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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
ANTI-DISPENSARY.
Will the Churches Enter Politics?
Cotton Plant.


,rhare 10 an effort on foot to organize the
churches of the State into what they call
och ristian Temperance Union.' Inc oo)ects
ostensibly, are to suppress, the lntemperate
rseI nnrnose is to suppress the Dispensary
svstem OF South Carolina. There Is evident
" behind this scheme, as we eaten the names
and plans of those VINO nave !naugurateu tne
matter. political ambitions to be satisfied
more than the hope Of real temperance.
We listened to sermon and Two speecnee
on the subject in one Of the churches In the
p city of Columbia last Sunday. from these
we gather something of the men and methods
involved, or trying to compass, what is
termed an organization OF the cburches OF tne
State for a crusade against the evil OF IN
temperance. ,
: 1t Sounded strange, not to say absurd. to us,
10 see men 90 into Methodist church 10
organize it into a temperance society, ana
i peculiarly strange to hear their Talk.
For near forty years we have been COM
municant of this church, and were taught TO
Z believe that 1t is temperance-square, pain,
direct, and most positive-in lts rules' laws
and its very organization. :.
So we were taught 10 believe and TO
practice but, alas for the shades OF JONI
Wesley, we were Informed that under the
auspices Of the South Carolina Conferenc &c,
the Methodist church of this State was to be
organized into q temperance society!
We felt sad. we felt disappointed. in what
we had been taught as to the history OF our
church.
The names we heard and their previous
histories sounded highly. political. We were
impressed with the idea that somebody
thought more Of political preferment than
temperance in the incipiency OF this move
ment.
DO these men want the old bar-room sys.
tenn again II this is their aim, they do well
10 fight the Dispensary. Destroy the DlSpen;,
sary, and the old bar-room system VIII loi-
low In very short time,
The Dispensary system may have deiects
There are too many being established IN tne
State, doubtless. II so, remedy the fault oot
real friends OF temperance will not nght 70
destroy the Dispensary system, but VIII;
now and for all time TO come, support u. ana
cultivate, educate, and develop pubic senII,
ment in the State until ripe. and matters Will
regulate themselves.
II the Christian churches In South Carolina,
in their organized capacities, wonld but com
mence now and educate their children up 10
the necessities of temperate. vigorous man.
hood and womanhood, devoted 10 the eleva-
ton and betterment Of the condition of man
kind, much more good would be accomplish.
ed than by leading the churches into the
political arena, as now appears to be threaten
ed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
A Game for Winter Evenings.

A very amusing game for the even
ings is that of "Genteel Lady" The
party having been arranged in a circle,
one of them turns to her left-hand
neighbor and says, "Good morning,
genteel lady, always genteel; I a gen
teel lady, always genteel, come from
that genteel lady-pointing to her
right-hand Observation-Disclosures genteel,
to tell you that she has bird Tor what
every you like). The person addressed
then says the same words to her left.
hand neighbor, adding something else
about the bird-namely, it has a long
tail, piumed head, etc. 1t goes on
round the circle, every one adding
something to the descriptions, until the
subject is exhausted. Any one who
makes a mistake has to.wear horn of
twisted paper OH her head, and is ad-
dressed as the 'one-horned lady, al
ways one-horned," or two-horned lady,
or three-horned lady, according to the
number of mistakes she makes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
Desirable Place for Sale.

WE offer our homeplace at Cokesbury for
w sale or exchange. Premises in fine re.
adapted to fruit and all crops. Pure cold wa
ter and perfectly healthy location.
Wyatt Aiken, Abbeville, s. G.
Us. Aiken, Cokesbury, s. G.
Sept. Sd. 95. If.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
BEARD OR NO BEARD2
That is the Question that Gets Next
to the Supreme Court.

