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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

and dress. GUNS anu .c----= =
all styles, Neckwear, Bows and
Ties, Scarfs for ladies and gentle
men from Sc to any price you may
desire. Ribbons, a great variety
in all colora and shades and best
brands, very latest styles and very
cheap. Chiffon, a pretty line OF
this new fad of ruchings and dress
trimmings. Silks for 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 ST.
Children and Misses Caps 10c to
35c. Infants Lawn and Silk Caps
and Bonnets from 10c to 75c.
Clocks, Watches,..Ha 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 a Lisle thread in al
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 sci
them at rock bottom.
Clothing, the largest stock We
have ever bought far below regula'
price and will sell cheaper thar
ever befofe. Childrens' Shir
Waist Suits 45c to 75c, ages5 to 15
Childrens' Suits $1.25 to $3.50
Youths Suits, $3.50 to SIS. Mems
Suits, $500 to S., Sc, So, SO ant
$12.50. Very rare bargains in thes'
suits for men and boys. Look a
these goods before making pur
chases.
A beautiful line of House Fur
nishing Goods, Window Shades
Lace Curtains beautiful and yer.
cheap, Table Covers, Chenille
Rugs, handsome Table Liner
Cloths and Doylies, very cheap
Also floor Mating great bargain
Umbrellas and Parasols,ss for tn
million, lady's and gentlemen's.
An elegant line OF Straw Hats
Palmetto and Rush, boys and chill
drens' Hats and Caps at loves
figures to very best.
Corsets, very best fitting, 25c t
$1.0O.
Hardware and Cutlery, a nea
line in these goods and can sci
them for about half what they ar
sold for elsewhere, and many
many other things too numerous t
mention. Come and he convince
before buying elsewhere. And yo
will never regret the step-the onl
regret you will have will be tha
YOU did not come before.
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Summer Excursion Rates.

Effective a; once, the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railway will sell
Summer Excursion tickets, limited for
return passage to October 31st, to
Greenville, S. c., Spartanburg, S. c..
Harris Lithia Springs, S. c., Glenn
Springs, S. c., Asheville, N. c., Hen
dersonville, N. c., Flat Rook, N. G.
Tryon, N. c., saluda, N. c., and al
Mountain Resorts.
Fast and convenient schedules guar
arteed via this route.
For rates, schedules or any informa'
ton, write or call upon any agent o
the company or
w. J. CRAIG,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
les. 2m Augusta, GA.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
I'm One Day.
Hotch POtch.

To say the least of it, tie IN
very bad taste for Messrs. Gaines
and Yeldell to pretend to repre-
sent Edgefeld any longer, coming
from another county.
When will the thing stop? The
whole of three townships trans-
ferred to Greenwood. and another
knocking at the door-McC Cormick'
A whole county taken from us
Saluda-and it seems the State OF
Edgefeld. if things continue, will
not be larger than Rhode Island
In the good old times of Adam
end-Eue we were proud to hal
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

