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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
For the ADVERTISER.
Tie Parksville High School to be
Made Graded SchOol-A
Pleasant and Suggestive
Letter from Mr..
BuSScy.

Mr.. EDITOR: I am just in from
a tip to Texas and there are many
things which might be mentioned
in connection Herewith which
might be of interest, but / will not
ask space in your paper for them
at this time. I will only say that
as tue trustees Of the Parksville
school art thinking seriously Of
making our school "graded
school," I made it point to en-
quire particularly and specially
into school matters and the man.
agemenl of them while in Texas.
| suppose Texas has the largest
and best school fund of any of the
States. She has enough public
school money, I suppose, to grad
uate all her children, and that too
without taxing the people to get it.
How does she get it? you ask. She
acted very wisely and with great
deal of foresight when she was ad-
mitted INTO the Union, by reserv-
ing every alternate section (about
$40 acres) of public lands for
school purposes, so that while she
has sold great deal Of this land
and put the money into interest
bearing bonds until they have
money sufficient both to pay tut
ton and build good school houses
wherever they are needed, they
still have great deal Of this pub
lie land III reserve.
l stopped over few days i'll
Navasota and attended the closing
exercises Of the graded school at
that place in order to be prepared
10 render some better service to
our own school and community.
We hope to set on foot a plan
for our school, that by the opening
of the next session, VIC may have
the grades so arranged that the
children may go up from grade to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Kerosene for killing Worms
and Bugs.

General Mccarthy, n. c. Experiment Station.
The Kerosene Emulsion is the
cheapest, safest and best of all in
secticides. 1t will kill any insect
or caterpiller that it touches. The
emulsion is made as follows: Dis
solve three quarters Of pound of
hard soap in one gallon of boiling
soft water and add one gallon Of
kerosene.
Pour the whole into one old fash
ioned dash churn, churn violent
ly for fifteen minutes. When cool
the emulsion will form white
jelly not at all oily. In this con-
dition it will keep for any length
of time. When wanted for use
dilute the jelly, using nine parts by
measure of soft water and one part
jelly. The diluted liquid must be
sprayed OR dashed upon the infect
ed plants. broom or whip of
twigs. 1t is harmless to the plants.
Flies on the ceilings of rooms may
be killed by sweeping them off at
night with broom wet in. this
liquid. Dogs and other animals
may be relieved of heas and lice
by bathing them with it. Every
one who grows field or garden
plants should keep on hand a
supply Of the jelly and use il
freely upon the plant lice, caterpil'
lars and other noxious insects.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Politico-EducationaI Revival.

The able paper read by Capt. l..
Charlton before the Edgeleld
Democratic Club at its meeting on
last Saturday will appear in our
next issue. His history of, and
causes for, the original organiza-
ton of Democratic clubs i'll this
country, due TO President Thomas
Jefferson, will be interesting to all
of our readers and entirely new to
many of them. This club is doing
a work which has been neglected
for a long time By political clubs,
that of Lringing its best intellects
to the front as teachers and edu-
Gators CT the people-teachers Of
democratic doctrine in its purity
and entirety. Col. Folk, president
of the club, has master grasp Of
the situation and has put on his
hustling clothes and the golden
slippers of reform in this business.
A revival is called for all along the
lines-a politico-educationa re-
vival. Let it be genuine one.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30

grade Systematically, getting Ger
tifcates of proficiency in each
grade they complete and finally a
full certificate when all the grades
have been completed. We wish to
have the last grade high enough SO
that it will mean something for
one to be able to pass through
it.
Our school has been we'll attend
ed the entire session, at least until
now. Miss Willie Hudson is pre-
pairing for the final exercises and
says that she hopes to have the best
entertainment she has ever had.
1t will take place the last week in
June. DR.. w. H. Fitzpatrick, of
Georgia, has consented to preach
the commencement sermon on the
4th Sunday in June. We would be
glad to have you, Mr.. Editor, and
others from Edgefeld to atteud.
Yours truly,
G. w. BUssEY.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
The Military Oath.

