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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-05-20
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
A Monster Serpent.

The largest serpent Of which ac-
curate measurements have been
taken and noted was an anaconda
which DR.. Gardner found dead and
suspended to fork of tree dur.
ing his travels in Mexico. 1t was
dragged out into the open BY two
honsos, and YVES found to measure
thirty-seven feet in length. Inside
of it were found the bones and
flesh of a horse in q half-digested
state, and there was no doubt that
it hadswallowed the animal whole.
DR.. Gardner and. other travellers say
that anaeondas, pythons and boas
attain a length of over forty feet,
but there is no recorded instaLce
of one having been encountered
longer than that which has been
mentioned, though many persons
have seen serpents alive which
they estimated to be of considers'
bly, larger size.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
South Carolina, Sends a Negro to
Congress.

The State Board Of Canvassers
have declared Murray, negro,
elected to Congress over General
Noise, white, from the Seventh
District. AS we understand, it was
not denied that the negro received
a majority of the votes. The con
test was made against the negro
and in favor of the white man, be-
cause scme of the ballots Eere
three-sixteenths of an inch less
than the size prescribed by law.
Otherwise, as we understand it, the
ballot was correct in every particu-
lar. The board did right in not
lending itself to such tricks as
would, GUST a political opponent
npon the. merest, ,pretext, or e1-
cuse.-Press and Banner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

Senators. With it's rapidly in
c;reasing population, the several
parts have varying needs to state
law and State policy which can be
completely met only by the
institution of several State govern
ments.
The creation of compacter
States would facilitate every wise
project.of improvement. The lbest
interest of all concerned would be
promoted, without question, by
division now. Every consideration
that underlies our Federal system
every reason that justifes' the
separate Statehood of Indiana,
Ohio and Illinois, is an argument
in favor,'of the division of Texas
into several States.
This desirable, end cannot be
accomplished without the consent
i of Texas, but there is no. spune
reason either of interest OF '.sentl
ment why that consent should b
withheld. 1t will be the proudes
day in the history of the Stat
when it, makes to the Union tn
magnificent present of four ne'
t commonwealhs, represented in tn
!. Senate by. eight new Senator,
: while remaining itself a grea
3 State of incalculable possibilitie
), in the matter of population wealt
@ and inhuence-New York Worle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
The Governors Message.

Governor Tillman has fully
sustained his reputation as q
writer of abl State papers, in his
recent Message to the Legislature
at the opening of session. 1t is a
long document, but throughout
it bears the stamp of the Governors
concise way of putting things and
as a whole, is conservative and
dignifed in tone. he devotes a
large. space to education, which
although devoid of politics is one
of the most important questions
being agitated in the State to-day
and he reviews the condition Of
the various institutions of learning
controlled by the state-Journal
and Review.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
course md stick to it and go it

course md stick to it and go it
like stb train on the Georgia
railroal, which goes on: the course
|mappa out and sticks to it, and
has n& been to any other town
bit tbse on the rout since the
road las been a road.
Tie only absolutelyaaunselfish
mai was Jesus Christ. Of all the
Eacrs of land in the world he did
Inotstake off one, acre, and say
+sstiis is mine."
Fhena a. fellow makes up his
mad he never gets left.
B B You may talk about q man
sGsng intelligent. l. have seen
Sch men failures. But whenever
gu find him with q. will he
s4eeds.
IS The will: of man is that whichis
ncommand of a man.
ia always did have contempt for
,ops of those fellows whois waiting
E en-, iron to get hot. But I have
!rspect: for the fellow who pounds
q the iron until it ia hot. 1 al
slgs did have. a contempt for the
alow who is always waiting for
omsthlng toturn up, butt have the
'rofoundest respect and amirat tion
Or shimwho tuns it up and
oils 'it toWhers he wants it.
Get in a hurry, The obstacles
ill get out of your way.
Ilike q man who believes in
'ossiblities.
I believe in a lard head and a
oft heart.-Augusta Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
Animal Failings.