The Abbeville Medium seems to think that
the Hon. Ira B. Jones may be elected Asso-
ciate Justice, and that the Hon. F. B. Gary
stands good chance to be elected Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives TO fill the vacan-
cy which would be occasioned by the promo
tion Of Mr.. Jones. II Mr.. Jones would trim
his bread, our objection to his promotion
would be removed, but we would not like to
see SO much beard on one seat OF the Supreme
Bench. With his beard as 1t is, we would be
obliged to vote for the other man, however
much we would like to see our fellow.towns-
man promoted.
Believing that Mr.. Jones would make q
good Judge, and knowing that Mr.. Gary
would make good presiding officer, we leave
the matter for Mr.. Jones to determine.-Ab.
beville Press and Banner.
We knew Brother Wilson had the audacity
to "beard any lion in his den, but we did not
think him so cruel as to want to unbeard a
harmless man. Is Brother Wilson SO accus
toned to clip news that he wants to try his
shears on Jones's beard? Would he have q
trimmer on the Supreme Court Bench? Does
he really wauta little "shaver" to be Supreme
Court Judge? Would he not prefer to see q
"grey beard" on the Bench?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
Between Atlanta and Cbarleston,

Trains Nos. 402 and 403 are solid vestibule trains
with Pullman Buffet sleeping cars between Atlanta
end Washington, through sleepers between Monroe
and Portsmouth. Va. Pullman Buffet parlor cars
between Washington and New York. sleeping cars
between Charlotte and Wilmington. Trains Nos IS
and H. solid between Atlanta and Norfold, carrying
Pullman sleeping ATTACH ed, making direct connection
ut Weldon with Atlantic Coast Line for Washington
and New York. and all points north and east at Nor
folk with steamers for Washington, Bay Line Of Bal.
tmore, Old Dominion for New York. Trains "a and
49, solid trains between Atlanta and Columbia with
union depot or at the companys ticket Office at No.
Kimball House.
JOHN b. wINDER, Gen. Mangr.
T. j. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Z. j. WALKED, City Pass. and Ticket Agt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15

And want LOW RATES to st. Louis, Mem.
phis. New Orleans, Cincinnati til. Louisville
Chicago, or points In Arkansas. Texas mis-
California, or any point West, IT WILL PAY
YOU to write to or SEE ME-. Excursion and
Special Rates from time to time. Choice OF
Routes. No trouble 70 answer questions.
Rates and maps furnished free. Address
FRED D. BUSH, Dist. Pass. Agent, L. & N. r.
R.. SO 1-2 Wall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
July "a, 1885. 6m @
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
GOLD MINE.
The Five.Stamp Machine Running
on Full Time.

The mining mill at the foot OF Little Noun
tain is running on full time, giving good sat
isfaction In results. Mr.. John Lyon, junior
brother, Mr.. Alfred Lyon, is experimenting
the mining. Gold has been found In paying
quantities in many places around the mill,
and 1t is presumed that the capacity OF the
gold mill will be doubled in short time
About fifteen hands are now employed-all
homefolk. Something like four hundred dol
lars is paid out every month. In this way
the enterprise has been blessing TO the neign
oorhood, and under the good manadement OF
the worthy superintendent we doubt not the
owners of the mill will be equally olesseo
Success and good luck to all concerned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
BOARD DIRECTORS.

Abbeviiie, 8. c.. Feb. Is, 1895.
Mr.. J. r. Blake, Jr., Treas. F. NJ. F.. A. A. C.
Dear Sir-Please accept our thanks for check
of $500 to cover recent loss Of our dwellings by
fire. For cheapness and safety we cheerfu!ly
commend the Farmers Mutual Fire Associa.
tion Of Abbeville County to all who desire In
Sufan'0 on 'uoi : p''pES EDWARD ROCHE.
e. W, ASHLEY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
can Adjective Letter" Party.

."An Adjective Letter. Party.
"An adjective letter" will give much
amusement to party of young people.
The framework is letter to be written
by one of the number describing some
recent event of familiar occurrence,
possibly the entertainment in progress.
AS many names are introduced as is
possible and each Is preceded by q
blank taGshe filed with an adjective.
The writsSasks for an adjective from
each member Of the circle in turn to,
fill the space. These are, of course
ludicrously inappropriate and when
the whole is read aloud it calls forth
peals of merriment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
DENTAL NOTICE.
S. F. KillingsWOrth,
No. Seal Block. Abbeville, s. G.
DENTAL NOTICE.
DR.. S. G.. Thomson,

OFFICE UPSTAIRS ON MCILWAIN
Corner, Abbeville, 8. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
HON. F. B. GARY.
His Promotion to the Speakership p
Would be Acceptable 10 All.

