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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
Col. Earle's Side.

The following iszcol. Earle's
conception of what was said, as it
appears in the Greenyille News.
Col Earle returned here yestcr-,
day from Washington and when
seen by a repras :e
Greenville News ttatly and
emphatically contradicted the
above statement.
He says he called 5on Senator
Butler and aeked ifsdhe senator
had said he would 'Soppose his
(Earle's) confirmation, if he was
nominated for district attorney.
The senator replied that he had
made no such statement.
Colonel Earle then asked if the
senator would vote to confirm the
nomination if made.
"Assuredly," was thereby.
Colonel Earle says he then as
ked if Senator Butler would put
that in writing. The senator said
he would. Colonel Esrls asked
for,writing materials, ,butthere were
none convenient the conversation
having occ urred tsenator But
ler's house.
Colonel Earle says he promised
at Senator Buffers suggestion to
write AID send to the senator's
Office note covering the points
of their conversation, He return
ed to the hotel, wrote the note, and
meeting Mr.. Sullivan who said
he was going to Senator Buffers
Office, entrusted the note to him.
No reply was received and his first
knowledge that one had been sent
was when he read the above state
ment in The State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
An Actors Unknown Friend.

"Joe Jefferson" said uu old theater
goer. "had taken lady to restaurant.
and when he put his hand in his pocket
to pay his. bill he didn't feel u penny.
He explained his position TO the cashier,
but the cashier didn't know him. The
perspiration began to ooze when gen.
tleman stepped up, laid twenty dollar
bill on the desk. and said:
"'l know you. sir; allow me to SETTLE
jefferson was profuse in his thanks,
and when near the door, said:
".You must give me your name and
address, sir, in order that | may call
around tomorrow and SETTLE
"'Never mind that said the stranger
with smile. That bill was counter
felt and got seventeen dollars in
change" Louis Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
OUR U. s. SENATORS.

The United States Senate Com
mittees have been announced,
Senator Butler is Chairman of the
Committee on Interstate Com
merce and the Five Civilized Tribes
of Indians. He is also member
of the Committees on Foreign Re-
lations, Naval Affairs, to Investi-
gate Trespassers upon Indian
Lands and Additional Aecommo-
dations for the Library of Congress.
Senator Irby is Chairman of the
Committee on Transportation
Routes to the Seaboard, and is also
a member of the Committees on
Post Offices and Post Roads, Mine,
Coast Defences and Civil Service.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
rhe nomans did Not use Soar.


The Romans were not acquainted
with the use of regular soap, but they
employed an alkali, with which the
greasy dirt was dissolved out of their
clothes. This alkali, called nitrum, is
referred to by Pliny, but the cheapest
solvent was urine, which was mostly
used. The clothes were put in this,
mixed with water and then stamped
upon with the feet. This process was
performed by old people, while boys
lifted the clothes out of the tubs. The
white garments, after being washed,
were subjected to the vapor Of sulphur,
being stretched on frame and the sui
phur burned beneath. Poor people in
Rome cleansed their bodies with meal
of lupins. called lomentum, which, with
common meal, is still used in some
places for that purpose.-Knowledge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
BUTLER AND EARLE.
Senator Butler Contradicts Col.
Earle.

Columbia State.
WASHINGTON, March 1S-I asked
Senator Butler today if it was true
as alleged by Col. Earle in the
Greenville News that previous to
the correspondence betweee them
on the 18th inst, Col. Earle asked
him personally whether he would
vote for his confirmation ST nomi-
mated, and he said he would do 80.
"It is not true" replied Senator
Butler.
I asked Mr.. l.. M. Fouche of
Ninety-Six, who was present at
the interview, whether Senator
Butler made such a statment.
aHe did not make il during my
presence" said Mr.. Fouche.
Mr.. Fouche to-day addressed the
following letter to the senator:
Dear Sir: At your request. I
will endeavor to give my under
standing of an interview between
Gen. Joseph H. Earle of Greenvile,
S. c., and yourself, which occurred
in this city on Wednes day, 18th
instant. I was at your residence,
and there met Gen. Earle, and
heard Gen. Earle ask you ifit was
true, as had been stated by the
News and Couier and The State
that if he (Earle) was nominated
for district attorney that the
Senate would not confirm his
appointment, and if such
statement had been author-
lied by you. Senator Butler dis
claimed having any knowledge of
these statements, and suggested
to Gen. Earle to not pay any at
tention to newspaper squibs. Gen.
Earle said he could not allow the
papers to take such license; if
they did, he would give them
place of his mind. He further
stated that he felt a delicacy il
Senator Butler to endorse
him, and thought it useless, as he
understood he had pledged him
self to Gen. Youmans.
Senator Butler again stated that
was another mistake: and said that
he had placed the same endorse
ment IN several applications for
thi. same office. "That the with
in named applicant is qualified
to fill the office asked for" or
words to that effect, and that he
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
How 1T WORKS.

