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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13


BY y ]
doesp Is lnterll
see all eclipse OF % 1
month that will not Z
America. [ am afra4~,-r.o-, ell
you what the date willb3; for we
have got the dates wofuliy mixed.
Thore is five hours difference in
the time here and at home, and we
are generally IN doubt as to what
time Of day it is or what day it is
some mems watches differ six or
seven hours. 1 have let mine run
down entirely: Who cares for
time or tide amid such delicious
idlenessl
We shall reach Liverpool to-
night. Tomorrow our party goes
to London, which after a few days
visiting OF historical interest, we
push on, across the English chan
mel, to Ostend. A short stay at
Brussels in Belgium, rush across
the German frontier andwe reach
the Rhine. On the Rhine is the
historic Swiss city of Basleor Basel
or Bale (for it is almost as much
Italian aud German as Swiss).
Here will be spent the 9Th to 18th
of July at the conference. Then
after excursions through Switzer-
land and the Alps, we will go our
several ways. I will push on to
Paris, where I expect to spend all
my spare time studying the &C
cents and the idioms OF the French
language, which l am teaching in
the Johnston Institute. Then Lon
don again, then SOUTHAMPTON, then
the big steamer Berlin for New
York, then home, then protracted
meetings, then work, work, work,
till 1 shall wonder how. OH earth l
ever found time to write such lot
of nonsense as [ have afflicted you
with tonight. But / haye enjoyed
it, whether friend Robert can see
how to get up ahip-tossed copy OR
not, SO goodbye and God bless
you all.
JOHN LAKE.
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Tribute to Warden Z. 3. Hart.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Town COUNCIL.
{, n
EDGEFIELD, S. O..

WHEREAS, It hath pleased AL
mighty God to remove from the
midst of us o0r fellow member and
co-worker e. B. Hart; and, where
as, in his death we have lost a
faithful friend, an intelligent,
jealous, and high-tonad member,
and a useful citizen; therefore
be it
Resolved, That while we submit
humbly and reverently to the Di-
vine decree, we offer our heartfelt
sympathy to his family in their
great bereavement, and that with
them we mourn our loss; and be it
further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions he sent to the family
of the deceased, and that said reso-
lutions DO published in the news
papers of the county.
W. N. BURNETT,
G. e. MAY,
J. P. OUzTs,
Committee.
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JOHN LAKES LETTER
From Across, the Big Briny
Branch.
OFF THE WEIGH COAST, |
June 80, 1898.


DEAR ADVERTISER: AS / stand,
night after night, Oh the deck OF
our vessel and watch the stars that
in a few hours will he bending
over you at home, I am reminded
of the poem, "The Light in the
Window published by my grand
mother IN the old ADVERTISER
many years ago. 1t begins like
this:
'sI'm keeping now my lonely watch
Upon the heaving, billowy deep,
And stars from out the midnight sky
Like me, their silent vigils keep
I wish could recall the exact
words in which are described the
travellers longing for home and
loved ones, and his assurance that
in @ certain window his mother
keeps a light burning for him.
How delightful to feel that three
Or four thousand miles may have
no effect whatever upon human
affections-to feel that home and
loved ones and God and happiness,
too, are near to us if we only real
ize ard chose TO accept the truth
for what is happiness but trust in
God, and what is God but love?
Sitting alone in my state-room, the
old Edgefeld friends seem as near
as, when a school boy, I lived
among them-as dear as, when
they set me apart for the ministry
that bright Sunday morning-as
really present as when last I shook
hands with them in parting. |
have often wondered how a man
would feel under such circum-
stances, and nowI know. Thank
God I am not disappointed, and
that time and space are unknown
in the vocabulary of love and
friendship. If ever a young man
owed a debt of gratitude to his
town and county, I do, and I feel
like acknowledging it here-for as
school boy, page, Citadel cadet,
county secretary and minister of
Jesus Christ they have borne with
my weakness and helped me to be
a man. For this and for more, I
love them, these high-strung, high
minded, high-toned people of
Edge6eld town and county, who
are dearer to me the more [ see of
the great cities and the great North
and the great West and the great
what not! Hurrah for Edgefield !!
Well, we'll, a man away from
home writing about what ne sees
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need. Rest from care and labor
time for body and brain to recu.
perate and prepare for the battles
ahead. Most Of the passengers on
board are secretaries or teachers
some are going to the Y. M. c.. A.
conference of all nations at Basle.
Switzerland, others are bound fo1
the Worlds Sunday-school con-
vention in London, some, like my
self, wish to take IN both. Then
there is the usual numbe of Amer
ican tourists with no special pur-
pose in view, or of foreigners re-
turning home. One of the passen-
gers was man who had lived in
Philadelphia for thirty-three years
and who had turned his footsteps
towards old Ireland again, and we
saw him embark on the tender that
met us outside the harbor of
Queenstown. The glimpses Of the
lrlSn coast Cn1S morning we're very
pretty indeed. For several hours
we stood on deck and watched the
beautiful farms and patches" for
which the "Emeratd Isle" is fa-
nous. When we would come with
in a mile or two Of the shore, some
of the passengers, peering through
field glasses, would declare that
they could tell which were potatoes
or mustard or barley. | didn't let
on that l had been raised on a
farm, for fear they would ask for
my opinion.
Strange what idle brains travel
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DRESSMAKING.

