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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
"BRUTAL AND UNJUST"

A few weeks ago an Edgefeld
constable was arrested in Yorkville
upon the charge of being drunk
and disorderly, tried by Mayor
Moore of that city, convicted and
fined.
Since this trial and conviction
however, the Mayor has, for reasons
best known to himself, written tc
Gov. Tillman that he did not be-
lieve the constable was drunk, and
has remitted the fine, notwith-
standing the fact that he found
him guilty on the trial. We have
the testimony taken before the
Mayors court in which he used the
following brutal language towards
the prisoner who he how says
was not guilty:
81 don't see that 1t was anything else
but case of plain drunk. He must
have been drunk. Yes believe he was
drunk. Laughter.l
"To the defendant: don't know but
what should sentence you to about
three years in the penitentiary, but if
| should do that the outside world
might think that it was because you
are dispensary spy. | want you to
understand that do rot fine you as
spy. l propose to fine you the same
as if you were 4 negro charged with
the same otfense-drunk and disor-
derly.
X # y Il #
Since this trial and ,he confes-
sion of the Mayor that he was
wrong, the said Mayor has resigned
his Office, the cause for which, as
given to us by private note from
Yorkville eeritten By an anti, is as
follows:
'The real cause Of the above re-
is because of the publ
cation of the proceedings of the
trial showing the brutal and ur-
just treatment of d. d. Padgetr,
dispensary constable. People of
the town refused to vote for him
and country people threatened to
ride him Oh a rail"
These are the facts in this case
and right-mirded people can draw
their own conclusions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
SUBSCRIPTION YATES

Weekly year, 100; 6 months, 30
Specimen copies will be sent free.
Postage prepaid to all points in the
United States, Canada. and Mexico;
in all other countries, , cents per
copy per day, payable BY the sub
scriber.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
CITATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.
ByJ. D. Allen, ESQ.,, Probate Judge.
;LJHEREAS, Laura II. Bunch hath
w made suit to me, to grant her
Letters of Administration of the estate
and effects of Alexander Sharpton, Sr.,
deceased.
THEsE ARE THEREFoRE, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the SAID Alexander
sshhaEptqSRer qSRerjfs s ac ascMf ii thst they be and
bate, to be held at Edgefield c. H., on
Thursday, March Sth next, after pub
lication hereof, at II O'Clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this the 10Th
day of February, Ammo
Domini 1894. Published on
h'o' the 2lst day Of February, in
the Edgefield ADVERTISER.
J. D. ALLEN,
Probate Judge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28

Nearly a half million pounds OF
tobacco have been sold in Darling
ton during the present witer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28

The Supreme Court of this State
has decided that the chain gang
law is unconstitutional.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
Snow Storm in theSouth.

AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 24.-After
raining and sleeting all day, snow
began to fall tonight at 8 o'clock
and gives promise of being an inch
or more deep by morning.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2S, 1894
Gen. Kershaw took charge of the
Camden postofice on last Monday.

Ex-Congreszman John S. Rich
ardson, of Sumter, Is hopelessly
I'll
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
TOBACCO!
TOBACCO

We have a fine lot of excellent
quality-Virginia and North Caro-
lima Chewing and Smoking. We
invite you to examine our goods
and see our prices, We will save
you money. We have a fine lot
put up'in CADDIES OF 10 AND
IL POUNDS for the convenience
of our farmers in supplying their
hands.
JAS. M. COBB.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28

Among the items of expense the
most prominent are: For consta-
bles 12,Os9,53, bottles and corks
SIS, 1912 packing boxes 459,9o,
sealing wax ST, 1883, freight $751;
60, badges $3S, drayage 664,OS
labor $3,329.S7.
The consolidated report of the
operations of the dispensary since
it's beginning is as follows:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-02-28
THE DISPENSARY.
1T Has Cleared About One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 19.-The
quarterly statement of the receipts
and disbursement of the dispensary
were made public today. The fis-
ures make interesting reading and
shows profits of 67,139.OO or a to-
tai to Feb. 1 of $99,337.16. The
following are the figures in detail !:
Cash received. $205,S14 SO
Expense, 5s,1o3 SO
Paid on mdse. 127,99S 81
Cash in treasury, 1918 II
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-06
Patents
Notice to Inventors.