The following is the oath pre-
scribed for the military Of this
State:
Be it remembered that on this,
the-day of--A.D d., 1884
we, the subscribers hereto, agree to
enter, and have now entered the
service of the State of South Caro-
lima in the capacity Of militia of
said State, and agree to obey the
laws, rules and regulations ap-
pertaining to the same, and do
hereby bind ourselves to render a
ready obedience to the orders and
commands coming from our
superiors in rank. This obligation
pursuant to Section 33S of the
Revised Statutes OF 1892, to be of
force until the acceptance of re-
signation, or until discharged
fIom the service.
Provided always nevertheless,
that it is understood that no re-
abstraction shall be accepted until
after the termination of one year
from the date of subscription
hereto.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
For the ADVERTISER.
Mr.. Williams Declines.
More anon.
ENCORE.

MI. EDITOR: I notice in your
last issue the announcement Of my
name as a candidate for the next
Legislature, and I am sincerely
grateful to my friends for the ex-
preston of their confidence.
But, Mr.. Editor, my interests
and inclination require that | say
to the voters of Edgefield that l
am not a candidate for any office.
I am content to do battle as pri-
vate for our common rights.
l.. J. WILLIAMS.
Longmires, S. c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Louisiana Tigers.

Representative Oates, OF Ala
bama, who lost an arm as Con-
federate officer, was recalling his
knowledge of Col. Bob Wheat, of
the famous Louisiana Tigers"
says the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
"They were we'll named," re-
marked Col. Oates, Wheat was
educated for the Episcopal minis
try, but he was a born soldier. He
was in the Crimean war, was
with Lopez, was with Walker in
Nicaragua, and came home just as
our war broke out. He landed at
New Orleans and raised his Tigers
along the wharves and wherever he
could get desperate men.
"Some of them he obtained in
prison, getting their pardon on con-
dition they would join him. On
their way to Virginia the seat of
war, the Tigers passed through
Opelika, Ala.
'The train stopped there, and
in few minutes Wheat's men had
entire possession of an adjacent
hotel and the bar-room. The local
authorities were powerless. Wheat
who was asleep in car of the train
was aroused, and he rushed out
with a cooked revolver in his
hand.
"He ordered the men back to
their cars, and they obeyed with
the exception of a small group led
by two desperate looking fellows:
Wheat shot both of them dead and
left them in Opelika. I got to
know him we'll in Virginia during
the war.
'He told me the only way to
control his men was to shoot down
those who disobeyed or deiied him,
and yet they loved him with the
fidelity of dogs. They were des-
perate fighters and Beauregard
com plimented them in his official
report of the first battle Of
Manassas.
"On our way to the battle of Cold
Harbor Col. Wheat intimated to
Lieut.. Peck, of the 9th Louisiana
regiment, and myself that he
would be killed in the coming bat
tie. He was so confident of it that
he told Peck what he wanted done
with some property he owned. He
Wsnted it to 60 to his mother.
4 that battle he was shot
through the head, and though the
ball passed through his brain he
uttered complete sentence before
he fell. Even above the din of
battle his voice could be distinctly
head as he shouted: Bury me on
the battlefield, my men!' His last
wish, so remarkably expressed,
was complied with,'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30

He will listen to you,'' Zech. I'LL
13, W. J. Faulkner.
Aug. 5th-"Sow bountifully,"
Feel. IL :1-6, James T. Minis.
Aug. 19th-"Abstain from all
appearance Of evil" 1 Thess. 5:22,
e. G. Talbert, Sr.
Sept. 2nd-"Swear not" Matt.
5:34, B. F. Glanton, Jr.
Sept. 16th-"Walk in the light" "
John II, Nj. A. Minis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
For the ADVERTISER.
News from and Around DysonS

