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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-03-26

1st. 300 acres of land, two must
from city hall of Brownsville, stu
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and
horseshoe affiuent of such resaea
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
ehards, 80 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry
japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be snb-divided
into 5 or 10 acre lots, giving each
abundant water supply, there being
depth of 8 to Is feet of water all
seasons of the year. Price SO TO
$50 per acre, according to location.
Will sell in body at special rates.
I'd. Two pieces adjoining, one of
200 and the other of 100 acres, stu
ated on Resaca Rancho Viejo, five
miles from city hall on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 to Is feet In depth, 30
acres under irrigation. This land
is equal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made paying investment for a
fruit orchard or truck gardening
San be sub diVided into 5 to 10
acre lots Price SO to S25 per
acre; whole tract On special terms.
Sd. 100 acre tract two miles
from the city of Brownsville, on
resaca, with good water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. Alluvial soil.
10 one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is a paying in
vestment. Sold IN bulk only. Price
SO per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres IN one BODY
having a frontage of about siz
miles on the Rio Grande Railroad
on the sonth, and the Arroyo Col
oradO on the north. Well timber.
ed along the streams and lakes; ba,
lance prairie. includes within its
limits the famous battle fields OF
PalO Alto and Resaca de la Palma
Arabic and pasture. Price 50, pei
acre.
| 9th. A tract adjoining No. 4
which together with that tract will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms tt
cOlOnizist.
9Th 10000 acre tract about
three miles, from the Arroyo Pos
Office. This land is well timbereG
and watered. soil alluvfal, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc
Special terms to any one buying
tract, obligating to eolonize.
z tn. 1900 acre trsct, fronting on
the Rio Grsnde. about twenty miles
from Brownsville and s miles from
Santa Maria 800 acres under cuIti-
walton on low lands Cd river front
All good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
stb. 725 acres. trisngulsr form.
fronting on Rio Crsnde, Is miles
above Brows sViile good land. Well
wsiered Price $4,000.
9Th. Numerous tracts of pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres each
10 different parts of The county.
10Th. This is very desirable
place for small frnit or truck farm.
containing 10s acres, with a rev
brick dwelling Of 6 rooms, frame eta
bic sud other Ont'houses, and large
underground cistArD: three miles frcn
Brownsville on Resaca de la Palma
and on the county road.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-03-26
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-03-26

Parker Row, one of the best pro
perties in Brownsville, centrally
located on the corner of Washington
and 18th streets, for $1,000 U. S.
currency.
Also 900 acres Of land, at 10
U. S. curren cy. JcBN w. HoYT.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-03-26

varaS pa sen ROAD 10 Or1lgas g
post. at forsy~nne thousand al. 00O)
varas post in prairie, at fifty two
housand ore hundred and City
(52, 800 varas posi-, at sixty-three
thousand three hundred DiDety-fve
(63 $3.50 varss to the northeast cor
ner of this snrvey. on the bank of tbs
Arroyo Colorado near Tavernos
Crossing. thence up the Arroyo
) 4S5 , w three hGndred AMI ninety
$500 varas TO the northwest corner
It this survey aud northeast corner
If Brownies adjoining surrey. Thence
with the line of said Brownies sur
Vey S 81 " sixty-lwo Thousand nine
huud Ell and eight (6290S) varas to
the place Of be 1iuning.
Sad shares Numbers twelve (l2
and twen'y-right f281 hereby con
viewed c"DtaiDei N the aggregate
twenty-five tEossefd five hundred
.nd eighi5-fve $3.50 acres of land.
more or less.
But Of which, however. are to- be
reserved. e1csptsd. aud deducted
sixteen hundred eighty-one and one
bali ll6SIII "cres, mere or less
heretofore conv-ved by a. Werhisk
to vasiSus parties. as foiIows; Let. to
! Lura A. z. Cottingi,am on Dec. Is
| 1887. one hundred and thirty-eix and
leuo bali $780, acres BE- deed record
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Col. Folks Book.