Sc j VIII Do Ol tne utluoSt I'LL Pol v
ance that the next General Assem-,
bly, shall be as nearly all fresh
from the people as possible, that
the will of the people as expressed
in the election shall be reflected
in the action of the Legislature.
That such being the case I would
not be filling the measure of my
obligation to those who entrusted
me with the sena.orship to thrust
it back on them, and force them to
the trouble and expense of a sre-
cial election at a time when public
sentiment is unsettled on vital
public issues and conditions un-
favorable to bring the will of the
masses to bear in an election.
4th. That my being, by action
of law, thrown into Greenwood
county, neither changes my con-
victions on public affairs nor les
sens my interest in the welfare of
the mass Of tie people. That the
active part taken by me at the last
session of the Legislature, both in
originating, drafting and pushing
measures for the special benefit of
Edgefeld county, and discouraging
legislation against her interests is
sufficient proof of my concern for
the interests of the people of the
county.
That there could be no question
as to my fairly representing the
interests of Edgefeld county un-
lees some question should arise
involving conflict of interest be-
tween Edgefeld and Greenwood
counties, and about which there
would at the same time be room
for doubt as to my duty in the mat
ter. But that the act establishing
Greenwood county covered all de-
tails of the separation, and there
is no prospect of any such ques-
tion arising.
5th. That they believe this posi-,
tion to accord both with the inter
ests of the people of the county
and the wishes of those who sent
me to the Senate, and it shall be
endorsed by every aspirant for my
place who wants to go to the Sen
ate only as the choice of the ma
jority of tho whole people and who
does not want to take snap judg
ment on the people in specia
election and walk into the Senate
as it 7'ere by default.
Now, Mr.. Editor, those wht
know anything about my private
business recognize that there will
be no gain to me to serve at th'
next session of the Senate, and i
I were merely a politician, pc,
sonal interest would suggest ths
it would be perhaps good pole
for rne to resign at once. 1nde"
Iif I had been merely a politiciai
1 would have resigned and run 80
the Senate in Greenwood coun ;
1 have been in no hurry to dec {
my course of action, because ther
is no occasion for hurry, and
have desired to decide in accor'
with the welfare of the people o
the county and my obligation t
those who elected me to the Sonat
on the statements made by me il
the campaign.
For the reasons above stated
have decided that duty demand
that l shall serve as Senator fror
Edgefeld county till the close
the next session of the Legislator
when I shall resign so that m
successor may be chosen in th
regular elections of the campaig
of 1898. J. M. GAINES.
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and myself attended the call meet
ing at Fruit Hill as representatives
of Traywick Alliance, several other
alliances were represented. Sen"
ator rillman, (then known as
Capt. Tillman) attended and was
choser to preside over the delib-
erations of the meeting. In that
meeting I offered the resolution as
adopted at Traywick, which was
received after some discussion and
adopted, with the recommendation
that the same he considered by the
next meeting of the County ALI
ance. I was present at the nex'
meeting of the County Alliance
and as will be remembered bY
every interested allianceman prea.
ent, and as record will show,
presented the same resolutions
which called forth a heated dis
cussion, as many favored the pro
posed system Of stores. 1 insisted
upon the adoption of the resoiu
ton with all my ability, outlining
in detail my feeble ideas as to tn
advisability of such an enterprise
1t was Capt. w. S. Allen who frs
ioined me in the discussion, thel
DR.. W. H. Zimmerman, Hon. w
J. Talbert and Mr.. A. E. Padget1
possibly others, but the resolution
was adopted, unchanged from tn
original wording at Traywick' ez
cept "twenty dollars per share
was substituted for "ten dollar
per SHARE" A charter was apple
for and granted. The bank organ
lied and was at work in a shol
time.
1t was you, Mr.. Editor, tina
christened it in it's swaddlin
clothes and incipiency "a boy" an
mentioned Zimmerman, Rains
ford, Pitts and Padgett as II
fathers, and you will remember
humorist criticism which l wrot
and you published in reply to YOU
giving the names of the boy
fathers, in which I suggested ths
Pitts, Padgett nor Rainsf ord ha
ever been accused before of bein
the father Of anything, and as tt
real father of the "boy" was nj
definitely known, that under a
old law made and provided fh'
every citizen of the county be cal
ed upon to support the child till
was full grown.
: Now, Mr.. Editor, the foregoln
is matter of record, and deserve
to be made public. 1t was Ira.
wick Alliance instead of Big Cree
5 otherwise "E" was correct.
1t will be remembered that
; left old Edgefeld and located
= Vidalia, Montgomery county, Gs
in November, 1891, since tn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Edgefield G. H, s. G, May
3lst, 1897:
Adams, P L
Colyers, Sam
Cartledge, ] w
Dean, E J
johnson, James E
'Linch, Walter
Lee, Ward
Phillips, ] W
Allbriges, Mrs Elvira
Freeman, Miss julia
Jones, Amelia
Lake, Miss Josephine
Mobley, Miss Sophia
Mentor. Mrs Kate,
Walker, M E
Kimble, Miss Ellen
When asking for letters on this list
say advertised"
Very respectfully.
w. H. BRuNsoN. P. M.
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MEDICAL CARD.

r HAVE LOCATED AT EDGE
| FIELD for the practice of my
profession, and respectfully solicit the
patronage of the public. In the day
time will be found at the Fox Com
pany drug store, at night at the resi-
dence of DR.. j. w. Hill.
R. A. MARSH, NJ. D.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

whether the United States
Senate is circus or not, as Sena-
tor Hoar questioned, it will always
be mystery how some of the boys
crawled under the canvas" says
the Chicago Times Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
The History, Written and Un'
written, of the Whole Busl-
ness-The History pulled"
by One Who Helped
to Make it.