apeon aged 35 pays years. premiums upon twenty
Life policy and then dsontinuss payment the policy vii
and then dsontnues the insurance will continue years and 3
days longer
If the policy twenty yar endowment ag three years.
payments will extension of years and five years
years. 300 days. If the policy s a15 Year Endowment
$1,000 age three years payments will secure
end of the endowment period and $3eS cash lives
that me and like years payments
for the full Is and $55217 in cash.
These extensions vary with the ageof the insured the
policy and s number Of %sas
knows glance exactly what entitled he
discontinues his payments at any time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
would give the same endorsement.

would give the same Endorsement
on his application should it be
placed in his hands.
Senator Butter then asked his
authority as to The statement that
he was pledged ito Gen. Youmans.
Gen. Earle replied he. could not
give his authority, but that it was
a rumor. Gen. Earle then asked
Senator Butler ifhe would reduce
this to writing. He said he would; !;
ann Gen. Earle asked that, it.be
done then and there. There being
no paper convenient, Senator
Butler suggested that Gen. Earle
address him Hote to his Office,
and he would reply at once.
Gen. Earle Immediately left,
and Senator Butler and myself
went to his committee room.
While there, Mr.. Sullivan of
Charleston camG in and handed
Senator Butler a. note from Gen.
Earle, asking if hewere nominated
for United States District Attorney
by the President, would he vote
for his confirmation.
Senator Butler replied, by Mr..
Sullivan, declining to answer
the question. I read both notes.
This is as nearly:a as possible, the
conversation that took place in
my presence. Yours, very truly,
LURENs M. FoucHE.
The following is the correspon-
dence: WASHINGTON, March Is.
Hon. M. G. Butler, U. S. Sen
ator-Dear Sir: referring TO our
conversation this morning, I would
be glad to know: whether You
would vote for confirmation
should the President nominate me
for the position Of United States
District Attorney for South Caro-
lima. Very respectfully.
JOSEPH HI. EARLE.
Kindly send me reply by Mr..
Sullivan.
U. S. SENATE, WAsu1saros,
March 10, Hon; Joseph H. Earle,
Washington D. C.-Dear Sir; In
reply to your letter of this date;
just handed me BY Mr.. D. A. j.
Sullivan, asking me if | would
vote for confirmation if the Presi-
dent should nominate you for dis
trict attorney for South Carolina,
I beg to say it would be improper
for mo to say what I will do in
executive session OF tie Senate; /;
and I must therefore decline to
answer your question.
Very respectfully,
NC. BUTLER
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
The Cotton Crop in Sight.

New YORK, March 1S.-The
total visible supply of cotton for
the world is 4,072,s3O bales, of
which 1851 500 bales are American
against 4,72,539 and 4,050,339
respectively last year. Receipts
from plantations 1886; receipts
from all interier towas 30.711.
Crop in sight 5,890,086.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

If there is truth in newspaper
reports South Carolina may enjoy
q repetition of the merry campaign
Tennessee had a few years ago
when Taylor opposed Taylor with
two rival candidates for governor.
1t would be worth while, just for
the humor of it, to see a race be-
tween Geo. D. Tillman and B. r.
Tillman.-Greenville News.
Afatal objection to this brotherly
campaign would be that nothing
short of omniscience could tell,
when the horny-headed sons er
guns hollered Tillman! Tillman |!
which Tillman had the crowd; ;
and the burden on the newspaper
reporters, of proving which, would
offer too great premium to pre-
varication.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
COTTON SEED RUBBER.

: A +
They are now actually making
India rubber shoes out of cotton
seed Oil. This is not q hoax. but
an absolute verify. The factory is
located near Savannah. The site
of FIVE acres was purchased four
miles from that city, a high board
fence was erected around the prop
erty, the factory was built in the
enclosure, and has been running
for months. Nobody knows-what
is going on inside the factory ex-
cept a few ignorant negroes, and
no one is admitted, because the
secret is not patentable. A writer
in the Baltimore Manufacturers
Record writing on this subject
says:
"The bare facts aloue are known
that crude cotton seed oil, costing
about so cents a gallon, or about
s125 a ton, is carted in, in five ton
lots, and that tons of rubber,
worth about $2,O00a a ton, are cart
ed out and shipped to avery prom
inent rubber dealer and manufac-
turer in Boston.
The value of the new industry
to it's discoverer and his associates
is indicated by the figures we have
lust given. tits not easy to over
estimate it's value to the South and
to the world. The uses OF rubber
are increasing every year, and the
demand for the article is taxing
the natural supply already. If
the artificial product can success
fully be employed for all or most
of the purposes to which the natu-
raj product is applied, or would be
applied il it's cost were cheapened,
there will soon be a market for all
of it that can be made in the
South, and the cotton farmers will
be directly and greatly benefited
bv the increased value of the raw
material, cotton seed oil, which
they must supply.
It has been predicted that the
seed of the cotton plant will some
day represent larger value than
the lint, and that it may yet come
to pass that the crop will be plant
ed mainly for the profit in the
seed. 1t really begins to appear
as if the prediction, wild as it
it seemed at first, will yet be veri-
fed. A berry or nut-or whatever
it is-that furnishes at once
wholesome table and cooking oil,
the best kind of food for all cattle.
a sugar fifteen times sweeter than
cane sugar, a rick fertilizer agent,
and material for the making such
varied articles of usefulness as
Alabama strings, erasers, galoshes,
gum boots, bicycle and buggy tires,
hospital beds, soldiers oyercoats,
Iadie.' wraps and car buffers and
springs, has q future before it that fr
it twould be vain to attempt 20 out;
line orto limit" !"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

