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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

liquors sixty days after their pur-
chase aud hold rebate vouchers that
were not due until six months after
the purchase of the goods. More
over be insisted that there was no
reason why the State with it heavy
business should be tied down to
doing its business with any partic-
ular firm. We knew that there
were others who, could supply the
South Carolina trade who were not
members of thn association, and
were making the same class of
goods. With this view, the entire
Gaze was presented to the associa-
tion with the request that the Mill
Greek Company be allowed to sell
the State of South Carolina without
the rebate vouchers, and the con-
cession was granted, and I can pos
itively state that Gov. Tillman,
Mr.. 'Traxler, nor any one else, in
any way, has ever been entitled to
or has ever received rebate vouch.
er or the equivalent to it from OF
through the Mil Greek Distilling
Com pany."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
BUTLER SAYS TILLMAN
Will Never be Seated-The Con-
test Against the Validity OF the
Registration Laws of South
Carolina Will be Carried to the
Supreme Court of the United
States if Necessary.

WASHINGTON, D. Co. Dec. 13.-l
Senator Butler has returned to
Washington, determined to contest
Gov. Tillman's election in the
courts. He was conspicuous fig
ure in the Senate chamber this
morning and received a cordial
greeting from his associates on
both sides of the chamber. He
naturally regrets the circumstances
which compel him to retire from
the Senate after eighteen yearsof
faithful and able service to South.
Carolina.
To the regrets expressed thathis3
term is so soon to come to an end
he philosophically replied that a.
politician had to meet defeat as
well as to enjoy victory, and that
no man could expect to be at the
top Of the ladder all the time. q
Between Senator Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, and Senator Butler
6here has always existed the warm
r
est intimacy. For many years
they have been paired with each
other, and the outgoing of Mr..
Butler is a personal loss to Mr.
Cameron. When it was suggested
to Mr.. Butler to-day that the Penn
sylvanian would soon have to find
new pair Mr.. Butler said:
swell, it will not be with the
one who has been, selected as my
successor. In factT do not believe
that Mr.. Tillman will ever hold q
seat in the United States Senate.
| have taken steps in the South
Carolina courts, as you are doubt
less aware, to prove the unconsti-
tutionality of the Registration
laws and if I gain my point the
Legislature will be declared in
valid and Mr.. Tillrnc.r> --:n T77}t'i 1T - =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
Fall Manuring.

Homestead.
At the institute meetings in the
various States during the last win.
ter, the subject of the application
of farmyard manure in the winter
on frozen ground, or on snow was
thoroughly discussed, and the gen.
eral trend of opinion among the
most progressive farmers was that
the waste was very slight, and was
far more than overbalanced by the
conveniences of the method. In
fact, that leaving out of sight alto
gether the advantages of having
this important work done in the
winter, the waste in the stable and
in the yard was much more than
the waste in the fields.
We have long been thoroughly
convinced of the soundness of this
view, and were glad to see our
teachings on this subject confirm
ed by the testimony of so many of
our most advanced farmers. What
ever losses may have occurred by
reason of placing manure Oh the
frozen ground, or on snow, may be
avoided if in the next thirty days
all the manure that can possibly
be taken from the yards is hauled
out to the fields. The advantages
of applying manure in the fall are
many and obvious. 1t is great
advantage to have the yards clean
ed up and in the best possible con-
dition before the cattle 60 into
winter quarters.
This should be done much more
thoroughly than it is ordinarily
done on the best of farms. In fact,
even on these, much of the manure
is wasted by allowing it to accumu-
late in and around stables, rotting
the timbers under and around the
hog pens, where there is usually
from six inches to a foot of dirt,
richer in all the elements of fer
tility than any decomposed vegeta-
BILE matter, inasmuch as it contains
the best part of the manure, viz,
the essential elements of the urine,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
AGRICUL URAL
Pig Pork.

