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civilized life--is plain enough;
people should pay in proportion to
their ability to pay.
The Gospel law lays the burden
of the percentage of giving on
conscience, and guages liberality,
not by what is given, but by what
is left.
The poor man with a $1,000
home and rarely more than $4,000
income, paid $40 tax and had
1890 left, pinching all round to
live atall, and not a dollar for
increase. And nearly always this
poor man has a houseful of child
rem; generally this very rich man
very few.
Let an illustration from an
actual case end this paper. In a
Western State is a great land owner
his name could be given if it
served any useful end-who pays
taxes on a. hundred thousand acres
of land. It is within a few miles
of 3 growing and already populous
city. He is allowed-under the
prevailing iniquities and rascal
ties-to "give this laid in" at $40
per acre; his selling price for it is
$3.50 per acre; he is actually
selling twenty acre lots at this
rate. When the buyer puts
cabin-costing from 500 to $500
upon his little twenty-acre home
he is taxed according to the worth
of his property!
When the great land-?ba does
not actually name the value of hit
land for taxation, he is practically
allowed to dictate "the figure" tc
the assessor. Why? Because he il
rich.
This sort of. injustice makes
''wise men mad" If one of these
poor men took the big mans place
and the rich man his, clamors about
injustice would rend the skies.
St Paul teaches masters to give
to their servants that which ii
s'just and eqal." Government
should not do less.
The inequality of public burden
is at the bottom of the movemen
toward a s'graduated income tax.
Oxford, Ga.
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Clarks Hill, June 25.
News from the Delightful Town
= of ParksviIle.

Mr.. EDITOR: Parksville is sit
uated on the P. R. & w. C. R. R.,
about thirty-tbree miles from that
noted city, Augusta, Ca, and in
the upper part of Edgefeld county,
S. c., about one and a half miles
from the Savannah river. While
our town will not average with
some of the larger ones in the State
in population, vet we think that
we have livery pleasant here with
all of the advantages, and many
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faits ST Capers Light In
w. fantry. gs .

yesterday was a gala day with
the people from Clarks Hill to
Plum Branch. The occasion was
one of great interest 10 the people
of the vicinity. At ii o'clock the;
Capers Light Infantry we're in.'
spected by Adjutant and Inspector
General Farley, after which the
immense crowd partook of a nicely
prepared barbecued dinner. Gen.
Farley made speech in the after
noon in which be complimented
the men highly for their efficiency
in drilling and the good condition
in which he found their arms.
The people generally were much
pleased with the speech and it is
likely, if he does not get seriously
wounded on his rounds, he will
have to make terms here before
long, but then the General is well
yersed in the art of peace as well
as war and he himself says he has
made great many marrow es-
capes."
The company roll now shows a
membership of over seventy MEM
bers and there is more to come.
Some of our best people are taking
great interest in the boys and are
doing all in their power to help
them in maintaining an efficient
organization. The trustees of the
Parksville high school have kindly
given them permission to use the
hall of the school building as a
place of meeting.
Here's to the Capers Light In
fantry; long may they exist and
prosper.
j.
Clarks Hill, June rs.
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IAN lNFALLBLE CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS

We are prepared to give all cases
special advice and attention by
correspondence throughout the
treatment and to look closely after
each case from beginning to finish !;
the object being to save the victim
from the Liquor Habit wherever
found, and to certainly make a
Cure in every Case to which the
Remedy is sent. No additional
charge is made for such services.
Report blanks are sent with the
Remedy for Home Treatment, one
of which the patient is requested
to fill out every three days and re-
turn to us, which is answered by q
personal letter of advice and in
structions. BY this system of Re-
port blanks we keep a close watch
over the treatment, taking charge
of it from beginning to finish, and
thus facilitate the cure.
The price of the Remedy is $500
per pair, and, being liquid, must
be shipped by express.
For further information address,
1H>
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Gun Wanted.