There was never time in the history OF
our country when the demand for inventions
and improvements in the arts and sciences
generally was SO great as now. The con-
ycnicnces of mankind IN the factory and
work shop, the household, on the farm, and
in Official life, require continual accessons
to the appurtenances and implements to each
in order to save labor, time ard expense
The political change In the administration
of government does not affect the progress
OF the American inventor, who beng on the
alert, and ready to perceive the existing
deficiencies, does not permit the affairs OF
government to deter him from quickly con-
ceiylng the remedy to overcome existing
discrepancies. Too great care cannot be
exercised in choosing competent and skill
full attorney to prepare and prosecute an
application for patent Valuable interests
haye been lost and destroyed in nnumerable
instances by the employment of incompe-
tent counsel, and especially IS this advice
applicable to those who adopt the "No pat
ent, no pay system. Inventors who entrust
their business to this class of attorneys do
so at imminent risk, rs the breadth and
strength of the patent is never considered in
view of quick endcavor to get an allowance
and obtain the fee then due. THE PRESS
CLAIMS COMPANY, John Wedderhurn,
General Manager. Gls F street, N. w., Wash.
ingtop, d. c., representing large number
of important daily and weekly papers. as
well as general periodicals of the country,
was instituted to protect its patrons from
the unsafe methods heretofore employed in
this line of business. The said Company is
prepared to take charge ofall patent business
entrusted to If for reasonable fees, and pre-.
pares and prosccutes applications generally,
including mechanical inycntlons design pat
cnts, trade marks, labels, copyrights, inter.
fcrcnccs, infringcmcnts validity reports, and
gives especial attention to rejected cases
1t is also prepared to enter into competition
with any firm in securing foreign patents.
Write for instructions and advice.
JOHN WEDDERBuRN,
GlS + Street,
p. O. Box $50. Washington, d. c.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-06
No Blanks in this Competition.

NO BLANKS In THIS COmpet1tlOn.
This is a competition of rather an unusual
nature 1t is common to offer prizes for the
best story, or picture, or architectural plan,
all the competitors risklng the loss OF their
labor and the successful one merely selling
his for the amount of the prize. But the
Press Claims Company's offer is something
entirely different Each person is asked
merely to help himself and the one who
helps himself to the best advantage is to be
rewarded for doing it. The prize is only Il
worth doing 1t. The architect whose com.
peltive plan for a club house on a certain
corner is not accepted has spent his labor on
something of very little use to him. But the
person who patents a simple and useful de,
vice in the Press Claims Companps Compe-
tltion, need not worry if he fail to secure The
prize He has substantial result TO show
for his work-on that will command its val
ue in the market at any time.
The plain man who uses any article in his
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prove it thnn the mechanical expert who
studies it only from the theoretical point of
view. Get rid ofthe rid Of the idea that an
improvement can be too SIMPLE to be worth
patentlng TIE simblcr the better The
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Claims Company's twenty five hundred dol.
lars.
The responsibility of this company may be
Judged from the fact that It's stock is held by
about three hundred Of the leading newspa
pers of the United States.
Address the Press Claims COMPANY, John
Weddeburn, managing attorney, clS F street.
N, w. Washington, D, c. my4
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-06
TJNVVIITCW TTIV ItNNI1 IIV1H7''V'
Es.SsEsEiSG OFFER.

To induce people to keep track of their
bright ideas and see what there is IN them,
the Press Claims Company has resolved to
offer a DrlZC.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-06

II submit the within described invention
in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims
Company
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-12-06
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pentler sex every one OF whom should subscribe to
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

/
The government of Australia has de.
cided to loan money to needy farmers
from the savings bank balances
| FLAMES destroyed quarter Of q
mile of property in Yokohama, and two
| American sailors named Moore and
Wood and four Japanese women were
burned to death.
AT Coburg Princess Victoria and
Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse
were married in the presence of an as
semblage which included Emperor Will
liam and Queen Victoria.
FLAMES at Huntsville, Ont, destroyed
thirty-four business places, several
dwelling houses, hotel, one church
and the post office, the total loss being
$3.50, 900.
The discovery of deserted city In
the mountains near Durango, Mexico,
was verified by explorers. Its popula-
ton must have been IS, 900 people
AT Dion, France, Auguste Lareau
was guillotined for the murder of his
mother. his wife and his mistress
In Westminster Abbey in London
Princess Helena, second daughter of
Queen Victoria, unveiled tablet to the
memory of Jenny Lind, who died on
November 2, 1887, at the age of 81
years.
In Greece earthquake shocks de-
stroyed eight villages in the district of
Atalanti and the total number of per-
Soma killed was said to be 100.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26
BATTING ANTS.
A English Scientists Account Of Warrin
lnaActo IN 1850


