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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
RICHES IN A HOLE.
At the Bottom of O Texas Pool
is $4,000 in Gold and Silver.

St. Louia Globe Democrat.
SAN ANTONIO, March 12-In the
early part of the present century,
when San Antonio was the home
of many wealthy spaniards and the
comr al centre of all of north
ern Nj ..co, a mule train started
for this city from the City of
Mexico. There were thirty mules,
each loaded with 5000 silver dol
lars and a considerable amount of
gold coin, the total amount being
about 100000.
The caravan was in charge of Capt.
Palacio Flores, a prominent and
trusted employee of the Govern
ment. In addition to the drivers of
he mule train there were about fifty
we'll armed and equipped guards.
The old and Y .-worn national
highway through San Luis Potosi
and Monterey was taken and the
dangerous mountain defiles south
of Saltillo were passed without
any attack on the train being
made. The Rio Grande River Was
crossed few miles above Laredo
and the train made ills way rapidly
toward San Antonio.
In those days the national
highway passed through what is
now Dimmit county, Texas, follow
ing the bank Of Pena Or for
several miles. On the link of
that stream was a favorite camping
place, which is now called Brand
Rock Water Hole. This hole is
located at sharp bend in the
stream and is of unfathomable
depth, although it evidently has
a natural bottom as the water in
it does not pass into any interior
cavity.
When this camping place was
reached Capt. Flores decided to
remain there few days resting
the mules, preparatory to making
the 100 miles still remaining be
ween there and San Antonio. He
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

ssYfss-s f-5.
son of Judge, native and @to the
manner bosn Z, met him on the
very threshold of his administra-
ton and h} } repeatedly, iuvaria-
bly,, and persistently confronted
himSat near every important step
attempted Sbe taken by him. If
the courtsha maintained the JUS
tice of it's eyeral positions there
would haYes been some excuse for
this yexatidns, expensive, and un-
profitable interference. But he
has time and again demonstrated
the substantial justice of his
claims forahe State, but not be-
fore being subjected to these ex-
asperatingp ceedings which rob-
bed the 3sttab of the proposed bene-
fit to be derived from the measures
undertakea by him and left her
empty handed of any results but
the establi ishment of their justice.
The justice Of Tillman's claim
that the geosaw phosphate terri
tory reverted to the State at the
expirationS Of the term of the
original Issse was never really a
subject doubt and it was SO ad-
mitted B this very court itself.
But objecEion was taken to his
method Office coyering the property,
and topuS S5sh his presumption in
proceed dir ID his own way the cir
cult court interference was in
yoked and dNas absolut ely used to
greatly impair if not to wreck the
value of ne States property there
in.IButsWN enall was said and done,
he was ad6itted by all impartial
minds To- ksse simply asked to get
back what vas the States own in
the shortest and directest way
possible, gnd if he had taken any
other couE Eseg he would have been
harrasaed Just the same.
And aS itt has been in several
other inaB BaIces. The cuitjudges
have resdered decisions against
the State only to be overruled by
their ogh hsupreme tribunal, and
in seyefas Instances the dignifed
Judge ha gone out Of; his way to
reflector mfhe State Administrator
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
PoMP's DEFENCE.

