to make, but in the rambling nature of
my remarks l neglected to do, which l
will take this opportunity of stating.
You have heard, no doubt, some cranks
and some snarlers who complain about
your little pensions. They say the
amount is becoming immense, and talk
about reducing it. will prove to you,
my boys, that you are entitled to every
bit of it, and deserve more. It is yours
by the law, and l would be willing to
leave the case to any fair-minded jury.
"You are undoubtly aware that mari
tine law especially provides that should
anyone find a vessel in an imperiled or
. dangerous condition and bring her safely
to port, thus saving the cargo and vessel,
that the person or persons acting thus
are entitled to salvage. This salvage
amounts to quarter, half, or even a
greater proportion of the entire value of
the cargo and vessel.
"Now that is just the ease with you,
boys. Your little pension is your sal
wage, and mighty small one it is. You
found the great Ship of State imperiled
and on the brink of destruction. 1t wa;
your heorism and bravery that saved it,
and salvage is due you.
$50 back to your homes, and when
your quibbling neighbor, who probably
sent substitute, talks TO you about your
pension, remember what have said to
you. If you are sensible, you will not
all to place in the Executive Chair any
one who opposes the payment of pensions
to the soldiers who put down the Rebel
| lion.
In opposition to this position o.
General Sickles comes the Durham IN.
c. Globe with this platform;
"The pension fraud is the greatest oil
the age-and Cleveland struck the beg.
gars in the face. He should be given a
chance to hit 'em again"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22
Bloated Rattlers of the stlked Plaius.

J. T. Barnett, Of Ell Paso County,
Texas, speaks as follows in the New
York Sun about the great bloated rat
tiers that live in the Staked Plains coun-
try
What do you think of a rattlesnake
that carried string Of twenty three rat
ties aud had head five inches long and
three inches wide at the angles Of the
java He had fangs about the shape of
a sickle blade, and they were an inch and
a quarter long. The poison sacs at the
roots of these fangs contained half a
thimbleful of venom. The snake thus
equipped measured between six and
seven feet in length, and his skin, when
removed and laid fiat, was foot wide
in the middle. | ran across that inter-
esting serpent one nice August day in
the vicinity of the L9guna Sabines, in
Gains County, and as he showed no dis
position to move out of the way shot
him. He was good type of the bloat-
cd rattlesnake of the Stal1ed Plains, and
WAS the most horrible looking specimen
of the serpent family had ever seen or
imagined up to that time. | afterward
saw many just like him. The rattle
snake of the North is savage enough and
poisonous enough, but his relative OF the
Staked Plains is many degrees his supe-
rior in both savagery and venom. This
deadly reptile is terrible enough any
day in the year, but it is not until along
about the middle of August that he
takes on the fullncss of his frightfulness,
both physically aud morally. 1t is then
that he becomes pulled up and swollen,
for some reason and from some cause
that no one seems to know, until he gets
to be nearly third more IN girth than
his normal size. This snake is always
sluggish aud slow to move, except when
prSing himself in shape to strike, but
inAugust he simply makes no effort to
move at all with that same exception.
He is absolutely one big, swollen rese-
voir of venom at this time of the year.
He must be or his bite could not kill an
Apache Indian in less THAI hour, as one
is known to have done. 1t fact, the
nature OF this hideous shake may be i'm
agined-or might be il you lived down
there-vhen it is known that it is ter
ror even to the Apache Indians. Any
thing that Is worse than an Apache has
got to be the worst thing on earth, in
the estimation of the Texas plainsmen.
But these Indians utilize the Staked
Plains RATHER all the same. They distill
his poison from him and TIP their arrow
heads with it, which accounts for the
deadly effect of the Apache arfow Cd
everything it wounds"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22

The advocates of cremation have
in their favor some strong arguments
They say the mandate that "dHsi
shall return to dust" is irreyocable,
and its fulfllment is inevitable; that
we can in no way prevent it; we may
obstruct or we may assist, and reason
dictates the latter course. Since the
longer the process is delayed the
greater is the danger to the health OF
the living, cremation is a benefcent
institution. Its growth in Europe
has been surprising, and in Italy
there are large numbers of crema
tories, and in this country the preju'
dice against the movement is de,
creasing. 1t is only eleven year:
since the formation OF the New YORK.
Cremation Society, the first institu.
ton Of the kind in the United States,
and not until the year 1885 was the
tlrst operative crematory inaugu
lated, yet there are now in varioul
parts of the States nearly a score c.
these incinerators in more or les!
continuous service. The number Of
cremations which have been con
Quoted each year in one of these
temples in Buffalo gives fair idea Of
the progress which the sentiment in
favor Of this method is making
During 1885 eight bodies were incin
Grated, and in each successive year tt
the end Of 1891 the numbers were re
spectively, H. 16, %, 80 and 81. II
this temple everything possible ha.
been done to mitigate the sadness o.
the last ritual. The temple is built
Of dark-broWn sandstone, and itt
square tower and deep slanting rool
are covered with ivy and surrounded
by sloping lawns. The chancel and
nave are artistically carved and dec
GRATED and the windows are Of rich
stained glass. The incarceration take!
place privately after the funeral ser
vice, and the ashes are delivered tt
tie undertaken to be disposed of al
tho family may direct or they may
be left at the crematory. A society
formed after the organization Of the
pioneer society has reduced to ashei
since the year 1885 upward of 75t
bodies. The process as carried out al
ono OF their principal temples is al
fellows: The furnace is of fire briol
throughout and separated into TIVE
distinct but similar Compartments
The body is paced in chamber di
rectly above that in which the fue
is consumed. The bottoms of thu
retorts are solid, but the sides ant
ends are pierced with holes, through
which the heated air Of the furnace
kas direct access to the body, while
the flames are not permitted to ap
proach 1t. The heat of the retort
coon liberatcs everything volatile il
the body and these carnations are
conducted through another highly
heated chamber, and thus rendered
odorless and absolutely innocuous be
fore they pass through the chimney
which forms their means of egress
to the air The time taken up in re.
hucin9 body to ashes depends some
what upon the size and condition OF
the person when alive. In this fur
mace 1t is about two hours; in many
Others 1t is little over an hour
The fuel used is coal, and In FIVE OF
six hours from the starting of tn
fires temperature Of from 1000 de-
grees to $500 degrees Fahrenheit can
be obtained.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22
Tie Original Stlrs and Stripes.

