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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

The Edgefeld ADVERTISER sug-
gests that the conservatives of
Edgefeld court house give an ex-
ample of equal division by elect
ing a town council composed of
half reformers and half conserva-
tives.
If four or five prominent men in
Edgefeld village should get to-
gether and agree to reconmend
that voters elect half and half,
that would be the Tillman-Barn-
we'll plan. 1t would probably be
flat and ineffective because citi-
zens would 60 ahead and vote ac-
cording to their individual prefer
ences.
If a mass meeting of the people
should he called and a strong club
should be organized which would
put up and work for a mixed tick
ct, that would be the "Forty" plan
and would probably prevail.
We presume there are reformers
in Edgefeld village whom the con-
servatives would be very glad to
elect wardens; but to bring about
that result some concerted, organ
lied action among the people is
necessary.
In this home illustration the
ADVERTISER can gee exactly the
difference between the Tillman
plan and the "Forty" plan.
Greenville News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

many years to come, If ever, con.
sumo in its own mills all of its
cotton crop, but if the future in.
crease in cotton manufacturing
can be centred in the South it will
mean a very rapid rate of growth
in everything connected with our
industrial interests.
'The increase of the cotton mill
means the building up of indus,
trial towns and cities-the crea-
ton of home market for the di.
versifed agriculture, thus making
Southern farmers more indepen-
dent than they can in any other
way become. 1t also means steady
and profitable employment for
thousands Of bands that would
otherwise be forced to remain in
idleness. No other industry in the
South is attracting such general
attention. While the South has
coal and iron and timber in great
er abundance and more suscepti-
BILE of utilization than any other
section, nevertheless If does not
have a monopoly in the raw ma
terial in these industries, but in
cotton the South has an absolute
monopoly in production so far as
America is concerned, and it is al
most a certainty that it will for all
time to come be able to maintain
it's present position as the chief
cotton producing region of the
world.
"With the development of indus
trial towns furnishing local
market for farm products added to
the very general increase in the
production Of food products du.
ring the last two years the South
is steadily strengthening it's abili-
ty to produce cotton alta low cost,
thus insuring a future against for
eign competition. Under these
conditions it is Of the utmost i'm
portancs that the South should
devote it's energy and capital to
the development of its own textile
interests and thus prove its faith
in its own business. This will be
the strongest argument that can
be advanced to the capitalists OF
other sections to prove the South'a
pre-eminent advantages"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Our Working Committee.

Hons. J. C. Sheppard and J. B.
Suddath have been appointed by
Gov. Zimmerman the working
committee of the Forty for Edge
field County. These gentlemen
according to5the resolution OF the
40 Convention itself, are to "co-
operate with all organizations hav-
ing like purpose as this conven-
ton, and Arrays IN subordsnat'om
to the State and county democratic
organizations" Gov. Zimmerman
has made no mistake in appoint
ing these gentlemen, and the COM
monwealth of Edgefeld will re-
ceive no de! e!riment at their hands,
and we take it that they will see
that she receive none at the hands
Of others.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
LAWYER. No. 2
Cleora Happenings.

MR.. EDITOR: On Monday last
Miss Emma Foss gave her pupils
holiday and they spent it down on
old Turkey creek fishing. 1 was
asked to 90 with them to keep the
little ones out of the creek. Miss
Emma having severe sore throat
could not accompany them. Well
we met at the lower bridge and
fshed up to Rocky creek and then
back to the bridge for dinner. We
all enjoyed dinner and then for
fish again. We went up the creek
to Mr.. Steve Morgan's fish trap
and there we found a large catfish
which one of the boys went to
get, and his foot Slipping he went
into the water. You never heard
such hollering and it broke up the
fishing and we spent the balance
of the day gathering wild flowers
and playing games.
Mr.. jim Williams of Georgia
came over on Saturday and his
many friends were glad to see him
back on Turkey creek.
The winning Miss Lizzie Corley
has gone to Johnston 10 visit her
sisters, don't stay long Miss Liz
zie we can't do without you.
Mrs. Henry Hill has been quite
sick but is convalescent now.
DR.. r. G. Mayson and Miss En-
ma Griffis were united in marriage
at the brides sisters, Mrs. Strom,
March 18th, 1895, by Rev. J. J..
QUITS.
w. C. Jackson Says we have
been having so much rain and he
has been sleeping SO late that i!
takes two alarm clocks to wake
him up.
Mrs. Mary Grlf1is while going
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Lawyer No. 2 Disagrees With
Lawyer and Maintains That
lie has Something Better.

