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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose, namely. receptacle POP the
urine, and as such it 10 BOT liable to
any form Of disease except by one Of
two ways. The first wsy IS from i'm
perfect action of the Kidneys. The
second way is from careless local treat
ment of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy uriue from UNHEALTHY
kidneys is the chief cause Of bladder
troubles. So the uome, like the blea-
der, was created for one purpose, and
il not doctored too much is not liable
to weakness or disease, except in rare
eases. 1t Is situated back Of ant very
close to the bladder, therefore any
pain, disease or inconvenience mani
tested in the kidneys, bach, bladder OF
usinary passage is often, By mistake
attributed to female weakness OF
womb trouble of some sort. The error
is easily made and may be as easily
avoided. To tiHd ont correctly, set
your urine aside fop a hour; q
sediment or settling indicates kidney
or bladder trouble. The mild and tine
extraordinary effect of Dr.. Kilner's
Swamp Root tine great kidney
and bladder remedy, lie coon Zeal
ICED. II you need Q medicine you
should have the Best At druggists,
price dfty cents and oae dollar.
You may have sample bottle and
pamphlet both sent free By mail. Mem
tion the ADvnRr1sEn and send your
address to DR.. Kilmer 3 Go, Bing-
hamton, n. 7. The proprietor of this
paper guarantees the genuipeness Of
this offer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

the ''Pss" in 1890 and '92, and
remembered it's peculiarities. /
exchanged specimen sections of
stalks with Mr.. JEFF Welborn a
few weeks ago, he sending me q
section of bis Pet grown last year.
The result was that no doubt
whatever is left in his o. my mild
of the identity of Jackson's "Afri.
can" and "Welborn's Pet" Our
trial test of 81 varieties does not
show muck to the credit of the
Jackson cotton. 1t will not yield
as much as any one of half the
other varieties.
/ saw Jaokson's patch. II is
growing on land that originally
was thin upland but it has been
manured and improved for many
years until it is now what we
understand when We say a
"dunghill" spot; besides this
previous manuring 1t has been
loaded down with cowpen manure
from the adjoining eowpen of
sixty COWS. It will possibly make
l to II bales of cotton per acre, if
the frost holds off reasonably late.
The staple is ordinary, no better
than the average selected varieties
of uplard cotton and will bring
no more in the market.
The whole thing is simply a
scheme to sell the seeds of q fairly
good variety of cotton at
unconscionably e1orbitant price.
Welhorn sells them at $500 per
bushel, or possibly less. Jackson
wants s1.00 per hundred seeds,
or $4,000 pes poundl The tals
about the seed having been
introduced By "Wandering Jew"
who found them on bush growing
wild on the banks Of the Congo,
in Centrai Africa 10 simply e |
"yarn." II S single farmer, aftes |
reading this. is Aumbugged about
those scea be deserves to be
humbusged. I have no interest
in it except that ] believe it to be
my duty 80 Director OF the Geovsie !
Experiment Station to expose all
ouch attempts to impose eli the
farmers.
You can make suoh use Of this
as you may desire, fos the benefit
Of your farmers.
Very truly,
RI. REDpise, Bireelor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Last spring the agricultural de.
partment at Washington sent gu.
gar beet seed to farmers in 81
States for experimental cultiva-
tion. The returns now coming in
show that the sugar beet can be
successfully grown in nearly eve
ry State of the Union, yielding
the largest per cent of sugar in the
Southern States. Has any Edge
field farmer experimental with
the sugar beet. Secretary Wilson
expects to distribute - tons OF
seed next spring, and the sugar
beet may become o rival of cot.
ton.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

The State educational authori-
ties are thinking of establishing a
textile school.
A textile school is designed for
thorough instruction in The theory
and practical art of manufactur-
ing ali fibres known to the textile
industry, such as cotton, wool,
worsted and others, aid all allied
arts, as dyeing and designing, and
introducing new branches Of in
dustry.
There are at present only two
such schools in the United States
in Philadelphia and Lowell.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

