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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-08-03
ADuel To The Death.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 30-Town
Marshal t. j. Bunk and Edward
Graham, a tough, shot and killed
each other in Parkland, an in
corporated suburb of Louisville,
Saturday evening.
The marshal had closed two of
Graham's COWS in the pound, and
Graham broke the gate down and
let them out: Bunk, who is a
white haired man of seventy,
secured a warrant aud attempted
toserve it on Graham who resisted.
The marshal called some boys, one
of whom was his son Maurice,
and started to overpower Graham.
Graham opened fire on the crowd,
and Marshal Bunk began to shoot
also; he brought Graham to the
ground at the second shot. Graham
raised up, however, and aiming at
the old marshal, shot him in the
breast. The game old man fell,
but drew himself up to his knees,
shot Graham near the heart, and
fell back dead. Gaaham attemp-
ted to rise, but the marshal's bull
let had touched a vital spot, and
he. too, fell back dead. Maurice
Bunk also shot at Graham, but it
is not thought the bullet took eff
feet.
Graham is from Indianapolis;
he is said to have killed three
men before.
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The Case Dismissed.

Mr.. Richardson, of the Southern
Express Company, called on
Governor Tillman to-day in re-
ference to the arrest of an agent of
the company at Clintonwood for
violating the dispensary Law. The
agent delivered a box of whiskey
to a consignee and was afterwards
arrested.
Mr.. Richardson showed the
Governor that the violation was
unintentional on the part of the
agent. There was nothing about
the box to indicate it's contents
iu fact everything would throw off
suspicion. The box was labeled
Canned tomatoes" and the agent
didn't know that it contained
anything else. All these cir
cumstances were related to the
Governor and with the consent of
the Attorney General the case
against the agent was dismissed.
Agents hereafter will be given
specific instructions how to act
under such circumstances.
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seminoles Incensed.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, July 30
Little Tiger, chief of the Seminole
Indians, is on his way to Tallahas-
see to see Governor Mitchell about
the fogging of his boy by white
man named Henson, near Cocoanut
Grove, Biscayne, Way County. The
boy persisted in poaching on Hen
cons land, and de6ed him. The
aogging incensed little Tiger, and
he threatened to go on the war
path. The whole tribe are much
wrought up over the affair, and
white settlers are apprhensive of
trouble.
Little Tiger will not reach
Tallahassee for several days yet.
He will, it is said, demand big
money damages for the insult 'to
his tribe, and if he don't get it
they will be ugly. Governor
Mitchell has been advised to
pacify the chief, and the matter
may be referred to the Interior
Department for settlement. Re-
perts from Biscayne confirm the
threatening demeanor of the
Indians in the country west of
there.
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Governor Tillman on the Finan-
cial Question.

New York World.
The wise solution of the silver
question vitally affects the welfare
of every laborer and producer in
the United States, as we'll as the
predominance of the democratic
party. The repeal of the sher-
man law and a disregard of the
silver plank in the national demo-
cratic platform will ultimately
destroy both political parties and
produce q new alignment, with
the creditor and manufacturing
States on one side, and the debtor
and producing States on the ..other.
If we are to have the gold standard
and silver becomes a mere COM
modify, there will be grinding
poverty and distress in the home
of every wheat grower and cotton
raiser in America, and the next
presidential election will find
tplutocracy, intrenched in New
York, confronted by solid South
and West, battling for the prin-
ciples Of democracy, whatever,
may be the banner they unfurl to
the breeze.
The present crisis is the result
of conspiracy brought on by the
failure Of the treasuy to redeem
silver certificates as coin (sllver or
gold, as allowed by law, begun
by Harrison and continued by
Cleveland. The repeal of the sher-
man law without rehabilitating
silver may restore confidence, but
just as it will double the pur-
chasing power of gold, it will also
double the number of paupers and
slaves in the United States.
B. R. TILLMAN,
Governor.
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NO BLANKS IN THIS COMPETITION.