Mr.. EDITOR: In the last issue
of your valuable paper "Lawyer"
suggested a provision for our Con-
stitution that he believes would
preserve white supremacy. I am
satisfied his provision would be
reasons: Let, Because his criteriar
does not relate to physical form
End, Because the courts would de
clare it unconstitutional as being
against public policy: in that i
would induce baldheadness, which
encourages disease. Moreover
cuffee would shave his head anc
be as much entitled to a ballot as
any naturally baldheaded white
man and there would be an cpl
demic of baldheadedness. Isuggest
the following provision as the only
safeguard:
"That no person, white or black
with thick lips and nat nose De
ever allowed to exercise the right
of suffrage in this State"
The leopard cannot change hi
spots nor the Ethiopian the shape
of his nose or lips. The courts
watch with a Jealous eye whatever
is against public policy. The diff,
ference between the United States
and the State Constitution is this;
Under the former the people
have no rights except those permit,
ted or granted by that instrument
under the latter the people have
al the privileges and rights moi
prohibited by it. We have de.
prived women of suffrage because
of physical form; now by analogy
we can likewise deprive men o1
suffrage because of certain physi
cal forms.
.,,,yCp No 3
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Full OF Hope and Promise.

A number of Eastern Manufac-
tories and mill men have been
travelling in the South during the
past two weeks with view to get
ting the inside facts as to the man.
ufacture of cotton goods in this
section.
Mr.. R. II. Edmunds, of the Man
ufacurers' Record, who has been
with the party since it left for the
South, has given the correspon-
dent of the News and Observer
some valuable and pertinent sta
tistics of the mill situation, which
indicates that there is plenty of
room for cotton mills in the South,
He says:
''There are in the world about
eighty-fve million cotton spindles.
1t is claimed that cotton is the
largest single industry in the
world, and that it has an aggre-
gate investment of about two bill
lion dollars. The South raises
about 60 per cent of the entire
crop of the, world, but has only
three million spindles, less than 4
per cent of those operating in the
world, Southern cotton mills at
present. Notwithstanding the great
increase of recent years, consume
less than 10 per cent of the South
ern cotton crop. 1t is estimated
that the capital invested in the
cotton mills in the South aggre-
gates little over one hundred
million dollass. These figures ell
able us to form some conception
of what the development of the
cotton industry of the South means
in the advancement and prosreri-
ty of this section. The Southern
cotton crop now averages about
three hundred millions in value,
while if manufactured at home the
aggregate value would be over one
billion dollars. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that the South will for
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
A Strong Presentation of Edge
9 fields Great Need Of a Cotton
Factory.

Mr.. EDITOR: | cannot remain
silent when so important an op-
portunity for the prosperity and
welfare of Edgefeld is upon us as
a Cotton Mill. I do not wish to
assist in writing or talking an en-
terprise of so much importance as
this to death. But the time has
come when we all must talk a lit
tie, and we must work great deal
more.
If Edgefeld fails to get Cot
ton Mill now, it is doomed. 1t
is impossible to stand still. If
Edgefeld does not 60 forward with
the progress of the times, then it
will 60 backward. The Banks of
our town, whose s!ock is good
and now worth one hundred cents
on the dollar or more, Will see the
day, unless we get a Cotton Mill,
that their stock will go begging.
Store houses will not rent for 5
per cent. on the investment above
taxes and insurance. Lands in
and around Edge6eld will bring
no more than they are worth to
produce four cents cotton. Sala-
ries of clerks will be reduced. Our
schools and our churches will all
suffer. These are not extravagant.
ly gloomy pictures, but are things
that we are going to realize before
a great while. In fact we have
already commenced to realize
them, and we all know it. Let lis
build thie Mill and our lands in
and around Edgefeld will sell for
four times as much as they would
now; our stores will bring higher
rent (no merchant object to pay
ing good rents, if he can have a
prosperous business;) our schools
will flourish; our Banks will be
benefited; plenty of poor people
will be helped, and those who have
a little property will have its value
enhanced. This is something that
requires desperate effort, and if
we all will make it, We will get the
factory.
If I had $4,000 l would put it
in the stock of this Mill first, be-
cause I believe it would he as good
an investment as I could make,
and second, because it would help
to do for Edgefeld what would be
it's salvation. l havn't got the
$4,000, but I am going to give
every cent that | can poss. bly, raise
and work for it to the best of my
ability. 1t would be better or us
to sell one-fourth of our property
and give 1T to Cotton Mill, than
10 miss getting it. If we will go
10 work and do all we can, we will
have good Cotton Mili running
by Nove1nb Der 1st, 1895.
ALVIN HART.
Edgefeld, S. c., April 8, '95.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
CHAW! !!
--(o)-