"some animals exhibit7-a queer
lack of sense" says a man who has
observed them. "Put q buzzard in
a pen about six feet square and
open at the top, aud it is as much
a prisoner as though it was shut
up in a box. This is because
buzzards always begin their
flight by taking. a short run, and
they either cannot or will not
attempt to fly unless they can do
SO. Again, take common bum
BILE bee, and put it in a goblet.
It will remain q prisoner for hours
trying to escape through the sides,
without ever thinking of escaping
from the top. So also a bat cannot
rise from a.'perfectly level surface,
Although it is remarkable nimble
in it's flight when once on the
wing, and can fly for many
hours at a time without taking
the least rest, if placed on the
floor or fiat ground it is absolutely
unable to use its wings. The only
thing it can do is to shuttle
helplessly and painfully along
until it reaches some tritiint
elevation, from which it can throw
itself into the air, VIXEN at once il
! is off like q fash.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

their services and their lives to
their country. The sum and sub
tance of our politics now may be
sifted down to but two sentiments
-,aomebody forever, and blast
everybody
.'There can be nothin g but
danger to this country when
craftsmanship is nothing bnt 8
traffic for Office and the spolls Of
Office" ect.
We are glad that Gov. Tillmar
agrees with us and is on the right
line in this sentiment.-NewberrJ
Herald and News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
The Port Royal Tramway.
BILL ARP.

The most interesting paper that
has yet issued from the pen of
Gov. 4 Tillman is his message
concerning the Port Royal and
Augusta Rail Road. This message
particular interest to us, as the
road in question runs through a
fertile portion of Barnwell
County.
The Governor very properly
calls attention to the fact that
this road has been gobbled up by
the Central, and that. the Central
has used it's power to freeze ont
the minority. stockholders, and
depreciate the property of Port
Royal.
The. Goyernor'rscommends that
the Attorney General be authorized
to institute legal proceeding.
and compel the Central to live up
to the obligations Of. its charter.
We hope that this will be dene'
Everyone who has ever had the
misfortune to be jolted up and
down the ram shackly road bed OF
the Port Poyal R. R. joins in the
hope. Give Port Royal a flair
chance and it will become the
natural outlet Of Western grain
trade.
We blame the Chiese:: for cruelty
cramping the feet of their infants
1t is equally wrong to crsmp Port
Royal. Don't you think so Bro
Rodgers?-Banlberg Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

There are 1909 Johnsons in Chi
ago and only 42o0 Smiths.
No man is pure'in his hearts who
is notIpure in his politics.
The saloons of London ifset side
by side would reach a distance of
/ rs miles.
Married couples in Norway are
privileged to ride on RAILROADS at
a fare and a half.
There are four States, Wisconsin
Nevada, Minnesota and California
in which a majority of the voters
are foreign born.
Tommy.-Pa, may I ask you
!; question? Pa-Certainlly, my child
Tomm Well, where is the wintt
when it doesn't blow7
| Trouble and kin. and cats ar
about the. only things a man Cal
have that other people don't tr.,
to get away from him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
Right

In Gov. Tillman's message we
find the following sentence: "a
people who do not respect their
ancestors cannot hope to be res
pected by their posterity, and
sentiment at last is the mother of
l." You are right,
GoYernor.SThe editor of The
Herald and News in-a--r,even al
M.att. Tabof, the pastssum1mer, took
nneh theizsanae position. Among
othsr things I'VE sad them and
sre ;srreepsafs so II 4; What We hesd :is
81 pentt noreS @ of 81 that g.
fsslii9 gives :isfowt ga aEsa :aEs.l
.,,a saa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