This is competition of rather an
unusual nature. 1t is common to offer
prizes for the best story, or picture. or
architectural plan, all the competitors
risking the loss OF their labor and the
successful one merely selling his for
the amount of the prize. But the Press
Claims Company's offer is something
entirely different. Each person is
asked merely to help himself, and the
one who, helps himself to the best ad-
vantage is to be rewarded for doing it.
The prize is only stimulus to do
something that would be well worth
doing without it. The architect whose
competitive plan fora club house
on certain corner is not accepted has
spent his labor on something of very
little use to him. But the person who
patents a simple and useful device in
the Press Claims Company's competi-
ton need not worry if he fail to secure
the prize. he has substantial result
to show for his work-one that will
command its value in the market at
any time.
The plain man who uses any article
in his daily work ought to know bet,
ter how to improve it than the
mechanical expert who studies it only
from the theoretical point of view.
Get rid of the idea that an improve
ment can be too simple to be worth
patanting. The simpler the better. The
person who best succeeds in combining
simplicity aud popularity, will get the
Press Claims Compay's twenty-five
hundred dollars.
The responsibility of this company
may be judged from the fact that its
stock is neld by about three hundred
of the leading newspapers of the
United States.
Address the Press Claims Company,
John Wedderburn, manage attorney,
9ls Fsstreet, N. w. Washington. ID. g.
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Savannah News.
Bishop H. M. Turner, of the
African Methodist Church, who
has been in Africa in the interest
of the mission work of his church
since January, has returned to his
home in Atlanta. Bishop Turner
while he did not go to the Dark
Continenet in the interest OF. the
colonization of the negro directly,
yet he made that question an i'm
portant part of his observation:
He comes back to this country
advocating colonization earnestly
as the great hope Of the negro. He
came in contact with some who
had gone to the land of milk and
honey, as it has been held up to
the colored brother by emigratian
agents from Georgia, and says
they are doing fairly we'll. Many
of them are prosperous. The
Bishop, however, does not believe
in sending the scum of his race
to Africa, buthe- thinks the chances
for prosperity are best with the
intelligentnegro. Common laborers
he says, can be had in abundance
there for 25 cents q. day and the
negrot in this. country could not
compete with them. His idea is
to encourage the colonization or
emigration of negroes capable of
employing the natives and helping
to civilize them. The great draw.
back to emigration, he says, has
heretofore been the lack of trans
portation facilities, there being no
steamship line to Africa. This,
however. Bishop Turner Is at work
to overcome He says he is now
negotiating with European and
New York capitalists to establish
a line of steamers from New York
to Liberia and says the outlook
for early success in the movement
| is good. When this line is establis-
he'd Bishop Turner will lend his
influence toward inducing the
emigration of the better class of
negroes from this country.
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Items from Elmwood.

Mr.. EDITOR: The crops in this
part of the community are doing
tolerably we'll, but in other parts
they are suffering much for rain.
Corn and cotton are badly injured,
especially that which has been
poorly cultivated, and will now
scarcely make anything. Some
people have been going to too many
picnics, and let the grass get the
start of them, which it still has,
and will have until frost. So much
picnicing don't make corn and cot.
ton grow. The people ought not
to commence the picnics until the
first of August, as work ought
always to be done before the frol-
licking.
Mr.. Editor, I think you are mis-
taken as to Senator Gordon's mean
ing in his Greenwood speech. You
said he meant the negro when he
asked "Will you blot out the sun
and moon that lesser lights may
shine, will you clip the wings of
the mighty eagle and pinion him,
in order that bats and owls may
soar aloft, and pin down the tall
oaks and mighty cedars of Lebanon
that the blackjacks may thrive?"
I think Senator Gordon's meaning
was that Tillman, his administra-
ton, and his supporters, were the
lesser lights, bats, and owls, and
the blackjacks, too. The Senator
also said aCome backl" Who did
| he mean to come back? If he
meant the Reformers they have
never been anywhere to come back,
but if he meant the so-called Con-
servatives, as they style themselves,
he hit the nail on top Of the head,
as they bolted the regular Demo-
crat convention, and then ran an
independent ticket for, governor
! and State officers, and bid for the
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WoMAN's BUILDING.