A DOUBLE barrel, breech-loading
IA gun, No. II bore, broken at grip;
has piece of tin oE each side to hold
it. Was traded by man riding bay
horse, between Aiken county and
on June Goth or 2lst. a
suitable reward will be paid for same.
Z. NJ. LIPSCOMB,
Ninety Six, s. G..
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more, than some towns that out

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more, than some towns that out
number us in population. AS for
railroad facilities, we cannot COM
plain, for we have four passenger
iraina day. .swo north and tNo1
south, and by taking the north
bound train you will make connec-
tion at a distance of thirty-fve
miles, with trains going north, and
also with trains going north, east,
south. and west; and by trains
south, at distance of thirty-three
miles, you arrive in Augusta, Ca,
where you have railroad outlets to
all parts south, west, north, and
east;s hence you see very readily
that Parksville should make no
complaints in this line, except to
the county seat, which is a dis
tance of about twenty miles, but
having these benefits in the way cf
railroad facilities we will not COM
plain, but resort to the plan Of
aNovos Honor in travelling to that
point.
Parksville has two stores known
as the establishments of our con-
genial little friend Mr.. L. F. Dorm
and Messrs. Gilchrist, Hammond d
Co., who are also very pleasant in
store or out.
1t has been said that any insti-
tuition will be a paying one if you
can get the right men at the helm,
and of course when we take into
consideration the geography of this
upper Edgefeld town knowing
that the Savannah is SO near on
the west, also that these gentle
men are doing such an extensive
business, then we are forced to &C
knowledge that the man makes the
business paying one, and not the
business paying man.
Again we have a medical prac-
titioner, who, judging from bis
general appearance and explana'
tions of the causes of the many
pains of the body, is we'll up with
the latest discoveries of medical
science, and is an sall-round mai
Fin, in suppose every respect, bu'
will not recommend the patroniz
4 ing!of the State D Dispensary, unless
!: it is3absolutely' necessary in order
to effect cure of some serious
disease.
Then we have very fine insti
4 tuition of learning for a country
. town that has been presided ovel
for the past two years by the much
loved Mr.. G. B. Toolen, assisted
j Ebyihis sister and Misses Essie ane
Anna Jones, but in the future for'
4 time by the very popular Mis-
Willie Hudson as principal, wh'
y has given such universal satisfac
tion-at Red Hill Academy.
!. We have<also drug store unde
the managemens~of Mr.. T. B
Whatley, who is .yer, email y
!, stature, but is very industry.
I and acc commod dating rlggggned, We
So far as law is trial justice
: have a very ryetgsd at his post Of
who ls sfy to see that law and
), dqtce is :meetsd out.
I One blacksmith and repair shop
under the management of Mr.. ]
R. Reese, who is ever ready to dc
your work as good and as cheap as
1t is possible for it to be dole.
There are various other enter
prises:Whichs weswii1l not mention
ins this article E.but will close for
this time simply Stating that here
in Parksville we are also blessed
with churches, : one Baptist uader
the pastorate of the Rev. Mr.. Bus
Eseys and ethodist under the
pastorate of the Rev. Mr.. Berry,
who always stand ready to well
come the wayfaying traveller to-
wards eternity, to membership in
the one of his choice.
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INBARNWEEIlL,Ll1

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;YijIIioioDsHnD 71NBAilEi.aWr|Ii|llt. Barn.
One Man shot and Killed and
Another Wounded.
BARswEE1, July Al bout mid
.nightlast night S. D. Knopf vas
shot.an killed, and R. B. McEe- s.Lt
more slightly wounded by ]. Gary
owens,wh was temporarily acting
as town mashal.
The coroner's inquest was held
in the court house this morning,
and the jury rendered the fol-
lowing verdict: "That S. D. KSnlopf
came to his death from the effects
of pistol shot wound, at the hands
of J.sG. Owens; and so the jurors
aforesaid do say that the afores esaid
J. e. Owens, in manner snd
formsaforesaid, S. d. Knopf then
there feloniously did kill, against
the deace and dignity of the State
aforesaid
This latter part of the verdict is
unusual with coroner's juries, but
the finding was in accordance with
the Instructions Of Coroner Hs sP.
Dycbes, that if the jury decided
that the killing was felnous, they
should say SO. :.
Thesfacts as. brought out at the
inquest are that about midnight,
Knopfwas put out Of the reardbor
off .sE. Turner &, Bros bar. HeSYas
then unde The influence of liquor,
but The. evidence is. conflicting as
to whether or not he:was creating
any disturbance. At any rate he
was arrested by Mr.. Owens, who,
with the aid. of the night poliffe-
man, q. b Bailey, attempted to
take him to the guadhouse. Agiin
the evidence does not agree as|to
whether he offered any resistance
or not.
Mr.. RIB. McLemore, who some
say was also intoxicated, offered
to put mp money forfeit forS NJ.
Knopf's good conduct and PIP
pearance before the intendant5his
morning. The marshal refused
and succeeded in getting his man
to the guardhouses door, where The
shooting occurred. The prisoner
was inside the guardhouse when
the first shot was fired. One wit.
ness says this shot was fired by
the deceased, while others assert
: positively than he did not frf:at
all.
There were three or four shots
fred one of. which struck Mr
McLemore just above the Hgh'
temple, inhicting only a Pslf
J wound. Another shot stEucl
} Knopf in the. rightbreast, rapgee
) downward and3odged just Jun
der the sbid near the left hip.l Ht
r diea~1n a9few minutes. Th,
physician that conducted the pos
mos5e@e Ess5s6sfRd 5esR dhot Ro Rhiafee iafeeessss1
sitting down, or leaning for
. ward. --.,s
The slayer, the deceased anc
the wounded man each had s
pistol. AT least two of these were
used. The, jury seem to think thar
Owens fired them both. McLemort
asserts that he was shot by hi
own pistol, Owens having jerket
it OUT of his hip pocket. There was
an ernpty chamber in Knopf's pis
tol also, but that is said to have
been fired yesterday afternoon.
Owens gave himself up to the
sheriff Immediately after the
shooting occurred. All of the
parties concerned are white.
About the only undisputed state
ments connected with the affair
are that Knopf is dead, McLemore
is wounded, and that whiskey waf
at the bottom of the whole
trouble,
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WIeathe;r:' fol. 5; June.