Waldo F. Brown, in Pradtical Farmee.
My neighbor has just sold a lot
of fifteen spring pigs, seven and q
half months old, which averaged
220 pounds each. I have been in
terested in watching this lot Of
pigs, because they were fattened
largely on wheat. During the ten
weeks that they were in the feed
lot they ate 100 bushels of wheat,
ground and fed as slop, and fifty
bushels of ear corn, and they were
we'll finished and in prime condi-
ton, bringing the top price on the
market. While it requires good
feeding to make this weight at
seven and a half months old, it is
not difficult to do better if one has
well-bred hogs and the right kind
of food; and I think 200 pounds
easily attainable at six months old
if one has milk, or even at less !;
and have known pigs fed largely
on skim milk to reach this weight
at five months old. The best sub
stitute I have found for milk is a
slop made with wheat bran for the
basis, and old process oil meal, and
either ground wheat or wheat mid
dlings for filling. Use bran largely
until within two months of the
time you wish to sell the pigs, and
then, during the finishing, increase
the proportion of oil meal and
middlings, and in addition feed
them what corn they will eat.
Feed them three times a day at
regular hours and only what they
will eat up clean.
If any question is settled in
feeding, it is that the cheapest
meat is always made from young
animals. The man who feeds a
pig nine months to attain a weight
possible in six, not only loses the
labor of the extra three months of
feeding, but also quite an amount
of food. Another fact is undis-
puted, which is, that under this
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
THE NIGHT One OF TERROR.
APPALLING DESTRUCTION
AT REYNOLDS, TAY-
LOR COUNTY.
Georgia is Again the Scene of a
Cyclone, Houses Blown Down,
Household Goods Scatter
ed-PeopIe Injured.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 12.-An elec-
trio storm prevailed over a large
section of Georgia early this morn
ing.
1T broke in Alabama about 8
o'clock in the lower part of the
State it was at it's height between
3sand 4 o'clock. In some sections
the storm was accompanied by a
destructive cyclone, which moved
in a general direction from south
to- north.
At Reynolds, in Taylor county,
the destruction was appalling.
IA special to The Constitution
says that everything in it's path
was swept away like chaff. Trees
were blown in some instances more
than a mile. Household aud
kitchen furniture was blown for
many miles, and in some instances
was entirely lost.
Ten houses, with household ef-
fects are total wrecks. Eighteen
orstwenty houses are partially de-
stroyed.
All the large trees in one portion
of the town are uprooted.
The path of the cyclone was over
100 yards wide. In the forest be-
yond the town huge trees were
twisted as if they we're straws.
Three negro churches, large frame
buildings, were wiped from the
face of the earth. The timbers
were scattered for miles.
MRS. M. A. Powell lost a gin
l--- L-----~ -~l -nunn other farm build
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

soclaLIUu W.. .o.-@ -.
Red Oak Grove Baptist Church of
Christ on Saturday before the 9Th
Sunday in December, at 10 A. M.
Missionary sermon by Rev. G.
H. Burton.
S. S. Mass Neutrality-suspicious. P.
R. Waits, R. A. Walsh, c. T. D.
Freeland, w. P. Seigler, and J. L.
Carter.
QUERIES.
1. What is the duty of a church
to it's pastor? Speakers, J. N.
Griffith, A. J. Mcdaniel, and W.
Fl. Bussey.
2. What is the pastors duty to
the church? Speakers, w. J. Tai
bert, L. F. Dorm, and H. w. Dobey.
3. What is it to keep the Sab
bath day holy; do we as Christians
properly observe it? Speakers, J.
w. Johnson, w. P. Seigler, and P.
H. Bussey.
4. Inasmuch as the churches of
the Baptist denomination are Or
ganizing for the better prosecution
of Christian work, what is our
duty as individual Christians?
Speakers, E. G. Morgan, Rev. G.
H. Burton, and Rev. G. w. Bussey.
L. F. DORM, Mod'r.
S. E.. FREELAND, Sec'ty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
Hollis was WreCneu.

Hollis was Wrecheu.
Two tenant houses occupied by
Nat Christopher and Percy Gray
were totally demolished, and their
contents were blown away. The
occupants of the Gray house were
blown into a cotton patch hun
dred yards away. Nearly every
member of the family had bones
broken.
A house owned and occupied by
Bud Gray, colored, was blown into
the next county, and he was in.
jured.
A tenant house of E. A. Goddard
occupied by John Cook, colored
was blown. The falling timbers
caught a negro girl about ten years
old, and badly crushed her.
The night was one of terror. The
whole town was panic sticken.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
Union Meeting.

The Union meeting of the first
division of the Edgefeld Ass9cia-
tion will meet with Bethany
Church on Saturday before the 9Th
Sunday in December, at 10 o'clock
A. M.
Introductory sermon by Rev. J.
S. Jordan; alternate, Rev. P. P.
Blalock.
Missionary sermon by Rev. J. L.
QUITS; alternate, Rev. John Lake.
QUERIES.
1st. Are we Baptists making
proper sacrifices for the education
of our children? Speakers, w. H..
Yeldell and M. B. Byrd, Jr.
End. Do we as Christians imbibe
the missionary spirit that Christ
taught while on earth? Speakers,
Rev. J. L. QUITS and T. E. Dorm.
3rd. In what particular do our
churches most need reformation?
Speakers, Rev. J. S. Jordan, Whit
Harling, and J. T. Pattison.
4th. Resolved, That it will be
more beneficial to the scriptural
welfare of our churches to call
pastors indefinitely than by the
year. Speakers on the affirmative,
R. T. Strom and w. Fl. Harling;
OH the negative, J. 6. White and
VIZ r.. Collins.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
Death Blow to "B1ind Tigers,

