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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26
WORK FOR BAXTER.

The election is over ard now for
business; let US restore confidence,
cease whining, aud 20 to work to
build up our beautiful country and
city. We have the elements of wealth
all about US and they only need the
brain and muscle of man. to develop
them. Let us go to work and cease to
bewail our fate. Only the energetic
thrive. Our energetic tradesman sue
ceeds because he pushes his business
and we should not envy him. Push,
pluck aud goahcaditiveness raise us
above poverty. Let there be unity OF
purpose to build up Baxter Springs. 1t
is wonderful what can be done when
all unite on project.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

A special dispatch to the Kansas
City Times from Topeka says:
"The last elec,ion In Kansas struck
prohibition the most severe blow Il
has ever received. The republican
party will probably never again make
reference 10 temperance in Its plat.
form. This has been done year after
year, not because majority Of The
party favored II, but because of the
fear of recruiting the ranks of the
third party prohibilionists at repub-
lican expense. Notwithstanding this
conciliatory policy there were enough
votes cast for prohibition candidates
this year to have elected the repnb-
lican ticket had they all been polled
for the republican candidates.
Republican leaders who have en-
couraged the prohibition policy, in
fact, the very leaders, are now freely
expressing their disgust. The Topeka
Capital, which has always been the
special champion of prohibition, has
expressed itself freely on this point,
and the Atkinson Champion, of
which Lieutenant Governor A. j. Felt
is editor, has declared against prohibit
ton in the most vigorous terms. John
Sraton, leading republican member
of the last Legislature from -Atchison
county, and who has just been re-
elected, will IN future fight prohibit
ton. In letter to friend, received
in this city today, he uses tho follow
ing language which he expressly gave
his permission to be quoted:
IL am for at ouce and for all time
disposed to sit down upon all species
Of crankism which have ridden our
party as the old man Of the sea. The
cranks have been allowed to dominate
too much in the policies Of oar party
load US to the guards with all the isms
under the sun and then knife us to
death. This catering to the whims I
have deprecated and opposed. Now
1 think republicanism, pure and UNI
adulterated, and wise and conserva-
tive business sense should prevail In
our platforms and councils"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

The boss liar now lives In Jersey
VILE, ILL.,, and here is bis last effort
which he told to an adnIiring crowd
the other day: "Tbere was q man la
Southern Illinois," said he, "wbO in
vented q salve that he claimed was
Just the thing for cuts. II you cut
your finger Of, apply the salve and
the finger would soon grow out to lie
norma length. One OF the residents
of the town was somewhat skeptical,
30 be thought he would try IL ON his
dogs tail. He cut of the tail aud APP
piled the saive, when almost spontane-
ously il commenced growing, aud in a
few minutes Il was as long IS ever. In
the meantime his little boy had picked
ND the tail snd put on some salVe and
both the bOv Rnd the man were very
much surprised 10 see afnll-sizcd dog
grow out ErUm tho end Of the tail.
The father and his boy are now dead
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

Complete returns from every county
in the state show that the proposition
TO call constitutional convention has
been lost by vote of 1895 to 49,
G94. The convention had carried APP
parenlly until the four counties I'M
hear1 from sent IN their returns. Linn
county turned the scale, the vote there
standing 2,l6l against TO 7S5 for. The
result OF the vote on the constitutional
convention will have tendency to IN
crease the demand in Western Kansas
for n division of the state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

A dude visited the Michigan peni-
Tertiary the other day, aud OH leaving
offered cigarette 10 a prisoner with
whom he had been talking. The De-
tro;t Free Press thus reports the reply
of the convict: "Much Oblige. I've
stole HOSES and robbed chicken roOSts
and broke into houses and killed a
mau or two, had four or five wives,
aud made counterfeit money, but l
have never smoked cigarettes. aud
A,aven helpin' me I never will. So
long" and the cell door went 10 with
a baug as pronounced as tho one the
dude wore in his bHir.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