In Germany when the vote of
the jury stands six against six the
prisoner is acquitted. A vote of
seven against five leaves the deci-
sion to the court, and in vote of
eight against four the prisoner is
convicted.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Gov. Ellcrbe mas removed the
Metropolitan Police from the city
of Charleston, he has slso removed
all the State liquor constables ex-
cept three.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Prof. Holmes, of Pennsylvania,
and Henry Tollertoc, of Ohio, who
have been travelling in Europe
since June, were captured recently
by band til and are held for ran
som.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Col. J. a. Hoyt of Greenv,lie
has secuted the contract for print
ing The Cotton Plant. From .his
date that paper will grow in all
good respects.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

The United States government
is said to be negotiating with Den
mark for the acquisition of Green
land: porhars for summer resi-
dence for Peary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Gov. Ellerbe has removed the
metropolitan police from Charles
ton and there is great rejoicing in
the old city.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

There is a political "crisis" in
Spain and the new leaders of af.
fairs favor granting autonomy to
Cuba Immediately.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Yellow fever thirty years ago,
killed about one-third of those
who took it. Now it kills from 8
to 10 per cent only.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

One hundred and thirty persons
have been arrested in Warsaw for
completely in a plot to kill the
Gear.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
Hats and
Mems Furnishings.

If yon want stylish Hat, a pair Of
Gloves, the latest thing in Shirts, Col
lars and Cuffs or sn up-tO-date Tie,
ETC., see our line. Its all right, both as
so style and price.
We ask your investigation Of our
stock, whether you buy or not. Its
worth your time. 1t will save you
money.
E.. B. II A RT, ,
Sept. 90.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
A line of steamers will soon run
between Charleston and Nassau.
Gen. Hugh L. Farley died at his
home in Spartanburg last week.

The miners in Pennsylvania lost
100000 in wages by their pro-
tracted strike.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
GEORGIA EXPERIMENT STATION,
September 25, 1897.
Ir. John Ferguson, Gaeenville,

SepteHlUer 10, 1901.
Mr.. John ferguson, G,eenville,
S. C.
Dear Sin In reply to yours Of
the 23d, l beg to say that l have
repeatedly published replies and
interviews in regard to the so-called
African Limbless Cotton. | have
the same cotton growing on this
Station from some Of The same
seed that Jackson used, having
secured it from partner of Jack
sons last year. l have also
examined Jackson's six-acre field
of the so-called African Cotton.
When the patch ! planted on this
Station commenced developing
fruit soon suspected that it was
none other than a comparatively
old variety, known as "Welborn :
Pet" introduced and sold
principally III the West) for Z or,
s years past, by Jeff Welhor !
now of Keris, Ark. After II
commenced to open it's crop !
became convinced beyond a
reasonable doubt that the African
O. cotton is identical with
sWelbofn's Pet" / bad grown
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

Large assortment Of Crockery
at J. l.. Minis, marked ct prices
that suit the times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

saane assa esee e.
w sagt gtssg dkEae from S
Do I'D da5as y ahase fever.
sgsz7saa7's 8 CRsW md Feva1
gS ouaas 10 easB hA%.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06

The Spanish government has re-
called Gen. Weyler from Cuba
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
Why take Johnsones
Chill 6 Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
OfFeVer i'm OlNEDAY.
Humbug Exposed.

The following letter from Direc-
tor Redding of the Georgia Expe-
riment Station "does up" the
African limbless cotton:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
cHILDREKS' SUITS,
FROM Sf.OO UP

TO a real elegant one at a reasonable
price. Young Mems Suite fron s9 to
SO. Don't fail to see our Mems Weol
quits at $3.50. We have full line Of
Mems Blue, Black aad Colored, Single
and Double breasted Suits that we are
offering at $3.50. These suite are all
wool. cut ia the latest style and will
give you perfect satisfaction.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
SHOES! SHOES!

oIIOIo oI4OI0
Our stock of Shoes is complete in every
line for Men, Women and Children
Don't forget that we are the agents
here for the well known Bay State
Shoes. Every pair warranted to give
perfect satisfaction.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-10-06
DPE$9 GOODS,

