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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01
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to Catch Than VT ntp

80 he Stopped the Express II a.. , |
to Catch Them, " 'e' ath
senoia PENN Enterprise Gu1o,,.
Ihe regular passenger train W.,
ing west from Griffin, and was VAS 60
forty minutes late and the epv s''a'
was trying to make up for lo s,S, a
and consequently was running , t,la'
fifty miles an hour. He was acout
to see about 200 yards ahead Of ae
Just as he turned the curve befo, n, :,
eot TO Whitewater Greek, a man a. a'
tne track waving his coat across % 20
track and over his head, and sesn sas
to be very much excited. ''ened
The engineer, thinking, Of co,.,.
that the bridge had been bn,00a nurse
tal'en in, applied his air.brates VI
versed his engine and shouted ~ re-
fireman to jump. They both ls,s US
safely and the train came tn . h 1a1ueo
suddenly that it nearly unse.,aS ~
passengers. 'Ae
For Gods sake, what's tho mo,
ter?" asked the almost bra,,h n'''
tho tr,in '''o" VINO stopped
Sam-for that was his name-,,.
swered m'
II jes' wanted to know eff you want.
ed to buy some 'possums ~
The engineer tainted, the aro,,..
flew back to his engine, and tho oaa
ductor locked all about him fl, :
rock or fence rail to kill Sam win
and finally reached in. his hip Docket
for a pistol, fully intent to kin him
on the spot, but he did not have nj.
pistol and could not find anything IA
hit him with.
He saw he was in FIR it, and ofts,
moments reflection he told Sam bs
would take the 'possums, and then
leave without paying for them. B,
the conductor asked Sam where tbev
were. The engineer had recovered
himself, the fireman and about tvO.
thirds of the passengers had got UNI
the engine by now and eagerly looked
for Sam to bring in about Il dozen bio
'possums, but Sam simply said to the
conductor
"Wall, l hain't govt um here, but
these here woods up here is jus chuck
full of them and I'll ketch you three
or four and bring UNI down some
time"
-Four strong men lifted the linn and
almost lifeless body of the conducta
to the train.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01
Dictionary Girls.

A disagreeable girl-Annie Mostly.
A fighting girl-Hittie Magin.
A sweet girl-Carrie Mel.
A very pleasant g%irl-Jennie Rossi-
ty.
A sick girl-Sallic Vate.
A smooth girl-Amelia Ration.
A seedy girl-Cora Ander.
A clear case Of girl-E Lucy Date.
A geometrical girl-Polly Con.
One of the best girls-Ella Cant.
A musical girl-Sara Made.
A profound girl-Mettie Physics.
A star girl-Mcta ORIG.
A clinging girl-Jessie Mine.
A nervous girl-Hester Ical.
A muscular girl-Callie Sthenics.
A lively girl-Anna Nation.
A sad girl-Ella G.
A serene girl-Molly Fly.
A great big girl-Ellic Plant.
A war-like girl-Millie Tary.
The best girl of all--YOur Own.
The electric light was invented in
1S49, and as late as 1875 was pronounc-
ed by "a high scientific authority "a
pretty toy" and the prediction made
that it would never be anything else.
At present over 200 cities and thous-
ands upon thousands Of offices and
dwellings are lighted by means of
electricity.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

Says a New York fashion cores
pendent: "The woman in founccs is
to be seen everywhere. A few days
ago a young wife joined her husband
in the parlor of a seashorc hotel for a
trip to the city. She was beruffed
from her throat to the hem of her
dress. Her skirt was rufled to the
waist, her sleeves were rufied from
the shoulder to the elbow, there were
rufles about her neck and her CAPE,
which she carried over her arm, was a
mass Of rufles-narrow satin ribbons
ruffled on to net. OF course, she car
ried a rufied chiffon parasol, and she
looked like a ship under full sail.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

PANTs.-A boy in the Witchla
schools has been suspended for read.
ing the following essay on pants:
pants are made for men AMI not
men for pants. Women are made lr
men and not for pants. When a man
pants for a woman and a woman
pants for a man, they arc a pair Of
pants. Such pants don't last. Pants
are like molasses they are thinner in
hot weather and thicker in cold. The
man in the moon changes his pants
during the eclipse. Don't you 90 TO
the pantry for pants, you might be
mistaken. Men are often mistakcn
in pants. Such mistakes make
brccches of promise. There has been
much discussion as to whether pants
is singular or plural. Seems to Us
when men wear pants they are plural,
and when they don't wear any pants
it is singular. Men 20 on a teal 10
their pants, and it Is all right; but
when the pants go on a tear it is all
wrong"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