No other remedy is so reliable,
in cases of sudden colds, or caughs,
or for any and all arrangements
of the throat and lungs, as Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. This wonderful
medicine affords great relief in
consumption, even in the advanced
stages of that dieases. !,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
Endor called his spirit up-what
kind of virture was in the bones
of Elijah that brought to life the
dead man who was buried in his

of Elijah that brought to life the
dead man who was buried in his
tomb? What kind Of spirits were
rowing about distressing good peo-
pie until they were sent Into the
swine and the swine into the sea?
IF we knew where wes were going
we would be less troubled no
matter howiterrible our fate. 1t is
the mystery that hangs around
that undiscovered country from
which no traveller returns. I wish
that we all had the faith of. the
little boy that I-know whose
mother askedhim where he thought
heaven was and he replied promptly
"why, its over..at tgran6ma'shouse.
"Ahl no. she sail s'hoaven. isn't
there at all What made you think
that2" :
aWell, it isn't.more than about
a mile from there" he said.
Grandma was enough Sheavsn for
him.
This seems to be an off year
anyhow. A year of surprises. Jus
a few weeks ago and everything
looked lovely for the republicans
and distressing to the farmers but
Mr. Cleveland beata out the ad-
ministration and all it's patronage
to the surprise--of even the most
saaguine democrats. Right on top
of this cotton jumped from 7 to 9
cents the Newf England manufac-
turersraised wages Of: operatives7
per cent The,republie.n party tried
before the election to make the
country believe that had
already been raised under the
Mckinley bill, but these operatives
knew it was a lie. Mr.. Cleyeland's
election or something ha. raised
them and the capitalists seem to
have received new confidence in
TIE stability of monetary affairs.
Stocks have advanced and every
thing looks lovely. And now comes
shooting--stars and the aurora
borealis and a comet and I reckon
Governor Northen will get up an
appropriation for the worlds fair
and the Legislature will buy for
the Soldiers Home and we will
soon be building more railways all,
orersthe south and. our folks hare
the people DE
s6ala form
and ssssr: aldM Mrs. Lease
and everything looks lovely and
the goose hang high.
So mote it be.
BILL ARP.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
THE,DIvIsIoN OF TEXAS.
A Good Opportunity to Secure
More Democrtic Senator.

The time has come when the
people of Texas should favoraply
consider the division of the State
into q number of commonwealthe
in accordance; with the purpose
entertained at the time of annexa-
ton. ~
It was clearly seen at that time
that the area of Texas was much
too great for a, single State, that
with increasing, population, filling
up regions widely separated and
diferingin climate, soil and pro
ductions, a diversity of interests
must arise inconsistent with. that
homogeneity of sentiment and
policy which is supposed to under
lie State hood. y
Accordingly the joint resolution
of March 1st, 1916, consenting to
annexation, stipulated that fnew
States of convenient size, not ex-
ceeding four in number lin addi-
tion to the said State of Texas,
and having saficjont.. population,
may hereafter, by the consent of
said State, bs formed out Of the
territory thereof"
In brief, it was the Intention in
admitting Texas to make five
States Of 1T. The division could not
be made then because the territory
was not yet sufficiently populated.
Now that it is so the original
purpose ought to be carried out.
The area of Texas ia 275,7DI
square miles. That of New York
is 49,1S0. Texas could be divided
into five States each OF which
would be larger than New York by
nearly four thousand square miles,
or about the size of New York. and
Connecticut combined. And the
6gp4Saatsief offlabodt 45U,OoU each.
a population greater thrn that at, OF I
a1y of. the recently admitted
States,
Division is desirable for many
reasons; This greet empire IN
alsa is 1snsit ID lsos sa & larger syelee :.
;fIIal, aa, ,stat flowed INT thss ss
Isl atIpnI is Yggg zEg
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

No bettes. preparation for the
hair has ever been ihvented than
Ayers Hair Ylgor. It restores the
original to faded and gray hair,
imparts that natural gloss and
freshness, everyone SO much
admires. Its reputation ts' world
wide.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