Col. w. H. Folk, of Edgefeld.
S. c., is writing a book history
of Edgefeld embracing a period
of twenty years, from 1877 to 1897,
Col. Folk is we'll qualified for
the work in hand, fine lawyer
and one of the best educated men
in the State. Having travelled
much in many parts of the world
and studied all the phases Of
human nature from the cradle to
the grave, outside of the cold facts
of Edge6eld's history during this
period, which will be of much
interest to wide circle of readers,
there will flow from his pen many
a brilliant sentence both in the
"Sunshine and Shadow" of his
book which will cheer the old and
be helpful aid instructive to the
young.
The history of Edgefeld, even
during these two decades, is a
cbeckered one with many exciting
as we'll as brilliant scenes, the
happy and the unhappy, the calm
and peaceful, the stormy and
violent all have their places in
this brief period OF her record
which, when put into g volume by
such an author as Col. Folk, will
make a book which should be and
surely will be widely read.-Green.
wood Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Money In wasps.

Along the banks of the Cape
Fear river in North Carolina are
lowlands. behind which lies
higher level, or bench. The
lowlands are subject to more OF
less frequent overflow by freshets,
which are destructive to crops
planted thereon. A number of years
ago farmer, resident in the vicin.
ity, made very comfortable sum
of money by insuring his neighbora
crops against these fresheta. His
unvarying success as an insurer
was for many years prosfund
mystery to the people of the regions
The years when he has declined to
insure were invariably years of
destructive overflow. The years
when he was willing to insure were
equally certain to be seasons of
exemptions from disaster.
In the earlier days in New
England this mans reading OF
the future would have brought
him some unpleasant experience
as dabbler, if not an adept, in
black art. In the middle ages. of
Europe he would have been revered.
as prophet and saint. Yet bis
information came from no occult
source. Observation had shown
him that certain species OF wasp,
which built its home in the ground
built some years in the lowlands,
and other years upon the highe r
level. Experience taught him
that when. The wasps built on the
lcwlands there were 10 freshets,
and when they built on the higher
ground the lower would, some time
during the seasen, be submerged.
The man had simply noted an
instance of that little understood
presence manifested by certain
insects and animals, q better know
ledge of which might even be of
service to our national weather
bureau. 1t was only at his death
that he revealed his secret.-Naw
York Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Prompt Payment of Loss.

Mssrs. Griffin & Padgett, In.
aurance Agents, Edgefeld, S. e.
Gentlemen: 1 beg to acknowi-
edge receipt of check for $1,000
from the Etna Insurance Conn
pany in full settlement of my
claim on this Company. While I
recognize the fact that the Com
paay could have waited the full 60
days or paid the claims at once by
my paying discount, they have
paid me up in full without tn Q
discount or waiting the usual time,
in fact the claim has been settled
within two weeks after proofs of
loss were filed with the Company.
Any one who desires good straight
fire insurance, will always take
pleasure in recommending the
firm of Griffin & Padgett to them
and especially the Etna In
surance Company. Wishing you
the success you deserve 1 am.
Truly yous.
J. S. PATTIsoN.
Self, S. G. April %, 1897.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
LISTEN TO A FEW
QUOTATIONS
:. -. ANDPRICES.

Domestic and Checked Home
spuus, very cheap to best grade.
Calicoes, all grades in most beau;
tiful designs, very best. brands DC
per yard. Batiste Sc; Percales, "A
and best quality, Sc o10c;. Lovely
Satires, 34c to 2oc; Brhliantines
ard Grenadines, 10c to SOC. per
yard; Cashmeres in all colors and
shades, langing,in prices from 10:
to SOC per yard; Henriettas in all
shades, sc inches wide, zoe to 60c.;
Albatros and Nuns Yelling in
black and delicate shades, for even
Ing dresses; Woolens- and Rough
Goods for spring dresses, very
cheap; Suitings Of varleus kinds ,
Linens and Linen Lawns, very
pretty quality; White Lawns, Mas
Inns ald Organdies.
Have a: beautiful assortment O!
White Goods from SC to best quail
ity. ID ,tted Swiss, 10c up. Figured
Lawns, Dimities, Muslin and Tis-
sues. To these goods we call spe-
cial atteL1ion. we sell them cheaper
than you can buy them in Augusta
or Columbia. Laces and Embroid-
cries, in these goods you will find
extraordinary bargains, Lace from
1c to elegant ,Valencieunes, Orien-
to1 and Gill
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

