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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
.BESOMS SOF WlNDAND FLAME.
The Prairies Of the West
are on Fire.
HcALcULABLEEoS oFLEEANDPR0PRFY
The Winds Swept Over Min.
nesOta at the Rate of Is
Miles. an Hour. :.

OMAHA, Neo, April S.-The
gale which swept over Nebraska
yesterday bore before it great bill
lows of flame which swept from
thousand of fertile acres every
.vestige of vegetation. The limits
of the fire which has ragged during
the last ten days have become al
most state wide and the destruc-
truction that was thought might
be small has become enormous.
1t is too soon to get any idea OF
how much the exact damage is,
for the places most affected are
remote from telegraph lines. 1t is
known, though, that much grain
and hay in store together with
many barns and other OUT
bull ldings, miles Of fences, dozens
of dwellings and many bridges
have beenlicked up. Whether any
lives have been lost is not repor-
ted, though it seems almost de-
yond doubt that some settlers who
are located away from easy assis-
tance must have perished.
In.Banner county the village of
Ashmore is supposed to have been
completely destroyed. Word was
brought to Harrisburg last night
by the driver Of the stage that
the town was directly in the path
of the fire at4 o'clock, and that the
entire population of the village
was engaged in a battle to save
their homes. The stage driver re.
ported having seen. several dwell
ling houses in flames and settlers
fleeing for their lives. He crossed
the line of the fire and received a
severe scorching, although he is
not seriously burne q.
Meagre details from ogalla,
Harrisburg, Duning. Inverton,
Kearney, Grand Island, Lexington,
and Hastings give accounts of
great losses to property. The Bur-
lington roilroad bridge al Dun
ing and another at Hastings on
the Elkhorn were destroyed, de-
laying trains somewhat.
At Kearney the fire bnrned
near enough to town to destroy a
hrnwervilncated lust at the edge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
Seventeenth Century Laws.


The Sabbath shall begin at SUI
set on Saturday.
Every male must have his hair
cutround according to his cap.
"A wife shall be deemed good evil
dence against her. husband.
A man who strikes his wife shall
pay fine Of ten pounds.
Married persons must live. to-
gether or be imprisoned in jail.
No woman shall kiss her chill
'dren on the Sabbath day or fast
day.
A woman who strikes her hus-
band shall be punished as the
court directs.
No one shall travel, cook VIC
tua1s, make beds, sweep houses,
cut hair, or shave on the Sabbath
day.
No man shall courtsa maid, in
person ior by letter., without first
obtaining the consent aof her pa
rents. =
A debtor in prison, swearing
that he has no estate, shall be
laid out and sold, tosmake salts
faction.
No one shall run onsa Sabbath
day or walk in his garden, or else
where, except reyerently TO and
from meeting.
Each freeman shall swear BY the
blessed God to bear true allegiance
to this dominion, andsthat Jesus
is the only king.
No one shall read the common
prayer book, keep Christmas, or
set days, or play any instrument
except the drum or jews harp:
No Quaker or dissenter from
the established worship Of this
dominion shall be allowed to
give vote for magistfSte OF any
Office.
Whoever wears cloth trimmed
with gold silver, or bone lace above
two shillings a yard shall lie pre-
ssnted by the. grand jurors, and
the selectmen shall taxathe often
der 300 pounds on his estate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
oBITlUARY.''
-sss.s ss..-..s sisss-.....s
A Loved One Gone.

1t was sad experiencestous Tues
day evening, April 4. 1S93sat s O'Clock,
to bid farewell to our beloved mother,
and granddaughter, Mrs. MARY.
but we are c0lhfOrted
with the assurance thatjtliis farewellis
only as to earthly association. She has
gone to heaven, and We ale purposed
to follow. GRANDMOTHER was born
September 6, 1917. She united herself
with the Methodist Chlirdh b while in
her youth, and remained sa consistent
member of the same .uniR her death.
at an early age, she. was married to
MrzIae n rTimmarmaninpirh .rhom
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

President Cleveland says ''poli-
tics is," and Secretary Gresham
says "politics are" People who
have studied American politics
know that it is singular.-Atlanta
Constitution.
1t is plural with Gresham, who
has been Republican a Demo-
crat; but singular with Cleveland,
who has never been, anything but
a. Democrat.-Newberry Observer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
the Unlted otavvp

the Unlted otauvp p-vuGeie-
says: I have made a careful COM
putation from such data as I have
been able to obtain of the cost of
bad roads (Which figures will be
published and 1 find they tax
what is understood to be agricul-
tural products fully $135.OOO.OOO
annually. I think it a moderate
estimate to put the other con-
tributions to bad roads by the
remaining traffic of the coun try at
an equal amount, making u total
of s27O.OOO.OOO."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
WILL GOOD ROADS PAY?