We visited the Woman's Build
ing. 1t was adorned by the beau
tiful statue Of a woman. This en-
braced exhibits of woman's work,
from the plan of the building to
the smallest item. 1t is the head
quarters of the lady managers, and
there are their reception and COM
mittee rooms. Contributions are
there from women in all parts of
the world. It is a proud and grand
display of woman's work.
We were rathes tired after a
days. tramp over al extended ter
ritory and were longing for a rest,
so we went to the Childrens' Build
ing to rest while.
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As an after-dinner pill, to
strengthen the stomach, assist
digestion, and correct any bilious
tendencies. Ayers Pills are con-
sidered the best. Being sugar
coated, they are as egreeble as
any confection, and may be taken
by the most delicate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-08-03

Ayers Ague Cure never fails to
nentralize the poisons of malaria,
and eradicate them from the sys-
tenn. This preparation is purely
vegetable, contains no harmful
ingredients, and, if taken &C.
cording to directions, is warranted
to cure fever and ague. Try it.
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THE TROUBLE ATCLEMSON,
An Edgefeld Boy Up There Says
Everything is Lovely and the
Goose Hangs High, But Not
Too High to Get a Bite
Occasionally.

=
DEAR ADVERTISER: Please do us
the favor of publishing President
Craighead's letter in the Green
vile News, touching the recent
troubles at Clemson, and the boys
resolutions. The News had several
false reports in reference to the
college.
We are all satisfied, and every
thing is moving smoothly. There
are already 345 students here and
more come in daily. There was q
little dissatisfaction at first, but
that has all passed away. We have
splendid fare, good beds, and an
excellent president. The College
is beautifully situated among
lovely trees that shade the campus,
the mountains are seen in the dis
tance, and the group of professors
houses with the main building
form an imposing picture. Near
us is the old Calhoun mansion,
and on this hill where once walked
the greatest statesman South Caro-
lima has ever produced a lot of
farmer boys are drilling and work
ing, and learning the mysteries of
agriculture, and how to obey, that
if ever called from the plow to
govern as Gincinnatus- was they.
may be ready. We expect our uni
forms i'll few days. Hurrah for
Clemson and the farmer college
boys!
EDaEFIELD Boy.
(The following are the resolu-
tions alluded to by our correspond
ent.-ED. ADvEgT1sER
"Whereas, che certain false re-
ports calculated to produce wrong
Impressions concerning the man.
agement of our College have been
circulated by the Greenville News
of July 22nd inst; and whereas
we consider it of the gravest inn
portance that these reports be de-
MED, therefore be it
"Resolved, 1st. That we the
Sophomore class of Clemson COL
lege, do hereby emphatically deny
that there has been oris any trouble
among Clemson students, caused
by the fare or mess arrangements
"2nd. That we deny further that
there has been or is any 'mutiny,'
strike, or protest, or concerted
movement whatever.
"3rd. That we, considering the
magnitude of the undertaking,
this being the largest boarding.
College in the South, express our
selves as well pleased with. the
management of the same.
"4th. That copy of these reso-
lutions be furnished the Greenville
News for publication, hoping that
all other papers interested in the
welfare Of Clemson College will
publish them"
- P. G. LANGLEY, JR,
Z. F. G.. ToMpK1Ns,
R. H.'WELcH,
Committee.
-P. S.-These resolutions were
o,,1noa arslv endorsed nv the an.
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= oH1LDRENs' BUILDING.

This is the place where all sorts
of gymnasiums, games, etc., are
provided for the entertainment of
the children. Women leave their
babies there to be cared for while
they are seeing the FAIR. People
leave their children there and get
checks for them like q piece OF
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the price Of money up by a COM