Mr.. EDITOR: There was a biz
picnic at this place on last Friday.
the 25th. About 800 people at
tended. The amusements Of the
day were boat-riding, fishing,
dancing, and base ball. Dysons
and Chappells crossed bats. The
game stood y to 20 in favor Of
Dysons. Among the visitors We
noticed the Misses Matthews and
Miss Carrie Lee, Of Newberry; Miss
Nellie Watson, of Columbia; +; Misses
Ettie Moore and Ruby Anderson,
of Ninety Six; Misses Scurry>
Smith, and McCord, If Chappells;
Misses Holland. Huff, and King,
of Abbeville.
Well, Mr.. Editor, you can betwe
bad glorious time with all those
pretty girls.
We had delightful dance at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
Reid that night, which is a guar
antee itself that 1t was success,
because anything they undertake
is always all O. K.
Mr.. George Holland of Able
vile, attended the picnic.
Mrs. Fisher, of Walhalla, is Wis
iting at this place, and Mr.. Nathan
Aull, Of Newberry, is also on a
visit to his father.
Miss Anna Pitts, of Gross Hill,
who has been teaching near here,
has closed her school for the sum-
mer.
Mcssrs. Watkins, Coleman, and
Scurry, of Choppells, attended the
picnic here on last Friday.
Messrs. King and Proctor, Of
this place, visited Harris Lithia
Springs on last Sunday. There
must be some attraction-the wa
ter we suppose.
There will be Children's Day at
Salem on the second Saturday in
June.
Mrs. ". r. Keith, Of Newberry,
is on visit to her sister, Mrs.
Reid.
Where arc all the candidates,
Mr.. Editor? We would like to see
County Commissioner White in
these parts as there is a great deal
of work needed around here, as he
will be our next supervisor, pro-
vided the vote of Cooper Township
has anything to do with it.
Rex.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
But it Wasn't.

P-i-s-h-o-o-b-u-r-r
b-u-m b-o-o half x-zz ooxe
PIE oehamsutracb:.e hd!f a 2aryDtlyS
MrunSht 2 half xa Q( I S. { 900.
We must ask pardon of our read
ers for the above lucubration. The
fact is we were at the time Of its
indition temporarily laboring un-
der an alteration Of mind. 1t
happened this way: An anti over
persuaded us to taste a little of
his blind tiger stuff, and it iran
us distracted" for the time being.
He said it was better than the dis
pensary-but it wasn't. We will
never do so again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Some Other Word.

The Aiken Recorder after an
arraignment Of Gen. Butler for
many so-called tergiversations and
shortcomings, but especially for
catering to tbs Tillmanites, con-
cludes by saying: SIN consequence
when the Legislature meets he will
be retired into obscurity." If our
contemporary will change the
phraseology a little, make it 'rctire
into the shades of private life, "
"place him on the shelf, or put him
in the nine hole," it will not be SO
obnoxious to criticism, for NJ. G.
Butler will never be retired into
oJscwity" in South Caroliua. You
can never obliterate the past and
make that not 10 be which has
been.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
WHISKEY!!!
10 the WAishey Trade and Whishey

10 the WAishey Trade and WhisAey
Drinkers
If you will drink North Caro-
lima Corn Whiskey, I want to sell
it to you.
Price by the bbl, $1.20
Price by 4 gal. kegs, 1.25
Price by short pints, 10 to gal,
e gals. in case) $1.35.
Price by short quarts, 5 to GAL,
6. gals. in case) $1.30.
Price by full quarts, e gals. in
CASEY $1.30.
Case goods landed freight paid.
I do not remember a town in South
Car Dina that formerly had license
in which my whiskey is not we'll
known.
Capacity of distilling $50 bushels
per dav. I do not sell any whiskey
but what is made in my own dis
tillery.
Parties ordering whom T do not
know will please send money by
postoffice order or check.
When ordering state whether
you want water white or colored.
J. B. LANIER,
Salisbury, N. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
For the ADVERTISER.
Antioch Young Mems Christian
Association.

We give below the subjects and
leaders for the Sunday afternoon
meetings for young men at An
tioch Church.
June 3rd-"Associates, Isa.
SO; Dan. III, B. f. Glanton, Jr.
June 17th-"Building," l Cor.
BILLS, A. A. Glover.
July 1st-"Thc Christians Aim,"
2 Cor. SO, John Lake.
July 15th-'Listen to God, and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Resignation rendered.

On last Sunday at the night SER
vice the Rev. w. States Jacobs ten-
dered his resignation as pastor Of
the Edgefold Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Jacobs goes to Columbus, Miss,
where he has accepted a call to
serve the Presbyterian Church at
that place.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
CORRESPONDENCE
For the ADVERTISER.
Meeting of The EdGctield Demo-
cratic Club-Thc Flames of
Patriotism Still Burn.

