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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
Reduction I'm Railroad Fares.

Reduction I'm Railroad Fares.
From the Railroad Gazette.
The one most thorough, and, we believe,
most reasonable remedy for the unsettled
condition of the passenger traffic field in
the central states is a general rate of
two cents mile for local tickets to all
stations. Such a reduction would be a bold
and radical step, but we have heard it
favorably spoken of by experienced and
conservative traffic officers for some time
past. There is little question that 1t would
produce a new business to justify itself,
and that within a short time; some think
within one year. The railroads of Ohio, In
diana and Illinois form the typical spider S
web; many lines that it will never be
possible for all to get good rates, and juno
uons SO frequent on every line that compel
tive rates affect all or nearly all the BUSH
Eess at non-con.petitive stations. Under
such conditions the maintenance of any
thing but low rates will always be diff
cult matter. On the other hand, uniform
rates, as low as any in effect anywhere in
the country, should have a powerful eff
feet as sedative on the public, and even
on the petty politicians who make it their
business to keep the public agitated. The
abandonment of the great differences be-
tween through and local fares and between
the rates to retail and those to wholesale
buyers of transportation would abate a
great amount of friction and would tend to
kill off some of the scalpers. Possibly it
few sensational reporters, who subsist
on passenger wars and war rumors an
added blessing for which every one would
be thankful,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

banjo, who will entertain with budget Of
new topical hits. The closing feature on
the program is a SPECTACULAR extravaganza,
entitled IAN Isle z God," a satire on the
klondike gold craze This Is presented with
appropriate scenery and costumes, and the
entire company III given abundant scope
for their versatility. The situations are
very lud.crous, and thsre is an abundance
Of funny sayings, dngiDs and dancing and
score Of pretty girls. There will be matt
nees Tuesday. Thursdsy and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

COLUMBIA THEATER-Auguste Van
Biene, the celebrated actor-musician, who
for the last five years has been playing
with the greatest possible success through
OUT Great Britain, France and Germany,
VIII begin one weeks engagement at the
Columbia Theater Monday evening, No
vember !. producing Frank Harvey's new
comedy drama, "A Musicians Romance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

company supporting Mr.. Herbert Kelley
and Miss Effie Shannon, in the new comedy,
"A Coat of Many Colors," is an unusually
strong one 1t includes Edmund D. Lyons,
Edward See Bruce McRae, David Terrence,
Richard Brinton, Edwin James, Miss Ellie
Wilton and Miss Georgia Busby and Mr..
VIM. ]. I.eMoyne. They will be seen for
the first time in Washington on Monday,
November l. at the Lafayette Square Opera
House.
Thomas Fl. Davis and William T. Keogh' 4
scenic melodrama, ION the Bowery." will
furnish fun and sensation to the theater-
goers of this city at the Grand next week.
The Bowery hero, Chuck Connors takes a
prominent part in both the comic and melo-
dramatic scenes, but the interest in the
play is not confined to him alone. There is
a host of odd characters introduced who
look as if they had walked in on the stage
from the real Bowery. The characters that
make the Bowery so rich field for humor-
list and artist abound plentifully in this
piece, and they are drawn with boldness
and precision. The East Side of New York
has attracted a good deal of attention of
late. Interest in At has been Increased
since Albert Chevaler came to this country
depicting the coster, that peculiar charac-
ter of the East Side of London who cores
ponds to our familiar Bowery type A
writer. in commenting on Chevalier's cos
ter performance, says that the gestures,
looks and other mann erisms of Chevalier's
coster are all characteristics of our Chuck
Connors. Chevalier is initiating a charac-
ter peculiar to London and whose counter
part is to be found in all the alleys of the
world Connors Is the real thing and the
American representative Of his class"
''On the BoweryH is mirth- proyokina
comic picture and appeals to all classes Of
amusement seekers. The scenic embeIlish-
ment of the piecesis good. The Brooklyn
bridge scene is a perfect example of real
istic painting, and entirely new lines of
perspective were employed by the artists
to produce the wonderful effect attained IN
this scene. Numerous new and entirely ap-
propriate specialists irradiate the action OF
the play.
CHURCH HISTORY LECTURES.-The
second lecture Of the course Of six illus
trated lectures on church history, from the
Apostolic times to the Reformation. given
under the auspices of the Church Society
of Trinity P. E. Church, by the rector, Rev.
Richard p. Williams, will be given Tuesday
evening next at Trinity Parish Hall, cor
ner Sd street and Indiana avenue. The SUBJ
ject will be 1.-The Establishment of the
English Church" The subjects of the 9th
err lectures, to be given on Tuesday even
ings until November %. at Trinity Parish
Hall, are as follows: Lecture 8. Result of
the Scandinavian Conquests;" lecture 4,
Growth of Papal Despotism In Britain: -
lecture 8, Resistance to Papal Jurisdic-
tion." and lecture 6. Leading Events In
the Reformation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