Maj. Ernest Gary, who has been,
elected Judge, is a young man, but
. lawyer of sixteen years practice,
and we believe will fill the place
with credit to himself and the
State. The Herald and News
extendsits congratulations
berry Herald and News.
This is a great State. A wild
bear was killed in Spartanburg
County last week, an eagle measur-
ing 6 feet 5 inches from tip IL
Laurens County and a pelican
measuring 6 feet 8 inches from tir
to tip in Greenville County.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

Buckinghan's Dye for the
Whiskers is the best, handiest,
safest, surest, cleanest, most
economical and satisfactory dye
ever invented. 1t is the gentlemen's
favorits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

Remember we don't claim to do
it all, but We know that our prices
and our quality in goods can't be
matched in this market.
JIM. COBB.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
WHEN BILL WAS A BOY
He Stood Upon The Piazza And
saw The Stars Fall.

Shakespeare says ''there are
more things in heaven and earth
than are dreamed of in our
sphilosopy." The fall of metsors
on Wednesday night was quite a
wonder to the generation and made
the young people serious and
solemn. Tornadoes and earth
quakes and;comets and meteors are
always alarming for they bring
home to us our utter shelplessness
under the mighty hand of God,
From8 o'clock until near midnight
we watched these meleors. Part
Of the time we were. standing out
in the freezing air butrnost of the,
time we~, looked through the
uncurtained windows, and there
was hardly moment that HAT they they
was not seen somewhere in the
heavens. I hoped for another
visitation like that of 1888, which
distinctly remember, for my
father awaked me and dressed me
hurriedly and we all stood in the
piazza and watched and wondered
for an hour or mole. They seemed
sure enough like falling stars: and
came down in myriads as gently
as snowaakes. They nearly touched
tie earth before they went out and
I remember hunting aroundin the
potato patch next morning for
some sign of them, butfoundnone,
If there was any heat in their
glittering light there was no sign
of it in the tree tops among. the
leaves. I remember that Aunt
Minty, our good old cook, prayed
and exhorted> long and loud and
q white woman across the street
screamed out: "Come, Lord Jesus:
take me, Lord Jerus. God, save u.s.
God, forgive u.s. and she was
kneeling ON the door with her
hands stretchedup towards heaven.
I remember that Mrs. Lestes, the
widowed mother Of our late
attorney general, lived very near
us and came over to our house,
stopping as she came for fear the
stars would touch her. I Iremmeber
that my fathar was clam and serene
and gave us all assurance that.
there was no danger, for he was g
well read man and knen that such
phsnomsns sss.4s;ss;s
s. "a 5E ffs||
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08
A TALK ABOUT SNAKES.
How Rattlers, and Other Poi
n sonOus Reptiles es;Attack People

My. only rattlesnake was caught
alive by a young girl who had
that summe. killed eleven On her
farm in California. This snake
t;,ss five rattles, which, if we
believe they denote the age, will
show that he is. FIVE, years old.
Drawin 4belisEed,th that the rattle,
besides7be 7beingsusedas u warning to
keep of the snakes enemies,
sometimes is employed to call
their mates.
q Tho, heads of y most of the
.yenomous snakes, including the
.srattlers," bulge just beyond the
neck Without exception they
have fanga, either. always erect or
raised! and laid back atwill. These
fangs ara long, sharp pointed, teeth
with a. hollow groove running their
entire length. At the root of each
fang is alittle bag of poison. When
the snake bites the motion presses,
the poison sac and it's contents
flow down through the hollow in
the teoth into the puncture or
wound. The harmless little fosked
tongueis often spoken of by the
uninformed as the snakes stinger.n
Now, there is no propriety in the
name, as the poisonous snakes do
not sting, but bite, their victims.
There is no creature, even if
brought from foreign countries
where arattlers" do not exist, but
will halt and tremble at the first
warning sound of the rattle.
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, with others
has been, making experimentswi with |
the venom of different serpents.
He has found that. aside from its
poisonous qualities, it contains
living germs. which have the |
rasV. % yUu 5co' -.
bitten, these tiny bits OF life
entering with the poison, cause
harmful action to begin almost at
once, DR.. Mitchell has found
that the. nervous center control lling1
the act of striking seems to be in
the spinal cord, forsif he cut of q
Il; ,;anake,s head and then pinehed
1tB- Tan,. Tud stump -ieS5 ueok
turned back, and would have struck
hia hand had he been bold enough
to. hold it still.
When a snake has bitten several
times, the poison is quite exhausted
for the time being, rendering the
animal comparatively harmless. 1t
is said to be this fact which
enables; the Indian snake. .charmers
to handle their charges without
danger. They tease them into
anger, when they will readily bite &
a stick or bundle of rags, and SC
exhaust their venom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

