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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-11-11

Close connections at recnwood for
ali points on ). \. L., aud G. and q.
Railway, and at Spartanburg with
Southern Railway.
For information relAtive to tickets,
rates. schedules, etc, address
w. j. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. a Ct.
Augusta, Ga.
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weather for October.

Weather Observer c. "A. Long, Of
Trenton, sends us the following
data of The weather for the month
Just ended:
Max. temp. 70; dates 9Th, 22nd,
29th and 30th.
Min. temp. 44; date 10Th.
Mean. temp. 64.6.
Precipitatiop-For October 1885,
5,29 inches. 1894, 6.31 inches,
1895, I'll inches. 1896, ,S4 inches,
10 months i'll OctoI er 1894, 1867
inches. 1895, 5119 inches. 1896,
$50 inches.
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We have The largest stock ol
these goods ever shown to this
trade. These goods must be sold,
and if low prices count for any
thing, they will be sold-and sold
quickly. This is your chance to
get your Winter Goods for less
than you can by them in Augusta.
.SHOES-We can sell you shoes
at bargain prices. Our regular
$500 ladies button shoes reduced
to $3.50. Our $3.50 ladies and mems
shoes cut down to $125. Our $125
mems cut down 70 Sl.0O.
PANTS GOODS--Our regular
223c jeans now 1S4c. Our 27c+ al
wool Jeans now 22!c. Our 335c
all-wool jeans now 25c. Our 45c
10 or. all-wool jeans now 37@c.
We positively have cut prices on
these goods just as stated above.
DRESS GOODS-You lever saw
such bargains as we are offering in
Dress Goods. We have cut our
224c and 25c all-wool serges and
cashmeres down to 1910. Soc
Dress goods cut to SOC. onr SOC
Dress goods cut to 395c,.
Large quantity of fine Boukleys
and Serges at prices astonishingly
low Don't fail to see our Dress
Goods.
sILKs-velvets, Ri b b n S,
Bralds, &C., in all shades aud
styles at attractive prices.
DOMESTICS-We lead in this
line of staples. Everybody must
have these goods and we want to
sell you.
Fruit of Loom bleaching, at &c.
Z Gran. c. Shirtings, at 4c yd.
/ Gran. R. r. shirtings, at Sc.
Al Sea Island Sheeting, at 49c.
BLANKETS and FLANNELS,
&c,-Blankets worth $3.50 going
at $500. Blankets worth $500 go
ing at $2.45. Blankets worth $1.50
going at $1.00.
Our 25c flannel is as good as can
be bought elsewhere for 30 aud
35c.
We sell a white Table Linen 70
inches wide for SOC yd. THIS goods
is worth 75c. anywhere.
Our goods have beel. Fought
cheap, and our motto is Under
sell" all Compositions.
Limited space forbids cur qao-
ting prices on all goods. Call on
us and we will save you from Is
to 25 per cent on your wintor
goods.
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LIFE INSURANCE.

LIFE INSURANCE.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany of Newark, New Jersey.
Organized 1916.
All policies participate in dividends
annually, and are incontestible and
non-Forfei.able after two years.
Before applying forinsurance write
us or see us personally.
July 14-6m.
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MEDICAL NOTICE.

1 will be al my Office in the viii
lage every first Monday and re-
main there one week, to partially
resume the practice of my profess
sion l have made speciality of
chronic and contagious diseases of
women.
thank my friends for past pat
ronage and solicit a continuance
for the same.
Office Edgefeld c. H., at t.
Whites Hotel.
w. D. JENNINGS sR.,
Sept, 90, '96. NJ. D.
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Not Hard to Account for.