A married woman, travelling from
New York to Boston, lost her trunks
and they were never recovered. The
woman brought suit, but the railway
company proved, according to the
laws Of the State, that the petticoats,
shawls, bOnnets and the like all be.
longcd to her husband. Owing to
this legal fact the suit was thrown
out OF court.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

Henry Clews says the present flnan-
cial situation reminds him of the
Bull Rum for the bulls have been on
the run much the same as the Union
soldiers were at the FIRST big battle Of
the civil war, when a panic seized the
army not unlike that which has exist.
enee In the business situation"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

The Worlds Fair is half over, and
the gate receipts have amounted to
less than $4,000, 900, and the concess-
ionaries have paid in a little over
3 ,000,0 900 additional. Financially
speaking the Fair has not been a sue
cess, and it is not believed that either
Chicago or the government will be
paid anything on the amount they nd.
vanced.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

Crawtish will drop their claws when
they hear a sudden clap of thunder
Holsters do the same. The impulse,
when suddenly alarmed, is to throw
off the heavy claws, and scurry away
to place Of safety. The claws at
once begin to grow out again, and IN
ten days or fortnight are as big as
ever, but the crawfsh does not MAKE
his appearance in public until they
are strong and hard. TO do so wollu
only invite another crawflsh to IIFe
a dinner Of him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

We would rather die and have our
spirit to wander on throughout space
"without a compass and without q
course" than to cater to the WISHES
and desires Of hairbrain cranKs anu
would-bc moralists. A ncwSpap"
that for the sas4of a small ad's''
tlsement or a little one dollar anu
half jok of work, will refuse TO Spe'A
out on all public questions that p't'
sent themselves, is a fraud ana a WV
faced machine.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01
TONY &. GATTI,

READ all our new advertisements.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-01

A Texas editor is much more ho'e' Az,
than the average writer when lo say A MT
are honest enough to admit tha' "e u,,,
know what would be best for the pn"
free coinage or limited coinage OF S''N-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
STATE BANKS.

= The Legislature of the State OF
Tennessee has passed an act ap-
proved by the Governor, author
izing State banks to issue bills,
money. The act requires deposit
of United States, State, or county
bonds and bills will be issued for
the bank Oh these securities not to
exceed 80 per cent. of their market
value. The act limits the currency
to be issued by the State for these
banks to s25,ooO,0Oo. Periodical
examinations of these State banks,
a redemption of the currency and
other features of the national
banking law are adhered to. A
bank must redeem it's circulating
notes on demand in gold or silver.
No county bonds will be accept.
ed where the Indebtedness of the
county exceeds 5 per cent. of the
taxable property.
The circulating medium is to be
signed by hepresident and cashier
of the bank.
The act says: "The object sought
by this Legislature being to fur
nish the citizens of this State q
safe, sound, and trustworthy cur
rency, possessing sufficient elias
:.::"ity to meet the demands OF
manufacturing, farming, and bust.
interests and the exigencies
Q. times-a currency based on
some 0eeurities the stability and
sufhciency of which no one car
question or doubt, to be overlook.
ed, supervised, and guarded by thu
States chief officer, for the benef
and protection of the public"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