Our Of Dress Goods
at iOo our 1 @ s and as
inch English Henrietta At 90 We have lot yard
stock we
Silks Roman stripes Brocade surah
Imings.
Our line Of the following goods uptodate particular
Cloths White
good Doiles for 25o; good Towel from
White Lawns White Checked Musn
and 1nsertions
Hosiery all grades styles seamless
TO the best German dyed black hose
CORSETS-A line makes in
Glove Fitting and the R.& g. Soc, and
Chdns Gloves WOOL Scotch knit and Cents Kid
HANDKERoHIEFsIn varieties, from 21c each cotton,
UNDERvEsTsGent Ladies Chdn Undeves, cotton,
half all Union
NoTIoNsbbons La Ladies' Cuffs Collars Gents Cuffs
Collars, latest There
stock that would MENTION but forbd will
this space tell you little big lot of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
Quaker Honesty.

In the Chronicles Of a Kentucky
Settlement" Is given TN instance Of in
tegrity which deserves to be made his
torical 1t is related Of three brothers
who were importing merchants in North
Carolina before the war Of the Revolu-
ton. They were Quakers. us were many
of the early colonists Of that state. The
story, il true, goes to show that in this
country private honor Is too often su-
perior To the public conscience.
During the war North Carolina, and.
wo believe, others Of the colonies, passed
an ordinapce requiring citizens owing
money to \subjects Of Great Britain TO
pay The amount into the treasury of the
state, which thereby assumed the posi-.
tion Of debtor to, the foreign creditor.
Harcourt Bros. owed ut the time q
large amount for goods imported, ard
this amount they paid US soon as posi-
BILE to the state treasurer. After the
termination Of the war and the signing
of the treaty Of peace. the English
creditors, unable TO recover the amount
due them from the state, which had
been horelcssly ,benkrppted BY tie lcrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
A New England Forts Stolen Cannon.

A long time ago Fort Fairfield felt
the need Of a cannon in its business. So
q determined band went up to Fort
Kent with the wicked notion of stealing
a cannon from the warlike jewellers in
that frontier town. The Fort Kent folks
were waiting for 'em with guns cooked
and primed, but in some remarkably
slick way the Fort Fairfield crowd slip
ped in and got away with the cannon.
On the way down to St John the boat
containing the cannon was overturned
and the ordnance was dumped into the
river. But, not a whit dismayed, the
brave little band CROPPED around. hooked
on to the piece and finally lugged it in
triumph into Fort Fairfield Then o
Fort Kent company went to Fort Fair
field to retake the cannon, but they
couldn't find the piece and marched
back again. Since then the cannon has
been kept carefully secreted. On festive
occasions it is brought out to bark, and
then is again hurried away into retire
ment-Bangor Commercial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
sUPERSTiTiONS.
The Momentous Part They Sometimes PLAY
In Human A6Airs.


The Momentous Part They Sometimes Play
In Human A6hirs.
The London Truth gives the follow
ing inside view of a great historical
event said TO have been hitherto un-
published:
When Sir Charles Napier had con-
quersl Mehemet Ali, he found it i'm
possible to force OF coax the willy Egyp-
tian into signing the treaty which only
would make his victory effective. He
had 10 interviews with Mehemet, in
which the Englishmar by turns argued.
flattered and threatened his antagonist.
who listened day after day with the
came immovable, smiling countenance.
One day Sir Charles. in speaking Of
England, said casually that it "was
governed by lncky woman" A strange
fash passed COR the pasha's counte-
nance, hut he made no answer. As soon
as Napier was gone, Mehemet sent for
the English consul, who was an Egyp-
tian, and demanded:
You were in London when the Eng
lish queen was crowned. We're the
omens bad or good:"
"AU good.
"You think that good luck is written
on her forehead!"
Il did not think upon the matter be-
fore, but now that you ask me be-
lieve that it is When she asked Allah
to help her in her work. her eyes ran
over. Allah loves the innocent.
'No doubt of that" said Mehemet
anxiously. ''She must be lucky"
Early the next morning he sent fol
Sir Charles and signed the treaty. Eng.
lish power and English cannon he could
brave, but not 1.-The luck" written up
on the forehead of good woman whom
he had never seen.
General Gordon's remarkable inf1u
ence over the Chinese was in largt
degree due. 1t is stated, to their belle.
in his extraordinary luck During TIT
Tae-Ping rebellion he was followed by al
army which did not comprehend either
his ability or his religious zeal. but which
believed that he was protected by al
invisible being who LED him to victory
No sword could wound him or bulle
! kill. A certain black ebony cane which
he carried was supposed to be the mag
ic talisman which brought him victory
and General Gordon was shrewd enough
always to carry this cane when he lie,
them into battle.
These superstitions seem absurd Il
us, but they ut least show that the il;
| norant men who hold them believe II
an invisible power who can give goo,
or Ill fortune at his will. Are they NOR
foolish than the educated, busy man
who recognizes no power i'll life stron
| ger than his own will and effort?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
Resting at Cnyanyembe.