WILL GOOD ROADS PAYI
Mr.. Stephen Favill of Madison
Wis, in an article on highways
says: "But the question of whet-
her or not it will pay to build and
care for our country roads is
fortunately not all theory but the
practical demonstration has been
worked out. England, France,
Germany, and many other of the
European countries have solved
this problem to their entire satis-
faction, and some parts of our
own country have tried this matter
far enough to prove that as busi-
ness venture it ia one of the very
best for the farmers. There has
been no general taking hold of
this matter in this country as in
European countries, but some of
the States have laws allowing
counties to bond and borrow money
to build roads. My time will al
low me to give only one or two of
the many good results that have
come from good roads. In Union
county,N. j., the road improvement
fever got hold of the people and
they expended s35o.ooo in ma
cadamizing their roads, and the
testimony of those best qualified
to. know is that the increased
valuation of their lands would
more than six times pay the cost.
Just one case of a ,nah owning 123
acres that he valued at $65 al
acre and could not finda buyer at
that, had, since the advent Of
good roads, refused 5000 an acre
for, the whole tract. l do not
claim that rate, but 1 am confident
that the increase in the value of
our farming lands that would fol-
low the advent of good roads in
our State would very much more
than pay all the cost of building
them, to cay nothing of the con-
venience and luxury of having q
road that could be used at any
season of the year."
The experience of every well
informed man teaches that in each
and every case where good roads
have been constructed, property
has advanced to such an extent as
to make the improvement cost
absolutely nothing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

1or her than this earth ,could give.
She leaves four children, one sister,
and about forty grand-chidreI, with
large circle Of other relatives and
friends made richer by her departure.
May the Lord abundently bless the
children, sister, and othe5a relatives
and help them to be reconciled to this
sad dispensation Of His providence
JAS T. OURS, Jr.
Kirksey's, s. G. Apr. ., 1898. Z
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
How IT WORKS.

payment policy and then dscontnues payment policy will
be continued days onger he five premiums
days longer
If the policy twenty year endowment three years.
payments give years days. years.
300 days If the policy is 15Year Endowment
OO0 three will to the
end Of the endowment period $136s cash
that time and in like
for the full Is years and $59217 cash
These vary with the of the class
each
9olicy days. each number payments that the
olicyholder glance exactly what heis entitled to
iscontnues his payments at any time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
SALE
Under Execution BY United States
M-A-RsHA4I-
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DISTRICT OF sourH CAROLINA.
......... In the Circuit Court.
In the Circuit Court.

DYvirtue of an Execution issuing out
d of the United States Circuit Court
for the District Of South Carolina, in
the cause entitled, "The D. a. Tomp-
kins Company, Plaintiff, against The
Edgefield Ginning, Milling, and Fer
tilizer Company, Defendant" and to
me directed, Ihave levied upon and
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder, in front of the Court House
at Edgefield, South Carolina, on Mon
day, the first day of May, 1893, 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.. ]. 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 10O-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 (diyersi-
fled 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 sprinklcrs throughout.
TERMS: Cash.
q. 1. CUNNINGHAM,
s u. s. Marshal.
April 8, 1893.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

telephone wires are prostrated.
Many buildings have been blown.
down and others unroofed. Pied.
mont is partially destroyed and
all trains are tied up. The velocity
of the wind is seventy-fve miles
per hour. The damage cannot be
estimated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

{ as too euaafiH nj iilIs-in>~the South
rHStoTf could have three OF
-1o6r and then not have as many as
the Eastern States have, which
have to import their cotton.
sYou can put up a nice mill for
100000. This would give you
5000 spindles and 165 looms, as it
should not cost you in excess o.
500 per spindle. Should you put
in spindles and no looms you could
put in 10000; but I would advise
that you put in looms and a few
extra spindles for the purpose OF
working up your waste. 1 would
further advise that your weaving
be on fine cloth, say 4 and 6 yards
to the pound. The number of bales
of cotton consumed will depend
largely upon the class of goods
you make-the finer your goods
the smaller the amount of cotton
consumed.
"Such plant as you contemplate
would consume from six to eight
bales per day.
"It would be we'll to locate your
mill as near the railroad as pos
sible, and at the same time, con-
venient to water. This would save
you hauling your goods machinery,
and coal, should you use coal, ,and 1
advise that you do unless you can
get Aft wood delivered at 81. 25
per cord.
Ifyou can give a good strong
note, you can buy your machin cry
for one-third cash, balance in one
and two years at 6 per cent in
terest.
eft would require about 115
hands to operate the above plan.
AS to the average wages paid I am
not in a position to say accurately,
from the fact that they vary from
10 cents to $3.50 per day owing to
the skill of the operative. Most
operatives are paid by the piece,
Slubbers, ,speeders, ,spoolers twisters.
and spinning are all piece work,
also weavers sndso on throughout
the various. departments. You
may open up with a few experien-
ced operatives and draw on your
surrounding country for the resi-
due, as they are more likely to
remain in your employ and are
generally more reliable than the
floating class common to all mills
"Much of your expenses can be
saved by well-constructed and
convenient building. I would ad-
wise that yeu build a one-story-
not over two at any rate-brick
building. One overseer, with his
various assistants conld superin-
tend all, where, if you had a three
story, it would require one for each
story.
sIt will take 200 to 225 horse.
power engine.
IF I can be of further service
to you'll shall be pleased to serve
you. In the selection of your
znachinery and the plan for your
building / might give you some
points or assistance that would be
OF benefit to you.
Yours, very truly,
aW. G.. SMITH.
.'Treas and Mgr
g sBamberg Cotton Mill .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
THE STORMS PATH.