MFRS. II. E. WOoDsON takes this
lW means of thanking her friends for
past patronage and asks thai they will
continue to give her sewing. She
makes speciality of fine white sewing
such as bridal trousseauX and infants
layettes. She cuts and fits ladies and
chi1drens' dresses by the most ap-
proved method. Sewing room at her
dwelling.
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49, nd IlOul3 ieO
saEsdsty. II. Yeldell.
B 3rI Are members of Baptist
schsggl IS doing right in sending
tn lildren to Roman Catholic
teach 7rs; if not what is the duty
of the church Of their membership
toward them? Speakers, j. B.
Mathis, S. A. Brunson, and T. E.
Dorm.
4th. The Christians duty as a
citizen in regard to homicide?
Speakers, A. D. Zimmerman, DR.,
J. c.. Lanier, Q. Sheppard, and
Rev. P. P. Blalock.
Standing committee on sugges-
tions and queries for the year, one
from each church, as follows:
Berea, F. P. Walker; Gilgal, j
J. Griffis; Bethany, Waller Cheat
ham; Mountain Creek, J. W,
Alton; Stevens Creek, j. M. Bell,
Jr; Bold Spring, Walter Rodgers
Edgefeld, T.. B, Lanham.
ROBERT STROM,
T. E. Byrd. Clerk. Mcd'r.
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UNION MEETINGS.

The Union meetingof the 1st
division of the Edgefeld Baptist
Association will meet with Bethany
Baptist church on Satul day before
the 5th Sunday in July.
Organization at II o'clock, after
which verbal reports will be heard
from the different churches.
Introductory sermon will he
preached by Rev. P. P. Blalock ;
alternate, Rev. J. S. Jordan.
Missionary sermon by Rev. ]. P.
Mealing.
The following are the queries to
!.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

Close connections at Greenwood for
all points on s. A. L., and G. and q.
Railway, and at Spartanburg with
Southern Railway.
For information relative to tickets
rates, schedules, etc.. address
u. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. a gt'
Augusta, Ga.
II. NJ. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

ers by sea always havel Another
vessel, poipoise a floating cask
from some old wreck, would keep
us straining our eyes and specu-
lating and arguing until some
other object came in views or until
some good Samaritan, out of sheer
pity, would pro.,o aftgame of
quoits or chess or Switchboard.
This shuttle board is strictly a sea
faring game. On the deck are
cbalked off two "magic squares,
as we have been accustomed to call
them-each with three rows of
numbers, s, 1, 6; 3,5, land 4, 81.
A block of wood the. shape of a
crokinole "man" and about the
size of dinner plate il showed
with great vigor by meansof long
handled crutch for about twenty
feet. The game consistsin making
the block land in a square contain
ing one of the high numbers. The
real good, besides its nte-killing
qualities, is in the exereise that
the traveller needs. The --LATEST of
us long for exercise after the first
three or four days, for8there is
nothing to do but to eat and chat
and lounge around. That is where
the advantage of all ocean trip on
q slow steamer comes in. You
mast leave your work behind you,
You can't help yourself, and its a
good thing sometimes.
The glare of the sun reflected
H.. '--.--+h arfHith the
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Advertised Letters.
List of letters remaining in the Post