My march is nearly over ] have
got back into well beaten tracks and
am even occupying a house where near
~ every Englishman who has entered
this region Of Africa has lain and
groaned over his fevers, his delays and
the thousand and one troubles inciden-
tai to African travel. Livingstone wait
ed here with patient resignation for
months, ru1pinating no doubt now on
the great lake, anon ON the great open
sore of the world" Stanley barricaded
and loopholed its walls in the war with
Mirambo. Here Cameron groaned over
his fevers and his delays, and before me
rises the picture Of Murphy, stout and
burly, sinking with groan to the
ground, and Dillon. blind and helpless,
lying YEARLY OH his couch. In later
times Captain Carter of elephant fame
had to flee from the house as from O
house infected. and but a few days ago
his Scotch assistant and two Belgians
were on the point IF shooting each
other with their revolvers, and, last of
all, to close this "stranGe, eventful his
tory" here lies yours truly, resting from
his long and lonely march and feeling
as If his work was DER.
l am ut the present moment a prey
to that horrible scourge, prickly heat,
making me feel as If needles were ooz-
ing out of every pore Of my corpus
Mosquitoes by the million buzz about
my ears, but sing no pleasant love song
to my maddening brain. I am also q
martyr to certain volcanic eruptions
vulgarly known as boils, which prevent
me from sitting, lying, walking OF
standing with any degree of comfort.
Then the temperature is go high that
at midday Il have not got out Of my
pyjamas. while to get breath Of air
l have continually to resort to the fan.
Biography of Joseph Thompson. Afri-
can Explorer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
Services OF the West to Education.

The susceptibility Of Americans to
new ideas is notable element in the
prosperity of the country. The people
are willing to try anything that is new.
This is speciallytrue of the west, where
the enterprisfrg inhabitants are always
seeking short cuts to wealth and to
knowledge. This ADVENTUROUS spirit Of
ten leads 10 superfciality, but it has
also been ve.y fruitful of new methods
OF school education. The kindergarten
idea was taken mp and developed in the
west. There manual training was first
tried on a large scale with satisfactory
results. And it was teachers in the west
who first brought about the introduc-
tion of Literature" in the lower grades
as the best means of interesting unde-
veloped minds. In fact. they demon
strated the truth that it Is better for
the child to feed upon ideas, upon
thought, upon real stories, and the lives
Of real people, and the stimulating SEN
tincHts of al! the ages, than upon the
irane sentences and jejune and success
full effort to be childish of the reading
books. -Charlcs Dudley Warner in Har-
per s>Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed Ircro-als viii he reocised nj the city
elerh's oflce, Rock leland. until Monday, OCT
4. 1877. O. 5o'clock D IA, for constructing ID.
Improvements ordered BY an ordinances en-
titled ~ follows:
AN ordinance for tho Improvement Of First
avenue In tho city 81 Rock leland. state OF Illi-
nois from the east line of Kie,uth stret 10 .l,e
west line OF Twentieth street."
Ard for furnishing all Tho materials and ding
the WORK ncoordinan 10 plans and rpscifcations
on file n. the city clerks o.icc.
Blank hids will be furnished on application.
Each bid must be accom- uaiiit a with % cert ifcd
check In &c Fuin Of Ave trnsrcf fg500j dOlgEre
oii come Rocs Island tank. Jay able to the order
81 the mayor OF said city. which shAll become
forfeited :" said city IN the bidder shall fail
u cr,cr Into cortr .c. within tta lDD days afts,r
the awarding Of said contract. with approved
sur"uo- g. execute ihs work for tile p,ioe men
noned IN HE hid aud according % the liars aud
specifications 10 The event That the Contract shall
lie awarded 10 him.
Contractors are required 10 furnirh eamyloe of
hricE with which work IL % be done BricE urcd
III the FORK must Correspond with the samples In
quality .nd siyle.
Rock Island, H., sept. ~. 1877.
A. 70. ilUEsIs0. City CLERK.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24