weather for june.
We have received the following
weather data for the month OF
June from G. A. Long, observer at
the Trenton station:
Monthly meant pefature, 1873.
Maximum temperature, SO, date
26th.
Minimam temperature 6S. date
18th and 14th.
Total rainfall for the month
7.26 inches.
Greatest daily rainfall 1.21
inches, date 22nd.
Prevailing direction of wind,
tpast.
Number of clear days 8, cloudy
days 4.
Fair days 1S; number of rainy
days 13.
Advertised Letters.
The following letters are i'll the
postof6ce at this place, addressed
as given: J d Wordell, Ned
Thomas, E Sarge Gennerly, Felix
Dean, Eddy Farnes, M G Griffin
Edward Harvin, Ben Moss, P ]
Ludwig, DR. I'D Lockwood, J q
Mencinghall, Rev H G Green, Gee
Clark, G r Trenholm, Franl
Thomas, Johnny Johnson, Mr.
Emily Rayford, Mrs Nancy
Walker, Miss Lener Jeneps, Miss
Alice Loot, Sarah M Graham, Eller
Wilson. w. II. BRUNsoN, P. M.
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Notes from Falfa.

Mr.. EDITOR: AS our section has
failed to report for sometime, ]
will. endeavor to say a few words
in behalf of our "hard at work"
farmers, who, since the excessive
rains, are all smiles.
Farms in our immediate vicinity
are reported above the average of
last year at this season, also are in
q better condition, so you see,
readers, if our little ''spot" is
quiet, we all are successfully SUI
perintending our own business.
On the 10Th inst. all our husi-
.ness was laid aside, and many of
our citizsns were in attendance at
the Red Hill commencement,
where they were very pleasantly
entertained. Miss Willie Hudson,
the principal, justly merits all the
praise and compliments the pub
lie have bestowed upon her. Red
Hills loss is another's gain, for
Miss Willie's place cannot be
easily filed. She possesses a ma
tura1 faculty for controlling "a
school which seems to win the
affection of both pupils and pa
{trons. Her unassuming, high
toned courtesy seems to have gain
ed the respect of all with whom
she comes in contact. ss2s
Mr.. Rufus Dorm is still Livery i'll
Mrs. M. Bigham, of Antioch, has
been summoned to the bed side o.
her sick daughter, Mrs. John G
IWhatley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c, T. Hammond
;Iwere the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
lM Zimmerman: last aturday |
There is u ek1y prayer meet
ling at Whatley's school hous
4 which seems to be accomplishing
/ much good.
There have been severabcourtin;
matches around Falfa recace"
but there seems to be ait mean?
all at a dash. Wbe AARON.
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exaggerated, ,gand every strife is ex-
asperated.- At such a time as this
he is silly who is content to leave
unremoved any removable oc-
casion of antagonisnf between Ia
Dor and capital.
When a very rich man dies and
his will shows his disposition of
many millions, while the tax lists
only show that hepaid taxes on
q hundred thousand or 80, people
cannot be persuaded nat he bore
his part of public a:dens. Does
any rational mar .elieve that he
did?
We are told that the very rich,
as a rule, have their money inves-
ted in corporations, and that the
head managers return the property
of the stockholders and that the
tax is paid by the company's
treasurer. Doubtless there is truth
in this statement.
But, right or wrong, the masses
of the people do not believe that
the great corporations, represen-
ting millions on millions, do
actually pay into the public
treasury their proportion Of the
taxes. Does anybody believe it?
Do the great corporations believe
it themselves If they do pay
their share the men who compose
these corporations, Of all men in
the world, have reason to make it
so plain that the people may see
it and be sure of it. For the peo-
pie do not believe it. They are
firmly persuaded that by the arts
of bookkeeping and other diplomtlc
and influential methods the big
rich and the great corporations
pay a great deal less than their
proportion of the taxes necessary
| to maintain government and pro-
lection for the wealthy as we'll as
the poor; and that by bearing less
than their share of public burdens
they increase the load of the
common people" and of the poor,
who already have more than they
can bear with comfort: who only
know how to make honest returns
of taxable property and pay the
amount that comes to them.
We are told that many hundred
millions are in non-taxable
Government bonds. Nobody who
knows what he is talking about
proposes to tax the bonds issued
FOR the national defense; but the
state ment does not make life's
burden less to the poor.