List of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Edge1ield c. H., S. c., July 8,
1898:
Theolphus Butler,
S E Baker,
William Hill,
DR. w D Hutto,
Amelbum Kempt,
Jake Marlree,
James Presod,
Jay Shafer,
Mrs Adzener Banks,
Mrs Lima Adams,
Mrs Boreaner Butler.
When asking for letters on this list
say "advertised."
Very respectfully,
w. H. BRuNsoN, P. M.
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The Union meeting of the End
division of the Edgefield Associa-
ton will convene with the Repub-
lican Baptist church of Christ Oh
Saturday before the 9Th Sunday in
July at 10 A. M.
Missionary sermon by Rev W A
Hart.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SUBJECTS:
Temperance: Speakers, DR. R Fl
McKie, J G Morgan, ] D Thinner
man.
Query 1. What should be the
attitude of our people toward the
present prohibition movement in
our State? Speakers, w H Nixon,
Fl W Dobey.
Query 2. Woman's Missionary
Societies, their object and influ-
ence on the local church? Speak
ers, L F Dorm, DR. R H McKie.
Query 8. What are some of the
benefits to our churches that we
should seek to get from protracted
meetings? Speakers, J D Thinner
man, J T Reese.
Query 4. What is involved in
practical Christianity? Speakers,
Rev " A Hart and Rev J T Little
john.
S. e. FREELAND,
Secretary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

You can get the ADVERTISER and
Frank Leslie's Weekly, both one year
for $3.50, or both six months for $l.75
LesIie's has all the war pictures-bat-
tleships and battles, generals and
horses, and few privates now and
then.
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SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.

Excellent daily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
: Nos 81 and 8S-Washing gton and southwestern
Limited. Solid Vcstibued train with dining
cars and drst class coaches north OF Charlotte.
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars between
Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, Washington
and New York.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Charlotte
and Richmond.
Pullman drawingroom sleeping cars be-
tween Greensboro and Norfolk. Close connec-
tion at Norfolk for OLD POINT COMFORT,
arriving there In time for breakfast.
Solid train, with Pnrlor cars, between
Charleston and Ashcvile.
q Nos. 35 and 8e-U. 8. Fast Mail. through
Pullman drawing room buffet sleeping cars DO
tween Jacksonville and New York and Pull
man sleeping cars between Augusta and Char
lotto. Pullman sleeping cars between Jack
sonville and Columbia, en- route daily between
Jacksonville and Cincinnati. via Asheyille.
FRANK s. CANNON, = n. CHLp,
Third Y.P s. Gen. Mgr. =. n. Washington
". A. TURK, S. II. HAhDW!Ck,
e, p A.. Washington. z. G: ?. a, Atlanta
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supposed to be marked so that the
public may not be deceived as to
what it is buying. This feature OF
the bill does not go into effect
though, until sixty days after June
the date of the signing of the bill,
Ev
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

Remember we do all kinds of
job work, do it neatly and at the
lowest prices
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nooga, Tenn.
WoMlN's HOME COMPANION, OF 5
Springfield, Ohio.
FARM AND FIRESIDE, OF SPRING
field, Ohio.
AMERICAN swINEHERD, of Chi
cago, Ill.
Or with any of these for $1.25
SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, of At
lanta, Ga.
CoMMEROIAL-APPEAL. of Mem
phis, Tenn.
THE SILVER KNIGHT-WATCH-
MAN, of Washington, D. G.
SPEECHES OF HENRY w. GRADY;
handy volume.
The CONSTITUTION andtt SUN
NY SOUTH, both one year, 100.
@ Your patronage for any thing
in my line is solicited.
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Notice.

