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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
CUT DOWN YOUR COTTON.
Meeting and Action of the Grow.
ers Of Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas, March 1.-THE
State Cotton Acreage convention
met here yesterday. Among the
most important things done was
the appointing of committee
consisting of one member from
each congressional district to draw
up q, suitable form. of address: to
the farmers of Texas and the
Southon the subject of decreasing
the cotton acreage. Reports were
adduced showing the immense sur.
plus crop, and farmers were urged
to turn their. attention more to
other products. The committees
report advises that no change be
made in this years acreage in con-
sideration of the lateness of the
season and recommends further
that Texas cotton growers take no
concerted aci IN in the matter of
reducing cotton acreage until q
convention of the whole cotton
growing world has met and taken
action in the matter.
AUSTIN, Texas.-After a long,
windy session yesterday, lasting
far into last night, the cotton acre.
age convention concluded it's bust.
ness this morning by appointing
one delegate from each senatorial
district to be appointed by the cot.
ton convention and two delegates
from each county to be appointed
by the county judge to attend the
cotton convention in New Orleans
next month. No positive steps
were taken but all farmers were
requested to reduce the cotton
acreage for 1898.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
CLOSING THE BAR ROOMS.
What Mrs S. F. Chaplin has to Say
About the Effect Of the Evans
Bill.

To the Editor of The Sunday
News: In your issue of the 1st
Instant prominent lawyer"
gives testim ny that "the Evans
dispensary law has had dis
astrous effect already for he knew
of three liquor sellers who were
going to throw up their lesses if
the bill was enforced Why of
course they will, and SO will two
hundred and thirty other manu-
factories for making drunkards in
this city be closed, for our Gov
ernor has said it, and we know he
has the courage 70 stand by his
laws. But who can consider this
a disaster? The owners of the
buildings can funigate and dis
infect, as was done in Atlanta.
and in a very short time the bar
room victims, untempted by the
display that attracts them into
the saloon trap, will be able to
rent the buildings made vacant
and carry oDs respectable trades,
The bakers, the butchers, the
grocers, the dry goods merchants,
the shoe dealers, all will have
reason to rejoice that the ,thous-
ards monopolized by this sinful
traffic will flow into their Golfers,
and business will improve, SO
that they can pay their clerks
living salaries, and save to our
city the young men who are
leaving us by the hundred because
of starvation wages.
More than three honest tax
paying citizens are rejoicing
that their property will increase
in value, because of the removal
OF the bar rooms from their neigh
borhood. EVERYBODY knows that
bar rooms depreciate the value Of
property near theln,a and it is quite
time that property owners should
claim little thought from US as
well as liquor sellers.
Some one in Newherry attacks
the dispensary law because it
does not let the man get drunk in
bar room and then send him
home. He processes to be talking
in the interest of the ladies, but
his talk shows that he knows very
little about wife's feelings.
What wife would not rather have
her husband come through the
street sober, even if he did "bring
his pint" than to .disa-a-o het
and te i5lr,. ~. .. ,l.l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
1893.
Harper's S Bazar.
ILLUSTRATED.

Harper's Beza-ls journal for the
home. 1t gives the fuilcst and latest
information about Fashions, and its
numerous illustrations, Paris designs,
and pattern-sheet supplements are
indispensable alike to the home Dress
maker and the professional modiste.
No expense is spared to make its
artistic attractivness of the highest
order. Its bright stories, amusing
comedies, and thoughtful essays satisfy
all tastes, and its last page is famous
as budget of wit and humor. Inits
weekly issues everything is included
which is Of interest to woman. The
serials for 1893 will be written by
Walter Besant and Edna Lyall.
Christine Terhunr Herrick will fur
nish practical series, entitled .At
the Toilet" Grace King. Olive Thorne
Miller, and Candack Wheeler will be
frequent contributors, The Work of
women in the Columbia Exposition
will be fully represented with many
illustrations. T. w. Higginson, in
women and Men," will please culti-
vated audience.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

saa'i ;&sc ano1s! inorpnine to
pat 10 TO sleep forever for I
could not stand the modification
and disgrace As to Christians
lowering their standared by TAX
ing charge of dispensary and
preventing the sale of liquor,
except under the ironclad restric.
tions of the Evans bill which will
be prohibition in many places,and
a step towards it in all, none but
a conscientious, courageous Chris
tian could fill the ticket, and such
one refusing at such a crisis as
this to stand in his lot, according
to our opinion, will not be held
guiltless.
We hope these opposers of the
dispensary are working for prohi-
bition and not simply fighting
against the temperance law that
has passed. S. F. Chaplin.
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Clemson College,