COLUMBIA THEATER-There is
strong feeling on the part Of the theater-
goers to see Margaret Mather's production
OF "Cymbeiine," and when the curtain
rises at the Columbia next Monday even
Ing on Shakespeare's comedy the popular
actress will undoubtedly be greeted by
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07

be acknowledged py all to be
wrong in principle and swindling
in results, and I am one of many
who when we see wrong, have the
faith to think there are proper
methods to attain the right. I
am one whose convictions are
strong against the existence of
any public debt knowing such to
be social curse which has no
right to exist in this Christian
lan'l having a republican form of
government.
Now Mr.. Editor as you are in a
position to know I will inquire
why it is that our county is one
year behind paying Jurors and
county expenses generally? l have
heard it stated that about 1876
the taxes for that year were never
levied nor paid which causes yet
all claims to be one year behind.
Answer these questions for your
readers and I will endeavor to in
vestigate with a view to remedy
the unnecessary evil.
Pro Bono PUBLIco.
Airy Mound, June %, 1897.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfills every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. 1t
corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to get up
many times duringi the night to
urlnate. The mild and the extraordi-
nary effect of Swamp Root is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distress
ing cases. If you need a medicine you
should have the best. Sold by drug
gists, price 1.'ty cents and one dollar.
You may have sample bottle and
pamphlet both sent free by mail. Men
tion the ADVERTISER and send your
address to DR.. Kilmer g. Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The proprietor of this
paper guarantees the genuineness of
this offer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
Rest, Only Rest.
cess.

Mr.. EDITOR: Amt you growing
tired of the kickers a-kicking. SO
much. er bout these "Greenwood
gentlemen" holding office? Pity
we haven't more one-legged citi-
zens so there would be less kick
ing.
Lets have a rest on the subject.
Let the editor, the public and the
gentlemen" rest.
It's too hot to worry and fret
over office. Fest assured these
gentlemen" will do their duty by
us, to us and for us. l have at
tended reunions, childrens' days,
union meetings, etc., and have
heard everything discussed, by the
outdoor crowd, from the tariff
question to the half soling of shoes,
but have never yet heard anyone
say these Greenwood gentlemen
should vacate.
So these kickers must be sadly
in the minority on the west side
at least. 1 don't believe one voter
in ten wants them to throw up their
offices, putting them to the trouble
of electing others to fill their
places.
Should these men resign and anoth-
er election be ordered, there would
have to be a mighty shaking up of
dry bones by the candidates to get
the people interested enough to
get one-half of them to attend the
polls.
We grew oh SO tired of politics
last year, and have pulled grass 80
hard this year that after laying-by
our crops we want 70 roll in the
shade as nearly nude as we eau get
with propriety and rest-rest from
Tillmanism, conservatism, reform"
ism, antitism, rheumatism or any
other and all other isms and tisms.
RIP VAN WINKLE.
Pine Apple Sherbet at the "Luray."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
The Beulah Land School.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please allow me
space in your valuable paper to
extend thanks to all who are con-
nected with the Beulah Land
school. The people around Beulah
Land have been extremely kind. to
me, and I certainly appreciated
their kindness. I have taught the
above named school three years,
and have tried to discharge my
duty as near as 1 possibly could.
1 was very much attached to'all
of my pupils.
My school closed Friday, the
25th of June, and those who stood
on the toll of honor we're: Daisy
Pickel, Jim Kemp, Ivy Corley,
Mary Pickel, Mary Zimmerman,
Irola Zimmerman, Addie Collins,
Annie May strom, Ollie Pickel,
Eliza Zimmerman, Bessie QUITS,
Gary Minor, Rufus Pickel, Hilda
Harling, Edgar Zimmerman, But
ler Minor, Melvin Zimmerman,
Hamp Minor, Eddie Duke, Jane
Harllng, Mamie Duke, Pearl Par
due and Jesse Zimmerman.
A large per centage of my school
had to stop aoout the first of April
and May to 60 in the field to work.
I think I car safely say that the
Beulah Land school will stand
among the first in Edge6eld coun-
ty. This school being on the line
between Edgefeld and Greenwood,
of course it will be broken up, ow-
ing to the division of the county.
1t is sad to think that my flock is
scattered and I may never get them
together again, but their names
are planted in my memory, and I
will love them wherever l 60. l
hope to see the day when every boy
and girl whom 1 taught at old
Beulah Land will prove to be an
honor to their parents and to their
country.
The three years spent in teach
ing for the people at Beulah Land
1 boarded around among the pa
irons, starting with Mr.. G. M,
Zimmerman, w. E. Harling, j. b.
Pardue, N. w. Burton, DR.. ]. II.
Self, Mrs. M. G. Self, J. M. Minor,
w. E. Duke, E. J. Pickel, Mr.. Har-
ris Kemp, MIR. Abner Clegg, Mr..
Robert Corley, Mrs. Anna V. Byrd,
R. T. strom, J. NJ. Logan, J. 7.
QUITS, W. G. Collins, NJ. Parkman.
and G. G. West. 1 shall always
honor the above names, because I
owe it to flne4n,.but am obliged to
say that the good ladies in that
community deserve more honor
than the men. I wish the people
around old Beulah Land great sue
cess. M. B. B., Jr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
A Card.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please say that the
committee appointed by the last
grand jury to examine the books
of the county officers will meet at
Edgefeld G. H. on Monday, July
10Th, at II o'clock a. NJ, to begin
their work, and that trial justices
will leave their books with the
clerk of court for our inspection.
T. R. DENNY,
Chair. Grand Jury Com.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
True Democracy VS.. Big Dis
counts. Il