Nashville, Tenn, April S.-A
special to The American from
Sparta, Tenn, says: This vicinity
suffered from electrical storms
to a great. extont during the past
few days. Yesterday the dwelling
of Alonza Burgess was struck by
lightning, tearing it into splinters
and wrecking the furnitures Bur-
gess's wife was struck and she
had one eye burned out and a toe
torn off. Ho body was terribly
burned and she cannot recover.
Two other houses we're destroyed
in a like manner and several peo-
pie shocked.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

The Southern Baptist conven-
ton Will meet in Nashville, Tenn,
in May. The railroads offer special
rates to delegates and others in
the way of reduced fare.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

burned over is the chief grazing
section of the state, and the de-
structlon of the grass means great
loss to stock men in this respect,
as theywill be compelled to seek
new pastures. Their feed in store
being destroyed and their stock
stampeded by the fire. it will take
them many weeks to figure up what
their loss really is.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

The State board of examiners
met in Columbia last Friday for
the purpose of considering the.
adoption.of new series of school
books for the State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

Buffalo, N. Y, April8.-Reports
from a number of points in West
ern New York show that the wind
storm of yesterday did considera-
BILE damage TO propety.
At springvill, the barn of
Vedder Hemstreet was blown down
and Hemstreet, who was milking
q COW killed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
rs MILES AN HOUR.

Minneapolis, April s.-A special
to the Tribune from Deadwood, S.
D., says. "A terrible wild storm
has prevailed here for the past
forty-eight hours, Telegraph and.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
Whatit Has Done.

Company Paid Two Hundred Death Claims
sequence of this law ggegang insured than Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
eveycase there had been deaultn he payment of
mum for this law the policies would have been OF little
Instead of this the insurance in each extended
DEATH and the Company required to TO the
benefciaries under the policies the sum Of $41s,33577
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
cArTIEmEN LOSE EVERYTHING.

North Platte. Neb., April g.
A disastrous praire fire broke out
south of Sutherland in this county
yesterday The loss will probably
reach 100000. 1t is claimed that
the fire was started by a passing
engine. Never has such a dis
astrous prairie fire devastated the
valley. Everything for q distance
of twenty-five miles is in ruins and
the width reaches from three to
four miles. Everything, corrals,
barLs, fences and haystacks are in
ashes The fire started south of
Sutherland shortlyi before noon
and swept everything before it
travelling at the rate of from
80 to so miles an hour. Shortly
after 12 O'Clock it struck the city
of North Platte whe1e only by
almost superhuman efforts the
town was saved. The fire COM
panies responded to the alarm as
soon as it was known the fire was
raging west of the city and when
they reached the outskirts of the
city the fire was upon them and
fought them back within the
water limits. Almost everything
beyond the water limits was licked
up in few minutes by the
flames. The farmers and
ranchers in this neighborhood will
lose everything.
A swARTH Is MILES WIDE
Ainsworth, Neb., April s.
The most fearful fire that has
been witnessed in this cou utry
for many years passed over nearly
all of the country from three or
four miles north of this city to the
Mobrara river, distance of fifteen
miles, yesterday, destroying much
property and imperilling life. The
wind blew gale. Parties coming
through the burned district say
the fury of the fire could not be
described. Itswept over the prairie
at the rate of forty miles an hour.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

bay your Straw Hats-cheap this
season-frOm j. M. Cobb.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
THURSDAY, ATRIL. !. ls, 1898.
The statepensio will receive
this year s22 each, instead of $2S.
which they received last year.
Newberry has decided to hold
a centennial celebration on April
10th, the anniversary of Judge.
'O'Neal's birthday.

Verified reports from the whole
cotton region of the United States
indicate an increased acreage over
last year of more than 10 per cent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

Bills of Sale and Mortgages of
personal and real estate fof,sale at
the ADVERTISER office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13
SDrilg 4 Summer Millinery.