wete true to themselves and he
was not elected.
It will thus be seen that Mr.
Donaldson played false with the
May convention by his action at
Chicago, and broke his pledge, to
the leading Alliancemen, MOTTO
seek Office.
Now, in addition to that, when
I remind you that Mr.. Donaldson
as Senator, was the means of i'll
cooperating in the railroad bill
in '91 the two Objectionable
features which caused me to veto
it you cannot be surprised at my
action. 1t was upon his motion,
at the suggestion as I was told of
Bunch McBee, that the right of
appeal to the conrts was put in
the bill. He also championed
that feature of the bill which kept
the election of Railroad Com
missioner in the hands of the
General Assembly, contrary to the
March platform" thus showing
his willingness to stifle the will of
the people. All of these things
taken together are sufficient as I
take it, to warrent my opposing
his appointment as a representa-
tive of the ''Refrom Party" Or of
the Alliance. Self-interest rather
than patriotism appears to have
governed his actions, and as the
Alliance has been sidetracked in
nearly everly other State by
self-seekers, and has been seriously
injured in this State from the
same cause could not con-
scientiously stand silent without
prostesiing against his being re-
warded for treachery to the people
and to the Alliance,
Regretting the necessity which
has forced rehearsal of these
undisputed facts, which of them
selves ought to have prevented
Mr.. Donaldson's elevation to the
position he holds, 1 will submit
to the verdict of the Reformers and
Alliancemen of the State as to the
wisdom and propriefy of my action.
Respectfully,
B. R. TILLMAN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
Killing Frosts.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 23.-spe-
cial kilograms last night to The
Appeal-Avalanche, from West
Tennessee and North Mississippi
and Arkansas, state that the frost
has killed the young cotton and
Strawberries pretty generally. The
higher prices of cotton seed in.
duced the farmers to dispose of all
they could spare, and it will be
impossible for them to get enough
toreplant.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
The Mutations Of Time.

Charleston Sun.
II has been stated in the pub
lie prints that Mr.. R, G.. Ward, th,
author of the new Reform move
ment, known as the "Wage
Workers League" is the nephew
of Judge Bond. We havo nc
knowledge as to the truth of thil
statement, and the fact, if true, ST
far as we know, is not derogatory
to Mr.. Ward. Judge Bond, We
have heard, has enjoyed social
courtesies in this city which are
usually extended only to the best
but for reasons, which wo are toe
young to be familiar with or tc
appreciate, he is popularly and
politically damned in the State,
We believe he had something to dc
with putting the South Carolina
Railway into chancery, something
to do with making Ex-Governor
Chamberlain Receiver thereof,with
two or three times the salary Of an
ordinary railroad president, and
if the Messrs. Wards are his nep-
hews the irresistible conclusion is
that be had something to with put
ting them iii their present lucrative
positions in the retinue of the
railway. All of which, being little
given to prejudices as we are, We
regrad as a perfectly natural series
of consequences.
But we must say that under
such a train of circumstances Mr..
Ward has exhibited all astonishing
amonnt of hardihood in turning
aside from his duties as road
master of the South Carolina
Railway to inspire and foster in
the State to which he is SO new,
and of which, by his own admis-
sion, he is not even citizen
political, movement whose only
hope of success lies in the pos
sibility of obtaining the support
of t1e masses from the mountains
to the seabnard. The fact is chiefly
interesting for The remarkable
coincidence that seventeen years
after his political downfall ex-Gov-
ernor Chambelain is once more
installed here in the enjoyment
of, perhaps, the mcst munificent
revenues that are drawn
from public or quasi-public
employment in the State and
should be in position apparently
to again assume the actual general
ship of movement intended to
regain control et the political
fortunes of the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
MAINE NON-F0RFEITURE LAW.


The Maine law protects policies
Of payment of 1t provides that after
shall not forfeit policy but shall continue force
ITS full amount until the ess small surrender charg) upon
the policy is exhausted
The made portions of each every pre-
MUM paid upon policy in anticipation of its maturity Beginning
with small portion of the first premium it is increased each year
the addition of each subsequent premium grows larger year by
until maturity exactly equals the face Of the policy When
policy discontinued therefore, there the hands of the Com
greater ess according the character and
the policy Instead of permitting the Company upon nonpayment
of PREMIUM to conscae this the Maine Law
the Company continue the policy force until the policy
holder receives equivalent for it extended insurance
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
How 1T WORKS.

If aged 35 pays three years premiums upon twenty
payment Life policy and then dsontnues payment po will
be continued and 25 days longer if he five
and then discontnues the will
days longer.
If the policy twenty endowment age three years
payments will give extension of years days.
payment years. 300 days If the policy is Is Year Endowment
(OOO three years payments will insurance to the
end of the endowment period and $36s if
that and in like payments
for the full Is years and $59217 in cash.
These extensions vary with the of the insured The of
policy and the number of made they stated in each
at glance exactly what entitled to if he
discontnues his payments at any time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
Gov. Tillman's Reasons.