With the Massachusetts posts, during
the G. A. r. encampment in Washing
ton, came most interesting relic, be-
ing the original stars and stripes, which
was brought on by its owner, Mrs. Stat
ford of Martha's Vineyard.
The flag is the first and orieina
United States flag, but instead of thir.
teen stars, as light be expected from tn,
number of original States, it only con
tains twelve stars, which is explained by
the fact that at the time the flag wa
made Georgia was not yet entitled to /,
vote. The flag was made by the ladie1
of Philadelphia from the design of the
escutchoen of the Washington family,
and it is said Washington himself cut
out the five pointed stars.
The flag was presented to John Pau
Jones, who sailed with it up and down the
SchuylkiIl to show the appearance of the
flag of their country. Afterward it wa
adopted by Congress, and Jones carried Ii
with him on his ship Bon Homme Rich.
ard. In his great fight against over
whelmiug odds the flag was shot away
from its staff aud fell in the sea and
Lieutenant Stafford leaped overheard
and brought it safely to the ship and
nailed it to the masthead. Afterward
the relic was presented to Lieutenant
Stafford by act of Congress and his de,
scendants still retain it.-Washingtos
Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22

The Jews, SAYS a foreign corregpond.
ent, are much more numerous and
wealthy to-day than ever before in the
history of the world. In the DAYS nj
the greatest prosperity and power of
me Jewish kingdom under David and
solomon, they probably did not num-
Der all told, more than 5000. 900. Now
they number considerably more than
twice as many. In Asia, their original
home, there are not more than half a
million, settled in Syria, Persia. Arabia
india and China. Perhaps half a mil,
non more are TO be found In Africa
chiefly in Morocco, the descendants Of
those Jews who, in the year of Column
GUS discovery of America, were ex-
PEELED from Spain. A considerable con-
Ihgent is to be found In America, But
me chef modern home of the Jews is in
Eastern and Central Europe, where
.ney settled in the days Of the crusades.
AZ one time the Kingdom OF Poland con-
famed nine-tenths OF all the Jews in the
world Two years ago there we're in
lue RUSSIAN Empire, chiefly in its Polish
provinces fully 5000, 900 Jews. In tbe
q q 0 oos provinces Of Austria there are
2.OoO 900, in Germany $50 900. and in the
United States 1000, COO. " WIZ
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22

What boy or girl has not read
about that famous blackbird who
plucked off the nose of the maid
while she was hanging up clothes in
the Kings garden, or of the -Four
and twenty blackbirds all baked in a
pie"
Well, let us see If we can find out
What blackbirds live or and what
they do, says the New York Mail and
Express. The commoner ones live on
worms and snails and all kinds of in
scots. But there are other blackbirds
which have red wings, and they are
more particular about what they eat.
They generally live in the Southern
States and feed on rice or corn. and
are great trouble to the farmers
because of the large numbers that
come and eat the ripe grain in the
fields. When the grain has all been
gathered in, do you suppose they
starye? No, indeed; they are too
cunning for that They simply find
out where it has been placed and go
there for their meals. But they are
pretty birds, with their glossy, black
feathers, and we must not blame
them. They have to eat, and. like
many persons, take the easiest way
OF getting their food.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22

A simple and cheap way to keen
moles out of yard is to plant few
castor beans, says a st. Louis paper
Ihese are quite ornamental in an.
pearance and seem to have the power
OF keeping moles at a distance, This
naturally sounds like a suDerstition
but hundreds Of suburban owners and
renters will confirm the statement
that the remedy or rather the nre.
,sehViVe' Is most effective. 1t often
happens IN a new subdivision that
!aIqS are cut all to pieces by moles,
WIN the exception Of those in which
castor Deans are growing, these es.
capihg every time, the only Inference
Delng mat there is something in the
s s OF the plant or the root which
Aeeps away the bugrowing pests.