Notice.
Meriwether Democratic Club. No. l,
is called to meet at Meriwetner Hall
on Saturday, July 25rd at 3 o'clock T..
NJ. All members are urged to turn
out. II. II. TONNES, President.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

aunts, Misses Sophie and Marie Abney
Misses julia and Kate Tompkins
winsome daughters of a. S. Tompkins
Esq, are visiting relatives in Column
bia.
DR.. Geo. II. sharpton is spending
this week at Harris Litllia Springs
with the South Carolina Dental Asso-
citation.
There are no beneficiary scholar
ships in the Citadel Academy for
Edgefeld county this year. We are
too small-a pent up Utica.
The South Carolina Regiment at
Chickamauga Park has at last received
arms and uniforms. This regiment
will soon be sent to t. front.
Mr.. II. f. Grim gave most delight
full barbecue on last Monday, and sold
every speck of meat and bread and
harsh and sauce before sundown.
The South Carolina Co-Educational
Institute will open at Edgefeld on
Thursday, Sept. Is, instead of Wednes-
day. Sept. II, as heretofore announced
Candidates who have ordered tickets
printed at the Advertiser Job Office
are hereby notified that they are ready
for delivery. If you send for them
please send written order.
Arthur S. Tompkins, ESQ, says that
there will be $50 hands employed in
the Edgefeld Cotton Mills. We had
supposed that about 100 would be suf-
ficient, but Arthur knows,
A protracted meeting is being car
ried on in our Baptist church this
week, Rev. Mr.. Reamy, of Johnston.
and DR.. Gwaltney, of our town, con-
Quoting. Services are held at and S
P. NJ. every day.
The abundant rains of last week and
this have wonderfully improved the
corn prospects; even the old corn,
almost despaired Of during the dry
weather, has taken on anew life and
has become potent of promise, at least
for nubbln.
Newspaperdom utters this bit of
truth: "Never judge a person by his
outward appearance. A shabby old
coat may enwrap a newspaper pub
Usher, while man wearing;a high
plug hat and sporting gold-headed
cane may be a delinqueny subscriber
Two hocks of wild geese passed ever
our town this week. What does it
portend? Some old coons say it means
an extremely hard and early winter.
But do you think, could you for mo-
ment think, that geese know more than
white folks?
Alb Clark says so much wet weather
will cause the worms to break loose and
get in the crackers and ginger-snaps
again like they did one year before
Alb says he has seen, in his day and
generation, crackers that conld
would come to you when you cal
'em.
The Charleston News aud Cour
says that "news has been received h
(Charleston) that Gen. M. C.zBut e,
has been ordered to command thear
of occupation of the Hawaiian Isla
Just annexed, and that the Gem
is to start for Honolulu as soon as
sible:"
We hear that the flour mills in the
county are crowded with wheat. Mr..
B. 3. Hughes at his Trenton mill has
500 bushels on hand for grinding, and
it continues to pour in day by day.
But do not think from the large guam
tity that he can't grind yours. Send
it along.
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We hear that the flour mills IN the
county are crowded with wheat. Mr.
B. 3. Hughes at his Trenton mill has
500 bushels on hand for grinding, and
it continues to pour in day by day.
But do not think from the large guam
tity that he can't grind yours. Send
it along.
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The contract for building houses for
the Edgefield Cotton Mills is being
let. The houses are to be of various
sizes, not all alike as was the rule in
old factory times. Some are to have
two rooms come three, four, five, and
six, and few two story mansions--so
that our town will be beautified and
adorned instead of contrarywise no.
We believe Mr.. James Paul already
has the contract for building these
houses,
Mr,J, L. Price, Of McCormick, was
In the city Monday and paid The In
dex' pleasant call. He gives an en-
couraging report of the work at the
u Dorm gold mine The lessees, Dun
lap & Beggs, are meeting with much
success. Week before last they took
out $1,000 worsh of gold. They are
working from 10 to % hands at pres
ent, but will put on larger force
later. 1t is alsU their intention to
purchase new and improved machin-
ery.-Greenwood Index.
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DR.. Geo. Y. sharpton is spending
this week at Harris Litllia Springs
with the South Carolina Dental Asso-
citation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

There are no beneficiary scholar
ships in the Citadel Academy for
Edgefeld county this year. We are
too small-a pent up Utica.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

The South Carolina Regiment at
Chickamauga Park has at last received
arms and uniforms. This regiment
will soon be sent to t. front.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

Arthur S. Tompkins, Esq., says that
there will be $50 hands employed in
the Edgefield Cotton Mills. We had
supposed that about 100 would be suf-
ficient, but Arthur knows.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-07-13

Mr.. II. F. Grim gave most delight
full barbecue on last Monday, and sold
every speck of meat and bread and
harsh and sauce before sundown.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-08-04

