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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
Indian Bear and Rattlesnake.

Very generally among the In-
dians the bear has the first rank
among beasts and is supposed to
possess supernatural powers.
1t is said that the Navajo would
attack bear only when it had
killed a Navajo.
Then he would apologize at the
cave by chanting the praises of the
king of beasts.
The bear is prayed to and sac
rifced.
The same people will not touch
a snake and have punished per-
sons for initiating the rattlesllaks
in making bracelet.
The Hupi Indians say the rat
tie was one of their earliest ances-
tcrs.-Carlisle (Pa.) Red Man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
The Worst Political Mixture Yet.

This is a year of strange politi-
cal mixtures. The worst one we
have yet heard of is the one pro-
posed in Texas. We learn from
the Atlanta Journal that "plans
are on foot for a combination be-
tween the middle-of the road Pop
ulists, the Republicans and the
sound money Democrats in the
State. 1t would, of course, be I'M
possible to make a platform on
which these three elements could
unite and there will he no attempt
of that sort. The combination
will be effected on a basis of divi-
sion of the spoils which the allied
forces expect to capture. The
plan is for the Republicans to sup
port the Populist state ticket, the
Populists to vote for the Republi-
can electors. The sound money
Democrats are to support the Pop
elist state ticket and the Republi-
can electors and in turn are to re-
ceive the votes of both the other
factions for their candidates for
congress. 1t will be hard for Ell
ther faction of this triple alli-
ance to deliver its full strength,
but most of the Populist, Republi-
can and go:d-bug Democratic lead
ers seem to be enthusiastic over it
and predict that their combina-
tioll will sweep the state. The
Texas Democrats who refuse to
support Bryan and Sewall will
discredit themselves by going into
any such political trade as is pro-
posed. They have declared that
they have taken their stand on
principle and if they make deal
with both Populists and Republi-
cans they will be justly suspected
of trying to find the road that
leads to the Offices. Texas will
stand steady in the Democratic
column in spite of alliances and
fusions of whatever character" p
Headlight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
FOR SALE.

The following law books, apply,
at ADVERTISER Office.
Bishop on Criminal Procedure,
Vol. 1 and 2.
Wharton on Criminal Law, vols.
Roscoe's Criminal Evidence.
Willcock on Corporations.
Williams on Executors.
Hills S. Carolina Reports, Vol. 2.
Chitty's Blackstone, 2 vols.
Stephen on Pleading.
Wills on Clrcumsiantial Evidence.
Foublanque OH Equity, 2 vols.
Chitty on Contracts.
Paschal's Annotated Constitution
Martindale's u. S. Law Directory
(1S74.j
Brevard's Reports, Vol. 2.
Hale's Please of the Crown.
Greenleaf OH Evidence, Vol. l.
Chitty on Bills.
5Rice's Digested Index.
Harrison's Chancery, Vol. 1.
S. Carolina Reports 1868 to 1870.
Bays Reports, Vol. 1.
Phillips Evidence.
History of a Suit at Law, by james
Conner.
Milford on Pleadipgs.
Chitty OH Pleading, Vol. 1.
Miller's Compilation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

on the Legislature some years ago
and an examination was had but
it was mere perfunctory proceed
ing and satisfied no one, The duty
of demanding such investigation
should be pressed by Reformers
especially for they are the suffer
ers, as 8 party.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

There was tremendous demon
stration of popular enthusiasm at
Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday last,
when William J. Bryan faced over
fifty thousand persons from the
grand stand. He had to divide his
speech into four segments, Gle de-
livered from each side of the stand.
1t was the largest and most enthu-
siastic crowd that has so far greet
ed the brilliant candidate on his
wonderful tour of remarkable de-
monstrations.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

The total receipts of cotton of
the last years crop from Sept. 1st
1895 to August 2Sth 1906 are T.
1858 Gales. This is two and a
half millions bales short of the
previous years crop. Now a short
crop this year makes high cotton
almost 8 certainty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Representatives of all our Chris
tian churches called upon the
great Chinese statesman, Ii Hung
Chang, during his recent visit to
this country, and asked his protec-
tion for the missionaries in China.
He received them graciously and
promised to protect all missions
end offer no hindrance to the
progress of christianity in China.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