Isn't the word when you speak
of N. Y's. fish. They do not need
to he chawed. All that you have tc
do is to eliminate the few bones
and let 'em 90 down.
FRESH WATER AND SALT.
The choicest varieties, E. G
sbad, Trout, Sheephead, Mullet
Bream &C., And at prices thai
would make the piscatorial tribes
blush for very shame at thei,
cheapness.
Come in the evening or come in the
morning,
Come when you're locked for,
Or come without warning,
A smile and welcome
Will be there before you,
And the oftener you come here
The snore iii adore you.
MORMON YOUNGBLOOD,
Fishmonger and Purveyor fol
all the people.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

The following bulletin on the
culture of upland rice has been
sent out by the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture.
II consider upland ice q fine
and profitable grain to grow-the
grain for the table and forage for
cattle. l select the stiffest land
on my farm for rice cnlture. 1t
would grow equally as we'll If not
better on swamp land. I break up
my land very thoroughly, then
run off rows three feet wide, bed
ding the land as if for cotton, and
using about 200 pounds CONNER
cial or other fertilizer to the acre.
l Their open the bed with small
plow and drill the rice seed in the
drill, using only about half a peck
10 the acre. Then putting a board
on my plowstock 1 dragit over the
furrow, covering the seed about
1 1-2 inches deep. I plant from
April to April Is. I. cultivate
with a sweep, as with cotton. |
hull it out for table use in an old
fashioned wooden beater or huller;
e.,I sasd--;t ta Ghsa1ssssss te e-lse ha
FIR fH1EaiYRssd. ssnaKs sf5fI rs to 81
bushels per acre. I have beer
planting rice for three years, anc
have been successful in making
good crop each year."
A gentleman near Ridge Springs
S. c., showed not long since what
seemed to be very small plat OF
ground, yet he grew On it a twc
years supply of rice for his fam,
lily.
Another at Sparta, Ga, grows
upland rice solely as a forage crop
He plants it quite thickly cuts il
like oats-heads and all after.
ward feeding the sheaves. He
makes at least 40 bushels per acre
of seed. His cattle are more fond
of it than oats. He considers the
rice better food, and he can make
more Of it than of oats.
In the March number of the
Southern Cultivator is a most ex-
cellent article on the culture of
upland rice in southwest Georgia,
Before the war, and several years
after, when we planted in that sec
tion of the state, the industrious
negroes on the various plantations
had their patches of rice from
which they not only added to their
own family stores, but had sur
plus for sale, and the oldfashion.
ed mortar and pestle by which the
hull was separated from the grain
was not at all an unusual sight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Another Liverpool Letter on Cot.
ton and Cotton Acreage.
MANCHESTER BUILDINGS,
TITHEBARN STREET,