AS 1t is more than likely that Speaker Jones
will be elevated to the Supreme Bench by the
Legislature at Its approaching session, the
question as TO who win be chosen TO succeed
him as presiding officer of the House is being
discussed by the press. More than one paper
has suggested the Hon. F. B. Gary OF Abbe-
vile for the position.
The suggestion is a good one. Mr.. Gary is a
high toned, honorable gentleman. and his ripe
experience in matters OF legislation and thor
inently fit him for the Speakers chair. He
has been frequently called upon TO preside
over the deliberations Of the House during
the past few years, and in each instance he
acquitted himself with much credit, his rul-
ings being characterized by promptness, abil-
ity and impartiality. We believe that his
election would be acceptable to both Conserva-
tlves and Reformers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
Restaurants.

T would announce to my friends and custn-
l. mers that have moved my .RESTAU-
Street, where will be glad ro serve the pub
lie with as good meals as the provisions OF
the market will afford. <
- - HARRIET E. ADAMS.
Oct /. 1895. ems. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-15
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

IF Won should be unable meet places
Abbev the Of taking returns
from the
1st day of January to the Goth of February,
except on such days would respectfully white
County of the time and place of the
they fail him there
to Abbeville within the time above named
Under constitution Of this State within the
capable earning support except CONFEDERATE
SOLDIERS, is liable to poll tax.
Remember when you sign yourself
oath that you property therein named its value
credits and return small fraction
investigation By the Assessing Board
wish fair and honest return
purpose accommodating the public in the matter taking
turns fulfill appointments below mentioned either in b
deputy yourself Abbevie so cent
penalty.
The appointments follows:
Greenwood-Monday Tuesday, January 18th and 14th
train Tuesday 14h arrival train
Thursday 18th. .>
Coronaca- Wednesday, January 18th.
Hodges-Frday and Saturday, January 18th and 1sh
Vedery-Tuesday, January 2.
BadyWednesday and Thursday, January 22nd and 23rd
Troy-Friday Saturday January Oath and 25th.
McComick-Monday and Tuesday, January 9th and 2sh
Bodeaux-Wednesday, January 2eth
Wilingon-Thursday January 3Oth.
Mt Carm-Frday Saturday, January M and February lst
Calhoun Fas-Tuesday Wednesday, February 4th and 5h
Lowndesvile- Thursday Friday, February 9Th and 7h
Donalds-Tuesday Wednesday, February h and l2th
Due west-Thurslay Friday, February 18th and 18th.
Byants between 5Sh and February 2h
Antrevile- January and sh at McAdams Store
Cedar Springs-January 18th, at Hunters Store ,
Long Cane-January residence Calvert
Mountain View-January Sh at Alliance Ginnery.
1 February % except the following dates
|towi January 18th, 14th and 18th.
Tax payers observe the following instructions:
land than township don't fail make separate
returns, giving number of acres in each.
detected
your former return, in order to verify correction
w. w. BRADLEY, Auditor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
WITHOUT WATSON. WHAT


What will be done with Watson?
That is the question Of questions with
the fusion leaders. The body Of the
Pop party realize that if Watson is ig-
nored instead Of fusion it is absorption,
and the end Of their party as an indie
pendent organization. The fusion lead
ers know the same thing, but they do
not care. The Democratic party will
have everything, the Populist party
nothing, not even the tail which they
have been counting on. With Watson
ignored the St Louis convention was
for naught, its declarations Of princi-
pies but so much wind, binding no
body and meaning nothing. The Pop
leaders Of Kansas declare that 1t makes
no difference what Watson wants that
they are for both the Democratic NOM
inees, as strongly for Sewall as for Bry-
an 1t was given out yesterday that
Watson was to be turned back from his
trip over the west by the
Of his party who are to have
a conference with him in Chicago. II
that conference results in pulling Wat
son off, the Populist party has been
simply sold out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17

There is but one Democratic party
and Bryan Is its nominee. Grover
Cleveland was its prophet once and
lawgiver. Outside of small ceRtin-
gent in each state and the bond syndi-
cate in New York. the men who voted
for Cleveland and free trade will vote
for Bryan and free silver. It's the same
old body polite with different head.
Free silver was put into the platform
for the purpose OF catching the Pops
Its present leader talks free silver but
he is as much of a free trade Democrat
as he ever was. He doesn't deny the
fact The only Democrats whom Bryan
will lose by his Popocgatic talk are the
men who think more OF their money
than they do Of their personal prefer
ences aud political principles.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
POLITICAL PREACHERS.