Mckinley y'smnjority in the cleo
soral college will noi be as large
! sts wasatz first claimed when the
leturps began to come in, and the
Republican maoritieslwM be ma
sterially reduced in The States that
they haze carried.
Mckinley has been elected,
E.annaahd his methods have tri-
umphed, but not with the land
slide that Hanna and those who
co-operated with him counted ap-
joarentlY upon.
Looking back and surveying the
field after the fight, tits not diff
cult to account for the result.
Never iii al the political histo-
ry of this coun. ry was party con-
frontcd by such multiplied ele-
meuts Of opposition IS confronted
the Democratic party III this mann
orable contest. Divided, as it was.
some OF It's trusted leaders ssulking
in their tents, otE5r aiding and
abetting the enemy, others going
over and fighting against US, we
had to meet the most thoroughly
organized, powerfully: equipped
and skillfrtlly marshalled party
this country over saw, backed
by
The banks,
Thetrrsts,
The Preparations,
The millionaires and multi-m,lll=
liopGires,
The bond dealers,
SThe stock speculators,
The market manipulators,
The trade associations,
The insurance companies,
These were supplemented by
moral and sentimental agencies,
Bishops of several denomina-
tions issued their pastorals,
gPulplts rang with political ap-
peals, and some of the preachers in
their zeal Tor the cause they es-
zpoused forgot the God whose words
they professed to preach.
Sc atimentalism was evoked by
Dramatic devices-the display Of
the copntrr's flag, the soldiers
crutch and the armless sleeve.
Monster parades of men. and na-
val parades to stimulate enthu-
siasm and confidence, and even
tie innocent children were paraded
before Mckinley.
All the agencies it was possi-
Bile for human ingenuity, aided
by unscrupulous cunning, to
command and use were combined
and used.
And all this was backed by a
fund of money never before at the
command of party manipulators in
this or any other country.
With all this before our eyes, is
it wonder that they triunnphed
over 4 party with but little organi-
zation, with but little money, and
thai contributed mainly by the
poor whose hands went into their
pockets and divided their hard
earnings, a party stimulated only
by The devotion of the men who
believed in the justice of their
cause?
Defeated, put not dishonored,
VIM. J. Bryan looms up in the
grand proportions of his superb
manhood.
For our opponents it is a victo-
ry without glory, , victory won
by methods never resorted to
before, and one that has ost,them
more than any victory ever did
Wilmington (N. 9, Star.
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Abbeyille has voted $4,000 OF
go years coupon bonds for sys-
system Of water works.
The Republican campaign COM
mittec expended $15,o00.oGo on
the election. Theresult is known.

We do not believe The Repnbli-
can party could survive another
suchsa victory as that of last Tues
day.
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rheumatism Cured.

Mr.. w. &. Shepherd, Of tie dry
goods house of DAWSON. Lowe &
Shepherd. Athens, Ga., says of
Royal GermetEsr:
"Fof four long months | was fiat
on my back, unable to move a sim
gle limb OF my body without as
slstance. Nothing gave me relief.
! had given up all hopes of recov-
cry until the great remedy, Kings
Royal Gerneteur ws!s given me.
The first week I began to improve,
ind in less than thirty days was
on my feet attending 10 my duties.
y am row able to work twelve
hours out Of every tffenty-four,
and sell as many dry goods as any
max in Georgia.
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UN IpA q NTED,
UENDISN[ A. Y.ED.
BRYAN SPEAKS WORDS OF
HOPE AND CHEER TO
BTMETALLISTS.
ELOQUENT AND BURNING
WORDS.

The CAUSE OF SILVER EMEReEs
FROM THE CONTEST STRONGER
THAN EvER-THE FIGHT AGAINST
THE GOLD STANDARD, a CoSsp1-
RAcY OF THE MONEY CHANGERS
AeA1Ns1 THE HUMAN RACE, MUST
BE CONTINUED.
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J SIC He d q L E.

g. G. q. & G. r. r. COMPANY
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C. A. GRIFFIN, a. E. PADaEr,
GRIFFIN
AND
PADGETT T

~ oooo J"
Fire, Life, and Accident Insu-
rance.
Office in The Farmers Bank of Edge.
field, S. G..
We represent the following First. Glass
Companies:
FIRE INsURENCE.
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Notwithstanding his defeat Bryan
carried more States and made
a better showing than any defeat-
ed Democratic candidate in the
Nations history.
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: Fresh tllrDip seed at sPenn's of the fol-
:Owing Varieties: yellow Rutabaga,
Red Top, White Flat Dutch, yellow
aberdeen, Gt.lden Ball, White Globe,
Yellow Globe, Seven Top Hanover.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-11-18

ton from England has begun IN ear
nest. The railroad station at Milmay
has been completed, the Rialey formerly
Estelle) station is to be enlarged to cope
with the increase OF business, and Doro-
thy, the new central station, is build
ing. The finishing touches are being
put to the new Evangelical church, in
which Mr.. Piper, the patriarch of the
colony, holds services and Sunday school
every Sabbath. The Baptists, who are
Just about to build on Cumberland ay-
enue on lot exactly Ia miles, by gov
ernment survey, from the ocean, are
already holding services fortnightly,
last Sunday being addressed by Rev.
Mr.. Frame, OF Mays Landing. About
SO children are attending school. The
Milmay Farmers and Mechanics Pro-
tective Association has been organized
with David Mcclure, Jr., president; Mr..
Hickman, secretary and Mr.. Schmidt,
trea surer. The ritual OF the initiation
has not been completed, but it is like
ly the members will have to ride the
goat"
During the latter part OF October -
in the open season deer were plentiful
in Estelle. So were hunters. / was one
OF them. Four antlers were captured
here. Rabbits, quail and partridges
are abundant. / stayed in the colony
a week. 1 went all over it. Fortunately
the weather was perfect. The woods
were aglow with splendid autumnal
tints. Along the side OF the winding
road the bright scarlet leaves OF frost
ed blackberry vines. in their beds O
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-11-18