The Clemson Agricultural Col
lege will open not later than the
9Th day of July next, and earlier
if possible.
The e1pences of a young man in
the College for the term will be as
followings:
No tuition when the parent is
unable to pay it. S 90
Two suits of uniform, clothes
and cap. $500
Board for ten months, $500 per
mo-, paid monthly in ad-
vance, 1000
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

~ 95 cents on the dollar will
be paid for school checks at the
ADVERTISER Office, provided you
are a subscriber to the paper or.
become subscriber: when you
bring in the check.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
Attention, Edgefield Rifesl

ACCenGlOn, EuSeHelu MILES
Capt. Adams having resigned on
Monday night last, every member
is requested to meet at their armory
next Monday night, March Goth,
for the purpose of electing q cap
tain, aud also to prepare for iE-
spection. By order
J. E. HART, End Lieut..
T. B. LANHAM, o. S.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. NJ. B. Sturkey, of Plum
Branch, was in town on Monday.
Col. D. P. Duncan has accepted
the position of Secretary and
Treasurer of the National Farmers
Alliance, and will have headquar-
tiers in Columbia.
Rev. Mr.. Matthews, evangelist
for this prasbytery, preached in
our Presbyterian Church last Sun
day.
Mr.. R. L. Fox has electric door
bells, a recent importation. They
are very cheap and very desirable.
Mr.. Brunson Hollingsworth, liv-
ing two miles north of the village,
one of our best young farmers,
commenced planting corn last
week.
Mr.. Jefferson Briggs, of the
Cold Spring section, was in town
last Monday. Mr.. Briggs's health
has not been good for sometime
past, but we are glad to state that
it is s,improving.
Mr.. B. w. Rushton, a scholarly
young gentleman of the Johnston
section and delegate to one of
our State conventions last year,
was in town on Monday.
Capt. D. c. Bullock, of the
Ninety Six section, was in attend
ance on court this week. He says
the roads between here and Ninety
Six are abominable and the
"devil's race paths" are almost
impossible, 80 that even his satanic
majest, would have to put on extra
steam to navigate.
Mr.. Alvin Hart, of the firm of
Alvin Hart & Co., and Mr.. E. B.
Hart, of the firm of E. B. Hart q
Co., leave to-day, Wednesday, for
the Northern markets. They go
to select goods in spring and sum-
mer styles for their large stores
here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

All Republican officials who hold
commissions for four years will be
allowed to remain undisturbed by
President Cleveland until their
terms expire.
This is the determination to
which the President has come, and
he has announced it to his friends.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
"H. s. B." Writes Us a Letter
FromDOrnsville, Mccormick,
Searles's Factory, and all
About.

Mr.. EDITOR: Ithas been months
and half since / last saw you.
The weather has been so intolera-
bly, cold that 1 have been compell-
ed to remain indoors the greater
part of the time, and now the
weather is most beautiful, but the
roads are SO very bad that it is
really dangerous fesr marrying
man TO travel OF sven bride out
on q pleasure Tip.
My headquarters have been at
Dornsville, Mccormick, searles's
Factory, and Sandy Quarter. The
last named place is beautiful
site, and fast improving, near Re-
publican Church, midway between
Mccormick and Searles's factory,
Oh the direct line, which the street
cars will pass through when they
run from Mccormick to the fac
tory; and 1 am sorry to say that
Northern capitalists are investing
very freely in the lots at that place
while opr citizens are slow to act,
they say FIR the want of money.
But how can it be 80, when they
have plenty to eat, plenty of good
wood to burn, and wheat, oats, rye,
barley, and cloyer sowed generally
and half leg high, that reminds
ME of the farms near Lexington,
Ky.
At Mccormick they have fine
school, the principal is Prof.
Robertson, assisted by Miss Goth
ran, the music teacher, the first
name I do not recollect, number of
pupils from ninety to one hundred.
At Dornsville they have another
fine school, which Mr.. H. Bussey,
whom we we'll know, will aud can
give general: satisfaction to his
patrons and pupils for he is ma
tural school teacher and we'll
knows know to impart kr 'wledge.
The patrons all tell me this. Chill
dren are advancing rapidly, and
he gives general satisfaction, and
if not why not?
I am very desirous to return
home, and will do so as soon as
tho roads get in a travelling coz
dition, and why should I be 80
when have an Office at the above
four mentioned places, and l might
say in the land of flowers, but
'shome, sweet home home, there's
no place like home," and if not
why not? H. S. B.
Dornsville, S. C.
P.S. The Evans bill with the
Dispenser attached thereto has
many opponents in this section of
the country, as two-thirds Of the
Taxpayers in this community are
matrons, and they say that whis-
keyihas impoverished great many
children, and carried 'heir mother
to a premature grave, aud if not
why not?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