e., ~ les;i NeckW' ar: BOWS anu
Ties, Scarfs orladies and gentle
men from SC to any price you may
desire. Ribbons, a great variety
in all colors and shades and best
brands, very; latest styles and very
cheap. Chiffon, a pratty line of
this new fad of ruchings and dress
trimmings. Silks tor Waists and
Trimmings, 30c to 75c per yard.
Velvet 25c to $3.50 per yard, also
Gimp and Tinsel. Sailor Hats
for ladies, very stylish and cheap,
Leghorn Hats from 25c to 81.
Children and Misses Caps 10c to
35c. Infants Lawn and Silk Caps
and Bonnets from 10c to 75c.
Clocks, Watches,..Hai Ornaments
and many novelties iu. this line
and very cheap, Combs and Brushes
from Sc up. Tooth Brushes, COL
ogne, Toilet Soap, Bay Rum,
Hosiery, Ladies, Misses and Chill
drens Hose, SC to the very best
Lisle thread, and Silk Half Hose
from SC to Lisle thread in all
colors. Shoes, ladies, misses, mems,
boys and childrens shoes in endless
variety and prices to suit all. These
goods were purchased when goods
were very low in price and l sell
them al rock bottom.
Clothing, the largest stock we
have ever bought far below regular
price and will sell cheaper than
ever beiofe. Childrens' Shirt
Waist Suits 45c to. 75c, ages 5 to 13.
Childrens' Suits $1.25 to $3.50.
Youths Suits. $3.50 to SIS. Mems
Suits, $500 to S., Sc, So, SO and
$3.50. Very rare bargains in these
suits for men and boys. Look at
these goods before making pur-
chases.
A beautiful line of House Fur
nishing Goods, Window Shades,
Lace Curtains beautiful and very
cheap, Table Covers, Chenille
Rugs, handsome Table Linen
Cloths AID Doylies, very cheap
Also floor Mating great bargain
Umbrellas and Parasols, for the
million, lady's and gentlemen's.
An elegant line OF Straw Hats
Palmetto and Rush, boys and chll,
drens' Hats and Caps at lowest
figures to very best.
Corsets, very best fitting, 25c te
$1.00.
Hardware and Cutlery, neal
line in; these goods and can sell
them for about half what they are
sold for elsewhere, and many
many other things too numerous tc
mention. Come and be convinced
before buying elsewhere. And you
will never regret the step--the only
regret you will have will be thai
| you did not come before.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
IS
CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
In One Day;

THE CosT OF A Boy. - It
would be good thing for all boys
and girls, too, to get some idea-in
real fguaes-of what their parents
do for them. P. B, Fisk gives a
lecture on the cost of a boy. He
computes that at the age of fifteen
a good boy, receiving the advan-
tages OF city life, will cost, counting
compound interest on the sum
invested, not less than five thous-
and dollars. At twenty-one he will
not cost more unless he goes to
college, when he vii cost nearly
twice as much. A bad boy costs
about ten thousand dollars at
twenty-one, if he does not go to
college. If he does 60, he costs as
much more. And when a man
has put ten or twenty thousand
dollars into a boy, what has he q
right to expect of him7 What 20
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
FOR SALE.

The following law books, apply;
at ADVERTISER Office.
Bishop on Criminal Procedure,
Vol. i and 2.
Wharton on Criminal Law, 3 vols.
Willcock Oh Corporations.
Williams on Executors.
Hills S. Carolina Reports, Vol. 2.
Chitty's Blackstone, 2 vols.
Stephen on Pleading.
Wills on Circumstantial Evidence.
Foublanque on Equity, 2 vols.
Chitty on Contracts.
Paschals Annotated Constitution.
Martindale's U. S. Law Directory
(1S74.)
Brevard's Reports, Vol.2.
Hale's Please of the Crown.
Greenleaf on Evidence, Vol. 1.
Chitty on Bills.
Rice's Digested Index.
Harrison's Chancery, Vol. 1.
Bays Reports, Vol. /.
Phillipp's Evidence.
History of Suit at Law, by James
Conner.
Milford on Pleadings.
Chitty on Pleading, Vol. l.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

70 = &C. Is ulGG., uo get q very
large supply of plant food at the
smallest possible cost. If the
foliage is cut and cured for hae,
much of value remains, as thy
roots contain a large amount of
plant food. It's worth as green
manure long been recognized. On
sotls that are deficient in humus,
IS clay soils are apt to be, it
furnishes this much needed
element. The cost of seed and
seeding is small, and it needs no
attention until it is ready to turn
under. 1t require no hauling or
spreading, as does barnyard man.
ure, neither does it require extra
machinery to drill it, like COM
mercial fertilizer. When famers
once learn the fertilizing value of
clover, they will spend less money
fo- commercial fertilizers. In
growing clover, no risk of adultera-
ton is incurred. Nature never
adulterates this grand crop.
The only risk the farmer runs in
this crop lies in the danger of not
getting a good catch when sowing
the seed. There is reallyvery little
difficulty here, however, if natures
laws are observed. Seeds of all
kinds require certain amount of
heat, moisture and air to germin-
ate. In order to receive a regular
supply of moisture it is necessary
that they be covered, more or less,
with soil. The ger the seeds,
the more or thio6a" covering they
need. Glover seel Icing small
need have shallow covering.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Orange blossoms in the Cleora sec
tion in abundance at an early day. !.