the price Of money up by a COM
bination Of circumstances to s19
per. cent one day and in a week
dropsit to3 per cent. There is
fairness Gin making a Georgia
farmer par 20 per cent per anuum
for money and the New York
speculator 5 per cent. It is as
easy to regulate the rate of in
terest that one man can demand of
anotheras it to regulate the num-
ber of grains to a dollar.
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negro vote, but were awwfurly de-
.feated and their pants let down a
,fbutton-hole lower. 1t was good for
them. The people served them
just right by giving them a real
Waterloo defeat, which these old
sore headed broken down aristo-
cratic politicians have not gotten
over yet. They may just as well
rest easy; they are laid upon the
shelf to stay.
Senator Gordon said he did not
come over here to electioneer for
anyman. Itdids not look SO when he
laaded natorsBu Butlei to fhes skies.
It's true Senator Butler has filled
his Office satisfactorily to his con-
stituents, but it is high time when
the next election comes off to elect
some other man. I don't believein
giving one man all, and others who
are as well qualified none.
I have heard men on different
occasions discussing the Dispen-
sary law. They said they we're
well pleased with it, and believed
it would work we'll and be great
benefit to the young and rising
generation, and save many young
men from drunkenness and ruin.
Most of the opposition comes from
the antis, and they don't all oppose
the law, though some of the antis
are kicking and making a mighty
fuss and rumpus. But that won't
do them any good. They had bet
ter quietly submit and obey the
law, for just as sure as they vio-
late it they will get into trouble
and law suits, which may cost
them a great deal of money. It's
mighty easy sometimes through
heat of passion for men to get into
a difficulty, but hard to get out,
and when they do get out they are
badly worsted, and then they
can gee when it's too late, how
foolish they were. The Charleston
News and Courier and tho Colum-
tia State have given some unwhol-
some and unsound advice. People
had better be careful about taking
their advice. Remember if they
get you into law suits and trouble
they are not going to pay you out,
you will have to get out the best
you can, and do all the paying.
The whiskey men murmur and
complain and say their rights have
been trampled upon and taken
away from them, and monopolized
by the State. Well, years ago the
State monopolized the country
peoples rights and deprived them
of selling whiskey, and conferred
their rights upon you rum-sellers of
towns end villages and they SUBJ
nnitted without murmur. You
have not been treated any worse
than the country people, whose
rights you have Leen enjoying for
many years, but, 20, incl that
was all right" You then said that
was a good law, and commended
the Legislature for taking away
country peoples rights and con-
ferring them upon you. --~Fhfae
country people have just as much
right to sell whiskey as the town
people have, but they did not COM
plain as the whiskey men now do,
and bid defiance to the law. No.,
the country people quietly SUBJ
mitted, and acted with more sense
and better judgment than whiskey
mon now do.
LOCKER On.
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ELECTRIC BUILDING.

We visited the Electric Building
at night. 1t is a very brilliant
sight, and the place is lighted up
SO as to be equal almost to day
light. A very wonderful thing
then is Edison's lat st invention,
the ,klnetograph for taking instan-
taneous pictures. 1t reproduces
the speech of a person and the
likeness also.
I reckon I have gone far enough
as I could not describe the whole
exposition. I bave only touched
upon few things, but it is we'll
worth seeing by all who can 60. I
would not have missed it for any
consideration. We have seen the
great lakes, some of Canada, Mia
CARA Falls, the st. Lawrence river,
and Montreal. If I have a good
opportunity I may write you again
MAMIE J. NORRIS.
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Conference of the Edgefield
County Presbyteria Churches,
Held With the Edgefield VII
lage Church. Sunday, July
3Otl, 1898.