Prom Frank Leslie's Weekly.
I stole dem breeches, I knowledge de
corn,
But 'twan't no crime, ez sure ez you er
born.
Eff de motiv' is rigNt, den whar's de
sin?
I stole dem breec. r be baptize' in.
Fur my on'liest par wuz clean wored
out,
Dey give up de ghos' when gun ter
shout.
But r'ligion is mighty, en- mus per-
Do it lands er darky in de county Jail.
De chain gangs got me, en- de coal
mines, too,
But what could er 'fenceless colored
man do,
When de jedge en- jury flowed it wuz
Ter steal dem breeches ter be baptize'
in?
Tell de folks all howdy en- good-by,
I'll meet 'em in hebben when my wuck
Fur my heart is white, do my skin is
black, !,
En- Pm gwine ter trabbel on de shinin'
track.
When de Lawd lis jedge, I kno' He
gwine say,
Pomp's straight ez er shingle, ez fair
ez de day,
sin
Ter steal dem breeches to be baptize'
BELLE r. HAnn1sos.
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.,iers anie Will not pIoos Shv.4
claims to the exclusion of the
more needy. The law does not
discriminate bnt it is the desire of
the board that the most needy or
the absolutely needy be first sup
piled, possibly those who already
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Please, therefore, aid the board by
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Respectfully,
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Governor and Chairman of Board.
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VI nilas LorIng pitched heavily
forward and lay quivering on the
ground at the edge of death rock.
The work was well Gone, and with
the death of the murderer was
Wiped outs the stain, and the
body was treated with the conside-
ration due q dead member of the
tribe. The whole tribe joined
in paying a tribute of respect to
the dead man, and he was buried
with the honors that would have
been accorded him had he died in
battle. The decree of the court
had wiped out all blood feud be-
tween the two families, and all
were united over the dead
murderer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
Peter Gruber's Suit.
rom the,oIl city nerrick.

From the OH City Derrick.
Peter Grubsr of this city deliver
ed to one of our tailors the material
for a suit of clothes that probably
cannot he duplicated in the world.
1t is to be made of the tanned
hides of rattlesnakes that have
been caught, killed, and tanned by
Gruber during the past four years.
That the skins should be of the
best possible quality, Gruber had
been careful to select only the
healthiest snakes, and to kill them
has in each instance used chloro-
form. The outfit will consist of
shoes, hat, collar, cuffs, necktie,
shirt bosom, coat, vest, and trous-
ers, and will be finished during the
next month. In these be will visit
Chicago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
From tho Charleston Sun.
The Greenville News says:

"Goyernor Tillman continues to
play the staggering bully just as
he has seen fit to do ever since he
first appeared in public life His
record is full of instances OF at
tempted insults to men who were
not in position to resent him, but
SO far as we can recall he has
never faced any man who haseall-
ed him to account for any of the
fouLcharges of which he has been
SO prolific. When men like A. P.
Butler, William Munro, j. Il. Earle,
J. j. Dargan and others have call
ed him down he has always had
explanations and disclaimers ready.
Judges and others who have been
.debarred from reinindar nr rasArt4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

Carolina has q Governor who re-
spects nothing and nobody-cer-
tainly not himself
This is all very we'll. But Judges
are not debarred of rejolnders or
resentments, only they have a diff
ferent way of voicing the one and
showing the other. Truth compels
us to say that, to all appearances,
Judge simonton especially has not
been thus precluded. And his
"reioinders and resentments" have
not been the less CALLING that they
have been driven in under the
dignifed forms and the technical
language of the courts and pro-
teeted by "the divinity that doth
hedge about" the wearer Of the
Federal ermine, but which seems
to have departed from the once
sacred official parsonage of the
chief magistrate of this proud old
commonwealth. rs waggerin 6
bully" is the style of epithet ap-
piled freely, and without thought
of conjunction by the usually
courteous editor of the Greenyille
News who was brought up in a
school of ethics wherein the first
lesson imbibed was unquestioning
respect for the man, whatever his
personal foibles might be, who was
for the time being the embodiment
of the States dignity and SOW
ereignty. And, when, pray has
not Ben Tillman been the object of
such vituperation, if we may ques.
tion the justice of it? He was
nurtured in rougher school, per.
haps, and it is his nature to blurt
out what he thinks, unframed as
he has been to prune his language
and to control his temper. How
unreasonable to expect such man
when smitten to turn tho othel
cheek to the smiter.
But circuit judge of Fedora,
court, forsooth, is sacred. Since
when, pray, has he taken prece
dence in this respect of the Gov
ernor of South Carolina? The
name of Bond is most prominently
identified in our public mind with
that now sancti6ed tribunal. The
suggestion is odorous. Nobody il
South Carolina called Judge Bone
sweet-scented names!
Tillman may ba a rattlesnake
but he did not spring his obno1
ious rattlers on the United Statel
Judges until they stirred him up
The talk about "rejoinders and re
sentiments" is misleading a6 tmitio
If war arose between the State anc
the Federal courts, he did not seel
it. The Circuit court in this city
unhappily represented in the per
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
AN INDIAN EXECUTION.
Sang Until the Bullets Silenced
Him Forever.

