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and any member at the next meet
ingof tie Legislature who does
not work for the above suggestion
ought never 10 be sent back again,
but let him retire to private life
and rest from his iabors.
THE SMALL GRAIN CROP.
Tie oat crop is nearly all de
stroyed by the cold wave, it is i'm
possible for any oats Of conse-
quence to be made this year, which
will make times very hard on poor
farmers. I don't see how tLey are
TO live if they do not raise their
meat and bread at home.
SIX DAYS SHALT THOU LABOR.
1t is an imposslbility for farm
ers to raise cutton at present prices
and buy meat corn and -four. Eve
rything that farmers use they
oughtto make at home. If this
was done they would not need so
much money to live on, less cot:
ton would then be made, and much
better prices realized for what was
made. The farmer would then be-
gin to prosper and make some
money, and if be would work
steady six days i'll the week, in-
stead of four as he now generally
works, he would make more mon
ey still. A great many men do not
make any manure of consequence
at home during The fall and will
ter and what is dropped about
their lois let that waste and wash
away, and not do much work of
any sort, and then in tie spring of
of the year go and buy guano. I do
not wonder at such farmers being
in bad financial circumstances and
cannot pay their debts.
MERCHANTS IN THE SOUP.
Most of the merchants are near
~ run down, aud not able to help
the farmers, if they were SO dis
posed, and in most cases through
out the country the farmers are to
blame for it, by buying too much
and working too little. Now who
will they look to for help? The
farmers have loaded the merchant
down with worthless paper, aud
cursed him because they did not
get along better n the world,
while The farmer himself was to
blame. The banks in country
towns are loaded with unnegotia-
ble pap~r they can't collect, and
where is relief for farmers 10 come
from?
LOCKER On.
EdgrfcId, Feb. 16, '95.
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DR.. Sampson Pope's petition in
Congress has been referred by res
olution of the United States Sen
ate to Senators Butler and Irby as
to what shall be done with it.
People who know say that Senator
Butler will vote "aye," and Sena-
-tas1rby ';no,' producing dead
lock which will last through all
eternity. or at least as long as
these senator's remain on this
mundane sphere. 1t is the first
smart thing the United States
Senate have done since they've
been there. They have played
many sharp trick on the people,
but this is the first sharp trick
they have played on members of
their own body. If they had ad-
ded to the resolution OF reference
that the aforesaid Senators should
be fed on bread and water till they
agreed then we at home here
could have a little peace and fun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

The following crop made with
four mules is given as model tor
some farmers to work up to. 1t
was made by Mr.. Samuel Fried
helm, of Rock Hill. On rs acres
in cotton be made 50 bales, aver
aging 400 pounds. He also made
600 bushels of corn, $50 bnshels
of oats, 80 bushels of wheat. 25
bushels of rye, so bushels of peas,
100 bushels of sweet potatoes and
1000 pounds of pork. Mr.. Fried
helm says: Farming is like any
other business, if managed proper
ly twill pay.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

The cotton factories will go
South in obedience to natural
laws. The change has been inev-
liable since the abolition Of sla-
very, the advent of free labor at
the South, the creation there of q
commercial and industrial spirit
and the building of adequate lines
of transportation. The mills are
being transplanted, as one of their
managers says, because their sta
pie is grown there and because Ia
Dor and fuel are cheaper, taxes
lower and the climate conditions
more favorable. New York World.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Death of DR.. j. B. DuBOse--And
the People Mourn.

A cloudiess sky. and bright
sun hangs in the heavens this,
noon, 18th Of February, alth ough
the earth is thickly covered with
snow, and sorrow reigns in many
households. The sad news of Dr..
J. B. DuBose's death in Baltimore
was received at Ridge Sring on
Saturday am. The "Iron entered
his soul" when his son, DR.. ST..
Pierre DuBose, who was the daily
companion and friend as well as
the devoted son the prop of his
declining years, was in Gods mys-
terious providence taken from
him. DR.. DuBese has never rallied
from this blow and had by advice
of friends gone to Baltimore for
treatment. He died after being
there only three days; his son-in-
law Rev. R. w. Barnwell left on
Saturday to bring on the remains,
and his grief stricken family are
now awaiting the home coming of
the body of their tender, loving.
and we'll beloved father. Most of
the Ridge community mourns the
loss of the faithful physician, lo7-
ed friend, good citizen, hightoned
and courteous gentleman gone
forever from their midst.
l.. S. 3.
RidGe G c. Feb. 10. '95.
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PEDAGoGUE.
Some Good Advice Given by a
Close. Observer Of Men and
Things.