Each boy shall also bring with
him 4 sheets. 2 blankets 7 COM
forts for single bed, 1 pillow and
cases and 6 towels.
Before the beginning of the
month the board for that month
must be paid to the Treasurer.
Students will not be admitted
under fifteen years of age, except
in case of two brothers, one of
whom is over fifteen years of age
and the other not under fourteen
years of age.
Books will be furnished at
actual cost
Thorough proficiency in Arith.
mettic, Geography, History of the
United States, and a fair
knowledge OF Grammar. are re-
quired' for admission into the
College Glasses, but on account Of
the. conditions of the Puhlic
Schools. the Faculty will be re-
,quired to establish Preparatory
classes for pubils not sufficiently
advanced, but of the required
age.
All boys will be required to
work two hours of each day, ex-
cept when excused from sickness
or other necessary cause.
P. H. E. SLOAN,
Sec. and Treas,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

CO.. Bring your school checks
at the ADVERTISER Office, if you
want 95 per cent. of their face
value.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16
The Lost Boy.

IF JOHN R. BUCHANAN, who left
l his home in Chester, S. c., on 4th of
November last, will only make known
to his father his whereabouts and con-
dltlon, he will greatly relieve the
suspense and anxiety about him, and
he will not be interfered with.
JOHN H. BUCHANAN,
Chester, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

The Volumes of the Bazaar begin
with the first Number for January of
each year. When no time is mentioned
subscriptions will begin with the
Number current at the time of receipt
of order.
Bound Volumes of Harper's Bazaar
for three years back, in neat cloth
binding, will be sent by mail, post
paid, or express, free of expense
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Cloth Cases for each volume, suita-
BILE for binding, will be sent by mail,
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chance Of loss.
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OF Harper & Brothers.
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on entering, each boy will be
required to bring with him and
deposit with the Treasurer, fol-
lowing amounts, to-wit:
For two suits of uniform clothes
and cap $500
Fee formedical atten-
ton 500
One months board ZOO
One months washing so
$3.50
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HARpER'S PERIODICALS,
PER YEAR:

Postage Free to all subscribers in
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

A Georgia editors view of "the
meanest man. is asfollows: "Any
man who would keeps a dog that
will Jump a fence and break rail
and scare mule that would throw
a niger that would break a jug of
liquor, in a dry county is mighty
mean man and his chances for
forgiveness are SLIM"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-03-16

The town of Newberry has levied
a tax of five mills for town pur-
poses. This levy is made in case
there be no Dispensary in that
town, and Edgefeld will have to
do something of the same kind.
To get this town tax machinery in
operation we will also he obliged to
have town assessor, a board of
equalization, and other little incl
dentals which it is not necessary to
mention here. It's high time our
people were looking after this mat
ter. What shall we get in substi-
tuition of the liquor license? If we
don't have a Dispensary we must
have tax.
Don't Plant Cotton.
The ADVERTISER has always
been an optimist on cot
ton. We have always said, "It
will bring high price next fall"
We now take it all back. We have
come to the conclusion it will be
very low next fall, six and seven
cents at the very best. The news
comes to us from Texas that the
people there have gone distracted
about cotton and intend to plant
nothing else. They say that if
they can't make money on cotton
they can on cotton seed ct thirty
cents per bushel, which they ex-
pect TO get. With all Texas in cot
ton the yield will be 60 great that
prices are bound to be low.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30
JUSTICE TO ALL.

The TRIBUNE has received init
nation that it is off wrong on the
question of irrigation. The
TRIBUNE does not pretend infalli-
bility. We take that side of all
questions which seems to be in the
interest of justice and the people.
We have said from the first that
there is something radically wrong
in this country. 1t seems to our
judgment that the system of
water control is imperfect and we
are trying to find better way. 1t
seems that there is too much specu-
lation in land, and we are trying
to discourage it. We are not the
unreasoning enemy of canal COM
panies. We would not have a par
ticle of injustice done them. The
plain fact is right here: The
workings of the canals are unprofit-
able to their promoters and of
doubtful advantage to the country.
We believe that the construction of
those canals has been an invalu-
able blessing and we believe that
the men who put into them their
brains and money and energy
ought to be generously rewarded.
As matters now stand. the people
who use the canals look upon those
who built them as specie of rob-
bers, and the men who built the ca
nails look upon those who use them
as lot of shiftless, thankless QUA
hogs. To some extent both sides
are, perhaps, right. Heretofore,
very little seems to have been said
on the side of the people. The
press and everybody else have been
tagging for the canal companies.
We have no objections on that
score, but, somehow, it strikes US
that the people ought to have some
consideration and the TRIBUNE is
disposed to range itself on their
side. Experience seems te demon
strate that capital is able to take
care of itself. We are anxious to
see such an adjustment of this
irrigation question az will inure to
the greatest common benefit.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30
THE PAYET1E..
Splendid Orchards and Vineyards and
Extensive Nurseries.
The Great nop Farm-Works Of the
Payette Water Power and Irrigation
Company = Immense Tracts Of Rich
Land.