ss S. LIE . OSuuTCn. y uuudyo OuS
3Oth, 1898.
The Presbyterian churches OF
EEdgefeld county held their first
union-conference, in our village
Presbyterian Church, on Sunday
last. The morning services COM
menced at 1880, 3, M. Reports
were read by delegates from the
several churches in the county,
namely, Edgefeld, Johnston, Tren-
ton, Ropers, and Highyiew. DR..
NV. 3. Lynch was made chairman.
DR.. ]. w. Hill made the report
from the Edgefeld church, and
Messrs. Fronts, of Johnston, and
Pickens, of Trenton, represented
the, churches in their respective
towns. Mr.. Jacobs, in the absence
| of delegates, made a few remarks
| in reference to The welfare of the
church at Ropers and Highview.
All information was encourag-
ling. The church at Johnston. was
especially to be commended for its
enthusiasm in the Masters cause,
the sunday-school work at that
place being systematically and
thoroughly carried on. The Edge
field Sunday-school is not to be
less commended for the mannerin
which it is conducted. At John
ston,in connection with the church,
is a Lady's Aid Society consisting
of only three members, but which
has done effectual good. They
raise between fifteen and twenty.
dollars yearly.
Mr.. w. S. Jacobs, the pastor, ex-
planned the purpose Of the meet
ing, which was to bring the
churches together in the county
and thus bring about unity,.as "in
unity there is strength" !"
After this feature of the pro-
tgramme, there was a prayer meet
ing conducted by DR.. j. w. Hill, the
subject assigned forthe occasion
being that of prayer. This is an
inexhaustible subject, and as DR..
Hill said could have been properly
divided into two topics; however,
the observations made were con-
else, comprehensive. and practical,
and given in such q manner that
those present made an application
of them to their own hearts. We
do not judge by ourselves on this
occasion, but have the experience
of additional ones to testify to.the
same fact.
At the conclusion Of these exer-
.cises, Mr.. Jacobs said if there were
any present who wished to make
any comments they would be glad
to hear them. Messrs. Jacobs,
Tompkins, Lake, Cobb, and Hix
made some very interesting re-
sponses. They hoped that the
prayer meetings would in future
be better attended, and expressed
themselves as having been greatly
benefited and encouraged by the
talk made by DR.. Hill. They were
happy to see him, though a mem
Der and an honored one of another
profession, glad to testify to the
efficacy and necessity of prayer,
and that often the encouragement
of layman was greater aid to
us than the eloquence of an or
dained minister.
The afternoon session convened
at 4 o'clock. Mr.. Hix of john
ston, made the address on the du-
ties of eldership. After song,
the meeting adjourned on account
of the ominous appearance of the
weather. The remainder of the
programme was left to be finished
at the next county conference.
f.
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The best way to avoid scalp
diseases, hair failing out, and
premature badness is to use the
best preventive known for that
purpose-Hall's Hair ReneWer.
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1892.

aI submit the within described in
vention in competition for the
hundred Dollar Prize
offered by the Press Claims Company.
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baggage. George enjoyed the
gymnastics and other sports, very
much, but he took good care to
keep at safe distance from the
check room. I did not blame him,
for many of the babies that were
left were crying and seemed to be
much distressed and greatly neg
iected.
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GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

The Government Building is
very large, and I believe the most
intricate and the hardest to.see of
all for it contains a vast variety of
exhibits: Models of the Govern.
ment departments at. Washington;
the Patent Office; the Smithsonian
institute, which is very curious
and interesting, containing many
old relics, such as Washington's
sword and pewter camp service,
and a vest embroidered by Marie
Antoinette, the twelve goblets used
at the Passover feast, silverware
brought over in the Maydower, etc.
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LIBERAL ARTS.

We visited the great Manufac-
lures and Liberal Art Building.
1t is said that no one has ever seen
everything in that gigantic build
ing. The whole Paris exhibition
could have been placed within it's
walls. There I saw the huge Co
lumbian clock and tower, showing
the time at Greenwich, Madrid,
Paris, and Chicago; Tiffany's
wonderful s1,ooo,ooo show case of
diamonds; beautiful italian stat
uary; the old watches of Crom-
well, Milton, Lady Jane Grey, and
other distinguished persons; Hin
doc idols; China service used by
Queen Victoria: fac simile of the
Salon of the Dutchess of Meter
mich; fac simile of Japanese house
and parlor with furnishings; the
celebrated Dore vase, and thous-
ands of things, enough to occupy
ones time inde fnitely.
We spent q whole day in the art
museum. Every kind of art is
there. Rosa Bonheur's cattle pic
lures, many works. in bronze, beau
tiful frescoes, marble figures, char
coal, pastel, and porcelain. The
pieces are very fine, many
of them covering the side of the
long room There I met Miss
Alice Spring, the art teacher at
the "College for Women" and
Miss Fulkerson, the vocalist.
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P. G. LANGLEY, JR.,
F. G. ToMpK1Ns,
R. H. 'WELcH,

P. s.-These resolutions were
unanimo oHsly-endorsed BY the en-
tire corps of cadets.