CADDo, Indian Ter. March TO-
Elias Loring, a full-blood Choctaw
Indian, was to-day executed ac-
.cording to the Indian custom at
Apuckshunnuble, a village thirty
miles south of here.
On January 80 Loring murdered
an old woman named Cavette, aged
IS, years. She was reputed to have
money, and Loring killed her
while trying to steal her hidden
wealth. Loring was arrested and
tried in The Circuit Court, and was
sentenced on February 20 10 be
shot on March 10. In compliance
with the decree of the court Loring
was guarded by a detachment of
the Choctaw Light Horse Company
until this morning, when he was
taken to the place of execution.
Just as the first streak of dawn
appeared Loring was awakened
from his sleep and taken to the in
closure which surrounds the coun-
ell chamber. This inclosure is in
the form of stockade, about fif-
teen feet high, and is strong
prison of itself.
The entrance is through mas
sive gate, which is strong enough
to resist the attack of g regiment.
About fifteen feet from the eastern
side of the. inclosure is square
rock half sunk into the ground.
This is the famous and historic
death rock. This stone is flat top
ped and is sunk into the ground
until its top is two feet above the
surface. Here all the executions
of the tribe have taken place in
the last thirty years.
The Choctaws are greatly en-
lightened, but the form of exacu-
tion is one of the relics Of barbar-
ism that has been retained, and,
while the court proceedings are ac-
cording to the latest forms Of juris-
prudence, the executions must
take place according to the. longs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

The trouble with most. cough
medicines is that they spoil the
the appetite, weaken digestion,
and create bile. Ayers Cherry
Pectoral, on the contrary, while it
gives immediate relief, assists
rather than impairs the asslmila-
tive process.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

Within the nciosure were the
relatives of the murdered woman
and also those of her slayer. The
tribal council and the Light Horse
Guard, with but a few visitors,
completed the number that we're
allowed within the Enclosure.
The death rock is SO situated
that the sun don't strike it until
about II o'clock in the morning,
and according to the law of the
tribe the execution cannot take
place "until the sun has kissed
the rock"
1t was while waiting for this
time to, arrive that a scene that
could not be duplicated in no other
portion of the globe took place. 1t
was fate that Loring should die,
and the savage was so strong in
him that he was ready to die and
make no sign that he felt the PEN
atty. There was no fear in him,
for he knew that his time had come
and he would 60.
Just as the day broke this morn
ing the sound of a drum aroused
the inhabitants of the village and
called together the members of the
Light Horse Company. 1t was the
death signal. With the dying
away of the sound, men, women,
and children came from the huts
and houses, and the village was
alive with the preparation for a
holiday. Breakfast was hurriedly
eaten, and then everybody went
toward the inclosure.
Neither the dead woman nor the
man who was to suffer the penalty
had relatives in the village and
from the surrounding country
came those who were to be the
principal actors in the tragedy.
As the sun rose there came from
the woods, along the creek that
runs north of the village, those
who had camped there over Light,
ready to be on hand at the earliest
possible opportunity in the morn
ling.
Loring had been kept under
guard in the council chamber, and
at the beating of the drum was
given his last breakfast. He ate
heartily and marched between two
files of the Light Guard into the
inclosure. Here had already as
sembled those who were to witness
the closing scene. The condemned
man was loosened from the bonds
that had been placed about his
arms, and was permitted to mingle
freely among his friends and rela-
tives.
To all appearances he was as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
School Examination.