Secretary of State Tindall, one
of the Trustees of Clemson College,
says there has been steady in
crease in the number of applicants
for admission to the College. AT
the last meeting there were only
about $50 young men who had sent
notices to the effect that they were
certain of attending. Since that
time enough additional replies
have been received 10 run up to
nearly 400.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

If Harrison had been reelected
President the Republicans were
going to introduce a bill in Con-
gress allowing pensions to soldiers
of the Union army for becoming
bald-headed during the late war,
or since the war, if produced by
causes existing during their SER
vice. Married men were to be cx-
cepted from the provisions of the
bill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
CENTRAL ASIA COTTON.

The following account of the
rapid increase in cotton production
in Asia will show our farmers
that they must soon perforce turn
their attention to something other
than the feecy staple; for in addi-
ton to over-production in America
they will have to compete with an
immense production the other
side of the water.
Z In 1871 but 23,000,000 pounds
of Turkestan cotton found it's way
to European Russia. In 1881 this
had increased to 100000 and in
the year 1891 the total amount
sent out was 100000 pounds.
While this, when compared to
Americas production of 2,S14,
100000 pounds yearly may see
but minute, a careful examination
will show that the progress of the
increase of production is so rapid
that it will not be long before
this Turkestan cotton will rival
American products not only in
the Russian markets, but also III
those in Western Europe.
Another significant factor is the
extremely low cost of production.
1t is needless to go into elaborate
explanations on this head. Suffice
it to state that whereas the aver
age price Of cotton in the United
States is about 12 cents per pound,
The Turkestan product may be
bought at Nijal Novgorod for as
low as 7 and s cents, and even less.
Nor is TIE Turkestan staple any
inferior in quality to that of
America. Indeed, on the contrary,
that country is very fortunate both
in the climate and soil as regards
the production of cotton. The
climate is soft and the ideal one
for the semi-tropical products.
The soil is rich with salt and
supersul phate of lime. These two
are quite significant items in
themselves.
Furthermore, the plaut, which
attains in this region some nine
and a half feet in height, and a
thickness of stalk of two and a
half inches is singularly free from
the various kinds of worm, such
as the cotton worm boil worms,
etc., which are accredited with
destroying nearly "a per cent of
the American cotton crop. While
the caterpillar does appear here
it is only toward the end of the
summer, and thus does more good
than harm, since it eats off the
top leaves of the plant, and lets
in the sunlight to shine upon the
lower portions of it, at the time
when it needs it most, as the crop
is gathered in August.
There are at present sixteen
mills at Andijan, and, as these
have been found incapable sf any any
where near filing the demand,
8 more are already in course OF
construction, and several others
have been contracted for. One Of
these present mills is capable OF
cleaning 1000 puds (about 7,OOC
pounds) per dav
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

Cleveland will oppose the re-
election of Crisp as speaker of
the House Of representatives..
This seems tosbe settled. If you
should ask why, We would hardly be
able to tell you, unless it. be that
Crisp is not in accord with the
President Oh the silver question.
Crisp certainly made very able
speaker.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

"There is moth ing in this country
upon which 80 much money is e1-
pended, where there is such an
exhibition of ignorance, lack of
system, and looseness oftexpendi-
ture, as there is in the repair of
country roads"-U. ST. Senator,
J N. Dolph. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
A Modern curriculum.