Within the past week We have
heard more about foreign immigra-
ton than at any time for like period.
All over the country we hear MUIR
murings of discomfort in regard to our
naturalization laws, and unrestricted
immigration. To our mind this is =
greater question than any that has
been discussed during the campaign.
In August over $4,000 foreigners
landed on our shores. There should
at once be O law passed to restrict i'm
migration. We no longer can absorb
the hordes that land on our shores. II
was all right as long as we bad public
lands, but that time is passed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

1t il coming. Over 10000 women
of London have signed an agreement
to wear only short skirts in wet or
muddy weather. The bottom of the
skirt is 10 be at least five inches from
the ground, and as much more as the
wearers may desire. Already the
movement is spreading TO the other
English cities, and it is predicted that
within six weeks the reform will he
adopted all over the country. 1t will
be little later in getting across the
water, but it Is bound TO come.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

A woman who married abroad
brought her husband 10 New York.
and after living happily with him for
ten years, deserted him on the ground
that he was "too thin. He recently
reialiated by having her arrested for
being 100 thick" with other men.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

For lame back there Ia nothing bet
ter than TO saturate flannel cloth
with Chsmherlain's Pain Balm aud
bind II on the affected parts. Try 1t
aud YOU will he surprised at the
prompt relief 1t affords. The same
treatment will cure rheumatism. For
sale by J. G. Polsier. 81
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

A good Halloween joke was perpe-
srated by Lawrence man who plea
load of wood on the porch OF a
widow who makes her living by TAX
ing in washing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

The new Mormon temple al SAT-
Lake will be opened April 6, 1893. II
has been in course of erection for ~
wears, has cost $2,5OO.OOO, ana will be,
without doubt, the biggest architectu-
ral nightmare IL the country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

Cleveland's friends are preparing a
great many cabinets for him. When
the proper time comes Mr.. Cleveland
will prepare one himself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

In Linn county, Kan, Rich, a re-
publican candidate, was defeated by
Poor, populist. Yet it is said TINT
the Door have no show with the rich
in this country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

The straigh,-out democrats hold the
balance of power in the Kansas legis-
lature, having elected three members
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 70.

The new election law worked first
rate in Pennsylvania. 1t required SOO
tons of paper TO make the tickets.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

A good many people are OF the
opinion that local option liquor law
similar TO the Missouri law would be
better for Kansas than the present
one.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

All kinds of poster, card and COM
mc.s.isl printing done at this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

*Harvey is the popular Furniture
dealer of Baxter Springs, aud sole
agent for the popular Bissell Carpet
Sweeper. He carries complete line
of plain and fancy Furniture, Picture
Mouldings, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Etc.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

BAXTER LODGE, No. 10, 40. wv.
Meets every Friday evening James I; Kyon'
NV; l.. Weaver, Rec. Il 7: McGregor'
Fin Iheo Griffin and r d. English, Med. Exs'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

MODERN WoooMEN Of AMERICA.
Baxter Camp No. 81 meets every second anu
fourth Monday night in each month at 10Y in
Cooner,s hall. joins MCFADDEN, VIC.
I. 6. WEAvIR, Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-11-26

4. o. o, p. LODGE NO. 23S.
Meets every Wednesday evening ut Cooper
hail. Baxter Springs. Kansas ~ a
A l.. HARPER, Secretary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
EDGEF1ELDcoUNTYTAxEs.


The State taxes collected by
Treasurer J. III. Watson in Edge
Held county during the fiscal year
1sS9-9O under Richardson's ad-
ministration, on an assessed valua-
ton of s5,412,444 was $27, ,491.5S.
The State taxes collected by Treas
urer Stevens during the fiscal year
1S9O-91 on an assessed valuation
of $6,25O,65S was $27,27S.6S, a
difference in favor of Ben
Tillman of s212.90. This isn't
much as dollars and cents, but it
is o straw that shows the Tillman
wind is blowing in the direction
of retrenchment and economy, and
when we remember that the
amount of taxable property in
Edgefeld county has been in
creased from s5,414,44444 to $780,
65S in one short year, and that the
taxes collected on those $6,250,65S
are less then the taxes collected
on the So, ,4I4.4444, it means q
great deal, don't it Mr.. Callison? :.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
FACTS AND FIGURES.