Charleston Sun.
Without any timation of the
bill prepared and offered by Alder
man Baer last night in City Coun-
Gil to ensure the enforcement of
the Dispensary law by the local
authorities we said yesterday in
commenting on the metropolitan
police bill offered in the State Leg
islature:
The fact cannot be disguised,
however we may deplore tho inter-
ference with our local self-govern-
ment, that this measure is liable
to be the most effective which has
yet been suggested for ensuring
the enforcement of the dispensary
law. This city will be reduced to
one alternative. To close the
"blind tigers" or put her neck in
the yoke of the metropolitan po-
lice provision.
That council realized such to be
the situation it's prompt and unan-
imous passage of the Alderman's
timely bill providing for the ap-
pointment of three special detec-
tives as part Of the police force
to aid in the enforcement of the
law and imposing a fine of 500 on
offenders caught in the act of vo-
lating it sufficiently demonstrates.
Mayor Ficken also declared his
purpose to go to Columbia for the
purpose of bringing about a bet
ter understanding between the
Slate administration and the city.
In the adoption of these measures
his Honor and Council have dis
played commendable wisdom and
promptitude, and while the hand
writing is plain on the wall that
the "blind tigers" must 60 the con-
troll of the municipal autonomy
will in all probability be preserv-
ed in the hands of the local au-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

Let us be cheerful while we live.
And there is nothing makes the
room more cheerful than to have
beautiful window shades and rugs.
If you will look through our stock
we will convince you that we arc
close buyers and satisfactory deal
els. Call on Ramsey & Bland.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
Harper's Weekly
IN 1895.

HARPER's WEEKLY is pictorial his
tory of the times. 1t presents every
important event promptly, accurately,
and exhaustively in illustration and
descriptive text of the highest order.
The matter in which, during 1894, it
has treated the Chicago Railway
Strikes and the China-Japanese War,
and the amount of light it was able to
throw on Korea the instant attention
was directed to that little-known
country, are examples of its almost
boundless resources. Julian Ralph, the
distinguished writer and correspond
ent, has been sent to the seat of war,
and there joined by G. D. Weldon, the
well-known American artist, now for
many years resident in Japan, who has
beer engaged to cooperate with Mr..
Ralph in sending to HARPER's WEEKLY
exclusive information and illustration.
During 1895 every vital question
will be discussed with vigor and with
out prejudice in the editorial columns,
and also in special articles by the high
est authorities in each department.
Portraits of the men and women who
are making history, and powerful and
caustic political cartoons, will continue
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Busy World, with its keen and kindly
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day, will remain a regular department.
Fiction. There will be two powerful
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"The Red Cockade," stirring romance
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and novel of New York, entitled
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

Old Santa Claus had q hard time
with the Indians, but an Edge
field man, Will Penn, came to his
rescue and brought him and all
his things to Edgefield.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

Don't Say a word if things
haven't come your way for year
or two; try and forget the past and
begin new year hopefully. We
are right at the verge of period
of activity. If you wish proof of
this, come to Ramsey & Blaud's
and see what they have at the be-
ginning of the holiday season.
Their stock of furniture of every
description, rugs, window shades,
harness, wagons, buggies, stoves,
and hardware, and prices will con-
vince you we are entering the era
of good times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

100 Rugs, oil the latest patterns
worth 75e, no duplicate, at Ram.
say & Bland's.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

See the very best $3.50 shoe in
the world at J. w. Marsh & Co.'s
Johnston.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

-~.y. Everybody admits that there
have been frauds committed. The
matter must be fought out in the
Courts"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
Found in a Hotel.

Columbia State.
Constable Speed searched the
Hotel Jerome yesterday with the
result that he found seventeen
quart bottles of "White Dove
whiskey, in the room just behind
the sample room. The liquor was
taken Immediately to the State
dispensary.
The bottles of liquor were pack
ed in wooden boxes marked
"Tomato Catsup," and on the lid
was &C. J. Coon, care Hotel
Jerome" Each bottle was in a
separate pasteboard box made to
fit.
Thirty barrels of liquor were
found in the cellar, over which
there is some dispute. 1t is under
stood that Capt. Jack Little claims
them for the United States govern
ment. There has been an under
standing between him and the dis
pensary authorities about them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