Yisitor-l understand that the public
schools of this city are models Of Nine
teenth century progress?
Little .Boy-Ycs'm, that's wot every
one says. go to EN-.
iF -"What do you study
"Oh, ererything-free and drawin,
an cookin, an bacteriology, an music,
an spectrum analysis, al sewin on but
tons, an agricultural chemistry, an dish.
washin, an everything. Good News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

Rev. Ira Hicks, the weather
prophet, makes dreadful forecast
of billiards., storms, and earth
quakes for the balance of March.
1t is to be hoped that he is out of
his reckoning.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

N. G. Gonzales, editor of The
State, is an applicant for the coz
ship at Shanghai, China. He
wants to go where the Shanghai
chickens grow SO tall that you
can't hear 'em crow, in a few days.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

~ 81 cents on the dollar will
be paid for school checks at the
ADVERTISER office, provided you
are subscriber to the paper, OF
become a subscriber when You
bring in the check,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

The new state of Washington
has passed a cigarette law that
gets next to the skin. 1t makes it
unlawful to manufacture, buy,
give away, sell, or have in ones
possession cigarettes, or cigarette
paper.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

The Columbia correspondent of
the News and Courier says that
there is an increasing probability
that aUncle George" Tillman will
be a candidate for Governor next
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

The appointment of Judge Gres-
ham to be Secretary of State. is
the first instance in the history of
this country of the appointment
of a member of the opposits party
to that in power to the most re-
sponsible position in the cabinet,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

The year 1893 is to be a great
cotton year, but poor corn year.
This is the prediction of jeff
Welborn, the great Texas farmer.
The conclusion from this is that
you must plant less cotton and
mora corn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
s.r,,.s,,;. :, 81, rfesn cod. /.

To tell good cod when you go to
market, examine the fish just above the
tail. In healthy cod the body is round
and plump. The lower half of the fish
will be almost cone shaped.-New York
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
Has Done.

Company Hundred Death Claims in con-
of this law aggregang in insured than -Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
every there had been default the payment pre-
mum for this law the policies would have been of little
value Instead of this the insurance in each extended
bene6ciaries under the policies the Of $41S,33577
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

On dollar bill a Washington
board of health doctor recently
found the germs of three different
l;eaocoe
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
Gen. Wade Hampton has been
appointed Commissioner of Rail-
roads by President Cleveland.

sixty-four of the United States
Senators are lawyers, one a preach
er, one a doctor, and one q jour-.
nalist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

more corn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

nent in The State:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-01-05
Ingersoll's Poem Of Life.

Born of love and hope. of ecstasy and
pain, Of agony and fear, Of tears and joy
lowered with the wealth Of two united
hearts-hed in happy arms, with lips upon
lfe's drifted font. blue-veined, and fair,
here perfect peace finds perfect form
rocked by willing feet and wooed to shad-
owy shores of sleep by siren mother sing
ing soft and low-looking with wonders
wlte and startled eyes at common things
of life ami day-taught By want and wish
and contact with the things that touch the
dimpled flesh OF babes-lured by light and
flame and charmed by color's wondrous
robes, learning the use of hands and feet,
and by the love of mimicry beguiled to
utter speech-releasing prisoned thoughts
from Grabbed and curious marks on soiled
and tattered leaves-puzzling the brain
with crooked numbers, and their changing
tangled worth-and so through years of
alternating day and night, uatil the captive
grows familiar with the chains and walls
and limitations of life.
And time runs on in the sun and shade
until the one of all the world Is wooed and
won. and all the lore of love is taught and
learned again. Again home is built, with
the fair chamber wherein faint dreams, like
cool and shadowy wales. divide the billow-
ed hours of love Again the miracle of
oirth-the pain and joy. the kiss of vel
come and the cradle song, drowning the
drowsy prattIe of babe.
And then sense of obligation and of
wrong-pty for those who toll and weep
tears for the imprisoned and despised =
love for the generous dead, and in the
heart the rapture of high resolve. And
then ambition, with its lust of pelf and
N afut ;ta
breast distinctions worthless badge Then
keener thoughts of men, and eyes that see
behind the smiling mask of craft-hatter-
ed no more by the obsequious cringe of
gain and greed-knowing the uselessness
of boarded gold and honor bought from
those who charge the usury of self-respect
of power that only bends a towards
knees and forces from his lips of fear the
lies of praise. Know at last the unstudied
gesture Of esteem the reverent eyes made
rich with honest thoughts and holding high
above all other things-high as hopes
throbbing star about the darkness Of the
dead the love of wife and child and
friend.
Then locks of gray and growing love of
other days and half remembered things
then holding withered hands of those who
first held his, while over dim and loving
eyes death softly presses down the lids of
rest.
And so, locking in marriage vows his
children's hands, and crossing others on
the breasts of peace, with daughters babes
upon his knees, the white hair mingling
with the gold, he journeys on from day to
day to the horizon where the dust Is wait
/ ing for that night-sitting by the holy
hearth of home, as the last embers change
from red to gray. he falls asleep within
the arms of her he worshiped and adored,
feeling upon his pallid lips loves last and
holiest kiss.