Mr.. EDITOR: It is true Demo
cratic doctrine that high tariff IL
creaaes the price not only on the
imported products that have the
tariff to pay, but also on ell SINH.
lar products of this country on
which no tariff is paid, and thai
such conditions foster trusts &C.
lessons consumption of those pre-
ducta, thereby injuring consumers
and causing overproduetion and
hard times. It
1t is thought by many observers
that counties borrowing from State
sinking fund will impose upon
every county claimant in a man man
ner similar 10. the teriff. That is
evory claim will be discounted
whether the county borrows one
fourth or two-thirds the amount
needed to pay all claims cash.
Officials will make the law by
watch the laws are made to the
counties operate as an excuse to
everyone who presents claim
ard thus discount all claims AL
though the Treasurer has funds on
hand collected as county taxes
sufficient to pay three-fourtha on
one-third the claims. This may
not be the trouble in Edgefeld
county yet, but it is well known
that the Taxpayers of this county
are being swindled out of shun-
drads of dollars by. wGy of claims
that the workers. or original
claimants never receive because Of
being paid in scrip insteadof cash,
Taxpayers should not be made to
pay more on the claims than the
worker or orign nal claimant re-
ceives for The work dom, or have
the cost made greater for the work
because of bad official manage
ment or erroneous laws. No gov
ernment is justified encouraging
discounling claims more especiaE-
ly when such practices increase
the taxes. 1t is we'll known that
many claims have been made
greater by cne-fourth owing tosthe
fact that they would be paid in
scrip whose present worth COM
manded about seventy er eighty
cents on the dollar. Yet we are
taxed with the whole ella m dollar
70: dollar. Then again many
G aims of needy ones which are
strictl v cash claims are discount
ed for IS to 80 cents on the dollar,
thus swind1ing the honest needy
II IL. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
JOHN SONS
CHILL 4 ND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
In One Day.
Ought To Resign.