In another column we publish a
communication from the Hon. Jas.
Callison, in which he undertakes
to question the accuracy of Mr..
May6eld's speech, published in the
ADVERTISER week before last.
We invite the attention of our
readers to this letter as by just such
figures and arguments as there
used have the few antis in Edge
field county been deluded into be-
lieving the worse the better reason.
That figures don't lie is an old
truism, but they may be made very
subservient tools in the hands of
those who have already made up
their minds as to what they wish
the result to be before putting the
figures to paper. Mr.. Callison has
evidently made up his mind that
Tillman's administration ought to
be a financial failure and the
figures ought to be found to prove
it, but to his figures.
The last two lines of Mr.. CALI
sons tabulated statement make s.
comparison between Richardson
and Tillman's administrations, the
last line showing the total State,
tax levy under Tillman to have
aggregated s7s9,247, while the
previous year, under Richardson,
it was s79o,663, difference in
Richardson's favor of 1854, at
least this is Mr.. Callison's assump-
ton. Now, if Mr.. Callison means
anything by this statement and
this comparison, he means to con-
vey the idea that Tillman's ad-
minissration received into the
Golfers of the State Treasury for
the fiscal year, tsso-91, 1854 more
than Richardson received the year
previous. But such is not the. fact,
and Mr.. Callison must know it. If
the railroads, and the banks, and
the corporations. and land loan
associations had paid their taxes,
as the farmers have done, then Till
mans administration Y ould have
received 1854 more than Rich
ardson, but owing to the mach4na-
tions of your friends, Mr.. Callison,
these taxes were not paid, and, are
now locked up by suits in the
courts; and the truth is, that, in
stead of receiving more than Rich
ardson, Tillman's administration
received, for all purposes, $685.
165.15 less. We get taese figures
from Comptroller General Werner
and Ellerbe. NJ
But admitting, for the saRs Of
that Mr.. Callison's hg-
ures are correct, and that TillmanaI .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EpaEr1ELD COUNTY. y
Court Common Pleas.
THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN
MORTGAGE COMPANY, uimit'd) }
MINIS MOBLEY. ct al.

NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
IN tue of the judgment of foreclosure
in this cause, L will sell at Edgefeld
Court House, South Carolina, on sales
day in September, 1892, the following
described realty, to wit:
Mol All that piece or tract of land
lying, situate and being in Edgefeld
county and State of South Carolina.
containing ffty-eight and one-half
(5S1a) acres, more or less, on Nine
Greek, and bounded by lands of J.. NJ.
Rushton, the Raborn lands, and others.
No. 2. All that tract of land, lying,
situate and being in the county Of
Edgefield and State of South Carolina,
containing one hundred and forty
three and one-half (l431a) acres, more
or less, one Mine Creek of Saluda
River, and bounded by lands of j. NJ.
Rushton, the Raborn lands, Elick
Walton and others.
TERMS OF SALE: One-half cash, and
the balance on credit of one year.
with interest from day Of sale. Pur-
chaser to give bond and mortgage to
secure the payment of the credit p0r-
tion, or all cash at purchasers option.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
w. F. R0ATH,
Master E. C,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
Trial Justice Districts

Edgefeld county is divided into
ten Trial Justice districts, known
as first, second, etc. That there
may be no mistake IN voting, we
| give the territory contained in the
several districts as follows, and
taken from the Statutes:
First Observation-Disclosures aud
Huiet Township.
Second-Rinehart and that por-
tion of Norris Township not in
cluded in tenth district.
Third-Those portions of Ward
and Mobley Townships not in
cluded in the tenth district, and
Johnston Township.
Fourth-Pickens, Wise, and
Shaw Townships.
Fifth-Meriwether, Gregg, and
Collier Townships
Sixth-Woshington, Ryan, and
Collins Townships.
seventh-Talbert, Hibler, and
Moss Townships.
Eighth-Blocker and Gray
Townships.
Ninth-Cooper and Dean Town
ships.
Tenth-Embraces those portions
of Ward, Mobley, and Norris
Townships included in the follow
ing lires: Beginning at Wards
Clubhouse, running thence south,
connecting with the Aiken road
at Silas Yonce's house thence
southeast down the Aiken road to
tho Aiken line at Lybrand's mill,
thence along the Aiken county
line east to the waters of Ch:nqua-
pig near Moses Holstein's, thence
to J. R. Watson's, thence
to Watson'a store, thence
southwark back to Wards GIN
house.
There will be a separate box and
poll list at each and every voting |
Decinct in the county for Trial
Justice. !
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25