EDITOR ADVERTISER: l am re-
minded of the words of a poet
which I mem ,rized when quite a
child, and although they may not
be appropriate or applicableto the
cause which prompts the writing
of this letter, I will use them for
what they are worth:
"a raven once an acorn took,
From basins tallest, stoutest tree,
And laid it near limpid brook,
And lived another oak to see"
I had not seen copy of the
Edgefeld ADVERTISER in more
than six years till yesterday, when
your last issue, Mr.. Editor, was
handed me. The dear old journal
looked quite familiar, and l scan
ed it's pages with no small degree
of interest. My attention was
specially attracted to the short ar
ticle under the caption "Who
Saved It." The reading of this
article in which my name Is prom
inently mentioned elicits this ef-
fort on my part, to explain and to
some extent correct the writer "E."
in what might become construed
in the wrong light and thus cause
q ruf1e of discord in this day of
patriotism.
I was born in old Edgefeld and
quite half of my past life has been
spent within her borders. For
three successive years, 1888, 1889
and 1890, I taught school in the
Big Creek section, at what is known
az "shiloh Academy" During my
residence there 1 joined the Tray
wick Chapel Alliance.
1t was during the time in which
a great deal was being written and
said by many with regard to the
united efforts of the County Alli-
ance in a proposed project to es-
tablish one or more cooperative
stores in Edgefeld county. con-
ceived the idea that upon similar
principles as proposed for the es-
tablishment of these imaginary
stores a County Alliance bank
might be established. I drafted a
resolution in accord with my ideas,
offered it for acceptance and adop-
ton in my home alliance, which
was done. 1t was then that | Was
authorized by the Traywick ALI
ance, under g resolution, to write
the action of said alliance, as ia
voring the establishment of a
farmers bank to that Of o corpora,
tive store, also requesting all sub
ell;o-ore-:-t~-a :. - -,re6t ns al
RS - .l..sG ..:',.siait"l .
"a de-. ! al ~ :as efee
and "a. ic.o" t. 3:9 ~
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Now Let The
Jayed CV! Vince.
If You Should Live
to be the Last Leaf on
the Tree in the Spring,
You Would Never
See the Like Again.

Having recently returned from
New York 1 am daily receiving an
immense stock of marvelously fine
but cheap goods, because well Sc
lected and bought with great care
both as regards quality and price
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09
Quini1e and other fe-
yer medicines take from 5
10 10 days TO cure fever:
.Jol1nson's Chill and Fever
Tonic cures i'm ONE DAY.
Weather for May.

Weather Observer G. A. Long, OF
Trenton, sends us the following
data of the weather for the month
lust ended:
Max. Temp. SO; date 21st-22nd.
Min. Temp. 45; date End.
Mean Temp. 71.6.
Number of clear days, Is; partly
cloudy, Is; cloudy, 1.
Prevailing wind direction II
south.
Earthquake near 2 p. m. 31st.
Precipitation
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Dentistry.

Respectfully lbeg my patrons to
remember my appointments at TREN-
TON on Wednesday of each and every
week for dental work, which will be
executed in accordance with the latest
methods.
No charge for consultation.
MANLY TIMMONS, d. D. 5.
Nov. .'96. Edgeneld, >. Y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

bring out the views of candidates,
nothing 10 arouse and crystalize
public sentiment, nothing to bring
out the vote of the people, and
hence no guarantee that the can
didate who might receive the ma
iority of the few votes cast in q
Especial election would be either the
choice of the mass of the people OF
represent their views.
3rd. That in the campaign
stated my views on public ques.
tions and my election by a ma,
iority of the votes cast in what is
now Edgefeld county, indicates
that they are approved by the ms''
iority of the people of the county
That on these views the people OF
the county entrusted me with the
senatorship, with the understand
ing that if Greenwood county
should be formed I would return
the trust to them at the beginning
of the campaign of 1898, so tha'
every candidate for my position
shall be required to go squarely J
) before the people, present thei'
; convictions Oh vital issues ane
give the whole people fair oppor
} tunity to name the man of thel
choice.
!, That it is probable that the cam
paign of 1898 will involve ques
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