Cotton Plant.
The report having been circula-
ted that, Gov. Tillman had asked
President Cleveland to not ap-
point Mr.. M. L. Donaldson to an
Office, several County Alliances
passed resolutions asking Gov,
Tillman to give his reasons fol
the action if the report were true.
Below we give the resolutions
passed by the Greenville County
Alliance and Gov. Tillman's re-
ply as furnished The Cotton
Plant:
"Whereas, it has been stated in
the public press that Gov. B. R.
Tillman had written a letter to
President Cleveland in which he
requested of the Presideat that
certain citizens of this State be not
appointed to any Federal office at
home and abroad, and whereas,
the name of the Hon. M. L.
Donaldson, the President of the
Farmers State Alliance, is re-
ported to have been one of those
blaeklisted by Gov. Tillman.
"Be it Resolved by the Green
vile County Alliance in regularly
quarterly meeting assembled, that
not having seen any denial of
said alleged blacklist, we deem it
but inst to the honored President
of the State Farmers Alliance as
well as to the order itself to take
cognizance of the matter and take
such steps as are necessary to
learn from Gov. Tillman himself
whether the public statements as
to the blacklist referred to founded
on fact or not.
"Resolyed, That a committee of
three members of this County
Alliance be appointed to COM
with Gov. Tillman and
request that he return answar
whether the newspaper reports of
said blacklist be true, and if true
to furnish his reasons of given to
President Cleveland for his action
towards M. L. Donaldson, onr
State President"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
MIR. ingalls, as a Prophet.

Atlautr Constitution.
Now, that ex-senator ingalls, is
a statesmaL out of a job, be
feels that he can afford to be very
frank and candid.
Tho Kansas orator in a rec mt
letter says that slavery and
secession sre dead dogmas. Hence
forth the negro will not hold the
balance of power. There is a
growing hostility to war issues
and even the race problem is
practically extinct. The negro
must take his chances with the
rest. There will be no more force
bills sssd no more civil rights
sssss s---i-tl---------'-
Mr!ngalls goes on to say that
the African can no longer be a
political facter, aud with four
years of Democratic rule,
Anglo-sa1on supremacy will
never again be disturbed. He
intimatss that the suppression of
the negro vote is all right, and
suggests that under the same cir
cumstances it would be suppressed
in the north. AS he puts it.:
"There will be no more politi-
cal campaigns fought in the
United States upon the attitude of
the democratic party during the
war, nor its relations to slavery
and secession, or reconstruction,
or the resumption of specie pay
ments, or the disputed succession
in 1877. The dead past has buried
it's dead. Social and economic
questions are at the front. The
industrial issue is the Aaron's
rod that has swallowed all the rest.
The masses have discovered that
political equality does not bring
about social fraternity; that the
ballot is not a medicine to cure all
the diseases of the State, and that
the inequalities of fortune and
rank are as great under republic
as an empire. In country where
liberty is universal, education
provided for all and every citizen
the equal of every. other before the
law, with an equal chance in the
struggle of life, many are called
few chosen; one eats crnmbs and
wears rags, while another is clad
in fine linen and purple and fares
sumptuously every day."
Mr.. ingalls, is very bright
man, and the wonder is that be
did not see the situation in its true
light when he was a statesman
with a job. But disappointment
and defeat sometimes clarity q
mans ideas and give him a keener
insight into things. With so many
of the old issues out of the way,
what will the republicans make
their fight on next time? They
will have to advocate protective
tariff, the national banking system
then demonetization of silver and
centralized government. They
must stand on this platform OF
disband, and with such platform
their defeat is a foregone conclu'
sion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

There is talk inrailroad circles
that Receiver, Chamberlain of the
South Carolina Railroad, is to be
made receiver of the Richmond
and Danvillee, which takes in half,
probably more than half the rail
roads in the State. Chamberlain
is getting his finger deeper and
deeper into the pie. In our opinion
he's the same old Chamberlain
that he ever was. He has changed
his plumage, that's all.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
Who Furnishes the Doodle?