Z
DEAR ADVERTISER: The monthly
meeting of the Edgefield Demo-
cratic Club was held in the court
house on last Saturday afternoon
according to appointment. In the
absence of the regular orator ap-
pointed for the occasion President
Col. W. H. Folk in a few appro-
pirate remarks stated to the club
that there was one present, who
was always ready and willing to
respond to any call of his fellow
citizens, and introduced P. B. May
son, Esq, who spoke in substance
as follows: Of the independence
and chivalry of tht people of
South Carolina in her colonial
days, of the different party fac
tions now existing as opposed to
each other, and the different rela-
tions they bore to each other. That
the Democratic party stood like a
vessel, her anchor cast, and her
sails furled, ready to stand any
storm or cyclone of party factions.
That Cleveland was elected as a
Democrat, but in heart Republi-
can towards the South. The Re-
form party had been charged with
breaking up and destroying the
Democratic party. but that it had
done more to re-establish the old
Jef'ersonian Democratic principles
than any movement since the war.
The next business in order was
the reading Of an essay by Capt.
l.. Charlton on the origin, history,
and present condition of the Dem
ocratic party in the United States.
His essay was we'll written and
delivered and showed great re-
search, which was much appre-
ciated by all those who were pres
ent. This essay was ordered PRINT
ed by a resolution Of the meeting
in the Edgefeld ADVERTISER and
the Columbia Register.
The next in order on the pro-
pramme was the reading of piece
selected by our well-known and
honored fellow townsman D. R.
Durisoe, Esq, who read para
phrase on "Jim Bludsoe." It was
we'll received by the audience and
showed the patriotic fires that
have always burned in his big
heart, and are still unquenched.
This the first of the series of
monthly meetings of the club was
a decided success, and the club, if
continued on the same line as be-
gun, will do more to enlighten and
enlarge the political views and
ideas of the people Of Edgefeld
than anything that has been
started for years. Being novel and
a little out of the ordinary run Of
political club meetings, it may
take little time for the people to
take hold of it, but you need only
attend Ole meeting to be convinced
that success is written on the ban
ner cf the Edgefield Democratic
Club, and that the club is here to
stay, not for one day but years
to come.
The orator for the next meeting
is n. G. Evans, Esq; Essayist,
John B. Davis; Select reading, W.
II. QUITS. No doubt a rare treat
will be in store for those who at
tend the next meeting. Let every
body attend.
VISITOR.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Want Something Better.

There are some high and lofty
ones in this State, especially of the
newspaper fraternity, who claim
that neither Butler or Tillman are
good enough for them as United
States Senators. They clamor for
something better than either.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Cotton Improving.

The warm weather of the past
few days has made a wonderful
change in the appearance of cot
ton which suffered so from the cold
days and bleak winds of last week
and the week before. There may
be life IN the old land yet. The
oat crop which is now being har-
vested is only $3.50, and the wheat
only yah-yah.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
RomaniSm and Politics.

Rev. Mr.. Cargyle, an Adventist
preacher Of the Coleman's Cross
Roads section of Edg2fcld county,
expects to deliver series Of lee
lures in Newberry very soon on
"Romanism and Politics."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
The Len0ain Rib

has a removable wearing plate just
where the saws pass between the
ribs, this plate is made of hard
steel and can be removed by simply
pressing down q spring, and at a
cost of only FIVE CENTS. So
when you put in the Lemain Rib
you never have TO buy another set,
and can always renew for only five
cents. 1t will be money in the
farmers pocket to gin his cotton on
these ribs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
To be Divided Out.

The latest racket is that the
liquor, all in the dispensary at
Columbia and the various local
dispansaries, is to be divided out
among the Tillmanites and it will
give each one three gallons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Caw and CuSS.

Speaking of caucuses, an old
ramracker says they are socalled
because, like flock of crows, they
cav while and then cuss while.
This etymology of tie word it
strikes us is somewhere near the
truth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Pretty Much of q Muehness.

On the outside OF the ADvER-
r1sER this week we publish the an
syer of Gov. Tillman to the ALI
ance catechism; on the inside we
publish Senator Buffers reply.
There is very little difference be-
tween the two in point of fact.
Gov. Tillman is more dogmatic in
his phraseology; the Senator more
dip. .omatic. The two answers are
pretty much Of a muchness, and it
would have been better if the ALI
ance had never asked and the Gov
ernor and Senator had never an
swered the questions propounded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
We are Seven.