insects In America.
Most of my readers, I doubt not.
have read the curious observations Of
Sir John Lubbock upon ants and their
ways, especially in the matter of COM
munication between the members Of
an ant colony. / have been reading a
most interesting account of what a
Mr. James Weir saw in the course of a
battle between two rival ant species,
the observations in question hailing
from the other side of the Atlantic.
The two species were the Lasius niger,
or blacks, and the Lasius Flavus, or
yellows. The latter ants were herding
their cows, which are the anphides, or
plant-lice, from which the ants obtain
sweet secretion, milking the anphides
pretty much after the fashion of hui
man dairymen. There was a whole
army of the rival ants (Lasius niger)
approaching the dwelling-place of the
havus tribe.
Mr. Weir tells us the nigers were
marching in battle array, with sl&irm-
ishing party in advance of the main
body. When the blacks were about ten
or twelve feet off the yellow encamp-
ment the scouts or pickets of the lat
ter discovered the approach of the
enemy whom the pickets hurried to
give the alarm, and instantly the yell
low horde issued forth from it's nest
and ranged itself in battle array in
front of the aphides, the possession of
which seemed to be the cause of the
blacks attack. Then out went the
yellow skirmishers to anticipate the
fray, and in few moments battle
royal was raging on all sides.
The attacking force outnumbered the
defenders by about three to one. Mr..
Weir gives the number of the blacks at
one Thousand five hundred, and that OF
the defending yellow tribe five hun.
dred. The latter were the larger and
stronger, but the blacks, or attacking
party, were much more active and ag-
lie. The mode of attack was nota BILE.
The yellows went for their opponents
with their big jaws. Each seized a
black by the middle, as it were and
with one bite severed the body in two.
The mode of attack on the part OF
the black soldiers was different They
initiated rather the tactics of light
horsemen. The black seized it's yellow
opponent by one of the legs, and held
on viciously and tenaciously, like some
insect bull dog. Thus hampered in its
movements, the yellow ant would
struggle fiercely, but second black
would mount on the disabled foe held
by the legs and then begin to bite
through the back, probably getting at
the nervous system, which lies on the
floor of the body, and ultimately divid-
ing the yellow victim through and
through. Only when the yellow had
given up the ghost did the bull dog
black which had seized the fee let &c
its hold.-London Graphic.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26
THE Fast

The publishing firm of Charles L.
Webster s. Co., of New York, of which
Mark Twain is member, made an as
signment, with liabilities of about $3.50,
900.
AT their home in Boston Andrew
Spence. aged IS. and wife Hannah,
aged so, were found dead in bed, hav-
ing been suffocated by gas.
FIRE swept away the Logan iron and
steel works near Lewiston, Pa, the
loss being 100000.
The Vermont republicans will hold
their state convention at Montpelier
June 20. .......
In Massachusetts Patriots day, Gre
ated to commemorate the battle of
Lexington, was enthusiastically cele-
brated.
The bill to abolish days Of grace on
notes was passed by the New York leg
islature.
HANNAH CHARD celebrated her 105th
birthday at Glassboro. n. j. Among
the guests was one lady who will be 1O2
years old this summer Mrs Chard's
oldest daughter, aged 80. was also
present.
JOHN RICHARDS and Amos Waters,
linemen for the Bell Telephone COM
pany, were killed by coming in con-
tact with an electric light wire in
Philadelphia.
The Deweese Wood-Iron company's
plant at Pittsburgh, Pa. closed for an
indefinite period, throwing 1000 men
out of work.
AT his country residence at larry
town, N. Y, Ebert B. Monroe, mem
Der of the United States board of Iu-
dian commissioners, dropped dead.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26

The announcement IS made that the
seventeen-year locusts are due again
this year, and that we may expect q
formidable invasion. II we remember
correctly, this announcement has been
made almost yearly for the last twenty
years There appears to be successive
generations of these locusts, and each
chooses a different year for its wan
behring's. They have ceased, however,
to be terror, for their enemies in
clude every species of birds from fly
catchers to hawks, the chipmunks and
squirrels, and last but not least the
fisherman, who finds in them the ideal
bait, "a
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26
Ike $4,000 or more a year.