Judging from the tone of the
Edgefeld papers the people of that
county are not at all pleased with
the prospect of being represented
in the Legislature by Senator
Gaines and Representative Yeldell
who now live in Greenwood County
and there is great demand,
apparently, for them to send in
their designations. They don't
seem to be forthcoming and
correspondent of the Advertiser
suggests that mass meeting be
formally demanded, which decency
and self respect, he contends, will
compel them to heed.
The right of a Senator residing
in another county just cut off from
an old'one to still represent the
mother county was discussed
considerably amongst Legislators
last session and if we remember
correctly, Senator Games in speak
ing of the subject with few gen.
tlemen contended that he had a
perfect legal right to represent
Edgefeld until his successor was
elected and no successor could be
chosen unless he died or resigned.
Some attorneys we'll versed in the
law held that this contention was
perfectly correct, and that there is
no law against it. The Register
doesn't pretend to pass on the legal
aspects of the case, but as as a
matter of justice and fairness these
gentlemen should not represent
virtually two counties in the
Legislature. Practically they
know the needs and wishes Of the
people living within the territory
comprising the two counties as
well now as they did before the
asesifaa+liae7sapasating ssfa+ line sepgasating them was
AVN, but that is 1.-THE quss5ion.
4saquestion whether Edgefeld
Ds!l be represented by Edgefeld
'aa or citizens of Greenwood. We
= ut believe the statutes as to
i..@~ counties make any provision
for such cases, but that ought not
prevent the two gentlemen from
seeing the moral obligation of
sending in their designations or
moving into Edgefeld.-Register.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
Jim Miner Comes Again, This
Time in Verse.

F. To change the subject again
When l write prose I write prose,
bat oh ye hypocrites and sinners,
when l write poetry 1 write poetry,
The following l call "The Red
headed Boy who Stopped Before
be got to the Top 1t has no
reference to any one in the heav-
ems above or the waters under the
earth. 1t is not after Yeldell or
Gaines but it is after Longfellow.
though a good ways behind him !:
1t was growing dark so terrible fasht,
When through a town up the noun
tain there passed
A broth of boy, to. his neck in the
shnow.
AS he walked, his shillalah he swung
10 and fro,
Saying. it's up till the top Pm bound
for to 60,
De JdUerSt
He looked mighty sad. but his eyes
was as bright
Asa lightwood- knot fire on cold win
tiers night, =,
And devil a word that he said could
We tell
AS he opened his mouth and let out q
yell-dell,
aIt's up till the top of the mountain
I'll go,
Onless covered up wild this bother
some snow
Be iabers
Through the windows he saw, as he
travelled along,
Tire light of the candles and fire so
warm,
But big chunk of ice hung over his
head.
wid a sniyel and groan, "by St.
Patrick" he said,
SIt's up till the very tip-top will
rush,
And then if it falls it's not meself it II
crush,
Be jabbers"
"Wait bit" said an old man, whose
head was as white
AS the snow that fell down on that
miserble night;
3Sure yell fall in the water, me bit OF
a lad
For the night is so dark and the
walkin' is bad"
Bedad! he'd not list to word that
wus said.
But he'd go to the top If he went on
his head
Be jabbersl
A bright, buxom young girl, such as
like to he kissed,
Axed him wouldn't he stop, and no w
could he resist?
So, swapping his fingers and winking
his eye,
While smiling upon her, he made this
Faith meant to kape on till I git to
But as yer shwate-self has axed me
may as well stop
4. Be jabers!
JIM MINER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07