ON Friday and Saturday, the 21st and
" 22nd of April, proximo, the Board
of School Examiners for Edgefeld
county will meet at Edgefeld G. A.,
for the purpose of examining appli-
cants to teach in the public schools Of
the county. Friday will be devoted to
the whites and Saturday to the colored
8. G. &C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

There we're SIX grown daughters
all fine, buxom, good -lo ooking girls,
averaging about 1S0 pounds each.
There were two rooms to the house,.
which was built of round logs. In
fact tt ere we're two separate houses,
with about six feet space between
them, SO that we mad to go out
doors from one to get into the
other. One room was used as a
sleeping apartment, the other as a
kitchen. Our fare consisted of
corn bread, sorghum molasses, and
coffee, with no sugar or cream.
My knife was.broken in two, and
the fork had but one prong. I
drink my coffee from teacup, my
guide from Gu oyster can, and the
landlord from the lid of a little
tin bucket.
In the sleeping apartment there
were but three beds, and sixteen of
us touse them. These beds were
constructed of upright pieces nail
ed to the floor, with piece of
scantling extending from one to
the other, and small poles laid
from the scantling to the chinking
of the cabin, upon which straw
tick was laid. These beds were
very narrow, SO that it was diff
cult for two to sleep comfortably.
The beds were filled, and the resi-
due were scattered promiscuously
over the floor. The family went
out while the strangers prepared
to retire. The old man slept next
to our bed, with revolver under
his pillow and a Winchester by his
side. Somnambulism was not in
dulged in that night by the .yisi-
tors. The room, by actual meas
urement, was twelve by fourteen.
Imagine sixteen people. sleeping in
room that size! The owls out
side and the snoring inside were
enough to drive nervous man
crazy.
But soon we were all asleep and
the troubles of the day forgotten.
/ never enjoyed a nights rest bet.
ter. No one of that family could
read or write, yet it was the hap
piest / ever saw.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral possesses
powerful healing qualities, which
manifest themselves whenever
this remedy is employed in colds,
coughs, throat OF lung troubles.
It's anodyne and expectorant
effects are promptly realized. 1t
is chemical success and q
medical triumph.
sCome, now' Mamie, it's time
for you to go to bed"
& don't want to go to bed"
aBut you must. Don't you
know all the chickens have gone
~ loJ ~,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

o. Bring your school checks
at the ADVERTISER Office, if you
want IS per cent. of their face
value.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
Hospitality in Arkansas.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Travelling in the mountains of
southeast Arkansas a few years ago
my guide got lost. Night over
took us, and we stopped at the
house Of q typical Arkansan to re-
main all night. The man made
every excuse IN the world, but it
being a sparsel y settled neighbor-
hood he consent "a to keep us.
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1893.
ILLUSTRATED.

eral interest will be fully illustrated
in It's pages. Its contributions being
from the best writers and artists in
this country, it will continue to excel
in literature, news, and illustrations,
all other publications of its class.
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possible. he is now in the East
experimenting the construction of
devices and machinery to be used
in the work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
Its Production to be Undertaken
in This Country.

WASHINGTON, March 15.~-The
Egyption cotton seed purchased
by Secretary Rusk through the
United States counsul general at
Cairo, Egypt, has been received at
the Department of Agriculture.
The purpose of this importation
seed is, as set forth in Rusk's
last report as Secretary of
Agriculture, to undertake, with
the cooperation of experiment
stations in the Cotton States,
experiments with view to produc-
ing cotton of home growth which
may serve as all efficient SUBJ
stitute for the Egyptian, of which
during the last fiscal year, more
than three million dollare worth
was imported into this country, an
increase of Is per cent over the
previous year ending 1890.
The cotton seed received at the
department consists of two of the
best known Egyption varieties,
"Aff" and "Bamiah." Distribu-
ton will be made to experiment
stations in the Cotton States and
also through Senators for those
States to planters whom they
may recommend as persons we'll
qualified and willing to give the
Egyptian seed a careful trial.
A report on conditions of soil
and climate and the methods of
cultivation of Egyptian cotton is
being prepared for the department
under the direction of our cousul
general in Egypt.
| Wh;oloro fhof oro nrnroo tt,ro11,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