THE death of Prince Bismarck, the
"Iron Chancellor" of Germany, which
occurred at his home on the 3Oth of
July, removes from the worlds stage
the great central figure of German poll
tics for half a century and the foremost
statesman of continental Europe. To
him more than to any king or emperor
the great German empire of today owes
its extent, its unity and its power. It
may be that he leaves behind him some
man great enough to take his place if
circumstances and conditions should
again arise to call forth such remark
able talents Of organization and admin
istration as he possessed, but III the
great events which have characterized
the past half century of imperial pro-
gress in Europe his great talents and
iron will have enabled him to over
shadow all of his contemporaries in old
world politics except William Ewart
Gladstone, the "Grand Old Man" of
England, who leaves behind him as
great and in many respects nobler
impress upon British life and national
character as Bismarck has LETT upon
that of the "fatherland."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-08-04

Sugar is the most important of the i'm
ports, comprising nearly IS per cent OF
all imports, and, combined with molas-
ses, would form over 96 per cent.
Fruits, nuts and spices are other Inn
portant agricultural imports. The aver.
age annual import of coffee for the last
five years was 164, 1853 pounds, worth
S32,67l. This item has declined about
two thirds in the last decade. The
leading non-agricultural imports from
there are perfumery and cosmetics,
chemicals, drugs and dyes, unmanu-
featured wood, and salt. Breadstuffs
and meat products in value form near
Iy IS per cent of our agricultural ex'
ports to Porto Rico. Wheat -four, the
leading export, reached q value Of
$500, $40 between 1898 81.
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No. $780,
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.


Office of Commissioner of Public Lands !
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that Jesse A.
Frye, OfNew WhatcOm, Washington, has
filed an application in this office to pur-
chase the following described Tide Lands
situate. in San Juan county, Washington,
to-wit:
/ All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State OF Washington, situate
in front OF, adjacent to or abutting upon
that portion of the United States govern
ment meander line described as follows:
Commencing at q point on the meander
line 283 degrees e, 1.9l chains from
where the line between lots and OF
Sec. IA. TIP. 81 N R2W w M, would in
teysect the same, thence westerly hlone
said meander line according to the gov
eminent field notes as follows: n c8l
degrees w, 1.91 chains to intersection
with said lot line between lots and 8;
thence n 90 degrees w, 0.67 chains;
thence 8 81 degrees w, 40 chains:
thence u S23 degrees w. FLA chains: and
thence 8 IS degrees w, O.9O chains. hay-
ing . total length along said meander
line Of 1000 chains.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from and after date Of first publica-
ton Of this notice.
Date Of first publication this 2lst day Of
July, 1898. ROBERT BRIDGES.
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
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FREDERICK HUMBLEY.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, WASH, June q, 1898.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Seattle, WASH, June %, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court at Friday HarbOr Washington, on
Saturday, August IL, 1898, viz:
JOHN e. MUNRO.
Homestead application No. 14,41O for
the Sc / of Sc Of Sec. 2, Ne / Ne ut Sec.
IL and the N of NV of Sec. IL, TIP. SO
R2W.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Firman Iotte, John w. Penson, Will
liam Mckissock and Hilga Jacobson, all
of Newhall, Wash.
EDWARD p. TREMPER, Register.
First publication July.7, 1898.
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No. 752.-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.
Office of Commissioners of Public Lauds !
Olympia, Washington.

Office of Commissioner of Public Lauds
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that Eli Wilkin,
of Purity, Washington, has filed an ap-
plicatiOn in this Office to purchase the
following described Tide Lands, situate
in San Jnan county, Washington, towlt:
/ All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State of Washington situate
in front of, adjacent to or abutting upon
that portion Of the government meander
line described as follows:
Beginning at point on the said u. s.
government meander line in front of lot
4, of See-36, TIP. 81 N r / w w M, that is
s 243 degrees w. OBS chains from q point
where the boundary line between fots 8
and of said Section So would intersect
the same, thence along said meander
linein front of partiof said lot as follows:
s 243 degrees w, O.58 chains, thence s 80
degrees w, 10 chains; and thence s 163
degrees w, 3.72 chains, having q total
length along said meander line Of GOO
chains in front of q part Of said lot 4.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from and after date of first publica-
ton of this notice.
Date Of first publication this 2lst day Of
July, 1889. ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner of Public Lands.