All these things are against the
peace we long to see IN social or
der. They add impulse to the
movement that organizes labol
against capital. They are fuel te
the red-hot fire that threaten
social conaagration.
f7EAs rnaAts tie system of government
and business under which. NE live
,"makes," by it's natural operation
"the rich richer and poor poorer
there will be no peace: only s
misleading truce now and ther
Jas the convenience or necessities
of those in conflict may make
desirable. 1t is not in human
nature that there should be peace
as long as this formula of dis.
contented labor is true, or as long
as the people believe it is true. Il
it be true there ought to be nc
peace till the wrong is righted.
When man goes out of this
world owning many millions Of
dollars up till his last gasp, and
the people do not see how and
where he pays his proportion OF
the taxes, 80 long will discon-
tented men, SO long will just and
good men, raise questions that
turn the search-lights upon the
whole system under which we edo
groan, being burdened."
We may recognize the genius
| tbot dova1ono yoe+ ind,otr;os and
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THE KELLEY
Double Chloride 0 Cold
HOME TREATMENT.

Acceding to the wishes of many
physicians and others, DR.. L. E.
Kelley has placed the Double
Chloride of Gold in the form of a
Home Treatment for the benefit of
those who, for any reason, cannot
avail themselves of the Sanitarium
Treatment. Its merits have been
fully tested for more than twelve
years, and we have no hesitation
in pronouncing it to be what the
press has already named
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dgefield Ady yertiser
] LocAh BRE[:VITlEs,. S,

LocAh BREVITlEs:,: S,
Miss Sue Sloan, Of Johnston, is
IN Edgefeld.
Miss Mary Adams is visiting
Miss Mary Lou Lanham,
Mr.. George Lake il at home
again from a trip to Union.
Mrs. Rebecca Jones is now inI
Spartanburg visiting relatives.
We regret to announce the seri-[
GUS indeed critical illness OF John
! L. Addison: Esq.
lNns, Walter Bland is. spending
sometime with his sister, Mrs.
Motley, at Johnston.
Mrs. James Holland, who has
been quite i'll, is, we are glad 70
learn convalescent.
Four hundred boys are booked
for Clemson College, which opens
Tomorrow, Thursday: How many
go from Edgefeld?
IS Friend John Lott rides the fn-
& wheel in all these parts, q Co
bia, and he rode home to john
st,.,-1it last Wednesday.
John R. Blake, Jr., of Abbeyille,
has been invited to address an
Alliance meeting at Rehoboth, IN
this county, on July 18th.
The Abbeville Medium says that
several young ladies of that town
are riding bicycles, and do so with
great skill. Won't some OF our
Edgefeld Z damsels essay q like
task?
The case of Tom Butler, charged
with the murder of Pettyjohn,
came up at Aiken last week, but
was continued to the fall term.
In the mean time, Mr.. Butler is
out on a $1,000 bail bond.
Sensitive people can purchase
Humphreys Specifics by simply
asking the druggists for the needed
number alone, without disclosing
or mentioning the disease for
which it is a cure.
This is the week to plant snap
beans for the first of September.
Then if you will prepare a lot and
nlant a good crop the 10th,to 18th
Of July,yon will nave an abundance
Of beans up to the middle Of octo-
ber.
tsa5 fDox, Mr. Stack hOuSe. OF AtKSu,
Kes. as WI. tba Hsa.AnT, sansning sermon Of
W.. Miai P,eas h;s,s;ct Conference in our
Methodist Church tonight, Wed.
negday. During the sessions OF
@ lne conaersluu a,,ery morn;ne at ii o'clock,
and every night.
All ahodea Of green appear this
80 81, aan =, greater variety than ever.
Some Some, o1; the new tlnts are ex-
anisttely delicate and beautiful
; sssS Spo1eil combiinastiio Of green
III & rEain shade of blue, brown'
Iose, yello and y etian red are e
Z gssa ssan I ii Is Paris IL gowns. 81
.
Hats and: bonnets are made
M simpler in their style than tney ne
we're earlier in the season: lne
round hat is bent into almost
eyery shape, and the special
feature is pair of Mercury
q little distance apart.
g. ;.
The excursion to savannah II
assuming grand proportions
everybody seems to De g1l49SS
Messrs. Bell and Cooner tMlI
made arrangements by waek w5aek on
train returning from Sayef that mas
reach Edgefeld AZ home anlv
the night of
sengers
onedfeld Oil Mill.
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"I submit the within described in
vention in competition for the
twenty-five hundred Dollar Prize
offered by the Press Claims Company.
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SDrilg & Summer Millinery,