~ . - --
From indianapolis Journal.
SThewhole world loves the mod estman,
Whether he be great or be small;
But yields up its plunks. in great big
chunks,
TO the man with asurplus of gall.
The whole world loves the quiet man,
Who's as silent all day as the owls;
But it's needless to mention that 1t
- - give its attention -
To the fellow who gets up and hoWis-
The whole world loves the peaceful
man.
Who sees no occasion to bicker;
But the!full right Of way, you'll per-
NIT me to say,
It gives to the strenuous kicker. s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

aCome, now Mamie, it's time
for you to go to bed"
I don't want to go to bed"
aBut you must. Don't you
know all the chickens have gone
to bed l''
Yas, but the old hem went to
bed with them."s
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

Whiskers that are prematurely
gray or faded should be colored
to prevent the look of age, and
Buckingham's Dye excols all
others in coloring brown or black.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23

eStdUliSuSu II :
of the tribe:
The III mus % !
saliiiiilf!
The deathpen
many times,-a
victims has az:
rain in stalni,:
around which
group assemble
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-23
Rejoinders and Resentments.

BELLE r. HARRISON.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-01


kind will find the golden opportunity
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-01
HOSIERY.

Ladies-5o and 67Ic Hosiery for 81 I-2c.
42c Fast Black. extra length. for 23c.
100 Fancy Hosiery for 25c.
LIS and LOO Black Silk Hose for 65c.
25c Black Wool Hose for I8c.
.25 and 81 I-2c Childrens Hose for 23c.
81 IL Boys Bicycle Hose for 2Ic.
nc All Ladies Goods for &C.
Mems 25c All Wool Socks for Ioc.
Cotton Socks for &C.
Mems all wool Overshrts from % and sc 10 42c
I25 Overshrts for 85c each
I5o Cardigan Jackets for &c.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-01


itself the
take method condition.
LET THE FUTURE MARKETS OF THE
COUNTRY BRING FORTH WHAT IT MAY
WE MEAN TO BE PREPARED FOR IT
Monday morning placed
m Michigan nj
andto
its will
understand what opportunity is offered.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-01
DOMESTIC DEPT.

Blankets-75c 1914 White Blankets for soc.
100 1914 White Blankets for ooc.
I25 1914 White Blankets for 7oc.
$50 1914 White Blankets for
LIS 1914 White Blankets for 20
% 1914 White Blankets for I35
All the finer qualities of Blankets at sweeping re-
auctions,
Elder Downs-75c quality for SOC
LOO quality for 7oc
soc quality for Age
White Flannes-25c quality for Ioe.
42c quality for 33c.
45c quality for soc.
25c Shaker for IoC-
Cottons d (, 6 and &c per yard.
Pillow Cottons every yard reduced.
Shcetings every piece marked down
Bed Spreads SOC Sc ooc, 7oc, csc.
Linens-25c Table Linens for Ioc.
81 I-2c Table Linens for zoe.
32c Table Linens for &c.
dc Table Linens for 35c.
sc Table Linens for 43c.
SIC Table Linens for o5o.
L25 Table Linens for 85c.
LIS Very Select Goods for 100
I37 IL Fine Table Napkins for 10.
I75 Fine Table Napkins for I.S3
200 Fine Table Napkins for .o5
&c Fine Linen Towels for Ioc.
81 I-2 Fine Linen Towels for 2oc.
= n md n T-1C
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UNDERWEAR.

UNDERWEAR.
Ladies-Loo Combination Suits for o2Hc
75c Fleeced Jersey Ribbed for 45c.
100 Regular Made All Wool for &c.
All so and o21sc Vests and Drawers 25c
75c White Union Suits for 46c.
I5o Australian Wool Underwear for I.Io
Gents 75c Merino Vests and Pants for 42c.
zoe goods for
I25 All Wool Underwear for Csc.
TIC Jersey Ribbed Underwear for soc.
I.5o Balbriggan will close for ooc.
Childrens Underwear all reduced