letter for publication in the Living
Church." one OF the leading ecclesiastical
magazines OF the country which appeared
In the issue OF August 8, 1896. In the
article he said:
had road of a tract of new land laid out in
fveacre farms in South New Jersey. adjoining
the famous Vineand, and offered for sac at $50
rer acre on very easy terms Of payment, 81
down aud 81 a week for balance; and il at any
time the purchaser could not make his weekly
payment OF 81. he could still hold the farm bv
pay ng interest quarterly in advance, at six
per cent. | showed this to my friends. Good
land for next to nothing, in close proximity to
the best markets in he world for poultry. eggs,
sweet potatoes and fruit. for producing which
tue land is OF the first quality. with transpor-
tation facilities! This SURPRISED us all. We
knew the situation for markets was oil that
could be desired; the climate delightful while tn
soClai advantages OF a community settled on
fve-acre or even ten acre far ns, conld not but
be OF great value. The quality OF the land was
the only thing we were i'll doubt about. After
much inquiry and correspondent, it was agreed
by my friends and myself that. as l had traveied
so much on this continent and esewhe e. and
had always, until lately, been tha owner OF a
great Geal Of land, and understood slI about
farming practically. was the man to be sent out
to inspect this land, several OF my friends chip
ping in to assist bear expenses.
Accordingly | took advantage OF the excursion
rates given on account of the assembling of tine
Christian Endeavor in Washing, on and reached
h re about a week ago. l spent several days
in inspecting the land. interviewing rev settlers
who had already made such progress as to have
sted the fertility OF the SOIL and also settlers of
a longer or shorter period in the adjoining dis
tricts of Richland aud Vineland, where, how
ever the land does not seem good tina. Of
Estelle and Mimay, in the latter of which the
land is being rapidly settled while in the former
opened year before. there is tile or no land
BOW for sale. am now SO highly pleas d with
the land that I have bought for myself and
friends considerable number OF farm paying
the 81 down, and the agent has kindly consented
to hold large size tract for me until l get
home. as l have satisfied him that when l max e
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known all the facts concerning the land l shall
at once send him long list of the names Of pur-
chasers.
They tell me that this part of New
Jersey ranges from so to lis feet above
the sea and that in this part of the State
frost appears in the latter end OF Octo
ber or the beginning OF November, but
very cold weather rarely comes till Christ
mas. Hence the saying "as the day leng
thens, the cold strengthens" It is never
bitterly cold. The Thermometer seldom
goes below 10 degrees above zero AID
vegetation has been observed in all tht
winter months. Enough snow TO track
a rabbit seldom falls. Garlic has been
tasted in butter in January; the leaves
Of the willow, the blossoms OF the peach
and the flowers OF the dandelion have
been seen in February, and the apple
orchards have been seen in full bloom
in December. Vegetation in the Spring
is from four to six weeks earlier than
in the Northern and mountainous parts
OF the State OF Pennsylvania, and this
gives the South Jersey trucker and poul-
terer positive and valuable advantage
over his brethren elsewhere because le
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-11-18
ID. l.. RISLEY.
The Founder of the Largest Agri
cultural Colony I'm the World.