I have just opened stock of
beautiful Spring and Summer
Millinery at the old stand, Mr.. w.
II. Turner's store, where I will be
pleased to see my friends and the
public. My stock consists of all
kinds of Millinery goods, Pattern
Hats and Novelties. The most
Beautiful uawD Hats,
IDA COVAR.
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Liquor, Morphine, Tobacco, Etc.

The liquor: morphine, and choral
habits absolutely cured under guaran-
tee. Particulars given by letter or in
person at my office, which is open all
hours of the day.
There is no use to go away from
home and spend hundreds of dollars
for treatment, when you can be cured
at home for much smaller amount.
j. GLOVER TOMPKINS, NJ. ID.
Edgefield, G. H., S. @.
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A TEMPTING OFFER.

A TEMPTING OFFER;
10 induce people to keep track Of
their bright ideas and see what there
is in them, the Press. Claims Company
has resolved to offer prize.
To the person wis submits to it the
simplest and most promising inven-
tion, from commercial point of view,
the company will give twenty-five
hundred dollars In cash, addition to
refunding the fees for securing the
patent. 81 ~: ssa-:.=-z
1t will also advertise the invention
free of charge.
This offer is subject to the following
conditions
Every competitor must obtain a
patent for his invention through the
company. he must first apply for
preliminary search, the cost of which
will be five dollars. Should this search
show his invention to be unpatentablc
he can withdraw without further ex-
pense. Otherwise he will be expected
to complete his application and take
out patent in the regular way. The
total expense, including Government
and Bureau fees, will be seventy dollars.
For this, whether he secures the prize
or not, the inventor will have patent
that ought to be valuable property
to him. The prize will be awarded by
a jury consisting of three reputable
patent attorneys of Washington. In
tending competitors should fill out the
following blank, and forward it with
their application:
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"Mothers Friend
Richmond & DalVlle Railroad Go.

;soUTH CAROLINA DIVISION.
Condensed Schedule. in effect January II, Isea.
Trains run by 18th Meridian Time.
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Sensitive people can purchase
Humphreys Specifics by simply
asking the druggists for the needed
number alone, without disclosing
or mentioning the disease for
which it is a cure.
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Change o. Date.
One of the things of annual oc-
renee in Edgefeld county is the
nicnic of the Edgefeld Light Dra-
goons at Centre Spring. 1t has
been announced that their picnic
this year would be on the 3rd day
.of August, bat the date has been
changed to the 9th of July. This
change Of date has been made be-
cause the first date given, the Srd
sof August, would haye conficted
With the Baptist Sunday-school
convention. In time Of war the
Light Dragons would, if it should
be necessary and in the line of
duty, ignore the claims of a Bap-
tist Sunday-school convention, but
in time Of peace they will pursue
the arts of peace and therefore de-
fer to the status as they find it.
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The case Of Tom Butler, charged,
with the murder of Pettyjohn,
came up at Aiken last week, but
was continued to the fall term.
In the mean time, Mr.. Butler is
out on q $1,000 bail bond.