Z
LIVERPOOL, March %, 1895.
DEAR SIR: After considerable
activity in the spot market actua-
ted by good demand from the
east and the improvement in sill
yer, it has again sunk into quiet
tude, as result of the heavy
movement and the constant cables
received here that there will be no
decrease in acreage.
On this latter point, we would
beg to call the attention of our
correspondents to The fact that
there is scarcely house Of any
note in the trade in Liverpool,
Manchester. or Oh the continent.
who have not representatives at
all important points in the Cotton
Belt, either directly or Indirectly,
who are watching the acreage
question. SO. if the planters and
farmers of the South attempt TO
deceive each other, they certainly
cannot succeed in misleading the
shrewd spiuners and spectators
of Europe. A few weeks hence
and it will be definitely known, as
near as these agents can gather it,
what next seasons acreage will
be.
If there should be little or no
decrease, we will again fall into
the same rut of siagnation, as in
the past six months. John Bull
will feel satisfied that ne can buy
his spinner wants for neat year at
his own prlce. Ont other hand,
should there be the requisite re-
duction IN acreage, and only q
moderate crop be lhus assured, it
would be reasonable to believe in
IL steady Improvement in values.
commensurate with the prusprc-I
tive supply and demand Tor next
season.
Very truly. :
BEER, CowELL O. Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

In a recent interview granted a
reporter of the News and Courier,
Senator Tillman says, "the polltl-
cal milld of the State (South Car
olina) is in a nebulous condition" I"
Now is the time Senator 10 get
astraddle of the fence, if you have
not done so already; as an old
darkey said,
STAN by yo' frien's and uebber mex
trouble,
AM so, eff yo's got any sense,
Yo'll know hits good ting to be sor-
ter double,
AM walk on bofe sides oh de fence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

The question OF exemption from
road duty having been referred to
At.orney-General Barber, he de-
c.dee that all able bodied male
persons between the ages of eigh-
teen and fifty, except teachers and
students of schools and colleges,
and ministers of the gospel In
regular pastoral work, are liable
to road duty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

Dun's review for the week end
ing April 9th says:
"While the returns fully given
on other pages cannot be condens-
ed into a single comparison, and
in view of widely differing ccndi-
t1ons in different sections and
branches, might in that form be
the less useful, there is gratifying
evidence that in most trades and
districts marked improve nent over
1894 is realized, though on the
whole, trade is smaller than II
1898"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
NO | ICE.
ROAD WORKING.

| He Township Committee will have
their respective roads put in good or
der by the first of April. Also have all
loose rock removed from the road, and
put up all mile posts that are not up.
You will hear some of the oyerseers
say their road is good enough, that is
aiming at nothing and hitting moth
ing. Raise your road-bed higher in
the middle and put good bitches on the
sides of the roads.
There are townships in the county
that have no representatives, at least
they never meet with the county
board. Those who, having been ap-
pointed, will not serve, are requested
to inform some one Of our members
of the legislature so that others may
be appointed.
NJ. -. WIIlTTLE,
Supervisor.
j. D. FRASER, Cpk. Bird.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1895.

A chorus of two thousand chill
dren's voices will be trained to
sing on opening day of the Allan
ia exposition. All the national
airs will be sung.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Money to Loan,

ON both City and Improved Coun-
try property. For information, Call
and see
j. c.. PADGETT,
Agent Atlanta Nat. Building and
Loan Company.
March 26, '95.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
An Important Matter.

Cashier A. E. Padgett of The
Farmers Bank, of Edgefeld, has
been selected to examine the State
Treasurer's Book, and to make an
examination generally into the
merits of the claim of Samuel
Lord, Receiver, against the State
of South Carolina. This is the
matter that came UP in the legls-
lature last winter in which our fel-
low-townsman J. VIM. Thurmond,
Esq, made SO stubborn a fight to
protect the interests of the State
49,
claim, somewhere rear one hundred
thousand dollars, through that
body. We say nothing against
the claim, it may be all right, but
the payment of so large a sum e
the State without thorough IN
vestigation was not to'be thought
of and Mr.. Thurmond acted we'll
his part in postponing the pay
ment until such investigation
could be made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10

The people are pleased and the
fun continues, and the Seaboard
Air Line has the best of the fight
with the people "n her side to ap.
plaud at her success against the
big Railroad Monopoly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Tobacco! Tobacco F!

500 lbs. of Choice, North Caro-
lima Chewing Tobacco just rnccIv-
I'd at prices from 274 to SOC. per
lb. put upi in small packaga con-
venient for Farmers. Gave Us a
trial on Tobacco aud We will save
you some money. Our Soc. Tnhac-
CO is a good article.
J AS. NJ. G Obj.
Jan. 20-'95.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
TAMERLANE.