Because of the difference 1t would
make in the purchasing power OF their
stipulated salaries or other economic
or religious or political reasons, not a
few of the occupants OF the big eastern
pulpits are taking hand In the pres
emit campaign by converting their pull
pits into stumpS for the time being, re-
solving their congregations into rallies,
and their prayer meetings into eau
cuses- The defense offered is that
they are moved thus to talk and act in
the interest Of morality, as the founda-
ton stone Of religion, that, in short
they are carrying religion into politics.
The chances are that these preachers
are rather injecting politics into reli-
gion to the hurt Of the church and at
the expense of Christianity. The fact
that in some instances members Of
these churches get up and walk out
and in one New York church an indig-
nant member jumped to his feet and
called his minister a Liar, ought 10 be
proof sufficient that TO preach politics
is not the way 10 inculcate the spirit Of
Christ We have the first instance yet
to witness where a minister took .
hand in politics that he did not injure
his church, and to a greater or less ex-
tent destroy his influence. The min
lister who does not have both goldbug
and silver cranks In his congrega ton,
both Democrats and RepublcansLeven
Pops have been known to profess re-
ligion-must have q very one-sided ag-
gregatfon to preach to. A Democrats
soul may not be as valuable TO save
as that Of Republican. but Demo
crat will be just as happy In reaching
heaven as a Republican. In being a
greater and more benighted sinner,
probably much happier. But a minis |
ter should not know any difference. |
His duty is to preach saving gospel !
alike TO Republicans and Democrats. |
1t would be a mistake to ignore or ex- |
clude the Pops from the plan Of saliva.
ton or intimate that fusion was the |
sin In short and sert-
ously, no minister of Christ's gospel |
has any business with party politics
and no excuse that moral principles are
involved will serve. Christ never init
mated any preference for either the
gold or silver standard He ignored
about all this world has to offer, prom
lsing better and more durable things.
going so far as to advise preachers OF
His gospel, in His New Testament. to
take their staff in hand and without
even scrip, go out into the
world as messengers OF glad tidings.
With too many OF the modern preach
ers the first consideration Is the
amount OF '.scrip.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
WEATHER PROPHETS

Anybody can guess at the weather or
at what il viii be even for months
ahead Every year, in q general way,
fo- any given locality. is the duplicate
OF every other year. II we were arsed
10 forecast fcr months or year in a.
vance, We would say look out Zoe a
killing (; 0sf in southern Kansas On or
before the 18th OF october, with the
Thermometer ranging below the freez-
ing poir. in the second week n Janu-
AIRY, and above S. degrees next Fourth
OF July. The country is fun of these
hunbug weather prophets Now comes
ore. Professor De Voc. the Hackensack
(N. j. weather prophet, who claims 10
be able to tell the status OF the eie1ass
for six months ahead has been SUI
GENTLY encouraged By the sucsss OF
his forecasts for August 10 put forth
another fog the present month. In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
CHICAGO WILL CLEAN UP.