A few words of e biographical nature
about the originator and promoter
OF these vast colonization projects may
be interesting to our readers because
ne is son OF Plea santville.
Dan. Risley is perhaps better known
throughout the United States and Eng
land than any other man who never
aspired to public life or personal publici-
ty. He was one OF the sons OF Josiah
Risley OF ancient and honorable lineage,
and was born in sight OF this office on
June 25, 1860. According to the signs
Of the Zodiac, the soothsayers tell US
that the 25th of June is one OF the five
lucky days in June. Thus his success
was predestined at his birth
Young Dan. received common schoo.
education in Plea santville and when
only Is years of age he had finished
with his school books, mastered the
printing business and become the pro-
prietor OF a monthly publication enti-
tied "Everybody's Companion" Selling
his interest in this, he went into the
grocery business, became postmaster
OF Plea santville, and while thus engaged
broke his leg with pair OF runaway
horses.
Several months Cfpain followed and,
while lying in bed, unable to move, he
had ample opportunity to think what
he would do when he got well. The
surgeons held out no hope as to the
broken limb, and it was conceded that
he could never lead particularly act
i've life. Then he formulated the plans
which lead to his subsequent success.
He would go into the real estate bust
ness, he decided.
While still hobbling about with a
crutch, he began operations by cutting
up the old ancestral farm into building
lots and offered them for sale on easy
payments. They sold rapidly. Then
he bought more and ultimately organ
lied the Pleasantville Land Co. for the
sale of Pleasantville lots, in which he
still holds controlling interest. Form
ing partnership with Joseph C. Farr,
now Mayor OF Pleasantville, he moved
to Atlantic City and together they sold
lots for some time.
The experience gained in these oper-
ations was sufficient to show the sue
cess that would meet the offer OF small
farms on instalments. No one had ever
tried it. Very few except Dan. Risley
believed it wo1ld succeed. Going out
few miles beck OF Plea santyille Mr..
Risley secured 5000 acres OF land, had
it surveyed, streets made and the whole
tract cut up into 5-~cre plotss Then
he advertised. The response was immed-
late. One would have thought the peo.
pie had Just been waiting for the chance
to buy farms.
But, withal, the field was limited,
and he resolved to move to Philadel.
lia. Dissolving his partnership with
|. Mr.. Farr he went to the Quaker City
about six years ago and opened small
Office with one stenographer as assist
ant, on. South Sixth Street. Good for
tune followed him and soon the farms
at Mckee City ware sold. .s;s.:! ii. II
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grpen moss, cleaned in the sunshine,
as they crouched beneath the golden
grasses and towering oaks. Persim-
mons, turnips and chinquapins were
ripening and acorns were beginning
to fall. Stretches OF cleared land cut
the forests into irregular blocks. The
trees kept one from seeing the extent
OF the colonization, unless the whole
colony had been traversed, and that
is several days travel with good team.
Everybody seems to be busy. There
are no unemployed. The mill, in addi-
ton to the men it employs insiGe, also
has teams aid teamsters cutting and
hauling lumber. The cane and umbrella
factory gives work to skilled artisans
indoors, and small army outside bring
in sticks and roots from which canes
and handles are made. For these tile
proprietors OF the factory nay from 50
to $4 a thousand.
Everyone who comes here is delight
ed with the colony, especially our Eng
ish cousins. Every one VINO comes over
is charmed with the country, the land
and the evidences OF progress and pros
parity on al sidee They had hopes and
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Not being able to buy any more ad-
joining LAND he went further inland and
when the South Jersey railroad ran its
first train through to Cape May, Dan.
Risley was aboard. He saw en- route
Just what he was looking fora large
tract OF high, fertile land. Only a few
days had passed before negotiations
had been closed for the purchase OF ten
thousand acres which he soon had plot
ted out into 5-acre farms. He called
the place Estelle. When these were sold
he assumed the sole agency for the South
Jersey Land and Transportat ton Co.,
which owned 10000 acres Immediately
north OF and adjoining Estelle. These
were named Milmay. The farms there
were opened for sale on Thanksgiving
day, 1885. Very few are now unsold.
Then an addition of 310O acres (traot
Id was made to Estelle, and this is
now nearly all gone.
Mr. Risley is tall, weighs l Ga pounds
and has an attractive personality. The
first thing you notice about him is his
kindly, straightforward blue eye, and
when you know him you discover he
is as generous as he is genial, and as
honest as he is hearty. OF sanguine
temperament, he is diffident OF his own
abilities, firm and inflexible in his de-
terminations characteristic OF the
whole Risley family and is universally
liked and admired by all with whom
he has dealings, commercially or social
ly.
In May, 1884, he married Annie 7.
English, sister OF the then proprietor
OF the Atlantic City Daily Review.
Mr.. Risley has always been firm
believer in printer 8 ink. His bills for
advertising, besides maps, agreements,
deeds, circulars and Office stationary,
run into the thousands monthly. Some
times he is advertising in as many as
300 OF 400 papers at once. Besides he
deals in all sorts OF improved properties,
selling farms and dwellings all over the
country.
The little Sixth street office in Phil
adelphia soon proved 90 small and then
he moved to 221 South Tenth, which
last year had to be vacated for lack
OF room. Now Re does business at 211
South Tenth street, where dozens OF
clerks and stenographers are employed.
He also has branch offices in New York
City and London besides agencies in
various towns throughout the country.
About year ago Mr.. Risley owned
this paper, from whom the present pro-
prietor bought IL last Spring.
In the past few years Mr.. Rlsley has
had numerous imitators OF his style
OF business, but it is sale to say he still
heads the list.
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NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG The SHORE RESIDENTS
WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY'S BUSINESS.
ESTELLE COLONY.