1 OraUS6 plOSSOmS ln thC SiCOto oCS'
tion in abundance at an early day. d.
Mark Paurs painting on the Fox
company counters and shelves is
thing Of beauty.
When a man is sure that hit
friends never talk about him be.
hind his back, it is certain that all
| his friends are dead.
When a man grows humble, and
admits that he has weakness, he
always spoils the effect by adding,
"But none of US are perfect"
Since the churches are always
looking for something new in the
way of entertainments, why not
try q chicken eating match between
two preachers.
What has become Of the old-fash-
ioned man who used to ride into
town from the country on horse.
back, carrying a neatly trimmed
cornstalk which everybody knew
was sign that somebody was
bringing in a measure for the
coffin.
The craze for spelling names, the
Colusa Sun thinks, has very nearly
reached its zenith. A school
superintendent of a neigh boring
county tells about a teacher who,
when she first signed her name,
wrote it plain Mary Ann Smith.
Soon il came Mary A. Smith then
successively M. Ann Smith, May
smytb, and has now finally reached
Mae smythe. He thinks this the
top nctch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
fourth day became convalescent, and
the first labor I performed was the writ
ing Of the following letter:

p
fourth day became convalescent, and
the first labor I performed was the writ
ing Of the following letter:
"BRooKLYN, Jan. 20.
"Hon. n. F. Villas, Postmaster General, Wash
ington:
"DnAB SIR-Quite recently, In moment OF
unRuarded enthusiasm, wrote you letter
conRratulnting you upon the brilliant stroke
OF RenirB made manifest in the promulgation
Of the special delivery stamp.
"Recent events have given me wider
knowledge Of the subject and opened my eyes
10 the pernicious consequences likely to follow
your gigantic blrnder.
"I desire to withdraw my letter and enter
protest against your making any use OF the
Same as an apparent Endorsement OF your new
departure or with view to your securing
situation in the future. This need not neces'
parily interfere with our friendship, but be-
tween friendship and business the line must
be drawn somewhere. and choose, for reasons
conclusive to myself. to draw it at the o. IN.
"MiLroN MOBILES.
"I cut the special delivery stamp from
the Gheboygan letter and pasted it on
the envelope. and, inclosing both:in an
other letter, sent them to friend in
Washington with few lines Of e1pla-
nation and instruction. The next stormy
night my friend, following instructions,
hired special messenger, and at p.
m. he began ringing Postmaster Gener-
al Villas doorbell. First servant
came, then the generals secretary, but
the messenger was firm; he must see
the general. Thinking probably that
war had been declared in Haiti and q
midnight session Of the cabinet called
the general slipped an ulster on over
his nightshirt and went down to the
door. The messenger showed the letter
into his hand and bolted on double
quick.
"The obnoxious stamp has not been
called in, but had my revenge on the
postmaster general. milwaukee Sem
tinel
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

TIE New YORK papers have been
collecting tributes to Grant from
foreign notables, more especially
officers of high rank. There are
many eulogies, but the neatest, we
think, aud the one which will be
most appreciated in the South is
made by General Saussiei, France,
8 commander in chief. His chief
of fstaff writes to The World :
General Saussier, military gov
ernor of Paris, instructs me to say
that, never having had the
opportunity of meeting General
Grant or of closely following his
operations, he does not think him.
self sufficiently qualified to emit a
personal opinion on this illustrioua
man. Only knowing; him by the
study Of his campaigns and
especially by his deiinitive victory
over General Lee, whose military
talents shone with such bright
lustre, the governor of Paris can
only join in the judgment OF
posterity and. history, which
already counts these two glorious
adversaries among the great cap
.ains.' That is admirable. Analyze
it and you will agree. Grant is
GLORIOUS" because he won "a
defnitive victory" over Lee,
"whose military talents shone
with such bright lustre;" Grant
was q great captain, but 30 was
Lee. The reply is worthy OF
French chivalry and it has the
artlessness of perfect truth.-The
State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