The sin of taking whiskey re-
bates has been all laid at the door
and on the shoulders of young
Mixson son of the State Dispen-
ser Mixson. How thin this is, so
thin as to be both transparent and
translucent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Fret not thyself because of un-
just critics, join not their igno-
BILE ranks. correct their untrue
statements if necessary, but, above
all, ever refute them by the noble
actions of a noble life Golden
Rule.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Jesse Grant, son of General
Ulysses Grant, has given in his
adhesion to the Populist party.
We infer from this that Jesse will
vote for Bryan as the Populists
have endorsed Bryan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF EDGEFIELD.
Court Common Pleas.


John w. Simkins-against-John w.
Simkins, Administrator, ct al.
DURSU ANT to the judgment of
I foreclosure, In the above stated
cause, will offer for sale at public
outcry before court house, town of
Edgefield and State of South Carolina,
on the Ilrst Monday in October, 1893
(being the 9Th day of said monthly be-
tween the legal hours of sale, the fol-
lowing described realty, to-wit:
All that tract of land, in Edgefield
County, containing Eighty-three (s3l
acres, more or less, and cn waters of
Mountain Greek and on the Blocker
road, and adjoining lands of Luke
Culbreath, estate of Milledge Byrd, be-
ing the same land conveyed TO Wiley
Slmkins by Henry Holloway.
Terms cash.
Purchaser to pay for papers,
w. f. ROATH,
Master E. C.
Sept. 8, 1S96-4t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Wire bands for baling cotton do
not seem to be meeting with much
favor. Savannah protests against
their use. On the other hand
Charleston is willing to use cot
ton 80 baled.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

The soundocrats or Demopubli-
cans nominated Senator Palmer of
ILL.,, for President and Genl. Buck
ner of Kentucky for Vice-Presi-
dent at the st. Louis convention
last week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Observe what direction your
thoughts and feelings most readily
take when you are alone, and then
you will form a tolerably correct
opinion of your real self.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Earle is certainly elected unless
some stupendous frauds in the
counting or manipulated of votes
have been perpetrated.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Senator Tillman made a speech
in Philadelphia on Monday of this
week by direction of the National
Democratic committee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
Saved the Babies.

Mr.. J, T. McAlister. of Atlanta,
Ga, says: "Last June Germetner
saved our baby, Paul, carried him
safely through an extremely bad
case of dysentery and teething, and
from mere skeleton of skin and
bones, it has made him a great big
solid chunk of thirty or thirty-fve
pounds"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Close connections at Greenwood for
all points on 5. A. L., and G. and G.
Railway, and at Spartanburg with
Southern Railway.
For information relative to tickets,
rates, schedules, ETC.. address
w. j. CRAIG, Cen. Pass. a st.
Augusta, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
A cyclone in Yorkville last week
did considerable damage.

The cotton crop of 1895 was
1881, ,346 bales. The crop of 1894
was 1901, 251 bales.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
FAT AS A PIG.

FAT AS A FIG.
]. J. scrugs, Of sidon, Miss,
says: "Ous little girl 9 months old,
was in q YER, low state from sum-
mer complaint and Germetuer
made her as fat as pig"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Judge Earle is holding court in
Beaufort.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Colin Rhind is still in the
woods.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

Pastel Portrait.
Miss Eliza Mims's portrait of little
Floyd Rainsford is on exhibition at the
Photograph Gallery.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
Now let us have peace.

Rolling high on whlskey money.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
LIFE INSURANCE.

Mutual Benefit Life Insura nee Com
pany of Newark, New Jersey.
Organized 1915.
All policies participate in dividends
annually, and are intontestible and
on-Forfei:able after two years.
Before applying forinsurance write
us or see us personally.
July 14-6m.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
Notice to Creditors.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EDGEFIELD County.
No,rt &c Hon,n,op pIooe

Court of Common Pleas.
R. P. Holloway as Executor of the
last Will and Testament of Ma
tilda Holloway, deceased-Plain-
tiff-against-Mrs. Elizabeth
Dorm, ct al, l,,-Defendants.
PURSUANT to the decree in the
above stated cause, all persons
holding claims against Mrs. Ma
tilda Holloway deceased are here
by required to prove said claims
before me as Master OH or before
the 18th day of September, 1896,
or they will be debarred.
w. F. ROATH,
Master E. G..
Aug. 12-'S5.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

The price of corn in Chicago has
reached the lowest point ever
touched, 2Octs bushel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

This space is reserved for r. L.
Fox, who has just returned
from New York with plenty of
goods.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
F'ur1nan
University,
Greenville, S. G.