EDITOR ADVERTISER: COM
mend our Supervisor for deciding
to work the public highways un-
der the old law. I think his deci-
sion is favored by large majori-
ty of the people, The old law is
sufficient to keep the roads in good
condition. All that is lacking is
good overseers, and they can be
easily remedied by the Supervisor
having all of them fined who do
not ober orders and come to time.
If that was done they would then
begin to dance to the tune played
and have the roads worked right.
1t is a disgrace to the State and
counties that enough men can't
be had for overseers who will do
their duty and have the public
roads we'll worked. Wake up men
of Carolina, turn over new leaf
and begin to do better and get out
of the slothful way you have been
doing business. Nine-tenths of
the people are more able to do the
work than pay the compound, the
law requires in lieu of work. 1t is
true hands that are liable to road
duty can work out their time un-
der the new law, but here the
trouble comes in. If q contractor
was to call or them any time from
first of April to latter part of July
they could not possibly leave the
farm to do the work required of
them on public roads. Under the
old law overseers can warn out the
hands and have the roads worked
before busy time in the early part
of the year, and then again in Au-
gust and fall of the year, and in
terfere very little with their farm
work. This is one advantage the
old law has over the new law, in
regard to working out time on the
road. The county is too poor to
pay road. tax, and a levy ought not
to be made. Taxes are already too
high, they oppress the people.
Rigid economy is what We need
and all salaries ought to be rcduc-
ed, and let office holders share, in
part. the hard times with the
masses of the people.
TOO MANY COLLEGES.
There are too many colleges for
the people to support these hard
times, as their financial abilities
are weak, but we need more COM
mon schools in reach of the peo-
pie in the place of so many COL
leges, that are not much benefit to
the poor classes. I think the State
is overriding the thing IN the way
of colleges, considering it's fl
nances, and it is high time to call
halt in that direction. / am not
opposedto colleges, provided the
State was able to support them,
but do not believe in the State be-
ing oppressed by taxation fol COL
leges that only benefit a few who
are able to attend them and nine
tenths derive no benefit at all be-
cause they are too poor 10 enter,
but never r-the-less they are taxed
to support them. / favor further
reduction of salaries. and every
thing else possible, to curtall the
expenses of State and county and
run them by the closest economy;
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Winter Chautauqua.

A National Winter Chautauqua
Assembly has been organized by
some of tho most distinguished
educators of the North, and Au-
gusta, Georgia, chosen for the To-
cation Of the Assembly. AS the
summer Chautauqua was the out.
growth of summer resorts and the
necessity of correcting the idle
ness enforced thereat, SO the win
ter resort side of life, developed 10
such. an enormous extent at the
South, demands assembly facili-
ties. Many prominent people of
all sections are interestedin it and
twill doubtless attain the success
and celebrity of the Northern
Chautauqua. Augusta has been
chosen as the location of the
Southern Assembly through the
instrumentality and effort of
Hugh G. Middleton, an Edgcfeld
boy.
In token of the appreciation in
which Mr.. Middleton is held in
Augusta we give the following from
the Augusta Chronicle:
We want at this time, in behalf
of the people of Augusta, to ex-
press the appreciation that is felt
in the community of the daun'-
less, tireless and intelligent tforts
Of Mr.: Hugh c. Middleton in be-
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famous men were educated. The