Last Sunday afternoon the writer
had the pleasure of visiting some
of the splendid orchards, vineyards
and nurseries of Payette. The
first orchard visited was that of
Mr.. Corey, near town. We should
judge it to be about 20 acres in ex-
tent. The trees and vines were
loaded to the ground with the fin.
est assortment of fruits, and pre-
sented : most beautiful picture.
From there We were driven to the
orchard and nursery of Mr.. Whit
ney. Here we found profusion of
trees, fruits and flowers altogether
indiecribable. The scene was
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30
CANCER CURED.

GOLDENDALE, WASH, Nov. 8, 1891.
Let this be known to the world, that had
cancer removed by DIR. Ellington that had been
troubling me for seven years. And l would say
now that feel much better than have for years.
MARY DUNKIN.
COLUMBUS, WASH, July q, 1880.
This Is to certify that had a cancer on my
thigh for Is years, which was removed In sixteen
days without any pain to speak OF, and is now
sound and well, without hardly scar can
sincerely recommend G. Ellington to the public
as cancer doctor.
JOHN HOLMAN.
CLEVELAND. Klckitat Co., Wash, June u,
$685. BE 1t known to the world, that had been
troubled with cancer for &c years, on my arm
ant! for two months it had been rapidly eating,
and that c.. Ellington, the famous cancer doctor,
removed it in Is days, causing no pain to speak
of, leaving no scar where there had been sore
as big as a silver dollar My health is better
than it has been for 20 years, as all my family
will testify. My faith is now perfect in G. Bill.
lington as cancer doctor. His work done all
for me that he reconmendedit to do. express
my sincere thanks.
JOHN SINCLAIR.
c. ELLINGTON, Caldwell, Idaho.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30

Payette Valley and that he is de-.
termined to make that particular
part of Idaho q monument to his
energy and enterprise. We should
much like to enlarge on the beau
ties and advantages of the Payetts
Valley, but as it is only coordi-
nate with dozens of other localities
in Canyon county, we always in
clude it in every description Of tho
country hereabouts. One draw
back to the rapid settlement Of the
Payette is the way the lands are
held. It seems as if all the new
lands are owned by men of specu.
lative tendencies, and in tracts Of
800 to 5000 acers. The price ask
ed ia out Of all proportion to pres
ent values, and We believe that
many years will 60 by before that
beautiful valley is settled az it
ought to be. This is to be greatly
regretted but there doesn't appear
to be any remedy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30

something they haven't got and
never did have for $40 per inch,
and then they want people to pay
them one or two dollars per year
rental on that thing. To state this
plainly, q canal company, for ex-
ample, sells farmer 100 inches of
water flowing in the Payette river.
That water which the canal COM
pany proposes to sell is just as
much the property Of the farmer
as the company, yet the company
wants $1,000 for it. The next pro-
position on the part of the canal
company is that after the farmer
buys 100 inches of water, which
was already as much his as any
bodys, he shall pay good round
interest on his own money. by pay
ing rental on the water he has
already purchased. That is the
exact status of the matter and no
amount of coloring can change it.
We understand that the Payette
canal referred to by the governor
cost $4,000 and that it covers
10000 acres of land. In order to
get a privilege to use water flowing
through that canal it is necessary,
first to pay SO per inch royalty to
the canal company for its enter
prise. Then two dollars per inch
per annum must be paid before the
purchased privilege can be exer-
cised. This rental is designed to
pay running expenses and interest
on the investment. The $4OO, 900
acquired from the sale of perpetual
rights is the price farmers are ex-
pected to pay to superior genius
Caral company genius comes high
considering the supply on tap.
The TRIBUNE has no desire to be-
little or disparge canal enterprises,
but we do object to the wholesale
and eternal injustice most of them
contemplate. We predict right
now that if the people of Idaho do
not soon assume control of these
canals, the canal companies will
control the people.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30
THE GOVERNOR ON IRRIGATION

Governor MCCONNELL, in a re.
cent issue Of the Statesmen, gives
his views on settlement of the ir.
rigation question in the arid
regions. His idea is that the
canal companies must do away
with the charge for perpetual
rights. In one respect, that is all
right, but the governor, in our
opinion, does not locate the real
trouble. What the people object to
is the perpetual rent system. If the
people could purchase a perpetual
right in the canal, they would not
object to paying q fair considera-
ton for it, but as matters now stand,
the canal companies design to eel!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-09-30

T OTS-In Strahorn's Addition to the City Of
IL Caldwell, can now be bought on the install
ment plan, small cash payment only being re-
quired at time Of purchase, with easy monthly
installments on deferred payments. This ar
rangement offers good opportunity to secure
on the Caldwell Real Estate and Water Co.