THE NEXT SESSION will be-
gin September 23rd, 1896. Courses
of instruction extensive and thor
ough. Expenses moderate. Full
corps of instructors. For particu-
lars, apply to the President.
--7 -7-c.--------Af fAffAANttf,- D. d. 4
49, OK zoe
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09

For casl only, Jeweller Fox offers
for the next thirty days discount all
goods in stock of 3315e.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-09-09
sc HE D U L e.

C. C. G.. & c. II. r.. COMPANY.
July 10, 1896.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
BRYAN AND THE HEBREWS.

Like everything the man does, Mr.
Bryan's allusion to the Hebrews Tuesday
at Chicago was admirable, both in its
truthfulness and its good taste. Holding
up the Gentle Morgan, of New York.
and the Jew Rothschilds. OF London,
the Pharaohs Of their time, side by side.
he said "selhshness and greed know neither
race nor religion" The Jews of this
country have been abreast Of the fore
most I'm every movement for the benefit
Of mankind, and in the supreme struggle
now going on to lift up and help the
masses. they have not fallen behind. In
our own city a majority of our Jewish
citizens are with Bryan. and their in
fuence has been given TO the cause of
the people. The Democratic Hebrew Club,
at Chicago, are 10 be thanked for having
made the occasion for Mr.. Bryan's ad-
mirable address.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
yoyR FIRST VOTE.

II f. possible that at this election you
are about casting your first vote If so.
then you are young man. about to take
an important first step and Il Is well that
you should 10 so with clear under
standing. Don't BE mlsled by temporary
party cries; they are in the air at every
election. Don't commence your life as a
voter by allying yourself with a dishonest
party. a party that gives out one purpose
and IS pursuing another. Don't ally your
self with a party that Is here today and
will be gone tomorrow; it Will give you
the trouble Of recastlng your political
views hereafter Don't ally yourself with
corrupt party that is using money slnt
from other States to buy the election in
It's own. Don't join d foolish party
that has so little knowledge that II ap-
plies to the great mass OF the intelligence
of your State sucn silly epithets as An
archists. Socialists, and the like; for when
II shall have lived its brief life you will
smart under the reflection that you have
been participant in It's short-lived fol-
lies. Don't join a party that boasts Of its
wealth and gentility, for party that
makes class distinctions in a free gov
eminent is dangerous companionship;
wealth passes away and a boasted gem
tility is spurious.
Don't ally yourself with a party that
holds the great mass Of the ignorance
Of the State. and which has no intelli-
gent mission but to follow at the heels
OF the party at the North. Don't begin
life wrong by aiding. directly or indi-
rectly a party in which you can never
feel at home in a Southern State, and
whose sinister temperance every four
years, is a menace to your people.
There is but one party at the South
where you will be at home now and here
after. and that is the Democratic party.
other parties rise and have their day,
but the Democratic party goes on for
ever. When you were born 1t had just
rescued the South from bondage and set
it on it's feet, equal with every State in
the Union. 1t has trod the path Of per-
secrtion up TO victory. 1t has withstood
foes from without and foes from within,
and conquered all. Be not deceived by
temporary outbreaks in its ranks, it has
had scores Of them In it's history far
more formidable than that you are now
witnessing-trea and desertion are
no new things with it-but it still lives
and will live long after these scenes have
passed away and the men engaged in
them been forgotten.
Cast your first vote with the Demo
cratic party. and you will have boarded
The Ship Of State for a long and pros
nnrnns NoNage.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29