[Estelle Colony embraces Mlmay, Risley for-
merly Estelei and Dorothy railroad stations.l
FL. Daily OF Birmingham, Eng, has
made many improvements in his farm
on tract s.
E. J. G. Bennett, a manuia curing
stationer of4 MaidenLane, Queen Street,
London, Eng. bought farm 331. tract
II.
Nicholl Macdonald of Manchester,
Eng, has made many improvements
on his ten acres.
Colin H. Gill, boot manufacturer
OF New Brompto1, Kent, Eng. has ar
rived and is stopping with friends prior
to the completion OF his residence by
the Estelle Building Company on tract
IL.
John B. Nourse CT Lonoon, 2as pur-
chased ten acres on tract u.
All our colonists voted for Mckinley
except two.
W. j. Hill, with his wife and three
children, OF Pittsford, N. Y. arrived here
Thursday with their baggage. They
will locate rear the Milmay station.
L. G. Schmidt OF the firm OF Schmidt
& Mcdonald OF the cane and umbrella
handle factory, moved his family here
from Philadelpnia last week.
Fred. T. Crossline, OF Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, came here last Monday and bought
farms S96 and 9S7, tract 8. He was
much pleased. S. H. Repp, another Wilk-
es-Barre man was here looking around
on Wednesday.
E. G. Blackwood, OF New York City
paid US visit Thursday.
School will begin on Cumberland ave.
nue. soon. Mrs. p. Goldsack, who speaks
English, French and German, will prob
ably be appointed school marm." Sh
J. very talented woman. The Milmal
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EStelIe is positively booming !

ESrPiie is positively DOOullng
The Presidential election campaign,
which ended so happily last week, de-
pressed business and enterprise OF every
sort for months. Yet, when the polit-
ical sky was darkest, the little South
Jersey colony began to take on new
life and vigor, and what may now be
expected as the light of q new era OF
prosperity dawns? Therefore | say:
Estelle is positively booming!
From population OF hall dozen
two years ago, when the colony came
into existance, there are now more than
$50 inha bitants. Four births have oc-
Cured, but no 6eaths-an eloquent
argument for the country's hc1lthful-
ness. And there are no lawyers, which
are usually regarded es neccss lry evils
everywhere
The saw mill is saving as much build
ing material Gay as the saws viii cut.
Schmidt & Mcdonald 5 cane and umbrel
Ia factory is running to its fullest Ca
pacity. More new houses have been
erected during the past thirty days than
ever before during three montns, and
the Estelle Building Co. has five more
under contract to-day. New settlers
are moving ms families located last
week. and the predicted tide of iTnmigra-
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-11-18
LARGEST AGRICULTURAL COLONY
N IHE UNITED STATES.
Neu Jersey Truck hands Being Eagerly Bought by
Prospective Settlers.
THE COLONZR A WELL KNOWN AKD H0N0RD SON OF PEASANVLE
LARGE ADDITIONS TO POPULATION ATLANTIC AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IN THIS STATE BEING EF-
FEcTED THROUGH NOBLE EFFORTS D. L.
RIsLEY-SKETCH THE NEW SETTLEMENT.

expectations before they LETT home; that
was natural; if they hadn t they would
not have come. But realization in
this case at least - exceeds anticipation,
for the simple reason that none OF the
circulars, booklets, letters OF other lit
erature emanating from Founder Risley g
offices are florid in tone. None OF his
printed or written statements try to
paint the colony with too bright hue.
He is always conservative, never gush-
ing. never eifusive. AS Californian
reil :. k.d liz IRA" western sryie whom
met on the road; "FE.isley told The truth,
but he didn't make it as strong as ne
could have done without lying" This
man had come all the way from Califor
MIA as a representative OF twenty-five
others who sent him East to see ii the
claims Risley made in his advertise
ments were true. This man bought 1 0
acres, and wired his friends advising
them to at once buy farms he had select
ed for them.
Only few months ago, l am told.
a clergyman OF the Episcopal Church,
Rev. S. Pritchard, OF Duluth, Minn.,
was sent here on similar errand. He
was so well satisfied with what he saw
that ne wrote over his signature long