There is merry war among the lAun-
drymen of Chicago. 1t is war on prices
and the people are reaping the benefits
The latest cut brings the price for
laundIying the frill busomed shirt of a
State street swell to three cents. 1t is
an Ill wind that blows good to nobody,
but here the beneficiary is largely in
the majority. Not only the swell and
the capitalist reaps the benefit of this
reduction, but the poorer classes to
whom the saving is quite an item.
Should il continue long it will equalize,
In part, the extortion kept up in Chica-
go for years in that industry. Fortunes
have been made on a small investment
of capital in a few years. In bust
ness way it is legitimate. Any man
titled to all he can get while it lasts,
but when his scale of profits range way
above that Of average and similar oc-
equations. then it is but fair that CON-
petition should bring them down. In
this the war on prices is a benefaction.
1t comes by natural processes and
should end in a survival of the fttest.
1t puts the tradeSman on a level with
the farmer, the mechanic and the man
or woman on salary. 1t is nothing
more than the operation of the natural
Ii e of trade.
.-o frequently this war on prices re-
suits ia a combine. II il to be hoped
that this Chicago war viii be an exce2-
ton 70 the rule. 1t is everyboiy's right
To rut linens and faces tAro~sh Q course
OF ab,ution as cheap as they Iiease.
So ererv one should be allowed 10 ts.re
for oil, or manufacture matches with
cut consulting anybody else, but II is
not Sc in these lines. The wasn't e.
was nee fraternity OF Gu esrs have the
ol,-,rrunity to give Iae connrry an Oh
ject lesson in the much needed reform.
Let the tallest pe.a take the parsim-
mon and let rhe concern villa to- si.a-r |
pole so TO harvesting pumpkins
There viii be no competition here. His
reward will be greater freedom in |
trade, pure, health giving country air.
ana a perpetual rcvel in homemade |
.-punkin" pie. 1t is conceded thar we |
are soon 10 have q REIMBURSEMENT in eco
nomic pursuits and IL might as well |
start in the bubble and steam of Chi /
Cages wash tubs as anywhere else
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
DICTATOR BRYAN,

Mr.. Bryan assumes proprietary airs
and cautions the farmers and mechar-
tets against the dangers Of voting the
Republican ticket This is very kind
of Mr.. Bryan and quite gratuitous. In
giving this advice he presumes to claS-
sify voters. Addressing it to farmers
and wage earners implies that they
most need his fatherly counsel, and
that others do not. This is an insult TO
the class to whom it is addressed. He
singles out certain voters, or a certain
class Of them, while deprecating their
ignorance, he graciously warns them
against the dangers Of exercising their
own judgment
Here again this upstart shows how
green he is in politics. There are far
meris, thousands of them, who could
give him pointers every day in the best
means of conducting a campaign, to
say nothing OF the practical view Of
the issues he pretends TO discuss. The
farmer and the mechanic reads his
daily paper and is quite as competent
TO catch on to the sophistrieS of Mr..
Bryan as he is to size up the needs or
welfare Of any class The truth is,
there are no classes at the ballot box.
Every voter Is sovereign. Here Is
where every man meets his equal.
There are no superiorS or privileged
classes. No man is expected, or has
the right to dictate, nor is he expected
to advise or caution any one as to how
he shall vote. Further than this it is
the duty Of every man, of whatever So
lial or financial standing, to recognize
the equality Of the voters at the polls.
There is one difference between these
sage cautions Of BTyan's and that Of
taking a man by the collar and march
ing him to the polls with vote already
prepared, and only one: that is in the
manner of doing it Bryan takes the
less offensive method, but it is equally
harmful and dictational. He would &C
complish by his owHSh assumption of
wisdom and by his cautions and pre-
cautions that which he would not dare
do by the heroic method. He would
be disgrace TO the Office he seeks. AS
president of the United States he
would be like a STRIPPING from the city
among the plants and the crops of an
Intelligent farmer. A lily handed col
lege student would make a better To-
connective engineer than Bryan a presi- |
dent Of this enlightened republic. Let |
him recognize that Industrious people |
have common sense as well as loqua- |
cious lawyers of his class. When his
advice IS wanted he will be notified
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17

To correspondent: The name "Ann'
is an Irish cognomination, titular Of a
founding In locating its place of dis
covery, as and by ''Over Beyant, "
afterwards contracted to O'Bryan,
later Bryan. later Ryan, last to Ann,
so that we have the derivites Bill Ryan,
Tom Ryan, and my own Mary Ann,
all Irish, all pseudonymous and all for
free silver and free wool. That Is all
the information we have at the present
time touching the origin Of the name of
your daughter, for whom we may be
permitted to wish a long life and pros
perity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-17
ae aaeha aay Eagl Ehursag ruing sepembr u 1885,

which he announces killing frosts for
the middle stataes very shortly; milder
weather from the 18th to the 10th. fol-
lowed by very heavy storms in the
west and an unusually cold exit for
the month. Mr.. De Voc is doubtless as
worthy of credence as any of the long
distance prophets; but they all put a
strain ON the popular faith when they
ask people to believe that they can peer
deeper into the future than the experts
Of the weather bureau. though unpro-
vided with their forecasting facilities
and appliances