affidavit to the vote that he did actually
cast. II may be attempted TO prevent
tally-keepers from exercising their legal
right to note this Information given voiun-
tarily by the voter, by threats OF arrest,
but this intimidation should be disre-
garded and the self-imposed duties OF
the tally-keepers should be faithfully and
efficiently performed. within the llmita-
tons and qualifications above stated"
That is 10 say. the list OF employees
OF any great or small corporation may
be furnished TO these so-called tally
keepers" and II a man whose name is
on II fails TO tell them for whom he Is
going TO vote and fails TO make affidavit
afterwards that he has so voted, he viii
be understood to have voted for Bryan
and be discharged. This Is so clearly a
plan to nullify the secret ballot OF the
State In the interest Of the corporations
and other employers that It does not need
argument Instead OF the bold plan OF the
Republicans to make the voter declare
aloud for whom he voted and then swear
TO A. the sound-money men adopt the
sneak plan. Both are equally ViolauVe
Of the spirit Of the law and should be
so treated by the law authorities,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
GIT NIGHT HAVE BEEN"
The Bitterest Cry That Gam Be
Wrung From the Heart.
An Every Day Incident OF Modern Life
Events That Appeal TO Humanity
Sins of Omission That saddcn
tho World.

"It might have been will tremble
only on the lips Of those who have been
Indifferent TO golden opportunities or
careless Of the rules which gc7ern
health.
Have you been guilty?
II you have exposed your health,
overworsed your strength, exhausted
your nerve force and blood vitality,
then indeed you are thinking on"what
might have been"
But hope should not be lost, for you
can be cured, restored 10 the health
and strength you have lost, if you use
that greatest of the worlds remedies,
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy. It will make you well as is
has thousands of others, as it did Mrs.
Nettie Butler, of 504 Central ave-,
Dover, n. H., who says:
II was awfully nervous and could
not sleep at night; at times ! would get
so nervous it seemed as though | could
hy. At such times it seemed as If l
could not live, l got so nervous and
wrought up.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
LAMBS LETTER