famous men were educated. The
two leading debaters Of this socie.
ty were the author of the scene
and the great orator McDuffie--
then two scllool-boys. McDuGic
is cali AIcDerniott, aid Longstrret
has This to say Of him: "He was 9
man of the highest order Of intel
lect, who, though he has si:lce be-
come known throughout the union
as one of the ablest speakers of
the country, seems tome to have
added little 10 his powers OF de-
bate since his twenty-second year
The author and McDufie wishing
to puzzle the other members, COM
posed this subject of debate;
g Whether at public elections
should the vote of factions predom-
mate by internal suggestions or
the bias of jurisprudence" This
is a .jargon OF words, utterly devoid
of meaning, yet seeming to present
subject for discussion. The
scene is filled with attempts of
members to make something out
of this subject and their failure,
together with the very meaning
less speeches of the two who got
the query up, and ends up the
ludicrous affair by the president
throwing up knife 10 make a de-
cision.
But the crowning glory of the
whole book is Rancy Sniff1e. His
name alone sheds a halo Of i'm
mortality around these queer, de-
lightful scenes. The masters hand
is everywhere seen throughout this
capital delineatiop of the meddler,
news-tattler, ard flu Inn a k r.
Shakespeare has reproduced the
typical nloney-sbark in the person
Of Shylock, and the typical brag-
CART in Jack Faltsaff; Dickens has
given us the personifcatiou of
hypocrisy in Pecksniff, but neither
has represented the busy body"
so accurately and with such:humor
as Longstreet does in Rancy.
The circumstance serving as
background TO this figure is :"
fight. Every event of this inter-
resting scene is sketched with
master hand.
Rancy wus thin c!aypating
fellow "from the rcd gullies of
Richmond" who throve only in
blackberry time, and whose great
est delight was to keep all the
mischief in the settlement from
stagnatlng. When he found OUT
there was bad blood between two
neighbors, he was i'll fever of ex-
citennent until he brought things
to a crisis. Billy aud Bob the tw"
bullips Of Il Certain district were
brought together in a fight by his
lnstruInentality. The greater part
of the scene is a description of The
fight that ensurd, in which Bob
licked Billy. Rancy Sniffie be-
came name for busybodies of all i
kind after the publication of tn $ |
book.
If space permitted. | might dis
cuss The characters Of Ned Brace,
George Baldwin's wife, and many
Others scattered throughout ..hes'
rambling scenes. This is a book
that should not perish iii the dusts
of time; for it embalmed and
transmitted a knowledge of the
habits, and Modes of.
thought of the fathers of genera.
tion of orators, jurists, men of
letters, statesmen, and warriors.
SEWPHnoNIcUs. |
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

The new county government law,
as we understand 1t, allows a COM
mutation tax of two dollars in
lieu of working the roads, if paid
by March 1st. After that date it
becomes three dollars. All these
matters should be understood by
the people, and we have no doubt
Tat Supervisor Whittle will pub
lish synopsis of the law before
long.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

Senator Hanley, Of Conn, says
that "the ten commandments could
not pass the United States Senate
now" Which statement, we may
remark, friends are echoing res
ponse in all the hearts of all the
neonle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

half of Augusta, and to congratu-
late him upon the progress al
ready made with the National
Chautauqua. When it shall have
become an established fact in this
community, we shall take it upon
ourselves to see that, at the dedi-
cation exercises, there shall be fit
ting and substantial, recognition
of Mr.. Middle:on's servicesin this
great work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

The Administration at Wash
iDgton soldlast week to syndi-
cate of brokers $62,OOo,0oo of four
per cent bonds at 104 when the
same class of bonds. four per cent,
are selling in other markets at ITO.
If this thing had been done by pri-
vate parties an investigation
would have been in order. Has ev-
erybody got to stealing in this
Christian land of ours?
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plant as much or more this year
than last, thatsuch prices are made
in Liverpool.
The remedy for the South is
within its own keeping, let them
planl but 259o as much cotton as
last year, planting the other 1870
in such things as they may, even
to allowing the land to lie fallow,
and their own salvation is at
hand"
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 1895.

Clemson College opens again on
Friday the 22nd, Washington's
birthday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

So far as we know Hampton is
the only county that has adopted
the contract system of working the
roads.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

The cotton crop in sight amounts
to about 100000 bales, or about
100000 more than it did this
time last season.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

Liens for rent and advances; Bills
of sale of personal property; Land
deeds and Mortgages, for sale at the
ADVERTISER office.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-20

Ridge, S. c., Feb. 10, '95.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06
Quit And Skip.