OPENING THE EDUCATIONAL SEASON.
bruised mass, Benjamin Kurtz, n newly
entered freshman, was found wandering
about the campus the night after tho
crush" between the two lower clnsses. In
the savage conflict between tho men some
one crushed his heel into young Kurtz's
face
Tho result is that he Is disfgured for
life, and 1t Is probable that his brain has
been so severely injured as to permanently
disable his mind. kurtz's condition WAS
found to be simply pitiful. A piece Of
flesh was torn from one OF his nostrils.
His upper lip had boon cut through and
hung by a mere thread. AL Of his front
teeth were gone. and the jagged nature Of
the wound and the dirt in Ii mnde IL all
the more serious. Four Of tho teeth In the
lower jaw had been kicked out, and the
bone OF the jaw had been broken OF with
them. The upper and tho lower jaws were
broken and tho flesh of the face was man.
gled beyond recognition. This discovery
has inoxpressib!y shocked the community.
Two other freshmen suffered severe in
juries. Frank Marshall is Ibid up with
his right leg fractured above the ankle
Condor, another unfortunate "freshy,"
came out Of tho battle with broken leg
These outrnges aroused great indigna-
ton at Berkeley, and the academic coun-
oil. which has absolute control of such
| matters, passed resolutions condomn!ng
the practice of cane rushing and fixing the
penalty at expulsion for any student insti-
eating or participating IN u rush. The
resolutions were adopted only after hot
debate, and it seems that tho pleasant
practices Of tho intellectual sophomores
have q good many able defenders in the
faculty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
Clean Shirts In GERMANY,

The Berlin Boersen- Courier tells
about Germans invention of a paper
shirt front which Is intended to ap-
peal to the large number of continental
Germans who wear dickies. The shirt
front has paper collar polish and is in
seven layers. AS each layer is torn off
1t reveals another white. glistening
front. Thus from one paper dicky the
wearer may evolve clean paper shirt
front for every day III the week. The
dicky is made to button to any kind of
shirt. 1t costs but 30 pfennig, or about
cents; consequently the expense of a
clean front is but a cent day. In view
Of the prevalence of the dicky habit in
Germany the inventor has taken steps
to manufacture his compound shirt
fronts in large quantities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-24
Csoosi Rules For Living.

Mach CT late has been written about
tlsc various kinds Of food which partic-
ularly nourish or supply the waste of
the brain. That the labors of the brain
aro exbaMting to thoLanimal economy
Is very true, but the experience Of tho
studious has proved that it Is not so
much tho intensity OF the study as the
length Of time spent on il and neglect
Of relaxation that produce the exhaus-
tion. German students generally study
more hours than we do here. yet break
downs very rarely. occur among them.
Tho reason of this is they take better
care of the body for. the sake Of the mind
of the house because Of the tenant
that occupies il.
The real fact is that the majority Of
US rust out rather than wear ont. That
the brain Is affected both by the quail
ity and quantity Of the food and drink
like other parts Of the body-pcrhaps
more In proportion to the amount Of
blood 10 contains-no Psychologist will
deny. But that there are certain kinds
Of foctk-say fish and milk. as some
have maintained-which are specially
adapted to repair the exhausted brain
has never been actually demonstrated.
The best way TO preserve the brain Is
above all not to unduly tax it, to eat
temperately of such food as has been
found by experience TO agree with the
stomach, TO avoid late suppers and
night work and to sleep as much as ma.
ture requires. New York Ledger.