such corporations. They would
be in favor of a"compromise" and
not a just payment of taxes on an
honest valuation, the kind of
compromise they wanted him to
make in the Coosaw case.
He didn't see why he was not
accorded the privilege of holding
the Office a second term, and then
retiring to private life. But no, in
their mad haste to regair power,
in their implacable desire for
revenge, they put up the slugger
this Giant Of the Piedmont and
this little fellow, and the other
rock crushers, Mr., Murphy, and
the rest, and thinking that I would
have no assistant speakers, they
would simply talk me to death.
[Great laughter and applause
He amused the audience by
describing Orr as failure, as a
Daniel come to judgment and as a
prophet. He referred bitterly to
Orr's statement that he was un-
worthy to unlatch Judge Wallace's
shoes.
He thought the Newberry riots
was precipitated possibly for the
purpose Of assassinating him, in
the desperate hope that silencing
his voice would deprive the people
of their leader and destroy the
movement. Perhaps the riot of "a
moment ago had similar purpose,
either to prevent him from speak
ing or to dispose Of him by a sly
bullet.
The opposition hated him because
he told truth, and yet Orr had
stated that the preachers and ladies
of South Carolina were opposed to
him.
He here took a hand primary of
the ladies, who unanimously voted
themselves as followers and not
opposers of Tillman. There was
another primary taken, in which
the men alone participated, show
ing that fully four-tifths, as previ-
ously stated, were for Tillman first,
last and all the time.
The remaining portions of the
Governors speech were devoted to
the di, ;ussion of the constitutional
convention, the new county gov
ernment plan and the So poll tax.
His exposition of these issues was
very clear and carried conviction
home to all but a few of the audi
cnce.
He spoke with unusual fervor
aud impetuosity. He was severe
in his counter criticisms of the
arguments used against his
position in these matters, and from
his through familiarity with the
subjects was able to give very many
practical illustrations of his theory
in these cases.
Indeed, his argument in each
branch of the subject here was so
connected and concise that no
thing but a verbatim report would
do him justice. 1t may be said in
general terms that he, easily brus-
he'd away the cobwebs which have
been woven around his views by
the ring orators, and so con-
clusively did he combat opposition
that he left that yeomanry of
Laurens in thorough sympathy
with his ideas on the poll tax,
constitutional convention and the
proposed method for futnre country
government, as shown by the hand
primaries in each caso.-s.F-B.
in Register.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25

Uncle George Tillman said at
Dry Creek last Friday that ne
wanted everybody to understand ID
that he wasn't swinging on to Ben
Tillman's coat tails" Isit so that
Uncle George Tillman isn't a Till
mantle? The idea of Uncle George,
who is twenty years older than Ben
swinging on to his little buds coat
tails is very funny. Perhaps, how
ever ii isn't at all notifying to Un-
Gle George to know that the balance
ofus, to the tune of hunded thou
sand or more, are swinging to
little Ben's coat tails.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25

Judge Norton has decided the
State printing case in favor Of the
present administration; thereat
the Columbia State belabors him.
We always knew Judge Norton
to be good man and an able Judge,
and now we know him to be brave
as we'll, for otherwise he would not
have made a decision that he
knew would bring upon him vials
of wrath and yituperation from the
anti papers. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
In the Case of THE AMERICAN
MORTGAGE COMPANY OF
SCOTLAND, (Limitedl, Plaintiff,
against
SARAH T.. WINN.

SAhAd u. w LIN N.
All that tract or parcel of land lying
and being situated in the County Of
Edgefield and State of South Carolina,
to wit One hundred thirty-one acres,
more or less, bounded on the North by
lands of J. G. La9ier and w. A. Rey-
nolds, on the East by lands Of w. A.
Reynolds and J. O. Seigler, on the
South by lands of NJ. G. Reynolds. and
on the West by lands of NJ. E. Seigler.
TERMS OF SALE: One-half cash, and
the balance on credit of one year,
with interest from day of sale. Credit
portion to be secured by the bond of
the purchaser and a mortgage of the
premises, or all cash at purchasers Op-
tion.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
W. F. ROATH,
Master E. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
Who said that Senator Butler
was going to take the stump
against Ben Tillman?