A North Carolina man has com.
mitted suicide because he voted fo1
a negro for public Office last fall
He was new convert to Populism
and was actuatsd by excessive
zeal, but had hrooded over the
matter ever since.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

would ind more pleasu beng
a dog teacher, in training the mind
of the young dog "Chico' than
playing with the old dog "Tell,"
who had grown wiser than his mas
ter" And the Colonel remarked
when he sent the letter "that it
was a dog-gone letter" A telegram
came to the Colonel stating dog
"Tell" had been shipped by ex-
press, via Atlanta and Augusta
and would be in Edgefeld at 11.So
o'clock Friday, the last dog day in
April, A. D. 1897. The Colonel
appointed a committee consisting
of three members of which he was
one, with Charlie Griffin chairman,
the only owner of a St. Bernard
dog in Edge6eld, to meet the dis
tinguished arrival. The dog came
promptly on time, was met at the
train, escorted through the streets
behind two Of the best blacks IN
towh, with the Col. and Capt. Ed.
sitting as his companions, to the
admiration of many of thu best
PEOPLE of the town and safely
landed at the residence of the
Colonel in Buncombe. Deg was
furnished with suit of rooms, a
bed of down and "fed with the
crumbs that fell from the rich
mans table" and was petted and
groomed by white and black and
Julia, h mistress.
But when all were sleeping,
thinking no harm, ''like thief in
the night" the distinguished guest
stole away, leaving no trace or
footprint behind on the sands oil
this town and through hole, the
size of the needles eye through
which tho camel passed in the
Scriptures, andas yet no human
being has laid eyes on him. The
mysterious wandersr, who should
have at least paid more respec: to
Edgefeld than he did, after being
80 handsomely received, quartered
and fed, much to tho discomfort of
his young mistress and the town
generally is, perhaps, now char g.
ing cars in Augusta, Ca, for his
future home in Gainesville, same
State, the place whence he came
"Telln being aenaiblc dog, good
at nursing children, carrying mes
sages and going Oh errands, will be
very much missed in Edgefeld
Come back "TelI" and be one ot
US and do so 10 more, as you viii
be made, if you do so, one of the
"Big Dogs" of the town in which
you live. :"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Why take JohnSon's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
of Fever i'm ONEDAY.
The Value of Glover Well Told.


Glover is the farmers best friend
and most willing servant. No
other plan will produce 30 large a
crop of the best feed and leave the
soil richer than before. Its value
as fertilizer lies in the fact that
it obtains so much of its susteuance
fran the ar which could not be
otherwise utilized. The air is
bountifully supplied with nitrogen,
one of the most necessary and
expensive elements of plant food.
Glover has the ability to gather
this nitrgen from the atmosphere
and store it in the soil for the
-..,.kL rs ...---.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Edgefield Institute.
ROLL OF HONOR FOR APRIL.

ROLL OF HONOR FOR APRIL.
Academic and Intermediate Depart
ments.
Jimmie Dantzler, Curran Hatley,
Julia Tompkins, Rhett Sheppard,
Kate Sheppard, Nellie Hill,
Mary Holson, Lily Griffin,
Fannie Griffin, Sophie Eobson,
Charlton Lynch, James Jones,
Aralien Schenk. Birdie Schenk,
Matte Holland, John Hsrling.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Conrad Dobey, Marian Dobson,
Marvlily Fisher, Emma Griffin,
Dozier Lynch, Lizzielou Jones,
Bruce McKerall, Fannie Schenk,
Matte Lou Schenk, John Sheppard
Maxcie Sheppard, Christine Tomp-
kins,
Marie Tompkins, James Peak.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
JOHNSON'S
CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
In One Day.

Tho govement's postal receipts
for the quarter ending with March
81 last, $21,057,141. These figures
have deep Significance. They
serve as an index to the condition
of business in the United States.
What this condition is may be in.
ferred from the fact that the pos.
tai receipts for the last quarter are
the largest on record in the his
tory of tine postal service.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05
Up to Date.

Johnson - Man alive, you've only
been wasting your talents. The play ID
e1ecrable, the worst I ever saw. How
could you write such rubbish? There's
not an idea in it.
Bronson-That's all right What do
you want me to do-revolutionize she
modern drama?-Brooklyn Eagle.