Piedmont Headlight.
Agents are said to be travelling
over the country on free railroad
passes, organizing Industrial ano
Wage-Earners' Leagues in every
e9ppetyEo 70 ruhaheeRf haheefRf tfsaHHsfpS58fFtsfon to
Columbia for delegates, and pay
their hotel bills while in attend
ance on the convention. Now, the
conumdrum is, who is to foot these
bills? The poor "wage-earners''
must have some strong financial
hackers. Rideout, who denounced
the Reformers as "a passel OF
ign'rant farmers, is the chief
cook-and bottle-washer of the
movement. The call was signed
by bar-keepers and railroad men.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
GA God-send to Me in This Time
of My Dire Necessity"
CuRRYroN, S. c., March 20, '93.

CURRYroN, S. c., March 20, '93.
Mr.. D. R. Durisoe, Agent Georgia
Home Insurance Company.
DEAR SIR: Allow me to thank you,
and through you Mr.. R. P. Spencer,
the Special Agent and Adjuster of
your Company, for the prompt pay
ment of my loss in the recent destruc
tion of my residence by fire. The sum
paid, Fifteen Hundred Dollars, in full
of amount of policy, will be a God
send to me in this time of my dire
necessity, and will euable me soon to
give nv wife and little ones a home
again. Remaining your friend. and a
Well-wisher of the old reliable Georgia
Home, am, Yours truly,
Z. j. BARKER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

1t has been charged, and not
coLtradicted, that all the railroads
gave free passes to delegates who
attended the Wire Workers League
which met in Columbia on the
9th-delegates from only is coun-
ties attended the Wire Workers
I,,. sIeapne-- 11luure baigarBIIe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

According to experiments at
Clemson College the past year acid
phosphate made better returns
than any other fertilizer used and
a number of kinds were expert
mented with.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
Notice.

IF THERE is a Survivor of the
| Florida-Seminole war, who knew
Corporal Lewis Hill of Capt. Hibblers
Company, s. g, V, he will confer a
favor upon the widow and children OF
the SAID Lewis Hill by writing to the
undersigned.
Attorney at Law,
Barnwell, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

President Cleveland has an
nounced that no more appoint
ments will be made until the ap-
plicants had all gone home and
gone to blowing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

The gold reserve has been
trenched upon by Secretary
Carlisle, but restored to its
original status by purchases from
bankers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
SALE.
Under Execution by United States
MARSHAL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
In the Circuit Court.
In the Circuit Court.

DY virtue of an Execution issuing out
| q of the United States Circuit Court
for the District of South Carolina, in
the cause entitled, "rhe ID. A. Tomp-
kins Company, Plaintiff, against The
Edgefield Ginning, Milling, and Fer
tilizer Company, Defendant" and to
me directed, have levied upon and
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder, in front of the Court House
at Edgefeld, South Carolina, on Mon
day, the first day of May, 1898, at
II o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
the following described property, to
wit:
ALL that piece, parcel, or lot of land
situate, lying, and being in the District
of South Carolina and in the town Of
Edgefeld, containing three acres,
moro or less, bounded on the north, by
Norris Avenue Street; on the east, by
lot of Mrs. d. r. Durisoe, Sylvia
Thomas, and others; on south and
west, by lands of DR. j. w. Hill. And
all the buildings and machinery ap-
pertaining to said Company situate
thereon. The following is descrip-
tion of the property on said lot:
Buildings and machinery: three
engines, one 100-horse power, one 65-
horse power, and one 5-horse power;
two boilers, 9O-horse power each. And
all the machinery used in the manu-
facture of cotton seed oil, ginning, and
milling machinery. Also lot of cot
ton seed, about 200 bushels in one of
the buildings on said premises.
Plant is fitted up throughout with
the most modern machinery (diversi-
fed power) and appurtenances for the
manufacture of cotton seed oil and for
ginning cotton.
Capacity of oil mill, thirty tons
daily. Capacity of ginnery, sixty bales
daily.
Buildings are of slow burning con-
struction. Electric lights, with auto
matte sprinklers throughout.
TERMS: Cash.
G. l. CUNNINGHAM.
q. S. Marshal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27
THURSDAY, ATRIL 27, 1893.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided the railioad tax
cases against the State. Next
week we Will publish the text of
this decision in full.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-27

w. L. Doughlas, the man who
makes the Douglas shoe is a
candidate for Governor OF
Massachusetts,. He is Democrat.