Beloved, anybody can tell you,
after next Tuesday, who was
elected Governor, but we will tell
you now, SO that you can rest
easily in your little beds and
sleep the sleep of the just. There
is no more doubt about Tillman's
election than there is that Daniel
was in the lions den and didn't
eat up the lions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25

SOuIC6 VI uy 1ulOIuudIlOu.
Ellerbe: Well let us gee what
the facts are. I hold in my hand a
letter with an extract from the
report of the Comptroller General
of Georgia, in which it is stated
that the Charleston and Savannah
Railway is assessed at $201, ,698 in
Georgia, and there are eleven and
three-tenths miles of road in that
State, which will make the assess
ment something over $4,000 per
mile.
The Comptroller General also
referred to the Port Royal Rail-
road, showing that it was assessed
at $4,000 in Georgia, and only
$4,000 in South Carolina.
He then took up the bank cases
and reviewed them, giving figures
10 show that nearly 100000 of
the Germania Bank IN Charleston
escaped taxation and $4,000 of
the Newberry National Bank also
escaping taxation.
He then quoted from the statute
law his authority for issuing his
famous circular to Auditors,
maintaining that they were strictly
within the letter of the statute.
He then proved conclusively
from official records that Governor
Tillman had saved in taxes $142,-
600 within the past two years.
He maintained vigorously that
since Tillman's
Inauguration leftno room to doubt
the incipient rottenness which Till
man had charged. The Comp
trolIer General referred to various
shortages and other crookedness. J
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25

Benet here asked that Youmans
read from his scrap-book on the
subject and he would be satisfied
Orr pitched into Tillman fol
everything he could think of, de-
nounced the So poll tax, the
constitutional convention and the
county government bill.
His speech made bat little i'm
preston, and he was interrupted,
good naturedly, all the way
through. Tillman had to interceede
with the crowd in order that he
could get q hearing.
Referring to the Cover matter
in Greenville, he said Cover had
run a Republican, years ago,
against a Democrat for Mayor of
Greenville, and tried to justify his
recent defeat by a negro, who was
supported by the antis of that
city.
The next speaker was Governor
Tillman.
The conspicuous event of the
day here as elsewhere in the cam
pal ign, was the appearance of
Governor Tillman before the
crowd. 1t was u long time before
he could be heard. He was about
to address the Tillmanites in the
home of Senator Irby and Con-
Shell, in the county in
which the movement of 90' received
it's greatest impulse, and which,
under the consummate skill of
Senator Irby since that time, has
grown strogner and stronger, day
by day, until it is now an irresistible
political force.
There was good deal of pride
md zeal exhibited by the local
eaders in Laurens that this meet
ng should eclipse all others in the
Intensity of it's enthusiasm, and
n the decency and order of its
conduct. This was eminently
'uccessful, and this is the place
o mention the part played by Col.
!. D. M. Shaw of High Point in
making the meeting such an
lndisputed success socially, and
uch a triumph for Tillman pol
He was the chairman Of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
Splendid Farm For Sale.

O0O1 ACRES of fine land, about
LUL2 two miles from Trenton, 100
acres just cleared, and made ready for
the pl0w, balance in woods. Borders
the railroad "a mile. On it are 2 DWELL
ings, barn, ! crib, 4 stables, buggy
house, wagon shelter, horse lot planked
in, and a good well, all complete and
brand new. The land lies well and is
beautifully elevated. A fine oppor-
tunlty for watermelon-raising, as
there is railroad switch on the place.
Now is the time to get the cream Of a
newly settled place. Will sell cheap
and on easy terms. If desired will
sell also on the place 3 fine young
mules ages 4, and 6, and wagon. For
particulars apply to
D. r. DURISOE,
Real Estate Agti
Edgeield, s c.