authorizes the statement that his
entire stock holdings are two
shares in an Edgefeld bank and
one share in the Columbia Alli-
ance store, altogether 1925.
5. Mr.. Hubbell, who represents
the Mill Creek Distillery Company,
makes statement in which he in
sists that no rebates were ever al
lowed or paid to any one for the
dispensary purchases. When asked
about the rebate matter, which has
been hinted around for a long
while without any definite facts
being given, Mr.. Hubbell said:
eff the Mill Creek Distilling
Company had issued rebate vouch-
to D. H. Traxler, commissioner,
they would have charged Z cents a
proof gallon more for the goods
they sold him that were produced
by the Distilling and Cattle Feed
ing Company. 1t was certainly
more to the advantage of the State
to buy goods without the Z cents
voucher than to pay 7 cents addi-
tional for the whiskey and pay a
voucher for it, payable six months
from date. For that reason we
never issued a voucher to Mr..
Traxler, commissioner, for the
State of South Carolina"
Mr.. Hubbell then explained the
rebate system, which was abolished
last August, and said:
"During the time that the rebate
system waa@in operation there were
a great many wholesale merchants
who preferred to do their business
upon cash basis, and if they 30
desired could secure their liquors
from dealers who were not mem
bers of the association.
"Fron time to time Who1esal La
dealers, and I might note some in
this State, asked for the privilege
of buying liquor upon cash basis
without the rebate voucher, aud in
some instances 1t had to be done
to retain trade. When Gov. Till
man saw US with reference to our
selling the State, and appreciating
IT, G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

J w. Marsh & Co., Johnston,
have the best $1.10 shoe on earth.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19
WHAT WE OFFER.
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For any other information call on
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

The doorway of prosperity opens
to those who trade with Ramsey &
Bland.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-12-19

the fact that :.
heavy buslne
course, anxiol
State. Gov.
the State did
vouchers, as
business upo"
basis as posi-
"He did I
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-25
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Books Added to the Local
Library.

The Honolulu Library has had
lately added to its already
numerous volumes the following
books, the great number of which
will be found of value to-day, to-
morrow, and tomorrow. The
greater number of books here
mentioned have been presented
to the Library by friends of the
institution. Following is the
list:
Out of the Sunset Sea; A. ".
Tourgee. The One l Know the
Best of All; Frances FL. Burnett.
The Snare of the Fowler; Mrs.
Alexander. Ny Friend the
Murderer, and other Mysteries;
A. Conan Doyle. Z. Philips, l..
Bynner. The American Girl at
College; L. R. McCabe. The
United States: 1892 1871; Gold
win Smith. Diary of Samuel
Pepys, Vol. 8. Ten Years, Dig
ging in Egypt: 1SSl-1S92. W.
NJ. Petrie. Popular Government,
Sir II S Maine. Early History
of Institutions; Sir Fl. S.
Mayne Custom and Myth !;
A ndrew Lang pol :
teal Science and Comparative
Constitutional Law; J. W. Bur
CESS. Currency, Finance and
Banking; G. F. Dunbar. His
tory of the People called Quakers
William Sewel. Apology for the
true Christian Divinity; Robert
Barclay. Journal of John Wool
man. True Christian Baptism
and Communion; Joseph Phipps.
Passages from the Life and Writ
lngs of George Fox. Passages
from the Life and Writings of
William Penn.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-25
Tell-tale Letters.

The strongest confirmatory tes-
timony, which has thus far been
presented to the country of the
fidelity of the Blount report up
on the Hawaiian revolution and
how it was consummated, has
been found among the files of
the Department of State. 1t is
contained in Minister Stevens
letter. from Honolulu, of March
8, 1892. This despatch letter
shows conclusivelv that our Min
lister had information with re-
gard to the proposed overthrow
of the Hawaiian Government and
that his information came direct
ly from the projectors of the in
tended revolution. In view OF
its contemplation he asked for
special and most extraordinary
instructions, such as no one could
have asked for who was not in
complete sympathy with the reyo-
lutionists. and who was not fully
advised in advance OF their plans
He desired to be instructed if
he might not 'sdeviate from estab-
lished international rules and
precedents'' with regard to the
uss Of the United States Navy.
In fact. he asked. in advance of
! the revolution, to be instructed
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-25

in vogue, the Mexican anne1a
ton, the speech went TO consider
the lessons of history, especially
that of Napoleon. and concluded
with that peroration which took
place among our forensic classics:
So shall it be with yours You
may carry them (your eaglesl 10
the Hottest peaks of the Corsiil-
lerss; they may wave, with inso-
lent triumph, in the hall of the
Montezumas; the armed men OF
Mexico may quail before them;
but the weakest hand in Mexico,
uplifted in prayer to the God of
Justice, may call down against
you a Power in the presence of
which the iron hearts of your
warriors shall be turned into
ashes,-Pifsburgh Dispatch.