N'>S- ~ NHt .StAoh 1hooOS.ss-.S.-, -
Woods White, Atlanta.
11:45, Woman's Part in the
Young Mems Christian Associa.
tion' A. G. Knebel, Charleston.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
$3.50, The Bibles Place in Our
Work, F. F. Whilden, Charleston
4:15, The Bib,e Training Glass,
eR. P. Finley, Augusta.
5, Personal Bible Study, Prof S.
M. Martin, Johnston.
tt $50, Permanent Organization.
FRIDAY EVENING.
S:15, Song Service, Prof. S. R.
Bridges, Leesville.
S:30IThe Young Mems Christian
Association, Early History and Re-
Get Development, w. M. Lewis,
State Secretary.
8, Report of County Committee,
A. S. Tompkins, Edgefeld.
sATuRDAT MORNING.
10 o'clock, Devotional exercises,
DIR. D. B. Fronts, Ridge Spring.
1915, Reports from Associations.
1890, Educational Class Work,
Possibilities in Villages and
Country Places, Henry Martin,
Columbia.
II, Reading Rooms, Lectures, &C.,
Prof. H. s. Hartzog, Johnston.
IL 80 Personal Work, w. M.
Lewis.
IL, Work for Boys, T. B. Ian ham.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$3.50, Devotional service, T. B.
Lanham, Roper's.
3:45, The Physical Work, w.
Woods White. -
4:15, The Young Mems Meeting,
A. G. Knebel.
4:45, Social Entertainments. J..
Vim. Mitchell, Batesburg.
SATURDAY EUENINa.
S:15, Devotional service, Ben L.
Stevens, Meeting Street.
$3.50, The Reception Committee,
Henry Martin, Columbia.
$3.50, College Work, Prof. s. M.
Martin, Johnston.
9:15, The Work in South
Carolina, James Dillingham;,
Chairman State Committee.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
II o'clock, Services in the
churches. 4 o'clock, Meeting for
Boys, Henry Martin.
4 o'iock, Meeting for Women,
w. Woods White.
5 o'clock, Meeting for Men, A. G..
Knebel.
s:15, Song Service, T. S.
Williams, Monetta.
$3.50, County Work, a Retrospect,
John Lake, County Secretary.
$3.50, County Work, Prophecy,
Jas. T. Bacon, Edgefeld.
9:10, The Future of the Work in
old Edgeiield w. Woods White.
1880, farewell.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
Rev. Days Timmons is spending
this week iniEdoefield. ~

Rev, Days sTimmons is spending
this week in. Edgefeld. -
Miss Lula Jones of Ridge Spring Is
Visiting in Edgefeld.
/ Miss Kate, samuels is quite sick with
fever in west Edgefeld.
+ Miss Angel Cheatflam is spending
vacation at her home in Edgefeld.
aCherry Ripe. at the "Luray"-a
most delightful drink.
Mrs. William Miller formerly Miss
Carrie Sheppard visited her mother in
Buncombe last week.
The thermometer for several days
of last week reached 81 degrees in our
town, and in some places specially
located it ran up to 100. In Savannah
and Charleston and Columbia it went
as high as l02;si Washington d. G.,
lO4. We hear of several horses and
mules in this vicinity dleing from the
excessive heat. Mr.. w. w. Adams of
our town lost a mule at his Cross
Roads place, and Mr.. Smith lost
two. We have seen as hot days as
those of the past week in former
years, but never have experienced
such hot nights. Hot days can be
borne but "a, As, p hours of continued
and unadulterated holiness without
surcease, is little too much for hu-
man or mule kind.
The Great Unknown p.
A writer in the American Ag-
riculturist speaks as following of
the unknown P:
"There is nothing that I have
ever tried that is so cheap and eff
fective in renovating land as the
unknown cowpea. In addition to
being q fertilizer it is prolific
pea. 1 bought one peck for So
and planted on 1s acres. I gath
cred 80 bushels of good seed. The
entire surface of the ground was
covered with a heavy coating of
vines snd' the pea continued to
grow until frost. I have planted
them for four years and have nt'v-
er seen such a yield of both beans
and vine. No pea that I have
ever had compares with it, and
the land upon which it has been
grown is becoming richer and rich
er. Every farmer should plant
these peas, especially in his corn
crop, as they completely cover the
ground and yield more in corn by
having something to cling to-six
in a hill, Al feet apart. are as
many as should be. planted in
make the largest yield. From II
to 2 gal per acre is as many as
ought to be planted::'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever. Tonic?
Because ii cures the
most stubborn case
OfFeVer i'm OlNEDAY.
Summer Excursion Rates.

Effective al once, the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railway will sell
Summer Excursion tickets, limited for
return passage to October 3lst, to
Greenville, S. c., Spartanburg, S. c.,
Harris Lithia Springs, S. c., Glenn
Springs, S. c., Asheville, N. G., Hen
dersonville, N. c., Flat Rool, N. c.,
Tryon, N. c., saluda, N. c., and all
Mountain Resorts.
Fast and convenient schedules guar
anteed via this route.
For rates, schedules or any ipforma-
tion, write or cali upon any agent of
the company or
W. j. CRAIG,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
jes.2m Augusta, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-07

An Oklahoma die.or expressesl
his thanks for a basket of oranges
thus: 1--WE have received a basket
of oranges from our friend, friend
Gus Bradley, for which he will
please accept our compliments,
some of which are nearly six
inches in diameter"