Our line of Wagons and Buggies,
both in open and tops, Carriages and
Breaks are ready for inspection. We
are Offering rare bargains and cor
daily invite Won to call.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-06-09

Mr.. John A. Chapman, the venera-
BILE historian of Newberry, made the
trip from his home to Edgefeld a-foot
on Friday of last week, spending Fri
day night with his kinswoman Mrs.
Caroline Abney in oCr town. MIR.
Chapman has completed mis- history OF
Edgefield and it is ready for delivery,
and parties desiring copy OF this
book can leave the orders at this office
and they will be promptly attended to
Later we shall have something to say
of the book itself.
AGENTS WANTED--Male or fema lie
in every county. Business respectable
Compensation good. No trouble to
make some money. Address CHRoNI-
Gle, Augusta, Ca, for particulars.
We will present absolutely free
new 1897 bicycle {either ladies' OF
gents wheel) in exchange for favor
we wish attended to in Edgefeld, alst
another for attending to same in adj
Joining townships. No agency or sell
ing business. We prefer those &C
quainted with many young people nov
studying music. For full particular
write The COLUMBIA MUSICAL Ass's
216-2ls South Third Street, Philadel
phia, Pa.
WANTeD-A good man wanted t.
represent first-class Insurance Com
pany in Edge 1eld county. First-cias
contract tc vne right party. Address
VIRGIL WALKER,:Augusta. Ga.
Schools and academies that desire t.
publish programmes or catalogues, o
anything in that line, would Go wei
to see the Advertiser Job Office. price
samples.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21

The special correspondent of we'll
known trades paper furnished a most
satisfactory laugh awhile ago for a
friend of his who lives up in northern
New York state, and he does not know
it yet. He had gone up the state to visit
some mill or other, and the before men,
toned friend volunteered to drive him
over to his destination. Now, while the
special correspondent has wonderfully
general fund of information he knows
little about the country, and when they
were passing large cheese factory he
exclaimed; why, there's creamery
Just wait minute while go in and
get drink Of buttermilk.
With this he jumped out Of the car
riage and entered the building. My
country friend says that whey is not
pleasant to take and that even the pigs
won't cat it. But when the special COR
respondent asked for buttermilk the
people in the factory gave him a big
glass of thin, aciduous liquid, which he
swallowed down at draft. The drive
was then continued. The special CORE
spondent seemed to be very thoughtful.
He finally exclaimed in his explosive
fashion:
"Well, Smith, don't know what
breed of COWS you raise up here, but
that was the darndest buttermillz | evel
tasted. Paper Mill.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21

"Of course Joe didn't. Joe never
would listen TO reason" cried Polly.
But, Polly, Joe" Jonessy began
again.
That's all right. Jim Jonessy; you
have Joe's side of the story. and l am
going to tell NINE" cried Polly. After
l got him loose bothered with him all
day, and doctored him, and that night.
after dark. carried him in my arms
to the fence and set him down on the
other side"
Goodness. Polly, you don't mean to
tell me that you carried him In your
arms?'' Jonessy exclaimed.
well, just did, and Ill swear to IL
before Joe or anybody"
II wouldn't do it If l was you" said
Jonessy. earnestly. why, there isn't
soul in Pineville would believe you
could do 1t"
| Gould do what?'
"Why, carry Joe Peterman in your
arms, of course"
Jim JOnessy, you are a fool"' she
cried, very red in the face. 1T is JOe''
old Dominick rooster l have been talk
ing about"
why, yes, of course" stammereC
Jonessy. in confusion, trying to smile
Il was Just teasing you, Polly, know
ing that you and Joe were such OLE
friends"
But did Joe say he was going t.
take me to cOurtf" she asked.
Not exactly, but advised him TO g
and talk the matter over with you. Say
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21