There are said to be seven blind
tigers within the incorporated
limits of Edgefeld. We cannot
vouch for the exact number, but
that the blind tigers are among us
is patent to any who having eyes
will use them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Parksville, S. G.
For the ADVERTISER.
Dots from Upper ChOty-GloOm
and Despondency-Hope
and Faith,

Mr.. EDITOR: It seems that win
ter is loath to leave us. The warm
weather in March put great energy
in the farmer, but winter III May
seems determined to destroy it all.
The cold wind of the 18th and
Goth and the cold nights since
have done great damage to the
crops. Cotton has gone on a strike
f,r the last week, and instead of
growing upward has grown down.
ward. A week ago in this section
all we're high spirited, the best
prospects for good crops for many
years, but now all are low spirited
and wearing long faces, and asking
what is best to do. Cotton is still
dying badly, and in the gray lands
are bad stands. But the farmer is
still working hard to help the lit
tie stuff take an upward start
again, for he knows thatif he stops,
in spite Of all the legislation
against him, the world will stop
too. So, like a faithful slave, he
tolls on in hopes that the time will
soon come that his hard task mas
ters will relent and he will have q
little balance on settling day.
Oats have been cut off since my
last letter, but all will have enough
to finish their crop.
Corn is looking very we'll in
spite of the cold, although the
wind made the blades look white
in places.
More potatoes planted in this
section than your scribe has ever
seen in his twenty-five years stay
here.
Your scribe made a hasty trip
to the city of Augusta few days
ago and saw some as fine corn for
this time of the year as we ever
saw, but the cold had bit the cotton
in the sand as we'll as with us, and
it was looking worse than with us.
We passed one old darkey trying
10 dirt his cotton, we asked him
what h. was plowing, he said, 81
don't know, boss, I forgot my
specks this morning" Some of the
Augusta cotton men say that it is
no worse than in other years, that
there is cotton killed every May.
1t may have been, but we have
never seen it so before, and we told
them so.
But it is all for the best. Provl-
dence works all things well, and
he who hath faith and murmurs
not will be blessed in the end, so
says the Good Book.
Brother Wilkes was with us on
the second Saturday and Sunday
and preached us two sermons that
did us all good.
The locust have about made
thare exit in these parts and but
before thare departure we made
closter inspection of them and
discovered and E on thare wings,
which of corse means Evans for
the Legislature. We hartally en-
dorse Choatty, as George for the
Legislature, We ernestIy hope to
Sc that head of his'n towering
above the rest in the Legislature
hall battling for the rights of the
people, it would be the rite man in
the rite place.
More anon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Red in the Cup.

The beautiful dark red rye liquor
now being sold here and hereabouts
is said to have received its intense
and gorgeous tint by all infusion
Of burnt almonds, red pepper, and
logwood, and they do say, that the
decoction gets its peculiar odor
from the mashed bodies of the
odoriferous cimer lectulariUS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Competitive Examination.

The competitive examinations
for scholarships in the Peabody
Institute at Nashville, Tenn, will
be held in Columbia on the Goth
day of June next. There are eight
scholarships for this State, and
an excellent opportunity is here
given for some bright young man
or woman of this county for ac-
quiringa & good education and the
certainty of employment after
wards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
Visiting from Texas.

DR.. H. Cohen, of Waxahachie,
Texas, nephew by marriage of
Hon. w. H. Zimmerman and I'd.
Zimmerman, is on visit to friends
and relatives in this county. DR..
Cohen is a prosperous manufac-
turing druggist of the Lone Star
State and withal a most pleasant
gentleman. He thinks Edgefeld
the most hospitable people on the
globe as they are the most widely
known in other respects.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-30
.LGnail Patent Gin Rib,

it prevents notes from being pull.
ed through with The lint and cotton
from collecting between The ribs
which causes nearly all fires in
gin houses, it also clcanes your
seed much cleaner. Gives you q
better sample thereby increasing
your custom. They pay for them
selves in one seasons ginning.