His Celebrated Stallion can be
found at my house, for the present,
three miles south of Edgetield.
Terms: insure fual, $500
Insure 30lt to stand and snck, $1,000
VIII make stands Mt different nlaceS
in the county, for s mares.
:. B. MAYS,
March 5, '95. Edgrlirld, 5. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-10
Upland Rice.

The following bulletin on the
culture of upland rice has been
sent out by the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-09-07
srnER.rY1NG.

Tue contest was called shortly be- fore o'clock. The entries numbered Io, md the entrance money, ss5, with SEQ added, was divided into three prizes, viz: S8o, ss5 and s2o. Timers-E. J. Edwards, O. N. Cres- we'll, Frank Juliff.
 Scorers - W. o. Kellner, Marion Horrell.
 Among the contestants were all the local cracks and several visitors, of whom much was expected. The fa- vorites in the betting were the Gibson boys and Dick Baker, only one of whom, Joe Gibson, was in the money, although John Gibson captured the slow prize almost without struggle a pair of rusty spurs tied with red, white and blue ribbons, and presented by the ladies of Salt river.
 Each contestant tied one steer and one COW, many of which were a little gaunt, and all sprinters. The cows were unruly critters and persisted in getting on their feet again after being thrown, and therefore the roping and tying was far more creditable than the official time indicates. Tom Arm strong, of the ''66" outfit, won first money, D. E. Harrington second, and Joe Gibson third. Tom Armstrong did good work and had the advantage of well trained horse.
 The acora.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-09-07
4 Font wmr,lcr.

At TIarshaw, Pima county. on Fri. day night, August %, Lawrence M. Lemon, son of Judge A. D. Lemon, at one time law partner of J. D. McCabe, of Globe, fatally wounded Thomas Sheehan, mining man of good repu- tation. The Star pronounces 1t foul murder, although the particulars of the tragedy are not published. Lemon fled, and is supposed to have crossed the line into Mexico. He Is, evidently, possessed off devil, and his appetite for blood was whetted at Fort Grant two years ago, when he killed the noted Indian scout, Rowdy, in sa- loon. Sheahan, sfter being shot, was taken to Crittenden, where he died.
 From the Star of Sept. 4, we learn that Lemon surrendered himself last Saturday night to the Justice of the Peace at Lenoria. who turned the pris- oner over to friend, Dave Allen, and together they started for Tucson. Aliens horse gave out on the road and Lemon pushed on alone and ar rived at the jail in Tucson Monday afternoon. Up to that time he had made no statement of the shooting.
 A Nogales dispatch states that the infdelity of Sheehan's wife was the cause of the killing. Sheehan caught Lemon and his wife in compromising position. Without any offensive act upon the part of Sheehan, Lemon opened fire on him with revolver. Sheehan was unarmed.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-09-07
THE MAILS.

Pcssoficc open from 8 A. N. to 6 ?. N,- closed on Sunday.
 Mails to and from the East and West six time, week Sunday exceptedl via the Fort Thomas and Globe route.
 Mail arrives At l2;45 T. M,; departs at 2.S0 ? M.
 Mail closes at 2'S0 P. N,
 Register business closes at 6;S0 P, M Money order business closes st ( F. Nj. Mails over the Globe and Camp Verde route tintermediate Oihees; Armer Cline, Tonto, Rye, payson. Pine and Strawberry, leave Globe, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days at 6 o'clock A B arrives same days. Mails over the. Florence, Riverside and Globe route leave Globe Mondays, Mednes- days and Fridays at 6 a. m.; arrive Wednes- days, Fridays and Sundays at C. ID.
 JOS. 1T. HAMII.L, r. N.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-09-07

There was recently marriage in Tombstone that caused the tin pan brigade to notice the event, and there, as is the custom in Arizona and else where, they don't care d. who is disturbed by the noise, which is some times referred to as ''hell broke loose" The sequel to the serenade, very prop ,rly, was arrests and fines for dis turbing the peace.
 The initiation of the custom of a,yaking tho echoes for miles around Globe was the occasion of the marriage of John II. Hise. The town was full of Indians, and when the anvils were fired, the Indians, conceiving that the whites had broke loose, precipitately fled and reported the irascibility of th4ir pale faced brothers.