1 have just opened a stock of
beautiful Spring and Summer
Millinery at the old stand, Mr.. W..
H. Turner's store, where 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
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-04-13

:, !, cn,na i,hssi..z .s,e .til,a an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
Columbus.

The belief in a Chinese Column
bus was first allowed by scholars
only about fifty years ago. The
claim is that a Buddhist priest in
the fifth century crossed the Pa
cific to this continent and returned,
making written report of his dis
covery, The report still exists. 1t
was translated into French in 1891
by M. de Guignes. 1t gave nara
tive of voyage eastward by priest
for 20, 900 Ii, where he found country
which he named Fusang. People sim
liar to the Indians were described, as
well as American plants. The only
doubt about the matter is as to the
distance meant by 10000 H. The
priest may have reached only some
island in the Pacific ocean,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
SOMETHING like r. turn to order

SOMETHING like turn to orderly
conditions has been made at Osceola,
Neb., where recently acts of utter
barbarism were committed by per-
sons reputed respectable. 1t may be
recalled that some mature women
setting themselves up as censors OF
the conduct Of some younger women
drew them into trap. and seeking to
prevent knowledge of their own iden-
tty by wearing white caps logged
the young people about whose morals
the elders had become censoriOus.
The proceeding of course Was in Ut
ter violation of law, The young wo-
men who suffered from this merciless
and wholly criminal attack upon
them prosecuted some of the women
whose Identity as trespassers was
shown, and the matter having been
heard in a court of minor judicature
and the women accused having pie adj
ed guilty, a small fine was imposed.
With propriety punishment might
have been much heavier, but that
there has been punishment at all is
evidence that upon calm reflection
the local authorities are asserting
themselves against what appears to
have been a popular barbaric senti
ment in Osceola. Whatever the mo-
tive of the assailants there could be
no excuse for their lawlessness. If
matters were bad to begin with they
made them worse by the course they
adopted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
A Witty Reply.

A young globe-trotter was holding
forth during dinner at the Faubourg
st. German, at Paris, about the lowell
ness of the Island of Tahiti and the
marvellous beauty of the women there.
One of the Barons Rothschild, who was
present, ventured to inquire if he had
remarked any thing else worthy of note
in connection with the island. Resent
ing the Baron's inquiry, he replied:
"Y es; what struck me much was that
there were no Jews and no pigs to be
seen there,' SIS that So" exclaimed
the Baron, in nowise disconnected;
"then if you and go there together we
shall make our fortune"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07
Slang in Dress.

A puzzled girl says, "How can !
be slangy in my dress?" writes Ruth
Ashmore, in thoughtful article on
1.-The Girl Who Uses Slang" in the
Ladies' Home Journal. I'll tell you,
and then you can see whether you
are or not. The girl who, because
lace frills are fashionable, has. her
frills wider than anybody else, who
accentuates the width of her skirts,
the brim of her hat, who, because
pink roses are fashionable, has the
greatest number of pink roses and
the deepest in tone, is slangy in
dress. She is the girl whose dress
tires you to look at. She is the girl
who, the very minute she enters a
room, makes you conscious of her
presence by the noise of her skirts,
and who gives you an overpowering
sense of her having too much to wear.
That is one type.
Another is the girl who, Selling the
pretty fashion of cloth skirts, soft
blouses and pretty Jackets, makes it
slangy by having the soft blouse de-
veloped into loud, stiff shirt and
the jacket made to look as much like
a mans coat as possible. With this
she wears masculine tie, a stiff
plain hat, and unconsciously she as
sumes the manners of a man. But
as she is not a man she does not sue.
coed in this.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

A DISPATCH from the City Of Mex
leo says: General Jose Vincent, who
is in the field in pursuit Of the revo-
lutionist, General Canuto Neri, and
his band Of insurgents, has made a
report to the authorities here that
despite his utmost efforts he is IN
able to find the revolutionists. }"
Well, we'll. This is most unpleasant,
not to say distressing. Here's a
hydra-headed revolution galloping
around loose, interfering with bust
ness and threatening to oyerturn the
government of President DiaZ, and
yet the commander of the govern
ment troops can't find it. Here are
hordes of bloodthirsty insurgents.
filled with patriotic ardor and mescal,
marching through the country and
presumably ravaging, burning, slaugh-
tering and laying waste the land, and
yet they are invisible to the naked
eye. 1t is a remarkable situation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-07

Mrs J. P. BROCK, of San Fran
cisco, is the owner of the schooner
Caleb Curtis, and her husband sails
under her command. The Curtis is
a trading schooner between the Mar
shall and Gilbert groups in the
Southern Pacific. Mrs. Brock man
ages all the details of each voyage,
even to uperintending the selection
of cargo. She is mparatively
young woman, being but little over
30 years of age. She is the only fe-
male sea captain sailing the Pacific.