Mr.. ingalls, promised me that there
should be no souni-money candidate Iut
up In this CNorfolN district, when, ne
yond all others. belonged to the Repub-
lican party.-Extract from the letter OF
Republican-C Chairman Lamb.
AS the president Of the Chesapeake ard
Ohio Railway Company seems to have as
sumed command Of the political lepart-
ment of Virginia. we may fairy hold
him responsible for the general manage
ment Of the campaign here. What we
wish to know now is why no sound
money Democrat" was put up for Con-
cress in the Richmond District. Was
this district. as well as the Norfolk Dis
trict. allotted to the Republicans, when
william Lamb of Virginia, and Nj. T..
Ingalls, Of Ohio entered into their treaty?
1t would seem so, since we see only
two candidates in the field-one true
blue Democrat and the other an out-and-
out Republican.
II never seems to have occurred 10 the
Ohioan that he had no right TO make
promises as TO the conduct Of political
affairs in Virginia. On the other hand'
Chairman Lamb never seems to have
doubted Ingalls's right TO make promises
for the Boilers. Chairman Lamb evi-
IDENTIFY regards ingalls, as the Boss Bolter,
and-all bantering aside-he is. But for
ingalls,. the outsider. the Boilers party
in Virginia never would have amounted
10 anything ingalls, became their field
marshal; he has kept them in communi-
cation with Hanna, and we suspect that
he has arranged that there shall be an
ample campaign, anti-Bryan fund in Vir-
ginia. The Republicans certainly owe
ingalls, a debt OF gratitude. and this
makes II all the more incomprehensible
TO us why Colonel William Lamb should
give" ingalls, away" in his letter. The
Colonel with all OF his experience in
diplomacy and politics, must have known
that ingalls, did not wish it officially
stated that he was undertaking to boss
Virginia. But here we have il from Re
publican headquarters ingalls, promised
Lamb that there SHOULD be no sound
money candidate put up in the Norfolk
District" because. beyond all others, this
district belonged to the Republican
party" This of course, shows ingalls,
in the light Of a boss II is also proof
Of the coalition between the Democratic
boilers and the Republicans. And yet
there are Boilers who insist that all they
are doing is in the interest of the Demo-
cratic party. Oh, pshaw!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
The True Foundation OF Permanent
prOsperity.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
In your editorial October sth) on 'Sil-
yer and the Farm" you state that the
farmers Of Virginia received $341d.75o Tor
wheat. corn. and oats I'm 1873 and 49, $40, $50
for the same in 1896. But did you not in
clude in these figures the freights ana
commissions, which do not come to
farmers? ] should think that the crop OF
1873 netted the farmer about SjOU0COO ana
that of 1896 about 100000 in round num-
bers. But even this does not reflect ac-
curately the farmers present circum-
stances. For instance, when corn was 10
cents a bushel 1000 bushels fetched 500;
dcducting 500 for bagging, hauling.
freight. and commission, the farmer re-
ceived 5000, and after paying, say 500, Tor
making the crop there remained about 500
toward the support Of his family, taxes.
interest on land, etc. Now 1000 bushels OF
corn would only net the farmer az a dis
lance from market. about 500, which IS
not enough to cover the acfual cost OF
making the crop. leaving nothing toward
the support Of his family. his taxes, etc.
and If he has no other resource rum
stares him in the face
l own about 1900 acres Of land. / have
been farming for about twenty three
years. but it has not paid for many years.
Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou
return" is the human basis. Nearly our
whole sustenance and raiment. nearly
everything that We use comes out Of the
land-interest on stocks ana bonds. soi-
vency of railroads, nearly everything. IN
fact. depends. directly or indirectly. on
the products of the land-yet farming does
not pay. and land has no fixed value
save for taxation. although ii Is The
only true foundation of permanent
wealth. The enormous fortunes made at
the North during the late war created an
unhealthy desire for making money
rapidly, at ali hazards, and ever since
there has been "A mad rush for wealth
without any regard whatever for its only
solid foundation. The leading ideas have
been in monopolies trusts, speculations.
stocks. bonds. booms, etc. Hence much
OF the so-calleG wealth Of the country Is
like castles floating in the air Men have
built their houses Of stocks. covered them
with bonds, filed them with booms. and
for years have been vainly trying TO
strengthen them with single-standard
gold but every wind that blows shakes
them, they rock to and fro, and some OF
them tumble; because. the builders paid
no attention to the true foundation Of
permanent wealth. The main trouble IL
not with a few hundred millions Of silver
dollars with only SO cents. more or less
worth of silver In them. but with the
many hundreds Of billions of dollars In
stocks and bonds with nothing IN them,
because of the billions of tons Of products
which do not pay for the raising and
marketing When there Is enough money
in bushel OF corn to pay for making IL,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29

when farming Is paying well ana lahns
have a fair marketable value, then' anu
not until then, firm foundation Tor tne
wealth and future prosperity OF the Whoie
country Will have been laid. IL hlsn
time that our statesmen were thinking
on these things. and many or them are
Tho prosperity OF this country nes
Wondering in the ground; but the Souls
OF the farmers are marching on IN the
never-dying cause OF the people. to
final victory as sure as that when We
are assured finally crowned the soul OF
old John Brown I'm the cause cat least'
no better than ourD TO which no gave MS
life.
The city press Of the Republican party
and OF the single-standard gold company
Is devoid Of feeling for the farmer ana
naturally regards him as being devoid OF
common understanding: but the vast ma
iorty Of farmers have enough sense TO
follow their friends, rather than thelr
enemies who regard them as Anarchists
and jeer at them as Popocrats. And we
are coming. Brother Bryan, by the nun
dreds Of thousands more S. s.
October 9. 1896.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-29
ANOTHER VICTIM.

Another good Democrat has fallen a
victim TO the pernicious hostility Of the
Department of Justice. This is MIR. w. H..
Mann. the Assistant District Attorney OF
this district. There was no reason on
earth why he should have been displaced
except that he is supporting Bryan and
Sewall. There is no allegation made that
he had been unduly active in politics.
Nor can the department sustain itself
upon the plea that it is its custom to
appoint the assistant upon the recommen-
dation of the District Attorney, since the
contrary appears to have been the case.
The removal Of Mr. Mann's chief, Mr..
Lassiter, was an outrage, but there was
even less excuse for the removal Of Mr..
Mann. All these things make our voters
very hot" and they will be remembered
most surely on the day Of election.