The jewellery store of Edholm & Akin
has passed into other hands. These
notable swells who have been passing
mp and down the road so frequently be-
tween Deadwood and Hot Springs, to
rhom life seemed but an unbroken
picnic. finally. as might have been rea-
sonably expected. came TO grief, and the
place that once knew them 80 well,
knows them no longer. They are wan
dsring in pastures new but less green,
ia the more remote west. where the
dofing Of their dude costumes will bring
less humiliation than in the gay and
zJd1y metropolis Of tie Black Hills.
They are vending their way over
Walkers line " the land ~ tbs ssstlgs
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lsse ne sqastssss Nes whist sssey IN.
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ia sas 9idsS dives q 4e SeSaSS sssse
sp sss ss..p 81 ksrpsp es50y&est,
TAs sasRgisassaeaS &ss ssossGy pssssA
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wssaeasse Dssses 81 GhScses, wkS Esid
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rks bosAsess, N is hsd Bses pyoysss,
sssnsss6, wSsIG ksss sees qsiss sse
sessksgy bss sss4A sSs ssasd ass bssvy
sessSs ssssJtIsS from tsss s~stSsyssanee o.
tsss sssssssrs ssdss which more solid
sod p~sstestioss institutions than THU
wosId In iisss have been forced 70 sue
| eamb.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06
Personal M entlon.

s. w. Long was sojourning in the city
on Monday from Lincoln.
s. NJ. Houghton. of Hot Springs. made
the city a business call on Monday.
E. S. Keller and w. s. Mari were busy
trade r%ustlers in the city on Monday
from Omaha.
L. C. Dunn, the rustling Omaha trade
solicitor was busy in the city on Tues
day and Wednesday.
II. B. Hayward and +. Cuthbertson
were quartered at the Kleemann on
Saturday from Omaha.
William Hough and Isadore Hoffman
came in Wednesday and remained over
to take in the celebration.
Attorney B. r. Wood departed IN the
Monday evening train for Anamosa,
Iowa, on a business mission.
N. X. Griggs, the b. & M. attorney,
came in OH the Sunday morning train
and spent the day at Sylvan lake.
John Musselman, of telephone fame
vas in the city Monday, IN business
connected with the new line being built
from this place to Hot Springs via Wind
Cave.
Miss Lou ]. Hawkins, Of Oskalocsa,
Iowa, sister of Mrs. Il. NJ. Boswell. came
in last Saturday morning for a months
stay in the Hills. She was accompani-
ed by a niece. Miss Amia Johnson.
Miss Elsie Kleemnnn returned the
latter part of last week from st. Louis,
where she had been attending school,
and will spend the midsummer vacation
with her parents in this city.
J. @. Rownd, of Cedar Falls, Iowa,
who has been visiting with relatives at
Hot Springs during the past month,
came in Saturday, and will visit a few
weeks with his nephew, S. Il. Shank.
land.
Joseph and Nellie Kidwell, son and
daughter of Mrs. Kidwell, of this city,
came in Saturday from Wabash. Indi-
ana, to Join their mother and become
permenent residents Of our prosperous
city.
S. G. Hedges and daughter. Of Aber-
deem, were registered at the Kleemann
on Monday. They remained over until
Tuesday, visiting Sylvan lake in the
meantime, with which they were great
ly pleased.
n. S. Tubbs returned from his Wyom-
ing sheep ranch on Monday, where he
perfected arrangements for the shipment
of this years clip to the Aurora, Neb.,
wool securing works, a matter to when
Mr.. T will give his personal attention.
G. n. Bishop and wife who were visit
ing with Mr.. & Mrs. b. K. Wood of this
city for a couple of weeks, departed for
their home near Wheeler, Nebraska, on
Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Bishops
mother, Mrs. Wood of this place, who
will visit them during the summer.
/. A. Webb, the enterprising news
rustler Of the Black Hills Mining Re.
view. came in Monday from Deadwood,
to look after business matter, the ma
of which he most persistently re-
to give up, and to have a bowl of
fun on the side with the boys. The
CHRONICLE was favored by a brief, but
agreeable call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06
To California in a Tourist Sleeper.