ton, in Science. From the most ancient
times, however, 1t has been familiar to
the Asiatic and European races. The
Latins divided 1t into three forms-the
osculum, the basium and the suayi-
UNI; the first the kiss Of friendship
and respect, the second Of ceremony
and the third of love. The Semites al
so knew the kiss, and Job speaks
of 1t as part of the sacred rites, as 1t Is
to-day in the Roman church.
The Mongolian kiss, however, is not
the same as that which prevails with
us. In 1t the lips do not touch the sur
face of the person kissed. The nose is
brought into light contact with the
cheek, forehead or hand; the breath Is
drawn slowly through the nostrils, and
the act ends with a slight smack of the
, lips. The Chinese consider our mode
of kissing full Of coarse suggestive
ness, and our writers regard theil
method with equal dlsdain. Darwin
and other naturalists have attempted
to trace back the kiss to the act of tn,
lower animals who seize their pre-.
with their teeth.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21

One evidence of the ever hustling char
acteristics of the average New Yorker is
shown ON the stairways of the up town
station of the elevated railroad at Park
place and Church street. The steps of
these stairways are covered with rub
Der, but every other step has large iron
rings imbedded in the rubber
This was caused by the fact that the
New Yorker is never content to wait
even one minute for train, and that
when he hears one approaching as he is
at the foot of the stairs he will rush up
the stairs two steps at time hoping to
catch the train.
AS result the elevated railroad Off
Gals noticed that the rubber mating ON
every other step was wearing out twice
as quickly as the rest For long time
they pondered as to the cause, and one
day Manager Fransioli solved the prob.
lem. To know was to act in his case,
and the steel REINFORCED rubber now
lasts if anything longer than the or
binary mats on the other steps.-NeN
York Sun.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21

The above is the substance of the first
article published by the Monitor. Now fol-
low some clippings, taken from the same
paper two years afterward, and there is not
this testimony, that Mr. Petch's cure is per-
manent. Here follows the account;
On being again questioned, Mr.. Petch
said "You see those hands-the skin is now
natural and elastic. Once they were hard
and without sensation. You could pierce
them with pin and would not feel it, and
what is true Of my hands ia true of the rest
of my body. Perhaps you have observed
that have now even ceased TO use cane,
and can get about my business perfectly
we'll. You may say there is absolutely no
doubt as to Wy cure being permanent. Indeed
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21
cuban nrie.a.brao In Vogue.

Curiosities and bric-a.brac from Cuba
are now slowly coming into vogue.
Oddly enough, they were quite fashion
able 40 and 90 years ago. A favorite
and one of the most beautiful objects
imaginable is bunch Of crystals from
one Of the famous caverns in the lime
stone district. Some of these are as clear
as rock crystal, and are not alone many
faceted but are often covered in part
with masses of large and small crystals
of great brilliancy. When the faceting
occurs III certain patterns, the crystal
has the fire of precious stone and. in
a well lighted parlor will throw colored
lights and fires in every direction. Still
another beautiful object is mass of fine
fern leaf coral, which is found near the
keys in the middle and eastern part Of
the island. Some of this is SO delicate
that it suggests petrified cobweb.
Margherita Arlina Hamm in New York
Mail and Express.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-21

one say. in the face of such testimony, that
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not entitled to
the careful consideration of any suffering
man, woman or child2 Is not the case in
truth miracle of modern medicinef
Tomake the evidence complete we publish
above a fac simile cut of the check received
by Mr.. Petch from the Canadian Mutual
life Association, being the amount due him
for total disability. 1t is unnecessary to add
that this life insurance association did not
pay this large amount OF money to MIR.
Petch, except after the most careful exami-
milton of his condition by their medical ex-
perts. They mast have regarded him as
forever incrrable.
Mr.. Petch's address is as follows: Reuben
Petch, Griersvllle, Ont, Canada.