A LIEUTENANT In the United States
army has asked to be relieved from
duty as military instructor at the
Massachusetts institute Of technology
uecause the students guy him. he is
willing to face Indians on the plains.
rs he has bravely done, but he shrinks
from encountering the jibes of the
"civilized savages" called students,
who cruelty sheer at him
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26

A CHINAMAN, lately returned from q
trip to Europe, treated his countrymen
to tho following description of the
piano: THE Europeans keep large
four-legged beast which they can make
sing at will. A man, or moro frequently
awo1nan, or even feeble girl. sits down
In front of the animal and steps on its
tail, while. at the same time. striking
it's white teeth with his or her fln-
gers, when the creature begins to
sing. The singing, though much
louder than a birds, is pleasant to
listen to. The beast does not bite,
nor does it move, though it is not
tied up"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26

IT seems that the Sunday night en-
tertainments recently SO popular in
London are beginning to pail upon
those for whom they were intended.
Out of five clubs which used to give
orchestral or other concerts on Sunday
nights in the west end only one re-
mains. The Sunday discussions upon
theatrical matters are also, it is al
legged, not nearly so we'll supported al
the Thursday night smoking concerts.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26

THERE was good deal Of common
sense, as we'll as worldly wisdom, in
the plan resorted to by the managers
pf troupe of dancing girls who were
arrested at San Francisco for giving an
immoral exhibition. The girls were
brought into court and gave an cxhi-
bition of their gyrations which SO
pleased both judge and jury that the
prisoners were discharged forthwith.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26

A FEMALE physician testified in Chi
cago court the other day that she had
been divorced from three husbands and
deserted by fourth. She did not
despair of finding happiness in the mar
ried state, however, and was deter
mined to try it again. Perhaps, how
ever. she will find men little more
shy in the future than in the past.
There is evidently some thing the mat
ter with a woman who has achieved
such record in the matrimonial way.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.

EXPORTS of general merchandise in
March were $4,76o, 600 in excess Of i'm
ports, and for nine months the excess
was s223. 600. 900.
DURING the week ended on the Goth
the exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggregated
5000, 9,sl5, against $500, 769, OFT the
previous week The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week In 1898,
was 1853.
TRADE throughout the country was
said to have been injured by the
numerous strikes in progress, 10000
people being made idle thereby.
In the United States there were 2l9
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the Goth, against 21s the week pre-
vious and 1855 in the corresponding
time in 1898
FIRE losses for tho week ended on
the 21st, estimated from telegraphic re-
ports, amounted to d, 1923, 900.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-26
LATER NEWS.

IT was officially announced the 23d
that the queen of England had given
her assent to the Bering sea act.
CoxEY opened up recruiting head.
quarters at the Hotel Dacotah, at Grand
Forks, N. D. He was represented by
L. S. Edison, OF Larimore. Nearly 500
signed the roll in one day.
| TROUBLE broke out at Marquette,
Mich. the Esd, between the ore trim
mers and the boss contractors. While
engaged in argument with striker,
Contractor O'Meara was struck violent
! ~ from behind and borne heavily to
the ground. Thereupon the hot headed
assailants kicked him on the head and
literally ground his face under their
heavy boot heels But for timely in
tervention of the cooler headed strikers,
o Meara's injuries would have been
| fatal. as
The death of Jesse Seligman, the New
York banker, occurred at Coronado
beach, Cal, the Esd.
The morning of the Esd, at Bonnie
Terre, Mo-, Fred Byington, aged 26,
committed suicide by swallowing a
large quantity of strychnine. Miss
Ella Cunningham, to whom he was en-
gagged to be married, committed suicide
in similar manner week before, and
this is supposed to have caused Bying-
ton to take his life.
The senate the Esd, by vote of IL to
20, refused to consider PETERS resolu-
ton to appoint a committee to give q
hearing to and receive communications
from Coxey's army and other visiting
delegations.
TELEGRAsls from Nicaragua the 23d
announce cause for a conflict in that
country. A mail boat plying between
Bluefelds and Aqualla, flying the
American flag, was seized by the Mica
raguan government. All the property
of the Nicaragua canal company at
Greytown was seized by the Nicarau-
guam government for an alleged debt
about three weeks ago and sold at auc-
ton, being bought in by some Span
iards for about $75, 200.
The new cruiser Columbia went into
commission the Esd. Capt. George w.
Sumner was placed in command.
ABOUT 100 striking street cleaners at
Philadelphia and so women attacked Is
italians, the 23d, who refused to strike.
Several had their heads cut and were
bruised, but no fatalities occurred.
AN attempt was made the night of
the 23d to murder the family of John
Borga, living near Sank City, Wis. Six
shots were fred through the window,
one taking effect in Mrs. Borga's side.
: She will probably die.