The Burlington Route Personally
Conducted once a week Excursions to
Colorado, Utah and California are Just
the thing for people of moderate means.
Cheap, respectable, comfortable, expedi.
tious.
They leave Omaha and Lincoln every
Thursday and go through. without
change, to San Francisco and Los Ange-
les.
The tourist sleepers in which excur
s~ionists travel, are completely upholster.
ed in rattan and have spring seats, spring
backs, mattresses, blankets, curtains
pillows, towels, etc.
Only IS, for a double berth, wide
enough and big enough for two.
The route lies through Denver, Color
ado Springs, the wonderful canOns and
peaks of the Rockies, Salt Lake City and
Sacramento.
For rates and also for illustrated folder
giving full information, cali on the near
est agent Of the Burlington Route or
write to j. Francis, q. p. q /. A. Omaha,
Neb.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06

A anyass among the druggists Of this
place reveals the fact that Ctnmbsrlain's
are the most popular proprietary medi-
cines sold. Chsmberlain's Cough Rem.
edy, especially, 10 regarded v In the
lead Of al throat trouble remedies. and
a. such, ID freely prescribed by physi-
clans. Al q Group medicine, IL ID also
~unexcelled and most families with young
children keep . bottle always handy for
instant use. The editor Of the Graphic
has repeatedly known Chamberlaia's
Cough Remedy 10 do the work after all
other medicines had failed. The kim
ball 3. d. Graphic. For sale at Is and
10 cents per bottle by A. ]. Jones 4 Co..
druggiats.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06
Resolutions Reported.

The committee on resolutions of the
midsummer meeting OF the South Da-
kota Press Association, report the fol
lowing resolutions:
WHEREAS, the G. NJ x st. p. the c. &
N. W., the G. st. p. NJ. & O., the 4. y. 4
NJ. V. the B. & NJ. and the Black Hills
q Fort Pierre railroads, have been most
courteous and obliging in the extension
Of favors to the members Of this associ, =
ton during lis recent summer trip
through the Black Hills and,
WHEREAS, A. S. Marvin, train master,
and j. l.. Bentley, commercial agent OF
the b. & NJ. X. K Harris, Supt. Of the
Black Hills division of the Elkhorn
road, +. T. Evans, Of Hot Springs, and
the resident newspaper men of the
Black Hills. have been most attentive
to, and careful of the comfort and con-
venience of the members of this party
and.
WHEREAS, the Sylvan Lake Hotel Co..
has entertained the association in royal
style at their charming resort near the
city Of Custer 5. d., therefore be it.,
RESOLVED. That the state Of South
Dakota Press Association tenders its
thobhb nuh dChilON ittRcr IS dppTecId-
ton ofthe favors and privileges extend
ed by the above named individuals and
corporations to this body, and we desire
to publicly record our amazement at II G
extraordinary latent riches of the Black
Hills section of our state, and commend
the public splritedness Of its citizens
who have invested millions of dollars
in the development of the country, and
we recommend to the citizens of the
east part of our state a trip through this
section at their earliest convenience
promising them that they have nothing
to see in foreign lands that surpasses in
scenic grandeur, the great and magnif.
cent country that lies at their doors, AM
is a part of their W state,
q. NJ. FARLEY:
&. e. FLETCHER.
j. A. B%UsHEIELD.
Committee on Resolutions
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun
derman, Of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted TO make this extract: II have
no hesitation In recommending DR. Kings
New Discovery. as the results were al
most marvellous In the case Of my wife.
While ! was pastor Of the Baptist Church
at Rives Junction she was brought down
with pneumonia succeeding la grippe.
Terrible paroxysms Of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and it
seemed AZ II she could not survive them.
A friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; II was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory In results" Trial
bottles free 1t A. j. Jones 4 Cos drug
store. Reguelar size Soc. and 500.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-06
A Valuable Find.

After years of study and labor, there
has at last been discovered a sure and
never-failing remedy. 1t has been tested
on patients, who have despaired of ever
being cured, the results have been, i'm
every case, wonderful. Groif's Rheu-
matte Cure is unequaled as a positive
remedy in all cases of Chronic and Acute
Inlammatory Rheumatism, govt, lum-
bago. s~ciatica, neuralgia especially
Ovarian neuralgia, dysmenorrhoea and
all kindred affections. Ii is also a valu-
able blood purifier, being especially USE
full in eczema, psoriasis, scrolula, all
glandular engagements and diseases of
the liver and kidneys. 1t is absolutely
free from all narcotics. Severe attacks
are relieved in from one to three Days
and a positive cure effected in from hve
to eighteen days. For sale by +. j. V.
Rutkowski, custer City, s. ID.