The official voto for Gev. Till
man in the recent State election
was 56,673.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

these fellows who think thsg lil
and think won't, but rather tEinakk
they won't-1o cents sozes So Ike
eggs in warm weather, and Kthe
same reason.
There was darkey who hid 9
mule, and he said he had itch
him by tying him toa tree gby shla
tail to keep him from sgoing
through his collar.
You get after a great mars pee
pie and they lay it all on Adam
Poor old Adaml s. .
Adam is too far off. YOU put
two drops of water in the aa slaantic, i,
ocean, and the poison gets mighty
thin when it gets to tho other side:
Adam is too far. 1t is OUT ioRn
devilment that is kicking up
thunder. sss ssj
When the devil got jobs wife
on his side he.got q trump Scsrd:
A mule kicked a negro ont the
head, and couldn't put hissa foot
down. s3
/ have got a government JOB
keeping Sam Jones straightss s51
There are a lot of people sWhp
like to say other people areEaoo.fats;
headed when they are doing Eg6ff
They got the impres sion Foms
their own heads.
1 go into some churches here
the preacher looks like .om Tbigl]
monument and the people SteRk
like head stones and I go dFnl
among them and I say aSamJ Jgbs,
you are among the dead.'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

lS2os Sos ASsss = go ++ss1S-l-' q
cent tnry there had been q. falfof
meteors on the same date, the 18th
of November, but none brilliant or
that came.so near tho earth.
II was in August 1854 that we
were awakened about 2o'clock one
night by the Growing of the cocks
for daybresk and our negroes got
up and fed the stock and prepared
to 60 to the field when our atten-
ton was attracted to the clock and
on going out to see what was the
matter we found it as bright as
day and the aurora borealis was
flashing a brilliant light that
Illuminated the heavens and the
earth. Such things are always
alarming to the timid and the
ignorant, I heard Professor Proctor,
the great astronomer, deliver tnree
lectures at. Lake Weir few years
ago and lifted me up on thought
among the starry heavens and
made us realize our own insignif-
canoe as he approached the very
confines of eternity and told US of
things we had never dreamed of.
He was great and good man and
I loved him as much for his
humility as his learning. One
night he lectured on the birth and
growth and maturity and decay
of a world, and he proved by the
most convincing argument that
this world had long since passed
it's maturity aud was in the decline
and that the scriptures would be
fulfilled and this earth be burned
up and pass out of existence. he
said that worlds had passed away
snd that the worlds had came
!. into existence since the Christian
era and that comets had appeared
that had no record in the. past
that ere alton was not finished bu
was changing and this little worle
of ours was but speck in tht
universe. He said that If a straigh
line from the eye was drawn ant
extended in any direction j
would sooner or later be stopped
by a heavenly body.
We can enjoy this and b
amused but when a cyclone come
along or an earthquake begins t
rock the little world about, ther
is no philospy that can make u
calm and serene. We don't under
stand these systems of nature no
can we fortify against them.
never saw a man Or woman but VIII
was superstitious about ghost
and it is because of the myster
that hangs around the dead
where are the spirits2 Where ma
!. Salnmuel been when the witch
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-12-08

5000 lbs. Bacon sides and strips
Bacon strips TIC by hundred,
500 lbs. Kingan Hams, at
E.. J. NoRRIs's.